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8/18/1972

Buddy Gross

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Ringgold, Georgia
Age	52
Former Occupation	Heavy truck sales
Height	5' 8''
Weight	240 lbs.

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	18 (6) As of 2/25/2022
Career Earnings*	$873,535 As of 2/25/2022
Current World Rank	171
Current Bassmaster Standing	99 (250 points)
Best Finish in 2024	25 - Lake Fork, 2/29/2024
Best Finish in 2023	27 - Lake Okeechobee, 2/16/2023
Last 3 Finishes	98 - St. Lawrence River, 8/15/2024 77 - Lake Champlain, 8/8/2024 87 - Smith Lake, 6/27/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	1 (0) As of 2/25/2022
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	1 (0) As of 2/25/2022

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Father
Home Lake	Chickamauga
Favorite Lake	Guntersville
Least Favorite Lake	Clear-water lakes
Favorite Technique	Offshore
Primary Fishing Strength	Power-fishing
Secondary Fishing Strength	Grass
Biggest Weakness	Spinning rods
Boat	Bullet
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Fitzgerald Fishing, Boat Logix, Fish Dayton, Tackle Trap, Daiwa, Lowrance, Bullet Boats, Mercury, Power-Pole, Owner Hooks, Zoom, Profound Outdoors, Phantom Outdoors, Tournament Grade Apparel, Swimbait University, Nichols Lures, Fish Lake Chickamauga, Costa
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Leer, BossVan, Hank's Carpet & Flooring, Integrity Chevrolet, Davron Technologies, IPG
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy 2500 Duramax

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Steak
Favorite Music	"Country, but I like all music."
Favorite Book/Movie	Tombstone (movie)
When Not Fishing	Be with family
Why He Fishes	"My love for it as a child became my passion."
Website	https://www.facebook.com/Buddy-Gross-Fishing-923565391018713/

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/15/2024	BElite	St. Lawrence River	98
8/8/2024	BElite	Lake Champlain	77
6/27/2024	BElite	Smith Lake	87
6/13/2024	BElite	Wheeler Lake	74
5/9/2024	BElite	Lake Murray	77
4/18/2024	BElite	St. Johns River	54
4/11/2024	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	94
2/29/2024	BElite	Lake Fork	25
2/22/2024	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	101
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	66
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	87
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	83
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	48
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	60
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	91
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	72
3/24/2023	BElite	Tennessee River	46
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	78
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	27
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	20
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	47
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	57
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	23
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	53
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	61
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	53
3/4/2022	BElite	Lake Hartwell	20
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	1
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	29
7/15/2021	BElite	St. Lawrence River	72
7/8/2021	BElite	Lake Champlain	30
6/11/2021	BElite	Lake Ray Roberts	52
5/20/2021	BElite	Lake Guntersville	43
5/6/2021	BElite	Neely Henry Lake	18
4/22/2021	BElite	Lake Fork	48
4/8/2021	BElite	Sabine River	50
3/18/2021	BElite	Pickwick Lake	10
2/25/2021	BElite	Tennessee River	60
2/11/2021	BElite	St. Johns River	28
11/5/2020	BElite	Lake Fork	14
10/16/2020	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	36
10/8/2020	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	37
9/30/2020	BElite	Lake Guntersville	48
8/20/2020	BElite	Lake St. Clair	77
7/30/2020	BElite	Lake Champlain	12
7/23/2020	BElite	St. Lawrence River	35
6/10/2020	BElite	Lake Eufaula	1
2/6/2020	BElite	St. Johns River	11
8/9/2019	FLWT- FWC	Lake Hamilton	31
6/27/2019	FLWT	Lake Champlain	52
5/2/2019	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	2
4/11/2019	FLWT	Cherokee Lake	44
3/28/2019	FLWT	Grand Lake	39
3/7/2019	FLWT	Lake Seminole	11
2/7/2019	FLWT	Lake Toho	1
1/10/2019	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	68
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	57
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	95
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	133
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	135
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	85
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	5
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	140
6/15/2017	FLWT	Potomac River	116
5/18/2017	FLWT	Mississippi River	54
4/27/2017	FLWT	Beaver Lake	112
4/6/2017	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	112
3/9/2017	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	113
2/16/2017	FLWT	Lake Travis	81
2/2/2017	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	38
6/23/2016	FLWT	Lake Champlain	130
6/9/2016	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	47
5/5/2016	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	1
4/14/2016	FLWT	Beaver Lake	21
3/17/2016	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	163
2/4/2016	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	161

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

Biographical data last updated: 2/25/2022

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