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5/14/1965

David Walker

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Sevierville, Tennessee
Age	60
Former Occupation	Factory worker
Height	5' 10''
Weight	175 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	29
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	68 (2) As of 1/22/2020
Career Earnings*	$1.9 million As of 1/22/2020
Current World Rank	150
Best Finish in 2025	36 - Harris Chain of Lakes, 2/13/2025
Best Finish in 2024	29 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Last 3 Finishes	59 - Lake Murray, 3/6/2025 36 - Harris Chain of Lakes, 2/13/2025 59 - Lake Conroe, 1/30/2025
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	12 (0) As of 1/22/2020
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	10 (0) As of 1/22/2020
Titles/Honors	FLW Angler of the Year (1999)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Jack Bell - "His ability to overcome is inspirational to me." Rick Clunn and Larry Nixon - "Both have had amazing longevity."
Home Lake	Douglas Lake (TN)
Favorite Lake	Lake St. Clair (MI) – "You can literally catch fish all over the lake." Falcon Lake (TX) – "Who doesn't like catching a limit of 6-pounders."
Least Favorite Lake	Pascagoula River - "It fishes really small."
Favorite Technique	"Flipping and pitching around visible cover."
Primary Fishing Strength	Flipping and pitching
Secondary Fishing Strength	Crankbaiting (small)
Biggest Weakness	Finesse-fishing
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Evinrude
Fishing Sponsors	Ranger, Evinrude, Lowrance, G. Loomis, Shimano, Reins Tungsten, Z-Man Fishing, Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's, Sunline
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Geico, NGK Spark Plugs
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Mexican and sushi
Favorite Music	Rock and roll (Metallica, Pearl Jam)
Favorite Book/Movie	Talladega Nights (movie)
When Not Fishing	"I like spending time with my wife Misty and daughters Lilly and Olivia."
Why He Fishes	"I like fishing tournaments better than just fishing. The competition is really what I enjoy the most along with being able to make a living doing what I do."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
3/6/2025	BPT	Lake Murray	59
2/13/2025	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	36
1/30/2025	BPT	Lake Conroe	59
8/6/2024	BPT	St. Lawrence River	69
6/25/2024	BPT	James River	73
6/4/2024	BPT	Chowan River	49
4/30/2024	BPT	Lake Eufaula	41
4/9/2024	BPT	Dale Hollow Lake	35
2/20/2024	BPT	Santee Cooper Lakes	45
1/30/2024	BPT	Toledo Bend Reservoir	29
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	22
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	69
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	71
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	41
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	61
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	63
3/8/2023	BPT	Lake Norman	38
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	63
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	2
8/16/2022	MLFPC	St. Lawrence River	34
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	40
7/29/2022	MLFPC	Lake Champlain	26
6/16/2022	MLFPC	James River	44
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	10
5/12/2022	MLFPC	Lake Guntersville	40
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	43
4/21/2022	MLFPC	Pickwick Lake	95
3/13/2022	MLFPC	Harris Chain of Lakes	103
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	71
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	43
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	69
1/27/2022	MLFPC	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	14
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	73
8/17/2021	MLFPC	Mississippi River	12
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	65
7/29/2021	MLFPC	St. Lawrence River	130
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	32
6/17/2021	MLFPC	Potomac River	43
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	66
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	18
5/13/2021	MLFPC	Lake Eufaula	2
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	28
4/22/2021	MLFPC	Lake Murray	80
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	46
3/11/2021	MLFPC	Lewis Smith Lake	35
2/11/2021	MLFPC	Lake Okeechobee	104
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	65
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	3
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	66
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	127
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	15
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	69
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	62
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	47
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	70
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	76
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	76
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	73
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	37
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	30
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	5
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	53
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	4
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	68
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	96
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	101
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	85
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	38
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	55
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	41
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	47
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	46
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	90
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	14
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	14
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	43
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	67
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	33
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	22
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	49
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	64
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	71
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	50
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	56
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	15
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	100
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	59
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	89
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	72
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	79
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	18
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	2
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	58
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	25
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	22
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	95
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	38
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	21
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	4
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	107
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	38
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	12
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	14
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	102
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	71
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	13
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	64
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	67
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	6
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	18
2/21/2014	BElite	Lake Guntersville	19
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	69
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	40
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	16
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	9
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	77
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	62
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	31
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	34
2/22/2013	BElite	Grand Lake	38
9/28/2012	TTBC	Lake Conroe	37
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	74
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	15
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	92
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	30
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	24
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	17
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	17
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	10
2/24/2012	BElite	Red River	13
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	1
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	98
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	40
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	21
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	3
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	66
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	29
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	78
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	105
10/1/2010	TTBC	Lake Conroe	11
8/5/2010	FLWT	Lake Lanier	43
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	4
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	84
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	65
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	124
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	28
7/30/2009	FLW	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	7
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	26
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	41
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	99
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	125
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	5
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	6
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	73
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	41
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	23
4/24/2008	FLWT	Lake Norman	84
4/3/2008	FLWT	Lewis Smith	73
2/28/2008	FLWT	Lake Tohopekaliga	173
8/2/2007	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	79
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	13
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	106
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	53
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	115
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	37
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	64
11/15/2006	FLWS	Lewis Smith Lake	89
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	139
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	54
5/31/2006	FLWS	Old Hickory Lake	6
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	7
5/3/2006	FLWS	Lake Cumberland	11
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	134
3/8/2006	FLWS	Lake Lanier	166
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	4
2/24/2006	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	44
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	132
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	106
8/12/2005	Top Gun	Eagle Mountain Lake	13
7/29/2005	BT	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	14
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	89
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	136
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	121
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	81
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	23
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	17
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	55
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	76
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	41
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	20
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	2
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	50
8/11/2004	FLW	Logan Martin Lake	19
7/30/2004	BASS	Lake Wylie	16
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	5
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	50
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	39
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	99
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	50
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	19
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	21
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	9
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	89
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	99
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	16
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	14
9/10/2003	FLW*	James River	41
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	69
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	110
4/9/2003	FLW	Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)	59
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	16
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	99
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	36
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	176
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	50
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	120
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	22
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	25
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	2
7/25/2002	BT*	Lay Lake	3
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	138
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	12
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	7
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	19
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	127
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	47
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	141
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	5
1/23/2002	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	93
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	23
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	57
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	154
8/2/2001	BT*	Lower Mississippi	3

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

Biographical data last updated: 1/22/2020

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