The Leader in Pro Bass Fishing News!
Facebook Twitter
BACK
Sponsored by
3/2/1981

Matt Arey

Matt Arey

Info

Hometown Shelby, North Carolina
Age 44
Former Occupation Fishing and hunting guide (current)
Height 6' 1''
Weight 195 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 18
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 30 (3) As of 6/14/2021
Career Earnings* $1.26 million As of 6/14/2021
Current World Rank 94
Current Bassmaster Standing 75 (257 points)
Best Finish in 2025 33 - Lake Hartwell, 4/24/2025
Best Finish in 2024 9 - St. Johns River, 4/18/2024
Last 3 Finishes 43 - Sabine River, 5/15/2025
67 - Lake Fork, 5/8/2025
33 - Lake Hartwell, 4/24/2025
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."
Click a column heading to re-sort.
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  
4/18/2024 BElite St. Johns River 9  
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  
3/22/2024 BElite Grand Lake 15  
2/7/2019 BElite St. Johns River 15  
6/27/2024 BElite Smith Lake 16  
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  
5/9/2024 BElite Lake Murray 21  
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  
4/24/2025 BElite Lake Hartwell 33  
4/26/2012 FLWT Beaver Lake 33  
2/22/2024 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 35  
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  
5/15/2025 BElite Sabine River 43  
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  
2/29/2024 BElite Lake Fork 45  
7/21/2011 FLWT Lake Pickwick 45  
3/3/2010 FLWT Table Rock Lake 45  
8/22/2019 BElite Cayuga Lake 47  
3/21/2025 BElite Lake Ray Roberts 48  
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  
4/11/2024 BElite Harris Chain of Lakes 54  
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  
8/8/2024 BElite Lake Champlain 62  
8/15/2024 BElite St. Lawrence River 64  
2/15/2007 FLWT Lake Travis 65  
5/19/2022 BElite Lake Fork 66  
5/8/2025 BElite Lake Fork 67  
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  
4/10/2025 BElite Pasquotank River 75  
2/20/2025 BElite St. Johns River 75  
3/7/2013 FLWT Lewis Smith Lake 75  
6/13/2024 BElite Wheeler Lake 77  
8/24/2023 BElite St. Lawrence River 78  
4/14/2011 FLWT Lake Chickamauga 78  
2/27/2025 BElite Lake Okeechobee 80  
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

You may report any errors or omissions by clicking here. Please be certain of your information before submitting anything. Submissions will be examined, and if approved will be included in a future update.

BACK

Dock Talk

See All

Latest News

  • Floyd Frogs His Way To Top Of Group B

    Floyd Frogs His Way To Top Of Group B

    By MLF Communications Staff

    FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – If Cole Floyd had to pick his favorite way to catch a bass, it’d be on a topwater frog. To have big

  • Neal Cruises to Group A Qualifying Win

    Neal Cruises to Group A Qualifying Win

    By MLF Communications Staff

    FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – After racking up more than 75 pounds on Day 1, Michael Neal didn’t need to catch another bass during

  • Schlapper Closes Out Sabine River Win

    Schlapper Closes Out Sabine River Win

    By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff

    ORANGE, Texas — A marathon, not a sprint. You’d be hard pressed to find a more fitting phrase to describe Pat Schlapper’s

Video You May Like

©2025 Outdoor Sportsman Group. All Rights Reserved.

Get Weekly Updates

We will never sell or spam your email, you can read our Privacy Statement for more detail
OUTDOOR SPORTSMAN GROUP NETWORK