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

Courtesy of FLW Outdoors

Three Anglers Bring 25+ Pound Limits to the Scale

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (March 7, 2019) – Pro Braxon Setzer of Montgomery, Alabama, brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 25 pounds, 15 ounces to jump out to the early lead after Day One of the FLW Tour at Lake Seminole presented by Costa. Fellow Alabaman Joseph Webster of Winfield (25-9) and Bradford Beavers of Summerville, South Carolina (25-2) are right behind Setzer in second and third place as the four-day tournament, which features 165 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals casting for a top award of up to $125,000, heads into Day Two.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

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

Overall there were 573 bass weighing 1,551 pounds, 1 ounce caught by 154 pros Thursday. The catch included 72 five-bass limits.

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

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Seminole presented by Costa is more than $860,000. The tournament is hosted by the Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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

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

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

Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at the boat basin on Saturday, March 9 from Noon-2 p.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1^st and 2^nd place anglers that catch the biggest fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.

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

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

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

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The Power (Fishing) of Braid

Courtesy of Seaguar / Traditions Media

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

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

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

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

Photo courtesy of Bassmaster

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Countdown to the Classic

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

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Jaris & Sherri McGee Win ABA Couples Event on Lake Greenwood

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

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

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

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

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

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

Congratulations to all of our winners.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Slated for April 13th, the next tournament will be held on the Neely Henry Lake out of Coosa Landing in Gadsden, AL. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2020 Ray Scott Championship to be held at Lake Hartwell in April, 2020.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top 25 Boaters. For full results click here.

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

Slated for May 11th, 2019 the next tournament will be held on Lake Eufaula out of Lakepoint Resort State Park in Eufaula, AL. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2020 Ray Scott Championship to be held at Lake Hartwell in April 2020.

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

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Pilot Flying J Signs On As 2019 Bassmaster Classic Sponsor

March 5, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Michael Gaubetz wins the Big Bass Tour Lake Conroe event with a GIANT 10.80 Bass! Leads Wire-to-Wire!

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Jason Quinn & John George Win Ed Watkins Marine Team Trail event on Lake Wylie with over 19 pounds!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Co-angler Title Awarded to Honea Path’s Henderson

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

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

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

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

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

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

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

The top 10 co-anglers were:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nacogdoches’ Moore Wins Co-angler Title

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

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

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

The top 10 co-anglers were:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The tournament was hosted by the Jasper County Development District.

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

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

Knoxville’s Coker Takes Co-angler Title

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

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

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

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

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

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

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

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

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

The top 10 co-anglers were:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Last Weekend's Tournament Statistics

