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9/3/1950

Larry Nixon

Larry  Nixon

Info

Hometown Quitman, Arkansas
Age 74
Former Occupation Fishing guide
Height 5' 10''
Weight 180 lbs.
Injuries Carpal tunnel thumb in right hand, shoulder replacement surgery

Stats

Years Pro 47
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 113 (18) As of 7/21/2021
Career Earnings* $3.8 million As of 7/21/2021
Current World Rank 165
Best Finish in 2023 26 - Sabine River, 6/1/2023
Last 3 Finishes 94 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023
95 - Lake Champlain, 8/17/2023
48 - Lake St. Clair, 7/27/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 25 (1) As of 7/21/2021
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 17 (0) As of 7/21/2021
Titles/Honors Bassmaster Classic winner (1983), B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year (1980, 1982)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Bill Dance - "Back in the '70s, before I turned pro, Bill and Roland (Martin) were the big stars. Bill was always up there, and I wanted to be consistent like he was."
Favorite Lake Toledo Bend - "It's a great lake. It's big and has every type of situation you'll find in the U.S." (He spent 17 years guiding there.)
Least Favorite Lake "I don't have one. It doesn't matter to me where I go fishing. But I don't like to fish tournaments where nothing changes, like on the Potomac River where everything is communtiy holes."
Favorite Technique "Casting a worm and a jig. Fishing structure I can't see."
Primary Fishing Strength Soft-plastics
Secondary Fishing Strength Quickly figuring out daily patterns
Biggest Weakness Cold water
Boat Ranger
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Ranger, Mercury, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Dobyns Rods, Sunline, T&H Marine, Solar Bat sunglasses, Lowrance
Non-Fishing Sponsors Maxey Ford (Harrison, Ark.)
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Ford F-150 EcoBoost

