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7/24/1946

Rick Clunn

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Ava, Missouri
Age	78
Former Occupation	Systems and computing

Stats

Years Pro	51
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	128 (18) As of 3/21/2016
Career Earnings*	$3.25 million As of 3/21/2016
Current World Rank	173
Current Bassmaster Standing	91 (306 points)
Best Finish in 2024	20 - Harris Chain of Lakes, 4/11/2024
Best Finish in 2023	56 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023
Last 3 Finishes	68 - St. Lawrence River, 8/15/2024 87 - Lake Champlain, 8/8/2024 74 - Smith Lake, 6/27/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	32 (4) As of 3/21/2016
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	6 (0) As of 3/21/2016
Titles/Honors	Bassmaster Classic champion (1976, 1977, 1984, 1990), B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year (1988), WON Bass U.S. Open champion (1983, 1986)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Father - "I'm still amazed at how hard he fished. He did it because he loved it." Roland Martin - "When he won 3 events in a row it allowed me to believe I could control my own destiny." Guido Hibdon - "He's very honest and I admire him."
Home Lake	"I don't have one anymore."
Favorite Lake	Lake Powell
Least Favorite Lake	Any Florida lake except Okeechobee
Favorite Technique	"I love ripping a spinnerbait, bulging it under the surface. The strike is vicious and visible."
Boat	Nitro
Motor	Mercury
Team	Nitro
Fishing Sponsors	Bass Pro Shops, Wright & McGill (rods, reels), Luck-E-Strike, Lazer TroKar hooks

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Homegrown vegetables in the summer
Favorite Music	Native American music with chanting or just instruments
Favorite Book/Movie	Book -- Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Movie -- Brother Sun, Sister Moon (story of Francis of Assisi)
When Not Fishing	"I enjoy spending time with my family at the farm we live on."
Why He Fishes	"It's my greatest teacher. It's my vehicle to learn about myself and the universe."
Website	www.fishingworld.com/Pro-RickClunn/

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/15/2024	BElite	St. Lawrence River	68
8/8/2024	BElite	Lake Champlain	87
6/27/2024	BElite	Smith Lake	74
6/13/2024	BElite	Wheeler Lake	69
5/9/2024	BElite	Lake Murray	49
4/18/2024	BElite	St. Johns River	76
4/11/2024	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	20
2/29/2024	BElite	Lake Fork	92
2/22/2024	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	95
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	56
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	93
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	101
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	72
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	101
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	84
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	102
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	67
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	73
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	82
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	42
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	77
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	79
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	54
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	25
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	91
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	21
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	78
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	61
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	82
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	81
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	44
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	88
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	87
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	63
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	92
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	99
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	17
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	73
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	82
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	72
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	83
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	60
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	61
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	56
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	75
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	52
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	72
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	15
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	73
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	70
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	51
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	71
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	52
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	1
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	21
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	80
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	107
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	59
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	27
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	107
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	108
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	103
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	105
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	82
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	101
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	18
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	37
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	57
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	99
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	110
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	65
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	80
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	69
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	105
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	7
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	50
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	64
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	59
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	74
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	1
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	81
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	100
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	39
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	63
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	95
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	90
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	88
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	71
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	106
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	100
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	39
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	4
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	25
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	45
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	65
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	78
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	20
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	55
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	75
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	67
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	9
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	79
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	2
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	71
10/11/2012	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	54
9/28/2012	TTBC	Lake Conroe	41
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	61
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	39
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	12
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	76
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	19
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	21
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	47
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	79
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	82
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	16
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	10
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	51
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	94
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	79
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	55
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	11
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	28
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	79
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	13
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	67
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	88
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	69
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	93
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	9
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	69
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	17
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	36
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	19
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	37
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	72
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	76
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	97
2/20/2009	BElite	Red River	43
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	25
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	61
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	5
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	9
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	37
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	88
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	85
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	44
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	83
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	41
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	53
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	63
8/23/2007	BMajor-l	Lake Dardanelle	22
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	29
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	58
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	26
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	101
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	26
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	26
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	89
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	78
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	68
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	57
2/23/2007	BElite	Lay Lake	38
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	55
8/24/2006	BMajor-l	Arkansas River	9
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	14
7/27/2006	BMajor-a	Lake Wylie	32
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	73
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	46
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	28
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	50
5/18/2006	BMajor-m	Eagle Mountain Lake	18
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	18
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	44
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	74
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	43
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	38
2/24/2006	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	21
7/29/2005	BT	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	33
6/15/2005	E50	Lake Wissota	10
6/1/2005	E50	Lewisville Lake	23
5/18/2005	E50	Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)	4
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	65
4/20/2005	E50	Smith Lake	31
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	104
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	102
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	3
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	130
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	20
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	7
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	127
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	138
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	36
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	13
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	186
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	3
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	18
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	48
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	119
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	17
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	169
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	37
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	97
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	6
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	38
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	68
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	113
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	20
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	107
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	53
9/10/2003	FLW*	James River	40
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	96
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	34
4/9/2003	FLW	Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)	7
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	161
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	4
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	59
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	15
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	47
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	141
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	135
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	80
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	131
9/11/2002	FLW*	Cross Lake	8
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	10
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	89
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	95
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	68
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	108
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	8
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	36
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	28
1/23/2002	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	52
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	44
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	100
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	83
8/2/2001	BT*	Lower Mississippi	17

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

Biographical data last updated: 2/8/2013

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