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Hank Cherry

Hank Cherry

Info

Hometown Lincolnton, North Carolina
Age 51
Former Occupation Liquor broker rep
Height 6' 3''
Weight 235 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro 18
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 29 (3) As of 5/25/2020
Career Earnings* $1.06 million As of 5/25/2020
Current World Rank 119
Current Bassmaster Standing 91 (169 points)
Best Finish in 2025 18 - Lake Okeechobee, 2/27/2025
Best Finish in 2024 8 - Grand Lake, 3/22/2024
Last 3 Finishes 102 - Lake Fork, 5/8/2025
96 - Lake Hartwell, 4/24/2025
59 - Pasquotank River, 4/10/2025
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 5 (1) As of 5/25/2020
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 0 (0) As of 5/25/2020
Titles/Honors 2020 Bassmaster Classic champion

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Clay Dyer
Home Lake Norman
Favorite Lake Okeechobee
Least Favorite Lake Beaver
Favorite Technique Power-fishing
Primary Fishing Strength Cold-water jerkbaits
Secondary Fishing Strength Jigs
Biggest Weakness Finesse fishing
Boat Bass Cat
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Mercury, Bass Cat Boats, Abu Garcia, Berkley, T-H Marine, Picasso Lures, Prym 1 Camo, Reelers Shield, Bass Mafia, Power-Pole, Garmin, AFTCO, Navionics
Non-Fishing Sponsors Super Chewer
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Steak and potatoes
Favorite Music Country
Favorite Book/Movie Bible (book)/The Natural (movie)
Non-Angling Hero Dad
When Not Fishing Hunting, spending time with family, church activities
Why He Fishes "The competition. I am a firm believer the Lord put me on earth to do this so that’s why I continue doing it."
Website www.hankcherry.com
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
6/11/2021 BElite Lake Ray Roberts 1  
3/6/2020 BElite Lake Guntersville 1  
2/22/2013 BElite Grand Lake 3  
5/2/2013 BElite West Point Lake 4  
4/26/2007 FLWT Lake Norman 4  
3/18/2021 BElite Pickwick Lake 5  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 5  
6/19/2008 FLWT Ft. Loudoun-Tellico 5  
2/11/2021 BElite St. Johns River 6  
5/12/2016 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 6  
3/22/2024 BElite Grand Lake 8  
6/21/2019 BElite Lake Guntersville 8  
4/4/2019 BElite Lake Hartwell 10  
6/11/2014 BElite Lake Chickamauga 12  
4/27/2023 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 13  
8/22/2019 BElite Cayuga Lake 15  
5/1/2014 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 16  
3/4/2022 BElite Lake Hartwell 17  
3/17/2016 BElite St. Johns River 17  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 17  
2/27/2025 BElite Lake Okeechobee 18  
4/8/2021 BElite Sabine River 18  
6/10/2020 BElite Lake Eufaula 18  
5/2/2019 BElite Lake Fork 18  
9/30/2020 BElite Lake Guntersville 19  
9/8/2016 BElite Mississippi River 19  
5/17/2018 BElite Lake Travis 20  
5/9/2013 BElite Alabama River 20  
3/13/2014 BElite Lake Seminole 23  
5/6/2021 BElite Neely Henry Lake 24  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 24  
10/16/2020 BElite Lake Chickamauga 25  
10/8/2020 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 25  
2/29/2024 BElite Lake Fork 26  
2/21/2014 BElite Lake Guntersville 27  
10/4/2013 TTBC Lake Conroe 27  
2/7/2019 BElite St. Johns River 28  
7/15/2021 BElite St. Lawrence River 29  
11/5/2020 BElite Lake Fork 29  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 29  
4/11/2024 BElite Harris Chain of Lakes 30  
4/7/2016 BElite Winyah Bay 30  
5/9/2014 TTBC Lake Fork 30  
8/22/2013 BElite Lake St. Clair 30  
4/28/2016 BElite Wheeler Lake 31  
8/8/2013 BElite St. Lawrence River 31  
5/9/2024 BElite Lake Murray 32  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 32  
