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4/7/1988

Brandon Lester

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Fayetteville, Tennessee
Age	35
Former Occupation	Receiving tech (factory)
Height	6' 0''
Weight	180 lbs.

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	21 (0) As of 9/19/2019
Career Earnings*	$564,374 As of 9/19/2019
Current World Rank	11
Current Bassmaster Standing	50 (279 points)
Best Finish in 2023	6 - Tennessee River, 3/24/2023
Best Finish in 2022	1 - Pickwick Lake, 6/2/2022
Last 3 Finishes	31 - Lay Lake, 5/11/2023 80 - Santee Cooper Lakes, 4/27/2023 19 - Lake Murray, 4/20/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 9/19/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 9/19/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Aaron Martens
Home Lake	Tims Ford
Favorite Lake	Guntersville
Least Favorite Lake	"I try not to have a least favorite. Someone always wins no matter how bad the lake is."
Favorite Technique	Flipping grass
Primary Fishing Strength	Shallow water
Secondary Fishing Strength	Grass
Biggest Weakness	Offshore ledge fishing
Boat	Phoenix
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Mud Hole Custom Tackle, MHX Rods, Phoenix, Mercury, Power-Pole, Optima Batteries, Vicious, Costa Del Mar, Mustad, Freedom Marine Center, X-Zone Lures, Aqua Vu, Winn Grips, Raymarine
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy Silverado

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Prime rib
Favorite Music	Country
Favorite Book/Movie	Tombstone (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	Father
When Not Fishing	"I like to spend time with family and hunt deer and turkeys.
Why He Fishes	Fishing is a sport that anyone can enjoy whether you're the guy who sits on the bank with a cane pole and a can of worms or you fish the Bassmaster Elite Series."
Website	www.brandonlesterfishing.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	31
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	80
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	19
3/24/2023	BElite	Tennessee River	6
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	70
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	46
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	4
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	37
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	32
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	1
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	42
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	23
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	30
3/4/2022	BElite	Lake Hartwell	38
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	5
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	28
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	38
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	23
6/11/2021	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	35
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	29
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	51
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	41
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	69
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	14
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	61
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	12
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	12
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	50
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	21
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	61
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	47
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	24
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	48
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	12
3/6/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	7
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	35
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	16
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	11
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	6
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	24
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	9
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	37
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	28
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	16
3/15/2019	BElite	Tennessee River	6
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	44
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	12
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	3
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	90
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	95
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	33
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	86
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	52
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	6
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	27
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	50
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	45
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	24
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	6
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	32
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	86
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	77
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	50
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	70
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	22
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	41
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	26
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	39
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	63
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	101
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	98
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	16
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	63
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	73
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	13
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	28
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	46
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	68
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	66
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	67
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	9
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	87
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	57
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	27
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	4
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	19
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	9
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	17
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	39
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	93
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	37
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	42
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	89
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	69
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	21

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

Biographical data last updated: 9/1/2014

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