2018 Bassmaster Elite Series Schedule Released, Slate Features Exciting Mix Of New And Familiar Fisheries

The 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule features both old and new fisheries for the tournament trail. A first for the Elite Series is Bassmaster Magazine's 100 Best Bass Lakes finalist Lake Oahe out of Pierre, S.D.

Photo courtesy of North Dakota Game and Fish Department

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 10, 2017

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Bassmaster Elite Series has a rich history that always seems to lead it back to venues where special moments have taken place in the past.
It’s also blessed with a sense of discovery — and that leads the organization to sometimes visit lakes that are a little off the beaten path.

The 2018 Elite Series schedule, which was announced today, features elements of both.

The lineup includes stops at traditional venues like the Sabine River in Orange, Texas, and the St. Lawrence River in Waddington, N.Y., where crowds for past Elite Series events have always been huge. The schedule also features an eye-popping, first-time stop at scenic Lake Oahe on the Missouri River near Pierre, S.D.

B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin said he loves the flow of a schedule that will allow the Elite Series to visit old friends — and make a lot of new ones — during an eight-month stretch of next year’s calendar.

“We are very serious about taking bass fishing into new regions of the country and exposing as many people to our sport as we can,” Akin said. “But in doing that, we’ll never forget the people who have shown us so much support every time we’ve visited their communities.

“This schedule has some history, as well as some new adventures for our Elite anglers and fans, and I think that’s fantastic.”

As it did in 2017, the schedule will begin in early February in the southeastern United States — where the prevailing weather patterns could range from 20 degrees with sleet and snow to 60 degrees with a need for SPF 50.

The season opener is set for Lake Martin in Alexander City, Ala., on Feb. 8-11. Martin, which is known for its healthy population of spotted bass, was a regular stop for Bassmaster events during the late 1990s and early 2000s. But the last time B.A.S.S. visited the 44,000-acre lake on the Tallapoosa River for a high-level event was in November 2002.

After Lake Martin, the Elites will take a break from the regular-season schedule, while the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods is held on Lake Hartwell at Anderson, S.C., with weigh-ins and other events in Greenville, S.C. The annual Super Bowl of professional bass fishing is set for March 16-18 on the same lake where Casey Ashley claimed the 2015 title.

When the Classic buzz is barely three weeks old, the Elite Series schedule will resume with a trip to the Sabine River, where fans have proved their love for pro fishing time and again.

An Elite Series tournament held on the Sabine River in 2013 obliterated previous attendance records by drawing 33,650 people for the four-day event in Orange. The event also reset the one-day Elite Series attendance record by drawing 14,950 fans for the Saturday semifinal weigh-in.

The overall record was broken later in 2013, when 34,100 people turned out for an August Elite Series event in Waddington, N.Y. But judging by the big turnout at a Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open held in Orange in mid-June, the city could be ready for another run at the record.

The third and fourth Elite Series tournaments of the year will also be held at familiar venues, with the trail stopping at Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in Grove, Okla., April 26-29, and at Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tenn., May 4-7. Grand Lake hosted the Classic in 2013 and 2016, and Kentucky Lake has been the site of a dozen high-level B.A.S.S. events, including the 2015 BASSfest.

The Elites will fish one more tournament in May — the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The special $1 million tournament combines the best features of the Texas Toyota Bass Classic and BASSfest and will be held May 17-20 at a location to be announced later.

What is known for certain is that after Texas, the Elite pros will travel to La Crosse, Wis., for a return visit to that area’s bass-filled section of the Mississippi River. The trail visited La Crosse in September 2016 when Tennessee angler Ott DeFoe won with 63-10.

From there, the schedule takes one of its more intriguing turns in years with a trip to Lake Oahe, which straddles the border between South Dakota and North Dakota, and which recently ranked ninth in the Central Region of Bassmaster Magazine’s 100 Best Bass Lakes list.

It will mark not only the first time B.A.S.S. has visited the mammoth 370,000-acre lake, but also the first time the organization has held a high-level tournament in the state of South Dakota.

The fourth-largest reservoir in the United States may be the closest thing to an unknown commodity that the Elites have seen since the trail’s inception in 2006. That could make for a particularly interesting tournament, considering the new “no-information” rule that prohibits anglers from soliciting or intentionally receiving information about locating bass on tournament venues from the moment the schedule is announced.

Under current Elite Series rules, anglers are allowed to obtain information about a fishery until the official off-limit period goes into effect four weeks prior to an event.

“It means a lot of things will change, including no more sharing of waypoints of hot spots found by other fishermen,” said B.A.S.S. Tournament Director Trip Weldon. “The no-information rule has the support of the Elite anglers — and it will make it more important than ever for everyone to be able to go out and find their own fish.”

Another departure from traditional Elite Series schedules is the increase in the number of events ending on a Monday. Almost invariably (GoPro Bassmaster Elite at Dardanelle presented by Econo Lodge being an exception) competition days are Thursday through Sunday. Elite tournaments next year at the Sabine River, Kentucky Lake and Lake Oahe will take place Friday through Monday. The Sabine was scheduled differently to avoid practice fishing on Easter Sunday, and the other two start later because they are part of back-to-back events.

From South Dakota, with the race for the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year title heating up, the schedule will move to Havre de Grace, Md., for an event on the upper Chesapeake Bay. It was in 2015 on Chesapeake Bay when Aaron Martens all but sealed his third AOY title, scoring a dramatic victory with 70-2.

The final regular-season event will be held on the St. Lawrence River in Waddington, N.Y. — where more fans turned out for a B.A.S.S. tournament in 2013 than ever before or since. The river, which is known for producing gigantic smallmouth bass, ranked third in the Northeastern Region of Bassmaster Magazine’s 100 Best Bass Lakes list.

Two postseason Elite Series events — the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship and the Classic Bracket — will be held in late September. Locations will be revealed at a later time.

2018 Bassmaster Elite Series Schedule 

Date              Event                          Fishery                                     City, State

Feb. 8-11        Elite 1                         Lake Martin                              Alexander City, Ala.

March 16-18   Bassmaster Classic    Lake Hartwell                           Greenville/Anderson, S.C.

April 6-9         Elite 2                         Sabine River                             Orange, Texas

April 26-29     Elite 3                         Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees  Grove, Okla.

May 4-7          Elite 4                         Kentucky Lake                          Paris, Tenn.

May 17-20      Toyota Texas Fest      TBA                                           TBA

June 21-24      Elite 6                         Mississippi River                       La Crosse, Wis.

June 29-July 2  Elite 7                       Lake Oahe                                  Pierre, S.D.

July 26-29       Elite 8                         Upper Chesapeake Bay             Havre de Grace, Md.

Aug. 23-26      Elite 9                         St. Lawrence River                    Waddington, N.Y.

Sept. 20-23     AOY Championship    TBA                                           TBA

Sept. 25-28     Classic Bracket           TBA                                            TBA

2017 Bassmaster Elite Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2017 Bassmaster Elite Series Premier Sponsors: Nitro Boats, Mercury, Minn Kota, Power-Pole, Shell Rotella, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Berkley, Huk, Humminbird

2017 Bassmaster Elite Series Supporting Sponsors: T-H Marine, Shimano, Advance Auto Parts, Livingston Lures, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Carhartt, Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels, Lowrance, Phoenix Boats

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 500,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 45 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Magellan, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Costa Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.


Garmin® Expands Revolutionary Panoptix Sonar Capabilities

OLATHE, Kan./July 10, 2017/Business Wire – Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the PanoptixTM PS22-TR, its newest Panoptix transducer with LiveVü Forward and LiveVü Down that offers a narrow 20-degree beam angle for crisp, improved resolution and clear images of what’s all around and below the boat – in real time and even while stationary. Paired with a compatible Garmin GPSMAP® or echoMAP® CHIRP chartplotter, Panoptix delivers a whole new perspective to fishing that lets anglers watch the movement of fish and the reactions to their bait, up to 100 feet away. Designed for trolling motor installation, the PS22-TR is the latest addition to the popular Panoptix product line, which now includes seven models with varying installation options for inland and offshore application.

“Garmin’s Panoptix all-seeing sonar technology continues to change the way people fish,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of global consumer sales. “It’s the only sonar of its kind that gives anglers the ability to see all around their boat in real time, and we’re excited to expand this unique capability to even more inland and near-shore fishermen with the introduction of the PS22-TR that provides two LiveVü modes in one transducer.”

With a Panoptix PS22-TR on board, fishermen can see real-time sonar imagery at video-like speed using the view of their choice – forward or down – and thanks to its simple design, it’s easy to change mounting configurations between the two. By providing both LiveVü scanning views, anglers have the ability to tailor the PS22-TR to best fit how they fish. Unlike traditional or scanning sonar that only provides historical data of what’s been passed over, LiveVü Forward shows an image of fish swimming and moving toward or away from the boat and LiveVü Down shows moving sonar images below the boat. The PS22-TR’s 20-degree narrow beam angle allows users to pinpoint fish and structure so they know exactly where to cast.

The Garmin Panoptix PS22-TR LiveVü Forward and LiveVü Down trolling motor transducer is expected to be available in the third quarter for $999.99. Mounting hardware is included to install the PS22-TR on the shaft or barrel of a trolling motor. It’s compatible with select echoMAP CHIRP 7- and 9-inch models, as well as the GPSMAP 8400/8600, GPSMAP 7400/7600, and the GPSMAP 7x2, 9x2, 10x2 and 12x2 series chartplotters. For more information, visit garmin.com/panoptix.

Garmin was recently named Manufacturer of the Year for the second year in a row by the NMEA, an honor given to the most recognized marine electronics company for support of products in the field. Garmin’s portfolio includes some of the industry’s most sophisticated chartplotters and touchscreen multifunction displays, sonar technology, high-definition radar, autopilots, high- resolution mapping, sailing instrumentation, and other products and services that are known for innovation, reliability, and ease-of-use.

For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary business units, including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at garmin.com/newsroom, contact the Media

Relations department at 913-397-8200, or follow us at facebook.com/garmin, twitter.com/garmin, or youtube.com/garmin.

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Strike King Tour Grade Mag Jighead

This Head Will Standup to Big Bass!

Collierville, Tenn. (June 1, 2017) – We have seen a trend in the last few years involving big, straight-tail worms. The proof of this is the success of our Bullworm in both sizes. The most common problem is that it’s hard to find the perfect head. The shape, weight and hook size of what’s out there almost never coincides to be what you would want. Until now. Introducing the all-new Tour Grade Mag Jig Head from Strike King!

“The effectiveness of a worm, or other style of plastic, on a standup-style jig head is something that most pros count on regularly. This type of presentation seems to be attractive to the bigger fish that it takes to win tournaments. The problem is that most of the existing heads are designed for big fish. The new Tour Grade Mag Jighead on the other hand, was designed for just that” explains Keith Combs, 6-time Bassmaster Classic Qualifier.

 

“This head is perfect in terms of head shape, how it attaches to whatever plastic you use, and especially the hook. When you stick them with this head, they’re coming in the boat!” says Combs.

The all-new Tour Grade Mag Jighead comes in 4 sizes (1/4, 3/8, ½ & ¾), 2 colors (Black & Green Pumpkin) and is offered with both a 5/0 and 7/0 premium black nickel hook.  Look for it at better tackle retailers everywhere following ICAST!


T-H MARINE ADDS DEREK TROVILLION AS DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MARKETING

Huntsville, AL – July 10, 2017 -- T-H Marine Supplies, Inc., of Huntsville, Alabama, announces that Derek Trovillion has joined the company as the Director of Digital Marketing. Derek will lead strategy and management of the company's digital presence, including the company's websites, advertising, online promotions, content management, and social media.

T-H Marine’s President and CEO, Jeff Huntley, said, “We've had several years to get to know Derek in his role as a digital marketing consultant, so we are thrilled to have him working on our team full-time. We will certainly be putting his communications and marketing experience to work as we head into ICAST 2017 in Orlando and as we make big plans for growing our presence in the fishing and boating industry."

Before joining T-H Marine, Derek worked in various capacities building his writing, marketing, and project management expertise. He built a firm foundation in traditional communications, including journalism, copy-editing, and event outreach, but he prides himself as an early adopter of digital platforms.

When working for a digital marketing agency, Derek focused on long-term strategy and practical innovations for clients like T-H Marine. After a few years of working together, it came time for T-H Marine to grow again and it was a natural fit for Derek to join the team.

"I work in a pretty technical field, but I have loved fishing and boating and enjoying the outdoors my whole life," said Derek Trovillion. "It's like I'm getting the best of both worlds, so this opportunity is really exciting for me."

"I look forward to working with the awesome team at T-H Marine even more as we promote the company's extensive product list, innovate and build upon what we have to offer, and connect with audiences who love to get out on the water."

“With Derek driving our digital presence, I am excited about how we can strengthen our connections with existing customers online and how we can reach new customers, too," Jeff Huntley added. "We know it is essential to have a strong digital presence for the growing list of products we are excited to promote. We look forward to the opportunity this presents for growing our new brands online including the AquaBlaze™ LEDs, our expanding line of HydroWave™ units, our KVD KONG™ mounts, the Tackle Titan™, and Z-launch™. And, of course, we will continue to promote our industry standards like the ATLAS™ Hydraulic Jack Plate, our G-Force™ products, G-Juice™, the Hot-Foot™, and the Oxygenator™.”

T-H Marine is celebrating its 42nd anniversary of business and has grown to be one of the largest manufacturers of boating and fishing accessories in the U.S. T-H Marine provides parts to every boat manufacturer in the country and distributes them through virtually every major distributor and retailer of boating and fishing products. To learn more about T-H Marine, please visit http://thmarine.com/about-us.

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If you would like more information about T-H Marine and our growing team, please use the contact information provided above.


Cody Seeger Wins ABA Ram Trucks Open Series Ohio Division Event!!

Cody Seeger won the American Bass Anglers Ram Truck Open Series Ohio Division tournament held 07/08/2017.  Running out of Tanner’s Creek park in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Cody weighed in a five bass limit for 9.07 pounds. He anchored his catch with a bass that weighed 2.91 pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Seeger took home a check for $5000.00.

“I caught probably 17 fish today but most were shorts. I caught about seven keepers.  What really helped me was I came up last week when the river was down and I marked some wood that’s now in 6-7 feet of water. I picked the wood apart using a tube and a beaver.”  Said Seeger.

In second for the boaters, Christopher Combess of Cleves, Ohio weighed in a five bass limit weighing 9.05 pounds. He anchored his limit with a bass that weighed in at 2.55 pounds. He collected $600.00 for the effort.

 “I caught six bass today culling once. I caught them on a worm and a buzzbait.”  Said Combess.

Jake Poffenberger of Brookville, Ohio took third place with a five bass limit weighing in at 8.25 pounds. He anchored his catch with a bass that weighed 2.43 pounds. Jake collected $475.00.

“I caught probably eight keepers today along with 6-7 short fish. I was fishing shallow, flipping a tube and throwing a spinnerbait.”  Said Poffenberger.

Finishing fourth, Josh Smith of Hamilton, Ohio weighed in a five bass limit weighing 7.69 pounds.

Rounding out the top five Garry Kincaid of Martinsville, Indiana weighed in a five bass limit weighing 7.62 pounds.

Josh Smith of Hamilton, Ohio weighed in the biggest bass for the boaters. Smith’s bass weighed in at 4.30 pounds. Smith collected $380.00 for the catch.

In the Co-Angler Division, Edward Backs of Troy, Ohio won with three bass weighing 4.03 pounds. Backs sealed his victory with a 2.07 pound kicker to pocket a check for $500.00

“I was fishing baits different from the baits my boater was using. I caught one on a crankbait, one on a worm and one on a hair jig.” Said Backs.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Jason Skipworth of Harrison, Ohio weighed in two bass for 3.90 pounds. Skipworth collected $350.00 for the effort.

“I was fishing a jig on the main river. I caught probably 20 fish but only had two that would keep.” Said Skipworth.

Taking third for the co anglers Tim Cukovecki of Dayton, Ohio weighed in three bass that weighed 3.39 pounds.

Finishing fourth was Dennis Cruse of Columbus, Ohio who weighed in two bass for 3.36 pounds. Also for having the biggest bass for the co anglers at 2.39 pounds Cruse won $65.00 for the catch.

Rounding out the top five was James Wilcox of Cincinnati Ohio who weighed in 2 bass for 2.20 pounds.

Slated for 07/29/2017 the next tournament for the Ohio Division will on Indian Lake out of Moundwood State Park . At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2018 Ray Scott Championship, slated for the Red River in Shreveport-Bossier Louisiana in April 2018.

For more information on this tournament, call Rodney Michael, tournament manager, at 256-497-0967 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see www.ramopenseries.com .

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Ram Truck Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.

American Bass Anglers, Inc. is supported by Ram Trucks, Triton Boats, Mercury Outboards, Carlisle Tires, GEICO, Berkley, Abu Garcia, T-H Marine, Livingston Lures, Best Western Hotels, Maui Jim, Power Pole, LiT Coolers, Simms, Garmin, and Divide-It. American Bass Anglers, Inc. can be contacted at (256) 232-0406 or by visiting americanbassanglers.com


Pescitelli - Kickin Their Bass on the Water and in the Classroom!

By Vance McCullough

Collegiate Angler Noah Pescitelli had an outstanding freshman season on the water. He also took care of business in the classroom where earned a spot on the Dean’s List at Savanah College of Art and Design.

With a 3rd place showing at a Bassmaster Southern Regional Collegiate event Pescitelli proved he’s an avid angler. He also enjoys the academic experience at SCAD. “I really wasn’t much of an ‘artsy’ person at all, but I got offered a really great scholarship and the education you get here . . . 98% job placement, the degree I’ll get here is just absolutely amazing.

“I’ve learned a lot of things about computer programs and other things that are going to help me in my business, not just now, but in the long run.”

Originally from Bufford, GA, Pescitelli enjoys his surroundings at SCAD. “Savanah is amazing. I like everything around there. It’s a fun place to be.”

SCAD is unique in that it doesn’t have a fishing club run by students, but rather, the school itself established a varsity bass fishing team and hired a full-time coach, Isaac Payne, who actively recruits anglers.

How did Pescitelli become the first Georgia high school student to sign a bass fishing scholarship? The ‘business’ he referred to is his Kickin Their Bass TV which has a presence on every social media platform. His followers number in the hundreds of thousands. Couple that with Pescitelli’s on-water achievements and it’s easy to understand why Coach Payne extended the offer.

During his first year as a competitive angler Pescitelli narrowly missed winning the high school state title by 0.03 ounce.

Last year was the first for the SCAD team. Having Pescitelli, a freshman, lead the way for the new program seems appropriate. Indeed, he was the program’s Angler of the Year.

Coach Payne has some off-water considerations when it comes to crowning an Angler of the Year. These requirements speak volumes about Pescitelli’s character. “You’re going to college to graduate and to better your life. And to fish too. But just having all first-place finishes doesn’t get you a job. Being a well-rounded angler, a dynamic individual who encompasses all aspects, who brings it full circle – an Angler of the Year for me is someone who is able to do everything, not just fish.”

Coach Payne is especially impressed with how Pescitelli works with others. “Noah collaborates well. He gets his strengths to match with other peoples’ weaknesses and his weaknesses with other peoples’ strengths. Collaboration is a big thing. If you’re the catcher, you have to have a pitcher. Everybody is important on the team.”

Many young AOY recipients would dream of Bassmaster Elite Series fame. But Pescitelli? “Currently, it’s something I really enjoy doing. I’m doing tournaments. I’m building my own business, doing the whole marketing side of everything. I’m trying to think where, in the future, I’m gonna end up heading. Do I want to head toward pro fishing? Do I want to do TV? Do I want to continue doing social marketing for fishing companies on-line? It’s a lot to think about right now.

“I’m definitely going to keep pursuing my business in the social media side of fishing.”

As the old saying goes, the more deeply involved you are in the fishing industry, the less you time you get to spend fishing. Pescitelli is considering semi-pro competition sometime soon, but, “I was thinking about fishing some of the BFL’s as a boater or even as a co-angler. I’m still contemplating some of that but right now, with my business, I just haven’t had much time to do it. That is something that in the near future, I’ll probably try.”

Pescitelli is majoring in advertising which dovetails nicely with his current business pursuits that revolve heavily around marketing and brand awareness for fishing related companies.

In addition to pond-hopping with his grand dad, Pescitelli practiced his craft on Lake Lanier when he was younger. “Then I started fishing the high school trails and it kind of grew from there. We fished the FLW and B.A.S.S. circuits in high school and now fish both in college.”

L to R - Steve (Dad), Patti (Mom), Noah, Coach Payne, Noahs Grandparents

Noah’s dad, Steve, is super supportive of his son’s efforts but he can’t fully participate in the fishing part of things. “He drove my boat during my high school fishing days,” said Noah. “He doesn’t fish too often, kind of does it with me and supports me along the way but he’s actually allergic to fish. He can’t even touch them or have them splash on him. But he’ll go out with me on the water.

“When I put a fish in the boat or touch a fish I have to wipe off the slime really good or if I touch him he’ll break out.”

Along with Dad and his mom, Patti, the family rallies around Noah, “Both of my parents and my grandparents show up to pretty much all of the tournaments we fish.”

As for style preferences, “I’m mostly a power fisherman,” says Pescitelli. “It’s kind of hard for me to slow down which is a good and a bad thing. If I have to slow down I will but I’m trying to hit as many spots as I can, trying locate fish and keep grinding; trying to figure out what the fish are doing.”

Most guys his age root for a favorite few anglers. Pescitelli, on the other hand, is friends with some of his favorites. “Mark Daniels Jr – I’ve done some TV shows with him. Scott Martin, I’ve done a few TV shows with him as well.

“Brandon Palaniuk is good. A lot of young kids look up to him. The Shryock brothers are pretty cool. Those would have to be my Top 5 favorite pros.”

Pescitelli has already gained valuable experience in the TV world. “Last summer we went to Canada and filmed a whole series up there for my social media stuff, filmed a whole week up there. Filmed a show as well and I got to fish with Roland Martin.”

Pescitelli’s ambitious outlook makes him a great fit for Coach Payne and the SCAD team. Of his coach, Pescitelli noted, “He started the fishing team. He has big dreams for us. We’re trying to figure everything out. I talk to him regularly, trying to plan things.”

Given that Pescitelli is only entering his sophomore season at SCAD, the future looks bright for the program and for the young man who is handling his business, on the water, in the classroom and, well, in the business world.


B.A.S.S. Extends ‘No-Info Rule’ For The Bassmaster Elite Series And Bassmaster Classic

July 7, 2017

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — From the earliest days of professional fishing a half-century ago, the most important skill an angler could have is the ability to find the biggest schools of bass. That, more than casting ability or lure selection and presentation, sets the greats in the sport, men like Roland Martin, Rick Clunn and Kevin VanDam, apart from the rest.

With the start of the 2018 Bassmaster Elite Series, that fish-finding wizardry will be even more vital, thanks to a new Elite Series rule that went into effect today.

“Beginning at the time the Elite Series schedule is announced next week, anglers are prohibited from soliciting or intentionally receiving any information about the locations of fish or fishing areas on those waters,” announced B.A.S.S. Tournament Director Trip Weldon.

Also effective immediately, Elite Series competitors may not obtain or solicit information about locating fish on Lake Hartwell, South Carolina, site of the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. Anglers who earn an invitation to fish the Classic through other Bassmaster circuits or events will have to abide by the rule as soon as they qualify, even provisionally, for the event. For example, winners of Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series events must abide by the no-info rule beginning as soon as they win an Open.

According to current Elite Series rules — which are already among the most stringent in tournament competition — anglers may not be on a fishery or obtain information about fishing it for four weeks prior to an event. Under the new rule, anglers may still practice on the lake until 28 days prior to the start of official practice, but from the time the schedule is announced, they cannot have the help of anyone familiar with the fishery.

“This new rule is supported overwhelmingly by the Elite anglers themselves,” said Weldon, referring to a recent survey in which more than 80 percent of Elite Series anglers responding supported extending the “no-information” period to a much earlier date. “This change not only helps level the playing field, but it also puts a premium on the all-important ability to find, as well as catch, bass.”

B.A.S.S. will announce eight of the 11 Elite Series events for 2018 in a special video program on Bassmaster.com beginning at 11 a.m. CT Monday, July 10. The new no-information rule will become effective for those events at the same time. The rule will also apply to fisheries for three other Elite tournaments — the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship and the Bassmaster Classic Bracket tournament — as soon as they are announced later this year.

2017 Bassmaster Elite Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2017 Bassmaster Elite Series Premier Sponsors: Mercury, Minn Kota, Power-Pole, Shell Rotella, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Berkley, Huk, Hummingbird, Nitro Boats

2017 Bassmaster Elite Series Supporting Sponsors: Shimano, Advance Auto Parts, Livingston Lures, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Carhartt, Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels, Lowrance, Phoenix Boats, T-H Marine

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 500,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 45 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Magellan, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Costa Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.


Humminbird® Basemap Gets Anglers Fishing, Right Out of the Box

 

The Humminbird® Basemap provides contour maps for the U.S. coasts and 10,000+ inland lakes – including navigational aids, points of interest and other must-have features

RACINE, Wis., July 6, 2017 – The moment anglers press the power button on any Humminbird® HELIXG2 or G2N (networking) unit with GPS, they will now have access to the new Humminbird Basemap, a vast, pre-loaded coastal and lake map resource built into all units.

According to Humminbird Brand Manager Ray Schaffart, “We wanted to make it easier for anglers to navigate and start catching more fish the second they hit the water. By improving our cartography coverage with Humminbird Basemap, they’ll be able to locate fish-holding structure and experience more successful fishing adventures. Saltwater anglers will also appreciate the technology, which calls out hazards and depths, making for a more relaxed time on the water.”

The Humminbird Basemap helps anglers pinpoint fishing hot spots by showing freshwater depth contours in 10- and 20-foot increments for more than 10,000 American lakes, not to mention precise coverage of the entire U.S. coastline thanks to NOAA-based charts, the most trusted source of coastal data. The Basemap also includes navigational aids, marker buoys, depths, points of interest and launch locations to improve the boating experience. In addition to the pre-loaded lakes with contour mapping, the Humminbird Basemap provides shoreline-only maps to hundreds of thousands of other lakes. It also displays highways, roads, railroads, bike paths, and streams, along with more than 200 icons.

To support consumers who recently purchased a HELIX G2 or G2N GPS model, or any first generation HELIX 9, 10 or 12 model, the Humminbird Basemap will be available as a free software download. Consumers will need to visit Humminbird.com to set-up – or log into – their MyHumminbird account. Once logged in, they can download the software for their applicable model(s). Another advantage of the Humminbird Basemap is that it is updatable, so future enhancements and expansions will be made available.

“Humminbird is the leader in providing complete fish-finding solutions, whether on a lake or on the coast,” Schaffart says. “The Humminbird Basemap is yet another innovative way we improve the angling experience every day.”

The Humminbird Basemap will now be included on all HELIX G2/G2N GPS models beginning in July, 2017. It will also be available on all SOLIX models this Fall.

For more information, call Humminbird at 800-633-1468 or visit www.Humminbird.com/Humminbird-Basemap.

About Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics, Inc.
Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson Outdoors and consists of the Humminbird®, Minn Kota® and Cannon® brands. Humminbird® is a leading global innovator and manufacturer of marine electronics products including fishfinders, multifunction displays, autopilots, ice flashers and premium cartography products. Minn Kota® is the world’s leading manufacturer of electric trolling motors, as well as a complete line of Talon® shallow-water anchors, battery chargers and marine accessories. Cannon® is the leader in controlled-depth fishing and includes a full line of downrigger products and accessories.

About Johnson Outdoors
JOHNSON OUTDOORS is a leading global outdoor recreation company that turns ideas into adventure with innovative, top-quality products.  The company designs, manufactures and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands across four categories: Watercraft, Marine Electronics, Diving and Outdoor Gear.  Johnson Outdoors' familiar brands include, among others: Old Town® canoes and kayaks; Ocean Kayak and Necky® kayaks; Carlisle®paddles; Extrasport® personal flotation devices; Minn Kota® fishing motors, batteries and anchors; Cannon® downriggers; Humminbird® marine electronics and digital charts; SCUBAPRO® dive equipment; Silva® compasses; Jetboil® outdoor cooking systems; and Eureka!®camping and hiking equipment.

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MOUNT IDA HIGH SCHOOL WINS TBF/FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON PICKWICK LAKE

FLORENCE, Ala. (July 5, 2017) – The Mount Ida High School duo of Hunter Davis and Tyler Allenbrand, both of Mount Ida, Arkansas, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Friday weighing 23 pounds, 10 ounces to win the 2017 TBF/FLW High School Fishing National Championship on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama with a three-day total of 53-6. The win earned the team trophies, the title of national champions and each angler a $5,000 scholarship to their college of choice.

A field of 142 teams competed in the event, which launched from McFarland Park in Florence. The Mount Ida duo won by a 1-pound, 14-ounce margin over the second place team of Cal Culpepper and Mason Waddell from Georgia’s Harris County High School, who weighed in a three-day total of 51-8.

Coached by professional Bassmaster Elite Series angler Mark Davis, Hunter’s father, the youngsters from Arkansas fished two different areas to amass their heaviest stringer of the tournament. The younger Davis and Allenbrand were dragging ¾-ounce Strike King football jigs and Strike King Menace Grub trailers (green pumpkin) slowly across the bottom.

The top 10 teams on Pickwick Lake finished:

1st: Mount Ida High School, Mount Ida, Ark. – Hunter Davis and Tyler Allenbrand, both of Mount Ida, Ark., 15 bass, 53-6, $10,000 Scholarship

2nd: Harris County High School, Hamilton, Ga. – Cal Culpepper, Hamilton, Ga., and Mason Waddell, Waverly Hall, Ga., 15 bass, 51-8

3rd: North Mississippi Student Anglers – Hunter Nanney, Dumas, Miss., and Jake Kimbrough, Smithville, Miss., 15 bass, 50-11

4th: Fannin County High School, Blue Ridge, Ga. – Dalton Tankersley, Morganton, Ga., and Zack Nicholson, Epworth, Ga., 15 bass, 47-9

5th: Obion County Central High School, Troy, Tenn. – Blake Robb, Martin, Tenn., and Cody Gregory, Troy, Tenn., 15 bass, 43-1

6th: Tulsa Bass Club, Tulsa, Okla. – Taylor Hamburger, Tulsa, Okla., and Hunter Harrison, Jones, Okla., 14 bass, 42-4

7th: North Forsyth High School, Cumming, Ga. – Glenn Worley, Dawsonville, Ga., and Paul Marks, Cumming, Ga., 15 bass, 42-3

8th: Oviedo High School, Oviedo, Fla. – Fisher Omans and Steven Steinard, both of Oviedo, Fla., 11 bass, 35-1

9th: East Rowan High School, Salisbury, N.C. – Hunter Harwood, Gold Hill, N.C., and Paiton File, Salisbury, N.C., 12 bass, 32-0

10th: Arkansas Student Angler Federation – Cade Gartman and Jay Morgan, both of Trumann, Ark., 10 bass, 29-9

Complete results for the remaining teams and photos from the event can be found at HighSchoolFishing.org.

The 2017 TBF/FLW High School Fishing National Championship was a two-person (team) no-entry fee event for students in grades 7-12. The tournament featured the top anglers from the 2017 TBF High School Fishing State Championships and Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Open events.

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 2017 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW conducts more than 258 bass-fishing tournaments annually across the United States and sanctions tournaments in Canada, China, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube and Snapchat.

 About The Bass Federation

The Bass Federation Inc., (TBF) is a member of the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame. TBF is owned by those we serve and dedicated to the sport of fishing. The Federation is the largest and oldest, organized grassroots fishing, youth and conservation organization there is. TBF, our affiliated state federations and their member clubs conduct more than 20,000 events each year and have provided a foundation for the entire bass fishing industry for more than 45 years. TBF founded the Student Angler Federation and the National High School Fishing program in 2008 to promote clean family fun and education through fishing. Visit bassfederation.com or highschoolfishing.org and “LIKE US” on Facebook.


X Zone Lures Partners with Elite Pro Brandon Lester

Beamsville, Ontario – X Zone Lures has partnered with Bassmaster Elite Series angler Brandon Lester of Fayetteville, TN, to create a new Pro Series line of soft plastic baits.

X Zone Lures has helped anglers catch smallmouth for over a decade with its Slammer and Swammer hand-poured baits.  Their following in northern fisheries is cult-like.  Recently X Zone Lures has been investing in further lure design and production equipment to increase their footprint and impact in the soft plastic market by adding two new series.

X Zone Lures offers three series of baits which are:

  • Classic hand Pour Series
  • Pro Series
  • Crappie / Panfish Series

The Classic Hand Pour Series is the original series of baits offered by X Zone that has provided anglers with many regional tournament wins. Each bait in this series is meticulously produced using the open mold, hand-pour technique, which allows X Zone to produce baits that replicate the subtleties of nature to a high degree. This series of baits currently offers 10 bait designs.

The Pro Series is a serious line of baits that will be expanding throughout the next year and is being developed with the help of Elite Series Pro Brandon Lester. This series will include bait designs that will be applicable to every situation. Holding to its heritage, the X Zone Pro Series baits will be very soft allowing them to provide the longest fish-holding times in the market. This series of baits currently offers 7 bait designs and 11 more bait designs have been approved and will be available in the coming months.

The Crappie / Panfish Series is a line of baits that consists of classic crappie and panfish designs that are sure to bring fish-catching joy to anglers at all levels. This series of baits currently offers 8 bait designs.

The selection of a Bassmaster Elite Series pro to lead the field portion of the bait design process reflects X Zone’s commitment to producing quality lures.  Jim Van Ryn, President of X Zone Lures said “We started reading a lot of articles and watching videos and Brandon’s name kept popping up.  And each time he was teaching people how to catch more fish and then mentioning the gear he used, including whatever bait was his favorite.  We reached out to him to share our appreciation of his efforts and got to talking about baits.  Turns out he has a past work history in the injection-molding process and has always been interested in designing his own lures.  We put him to work and have really benefited from his expertise.”

Lester jumped in with both feet when given the opportunity to design lures that will work both on the pro tour and for anglers of all levels in North America.  “Our first in-person meeting was last winter at the foundry where the plastic moulds would eventually be made so you could say we started at ground zero.  X Zone’s commitment to quality production is critical to putting a fish-catching product out into the market.  I’m excited about the lures we’ve designed and those that are coming down the line as well,” said Lester.

 

ABOUT X Zone Lures

X Zone Lures has rich history in meeting the needs of anglers in North America and throughout the world. Their most famous lure design is called the Slammer and has been a secret bait of the pros while fishing the northern lakes. Innovative bait designs and doing things that are subtly different has helped X Zone Lures stand out from the crowd.  The company’s newly-redesigned website is www.xzonelures.com.

ABOUT Brandon Lester

A two-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier, Brandon Lester is currently fishing his fourth season on the Bassmaster Elite Series.  He resides in Fayetteville, TN and can be found online at www.brandonlesterfishing.com and via Facebook @proanglerbrandonlester or on Instagram @blesterfishing.


Jeff Cannon Wins Kyle Mabry Memorial Event, Classic Champ Lee finishes 2nd!

Finish Name Boat Boat #  Total
1 Jeff Cannon 188 12.6
2 Jordan Lee / Will Davenport 15 12.45
3 Zackery Quinn / Josh Mims 102 12.24
4
Tommy Bridges / Chris Kitzinger
103 12.02
5 Chad Bennett / Chas Moore 80 11.6
6 Mark Cannon / Steve Winslett 118 11.37
7 Sambo Fish / Johnathan White 51 11.32
8 John Richardson / Jon Tubbs 183 11.15
9 Joe Lay / Nick Turner 184 10.7
10 Zach Martin / Josh Wissinger 115 10.66
11
Daniel White / Durwood Henderson
34 10.31
12 Will Bulleu / John Belleu 171 10.17
13 Nick Harris / Walker Kent 92 10.04
14
Zeke Gossett / MacKinze Pennington
123 10.03
15 Brandon McCombs / Evan Nash 53 10.02
16 Lacey Owens / Travis Wyatt 22 9.95
17 Dell Oswalt / Andrew Oswalt 157 9.93
18
Rodney Duncan / Duncan Clardy
160 9.75
19
Matt Vansant / Jennifer Vansant
181 9.62
20 Blaine Junkin / Micah Eaterling 87 9.58
21 Walt White / Kelley White 139 9.55
22 Marty Giddens / Kim Giddens 112 9.48
23 Josh Butts / Laura Ann Foshee 147 9.47
24 Aaron Owens / Josh Holcomb 177 9.44
25 Chris Mason / Jeremy Mason 159 9.03
26
Jake Turnbloom / Jared Turnbloom
70 8.99
27 Kyle Dorsett / Cooper Dorsett 151 8.97
28 Aaron Smith / Walt Tatum 162 8.95
29 Lanny Guthrie / Bobby Brown 155 8.85
30 Matt Herren / Evan Salter 45 8.82
31 Chris Talton / Logan Talton 60 8.72
32 Larry Hill / Zach Norton 48 8.7
33 Chris Rutland / Coby Carden 166 8.68
34 Randall Carter / Bobby Foshee 145 8.61
35 Danny Parker / Gage Parker 67 8.6
36 Kyle Yeilding / Jason Frost 89 8.39
37 Brandon Smith / Chase Dorsett 140 8.36
38 Brian Hughes / Heather Parnell 187 8.36
39
Joseph Webster / Porter Beasley
29 8.25
40
Derek Hicks / Parker Montgomery
46 8.23
41 Daniel Hill / Justin Hill 91 8.18
42 Johnny Jones / Tim Harbison 33 8.14
43 Blake Nick / Evan Mabrey 5 8.09
44 Chad Nichols / Tonya Nichols 150 7.98
45 Timmy Horton / Sam Smith 57 7.97
46
Stephen Chandler / Logan McEwen
107 7.92
47 Neal Parker / Tracy Parker 132 7.88
48 Dustin Connell / Seth Gregory 10 7.77
49
Barry Wilson / Drake Montgomery
56 7.74
50 CJ Knight / Howdy Thornburg 85 7.74
51 Matt Webb / Matt McClung 26 7.71
52 Scott Canterbury / Cole Davis 25 7.71
53 Scott Phillips / Greg Phillips 186 7.7
54 Jeremy Wyatt / Trent Minor 110 7.49
55 Boyd Hodge / Buddy Coleman 94 7.38
56 Todd Trammell / Doug Beach 97 7.32
57 Scott Webb / Heath Waldrop 178 7.29
58 Richard Wehby / Joseph Wehby 31 7.2
59 Ryan Davis / Reed Horton 146 7.14
60 Jeremy Mabrey / Brian Mabrey 44 7.12
61 Clay Downer / David Nail 3 7.11
62 Greg Vinson / Ridge Mullis 38 6.94
63
Jason Shockley / Mike McCullers
41 6.91
64 Rickey Campbell / Cathy Cox 83 6.62
65
Stephen Lawrence / Tracie Lawrence
121 6.61
66
Mark Daniels Jr / Payton Mitchell
30 6.53
67 Steve Pauley / Nick Frye 109 6.49
68 Rick Otts 27 6.47
69 Kelly White / Keri Talley 62 6.28
70 Luke Andress / Justin Kyle 76 6.2
71 Josh Dees / Parker Woods 161 6.14
72 Butch Barger / Butch Barger Sr. 95 6.01
73 Chris Gregory / Chase Gregory 12 5.8
74 Jay Cain / Tyler Cain 66 5.79
75 Jimmy Mason / Jon Raper 55 5.76
76 Sam Fish / Billy Shavers 101 5.68
77 Gill Steven / Stephen Goin 9 5.63
78 Lou Cobb / Jim Bell 69 5.38
79 Mark Rose / Barrett Thomas 54 5.19
80 Jeremy Freeman / Trevor Ezell 17 5.01
81 Waylon Mullis / Cody Ezell 47 4.91
82 Jay Carroll / Jesse Holcomb 61 4.87
83
Alen Davenport /Shawn Edmonson
18 4.84
84 Reed Montgomery 138 4.82
85 Matt Lee / Bricen Dees 24 4.79
86
James Schweer / Carson Schweer
164 4.78
87 Charles Warren / Genie Warren 37 4.71
88 Chis Clanton / Chelsea Clanton 86 4.28
89 Franklin Beard /Joey McGinnis 21 4.21
90 Joe Wester / David Buckelew 78 4.14
91
Cody Coffee / Heather Holsomback
149 4.06
92 Michael Smith / Shelby Smith 14 3.4
93 David Mabrey / Skyler Stevens 6 2.48
94 Tanya Clark / Morgan Beaver 122 1.51
95 Kyle Mabrey 1 0
96
Dale Montgomery / Clay Womble
2 0
97 David Hicks / Wilson Scott 4 0
98
Brian Stricklin / Mark Whittaker
7 0
99 Rob Kyle / Charles Kyle 8 0
100 Bobby Foster / Todd Rooker 11 0
101 Jeff Jones /Rory King 13 0
102 Brad Stevens / Alison Stevens 16 0
103 Adam Bozarth /Peyton Golden 19 0
104 Clent Davis / MatthewBell 20 0
105 Daryl Burchfield / Skip Watts 23 0
106 Brandon Arnett / Luke Arnett 28 0
107 Chip Bradley / Jeremy Christian 32 0
108 Bob Blackerby / Conner Neal 35 0
109 Jeff Clark / Hunter Odom 36 0
110
Robert Behrle / Trace Montgomery
39 0
111 Brian Harbison 40 0
112 Victoria Allen / Ty Cox 42 0
113 Shane Welch / Shane Cox 43 0
114 Ben Etheredge / Gabe Aldridge 49 0
115 Chris Payne / Zebrah Payne 50 0
116 Lucas Black / Lee Black 52 0
117 Russ Lane / Logan Kyle 58 0
118 Scott Dupriest / James Dupriest 59 0
119
Roger Perkins / Crystal Patterson
63 0
120 Wendell Hickman 64 0
121 Patrick Sylestine / Brad Dill 65 0
122 Garrett Carter / Landon Tucker 68 0
123 Evan Robbins / Justin Coker 71 0
124 Ashley Brasher / Misty Headley 72 0
125
Wayne McDade / Carson Stringfellow
73 0
126 Shane Horton / Brandon Horton 74 0
127
Anthony Goggins / Jennifer Bryant
75 0
128 John Pollard / Katie Pollard 77 0
129 Josh Piper / Erin Piper 79 0
130 Josh Herren / Jacob Herren 81 0
131 Shane Paul / Jeffery Reeves 82 0
132 Brian Jones / Barry Jones 84 0
133 Tony Hubka / Justin Davis 88 0
134 Johnathan Young / Bo Quinnie 90 0
135 Dustin Sellers / Dustin Warren 93 0
136
Hunter McKinley / Aubrey Booth
96 0
137 Timmy Ward / Hunter Ward 98 0
138 Alex Sherrill / Reed Parriett 99 0
139
Brandon McCullough / Brandon Sager
100 0
140 Bill Weidler / Tucker Weidler 104 0
141 TJ Justice / Jim Deramus 105 0
142
Michael Harper / Madison Harper
106 0
143 Kenny Malone / Tony Harris 108 0
144 John Cook / Matt Oliver 111 0
145 Roger Morse / Adam Morse 113 0
146 Chris Dill / Vern Moody 114 0
147 Larry Franks Sr 116 0
148 Tommy Land / Jamie Andrews 117 0
149 Russ Sapp / Justin Barnes 119 0
150 Kas Kimbrell / Alex Stinnett 120 0
151 Jason Quick / Jake Quick 124 0
152 Taylor Parker / Bailey Boutries 125 0
153 Tony Mashon / Todd Mashon 126 0
154 Leland Johnson / Breze Johnson 127 0
156 Darrel High / Terry Pennington 128 0
156
David Morrison / Braxton Morrison
129 0
157 Max Haygood / Ronald Hynson 130 0
158 Braxton Setzer / Tim Hatcher 131 0
159 Jon Maddox / Skyler Roy 133 0
160 Scott Roy / Grant Humphries 134 0
161 Rickie Harp 135 0
162 Matthew Pugh / Randy Pugh 136 0
163 Bryce Cook / Ryan Williamson 137 0
164 Allen Branham / Brad Norred 141 0
165 Larry Wallace / Randy Dalton 142 0
166 Daniel Dillon / Dale Barnett 143 0
167
Jonathan Stuckey / Bryan Lambert
144 0
168 Shay Penney / Hunter Penney 148 0
169 Allen Oliver / Drew Manuel 152 0
170 Caleb Scott / Christy Scott 153 0
171 Kevin Cook / Kayla Reynolds 154 0
172 RJ Seevers / Kasey Seevers 156 0
173 Heath Rolling / Brad Sanders 158 0
174 Bryan Asey / Chris Blair 163 0
175 Willie Kizziah / Brandon Cain 165 0
176 Ryan Kelley / Ab Argen 167 0
177 Ben Black / Brian Stiffler 168 0
178 Barry Isbell / Jackson Isbell 169 0
179
Jonathan Hammond / Ashley Hammond
170 0
180
Josh Stracner / Alan Yarborough
172 0
181
Jamie Higdon / Courtney Higdon
173 0
182 Ronnie McDonough 174 0
183
Billy Reynolds / Kane Richardson
175 0
184 Jeff Goodson 176 0
185
David Davenport / Blake Davenport
179 0
186 Dwight Walden / Zack Alre 180 0
187 Johnathan Henry / Daniel Kent 182 0
188 Shiloh Crowder / Brian Boyd 185 0
189 Trent Fondren / Tyler Fondren 189 0
190 Dillon Falls / Kelcie Falls 190 0

Raymarine - The Game Changes Again!

Introducing at ICAST 2017 - The New Raymarine Axiom Pro


Our Sport Lost a Great One Today

Vance McCullough

“Max Leatherwood wasn’t just the guy who measured your fish right before you walked on stage,” said Elite Series Pro Russ Lane via Instagram today. “He did so much more. He would give you a smile and a ‘good job babe’ when you really had them and a genuine look of caring and encouragement when you didn’t.

“Soft spoken, fair and one hell of a nice guy. Bassmaster, the Elite pros and our hometown of Prattville, AL lost a great one today. We will miss you babe.”

Lane’s sentiments were echoed many times over as the bass fishing community learned of the loss.
Fellow Alabamian and reigning Bassmaster Classic Champ Jordan Lee shared, “He always made me smile coming into weigh in. I can hear him say, “what you got for me today Jordan” or “Babe”. Breaks my heart that we won’t be seeing Max around. It definitely won’t be the same. Our prayers are with his family.”

The Bassmaster web site reported: “B.A.S.S., Tournament Team employee Max Leatherwood passed away peacefully this morning after a battle with cancer.”

No matter what job you perform, be it on stage or behind the scenes, you may never know how many people you impact. Let’s all hope we are as missed as Max is when we are gone.


Opens Pro Patrick Pierce Can Walk Again, Won’t Be Able to Fish for Months

As the pros fished the Bassmaster Northern Open on New York’s Lake Oneida this weekend one veteran angler was missing from the action.

Patrick Pierce was recently hospitalized for emergency back surgery.

“I was playing soccer, we were kicking goals and stuff and I was moving around ok but the next day I was getting my boat ready to go to Oneida,

I removed a couple of 75-pound batteries and set them off to the side.

I didn’t really feel bad when I went to bed but when I woke up I couldn’t move. I was in so much pain.”

One of the disks in Pierce’s back was putting pressure on a nerve. “Without surgery, there was a risk that I could have lost use of my leg.,” said Pierce.

 

Two old lessons highlighted by Pierce’s experience: persistence pays, and behind every good man is a good woman.

“They said it would be weeks before I could be seen but (wife) Lara called and said ‘no, y’all need to look at the MRI’.

The next day I was seen and the next day after that I had the surgery.”

The procedure went well and Pierce was soon home. But as for soccer and bass fishing:

“I can walk now but the doctor says, ‘no fishing for 3-to-4 months’. And I won’t be playing any soccer any time soon,” chuckled Pierce.

“My foot still feels numb and I’m stumping my toes when I walk, but the feeling will come back over the next couple of weeks or a month.”

He enjoys support and understanding from those in the fishing industry. “B.A.S.S. worked with me on the entry fee. And all of my sponsors understand and they are behind me.

“Now I’m just looking forward to a full recovery in time to get out on the St Johns River and enjoy that fall schooling bite.”


Sypeck Targets Green Fish and Jumps to Win BASS Open on Oneida!

Stanley Sypeck Jr. of Sugarloaf, Pa., wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 held on Oneida Lake out of Syracuse, N.Y., with a three-day total weight of 55 pounds, 8 ounces.
Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.

July 1, 2017

Sypeck Targets Largemouth For Comeback Victory At Northern Open On Oneida Lake

AUBURN, N.Y. — The smallmouth bass bite on Oneida Lake was incredible this week.

The smallies already were fat, and yet they still were hungry. Just about every angler in the field was hammering them, and it was that bite that figured to make or break an angler’s chances of winning the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1.

Stanley Sypeck Jr. had other plans, though.

From the start of the three-day tournament, he figured largemouth would be key. It certainly wasn’t the most-popular strategy, but it definitely was the most effective.

Sypeck weighed the big bag of the tournament Saturday when he presented a five-bass limit that tipped the scales at 20 pounds, 7 ounces. That was enough to vault him from seventh place into first, and it sealed the victory for the Pennsylvania pro.

Sypeck won more than $9,000 in cash as well as a Nitro Z20 bass boat with a Mercury 225 Pro XS engine. He also earned a spot in the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods provided he fishes the final two Northern Open events on the James River in August and on Douglas Lake in September.

It was a thrilling come-from-behind win for the 50-year old Sypeck. He started the tournament Thursday with an 18-1 bag that put him third place. He slipped to seventh place Friday with 17-0, but was only 27 ounces out of the lead with a day of fishing remaining.

Had Sypeck caught a lighter bag Saturday, he still would have been well within striking distance of the anglers ahead of him, many of whom struggled on the final day as heavy rain and strong winds from the east fell on Oneida.

Sypeck’s bite continued despite the foul weather. He had five fat largemouth in his sack Saturday; the heaviest weighing 5-4 which won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass Award of $750 in the pro division.

Sypeck’s was the only bag of the week that topped 20 pounds, and it helped him blow past the competition in what had been an extremely close tournament. He wound up winning by more than 3 pounds when the Top 12 was separated by less than that margin heading into the final day of fishing.

