COSTAS CATCHES 30-POUND LIMIT, WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON SANTEE COOPER LAKES

Florida’s Crowley Wins Co-angler Title

SUMMERTON, S.C. (March 11, 2019) – Boater Lex Costas of Daniel Island, South Carolina, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 30 pounds, 12 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) South Carolina Division tournament on Santee Cooper Lakes. For his catch, Costas earned $2,993.

“I started out on the lower end of Lake Marion in the Crappie Neck area using a ½-ounce white jig,” said Costas, who earned his second career win on Santee Cooper Lakes in BFL competition. “I was fishing underwater points in 10 to 14 feet of water and caught four fish from my first two stops.”

After he caught four, Costas said he moved on to Lake Moultrie to fish Angel’s Creek, and used a Texas-rigged, green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Z Craw to catch another seven keepers.

“I culled three times throwing at stumps and brush in 6 to 8 of water,” said Costas. “I worked both sides of the creek and probably fished 20 places.”

Costas weighed three fish from the Z Craw, and two from the jig – all largemouth.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Lex Costas, Daniel Island, S.C., five bass, 30-12, $2,993

2nd:         Steve Thornhill, Pineville, S.C., four bass, 25-10, $1,807

3rd:          Ken Ellis, Bowman, S.C., five bass, 22-14, $931

4th:          Casey Warren, Galivants Ferry, S.C., five bass, 22-12, $652

5th:          Brandt Tumberg, Moore, S.C., four bass, 21-4, $559

6th:          Chuck Howard, Elloree, S.C., five bass, 19-13, $1,062

7th:          Robert Clarke III, Pineville, S.C., five bass, 19-8, $616

8th:          Kyle Austin, Ridgeville, S.C., five bass, 17-9, $419

9th:          Ron Brown, Cross, S.C., five bass, 16-15, $372

10th:        Wade Grooms, Bonneau, S.C., five bass, 16-12, $326

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Thornhill caught a 7-pound, 15-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $310.

Steve Crowley of Inverness, Florida, won the Co-angler Division and $1,397 Saturday after catching three bass weighing 13 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Steve Crowley, Inverness, Fla., three bass, 13-8, $1,397

2nd:         Ronald Bryant, Batesburg, S.C., two bass, 12-11, $698

3rd:          Josh Goedel, Boiling Springs, S.C., two bass, 11-8, $465

4th:          Casey Griffith, Guyton, Ga., one bass, 10-2, $481

5th:          Bobby McDonald, Easley, S.C., two bass, 6-9, $479

6th:          Ronald Harris, Jefferson, Ga., one bass, 6-7, $306

7th:          Kate Hough, Gilbert, S.C., two bass, 6-5, $383

8th:          Mike Sather, Beech Island, S.C., one bass, 6-4, $210

9th:          Matthew Dangerfield, Summerville, S.C., two bass, 5-7, $186

10th:        Darvin Cannon, Columbia, S.C., one bass, 5-5, $163

Griffith caught the biggest bass  in the Co-angler Division, a big largemouth weighing in at 10 pounds, 2 ounces. The fish earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $155.

The tournament was hosted by the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce.

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 the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland. 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.


CHOATE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL MUSIC CITY DIVISION OPENER ON PERCY PRIEST LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Murfreesboro’s Hawkes Wins Co-Angler Title

SMYRNA, Tenn. (March 11, 2019) – Boater Brian Choate of Burns, Tennessee, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 3 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Music City Division opener on Percy Priest Lake presented by Navionics. Choate earned $3,156 for his efforts.

Choate said he fished mid-lake, wind-blown gravel rock points in 3 to 4 feet of water, specifically around the Four Corners Marina, Elm Hill Recreation Area and Long Hunter State Park. He said he caught five keepers – four largemouth and one smallmouth.

“I wasn’t catching a lot of fish, but they were the right ones. I probably hit 25 to 30 areas – just chasing the wind,” said Choate, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “I’m glad it was windy out there. When it picked up in practice, I was really catching them. I practiced all winter for almost two months and figured if I could get five bites, I’d have a good chance to win.”

Choate said he used a ¾-ounce chartreuse and white-colored Hoppy Tandem Emerald spinnerbait with a 4-inch white/shad-colored Todd Ruth Ultimate Swimbait trailer, as well as a scarlet-colored Duo Realis M62 5A crankbait for his lone smallmouth. His pulled in his fish with a 7-foot, 3-inch Duckett White Ice II Series rod and a Lew’s Team Pro reel.

“I was slow rolling [the spinnerbait], letting it bounce on the rocks or stumps – whatever I was fishing,” said Choate. “I threw the ¾-ounce was because of the wind. I was fishing shallow, but I needed to keep it down.”

Choate finished by extending a “thank you” to C&O Marine in White Bluff, Tennessee, for letting him borrow a boat to use while his new Nitro Z21 was being rigged up and readied for competition.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Brian Choate, Burns, Tenn., five bass, 18-3, $3,156

2nd:         John Hopkins, Smyrna, Tenn., five bass, 17-1, $1,515

2nd:         Mickey Beck, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 17-1, $1,315

4th:          William Merrick, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 16-6, $736

5th:          Billy Hinson, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 16-4, $631

6th:          Josh Tramel, Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 15-2, $929

7th:          Casey Taylor, Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 13-4, $526

8th:          Brian Carper, Murfreesboro, Tenn., five bass, 12-6, $473

9th:          Barry Whitaker, Hartsville, Tenn., five bass, 12-5, $421

10th:        Chris Holland, Winchester, Tenn., four bass, 11-11, $349

10th:        Daniel Johnson, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 11-11, $349

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Tony Eckler of Lebanon, Tennessee, caught a 6-pound, 3-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $370.

Theron Hawkes of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, won the Co-angler Division and $1,578 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 13 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Theron Hawkes, Murfreesboro, Tenn., four bass, 13-8, $1,578

2nd:         Robert Henze, La Vergne, Tenn., four bass, 12-13, $789

3rd:          Grayson Butler, Lebanon, Tenn., two bass, 11-11, $526

4th:          Ben Gibbs, Murfreesboro, Tenn., two bass, 11-6, $553

5th:          Spencer Clark, Maryland Heights, Mo., three bass, 10-15, $316

6th:          Mike Barton, Gallatin, Tenn., two bass, 6-10, $289

7th:          Rene Gonzalez, Smyrna, Tenn., two bass, 6-7, $263

8th:          Clarence Raney, Murfreesboro, Tenn., three bass, 6-2, $237

9th:          Benjiman Smith, Sparta, Tenn., two bass, 6-0, $360

10th:        Randall Wiggins, Birmingham, Ala., two bass, 5-13, $384

Gibbs caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 3 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $185.

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.


PICKETT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OPENER ON ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Alabama’s Quaintance Wins Co-angler Title

BRANDON, Miss. (March 11, 2019) – Boater Lloyd Pickett Jr. of Bartlett, Tennessee, brought five bass to the scale Sunday weighing 16 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mississippi Division opener on Ross Barnett Reservoir presented by Navionics. For his win, Pickett earned $5,766.

Pickett said he fished mid-lake bank lines in 1 to 1½ feet of water on the western side of Ross Barnett Reservoir. He said he had three main areas and that he used a Carolina rig to pick them apart.

“It was a slow, methodical fishing day of fishing,” said Pickett, who earned his fifth win in BFL competition – third on Ross Barnett. “The areas had patches of grass in the water. If it was one solid clump you wouldn’t get a bite, but if there were isolated clumps off to the side, I’d throw at those.

“I think they were prespawn bass trying to pull up. I worked them over slow because of the cold front that was coming through Sunday morning,” continued Pickett. “During practice, the weather was bad, but I caught 20 and shook off 20, so I think that weather really shut them down. On the day of the tournament, I maybe had 10 keepers, but they were quality.”

Pickett said he used a Carolina-rigged Zoom Baby Brush Hog and a small Strike King creature bait to entice his fish. He said he used darker colors like junebug if the water was stained, and green-pumpkin if it was clearer.

“Water temperature was a huge factor – I can’t stress that enough,” said Pickett. “At takeoff, it was around 56 degrees, and when it hit 60 or 61, it made all the difference in the world. My first two areas were colder, but the third stretch was sheltered from the wind and was about 62 degrees. It took a little while, but the bite got better around 11 (a.m.).”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Lloyd Pickett Jr., Bartlett, Tenn., five bass, 16-11, $3,766 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Mitch Crane, Columbus, Miss., five bass, 15-5, $2,083

3rd:          Joel Barber, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 13-1, $1,256

4th:          Kirk Tisdale, Ellisville, Miss., five bass, 12-6, $816

4th:          Gary Caruso, Baton Rouge, La., five bass, 12-6, $1,216

6th:          Travis Mosley, Benton, Ark., five bass, 11-5, $690

7th:          Ray King, Brandon, Miss., three bass, 11-3, $628

8th:          Darrell Hunter, Lena, Miss., three bass, 10-5, $565

9th:          Shan Schoenrock, Aliceville, Ala., five bass, 9-13, $502

10th:        Jason Hannah, Forest, Miss., five bass, 9-12, $439

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Corey Sullivan of Brandon, Mississippi, caught a 6-pound, 3-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $500.

Nick Quaintance of Russellville, Alabama, won the Co-angler Division and $1,883 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 12 pounds, 2 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Nick Quaintance, Russellville, Ala., four bass, 12-2, $1,883

2nd:         Don White, Columbus, Miss., five bass, 11-0, $942

3rd:          Tres Dobbins, Collinsville, Miss., three bass, 7-8, $627

4th:          Kevin Smith, Yazoo City, Miss., three bass, 7-0, $639

5th:          Tim Beale, Hernando, Miss., three bass, 6-9, $427

6th:          Jerry Riddle, Summit, Miss., one bass, 6-2, $595

7th:          Chuck Channell, Clinton, Miss., three bass, 5-10, $314

8th:          Joshua Harris, Jackson, Miss., three bass, 5-9, $282

9th:          Chris Bowers, Brandon, Miss., three bass, 5-6, $251

10th:        Joey Tanner, Meridian, Miss., one bass, 4-11, $220

Riddle caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $250.

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.


GASTON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL BAMA DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE MARTIN PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Elmore’s Hays Grabs Co-angler Title

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (March 11, 2019) – Boater David Gaston of Sylacauga, Alabama, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 15 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bama Division opener on Lake Martin presented by Navionics. Gaston took home $6,956 for his efforts.

“I fished shallow brush piles in 2 to 3 feet of water in Madwin and Sandy creeks,” said Gaston, who earned his second career victory on Lake Martin in BFL competition. “I worked areas in both creeks, and hit probably 40 different brush piles. I would pull up and flip them 5 or 6 times, and then move on.”

Gaston said he caught eight or nine keepers throughout the day, using a black and blue-colored D&L Baby Advantage Casting jig with a Strike King Menace Rage Tail Craw of the same color. He also weighed one off of a Delta Red-colored Strike King 1.5 KVD HC Silent square-billed crankbait. He used P-Line 20-pound-test Tactical Fluorocarbon line, which he said ended up being a crucial part of his catch.

“They were really subtle bites. They didn’t thump the bait, they kind of just picked it up and held onto it and the sensitivity of the line helped me feel them.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          David Gaston, Sylacauga, Ala., five bass, 16-15, $4,956 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Marty Giddens, Cropwell, Ala., five bass, 15-0, $1,878

3rd:          Jimmy Miller, Eclectic, Ala., five bass, 13-7, $1,253

4th:          Dallas Weldon, Tallassee, Ala., five bass, 13-2, $876

5th:          Terry Fisher, Jacksonville, Fla., five bass, 13-1, $751

6th:          Steven Ingram, Tallassee, Ala., five bass, 12-11, $689

7th:          Robert Pelt II, Montgomery, Ala., five bass, 12-7, $726

8th:          Terry Tucker, Gadsden, Ala., five bass, 12-1, $563

9th:          Ken Walters, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 12-0, $501

10th:        Christopher Jones, Midfield, Ala., five bass, 11-10, $416

10th:        Michael Purvis, Canton, Ga., five bass, 11-10, $416

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Dusty Robinson of Eclectic, Alabama, caught a 6-pound, 10-ounce largemouth – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $490.

Robert Hays of Elmore, Alabama, won the Co-angler Division and $1,959 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 12 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Robert Hays, Elmore, Ala., five bass, 12-4, $1,959

2nd:         Roman Robinson, Steele, Ala., five bass, 11-15, $929

3rd:          Michael Ingram, Cropwell, Ala., five bass, 11-13, $619

4th:          Ty Story, Prattville, Ala., five bass, 11-5, $484

5th:          Gary Marlowe, Montgomery, Ala., five bass, 11-3, $614

6th:          William Jackson, Sharpsburg, Ga., five bass, 10-15, $341

7th:          John Bryan, Carrollton, Ga., five bass, 10-13, $310

8th:          Franklin McCutcheon, Jacksonville, Ala., five bass, 10-8, $279

9th:          Ray Puckett, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 10-5, $232

9th:          Michael Smith, Piedmont, S.C., five bass, 10-5, $232

Marlowe caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 14 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $242.

The tournament was hosted by the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce.

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.


KVD and “The College Kid”

Alan McGuckin - Dynamic Sponsorships

 

Kevin VanDam is fishing his 28thBassmaster Classic. He’s won four of them. Nick Ratliff is a 22-year-old college senior who will graduate in May, and earned his way to bass fishing’s biggest event for the very first time in Knoxville this week through the highly competitive Carhartt Bassmaster College Series.

And while “KVD” is arguably the most recognized three letter nickname in pro angling, unless Ratliff, a business and marketing major from Campbellsville University, shoots to the top of the leaderboard – and he could – then most fans will likely refer to him as “The College Kid” as he navigates his way through bass fishing’s big dance in East Tennessee.

Despite their vast difference in experience, and the fact VanDam has twin sons the same age as Ratliff, don’t be shocked if both of them do extremely well. And both were gracious enough to talk openly about their expectations for the 49thBassmaster Classic while sharing a few minutes together on the banks of the Tennessee River.

 

What is the single most special thing about fishing in your first Classic?

VanDam:Even though I didn’t do real well at that 1991 Classic, it was the energy I felt watching Ken Cook win, and recognizing how bad I wanted to hold that trophy some day.

Ratliff:What’s most special to me is the fact my first Classic is so close to my home in Kentucky. So I’m able to share it with about 50 family and friends who plan to make the short trip here.

 

What will be the biggest challenge in this Classic?

VanDam:Being consistent over three days amid so many changes in weather and water conditions.

Ratliff:Dealing with so many changing variables all piled on top of fish that are already changing daily as the spawn approaches.

 

What percentage of the fish weighed-in this week do you think will be smallmouth bass?

VanDam:25%

Ratliff:35%

 

What’s the coolest thing about the recent explosion in popularity of high school and college fishing?

 VanDam:It’s solved much of the concern we had for years as to how to attract young anglers to our sport.

Ratliff:The coolest thing to me is the amount of talent that exists in the college ranks. There are so many kids fishing in college right now that are amazingly talented anglers.

 

If you had to give one another a single piece of advice, what would it be?

VanDam:Nick just needs to realize that it’s so hard to qualify for this tournament. It’s super special – so just enjoy every moment you can this week.

Ratliff:The only advice I can offer Kevin is that he needs to start calling me more often with more free advice.

 

Author Alan McGuckin, Head PR Guru for Dynamic Sponsorships working with brands such as Quantum Fishing, Toyota USA, Carhartt and many more.

 

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CHARLES WHITED & BRENDAN KENNELL TOP 191 TEAMS IN TTZ ON TRAVIS AND TAKE HOME OVER $12,000

 

 

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Byerly & Hadley top 318 teams to win Bass Champs Event and over $20,000 on a tough Sam Rayburn after 4 hour fog delay with 21.77 lbs

Total Entries: 318
Total Collected: $99,840
Total Payback (C&P): $96,250
Payback Percentage: 96%
Total Fish: 481
Total Weight: 1270.52
Average Weight: 2.64
Number of limits: 83
Number of zero's: 214

 

Place Boat Truck Angler 1 Angler 2 Fish Big Bass Wt. Prize Amt.
1 NATHAN BYERLY
ORANGE , TX
LINDY HADLEY
BROOKELAND , TX
5 0 21.77
$20000.00 + $250 Lowrance+ $200 Sure-Life
2 JASON BONDS
LUFKIN , TX
JAMES NITSCHKE
WILLIS , TX
5 0 19.28
$7500.00
3 COLE BREWER
LEESVILLE , LA
ROB RICHARDS
SPRING , TX
5 0 18.74
$5500.00 + $5000 Skeeter Bonus Cash+ Sportsmans Auto Network
4 ANDREW FATERKOWSKI
MONTGOMERY , TX
BILLY DRIGGERS
HUNTSVILLE , TX
5 6.86 18.12
$4300.00
5 JONATHAN SIMON
ORANGE , TX
COREY STANLEY
ORANGE , TX
5 0 18.11
$3200.00
6 ERIC HUNT
BUNA , TX
STEVEN MOORHEAD
JASPER , TX
5 0 17.55
$2500.00 + $1000 Sportsmans Auto Network
7 GEORGE GLASS
DERRIDER , LA
TRENT MANUEL
ORANGE , TX
4 0 17.47
$2000.00
8 MATTHEW DELANEY
POLLOCK , LA
MATTHEW NUGENT
DRY PRONG , LA
5 0 17.31
$1800.00
9 CHARLES SHOFNER JR
JASPER , TX
CALVIN SHOFNER
JASPER , TX
5 0 17.13
$1700.00
10 TERRY STEVENS
HUTTO , TX
JASON HARPER
MONTGOMERY , TX
5 0 16.75
$1600.00
11 MICHAEL LATHAM
LUFKIN , TX
BEN VAUGHAN
LUFKIN , TX
5 0 16.74
$1500.00
12 KURT LUKER
CLEVELAND , TX
RICHIE THORNTON
SPLENDORA , TX
5 9.42 16.73
$1400.00
13 CASEY BURLEIGH
ORANGE , TX
JOSH RODGERS
BEAUMONT , TX
5 0 16.58
$1300.00
14 CODY COIKLE
BEAUMONT , TX
MIKE GALLASPY
KOUNTZE , TX
5 0 16.32
$1200.00
15 MIKE TAYLOR
JASPER , TX
RANDY DEARMAN
ONALASKA , TX
5 0 16.18
$1100.00
16 MIKE SOLIZ
ORANGE , TX
EDDIE CHOATE
BEAUMONT , TX
5 0 16.00
$1090.00
17 BOB VOTE
KINGWOOD , TX
ANDY VOTE
KINGWOOD , TX
5 0 15.63
$1080.00
18 TIMOTHY CYR
LESSVILLE , LA
CODY JETT
LEESVILLE , LA
5 0 15.52
$1070.00
19 JARED DEAN
HUNTINGTON , TX
JOHN BRANDENBURG
HUNTINGTON , TX
5 0 15.43
$1060.00
20 RYAN HEISELBETZ
FRED , TX
NATENIAL LANE
SPURGER , TX
5 0 15.16
$1050.00
21 CHARLIE BROWN III
FLINT , TX
MATTHEW MCCLELLAN
TYLER , TX
5 0 14.97
$1040.00
22 CLAYTON BOULWARE
ZAVALLA , TX
ALBERT COLLINS
NACOGDOCHES , TX
4 0 14.88
$1030.00
23 CLIFFORD MCCARTY
LONGVIEW , TX
BOBBY GUY
TEXARKANA , TX
5 0 14.47
$1020.00
24 KEITH HAWKINS
LAKE PROVIDENCE , LA
J. DUCK HAWKINS
IRVING , TX
5 0 14.39
$1010.00
25 JEFF HOLDER
BOSSIER CITY , LA
TERRY BURGHART
SHREVEPORT , LA
5 0 14.08
$1000.00
26 JAMES PARKER
STONEWALL , LA
MAGUIRE PARKER
STONEWALL , LA
4 0 14.01
$1000.00
27 TOMMY DURHAM
WHITNEY , TX
CLINT MAY
LA PORTE , TX
5 0 13.88
$1000.00
28 GERALD GUIN
CASTOR , LA
ANDY FEARRAND
JAMESTOWN , LA
5 0 13.73
$1000.00
29 LAMARCUS MCCRAY
HOUSTON , TX
JAMES ROZELL
HOUSTON , TX
5 0 13.72
$1000.00
30 BUBBA FRAZIER
PINELAND , TX
TOMMY HILL JR
PINELAND , TX
5 0 13.69
$1000.00
31 SHAINE CAMPBELL
BROOKELAND , TX
SHAWN BUTLER
ORANGE , TX
5 0 13.54
$1000.00
32 WYATT FRANKENS
CORRIGAN , TX
CADE RUDIGER
NACOGDOCHES , TX
5 0 13.45
$1000.00
33 MARTIN ELSHOUT
ABITA SPRINGS , LA
MARK PRICE
RUSTON , LA
5 0 13.43
$1000.00
34 JAMES BLYTHE JR
ELM GROVE , LA
EDDIE MORGAN
BOSSIER CITY , LA
5 0 13.40
$1000.00
35 KEVIN BURKS
KOUNTZE , TX
JASON GATES
KOUNTZE , TX
5 0 13.21
$1000.00
36 LEE BATSON
HEATH , TX
JASON GREER
HEATH , TX
5 0 12.87
$1000.00
37 SCOTTY VILLINES
PONCA , AR
RUSSELL LEWIS
PINEVILLE , LA
5 0 12.78
$1000.00
38 WILL CARSTENS
ALEXANDRIA , LA
ROSS BRYANT
ALEXANDRIA , LA
5 0 12.69
$1000.00
39 SCOOTER CLARK
CENTER , TX
RYAN PINKSTON
CENTER , TX
5 0 12.63
$1000.00
40 CADE DURIO
LAKE CHARLES , LA
JOHN DURIO
HEMPHILL , TX
5 0 12.58
$1000.00
41 QUINTEN MOUSER
ATLANTA , TX
JAMES MCCLAIN
JASPER , TX
5 0 12.52
$1000.00
42 OSCAR LANGELE JR
MANY , LA
JAMES CAMPISE
ORANGE , TX
5 0 12.45
$500.00
42 BUDDY BUMSTEAD
KOUNTZE , TX
DANNY CHERRY
KIRBYVILLE , TX
5 0 12.45
$500.00
44 CALVIN JOHNSTON
KINGWOOD , TX
THOMAS BEENE
SHREVEPORT , LA
5 0 12.34
45 LUCAS RAGUSA
GONZALES , LA
BLAKE CANELLA
PLAQUEMINE , LA
5 0 12.30
46 COLE STEWART
HEMPHILL , TX
BRANDON BAKER
HEMPHILL , TX
5 0 12.26
47 TRAVIS SIGNORIN
WILLIS , TX
BOB SIGNORIN
OAKHURST , TX
5 0 12.25
48 RANDY HANNA
ZAVALLA , TX
JASON DEW
PINELAND , TX
5 0 12.14
49 FRANK LITTLE
MANY , LA
MARK RICHARD
BROOKELAND , TX
5 0 12.07
50 TREY MORGAN
GOLDONNA , LA
JOHN CANERDAY
CALVIN , LA
5 0 11.99
51 KEVIN WALKER JR
BUNA , TX
JEFF BRIDGES
LUMBERTON , TX
5 0 11.98
52 KEN SMITH
RICHARDSON , TX
KEVIN LASYONE
DRY PRONG , LA
5 0 11.95
53 SETH HAUSMAN
NACOGDOCHES , TX
TYLER HAM
ROCKWALL , TX
5 0 11.92
54 ALEX STEWART
GOLDONNA , LA
BRAYDEN STEWART
GOLDONNA , LA
5 0 11.83
55 IVAN DAIGS
RUSTON , LA
RANDY BRANCH
RUSTON , LA
5 0 11.78
56 JOHN HALE
LUFKIN , TX
BILL COOK
HOUSTON , TX
5 0 11.67
57 CHANCE ARCENEAUX
LAKE CHARLES , LA
DWIGHT ABSHIRE
SANTA FE , TX
5 0 11.65
58 COLE MOORE
ANACOCO , LA
COLBY MILLER
ELMER , LA
5 0 11.64
59 JARRED WILLIAMS
BUNKIE , LA
MATHEW ARMAND
HESSNER , LA
5 0 11.48
60 DALE GORE
SILSBEE , TX
BILLY EDDINS
BROADDUS , TX
5 0 11.39
61 GERALD MITCHELL
JENA , LA
JASON LEBRUN
CHOUDRANT , LA
5 0 11.37
62 JOSH SOWELL
CENTER , TX
ZAC CLARK
CENTER , TX
5 0 11.33
63 EASTON HEIGLEY
BROOKELAND , TX
BLAKE SCHROEDER
WHITEHOUSE , TX
5 0 11.31
64 TED PRIESING
DALLAS , TX
VIRGIL CHANEY
JASPER , TX
4 0 11.28
65 TERRY LUEDTKE
BURTON , TX
DOYLE REEVES
BURTON , TX
4 0 11.24
65 JESSE RAWLS
BROWNSBORO , TX
DANIEL COX
BROWNSBORO , TX
5 0 11.24
65 DEAN COLEMAN
HUMBLE , TX
JIMMY EMMONS JR
NEW CANEY , TX
5 0 11.24
68 GARY MCDONALD
CENTER , TX
CLARENCE DENBY
ETOILE , TX
5 0 11.12
69 DANNY BENNETT
HUNTSVILLE , TX
MICHAEL BENNETT
LUCAS , TX
5 0 11.11
70 JOE MAZZURCO
LUFKIN , TX
JASON GRIFFIN
CONROE , TX
4 0 11.03
71 GARRETT HILTON
BEAUMONT , TX
SCOTT HILTON
BEAUMONT , TX
4 0 10.97
72 BRANDON VAUGHAN
AZLE , TX
BOBBY BADARACK
FT WORTH , TX
5 0 10.82
73 JOSHUA SIKES
PINEVILLE , LA
SAMUEL CANOE
GEORGETOWN , LA
5 0 10.69
74 JERREL PRINGLE
HEMPHILL , TX
KEITH KEELE
TENAHA , TX
5 0 10.62
75 NICK BROWN
LINDALE , TX
DAVID PITRE
FORT WORTH , TX
5 0 10.49
76 DANIEL BARNES
BELTON , TX
THOMAS WELLS JR
TEMPLE , TX
5 0 10.47
77 DOUG MCCAIN
LAKE CHARLES , LA
MASON MCCAIN
LAKE CHARLES , LA
5 0 10.40
78 STEPHEN MITCHELL
JENA , LA
HEATHER MITCHELL
JENA , LA
5 0 10.33
79 RIVER LEE
NACOGDOCHES , TX
HUNTER MUNCRIEF
PINELAND , TX
5 0 10.28
80 JACOB JOHNSON
LAKE CHARLES , LA
SHANE CORMIER
RAGLEY , LA
5 0 10.17
80 BEN SOUTH
JASPER , TX
BRYAN SOUTH
JASPER , TX
5 0 10.17
82 EDWARD LACOSTE
HEMPHILL , TX
CHRIS NEWMAN
HEMPHILL , TX
5 0 10.07
82 MIKE GARRETT
HOUSTON , TX
1 10.07 10.07
$1000.00 Big Bass
84 KEVIN MASON
COLDSPRING , TX
BUD PRUITT
HOUSTON , TX
5 0 10.03
85 KENT GRAHAM
NACOGDOCHES , TX
MYLES MOORE
NACOGDOCHES , TX
5 0 9.94
86 MIKE EDWARDS
JASPER , TX
JAMES MUFFLER
KARNACK , TX
5 0 9.68
87 JOHN MADDOX
LUFKIN , TX
JEFFERY WISE
LUFKIN , TX
4 0 9.63
88 HARLAN DUBOIS
WINNFIELD , LA
RICKY ANTEE
SULPHUR , LA
1 9.59 9.59
89 TACORRIE JOHNSON
EL PASO , TX
ANTHONY JONES
WILLIS , TX
5 0 9.55
90 NORMAN LAND
CLEVELAND , TX
TRAVIS MOORE
CLEVELAND , TX
5 0 9.32
91 ALLEN SHELTON
FARMERS BRANCH , TX
STRIDER BROWNING
GUN BARREL CITY , TX
5 0 9.28
92 NATHAN BYRD
MIDLOTHIAN , TX
JOE BYRD
SPRING , TX
4 0 9.25
93 THOMAS DECLET JR
THIBODAUX , LA
THOMAS DECLET SR
HEMPHILL , TX
4 0 9.08
94 ROBBY JONES
ORANGE , TX
PAUL WOODS
BUNA , TX
5 0 9.05
95 WAYLIN OTT
GLADEWATER , TX
KIM OTT
GLADEWATER , TX
4 0 8.52
96 DON BRINSON
WACO , TX
DAVID BATTREALL
TEMPLE , TX
4 0 8.40
96 STUART WELCH
ORANGE , TX
WESLEY MURDOCK
VIDOR , TX
4 0 8.40
98 CHASE ELLIS
VIDOR , TX
JOE LAVALLE 3 0 8.17
99 GREG MCDONALD
CENTER , TX
AARON GILCHRIST
SHELBYVILLE , TX
2 0 7.54
100 ROBERT WASHINGTON
WATERPROOF , LA
SHELIA WASHINGTON
WATERPROOF , LA
5 0 6.74
101 WARREN CONNER
MAGNOLIA , TX
MIKE HANKS
HEMPHILL , TX
3 0 5.69
102 DON DICKERSON
PINEVILLE , LA
JASON FOUNTAIN
PINEVILLE , LA
2 0 4.52
103 STEVEN HANNA
BEAUMONT , TX
ANTHONY BAKER
BEAUMONT , TX
1 0 3.01
104 KEVIN IZZI
SMITHVILLE , TX
CHRISTOPHER IZZI
SMITHVILLE , TX
1 0 2.33
105 RICHARD MORRIS
TRINITY , TX
BRIAN KING
TIMPSON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JOSEPH CHILDERS
SULPHUR , LA
DARREN YOUNGBLOOD
SULPHUR , LA
0 0 0.00
105 COREY HARMON
PORT NECHES , TX
TRENT JAMES
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 TYLER TATE
BEAUMONT , TX
BLAKE CAIN
BEAUMONT , TX
0 0 0.00
105 SHANE BARNES
MIDWAY , TX
MATTHEW BENEFIELD
HUFFMAN , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JOEL MAYFIELD
PERKINSTON , MS
JAY WILLIAMS
D IBERVILLE , MS
0 0 0.00
105 BOBBY SHOEMAKE JR
CROCKETT , TX
DAVID DRISKELL
CROCKETT , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CHARLES HUMPHREY
NEW CANEY , TX
BEN SMITH
NEW CANEY , TX
0 0 0.00
105 MIKE ATCHLEY
MOSCOW , TX
PAUL SHIRLEY
LEGGETT , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CHRISTOPHER WADE
CANTON , TX
ARCHIE WADE
CANTON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 DENNIS COURTNEY
LAKE CHARLES , LA
JERRY CHILDRESS
SULPHUR , LA
0 0 0.00
105 JOHN BENOIT
BALL , LA
KALEB LASYONE
DRY PRONG , LA
0 0 0.00
105 MATT MORRIS
SHREVEPORT , LA
BILLY GASTON
SHREVEPORT , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JOHNNY FRANKS
HEMPHILL , TX
THOMAS TRIPP
MISSOURI CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JODY GOODRUM
DAYTON , TX
RICK WITTEN
CLEVELAND , TX
0 0 0.00
105 ERIC MCGAHA
MONTGOMERY , TX
KRIS WERNECKE
CYPRESS , TX
0 0 0.00
105 BRYAN CARETHERS
SILSBEE , TX
JUSTIN HOLMES
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 RUSTY NEUGEBAUER
MONTGOMERY , TX
DEREK TAYLOR
MONTGOMERY , TX
0 0 0.00
105 MARK MARTIN
BIG WELLS , TX
JAMES LARAMORE
VIDOR , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JOHNNY VINES
GROVES , TX
SHANNON PRICE
PORT ARTHUR , TX
0 0 0.00
105 THOMAS GUILFORD
SAN MARCOS , TX
0 0 0.00
105 TIM RENEAU
RICHLAND SPINGS , TX
JUDY RENEAU
RICHLAND SPRINGS , TX
0 0 0.00
105 RUSTY CLARK
SAM RAYBURN , TX
CORY RAMBO
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 SHELBY SHAW
HUNTSVILLE , TX
LANCE HUGHES
TIMPSON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 DAMON CHILDRESS
ORANGE , TX
ROBERT CRUSE
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CJ NICHOLS
ALEXANDRIA , LA
RAY BECK
BROOKELANDL , TX
0 0 0.00
105 KRIS WILSON
MONTGOMERY , TX
BRYAN LOHR
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 MARC WOOLEMS
JASPER , TX
JASON HANKS
PINELAND , TX
0 0 0.00
105 KELLY OWENS
CROWLEY , LA
JORDAN OWENS
CROWLEY , LA
0 0 0.00
105 CRAIG MASSEY
HOUSTON , TX
SCOTT HOLIFIELD
GRAND BAY , AL
0 0 0.00
105 RONALD RISENHOOVER
LUFKIN , TX
LARRY GREEN
LUFKIN , TX
0 0 0.00
105 RANDY QUALLS
STREETMAN , TX
MIKE METCALF
JASPER , TX
0 0 0.00
105 TODD LITTLETON
BOSSIER CITY , LA
DANIEL CHAMBERS
BENTON , LA
0 0 0.00
105 LARRY COTTEN
HUFFMAN , TX
RODNEY DOTSON
BROOKELAND , TX
0 0 0.00
105 BARTON BLAKELOCK
WAELDER , TX
JAMES BENEDICT
TOLBERT , LA
0 0 0.00
105 VIC COOPER
SHELBYVILLE , TX
JASON WELLS
CENTER , TX
0 0 0.00
105 BILLY CLINE
BARTONVILLE , TX
BRIAN ROBBINS
DALLAS , TX
0 0 0.00
105 LARRY BENEFIELD
HUFFMAN , TX
JIMMY ROZELL JR
PORTER , TX
0 0 0.00
105 KERRY CAMPBELL
GOODRICH , TX
0 0 0.00
105 GENE BAGLEY
BEAUMONT , TX
MITCH STEPHENSON
BEAUMONT , TX
0 0 0.00
105 ALAN BOND
VIDOR , TX
TOMMY FREDREGILL
HUNTSVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 MICHAEL BREWTON
NACOGDOCHES , TX
COLE GARRETT
WINNFIELD , LA
0 0 0.00
105 CHRIS CLEMENS
LUFKIN , TX
DALLAS COLE
LEESVILLE , LA
0 0 0.00
105 CLINT WEST
BEAUMONT , TX
NATHAN PRINE
BUNA , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JARRETT LATTA
CEDAR PARK , TX
BRIAN LOWRANCE
NACOGDOCHES , TX
0 0 0.00
105 STEVE DILLARD
LUFKIN , TX
DANNY CROSS
LUFKIN , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CLINT KIRBY
LUFKIN , TX
ANDREW KIRBY
HUNTINGTON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 DAVID MORTON
LUFKIN , TX
JOHN MOREHEAD
HUNTINGTON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 KEITH IVY
PONDER , TX
TOMMY MURRAY
BEDFORD , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CHRIS LEWIS
LONGVIEW , TX
JUSTIN WOJCIK
BULVERDE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JAMES DISLER
LEANDER , TX
DAVID DISLER
CONROE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 COLBY FITCH
WEST MONROE , LA
MICHEAL STEELE
WEST MONROE , LA
0 0 0.00
105 SKEETER FOWLER
GRAND SALINE , TX
GERALD BOLIN
GRAND SALINE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 DOUGLAS SCHYSM
RAGLEY , LA
CHRIS GALLENDER
VILLAGE MILLS , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JOHN SCOTT III
NACOGDOCHES , TX
JODY NORSWORTHY
JASPER , TX
0 0 0.00
105 TEDDY CLOIDE
VIDOR , TX
WESLEY DAWSON
CHESTER , TX
0 0 0.00
105 TODD DRISCOLL
JASPER , TX
SHAWN MALONE
BROOKELAND , TX
0 0 0.00
105 GREG GREEN
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 KURT HANKS
CARLYSS , LA
ROBBY CASWELL
EGAN , LA
0 0 0.00
105 LESLIE HARPER
HEMPHILL , TX
GARY FRICK
HEMPHILL , TX
0 0 0.00
105 STEVEN SHAFER
CLEVELAND , TX
KENT WILLIAMS
LA PORTE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CODY KEMP
DONALDSON , AR
ISRAEL MILLS
DONALDSON , AR
0 0 0.00
105 WILLIAM WALKER
JENA , LA
BUBBA NUGENT
POLLOCK , LA
0 0 0.00
105 JOSH BENSEMA
WILLIS , TX
MATTHEW MCARDLE
HUMBLE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 DON JOHNSON
LUFKIN , TX
COLE JOHNSON
LUFKIN , TX
0 0 0.00
105 MARSHALL HUGHES
HEMPHILL , TX
DANIEL METREYEON
BEAUMONT , TX
0 0 0.00
105 BRANDON THRASH
DOWNSVILLE , LA
MICHAEL WOLFF
MONROE , LA
0 0 0.00
105 BRADLEY PAGE
FRIENDSWOOD , TX
JOHN NEMECEK
FRIENDSWOOD , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JAMES PRUITT
HOUSTON , TX
RICK JOHNSON
CONROE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JOHN BURTON
NEDERLAND , TX
MICHAEL DORSEY
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 SEAN MECHE
LAKE CHARLES , LA
RODNEY OWENS
RAGLEY , LA
0 0 0.00
105 MICHAEL LAFLEUR
ORANGEFIELD , TX
JOHN DICKERSON
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 WAYNE TRIANA JR
NACOGDOCHES , TX
CARY WALKER
NACOGDOCHES , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JOHN HIGHTOWER
BROOKELAND , TX
HUNTER HIGHTOWER
BROOKELAND , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CLINT WADE
HUNTSVILLE , TX
STACY SPRIGGS
HUNTSVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CHARLES HICKMAN
HUNTINGTON , TX
TERRY HICKMAN
KINGWOOD , TX
0 0 0.00
105 DANIEL HICKMAN
HUNTINGTON , TX
DUSTIN ALEXANDER
HOCKLEY , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CHRIS BERRY
HOUSTON , TX
KYLE GUIDRY
OPELOUSAS , LA
0 0 0.00
105 STEVE WOODIE
SOUR LAKE , TX
FOYCE WINN
VIDOR , TX
0 0 0.00
105 GENE WILLIAMS
BROOKELAND , TX
JAMES WILLIAMS
KIRBYVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JEFF SIAU
BUNA , TX
WESLEY LEWIS
KIRBYVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 SAMMY CHRISTIAN
LUMBERTON , TX
ALLAN SHIVERS
JASPER , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CURTIS SIMPSON
CALHOUN , LA
0 0 0.00
105 ROBERT MIKES
SHINER , TX
MICHAEL DANFORD
YOAKUM , TX
0 0 0.00
105 PHILIP HANKS
BUNA , TX
RODNEY SAMMONS
BUNA , TX
0 0 0.00
105 GREG OSTERTAG
MT VERNON , TX
BRENT EDWARDS
MIDLOTHIAN , TX
0 0 0.00
105 MARK BIONDI SR
BURLESON , TX
MARK BIONDI JR
BURLESON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 MIKE PETROVIC
ALVIN , TX
MARK PERRY
ROANOKE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 PAUL PROCTOR
BROOKELAND , TX
RANDY FOY
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 LARRY DEAN
HUMBLE , TX
SHANA DEAN
HUMBLE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 LANCE SCOTT
BROOKELAND , TX
KEVIN BOLTON
WILLIS , TX
0 0 0.00
105 TODD JACKSON
SHREVEPORT , LA
GARY CREEL
BOSSIER CITY , LA
0 0 0.00
105 LOUIS FERGUSON
GUNTER , TX
JJ MATZKE
LEAGUE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
105 WILLIAM MESSER
TIMPSON , TX
CADEN SOLOMON
TIMPSON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 ROGER JOHNSON JR
VIDOR , TX
KIRK LELEUX
KIRBYVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 BOB LAUCK
FLOWER MOUND , TX
TED MARTIN
DALLAS , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JEREMY LEMMONS
TOMBALL , TX
CODY NICHOLSON
ANDERSON , TX
0 0 0.00
105 BOBBY VICE
GROVES , TX
RICKY GUY
HUMBLE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JERRY MASON
SINGER , LA
AARON SAMMONS
BUNA , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CHRIS EAVES
HUMBLE , TX
LORI EAVES
WOODLANDS , TX
0 0 0.00
105 MALCOLM WILLIAMS
BRONSON , TX
STEVE WILSON
FREDERICKSBURG , TX
0 0 0.00
105 BRAD BARINGTON
COLEMAN , TX
DREW CRUNK
MIDLAND , TX
0 0 0.00
105 BENJI DUMAS
MINDEN , LA
JIMMY DUCK III
CENTER , LA
0 0 0.00
105 JASON MANNERS
CLEVELAND , TX
JORDAN MANNERS
CLEVELAND , TX
0 0 0.00
105 STEPHEN THOMAS
WOODVILLE , TX
TAYLOR WELDON
VIDOR , TX
0 0 0.00
105 KEVIN BONDS
CLEVELAND , TX
JARRETT ROBISON
COLDSPRING , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JOHN LEWIS
SOUR LAKE , TX
MARK MCCARBLE
NEED INFO
0 0 0.00
105 KEITH JENSCHKE
NATCHITOCHES , LA
JOHN HRAPMANN
NATCHITOCHES , LA
0 0 0.00
105 CHRISTOPHER GORDON
CLARENCE , LA
DENNIS MORGAN II
NATCHITOCHES , LA
0 0 0.00
105 RICKEY ELLIOTT
SPRING , TX
RALPH MEISENHEIMER
EDMOND , OK
0 0 0.00
105 STEFAN CLOEREN
ORANGE , TX
SCOTT GULLER
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 MIKE MELANCON
NEDERLAND , TX
JESSE FLOYD
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 MICHAEL ROGER
SCOTT , IA
JOSH WILLIAMS
NEWCASTLE , OK
0 0 0.00
105 CHAD KEMP
BRIDGE CITY , TX
BRENT KEMP
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 FRED MCGAHA
CALHOUN , LA
DION YOUNG
WEST MONROE , LA
0 0 0.00
105 STEVE BELLON
LAKE CHARLES , LA
TONY COBURN
LAKE CHARLES , LA
0 0 0.00
105 AARON FREEMAN
THE WOODLANDS , TX
BEN MATSUBU
MILAM , TX
0 0 0.00
105 TED PATE
ALEXANDRIA , LA
VINCENT NEAL
CALDWELL , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JOSH DUNAWAY
SULPHUR , LA
GARRET THOMPSON
IOWA , LA
0 0 0.00
105 BILLY WOLCOTT
WOODVILLE , TX
JAMES SEALE
JASPER , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JOHN ILES
LUFKIN , TX
BRIAN SHOOK
CHINA , TX
0 0 0.00
105 JORDAN WOOD
LUMBERTON , TX
CAMERON ROANE
BEAUMONT , TX
0 0 0.00
105 ADAM DUNN
HOUSTON , TX
JOSHUA WARE
NEW CANEY , TX
0 0 0.00
105 BILL DAIGLE
LAFAYETTE , LA
ANDRE CHAPMAN
CHURCH POINT , LA
0 0 0.00
105 LEE SHEARIN
BRIDGE CITY , TX
MICHEAL ANDRUS
LAKE CHARLES , LA
0 0 0.00
105 JAMES KISER
MONTGOMERY , TX
CHUCK NAOMI
BRANCH , LA
0 0 0.00
105 SAM HUCKABEE
SHREVEPORT , LA
ROBERT CHAMBERLAIN
SHREVEPORT , LA
0 0 0.00
105 JASON MOORE
BUNA , TX
JOHN SINGLETARY 0 0 0.00
105 JAMES LEE
ORANGE , TX
MICHAEL CURRINGTON
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
105 CLAY DARDEAU
RAGLEY , LA
CRAIG BEAN
LAKE CHARLES , LA
0 0 0.00
105 TREVOR WEST
PITKIN , LA
DERRICK STROTHER
PITKIN , LA
0 0 0.00
105 DARREN COUSEY
VILLE PLATHE , LA
CHUCK CHADWICK
VILLE PLATHE , LA
0 0 0.00
105 ROBERT EMMERT
HOCKLEY , TX
WILL EMMERT
HOCKLEY , TX
0 0 0.00
105 ERIC PHILLIPS
KERENS , TX
JAMIE PHILLIPS
KERENS , TX
0 0 0.00
105 BLAKE HANSON
ORANGE , TX
HUNTER GOTHIA
BRIDGE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
105 RALPH DUPUY
GROVES , TX
0 0 0.00
105 DUSTIN GUNSTREAM
VIDOR , TX
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Meet Medal of Honor Recipient Sergeant Dakota Meyer at Bassmaster Classic