Lake: Fork

Date: 3/2/2019

Total Entries: 264 Teams

Total Collected: $82,560

Total Payback (C&P): $79,300

Payback Percentage: 96%

Total Fish: 257

Total Weight: 486,64

Average Weight: 1.89

Number of limits: 14

Number of zero's: 159

Place

JUSTIN WOOLARD
BEDFORD , TX

ROBERT SMITH
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX

10.28

$12750.00+$1000 Big Bass

SCOTT BARNETT
MANSFIELD , TX

BRIAN CLARK
HALTOM CITY , TX

10.28

$12750.00+$250 Lowrance+$500 Fun n Sun

ZACH PARKER
DENTON , TX

HEATH MOODY
SOUTHLAKE , TX

10.10

$4500.00

KENT SIKES
ROANOKE , TX

DARRELL CAMPBELL
ALBA , TX

10.04

$3500.00

DOUG WHITLEY
QUINLAN , TX

BRYON HARRISON
QUINLAN , TX

9.99

$2750.00

MARK MCDONALD
WILLS POINT , TX

LORA MCDONALD
WILLS POINT , TX

9.81

$2250.00 + $2250 Skeeter Bonus Cash

BILL SWEETEN
YANTIS , TX

SEAN GOODSON
ALBA , TX

9.21

$1500.00

JASON ZITO
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

BOBBY BRINKLEY
KAUFMAN , TX

9.08

$1400.00

MARK BIONDI SR
BURLESON , TX

MARK BIONDI JR
BURLESON , TX

8.77

$1300.00 + Sportsmans Auto Network+$250 Berkley Cast for Cash

GARY ELDRED JR
NOCONA , TX

GARY PARIS
QUITMAN , TX

8.66

$1150.00

TODD PFEIL
FORNEY , TX

TODD ANDERSON
OVILLA , TX

8.66

$1150.00

DAVID REYNOLDS
MCKINNEY , TX

ROBERT BROCK JR
PRINCETON , TX

8.60

$1090.00

RANDY STEELE
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX

CHARLES ARNOLD
QUITMAN , TX

8.51

$1080.00

RICHARD OSBORN
CARROLLTON , TX

CHRIS MCLAIN
SANGER , TX

8.46

$1070.00 + $1000 Sportsmans Auto Network

JASON SMITH
FORNEY , TX

HUNTER SMITH
FORNEY , TX

8.32

$1060.00

WILLIAM THORNTON
EDGEWOOD , TX

ANTHONY SMITH
EDGEWOOD , TX

7.73

$1050.00

KEVIN THOMPSON
WINNSBORO , TX

DOUG TATMAN
LONGVIEW , TX

7.43

$1040.00

CHRIS FORD
WINNSBORO , TX

BILLY DEATON
BURLESON , TX

7.26

$1030.00

ZACH HUGHES
FRISCO , TX

BRANDON GILLIAM
CELESTE , TX

6.96

$1020.00

KEITH BRYAN
DECATUR , TX

COLBY BRYAN
DECATUR , TX

6.93

$1010.00

JOEY HUBBLE
KELLER , TX

ROBERT LAPENNA
EULESS , TX

6.89

$1000.00

JAMES MUFFLER
KARNACK , TX

MIKE EDWARDS
JASPER , TX

6.65

$1000.00

TRENT MENEES
SAGINAW , TX

TERRY BOLLOM
FRISCO , TX

6.64

$1000.00

RICH DALBEY
GREENVILLE , TX

MARK HOWARD
MESQUITE , TX

6.61

$1000.00

DELL BROWN
ARLINGTON , TX

RYKER HOLMES
ARLINGTON , TX

6.56

$1000.00

TERRY JOHNSON
FATE , TX

TODD JOHNSON
FORNEY , TX

6.45

$1000.00

JOHN ADAMS
FRISCO , TX

RICK CLARK
TERRELL , TX

6.33

$1000.00

ROB MEDDERS
MCKINNEY , TX

ROB WILSON
SHERMAN , TX

6.22

$1000.00

KEITH TAYLOR
ROCKWALL , TX

LARRY LADNIER
ROCKWALL , TX

6.21

$1000.00

EDDIE HALL
CADDO MILLS , TX

BRANDON BREWER
CADDO MILLS , TX

6.21

$1000.00

CHUCK RIZUTO
ALBA , TX

DON OVERSTREET
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX

6.11

$1000.00

DAVID OZIO
TYLER , TX

CURTIS DANIELS
EMORY , TX

6.05

$1000.00

STEVE LYNAM
SOUTHLAKE , TX

JUSTIN DUBOSE
GRAPEVINE , TX

5.96

$1000.00

ALLEN SHELTON
FARMERS BRANCH , TX

JOHN MCCALMONT
ROCKWALL , TX

5.96

$1000.00

BRANDEN HOLLINGSHEAD
AZLE , TX

JEREMY LAMBERT
DECATUR , TX

5.94

$1000.00

MICHAEL KEETON
WAXAHACHIE , TX

SEAN WINTERS
ARLINGTON , TX

5.68

Fun n Sun First Out Bonus

JEFF NORRIS
DECATUR , TX

RONNIE NORRIS
BOYD , TX

5.55

JIMMY HARRISON JR
DECATUR , TX

JIMMY HARRISON
BOYD , TX

5.43

BRUCE POWELL
COMO , TX

SCOTT SCROGGINS
SULPHUR SPRNGS , TX

5.26

STEVE SIMS
DENTON , TX

RONNIE SIMS
RICHARDSON , TX

5.24

AARON WALKER
MT VERNON , TX

STEVEN STROMAN
SCROGGINS , TX

5.21

CASIE TELLES
PRINCETON , TX

5.18

CRAIG DOWIS
DALLAS , TX

MICHAEL VASQUEZ
TEMPLE , TX

5.17

CHAD SCHRAMME
CELINA , TX

AARON BURKETT
CELINA , TX

5.04

JOE ROME
FLOWER MOUND , TX

JOEL MCBRIDE
CORINTH , TX

4.99

RICHARD ALTMAN
YANTIS , TX

JAMES SCHULTZ
YANTIS , TX

4.91

JAKE MEEKS
FARMERSVILLE , TX

CHAD MADDUX
WYLIE , TX

4.80

BILLY JOHNSON
ROCKWALL , TX

ANDY MEDINA
CANTON , TX

4.28

SHANNON MCCALEB
JOSHUA , TX

JAMES MCCALEB
FORT WORTH , TX

4.19

ALEX FINCH
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX

BRAD SHUFLIN
SANGER , TX

4.10

STEVE MULHOLLAND
TERRELL , TX

RANDY SQUIER
LAKE DALLAS , TX

4.07

DAX DAVIS
EMORY , TX

KEVIN DESHANE
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

4.02

JUSTIN KEITHLEY
ARLINGTON , TX

JOSH KEITHLEY
WILLOW PARK , TX

3.92

PAUL JEFFCOAT
AZLE , TX

DAVID LUTTRULL
AZLE , TX

3.84

PERRY POWELL
MCKINNEY , TX

JARED TAYLOR
PRINCETON , TX

3.69

STEVE TRIMBLE
DUNCANVILLE , TX

DAKOTA TRIMBLE
KAUFMAN , TX

3.65

SCOTT DUBEE
GODLEY , TX

KEVIN ATKINSON
FORT WORTH , TX

3.60

DONNIE MOORE
ARGYLE , TX

DARRYL ROACH
BENBROOK , TX

3.55

ADAM BOYDSTON
GRAPEVINE , TX

MICHAEL BOYDSTON
GRAPEVINE , TX

3.51

W T DYSON II
LAKE DALLAS , TX

PATRICK JORSKI
COPPELL , TX

3.50

KELVIN HOGG
ARLINGTON , TX

BRIAN ROUSSEL
ARLINGTON , TX

3.48

JEREMY CRUZ
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX

BOBBY PEEK
GREENVILLE , TX

3.32

DEAN TRUDELL
HIGHLAND VILLAGE , TX

MIKE KUBANEK
HIGHLAND VILLAGE , TX

3.30

MARK MITCHELL
MESQUITE , TX

MIKE MCWHORTER
TERRELL , TX

3.26

ROBB TAYLOR
FRISCO , TX

LEE HAMMERS
NEED INFO

3.26

CODY CARTWRIGHT
GRANBURY , TX

JORDAN ALLEN
GRANBURY , TX

3.20

CHRIS GILROY
FRISCO , TX

MICHAEL FULLER
BLUE RIDGE , TX

3.19

TIMOTHY WEAVER
EDGE WOOD , TX

WESLEY WEAVER
EDGEWOOD , TX

3.17

KEVIN HATHAWAY
KINGSTON , OK

SHAWN GARRISON
KINGSTON , OK

3.02

STEPHEN DYER
WAURIKA , OK

JARED DYER
HASTINGS , OK

2.81

JOHNNY HALE
IRVING , TX

JAMES DANIEL
NOCONA , TX

2.74

JOHN MAYBEN
DALLAS , TX

MARK MAYBEN
PLANO , TX

2.73

CODY BURDINE
BRIDGEPORT , TX

BOBBY POINTER
ALVORD , TX

2.68

JESSE CHAMBERS III
IRVING , TX

KYLE STAREK
KELLER , TX

2.66

JASON QUON
CELINA , TX

JJ QUON
CELINA , TX

2.50

MIKE BURNS
LUCAS , TX

BEN BURNS
LUCAS , TX

2.47

AARON DAVIS
GLENS HEIGHTS , TX

FARREN HANSEN
RED OAK , TX

2.40

MONTE COON
FORT WORTH , TX

GARY ABLES
KENNEDALE , TX

2.28

CHRIS BACHTA
GRAPEVINE , TX

KIRK MAREZ
LEWISVILLE , TX

2.25

JASON RIEDEL
ALEDO , TX

DANIEL HERRING
WATUAGA , TX

2.21

KEVIN DRITSCHLER
PROSPER , TX

TIM BROCKWAY
KAUFMAN , TX

2.19

VINCENT REYNOLDS
FORT WORTH , TX

GEORGE SHIPPEY
MT PLEASANT , TX

2.14

SAM MCCOLLUM
CORSICANA , TX

EARL SCHWARTZLANDER
CORSICANA , TX

2.09

JACOB ROANE
CELINA , TX

GG BOYD
AZLE , TX

2.09

JAYSON TOERCK
NOCONA , TX

AUSTIN KILLEN
NOCONA , TX

2.08

COY GREATHOUSE
CORINTH , TX

KEVIN BRYANT
GRAPEVINE , TX

2.05

GARRICK MCPHERSON
SPRINGTOWN , TX

SCOTT DEAN
TERRELL , TX

2.04

JOHN GOERGEN
YANTIS , TX

CHARLIE RINGGOLD
ALBA , TX

2.04

JEFF PITRUCHA
GREENVILLE , TX

BRAD WILLIAMS
COPPERAS COVE , TX

2.03

DREW SLOAN
SCURRY , TX

TERRY HAWKINS
CORSICANA , TX

2.03

JOHN CARTER SR
MABANK , TX

JOHN CARTER
MABANK , TX

2.00

TERRY HILLGER
ENNIS , TX

RAUL ZUNIGA
CORSICANA , TX

1.98

JOSHUA GLASGOW
KAUFMAN , TX

WAYNE KENT
LARUE , TX

1.94

DOUGLAS COVINGTON
BOWIE , TX

STEPHEN KEY
BOWIE , TX

1.89

MATT MORTON
DALLAS , TX

BLAKE LITTLE
MCKINNEY , TX

1.88

MARK NICKELLS
LANTANA , TX

TUCKER NICKELLS
LANTANA , TX

1.87

SONNY WILSON
WAXAHACHIE , TX

CHASE WILSON
WAXAHACHIE , TX

1.85

COREY WALDROP
FT WORTH , TX

CRAIG WALDROP
BENBROOK , TX

1.81

DAVID THOMAS
MCKINNEY , TX

EDMOND ROBINSON
ANNA , TX

1.78

100

STEVEN RIZZO
PROSPER , TX

CHRIS STRATTA
LITTLE ELM , TX

1.77

101

LIONEL SERNA
COOLIDGE , TX

JUSTIN GARRETT
FAIRFEILD , TX

1.74

102

STEVE HODGE
EMORY , TX

SHAWN OMALLEY
WYLIE , TX

1.66

103

RYAN VAUGHAN
CUMBY , TX

RUSTY VAUGHAN
CUMBY , TX

1.58

104

BLAKE THOMPSON
KEMP , TX

CAMERON LISENBEE

1.53

105

JASON CHILDERS
OAK POINT , TX

KLINT KRHOVJAK
TOOL , TX

1.40

106

BRIAN HARRIS
MESQUITE , TX

DAVID HARRIS
MESQUITE , TX

0.00

106

TONY CLIMER
MESQUITE , TX

TOMMY CLIMER JR
MESQUITE , TX

0.00

106

BILL ROBINSON
HURST , TX

GARY HARRISON
GUN BARREL CITY , TX

0.00

106

SHANE STAFFORD
BELTON , TX

GARRET CUTLER
ALEDO , TX

0.00

106

JAMES SHAMBURGER

JACOB SHANNON
ARLINGTON , TX

0.00

106

ZACH ZIOBER
GRAPEVINE , TX

MIKE SHULTZ
BEDFORD , TX

0.00

106

AARON ASHMORE
IVANHOE , TX

TIMOTHY KING
BONHAM , TX

0.00

106

WILLIE BENSLEY
MESQUITE , TX

BILLY MCCORD
ROWLETT , TX

0.00

106

JAMES MORGAN
MARIETTA , OK

ROBERT MORGAN
MARIETTA , OK

0.00

106

ALAN SMITH
GUN BARREL CITY , TX

STEVE WHITE
EUSTACE , TX

0.00

106

DAVID BURTON
MCKINNEY , TX

TIM HAWKINS
ANNA , TX

0.00

106

JONATHAN BURNS
WEATHERFORD , TX

KEN BURNA
ARLINGTON , TX

0.00

106

JARED DEAN
HUNTINGTON , TX

0.00

106

JAMES ELDER
WILLS POINT , TX

AARON HUTTEL
ROYSE CITY , TX

0.00

106

BILL ROTEN
CRESSON , TX

STEVEN MARTIN
FT WORTH , TX

0.00

106

JASON KERFOOT
ROYSE CITY , TX

CHRIS BIGBY
ROYSE CITY , TX

0.00

106

PAUL BOSCO JR
LANTANA , TX

BENTON CRUMP
DALLAS , TX

0.00

106

TODD WEST
MCKINNEY , TX

0.00

106

MONTE REAGAN
BURLESON , TX

LANCE KENNY
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX

0.00

106

JAMES CURGUS
FRISCO , TX

ROB BURNS
PLANO , TX

0.00

106

CHRIS ZMOLIK SR
FORNEY , TX

0.00

106

KEITH IVY JR
PONDER , TX

TOMMY MURRAY
BEDFORD , TX

0.00

106

RICKY MAYO
ARDMORE , OK

DON MOYERS
LONE GROVE , OK

0.00

106

RUSSELL LEE
SACHSE , TX

0.00

106

PAUL MITCHELL
GARLAND , TX

BREYLAN MITCHELL
GARLAND , TX

0.00

106

GABE KNOX
ARLINGTON , TX

BRENT LYON
HEATH , TX

0.00

106

CHASE WOODARD
RENO , TX

JOHN BROWN
TEXARKANA , TX

0.00

106

CHANCE WOODARD
PARIS , TX

MICHAEL ALLEN
BOGATA , TX

0.00

106

RYAN COHLMEYER
WEATHERFORD , TX

DARREN HEAVNER
FORT WORTH , TX

0.00

106

HUNTER ALEXANDER
ROCKWALL , TX

BEN CULLY
ROCKWALL , TX

0.00

106

JOHN REDMON
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX

0.00

106

GARY KINARD
FORNEY , TX

JACOB KINARD
FORNEY , TX

0.00

106

JEREMY SIMS
EMORY , TX

TIMOTHY GILLIAM
CELESTE , TX

0.00

106

RYAN MOROTT
PRINCETON , TX

TAZZ FERRELL
VAN ALSTYNE , TX

0.00

106

PETE BRANDT
AUBREY , TX

KEITH MCMILLAN
QUINLAN , TX

0.00

106

PAUL MECCA
DALLAS , TX

WESLEY DAVIS
MANSFIELD , TX

0.00

106

DALE GOSSETT
GREENVILLE , TX

SEAN GOSSETT
EMORY , TX

0.00

106

JAMES RENFRO
FORNEY , TX

GREG MULHOLLAND
TERRELL , TX

0.00

106

SID HUDSON
ALLEN , TX

TREVER DYKEMA
CRANDALL , TX

0.00

106

DON MEEK
PILOT POINT , TX

MERLE LITTLE
FARMERSVILLE , TX

0.00

106

CHASE WOOD
COMBINE , TX

CHASE WELCH
CRANDALL , TX

0.00

106

CRAIG HATCHEL
WHITESBORO , TX

CHANCE HATCHEL
WHITESBORO , TX

0.00

106

ROCKIE MARTIN
ROCKWALL , TX

CLINT NOWELL
FORT WORTH , TX

0.00

106

IVAN SLAYTON
KAUFMAN , TX

STEPHEN BOWLBY
ROYSE CITY , TX

0.00

106

ROBERT JOHNSON
ALLEN , TX

EDWARD LEWIS
MCKINNEY , TX

0.00

106

LEX COOK
FRISCO , TX

JOHN COOK
FRISCO , TX

0.00

106

DALE HUGHES
TEMPLE , TX

RANDY HAVARD

0.00

106

DAVID WATTS
DALLAS , TX

CRAIG HANNA
DALLAS , TX

0.00

106

CHARLES COOK JR
