Palaniuk, Lane, Sprague Complete Flip-Flops on Falls, Advance to Knockout Round at Favorite Fishing Stage Three Raleigh presented by Evinrude

RALEIGH, N.C. (March 28, 2019) - When you take a quick look down the standings of Elimination Round 2 of the Major League Fishing® (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Favorite Fishing Stage Three Raleigh presented by Evinrude, three names should stand out: Brandon Palaniuk, Russ Lane and Jeff Sprague.
While only one of the three finished in the Top 5 - Palaniuk was fourth, Lane was sixth, Sprague was 10th - the numbers to pay the closest attention to are their SCORETRACKER™ catches for the day on Falls Lake: Palaniuk piled up 42 pounds, 5 ounces on 16 fish, Lane weighed in 36-15 and Sprague finished with 33-7.
Strong numbers, to be sure, but especially notable because those three anglers started the morning in the bottom 10 in the standings after their Shotgun Round and executed the kind of dramatic turnarounds that would lead a betting soul to believe that they've figured something special out on Falls.
Brandon Palaniuk's 6-1 helped him to 42-5 in Elimination Round competition on Falls Lake.
"I learned that I'm way better on Falls Lake than I am on Jordan Lake," Palaniuk joked. "The amount of cover in Jordan is crazy - Falls really doesn't have that much cover, so you've really got to search hard to find it in certain spots. That's what I felt like I stumbled onto today, and it worked out well. I just hope it holds up - I'm glad that we're going back to Falls tomorrow and not going back to Jordan, because I never got to the right area in Jordan. I feel like if it holds out, I feel like I have Falls dialed in way better than I did Jordan."
Squeaking above the Elimination Line

The competition around the Elimination Line came down to a battle of less than 2 pounds among Jeff Kriet, Dave Lefebre and Marty Robinson. Kriet scraped together 12-10 to finish the day with 33-10, and then hung on to the final spot as Robinson climbed to within 1-7.

"I was 48 years old when I started the day, and now I'm 72," Kriet joked, referring to the stress of the final hour of competition.
 
What about Jordon, Walker, etc.?

Saturday's X-factor is the group of anglers in both Groups A and B whose Shotgun Round weights offered them the luxury of spending most of their Elimination days practicing and becoming more familiar with the nooks and crannies of Falls. David Walker, for example, weighed in only four fish for 9 pounds on the day; Casey Ashley weighed just one fish ... but it was a 7-6 hawg.

"There's no part of this lake I haven't seen now, so I do have a good feel for it," Walker admitted. "Some of the guys have been laying off (their fish) for sure, but I still feel like I'm searching for a good answer to it. It can be so maddening to figure that out, and honest to God, one cast can clue you in to what you should be doing. It can be just that simple. But I feel like I'm still going to be scrambling a little bit."
The last shot at Falls
Weights will be zeroed for Saturday's Knockout Round at Falls, so it's a fresh start for all who have advanced.

Many of the anglers fishing the previous two days of Elimination Round competition expressed some anxiety about leaving behind the big-fish bonanza that occurred on Jordan Lake in the Shotgun Rounds. And who could blame them: Kelly Jordon racked up a Bass Pro Tour-record weight of 82-4 during Day 1 of Shotgun Round action on Jordan Lake, and several anglers experienced near-record days on that fishery.

But after a full day on Falls, most of the remaining 40 anglers have now settled into areas and patterns that they're more comfortable with in the one-day "shootout" format of the Knockout Round.
"I got to Falls and was actually impressed with how warm the water had gotten," Sprague said. "I really thought these fish would be progressing a little further, similar to what they were doing at Jordan, so after the first period I decided to make a change. I figured I'm either going to go home with the four fish I have on the SCORETRACKER or fish and go catch them. We ran up to an area where I had practiced, I'd only had one bite in practice but it was right, just the fish hadn't set-up there yet, and today they were there. The warm weather has allowed them to funnel in and hopefully tonight, more of them will funnel in there and we'll thrash them tomorrow."
The Day's Results   
 
To see all results from today's Elimination Round, who is competing in the Knockout Round and to keep up with cumulative results throughout the week, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com and click "Results."

ALABAMA ROOKIE BOUTRIES GRABS LEAD AT FLW TOUR AT GRAND LAKE PRESENTED BY MERCURY MARINE

Rookie Chucks Spinnerbait All Day Long to Vault from 17th Place into Lead

 

GROVE, Okla. (March 29, 2019) – Rookie pro Bailey Boutries of Daphne, Alabama, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Friday weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces, to take the lead after Day Two of the FLW Tour at Grand Lake presented by Mercury Marine. Boutries’ two-day total of 10 bass weighing 35 pounds, 4 ounces gives him a slim 4-ounce advantage heading into Day Three of the four-day competition that features 165 of the world’s best bass-fishing anglers competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.

The 2016 FLW Cup Champion John Cox of DeBary, Florida, sits in second place, just 4 ounces behind Boutries with 35-0. Pro Bradley Hallman of Norman leads the Okie contingent with 31-12, good for ninth place, while Grove’s Sheldon Collings sits in 21st place with 24-12. Legendary pro Jimmy Houston of Cookson also made the top-30 cut and will start Day Three in 22nd place with 24-12. The field is now cut to 30 for Saturday’s competition with only the top 10 anglers advancing to championship Sunday.

Boutries said he caught 11 keepers throughout the day Friday, doing the majority of his damage with a War Eagle spinnerbait thrown on a 7-2 medium-heavy Profishiency rod, with a 6.5:1 Ardent reel spooled with 17-pound P-Line Tactical fluorocarbon.

“I caught a good one yesterday (Thursday) on the spinnerbait, but the rest of my limit came dragging a Texas-rigged creature bait. Today, all of my fish that I caught came on the spinnerbait,” said Boutries, who is fishing in his fourth career FLW Tour event. “That storm today really helped. When it started raining and got really windy, they really bit. The wind was a huge factor for me.

“I probably hit 10 different spots,” Boutries continued. “I was doing the same thing and it seemed that they like to be in a certain combination of rock.”

Saturday’s weather forecast calls for more rain and a drop in temperatures, but Boutries is confident that his fish will withstand the changing condition.

“I’m not even worried about the money, I just love fishing and I love being out here and competing against the best,” Boutries said. “I’m competing against Scott Martin, David Dudley, Bryan Thrift. And I’m leading the tournament. It’s so exciting.

“I don’t want to say that I’m going to really catch them again tomorrow, but I’m confident that I can go back out and catch five,” Boutries went on to say.

The top 30 pros that made the cut and will fish Saturday on Grand Lake are:                                                                                        

              1st:          Bailey Boutries, Daphne, Ala., 10 bass, 35-4

              2nd:         John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 10 bass, 35-0

              3rd:         Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C., 10 bass, 34-15

              4th:         Jamie Horton, Centerville, Ala., 10 bass, 32-14

              5th:         Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 32-14

              6th:         Brian Latimer, Belton, S.C., eight bass, 32-11

              7th:         Kyle Weisenburger, Ottawa, Ohio, eight bass, 32-7

              8th:         Billy McCaghren, Mayflower, Ark., 10 bass, 32-2

              9th:         Bradley Hallman, Norman, Okla., 10 bass, 31-12

              10th:       Terry Bolton, Benton, Ky., 10 bass, 31-8

              11th:       Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., 10 bass, 31-5

              12th:       Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., nine bass, 29-13

              13th:       Michael Matthee, Centurion, GP, South Aftrica, eight bass, 29-0

              14th:       Miles Burghoff, Hixson, Tenn., eight bass, 28-14

              15th:       Larry Nixon, Quitman, Ark., 10 bass, 28-11

              16th:       Joel Willert, Prior Lake, Minn., eight bass, 27-12

              17th:       Costa pro Todd Castledine, Nacogdoches, Texas, eight bass, 27-6

              18th:       Ron Farrow, Rock Hill, S.C., eight bass, 26-15

              19th:       Jon Canada, Helena, Ala., seven bass, 26-10

              20th:       Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La., nine bass, 26-5           

              21st:        Sheldon Collings, Grove, Okla., 10 bass, 24-12

              22nd:       Jimmy Houston, Cookson, Okla., eight bass, 24-12

              23rd:       Tyler Stewart, West Monroe, La., seven bass, 24-10

              24th:       Lendell Martin Jr., Nacogdoches, Texas, eight bass, 24-8

              25th:       David Wootton, Collierville, Tenn., nine bass, 24-6

              26th:       Polaris pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., nine bass, 24-4

              27th:       Josh Douglas, Isle, Minn., 10 bass, 23-13

              28th:       Joey Cifuentes, Clinton, Ark., eight bass, 23-11

              29th:       Matt Reed, Madisonville, Texas, nine bass, 23-1

              30th:       Ryan Chandler, Hebron, Ind., 10 bass, 22-14

 

Full results for the entire field can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Andy Young of Isle, Minnesota, earned Friday’s $500 Big Bass award in the pro division after bringing a largemouth weighing 7-pounds, 4-ounces to the scale.

Overall there were 422 bass weighing 1,195 pounds, 11 ounces caught by 139 pros Friday. The catch included 31 five-bass limits.

In FLW Tour competition, the full field of 165 pro anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight now advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Grand Lake presented by Mercury is more than $860,000. The tournament is hosted by the City of Grove and the Cherokee Casino Grove.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2019 FLW Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2019 FLW Cup will be on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 9-11 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. CST Saturday and Sunday from Wolf Creek Park, located at 963 N. 16th St., in Grove. Weigh-ins will be held at the park beginning at 4 p.m.

In conjunction with the weigh-ins, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at Wolf Creek Park from 2 to 6 p.m. each day. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.

Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at the park on Saturday, March 30 from Noon-2 p.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1st and 2nd place anglers that catch the biggest fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Grand Lake presented by Mercury will premiere in 2019. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs each Saturday night at 7 p.m. EST and is broadcast to more than 63 million cable, satellite and telecommunications households in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean on the World Fishing Network (WFN), the leading entertainment destination and digital resource for anglers throughout North America. FLW television is also distributed internationally to FLW partner countries, including Canada, China, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and South Africa.

The popular FLW Live on-the-water program will air on Saturday and Sunday, featuring live action from the boats of the tournament’s top pros each day. Host Travis Moran will be joined by Oklahoma Costa FLW Series pro Matt Pangrac to break down the extended action each day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. On-the-water broadcasts will be live streamed on FLWFishing.com, the FLW YouTube channel and the FLW Facebook page.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on the FLW Tour on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram and YouTube.


A Rookie by No Means

North Carolina Pro Shane Lehew has been around the likes of Professional Fishing for several years but has recently made a move to the Bassmaster Elite Series to try and earn his chance to fish in the biggest tournament of his career, the Bassmaster Classic. Listen in as Jason and Shane talk fishing while Shane battles a few Lake Norman largemouth during the show.


20 Anglers Survive Elimination, Move on to Knockout Round on Falls Lake

Randall Tharp ended Elimination Round 1 in seventh place, advancing to the Knockout Round on Saturday.

RALEIGH, N.C. – It has become one of the most interesting (and in some cases, gut-wrenching) focal points of the young MLF Bass Pro Tour season: the battle around the 20th spot in the standings during Elimination Rounds.

That 20th spot – which represents the final qualifier for the Knockout Round – is the definition of “make or break” and has created some of the highest moments of drama in the history of professional bass fishing.

If you’re Jacob Powroznik, you love it today: the Virginia pro weighed in 12 pounds, 13 ounces of Falls Lake largemouth to finish with a two-day total of 32-14, good for 20th in Group A at the Bass Pro Tour Favorite Fishing Stage Three Raleigh Presented by Evinrude. If you’re Michael Neal, not so much: the Tennessee pro put 17-4 on SCORETRACKER on the day, but fell 2 ounces short of Powroznik for the coveted final spot with 32-12.

“Well, what can you say: somebody has to be that guy, and today, that’s me,” Neal deadpanned as he waited for the start of the Berkely Postgame Show.

“It was very stressful,” Powroznik admitted. “At about 1 p.m., I was like ‘What am I doing wrong?’ The areas where those fish should be going, they’re just not there yet. The biggest thing is just keeping your head in it. I’m just glad I made it.”

Moving on to Knockout

For the 20 anglers who finished just ahead of Neal in Group A Shotgun and Elimination Round competition, it’s on to Saturday’s Knockout Round, where they’ll be joined by the Top 20 after tomorrow’s second Elimination Round on Falls Lake.

Notable performers on the day included:

  • Andy Montgomery, who landed only four scorable fish on the day, but found a 7-4 and a 6-6 to finish the day in 18th with 34-13. Montgomery boated his 6-6 with 7 minutes left in competition.
  • Jared Lintner, who weighed in 18-12 to finish 16th with a two-day total of 36-0.
  • Josh Bertrand, whose 17-4 gave him 38-8, good for 14th.

Staying Put for Two Days

Unlike the previous competition schedule, there’s no lake swap: after fishing one day on Jordan Lake before switching to Falls, the Knockout Round will stay on Falls. Weights will be zeroed, which means that the heavy work done by round leader Kelly Jordon – who stacked 82-4 up on the first day and added 11-0 to his total today – will be erased.

But thanks to their stout performances on Jordan Lake, Jordon and fellow Top 10 finishers Todd Faircloth, Edwin Evers, Wesley Strader, Greg Vinson, Jacob Wheeler, Randall Tharp, Mark Daniels, Andy Morgan and Mike Iaconelli had the flexibility to more thoroughly scout around Falls in preparation for Saturday’s Knockout Round.

Changing Conditions on Falls

Group B’s Elimination Round on Friday will see mostly sunny skies and daytime highs in the mid-70s, and will be looking for largemouth on a fishery that’s currently in a positive transition from winter to spring: the water temperature rose 7 degrees during Thursday’s competition.

That fact that has shallow-water flippers like Powroznik anxious to fish again, and soon.

“Friday is going to be absolutely beautiful, Saturday is going to be beautiful, so it’s time: these fish are getting ready to spawn,” Powroznik said.


OHIO’S WEISENBURGER LEADS DAY ONE OF FLW TOUR AT GRAND LAKE PRESENTED BY MERCURY MARINE

Third-Year Pro Smacks 24+ Pound Limit on Finicky Grand Lake

GROVE, Okla. (March 28, 2019) – Pro Kyle Weisenburger of Ottawa, Ohio, caught a five-bass limit weighing 24 pounds, 12 ounces to take the lead on the opening day of the FLW Tour at the Grand Lake presented by Mercury Marine. Pros Todd Castledine of Nacogdoches, Texas (20-2), and Miles Burghoff of Hixson, Tennessee (19-12), are the closest anglers to Weisenburger in second and third place as the four-day tournament, which features 165 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals casting for a top award of up to $125,000, heads into Day Two.

The weather in northeastern Oklahoma, although overcast, was nice Thursday, although many tournament anglers experienced a Grand Lake that was much more finicky than normal – likely due to fluctuating water levels. The bass are scattered and it’s left many competitors scratching their heads as they try to figure out the puzzle. Weisenburger found his the majority of his big limit in a single pocket, although he was also able to run around his creek arm and replicate his pattern on a couple other spots.

“I had a couple of good little stretches and caught 12 or 13 fish today, which is quadruple anything that I had done in practice,” said Weisenburger, who is fishing in his third season as a pro on the FLW Tour. “I think it was more area-oriented – when I got the stuff I was looking for, I got a couple of bites.

“I caught fish on two different baits,” Weisenburger continued. “I had three rods on my deck, but threw primarily just two baits and when I got in the right area they would really eat one of them. The conditions let me know which one I was going to throw. I checked the forecast and I believe it will be similar tomorrow, which is good because it really set up right for me today.

Weisenburger declined to divulge the specifics on his lures and pattern at this point of the tournament, but did hint that the water he was fishing was a bit dirtier than most.

“I caught one or two more keepers there that didn’t help me, so I decided I was going to ease off of them,” Weisenburger said. “I ended up leaving my primary area and I figured out a little bit of a pattern.

“It was a good day, but it’s only Day One,” Weisenburger went on to say. “I’m going to start in my primary area tomorrow and see where it takes me. Hopefully they’re still there and I will get to fish into the weekend.”

The top 10 pros after day one on Grand Lake are:

1st:          Kyle Weisenburger, Ottawa, Ohio, five bass, 24-12

2nd:         Costa pro Todd Castledine, Nacogdoches, Texas, five bass, 20-2

3rd:         Miles Burghoff, Hixson, Tenn., five bass, 19-12

4th:         Billy McCaghren, Mayflower, Ark., five bass, 19-9

5th:         Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C., five bass, 19-0

6th:         Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, five bass, 18-9

7th:         Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., five bass, 17-7

8th:         Christopher Brasher, Longview, Texas, five bass, 17-0

9th:         Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., five bass, 16-12

10th:       Bradley Hallman, Norman, Okla., five bass, 16-5

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Burghoff earned Thursday’s $500 Big Bass award in the pro division after bringing an 8-pound largemouth to the scale – the largest fish of the day.

Overall there were 428 bass weighing 1,207 pounds, 2 ounces caught by 143 pros Thursday. The catch included 37 five-bass limits.

In FLW Tour competition, the full field of 165 pro anglers compete in the two-day opening round Thursday and Friday. The top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Grand Lake presented by Mercury is more than $860,000. The tournament is hosted by the City of Grove and the Cherokee Casino Grove.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2019 FLW Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2019 FLW Cup will be on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 9-11 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. CST Friday through Sunday from Wolf Creek Park, located at 963 N. 16th St., in Grove. Friday’s weigh-in will be held at the park beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins will also be held at the park, but will begin at 4 p.m.

In conjunction with the weigh-ins, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at Wolf Creek Park from 2 to 6 p.m. each day. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.

Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at the park on Saturday, March 30 from Noon-2 p.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1st and 2nd place anglers that catch the biggest fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Grand Lake presented by Mercury will premiere in 2019. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs each Saturday night at 7 p.m. EST and is broadcast to more than 63 million cable, satellite and telecommunications households in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean on the World Fishing Network (WFN), the leading entertainment destination and digital resource for anglers throughout North America. FLW television is also distributed internationally to FLW partner countries, including Canada, China, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and South Africa.

The popular FLW Live on-the-water program will air on Days Three and Four of the event, featuring live action from the boats of the tournament’s top pros each day. New for 2019, host Travis Moran will be joined by Oklahoma Costa FLW Series pro Matt Pangrac to break down the extended action each day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. On-the-water broadcasts will be live streamed on FLWFishing.com, the FLW YouTube channel and the FLW Facebook page.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on the FLW Tour on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram and YouTube.


David Walker Rides Jig, Spinnerbait to Top of Shotgun Round Two at  Favorite Fishing Stage Three Raleigh

Courtesy of Major League Fishing
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 27, 2019) - Heading into the second Shotgun Round of the Favorite Fishing Stage Three Raleigh presented by Evinrude, Major League Fishing® (MLF) Bass Pro Tour pro David Walker had a suspicion that the conditions on North Carolina's Jordan Lake were setting up for his wheelhouse.
With dropping, dirty water and nighttime lows that dipped near the freezing level, the east Tennessee pro put his faith in two old-school techniques that he's built a healthy professional living on: flipping a jig and winding a spinnerbait.
His faith in that 1-2 punch paid off as Walker flipped and wound his way to 47 pounds, 6 ounces on 15 fish to finish on top of the Group B Shotgun Round.
"I didn't have much practice, so in that case, I'm going to fish the things that I have confidence in," Walker said. "So I was fishing (baits) that I have confidence in from all the years past, not from practice."
Walker did the majority of his damage early in the day, when the water was its coldest. Throwing a chartreuse-and-white spinnerbait and flipping a Moccasin Craw Z-Man CrossEyeZ jig with a BatwingZ trailer, the Evinrude pro stacked over 32 pounds on SCORETRACKER™ in the first period, weighing in 10 scorable largemouth.
David Walker's 8-6 caught an hour into the competition anchored his total day's weight of 47 pounds, 6 ounces for 15 bass to finish on top of Group B Shotgun Round.
He highlighted his day with an 8-6 an hour into the competition, the Berkley Big Bass of the day, and put himself in strong position heading into his Elimination Round on Falls Lake.
"This is a best-case scenario, because out of the two practice days, Falls was by far my worst," Walker said. "I really struggled on Falls. So to have a good start going into that is very helpful, because if not I would have felt like I was behind trying to play catch-up on that lake. I'm not saying that I'm safe or that I've made it (out of Elimination), because in this format they just keep catching them. It's relentless."
Ott DeFoe finished second on the day with 44-1, followed by Casey Ashley (42-8), Brett Hite (42-0), Ish Monroe (40-1), Takahiro Omori (32-3) and Dustin Connell (30-15).
Change of Venue for Elimination Rounds
The field of 80 will carry their Group A and B Shotgun Round weights to Falls Lake tomorrow and Friday for the Elimination Rounds. That fishery - a 12,000-acre impoundment of the Neuse River located 30 minutes north of Raleigh - has hosted a handful of BLF events, and produced a handful of 8-plus-pounders in the first local/regional events of the year in early March.
Like Jordan, Falls is a river lake that holds an abundance of wood and rock, with fish in similar pre-spawn staging.
"Falls Lake is unique enough that guys will have to start over," said MLF NOW! analyst Marty Stone, a veteran of the Raleigh-area fisheries. "Falls is going to be a little bit of the unknown; it's been three days since these guys practiced there, and the conditions are changing by the day ... heck, by the hour. Fish are coming to the bank. The bottom line is that we're going to have another really good lake, these fish are going to be shallow, and they're going to bite."
The Top 20 anglers from each Elimination group will advance to the Knockout Round on Saturday (also on Falls, where weights will be zeroed). The Top 10 anglers in the Knockout Round will then advance to the Championship Round on Shearon Harris Reservoir, a 4,100-acre power plant lake that's known for its population of 6-plus-pound largemouth.
 
How, When and Where to Watch
Competition begins daily at 7:30 a.m. EDT, with live, official scoring available via SCORETRACKER on MajorLeagueFishing.com and on the MLF app. The MLF NOW! live stream starts at 10 a.m. EDT, with live, on-the-water coverage continuing until lines out at 3:30 p.m. The Berkley Postgame Show live stream will start at 5 p.m. daily.

 

The Day's Results 

 

 

 

 

Place Angler Total Weight Total # Fish Avg Weight Largest Fish
1st David Walker 47 - 06 15 3 - 03 8 - 06
2nd Ott DeFoe 44 - 01 13 3 - 06 5 - 15
3rd Casey Ashley 42 - 08 16 2 - 11 5 - 02
4th Brett Hite 42 - 00 17 2 - 08 4 - 15
5th Ish Monroe 40 - 01 10 4 - 00 7 - 00
6th Takahiro Omori 32 - 03 11 2 - 15 5 - 10
7th Dustin Connell 30 - 15 8 3 - 14 5 - 02
8th Stephen Browning 30 - 00 10 3 - 00 5 - 04
9th Keith Poche 27 - 07 12 2 - 05 5 - 02
10th Bradley Roy 26 - 05 6 4 - 06 7 - 12
11th Mark Rose 24 - 15 7 3 - 09 6 - 09
12th Gerald Spohrer 24 - 11 8 3 - 01 6 - 15
13th Chris Lane 24 - 03 8 3 - 00 7 - 06
14th Terry Scroggins 24 - 01 8 3 - 00 4 - 14
15th Timmy Horton 23 - 13 6 3 - 16 7 - 07
16th Dave Lefebre 23 - 00 6 3 - 13 6 - 14
17th Shaw Grigsby 22 - 15 8 2 - 14 3 - 14
18th Skeet Reese 21 - 14 7 3 - 02 5 - 11
19th Marty Robinson 21 - 08 6 3 - 09 5 - 00
20th Jeff Kriet 21 - 00 8 2 - 10 5 - 06
21st Aaron Martens 19 - 13 10 1 - 16 2 - 15
22nd Brent Chapman 19 - 06 7 2 - 12 4 - 07
23rd Jordan Lee 19 - 00 6 3 - 03 5 - 01
24th Roy Hawk 18 - 07 7 2 - 10 3 - 11
25th Bobby Lane 18 - 01 5 3 - 10 5 - 13
26th Greg Hackney 18 - 00 5 3 - 10 6 - 01
27th Cliff Pace 15 - 05 4 3 - 13 5 - 03
28th Jesse Wiggins 14 - 04 4 3 - 09 4 - 11
29th Mike McClelland 12 - 09 4 3 - 02 5 - 07
30th James Elam 11 - 08 5 2 - 05 3 - 10
31st Russ Lane 11 - 06 5 2 - 04 3 - 02
32nd Britt Myers 10 - 12 2 5 - 06 8 - 02
33rd Justin Lucas 10 - 01 3 3 - 06 6 - 02
34th Brandon Palaniuk 8 - 10 3 2 - 14 3 - 02
35th Randy Howell 8 - 10 2 4 - 05 6 - 01
36th Jeff Sprague 7 - 15 4 1 - 16 2 - 11
37th Jonathon VanDam 7 - 08 3 2 - 08 2 - 15
38th Dean Rojas 6 - 05 3 2 - 02 2 - 05
39th Matt Lee 3 - 12 2 1 - 14 2 - 06
40th Scott Suggs 1 - 06 1 1 - 06 1 - 06

No Dinks here, We brought out the BIG Gun!

This week the boys welcome in FLW Costa Champ Brent Butler who just put up one of the top 5 heaviest stringers in Costa History with over 37.5 pounds to move from 40th to 1st in the recent Southeast Costa Chickamauga event. We find out how Brent pulled off the win on his home lake and poke and prod to get some details on how to catch those BIGS on Chick. The boys also look over recent derbies in the Progressive Bass Wrap Up and look ahead to this weeks MLF & FLW Events and more!


WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN - Team Tournament Blog

By Luke Estel

 

If I knew the real answer to this question, I would not be where I am at today, rather fishing every major event in the country. And winning.

There is however several things we as fishermen can do to increase our odds and put us into the winners circle.

“Drive”

My youngest daughter has got natural God given ability when it comes to athletics. Anything she does, she does well. My oldest cannot walk and chew gum at the same time.

I love them both the same. It’s just how it is.

My youngest, Hannah has played soccer all of her life. She is good. Not a D1 superstar, but good. No I am not the father that thinks his kids are all getting athletic scholarships, but she could play in college if she chooses. But, she lacks drive.

That is not a bad thing, but to compete at the next level, you have to possess it.

Drive cannot be taught. It comes from within yourself.

Athletes like KVD, Gerald Swindle, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods all have a drive like no other. No one taught this to them. They have had it their entire life.

Drive pushes an athlete to the limit. If a fisherman goes into an event just going for a check or hoping to get into the top percent, then they will never make it to the next level.

To become better, we have to push ourselves harder than everyone else. The rest will just fall into place.

“Failure brings Success”

That doesn’t sound right but that is how we learn. We need to use failure to our advantage.

How many times have you witnessed fishermen at the weigh ins with their head down knowing they were beat before the weigh in is finished?

If getting beat gets to you, and you cannot recover quickly, your entire season will end dismally. Learn from your failures and turn them into positives.

Figure out where you went wrong and adjust accordingly in the next event. Remember that most of your successful athletes or even business men have failed before they made it. They adapted and overcame.

“Old Habits are Hard to Break”

It’s a phrase that has been around forever and is very true still to this day.

On my home lake I dominated for at least seven years. I am not bragging about it, I am just stating the truth. And just like that, my reign was over.

Obviously no person can stay on top forever, but for me I couldn’t figure out why. My crankbait was my weapon. At times I felt like I was David Fritts.

I got to the point where I could feel a bass push the bait or swipe at the bait, change colors and catch him. And “poof” it was over.

For two years I tried to replicate the past with no success. Obviously I was a slow learner but eventually pulled through it.

The lake had changed. The grass started to grow deeper. The shore line restoration had made the lake clearer. And it changed the fish.

I was stuck in my old winning ways. Relying on your past winning spots can hurt you if you do not keep an open mind.

Just because you caught twenty pounds there five years ago, doesn’t mean they will always be there. Its ok to check those kind of places but don’t die on them.

Fishermen today are fast learners. If you want to win, you have to keep up with the times. Hard work, determination, and an open mind can help you succeed. It’s the “never give up’ attitude that turns regular fishermen into great fishermen.

 

Strike King Pro Luke Estel from Carbondale Illinois Fishes the BASS Opens, Is an AnglersChoice Classic Champion and an all around great guy and fisherman as well as accomplished writer.

