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8/23/1983

Chad Pipkens

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Holt, Michigan
Age	38
Former Occupation	Runs interior/exterior paint company (current)
Height	6' 2''
Weight	185 lbs.

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	29 (4) As of 9/20/2019
Career Earnings*	$559,533 As of 9/20/2019
Current World Rank	76
Current Bassmaster Standing	58 (43 points)
Best Finish in 2021	58 - St. Johns River, 2/11/2021
Best Finish in 2020	7 - Lake Chickamauga, 10/16/2020
Last 3 Finishes	58 - St. Johns River, 2/11/2021 18 - Lake Fork, 11/5/2020 7 - Lake Chickamauga, 10/16/2020
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	2 (0) As of 9/20/2019
FLW Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 9/20/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Mike Iaconelli
Home Lake	Erie
Favorite Lake	Champlain
Least Favorite Lake	Chickamauga
Favorite Technique	Topwater
Primary Fishing Strength	Offshore smallmouth
Secondary Fishing Strength	Finesse
Biggest Weakness	Shallow cranking
Boat	Skeeter
Motor	Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors	Flow-Rite Controls, Damiki, Huk, Powell, Costa, Lake Drive Marine, Sunline, Gamakatsu, Power-Pole, Hamby�s, Angler Hosting, Skeeter, Yamaha, Rigid Industries, RMC Boat Works, Abu Garcia
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Douglas J Companies, Clear Strategy Retirement Group
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	GMC Yukon XL

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	"Pizza and sushi ... not together!"
Favorite Music	Country and rap
Favorite Book/Movie	Old school (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	"Anyone that who the drive and passion to do things they don�t enjoy in order to obtain their goals � Be happy and thankful, but never satisfied."
When Not Fishing	"Play hockey, golf, run/lift weights, snowboard, tailgate, and anything on or around water!"
Why He Fishes	"I love fishing, sports, speed, competition, outdoors, gambling and a changing challenge. Tournament fishing ties all those into one!"
Website	www.chadpipkens.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	58
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	18
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	7
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	73
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	76
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	80
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	21
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	29
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	13
3/6/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	48
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	29
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	37
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	42
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	16
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	44
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	6
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	8
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	62
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	9
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	54
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	51
9/20/2018	BElite	Lake Chatuge	36
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	94
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	28
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	25
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	65
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	31
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	27
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	75
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	41
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	42
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	36
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	48
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	53
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	81
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	107
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	73
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	21
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	99
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	58
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	91
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	44
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	104
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	97
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	89
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	105
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	100
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	48
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	50
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	5
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	4
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	3
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	32
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	110
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	52
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	41
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	59
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	110
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	41
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	64
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	12
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	112
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	74
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	33
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	39
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	87
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	67
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	74
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	10
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	77
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	45
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	73
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	70
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	93
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	93
8/23/2012	FLWT	Detroit River	3
9/15/2011	FLWT	Lake Champlain	67
6/2/2011	FLWT	Potomac River	126
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	135

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

Biographical data last updated: 10/20/2016

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