Richard Bates

Yorktown , VA

Competition Team: DHS

Member Since:
January 2001

 

2019 National Standings

Circuit Place Events Fish Total Points
AFT 59 7 43 96.21 2860

2019 Division Point Standings

Circuit Division Place Events Fish Total Points
AFT 13 3 6 34 76.99 1175
AFT 1 64 1 9 19.22 1685

2019 Service Team Standings (American Fishing Tour Only)

Service Ranking Points
CG 1 2860

2019 Tournament Results

Name Circuit Div Date Lake Pl Fish BB Total Pnts
Richard Bates AFT 13 04/27/2019 Chickahominy River 5 5 3.71 12.38 196
Richard Bates AFT 13 06/15/2019 Chickahominy River 3 5 4.19 14.28 198
Richard Bates AFT 13 07/06/2019 Chickahominy River 19 4 0.00 7.05 182
Richard Bates AFT 13 08/31/2019 Chickahominy River 7 5 3.80 10.96 194
Richard Bates AFT 13 09/14/2019 Kerr 5 10 3.79 20.65 392
Richard Bates AFT 1 10/16/2019 Eufaula 64 9 4.61 19.22 1685
Richard Bates AFT 13 11/11/2018 Chickahominy River 6 5 0.00 11.67 195

 

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What Truck, Boat and Outboard does Richard run?

BassCat Puma w/ 250 Mercury ProXS.

My Sponsors

What Richard does for a living:

Retired Military Officer


What you should know about Richard:

How Richard started fishing

I began fishing ABA in 2001 while I was stationed in Jacksonville, FL.  I've also fished as a member of the Savannah River District, the Maryland District, the lower Mississippi District and now the Virginia District.  


Aspirations or goals with fishing

Favorite way to fish

Most exciting fishing experience

How Richard preps for a tournament

Three favorite search baits

Best tournament finish and what you did that day when you were fishing.

Most challenging part of tournament fishing

When tournaments don't go my way

Advice to give to an aspiring tournament angler:

Some shared general bass fishing techniques for people just getting into the sport


 


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