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9/5/1971

Jim Dillard

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	West Monroe, Louisiana
Age	53
Former Occupation	Firefighter, master plumber
Height	5' 11''
Weight	225 lbs.
Injuries	Thumb injury from plumbing days

Stats

Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	1 (0) As of 7/28/2008
Career Earnings*	$93,837 As of 7/28/2008
Last 3 Finishes	98 - Lake St. Clair, 6/28/2018 23 - Kentucky Lake, 5/17/2018 141 - Smith Lake, 4/26/2018

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	Kevin VanDam – "I've watched him since he started and I've tried to model my fishing after him."
Home Lake	D'Arbonne Lake and the Ouachita River
Favorite Lake	Toledo Bend or Sam Rayburn
Favorite Technique	Spinnerbaits
Primary Fishing Strength	Versatility
Secondary Fishing Strength	Cranking
Biggest Weakness	Extremely deep offshore structure
Boat	Ranger
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Minn Kota,, Ludwig Brothers Marine, Wack 'Em Crazy Baits, Lew's, Wobblehead Lures
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Hawaiian Punch
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy Suburban

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Lasagna
Favorite Music	1980s rock and roll
Favorite Book/Movie	The Natural (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	"My dad. He got killed when I was 15 years old. On Saturday mornings I couldn't wait until he'd get me up to go fishing, play golf, or go deer hunting. My mother, too. She's the person I got all my mental strength from."
When Not Fishing	Hunt and play golf
Why He Fishes	"I've had a goal to fish professionally for at least 15 years, and everything I've done up to this point has been meticulously calculated to achieve that."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	98
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	23
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	141
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	129
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	152
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	141
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	66
6/15/2017	FLWT	Potomac River	57
5/18/2017	FLWT	Mississippi River	67
4/27/2017	FLWT	Beaver Lake	98
4/6/2017	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	120
3/9/2017	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	139
2/16/2017	FLWT	Lake Travis	122
2/2/2017	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	117
6/23/2016	FLWT	Lake Champlain	83
6/9/2016	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	81
5/5/2016	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	30
4/14/2016	FLWT	Beaver Lake	136
3/17/2016	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	48
2/4/2016	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	24
6/25/2015	FLWT	Potomac River	50
6/11/2015	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	55
5/14/2015	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	93
4/23/2015	FLWT	Beaver Lake	58
6/26/2014	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	145
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	64
6/5/2014	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	147
5/9/2014	TTBC	Lake Fork	36
4/10/2014	FLWT	Beaver Lake	52
3/27/2014	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	132
3/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	165
2/6/2014	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	130
10/4/2013	TTBC	Lake Conroe	50
6/27/2013	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	52
6/6/2013	FLWT	Grand Lake	52
5/16/2013	FLWT	Lake Eufaula	69
4/11/2013	FLWT	Beaver Lake	10
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	129
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	129
8/23/2012	FLWT	Detroit River	105
6/28/2012	FLWT	Lake Champlain	116
6/7/2012	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	41
5/17/2012	FLWT	Potomac River	17
4/26/2012	FLWT	Beaver Lake	47
3/29/2012	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	96
3/8/2012	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	155
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	129
7/21/2011	FLWT	Lake Pickwick	8
6/16/2011	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	126
5/19/2011	FLWT	Red River	78
4/14/2011	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	116
3/24/2011	FLWT	Lake Hartwell	118
3/3/2011	FLWT	Beaver Lake	68
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	117
6/23/2010	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	11
5/26/2010	FLWT	Lake Ouachita	99
4/21/2010	FLWT	Fort Loudoun/Tellico Lakes	78
3/24/2010	FLWT	Lake Norman	86
3/3/2010	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	59
7/30/2009	FLW	Ohio, Monongahela, Allegheny Rivers	49
7/9/2009	FLWT	Lake Champlain	79
6/11/2009	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	24
5/14/2009	FLWT	Beaver Lake	68
4/23/2009	FLWT	Lake Norman	84
3/12/2009	FLWT	Table Rock Lake	141
2/12/2009	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	58
8/14/2008	FLWT	Lake Murray	74
7/10/2008	FLWT	Detroit River	57
6/19/2008	FLWT	Ft. Loudoun-Tellico	11
5/15/2008	FLWT	Beaver Lake	14
4/24/2008	FLWT	Lake Norman	61
4/3/2008	FLWT	Lewis Smith	96
2/28/2008	FLWT	Lake Tohopekaliga	90
7/12/2007	FLWT	Detroit River	83
6/14/2007	FLWT	Potomac River	145
5/17/2007	FLWT	Beaver Lake	183
4/26/2007	FLWT	Lake Norman	156
3/29/2007	FLWT	Fort Loudoun-Tellico	104
2/15/2007	FLWT	Lake Travis	135
11/15/2006	FLWS	Lewis Smith Lake	174
10/11/2006	FLWS	Lake of the Ozarks	62
6/21/2006	FLWT	Lake Champlain	133
5/31/2006	FLWS	Old Hickory Lake	18
5/10/2006	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	154
5/3/2006	FLWS	Lake Cumberland	108
4/5/2006	FLWT	Beaver Lake	13
3/8/2006	FLWS	Lake Lanier	64
3/1/2006	FLWT	Pickwick Lake	179
2/8/2006	FLWT	Lake Murray	40
1/18/2006	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	178

*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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