PERRYTON , TX

STEVEN COOK
PERRYTON , TX

0.00

106

JEFF PIERCE
HENRIETTA , TX

MARK ELGIN
WICHITA FALLS , TX

0.00

106

JONATHAN KINCAID
WEATHERFORD , TX

JEREMY WILSON
LEWISVILLE , TX

0.00

106

DAVID SPEAKMAN
MESQUITE , TX

GARY SPEAKMAN
ROCKWALL , TX

0.00

106

MARC SCHILLING
CARROLLTON , TX

SHAWN TEMPLE
KRUGERVILLE , TX

0.00

106

PAUL SEWELL
COMBINE , TX

KENNETH MOORE
RED OAK , TX

0.00

106

CHRIS GRESHAM
RYSTON , LA

TONY DURRETT
SIMSBORO , LA

0.00

106

RONNY HALBERT
LARUE , TX

RICKY PHILLIPS
TRINIDAD , TX

0.00

106

KY MARTIN
GRANDVIEW , TX

CHRIS MOORE
ROCKWALL , TX

0.00

106

MATTHEW LANE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLLS , TX

CARTER SUTHERLAND
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX

0.00

106

DAVID LIVINGSTON III
GLADEWATER , TX

DAVID LIVINGSTON IV
GLADEWATER , TX

0.00

106

MATT TALLAS
CANTON , TX

ERNIE SISTRUNK
WILLS POINT , TX

0.00

106

WESLEY BARNARD
HALLSVILLE , TX

ANDREW SCOTT
MARSHALL , TX

0.00

106

JERRY DAVID II
PILOT POINT , TX

JON JOHNSON
PILOT POINT , TX

0.00

106

CODY BENSON
COMBINE , TX

THOMAS WELCH
TERRELL , TX

0.00

106

BRUCE BENEDICT
FORNEY , TX

CHARLES BENEDICT
FORNEY , TX

0.00

106

CRAIG WELCH
WAXAHACHIE , TX

WILLIAM CLOWER
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

0.00

106

BRYAN KELM
CORSICANA , TX

DONNIE STARK
CORSICANA , TX

0.00

106

JEFFREY WILSON
ARLINGTON , TX

SAMMY BROWN
RED OAK , TX

0.00

106

ROGER MAHONEY
BLOOMING GROVE , TX

MIKE WITHROW
CORSICANA , TX

0.00

106

PHIL ELDER
QUITMAN , TX

ANDY WILBURN
ROYSE CITY , TX

0.00

106

JEFF WHITEHEAD
SLATON , TX

JEFF WHITEHEAD
RED OAK , TX

0.00

106

CLINT WHIDDEN
GRANBURY , TX

CHAD HAMM
GRANBURY , TX

0.00

106

CHRIS COOLEY
QUINLAN , TX

RYAN COOLEY
QUINLAN , TX

0.00

106

SCOTT ISAACS
LADONIA , TX

RED MCPEEK
YANTIS , TX

0.00

106

MICHAEL BENNETT
LUCAS , TX

JORDAN BABIN
CROSBY , TX

0.00

106

DIRK SMITH
FARMERSVILLE , TX

NOLAN JACKSON
QUINLAN , TX

0.00

106

RANDY TURNER
GREENVILLE , TX

TREY TURNER
ROYSE CITY , TX

0.00

106

ANDREW HARP
LINDEN , TX

MICHAEL HARP
LINDEN , TX

0.00

106

LOUIE POPE
GILMER , TX

ROBERT IRWIN
QUITMAN , TX

0.00

106

BUSTER JOHNSON
KRUM , TX

ZEB STRICKLAND
AUBREY , TX

0.00

106

MIKE SMITHEY
WEATHERFORD , TX

BEAU NELSON
MIDLAND , TX

0.00

106

WALTER THOMAS JR
ALBA , TX

0.00

106

BYRON BIONDI
KENNEDALE , TX

JASON GREENFIELD
KENNEDALE , TX

0.00

106

MICHAEL ZITTERICH
LARUE , TX

BLAKE HENDERSON
ATHENS , TX

0.00

106

KEITH KRZEMINSKI
AUBREY , TX

SCOT MCDONALD
CELINA , TX

0.00

106

DEREK MACKEY
TYLER , TX

TREY MACKEY
GILMER , TX

0.00

106

MICHAEL DRECHSEL
FORT WORTH , TX

WESLEY PRICE
GRAPEVINE , TX

0.00

106

DOUG DONK
ARLINGTON , TX

JOHN DEEMS
MCKINNEY , TX

0.00

106

BOBBY DUBOSE III
QUITMAN , TX

JAMES HAMM
JEFFERSON , TX

0.00

106

DON KUYKENDALL
GUN BARRREL CITY , TX

VIRGIL KUYKENDALL
GUN BARRELL CITY , TX

0.00

106

MATTHEW HARRINGTON
CADDO MILLS , TX

JEFF CHANEY
ROYSE CITY , TX

0.00

106

SKYLAR LONG
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX

TYLER ROANE
GUNTER , TX

0.00

106

MARK WYLIE
KELLER , TX

MARK PARKER
GRAPEVINE , TX

0.00

106

CHRIS BAIRES
DENTON , TX

TAYLER TOMLINSON
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX

0.00

106

LADD THOMPSON
MINEOLA , TX

LOGAN THOMPSON JR
MINEOLA , TX

0.00

106

JOHNNY TRAMMELL
QUITMAN , TX

NORMAN WOOLDRIDGE
KERMIT , TX

0.00

106

CODY BRUNETTE
ROCKWALL , TX

WAYNE BRUNETTE
MEAD , OK

0.00

106

MARK SPURGIN
MCKINNEY , TX

TYLER HOLMES
RICHARDSON , TX

0.00

106

JAY EICHLER
EMORY , TX

TROY THOMAS
EMORY , TX

0.00

106

CHRISTOPHER MCMINN
BALKO , OK

TYLER MCMINN
MUSTANG , OK

0.00

106

MATT FRANCE
COLLEYVILLE , TX

JOHN BYLER
SOUTHLAKE , TX

0.00

106

TIM MCCULLOUGH
FORT WORTH , TX

MIKE DUGGER
TOOL , TX

0.00

106

JACOB WILTON
CRESSON , TX

0.00

106

NICK BROWN
LINDALE , TX

JERRY BROWN
PUEBLO WEST , CO

0.00

106

JAY WILCOXSON
MINEOLA , TX

GARY WILCOXSON
HAWKINS , TX

0.00

106

KEITH PIPPENGER
COMBINE , TX

DANNY MAGEE

0.00

106

CHRIS ALBAN
KELLER , TX

CASEN ALBAN
KELLER , TX

0.00

106

REX LEE
NORMANGEE , TX

RICK CARTER
ALBA , TX

0.00

106

HAROLD MERONEY
POINT , TX

CASEY MERONEY
FRUITVALE , TX

0.00

106

SHANE WOOD
WAXAHACHIE , TX

LINDSEY WOODALL
WAXAHACHIE , TX

0.00

106

JEFF BARLOW
GARLAND , TX

RANDY BUNCH
YANTIS , TX

0.00

106

CHRISTOPHER GORDON
CLARENCE , LA

DENNIS MORGAN II
NATCHITOCHES , LA

0.00

106

MIKE MANROSE
FORNEY , TX

AARRON ZAUMEYER
MINEOLA , TX

0.00

106

JEREMY ROWLAN
SPEARMAN , TX

JOHN BROWN
PERRYTON , TX

0.00

106

BRIAN WHITE
CELINA , TX

TRISTAN WHITE
CELINA , TX

0.00

106

ALAN SWARTS
MT VERNON , TX

ARCHIE HAYLEY
MT VERNON , TX

0.00

106

JUSTIN BROUGHTON
GRANBURY , TX

0.00

106

BRADY MATASKA
PETROLIA , TX

RAY MATASKA
PETROLIA , TX

0.00

106

MARK VOS
PLANO , TX

DANIEL RUEDI
DALLAS , TX

0.00

106

RANDY INGRAM
PLANO , TX

MATT INGRAM
PLANO , TX

0.00

106

KYLE BRUNK
WICHITA FALLS , TX

0.00

106

RANDALL KIRKES
KILLEEN , TX

0.00

106

HENRY GENTLE
FORNEY , TX

DONALD LANE
HAWKINS , TX

0.00

106

BLAKE WALKER
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX

LARRY WALKER
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX

0.00

106

STEVE SCHMIDT
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

RICK NEWTON
COLLEYVILLE , TX

0.00

106

GIB COATS
FORT WORTH , TX

BILL WILCOX
SCURRY , TX

0.00

106

DAKOTA MCBRIDE
WINNSBORO , TX

JORDAN PARRISH
LUBBOCK , TX

0.00

106

DWAYNE CALHOUN
KENNEDALE , TX

JONATHAN OGLETREE
JOSHUA , TX

0.00

106

SCOTTY GALBREAITH
WEATHERFORD , TX

JASON GALBREAITH
BURLESON , TX

0.00

106

BILL BABB
GARLAND , TX

MITCH YORK
GARLAND , TX

0.00

106

DWIGHT BOUTTE
FRISCO , TX

DAMON NEAL
PROSPER , TX

0.00

106

DALE BOREN
FORT WORTH , TX

RICK SCOTT
BREMOND , TX

0.00

106

MATT MCMILLAN
FORT WORTH , TX

TREVOR ROMANS
CELINA , TX

0.00

106

RON ROGERS
ROCKWALL , TX

CARSON KIRKHUFF
COLLEYVILLE , TX

0.00

106

ED BLACKBURN
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX

ROBERT BYRD JR
ALBA , TX

0.00

106

BODDIE LINDSEY
KILGORE , TX

GREG DRYOEL
GRANBURY , TX

0.00

106

CHRIS SINKEY
FRISCO , TX

SHANDA SINKEY
FRISCO , TX

0.00

106

JOHN MCDIFFITT
GRANBURY , TX

BOBBY VINCENT
HUDSON OAKS , TX

0.00

106

WILLIAM LEADAMAN
WHITE OAK , TX

STEPHEN TRULL
MINEOLA , TX

0.00

106

BLAKE SLATER
MANSFIELD , TX

THOMAS BLESSING
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX

0.00

106

JAMES REAVES
HENRIETTA , TX

HIMEY MATASKA
WICHITA FALLS , TX

0.00

106

JERRY DILLARD
RICHARDSON , TX

KIMM HUNT
FLOWER MOUND , TX

0.00

106

MORRIS HERRING JR
FORNEY , TX

JAY BROWNE
GARLAND , TX

0.00

106

BRANDON POTTER
JUSTIN , TX

ANDREW COX
FT WORTH , TX

0.00

106

TIM WILCOXSON
EDGEWOOD , TX

JERAMY MARINELLI
ROYSE CITY , TX

0.00

106

JOHN NEWKIRK
BENBROOK , TX

RANDY HASS
ALBA , TX

0.00

106

DIRK WENZLAFF
FRISCO , TX

MARK WATSON
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

0.00

106

ARTHUR TUCKER
ALVARADO , TX

HERSHEL SMITH
FORT WORTH , TX

0.00

106

DANNY BENNETT
HUNTSVILLE , TX

BRIAN ROMAN
SPRING , TX

0.00

106

STEVE SENNIKOFF SR
FORNEY , TX

STEVE SENNIKOFF JR
FORNEY , TX

0.00

106

TIMOTHY MILLARD
ROCKWALL , TX

SONNY BENAVIDES
LITTLE ELM , TX

0.00

106

GREGORY ALLEN
EMORY , TX

HUNTER SMITH
MINEOLA , TX

0.00

106

HAROLD BREDEMEIER
ROCKWALL , TX

STEPHEN HOPE
ALBA , TX

0.00

106

DAVID GOFF
GRAND SALINE , TX

CHRIS ABSHIRE
LINDALE , TX

0.00

106

TIM WILCOXSON
ROCKWALL , TX

ERIC ELDER
ROYSE CITY , TX

0.00

106

JD LAUGHERY
ROCKWALL , TX

STAN LAWING
POETRY , TX

0.00

106

TOM MCELROY
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX

RAY SPEAR
WATAUGA , TX

0.00

106

DAVID MCNEW
YANTIS , TX

DAVID TAYLOR
BURLESON , TX

0.00

106

ROBERT FINTA
WYLIE , TX

CHRIS DERRICK
MCKINNEY , TX

0.00

106

PAUL PIKE
BROOKELAND , TX

RIKI PIKE
SILSBEE , TX

0.00

by AnglersChannel

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

Santee Cooper 03-02-2019

PLACE	POINTS	CAPTAIN	CO-CAPTAIN	WEIGHT	BIG FISH	EQUIPMENT	WINNINGS $	SKEETER $	BIG FISH $
1	310	Steve Thornhill	No Partner	37.0500 lbs	8.2100 lbs	Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$10000	$0	$500
2	309	Lex Costas	Ben Lee	29.3300 lbs	8.2100 lbs	Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$5000	$0	$0
3	308	Jerry Montjoy	Brett Mitchell	26.2000 lbs	6.7200 lbs	Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$3500	$4000	$0
4	307	Bunn Tyson	Thad Driggers	25.9100 lbs	7.5700 lbs	Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$2500	$3000	$0
5	306	Rodney Jordan	Justin Cromer	24.2600 lbs	8.0300 lbs	Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$2000	$2000	$0
6	305	Jamie Glasscock	Jim Smoak	24.2200 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$1700	$0	$0
7	304	nigel goewey	Will Smith	23.6500 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$1450	$1000	$0
8	303	Craig McFadden	Henry Mcfadden	22.9800 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$1350	$0	$0
9	302	John Proctor	John Duarte	22.2500 lbs		Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-HummingBird	$1250	$0	$0
10	301	Brian Scott	Brad Beatson	21.2700 lbs		Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$1150	$0	$0
11	300	johnny player	john gardenhire	20.7500 lbs	6.9900 lbs	Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$1100	$0	$0
12	299	Edward Cox	Colton Cox	20.5100 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$1000	$0	$0
13	298	Billy Bledsoe	Brian McDonald	20.1800 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$900	$0	$0
14	297	Ed Paul	Eddie Paul	20.0600 lbs		OtherNone-OtherNone-MotorGuide-HummingBird	$800	$0	$0
15	296	Anthony Driggers	Michael Campbell	19.8400 lbs	6.7200 lbs	Triton-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$750	$0	$0
16	295	Ron Brown	Robert Brown	19.7200 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$700	$0	$0
17	294	Brandon Jeffcoat	Wendell Causey	19.1900 lbs		OtherNone-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$650	$0	$0
18	293	Chuck Howard	Ken Ellis	18.4900 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$600	$0	$0
19	292	David Strickland	Sammie Grier	18.4400 lbs		Triton-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$500	$0	$0
20	291	Joey Sabbagha	Dalton Dowdy	18.0000 lbs		Ranger-Evinrude-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$480	$0	$0
21	290	Sandy Oliver	Tim Chadwick	17.9200 lbs	5.1400 lbs	Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$465	$0	$0
22	289	Jess WHite	Hunter Spivey	17.3100 lbs	7.7400 lbs	Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$445	$0	$0
23	288	Tommy Williams	Thomas Hardwick	16.9500 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-HummingBird	$420	$0	$0