Alan McGuckin / Dynamic Sponsorships

Fishing fans will have the chance to meet Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Dakota Meyer and thank him for his service. Meyer will be at the 2019 Bassmaster Classic Expo on Friday, March 15th at the Toyota booth as part of the Classic’s Military Appreciation Day.

Meyer will appear at the Toyota booth after he goes fishing with Team Toyota’s Terry “Big Show” Scroggins, who has won $2 Million as a touring pro, and holds our military in the highest regard.

Meyer is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, deployed twice to combat duty, to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom and to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2011, for his actions in the Battle of Ganjgal in 2009 where he repeatedly braved enemy fire to find and save fellow members of his training team.

With his combined experience as a former Marine sniper, civilian employee and small business owner, Meyer has first-hand knowledge of the challenges facing military veterans as they try to acclimate and integrate into civilian life after transition out of the military.  In 2012 Meyer joined forces with Hiring Our Heroes and Toyota as an ambassador of the Personal Branding Initiative, developing a set of programs and tools that aim to address the issue of veteran and military spouse unemployment.

“The Medal of Honor is the highest possible military decoration a U.S. service member can be awarded,” says Scroggins. “I’m honored to have the opportunity to personally thank Sgt. Meyer for the sacrifices he has made to grant me and others freedom. And I’m excited to head out onto the lake with him to catch some fish and exchange some stories!”

Fans can look forward to catching up with Meyer and Scroggins Friday afternoon in the Toyota booth at the Classic Outdoor Expo.

 

 


Countdown to Blast off to the Classic!

AC's Chris Brown and Sportsmans Warehouse Team Member Connor Boynton Catch up to talk Bassmaster's Classic and the what kind of deals Sportsmans will be offering at this weekends Bassmaster Expo. They also do the Weight guessing game and more! Check it out!

 

 


Johnson & Vandercammen Win Chattanooga Bass Association tournament with over 29 pounds!

1.Tim Johnson & Blake Vandercammen 29.78 $2500
2.Haden Lamb & Trevor Porter 28.20 $700
3.Jamie Hatcher & Rick Camp 25.73 $600
4.Chuck James & Brad James 25.61 $500
5.Jonathan Sowders & Brandon Newton 25.52 $350
6.John Powell & Matt Powell 25.45 $300
7.Justin Medley & Jason Garrett 25.03 $250
8.Tony Townsend & Galen James 23.08 $200
9.Barron Adams & Trevor Prince 22.81 $150
10.Tracy Harden & John Talton 21.63 $150
11.Wayne Norman & Gabe Keen 21.41 $150
12.Steve Kite & Daniel Lewis 21.37 $150
13.Braden Marshall & Austin Banther 19.47 $150
14.Wes Hardin & Scottey Gilley 18.32 $150
15.Gavin Ainslie & Bryan Ainslie 18.22 $150
16.Brent Butler & Seth Davis 17.91 $150
17. Verta Collum & Bradley Collum 17.66 $150


FLW AND KAYAK BASS FISHING JOIN FORCES TO PROPEL PROFESSIONAL KAYAK FISHING INTO THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

MINNEAPOLIS (March 11, 2019) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today that it has partnered with Kayak Bass Fishing, LLC, (KBF) the nation's foremost organization supporting kayak bass anglers, to hold two kayak bass fishing tournaments in 2019. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The two events will be held in conjunction with FLW Tour events – the FLW Tour at Lake Chickamauga and the FLW Cup at Lake Hamilton – on nearby fisheries to offer kayak anglers and tour pros separate fisheries for competition. KBF will manage operation of the two events, and the winners will be recognized on the FLW Tour stage and featured in FLW’s media outlets.

“Kayak fishing has become incredibly popular in recent years and continues to grow,” said Dave Washburn, FLW Vice President of Operations. “We are excited to work with KBF as the kayak-fishing community leader to elevate the sport to new highs with tournaments offering over 100 percent payouts through the course of the season and the biggest media platform available to kayak anglers.”

The first event, the FLW/KBF Open, will be hosted by Fish Dayton and Fish Lake Chickamauga May 4-5, 2019, on Nickajack Lake. Entry fee for the event is $200 per kayak, and the top 100 anglers will qualify to compete in the second event, the FLW/KBF Cup in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Of these 100 qualifiers, the top 20 receive free entry. All other qualifiers pay a $500 entry fee. The FLW/KBF Cup will be held Aug. 8-10, 2019, on a lake to be announced in conjunction with the Aug 9-11 FLW Cup on Lake Hamilton.

“We are excited to partner with FLW to take competitive kayak fishing to the next level and offer better exposure to our top anglers and their accomplishments,” said Chad Hoover, KBF President.

Anglers can register for the FLW/KBF Open at KayakBassFishing.com/flw. Watch for additional details on both KayakBassFishing.com/flw and FLWFishing.com/kayak.

KBF was formed in 2009 to offer kayak anglers the opportunity to compete for hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes at premier fisheries around the country. Currently in its seventh season for live events, KBF offers more than 25 professional-level bass-fishing tournaments to kayak anglers. For complete KBF details, schedules and updated information, visit KayakBassFishing.com.

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


TrueTimber Camo Company Signs On as MLF Bass Pro Tour Sponsor 

 
TULSA, Okla. (March 11, 2019) - Major League Fishing® announced today the signing of South Carolina-based camouflage company TrueTimber as a sponsor of the 2019 MLF Bass Pro Tour.
As a result of the relationship, MLF television viewing audiences will see the TrueTimber logo and camo patterns integrated throughout Bass Pro Tour programming in 2019. A new TrueTimber Fishing television commercial will also debut online and during the MLF NOW! live stream coverage during competitions, and will hit the airwaves when MLF airs on television and cable networks later this year.
"In 2018, our passion for the outdoors carried over to the water as we added the all-new TrueTimber Fishing line to our repertoire," said TrueTimber CEO Rusty Sellars. "And this year, we're excited to bring TrueTimber to the MLF audience. Our sponsorship of the Bass Pro Tour is the perfect opportunity to introduce our high-quality, high-value performance apparel to die-hard anglers and MLF fans across the country."
Pro angler and TrueTimber brand ambassador Edwin Evers wrapped up a dominating

MLF angler and TrueTimber pro Edwin Evers sits atop the young 2019 MLF Bass Pro Tour season standings, having won the Conroe, Texas, Stage Two event and finishing second at the Kissimmee, Florida, opener. (Photo by Josh Gassmann)
performance last month during the Bass Pro Tour's Stage Two on Lake Conroe, claiming Championship Sunday with a weight of 51 pounds, 12 ounces for the win. The Oklahoma pro caught 24 scorable fish on the final day, including an 8-1 largemouth with 9 minutes left on the clock."
A new TrueTimber commercial featuring Evers is airing during MLF programming.
"We are thrilled to welcome TrueTimber to Major League Fishing and the Bass Pro Tour," said Jim Wilburn, president and CEO of Major League Fishing. "We couldn't be happier than to be associated with a brand such as theirs. They create some of the most realistic camouflage on the market. They've already experienced a Bass Pro Tour victory this season with Edwin Evers winning Stage Two, and we look forward to seeing their continued successes both on and off the water throughout the 2019 season."
The Bass Pro Tour will head to Raleigh, North Carolina, March 26-31 for Stage Three of the 2019 season as anglers compete on three prolific nearby lakes. Falls Lake, Shearon Harris Reservoir and Jordan Lake will host bass fishing's newest and highest-profile tournament series, featuring 80 of the best professional anglers in the country. To watch Major League Fishing or find more information about the schedule, anglers and rules visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.
About TrueTimber
Founded in 2005, TrueTimber is based in Inman, South Carolina and is the most realistic, performance-driven camouflage brand in the industry. TrueTimber offers a wide variety of clothing items and accessories, featuring 27 distinct camo patterns that perfectly blend with their surroundings. The company spends countless hours researching, testing and seeking new technology to produce the most effective and lifelike camouflage patterns possible. TrueTimber products can be found in retailers across the United States and Canada, and it continues to be one of the fastest growing camouflage companies in the world. For more information about TrueTimber, visit TrueTimber.com.

Details Make the Difference at FLW Tour on Seminole

Vance McCullough

 

The sky may have been falling but it was a bright moment for Brian Latimer as he hugged his first FLW Tour trophy.

His wife kids joined him on stage, sheltered from the thundering downpour that almost waited until weigh in was over. With an extra $100,000 in the bank, ‘B. Lat’ can make it rain any time he wants to now.

The pro from Belton, SC earned the victory over a week of slow fishing that, despite numerous pros bringing in numerous 20-something-pound bags of bass, was a grind, even for the guys who finished near the top. Bites were hard to come by.

“I told my wife after the 2ndday that I was on the right fish and if I could just catch 5 fish a day, I would win,” shared an exhausted Latimer.

On-lookers couldn’t help but notice his superior per-fish average weight as we watched FLW Live. However, when the Live feed was cut near the end of the final round, Latimer had only 3 fish and had lost a couple that would have helped him.

In the closing hour or so Latimer landed 2 more fish to make a limit that weighed 21 pounds, 3 ounces. He amassed a 4-day total of 80 pounds, 15 ounces. He was the only angler to post more than 80 pounds.

Three other pros put up over 70 pounds. Then there’s a gap of nearly 10 pounds between 4thand 5thplaces.

The difference between the haves and the have-nots was big – and not just in terms of weight.

Small details made huge differences.

The guys who made the cut generally stayed in a single area and picked it apart with one or two techniques and waited patiently for the bites which were often hours in coming.

The biggest difference may have been the way top performers worked their lures - or let them lie. A haphazard, straight retrieve wasn’t cutting it.

Sheldon Collings, the 21-year-old phenom who is a much older soul than his age indicates, was dialed-into the action. He pumped his Chatterbait and said he never got a bite all week on a straight retrieve, even his speed worm had to be jerked from the grass to provoke a reaction from the bass. It worked to the tune of 76-2 and a 3rdplace showing.

Rob Kilby, first man out of the final cut spoke on Day 3 of the need to stop/start his spinnerbait to trigger strikes as he reeled it through sparse pads in the Chattahoochee arm of the sprawling lake.

Speaking to the FLW Live audience on Saturday, Latimer noted that he had to soak his Z-Man Palmetto BugZ craw while flipping hydrilla clumps. “Can’t just go through the motions. You have to fish it like you know that fish is sitting there and concentrate on every flip. The weights make it look like it’s easy, but it is really tough to get a bite here,” said the 4th-year Tour pro as he waited over an hour for his next bite.

Amazing how many guys credited their Lowrance units with an assist. Collings marked fish in the deep grass on Day 3 and returned to catch them on Day 4.

Braxton Setzer (78-14, runner-up) nearly won the tourney by targeting fish on a submerged “sand area” that he found on his Lowrance Carbon unit.

Latimer’s area was dirty 3 days out of the 4 so he was glad he had way-pointed some individual grass clumps on his Lowrance when the visibility had been good. Those are what he flipped to produce all of his fish over the last 3 days.

During the final round, Costas replaced Carbon units for many in the field.

Scott Martin sight-fished. Terry Bolton busted a 27-pound sack by looking at them.

Josh Weaver jumped on the sight train too. He caught one fish.

Full disclosure: Weaver admits he passed over a bunch of 2-pounders while burning miles of bank looking for the 30-pound bag he figured he would need in order to contend for the win.

Latimer even went looking for a short period. He missed 2 fish and figured he needed to get back out to his flat on the Flint River that held big pre-spawn females. He added a pair of 3-pounders to close out the win. Good call, B. Lat!

 

Author Vance McCullough is an avid Outdoorsman and Football Coach from Jacksonville, Florida. You can Follow Vance here on Facebook or here on Instagram.

LATIMER IS CHAMPION AT FLW TOUR AT LAKE SEMINOLE PRESENTED BY COSTA

South Carolina Pro Earns First Career Tour Victory, Wins $100,000

 

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (March 10, 2019) – In one of the most dramatic finishes in recent FLW Tour history, fourth-year FLW Tour pro Brian Latimer of Belton, South Carolina, brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 21 pounds, 3 ounces to win the FLW Tour at Lake Seminole presented by Costa Sunday and the first-place prize of $100,000.

Latimer’s four-day total of 20 bass totaling 80 pounds, 15 ounces edged out Day One leader Braxton Setzer of Montgomery, Alabama (78-14), who finished second and 21-year-old pro Sheldon Collings of Grove, Oklahoma (76-2), in third place.

All day long Latimer, Setzer and Collings traded blows, landing one big one after another much to the thrill of the thousands of viewers that tuned in to watch the day’s action on FLW Live. As the broadcast came to an end at 2 p.m. Latimer was in third place, but only had three bass in his livewell. Latimer added two more keepers late in the day to overtake Setzer and Collings and earned the South Carolina pro his first career victory.

“I have fished for so long, and I always knew that I could do this,” an emotional Latimer said on the weigh-in stage. “I didn’t do well, for a long time. This is not an easy sport. But I knew I could do it, and I kept going. All I’ve ever wanted to do was fish for a living. To win the $100,000 is great, but to finally have my trophy… that is so awesome.”

Latimer caught his fish on Day One Thursday by cranking a current seam in the Flint River with a Bill Lewis MR-6 crankbait, bringing a solid limit weighing 19-1 to the scale. Friday, he caught a few fish cranking, but the majority came from a run down the river to a flat with isolated clumps of grass. He scrapped up a limit weighing 17-11, then decided to stick it out on the flat for the final two days of competition, weighing in 23-0 and 21-3 to slam the door and earn the win.

“Friday is when I figured out that I was on the winning school of fish,” Latimer said. “I did the majority of my damage at a big hydrilla and milfoil flat. I told my wife that if I can get five bites there, every day, I could win this tournament. I stuck it out there, and that’s what happened.

Latimer’s one-two punch on the flat was flipping a Texas-rigged Z-Man Palmetto Bugz with a 1/2-ounce weight or finessing them out with a wacky-rigged Zoom Trick Worm.

“It was stressful – probably the most stressful thing that I have ever been through,” said Latimer. “I lost quite a few fish this week, but I kept my composure. I wasn’t getting many bites. I had to stay focused, and I’m just so blessed that I caught what I did.

The top 10 pros on Lake Seminole finished:

1st:          Brian Latimer, Belton, S.C., 20 bass, 80-15, $102,500

2nd:         Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., 17 bass, 78-14, $30,200

3rd:         Sheldon Collings, Grove, Okla., 20 bass, 76-2, $25,100

4th:         Rapala pro Terry Bolton, Benton, Ky., 20 bass, 72-6, $20,000

5th:         Rob Kilby, Hot Springs, Ark., 20 bass, 62-14, $19,000

6th:         Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 20 bass, 62-10, $18,000

7th:         Miles Howe, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 19 bass, 59-6, $17,000

8th:         Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C., 17 bass, 55-8, $16,500

9th:         Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., 16 bass, 51-1, $15,000

10th:       Hunter Freeman, Monroe, La., 15 bass, 49-2, $14,000

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

Overall there were 42 bass weighing 138 pounds, 12 ounces caught by pros Sunday. Eight of the final 10 pros weighed in five-bass limits.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Seminole presented by Costa 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 total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Seminole presented by Costa was more than $860,000. The tournament was hosted by the Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau. The next event for FLW Tour anglers will be the FLW Tour at Grand Lake presented by Mercury, in Grove, Oklahoma, March 28-31. The tournament will be hosted by the City of Grove and Cherokee Casino Grove.

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

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. 9-11and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

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.


SOUTH CAROLINA’S LATIMER MOVES INTO LEAD AT FLW TOUR AT LAKE SEMINOLE PRESENTED BY COSTA

Fourth-Year Pro Seeks First Tour Win, Brings 1-pound, 10-ounce Lead into Final Day

 

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (March 9, 2019) – The weather threw anglers a curveball Saturday morning at the FLW Tour at Lake Seminole presented by Costa. A heavy, dense fog settled in over Lake Seminole and greeted the pros as they arrived to the Earle May Boat Basin in Bainbridge, prompting FLW Tournament Director Bill Taylor to delay takeoff for a little over an hour due to the low visibility.

Around 8:15 a.m., after the fog had lifted, the 30 anglers that qualified to fish the weekend embarked on Day Three of competition. Pro Brian Latimer of Belton, South Carolina moved into the top spot after bringing a limit weighing 23 pounds even to the scale.

The field is now trimmed to the final 10 pros for Sunday, and Latimer (15 bass, 59-12) will start with a slim 1-pound, 10-ounce lead over second-place pro Braxton Setzer of Montgomery, Alabama, (15 bass, 58-2) who led the first day of competition. Also in striking distance is Sheldon Collings of Grove, Oklahoma, (15 bass, 56-2) who sits in third place. The four-day competition features 165 of the world’s best bass-fishing anglers competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.

“It might look like I had a really good day, but I only caught six fish,” said Latimer, who is fishing in his 26th career FLW Tour event. “I had nothing until 10 a.m., then I just started catching them slowly, one at a time, like every hour. I knew that if I could ever get five bites in the area I was fishing that I’d catch 20+ pounds, and today that finally happened.”

Latimer put a charge into the FLW Live broadcast Saturday morning, boating a 6-pounder on a wacky-rig two hours into the broadcast. He stayed in the same area for the entire day, grinding out six keepers.

“The current had pushed a lot of muddy water out of my area and it was crystal clear this morning,” Latimer said. “They wouldn’t bite flipping, so I had to go with the wacky rig. Tomorrow, unless the wind blows all night, it should be clear so I’ll start with the wacky-rig again. If the wind picks up and blows in muddy water from the river then I’ll have to pick them off by flipping.”

Latimer is already guaranteed to have the highest finish of his young career this week, yet seemed to have the confidence of an angler that has been fishing for many years. When asked about any nerves heading into the final day, the South Carolina pro said he had nothing to worry about.

“I’ve got no nerves – I’ve got one place to fish and two baits to throw. If I stay focused, land my bites and catch five, I think I can do it again. Fishing is momentum, and right now everything is working out right for me. I really feel like I can catch them again.”

The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition Sunday on Lake Seminole are:

1st:          Brian Latimer, Belton, S.C., 15 bass, 59-12

2nd:         Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., 12 bass, 58-2

3rd:         Sheldon Collings, Grove, Okla., 15 bass, 56-2

4th:         Rob Kilby, Hot Springs, Ark., 15 bass, 55-9

5th:         Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., 15 bass, 48-14

6th:         Hunter Freeman, Monroe, La., 14 bass, 47-10

7th:         Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 15 bass, 46-13

8th:         Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C., 12 bass, 46-10

9th:         Miles Howe, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 14 bass, 45-6

10th:       Rapala pro Terry Bolton, Benton, Ky., 15 bass, 45-4

Finishing in 11th through 30th are:

11th:       Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., 12 bass, 45-4, $12,000

12th:       Greg Bohannan, Bentonville, Ark., 15 bass, 44-14, $12,000

13th:       Jason Abram, Piney Flats, Tenn., 15 bass, 44-1, $12,000

14th:       Billy McCaghren, Mayflower, Ark., 15 bass, 43-2, $12,000

15th:       Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala., 15 bass, 42-8, $12,000

16th:       Kurt Mitchell, Milford, Del., 11 bass, 42-4, $11,500

17th:       Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., 15 bass, 42-1, $11,500

18th:       Chris McCall, Palmer, Texas, 14 bass, 40-14, $11,500

19th:       Matt Becker, Finleyville, Pa., 15 bass, 39-12, $11,500

20th:       Tyler Woolcott, Port Orange, Fla., 10 bass, 37-13, $11,500

21st:        Miles Burghoff, Hixson, Tenn., 14 bass, 36-9, $10,500

22nd:       Jimmy Brewer, Marshall, Texas, 13 bass, 36-6, $10,500

23rd:       Tommy Dickerson, Orange, Texas, 14 bass, 35-15, $10,500

24th:       Joseph Webster, Winfield, Ala., nine bass, 35-14, $10,500

25th:       Russell Cecil, Willis, Texas, 14 bass, 35-13, $10,500

26th:       Jacob Wall, Jacksonville, Ore., 12 bass, 34-5, $10,500

27th:       Andy Young, Isle, Minn., 13 bass, 32-10, $10,500

28th:       Kurt Dove, Del Rio, Texas, nine bass, 32-8, $10,500

29th:       Nitro pro Dylan Hays, El Dorado, Ark., 12 bass, 30-12, $10,500

30th:       Matt Reed, Madisonville, Texas, 11 bass, 28-7, $10,500

 

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

Overall there were 119 bass weighing 322 pounds even caught by pros Saturday, Of the final 30 pros, 18 of them were able to bring a five-bass limit to the scale.

In FLW Tour competition, the full field of 165 pro anglers competed in the two-day opening round Thursday and Friday. The top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advanced to fish on Saturday. Now, 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 Lake Seminole presented by Costa is more than $860,000. The tournament is hosted by the Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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. 9-11and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

Anglers will take off for the final day of competition at 7:45 a.m. EST Sunday from the Bainbridge Earle May Boat Basin, located at 100 Boat Basin Circle, in Bainbridge. Sunday’s Championship weigh-in will also be held at the boat basin beginning at 4 p.m.

In conjunction with the weigh-ins, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at the Bainbridge Earle May Boat Basin from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday. 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.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Seminole presented by Costa 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 Sunday, featuring live action from the boats of the tournament’s top pros each day. Host Travis Moran will be joined by veteran FLW Tour pro Todd Hollowell 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.


Scheffer and Reynolds Win Anglers Choice Classic on Guntersville

Marc Sheffer and Kevin Reynolds bested 315 other teams to win the U.S. Angler's Choice National Championship at famed Lake Guntersville, Scottsboro Alabama.