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Fried fish - crappie or walleye. "It doesn't get any better than that."
Favorite Music Country western
Favorite Book/Movie North American Whitetail magazine/The Magnificent Seven (movie)
When Not Fishing "I like to deer hunt. My wife found a sign that says the year only has two seasons: fishing and hunting."
Why He Fishes "I just love to get out in the outdoors. To me it's a very satisfying way to spend the day."
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
8/24/2023 BElite St. Lawrence River 94  
8/17/2023 BElite Lake Champlain 95  
7/27/2023 BElite Lake St. Clair 48  
6/1/2023 BElite Sabine River 26  
5/11/2023 BElite Lay Lake 99  
4/27/2023 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 52  
4/20/2023 BElite Lake Murray 98  
2/23/2023 BElite Lake Seminole 62  
2/16/2023 BElite Lake Okeechobee 103  
7/29/2022 MLFPC Lake Champlain 33  
6/16/2022 MLFPC James River 53  
5/12/2022 MLFPC Lake Guntersville 29  
4/21/2022 MLFPC Pickwick Lake 34  
3/13/2022 MLFPC Harris Chain of Lakes 126  
1/27/2022 MLFPC Sam Rayburn Reservoir 113  
8/17/2021 MLFPC Mississippi River 30  
7/29/2021 MLFPC St. Lawrence River 106  
6/17/2021 MLFPC Potomac River 37  
5/13/2021 MLFPC Lake Eufaula 51  
4/22/2021 MLFPC Lake Murray 49  
3/11/2021 MLFPC Lewis Smith Lake 71  
2/11/2021 MLFPC Lake Okeechobee 82  
8/9/2019 FLWT- FWC Lake Hamilton 27  
6/27/2019 FLWT Lake Champlain 57  
5/2/2019 FLWT Lake Chickamauga 35  
4/11/2019 FLWT Cherokee Lake 25  
3/28/2019 FLWT Grand Lake 22  
3/7/2019 FLWT Lake Seminole 145  
2/7/2019 FLWT Lake Toho 32  
1/10/2019 FLWT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 99  
6/28/2018 FLWT Lake St. Clair 53  
5/17/2018 FLWT Kentucky Lake 121  
4/26/2018 FLWT Smith Lake 85  
4/12/2018 FLWT Lake Cumberland 121  
3/8/2018 FLWT Lake Lanier 72  
2/22/2018 FLWT Harris Chain of Lakes 15  
1/25/2018 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 80  
8/11/2017 FLWT- FWC Lake Murray 17  
6/15/2017 FLWT Potomac River 128  
5/18/2017 FLWT Mississippi River 5  
4/27/2017 FLWT Beaver Lake 41  
4/6/2017 FLWT Lake Cumberland 21  
3/9/2017 FLWT Harris Chain of Lakes 54  
2/16/2017 FLWT Lake Travis 41  
2/2/2017 FLWT Lake Guntersville 35  
6/23/2016 FLWT Lake Champlain 66  
6/9/2016 FLWT Kentucky Lake 72  
5/20/2016 TTBC Lake Ray Roberts 33  
5/5/2016 FLWT Pickwick Lake 55  
4/14/2016 FLWT Beaver Lake 40  
3/17/2016 FLWT Lake Hartwell 7  
2/4/2016 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 142  
8/20/2015 FLWT- FWC Lake Ouachita 7  
6/25/2015 FLWT Potomac River 9  
6/11/2015 FLWT Lake Chickamauga 5  
5/14/2015 FLWT Lake Eufaula 23  
4/23/2015 FLWT Beaver Lake 15  
3/26/2015 FLWT Lewis Smith Lake 97  
3/5/2015 FLWT Lake Toho 50  
6/26/2014 FLWT Kentucky Lake 96  
6/5/2014 FLWT Pickwick Lake 107  
4/10/2014 FLWT Beaver Lake 25  
3/27/2014 FLWT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 88  
3/6/2014 FLWT Lake Hartwell 113  
2/6/2014 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 10  
8/15/2013 FLWT Red River 5  
6/27/2013 FLWT Lake Chickamauga 7  
6/6/2013 FLWT Grand Lake 43  
5/16/2013 FLWT Lake Eufaula 103  
4/11/2013 FLWT Beaver Lake 22  
3/7/2013 FLWT Lewis Smith Lake 131  
2/7/2013 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 106  
10/11/2012 FLWT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 28  
9/20/2012 FLWT Wheeler Lake 8  
8/23/2012 FLWT Detroit River 1  
6/28/2012 FLWT Lake Champlain 99  
6/7/2012 FLWT Kentucky Lake 27  
5/17/2012 FLWT Potomac River 114  
4/26/2012 FLWT Beaver Lake 51  
3/29/2012 FLWT Table Rock Lake 50  
3/8/2012 FLWT Lake Hartwell 83  
2/9/2012 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 27  
10/20/2011 FLWT Lake Guntersville 53  
9/15/2011 FLWT Lake Champlain 115  
8/11/2011 FLWT Lake Ouachita 36  
7/21/2011 FLWT Lake Pickwick 58  
6/16/2011 FLWT Kentucky Lake 35  
6/2/2011 FLWT Potomac River 65  
5/19/2011 FLWT Red River 70  
4/14/2011 FLWT Lake Chickamauga 35  
3/24/2011 FLWT Lake Hartwell 6  
3/3/2011 FLWT Beaver Lake 124  
