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3/2/1981

Matt Arey

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Shelby, North Carolina
Age	42
Former Occupation	Fishing and hunting guide (current)
Height	6' 1''
Weight	195 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	16
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	30 (3) As of 6/14/2021
Career Earnings*	$1.26 million As of 6/14/2021
Current World Rank	70
Current Bassmaster Standing	38 (515 points)
Best Finish in 2023	16 - Lake Seminole, 2/23/2023
Best Finish in 2022	6 - Mississippi River, 8/26/2022
Last 3 Finishes	78 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023 48 - Lake Champlain, 8/17/2023 50 - Lake St. Clair, 7/27/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	2 (0) As of 6/14/2021
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	8 (0) As of 6/14/2021

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Clay Dyer
Home Lake	Wylie
Favorite Lake	Beaver
Least Favorite Lake	Ohio River
Favorite Technique	Sight-fishing
Primary Fishing Strength	Power-fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength	Jerkbaiting
Biggest Weakness	Finesse
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Evinrude
Fishing Sponsors	Pennzoil Marine, Lunkerhunt, Costa, Lowrance, Lew's, P-Line, T-H Marine, Bass Mafia Tackle, Evinrude, Power-Pole, Gator Guards Keel Shield
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy Silverado

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Blackened grouper
Favorite Music	Rock
Favorite Book/Movie	Tombstone (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	"Both of my parents have had a great influence on my life and career."
When Not Fishing	Bowhunting for deer, guiding or running the family horse-boarding business
Why He Fishes	"I've always loved to compete, and that's what drives me."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
4/23/2015	FLWT	Beaver Lake	1
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	1
6/11/2021	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	2
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	3
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	4
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	5
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	5
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	5
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	6
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	7
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	7
4/14/2016	FLWT	Beaver Lake	7
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	10
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	10
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	11
5/18/2017	FLWT	Mississippi River	11
3/17/2016	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	11
3/26/2015	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	11
6/9/2016	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	12
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	13
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	13
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	13
3/4/2022	BElite	Lake Hartwell	14
8/11/2017	FLWT- FWC	Lake Murray	14
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	15
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	16
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	16
8/14/2014	FLWT	Lake Murray	16
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	16
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	17
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	17
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	18
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	18
8/20/2015	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	18
8/15/2013	FLWT	Red River	18
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	19
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	19
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	20
5/23/2015	TTBC	Lake Fork	20
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	22
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	23
5/5/2016	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	23
8/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Lanier	23
6/28/2012	FLWT	Lake Champlain	23
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	23
5/16/2013	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	24
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	24
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	25
3/24/2023	BElite	Tennessee River	25
8/10/2018	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	27
8/4/2016	FLWT- FWC	Wheeler Lake	27
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	27
4/27/2017	FLWT	Beaver Lake	28
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	29
2/2/2017	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	29
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	32
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	32
9/28/2012	TTBC	Lake Conroe	32
4/26/2012	FLWT	Beaver Lake	33
6/11/2015	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	35
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	35
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	36
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	37
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	37
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	38
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	39
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	39
5/9/2014	TTBC	Lake Fork	39
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	39
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	40
6/23/2016	FLWT	Lake Champlain	41
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	42
10/4/2013	TTBC	Lake Conroe	42
8/11/2011	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	42
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	43
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	43
3/6/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	43
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	43
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	43
3/9/2017	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	44
7/21/2011	FLWT	Lake Pickwick	45
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	45
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	47
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	48
3/5/2015	FLWT	Lake Toho	48
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	49
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	50
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	50
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	50
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	51
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	52
6/15/2017	FLWT	Potomac River	54
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	55
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	56
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	56
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	57
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	59
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	61
4/6/2017	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	61
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	65
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	66
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	67
5/19/2011	FLWT	Red River	67
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	67
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	70
6/16/2011	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	71
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	71
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	72
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	73
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	74
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	74
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	74
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	75
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	78
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	78
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	80
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	81
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	87
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	89
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	93
6/25/2015	FLWT	Potomac River	100
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	102
2/16/2017	FLWT	Lake Travis	103
5/14/2015	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	105
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	124
2/4/2016	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	126
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	126
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	151
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	153
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	157
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	191
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	200

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

Biographical data last updated: 6/14/2021

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