 

PL

ANGLER1

ANGLER2

FISH

BB

DAY1

FISH

BB

DAY2

TOTAL

1

MARC SHEFFER

KEVIN REYNOLDS

5

8

28.48

5

0

23.08

51.56

2

TOBY CORN

SHAWN PENN

5

6.25

24.51

5

8.2

26.66

51.17

3

ERIC RASMUSSEN

JOHN FRUGO

5

6.6

25.65

5

7.95

19.04

44.69

4

BARRY LUX

JOHN STAFFORD

5

0

21.66

5

6.15

22.01

43.67

5

KEN OWENS

JUSTUN BUCHANAN

5

6.17

21.89

5

0

21.35

43.24

6

KURT KAHL

MIKE FELDERMANN

5

0

16.66

5

8.93

26.23

42.89

7

CLINT MARLER

PHIL DURACZ

5

0

20.2

5

0

22.36

42.56

8

RONNIE DOBBS

TROY EAKINS

5

5.25

21.48

5

7.82

20.58

42.06

9

DERREK NELSON

BEN BONIKOWSKE

5

0

19.95

5

5.46

21.77

41.72

10

CLINT GRADELESS

JEFFREY GELLER

5

8.19

27.64

5

0

13.92

41.56

11

CHAD SMITH

DARREN MITCHELL

5

5.55

21.99

5

6.61

19.47

41.46

12

MARK MASON

MATT WOLFE

5

0

19.98

5

6.78

21.13

41.11

13

BRIAN KELLER

MIKE MAYAN

5

9.04

25.11

4

0

15.98

41.09

14

KERRY BETZ

KEVIN NEAL

5

8.69

24.82

5

0

16.27

41.09

15

DENNIS KAYS

DAVID KAYS

5

0

21.5

5

0

19.57

41.07

16

GENE GILLIAM

MIKE BELTZ

5

0

22.22

5

8.12

18.69

40.91

17

JEREMIAH GRAY

5

6.2

20

5

7.31

19.74

39.74

18

STEVE SEITER

STEVE HARDIN

5

0

21.02

4

7.17

18.22

39.24

19

GREG COLEMAN

TRAVIS GILLETT

5

10.5

23.63

5

0

15.42

39.05

20

KYLE KASER

5

6.5

20.73

5

0

17.87

38.6

21

KEVIN ALLEN

CHRIS RHODES

5

7.38

28.86

2

0

9.42

38.28

22

RICK FRY

TRAVIS ALCOCK

5

4.62

18.49

4

8.99

19.45

37.94

23

JAMES SCHUBERT

BRYAN BAYER

5

8.32

23.8

5

0

13.6

37.4

24

SCOTT TYRELL

KYLE RATLIFF

5

5.73

18.97

5

6.13

18.33

37.3

25

JUSTIN RUSHER

JOHN REPENNING

5

0

17.13

5

0

19.44

36.57

26

ERIN MCCORMICK

JARROD MCCORMICK

5

7.89

23.08

5

0

13.47

36.55

27

CHRIS CLUTTS

TREY TOPP

5

6.84

24.82

3

7.38

11.72

36.54

28

JOSH WRIGHT

RYAN MILLS

5

0

16.38

5

6.41

20.15

36.53

29

BRETT GOVREAU

BEAU GOVREAU

5

8.2

22.79

5

0

13.66

36.45

30

MATT JACKSON

MIKE JACKSON

5

0

19.12

5

0

17.13

36.25

31

MARK WIESE

JAY HULSEY

2

0

9.5

5

9.55

26.72

36.22

32

CURTIS BLACK

MIKE ALLISON

5

0

14.21

5

9.16

21.74

35.95

33

JASON YEAGER

TED HEITSCHMIDT

5

0

20.53

5

0

15.16

35.69

34

KYLE RADAKE

ERIC NISWONGER

5

0

19.14

5

0

15.89

35.03

35

JIM MIDDLETON

SCOTT ALLEN

2

0

7.02

5

9.29

27.95

34.97

36

BUD SMART

DAVE COFFING

5

0

24.32

4

0

10.47

34.79

37

MATT FIEBER

NICK ROUSE

5

0

16.98

5

7.13

17.74

34.72

38

NICK RENIER

SCOTT STEENO

5

7.43

20.65

5

0

13.81

34.46

39

PAUL PRICKETTE

CHAD YAEGER

5

0

17.27

5

0

17.15

34.42

40

ZACH SCHMIEGLITZ

MIKE SCHMIEGLITZ

4

0

12.08

5

8.4

22.32

34.4

41

ROBERT KNACKSTEDT

RYAN GILBERT

5

0

18.03

5

0

16.08

34.11

42

BRUCE YOUNG

JOE SCHULTZ

5

0

17.86

5

0

16.25

34.11

43

SCOTT KETTENHOVEN

KYLE KETTENHOVEN

5

0

15.99

5

5.86

18.02

34.01

44

ALAN METJE

JARRED METJE

5

0

13.24

5

7.25

20.24

33.48

45

JOE CHIARELLA

RICH HULEN

5

0

18.72

5

0

14.74

33.46

46

CARL PIEPER

DUSTY CLIFTON

4

0

11.14

5

8.56

21.93

33.07

47

SAM EASTWOOD

SHANNON PIERCE

5

7.47

23.03

3

0

10.01

33.04

48

JEFF SYKES

HANK BANYCKY

5

6.33

21.19

3

7.65

11.69

32.88

49

CHRIS GLOVER

JEFF HAMPTON

5

6.49

23.15

2

6

9.59

32.74

50

JERRY CRAWFORD

MIKE CRAWFORD

5

0

15.39

5

0

17.26

32.65

51

JAKE ZEIGLER

ZACH ZEIGLER

5

0

16.15

5

0

16.35

32.5

52

JAMES GOODPASTURE

SCOTT FISCHER

5

0

16.36

5

0

16.12

32.48

53

DAN SHORAGA

ADAM EGGERTSEN

5

0

19.97

4

0

12.5

32.47

54

RYAN WHITACRE

JAYPEE HEY

5

7.49

19.94

3

0

12.25

32.19

55

SCOTT MORBER

MARC HAWTHORNE

5

0

17.17

4

0

15

32.17

56

RYAN WAKEMAN

DEREK OWEN

5

0

14.69

5

0

17.24

31.93

57

TYLER ZIMMERMAN

MAX GEYER

3

5.1

11.59

4

7.26

20.21

31.8

58

PETE SKIBBA

SHAWN KRUZITSKI

5

6.66

19.42

4

0

12.07

31.49

59

SCOTT MCINTYRE

TONY WATERS

5

0

18.22

5

0

13.27

31.49

60

GREG KLUG

DYLAN MINCH

3

0

8.15

5

8.77

23.32

31.47

61

JEREMY SCOTT

PAUL HENRY

3

8.11

15.08

5

0

16.37

31.45

62

RANDY BUCHANAN

BRIAN BUCHANAN

3

0

7.23

5

5.76

24.22

31.45

63

BRENNON MCCORD

GABE JELLEY

3

0

8.72

5

0

22.67

31.39

64

JOSH BRANDENBERGER

CHASE FENNEL

4

5.64

18.23

4

0

12.99

31.22

65

RYAN ARMSTRONG

CHRIS REYNOLDS

5

0

17.49

4

0

13.72

31.21

66

JOE MAZZUCCA

5

0

19.2

3

7.09

11.96

31.16

67

JEFF NAPIER

RICHARD FERGUSON

5

6.82

20.26

3

5.18

10.84

31.1

68

JOHN PLIWKO

BART PLIWKO

5

6.88

20

4

0

11.05

31.05

69

JON DITTMAR

JEREMY DITTMAR

5

0

17.56

5

0

13.47

31.03

70

STEVE IVES SR

TOM IVES

4

0

11.13

5

0

19.79

30.92

71

JERRY OLSEN

GRANT OLSEN

4

0

14.83

3

7.45

15.96

30.79

72

JOE HUGHES

JEFF SCHREINER

5

0

15.62

5

0

15.08

30.7

73

CAMERON NESTERENKO

ANDREW WOOLEY

5

0

13.25

5

0

17.35

30.6

74

FRED FELIX

JEFF WEHNER

5

0

15.88

5

0

14.42

30.3

75

CASEY FORRESTER

RYAN POVOLISCH

5

0

14.99

4

0

15.28

30.27

76

JAMIE THURSTON

COLTON THURSTON

4

0

16.08

5

0

14.06

30.14

77

MELVIN JEFFORDS

BRANDON BROADWAY

5

0

19.14

3

5.56

10.56

29.7

78

LARRY HASTINGS JR

JOSH COPPEDGE

5

0

16.85

4

0

12.61

29.46

79

RANDY PIERCE

KEITH CARROLL

5

0

24.09

2

0

5.2

29.29

80

IVAN MAXWELL

BRIAN FUTCH

5

6.84

19.74

4

0

9.44

29.18

81

RAY TURNER

MATTHEW JONES

5

8.16

25.14

1

0

3.85

28.99

82

JASON VANCE

ROGER MIKELS

3

0

12.15

3

0

16.7

28.85

83

JUSTIN MOSIER

MATT ALLISON

5

0

15.11

5

0

13.72

28.83

84

ED BAUER

BOB GARNER

5

0

14.64

4

0

12.87

27.51

85

DAVE OVERSTREET

AARON OVERSTREET

3

0

8.83

5

0

18.63

27.46

86

VINCENT HYTRY

MICHAEL CLONINGER

5

0

22.46

1

0

4.86

27.32

87

ANTONIO GROSSI

JIM RETTIG

5

0

15.05

4

5.8

12.14

27.19

88

TOM PATTEN

JEFF YORKS

5

6.91

27.08

27.08

89

MATT MADLENER

ED NAYDIHOR

5

0

19.44

2

0

7.33

26.77

90

VENSON NEWSOM

CHRIS HILL

4

0

13.36

4

0

13.28

26.64

91

JIM VANZO

BRAD EAGLIN

5

0

16.07

2

6.49

10.48

26.55

92

COREY REYNOLDS

MATTHEW GRIGGS

5

0

18.64

3

0

7.86

26.5

93

RON NISWONGER

DAN NISWONGER

4

0

10.97

4

0

15.35

26.32

94

AARON HOCHSTEDLER

RODNEY ELLIS

3

0

6.41

5

6.35

19.88

26.29

95

JOE JAWORSKI

TONY IORIO

5

6.38

17.21

2

6.82

8.85

26.06

96

CHAD KWIATKOWSKI

MELVIN BATHON

5

0

19.91

2

0

6.03

25.94

97

CHUCK AUSTIN

FRANK SINN

5

6.7

25.55

25.55

98

NICK RAY

ANTHONY BRYSON

5

0

14.22

4

0

11.16

25.38

99

NATHAN CRAIN

MICHAEL GOLDMAN

5

0

15.05

4

0

10.22

25.27

100

JEREMY DANIEL

MEL TASCHLER

5

0

17.03

3

0

7.89

24.92

101

RYAN FLOWERS

JAKE BATHON

3

0

10.94

5

0

13.7

24.64

102

LEO DEDERING

JOHN GARDNER

4

0

13.21

4

0

11.41

24.62

103

DAVID BERENS

JEFF GAWLIK

4

0

15.95

3

0

8.62

24.57

104

STEVE NIEMI

STEVE NIEMI JR

5

8.37

19.23

2

0

5.28

24.51

105

BILLY MARTON

MARK CHRISCO

5

0

20.34

1

0

4.1

24.44

106

JOE POLLAK

BRAD WESSLING

3

0

7.46

4

6.68

16.92

24.38

107

MARK JELLEY

DANNY CLARK

3

7.95

14.67

2

6.65

9.5

24.17

108

TRAVIS ROGERS

JEREMIAH BELL

5

0

14.11

4

0

10.03

24.14

109

CHARLEY GLIDEWELL

LONNIE SADLER

5

0

17.08

3

0

6.9

23.98

110

KYLE KOCH

IAN GUNN

4

0

13

3

0

10.59

23.59

111

DOUGLAS CHAPIN

SHANNON NORDER

5

0

18.34

2

0

5.02

23.36

112

TANNER HARRY

ROBERT HARRY

5

0

18.15

1

0

5.15

23.3

113

CHRIS LARKINS

GRANT LARKINS

4

7.4

17.91

1

0

5.28

23.19

114

JOE HOOVER

TRENT MCPHEETERS

5

0

17.36

2

0

5.7

23.06

115

REED ROSSIER

BRIAN NEWMAN

5

0

16.41

1

0

6.41

22.82

116

JERRY PYLES

BRIAN DENNIS

5

0

15.18

1

0

7.6

22.78

117

SCOTT NEIGHBORS

LARRY LENCE

2

0

5.81

4

0

16.8

22.61

118

CASEY KNAUP

BRAD GOETZ

5

0

17.05

1

0

5.45

22.5

119

JACOB WILLIAMSON

RON WILLIAMSON

1

0

2.99

4

6.19

19.49

22.48

120

JAY WOLLENBERG

KEVIN FASSBIND

4

0

11.73

3

0

10.65

22.38

121

SCOTTY SMITH

GAVIN SMITH

4

7.75

15.79

1

0

6.53

22.32

122

ALEX BARBOUR

PAUL DRISCOLL

2

6.4

9.63

4

0

12.36

21.99

123

FRED GOY

BRIAN PERZENTKA

3

7.89

13.2

3

0

8.63

21.83

124

BRAD MARSHALL

GARY RIZZO

4

0

11.33

3

4.65

10.35

21.68

125

JEFF GRAPPE

BRAD SHERRILL

2

0

4.92

5

7.09

16.73

21.65

126

AMY KING

JAMI YOUNG

4

7.4

14.4

2

4.57

7.25

21.65

127

TOBY VERTEIN

BRANDON STEVENS

2

0

6.46

3

9.67

15.01

21.47

128

MARK HEWKIN

JERAMIE HEWKIN

4

0

9.04

5

0

11.51

20.55

129

CRAIG STANLEY

BRANDON STANLEY

3

0

10.08

3

0

10.38

20.46

130

RICK KING

DEREK KING

5

0

20.38

20.38

131

TOM OXFORD

JEREMY WALLACE

0

0

0

5

0

20.26

20.26

132

NOAH KRUZITSKI

DOUG KRUZITSKI

2

0

7.79

5

0

12.42

20.21

133

TYCIAN HANSON II

TYCIAN HANSON

5

0

14.14

3

0

5.88

20.02

134

SPENCER HAHN

BEN WANKE

2

0

7.38

2

6.73

12.61

19.99

135

GERALD DURACZ

RICKY THOMPSON

4

0

14.24

2

0

5.46

19.7

136

JEFF HARRELL

MATT HARRELL

1

0

2.88

5

0

16.71

19.59

137

SHANE HASLETT

LANCE DASENBROCK

5

0

19.21

19.21

138

GEORGE TAYLOR

ALLEN FAVATA

2

7.98

10.22

3

0

8.86

19.08

139

MIKE BROWN

DICK BROWN

5

0

19.02

19.02

140

JEFF REED

ADAM CERUTI

3

0

11.47

1

0

7.38

18.85

141

HINK HINKLE

JOHN RAINES

3

0

6.6

5

0

11.83

18.43

142

CRAIG KUHNERT

CRAIG DUVARDO

5

0

15.09

1

0

3.34

18.43

143

JASON GREIL

JEREMY GREIL

4

0

11.57

3

0

6.65

18.22

144

STEVE MARSHALL

DRAKE MARSHALL

1

0

4.64

4

0

13.38

18.02

145

JIM HAN

TIM RODENBARGER

5

0

13.15

2

0

4.78

17.93

146

BRIAN FUNKHOUSER

BUCK REED

5

6.77

17.86

17.86

147

BRYAN PARTAK

NATHAN RAIMONDO

3

0

10.19

2

0

7.25

17.44

148

TODD LAMENDOLA

JEFF KIRBY

5

0

17.38

17.38

149

CARL FINLEY

JON WOJAK

5

0

17.32

17.32

150

KEITH NEMCEK

KYLE CHAIRES

5

0

17.31

17.31

151

LEE DURACZ

JEREMY BUNNELL

3

0

10.74

1

0

6.27

17.01

152

RAY DREW

BRANDON DOWNAM

3

0

8.05

3

0

8.81

16.86

153

ERIC CLARK

BRANDON RHODEN

5

0

16.8

16.8

154

DON AMSDEN

ED OILAR

4

6.83

16.69

16.69

155

STEVE SANDERS

MIKE MOTT

5

0

16.66

16.66

156

KYLE RINELLA

CODY CURRY

3

0

9.24

2

0

7.24

16.48

157

CHARLIE EISERT

JAY ZIEGLER

4

0

11.03

2

0

5.36

16.39

158

SCOTT HARRELL

MISSY KOVACIK

4

0

12.84

1

0

3.29

16.13

159

DOUG VANDERWALL

MURPHY MEISS

1

0

2.22

4

0

13.61

15.83

160

JOHN NOWACKI

JEFF DAY

3

0

15.36

0

0

0

15.36

161

DAVID REIF

JASON REIF

5

5.43

15.17

15.17

162

CARL PICKERING

ERIC WILKAS

5

0

14.95

14.95

163

GLENN BATES

KURT GARDNER

2

0

5.83

2

0

9.08

14.91

164

JOSH JACKSON

LUKE ESTEL

5

5.64

14.89

14.89

165

TAD GREEN

ZACH TURNER

2

0

10.15

1

0

4.74

14.89

166

MARK RANDOLPH

ALAN RUTAN

4

0

11.04

1

0

3.65

14.69

167

RYAN RIDGEWAY

SCOTT LEVANTI

5

0

14.22

0

0

0

14.22

168

JUSTIN ROLAPE

KYLE HUDSON

5

0

14.18

14.18

169

JAKE HURST

TOM HEINTZ

5

0

14.17

14.17

170

GENE HENRICKS

MARK HENRICKS

3

0

8.64

2

0

5.5

14.14

171

RYAN YAEGER

JOSH WOLF

5

0

14.1

14.1

172

STEVE IVES JR

TODD CAGNONI

1

0

2.67

3

0

11.29

13.96

173

CLYDE HANSON

ROBERT ECKSTEIN

5

0

11.93

1

0

1.99

13.92

174

RICHARD COLON

GEORGE LORD

0

0

0

5

0

13.65

13.65

175

DANIEL LANCASTER

LEONARD KLINERT

3

0

13.51

13.51

176

MIKE READING

DOUG LUEHRS

2

0

5.62

2

5.49

7.8

13.42

177

MIKE HAMMERS

TROY DISHNER

3

0

8.27

2

0

5.11

13.38

178

NICK HAMMOND

PATRICK KAUFMANN

4

0

13.27

0

0

0

13.27

179

DON MINICH

DOUG DURBIN

3

0

13.12

13.12

180

ADAM BARNARD

LES BARNARD

2

0

5.82

2

0

7.25

13.07

181

BOB HUGHEY

STEVE RAMEY

1

0

3.56

3

0

9.5

13.06

182

MARK STEIGER

TERRY MATHIAS

2

0

9.47

1

0

3.49

12.96

183

MARK OBRIEN

RYNE SANDERS

4

4.55

12.89

0

0

0

12.89

184

STEVE LOPEZ

NATHAN WIRSBINSKY

4

0

12.63

0

0

0

12.63

185

BOB AHRNDT

SEAN NEELEY

4

0

12.55

12.55

186

TONY DOWDY JR

TONY DOWDY SR

5

0

12.46

12.46

187

DON LYNN

LARRY THURMAN

3

0

12.46

12.46

188

TIMOTHY SCHROEDER

MARK WALLACE

5

0

12.37

12.37

189

JOSH KEENEY

JOHN BERRENS JR

3

0

7.52

2

0

4.84

12.36

190

BOB HUTCHCROFT

RODNEY SCHNOOR

2

0

5.5

2

0

6.83

12.33

191

DOUG BECKER

BILL BRUNKOW

3

7.48

12.2

12.2

192

KYLE MARCANGELO

KEVIN VANDERLIP

3

0

9.28

1

0

2.86

12.14

193

MICHAEL JONES

CHRIS HAUB

3

0

12.04

0

0

0

12.04

194

KEN WINSTON

KARL KUCIK

0

0

0

3

0

11.9

11.9

195

DANNY LIVINGSTON

DIRK LIVINGSTON

3

0

11.77

0

0

0

11.77

196

BARRY GRIDER

JASON KISER

2

0

4.48

2

0

7.25

11.73

197

DOC MERKIN

DON MAY

3

0

11.72

11.72

198

WALLY KERNS

TRAVIS KERNS

2

0

6.1

1

0

5.55

11.65

199

COLLIN CHILDERS

SHAUN DILTZ

3

0

9.31

1

0

2.3

11.61

200

BROOK JOHNSON

BRIAN BAIR

5

0

11.59

11.59

201

MATT SWALLS

AUSTIN SWALLS

3

0

11.59

11.59

202

NIEL CURRY

J.D. KYLE

4

0

11.44

11.44

203

JASON HODGE

LONNIE BOWLIN

2

8.95

11.38

0

0

0

11.38

204

LOGAN KERTSCHER

BRYAN MILLER

3

0

8.11

1

0

3.16

11.27

205

JIM MCWHIRTER

ROD COFFING

5

0

11.11

11.11

206

CARL BROCKWAY

JOE SEGELHORST

3

0

11.07

11.07

207

GERRIT HOLST

CHRIS DYKES

3

0

7.55

1

0

3.46

11.01

208

VAUGHN CAPASSO

CHRIS CAPASSO

0

0

0

3

0

10.77

10.77

209

THOMAS HIGDON

ROBERT SCHULTZ

4

0

10.41

10.41

210

SHANNON TOIGO

GREG BERNER

3

0

9.92

0

0

0

9.92

211

NICK HUETSCH

JOE ANDRES

5

0

9.86

9.86

212

DAN HIGHT

CORTES MACACHOR

4

0

9.77

0

0

0

9.77

213

JASON KINKEL

MIKE GIULVEZAN

2

0

9.68

9.68

214

ANDY MAIER

STEVE GLYNN

4

0

9.63

9.63

215

GALE BRECKENRIDGE

DOUG CHEATHAM

4

0

9.53

9.53

216

JOE GEMMELL JR

MATT JANULIS

2

0

5.91

1

0

3.54

9.45

217

JEFF MORRIS

JUSTIN MEMMER

1

0

2.28

2

0

7.12

9.4

218

JEFF FULKERSON

JUSTIN CONKLE

2

0

9.14

9.14

219

CHAD SIBODA

JOHN SIBODA

0

0

0

2

5.67

8.86

8.86

220

RON RUBLE

JOSH RUBLE

2

0

3.86

2

0

4.98

8.84

221

JEFF KOCH

JOHN LOESCHE

3

0

8.82

8.82

222

JEFF METCALF

JASON GLOSEMEYER

2

0

8.7

8.7

223

ANTHONY COLEMAN

THOMAS FLANARY

2

0

8.51

0

0

0

8.51

224

DAVE SCHULTZ

RYAN OLSEN

2

0

8.51

8.51

225

CLIFTON COBB

CHRIS MCWHIRTER

2

0

8.29

8.29

226

SCOTT SCHEICH

SCOTT KENNEDY

3

0

7.91

7.91

227

TONY ARDIZZONE

BRANDON MCDONALD

1

0

7.75

0

0

0

7.75

228

MIKE DURANT

BERT BRIESE

2

0

7.53

7.53

229

BRANDON MIER

JUSTIN KOPUT

2

0

7.45

7.45

230

MATT NAUMANN

JASON KENNEDY

1

0

5.17

1

0

2.23

7.4

231

TODD NEAL

CHUCK SABIA

2

0

7.34

7.34

232

JAMIE CURIA

NATHAN GRAVERT

2

0

7.26

7.26

233

LARRY ECKERT

JOHN KIM

3

0

7.23

7.23

234

LANCE MARTIN

SCOTT RENFREE

2

0

7.19

7.19

235

DAVID SHERMAN

GREG LISAK

1

0

4.02

1

0

3.15

7.17

236

LEE ELLIFF

JEFF CROSSEN

1

0

7.12

7.12

237

TONY COOK

SEAN COOK

2

0

7.07

0

0

0

7.07

238

BRAD ALLSUP

GREG GAMMILL

1

0

3.58

1

0

3.44

7.02

239

BILL OLSON

KENNEDY GREAR

0

0

0

2

0

6.92

6.92

240

ART KERNS

CLIFFORD KERNS

3

0

6.88

6.88

241

ADAM SCHUTT

GARY CONRAD

2

0

6.79

6.79

242

ADAM BOWMAN

KORY KUHLMAN

2

0

4.3

1

0

2.33

6.63

243

ROB HICKS

JOHN BARBER

2

0

6.43

0

0

0

6.43

244

BOBBY NELSON

JOHN PRIDEMORE

2

0

6.2

0

0

0

6.2

245

GEORGE DIEHL

COREY DIEHL

2

0

6.12

0

0

0

6.12

246

HARRY MARSH II

HARRY MARSH III

2

0

6.07

6.07

247

DANE JONES

REED JONES

2

0

5.89

5.89

248

BRANDON SCHMOHE

JAKE BEGLER

2

0

5.73

5.73

249

DONALD OKSANEN

GENE MAGIERA

1

0

2.93

1

0

2.76

5.69

250

COLTON WILKINS

BEN NATION

2

0

5.48

5.48

251

KEVIN RENTH

KYLE MONICAL

2

0

5.46

5.46

252

BRUCE PAWOLA

KEVIN PAWOLA

0

0

0

2

0

5.33

5.33

253

RANDY MILLER

ANDY WEGNER

2

0

4.69

4.69

254

ART MENSIK

JOSH ROBEY

2

0

4.53

0

0

0

4.53

255

BILL MCNUTT

TIM FAIRCLOTH

2

0

4.46

4.46

256

ROBERT JAMES

MICHAELA JAMES

1

0

2.46

1

0

1.88

4.34

257

JIM RURA

KEN ZAHN

2

0

4.1

4.1

258

HAYDEN GOSEN

DENNIS STOLZ

1

0

3.11

3.11

259

JEFF POWER

JOHN KENNEDY

1

0

2.93

2.93

260

RYAN NELSON

MARK DEMPSEY

1

0

2.89

2.89

261

CRAIG NICHOLSON

RODNEY NICHOLSON

1

0

2.79

2.79

262

JACOB HARTKE

CHAD BRITTON

1

0

2.73

0

0

0

2.73

263

NICK WELTER

PETE WELTER

0

0

0

1

0

2.44

2.44

264

JOHN DEMAY

BRANNON DALEY

1

0

2.37

2.37

265

JEFF GEE

STEVE MAJEWSKI

1

0

2.25

2.25

266

JUSTIN LAMB

FRED SCHUTTEK

1

0

2.12

2.12

267

JEFF BURDICK

BO BROWN

1

0

2.1

0

0

0

2.1

268

JAMES WRIGHT

HERBIE BOOHER

1

0

2.01

0

0

0

2.01

269

RON JOHNSON

TYSON SHOOT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

270

JOE MORRIS

JOEY MORRIS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

271

ROB BUELTMANN

BEN VERHOEF

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

272

JERRY CARPENTER

JEFF SLINKARD

0

0

0

0

273

NEIL MCCORD

STEVE SIZEMORE

0

0

0

0

274

DAN COPELAND

MIKE COOPERSMITH

0

0

0

0

275

BILL SKINNER

DOMINICK KIRKPATRICK

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

276

JUSTIN WISE

JEFF PUCKET

0

0

0

0

277

TOM SHOEMAKER

CODY FIRMAN

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

278

BRIAN HENSLEY

KEN TUCKER

0

0

0

0

279

JASON WALKER

STEVE BOWCOCK

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

280

BRUCE HUTSON

ADAM HUTSON

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

281

JASON WILLBUR

JENNIFER WILLBUR

0

0

0

0

282

DAVID RICHARDSON

KEN KLENKE

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

283

JERRY KOLLER

TIM HASS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

284

DENNIS HEAPE

MIKE FRISCH

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

285

JACOB SAUNDERS

0

0

0

0

286

MIKE PARSONS

BOB HITCHCOCK

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

287

BRIAN ROTHROCK

DIRK RYAN

0

0

0

0

288

CHAD SPENCE

HUNTER GROUNDS

0

0

0

0

289

TERRY YOUNG

TROY FOWLER

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

290

STAN GRIZZLE

CHASE THORNTON

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

291

BRIAN OYLER

BROCK OYLER

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

292

DON SHAFFER

LARRY HULL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

293

STU MARTEL

JOE SHERMAN

0

0

0

0

294

CALEB KUPHALL

JOE WOOD

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

295

D.J. RAGAN

JAKE SCHULTZ

0

0

0

0

296

BRIAN TSCHUDY

LISA RAINEY

0

0

0

0

297

PETE TERRANOVA

MIKE RACLAWSKI

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

298

JOHN BACH

ZACH PLANK

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

299

RON REEG

ROBERT ROWAN

0

0

0

0

300

CHRISTOPHER BARRETT

DERREK BARRETT

0

0

0

0

301

CLARK DAVIS

DAVID DAVIS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

302

RANDY KRULL

ROGER KRULL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

303

RYAN HUDSON

MIKE HUDSON

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

304

JOE FINCH

TROY KRODINGER

0

305

RON FOLEY

JOHN DACKO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

306

CRAIG PANFIL

TYLER PANFIL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

307

JACOB KNIGHT

TIM JUST

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

308

DAVID KEEFER

BUTCH JONES

0

309

JIM BUGG

LYNN WILSON

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

310

REGGIE SHELTON JR

REGGIE SHELTON SR

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

311

DAVID DISTERHAFT

DEAN DITTBERNER

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

312

SCOTT MILLER

DAN MILLER

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

313

JASON BARBER

CORY SINGLETARY

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

314

RONNIE SIRESS

DANNY YORK

0

0

0

0

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315

ROB RULEY

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316

ANDRE SMITH

BRUCE HALTON

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South Carolina's Beavers Moves into Lead at FLW Tour at Lake Seminole presented by Costa

2017 FLW Series Champion Paces Field into Weekend Cut, Thrift’s Limit Streak Comes to an End at 71

 

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (March 8, 2019) – Pro Bradford Beavers of Summerville, South Carolina, caught five bass weighing 18 pounds, 12 ounces Friday to take control of the leaderboard after Day Two of the FLW Tour at Lake Seminole presented by Costa. Beavers’ two-day total of 10 bass weighing 43 pounds, 14 ounces gives him a 3-pound 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.

Although Beavers’ 18-pound, 12-ounce limit was an impressive sight on the stage, the South Carolina pro admits that he had to grind it out for the entire day. He boated four keepers in a 45-minute window right away Friday morning, then didn’t boat his fifth keeper until just three minutes before having to leave the water and head to weigh-in.

“I hooked seven fish today, but only got five of them to the boat,” said Beavers, the 2017 Costa FLW Series Champion. “I was around them. They would bump my bait, but they just weren’t going to eat.

“I spent three hours there this morning, then I finally gave up and ran around looking for another bite the rest of the day,” Beavers continued. “I don’t know if the fish are becoming more educated or the weather is changing their habits.”

Beavers said that he caught all of his fish Friday on a bladed jig.

“I finally got my last one with just three minutes left in the day,” Beavers said. “It was a huge window with nothing happening.

“Tomorrow my plan is to just go hit the one area where I have been catching them, and then just run some new water from there,” Beavers went on to say. “I’ll probably stay shallow. I don’t have anything else worth going back to, and it just takes too long to find them out deep. I hope I can find them.”

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

1st:          Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C., 10 bass, 43-14

2nd:         Sheldon Collings, Grove, Okla., 10 bass, 40-14

3rd:         Rob Kilby, Hot Springs, Ark., 10 bass, 38-15

4th:         Kurt Mitchell, Milford, Del., 10 bass, 37-5

5th:         Brian Latimer, Belton, S.C., 10 bass, 36-12

6th:         Greg Bohannan, Bentonville, Ark., 10 bass, 36-3

7th:         Hunter Freeman, Monroe, La., 10 bass, 35-5

8th:         Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., 10 bass, 34-7

9th:         Joseph Webster, Winfield, Ala., eight bass, 34-6

10th:       Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., seven bass, 33-10

11th:       Tyler Woolcott, Port Orange, Fla., eight bass, 33-2

12th:       Miles Howe, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., nine bass, 32-12

13th:       Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 10 bass, 32-7

14th:       Billy McCaghren, Mayflower, Ark., 10 bass, 32-5

15th:       Jimmy Brewer, Marshall, Texas, 10 bass, 31-0

16th:       Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., 10 bass, 30-12

17th:       Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala., 10 bass, 29-11

18th:       Rapala pro Terry Bolton, Benton, Ky., 10 bass, 29-1

19th:       Russell Cecil, Willis, Texas, nine bass, 28-9

20th:       Matt Becker, Finleyville, Pa., 10 bass, 28-8

21st:        Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., seven bass, 28-7

22nd:       Jason Abram, Piney Flats, Tenn., 10 bass, 28-2

23rd:       Miles Burghoff, Hixson, Tenn., 10 bass, 27-15

24th:       Costa pro Dylan Hays, El Dorado, Ark., 10 bass, 27-0

25th:       Andy Young, Isle, Minn., 10 bass, 26-13

26th:       Matt Reed, Madisonville, Texas, 10 bass, 26-10

27th:       Tommy Dickerson, Orange, Texas, nine bass, 26-8

28th:       Kurt Dove, Del Rio, Texas, seven bass, 26-6

29th:       Chris McCall, Palmer, Texas, nine bass, 26-3

30th:       Jacob Wall, Jacksonville, Ore., eight bass, 26-0

 

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

Pro Bryan Thrift’s remarkable streak of 71 consecutive five-bass limits weighed in FLW Tour competition came to an end Friday as the Shelby, North Carolina pro weighed in just one fish totaling 2 pounds, 1 ounce. Thrift’s streak began in May of 2015 at the FLW Tour at Pickwick Lake. Thrift’s mark of 71 smashed the all-time professional bass fishing record of 57 set by Kevin Van Dam on the Bassmaster Elite Series. The previous all-time FLW Tour record was 50, set by pro Cody Meyer in 2014. Thrift finished the event with six bass for 12-7 and finished in 130th place.

Todd Castledine of Nacogdoches, Texas, earned Friday’s $500 Big Bass award in the pro division after bringing a largemouth weighing 8-pounds, 13-ounces to the scale.

Overall there were 596 bass weighing 1,528 pounds, 11 ounces caught by 157 pros Friday. The catch included 79 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 Lake Seminole presented by Costa is more than $860,000. The tournament is hosted by the Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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. EST Saturday and 7:45 a.m. Sunday from the Bainbridge Earle May Boat Basin, located at 100 Boat Basin Circle, in Bainbridge. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins will also be held at the boat basin beginning at 4 p.m.

In conjunction with the weigh-ins, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at the Bainbridge Earle May Boat Basin from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. 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 boat basin on Saturday, 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 Lake Seminole presented by Costa 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 veteran FLW Tour pro Todd Hollowell 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.