Sypeck said he decided to fish for largemouth just before the tournament started, even though he had just spent $300 on drop shots preparing to fish for smallmouth. He fished for smallies for three hours during the opening round, but the results were disappointing.

“I didn’t get a bite when I was out deep drop shotting,” he said. “So I switched up and went after largemouth. I caught 18 pounds on Thursday. But still the next day, I spent the first two hours with a drop shot, and didn’t get a bite again.

“So that was it. I switched to largemouth for good. I knew that’s what I would do all day today.”

Sypeck fished isolated rock piles and weed lines in 6 to 9 feet of water. When the water level rose nearly a foot overnight Friday, he had to move to shallower water.

“At one point this morning, I had five fish in the boat for 6 pounds,” Sypeck said. “I had to go even shallower. I was at 5 or 6 feet today, and I probably hit 25 or 30 different spots.”

Sypeck threw one lure all week to catch the largemouth — a 7/16-ounce jig in the Cumberland craw color. He tried to mimic the forage crawfish present throughout the lake, and the plan worked.

“A local guy here in New York makes them for us,” Sypeck said. “That was the one thing that I went to all week. It worked.”

Sypeck lives about three hours from Oneida in Sugarloaf, Pa., but he has a camp here and he said he fishes on the lake about 100 times a year. He’s won numerous tournaments at various levels on Oneida through the years, but he’d never won a Bassmaster Open — until Saturday.

“It finally worked out” Sypeck said, choking back tears. “Your dream is to go to the Classic. You see it on TV and think it would be nice. Now to say you’re going; it’s just unbelievable.”

Wesley Strader of Spring City, Tenn., finished second with 52-3, and Glynn Goodwin of Marietta, Ohio, placed third with 51-14. Goodwin had the same overall weight as Connecticut pro Alex Wetherell, but Goodwin claimed third with the heaviest-sack tiebreaker.

Strader also earned the Power-Pole Captain’s Cash Award of $500 for being the highest-placing angler who is registered and eligible and uses a client-approved product on his boat in the pro division.

Mike Elkins of Kalamazoo, Mich. won the co-angler division with 29-9. He was the last co-angler to weigh-in Saturday, and his three-bass limit of 10-3 edged him into the top spot. Elkins won a Triton 179 TrX boat and Mercury 115 ELPT 4-stroke outboard with the win.

Bryce Baker of Sherrill, N.Y., received the Phoenix Boats Big Bass Award of $250 for the co-angler division with a 4-11 bass. Barry Brandt Jr. of Newport News, Va., received the Livingston Lures Leader Award of $250 in merchandise for being the Day 2 leader in the co-angler division.

The tournament started with 396 anglers (198 pros and the same number of co-anglers.) Each field was trimmed to the Top 12 for Saturday’s competition.

The Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted this Bassmaster Northern Open.

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Title Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Premier Sponsors: Shell Rotella, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Berkley, Huk, Humminbird, Mercury, Power-Pole

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Supporting Sponsors: T-H Marine, Advance Auto Parts, Carhartt, Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels, Livingston Lures, Lowrance, Phoenix Boats, Shimano

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 500,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 45 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Magellan, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Costa Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.
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Media Contact: JamieDay Matthews, 205-313-0945, [email protected] or Dave Precht, 205-313-0931, [email protected]

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 6/29-7/1
Oneida Lake, Syracuse NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$

1. Stanley Sypeck Jr Sugarloaf, PA 15 55-08 200 $54,198.00
Day 1: 5 18-01 Day 2: 5 17-00 Day 3: 5 20-07
2. Wesley Strader Spring City, TN 15 52-03 199 $20,564.00
Day 1: 5 17-10 Day 2: 5 18-02 Day 3: 5 16-07
3. Glynn Goodwin Marietta, OH 15 51-14 198 $15,048.00
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 5 19-02 Day 3: 5 16-13
4. Alex Wetherell Middletown, CT 15 51-14 197 $13,464.00
Day 1: 5 18-09 Day 2: 5 17-06 Day 3: 5 15-15
5. Patrick Walters Summerville, SC 15 51-03 196 $11,748.00
Day 1: 5 17-14 Day 2: 5 17-01 Day 3: 5 16-04
6. JT Kenney Palm Bay, FL 15 50-00 195 $10,032.00
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5 17-04 Day 3: 5 15-10
7. Chad Pipkens Lansing, MI 15 49-05 194 $8,448.00
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5 16-15 Day 3: 5 15-04
8. Steve York Bronson, MI 15 49-04 193 $6,982.00
Day 1: 5 17-01 Day 2: 5 19-11 Day 3: 5 12-08
9. Josh Douglas Mound, MN 15 48-03 192 $5,016.00
Day 1: 5 17-14 Day 2: 5 17-01 Day 3: 5 13-04
10. Kyle Kempkers Hamilton, MI 14 47-05 191 $4,620.00
Day 1: 5 17-13 Day 2: 5 17-11 Day 3: 4 11-13
11. John Garrett Union City, TN 14 46-14 190 $4,224.00
Day 1: 5 16-14 Day 2: 5 18-04 Day 3: 4 11-12
12. Jason Putman Cicero, NY 14 46-13 189 $3,960.00
Day 1: 5 17-03 Day 2: 5 17-03 Day 3: 4 12-07
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Stanley Sypeck Jr Sugarloaf, PA 05-04 $750.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 150 893 2607-05
2 144 842 2437-15
3 9 57 178-08
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303 1792 5223-12

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 6/29-7/1
Oneida Lake, Syracuse NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$

1. Mike Elkins Kalamazoo, MI 9 29-09 200 $30,000.00
Day 1: 3 09-02 Day 2: 3 10-04 Day 3: 3 10-03
2. John Scipione Jr Brewerton, NY 9 28-14 199 $6,468.00
Day 1: 3 10-07 Day 2: 3 09-03 Day 3: 3 09-04
3. Michael Yarema Phoenix, NY 9 28-07 198 $4,884.00
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 3 10-00 Day 3: 3 09-00
4. Beanie Leuer Lockport, NY 9 28-07 197 $3,300.00
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 3 09-07 Day 3: 3 09-03
5. Bill Wiley III Joppa, MD 9 28-04 196 $3,036.00
Day 1: 3 09-02 Day 2: 3 09-15 Day 3: 3 09-03
6. Jason Hannah Dingress, WV 9 27-15 195 $2,904.00
Day 1: 3 09-09 Day 2: 3 10-02 Day 3: 3 08-04
7. James Miller Pittsboro, IN 9 27-03 194 $2,772.00
Day 1: 3 09-10 Day 2: 3 09-13 Day 3: 3 07-12
8. Richard Agostinoni Monroe, NY 9 27-00 193 $2,640.00
Day 1: 3 10-05 Day 2: 3 09-00 Day 3: 3 07-11
9. Chad Smith Minnetonka, MN 9 26-13 192 $2,508.00
Day 1: 3 09-09 Day 2: 3 09-13 Day 3: 3 07-07
10. Barry Brandt Jr. Newport News, VA 6 20-06 191 $2,244.00
Day 1: 3 10-13 Day 2: 3 09-09 Day 3: 0 00-00
11. Michael Saganich Sr Lincoln University, PA 6 20-04 190 $1,980.00
Day 1: 3 09-08 Day 2: 3 10-12 Day 3: 0 00-00
12. Ricky Congero Windermere, FL 6 19-12 189 $1,848.00
Day 1: 3 11-03 Day 2: 3 08-09 Day 3: 0 00-00
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Bryce Baker Sherrill, NY 04-11 $250.00


Mixed Bag Of Largemouth And Smallmouth Lift York Into Lead At Bassmaster Open On Oneida Lake

Steve York of Bronson, Mich., takes the lead on the second day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 held on Oneida Lake out of Syracuse, N.Y., with a two-day total weight of 36 pounds, 12 ounces.

Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.
June 30, 2017

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 198 anglers competing on the boater side of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 hammered the smallmouth on Oneida Lake during Thursday’s opening round.

But Steve York wanted more.

After placing 19th in the first round, York caught a mixed bag of smallmouth and largemouth Friday and brought a tournament-best 19 pounds, 11 ounces to the scales. It was enough to propel the Bronson, Mich., pro to the top of the leaderboard with a two-day total of 36-12.

Now York will try to hold off the other 11 boaters who qualified for Saturday’s championship round. The winner will collect a Nitro Z20 bass boat with a Mercury 225 Pro XS engine valued at nearly $50,000 and a berth in next year’s GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, provided he fishes the final two Northern Open events of the year.

York fished with purpose on Friday. After a slow start, his primary area finally turned on and he quickly boated three keeper bass. York left the spot and returned later to find it was still producing. He’s hoping it continues to do so on Saturday.

The area produced a 4-14 largemouth on Friday, which was the biggest bass weighed in on Day 2. York also earned the Livingston Lures Leader Award of $250 by virtue of having the second-day edge on the field.

“The key was getting the largemouth mixed in,” York said. “That and multiple baits. The weather and the bite are changing up during the day, and figuring out what to throw at what time boosted me. I’ll tie on about three main baits tomorrow and see what happens.”

Connecticut pro Alex Wetherell caught a five-bass limit Friday that weighed 17-6. After leading the first round, he fell into second place with a two-day total of 35-15.

Wetherell was going to head east start the second round, but he made a last-minute decision to go north instead. He said he’ll maintain an open mind until he blasts off Saturday.

“To be honest, I’m going to pray on it and when I have peace, I’ll make the decision,” Wetherell said. “It paid off today, and I’m fishing tomorrow.”

Tennessee pro Wesley Strader is in third place with 35-12. His second-round total of 18-2 was one of six limits that topped the 18-pound mark Friday. There were four such bags caught during Thursday’s first round, but the overall weights were slightly down on Friday.

Michigan pro Kyle Kempkers survived the cut and is in fourth place with 35-8.

Bethel University angler John Garrett continues to fish with authority in Open events, and currently sits in fifth place with 35-2. That follows his Top-12 showing in the second Central Open of the season on the Sabine River two weeks ago.

Garrett was the first angler to weigh in Friday, and he put 18-4 on the scales. Each of his five bass were in his livewell by 10 a.m., and he slowly culled up from that point. Garrett said he fished the same school of bass Friday that helped him catch a 16-14 limit Thursday.

“The school shrunk a little bit, and it moved about 50 yards,” he said. “I’m catching them on a Strike King Sexy Dawg (topwater lure) and a Strike King KVD jerkbait. I’ll probably stick with that tomorrow. My co-angler caught them on a drop-shot and a Carolina rig, so I have a couple of approaches tomorrow in case they don’t bite topwater or a jerkbait.”

Virginia’s Barry Brandt Jr. leads the co-angler field with a two-day total of 20-6. He caught 10-13 on Day 1 and followed with 9-9 on Friday. The winning co-angler will receive a Triton 179 TrX boat and Mercury 115 ELPT 4-stroke outboard.

Launch for the third and final day of the tournament will be held Saturday at 6 a.m. ET at Oneida Shores County Park. The final weigh-in will be held beginning at 3:15 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops, 1579 Clark St. Road, in Auburn, N.Y.

The Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau is hosting this Bassmaster Northern Open.

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Title Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Premier Sponsors: Triton Boats, Yamaha, Berkley, Huk, Humminbird, Mercury, Power-Pole, Shell Rotella, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Skeeter Boats

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Supporting Sponsors: Phoenix Boats, Shimano, T-H Marine, Advance Auto Parts, Carhartt, Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels, Livingston Lures, Lowrance

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 500,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 45 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Magellan, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Costa Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

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Media Contact: JamieDay Matthews, 205-313-0945, [email protected] or Dave Precht, 205-313-0931, [email protected]

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 6/29-7/1
Oneida Lake, Syracuse  NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Steve York             Bronson, MI             10  36-12  200     $250.00
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   19-11
2.  Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT          10  35-15  199
Day 1: 5   18-09     Day 2: 5   17-06
3.  Wesley Strader         Spring City, TN         10  35-12  198
Day 1: 5   17-10     Day 2: 5   18-02
4.  Kyle Kempkers          Hamilton, MI            10  35-08  197
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   17-11
5.  John Garrett           Union City, TN          10  35-02  196
Day 1: 5   16-14     Day 2: 5   18-04
6.  Glynn Goodwin          Marietta, OH            10  35-01  195
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   19-02
7.  Stanley Sypeck Jr      Sugarloaf, PA           10  35-01  194
Day 1: 5   18-01     Day 2: 5   17-00
8.  Josh Douglas           Mound, MN               10  34-15  193
Day 1: 5   17-14     Day 2: 5   17-01
8.  Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         10  34-15  193
Day 1: 5   17-14     Day 2: 5   17-01
10. JT Kenney              Palm Bay, FL            10  34-06  191
Day 1: 5   17-02     Day 2: 5   17-04
11. Jason Putman           Cicero, NY              10  34-06  190
Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   17-03
12. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI             10  34-01  189
Day 1: 5   17-02     Day 2: 5   16-15
13. Joel Willert           Lakeville, MN           10  33-13  188   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   16-12     Day 2: 5   17-01
14. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        10  33-10  187   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   16-10     Day 2: 5   17-00
15. Gary Clouse            La Vergne, TN           10  33-09  186   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   18-03
16. Mike Lavallee          Sandy, UT               10  33-08  185   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 5   16-03
17. Frank Poirier          North Prince George, VA 10  33-08  184   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   16-11
18. Tyler Berger           Worthington, OH         10  33-02  183   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   16-04     Day 2: 5   16-14
19. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         10  33-01  182   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   16-06     Day 2: 5   16-11
20. Charlie Machek         Midlothian, VA          10  33-00  181   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   18-00     Day 2: 5   15-00
21. Jon Englund            Farwell, MN             10  32-15  180   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 5   17-03
22. Kurt Dove              Del Rio, TX             10  32-14  179   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 5   17-01
23. Jason Dudek            Excelsior, MN           10  32-13  178   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 5   18-01
24. Troy Morrow            Eastanollee, GA         10  32-13  177   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   16-06
25. Jonathan Evans         Horseheads, NY          10  32-07  176   $3,300.00
Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   17-13
26. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA              10  32-06  175   $2,904.00
Day 1: 5   16-06     Day 2: 5   16-00
27. David Williams         Newton, NC              10  32-05  174   $2,904.00
Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 5   15-00
28. Scott Siller           Milwaukee, WI           10  32-04  173   $2,904.00
Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   17-02
29. Frankie Appaluccio     Franklin, NJ            10  32-02  172   $2,904.00
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   16-01
30. Ian Renfrew            Phoenix, NY             10  32-01  171   $2,904.00
Day 1: 5   14-09     Day 2: 5   17-08
31. Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            10  32-01  170   $2,508.00
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 5   16-04
32. Richard Cooper         Clayton, NC             10  31-14  169   $2,508.00
Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   15-03
33. Chris Groh             Spring Grove, IL        10  31-13  168   $2,508.00
Day 1: 5   18-05     Day 2: 5   13-08
34. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV          10  31-13  167   $2,508.00
Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   15-02
35. Wil Hardy              Harlem, GA              10  31-12  166   $2,508.00
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   14-11
36. Tom Huynh              Moorehead, MN           10  31-11  165   $2,112.00
Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   16-09
37. Wesley Coy Jr          Clinton, NY             10  31-09  164   $2,112.00
Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 5   14-03
38. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC          10  31-09  163   $2,112.00
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 5   15-12
39. Sam George             Athens, AL              10  31-05  162   $2,112.00
Day 1: 5   16-06     Day 2: 5   14-15
40. Jake Whitaker          Fairview, NC            10  31-04  161   $2,112.00
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   16-03
41. Trait Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          10  31-02  160
Day 1: 5   16-00     Day 2: 5   15-02
42. David Gaston           Sylacauga, AL           10  31-01  159
Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 5   16-06
43. Shin Fukae             Palestine TX JAPAN      10  31-01  158
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   15-00
44. Rick Hawkins           Roanoke, VA             10  31-00  157
Day 1: 5   14-15     Day 2: 5   16-01
45. Derek Cummings         Denver, NC              10  30-14  156
Day 1: 5   14-15     Day 2: 5   15-15
46. Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA         10  30-13  155
Day 1: 5   17-09     Day 2: 5   13-04
47. Michael Delvisco       Dandridge, TN           10  30-13  154
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   13-12
48. Jesse Tacoronte        Orlando, FL             10  30-13  153
Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5   14-08
49. Darold Gleason         Many, LA                10  30-10  152
Day 1: 5   14-15     Day 2: 5   15-11
50. Bret Loomis            Groveland, NY           10  30-09  151
Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   13-06
51. Gerald Spohrer         Gonzales, LA            10  30-08  150
Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 5   14-13
52. Matthew Sphar          North Java, NY          10  30-08  149
Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   15-01
53. Neil Deleeuw           Fenwick CANADA          10  30-04  148
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   15-14
54. Scott Pellegrin        Chippewa Falls, WI      10  30-04  147
Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   14-11
55. Ed Loughran III        Mechanicsville, VA      10  30-03  146
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   14-13
56.  Zach Cappon           Williamson, NY          10  30-03  145
Day 1: 5   15-03     Day 2: 5   15-00
57. Tim Grein              Winston Salem, NC       10  30-01  144
Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 5   15-15
58. Tom  Graziano          Chester, NY             10  29-14  143
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   16-03
58. Craig Nelson           Mather, PA              10  29-14  143
Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   13-11
60. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY              10  29-13  141
Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5   13-08
61. Tim Dafick             Jackson, NJ             10  29-13  140
Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   15-08
62. John McKelvey III      Sicklerville, NJ        10  29-12  139
Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5   13-07
63. Cole Blythe            Charlotte, NC           10  29-12  138
Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   13-10
64. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                 10  29-12  137
Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 5   15-10
65. Kraig Kettelkamp       Clifton Springs, NY     10  29-12  136
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   15-05
66. Daniel Martin          Elmhurst, IL            10  29-11  135
Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5   13-06
67. Zack Birge             Blanchard, OK           10  29-10  134
Day 1: 5   17-00     Day 2: 5   12-10
68. Brandon Palaniuk       Hayden, ID              10  29-08  133
Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   16-00
69. Stephen Morella        Whitehall , PA          10  29-06  132
Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   14-08
70. Brian Dauberman        Mifflinburg, PA         10  29-02  131
Day 1: 5   16-12     Day 2: 5   12-06
71. Cory Krawczyk          Angola, NY              10  29-02  130
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   13-14
72. Grae Buck              Harleysville, PA        10  28-15  129
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   13-00
73. Travis Manson          Conshohocken, PA        10  28-15  128
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 5   13-02
74. James Schneider        Watervliet, NY          10  28-15  127
Day 1: 5   14-15     Day 2: 5   14-00
75. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI              10  28-13  126
Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 5   15-01
76. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname-Shi JAPAN      10  28-13  125
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   13-12
77. Tim Dolon              Allentown, PA            9  28-12  124
Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 4   11-15
78. Chris Ferguson         Wittensville, KY         9  28-11  123
Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 4   11-14
79. Brandon Johnson        Owingsville, KY         10  28-11  122
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   15-01
80. Randy Yarnall          Womelsdorf, PA          10  28-11  121
Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   13-13
81. Brian Latimer          Belton, SC              10  28-10  120
Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   15-12
82. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL         10  28-10  119
Day 1: 5   13-07     Day 2: 5   15-03
83. Tyler Ferris           Webberville, MI         10  28-10  118
Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   15-02
84. Brad Burkhart          Speedwell, TN           10  28-08  117
Day 1: 5   12-10     Day 2: 5   15-14
85. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK        10  28-07  116
Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   15-10
86. Stephen Mui            Bartlett, IL            10  28-07  115
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   13-02
87. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA          10  28-07  114
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   14-01
88. Tony Dorman            Taylor, PA              10  28-06  113
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   13-05
89. Brent Shores           Boise, ID               10  28-06  112
Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   15-00
90. Tyler Morgan           Pine Grove, PA          10  28-04  111
Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   14-12
91. John Hunter Jr         Shelbyville, KY         10  28-03  110
Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   14-13
92. Steven Pickard         Fulton, NY              10  28-03  109
Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   13-11
92. Wayne Vaughan Jr       Chester, VA             10  28-03  109
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   14-08
94. Eddie Levin            Westerville, OH         10  28-03  107
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   13-15
95. Ben Nielsen            Lowell, MI              10  28-02  106
Day 1: 5   14-03     Day 2: 5   13-15
96. Michael Cooper         Sellersville, PA         9  28-01  105
Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 4   12-15
97. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL           10  28-00  104
Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   15-03
98. Greg Dipalma           Millville, NJ           10  27-14  103
Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   15-14
99. Kendall Ulsh           Schoolcraft, MI         10  27-14  102
Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   13-04
100. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH          10  27-14  101
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   14-04
101. Seiji Kato             Shiga JAPAN             10  27-14  100
Day 1: 5   14-03     Day 2: 5   13-11
102. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA      10  27-13   99
Day 1: 5   14-15     Day 2: 5   12-14
103. John Murray            Spring City, TN         10  27-13   98
Day 1: 5   13-02     Day 2: 5   14-11
104. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN        10  27-12   97
Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   12-05
105. Fabian Rodriguez       Ocean City, DE          10  27-11   96
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   12-10
106. Jamey Caldwell         Carthage, NC            10  27-08   95
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   16-08
107. Robert Pearson         Herndon, VA              9  27-06   94
Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 4   10-00
108. Blake Betz             Baton Rouge, LA         10  27-02   93
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 5   11-05
109. Vince Troiano          Chesterfield, NJ         9  27-02   92
Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 4   11-07
110. Keith Moyer            Canfield, OH            10  27-02   91
Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   13-12
111. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA           9  27-01   90
Day 1: 4   12-02     Day 2: 5   14-15
112. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA               9  26-15   89
Day 1: 4   12-10     Day 2: 5   14-05
113. Tommy Stalb            Manheim, PA             10  26-14   88
Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   11-12
114. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME             9  26-12   87
Day 1: 4   11-01     Day 2: 5   15-11
115. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             10  26-12   86
Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 5   11-15
116. Charlie Ingram         Centerville, TN         10  26-07   85
Day 1: 5   13-02     Day 2: 5   13-05
117. David Dudley           Lynchburg, VA            9  26-06   84
Day 1: 4   11-07     Day 2: 5   14-15
118. Darryl Halbert         Enoree, SC               9  26-05   83
Day 1: 4   09-02     Day 2: 5   17-03
119. Reid Herd              Edina, MN               10  26-04   82
Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   11-12
120. Chris Liobis           Branchburg, NJ          10  26-00   81
Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   12-12
121. Toshinari Namiki       Tokyo JAPAN              9  25-15   80
Day 1: 5   15-10     Day 2: 4   10-05
122. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              9  25-14   79
Day 1: 5   15-14     Day 2: 4   10-00
123. Jeff Hippert           Hamburg, NY             10  25-11   78
Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 5   13-15
124. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA 10  25-10   77
Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 5   12-09
125. Gregg Johnson          Oxford, NY              10  25-09   76
Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   12-04
126. Ron Johnson            Chandler, AZ            10  25-08   75
Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   12-03
127. Randy Elliott          Severn, MD              10  25-00   74
Day 1: 5   14-15     Day 2: 5   10-01
128. Gaspare Costabile      Niagara Falls ONTARIO C 10  24-11   73
Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   11-14
129. Ross Rhodes            Paw Paw, MI             10  24-07   72
Day 1: 5   12-05     Day 2: 5   12-02
130. William Roe            Norton, MA               8  24-02   71
Day 1: 5   14-03     Day 2: 3   09-15
131. James Charlesworth     Gainsville, VA           9  23-14   70
Day 1: 4   08-12     Day 2: 5   15-02
132. Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ         8  23-12   69
Day 1: 3   08-07     Day 2: 5   15-05
133. Chris Flint            Potsdam, NY             10  23-12   68
Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   12-14
134. Cody Detweiler         Orlando, FL             10  23-11   67
Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   11-03
135. Michael Murphy         Lexington, SC            9  23-07   66
Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 4   09-11
136. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA         9  23-02   65
Day 1: 4   07-03     Day 2: 5   15-15
137. Cody Pike              Powhatan, VA             7  22-14   64
Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 2   05-09
138. Luke Shrader           Barrington, NJ           9  22-14   63
Day 1: 4   10-00     Day 2: 5   12-14
139. Sam Carris             Knoxville, TN            9  22-13   62
Day 1: 4   10-04     Day 2: 5   12-09
140. Jess Salmon            Milford, NJ              8  22-11   61
Day 1: 3   08-04     Day 2: 5   14-07
141. John Malzahn           Sparrow Bush, NY         9  22-04   60
Day 1: 4   11-08     Day 2: 5   10-12
142. Al Farace Jr           Hunt Valley, MD          8  22-00   59
Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 5   15-08
143. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      8  21-09   58
Day 1: 3   07-03     Day 2: 5   14-06
144. Bridget Allen          Philadelphia, PA        10  21-08   57
Day 1: 5   09-08     Day 2: 5   12-00
145. Brandon Hawthorne      Ashford, CT              9  21-08   56
Day 1: 4   10-02     Day 2: 5   11-06
146. Nick Denham            Clarksville, TN         10  21-07   55
Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   10-01
147. William Horton III     Vassar, MI               9  21-05   54
Day 1: 4   09-11     Day 2: 5   11-10
148. Nick Ray               Ingleside, IL            8  21-04   53
Day 1: 4   10-04     Day 2: 4   11-00
149. Akira Okuyama          Forest Hills, NY         7  21-00   52
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 2   05-10
150. Chris Dillow           Waynesboro, VA           8  21-00   51
Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 3   07-10
151. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH        9  21-00   50
Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 4   08-07
152. Cameron Smith          Mashpee, CA              7  20-09   49
Day 1: 5   14-15     Day 2: 2   05-10
153. Shawn Richard          Hatfield, PA             8  20-07   48
Day 1: 3   05-14     Day 2: 5   14-09
154. Scott Patton           Paris, TN                8  20-05   47
Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 3   09-02
155. George Yund            Albany, NY               7  20-00   46
Day 1: 2   07-01     Day 2: 5   12-15
156. Mike Sopocy            Evanston, IL             8  19-14   45
Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 3   07-05
157. Dennis Carnahan        Cazenovia, NY            8  19-08   44
Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 3   08-09
158. Denis Kreze            Fort Erie CANADA         7  19-05   43
Day 1: 2   05-00     Day 2: 5   14-05
159. Roger Zalucky Jr.      Clifton Park, NY         9  19-04   42
Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 4   08-13
160. John Lorenzo IV        Kane, PA                 7  19-03   41
Day 1: 3   10-09     Day 2: 4   08-10
161. Timothy Macknair       Rices Landing, PA        8  19-02   40
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 3   05-07
162. Jason Young            Port St Lucie, FL        7  19-01   39
Day 1: 2   04-13     Day 2: 5   14-04
163. Steve Sennikoff        Forney, TX               8  19-01   38
Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 3   07-01
164. Larry Mazur            East Aurora, NY          7  18-12   37
Day 1: 3   08-11     Day 2: 4   10-01
165. David Smith            Del City, OK             7  18-10   36
Day 1: 3   08-12     Day 2: 4   09-14
166. Eric Miller            Clifton Park, NY         7  18-09   35
Day 1: 4   10-15     Day 2: 3   07-10
167. Frank Ramsey           Spring Grove, IL         7  18-07   34
Day 1: 4   10-07     Day 2: 3   08-00
168. Rob Jordan             Flowery Branch, GA       7  18-04   33
Day 1: 2   04-14     Day 2: 5   13-06
169. Shawn Hawks            Vinton, OH               7  18-01   32
Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 2   04-13
170. Chris Hart             Bozeman, MT              7  18-01   31
Day 1: 3   07-03     Day 2: 4   10-14
171. Michael Dove           Brownsburg, IN           6  17-14   30
Day 1: 1   02-13     Day 2: 5   15-01
172. Guy Fairweather        Hayes, VA                6  17-09   29
Day 1: 3   08-14     Day 2: 3   08-11
173. Mark Hicks             Glouster, OH             7  17-05   28
Day 1: 3   08-13     Day 2: 4   08-08
174. Tyler Ashby            Swanton, MD              6  17-01   27
Day 1: 4   13-00     Day 2: 2   04-01
175. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA                6  16-06   26
Day 1: 1   03-10     Day 2: 5   12-12
176. Jeff Cox               Saline, MI               5  15-10   25
Day 1: 5   15-10     Day 2: 0   00-00
177. Scott Shafer           Glenville, NY            5  15-06   24
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 0   00-00
178. Chad Van Slyke         Cicero, NY               5  14-11   23
Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 0   00-00
179. Wayne Hauser Jr        Mooresville, NC          5  14-09   22
Day 1: 5   14-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
180. Gary Isgrigg           Mt Washington, KY        5  14-02   21
Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
181. Joseph Sancho          New Windsor, NY          5  13-14   20
Day 1: 2   04-09     Day 2: 3   09-05
182. Ernie Freeman          Broad Run, VA            6  13-13   19
Day 1: 2   04-09     Day 2: 4   09-04
183. Jeremy Strotheide      Grand Rapids, MI         5  13-05   18
Day 1: 2   05-08     Day 2: 3   07-13
184. Mike Shumanis          Bethlehem, PA            5  13-01   17
Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 0   00-00
185. Mack Hicks             London, KY               5  12-08   16
Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 0   00-00
186. Scott Bonvillain       Dequincy, LA             5  12-04   15
Day 1: 4   09-11     Day 2: 1   02-09
187. Alexander Wilson Sr    Elmore, AL               5  12-03   14
Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
188. Edward Naydihor Jr     Kenosha, WI              5  11-14   13
Day 1: 2   04-10     Day 2: 3   07-04
189. Jason Chier            Binghamton, NY           4  10-05   12
Day 1: 4   10-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
190. Tommy Little           Chester, VA              4  10-02   11
Day 1: 2   03-00     Day 2: 2   07-02
191. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA          4  09-00   10
Day 1: 4   09-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
192. Richard Favire Jr.     Winfield Park, NJ        4  07-14    9
Day 1: 3   06-07     Day 2: 1   01-07
193. Rick Shannon           Woodlawn, TN             3  07-12    8
Day 1: 3   07-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
194. Matt Madlener          Lake Villa, IL           3  06-14    7
Day 1: 2   04-10     Day 2: 1   02-04
195. Greg Mitrousis         Lakeville, NY            3  05-12    6
Day 1: 3   05-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
196. Raymond Saganich       Nottingham, PA           2  03-14    5
Day 1: 2   03-14     Day 2: 0   00-00
197. Mike Anderson          Milford, MI              1  03-00    4
Day 1: 1   03-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
198. Emery Peine            Newton, NJ               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       150       893      2607-05
2       144       842      2437-15
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294      1735      5045-04

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 6/29-7/1
Oneida Lake, Syracuse  NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         6  20-06  200
Day 1: 3   10-13     Day 2: 3   09-09
2.  Michael Saganich Sr    Lincoln University, PA   6  20-04  199
Day 1: 3   09-08     Day 2: 3   10-12
3.  Ricky Congero          Windermere, FL           6  19-12  198
Day 1: 3   11-03     Day 2: 3   08-09
4.  Jason Hannah           Dingress, WV             6  19-11  197
Day 1: 3   09-09     Day 2: 3   10-02
5.  John Scipione Jr       Brewerton, NY            6  19-10  196
Day 1: 3   10-07     Day 2: 3   09-03
6.  Michael Yarema         Phoenix, NY              6  19-07  195
Day 1: 3   09-07     Day 2: 3   10-00
7.  James Miller           Pittsboro, IN            6  19-07  194
Day 1: 3   09-10     Day 2: 3   09-13
8.  Mike Elkins            Kalamazoo, MI            6  19-06  193
Day 1: 3   09-02     Day 2: 3   10-04
9.  Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           6  19-06  192
Day 1: 3   09-09     Day 2: 3   09-13
10. Richard Agostinoni     Monroe, NY               6  19-05  191
Day 1: 3   10-05     Day 2: 3   09-00
11. Beanie Leuer           Lockport, NY             6  19-04  190
Day 1: 3   09-13     Day 2: 3   09-07
12. Bill Wiley III         Joppa, MD                6  19-01  189
Day 1: 3   09-02     Day 2: 3   09-15
13. Paul Grove Jr          Mount Joy, PA            6  19-00  188   $1,584.00
Day 1: 3   10-00     Day 2: 3   09-00
14. Scott Deitrich         Berrysburg, PA           6  18-15  187   $1,452.00
Day 1: 3   09-13     Day 2: 3   09-02
15. Tom Testa              Port Crane, NY           6  18-14  186   $1,320.00
Day 1: 3   07-12     Day 2: 3   11-02
16. Jack Dice              Lynchburg, VA            6  18-13  185   $1,188.00
Day 1: 3   08-11     Day 2: 3   10-02
17. Alec Morrison          Peru, NY                 6  18-12  184     $924.00
Day 1: 3   08-05     Day 2: 3   10-07
18. Derrick Baker          Vernon Center, NY        6  18-11  183     $792.00
Day 1: 3   08-14     Day 2: 3   09-13
19. William Gaston         Sylacauga, AL            6  18-10  182     $792.00
Day 1: 3   10-05     Day 2: 3   08-05
20. Andrew Fryer           Grove City, OH           6  18-08  181     $660.00
Day 1: 3   10-01     Day 2: 3   08-07
21. Tommy Hamilton         Disputanta, VA           6  18-08  180     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-13     Day 2: 3   09-11
22. Steve Williams         Harrington, ME           6  18-07  179     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-10     Day 2: 3   09-13
23. Cory Hartfield         Centerburg, OH           6  18-07  178     $561.00
Day 1: 3   09-06     Day 2: 3   09-01
24. Kevin Spooner          Vero Beach, FL           6  18-06  177     $561.00
Day 1: 3   10-01     Day 2: 3   08-05
25. Toby Murray            Montandon, PA            6  18-06  176     $561.00
Day 1: 3   09-14     Day 2: 3   08-08
26. Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                 6  18-04  175     $561.00
Day 1: 3   09-05     Day 2: 3   08-15
27. Robert Bruguiere       Mechanicsville, VA       6  18-03  174     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-05     Day 2: 3   09-14
28. Stephen Schneider      Selden, NY               6  18-03  173     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-11     Day 2: 3   09-08
29. Ed Guidon              Bethlehem, PA            6  18-03  172     $561.00
Day 1: 3   09-05     Day 2: 3   08-14
30. Anthony Bell           Beavercreek, OH          6  18-00  171     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-00     Day 2: 3   10-00
31. Joseph Zapf            Whippany, NJ             6  18-00  170     $561.00
Day 1: 3   09-11     Day 2: 3   08-05
32. John Ciavaglia         Pittsford, NY            6  18-00  169     $561.00
Day 1: 3   09-04     Day 2: 3   08-12
32. Thomas Lesinski Jr. Jr Middlesex, NJ            6  18-00  169     $561.00
Day 1: 3   09-04     Day 2: 3   08-12
34. Jason Grey             Amherst, NY              6  18-00  167     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-13     Day 2: 3   09-03
35. Lance Berry            Charlotte, NC            6  17-14  166     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-00     Day 2: 3   09-14
36. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 6  17-11  165     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   09-10
37. Donnie Hannah          Blacklick, OH            6  17-10  164     $561.00
Day 1: 3   07-15     Day 2: 3   09-11
38. Andrew Hammond         Fulton, NY               6  17-10  163     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-03     Day 2: 3   09-07
39. Casey Gut              Chichester, NH           6  17-09  162     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   09-07
40. Luke Murray            Ephrata, PA              6  17-08  161     $561.00
Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 3   08-15
41. Butch Hoffmaster       Mifflinburg, PA          6  17-08  160
Day 1: 3   08-11     Day 2: 3   08-13
42. Thomas Sutton          Bidwell, OH              6  17-07  159
Day 1: 3   10-00     Day 2: 3   07-07
43. Carl Hunter            Snellville, GA           6  17-07  158
Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 3   08-14
44. Ronald Flamisch        Northampton, PA          6  17-06  157
Day 1: 3   09-07     Day 2: 3   07-15
45. Joey Zakrajsek         Saline, MI               6  17-06  156
Day 1: 3   09-03     Day 2: 3   08-03
46. Marc Frazier           Newnan, GA               6  17-05  155
Day 1: 3   10-01     Day 2: 3   07-04
47. Cole Vanslyke          Cicero, NY               6  17-05  154
Day 1: 3   09-06     Day 2: 3   07-15
48. Cliff Humphreys        Philadelphia, PA         6  17-04  153
Day 1: 3   07-07     Day 2: 3   09-13
49. Taylor Stumbo          Prestonsburg, KY         6  17-04  152
Day 1: 3   09-10     Day 2: 3   07-10
50. Justin Kimmel          Athens, GA               6  17-04  151
Day 1: 3   09-09     Day 2: 3   07-11
51. Charles Fochtman       Moneta, VA               6  17-04  150
Day 1: 3   08-08     Day 2: 3   08-12
52. Dennis Deeley          Schenectady, NY          6  17-00  149
Day 1: 3   09-15     Day 2: 3   07-01
53. Rebecca Diluzio        North East, PA           6  17-00  148
Day 1: 3   09-04     Day 2: 3   07-12
54. Fred Ingalls II        Groveland, NY            6  16-15  147
Day 1: 3   08-14     Day 2: 3   08-01
55. Gus Kneidinger         Prospect, PA             6  16-12  146
Day 1: 3   08-08     Day 2: 3   08-04
56. John Watts Jr          Flushing, MI             6  16-11  145
Day 1: 3   07-09     Day 2: 3   09-02
57. Frank Meyer            Marianna, FL             6  16-10  144
Day 1: 3   09-03     Day 2: 3   07-07
58. Tom Hafner             Tunkhannock, PA          6  16-10  143
Day 1: 3   08-10     Day 2: 3   08-00
59. Will Francis           East Northport, NY       6  16-10  142
Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   08-09
60. Roxanne Przelski       Poland, NY               6  16-09  141
Day 1: 3   08-14     Day 2: 3   07-11
61. Tyler Boyle            Sterrett, AL             6  16-08  140
Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 3   08-02
62. Jerry Britt            Barhamsville, VA         6  16-07  139
Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   08-06
63. Henry Mckee IV         Haddon Heights, NJ       6  16-06  138
Day 1: 3   07-12     Day 2: 3   08-10
64. Luke Elliston          Powhatan, VA             6  16-05  137
Day 1: 3   06-11     Day 2: 3   09-10
65. Bradley Sargent        Concord, NH              6  16-05  136
Day 1: 3   07-14     Day 2: 3   08-07
66. Ron Wolf               South Hampton, PA        5  16-03  135
Day 1: 2   06-12     Day 2: 3   09-07
67. Matthew Scarlett       Liverpool, NY            6  16-03  134
Day 1: 3   07-14     Day 2: 3   08-05
68. Keith Diluzio          North East, PA           6  16-00  133
Day 1: 3   06-06     Day 2: 3   09-10
69. Cole Wood              Jefferson, GA            6  15-15  132
Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 3   08-04
70. Dereck Bigford         Cicero, NY               6  15-15  131
Day 1: 3   08-03     Day 2: 3   07-12
71. Russ Cannici           Elkton, VA               6  15-14  130
Day 1: 3   06-02     Day 2: 3   09-12
72. Josh Cotier            Clinton, MA              6  15-14  129
Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 3   09-10
73. Danny Bickom           Canastota, NY            6  15-14  128
Day 1: 3   07-06     Day 2: 3   08-08
74. Jacob Smithgall        Ballston Spa, NY         6  15-13  127
Day 1: 3   09-00     Day 2: 3   06-13
75. Mark Zgurich           New Cumberland, PA       6  15-12  126
Day 1: 3   06-12     Day 2: 3   09-00
76. Robert Fairweather     Goshen, NY               6  15-12  125
Day 1: 3   07-07     Day 2: 3   08-05
77. William Beekman        Diamond Point, NY        6  15-07  124
Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   07-05
78. Greg Mauldin           Archdale, NC             5  15-05  123
Day 1: 3   10-06     Day 2: 2   04-15
79. Somang Kim             Lansdale, PA             6  15-01  122
Day 1: 3   08-14     Day 2: 3   06-03
80. Jacob Johnson          Saint Clairsville, OH    6  15-01  121
Day 1: 3   06-15     Day 2: 3   08-02
81. Scott Kenney           Oak Park, IL             6  14-15  120
Day 1: 3   06-07     Day 2: 3   08-08
82. Mj Barton              Endicott, NY             6  14-14  119
Day 1: 3   06-12     Day 2: 3   08-02
83. Alex Lawlor            Mentor, OH               6  14-13  118
Day 1: 3   09-10     Day 2: 3   05-03
84. Mike Barker II         Haslett, MI              6  14-13  117
Day 1: 3   06-15     Day 2: 3   07-14
85. Ian Madere             Baton Rouge, LA          5  14-11  116
Day 1: 2   05-01     Day 2: 3   09-10
86. Jordan Sypeck          Weston, PA               6  14-07  115
Day 1: 3   06-12     Day 2: 3   07-11
87. Craig Cleveland        Frankfort, NY            6  14-05  114
Day 1: 3   06-11     Day 2: 3   07-10
88. Bobby Ramsey           Potsdam, NY              5  14-04  113
Day 1: 3   08-08     Day 2: 2   05-12
89. James Maupin           Stanardsville, VA        5  14-03  112
Day 1: 3   08-15     Day 2: 2   05-04
90. Michael Duell II       Bridgeport, NY           6  14-03  111
Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 3   06-14
91. John Stevenson         Westampton, NJ           5  14-02  110
Day 1: 3   07-10     Day 2: 2   06-08
92. Jim Tedesco            Niagara Falls ONTARIO C  5  14-01  109
Day 1: 2   06-07     Day 2: 3   07-10
93. Shane Love             Crooksville, OH          5  14-00  108
Day 1: 2   04-12     Day 2: 3   09-04
94. Ben Merkley            Port Byron, NY           6  14-00  107
Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 3   08-09
95. Joe Barnes             Utica, NY                6  14-00  106
Day 1: 3   06-05     Day 2: 3   07-11
96. Frank Miller Jr        Berwick, PA              5  13-15  105
Day 1: 2   05-04     Day 2: 3   08-11
97. Jk Kutil               Nashville, TN            6  13-15  104
Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 3   05-09
98. Bart Caudill           Stambaugh, KY            6  13-15  103
Day 1: 3   06-11     Day 2: 3   07-04
99. Gerald Heffler         Chester, VA              6  13-14  102
Day 1: 3   09-00     Day 2: 3   04-14
100. Brian Setlock          Lancaster, PA            4  13-12  101
Day 1: 3   09-13     Day 2: 1   03-15
101. Jason Williams         Holt, MI                 4  13-10  100
Day 1: 1   03-08     Day 2: 3   10-02
102. Matthew Robbins        Slingerlands, NY         5  13-06   99
Day 1: 2   04-15     Day 2: 3   08-07
103. Andrew Zapf            Whippany, NJ             4  13-05   98
Day 1: 1   02-09     Day 2: 3   10-12
104. Troy Goodlow           Clarksburg, NJ           5  13-04   97
Day 1: 3   08-11     Day 2: 2   04-09
105. Austin Littler         Camden, NY               5  13-04   96
Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 2   04-14
106. Brian Kich             Berea, OH                6  13-03   95
Day 1: 3   06-14     Day 2: 3   06-05
107. Kyle Brown             Wexford, PA              4  13-02   94
Day 1: 3   10-08     Day 2: 1   02-10
108. Brandon Biby           New City, NY             6  13-02   93
Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 3   07-07
109. Christopher Luburich   Honesdale, PA            4  13-01   92
Day 1: 1   04-01     Day 2: 3   09-00
110. Chris Longo            Tunkhannock, PA          5  12-15   91
Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 3   09-08
111. Pete Rice              Albany, NY               4  12-13   90
Day 1: 1   02-09     Day 2: 3   10-04
112. Chris Smith            Rochester, MN            5  12-13   89
Day 1: 2   03-14     Day 2: 3   08-15
113. Jim Jarvis             Timberville, VA          5  12-12   88
Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 2   04-06
114. PJ Mcmanamon Jr        Ruby, NY                 4  12-11   87
Day 1: 3   09-10     Day 2: 1   03-01
115. Steve Sanca            North Syracuse, NY       4  12-06   86
Day 1: 3   09-13     Day 2: 1   02-09
116. Keith Renaud           Pleasant Prairie, WI     4  12-06   85
Day 1: 1   02-12     Day 2: 3   09-10
117. Mark Westrick          Hastings, PA             6  12-06   84
Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 3   07-06
118. Todd Walters           Summerville, SC          4  12-04   83
Day 1: 3   09-04     Day 2: 1   03-00
119. Bob Seelley            Saugus, MA               4  12-04   82
Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 1   03-14
120. Mark Bartosch          Clarksville, TN          5  12-03   81
Day 1: 3   07-09     Day 2: 2   04-10
121. Rick Jerman            Springfield, VA          4  12-01   80
Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 3   09-14
122. Alan Woodford          Winslow, IN              5  11-13   79
Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 2   04-08
123. Ron Strickland         Stafford, VA             4  11-12   78
Day 1: 2   05-12     Day 2: 2   06-00
124. Andrew Zellar          Cicero, NY               4  11-11   77
Day 1: 1   02-07     Day 2: 3   09-04
125. Scott Stout            Nanticoke, PA            5  11-10   76
Day 1: 3   07-00     Day 2: 2   04-10
126. David Wright           Ft. Meade, MD            5  11-10   75
Day 1: 3   06-13     Day 2: 2   04-13
127. Marc Letourneau        Brome Quebec CANADA      4  11-07   74
Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 3   09-03
128. Johnnie Garrett        Union City, TN           4  11-04   73
Day 1: 3   08-04     Day 2: 1   03-00
129. Alan Blondino          Rustburg, VA             4  11-02   72
Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 1   03-00
130. Thomas Gregus          Freemansburg, PA         5  11-02   71
Day 1: 2   04-04     Day 2: 3   06-14
131. James Shaneyfelt       Cheektowaga, NY          5  11-02   70
Day 1: 3   05-09     Day 2: 2   05-09
132. Kate Owczarzak         Buffalo, NY              4  10-14   69
Day 1: 3   07-15     Day 2: 1   02-15
133. Armando Lugo           Berkeley Hts, NJ         4  10-14   68
Day 1: 1   03-02     Day 2: 3   07-12
134. Jeff Lederman          Powhatan, VA             4  10-12   67
Day 1: 3   08-12     Day 2: 1   02-00
135. Donnie Bowman          Quinton, VA              5  10-12   66
Day 1: 3   06-12     Day 2: 2   04-00
136. Steve Houseknecht      Freeville, NY            4  10-09   65
Day 1: 1   03-06     Day 2: 3   07-03
137. Steven Kellam          Dry Ridge, KY            5  10-09   64
Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 3   07-02
138. Peter Barello          Staten Island, NY        4  10-09   63
Day 1: 3   07-00     Day 2: 1   03-09
139. Steve Hanley           Schenectady, NY          4  10-08   62
Day 1: 1   02-06     Day 2: 3   08-02
140. Chancey Hatfield       Mayking, KY              4  10-08   61
Day 1: 1   02-15     Day 2: 3   07-09
141. Bryce Baker            Sherrill, NY             3  10-07   60
Day 1: 3   10-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
142. Samuel Jenesky Jr      Pittsburgh, PA           4  10-07   59
Day 1: 3   08-07     Day 2: 1   02-00
143. Bob Evans              Elkhart, IN              4  10-07   58
Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 3   08-04
144. Kenneth Hoffman        Saint Cloud, NY          4  10-04   57
Day 1: 3   07-15     Day 2: 1   02-05
145. Andrew Benbenek        Cicero, NY               5  10-04   56
Day 1: 2   03-02     Day 2: 3   07-02
146. Ben Ballou             Lafayette, TN            4  10-03   55
Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 3   08-00
147. Eric Stecker           Quakertown, PA           4  10-02   54
Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 3   07-14
148. Bill McMillan          Oldtown, MD              4  10-02   53
Day 1: 1   02-05     Day 2: 3   07-13
149. Nathan Strotheide      Middleville, MI          3  09-15   52
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   09-15
150. Sam Leary              Canaan, CT               3  09-13   51
Day 1: 2   06-13     Day 2: 1   03-00
151. Randal Ferris          Fowlerville, MI          4  09-09   50
Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 3   07-06
152. Jeff Hitt              Grottoes, VA             3  09-05   49
Day 1: 3   09-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
153. Mike Hedrick           Chester, VA              4  09-04   48
Day 1: 3   06-12     Day 2: 1   02-08
154. Charles Klock          Theresa, NY              3  09-03   47
Day 1: 2   06-00     Day 2: 1   03-03
155. Jon Putman             Carthage, NY             3  09-02   46
Day 1: 3   09-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
156. Josh Hart              Parish, NY               4  09-01   45
Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 3   06-07
157. Anthony Lorefice Jr    Johnson City, NY         4  08-13   44
Day 1: 3   06-15     Day 2: 1   01-14
158. Jeff Evans             Buffalo, NY              4  08-10   43
Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 3   06-10
159. David Canestrare       Chittenango, NY          3  08-05   42
Day 1: 3   08-05
160. Christopher Hall       South Abington Township  3  08-04   41
Day 1: 3   08-04     Day 2: 0   00-00
161. Brian Andrewlavage     Malvern, PA              4  08-03   40
Day 1: 3   05-13     Day 2: 1   02-06
162. Nicholas Dittenhoefer  West Hempstead, NY       3  08-01   39
Day 1: 2   05-15     Day 2: 1   02-02
163. Ryan Fry               Stockertown, PA          3  08-00   38
Day 1: 1   03-03     Day 2: 2   04-13
164. Curt Clark             Bentonville, AR          3  07-13   37
Day 1: 3   07-13     Day 2: 0   00-00
164. Paul Gonzales Jr       Mechanicsburg, PA        3  07-13   37
Day 1: 3   07-13     Day 2: 0   00-00
166. Todd Hughes            Mount Bethel, PA         3  07-12   35
Day 1: 2   04-14     Day 2: 1   02-14
167. Richard Pace           Frederick, MD            3  07-11   34
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-11
168. Rodney Tapp            Inman, SC                3  07-09   33
Day 1: 3   07-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
169. John Barnes            Richmond, VA             3  07-08   32
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-08
170. Michael Villanueva     Perth Amboy, NJ          3  07-08   31
Day 1: 1   03-03     Day 2: 2   04-05
171. Matt Pietrowski        Middlesex, NJ            3  07-05   30
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-05
171. Tyler Vanderbilt       Williamson, NY           3  07-05   30
Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
173. Ron Horton             Dover, DE                3  07-05   28
Day 1: 2   06-03     Day 2: 1   01-02
174. Matthew Kremers        Pittsford, NY            4  07-05   27
Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 2   04-15
175. Howie Range            Levittown, PA            3  07-02   26
Day 1: 3   07-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
176. Mike England           Sunbury, OH              3  07-01   25
Day 1: 2   05-05     Day 2: 1   01-12
177. Robert Hicks           Valley Falls, NY         4  06-14   24
Day 1: 1   03-00     Day 2: 3   03-14
178. Dan Minor              Norwalk, OH              3  06-08   23
Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 1   02-06
179. Johnny Jones Jr        Suffolk, VA              4  05-15   22
Day 1: 3   04-04     Day 2: 1   01-11
180. Neal Mckegney          Sydenham CANADA          2  05-08   21
Day 1: 1   03-10     Day 2: 1   01-14
181. Simon Clarke-Okah      Toronto CANADA           2  05-03   20
Day 1: 1   02-13     Day 2: 1   02-06
182. Bob Sherwood           Utica, OH                2  05-02   19
Day 1: 1   02-07     Day 2: 1   02-11
183. Larry Sifert           Scottsdale, AZ           2  04-09   18
Day 1: 2   04-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
184. Britton Scorzelli      Clay, NY                 2  04-02   17
Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 1   02-02
185. Ed Holden              Jefferson, MA            1  03-12   16
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-12
186. John Brzozowski        Plymouth, PA             1  03-10   15
Day 1: 1   03-10     Day 2: 0   00-00
187. David Lewis            Townsend, DE             2  03-05   14
Day 1: 2   03-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
188. Kevin Fetzer           Waterford, MI            1  02-06   13
Day 1: 1   02-06     Day 2: 0   00-00
189. Joel Greene            Enoree, SC               1  02-05   12
Day 1: 1   02-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
190. Ike Taylor             Westerville, OH          1  02-04   11
Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 0   00-00
191. Josh Vircillo          Syracuse, NY             1  01-03   10
Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
192. Joseph Gaut            Bemus Point, NY          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
192. Paul Groney            Harborcreek, PA          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
192. Kevin Hamilton         Montoursville, PA        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
192. Jp Lopez Jr            Brooklyn, NY             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
192. Chris Newton           Whitesboro, NY           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
192. Daniel Setteducati     Monroe, NY               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
192. Marvin Stith Jr.       Piscataway, NJ           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00


The Under Armour® Fish Hunter Collection Provides Anglers with Innovative Performance, Style and Comfort

Baltimore, Md. – June 29, 2017 – For the anglers who have spent countless hours in the blazing sun working non-stop to outsmart and outwork their quarry beneath the water, Under Armour® introduces the new UA Fish Hunter shirts and cargo pants. As a global leader in performance apparel, footwear and equipment, Under Armour is dedicated to providing anglers with the best gear on the water. Raising the bar, again, for performance, style and comfort, the new UA Fish Hunter shirts and cargo pants offer innovative features for every angling adventure.