Kelly Jordon Dominates on Jordan Lake: Texas Pro Racks up 82-4 in Shotgun Round 1 of Bass Pro Tour Stage Three Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. (March 26, 2019) - It took virtually no time for the chunky northern-strain largemouth of North Carolina to reveal themselves on Major League Fishing® (MLF) Bass Pro Tour's Day 1 of the Favorite Fishing Stage Three Raleigh presented by Evinrude: Jason Christie boated a 7-pound, 12-ouncer just 4 minutes into competition on Jordan Lake, the first fish of the day.
Christie's opening shot was just the beginning: By the end of Shotgun Round 1, 11 7-pounders and 48 fish over 5 pounds made it onto SCORETRACKER™, an astoundingly impressive showing for an unknown fishery that most of the field of 80 had never even seen before practice.
But even more impressive was the fish-catching clinic put on by Kelly Jordon.
Fishing his way around a shallow creek arm of this impoundment of the Cape Fear River system north of Raleigh, the Texas pro piled up 82-4 on 26 fish, not only winning the round by over 18 pounds, but also establishing a new single-day MLF Bass Pro Tour weight total.
"It was just an awesome, awesome day," Jordon said. "This area had gotten a ton of rain, and then the water dropped so much, I thought 'Maybe this isn't going to happen', but guess what? The fish are still here. There's no telling how much I could've caught if it had stayed warm. But what a fishery."
Jordon did the majority of his damage with an Evergreen Jack Hammer bladed jig with a Lake Fork Tackle Live Magic Shad trailer, and he did it consistently for the first five hours of competition, pinging SCORETRACKER with four to five scorable largemouth per hour until he hit a brief lull late in the afternoon.
He found some good ones, too, highlighting his day with seven 5-plus-pounders, including a 5-2 and 5-6 in the final five minutes of competition.
"Anytime you catch 82 pounds in a day of fishing is an awesome day, and I didn't want to quit fishing," Jordon admitted. "It was sad, I wanted to keep fishing because they were starting to fire off again. It was one of those days to remember."
The rest of the field, while lagging a sizeable distance behind Jordon for most of the day, had some notable success as well.
Todd Faircloth chipped away at Jordon's lead all afternoon, finishing the round with 63-10
and connecting with the biggest fish of the day, a 9-4 giant that inhaled a jig early in the third period. Faircloth stacked up over 35 pounds of largemouth in the final period to trim Jordon's lead to 10 pounds before K.J. caught his final two 5-pounders.
Todd Faircloth, also from Texas, made a solid run at leader Kelly Jordon's weight, with his 63-10 performance by the day anchored by a 9-4 giant. (Click to enlarge/download)
"We had that front pulling through, the lake dropped a little bit from yesterday and I started out fishing on the points, fishing out a little bit, and caught a couple small fish and at the end of the first period," Faircloth said. "I decided to just change areas and change techniques, and boy did it pay off in big ways."
Jacob Wheeler and Mark Daniels, Jr. combined for 102-7, Wheeler with 54-5 and Daniels with 52-1. In one 2 ½-hour stretch in the third period, Daniels caught five fish for 27-13. Nine of Wheeler's 14 fish were 4 pounds or better.
Edwin Evers continued his season of consistency, catching 19 fish for 50-6 and fifth place. That marks Evers' fourth consecutive round finishing in the Top 5.
Surprised ... or Not?
 
The field's big-fish success didn't come as a surprise to MLF NOW! analyst Marty Stone, who touted the big-fish potential of the Raleigh-area lakes, and was instrumental in bringing the Bass Pro Tour to North Carolina. As Stone repeatedly reported in the weeks leading up to the event, Jordan Lake was set up for a record-breaking performance, despite the fluctuating water levels.
"I think the size of the fish caught these guys off guard a little bit," Stone said.

The number of fish caught was definitely a surprise to much of the field, too. Thanks to plummeting water levels and dirty water, many of the pros struggled mightily in practice, and most expressed some doubt that they would catch many fish on Jordan. But as he stowed his rods at the end of the day, Wheeler summed it up best: "What can you say? This place is legit!. I mean, wow, it's got 'em."
Group B Up Next
 
The second half of the field gets its first crack at Jordan Lake on Wednesday when Group B competition begins. Conditions could be slightly more challenging in the morning, as nighttime lows will dip to near freezing, but a forecast of afternoon sunshine translates into a possible strong afternoon bite.
 
Looking Ahead to the Week
 
The field will carry their Shotgun Round weights to Falls Lake on Thursday and Friday for the Elimination Rounds. The Top 20 anglers from each Elimination group will advance to the Knockout Round on Saturday (also on Falls).
The Top 10 anglers in the Knockout Round will advance to the Championship Round on Shearon Harris Reservoir, a 4,100-acre power plant lake that's known for its population of 6-plus-pound largemouth.
How, When, Where to Watch
 
Competition begins daily at 7:30 a.m. EDT, with live, official scoring available via SCORETRACKER on MajorLeagueFishing.com and on the MLF app. The MLF NOW! live stream starts at 10 a.m. EDT, with live, on-the-water coverage continuing until lines out at 3:30 p.m. The Berkley Postgame Show live stream will start at 5 p.m. daily.
 
Quotable
Kelly Jordon (1st/82-4) - "The water was dropping out in my area, and I thought the fish were leaving. I think a lot of them did. I was scared to death: It rained last night, and I thought it was just going to blow (that area) out, which it didn't. It did get kind of muddy in there, and probably dropped 6 to 8 inches. Coming out, I had to jump over a beaver dam. I had to put my engine up on it and power over it, and I've never had to do that before. Boyd (Duckett) showed me how to do that, because he does it all the time. I figured I would just gun it and try it, and that's what I did."
Jacob Wheeler (3rd/54-5) - "All I can say is 'Wow!' It's a phenomenal fishery. It seemed like every bite was 3 to 5 pounds or 5 to 6 pounds. Overall, the number of quality fish that live in that lake is just astounding. You would've thought with that cold night, it would get a little tougher, and it didn't seem that way. This morning I didn't know if it was going to be that hot and heavy first thing, but I figured when the sun popped out, it would probably be pretty decent. It was pretty consistent all day."
Edwin Evers (5th/50-6) - "I got some bites early, and that's just what I needed to get my confidence going. I was just running with it and expanding on it, and man I'm just happy. The last day of practice I kind of figured this deal out, and I'm just happy to have it. I don't know if I can get a bite on (Falls Lake)."
 
The Day's Results 
To see all results from Shotgun Round Group A anglers, and to keep up with cumulative results throughout the week, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com and click "Results."

KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES SET TO HOST COSTA FLW SERIES PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

 

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (March 26, 2019) – The 2019 Costa Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Series Central division is set to open next week at Kentucky and Barkley lakes, April 4-6, with the Costa FLW Series at Kentucky Lake presented by Lowrance. Hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau, the three-day tournament will feature more than 260 of the best regional bass-fishing pros and co-anglers casting for a top prize of up to $90,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard in the pro division.

“I think we’ll see some big stringers caught on the front end and a tight race on the backside,” said FLW Tour Senior Tournament Director Bill Taylor of Benton, Kentucky, who before taking over the reins as tournament director was a very accomplished regional angler with numerous top-10 finishes and wins on Kentucky Lake. “We’re seeing a lot of big fish being caught, but the numbers are just a bit down from previous years. But overall the lake is fishing pretty decent right now. The water is fluctuating – a lot of current still moving through– and it has good color.”

Taylor said that he expects that tournament competitors will be catching them on shoreline channel breaks and gravel bars near the mouths of creeks. He also expects some fish to be caught in and around boat docks.

“It’s going to be the same old stuff for this time of year – smaller-type crankbaits,” Taylor said. “Rapala Shad Raps, No. 9, the new Strike King 1.5 Deep Squarebill crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps will all be catching fish.

“I think whoever wins is going to need to average around 18 pounds a day,” Taylor went on to say. “I think it’ll take right around 57 to 58 pounds to win.”

Anglers will take off from Moors Resort & Marina, located at 570 Moors Road in Gilbertsville, at 6:30 a.m. CDT each day. Weigh-ins will also take place at the resort, and will begin at 2:30 p.m. each day. All takeoffs and weigh-ins are free to attend and open to the public.

In Costa FLW Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event. At Kentucky Lake, pros will fish for a top prize of up to $90,000 including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard if Ranger Cup qualified. Co-anglers will cast for a brand new Ranger Z175 boat with a 115-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard, and $5,000 if Ranger Cup qualified.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the International division. Each U.S. division consists of three regular-season tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to compete in the season-ending Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2019 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram and YouTube.


Costa Sunglasses® Adds Four New Styles to Popular Del Mar Collection

Daytona Beach, Fla. – March 26, 2019 – Inspired by a life on the water, Costa Sunglasses has added four new styles to its Del Mar Collection originally released in 2018. The collection includes fresh designs collected from our watery world and feature colors, patterns and textures inspired by adventures on the water. The new sunglasses come in a variety of color options, including Shiny Ocean Current, and are aptly named for historic beach towns and islands – Apalach, Bimini, Coquina and Isla.

The Del Mar Collection frames are constructed with Mazzucchelli acetate, a renewable, non-petroleum, plant-based material, with frame colors and designs mirroring the beauty of beaches, oceans and waterways. The sunglasses feature a custom corewire, visible inside the frame arm, with either a topographical or fish scale pattern tying back to Costa’s history of being born on the water. The new styles are available with Costa’s patented 580 Lightwave® Glass lenses, providing 100 percent UV protection and polarization while also reducing glare and eye fatigue. Costa’s lens technology combines the benefits of greater contrast and clarity with some of the most elegant, stylish frames available.

Known for its oysters, pristine white sand beaches and maritime culture, Apalachicola is full of old-world charm in the heart of the Florida Panhandle. With sleek lines, Apalach offers an extra-large fit that will enhance your ocean views, and the new style looks good on multiple face shapes. Apalach is available in four color options – Shiny Tortoise, Shiny Black Kelp, Matte Gray Crystal and Shiny Sand Dollar.

 

Bimini, named after one of the most iconic islands in the Bahamas, is a large female frame available in four colors inspired by the sea – Shiny Abalone, Shiny Vintage Tortoise, Shiny Deep Teal Crystal and Shiny Ocean Current. The epitome of island style, Bimini is a large cat-eye frame style perfect for soaking up the sun and the island’s rich history.

The medium-fit Coquina frame conveys a relaxed, laid-back feel and is available in four bold color options – Shiny Ocean Tortoise, Shiny Vintage Tortoise, Shiny Deep Teal Crystal and Shiny Taupe Crystal. Named after one of the fine white sand beaches of Longboat Key, Coquina is the perfect companion for sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico. Coquina is a square-shaped frame with bold oceanfront style.

Isla is a small round-shaped frame style available in four vibrant colors – Shiny Tortoise, Shiny Tiger Cowrie, Shiny Deep Teal Crystal and Shiny Seashell. Named after Isla Mujeres, a beautiful island in Mexico known for its crystal-clear turquoise waters, whale sharks, diving and white sand beaches, Isla is a must-have for activities on and off the water, and delivers an elegant vibe.

“The expansion of our Del Mar Collection was in response to the popularity of this colorful, ocean-inspired collection we launched last year,” said John Sanchez, vice president of product development at Costa. “Our goal with the new frames in the collection was to fit a variety of face shapes while infusing even more of what we love about the ocean into each unique design.”

The Costa 580® color-enhancing lens technology selectively filters out harsh yellow light for superior contrast and definition and absorbs high-energy blue light to cut haze and enhance sharpness. In addition, Costa’s lens technology reduces glare and eye fatigue, and its Lightwave glass is 20 percent thinner and 22 percent lighter than average polarized glass.

The new styles range in price from $229 to $249 based on frame style, color and lens selection. For more information on the new frames and Costa’s full line of sunglasses, visit CostaSunglasses.com.

About Costa
As the first manufacturer of color-enhancing all-polarized sunglass lenses, Costa combines superior lens technology with unparalleled fit and durability. Still handcrafted in Florida, Costa has made the highest quality, best performing sunglasses and prescription sunglasses (Rx) for outdoor enthusiasts since 1983, and now its product portfolio includes optical frames. Costa’s growing cult-brand status ties directly to its mission to provide high quality products with a focus on sustainability and conservation as the company works hard to protect the waters it calls home. From the use of sustainable materials to its Kick Plasticinitiative, IndiFly Foundation and strong partnership with shark research organization OCEARCH, Costa encourages people to help protect the Earth’s natural resources in any way they can. Find out more on Costa’s website and join the conversation on FacebookInstagram or Twitter at @CostaSunglasses.

Media Contacts:
Heather Miller, (864) 607-7922, [email protected]
Carie Breunig, (414) 412-9155, [email protected]

Costa's Apalach in Shiny Black Kelp with Gray 580G lens.
Costa's Coquina in Shiny Ocean Tortoise with Copper 580G lens.
Costa's Bimini in Shiny Vintage Tortoise with Blue Mirror 580G lens.
Costa's Isla in Shiny Seashell with Copper Silver Mirror 580G lens.

 


Strike King / Lew's Tip of the Week - The KVD Toad Buzz

On this weeks Strike King / Lews Tip of the Week, FLW Tour Pro James Niggemeyer talks about the KVD Buzzbait and the how, when, where and why he likes to throw it and why it should be in your arsenal as well!

 


47.09-pounds wins Hook Line & Sinker - Two Day Tournament of Champions on the Delta!

Courtesy of Hook Line & Sinker & WesternBass.com

 

 

Logan and Colby Huntze with a huge jump on day 2 with 31.63 taking home 1st place with 47.09

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Joey Skym and Nick Cloutier with one of there solid bags from the weekend, they took home second place with 45.76

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Andy Doudna and Andrew Kobiashi with solid bags both days, take home 2nd/3rd big fish as well as 3rd place with 39.84

   


RAMPEY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE WYLIE

Co-Angler Title Goes to Bessemer City’s Guffey

LAKE WYLIE, S.C. (March 25, 2019) – Boater Jayme Rampey of Liberty, South Carolina, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 19 pounds, 13 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) North Carolina Division tournament on Lake Wylie. For his catch, Rampey earned $5,466.

“I fished the lower end of the lake, near the dam around Allison and Big Allison creeks. There was a little bit of stained water down that way,” said Rampey, who earned his ninth career win in BFL competition – tied for ninth all-time. “I caught the majority of them on a square-billed crankbait. I threw it on flat points in the pockets, which I dialed in on using my Lowrance electronics. I sat in 4- or 5-feet-of-water while most of the fish were in 1½ to 2 feet.”

Rampey said he worked through 10 or 12 pockets, and that he caught eight keepers during his day. He said his crankbait of choice was a Crystal Craw-colored Strike King KVD Rattling Square-Bill crankbait. He caught the heaviest fish of the event – an 8-pound, 6-ouncer – on an umbrella rig with Pearl-colored Zoom Swimmin’ Super Fluke Jr. swimbaits with white Buckeye G-Man Finesse Swimbait heads.

“I caught the big one around 9 [a.m.]. It was the first fish of the day and the only one I caught from a dock,” said Rampey. “I was throwing Hi-Seas [15-pound-test] 100-percent fluorocarbon line. It had wrapped me up on a dock post and it held up. That fish was the difference-maker.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Jayme Rampey, Liberty, S.C., five bass, 19-13, $5,466

2nd:         Russell Winters, Rock Hill, S.C., five bass, 17-6, $1,883

3rd:          Michael Stephens, Gastonia, N.C., five bass, 15-15, $1,256

4th:          Chad Poteat, Mount Airy, N.C., five bass, 15-0, $879

5th:          Chris Baumgardner, Gastonia, N.C., five bass, 14-15, $1,103

6th:          Alvin Shaw, Roaring Gap, N.C., five bass, 14-1, $990

7th:          Ryan Deal, Indian Trail, N.C., five bass, 13-9, $628

8th:          Junior Allen, Biscoe, N.C., five bass, 13-6, $533

8th:          Parks Jones Jr., Concord, N.C., five bass, 13-6, $533

10th:        Jason Wilson, Lincolnton, N.C., five bass, 13-3, $439

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Rampey’s 8-pound, 6-ounce largemouth earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $500.

Johnny Guffey of Bessemer City, North Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $1,883 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 9 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Johnny Guffey, Bessemer City, N.C., five bass, 9-15, $1,883

2nd:         Dustin Dalton, Sparta, N.C., five bass, 9-6, $942

3rd:          Noah Beck, Lexington, N.C., four bass, 9-3, $977

4th:          Bobby Smith, Asheville, N.C., four bass, 8-15, $439

5th:          John Cook, Matthews, N.C., four bass, 8-10, $377

6th:          Darren Jeter, Marshall, N.C., five bass, 8-8, $395

7th:          Tommy Swicegood, Salisbury, N.C., four bass, 7-14, $314

8th:          Louis Kraft, Salisbury, N.C., four bass, 7-13, $282

9th:          Bobby Henderson, Charlotte, N.C., five bass, 7-12, $251

10th:        Darren Marlow, Cherryville, N.C., three bass, 7-8, $470

Marlow caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 1 ounce. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $250.

The tournament was hosted by Visit York County.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 10-12 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Seneca, South Carolina, presented by Navionics. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2019 BFL All-American will be held May 30-June 1 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Commissioners of Charles County. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube


BENTON’S VANNERSON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON KENTUCKY AND BARKLEY LAKES

Co-Angler Title Goes to Madisonville’s Son

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (March 25, 2019) – Boater Rob Vannerson of Benton, Kentucky, brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 21 pounds, 5 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) LBL Division tournament on Kentucky and Barkley lakes. For his win, Vannerson was awarded $3,466.

Vannerson said he worked along the west side of Kentucky Lake from Kentucky Dam Marina to the Highway 68 bridge. He said he was able to put 14 or 15 keepers in the boat.

“I was throwing a [3/8-ounce, white] Z-Man ChatterBait with a [white smoke-colored 3.5-inch] boot tail swimbait on secondary flats –looking for run-off ditches that were in the spawning pockets,” said Vannerson, who logged his first career win in FLW competition. “I’d throw up into the ditches and work it back to where I was, working both banks of the ditches.

“The fish sat on the sides where the break line is –where the water runs down through the ditch,” Vannerson said. “The baitfish used the break to run up and down the edges of the ditches. There were both bucks and female bass in there.”

Vannerson said he used a 7-foot, medium-heavy Fitzgerald Stunner casting rod spooled with 15-pound-test Fitzgerald Vursa fluorocarbon line.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Rob Vannerson, Benton, Ky., five bass, 21-5, $3,466

2nd:         David Carroll, Manitou, Ky., five bass, 17-7, $1,733

3rd:          Stuart Eversole, Middletown, Ohio, four bass, 17-4, $1,590

4th:          Pat Hatcliff, Murfreesboro, Tenn., four bass, 15-14, $1,309

5th:          Shawn Penn, Benton, Ky., three bass, 13-5, $693

6th:          Stu Moyer, Indianapolis, Ind., three bass, 12-15, $735

7th:          Hunter Louden, Springville, Tenn., three bass, 12-11, $578

8th:          Griff Estes, Murray, Ky., three bass, 12-7, $520

9th:          Daniel Sepeck, West Union, Ohio, four bass, 12-4, $462

10th:        Adam Craig, Buchanan, Tenn., four bass, 12-2, $404

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Eversole caught a 6-pound, 12-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $435.

William Son of Madisonville, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $1,693 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 14 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          William Son, Madisonville, Ky., four bass, 14-8, $1,693

2nd:         Jordan Dunning, Madisonville, Ky., four bass, 12-0, $846

3rd:          Timothy Nanzer, Bourbonnais, Ill., two bass, 9-8, $564

4th:          Fred Combs, Portland, Tenn., two bass, 9-1, $395

5th:          Eric Bobbett, Salem, Ill., two bass, 7-10, $339

6th:          Jamie Wise, Fort Campbell, Ky., two bass, 7-4, $296

6th:          Jake Steinkuhl, Evansville, Ind., two bass, 7-4, $396

8th:          Randall Argo, Murray, Ky., two bass, 7-1, $254

9th:          Art McCray, Groveport, Ohio, one bass, 6-11, $438

10th:        Joseph Gulash, Edwardsville, Ill., two bass, 5-12, $198

McCray caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 11 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $212.

The tournament was hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, presented by Mercury. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2019 BFL All-American will be held May 30-June 1 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Commissioners of Charles County. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


COVINGTON’S STOKES WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OCONEE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

 

Monroe’s Bennett Grabs Co-Angler Title

BUCKHEAD, Ga. (March 25, 2019) – Boater Barry Stokes of Covington, Georgia, caught five bass Saturday weighing 21 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bulldog Division tournament on Lake Oconee presented by Navionics. Stokes pocketed $6,385 for his efforts.

“I decided to go into the tournament with an open mind and follow the first bite, said Stokes, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “My co-angler caught a 3½-pounder deep on a seawall. From that, I started learning what I needed to do. I picked up my jig and started flipping and within 30 minutes I got my first bite – also a 3½-pounder. I figured out that I needed to work the rocks where shallow and deep water met.”

Stokes said most of his fish were caught in 3- to 4-feet-of-water, mid-lake, around the Highway 44 bridge. He said that he caught nine keepers during the tournament with a ¼- and 3/8-ounce, black and blue-colored Underground Tackle jig. He paired each with different colored trailers depending on water clarity – green-pumpkin for clearer water and black and blue for stained.

“I caught some around seawalls that had wood adjacent to them, and some around docks,” said Stokes. “I also caught one on a [Carolina-rigged, green-pumpkin-colored] Zoom Lizard, about seven feet down, around pea gravel and rock mix – that was my deepest.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Barry Stokes, Covington, Ga., five bass, 21-11, $4,385 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Frank Kitchens III, Oxford, Ga., five bass, 19-7, $2,393

3rd:          Ben Brisbois, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 16-2, $1,463

4th:          Lee Nunnally, Social Circle, Ga., five bass, 15-2, $1,123

5th:          Kip Carter, Mansfield, Ga., five bass, 14-14, $1,127

6th:          Girard Jones, Macon, Ga., five bass, 14-9, $1,424

7th:          Dylan Peppers, Good Hope, Ga., five bass, 14-5, $731

8th:          Terry Adams, Mansfield, Ga., five bass, 13-9, $658

9th:          Bill Burns, Fernandina Beach, Fla., five bass, 13-0, $585

10th:        Mike Cleveland, Monticello, Ga., five bass, 12-12, $512

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Jones caught a 6-pound, 1-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $620.

Wesley Bennett of Monroe, Georgia, won the Co-angler Division and $2,193 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 11 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Wesley Bennett, Monroe, Ga., five bass, 11-4, $2,193

2nd:         Conery Williams, Macon, Ga., four bass, 10-5, $1,096

3rd:          Hector Vasquez, Columbus, Ga., two bass, 9-14, $1,140

4th:          Mike Thornton, Jonesboro, Ga., four bass, 9-12, $562

5th:          Justin Kimmel, Athens, Ga., five bass, 9-1, $439

6th:          Wendell Grantham, Athens, Ga., four bass, 8-15, $383

6th:          Kiwanas Andrews, Atlanta, Ga., three bass, 8-15, $383

8th:          Kenneth Flowers, Snellville, Ga., five bass, 8-14, $329

9th:          Don Griffin, Roswell, Ga., three bass, 8-5, $274

9th:          Keith Lynch, Griffin, Ga., three bass, 8-5, $274

Vasquez caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 8 pounds, 1 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $310.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 10-12 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2019 BFL All-American will be held May 30-June 1 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Commissioners of Charles County. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


SHREVEPORT’S KEITH WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE DARDANELLE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Co-Angler Title Awarded to Searcy’s Harris

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (March 25, 2019) – Boater Kelly Keith of Shreveport, Louisiana, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 21 pounds, 3 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Arkie Division tournament on Lake Dardanelle presented by Navionics. For his catch, Keith took home $3,963.

Keith said he spent his day fishing a 100-yard long stretch around the Strip Pits and Illinois Bayou areas of the lake.

“I had an area that I didn’t think would be pressured, and a secondary area that I knew I would be pressured,” said Keith, who notched his first win in FLW competition. “I drew boat No. 3, so I decided to fish the secondary area and I got a limit. I ended up staying there all day because I was catching 3 to 5 pounders.

“I fished a grassy ridge in 2 to 3 feet of water, with a drop off into 10 feet of water right next to it. The fish were in coming out of the deeper water, up over the ridge and in toward spawning flats,” continued Keith. “I would cast toward the ridge and work it toward the deeper water, and other times I’d cast to the middle of the deeper channel and work it back toward me.”

Keith said he used a green-pumpkin with blue flake-colored Z-Man FattyZ worm on a 3/16-ounce Gamakatsu Skip Gap shaky-head with a Daiwa Tatula SV TWS casting reel and a 7-foot, 1-inch Daiwa Tatula casting rod. He credited his Breakline Optics Cahaba sunglasses as being a crucial part of his day, helping him see the deeper grass and fish.

“I caught around 12 keepers and probably culled around 4 times,” said Keith. “During practice they ate everything I threw at them, but during the tournament they were picky. I had to fish super slow – that was the key to the whole deal.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Kelly Keith, Shreveport, La., five bass, 21-3, $3,963

2nd:         Michael Andrus, Greenbrier, Ark., five bass, 18-14, $1,981

3rd:          Chris Darby, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 18-7, $1,522

4th:          Shawn Gordon, Russellville, Ark., five bass, 18-2, $1,025

5th:          Christopher Jones, Bokoshe, Okla., five bass, 17-8, $793

6th:          Von Kinsey, Clarksville, Ark., five bass, 17-0, $727

7th:          Brad Morgan, Ashdown, Ark., five bass, 16-14, $660

8th:          Josh Ray, Alexander, Ark., five bass, 15-7, $594

9th:          Chip Hawkins, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 15-5, $528

10th:        Kevin Brown, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 15-4, $989

10th:        Charles Williams, Clarksville, Ark., five bass, 15-4, $439

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Jason Lieblong of Glasgow, Kentucky, caught a 6-pound, 10-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $535.

Stan Harris of Searcy, Arkansas, won the Co-angler Division and $2,248 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 14 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Stan Harris, Searcy, Ark., five bass, 14-15, $2,248

2nd:         Brian Ray, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 13-3, $991

3rd:          David Hardin, Bethel, Okla., five bass, 12-7, $662

4th:          Elmer McBride, Dierks, Ark., four bass, 12-6, $462

5th:          Andrew Wooley, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 12-3, $379

5th:          James Grant, Cherry Valley, Ark., five bass, 12-3, $379

7th:          Tony Smith, Bryant, Ark., five bass, 12-1, $430

8th:          Jody Jones, Harvey, Ark., three bass, 10-7, $347

9th:          Cornelius Branch, Arkadelphia, Ark., five bass, 10-5, $264

10th:        Jeff Eckhart, Blevins, Ark., four bass, 10-4, $219

10th:        Blake Smith, Benton, Ark., five bass, 10-4, $219

Harris also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 12 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $267.

The tournament was hosted by Russellville Advertising and Promotions.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 24-26 BFL Regional Championship on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2019 BFL All-American will be held May 30-June 1 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Commissioners of Charles County. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


Knoxville Delivers Huge Crowds For Record-Setting Bassmaster Classic World Championship

As many as 6,500 people crowded Volunteer Landing on the Tennessee River to watch takeoff processions as anglers began their competition days in the 49th Bassmaster Classic. 

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.
March 25, 2019

 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The 49th GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods in Knoxville set multiple records over the three-day event, including a new high mark for total attendance of 153,809, B.A.S.S. and the Visit Knoxville Sports Commission announced.

“Long lines of fans waiting to enter Thompson-Boling Arena were similar to crowds at game days when the University of Tennessee Volunteers play some of their biggest rivals there,” said B.A.S.S. Director Chase Anderson, a native of Knoxville. “The Classic Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods was packed from the moment Gov. Bill Lee cut the ribbon to open the show, and it continued with capacity crowds through the weekend.”

Anderson noted that attendance was great despite the fact that Tennessee’s basketball team was playing in the SEC Championship Tournament in Nashville all three days of the Classic.

“Hosting the Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville was simply an incredible experience,” said Chad Culver, Senior Director of the Visit Knoxville Sports Commission. “We knew it was going to be huge, but to beat the all-time attendance record really showed how our community embraced this event. We also appreciate the support we received from the City of Knoxville, Knox County and State of Tennessee to bring this event to Knoxville.”

The Expo, which was held March 15-17 in the Knoxville Convention Center and the adjacent World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, drew a record total attendance of 92,819 over the three days it was open, according to turnstile counts. And show-goers were in a buying mood. One retailer reported a 30 percent increase over its best Classic sales mark ever, and sales at the B.A.S.S. merchandise booth were double the average for the past two years.

The Get Hooked On Fishing activity center, with casting lessons, a catfish pond and educational exhibits about fisheries, wildlife and conservation, drew a record 18,500 participants, mostly elementary-age children.

“I was told the Expo was one of the biggest events to take place in the World’s Fair Exhibition Hall since the World’s Fair in Knoxville in 1982,” Anderson said. “And everyone was blown away by the fact that 6,500 fans lined the Tennessee River at Volunteer Landing for takeoff at daybreak Saturday.

“I knew Knoxville and east Tennessee would show up for the biggest event in sportfishing.”

Actually, Classic Week drew fans from throughout the country and even beyond the United States borders.

An interactive map in the Expo showed that visitors came from every U.S. state and several foreign countries. B.A.S.S. customer service officials reported record sales of memberships, with applications received from 35 states. Lifetime membership sales were up 50 percent over the previous year’s sales, including one purchased by Gov. Lee, whose wife, Maria, is an avid angler.

In addition, 258 members of the media applied for credentials to cover the Classic, including journalists from 28 states, as well as Japan, China, Australia, Italy, Germany and Canada.

Fans also tuned in from afar to watch the action on Bassmaster LIVE — which established new records in video plays and minutes watched — and follow the event on Bassmaster.com. Online visits were recorded from 179 countries, including Italy (the home nation of Classic competitor Jacopo Gallelli), Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa, four of 10 nations with active B.A.S.S. Nation affiliates.

“After drawing huge crowds in Houston in 2017 and Greenville, S.C., where we set a new attendance record of 143,000 last year, we are proud and ecstatic to see the Classic continue to grow in attendance and prominence in the world of sportfishing,” Anderson said. “We will go all-in to maintain that momentum and exceed those records when we celebrate the 50th Bassmaster Classic a year from now.”


