John Graves Lebanon , TN Competition Team: ASC Member Since:
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2020 National Standings
| Circuit | Place | Events | Fish | Total | Points |
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| OS | 457 | 3 | 11 | 26.69 | 699 |
2020 Division Point Standings
| Circuit | Division | Place | Events | Fish | Total | Points |
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| OS | 3 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 26.69 | 699 |
| Team | 2 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 12.27 | 288 |
Service Team Standings (American Fishing Tour Only)
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2020 Tournament Results
| Name | Circuit | Div | Date | Lake | Pl | Fish | BB | Total | Pnts |
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| John Graves | OS | 3 | 03/21/2020 | Percy Priest | 16 | 4 | 0.00 | 10.02 | 235 |
| John Graves | OS | 3 | 05/16/2020 | Center Hill | 27 | 2 | 2.67 | 4.50 | 224 |
| John G. Graves | OS | 3 | 06/20/2020 | Old Hickory | 11 | 5 | 0.00 | 12.17 | 240 |
| John Graves-Jason Willis | Team | 2 | 05/17/2020 | Center Hill | 13 | 5 | 0.00 | 12.27 | 288 |
2023 Results - 2022 Results - 2021 Results - 2020 Standings - 2019 Standings - 2018 Standings
What Truck, Boat and Outboard does John run?
Stratos 201P, Yamaha, Dodge Ram 2500
My Sponsors
Premier Fence, Crimson Security, All -Pro Rods, Mean Mouth Lures, Pline, Bassboatseats.com, NetBait
What John does for a living:
Full Time Firefighter
What you should know about John:
Avid outdoorsman, love family, friends and being a Christian
How John started fishing
My father introduced me to fishing and hunting as a young child, love the outdoors and competive bass fishing and hope to be able to pass it on to the next generation.
Aspirations or goals with fishing
Professional Angler competing in the bassmasters classic
Favorite way to fish
Shallow river sytems are my favorite but Im very versitle and will do whatever it takes to be competative
Most exciting fishing experience
Every time Im on the water :-)
How John preps for a tournament
Honestly I dont get a lot of prep time and mostly practice during competion hours. I enjoy being a father of 3 awesome children and being a husband of an amazing wife that i spend as much time with as possible ..
Three favorite search baits
crankbait, buzzbait, crankbait
Best tournament finish and what you did that day when you were fishing.
1st place "ABA Bassmasters Weekend Series" Old Hickory Lake July 2013, Caught several fish early that morning on a Mean Mouth Lures buzzbait covering water around grass beds. Afternoon bite mostly consistied of ledge fishing with a 11inch NetBait Cmac worm riggged up with 20lb Pline C21
Most challenging part of tournament fishing
understanding and learning what the fish are doing the day of competition
When tournaments don't go my way
Understanding how to lose will make you a much better fisherman and regardless of the outcome be prepared to represent yourself as a professional for your family and sponsors
Advice to give to an aspiring tournament angler:
Work harder than anyone you are fishing against and pay attention to detail
Some shared general bass fishing techniques for people just getting into the sport
Check out my Youtube channel "John Graves Fishing" for tips and techniques and pick up a a copy of "The Sportsmans Digest" for monthy articles
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