The UA Fish Hunter shirts feature a technical woven fabric that’s incredibly breathable, stretchy and light. It provides exceptional freedom-of-movement and cool comfort when the fishing action heats up. When temperatures rise, anglers will appreciate the moisture-transport system that wicks away perspiration and dries fast, and the mesh-backed shoulder vents add even more comfort and ventilation. The new shirts also have built-in anti-odor technology to prevent the growth of odor-causing microbes and the shirts are constructed with a stain-release material that prevents stains from soaking in. Another key feature in the new UA Fish Hunter shirts is the 50+ UPF protection to keep the sun’s harmful rays at bay.

The UA Fish Hunter shirts feature dual chest pockets, button-down collars and a straight bottom hem that looks sharp untucked. The long-sleeve Fish Hunter has loop-and-button sleeves for rolling up and retails for $69.99. It is available in black, steel gray, Carolina blue and absinthe green. The short-sleeve Fish Hunter retails for $59.99 and comes in white, Carolina blue, dark orange, cardinal, tan stone, blue marker and absinthe green.

Under Armour has redefined fishing pants with their new Fish Hunter Cargo Pant which retails for $89.99. Built with UA Storm Technology, these cargo pants repel water while remaining extremely breathable. In addition to resisting salt, chlorine and fading, the UA Fish Hunter Cargo features anti-odor technology that prevents the growth of odor-causing microbes. For supreme comfort that never limits mobility, the Fish Hunter Cargo pants feature Under Armour’s signature stretch-engineered waistband and articulated knees for added durability. The multi-pocket design, complete with a convenient knife pocket, ensures the utmost in personal gear management.

The Fish Hunter collection and Under Armour’s full range of apparel, footwear and gear for anglers are available today at UAFish.com and at select retail locations.

About Under Armour
Under Armour, the originator of performance footwear, apparel and equipment, revolutionized how athletes across the world dress. Designed to make all athletes better, the brand's innovative products are sold worldwide to athletes at all levels. The Under Armour Connected Fitness™ platform powers the world's largest digital health and fitness community through a suite of applications: UA Record, MapMyFitness, Endomondo and MyFitnessPal. The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.uabiz.com.


Wetherell Takes Lead At Bassmaster Northern Open On Oneida Lake

Alex Wetherell of Middletown, Connecticut, took the lead on the first day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 held on Oneida Lake out of Syracuse, N.Y., with 18 pounds, 9 ounces.

Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 29, 2017

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The weather turned foul on Thursday during the opening round of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 on Oneida Lake.

But the fishing was nothing short of spectacular.

The 396 professionals and co-anglers participating in the tournament hammered Oneida’s smallmouth bass on the first day of competition, with 150 of the 198 pros boating a five-bass limit.

Connecticut pro Alex Wetherell led the way with five bass that weighed 18 pounds, 9 ounces. Wetherell had his limit just 90 minutes after launch, and he slowly culled up throughout the day. He estimated he caught 25 to 30 smallmouth to put together a bag that was anchored by a pair of 4 1/2-pounders.

“I think my smallest fish was 3-3,” Wetherell said. “Last year, I was going after largemouth, but I gave up on that in practice this year. It looks like it was a good decision.”

Wetherell’s haul was indicative of recent productivity on this 50,000-acre lake, which is the largest body of water located entirely within the state of New York. Oneida is loaded with forage fish such as gobies and perch, and a mayfly hatch has further induced postspawn bass into a feeding frenzy.

The combination has created the perfect storm for fishing, despite the actual storms that plagued anglers Thursday afternoon.

“I had mayflies and crawfish all over my boat today,” Wetherell said. “There are gobies and perch in there everywhere, and I even had to two shad spit up in my livewell today. So the bass, they’re chewing.”

That was evident throughout the weigh-in, which ended with first place and 40th place separated by less than 2 1/2 pounds. Illinois’ Chris Groh (18-5), Pennsylvania’s Stan Sypeck Jr. (18-1) and Virginia’s Charlie Machek (18-0) were the anglers within closest reach of Wetherell’s lead.

Groh said he found a healthy school of bass during practice and saved it for the opening round. He caught his limit (four smallmouth and one largemouth) early on Thursday and now sits only 4 ounces behind the leader.

“I kept checking the school every couple of days,” Groh said. “It wasn’t really abused because a lot of people around me were finesse fishing. I kind of power-fished my way through and got that good weight. Then we went hunting for largemouth.”

Sypeck Jr. was one of the few anglers who specifically targeted largemouth bass. Though most competitors indicated that bite would likely be more unpredictable than the smallmouth action this week, the strategy paid off for Sypeck.

“I fished for smallmouth for three hours and didn’t catch a fish,” Sypeck said. “So I switched to the largemouth and it worked out. I really would have liked to have had some smallmouth bites today, but it is what it is. I left a lot of my stuff alone today. I’m doing something different, and am in some isolated spots. We’ll see how it turns out.”

Bassmaster Elite Series pro David Williams of Maiden, N.C., is competing on Oneida for the first time, and he was pleasantly surprised by the lake’s productivity. He was one of the many anglers knotted near the 17-pound mark.

Williams is officially in a tie for 12th place with 17-5, but is just one small bass out of first given the logjam atop the leaderboard.

“I’m on a pattern that’s productive,” Williams said. “I did well in practice, and there are nice bass all over the lake. I lost one I think would have been more than 5 pounds today. I tried to boat-flip him, and he actually straightened out my hook.

“I get that one and I’m close to 19 pounds, I think. I had about 15 fish, and the smallest one was 2 1/2 pounds. So the lake is fishing well. I’m excited for tomorrow.”

Ricky Congero of Windermere, Fla., is leading the co-angler field after bringing a three-bass limit weighing 11-3 to the scales.

The winning pro will earn a spot in the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, provided he fishes all three Northern Opens on tap this year. In addition, the top pro will win a Nitro Z20 bass boat with a Mercury 225 Pro XS engine, and the top co-angler will win a Triton 179 TrX boat and Mercury 115 ELPT 4-stroke outboard.

The near-capacity field will fish again Friday beginning at 6 a.m. ET. Weigh-in is scheduled at Oneida Shores Park for 2 p.m. The field will be trimmed to the Top 12 pros and co-anglers after Friday’s weigh-in, with those two dozen anglers competing for tournament titles on Saturday.

The Syracuse Convention and Visitors Bureau is hosting the event.

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Title Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Premier Sponsors: Nitro Boats, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Berkley, Huk, Humminbird, Mercury, Power-Pole, Shell Rotella, Minn Kota

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Supporting Sponsors: Livingston Lures, Lowrance  Phoenix Boats, Shimano, T-H Marine, Advance Auto Parts, Carhartt, Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels

About B.A.S.S.
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The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Magellan, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Costa Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

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2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 6/29-7/1
Oneida Lake, Syracuse  NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT           5  18-09  200
Day 1: 5   18-09
2.  Chris Groh             Spring Grove, IL         5  18-05  199
Day 1: 5   18-05
3.  Stanley Sypeck Jr      Sugarloaf, PA            5  18-01  198
Day 1: 5   18-01
4.  Charlie Machek         Midlothian, VA           5  18-00  197
Day 1: 5   18-00
5.  Josh Douglas           Mound, MN                5  17-14  196
Day 1: 5   17-14
5.  Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC          5  17-14  196
Day 1: 5   17-14
7.  Kyle Kempkers          Hamilton, MI             5  17-13  194
Day 1: 5   17-13
8.  Wesley Strader         Spring City, TN          5  17-10  193
Day 1: 5   17-10
9.  Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA          5  17-09  192
Day 1: 5   17-09
10. Robert Pearson         Herndon, VA              5  17-06  191
Day 1: 5   17-06
11. Wesley Coy Jr          Clinton, NY              5  17-06  190
Day 1: 5   17-06
12. Cody Pike              Powhatan, VA             5  17-05  189
Day 1: 5   17-05
12. David Williams         Newton, NC               5  17-05  189
Day 1: 5   17-05
14. Mike Lavallee          Sandy, UT                5  17-05  187
Day 1: 5   17-05
15. Bret Loomis            Groveland, NY            5  17-03  186
Day 1: 5   17-03
15. Jason Putman           Cicero, NY               5  17-03  186
Day 1: 5   17-03
17. JT Kenney              Palm Bay, FL             5  17-02  184
Day 1: 5   17-02
17. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI              5  17-02  184
Day 1: 5   17-02
19. Michael Delvisco       Dandridge, TN            5  17-01  182
Day 1: 5   17-01
19. Wil Hardy              Harlem, GA               5  17-01  182
Day 1: 5   17-01
19. Steve York             Bronson, MI              5  17-01  182
Day 1: 5   17-01
22. Zack Birge             Blanchard, OK            5  17-00  179
Day 1: 5   17-00
23. John Garrett           Union City, TN           5  16-14  178
Day 1: 5   16-14
24. Tim Dolon              Allentown, PA            5  16-13  177
Day 1: 5   16-13
24. Chris Ferguson         Wittensville, KY         5  16-13  177
Day 1: 5   16-13
24. Frank Poirier          North Prince George, VA  5  16-13  177
Day 1: 5   16-13
27. Brian Dauberman        Mifflinburg, PA          5  16-12  174
Day 1: 5   16-12
27. Joel Willert           Lakeville, MN            5  16-12  174
Day 1: 5   16-12
29. Richard Cooper         Clayton, NC              5  16-11  172
Day 1: 5   16-11
29. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV           5  16-11  172
Day 1: 5   16-11
31. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS         5  16-10  170
Day 1: 5   16-10
32. Troy Morrow            Eastanollee, GA          5  16-07  169
Day 1: 5   16-07
33. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA               5  16-06  168
Day 1: 5   16-06
33. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  16-06  168
Day 1: 5   16-06
33. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ          5  16-06  168
Day 1: 5   16-06
36. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY               5  16-05  165
Day 1: 5   16-05
36. Daniel Martin          Elmhurst, IL             5  16-05  165
Day 1: 5   16-05
36. John McKelvey III      Sicklerville, NJ         5  16-05  165
Day 1: 5   16-05
36. Jesse Tacoronte        Orlando, FL              5  16-05  165
Day 1: 5   16-05
40. Tyler Berger           Worthington, OH          5  16-04  161
Day 1: 5   16-04
41. Craig Nelson           Mather, PA               5  16-03  160
Day 1: 5   16-03
42. Cole Blythe            Charlotte, NC            5  16-02  159
Day 1: 5   16-02
43. Frankie Appaluccio     Franklin, NJ             5  16-01  158
Day 1: 5   16-01
44. Shin Fukae             Palestine TX JAPAN       5  16-01  157
Day 1: 5   16-01
45. Trait Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           5  16-00  156
Day 1: 5   16-00
46. Grae Buck              Harleysville, PA         5  15-15  155
Day 1: 5   15-15
46. Glynn Goodwin          Marietta, OH             5  15-15  155
Day 1: 5   15-15
48. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              5  15-14  153
Day 1: 5   15-14
49. Blake Betz             Baton Rouge, LA          5  15-13  152
Day 1: 5   15-13
49. Kurt Dove              Del Rio, TX              5  15-13  152
Day 1: 5   15-13
49. Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA             5  15-13  152
Day 1: 5   15-13
49. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           5  15-13  152
Day 1: 5   15-13
49. Travis Manson          Conshohocken, PA         5  15-13  152
Day 1: 5   15-13
54. Jon Englund            Farwell, MN              5  15-12  147
Day 1: 5   15-12
55. Gerald Spohrer         Gonzales, LA             5  15-11  146
Day 1: 5   15-11
55. Vince Troiano          Chesterfield, NJ         5  15-11  146
Day 1: 5   15-11
57. Jeff Cox               Saline, MI               5  15-10  144
Day 1: 5   15-10
57. Toshinari Namiki       Tokyo JAPAN              5  15-10  144
Day 1: 5   15-10
59. Scott Pellegrin        Chippewa Falls, WI       5  15-09  142
Day 1: 5   15-09
60. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN         5  15-07  141
Day 1: 5   15-07
60. Matthew Sphar          North Java, NY           5  15-07  141
Day 1: 5   15-07
62. Gary Clouse            La Vergne, TN            5  15-06  139
Day 1: 5   15-06
62. Ed Loughran III        Mechanicsville, VA       5  15-06  139
Day 1: 5   15-06
62. Akira Okuyama          Forest Hills, NY         5  15-06  139
Day 1: 5   15-06
62. Scott Shafer           Glenville, NY            5  15-06  139
Day 1: 5   15-06
66. Stephen Mui            Bartlett, IL             5  15-05  135
Day 1: 5   15-05
67. Cory Krawczyk          Angola, NY               5  15-04  134
Day 1: 5   15-04
68.  Zach Cappon           Williamson, NY           5  15-03  133
Day 1: 5   15-03
69. Michael Cooper         Sellersville, PA         5  15-02  132
Day 1: 5   15-02
69. Tom Huynh              Moorehead, MN            5  15-02  132
Day 1: 5   15-02
69. Scott Siller           Milwaukee, WI            5  15-02  132
Day 1: 5   15-02
69. Tommy Stalb            Manheim, PA              5  15-02  132
Day 1: 5   15-02
73. Tony Dorman            Taylor, PA               5  15-01  128
Day 1: 5   15-01
73. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname-Shi JAPAN       5  15-01  128
Day 1: 5   15-01
73. Jake Whitaker          Fairview, NC             5  15-01  128
Day 1: 5   15-01
76. Fabian Rodriguez       Ocean City, DE           5  15-01  125
Day 1: 5   15-01
77. Derek Cummings         Denver, NC               5  14-15  124
Day 1: 5   14-15
77. Darold Gleason         Many, LA                 5  14-15  124
Day 1: 5   14-15
77. Rick Hawkins           Roanoke, VA              5  14-15  124
Day 1: 5   14-15
77. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA       5  14-15  124
Day 1: 5   14-15
77. James Schneider        Watervliet, NY           5  14-15  124
Day 1: 5   14-15
77. Cameron Smith          Mashpee, CA              5  14-15  124
Day 1: 5   14-15
83. Randy Elliott          Severn, MD               5  14-15  118
Day 1: 5   14-15
84. Stephen Morella        Whitehall , PA           5  14-14  117
Day 1: 5   14-14
84. Randy Yarnall          Womelsdorf, PA           5  14-14  117
Day 1: 5   14-14
86. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY              5  14-13  115
Day 1: 5   14-13
87. Jason Dudek            Excelsior, MN            5  14-12  114
Day 1: 5   14-12
88. David Gaston           Sylacauga, AL            5  14-11  113
Day 1: 5   14-11
88. Chad Van Slyke         Cicero, NY               5  14-11  113
Day 1: 5   14-11
90. Jonathan Evans         Horseheads, NY           5  14-10  111
Day 1: 5   14-10
90. Kendall Ulsh           Schoolcraft, MI          5  14-10  111
Day 1: 5   14-10
92. Wayne Hauser Jr        Mooresville, NC          5  14-09  109
Day 1: 5   14-09
93. Ian Renfrew            Phoenix, NY              5  14-09  108
Day 1: 5   14-09
94. Reid Herd              Edina, MN                5  14-08  107
Day 1: 5   14-08
94. Steven Pickard         Fulton, NY               5  14-08  107
Day 1: 5   14-08
96. Kraig Kettelkamp       Clifton Springs, NY      5  14-07  105
Day 1: 5   14-07
97. Neil Deleeuw           Fenwick CANADA           5  14-06  104
Day 1: 5   14-06
97. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA           5  14-06  104
Day 1: 5   14-06
99. Tim Dafick             Jackson, NJ              5  14-05  102
Day 1: 5   14-05
100. Eddie Levin            Westerville, OH          5  14-04  101
Day 1: 5   14-04
101. Seiji Kato             Shiga JAPAN              5  14-03  100
Day 1: 5   14-03
101. Ben Nielsen            Lowell, MI               5  14-03  100
Day 1: 5   14-03
101. William Roe            Norton, MA               5  14-03  100
Day 1: 5   14-03
104. Tim Grein              Winston Salem, NC        5  14-02   97
Day 1: 5   14-02
104. Gary Isgrigg           Mt Washington, KY        5  14-02   97
Day 1: 5   14-02
104. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  5  14-02   97
Day 1: 5   14-02
107. Michael Murphy         Lexington, SC            5  13-12   94
Day 1: 5   13-12
107. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  13-12   94
Day 1: 5   13-12
109. Tom  Graziano          Chester, NY              5  13-11   92
Day 1: 5   13-11
109. Wayne Vaughan Jr       Chester, VA              5  13-11   92
Day 1: 5   13-11
111. Timothy Macknair       Rices Landing, PA        5  13-11   90
Day 1: 5   13-11
112. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           5  13-10   89
Day 1: 5   13-10
113. Brandon Johnson        Owingsville, KY          5  13-10   88
Day 1: 5   13-10
114. Tyler Ferris           Webberville, MI          5  13-08   87
Day 1: 5   13-08
114. Brandon Palaniuk       Hayden, ID               5  13-08   87
Day 1: 5   13-08
116. Tyler Morgan           Pine Grove, PA           5  13-08   85
Day 1: 5   13-08
117. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL          5  13-07   84
Day 1: 5   13-07
118. Chris Dillow           Waynesboro, VA           5  13-06   83
Day 1: 5   13-06
118. John Hunter Jr         Shelbyville, KY          5  13-06   83
Day 1: 5   13-06
118. Keith Moyer            Canfield, OH             5  13-06   83
Day 1: 5   13-06
118. Brent Shores           Boise, ID                5  13-06   83
Day 1: 5   13-06
122. Ron Johnson            Chandler, AZ             5  13-05   79
Day 1: 5   13-05
122. Gregg Johnson          Oxford, NY               5  13-05   79
Day 1: 5   13-05
124. Shawn Hawks            Vinton, OH               5  13-04   77
Day 1: 5   13-04
125. Chris Liobis           Branchburg, NJ           5  13-04   76
Day 1: 5   13-04
126. Charlie Ingram         Centerville, TN          5  13-02   75
Day 1: 5   13-02
126. John Murray            Spring City, TN          5  13-02   75
Day 1: 5   13-02
128. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  5  13-01   73
Day 1: 5   13-01
128. Mike Shumanis          Bethlehem, PA            5  13-01   73
Day 1: 5   13-01
130. Tyler Ashby            Swanton, MD              4  13-00   71
Day 1: 4   13-00
131. Brian Latimer          Belton, SC               5  12-14   70
Day 1: 5   12-14
132. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK         5  12-13   69
Day 1: 5   12-13
132. Gaspare Costabile      Niagara Falls ONTARIO C  5  12-13   69
Day 1: 5   12-13
134. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            5  12-13   67
Day 1: 5   12-13
135. Brad Burkhart          Speedwell, TN            5  12-10   66
Day 1: 5   12-10
136. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA               4  12-10   65
Day 1: 4   12-10
137. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH        5  12-09   64
Day 1: 5   12-09
137. Mike Sopocy            Evanston, IL             5  12-09   64
Day 1: 5   12-09
139. Cody Detweiler         Orlando, FL              5  12-08   62
Day 1: 5   12-08
139. Mack Hicks             London, KY               5  12-08   62
Day 1: 5   12-08
141. Ross Rhodes            Paw Paw, MI              5  12-05   60
Day 1: 5   12-05
142. Alexander Wilson Sr    Elmore, AL               5  12-03   59
Day 1: 5   12-03
143. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA           4  12-02   58
Day 1: 4   12-02
144. Greg Dipalma           Millville, NJ            5  12-00   57
Day 1: 5   12-00
144. Steve Sennikoff        Forney, TX               5  12-00   57
Day 1: 5   12-00
146. Jeff Hippert           Hamburg, NY              5  11-12   55
Day 1: 5   11-12
147. John Malzahn           Sparrow Bush, NY         4  11-08   54
Day 1: 4   11-08
148. David Dudley           Lynchburg, VA            4  11-07   53
Day 1: 4   11-07
149. Nick Denham            Clarksville, TN          5  11-06   52
Day 1: 5   11-06
150. Scott Patton           Paris, TN                5  11-03   51
Day 1: 5   11-03
151. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME             4  11-01   50
Day 1: 4   11-01
152. Jamey Caldwell         Carthage, NC             5  11-00   49
Day 1: 5   11-00
153. Dennis Carnahan        Cazenovia, NY            5  10-15   48
Day 1: 5   10-15
154. Eric Miller            Clifton Park, NY         4  10-15   47
Day 1: 4   10-15
155. Chris Flint            Potsdam, NY              5  10-14   46
Day 1: 5   10-14
156. John Lorenzo IV        Kane, PA                 3  10-09   45
Day 1: 3   10-09
157. Roger Zalucky Jr.      Clifton Park, NY         5  10-07   44
Day 1: 5   10-07
158. Frank Ramsey           Spring Grove, IL         4  10-07   43
Day 1: 4   10-07
159. Jason Chier            Binghamton, NY           4  10-05   42
Day 1: 4   10-05
160. Sam Carris             Knoxville, TN            4  10-04   41
Day 1: 4   10-04
161. Nick Ray               Ingleside, IL            4  10-04   40
Day 1: 4   10-04
162. Brandon Hawthorne      Ashford, CT              4  10-02   39
Day 1: 4   10-02
163. Luke Shrader           Barrington, NJ           4  10-00   38
Day 1: 4   10-00
164. Scott Bonvillain       Dequincy, LA             4  09-11   37
Day 1: 4   09-11
164. William Horton III     Vassar, MI               4  09-11   37
Day 1: 4   09-11
166. Bridget Allen          Philadelphia, PA         5  09-08   35
Day 1: 5   09-08
167. Darryl Halbert         Enoree, SC               4  09-02   34
Day 1: 4   09-02
168. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA          4  09-00   33
Day 1: 4   09-00
169. Guy Fairweather        Hayes, VA                3  08-14   32
Day 1: 3   08-14
170. Mark Hicks             Glouster, OH             3  08-13   31
Day 1: 3   08-13
171. James Charlesworth     Gainsville, VA           4  08-12   30
Day 1: 4   08-12
172. David Smith            Del City, OK             3  08-12   29
Day 1: 3   08-12
173. Larry Mazur            East Aurora, NY          3  08-11   28
Day 1: 3   08-11
174. Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ         3  08-07   27
Day 1: 3   08-07
175. Jess Salmon            Milford, NJ              3  08-04   26
Day 1: 3   08-04
176. Rick Shannon           Woodlawn, TN             3  07-12   25
Day 1: 3   07-12
177. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA         4  07-03   24
Day 1: 4   07-03
178. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      3  07-03   23
Day 1: 3   07-03
178. Chris Hart             Bozeman, MT              3  07-03   23
Day 1: 3   07-03
180. George Yund            Albany, NY               2  07-01   21
Day 1: 2   07-01
181. Al Farace Jr           Hunt Valley, MD          3  06-08   20
Day 1: 3   06-08
182. Richard Favire Jr.     Winfield Park, NJ        3  06-07   19
Day 1: 3   06-07
183. Shawn Richard          Hatfield, PA             3  05-14   18
Day 1: 3   05-14
184. Greg Mitrousis         Lakeville, NY            3  05-12   17
Day 1: 3   05-12
185. Jeremy Strotheide      Grand Rapids, MI         2  05-08   16
Day 1: 2   05-08
186. Denis Kreze            Fort Erie CANADA         2  05-00   15
Day 1: 2   05-00
187. Rob Jordan             Flowery Branch, GA       2  04-14   14
Day 1: 2   04-14
188. Jason Young            Port St Lucie, FL        2  04-13   13
Day 1: 2   04-13
189. Matt Madlener          Lake Villa, IL           2  04-10   12
Day 1: 2   04-10
189. Edward Naydihor Jr     Kenosha, WI              2  04-10   12
Day 1: 2   04-10
191. Ernie Freeman          Broad Run, VA            2  04-09   10
Day 1: 2   04-09
191. Joseph Sancho          New Windsor, NY          2  04-09   10
Day 1: 2   04-09
193. Raymond Saganich       Nottingham, PA           2  03-14    8
Day 1: 2   03-14
194. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA                1  03-10    7
Day 1: 1   03-10
195. Tommy Little           Chester, VA              2  03-00    6
Day 1: 2   03-00
196. Mike Anderson          Milford, MI              1  03-00    5
Day 1: 1   03-00
197. Michael Dove           Brownsburg, IN           1  02-13    4
Day 1: 1   02-13
198. Emery Peine            Newton, NJ               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       150       893      2607-05
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150       893      2607-05

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 6/29-7/1
Oneida Lake, Syracuse  NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Ricky Congero          Windermere, FL           3  11-03  200
Day 1: 3   11-03
2.  Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         3  10-13  199
Day 1: 3   10-13
3.  Kyle Brown             Wexford, PA              3  10-08  198
Day 1: 3   10-08
4.  Bryce Baker            Sherrill, NY             3  10-07  197
Day 1: 3   10-07
4.  John Scipione Jr       Brewerton, NY            3  10-07  197
Day 1: 3   10-07
6.  Greg Mauldin           Archdale, NC             3  10-06  195
Day 1: 3   10-06
7.  Richard Agostinoni     Monroe, NY               3  10-05  194
Day 1: 3   10-05
7.  William Gaston         Sylacauga, AL            3  10-05  194
Day 1: 3   10-05
9.  Marc Frazier           Newnan, GA               3  10-01  192
Day 1: 3   10-01
9.  Andrew Fryer           Grove City, OH           3  10-01  192
Day 1: 3   10-01
9.  Kevin Spooner          Vero Beach, FL           3  10-01  192
Day 1: 3   10-01
12. Paul Grove Jr          Mount Joy, PA            3  10-00  189
Day 1: 3   10-00
12. Thomas Sutton          Bidwell, OH              3  10-00  189
Day 1: 3   10-00
14. Dennis Deeley          Schenectady, NY          3  09-15  187
Day 1: 3   09-15
15. Toby Murray            Montandon, PA            3  09-14  186
Day 1: 3   09-14
16. Scott Deitrich         Berrysburg, PA           3  09-13  185
Day 1: 3   09-13
16. Beanie Leuer           Lockport, NY             3  09-13  185
Day 1: 3   09-13
16. Steve Sanca            North Syracuse, NY       3  09-13  185
Day 1: 3   09-13
16. Brian Setlock          Lancaster, PA            3  09-13  185
Day 1: 3   09-13
20. Joseph Zapf            Whippany, NJ             3  09-11  181
Day 1: 3   09-11
21. Alex Lawlor            Mentor, OH               3  09-10  180
Day 1: 3   09-10
21. PJ Mcmanamon Jr        Ruby, NY                 3  09-10  180
Day 1: 3   09-10
21. Taylor Stumbo          Prestonsburg, KY         3  09-10  180
Day 1: 3   09-10
24. James Miller           Pittsboro, IN            3  09-10  177
Day 1: 3   09-10
25. Jason Hannah           Dingress, WV             3  09-09  176
Day 1: 3   09-09
25. Justin Kimmel          Athens, GA               3  09-09  176
Day 1: 3   09-09
27. Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           3  09-09  174
Day 1: 3   09-09
28. Michael Saganich Sr    Lincoln University, PA   3  09-08  173
Day 1: 3   09-08
29. Ronald Flamisch        Northampton, PA          3  09-07  172
Day 1: 3   09-07
29. Michael Yarema         Phoenix, NY              3  09-07  172
Day 1: 3   09-07
31. Cory Hartfield         Centerburg, OH           3  09-06  170
Day 1: 3   09-06
31. Cole Vanslyke          Cicero, NY               3  09-06  170
Day 1: 3   09-06
33. Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                 3  09-05  168
Day 1: 3   09-05
33. Ed Guidon              Bethlehem, PA            3  09-05  168
Day 1: 3   09-05
33. Jeff Hitt              Grottoes, VA             3  09-05  168
Day 1: 3   09-05
36. John Ciavaglia         Pittsford, NY            3  09-04  165
Day 1: 3   09-04
36. Rebecca Diluzio        North East, PA           3  09-04  165
Day 1: 3   09-04
36. Thomas Lesinski Jr. Jr Middlesex, NJ            3  09-04  165
Day 1: 3   09-04
36. Todd Walters           Summerville, SC          3  09-04  165
Day 1: 3   09-04
40. Frank Meyer            Marianna, FL             3  09-03  161
Day 1: 3   09-03
41. Joey Zakrajsek         Saline, MI               3  09-03  160
Day 1: 3   09-03
42. Mike Elkins            Kalamazoo, MI            3  09-02  159
Day 1: 3   09-02
42. Jon Putman             Carthage, NY             3  09-02  159
Day 1: 3   09-02
42. Bill Wiley III         Joppa, MD                3  09-02  159
Day 1: 3   09-02
45. Gerald Heffler         Chester, VA              3  09-00  156
Day 1: 3   09-00
45. Jacob Smithgall        Ballston Spa, NY         3  09-00  156
Day 1: 3   09-00
47. James Maupin           Stanardsville, VA        3  08-15  154
Day 1: 3   08-15
48. Derrick Baker          Vernon Center, NY        3  08-14  153
Day 1: 3   08-14
48. Fred Ingalls II        Groveland, NY            3  08-14  153
Day 1: 3   08-14
48. Roxanne Przelski       Poland, NY               3  08-14  153
Day 1: 3   08-14
51. Somang Kim             Lansdale, PA             3  08-14  150
Day 1: 3   08-14
52. Jason Grey             Amherst, NY              3  08-13  149
Day 1: 3   08-13
52. Tommy Hamilton         Disputanta, VA           3  08-13  149
Day 1: 3   08-13
54. Jeff Lederman          Powhatan, VA             3  08-12  147
Day 1: 3   08-12
55. Jack Dice              Lynchburg, VA            3  08-11  146
Day 1: 3   08-11
55. Troy Goodlow           Clarksburg, NJ           3  08-11  146
Day 1: 3   08-11
55. Butch Hoffmaster       Mifflinburg, PA          3  08-11  146
Day 1: 3   08-11
55. Stephen Schneider      Selden, NY               3  08-11  146
Day 1: 3   08-11
59. Tom Hafner             Tunkhannock, PA          3  08-10  142
Day 1: 3   08-10
59. Steve Williams         Harrington, ME           3  08-10  142
Day 1: 3   08-10
61. Carl Hunter            Snellville, GA           3  08-09  140
Day 1: 3   08-09
61. Luke Murray            Ephrata, PA              3  08-09  140
Day 1: 3   08-09
63. Charles Fochtman       Moneta, VA               3  08-08  138
Day 1: 3   08-08
63. Gus Kneidinger         Prospect, PA             3  08-08  138
Day 1: 3   08-08
63. Bobby Ramsey           Potsdam, NY              3  08-08  138
Day 1: 3   08-08
66. Samuel Jenesky Jr      Pittsburgh, PA           3  08-07  135
Day 1: 3   08-07
67. Tyler Boyle            Sterrett, AL             3  08-06  134
Day 1: 3   08-06
67. Jk Kutil               Nashville, TN            3  08-06  134
Day 1: 3   08-06
67. Austin Littler         Camden, NY               3  08-06  134
Day 1: 3   08-06
67. Bob Seelley            Saugus, MA               3  08-06  134
Day 1: 3   08-06
71. Jim Jarvis             Timberville, VA          3  08-06  130
Day 1: 3   08-06
72. David Canestrare       Chittenango, NY          3  08-05  129
Day 1: 3   08-05
72. Alec Morrison          Peru, NY                 3  08-05  129
Day 1: 3   08-05
74. Robert Bruguiere       Mechanicsville, VA       3  08-05  127
Day 1: 3   08-05
75. Johnnie Garrett        Union City, TN           3  08-04  126
Day 1: 3   08-04
75. Christopher Hall       South Abington Township  3  08-04  126
Day 1: 3   08-04
77. Dereck Bigford         Cicero, NY               3  08-03  124
Day 1: 3   08-03
77. Andrew Hammond         Fulton, NY               3  08-03  124
Day 1: 3   08-03
79. William Beekman        Diamond Point, NY        3  08-02  122
Day 1: 3   08-02
79. Alan Blondino          Rustburg, VA             3  08-02  122
Day 1: 3   08-02
79. Casey Gut              Chichester, NH           3  08-02  122
Day 1: 3   08-02
82. Jerry Britt            Barhamsville, VA         3  08-01  119
Day 1: 3   08-01
82. Will Francis           East Northport, NY       3  08-01  119
Day 1: 3   08-01
82. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 3  08-01  119
Day 1: 3   08-01
85. Anthony Bell           Beavercreek, OH          3  08-00  116
Day 1: 3   08-00
85. Lance Berry            Charlotte, NC            3  08-00  116
Day 1: 3   08-00
87. Donnie Hannah          Blacklick, OH            3  07-15  114
Day 1: 3   07-15
87. Kenneth Hoffman        Saint Cloud, NY          3  07-15  114
Day 1: 3   07-15
87. Kate Owczarzak         Buffalo, NY              3  07-15  114
Day 1: 3   07-15
90. Matthew Scarlett       Liverpool, NY            3  07-14  111
Day 1: 3   07-14
91. Bradley Sargent        Concord, NH              3  07-14  110
Day 1: 3   07-14
92. Curt Clark             Bentonville, AR          3  07-13  109
Day 1: 3   07-13
92. Paul Gonzales Jr       Mechanicsburg, PA        3  07-13  109
Day 1: 3   07-13
94. Henry Mckee IV         Haddon Heights, NJ       3  07-12  107
Day 1: 3   07-12
94. Tom Testa              Port Crane, NY           3  07-12  107
Day 1: 3   07-12
96. Cole Wood              Jefferson, GA            3  07-11  105
Day 1: 3   07-11
97. John Stevenson         Westampton, NJ           3  07-10  104
Day 1: 3   07-10
98. Mark Bartosch          Clarksville, TN          3  07-09  103
Day 1: 3   07-09
98. Rodney Tapp            Inman, SC                3  07-09  103
Day 1: 3   07-09
98. John Watts Jr          Flushing, MI             3  07-09  103
Day 1: 3   07-09
101. Robert Fairweather     Goshen, NY               3  07-07  100
Day 1: 3   07-07
101. Cliff Humphreys        Philadelphia, PA         3  07-07  100
Day 1: 3   07-07
103. Danny Bickom           Canastota, NY            3  07-06   98
Day 1: 3   07-06
104. Michael Duell II       Bridgeport, NY           3  07-05   97
Day 1: 3   07-05
104. Tyler Vanderbilt       Williamson, NY           3  07-05   97
Day 1: 3   07-05
104. Alan Woodford          Winslow, IN              3  07-05   97
Day 1: 3   07-05
107. Howie Range            Levittown, PA            3  07-02   94
Day 1: 3   07-02
108. Peter Barello          Staten Island, NY        3  07-00   93
Day 1: 3   07-00
108. Scott Stout            Nanticoke, PA            3  07-00   93
Day 1: 3   07-00
110. Mike Barker II         Haslett, MI              3  06-15   91
Day 1: 3   06-15
110. Jacob Johnson          Saint Clairsville, OH    3  06-15   91
Day 1: 3   06-15
110. Anthony Lorefice Jr    Johnson City, NY         3  06-15   91
Day 1: 3   06-15
113. Brian Kich             Berea, OH                3  06-14   88
Day 1: 3   06-14
114. David Wright           Ft. Meade, MD            3  06-13   87
Day 1: 3   06-13
115. Sam Leary              Canaan, CT               2  06-13   86
Day 1: 2   06-13
116. Mj Barton              Endicott, NY             3  06-12   85
Day 1: 3   06-12
116. Donnie Bowman          Quinton, VA              3  06-12   85
Day 1: 3   06-12
116. Mike Hedrick           Chester, VA              3  06-12   85
Day 1: 3   06-12
116. Jordan Sypeck          Weston, PA               3  06-12   85
Day 1: 3   06-12
116. Mark Zgurich           New Cumberland, PA       3  06-12   85
Day 1: 3   06-12
121. Ron Wolf               South Hampton, PA        2  06-12   80
Day 1: 2   06-12
122. Bart Caudill           Stambaugh, KY            3  06-11   79
Day 1: 3   06-11
122. Robert Elliston        Powhatan, VA             3  06-11   79
Day 1: 3   06-11
124. Craig Cleveland        Frankfort, NY            3  06-11   77
Day 1: 3   06-11
125. Scott Kenney           Oak Park, IL             3  06-07   76
Day 1: 3   06-07
126. Jim Tedesco            Niagara Falls ONTARIO C  2  06-07   75
Day 1: 2   06-07
127. Keith Diluzio          North East, PA           3  06-06   74
Day 1: 3   06-06
128. Joe Barnes             Utica, NY                3  06-05   73
Day 1: 3   06-05
129. Josh Cotier            Clinton, MA              3  06-04   72
Day 1: 3   06-04
130. Ron Horton             Dover, DE                2  06-03   71
Day 1: 2   06-03
131. Russ Cannici           Elkton, VA               3  06-02   70
Day 1: 3   06-02
132. Charles Klock          Theresa, NY              2  06-00   69
Day 1: 2   06-00
133. Nicholas Dittenhoefer  West Hempstead, NY       2  05-15   68
Day 1: 2   05-15
134. Brian Andrewlavage     Malvern, PA              3  05-13   67
Day 1: 3   05-13
135. Ron Strickland         Stafford, VA             2  05-12   66
Day 1: 2   05-12
136. Brandon Biby           New City, NY             3  05-11   65
Day 1: 3   05-11
137. James Shaneyfelt       Cheektowaga, NY          3  05-09   64
Day 1: 3   05-09
138. Ben Merkley            Port Byron, NY           3  05-07   63
Day 1: 3   05-07
139. Mike England           Sunbury, OH              2  05-05   62
Day 1: 2   05-05
140. Frank Miller Jr        Berwick, PA              2  05-04   61
Day 1: 2   05-04
141. Ian Madere             Baton Rouge, LA          2  05-01   60
Day 1: 2   05-01
142. Mark Westrick          Hastings, PA             3  05-00   59
Day 1: 3   05-00
143. Matthew Robbins        Slingerlands, NY         2  04-15   58
Day 1: 2   04-15
144. Todd Hughes            Mount Bethel, PA         2  04-14   57
Day 1: 2   04-14
145. Shane Love             Crooksville, OH          2  04-12   56
Day 1: 2   04-12
146. Larry Sifert           Scottsdale, AZ           2  04-09   55
Day 1: 2   04-09
147. Johnny Jones Jr        Suffolk, VA              3  04-04   54
Day 1: 3   04-04
148. Thomas Gregus          Freemansburg, PA         2  04-04   53
Day 1: 2   04-04
149. Dan Minor              Norwalk, OH              2  04-02   52
Day 1: 2   04-02
150. Christopher Luburich   Honesdale, PA            1  04-01   51
Day 1: 1   04-01
151. Chris Smith            Rochester, MN            2  03-14   50
Day 1: 2   03-14
152. John Brzozowski        Plymouth, PA             1  03-10   49
Day 1: 1   03-10
152. Neal Mckegney          Sydenham CANADA          1  03-10   49
Day 1: 1   03-10
154. Jason Williams         Holt, MI                 1  03-08   47
Day 1: 1   03-08
155. Steven Kellam          Dry Ridge, KY            2  03-07   46
Day 1: 2   03-07
155. Chris Longo            Tunkhannock, PA          2  03-07   46
Day 1: 2   03-07
157. Steve Houseknecht      Freeville, NY            1  03-06   44
Day 1: 1   03-06
158. David Lewis            Townsend, DE             2  03-05   43
Day 1: 2   03-05
159. Ryan Fry               Stockertown, PA          1  03-03   42
Day 1: 1   03-03
159. Michael Villanueva     Perth Amboy, NJ          1  03-03   42
Day 1: 1   03-03
161. Andrew Benbenek        Cicero, NY               2  03-02   40
Day 1: 2   03-02
162. Armando Lugo           Berkeley Hts, NJ         1  03-02   39
Day 1: 1   03-02
163. Robert Hicks           Valley Falls, NY         1  03-00   38
Day 1: 1   03-00
164. Chancey Hatfield       Mayking, KY              1  02-15   37
Day 1: 1   02-15
165. Simon Clarke-Okah      Toronto CANADA           1  02-13   36
Day 1: 1   02-13
166. Keith Renaud           Pleasant Prairie, WI     1  02-12   35
Day 1: 1   02-12
167. Josh Hart              Parish, NY               1  02-10   34
Day 1: 1   02-10
168. Pete Rice              Albany, NY               1  02-09   33
Day 1: 1   02-09
168. Andrew Zapf            Whippany, NJ             1  02-09   33
Day 1: 1   02-09
170. Kevin Hamilton         Montoursville, PA        1  02-07   31
Day 1: 1   02-07
170. Bob Sherwood           Utica, OH                1  02-07   31
Day 1: 1   02-07
170. Andrew Zellar          Cicero, NY               1  02-07   31
Day 1: 1   02-07
173. Matthew Kremers        Pittsford, NY            2  02-06   28
Day 1: 2   02-06
174. Kevin Fetzer           Waterford, MI            1  02-06   27
Day 1: 1   02-06
174. Steve Hanley           Schenectady, NY          1  02-06   27
Day 1: 1   02-06
176. Joel Greene            Enoree, SC               1  02-05   25
Day 1: 1   02-05
176. Bill McMillan          Oldtown, MD              1  02-05   25
Day 1: 1   02-05
178. Eric Stecker           Quakertown, PA           1  02-04   23
Day 1: 1   02-04
178. Ike Taylor             Westerville, OH          1  02-04   23
Day 1: 1   02-04
180. Marc Letourneau        Brome Quebec CANADA      1  02-04   21
Day 1: 1   02-04
181. Ben Ballou             Lafayette, TN            1  02-03   20
Day 1: 1   02-03
181. Bob Evans              Elkhart, IN              1  02-03   20
Day 1: 1   02-03
181. Randal Ferris          Fowlerville, MI          1  02-03   20
Day 1: 1   02-03
181. Rick Jerman            Springfield, VA          1  02-03   20
Day 1: 1   02-03
185. Jeff Evans             Buffalo, NY              1  02-00   16
Day 1: 1   02-00
185. Britton Scorzelli      Clay, NY                 1  02-00   16
Day 1: 1   02-00
187. Josh Vircillo          Syracuse, NY             1  01-03   14
Day 1: 1   01-03
188. John Barnes            Richmond, VA             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
188. Joseph Gaut            Bemus Point, NY          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
188. Paul Groney            Harborcreek, PA          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
188. Ed Holden              Jefferson, MA            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
188. Jp Lopez Jr            Brooklyn, NY             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
188. Chris Newton           Whitesboro, NY           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
188. Richard Pace           Frederick, MD            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
188. Matt Pietrowski        Middlesex, NJ            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
188. Daniel Setteducati     Monroe, NY               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
188. Marvin Stith Jr.       Piscataway, NJ           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
188. Nathan Strotheide      Middleville, MI          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00


Mille Lacs Leaps To No. 1 Lake In The Nation

Bassmaster Magazine has released the 2017 rankings for the 100 Best Bass Lakes in America, and Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota, has been named the No. 1 fishery in the country.
Photo by B.A.S.S.
BASS Communications.

June 29, 2017

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Minnesota’s state motto is “Star of the North,” which seems appropriate seeing Bassmaster Magazine has crowned the state’s second largest lake as the best bass fishery in the nation based on the recent release of the publication’s 100 Best Bass Lakes rankings.

Mille Lacs Lake, a 132,516-acre natural lake located 100 miles north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, soared to the No. 1 spot after months of research unveiled its unbelievable production of smallmouth bass. Mille Lacs was ranked No. 6 in the nation last year.

“This fishery really got our attention last September during the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship, when 94 limits of smallmouth were weighed in that topped the 20-pound mark,” explained Bassmaster Magazine Editor James Hall. “Had that been a four-day event, eventual winner Seth Feider may have topped the 100-pound mark with smallmouth, a feat that has never, ever happened before.”

But it takes more than one good event to push a fishery to the top of these rankings.

“After months of research and processing data from dozens of sources, we realized that the Angler of the Year event was hardly impressive production for the lake. Thirty-pound limits were weighed in during five team events last fall, including two limits breaking the 36-pound mark. Remember, these are limits of smallmouth. Just incredible,” Hall said.

This year, the rankings highlight the Top 12 fisheries in the nation regardless of location. The remaining lakes are ranked within one of four regions (Northeastern, Southeastern, Central and Western), so readers can easily identify the Top 25 lakes nearest them.

The Central division, which has been dominated by Toledo Bend Reservoir the past two years (it was the first fishery to be ranked No. 1 more than one time), experienced the biggest shakeup of the rankings. As Mille Lacs took over the No. 1 spot here, Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Texas also jumped ahead of Toledo Bend (which fell to No. 4 in the region). Lake Erie, fishing out of Buffalo, N.Y., took top honors in the Northeastern division (No. 7 nationally). California’s Clear Lake ended up the best in the West (No. 3 in the nation). As for the Southeastern division, North Carolina’s Shearon Harris Lake topped all other fisheries (No. 4 in the nation).

“There are a lot of surprises this year,” Hall admits. “Shearon Harris may be one of the biggest. But this lake produced two limits this year that topped 40 pounds. Can you imagine an 8-pound average?”

Other highlights include the comeback of Michigan’s Lake St. Clair, a former No. 1 lake on this list that faced a serious downturn two years ago. This smallmouth factory has climbed back to No. 9 in the nation. New Bullards Bar in California (No. 4 in the Western division) has produced several world-record class spotted bass in the past 12 months, including an 11.25-pounder. South Carolina’s Santee Cooper Lakes (Marion and Moultrie) are again producing near-30-pound limits, earning them the No. 8 spot in the nation and top spot in the Southeastern division.

As for bragging rights for the individual state with the most lakes making the Top 100, Texas wins by a long shot. The Lone Star State features 11 lakes that made the cut. California was a distant second, with a still-impressive showing of seven lakes being ranked in the Top 100.

Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes will be published in an 11-page section of the July/August issue of Bassmaster Magazine. The complete rankings will also be featured on Bassmaster.com.