Jeff Hunter & Ken Witek win over $20,000 in Bass Champs Lake Travis Event with 20.99 lb Limit

Place Boat Truck Angler 1 Angler 2 Fish Big Bass Wt. Prize Amt.
1 JEFFERY HUNTER
UNIVERSAL CITY , TX
KENNETH WITEK
STOCKDALE , TX
5 0 20.99
$20000.00 + $200 Sure-Life Bonus
2 TONY FERDINANDO
SPICEWOOD , TX
SHANE LOGAN
BUDA , TX
5 8.89 18.46
$2500.00 + $500.00 Big Bass + AbuGarcia+$250 Amphibia
3 JAKE KENNAMER
AUSTIN , TX
CARSON CONKLIN
BUDA , TX
5 0 16.71
$1750.00 + $250 Lowrance Bonus
4 RANDY HIBLER
MARBLE FALLS , TX
RANDALL CHRISTIAN
TOW , TX
5 0 14.93
$1200.00
5 RANDY MILLENDER
TEAGUE , TX
KATLIN KEATON
TEAGUE , TX
5 0 14.17
$1040.00
6 EDWARD CRUZ
HIGHLAND HAVEN , TX
RICK HAMILTON
AUSTIN , TX
5 0 13.48
$1030.00
7 GARY WEIMER
LEANDER , TX
JEREMIAH WAFFORD
CEDAR PARK , TX
5 0 13.10
$1020.00
8 BRANDON DAY
BROWNWOOD , TX
CADE WILSON
EARLY , TX
5 0 12.87
$1010.00 + Sportsmans Auto Network
9 CHARLES PURSELL
AUSTIN , TX
MATTHEW PURYEAR
AUSTIN , TX
5 0 12.64
$1000.00
10 DWAYNE KINLEY
AUSTIN , TX
LEVAR JENKINS
AUSTIN , TX
5 0 12.53
$900.00
11 WESTON BROWN
HOUSTON , TX
DAVID DOONAN
CALDWELL , TX
5 0 12.04
$850.00 + $850 Skeeter Bonus Cash
12 BRIAN MATER
AUSTIN , TX
PHILLIP WARREN
AUSTIN , TX
5 0 11.91
$800.00
13 ANDREW WHITEHEAD
PFLUGERVILLE , TX
MICKEY SANDERS
SPICEWOOD , TX
5 0 11.69
$750.00
14 AJ HALL
BROWNWOOD , TX
AUDWIN HALL
BROWNWOOD , TX
4 0 11.54
$700.00 + $700 Sportsmans Auto Network
15 RANDY GROUNDS
HORSESHOE BAY , TX
LEE BEUERSHAUSEN
MARBLE FALLS , TX
5 0 10.81
$700.00
16 RICK CATHEY
SAN ANTONIO , TX
ROBERT SOLTYS
DRIFTWOOD , TX
5 0 10.76
$700.00
17 TIM RENEAU
RICHLAND SPINGS , TX
JUDY RENEAU
RICHLAND SPRINGS , TX
5 0 10.75
$700.00
18 STERLING MARTIN
BEEVILLE , TX
COURTNEY BEHREND
COMFORT , TX
5 0 10.74
$700.00
19 SHAWN MARKGRAF
BURNET , TX
TRENT BLAKE
BURNET , TX
4 0 10.46
20 CHRISTOPHER SABINA
AUSTIN , TX
ROBERT SABINA
SAN ANTONIO , TX
5 0 10.33
21 JUSTYN PARRISH
LAGO VISTA , TX
GARRIT AFMAN
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX
5 0 10.28
22 JAMES CANTWELL
KINGSLAND , TX
TOM CANTWELL
LAGRANGE , TX
5 0 10.20
23 JOHNNY HOMANN
KYLE , TX
JAY HESS
LOCKHART , TX
4 0 10.07
24 TERRY ADAIR
ALVIN , TX
CHAD ADAIR
ALVIN , TX
4 0 9.88
25 BLAKE ARAPIS
BURNET , TX
CHARLES WILSON JR
BRIGGS , TX
5 0 9.73
26 DAMON ROSS
GEORGETOWN , TX
DYLAN ROSS
LEXINGTON , TX
5 0 9.66
27 MICHAEL WALDROP
AUSTIN , TX
JARROD SANDERS
AUSTIN , TX
5 0 9.44
28 CHARLES WHITED
SAN MARCOS , TX
TREY GROCE
DRIPPING SPRINGS , TX
5 0 9.10
29 TODD IVINS
BOERNE , TX
BILLY MCCRARY II
TEMPLE , TX
5 0 9.07
30 ALLEN SHELTON
FARMERS BRANCH , TX
BRAD DRAKE
IRVING , TX
5 0 9.01
31 EDDY PELFREY
LEANDER , TX
MARINA PELFREY
LEANDER , TX
2 0 8.97
32 COLT DIETZ
AUSTIN , TX
CHRIS STUDINGER
SAN ANTONIO , TX
5 0 8.93
33 JUSTIN WOJCIK
BULVERDE , TX
ADAM AMICK
BOERNE , TX
5 0 8.86
34 ROBERT MIKES
SHINER , TX
MARKUS ELDER
NEW WAVERLY , TX
5 0 8.83
35 CHRIS WOEHL
CEDAR PARK , TX
CHRIS CLEMENTS
ROUND ROCK , TX
5 0 8.77
36 MIKE RICHARDSON
THORNDALE , TX
ZACH BROWN
GEORGETOWN , TX
5 0 8.74
37 LANCE DILLARD
LLANO , TX
BLAKE DILLARD
LLANO , TX
5 0 8.72
38 SHAWN TAYLOR
ABILENE , TX
JEREMY EASTERWOOD
ABILENE , TX
5 0 8.65
39 MATT HILL
JONESTOWN , TX
BARRY MOTT
LIBERTY HILL , TX
5 0 8.59
40 TYLER TORWICK
AUSTIN , TX
BRYAN SCOTT
LIBERTY HILL , TX
4 0 8.47
41 CODY GREANEY
MANCHACA , TX
ROBERT ROARK
THE WOODLANDS , TX
5 0 8.42
42 BRANDON BRAY
MARBLE FALLS , TX
JOE BRAY
MARBLE FALLS , TX
5 0 8.14
43 JASON STAFFORD
BURNET , TX
DOYLE WALKER
BURNET , TX
5 0 8.13
43 RAY TOMASITS
LEANDER , TX
CARY LAUDADIO
AUSTIN , TX
5 0 8.13
45 DANIEL BARNES
BELTON , TX
ADRIAN BARNES
BELTON , TX
5 0 8.06
46 DEAN ALEXANDER
JONESTOWN , TX
THOMAS MARTENS
JONESTOWN , TX
4 0 7.79
47 JOSH LASSETER
BUCHANAN DAM , TX
DON KING
BUCHANAN DAM , TX
5 0 7.77
48 TERRY STEVENS
HUTTO , TX
JASON HARPER
MONTGOMERY , TX
5 0 7.76
49 TULLY WILLIAMS
GATESVILLE , TX
PAT WASHBURN
GATESVILLE , TX
5 0 7.73
50 SCOTT MEADS
KILLEEN , TX
TOM GRIDLEY
WIMBERLEY , TX
5 0 7.70
50 CHRIS GOODMAN
STEPHENVILLE , TX
JOSH MURPHREE
RISING STAR , TX
5 0 7.70
52 JUSTIN MADDING
ROUND ROCK , TX
ANIBAL GUZMAN
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX
5 0 7.65
53 SCOTT SMITH
HORSESHOE BAY , TX
PRESTON DANNA
MARBLE FALLS , TX
5 0 7.60
53 LEONARD PHILIPP
BASTROP , TX
HUNTER ARTHUR
BASTROP , TX
5 0 7.60
55 ROGER SARAIBA
LEANDER , TX
LOUIE BRUNO
PFLUGERVILLE , TX
5 0 7.59
56 PATRICK ANDERSON
BUDA , TX
DOUG HAMILTON
LAKEWAY , TX
5 0 7.55
57 LINO GUTITEREZ
COTTONWOOD WOOD SHORES , TX
RUBEN RIBERA
MARBLE FALLS , TX
5 0 7.16
58 GARRETT SHEPPERD
GEORGETOWN , TX
GREGORY SHEPPERD
GEORGETOWN , TX
4 0 7.13
58 GARRETT KOSLAN
AUSTIN , TX
ERIC CRUMLEY
LEANDER , TX
5 0 7.13
60 RONALD GOERDEL
HUNTSVILLE , TX
JOHN GILBERT JR
LEANDER , TX
4 0 7.08
61 MICHAEL BRISENO
ELGIN , TX
LUCAS LARSON
HUTTO , TX
3 0 6.96
62 MALCOLM MIDDLEBROOK
ROUND ROCK , TX
ZACHARY MIDDLEBROOK
ROUND ROCK , TX
5 0 6.84
63 ANTHONY GARCIA
ROUND ROCK , TX
ERIC GARCIA
STANLEY , NM
5 0 6.73
64 JOE BILL HALE
SPICEWOOD , TX
DUSTY HALE
SPICEWOOD , TX
4 0 6.23
65 CHANS MARTIN
FAIR OAKS RANCH , TX
CHASE MEIER
COMFORT , TX
5 0 6.07
66 JOEY KIRKLAND
SAN ANTONIO , TX
LUPE CONTRERAS JR
SAN ANTONIO , TX
2 0 5.98
67 RYAN FAIN
SPRING BRANCH , TX
GEORGE DELOACH
BOERNE , TX
4 0 5.95
68 JOE GARCIA
HOBSON , TX
LESLIE DORECK
LAVERNIA , TX
4 0 5.84
69 RUSSELL GLENEWINKEL
CONROE , TX
JEFF WHARTON
TOMBALL , TX
4 0 5.67
70 KENNETH CUMMINS
PAIGE , TX
JIMMY CHAPMAN
HUTTO , TX
3 0 5.44
71 GERARD RUMSEY
AUSTIN , TX
EDWARD RUMSEY
BURNET , TX
2 0 5.30
72 ROBERT PRESCOTT
SEQUIN , TX
DEVIN GIBSON
GONZALES , TX
4 0 5.29
73 JOHN KAPALDO
BUDA , TX
JACOB KAPALDO
KYLE , TX
2 0 5.18
74 BILL GUZMAN
AUSTIN , TX
TIM STEWART
AUSTIN , TX
4 0 5.01
75 JOHN WALSH
LEANDER , TX
JEFF JENKINS
LEANDER , TX
3 0 4.78
76 GARY WAFFORD
CEDAR PARK , TX
GREG WAFFORD
CEDAR PARK , TX
2 0 2.85
77 THOMAS WEIMER
ROUND ROCK , TX
BRANDON JONES
ROUND ROCK , TX
2 0 2.82
78 WILLIAM FESLER
LAMPASAS , TX
DAVID LAINE
HORSESHOE BAY , TX
0 0 0.00
78 BRIAN HARMS
AUSTIN , TX
TRAVIS GARNER
ROUND ROCK , TX
0 0 0.00
78 GERALD MUELLER JR
PFLUGERVILLE , TX
GENE FUESSEL
AUSTIN , TX
0 0 0.00
78 ANTHONY SKOUBY
CIBOLO , TX
JASON WILLIAMS
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX
0 0 0.00
78 RICKY PIERCE
THORNDALE , TX
RHETT PIERCE
THORNDALE , TX
0 0 0.00
78 RONNY MAYNARD
GEORGETOWN , TX
JOHN HALLEY
KILLEEN , TX
0 0 0.00
78 DONNIE ONEAL
PFLUGERVILLE , TX
MAELSTROM KIEWIET
AUSTIN , TX
0 0 0.00
78 CLAYTON HELDT
VICTORIA , TX
CHAD KALLINA
LAGO VISTA , TX
0 0 0.00
78 ROY STEGER
BELTON , TX
CHET SUTTON
SALADO , TX
0 0 0.00
78 JAMES SCOGIN
AUSTIN , TX
ROLAND LOERA
AUSTIN , TX
0 0 0.00
78 TRAVIS GERGELY
SEGUIN , TX
BLAINE MURNAHAN
NEW BRAUNSFELS , TX
0 0 0.00
78 JAMES BEAUCHAMP
SUNRISE BEACH , TX
BRENNAN FERTIG
BAY CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
78 DUSTIN GRICE
VALLEY MILLS , TX
JOHNNY GRICE
EARLY , TX
0 0 0.00
78 DERICK KUYRKENDALL
BERGHEIM , TX
FORREST WILSON
SPRING BRANCH , TX
0 0 0.00
78 TROY LOWERY
BROWNWOOD , TX
TOMMY MORENO
NEED INFO
0 0 0.00
78 SEAN EVANS
KILLEEN , TX
RODNEY THOMPSON
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX
0 0 0.00
78 DAVID OVERCASH
WEST , TX
ROGER FRIELDS
WACO , TX
0 0 0.00
78 JASON BUCHANAN
BURNET , TX
TERRY KIRCUS
BURNET , TX
0 0 0.00
78 WILLIAM BRUNSON
LIBERTY HILL , TX
DANIEL EMBLEM
KILLEEN , TX
0 0 0.00
78 DARRELL WUENSCHE
THRALL , TX
SAM MORROW
AUSTIN , TX
0 0 0.00
78 MIKE HARMAN
BASTROP , TX
BRIAN HUGHES
TAYLOR , TX
0 0 0.00
78 MICHAEL HETTICK
CORPUS CHRISTI , TX
KAPPY ALLEN
ROBSTOWN , TX
0 0 0.00
78 ANTHONY GOODSON
DRIFTWOOD , TX
MICAH KIRKHART
MARTINDALE , TX
0 0 0.00
78 PHILLIP MASSOLETTI
BURNET , TX
CHARLES MEREDITH
DRIPPING SPRINGS , TX
0 0 0.00
78 RONNY ANTHONY
SALADO , TX
JARAD GOHLKE
GATESVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
78 MIKE STANFORD
MIDLAND , TX
BRADY STANFORD
MIDLAND , TX
0 0 0.00
78 WILLIAM BLAINE
SAN ANGELO , TX
DUSTIN WALTON
ABILENE , TX
0 0 0.00
78 ADAM MIRANDA
BROWNWOOD , TX
ROGER SOTO
BROWNWOOD , TX
0 0 0.00
78 TRAVIS DAUGHERTY
BURNET , TX
TRAVIS COCKERHAM
BARTLETT , TX
0 0 0.00
78 CHARLES HICE
BURNET , TX
0 0 0.00
78 JAMES HESTER
SALADO , TX
NEAL CHILDERS
CYPRESS , TX
0 0 0.00
78 ROBB TAYLOR
COLLEYVILLE , TX
LEE HAMMERS
TYLER , TX
0 0 0.00
78 JUSTIN WOMACK
MIDLAND , TX
0 0 0.00
78 MARK RIBERA 0 0 0.00
78 DOUG RIVES
AUSTIN , TX
JERRY NUGENT
AUSTIN , TX
0 0 0.00
78 DON BRINSON
WACO , TX
BEAU BRINSON
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX
0 0 0.00
78 JIMMY COVINGTON
ARGYLE , TX
JONATHAN COVINGTON
ARGYLE , TX
0 0 0.00
78 RAYMOND NEWTON
JUNCTION , TX
STEVEN CRAVEY
JUNCTION , TX
0 0 0.00
78 NICK BOATRIGHT
LIBERTY HILL , TX
CHAD MAXWELL
LIBERTY HILL , TX
0 0 0.00
78 MICHAEL WERSIG
LEANDER , TX
JEFF REYNOLDS
CALERA , OK
0 0 0.00
78 CLAYTON FRENCH
LAMPASAS , TX
KELLY HUDSON
LAMPASAS , TX
0 0 0.00
78 MIKE PICKWELL
DRIPPING SPRINGS , TX
JOE COLE
AUSTIN , TX
0 0 0.00
78 RUSSELL WHITE
BASTROP , TX
BRIAN CRAWFORD
RED ROCK , TX
0 0 0.00
78 TOM GUIDRY
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX
JR BRIANT
KINGSLAND , TX
0 0 0.00
78 STEVE MAGNELIA
AUSTIN , TX
MICHAEL TENNANT
PFLUGERVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
78 CRIS TATUM
BELTON , TX
JUSTIN TATUM
BELTON , TX
0 0 0.00
78 RONALD SISK
RIO VISTA , TX
KENNETH FULLER JR
RIO VISTA , TX
0 0 0.00
78 JOHN DAVILA
CEDAR PARK , TX
CAMERON OATES
LAGO VISTA , TX
0 0 0.00
78 STEVEN MAPLES JR
SEGUIN , TX
RUSTY REEDY
SPRING BRANCH , TX
0 0 0.00
78 JEREMY ANZVALDA
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX
JASON RANFT
NEW BRAUNSFELS , TX
0 0 0.00
78 DAVID SHUSTER
GEORGETOWN , TX
CHARLES GERHART
SALADO , TX
0 0 0.00
78 WENDELL RAMSEY SR
SAN ANGELO , TX
DALE HUGHES
GRANBURY , TX
0 0 0.00
78 REX WHEELER
BELTON , TX
BRUCE DAVIS
KEMPNER , TX
0 0 0.00
78 JOHN PRICE
LA GRANGE , TX
DUSTY FRANK
WEST POINT , TX
0 0 0.00
78 GERALD POBORIL
TEMPLE , TX
JACK POWE
KEMPNER , TX
0 0 0.00
78 JEDIDAH HOLT
LIVINGSTON , TX
SCOTT DAVID
GOODRICH , TX
0 0 0.00
78 CLIFF BROWN
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX
ROBERT BROWN
ROUND ROCK , TX
0 0 0.00
78 BEN BENTURA
MANCHACA , TX
GABRIEL PEREZ
MINCO , OK
0 0 0.00
78 MARK BIONDI SR
BURLESON , TX
MARK BIONDI JR
BURLESON , TX
0 0 0.00
78 ROBERT BEARDMORE
CYPRESS , TX
ROBERT BEARDMORE
CYPRESS , TX
0 0 0.00
78 HUDSON CARLTON
LIBERTY HILL , TX
FRED CATES SR
ROCKDALE , TX
0 0 0.00

Randy White & Mike Singletary Win Media Bass Possum Kingdom Lake event with over 17 pounds!

March 24 - Possum Kingdom Lake - Photos

1 Randy White Mike Singletary 5 17.80 $2,500.00 167.80
2 Mike Pruitt Brad Dubert 5 17.66 $1,200.00 166.66
3 Troy Sparks Jack Hopkins 5 17.61 $550.00 165.61
4 Matt McMillian Brady Mataska 5 16.86 $450.00 163.86
5 Scott Barnett Shannon McCaleb 5 16.67 $400.00 162.67
6 Ryan Golden Coltin Green 5 16.52 $350.00 161.52
7 Jerry Green Ryan Green 5 16.07 $300.00 160.07
8 Barry Smith Barry Wehunt 5 15.78 $250.00 158.78
9 Adam Espe Robert Crane 5 15.06 $200.00 157.06
10 Curtis Duncan David Duncan 5 13.83 $180.00 154.83
11 Tony Lozipone Carmen Lozipone 5 13.81 153.81
12 Mike Schooler Cliff Wagner 5 13.80 152.80
13 Cade Rudiger Cooper Thor 5 13.72 151.72
14 Bryan Schmidt Galen Weierhausen 5 13.41 150.41
15 Derrick Sallee Layne Bynum 5 12.82 148.82
16 Matthew Biehl Mark Pettit 5 12.60 147.60
17 Chuck Baldwin Steve Middleton 5 12.43 146.43
18 Greg Bobo Chris Wright 5 12.29 145.29
19 Shawn Larance Justin Daltin 5 12.16 144.16
20 Cody Burks Brandon Burks 5 12.00 143.00
21 Gary Purdy Philip Fabiano 5 11.69 141.69
22 Cesar Alvarado Wyatt Cawley 5 11.58 140.58
23 Robert Rains Bobby Rains 5 11.52 139.52
24 Logan McDonald Ryan McCorkle 5 11.43 138.43
25 Mark Allen Hub Allen 5 11.23 137.23
26 Scott Smiley Jared Hampton 5 11.21 136.21
27 Blaine Covington Scott nDavis 5 11.20 135.20
28 James Dosser Johnny Wood 5 10.80 133.80
29 Corbin Craft Ethan Edwards 5 10.35 132.35
30 Brandon Feagen Dwight Montgomery 5 10.18 131.18
31 Spike Stoker Brayden Stoker 5 9.96 129.96
32 Mike Tandy Maddox Tandy 5 9.95 128.95
33 Anthony Campbell Sam Hightower 5 9.05 126.05
34 Travis Gill Mark Gill 5 8.81 125.81
35 Mike Petty Cliff Halford 5 8.05 124.05
36 Matt Beard Todd Toomer 5 7.96 122.96
37 Brian Frechette James Featherson 3 7.05 121.05
38 Haskell Hall Cliff Roberts 3 6.91 119.91
39 Clyde Sisco Floyd Kaerwer 4 6.18 118.18
40 Kelcey Nichols Jeff Nichols 1 5.57 116.57
41 Billy Hopkins BrettWalden 2 3.26 113.26
42 Wayne Jones Eric Melton 2 3.19 112.19
43 Cephus Minter Joe Minter 1 1.89 109.89
44 Tony Thomas Michael Teskey 1 1.57 108.57
45 Gary Harton Todd Mayes 0 0.00 53.00
45 Dewey Nichols Carolyn Nichols 0 0.00 53.00
45 Robert Baldwin Robert Baldwin 0 0.00 53.00
45 Justin Johnson Trey Bownds 0 0.00 53.00
45 Bill Billeter Taylor Coon 0 0.00 53.00
45 Jason Ratliff Court Nelson 0 0.00 53.00
45 Jordan Cooper Jesse Olsen 0 0.00 53.00
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Place Big Bass     Pounds Winnings
1 Barry Smith Barry Wehunt 8.49 $350.00
2 Mike Pruitt Brad Dubert 7.73 $150.00
Statistics  
Entries = 51
Number Limits = 36
Number Zeros = 7
Bass Weighed = 197
, 197
Total Pounds = 493.49
Avg. Bass In Boat = 3.9
Avg. Lbs. In Boat = 9.68
Avg. Bass Size = 2.51
Total Payout = $6,880.00

Tyler Hobbs Wins Media Bass Texas Individual event on Cedar Creek with over 20 pound limit!

March 23 - Cedar Creek Lake

Place Angler Hometown # Bass Pounds Winnings Points
1 Tyler Hobbs Wills Point 5 20.63 $1,400.00 170.63
2 Scott Dean Terrell 5 20.59 $700.00 169.59
3 Mike Williams Greenville 5 20.24 $480.00 168.24
4 Daniel Ramsey Trinidad 5 19.28 $330.00 166.28
5 Matt Tallas Canton 5 18.65 $275.00 164.65
6 Robert Megallon Eustace 5 17.55 $230.00 162.55
7 Drew Sloan Scurry 5 17.06 $210.00 161.06
7 Melton Miller Tyler 5 17.06 $210.00 161.06
9 Craig Anderson Quinlan 5 16.57 $195.00 158.57
10 Ryan Glass Buffalo 5 15.64 $167.00 156.64
11 Michael Edgett Grand Prairie 4 15.41 155.41
12 Steve White Eustace 5 14.18 153.18
13 Michael Mays Bullard 4 13.67 151.67
14 Pat Leach The Colony 4 13.55 150.55
15 Ronnie Settle Lone Oak 5 13.49 149.49
16 Rodney Hunter Ferris 5 13.43 148.43
17 Mike Farmer Corsicana 5 13.32 147.32
18 Cebo Smith Scurry 5 12.99 145.99
19 Terry Hawkins Corsicana 5 12.64 144.64
20 Billie Harris Italy 5 12.61 143.61
21 Larry Wheeler Kaufman 3 12.22 142.22
22 Cliff Goree Troup 3 11.83 140.83
23 Randy Hanna Gun Barrel City 5 11.60 139.60
24 John Filgo Red Oak 2 11.53 138.53
25 Trey Turner Royse City 4 11.19 137.19
26 Tracy Sanders Copper Canyon 5 11.18 136.18
27 Gregory Allen * Emory 4 10.73 134.73
28 John Carter Mabank 4 9.88 132.88
29 Chris DiSanto Chandler 3 9.87 131.87
30 Christopher Ryan Crandall 3 7.43 128.43
31 Dale Gossett Greenville 3 7.28 127.28
32 John Gilbert Combine 2 7.00 126.00
33 Eric Talley Corsicana 2 6.87 124.87
34 Sonny Wilson Waxahachie 3 6.11 123.11
35 Ian Fellenbaum Royse City 2 5.59 121.59
36 Lance Ueberroth Ennis 2 5.01 120.01
37 Chris Zachry Streetman 2 3.76 117.76
38 Aaron Davis Glenn Heights 2 3.24 116.24
39 Jay Stidham China Springs 1 2.79 114.79
40 George Riddle McKinney 1 2.66 113.66
41 Therrell Thomas Palestine 1 2.35 112.35
42 Bruce Ford Trinidad 0 0.00 54.50
42 Duane Byrd Hubbard 0 0.00 54.50
42 Chase Busch Malakoff 0 0.00 54.50
42 Kevin Henry Ft. Worth 0 0.00 54.50
42 David Helmers Copper Canyon 0 0.00 54.50
42 Billy Joe Williams Hillsboro 0 0.00 54.50
42 Thomas Holbrook Wills Point 0 0.00 54.50
42 Shannon Easley Canton 0 0.00 54.50
42 Jonathan Greig Combine 0 0.00 54.50
42 Rayford Richman Scurry 0 0.00 54.50
Little League Angler Hometown # Bass Pounds Winnings
1 Michael Zachry Streetman 1 2.16 $50.00
2 Trey Miller Crandall 1 1.54
Place Big Bass Pounds Winnings
1 John Filgo Red Oak 9.03 $350.00
2 Larry Wheeler Kaufman 6.90 $150.00
Statistics
Entries - 51
Number Limits - 19
Number Zeros - 10
Bass Weighed - 154
Bass Released - 154
Total Pounds - 478.68
Avg. Bass In Boat - 3.0
Avg. Lbs. In Boat - 9.39
Avg. Bass Size - 3.11
Total Payout - $4,697.00

Spradley & Luke win Media Bass Lake Bogue Homa Event with over 18 pounds!

March 23 - Lake Bogue Homa - Photos

Place: Angler 1: Angler 2: # Bass: Pounds: Winnings: Points:
1 Austin Spradley Charles Luke 5 18.16 $1,540.00 168.16
2 Al White Steve Duty 5 15.20 $750.00 164.20
3 Austin McCardle Ronnie Parrish 5 15.11 $326.00 163.11
4 Chuck Griffith Slay Dickerson 4 15.02 $200.00 162.02
5 Corey Gibson Allen Shoemaker 5 14.70 160.70
6 Casey West Jeffery Lawson 5 13.65 158.65
7 Leon Cooper Adam Cooper 4 13.17 157.17
8 Richard Parrish Anthony Parrish 4 12.68 155.68
9 Randall Malone Kevin Williams 4 12.58 154.58
10 Nathan Walley Joseph Watson 5 11.94 152.94
11 Jude Tisdale Don Adkinson 5 11.83 151.83
12 John Dearman Trevor Dearman 4 10.55 149.55
13 Stan Grantham Buzz Gallo 4 9.42 147.42
14 Jim Knotts Donnie Addy 4 9.41 146.41
15 Jesse Draime Carl Duverney 3 9.08 145.08
16 Damon Spradley Sawyer Spradley 2 5.15 140.15
17 Steve Maskew Jan Maskew 1 3.58 137.58
18 Jared Smith Josh Weatherford 1 2.49 135.49
19 Barry Scott Thad Roberts 1 2.37 134.37
20 Zachery Williford Ryan Williford 1 2.30 133.30
21 Alan Hults David Hults 0 0.00 65.00
21 Dempsy Brady Jacob Brady 0 0.00 65.00
21 Mike Shoemake David Palmer 0 0.00 65.00
Big Bass: Pounds Winnings
Chuck Griffith Slay Dickerson 5.66 $200.00
Statistics:
Entries - 23
Number Limits - 7
Number Zeros - 3
Bass Weighed - 72
Bass Released - All
Total Pounds - 208.39
Avg. Bass In Boat - 3.1
Avg. Lbs. In Boat - 9.06
Avg. Bass Size - 2.89
Total Payout - $3,016.00

Rush & Johnston Win Media Bass on Lake Chicot with over 22 pounds!

