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11/1/1972

Mark Tyler

Info & Stats
Angling & Personal Stuff
Tournament Finishes

Info

Hometown	Vian, Oklahoma
Age	53
Former Occupation	Machinist
Height	6' 0''
Weight	175 lbs.
Injuries	None

Stats

Years Pro	24
Top 10 Finishes (Wins)*	12 (1) As of 1/9/2009
Career Earnings*	$355,879 As of 1/9/2009
Last 3 Finishes	38 - Ft. Gibson, 6/17/2010 75 - Kentucky Lake, 6/9/2010 28 - Clarks Hill Lake, 5/20/2010
Bassmaster Classics Fished (Won)	1 (0) As of 1/9/2009
Titles/Honors	Holds record for largest bass caught during Bassmaster competition: 14-09 at the April 1999 California Delta Western Invitational

Angling Stuff

Favorite Lake	California Delta (CA)
Least Favorite Lake	Elephant Butte (NM) — "It doesn't have any fish."
Favorite Technique	Topwater
Primary Fishing Strength	Mental toughness
Secondary Fishing Strength	Flipping
Biggest Weakness	Fishing in a crowd
Boat	Bass Cat
Motor	Mercury
Fishing Sponsors	Bass Cat, Mercury, Rapala, Optimum Baits, Zappu, Vertical Lures, Denali Rods
Non-Fishing Sponsors	Travelodge
Tow Vehicle (Sponsor)	Ford F250 (diesel)

Personal Stuff

Favorite Food	Mexican
Favorite Music	Modern rock
Favorite Book/Movie	Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen (book)/Shawshank Redemption (movie)
Non-Angling Hero	"My father, beacuse he's the hardest-woking man I ever knew. He instilled my work ethic in me."
When Not Fishing	"I like to play basketball and lift weights."
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
6/17/2010	BElite	Ft. Gibson	38
6/9/2010	BElite	Kentucky Lake	75
5/20/2010	BElite	Clarks Hill Lake	28
5/6/2010	BElite	Lake Guntersville	84
4/29/2010	BElite	Pickwick Lake	65
4/15/2010	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	37
3/18/2010	BElite	Clear Lake	50
3/11/2010	BElite	California Delta	86
8/13/2009	BElite	Oneida Lake	68
6/11/2009	BElite	Mississippi River	45
6/3/2009	BElite	Kentucky Lake	60
5/7/2009	BElite	Lake Guntersville	58
4/23/2009	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	17
4/2/2009	BElite	Lake Wheeler	51
3/26/2009	BElite	Lake Dardanelle	58
3/12/2009	BElite	Lake Amistad	76
8/7/2008	BElite	Lake Oneida	35
7/31/2008	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	87
6/26/2008	BElite	Old Hickory	21
6/12/2008	BElite	Kentucky Lake	62
6/5/2008	BElite	Lake Wheeler	95
5/15/2008	BElite	Lake Murray	75
5/1/2008	BElite	Clarks Hill	95
4/10/2008	BElite	Lake Amistad	68
4/3/2008	BElite	Falcon Lake	72
3/13/2008	BElite	Lake Toho	64
3/6/2008	BElite	Harris Chain	66
9/13/2007	BElite	Lake Tohopekaliga	99
8/23/2007	BMajor-l	Lake Dardanelle	10
8/9/2007	BElite	Potomac River	27
7/26/2007	BMajor-m	Lake Oneida	40
7/19/2007	BElite	Lake Erie/Niagara River	55
7/12/2007	BElite	Lake Champlain	82
6/21/2007	BElite	Grand Lake	38
6/7/2007	BElite	Smith Mountain Lake	13
4/26/2007	BElite	Lake Guntersville	66
4/19/2007	BElite	Clarks Hill	94
3/29/2007	BElite	Clear Lake	31
3/22/2007	BElite	California Delta	13
3/8/2007	BElite	Lake Amistad	20
9/14/2006	BElite	Table Rock Lake	97
8/24/2006	BMajor-l	Arkansas River	52
8/10/2006	BElite	Potomac River	84
7/27/2006	BMajor-a	Lake Wylie	55
7/13/2006	BElite	Lake Champlain	4
7/6/2006	BElite	Oneida Lake	61
6/15/2006	BElite	Kentucky Lake	73
6/1/2006	BElite	Grand Lake	51
5/18/2006	BMajor-m	Eagle Mountain Lake	48
5/4/2006	BElite	Clarks Hill Reservoir	53
4/20/2006	BElite	Lake Guntersville	62
3/30/2006	BElite	Santee-Cooper	42
3/16/2006	BElite	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	5
3/9/2006	BElite	Lake Amistad	82
6/15/2005	E50	Lake Wissota	36
6/1/2005	E50	Lewisville Lake	50
5/18/2005	E50	Lake Dardanelle (Arkansas River)	33
4/20/2005	E50	Smith Lake	36
3/31/2005	BT	Table Rock Lake	133
3/17/2005	BT	Lake Norman	141
3/3/2005	BT	Strom Thurmond Reservoir (Clarks Hill)	40
2/24/2005	BT	Lake Guntersville	23
2/3/2005	BT	Harris Chain	34
1/27/2005	BT	Lake Toho	31
3/25/2004	BT	Santee Cooper Lakes	34
3/18/2004	BT	Lake Eufaula	23
3/4/2004	BT	Table Rock Lake	102
2/26/2004	BT	Lake Guntersville	64
2/5/2004	BT	Smith Lake	127
1/29/2004	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	117
5/22/2003	BT	Alabama River	28
5/1/2003	BT	Lake Hamilton	45
4/10/2003	BT	Clear Lake	52
4/3/2003	BT	California Delta (San Joaquin River Delta)	61
3/20/2003	BT	Santee Cooper	94
3/6/2003	BT	Lake Eufaula	143
2/20/2003	BT	Toledo Bend	54
2/6/2003	BT	Lake Seminole	32
1/16/2003	BT	Lake Okeechobee	4
1/9/2003	BT	Harris Chain of Lakes	87
5/8/2002	BT	Lake Eufaula	117
4/10/2002	BT	Lake Guntersville	127
2/6/2002	BT	Lake Seminole	88
12/12/2001	BT	Lake Toho	147
10/31/2001	BT	Red River	78
8/22/2001	BT	Lake St. Clair	89
8/2/2001	BT*	Lower Mississippi	37

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

Biographical data last updated: 1/9/2009

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