The Top 12 In The Nation
1. Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota [132,516 acres]
2. Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas [114,500 acres]
3. Clear Lake, California [43,785 acres]
4. Shearon Harris Lake, North Carolina [4,100 acres]
5. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California [1,153 square miles]
6. Lake Berryessa, California [20,700 acres]
7. Lake Erie, New York [30-mile radius from Buffalo]
8. Santee Cooper Lakes, Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina [110,000 acres and 60,000 acres, respectively]
9. Lake St. Clair, Michigan [430 square miles]
10. Falcon Lake, Texas [83,654 acres]
11. Thousand Islands (St. Lawrence River), New York [50-mile stretch]
12. Chickamauga Lake, Tennessee [36,240 acres]

Central Division
1. Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota
2. Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas
3. Falcon Lake, Texas
4. Toledo Bend Reservoir, Texas/Louisiana [185,000 acres]
5. Lake Palestine, Texas [25,560 acres]
6. Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin [4,945 acres]
7. Newton Lake, Illinois [1,775 acres]
8. Lake Ray Roberts, Texas [29,350 acres]
9. Lake Oahe, South Dakota/North Dakota [370,000 acres]
10. Lake Amistad, Texas [64,900 acres]
11. Lake Fork, Texas [27,690 acres]
12. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri [54,000 acres]
13. Caddo Lake, Texas/Louisiana [25,400 acres]
14. Squaw Creek Reservoir, Texas [3,275 acres]
15. Table Rock Lake, Missouri [43,100 acres]
16. Lake Texoma, Texas/Oklahoma [89,000 acres]
17. Lake Dardanelle, Arkansas [34,300 acres]
18. Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, Oklahoma [46,500 acres]
19. Lake Waco, Texas [8,465 acres]
20. Millwood Lake, Arkansas [29,500 acres]
21. Lake Bistineau, Louisiana [15,500 acres]
22. Lake Ouachita, Arkansas [40,324 acres]
23. Mississippi River Pools 4-10, Minnesota/Wisconsin [from Lake City past La Crosse]
24. Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas/Missouri [45,000 acres]
25. Okoboji Chain of Lakes, Iowa [12,687 acres]

Northeastern Division
1. Lake Erie, New York
2. Lake St. Clair, Michigan
3. Thousand Islands (St. Lawrence River), New York
4.  Lake Erie, Ohio [30-mile radius of Sandusky]
5. Lake Champlain, New York/Vermont [490 square miles]
6. Saginaw Bay, Michigan [1,143 square miles]
7. Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan [32 miles long, 10 miles wide]
8. Burt/Mullett lakes, Michigan [17,120 acres and 16,630 acres, respectively]
9. Bays de Noc, Michigan [Escanaba to Little Summer Island]
10. Lake Charlevoix, Michigan [17,200 acres]
11. Cayuga Lake, New York [38 miles long, 3 1/2 miles wide]
12. Oneida Lake, New York [79.8 square miles]
13. China Lake, Maine [3,845 acres]
14. Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia [20,600 acres]
15. Webber Pond, Maine [1,233 acres]
16. Presque Isle Bay, Pennsylvania [5.8 square miles]
17. Candlewood Lake, Connecticut [5,420 acres]
18. Great Pond, Maine [8,533 acres]
19. Lake Barkley, Kentucky [58,000 acres]
20. Kentucky Lake, Kentucky/Tennessee [160,309 acres]
21. Chautauqua Lake, New York [13,156 acres]
22. Lake Cumberland, Kentucky [65,530 acres]
23. Stonewall Jackson Lake, West Virginia [2,630 acres]
24. Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland [The entire bay is more than 64,000 square miles, but the best fishing is in the top one-third.]
25. Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire [20 miles long, 9 miles wide]

Southeastern Division
1. Shearon Harris, North Carolina
2. Santee Cooper Lakes, South Carolina (Marion and Moultrie)
3. Chickamauga Lake, Tennessee
4. Lake Okeechobee, Florida [730 square miles]
5. Pickwick Lake, Alabama/Mississippi/Tennessee [43,100 acres]
6. Lake Murray, South Carolina [50,000 acres]
7. Lake Seminole, Georgia/Florida [37,500 acres]
8. Watts Bar Reservoir, Tennessee [39,000 acres]
9. Lake Guntersville, Alabama [69,000 acres]
10. Bay Springs Lake, Mississippi [6,700 acres]
11. Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida (plus Kissimmee Chain of Lakes) [22,700 acres]
12. Cherokee Lake, Tennessee [28,780 acres]
13. Lake Istokpoga, Florida [26,762 acres]
14. Cooper River, South Carolina [30-mile stretch below Lake Moultrie Dam]
15. Stick Marsh/Farm 13, Florida [6,500 acres]
16. Fontana Lake, North Carolina [10,230 acres]
17. Clarks Hill Lake, Georgia/South Carolina [71,000 acres]
18. Wilson Lake, Alabama [15,930 acres]
19. Kenansville Reservoir, Florida [2,500 acres]
20. Lake Wateree, South Carolina [13,250 acres]
21. Lake Hartwell, Georgia/South Carolina [56,000 acres]
22. Kerr Lake, North Carolina/Virginia [50,000 acres]
23. Logan Martin Lake, Alabama [15,263 acres]
24. Lake Lanier, Georgia [38,000 acres]
25. Davis Lake, Mississippi [200 acres]

Western Division
1. Clear Lake, California
2. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California
3. Lake Berryessa, California
4. New Bullards Bar Reservoir, California [4,790 acres]
5. Saguaro Lake, Arizona [1,264 acres]
6. Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho [25,000 acres]
7. Diamond Valley Lake, California [4,500 acres]
8. Lake Havasu, Arizona/California [19,300 acres]
9. New Melones Lake, California [12,500 acres]
10. Apache Lake, Arizona [2,568 acres]
11. Dworshak Reservoir, Idaho [17,090 acres]
12. Columbia River, Oregon/Washington [191 miles from Portland to McNary Dam]
13. Siltcoos Lake, Oregon [3,164 acres]
14. Roosevelt Lake, Arizona [21,493 acres]
15. Potholes Reservoir, Washington [27,800 acres]
16. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Utah [1,322 acres]
17. Tenmile Lake, Oregon [1,626 acres]
18. Moses Lake, Washington [6,800 acres]
19. C.J. Strike Reservoir, Idaho [7,500 acres]
20. Lake Mohave, Nevada/Arizona [26,500 acres]
21. Brownlee Reservoir, Idaho/Oregon [15,000 acres]
22. Lake Powell, Utah/Arizona [108,335 acres]
23. Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico [36,500 acres]
24. Lake Mead, Nevada/Arizona [158,080 acres]
25. Noxon Rapids Reservoir, Montana [7,700 acres]

About B.A.S.S.
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Yamaha Launches 2017 National Hunting and Fishing Day Sweepstakes

All-New Kodiak 450 ATV Sweepstakes at YamahaSweepstakes.com/NHFDay
 
Kennesaw, Ga. (June 28, 2017) - Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, the Proven Off-Road leader in powersports and supporting outdoorsmen and women, is celebrating 10 years of teaming up with National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHF Day). This year's partnership features an all-new, built in the USA Kodiak 450 ATV sweepstakes at http://YamahaSweepstakes.com/NHFday.
For a decade, Yamaha has sponsored NHF Day, working to raise funds and awareness for their mission. This year, Yamaha is again working to support NHF Day through the sweepstakes, as well as its Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative grant program, aiding NHF Day's Live It! grants.
"Yamaha has been, and continues to be, committed to public land access and safe, responsible use while giving back to the outdoors community in significant, impactful ways," said Steve Nessl, marketing manager for Yamaha's ATV / SxS group. "Yamaha's partnership with National Hunting and Fishing Day is a great example of the work we can do together to support the outdoor, adventure, and family recreation lifestyle."
NHF Day serves as the most effective grassroots effort ever taken to promote outdoor sports and conservation. Yamaha, through its relationships with organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Safari Club International, Buckmasters, Tread Lightly!, National Wild Turkey Federation and NHF Day, among others, is a continued supporter of conservation efforts for outdoor recreational enthusiasts. For 45 years, NHF Day has been scheduled annually on the fourth Saturday of September. This year the celebration of hunting, fishing and conservation is set for September 23rd.
"We're honored to be celebrating our 10-year anniversary partnering with Yamaha in support of outdoor recreation across the country," said Misty Mitchell, director of conservation programs for Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium in Springfield, Mo. - the official home of National Hunting and Fishing Day. "It's exciting for NHF Day entrants to have a chance to win an all-new vehicle that outdoorsmen and women will love, and we're anticipating a record turnout on the online sweepstakes and at our events in September thanks to Yamaha's support."
One lucky entrant, 18 years-of-age or older, will win a 2018 Kodiak 450, the highest value mid-class 4x4 ATV providing the best off-road capability, comfort and confidence for all-day riding. No purchase necessary. Sweepstakes ends 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time on October 31, 2017. Winner will be determined by random drawing.
For more information on NHF Day, visit their website at NHFday.org. Complete rules, entry details and additional information are available by visiting http://YamahaSweepstakes.com/NHFday. Follow Yamaha Outdoors at Facebook.com/YamahaOutdoors, Twitter.com/YamahaOutdoors or Instagram.com/YamahaOutdoors. #Yamaha #YamahaOutdoors #NHFDay #ProvenOffRoad #YamahaAdventure
About Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, (YMUS) a leader in the motorsports market, makes the toughest, most capable and versatile ATV and Side-by-Side vehicles. The company's ever-expanding product offerings also include motorcycles, outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, boats, outdoor power equipment, accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products are sold through a nationwide network of dealers in the United States.
Headquartered in Cypress, Calif., since its incorporation in 1976, Yamaha also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia, as well as factory operations in Tennessee and Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit www.yamahamotorsports.com.
ATVs over 90cc are recommended for use only by riders 16 years and older.

TENNESSEE ANGLERS PACE HSF DUAL EVENT

Catching five keepers out of Pickwick Lake in a day’s fishing is seldom a major obstacle for most experienced anglers, but catching a limit with some weight behind it can be an issue. A team representing Tennessee’s Student Angler Federation solved that problem here on the first day of the 2017 High School Fishing World Finals by taking a 7-pound, 14-ounce toad to the scale that provided it with a tournament-leading total of 20 pounds, 12 ounces.

Day 1 photo gallery

Jon David Bedford & Walker Brown

Bolstered by the day’s heaviest bass, the limit stringer caught by Jon David Bedford of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and Walker Brown of Loretto, Tenn., gave that duo a lead of more than 1 1/2 pounds heading into the tournament’s second round.

Hunter Bryant and Jordan Mungle of Arkansas’ Cobra Bass Club are trailing Bedford and Brown with 19-02 in the World Finals, but are leading the High School Fishing National Championship event, which is running concurrently. The World Finals is an open tournament, whereas the National Championship event features qualifying teams from this season’s High School Fishing tournament series. National Championship qualifiers are entered in both events.

Wes Rollo and Kade Busby of the Natchitoches (La.) Central Fishing Team posted the third highest overall weight with 18-14. They’re competing in the World Finals.

Both Cobra Bass Club and Natchitoches Central owe their placement to big bass as well. Rollo and Busby had a 7-pound, 1-ounce largemouth, while Bryant and Mungle brought in a 5 1/2-pounder.

As was expected, the tournament is settling into a ledge-fishing duel, with anglers strung out for miles along Pickwick’s Tennessee River channel and using a variety of jigs, soft plastics and crankbaits to entice offshore bass that are largely unresponsive after weeks of being pounded by successive waves of tournament anglers. Though several of the competitors culled at least a few fish during the day, they reported that in most cases each replacement fish only added an ounce or so to their sacks. A 15-inch size limit is being enforced.

Whether the average weight will get better over the next two days is questionable, as cloudy weather and rain are in the forecast for Friday and Saturday. If the sky darkens and bass roam away from the ledges, the fishing is likely to deteriorate.

“All we can do is put our heads down and fish,” says Busby of the likely routine, come rain or shine.

The tournament continues Thursday. The top 10 teams from the National Championship compete Friday for the title. The top two teams from each state in the World Finals continue to Friday’s standard round. All teams from both events that miss the cut compete in a second chance World Finals round Friday. Top finishers from both events Friday will finish up the World Finals on Saturday.

Click here for day one results from the National Championship.

Click here for day one results from the World Finals.

 

 


Its Back!!!!! The New Season of the Progressive Bass Wrap Up Show!!

The 2017 Season of the Progressive Bass Wrap Up Show is about to be underway!!!!!

Kicking off this Saturday Afternoon, We will be bringing you highlights and behind the scenes footage of the 2017 Bassmasters Classic from Houston, Tx!!

Complete with Strike King Tip of the Week, Sportsman's Product Spotlight, Progressive Insider and Much More! Make sure you are tuned in and have that DVR set for Saturdays at 3:30 EST only on the Pursuit Channel!


Bigger, Fatter Bass Awaiting Bassmaster Opens Anglers At Oneida Lake - BASS Communications

Elite Series pro Jamie Hartman will be among a field of approximately 400 pro and co-anglers competing on Oneida Lake during the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open held out of Syracuse, N.Y., June 29-July 1. 

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.
From BASS Communications 

June 21, 2017
 

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Some of Jamie Hartman’s earliest memories date back to time spent at his grandparents’ lake house on Oneida Lake in upstate New York.

He remembers standing on a pier at their home and catching a carp on one occasion and a smallmouth bass another time. When Hartman was older, he would take a canoe or a johnboat onto the water with friends for recreation.

But it wasn’t until Hartman began bass fishing competitively in 2000 that he discovered Oneida, the largest lake located entirely in New York State, to be the perfect place to practice the sport he was quickly learning to love.

“I was into competitive archery at the time I fished my first club tournament,” Hartman said. “In fact, I skipped an archery competition to fish in that thing, and wouldn’t you know, I won it. I was absolutely hooked from the start. Who knows where I’d be if I hadn’t won that first club tournament?”

Hartman will be back on the lake he knows so well when the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open of the season gets underway at Oneida Lake June 29-July 1. Approximately 200 professional anglers, as well as 200 co-anglers, are expected in the field.

The winning pro will earn a spot in the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, provided he fishes all three Northern Opens on tap this year. In addition, the top pro will win a Nitro Z20 bass boat with a Mercury 225 Pro XS engine, and the top co-angler will win a Triton 179 TrX boat and Mercury 115 ELPT 4-stroke outboard.

Hartman would like nothing more than to be that winning pro, and he’s come close on Oneida before. This will be the sixth time he’s fished a Bassmaster Open on the lake, dating back to the 2003 Northern Open, when he finished 26th overall. Since then, he’s finished no lower than 14th, and he placed third on the 50,000-acre fishery in 2016.

Currently a rookie in the Bassmaster Elite Series, Hartman, 44, has three Top 10 finishes in six Elite events this year.

The combination of this year’s success and his knowledge of Oneida Lake has Hartman thinking big as the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open of 2017 approaches. Additional Northern Opens will follow on the James River in Virginia on Aug. 3-5 and on Douglas Lake, Tennessee, on Sept. 7-9.

“I’m certainly looking forward to this one,” Hartman said. “I’m confident. I know the area, and I think I can take a chance or two here and there.”

He predicts that Oneida Lake bass will be finishing up the spawning season by late June, which could mean the fish will be hungry and eager to bite as the water temperature steadily warms. There are healthy largemouth and smallmouth populations in the lake, and Hartman predicted bass will be caught in a variety of ways during the Open.

“They seem to get into pods this time of year, and that could be in 2 feet of water or 25 feet of water. I was in there practicing (recently), and I was amazed at the width of some of the smallmouth. They’re getting bigger and bigger every year, it seems. They’re just really fat.”

Hartman believes the average size of those bass could have something to do with the presence of gobies in the fishery. An invasive species, the round goby has spread throughout the Great Lakes and other waterways in the Northeast.

And the bass apparently like them a lot. Still, Hartman said anglers won’t have to throw lures that mimic the goby to get bass to bite this time of year in Oneida Lake. He’s expecting fishing to be good enough that anglers can choose whichever lures they prefer.

“There’s been very little pressure on the bass so far, so they’ll look at a lot of things,” he said. “Maybe later in the year something (that looks) like a goby may come into play, but right now, it’s going to be a fishing playground. I can’t wait.”

The Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open No. 1 will begin at 6 a.m. ET each day at Oneida Shores Park, 9400 Bartell Road in Brewerton, NY. Weigh-in will be held beginning at 2 p.m. on Days 1 and 2. The final weigh-in will begin at 3:15 p.m. at the Bass Pro Shops located at 1579 Clark Street Road in Auburn, NY.

Pro anglers can weigh a limit of five bass, and co-anglers can each weigh three bass. The entire field will fish the first two days of the Open, with the Top 12 anglers in each division competing on Saturday, the final day.

The local host for the event is Visit Syracuse.

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Title Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Premier Sponsors: Nitro Boats, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Berkley, Huk, Humminbird, Mercury, Power-Pole, Shell Rotella, Minn Kota

2017 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series Supporting Sponsors: Livingston Lures, Lowrance, Phoenix Boats, Shimano, T-H Marine, Advance Auto Parts, Carhartt, Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels

About B.A.S.S.
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The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Magellan, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Costa Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.


Alfred Williams Stakes Claim on ABA RAM Open Series Event on Ross Barnett with 16.64-pound Limit!

Alfred Williams of Jackson, MS won the American Bass Anglers Ram Truck Open Series Mississippi tournament, held June 24th on Ross Barnett Reservoir. A cold front and torrential rains the night before the tournament set the tone. The skies lifted throughout the day allowing for overcast morning and sun filled afternoon.

Running out of Madison landing near Ridgeland, MS, Williams brought in a five-fish limit weighing 16.64 pounds, anchoring his bag with 5.08-pound kicker. For the Boater Division victory, he took home a check for $5000.00.

“I’ve been catching about 14-15 lbs. a day during practice and I knew it was gonna be tough.  I expected it to take a lot more than that honestly because it took more to win some of the past tournaments.  We got started early this morning and when you catch a couple good ones that quick the day just really picks up and goes from there.  We caught a good bit of fish too.  25-30 and most of them were keepers.  Even with the storm and front that passed last night, once you get them stacked up in an area you can catch them.  You won’t have one on every cast but if you can get the bait in front of them they will bite it.  I’m happy because we fished clean.  We didn’t lose any, and they all made it in the boat.” Williams said.

In second for the boaters, Ray King of Brandon, MS landed a five-bass limit going 16.42 pounds. His bag was anchored by a 5.59-pound kicker, which turned out to be big bass for the boaters.  He collected $800.00 for placing and $530.00 for big bass.

“I started off up the lake and threw crankbaits all day long.  I was shallow, not any deeper than 6 ft. and managed about 20 fish today.  I just never got the real big bites to push me up over the top.  I only needed a few more ounces today but sometimes more than others that’s all the difference ever is.” Ray said.

Thomas B Smith of Pearl, MS took third for the boaters with five bass going 13.46 pounds to earn $600.00.

“Started off a little rough this morning with some engine issues but got it fixed.  I stayed with top water baits and managed about 8 keepers.  As soon as that sun come out though it was over.” Said Thomas.

In fourth, Shannon Denson of Brandon, MS came in with 13.13 lbs.

Finishing 5th was Jason Cordell of Pelahatchie, MS with 12.22.

In the Co-Angler Division, David “Flip” Flippo of Amory, MS won with three bass going 12.19 pounds. He sealed his victory with a 5.84-pound kicker.  For the Co-Angler Division victory, David took home a check for $850.  His 5.84-pound kicker gave him an additional $95 for the Co-Angler big bass, it was also the biggest bass caught in the tournament.

“The fella I was fishing with told me we were gonna have limits.  I’m not from down here so I didn’t know anything about the lake other than one spot.  I caught 4 keepers today and the big one bit at 10:45 AM and I couldn’t be happier.  This was a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to the 2 day.” Flip said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Glen Mire of Brandon, MS brought in a three-bass limit weighing 8.24 pounds. He collected $250.00 for the effort.

“I caught mine on a frog pretty much all day.  We stayed in the main lake and I stuck with it.  I culled a couple times but it ended up working out.” Said Glen.

Nathan Martin of Golden, MS placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 7.83 pounds to earn $200.00

“Buddy it was a grind.  The first 2 keepers came pretty quick this morning and then it stopped.  It was a long day catching a couple shorts in between but my last keeper finally came about 20 minutes before we had to be in.” Nathan said.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Anthony Thomas of Jackson, MS brought in three bass for 6.78.

Marion Hall of Hattiesburg, MS finished in fifth place with three bass at 6.76 pounds.

Slated for October 7th and 8th, the next tournament will be the $10,000.00 and $5000.00 first place guarantee at the 2-day Championship held on Lake Pickwick McFarland Park, near Florence, AL October 7th and 8th.  Anglers must have fished in 3 of the Mississippi divisional events to qualify.  At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance to the 2018 Ray Scott Championship, slated for the Red River in Bossier City, LA.

For more information on this tournament, call Chris Wayand, tournament manager, at 256-230-5627 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see www.ramopenseries.com .

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Ram Truck Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.


MILLS, BECKLEY TIE FOR WIN AT T-H MARINE FLW BFL LBL DIVISION EVENT ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES

Taylorsville’s Basham Takes Co-angler Title

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (June 26, 2017) – Hunter Mills of Mayfield, Kentucky, and Don Beckley of Paducah, Kentucky, each brought five bass weighing 21 pounds, 12 ounces, to the scale Saturday to tie for the win at the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) LBL Division tournament on Kentucky and Barkley lakes. For their limits, Mills earned $5,462 after contingency bonuses, while Beckley took home $3,462.

“I fished north of Jonathan Creek on the east side of the main-river channel,” said Beckley, who notched his first career-win in BFL competition. “I sat in 25 to 30 feet of water, which is a lot deeper than most people go. When I got to my area, I stayed there all day because there was a lot of wind and boat traffic.”

Beckley said he was able to catch 12 to 15 keepers throughout the tournament.

“I stayed south of the sweet spot about 50 yards, and every hour I’d ease in there and catch a 4-pounder,” said Beckley. “It was important that I let the fish rest. I used a ¾-ounce football-head jig with a green pumpkin-colored (Strike King Rage Tail) Craw trailer and dragged it as slow as I possibly could.”

“I did a lot of cranking, mostly in 25 to 27 feet of water,” said Mills, a current FLW College Fishing Murray State University angler who also earned his first career-win on the BFL circuit. “The Tennessee Valley Authority was pulling water which created a lot of current and that was a big factor for the crankbait bite.”

Mills said he spent his morning on the north side of Eggner’s Ferry Bridge, and after 9:30 a.m. he moved south. Mills said he fished around eight areas throughout the event, and used a Profound Outdoors Randy Haynes’ Azuma Z Boss 25 crankbait to catch his fish.

“Some of the bass were on top of the ledges, and some were hanging right off of the lip,” said Mills. “There was a north wind that impacted how I fished. Normally the wind is from the south and I have to face it and cast into it, but on Saturday, I had to reposition the boat a few times because they would only bite the bait if it was coming from a certain direction.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Hunter Mills, Mayfield, Ky., five bass, 21-12, $3,462 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

1st:          Don Beckley, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 21-12, $3,462

3rd:          Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio, five bass, 21-11, $1,551

4th:          Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., five bass, 21-5, $942

4th:          Stuart Eversole, Middletown, Ohio, five bass, 21-5, $942

6th:          Jordan Hartman, Murray, Ky., five bass, 20-12, $798

7th:          David Young, Mayfield, Ky., five bass, 20-6, $725

8th:          Tommy Williams, Shepherdsville, Ky., five bass, 19-4, $653

9th:          Thomas O'Bryant, Cedar Grove, Tenn., five bass, 17-11, $515

9th:          Sam White, Gilbertsville, Ky., five bass, 17-11, $515

9th:          Keith Amerson, Bethel Springs, Tenn., five bass, 17-11, $515

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Rob Vannerson of Benton, Kentucky, caught a fish weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $615.

Dan Basham of Taylorsville, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $2,375 Saturday after weighing five bass totaling 18 pounds, 2 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Dan Basham, Taylorsville, Ky., five bass, 18-2, $2,375

2nd:         Bryce Morrison, Collierville, Tenn., five bass, 17-12, $1,138

3rd:          Mike Beasley, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 17-2, $726

4th:          Taylor Genz, Indian Mound, Tenn., five bass, 16-8, $507

5th:          Benton Peoples, Bardstown, Ky., five bass, 16-3, $742

6th:          Craig Middleton, Harrodsburg, Ky., five bass, 15-8, $399

7th:          Jake Steinkuhl, Evansville, Ind., five bass, 15-6, $363

8th:          Scott Sims, Morgantown, Ind., five bass, 15-3, $326

9th:          Dean Dearwester, Cincinnati, Ohio, four bass, 14-2, $290

10th:        Colby Shaver, Owensboro, Ky., five bass, 13-8, $254

Peoples caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $307.

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. 12-14 BFL Regional Championship on the Barren River in Scottsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 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. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.


WAGGONER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL OZARK DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS

Kansas’ Sloan Earns Co-angler Title

WARSAW, Mo. (June 26, 2017) – Joe Waggoner of Carthage, Missouri, caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 15 ounces, Saturday to earn top honors at the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Ozark Division tournament on Lake of the Ozarks. For his efforts, Waggoner pocketed $4,672.

“I focused on main-lake and secondary points with brush, from mid-lake down to the lower end,” said Waggoner, who earned his first career-victory as a boater in BFL competition. “I probably hit 12 areas and revisited the ones that were the most productive.”

Waggoner said his primary points were littered with bait after local authorities pulled water to bring the lake level down.

“My Lowrance units helped me see the bait on the points, which gave me more confidence to stop and fish them,” said Waggoner. “I caught almost all of my weight by 8 (a.m.) and after that it died off. They actually stopped pulling water the morning of the tournament, and I think that’s what scattered them.”

Waggoner said he caught his limit on a plum-colored Zoom Ol’ Monster Worm with a ½-ounce Bullet Weights tungsten slip sinker.

“In the afternoon I caught three good ones on points that were across from each other to finish out my day,” said Waggoner. “I guess I just ran the right points at the right time.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Joe Waggoner, Carthage, Mo., five bass, 18-15, $4,672

2nd:         Stan Tucker, Festus, Mo., five bass, 18-11, $2,236

3rd:          Brett Govreau, House Springs, Mo., five bass, 18-9, $1,492

4th:          Jeremy Johnson, Kansas City, Kan., five bass, 17-14, $968

4th:          Tom Alsop, Overland Park, Kan., five bass, 17-14, $1,068

6th:          Bryan Tracy, Saint Peters, Mo., five bass, 17-8, $820

7th:          Matthew Roberts, Osage Beach, Mo., five bass, 17-5, $745

8th:          Mike Roller, Purdy, Mo., five bass, 15-15, $671

9th:          Drew Sanford, Springfield, Mo., five bass, 15-12, $596

10th:        Wesley Myers, Raytown, Mo., five bass, 15-9, $522

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Roger Fitzpatrick of Eldon, Missouri, caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 9 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $650.

Jacob Sloan of Paola, Kansas, won the Co-angler Division and $2,436 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 13 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Jacob Sloan, Paola, Kan., five bass, 17-13, $2,436

2nd:         Derrick Tyree, Owensville, Mo., five bass, 16-4, $1,168

3rd:          Kory Ries, Union, Mo., five bass, 15-3, $745

4th:          Matt Wertheimer, Arnold, Mo., five bass, 15-2, $522

5th:          Daniel Ashby, Independence, Mo., five bass, 15-1, $447

6th:          Chris Dale, Chanute, Kan., five bass, 14-1, $410

7th:          Rich Carpenter, Parkville, Mo., five bass, 12-11, $373

8th:          Quenten Reed, Osage Beach, Mo., five bass, 11-13, $335

9th:          Alan Quick, Springfield, Mo., four bass, 11-10, $298

10th:        Brandon Hecker, Camdenton, Mo., four bass, 10-11, $261

Charles Frick of Saint Louis, Missouri, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 5 pounds, 11 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $325.

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. 5-7 BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 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. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.


Flournoy & Chumley hit a Bullseye at Techron TX Shootout on Rayburn with over 33 pounds!

By: Patty Lenderman
After dodging a bullet with the first tropical storm of the season making its way through East Texas, William Flournoy and James Chumley hit a bullseye fishing the 3rd Annual Techron TX Shootout on Sam Rayburn, cashing in over $60K! Nearly 300 teams participated in this world’s largest one day team event hosted by Bass Champs that paid back over $137,000 in cash and prizes. It may have been the recent weather having the bass all stirred up, giving way to the tremendous fish seen at the scales.

The timing was just right for this highly-coveted event on June 25, 2017, with tropical storm Cindy just having passed through the area just scant days before. The elements came together just right for these teams to find the biting bass they needed to cash in on this world’s richest team event.

The excitement started just before 2:00 when the first team to weigh hit the scales with their huge sack of bass. William Flournoy and James Chumley christened the scales with a 33.02 lb sack that included an 8.89 lb kicker! They had a long wait to see if their incredible weight would hold up as the rest of the field were yet to come in. Watching the entire field bring in their catch with a few close calls rivaling their weight, finally the scales closed to declare them the winners of this tremendous event. “We drew boat #235, so we were having to fish behind other boats,” they explained. Using a combination of worms and jigs in open water for their catch, they lucked on to the fish they were looking for and caught nearly all the fish they weighed before 8am. “We only caught eight keepers all day, and caught our last 8 pounder about 1:00 on a Stanley Jig.” They knew they had over 30 pounds in the boat, and needed to get the fish weighed to be released back into Sam Rayburn. They were shocked when the scales locked in at 33.02 lbs. “We were a nervous wreck!” When it was all said and done, they had won 1st place and the guaranteed $50,000 purse. Their winnings didn’t stop there – they were also the highest finishing team in a qualified Skeeter boat for another $10,000. Lowrance added to their winnings as well with the GEN3 bonus for an incredible finish to their day. “We would like to thank our wives for their encouragement and support, as well as a special thanks to Lonnie Stanley!”

So many teams brought in sacks exceeding the twenty-pound mark, the line-up was stacking up tight. Three different teams brought in huge kickers bumping ten pounds anchoring several huge limits brought in. The anticipation from the crowd and the contenders continued to grow with each team that came in to weigh.

Incredibly, the 2nd place winners also had an excessive bag, weighing in at 31 pounds even! Brothers Ronnie and Ricky Madole reported that their morning bite was on, using 10XD crank baits. “The fish were really biting for us, and we basically had all of our fish by 10am. After that we were only catching four pounders. We lost several good fish but had a great day!” Their 2nd place finish landed a check for $10,000.

Husband and wife Michael and Crystal Lowery slid into 3rd place with another great sack weighing 28.95 pounds. Included in their limit was a 9.17 lb kicker! Michael is a seasoned tournament angler, but his wife Crystal is pretty new to bass fishing. Chad Potts asked the couple how their day went, and Crystal explained that she caught a lot of sun and learned how to net! Nevertheless, the duo finished the day with an $8,000 payday.

Twenty teams brought in limits exceeding 20 pounds. Rounding out the top 10:
4th $5,000 26.33 lbs Chuck Naomi & Terry Adams
5th $3,000 26.32 lbs Jerry Hayes & Chandler Hayes
6th $2,500 25.11 lbs Randy Sullivan & Spike Stoker
7th $2,000 24.50 lbs Mark Mueck & David Curtis
8th $1,600+ 23.61 lbs Troy Roder & Dakota Ebare (+ $1,600 Sportsman’s Auto Bonus)
9th $1,300 23.48 lbs Nick Diberardino & Larry Cotton
10th $1,200 23.35 lbs Justin Morton & Randy Turner
And last in the money:
36th $1,000 17.69 lbs John Scott III & Jacob Permenter

There were two other nine pounders brought in. A 9.56 lb’r anchored the 8th place finish for Troy Roder & Dakota Ebare. The team who caught the $1,000 check for biggest bass of the day was Chris and Rusty Harvey with their 9.73 lb sow. This money fish bit at 2pm for them on a Texas rigged Ol’ Monster worm.

“We really appreciate everyone for coming out and fishing this event with us,” Chad Potts announced. “Techron has become a big part of this event, helping to make it the world’s richest team tournament!”

Bass Champs continues to provide tournament angling opportunities open to anyone who would like a chance to win and have fun. The 12th Annual Berkley Big Bass tournament on Lake fork will happen October 21-22. All of the information and details can be found at www.BassChamps.com – be sure and sign up to fish!

The 2018 schedules for all of Bass Champs events have now been posted. Be sure and mark your calendars for next years’ tournaments! In the meantime, Bass Champs TV show has several special and exciting episodes coming up on the WFN channel. Don’t miss out!

Place Boat Truck Angler 1 Angler 2 Fish Big Bass Wt. Prize Amt.
1 WILLIAM FLOURNOY
DIBOLL , TX
JAMES CHUMLEY
LUFKIN , TX
5 8.89 33.02
$50000.00 + $10,000 Skeeter Bonus Cash+Lowrance GEN3
2 RICKY MADOLE
MANY , LA
RONNIE MADOLE
SHREVEPORT , LA
5 0 31.00
$10000.00
3 MICHAEL LOWERY
ETOILE , TX
CRYSTAL LOWERY
ETOILE , LA
5 9.17 28.95
$8000.00
4 CHUCK NAOMI
ELMENDORF , TX
TERRY ADAMS
BERWICK , LA
5 0 26.33
$5000.00
5 JERRY HAYES
SUGARLAND , TX
CHANDLER HAYES
SUGARLAND , TX
5 0 26.32
$3000.00
6 RANDY SULLIVAN
BRECKENRIDGE , TX
SPIKE STOKER
STEPHENVILLE , TX
5 0 25.11
$2500.00
7 MARK MUECK
LIVINGSTON , TX
DAVID CURTIS
TRINITY , TX
5 0 24.50
$2000.00
8 TROY RODER
BROOKELAND , TX
DAKOTA EBARE
BROOKELAND , TX
5 9.56 23.61
$1600.00 + $1600 Sportsmans Auto Bonus
9 NICK DIBERARDINO
BROOKELAND , TX
LARRY COTTEN
HUFFMAN , TX
5 0 23.48
$1300.00
10 JUSTIN MORTON
ETOILE , TX
RANDY TURNER
LUFKIN , TX
5 0 23.35
$1200.00
11 JAMES NITSCHKE
WILLIS , TX
JASON BONDS
LUFKIN , TX
5 0 23.31
$1200.00
12 BOBBY BADARACK
EULESS , TX
BRIAN MURPHY 5 0 23.01
$1200.00
13 HARRY VISSERING
NAPLES , TX
BRAD MCCONE
CROWLEY , TX
5 0 22.76
$1200.00
14 RANDY DESPINO
COLFAX , LA
KEVIN LASYONE
DRY PRONG , LA
5 0 22.63
$1200.00
15 DOUG WHITLEY
QUINLAN , TX
BRYON HARRISON
QUINLAN , TX
5 0 22.13
$1200.00
16 RANDY MILLENDER
TEAGUE , TX
RICKEY CANNON
MEXIA , TX
5 0 21.74
$1200.00
17 JAKE DAIGLE
BROUSSARD , LA
BRANNON MIRE
YOUNGSVILLE , LA
5 0 21.37
$1200.00
18 CLINT FOUNTAIN
KIRBYVILLE , TX
JEFF ROOD
LIVINGSTON , TX
4 0 21.06
$1000.00
19 JOE SETINA
PITTSBURG , TX
LAMONTE LOYD
PITTSBURG , TX
5 0 20.54
$1000.00
20 GREG OSTERTAG
MT VERNON , TX
BRENT EDWARDS
MIDLOTHIAN , TX
5 0 20.02
$1000.00
21 JOHN MADDOX
LUFKIN , TX
JEFFERY WISE
LUFKIN , TX
5 0 19.86
$1000.00
22 JEREMY BURGE
LEESVILLE , LA
RILEY BURGE
LEESVILLE , LA
5 0 19.57
$1000.00
23 MARC WOOLEMS
JASPER , TX
JASON HANKS
PINELAND , TX
5 0 19.53
$1000.00
24 DERRIS WIMAN
SHREVEPORT , LA
ZACHARY GAGNARD
PINEVILLE , LA
5 0 19.52
$1000.00
25 DOUG MCCAIN
LAKE CHARLES , LA
MASON MCCAIN
LAKE CHARLES , LA
5 0 19.38
$1000.00
26 SHANE BARNES
MIDWAY , TX
MATTHEW BENEFIELD
HUFFMAN , TX
5 0 19.34
$1000.00
27 HAROLD MOORE
CALDWELL , TX
TOMMY MACKEY
BRYAN , TX
5 0 18.98
$1000.00
28 KEVIN JEANE
NATCHITOCHES , LA
NICK LEBRUN
BOSSIER CITY , LA
5 0 18.74
$1000.00
29 MARK WILKINSON
LUMBERTON , TX
CHRISTOPHER NELSON
KOUNTZE , TX
5 0 18.71
$1000.00
30 SHELBY SHAW
HUNTSVILLE , TX
BOB KEELAND
HUNTSVILLE , TX
5 0 18.51
$1000.00
31 RUSSELL CECIL
WILLIS , TX
TODD CASTLEDINE
NACOGDOCHES , TX
5 0 18.48
$1000.00
32 ROBERT JONES
CLUTE , TX
GORDON HUNTINGTON III
LAKE JACKSON , TX
5 0 17.96
$1000.00
33 RANDY PATIN
LAFAYETTE , LA
SHANNON THIBODEAUX
HEMPHILL , TX
5 0 17.95
$1000.00
34 CLIFFORD MCCARTY
LONGVIEW , TX
CARL SKILES
BEAUMONT , TX
5 0 17.93
$1000.00
35 TOMMY HILL JR
PINELAND , TX
BUBBA FRAZIER
PINELAND , TX
5 0 17.77
$1000.00
36 JOHN SCOTT III
NACOGDOCHES , TX
JACOB PERMENTER
NACOGDOCHES , TX
5 0 17.69
$1000.00
37 DAVID PERCIFUL
CONROE , TX
WESLEY IALACCI
CONROE , TX
5 0 17.53
38 TRENT MANUEL
ORANGE , TX
GEORGE GLASS
DERRIDER , LA
5 0 17.43
39 BRIAN SCHOTT
LONGVIEW , TX
SCOTT GILL
DERIDDER , LA
5 0 17.30
40 KELLY OWENS
CROWLEY , LA
JORDAN OWENS
CROWLEY , LA
5 0 17.23
41 KYLE FOUNTAIN
LUFKIN , TX
DONALD RANDALL
NACOGDOCHES , TX
5 0 17.14
42 TOMMY LOVING
CYPRESS , TX
AARON JOHNSON
SHREVEPORT , LA
5 0 17.09
43 SKEETER FOWLER
GRAND SALINE , TX
BRIAN ROBISON
MAGNOLIA , TX
5 0 16.98
44 DUSTIN MASCHMEIER
SPRINGTOWN , TX
DERICK MASCHMEIER
SPRINGTOWN , TX
5 0 16.96
45 KRIS WILSON
MONTGOMERY , TX
BRYAN LOHR
LUMBERTON , TX
5 0 16.91
46 BRENT BROUSSARD
ROSENBERG , TX
BILLY HOWELL
GALVESTON , TX
5 0 16.87
46 BRANDON MARKS
BUNA , TX
FRANK YU
SPURGER , TX
5 0 16.87
48 JOEL MAYFIELD
PERKINSTON , MS
BLAINE KROHN
BILOXI , MS
5 0 16.57
49 MICHAEL SWALLOW
MARQUEZ , TX
DEREK THOMAS
MARQUEZ , TX
5 0 16.55
50 CORY LEDOUX
VINTON , LA
BRENNUM CONWAY
VINTON , LA
5 0 16.54
51 RONALD RISENHOOVER
LUFKIN , TX
LARRY GREEN
LUFKIN , TX
5 0 16.52
52 KEN SMITH
DALLAS , TX
DICKY NEWBERRY
HOUSTON , TX
5 0 16.50
53 DALE BOREN
FORT WORTH , TX
RICK SCOTT
BREMOND , TX
5 0 16.37
54 KODY SARGENT
WEATHERFORD , TX
TUCKER SARGENT
LIPS , TX
5 0 16.31
55 STEVEN SINGLETON
NEDERLAND , TX
JONATHAN SIMON
ORANGE , TX
5 0 16.28
56 WILLIAM CARNLINE JR
PORTER , TX
JESSE SHERLOCK
PORTER , TX
5 0 16.27
57 TODD DRISCOLL
JASPER , TX
SHAWN MALONE
JASPER , TX
5 0 16.11
58 KEVIN GIBSON
DENVER CITY , TX
CHASE GIBSON
DENVER CITY , TX
5 0 16.03
59 RODNEY DOTSON
BROOKELAND , TX
MIKE ATCHLEY
MOSCOW , TX
5 0 16.00
60 TYSON PATRICK
MCCAMEY , TX
LARRY BRADLEY
MCCAMEY , TX
5 0 15.97
61 NOLAN JACKSON
QUINLAN , TX
DIRK SMITH
FARMERSVILLE , TX
5 0 15.94
62 SHANE WILLIAMS
STONEWALL , LA
SAM HUCKABEE
SHREVEPORT , LA
5 0 15.93
63 THOMAS TRIPP
MISSOURI CITY , TX
JAMES LITTLEFORD
LITTLE ELM , TX
5 0 15.77
64 OSCAR LANGELE JR
ORANGE , TX
SEAN LANGELE
ORANGE , TX
5 0 15.75
65 DONALD HARMESON
HAUGHTON , LA
KEEGAN STROUDE
FREDERICKSBURG , TX
5 0 15.69
66 CLINT WEST
BEAUMONT , TX
BUDDY DAY
EVEDALE , TX
5 0 15.42
67 TIM DOEGE
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX
KENNY HENZE
BULVERDE , TX
5 0 15.28
68 DARRELL WUENSCHE
THRALL , TX
DONNIE ONEAL
PFLUGERVILLE , TX
5 0 15.13
68 JAY CHILDS
HOUSTON , TX
ELTON BROCK
DECATUR , TX
5 0 15.13
70 COLT DEAR
BUNA , TX
RALPH DEAR
BUNA , TX
5 0 14.87
71 BOB SIGNORIN
OAKHURST , TX
TRAVIS SIGNORIN
OAKHURST , TX
5 0 14.86
72 CORBETT ROSS
PORT NECHES , TX
KLINT MYERS
FANNETT , TX
5 0 14.78
73 DANIEL TOUPS
LAFAYETTE , LA
ERIC JUICE
NEW IBERIA , LA
5 0 14.08
74 CHRIS HARVEY
JASPER , TX
RUSTY HARVEY
LUMBERTON , TX
4 9.73 13.77
$1000.00 Big Bass+Costa Bonus
75 RANDY WILLIFORD
WINNFIELD , LA
DANNY GWINN
MOUNT IDA , AR
5 0 13.27
76 COREY HARMON
PORT NECHES , TX
RYAN MIRABELLA
ORANGE , TX
5 0 13.02
77 TIM MORAN
SHINER , TX
ANDY DORE'
FORSET HILL , LA
5 0 12.99
78 WENDELL ARCHIE
HOUSTON , TX
DOMONICK POULLARD
HOUSTON , TX
5 0 12.90
79 CHRIS PRINE
BRYAN , TX
CLINT FARRIS
JOSHUA , TX
5 0 12.81
80 JACK SEIBERT
AUSTIN , TX
STUART BAGALA
HEMPHILL , TX
5 0 11.87
81 RONNIE CHARANZA
BROWNWOOD , TX
WESLEY FLETCHER
BROWNWOOD , TX
5 0 11.55
82 KEVIN WEST
BATSON , TX
JADEN PARRISH
LIBERTY , TX
4 6.06 11.49
83 BRAD LEBLANC
ANACOCO , LA
BRANDON LEBLANC
ANACOCO , LA
5 0 11.33
84 RYAN CLIFFORD
ARLINGTON , TX
CHARLES NOEL JR
ARLINGTON , TX
4 0 10.60
85 JOSE RENTERIA
EL PASO , TX
JOSE RENTERIA JR
EL PASO , TX
5 0 10.37
86 KELLEY MAULDIN
COPPELL , TX
MARK SAMIENEGO
NEW BRAUNSFELS , TX
2 0 10.08
87 BLAKE CARPENTER
SILSBEE , TX
4 0 8.78
88 MICHAEL NEEDHAM
MONTGOMERY , TX
COREY KIZER
HUNTSVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 TY MOORHEAD
JASPER , TX
STEVEN MOORHEAD
JASPER , TX
0 0 0.00
88 KEVIN WOLFORD
ORANGE , TX
AP CASTINO
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 ALLEN SHELTON
COPPELL , TX
STRIDER BROWNING
GUN BARREL CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JEREMY BAILEY
CALL , TX
WESLEY LEWIS
KIRBYVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JOHN NEMECEK
FRIENDSWOOD , TX
BRADLEY PAGE
FRIENDSWOOD , TX
0 0 0.00
88 ROY WADE
DIBOLL , TX
JUSTIN WADE
DIBOLL , TX
0 0 0.00
88 TYLER PAGE
FRIENDSWOOD , TX
JOHNNIE NEMECEK
FRIENDSWOOD , TX
0 0 0.00
88 DUANE SMITH
HUNTSVILLE , TX
HARLAN BLANCET
WILLIS , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHASE HUX
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX
BUCK HUX
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHARLIE WATTS
SAN ANTONIO , TX
EDWARD BURWELL
HOUSTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 PAUL SHANNON
ARLINGTON , TX
RAY SHANNON
ARLINGTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JASON MOORE
BUNA , TX
AARON BUDRO
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 LEE BATSON
HEATH , TX
JASON GREER
HEATH , TX
0 0 0.00
88 PERVIS YOUNG
CARTHAGE , TX
HARLEY WILSON
BECKVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 EDDIE HARTMAN TREVOR HARDIN 0 0 0.00
88 COREY RACHAL
BOYCE , LA
0 0 0.00
88 MATTHEW LAPRARIE
DEVILLE , LA
CHANTZ WILKINSON
PINEVILLE , LA
0 0 0.00
88 PURDELL SIGLER
CENTER , TX
TOMMY WASHINGTON
MILAM , TX
0 0 0.00
88 SHANNON HALE
NACOGDOCHES , TX
TODD NEWMAN
NACODOCHES , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JEFF RANDOLPH
HUNTSVILLE , TX
COLBY BRYANT
HOUSTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 KEVIN GERNENTZ
TYLER , TX
TRAVIS KELSON
NEDERLAND , TX
0 0 0.00
88 GARY WALPOLE
THREE RIVERS , TX
LARRY MOSBY
GARRISON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 KYLE ROWE
WACO , TX
TED PATE
ALEXANDRIA , LA
0 0 0.00
88 REGGIE RIVERA
BROOKELAND , TX
CHARLIE GOEHRINGER
BEAUMONT , TX
0 0 0.00
88 THOMAS MCMILLAN
CHOUDRANT , LA
MARK PRICE
RUSTON , LA
0 0 0.00
88 TIM WILCOXSON
EDGEWOOD , TX
TIM WILCOXSON
ROCKWALL , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JASON BALL
LUMBERTON , TX
SKYE BALL
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHRIS KING
JASPER , TX
JOSHUA WENDT
FULSHEAR , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JEREMY LEMMONS
TOMBALL , TX
KYLE EDGE
TOMBALL , TX
0 0 0.00
88 PATRICK GAMMILL
HUNTINGTON , TX
DAVID HOWARD
LUFKIN , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JASON CHANCE
HOUSTON , TX
ERIC HERZOG
LAPORTE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JOEY POHL
CARMINE , TX
JODY POHL
CYPRESS , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JAROD ANDERSON
LUFKIN , TX
CARTER WILLMON
LUFKIN , TX
0 0 0.00
88 SHAINE CAMPBELL
LIVINGSTON , TX
STEVE PHILLIPS
DIBOLL , TX
0 0 0.00
88 WILL HUGHES
TYLER , TX
CARTER HENDERSON
TYLER , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CODY CONKLE
BEAUMONT , TX
TY TOMPLAIT
KIRBYVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BRIAN ANKRUM
NATALIA , TX
WILLIAM BLAINE
SAN ANGELO , TX
0 0 0.00
88 WADE MCDANIEL
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX
MIKE HERRON
PARIS , TX
0 0 0.00
88 TRAVIS FRANKS
IOWA , LA
TYLER CASTELL
SULPHUR , LA
0 0 0.00
88 SHALON NASH
EVANS , LA
DAVID BEASON
EVANS , LA
0 0 0.00
88 HARRY CARPENTER
WILLIS , TX
PHILLIP TATE
NEW IBERIA , LA
0 0 0.00
88 STEFAN CLOEREN
ORANGE , TX
BLAKE ISTRE
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHRIS SMITH
ORANGE , TX
JAMES BABB
BRIDGE CITY , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BOB VOTE
KINGWOOD , TX
ANDY VOTE
KINGWOOD , TX
0 0 0.00
88 TIMOTHY FREEMAN
ORANGE , TX
STEVE OWENS
ANGIE , LA
0 0 0.00
88 JAMES CORDELL
AZLE , TX
LLOYD HAIRSTON
HILLSBORO , TX
0 0 0.00
88 ANTHONY JONES
IRVING , TX
ED MELTON
HOUSTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 DEAN TRUDELL
HIGHLAND VILLAGE , TX
MIKE KUBANEK
HIGHLAND VILLAGE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BRAD DRAKE
IRVING , TX
COLE MASSEY
ARGYLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BLAKE SCHROEDER
WHITEHOUSE , TX
EASTON HEIGLEY
BROOKELAND , TX
0 0 0.00
88 RAY BECK
BEAUMONT , TX
RICHARD WAGNON
CALL , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JOHN VALENTINE
BLANCHARD , LA
ANTHONY DIGILORMO
SHREVEPORT , LA
0 0 0.00
88 CHRIS HUEBEL
NEDERLAND , TX
CHRIS MCCLAIN
DEWEYVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 LEE SHEARIN
ORANGE , TX
TYLER SHEARIN
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
$500 Conservation Bonus Cash
88 MICHAEL SELLS
STUTTGART , AR
DENNIS ADKINS
BOYD , TX
0 0 0.00
88 NATHAN WOLFGANG
NEDERLAND , TX
KYLE BORDERLON
WINNIE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JAMES CURGUS
FRISCO , TX
ROB BURNS
PLANO , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHAD KEMP
BRIDGE CITY , TX
BRENT KEMP
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 SIDNEY AUCOIN
PATTERSON , LA
HENRY AUCOIN JR
MORGAN CITY , LA
0 0 0.00
88 ALAN BOND
VIDOR , TX
TOMMY FREDREGILL
HUNTSVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 NICK ABSHIRE
SULPHUR , LA
COREY THERIOT
LAKE CHARLES , LA
0 0 0.00
88 JARROD WALTON
KOUNTZE , TX
KEITH STAUDENMIER
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 MIKE RICHARDSON
THORNDALE , TX
CLIFF BROWN
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX
0 0 0.00
88 STUART MARKS
BUNA , TX
WILLIAM SITTON
BUNA , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JAMES DAVIS JR
FERRIDAY , LA
MELVIN DUNN
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 DAVID HOLST
CROSBY , TX
JOSHUA GUY
TEXARKANA , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BRANDON ONEAL
CARTHAGE , TX
DWAIN RICHMOND
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 LARRY BYRD
LAKE CHARLES , LA
DAVE BUSHNELL
SULPHUR , LA
0 0 0.00
88 DARIEN SWANN
LINDALE , TX
PERRY HOOKS
DOUGLASS , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHARLIE GANTENBEIN
SALADO , TX
WENDY RANDOLPH
SALADO , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BRAD KELLEY
ORANGE , TX
KURT ESTES
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 MIKE MELANCON
NEDERLAND , TX
JUSTIN MATTINGLY
NEDERLAND , TX
0 0 0.00
88 DONNIE PICKARD
BRIDGE CITY , TX
JUSTIN ROYAL
VIDOR , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JAMES PARKER
STONEWALL , LA
CHRIS LEE
KEITHVILLE , LA
0 0 0.00
88 CHRISTOPHER WADE
CANTON , TX
ARCHIE WADE
CANTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHRIS MCCREADY
ZWOLLE , LA
CODY LOVE
MANSFIELD , LA
0 0 0.00
88 NEIL MATHEWS
HOCKLEY , TX
COLE STOREY
HOCKLEY , TX
0 0 0.00
88 PHILLIP CRELIA
CENTER , TX
TJ GOODWYN
CENTER , TX
0 0 0.00
88 MATTHEW MCARDLE
WILLIS , TX
JORDAN MCARDLE
HUMBLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BLAKE SARTOR
SAN LEON , TX
RICHARD BUNCH
LAPORTE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 TAYLOR GRIFFIN
BAYTOWN , TX
TRACY GRIFFIN
BAYTOWN , TX
0 0 0.00
88 RYAN WILLIAMS
LUFKIN , TX
GLEN KIMBLE
LUFKIN , TX
0 0 0.00
88 ROBERT LAIRD JR
LIVINGSTON , TX
ROBERT LAIRD SR
LIVINGSTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BRADLEY DRAKE
PARIS , TX
JASON SARTOR
PARIS , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JOHN BARRERA
MILAM , TX
ANDREW DELANO
BUNA , TX
0 0 0.00
$500 Early Entry Cash
88 ANTHONY MALDONADO
JACKSONVILLE , TX
SCOTT COOKE
JACKSONVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 WYATT FRANKENS
CORRIGAN , TX
ALEC CASTONGUAY
ROCKWALL , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BILL HUDSPETH
KILGORE , TX
RICKY POTTS
LONGVIEW , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CLAY WEST
LUMBERTON , TX
NATHAN PRINE
BUNA , TX
0 0 0.00
88 MATT REED
MADISONVILLE , TX
JAMES BENDELE
ZAPATA , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BILL WATTS
BEAUMONT , TX
0 0 0.00
88 SKIP FLOYD
HEMPHILL , TX
AARON SELF
HOUSTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 TRAVIS POWERS
MARQUEZ , TX
JARED WINSTEAD
MARQUEZ , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JIM ROBERTSON
HARPER , TX
BEAU KAISER
HARPER , TX
0 0 0.00
88 STEVE CROSSLIN
TAYLOR , TX
CHERYL CONNER
BULLARD , TX
0 0 0.00
88 RUSTY CLARK
SAM RAYBURN , TX
CORY RAMBO
ORANGE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CODY WOODS
JACKSONVILLE , TX
ANDREW WRIGHT
PLANO , TX
0 0 0.00
88 MIKE GROUNDS
MARBLE FALLS , TX
JUSTIN HEADRICK
KERRVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 KEVIN WALKER JR
BUNA , TX
JEFF BRIDGES
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 ANTHONY SHOFFITT
LUFKIN , TX
DANNY CROSS
LUFKIN , TX
0 0 0.00
88 SEAN HOERNKE
MONTGOMERY , TX
CURT MCCAULEY
HOUSTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 ED PULDA SR
BROOKELAND , TX
CRAIG WORKMAN
FORT WORTH , TX
0 0 0.00
88 RYAN BAILEY
HEMPHILL , TX
RUSSELL PASKET
ANDERSON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BRYAN FINCH
BELTON , TX
DANNY LEONARD
BELTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 RANDY HANNA
ZAVALLA , TX
LONNIE STANLEY
HUNTINGTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHANCE MOTON
MANSFIELD , LA
JOHN STEPHENS
CARTHAGE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 SHANE SWINEY
MIDLOTHIAN , TX
RENE HAYES
CEDAR HILL , TX
0 0 0.00
88 RUSTY NEUGEBAUER
MONTGOMERY , TX
WILLIAM MADDOX
KATY , TX
0 0 0.00
88 GERALD GRANGER
KIRBYVILLE , TX
JIMMY SORTER
HEMPHILL , TX
0 0 0.00
88 AARON FREEMAN
THE WOODLANDS , TX
BEN MATSUBU
HEMPHILL , TX
0 0 0.00
88 ERNIE PAUL
LONGVIEW , TX
BUZZ CRAFT
VADILIA , LA
0 0 0.00
88 CLAYTON BOULWARE
ZAVALLA , TX
ALBERT COLLINS
NACOGDOCHES , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JUSTIN PARKS
ETOILE , TX
ROGER PARKS
ETOILE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 RICKY COLLINS
WOODVILLE , TX
JOHNNY MCKEE
WOODVILLE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHANS MARTIN
FAIR OAKS RANCH , TX
THOMAS VEILLEUX
ELGIN , TX
0 0 0.00
88 KYLE HALL
RIO VISTA , TX
SETH PEUGH
BURLESON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 SCOTT DAVID
GOODRICH , TX
JEDIDAH HOLT
LIVINGSTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 PAUL PROCTOR
LUMBERTON , TX
RANDY FOY
LUMBERTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHRISTOPHER BUSH
HARDIN , TX
SHANE DAVIS
CROSBY , TX
0 0 0.00
88 KEITH COLE
LIVINGSTON , TX
JEFF ASHEN
LIVINGSTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 BRYAN BROWN
CHANNELVIEW , TX
TREY TREJEAN
HOUSTON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 RANDY LEWIS
LUFKIN , TX
KENNETH FRANKLIN JR
ETOILE , TX
0 0 0.00
88 MATT KEELY
ZAVALLA , TX
BRUCE WHITMIRE
CHANNELVIEW , TX
0 0 0.00
88 RYAN ISAACKS
PRAIREVILLE , LA
LUKE BABIN
WHITE CASTLE , LA
0 0 0.00
88 STEPHEN PHILLIPS JR
BEAUMONT , TX
AARON CRIPPEN
GROVES , TX
0 0 0.00
88 DAVID LAINE
HORSESHOE BAY , TX
CHARLES HUMPHREY
NEW CANEY , TX
0 0 0.00
88 DONALD LUKER
CLEVELAND , TX
KURT LUKER
CLEVELAND , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JAMES MARTIN
LONGVIEW , TX
TERRY STEVENS
HUTTO , TX
0 0 0.00
88 JARED TALBERT
CHINA SPRING , TX
REX MCILHANEY
CRAWFORD , TX
0 0 0.00
88 DANNY LASHLEY
BOYCE , LA
MICHAEL IVEY
OTIS , LA
0 0 0.00
88 DANNY BENNETT
HUNTSVILLE , TX
NEIL CLEMENTS
LAKE JACKSON , TX
0 0 0.00
88 STEVEN SHAFER
CLEVELAND , TX
PAUL SMITH
CLEVELAND , TX
0 0 0.00
88 COLTON BOLES
POLLOK , TX
BUD BOLES
POLLOK , TX
0 0 0.00
88 CHARLES GUTHRIE
CONROE , TX
COLE BREWER
LEESVILLE , LA
0 0 0.00
88 RORY LAYNE
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SAMO, FELDERMANN TIE FOR WIN AT T-H MARINE FLW BFL GREAT LAKES EVENT ON WOLF RIVER CHAIN

Knox, Pliwko Tie for Co-angler Title

WINNECONNE, Wis. (June 26, 2017) – Curtis Samo of Rochelle, Illinois, and Mike Feldermann of Galena, Illinois, each caught five bass Saturday weighing 13 pounds, 10 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Great Lakes Division tournament on the Wolf River Chain. For their efforts, Feldermann earned $5,731 after contingency bonuses, while Samo took home $3,431.