24	287	Paul Selle	James Estes	16.9400 lbs		Triton-Mercury-MinnKota-HummingBird	$400	$0	$0
25	286	Robert Wood	Corey Phillips	16.7800 lbs		BassCat-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$375	$0	$0
26	285	Bobby Gibbs	Don Pendarvis	16.7000 lbs		Nitro-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$350	$0	$0
27	284	Nathan Burgess	Brent Riley	16.6400 lbs		Nitro-Mercury-Minn Kota-HummingBird	$325	$0	$0
28	283	Bo Chappell	Wayne King	16.3900 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$300	$0	$0
29	282	Alan Richardson	Trent Enzor	16.2100 lbs		Stratos-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$290	$0	$0
30	281	Clark Gibbs	Freddie Gibbs	16.0600 lbs		Triton-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$280	$0	$0
31	280	Mack Cook	Patrick Cook	16.0400 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$260	$0	$0
32	279	mack Altman	Randall Miller	16.0300 lbs	7.6000 lbs	Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$250	$0	$0
33	278	Robert. ( Mitch) Drew	Kenny Drew	15.9800 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$240	$0	$0
34	277	Brad Schindledecker	Hagen Schindledecker	15.9300 lbs		OtherNone-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$220	$0	$0
35	276	Tim Hilton	John Clarke	15.8300 lbs	6.2100 lbs	Stratos-Johnson-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$200	$0	$0
36	276	Gary Weathersbee	Jimmy Cole	15.7900 lbs	7.4100 lbs	OtherNone-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
37	274	Ryan Bowles	jason barrett	15.7900 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
38	273	Rusty Bullard	Eric Martin	15.7000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
39	272	Lee Sawyer	Cole Winn	15.6800 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
40	271	Ronnie McCoy	Jason McCoy	15.5900 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-Other/None-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
41	270	Daniel Howell	No Partner	15.4700 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
42	269	Bill Holmes	Les Westberry	15.3500 lbs		Triton-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
43	268	Brandon Riley	Marc Deschenes	15.2000 lbs	7.3500 lbs	OtherNone-Suzuki-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
44	267	Thomas King	Clayton King	15.1200 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
45	267	Alex Dempsey	Judd Bolen	15.1200 lbs		Nitro-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
46	265	Jeff cantey	Mike Watson	15.0900 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
47	264	Allan Collins	Caanan Woriax	14.7300 lbs	6.8800 lbs	Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
48	263	Cecil Wolfe	alan williams	14.6800 lbs		Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
49	262	Lonnie Jones	Robert Clarke	14.6600 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
50	261	Justin Marlowe	Jordan Marlowe	14.4100 lbs		Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
51	260	Bryan cook	Steve Harmon	14.3700 lbs		Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
52	259	Chapman Fountain	Casey Stevens	14.1900 lbs		Triton-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
53	258	David Kneece	Terry Thomas	14.0700 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
54	257	Trey Locklair	Charles Martin	14.0300 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
55	256	Kenny Brice	Kenny Fenters	13.6400 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
56	255	Kiel Kelly	Conner Kelly	13.3100 lbs	5.8900 lbs	Ranger-Johnson-MotorGuide-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
57	254	Elvis Peagler	Brian Peagler	13.1600 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
58	253	Chad Cook	tony cook	12.8500 lbs		Nitro-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
59	251	Will Prosser	Scott Piatt	12.7900 lbs	6.3900 lbs	Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
60	252	Wayne Marlow	Scott Peavy	12.7900 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MotorGuide-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
61	250	Jared Upchurch	Jason Byrd	12.7000 lbs		OtherNone-Mercury-Minn Kota-Other/None	$0	$0	$0
62	249	Horace Scott	Scott Spittle	12.6000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
63	248	John Johnston	Randall Hillyer	12.2700 lbs		Phoenix-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
64	247	Alan Fletcher	Donald Hinson	11.9100 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
65	246	J.w. Smith	Jonathon Sutton	11.7500 lbs		Stratos-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
66	245	Joey Outlaw	Ray Dowey	11.6800 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
67	244	Davey Thomas	Deron Donohoo	11.5500 lbs	7.2700 lbs	Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Other/None	$0	$0	$0
68	243	Bruce Peavy	Paul Geddings	11.1700 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
69	242	John Willocks	Ben Harmon	11.1500 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
70	241	Morgan Strange	J. Weinberg	11.0500 lbs		Phoenix-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
71	240	Derek Schlotterback	Tom Rubbo	10.7500 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
72	239	Todd Olds	Wade Harmon	10.6100 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
73	238	wayne clifton	Micah Bennett	10.4000 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
74	237	Mike Kirby	Cody Brunson	10.2500 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
75	236	Cody Collins	Trent Griffin	9.5400 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
76	235	Scott Perrine	Jonathan Keller	9.5200 lbs	6.1000 lbs	Triton-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
77	234	Phil Morris	Don Kneece	9.4000 lbs		Bass Cat-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
78	233	Cameron Baker	Michael Lindler	9.3800 lbs	7.1400 lbs	OtherNone-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
79	232	Sidney Fowler	Todd Smith	9.1500 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
80	231	Jonathan Singletary	Anthony Amerson	9.1100 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
81	230	Herman Vining	Steve Parker	9.0200 lbs		OtherNone-Mercury-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
82	229	byron brush	Byron Brush Sr.	8.5300 lbs		Phoenix-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
83	228	Randell Barrineau	Wesley Barrineau	7.9300 lbs		Skeeter-Mercury-MotorGuide-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
84	227	Chad Crosby	Keith Britt	7.8400 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
85	227	Larry Moss	Michelle McLain	7.8400 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-OtherNone	$0	$0	$0
86	225	Chad Pennell	Derek Smithson	7.6200 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
87	224	Russ Padgett	Meredith Havird	6.9300 lbs		Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
88	223	Michael Maxfield	Matthew Dangerfield	6.4800 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
89	222	Mark Stoudenmire	eric jordan	6.4500 lbs		Champion-Mercury-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
90	221	Jesus Loaces	Tracy Mccready	6.2200 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
91	220	Jason Miles	Wayne Frierson	5.8300 lbs		Phoenix-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
92	219	Joey Timmerman	STEVEN LEONARD	5.8100 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
93	218	Jamie Partee	Donnie McCord	5.7200 lbs		OtherNone-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
94	217	Gary Elenbark	Curtis Williams	5.5600 lbs		Other/None-Johnson-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
95	216	Rodney Cromer	Roger Farr	5.4900 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
96	215	Glenn Altman	Bucky DeBerry	5.3600 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
97	214	Darrin Albertson	Terri Albertson	4.8700 lbs		Ranger-Evinrude-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
98	213	Shannon Jordan	Shawn Jordan	4.6200 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
99	212	Christopher McCormick	Cody McKinney	4.3700 lbs		Nitro-Mercury-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
100	211	Ray Winans	William Russell	3.9500 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
101	210	Tim Gamble	Sam Lambert	2.7900 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
102	209	william griffith	No Partner	2.7400 lbs		Skeeter-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
103	208	Stan Gunter	Kevin Ashley	2.3300 lbs		Other/None-Other/None-Other/None-Other/None	$0	$0	$0
104	207	Brad Petway	Jerry Freezon	1.7500 lbs		Nitro-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
105		Daryl Watson	Ken McFarland	0.0000 lbs		Phoenix-Mercury-Minn Kota-HummingBird	$	$	$
106		Tony Colacurcio	Jay Adams	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
107		Frederick Clements	James Clements	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
108		Ted Urquhart	John Ford	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Evinrude-MotorGuide-HummingBird	$	$	$
109		Travis Parrish	Rodney Tapp	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$	$	$
110	206	Juddie Revels	No Partner	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Other/None-Other/None	$0	$0	$0
111		Danny Lowery	No Partner	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
112		Ronnie Britt	Eric Schell	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
113		Toby Keisler	Bill Wilson	0.0000 lbs		Other/None-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
114		Brian Tyler	Jason Ashe	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
115		David Bean	Ted Yandle	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
116	206	Chris Epting	johnny mayer	0.0000 lbs		Phoenix-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
117		Eddie Burgess	Dwayne McVicker	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$	$	$
118		Mark Seals	reggie bartell	0.0000 lbs		Nitro-Mercury-MotorGuide-HummingBird	$	$	$
119		BRENT bartman	Isaac Perkins	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-HummingBird	$	$	$
120	206	Jonathan Kelley	Nick Gant	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
121		Michael Edge	No Partner	0.0000 lbs		Stratos-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
122	206	Robert Knapp	Santos Toro	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
123		Mike Byrd	Chris Moody	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
124	206	Steve Wicker	Chris Marshall	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
125	206	Audie Brantley	Rob Blackmon	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
126	206	Mike King	Chris Crawford	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
