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8/15/1952

Mike Wurm

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Hot Springs, Arkansas
Age	71
Former Occupation	Medical technologist
Height	6' 2''
Weight	200 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	31
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	16 (2) As of 7/10/2009
Career Earnings*	$1,007,893 As of 7/10/2009
Last 3 Finishes	54 - Lake Pickwick, 7/21/2011 74 - Kentucky Lake, 6/16/2011 16 - Red River, 5/19/2011
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	10 (0) As of 7/10/2009
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 7/10/2009

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Rick Clunn -- "Rick is a very intelligent person, and not just in fishing. Anytime he speaks, I want to hear it. He has my utmost respect and admiration."
Home Lake	Lake Hamilton (AR)
Favorite Lake	Lake Champlain (NY/VT) – "It's a lake that anyone at any level of fishing can enjoy."
Least Favorite Lake	Pascagoula River (MS)
Favorite Technique	"I really don't have a true favorite technique, but I'll always have a Carolina rig, crankbait and spinnerbait tied on. I also like to fish finesse baits on spinning tackle."
Primary Fishing Strength	Versatility – "I feel like I can catch them on anything."
Secondary Fishing Strength	Off-shore structure
Biggest Weakness	Sight-fishing
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Evinrude
Fishing Sponsors	Quantum, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Cajun line
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Everett GMC
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	GMC Yukon XL

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Italian food. "I also like a good bowl of homemade vegetable soup, and cornbread. I'm a Southern boy, what can I say."
Favorite Music	Classic rock 'n' roll
Favorite Book/Movie	Anything by John Grisham (book)/ John Wayne movies, "Dances With Wolves," "Men of Honor"
Non-Angling Hero	Jack Nicklaus – "He's a great golfer."
When Not Fishing	"I like to play golf. It's almost become my passion, instead of fishing, since I do so much fishing now. Golf is my form of relaxation."
Why He Fishes	"I fish to get outdoors. I think everyone needs to get outdoors more, especially children. Another reason is the excitement. I still get a charge when I catch a fish."
Website	www.mikewurm.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
7/21/2011	FLWT	Lake Pickwick	54
6/16/2011	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	74
5/19/2011	FLWT	Red River	16
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	146
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	88
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	52
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	68
8/5/2010	FLWT	Lake Lanier	70
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	73
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	62
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	35
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	69
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	3
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	56
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	90
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	76
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	55
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	81
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	85
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	87
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	62
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	50
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	83
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	87
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	75
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	54
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	38
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	90
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	102
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	29
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	30
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	26
2/22/2008	BElite	Lake Hartwell	31
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	12
8/23/2007	BMajor-l	Lake Dardanelle	34
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	26
7/26/2007	BMajor-m	Lake Oneida	21
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	19
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	64
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	75
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	9
5/17/2007	BMajor-a	High Rock Lake	14
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	13
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	79
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	89
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	42
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	84
2/23/2007	BElite	Lay Lake	11
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	83
8/24/2006	BMajor-l	Arkansas River	42
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	77
7/27/2006	BMajor-a	Lake Wylie	31
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	7
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	89
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	89
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	9
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	32
5/18/2006	BMajor-m	Eagle Mountain Lake	22
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	164
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	45
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	22
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	6
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	12
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	37
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	32
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	179
2/24/2006	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	40
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	56
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	109
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	109
6/15/2005	E50	Lake Wissota	10
6/1/2005	E50	Lewisville Lake	36
5/18/2005	E50	Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)	17
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	142
4/20/2005	E50	Smith Lake	19
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	49
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	42
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	29
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	39
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	97
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	69
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	19
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	70
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	34
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	120
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	133
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	20
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	35
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	42
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	53
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	46
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	73
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	118
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	93
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	89
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	45
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	107
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	120
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	39
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	136
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	50
8/1/2003	BT*	Louisiana Delta	49
6/18/2003	FLW	Wheeler Lake (Forrest Wood Open)	166
5/22/2003	BT	Alabama River	25
5/14/2003	FLW	Kentucky Lake	74
5/1/2003	BT	Lake Hamilton	13
4/10/2003	BT	Clear Lake	53
4/3/2003	BT	California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta)	11
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	44
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	150
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	103
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	5
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	28
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	74
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	78
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	36
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	7
9/11/2002	FLW*	Cross Lake	16
7/25/2002	BT*	Lay Lake	51
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	25
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	21
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	9
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	11
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	85
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	30
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	69
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	50
1/23/2002	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	49
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	40
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	61
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	18
8/2/2001	BT*	Lower Mississippi	36

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

Biographical data last updated: 7/10/2009

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