Ott Defoe

Hometown: Blacksburg, SC
Home Waters: Lake Norman
Career Winnings: $1,412,517

A graduate of Clemson University with a degree in engineering, Montgomery is one of the most proficient anglers in MLF history in the “every scorable bass counts” format. In his professional career, he has two tour-level wins, 34 Top 10s, five-time qualifier for the REDCREST, and a four-time for the Bassmaster Classic. In 2022, Montgomery won the Academy Sports + Outdoors Heritage Cup at Douglas Lake and Fort Loudoun in Knoxville, Tennessee. Andy is known as an expert in dock fishing, he consistently pulls big bass off structure by skipping, flipping, and pitching.

Tennessee native Arthur “Ott” DeFoe had a very good year in 2016, winning his first regular-season Elite event and easily qualifying for the Bassmaster Classic®. When he was twelve, he joined the East Tennessee Bass Anglers Club—and it’s been all fishing, all the time, ever since. He won the 2011 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year award, and has fished every Classic since, placing 5th in 2012 and 4th in 2014.

Ott lives in Knoxville with his wife, Jennie, daughter, Abbie, and twins, Parker and Elizabeth. His family travels to most of the tournaments with him in support. When not fishing for a living, he fishes for fun, spending most of his time on local rivers chasing smallmouth in his 18’ GRIZZLY boat.