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10/5/1972

Russ Lane

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Prattville, Alabama
Age	52
Former Occupation	Pro baseball player (minors)
Height	6' 3''
Weight	210 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	19
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	21 (1) As of 9/18/2019
Career Earnings*	$1.1 million As of 9/18/2019
Current World Rank	197
Best Finish in 2023	18 - Saginaw Bay, 8/1/2023
Last 3 Finishes	18 - Saginaw Bay, 8/1/2023 69 - Lake St. Clair, 6/24/2023 47 - Cayuga Lake, 6/6/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	7 (0) As of 9/18/2019
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 9/18/2019

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	"A team I fished against locally – Wiggins and Steel – and they would kick your tail. They fished out of an old Venture boat, wore flannel and bluejeans. Wiggins, he only had one eye. These guys were the first ones to figure out how to catch the giant spotted bass on the Coosa River below the dams."
Home Lake	Lake Jordan (AL)
Favorite Lake	Jordan (AL) and Okeechobee (FL)
Least Favorite Lake	West Point (AL)
Favorite Technique	Flipping matted grass and deep-cranking
Primary Fishing Strength	"Being able to get by using any technique imaginable."
Secondary Fishing Strength	"Fishing blind in new water during competition."
Biggest Weakness	"Versatility – I try to do too much."
Boat	Phoenix
Motor	Yamaha
Fishing Sponsors	Garmin, Buckeye Lures, Amphibia (eyewear), Sunline, Big Bite Baits, SPRO, Gamakatsu, Denali Rods, Towtector, Hawgtech, AFTCO (apparel), Winn Grips, T-H Marine
Non-Fishing Sponsors	BW Trailer Hitches
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	"I will eat anything."
Favorite Music	Old country and southern rock
Favorite Book/Movie	Silence of the Lambs (book and movie)
Non-Angling Hero	"Jill, my wife. It takes a very special person to put up with me all the time, and she does it."
When Not Fishing	"I like to buy and sell stuff."
Why He Fishes	"Because it's in my blood, I can't get it out of my head, and it's what I'm meant to do."
Website	www.russlanefishing.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	18
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	69
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	47
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	75
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	53
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	53
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	40
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	53
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	71
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	51
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	79
4/9/2022	BPT	Lake Palestine	10
3/23/2022	BPT	Grand Lake O' The Cherokees	35
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	38
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	28
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	67
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	14
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	28
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	64
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	37
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	75
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	14
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	47
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	9
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	52
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	55
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	91
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	23
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	74
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	70
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	69
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	28
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	37
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	36
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	78
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	73
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	10
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	67
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	49
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	106
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	75
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	103
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	99
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	81
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	76
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	51
3/16/2018	BElite	Lake Hartwell	17
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	30
9/14/2017	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	6
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	91
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	44
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	33
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	41
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	22
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	61
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	32
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	55
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	15
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	27
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	84
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	28
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	52
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	94
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	26
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	25
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	60
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	106
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	47
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	43
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	47
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	7
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	56
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	31
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	61
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	50
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	90
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	32
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	46
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	104
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	10
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	60
5/9/2014	TTBC	Lake Fork	3
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	35
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	70
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	28
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	43
10/4/2013	TTBC	Lake Conroe	40
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	60
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	83
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	82
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	48
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	74
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	63
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	37
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	61
2/22/2013	BElite	Grand Lake	53
9/28/2012	TTBC	Lake Conroe	4
9/20/2012	FLWT	Wheeler Lake	11
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	43
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	12
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	30
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	47
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	51
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	27
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	52
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	72
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	108
10/20/2011	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	3
9/15/2011	FLWT	Lake Champlain	129
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	7
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	19
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	24
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	50
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	68
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	41
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	76
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	66
2/18/2011	BElite	Louisiana Delta	45
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	74
10/1/2010	TTBC	Lake Conroe	10
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	8
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	15
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	22
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	5
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	31
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	51
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	60
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	37
2/19/2010	BElite	Lay Lake	4
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	83
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	41
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	3
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	21
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	61
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	36
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	63
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	29
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	32
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	86
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	74
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	100
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	51
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	44
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	55
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	17
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	59
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	95
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	35
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	32
8/23/2007	BMajor-l	Lake Dardanelle	45
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	82
7/26/2007	BMajor-m	Lake Oneida	24
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	76
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	73
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	49
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	46
5/17/2007	BMajor-a	High Rock Lake	11
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	88
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	31
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	48
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	40
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	56
2/23/2007	BElite	Lay Lake	24
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	44
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	34
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	39
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	12
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	32
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	41
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	32
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	45
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	17
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	51
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	24
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	25
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	18
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	35
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	129
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	141
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	44

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

Biographical data last updated: 2/8/2013

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