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28.86 Leads Day one of the AnglersChoice Championship on Guntersville - Full Results below

Lake Guntersville Classic
March 7th-8th 2019
Day 1

 

PL

ANGLER1

ANGLER2

FISH

BIG BASS

WEIGHT

1

KEVIN ALLEN

CHRIS RHODES

5

7.38

28.86

2

MARC SHEFFER

KEVIN REYNOLDS

5

8

28.48

3

CLINT GRADELESS

JEFFREY GELLER

5

8.19

27.64

4

TOM PATTEN

JEFF YORKS

5

6.91

27.08

5

ERIC RASMUSSEN

JOHN FRUGO

5

6.6

25.65

6

CHUCK AUSTIN

FRANK SINN

5

6.7

25.55

7

RAY TURNER

MATTHEW JONES

5

8.16

25.14

8

BRIAN KELLER

MIKE MAYAN

5

9.04

25.11

9

CHRIS CLUTTS

TREY TOPP

5

6.84

24.82

10

KERRY BETZ

KEVIN NEAL

5

8.69

24.82

11

TOBY CORN

SHAWN PENN

5

6.25

24.51

12

BUD SMART

DAVE COFFING

5

0

24.32

13

RANDY PIERCE

KEITH CARROLL

5

0

24.09

14

JAMES SCHUBERT

BRYAN BAYER

5

8.32

23.8

15

GREG COLEMAN

TRAVIS GILLETT

5

10.5

23.63

16

CHRIS GLOVER

JEFF HAMPTON

5

6.49

23.15

17

ERIN MCCORMICK

JARROD MCCORMICK

5

7.89

23.08

18

SAM EASTWOOD

SHANNON PIERCE

5

7.47

23.03

19

BRETT GOVREAU

BEAU GOVREAU

5

8.2

22.79

20

VINCENT HYTRY

MICHAEL CLONINGER

5

0

22.46

21

GENE GILLIAM

MIKE BELTZ

5

0

22.22

22

CHAD SMITH

DARREN MITCHELL

5

5.55

21.99

23

KEN OWENS

JUSTUN BUCHANAN

5

6.17

21.89

24

BARRY LUX

JOHN STAFFORD

5

0

21.66

25

DENNIS KAYS

DAVID KAYS

5

0

21.5

26

RONNIE DOBBS

TROY EAKINS

5

5.25

21.48

27

JEFF SYKES

HANK BANYCKY

5

6.33

21.19

28

STEVE SEITER

STEVE HARDIN

5

0

21.02

29

KYLE KASER

5

6.5

20.73

30

NICK RENIER

SCOTT STEENO

5

7.43

20.65

31

JASON YEAGER

TED HEITSCHMIDT

5

0

20.53

32

RICK KING

DEREK KING

5

0

20.38

33

BILLY MARTON

MARK CHRISCO

5

0

20.34

34

JEFF NAPIER

RICHARD FERGUSON

5

6.82

20.26

35

CLINT MARLER

PHIL DURACZ

5

0

20.2

36

JEREMIAH GRAY

5

6.2

20

37

JOHN PLIWKO

BART PLIWKO

5

6.88

20

38

MARK MASON

MATT WOLFE

5

0

19.98

39

DAN SHORAGA

ADAM EGGERTSEN

5

0

19.97

40

DERREK NELSON

BEN BONIKOWSKE

5

0

19.95

41

RYAN WHITACRE

JAYPEE HEY

5

7.49

19.94

42

CHAD KWIATKOWSKI

MELVIN BATHON

5

0

19.91

43

IVAN MAXWELL

BRIAN FUTCH

5

6.84

19.74

44

MATT MADLENER

ED NAYDIHOR

5

0

19.44

45

PETE SKIBBA

SHAWN KRUZITSKI

5

6.66

19.42

46

STEVE NIEMI

STEVE NIEMI JR

5

8.37

19.23

47

SHANE HASLETT

LANCE DASENBROCK

5

0

19.21

48

JOE MAZZUCCA

5

0

19.2

49

KYLE RADAKE

ERIC NISWONGER

5

0

19.14

50

MELVIN JEFFORDS

BRANDON BROADWAY

5

0

19.14

51

MATT JACKSON

MIKE JACKSON

5

0

19.12

52

MIKE BROWN

DICK BROWN

5

0

19.02

53

SCOTT TYRELL

KYLE RATLIFF

5

5.73

18.97

54

JOE CHIARELLA

RICH HULEN

5

0

18.72

55

COREY REYNOLDS

MATTHEW GRIGGS

5

0

18.64

56

RICK FRY

TRAVIS ALCOCK

5

4.62

18.49

57

DOUGLAS CHAPIN

SHANNON NORDER

5

0

18.34

58

JOSH BRANDENBERGER

CHASE FENNEL

4

5.64

18.23

59

SCOTT MCINTYRE

TONY WATERS

5

0

18.22

60

TANNER HARRY

ROBERT HARRY

5

0

18.15

61

ROBERT KNACKSTEDT

RYAN GILBERT

5

0

18.03

62

CHRIS LARKINS

GRANT LARKINS

4

7.4

17.91

63

BRIAN FUNKHOUSER

BUCK REED

5

6.77

17.86

64

BRUCE YOUNG

JOE SCHULTZ

5

0

17.86

65

JON DITTMAR

JEREMY DITTMAR

5

0

17.56

66

RYAN ARMSTRONG

CHRIS REYNOLDS

5

0

17.49

67

TODD LAMENDOLA

JEFF KIRBY

5

0

17.38

68

JOE HOOVER

TRENT MCPHEETERS

5

0

17.36

69

CARL FINLEY

JON WOJAK

5

0

17.32

70

KEITH NEMCEK

KYLE CHAIRES

5

0

17.31

71

PAUL PRICKETTE

CHAD YAEGER

5

0

17.27

72

JOE JAWORSKI

TONY IORIO

5

6.38

17.21

73

SCOTT MORBER

MARC HAWTHORNE

5

0

17.17

74

JUSTIN RUSHER

JOHN REPENNING

5

0

17.13

75

CHARLEY GLIDEWELL

LONNIE SADLER

5

0

17.08

76

CASEY KNAUP

BRAD GOETZ

5

0

17.05

77

JEREMY DANIEL

MEL TASCHLER

5

0

17.03

78

MATT FIEBER

NICK ROUSE

5

0

16.98

79

LARRY HASTINGS JR

JOSH COPPEDGE

5

0

16.85

80

ERIC CLARK

BRANDON RHODEN

5

0

16.8

81

DON AMSDEN

ED OILAR

4

6.83

16.69

82

KURT KAHL

MIKE FELDERMANN

5

0

16.66

83

STEVE SANDERS

MIKE MOTT

5

0

16.66

84

REED ROSSIER

BRIAN NEWMAN

5

0

16.41

85

JOSH WRIGHT

RYAN MILLS

5

0

16.38

86

JAMES GOODPASTURE

SCOTT FISCHER

5

0

16.36

87

JAKE ZEIGLER

ZACH ZEIGLER

5

0

16.15

88

JAMIE THURSTON

COLTON THURSTON

4

0

16.08

89

JIM VANZO

BRAD EAGLIN

5

0

16.07

90

SCOTT KETTENHOVEN

KYLE KETTENHOVEN

5

0

15.99

91

DAVID BERENS

JEFF GAWLIK

4

0

15.95

92

FRED FELIX

JEFF WEHNER

5

0

15.88

93

SCOTTY SMITH

GAVIN SMITH

4

7.75

15.79

94

JOE HUGHES

JEFF SCHREINER

5

0

15.62

95

JERRY CRAWFORD

MIKE CRAWFORD

5

0

15.39

96

JOHN NOWACKI

JEFF DAY

3

0

15.36

97

JERRY PYLES

BRIAN DENNIS

5

0

15.18

98

DAVID REIF

JASON REIF

5

5.43

15.17

99

JUSTIN MOSIER

MATT ALLISON

5

0

15.11

100

CRAIG KUHNERT

CRAIG DUVARDO

5

0

15.09

101

JEREMY SCOTT

PAUL HENRY

3

8.11

15.08

102

NATHAN CRAIN

MICHAEL GOLDMAN

5

0

15.05

103

ANTONIO GROSSI

JIM RETTIG

5

0

15.05

104

CASEY FORRESTER

RYAN POVOLISCH

5

0

14.99

105

CARL PICKERING

ERIC WILKAS

5

0

14.95

106

JOSH JACKSON

LUKE ESTEL

5

5.64

14.89

107

JERRY OLSEN

GRANT OLSEN

4

0

14.83

108

RYAN WAKEMAN

DEREK OWEN

5

0

14.69

109

MARK JELLEY

DANNY CLARK

3

7.95

14.67

110

ED BAUER

BOB GARNER

5

0

14.64

111

AMY KING

JAMI YOUNG

4

7.4

14.4

112

GERALD DURACZ

RICKY THOMPSON

4

0

14.24

113

RYAN RIDGEWAY

SCOTT LEVANTI

5

0

14.22

114

NICK RAY

ANTHONY BRYSON

5

0

14.22

115

CURTIS BLACK

MIKE ALLISON

5

0

14.21

116

JUSTIN ROLAPE

KYLE HUDSON

5

0

14.18

117

JAKE HURST

TOM HEINTZ

5

0

14.17

118

TYCIAN HANSON II

TYCIAN HANSON

5

0

14.14

119

TRAVIS ROGERS

JEREMIAH BELL

5

0

14.11

120

RYAN YAEGER

JOSH WOLF

5

0

14.1

121

DANIEL LANCASTER

LEONARD KLINERT

3

0

13.51

122

VENSON NEWSOM

CHRIS HILL

4

0

13.36

123

NICK HAMMOND

PATRICK KAUFMANN

4

0

13.27

124

CAMERON NESTERENKO

ANDREW WOOLEY

5

0

13.25

125

ALAN METJE

JARRED METJE

5

0

13.24

126

LEO DEDERING

JOHN GARDNER

4

0

13.21

127

FRED GOY

BRIAN PERZENTKA

3

7.89

13.2

128

JIM HAN

TIM RODENBARGER

5

0

13.15

129

DON MINICH

DOUG DURBIN

3

0

13.12

130

KYLE KOCH

IAN GUNN

4

0

13

131

MARK OBRIEN

RYNE SANDERS

4

4.55

12.89

132

SCOTT HARRELL

MISSY KOVACIK

4

0

12.84

133

STEVE LOPEZ

NATHAN WIRSBINSKY

4

0

12.63

134

BOB AHRNDT

SEAN NEELEY

4

0

12.55

135

TONY DOWDY JR

TONY DOWDY SR

5

0

12.46

136

DON LYNN

LARRY THURMAN

3

0

12.46

137

TIMOTHY SCHROEDER

MARK WALLACE

5

0

12.37

138

DOUG BECKER

BILL BRUNKOW

3

7.48

12.2

139

JASON VANCE

ROGER MIKELS

3

0

12.15

140

ZACH SCHMIEGLITZ

MIKE SCHMIEGLITZ

4

0

12.08

141

MICHAEL JONES

CHRIS HAUB

3

0

12.04

142

CLYDE HANSON

ROBERT ECKSTEIN

5

0

11.93

143

DANNY LIVINGSTON

DIRK LIVINGSTON

3

0

11.77

144

JAY WOLLENBERG

KEVIN FASSBIND

4

0

11.73

145

DOC MERKIN

DON MAY

3

0

11.72

146

TYLER ZIMMERMAN

MAX GEYER

3

5.1

11.59

147

BROOK JOHNSON

BRIAN BAIR

5

0

11.59

148

MATT SWALLS

AUSTIN SWALLS

3

0

11.59

149

JASON GREIL

JEREMY GREIL

4

0

11.57

150

JEFF REED

ADAM CERUTI

3

0

11.47

151

NIEL CURRY

J.D. KYLE

4

0

11.44

152

JASON HODGE

LONNIE BOWLIN

2

8.95

11.38

153

BRAD MARSHALL

GARY RIZZO

4

0

11.33

265

CARL PIEPER

DUSTY CLIFTON

4

0

11.14

155

STEVE IVES SR

TOM IVES

4

0

11.13

156

JIM MCWHIRTER

ROD COFFING

5

0

11.11

157

CARL BROCKWAY

JOE SEGELHORST

3

0

11.07

158

MARK RANDOLPH

ALAN RUTAN

4

0

11.04

159

CHARLIE EISERT

JAY ZIEGLER

4

0

11.03

160

RON NISWONGER

DAN NISWONGER

4

0

10.97

161

RYAN FLOWERS

JAKE BATHON

3

0

10.94

162

LEE DURACZ

JEREMY BUNNELL

3

0

10.74

163

THOMAS HIGDON

ROBERT SCHULTZ

4

0

10.41

164

GEORGE TAYLOR

ALLEN FAVATA

2

7.98

10.22

165

BRYAN PARTAK

NATHAN RAIMONDO

3

0

10.19

166

TAD GREEN

ZACH TURNER

2

0

10.15

167

CRAIG STANLEY

BRANDON STANLEY

3

0

10.08

168

SHANNON TOIGO

GREG BERNER

3

0

9.92

169

NICK HUETSCH

JOE ANDRES

5

0

9.86

170

DAN HIGHT

CORTES MACACHOR

4

0

9.77

171

JASON KINKEL

MIKE GIULVEZAN

2

0

9.68

172

ANDY MAIER

STEVE GLYNN

4

0

9.63

173

ALEX BARBOUR

PAUL DRISCOLL

2

6.4

9.63

174

GALE BRECKENRIDGE

DOUG CHEATHAM

4

0

9.53

175

MARK WIESE

JAY HULSEY

2

0

9.5

176

MARK STEIGER

TERRY MATHIAS

2

0

9.47

177

COLLIN CHILDERS

SHAUN DILTZ

3

0

9.31

178

KYLE MARCANGELO

KEVIN VANDERLIP

3

0

9.28

179

KYLE RINELLA

CODY CURRY

3

0

9.24

180

JEFF FULKERSON

JUSTIN CONKLE

2

0

9.14

181

MARK HEWKIN

JERAMIE HEWKIN

4

0

9.04

182

DAVE OVERSTREET

AARON OVERSTREET

3

0

8.83

183

JEFF KOCH

JOHN LOESCHE

3

0

8.82

184

BRENNON MCCORD

GABE JELLEY

3

0

8.72

185

JEFF METCALF

JASON GLOSEMEYER

2

0

8.7

186

GENE HENRICKS

MARK HENRICKS

3

0

8.64

187

ANTHONY COLEMAN

THOMAS FLANARY

2

0

8.51

188

DAVE SCHULTZ

RYAN OLSEN

2

0

8.51

189

CLIFTON COBB

CHRIS MCWHIRTER

2

0

8.29

190

MIKE HAMMERS

TROY DISHNER

3

0

8.27

191

GREG KLUG

DYLAN MINCH

3

0

8.15

192

LOGAN KERTSCHER

BRYAN MILLER

3

0

8.11

193

RAY DREW

BRANDON DOWNAM

3

0

8.05

194

SCOTT SCHEICH

SCOTT KENNEDY

3

0

7.91

195

NOAH KRUZITSKI

DOUG KRUZITSKI

2

0

7.79

196

TONY ARDIZZONE

BRANDON MCDONALD

1

0

7.75

197

GERRIT HOLST

CHRIS DYKES

3

0

7.55

198

MIKE DURANT

BERT BRIESE

2

0

7.53

199

JOSH KEENEY

JOHN BERRENS JR

3

0

7.52

200

JOE POLLAK

BRAD WESSLING

3

0

7.46

201

BRANDON MIER

JUSTIN KOPUT

2

0

7.45

202

SPENCER HAHN

BEN WANKE

2

0

7.38

203

TODD NEAL

CHUCK SABIA

2

0

7.34

204

JAMIE CURIA

NATHAN GRAVERT

2

0

7.26

205

LARRY ECKERT

JOHN KIM

3

0

7.23

206

RANDY BUCHANAN

BRIAN BUCHANAN

3

0

7.23

207

LANCE MARTIN

SCOTT RENFREE

2

0

7.19

208

LEE ELLIFF

JEFF CROSSEN

1

0

7.12

209

TONY COOK

SEAN COOK

2

0

7.07

210

JIM MIDDLETON

SCOTT ALLEN

2

0

7.02

211

ART KERNS

CLIFFORD KERNS

3

0

6.88

212

ADAM SCHUTT

GARY CONRAD

2

0

6.79

213

HINK HINKLE

JOHN RAINES

3

0

6.6

214

TOBY VERTEIN

BRANDON STEVENS

2

0

6.46

215

ROB HICKS

JOHN BARBER

2

0

6.43

216

AARON HOCHSTEDLER

RODNEY ELLIS

3

0

6.41

217

BOBBY NELSON

JOHN PRIDEMORE

2

0

6.2

218

GEORGE DIEHL

COREY DIEHL

2

0

6.12

219

WALLY KERNS

TRAVIS KERNS

2

0

6.1

220

HARRY MARSH II

HARRY MARSH III

2

0

6.07

221

JOE GEMMELL JR

MATT JANULIS

2

0

5.91

222

DANE JONES

REED JONES

2

0

5.89

223

GLENN BATES

KURT GARDNER

2

0

5.83

224

ADAM BARNARD

LES BARNARD

2

0

5.82

225

SCOTT NEIGHBORS

LARRY LENCE

2

0

5.81

226

BRANDON SCHMOHE

JAKE BEGLER

2

0

5.73

227

MIKE READING

DOUG LUEHRS

2

0

5.62

228

BOB HUTCHCROFT

RODNEY SCHNOOR

2

0

5.5

229

COLTON WILKINS

BEN NATION

2

0

5.48

230

KEVIN RENTH

KYLE MONICAL

2

0

5.46

231

MATT NAUMANN

JASON KENNEDY

1

0

5.17

232

JEFF GRAPPE

BRAD SHERRILL

2

0

4.92

233

RANDY MILLER

ANDY WEGNER

2

0

4.69

234

STEVE MARSHALL

DRAKE MARSHALL

1

0

4.64

235

ART MENSIK

JOSH ROBEY

2

0

4.53

236

BARRY GRIDER

JASON KISER

2

0

4.48

237

BILL MCNUTT

TIM FAIRCLOTH

2

0

4.46

238

ADAM BOWMAN

KORY KUHLMAN

2

0

4.3

239

JIM RURA

KEN ZAHN

2

0

4.1

240

DAVID SHERMAN

GREG LISAK

1

0

4.02

241

RON RUBLE

JOSH RUBLE

2

0

3.86

242

BRAD ALLSUP

GREG GAMMILL

1

0

3.58

243

BOB HUGHEY

STEVE RAMEY

1

0

3.56

244

HAYDEN GOSEN

DENNIS STOLZ

1

0

3.11

245

JACOB WILLIAMSON

RON WILLIAMSON

1

0

2.99

246

DONALD OKSANEN

GENE MAGIERA

1

0

2.93

247

JEFF POWER

JOHN KENNEDY

1

0

2.93

248

RYAN NELSON

MARK DEMPSEY

1

0

2.89

249

JEFF HARRELL

MATT HARRELL

1

0

2.88

250

CRAIG NICHOLSON

RODNEY NICHOLSON

1

0

2.79

251

JACOB HARTKE

CHAD BRITTON

1

0

2.73

252

STEVE IVES JR

TODD CAGNONI

1

0

2.67

253

ROBERT JAMES

MICHAELA JAMES

1

0

2.46

254

JOHN DEMAY

BRANNON DALEY

1

0

2.37

255

JEFF MORRIS

JUSTIN MEMMER

1

0

2.28

256

JEFF GEE

STEVE MAJEWSKI

1

0

2.25

257

DOUG VANDERWALL

MURPHY MEISS

1

0

2.22

258

JUSTIN LAMB

FRED SCHUTTEK

1

0

2.12

259

JEFF BURDICK

BO BROWN

1

0

2.1

260

JAMES WRIGHT

HERBIE BOOHER

1

0

2.01

154

NEIL MCCORD

STEVE SIZEMORE

0

0

0

261

RON JOHNSON

TYSON SHOOT

0

0

0

262

JOE MORRIS

JOEY MORRIS

0

0

0

263

ROB BUELTMANN

BEN VERHOEF

0

0

0

264

JERRY CARPENTER

JEFF SLINKARD

0

0

0

266

DAN COPELAND

MIKE COOPERSMITH

0

0

0

267

BILL SKINNER

DOMINICK KIRKPATRICK

0

0

0

268

JUSTIN WISE

JEFF PUCKET

0

0

0

269

TOM SHOEMAKER

CODY FIRMAN

0

0

0

270

BRIAN HENSLEY

KEN TUCKER

0

0

0

271

JASON WALKER

STEVE BOWCOCK

0

0

0

272

VAUGHN CAPASSO

CHRIS CAPASSO

0

0

0

273

BRUCE HUTSON

ADAM HUTSON

0

0

0

274

JASON WILLBUR

JENNIFER WILLBUR

0

0

0

275

TOM OXFORD

JEREMY WALLACE

0

0

0

276

DAVID RICHARDSON

KEN KLENKE

0

0

0

277

JERRY KOLLER

TIM HASS

0

0

0

278

KEN WINSTON

KARL KUCIK

0

0

0

279

DENNIS HEAPE

MIKE FRISCH

0

0

0

280

JACOB SAUNDERS

0

0

0

281

MIKE PARSONS

BOB HITCHCOCK

0

0

0

282

BRIAN ROTHROCK

DIRK RYAN

0

0

0

283

CHAD SPENCE

HUNTER GROUNDS

0

0

0

284

BILL OLSON

KENNEDY GREAR

0

0

0

285

TERRY YOUNG

TROY FOWLER

0

0

0

286

STAN GRIZZLE

CHASE THORNTON

0

0

0

287

BRIAN OYLER

BROCK OYLER

0

0

0

288

DON SHAFFER

LARRY HULL

0

0

0

289

STU MARTEL

JOE SHERMAN

0

0

0

290

CALEB KUPHALL

JOE WOOD

0

0

0

291

D.J. RAGAN

JAKE SCHULTZ

0

0

0

292

BRIAN TSCHUDY

LISA RAINEY

0

0

0

293

PETE TERRANOVA

MIKE RACLAWSKI

0

0

0

294

JOHN BACH

ZACH PLANK

0

0

0

295

RON REEG

ROBERT ROWAN

0

0

0

296

CHAD SIBODA

JOHN SIBODA

0

0

0

297

CHRISTOPHER BARRETT

DERREK BARRETT

0

0

0

298

CLARK DAVIS

DAVID DAVIS

0

0

0

299

RANDY KRULL

ROGER KRULL

0

0

0

300

BRUCE PAWOLA

KEVIN PAWOLA

0

0

0

301

RYAN HUDSON

MIKE HUDSON

0

0

0

302

JOE FINCH

TROY KRODINGER

0

0

0

303

RON FOLEY

JOHN DACKO

0

0

0

304

CRAIG PANFIL

TYLER PANFIL

0

0

0

305

JACOB KNIGHT

TIM JUST

0

0

0

306

DAVID KEEFER

BUTCH JONES

0

0

0

307

RICHARD COLON

GEORGE LORD

0

0

0

308

JIM BUGG

LYNN WILSON

0

0

0

309

REGGIE SHELTON JR

REGGIE SHELTON SR

0

0

0

310

DAVID DISTERHAFT

DEAN DITTBERNER

0

0

0

311

SCOTT MILLER

DAN MILLER

0

0

0

312

JASON BARBER

CORY SINGLETARY

0

0

0

313

RONNIE SIRESS

DANNY YORK

0

0

0

314

ROB RULEY

0

0

0

315

ANDRE SMITH

BRUCE HALTON

0


"Go Fishing When Nobody is Looking" - Rookie Podcast with Brad Whatley

On this weeks AC Rookie Podcast, Jason interviews Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie Brad Whatley from Bivins, Texas. Brad talks about his qualifying route through the Opens for the 2019 Classic next week as well as his invitation to the 2019 Elite Series. Brad gives us some great insight and outlook on his fishing career, Check it out!


B.A.S.S. Names Leading Student Athletes To 2019 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team

March 5, 2019

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sixty-two outstanding high school anglers from across the country have been named to the 2019 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.

The students were selected for the honor based on their success in bass tournament competition, academic achievement and leadership in conservation and community service.

“The Bassmaster High School All-American program recognizes the best young anglers in the nation,” said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO. “These student athletes are at the top of our sport both with their tournament success and academic achievements. We are proud to honor their accomplishments on a national level.”

To be considered for the All-State Fishing Team, a student must have been nominated by a parent, coach, teacher or other school official. Students currently enrolled in grades 10-12 with a current-year grade point average of 2.5 or higher were eligible.

B.A.S.S. received more than 400 nominations from across the nation. From these, judges selected 62 student anglers from 35 states to make the All-State Fishing Team. In addition, 32 students received Honorable Mentions recognizing them for their tournament success as well as community service and academic achievement.

“These qualifiers are helping shape the future of our sport,” said Hank Weldon, senior manager of the B.A.S.S. High School program. “Their enthusiasm for sportfishing and their communities is exceptional, and we can only imagine what the future holds for these anglers.

“We are extremely proud to see our Bassmaster All-American program flourish, and we congratulate these student anglers on their success on and off the water.”

A second panel of judges will review nominations of the 62 All-State team members and select the 12 members of the 2019 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. As in All-State judging, criteria include success in high school fishing tournaments, involvement in conservation efforts and other community service activities.

The 12 finalists will compete in a one-day Bassmaster All-American High School Bass Tournament held during the 2019 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department event, a fan-favorite festival that will take place May 2-6 on Lake Fork out of Emory, Texas.

Elite Series anglers will serve as teammates and “coaches” of the student anglers in the tournament. The high school standouts will be honored on the main Texas Fest stage at the weigh-in.

Below is the list of the 62 All-State anglers and 32 Honorable Mentions, in order by state:

Alabama 
Wesley Gore, Jemison
Tucker Smith, Shoal Creek
Grayson Morris, Birmingham — Honorable Mention

Arizona 
Bryce Drake, Yuma
Isaiah Rios, Phoenix
Taj White, Glendale — Honorable Mention
Nicklaus Romero, Prescott — Honorable Mention

Arkansas 
Bryce Lane, Rogers
Brody Jacks, Benton
Bryson Kindy, Benton — Honorable Mention
Jay Morgan, Trumann — Honorable Mention

California 
Miles Kaneko, Berkeley
Samuel West, Fort Bragg

Colorado
Colton Colwell, Windsor
Jack Harpole, Littleton

Connecticut 
William Hinckley, North Branford

Florida 
Dylan Westhelle, Sanford
Jackson Swisher, Lake City
Garrett Thomas, Mulberry — Honorable Mention
Chase Givens, Dover — Honorable Mention

Georgia 
Brooks Anderson, Marietta
Parker Guy, Ocilla
Tanner Hadden, Evans — Honorable Mention
Logan Plueger, Grovetown — Honorable Mention

Idaho
Nathanial Kimberling, Coeur d'Alene
Eyston Kunz, Meridian

Illinois 
Wyatt Pazdro, Minooka
Garrett Beatty, Sandwich

Indiana 
Carter Ball, Noblesville
Colsyn Head, Poland
Scott Sledge, Greenwood — Honorable Mention
Jack Schable, La Porte — Honorable Mention

Iowa 
Samuel Louw, Story City

Kansas 
Brett Halstead, Riley
Brock Bila, Louisburg
Kyle Simmons, Leonardville — Honorable Mention
Parker Still, Topeka — Honorable Mention

Kentucky 
William Carnes, Stanford
Hannah Wesley, Junction City
Jacob Autry, Beaver Dam — Honorable Mention
Jake Thornbury, Finchville — Honorable Mention

Louisiana 
Wes Rollo, Natchitoches
Bryant Martin, Crowley

Maine
Tyler Williams, Belgrade

Massachusetts
Nathan Smith, Uxbridge

Michigan 
Nicolas Biundo, Wyandotte
Hayden Scott, Ann Arbor
Brady Stuart, Wyandotte — Honorable Mention

Minnesota 
Kobie Koenig, Cohasset
Patrick McMurry, Lakeville
Ethan Vanden Busch, Lakeville — Honorable Mention

Mississippi 
Dalton Smith, Brandon
James Willoughby, Gulfport
Garrett McWilliams, Florence — Honorable Mention
Tony Edwards, Tremont — Honorable Mention

Missouri 
Devon Rathbun, Springfield
Zak Hobbs, Imperial
Caleb Haines, Springfield — Honorable Mention

Nebraska 
Colton Kelle, Beatrice

New Hampshire 
Logan Berube, Hampstead

New York 
Alex Gauld, Tonawanda
Garrett Lawton, Pulaski

North Carolina 
Caz Anderson, Hayesville
Brycen Hendriks, Durham — Honorable Mention
Kyle Dillon, Durham — Honorable Mention

Ohio 
Luke Haymaker, Canal Fulton
Kobe Thompson, Crooksville

Oklahoma 
Charles Williams, Mannford
Dakota Page, Catoosa
Quinton Story, Henryetta — Honorable Mention

Oregon
Michael Postlewait, Astoria

Pennsylvania 
Austin Aikins, Lower Burrell
Dylan Fogarty, Mechanicsburg

South Carolina 
Jacob Butts, Starr
Jack Hunt, Townville
Timothy McKenzie, Georgetown — Honorable Mention

Tennessee 
Seth Moser, Maryville
Austin Smith, Jacksboro
Jackson Holbert, Decaturville — Honorable Mention
Joshua Lee, Knoxville — Honorable Mention
Hayden Gaddis, Seymour — Honorable Mention

Texas 
Hunter Muncrief, Pineland
Cason Ragsdale, Winnsboro
Ben Cully, Rockwall — Honorable Mention
Gabriel Talley, Conroe — Honorable Mention
Braden Clifton, Livingston — Honorable Mention

Virginia 
Colin Bennett, Axton
Jacob Lovell, Stuart

West Virginia 
Dylan Fitzgerald, Charleston
Trevor Albanese, Berkeley Springs
Sam Ambrose, Berkeley Springs — Honorable Mention

Wisconsin 
Tyler Cory, Amherst
Casey Hoffman, New London
Jacob Bigelow, Cecil — Honorable Mention


FIFTH-ANNUAL YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING OPEN SET FOR KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (March 5, 2019) – FLW College Fishing is set to return to FLW’s home waters, March 12-13 for the fifth annual YETI FLW College Fishing Open at Kentucky and Barkley Lakes. The tournament, hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau and Moors Resort & Marina, allows registration from any eligible college team from across the United States, regardless of division. Anglers who finish within the top 20, along with one additional team for every 10 teams over 200 competing, will automatically qualify for the 2020 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship, and the champions will take home a new Ranger Z175 boat with a 115-horsepower outboard – a $30,000 package.

The annual FLW College Fishing Open is widely known as one of the largest college fishing tournaments in the nation – last year’s event drew 216 teams from across the country. Another huge field is expected for the 2019 event, with many of the future stars of tomorrow competing, including record-setting 5-time College Fishing National Championship qualifier K.J. Queen from Bethel University and Kash Daniel, star linebacker for the University of Kentucky, who will be taking his talents from the gridiron to the water to compete for the UK bass-fishing team.

“From what I’ve heard, the lake is supposed to start dropping a foot a day, so barring any more rain, they should be fishing falling water,” said Rapala pro Terry Bolton of Benton, Kentucky, a 24-year FLW Tour veteran. “The lake has been high for a while and I think that will create some opportunities. There should be heavy current generation, so it will be about finding little eddies and bars and points where those fish can stack up. My guess is the winning team will probably find one spot and that’s all they’ll need, and they’ll catch most of their weight in one place first thing in the morning.

“Overall, I think it’s probably going to be dominated by crankbaits, like a [Rapala] DT10 or DT6, big spinnerbaits, and even an umbrella rig. With the color of water, I still think it’s going to be a moving-bait type tournament,” said Bolton. “You may see a jig play a little bit. The jerkbait bite may be a little tough with the color of the water, but we’ll see what happens as the water falls, it may clear up creeks and other areas.”

The longtime Tour pro finished by saying he predicts the winning duo will have a two-day catch weighing 42 pounds.

The registration meeting for the Open will take place Monday, March 11, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at Moors Resort and Marina located at 570 Moors Road in Gilbertsville, with a pre-tournament meeting following registration at 6 p.m. The entire field of competitors will compete both days of the tournament.

Anglers will take off from Moors Resort and Marina at 7 a.m. CST on both days of competition. Weigh-ins will be held lakeside at the Resort each day, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club that is recognized by their school. The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats. The Potomac River and Marbury, Maryland, will play host to the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship, June 4-6, 2019.

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


URGENT NOTICE - BASS CHAMPS Sam Rayburn this weekend has been moved to Sunday

Due to the High Probability of Strong to Severe Thunderstorms currently forecasted for the majority of fishing hours on Saturday the scheduled event on Lake Sam Rayburn has been postponed until Sunday. This change will allow contestants to take advantage of a favorable forecast predicted for Sunday under much safer predicted conditions.

 

Reminder: The Lake will be off limits to all contestants on Saturday

 

Registration:  Will take place at Umphrey Family Pavilion Saturday afternoon from 5-8pm, and again Sunday morning from 5-7am.

 

Reminder:  Day Light savings occurs Saturday Night, please plan accordingly, safe light is estimated to occur at 7:15 am Sunday Morning.


Upcoming Bass Champs event this weekend
MOVED TO SUNDAY
Lake Sam Rayburn - 3/10/2019
$20,000 Guaranteed for 1st Place
Registration is at Umphrey Pavilion
Saturday 5:30 - 8:00 PM

Sunday Registration opens at 5:00 AM


ALABAMA’S SETZER LEADS DAY ONE OF FLW TOUR AT LAKE SEMINOLE PRESENTED BY COSTA

Courtesy of FLW Outdoors

 

Three Anglers Bring 25+ Pound Limits to the Scale

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (March 7, 2019) – Pro Braxon Setzer of Montgomery, Alabama, brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 25 pounds, 15 ounces to jump out to the early lead after Day One of the FLW Tour at Lake Seminole presented by Costa. Fellow Alabaman Joseph Webster of Winfield (25-9) and Bradford Beavers of Summerville, South Carolina (25-2) are right behind Setzer 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.

“This morning I pulled into a spot near the area where I wanted to start and thought that I would fish my way up to it. I started fishing, then watched Joseph (Webster) idle right over to where I wanted to be, sit down and commence to just whacking them,” said Setzer, a four-year FLW Tour veteran with one previous FLW Cup appearance. “I thought to myself, ‘Oh my goodness, what a stupid call on my part.’ I struggled with that, but then I settled down and just picked apart the area that I was in.

“I caught a limit by 9:30,” Setzer continued. “The fishing was slower than I was hoping it was going to be, but it was a bigger area and took me a long time to pick it apart.”

Setzer said the spot was mainly deeper grass, with his most success coming from an area he described as a ditch that runs up into a flat. He caught seven keepers there – on two different baits – then left the spot around 11 a.m.

“The bite died off, so I ran down to another stretch of grass that I liked and ended up culling two fish there,” Setzer said. “It was very slow and was an hour or two between bites, but when I got bit it was a good one.”

Setzer tallied just nine bass total throughout the day. He said his plan for tomorrow was mainly to keep his options open.