Place Angler 1 Angler 2 # Bass Pounds Winnings Points
1 Robert Rush Bruce Johnston 5 22.44 $2,000.00 172.44
2 Jonathan Brockwell Steven Cash 5 21.90 $700.00 170.90
3 Scott Pennington Ken McDonald 5 17.85 $400.00 165.85
4 Michael Coomes Ryan Grey 5 17.61 $300.00 164.61
5 Jeff Marks Chris Watkins 5 16.65 $232.00 162.65
6 William Hatton Ronnie Atkins 5 16.09   161.09
7 Chris Clement Greg Duke 5 15.83   158.83
8 Reid Stuart Bradley Hayes 5 15.80   158.80
9 Mike Pirtle Ernie Heckford 5 15.66   157.66
10 Greg Musgrove Stanley Brantley 5 15.53   156.53
11 JR Grubb * Frank Fulmer * 5 15.46   155.46
12 Robert Adkins David Cameron 5 15.39   154.39
13 Rusty Linares Patrick Chapman 5 15.28   153.28
14 Steve Johnson Stephen Johnson 5 14.99   151.99
15 AJ Morgan Gary Roberts 5 14.83   150.83
16 Zachary Oden Trevor Rodgers 5 13.25   148.25
17 Justin Young Beaver Smith 5 12.97   146.97
18 Billy Burchfield Tony Harris 5 12.70   145.70
19 Jeff Gregory Matt Jones 5 12.62   144.62
20 Calvin Lusby Joe Rainwater 4 12.22   143.22
21 Daryl Stapp Jeff Patterson 5 12.07   142.07
22 John Tilbury Tanner Caldwell 5 11.82   140.82
23 Bo Martin Joe Smith 4 10.53   138.53
24 Brandon Wooten Brandon Johnston 3 9.38   136.38
25 Timothy Powell Cole Cantrell 3 9.32   135.32
26 Wilbert Jackson Amy Freeland 4 9.27   134.27
27 Philip Starks Terry King 2 9.24   133.24
28 Dakotah Pennington Ben Bryan 0 0.00   61.50
28 Kevin Cromwell Ran Caldwell 0 0.00   61.50
28 Jesse Lochala Klent wallace 0 0.00   61.50
             
Place   Big Bass       Pounds Winnings
1   Philip Starks Terry King     7.67 $250.00
2   Jonathan Brockwell Steven Cash     6.33 $0.00
               
    Statistics          
    Entries - 30        
    Number Limits - 21        
    Number Zeros - 3        
    Bass Weighed - 125        
    Bass Released - 124        
    Total Pounds - 386.70        
    Avg. Bass In Boat - 4.2        
    Avg. Lbs. In Boat - 12.89        
    Avg. Bass Size - 3.09        
    Total Payout - $3,882.00    

Brad & Daniel Padgett win Tennessee Team Trail Event on Watts Bar with over 23 pounds!

Courtesy of Tennessee Team Trail FB Page:

Congratulations to Brad and Daniel Padgett for bringing in the biggest bag of the day at 23.08 lbs. Billy Norris and Josh Norris brought in a 20 lbs bag for second and Dale Pelfrey and Jonathan Bowling round out the top 3. We had 216 boats go out of 4 different ramps and everyone worked great to make it a success. We paid 90 places all the way down to 6.71 lbs. We also paid 25 Ranger/Triton/Nitro Contingency places. Mike Wolfenbarger and Steve Miracle brought in the big fish of the day with a 7.49 monster large mouth. Watts Bar really can bring in some good fish! We weighed a total of 438 fish for 1313.35 lbs with 100% live release. Thank you to all the anglers for being with us and now let's get ready for Loudon!

 

March 23, 2019 – Watts Bar Lake

Place Team Fish Wgt Pen Bonus B/F TotWgt Pts
1 BRAD PADGETT-DANIEL PADGETT 5/5 23.08 23.08 200.00
2 BILLY NORRIS-JOSH NORRIS 5/5 20.00 20.00 199.00
3 DALE PELFREY-JONATHON BOWLING 5/5 19.81 19.81 198.00
4 CARL POST-JEREMY HARRISON 5/5 18.88 18.88 197.00
5 CHASE HENLEY-MICHAEL VANOSDALE 5/5 18.43 18.43 196.00
6 JOHNNY DAKE-DUSTY FUGATE 5/5 18.25 18.25 195.00
7 JIM EDMONDSON-JAMES DIAL 5/5 18.18 4.66 18.18 194.00
8 MICHAEL FICKEY-JAMIE LAWSON 5/5 17.25 5.16 17.25 193.00
9 SETH JOLLEY-DON CARR 5/5 17.06 17.06 192.00
10 DERRICK BLAKE-GAVIN DANIELS 5/5 16.51 16.51 191.00
11 RODNEY CRADDOCK-CHAD WADDELL 5/5 16.48 16.48 190.00
12 TED RIDLEY-JAMES BENTLEY 5/5 16.44 16.44 189.00
13 BRIAN SCATES-STANLEY MCLEMORE 4/4 16.36 16.36 188.00
14 DEWAYNE WILSON-CORY OWNBY 5/5 16.26 16.26 187.00
15 J.P. BIONDO-DARIN BLEDSOE 5/5 15.98 15.98 186.00
16 *CALEB EAKENS->RYAN DALTON 5/5 15.72 15.72 185.00
17 GREG MOORE-TERRELL HENDREN 5/5 15.69 15.69 184.00
18 BRIAN YARBROUGH-WENDELL COOPER 5/5 15.49 15.49 183.00
19 LEE LANDS-HARLEY DAVIS 4/4 15.30 15.30 182.00
20 *ROGER ODELL->TROY ODELL 5/5 15.19 15.19 181.00
21 CODY BURKHART-TRAVIS ANDERSON 5/5 15.12 15.12 180.00
22 MICHAEL PATTERSON-HOUSTON KRESS 4/4 15.01 6.20 15.01 179.00
23 JOE TALLENT-PERRY HULL 5/5 14.95 14.95 178.00
24 STEPHEN LOVEDAY-DANIEL LOVEDAY 5/5 14.92 5.06 14.92 177.00
25 JAMES HEADRICK-BRADLEY HEADRICK 5/5 14.88 14.88 176.00
26 DERRICK STAFFORD-CHRIS WILLIS 3/3 14.76 6.18 14.76 175.00
27 JAMES HUTCHESON-SHAWN STRADER 5/5 14.63 14.63 174.00
28 TONY MORTON-JOSH CUPP 5/5 14.40 14.40 173.00
29 TOMMY BROWN-SPENCER BROWN 5/5 14.31 14.31 172.00
30 GLENN CARTER-JAMES L. WATTS 5/5 14.25 14.25 171.00
31 DEREK- TN TURNER-MICHAEL HEMBREE 5/5 14.07 14.07 170.00
32 RUFUS JOHNSON IV-CRAIG BREWER 5/5 13.60 13.60 169.00
33 MATT BURGESS-LARRY KELLEY 5/5 13.47 13.47 168.00
34 RANDY OLIVER-LARRY MINNICK 5/5 13.32 13.32 167.00
35 DON MCCURDY-NANCY MCCURDY 5/5 13.25 13.25 166.00
36 LEA MASHBURN-JACOB MASHBURN 4/4 13.20 13.20 165.00
37 ROBERT ROCHE-MIKE MILES 5/5 12.94 12.94 164.00
38 JACOB HAIRRELL-JERRETH BAIN 5/5 12.85 12.85 163.00
39 *CHRIS BUSWELL->MICHAEL TACKETT 5/5 12.77 12.77 162.00
40 KENDALE ROACH-KOLEMAN ROACH 5/5 12.71 4.89 12.71 161.00
41 *KEVIN ROACH->JEREMY HOLLINGFIELD 3/3 12.55 12.55 160.00
42 JAMES BULLARD-JONATHAN BULLARD 4/4 12.39 12.39 159.00
43 *DANNY CRASS->MARK STANDRIDGE 4/4 12.18 12.18 158.00
44 BRIAN BEELER-CHAD BEELER 4/4 11.94 11.94 157.00
45 DEREK-KY TURNER-JOHN MILES 4/4 11.86 11.86 156.00
46 *ANDREW BRACKETT->REECE PLEMONS 5/5 11.85 11.85 155.00
47 WAYNE NORMAN-TIM PETREY 3/3 11.82 11.82 154.00
48 DUSTIN FRANKLIN-ROB BOWERS 4/4 11.77 11.77 153.00
49 BRENT THARPE-JOHNNY THARPE 5/5 11.35 11.35 152.00
50 DOUG PLEMONS-JAMES NUCKOLS 5/5 10.97 10.97 151.00
51 JON WRIGHT-BEN PARKER 3/3 10.83 10.83 150.00
52 NICK WELCH-VIC WELCH 3/3 10.79 10.79 149.00
53 TIMOTHY TIPTON-RALPH THOMAS 5/5 10.67 10.67 148.00
54 *RANDY MCKEE->JASON POTTER 5/5 10.63 10.63 147.00
55 ANDY HUMPHREYS-HOYAL HUMPHREYS 3/3 10.62 10.62 146.00
56 TOM HELTON-JEFF KNIGHT 4/4 10.49 10.49 145.00
57 *M. BRAD GRAVES->RICK WHITSON 4/4 10.48 10.48 144.00
58 MIKE WALL-FREDERICK CASTO 3/3 10.26 10.26 143.00
59 JASON UNDERWOOD-DONALD DUNCAN 3/3 10.23 10.23 142.00
60 MICHAEL ROBERTS-GREGORY JOHNSON 3/3 10.01 10.01 141.00
60 MARTY WHITEHEAD-BRENT BUTLER 3/3 10.01 10.01 141.00
62 MIKE PILKEY-PAUL PILKEY 2/2 9.99 9.99 139.00
63 CHRIS CARDEN-JAMES MANLEY 3/3 9.94 9.94 138.00
64 TIM WACKER-NO PARTNER 4/4 9.90 9.90 137.00
65 JAMES GANN-THOMAS GANN 4/4 9.76 9.76 136.00
66 ZACH DUNCAN-BRANDON MALONE 3/3 9.73 9.73 135.00
66 CODY GREEN-TOM SPANGLER 4/4 9.73 9.73 135.00
68 BRIAN HARVEY-MARK MAULDIN 4/4 9.62 9.62 133.00
69 TONY WILSON-KENT SMITH 3/3 9.09 5.04 9.09 132.00
70 JORDAN BURDETTE-MICHAEL BURDETTE 2/2 8.76 6.02 8.76 131.00
71 *MICHAEL MCGEE->TODD MALLICOAT 3/3 8.69 8.69 130.00
72 JEFF GRAVES-DAVID BUFF 3/3 8.44 8.44 129.00
73 PRESTON CRAIG-JOSH SHARP 3/3 8.33 8.33 128.00
74 DAVID MILLER-BILLY PERKINS JR 4/4 8.26 8.26 127.00
75 DOUGLAS BUTZINE-JOSHUA TRENT 3/3 8.23 8.23 126.00
76 CHARLIE LANE-TODD HEMBREE 3/3 8.01 8.01 125.00
77 BRUCE BUSH-MELVIN JR PARTIN 3/3 7.95 7.95 124.00
78 *LARRY ROLEN->TRAVIS WILLIAMS 2/2 7.92 7.92 123.00
79 WILBUR CURTIS-BRYANT AILOR 2/2 7.80 7.80 122.00
80 JAKE LEE-DALTON PRICE 2/2 7.75 7.75 121.00
81 TOMMY DEVANEY-SAM BALDWIN 3/3 7.64 7.64 120.00
82 MIKE WOLFENBARGER-STEVE MIRACLE 1/1 7.49 * 7.49 7.49 119.00
83 RODNEY BEELER-MATTHEW BEELER 2/2 7.23 7.23 118.00
83 LYNN GREEN-SHANE ROLLER 3/3 7.23 7.23 118.00
85 ANOTHONY NEWPORT-NOAH NEWPORT 2/2 7.06 7.06 116.00
86 MIKE THOMPSON-JIMBO HARRIS 3/3 6.95 6.95 115.00
87 BRAD NAPIER-DENNIS NAPIER 2/2 6.93 6.93 114.00
87 DAN RUNYAN-MICHAEL POWERS 3/3 6.93 6.93 114.00
89 >DAVID KELLEY-*EDWARD NEWELL 3/3 6.76 6.76 112.00
90 DAVID PRESLEY-TOBY STEELE 2/2 6.71 4.35 6.71 111.00
91 JAMES BAKER-COREY WILLIAMS 2/2 6.62 6.62 110.00
92 KEN MOORE-JEFF ALLEN 3/3 6.59 6.59 109.00
93 JEFF WALKER-LARRY GRIFFITH 2/2 6.46 6.46 108.00
94 DONNIE SLIGER-CHAD GREEN 3/3 6.43 6.43 107.00
95 JAMIE NORRIS-BO SMITH 2/2 6.30 6.30 106.00
96 RANDY BROWN-JAMES (2) GOODIN 2/2 6.19 6.19 105.00
97 TROY REDWINE-KOLBY REDWINE 3/3 6.07 6.07 104.00
98 CARL PRATER-JERRETT PIERCE 3/3 5.84 5.84 103.00
99 MIKE KINSER-RYAN KINSER 1/1 5.82 5.82 5.82 102.00
100 ROGER JONES-DAVID KING 2/2 5.80 5.80 101.00
101 STEVE REDMOND-JIMMY CRUM 2/2 5.63 5.63 100.00
102 BOYD BRUMFIELD-COREY COOK 4/4 5.62 5.62 99.00
103 RICHARD MOORE-ANDREW SMITH 2/2 5.52 5.52 98.00
104 KEVIN EDWARDS-STAN HACKWORTH 2/2 5.37 5.37 97.00
105 RONALD ELLIS-JOSEPH ELLIS 2/2 5.35 5.35 96.00
106 CHRIS VANOSDALE-KEITH IDDINS 2/2 5.22 5.22 95.00
107 CLIFTON BRADLEY-DEVIN HARRIS 3/3 5.20 5.20 94.00
108 JOSH GARDNER-RYAN JOHNSON 2/2 5.08 5.08 93.00
109 JOHN FRENCH-STACEY NEWBERRY 1/1 5.00 5.00 5.00 92.00
110 BRAD STAPLETON-KENNETH STAPLETON 2/2 4.90 4.90 91.00
111 JASON PALMER-WAYMON COX 2/2 4.65 4.65 90.00
112 TAVIN NAPIER-JON DAILEY 2/2 4.63 4.63 89.00
112 PATRICK TURNER-BRIAN TURNER 1/1 4.63 4.63 4.63 89.00
114 RYAN POPE-CHRISTIAN SMITH 1/1 4.62 4.62 4.62 87.00
115 RICKY ROBINSON-RICKY ROBINSON JR 4/4 4.55 4.55 86.00
116 CASEY MAJNI-STEVEN HUNLEY 2/2 4.51 4.51 85.00
117 BRAD MUSGRAVE-RON MUSGRAVE 2/2 4.47 4.47 84.00
118 TIM HOSKINS-NO PARTNER 1/1 4.37 4.37 4.37 83.00
119 ALAN PARKER-AARON PARKER 1/1 4.03 4.03 4.03 82.00
120 STEVEN HARRISON-WES LEMONS 1/1 3.67 3.67 3.67 81.00
121 RYAN INKELBARGER-JAKE GARDNER 1/1 3.61 3.61 3.61 80.00
121 CHRIS TAYLOR-MIKE TAYLOR 1/1 3.61 3.61 3.61 80.00
123 *KYLE BLAIR->JAMES STOLLINGS 1/1 3.56 3.56 3.56 78.00
124 GRIFFIN HEFFINGTON-THAD SIMERLY 1/1 3.39 3.39 3.39 77.00
125 RUSSELL MURPHY-MIKE LAWSON 1/1 3.35 3.35 3.35 76.00
126 RONNIE TAYLOR-TROY MELTON 1/1 2.99 2.99 2.99 75.00
127 JOE SCEALF-BRANDON HARRIS 1/1 2.77 2.77 2.77 74.00
128 JOE ZALEWSKI-TRACY HARP 1/1 2.74 2.74 2.74 73.00
129 *JACK DUNAWAY->MATTHEW STOMBAUGH 1/1 2.58 2.58 2.58 72.00
130 DEWAYNE ALLISON-THOMAS ALLMER 1/1 2.54 2.54 2.54 71.00
131 DEWEY SHEPHERD-FREDDIE SHEPHERD 1/1 2.51 2.51 2.51 70.00
132 JAMES HOLSENBACK-DOUGLAS CARPENTER 1/1 2.48 2.48 2.48 69.00
133 KEVIN TODD-MIKE LYKE 1/1 2.47 2.47 2.47 68.00
134 TYLER FARR-JOSH DAVIS 1/1 2.39 2.39 2.39 67.00
135 WILL VANETTEN-SCOTT WALLACE 1/1 2.35 2.35 2.35 66.00
136 MICHAEL COLE-TONY MAYLE 1/1 2.32 2.32 2.32 65.00
137 ZACK WOLLARD-BEN NAILL 1/1 2.17 2.17 2.17 64.00
138 JOHN GILLEY-J.T. GILLEY 1/1 2.15 2.15 2.15 63.00
139 *TEDDIE SCALF->JUSTIN SCALF 1/1 2.06 2.06 2.06 62.00
140 BILLY BOYD-FOY ELKINS 1/1 2.05 2.05 2.05 61.00
141 CODY DISON-KEITH DISON 1/1 1.82 1.82 1.82 60.00
142 JAY ADAIR-JAMIE ROOP 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 *GAVIN AINSLIE->BRIAN AINSLIE 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 DAVID ALBRIGHT-TANNER HERNDON 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 JOHN AMOS-DOUG BENTON 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 RYAN ARMES-AMANDA ARMES 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 HUNTER BAILEY-MICHAEL WOODS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 TIM BANDY-JEFF MCPHERSON 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 >ROBERT WATSON-*DUSTIN WEAVER 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 WADE BEST-DALE BEST 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 ZANE BOWEN-JUSTIN SELVIDGE 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 MATT BROWN-ANTHONY BROWN 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 BRAD BROWN-CRAIG SMITH 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 CLAY CISSON-RUSS CISSON 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 DERRICK CLARK-LYNN KING 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 BRIAN COOPER-JOSEPH BRAKEBILL 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 WES CRAGER-SCOTT PITTMAN 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 CHRIS CUSIC-JAMES ELKINS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 JOHN DAGLEY-LOGAN BUNCH 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 BRAD EARLY-BRAD VINEYARD 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 DAVID ECON-MICHAEL D JENKINS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 SHANE ENIX-STEPHEN YEARY 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 RICK ETHERTON-FREDDIE WALKER 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 JASON FORSGREN-DAVID COLLINS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 DEWAYNE FOUST-JONATHAN PHILLIPS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 BO GOODIN-BILL DUNN 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 JEREMY GRIFFITH-JOEY GRIFFITH 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 RYAN GRUBB-MARK GRUBB 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 ROBERT HELTON-ERIC EVANS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 *JR HENARD->CRAIG POWERS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 FRANK HODGE-RICK EVANS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 GARAN HORNER-CHAD HENSLEY 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 MARCUS JACKSON-JEFFREY MOORE 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 TROY JONES-DENTON JONES 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 MATT KAGLEY-PHIL SKOFIELD 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 BRIAN KING-DOUG YOUNCE 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 MICKEY LASH-LOGAN TAYLOR 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 TIMOTHY LEE-JEFF RUSSELL 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 NIK LEEVER-COLBY PARTIN 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 RYAN LETT-SCOTT HIGGINS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 GARY LIGHT-WILLIAM WYRICK 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 MATT LINTON-NO PARTNER 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 KENT LODARI-TROY BIGELOW 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 *DAN LONG->TOM WALKER 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 MARK MADISON-JOHN ELY 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 GREG MCDAVID-JEREMY SWANSON 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 WES MCLOUD-MIKE EDWARDS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 TYLER MEREDITH-MACKIE MEREDITH 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 *TODD NIDIFFER->BILLY WHEAT 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 DAVE NORMAN-CURTIS NORMAN 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 JASON ODELL-SETH ROBINSON 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 GRADY OHARA-SAYWER OHARA 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 KEN PERFECT-ANDY MCKINLEY 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 KEITH PHILLIPS-ROGER PHILLIPS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 ANTHONY REVIS-JAMES BURCHARD 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 RYAN ROGERS-BILL GARNER 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 *JEFFREY RUSSELL->JONATHAN RUSSELL 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 ALLEN SHELDON-DUSTIN MAYTON 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 *SHANE SLOAN->LEN SLOAN 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 TIM SMILEY-BOBBY CHAMBERS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 SCOTT SMITH-GREG DANNELS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 ROBBIE SNOW-CLIFF ROWLAND 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 PAUL SWEET-RUSS POPE 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 ALLEN TADLOCK-BILL BOLLINGER 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 LUKE TAYLOR-KEVIN TAYLOR 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 *JAMES TIPTON->DAVID BURKHART 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 DARRELL WAGES-JIM SPALDING 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 ADAM WALDEN-ANDY POE 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 JOEL WHEELON-TIM WHEELON 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 ALLEN WHITE-RICHARD PLOWMAN 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 GARY WHITMORE-DILLON MCKINNEY 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 RONALD WHITTED-FELIX FUGATE 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 WYATT WILSON-HEATH LEWIS 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 SCOTT WINCHESTER-KURT HOPE 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 SAM WINTER-AUSTIN WINTER 0/0 0.00 0.00
142 TRAVIS WORMSLEY-JOHN CARROLL 0/0 0.00 0.00

Allen & David Farman win Fisher of Men NC Central Event on Kerr Lake with over 18 pounds!

Place Team Members # Fish Big Fish Gross Penalty Net Wt Points
1 18793 David Farman
Allen Farman
5 5.34 18.92 0 18.92 200

2 22500 Travis Watson
Brian Benish
5 5.67 17.6 0 17.6 199

3 18943 Jeremy Moody
Lucas Lobaugh
5 4.6 16.81 0 16.81 198

4 22364 Matthew Parker
Ronnie Pope
5 5.01 16.55 0 16.55 197

5 21449 Wayne Sheppard
Tony Fox
5 0 16.55 0 16.55 196

6 19201 Lonnie Whitfield
Phillip Smith
5 0 16.29 0 16.29 195

7 21413 Joey Hackett
D J Farman
5 0 15.67 0 15.67 194

8 17418 Scott Freeman
Connor Freeman
3 5.8 14.66 0 14.66 193

9 21615 Joel Lloyd
Derek Lindaman
5 5.04 14.61 0 14.61 192

10 24200 Jimmy Jones
Joseph Hall
5 0 14.54 0 14.54 191

11 22896 Rich McWhirter
Sam Westbrook
5 4.4 14.41 0 14.41 140

12 24181 Chuck Morton
Chris Morton
5 0 14.02 0 14.02 189

13 21500 Ross Oliver
Brad Cook
5 4.57 13.78 0 13.78 188

14 22740 Byron Whitfield
Dustin Long
4 0 12.72 0 12.72 187

15 24158 Dan Glosson
Chris Glosson
5 0 12.43 0 12.43 136

16 24182 Jackson Hudson
Mark Glover
5 0 12.13 0 12.13 185

17 22498 Larry Bostic
Robert Mayton
5 0 11.86 0 11.86 184

18 23111 Lonnie Fox
Alan Revels
5 0 11.8 0 11.8 183

19 24183 Bobby Carter
Craig Hall
5 0 11.61 0 11.61 182

20 22366 Roger Clary
Justin Rhew
5 0 11.27 0 11.27 181

21 19141 Matt Priode
Len Priode
3 4.68 10.38 0 10.38 180

22 15260 Timothy Covington
Nick Covington
3 5.04 9.95 0 9.95 129

23 22542 Jonathan Jones
Bryson Peed
4 0 9.59 0 9.59 178

24 24154 Scott Haigler
Adam Bass
4 0 9.58 0 9.58 127

25 21906 Derek Bowden
Matthew Little
5 0 8.82 0 8.82 176

26 24198 Anthony Yarborough
Robert Cook
2 5.77 8.58 0 8.58 175

27 17417 Jesse Wise
Dale Morgan
3 0 6.74 0 6.74 174

28 14805 Robbie Kennon
Ross Kennon
3 0 6.36 0 6.36 173

29 1196 Jay Knott
Dale Baggett
3 0 5.39 0 5.39 172

30 1194 Steve Hatley
Michael Hatley
3 0 5.23 0 5.23 171

31 12108 Claiborn Cox
Michael Carden
2 0 4.42 0 4.42 170

32 24199 Mark Cannon
Wes House
2 0 4.41 0 4.41 169

33 18904 Randy Strickland
Bryan Mister
2 0 4.38 0 4.38 168

34 16068 Tony Barham
Terry Hobbs
5 0 16.3 12 4.3 167

35 19567 David Hackney
Kyle Hackney
2 0 4.22 0 4.22 166

36 24159 Curtis Vaughn
Mike Sipple
1 3.8 3.8 0 3.8 165

37 24155 Alan Laws
Drew Lumpkin
1 3.57 3.57 0 3.57 164

38 24157 Terry Smith
Kirby Guinn
2 0 3.36 0 3.36 163

39 24190 Jeff Hodges
Jeff Hodges
1 2.56 2.56 0 2.56 162

40 17392 Charles Campbell
Chad Martin
1 2.21 2.21 0 2.21 161

41 15939 Howard Fisher
Quentin Ramseur
1 2.19 2.19 0 2.19 160

42 8446 Derrick Johnson
Carlton Johnson
1 2.09 2.09 0 2.09 159

43 23992 James Dunlap
Robert Layne
1 1.71 1.71 0 1.71 158

44 24180 Gilbert Sanford
Charles Blackburn
1 1.52 1.52 0 1.52 157

45 17400 Joey Davis
Larry Stevens
0 0 0 0 0 156

46 18948 Maury Turner
Luke Turner
0 0 0 0 0 156

47 22361 Horace Mason
Val Sorensen
0 0 0 0 0 156

48 24156 Danny Wicker
Alan Haigh
0 0 0 0 0 156

Phillip & Steven Isley Win Fishers of Men Tournament on Norfork with over 14 pounds!

Place Team Members # Fish Big Fish Gross Penalty Net Wt Points
1 23951 Phillip Isley
Stephen Isley
5 3.66 14.56 0 14.56 200

2 22701 Eddie Bean
Ethan Bean
5 3.37 10.45 0 10.45 199

3 22824 T. Le
Billy Littleton
5 0 9.01 0 9.01 198

4 23855 Joe Kaiser
Victor Holt
5 3 8.66 0 8.66 197

5 23952 arthur fortin
Caleb Cline
5 0 8.2 0 8.2 196

6 23950 Justin Keister
Jason Mathews
3 0 6.28 0 6.28 195

7 23989 Blake Rhein
Mark Courter
3 0 4.7 0 4.7 194

8 22515 Lucas Madison
Jeremy Hardin
2 3.44 4.28 0 4.28 193

9 23854 Daniel Ward
Carter Kaiser
2 0 3.56 0 3.56 192

10 22789 Kenny Gipson
Ty Hannaford
1 0 1.83 0 1.83 191

11 24133 clarence Ethridge
Tom Ethridge
0 0 0 0 0 190

Matt and Bob Coughlin take Fishers of Men Win on Cherokee with 13.11 pounds.

Place Team Members # Fish Big Fish Gross Penalty Net Wt Points
1 24139 Matt Coughlin
Bob Coughlin
5 3.49 13.11 0 13.11 200

2 1121 Michael Smith
Brian Jordan
5 0 11.36 0 11.36 199

3 1100 Kenny Bishop
Ed Kyte
3 4.26 8.78 0 8.78 198

4 23374 Trinity Cawood
Bill Humbard
3 4.36 8.71 0 8.71 197

5 22961 Ken Sexton
Ray Sexton
3 0 7.71 0 7.71 196

6 23852 Bobby Cardwell
Michael Cantrell
2 0 7.67 0 7.67 195

7 15074 Benjamin Boggs
Bobby Boggs
2 4.7 6.45 0 6.45 194

8 1117 Paul Rogers
Rod Garrett
2 3.11 5.94 0 5.94 193

9 18712 Chris Sexton
Mason Sexton
2 0 4.68 0 4.68 192

10 22616 Eugene Randolph
George Galyon Jr.
1 3.2 3.2 0 3.2 191

11 17891 Jeremiah Pruitt
Don Rose
1 0 2.77 0 2.77 191

12 1118 Jeff Beach
William Maggard
1 0 2.44 0 2.44 190

13 15906 Chester Wooton
Tim Vanover
1 0 2.26 0 2.26 189

14 23841 Ronny Jones
Bailey Fain
0 0 0 0 0 188

15 21523 George Headdon
Rick Ellis
0 0 0 0 0 188

16 3869 Greg Cope
Donnie Wormsley
0 0 0 0 0 188

17 21525 Nathan Crisp
Jason Holder
0 0 0 0 0 188

18 22557 William Freeman
Michael Melton
0 0 0 0 0 188

19 15003 Tim Leonard
Tom Leonard
0 0 0 0 0 188

20 12123 John Long
Karen Taylor
0 0 0 0 0 188

21 21829 Calvin Murphy
Steve Terry
0 0 0 0 0 188

22 24202 Gary Pilkenton 0 0 0 0 0 188

23 23896 Robert Satterfield
Rebecca Satterfield
0 0 0 0 0 188

24 23858 Jason White
David Burgess
0 0 0 0 0 188

25 23853 Cory Stuart
Trey Utter
0 0 0 0 0 188

26 24203 Tate Rice
Robert Banks
0 0 0 0 0 188

27 8490 Randall White
Randall White II
0 0 0 0 0 138

28 23893 Dustin Bailey
Jeff Rogers
0 0 0 0 0 138

Father/Son Team of Braxton & Jason Hopper Win Fishers of Men Alabama Central Legacy Tournament!

Alabama Central’s first Legacy meeting for the 2019 season was held at Wind Creek State Park. Our participants and families enjoyed a hot dog meal as they listened to a devotional on being different. There were 58 people present to enjoy the feast and hear the gospel!

As usual for Lake Martin, the weather did not cooperate. Our teams were greeted with cold and windy weather and then warm windy weather as the day progressed. However, spirits were high! Our youth anglers were eager to get out on the water. Alabama Central has a 3 fish limit for our Legacy teams. All nineteen teams brought a limit to the scales. 100% of the fish were released alive. A total of fifty-seven fish were weighed in for a total of 104.54 pounds. First place and first bonus bucks went to the father/so team of Hopper/Hopper with 87.68 lbs. Second place and second bonus bucks went to father/son team of Luster/Luster with 7.34 lbs. Third place and third Bonus Bucks went to the team father/son team of Hallman/Hallman with 7.18 lbs. Fourth place went to the team of Hilyer/Hilyer with 6.99 lbs. Fifth place including a 3.23 big fish went to the team of Strock/Markham with 6.89 lbs. Rounding out our winners at sixth place was the team of Bertarelli/Turner with 6.00 lbs.

