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10/5/1972

James Watson

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Waynesville, Missouri
Age	52
Former Occupation	Real estate (current)
Height	5' 9''
Weight	220 lbs.

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	11 (2) As of 9/18/2019
Career Earnings*	$456,934 As of 9/18/2019
Current World Rank	170
Best Finish in 2024	9 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
Best Finish in 2023	10 - Lake Murray, 4/2/2023
Last 3 Finishes	9 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024 75 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024 65 - Saginaw Bay, 8/1/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	1 (0) As of 9/18/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	2 (0) As of 9/18/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	"My dad, Terry Thomas and Mike McClelland."
Home Lake	Table Rock
Favorite Lake	Lake of the Ozarks
Least Favorite Lake	Ohio River
Favorite Technique	Pitching plastics
Primary Fishing Strength	Shallow-water power-fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength	Sight-fishing
Biggest Weakness	Offshore structure
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Ranger Boats, Mercury, Luck "E" Strike, Elite Anglr (apparel), Garmin, Costa, T-H Marine Products, War Eagle Custom Lures, Cal Coast Fishing, Power-Pole, Maxima Fishing Line, Balls Deep Tackle, River 2 Sea, Waft Fishing, Swagger Tackle, O-Wacky Tool, Russell Marine Products, Quantum, BeatDown Outdoors
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Extreme Flashlights, Uranus Fudge Factory, Everett Chevrolet
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy 1500

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Sushi
Favorite Music	"I like it all"
Favorite Book/Movie	Stepbrothers (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	David Holbrook (Army buddy & business partner)
When Not Fishing	"Hanging out at my lake house on beautiful Table Rock Lake."
Why He Fishes	"I don’t know, but I can’t live without it!"
Website	www.jameswatsonfishing.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
2/20/2024	BPT	Santee Cooper Lakes	9
1/30/2024	BPT	Toledo Bend Reservoir	75
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	65
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	36
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	53
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	21
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	10
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	65
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	75
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	51
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	27
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	69
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	33
4/9/2022	BPT	Lake Palestine	21
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	77
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	61
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	79
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	35
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	54
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	53
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	62
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	19
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	35
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	45
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	117
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	61
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	187
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	71
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	15
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	51
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	33
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	26
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	55
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	54
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	30
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	60
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	56
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	59
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	67
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	154
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	169
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	150
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	8
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	27
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	172
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	18
8/11/2017	FLWT- FWC	Lake Murray	40
6/15/2017	FLWT	Potomac River	26
5/18/2017	FLWT	Mississippi River	62
4/27/2017	FLWT	Beaver Lake	115
4/6/2017	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	11
3/9/2017	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	27
2/16/2017	FLWT	Lake Travis	159
2/2/2017	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	163
6/23/2016	FLWT	Lake Champlain	106
6/9/2016	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	108
5/5/2016	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	157
4/14/2016	FLWT	Beaver Lake	31
3/17/2016	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	61
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	15
2/4/2016	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	31
6/25/2015	FLWT	Potomac River	82
6/11/2015	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	25
5/14/2015	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	95
4/23/2015	FLWT	Beaver Lake	118
3/26/2015	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	96
3/5/2015	FLWT	Lake Toho	99
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	119
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	92
5/9/2014	TTBC	Lake Fork	49
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	31
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	146
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	90
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	3
10/4/2013	TTBC	Lake Conroe	44
8/15/2013	FLWT	Red River	33
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	49
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	98
5/16/2013	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	54
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	19
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	37
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	25
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	53
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	84
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	54
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	131
7/21/2011	FLWT	Lake Pickwick	87
6/16/2011	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	92
5/19/2011	FLWT	Red River	137
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	79
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	136
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	82
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	132
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	83
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	16
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	126
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	112

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

Biographical data last updated: 7/28/2017

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