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Justin Atkins

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Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Florence, Alabama
Age	35
Former Occupation	Hydrographic surveyor (current)
Height	5' 10''
Weight	185 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	8
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	15 (2) As of 9/18/2019
Career Earnings*	$568,251 As of 9/18/2019
Current World Rank	45
Current Bassmaster Standing	42 (349 points)
Best Finish in 2025	12 - St. Johns River, 2/20/2025
Best Finish in 2024	5 - Lake Fork, 2/29/2024
Last 3 Finishes	52 - Sabine River, 5/15/2025 62 - Lake Fork, 5/8/2025 42 - Lake Hartwell, 4/24/2025
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 9/18/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	2 (1) As of 9/18/2019
Titles/Honors	2017 Forrest Wood Cup champion

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	"When I was younger, it was Denny Brauer because he was a flipper/pitcher. Now, I really like Greg Hackney and Jason Christie – they're power-fishermen who always fish to their strengths."
Home Lake	Pickwick
Favorite Lake	Dardanelle – "It's shallow, it's always dirty and it fits my strengths."
Favorite Technique	Spinnerbaits or sight-fishing
Primary Fishing Strength	Shallow-water power-fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength	Deep water
Biggest Weakness	Smallmouths
Boat	Falcon
Motor	Evinrude
Fishing Sponsors	Falcon Boats, Evinrude Outboards, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Hodgman, Costa, Lure Lock, T-H Marine, X2Power (batteries)
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Prym1 Camo
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy 2500 HD Duramax

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Steak hibachi
Favorite Music	Mid-2000s hip-hop or country
Favorite Book/Movie	Where the Red Fern Grows/Forrest Gump
Non-Angling Hero	"My dad. He got me into fishing and hunting and taught me to play baseball and taught me about life."
When Not Fishing	"I like to hunt deer and turkey."
Why He Fishes	"I love the competition – not only against other people, but also against the fish."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
5/15/2025	BElite	Sabine River	52
5/8/2025	BElite	Lake Fork	62
4/24/2025	BElite	Lake Hartwell	42
4/10/2025	BElite	Pasquotank River	54
3/21/2025	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	51
2/27/2025	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	59
2/20/2025	BElite	St. Johns River	12
8/15/2024	BElite	St. Lawrence River	34
8/8/2024	BElite	Lake Champlain	61
6/27/2024	BElite	Smith Lake	12
6/13/2024	BElite	Wheeler Lake	30
5/9/2024	BElite	Lake Murray	51
4/18/2024	BElite	St. Johns River	39
4/11/2024	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	80
2/29/2024	BElite	Lake Fork	5
2/22/2024	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	58
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	55
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	2
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	62
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	46
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	32
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	67
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	76
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	50
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	84
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	55
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	56
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	15
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	8
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	90
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	88
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	63
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	90
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	45
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	2
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	84
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	75
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	64
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	33
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	33
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	81
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	99
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	45
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	101
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	42
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	25
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	23
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	75
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	9
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	59
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	24
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	64
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	45
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	27
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	63
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	72
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	11
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	32
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	76
8/10/2018	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	3
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	21
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	128
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	18
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	28
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	92
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	101
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	56
8/11/2017	FLWT- FWC	Lake Murray	1
6/15/2017	FLWT	Potomac River	47
5/18/2017	FLWT	Mississippi River	10
4/27/2017	FLWT	Beaver Lake	132
4/6/2017	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	41
3/9/2017	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	56
2/16/2017	FLWT	Lake Travis	36
2/2/2017	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	9

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

Biographical data last updated: 4/20/2017

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