BassFan - bass fishing news, tips, tournament coverage

BACK

Sponsored by

10/20/1966

Chad Morgenthaler

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Coulterville, Illinois
Age	59
Former Occupation	Firefighter (13 years)
Height	5' 10''
Weight	195 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	22
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	17 (2) As of 1/19/2015
Career Earnings*	$668,121 As of 1/19/2015
Last 3 Finishes	56 - Pickwick Lake, 6/2/2022 89 - Lake Fork, 5/19/2022 94 - Lake Chickamauga, 4/7/2022
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 1/19/2015
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	1 (0) As of 1/19/2015

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Kevin VanDam - "The guy is just unbelievable. He very seldom has 2 bad days in a row, he always seems to be around fish, and the way he fishes and can key in on things so quickly is just unbelievable."
Home Lake	Crab Orchard (IL)
Favorite Lake	Okeechobee (FL) - "I've got some of my best finishes ever on that lake. It just fishes well for me. I've never missed a check there."
Least Favorite Lake	Lake Ouachita (AR)/Ft. Gibson (OK) - "Unfortunately when I visited those lakes it was after a fish kill, and I had a tough time putting things together."
Favorite Technique	Flipping and pitching jigs and tubes
Primary Fishing Strength	"Pre-spawn and spawn shallow-water power-fishing in crowds"
Secondary Fishing Strength	Deep-water finesse
Biggest Weakness	Post-spawn
Boat	Phoenix
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Minn-Kota, Humminbird, Lunker Lure/Hawg Caller, Plano Molding, Frabill, Missile Baits, Toray, Bass Boat Technologies, Blackwater International (Toray line), Denali Rods, The Rod Glove, Amphibia (eyewear)
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Jasper Engines and Transmissions, Svanda GM Motor Group (Sparta, IL)
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevrolet Silverado

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Porterhouse steak (medium-rare)
Favorite Music	Rock (not hard rock)
Favorite Book/Movie	FLW Outdoors magazine(book)/Die Hard (movie)
When Not Fishing	"I like to travel with my wife and spend time with my family."
Why He Fishes	"I love the competition, I love the uncertainties that go with fishing and everybody is on a level playing field so there's always room for new talent to work its way into the sport."
Website	www.chadmorgenthaler.com

Click a column heading to re-sort.

Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	56
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	89
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	94
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	13
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	61
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	18
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	51
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	38
6/11/2021	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	36
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	20
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	90
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	8
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	94
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	51
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	42
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	70
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	27
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	46
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	36
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	10
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	14
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	33
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	4
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	76
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	54
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	26
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	50
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	37
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	40
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	63
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	58
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	60
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	52
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	24
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	13
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	63
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	39
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	165
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	90
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	90
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	56
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	7
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	50
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	61
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	89
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	64
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	97
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	13
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	96
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	56
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	98
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	33
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	33
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	61
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	4
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	32
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	66
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	86
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	68
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	92
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	52
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	102
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	83
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	96
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	77
5/23/2015	TTBC	Lake Fork	23
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	14
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	65
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	10
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	80
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	45
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	39
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	56
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	75
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	55
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	40
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	2
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	46
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	20
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	15
2/21/2014	BElite	Lake Guntersville	23
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	53
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	68
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	60
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	36
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	57
9/28/2012	TTBC	Lake Conroe	47
6/28/2012	FLWT	Lake Champlain	22
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	23
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	103
4/26/2012	FLWT	Beaver Lake	106
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	41
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	118
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	40
10/20/2011	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	92
9/15/2011	FLWT	Lake Champlain	96
7/21/2011	FLWT	Lake Pickwick	52
6/16/2011	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	99
6/2/2011	FLWT	Potomac River	9
5/19/2011	FLWT	Red River	42
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	83
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	116
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	31
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	23
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	112
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	40
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	125
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	77
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	39
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	87
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	115
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	56
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	99
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	9
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	62
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	88
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	119
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	91
4/24/2008	FLWT	Lake Norman	162
4/3/2008	FLWT	Lewis Smith	47
2/28/2008	FLWT	Lake Tohopekaliga	128
8/2/2007	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	24
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	144
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	159
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	6
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	51
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	18
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	55
11/15/2006	FLWS	Lewis Smith Lake	22
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	95
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	148
5/31/2006	FLWS	Old Hickory Lake	81
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	163
5/3/2006	FLWS	Lake Cumberland	103
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	131
3/8/2006	FLWS	Lake Lanier	45
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	78
2/24/2006	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	31
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	128
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	21
7/29/2005	BT	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	25
6/22/2005	FLW	Potomac River	74
6/15/2005	E50	Lake Wissota	23
6/1/2005	E50	Lewisville Lake	20
5/18/2005	E50	Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)	13
5/11/2005	FLW	Wheeler Lake	83
4/20/2005	E50	Smith Lake	6
4/13/2005	FLW	Beaver Lake	110
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	45
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	107
3/9/2005	FLW	Ouachita River	184
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	122
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	45
2/9/2005	FLW	Lake Toho	28
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	22
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	125
1/19/2005	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	20
6/23/2004	FLW	Lake Champlain	171
5/12/2004	FLW	Kentucky Lake	35
3/31/2004	FLW	Beaver Lake	34
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	56
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	69
3/10/2004	FLW	Old Hickory Lake	187
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	4
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	110
2/11/2004	FLW	Atchafalaya Basin	136
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	9
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	144
1/21/2004	FLW	Lake Okeechobee	51
8/1/2003	BT*	Louisiana Delta	35
5/22/2003	BT	Alabama River	34
5/1/2003	BT	Lake Hamilton	41
4/10/2003	BT	Clear Lake	44
4/3/2003	BT	California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta)	89
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	5
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	115
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	28
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	62
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	5
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	129

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

Biographical data last updated: 2/8/2013

You may report any errors or omissions by clicking here. Please be certain of your information before submitting anything. Submissions will be examined, and if approved will be included in a future update.

BACK