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7/13/1989

Chris Johnston

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Info

Hometown	Otonabee, Ontario, Canada
Age	35
Former Occupation	Self-employed
Height	5' 10''
Weight	180 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	13
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	33 (3) As of 9/2/2021
Career Earnings*	$1 million As of 9/2/2021
Current World Rank	9
Current Bassmaster Standing	1 (758 points)
Best Finish in 2024	2 - Lake Champlain, 8/8/2024
Best Finish in 2023	2 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023
Last 3 Finishes	4 - St. Lawrence River, 8/15/2024 2 - Lake Champlain, 8/8/2024 18 - Smith Lake, 6/27/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	2 (0) As of 9/2/2021
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	2 (0) As of 9/2/2021

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Bob Izumi
Home Lake	Rice Lake (Ontario)
Favorite Lake	Ontario
Least Favorite Lake	Beaver
Favorite Technique	Sight-fishing
Primary Fishing Strength	Shallow power-fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength	Flipping
Biggest Weakness	Cranking
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Under Armour, Daiwa, Garmin, Costa, Ranger Boats, Power-Pole, Seaguar
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Ford F-250

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Surf & turf
Favorite Music	Country
Favorite Book/Movie	Man on Fire (movie)
When Not Fishing	Hunting
Why He Fishes	"I always loved fishing with my family since I was old enough to walk. Now, I like the competitiveness tournament fishing brings to it."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
4/27/2017	FLWT	Beaver Lake	92
4/14/2016	FLWT	Beaver Lake	25
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	20
8/23/2012	FLWT	Detroit River	69
3/22/2024	BElite	Grand Lake	25
4/11/2024	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	24
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	63
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	1
3/9/2017	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	111
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	72
6/9/2016	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	40
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	13
8/8/2024	BElite	Lake Champlain	2
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	23
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	12
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	30
6/23/2016	FLWT	Lake Champlain	5
9/15/2011	FLWT	Lake Champlain	82
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	20
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	38
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	6
4/6/2017	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	117
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	59
2/29/2024	BElite	Lake Fork	38
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	10
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	9
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	44
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	40
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	9
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	34
3/6/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	34
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	26
2/2/2017	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	42
3/4/2022	BElite	Lake Hartwell	5
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	38
3/17/2016	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	12
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	10
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	91
5/9/2024	BElite	Lake Murray	23
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	63
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	2
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	43
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	10
2/4/2016	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	3
8/10/2018	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	42
6/11/2021	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	8
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	17
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	26
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	6
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	38
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	14
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	46
2/16/2017	FLWT	Lake Travis	32
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	67
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	2
5/18/2017	FLWT	Mississippi River	103
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	36
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	19
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	24
5/5/2016	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	61
6/15/2017	FLWT	Potomac River	3
6/2/2011	FLWT	Potomac River	31
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	63
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	4
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	23
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	52
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	57
6/27/2024	BElite	Smith Lake	18
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	37
4/18/2024	BElite	St. Johns River	5
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	35
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	34
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	71
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	2
8/15/2024	BElite	St. Lawrence River	4
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	2
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	6
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	5
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	1
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	2
3/24/2023	BElite	Tennessee River	31
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	50
2/22/2024	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	7
6/13/2024	BElite	Wheeler Lake	57
8/4/2016	FLWT- FWC	Wheeler Lake	8
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	26

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

Biographical data last updated: 9/2/2021

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