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10/5/1972

Russ Lane

Russ  Lane

Info

Hometown Prattville, Alabama
Age 52
Former Occupation Pro baseball player (minors)
Height 6' 3''
Weight 210 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 19
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 21 (1) As of 9/18/2019
Career Earnings* $1.1 million As of 9/18/2019
Current World Rank 161
Best Finish in 2023 18 - Saginaw Bay, 8/1/2023
Last 3 Finishes 18 - Saginaw Bay, 8/1/2023
69 - Lake St. Clair, 6/24/2023
47 - Cayuga Lake, 6/6/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 7 (0) As of 9/18/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 0 (0) As of 9/18/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero "A team I fished against locally – Wiggins and Steel – and they would kick your tail. They fished out of an old Venture boat, wore flannel and bluejeans. Wiggins, he only had one eye. These guys were the first ones to figure out how to catch the giant spotted bass on the Coosa River below the dams."
Home Lake Lake Jordan (AL)
Favorite Lake Jordan (AL) and Okeechobee (FL)
Least Favorite Lake West Point (AL)
Favorite Technique Flipping matted grass and deep-cranking
Primary Fishing Strength "Being able to get by using any technique imaginable."
Secondary Fishing Strength "Fishing blind in new water during competition."
Biggest Weakness "Versatility – I try to do too much."
Boat Phoenix
Motor Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors Garmin, Buckeye Lures, Amphibia (eyewear), Sunline, Big Bite Baits, SPRO, Gamakatsu, Denali Rods, Towtector, Hawgtech, AFTCO (apparel), Winn Grips, T-H Marine
Non-Fishing Sponsors BW Trailer Hitches
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food "I will eat anything."
Favorite Music Old country and southern rock
Favorite Book/Movie Silence of the Lambs (book and movie)
Non-Angling Hero "Jill, my wife. It takes a very special person to put up with me all the time, and she does it."
When Not Fishing "I like to buy and sell stuff."
Why He Fishes "Because it's in my blood, I can't get it out of my head, and it's what I'm meant to do."
Website www.russlanefishing.com
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
8/1/2023 BPT Saginaw Bay 18  
6/24/2023 BPT Lake St. Clair 69  
6/6/2023 BPT Cayuga Lake 47  
5/16/2023 BPT Lake Guntersville 75  
4/2/2023 BPT Lake Murray 53  
3/18/2023 BPT Cherokee and Douglas Lakes 53  
2/13/2023 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 40  
9/10/2022 BPT Mille Lacs Lake 53  
8/6/2022 BPT Cayuga Lake 71  
6/4/2022 BPT Watts Bar Lake 51  
4/30/2022 BPT Lake of the Ozarks 79  
4/9/2022 BPT Lake Palestine 10  
3/23/2022 BPT Grand Lake O' The Cherokees 35  
3/2/2022 BPT Lewis Smith Lake 38  
2/19/2022 BPT Lake Fork 28  
2/5/2022 BPT Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake 67  
9/10/2021 BPT Lake St. Clair 14  
8/5/2021 BPT Lake Champlain 28  
6/25/2021 BPT St. Lawrence River 64  
6/4/2021 BPT Lake Chickamauga 37  
5/21/2021 BPT Harris Chain of Lakes 75  
4/30/2021 BPT Lake Travis 14  
3/21/2021 BPT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 47  
8/11/2020 FLWPC Lake Erie 9  
7/29/2020 FLWPC Mississippi River 52  
7/10/2020 BPT Sturgeon Bay 55  
6/23/2020 FLWPC Lake Chickamauga 91  
6/7/2020 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 23  
3/13/2020 BPT Lake Fork 74  
2/21/2020 BPT Lake Okeechobee 70  
2/7/2020 BPT Lake Eufaula 69  
6/25/2019 BPT Lake Winnebago 28  
5/31/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 37  
5/17/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 36  
4/30/2019 BPT Smith Lake 78  
4/9/2019 BPT Lake Chickamauga 73  
3/26/2019 BPT Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir 10  
2/12/2019 BPT Lake Conroe 67  
1/29/2019 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 49  
8/23/2018 BElite St. Lawrence River 106  
6/29/2018 BElite Lake Oahe 75  
6/21/2018 BElite Mississippi River 103  
6/7/2018 BElite Sabine River 99  
5/17/2018 BElite Lake Travis 81  
5/4/2018 BElite Kentucky Lake 76  
4/26/2018 BElite Grand Lake 51  
3/16/2018 BElite Lake Hartwell 17  
2/8/2018 BElite Lake Martin 30  
9/14/2017 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 6  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 91  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 44  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 33  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 41  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 22  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 61  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 32  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 55  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 15  
9/8/2016 BElite Mississippi River 27  
8/11/2016 BElite Potomac River 84  
6/23/2016 BElite Cayuga Lake 28  
6/8/2016 BElite Lake Texoma 52  
5/12/2016 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 94  
4/28/2016 BElite Wheeler Lake 26  
4/21/2016 BElite Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes 25  
4/7/2016 BElite Winyah Bay 60  