“I flipped brush, grass and rocks in Lake Winneconne,” said Samo, who logged his fifth career-win in BFL competition. “It was post-frontal conditions, and in my opinion, flipping is the best technique after a front moves through.”

Samo said he had five areas that he focused on, and that he caught every fish on a green-pumpkin and purple-colored Chompers Ultra Pro Tube.

“I dipped the tail in orange as well,” said Samo. “A little bit of orange flash works great on Winneconne because when you open the livewell, it’s filled with orange crawdads that the bass regurgitate.”

“I targeted bass in a slough right off of the main river that had some good grass, coontail and laydowns in it,” said Feldermann, who earned his ninth career-win on the BFL circuit. “I used a black and blue-colored (Berkley Havoc Grass Pig) swimbait in about 3 feet of clean water. The stretch was about a mile long. I stayed in there all day and only had five bites.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Curtis Samo, Rochelle, Ill., five bass, 13-10, $3,431

1st:          Mike Feldermann, Galena, Ill., five bass, 13-10, $3,731 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

3rd:          Jim Jones, Big Bend, Wis., five bass, 13-6, $1,725

4th:          Cade Laufenberg, Winona, Minn., five bass, 13-0, $1,168

5th:          Jason Howland, Albert Lea, Minn., five bass, 12-15, $877

5th:          Clayton Reitz, Morton, Ill., four bass, 12-15, $877

7th:          Brad Leifermann, Andover, Minn., five bass, 12-12, $763

8th:          Mike Wilmoth, Onalaska, Wis., five bass, 12-11, $686

9th:          Rick Martin, Winter, Wis., five bass, 12-6, $610

10th:        Kyler Chelminiak, McKenzie, Tenn., five bass, 12-3, $534

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Mike Ratz of Hudson, Wisconsin, caught a 4-pound, 5-ounce bass – the heaviest of the day in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $665.

Matt Knox of Metamora, Illinois, and John Pliwko of Plover, Wisconsin, each weighed five bass totaling 10 pounds, 7 ounces, to tie for the win in the Co-angler Division. Each angler pocketed $1,716 for their limits.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Matt Knox, Metamora, Ill., five bass, 10-7, $1,716

1st:          John Pliwko, Plover, Wis., five bass, 10-7, $1,716

3rd:          Mongshoua Xiong, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 9-8, $762

4th:          Mike Puterbaugh, Montello, Wis., three bass, 8-15, $534

5th:          Tom Lyskawka, Arlington Heights, Ill., four bass, 8-11, $458

6th:          Steve Ubersox, Cherry Valley, Ill., four bass, 8-3, $419

7th:          Paul Vonwald, La Crosse, Wis., four bass, 7-14, $362

7th:          Jaz Duncan, Eau Claire, Wis., four bass, 7-14, $362

9th:          Mike Kochanski, Bolingbrook, Ill., four bass, 7-9, $305

10th:        Charles Novotny, Mauston, Wis., three bass, 7-7, $267

Rex McTier of Endeavor, Wisconsin, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 3 pounds, 7 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $332.

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. 12-14 BFL Regional Championship on the Barren River in Scottsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 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. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.


MIKE CUNNINGHAM WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL MICHIGAN DIVISION OPENER ON DETROIT RIVER

Redford’s Borsa Claims Co-angler Title

TRENTON, Mich. (June 26, 2017) – Mike Cunningham of Fenton, Michigan, caught five bass weighing 23 pounds, 1 ounce, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Michigan Division opener on the Detroit River. Cunningham took home $3,718 for his victory.

“I’ve been fishing BFL tournaments for a long time and this is my first win – it’s pretty special,” said Cunningham, whose previous top finish in BFL competition was a 19th-place showing on Lake St. Clair in 2015. “I targeted a ridge in Lake Erie that had a nice flat. It stayed active until noon and then it shut down.”

Cunningham said he began his day using a green pumpkin-colored Smack Daddy Baby Elite Tube. He said he put a couple of good fish in the boat, but decided to switch techniques after losing two 4- and 5-pounders.

“After I lost the bigger fish I picked up my drop-shot rod and went to work,” said Cunningham. “I used a Poor Boy’s Erie Darter in 12 feet of water and stuck them hard. I probably caught 40 fish, and was releasing 4-pounders at one point. It ended up being a great day out there.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Mike Cunningham, Fenton, Mich., five bass, 23-1, $3,718

2nd:         Arthur Teper, Lake Orion, Mich., five bass, 22-1, $2,544

3rd:          Kyle Greene, Ortonville, Mich., five bass, 21-12, $1,338

4th:          Dan Mittlestat, Woodhaven, Mich., five bass, 20-9, $867

5th:          David Reault, Livonia, Mich., five bass, 19-11, $744

6th:          Mark Modrak, China Township, Mich., five bass, 19-5, $982

7th:          Randy Ramsey, Burlington, Mich., five bass, 19-0, $620

8th:          Michael Sitko, Pinckney, Mich., five bass, 18-12, $558

9th:          Freddy Hurley, Somerset, Ky., five bass, 18-10, $496

10th:        Jerry Arnett, Mexico, Ind., five bass, 18-9, $434

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Teper caught a 5-pound, 11-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $485.

Philip Borsa of Redford, Michigan, caught five bass weighing 19 pounds, 5 ounces, Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and $1,859.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Philip Borsa, Redford, Mich., five bass, 19-5, $1,859

2nd:         Aaron Stahley, Batavia, Ohio, five bass, 18-4, $974

2nd:         Jeffrey Thomson, Birmingham, Mich., five bass, 18-4, $774

4th:          John Lovin, Fayetteville, Ohio, five bass, 17-14, $555

5th:          Jerry Propst, Jasper, Texas, five bass, 17-11, $422

6th:          Cyril Haxton, Peru, Ind., five bass, 17-10, $325

6th:          Robert Hernandez, Canton, Mich., five bass, 17-10, $325

8th:          Jamie Elliott, Warsaw, Ind., five bass, 17-9, $279

9th:          Erik Jacques, Harrison Township, Mich., five bass, 17-5, $248

10th:        Matt Vermilyea, Perrysburg, Ohio, five bass, 16-12, $206

10th:        Dan O’Neil, Canton, Mich., five bass, 16-12, $206

John Murphy of Mooresville, Indiana, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 4 pounds, 12 ounces – and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $121.

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. 12-14 BFL Regional Championship on the Barren River in Scottsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 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. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.


Bo Hunter wins ABA RAM Trucks Open on Logan Martin with over 17 pound limit.

Bo Hunter won the American Bass Anglers Ram Truck Open Series Georgia Division tournament, held June 24th on Logan Martin.  Running out of Lakeside Park in Pell City, Bo caught five bass weighing 17.62 pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Hunter took home a check for $5000.

“The bite started off real strong. We probably caught twenty to thirty fish this morning. I was fishing in about five to six feet of water in the current up the river with a swimbait. Then on our way in we stopped by a spot to help my co-angler cull a smaller fish, and I made one cast with a crankbait and caught a five pounder.”   Hunter said.

In second for the boaters, Josh Stracner of Vandiver, AL landed a five-bass tournament limit going 16.35 pounds. He collected $800 for his catch. Stracner is also Triton Gold qualified and will win additional monies from Triton based on his finish.

“I caught most of my fish early and shallow today, and I caught that one good fish later in the day in some brush in about fifteen feet of water. I started off fishing top-water and swimming a jig.”  Stracner said.

Coming in third, Jimmy Bahakel of Birmingham, AL caught five bass going 15.00 pounds. He collected $600 for his catch.

“I caught all my fish but one on a deep diving crankbait. The very first keeper that I caught was on a swim-jig in the grass. I culled quite a few as the day went on. My fish came between ten to fifteen feet deep today.” Bahakel said.

Finishing fourth, Kyle Dorsett of Odenville, AL landed a five-bass limit for 14.66 pounds.

Marty Giddens of Eclectic, AL rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 12.90 pounds.

The boater big bass award went to Kyle Dorsett of Odenville, AL for a 5.94-pounder.  collected $490 for that catch, and also took home a new Abu Garcia Revo SX spinning reel for that catch.

“I caught that fish on a shaky head worm around fourteen feet deep on a brush pile.” Dorsett said.

In the Co-Angler Division, Justin Girdner of Wetumpka, AL won with three bass going 7.41 pounds. For the Co-Angler Division victory, Justin took home a check for $900.

“I caught my fish on a swim-bait and a few on a jig up the river in about five to six feet of water. If I would have caught everything I hooked, I would’ve had about twelve pounds today.” Girdner said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, James Walden of Newnan, GA brought in a three-bass division limit weighing 7.18 pounds. He collected $400 for the effort.

“I caught most of my fish on a frog in the grass and around docks today. I just never had a big bite today.”  Walden said.

Lenn McManus of Bowden, GA placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 6.96 pounds including a big bass that weighed 4.01-pounds. He earned $300 for his catch and an additional $140 for the big bass award.

“I caught my fish on a shaky head today and I caught that big fish around 10:00am this morning.” McManus said.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Eldred Lewis of Tuscaloosa, AL brought in three bass for 6.62 pounds.

Jonathan Adams of Phenix City, AL finished in fifth place with three bass at 6.57 pounds.

Slated for September 23rd & 24th, the next tournament will be the Area 3 Championship to 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 2018 Ray Scott Championship, to be held on the Red River in Bossier City, LA.

For more information on this tournament, call Billy Benedetti, tournament manager, at 256-230-5632 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see www.ramopenseries.com .

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Ram Truck Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.


MICHAEL MURPHY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL BUCKEYE DIVISION EVENT ON INDIAN LAKE

Hamilton’s Wilkens Claims Co-angler Title

LAKEVIEW, Ohio (June 26, 2017) – Michael Murphy of Troy, Ohio, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Buckeye Division tournament on Indian Lake Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 2 ounces. For his win, Murphy took home $4,610.

“When I found out I won, it was unbelievable,” said Murphy, who earned his first career-victory in FLW competition. “I’ve wanted that trophy for a long time. I never expected it in a million years.”

To craft his limit, Murphy said he sat in 3 feet of water and threw a shad-colored Luck-E-Strike RC2 crankbait along small rock patches between seawalls.

“I hit a 150-yard stretch around Wolf Island,” said Murphy. “I caught my limit within the first 40 minutes of the event, culled one in the next hour and caught my biggest fish at 9:15 (a.m.). The wind was blowing into the bank, and I think it was pushing baitfish into the rock patches. It was one of those magical mornings.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Michael Murphy, Troy, Ohio, five bass, 11-2, $4,610

2nd:         Daniel Sepeck, West Union, Ohio, five bass, 10-10, $2,505

3rd:          Chris Bulaw, Wheaton, Ill., five bass, 10-1, $1,536

4th:          Dan Moran, London, Ohio, five bass, 9-10, $1,176

5th:          James Mayle, Newark, Ohio, five bass, 9-6, $845

5th:          John Roth, Lawrenceburg, Ind., four bass, 9-6, $845

5th:          James Hailstones, Cincinnati, Ohio, five bass, 9-6, $845

8th:          Kyle Weisenburger, Ottawa, Ohio, five bass, 9-4, $614

8th:          Tony Newland, Belle Center, Ohio, five bass, 9-4, $614

8th:          Brandon Good, Fort Jennings, Ohio, four bass, 9-4, $614

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Dave Perry of Trenton, Ohio, caught a bass weighing 4 pounds, 7 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $670.

Brent Wilkens of Hamilton, Ohio, won the Co-angler Division and $2,505 Saturday after weighing five bass totaling 10 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Brent Wilkens, Hamilton, Ohio, five bass, 10-5, $2,505

2nd:         Adam Coleman, Canal Winchester, Ohio, five bass, 8-7, $1,152

3rd:          Ryan McCusker, Beaver Falls, Pa., five bass, 7-3, $768

4th:          Alexander Datz, Thornville, Ohio, three bass, 6-15, $923

5th:          Jon Angstmann, Saint Marys, Ohio, five bass, 6-13, $461

6th:          Dennis Blakely, Norwalk, Ohio, four bass, 6-6, $423

7th:          Bradley Fulton, Ray, Ohio, four bass, 6-3, $384

8th:          Roy Lester, Hamilton, Ohio, three bass, 5-15, $346

9th:          Alfie Bricker, West Portsmouth, Ohio, three bass, 5-8, $307

10th:        Jeffrey Lewis, Greenup, Ky., three bass, 5-5, $269

Datz weighed the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a 4-pound, 12-ouncer. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $335.

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. 12-14 BFL Regional Championship on the Barren River in Scottsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 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. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.


Floyd, Gibbons Overcome Adversity To Win Bassmaster High School National Championship

Tommy Floyd Jr. (right) and James Gibbons of South Florence High School win the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods held on Kentucky Lake out of Paris, Tenn., with a two-day total weight of 43 pounds, 3 ounces.

Photo by Ronnie Moore/Bassmaster

June 24, 2017

PARIS, Tenn. — Despite fishing a man short the first competition day, the South Florence High School team of Tommy Floyd Jr. and James Gibbons won the abbreviated Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods at Kentucky Lake.

The South Carolina anglers weighed in a two-day total of 43 pounds, 3 ounces to win the national championship and collect $5,250 in scholarship money from DICK’S Sporting Goods.

Fishing in the championship for their second straight year at Kentucky Lake, Floyd and Gibbons had an idea of what they wanted to do in practice from last year’s experience on the lake. They did well last year fishing shallow, but the high school anglers noticed the shallow bite wasn’t as strong this time. Floyd said he didn’t catch a bass over 3 pounds during practice. “We figured out there were some fish shallow and some deep but the bigger fish were deeper,” he said.

Before the first competition morning, adversity struck the team when Floyd contracted a gastrointestinal infection and taken to the emergency room at the local hospital. The 17-year-old Gibbons had to fish by himself that morning. “He held his place,” Floyd said of his partner.

Gibbons sure did as he caught five-bass limit weighing 20-1 to move the team into a tie for 13th place. The 17-year-old angler keyed on ledges with a green pumpkin 3/4-ounce Go Get Em jig and a green pumpkin Strike King Rage Craw and caught a limit by 8 a.m.

He had no trouble getting bites but he had a few problems getting fish in the boat. “I never could figure out how to net fish at the same time as I was reeling them in,” he said. “I just had to kind of swing them in the boat. I lost a few fish that morning from swinging them in when the jig would come out of their mouths.”

The strong wind and rough water also made it difficult for him to hold on to his spot after catching a fish. “The wind was so bad when I caught a few and had to go back and cull,” he said. “I would drift about 100 to 150 yards off of my spot every time because I didn’t have anybody else to run my trolling motor for me. It was very hard.”

The team got a break when a forecast of severe weather from tropical storm Cindy caused tournament officials to postpone the second day of the championship. “I was actually kind of glad they postponed it,” Floyd said. The off day gave Floyd a chance to recover from his illness and get ready for the final day. Gibbons said he spent his day off shopping at a local tackle store, cleaning the house where they were staying and doing laundry.

With both teammates fishing on the final day, the South Florence High anglers both threw the jig and craw to catch a 23-2 limit and clinch the national title. “We flipped some shallow bushes but most of the bites were deep,” the 18-year-old Floyd said.

Their deep fish were hugging the bottom along ledges 22 to 23 feet deep. Floyd said they had their limit by 7:30 a.m., and he estimated they caught about 40 to 50 keepers throughout the day.

Floyd is a senior so it was his last chance to win the championship while Gibbons, a junior, has one more year of eligibility. They decided to “swing for the fences” on the final day. “We threw as many times as we could and fished as hard as we could and never quit,” Floyd said.

Rounding out the Top 5 of the championship were the Henry County High School team of Shawn Burkhart and Gavin Gordon in second place with 42-15; Logan Milsaps and Spencer Childers of the Pickens Bass Fishing team, third, 42-5; Zachary Featherston and Adrian Murar, Yuba Sutter Fishing Club, fourth, 40-15; and Samuel Vandagriff and Matthew Vandagriff, Warren County Pioneer Anglers, fifth, 40-6.

Winning the $500 scholarship for catching the Big Bass of the championship was Stephen Cross Mathis of Broome High School. Mathis caught a 9-0 largemouth on a black-and-blue 9/16-ounce jig while flipping to a dock in about 8 feet of water at about 1:30 p.m. today.

The tournament included 461 anglers on 231 high school teams from across the nation and Ontario, Canada.

The high school competitors were awarded $22,750 in scholarship funds from B.A.S.S. and its sponsors. Bethel University presented $48,000 in scholarship money to the winners if they choose to attend the school in McKenzie, Tenn.The local hosts for the event were the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, Henry County Tourism and Bethel University.

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Title Sponsor: Costa

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Presenting Sponsor: DICK’S Sporting Goods

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Premier Sponsors: Shell Rotella, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Berkley, Huk, Hummingbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Supporting Sponsors: Phoenix Boats, Shimano, St. Croix Rods, ABU Garcia, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Advance Auto Parts, Carhartt, Lowrance

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Costa Bassmaster High School Championship presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods

6/22/2017 - 6/24/2017

Kentucky Lake - Paris Landing State Park - Paris, TN

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 2

Name # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz

1 Tommy Floyd JR - James Gibbons South Florence High 5 5 23- 2 10 10 43- 3

2 Shawn Burkhart - Gavin Gordon Henry County High School 5 4 20- 4 10 8 42-15

3 Logan Millsaps - Spencer Childers Pickens Bass Fishing 5 5 20-15 10 10 42- 5

4 Zachary Featherston - Adrian Murar Yuba Sutter Fishing Club 5 5 20- 2 10 10 40-15

5 Samuel Vandagriff - Matthew Vandagriff Warren County Pioneer Anglers 5 5 18-10 10 10 40- 6

6 Beau Browning - McCoy Vereen Lakeside HS 5 5 18-11 10 10 40- 6

7 Justin Kanute - Adam Altman York County 5 5 22- 2 10 10 39- 8

8 Taj White - Thomas Sendek AZ HS Bass Nation 5 5 21- 0 10 10 39- 8

9 Evan Bramhill - Sean Prendergast Mass Bass Nation HS 5 5 19- 0 10 10 39- 1

10 Cody Miles - Jordan Bowlin Benton High School 5 5 18-11 10 10 37-10

11 Reese Jones - Dalton Johnson Arkansas Youth Anglers 5 5 14-13 10 9 36-14

12 Scott Torkleson - Daniel Anthamatten Cascia Hall 5 5 23-11 10 10 36- 5

13 Luke Byerly - Bryson Mills Brentwood High School 5 5 14- 4 10 9 36- 5

14 Cade Crocker - Hunter Porter Hillcrest High School 5 5 22- 9 10 10 36- 3

15 Joseph Bruener - Hunter Curry Douglass HS Fishing Team 5 5 14- 5 10 10 36- 1

16 Jackson Isbell - Trent Robinson Moody Fishing 5 5 13- 7 10 10 35-14

17 Britt Myers - Tanner Maness York County High School 5 5 18-13 10 9 35-10

18 Preston Crowley - Wesley Hall Tuscaloosa County High School 5 4 17-12 10 9 35- 5

19 Will Garrett - Fischer Keel Auburn Anglers 5 5 17-11 10 10 35- 5

20 Blake Albertson - Dillan White Southside Anglers 5 5 18- 2 10 10 35- 1

21 Hunter Martin - Justin Jacob Lutcher High Fishing Team 5 5 19- 5 10 10 34-13

22 Michael Childers - Landon Nelson Brewer High School 5 5 14-14 10 10 34- 9

23 Greyson Benoit - Zane Gunter Sulphur High School 5 5 19-12 10 10 34- 8

24 Ty Ball - Jackson Manis Cherokee 5 5 18-13 10 9 34- 8

25 Noah Jenkins - Louie Marques CA BASS Nation 5 4 17- 0 10 9 34- 6

26 Brooks Anderson - David Britt Mt.Bethel Christian academy 5 5 14- 1 10 10 34- 2

27 Nate Lacombe - Andrew Eaton Monument Mountain 5 5 19-12 10 10 34- 1

28 Casey Shearer - Levi Keith East Jassamine High School 5 5 15-13 10 10 33-14

29 Cal Culpepper - Mason Waddell GA-Harris County High School 5 5 14- 2 10 10 33-13

30 Matthew Roberts - Richard Cornett Perry County Central High School 5 5 13-15 10 10 33-12

31 Christopher Capdeboscq - Dillon Wilson Northlake Christian 5 4 17-15 10 7 32- 9

32 Julius Mazy - Steven Mack Arizona High School Club 5 4 17- 8 10 9 32- 9

33 Evan Hughes - Jacob Gray Abbeville HS 5 5 19- 2 10 10 32- 3

34 Merritt Arnold - Troy Harris North Oconee HS 5 5 16- 3 10 10 32- 2

35 Matthew Milatz - Joshua McGill Spanaway HS 5 4 17- 3 10 9 31-15

36 Gavin Hessler - Tucker Nauss St. Croix Central HS 5 5 14- 4 10 10 31-14

37 Harry James - Trip Costello Franklin High School 5 5 17- 5 10 10 31-14

38 Austin Smith - Noah Pierce Campbell Co HS 4 4 15- 1 9 9 31-12

39 Josh Pitre - Lucas Senay York Bassmasters 5 3 17- 4 10 8 31- 6

40 Blake Harold - Cameron Cochran Madison Southern 5 5 11-14 10 10 31- 5

41 Ethan Greene - Cody Lynn Lakeside Chiefs 5 5 16-14 10 10 31- 0

42 Bailey Fain - Dalton Harrison Lenoir City High School 5 5 13-10 10 10 30-14

43 Lucas Lindsay - Logan Parks Auburn Anglers 5 5 13-15 10 10 30-12

44 Tyler Christy - Trust Say Christy, Springer and Say Com. Club 5 4 11-13 10 9 30- 8

45 Mason Raveling - Ben Provost Prior Lake High Schol 5 5 15-11 10 10 30- 5

46 Justin Watts - Alexander Heintze Livingston Parish Bassmasters 5 5 13- 2 10 10 30- 4

47 Case Anderson - Grant Hodosi Grundy County HS 5 5 15- 5 10 10 30- 3

48 Lake Norsworthy - William Burt Brandon HS 5 5 14- 9 10 10 30- 1

49 Dawson Hembree - Seth Roberts Campbell Co HS 5 5 13- 2 10 10 29-14

50 Luke Glasgow - Gavin Norris Winfield Student Anglers 5 5 9-12 10 9 29- 9

51 Josh Lee - Mason Cizek Karns Bass Fishing Club 5 5 17- 8 10 10 29- 4

52 Trevor St. John - Craig Wilson Campbell Co HS 5 5 12-12 10 10 29- 3

53 Parker Reed - James Gravitte Sale Creek Middle High 5 5 19- 9 9 9 29- 1

54 Cap Massey - Jade Massey NM-Mesilla Valley Bass Anglers 5 5 12- 1 10 10 28-14

55 Matt Stearns - Reid Saarela Lakeville High School 5 5 10- 4 10 10 28-13

56 Foster Dubroc - Caleb Straight Marrietta Bassmasters 4 4 11- 3 9 9 28-13

57 Brian Linder - Nathan Thompson Eagan High School 5 4 17- 9 10 9 28-13

58 Zach Vielhauer - Remington Wagner Kickback High School Club 5 5 16- 4 10 10 28-12

59 Logan Henderson - Steven Swann Springville Anglers 2 2 4- 8 7 7 28- 4

60 Connor Nimrod - Dylan Nimrod De Soto Bass Team 3 3 8- 5 8 8 28- 2

61 Davey Warf - Kaleb James Sale Creek Anglers 5 5 17- 7 10 10 28- 1

62 Christopher Miller - Bryant Cooper Tellico Plains High School 5 5 9-15 10 10 28- 0

63 Gunner Wilson - Zach Manneback Hartland Eagles Bass Club 5 5 13- 0 10 9 28- 0

64 Hunter Courvelle - Alex Erickson Sam Houston High School 5 5 15- 2 10 10 27-14

65 Daniel Helsley - Jackson Hall Lovejoy High School 5 5 16- 0 9 9 27- 7

66 Zachary Bray - Jake Stamps Clayton High School 5 5 15-13 10 10 27- 5

67 Tucker Weidler - Chace Gregory 5 5 20- 8 8 8 26-15

68 Jake Beihoffer - Bailey Faires Soddy Daisy HS 4 4 15- 5 9 9 26-14

69 Logan Waidelich - Gabe Clow Brainerd HS 5 5 18-13 9 9 26-13

70 Samuel Bergeron - Andres Barletta Ascension Anglers 5 4 11- 4 10 9 26-13

71 Landon Owens - Caleb Mayfield Marion High School 5 5 14- 4 10 10 26-10

72 Garick Robinson - Micah Bryant Sequoyah High School 5 5 13-12 10 10 26- 9

73 Gavin Ainslie - Collin Gregory Central HS 5 5 14- 3 10 10 26- 6

74 James Willoughby - Ashton Saucier West Harrison HS Bass Team 5 5 14- 0 10 10 26- 5

75 Michael Bonadona - Trent Tullier Brusley High School 5 5 12-12 10 9 26- 5

76 Casey Trosclair - Levi Areno Sulphur High School 5 5 13- 4 10 10 26- 4

77 Brandsford Dean - Austin Goins Rhea County High School 5 5 11-15 10 10 26- 3

78 Alex Wiczek - Max Wiczek Elk River Fishing Team 5 5 12-10 10 10 26- 0

79 Wesley Gore - Blake Davenport Jemison HS 5 5 12- 0 10 10 25-11

80 Tyler Gavlick - Benjamin King Susquehanna Valley Fishing Team 3 3 7- 9 8 8 25-10

81 Grayson Hanson - Blayne Gunnells Pell City High School 2 2 9- 7 7 7 25- 4

82 Adam Puckett - Keaton Greenawald Southside Anglers 5 5 12-14 10 10 25- 4

83 Joshua Mook - Andrew Henry Susquehanna Valley Fishing Team 5 5 18- 0 8 8 25- 3

84 Stuart Roggli - Abbigail Roggli Grundy County HS 5 5 13-14 10 10 25- 0

85 Jacob Bruener - Austin Brewer Douglass HS Fishing Team 5 5 12- 4 9 9 25- 0

86 Cole Moore - Layken Moore Anacoco High School 5 5 15- 0 10 10 24-14

87 Daelyn Whaley - Molly Beauford Abbeville HS 5 5 12- 2 10 10 24-11

88 Jace Ladner - Collin Ladner Hancock High School 5 4 10-14 10 9 24-10

89 Garrett Bartlett - Ty Thompson Seymour HS 4 4 11- 5 8 7 24-10

90 Ezra Smith - Devin Howard Walker Valley HS 5 5 10- 2 10 10 24- 5

91 Andrew Mitchell - Corey Waits Dixie HS 5 5 16- 4 8 8 24- 4

92 Seth Moser - Reilly Butler Sequoyah High School 4 4 9-12 9 9 23- 0

93 Jacob Bigelow - Trace Yeager Shawano Bass Assassins 5 5 11-15 9 8 22-14

94 Adam Hutmacher - Brennan Swanson Chamberlain High School 3 3 6- 4 8 8 22-11

95 Kobe Thompson - Jagger Lindell Renegades 5 5 12- 9 10 10 22- 2

96 Jacob Woods - Austin Winter Lenoir City High School 4 4 9- 0 9 9 21-15

97 Tyler Eagan - Noah Lewis Raintree HS Angler Club 2 2 4- 5 7 7 21-11

98 Patrick Walsh - William Hinckley Notre Dame Bass 3 2 6- 0 8 7 21-11

99 Dylan Fitzgerald - Cameron Carter Upper Kanawha Valley Warriors 3 3 6-10 8 8 21- 5

100 Hagen Cooley - George Dehoven II DeRidder HS 5 5 13-10 7 7 21- 5

101 Stephen Cross Mathis - Evan Bowling Broome High School 2 2 13- 1 5 5 21- 4

102 Clay Garnder - Nate Somerstad Rogers High School 4 4 8- 6 9 9 21- 3

103 Dalton Powell - Baylor Layne Whitwell High School 3 3 9- 3 8 8 21- 1

104 Cameron Bankston - Spencer Minter Whitwell High School 5 5 11- 8 8 8 21- 0

105 Ethan Perry - Chase Gibson Bridgeport High School 4 4 10- 3 9 9 21- 0

106 Riley Fletcher - Gavin White Cassville Wildcats 0 0 0- 0 5 5 20-14

107 Cody Russell - Jacob Siner Chiles High School 5 5 18- 5 6 6 20- 9

108 Tyan Massengale - Brandon Bates Soddy Daisy 3 3 9- 2 7 7 20- 9

109 Levi Dyall - Bryce McCall Appling Christian Academy 4 4 11-11 7 7 20- 7

110 Jonathon Hodges - Thomas Bridges Mortimer Jordan HS 3 3 7- 6 7 7 20- 6

111 Nick Gould - Joey Grogg Lewis County High School 5 5 13- 9 7 7 20- 4

112 Hunter Conaster - Luke Patton York Bass Fishing Club 5 5 11- 0 10 10 20- 3

113 Jacob Tarpley - Keigan Maturin Teurlings Catholic High School 5 5 14- 2 8 8 19-15

114 Jackson Staib - George Carr Concord HS 3 3 8- 9 7 7 19-15

115 Thomas Heinen - Brock Bila Topeka Capital City 5 5 10- 0 10 10 19-15

116 Hunter Baird - Nick Davenport Capital HS Bass Club 5 5 11- 4 9 9 19-11

117 Grant Bourque - Ethan Smart Ascension Anglers 3 3 7- 7 8 8 19- 7

118 Christian Greico - Sebastian Greico HS Hawg Hunters 5 5 11- 0 8 8 19- 4

119 Garrett McWilliams - Dalton Jones Discovery Christian School Lions 1 1 1-15 6 4 19- 3

120 Grant Dees - Ben Freeman Grundy County HS 5 4 10- 1 7 5 19- 2

121 Joey Dobbs - Garrett Flynn Southside Anglers 5 5 13- 1 7 7 19- 0

122 John Adams Gray - Abby Montgomery Lakeside High School 1 1 3- 8 6 6 18-15

123 Ike Andrews - Jake Shattner Benedictine College Prep 1 1 3- 8 6 6 18-13

124 Mathew Windham - Branson Linder Pine City Anglers 4 4 12-12 6 6 18-13

125 Jason McMillan - Hunter Kogel Walker High School 3 1 5- 5 8 5 18- 8

126 Ian Madere - Jordan Davenport East Baton Rouge Bassmasters 3 3 7-10 7 7 18- 8

127 Hunter White - CJ Guest NC HS Anglers Comm Club 4 3 9- 9 8 7 18- 7

128 Brad Sampson - Austin Navarre Pearl River Central HS 5 5 10-10 8 6 18- 6

129 Lee Lambrecht - Nick Morrison Capital HS Bass Club 3 3 6- 3 8 7 18- 5

130 Jaxon Brown - Jordan McCaleb Gardendale Rockets 2 2 6- 4 7 7 18- 2

131 Josh Spurger - Cody Banks Cold Springs HS 5 5 16- 2 6 6 18- 1

132 Bryar Chambers - Tyler Pendergrass Airport Marine 4 3 10- 0 7 6 18- 0

133 Cole Lamb - Tristan Weaver Melbourne Bearkatz 4 4 13-14 6 6 17-12

134 Braeden Thurmond - Colby Thurmond Coffee County 4 4 6-12 8 8 17-12

135 Mason Peace - Blake Stephenson Clarks Hill Youth 3 3 8-10 7 6 17-10

136 Hagen Speegle - Landon Graham Goodhope High School 1 1 3- 1 6 6 17- 9

137 Hayden Pinho - Hunter Pinho Patterson High School 5 5 15- 2 6 6 17- 6

138 Trent Lohr - Quinn Iden Southern Garrett 2 2 4- 4 7 7 17- 5

139 James Cobbs - Justin Lowery Cullman High School 2 2 5- 4 7 7 17- 2

140 Ty Brooks - Brandon Brewer Grainger High School 2 1 3-11 7 6 17- 1

141 Cade Fortenberry - Brennan Edmond Ascension Anglers 2 2 4-15 7 7 16-15

142 Colby Reed - Jenna Albertson Southside Anglers 2 2 10- 5 4 4 16-13

143 Reid Swann - Taylor Brown Rehobeth High School 5 5 13- 7 7 7 16-12

144 Kyle Palmer - Kyle Ingleburger Grundy County HS 0 0 0- 0 5 5 16- 9

145 Louis Monetti - Frank Lucchese Christian Brothers Academy 1 1 2- 4 6 6 16- 0

146 Lawson Graves - Cameron Glasscock Cullman High School 3 3 6-15 6 6 15-12

147 Brett Wray - Kasey Anderson North Desoto High School 3 3 5-11 7 7 15- 8

148 Bryce Goff - Jonathan Waters Winter Haven HS 0 0 0- 0 5 5 15- 6

149 Carter Ball - Ethan Shaw Noblesville High School 5 5 10- 7 8 8 15- 5

150 Logan Guy - Micah Hubbard Central HS 0 0 0- 0 5 5 15- 3

151 Shaw Sandy - Sam Bennett Athens Anglers 0 0 0- 0 5 5 14-11

152 Austin Birdwell - Matthew Weaver Grundy County HS 0 0 0- 0 4 4 14- 8

153 Jarod Riddle - Collin Stahlman Oconee County High School 3 3 9- 0 5 5 14- 7

154 Asa Robertson - Blake Delong Warren County 0 0 0- 0 4 4 14- 4

155 Kyle Roy - Jesse York Russell County HS 0 0 0- 0 5 5 14- 3

156 Jeremy Bates - Joshua Holden Bishop Brady HS 0 0 0- 0 5 5 14- 2

157 John-Murphy Day - Will Harding Corner High School 3 2 8- 3 6 5 14- 2

158 Noah Belt - Lane Couch Kiowa HS 5 5 14- 1 5 5 14- 1

159 Noah Howard - Hunter Barbrey South Granville HS 5 5 11- 5 6 6 14- 1

160 Colin Blanton - Joey Bloom Winter Springs HS 4 1 8- 4 7 4 13-15

161 Nolan Wright - Coltin Pool Blanchard HS 2 2 3- 4 7 7 13- 7

162 Noah Daczewitz - Hunter Hilger Sand Springs Sandite Bass Club 0 0 0- 0 5 5 13- 6

163 Sam Morgan - Chandler Guffey Grundy County HS 2 2 6-11 4 4 13- 6

164 Wyatt Sauder - Micah Ford Sequoyah High School 1 0 2- 3 6 5 13- 5

165 Chase Herndon - Heath Hardaway Christian Heritage HS 0 0 0- 0 5 5 12-15

166 Brayden Campbell - Colton Kay Ripley High School 0 0 0- 0 5 5 12-12

166 Braxton Martin - Brandon Martin North Hall Fishing Club 0 0 0- 0 5 5 12-12

168 Gavin Koch - Matt Barnes Clifton-Clyde Eagle Anglers 2 2 6- 6 5 5 12-11

169 Morgan Miracle - Logan Miracle Garrard County HS 0 0 0- 0 5 5 12- 9

170 Brandon Brekke - Jake Burton Windsor High School 2 2 3- 9 6 6 12- 8

171 Eric Noyes - Mikey Reiss Broken Arrow High School 2 2 4- 8 6 6 12- 7

172 Tyler Derman - Marlin Paschal AZ HS Bass Nation 2 2 4- 5 3 3 12- 6

173 Dalton Hibboard - Dalton Noble Perry County Central HS 2 2 4- 7 5 5 12- 6

174 Tyler Goss - Clayton Shaw South Granville HS 0 0 0- 0 5 5 12- 1

175 Zach Temperly - Ashton Schmitt Seminole Jr Anglers 4 4 9- 1 5 5 11-10

176 Devin Page - Nicholas Page Magna Vista HS 2 2 3- 0 6 6 11- 7

177 Jarrett kmiecik - Colton Kelle Star City HS 3 3 7- 2 5 5 11- 7

178 Craig Beucler - Jayson Lannon Timberlane Regional High School 1 1 2-10 5 5 11- 4

179 Harley Owens - Emory Vinsant Campbell Co HS 0 0 0- 0 5 5 11- 1

180 Joseph Gorman - Nehemiah Glenn Lakeville High School 0 0 0- 0 5 5 11- 0

181 Cameron Andrews - Luke Brown NC HS Bass Anglers 0 0 0- 0 5 5 10-15

182 Chase Parsons - Hayden Drucker Hillcrest High School 0 0 0- 0 4 4 10-14

183 Owen Marsh - Michael Anderson Rhode Island Bass Assassins 0 0 0- 0 4 4 10-12

184 Ryan Sweeney - Kaitlyn Reynolds Springville Anglers 4 4 8-14 5 5 10-12

185 Kyler McKie - Michael Burch North Augusta Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 5 5 10-11

186 Noah Winslow - Nonnewaug HS 1 1 2- 3 4 4 10- 7

187 Tyler Lubbat - Nolan Siara Buffalo Grove Bass Fishing 0 0 0- 0 5 5 10- 5

188 Ryan Park - Tommy McDonald Plainfield South Bass Fishing Team 4 3 7-11 5 4 10- 3

189 Braden Ryals - Wes Dubose Forrest County AHS 2 2 4- 1 5 5 10- 2

190 Jacob Smith - Oakley Connor Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers 2 2 3-13 5 5 10- 0

191 Will Norton - Peyton Knowles McClain Christian Academy 0 0 0- 0 5 5 9-15

192 Tucker Putnam - Will Dickerson Good Hope Fishing Team 2 2 4- 7 5 5 9-13

193 Andrew Lowe - Garrett Zody Clinton High School 1 1 3- 4 4 4 9- 4

194 Dawson Andrews - Wyatt Ensminger Central HS 0 0 0- 0 4 4 9- 3

195 Adam Sansom - Chase Carter Northwest HS 1 1 3- 4 3 3 9- 2

196 Cole Scott - Seth Kearns Sand Spings High School 1 1 4- 3 3 3 9- 2

197 Dale Sherrick - Will Manning Washington High School 2 2 5- 5 4 4 9- 1

198 Houston Calvert - Chase Abbott Cold Springs Fishing Team 1 1 2-15 4 4 8-13

199 Garrett McCrackin - Jackson Lawless Mannford High School 1 1 2- 2 4 4 8-11

200 Colton Williams - Chase Taylor Good Hope Fishing Team 2 2 5-12 3 3 8-10

201 Alex Rigg - Joshua Austin Mesilla Valley Bass Anglers 0 0 0- 0 4 4 8- 6

202 Alden Patterson - Logan Jennings NCBN HS East Comm Club 2 2 3-12 4 4 7-13

203 Brady McCoy - Jace Smith WI - Mississippi Coulee 0 0 0- 0 3 3 7-11

203 Carter Pourciau - Zach Naquin Assumption High School 0 0 0- 0 3 3 7-11

205 Nathan Powell - Chase Cantrell Whitwell High School 2 2 3- 5 4 4 7- 6

206 Draven Ray - Justin Burns Plattsmouth Blue Devil Fishing 0 0 0- 0 3 3 6-13

207 Shawn Kenner - Nicholaus Oliver Douglass HS 1 1 2-11 2 2 6- 5

208 Marcus Vermillion - Kole Aubiel Claymont High School 1 1 1-14 3 2 6- 2

209 Troy Milbrath - Joe Hartmann Windsor High School 2 2 3- 8 3 3 5-14

210 Drake Ofsthun - Reed Ofsthun Kamiakan HS 1 1 2- 9 2 2 5- 9

211 Connor Petsche - James Ford Cedar Rapids Jr 0 0 0- 0 3 3 5- 5

212 Casey Cornelius - Jacob Vestal Mt Vernon Bass Team 0 0 0- 0 2 2 5- 0

213 Layton Brown - Parker Brown Rockwall Heath Bass 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4-10

214 Cameron Haskins - Tanner Varvel Oakwood High School Fishing 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4- 9

215 Trevor Whisenant - Brett Lasley Kick Back High School 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4- 6

216 Thomas Behen - Reid Lavigne Biddeford HS Bass Team 2 2 4- 4 2 2 4- 4

217 Aaron Fusco - Ethan Frain 905 HS Fishing Club 1 1 4- 0 1 1 4- 0

218 Dakota Green - Seathe Patterson Hayden High School 0 0 0- 0 1 1 3- 3

219 Brady Huddleston - Ethan Carr Livingston Academy 1 1 3- 1 1 1 3- 1

219 Isaiah Minton - Dawson Hamdorf Eastern Iowa Bassmasters 0 0 0- 0 1 1 3- 1

221 Nicholas Dombrowski - Vincent Matuszak Mad Bassin 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2-10

222 Stephen Whitlow - Richard Vennum Sarasota High School 1 1 2- 7 1 1 2- 7

223 Matthew Woodard - Jackson Williams Auburndale High School 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 4

224 John Miller - Caden Pennington Sand Spring Sandites 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 1

225 Tanner Calhoun - Joey Carignan Idaho Trophy Hunter 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

225 Caleb Mayers - Dane Balfantz Ascension Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

225 Wyatt Powell - Ian Smith Wirt County Tigers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

225 Lane Robinson - Gabe Litterell Panhandle Bass Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

225 Corbett Sands - Lance Frazier Walker Valley High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

225 Hunter Terry - Sacker Rivers Beauregard HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

225 Tyler Wallace - Ryan Appleby Linganore 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

 

BIG BASS

Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz

1 Tyler Derman - Marlin Paschal, AZ 8- 1

2 Stephen Cross Mathis - Evan Bowling, SC 9- 0


RON NELSON WINS COSTA FLW SERIES NORTHERN DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

Fourth-Year Boater Bests 195-boat Field – Largest in Northern Division History – to Earn Second Career Victory, $93,200

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (June 24, 2017) – Pro Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Michigan, who started the day in third place, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 9 ounces to jump to the top of the leaderboard and win the Costa FLW Series Northern Division event on Lake Champlain presented by Power-Pole. Nelson’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 54 pounds, 9 ounces, was enough to earn him the win by a 10-ounce margin and the first place prize package worth $93,200, including a new Ranger Z521C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

Nelson weighed a mixed bag of three largemouth bass and two smallmouth bass on each of the three days of competition and was the only competitor to surpass the 18-pound mark on Saturday. On Thursday, Nelson started off sight-fishing smallmouths and targeting largemouth later in the day. On Friday, he did the opposite, ditching the early smallmouth and heading to his largemouth grounds. Then, with better weather in the afternoon, the Michigan pro culled twice with smallmouth caught off beds. Saturday, Nelson again targeted the largemouth early, before moving to the bedding smallmouth, then back to the largemouth.

“When I was fishing for the smallmouth I threw an (Poor Boy’s) Erie Darter on a stand-up head jig,” said Nelson, who earned his second career FLW Series event – the first coming on Virginia’s Smith Mountain Lake in 2013. “For the largemouth I threw a Beaver, the Darter and a Yamamoto Senko. It didn’t matter what color I threw, they were biting pretty much anything. I found a couple of largemouth on beds and they were as aggressive as the smallmouth were.

