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8/30/1994

Patrick Walters

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Summerville, South Carolina
Age	31
Former Occupation	Sales Associate at Tupperway Auto Care & Tires
Height	6' 2''
Weight	205 lbs.

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	22 (5) As of 8/29/2023
Career Earnings*	$985,388 As of 8/29/2023
Current World Rank	6
Current Bassmaster Standing	4 (553 points)
Best Finish in 2025	2 - Sabine River, 5/15/2025
Best Finish in 2024	1 - Lake Murray, 5/9/2024
Last 3 Finishes	31 - Lake Tenkiller, 6/12/2025 2 - Sabine River, 5/15/2025 12 - Lake Fork, 5/8/2025
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 8/29/2023
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 11/9/2020

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Kevin VanDam and Clay Dyer, "the most inspirational and hardworking angler on the water today."
Home Lake	Santee Cooper lakes
Favorite Lake	Tennessee River Lakes & Santee Cooper
Least Favorite Lake	Lake Dubay (Wis.)
Favorite Technique	Shallow-water power-fishing and beating the bank
Primary Fishing Strength	Covering a lot of water during the day and staying versatile
Secondary Fishing Strength	Not being afraid to finesse down and getting an extra bite or two
Biggest Weakness	Fishing for suspended fish
Boat	Falcon
Motor	Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors	Phantom Outdoors, Falcon Bass Boats, Yamaha Outboards, RELiON Battery, Rapala, Sufix line, VMC, Power-Pole, Daiwa, Lure Lock, Zoom Bait Company, Omnia Fishing, Sonar Pros, Terminator
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Plenum Medical Gas Solutions, Clarendon County, KYSEK Ice Chests
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevrolet 2500 Duramax

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	A good medium-rare steak or some fried chicken
Favorite Music	Country music
Favorite Book/Movie	Bassmaster Magazine
Non-Angling Hero	My parents
When Not Fishing	Spending time with the family and friends, doing a little bit of hunting
Why He Fishes	"I was introduced to tournament bass fishing in the sixth grade and have been hooked ever since! Having my dad as my tournament partner, as well as the competitive nature that comes with fishing tournaments equaled the perfect formula that helped form a bond to fishing and the desire to fish competitively at a professional level."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/22/2019	BElite	Cayuga Lake	24
3/22/2024	BElite	Grand Lake	30
4/11/2024	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	62
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	50
8/8/2024	BElite	Lake Champlain	6
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	7
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	7
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	28
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	48
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	22
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	20
5/8/2025	BElite	Lake Fork	12
2/29/2024	BElite	Lake Fork	12
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	34
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	2
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	1
5/2/2019	BElite	Lake Fork	29
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	35
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	57
3/6/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	32
6/21/2019	BElite	Lake Guntersville	57
4/24/2025	BElite	Lake Hartwell	21
3/4/2022	BElite	Lake Hartwell	12
4/4/2019	BElite	Lake Hartwell	11
2/14/2019	BElite	Lake Lanier	22
5/9/2024	BElite	Lake Murray	1
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	4
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	6
2/27/2025	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	42
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	15
8/20/2015	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	36
3/21/2025	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	9
6/11/2021	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	10
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	69
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	27
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	44
9/28/2019	BElite	Lake St. Clair	31
6/12/2025	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	31
9/19/2019	BElite	Lake Tenkiller	27
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	6
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	24
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	49
4/10/2025	BElite	Pasquotank River	65
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	51
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	12
5/15/2025	BElite	Sabine River	2
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	24
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	32
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	75
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	19
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	11
6/27/2024	BElite	Smith Lake	60
2/20/2025	BElite	St. Johns River	9
4/18/2024	BElite	St. Johns River	82
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	7
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	4
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	10
2/7/2019	BElite	St. Johns River	4
8/15/2024	BElite	St. Lawrence River	8
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	1
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	12
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	77
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	47
8/15/2019	BElite	St. Lawrence River	57
3/24/2023	BElite	Tennessee River	28
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	23
2/22/2024	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	2
6/13/2024	BElite	Wheeler Lake	18
4/11/2019	BElite	Winyah Bay	7

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

Biographical data last updated: 8/29/2023

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