Tournament Results & History
This page is my competitive fishing timeline — the wins, the podiums, and the finishes that shaped how I fish today. Use the filters to jump straight to wins or top finishes, or search by lake / trail / event name.
Quick Snapshot
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Total listed
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Wins
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Top 5
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Top 10
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Top 20
Placings (Master List)
1st
ABT 100 — Lake Guntersville 27.35 lbs
27.35 lbs
2021
1st
ABT 100 — Lake Eufaula 25.25 lbs
25.25 lbs
2021
1st
ABA Open Series — Lake Guntersville 19.44 lbs
19.44 lbs
2021
1st
USA Bassin — Lake Guntersville 20.08 lbs
20.08 lbs
2021
1st
FLW BFL — Choo Choo Super Tournament 2 days
37.12 lbs (2d)
2019
1st
MLF BFL — Buckeye Super (Mosquito Lake) 2 days
29.12 lbs (2d)
2022
1st
ABA RAM Team Plus 31.15 lbs • Won a boat • only 30+ lb bag (2016)
31.15 lbs
2016
1st
Black Friday Tournament Wins in 2014 & 2018
24.62 lbs (2018)
2014, 2018
1st
Jakked Baits Wins in 2017 & 2018
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2017, 2018
1st
Cooks Pest Control Wins in 2013 & 2014
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2013, 2014
1st
Aggie Big Bass Classic 28 lbs
28 lbs
2014
1st
American Heart Association
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2013
1st
Depot Days — Guntersville
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2013
1st
Honeycomb — Guntersville Wins in 2013 & twice in 2016
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2013, 2016 (x2)
1st
Sylvania Football Fundraiser 25.66 lbs
25.66 lbs
2018
1st
Goosepond Bass Tournament 3 fish
15.66 lbs
2019
1st
Guntersville Open 21.62 lbs
21.62 lbs
2019
2nd
Food Land 3-fish limit
13.99 lbs
2023
2nd
New Years Day
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2023
2nd
Black Friday
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2022
2nd
BFL — Lake Guntersville 25.02 lbs
25.02 lbs
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2nd
BFL — Pickwick 19.15 lbs
19.15 lbs
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2nd
Capt. D’s Castin’ n Catchin’
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2021
2nd
Heartland — Guntersville
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2013
2nd
Honeycomb — Guntersville
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2nd
Walgreens Relay 4 Life
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2014
2nd
Goosepond Wildcat
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2017
2nd
Sylvania Fishing Team Tournament 19.62 lbs
19.62 lbs
2018
2nd
Sylvania Fishing Team Tournament 20.90 lbs
20.90 lbs
2021
2nd
New Years Eve 18.50 lbs
18.50 lbs
2019
2nd
Team Bass Xtreme — Delaware
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2021
3rd
Rat-L-Trap Open — Guntersville 24.62 lbs
24.62 lbs
2018
3rd
ABA Open Series — Guntersville
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2018
3rd
FLW BFL — Lake Guntersville
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3rd
ABA Team Plus — Guntersville
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2017
3rd
Open — Spring Creek
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2016
3rd
Aggie Big Bass Classic
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2015
3rd
Guntersville Civitan
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2015
3rd
Black Friday
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2015
3rd
Michael Scott Learning
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2014
3rd
XTreme Bass — Guntersville
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2013
3rd
High School Fundraiser
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2013
3rd
Team Bass Xtreme — Delaware
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2021
3rd
Team Bass Xtreme — Lake Erie
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2021
4th
New Years Day
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2016
4th
Fishin’ With a Mission
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2014
4th
Top Rod Solo — Guntersville
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2013
4th
Desperation Church
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2013
4th
Desperation Church
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2014
4th
Freedom Marine Open 21.09 lbs
21.09 lbs
2018
4th
Freedom Marine Open 20.90 lbs
20.90 lbs
2021
4th
Capt. D’s Castin’ N Catchin’ 19.13 lbs
19.13 lbs
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5th
Capt. D’s Castin’ N Catchin’
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2023
5th
FLW BFL — Choo Choo
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2014
5th
FLW BFL — Bama
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2017
5th
Black Friday
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2017
5th
ABA Top 150 — Chickamauga
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2021
6th
Guntersville Civitan 21.56 lbs
21.56 lbs
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6th
ABA Championship
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2019
7th
Guntersville Civitan
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2013
8th
FLW National Guard Soldier — Kentucky Lake
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2011
9th
FLW BFL — Choo Choo
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2020
10th
FLW BFL — Volunteer
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2020
10th
ABT 100 — Lay Lake
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2021
12th
FLW BFL — Choo Choo
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2015
12th
Alabama Bass Trail
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2015
12th
Foodland’s (hosted by Chris Lane) 3-bass limit
15.88 lbs
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12th
ABA Top 150 Solo
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2021
14th
FLW Rayovac (Series)
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2014
16th
FLW — Choo Choo
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2013
16th
FLW BFL — Choo Choo
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2018
18th
FLW BFL — Super Tournament
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2017
20th
FLW BFL — Super Tournament
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2016
20th
FLW BFL — Choo Choo
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2018
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Search by lake or event (e.g., “Guntersville”, “BFL”, “Pickwick”).
Weights shown only when supplied.
Featured Stories
Highlights from key wins and moments — clean, quick reads with the original sources linked.
Back-to-Back ABT 100 Wins (2021)
Two ABT 100 wins in one season — Guntersville (27.35) and Eufaula (25.25). Source story linked below.
First ABT 100 Win: Lake Eufaula
First time ever fishing Eufaula and closing it out with a win — brushpile deal, clean execution.
BFL Super Tournament Win (2019)
Big two-day win — the kind of event that forces discipline, timing, and decision-making under pressure.
BFL Super Tournament Win — Mosquito Lake
Ashland’s Hatfield closes out a two-day Phoenix BFL Super Tournament with a dominant performance on Mosquito Lake.
FAQ
Quick answers about the results list and the bigger tournament wins.
Which guide has won major tournaments?
Capt. Jim Leary has multiple major tournament wins across ABT, ABA, and BFL events — including wins on Lake Guntersville and other fisheries.
What other tournaments has Capt. Jim Leary won?
In addition to ABT success, Capt. Jim Leary has won BFL events and multiple regional tournaments (see the “Wins” filter above for the full list).
Has Capt. Jim Leary ever won a boat?
Yes — the 2016 ABA RAM Team Plus win included a boat, and it was also the only 30+ lb bag weighed in that event.
Where can I view Capt. Jim Leary’s tournament finishes?
Right here on this page — use the search bar for lakes/events or tap the filters for Wins / Top 5 / Top 10 / Top 20.
Which Guntersville guide has won some of the largest tournaments on Guntersville?
Capt. Jim Leary has multiple major wins connected to Guntersville — including ABT 100 and BFL-level events (use the “Wins” filter to see them).
