James Topmiller

Orlando , FL

Competition Team: ASC

Member Since:
January 2015

 

2023 National Standings

Circuit Place Events Fish Total Points
AFT 297 6 33 105.29 1157
OS 342 4 12 25.23 786

2023 Division Point Standings

Circuit Division Place Events Fish Total Points
AFT 21 1 6 33 105.29 1157
OS 6 54 4 12 25.23 786

2023 Service Team Standings (American Fishing Tour Only)

Service Ranking Points
ASC 221 1157

2023 Tournament Results

Name Circuit Div Date Lake Pl Fish BB Total Pnts
James Jim AOY H. Topmiller AFT 21 01/07/2023 Toho 9 3 0.00 5.41 188
James H. Topmiller AFT 21 03/05/2023 Toho 2 5 0.00 16.96 191
James H. Topmiller AFT 21 04/01/2023 Toho 1 5 5.09 20.24 197
James H. Topmiller AFT 21 05/06/2023 Toho 2 5 0.00 18.12 193
James H. Topmiller AFT 21 06/10/2023 Toho 2 5 0.00 16.72 192
James H. Topmiller AFT 21 08/05/2023 Toho 2 10 9.32 27.84 384
James Jim AOY H. Topmiller OS 6 01/14/2023 Harris Chain 76 2 0.00 2.92 175
James Jim AOY H. Topmiller OS 6 02/04/2023 Toho 36 5 0.00 8.96 215
James Jim AOY H. Topmiller OS 6 03/04/2023 Toho 72 0 0.00 0.00 170
James Jim AOY H. Topmiller OS 6 04/29/2023 Harris Chain 25 5 0.00 13.35 226

 

2023 Results - 2022 Results - 2021 Results - 2020 Standings - 2019 Standings - 2018 Standings

What Truck, Boat and Outboard does James run?

I drive a 2020 Toyota Tundra
 and run a 2023 Ranger Z20R

My Sponsors

What James does for a living:

 market manager for a vaccine management company


What you should know about James:

I wake up every day with a heart of gratitude.  Knowing Jesus Christ has changed my life.


How James started fishing

Catching catfish in my grandfather's pond.  I had to find the cane pole in the barn, find bait and figure out how to take the fish off the hook while my grandfather worked in the fields.


Aspirations or goals with fishing

I would like to win a major pro am event and fish professionally


Favorite way to fish

I like it all but prefer to be away from the bank


Most exciting fishing experience

Winning Angler of the year as a co;angler on a major trail


How James preps for a tournament

I try to get 3 days of prefishing in for each event


Three favorite search baits

whopper Plopper, sinko, chatter bait


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

I won a regional championship as a co angler.  I fish targets behind the boat that the boater missed and threw topwater while he flipped


Most challenging part of tournament fishing

Decisions on the water when the first 3 locations you fish are empty.  Where do I go ;now?


When tournaments don't go my way

Keep fishing and make sure you stay in high percentage areas


Advice to give to an aspiring tournament angler:

Every tournament is a learning experience if you keep asking yourself the right questions.


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

You can go wrong throwing a fluke with a nail wait.  There are so many ways to fish it that cover the entire water column.



 


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