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12/20/1966

Billy Hines

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Vacaville, California
Age	59
Former Occupation	Owns custom iron and fencing company
Height	6' 0''
Weight	185 lbs.

Stats

Last 3 Finishes	27 - Lake Champlain, 7/29/2022 84 - James River, 6/16/2022 124 - Lake Guntersville, 5/12/2022

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Aaron Martens and Skeet Reese. I like the way they look at things.
Home Lake	Berryessa
Favorite Lake	Berryessa
Least Favorite Lake	California Delta. "It's the best and worst body of water ever."
Favorite Technique	Frogging
Primary Fishing Strength	Topwater
Secondary Fishing Strength	Finesse
Biggest Weakness	Punching
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Ranger Boats, Mercury, T-H Marine, Lowrance, Top This Outfitters, Gone Fishing Marine
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Dodge Ram

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Pork chops with mashed potatoes and gravy
Favorite Music	Classic rock
Favorite Book/Movie	On Any Sunday (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	My dad
When Not Fishing	Building/restoring motorcycles
Why He Fishes	"I like the solitude of it out there in nature and I like the competition without the bruises."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
7/29/2022	MLFPC	Lake Champlain	27
6/16/2022	MLFPC	James River	84
5/12/2022	MLFPC	Lake Guntersville	124
4/21/2022	MLFPC	Pickwick Lake	83
3/13/2022	MLFPC	Harris Chain of Lakes	150
1/27/2022	MLFPC	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	124
7/29/2021	MLFPC	St. Lawrence River	17
6/17/2021	MLFPC	Potomac River	95
5/13/2021	MLFPC	Lake Eufaula	129
4/22/2021	MLFPC	Lake Murray	150
3/11/2021	MLFPC	Lewis Smith Lake	97
2/11/2021	MLFPC	Lake Okeechobee	26
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	42
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	160
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	84
3/19/2020	FLWPC	Lake Martin	62
2/20/2020	FLWPC	Harris Chain of Lakes	128
1/23/2020	FLWPC	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	132
6/27/2019	FLWT	Lake Champlain	90
5/2/2019	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	65
4/11/2019	FLWT	Cherokee Lake	79
3/28/2019	FLWT	Grand Lake	114
3/7/2019	FLWT	Lake Seminole	100
2/7/2019	FLWT	Lake Toho	164
1/10/2019	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	53
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	92
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	131
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	125
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	18
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	129
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	66
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	183
6/15/2017	FLWT	Potomac River	91
5/18/2017	FLWT	Mississippi River	129
4/27/2017	FLWT	Beaver Lake	89
4/6/2017	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	154
3/9/2017	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	33
2/16/2017	FLWT	Lake Travis	96
2/2/2017	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	122

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