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10/11/1963

Mark Davis

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Mt. Ida, Arkansas
Age	61
Former Occupation	Fishing guide
Height	6' 3''
Weight	265 lbs.
Injuries	Cervical fusion surgery (2012)

Stats

Years Pro	38
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	65 (6) As of 9/18/2019
Career Earnings*	$2.32 million As of 9/18/2019
Current World Rank	100
Best Finish in 2024	23 - St. Lawrence River, 8/6/2024
Best Finish in 2023	2 - Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, 2/13/2023
Last 3 Finishes	23 - St. Lawrence River, 8/6/2024 47 - James River, 6/25/2024 39 - Chowan River, 6/4/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	20 (1) As of 9/18/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	3 (0) As of 9/18/2019
Titles/Honors	BASS Angler of the Year (2001, 1998, 1995), Bassmaster Classic winner (1995)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Larry Nixon - "I think he's the best fisherman ever, and he's a nice guy."
Home Lake	Lake Ouachita (AR)
Favorite Lake	Lake Guntersville (AL) - "Lake Ouachita is my home lake, but I have to put Guntersville at the top of my list. It's just a bass factory, and it's a fun lake to fish."
Least Favorite Lake	Harris Chain (FL) - "I just don't like it. There's no grass."
Favorite Technique	Fishing any deep structure
Primary Fishing Strength	Versatility
Secondary Fishing Strength	Post-spawn fishing
Biggest Weakness	Muddy rivers that are rising
Boat	Bass Cat
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Strike King, Lew's, Bass Cat, Seaguar, Optima Batteries
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy 2500

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Fried seafood
Favorite Music	Country and western (George Jones)
Favorite Book/Movie	Forrest Gump (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	Rev. Billy Graham - "He's the greatest American who's ever lived."
When Not Fishing	"I like to hunt deer with my son."
Why He Fishes	"I just love it. I've always loved to fish since I was a little boy. I've never gotten tired of it."
Website	markdavisbasspro.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/6/2024	BPT	St. Lawrence River	23
6/25/2024	BPT	James River	47
6/4/2024	BPT	Chowan River	39
4/30/2024	BPT	Lake Eufaula	67
4/9/2024	BPT	Dale Hollow Lake	29
2/20/2024	BPT	Santee Cooper Lakes	31
1/30/2024	BPT	Toledo Bend Reservoir	37
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	51
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	25
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	39
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	65
4/24/2023	BPT	Caney Creek Reservoir/Bussey Brake Wildlife Area	25
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	65
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	61
3/8/2023	BPT	Lake Norman	27
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	2
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	45
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	30
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	5
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	67
4/9/2022	BPT	Lake Palestine	21
3/23/2022	BPT	Grand Lake O' The Cherokees	11
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	61
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	39
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	12
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	17
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	35
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	43
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	12
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	31
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	63
4/9/2021	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	14
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	6
2/22/2021	BPT	Lake Eufaula	10
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	170
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	13
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	15
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	93
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	13
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	59
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	46
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	43
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	65
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	35
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	38
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	27
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	35
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	70
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	25
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	33
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	24
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	105
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	23
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	62
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	73
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	75
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	2
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	38
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	20
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	36
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	28
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	36
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	8
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	16
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	80
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	105
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	52
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	90
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	26
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	53
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	95
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	37
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	34
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	79
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	49
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	6
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	67
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	56
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	60
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	72
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	13
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	20
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	3
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	16
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	80
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	116
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	81
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	4
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	2
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	3
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	3
2/21/2014	BElite	Lake Guntersville	43
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	2
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	20
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	93
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	68
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	20
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	43
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	89
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	9
2/22/2013	BElite	Grand Lake	32
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	26
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	28
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	68
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	7
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	11
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	47
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	32
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	83
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	48
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	68
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	32
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	14
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	43
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	82
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	39
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	49
2/18/2011	BElite	Louisiana Delta	27
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	15
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	66
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	8
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	8
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	16
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	67
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	48
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	18
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	61
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	56
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	54
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	37
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	88
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	41
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	53
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	49
2/20/2009	BElite	Red River	11
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	12
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	54
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	19
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	83
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	54
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	49
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	57
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	27
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	5
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	18
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	11
8/2/2007	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	12
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	31
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	5
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	33
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	90
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	1
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	16
11/15/2006	FLWS	Lewis Smith Lake	110
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	47
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	167
5/31/2006	FLWS	Old Hickory Lake	49
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	44
5/3/2006	FLWS	Lake Cumberland	23
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	38
3/8/2006	FLWS	Lake Lanier	68
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	125
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	46
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	37
6/15/2005	E50	Lake Wissota	7
6/1/2005	E50	Lewisville Lake	38
5/18/2005	E50	Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)	45
4/20/2005	E50	Smith Lake	1
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	35
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	55
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	81
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	93
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	101
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	109
7/30/2004	BASS	Lake Wylie	28
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	40
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	1
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	1
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	44
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	91
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	8
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	1
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	24
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	95
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	57
8/1/2003	BT*	Louisiana Delta	31
5/22/2003	BT	Alabama River	6
5/1/2003	BT	Lake Hamilton	3
4/10/2003	BT	Clear Lake	35
4/3/2003	BT	California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta)	29
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	2
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	24
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	66
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	34
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	61
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	59
7/25/2002	BT*	Lay Lake	21
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	128
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	11
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	3
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	24
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	52
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	15
8/2/2001	BT*	Lower Mississippi	23

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

Biographical data last updated: 1/16/2020

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