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9/11/1984

Chris Zaldain

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Fort Worth, Texas
Age	39
Former Occupation	Semiconductor technician
Height	5' 7''
Weight	145 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	11
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	24 (2) As of 9/19/2019
Career Earnings*	$882,360 As of 9/19/2019
Current World Rank	29
Best Finish in 2022	3 - Pickwick Lake, 6/2/2022
Last 3 Finishes	46 - Mississippi River, 8/26/2022 31 - Lake Oahe, 8/18/2022 4 - St. Lawrence River, 7/14/2022
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 9/19/2019
FLW Championships Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 9/19/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Skeet Reese � "He's the most successful angler from the West."
Home Lake	California Delta
Favorite Lake	Clear Lake
Least Favorite Lake	"I've always struggled on lakes with the wandering blueback herring."
Favorite Technique	Skipping a frog under overhanging trees
Primary Fishing Strength	Flipping grass
Secondary Fishing Strength	Mechanics
Biggest Weakness	Camping out on one spot
Boat	Skeeter
Motor	Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors	Megabass, Raymarine, Seaguar, Skeeter, Yamaha, Hi's Tackle Box Shop, Power-Pole, American Baitworks (BaitFuel)
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Keystone Oilfield Fabrication, Plenum Medical
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Ford F-250

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Lasagna
Favorite Music	"I've cranked up Metallica on the way to the lake a time or two."
Favorite Book/Movie	Training Day (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	"Anyone willing to chase their dream."
When Not Fishing	"I like hanging out with friends or going to the beach."
Why He Fishes	"Because of that feeling just before takeoff."
Website	www.zaldain.com

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Tournament Finishes

(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	46
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	31
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	4
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	3
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	40
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	55
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	20
3/4/2022	BElite	Lake Hartwell	30
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	40
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	32
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	59
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	3
6/11/2021	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	38
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	5
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	66
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	5
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	62
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	31
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	94
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	79
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	13
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	29
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	38
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	22
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	52
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	42
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	11
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	10
3/6/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	16
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	80
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	15
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	2
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	3
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	9
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	2
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	13
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	65
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	25
3/15/2019	BElite	Tennessee River	12
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	2
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	36
9/20/2018	BElite	Lake Chatuge	14
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	53
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	72
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	28
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	20
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	50
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	18
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	43
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	64
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	34
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	27
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	90
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	30
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	98
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	90
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	53
3/24/2017	BElite	Lake Conroe	23
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	98
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	102
9/15/2016	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	22
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	38
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	21
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	62
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	14
5/20/2016	TTBC	Lake Ray Roberts	9
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	67
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	27
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	3
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	10
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	38
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	41
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	1
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	22
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	45
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	17
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	62
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	80
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	5
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	50
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	17
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	31
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	3
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	67
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	63
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	8
5/9/2014	TTBC	Lake Fork	27
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	8
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	94
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	85
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	76
2/21/2014	BElite	Lake Guntersville	52
10/4/2013	TTBC	Lake Conroe	6
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	59
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	16
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	29
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	39
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	6
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	10
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	33
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	51
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	70
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	14
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	81
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	12
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	86
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	30
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	78
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	82
8/11/2011	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	53
8/5/2010	FLWT	Lake Lanier	52
7/30/2009	FLW	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	59
8/14/2008	FLWT	Lake Murray	77

*BASS events (all events because BASS does not report Tour and Open earnings separately) and FLW Tour.

Biographical data last updated: 7/7/2017

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