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Kathi Hurst

Hometown: Ripley, Mississippi

Date of Birth: March 25, 1954

Occupation: Professional Bass Angler

Hobbies: golf, deer hunting, riding horse

Years Bass Fishing: Since 1989

Tours I fish: WBT, BASS/ESPN Weekend Series

Personal Website:

Sponsors:

Skeeter Boats, Performance Plus Marine, Izorline, Hammer Fishing Rods, Kirkwood National Golf Club, Yamaha Outboards, Wave Worms/Wave Industries, The Peoples Bank of Ripley, Mississippi

Career Highlights:

Set two records for the highest finish by a female in B.A.S.S.
First female angler to place in the Top 50
Only female angler to qualify for Weekend Series National Championship Tournament
Numerous top 10 finishes over the years.
5th Place in the WBT premier event in October 2005 -Lake Lewisville, Texas
5th Place in the WBT inaugural tournament on Neely Henry-Gadsden, Alabama

Angler Trivia:

My two daughters, Anna and Lillie, have Championship rings from 3A Basketball State title in 2003 and they rubbed it in until I finally won a tournament in the fall of 2003. Neither are interested in fishing, but Lillie is considering fishing one of the WBT events.

Congratulations Donna Rutledge of Orland Park, Illinois on her 2nd place finish in the Bassmaster Weekend Series Co-Angler Division on Pools 4 & 5 Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota July 25th.

The 9th Annual “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony - will take place Saturday, August 14 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in beautiful downtown Nashville, TN. The doors will open at 10:00 a.m., enabling guests to socialize with Honorees and other attending “Legends of the Outdoors” members - the Banquet and Induction Ceremony will begin at noon.

The 2010 Induction Class consists of Judy Wong, Charlie Ingram, Peggy Vallery, Dick Cabela, Mary Cabela, and Jack Minor – posthumously. In addition, Ducks Unlimited will be recognized as the 2010 “American Outdoor Organization of the Year.”

Congratulations to Melinda Mize of Ben Lomond, Arkansas for winning the recent Bassmaster Weekend Series event on Lake Millwood, Arkansas. Click here to read story.

FLW co-angler Judy Israel of Wimauma, Florida retired in May after 14 years of tournament fishing. She retired as the only female co-angler to win 2 events on the FLW Tour. During her career she had 15 Top 10 finishes.

Congratulations to Dianna Clark of Bumpus Mills, Tennessee for her 5th place finish in the Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River June 5th.

Check out the Raleigh, NC News and Observer to read an article about women's bass fishing featuring comments from former North Carolina WBT anglers Monica Altman, Renee Brisendine, Susan Orton and Linda Berry.