2/3/2011 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 129  
8/5/2010 FLWT Lake Lanier 3  
6/23/2010 FLWT Lake Guntersville 51  
5/26/2010 FLWT Lake Ouachita 125  
4/21/2010 FLWT Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes 59  
3/24/2010 FLWT Lake Norman 127  
3/3/2010 FLWT Table Rock Lake 44  
7/30/2009 FLW Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers 10  
7/9/2009 FLWT Lake Champlain 45  
6/11/2009 FLWT Kentucky Lake 3  
5/14/2009 FLWT Beaver Lake 58  
4/23/2009 FLWT Lake Norman 12  
3/12/2009 FLWT Table Rock Lake 47  
2/12/2009 FLWT Lake Guntersville 98  
8/14/2008 FLWT Lake Murray 38  
7/10/2008 FLWT Detroit River 140  
6/19/2008 FLWT Ft. Loudoun-Tellico 21  
5/15/2008 FLWT Beaver Lake 28  
4/24/2008 FLWT Lake Norman 102  
4/3/2008 FLWT Lewis Smith 42  
2/28/2008 FLWT Lake Tohopekaliga 98  
8/2/2007 FLWT Lake Ouachita 27  
7/12/2007 FLWT Detroit River 94  
6/14/2007 FLWT Potomac River 23  
5/17/2007 FLWT Beaver Lake 23  
4/26/2007 FLWT Lake Norman 1  
3/29/2007 FLWT Fort Loudoun-Tellico 87  
2/15/2007 FLWT Lake Travis 89  
11/15/2006 FLWS Lewis Smith Lake 40  
10/11/2006 FLWS Lake of the Ozarks 2  
8/2/2006 FLWT Logan Martin Lake 34  
6/21/2006 FLWT Lake Champlain 41  
5/31/2006 FLWS Old Hickory Lake 17  
5/10/2006 FLWT Kentucky Lake 59  
5/3/2006 FLWS Lake Cumberland 166  
4/5/2006 FLWT Beaver Lake 43  
3/8/2006 FLWS Lake Lanier 100  
3/1/2006 FLWT Pickwick Lake 60  
2/24/2006 BElite Lake Tohopekaliga 10  
2/8/2006 FLWT Lake Murray 81  
1/18/2006 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 16  
7/29/2005 BT Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers 31  
7/13/2005 FLW Lake Hamilton 11  
6/22/2005 FLW Potomac River 15  
6/15/2005 E50 Lake Wissota 31  
6/1/2005 E50 Lewisville Lake 4  
5/18/2005 E50 Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River) 27  
5/11/2005 FLW Wheeler Lake 12  
4/20/2005 E50 Smith Lake 8  
4/13/2005 FLW Beaver Lake 29  
3/31/2005 BT Table Rock Lake 83  
3/17/2005 BT Lake Norman 61  
3/9/2005 FLW Ouachita River 114  
3/3/2005 BT Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill) 11  
2/24/2005 BT Lake Guntersville 121  
2/9/2005 FLW Lake Toho 138  
2/3/2005 BT Harris Chain 5  
1/27/2005 BT Lake Toho 92  
1/19/2005 FLW Lake Okeechobee 48  
6/23/2004 FLW Lake Champlain 117  
6/16/2004 E50 Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers 18  
6/2/2004 E50 Alabama River 19  
5/19/2004 E50 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 34  
5/12/2004 FLW Kentucky Lake 36  
4/14/2004 E50 Lake Dardanelle 20  
3/31/2004 FLW Beaver Lake 66  
3/25/2004 BT Santee Cooper Lakes 123  
3/18/2004 BT Lake Eufaula 86  
3/10/2004 FLW Old Hickory Lake 90  
3/4/2004 BT Table Rock Lake 97  
2/26/2004 BT Lake Guntersville 13  
2/11/2004 FLW Atchafalaya Basin 180  
2/5/2004 BT Smith Lake 86  
1/29/2004 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 13  
1/21/2004 FLW Lake Okeechobee 9  
9/10/2003 FLW* James River 11  
6/18/2003 FLW Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open) 36  
5/14/2003 FLW Kentucky Lake 28  
4/9/2003 FLW Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open) 119  
3/20/2003 BT Santee Cooper 3  
3/12/2003 FLW Lake Murray 6  
3/6/2003 BT Lake Eufaula 145  
2/20/2003 BT Toledo Bend 132  
2/12/2003 FLW Atchafalaya Basin 51  
2/6/2003 BT Lake Seminole 163  
1/22/2003 FLW Lake Okeechobee 23  
1/16/2003 BT Lake Okeechobee 44  
1/9/2003 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 104  
9/11/2002 FLW* Cross Lake 23  
7/25/2002 BT* Lay Lake 5  
6/19/2002 FLW Lake Champlain 67  
5/15/2002 FLW Old Hickory Lake 74  
5/8/2002 BT Lake Eufaula 73  
4/17/2002 FLW Beaver Lake 79  
4/10/2002 BT Lake Guntersville 7  
3/13/2002 FLW Lake Ouachita 134  
2/13/2002 FLW Lake Wheeler 1  
2/6/2002 BT Lake Seminole 25  
1/23/2002 FLW Lake Okeechobee 38  
12/12/2001 BT Lake Toho 2  
10/31/2001 BT Red River 116  
8/22/2001 BT Lake St. Clair 6  


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

Biographical data last updated: 7/21/2021

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