3/17/2016 BElite St. Johns River 106  
3/4/2016 BElite Grand Lake O' the Cherokees 47  
9/17/2015 BElite Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan) 43  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 47  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 7  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 56  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 31  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 61  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 50  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 90  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 32  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 46  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 104  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 10  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 60  
5/9/2014 TTBC Lake Fork 3  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 35  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 70  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 28  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 43  
10/4/2013 TTBC Lake Conroe 40  
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 60  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 83  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 82  
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 48  
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 74  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 63  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 37  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 61  
2/22/2013 BElite Grand Lake 53  
9/28/2012 TTBC Lake Conroe 4  
9/20/2012 FLWT Wheeler Lake 11  
8/23/2012 BElite Oneida Lake 43  
6/28/2012 BElite Lake Michigan 12  
6/21/2012 BElite Mississippi River 30  
6/7/2012 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 47  
5/3/2012 BElite Douglas Lake 51  
4/19/2012 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 27  
3/22/2012 BElite Lake Okeechobee 52  
3/15/2012 BElite St. Johns River 72  
2/9/2012 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 108  
10/20/2011 FLWT Lake Guntersville 3  
9/15/2011 FLWT Lake Champlain 129  
6/16/2011 BElite Lake Wheeler 7  
6/9/2011 BElite Arkansas River 19  
5/12/2011 BElite Lake Murray 24  
5/5/2011 BElite West Point Lake 50  
4/14/2011 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 68  
4/6/2011 BElite Lake Pickwick 41  
3/17/2011 BElite St. Johns River 76  
3/10/2011 BElite Harris Chain 66  
2/18/2011 BElite Louisiana Delta 45  
2/3/2011 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 74  
10/1/2010 TTBC Lake Conroe 10  
6/17/2010 BElite Ft. Gibson 8  
6/9/2010 BElite Kentucky Lake 15  
5/20/2010 BElite Clarks Hill Lake 22  
5/6/2010 BElite Lake Guntersville 5  
4/29/2010 BElite Pickwick Lake 31  
4/15/2010 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 51  
3/18/2010 BElite Clear Lake 60  
3/11/2010 BElite California Delta 37  
2/19/2010 BElite Lay Lake 4  
8/13/2009 BElite Oneida Lake 83  
6/11/2009 BElite Mississippi River 41  
6/3/2009 BElite Kentucky Lake 3  
5/7/2009 BElite Lake Guntersville 21  
4/23/2009 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 61  
4/2/2009 BElite Lake Wheeler 36  
3/26/2009 BElite Lake Dardanelle 63  
3/12/2009 BElite Lake Amistad 29  
8/7/2008 BElite Lake Oneida 32  
7/31/2008 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 86  
6/26/2008 BElite Old Hickory 74  
6/12/2008 BElite Kentucky Lake 100  
6/5/2008 BElite Lake Wheeler 51  
5/15/2008 BElite Lake Murray 44  
5/1/2008 BElite Clarks Hill 55  
4/10/2008 BElite Lake Amistad 17  
4/3/2008 BElite Falcon Lake 59  
3/13/2008 BElite Lake Toho 95  
3/6/2008 BElite Harris Chain 35  
9/13/2007 BElite Lake Tohopekaliga 32  
8/23/2007 BMajor-l Lake Dardanelle 45  
8/9/2007 BElite Potomac River 82  
7/26/2007 BMajor-m Lake Oneida 24  
7/19/2007 BElite Lake Erie/Niagara River 76  
7/12/2007 BElite Lake Champlain 73  
6/21/2007 BElite Grand Lake 49  
6/7/2007 BElite Smith Mountain Lake 46  
5/17/2007 BMajor-a High Rock Lake 11  
4/26/2007 BElite Lake Guntersville 88  
4/19/2007 BElite Clarks Hill 31  
3/29/2007 BElite Clear Lake 48  
3/22/2007 BElite California Delta 40  
3/8/2007 BElite Lake Amistad 56  
2/23/2007 BElite Lay Lake 24  
9/14/2006 BElite Table Rock Lake 44  
8/10/2006 BElite Potomac River 34  
7/13/2006 BElite Lake Champlain 39  
7/6/2006 BElite Oneida Lake 12  
6/15/2006 BElite Kentucky Lake 32  
6/1/2006 BElite Grand Lake 41  
5/4/2006 BElite Clarks Hill Reservoir 32  
4/20/2006 BElite Lake Guntersville 45  
3/30/2006 BElite Santee-Cooper 17  
3/16/2006 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 51  
3/9/2006 BElite Lake Amistad 24  
3/31/2005 BT Table Rock Lake 25  
3/17/2005 BT Lake Norman 18  
3/3/2005 BT Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill) 35  
2/24/2005 BT Lake Guntersville 129  
2/3/2005 BT Harris Chain 141  
1/27/2005 BT Lake Toho 44  


*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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