127	206	Brent Waynick	Jeffrey Fralick	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
128	206	Robbie Boodle	Ray Walsh	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
129		Kyle McElveen	Chris Edge	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
130	206	Larry Parker	Clay Parker	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
131	206	Ronnie Mills	Tripp Mills	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
132		Mike Ard	Jeff Parsons	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-OtherNone	$	$	$
133		Greg Rikard	Norm Attaway	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-HummingBird	$	$	$
134	206	Brandon Evans	Buddy Holmes	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
135		Clint Proudfoot	Barry Thames	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
136	206	Michael Williams	Anthony Leach	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
137		Mark Hutson	Gary Elsey	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
138	206	Gary Michaud	Dustin Compton	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
139		Andrew Boykin	Chris Anderson	0.0000 lbs		Phoenix-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
140		Barry Descaro	Albert Pieper	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
141	206	David Murdaugh	Dylan McConnel	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
142	206	Carlton Thompkins	Joel Barfield	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
143	206	Ryan Thompsom	Casey Warren	0.0000 lbs		Phoenix-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
144		Jeff Fowler	John Smith	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$	$	$
145		Matthew Goheen	Terry Goheen	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
146		Billy Dean Jacobs	Mark Cummings	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
147		John Adams	Kaylan Massey	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
148		Johnny Houser	Jimmy Bass	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
149		Ed Owens	Brent Long	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
150		Tim Harmon	Emmett Maynor	0.0000 lbs		Other/None-Other/None-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
151	206	Craig Jurgonski	Jack Belt	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
152	206	Hunter Harrelson	Ashton Culick	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-OtherNone	$0	$0	$0
153	206	Trez Wienges	Wesley Bilton	0.0000 lbs		Stratos-Evinrude-MinnKota-OtherNone	$0	$0	$0
154		danny mclean	No Partner	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Johnson-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
155	206	John Parker	Donald Boyne	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
156		Zeke Lynam	Jason Morse	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
157		Greg Creech	Chris McDuffie	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
158	206	Mark Abbott	Joey Mclean	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
159		Steve Borton	No Partner	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$	$	$
160		Max Terry	Emmett McCauley	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
161		Jason Broach	Charlie Tanner	0.0000 lbs		Other/None-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
162	206	John McKenzie	John-Christian McKenzie	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
163		Benny Hutchens	Jody Hutchens	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Evinrude-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
164		Cole Drummond	Danny Shanz	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
165		John Sturkie	Blake Strickland	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
166	206	Barry Odom	Al Odom	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-OtherNone	$0	$0	$0
167	206	Keith Shelton	Chris Rice	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
168		Blake Morris	TORY MCCALLUM	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
169	206	Ross Burns	Dane Odom	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
170	206	Todd Ledford	Jeff Douglas	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
171		Jason Smith	Jason Watkins	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$	$	$
172		Troy Lytle	Scott Farmer	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
173		Jamie Ethridge	Chris Alston	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
174		Christopher Chavis	Matt Mollohan	0.0000 lbs		Phoenix-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
175	206	Morris Elliott	Chris Tarbush	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
176	206	Mel Long	Felix Stanley	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Evinrude-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
177		Steve Dyer	Bowman Gray	0.0000 lbs		Other/None-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
178		Terry Morris	Kevin Rake	0.0000 lbs		OtherNone-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
179		Greg Sigmon	No Partner	0.0000 lbs		Phoenix-Mercury-MotorGuide-Humminbird	$	$	$
180		Joe Avin	Larry Avins	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
181		Keith Porter	Tony Price	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
182		Bryce Matthews	Ethan Floyd	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
183	206	Donnie Levister	Daniel Cook	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
184	206	Vinson Blanton	Jim Maness	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
185		Jason Bateman	Steve Phillips	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
186		will timmons	Tj Anderson	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MotorGuide-Humminbird	$	$	$
187		Nelson Walker	Chris Brunson	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
188		Casey Stamey	Jason Farrand	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
189		David Williams	Justin Hallman	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$	$	$
190		Rick McLean	Corey Allsbrook	0.0000 lbs		Other/None-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
191	206	Joseph Marks	Anthony Marks	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
192	206	Bubba Dennis	Randy Gibson	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Evinrude-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
193		Jonathan Brindel	David Grooms	0.0000 lbs		Phoenix-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
194		Sean Skey	Scott Frye	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
195		Wesley Cashwell	Shane Doughtie	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$	$	$
196	206	Shane Cantley	Michael Richardson	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
197	206	Hugh McCutchen	Jamie Blackburn	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$0	$0	$0
198		travis kilby	doug moore	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
199		Dan Funderburk	Butch Drew	0.0000 lbs		---	$	$	$
200	206	Dylan McConnel	Kevin Prosser	0.0000 lbs		OtherNone-Yamaha-MinnKota-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
201	206	Carl Smith	Josh Rennebaum	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
202		Carluss King	Jeremiah Jensen	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
203		Kevin Alford	Tripp Fryar	0.0000 lbs		Skeeter-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
204	206	Griffin Craine	Tom Siwarski	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-MotorGuide-HummingBird	$0	$0	$0
205		Daniel Grassi	Baker Woodward	0.0000 lbs		Stratos-Evinrude-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
206	206	Van Malphrus	William White	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$0	$0	$0
207		Lee Morris	Robert Ross	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
208		Tommy McAlister	Ronald Griffin	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Mercury-Minn Kota-Lowrance	$	$	$
209		grady allen	Calvin Hewitt	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-Minn Kota-Humminbird	$	$	$
210		Rusty Chapman	Victor Moore	0.0000 lbs		Ranger-Yamaha-MinnKota-Lowrance	$	$	$
211		Sean Anderson	George Berry	0.0000 lbs		Triton-Mercury-MotorGuide-Lowrance	$	$	$

by AnglersChannel

NORTH AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL WINS 2019 BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING LAKE GUNTERSVILLE OPEN PRESENTED BY COSTA SUNGLASSES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rounding out the top 10 were:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

About FLW

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

by AnglersChannel

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

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

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

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

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

Rounding out the top three were:

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

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

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

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

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

About FLW

by AnglersChannel

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

Alan McGuckin from Dynamic Sponsorships

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Evers gives good advice on towing safety, and he also did a fantastic job of putting the brakes on that giant 8-pounder with a spinning reel at Conroe, but you don’t have to be a Major League Fishing pro to cash in on Toyota Bonus Bucks. You just have to drive a 2015 or newer Toyota Truck, sign up Free for Bonus Bucks, and be the highest finishing registered participant in one of the dozens of tournaments supported by the program.

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

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

by AnglersChannel

Getting to know Carhartt College Series Bassmaster Classic qualifier Nick Ratliff

Alan McGuckin from Dynamic Sponsorships

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

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

What is your earliest fishing memory?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ratliff:Koe Wetzel, Read Southhall and Casey Donahew.

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

Ratliff: Anything with pasta.

What do your parents do for a living?

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

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

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

What is your proudest fishing accomplishment?

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

What excites you most about competing in the Bassmaster Classic?