“Do not be conformed any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind”  Romans 12:2

“We look forward to seeing everyone May 18th at Swift Creek. Come fish the Alabama River with us with us!

Place Team Members # Fish Big Fish Gross Penalty Net Wt Points
1 12856 Braxton Hopper
Jason Hopper
3 3.03 7.68 0 7.68 200

2 24143 Scott Luster
Jordan Luster
3 2.79 7.34 0 7.34 199

3 22724 Ford Hallman
William Hallman, Jr
3 2.89 7.18 0 7.18 198

4 22742 Anden Hilyer
Noah Hilyer
3 2.7 6.99 0 6.99 197

5 21402 Tyler Strock
Michael Markham
3 3.23 6.89 0 6.89 196

6 24197 Landon Bertarelli
Austin Turner
3 0 6 0 6 195

7 24196 Boyd Hodge
Hunter Allen
3 2.69 5.95 0 5.95 194

8 22723 Hunter Griggs
Joseph Griggs
3 2.2 5.79 0 5.79 193

9 24195 Barry Isbell
Jackson Isbell
3 0 5.67 0 5.67 192

10 21407 Paul Vaccaro
Hunter Vaccaro
3 0 5.27 0 5.27 191

11 21947 Buck Brackin
Guage Williams
3 2.4 4.97 0 4.97 190

12 24134 Colton Bassett
Ruston Bassett
3 0 4.9 0 4.9 189

13 22726 Kendall Jennings
Harvey Starling
3 0 4.8 0 4.8 188

14 24194 Heath Rolling
Lane Rolling
3 0 4.64 0 4.64 187

15 22722 Easton Varon
Darrin Gibson
3 0 4.45 0 4.45 186

16 18816 Madison Drinnon
Steve Drinnon
3 0 4.39 0 4.39 185

17 21465 Rick Jacobs
John Luke Colvin
3 0 4.23 0 4.23 184

18 24149 Andy Leslie
TJ Leslie
3 0 3.91 0 3.91 183

19 24136 William Cole
Grayson Cole
3 0 3.49 0 3.49 182

Waynick and McCauley Win Fishers of Men Low Country event on Santee with over 27 pounds! Take home $4425 for the win!

Courtesy of Fishers of Men  - FOMNTT.com

 

The second stop of the SC Lowcountry Division kicked off Saturday morning with anglers grumbling about how tough Santee was fishing. Unlike what usually happens today they were actually telling the truth as only 9 five fish limits crossed the stage. But it's still Santee and someone will always find a way to catch a good bag. Cold nights and strong north winds turned around what many anglers had dreamed about, Big Fat Females flooding the shallows as is typical on Santee in March. Still the top 4 teams all crossed the 24 lb mark.

Leading the pack was the team of Brent Waynick and Emmett McCauley who brought 27.04 lbs to the scales anchored by 2 almost 7 lbers. For their efforts they took home $4425. Coming in second was the team of Dane Odom and Don Smith who had a limit of 5 lbers totalling 25.54 lbs. They took home $1250 which included 1st in the Berkley Cast for Cash incentive. In third was the always tough team of Mke Watson and Craig McFadden who brought 25.12 lbs to the scales earning them $710. Finishing 4th was Lex Costas who had to fish alone as Xan was too sick to fish. He still brought 24.06 to the scales. Hope your feeling better Xan. Missed seeing you. Rounding out the top 5 was Joseph Blanding and Freddie Gamble who had 21.84 lbs.

Ken Ellis and Chuck Howard had the days Big Fish a 8.45 lb beauty.

After our anglers weighed in they were treated to Hot dogs and drinks by Summerton Baptist Church and heard a challenging message from Billy Carlisle. Thanks to all of those that had a hand in feeding some hungy anglers.

Come join us April 20th on Lake Murray and take your shot at the guaranteed $4000 First Prize

 

Place Team Members # Fish Big Fish Gross Penalty Net Wt Points
1 24152 Brent Waynick
Emmit McCauley
5 6.91 27.04 0 27.04 200

2 24146 Donovan Smith
Dane Odom
5 0 25.54 0 25.54 199

3 18001 Mike Watson
Craig McFadden
5 0 25.12 0 25.12 198

4 13586 Lex Costas
Xan Costas
5 0 24.06 0 24.06 381

5 24147 Joseph Blanding
Freddie Gamble
5 5.28 21.84 0 21.84 196

6 18917 Chuck Howard
Ken Ellis
5 8.45 19.21 0 19.21 195

7 24145 Lonnie Jones
Robert Clark
5 0 18.24 0 18.24 194

8 13522 Rusty Bair
William Dixon
5 7.27 15.92 0 15.92 193

9 22924 Elliott Lynam
Jason Morse
5 0 14.93 0 14.93 192

10 4689 Trey Phillips
Cary Robinson
4 0 14.15 0 14.15 191

11 21077 Doug Wooldridge
Edward Coto
2 6.97 11.9 0 11.9 190

12 18915 Jonathan Brindle
David Grooms
3 0 11.44 0 11.44 139

13 18681 Bobby Gibbs
Donald Pendarvis
4 0 10.99 0 10.99 188

14 23819 Kevin Richbourg
Michael Williams
3 0 10.95 0 10.95 187

15 23828 Jason Fulmer
Donnie Harper
2 7.15 10.3 0 10.3 136

16 24153 Michael Shelor 2 0 9.74 0 9.74 185

17 23749 Skip Young
william Young JR
3 0 9.51 0 9.51 184

18 18922 Freddie Gibbs
Clark Gibbs
2 0 8.22 0 8.22 133

19 14608 Errol Duckett
Jimmy Leshock
3 0 7.89 0 7.89 182

20 22433 Thad Driggers
Steven Walker
2 0 7.36 0 7.36 181

21 553 Bernie Dreher
CB Dreher
2 0 6.82 0 6.82 180

22 21058 Justin Marlowe
Jordan Marlowe
1 6.58 6.58 0 6.58 179

23 6846 George Berry
Sean Anderson
1 5.7 5.7 0 5.7 178

24 18693 Tripp Fryar
Reagan Fryar
2 0 5 0 5 177

25 23746 Bryan Miller
John Byrd III
1 4.76 4.76 0 4.76 176

26 17183 Larry Turner
Larry Turner
1 4.49 4.49 0 4.49 175

27 18633 Barry Odom
Marshall French
2 0 3.63 0 3.63 174

28 18689 Maurice Sauls
Robbie Amos
1 2.97 2.97 0 2.97 173

29 23745 Tim Chadwick
Sandy Oliver
1 1.7 1.7 0 1.7 172

30 339 Wayne Frierson
Ronald Mueller
0 0 0 0 0 171

31 1438 Gary Elsey
Mark Hutson
0 0 0 0 0 121

32 18623 Phillip Hawkins
Bill Foxworth
0 0 0 0 0 171

33 18826 Larry Avins
Joe Avin
0 0 0 0 0 121

34 22435 Sam Hopkins
John Mathews
0 0 0 0 0 171

35 23743 Cody Conner
Brandon Crenshaw
0 0 0 0 0 171

36 23761 Jeff Smith
Anthony Smith
0 0 0 0 0 121

37 23829 Chris Marshall
Scott Willis
0 0 0 0 0 171

38 23747 Jason Miles
Andy Rutledge
0 0 0 0 0 171

39 23816 Christopher Rose
Orry Grubbs
0 0 0 0 0 121

40 24144 Robert Price
Rob Price
0 0 0 0 0 171

41 24148 Bryan Cook
Koby Harvey
0 0 0 0 0 121

42 24150 David Murdaugh
william Bond
0 0 0 0 0 121

43 24151 Dave Murdock
Steven Pizzino
0 0 0 0 0 121

44 22429 Roger Player
Johnny Player
0 0 0 0 0 171

45 23286 Jesse Williams
Ryan Steen
0 0 0 0 0 121

46 23836 Travis England
Blake bostic
0 0 0 0 0 121

47 24175 Horace Scott
Horace Scott Jr
0 0 0 0 0 121

48 24178 Will Timmons
Chris Crawford
0 0 0 0 0 121

49 23807 Keith Britt
Jerry Montjoy
0 0 0 0 0 171

50 24191 Eddie Paul
Ed Paul
0 0 0 0 0 171

51 24192 Eddie Burgess
Easton Burgess
0 0 0 0 0 121

52 24193 Nick Gant
Casey Warren
0 0 0 0 0 121

Damien Willis and Tyler Kiker Win 2019 Alabama Bass Trail Wheeler Lake

by Dan O'Sullivan

March 23, 2019 - Jasper, Ala. - The one thing a tournament angler does not
want heading into a big event is change.  Changes in conditions can take a
sure thing fishing pattern, and in the matter of an afternoon can turn it
into a crap shoot.

That is the situation that Alabama Bass Trail Northern Division anglers
faced when they arrived for takeoff Saturday morning.  With the region being
pummeled by constant rain over the past several weeks, the Tennessee River
had been running strong with high volume, dirty water.  Over the past week,
the current flows slowed by more than half, and the system started to clear.

In those conditions, savvy anglers make adjustments, and when the moves are
right, they can reconnect with their prey.  The team of Damien Willis and
Tyler Kiker did precisely that on Saturday. Their adjustments resulted in a
winning, mixed bag stringer of smallmouth and largemouth that weighed 22.70
pounds to claim victory, and the $10,000 winning purse at the ABT Wheeler
Lake event.

The pair said they found their fish a week prior, and had to adjust to
clearing water.  "We found a ditch in practice that we caught a couple
really good ones in on Sunday; we caught them on crankbaits," they reported.
"We got there today, and the water had cleared, so we switched to finesse
swimbaits to catch our fish early, then filled in a couple through the
afternoon on the crankbaits; we had a great day."

The lures they chose were a shad colored Keitech 2.8 Swing Impact swimbait
thrown on a jighead, and washed with the current, and they filled in a few
keepers on a "crawdad colored Rapala DT10 crankbait.

They were understandably please with the outcome.  "It's been a couple of
years since we fish ABT, and to win one of these is a great accomplishment,"
they said.  "We couldn't be happier, or prouder with how this day turned
out."


The second place team of Blake Hall and Triston Crowder led for most of the
weigh-in, before getting edged out by the winners.  Their 21.98-pound limit
of smallmouth and spotted bass was good enough for the runner-up spot, and
the $5,000 purse.  They reported catching their fish on upriver current
breaks with "OxyContin Scottsboro Tackle Company swimbaits on 1/2-ounce
jigheads.

Their response to the outcome was somewhat muted.  "It's hard to put
together a strong day in tough conditions and get beaten by less than a
pound," they said.  "We did everything we could today, and even went looking
for a kicker largemouth in the afternoon; it just didn't happen for us.
It's a good day, but a tough outcome, we'll just have to move forward."

The team of Lance Whitaker and Jeremy Briscoe finished the day in third
place; taking home $4,000 with 21.98 pounds.  Their creel was anchored by a
6.44-pound smallmouth bass that earned the $500 Mountain Dew Big Bass bonus
as the largest fish of the tournament.

The Top 10 Standings are below, for complete standings, visit:
https://www.alabamabasstrail.org/tournament-series/wl-results/

Place

Team

Weight

Big Fish

Winnings

1

Damien Willis / Tyler Kiker

22.70

5.34

$10,000

2

Blake Hall / Triston Crowder

21.98

5.70

$5,000

3

Lance Whitaker / Jeremy Briscoe

21.18

6.44

$4,000

4

Joel Green / Jody Evans

19.83

5.71

$3,000

5

Logan Johnson / Jeremy Christian

18.21

5.65

$2,000

6

David Kyle / Scott Callahan

17.78

5.14

$1,500

7

Craig Daniel / Jackie Flack

17.35

$1,100

8

Sam Long / Jason Atkins

17.01

4.61

$1,100

9

Michael Lane / Jason Jones

16.60

$1,100

10

Michael Hood / Randy Wiggins

15.87

5.46

$1,100

 


Grand Valley State Duo Wins Bassmaster College Series Event On Smith Lake

Lucas Murphy and Mitchell Gunn of Grand Valley State University win the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops out of  Cullman, Ala., with a three-day total of 52 pounds, 7 ounces.

Photo by Chris Mitchell/B.A.S.S.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 23, 2019

CULLMAN, Ala. — When the Smith Lake bass began transitioning into spawning stage earlier this week, many of the teams competing in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops switched their fishing tactics hoping to keep pace.

Lucas Murphy and Mitchell Gunn of Michigan’s Grand Valley State University, however, stuck to their original plan, which was to throw swimbaits underneath docks hoping to land prespawn spotted bass.

It was a risky move, especially as the weather steadily grew warmer and bass headed for the shorelines to spawn. But Murphy and Gunn were consistent through all three days of the tournament, and that was enough to win on this 21,000-acre fishery here in north central Alabama.

The duo caught 15 bass in three days for a total weight of 52 pounds, 7 ounces. They were in second place heading into Saturday’s final day of fishing, but an 18-2 limit vaulted them past Day 2 leaders JT Russell and Porter James of the University of Montevallo, which is located about 90 minutes south of Smith Lake.

The Grand Valley State team was a bit stunned to win the event. Their aim was only to qualify for the College Series Championship, which they failed to do following a poor showing on North Carolina’s Lake Norman last month in the first college event of 2019.

“The goal was to get 15 (pounds a day here), which we figured would be good enough to do get us into nationals,” Murphy said. “But we had absolutely no idea it would be enough to win it. So this is completely surprising.”

Ten of the 12 tandems competing Saturday caught a five-bass limit, which highlighted how active Smith Lake became as practice days gave way to competition. Some anglers suspected the super moon on Wednesday had a positive effect on the bass bite.

Whatever was happening, it worried Murphy and Gunn.

“We were keeping an eye on the water temperature,” Murphy said. “It kept getting cold at night, which excited us, but then the water would warm up close to 60 during the day. It made us think they wouldn’t stay under those docks eating. We were catching them in water anywhere from 56 to 59 (degrees.)”

Murphy and Gunn seized the Day 1 lead with an 18-13 limit, but fell to second on Friday when they caught a 15-8 limit. Russell and James stormed to the top of the leaderboard with a 20-9 limit that day, which was the second heaviest total of the tournament. The Grand Valley State duo bounced back on Saturday, however, when Russell and James struggled and only put 10-10 in their livewell.

“We missed a few chances today,” Russell said after his team fell to third overall. “We missed three fish and they all were at least three pounds.”

Murphy and Gunn took advantage. They used spinning rods to swim 3.3-inch and 3.8-inch Keitech baits in 5 feet of water underneath docks. Tennessee shad, pro blue and bluegill flash were all effective color patterns, they said.

The other key was covering nearly every inch of Smith Lake’s 21,000 acres.

“I don’t think we took the lifejackets off much,” Gunn said. “We’d fish for a minute, catch one, then move on.”

This was Murphy’s second win in a Bassmaster College Series event. He teamed with Nolan Hitt to win the Eastern Regional last May on Cherokee Lake in Tennessee.

Exactly 250 teams began the tournament on Thursday and 12 survived the cut to fish on Saturday.
Trailing Murphy and Gunn were, second place, Derek Freeman/Caleb Allgood, Clemson, 49-9; third, Russell/James, Montevallo (Ala.), 49-4; fourth, Aaron Denny/Williams Mathews, Grand Valley State, 47-7; and fifth, Trevor McKinney/Ethan Jones, McKendree (Ill.), 45-15.

The dozen teams that fished Saturday split a pool of $8,500 cash for their respective school bass fishing programs. Murphy and Gunn won the top prize of $2,500 for Grand Valley State.

Seventy-four different schools and 28 states were represented in the full field. The Top 25 teams in the tournament standings after Friday’s weigh-in automatically qualified for the Bassmaster College Series Championship, which will be held later this year on a yet to be disclosed fishery.

Murphy and Gunn won the tournament, but it was another Grand Valley State duo that weighed the Nitro Bass Pro Big Bag of the Tournament. Denny and Mathews caught a 21-4 limit on Saturday to take the honors. Russell and James had the Carhartt Big Bass, a 6-7 largemouth that anchored their bag on Friday.

The tournament was hosted by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce

Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops 3/21/2019 - 3/23/2019 Smith Lake - Smith Lake Park - Cullman, AL
Place Name Total
Fish / Weight
Day 1
Fish / Weight
Day 2
Fish / Weight
Day 3
Fish / Weight
1 Lucas Murphy - Mitchell Gunn
Grand Valley State University
15 / 52 - 7 5 / 18 - 13 5 / 15 - 8 5 / 18 - 2
2 Derek Freeman - Caleb Allgood
Clemson University
15 / 49 - 9 5 / 14 - 11 5 / 16 - 10 5 / 18 - 4
3 J T Russell - Porter James
University of Montevallo
15 / 49 - 4 5 / 18 - 1 5 / 20 - 9 5 / 10 - 10
4 Aaron Denny - William Mathews
Grand Valley State University
15 / 47 - 7 5 / 11 - 11 5 / 14 - 8 5 / 21 - 4
5 Trevor McKinney - Ethan Jones
McKendree University
15 / 45 - 15 5 / 17 - 1 5 / 14 - 15 5 / 13 - 15
6 Dax Ewart - KJ Queen
Bethel University
15 / 44 - 5 5 / 13 - 14 5 / 13 - 14 5 / 16 - 9
7 Nolan Minor - Casey Lanier
West Virginia University
15 / 41 - 14 5 / 14 - 3 5 / 13 - 0 5 / 14 - 11
8 Jason Felter - Joseph McClosky
Bethel University
15 / 40 - 15 5 / 14 - 14 5 / 12 - 10 5 / 13 - 7
9 Trevor St. John - Bailey Fain
Bryan College
15 / 39 - 11 5 / 13 - 8 5 / 13 - 3 5 / 13 - 0
10 Cal Culpepper - Mason Waddell
University of Montevallo
13 / 38 - 10 5 / 9 - 11 5 / 20 - 5 3 / 8 - 10
11 Joshua Gruen - Riley Blair
University of Wisconsin- Platteville
15 / 36 - 15 5 / 11 - 12 5 / 15 - 0 5 / 10 - 3
12 Luke Lamb - Wilson Smith
Bethel University
12 / 31 - 13 5 / 15 - 15 5 / 11 - 7 2 / 4 - 7

VONORE’S BUTLER WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE

 

Anchored by a 37-pound limit of bass on Day Two – the fifth-largest weighed in Costa FLW Series history – pro angler Brent Butler wins at Lake Chickamauga

 

DAYTON, Tenn. (March 23, 2019) – Fishing in his sixth event with Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), pro Brent Butler of Vonore, Tennessee, caught a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the Costa FLW Series at Lake Chickamauga presented by T-H Marine. Butler’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 68 pounds, 8 ounces, was enough to earn him the victory at the Southeastern Division tournament and a check for $45,800.

In route to victory, Butler posted an above-average start to the tournament Thursday, catching 14 pounds of bass to sit in 40thplace. He said he put together his limit fishing shallow bars and shell beds mid-lake, with a ½-ounce, chrome-colored Strike King Red Eye Shad crankbait.

Heading into Friday, Butler said he knew he needed more weight to have a shot at winning. He switched patterns completely, fishing seven new areas near major creek mouths, and produced a 37-pound, 5-ounce haul – the fifth-largest limit in FLW Series history.

“All I was catching [Thursday] was buck bass, and with 14 [pounds] and change, I knew I needed to swing for the fences,” said Butler, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “I started looking for staging areas for both prespawn and postspawn females. I went offshore, and honestly, I got my timing down and saw what the bait was doing – how it was hanging out off of ledges and things of that nature. I just kept paying attention to it and the wind direction and I would occasionally see them on the graph and knew they were in the area. They were following gizzard shad. I sat in 30 feet and caught them out of 15 feet of water.

“I think they were heading in [prespawn], but the two big ones – two 10-plus pounders – were postspawn,” continued Butler. “I caught them almost on back-to-back casts.”

Butler said he had seven bites Friday. He said he used a custom Super G Lures umbrella rig with 4.3-inch, shad-colored Keitech swimbaits to catch three of the monster limit and a chartreuse and shad-colored Lucky Craft Flash Pointer 100 jerkbait for the other two.

On Saturday, Butler didn’t catch nearly as much weight as he did Friday, but was able to put together the right bites at the end of the day.

“I ran those areas again today, and I saw the bait down in the creek and river channels. I only saw one school of gizzard shad come up under my graph in 15 of water and I could see two [bass] following it, but I couldn’t get them to cooperate. That was the only school I saw out of all those areas.”

With only one small bass in the boat at 1 [p.m.], Butler again made a change, running 32 miles to fish shallow ledges with stumps between the Highway 60 bridge and Mud Creek. He caught a couple more fish on the umbrella rig, one on the Red Eye Shad and three on the Lucky Craft jerkbait.

The top 10 pros on Lake Chickamauga finished:

1st:          Brent Butler, Vonore, Tenn., 15 bass, 68-8, $45,800

2nd:         Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 15 bass, 63-0, $17,200

3rd:          Derek Hicks, Rocky Face, Ga., 15 bass, 61-0, $12,850

4th:          Cody Nichols, Fayette, Ala., 15 bass, 57-11, $10,750

5th:          David Gaston, Sylacauga, Tenn., 15 bass, 53-13, $9,750

6th:          Rusty White, Harrison, Tenn., 10 bass, 52-10, $8,675

7th:          Dustin Evans, Eads, Tenn., 15 bass, 49-8, $7,300

8th:          Brandon Stanley, Johnson City, Tenn., 12 bass, 48-12, $6,300

9th:          Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., 14 bass, 48-3, $5,300

10th:        Steve Stanfill, Dawsonville, Ga., 10 bass, 38-14, $4,200

A complete list of results will be posted at FLWFishing.com.

One of Butler’s giants on Friday weighed 11 pounds, 10 ounces, and was the biggest of the tournament in the Pro Division. For his catch, Butler also earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $300.

Scott Ostmann of Cincinnati, Ohio, won the Co-angler Division with a three-day total catch of 15 bass weighing 54 pounds, 12 ounces. For his win, Ostmann took home a prize package including a Ranger Z175 with a 115-horsepower outboard motor and $5,000.

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake Chickamauga finished:

1st:          Scott Ostmann, Cincinnati, Ohio, 15 bass, 54-12, $32,800

2nd:         Doug Iorio II, Kennerdell, Pa., 14 bass, 41-15, $5,375

3rd:          Kevin Gordon, Aiken, S.C., 12 bass, 40-9, $4,350

4th:          Alan Hults, Gautier, Miss., 13 bass, 38-14, $3,900

5th:          Josh Womack, Gallatin, Tenn., 14 bass, 35-8, $3,150

6th:          Don Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla., 10 bass, 32-15, $2,650

7th:          Michael Leach, The Woodlands, Texas, 10 bass, 32-0, $2,150

8th:          Stephen Kocell, Waxhaw, N.C., nine bass, 25-15, $1,925

9th:          Josh Lockard, Somerset, Ky., 10 bass, 22-10, $1,530

10th:        Tony Prince, Pulaski, Tenn., nine bass, 22-7, $1,290

Scott Towry of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Friday, a behemoth largemouth weighing 11 pounds, 2 ounces. For his catch, Towry earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $200.

The Costa FLW Series on Lake Chickamauga presented by T-H Marine was hosted by Fish Dayton. It was the second of three Southeastern Division tournaments of the 2019 regular season. The next tournament for FLW Series anglers will be the Costa FLW Series at Kentucky Lake presented by Lowrance, held April 4 - 6 in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the International division. Each U.S. division consists of three regular-season tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to compete in the season-ending Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2019 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


Butler moves from 40th to First with 37-5 Limit in Costa on Chickamauga!!!!

Courtesy of FLW

 

Day two of the Costa FLW Series presented by T-H Marine on Lake Chickamauga was fairly humdrum until Brent Butler walked to the weigh-in stage. Weighing in 37 pounds, 5 ounces, Butler rocketed up from 40th to first with a 51-13 total, and made his mark on the record books in the process. Though the top four one-day catches of all-time in the Costa FLW Series are all from Falcon Lake, the Vonore, Tenn., angler is now fifth on the list, and the first to put a lake outside of Florida, California or Texas in the top 10.

Heaviest one-day catches in Costa FLW Series history

1 Keith Combs 41-1 Falcon Lake 1/7-1/9/10
2 Richard Cathey 39-1 Falcon Lake 1/15-1/17/09
3 Joe Don Setina 38-14 Falcon Lake 1/15-1/17/09
4 Michael Yoder 38-4 Falcon Lake 1/7-1/9/10
5 Brent Butler 37-5 Lake Chickamauga 3/21-3/23/19
6 Mike Andrews 36-3 California Delta 5/14-5/17/08
7 Larry Peacher 35-12 Falcon Lake 1/15-1/17/09
8 Brandon Medlock 35-7 Lake Okeechobee 1/19 - 1/21/12
Steve Sapp 35-7 California Delta 5/3-5/6/06
10 Bob Ramsdell 34-13 Falcon Lake 1/9-1/11/08

 

Going into the final day, Butler will have a 5-6 lead over day-one leader Rusty White. That seems like a good margin, but Butler himself showed no lead is comfortable on Chickamauga.

Complete results 

Top five patterns 

“To be honest with you, I was trying to [crack 40] because these guys here, man…” says Butler. “I went out today swinging for the fences. I knew I had ground to make up. Like [day-one leader Rusty White], he had 28. If he busts another 28 or 30 or what I had, it’d be way out there. I thought I needed to catch all I can catch. I just swung for the fence and fished big-fish holes just looking for five big bites.”

Those bites came, and they came often. Butler’s largest fish, which he caught on an Alabama rig, came in just shy of 12 pounds.

“I thought it was a rockfish,” he explains. “I was like, ‘man it’s a rockfish,’ and then I caught a glimpse of it and I thought it was a drum, and then as it got up closer I was like, ‘it’s a largemouth and it’s a giant.

“I thought it might weigh more than 11, but my scales, the clip wouldn’t fit on it.”

Brent Butler

Surprisingly – or unsurprisingly for a guy who fishes Chickamauga a lot – that’s not the biggest bass Butler has caught on the famed Tennessee River fishery. He previously caught a 12-7 on Chick, where he fishes a lot of team tournaments.

While Butler has weighed 36-plus bags in team tournaments on Chick (and five total over 30 pounds), 37-5 is easily his biggest solo stringer to date. Day two of this tournament was a good time to do it.

Butler may have a little luck rolling over from his last Costa FLW Series finish on Chick. The last time around, in 2017, he took fifth place with a 41-1 two-day total. He says he used some of that $11,000 in winnings to pay his entry fee to fish this event. He’s been saving that money for just such an occasion.

Brent Butler

Coming anywhere close to replicating his day-two performance on Saturday will be a tall task for Butler, though. Conditions on the lake have changed drastically each day, with water rising, current settling and the sun doing just about everything but what anglers want it to do. It’s been so inconsistent that Butler completely scrapped everything he found in practice and “just fished” the last two days.

“Everything is changing,” he explains. “I had a good practice. Everything I found in practice, it’s gone. I just went fishing. Every time you have a high-pressure system, I kind of know what it does to them here.

“I went from fishing the banks and shallow bars and all that to just offshore. That’s how I love to catch them – offshore.”

Butler is on a pattern, and it’s working well enough that he doesn’t want to give anything away. He does admit, though, that he’s working just two baits: an Alabama rig and a jerkbait, which he calls his “one-two punch.”

The spots Butler has been fishing are areas in which fish are cycling through to spawn. He has multiple spots – 15 he didn’t even run on day two – and his three best produced all his big fish on Friday. But, as the last two days have shown, everything can change in less than a day.

“I’m just going to go fishing,” he repeats. “That’s all I’m going to do, just like today. I scrapped everything I found in practice and went fishing.”

One more day of “just fishing” and Butler will be hoisting the first-place trophy on Saturday.

 

Top 10 pros

1. Brent Butler – Vonore, Tenn. – 51-13 (10)

2. Rusty White – Harrison, Tenn. – 46-7 (8)

3. Brandon Stanley – Johnson City, Tenn. – 43-15 (10)

4. Derek Hicks – Rocky Face, Ga. – 41-4 (10)

5. Bryan Thrift – Shelby, N.C. – 40-1 (10)

6. Steve Stanfill – Dawsonville, Ga. – 38-14 (10)

7. Cody Nichols – Fayette, Ala. – 38-12 (10)

8. David Gaston – Sylacauga, Ala. – 37-6 (10)

9. Dustin Evans – Eads, Tenn. – 36-13 (10)

10. Buddy Gross – Chickamauga, Ga. – 35-14 (9)

Complete results 

 

Scott Ostmann

OSTMANN MOVES INTO CO-ANGLER LEAD

Co-angler leader Scott Ostmann hauled in an 8-pound, 14-ounce monster largemouth to bolster his 22-8 bag on day two and pull into the lead with an impressive 37-3 total.

Despite fishing different conditions in a different area with a different boater than on day one, Ostmann was able to find and catch some quality fish with just one bait – a bait he’s remaining tight-lipped about until after the event.

