Rick Clunn
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Rick Clunn is a professional bass fisherman from Ava, Missouri
. He has won 4 Bassmaster Classic
. More than any other angler except for Kevin VanDam
, who also has 4 Classics under his belt. Clunn is considered one of the best anglers of all time and has over 100 top ten appearances and has won 17 of those. Clunn was voted best angler of all time by his fellow anglers, but this is highly debated because Rick only won 1 Bassmaster angler of the year while Roland Martin
has won 9 of these, and Kevin VanDam
was won 6 angler of the years and 4 classics. Clunn has also won the Won Bass U.S. Open Bass fishing tournament at Lake Mead, Nevada. in 1983 and 1986.
Clunn has appeared on Comedy Central
's The Daily Show
, as well as in numerous fishing shows and bass magazines.
Rick Clunn is married to Melissa Clunn. They have four kids: Sage, River, Brooke and Courtney.
Ava, Missouri
Ava is the only incorporated city in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,993 at the 2010 census. Ava is the county seat of Douglas County. The city was founded in 1871 and was named Ava in 1881 after being renamed from the town's original name, Militia...
. He has won 4 Bassmaster Classic
Bassmaster Classic
The Bassmaster Classic is a competition in professional bass fishing. It was first held in 1971 on Lake Mead, Nevada. Originally it was a fall event , but it switched to the summer in 1984 and then to the late winter in 2006...
. More than any other angler except for Kevin VanDam
Kevin VanDam
Kevin VanDam , often called simply "KVD," is a professional bass fisherman from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is the all-time money winner in professional bass fishing, having earned more than $5.6 million through August 2011...
, who also has 4 Classics under his belt. Clunn is considered one of the best anglers of all time and has over 100 top ten appearances and has won 17 of those. Clunn was voted best angler of all time by his fellow anglers, but this is highly debated because Rick only won 1 Bassmaster angler of the year while Roland Martin
Roland Martin
Roland Martin may refer to:* Roland Martin , host of American fishing show on TV channel Versus* Roland S. Martin, American author and syndicated columnist...
has won 9 of these, and Kevin VanDam
Kevin VanDam
Kevin VanDam , often called simply "KVD," is a professional bass fisherman from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is the all-time money winner in professional bass fishing, having earned more than $5.6 million through August 2011...
was won 6 angler of the years and 4 classics. Clunn has also won the Won Bass U.S. Open Bass fishing tournament at Lake Mead, Nevada. in 1983 and 1986.
Clunn has appeared on Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's The Daily Show
The Daily Show
The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...
, as well as in numerous fishing shows and bass magazines.
Rick Clunn is married to Melissa Clunn. They have four kids: Sage, River, Brooke and Courtney.