Alabama’s Aiden King and Dillyn Dill, of the Shelby County Junior Anglers, have won the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior Series at Lay Lake with 10 pounds, 15 ounces.

Photo by Emily Hand/B.A.S.S.

June 26, 2021

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. — The Shelby County Junior Anglers team of Aiden King and Dillyn Dill defended their home-lake advantage by winning the Mossy Oak Bassmaster Junior Series title on Lay Lake Saturday afternoon with 10 pounds, 15 ounces.

The Saraland Junior team of Colby Onderdonk and Dalton Kelly finished second with 9-13, and the Riverside Junior Bass team of Lainie Holbert and Sarah Swindle, who won last week’s Junior Series tournament at Saginaw Bay, took third with 8-6.

King and Dill anchored their bag with a 3-7 largemouth they caught first thing in the morning. The duo only caught five fish throughout the day on their home lake, but they ended up being the right five bites to win the tournament.

King said winning a tournament on their home lake was a special opportunity.

“I really like Lay,” King said. “I’ve been here my whole life and fished it my whole life. Having an opportunity to fish in these tournaments is amazing.”

Dill said they caught all of their fish using some of their favorite techniques; frogging and throwing a swim jig.

Boat captain Shannon King said that while the fish didn’t bite like he thought they would, he was proud of the effort from the two anglers.

“It has been like that all year,” he said. “They have had good tournaments and some rough ones. They caught two good fish to start with. The spots didn’t bite like I thought they would. It got tough.

“When they got the fourth one, they perked up a little bit. When they got the fifth one, they said ‘We don’t care if we win or not, we’ve got five.’ That was the goal for them.”

Parker Batts and Brody Jones from Jefferson County landed the Big Bass of the Tournament, earning $100 with their 3-11 largemouth.

With the regular season complete, qualifying teams will set their sights on the 2021 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior National Championship at the Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake in Huntingdon, Tenn., scheduled for Oct. 8-9.

2021 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior Series at Lay Lake 6/26-6/26
Lay Lake, Columbiana AL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Aiden King – Dillyn Dill Shelby County Jr Anglers 0
Day 1: 5 10-15 Total: 5 10-15
2. Colby Onderdonk – Dalton Kelly Saraland 0
Day 1: 5 09-13 Total: 5 09-13
3. Lainie Holbert – Sarah Swindle Riverside Bass Team 0
Day 1: 5 08-06 Total: 5 08-06
4. Easton Morris – Hunter Thrash Jemison Middle School 0
Day 1: 5 08-02 Total: 5 08-02
5. Parker Batts – Brody Jones Jefferson County Patriots 0
Day 1: 5 08-00 Total: 5 08-00
6. Camden Randall – Peyton Davidson Mt Pleasant Junior Bass (297) 0
Day 1: 5 07-15 Total: 5 07-15
7. Jackie Hatfield – Alcoa Fishing Team (244) 0
Day 1: 5 07-10 Total: 5 07-10
8. Carter Pjesky – Jd Mcbroom Off the Hook Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 07-04 Total: 5 07-04
9. Tristan Stewart – DJ Johnson Mt. Pleasant High School (357) 0
Day 1: 4 06-15 Total: 4 06-15
10. Brady Mccormick – Parker Jackson Briarwood Christian 0
Day 1: 4 06-10 Total: 4 06-10
11. Matthew Venable – Elijah Edmonds Skyline High School 0
Day 1: 4 06-02 Total: 4 06-02
12. Landon Pierce – Korbin Neat Casey County 0
Day 1: 5 06-01 Total: 5 06-01
13. Hannah Hollis – Brooklyn Isbell Odenville Middle School 0
Day 1: 5 05-13 Total: 5 05-13
14. Carson Howell – Colton Howell mount pleasant high school (200) 0
Day 1: 5 05-06 Total: 5 05-06
15. Cullen Howell – Talen Ashworth MOUNT PLEASANT high school (268) 0
Day 1: 3 05-03 Total: 3 05-03
16. Matthew Fontenot – Cole Billiot Lafourche Jr. Bassmasters (617) 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
17. Lando Parker – Jake Watson DeWitt 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
18. Kayden Waller – Michael Harris Mt. Juliet high school (263) 0
Day 1: 4 05-00 Total: 4 05-00
19. Jaxson Pierce – Tucker Larrance Jefferson County Patriots (410) 0
Day 1: 4 04-13 Total: 4 04-13
20. David Campbell – Carter Fountain Briarwood Christian School 0
Day 1: 3 04-08 Total: 3 04-08
21. Brody Beninger – Landon Rousseau Skyline High School (463) 0
Day 1: 3 04-03 Total: 3 04-03
22. Jack Myers – Nassau Christian 0
Day 1: 4 04-02 Total: 4 04-02
23. Mason Carden – Dawson Bryant Shelby County Jr Anglers (484) 0
Day 1: 2 04-00 Total: 2 04-00
24. Owen Ray – Rhea County Eagle Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 03-14 Total: 3 03-14
25. Daniel Ingram – Morgan Carden Shelby County Jr Anglers (496) 0
Day 1: 3 03-13 Total: 3 03-13
26. Ethan Rose – Grant Arnold Jefferson County Patriot Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 03-10 Total: 3 03-10
27. Wyatt Downs – Brayden Huddleston Upperman (198) 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Total: 2 02-11
28. Jackson Leath – Hudson Clark MT.JULIET FISHING 0
Day 1: 2 02-04 Total: 2 02-04
29. Jack Pickett – Kenneth Pickett Skyline High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-03 Total: 2 02-03
30. Jase Crumpler – Brady Stanley SWLA JR ANGLERS 0
Day 1: 2 02-01 Total: 2 02-01
31. Walker Larue – Jason Bennett Alcoa Middle School (219) 0
Day 1: 2 02-00 Total: 2 02-00
32. Jacob Baugh – Scott York 0
Day 1: 2 01-14 Total: 2 01-14
33. Aubrey Hicks – Jamison Watson Mt Juliet Fishing 0
Day 1: 2 01-13 Total: 2 01-13
34. Trip Nelson – Will Harrington Scottsboro High School BassCats 0
Day 1: 1 00-12 Total: 1 00-12
35. Miles Allen – Holy Trinity 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
35. Cole Drawdy – Carter Rouse Mckeel Fishing team (225) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
35. Luke Duncan – Jake Duncan Crescent 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
35. Jess Goggans – Drake Dooley Scottsboro High School BassCats 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00