Ostmann and his boater, Frank Clark (12-9 on day two), spent much of the day targeting fish on current breaks in the mid-lake area of the main lake. Sticking with that one bait, he “milked it all day” and made the most of the fish Clark put him on.

“He put me on fish and it was great,” says Ostmann. “This is my fourth time down here. I fished the Costa here two years ago and didn’t do very well. This is a little redemption trip for me.”

With a sizeable lead heading into the final day of competition – and only nine other co-anglers to compete with – that redemption trip could prove to be much more for the Cincinnati, Ohio native.

 

Top 10 co-anglers

1. Scott Ostmann – Cincinnati, Ohio – 37-3 (10)

2. Michael Leach – The Woodlands, Texas – 29-7 (9)

3. Doug Iorio II – Kennerdell, Pa. – 29-5 (10)

4. Captain Don Lewis – Jacksonville, Fla. – 27-6 (8)

5. Kevin Gordon – Aiken, S.C. – 26-13 (8)

6. Stephen Kocell – Waxhaw, N.C. – 23-13 (8)

7. Josh Lockhard – Somerset, Ky. – 22-10 (10)

8. Tony Prince – Pulaski, Tenn. – 22-7 (9)

9. Alan Hults – Gautier, Miss. – 21-15 (8)

10. Josh Womack – Gallatin, Tenn. – 21-12 (9)

Complete results 


Alabama Team Moves Into Lead In Bassmaster College Series Shootout On Smith Lake

JT Russell and Porter James of the University of Montevallo take the lead on Day 2 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops out of Cullman, Ala., with a two-day total of 38 pounds, 10 ounces.
Photo by Chris Brown/B.A.S.S.

March 22, 2019

 

CULLMAN, Ala. — JT Russell and Porter James aren’t catching many bass on Lewis Smith Lake this week during the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops.

But the duo from the University of Montevallo (Ala.) is proving that success must be judged by the quality, and not necessarily the quantity, of the catch.

Russell and James caught a five-bass limit today that weighed a tournament-high 20 pounds, 9 ounces, which gave them a two-day total of 38-10 and more than a 4-pound cushion over the other 11 duos that survived today’s cut from 249 to 12 teams.

It’s a fairly remarkable total, given that Russell and James only caught seven keeper bass today. They had a similar output Thursday, on Day 1 of the tournament, when they weighed an 18-1 limit despite going more than three hours before catching their first bass.

“It’s not like we’re catching a bunch,” Russell said. “We’re having to work for everything we get. But it’s worked out so far because, when we get bit, it’s generally been a big one.”

Smith Lake is just more than an hour’s drive north of Montevallo, so Russell and James are familiar with the fishery. They apparently haven’t found a honey hole of note, however, as they’ve crisscrossed the 21,000-acre lake numerous times in search of the best bites.

Russell said he and James are “junk fishing,” and they had as many as 15 rods on the deck at one point today. That’s fitting, given that many anglers report having to change fishing techniques at least once as Smith Lake bass apparently are beginning to spawn.

Today, Russell caught the biggest bass of the event so far — a 6-7 largemouth that leads the Carhartt Big Bass standings. That fish followed a 6-pound largemouth James boated on Thursday. They’ve caught two of the tournament’s three heaviest bass.

“That big one today bit about 5 feet from the boat,” Russell said. “I set the hook, and all I could do then was scream, ‘Get the net!’ I ended up boat flipping it because it was right there before I even knew it.”

After catching a mixed bag of spotted and largemouth bass Thursday, Russell and James caught all largemouth today. Feeling no lead is big enough, the Montevallo tandem said they plan to go for broke on the third and final day of the tournament.

“We’re at the point that it’s either zero or hero,” James said. “We’re going to swing for the fences.”

Day 1 leaders Lucas Murphy and Mitchell Gunn of Michigan’s Grand Valley State University dropped to second place overall with a 34-5 two-day total. They held a 12-ounce lead on Russell and James Thursday, but fell behind with a 15-8 limit on Friday.

Trevor McKinney and Ethan Jones of McKendree University in Illinois are in third place (32-0 overall;) and Derek Freeman and Caleb Allgood of Clemson University are fourth with 31-5.

Cal Culpepper and Mason Waddell, who also fish for Montevallo, had the second heaviest bag of the day — a 20-5 limit that was anchored by a 6-6 largemouth. That bag vaulted them into fifth place with 30 pounds through two days. They were the biggest movers of the day after being in 97th place following Thursday’s weigh-in.

Rounding out the Top 12 teams that will fish Saturday are, Dax Ewart/KJ Queen, Bethel University, Tenn., sixth with 27-12; Jason Felter/Joseph McClosky, Bethel University, seventh with 27-8; Luke Lamb/Wilson Smith, Bethel University, eighth with 27-6; Nolan Minor/Casey Lanier, West Virginia, ninth with 27-3; Joshua Gruen/Riley Blair, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 10th with 26-12; Trevor St. John/Bailey Fain, Bryan College, Tenn., 11th with 26-11; and Aaron Denny/Williams Mathews, Grand Valley State, 12th with 26-3.

The 12 remaining teams will take off from Smith Lake Park at 7 a.m. Saturday. Teams will check in at the park at 3 p.m. with final weigh-in taking place at nearby Wallace State Community College. Live coverage will begin at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Bassmaster.com.

The dozen remaining teams will split a pool of $8,500 cash for their respective bass fishing teams. The winning duo will earn $2,500 for their school’s squad.

Teams from 74 different schools and 28 states began the tournament Thursday. The Top 25 teams in the tournament standings after today automatically qualified for the Bassmaster College Series Championship, which will be held this year on a fishery to be disclosed later.

Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops 3/21/2019 - 3/23/2019 Smith Lake - Smith Lake Park - Cullman, AL

Place Name Total
Fish / Weight Day 1
Fish / Weight Day 2
Fish / Weight
1 J T Russell - Porter James
University of Montevallo 10 / 38 - 10 5 / 18 - 1 5 / 20 - 9
2 Lucas Murphy - Mitchell Gunn
Grand Valley State University 10 / 34 - 5 5 / 18 - 13 5 / 15 - 8
3 Trevor McKinney - Ethan Jones
McKendree University 10 / 32 - 0 5 / 17 - 1 5 / 14 - 15
4 Derek Freeman - Caleb Allgood
Clemson University 10 / 31 - 5 5 / 14 - 11 5 / 16 - 10
5 Cal Culpepper - Mason Waddell
University of Montevallo 10 / 30 - 0 5 / 9 - 11 5 / 20 - 5
6 Dax Ewart - KJ Queen
Bethel University 10 / 27 - 12 5 / 13 - 14 5 / 13 - 14
7 Jason Felter - Joseph McClosky
Bethel University 10 / 27 - 8 5 / 14 - 14 5 / 12 - 10
8 Luke Lamb - Wilson Smith
Bethel University 10 / 27 - 6 5 / 15 - 15 5 / 11 - 7
9 Nolan Minor - Casey Lanier
West Virginia University 10 / 27 - 3 5 / 14 - 3 5 / 13 - 0
10 Joshua Gruen - Riley Blair
University of Wisconsin- Platteville 10 / 26 - 12 5 / 11 - 12 5 / 15 - 0
11 Trevor St. John - Bailey Fain
Bryan College 10 / 26 - 11 5 / 13 - 8 5 / 13 - 3
12 Aaron Denny - William Mathews
Grand Valley State University 10 / 26 - 3 5 / 11 - 11 5 / 14 - 8
13 Jared Turnbloom - Thomas Milstead
University of Alabama 10 / 26 - 1 5 / 14 - 7 5 / 11 - 10
14 Miller Spivey - Trey Dickert
University of Montevallo 10 / 25 - 15 5 / 11 - 3 5 / 14 - 12
15 Tristan McCormick - Dakota Pierce
Bethel University 10 / 25 - 11 5 / 13 - 2 5 / 12 - 9
16 Nicholas Inzeo - Nick Montilino
Murray State University 10 / 25 - 10 5 / 13 - 5 5 / 12 - 5
17 JP Kimbrough - Ryan Antee
LSU- Shreveport 10 / 25 - 7 5 / 12 - 3 5 / 13 - 4
18 Logan Parks - Lucas Lindsay
Auburn University 10 / 25 - 4 5 / 12 - 14 5 / 12 - 6
19 Logan Tate - Chase Chastain
Jacksonville State University 10 / 25 - 2 5 / 12 - 8 5 / 12 - 10
20 Liam West - Brady Waits
Clemson University 9 / 25 - 2 5 / 12 - 9 4 / 12 - 9
21 Jacob Louis - Nathan Doty
McKendree University 10 / 25 - 1 5 / 14 - 4 5 / 10 - 13
22 Thad Simerly - Ethan Shaw
Bryan College 10 / 25 - 0 5 / 14 - 8 5 / 10 - 8
23 Payton Morgan - Heath Alread
Kennesaw State University 10 / 24 - 14 5 / 11 - 8 5 / 13 - 6
24 Grant Ehlenfeldt - Seth Korb
University of Wisconsin- Platteville 10 / 24 - 13 5 / 11 - 3 5 / 13 - 10
25 David Dueland - Cameron Glasscock
University of Montevallo 9 / 24 - 11 5 / 15 - 14 4 / 8 - 13
26 Cole Sands - Conner Dimauro
Bryan College 10 / 24 - 10 5 / 10 - 7 5 / 14 - 3
27 Tyler Price - Preston Kendrick
Bryan College 10 / 24 - 5 5 / 9 - 0 5 / 15 - 5
28 Tyler Lubbat - Harold Wells
University of Alabama 10 / 24 - 3 5 / 10 - 8 5 / 13 - 11
29 Peyton McCord - Cole Burdeshaw
Auburn University 10 / 24 - 1 5 / 12 - 4 5 / 11 - 13
30 Griffin Fernandes - Gunner Wilson
Adrian College 10 / 23 - 15 5 / 11 - 13 5 / 12 - 2
31 Justin Carr - Austin Carr
Illinois State University 10 / 23 - 14 5 / 13 - 5 5 / 10 - 9
32 Brady Harp - Jordan McCaleb
Auburn University 10 / 23 - 12 5 / 10 - 0 5 / 13 - 12
33 Anthony Fazio - Luke Jasper
Illinois State 10 / 23 - 12 5 / 12 - 7 5 / 11 - 5
34 Zeke Gossett - Hayden Bartee
Jacksonville State University 9 / 23 - 7 5 / 14 - 3 4 / 9 - 4
35 Jake Lee - Dalton Price
Bryan College 10 / 23 - 4 5 / 12 - 8 5 / 10 - 12
36 Parker Nesbit - Joe Bardill
Murray State University 9 / 23 - 3 5 / 13 - 11 4 / 9 - 8
37 Dillon Bryant - Dustin Wagner
Patrick Henry Community College 10 / 23 - 3 5 / 10 - 8 5 / 12 - 11
38 Blake Albertson - Boris Moskoff
Murray State University 10 / 23 - 2 5 / 13 - 6 5 / 9 - 12
39 Cameron Simmons - Dexter Flick
Oklahoma State University 8 / 22 - 15 5 / 14 - 7 3 / 8 - 8
40 Zachary Asher - Jacob Klicman
Kent State University 10 / 22 - 13 5 / 13 - 2 5 / 9 - 11
41 Cameron Smith - Cole Breeden
Drury University 9 / 22 - 13 5 / 12 - 12 4 / 10 - 1
42 Taylor Hamburger - Tristen Turley
Oklahoma State University 9 / 22 - 12 4 / 10 - 1 5 / 12 - 11
43 Spencer Guthrie - Ryan Kennedy
Kennesaw State University 10 / 22 - 11 5 / 12 - 14 5 / 9 - 13
44 Robert Moody - Nathaniel Winters
Missouri State University 10 / 22 - 10 5 / 9 - 0 5 / 13 - 10
45 Sean Murphy - William Phillips
Auburn University 9 / 22 - 7 4 / 10 - 15 5 / 11 - 8
46 Brian Linder - Nathan Thompson
Bemidji State 10 / 22 - 4 5 / 9 - 7 5 / 12 - 13
47 Jacob Griffin - Will Schibig
Tennessee Tech 9 / 22 - 3 4 / 7 - 12 5 / 14 - 7
48 Justin Barnes - Adam Carroll
University of Montevallo 9 / 22 - 2 5 / 13 - 12 4 / 8 - 6
49 Trevor Sagrecy - Abby Greynolds
Campbellsville University 8 / 21 - 14 5 / 15 - 0 3 / 6 - 14
50 Rudy Worley - John Nowlin
Blue Mountain College 10 / 21 - 14 5 / 10 - 1 5 / 11 - 13
51 Will Delaney - Hunter Porter
Shelton State Community College 10 / 21 - 14 5 / 10 - 6 5 / 11 - 8
52 Peyton Cox - Dakota Cantrell
Campbellsville University 9 / 21 - 10 4 / 8 - 10 5 / 13 - 0
53 Hunter Bailey - Jr Young
Jacksonville State University 10 / 21 - 10 5 / 11 - 7 5 / 10 - 3
54 Conner Choate - Hunter DeSplinter
University of Wisconsin - Platteville 9 / 21 - 6 5 / 12 - 15 4 / 8 - 7
55 Fisher Overton - Alden Keel Jr
Blue Mountain College 7 / 21 - 4 5 / 16 - 8 2 / 4 - 12
56 Evan Hughes - Ryan Teems
Erskine College 8 / 21 - 4 4 / 11 - 10 4 / 9 - 10
57 Jonnie Koenen - Blake Lawston
U. of Wisconsin Platteville 8 / 21 - 4 4 / 9 - 12 4 / 11 - 8
58 Jack Hippe - Chase Serafin
Adrian College 9 / 21 - 1 4 / 8 - 6 5 / 12 - 11
59 Jarrett Brown - Tyler Harless
University of Montevallo 10 / 20 - 14 5 / 9 - 12 5 / 11 - 2
60 Mason Sapp - Morgan Miracle
Campbellsville University 8 / 20 - 7 5 / 11 - 14 3 / 8 - 9
61 Hunter Stewart - Luke Slaton
University of North Georgia 9 / 20 - 7 5 / 10 - 11 4 / 9 - 12
62 Ryan Winchester - Tyler Black
Bethel University 10 / 20 - 3 5 / 11 - 2 5 / 9 - 1
63 Scotty Yunke - Adam Jusinio
Jeff State Community College 9 / 20 - 1 5 / 9 - 9 4 / 10 - 8
64 Anthony Vintson - Brandon Mathews
Auburn University 9 / 20 - 0 4 / 8 - 11 5 / 11 - 5
65 Chris Lasley - Logan Coleman
University of Kentucky 8 / 19 - 14 3 / 5 - 13 5 / 14 - 1
66 Joseph Lacy - Breanna Wyatt
Faulkner University 9 / 19 - 14 4 / 7 - 15 5 / 11 - 15
67 Wyatt Reid - Gehrig DeFronzo
Erskine College 7 / 19 - 13 5 / 16 - 4 2 / 3 - 9
68 Nicholas Moore - Jacob Harris
Southeast Missouri State University 9 / 19 - 12 4 / 8 - 12 5 / 11 - 0
69 Landon Smith - Jordan Thompson
Calhoun Community College 9 / 19 - 10 5 / 10 - 5 4 / 9 - 5
70 Griffin Heffington - Mason Cizek
Bryan College 8 / 19 - 8 5 / 13 - 0 3 / 6 - 8
71 Robert Cruvellier - Preston Hatz
Auburn University 9 / 19 - 5 4 / 9 - 1 5 / 10 - 4
72 Mason Huey - Conner Crosby
Southern Union State Community College 7 / 19 - 3 4 / 13 - 15 3 / 5 - 4
73 Jesse Dodson - Lucas Harrison
University of Kentucky 9 / 19 - 2 5 / 11 - 10 4 / 7 - 8
74 Lee Mattox - Mitchell Naler
University of Alabama 7 / 19 - 0 5 / 13 - 13 2 / 5 - 3
75 Jarred Jones - Devin Mobbs
Jacksonville State University 9 / 18 - 15 5 / 9 - 9 4 / 9 - 6
76 Austin Phillips - Samuel Scott
Arkansas Tech University 8 / 18 - 14 5 / 12 - 3 3 / 6 - 11
77 Hunter Sales - Tristan Stalsworth
Carson-Newman University 10 / 18 - 12 5 / 9 - 5 5 / 9 - 7
77 Benjamin Statly - Grant Gallagher
Adrian College 10 / 18 - 12 5 / 9 - 5 5 / 9 - 7
79 John Garrett - Kyle Palmer
Bethel University 7 / 18 - 6 2 / 5 - 0 5 / 13 - 6
80 Caiden Sinclair - Shawn Potwardowski
University of Alabama 6 / 18 - 4 1 / 2 - 8 5 / 15 - 12
81 Gilliam Tharpe - Jacob Moore
North Carolina State University 9 / 18 - 3 4 / 9 - 10 5 / 8 - 9
82 Brad Ableman - Seth Roberts
Bethel University 6 / 17 - 14 4 / 12 - 3 2 / 5 - 11
83 Robert Gee - Grayson Perkins
University of Tennessee 8 / 17 - 13 3 / 5 - 7 5 / 12 - 6
84 William Martin - Jack Baron
University of Montevallo 8 / 17 - 13 3 / 7 - 3 5 / 10 - 10
85 Colton Breeding - Lee Hale
Tennessee Tech University 6 / 17 - 12 1 / 3 - 7 5 / 14 - 5
86 Carter McNeil - Cole Floyd
Bethel University 8 / 17 - 12 3 / 8 - 3 5 / 9 - 9
87 Hunter Scharphorn - Tanner Johnson
Lake Superior State University 9 / 17 - 12 5 / 9 - 1 4 / 8 - 11
88 Hunter Presley - Caleb Dennis
Central Alabama Comm College 9 / 17 - 11 4 / 7 - 7 5 / 10 - 4
89 Cole Lamb - Tristan Weaver
Arkansas Tech 7 / 17 - 10 4 / 9 - 13 3 / 7 - 13
90 Jordon Leahy - Michal Wolan
University of Alabama 7 / 17 - 9 4 / 11 - 5 3 / 6 - 4
91 Joshua Butts
Wallace State Community College 8 / 17 - 8 5 / 10 - 13 3 / 6 - 11
92 Corey Elliott - Blake Riley
Eastern Kentucky University 8 / 17 - 7 3 / 5 - 7 5 / 12 - 0
93 Cole Hopson - Noah Campbell
Georgia College 8 / 17 - 7 5 / 10 - 15 3 / 6 - 8
94 Ty Cox - Chandler Boman
Blue Mountain College 8 / 17 - 2 5 / 11 - 10 3 / 5 - 8
95 Jake Maddux - Chace Gregory
Southern Union 8 / 17 - 2 3 / 6 - 6 5 / 10 - 12
96 Mitch Moore - Clark Mannas
Texas A&M University 8 / 16 - 15 5 / 11 - 9 3 / 5 - 6
97 Jared Penton - Dustin Pearcy
East Texas Baptist University 7 / 16 - 15 2 / 5 - 8 5 / 11 - 7
98 Chase Clarke - K.D. Sizemore
Auburn University 7 / 16 - 15 5 / 11 - 6 2 / 5 - 9
99 Luke Mason - Justin Lane
University of North Alabama 7 / 16 - 14 5 / 11 - 14 2 / 5 - 0
100 Tyler Vanbrandt - Ben Barrus
Adrian College 7 / 16 - 13 2 / 4 - 13 5 / 12 - 0
101 Chandler Fogg - Austin Goins
Bryan College 8 / 16 - 12 5 / 11 - 14 3 / 4 - 14
102 Josh Hart - Ben Dominque
Clemson University 7 / 16 - 11 2 / 5 - 3 5 / 11 - 8
103 Noah Ziadie - Reese Kingston
Brewton-Parker College 7 / 16 - 8 2 / 5 - 2 5 / 11 - 6
104 Armando Ortiz - Dylan McKee
Auburn University 7 / 16 - 8 3 / 5 - 15 4 / 10 - 9
105 Zeb Holland - Jacob Silver
Western Carolina University 7 / 16 - 7 4 / 9 - 4 3 / 7 - 3
106 Bennett Pierce - Chase Gallaway
Arkansas Tech University 8 / 16 - 6 3 / 6 - 10 5 / 9 - 12
107 Nash Henrichs - Tommy Torkelson
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point 7 / 16 - 5 5 / 11 - 7 2 / 4 - 14
108 Braden Ketchum
Rochester Institute of Technology 7 / 16 - 5 3 / 5 - 15 4 / 10 - 6
109 Corey Skaggs - Ethan Troutman
University of Louisville 8 / 16 - 4 3 / 6 - 2 5 / 10 - 2
110 Adam White - Cody Stahl
SCAD 7 / 16 - 3 5 / 12 - 12 2 / 3 - 7
111 Garrett Warren - Eric Lampkin
Snead State Community College 7 / 16 - 3 5 / 11 - 8 2 / 4 - 11
112 Andrew Mega - Amren Strigo
UNC-Charlotte 7 / 16 - 3 3 / 8 - 2 4 / 8 - 1
113 Noah Boyett - Hunter Hanby
University of Arkansas 7 / 16 - 2 2 / 4 - 15 5 / 11 - 3
114 Jon Kilpatrick - Connor Caffrey
University of Alabama 8 / 16 - 2 5 / 10 - 10 3 / 5 - 8
115 Mason Moore - Logan Estes
Eastern Kentucky University 8 / 15 - 15 3 / 5 - 2 5 / 10 - 13
116 Andrew Fisher - Bennett Kudder
Bryan College 6 / 15 - 13 3 / 9 - 1 3 / 6 - 12
117 Chris Carroll - Austin Smith
BREWTON-PARKER COLLEGE 8 / 15 - 12 3 / 6 - 1 5 / 9 - 11
118 Josh Worth
Colorado Mesa University 5 / 15 - 11 0 5 / 15 - 11
119 Nathon Portch - Cully Scroggins
Bethel University 7 / 15 - 11 2 / 3 - 13 5 / 11 - 14
120 Dalton Childers - Blake Spradlin
Auburn University 6 / 15 - 10 4 / 7 - 4 2 / 8 - 6
121 Luke Barrett - Tyler Watts
Western Carolina University 7 / 15 - 7 2 / 5 - 1 5 / 10 - 6
122 Nick Ratliff - Bradley Dunagan
Campbellsville University 8 / 15 - 7 3 / 5 - 15 5 / 9 - 8
123 Will Leonard - Jared Page
Kennesaw State University 6 / 15 - 6 1 / 2 - 1 5 / 13 - 5
124 Kopeland Rosser - Cade Holcomb
University of Montevallo 7 / 15 - 5 5 / 11 - 13 2 / 3 - 8
125 Caleb Gibson - Bo Adams
Northeastern State University 7 / 15 - 5 4 / 8 - 2 3 / 7 - 3
126 Landon Nelson - Hunter Brazier
Calhoun Community College 7 / 15 - 4 5 / 11 - 2 2 / 4 - 2
127 Austin Young - Colin Glover
University of North Georgia 7 / 15 - 1 5 / 11 - 12 2 / 3 - 5
128 Louis Monetti
UNC-Charlotte 7 / 15 - 1 4 / 8 - 2 3 / 6 - 15
129 Zach Kronewitter - Ethan Urey
Clemson University 6 / 14 - 14 2 / 5 - 1 4 / 9 - 13
130 Jared Baker - Kyle Jackson
Georgia Southern University 7 / 14 - 12 2 / 3 - 14 5 / 10 - 14
131 Reed Fredrick - Nick Dagel
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point 6 / 14 - 11 2 / 3 - 11 4 / 11 - 0
132 Denver Monteith - Trevor Lay
Trevecca Nazarene University 7 / 14 - 10 4 / 8 - 12 3 / 5 - 14
133 Neal Wisinski - Jesse Pliska
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point 5 / 14 - 8 1 / 2 - 10 4 / 11 - 14
134 Peyton Wates - Mike Cawthon
Auburn University 7 / 14 - 8 5 / 10 - 4 2 / 4 - 4
135 Houston Calvert - Drake Tavel
University of North Alabama 7 / 14 - 5 5 / 9 - 15 2 / 4 - 6
136 Chase Dawson - John Lambert
University of Tennessee 7 / 14 - 4 2 / 4 - 2 5 / 10 - 2
137 Bryce Fowler - Curtis Dillon
East Carolina University 5 / 14 - 3 4 / 12 - 2 1 / 2 - 1
138 Cody Huff - Garrett Enders
Bethel University 7 / 14 - 3 5 / 10 - 6 2 / 3 - 13
139 Trey Schroeder - Tyler Christy
McKendree University 7 / 14 - 3 5 / 10 - 2 2 / 4 - 1
140 Luke Gillund - Jack Kons
Bemidji State University 5 / 14 - 2 1 / 3 - 0 4 / 11 - 2
141 Blake Jackson - Christian Hernandez
McKendree University 7 / 14 - 2 4 / 8 - 7 3 / 5 - 11
142 Weston Hollar - Hunter Ward
University of Montevallo 7 / 13 - 14 5 / 9 - 13 2 / 4 - 1
143 Brady Bowden - Tyler Pennington
Faulkner University 7 / 13 - 13 4 / 8 - 7 3 / 5 - 6
144 Blake Knies - Noah Whalen
University of Evansville 6 / 13 - 10 5 / 11 - 3 1 / 2 - 7
145 Aidan England - Braden Perry
Carson-Newman University 6 / 13 - 10 3 / 5 - 14 3 / 7 - 12
146 Myles Bennett - Blade Parker
Bryan College 6 / 13 - 8 5 / 11 - 2 1 / 2 - 6
147 Zachary Martin - Harbor Lovin
Murray State University 7 / 13 - 3 3 / 5 - 1 4 / 8 - 2
148 Nathan Ragsdale - Justin Sisavath
University of Georgia 6 / 13 - 2 1 / 2 - 14 5 / 10 - 4
149 Jacob Daily - Drew Deloney
University of Alabama 6 / 13 - 2 3 / 6 - 11 3 / 6 - 7
150 Chase Parsons - Lane Frye
Shelton State Community College 5 / 13 - 1 4 / 10 - 8 1 / 2 - 9
151 Tanner Barnes - Ezra Oliver
Campbellsville University 6 / 13 - 1 4 / 9 - 3 2 / 3 - 14
152 Gabe Sanford
Shelton State Community College 5 / 13 - 0 4 / 11 - 2 1 / 1 - 14
153 Nathan Doss - Trey Rieser
University of North Alabama 6 / 12 - 15 1 / 1 - 14 5 / 11 - 1
154 Dakota Ornelas - Andrew Shepard
Missouri State University 6 / 12 - 10 4 / 7 - 10 2 / 5 - 0
155 Cole Amedee - Seth Naquin
Nicholls State University 6 / 12 - 8 4 / 7 - 11 2 / 4 - 13
156 Ryan Nevil - Nathan Wood
Dallas Baptist University 6 / 12 - 4 1 / 2 - 9 5 / 9 - 11
157 Jacob Biram - Rhett Meyer
Oklahoma State University 6 / 12 - 4 3 / 6 - 1 3 / 6 - 3
158 Preston Crowley - Wesley Hall
Shelton State Community College 5 / 12 - 2 5 / 12 - 2 0
159 Tanner Ward - Rory Franks
Kent State University 6 / 12 - 1 5 / 10 - 1 1 / 2 - 0
160 Garrett Guinan - James Haggerty
Kennesaw State University 5 / 12 - 1 2 / 5 - 8 3 / 6 - 9
161 Calvin Landsberg - Cody Coogan
University of Alabama 6 / 12 - 0 4 / 8 - 0 2 / 4 - 0
162 Eric Rasmussen - Bradley Winkel
U. of Wisconsin Platteville 5 / 12 - 0 2 / 5 - 13 3 / 6 - 3
163 Alex Henderson - Zach Manneback
Adrian College 5 / 11 - 12 1 / 2 - 3 4 / 9 - 9
164 Nathan Adams - Will O'Rourke
Murray State University 5 / 11 - 12 2 / 4 - 9 3 / 7 - 3
165 Brett Clark - Cody Ross
East Texas Baptist University 5 / 11 - 10 5 / 11 - 10 0
166 Atom Ward - Gavin Lagle
Indiana University Southeast 5 / 11 - 10 3 / 7 - 0 2 / 4 - 10
167 Matt Baker - Kory England
Arkansas Tech University 5 / 11 - 9 5 / 11 - 9 0
168 Ryleigh Tyson - Abigale Devane
SCAD 5 / 11 - 9 3 / 6 - 1 2 / 5 - 8
169 Michael Chase Owens - Will Monti
North Carolina State University 5 / 11 - 7 5 / 11 - 7 0
170 Matthew Roberts - Richard Cornett
Allice Lloyd College 5 / 11 - 6 5 / 11 - 6 0
171 Jack Rankin - Jacob Welch
Drury University 4 / 11 - 6 1 / 2 - 4 3 / 9 - 2
172 Foster Dubroc - Nathan Hardin
Brewton-Parker College 5 / 11 - 2 3 / 6 - 4 2 / 4 - 14
173 Daniel Kennedy
SCAD 5 / 10 - 11 2 / 4 - 3 3 / 6 - 8
174 Blake Davenport - Steven Corvin
Jefferson State 5 / 10 - 5 5 / 10 - 5 0
175 Ricky Huge - Cordell Beckman
Greenville University 4 / 10 - 2 2 / 5 - 13 2 / 4 - 5
176 Cade Crocker - Grant Rogers
Shelton State Community College 6 / 9 - 13 1 / 2 - 9 5 / 7 - 4
177 Ben Ford - Jeffery Foltz
Augustana College 4 / 9 - 11 3 / 7 - 11 1 / 2 - 0
178 Ryan Wood - Hunter Scott
Dallas Baptist University 5 / 9 - 10 3 / 6 - 0 2 / 3 - 10
179 Zach Clisch - Alec Garrison
U. of Wisconsin Platteville 5 / 9 - 10 2 / 3 - 14 3 / 5 - 12
180 David Brashear - Mitchel Goodin
Georgia Southern University 5 / 9 - 8 2 / 3 - 11 3 / 5 - 13
181 Grayson Wages - Garrett Beem
Kennesaw State University 4 / 9 - 7 1 / 2 - 13 3 / 6 - 10
182 Josh Dugger - Jacob Dugger
Arkansas Tech University 5 / 9 - 2 5 / 9 - 2 0
182 Eli Lubbehusen - Seth Mendel
University of Evansville 5 / 9 - 2 0 5 / 9 - 2
184 Taylor Cox - Jake Buchanan
University of West Georgia 5 / 9 - 2 1 / 1 - 14 4 / 7 - 4
185 Justin Baxley - James Whitacre
Wallace State Community College 5 / 9 - 2 4 / 6 - 11 1 / 2 - 7
186 Abigail Askew - Haley Porter
SCAD 4 / 9 - 2 2 / 4 - 13 2 / 4 - 5
187 Dakota Koepp - Jayden Schmitz
University of Wisconsin- Stephens Point 3 / 8 - 10 0 3 / 8 - 10
188 Jacob Keith - Mason Beatty
East Texas Baptist University 3 / 8 - 8 0 3 / 8 - 8
189 Conner Young - Ryan Richardson
University of Florida 4 / 8 - 7 2 / 3 - 13 2 / 4 - 10
190 Sean Hall - Wyatt Michel
SCAD 4 / 8 - 6 3 / 5 - 9 1 / 2 - 13
191 Jacob Schrimsher - Nathan Wight
Calhoun Community College 4 / 8 - 5 1 / 2 - 12 3 / 5 - 9
192 Kele Maney - Christian Cole
Kennesaw State University 3 / 8 - 2 3 / 8 - 2 0
193 Joseph Bruener - Bailey Bleser
McKendree University 3 / 8 - 2 2 / 4 - 11 1 / 3 - 7
194 Jett Harris - Dalton Dunlap
Brewton Parker College 4 / 8 - 2 2 / 4 - 1 2 / 4 - 1
195 Tanner Metler - Spencer Belcher
Tennessee Tech University 4 / 7 - 15 1 / 2 - 6 3 / 5 - 9
196 Chad Matthews - Jack Martin
Auburn University 4 / 7 - 14 2 / 4 - 6 2 / 3 - 8
197 Dalton Combs - Grant Harris
Drury University 4 / 7 - 13 2 / 3 - 5 2 / 4 - 8
198 Adam Hays - Brent Khusid
University of Flordia 4 / 7 - 13 2 / 4 - 4 2 / 3 - 9
199 Dylan Pugh - Zach Lineberry
Troy University 3 / 7 - 12 3 / 7 - 12 0
200 Zack Phillips - Clayton Boone
Central Alabama Community College 4 / 7 - 10 2 / 3 - 14 2 / 3 - 12
201 Da'kendrick Patterson - Drew Traffanstedt
University of Montevallo 4 / 7 - 8 1 / 1 - 12 3 / 5 - 12
202 Bailey Stover - Chase Christie
University of West Georgia 3 / 7 - 4 1 / 2 - 0 2 / 5 - 4
203 Cody Henderson - Will Spencer
University of North Alabama 3 / 7 - 3 3 / 7 - 3 0
204 Riley Rathbun - Reece Crabtree
Missouri State University 3 / 7 - 2 3 / 7 - 2 0
205 Brock Lederman - Kyle Schwibinger
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point 3 / 7 - 1 0 3 / 7 - 1
206 Trever Stephens - Evan Wieber
Polk State College 3 / 6 - 15 3 / 6 - 15 0
207 Laura Foshee - Chasten Whitfield
SCAD 3 / 6 - 13 0 3 / 6 - 13
208 Riley Fletcher - Jack Long
Drury University 3 / 6 - 12 1 / 2 - 6 2 / 4 - 6
209 Andrew Kelley - Lane Collier
Central AL Community College 3 / 6 - 11 0 3 / 6 - 11
210 Gavin Clayton - Brad Hamilton
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point 4 / 6 - 8 4 / 6 - 8 0
211 Logan Calloway - Erik Van Dyke 2 / 6 - 6 0 2 / 6 - 6
212 Chase Farris - Peyton Vinson
University of North Georgia 3 / 6 - 6 1 / 2 - 1 2 / 4 - 5
213 Mary Goode - Dustin Lewis
Brewton-Parker College 3 / 6 - 6 1 / 2 - 2 2 / 4 - 4
214 Justin Mayfield - Caleb Stephenson
Campbellsville University 3 / 6 - 6 1 / 2 - 8 2 / 3 - 14
215 Jordan Hartman - Will Gentry
Murray State University 3 / 6 - 4 3 / 6 - 4 0
216 Ethan Stokes - Austin Porter
Arkansas Tech University 3 / 6 - 3 3 / 6 - 3 0
217 Christopher Lupo - Tommie Roden
Calhoun Community College 3 / 6 - 3 2 / 4 - 2 1 / 2 - 1
218 Ryan Michael - Jacob Lamb
University of Alabama Huntsville 3 / 6 - 2 3 / 6 - 2 0
219 Blaine Voyles - Colton Dean
Sam Houston State University 3 / 6 - 1 3 / 6 - 1 0
220 Drew Pridgen - Chasten Beck
Lander University 3 / 6 - 1 1 / 1 - 15 2 / 4 - 2
221 Isaac Duncan
Blue Mountain College 3 / 5 - 15 2 / 3 - 6 1 / 2 - 9
222 Justin Tingle - Fisher Young
Blue Mountain College 3 / 5 - 11 2 / 4 - 2 1 / 1 - 9
223 Dylan Bucci - Rick Lassiter
University of Florida 3 / 5 - 9 2 / 3 - 10 1 / 1 - 15
224 Briana Tucker - Tanner Eaves
Calhoun Community College 2 / 5 - 6 0 2 / 5 - 6
225 Blayde Dill - Anthony Elliott
University of Alabama 3 / 5 - 4 3 / 5 - 4 0
226 Christopher Thomas
Faulkner University 2 / 5 - 3 2 / 5 - 3 0
227 Christian Rines - Beau Barkley
Faulkner University 2 / 5 - 1 1 / 2 - 7 1 / 2 - 10
228 Justin Bun - Jacob Eaton
Polk State College 2 / 4 - 12 2 / 4 - 12 0
229 Blake Miles - Noah Beckley
James Madison University 2 / 4 - 2 1 / 2 - 3 1 / 1 - 15
229 Thomas Tidstrom - Mitchell Stone
Indiana University Southeast 2 / 4 - 2 1 / 1 - 15 1 / 2 - 3
231 Jesse Smith - Kevin Mogensen
Central AL Community College 1 / 3 - 14 0 1 / 3 - 14
232 Parker Reed - Kirk Elijah
Bryan College 2 / 3 - 13 2 / 3 - 13 0
233 Hunter Haraway - Graham Beatty
Calhoun Community College 2 / 3 - 8 1 / 1 - 11 1 / 1 - 13
234 Travis Kem - Hunter Loftin
Missouri State University 2 / 3 - 3 2 / 3 - 3 0
235 Jeff Hopkins - Austin Handley
Auburn University 1 / 2 - 8 1 / 2 - 8 0
236 Ty Mossburg
University Of West Georgia 1 / 2 - 5 1 / 2 - 5 0
237 Zach McMillan
Indiana University 1 / 2 - 1 1 / 2 - 1 0
238 Brady Rufenacht - Jacob Ely
University of Wisconsin- Platteville 2 / 2 - 0 2 / 2 - 0 0
239 DJ Barber - Dannon Grubb
Bryan College 1 / 2 - 0 1 / 2 - 0 0
240 Trey Gerhardt - Brandon Bland
University of South Alabama 1 / 1 - 15 0 1 / 1 - 15
240 Will Godbee - Cooper Reichert
University of West Georgia 1 / 1 - 15 1 / 1 - 15 0
240 Justin Hill - Jules Williams
North Carolina State University 1 / 1 - 15 1 / 1 - 15 0
243 Savannah Perry - Andrew Bailey
University of Florida 1 / 1 - 14 1 / 1 - 14 0
244 Brandon Brant - Cameron Brant
University of Wisconsin Platteville 1 / 1 - 11 1 / 1 - 11 0
245 Jaron Deal - Reid Fletcher
Kennesaw State University 0 / 0 - 0 0 0
245 Drew Elrod - Luke Byerly
University of Tennessee 0 / 0 - 0 0 0
245 Joseph Hawkins - Cole Jackson
University of North Georgia 0 / 0 - 0 0 0
245 Hunter McCarty - Sloan Pennington
University of North Alabama 0 / 0 - 0 0 0
245 Garrison Thomas - Tyler Anderson
Texas A&M University 0 / 0 - 0 0 0
245 Austin Thompson
Tennessee Tech 0 / 0 - 0 0 0


