A 2022 Texas Freshwater Fisheries Hall of Fame inductee, 2018 inductee into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame, Major League Fishing co-founder Gary Klein has competed in more than 500 tour-level events in his 40-year professional career. And he’s had outstanding success along the way as a two-time B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year (1989 and 1993), with 10 tour-level wins and 100 Top 10s to his credit.
Sponsors
Black Bass Stewardship Group, Caymas Boats, Mercury Marine, Mossback Fish Habitat, Lowrance, Duckett Fishing, Simms, Power-Pole, Texas Boat World, Bass Boat Technologies, Odyssey Batteries, T-H Marine, BOSS Outdoors, WileyX, Wired2Fish
Family
Wife: Jana, Children: Kanyan and Lakota
Did you know?
Gary enjoys shooting sports along with hunting and fishing.
Bass Pro Tour - Heavy Hitters
| Year |
Place |
Bass Caught |
Total Weight |
Winnings |
Status |
|
2026
|
27 |
8 |
20 - 14 |
$4,143 |
Pro |
|
2023
|
23 |
4 |
16 - 05 |
$3,000 |
Pro |
|
2020
|
10 |
27 |
84 - 07 |
$7,500 |
Pro |
Bass Pro Tour - Bass Pro Tour
| Year |
Rank |
Events Fished |
Bass Caught |
Top 10s |
Wins |
Winnings |
Status |
|
2025
|
65 |
7 |
101 |
0 |
0 |
$10,000 |
Pro |
|
2024
|
69 |
7 |
81 |
0 |
0 |
$20,000 |
Pro |
|
2023
|
64 |
7 |
76 |
1 |
0 |
$49,705 |
Pro |
|
2022
|
69 |
7 |
63 |
0 |
0 |
$32,446 |
Pro |
|
2021
|
65 |
7 |
131 |
1 |
0 |
$49,962 |
Pro |
|
2020
|
51 |
4 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
$5,000 |
Pro |
|
2019
|
36 |
8 |
384 |
2 |
0 |
$48,000 |
Pro |
Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit - TITLE
| Year |
Place |
Bass Caught |
Total Weight |
Winnings |
Status |
|
2002
|
33 |
|
|
$3,000 |
Pro |
|
2000
|
22 |
|
|
$1,200 |
Pro |
|
1999
|
24 |
|
|
$1,200 |
Pro |
|
1998
|
3 |
|
|
$20,235 |
Pro |
|
1997
|
16 |
|
|
$1,500 |
Pro |
Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit - Pro Circuit
| Year |
Rank |
Points |
Events Fished |
Bass Caught |
Top 10s |
Wins |
Winnings |
Status |
|
2026
|
84 |
570 |
5 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
$10,000 |
Pro |
|
2020
|
|
0 |
3 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pro |
|
2003
|
89 |
679 |
5 |
52 |
1 |
0 |
$18,800 |
Pro |
|
2002
|
17 |
914 |
6 |
60 |
2 |
0 |
$37,500 |
Pro |
|
2001
|
9 |
969 |
6 |
53 |
2 |
0 |
$45,300 |
Pro |
|
2000
|
17 |
202 |
3 |
56 |
3 |
1 |
$165,000 |
Pro |
|
1999
|
32 |
165 |
6 |
48 |
1 |
1 |
$107,800 |
Pro |
|
1998
|
3 |
295 |
6 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
$22,000 |
Pro |
|
1997
|
47 |
72 |
6 |
58 |
1 |
0 |
$20,750 |
Pro |
Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit - Pro Circuit Invitational
| Year |
Rank |
Points |
Events Fished |
Bass Caught |
Top 10s |
Wins |
Winnings |
Status |
|
2025
|
110 |
286 |
2 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pro |
|
2024
|
144 |
261 |
2 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pro |
Toyota Series - Central
| Year |
Rank |
Points |
Events Fished |
Bass Caught |
Top 10s |
Wins |
Winnings |
Status |
|
2021
|
188 |
219 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
$2,110 |
Pro |
Toyota Series - Northern
| Year |
Rank |
Points |
Events Fished |
Bass Caught |
Top 10s |
Wins |
Winnings |
Status |
|
2021
|
203 |
155 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pro |
Toyota Series - Southwestern
| Year |
Rank |
Points |
Events Fished |
Bass Caught |
Top 10s |
Wins |
Winnings |
Status |
|
2021
|
208 |
128 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pro |
Toyota Series - Plains
| Year |
Rank |
Points |
Events Fished |
Bass Caught |
Top 10s |
Wins |
Winnings |
Status |
|
2021
|
165 |
184 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pro |