“The Costa FLW Series events are always extremely tough and a lot of fun,” Nelson went on to say. “I enjoy fishing all over the country and the challenge of figuring each lake out. Lake Champlain fishes pretty similarly to my lakes back home and I knew that I was going to be able to come here and just have fun. I was glad just to be in the top 10, but to come out of here with a win is pretty special.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Champlain were:

1st:          Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., 15 bass, 54-9, $93,200

2nd:         Chris Adams, Shrewsbury, Vt., 15 bass, 53-15, $19,600

3rd:         Thomas Lavictoire Jr., W. Rutland, Vt., 15 bass, 52-3, $14,000

4th:         Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 15 bass, 52-3, $12,000

5th:         Brett Carnright, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 15 bass, 52-0, $11,000

6th:         Shayne McFarlin, Martin, Ga., 15 bass, 51-14, $9,000

7th:         Neil Farlow, Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada, 15 bass, 51-8, $7,800

8th:         Ryan Latinville, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 15 bass, 51-8, $6,800

9th:         Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., 15 bass, 50-12, $5,800

10th:       Rob Lamoy, Chazy, N.Y., 15 bass, 48-13, $4,400

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

Kurt Mitchell of Milford, Delaware, caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 11 ounces Thursday – the biggest of the tournament in the Pro Division. For his catch, Mitchell earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $300.

Daniel Weaver of Macon, Georgia, won the Co-angler Division and a new Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard motor. Weaver earned his win with a three-day total catch of 15 bass weighing 44 pounds, 1 ounce.

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake Champlain were:

1st:          Daniel Weaver, Macon, Ga., 15 bass, 44-1, $28,100

2nd:         Bill Spence, Saint Albans, Vt., 15 bass, 44-0, $6,000

3rd:         Tom Stark, Angola, Ind., 15 bass, 40-5, $4,800

4th:         Mike Mueller, Berryville, Va., 15 bass, 39-13, $3,900

5th:         Greg Mauldin, Archdale, N.C., 15 bass, 39-9, $3,450

6th:         Gary Haraguchi, Redding, Calif., 15 bass, 39-7, $2,900

7th:         John McBride, Mount Airy, N.C., 15 bass, 38-13, $2,400

8th:         Greg Tesch, Middlebury, Conn., 15 bass, 38-8, $1,950

9th:         Edward Pecore, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 15 bass, 37-13, $1,580

10th:       Tim Saylor, Johnson City, Tenn., 15 bass, 37-10, $1,330

Jason Bezio of Plattsburgh, New York, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Thursday, a largemouth weighing 4 pounds, 9 ounces, and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $200.

The Costa FLW Series on Lake Champlain presented by Power-Pole was hosted by the City of Plattsburgh and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau. It was the first of three Northern Division tournaments in 2017. The next Costa FLW Series tournament will be the second Northern Division event, held July 27-29, at 1,000 Islands in Clayton, New York. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western. Each division consists of three tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to fish in the Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2017 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 2-4 on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tennessee.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.


BASS CHAMPS ANNOUNCES 2018 SCHEDULE!

2018 Bass Champs Schedules
Date Region Lake Type Payback
1/13/2018 South Amistad team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
1/20/2018 East Sam Rayburn team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
2/3/2018 Central Travis team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
2/10/2018 South Falcon team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
2/17/2018 East Toledo Bend team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
2/24/2018 North Lake Fork team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
3/3/2018 Central LBJ team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
3/10/2018 East Sam Rayburn team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
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3/24/2018 South Amistad team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
4/7/2018 North Ray Roberts team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
4/14/2018 Central Belton team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
4/21/2018 South Amistad team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
5/5/2018 Central TBA team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
5/12/2018 East Toledo Bend team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
5/19/2018 North Tawakoni team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
6/9/2018 Skeeter Owners Fork big bass Over $200,000 Guaranteed
6/16/2018 North Cedar Creek team $20k Guaranteed 1st Place
6/23/2018 Techron TX Shootout Sam Rayburn team $50k Guaranteed 1st Place
10/13 & 10/14 Championship TBA team Over $200,000 Guaranteed
10/20 & 10/21 Berkley Big Bass Fork big bass 2 Skeeter boats Guaranteed
All lakes and dates are subject to change based on weather & lake levels
Additional events will be announced as they become available.
Special Note:  The Mega Bass event will be on Saturday in 2018

Alabama High School Team Grabs Early Lead In Bassmaster High School National Championship

Logan Henderson (left) and Steven Swann of Springville Anglers Bass Club in Alabama take the lead on the first day of the 2017 Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods with 23 pounds, 12 ounces.

Photo by Ronnie Moore/Bassmaster

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 22, 2017

PARIS, Tenn. — Steven Swann and Logan Henderson picked up where they left off back in April when they won the Costa Bassmaster High School Southern Open.

Swann and Henderson of the Springville (Ala.) Anglers team won the Southern Open with 24 pounds, 1 ounce — setting a record for the heaviest winning weight in a Bassmaster High School tournament — and followed up today with a five-bass limit weighing 23-12 to take over first place in the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods at Kentucky Lake.

The anglers believed the change in the weather from hot and sunny to cloudy and windy today helped their pattern. “We got a lot of little bites in practice, but today it seemed like the bigger ones were all fired up,” Swann said.

Despite the weather change, the team didn’t have to make any adjustments to catch fish. The wind and waves, however, did limit them to fishing only one of the 10 spots they found in practice. “It was rough,” Swann said of the waves. “We both felt like we were going to get seasick.”

Henderson noted they caught their limit by about 7:45 a.m. and had bites in 30- to 45-minute intervals throughout the day. “We caught fish early, and it just seemed like when the wind picked up the baitfish got moving and the bass just started eating,” he said.

The Springville Anglers team is making up for a disappointing finish in last year’s Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship. They weighed in 10 pounds the first day last year and blanked the next day.

The leaders are among 461 anglers from 231 high school teams competing for the national title. The teams qualified for the national championship through a series of state and regional tournaments.

Two high school anglers are teamed in each boat with a coach, who serves as a mentor for the high school anglers and operates the outboard motor.

Henry County High School anglers Shawn Burkhart and Gavin Gordon moved into second place with a 22-11 limit.

“The weather conditions limited us to where we could go,” Burkhart said. “We threw pretty much the same stuff that we threw in practice. We had a really good practice, and it really showed out today.”

They tried some of their best places in the morning and had a limit early — they left to try some other spots where they knew schools of bass started biting later in the day. However those spots failed to produce, so they tried to go back to their early morning areas. When they found those spots were already full of boats, they tried some new places and finished the day culling through about 35 keepers.

Gordon said he and his teammate caught about 25 pounds worth of bass in practice and are confident they will have plenty of places to try if the weather cooperates the next two days.

The Moody Fishing team of Jackson Isbell and Trent Robinson weighed in a 22-7 limit to take over third place. Isbell said they had to move around to different places today because of the weather. “It was perfect conditions in practice for what we were doing but today it wasn’t there,” he said.

Robinson said they caught most of the fish early and late in the day. “We got most of our bites in the morning and then right before we weighed in,” he said.

The rough water and wind apparently worked in favor of some teams as 14 limits of 20 pounds or better were weighed in. Rounding out the Top 5 teams were Reese Jones and Dalton Johnson of the Arkansas Youth Anglers and the Brentwood High School team of Luke Byerly and Bryson Mills, with both teams weighing in 22-1.

The full field of teams will compete again on Friday, but the field will be cut to the Top 12 for the final day of fishing on Saturday. The teams are vying for $70,750 in scholarship money. B.A.S.S. and its sponsors are awarding $22,750 to the competitors, and Bethel University in McKenzie, Tenn., will be presenting the remaining $48,000 to the winners.

Tournament officials are consulting with National Weather Service authorities to determine whether weather conditions will be suitable for fishing Friday. Thunderstorms with heavy rains were predicted as tropical storm Cindy moves inland. If conditions permit, the prep anglers take off at 5:30 a.m. CT from Paris Landing State Park and return at 1:45 p.m. to weigh in at the same location. The final weigh-in will switch locations to downtown Paris at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Henry County Tourism, Carroll County and Bethel University are hosting the national championship.

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Title Sponsor: Costa

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Presenting Sponsor: DICK’S Sporting Goods

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Premier Sponsors: Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Shell Rotella, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Berkley, Huk, Hummingbird, Mercury, Minn Kota

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Supporting Sponsors: Carhartt, Lowrance, Phoenix Boats, Shimano, St. Croix Rods, ABU Garcia, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Advance Auto Parts

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Costa Bassmaster High School Championship presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods

6/22/2017 - 6/24/2017

Kentucky Lake - Paris Landing State Park - Paris, TN

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1

Name # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz

1 Logan Henderson - Steven Swann Springville Anglers 5 5 23-12 5 5 23-12

2 Shawn Burkhart - Gavin Gordon Henry County High School 5 4 22-11 5 4 22-11

3 Jackson Isbell - Trent Robinson Moody Fishing 5 5 22- 7 5 5 22- 7

4 Reese Jones - Dalton Johnson Arkansas Youth Anglers 5 4 22- 1 5 4 22- 1

5 Luke Byerly - Bryson Mills Brentwood High School 5 4 22- 1 5 4 22- 1

6 Joseph Bruener - Hunter Curry Douglass HS Fishing Team 5 5 21-12 5 5 21-12

6 Samuel Vandagriff - Matthew Vandagriff Warren County Pioneer Anglers 5 5 21-12 5 5 21-12

8 Beau Browning - McCoy Vereen Lakeside HS 5 5 21-11 5 5 21-11

9 Logan Millsaps - Spencer Childers Pickens Bass Fishing 5 5 21- 6 5 5 21- 6

10 Riley Fletcher - Gavin White Cassville Wildcats 5 5 20-14 5 5 20-14

11 Zachary Featherston - Adrian Murar Yuba Sutter Fishing Club 5 5 20-13 5 5 20-13

12 Brooks Anderson - David Britt Mt.Bethel Christian academy 5 5 20- 1 5 5 20- 1

13 Evan Bramhill - Sean Prendergast Mass Bass Nation HS 5 5 20- 1 5 5 20- 1

13 Tommy Floyd JR - James Gibbons South Florence High 5 5 20- 1 5 5 20- 1

15 Connor Nimrod - Dylan Nimrod De Soto Bass Team 5 5 19-13 5 5 19-13

15 Matthew Roberts - Richard Cornett Perry County Central High School 5 5 19-13 5 5 19-13

17 Luke Glasgow - Gavin Norris Winfield Student Anglers 5 4 19-13 5 4 19-13

18 Michael Childers - Landon Nelson Brewer High School 5 5 19-11 5 5 19-11

18 Cal Culpepper - Mason Waddell GA-Harris County High School 5 5 19-11 5 5 19-11

20 Blake Harold - Cameron Cochran Madison Southern 5 5 19- 7 5 5 19- 7

21 Cody Miles - Jordan Bowlin Benton High School 5 5 18-15 5 5 18-15

22 Tyler Christy - Trust Say Christy, Springer and Say Com. Club 5 5 18-11 5 5 18-11

23 Matt Stearns - Reid Saarela Lakeville High School 5 5 18- 9 5 5 18- 9

24 Taj White - Thomas Sendek AZ HS Bass Nation 5 5 18- 8 5 5 18- 8

25 Tyler Gavlick - Benjamin King Susquehanna Valley Fishing Team 5 5 18- 1 5 5 18- 1

25 Christopher Miller - Bryant Cooper Tellico Plains High School 5 5 18- 1 5 5 18- 1

25 Casey Shearer - Levi Keith East Jassamine High School 5 5 18- 1 5 5 18- 1

28 Foster Dubroc - Caleb Straight Marrietta Bassmasters 5 5 17-10 5 5 17-10

28 Will Garrett - Fischer Keel Auburn Anglers 5 5 17-10 5 5 17-10

28 Gavin Hessler - Tucker Nauss St. Croix Central HS 5 5 17-10 5 5 17-10

31 Preston Crowley - Wesley Hall Tuscaloosa County High School 5 5 17- 9 5 5 17- 9

32 Justin Kanute - Adam Altman York County 5 5 17- 6 5 5 17- 6

33 Tyler Eagan - Noah Lewis Raintree HS Angler Club 5 5 17- 6 5 5 17- 6

33 Noah Jenkins - Louie Marques CA BASS Nation 5 5 17- 6 5 5 17- 6

35 Bailey Fain - Dalton Harrison Lenoir City High School 5 5 17- 4 5 5 17- 4

36 Garrett McWilliams - Dalton Jones Discovery Christian School Lions 5 3 17- 4 5 3 17- 4

37 Justin Watts - Alexander Heintze Livingston Parish Bassmasters 5 5 17- 2 5 5 17- 2

38 Blake Albertson - Dillan White Southside Anglers 5 5 16-15 5 5 16-15

39 Lucas Lindsay - Logan Parks Auburn Anglers 5 5 16-13 5 5 16-13

39 Cap Massey - Jade Massey NM-Mesilla Valley Bass Anglers 5 5 16-13 5 5 16-13

41 Britt Myers - Tanner Maness York County High School 5 4 16-13 5 4 16-13

42 Dawson Hembree - Seth Roberts Campbell Co HS 5 5 16-12 5 5 16-12

43 Austin Smith - Noah Pierce Campbell Co HS 5 5 16-11 5 5 16-11

44 Kyle Palmer - Kyle Ingleburger Grundy County HS 5 5 16- 9 5 5 16- 9

45 Adam Hutmacher - Brennan Swanson Chamberlain High School 5 5 16- 7 5 5 16- 7

45 Trevor St. John - Craig Wilson Campbell Co HS 5 5 16- 7 5 5 16- 7

47 Merritt Arnold - Troy Harris North Oconee HS 5 5 15-15 5 5 15-15

48 Grayson Hanson - Blayne Gunnells Pell City High School 5 5 15-13 5 5 15-13

49 Patrick Walsh - William Hinckley Notre Dame Bass 5 5 15-11 5 5 15-11

50 Ty Ball - Jackson Manis Cherokee 5 4 15-11 5 4 15-11

51 Samuel Bergeron - Andres Barletta Ascension Anglers 5 5 15- 9 5 5 15- 9

52 Lake Norsworthy - William Burt Brandon HS 5 5 15- 8 5 5 15- 8

53 Hunter Martin - Justin Jacob Lutcher High Fishing Team 5 5 15- 8 5 5 15- 8

54 John Adams Gray - Abby Montgomery Lakeside High School 5 5 15- 7 5 5 15- 7

55 Bryce Goff - Jonathan Waters Winter Haven HS 5 5 15- 6 5 5 15- 6

56 Ike Andrews - Jake Shattner Benedictine College Prep 5 5 15- 5 5 5 15- 5

57 Logan Guy - Micah Hubbard Central HS 5 5 15- 3 5 5 15- 3

58 Julius Mazy - Steven Mack Arizona High School Club 5 5 15- 1 5 5 15- 1

59 Gunner Wilson - Zach Manneback Hartland Eagles Bass Club 5 4 15- 0 5 4 15- 0

60 Case Anderson - Grant Hodosi Grundy County HS 5 5 14-14 5 5 14-14

61 Greyson Benoit - Zane Gunter Sulphur High School 5 5 14-12 5 5 14-12

61 Matthew Milatz - Joshua McGill Spanaway HS 5 5 14-12 5 5 14-12

63 Shaw Sandy - Sam Bennett Athens Anglers 5 5 14-11 5 5 14-11

64 Dylan Fitzgerald - Cameron Carter Upper Kanawha Valley Warriors 5 5 14-11 5 5 14-11

65 Mason Raveling - Ben Provost Prior Lake High Schol 5 5 14-10 5 5 14-10

66 Christopher Capdeboscq - Dillon Wilson Northlake Christian 5 3 14-10 5 3 14-10

67 Harry James - Trip Costello Franklin High School 5 5 14- 9 5 5 14- 9

68 Hagen Speegle - Landon Graham Goodhope High School 5 5 14- 8 5 5 14- 8

69 Austin Birdwell - Matthew Weaver Grundy County HS 4 4 14- 8 4 4 14- 8

70 Nate Lacombe - Andrew Eaton Monument Mountain 5 5 14- 5 5 5 14- 5

71 Brandsford Dean - Austin Goins Rhea County High School 5 5 14- 4 5 5 14- 4

72 Asa Robertson - Blake Delong Warren County 4 4 14- 4 4 4 14- 4

73 Kyle Roy - Jesse York Russell County HS 5 5 14- 3 5 5 14- 3

73 Ezra Smith - Devin Howard Walker Valley HS 5 5 14- 3 5 5 14- 3

75 Jeremy Bates - Joshua Holden Bishop Brady HS 5 5 14- 2 5 5 14- 2

75 Ethan Greene - Cody Lynn Lakeside Chiefs 5 5 14- 2 5 5 14- 2

75 Josh Pitre - Lucas Senay York Bassmasters 5 5 14- 2 5 5 14- 2

78 Jace Ladner - Collin Ladner Hancock High School 5 5 13-12 5 5 13-12

78 Louis Monetti - Frank Lucchese Christian Brothers Academy 5 5 13-12 5 5 13-12

80 Wesley Gore - Blake Davenport Jemison HS 5 5 13-11 5 5 13-11

81 Cade Crocker - Hunter Porter Hillcrest High School 5 5 13-10 5 5 13-10

82 Michael Bonadona - Trent Tullier Brusley High School 5 4 13- 9 5 4 13- 9

83 Ty Brooks - Brandon Brewer Grainger High School 5 5 13- 6 5 5 13- 6

83 Noah Daczewitz - Hunter Hilger Sand Springs Sandite Bass Club 5 5 13- 6 5 5 13- 6

83 Alex Wiczek - Max Wiczek Elk River Fishing Team 5 5 13- 6 5 5 13- 6

86 Garrett Bartlett - Ty Thompson Seymour HS 4 3 13- 5 4 3 13- 5

87 Seth Moser - Reilly Butler Sequoyah High School 5 5 13- 4 5 5 13- 4

88 Jason McMillan - Hunter Kogel Walker High School 5 4 13- 3 5 4 13- 3

89 Evan Hughes - Jacob Gray Abbeville HS 5 5 13- 1 5 5 13- 1

89 Trent Lohr - Quinn Iden Southern Garrett 5 5 13- 1 5 5 13- 1

91 Casey Trosclair - Levi Areno Sulphur High School 5 5 13- 0 5 5 13- 0

92 Jonathon Hodges - Thomas Bridges Mortimer Jordan HS 4 4 13- 0 4 4 13- 0

93 Chase Herndon - Heath Hardaway Christian Heritage HS 5 5 12-15 5 5 12-15

93 Jacob Woods - Austin Winter Lenoir City High School 5 5 12-15 5 5 12-15

95 Clay Garnder - Nate Somerstad Rogers High School 5 5 12-13 5 5 12-13

95 Garick Robinson - Micah Bryant Sequoyah High School 5 5 12-13 5 5 12-13

97 Brayden Campbell - Colton Kay Ripley High School 5 5 12-12 5 5 12-12

97 Hunter Courvelle - Alex Erickson Sam Houston High School 5 5 12-12 5 5 12-12

97 Braxton Martin - Brandon Martin North Hall Fishing Club 5 5 12-12 5 5 12-12

100 Jacob Bruener - Austin Brewer Douglass HS Fishing Team 4 4 12-12 4 4 12-12

101 Scott Torkleson - Daniel Anthamatten Cascia Hall 5 5 12-10 5 5 12-10

102 Morgan Miracle - Logan Miracle Garrard County HS 5 5 12- 9 5 5 12- 9

102 Daelyn Whaley - Molly Beauford Abbeville HS 5 5 12- 9 5 5 12- 9

104 Zach Vielhauer - Remington Wagner Kickback High School Club 5 5 12- 8 5 5 12- 8

105 Landon Owens - Caleb Mayfield Marion High School 5 5 12- 6 5 5 12- 6

105 Adam Puckett - Keaton Greenawald Southside Anglers 5 5 12- 6 5 5 12- 6

107 James Willoughby - Ashton Saucier West Harrison HS Bass Team 5 5 12- 5 5 5 12- 5

108 Gavin Ainslie - Collin Gregory Central HS 5 5 12- 3 5 5 12- 3

109 Lee Lambrecht - Nick Morrison Capital HS Bass Club 5 4 12- 2 5 4 12- 2

110 Tyler Goss - Clayton Shaw South Granville HS 5 5 12- 1 5 5 12- 1

111 Grant Bourque - Ethan Smart Ascension Anglers 5 5 12- 0 5 5 12- 0

111 Cade Fortenberry - Brennan Edmond Ascension Anglers 5 5 12- 0 5 5 12- 0

113 Jaxon Brown - Jordan McCaleb Gardendale Rockets 5 5 11-14 5 5 11-14

113 James Cobbs - Justin Lowery Cullman High School 5 5 11-14 5 5 11-14

113 Dalton Powell - Baylor Layne Whitwell High School 5 5 11-14 5 5 11-14

116 Josh Lee - Mason Cizek Karns Bass Fishing Club 5 5 11-12 5 5 11-12

117 Jake Beihoffer - Bailey Faires Soddy Daisy HS 5 5 11- 9 5 5 11- 9

118 Zachary Bray - Jake Stamps Clayton High School 5 5 11- 8 5 5 11- 8

119 Daniel Helsley - Jackson Hall Lovejoy High School 4 4 11- 7 4 4 11- 7

119 Tyan Massengale - Brandon Bates Soddy Daisy 4 4 11- 7 4 4 11- 7

121 Jackson Staib - George Carr Concord HS 4 4 11- 6 4 4 11- 6

122 Brian Linder - Nathan Thompson Eagan High School 5 5 11- 4 5 5 11- 4

123 Stuart Roggli - Abbigail Roggli Grundy County HS 5 5 11- 2 5 5 11- 2

123 Wyatt Sauder - Micah Ford Sequoyah High School 5 5 11- 2 5 5 11- 2

125 Harley Owens - Emory Vinsant Campbell Co HS 5 5 11- 1 5 5 11- 1

126 Joseph Gorman - Nehemiah Glenn Lakeville High School 5 5 11- 0 5 5 11- 0

127 Braeden Thurmond - Colby Thurmond Coffee County 4 4 11- 0 4 4 11- 0

128 Cameron Andrews - Luke Brown NC HS Bass Anglers 5 5 10-15 5 5 10-15

129 Jacob Bigelow - Trace Yeager Shawano Bass Assassins 4 3 10-15 4 3 10-15

130 Ian Madere - Jordan Davenport East Baton Rouge Bassmasters 4 4 10-14 4 4 10-14

130 Chase Parsons - Hayden Drucker Hillcrest High School 4 4 10-14 4 4 10-14

132 Ethan Perry - Chase Gibson Bridgeport High School 5 5 10-13 5 5 10-13

133 Owen Marsh - Michael Anderson Rhode Island Bass Assassins 4 4 10-12 4 4 10-12

134 Kyler McKie - Michael Burch North Augusta Fishing Team 5 5 10-11 5 5 10-11

135 Davey Warf - Kaleb James Sale Creek Anglers 5 5 10-10 5 5 10-10

136 Tyler Lubbat - Nolan Siara Buffalo Grove Bass Fishing 5 5 10- 5 5 5 10- 5

137 Nolan Wright - Coltin Pool Blanchard HS 5 5 10- 3 5 5 10- 3

138 Thomas Heinen - Brock Bila Topeka Capital City 5 5 9-15 5 5 9-15

138 Will Norton - Peyton Knowles McClain Christian Academy 5 5 9-15 5 5 9-15

140 Cole Moore - Layken Moore Anacoco High School 5 5 9-14 5 5 9-14

141 Brett Wray - Kasey Anderson North Desoto High School 4 4 9-13 4 4 9-13

142 Kobe Thompson - Jagger Lindell Renegades 5 5 9- 9 5 5 9- 9

143 Parker Reed - James Gravitte Sale Creek Middle High 4 4 9- 8 4 4 9- 8

144 Cameron Bankston - Spencer Minter Whitwell High School 3 3 9- 8 3 3 9- 8

145 Hunter Conaster - Luke Patton York Bass Fishing Club 5 5 9- 3 5 5 9- 3

146 Dawson Andrews - Wyatt Ensminger Central HS 4 4 9- 3 4 4 9- 3

147 Grant Dees - Ben Freeman Grundy County HS 2 1 9- 1 2 1 9- 1

148 Mason Peace - Blake Stephenson Clarks Hill Youth 4 3 9- 0 4 3 9- 0

149 Brandon Brekke - Jake Burton Windsor High School 4 4 8-15 4 4 8-15

150 Hunter White - CJ Guest NC HS Anglers Comm Club 4 4 8-14 4 4 8-14

151 Lawson Graves - Cameron Glasscock Cullman High School 3 3 8-13 3 3 8-13

152 Levi Dyall - Bryce McCall Appling Christian Academy 3 3 8-12 3 3 8-12

153 Craig Beucler - Jayson Lannon Timberlane Regional High School 4 4 8-10 4 4 8-10

154 Hunter Baird - Nick Davenport Capital HS Bass Club 4 4 8- 7 4 4 8- 7

154 Devin Page - Nicholas Page Magna Vista HS 4 4 8- 7 4 4 8- 7

156 Alex Rigg - Joshua Austin Mesilla Valley Bass Anglers 4 4 8- 6 4 4 8- 6

157 Christian Greico - Sebastian Greico HS Hawg Hunters 3 3 8- 4 3 3 8- 4

157 Noah Winslow - Nonnewaug HS 3 3 8- 4 3 3 8- 4

159 Stephen Cross Mathis - Evan Bowling Broome High School 3 3 8- 3 3 3 8- 3

160 Tyler Dearman - Marlin Paschal AZ HS Bass Nation 1 1 8- 1 1 1 8- 1

161 Logan Waidelich - Gabe Clow Brainerd HS 4 4 8- 0 4 4 8- 0

162 Bryar Chambers - Tyler Pendergrass Airport Marine 3 3 8- 0 3 3 8- 0

162 Andrew Mitchell - Corey Waits Dixie HS 3 3 8- 0 3 3 8- 0

164 Eric Noyes - Mikey Reiss Broken Arrow High School 4 4 7-15 4 4 7-15

165 Dalton Hibboard - Dalton Noble Perry County Central HS 3 3 7-15 3 3 7-15

166 Brad Sampson - Austin Navarre Pearl River Central HS 3 1 7-12 3 1 7-12

167 Brady McCoy - Jace Smith WI - Mississippi Coulee 3 3 7-11 3 3 7-11

167 Carter Pourciau - Zach Naquin Assumption High School 3 3 7-11 3 3 7-11

169 Hagen Cooley - George Dehoven II DeRidder HS 2 2 7-11 2 2 7-11

170 Joshua Mook - Andrew Henry Susquehanna Valley Fishing Team 3 3 7- 3 3 3 7- 3

171 Draven Ray - Justin Burns Plattsmouth Blue Devil Fishing 3 3 6-13 3 3 6-13

172 Nick Gould - Joey Grogg Lewis County High School 2 2 6-11 2 2 6-11

172 Sam Morgan - Chandler Guffey Grundy County HS 2 2 6-11 2 2 6-11

174 Garrett McCrackin - Jackson Lawless Mannford High School 3 3 6- 9 3 3 6- 9

175 Colby Reed - Jenna Albertson Southside Anglers 2 2 6- 8 2 2 6- 8

176 Tucker Weidler - Chace Gregory 3 3 6- 7 3 3 6- 7

177 Gavin Koch - Matt Barnes Clifton-Clyde Eagle Anglers 3 3 6- 5 3 3 6- 5

178 Jacob Smith - Oakley Connor Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers 3 3 6- 3 3 3 6- 3

179 Braden Ryals - Wes Dubose Forrest County AHS 3 3 6- 1 3 3 6- 1

180 Mathew Windham - Branson Linder Pine City Anglers 2 2 6- 1 2 2 6- 1

181 Andrew Lowe - Garrett Zody Clinton High School 3 3 6- 0 3 3 6- 0

182 John-Murphy Day - Will Harding Corner High School 3 3 5-15 3 3 5-15

183 Joey Dobbs - Garrett Flynn Southside Anglers 2 2 5-15 2 2 5-15

184 Houston Calvert - Chase Abbott Cold Springs Fishing Team 3 3 5-14 3 3 5-14

185 Adam Sansom - Chase Carter Northwest HS 2 2 5-14 2 2 5-14

186 Jacob Tarpley - Keigan Maturin Teurlings Catholic High School 3 3 5-13 3 3 5-13

187 Colin Blanton - Joey Bloom Winter Springs HS 3 3 5-11 3 3 5-11

188 Jarod Riddle - Collin Stahlman Oconee County High School 2 2 5- 7 2 2 5- 7

189 Tucker Putnam - Will Dickerson Good Hope Fishing Team 3 3 5- 6 3 3 5- 6

190 Connor Petsche - James Ford Cedar Rapids Jr 3 3 5- 5 3 3 5- 5

191 Casey Cornelius - Jacob Vestal Mt Vernon Bass Team 2 2 5- 0 2 2 5- 0

192 Cole Scott - Seth Kearns Sand Spings High School 2 2 4-15 2 2 4-15

193 Carter Ball - Ethan Shaw Noblesville High School 3 3 4-14 3 3 4-14

194 Layton Brown - Parker Brown Rockwall Heath Bass 2 2 4-10 2 2 4-10

195 Cameron Haskins - Tanner Varvel Oakwood High School Fishing 2 2 4- 9 2 2 4- 9

196 Trevor Whisenant - Brett Lasley Kick Back High School 2 2 4- 6 2 2 4- 6

197 Jarrett kmiecik - Colton Kelle Star City HS 2 2 4- 5 2 2 4- 5

198 Marcus Vermillion - Kole Aubiel Claymont High School 2 1 4- 4 2 1 4- 4

199 Alden Patterson - Logan Jennings NCBN HS East Comm Club 2 2 4- 1 2 2 4- 1

199 Nathan Powell - Chase Cantrell Whitwell High School 2 2 4- 1 2 2 4- 1

201 Cole Lamb - Tristan Weaver Melbourne Bearkatz 2 2 3-14 2 2 3-14

202 Dale Sherrick - Will Manning Washington High School 2 2 3-12 2 2 3-12

203 Shawn Kenner - Nicholaus Oliver Douglass HS 1 1 3-10 1 1 3-10

204 Reid Swann - Taylor Brown Rehobeth High School 2 2 3- 5 2 2 3- 5

205 Dakota Green - Seathe Patterson Hayden High School 1 1 3- 3 1 1 3- 3

206 Isaiah Minton - Dawson Hamdorf Eastern Iowa Bassmasters 1 1 3- 1 1 1 3- 1

207 Drake Ofsthun - Reed Ofsthun Kamiakan HS 1 1 3- 0 1 1 3- 0

208 Colton Williams - Chase Taylor Good Hope Fishing Team 1 1 2-14 1 1 2-14

209 Noah Howard - Hunter Barbrey South Granville HS 1 1 2-12 1 1 2-12

210 Nicholas Dombrowski - Vincent Matuszak Mad Bassin 1 1 2-10 1 1 2-10

211 Zach Temperly - Ashton Schmitt Seminole Jr Anglers 1 1 2- 9 1 1 2- 9

212 Ryan Park - Tommy McDonald Plainfield South Bass Fishing Team 1 1 2- 8 1 1 2- 8

213 Troy Milbrath - Joe Hartmann Windsor High School 1 1 2- 6 1 1 2- 6

214 Hayden Pinho - Hunter Pinho Patterson High School 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4

214 Cody Russell - Jacob Siner Chiles High School 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4

214 Matthew Woodard - Jackson Williams Auburndale High School 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4

217 John Miller - Caden Pennington Sand Spring Sandites 1 1 2- 1 1 1 2- 1

218 Josh Spurger - Cody Banks Cold Springs HS 1 1 1-15 1 1 1-15

219 Ryan Sweeney - Kaitlyn Reynolds Springville Anglers 1 1 1-14 1 1 1-14

220 Thomas Behen - Reid Lavigne Biddeford HS Bass Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Noah Belt - Lane Couch Kiowa HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Tanner Calhoun - Joey Carignan Idaho Trophy Hunter 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Aaron Fusco - Ethan Frain 905 HS Fishing Club 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Brady Huddleston - Ethan Carr Livingston Academy 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Caleb Mayers - Dane Balfantz Ascension Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Wyatt Powell - Ian Smith Wirt County Tigers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Lane Robinson - Gabe Litterell Panhandle Bass Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Corbett Sands - Lance Frazier Walker Valley High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Hunter Terry - Sacker Rivers Beauregard HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Tyler Wallace - Ryan Appleby Linganore 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

220 Stephen Whitlow - Richard Vennum Sarasota High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

 

BIG BASS

Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz

1 Tyler Dearman - Marlin Paschal Glendale, AZ 8- 1


MCFARLIN LEADS ON CHAMPLAIN

June 22, 2017

by Jody White

Leading day one of the Costa FLW Series event presented by Power-Pole on Lake Champlain, Shayne McFarlin of Martin, Ga., sacked up 19 pounds, 7 ounces of smallmouths to get the ball rolling. Behind him, he’s got a murderer’s row of out-of-town Champlain sticks and locals from Vermont and New York. Though the fishing was good on day one, weights fell slightly short of some pre-tournament expectations. Even so, eight of the top 10 weighed more than 18 pounds, and in true Champlain style, 10th place is only 1 1/2 pounds off the lead.

Top five patterns

Morning story

Complete results

Like many others up high in the standings, McFarlin relied heavily on spawning smallmouths for his weight and fished the northern half of the lake.

“I pretty much stayed local,” says the Georgia pro. “I’ve got probably 20 fish marked, and I caught three of the biggest I had today. I left a few because I found a few bonus fish. I’m trying to save ’em. I don’t want to be greedy, but honestly I didn’t think I had 19 pounds.”

The forecast for Friday doesn’t look pretty. It’s supposed to blow pretty hard and storm, which could put a damper on some of the sight-fishing. Luckily for the leader he has other options.

“That’s not my only way of catching them,” says McFarlin. “I don’t know what the rain and the wind are going to do tomorrow, but it’s been making it tough all week in practice.”

McFarlin finished 10th as a co-angler in last year’s FLW Tour event on Champlain, and he enjoyed it so much he figured he needed to return.

“It was a lot of fun,” says McFarlin of last year’s fishing. “It’s a long ways from Georgia, but it’s worth it.”

Top 10 pros

1. Shayne McFarlin – Martin, Ga. – 19-7 (5)

2. Chris Adams – Shrewsbury, Vt. – 18-13 (5)

3. Ron Nelson – Berrien Springs, Mich. – 18-10 (6)

4. Thomas Lavictoire Jr. – West Rutland, Vt. – 18-9 (5)

5. Neil Farlow – Niagara Falls, Ont. – 18-4 (5)

6. JJ Judd – Saint Albans, Vt. – 18-3 (5)

7. Bob Izumi – Milton, Ont. – 18-2 (5)

8. Cory Johnston – Cavan, Ont. – 18-1 (5)

9. Brett Carnright – Plattsburgh, N.Y. – 17-15 (5)

10. Casey Casamento – Morrisonville, N.Y. – 17-14 (5)

Complete results

Daniel Weaver

Weaver leads co-anglers

Weighing 18 pounds, 7 ounces, Daniel Weaver jumped out to a dominating lead on the co-angler side at Champlain. Hailing from Macon, Ga., Weaver is the brother of FLW Tour pro Josh Weaver and had never been to Champlain before this week.

“It started out real slow, and then they started biting real good,” says Weaver. “I wasn’t getting many bites, but the ones that bit were good.”

Weaver fished down south by Ticonderoga with Daryl Biron and was one of the few anglers in the field who had any success there. He even managed to weigh in a smallmouth from “Ti.”

“I had a 4 1/2-pound smallmouth,” adds Weaver. “We caught it down there. I just flipped up next to a dark spot, and it started swimming off and ended up being a big ol’ smallmouth.”

Weaver says he flipped mostly, but changed to a topwater late in the day for some of his bigger bites. On the day, he says he landed 10 bass and culled three times.

Top 10 co-anglers

1. Daniel Weaver – Macon, Ga. – 18-7 (5)

2. Tim Saylor – Johnson City, Tenn. – 16-2 (5)

3. Justin Hicks – Roanoke, Va. – 16-1 (5)

4. Tom Stark – Angola, Ind. – 15-4 (5)

5. Wataru Iwahori – Palestine, Texas – 14-15 (5)

6. Brent Lyons – Altona, N.Y. – 14-11 (5)

7. Bill Spence – Saint Albans, Vt. – 14-9 (5)

8. Kyle Richardt – Raleigh, N.C. – 14-8 (5)

9. Jack Dice – Lynchburg, Va. – 14-7 (5)

10. Darius Kohl – Raymond, Neb. – 14-6 (5)


FLW Cup Field Set for Lake Murray August 11-13, 2017

From FLW Outdoors

With the conclusion of the FLW Tour season, the field is now set for the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Murray. Pitting 53 of the best anglers around against each other for $300,000 and the title of Forrest Wood Cup Champion August 11-13, the Cup is the premier championship of the summer. This year, most of the field is comprised of FLW Tour pros plucked from the top 35 in the standings, with additional qualifiers pulled from lower in the points due to some double qualifiers. The rest of the field comes from all throughout the FLW ranks – from YETI FLW College Fishing to the Costa FLW Series.

 

2017 FLW Tour qualifiers

Anthony Gagliardi – Prosperity, S.C.

Jeff Sprague – Point, Texas

David Dudley – Lynchburg, Va.

Cody Meyer – Auburn, Calif.

Shane LeHew – Catawba, N.C.

Bryan Schmitt – Deale, Md.

Shinichi Fukae – Palestine, Texas

Mark Rose – West Memphis, Ark.

Michael Neal – Dayton, Tenn.

Brandon Cobb – Greenwood, S.C.

Wesley Strader – Spring City, Tenn.

Clark Reehm – Huntington, Texas

Jamie Horton – Centerville, Ala.

Brandon McMillan – Clewiston, Fla.

Clark Wendlandt – Leander, Texas

Bradley Dortch – Atmore, Ala.

Larry Nixon – Bee Branch, Ark.

Casey Scanlon – Lake Ozark, Mo.

Matt Arey – Shelby, N.C.

Justin Atkins – Florence, Ala.

Terry Bolton – Paducah, Ky.

Austin Felix – Eden Prairie, Minn.

JT Kenney – Palm Bay, Fla.

Scott Martin – Clewiston, Fla.

Scott Canterbury – Odenville, Ala.

Chris McCall – Palmer, Texas

Matthew Stefan – Junction City, Wis.

Andrew Upshaw – Tulsa, Okla.

Scott Suggs – Alexander, Ark.

Michael Wooley – Collierville, Tenn.

Joseph Webster – Fulton, Miss.

Joey Cifuentes – Clinton, Ark.

Jason Reyes – Huffman, Texas

Aaron Britt – Yuba City, Calif.

Darrel Robertson – Jay, Okla.

 

2016 Forrest Wood Cup Champion

John Cox – DeBary, Fla.

 

2016 FLW Tour Angler of the Year

Andy Morgan – Dayton, Tenn.

 

2016 FLW Tour Invitational winners

Bryan Thrift – Shelby, N.C.

James Watson – Lampe, Mo.

 

2016 Costa FLW Series Championship

Southeastern Division

Pat Fisher – Colbert, Ga.

 

Southwestern Division

Cody Bird – Granbury, Texas

 

Central Division

Greg Bohannan – Rogers, Ark.

 

Northern Division

Joel Richardson – Kernersville, N.C.

 

Western Division

Roy Hawk – Lake Havasu City, Ariz.

 

International Division

Hyochul Kim – Korea

 

Next 5 highest Costa Championship finishers

Zack Birge – Blanchard, Okla.

Christopher Jones – Bokoshe, Okla.

Travis Fox – Rogers, Ark.

Jeremy Lawyer – Sarcoxie, Mo.

Bradford Beavers – Ridgeville, S.C.

 

2017 BFL All-American winner

Marshall Deakins – Dunlap, Tenn.

 

2017 TBF National Champion

Allen Boyd – Salem, Ind.

 

2017 YETI FLW College Fishing Fish-Off winner

Kyle Alsop – Overland Park, Kan.


Alabama Duo Wins Bassmaster Junior Championship In Tennessee!

Miller Dowling (right) and Chandlar Hollingsworth of American Christian Academy out of Alabama win the Bassmaster Junior Championship on Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake with a two-day total weight of 25 pounds, 12 ounces.

Photo by Andrew Canulette/B.A.S.S.

June 21, 2017HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — Heading into the second day of the Bassmaster Junior Championship, Miller Dowling and Chandlar Hollingsworth knew they needed a couple of bites from big bass.

The boys from American Christian Academy in Tuscaloosa, Ala., were in seventh place after the first round of the tournament on Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake and trailed the leader by nearly 7 pounds. To account for the difference, they needed a lot of skill and likely a little luck.

They got both during the final day of fishing on Wednesday and came from behind to win the national championship bass tournament for young anglers 7-13 years of age.

Dowling and Hollingsworth weighed the heavyweight of the tournament with five bass that totaled 16 pounds, 9 ounces. That gave them a two-day total of 10 bass that weighed 25-12, and that was enough to push past Rein Golubjatnikov of the Rochester (N.Y.) Junior Bassmasters for the victory.

Golubjatnikov, who led after the first day of competition with 15-13, finished second overall with a two-day total of 23-12. Jordan Sylvester and Jacob Tullier of the Southwest Louisiana Junior Bassmasters were in second place after Day 1, but slipped to third with 21-5 total.

Dowling and Hollingsworth were a tough act to follow on Wednesday. Each angler caught a bass that weighed more than 6 pounds, and the shared success paid big dividends. Both anglers won a $1,000 scholarship for the victory, not to mention championship trophies and national bragging rights for the year.

The 6-pounders both were caught on a green pumpkin shaky head worm in about 15 feet of clean water. The team fished only two spots the entire tournament.

“After Miller caught the second big fish, we said ‘We’re going to win this,’” Hollingsworth said.

But the day didn’t start so swimmingly. The boys thought they had the big bite they needed when Dowling hooked a bass they estimated to weigh in the 9-pound range within the first five minutes of angling time.

“We knew it was a big one right away,” Hollingsworth said. “We got him straight to the boat, but the hook came out. We were depressed — but later on, we had the first 6-pounder I caught on a shaky head, then we had some smaller 1-pounders. When we moved to our other spot later on, Miller caught another 6-pounder. I thought we were going to have only one big bite all day, but it got better and better.”

Dowling said the team was fishing old ditches that crease the bottom of the man-made 1,000 acre lake. They found their honey holes in practice, and they decided to stick with them in the tournament.

Dowling and Hollingsworth finished eighth in last year’s junior championship by catching nine bass that weighed 7 1/2 pounds total in 2016. That prompted them to select new spots this year, which turned out to be a decisive factor.

“This is like nothing ever before,” Hollingsworth said. “I’m shaking. We caught the first fish, and we knew needed one more. When we caught it, we were confident.”

Still, the eventual victors were among the first teams to weigh-in on Wednesday, and sitting in the hot seat for the majority of the day was a daunting task. Dowling and Hollingsworth literally sweated out the remainder of the 51-team field in the Tennessee summer heat to see if they’d finish on top. When the Louisiana duo of Sylvester and Tullier posted only 6-4 on Day 2, the Alabama tandem felt a bit of relief.

And when Golubjatnikov posted a second day total of 7-15, they finally could breathe easily.

“We got more nervous the closer we got to the end,” Dowling said. “But now, it feels great.”

Golubjatnikov caught his big bass by dragging a Carolina rig on the first day. His legs sunburned badly on Tuesday, and he was in pain on Wednesday, said his dad and boat captain Ken Golubjatnikov. Still, to fish solo in a national championship event and to fare so well was a feat in itself. He won a $1,000 scholarship, too, which didn’t have to be split with a teammate. School ends this week in upstate New York, and Golubjatnikov took his exams early knowing he would fish alone in the national championship.

It was the third consecutive year he qualified for the tournament. He finished seventh in 2016.

“To finish second in this tournament this year is a really great feeling,” he said.

Waupaca (Wis.) Junior Bass Busters teammates Reece Keeney and Bryce Moder finished fourth with a two-day total of 18-12. Bradlee Parish and Tyler Guin of the Monroe County (Miss.) Youth Bassmasters finished fifth with 16-9 overall.

Teams from 28 states and Canada participated in the junior championship. Each earned the right to compete in the championship through B.A.S.S. Nation qualifiers in their respective states.

The local host for the event was the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce.

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Bassmaster Junior Championship

6/20/2017 - 6/21/2017

Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake - Paris, TN

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 2

Name # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz

1 Miller Dowling - Chandlar Hollingsworth AL- American Christian Academy 5 5 16-9 10 10 25-12

2 Rein Golubjatnikov - NY - Rochester Jr Bassmasters 5 5 7-15 10 9 23-12

3 Jordan Sylvester - Jacob Tullier LA - Jr Southwest Bassmasters 5 5 6- 4 10 9 21-5

4 Reece Keeney - Bryce Moder WI - Waupaca Jr Bass Busters 5 5 13-14 10 9 18-12

5 Bradlee Parish - Tyler Guin MS - Monroe County Youth Bassmaste 5rs 5 6-10 10 10 16-9

6 Cole Moulton - Ryder Whitworth NH - New Hampshire Jr Bassmasters 5 2 7-14 9 6 15-15

7 Brent Randall - Giancarlo Russo FL - Quincy Jr Bassmasters 5 5 10- 3 10 8 15-4

8 Austin Haney - Dylan Haney WI - New Richmond Bass Club 5 5 10- 0 10 10 15-4

9 Marshal Robinson - Mason Fulmer SC - Byrnes Rebels 5 5 8-13 10 10 15-4

10 Jacob Nekvinda - Coleton Usher IA - Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 5 5 9- 1 10 10 15-1

11 Tyler Bahr - Troy Peterson MN - Brainerd Jr 5 5 8- 7 10 10 14-12

12 Gunner West - Brandon Hammontree OK - Spiro Bulldog Fishing 5 5 5- 3 10 10 14-11

13 Laindree Richardson - Trey McKinney IL - Franklin County Jr 5 5 6-11 10 10 13-10

14 Jack Mutzabaugh - Eli Stendig VA - Orange County Jr Anglers 5 5 6- 3 10 10 13-5

15 Nathan Canaday - Kyle Davis NC - NCBN East 5 4 6- 5 10 9 12-8

16 Colby Carrier - Abe Lafrance ME - LA Jr Bassmasters 2 2 2- 0 6 6 11-15

17 Ashton Rasberry - Bladen Rasberry NC - GC Jr Fishing Rams 5 5 5- 2 10 9 11-8

18 Bailey Harden - Grainger Pollert IN - Columbus East 5 5 5- 7 10 10 11-7

19 Fisher Cusic - SammyJay Acree FL - Lakeland Junior Bassmasters 1 1 1- 2 6 6 10-14

20 Logan Powell - Cameron Irizarry WV - Little Kanawha Jr Bassmasters 4 4 3- 8 9 9 10-7

21 Dominic Fiorille - Curtis Russler MD - Jr Potomac Bassmasters 3 3 4-10 8 8 10-5

22 Mitchell Straffon - Henri Sturm MI - Fenton Jr Bass Fishing 1 1 1- 6 6 6 10-0

23 Phillip Herring - Calup Williams MS - Greene County Youth Bassmaste 3rs 3 3- 3 8 8 9-15

24 Hayden Hedrick - Jacob Neff VA - Frederick County Bass Wranglers 5 4 4-10 10 9 9-15

25 Destiny Parsell - Riley Albanese WV - Berkley Springs Jr Fishing Team 5 4 5- 6 9 8 9-6

26 Hadley Louderbaugh - Carter Chorinster MO - KC Youth Bassmaster 4 4 4- 2 9 9 9-5

27 Carter Wijangco - Caden Petrille IL - Off the Hook Bassmaster Jrs 5 5 6- 4 8 8 9-4

28 Ethan Johnson - Jack Hennies MN - Pequot Lakes 5 3 6- 4 8 5 9-2

29 Remington Barkley - Josh Elsey MI - Junior MI Bass Anglers 4 4 3- 7 9 7 8-14

30 James Bressler - Julian Dent OH - Hartley's Hawgs Piglets 5 5 6- 5 7 7 8-8

31 Andrew Gaynor - Beau McQuade MD - Jr Potomac Bassmasters 5 4 5-15 7 6 8-6

32 Caleb Reynolds - Lex Thompson GA - Bainbridge BassCats 3 3 3- 0 8 8 8-6

33 Elijah Benson - CJ Hudson GA - Dawson Christian Academy 4 3 4-11 8 6 8-2

34 David Derlak - Andon Goins TN - Rhea County Eagle Anglers 5 5 5- 2 8 8 7-13

35 Tristan Hiuser - Aaron Nijjar ON - KW Cambridge Jr Bassmasters 3 3 2-10 7 7 7-7

36 Landon Smith - Logan Busbee SC - Wright Middle School 0 0 0- 0 5 4 7-6

37 Walker McElroy - Brayden Cooper TX - Lone Star Jr Bassmasters 2 2 2- 1 7 7 7-4

38 Jacob Long - Caleb Roblin LA - Jr Southwest Bassmasters 2 2 2- 6 6 6 6-8

39 Mike Abbott - Ryan Kovatch OH - Hartley's Hawgs Piglets 5 5 5- 3 6 6 6-6

40 Nicholas Herrman - Kyle Herrman KS - Topeka Jr Hawgs 5 5 5- 2 6 6 6-5

41 Chanler Break - Chaney Weick KY - Bottomline Jr Bassmasters 5 5 5- 1 6 6 6-3

42 Jon Anderson - Aannin Kalwara RI - Rhode Island Jr Bassmasters 2 2 1-15 6 6 6-2

43 Zachary Taylor - Noah Burnette TN - Walker Valley Bass Club 3 3 3- 1 6 6 6-2

44 Jace McNutt - Nathan Harris AL - Tuscaloosa County 0 0 0- 0 5 5 5-15

45 Mayer McCrary - Tanner Dreiling TX - Lone Star Jr Bassmasters 3 3 2-12 4 4 4-11

46 Lane Allen - Colton Hefner OK - Noble Jr Bass Club 3 3 2- 0 5 5 4-5

47 Logan Cisneroz - Cristian Girardi CO - Fighting Fishsticks 3 3 3-10 3 3 3-10

48 Caden Usher - Hunter Rawson IA - Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 3 3 2- 9 4 4 3-8

49 Brayden Stotler - Ezra Elkins IN - Southside Anglers 3 3 1-15 4 4 3-1

50 Dominic Cecco - Dylan Henrie PA - Susquehanna Valley Fishing Team 1 1 0-14 3 3 2-14

51 Evan Kembel - Aiden Steury CO - Fighting Fishsticks 0 0 0- 0 1 1 0-14

 

BIG BASS

Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz

1 Rein Golubjatnikov, NY 8-2

2 Miller Dowling - Chandlar Hollingsworth, AL 6-8


Texas Team Trail Announces 2018 Schedule - Strong mix of popular venues for upcoming season

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2017) - The Texas Team Trail (TXTT) presented by Cabela's recently unveiled the 2018 schedule, which includes stops at some of the most popular tournament bass lakes in the country.

