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Dustin Connell

Dustin Connell

Info

Hometown Clanton, Alabama
Age 35
Former Occupation Fishing guide
Height 6' 2''
Weight 180 lbs.
Injuries Bass thumb

Stats

Years Pro 8
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)* 28 (7) As of 4/8/2025
Career Earnings* $2.1 million As of 4/8/2025
Current World Rank 22
Best Finish in 2025 1 - Lake Guntersville, 4/3/2025
Best Finish in 2024 1 - Toledo Bend Reservoir, 1/30/2024
Last 3 Finishes 17 - Saginaw Bay and River, 8/7/2025
42 - Potomac River, 6/26/2025
12 - Kentucky Lake, 6/5/2025
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won) 1 (0) As of 4/8/2025
REDCREST Championships Fished (Won) 6 (3) As of 4/8/2025
Titles/Honors Three-time REDCREST champion (2021, 2024, 2025)

Angling Stuff

Angling Hero Bill Dance
Home Lake Coosa River
Favorite Lake Lake Jordan
Least Favorite Lake Lake Tuscaloosa
Favorite Technique Deep water/Offshore
Primary Fishing Strength Offshore
Secondary Fishing Strength Grass fishing
Biggest Weakness Shallow cranking
Boat Ranger
Motor Mercury
Fishing Sponsors Favorite Rods, Rapala, CrushCity, VMC, Triton Boats, AFTCO, Power-Pole, ZPI, Snag Proof, Lowrance, T-H Marine, Airport Marine
Non-Fishing Sponsors McKinnon Toyota, Veneer Cast Stone
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor) Toyota Tundra

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food Seafood
Favorite Music Country/Eric Church
Favorite Book/Movie Happy Gilmore (movie)
Non-Angling Hero Jesus Christ
When Not Fishing Bow hunting
Why He Fishes "I love the competition."
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Tournament Finishes
(Only recent tournaments are included. Not necessarily a career listing.)
Date Tour Event Place
8/7/2025 BPT Saginaw Bay and River 17  
6/26/2025 BPT Potomac River 42  
6/5/2025 BPT Kentucky Lake 12  
5/17/2025 BPT Smith Mountain Lake 3  
5/1/2025 BPT Chickamauga/Nickajack Lakes 47  
4/3/2025 BPT Lake Guntersville 1  
3/6/2025 BPT Lake Murray 36  
2/13/2025 BPT Harris Chain of Lakes 55  
1/30/2025 BPT Lake Conroe 13  
8/6/2024 BPT St. Lawrence River 41  
6/25/2024 BPT James River 21  
6/4/2024 BPT Chowan River 3  
5/18/2024 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 25  
4/30/2024 BPT Lake Eufaula 25  
4/9/2024 BPT Dale Hollow Lake 7  
3/14/2024 BPT Lay Lake 1  
2/20/2024 BPT Santee Cooper Lakes 15  
1/30/2024 BPT Toledo Bend Reservoir 1  
8/1/2023 BPT Saginaw Bay 29  
6/24/2023 BPT Lake St. Clair 12  
6/6/2023 BPT Cayuga Lake 17  
5/16/2023 BPT Lake Guntersville 14  
4/24/2023 BPT Caney Creek Reservoir/Bussey Brake Wildlife Area 14  
4/2/2023 BPT Lake Murray 34  
3/18/2023 BPT Cherokee and Douglas Lakes 29  
3/8/2023 BPT Lake Norman 7  
2/13/2023 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 57  
9/10/2022 BPT Mille Lacs Lake 1  
8/6/2022 BPT Cayuga Lake 1  
6/4/2022 BPT Watts Bar Lake 31  
4/30/2022 BPT Lake of the Ozarks 77  
4/9/2022 BPT Lake Palestine 6  
3/23/2022 BPT Grand Lake O' The Cherokees 4  
3/2/2022 BPT Lewis Smith Lake 1  
2/19/2022 BPT Lake Fork 17  
2/5/2022 BPT Caney Creek, Lake D'Arbonne, Bussey Brake 61  
9/10/2021 BPT Lake St. Clair 19  
8/5/2021 BPT Lake Champlain 75  
6/25/2021 BPT St. Lawrence River 35  
6/4/2021 BPT Lake Chickamauga 14  
5/21/2021 BPT Harris Chain of Lakes 27  
4/30/2021 BPT Lake Travis 40  
4/9/2021 BPT Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir 40  
3/21/2021 BPT Sam Rayburn Reservoir 28  
2/22/2021 BPT Lake Eufaula 1  
8/11/2020 FLWPC Lake Erie 60  
7/29/2020 FLWPC Mississippi River 21  
7/10/2020 BPT Sturgeon Bay 31  
6/23/2020 FLWPC Lake Chickamauga 97  
6/7/2020 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 7  
3/13/2020 BPT Lake Fork 37  
2/21/2020 BPT Lake Okeechobee 30  
2/7/2020 BPT Lake Eufaula 5  
8/21/2019 BPT Mississippi River 22  
6/25/2019 BPT Lake Winnebago 36  
5/31/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 4  
5/17/2019 BPT Table Rock Lake 53  
4/30/2019 BPT Smith Lake 8  
4/9/2019 BPT Lake Chickamauga 16  
3/26/2019 BPT Falls Lake/Jordan Lake/Shearon Harris Reservoir 27  
2/12/2019 BPT Lake Conroe 50  
1/29/2019 BPT Kissimmee Chain of Lakes 9  
9/20/2018 BElite Lake Chatuge 47  
8/23/2018 BElite St. Lawrence River 40  
6/29/2018 BElite Lake Oahe 24  
6/21/2018 BElite Mississippi River 64  
6/7/2018 BElite Sabine River 57  
5/17/2018 BElite Lake Travis 54  
5/4/2018 BElite Kentucky Lake 94  
4/26/2018 BElite Grand Lake 64  
3/16/2018 BElite Lake Hartwell 23  
2/8/2018 BElite Lake Martin 12  
9/14/2017 BElite Mille Lacs Lake 24  
8/24/2017 BElite Lake St. Clair 49  
7/27/2017 BElite Lake Champlain 22  
7/20/2017 BElite St. Lawrence River 21  
6/2/2017 BElite Lake Dardanelle 85  
5/17/2017 BElite Sam Rayburn Reservoir 24  
4/27/2017 BElite Ross Barnett Reservoir 1  
4/6/2017 BElite Toledo Bend Reservoir 56  
2/23/2017 BElite Lake Okeechobee 26  
2/9/2017 BElite Cherokee Lake 37  


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

Biographical data last updated: 4/8/2025

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