“There is obviously a bunch of fish in my main area, but it’ll be interesting to see what the weather and the boat pressure does to it,” Setzer went on to say. “I don’t know if I’ll stay with it as long as I did today. I may have to run around and fish some new water. I think I’ve got maybe one or two more areas that I can get bit off of.”

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

1st:          Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., five bass, 25-15

2nd:         Joseph Webster, Winfield, Ala., five bass, 25-9

3rd:         Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C., five bass, 25-2

4th:         Sheldon Collings, Grove, Okla., five bass, 23-14

5th:         Rob Kilby, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 23-3

6th:         Kurt Dove, Del Rio, Texas, five bass, 20-5

7th:         Tyler Woolcott, Port Orange, Fla., five bass, 19-14

8th:         Miles Howe, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., five bass, 19-13

9th:         Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, five bass, 19-7

10th:       Brian Latimer, Belton, S.C., five bass, 19-1

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Beavers earned Thursday’s $500 Big Bass award in the pro division after bringing a largemouth weighing 7-pounds, 5-ounces to the scale.

Overall there were 573 bass weighing 1,551 pounds, 1 ounce caught by 154 pros Thursday. The catch included 72 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 Lake Seminole presented by Costa is more than $860,000. The tournament is hosted by the Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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. EST Friday and Saturday and 7:45 a.m. Sunday from the Bainbridge Earle May Boat Basin, located at 100 Boat Basin Circle, in Bainbridge. Friday’s weigh-in will be held at the boat basin beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins will also be held at the boat basin, but will begin at 4 p.m.

In conjunction with the weigh-ins, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at the Bainbridge Earle May Boat Basin 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 boat basin on Saturday, March 9 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 Lake Seminole presented by Costa 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 veteran FLW Tour pro Todd Hollowell 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.


The Power (Fishing) of Braid

Courtesy of Seaguar / Traditions Media

 

The What, When, and Where of Fishing Low-Vis Braid to Up Your Big Bass Odds  

Louisville, KY (March 7, 2019) – If you’re like a lot of anglers, then you frequently wonder about the what, when, and where of fishing braid over monofilament or fluorocarbon on big bass waters. You’re not alone. Choosing the right line for the presentation and application is indeed a large part of the big fish formula.

That said, we caught up with Alabama-based pro bass angler Mark Daniels Jr. while prepping for the biggest bass tournament on the planet, the upcoming Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville, Tennessee. Like a lot of other anglers, he was carefully considering how he was going to fish and what line was best for dozens of baitcasting reels he was busy spooling with various Seaguar line.

For the sake of this piece, Daniels focuses purely on power fishing techniques with baitcasting gear but is quick to mention that Seaguar braid has become standard on his finesse spinning gear, too, typically with a fluorocarbon leader.

Photo courtesy of Bassmaster

“First, let’s talk about the line itself. It’s my opinion that Seaguar Smackdown Braid—whether it’s Hi-Vis Green or Low-Vis Stealth Gray—is bar none the best casting line out there. It’s smoothness is unparalleled and it’s incredibly symmetrical, very round, and that’s where you get the smoothness from. It’s not grinding in your guides, which for me is a big turn-off, because I feel like a lot of times other lines can damage your rods. But you don’t have that with the Seaguar Smackdown Braid—it’s an eight-strand woven braid, the basis of that symmetry, and why it just fishes smooth and casts great,” says Daniels.

When it comes to techniques, Daniels says he’s fishing braid more and more all the time, especially now that there’s a low visibility option in Seaguar Low-Vis Stealth Gray Braid. From topwaters to flipping, to ripping Rat-L-Traps through grass, as well as chatterbaits and swimjigs, he says the majority of the rods and reels on the deck of his boat are spooled these days with Seaguar braid.

 

“As far as the applications go, there are a host of techniques where braid excels. I’m a guy, anytime I’m fishing a topwater, I’ve got Seaguar Smackdown Low-Vis Stealth Gray braid on. Years past, I used to use a lot of monofilament with topwaters, but in my opinion, monofilament’s pretty much obsolete. The little bit I do have laying around the house I use as filler backing whenever I’m putting some different line on top. I’m not using it whatsoever. But topwaters, absolutely, braid is my choice. Whether it’s a walking-style bait, a frog, a buzzbait, my go-to set-up is going to be the Stealth Gray. With my walking-style baits like a popper or a Zara Spook, I’m going to go with 40-lb. braid; with my frogs and buzzbaits—any big baits where I’m liable to encounter a lot of heavy cover – or I might be throwing a big wake bait or a rat—I’m going to go with the 50-lb. Stealth Gray.”

He continues: “Other applications to use Smackdown Low-Vis Stealth Gray braid include flipping in heavy cover where the water may be a bit more clear than normal, but it’s still too thick to feel comfortable with fluorocarbon. 50-lb. test would be my recommendation. It just blends into the environment; camouflages really well. So you’re able to maintain a stealthy approach.”

Daniels is also a big fan of braid for the highly-specialized technique of ripping Rat-L-Traps through the grass, like what anglers encounter on waters like Sam Rayburn and Lake Guntersville, but is certainly an approach that will work on other grass-populated waters coast to coast.

“There are some situations when I’ll throw a Rat-L-Trap on braid. My recommendation there is 40-lb. Low-Vis Stealth Gray Smackdown. With this technique you’re making super long casts and without braid you can’t get that bait to pop out of the grass and trigger a strike like you need to. So that’s  a situation when I’d go with braid, but you want to make sure you’re using a softer rod because we all know with those treble hooks you can lose a lot of fish with the technique.”

Akin to that is Daniels’ approach to fishing chatterbaits in areas with heavy grass.

“If the grass is really thick, like on Okeechobee or Toho, I’ll use braid instead of fluorocarbon with a chatterbait. I need the action of the chatterbait on a long cast, which braid necessitates, and as soon as it encounters grass I need to get it out of that grass. Smackdown will keep it tracking true so I can get that bite.”

 

Daniels is also open to sharing an under-the-radar technique that’s won him a lot of money over the years, and that’s fishing swim jigs in a unique way that also makes braid a perfect choice.

“I’ll also use braid with a swim jig. I’ll fish a swim jig probably different than a lot of anglers; I I put them way back in the nasty, thick stuff and almost hop ‘em like a frog, just a little bit sub-surface and work through a lot of thick vegetation. It’s a technique I absolutely love to fish around lily pads, any kind of water vegetation like water hyacinth, water primrose, water willow—there are so many different kinds of grasses that live in these lakes—but I’ll swim a jig through that stuff constantly popping it and 50 lb. Smackdown Low-Vis Stealth Gray is definitely my go-to line for this.”

Looking forward to the Bassmaster Classic, Daniels says he definitely hopes the fish are coming along in the pre-spawn stage and the relentless rain and flooding quits to give anglers some stable conditions on the water. Whatever the case, know that Daniels will be pre-fishing soon and guarantees he’ll be fishing techniques where Seaguar’s new Smackdown Low-Vis Stealth Gray braid will undoubtedly come into play.


POLARIS® NAMED TITLE SPONSOR OF FISHING LEAGUE WORLDWIDE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

 

MINNEAPOLIS (March 7, 2019) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today that Polaris, the leading global powersports manufacturer, has been named the presenting sponsor for the coveted FLW Tour Rookie of the Year (ROY) award. The award is given to the highest-ranked first-year angler on the prestigious Tour, which features some of the top anglers in professional bass fishing.

Polaris will award a Polaris Sportsman® 570 – the best-selling automatic 4x4 ATV of all time – to the rookie angler that accumulates the most points after the seven-event FLW Tour regular season. Points are allocated on the basis of one point per place, in descending order from first place, which is worth 200 points in each event. This year’s ROY race features 34 FLW Tour rookies.

“We are thrilled to support newcomers to the sport through this award,” said Kyle Duea, Vice President of ORV Marketing for Polaris Industries. “Polaris was founded on a passion for the outdoors, so it is only fitting that we reward the hardest working rookie with a vehicle that allows him or her to stay connected with the outdoors.”

The 2019 FLW Tour rookie class includes some of professional bass fishing’s most promising up-and-comers, including Costa FLW Series champions, Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American champions and FLW College Fishing standouts. Historically, former ROY winners have gone on to enjoy successful careers highlighted by both regular-season wins on the FLW Tour, and the sport’s most prestigious tournament – the FLW Cup.

Fans will be able to follow all of the ROY race action through FLW’s extensive media offerings including FLW Live, which streams live online on Saturday and Sunday from all FLW Tour events, at FLWFishing.com, through the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show, in FLW Bass Fishing magazine, and on FLW’s social media outlets.

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.

About FLW
FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2019 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct more than 290 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Spain. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


Costa Countdown to Blastoff with Sportsman's Warehouse Team Member Connor Boynton

AC's Chris Brown catches up with Chattanooga Sportsmans Warehouse Team Member Connor Boynton to discuss this weekends upcoming CBA Event on Lake Chickamauga.


Countdown to the Classic

This week the boys welcome in 2018 Bassmaster Angler of the Year Justin Lucas to talk about next weeks Classic as well as his move to the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour.  The boys also look at the Fantasy Groups and make a few choices, Chris goes through the Progressive Bass Wrap up and Jason Counts us down to the weekend with Costa Countdown to Blast off!


Jaris & Sherri McGee Win ABA Couples Event on Lake Greenwood

We had a field of 20 teams competing for the 5th tournament of the South Carolina series held on Lake Greenwood March 2nd.  A good portion of the lake was muddy due to recent rainfall with temperatures in the range of 55 to 58 degrees. A total of 65 fish were weighed and released for a total of 140.50-lbs.  Majority of the fish caught came on A-Rigs, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and chatterbaits down the lake where the water was a little clearer.

Jaris & Sherri McGee brought 5 fish weighing 15.79-lbs. to the scales to secure 1st place.  Jaris had a kicker weighing 4.77-lbs for men’s big fish.

Dewayne & Kristina Cothran weighed 4 fish for 13.27-lbs. earning them 2nd place.

Dale & Victoria Goff had 5 fish weighing 13.00-lbs. for 3rd place with a 3.98-lbs. bass for Ladies Big Fish.

Owen & Kim Jepsen weighed 5 fish for 11.58-lbs. to take 4th place.

William & Tricia Cain took home the Berkeley Outdoors sponsored 5 Smallest Fish Limit prize with 8.61-lbs.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

We hope everyone had a great time and we look forward to seeing everyone at the next tournament on March 30th at the Santee Cooper Lakes Marion & Moultrie out of Black’s Fish Camp.  This should be prime to time to catch big bass in the shallows.  Bring your expectations for some great fishing!  IF you have a dream of catching that big bass, this is the time to see it come true.  Don’t miss out!  Come join in the fun!

Black’s Fish Camp has lodging available, but may fill up fast as this is the peak season and lodging requires a 2-night minimum.

Our sponsors graciously provide items for our couples that do not earn a paycheck at the division tournaments.  We’d like to thank ALX Rods, Berkeley Outdoors, Cabela’s, Choo Choo Lures, Dicks Sporting Goods (Field & Stream), Kissel Kraft, Lews, and Phantom Outdoors.

About the 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.


Woodall Wins ABA North Alabama Open Series on Guntersville with over 27 pounds!

ATHENS, Ala. – Dewayne Woodall of Scottsboro, AL won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series North Alabama tournament, held March 2nd on the Guntersville Lake. Running out of Goosepond, on Lake Guntersville, AL. Woodall caught five bass weighing 27.40-pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Dewayne took home a check for $5500.

“I caught my fish out on the lake, and I used crankbaits and jigs to catch them,” said Woodall.

In second for the boaters, Casey Martin of New Hope, AL landed a five-bass tournament limit going 26.58-pounds.

“I fished in the middle of Lake Guntersville in 4 to 6 feet of water, and I used a Bill Lewis MR 6 Chartreuse with a blue back,” Martin said.

Makenzie Henson of Rogersville, AL took third for the boaters with five bass going 23.91-pounds.

“I caught my fish today on Lake Guntersville fishing in 2 feet or less water. I was throwing a chatter bait and swimming a jig all day. I fished up river and just off the main river channel in pockets,” Henson said.

The biggest bass for the boaters was caught by Damien Willis of Jacksonville, AL that weighed 7.73 -pounds and he pocketed $740 for that catch.

In the Co-Angler Division, Wayne Kilgore of Attalla, AL won with three bass going 13.55-pounds that included a 7.03-pound big bass. He pocketed a check for $1300 for his win and an additional $275 for the big bass.

“I was fishing in 3ft to 5ft of water all day using crankbaits and rattle baits. We went far up river and fished along the creeks,” Kilgore said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, David Freeman of Hixson, TN brought in a three-bass division limit weighing 12.92-pounds.

“I was fishing in the middle of the river and the upper part of the river. I was using a crankbait and a lipless crankbait all day. I was fishing between 2 and 6 ft of water,” Freeman said.

John Kier of Oneonta, AL placed third among the co-anglers with three bass weighing 12.73-pounds.

“I fished close to Town Creek and stayed right around that area all day. I fished around 4ft to 10ft deep for all my catches. I used a worm and jig for the day,” Kier said.

Slated for April 13th, the next tournament will be held on the Neely Henry Lake out of Coosa Landing in Gadsden, AL. 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.


Josh Stracner Wins ABA Alabama South Open on Lay Lake with over 22 Pounds!

ATHENS, Ala. – Josh Stracner of Vandiver, AL won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Alabama South Division tournament, held March 2nd on Lay Lake. Running out of Beeswax Creek Park in Columbiana, AL Stracner caught five bass weighing 22.34-pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Stracner took home a check for $5000 for his win, $7000 for Triton Gold, and $1000 for Mercury Contingency money.

“I started out fishing shallow with a spook and a shakey-head. I caught several 3-pounders and wound up culling them all. Most of my fish were in current and the better fish came on a spinnerbait, a jig, and one on a swimbait. I caught fish all day but the bigger fish came between 9:00am to 11:00am,” Stracner said.

In second for the boaters, Robert Minick of Valdosta, GA landed a five-bass tournament limit going 19.47-pounds.

“I caught all my fish before 8:15 am. I caught my fish on a chatter-bait in Cedar Creek in one grass bed,” Minick said.

Larry Franks of Wilsonville, AL took third for the boaters with five bass going 18.90-pounds.

“I also caught my fish on a spinnerbait today. I only had 5 bites today and weighed in all of them. It was a tough day,” Franks said.

The big bass award for the boaters went to Chandler Teems of Leeds, AL for a big bass that weighed 7.40-pounds.

“I caught that big bass on an A-rig today,” Teems said.

Finishing fourth, Marty Giddens of Cropwell, AL landed a five-bass limit for 17.90-pounds. Chris Rutland of Wetumpka, AL rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 17.25-pounds.

In the Co-Angler Division, Donathan Jacks of Clanton, AL won with three bass going 10.16-pounds. He pocketed a check for $1050 for his win.

“I caught my fish today on a spinnerbait on the lower end of the lake. I only caught 5 fish all day but 2 of them were short. The fish came in about 2ft of water,” Jacks said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Michael Donaldson of Thorsby, AL brought in a three-bass division limit weighing 10.00-pounds.

“I caught my fish on a medium diving crankbait today. We were fishing the flatlands all day,” Donaldson said. “

David McMurphy of Wilsonville, AL placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 8.89-pounds.

“I caught one fish on a ratt-l-trap, one on a chatter bait, and one on a shakey-head. That was the only 3 bites I had all day. I caught my big fish first thing this morning and didn’t have another bite until 1:30 pm this afternoon,” McMurphy said.

The big bass award for the co-anglers went to Eldred Lewis of Tuscaloosa, AL for a big bass that weighed 5.05-pounds.

“I caught that big bass flipping a jig in sparse grass. I thought it was a mudfish the way it bit and took off,” Lewis said.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Lamar Crowe of Andalusia, AL brought in three bass for 8.82-pounds. David “DJ” Pollard Jr of Bowdon, GA finished in fifth place with three bass for 8.47-pounds.

Top 25 Boaters. For full results click here.

PL Angler Fish Penalty Big Bass Total Points Payout
1 Josh Stracner 5 0.00 0.00 22.34 250 5000
2 Robert Minick 5 0.00 5.92 19.47 249 1050
3 Larry G. Franks 5 0.00 5.31 18.90 248 800
4 Marty Giddens 5 0.00 0.00 17.90 247 500
5 Chris Rutland 5 0.00 0.00 17.25 246 450
6 Chandler L. Teems 5 0.00 7.40 17.19 245 1125
7 Bo F. Washam 5 0.00 0.00 16.43 244 400
8 Joe E. Bridges 5 0.00 0.00 16.40 243 375
9 David N. Davis 5 0.00 5.46 15.13 242 325
10 Andre Moore 5 0.00 0.00 14.60 241 300
11 Ethan Greene 5 0.00 0.00 14.25 240 375
12 DeAndrae L. Kimbrough 5 0.00 0.00 14.21 239 250
13 Chuck Graham 4 0.00 0.00 14.16 238 225
14 Christian Rich 5 0.00 0.00 14.14 237 200
15 Josh Teet 5 0.00 0.00 13.64 236 0
16 Brian S. Stiffler 5 0.00 0.00 13.50 235 0
17 Daniel White 5 0.00 0.00 13.31 234 0
18 Chad Bennett 5 0.00 0.00 13.22 233 0
19 Joe A. Wikoff 5 0.00 0.00 12.78 232 0
20 Clint Nail 5 0.00 0.00 12.77 231 0
21 BRYON A. MONTALBANO 5 0.00 0.00 12.57 230 0
22 Charles Joe J. Eubanks 5 0.00 0.00 12.47 229 0
23 Clayton T. Shoupe 5 0.00 0.00 11.72 228 0
24 Cole Phillips 5 0.00 0.00 11.32 227 0
25 James Glover 5 0.00 0.00 11.08 226 0

Slated for May 11th, 2019 the next tournament will be held on Lake Eufaula out of Lakepoint Resort State Park in Eufaula, AL. 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.

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.


Pilot Flying J Signs On As 2019 Bassmaster Classic Sponsor

March 5, 2019

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers in North America, has signed on to become a Local Partner Sponsor of the 2019 Bassmaster Classic to be held March 15-17 in Knoxville, Tenn., B.A.S.S. announced today.

Pilot Flying J, based in Knoxville, will receive recognition for its support of sportfishing in media associated with the 49th GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, including B.A.S.S.’s industry-leading magazines, Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times and website, Bassmaster.com, as well as local media promotions through broadcast, print, digital and outdoor advertising.

B.A.S.S. will also partner with Pilot Flying J to promote their mobile app. Beginning at the Bassmaster Classic, consumers who download the Pilot Flying J app and enter promo code “BASS2019” will receive an instant, one-time $5 offer that can be redeemed in stores. First-time users will also receive a free drink of their choice when downloading the app and can keep saving in-store with access to daily offers on popular food and beverages.

“We know that our 510,000 B.A.S.S. members travel frequently to enjoy our nation’s great bass lakes and rivers, and they have learned that Pilot Flying J travel centers are convenient places to fill up their tow vehicles and boats, and stock up on food and drinks,” said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO. “We’re proud to have Pilot Flying J on board as a local partner of the Bassmaster Classic.”

“We’re excited to connect with fishing and boating enthusiasts at the Bassmaster Classic in our hometown of Knoxville, Tenn.,” said Whitney Johnson, chief experience officer for Pilot Flying J. “Our large network of stores located along the nation’s highways and near many lakes, rivers and parks, bring the best service and amenities available on the road to those seeking the great outdoors. This exciting partnership with B.A.S.S. will bring guests exclusive offers through our app so they can save in-store with a special $5 offer and deals on food and drinks.”

Pilot Flying J also will receive recognition and promotion through signage and public address messaging at the Classic venues throughout downtown Knoxville, including the takeoff site at Volunteer Landing Marina, in the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo at the Knoxville Convention Center and World’s Fair Exhibition Hall, and during the daily weigh-in shows at Thompson-Boling Arena on the University of Tennessee campus.

Pilot Flying J will also have a booth at the Outdoors Expo, recognized as one of the most important and best-attended consumer fishing and boating shows in the nation.

For more information about Pilot Flying J, the mobile app and other amenities, visit pilotflyingj.com/mypilot. For information about the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, visit Bassmaster.com.


CAL POLY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING WESTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE MEAD PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

HENDERSON, Nev. (March 4, 2019) – The California Polytechnic State University duo of Jesse Wilson of Atascadero, California, and Daniel Papp of Salinas, California, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on Lake Mead presented by Bass Pro Shops Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 4 ounces. The victory earned the Mustang’s bass club $2,000 and a slot in the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“We were fishing out of a 17½-foot Tracker Boat – the smallest boat in the field,” said Papp, a freshman majoring in Agricultural Systems Management. “Because of that, we couldn’t go far, but that turned out to be the right decision.

“We were fishing the outside brush lines in a few different cuts and coves,” Papp continued. “I caught our first fish on a 3½-inch Strike King Pro Tube (green-pumpkin and purple fleck) early. That spot wasn’t producing any more bites, so we went to our next cut and were targeting secondary points with swimbaits. Jesse caught the next two keepers – the biggest bites of the day – on a pro blue and red pearl-colored Keitech Easy Shiner.”

Around 9 a.m. the sun came out, and Papp said that it shut the fishing down. The Mustang duo didn’t catch their final two keepers until just 30 minutes before check in.

“The waves were brutal, so we were forced to head back to the cove near the launch ramp,” Papp said. “We managed to catch two more at the end of the day – both smallmouth. Our fifth keeper literally came on my very last cast. It turned out to be the winning fish.”

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2020 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st:           California Polytechnic State University – Jesse Wilson, Atascadero, Calif., and Daniel Papp, Salinas, Calif., five bass, 11-4, $2,000

2nd:          Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus – Dillon Davis, Queen Creek, Ariz., and Travis Race, Tempe, Ariz., three bass, 10-9, $1,400

3rd:          Northern Arizona University – Levi Wittrock, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Gunnar Stanton, Boulder City, Nev., five bass, 9-0, $700

4th:           Grand Canyon University – Joseph Dwyer, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Tommy Sendek, Tucson, Ariz., four bass, 7-8, $950

5th:           California Polytechnic State University – Hugh Cosculluela, The Woodlands, Texas., and Patrick Ellis, San Diego, Calif., four bass, 7-0, $750

6th:           Arizona State University – John Herrero, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Logan Mueller, Gilbert, Ariz., three bass, 6-11

7th:           New Mexico State University – Ty Faulconer, Santa Clarita, Calif., and Daylon Smith, Frazier Park, Calif., four bass, 5-13

8th:           Arizona State University – Ryan Slivkoff and A.J. Holland, both of Tempe, Ariz., three bass, 5-11, $250

9th:           Arizona State University – Brandon Cook, Gilroy, Calif., and Steven Latino, Chandler, Ariz., two bass, 5-7

10th:        California State University-Long Beach – Cole Thomas, Lakewood, Calif., two bass, 3-4

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

The YETI FLW College Fishing event on Lake Mead presented by Bass Pro Shops was hosted by the Henderson Chamber of Commerce Cultural Arts and Tourism Department. It was the first of three regular-season qualifying tournaments for Western Conference anglers. The next event for FLW College Fishing anglers will be the 2019 FLW College Fishing Open, March 12-13 at Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky.

YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club that is recognized by their school. The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats. The Potomac River and Marbury, Maryland, will play host to the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship, June 4-6, 2019.

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


BECKUM WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL SAVANNAH RIVER DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON CLARKS HILL LAKE

Co-angler Title Awarded to Honea Path’s Henderson

APPLING, Ga. (March 4, 2019) – Boater Adam Beckum of Martinez, Georgia, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 22 pounds, 10 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Savannah River Division tournament on Clarks Hill Lake. Beckum pocketed $4,011 for his efforts.

“I fished secondary points, catching fish that were moving in – coming from the deep to the shallows,” said Beckum, who earned his second career victory in BFL competition – first as a boater. “I probably fished 10 or 15 areas, including some in the Little River, Chigoe Creek and Keg Creek. I sat in 15 feet of water and threw up into 8 or 10 feet. I’d hit a couple of spots in each creek and then work my back through.”

Beckum said he used a black and blue-colored Ketch-Her Lures jig with a green-pumpkin Zoom Super Chunk trailer to catch his fish, adding that he caught nine keepers during the tournament.

“Most of my bites came after 10 (a.m.). I got bit at some spots in the afternoon that didn’t produce for me in the morning.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Adam Beckum, Martinez, Ga., five bass, 22-10, $4,011

2nd:         Pete Fargo, Marietta, Ga., five bass, 18-5, $1,693

3rd:          Heath Pack, Ellijay, Ga., five bass, 17-11, $1,129

4th:          Jeff Babcock, Fairview, N.C., five bass, 17-1, $890

5th:          Daulton Smith, Lavonia, Ga., five bass, 16-13, $677

6th:          Jeremy Eaton, Dahlonega, Ga., five bass, 16-3, $621

7th:          Paul Tickerhoof, Appling, Ga., five bass, 15-5, $564

8th:          Darren Ashley, Calhoun Falls, S.C., five bass, 14-11, $508

9th:          Randy Childers, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 13-10, $701

10th:        Chris Yates, Roswell, Ga., five bass, 13-8, $395

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Beckum caught a 6-pound, 10-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and also earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $425.

Kevin Henderson of Honea Path, South Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $1,693 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 14 pounds, 14 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Kevin Henderson, Honea Path, S.C., five bass, 14-14, $1,693

2nd:         Trevor Sharrett, Chesnee, S.C., five bass, 12-8, $1,046

3rd:          Matt Davis, Dearing, Ga., five bass, 12-5, $564

4th:          Mitchell Pare, Statesboro, Ga., five bass, 11-12, $445

5th:          Justin Logan, Belton, S.C., five bass, 11-11, $339

6th:          Joshua Lyko, Greer, S.C., five bass, 11-7, $310

7th:          Kevin Landreth, Seneca, S.C., five bass, 11-5, $282

8th:          Stewart Uldrick, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 11-4, $254

9th:          Joseph Thomasson, Columbia, S.C., five bass, 11-3, $226

10th:        Westley Denny, Westminster, S.C., five bass, 10-15, $198

Brandon Lawson of Union, South Carolina, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 5 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $212.

The tournament was hosted by the Columbia County Board of Commissioners.

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.


KNEPPER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL COWBOY DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR

Nacogdoches’ Moore Wins Co-angler Title

BROOKELAND, Texas (March 4, 2019) – Boater Jeremy Knepper of Montgomery, Texas, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 27 pounds, 9 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Cowboy Division tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Knepper took home $5,261 for his efforts.

Knepper said he caught his fish flipping bushes along an approximately 200-yard stretch near Veach Basin. He said he’d had some success at the area in practice, and decided to return to it during the event.

“The stretch had some bushes with deep water nearby. During practice, I had only gotten five bites – including a 6-pounder – and lost a good one at the boat,” said Knepper, who logged his first win in FLW competition. “It was one of those deals where I knew that if I could get five bites during the tournament, they’d be the right ones, but I wasn’t sure that I could get those five bites.”

Knepper said he arrived at the area first thing in the morning and within about 10 minutes, put a 9-pounder in the boat.

“I flipped into a bush, felt a hard tug and boat-flipped it. That one calmed me down. With the water dropping and the weather changing like it is, I wasn’t sure that the pattern was going to hold. But that one told me they were there,” said Knepper. “About 10 or 15 minutes later I caught one of my 5-pounders. I looked at the clock and saw it was about 8:15 (a.m.) and I knew I was way ahead of schedule.”

Knepper said he got a couple more bites, but could tell he had hit a mid-morning lull, so he decided to let the area rest.

“I didn’t want to go back through - I wanted to let it sit. You had to let the stretch rest and reload,” said Knepper. “I spent about two hours running the bank looking for similar water before coming back to the stretch. Then I got a 6-pounder and then a 5-pounder toward the end of it. With four fish in the boat, I let it rest again, and caught my fifth around 2 (p.m.).”

The Texas boater said he used one bait to catch his fish – a ½-ounce, Texas-rigged, Hematoma-colored Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver on an Owner Jungle flipping hook.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Jeremy Knepper, Montgomery, Texas, five bass, 27-9, $5,261

2nd:         Brandon Thrash, Downsville, La., five bass, 24-13, $2,931

3rd:          Bryan Trahan, Orange, Texas, five bass, 20-1, $2,573

4th:          Randy Deaver, Blanchard, La., five bass, 19-14, $1,428

5th:          Kevin Jeane, Natchitoches, La., five bass, 19-6, $1,052

6th:          Cade Rudiger, Mansfield, Texas, five bass, 19-1, $965

7th:          Ken Smith, Dallas, Texas, five bass, 18-14, $977

8th:          Matthew Armand, Hessmer, La., five bass, 18-13, $789

9th:          Ricky Guy, Humble, Texas, five bass, 17-3, $657

9th:          Michael LaFleur, Orangefield, Texas, five bass, 17-3, $657

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Trahan caught an 11-pound, 10-ounce largemouth – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $820.

Clark Moore of Nacogdoches, Texas, won the Co-angler Division and $2,631 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 19 pounds even.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Clark Moore, Nacogdoches, Texas, five bass, 19-0, $2,631

2nd:         Steven Fisher, Lufkin, Texas, five bass, 16-3, $1,315

3rd:          Hannah Gryder, Milam, Texas, five bass, 15-4, $877

4th:          Jerry Meece, Lufkin, Texas, five bass, 14-14, $714

5th:          Tate Allen, West Monroe, La., five bass, 14-13, $526

6th:          Billy Eddins, Broaddus, Texas, five bass, 14-4, $482

7th:          James Corley, Deridder, La., five bass, 14-2, $438

8th:          Michael Greer Jr., Deridder, La., five bass, 13-11, $445

9th:          Don Johnson, Lufkin, Texas, five bass, 13-2, $351

10th:        Byron Smith, Missouri City, Texas, five bass, 13-1, $307

Keith Hawkins of Lake Providence, Louisiana, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $410.

The tournament was hosted by the Jasper County Development District.

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.


MAHAFFEY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL VOLUNTEER DIVISION OPENER ON WATTS BAR LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Knoxville’s Coker Takes Co-angler Title

ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (March 4, 2019) – Boater Jeffrey Mahaffey of Bristol, Tennessee, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 20 pounds, 10 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Volunteer Division opener on Watts Bar Lake presented by Navionics. Mahaffey earned $3,164 for his catch.

“I targeted isolated laydowns mid-lake. The area near takeoff at Tom Fuller Park was especially productive for me – I caught two over 5 pounds there,” said Mahaffey, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “I primarily ran shallow cover off the bank, but capitalized on the deeper stuff that was maybe 50 to 75 yards off of the bank, if I saw it. I probably hit around 25 pockets, but targeted just a handful of trees – many only had one tree in them.”

Mahaffey said he leaned on two custom baits from Jerry’s Bait Shop in Rockwood to put together his limit – a ½-ounce and a ¾-ounce double-willow spinnerbait with white and blue coloring, each with a chartreuse Zoom Straight Tail Worm trailer.

“The shallower bites came from 6 to 8 feet down. You had to fish the ends of the trees – when the spinnerbait kind of came out of the tree and fell off the end, that’s when you’d get a bite,” said Mahaffey. “The deeper cover off the bank behind me was in 8 to 10 feet of water. That’s when I’d switch to the ¾-ounce [spinnerbait] and really let it sink down and get to the base.”

Mahaffey said he ended up catching 10 keepers throughout the day.

“Both of these patterns were fishing extremely slow – you really had to slow roll the spinnerbaits to get a bite,” said Mahaffey.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Jeffrey Mahaffey, Bristol, Tenn., five bass, 20-10, $3,164

2nd:         Jonathan Bowling, Harriman, Tenn., five bass, 17-10, $1,782

3rd:          Nick Huff, Bean Station, Tenn., five bass, 17-7, $1,154

4th:          Matt Linton, Kingston, Tenn., five bass, 17-4, $738

5th:          Jason Sosebee, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 17-3, $633

6th:          Brad Mattie, Oak Ridge, Tenn., five bass, 17-2, $580

7th:          Chase Henley, Kingston, Tenn., five bass, 16-14, $527

8th:          Jeff Knight, Cleveland, Tenn., five bass, 16-10, $855

9th:          Tim Wyatt, Crossville, Tenn., five bass, 16-8, $422

10th:        Tyler Meredith, Oliver Springs, Tenn., five bass, 16-4, $369

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Knight caught a 5-pound, 13-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $380.

Nick Coker of Knoxville, Tennessee, won the Co-angler Division and $1,782 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 18 pounds, 3 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Nick Coker, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 18-3, $1,782

2nd:         Chris Harness, Powell, Tenn., four bass, 13-0, $791

3rd:          Ryan Helke, Knoxville, Tenn., three bass, 12-13, $447

3rd:          David Osborne, Honaker, Va., four bass, 12-13, $447

5th:          Dennis Lewis, Powell, Tenn., five bass, 11-11, $316

6th:          David Blakely, Kingsport, Tenn., three bass, 11-9, $340

7th:          Nick Ogle, Lenoir City, Tenn., four bass, 11-5, $264

8th:          Larry Brumett Jr., Seymour, Tenn., three bass, 10-1, $237

9th:          Brandon Harris, Spring City, Tenn., four bass, 9-8, $211

10th:        Robert Davis, Bethalto, Ill., three bass, 8-12, $185

Brian Miller of Calhoun, Georgia, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 10 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $190.

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.

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Two Teams Tie for 1st in Bass Champs on Lake Fork - Forego Fish-off and Split Check

Two teams tie for 1st place on a chilly Lake Fork and agree to split the cash rather than go back out for a one hour fish-off.

