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7/13/1963

Alton Jones, Sr.

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Waco, Texas
Age	61
Former Occupation	Computer store owner
Height	6' 2''
Weight	200 lbs.
Injuries	None

Stats

Years Pro	34
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	65 (7) As of 1/19/2024
Career Earnings*	$3.5 million As of 1/19/2024
Current World Rank	79
Best Finish in 2024	10 - Dale Hollow Lake, 4/9/2024
Best Finish in 2023	15 - Cayuga Lake, 6/6/2023
Last 3 Finishes	59 - St. Lawrence River, 8/6/2024 55 - James River, 6/25/2024 20 - Chowan River, 6/4/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	19 (1) As of 1/19/2024
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	3 (0) As of 1/19/2024
Titles/Honors	Bassmaster Classic champion (2008), Heavy Hitters champion (2021)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Grandfather - "Papa taught me to fish and to love the sport."
Home Lake	Lake Waco (TX) - "It's a sleeper. It's an awesome fishery."
Favorite Lake	Fayette County Lake (TX) - "It has lots of them, and they're big and dumb."
Least Favorite Lake	Potomac River (MD)
Favorite Technique	Junk fishing - Casting at shallow, visible targets
Primary Fishing Strength	Pitching and flipping soft-plastics and jigs to visible shallow cover
Secondary Fishing Strength	Sight-fishing
Biggest Weakness	"I think I can hang with anybody at any technique. I just don't like that word 'weakness.'"
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	BassForce App, Kistler Rods, Ranger Boats, Mercury, Pro-Guide Batteries
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Legacy Outfitters (Waco, Texas ministry)
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Toyota Sequoia

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Steamed crabs
Favorite Music	Contemporary Christian and classic rock
Favorite Book/Movie	The Bible (book)/Raiders of the Lost Ark (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	Jesus Christ - "He's who my whole life is based on. His model, His example for how to treat others."
When Not Fishing	"I love to hunt, I love to snow-ski and I love to ride dirt bikes. I do those when it's too cold to fish. And I also spend a lot of time in Bible study."
Why He Fishes	"In fishing you always have a chance for success on the next cast. It's also a sport that provides me the opportunity for lots of faith in God because of the uncontrollables."
Website	www.altonjones.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	136
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	130
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	126
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	115
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	109
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	103
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	101
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	100
5/15/2002	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	97
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	97
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	94
3/12/2003	FLW	Lake Murray	93
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	92
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	92
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	92
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	90
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	89
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	88
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	86
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	86
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	86
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	85
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	85
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	85
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	83
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	83
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	82
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	82
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	82
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	81
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	79
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	78
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	77
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	75
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	75
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	75
3/13/2002	FLW	Lake Ouachita	74
2/12/2003	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	73
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	71
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	70
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	69
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	69
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	67
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	67
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	67
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	67
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	67
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	66
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	66
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	66
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	65
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	63
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	62
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	62
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	61
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	61
1/30/2024	BPT	Toledo Bend Reservoir	61
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	59
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	59
8/6/2024	BPT	St. Lawrence River	59
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	58
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	58
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	58
6/25/2024	BPT	James River	55
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	54
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	54
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	54
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	54
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	53
2/20/2024	BPT	Santee Cooper Lakes	53
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	52
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	52
1/23/2002	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	51
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	51
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	51
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	51
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	51
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	51
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	51
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	50
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	50
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	49
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	49
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	49
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	49
4/30/2024	BPT	Lake Eufaula	49
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	48
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	48
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	48
5/9/2014	TTBC	Lake Fork	48
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	47
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	47
6/15/2005	E50	Lake Wissota	45
7/26/2007	BMajor-m	Lake Oneida	45
2/21/2014	BElite	Lake Guntersville	45
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	44
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	44
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	43
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	42
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	42
8/2/2001	BT*	Lower Mississippi	41
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	41
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	41
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	41
7/30/2004	BASS	Lake Wylie	40
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	40
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	40
2/22/2021	BPT	Lake Eufaula	40
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	39
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	39
4/20/2005	E50	Smith Lake	38
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	38
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	37
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	37
3/8/2023	BPT	Lake Norman	37
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	36
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	36
5/18/2006	BMajor-m	Eagle Mountain Lake	35
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	35
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	35
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	34
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	33
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	33
7/27/2006	BMajor-a	Lake Wylie	33
8/24/2006	BMajor-l	Arkansas River	33
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	33
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	33
3/14/2024	BPT	Lay Lake	33
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	32
8/11/2004	FLW	Logan Martin Lake	32
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	32
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	32
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	32
2/22/2013	BElite	Grand Lake	31
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	31
4/17/2002	FLW	Beaver Lake	29
1/22/2003	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	29
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	29
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	29
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	29
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	28
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	28
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	28
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	28
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	28
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	27
2/19/2010	BElite	Lay Lake	27
3/24/2017	BElite	Lake Conroe	27
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	27
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	27
4/24/2023	BPT	Caney Creek Reservoir/Bussey Brake Wildlife Area	27
5/1/2003	BT	Lake Hamilton	26
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	26
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	26
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	26
4/3/2003	BT	California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta)	25
6/1/2005	E50	Lewisville Lake	25
8/2/2006	FLWT	Logan Martin Lake	25
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	25
8/23/2007	BMajor-l	Lake Dardanelle	25
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	24
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	24
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	24
7/25/2002	BT*	Lay Lake	23
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	23
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	22
2/23/2007	BElite	Lay Lake	22
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	22
3/23/2022	BPT	Grand Lake O' The Cherokees	22
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	21
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	21
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	20
6/4/2024	BPT	Chowan River	20
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	19
5/22/2003	BT	Alabama River	19
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	19
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	19
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	19
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	19
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	18
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	18
5/20/2016	TTBC	Lake Ray Roberts	18
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	17
5/17/2007	BMajor-a	High Rock Lake	17
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	17
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	17
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	16
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	16
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	16
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	16
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	16
9/11/2002	FLW*	Cross Lake	15
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	15
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	15
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	15
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	15
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	15
2/20/2009	BElite	Red River	14
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	14
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	14
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	13
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	13
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	12
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	12
10/4/2013	TTBC	Lake Conroe	12
6/19/2002	FLW	Lake Champlain	11
5/18/2005	E50	Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)	11
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	11
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	11
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	11
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	11
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	10
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	10
9/12/2009	BElite	Lake Jordan	10
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	10
4/9/2024	BPT	Dale Hollow Lake	10
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	9
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	9
9/17/2009	BElite	Alabama River	9
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	9
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	8
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	8
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	8
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	8
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	8
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	8
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	7
8/1/2003	BT*	Louisiana Delta	7
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	7
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	7
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	7
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	7
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	6
7/13/2005	FLW	Lake Hamilton	6
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	6
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	6
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	6
9/15/2016	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	6
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	5
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	5
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	5
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	5
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	4
2/24/2012	BElite	Red River	4
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	4
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	4
2/13/2002	FLW	Lake Wheeler	3
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	3
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	3
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	3
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	3
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	3
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	2
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	2
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	2
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	2
4/10/2003	BT	Clear Lake	1
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	1
2/22/2008	BElite	Lake Hartwell	1
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	1
4/9/2021	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	1

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

Biographical data last updated: 1/19/2024

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