Rick
Clunn
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Biography
Rick Clunn, a legend in the sport of bass fishing, is fishing his 14th year on the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2019. Clunn has four Bassmaster Classic titles (1976, 1977, 1984, 1990) and 16 Bassmaster tournament wins. Clunn has 32 Bassmaster Classic appearances and has fished Bassmaster events dating back to 1974.
Personal Info
Hometown
Ava,
Missouri
Birthdate
July 24, 1946
Family
Melissa (wife), Sage, River, Brooke, Cortney (children)
Hobbies
Hike, Eco travel, mushroom hunting
Content
Daily Limit: ‘Live-or-die week’
Daily Limit: ‘Live-or-die week’
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Expect weird, wonderful and wistful.Wonderful that come Sunday evening an angler will win the 49th GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. His life will be...
Daily Limit: ‘Live-or-die week’
Daily Limit: ‘Live-or-die week’
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Expect weird, wonderful and wistful.Wonderful that come Sunday evening an angler will win the 49th GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. His life will be...
Livewell: Clunn's amazing B.A.S.S. career
Livewell: Clunn's amazing B.A.S.S. career
Rick Clunn, a 16-time Bassmaster winner and four-time Bassmaster Classic champion, joins Tommy Sanders to look back on his most recent win at the St. John's River and his amazing B.A.S.S. career.
Daily Limit: No armchairs for Clunn
Daily Limit: No armchairs for Clunn
Rick Clunn quit a job with Exxon to take on the bass fishing tournament trails, and the final push was him saying that he didn’t want to lament never giving it a shot.
The realities of tournament fishing
The realities of tournament fishing
Enthusiasm for our sport has never been greater. We’ve got high school and college kids pouring into competitive bass fishing, and that is great for the sport.However, I’m concerned that many...
Daily Limit: Lee’s shot at three-peat
Daily Limit: Lee’s shot at three-peat
The big question is if Jordan Lee can catch lightning in a bottle for the third consecutive year and complete a Classic feat that’s never been done.
Daily Limit: ‘Don’t get caught not living’
Daily Limit: ‘Don’t get caught not living’
B.A.S.S. photographer James Overstreet is looking to live life to the fullest after a recent health diagnosis.
A year-round lipless crankbait
A year-round lipless crankbait
When I won at the St. Johns River, the spinnerbait and worm produced the winning fish, but it was a new lure from Luck-e-Strike that put me in position to win.The Hail Mary is a uniquely designed...
A look at Lake Lanier
A look at Lake Lanier
The second Elite event of the 2019 season is a stop at a famed spotted bass fishery near Atlanta.
Off to a good start and ready for Lanier
Off to a good start and ready for Lanier
As I head to the next event at Lake Lanier, I’ve been reflecting on my win at the St. John’s River, and I have to admit – it’s still surreal. I haven’t wrapped my head around it.That’s not to say I...
Final day weigh-in
Final day weigh-in
Follow along as the top 10 weigh in at the 2019 Power-Pole Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River.
Fantasy Fishing: Clunn was tops at St. Johns, again
Fantasy Fishing: Clunn was tops at St. Johns, again
PALATKA, Fla. — The giant bass showed up in huge numbers as the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series kicked off at the Power-Pole Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River in early February. With a refreshed...
Livesay-Clunn tackle St. Johns
Livesay-Clunn tackle St. Johns
Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Lee Livesay and Elite Series legend Rick Clunn shared water during the final day of the Power-Pole Bassmaster Elite Series on the St. Johns River — with vastly...
Meet the Elites: Rick Clunn
Meet the Elites: Rick Clunn
Rick Clunn is 72 years old, yet he remains as exhilarated as a teenager about tournament bass fishing. That paradox of age and excitement begs the question made famous by pitching legend Satchel...
Clunn's Day 3
Clunn's Day 3
Follow along with Rick Clunn as he finds plenty of quality fish on Day 3 of the Power-Pole Bassmaster Elite on St. Johns River.
72 Elite action shots from St. Johns
72 Elite action shots from St. Johns
Head out onto the St. Johns River with the Elites as they battle it out Day 1 of the 2019 Power-Pole Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River!
Fantasy Fishing: Sunny St. Johns River will kickoff 2019
Fantasy Fishing: Sunny St. Johns River will kickoff 2019
Like the opening day of dove season, the first Cowboys game of season, like the first scoop of ice cream after you started your New Year's resolution, for the avid bass angler, the most long...
Prepping the body and mind
Prepping the body and mind
I’ve spent most of the offseason preparing both physically and mentally for my 45th Bassmaster season that opens Feb. 7.I’ve been in a process of trying to reinvent myself for the past six to seven...
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