Last Weekend's Tournament Statistics
Lake: Fork
Date: 3/2/2019
Total Entries: 264 Teams
Total Collected: $82,560
Total Payback (C&P): $79,300
Payback Percentage: 96%
Total Fish: 257
Total Weight: 486,64
Average Weight: 1.89
Number of limits: 14
Number of zero's: 159

 

Place Boat Truck Angler 1 Angler 2 Fish Big Bass Wt. Prize Amt.
1 JUSTIN WOOLARD
BEDFORD , TX
ROBERT SMITH
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX
1 10.28 10.28
$12750.00+$1000 Big Bass
1 SCOTT BARNETT
MANSFIELD , TX
BRIAN CLARK
HALTOM CITY , TX
5 0 10.28
$12750.00+$250 Lowrance+$500 Fun n Sun
3 ZACH PARKER
DENTON , TX
HEATH MOODY
SOUTHLAKE , TX
1 10.10 10.10
$4500.00
4 KENT SIKES
ROANOKE , TX
DARRELL CAMPBELL
ALBA , TX
5 0 10.04
$3500.00
5 DOUG WHITLEY
QUINLAN , TX
BRYON HARRISON
QUINLAN , TX
5 0 9.99
$2750.00
6 MARK MCDONALD
WILLS POINT , TX
LORA MCDONALD
WILLS POINT , TX
5 0 9.81
$2250.00 + $2250 Skeeter Bonus Cash
7 BILL SWEETEN
YANTIS , TX
SEAN GOODSON
ALBA , TX
5 0 9.21
$1500.00
8 JASON ZITO
MIDLOTHIAN , TX
BOBBY BRINKLEY
KAUFMAN , TX
5 0 9.08
$1400.00
9 MARK BIONDI SR
BURLESON , TX
MARK BIONDI JR
BURLESON , TX
5 0 8.77
$1300.00 + Sportsmans Auto Network+$250 Berkley Cast for Cash
10 GARY ELDRED JR
NOCONA , TX
GARY PARIS
QUITMAN , TX
1 8.66 8.66
$1150.00
10 TODD PFEIL
FORNEY , TX
TODD ANDERSON
OVILLA , TX
5 0 8.66
$1150.00
12 DAVID REYNOLDS
MCKINNEY , TX
ROBERT BROCK JR
PRINCETON , TX
5 0 8.60
$1090.00
13 RANDY STEELE
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX
CHARLES ARNOLD
QUITMAN , TX
5 0 8.51
$1080.00
14 RICHARD OSBORN
CARROLLTON , TX
CHRIS MCLAIN
SANGER , TX
5 0 8.46
$1070.00 + $1000 Sportsmans Auto Network
15 JASON SMITH
FORNEY , TX
HUNTER SMITH
FORNEY , TX
5 0 8.32
$1060.00
16 WILLIAM THORNTON
EDGEWOOD , TX
ANTHONY SMITH
EDGEWOOD , TX
4 0 7.73
$1050.00
17 KEVIN THOMPSON
WINNSBORO , TX
DOUG TATMAN
LONGVIEW , TX
4 0 7.43
$1040.00
18 CHRIS FORD
WINNSBORO , TX
BILLY DEATON
BURLESON , TX
4 0 7.26
$1030.00
19 ZACH HUGHES
FRISCO , TX
BRANDON GILLIAM
CELESTE , TX
4 0 6.96
$1020.00
20 KEITH BRYAN
DECATUR , TX
COLBY BRYAN
DECATUR , TX
4 0 6.93
$1010.00
21 JOEY HUBBLE
KELLER , TX
ROBERT LAPENNA
EULESS , TX
5 0 6.89
$1000.00
22 JAMES MUFFLER
KARNACK , TX
MIKE EDWARDS
JASPER , TX
3 0 6.65
$1000.00
23 TRENT MENEES
SAGINAW , TX
TERRY BOLLOM
FRISCO , TX
3 0 6.64
$1000.00
24 RICH DALBEY
GREENVILLE , TX
MARK HOWARD
MESQUITE , TX
5 0 6.61
$1000.00
25 DELL BROWN
ARLINGTON , TX
RYKER HOLMES
ARLINGTON , TX
3 0 6.56
$1000.00
26 TERRY JOHNSON
FATE , TX
TODD JOHNSON
FORNEY , TX
3 0 6.45
$1000.00
27 JOHN ADAMS
FRISCO , TX
RICK CLARK
TERRELL , TX
3 0 6.33
$1000.00
28 ROB MEDDERS
MCKINNEY , TX
ROB WILSON
SHERMAN , TX
4 0 6.22
$1000.00
29 KEITH TAYLOR
ROCKWALL , TX
LARRY LADNIER
ROCKWALL , TX
3 0 6.21
$1000.00
29 EDDIE HALL
CADDO MILLS , TX
BRANDON BREWER
CADDO MILLS , TX
3 0 6.21
$1000.00
31 CHUCK RIZUTO
ALBA , TX
DON OVERSTREET
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX
3 0 6.11
$1000.00
32 DAVID OZIO
TYLER , TX
CURTIS DANIELS
EMORY , TX
4 0 6.05
$1000.00
33 STEVE LYNAM
SOUTHLAKE , TX
JUSTIN DUBOSE
GRAPEVINE , TX
3 0 5.96
$1000.00
33 ALLEN SHELTON
FARMERS BRANCH , TX
JOHN MCCALMONT
ROCKWALL , TX
3 0 5.96
$1000.00
35 BRANDEN HOLLINGSHEAD
AZLE , TX
JEREMY LAMBERT
DECATUR , TX
3 0 5.94
$1000.00
36 MICHAEL KEETON
WAXAHACHIE , TX
SEAN WINTERS
ARLINGTON , TX
3 0 5.68
Fun n Sun First Out Bonus
37 JEFF NORRIS
DECATUR , TX
RONNIE NORRIS
BOYD , TX
3 0 5.55
38 JIMMY HARRISON JR
DECATUR , TX
JIMMY HARRISON
BOYD , TX
4 0 5.43
39 BRUCE POWELL
COMO , TX
SCOTT SCROGGINS
SULPHUR SPRNGS , TX
3 0 5.26
40 STEVE SIMS
DENTON , TX
RONNIE SIMS
RICHARDSON , TX
3 0 5.24
41 AARON WALKER
MT VERNON , TX
STEVEN STROMAN
SCROGGINS , TX
4 0 5.21
42 CASIE TELLES
PRINCETON , TX
3 0 5.18
43 CRAIG DOWIS
DALLAS , TX
MICHAEL VASQUEZ
TEMPLE , TX
3 0 5.17
44 CHAD SCHRAMME
CELINA , TX
AARON BURKETT
CELINA , TX
3 0 5.04
45 JOE ROME
FLOWER MOUND , TX
JOEL MCBRIDE
CORINTH , TX
3 0 4.99
46 RICHARD ALTMAN
YANTIS , TX
JAMES SCHULTZ
YANTIS , TX
4 0 4.91
47 JAKE MEEKS
FARMERSVILLE , TX
CHAD MADDUX
WYLIE , TX
3 0 4.80
48 BILLY JOHNSON
ROCKWALL , TX
ANDY MEDINA
CANTON , TX
3 0 4.28
49 SHANNON MCCALEB
JOSHUA , TX
JAMES MCCALEB
FORT WORTH , TX
3 0 4.19
50 ALEX FINCH
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX
BRAD SHUFLIN
SANGER , TX
2 0 4.10
51 STEVE MULHOLLAND
TERRELL , TX
RANDY SQUIER
LAKE DALLAS , TX
2 0 4.07
52 DAX DAVIS
EMORY , TX
KEVIN DESHANE
MIDLOTHIAN , TX
2 0 4.02
53 JUSTIN KEITHLEY
ARLINGTON , TX
JOSH KEITHLEY
WILLOW PARK , TX
2 0 3.92
54 PAUL JEFFCOAT
AZLE , TX
DAVID LUTTRULL
AZLE , TX
2 0 3.84
55 PERRY POWELL
MCKINNEY , TX
JARED TAYLOR
PRINCETON , TX
2 0 3.69
56 STEVE TRIMBLE
DUNCANVILLE , TX
DAKOTA TRIMBLE
KAUFMAN , TX
2 0 3.65
57 SCOTT DUBEE
GODLEY , TX
KEVIN ATKINSON
FORT WORTH , TX
2 0 3.60
58 DONNIE MOORE
ARGYLE , TX
DARRYL ROACH
BENBROOK , TX
2 0 3.55
59 ADAM BOYDSTON
GRAPEVINE , TX
MICHAEL BOYDSTON
GRAPEVINE , TX
2 0 3.51
60 W T DYSON II
LAKE DALLAS , TX
PATRICK JORSKI
COPPELL , TX
2 0 3.50
61 KELVIN HOGG
ARLINGTON , TX
BRIAN ROUSSEL
ARLINGTON , TX
2 0 3.48
62 JEREMY CRUZ
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX
BOBBY PEEK
GREENVILLE , TX
2 0 3.32
63 DEAN TRUDELL
HIGHLAND VILLAGE , TX
MIKE KUBANEK
HIGHLAND VILLAGE , TX
2 0 3.30
64 MARK MITCHELL
MESQUITE , TX
MIKE MCWHORTER
TERRELL , TX
2 0 3.26
64 ROBB TAYLOR
FRISCO , TX
LEE HAMMERS
NEED INFO
2 0 3.26
66 CODY CARTWRIGHT
GRANBURY , TX
JORDAN ALLEN
GRANBURY , TX
2 0 3.20
67 CHRIS GILROY
FRISCO , TX
MICHAEL FULLER
BLUE RIDGE , TX
2 0 3.19
68 TIMOTHY WEAVER
EDGE WOOD , TX
WESLEY WEAVER
EDGEWOOD , TX
2 0 3.17
69 KEVIN HATHAWAY
KINGSTON , OK
SHAWN GARRISON
KINGSTON , OK
2 0 3.02
70 STEPHEN DYER
WAURIKA , OK
JARED DYER
HASTINGS , OK
1 0 2.81
71 JOHNNY HALE
IRVING , TX
JAMES DANIEL
NOCONA , TX
1 0 2.74
72 JOHN MAYBEN
DALLAS , TX
MARK MAYBEN
PLANO , TX
2 0 2.73
73 CODY BURDINE
BRIDGEPORT , TX
BOBBY POINTER
ALVORD , TX
2 0 2.68
74 JESSE CHAMBERS III
IRVING , TX
KYLE STAREK
KELLER , TX
1 0 2.66
75 JASON QUON
CELINA , TX
JJ QUON
CELINA , TX
1 0 2.50
76 MIKE BURNS
LUCAS , TX
BEN BURNS
LUCAS , TX
1 0 2.47
77 AARON DAVIS
GLENS HEIGHTS , TX
FARREN HANSEN
RED OAK , TX
1 0 2.40
78 MONTE COON
FORT WORTH , TX
GARY ABLES
KENNEDALE , TX
1 0 2.28
79 CHRIS BACHTA
GRAPEVINE , TX
KIRK MAREZ
LEWISVILLE , TX
1 0 2.25
80 JASON RIEDEL
ALEDO , TX
DANIEL HERRING
WATUAGA , TX
1 0 2.21
81 KEVIN DRITSCHLER
PROSPER , TX
TIM BROCKWAY
KAUFMAN , TX
1 0 2.19
82 VINCENT REYNOLDS
FORT WORTH , TX
GEORGE SHIPPEY
MT PLEASANT , TX
1 0 2.14
83 SAM MCCOLLUM
CORSICANA , TX
EARL SCHWARTZLANDER
CORSICANA , TX
1 0 2.09
83 JACOB ROANE
CELINA , TX
GG BOYD
AZLE , TX
1 0 2.09
85 JAYSON TOERCK
NOCONA , TX
AUSTIN KILLEN
NOCONA , TX
1 0 2.08
86 COY GREATHOUSE
CORINTH , TX
KEVIN BRYANT
GRAPEVINE , TX
1 0 2.05
87 GARRICK MCPHERSON
SPRINGTOWN , TX
SCOTT DEAN
TERRELL , TX
1 0 2.04
87 JOHN GOERGEN
YANTIS , TX
CHARLIE RINGGOLD
ALBA , TX
1 0 2.04
89 JEFF PITRUCHA
GREENVILLE , TX
BRAD WILLIAMS
COPPERAS COVE , TX
1 0 2.03
89 DREW SLOAN
SCURRY , TX
TERRY HAWKINS
CORSICANA , TX
1 0 2.03
91 JOHN CARTER SR
MABANK , TX
JOHN CARTER
MABANK , TX
1 0 2.00
92 TERRY HILLGER
ENNIS , TX
RAUL ZUNIGA
CORSICANA , TX
1 0 1.98
93 JOSHUA GLASGOW
KAUFMAN , TX
WAYNE KENT
LARUE , TX
1 0 1.94
94 DOUGLAS COVINGTON
BOWIE , TX
STEPHEN KEY
BOWIE , TX
1 0 1.89
95 MATT MORTON
DALLAS , TX
BLAKE LITTLE
MCKINNEY , TX
1 0 1.88
96 MARK NICKELLS
LANTANA , TX
TUCKER NICKELLS
LANTANA , TX
1 0 1.87
97 SONNY WILSON
WAXAHACHIE , TX
CHASE WILSON
WAXAHACHIE , TX
1 0 1.85
98 COREY WALDROP
FT WORTH , TX
CRAIG WALDROP
BENBROOK , TX
1 0 1.81
99 DAVID THOMAS
MCKINNEY , TX
EDMOND ROBINSON
ANNA , TX
1 0 1.78
100 STEVEN RIZZO
PROSPER , TX
CHRIS STRATTA
LITTLE ELM , TX
1 0 1.77
101 LIONEL SERNA
COOLIDGE , TX
JUSTIN GARRETT
FAIRFEILD , TX
1 0 1.74
102 STEVE HODGE
EMORY , TX
SHAWN OMALLEY
WYLIE , TX
1 0 1.66
103 RYAN VAUGHAN
CUMBY , TX
RUSTY VAUGHAN
CUMBY , TX
1 0 1.58
104 BLAKE THOMPSON
KEMP , TX
CAMERON LISENBEE 1 0 1.53
105 JASON CHILDERS
OAK POINT , TX
KLINT KRHOVJAK
TOOL , TX
1 0 1.40
106 BRIAN HARRIS
MESQUITE , TX
DAVID HARRIS
MESQUITE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 TONY CLIMER
MESQUITE , TX
TOMMY CLIMER JR
MESQUITE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BILL ROBINSON
HURST , TX
GARY HARRISON
GUN BARREL CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 SHANE STAFFORD
BELTON , TX
GARRET CUTLER
ALEDO , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JAMES SHAMBURGER JACOB SHANNON
ARLINGTON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 ZACH ZIOBER
GRAPEVINE , TX
MIKE SHULTZ
BEDFORD , TX
0 0 0.00
106 AARON ASHMORE
IVANHOE , TX
TIMOTHY KING
BONHAM , TX
0 0 0.00
106 WILLIE BENSLEY
MESQUITE , TX
BILLY MCCORD
ROWLETT , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JAMES MORGAN
MARIETTA , OK
ROBERT MORGAN
MARIETTA , OK
0 0 0.00
106 ALAN SMITH
GUN BARREL CITY , TX
STEVE WHITE
EUSTACE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DAVID BURTON
MCKINNEY , TX
TIM HAWKINS
ANNA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JONATHAN BURNS
WEATHERFORD , TX
KEN BURNA
ARLINGTON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JARED DEAN
HUNTINGTON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JAMES ELDER
WILLS POINT , TX
AARON HUTTEL
ROYSE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BILL ROTEN
CRESSON , TX
STEVEN MARTIN
FT WORTH , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JASON KERFOOT
ROYSE CITY , TX
CHRIS BIGBY
ROYSE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 PAUL BOSCO JR
LANTANA , TX
BENTON CRUMP
DALLAS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 TODD WEST
MCKINNEY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MONTE REAGAN
BURLESON , TX
LANCE KENNY
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JAMES CURGUS
FRISCO , TX
ROB BURNS
PLANO , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHRIS ZMOLIK SR
FORNEY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 KEITH IVY JR
PONDER , TX
TOMMY MURRAY
BEDFORD , TX
0 0 0.00
106 RICKY MAYO
ARDMORE , OK
DON MOYERS
LONE GROVE , OK
0 0 0.00
106 RUSSELL LEE
SACHSE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 PAUL MITCHELL
GARLAND , TX
BREYLAN MITCHELL
GARLAND , TX
0 0 0.00
106 GABE KNOX
ARLINGTON , TX
BRENT LYON
HEATH , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHASE WOODARD
RENO , TX
JOHN BROWN
TEXARKANA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHANCE WOODARD
PARIS , TX
MICHAEL ALLEN
BOGATA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 RYAN COHLMEYER
WEATHERFORD , TX
DARREN HEAVNER
FORT WORTH , TX
0 0 0.00
106 HUNTER ALEXANDER
ROCKWALL , TX
BEN CULLY
ROCKWALL , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JOHN REDMON
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 GARY KINARD
FORNEY , TX
JACOB KINARD
FORNEY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JEREMY SIMS
EMORY , TX
TIMOTHY GILLIAM
CELESTE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 RYAN MOROTT
PRINCETON , TX
TAZZ FERRELL
VAN ALSTYNE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 PETE BRANDT
AUBREY , TX
KEITH MCMILLAN
QUINLAN , TX
0 0 0.00
106 PAUL MECCA
DALLAS , TX
WESLEY DAVIS
MANSFIELD , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DALE GOSSETT
GREENVILLE , TX
SEAN GOSSETT
EMORY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JAMES RENFRO
FORNEY , TX
GREG MULHOLLAND
TERRELL , TX
0 0 0.00
106 SID HUDSON
ALLEN , TX
TREVER DYKEMA
CRANDALL , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DON MEEK
PILOT POINT , TX
MERLE LITTLE
FARMERSVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHASE WOOD
COMBINE , TX
CHASE WELCH
CRANDALL , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CRAIG HATCHEL
WHITESBORO , TX
CHANCE HATCHEL
WHITESBORO , TX
0 0 0.00
106 ROCKIE MARTIN
ROCKWALL , TX
CLINT NOWELL
FORT WORTH , TX
0 0 0.00
106 IVAN SLAYTON
KAUFMAN , TX
STEPHEN BOWLBY
ROYSE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 ROBERT JOHNSON
ALLEN , TX
EDWARD LEWIS
MCKINNEY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 LEX COOK
FRISCO , TX
JOHN COOK
FRISCO , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DALE HUGHES
TEMPLE , TX
RANDY HAVARD 0 0 0.00
106 DAVID WATTS
DALLAS , TX
CRAIG HANNA
DALLAS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHARLES COOK JR
PERRYTON , TX
STEVEN COOK
PERRYTON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JEFF PIERCE
HENRIETTA , TX
MARK ELGIN
WICHITA FALLS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JONATHAN KINCAID
WEATHERFORD , TX
JEREMY WILSON
LEWISVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DAVID SPEAKMAN
MESQUITE , TX
GARY SPEAKMAN
ROCKWALL , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MARC SCHILLING
CARROLLTON , TX
SHAWN TEMPLE
KRUGERVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 PAUL SEWELL
COMBINE , TX
KENNETH MOORE
RED OAK , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHRIS GRESHAM
RYSTON , LA
TONY DURRETT
SIMSBORO , LA
0 0 0.00
106 RONNY HALBERT
LARUE , TX
RICKY PHILLIPS
TRINIDAD , TX
0 0 0.00
106 KY MARTIN
GRANDVIEW , TX
CHRIS MOORE
ROCKWALL , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MATTHEW LANE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLLS , TX
CARTER SUTHERLAND
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DAVID LIVINGSTON III
GLADEWATER , TX
DAVID LIVINGSTON IV
GLADEWATER , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MATT TALLAS
CANTON , TX
ERNIE SISTRUNK
WILLS POINT , TX
0 0 0.00
106 WESLEY BARNARD
HALLSVILLE , TX
ANDREW SCOTT
MARSHALL , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JERRY DAVID II
PILOT POINT , TX
JON JOHNSON
PILOT POINT , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CODY BENSON
COMBINE , TX
THOMAS WELCH
TERRELL , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BRUCE BENEDICT
FORNEY , TX
CHARLES BENEDICT
FORNEY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CRAIG WELCH
WAXAHACHIE , TX
WILLIAM CLOWER
MIDLOTHIAN , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BRYAN KELM
CORSICANA , TX
DONNIE STARK
CORSICANA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JEFFREY WILSON
ARLINGTON , TX
SAMMY BROWN
RED OAK , TX
0 0 0.00
106 ROGER MAHONEY
BLOOMING GROVE , TX
MIKE WITHROW
CORSICANA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 PHIL ELDER
QUITMAN , TX
ANDY WILBURN
ROYSE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JEFF WHITEHEAD
SLATON , TX
JEFF WHITEHEAD
RED OAK , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CLINT WHIDDEN
GRANBURY , TX
CHAD HAMM
GRANBURY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHRIS COOLEY
QUINLAN , TX
RYAN COOLEY
QUINLAN , TX
0 0 0.00
106 SCOTT ISAACS
LADONIA , TX
RED MCPEEK
YANTIS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MICHAEL BENNETT
LUCAS , TX
JORDAN BABIN
CROSBY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DIRK SMITH
FARMERSVILLE , TX
NOLAN JACKSON
QUINLAN , TX
0 0 0.00
106 RANDY TURNER
GREENVILLE , TX
TREY TURNER
ROYSE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 ANDREW HARP
LINDEN , TX
MICHAEL HARP
LINDEN , TX
0 0 0.00
106 LOUIE POPE
GILMER , TX
ROBERT IRWIN
QUITMAN , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BUSTER JOHNSON
KRUM , TX
ZEB STRICKLAND
AUBREY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MIKE SMITHEY
WEATHERFORD , TX
BEAU NELSON
MIDLAND , TX
0 0 0.00
106 WALTER THOMAS JR
ALBA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BYRON BIONDI
KENNEDALE , TX
JASON GREENFIELD
KENNEDALE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MICHAEL ZITTERICH
LARUE , TX
BLAKE HENDERSON
ATHENS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 KEITH KRZEMINSKI
AUBREY , TX
SCOT MCDONALD
CELINA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DEREK MACKEY
TYLER , TX
TREY MACKEY
GILMER , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MICHAEL DRECHSEL
FORT WORTH , TX
WESLEY PRICE
GRAPEVINE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DOUG DONK
ARLINGTON , TX
JOHN DEEMS
MCKINNEY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BOBBY DUBOSE III
QUITMAN , TX
JAMES HAMM
JEFFERSON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DON KUYKENDALL
GUN BARRREL CITY , TX
VIRGIL KUYKENDALL
GUN BARRELL CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MATTHEW HARRINGTON
CADDO MILLS , TX
JEFF CHANEY
ROYSE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 SKYLAR LONG
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX
TYLER ROANE
GUNTER , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MARK WYLIE
KELLER , TX
MARK PARKER
GRAPEVINE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHRIS BAIRES
DENTON , TX
TAYLER TOMLINSON
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 LADD THOMPSON
MINEOLA , TX
LOGAN THOMPSON JR
MINEOLA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JOHNNY TRAMMELL
QUITMAN , TX
NORMAN WOOLDRIDGE
KERMIT , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CODY BRUNETTE
ROCKWALL , TX
WAYNE BRUNETTE
MEAD , OK
0 0 0.00
106 MARK SPURGIN
MCKINNEY , TX
TYLER HOLMES
RICHARDSON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JAY EICHLER
EMORY , TX
TROY THOMAS
EMORY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHRISTOPHER MCMINN
BALKO , OK
TYLER MCMINN
MUSTANG , OK
0 0 0.00
106 MATT FRANCE
COLLEYVILLE , TX
JOHN BYLER
SOUTHLAKE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 TIM MCCULLOUGH
FORT WORTH , TX
MIKE DUGGER
TOOL , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JACOB WILTON
CRESSON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 NICK BROWN
LINDALE , TX
JERRY BROWN
PUEBLO WEST , CO
0 0 0.00
106 JAY WILCOXSON
MINEOLA , TX
GARY WILCOXSON
HAWKINS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 KEITH PIPPENGER
COMBINE , TX
DANNY MAGEE 0 0 0.00
106 CHRIS ALBAN
KELLER , TX
CASEN ALBAN
KELLER , TX
0 0 0.00
106 REX LEE
NORMANGEE , TX
RICK CARTER
ALBA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 HAROLD MERONEY
POINT , TX
CASEY MERONEY
FRUITVALE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 SHANE WOOD
WAXAHACHIE , TX
LINDSEY WOODALL
WAXAHACHIE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JEFF BARLOW
GARLAND , TX
RANDY BUNCH
YANTIS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHRISTOPHER GORDON
CLARENCE , LA
DENNIS MORGAN II
NATCHITOCHES , LA
0 0 0.00
106 MIKE MANROSE
FORNEY , TX
AARRON ZAUMEYER
MINEOLA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JEREMY ROWLAN
SPEARMAN , TX
JOHN BROWN
PERRYTON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BRIAN WHITE
CELINA , TX
TRISTAN WHITE
CELINA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 ALAN SWARTS
MT VERNON , TX
ARCHIE HAYLEY
MT VERNON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JUSTIN BROUGHTON
GRANBURY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BRADY MATASKA
PETROLIA , TX
RAY MATASKA
PETROLIA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MARK VOS
PLANO , TX
DANIEL RUEDI
DALLAS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 RANDY INGRAM
PLANO , TX
MATT INGRAM
PLANO , TX
0 0 0.00
106 KYLE BRUNK
WICHITA FALLS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 RANDALL KIRKES
KILLEEN , TX
0 0 0.00
106 HENRY GENTLE
FORNEY , TX
DONALD LANE
HAWKINS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BLAKE WALKER
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX
LARRY WALKER
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 STEVE SCHMIDT
MIDLOTHIAN , TX
RICK NEWTON
COLLEYVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 GIB COATS
FORT WORTH , TX
BILL WILCOX
SCURRY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DAKOTA MCBRIDE
WINNSBORO , TX
JORDAN PARRISH
LUBBOCK , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DWAYNE CALHOUN
KENNEDALE , TX
JONATHAN OGLETREE
JOSHUA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 SCOTTY GALBREAITH
WEATHERFORD , TX
JASON GALBREAITH
BURLESON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BILL BABB
GARLAND , TX
MITCH YORK
GARLAND , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DWIGHT BOUTTE
FRISCO , TX
DAMON NEAL
PROSPER , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DALE BOREN
FORT WORTH , TX
RICK SCOTT
BREMOND , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MATT MCMILLAN
FORT WORTH , TX
TREVOR ROMANS
CELINA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 RON ROGERS
ROCKWALL , TX
CARSON KIRKHUFF
COLLEYVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 ED BLACKBURN
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX
ROBERT BYRD JR
ALBA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BODDIE LINDSEY
KILGORE , TX
GREG DRYOEL
GRANBURY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 CHRIS SINKEY
FRISCO , TX
SHANDA SINKEY
FRISCO , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JOHN MCDIFFITT
GRANBURY , TX
BOBBY VINCENT
HUDSON OAKS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 WILLIAM LEADAMAN
WHITE OAK , TX
STEPHEN TRULL
MINEOLA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BLAKE SLATER
MANSFIELD , TX
THOMAS BLESSING
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JAMES REAVES
HENRIETTA , TX
HIMEY MATASKA
WICHITA FALLS , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JERRY DILLARD
RICHARDSON , TX
KIMM HUNT
FLOWER MOUND , TX
0 0 0.00
106 MORRIS HERRING JR
FORNEY , TX
JAY BROWNE
GARLAND , TX
0 0 0.00
106 BRANDON POTTER
JUSTIN , TX
ANDREW COX
FT WORTH , TX
0 0 0.00
106 TIM WILCOXSON
EDGEWOOD , TX
JERAMY MARINELLI
ROYSE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JOHN NEWKIRK
BENBROOK , TX
RANDY HASS
ALBA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DIRK WENZLAFF
FRISCO , TX
MARK WATSON
MIDLOTHIAN , TX
0 0 0.00
106 ARTHUR TUCKER
ALVARADO , TX
HERSHEL SMITH
FORT WORTH , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DANNY BENNETT
HUNTSVILLE , TX
BRIAN ROMAN
SPRING , TX
0 0 0.00
106 STEVE SENNIKOFF SR
FORNEY , TX
STEVE SENNIKOFF JR
FORNEY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 TIMOTHY MILLARD
ROCKWALL , TX
SONNY BENAVIDES
LITTLE ELM , TX
0 0 0.00
106 GREGORY ALLEN
EMORY , TX
HUNTER SMITH
MINEOLA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 HAROLD BREDEMEIER
ROCKWALL , TX
STEPHEN HOPE
ALBA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DAVID GOFF
GRAND SALINE , TX
CHRIS ABSHIRE
LINDALE , TX
0 0 0.00
106 TIM WILCOXSON
ROCKWALL , TX
ERIC ELDER
ROYSE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 JD LAUGHERY
ROCKWALL , TX
STAN LAWING
POETRY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 TOM MCELROY
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX
RAY SPEAR
WATAUGA , TX
0 0 0.00
106 DAVID MCNEW
YANTIS , TX
DAVID TAYLOR
BURLESON , TX
0 0 0.00
106 ROBERT FINTA
WYLIE , TX
CHRIS DERRICK
MCKINNEY , TX
0 0 0.00
106 PAUL PIKE
BROOKELAND , TX
RIKI PIKE
SILSBEE , TX
0 0 0.00

Steve Thornhill Drops over 37 pounds on scales to win Carolina's Bass Challenge Santee Event - SOLO!!!!!

Santee Cooper 03-02-2019

PLACE POINTS CAPTAIN CO-CAPTAIN WEIGHT BIG FISH EQUIPMENT WINNINGS $ SKEETER $ BIG FISH $
1 310 Steve Thornhill No Partner 37.0500 lbs 8.2100 lbs Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance $10000 $0 $500
2 309 Lex Costas Ben Lee 29.3300 lbs 8.2100 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $5000 $0 $0
3 308 Jerry Montjoy Brett Mitchell 26.2000 lbs 6.7200 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird $3500 $4000 $0
4 307 Bunn Tyson Thad Driggers 25.9100 lbs 7.5700 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $2500 $3000 $0
5 306 Rodney Jordan Justin Cromer 24.2600 lbs 8.0300 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $2000 $2000 $0
6 305 Jamie Glasscock Jim Smoak 24.2200 lbs Ranger-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance $1700 $0 $0
7 304 nigel goewey Will Smith 23.6500 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance $1450 $1000 $0
8 303 Craig McFadden Henry Mcfadden 22.9800 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird $1350 $0 $0
9 302 John Proctor John Duarte 22.2500 lbs Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-HummingBird $1250 $0 $0
10 301 Brian Scott Brad Beatson 21.2700 lbs Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $1150 $0 $0
11 300 johnny player john gardenhire 20.7500 lbs 6.9900 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $1100 $0 $0
12 299 Edward Cox Colton Cox 20.5100 lbs Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance $1000 $0 $0
13 298 Billy Bledsoe Brian McDonald 20.1800 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird $900 $0 $0
14 297 Ed Paul Eddie Paul 20.0600 lbs OtherNone-OtherNone-MotorGuide-HummingBird $800 $0 $0
15 296 Anthony Driggers Michael Campbell 19.8400 lbs 6.7200 lbs Triton-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance $750 $0 $0
16 295 Ron Brown Robert Brown 19.7200 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird $700 $0 $0
17 294 Brandon Jeffcoat Wendell Causey 19.1900 lbs OtherNone-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird $650 $0 $0
18 293 Chuck Howard Ken Ellis 18.4900 lbs Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $600 $0 $0
19 292 David Strickland Sammie Grier 18.4400 lbs Triton-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $500 $0 $0
20 291 Joey Sabbagha Dalton Dowdy 18.0000 lbs Ranger-Evinrude-Minn Kota-Humminbird $480 $0 $0
21 290 Sandy Oliver Tim Chadwick 17.9200 lbs 5.1400 lbs Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $465 $0 $0
22 289 Jess WHite Hunter Spivey 17.3100 lbs 7.7400 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $445 $0 $0
23 288 Tommy Williams Thomas Hardwick 16.9500 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-HummingBird $420 $0 $0
24 287 Paul Selle James Estes 16.9400 lbs Triton-Mercury-MinnKota-HummingBird $400 $0 $0
25 286 Robert Wood Corey Phillips 16.7800 lbs BassCat-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird $375 $0 $0
26 285 Bobby Gibbs Don Pendarvis 16.7000 lbs Nitro-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $350 $0 $0
27 284 Nathan Burgess Brent Riley 16.6400 lbs Nitro-Mercury-Minn Kota-HummingBird $325 $0 $0
28 283 Bo Chappell Wayne King 16.3900 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $300 $0 $0
29 282 Alan Richardson Trent Enzor 16.2100 lbs Stratos-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance $290 $0 $0
30 281 Clark Gibbs Freddie Gibbs 16.0600 lbs Triton-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance $280 $0 $0
31 280 Mack Cook Patrick Cook 16.0400 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $260 $0 $0
32 279 mack Altman Randall Miller 16.0300 lbs 7.6000 lbs Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance $250 $0 $0
33 278 Robert. ( Mitch) Drew Kenny Drew 15.9800 lbs Ranger-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance $240 $0 $0
34 277 Brad Schindledecker Hagen Schindledecker 15.9300 lbs OtherNone-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance $220 $0 $0
35 276 Tim Hilton John Clarke 15.8300 lbs 6.2100 lbs Stratos-Johnson-Minn Kota-Humminbird $200 $0 $0
36 276 Gary Weathersbee Jimmy Cole 15.7900 lbs 7.4100 lbs OtherNone-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
37 274 Ryan Bowles jason barrett 15.7900 lbs Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
38 273 Rusty Bullard Eric Martin 15.7000 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
39 272 Lee Sawyer Cole Winn 15.6800 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
40 271 Ronnie McCoy Jason McCoy 15.5900 lbs Ranger-Yamaha-Other/None-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
41 270 Daniel Howell No Partner 15.4700 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
42 269 Bill Holmes Les Westberry 15.3500 lbs Triton-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
43 268 Brandon Riley Marc Deschenes 15.2000 lbs 7.3500 lbs OtherNone-Suzuki-MinnKota-HummingBird $0 $0 $0
44 267 Thomas King Clayton King 15.1200 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
45 267 Alex Dempsey Judd Bolen 15.1200 lbs Nitro-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
46 265 Jeff cantey Mike Watson 15.0900 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
47 264 Allan Collins Caanan Woriax 14.7300 lbs 6.8800 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
48 263 Cecil Wolfe alan williams 14.6800 lbs Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
49 262 Lonnie Jones Robert Clarke 14.6600 lbs Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
50 261 Justin Marlowe Jordan Marlowe 14.4100 lbs Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
51 260 Bryan cook Steve Harmon 14.3700 lbs Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
52 259 Chapman Fountain Casey Stevens 14.1900 lbs Triton-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
53 258 David Kneece Terry Thomas 14.0700 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-HummingBird $0 $0 $0
54 257 Trey Locklair Charles Martin 14.0300 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird $0 $0 $0
55 256 Kenny Brice Kenny Fenters 13.6400 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
56 255 Kiel Kelly Conner Kelly 13.3100 lbs 5.8900 lbs Ranger-Johnson-MotorGuide-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
57 254 Elvis Peagler Brian Peagler 13.1600 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird $0 $0 $0
58 253 Chad Cook tony cook 12.8500 lbs Nitro-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
59 251 Will Prosser Scott Piatt 12.7900 lbs 6.3900 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
60 252 Wayne Marlow Scott Peavy 12.7900 lbs Ranger-Mercury-MotorGuide-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
61 250 Jared Upchurch Jason Byrd 12.7000 lbs OtherNone-Mercury-Minn Kota-Other/None $0 $0 $0
62 249 Horace Scott Scott Spittle 12.6000 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
63 248 John Johnston Randall Hillyer 12.2700 lbs Phoenix-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
64 247 Alan Fletcher Donald Hinson 11.9100 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
65 246 J.w. Smith Jonathon Sutton 11.7500 lbs Stratos-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
66 245 Joey Outlaw Ray Dowey 11.6800 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
67 244 Davey Thomas Deron Donohoo 11.5500 lbs 7.2700 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Other/None $0 $0 $0
68 243 Bruce Peavy Paul Geddings 11.1700 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
69 242 John Willocks Ben Harmon 11.1500 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
70 241 Morgan Strange J. Weinberg 11.0500 lbs Phoenix-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
71 240 Derek Schlotterback Tom Rubbo 10.7500 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
72 239 Todd Olds Wade Harmon 10.6100 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
73 238 wayne clifton Micah Bennett 10.4000 lbs Ranger-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
74 237 Mike Kirby Cody Brunson 10.2500 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
75 236 Cody Collins Trent Griffin 9.5400 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
76 235 Scott Perrine Jonathan Keller 9.5200 lbs 6.1000 lbs Triton-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
77 234 Phil Morris Don Kneece 9.4000 lbs Bass Cat-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
78 233 Cameron Baker Michael Lindler 9.3800 lbs 7.1400 lbs OtherNone-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird $0 $0 $0
79 232 Sidney Fowler Todd Smith 9.1500 lbs Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
80 231 Jonathan Singletary Anthony Amerson 9.1100 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
81 230 Herman Vining Steve Parker 9.0200 lbs OtherNone-Mercury-MinnKota-HummingBird $0 $0 $0
82 229 byron brush Byron Brush Sr. 8.5300 lbs Phoenix-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
83 228 Randell Barrineau Wesley Barrineau 7.9300 lbs Skeeter-Mercury-MotorGuide-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
84 227 Chad Crosby Keith Britt 7.8400 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
85 227 Larry Moss Michelle McLain 7.8400 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-OtherNone $0 $0 $0
86 225 Chad Pennell Derek Smithson 7.6200 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
87 224 Russ Padgett Meredith Havird 6.9300 lbs Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
88 223 Michael Maxfield Matthew Dangerfield 6.4800 lbs Ranger-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
89 222 Mark Stoudenmire eric jordan 6.4500 lbs Champion-Mercury-MinnKota-HummingBird $0 $0 $0
90 221 Jesus Loaces Tracy Mccready 6.2200 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
91 220 Jason Miles Wayne Frierson 5.8300 lbs Phoenix-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
92 219 Joey Timmerman STEVEN LEONARD 5.8100 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird $0 $0 $0
93 218 Jamie Partee Donnie McCord 5.7200 lbs OtherNone-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird $0 $0 $0
94 217 Gary Elenbark Curtis Williams 5.5600 lbs Other/None-Johnson-Minn Kota-Humminbird $0 $0 $0
95 216 Rodney Cromer Roger Farr 5.4900 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
96 215 Glenn Altman Bucky DeBerry 5.3600 lbs Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance $0 $0 $0
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148 Johnny Houser Jimmy Bass 0.0000 lbs Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance $ $ $
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NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL WINS 2019 BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING LAKE GUNTERSVILLE OPEN PRESENTED BY COSTA SUNGLASSES

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (Mar. 4, 2019) – The North Augusta High School duo of Nathan Boatwright, of Warrenville, South Carolina, and Dustin Williamson, of Aiken, South Carolina, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 22 pounds, 10 ounces to win the 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Lake Guntersville Open presented by Costa Sunglasses.

