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7/17/1975

Chris Lane

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Guntersville, Alabama
Age	49
Former Occupation	Outside sales rep
Height	5' 11''
Weight	230 lbs.

Stats

Years Pro	18
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	40 (8) As of 2/27/2023
Career Earnings*	$2.4 million As of 2/27/2023
Current World Rank	49
Best Finish in 2024	6 - St. Lawrence River, 8/6/2024
Best Finish in 2023	1 - Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, 2/13/2023
Last 3 Finishes	6 - St. Lawrence River, 8/6/2024 57 - James River, 6/25/2024 33 - Chowan River, 6/4/2024
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	7 (1) As of 2/27/2023
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	1 (0) As of 2/27/2023
Titles/Honors	Bassmaster Classic champion (2012)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	"Denny Brauer and Rick Clunn, because I watched them all the time as a kid and I've gotten to know them over the past couple of years and they're both really nice guys."
Home Lake	Guntersville
Favorite Lake	Kissimmee (FL)
Least Favorite Lake	"I really don't have a least-favorite lake. They're all fun to fish."
Favorite Technique	Topwater
Primary Fishing Strength	Versatility
Secondary Fishing Strength	Topwater
Biggest Weakness	Deep, clear lakes with no grass
Boat	Nitro
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Mercury, Nitro, Costa, Bass Pro Shops, River2Sea, Eagle Claw, T-H Marine, Luck-E-Strike, Lithium Pros, Raymarine, Frogg Toggs, Power-Pole
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Charleston Rubber & Gasket, Bob Hembree Chevrolet, Foodland, Tony Chachere's, Big Green Egg, River Rocks Plantation, Sqwincher
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Chevy 2500 (Power-Pole)

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Steak (Porterhouse, rare)
Favorite Music	Country and southern rock
Favorite Book/Movie	Bassmaster Magazine (book)/Tombstone (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	"My dad, because he'd always take us fishing, and me and my brother Bobby wouldn't be where we're at today if not for him."
When Not Fishing	Spends time with his family, and likes to play golf and cards.
Why He Fishes	"Because it's something that I just love to do. I can't get enough of it."
Website	www.chrislanefishing.com