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

by AnglersChannel

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

Courtesy of Texas Team Trail

JONESTOWN, Texas (March 2, 2019) — A key decision to forego the presumed seasonal pattern led to a runaway victory for Paul Stokes and David Hogge, who caught a 5-bass limit that weighed 23.84 pounds in the season opener of the 2019 Texas Team Trail, presented by Cabela’s, at Lake Travis.

While many of their competitors fished on or close to the bank, Hogge said he knew the 55-degree water temperature plus the week’s cold front had this Colorado River Impoundment chillier than normal for this time of the year. That, he said, put the brakes on the fish’s spawning movement.

“That’s why the fish were still hanging out in the prespawn areas,”Hogge said. “Most people were fishing the bank and trying to force-feed fish that had not moved up. Almost every boat we saw was fishing the bank; very few were out fishing deep.”

The winners fished the Pace Bend area and caught all of their fish on a ledge that dropped from 20 feet down to about 50. Most of their bites came in the 20- to 35-foot range. As Stokes explained, they had originally planned on looking shallow until a huge clue fell in their lap during practice.

“This was one of Dave’s old spots where he won a tournament back in 2001 when they were up spawning,”Stokes said. “As I was pulling in, I said ‘Dang Dave, there are tons of fish out here on the ledge. So, we went up and practiced shallow and when we didn’t catch anything, we came back out and fished that ledge. I caught an 8-pounder and a keeper and left.”

On tournament day, the spot delivered all of their weight fish, including a 7.66 that took Big Fish honors. Stokes and Hogge caught eight keepers out of 11 fish total. They had their limit by 10:30 and they wrapped up the winning sack two hours later.

“It was a 200-yard ledge and we worked it all,”Stokes said. “It was one here, one there. Three of them came pretty close together, but we worked the whole ledge. We caught one on one end of the ledge, one on the other and three kind of in the middle.”

Stokes and Hogge caught their fish on a Carolina rig with a 1-ounce weight and a full size Zoom Brush Hog in watermelon candy red, a 1/4-ounce Owner Shaky Head with a green pumpkin Grande Bass Rattle Snake worm and a 3/4-ounce Strike King football jig with a Zoom Baby Brush Hog in watermelon candy red.

“We just kept showing them different baits,” Hogge said. “We knew we were going to be there all day, so there was

The ledge had a mix of rocky edge and brush piles and both features produced bites. The shaky head proved most productive, but the winners employed a strategic tactic to draw attention to their baits.

“We were getting our baits hung in the rocks and popping them out, kind of like stroking a jig,” Stokes said. “Anytime we’d get hung in one of those rocks, instead of working it out, we’d pop it out. It was a reaction bite. We were trying to get stuck in those rocks so we could pop it out and get a reaction bite out of them.

“That’s how Dave caught the big fish on a Carolina rig. He was hung on a rock and stroked it out and the fish slammed it.”

Stokes said he and his partner fished clean —no lost fish. Hogge points diversified presentations as another important element.

“It was just showing them different baits all day long,” he said. “We knew we were going to spend all day in that one area, so there was no sense in throwing one bait all day long. We kept changing it up.”

For their efforts Stokes and Hogge earned a Triton TRX 189 with a 150 Mercury. In addition, they claimed $2,010 of Anglers Advantage cash. Their total payday, including $1,100 for Big Fish was $35,105.

Brossett-Allensecond

Making a key move late in the day delivered a big chunk of the second-place catch for Brandon Brossett and Kevin Allen who weighed in 17.81 pounds of Lake Travis bass. Their $7,224 prize included $1,474 in Anglers Advantage cash and a $250 Ranger Boats contingency bonus.

“We started in the back of a creek with flooded grass and willows on the edge of the creek channel,” Brossett said. “We threw wacky-rigged green pumpkin Zoom Trick Worms and caught two of our keepers.

“About 1, we decided to go to a rock that Kevin had found in the mouth of another creek about 6 miles away. We caught three more keepers there, including two 6-pounders.”

The two kickers were caught on a Yumbrella rig with Gambler EZ swimbaits — white on the outer positions, smoke in the center. Their other keeper bit a 3/16-ounce 6th Sense shaky head with a green pumpkin Zoom Trick worm.

Warren-Derrick third

Ryan Warren and Jason Derrick got their work done fairly early on Lake Travis and ended up taking a third-place sack of 17.47 pounds to the scales. Their day started at the lake’s upper end and on their stop, they visited an area of flooded bushes where they had caught a good fish last year in another event.

“We ended up catching a limit in there,” Warren said. “Pretty much everything we did was in there. We left and ran around the rest of the lake, but at the end of the day, it was

all done in one little cove. We had our weight by about 10 in the morning.”

Their top bait was a 3/8-ounce white/chartreuse spinnerbait with a big gold willow and a smaller gold Colorado blade. Given the cold water, they slow rolled their baits.

“We hadn’t been down here in a year, so we came into the event looking for prespawners,” Warren said. “We didn’t want to look for any beds because we didn’t want to spend time doing that and no be able to find them. We were catching most of out fish a few feet off the bank; just up there staging.”

For third place, Warren and Derrick earned $4,640, which included $1,340 in Anglers Advantage cash.

Barnes-Barnes fourth, Brinson-Brinson fifth

Adrian Barnes and Daniel Barnes weighed five bass worth 15.17 pounds, taking fourth place and earning $3,339.Behind them was Don Brinson and Beau Brinson with 14.86 pounds. For fifth place, they earned $2,655.

Rest of the best

Rounding out the top 10 teams at the 2017 Texas Team Trail event on Toledo Bend:

6th: Lee Beuershausen and Randy Grounds - 13.59

7th: James Hester - David Shuster- 13.58

8th: CJ Oates - Deron Mueller Jr- 13.26

9th: Lee Batson - John Fleming - 12.61

10th: Elton Brock - Jay Childs - 12.25

FULL RESULTS

2019_TXTT_Travis_Results

by AnglersChannel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The top 10 pros on Lake Mead finished:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake Mead finished:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

by AnglersChannel

Louisiana Team Captures Bassmaster High School Open On Lake Hartwell

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

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

March 2, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Junior Bassmaster Division

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

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

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

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

Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Eastern Open

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

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

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

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

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

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1

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

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

by AnglersChannel

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

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

Link to photo of winning team University of North Alabama

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

by AnglersChannel

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

March 1, 2019 by Justin Onslow

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

Complete results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top 10 Pros

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Complete results

PARKS CATAPULTS TO TOP OF CO-ANGLER LEADERBOARD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top 10 Co-anglers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Complete results

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Gear Review: Navionics Boating app

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

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

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

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

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

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

To discover all the other powerful features, go to: https://www.navionics.com/usa/apps/navionics-boating

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Leber Leads Day 1 of Lake Mead Costa Event

Courtesy of FLWfishing.com

February 28, 2019 by Justin Onslow

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

Complete results

Midday update story

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Top 10 Pros

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROMERO BAGS DOUBLE-DIGITS FOR SLIM LEAD

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

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

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

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

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

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

So far, so good.

Top 10 Co-Anglers

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

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

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

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

5. Jesse Parks – Avondale, Ariz. – 10-9 (4)

6. Mark Bowman – San Dimas, Calif. – 9-15 (5)

7. Tom White – Costa Mesa, Calif. – 8-5 (3)

8. Ronald Bruggeman – Potter Valley, Calif. – 7-10 (3)

9. Gabriel Diaz – Nuevo, Calif. – 6-3 (2)

10. Michael Walsh – El Cajon, Calif. – 5-9 (3)

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Custom Carhartt beanie will support TN Wildlife Resources Foundation at Classic

OAmong the many great experiences awaiting Bassmaster Classic fans in Knoxville will be the chance to make a $10donation to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundationat the Carhartt booth, and receive a custom B.A.S.S. beanie in return for their generosity.

During the 3-day 2019 Bassmaster Classic Outdoor Expo on March 15 - 17, hard working folks from the Carhartt manufacturing plant in Kentucky will be in the Carhartt exhibit booth sewing the iconic B.A.S.S. logo on Carhartt’s famous “A18” acrylic watch cap.

The project is an ongoing effort by Carhartt to partner with B.A.S.S. and avid fans at the Classic to support conservation agencies and projects in the host state of the Classic each year.

If you’re attending the 2019 Bassmaster Classic, be sure to stop by the Carhartt booth, next to the B.A.S.S. and Berkley booths inside the Knoxville Convention Center, for a chance to show your love of bass fishing and conservation by supporting this simple $10 initiative.

About Carhartt, Inc.

Established in 1889, Carhartt is a global premium workwear brand with a rich heritage of developing rugged products for workers on and off the job. Headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, with more than 4,600 associates worldwide, Carhartt is family-owned and managed by the descendants of the company’s founder, Hamilton Carhartt. For more information, visit www.carhartt.com and follow @Carhartt on Twitter.

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MLF Bass Pro Tour Names Table Rock Lake Stage Six Stop

TULSA, Oklahoma (Feb. 27, 2019) - Major League Fishing® (MLF) announced today that Missouri's majestic Table Rock Lake, located in the heart of the Ozarks at the city of Branson, will be hosting the 2019 MLF Bass Pro Tour's Stage Six event, May 17-22, 2019.

The popular tourist destination community and the big 67-square-miles reservoir are both well known for their angler hospitality and serving up a quality bass tournament experience for participants and spectators alike.

Most of the 80 pros in the event have fished on Table Rock before, but this will be their first time as competitors in the newly formed Bass Pro Tour and as the first bass anglers to achieve professional status in the sport's league that requires no tournament entry fee for competitions.

"Major League Fishing is showing professional competitive fishing in the same manner that Americans see other sport organizations, such as the NFL, MLB, PGA, NASCAR, etc.," said Jeff Seifried, President/CEO, Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB. "Branson is excited to host these great anglers on our pristine lake."

"Table Rock Lake has it all - largemouth, smallmouth, spotted bass - and some of the most beautiful scenery in America," said Michael Mulone, Senior Director of Events & Partnerships for Major League Fishing. "Branson is a fantastic destination known for reeling in tourists and we are looking forward to highlighting "The Rock" to a national audience."

Table Rock Lake, impounded by Table Rock Dam, is a favorite for casual and professional anglers alike and will host Stage Six of the Bass Pro Tour in late May.

Nestled in the Ozarks and close to nearby Branson, Table Rock Lake attracts thousands of visitors every year.

The region's extreme geography also calls for league officials to manage where anglers can fish due to MLF's stringent connectivity requirements because MLF NOW! live stream and SCORETRACKER™ are critical components of the event's execution and coverage.

