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9/29/1970

Dave Lefebre

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Erie, Pennsylvania
Age	55
Former Occupation	Professional musician (drums, bass)
Height	5' 10''
Weight	190 lbs.
Injuries	None

Stats

Years Pro	22
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	61 (7) As of 9/12/2019
Career Earnings*	$2.15 million As of 9/12/2019
Current World Rank	127
Best Finish in 2025	37 - Lake Conroe, 1/30/2025
Best Finish in 2024	7 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 2/20/2024
Last 3 Finishes	37 - Lake Conroe, 1/30/2025 73 - St. Lawrence River, 8/6/2024 63 - James River, 6/25/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	2 (0) As of 9/12/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	12 (0) As of 9/12/2019
Titles/Honors	FLW Series Angler of the Year (2006), Toyota Texas Bass Classic champion (2009)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Rick Clunn - "He's done it in the past and he's doing it now. He's just incredible."
Home Lake	Lake Erie (PA)
Favorite Lake	Lake Erie - "It's loaded with fish. You can catch 50 bass before 9:00 in the morning, and any way you want to so you can learn new techniques really fast."
Least Favorite Lake	Beaver Lake (AR) - "It kills me every year. I hate fishing for spotted bass. I try to make it with largemouths, and something always changes."
Favorite Technique	"I like to be versatile. I like it all."
Primary Fishing Strength	Fishing shallow targets accurately
Secondary Fishing Strength	Reading deep structure
Biggest Weakness	Deep, clear spotted-bass lakes
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Rapala, Sufix, Terminator, Lowrance, 13 Fishing, Solar Bat, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Fish Head
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy Suburban (Duramax)

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Lasagna
Favorite Music	"Anything new. I hate old music."
Favorite Book/Movie	"I don't have one. I just like to fish."
Non-Angling Hero	Michael Jordan - "He's the man."
When Not Fishing	"I like to spend time with my family at home, and just be around the house."
Why He Fishes	"I like the competition. That's why I fish tournaments. And I don't have a real job so I have to fish now (laughs)."
Website	www.davelefebre.com/

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
1/30/2025	BPT	Lake Conroe	37
8/6/2024	BPT	St. Lawrence River	73
6/25/2024	BPT	James River	63
6/4/2024	BPT	Chowan River	77
4/30/2024	BPT	Lake Eufaula	20
4/9/2024	BPT	Dale Hollow Lake	27
2/20/2024	BPT	Santee Cooper Lakes	7
1/30/2024	BPT	Toledo Bend Reservoir	43
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	79
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	73
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	41
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	77
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	24
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	53
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	57
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	77
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	41
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	28
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	16
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	67
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	15
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	71
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	78
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	15
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	51
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	61
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	76
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	27
4/9/2021	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	7
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	70
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	76
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	60
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	46
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	63
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	69
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	42
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	13
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	49
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	61
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	71
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	37
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	33
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	19
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	43
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	30
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	14
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	41
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	35
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	20
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	62
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	102
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	92
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	22
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	84
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	27
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	68
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	86
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	23
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	82
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	75
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	6
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	15
3/24/2017	BElite	Lake Conroe	14
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	6
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	88
9/15/2016	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	3
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	74
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	82
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	22
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	89
5/20/2016	TTBC	Lake Ray Roberts	5
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	17
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	2
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	33
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	15
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	96
8/20/2015	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	13
6/25/2015	FLWT	Potomac River	73
6/11/2015	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	22
5/14/2015	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	12
4/23/2015	FLWT	Beaver Lake	26
3/26/2015	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	1
3/5/2015	FLWT	Lake Toho	87
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	52
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	45
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	58
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	82
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	61
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	25
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	176
8/15/2013	FLWT	Red River	22
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	77
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	73
5/16/2013	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	55
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	44
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	16
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	102
10/11/2012	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	14
9/28/2012	TTBC	Lake Conroe	35
9/20/2012	FLWT	Wheeler Lake	31
8/23/2012	FLWT	Detroit River	17
8/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Lanier	32
6/28/2012	FLWT	Lake Champlain	34
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	1
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	8
4/26/2012	FLWT	Beaver Lake	63
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	103
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	11
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	23
10/20/2011	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	32
9/15/2011	FLWT	Lake Champlain	19
8/11/2011	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	30
7/21/2011	FLWT	Lake Pickwick	71
6/16/2011	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	70
6/2/2011	FLWT	Potomac River	32
5/19/2011	FLWT	Red River	34
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	89
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	8
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	7
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	36
10/1/2010	TTBC	Lake Conroe	5
8/5/2010	FLWT	Lake Lanier	32
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	40
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	30
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	32
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	36
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	12
7/30/2009	FLW	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	8
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	6
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	16
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	28
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	61
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	40
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	94
8/14/2008	FLWT	Lake Murray	2
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	75
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	125
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	69
4/24/2008	FLWT	Lake Norman	159
4/3/2008	FLWT	Lewis Smith	91
2/28/2008	FLWT	Lake Tohopekaliga	167
8/2/2007	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	28
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	36
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	79
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	127
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	72
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	2
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	7
11/15/2006	FLWS	Lewis Smith Lake	32
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	5
8/2/2006	FLWT	Logan Martin Lake	32
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	53
5/31/2006	FLWS	Old Hickory Lake	64
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	121
5/3/2006	FLWS	Lake Cumberland	37
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	93
3/8/2006	FLWS	Lake Lanier	14
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	8
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	32
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	110
8/12/2005	Top Gun	Eagle Mountain Lake	20
7/13/2005	FLW	Lake Hamilton	32
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	17
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	21
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	98
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	42
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	27
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	26
8/11/2004	FLW	Logan Martin Lake	7
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	27
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	42
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	167
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	1
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	61
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	5
9/10/2003	FLW*	James River	15
8/1/2003	BT*	Louisiana Delta	22
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	78
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	60
4/9/2003	FLW	Beaver Lake (Wal-Mart Open)	120
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	20
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	75
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	62
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	163
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	3
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	135
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	27
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	139
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	132

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

Biographical data last updated: 1/4/2017

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