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David Williams

David Williams

Info

Hometown Maiden, North Carolina
Age 53
Former Occupation Taxidermist
Height 6' 1''
Weight 260 lbs.
Injuries Back injuries/Scoliosis

Stats

Years Pro 10
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 4 (0) As of 3/3/2017
Career Earnings* $168,647 As of 3/3/2017
Current World Rank 183
Last 3 Finishes 73 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023
73 - Lake Champlain, 8/17/2023
82 - Lake St. Clair, 7/27/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 1 (0) As of 3/3/2017
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 0 (0) As of 3/3/2017

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero My dad/Hank Parker/Rick Clunn
Home Lake Norman
Favorite Lake Hartwell
Least Favorite Lake None – "If you're fishing they're all good."
Favorite Technique Topwater
Primary Fishing Strength Power-fishing jig or spinnerbait
Secondary Fishing Strength Finding fish shallow
Biggest Weakness Off shore fishing
Boat Nitro
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Nitro Boats, Bass Pro Shops, Fitzgerald Rods, Lineberger's Cattle Company, Power-Pole, Costa, Duo Realis, Mercury, Queen Tackle, Hi Seas, True South
Non-Fishing Sponsors Happy R Ranch, Aluminum Awnings of the Carolinas
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Ribeye steak and ice cream
Favorite Music Contemporary christian
Favorite Book/Movie Bible (book)/Forrest Gump (movie)
Non-Angling Hero Michael Jordan
When Not Fishing Camping, hunting, spending time with family, chasing my toddler
Why He Fishes "I just love being in the outdoors and love the challenge and competition."
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
8/24/2023 BElite St. Lawrence River 73  
8/17/2023 BElite Lake Champlain 73  
7/27/2023 BElite Lake St. Clair 82  
6/1/2023 BElite Sabine River 22  
5/11/2023 BElite Lay Lake 57  
4/27/2023 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 66  
4/20/2023 BElite Lake Murray 103  
2/23/2023 BElite Lake Seminole 85  
2/16/2023 BElite Lake Okeechobee 78  
8/26/2022 BElite Mississippi River 57  
8/18/2022 BElite Lake Oahe 84  
7/14/2022 BElite St. Lawrence River 87  
6/2/2022 BElite Pickwick Lake 74  
5/19/2022 BElite Lake Fork 48  
4/7/2022 BElite Lake Chickamauga 81  
3/17/2022 BElite Santee Cooper Lakes 28  
2/17/2022 BElite Harris Chain of Lakes 27  
2/10/2022 BElite St. Johns River 43  
7/29/2021 MLFPC St. Lawrence River 46  
6/17/2021 MLFPC Potomac River 59  
6/4/2021 BPT Lake Chickamauga 77  
5/13/2021 MLFPC Lake Eufaula 146  
4/22/2021 MLFPC Lake Murray 5  
3/11/2021 MLFPC Lewis Smith Lake 143  
2/11/2021 MLFPC Lake Okeechobee 98  
8/11/2020 FLWPC Lake Erie 151  
7/29/2020 FLWPC Mississippi River 75  
6/23/2020 FLWPC Lake Chickamauga 9  
3/19/2020 FLWPC Lake Martin 84  
2/20/2020 FLWPC Harris Chain of Lakes 104  
1/23/2020 FLWPC Sam Rayburn Reservoir 61  
6/27/2019 FLWT Lake Champlain 137  
5/2/2019 FLWT Lake Chickamauga 9  
4/11/2019 FLWT Cherokee Lake 105  
3/28/2019 FLWT Grand Lake 89  
3/7/2019 FLWT Lake Seminole 52  
2/7/2019 FLWT Lake Toho 18  
1/10/2019 FLWT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 170  
8/10/2018 FLWT- FWC Lake Ouachita 32  
6/28/2018 FLWT Lake St. Clair 15  
5/17/2018 FLWT Kentucky Lake 96  
4/26/2018 FLWT Smith Lake 1  
4/12/2018 FLWT Lake Cumberland 94  
3/8/2018 FLWT Lake Lanier 8  
2/22/2018 FLWT Harris Chain of Lakes 34  
1/25/2018 FLWT Lake Okeechobee 17  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 60  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 57  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 61  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 87  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 85  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 93  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 69  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 72  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 18  
9/8/2016 BElite Mississippi River 51  
8/11/2016 BElite Potomac River 43  
6/23/2016 BElite Cayuga Lake 99  
6/8/2016 BElite Lake Texoma 21  
5/12/2016 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 105  
4/28/2016 BElite Wheeler Lake 18  
4/21/2016 BElite Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes 101  
4/7/2016 BElite Winyah Bay 33  
3/17/2016 BElite St. Johns River 80  
8/27/2015 BElite Lake St. Clair 19  
8/13/2015 BElite Chesapeake Bay 84  
7/30/2015 BElite St. Lawrence River 48  
6/3/2015 BElite Kentucky Lake 120  
5/7/2015 BElite Lake Havasu 5  
4/30/2015 BElite Sacramento River 81  
4/9/2015 BElite Lake Guntersville 91  
3/19/2015 BElite Sabine River 16  
2/20/2009 BElite Red River 46  


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

Biographical data last updated: 3/3/2017

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