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8/4/1972

David Williams

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Maiden, North Carolina
Age	53
Former Occupation	Taxidermist
Height	6' 1''
Weight	260 lbs.
Injuries	Back injuries/Scoliosis

Stats

Years Pro	10
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	4 (0) As of 3/3/2017
Career Earnings*	$168,647 As of 3/3/2017
Last 3 Finishes	73 - St. Lawrence River, 8/24/2023 73 - Lake Champlain, 8/17/2023 82 - Lake St. Clair, 7/27/2023
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	1 (0) As of 3/3/2017
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won)	0 (0) As of 3/3/2017

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero	My dad/Hank Parker/Rick Clunn
Home Lake	Norman
Favorite Lake	Hartwell
Least Favorite Lake	None – "If you're fishing they're all good."
Favorite Technique	Topwater
Primary Fishing Strength	Power-fishing jig or spinnerbait
Secondary Fishing Strength	Finding fish shallow
Biggest Weakness	Off shore fishing
Boat	Nitro
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Nitro Boats, Bass Pro Shops, Fitzgerald Rods, Lineberger's Cattle Company, Power-Pole, Costa, Duo Realis, Mercury, Queen Tackle, Hi Seas, True South
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Happy R Ranch, Aluminum Awnings of the Carolinas
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Ribeye steak and ice cream
Favorite Music	Contemporary christian
Favorite Book/Movie	Bible (book)/Forrest Gump (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	Michael Jordan
When Not Fishing	Camping, hunting, spending time with family, chasing my toddler
Why He Fishes	"I just love being in the outdoors and love the challenge and competition."

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Tournament Finishes

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

Date	Tour	Event	Place
8/24/2023	BElite	St. Lawrence River	73
8/17/2023	BElite	Lake Champlain	73
7/27/2023	BElite	Lake St. Clair	82
6/1/2023	BElite	Sabine River	22
5/11/2023	BElite	Lay Lake	57
4/27/2023	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	66
4/20/2023	BElite	Lake Murray	103
2/23/2023	BElite	Lake Seminole	85
2/16/2023	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	78
8/26/2022	BElite	Mississippi River	57
8/18/2022	BElite	Lake Oahe	84
7/14/2022	BElite	St. Lawrence River	87
6/2/2022	BElite	Pickwick Lake	74
5/19/2022	BElite	Lake Fork	48
4/7/2022	BElite	Lake Chickamauga	81
3/17/2022	BElite	Santee Cooper Lakes	28
2/17/2022	BElite	Harris Chain of Lakes	27
2/10/2022	BElite	St. Johns River	43
7/29/2021	MLFPC	St. Lawrence River	46
6/17/2021	MLFPC	Potomac River	59
6/4/2021	BPT	Lake Chickamauga	77
5/13/2021	MLFPC	Lake Eufaula	146
4/22/2021	MLFPC	Lake Murray	5
3/11/2021	MLFPC	Lewis Smith Lake	143
2/11/2021	MLFPC	Lake Okeechobee	98
8/11/2020	FLWPC	Lake Erie	151
7/29/2020	FLWPC	Mississippi River	75
6/23/2020	FLWPC	Lake Chickamauga	9
3/19/2020	FLWPC	Lake Martin	84
2/20/2020	FLWPC	Harris Chain of Lakes	104
1/23/2020	FLWPC	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	61
6/27/2019	FLWT	Lake Champlain	137
5/2/2019	FLWT	Lake Chickamauga	9
4/11/2019	FLWT	Cherokee Lake	105
3/28/2019	FLWT	Grand Lake	89
3/7/2019	FLWT	Lake Seminole	52
2/7/2019	FLWT	Lake Toho	18
1/10/2019	FLWT	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	170
8/10/2018	FLWT- FWC	Lake Ouachita	32
6/28/2018	FLWT	Lake St. Clair	15
5/17/2018	FLWT	Kentucky Lake	96
4/26/2018	FLWT	Smith Lake	1
4/12/2018	FLWT	Lake Cumberland	94
3/8/2018	FLWT	Lake Lanier	8
2/22/2018	FLWT	Harris Chain of Lakes	34
1/25/2018	FLWT	Lake Okeechobee	17
8/24/2017	BElite	Lake St. Clair	60
7/27/2017	BElite	Lake Champlain	57
7/20/2017	BElite	St. Lawrence River	61
6/2/2017	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	87
5/17/2017	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	85
4/27/2017	BElite	Ross Barnett Reservoir	93
4/6/2017	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	69
2/23/2017	BElite	Lake Okeechobee	72
2/9/2017	BElite	Cherokee Lake	18
9/8/2016	BElite	Mississippi River	51
8/11/2016	BElite	Potomac River	43
6/23/2016	BElite	Cayuga Lake	99
6/8/2016	BElite	Lake Texoma	21
5/12/2016	BElite	Toledo Bend Reservoir	105
4/28/2016	BElite	Wheeler Lake	18
4/21/2016	BElite	Bull Shoals/Norfork Lakes	101
4/7/2016	BElite	Winyah Bay	33
3/17/2016	BElite	St. Johns River	80
8/27/2015	BElite	Lake St. Clair	19
8/13/2015	BElite	Chesapeake Bay	84
7/30/2015	BElite	St. Lawrence River	48
6/3/2015	BElite	Kentucky Lake	120
5/7/2015	BElite	Lake Havasu	5
4/30/2015	BElite	Sacramento River	81
4/9/2015	BElite	Lake Guntersville	91
3/19/2015	BElite	Sabine River	16
2/20/2009	BElite	Red River	46

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

Biographical data last updated: 3/3/2017

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