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8/30/1994

Patrick Walters

Patrick  Walters

Info

Hometown Summerville, South Carolina
Age 30
Former Occupation Sales Associate at Tupperway Auto Care & Tires
Height 6' 2''
Weight 205 lbs.

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 22 (5) As of 8/29/2023
Career Earnings* $985,388 As of 8/29/2023
Current World Rank 5
Current Bassmaster Standing 3 (194 points)
Best Finish in 2024 2 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 2/22/2024
Best Finish in 2023 1 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023
Last 3 Finishes 30 - Grand Lake, 3/22/2024
12 - Lake Fork, 2/29/2024
2 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 2/22/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 4 (0) As of 8/29/2023
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 0 (0) As of 11/9/2020

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Kevin VanDam and Clay Dyer, "the most inspirational and hardworking angler on the water today."
Home Lake Santee Cooper lakes
Favorite Lake Tennessee River Lakes & Santee Cooper
Least Favorite Lake Lake Dubay (Wis.)
Favorite Technique Shallow-water power-fishing and beating the bank
Primary Fishing Strength Covering a lot of water during the day and staying versatile
Secondary Fishing Strength Not being afraid to finesse down and getting an extra bite or two
Biggest Weakness Fishing for suspended fish
Boat Falcon
Motor Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors Phantom Outdoors, Falcon Bass Boats, Yamaha Outboards, RELiON Battery, Rapala, Sufix line, VMC, Power-Pole, Daiwa, Lure Lock, Zoom Bait Company, Omnia Fishing, Sonar Pros, Terminator
Non-Fishing Sponsors Plenum Medical Gas Solutions, Clarendon County, KYSEK Ice Chests
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Chevrolet 2500 Duramax

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food A good medium-rare steak or some fried chicken
Favorite Music Country music
Favorite Book/Movie Bassmaster Magazine
Non-Angling Hero My parents
When Not Fishing Spending time with the family and friends, doing a little bit of hunting
Why He Fishes "I was introduced to tournament bass fishing in the sixth grade and have been hooked ever since! Having my dad as my tournament partner, as well as the competitive nature that comes with fishing tournaments equaled the perfect formula that helped form a bond to fishing and the desire to fish competitively at a professional level."
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
3/22/2024 BElite Grand Lake 30  
2/29/2024 BElite Lake Fork 12  
2/22/2024 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 2  
8/24/2023 BElite St. Lawrence River 1  
8/17/2023 BElite Lake Champlain 7  
7/27/2023 BElite Lake St. Clair 27  
6/1/2023 BElite Sabine River 24  
5/11/2023 BElite Lay Lake 6  
4/27/2023 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 75  
4/20/2023 BElite Lake Murray 4  
3/24/2023 BElite Tennessee River 28  
2/23/2023 BElite Lake Seminole 69  
2/16/2023 BElite Lake Okeechobee 15  
8/26/2022 BElite Mississippi River 24  
8/18/2022 BElite Lake Oahe 6  
7/14/2022 BElite St. Lawrence River 12  
6/2/2022 BElite Pickwick Lake 51  
5/19/2022 BElite Lake Fork 34  
4/7/2022 BElite Lake Chickamauga 48  
3/17/2022 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 19  
3/4/2022 BElite Lake Hartwell 12  
2/17/2022 BElite Harris Chain of Lakes 50  
2/10/2022 BElite St. Johns River 7  
7/15/2021 BElite St. Lawrence River 77  
7/8/2021 BElite Lake Champlain 7  
6/11/2021 BElite Lake Ray Roberts 10  
5/20/2021 BElite Lake Guntersville 35  
5/6/2021 BElite Neely Henry Lake 49  
4/22/2021 BElite Lake Fork 2  
4/8/2021 BElite Sabine River 32  
3/18/2021 BElite Pickwick Lake 12  
2/25/2021 BElite Tennessee River 23  
2/11/2021 BElite St. Johns River 4  
11/5/2020 BElite Lake Fork 1  
10/16/2020 BElite Lake Chickamauga 22  
10/8/2020 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 11  
9/30/2020 BElite Lake Guntersville 57  
8/20/2020 BElite Lake St. Clair 44  
7/30/2020 BElite Lake Champlain 28  
7/23/2020 BElite St. Lawrence River 47  
6/10/2020 BElite Lake Eufaula 20  
3/6/2020 BElite Lake Guntersville 32  
2/6/2020 BElite St. Johns River 10  
9/28/2019 BElite Lake St. Clair 31  
9/19/2019 BElite Lake Tenkiller 27  
8/22/2019 BElite Cayuga Lake 24  
8/15/2019 BElite St. Lawrence River 57  
6/21/2019 BElite Lake Guntersville 57  
5/2/2019 BElite Lake Fork 29  
4/11/2019 BElite Winyah Bay 7  
4/4/2019 BElite Lake Hartwell 11  
2/14/2019 BElite Lake Lanier 22  
2/7/2019 BElite St. Johns River 4  
8/20/2015 FLWT- FWC Lake Ouachita 36  


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

Biographical data last updated: 8/29/2023

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