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9/15/1978

Brett Hite

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Phoenix, Arizona
Age	46
Former Occupation	N/A - Fishing since high school
Height	5' 10''
Weight	170 lbs.
Injuries	None

Stats

Years Pro	24
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	32 (5) As of 9/12/2019
Career Earnings*	$1.62 million As of 9/12/2019
Current World Rank	188
Best Finish in 2023	23 - Cherokee and Douglas Lakes, 3/18/2023
Last 3 Finishes	63 - Saginaw Bay, 8/1/2023 39 - Lake St. Clair, 6/24/2023 75 - Cayuga Lake, 6/6/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	6 (0) As of 9/12/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	6 (0) As of 9/12/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Gary Klein and Jay Yelas - "They both started out in the West, and they're both such versatile fishermen. And they're consistent too."
Home Lake	Lake Roosevelt (AZ)
Favorite Lake	Clear Lake (CA) - "I think it's the best bass fishery in the U.S."
Least Favorite Lake	Red River (LA) - "I was clueless the last time I was there, and I got a bad taste of it."
Favorite Technique	Dropshotting and flipping
Primary Fishing Strength	Deep structure
Secondary Fishing Strength	Flipping
Biggest Weakness	Crankbaits
Boat	Vexus
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Sunline, Evergreen International, TheHookupTackle.com, Minn Kota, Humminbird, Costa, Ark Fishing (tungsten weights), Z-Man (ChatterBait), Ranger, Mercury
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Lance Camper
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Ford F350

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Mexican
Favorite Music	Alternative rock
Favorite Book/Movie	Who Moved My Cheese? (book)/Top Gun (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	Father and Bucky Walters - "Bucky is one of my dad's really good friends, and I went fishing with them practically every weekend."
When Not Fishing	"I like to hunt (quail, deer, elk) and do basically anything in the outdoors."
Why He Fishes	"I'm addicted to it. I love to go fishing. After 2 days of rest, I'm ready to go again."
Website	www.bretthite.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	63
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	39
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	75
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	30
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	43
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	23
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	38
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	43
8/16/2022	MLFPC	St. Lawrence River	44
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	57
7/29/2022	MLFPC	Lake Champlain	69
6/16/2022	MLFPC	James River	33
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	43
5/12/2022	MLFPC	Lake Guntersville	105
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	45
4/21/2022	MLFPC	Pickwick Lake	35
3/13/2022	MLFPC	Harris Chain of Lakes	100
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	47
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	59
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	71
1/27/2022	MLFPC	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	23
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	30
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	71
7/29/2021	MLFPC	St. Lawrence River	72
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	36
6/17/2021	MLFPC	Potomac River	60
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	67
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	8
5/13/2021	MLFPC	Lake Eufaula	69
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	68
4/22/2021	MLFPC	Lake Murray	140
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	35
3/11/2021	MLFPC	Lewis Smith Lake	26
2/11/2021	MLFPC	Lake Okeechobee	117
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	72
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	119
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	34
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	182
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	74
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	49
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	80
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	8
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	76
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	57
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	74
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	52
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	69
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	35
3/15/2019	BElite	Tennessee River	34
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	38
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	25
9/20/2018	BElite	Lake Chatuge	45
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	20
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	25
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	49
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	90
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	63
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	44
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	16
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	11
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	104
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	85
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	46
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	100
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	58
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	70
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	9
3/24/2017	BElite	Lake Conroe	13
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	14
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	101
9/15/2016	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	24
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	81
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	8
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	3
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	44
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	7
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	81
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	80
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	2
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	53
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	39
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	25
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	9
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	24
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	92
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	3
5/23/2015	TTBC	Lake Fork	35
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	107
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	61
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	13
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	88
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	7
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	6
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	79
8/14/2014	FLWT	Lake Murray	39
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	38
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	7
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	5
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	12
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	42
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	22
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	68
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	91
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	90
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	49
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	1
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	6
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	1
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	32
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	27
5/16/2013	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	97
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	90
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	70
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	39
10/11/2012	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	62
9/20/2012	FLWT	Wheeler Lake	5
8/23/2012	FLWT	Detroit River	60
6/28/2012	FLWT	Lake Champlain	17
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	119
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	110
4/26/2012	FLWT	Beaver Lake	77
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	129
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	10
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	29
10/20/2011	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	12
9/15/2011	FLWT	Lake Champlain	46
8/11/2011	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	23
7/21/2011	FLWT	Lake Pickwick	38
6/16/2011	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	124
6/2/2011	FLWT	Potomac River	33
5/19/2011	FLWT	Red River	65
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	5
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	23
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	25
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	87
8/5/2010	FLWT	Lake Lanier	18
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	31
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	27
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	26
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	113
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	29
7/30/2009	FLW	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	27
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	51
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	11
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	34
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	81
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	61
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	124
8/14/2008	FLWT	Lake Murray	53
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	35
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	163
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	141
4/24/2008	FLWT	Lake Norman	118
4/3/2008	FLWT	Lewis Smith	130
2/28/2008	FLWT	Lake Tohopekaliga	1
8/2/2007	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	15
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	162
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	85
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	46
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	95
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	40
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	49
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	141
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	103
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	148
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	152
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	118
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	84
7/30/2004	BASS	Lake Wylie	43
6/16/2004	E50	Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee Rivers	30
6/2/2004	E50	Alabama River	27
5/19/2004	E50	Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway	45
4/14/2004	E50	Lake Dardanelle	27
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	15
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	49
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	37
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	38
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	28
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	91
4/10/2003	BT	Clear Lake	78
4/3/2003	BT	California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta)	13
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	96
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	96
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	144
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	57
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	137
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	38
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	55
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	143
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	2
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	102
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	135
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	42

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

Biographical data last updated: 2/1/2018

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