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8/22/1986

James Elam

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Age	39
Former Occupation	Family machine shop
Height	5' 9''
Weight	160 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	12
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	12 (3) As of 9/18/2019
Career Earnings*	$552,475 As of 9/18/2019
Current World Rank	60
Best Finish in 2025	7 - Potomac River, 6/26/2025
Best Finish in 2024	18 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Last 3 Finishes	7 - Potomac River, 6/26/2025 57 - Kentucky Lake, 6/5/2025 58 - Chickamauga/Nickajack Lakes, 5/1/2025
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	4 (0) As of 9/18/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 9/18/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Men of my family – dad, uncles, grandpa... they all fish and they're all good people
Home Lake	Grand (Okla.)
Favorite Lake	Tenkiller
Least Favorite Lake	West Point
Favorite Technique	Deep water structure
Primary Fishing Strength	Shallow-water power fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength	Deep water structure
Biggest Weakness	Intermediate depth/transition period
Boat	Phoenix
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Mercury, Phoenix Boats, Lowrance, Simms, LiveTarget, KastKing (rods and reels), T-H Marine, Anglr, Seaguar, Gamakatsu
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Daylight Donuts
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Ribeye steak
Favorite Music	Little bit of everything
When Not Fishing	Working out, hang out with friends, tinker with tackle
Why He Fishes	"I've just always done it. What keeps it interesting is you never stop learning. We learn something new or different every day. That's the coolest thing about it."
Website	www.jamesrayelam.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
6/26/2025	BPT	Potomac River	7
6/5/2025	BPT	Kentucky Lake	57
5/1/2025	BPT	Chickamauga/Nickajack Lakes	58
4/3/2025	BPT	Lake Guntersville	40
3/6/2025	BPT	Lake Murray	20
2/13/2025	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	8
1/30/2025	BPT	Lake Conroe	40
8/6/2024	BPT	St. Lawrence River	21
6/25/2024	BPT	James River	41
6/4/2024	BPT	Chowan River	35
4/30/2024	BPT	Lake Eufaula	71
4/9/2024	BPT	Dale Hollow Lake	39
2/20/2024	BPT	Santee Cooper Lakes	57
1/30/2024	BPT	Toledo Bend Reservoir	18
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	43
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	51
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	67
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	18
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	49
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	31
3/8/2023	BPT	Lake Norman	23
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	73
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	5
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	33
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	41
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	65
4/9/2022	BPT	Lake Palestine	25
3/23/2022	BPT	Grand Lake O' The Cherokees	19
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	45
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	36
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	30
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	48
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	13
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	20
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	29
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	15
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	55
4/9/2021	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	21
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	67
2/22/2021	BPT	Lake Eufaula	24
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	166
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	69
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	13
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	55
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	40
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	53
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	10
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	62
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	10
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	66
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	57
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	51
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	31
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	67
3/15/2019	BElite	Tennessee River	23
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	49
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	71
9/20/2018	BElite	Lake Chatuge	1
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	11
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	46
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	44
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	91
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	57
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	71
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	24
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	11
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	17
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	2
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	97
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	103
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	6
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	36
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	32
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	81
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	13
3/24/2017	BElite	Lake Conroe	4
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	34
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	21
9/15/2016	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	5
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	54
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	57
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	30
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	53
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	28
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	8
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	50
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	13
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	84
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	30
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	10
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	10
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	31
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	68
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	45
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	96
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	20
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	44
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	69
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	33
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	19
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	105
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	83
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	62
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	59
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	104
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	84
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	75
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	38
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	90
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	91
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	66
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	26
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	78
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	17

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

Biographical data last updated: 9/24/2018

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