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9/11/1984

Chris Zaldain

Chris  Zaldain

Info

Hometown Fort Worth, Texas
Age 40
Former Occupation Semiconductor technician
Height 5' 7''
Weight 145 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 12
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 24 (2) As of 9/19/2019
Career Earnings* $882,360 As of 9/19/2019
Current World Rank 76
Current Bassmaster Standing 23 (149 points)
Best Finish in 2024 23 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 2/22/2024
Best Finish in 2023 13 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023
Last 3 Finishes 36 - Lake Fork, 2/29/2024
23 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 2/22/2024
13 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 4 (0) As of 9/19/2019
REDCREST 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
2/29/2024 BElite Lake Fork 36  
2/22/2024 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 23  
8/24/2023 BElite St. Lawrence River 13  
8/17/2023 BElite Lake Champlain 28  
7/27/2023 BElite Lake St. Clair 75  
6/1/2023 BElite Sabine River 65  
5/11/2023 BElite Lay Lake 83  
4/27/2023 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 38  
4/20/2023 BElite Lake Murray 66  
3/24/2023 BElite Tennessee River 37  
2/23/2023 BElite Lake Seminole 76  
2/16/2023 BElite Lake Okeechobee 52  
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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