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Jonathon VanDam

Jonathon  VanDam

Info

Hometown Kalamazoo, Michigan
Age 36
Former Occupation Student, tackle/boat sales (both current)
Height 6' 2''
Weight 165 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 13
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 18 (2) As of 9/18/2019
Career Earnings* $586,548 As of 9/18/2019
Current World Rank 66
Best Finish in 2024 20 - Lay Lake, 3/14/2024
Best Finish in 2023 5 - Lake Murray, 4/2/2023
Last 3 Finishes 20 - Lay Lake, 3/14/2024
61 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
57 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 2 (0) As of 9/18/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 0 (0) As of 9/18/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero "My dad and grandpa. They're the ones who taught me everything and introduced me to the sport I love. They're the reason I'm doing this right now."
Home Lake Gun Lake (MI)
Favorite Lake Guntersville (AL) and Lewis Smith (AL)
Least Favorite Lake "I love fishing Champlain, but for some reason that lake's got my number. I always have a good practice, but can't put it together come tournament time."
Favorite Technique Crankbaiting and football-heading
Primary Fishing Strength Deep structure
Secondary Fishing Strength Flipping
Biggest Weakness Lack of experience
Boat Nitro
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Strike King, Shimano, G. Loomis, PowerPro, Power-Pole, Minn Kota, Humminbird, D&R Sports Center (Kalamazoo, MI), Deka Batteries, Lazer TroKar, Rayjus Outdoors, LakeMaster Maps, Radical Outdoors, T-H Marine, Under Armour, Bass Pro Shops, Crossed Industries, Lure Lock
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Italian (chicken parm)
Favorite Music Country
Favorite Book/Movie The Hunt For Red October (Book)/Shooter (Movie)
Non-Angling Hero Lance Armstrong
When Not Fishing Likes to hunt deer, turkey and ducks.
Why He Fishes "I just love to fish. For me the water's the one place where, no matter what's going on in my life, I can be out there and not really have a care in the world."
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
3/14/2024 BPT Lay Lake 20  
2/20/2024 BPT Santee Cooper Lakes 61  
1/30/2024 BPT Toledo Bend Reservoir 57  
8/1/2023 BPT Saginaw Bay 77  
6/24/2023 BPT Lake St. Clair 16  
6/6/2023 BPT Cayuga Lake 21  
5/16/2023 BPT Lake Guntersville 36  
4/24/2023 BPT Caney Creek Reservoir/Bussey Brake Wildlife Area 23  
4/2/2023 BPT Lake Murray 5  
3/18/2023 BPT Cherokee and Douglas Lakes 27  
3/8/2023 BPT Lake Norman 14  
2/13/2023 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 67  
9/10/2022 BPT Mille Lacs Lake 14  
8/6/2022 BPT Cayuga Lake 23  
6/4/2022 BPT Watts Bar Lake 65  
4/30/2022 BPT Lake of the Ozarks 9  
3/2/2022 BPT Lewis Smith Lake 75  
2/19/2022 BPT Lake Fork 7  
2/5/2022 BPT Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake 25  
9/10/2021 BPT Lake St. Clair 60  
8/5/2021 BPT Lake Champlain 50  
6/25/2021 BPT St. Lawrence River 16  
6/4/2021 BPT Lake Chickamauga 75  
5/21/2021 BPT Harris Chain of Lakes 23  
4/30/2021 BPT Lake Travis 41  
3/21/2021 BPT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 56  
8/11/2020 FLWPC Lake Erie 28  
7/29/2020 FLWPC Mississippi River 46  
7/10/2020 BPT Sturgeon Bay 29  
6/23/2020 FLWPC Lake Chickamauga 92  
6/7/2020 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 32  
3/13/2020 BPT Lake Fork 78  
2/21/2020 BPT Lake Okeechobee 64  
2/7/2020 BPT Lake Eufaula 71  
6/25/2019 BPT Lake Winnebago 79  
5/31/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 33  
5/17/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 13  
4/30/2019 BPT Smith Lake 80  
4/9/2019 BPT Lake Chickamauga 61  
3/26/2019 BPT Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir 61  
2/12/2019 BPT Lake Conroe 14  
1/29/2019 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 32  
8/23/2018 BElite St. Lawrence River 51  
6/29/2018 BElite Lake Oahe 107  
6/21/2018 BElite Mississippi River 43  
6/7/2018 BElite Sabine River 83  
5/17/2018 BElite Lake Travis 46  
5/4/2018 BElite Kentucky Lake 106  
4/26/2018 BElite Grand Lake 60  
2/8/2018 BElite Lake Martin 9  
9/14/2017 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 8  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 13  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 69  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 5  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 98  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 46  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 3  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 80  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 90  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 60  
9/8/2016 BElite Mississippi River 24  
8/11/2016 BElite Potomac River 62  
6/23/2016 BElite Cayuga Lake 16  
6/8/2016 BElite Lake Texoma 106  
5/12/2016 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 25  
4/28/2016 BElite Wheeler Lake 95  
4/21/2016 BElite Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes 72  
4/7/2016 BElite Winyah Bay 101  
3/17/2016 BElite St. Johns River 75  
9/17/2015 BElite Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan) 18  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 8  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 93  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 81  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 39  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 9  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 102  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 51  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 41  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 40  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 105  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 125  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 21  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 10  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 51  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 98  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 97  
2/21/2014 BElite Lake Guntersville 16  
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 47  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 2  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 67  
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 27  
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 56  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 9  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 36  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 78  
2/22/2013 BElite Grand Lake 23  
8/23/2012 BElite Oneida Lake 69  
6/28/2012 BElite Lake Michigan 1  
6/21/2012 BElite Mississippi River 75  
6/7/2012 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 81  
5/3/2012 BElite Douglas Lake 36  
4/19/2012 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 39  
3/22/2012 BElite Lake Okeechobee 73  
3/15/2012 BElite St. Johns River 88  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 60  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 6  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 93  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 82  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 71  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 85  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 73  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 5  


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

Biographical data last updated: 3/28/2018

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