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Grand Valley State Leads Carhartt College event on Smith Lake with over 18 pounds!

Lucas Murphy and Mitchell Gunn of Grand Valley State University take the lead on Day 1 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops out of  Cullman, Ala., with a total of 18 pounds, 13 ounces.

Photo by Chris Brown/B.A.S.S.

March 21, 2019

CULLMAN, Ala. — Lucas Murphy and Mitchell Gunn live in Michigan, so they don’t have the chance to catch spotted bass very often.

But Thursday on the opening day of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops, the anglers from Grand Valley State University looked like naturals as they caught the big spots for which this fishery is renowned.

Murphy and Gunn caught a five-bass limit that weighed 18 pounds, 13 ounces, which put them atop the field of 250 teams competing in this three-day tournament. The heaviest of their five spotted bass weighed approximately 4 1/2 pounds, so the other four fish averaged a healthy 3 1/2 pounds each.

Murphy and Gunn’s Day 1 performance was drastically different than the one they had on North Carolina’s Lake Norman last month during the first Bassmaster College Series event of the year. That tournament marked the first time they fished specifically for spotted bass, and they didn’t fare well, finishing 115th overall.

To bounce back with a commanding performance at Smith Lake was the boost of confidence they needed.
“After Norman, our confidence was really low,” Murphy said. “Granted, it was stuff we had never fished before, and we knew it would be like that. But that beat us up. To finish 115th, we’re just not used to that.”
“Norman tore us up pretty good,” Gunn agreed.

Thursday on Smith, however, it was their turn to tear up the spotted bass. The Grand Valley State duo primarily targeted a pair of five-mile stretches of the 21,000-acre lake here in north-central Alabama. They only caught one keeper in their first area, however, so they made a 15-mile run to their second location.

The move was productive, as Murphy and Gunn quickly added four more spotted bass to their livewell.

“We had 15 pounds or so by 8:30 this morning,” Murphy said. “But we didn’t want to pound our areas too hard, so we moved on to some other things. We caught three fish from (areas) we never fished in practice.”

Murphy and Gunn enjoyed a nearly 2-pound lead on the field for most of Thursday’s weigh-in, but the University of Montevallo duo of JT Russell and Porter James nearly caught the leaders with only a handful of teams remaining at the tanks.

Russell and James weighed a limit that totaled 18-1, but unlike the leaders, they struggled early in the day and didn’t have a keeper bass until 10:30 a.m.

It was an impressive catch, though, as the 6-pound largemouth that James hooked was not only his personal best, but also was the heaviest bass caught on Day 1 of the tournament. It gave the Montevallo anglers the early lead for the Carhartt Big Bass Award, which goes to the duo with the heaviest bass of the tournament.

Montevallo is located just south of Birmingham, about 85 miles from Cullman.

“We came up to a pocket and I just pitched up shallow,” James said. “I was reeling back and when I got halfway back, the line went slack. I set the hook, and boom; it happened to be that big one. It was a great feeling to make that fish the first one of the day. We were nervous for a little while there.”

The leaderboard is jammed at the top, with 19 duos within 5 pounds of the leaders.

Trevor McKinney and Ethan Jones of McKendree University in Illinois are only 1 pound out of second place with a 17-1 limit. Fisher Overton and Alden Keel Jr. of Mississippi’s Blue Mountain College are fourth with 16-8, and Wyatt Reid and Gehrig DeFronzo of South Carolina’s Erskine College are fifth with 16-4.

Teams from 74 different schools and 28 states are represented in the tournament. In all, 233 of 250 teams caught at least one bass on Thursday.

The full field will fish again Friday, with take-off scheduled for 7 a.m.from Smith Lake Park. Weigh-in will begin at the park at 3 p.m.

The Top 12 teams after Friday’s weigh-in will compete Saturday and split a pool of $8,500 cash for their bass fishing teams. The winning duo will earn $2,500 for their school.

Smith Lake - Smith Lake Park - Cullman, AL
3/21/2019 - 3/23/2019
Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops

                                                      STANDINGS  BOATER DAY   1
                                                                           Today's Activity
Name                                                              # Fsh  # Live Lbs-Oz

1. Lucas Murphy - Mitchell Gunn                              5      5       18-13
Grand Valley State University (MI)
2. J T Russell - Porter James                                5      5       18- 1
University of Montevallo (AL)
3. Trevor McKinney - Ethan Jones                             5      5       17- 1
McKendree University (IL)
4. Fisher Overton - Alden Keel Jr                            5      5       16- 8
Blue Mountain College (MS)
5. Wyatt Reid - Gehrig DeFronzo                              5      5       16- 4
Erskine College (SC)
6. Luke Lamb - Wilson Smith                                  5      5       15-15
Bethel University (TN)
7. David Dueland - Cameron Glasscock                         5      5       15-14
University of Montevallo (AL)
8. Trevor Sagrecy - Abby Greynolds                           5      5       15- 0
Campbellsville University (KY)
9. Jason Felter - Joseph McClosky                            5      5       14-14
Bethel University (TN)
10. Derek Freeman - Caleb Allgood                             5      5       14-11
Clemson University (SC)
11. Thad Simerly - Ethan Shaw                                 5      5       14- 8
Bryan College (TN)
12. Cameron Simmons - Dexter Flick                            5      5       14- 7
Oklahoma State University (OK)
13. Jared Turnbloom - Thomas Milstead                         5      5       14- 7
University of Alabama (AL)
14. Jacob Louis - Nathan Doty                                 5      5       14- 4
McKendree University (IL)
15. Zeke Gossett - Hayden Bartee                              5      5       14- 3
Jacksonville State University (AL)
16. Nolan Minor - Casey Lanier                                5      5       14- 3
West Virginia University (WV)
17. Mason Huey - Conner Crosby                                4      4       13-15
Southern Union State Community College (AL)
18. Dax Ewart - KJ Queen                                      5      5       13-14
Bethel University (TN)
19. Lee Mattox - Mitchell Naler                               5      5       13-13
University of Alabama (AL)
20. Justin Barnes - Adam Carroll                              5      5       13-12
University of Montevallo (AL)
21. Parker Nesbit - Joe Bardill                               5      5       13-11
Murray State University (KY)
22. Trevor St. John - Bailey Fain                             5      5       13- 8
Bryan College (TN)
23. Blake Albertson - Boris Moskoff                           5      5       13- 6
Murray State University (KY)
24. Justin Carr - Austin Carr                                 5      5       13- 5
Illinois State University (IL)
25. Nicholas Inzeo - Nick Montilino                           5      5       13- 5
Murray State University (KY)
26. Zachary Asher - Jacob Klicman                             5      5       13- 2
Kent State University (OH)
27. Tristan McCormick - Dakota Pierce                         5      5       13- 2
Bethel University (TN)
28. Griffin Heffington - Mason Cizek                          5      5       13- 0
Bryan College (TN)
29. Conner Choate - Hunter DeSplinter                         5      5       12-15
University of Wisconsin - Platteville (WI)
30. Spencer Guthrie - Ryan Kennedy                            5      5       12-14
Kennesaw State University (GA)
31. Logan Parks - Lucas Lindsay                               5      5       12-14
Auburn University (AL)
32. Cameron Smith - Cole Breeden                              5      5       12-12
Drury University (MO)
33. Adam White - Cody Stahl                                   5      5       12-12
SCAD (SC)
34. Liam West - Brady Waits                                   5      5       12- 9
Clemson University (SC)
35. Jake Lee - Dalton Price                                   5      5       12- 8
Bryan College (TN)
36. Logan Tate - Chase Chastain                               5      5       12- 8
Jacksonville State University (AL)
37. Anthony Fazio - Luke Jasper                               5      5       12- 7
Illinois State (IL)
38. Peyton McCord - Cole Burdeshaw                            5      5       12- 4
Auburn University (AL)
39. JP Kimbrough - Ryan Antee                                 5      5       12- 3
LSU- Shreveport (LA)
39. Austin Phillips - Samuel Scott                            5      5       12- 3
Arkansas Tech University (AR)
40. Brad Ableman - Seth Roberts                               4      4       12- 3
Bethel University (TN)
41. Preston Crowley - Wesley Hall                             5      5       12- 2
Shelton State Community College (AL)
42. Bryce Fowler - Curtis Dillon                              4      4       12- 2
East Carolina University (NC)
43. Chandler Fogg - Austin Goins                              5      5       11-14
Bryan College (TN)
44. Luke Mason - Justin Lane                                  5      5       11-14
University of North Alabama (AL)
45. Mason Sapp - Morgan Miracle                               5      5       11-14
Campbellsville University (KY)
46. Griffin Fernandes - Gunner Wilson                         5      5       11-13
Adrian College (MI)
47. Kopeland Rosser - Cade Holcomb                            5      5       11-13
University of Montevallo (AL)
48. Joshua Gruen - Riley Blair                                5      5       11-12
University of Wisconsin- Platteville (WI)
49. Austin Young - Colin Glover                               5      5       11-12
University of North Georgia (GA)
50. Aaron Denny - William Mathews                             5      5       11-11
Grand Valley State University (MI)
51. Brett Clark - Cody Ross                                   5      5       11-10
East Texas  Baptist University (TX)
52. Ty Cox - Chandler Boman                                   5      5       11-10
Blue Mountain College (MS)
53. Jesse Dodson - Lucas Harrison                             5      5       11-10
University of Kentucky (KY)
54. Evan Hughes - Ryan Teems                                  4      4       11-10
Erskine College (SC)
55. Matt Baker - Kory England                                 5      5       11- 9
Arkansas Tech University (AR)
56. Mitch Moore - Clark Mannas                                5      5       11- 9
Texas A&M University (TX)
57. Payton Morgan - Heath Alread                              5      5       11- 8
Kennesaw State University (GA)
58. Garrett Warren - Eric Lampkin                             5      5       11- 8
Snead State Community College (AL)
59. Hunter Bailey - Jr Young                                  5      5       11- 7
Jacksonville State University (AL)
60. Michael Chase Owens - Will Monti                          5      5       11- 7
North Carolina State University (NC)
61. Nash Henrichs - Tommy Torkelson                           5      5       11- 7
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point (WI)
62. Chase Clarke - K.D. Sizemore                              5      5       11- 6
Auburn University (AL)
63. Matthew Roberts - Richard Cornett                         5      5       11- 6
Allice Lloyd College (KY)
64. Jordon Leahy - Michal Wolan                               4      4       11- 5
University of Alabama (AL)
65. Grant Ehlenfeldt - Seth Korb                              5      5       11- 3
University of Wisconsin- Platteville (WI)
66. Blake Knies - Noah Whalen                                 5      5       11- 3
University of Evansville (IN)
67. Miller Spivey - Trey Dickert                              5      5       11- 3
University of Montevallo (AL)
68. Myles Bennett - Blade Parker                              5      5       11- 2
Bryan College (TN)
69. Landon Nelson - Hunter Brazier                            5      5       11- 2
Calhoun Community College (AL)
70. Ryan Winchester - Tyler Black                             5      5       11- 2
Bethel University (TN)
71. Gabe Sanford -                                             4      4       11- 2
Shelton State Community College (AL)
72. Cole Hopson - Noah Campbell                               5      5       10-15
Georgia College (GA)
73. Sean Murphy - William Phillips                            4      4       10-15
Auburn University (AL)
74. Joshua Butts -                                            5      5       10-13
Wallace State Community College (AL)
75. Hunter Stewart - Luke Slaton                              5      5       10-11
University of North Georgia (GA)
76. Jon Kilpatrick - Connor Caffrey                           5      5       10-10
University of Alabama (AL)
77. Dillon Bryant - Dustin Wagner                             5      5       10- 8
Patrick Henry Community College (VA)
78. Tyler Lubbat - Harold Wells                               5      5       10- 8
University of Alabama (AL)
79. Chase Parsons - Lane Frye                                 4      4       10- 8
Shelton State Community College (AL)
80. Cole Sands - Conner Dimauro                               5      5       10- 7
Bryan College (TN)
81. Will Delaney - Hunter Porter                              5      5       10- 6
Shelton State Community College (AL)
82. Cody Huff - Garrett Enders                                5      5       10- 6
Bethel University (TN)
83. Blake Davenport - Steven Corvin                           5      5       10- 5
Jefferson State (AL)
84. Landon Smith - Jordan Thompson                            5      5       10- 5
Calhoun Community College (AL)
85. Peyton Wates - Mike Cawthon                               5      5       10- 4
Auburn University (AL)
86. Trey Schroeder - Tyler Christy                            5      5       10- 2
McKendree University (IL)
87. Tanner Ward - Rory Franks                                 5      5       10- 1
Kent State University (OH)
88. Rudy Worley - John Nowlin                                 5      4       10- 1
Blue Mountain College (MS)
89. Taylor Hamburger - Tristen Turley                         4      4       10- 1
Oklahoma State University (OK)
90. Brady Harp - Jordan McCaleb                               5      5       10- 0
Auburn University (AL)
91. Houston Calvert - Drake Tavel                             5      5        9-15
University of North Alabama (AL)
92. Weston Hollar - Hunter Ward                               5      5        9-13
University of Montevallo (AL)
93. Cole Lamb - Tristan Weaver                                4      4        9-13
Arkansas Tech (AR)
94. Jarrett Brown - Tyler Harles                              5      5        9-12
University of Montevallo (AL)
95. Jonnie Koenen - Blake Lawston                             4      4        9-12
U. of Wisconsin Platteville (WI)
96. Cal Culpepper - Mason Waddell                             5      5        9-11
University of Montevallo (AL)
97. Gilliam Tharpe - Jacob Moore                              4      4        9-10
North Carolina State University (NC)
98. Jarred Jones - Devin Mobbs                                5      5        9- 9
Jacksonville State University (AL)
99. Scotty Yunke - Adam Jusinio                               5      5        9- 9
Jeff State Community College (AL)
100. Brian Linder - Nathan Thompson                            5      5        9- 7
Bemidji State (MN)
101. Hunter Sales - Tristan Stalsworth                         5      5        9- 5
Carson-Newman University (TN)
102. Benjamin Statly - Grant Gallagher                         5      5        9- 5
Adrian College (MI)
103. Zeb Holland - Jacob Silver                                4      4        9- 4
Western Carolina University (NC)
104. Tanner Barnes - Ezra Oliver                               4      4        9- 3
Campbellsville University (KY)
105. Josh Dugger - Jacob Dugger                                5      5        9- 2
Arkansas Tech University (AR)
106. Hunter Scharphorn - Tanner Johnson                        5      5        9- 1
Lake Superior State University (MI)
107. Robert Cruvellier - Preston Hatz                          4      4        9- 1
Auburn University (AL)
108. Andrew Fisher - Bennett Kudder                            3      3        9- 1
Bryan College (TN)
110. Robert Moody - Nathaniel Winters                          5      5        9- 0
Missouri State University (MO)
111. Tyler Price - Preston Kendrick                            5      5        9- 0
Bryan College (TN)
112. Denver Monteith - Trevor Lay                              4      4        8-12
Trevecca Nazarene University (TN)
113. Nicholas Moore - Jacob Harris                             4      4        8-12
Southeast Missouri State University (MO)
114. Anthony Vintson - Brandon Mathews                         4      4        8-11
Auburn University (AL)
115. Peyton Cox - Dakota Cantrell                              4      4        8-10
Campbellsville University (KY)
116. Brady Bowden - Tyler Pennington                           4      4        8- 7
Faulkner University (AL)
117. Blake Jackson - Christian Hernandez                       4      4        8- 7
McKendree University (IL)
118. Jack Hippe - Chase Serafin                                4      4        8- 6
Adrian College (MI)
119. Carter McNeil - Cole Floyd                                3      3        8- 3
Bethel University (TN)
120. Caleb Gibson - Bo Adams                                   4      4        8- 2
Northeastern State University (OK)
121. Louis Monetti -                                           4      4        8- 2
UNC-Charlotte (NC)
122. Kele Maney - Christian Cole                               3      3        8- 2
Kennesaw State University (GA)
123. Andrew Mega - Amren Strigo                                3      3        8- 2
UNC-Charlotte (NC)
124. Calvin Landsberg - Cody Coogan                            4      4        8- 0
University of Alabama (AL)
125. Joseph Lacy - Breanna Wyatt                               4      4        7-15
Faulkner University (AL)
126. Jacob Griffin - Will Schibig                              4      4        7-12
Tennessee Tech (tn)
127. Dylan Pugh - Zach Lineberry                               3      3        7-12
Troy University (AL)
128. Cole Amedee - Seth Naquin                                 4      4        7-11
Nicholls State University (LA)
129. Ben Ford - Jeffery Foltz                                  3      3        7-11
Augustana College (SD)
130. Dakota Ornelas - Andrew Shepard                           4      4        7-10
Missouri State University (MO)
131. Hunter Presley - Caleb Dennis                             4      4        7- 7
Central Alabama Comm College (AL)
132. Dalton Childers - Blake Spradlin                          4      4        7- 4
Auburn University (AL)
133. Cody Henderson - Will Spencer                             3      3        7- 3
University of North Alabama (AL)
134. William Martin - Jack Baron                               3      3        7- 3
University of Montevallo (AL)
135. Riley Rathbun - Reece Crabtree                            3      3        7- 2
Missouri State University (MO)
136. Atom Ward - Gavin Lagle                                   3      3        7- 0
Indiana University Southeast (IN)
137. Trever Stephens - Evan Wieber                             3      3        6-15
Polk State College (FL)
138. Justin Baxley - James Whitacre                            4      4        6-11
Wallace State Community College (AL)
139. Jacob Daily - Drew Deloney                                3      3        6-11
University of Alabama (Al)
140. Bennett Pierce - Chase Gallaway                           3      3        6-10
Arkansas Tech University (AR)
141. Gavin Clayton - Brad Hamilton                             4      4        6- 8
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point (WI)
142. Jake Maddux - Chace Gregory                               3      3        6- 6
Southern Union (AL)
143. Foster  Dubroc - Nathan Hardin                            3      3        6- 4
Brewton-Parker College (GA)
144. Jordan Hartman - Will Gentry                              3      3        6- 4
Murray State University (KY)
145. Ethan Stokes - Austin Porter                              3      3        6- 3
Arkansas Tech University (AR)
146. Ryan Michael - Jacob Lamb                                 3      3        6- 2
University of Alabama Huntsville (AL)
147. Corey Skaggs - Ethan Troutman                             3      3        6- 2
University of Louisville (KY)
148. Jacob Biram - Rhett Meyer                                 3      3        6- 1
Oklahoma State University (OK)
149. Chris Carroll - Austin Smith                              3      3        6- 1
BREWTON-PARKER COLLEGE (GA)
150. Ryleigh Tyson - Abigale Devane                            3      3        6- 1
SCAD (GA)
151. Blaine Voyles - Colton Dean                               3      3        6- 1
Sam Houston State University (TX)
152. Ryan Wood - Hunter Scott                                  3      3        6- 0
Dallas Baptist University (TX)
153. Braden Ketchum -                                          3      3        5-15
Texas School for the Deaf (TX)
154. Armando Ortiz - Dylan McKee                               3      3        5-15
Auburn University (AL)
155. Nick Ratliff - Bradley Dunagan                            3      3        5-15
Campbellsville University (KY)
156. Aidan England - Braden Perry                              3      3        5-14
Carson-Newman University (TN)
157. Chris Lasley - Logan Coleman                              3      3        5-13
University of Kentucky (KY)
158. Ricky Huge - Cordell Beckman                              2      2        5-13
Greenville University (IL)
159. Eric Rasmussen - Bradley Winkel                           2      2        5-13
U. of Wisconsin Platteville (WI)
160. Sean Hall - Wyatt Michel                                  3      3        5- 9
SCAD (GA)
161. Garrett Guinan - James Haggerty                           2      2        5- 8
Kennesaw State University (GA)
162. Jared Penton - Dustin Pearcy                              2      2        5- 8
East Texas Baptist University (TX)
163. Corey Elliott - Blake Riley                               3      3        5- 7
Eastern Kentucky University (KY)
164. Robert Gee - Grayson Perkins                              3      3        5- 7
University of Tennessee (TN)
165. Blayde Dill - Anthony Elliott                             3      3        5- 4
University of Alabama (AL)
166. Josh Hart - Ben Dominque                                  2      2        5- 3
Clemson University (SC)
167. Christopher Thomas -                                      2      2        5- 3
Faulkner University (AL)
168. Mason Moore - Logan Estes                                 3      3        5- 2
Eastern Kentucky University (KY)
169. Noah Ziadie - Reese Kingston                              2      2        5- 2
Brewton-Parker College (GA)
170. Zachary Martin - Harbor Lovin                             3      3        5- 1
Murray State University (KY)
171. Luke Barrett - Tyler Watts                                2      2        5- 1
Western Carolina University (NC)
172. Zach Kronewitter - Ethan Urey                             2      2        5- 1
Clemson University (SC)
173. John Garrett - Kyle Palmer                                2      2        5- 0
Bethel University (TN)
174. Noah Boyett - Hunter Hanby                                2      2        4-15
University of Arkansas (AR)
175. Abigail Askew - Haley Porter                              2      2        4-13
SCAD (GA)
176. Tyler Vanbrandt - Ben Barrus                              2      2        4-13
Adrian College (MI)
177. Justin Bun - Jacob Eaton                                  2      2        4-12
Polk State College (FL)
178. Joseph Bruener - Bailey Bleser                            2      2        4-11
McKendree University (IL)
179. Nathan Adams - Will O'Rourke                              2      2        4- 9
Murray State University (KY)
180. Chad Matthews - Jack Martin                               2      2        4- 6
Auburn University (AL)
181. Adam Hays - Brent Khusid                                  2      2        4- 4
University of Flordia (FL)
182. Daniel Kennedy -                                          2      2        4- 3
SCAD (GA)
183. Chase Dawson - John Lambert                               2      2        4- 2
University of Tennessee (TN)
184. Christopher Lupo - Tommie Roden                           2      2        4- 2
Calhoun Community College (AL)
185. Justin Tingle - Fisher Young                              2      2        4- 2
Blue Mountain College (MS)
186. Jett Harris - Dalton Dunlap                               2      2        4- 1
Brewton Parker College (GA)
187. Jared Baker - Kyle Jackson                                2      2        3-14
Georgia Southern University (GA)
188. Zach Clisch - Alec Garrison                               2      2        3-14
U. of Wisconsin Platteville (WI)
189. Zack Phillips - Clayton Boone                             2      2        3-14
Central Alabama Community College (AL)
190. Nathon Portch - Cully Scroggins                           2      2        3-13
Bethel University (TN)
191. Parker Reed - Kirk Elijah                                 2      2        3-13
Bryan College (TN)
192. Conner Young - Ryan Richardson                            2      2        3-13
University of Florida (FL)
193. David Brashear - Mitchel Goodin                           2      2        3-11
Georgia Southern University (GA)
194. Reed Fredrick - Nick Dagel                                2      2        3-11
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (WI)
195. Dylan Bucci - Rick Lassiter                               2      2        3-10
University of Florida (FL)
196. Colton Breeding - Lee Hale                                1      1        3- 7
Tennessee Tech University (TN)
197. Isaac Duncan -                                            2      2        3- 6
Blue Mountain College (MS)
198. Dalton Combs - Grant Harris                               2      2        3- 5
Drury University (MO)
199. Travis Kem - Hunter Loftin                                2      2        3- 3
Missouri State University (MO)
200. Luke Gillund - Jack Kons                                  1      1        3- 0
Bemidji State University (MN)
201. Nathan Ragsdale - Justin Sisavath                         1      1        2-14
University of Georgia (GA)
202. Grayson Wages - Garrett Beem                              1      1        2-13
Kennesaw State University (GA)
203. Jacob Schrimsher - Nathan Wight                           1      1        2-12
Calhoun Community College (AL)
204. Neal Wisinski - Jesse Pliska                              1      1        2-10
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (WI)
205. Cade Crocker - Grant Rogers                               1      1        2- 9
Shelton State Community College (AL)
206. Ryan Nevil - Nathan Wood                                  1      1        2- 9
Dallas Baptist University (TX)
207. Jeff Hopkins - Austin Handley                            1      1        2- 8
Auburn University (AL)
208. Justin Mayfield - Caleb Stephenson                        1      1        2- 8
Campbellsville University (KY)
209. Caiden Sinclair - Shawn Potwardowski                      1      1        2- 8
University of Alabama (AL)
210. Christian Rines - Beau Barkley                            1      1        2- 7
Faulkner University (AL)
211. Riley Fletcher - Jack Long                                1      1        2- 6
Drury University (MO)
212. Tanner Metler - Spencer Belcher                           1      1        2- 6
Tennessee Tech University (TN)
213. Ty Mossburg -                                             1      1        2- 5
University Of West Georgia (GA)
214. Jack Rankin - Jacob Welch                                 1      1        2- 4
Drury University (MO)
215. Alex Henderson - Zach Manneback                           1      1        2- 3
Adrian College (MI)
216. Blake Miles - Noah Beckley                                1      1        2- 3
James Madison University (VA)
217. Mary Goode - Dustin Lewis                                 1      1        2- 2
Brewton-Parker College (GA)
218. Chase Farris - Peyton Vinson                              1      1        2- 1
University of North Georgia (GA)
219. Will Leonard - Jared Page                                 1      1        2- 1
Kennesaw State University (GA)
220. Zach McMillan -                                           1      1        2- 1
Indiana University (IN)
221. Brady Rufenacht - Jacob Ely                               2      2        2- 0
University of Wisconsin- Platteville (WI)
222. DJ Barber - Dannon Grubb                                  1      1        2- 0
Bryan College (TN)
223. Bailey Stover - Chase Christie                            1      1        2- 0
University of West Georgia (GA)
224. Will Godbee - Cooper Reichert                             1      1        1-15
University of West Georgia (GA)
225. Justin Hill - Jules Williams                              1      1        1-15
North Carolina State University (NC)
226. Drew Pridgen - Chasten Beck                               1      1        1-15
Lander University (SC)
227. Thomas Tidstrom - Mitchell Stone                          1      1        1-15
Indiana University Southeast (IN)
228. Taylor Cox - Jake Buchanan                                1      1        1-14
University of West Georgia (GA)
229. Nathan Doss - Trey Rieser                                 1      1        1-14
University of North Alabama (AL)
230. Savannah Perry - Andrew Bailey                            1      1        1-14
University of Florida (FL)
231. Da'kendrick Patterson - Drew Traffanstedt                 1      1        1-12
University of Montevallo (AL)
232. Hunter Haraway - Graham Beatty                            1      1        1-11
Calhoun Community College (AL)
233. Brandon Brant - Cameron Brant                             1      0        1-11
University of Wisconsin Platteville (WI)
234. Logan Calloway - Erik Van Dyke                            0      0        0- 0
235. Jaron Deal - Reid Fletcher                                0      0        0- 0
Kennesaw State University (GA)
236. Drew Elrod - Luke Byerly                                  0      0        0- 0
University of Tennessee (TN)
237. Laura Foshee - Chasten Whitfield                          0      0        0- 0
SCAD (GA)
238. Trey Gerhardt - Brandon Bland                             0      0        0- 0
University of South Alabama (AL)
239. Joseph Hawkins - Cole Jackson                             0      0        0- 0
University of North Georgia (GA)
240. Jacob Keith - Mason Beatty                                0      0        0- 0
East Texas  Baptist University (TX)
241. Andrew Kelley - Lane Collier                              0      0        0- 0
Central AL Community College (AL)
242. Dakota Koepp - Jayden Schmitz                             0      0        0- 0
University of Wisconsin- Stephens Point (WI)
234. Brock Lederman - Kyle Schwibinger                         0      0        0- 0
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point (WI)
234. Eli Lubbehusen - Seth Mendel                              0      0        0- 0
University of Evansville (IL)
234. Jesse Smith - Kevin Mogensen                              0      0        0- 0
Central AL Community College (AL)
234. Garrison Thomas - Tyler Anderson                          0      0        0- 0
Texas A&M University (TX)
234. Austin Thompson -                                         0      0        0- 0
Tennessee Tech (TN)
234. Briana Tucker - Tanner Eaves                              0      0        0- 0
Calhoun Community College (AL)
234. Josh Worth -                                              0      0        0- 0
Colorado Mesa University (CO)