Anglers' catches are immediately weighed, recorded and released back into the water, with the information being shared real-time via SCORETRACKER™ devices on every boat so that all competitors know where they stand and for the league to be able to keep the viewing public informed.

Bass Pro Tour events feature seven hours of live-stream coverage on MLF NOW! during each competition day, with free access available at www.majorleaguefishing.com.

Table Rock Lake in Missouri's Ozark Mountains is also the birthplace of the event's title sponsor, Bass Pro Shops, with its flagship National Headquarters store located in nearby Springfield, Missouri. Bass Pro Shops also operates Big Cedar Lodge, located on the banks of Table Rock Lake. Additional activities are planned for both locations as part of the event, with more details to follow in the coming weeks.

"Competing in the backyard of a major sponsor will allow interaction with employees, anglers, and the fans," Mulone added.

The Table Rock tour event will result in a two-hour television show that will air on Discovery Channel in the fourth quarter of 2019. It will repeat on Sportsman Channel in first and second quarters 2020.

MLF also has programming on Outdoor Channel, World Fishing Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network and Discovery Channel, and all episodes are available on-demand on My Outdoor TV (MOTV).

For more information about MLF and its anglers, rules and sponsors, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

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About Major League Fishing
Developed through a joint effort between Outdoor Channel and the PBT anglers in 2011, Major League Fishing brings the high-intensity sport of competitive bass fishing into America's living rooms in the form of riveting two-hour TV episodes. World-class anglers are filmed over the course of a six-day event. The show captures their efforts as they utilize a demanding format that allows them to weigh all the "scorable bass" they catch. Unlike other competitive fishing events, live leaderboards in the boats allow anglers to know their standings at all times. For more information about the game, visit www.majorleaguefishing.com and follow Major League Fishing on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can catch all current and past episodes of Major League Fishing on #MyOutdoorTV, the world's leading outdoor television global, streaming service provider. Also, for more information about MLF anglers, see Game & Fish magazine, the official publication of MLF.

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It was the Sound Guys Fault.....

The boys are back after a brief interruption due to our Sound Guys lack of experience with traveling audio...... Anyway, the boys welcome in BASS Central Open Winner Darold Gleason to talk about his win on Toledo Bend. They also welcome in Ice Fishing guru / Elite Series Champ Paul Mueller to talk about how his ice fishing and jig making skills helped him to his first blue trophy. All of this plus pundit picks, Progressive Wrap up, Chris' rants and more!! Tune in!

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SEAGUAR BASS PROS HEAD TO THE BASSMASTER CLASSIC

Courtesy of Seaguar Fishing / Traditions Media

Anglers share thoughts on the event, including tactics and more

Louisville, KY (February 26, 2019): The countdown has begun to the biggest event in bass fishing—the upcoming Bassmaster Classic on the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tennessee, March 15-17.

With that, Seaguar is proud to announce eight of their bass pro roster will be fishing the Super Bowl of bass fishing, including Clifford Pirch, Chris Zaldain, Drew Benton, Mark Daniels Jr., James Elam, Brandon Palaniuk, Bradley Roy, and Jesse Wiggins.

So how do the pros think the event is going to play out? First of all, Seaguar pro Chris Zaldain points out the critical nature of water clarity.

Seaguar pro Jesse Wiggins (Photo courtesy of St. Croix Rod)

“Given the time of year and the fact that the area is fairly mountainous with sheer bluff walls, rock ledges, and there’s a lot of water that flows through the Tennessee River area, I think the approach technique-wise is going to have to do with water clarity and flow. I’ve been fishing the area for eight years on the Elite Series, and that’s always been a factor. Is there going to be rain water, mud, and stained water rolling down the river? Or, are we going to have lower flows and clear weater? I think that will be the first thing that anglers will have to take into consideration,” says Seaguar pro Chris Zaldain.

Water clarity into account, Zaldain plans to fish a host of different techniques, which he’s quite open about sharing, despite the competitive nature of the event.

Seaguar pros expect new Stealth Gray Smackdown braid to play a major role in the Classic.

“I will be equipped with your traditional first spawn techniques like square bill crankbaits and spinnerbaits. But the thing about the Classic is you’re going for the win, not second place. That said, my specialty happens to be a big fish technique and that’s swimbaits. We all know that spinnerbaits and crankbaits – your shad-imitating moving baits – work really well in March along the Tennessee River. So, I like to throw a little twist on that, so instead of a spinnerbait, I’ll pick up a swimbait. That’s just something I like to do whether it’s a finesse swimbait or what I like to call a tournament-size swimbait, like a six-incher, which gets a lot of bites and catches big fish. I’ll also be equipped with an eight-inch swimbait for those really big bites. You’re not going to catch a limit on it, but if you get one or two bites that could definitely help you win the Classic at the end of the week. Traditional moving baits and swimbaits rigged, then it’s all about location. It’s a large body of water with two different lakes we can fish, so mileage-wise you could run the gas out of your boat if you wanted to. They’re going to give us three whole days of practice, and it’s going to come down to covering water and throwing those confidence lures you think you can win with and just eliminating water. From what I gather a 20-pound bag is a big bag on the Tennessee River. There will be lots of three- and four-pound fish, not the Texas five-, six-, seven-, and eight-pounders. There will be a couple of big ones caught but we’re looking for the three-day long haul – a steady diet of three- to four-pounders.”

Seaguar pro Mark Daniels Jr. (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

In terms of his preferred line, Zaldain is a big fan of fluorocarbon and will rely heavily on Seaguar InvizX even if the water is muddy.

“With those confidence baits that I mentioned, like swimbaits, I’m fishing 15-pound Seaguar InvizX. I go through miles of that stuff a year. And I will have at least six rods spooled with 15-pound Seaguar InvizX—it’s the most versatile line diameter available. I call it my reaction bait line. It’s strong, it can handle the big baits, and it’s so soft and supple. I can throw swimbaits on it; I can throw squarebills on it; and I can throw spinnerbaits on it. I can also throw finesse jigs on it .it’s just a great all-around line. So, I’ll have at six rods and reels rigged up with it and an array of different squarebills, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and swimbaits – primarily shad imitators,” says Zaldain.

Seaguar pro Brand Palaniuk (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

He continues: “For the big shallow-water stuff, I don’t care if the water is clear or muddy from the rain, my flipping sticks are all rigged with 20 and 25 pound Seaguar Flippin’ Fluorocarbon.

Whenvever I’m flipping hard target shallow I love Seaguar Flippin’ Fluorocarbon. And the reason I’m going to choose fluorocarbon instead of braid is simply because I’m fishing hard targets—shallow-water hard targets, not lots of grass like you’d find in Florida where you need a braid like Seaguar Low-Vis Stealth Gray Smackdown. I’ll be flipping docks, rocks, laydowns on the Tennessee River. There’s a little bit of stretch there and just the circular diameter of that line helps bounce off hard targets a lot better than a braid will. Everything’s just smoother and every hookset I make there’s a little bit of give there. In terms of baits, I’ll probably be fishing a 1/2-ounce Santone Rattlin’ Jig or an old-school tube. I know that in the state of Tennessee vflipping an old school tube works extremely well.”

Seaguar pro Clifford Pirch (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

Seaguar bass pro Clifford Pirch is also looking forward to the upcoming Classic. He’s also concerned with what he’ll find in terms of water clarity.

“We’re probably going to be dealing with off-color water and there’s lots of rain coming down, so the muddy and high-water conditions are going to mean things like moving baits and heavier power fishing tackle. Along those lines, I’ll probably be looking at a lot of 15- and 20-pound Seaguar InvizXand some Seaguar Tatsu on a jig, stuff like that. On most of my power fishing baits I’ll be running 15 to 20 pound InvizX.”

As far as flipping, if it’s muddy as anticipated, Pirch plans to use straight 65-pound Smackdown Low-Vis Smackdown Stealth Gray braid. “But if there’s much clarity at all, I also tie on a 20- or 25-pound Tatsu Flourocarbon leader to the Smackdown.”

Seaguar pro James Elam (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

Having recently put Seaguar Low-Vis Smackdown Stealth Gray to the test at Elite events in Florida and Georgia, Pirch is extremely pleased with how the line has fished. “It’s the same Smackdown I’ve always liked with the small diameter, supple and long casting qualities, plus the additional camouflage features.”

Like Zaldain, Pirch is excited to compete for the Bassmaster Classic win and is already preparing his gear and mindset for that goal. “I’m real excited to spend the next couple of weeks getting prepared for the Classic and have had a couple of decent events in to start the season, so I’m really looking forward to it.”

Seaguar pro Bradley Roy (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

Seaguar pro Drew Benton (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

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FLW POSTPONES T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OZARK DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS DUE TO EXTREME COLD

WHAT:
The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Ozark Division opener on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Navionics, originally scheduled for Saturday, March 2, has been postponed until Saturday, May 18, due to extremely cold conditions.

WHEN:
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Takeoff: 6:30 a.m. CST. Weigh-In: 2:30 p.m.

Pa He Tsi Lake Access
Lake of the Ozarks State Park
403 Highway 134
Kaiser, Mo.
Hosted by the Tri-County Lodging Association/Convention & Visitors Bureau

NOTES:
The BFL Ozark Division will now open the season on March 16 at Table Rock Lake. For the most up-to-date information regarding the tournament, visit FLWFishing.com.

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THRALL HIGH SCHOOL WINS 2019 BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR OPEN

LUFKIN, Texas (Feb. 25, 2019) – The Thrall High School duo of Ryan Grisham of Taylor, Texas, and Christian Dubec, of Thrall, Texas, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 5 ounces to win the 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Sam Rayburn Reservoir Open.

