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1/5/1989

Matt Lee

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Guntersville, Alabama
Age	34
Former Occupation	Student
Height	5' 8''
Weight	160 lbs.
Injuries	Plate and nine screws in right leg (dirt bike injury)

Stats

Years Pro	10
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	11 (0) As of 3/27/2020
Career Earnings*	$280,312 As of 3/27/2020
Current World Rank	91
Best Finish in 2023	5 - Lake Norman, 3/8/2023
Best Finish in 2022	20 - Cayuga Lake, 8/6/2022
Last 3 Finishes	75 - Cherokee and Douglas Lakes, 3/18/2023 5 - Lake Norman, 3/8/2023 63 - Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, 2/13/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	2 (0) As of 3/27/2020
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 3/27/2020

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	My brother. "Just instinctively, you want to think as quickly as he does. A lot of guys have helped me in my short career ��Justin Lucas, Gerald Swindle, Cody Meyer. I look up to a lot of professionals and a lot of them have helped me in my career."
Home Lake	Guntersville
Favorite Lake	Guntersville, Champlain
Least Favorite Lake	"I don't think I have one. Even the tough ones, there's a way to figure them out."
Favorite Technique	Frogging
Primary Fishing Strength	Fishing hydrilla
Secondary Fishing Strength	Fishing deep ledges
Biggest Weakness	Smallmouth
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors	Quantum Fishing, Optimum Baits, ima Lures, Deps Japan, Garmin, Fatsack Outdoors, T-H Marine, Power-Pole, Solar Bat Sunglasses, Lure Lock
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Carhartt, Cullman County Parks & Recreation
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Toyota Tundra (Carhartt)

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Steak (medium-well)
Favorite Music	Rock/Rap/Hip-Hop/Country. "As much as I drive I listen to it all."
Favorite Book/Movie	Bible (book). "Action or comedy, I watch it all, from Star Wars to Step Brothers."
Non-Angling Hero	My dad. "His work ethic and how he treats people. If I become half of the man my dad is I will be alright."
When Not Fishing	Watching sports and I fun-fish Guntersville and around the house a lot.
Why He Fishes	"It's just who I am. I believe God meant for me to do this for a living. I love the competition, camaraderie and just trying to figure them out."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	75
3/8/2023	BPT	Lake Norman	5
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	63
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	36
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	20
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	67
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	24
4/9/2022	BPT	Lake Palestine	27
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	28
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	51
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	47
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	18
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	6
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	39
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	20
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	59
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	79
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	77
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	71
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	20
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	18
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	121
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	19
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	56
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	75
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	70
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	31
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	75
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	44
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	13
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	75
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	73
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	18
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	45
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	45
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	62
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	37
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	71
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	79
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	39
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	91
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	4
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	32
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	31
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	5
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	12
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	65
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	8
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	42
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	89
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	12
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	54
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	94
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	21
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	83
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	43
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	98
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	48
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	58
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	70
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	92
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	86
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	50
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	86
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	46
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	24
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	101
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	77
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	18
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	55
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	120
2/22/2013	BElite	Grand Lake	46

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

Biographical data last updated: 3/27/2020

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