The regular season will kick off February 10, 2017 at Sam Rayburn Reservoir - a favorite stop for many TXTT anglers. The following month, the TXTT will return to Toledo Bend, which produced a 30-pound winning bag at the 2017 TXTT event on the lake.
The TXTT will return to the site of its 2012 championship with a stop at south Texas' Amistad Reservoir in April. The regular season will wrap up on Ray Roberts Lake in May, which has hosted TXTT in years past.
The two-day, entry-fee championship will be announced at a later date and will once again feature higher payout and contingency prize opportunities. The TXTT Lucas Oil Team of the Year will be decided at the championship event as well. The team that has accrued the highest amount of points from the regular-season and championship events will win custom Lucas Oil rings and paid entry fees for the 2019 TXTT season.
2018 TXTT scheduled events:
February 10 - Sam Rayburn
March 17 - Toledo Bend
April 14 - Amistad
May 5 - Ray Roberts
Championship
June 2-3 - TBA
Texas Team Trail events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of these well-respected brands: Cabela's, Ranger Boats, Lucas Oil, RAM, Evinrude, Mercury, Minn Kota, Triton Boats, Power-Pole, Evinrude, Arctic Ice, Stratos Boats, Lowrance, Protect the Harvest, General Tire, SuperClean, Garmin, Valley Fashions, T-H Marine, Atlas, G-Juice, Powertex Group.

DORTCH WINS FLW TOUR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR TITLE

MINNEAPOLIS (June 20, 2017) – Pro angler Bradley Dortch of Atmore, Alabama, finished the 2017 FLW Tour regular-season in 18th place overall – the highest of any Tour rookie – with 1,087 points, earning him the prestigious FLW Tour Rookie of the Year (ROY) title.

Each year, the ROY title is awarded to the rookie pro who has the highest year-end point total in the standings at the conclusion of the regular-season. Dortch secured the crown at the 2017 season-finale on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, last week, finishing the tournament in 86th place and qualifying for his first Forrest Wood Cup championship appearance.

“Making the Forrest Wood Cup was my main goal this season, but winning Rookie of the Year is a nice bonus,” said Dortch. “I know guys like (Quaker State pro) Scott Canterbury have won this title and have gone on to excel at this level, so to be in the same category as them means the world to me.”

Dortch was an early front-runner for the ROY title after posting a strong 15th-place finish in his first event as a professional on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama. He stumbled a bit after landing in 87th at Lake Travis in Jonestown, Texas, but quickly rebounded with a victory at the Tour’s third stop on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Florida.

Dortch spent most of the season neck-and-neck in the ROY race with fellow Alabama rookie Justin Atkins, of Florence, Alabama. After an 85th place showing on Lake Cumberland in Somerset, Kentucky, Dortch finished 14th on Beaver Lake in Rogers, Arkansas, and pulled comfortably ahead of Atkins to sit atop the standings. At the sixth event of the season on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Dortch finished 32nd while Atkins finished 10th, putting the title back up for grabs as the race came down to a dramatic finish on the Potomac River.

“I knew it was going to come down to me and Justin at the end,” said Dortch. “When the schedule came out last year, I was glad to see the Potomac River in there because I figured it would be my kind of deal. But, I never thought it would be the make-or-break tournament for Rookie of the Year, or that I would even be in the running.”

Dortch ended up placing 86th on the Potomac River, but Atkins’ 47th-place finish wasn’t enough to close the gap and Dortch clinched the coveted title by 11 points.

The top 5 rookies on the 2017 FLW Tour finished:

1st:          *Bradley Dortch, Atmore, Ala., 1,087 points

2nd:         *Justin Atkins, Florence, Ala., 1,076 points

3rd:          *Joey Cifuentes, Clinton, Ark., 992 points

4th:          *Aaron Britt, Yuba City, Calif., 981 points

5th:          Dylan Hays, Sheridan, Ark., 877 points

* denotes 2017 Forrest Wood Cup qualification

The FLW Tour Rookie of the Year title is determined by the total accumulated points from regular-season events. Two hundred points are awarded for a win, 199 for second, 198 for third, and so on.

The next FLW Tour event for Dortch will be the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup championship held on Lake Murray, August 11-13, in Columbia, South Carolina.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

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 2017 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW conducts more than 274 bass-fishing tournaments annually across the United States and sanctions tournaments in Canada, China, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube and Snapchat.


Thrift Claims Second FLW Angler of the Year Title

MINNEAPOLIS (June 20, 2017) –  Pro angler Bryan Thrift of Shelby, North Carolina, capped off an incredible season this weekend, winning his second FLW Tour Angler of the Year (AOY) title and the $100,000 prize Saturday at the FLW Tour's final 2017 regular-season event on the Potomac River.

Thrift started the FLW Tour season off with back-to-back second-place finishes in February at Alabama’s Lake Guntersville and Lake Travis in Texas. He posted a sixth-place showing in March on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida, then continued the hot streak through April with finishes of 12th place at Lake Cumberland in Kentucky and a third-place finish at the Tour’s annual stop at Beaver Lake in Arkansas. He wrapped up the season with respectable finishes on two river systems – 59th on the Mississippi River in Wisconsin and 48th on the Potomac River in Maryland.

Thrift now joins an illustrious club of David Dudley (three), Andy Morgan (three), Clark Wendlandt (three), and Jay Yelas (two) as anglers with multiple FLW Tour AOY titles.

"The Angler of the Year is the greatest accomplishment you can have in professional fishing," Thrift said after clinching the title. “You were the best fisherman all year long. Not one tournament, not the championship, but all year long.”

The FLW Tour Angler of the Year title is determined by the total accumulated points from seven regular-season events. Two hundred points are awarded for a win, 199 for second, 198 for third, and so on. Thrift earned the title with 1,275 out of a possible 1,400 points, successfully fending off reigning three-time AOY Morgan (1,231), 2006 AOY Anthony Gagliardi (1,192), Jeff Sprague (1,176), and three-time AOY Dudley (1,161).

Thrift, an 11-year veteran of the Tour, earned his first AOY title in 2010, when he posted top-10 finishes in four of the five regular-season tournaments, then added another at the Forrest Wood Cup.

“It’s nice to finally win it again,” the 37-year old Thrift said. “I think I blew Angler of the Year three or four times since then (2010). To be able to do it the first season we’ve had seven events, to me that’s a huge accomplishment.”

Along with the Angler of the Year title, which annually goes to the Tour’s most dominant bass angler, Thrift earned the top prize of $100,000 and became the first angler to officially punch his ticket to the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup next fall.

Thrift has fished as a professional on the FLW Tour since 2007. Over the past 10 seasons, Thrift has finished outside the top-10 just once in the end of the year AOY standings, an impressive feat when you consider most FLW Tour events feature more than 160 anglers competing each season.

The next FLW Tour event for Thrift will be the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup Championship on Lake Murray, August 11-13 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Coverage of Thrift’s historic Angler of the Year win on the Potomac River will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) Sept. 20 from Noon.-1 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

For a full schedule of events, complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

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 2017 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW conducts more than 274 bass-fishing tournaments annually across the United States and sanctions tournaments in Canada, China, Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube and Snapchat.


8 Pounder Propels Eighth Grader Into Bassmaster Junior Championship Lead

Rein Golubjatnikov (right) of the Rochester Junior Bassmasters out of New York takes the lead on the first day of the 2017 Bassmaster Junior Championship on Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake with 15 pounds, 13 ounces.

Photo by Andrew Canulette/B.A.S.S.

June 20, 2017

HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — The Bassmaster Junior National Championship is a team bass tournament, and all but one of the 51 teams are made up of two anglers between the ages of 7 and 13.

The one solo angler, Rein Golubjatnikov proved Tuesday that one is more than enough when he brought in a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 13 ounces. The 13-year-old New Yorker seized the first-round lead in the two-day junior championship on Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake in northwest Tennessee. The tournament has attracted anglers from 28 states and Canada — all of whom advanced through the B.A.S.S. Nation ranks to the championship.

None were as impressive as Golubjatnikov, whose bag was anchored by an 8-2 lunker that easily was the heaviest bass of the day. Golubjatnikov said he fought the big bass for nearly two minutes as it worked its way underneath his boat before he could net the bass. It was a considerable battle as the eighth grader tips the scales himself at only 85 pounds.

To put the “boy vs. bass” struggle into perspective, the equivalent would be the average adult man battling a 20-pound bass. He’s used to catching big bass, as he advanced to nationals on the strength of a 22-4 bag on New York’s Cayuga Lake. The 8-2 heavyweight he caught Tuesday, however, was a personal best.

“They don’t have bass like that in New York,” Golubjatnikov told the large crowd gathered in downtown Huntingdon for today’s weigh-in.

They do in Carroll County’s 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake though, and Golubjatnikov (whose boat captain/coach is his dad, Ken) said he fished a variety of lures in shallow and deep water on Tuesday. Rein targeted baitfish for most of the day, and he had a 4-pounder to go with his 8-plus kicker on Day 1.

Considering the results, he said he’ll stick with the strategy on the final day of the championship on Wednesday.

“I was really excited,” he said. “It was really cool to catch a fish that big. It was like a once in a lifetime thing.”

Rein is fishing alone this week as school is just letting out this week in Pittsford, N.Y., where he lives. He was able to take his final exams early, but he knew he likely would fish alone if he made the nationals (which he did for the third consecutive year as New York’s youth champion). He finished seventh in last year’s junior championship when he paired with Garrett Lawton to catch a two-day total of 8-1.

One day into the 2017 tournament and he’s nearly doubled that output — by himself.

Golubjatnikov has competition hot on his heels, however. The Louisiana duo of Jordan Sylvester and Jacob Tullier caught a limit that weighed 15-1. Sylvester boated a 5-7 bass to anchor the team’s bag and put them only 12 ounces behind the leader. It was the second-heaviest bass caught on Tuesday.

“I think tomorrow’s going to be fun,” Sylvester said. “We’re going to go out and try to do the same thing we did today.”

Golubjatnikov and the Louisiana pair were the teams to weigh double-digit bags on Tuesday. The tandems of Bradlee Parish and Tyler Guin of Mississippi and Colby Carrier and Abe Lafrance of Maine both weighed 9-15 totals, but the Mississippi boys are in third place officially because they boated five bass on Tuesday. Carrier and Lafrance caught four keepers.

Florida’s Fisher Cusic and SammyJay Acree are in fifth place with 9-12.

In all, the 101 junior anglers caught 195 bass on Tuesday for a total weight of 271-2. There were 28 limits among the 50 teams that came to the scales. Only one team zeroed.

Today’s weights will carry over to the final day of fishing on Wednesday. The team with the best two-day total will split $2,000 in scholarship money, though if Golubjatnikov still leads the field after the final weigh-in, he will have the entire prize to himself. Members of the second-place team will share $1,000 in scholarship funds.

Takeoff will begin at 6 a.m. CT Wednesday at Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreation Lake in Huntingdon. Final weigh-in will be held in downtown Huntingdon beginning at 1:45 p.m.

The local host for the event is the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce.

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Bassmaster Junior Championship

6/20/2017 - 6/21/2017

Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake - Paris, TN

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1

Name # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz

1 Rein Golubjatnikov - NY - Rochester Jr Bassmasters 5 4 15-13 5 4 15-13

2 Jordan Sylvester - Jacob Tullier LA - Jr Southwest Bassmasters 5 4 15- 1 5 4 15-1

3 Bradlee Parish - Tyler Guin MS - Monroe County Youth Bassmaste 5rs 5 9-15 5 5 9-15

4 Colby Carrier - Abe Lafrance ME - LA Jr Bassmasters 4 4 9-15 4 4 9-15

5 Fisher Cusic - SammyJay Acree FL - Lakeland Junior Bassmasters 5 5 9-12 5 5 9-12

6 Gunner West - Brandon Hammontree OK - Spiro Bulldog Fishing 5 5 9- 8 5 5 9- 8

7 Miller Dowling - Chandlar Hollingsworth AL - American Christian Academy 5 5 9- 3 5 5 9-3

8 Mitchell Straffon - Henri Sturm MI - Fenton Jr Bass Fishing 5 5 8-10 5 5 8-10

9 Cole Moulton - Ryder Whitworth NH - New Hampshire Jr Bassmasters 4 4 8- 1 4 4 8-1

10 Landon Smith - Logan Busbee SC - Wright Middle School 5 4 7- 6 5 4 7-6

11 Jack Mutzabaugh - Eli Stendig VA - Orange County Jr Anglers 5 5 7- 2 5 5 7-2

12 Logan Powell - Cameron Irizarry WV - Little Kanawha Jr Bassmasters 5 5 6-15 5 5 6-15

12 Laindree Richardson - Trey McKinney IL - Franklin County Jr 5 5 6-15 5 5 6-15

14 Phillip Herring - Calup Williams MS - Greene County Youth Bassmaste 5rs 5 6-12 5 5 6-12

15 Marshal Robinson - Mason Fulmer SC - Byrnes Rebels 5 5 6- 7 5 5 6-7

16 Ashton Rasberry - Bladen Rasberry NC - NCBN Eastern Trail 5 4 6- 6 5 4 6-6

17 Tyler Bahr - Troy Peterson MN - Brainerd Jr 5 5 6- 5 5 5 6-5

18 Nathan Canaday - Kyle Davis NC - GC's Junior Fishing Rams 5 5 6- 3 5 5 6-3

19 Bailey Harden - Grainger Pollert IN - Columbus East 5 5 6- 0 5 5 6-0

19 Jacob Nekvinda - Coleton Usher IA - Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 5 5 6- 0 5 5 6-0

21 Jace McNutt - Nathan Harris AL - Tuscaloosa County 5 5 5-15 5 5 5-15

22 Dominic Fiorille - Curtis Russler MD - Jr Potomac Bassmasters 5 5 5-11 5 5 5-11

23 Remington Barkley - Josh Elsey MI - Junior MI Bass Anglers 5 3 5- 7 5 3 5-7

24 Caleb Reynolds - Lex Thompson GA - Bainbridge BassCats 5 5 5- 6 5 5 5-6

25 Hayden Hedrick - Jacob Neff VA - Frederick County Bass Wranglers 5 5 5- 5 5 5 5-5

26 Austin Haney - Dylan Haney WI - New Richmond Bass Club 5 5 5- 4 5 5 5-4

27 Hadley Louderbaugh - Carter Chorinster MO - KC Youth Bassmaster 5 5 5- 3 5 5 5-3

27 Walker McElroy - Brayden Cooper TX - Lone Star Jr Bassmasters 5 5 5- 3 5 5 5-3

29 Brent Randall - Giancarlo Russo FL - Quincy Jr Bassmasters 5 3 5- 1 5 3 5-1

30 Reece Keeney - Bryce Moder WI - Waupaca Jr Bass Busters 5 4 4-14 5 4 4-14

31 Tristan Hiuser - Aaron Nijjar ON - KW Cambridge Jr Bassmasters 4 4 4-13 4 4 4-13

32 Jon Anderson - Aannin Kalwara RI - Rhode Island Jr Bassmasters 4 4 4- 3 4 4 4-3

33 Jacob Long - Caleb Roblin LA - Jr Southwest Bassmasters 4 4 4- 2 4 4 4-2

34 Destiny Parsell - Riley Albanese WV - Berkley Springs Jr Fishing Team 4 4 4- 0 4 4 4-0

35 Elijah Benson - CJ Hudson GA - Dawson Christian Academy 4 3 3- 7 4 3 3-7

36 Zachary Taylor - Noah Burnette TN - Walker Valley Bass Club 3 3 3- 1 3 3 3-1

37 Carter Wijangco - Caden Petrille IL - Off the Hook Bassmaster Jrs 3 3 3- 0 3 3 3-0

38 Ethan Johnson - Jack Hennies MN - Pequot Lakes 3 2 2-14 3 2 2-14

39 David Derlak - Andon Goins TN - Rhea County Eagle Anglers 3 3 2-11 3 3 2-11

40 Andrew Gaynor - Beau McQuade MD - Jr Potomac Bassmasters 2 2 2- 7 2 2 2-7

41 Lane Allen - Colton Hefner OK - Noble Jr Bass Club 2 2 2- 5 2 2 2-5

42 James Bressler - Julian Dent OH - Hartley's Hawgs Piglets 2 2 2- 3 2 2 2-3

43 Dominic Cecco - Dylan Henrie PA - Susquehanna Valley Fishing Team 2 2 2- 0 2 2 2-0

44 Mayer McCrary - Tanner Dreiling TX - Lone Star Jr Bassmasters 1 1 1-15 1 1 1-15

45 Mike Abbott - Ryan Kovatch OH - Hartley's Hawgs Piglets 1 1 1- 3 1 1 1-3

45 Nicholas Herrman - Kyle Herrman KS - Topeka Jr Hawgs 1 1 1- 3 1 1 1-3

47 Chanler Break - Chaney Weick KY - Bottomline Jr Bassmasters 1 1 1- 2 1 1 1-2

47 Brayden Stotler - Ezra Elkins IN - Southside Anglers 1 1 1- 2 1 1 1-2

49 Caden Usher - Hunter Rawson IA - Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 1 1 0-15 1 1 0-15

50 Evan Kembel - Aiden Steury CO - Fighting Fishsticks 1 1 0-14 1 1 0-14

51 Logan Cisneroz - Cristian Girardi CO - Fighting Fishsticks 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0-0

BIG BASS

Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz

1 Rein Golubjatnikov Pittsford, NY 8-2


BRETT BRUMNETT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL OKIE DIVISION EVENT ON FORT GIBSON LAKE

El Reno’s Ezell tops Co-angler Division

WAGONER, Okla. (June 19, 2017) – Boater Brett Brumnett of Wagoner, Oklahoma, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Okie Division event on Fort Gibson Lake. Brumnett took home $4,507 for his victory.

“I started out fishing 6 to 8 miles north of takeoff, on the upper end of the lake,” said Brumnett, who earned his first career victory in BFL competition. “About 20 minutes in I caught a 4-pounder on a football jig, but after another hour or so I couldn’t get a bite. So, I started making my way back down the lake.

“I noticed that they were pulling water, so I went and hit a couple of points that had some big wood on it,” Brumnett continued. “I was throwing a chartreuse and white (Strike King) spinnerbait with gold Colorado blades and I ended up catching a 6½-pounder at my first spot. When I caught that one I figured that is what I needed to be doing.”

Brumnett said that he fished shallow for the rest of the afternoon, targeting fish that were feeding on shad around big wood and bushes. He said that he ended up catching seven keepers on the spinnerbait.

“Near the end I came down close to the check-in and got out on a ledge,” Brumnett said. “I picked the football jig back up and caught a nice one with about 10 minutes to go. That fish won me the tournament.”

Brumnett said his jig that caught his first and last fish was a peanut butter and jelly-colored Jewel Football jig with a Gene Larew Biffle Bug trailer.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Brett Brumnett, Wagoner, Okla., five bass, 19-7, $4,507

2nd:         James Marsh, Thomas, Okla., five bass, 19-2, $2,253

3rd:         Sheldon Collings, Grove, Okla., five bass, 17-13, $1,702

4th:         Ed Barton, Vian, Okla., five bass, 17-7, $1,152

5th:         Keith Hays, Broken Arrow, Okla., five bass, 17-2, $901

6th:         Brad Lankford, Wagoner, Okla., five bass, 16-14, $826

7th:         Christopher Jones, Bokoshe, Okla., five bass, 16-8, $751

8th:         Paul Loveland, Grove, Okla., five bass, 15-15, $676

9th:         Travis McKelvey, Jenks, Okla., five bass, 15-9, $601

10th:       Rick Kelley, Ada, Okla., five bass, 15-6, $526

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Don Benson of Eufaula, Oklahoma, caught a 6-pound, 7-ounce bass, which was the heaviest of the tournament in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $655.

Chastin Ezell of El Reno, Oklahoma, weighed in five bass totaling 19 pounds, 1 ounce Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $2,253.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Chastin Ezell, El Reno, Okla., five bass, 19-1, $2,253

2nd:         Justin Catcher, Park Hill, Okla., four bass, 16-1, $1,454

3rd:         David Lansford, Muskogee, Okla., four bass, 15-11, $751

4th:         Colten Hutson, Edmond, Okla., five bass, 14-15, $526

5th:         Cord Colwell, Pryor, Okla., three bass, 12-5, $651

6th:         Chris Rinehart, Mustang, Okla., five bass, 12-4, $394

6th:         Cameron Foster, Wagoner, Okla., four bass, 12-4, $394

8th:         David Bowen, Chouteau, Okla., five bass, 11-14, $338

9th:         Steve Bradfield, Claremore, Okla., five bass, 11-11, $300

10th:       Alex Lane, Ada, Okla., five bass, 11-8, $263

Catcher weighed a 5-pound, 12-ounce bass which also earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award and $327.

The T-H Marine BFL at Fort Gibson Lake was hosted by the Wagoner Area 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. 19-21 BFL Regional Championship on the Red River in Bossier City, Louisiana. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 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. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.


Open-Minded Approach Yields Monsoon His First FLW Tour Win!

Tom Monsoor is a happy man. This time last week he had 8 Top 10 finishes in his FLW Tour career. No wins. At the conclusion of Sunday’s weigh in Monsoor hoisted the big trophy that said he was now a champion.

“Couldn’t be any better,” chuckled Monsoor. “I’m tickled pink. That’s the one trophy I didn’t have.”

Monsoor totaled 66 pounds, 11 ounces over 4 days on the Potomac River. He achieved his signature win with his signature lure, the swim jig.

Every bass Monsoor weighed-in fell for a black and blue jig with a Yamamoto Flappin’ Hog trailer.

What makes Monsoor so good with a swim jig that he can beat a full field of professional anglers with a single lure – and the oldest, simplest lure of all at that? In a word, open mindedness. Not the answer you expected of such a seemingly one-track guy? “You know, bass fishing is a learning process. You never stop learning.”

Across the decades his open-minded approach has allowed Monsoor to adapt to the various possibilities that a simple jig presents.

“It’s so versatile I can use it in 30 feet of water or I can use it in 2 feet of water. I’ve got different sizes, different trailers. You know how many different crankbaits there are? It’s the same with a swim jig but nobody knows that. I’ve got 1/8 ounce swim jigs, I’ve got swim jigs up to an ounce. I swim a jig on ledges. Up shallow, I’ll pull up and there will be 5 or 6 guys there not catching anything and I’ll pull up and get them every cast. It’s just knowing how to use it because I’ve done it for 40 years.

“And in those 40 years I’ve learned something. Every year you learn how to expand on it more and more and more. There are different trailers, different sizes, different colors whether you’re fishing shad, or if you’re fishing crayfish. There’s a lot more to it than what people think. It’s so cool. If somebody understands how many ways you can fish that swim jig, it’s unbelievable.”

Of the options available on a swim jig Monsoor says color and trailer choice are the most important considerations. “I’ve gone through a lot of changes on trailers, believe me. I started off with a grub and for 10 years that’s all I threw was a grub. And then I started learning about some other stuff. Gary Yamamoto came up with this 3.5-inch Swim Senko that I don’t think people even know about. They know about the big one, they swim the big one with a hook, like a Senko.

“He made a little one for me that I remember my son and I were down on Okeechobee and he came up to us with a big smile on his face and said, “look at this”. That little thing is a killer, I mean, it’s the perfect size. He went out and made me a perfect trailer for my swim jig.”

Monsoor des stay the course with his line choice. “I use fluorocarbon 99% of the time. I use 16 lb. Sugoi in cover and 10 lb. in open water.”

His years of experience and experimentation have led Monsoor to what he believes is the ultimate rod/reel set up. Lew’s rods and reels with Winn grips. “I thought my hands would slip off the reel handles because they are round, but those Winn grips are amazing.

“And Lew’s has come out with this rod with Winn grips – when you pick one up you’re going to flip out. They are light, I mean light, and you don’t get worn out and they make a reel that matches it.”

Monsoor says the action of the rod allows him to generate reaction bites with a swim jig the way most anglers hope to do with a squarebill crankbait. “The lighter rods don’t wear me out. When you’re swimming a jig through weeds, I’m telling you, it’s work if you fish the weeds the right way. You’ve got to bounce it off each weed and pull it through each weed and then let it sit and when it jumps off the weed like that it’s a reaction strike that drives them nuts.

“I learned some stuff about rods and reels this year that was really cool.”

Monsoor still molds his own jigs, a practice he began when he was frustrated with the quality of hooks found in jigs back when he started fishing with them. He says that the quality of mass=produced jigs has greatly improved but he still makes his own.

“I like a good quality high end hook, light but strong because you’ve got to set the hook at the end of your cast a lot of times.”

Monsoor, being open to new things, relied on 2 spots to sack his winning fish and he had never fished either area before. He caught a quick limit each day in Mason’s Neck where the water was 2 feet deep and held ugly black weeds. His better fish came from the clean green grass of Quantico Bay, a known area that has been pressured to the point that Monsoor could only catch 3 or 4 fish there after fishing the area for 5 or 6 hours each day. But those fish were the difference-makers.

Monsoor will occasionally swim a lure, such as the Swim Senko, without a jig. He’ll also throw a Senko. “But I usually end up coming back to the jig,” he says. The difference is that the jig tends to produce bigger fish.

“I had Darrel Robertson right next to me just killing them for 2 days. He didn’t make the cut. And I mean he’s catching 30 fish – in front of me. But he didn’t have the weight. I was using my jig and he was throwing a Senko.

“A Senko will catch big fish. I’ve caught 10-pounders on them. Brandon McMillan caught two 20-pound bags this week. He was throwing a Senko.” Still, for Monsoor this week, the jig with its skirt and bulkier profile produced bigger bass.


Shane Ellis Wins ABA RAM Trucks AL North Open on Lake Weiss

Shane Ellis of Boaz, AL won the American Bass Angler Ram Truck Opens Series Alabama North tournament, held June 17, 2017 on Lake Weiss.  Running out of the Little River Marina and Lodge near Cedar Bluff, Al Ellis caught five bass locking in at 24.19 lbs.  with a 6.09 lb. kicker.  He took home $5000 for his efforts.

“I was throwing a black and blue jig in the grass.  Most of the fish came early, slowing down later in the day.  I lost a big one, should have had more but that’s how it goes.”  Said Ellis.

In second for the boaters, Bradley Jones of Aragon, GA.  Jones landed a five-fish limit weighing in at 17.51 lbs.  He took home $1500 for his catch, plus an additional $500 for being the highest placing Triton Gold finisher.

“I caught my fish today on a Strike King 6XD and a football jig.  I Caught 8 fish all day culling up once.”  Said Jones.

Taking third for the boaters was Greg Lamb of Birchwood, TN.  He brought in a weight of 16.91 lbs.
“I was using a DD-22 crankbait today, fishing up river on a ditch break.  I only caught 5 fish all day.”  Said Lamb.

Fourth goes to John Paulk of Counce, TN with a weight of 16.01 lbs.

Rounding out the top five was Jason Atkins of Section, AL with 15.74 lbs.

Big bass for the boaters goes to Jeff Edmonson with a fish weighing in at 6.13 lbs.  He took home a check for $640.

In the co-angler division, Randy Hobbs of Dawson, AL takes first.  Hobbs brought in a 3-fish limit weighing in at 11.41 lbs. with a 5.62 lb. kicker.  He took home $1700 for his efforts.

“I used a shaky-head all day flipping docks.  I was able to cull up a few times.”  Said Hobbs.

Taking second for the co-anglers was Stephen Barday of Acworth, Ga.  He brought in 3 fish for a weight of 9.78 lbs.  with a 5.03 lb. kicker.  Stephen walks away with a check for $650.

“I fished a black and blue jig.  I just flipped docks all day, it was a real tough day.”  Said Barday.

Coming in third was Clyde Hunt of Rome, GA.  Clyde brought in a weight of 9.40 lbs. with a 5.02 lb. Kicker.  He takes home $450 for his efforts.

“I threw a black and blue jig on the edge of the river. Later we found a good school of fish and threw a crankbait to pull some out.” Said Hunt.

Fourth goes to Tony Hill of Chatsworth, GA with 9.00 lbs.

Rounding out the top five for the co-anglers was Frank Penn of Guntersville, Al with a weight of 8.97 lbs.

Big fish for the co-anglers goes to Nathan Blalock with a beautiful bass weighing in at 5.67 lbs. that fish was worth $300.

Slated for September 9-10, 2017 the Divisional Championship will be held on Chickamauga launching out of Dayton Boat Dock. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2018 Ray Scott Championship.

For more information on this tournament, call Kristin Malott, tournament manager, at 256-771-3709 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see www.ramopenseries.com .

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Ram Truck Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.


Aaron Batson Wins ABA RAM Trucks Open on Lake Oconee

Aaron Batson of Oxford, GA won the American Bass Anglers Ram Truck Open Series Georgia Division tournament, held June 17th on Lake Oconee.

Running out of Sugar Creek Marina in Buckhead, GA Batson caught five bass weighing 16.34 pounds including a 4.98-pound kicker. For the Boater Division victory, took home a check for $5000 for his win.

“I was fishing mid-lake and I only caught seven fish all day. It was a grind for me. I was junk fishing today. I was fishing docks and scattered wood that I knew about in eight to ten feet of water.”   Batson said.

In second for the boaters, Kim Carver of Milledgeville, GA landed a five-bass tournament limit going 15.49 pounds. He collected $1250 for his catch.

“I caught my fish today on a Zoom Brush Hog on a 1/16oz sinker around docks.”  Carver said.

Larry Cason of Newborn, GA caught five bass going 14.98 pounds. He collected $900 for his catch.

“I caught ten keepers all day. All but one came on docks with the biggest one on a rock pile. It was a good morning bite and then late in the day the fish turned on again.” Cason said.

Finishing fourth, Dylan Peppers of Good Hope, GA landed a five-bass limit for 13.18 pounds.

Buster Slocumb of Juliette, GA rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 12.66 pounds.

The boater big bass award went to Kyle Welcher of Opelika, AL for a 5.38-pounder. Welcher collected $660 for that catch.

“I caught that fish in a brush pile off a main lake dock on the South end of the lake. It was around 10:30am and I was fishing a shaky-head and when she hit, she slacked the line.” Welcher said.

In the Co-Angler Division, James E Walden of Newnan, GA won with three bass going 8.42 pounds. For the Co-Angler Division victory, took home a check for $1000 for his win.

“I caught my fish dragging a big worm mid-lake. The fish bit scattered throughout the day. I probably had five keepers today. I want to thank my boater, David Lowery, I had a good time.” Walden said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Robert Enke of Columbus, GA brought in a three-bass division limit weighing 8.20 pounds. He collected $400 for the effort.

“I caught my fish within sight of the marina today. If not for a dead fish penalty, I would have won. It cost me.”   Enke said. “

Joseph Ellington of Statesboro, GA placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 7.89 pounds. He earned $300 for his catch.

“I caught my fish on top-water first thing this morning and then it was tough. I lost one fish that would have helped me today but it happens.” Ellington said.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Michael Mincey of Zebulon, GA brought in three bass for 5.68 pounds.

Timothy Woods of Midville, GA finished in fifth place with two bass at 5.38 pounds.

The co-angler big bass award went to Ray Holloway of Eatonton, GA for a 4.84-pounder. Holloway collected $145 for that catch.

“I caught that fish on a 3/16oz shaky-head with a Zoom Trick worm fishing a shallow mid-lake dock around 8:30am.” Holloway said.

Slated for September 23rd & 24th, the next tournament will be the Area 3 Championship to 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 2018 Ray Scott Championship, to be held on the Red River in Bossier City, LA.

For more information on this tournament, call Billy Benedetti, tournament manager, at 256-230-5632 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see www.ramopenseries.com .

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Ram Truck Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.


CHRIS MYERS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL HOOSIER DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE MONROE

Hamilton’s Sykes tops Co-angler Division

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (June 19, 2017) – Boater Chris Myers of Madison, Indiana, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Hoosier Division event on Lake Monroe presented by Navionics. Myers took home $6,394 for his victory.

“Summertime in the Hoosier division is tough fishing,” said Myers, who earned his third career BFL win – second on Lake Monroe. “To win you have to have a perfect day. You have to boat every keeper that bites and I did – I had six bites all day long and I boated them all.

“The key for me in this event was mental strength,” Myers continued. “I had engine problems on Friday, the day before the tournament. It wouldn’t even start. I took it to a local dealer and they fixed some loose wires and got it to where it would start, go forward and in reverse. I didn’t even have time to take it out on the water and make sure that I could get on plane.

“I didn’t want to take a chance during game day and I didn’t want to get too far away because I didn’t want to break down again, so all day long I fished no further than 2 miles from the launch ramp – all idle, never once on plane.”

Myers said that he caught his six keepers on Texas-rigged soft plastic worms – 5-inch green pumpkin, 7-inch electric blue and 12-inch solid black.

“I caught them as shallow as 6 inches and as deep as 12 feet,” Myers said. “I don’t think that size or color mattered. I was fishing shallow buck brush and deep water stumps and rock piles. Three came shallow and three came deep.

“You have to have the right kind of makeup to fish bass tournaments,” Myers went on to say. “Tough things happen to everybody, and when they happen to you, you have to embrace it. I certainly did not think that I was going to win, but I thought that if I put my head down and fished hard that I could possibly cash a check. It turned out that my day was better than that.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Chris Myers, Madison, Ind., five bass, 16-13, $6,394

2nd:         Frank McClain, Scottsburg, Ind., five bass, 14-15, $2,197

3rd:         Jeramiah Sifers, New Albany, Ind., five bass, 14-6, $1,464

4th:         Scott Bateman, Jasper, Ind., five bass, 14-0, $1,225

5th:         Brad Stogsdill, Nashville, Ind., five bass, 12-14, $879

6th:         James Richardson Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio, five bass, 11-0, $805

7th:         Phil Hunt, Connersville, Ind., three bass, 10-15, $732

8th:         David Spivey, Hamilton, Ohio, three bass, 10-14, $1,552

8th:         Shane Oxford, Saint Meinrad, Ind., five bass, 10-14, $622

10th:       Bryce Kalen, Indianapolis, Ind., four bass, 10-10, $513

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Spivey caught a 6-pound, 10-ounce bass, which was the heaviest of the tournament in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $630.

Ryan Skyes of Hamilton, Ohio weighed in five bass totaling 16 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $2,393.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Ryan Sykes, Hamilton, Ohio, five bass, 16-11, $2,393

2nd:         David Jenkins, Shelbyville, Ind., two bass, 10-15, $1,406

3rd:         Gary Hoffman, Stoutsville, Ohio, two bass, 6-13, $621

3rd:         Leroy Miller, Napoleon, Ohio, two bass, 6-13, $621

5th:         Charlie Kuebler, Jasper, Ind., three bass, 6-11, $439

6th:         Jim Betts, Fort Wayne, Ind., two bass, 5-14, $402

7th:         Jason Bailey, Mooresville Ind., two bass, 5-13, $347

7th:         Dave Roberts, Indianapolis, Ind., one bass, 5-13, $347

9th:         Greg Roberts, Columbus, Ind., two bass, 5-10, $292

10th:       Tyler Buell, Lafayette, Ind., two bass, 5-8, $256

Jenkins weighed a 6-pound, 4-ounce bass which earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award and $310.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 5-7 BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 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. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.


FLW Tour pro Tom Redington hosting 400 Scouts fishing in NYC this week

With fishing poles in hand and fishing superstars at the ready to give pointers, the first experience of reeling in a catch next week for hundreds of young New Yorkers is sure to be a memorable one.

New York City may not be what you imagine when you think of prime fishing holes. But Brooklyn’s Prospect Park is exactly where 400 to 500 kids will be angling alongside Fishing League Worldwide tour pros Tom Redington and Grae Buck Tuesday evening.

What makes Brooklyn Fishing Day even more exciting? Zebco is giving the first 400 boys registered for the event a free rod and reel.

That means some New York City families who may rarely have the chance to fish will be equipped to cast a line in their own urban backyard.

Cub Scouts and Outdoor Adventures

Brooklyn Fishing Day is one way Boy Scouts of America brings outdoor adventure to youth in all parts of the country. The event marks one of Scouting’s many opportunities for children and families to learn about the outdoors from a hands-on, unique perspective.

All interested families are invited to attend this free fishing event and experience the types of activities Scouting offers.

Brooklyn Fishing Day will take place Tuesday, June 20 at Prospect Park Boat House (101 East Dr, Brooklyn, NY 11225) from 5 to 9 p.m.

There is still time to sign your kids up. Interested families can register for this free event at bsa-gnyc.org/fishbrooklyn.

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Hawkins Wins ABA Open on Bob Sandlin with help of 10.39 BIG Fish!!!

Joel Hawkins won the American Bass Anglers Ram Truck Open Series Texas East Division, held June 17th at Lake Bob Sandlin.

Running out of Public Ramp No 1 near Mt Pleasant, TX, a picture-perfect morning with a slight breeze set the day at takeoff with partly cloudy skies.  The field was able to take off right on time around 5:45 AM.  Weigh in started at 2 PM still giving the anglers over 8 hours to fish as the heat index pushed over 100 degrees and made it a welcome to come off the water.

Joel Hawkins is out of Irving, TX and was very pleased to manage a five-fish limit weighing 19.43 lbs., landing a massive 10.39-pound kicker around 8:00 AM to anchor his bag.  For the boater division victory, he took home a check for $5000.00 and an additional $460.00 for big bass.

“Man, Scott Dean and I were doing the exact same thing today with almost the same bait. I was throwing a Carolina rig with June bug but the big fish came on a 6 XD.  When she hit, it felt like I hung a stump, then it moved…  I hollered at my partner to get the net and look in the side compartment for my other pair of shorts because I may need them too!  She jumped about 3 times just like a smallmouth but I have to say this.  These coanglers that fish with us are some great anglers.  I had Jeff Grubbs with me today. He asked me this morning if I wanted him to net my fish and I told him, if I need it you will know.  He was right there and knew exactly what to do, and how.  It was awesome.  The last time I fished this lake was 1998 and I won that tournament, and 30 minutes after we took off this morning I had almost 20 lbs.  I think I may start fishing here some more.” Said Hawkins.

In second for the boaters, Carlisle Tire and ABA Pro Staff member Scott Dean of Terrell, TX landed a five-bass limit weighing 18.12 lbs held up by his 8.28 lb kicker.  He collected $700.00.

“I was doing the opposite of my buddy Jackie today, I was out deep.  I caught most of my fish on a 6XD between 14-16 ft.  A lot of the fish were suspended a bit and you just had to crank a lot to get the bites.  Most of them would hit the bait just as it came off the bottom and started to lift it back to the boat. The fish moved around a little bit and you had to try and stay with them but catching an 8 lber sure helps a lot.” Said Scott.  Scott is also going to receive a check from Triton Boats as the highest placing Triton Gold member for the event.

Jackie Jayroe of Royse City, TX took third for the boaters with a limit of five bass weighing 17.81 lbs.  Jayroe took home a check for $500.00

“It worked out pretty good.  I didn’t get the chance to practice but I found the right water and stuck with it all day.  I didn’t have to start the big motor but to run up there and come back. We were up above the bridge flipping shallow water cover.  I got to cull one time catching 6 keepers throughout the day but had a lot of fun with 3 bowfin.  They hit hard and fight good, get you wound up, then let you down when you see what they are.”  Said Jackie.

In fourth, Keith Jones of Texarkana, TX came in with a solid bag locking in at 16.93 lbs.
Finishing 5th was Owen Windham of Little Elm, TX with 16.46 lbs.

In the Co-Angler Division, Michael Nantz of Ben Wheeler, TX won with three bass for 10.63 lbs. anchored with the big bass for the coanglers at 7.03 lbs.  His victory allowed him to walk away with a check for $1200.00 and a check from his big bass at $180.00

“We bounced around the lake all day long and I stuck to my one bait.  A frog. I had confidence in it and caught a lot of fish but only had 3 keepers.  The 7 lber bit right around 12:00 and that’s what sealed the deal for me.” said Michael.

Taking second for the co-anglers, JoeFrank Thomas of Forney, TX came in weighing a 3-fish limit at 10.06 lbs. His placement earned him a check for $400.

“It was really good.  I caught my fish on Berkley Power worms all day long.  We moved around the lake quite a bit too and I went through about 7 keepers, culling a few times and came in with a little over 10 lbs.  I had a lot of fun but came up just a little shy.” Thomas stated.

John Binz of Mesquite, TX placed third among the co-anglers. He had three fish weighing in at 8.71 lbs to earn a check for $350.

“The day started early for me, I managed my first keeper on a swim jig and wasn’t able to get any more bites for a while.  It wasn’t until later in the day I was able to finish out my limit.  I caught my 3 keepers and that was it.  We stayed in the same cove all day and just had to grind through them to get the better fish.” Explained Binz.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Jeramy Marinelli of Royse City, TX brought in three bass for 8.52 lbs.

Joe Embry of Tyler, TX and Al Norman Jr of Borger, TX tied for 5th with a scale weight of 7.50 lbs.

Slated for September 16th, the next divisional tournament will be held on Cedar Creek near Log Cabin, TX.  At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance to the 2018 Ray Scott Championship, slated for the Red River in Shreveport & Bossier City, LA.

For more information on this tournament, call Chris Wayand, tournament manager, at 256-230-5627 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see www.ramopenseries.com .

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Ram Truck Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.


New Jersey Angler Wins B.A.S.S. Nation Regional On Upper Chesapeake

New Jersey angler Michael Sentore wins the 2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Regional presented by Magellan with a three-day total weight of 59 pounds, 7 ounces on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

Photo by Stephanie Blevins/B.A.S.S.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 16, 2017

NORTH EAST, Md. — The home field advantage helped Michael Sentore of Gloucester City, N.J., win the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Regional presented by Magellan on the Upper Chesapeake Bay with a three-day tally of 59 pounds, 7 ounces.

A home field advantage is often a curse in a bass tournament because an angler can fall into the trap of fishing places where he caught bass in the past instead of finding where they are at the present moment. Sentore, who works in the commercial water treatment industry, easily avoided the curse to claim the $6,200 top prize.

Sentore said that he fishes the Upper Chesapeake every weekend and was able to run to various places during the tournament that he knew were holding bass. He also knew how to take advantage of the tidal fluctuation.

“My basic pattern was to run up the North East River in the morning and fish docks and wood cover on low tide,” Sentore said. “When the tide came in later in the day, I fished grass flats in the bay.”

Sentore’s pattern grew stronger every day. He caught seven bass on the first day of the tournament, twice that many on the second day and 20 bass today.

When Sentore fished docks and wood cover, he flipped a 1/2-ounce Riot Instigator Jig dressed with a Riot Tantrum soft plastic trailer. On the grass flats a 1/2-ounce Riot Recon Bladed Jig dressed with a Riot Streaker swimbait did the trick.

Tim Carini of Marietta, Ga., claimed second place in the boater division with 55-13 and earned $5,000. He brought in five-bass limits of more than 20 pounds on the first and third day of the tournament, but managed only four bass on the second day. Carini caught his bass on shallow grass flats with a 5-inch Big Easy Swimbait Texas rigged on a hook that had a 1/8-ounce weight molded to it.

“I didn’t fish my spot right yesterday,” Carini said. “I didn’t compensate for the east wind.”

Third place and $4,000 went to Rick Hamer of Charleston, W.Va., for his tally of 52-6. Hamer advanced to the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship last year as a nonboater. He does so this year as a boater.

Will Smith of Moncks Corner, S.C., collected $3,100 for winning the nonboater division. He said he had to fish differently every day because each of his three boater partners took him to different types of bass water.

Sentore caught the biggest bass brought in by a boater. It weighed 5-15 and earned him the $500 Big Bass Award. The nonboater Big Bass Award of $250 went to Kevin Combs of Addison, Vt., for a 6-6 largemouth he caught on a Missile Baits D Stroyer flipping bait.

The Top 35 boaters and nonboaters who qualified to fish today from the previous two days of competition also received cash prizes. Seventeen eastern states and the province of Ontario brought teams to the tournament. The teams competed to win top state honors while each angler hoped to qualify for the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan.

Today the top boater and nonboater from each state and the province of Ontario received an invitation to the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, which takes place at Lake Hartwell, South Carolina, on Oct. 19-21.

“At the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, these anglers have an opportunity to qualify for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, as well as the professional Bassmaster Elite Series,” said B.A.S.S. Nation Tournament Director Jon Stewart. “It’s what dreams are made of.”