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/6/2024	BPT	St. Lawrence River	6
6/25/2024	BPT	James River	57
6/4/2024	BPT	Chowan River	33
5/18/2024	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	21
4/30/2024	BPT	Lake Eufaula	29
4/9/2024	BPT	Dale Hollow Lake	45
3/14/2024	BPT	Lay Lake	27
2/20/2024	BPT	Santee Cooper Lakes	43
1/30/2024	BPT	Toledo Bend Reservoir	41
8/1/2023	BPT	Saginaw Bay	59
6/24/2023	BPT	Lake St. Clair	77
6/6/2023	BPT	Cayuga Lake	32
5/16/2023	BPT	Lake Guntersville	49
4/24/2023	BPT	Caney Creek Reservoir/Bussey Brake Wildlife Area	12
4/2/2023	BPT	Lake Murray	4
3/18/2023	BPT	Cherokee and Douglas Lakes	20
3/8/2023	BPT	Lake Norman	35
2/13/2023	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	1
9/10/2022	BPT	Mille Lacs Lake	63
8/16/2022	MLFPC	St. Lawrence River	12
8/6/2022	BPT	Cayuga Lake	43
7/29/2022	MLFPC	Lake Champlain	30
6/16/2022	MLFPC	James River	38
6/4/2022	BPT	Watts Bar Lake	12
5/12/2022	MLFPC	Lake Guntersville	20
4/30/2022	BPT	Lake of the Ozarks	38
4/21/2022	MLFPC	Pickwick Lake	11
3/13/2022	MLFPC	Harris Chain of Lakes	90
3/2/2022	BPT	Lewis Smith Lake	47
2/19/2022	BPT	Lake Fork	11
2/5/2022	BPT	Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake	19
1/27/2022	MLFPC	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	76
9/10/2021	BPT	Lake St. Clair	44
8/17/2021	MLFPC	Mississippi River	39
8/5/2021	BPT	Lake Champlain	79
7/29/2021	MLFPC	St. Lawrence River	52
6/25/2021	BPT	St. Lawrence River	55
6/17/2021	MLFPC	Potomac River	119
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	73
5/21/2021	BPT	Harris Chain of Lakes	32
5/13/2021	MLFPC	Lake Eufaula	12
4/30/2021	BPT	Lake Travis	23
4/22/2021	MLFPC	Lake Murray	59
4/9/2021	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	17
3/21/2021	BPT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	49
3/11/2021	MLFPC	Lewis Smith Lake	42
2/22/2021	BPT	Lake Eufaula	32
2/11/2021	MLFPC	Lake Okeechobee	2
7/10/2020	BPT	Sturgeon Bay	43
6/7/2020	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	17
3/13/2020	BPT	Lake Fork	33
2/21/2020	BPT	Lake Okeechobee	38
2/7/2020	BPT	Lake Eufaula	14
6/25/2019	BPT	Lake Winnebago	53
5/31/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	39
5/17/2019	BPT	Table Rock Lake	62
4/30/2019	BPT	Smith Lake	47
4/9/2019	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	40
3/26/2019	BPT	Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir	47
3/15/2019	BElite	Tennessee River	30
2/12/2019	BPT	Lake Conroe	40
1/29/2019	BPT	Kissimmee Chain of Lakes	26
9/20/2018	BElite	Lake Chatuge	2
8/23/2018	BElite	St. Lawrence River	14
6/29/2018	BElite	Lake Oahe	59
6/21/2018	BElite	Mississippi River	31
6/7/2018	BElite	Sabine River	108
5/17/2018	BElite	Lake Travis	40
5/4/2018	BElite	Kentucky Lake	14
4/26/2018	BElite	Grand Lake	88
2/8/2018	BElite	Lake Martin	49
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	55
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	10
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	45
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	73
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	50
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	98
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	100
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	103
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	105
9/15/2016	BElite	Mille Lacs Lake	38
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	75
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	47
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	27
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	40
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	2
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	30
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	74
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	62
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	71
3/4/2016	BElite	Grand Lake O' the Cherokees	24
9/17/2015	BElite	Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)	17
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	3
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	32
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	86
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	66
5/23/2015	TTBC	Lake Fork	4
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	44
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	12
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	81
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	1
2/20/2015	BElite	Lake Hartwell	10
9/18/2014	BElite	Bay de Noc (Lake Michigan)	10
8/21/2014	BElite	Cayuga Lake	72
8/7/2014	BElite	Delaware River	2
6/11/2014	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	104
5/15/2014	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	98
5/1/2014	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	37
4/3/2014	BElite	Table Rock Lake	17
3/20/2014	BElite	St. Johns River	1
3/13/2014	BElite	Lake Seminole	34
2/21/2014	BElite	Lake Guntersville	36
8/22/2013	BElite	Lake St. Clair	1
8/8/2013	BElite	St. Lawrence River	77
6/20/2013	BElite	Mississippi River	47
5/9/2013	BElite	Alabama River	17
5/2/2013	BElite	West Point Lake	43
4/18/2013	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	86
3/21/2013	BElite	Falcon Lake	59
3/14/2013	BElite	Sabine River	22
3/7/2013	FLWT	Lewis Smith Lake	82
2/22/2013	BElite	Grand Lake	41
2/7/2013	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	89
9/28/2012	TTBC	Lake Conroe	49
8/23/2012	BElite	Oneida Lake	42
6/28/2012	BElite	Lake Michigan	18
6/21/2012	BElite	Mississippi River	44
6/7/2012	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	32
5/3/2012	BElite	Douglas Lake	29
4/19/2012	BElite	Bull Shoals Lake	78
3/22/2012	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	2
3/15/2012	BElite	St. Johns River	33
2/24/2012	BElite	Red River	1
2/9/2012	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	31
10/20/2011	FLWT	Lake Guntersville	11
6/16/2011	BElite	Lake Wheeler	40
6/9/2011	BElite	Arkansas River	67
5/12/2011	BElite	Lake Murray	11
5/5/2011	BElite	West Point Lake	63
4/14/2011	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	4
4/6/2011	BElite	Lake Pickwick	36
3/17/2011	BElite	St. Johns River	44
3/10/2011	BElite	Harris Chain	7
2/3/2011	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	118
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	32
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	74
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	11
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	40
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	87
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	47
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	88
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	79
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	78
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	69
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	59
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	91
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	46
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	84
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	3
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	53
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	13
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	71
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	42
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	93
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	24
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	26
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	14
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	88
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	90
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	72
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	4
2/22/2008	BElite	Lake Hartwell	49
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	57
8/23/2007	BMajor-l	Lake Dardanelle	38
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	5
7/26/2007	BMajor-m	Lake Oneida	16
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	63
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	59
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	25
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	40
5/17/2007	BMajor-a	High Rock Lake	40
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	50
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	2
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	82
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	9
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	52
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	90
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	54
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	6
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	28
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	97
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	46
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	97
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	35
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	90
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	33
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	65

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

Biographical data last updated: 2/27/2023

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