A field of 76 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Lake Guntersville State Park in Guntersville. The tournament was hosted by the Marshal County Convention & Visitors Bureau. In FLW and TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top seven teams on Lake Guntersville that advanced to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st:       North Augusta High School, North Augusta, S.C. – Nathan Boatwright, Warrenville, S.C., and Dustin Williamson, Aiken, S.C., five bass, 22-10

2nd:      North Mississippi Student Anglers – Jake Kimbrough, Smithville, Miss., and Fisher Godfrey, Columbus, Miss., five bass, 21-14

3rd:       Kate Duncan Smith DAR School, Grant, Ala. – Hunter Santosuosso, New Hope, Ala., and Aiden Green, Grant, Ala., five bass, 20-5

4th:       Kate Duncan Smith DAR School, Grant, Ala. – Baylor Howell, Guntersville, Ala., and Koltyn Harbin, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 19-6

5th:       George Rogers Clark High School, Winchester, Ky. – Allen Powe and Alex Dunaway, both of Winchester, Ky., five bass, 19-2

6th:       Union County High School, Blairsville, Ga. – Will Harkins and Logan Anderson, both of Blairsville, Ga., five bass, 18-11

7th:       Buckhorn Bass Fishing – Cooper Shepard, Huntsville, Ala., and Brandon Walls, Huntland, Ala., five bass, 18-9

Rounding out the top 10 were:

8th:       Northside High School, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. – Lane Sanford and Grand Sanford, both of Northport, Ala., four bass, 17-3

9th:       Central High School, Santa Rosa County, Fla. – Joseph Lacoste and Darren McCall, both of Pace, Fla., five bass, 17-2

10th:     Bullitt Central High School, Shepherdsville, Ky. – Leah Parsley and Brianna Parsley, both of Lebanon Junction, Ky., four bass, 16-9

Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Lake Guntersville Open was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship on a body of water that has yet to be revealed. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2019 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2018 World Finals more than $150,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.

About FLW

FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2019 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct more than 290 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Spain. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


BOULDER CITY HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING LAKE MEAD OPEN PRESENTED BY COSTA SUNGLASSES

 

HENDERSON, Nev. (Mar. 4, 2019) – The Boulder City High School duo of Izec Easter and Corey Williams, both of Boulder City, Nevada, brought three bass to the scale Sunday weighing 5 pounds, 8 ounces to win the 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Lake Mead Open presented by Costa Sunglasses.

Five high-school teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Callville Bay Resort & Marina in Overton. The tournament was hosted by the City of Henderson Department of Cultural Arts and Tourism. In FLW and TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top team on Lake Mead that advanced to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship was:

1st:     Boulder City High School, Boulder City, Nev. – of Izec Easter and Corey Williams, both of Boulder City, Nev., three bass, 5-8

Rounding out the top three were:

2nd:     Paradise Valley High School, Phoenix, Ariz. – Isaiah Rios, Phoenix Ariz., and Nicklaus Romero, Prescott, Ariz., one bass, 2-11

3rd:     Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – Logan Vetter and Zachary Verbrugge, both of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., one    bass, 1-11

Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Lake Mead Open presented by Costa Sunglasses was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship on a body of water that has yet to be revealed. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2019 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2018 World Finals more than $150,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.

About FLW

FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2019 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct more than 290 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Spain. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


Evers puts brakes on Conroe 8-pounder to capture Bonus Bucks

Alan McGuckin from Dynamic Sponsorships

 

When you catch an 8-pounder in the final minutes of an event you already appear destined to win, the old saying, “when it’s your day, it’s your day” begins to hold water like the Lake Conroe Dam.

“I had been pitching a Texas-rigged Berkley Pit Boss to undercut banks most of the day to catch my fish, and then decided to throw a drop shot in the final minutes when that 8-pounder bit,” says Lake Conroe’s Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Champion Edwin Evers.

It was the first bass Evers caught all week on a drop shot, but the Toyota Tundra he towed his Nitro to weigh-in at La Torretta Resort is either his fifth or sixth. He’s not sure.

“Man, I’ve lost count of how many Toyota Tundras I’ve bought to be honest with you, but I think this is my fifth or sixth,” grinned the former college football defensive back from Talala, Oklahoma.

What Evers knows for sure is the towing and braking power of his Tundra are critical to the safety of his illustrious career.

“What I love most about a Toyota Tundra is what I call “the go and the stop” – that 381 horsepower engine has a ton of towing power, but a Tundra also has huge oversized brakes to stop 4,000 pounds of boat and motor, plus no tellin’ how much weight in fishing tackle and other equipment I’m carrying,” says Evers.

“Everybody thinks about towing power when they’re buying a truck, but you really need to think about whether the truck you’re buying has the braking system necessary to stop what you’re towing in a safe way,” advises Evers.

Evers gives good advice on towing safety, and he also did a fantastic job of putting the brakes on that giant 8-pounder with a spinning reel at Conroe, but you don’t have to be a Major League Fishing pro to cash in on Toyota 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 dozens of tournaments supported by the program.

To learn more, please visit www.toyotafishing.com, or call (918) 742-6424 and ask for Kendell or Jarrett and they will help you get signed-up.

 

Author Alan McGuckin, Head PR Guru for Dynamic Sponsorships working with brands such as Quantum Fishing, Toyota USA, Carhartt and many more.

Getting to know Carhartt College Series Bassmaster Classic qualifier Nick Ratliff

Alan McGuckin from Dynamic Sponsorships

 

Only a handful of young college anglers have earned the right to compete in bass fishing’s biggest event the past 48 years. This year, it’s Nick Ratliff, an easy-going 22 year old senior majoring in business and marketing at Campbellsville University in Kentucky who will test his youthful but proven ability to catch bass against the world’s best.

The Classic takes place March 15-17 on the rivers surrounding Knoxville, Tennessee, and Ratliff was gracious enough to give fishing fans a chance to get to know him better amid a quick Q & A just days before he heads south to East Tennessee.

 

What is your earliest fishing memory?

Ratliff:Probably my dad and Papaw taking me to my grandparents’ house to fish at Kentucky Lake from about the time I could walk.

 

What’s the coolest thing about participating in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series?

Ratliff:The people I’ve met, and all the awesome places we’ve been able to travel to. I’ve met some of my very best friends through fishing these events.

 

If you could take us on the perfect fishing trip, where would we go, and how would we catch them?

Ratliff:We’d go to Green River Lake in Central Kentucky in late March and hammer ‘em on a big spinnerbait.

 

What three lures would you list as your all time favorites?

Ratliff:Berkley Digger 25.5 crankbait, Berkley Cane Walker topwater, and a Cumberland Pro Lures spinnerbait.

 

What music will you be listening to most in your Tundra throughout the tournament year ahead?

Ratliff:Koe Wetzel, Read Southhall and Casey Donahew.

 

One meal you could eat at least twice a week and never get tired of it?

Ratliff: Anything with pasta.

 

What do your parents do for a living?

Ratliff:My mom is a waitress, and my dad is a Carhartt wearing siding and aluminum guy.

 

Tell all of us who love to fish what Carhartt garments you love the most.

Ratliff:Carhartt Gilliam jacket– great for layering, and just an awesome all around jacket for daily wear. Storm Defender rain gear– keeps me warm and dry, but light enough to wear on sunny days without getting too hot. And Carhartt midweight base layers– as an avid waterfowler, and a person that fishes year-round, you learn pretty quick that staying warm starts with quality base layers from Carhartt.

 

What is your proudest fishing accomplishment?

Ratliff:Qualifying for the 2019 Bassmaster Classic, of course, but mostly that I get to have my family and friends there to share the experience and cheer me on.

 

What excites you most about competing in the Bassmaster Classic?

Ratliff:The fact this river system contains a lot of water really similar to what I’ve grown up fishing, and it’s only four hours from home. So again, I get to share it with the people I love most.


Stokes & Hogge Win Texas Team Trail Opener on Lake Travis with over 23 pound Limit

Courtesy of Texas Team Trail
JONESTOWN, Texas (March 2, 2019) — A key decision to forego the presumed seasonal pattern led to a runaway victory for Paul Stokes and David Hogge, who caught a 5-bass limit that weighed 23.84 pounds in the season opener of the 2019 Texas Team Trail, presented by Cabela’s, at Lake Travis.
While many of their competitors fished on or close to the bank, Hogge said he knew the 55-degree water temperature plus the week’s cold front had this Colorado River Impoundment chillier than normal for this time of the year. That, he said, put the brakes on the fish’s spawning movement.
“That’s why the fish were still hanging out in the prespawn areas,”Hogge said. “Most people were fishing the bank and trying to force-feed fish that had not moved up. Almost every boat we saw was fishing the bank; very few were out fishing deep.”
The winners fished the Pace Bend area and caught all of their fish on a ledge that dropped from 20 feet down to about 50. Most of their bites came in the 20- to 35-foot range. As Stokes explained, they had originally planned on looking shallow until a huge clue fell in their lap during practice.
“This was one of Dave’s old spots where he won a tournament back in 2001 when they were up spawning,”Stokes said. “As I was pulling in, I said ‘Dang Dave, there are tons of fish out here on the ledge. So, we went up and practiced shallow and when we didn’t catch anything, we came back out and fished that ledge. I caught an 8-pounder and a keeper and left.”
On tournament day, the spot delivered all of their weight fish, including a 7.66 that took Big Fish honors. Stokes and Hogge caught eight keepers out of 11 fish total. They had their limit by 10:30 and they wrapped up the winning sack two hours later.
“It was a 200-yard ledge and we worked it all,”Stokes said. “It was one here, one there. Three of them came pretty close together, but we worked the whole ledge. We caught one on one end of the ledge, one on the other and three kind of in the middle.”
Stokes and Hogge caught their fish on a Carolina rig with a 1-ounce weight and a full size Zoom Brush Hog in watermelon candy red, a 1/4-ounce Owner Shaky Head with a green pumpkin Grande Bass Rattle Snake worm and a 3/4-ounce Strike King football jig with a Zoom Baby Brush Hog in watermelon candy red.
“We just kept showing them different baits,” Hogge said. “We knew we were going to be there all day, so there was
The ledge had a mix of rocky edge and brush piles and both features produced bites. The shaky head proved most productive, but the winners employed a strategic tactic to draw attention to their baits.
“We were getting our baits hung in the rocks and popping them out, kind of like stroking a jig,” Stokes said. “Anytime we’d get hung in one of those rocks, instead of working it out, we’d pop it out. It was a reaction bite. We were trying to get stuck in those rocks so we could pop it out and get a reaction bite out of them.
“That’s how Dave caught the big fish on a Carolina rig. He was hung on a rock and stroked it out and the fish slammed it.”
Stokes said he and his partner fished clean —no lost fish. Hogge points diversified presentations as another important element.
“It was just showing them different baits all day long,” he said. “We knew we were going to spend all day in that one area, so there was no sense in throwing one bait all day long. We kept changing it up.”
For their efforts Stokes and Hogge earned a Triton TRX 189 with a 150 Mercury. In addition, they claimed $2,010 of Anglers Advantage cash. Their total payday, including $1,100 for Big Fish was $35,105.
Brossett-Allensecond
Making a key move late in the day delivered a big chunk of the second-place catch for Brandon Brossett and Kevin Allen who weighed in 17.81 pounds of Lake Travis bass. Their $7,224 prize included $1,474 in Anglers Advantage cash and a $250 Ranger Boats contingency bonus.
“We started in the back of a creek with flooded grass and willows on the edge of the creek channel,” Brossett said. “We threw wacky-rigged green pumpkin Zoom Trick Worms and caught two of our keepers.
“About 1, we decided to go to a rock that Kevin had found in the mouth of another creek about 6 miles away. We caught three more keepers there, including two 6-pounders.”
The two kickers were caught on a Yumbrella rig with Gambler EZ swimbaits — white on the outer positions, smoke in the center. Their other keeper bit a 3/16-ounce 6th Sense shaky head with a green pumpkin Zoom Trick worm.
Warren-Derrick third
Ryan Warren and Jason Derrick got their work done fairly early on Lake Travis and ended up taking a third-place sack of 17.47 pounds to the scales. Their day started at the lake’s upper end and on their stop, they visited an area of flooded bushes where they had caught a good fish last year in another event.
“We ended up catching a limit in there,” Warren said. “Pretty much everything we did was in there. We left and ran around the rest of the lake, but at the end of the day, it was
all done in one little cove. We had our weight by about 10 in the morning.”
Their top bait was a 3/8-ounce white/chartreuse spinnerbait with a big gold willow and a smaller gold Colorado blade. Given the cold water, they slow rolled their baits.
“We hadn’t been down here in a year, so we came into the event looking for prespawners,” Warren said. “We didn’t want to look for any beds because we didn’t want to spend time doing that and no be able to find them. We were catching most of out fish a few feet off the bank; just up there staging.”
For third place, Warren and Derrick earned $4,640, which included $1,340 in Anglers Advantage cash.
Barnes-Barnes fourth, Brinson-Brinson fifth
Adrian Barnes and Daniel Barnes weighed five bass worth 15.17 pounds, taking fourth place and earning $3,339.Behind them was Don Brinson and Beau Brinson with 14.86 pounds. For fifth place, they earned $2,655.
Rest of the best
Rounding out the top 10 teams at the 2017 Texas Team Trail event on Toledo Bend:
6th: Lee Beuershausen and Randy Grounds - 13.59
7th: James Hester - David Shuster- 13.58
8th: CJ Oates - Deron Mueller Jr- 13.26
9th: Lee Batson - John Fleming - 12.61
10th: Elton Brock - Jay Childs - 12.25
FULL RESULTS

BOULDER CITY’S KLINGER WINS COSTA FLW SERIES ON LAKE MEAD PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS

Klinger Earns Third Career Victory in FLW Competition, $32,778, Arizona’s Parks Takes Home New Ranger Boat as Co-Angler Champion

HENDERSON, Nev. (March 2, 2019) – Pro angler Tim Klinger of Boulder City, Nevada, brought the second-largest stringer of the entire tournament to the scale Saturday – a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 4 ounces – to win the Costa FLW Series at Lake Mead presented by Ranger Boats. Klinger’s three-day total of 13 bass weighing 34 pounds, 12 ounces gave him the win by 4-pound, 12-ounce margin over second-place pro Lane Olson of Forest Grove, Oregon, and earned him the $32,778 prize in an exciting finale to the three-day event that kicked off the 2019 FLW Series Western Division season.

“The key for me this week was my confidence in my flipping,” said Klinger, who pushed his career earnings over the $600,000 mark in FLW competition. “I was born and raised on this lake, and I’m very comfortable fishing here.”

Klinger said he spent the first two days of the event flipping bushes in the Overton Arm of Lake Mead. He said that he caught four fish on the first day throwing a Beast Coast Tungsten Flipping jig with a Super Pork Bubba Frog trailer. On the second day, he switched to a Texas-rigged 4-inch green-pumpkin-colored craw and added another four keepers. On Day 3, the wind kept him closer to the takeoff so he spent the day in Boulder Basin, throwing a white ¾-ounce War Eagle spinnerbait, and caught 11 keepers, and the second-largest limit of the tournament.

“I caught a couple of smallmouth throughout the week, but all 13 of my keepers that made it to the scale were largemouth,” Klinger said. “All week long I was throwing my baits on a 7-foot, 6-inch, Taipan Rods Flipping Stick, with 20-pound fluorocarbon or 50-pound-test braided line.”

Klinger spent all three days of competition fishing shallow, and said that every fish he caught came between 2- and 9-feet-deep. The two-time FLW Cup qualifier was fishing in his 107th career event in FLW competition.

The top 10 pros on Lake Mead finished:

1st:          Tim Klinger, Boulder City, Nev., 13 bass, 34-12, $32,778

2nd:         Lane Olson, Forest Grove, Ore., 12 bass, 30-0, $12,724

3rd:         Benjamin Byrd, Moab, Utah, 12 bass, 29-7, $9,774

4th:         Roy Hawk, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., 14 bass, 29-1, $8,145

5th:         David Valdivia, Norwalk, Calif., 14 bass, 28-13, $7,330

6th:         Brett Leber, Dixon, Calif., nine bass, 28-9, $6,516

7th:         Rusty Salewske, Alpine, Calif., 11 bass, 26-11, $5,701

8th:         Sean Coffey, Mesa, Ariz., 10 bass, 25-1, $4,887

9th:         Wade Curtiss, Lincoln, Calif., eight bass, 20-12, $4,072

10th:       Tyler Rempe, Sierra Vista, Ariz., nine bass, 19-10, $3,258

A complete list of results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Ed Arledge of Valley Center, California, weighed a 6-pound, 12-ounce, bass Friday – the biggest of the tournament in the Pro Division. For his catch, Arledge earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $216.

Jesse Parks of Avondale, Arizona, won the Co-angler Division and a Ranger Z175 with a 115-horsepower outboard motor with a three-day total of nine bass weighing 23 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake Mead finished:

1nd:         Jesse Parks, Avondale, Ariz., nine bass, 23-8, Ranger Z175 w/115-horsepower outboard + $5,000 Ranger Cup

2nd:         Dante Ray, Fernley, Nev., nine bass, 20-5, $4,351

3rd:         Lynn Irwin, Las Vegas, Nev., nine bass, 19-5, $3,401

4th:         Tom White, Costa Mesa, Calif., seven bass, 15-14, $3,025

5th:         Mark Bowman, San Dimas, Calif., eight bass, 15-6, $2,550

6th:         Ted Romero, Lakewood, Calif., six bass, 13-14, $2,125

7th:         Jacob Traba, Pacifica, Calif., six bass, 13-5, $1,844

8th:         Gabriel Diaz, Nuevo, Calif., four bass, 13-0, $1,560

9th:         Doug Hutchison, Santa Rosa, Calif., five bass, 10-14, $1,275

10th:       Robin Oh, Valencia, Calif., four bass, 10-10, $1,063

Diaz and Dean Sexton of Costa Mesa, California, both caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 2 ounces, out of the back of the boat Friday – the largest in the Co-angler Division – to split the Co-angler Big Bass award of $144.

The Costa FLW Series on Lake Mead presented by Ranger Boats was hosted by the Henderson Chamber of Commerce Cultural Arts and Tourism Department. It was the first of three Western Division tournaments of the 2019 regular season. The next tournament for FLW Series anglers will be the Costa FLW Series at Lake Chickamauga presented by T-H Marine, held March 21-23 in Dayton, Tennessee. 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.


Louisiana Team Captures Bassmaster High School Open On Lake Hartwell

Tyler Jordan and Colby Badeaux of Live Oak High School, Watson, La., win the 2019 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Eastern Open presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors at Lake Hartwell out of Anderson, S.C, with a total of 18 pounds, 15 ounces.

Photo by Roger Metz/B.A.S.S.

March 2, 2019

ANDERSON, S.C. — The teams of Colby Badeaux and Tyler Jordan from Live Oak High School in Watson, La., and Caz Anderson and Dean Crisler from the Chatuge Anglers in North Georgia each caught a five-bass limit Saturday that weighed 18 pounds, 5 ounces.

But Badeaux and Jordan walked away with the championship of the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Eastern Open presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors at Lake Hartwell. The reason: They had the biggest fish of the two teams by a mere 11 ounces.

The Louisiana duo had a 6-0 largemouth, while the biggest bass brought in by the Georgia team weighed 5-5.

“We came up here this past week and have been fishing all week,” Badeaux said.

That experience on the lake was no doubt important, considering Lake Hartwell is at full pool from the heavy rains that have pounded South Carolina recently, and it’s a very different fishery from what they’re used to seeing in Louisiana. When the Hartwell is high, it has a way of making the lake tougher — and those were exactly the conditions Badeaux and Jordan found during practice.

“We didn’t catch anything the first day,” Jordan said. “Tuesday and Wednesday we finally started finding fish and Thursday we found some really solid fish. We didn’t fish Friday because we didn’t want to hurt our fish.”

Laying off their best spots proved wise, as they put together a five-bass limit in just 20 minutes. They caught their fish on a white ChatterBait and a black-and-chartreuse crankbait.

“We were just trying to qualify for Nationals and wanted to go to the Classic again next year, and we got it done,” Badeaux said.

Anderson and Crisler also got off to an equally fast start, using a mud bug-colored Spro Rockcrawler crankbait to catch most of their fish, but the big largemouth hit a homemade green pumpkin jig that they skipped beneath pontoon boats.

“My third cast was about a 4 1/2-pounder,” Crisler said. “It was a pretty crazy way to start off the day.” Anderson said the pair fished a variety of conditions.

“We fished in both muddy and clear water, but the majority of our fish came in clean water, including our big bass and most of the spotted bass we weighed in,” Anderson said.

Junior Bassmaster Division

In addition to the 168 teams competing in the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Eastern Open, 26 two-angler teams battled it out on Lake Hartwell in the Junior Bassmaster event, which was open to youngsters in grades 2-8 who are affiliated with a B.A.S.S. Nation Junior Bassmaster chapter.

The Top 4 teams all had five-bass limits, and only 4 ounces separated the winners, Kaleb Butts and Luke McGuffin of CHS Anglers from the third-place team, from the all-girl team of Anna Kay and Elizabeth Pamphilon from Crescent Middle School, who finished third. Butts and McGuffin had 10-2 for first; Tommy Loughran and Nicholas Gavin of the Mecklenburg Country Youth Bass Masters caught 9-15 and finished second; and the Kay-Pamphilon team weighed in 9-14.

“I threw a shaky-head with a Zoom worm,” Butts said. After trying a moving bait for about 30 minutes, McGuffin added that he “picked up a Carolina rig and just grinded it out.” The team only had five bites all day, and they were able to boat all five fish.

Rounding out the Top 5 were Landon Bannister and Luke Rowland of Hart County Junior High Anglers, fourth with 9-5, and Brody Kellum and Carson Thompson of Franklin County Junior Bass, fifth.

Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Eastern Open

3/2/2019 - 3/2/2019     Lake Hartwell - Green Pond Landing - Anderson, SC
STANDINGS  BOATER DAY   1

