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2/10/1950

David Wharton

Info

Hometown Sam Rayburn, Texas
Age 74
Former Occupation N/A (college and then a pro fisherman)

Stats

Years Pro 45
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 29 (4)
Career Earnings* $700,000
Last 3 Finishes 151 - Lake of the Ozarks, 10/11/2006
52 - Old Hickory Lake, 5/31/2006
53 - Lake Cumberland, 5/3/2006

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Father - "My dad was a really good fisherman. He was a schoolteacher, and there weren't many days we didn't go fishing after school and all summer." Tommy Martin - "He's been a really good friend for a long time."
Favorite Lake Sam Rayburn (TX) - "I live on it, and I guided there for a long time. I learned how to fish there, and it's absolutely loaded with fish."
Least Favorite Lake Table Rock (MO) - "It's a good lake, but for some reason what I do and the way that lake is just don't match."
Favorite Technique Fishing soft-plastics
Boat Nitro
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors MotorGuide, Pinpoint, Abu Garcia, Berkley Trilene, All Star, Rayburn Tackle
Non-Fishing Sponsors Kite Bros. RV Center (DeRidder, La.)

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food "I've never met a shrimp that I didn't like, but any kind of seafood."
Favorite Music Rock 'n' roll (ZZ Top, Cream)
Favorite Book/Movie Any comedy movie
When Not Fishing "I like to saltwater fish if I'm not bass- fishing, particularly for speckled trout."
Why He Fishes "I like to be outdoors, and it's a great thrill to figure out how to catch bass. It's an indescribable feeling to know that you've figured out how to catch them."
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
10/11/2006 FLWS Lake of the Ozarks 151  
5/31/2006 FLWS Old Hickory Lake 52  
5/3/2006 FLWS Lake Cumberland 53  
3/8/2006 FLWS Lake Lanier 137  
6/15/2005 E50 Lake Wissota 36  
6/1/2005 E50 Lewisville Lake 19  
5/18/2005 E50 Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River) 38  
4/20/2005 E50 Smith Lake 46  
3/31/2005 BT Table Rock Lake 113  
3/17/2005 BT Lake Norman 42  
3/3/2005 BT Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill) 4  
2/24/2005 BT Lake Guntersville 89  
2/3/2005 BT Harris Chain 88  
1/27/2005 BT Lake Toho 129  
6/16/2004 E50 Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers 4  
6/2/2004 E50 Alabama River 42  
5/19/2004 E50 Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 17  
4/14/2004 E50 Lake Dardanelle 34  
3/25/2004 BT Santee Cooper Lakes 69  
3/18/2004 BT Lake Eufaula 129  
3/4/2004 BT Table Rock Lake 27  
2/26/2004 BT Lake Guntersville 12  
2/5/2004 BT Smith Lake 130  
1/29/2004 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 11  
5/22/2003 BT Alabama River 31  
5/1/2003 BT Lake Hamilton 47  
4/10/2003 BT Clear Lake 65  
4/3/2003 BT California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta) 31  
3/20/2003 BT Santee Cooper 109  
3/6/2003 BT Lake Eufaula 87  
2/20/2003 BT Toledo Bend 1  
2/6/2003 BT Lake Seminole 44  
1/16/2003 BT Lake Okeechobee 77  
1/9/2003 BT Harris Chain of Lakes 113  
7/25/2002 BT* Lay Lake 22  
5/8/2002 BT Lake Eufaula 44  
4/10/2002 BT Lake Guntersville 33  
2/6/2002 BT Lake Seminole 45  
12/12/2001 BT Lake Toho 11  
10/31/2001 BT Red River 39  
8/22/2001 BT Lake St. Clair 105  


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

Biographical data last updated: 3/11/2003

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