White leads Chickamagua Costa with over 28 pounds!!

Courtesy of FLW

Overall, the fishing wasn’t quite what some expected out of Chickamauga on day one of the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division event. However, even a slightly off Chickamauga is really impressive, and Rusty White of Harrison, Tenn., put it to them to the tune of 28 pounds, 11 ounces to take the day-one lead. The event, which is presented by T-H Marine, still produced a ton of big fish, with an 11-plus-pounder taking Big Fish honors on the co-angler side and a 9-plus leading on the pro side. Behind White, Cody Nichols and Steve Stanfill both cracked the 25-pound mark, and a total of 12 pros managed better than 20 pounds.

Complete results

As is often the case on the Tennessee River, White did the bulk of his damage off one spot. Though he is running a pattern, the big ones aren't everywhere.

“Personally, I think these fish are moving,” he explains. “They’re staging up. They’re coming. I’m fishing transition places. These are places where they’re coming through. I just stay with it and stay after it.”

White is fishing shallow, and he’s doing it with an unspecified lipless crankbait of varying colors. He had to adjust his color selection as conditions changed throughout the day, which happened pretty frequently on Thursday.

Though he's fishing other areas, one spot is the juice.

“There’s one particular place that’s got some big fish on it,” he says. “I can go other places and catch fish doing the same thing, but that particular place has big ones on it. I caught all but one there.

“Saturday, I pulled up there and did about 25 pounds off it. Yesterday, I pulled up, made three casts, caught a 6-pounder and left.”

It’s fortuitous that White found a spot that keeps producing given his limited time on Chickamauga over the last few days – which was by design for the local who moved to the area about two and a half years ago.

“I didn’t practice [much] this week,” White adds. “I came out Saturday and Sunday, and then I came out yesterday, just because I knew there was going to be a bunch of boats out and I didn’t want to mess up my confidence. I basically just stayed away from it.”

Confidence can be hard to come by when anglers are catching bunches of 8- and 9-pounders everywhere on the lake, and knowing the competition is going to get its share of big fish is an element of this tournament that could have an adverse effect. White stayed away from that, and, being a local, he’s familiar enough with Chick to know what works and what doesn’t.

It also helps to weigh in some huge fish, which White did on day one. One fish in particular put his one-day total over the top: a 9-pound, 6-ounce behemoth that White was apprehensive to overestimate.

“I didn’t think it was that much,” he explains. “Originally, I thought 8, but then I was like, ‘I hate overestimating,’ so I went small. It was 9-6.”

Asked if his spot is good enough to keep producing on day two, White pointed to the uncertainty of whether or not he’ll be able to get to his spot before other boats in the morning.

“If I can get to my starting place, I think I can do 20 again,” he estimates.

And if he does, there’s a good chance he’s fishing near the top of the leaderboard on day three as well.

 

Top 10 pros

1. Rusty White – Harrison, Tenn. – 28-11 (5)

2. Cody Nichols – Fayette, Ala. – 25-5 (5)

3. Steve Stanfill – Dawsonville, Ga. – 25-1 (5)

4. Derek Hicks – Rocky Face, Ga. – 24-9 (5)

5. Brandon Stanley – Johnson City, Tenn. – 23-14 (5)

6. Scotty Estes – Holly Pond, Ala. – 22-13 (5)

7. Jeff Cannon – Douglasville, Ga. – 22-11 (5)

8. Jay Shipe – Mineola, Texas – 22-8 (5)

9. Michael Conley – Bainbridge, Ga. – 21-11 (5)

10. Robert Crosnoe – Inverness, Fla. – 21-4 (5)

Complete results

 

 

DOUG IORIO II

IORIO FINDS THE RIGHT BOAT AT THE RIGHT TIME

Doug Iorio II is a terrific angler in his own right, but part of being a successful co-angler is also having a boater who can put his fishing partner in the right place at the right time.

Iorio certainly had that in Steve Stanfill, who enters day two in third place with 25-1. The latter cracked a big bag, but his co-angler came awfully close to weighing in just as much with 22 pounds, 3 ounces.

“[Stanfill] has just got an area that they’re coming to hot and heavy,” Iorio says. “He was in the right spot.”

Still, being there and catching fish are two entirely separate things, especially when you’re on a body of water that’s fairly unfamiliar.

“This is only the second time I’ve been here,” he explains. “I came down as a co-angler when they had the Tour here. I didn’t do so bad at Okeechobee (in the first Southeastern event), so I kind of feel like I’m still in the hunt to make the Championship. Last year in the Championship I finished fifth as a co-angler.”

In this tournament, making another top 10 will come down to adjustments. The weather is changing every day (along with water levels), and Iorio will have a different boater on day two. But on Thursday, his adjustments were good enough to get the job done in a big way.

“[Stanfill] is throwing something slightly different,” he says. “I’m just trying to catch the ones he’s not. I’ve got one bait that’s working for me that’s been working for me all week. That’s really it. I caught all but one of my fish on that one bait. It’s the most basic thing. I think everybody is throwing it.”

What that bait is remains a mystery, but it certainly did the job.

 

Top 10 co-anglers

1. Doug Iorio II – Kennerdell, Pa. – 22-3 (5)

2. Captain Don Lewis – Jacksonville, Fla. – 19-13 (5)

3. Scott Towry – Lawrenceburg, Tenn. – 16-10 (3)

4. Michael Leach – The Woodlands, Texas – 16-8 (4)

5. Kevin Gordon – Aiken, S.C. – 15-8 (5)

6. Scott Ostmann – Cincinnati, Ohio – 14-11 (5)

7. Jeff Carreker – Locust Grove, Ga. – 14-6 (5)

8. Spencer Howerton – Melbourne Beach, Fla. – 12-10 (5)

9. Mike Collake – Harrison, Tenn. – 12-5 (3)

10. Billy Wright – Marion, N.C. – 12-4 (4)

Complete results


Ott DeFoe and Mark Daniels Jr. collect a Classic Bonus

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“The chance to win Bonus Bucks was the biggest reason I switched to a Toyota a couple seasons ago,” says new Classic Champion, DeFoe. “And I also believe it’s our responsibility as anglers to support the brands like Toyota that give so generously to our sport.”

 

For Mark Daniels Jr. his decision to purchase a Toyota was largely about reliability. “I’m going to be honest, I used to be a die-hard Chevy man, but the reliability you get with a Toyota is just awesome,” says Daniels. “The Tundra I tow with has 77,000 miles on it, and the only thing it’s ever been in the shop for is new tires and oil changes.”

You don’t have to fish in the Bassmaster Classic to win Bonus Bucks. You just have to drive a 2015 or newer Toyota Truck, sign up Free for Bonus Bucks, and be the highest finishing registered participant in one of the hundreds of tournaments supported by the program.

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Caddick & Rappleye Win Best Bass Event on New Melones with over 21 pounds!

Big Boat

Place Angler Angler Total Fish Big Fish Total Weight Winnings
1 Mike Caddick Tyson Rappleye 5 6.06 21.22 $2,845.00
2 Christian Ostrander Ronnie Heil 5 5.77 18.30 $1,840.00
3 Bill Vernon Jason Hopper 5 4.57 16.92 $915.00
4 Dan Byker Wilton Harvey 5 6.87 16.54 $1,155.00
5 John Myers Don Longton 5 4.60 15.70 $445.00
6 Bill K Goodman Mike P Goodman 5 0.00 15.25 $345.00
7 Mike Martinez Brian Orange 5 5.04 15.20 $210.00
8 Rich Ingram Ron Ingram 5 3.34 15.13 $195.00
9 Todd K Rocha Amber B Rocha 5 0.00 14.35 $175.00
10 Tom Gomez Joey A Verna Jr 5 6.94 14.26 $655.00
11 Bruce Able William J Hartlett 5 4.39 14.13 $155.00
12 Mike Jackson Brandon Youngblood 5 0.00 14.00 $140.00
13 Troy H Nakai Bryce M Nakai 5 4.30 13.61 $0.00
14 Edward A Zinda Jr John W Zinda 5 3.62 13.58 $0.00
15 Collin Degough Jace Degough 5 0.00 13.56 $0.00
16 Mike Newton Steve Nincioni 5 3.00 13.37 $0.00
17 Hayden Lee Mitchell Menzes 5 3.69 13.28 $0.00
18 Andrew Stilley Bruce Stearns 5 5.14 13.01 $0.00
19 Troy Thomas Shad E Sullivan 5 4.57 12.76 $0.00
20 Charles Welch Jimmy Welch Jr 5 0.00 12.75 $0.00
21 Russ Trapp Marc Zanotto 5 4.19 12.57 $0.00
22 Douglas B Goodman Paul D Goodman 5 3.14 12.37 $0.00
23 Jake Arbuckle Paul Baptista 5 3.70 12.23 $0.00
24 Jimmy Sweeney Donovan J Rice 5 0.00 11.80 $0.00
25 Jeff Hobbs Keith McGraw 5 0.00 11.70 $0.00
26 Hunter B Jacobson Jonas Alger 5 4.19 11.55 $0.00
27 Bryan Coy Mike Brossard 5 0.00 11.44 $0.00
28 Tyler D Frey Jeff D Frey 5 0.00 11.39 $0.00
29 Gabriel S Cardenas 5 0.00 11.05 $0.00
30 Jimmy M Kuroki Scott C Mackenzie 5 2.65 10.95 $0.00
31 Ryan Orozco Michael S Bryant II 5 0.00 10.72 $0.00
32 Anthony Pimentel Norval A Pimentel 5 4.29 10.65 $0.00
33 Jeff Tonnesen Pat M Vaughn 5 2.59 10.63 $0.00
34 Bill Martin Ray Yamada 5 0.00 10.31 $0.00
35 Cody W Robinson Sean A Robinson 5 0.00 10.05 $0.00
36 Nick Dulleck Adrian Murar 5 0.00 10.03 $0.00
37 Billy Redding Austin J Harden 5 0.00 9.95 $0.00
38 Andres Mendivil Marshal Smith 5 3.31 9.94 $0.00
39 Wyatt R Taylor Christopher C Marcallino 5 0.00 9.93 $0.00
40 Matthew P Ludwig Jacob Schmidt 5 0.00 9.85 $0.00
41 Daniel J McAlister Pat Ammerman 5 0.00 9.68 $0.00
42 Brian Payne Jeremiah Payne 5 0.00 9.67 $0.00
43 Mike Callahan Mike D Freudenthal 5 0.00 9.58 $0.00
44 John L Simpson Reynold H Hysell 5 0.00 9.36 $0.00
45 Jerrod M Voight Steven Larussa Jr 5 0.00 9.20 $0.00
46 Jared K Anderson Albert L Anderson Jr 5 3.58 8.92 $0.00
47 Javier Martinez Mike D Johnson 5 0.00 8.68 $0.00
48 Ray Keenom Joanne Keenom 5 0.00 8.64 $0.00
49 Jeff Amstutz Sara Amstutz 5 0.00 8.59 $0.00
50 Garth Jantz Derek Jantz 5 0.00 8.49 $0.00
51 Dave Perez Byron Atwater 5 0.00 8.44 $0.00
52 Butch Bray Jeff S Whited 5 0.00 8.13 $0.00
53 Jim Giancola Cindy Silacci 5 3.88 7.92 $0.00
54 Chris Peters Darryl Peters 5 0.00 7.71 $0.00
55 Don Bays Darren Urban 5 0.00 7.58 $0.00
56 Lawrence S Rios Marshal W Bryan 5 0.00 6.45 $0.00
57 Tim Ecklund Rick Perez 5 0.00 6.39 $0.00
58 Kenny R Cramer Jr Kody G Cramer 5 0.00 6.35 $0.00
59 Mark Fishburn Tom Fishburn 3 0.00 4.04 $0.00
60 James D Leach Jordan D Leach 1 0.00 1.36 $0.00
61 Michael J Beevers Matt Beevers 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
61 Will Duncan Robert L Duncan 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
61 Jeremy Pitts Ron Pitts 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00

Scott Tassi tops field in ABA D126 event on Stockton Lake with over 15-pounds!

Kansas angler, Scott Tassi, topped the leader board at the Bass Pro Shops Fishing Tour D126 tournament presented by American Bass Anglers held on Stockton Lake March 16, 2019. After weather forced cancellation of two previous tournaments, this was the first one for the spring/summer events. Anglers launched from Old State Park Sat 7:30 a.m. The air temperature was about 30˚ with 40˚ water temps. It was a bright and sunny day with temperatures rising into the upper 50’s.

Tassi weighed in a 5-fish limit that went 15.18-lbs on the scales it was anchored with Big Bass of the tournament, a largemouth bass that weighed 6.02-lbs.

Robert Cowen took 2nd place with a limit weighing 12.06-lbs.

Dale Boothe was 3rd with 10.68-lb limit.

Fourth place went to Lucas Fornelli with 10.41-lbs.

Fifth place was 9.61-lbs caught by Eric Craft.

Full results of this tournament can be found at www.centralmidwestbass.com. Information about this and other tournaments will also be posted on centralmidwestbass facebook page.

This was one in a series of tournaments all to be held on Stockton Lake. Anglers are fishing for cash, prizes and points which will qualify them to fish a 2019 Championship to be held August 3-4, 2019 and then a National Championship on Eufaula Lake, AL October 13-18, 2019.  Many of the prizes are donated by local sponsors including Ken’s Kafe, Pete’s Short Stop and Albers Marine. The next D126 tournament is scheduled for April 13, 2019.

A full 2019 schedule can be seen at www.centralmidwestbass.com along with the full results of previous tournaments with pictures of many of the anglers. There are also results with pictures of other ABA Divisions from Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

D126 is a national draw circuit designed for the week-end angler. Boaters and non-boaters from age 14 are encouraged to compete. ABA membership is $35/year; entry fee is $70 with a $10 Big Bass option pot. Read more about American Bass Anglers at www.americanbassanglers.com. Call Becky with any questions at 316 644-1454.

About American Bass Anglers - American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler while offering an upward path for individual angler progression.  For more information about American Bass Anglers and all their bass tournament trails visit www.americanbassanglers.com.


Sipe Wins ABA Event on Badin Lake with over 12 pounds!

Billy Sipe of Albemarle, NC is one step closer to the Bass Pro Shops Fishing Tour National Championship with a first place win on Badin Lake on 03/16/2019. Sipe weighed in five bass, which weighed 16.31-pounds. Second place went to Don Sprinkle of Lexington, NC with five bass weighing 12.70-pounds. Third place went to John Orchard of Winston Salem, NC with four bass weighing in at 10.01-pounds.  Fourth place went to Brent Walser of Welcome, NC with 3 bass weighing in at 8.20-pounds.  Congratulations to our lucky winners.

At launch time the temperatures were in the upper 30's with partly cloudy skies and NE wind at 10 to 15 mph. The day’s conditions continued with partly cloudy skies, and NE winds at 10 to 15 mph, and temperatures topped out in the low 60's. Water temperatures were in the low 50's.

The winning pattern came fishing a shallow crank bait in and around grass. Congratulations Billy!  See you at High Rock on the 30th of March at Southmont Access.

Top five Anglers:

1st William "Billy" Sipe 16.31-lbs
2nd Don Sprinkle 12.70-lbs
3rd John Orchard 10.01-lbs
4th Brent Walser 8.20-lbs
5th Lance Eckford 8.14-lbs

Big bass honors went to Don Sprinkle of Lexington, NC who caught a 5.54 pound largemouth.

The next tournament in division 14 is scheduled for March 30th on High Rock Lake out of Southmont Access.

For information about this division and future events visit Americanbassanglers.com or contact the local director for North Carolina-Charlotte – Lance Eckford at (919)628-3383.

About American Bass Anglers - American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler while offering an upward path for individual angler progression.  For more information about American Bass Anglers and all their bass tournament trails visit www.americanbassanglers.com.


York Wins ABA Open Series on Kentucky Lake with over 17 Pounds!

ATHENS, Ala. – Cory York of Benton, Kentucky won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Kentucky tournament, held March 16th on the Kentucky Lake. Running out of Kentucky Dam Marina near Gilbertsville, KY York caught four bass weighing 17.49-pounds. For the Boater Division victory, he took home a check for $1800.

“I caught my bass early in the morning north of Blood River. I was fishing between 3 and 7 feet deep. I caught my fish on a crankbait,” said York.

In second for the boaters, Chris Beaudrie of Princeton, KY landed a five-bass tournament limit weighing 14.70-pounds.

“All of my bass were caught on a stringer bait. I also fished just north of Blood River. I fished in between 2 and 10 feet of water,” Martin said.

Craig Middleton of Harrodsburg, KY took third for the boaters with four bass weighing 14.02-pounds.

“Most of my bass were caught between 4 and 9 feet of water. I caught them between the twin bridges, and I used a Stringer to catch them,” Middleton said.

In the Co-Angler Division, Tom Ballowe of Eddyville, KY won with the three bass limit at 12.65-pounds. He pocketed a check for $700 for his first place win.

“Well I caught my fish all over. I fished in about 3 to 10 foot of water. I caught my fish with digs from Cabin Bate and Tackle Shop,” Ballowe said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Dean Hesse of Brandenburg, KY brought in two good looking bass weighing 9.55-pounds.

“I fished about 3 to 6 feet of water for my catches. I caught both of them on a swimbait. I caught them so far down south, I was in Cuba,” Hesse said.

Nick Emerson placed third for the Co-Anglers with his first entry ever in American Bass Anglers tournament. He weighed 2 fish with a total weight of 8.44 pounds.

“I fished between two bridges in about 3 to 6 feet of water. I fished with a crankbait all day,” Emerson said.

The biggest bass for the boaters was caught by Charlie Craycraft, pictured on the left, that weighed a whopping 8.03-pounds.  The biggest bass for the Co-Anglers was caught by Dean Hesse, pictured on the right, that weighed in at 5.73-lbs.

Slated for April 20th, the next tournament will be held on the Lake Barkley out of Kuttawa Lyon County in Kuttawa, KY.

At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2020 Ray Scott Championship to be held at Lake Hartwell in April, 2020.

For more information on this tournament, call Shelby McElyea, tournament manager, at 256-230-5633 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see www.americanbassanglers.com

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler while offering an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers and their bass tournament trails visit www.americanbassanglers.com.


Its Rocky Top Time! The Champ is Here!!!!!

This week the boys are humbled and excited to welcome in 2019 Bassmaster Classic Champ Ott Defoe to the show, just days after winning the coveted Classic Trophy in his hometown of Knoxville, TN. They talk about his win, BASS and MLF and looking ahead to the rest of 2019.

Chris also jumps on a stump in light of some recent Major League Fishing Social Media posts and the state of the sport and the Classic as  a whole. This is one episode you won't want to miss!


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How'd He Do it? ~ How Chris Zaldain caught the biggest limit of the 2019 Bassmaster Classic

By Vance McCullough - Photo by Caden Brown

 

The magician revealed his secret, but I was sworn to keep it such, at least, until the tournament was over. On Day 2 of the 2019 Bassmaster Classic Chris Zaldain caught what was easily the biggest bag of the 3-day event at 21 pounds, 12 ounces.

“I did it the way I love to fish, man,” said Zaldain. “A big swimbait. That’s how I roll.”

In a tournament that was dominated by small crankbaits, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs, Zaldain rebounded from a slow start in the opening round to become a contender by throwing a 6-inch Megabass Magdraft swimbait on the 2ndday.

“I didn’t do it yesterday. The conditions weren’t right. And I got led off by a 6-pounder I caught in practice way up Tellico, so I did that Day 1.”

Zaldain had spent most of his practice looking for a swimbait bite. When conditions got right for the technique on the 2ndday of competition, he knocked their lights out doing it.

“Today I threw a swimbait along bluff walls with laydowns.”

While the big bait may seem an odd choice, Zaldain was actually matching the hatch – at least as far as the big female bass were concerned, and those are the type of fish that make a difference in a major tournament.

“Large profile bait because they’re eating gizzard shad.”

A slight change in conditions opened the bite window for a swimbait. Zaldain was ready. “The biggest factor is the water is clearing so I replaced the big Jason Christie single Colorado spinnerbait that we used in practice - because of the mud - and replaced that with a big ol’ swimbait because the water cleared up and those big fish love that bait.”

Zaldain also threw the Magdraft just to give the fish a different look. “Here on the Tennessee River people still don’t throw the big swimbait. They just don’t do it. The fish have seen a million spinnerbaits, a million squarebills and DT6’s. So when you introduce a big ol’ piece of plastic, mixed in with the big, 9-inch gizzard shad that they’re eating, that bait just imitates them so well. And they haven’t seen it. I really think those big fish see a spinnerbait and shy away from it, but that swimbait – they connect every time.”

As for his set up, Zaldain always swims the 6-inch Magdraft on 15-pound Seaguar InvizX line paired with a 7:1 reel and a 7’2” Megabass Orochi XX Perfect Pitch jig rod.

Zaldain is happy with the stock hooks that come on the Magdraft.

Swimbait aficionados will tell you that most important thing to know about a swimbait is when to put it down, especially if you’re tournament fishing. Zaldain was committed to take the Classic title with his favorite lure but conditions on the final day did not help him. He cobbled together a pair of smallish bass and placed 12th.

But for a day, he smashed them with the swim bait.

 

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Carpenter Wins Ed Watkins Marine Lake Norman Event with over 11 pounds!

Mark Carpenter took the win  Sunday on Norman with 11.44lbs, just edging out the second place team of Alfred Kiesle and Michael Chronister with their 11.26lbs.

Josh Hoyle cut a check in third place with 10.92lbs. Randy Coleman caught the biggest fish of the day at 3.78lbs.

Even with many of our fishermen and women attending the Bass Master Classic we still had a 17 boat field.