Name  # Fsh # Live      Lbs - Oz    # Fsh # Live      Lbs-Oz      PTS
1     Colby Badeaux - Tyler Jordan  5     5     18- 5 5     5     18- 5 0.00  Live Oak High School
2     Caz Anderson - Dean Crisler   5     5     18- 5 5     5     18- 5 0.00  Chatuge Anglers
3     Christian Mullins - Ryan Skidmore   5     5     15- 2 5     5     15- 2 0.00  Lewis County High School
4     Blake Beckwith - Wyatt Pazdro 5     5     15- 0 5     5     15- 0 0.00  Minoka Bass Anglers
5     Marshal Robinson - Wesley Vaughn    5     5     14-14 5     5     14-14 0.00  Byrnes Rebels
6     Troy Harris - Morgan Arnold   5     5     14-13 5     5     14-13 0.00  North Oconee High School
7     TJ McKenzie - Carson Lucas    5     5     14-12 5     5     14-12 0.00  Waccamaw High School
8     James Schneider - Shelton Shealy    5     5     14- 3 5     5     14- 3 0.00  Batesburg Leesville High School
9     Daelyn Whaley - Lilly Smith   5     5     14- 2 5     5     14- 2 0.00  Abbeville High School
10    Jacob Bigelow - Trace Yeager  5     5     13-13 5     5     13-13 0.00  Shawano Bass Assassins
11    Jackson Riddle - Jarod Riddle 5     5     13- 5 5     5     13- 5 0.00  Oconee County High School
12    Chad Salyer III - Cameron Beard     5     5     13- 4 5     5     13- 4 0.00  York County High School Anglers
13    Jacob Butts - Collin Sutherland     5     5     12-15 5     5     12-15 0.00  Crescent HS
14    Cy Casey - Tanner Hadden      5     5     12- 9 5     5     12- 9 0.00  Greenbrier High School
15    Levi Seagraves - Will Hart    5     5     12- 7 5     5     12- 7 0.00  Madison CO HS
16    Gantt Connor - Matt Harrison  5     5     12- 6 5     5     12- 6 0.00  Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers
17    Logan Geisler - Maddox Sutton 5     5     12- 5 5     5     12- 5 0.00  North Augusta Fishing Team
18    Jonah Gilbert - Kollin Smith  5     5     12- 2 5     5     12- 2 0.00  Franklin County High School
19    Zachary Land - Chaz Murphy    5     5     11-14 5     5     11-14 0.00  H.L. Hanna High School
20    Zach Brown - Nolan Love 5     5     11- 7 5     5     11- 7 0.00  Palmetto HS
20    Chase Carey - Dylan Akins     5     5     11- 7 5     5     11- 7 0.00  Buford High School
22    Logan Turner - Brennen Howard 5     5     11- 0 5     5     11- 0 0.00  White Plains High School
23    BJ Collins - Dawson Cross     5     5     10-15 5     5     10-15 0.00  Chatuge Anglers
24    Max Heaton - John Palmer White      5     5     10-10 5     5     10-10 0.00  Hart County High School
25    Owen Moss - Stephen Brownell  5     5     10- 9 5     5     10- 9 0.00  Pickens Bass Fishing
25    Logan Williams - Bailey Silcox      5     5     10- 9 5     5     10- 9 0.00  Gallatin High School
27    Tanner Scruggs - Storm Cline  5     5     10- 8 5     5     10- 8 0.00  Anderson County High School
28    Jackson Brown - Brayden Horne 5     5     10- 6 5     5     10- 6 0.00  North Oconee High School
29    Owen Allen - Carmelo Cristales      5     5     10- 5 5     5     10- 5 0.00  Broome High School
29    Corey Yayden - Brayden Batchelor    5     5     10- 5 5     5     10- 5 0.00  Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team
31    Chandler Baumgardner - McKinnley Owens    5     5     10- 4 5     5     10- 4 0.00  Woodruff High School
31    Matthew Brault - Jackson Salley     5     5     10- 4 5     5     10- 4 0.00  South Florence High School
33    Jake Blumling - Coleman Johnson     5     5     10- 3 5     5     10- 3 0.00  Greenbier HS
33    Laker Howell - Jantzen Leonard      5     5     10- 3 5     5     10- 3 0.00  Guntersville High School
33    Colin McCullough - Jake Cagle 5     5     10- 3 5     5     10- 3 0.00  Cedar Bluff Bass Team
36    Vernon Reynolds - Hunter Temples    5     5     10- 2 5     5     10- 2 0.00  North Augusta Fishing Team
36    Cooper Smith - Grant Noelle   5     5     10- 2 5     5     10- 2 0.00  Marion High School
38    TJ Edwards - Houston Vaiden   5     5     9-14  5     5     9-14  0.00  North Mississippi Student Anglers
39    Carson Painter - Jake Holmes  5     5     9-13  5     5     9-13  0.00  Gaffney High School
40    Evan Gonsalves - Micah Holliman     5     5     9-12  5     5     9-12  0.00  Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team
41    Justin Kanute - Karson Stewart      5     5     9-11  5     5     9-11  0.00  York County High School
42    Matthew Frey - Caleb Hudson   5     5     9-10  5     5     9-10  0.00  Greenbrier High School
43    Avery Jackson - Tyler Owens   5     5     9- 9  5     5     9- 9  0.00  Wren High School
43    Joey Larsen - Jacob Jackson   5     5     9- 9  5     5     9- 9  0.00  Gaffney High School
45    Parker Lambert - Brandon Lawson     5     5     9- 7  5     5     9- 7  0.00  Palisades High School
46    Zach McCraw - Hunter Vinesett 4     4     9- 7  4     4     9- 7  0.00  Gaffney High School
47    Joe Mitchell - Tybo Campbell  5     5     9- 5  5     5     9- 5  0.00  Franklin County High School
47    Patrick Murry - Mason Rametta 5     5     9- 5  5     5     9- 5  0.00  TL Hanna High School
47    Cameron Weathers - Colt Popham      5     5     9- 5  5     5     9- 5  0.00  Pickens Bass Fishing
50    Ryan Thomas - Cole Holloway   5     5     9- 4  5     5     9- 4  0.00  Morgan County High School
50    Clayton Wood - Jackson Lamb   5     5     9- 4  5     5     9- 4  0.00  Jefferson High School
52    Riley Christensen - Jeffrey Lotierzo      5     5     9- 3  5     5     9- 3  0.00  Riley's Catch
52    James Laney - Cameron Muse    5     5     9- 3  5     5     9- 3  0.00  Pickens High School
54    Hayden Fuhr - Will Barns      5     5     9- 2  5     5     9- 2  0.00  Pendelton High School
55    Carson Causey - Max Teas      5     5     9- 1  5     5     9- 1  0.00  Riley's Catch
56    Mason McCoy - Paul Holm 5     5     9- 0  5     5     9- 0  0.00  Mt. Paran Christian School
57    Brook Anderson - David Britt  5     5     8-15  5     5     8-15  0.00  Mt. Bethel Christian Academy
57    Wyatt Gabby - Drew Herrmann   5     5     8-15  5     5     8-15  0.00  Marion High School
57    Yates McEachern - Sean Tomlin 5     5     8-15  5     5     8-15  0.00  Eastside High School
60    David Ackerman - Bobby Long   5     5     8-14  5     5     8-14  0.00  Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers
60    Garrison Hendrix - Jake McGee 5     5     8-14  5     5     8-14  0.00  UCHS Bass Anglers
60    Sam Westall - Tanner Loren    5     5     8-14  5     5     8-14  0.00  Riley's Catch
63    Ty Swedick - Jacob Felcher    5     5     8-11  5     5     8-11  0.00  Riley's Catch
64    Ryan Tezzi - CJ Teas    5     4     8-11  5     4     8-11  0.00  Riley's Catch
65    Kaden Hillman - Andrew Hunt   5     5     8-10  5     5     8-10  0.00  Hazzard High School
66    Garrett Strickland - Lane Clark     4     4     8-10  4     4     8-10  0.00  T.L. Hanna High School
67    Trevor Gorman - Thomas Getsinger    5     5     8- 9  5     5     8- 9  0.00  Belton Honea Path Hs
67    Connor Neal - Sam Hoesley     5     5     8- 9  5     5     8- 9  0.00  Hoover High School
69    Jack Hunt - Payton Hawkins    5     5     8- 8  5     5     8- 8  0.00  Pendlelton High School
70    Sean Clayton - Tyler Anderson 5     5     8- 6  5     5     8- 6  0.00  York County High School
71    Fletcher Phillips - Griffin Phillips      5     5     8- 3  5     5     8- 3  0.00  Gardendale High School
71    Laney Skipper - Taylor Brown  5     5     8- 3  5     5     8- 3  0.00  Rehobeth Bass Club
73    Ross Webster - Nick Fox 5     5     8- 1  5     5     8- 1  0.00  Harris County High School
74    Connor Durham - Isaac Taylor  5     5     7-15  5     5     7-15  0.00  Belton Honey Path High School
74    Landon Huff - Will Thomas     5     5     7-15  5     5     7-15  0.00  Morgan County High School
74    Piercen Lynch - Nate Ansay    5     5     7-15  5     5     7-15  0.00  South Florence High School
77    Malakai McKinney - John Kirk  4     4     7-15  4     4     7-15  0.00  Riley's Catch
78    Logan Plueger - Cole Langford 5     5     7-14  5     5     7-14  0.00  Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team
78    Laindree Richardson - Cody Miles    5     5     7-14  5     5     7-14  0.00  Benton Bass Fishing
80    Taylor Owens - Shelby Prather 5     5     7-13  5     5     7-13  0.00  Rehobeth High School
80    Sam Smith - Connor Jacob      5     5     7-13  5     5     7-13  0.00  Peoria Bass Team
82    Wes Rollo - William Powell    4     4     7-13  4     4     7-13  0.00  Natchitoches Central High School
83    Ethan Griffin - Hunter Simmons      2     2     7-13  2     2     7-13  0.00  Harris County High School
84    Cole Rankin - Josh Lee  5     5     7-10  5     5     7-10  0.00  Karns Bass Fishing
84    Maddux Walters - Will Barronton     5     5     7-10  5     5     7-10  0.00  North Georgia Anglers
86    Tyler Starkley - Hayden Morrison    4     4     7- 9  4     4     7- 9  0.00  Greenbrier High School
87    Cade Hayford - Waylon Rickard 5     5     7- 8  5     5     7- 8  0.00  Blissfield High School
88    AJ Segers - Justin Roberts    4     4     7- 6  4     4     7- 6  0.00  Marion High School
88    James Dusty Wood - Kade Wilson      4     4     7- 6  4     4     7- 6  0.00  Woodmont High School
90    Konner West - Brice Williams  5     5     7- 5  5     5     7- 5  0.00  Chapman High School
91    Trent Sharrett - Timothy Sharrett   5     5     7- 4  5     5     7- 4  0.00  Boiling Springs High School
91    Brayden Stotler - Grainger Pollert  5     5     7- 4  5     5     7- 4  0.00  Southside Anglers
93    Luke Mabry - Will Parker      5     5     7- 3  5     5     7- 3  0.00  Gaffney High School
94    Gage Anthony - Griffith Roach 5     5     7- 2  5     5     7- 2  0.00  Pickens Bass Fishing
94    Jake Beihoffer - Bailey Faires      5     5     7- 2  5     5     7- 2  0.00  Soddy Daisy High School
96    Mica Bailey - Drew Gamble     4     4     7- 1  4     4     7- 1  0.00  Crest High Shool
96    Elijah Quinn - Grayson Blackwelder  4     4     7- 1  4     4     7- 1  0.00  McDowell High School
98    Nick Knabenshue - Cameron Kidd      5     5     6-15  5     5     6-15  0.00  York County High School Anglers
99    Morgan Beasley - Jackson Milford    5     5     6-12  5     5     6-12  0.00  Hart Co HS
100   Landon Gramling - Tucker Veronee    5     5     6-10  5     5     6-10  0.00  Gilbert Bass Anglers
101   Jake Adams - Taylor Polatty   4     4     6- 8  4     4     6- 8  0.00  Abbeville High School
101   Ridge Mullis - Garrison Palmer      4     4     6- 8  4     4     6- 8  0.00  Hillcrest High School
103   Zachary Yoak - Tyler Evans    5     5     6- 7  5     5     6- 7  0.00  Wirt County High School
104   Cody Lunsford - Davis Macleod 5     5     6- 4  5     5     6- 4  0.00  Flowery Branch HS
105   Kason Blanchard - Hunter Bulman     5     5     6- 3  5     5     6- 3  0.00  Dorman High School
106   Taylor Tallman - John Tallman 5     5     6- 2  5     5     6- 2  0.00  Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers
107   Hunter Medley - Christian Reed      3     3     6- 2  3     3     6- 2  0.00  Gaffney HS
108   Tristan Brake - Jordan Reed   2     2     6- 2  2     2     6- 2  0.00  Eastside High School
109   Kaleb Dehart - Matthew Giordano     4     4     6- 0  4     4     6- 0  0.00  Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers
110   Jacob Kelly - Hunter Roddy    2     2     6- 0  2     2     6- 0  0.00  Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers
111   Andrew Brock - Turner Seffrin 5     5     5-14  5     5     5-14  0.00  Wren High School
112   Seth Jenkins - Chase Crenshaw 5     5     5- 9  5     5     5- 9  0.00  Wren High School
113   Kade Roberts - Cooper Combs   4     4     5- 9  4     4     5- 9  0.00  Tuscaloosa County High School
114   Patrick Clayton - Carter Barbrey    3     3     5- 9  3     3     5- 9  0.00  Travels Rest HS Devildog Anglers
115   Logan Nichols - Dylan Lewis   5     5     5- 8  5     5     5- 8  0.00  Parkersburg High School
116   Brandon Bates - Tyan Massengale     5     5     5- 6  5     5     5- 6  0.00  Soddy Daisy High School
117   Evan Upchurch - Bradley Childers    3     3     5- 6  3     3     5- 6  0.00  Gaffney High School
118   Lane Galloway - Levi Galloway 2     2     5- 5  2     2     5- 5  0.00  Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers
119   Colby Kerr - Jonathan Combs   5     5     5- 1  5     5     5- 1  0.00  George Rogers Clark HS
120   Gavin Gilbert - Blake Stephenson    4     4     5- 0  4     4     5- 0  0.00  Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team
121   Kayson McDaniel - Malachi Galloway  3     3     4-15  3     3     4-15  0.00  Gaffney High School
122   Andrew Howell - Jacob Smith   4     4     4-13  4     4     4-13  0.00  Brevard High School
122   Andrew Wilson - Bryson Long   4     4     4-13  4     4     4-13  0.00  Hanna High School
124   Terry Christopher - Cameron Tipton  4     4     4-12  4     4     4-12  0.00  Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers
124   Marshall Williams - Marshall Harrelson    4     4     4-12  4     4     4-12  0.00  Tallulah Falls School
126   Noah Ray - Hayden Cooper      3     2     4-10  3     2     4-10  0.00  Tullahoma High School
127   Matthew Trussell - Jordan Locklair  3     3     4- 9  3     3     4- 9  0.00  South Florence High School
128   Hunter Waldrop - Taylor Stoneburner 3     3     4- 6  3     3     4- 6  0.00  York County High School
128   Nick Walker - Gavin Ange      3     3     4- 6  3     3     4- 6  0.00  Community Club
130   Drake Hemby - Witt Chivers    2     2     4- 5  2     2     4- 5  0.00  Ravenwood High School
131   Teddy Peznola - Nate Smith    2     2     4- 3  2     2     4- 3  0.00  Leominster High School
132   John Paul Switzer - Jonathan Hopkins      2     1     4- 1  2     1     4- 1  0.00  Chapman High School
133   Cole Sanders - Hunter Dill    3     3     4- 0  3     3     4- 0  0.00  Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers
134   Jason Wright Mann - Micah Burroughs 4     4     3-12  4     4     3-12  0.00  Pendleton High School
135   Keegan Jones - Chase Clark    2     2     3-11  2     2     3-11  0.00  Hillcrest High School
136   Cameron Pruitt - Zane Rousey  3     3     3- 7  3     3     3- 7  0.00  Casey County High School
137   Houston Snell - Elijah Kriser 2     2     3- 6  2     2     3- 6  0.00
138   Trenten Swygert - Ashton Caughman   3     3     3- 0  3     3     3- 0  0.00  Batesburg Leesville High School
139   Luke Ferguson - George Ketch  3     3     2-13  3     3     2-13  0.00  Tallulah Falls School
140   Cole Freeman - Mason Davis    1     1     2- 7  1     1     2- 7  0.00  Morgan County High School
141   Carter Patton - Will Rhodes   2     2     1-12  2     2     1-12  0.00  Powdersville HS
142   Dyson Dantzler - Ramsey Norris      1     1     1-10  1     1     1-10  0.00  Holly Hill Acadamy
143   Christopher Daniels - Calvin Currie 1     1     1- 4  1     1     1- 4  0.00  York County High School Anglers
143   Logan Dixon - Jacob Hodge     1     1     1- 4  1     1     1- 4  0.00  Greenbrier High School
143   Carson Forrester - Dylan Barefoot   1     1     1- 4  1     1     1- 4  0.00  Chambersburg Trojans HS
146   Thomas Harris - Will Jackson  1     1     0-15  1     1     0-15  0.00  Talluah Falls School
146   Dakota Morton - Nick Saliba   1     1     0-15  1     1     0-15  0.00  Dorman High School
148   Wyatt Long - Nicholas Ratliff 1     1     0-12  1     1     0-12  0.00  NC Eastern BASS Community Club
149   Parker Alley - Collin Welborn 0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Rabun CO HS
149   Jack Blanton - Carter Haneline      0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Crest High School
149   Eric Brown - Ben Brown  0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Pendelton High School
149   Dawson Carden - Griffin Milford     0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Hart Co
149   Connor Charity - Will Jenkins 0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Riley's Catch
149   Chase Cole - Johnathan Suddeth      0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Chapman High School
149   Ty Elliott - Kaleb Kemper     0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  McDowell High School
149   Kade Ellison - Landon Staton  0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Travelers Rest
149   Logan Fisher - Chase Craig    0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Madison County High School
149   Jared Hawkins - Josh Willis   0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Byrnes High School
149   Aiden Howard - Hunter Nichols 0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Travelers Rest HS Devilldog Anglers
149   Christopher Keeble - Micah Bryant   0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Lenoir City High School
149   Jared Ledford - Robert Dempsey      0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Byrnes High School
149   Kyler Murray - Jordan Gunnells      0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  North Augusta Fishing Team
149   Caden Sanford - Cole Sanford  0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Greer Middle College Charter High School
149   Tuck Sauder - Slim Resnick    0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Sequoyah High School
149   Filson Scott - Kaleb Hawley   0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Byrnes High School
149   Colton Wells - Parker Sullivan      0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Broome High School
149   Hunter White - Garrett Smith  0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  NCHS Anglers
149   Collin Williams - Caleb Medders     0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00  Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team

BIG BASS    Day   Name  City,State  Lbs-Oz
1     Ethan Griffin - Hunter Simmons      Cataula, GA 6- 8

TOTALS      Day   # Fish      # Live      Lbs-Oz      # Limits
1     635   632   1189-14     99

Bassmaster Junior Eastern Open
3/2/2019 - 3/2/2019     Lake Hartwell - Green Pond Landing - Anderson, SC

STANDINGS  BOATER DAY   1

Name  # Fsh # Live      Lbs - Oz    # Fsh # Live      Lbs-Oz      PTS
1     Kaleb Butts - Luke McGuffin   5     5     10- 2 5     5     10- 2 0.00
CHS Anglers
2     Tommy Loughran - Nicholas Gavin     5     5     9-15  5     5     9-15  0.00  Mecklenburg Co Youth Bass Masters
3     Anna Kay - Elizabeth Pamphilon      5     5     9-14  5     5     9-14  0.00
Crescent High School
4     Landon Bannister - Luke Rowland     5     5     9- 5  5     5     9- 5  0.00
Hart County Junior High Anglers
5     Brody Kellum - Carson Thompson      5     5     7-12  5     5     7-12  0.00
Franklin County Junior Bass
6     Mitchell Robinson - Aiden Stuart    3     3     7-10  3     3     7-10  0.00
Rebels Junior Fishing Team
7     Cody Abbott - Stephen Harris  4     4     7- 4  4     4     7- 4  0.00
Byrnes Rebels
8     Connor Medley - Jake Duckett  5     5     6- 9  5     5     6- 9  0.00
Gaffney High School Fishing Team
9     Terrance Wiseman - Isaac Shock      4     4     6- 9  4     4     6- 9  0.00
Southern West Virginia Jr. Bassmasters
10    Lake Adler - Owen Blanton     4     4     6- 1  4     4     6- 1  0.00
Gaffney High School Fishing Team
11    Colton Harrell - Carter Whitlow     3     3     4-15  3     3     4-15  0.00
Chapman High School
12    Beau McQuade - Grayden Scibilia     2     2     4- 7  2     2     4- 7  0.00
Junior Potomac River Bassmasters
13    Rylan Tamplin - Bryce Adams   3     3     4- 3  3     3     4- 3  0.00
Franklin County Junior Bass
14    Bo Bratton - Gavin Blanton    3     3     2- 9  3     3     2- 9  0.00
Gaffney High School Fishing Team
15    Aiden Kessler - Jerry Reid    1     1     2- 3  1     1     2- 3  0.00
Gaffney High School Fishing Team
16    Mason Grose - Caden Grose     2     2     2- 2  2     2     2- 2  0.00
Southern West Virginia Jr Bassmasters
17    Noah Baker - Kyle Parker      1     1     1- 9  1     1     1- 9  0.00
Travelers Rest Devildog Anglers
18    Alex Bradley - Rylan Greene   1     1     1- 6  1     1     1- 6  0.00
Chapman High School
19    Parker Anderson - Cody Smith  1     1     1- 4  1     1     1- 4  0.00
Travelers Rest Devildog Anglers
19    Nick Hudgens - Bryce Sams     1     1     1- 4  1     1     1- 4  0.00
Woodmont Youth Bass Anglers
21    Oakley Howell - Cole Green    1     1     1- 1  1     1     1- 1  0.00
Guntersville Youth Bass Club
22    Steven McGahey - Kole Stewart 1     1     0-14  1     1     0-14  0.00
Wren High School Bass Team
23    Todd Dawson - Joel Smith      0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00
Byrnes Rebels
23    Corbin Farr - Garrett Bowen   0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00
Cresent High School Anglers
23    Cody Reeves - Dawson Chandler 0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00
Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team
23    Jackson Trent - Grayson Morton      0     0     0- 0  0     0     0- 0  0.00
Dorman Fishing Team

BIG BASS    Day   Name  City,State  Lbs-Oz
1     Kaleb Butts - Luke McGuffin   Starr, SC   3-15


UNA’s Calvert & Lane bust 29, Win FLW College event on Guntersville

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

Link to photo of winning team University of North Alabama

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (March 4, 2019) – The University of North Alabama duo of Houston Calvert of Hayden, Alabama, and Justin Lane of Florence, Alabama, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on Lake Guntersville presented by Bass Pro Shops Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 29 pounds, 3 ounces. The victory earned the Lion’s bass club $2,400 and a slot in the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“We had three or four days of sunshine where it was 60 to 72 degrees, and I think a big wave was pushing up,” said Calvert, a senior majoring in marketing. “As you can tell, everybody found that. That’s the biggest weights I’ve seen in a college tournament. I really wanted it to be 30 pounds. I really thought we had 30. It was close, but maybe another time.”

“It’s just left me speechless, to be honest with you,” added Lane, a junior business management major. “It was one of those days you dream about. It’s just incredible that it happened in a tournament for us. That’s the biggest bag I’ve ever caught in my life.”

The warm spell Calvert described sort of fizzled by the tournament as a cold front brought lower temps and rain, which the team thinks caused some of the fish that were headed for the bank in practice to slide back out into hydrilla beds.

That’s where the Lions found their winning fish, targeting a single pocket all day long.

“We started out throwing a ChatterBait in grass in 6 to 8 feet,” Calvert said. “We probably had, I want to say, 12 pounds within 30 to 45 minutes of blast off. It rained there for two to three hours, and we just moved up on the bank with it raining. He [Lane] threw a Zoom Ultravibe Speed Worm, and I threw the NetBait Big Bopper. We were swimming them around hydrilla.”

The shallower shift mostly produced smaller bass due to all the bucks up on the bank, so once the rain quit, Lane and Calvert slid back out. Lane added a solid 4-plus keeper with a Rat-L-Trap, and gradually the team chipped away at a nice limit.

What sealed the deal was a pair of kickers late in the afternoon that left Calvert and Lane with a limit comprised of one keeper close to 7 pounds, three 6-pounders and one about 4.

“We saw some shad running in the grass,” Calvert recalled. “We sat down and cut off our green pumpkin and black and blue ChatterBaits and tied on a white ChatterBait with a Keitech FAT on the back of it. Once we changed to white, right before weigh-in we culled two – big time. I know we culled at 2:15, and once we made that last cull we put everything up and went to the ramp.

“I think if the weather was going to be warm next week they would be spawning,” Calvert went on to say. “They want to spawn so bad. There are a lot of bucks up shallow. We probably caught, I would say, 30 fish. Probably 20 of those were 2-pounders. The other 10 were anywhere from 3 to 6 pounds. Pretty much everybody I talked to caught 30 to 40 fish.”

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2020 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st:           University of North Alabama – Houston Calvert, Hayden, Ala., and Justin Lane, Florence, Ala., five bass, 29-3, $2,400

2nd:          Bethel University – Dax Ewart, Humboldt, Tenn., and Kristopher Queen, Catawba, N.C., five bass, 28-5, $1,200

3rd:          Bethel University – Nathon Portch and Cully Scroggins, both of McKenzie, Tenn., five bass, 27-15, $500

4th:           Calhoun Community College – Jordan Thompson, Hartselle, Ala., and Landon Smith, Decatur, Ala., five bass, 25-3, $500

5th:           University of Montevallo – Justin Barnes, Monroeville, Ala., and Adam Carroll, Carrollton, Ga., five bass, 25-3, $500

6th:           Lipscomb University – Wesley Culpepper and Scout Monteith, both of Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 24-9

7th:           Lander University – Chasten Beck and Andrew Pridgen, both of Greenwood, S.C., five bass, 24-8

8th:           Savannah College of Art & Design – Adam White, Savannah, Ga., and Cody Stahl, Griffin, Ga., five bass, 24-8

9th:           University of South Carolina – Tyler Turnage, Lexington, S.C., and John Malone-Grippe, Simpsonville, S.C., five bass, 23-8

10th:        Blue Mountain College – Isaac Duncan, Summit, Miss., five bass, 23-8

FLW also advances one additional team to the National Championship for every 10 teams over 100 that compete. A total of 208 teams participated in this event, so also advancing to the 2020 College Fishing National Championship are:

11th:        University of West Georgia – Jake Buchanan, Carrollton, Ga., and Ty Mossberg, Brooks, Ga., five bass, 23-2

12th:        University of North Alabama – Triston Crowder, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and Lake Blasingame, Killen, Ala., five bass, 22-10

13th:        Polk State College – Evan Wieber, Lakeland, Fla., and Jacob Eaton, Fort Myers, Fla., five bass, 22-2

14th:        Georgia College – Bryan Kanaskie, Newnan, Ga., and Michael Strickland, Peachtree City, Ga., five bass, 22-1

15th:        Blue Mountain College – Chandler Boman, New Albany, Miss., and Ty Cox, Guntown, Miss., five bass, 21-10

16th:        University of North Alabama – Hunter McCarty, Dora, Ala., and Sloan Pennington, Childersburg, Ala., five bass, 21-7

17th:        University of North Alabama – Garett Marler, Olive Branch, Miss., and Benson Dowler, Pell City, Ala., five bass, 21-6

18th:        Bryan College – Conner DiMauro, Longwood, Fla., and Cole Sands, Calhoun, Tenn., five bass, 21-2

19th:        Bethel University – Kyle Palmer, Estill Springs, Tenn., and John Coble Garrett, Union City, Tenn., five bass, 21-1

20th:        Calhoun Community College – Tanner Eaves and Nathan Wight, both of Elkmont, Ala., five bass, 20-12

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

The YETI FLW College Fishing event on Lake Guntersville presented by Bass Pro Shops was hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau. It was the second of three regular-season qualifying tournaments for Southeastern Conference anglers. The next event for FLW College Fishing anglers will be the 2019 FLW College Fishing Open, March 12-13 at Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky.

YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club that is recognized by their school. The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats. The Potomac River and Marbury, Maryland, will play host to the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship, June 4-6, 2019.

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


Coffey takes over the Lake Mead Costa Lead Heading into Final Day

Sean Coffey followed up a 14-pound, 1-ounce effort on day one with 11 pounds even Friday to take the lead at the Costa FLW Series Western Division opener on Lake Mead presented by Ranger Boats. Fishing was tough across the tournament field on day two, but Coffey found enough consistency to overtake previous leader Brett Leber.

Complete results

Coffey did what many other anglers haven’t been able to do so far this week: piece together decent days back-to-back. Changing weather conditions and boat pressure in the Overton Arm area – by far the most popular section of the lake for anglers to fish so far – slowed the bite considerably for much of the field. Apart from Coffey, Moab, Utah’s Benjamin Byrd has been most successful at finding consistency, turning in bags of 12-6 and 12-7 for a 24-13 total and second place.

“I got a little nervous,” Coffey admits. “I thought I wasn’t going to get a limit there for a little while. I went three hours without a bite and then it kicked on a little bit.”

Coffey ran the same patterns in the same areas on day two as he did on day one, but after catching his limit on Friday, he went running and “pre-fishing” for Saturday in search of new water he can try to exploit should he need it. There’s a good chance that new water is in the Overton Arm, where he’s spent his entire tournament so far.

Despite forecasts calling for storms and high winds tomorrow – and despite how long of a run it is from takeoff to Overton – the 27-year-old pro fully intends on getting back to those spots. As he put it Thursday and reiterated following day two weigh-in, “rough water is part of it.”

Coffey has a good deal of experience on Mead, so making a long run on day three isn’t an unusual move. He has several US Opens under his belt on the fishery, and although most of his experience at Mead has come in the fall, Coffey is confident in his ability to navigate the lake and the pattern he's on.

“It was the same thing for me today,” he explains. “The blade bite wasn’t that good, and I was banking on that. I had to slow down with Texas-rigged Senkos.”

The submerged cover Coffey has been fishing – trees, mostly – isn’t easy to find on Mead. It’s a deep, rocky fishery that lends itself well to finesse techniques. Slowing down might be what saved his chances at a victory this weekend, and he’s feeling pretty good about those chances right now – as long as he can get to his fish.

Changing weather conditions haven’t affected Coffey’s consistency so far, so there’s little reason to believe a little rain and wind will hurt him on day three. In fact, a little wind (or a lot) could be good for the spinnerbait bite he relied on for most of his fish on Thursday.

“It’s going to be really tough, but I laid off on them a bit when I got my limit today,” he says. “I feel confident they’ll be there tomorrow.”

 

Top 10 Pros

1. Sean Coffey – Mesa, Ariz. – 25-1 (10)

2. Benjamin Byrd – Moab, Utah – 24-13 (10)

3. David Valdivia – Norwalk, Calif. – 20-1 (9)

4. Rusty Salewske – Alpine, Calif. – 19-12 (9)

5. Roy Hawk – Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – 19-8 (9)

6. Tim Klinger – Boulder City, Nev. – 19-8 (8)

7. Lane Olson – Forest Grove, Ore. – 18-14 (7)

8. Brett Leber – Dixon, Calif. – 18-13 (6)

9. Wade Curtiss – Lincoln, Calif. – 18-10 (7)

10. Tyler Rempe – Sierra Vista, Ariz. – 18-7 (8)

Complete results

 

PARKS CATAPULTS TO TOP OF CO-ANGLER LEADERBOARD

Co-angler Jesse Parks had a great day on Thursday. He bagged 10-9 on four fish and was sitting comfortably in fourth place heading into day two.

But as was the case on the pro side, consistency was key to his claiming the top spot with one day left to fish. Parks added three more fish for 9-4 and an impressive total of 19-13.

Parks definitely benefited from riding along with day one leader Brett Leber and Lane Olson (currently in seventh place), but he still had to catch them. For that, he opted for a slow, methodical approach he found in practice – a weightless, hand-poured worm.

Still, the changing weather conditions did give the 26-year-old some issues.

“I’m targeting some specific cover and it made it a lot more difficult to make a long cast because I couldn’t see it,” he explains. “The majority of my casts today were random until we got close enough to pitch to that cover.”

Parks credits one other tactic – a drop-shot –for a couple key smallmouths that put him over the top. He caught both late in the day, fishing slow and fishing patiently.

“The biggest thing is I think a lot of people aren’t paying attention to being patient,” he says. “I had two at 9:30 and didn’t catch another one until about 1:45.”

 

Top 10 Co-anglers

1. Jesse Parks – Avondale, Ariz. – 19-13 (7)

2. Dante Ray – Fernley, Nev. – 15-11 (7)

3. Mark Bowman – San Dimas, Calif. – 13-11 (7)

4. Lynn Irwin – Las Vegas, Nev. – 13-7 (6)

5. Jacob Traba – Pacifica, Calif. – 13-5 (6)

6. Gabriel Diaz – Nuevo, Calif. – 13-0 (4)

7. Ted Romero – Lakewood, Calif. – 11-15 (5)

8. Tom White – Costa Mesa, Calif. – 11-15 (5)

9. Doug Hutchison – Santa Rosa, Calif. – 10-14 (5)

10. Robin Oh – Valencia, Calif. – 10-10 (3)

Complete results


Gear Review: Navionics Boating app

On of our all-time favorite apps is our Navionics App. This app has all the most up to date and downloaded charts available right at your fingertips. Here is a summary of features:

  • Navionics® recently released a new version of its Boating app:Boating Marine & Lakes is for Apple®devices, and Boating HD Marine & Lakes is for Android™

  • The new app version’s major improvement is that it can be used with an optimized interfaceon both smartphones and tablets of the same operating system. In fact, it’s designed to fit the screen resolution of the mobile device on which it is installed. It also means that the same app looks compactonthe smartphone, and it features a split-screen interface on tablet, with charts always displayed along with menu, navigation console, detailed info and all the other tools.

 

  • The SonarChart™ layer. The Navionics Boating app provides you with different chart layers, and anglers will particularly appreciate SonarChart. It is the 1ft HD bathymetry map featuring extraordinary bottom contour detail for marine and lakes. It’s great for increasing awareness of shallow waters and forlocating fishing areas at any depth level. SonarChart is constantly enhanced by millions of sonar logs contributed from boaters like you.

 

  • The best features for anglers.Besides many fundamental tools — such as tracks, routes, markers, distance, weather, tides and currents — the Navionics Boating app also has advanced features, including the following:
    • Advanced Map Options are available with an active subscription. They give you many tools to customize your chart view, such as Fishing Ranges: you can display up to 5 depth ranges at the same time on SonarChart, so you can locate fishing spots at a glance!
    • SonarChart™ Livelets you create new 1 ft personal HD bathymetry maps in real time as your boat moves along the water. It appears as an additional layer over your map while it also gets stored on your device for future use.

  • Install the Boating app for free, and receive a 2-week trial of all charts and features. Then, you can subscribe (Menu > Me > Subscription) to download multiple chart layersfor offline use,which remain on your device even after expiration. You will also get daily updatesand advanced features. After 1 year, you can renew your subscription. If you don’t, you’ll still have your charts — along with several permanent features.

 


Leber Leads Day 1 of Lake Mead Costa Event

Courtesy of FLWfishing.com

 

Brett Leber, who calls the California Delta and Lake Berryesa his home lakes, is no stranger to shallow-water fishing. He played to his strengths on day one of the Costa FLW Series Western Division event presented by Ranger Boats by fishing 6 feet or less of water with reaction baits to weigh in 15 pounds, 12 ounces of fish.

Complete results

Midday update story

Leber has fished several US Opens on Mead – including a fourth-place finish – and is comfortable, confident and pleased with his day-one performance. He’s been drawing from much of that experience on the massive clear-water fishery so far, even fishing many of the same spots he’s done well at in the past.

The 59-year-old Californian got on them in practice this week, which only served to boost his confidence heading into Thursday. He landed an 8-pounder and a 5-pounder in two key spots he fished on day one in practice. Those areas had slightly stained water and were holding fish just starting to move up for the spawn. On a lake like Mead, stained water is hard to come by, but the steady, strong winds seem to be helping in Leber’s cause.

His approach has been fairly simple so far: Find shallow, stained water, preferably with some vegetation such as tulies or grass, and rely on a swim jig and swimbait to entice a reaction bite. While many others are fishing slow with finesse tactics, it’s slow power-fishing that’s serving Leber well.

His swim jig of choice this week is a 3/8- or 1/2-ounce Strike King KVD swim jig with a Strike King Rage Tail Craw trailer, both in green pumpkin with some other accents. For swimbaits, he’s using a 3.8 and 4.8 Keitech Swing Impact FAT on an Owner head.

His plan to replicate success on day two? Do it all pretty much the same.

“I’m going to start at the same spot tomorrow, and if I don’t catch them by 11 [o’clock], I’m going to run to my other spot,” he says. “I laid off them in practice [at those spots].”

Despite having a late boat draw and having to break in his new Nitro Z21 during the practice period, Leber made the most of his first session on Mead. He has an early boat draw on Friday, and with his spots already singled out, he’ll have a chance to find out exactly how many fish are left for the rest of the tournament. If the weather holds, fish will likely continue to move up to spawn, giving Leber more chances to employ the shallow-water techniques that work so well on California’s shallow, grass-heavy fisheries.

Still, Mead is fishing tough so far, despite the 15-plus-pounds it afforded Leber on day one. He only caught six fish in total (and lost a couple), so getting some quality bites might once again come down to preparation, skill and a little luck. In Vegas, sometimes a little luck is all you can ask for.

 

Top 10 Pros

1. Brett Leber – Dixon, Calif. – 15-12 (5)

2. Wade Curtiss – Lincoln, Calif. – 14-2 (5)

3. Sean Coffey – Mesa, Ariz. – 14-1 (5)

4. Roy Hawk – Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – 13-12 (5)

4. David Valdivia – Norwalk, Calif. – 13-12 (5)

6. Justin Kerr – Simi Valley, Calif. – 13-3 (5)

7. Tyler Rempe – Sierra Vista, Ariz. – 12-8 (5)

8. Benjamin Byrd – Moab, Utah. – 12-6 (5)

9. Joe Uribe Jr. – Surprise, Ariz. – 11-11 (5)

10. Brent James – Saint George, Utah – 11-1 (2)

 

ROMERO BAGS DOUBLE-DIGITS FOR SLIM LEAD

Ted Romero of Lakewood, Calif., can credit a lot of things for his co-angler lead following day one on Mead. It took skill to land 11 pounds, 15 ounces from the back of the boat. It took the right mentality and a good deal of perseverance, too.

But Romero doesn’t want to talk about that stuff. For him, it’s all about the pro he was paired with: Travis Archer.

“Travis is a great kid and a great boat driver,” he says. “We need more kids like him in FLW.”

Archer and Romero spent a lot of time hammering steep banks in just 5 feet of water. The co-angler leader caught his best fish on a spinnerbait and a Z-Man/Evergreen ChatterBait Jack Hammer, though he did employ a swimbait, a jig and a Storm Wiggle Wart crankbait at times as well.

Catching a lot of fish from the back of the boat is hard to do, and it’s even harder repeating that feat two days in a row. Romero knows it takes big adjustments and the ability to adapt to the conditions and boaters to make it happen.

“I just fish the conditions and adjust from there,” he says.

So far, so good.

 

Top 10 Co-Anglers

1. Ted Romero – Lakewood, Calif. – 11-15 (5)

2. Lynn Irwin – Las Vegas, Nev. – 11-3 (5)

3. Dante Ray – Fernley, Nev. – 10-14 (4)

4. Jacob Traba – Pacifica, Calif. – 10-12 (4)

5. Jesse Parks – Avondale, Ariz. – 10-9 (4)

6. Mark Bowman – San Dimas, Calif. – 9-15 (5)

7. Tom White – Costa Mesa, Calif. – 8-5 (3)

8. Ronald Bruggeman – Potter Valley, Calif. – 7-10 (3)

9. Gabriel Diaz – Nuevo, Calif. – 6-3 (2)

10. Michael Walsh – El Cajon, Calif. – 5-9 (3)


Custom Carhartt beanie will support TN Wildlife Resources Foundation at Classic

 

OAmong the many great experiences awaiting Bassmaster Classic fans in Knoxville will be the chance to make a $10donation to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundationat the Carhartt booth, and receive a custom B.A.S.S. beanie in return for their generosity.

 

During the 3-day 2019 Bassmaster Classic Outdoor Expo on March 15 - 17, hard working folks from the Carhartt manufacturing plant in Kentucky will be in the Carhartt exhibit booth sewing the iconic B.A.S.S. logo on Carhartt’s famous “A18” acrylic watch cap.

 

The project is an ongoing effort by Carhartt to partner with B.A.S.S. and avid fans at the Classic to support conservation agencies and projects in the host state of the Classic each year.

 

If you’re attending the 2019 Bassmaster Classic, be sure to stop by the Carhartt booth, next to the B.A.S.S. and Berkley booths inside the Knoxville Convention Center, for a chance to show your love of bass fishing and conservation by supporting this simple $10 initiative.

 

About Carhartt, Inc.

Established in 1889, Carhartt is a global premium workwear brand with a rich heritage of developing rugged products for workers on and off the job. Headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, with more than 4,600 associates worldwide, Carhartt is family-owned and managed by the descendants of the company’s founder, Hamilton Carhartt. For more information, visit www.carhartt.com and follow @Carhartt on Twitter.