8/17/2023 BElite Lake Champlain 33  
3/16/2018 BElite Lake Hartwell 33  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 33  
4/18/2013 BElite Bull Shoals Lake 33  
6/23/2016 BElite Cayuga Lake 34  
9/28/2019 BElite Lake St. Clair 35  
7/27/2023 BElite Lake St. Clair 36  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 36  
8/26/2022 BElite Mississippi River 37  
2/14/2019 BElite Lake Lanier 38  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 38  
2/23/2023 BElite Lake Seminole 39  
3/17/2022 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 39  
3/14/2013 BElite Sabine River 40  
4/26/2018 BElite Grand Lake 42  
9/14/2017 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 42  
5/11/2023 BElite Lay Lake 43  
3/24/2017 BElite Lake Conroe 43  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 43  
9/15/2016 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 44  
7/23/2020 BElite St. Lawrence River 45  
9/19/2019 BElite Lake Tenkiller 45  
8/11/2016 BElite Potomac River 45  
6/13/2024 BElite Wheeler Lake 46  
2/22/2024 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 46  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 49  
8/15/2019 BElite St. Lawrence River 51  
5/20/2021 BElite Lake Guntersville 53  
4/21/2016 BElite Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes 54  
2/28/2008 FLWT Lake Tohopekaliga 54  
6/1/2023 BElite Sabine River 55  
2/6/2020 BElite St. Johns River 56  
4/24/2008 FLWT Lake Norman 56  
2/10/2022 BElite St. Johns River 57  
4/22/2021 BElite Lake Fork 57  
2/8/2018 BElite Lake Martin 57  
4/10/2025 BElite Pasquotank River 59  
8/18/2022 BElite Lake Oahe 59  
7/30/2020 BElite Lake Champlain 59  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 59  
3/20/2014 BElite St. Johns River 59  
4/3/2014 BElite Table Rock Lake 60  
2/16/2023 BElite Lake Okeechobee 61  
6/8/2016 BElite Lake Texoma 62  
6/14/2007 FLWT Potomac River 62  
4/11/2019 BElite Winyah Bay 64  
5/4/2018 BElite Kentucky Lake 64  
6/2/2022 BElite Pickwick Lake 67  
2/17/2022 BElite Harris Chain of Lakes 67  
8/23/2018 BElite St. Lawrence River 67  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 67  
5/19/2022 BElite Lake Fork 68  
3/21/2013 BElite Falcon Lake 68  
7/8/2021 BElite Lake Champlain 69  
6/7/2018 BElite Sabine River 72  
6/20/2013 BElite Mississippi River 72  
7/14/2022 BElite St. Lawrence River 73  
4/7/2022 BElite Lake Chickamauga 74  
8/24/2023 BElite St. Lawrence River 75  
4/20/2023 BElite Lake Murray 78  
2/25/2021 BElite Tennessee River 78  
7/12/2007 FLWT Detroit River 78  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 79  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 79  
5/15/2008 FLWT Beaver Lake 79  
2/20/2025 BElite St. Johns River 81  
8/15/2024 BElite St. Lawrence River 81  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 81  
8/21/2014 BElite Cayuga Lake 81  
4/18/2024 BElite St. Johns River 84  
8/20/2020 BElite Lake St. Clair 85  
5/15/2014 BElite Lake Dardanelle 86  
6/27/2024 BElite Smith Lake 88  
8/7/2014 BElite Delaware River 95  
4/24/2025 BElite Lake Hartwell 96  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 96  
8/8/2024 BElite Lake Champlain 98  
6/21/2018 BElite Mississippi River 99  
5/8/2025 BElite Lake Fork 102  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 105  
6/29/2018 BElite Lake Oahe 106  
3/29/2007 FLWT Fort Loudoun-Tellico 109  
2/15/2007 FLWT Lake Travis 118  
7/10/2008 FLWT Detroit River 130  
4/3/2008 FLWT Lewis Smith 149  
5/17/2007 FLWT Beaver Lake 150  


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

Biographical data last updated: 5/25/2020

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