2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Title Sponsor: Academy Sports + Outdoors

2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Presenting Sponsor: Magellan

2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Premier Sponsors: Power-Pole, Mercury, Minn Kota, Berkley, Huk, Humminbird, Nitro Boats, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Shell Rotella

2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Supporting Sponsors: T-H Marine, Livingston Lures, Phoenix Boats, Shimano, Advance Auto Parts, Lowrance, Nationwide, Carhartt, Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 500,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 45 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Magellan, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Costa Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

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2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Regional presented by Magellan
6/14-6/16
Upper Chesapeake Bay, North East, MD.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Michael Sentore        Gloucester City, NJ (NJ)15  59-07  0
2.  Tim Carini             Marietta, GA (GA)       14  55-13  0
3.  Rick Hamer             Charleston, WV (WV)     15  52-06  0
4.  Greg Alexander         Hebron, MD (DE)         15  52-03  0
5.  Steve Vann             Goldsboro, NC (NC)      13  46-02  0
6.  Ken Golubjatnikov      Pittsford, NY (NY)      13  45-12  0
7.  Mark Hogan             Milford, DE (DE)        14  43-04  0
8.  Luke Shrader           Barrington, NJ (NJ)     14  42-05  0
9.  Mike Morris            Dover, DE (DE)          13  41-12  0
10. Craig Morris           Ocean City, DE (DE)     14  41-01  0
11. Mark Lodge             Alfred, ME (ME)         12  40-09  0
12. Ben Bilott             Larimer, PA (PA)        12  40-07  0
13. Nicholas Papotto       Meriden , CT (CT)       12  40-00  0
14. Kyle Fox               Lakeland, FL (FL)       12  39-15  0
15. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME (ME)       10  38-02  0
16. Scott Mislevy          Patton, PA (PA)         10  36-12  0
17. Chad Prough            Chipley, FL (FL)        11  36-08  0
18. Robert Holcomb         Longwood, FL (FL)       10  34-02  0
19. Nic Jeter              Bainbridge, GA (FL)     10  33-08  0
20. Brian Croteau          Blackstone, MA (RI)     9  33-01  0
21. David Dziob            Meriden, CT (CT)        11  32-04  0
22. Chris Carnes           York, SC (SC)           10  31-10  0
23. Rick Svoboda           Cockeysville , MD (MD)  10  30-14  0
24. Jay Hotzak             Auroro Ontario CANADA ( 9  30-13  0
25. Bradley Rilling        Brooks, GA (GA)         9  30-08  0
26. Steven Worden          Cumberland, RI (RI)     8  30-04  0
27. Chuck Towns            Readfield, ME (ME)      9  29-15  0
28. Garrett Kruger         Monroe, CT (CT)         10  29-14  0
29. Chris Moody            Brooks, GA (GA)         7  29-13  0
30. TJ Valle               Rochester, NY (NY)      9  29-03  0
31. AJ Slegona Jr          Walker Valley, NY (NY)  8  28-12  0
32. Bryan Gunter           Ninety Six, SC (SC)     9  28-06  0
33. Clayton Williams       Taylorsville, NC (NC)   10  28-01  0
34. Bret Winegardner       Swanton, MD (MD)        9  27-11  0
35. Chad Dorland           Ocala, FL (FL)          7  27-10  0
36. Justin Spraske         Ashuelot, NH (NH)       8  27-05  0
37. Chris Morrison         St. Mary's, WV (WV)     9  26-12  0
38. Keith Webb             Virginia Beach, VA (VA) 8  26-06  0
39. David Riley            North Attleboro, MA (RI 7  26-05  0
40. Garry Mansholt         Brechin Ontario CANADA  8  25-09  0
41. Mike Moran             Ruffsdale, PA (PA)      8  25-04  0
42. Chris Smith            Burlington, NJ (NJ)     7  25-02  0
43. Russell Phillips       Guilford, VT (VT)       7  24-01  0
44. Eric Moser             Concord , NC (NC)       7  23-10  0
45. Craig Owens            Chesapeake, VA (VA)     7  23-08  0
46. Nicholas Brown         Bainbridge, GA (GA)     6  21-15  0
47. Robert Williamson      Gorham, ME (NH)         8  21-11  0
48. Michael O'Leary        Rockville, RI (RI)      6  21-04  0
49. James Gildea           Weston, MA (MA)         8  21-04  0
50. Raymond Trudeau        Saint Cloud, FL (FL)    6  20-05  0
51. Brad Weese             Petersburg, WV (MD)     7  20-05  0
52. Ivan Morris            Virginia Beach, VA (VA) 6  20-02  0
53. Bobby Smith            Laurel, DE (DE)         6  19-14  0
54. Kevin Goff             Middlebourne, WV (WV)   5  19-12  0
55. John Shpack            Attleboro, MA (MA)      5  19-11  0
56. John Proctor           Conway, SC (SC)         6  19-08  0
57. Mark Condron           Wilton, CT (CT)         6  19-04  0
58. Rodney Oberdick        Felton, DE (DE)         6  18-10  0
59. Mark Porco             Torontoa Ontario CANADA 6  18-08  0
60. Timothy Dube           Nashua , NH (NH)        6  18-05  0
61. Cody Petit             Biddeford, ME (ME)      5  18-02  0
62. Jonathan Reimer        Barrie  Ontario CANADA  7  18-02  0
63. Mark Mounts            Washington, PA (PA)     7  17-11  0
64. Ryan Pereiras          Boynton Beach, CT (CT)  6  17-07  0
65. Frank Totani           Bethlehem, PA (PA)      5  17-07  0
66. Lawrence McConnell     Dunnellon, FL (FL)      5  17-07  0
67. Jeff Green             Gaffney, SC (SC)        5  17-03  0
68. Mike Wolfenden         Warwick, RI (RI)        5  17-02  0
69. Robby Fleshman         Tad, WV (WV)            5  16-13  0
70. Danny Allen            Loris, SC (SC)          5  16-11  0
71. Jeremy Sadowski        Valuntower, CT (RI)     5  16-10  0
72. Jason Vaughn           Laurel, DE (DE)         5  16-05  0
73. James Goins            Baltimore, MD (MD)      5  16-00  0
74. Bradley Gunter         Greenwood, SC (SC)      5  15-12  0
75. Kevin Miller           Merrimack, NH (MA)      5  15-12  0
76. John Jeddry III        White Hall, MD (MD)     5  15-08  0
77. Keith Cowan            Mt Ephraim, NJ (NJ)     4  15-08  0
78. Daniel Jackson         Buford, GA (SC)         5  15-01  0
79. Drew Cook              Midway, FL (FL)         6  14-13  0
80. David Gorman           Canton, GA (GA)         5  14-08  0
81. Brent Tullis           Acworth, GA (GA)        5  14-05  0
82. Scott Dupuis           Wilmington, VT (VT)     4  14-02  0
83. Paul Mayo              Prospect, CT (CT)       4  14-01  0
84. Brandon Neal           Middletown, CT (CT)     4  13-14  0
85. Michael Maloney        Burlington, NJ (NJ)     4  13-11  0
86. Kane Stein             Trafford, PA (PA)       4  13-03  0
87. Robert Croxton         Lilburn, GA (GA)        5  13-02  0
88. Larry Iden             McHenry, MD (MD)        4  13-01  0
89. Casey Dall             Portland, ME (ME)       5  12-09  0
90. David Boyd             Quincy, FL (FL)         3  12-09  0
91. Dennis Hart            High Springs, FL (FL)   4  12-05  0
92. Jamie Lobb             Auburn, ME (ME)         4  12-01  0
93. Andrew Sams            Easton, MD (MD)         4  12-00  0
94. Tony Beck              Social Circle, GA (GA)  4  11-14  0
95. Ken Thompson           Roaring Spring, PA (PA) 3  11-09  0
96. Stan Gunter            Saluda, SC (SC)         4  11-09  0
97. Eric Johnson           Kingston, MA (MA)       3  11-08  0
98. Reed Johnson           Farmington, CT (CT)     3  11-08  0
99. William Pioch          Beckley, WV (WV)        4  11-04  0
100. James D'Ambra          Hanover, MA (MA)        3  10-15  0
101. Kenneth Walther        Valley Bend , WV (WV)   3  10-15  0
102. Hayes Hudson           Conway, SC (SC)         3  10-13  0
103. Greg Dipalma           Millville, NJ (NJ)      4  10-12  0
104. David Tsao             Newburyport, MA (NH)    4  10-11  0
105. Patrick King           Lincolnton, NC (NC)     4  10-11  0
106. Cameron Sterritt       Newfields, NH (NH)      3  10-07  0
107. Jonathan Robla         Norawood, NY (NY)       4  10-03  0
108. Kevin Busch            Vienna, ME (ME)         4  10-02  0
109. Chris Guncheon         Warwick, RI (RI)        4  10-01  0
110. Pete Garnier           Trenton ONTARIO CANADA  3  09-13  0
111. Jim Bianchi            Rush, NY (NY)           3  09-12  0
112. Chad Braga             Andover, NH (NH)        3  09-11  0
113. Zach Horrocks          Dixie, WV (WV)          3  09-10  0
114. Richard Cooper         Clayton, NC (NC)        3  09-09  0
115. Thomas Hughes          Rochester, NY (NY)      4  09-08  0
116. Kevin McPhee           Woodlawn Ontario CANADA 3  09-08  0
117. Todd Sages             Tinton Falls, NJ (NJ)   3  08-14  0
117. Craig Townsend         Westampton, NJ (NJ)     3  08-14  0
119. Erling Bruun           Virginia Beach, VA (VA) 3  08-05  0
120. Jeff Mandes            Smyrna, DE (DE)         3  08-04  0
121. Greg Beattie           Mahaw, NJ (NJ)          3  08-03  0
122. Chuck Rowlee           Fulton, NY (NY)         2  08-02  0
123. John Hansen III        Street, MD (PA)         2  08-00  0
124. Charlie Russler        Hedgesville, WV (MD)    3  07-12  0
125. Richard Dorr           Augusta, ME (ME)        2  07-04  0
126. Paul Gietka            Abingdon, MD (MD)       3  07-04  0
127. John Carpenter         Marmona, NJ (NJ)        2  07-04  0
128. Al Gambardella         North Haven, CT (CT)    2  07-02  0
129. Randy Almeida          Tewksbury, MA (MA)      3  07-02  0
130. Sheron Brown           Leminster, MA (RI)      2  07-01  0
131. Robert D'Ambrosio      Alliston Ontario CANADA 2  06-15  0
131. Adam Petty             Garner, NC (NC)         2  06-15  0
133. Josh Giran             Elizabeth, PA (PA)      2  06-14  0
134. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA (VA) 2  06-12  0
135. Eric Holder            Canton, GA (GA)         2  06-08  0
136. Ray Pasquarelli        Warwick, RI (RI)        2  06-06  0
137. Charles Sim            Ottawa CANADA (ONT)     2  06-04  0
138. Bill Rider             Standish, ME (ME)       2  06-03  0
139. Christopher Napier     Virginia Beach, VA (VA) 3  06-02  0
140. Darrin Toth            Greensboro, MD (DE)     2  05-13  0
141. Aaron Orsi             Auburm, ME (MA)         2  05-12  0
142. J.C Christopher II     Clarksburg, WV (WV)     2  05-11  0
143. Jerry Deese            Gastonia, NC (NC)       1  05-08  0
144. Adam Haithcock         Butner , NC (NC)        1  05-04  0
145. Jed Harris             Waldoboro, ME (ME)      2  05-02  0
146. Mark Gebo              Orwell, VT (VT)         2  05-01  0
147. Jeff Austin            Douglasville, GA (GA)   2  04-15  0
148. Ken Bracy              Mexico, NY (NY)         2  04-14  0
149. Derek Lilley           Charlotte, NC (NC)      2  04-12  0
150. Brian Trunk            Newport, OH (WV)        2  04-12  0
151. Ray Tweedy             Appomattox, VA (VA)     2  03-14  0
152. Thomas Downs           Nashua, NH (NH)         1  03-13  0
153. Al Ferraioli           Berwyn, PA (MD)         1  03-12  0
154. Joey Branch            Midlothian , VA (VA)    1  03-11  0
155. Robert Timms           Torrington, CT (CT)     1  03-10  0
156. Andrej Chowaniec       Brampton Ontario CANADA 1  03-08  0
157. Brian Walachy          Enfield, CT (MA)        1  03-05  0
158. Stefan Lillios         Loudon, NH (NH)         1  03-04  0
159. Chris Killoren         Marcellus, NY (NY)      1  03-02  0
160. Jimmy Taylor           Ruther Glen, VA (VA)    1  02-12  0
161. Doug Kirkbride         Beaver Falls, NY (NY)   1  02-11  0
162. Jeffrey Valentine      Harrington, DE (DE)     1  02-09  0
163. Matt Becker            Finleyville, PA (PA)    1  02-06  0
164. Robert Ramasci         Wakefield, MA (MA)      1  02-05  0
165. Tony Keller            Charleston, WV (WV)     1  02-03  0
166. Brian Jarvis           Warwick , RI (RI)       1  01-15  0
167. Bryan Folino           Cheshire, MA (MA)       1  01-13  0
168. Paul Bassi             Woodbridge ONTARIO CANA 0  00-00  0
168. David Boyko            Lincoln, NH (NH)        0  00-00  0
168. Ken Bugden             Westbrook, CT (VT)      0  00-00  0
168. Bobby Johnson          Hemingway, SC (SC)      0  00-00  0
168. Bill Kuslaka           Windham, NH (NH)        0  00-00  0
168. Ryan Parnell           Lynchburg, VA (VA)      0  00-00  0
168. Murray Seaman          Colchester, VT (VT)     0  00-00  0
168. Chad Shutty            Northern Cambria, PA (P 0  00-00  0
168. Mark Swink             Shelby, NC (NC)         0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       22       400       1281-03
2       23       351       1146-03
3       12       132       445-02
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57       883      2872-08

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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CONNECTICUT
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Nicholas Papotto     Meriden , CT                12   40-00  0
2 David Dziob          Meriden, CT                 11   32-04  0
3 Garrett Kruger       Monroe, CT                  10   29-14  0
4 Mark Condron         Wilton, CT                  6   19-04  0
5 Ryan Pereiras        Boynton Beach, CT           6   17-07  0
6 Paul Mayo            Prospect, CT                4   14-01  0
7 Brandon Neal         Middletown, CT              4   13-14  0
8 Reed Johnson         Farmington, CT              3   11-08  0
9 Al Gambardella       North Haven, CT             2   07-02  0
10 Robert Timms         Torrington, CT              1   03-10  0

DELAWARE
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Greg Alexander       Hebron, MD                  15   52-03  0
2 Mark Hogan           Milford, DE                 14   43-04  0
3 Mike Morris          Dover, DE                   13   41-12  0
4 Craig Morris         Ocean City, DE              14   41-01  0
5 Bobby Smith          Laurel, DE                  6   19-14  0
6 Rodney Oberdick      Felton, DE                  6   18-10  0
7 Jason Vaughn         Laurel, DE                  5   16-05  0
8 Jeff Mandes          Smyrna, DE                  3   08-04  0
9 Darrin Toth          Greensboro, MD              2   05-13  0
10 Jeffrey Valentine    Harrington, DE              1   02-09  0

MASSACHUSETTS
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 James Gildea         Weston, MA                  8   21-04  0
2 John Shpack          Attleboro, MA               5   19-11  0
3 Kevin Miller         Merrimack, NH               5   15-12  0
4 Eric Johnson         Kingston, MA                3   11-08  0
5 James D'Ambra        Hanover, MA                 3   10-15  0
6 Randy Almeida        Tewksbury, MA               3   07-02  0
7 Aaron Orsi           Auburm, ME                  2   05-12  0
8 Brian Walachy        Enfield, CT                 1   03-05  0
9 Robert Ramasci       Wakefield, MA               1   02-05  0
10 Bryan Folino         Cheshire, MA                1   01-13  0

MARYLAND
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Rick Svoboda         Cockeysville , MD           10   30-14  0
2 Bret Winegardner     Swanton, MD                 9   27-11  0
3 Brad Weese           Petersburg, WV              7   20-05  0
4 James Goins          Baltimore, MD               5   16-00  0
5 John Jeddry III      White Hall, MD              5   15-08  0
6 Larry Iden           McHenry, MD                 4   13-01  0
7 Andrew Sams          Easton, MD                  4   12-00  0
8 Charlie Russler      Hedgesville, WV             3   07-12  0
9 Paul Gietka          Abingdon, MD                3   07-04  0
10 Al Ferraioli         Berwyn, PA                  1   03-12  0

MAINE
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Mark Lodge           Alfred, ME                  12   40-09  0
2 Jonathan Carter      Glenburn, ME                10   38-02  0
3 Chuck Towns          Readfield, ME               9   29-15  0
4 Cody Petit           Biddeford, ME               5   18-02  0
5 Casey Dall           Portland, ME                5   12-09  0
6 Jamie Lobb           Auburn, ME                  4   12-01  0
7 Kevin Busch          Vienna, ME                  4   10-02  0
8 Richard Dorr         Augusta, ME                 2   07-04  0
9 Bill Rider           Standish, ME                2   06-03  0
10 Jed Harris           Waldoboro, ME               2   05-02  0

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Justin Spraske       Ashuelot, NH                8   27-05  0
2 Robert Williamson    Gorham, ME                  8   21-11  0
3 Timothy Dube         Nashua , NH                 6   18-05  0
4 David Tsao           Newburyport, MA             4   10-11  0
5 Cameron Sterritt     Newfields, NH               3   10-07  0
6 Chad Braga           Andover, NH                 3   09-11  0
7 Thomas Downs         Nashua, NH                  1   03-13  0
8 Stefan Lillios       Loudon, NH                  1   03-04  0
9 David Boyko          Lincoln, NH                 0   00-00  0
9 Bill Kuslaka         Windham, NH                 0   00-00  0

NEW JERSEY
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Michael Sentore      Gloucester City, NJ         15   59-07  0
2 Luke Shrader         Barrington, NJ              14   42-05  0
3 Chris Smith          Burlington, NJ              7   25-02  0
4 Keith Cowan          Mt Ephraim, NJ              4   15-08  0
5 Michael Maloney      Burlington, NJ              4   13-11  0
6 Greg Dipalma         Millville, NJ               4   10-12  0
7 Todd Sages           Tinton Falls, NJ            3   08-14  0
7 Craig Townsend       Westampton, NJ              3   08-14  0
9 Greg Beattie         Mahaw, NJ                   3   08-03  0
10 John Carpenter       Marmona, NJ                 2   07-04  0

NEW YORK
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Ken Golubjatnikov    Pittsford, NY               13   45-12  0
2 TJ Valle             Rochester, NY               9   29-03  0
3 AJ Slegona Jr        Walker Valley, NY           8   28-12  0
4 Jonathan Robla       Norawood, NY                4   10-03  0
5 Jim Bianchi          Rush, NY                    3   09-12  0
6 Thomas Hughes        Rochester, NY               4   09-08  0
7 Chuck Rowlee         Fulton, NY                  2   08-02  0
8 Ken Bracy            Mexico, NY                  2   04-14  0
9 Chris Killoren       Marcellus, NY               1   03-02  0
10 Doug Kirkbride       Beaver Falls, NY            1   02-11  0

PENNSYLVANIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Ben Bilott           Larimer, PA                 12   40-07  0
2 Scott Mislevy        Patton, PA                  10   36-12  0
3 Mike Moran           Ruffsdale, PA               8   25-04  0
4 Mark Mounts          Washington, PA              7   17-11  0
5 Frank Totani         Bethlehem, PA               5   17-07  0
6 Kane Stein           Trafford, PA                4   13-03  0
7 Ken Thompson         Roaring Spring, PA          3   11-09  0
8 John Hansen III      Street, MD                  2   08-00  0
9 Josh Giran           Elizabeth, PA               2   06-14  0
10 Matt Becker          Finleyville, PA             1   02-06  0
11 Chad Shutty          Northern Cambria, PA        0   00-00  0

RHODE ISLAND
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Brian Croteau        Blackstone, MA              9   33-01  0
2 Steven Worden        Cumberland, RI              8   30-04  0
3 David Riley          North Attleboro, MA         7   26-05  0
4 Michael O'Leary      Rockville, RI               6   21-04  0
5 Mike Wolfenden       Warwick, RI                 5   17-02  0
6 Jeremy Sadowski      Valuntower, CT              5   16-10  0
7 Chris Guncheon       Warwick, RI                 4   10-01  0
8 Sheron Brown         Leminster, MA               2   07-01  0
9 Ray Pasquarelli      Warwick, RI                 2   06-06  0
10 Brian Jarvis         Warwick , RI                1   01-15  0

VIRGINIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Keith Webb           Virginia Beach, VA          8   26-06  0
2 Craig Owens          Chesapeake, VA              7   23-08  0
3 Ivan Morris          Virginia Beach, VA          6   20-02  0
4 Erling Bruun         Virginia Beach, VA          3   08-05  0
5 Jeff Lugar           Cross Junction, VA          2   06-12  0
6 Christopher Napier   Virginia Beach, VA          3   06-02  0
7 Ray Tweedy           Appomattox, VA              2   03-14  0
8 Joey Branch          Midlothian , VA             1   03-11  0
9 Jimmy Taylor         Ruther Glen, VA             1   02-12  0
10 Ryan Parnell         Lynchburg, VA               0   00-00  0

VERMONT
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Russell Phillips     Guilford, VT                7   24-01  0
2 Scott Dupuis         Wilmington, VT              4   14-02  0
3 Mark Gebo            Orwell, VT                  2   05-01  0
4 Ken Bugden           Westbrook, CT               0   00-00  0
4 Murray Seaman        Colchester, VT              0   00-00  0

WEST VIRGINIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Rick Hamer           Charleston, WV              15   52-06  0
2 Chris Morrison       St. Mary's, WV              9   26-12  0
3 Kevin Goff           Middlebourne, WV            5   19-12  0
4 Robby Fleshman       Tad, WV                     5   16-13  0
5 William Pioch        Beckley, WV                 4   11-04  0
6 Kenneth Walther      Valley Bend , WV            3   10-15  0
7 Zach Horrocks        Dixie, WV                   3   09-10  0
8 J.C Christopher II   Clarksburg, WV              2   05-11  0
9 Brian Trunk          Newport, OH                 2   04-12  0
10 Tony Keller          Charleston, WV              1   02-03  0

GEORGIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Tim Carini           Marietta, GA                14   55-13  0
2 Bradley Rilling      Brooks, GA                  9   30-08  0
3 Chris Moody          Brooks, GA                  7   29-13  0
4 Nicholas Brown       Bainbridge, GA              6   21-15  0
5 David Gorman         Canton, GA                  5   14-08  0
6 Brent Tullis         Acworth, GA                 5   14-05  0
7 Robert Croxton       Lilburn, GA                 5   13-02  0
8 Tony Beck            Social Circle, GA           4   11-14  0
9 Eric Holder          Canton, GA                  2   06-08  0
10 Jeff Austin          Douglasville, GA            2   04-15  0

SOUTH CAROLINA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Chris Carnes         York, SC                    10   31-10  0
2 Bryan Gunter         Ninety Six, SC              9   28-06  0
3 John Proctor         Conway, SC                  6   19-08  0
4 Jeff Green           Gaffney, SC                 5   17-03  0
5 Danny Allen          Loris, SC                   5   16-11  0
6 Bradley Gunter       Greenwood, SC               5   15-12  0
7 Daniel Jackson       Buford, GA                  5   15-01  0
8 Stan Gunter          Saluda, SC                  4   11-09  0
9 Hayes Hudson         Conway, SC                  3   10-13  0
10 Bobby Johnson        Hemingway, SC               0   00-00  0

FLORIDA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kyle Fox             Lakeland, FL                12   39-15  0
2 Chad Prough          Chipley, FL                 11   36-08  0
3 Robert Holcomb       Longwood, FL                10   34-02  0
4 Nic Jeter            Bainbridge, GA              10   33-08  0
5 Chad Dorland         Ocala, FL                   7   27-10  0
6 Raymond Trudeau      Saint Cloud, FL             6   20-05  0
7 Lawrence McConnell   Dunnellon, FL               5   17-07  0
8 Drew Cook            Midway, FL                  6   14-13  0
9 David Boyd           Quincy, FL                  3   12-09  0
10 Dennis Hart          High Springs, FL            4   12-05  0

NORTH CAROLINA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Steve Vann           Goldsboro, NC               13   46-02  0
2 Clayton Williams     Taylorsville, NC            10   28-01  0
3 Eric Moser           Concord , NC                7   23-10  0
4 Patrick King         Lincolnton, NC              4   10-11  0
5 Richard Cooper       Clayton, NC                 3   09-09  0
6 Adam Petty           Garner, NC                  2   06-15  0
7 Jerry Deese          Gastonia, NC                1   05-08  0
8 Adam Haithcock       Butner , NC                 1   05-04  0
9 Derek Lilley         Charlotte, NC               2   04-12  0
10 Mark Swink           Shelby, NC                  0   00-00  0

ONTARIO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jay Hotzak           Auroro Ontario CANADA       9   30-13  0
2 Garry Mansholt       Brechin Ontario CANADA      8   25-09  0
3 Mark Porco           Torontoa Ontario CANADA     6   18-08  0
4 Jonathan Reimer      Barrie  Ontario CANADA      7   18-02  0
5 Pete Garnier         Trenton ONTARIO CANADA      3   09-13  0
6 Kevin McPhee         Woodlawn Ontario CANADA     3   09-08  0
7 Robert D'Ambrosio    Alliston Ontario CANADA     2   06-15  0
8 Charles Sim          Ottawa CANADA               2   06-04  0
9 Andrej Chowaniec     Brampton Ontario CANADA     1   03-08  0
10 Paul Bassi           Woodbridge ONTARIO CANA   0   00-00  0

2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Eastern Regional presented by Magellan
6/14-6/16
Upper Chesapeake Bay, North East, MD.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Will Smith             Moncks Corner, SC (SC)  8  33-01  0
2.  James Topmiller III    Orlando, FL (FL)        9  32-01  0
3.  Jim Keith              Newberry, FL (FL)       9  29-08  0
4.  Liam Blake             Fairport , NY (NY)      8  28-07  0
5.  Mark Pryal             Silver Springs, MD (MD) 7  27-05  0
6.  Grant Callaway         Bethel, DE (DE)         8  24-14  0
7.  Mike Spurlock          Ripley, WV (WV)         7  24-07  0
8.  Bert Collins           Heaters, WV (WV)        6  23-06  0
9.  Brad Jamieson          Bradford Ontario CANADA 6  22-09  0
10. Chris Simons           Cromwell, CT (CT)       6  22-06  0
11. Scott Spencer          Raleigh, NC (NC)        7  22-03  0
12. Jim Burrows            Nashua, NH (NH)         6  21-10  0
13. Terry Wilson           Tillsonburg Ontario CAN 6  21-06  0
14. Rob Tipton III         Williamstown, NJ (NJ)   6  21-04  0
15. Mike Billings          Meriden, CT (CT)        7  20-10  0
16. Peter Knight           Fulton, NY (NY)         6  20-05  0
17. Michael Duarte         Middle River, MD (MD)   7  20-02  0
18. Josh Cotier            Clinton, MA (MA)        5  19-07  0
19. Chad Dorney            Macungie, PA (PA)       5  18-11  0
20. Khris Williams         Mount Holly , NC (NC)   5  18-09  0
21. Damien McMahon         Pilot, VA (VA)          6  18-08  0
22. Mark Orrange           Deltona, FL (FL)        6  18-00  0
23. Brandon Rickman        Marietta, GA (GA)       6  18-00  0
24. Troy Walton            Pittsgrove, NJ (NJ)     6  17-13  0
25. John Fravel III        Boilinng Springs, SC (S 5  17-09  0
26. Steven Congdon         North Stonington, CT (R 6  17-04  0
27. Andy Cole              Midlothia , VA (VA)     5  17-03  0
28. Randy Montoney         Orlando, FL (FL)        5  16-13  0
29. Joe Mahood             Briarcliff Manor, NY (C 5  16-07  0
30. Jesse Magee            Williamstown, NJ (NJ)   6  16-05  0
31. Robert Freddette Jr    King William, VA (VA)   5  16-03  0
32. Dean Cobb              Quinton, VA (VA)        4  15-13  0
33. Michael Greene         Mooresboro, NC (NC)     4  15-09  0
34. Patrick McCarthy       Hudson, NH (NH)         5  15-04  0
35. Zachary Hajecate       Wallkill, NY (NY)       4  14-13  0
36. John Fisette           Bowdoinham, ME (ME)     4  14-12  0
37. Mike Gerald            Conway, SC (SC)         4  14-08  0
38. Joshua Waters          Sharpsburg, GA (GA)     5  13-12  0
39. Tyler Conde            Chepachet, RI (RI)      4  13-05  0
40. Robert Carter          Pamplico, SC (SC)       4  13-04  0
41. Billy Gue              Ashland, KY (WV)        4  13-02  0
42. Christian Clancy       Toronto Ontario CANADA  4  12-08  0
43. Benjamin White         Westminster , MA (MA)   4  12-08  0
44. Raymond O'Neal         Laurel, DE (DE)         4  12-02  0
45. Tyler Judd             Timonium, MD (MD)       3  11-14  0
46. Ron Horton             Dover, DE (DE)          3  11-12  0
47. William Powell         Newborn, GA (GA)        4  11-11  0
48. Maxwell Danese         Franklin, MA (MA)       4  11-10  0
49. Timothy Garrison       Jefferson, SC (SC)      4  11-08  0
50. Jason Betourney        Bridgeport, VT (VT)     5  11-07  0
51. Dan Carrigan           Citrus Springs, FL (FL) 4  11-06  0
52. JR Robertson Jr        Darlington, MD (MD)     3  11-01  0
53. Dale Libby             Buxton, ME (ME)         3  10-15  0
54. Gerald Brown Jr        Hagerstown, MD (MD)     3  10-10  0
55. Barry Brunges          Gainesville, FL (FL)    3  10-08  0
55. Nathan Catlett         Martinsburg, WV (MD)    3  10-08  0
57. Joseph Giuliano        Meriden, CT (CT)        3  10-05  0
58. Ty Johnston            Flowery Branch, GA (GA) 4  09-15  0
59. Joshua Winebrinner     Steelton, PA (PA)       4  09-13  0
60. Ray Meyer              Alton Bay, NH (NH)      3  09-12  0
61. Michael Capaldi        Cranston, RI (RI)       4  09-10  0
62. Brian Hughes           Conway, SC (SC)         3  09-08  0
63. Brian Keister          Atco, NJ (NJ)           3  09-07  0
64. Matt Evans             Pittsburg, PA (PA)      3  09-06  0
65. Jerrod Lloyd           Millville, NJ (NJ)      3  09-04  0
66. EJ Cusano              Butler, NJ (NJ)         3  09-03  0
67. Christopher Stump      Spartanburg, SC (SC)    4  09-02  0
68. Matthew Moore          Canton, GA (GA)         3  09-01  0
69. Butch Van Drunen Jr    Hardeson, DE (DE)       3  08-13  0
70. Michael Webb           Lincoln, DE (DE)        3  08-13  0
71. Kevin Noel             Burlington, CT (CT)     3  08-12  0
71. Fred Serge             Milford, NJ (NJ)        3  08-12  0
73. Daniel Monroe          Wallingford, CT (CT)    3  08-10  0
74. Adam Wall              Lincoln, DE (DE)        2  08-10  0
75. Steven Redden          Middletown, DE (DE)     3  08-08  0
76. Kaleb Wager            Ocala, FL (FL)          3  08-06  0
77. Robert Griswold        Concord, NC (NC)        2  08-02  0
78. Travis Lugar           McGaheysville, VA (VA)  3  08-00  0
79. Eric Moulton           Enfield, NH (NH)        3  07-15  0
80. Eric Swearengen        Oakland , MD (MD)       2  07-14  0
81. Jonathan Owsley        Rocky Point, NC (NC)    3  07-13  0
82. Cliff Humphreys        Philadelphia, PA (NJ)   2  07-13  0
83. Joseph Parrott         Alstead, NH (NH)        3  07-12  0
84. Tommy Horrocks         Dixie, WV (WV)          2  07-08  0
84. Randy Stewart          Lancaster, NH (NH)      2  07-08  0
86. Todd Rose              Stafford Springs, CT (C 3  07-05  0
87. Brian Kenady           Lilburn, GA (GA)        2  07-05  0
88. Tim Wade               Orlando, WV (WV)        3  07-02  0
89. John Morse             Mooresville, NC (NC)    2  07-02  0
90. Gary Belanger          Plainville, CT (CT)     2  07-02  0
91. Joey Mclean            Hemingway, SC (SC)      3  07-01  0
92. John Duczeminski       Middletown, NY (NY)     2  06-13  0
93. Zachary Bellush        Elizabeth, PA (PA)      2  06-13  0
94. Brian Spencer          Bentleyville, PA (PA)   3  06-12  0
95. Trevor Bowden          Bucksport, ME (ME)      2  06-12  0
96. Kevin Comes            Addison, VT (VT)        1  06-06  0
97. Ashley Miller          Afton, VA (VA)          2  06-05  0
98. John Hinckley          Cumberland, RI (RI)     2  06-03  0
99. Justin Bronson         Glenn Dale, MD (MD)     3  06-00  0
100. Frank Campisi          Londonderry, NH (NH)    2  05-14  0
101. David Carey            Georgetown, DE (DE)     2  05-12  0
102. Joe Sodora             Garfield, NJ (CT)       2  05-09  0
103. Will Rogers            Grand Island, NY (NY)   2  05-08  0
104. Samantha Gay           Walstonburg, NC (NC)    2  05-07  0
105. Philip Hebert          Windham, ME (ME)        2  05-06  0
105. Alex Johnson           Milltown, NJ (NJ)       2  05-06  0
107. Lynn Gervais           Pierrefonds Quebec CANA 2  05-03  0
108. Brenden Wood           Sabattas, ME (ME)       2  05-01  0
109. Philip Spencer         Gaffney , SC (SC)       2  05-00  0
110. David Repman           Amherst, NY (NY)        2  04-13  0
111. William Pontius        Sugar HIll , GA (GA)    2  04-12  0
112. Adam Beaudet           Concord, NH (NH)        2  04-10  0
113. James Lowe             Harrison, ME (ME)       2  04-08  0
114. Luke Greenwell         Eatonton, GA (GA)       2  04-06  0
115. Billy Bick             Brentwood, NH (NH)      1  04-05  0
115. Brendan O'Toole        Pittsburgh, PA (PA)     1  04-05  0
117. Johnnie Mitchell       Chesapeake, VA (VA)     1  04-02  0
118. Reid Mcdowell          Conway, SC (SC)         1  04-00  0
119. Josh Dudley            Lynchburg, VA (VA)      1  03-15  0
120. Steven Conde           Chepachet, RI (RI)      1  03-13  0
121. Jason Gage             havelock Ontario CANADA 1  03-09  0
121. James Young            Hopewell, VA (VA)       1  03-09  0
123. Vic Guimond            Sidney , ME (ME)        1  03-07  0
123. Adam Hudson            Charleston, WV (WV)     1  03-07  0
123. Kate Owczarzak         Buffalo, NY (NY)        1  03-07  0
126. Robert Wheeler         Hanover, MA (MA)        1  03-05  0
127. Tonk King              Cambridge Ontarion CANA 1  03-04  0
128. Charlie Ward Jr        Magnolia, DE (DE)       1  03-03  0
129. Tim Baurley            Norfolk, MA (MA)        1  03-02  0
129. James Hitt             Baltimore, MD (MD)      1  03-02  0
129. Vernon Townsend        Moyock, NC (NC)         1  03-02  0
132. Eric Danner            Haddon Heights, NJ (NJ) 1  03-01  0
133. Christopher McCarthy   Woonsocket, RI (RI)     1  02-14  0
134. Toby Cross             Bowdoinham, ME (ME)     4  02-13  0
135. Leo Lavin IV           Allenstown, NH (NH)     1  02-12  0
136. L R Amos               Claysville, PA (WV)     1  02-11  0
136. Michael Riley          WEST GREENWICH, RI (RI) 1  02-11  0
138. Matthew Breach         Douglas, MA (MA)        1  02-09  0
138. Peter Diaco            Scarborough, ME (ME)    1  02-09  0
138. Ronald Guthrie         Concord, VA (VA)        1  02-09  0
138. Jeremy Stephens        Newnan, GA (GA)         1  02-09  0
142. Keith Aucoin           Hollis, ME (ME)         1  02-08  0
142. Dennis O'Byrne         Deltona, FL (FL)        1  02-08  0
144. Richard Hough          Coldwater CANADA (ONT)  1  02-07  0
144. Jacob Santos           Tiverton, RI (RI)       1  02-07  0
146. Chris Washinger        Chambersburg, PA (PA)   1  02-06  0
147. Michael Elliott        Chelmsford, MA (MA)     1  02-03  0
147. Steve Galberaith       Alpharetta, GA (GA)     1  02-03  0
149. Jody Belcher           Huddleston, VA (WV)     1  02-02  0
150. Andrew Zrnec           Newmarket Ontario CANAD 1  02-01  0
151. Ralph Sanford          Quincy, FL (FL)         1  02-00  0
151. Zachary White          Selwyn Ontario CANADA ( 1  02-00  0
153. Sal Messina            Wolcott, CT (CT)        1  01-15  0
154. Darren Hoogendoorn     Oshawa Ontario CANADA ( 1  01-11  0
154. Derek Severns          West Mifflin, PA (PA)   1  01-11  0
156. Jason Toth             Denton, MD (DE)         1  01-10  0
157. Leno Corazzi           Fredericktown, PA (PA)  0  00-00  0
157. David Dias             Brattleboro, VT (VT)    0  00-00  0
157. Steven Dorsey          Warwick, RI (RI)        0  00-00  0
157. Frank Ferri            Fairport , NY (NY)      0  00-00  0
157. Alan Fluharty          Fairmont, WV (WV)       0  00-00  0
157. Greg Jeter             Bainbridge, GA (FL)     0  00-00  0
157. Darren LaBonne         Blackstone, MA (RI)     0  00-00  0
157. Luke Matt              Syracuse, NY (NY)       0  00-00  0
157. Joe McClosky           Swanton, MD (MD)        0  00-00  0
157. Thomas McGee           Woonsocket, RI (MA)     0  00-00  0
157. Zachary McNaughton     Proctorsville, VT (VT)  0  00-00  0
157. Jeremy Schneider       Toronto Ontario CANADA  0  00-00  0
157. David Shively          Butler, PA (PA)         0  00-00  0
157. Jarrod Stroud          Orlando, FL (FL)        0  00-00  0
157. Nicholas Tardy         Bondsville, MA (MA)     0  00-00  0
157. Keith Thompson         Waterbury, CT (NC)      0  00-00  0
157. Carlo Torra            Stephentown, NY (MA)    0  00-00  0
157. John Trunk             Saint Marys, WV (WV)    0  00-00  0
157. Bob Wetzler            Rutland, VT (VT)        0  00-00  0
157. Richard Young          Ellenboro, NC (NC)      0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       34       226       702-08
2       22       185       590-03
3       13       72        231-13
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69       483      1524-08

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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CONNECTICUT
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Chris Simons         Cromwell, CT                6   22-06  0
2 Mike Billings        Meriden, CT                 7   20-10  0
3 Joe Mahood           Briarcliff Manor, NY        5   16-07  0
4 Joseph Giuliano      Meriden, CT                 3   10-05  0
5 Kevin Noel           Burlington, CT              3   08-12  0
6 Daniel Monroe        Wallingford, CT             3   08-10  0
7 Todd Rose            Stafford Springs, CT        3   07-05  0
8 Gary Belanger        Plainville, CT              2   07-02  0
9 Joe Sodora           Garfield, NJ                2   05-09  0
10 Sal Messina          Wolcott, CT                 1   01-15  0

DELAWARE
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Grant Callaway       Bethel, DE                  8   24-14  0
2 Raymond O'Neal       Laurel, DE                  4   12-02  0
3 Ron Horton           Dover, DE                   3   11-12  0
4 Butch Van Drunen Jr  Hardeson, DE                3   08-13  0
5 Michael Webb         Lincoln, DE                 3   08-13  0
6 Adam Wall            Lincoln, DE                 2   08-10  0
7 Steven Redden        Middletown, DE              3   08-08  0
8 David Carey          Georgetown, DE              2   05-12  0
9 Charlie Ward Jr      Magnolia, DE                1   03-03  0
10 Jason Toth           Denton, MD                  1   01-10  0

MASSACHUSETTS
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Josh Cotier          Clinton, MA                 5   19-07  0
2 Benjamin White       Westminster , MA            4   12-08  0
3 Maxwell Danese       Franklin, MA                4   11-10  0
4 Robert Wheeler       Hanover, MA                 1   03-05  0
5 Tim Baurley          Norfolk, MA                 1   03-02  0
6 Matthew Breach       Douglas, MA                 1   02-09  0
7 Michael Elliott      Chelmsford, MA              1   02-03  0
8 Thomas McGee         Woonsocket, RI              0   00-00  0
8 Nicholas Tardy       Bondsville, MA              0   00-00  0
8 Carlo Torra          Stephentown, NY             0   00-00  0

MARYLAND
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Mark Pryal           Silver Springs, MD          7   27-05  0
2 Michael Duarte       Middle River, MD            7   20-02  0
3 Tyler Judd           Timonium, MD                3   11-14  0
4 JR Robertson Jr      Darlington, MD              3   11-01  0
5 Gerald Brown Jr      Hagerstown, MD              3   10-10  0
6 Nathan Catlett       Martinsburg, WV             3   10-08  0
7 Eric Swearengen      Oakland , MD                2   07-14  0
8 Justin Bronson       Glenn Dale, MD              3   06-00  0
9 James Hitt           Baltimore, MD               1   03-02  0
10 Joe McClosky         Swanton, MD                 0   00-00  0

MAINE
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 John Fisette         Bowdoinham, ME              4   14-12  0
2 Dale Libby           Buxton, ME                  3   10-15  0
3 Trevor Bowden        Bucksport, ME               2   06-12  0
4 Philip Hebert        Windham, ME                 2   05-06  0
5 Brenden Wood         Sabattas, ME                2   05-01  0
6 James Lowe           Harrison, ME                2   04-08  0
7 Vic Guimond          Sidney , ME                 1   03-07  0
8 Toby Cross           Bowdoinham, ME              4   02-13  0
9 Peter Diaco          Scarborough, ME             1   02-09  0
10 Keith Aucoin         Hollis, ME                  1   02-08  0

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jim Burrows          Nashua, NH                  6   21-10  0
2 Patrick McCarthy     Hudson, NH                  5   15-04  0
3 Ray Meyer            Alton Bay, NH               3   09-12  0
4 Eric Moulton         Enfield, NH                 3   07-15  0
5 Joseph Parrott       Alstead, NH                 3   07-12  0
6 Randy Stewart        Lancaster, NH               2   07-08  0
7 Frank Campisi        Londonderry, NH             2   05-14  0
8 Adam Beaudet         Concord, NH                 2   04-10  0
9 Billy Bick           Brentwood, NH               1   04-05  0
10 Leo Lavin IV         Allenstown, NH              1   02-12  0

NEW JERSEY
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Rob Tipton III       Williamstown, NJ            6   21-04  0
2 Troy Walton          Pittsgrove, NJ              6   17-13  0
3 Jesse Magee          Williamstown, NJ            6   16-05  0
4 Brian Keister        Atco, NJ                    3   09-07  0
5 Jerrod Lloyd         Millville, NJ               3   09-04  0
6 EJ Cusano            Butler, NJ                  3   09-03  0
7 Fred Serge           Milford, NJ                 3   08-12  0
8 Cliff Humphreys      Philadelphia, PA            2   07-13  0
9 Alex Johnson         Milltown, NJ                2   05-06  0
10 Eric Danner          Haddon Heights, NJ          1   03-01  0

NEW YORK
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Liam Blake           Fairport , NY               8   28-07  0
2 Peter Knight         Fulton, NY                  6   20-05  0
3 Zachary Hajecate     Wallkill, NY                4   14-13  0
4 John Duczeminski     Middletown, NY              2   06-13  0
5 Will Rogers          Grand Island, NY            2   05-08  0
6 Lynn Gervais         Pierrefonds Quebec CANA   2   05-03  0
7 David Repman         Amherst, NY                 2   04-13  0
8 Kate Owczarzak       Buffalo, NY                 1   03-07  0
9 Frank Ferri          Fairport , NY               0   00-00  0
9 Luke Matt            Syracuse, NY                0   00-00  0

PENNSYLVANIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Chad Dorney          Macungie, PA                5   18-11  0
2 Joshua Winebrinner   Steelton, PA                4   09-13  0
3 Matt Evans           Pittsburg, PA               3   09-06  0
4 Zachary Bellush      Elizabeth, PA               2   06-13  0
5 Brian Spencer        Bentleyville, PA            3   06-12  0
6 Brendan O'Toole      Pittsburgh, PA              1   04-05  0
7 Chris Washinger      Chambersburg, PA            1   02-06  0
8 Derek Severns        West Mifflin, PA            1   01-11  0
9 Leno Corazzi         Fredericktown, PA           0   00-00  0
9 David Shively        Butler, PA                  0   00-00  0

RHODE ISLAND
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Steven Congdon       North Stonington, CT        6   17-04  0
2 Tyler Conde          Chepachet, RI               4   13-05  0
3 Michael Capaldi      Cranston, RI                4   09-10  0
4 John Hinckley        Cumberland, RI              2   06-03  0
5 Steven Conde         Chepachet, RI               1   03-13  0
6 Christopher McCarthy Woonsocket, RI              1   02-14  0
7 Michael Riley        WEST GREENWICH, RI          1   02-11  0
8 Jacob Santos         Tiverton, RI                1   02-07  0
9 Steven Dorsey        Warwick, RI                 0   00-00  0
9 Darren LaBonne       Blackstone, MA              0   00-00  0

VIRGINIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Damien McMahon       Pilot, VA                   6   18-08  0
2 Andy Cole            Midlothia , VA              5   17-03  0
3 Robert Freddette Jr  King William, VA            5   16-03  0
4 Dean Cobb            Quinton, VA                 4   15-13  0
5 Travis Lugar         McGaheysville, VA           3   08-00  0
6 Ashley Miller        Afton, VA                   2   06-05  0
7 Johnnie Mitchell     Chesapeake, VA              1   04-02  0
8 Josh Dudley          Lynchburg, VA               1   03-15  0
9 James Young          Hopewell, VA                1   03-09  0
10 Ronald Guthrie       Concord, VA                 1   02-09  0

VERMONT
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jason Betourney      Bridgeport, VT              5   11-07  0
2 Kevin Comes          Addison, VT                 1   06-06  0
3 David Dias           Brattleboro, VT             0   00-00  0
3 Zachary McNaughton   Proctorsville, VT           0   00-00  0
3 Bob Wetzler          Rutland, VT                 0   00-00  0

WEST VIRGINIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Mike Spurlock        Ripley, WV                  7   24-07  0
2 Bert Collins         Heaters, WV                 6   23-06  0
3 Billy Gue            Ashland, KY                 4   13-02  0
4 Tommy Horrocks       Dixie, WV                   2   07-08  0
5 Tim Wade             Orlando, WV                 3   07-02  0
6 Adam Hudson          Charleston, WV              1   03-07  0
7 L R Amos             Claysville, PA              1   02-11  0
8 Jody Belcher         Huddleston, VA              1   02-02  0
9 Alan Fluharty        Fairmont, WV                0   00-00  0
9 John Trunk           Saint Marys, WV             0   00-00  0

GEORGIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Brandon Rickman      Marietta, GA                6   18-00  0
2 Joshua Waters        Sharpsburg, GA              5   13-12  0
3 William Powell       Newborn, GA                 4   11-11  0
4 Ty Johnston          Flowery Branch, GA          4   09-15  0
5 Matthew Moore        Canton, GA                  3   09-01  0
6 Brian Kenady         Lilburn, GA                 2   07-05  0
7 William Pontius      Sugar HIll , GA             2   04-12  0
8 Luke Greenwell       Eatonton, GA                2   04-06  0
9 Jeremy Stephens      Newnan, GA                  1   02-09  0
10 Steve Galberaith     Alpharetta, GA              1   02-03  0

SOUTH CAROLINA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Will Smith           Moncks Corner, SC           8   33-01  0
2 John Fravel III      Boilinng Springs, SC        5   17-09  0
3 Mike Gerald          Conway, SC                  4   14-08  0
4 Robert Carter        Pamplico, SC                4   13-04  0
5 Timothy Garrison     Jefferson, SC               4   11-08  0
6 Brian Hughes         Conway, SC                  3   09-08  0
7 Christopher Stump    Spartanburg, SC             4   09-02  0
8 Joey Mclean          Hemingway, SC               3   07-01  0
9 Philip Spencer       Gaffney , SC                2   05-00  0
10 Reid Mcdowell        Conway, SC                  1   04-00  0

FLORIDA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 James Topmiller III  Orlando, FL                 9   32-01  0
2 Jim Keith            Newberry, FL                9   29-08  0
3 Mark Orrange         Deltona, FL                 6   18-00  0
4 Randy Montoney       Orlando, FL                 5   16-13  0
5 Dan Carrigan         Citrus Springs, FL          4   11-06  0
6 Barry Brunges        Gainesville, FL             3   10-08  0
7 Kaleb Wager          Ocala, FL                   3   08-06  0
8 Dennis O'Byrne       Deltona, FL                 1   02-08  0
9 Ralph Sanford        Quincy, FL                  1   02-00  0
10 Greg Jeter           Bainbridge, GA              0   00-00  0
10 Jarrod Stroud        Orlando, FL                 0   00-00  0

NORTH CAROLINA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Scott Spencer        Raleigh, NC                 7   22-03  0
2 Khris Williams       Mount Holly , NC            5   18-09  0
3 Michael Greene       Mooresboro, NC              4   15-09  0
4 Robert Griswold      Concord, NC                 2   08-02  0
5 Jonathan Owsley      Rocky Point, NC             3   07-13  0
6 John Morse           Mooresville, NC             2   07-02  0
7 Samantha Gay         Walstonburg, NC             2   05-07  0
8 Vernon Townsend      Moyock, NC                  1   03-02  0
9 Keith Thompson       Waterbury, CT               0   00-00  0
9 Richard Young        Ellenboro, NC               0   00-00  0

ONTARIO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Brad Jamieson        Bradford Ontario CANADA     6   22-09  0
2 Terry Wilson         Tillsonburg Ontario CAN  6   21-06  0
3 Christian Clancy     Toronto Ontario CANADA      4   12-08  0
4 Jason Gage           havelock Ontario CANADA     1   03-09  0
5 Tonk King            Cambridge Ontarion CANA   1   03-04  0
6 Richard Hough        Coldwater CANADA            1   02-07  0
7 Andrew Zrnec         Newmarket Ontario CANAD    1   02-01  0
8 Zachary White        Selwyn Ontario CANADA       1   02-00  0
9 Darren Hoogendoorn   Oshawa Ontario CANADA       1   01-11  0
10 Jeremy Schneider     Toronto Ontario CANADA      0   00-00  0


MONSOOR WINS FLW TOUR ON POTOMAC RIVER PRESENTED BY COSTA SUNGLASSES

Wisconsin pro Wins FLW Tour regular-season finale, $100,000

Link to HD video of Monsoor’s winning moment

MARBURY, Md. (June 18, 2017) – Yamamoto Baits pro Tom Monsoor of La Crosse, Wisconsin, won the FLW Tour on the Potomac River presented by Costa Sunglasses Sunday after bringing a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces. Monsoor’s four-day cumulative total of 20 bass weighing 66 pounds, 11 ounces was enough to fend off second-place finisher pro Chad Warren of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, by 5 ounces. Monsoor earned $100,000 and his first career Tour victory.

“I’ll tell you what, to finally win my first Tour event is the coolest thing that has ever happened,” said Monsoor, who had eight previous top-10 finishes in Tour competition. “I’ve won a lot of tournaments and awards over the years, but never an FLW Tour event. I could die tomorrow and be a happy man. I don’t want to, obviously, but I’ve had a good life.”

Monsoor said he spent his week picking apart two areas of the Potomac River – a 100- to 200-foot stretch near an area known as Mason’s Neck, and a 100-yard section of water in Quantico Bay. This week, Mason’s Neck gave Monsoor the number of fish he needed to put together limits, while Quantico Bay produced the bigger bites that helped him best the field.

“I started at Mason’s Neck today and like each morning this week, I got a limit by 8:30 (a.m.),” said Monsoor. “I culled one fish and then headed to Quantico. I made the run because I knew it would be out of the wind, and you can’t beat Mother Nature. I figured I’d go to the only place I knew that was protected and that was it.”

Monsoor said he caught two fish from Mason’s Neck that culled before his day concluded.

“The limit-spot in Mason’s Neck was about 2-feet-deep and had black, nasty weeds,” said Monsoor. “The big-fish spot in Quantico Bay was around 4-feet-deep and had clean weeds. I think that’s why the bigger fish were there this week.”

Monsoor said every fish he weighed in during the tournament was caught on a black and blue-colored swimjig with a Yamamoto Baits Flappin’ Hog trailer of the same color.

“It has two tails that flap like an old jig ‘n pig, only this one is cooler,” said Monsoor. “The fish liked the Flappin’ Hog because it wasn’t overwhelming. It was simple – there wasn’t too much going on with it.”

The top 10 pros finished on the Potomac River:

1st:         Yamamoto Baits pro Tom Monsoor, La Crosse, Wis., 20 bass, 66-11, $100,200

2nd:         Chad Warren, Sand Springs, Okla., 20 bass, 66-6, $30,100

3rd:          Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 20 bass, 65-8, $25,000

4th:          Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 20 bass, 64-11, $20,000

5th:          Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 20 bass, 64-3, $19,000

6th:          Brandon McMillan, Clewiston, Fla., 20 bass, 63-2, $18,000

7th:          Jeff Sprague, Point, Texas, 20 bass, 59-8, $17,000

8th:          Mike Surman, Boca Raton, Fla., 20 bass, 59-1, $16,000

9th:          Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 20 bass, 57-11, $15,000

10th:        Andy Young, Mound, Minn., 17 bass, 52-8, $14,000

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 47 bass weighing 128 pounds, 13 ounces caught by pros Sunday. Nine pros brought a five-bass limit to the scale.

Bryan Thrift of Shelby, North Carolina, clinched the 2017 FLW Tour Angler of the Year title Friday after accumulating 1,122 points in the annual Angler of the Year race. Thrift’s incredible regular-season was highlighted by four top-10 finishes including two back-to-back second-place efforts. Along with the title, Thrift earned $100,000 and an automatic berth into the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup.

Bradley Dortch of Atmore, Alabama, claimed the FLW Tour Rookie of the Year award, which is awarded to the rookie pro angler who finishes the season with the highest point total.

Ryan Cannon of Bullard, Texas, won the Co-angler Division and $20,000 Friday with a two-day catch of 10 bass weighing 33 pounds, 6 ounces, followed by Richie Eaves of Nauvoo, Illinois, who finished in second place with 10 bass totaling 30 pounds, 3 ounces, worth $7,750.

Gary Haraguchi of Redding, California, won the FLW Tour Co-angler of the Year title and a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of anglers competed Thursday and Friday. Co-angler competition concluded following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 20 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advanced to 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 were also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2017 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina, Aug. 11-13.

The FLW Tour at the Potomac River presented by Costa Sunglasses was hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners. The next event for FLW Tour anglers is the final event of the 2017 tournament-season – the Forrest Wood Cup championship.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at the Potomac River presented by Costa Sunglasses will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) Sept. 20 from Noon.-1 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

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