Rick Clunn

Rick

Clunn

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

Clunn's mindset on the water

Rick Clunn may be older in years, but fishing makes him feel like a young angler every day he is on the water. He has an interesting mindset that has propelled him to be one of the winningest...

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Life’s lessons from sports

By Rick Clunn

You don’t have to be a good athlete to be a good angler, but if you look around the Bassmaster Elite Series, you will find a number of guys who participated in sports during their school days.I...

Daily Limit: Best dad, best angler

By Mike Suchan

DeFoe does daddy duty during Classic week and more stories from the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods in Knoxville, Tenn.

Daily Limit: ‘Live-or-die week’

By Mike Suchan

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’

By Mike Suchan

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.

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Daily Limit: No armchairs for Clunn

By Mike Suchan

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.

Rick Clunn accepts his AOY check from last week's Elite.

The realities of tournament fishing

By Rick Clunn

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

By Mike Suchan

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’

By Mike Suchan

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

By Rick Clunn

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...

Radio: Clunn, Chris Johnston and Mercer

A look at Lake Lanier

The second Elite event of the 2019 season is a stop at a famed spotted bass fishery near Atlanta.

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Off to a good start and ready for Lanier

By Rick Clunn

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...

Clunn's big win on the St. Johns

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Final day weigh-in

Follow along as the top 10 weigh in at the 2019 Power-Pole Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River.

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Fantasy Fishing: Clunn was tops at St. Johns, again

By Bassmaster staff

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

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...

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Meet the Elites: Rick Clunn

By Steve Wright

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...