A field of 57 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Cassels-Boykin Park in Zavalla. The tournament was hosted by the Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau. In FLW and TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top five teams on Sam Rayburn Reservoir that advanced to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st: Thrall High School, Thrall, Texas – Ryan Grisham, Taylor, Texas, and Christian Dubec, Thrall, Texas, five bass, 17-5

2nd: Magnolia West High School, Magnolia, Texas – Jaxon Leonard and Christian Copher, both of Magnolia, Texas, five bass, 16-10

3rd: North Forsyth High School, Cumming, Ga. – Paul Marks and Will Barronton, both of Cumming, Ga., five bass, 14-4

4th: Dallas Christian School, Mesquite, Texas – Lane Seaman, Heath, Texas, and Nick Chaves, Combine, Texas, five bass, 14-0

5th: Central High School, Central, La. – Aaron Maroney and Jacob Childress, both of Mansfield, La., five bass, 13-5

Rounding out the top 10 were:

6th: Benton High School, Benton, La. – Peyton Grantham, Benton, La., and Tanner Underwood, Bossier City, La., five bass, 13-2

7th: Calvary Baptist Academy, New Braunfels, Texas – Jackson Gregory, Shreveport, La., and John Kyle Pearce, Frierson, La., five bass, 12-5

8th: West Sabine High School, Pineland, Texas – Hunter Muncrief, Pineland, Texas, and Landen McCary, Bronson, Texas, five bass, 12-5

9th: Huntington High School, Huntington, Texas – River Johnson, Lufkin, Texas, and Brenton Peters, Huntington, Texas, five bass, 12-1

10th: Harleton High School, Harleton, Texas – Kenneth Clark and Garrett Handlin, both of Diana, Texas, five bass, 10-15

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

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

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

About FLW

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RUSSELLVILLE’S COBB WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL ARKIE DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE OUACHITA PRESENTED BY GEARED

Arkadelphia’s Hillard Grabs Co-angler Title

MOUNT IDA, Ark. (Feb. 25, 2019) – Boater Donnie Cobb of Russellville, Arkansas, caught five bass Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Arkie Division opener on Lake Ouachita presented by GEARED. For his win, Cobb took home $4,266.

According to post-tournament reports, Cobb caught his fish upriver on shallow points using a spinnerbait.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Donnie Cobb, Russellville, Ark., five bass, 18-7, $4,266

2^nd: Josh Ray, Alexander, Ark., five bass, 15-4, $2,083

3^rd: Wayne Dixon, Morrilton, Ark., five bass, 15-3, $1,256

4^th: Scott Hardin, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 15-1, $979

5^th: Mike Rhinehart, Pottsville, Ark., five bass, 14-3, $753

6^th: Randall Clark, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 14-0, $690

7^th: Dennis Bean, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 13-12, $628

8^th: Lance Crawford, Broken Bow, Okla., five bass, 13-10, $565

9^th: Spencer Shuffield, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 13-5, $502

10^th: Todd Thomas, Fouke, Ark., five bass, 13-4, $439

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Cobb also caught a 7-pound, 8-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $500.

Almonzo Hillard of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, won the Co-angler Division and $1,859 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 12 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Almonzo Hillard, Arkadelphia, Ark., five bass, 12-4, $1,859

2^nd: Ryan Spicer, Sheridan, Ark., two bass, 10-8, $1,171

3^rd: David Hardin, Bethel, Okla., two bass, 10-1, $619

4^th: Robert Janes, Springdale, Ark., four bass, 9-10, $534

5^th: Demetric Johnson, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 9-9, $372

6^th: Kristopher Klecz, Saint Charles, Ill., four bass, 9-0, $341

7^th: Alex Allen, Bryant, Ark., three bass, 8-10, $310

8^th: Matt Tucker, Pottsville, Ark., three bass, 8-8, $329

9^th: Kyle Hess, Wynne, Ark., three bass, 8-6, $248

10^th: Steve McDonald, Greenwood, Ark., three bass, 7-11, $217

Spicer caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $242.

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Bassmaster Elite Series pro Clent Davis to Represent Coosa Cotton Clothing in 2019

Montevallo, Ala. – February 25, 2019 – Bassmaster Elite Series pro, Clent Davis, the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup Champion, and 2012 FLW Tour Rookie of the Year will become the first national pro staffer for Coosa Cotton, a lifestyle clothing brand from Birmingham, Ala.

Davis has been aware of the brand since its inception, largely because it brings recognition to the waterways he fished as kid, and those who gave birth to his love of competitive fishing; and his career. As a part of the agreement, Davis will be wearing the brand’s clothing off the water, and displaying the logo on his boat and truck, as well as on his head during competition.

Davis said he’s proud of where he comes from, and what the Coosa River means to him, so it was a no brainer to partner with the brand. “I love the Coosa River; have since I was a kid fishing on Lay Lake, Lake Mitchell and Logan Martin,” he said. “The designs of the clothing bring back memories, and the product itself is really comfortable; it’s like wearing home with me wherever I go, and I love that; I’m proud to wear this brand.”

Graham Davis – no relation to his new pro staffer – said that sponsoring Davis was an easy choice. “Clent absolutely bleeds Alabama, and the heartbeat of the Coosa River is within him, so he fits Coosa Cotton,” said Coosa Cotton Founder Davis. “He is a local hammer, and a really good dude, who will bring our brand tremendous recognition; working with him was a no brainer.”

Davis said that he founded the company to help Alabama’s love for bass angling to represent the passion of anglers across the country. “The Coosa River is truly the center of the State of Alabama, and the main artery for bass fishing here; we wanted our brand to represent that,” he said. “Bass anglers as a whole understand that passion, and our fish, and the companies built around it have melded with the country; this brand resonates with anglers everywhere because of it, and Clent will be the face of that visibility.”

About Clent Davis – Clent Davis is a former college angler for the University of Montevallo, who turned his love into a career on the professional tours. He is a Bassmaster Elite Series pro who began his career on the FLW Tour in 2012; earning the Rookie of the Year Title. In 2018, he won the Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Ark. He is sponsored by Yozuri, Mister Twister, Nichols Lures, Phenix Rods, Phoenix Boats, Evinrude, Cuda, T-H Marine, Costa, Lowrance, Gemini / G2, Cal Coast Fishing and Coosa Cotton. Visit him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clentdavisfishing/ and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clent.davis/, and follow him on the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series.

About Coosa Cotton – Coosa Cotton's vision is to capture and share our passion for sport fishing through a classic apparel line. We believe in inspiring and honoring our fellow grassroots anglers.

Visit Coosa Cotton on their website: https://coosacotton.com/ and their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CoosaCotton/.

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EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHERN CONFERENCE OPENER ON SAM RAYBURN

LUFKIN, Texas (Feb. 25, 2019) – The East Texas Baptist University duo of Brett Clark of Center, Texas, and Cody Ross of Livingston, Texas, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on Sam Rayburn Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 24 pounds, 4 ounces. The victory earned the Tiger’s bass club $2,400 and a slot in the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

The duo said that they fished north of the bridge on Sam Rayburn, catching their bass on Carolina rigs.

“Our fish were sitting on an old road bed,” said Clark, a junior majoring in business administration. “We had found it in practice. The bass were prespawn, sitting in 8 to 10 feet of water, and they were moving in as we were catching them.”

“Most of our fish came from that one spot – literally two casts, over and over,” said Ross, a freshman majoring in business. “We started out throwing moving baits, but only managed to get one bite. Once we switched to the Carolina rig and slowed down it was like someone turned on the switch. We probably caught 40 to 50 fish throughout the day.”

The duo said that they threw two baits on the Carolina rigs – a black and blue-colored V&M Chopstick and a watermelon candy-colored V&M Baby Swamp Hog.

“I think the key for us was our Minn Kota Ultrex trolling motor,” said Clark. “The wind came up during the day, and the Ultrex kept us in one spot and allowed us to weed through the little fish and just keep upgrading.”

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

1^st: East Texas Baptist University – Brett Clark, Center, Texas, and Cody Ross, Livingston, Texas, five bass, 24-4, $2,400

2^nd: East Texas Baptist University – Mason Beatty, Longview, Texas, and Jacob Keith, Jefferson, Texas, five bass, 22-0, $1,200

3^rd: Stephen F. Austin State University – Christopher Harrison, Allen, Texas, and Ethan Legare, Lucas, Texas, five bass, 19-4, $500

4^th: Sam Houston State University – Bryton Kurtz, Magnolia, Texas, and Jackson Carrell, Anderson, Texas, five bass, 18-11, $500

5^th: Stephen F. Austin State University – Cooper Thor and Cade Rudiger, both of Mansfield, Texas, five bass, 18-11, $500

6^th: Tarleton State University – Nick Prestwood, Stephenville, Texas, and Jacob David, Pilot Point, Texas, five bass, 18-2

7^th: Oklahoma State University – Jake Swanson, Eufaula, Okla., and Garrett Brown, Broken Arrow, Okla., five bass, 18-0

8^th: Sam Houston State University – Dillon Harrell, New Caney, Texas, and Colby Bryant, Houston, Texas, five bass, 17-8

9^th: Texas A&M University – Garrison Thomas, Keller, Texas, and Tyler Anderson, Austin, Texas, five bass, 17-3

10^th: Tarleton State University – Trent Stafford and Justin Tatum, both of Belton, Texas, five bass, 16-9

FLW also advances one additional team to the National Championship for every 10 teams over 100 that compete. A total of 122 teams participated in this event, so also advancing to the 2020 College Fishing National Championship are:

11^th: Stephen F. Austin State University – Marc Ameringer, Cypress, Texas, and Cody Barchenger, Taylor, Texas, five bass, 16-1

12^th: Sam Houston State University – Matthew Sewell, Tomball, Texas, and Joshua Perrin, Houston, Texas, five bass, 15-13

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

The YETI FLW College Fishing event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir was hosted by the Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau. It was the first of three regular-season qualifying tournament for Southern Conference anglers. The next event for FLW College Fishing anglers will be the Western Conference opener, March 2 at Lake Mead in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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ORELLANA WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE NORMAN PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Co-angler Title Awarded to Newton’s Goble

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 25, 2019) – Local angler Carson Orellana of Mooresville, caught five bass Saturday weighing 15 pounds even to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) North Carolina Division opener on Lake Norman presented by Navionics. For his win, Orellana took home $4,209.

Orellana said he split his day between the upper and lower ends of Lake Norman, catching seven or eight keepers in the process.

“I started out fishing rocks in the morning, on the upper side of the lake, in dingy water. The water levels were up and I used moving baits,” said Orellana, who notched his first career victory in FLW competition. “I caught one that I weighed from the bank around rocks. After that, the wind picked up so I chased it. It’s a wind-driven lake.

“I headed to the lower side of the lake because it’s more wide open. I fished prespawn areas in the creeks – they were pretty much wind-blown banks,” continued Orellana. “I used C-Maps on my Lowrance electronics to find some of the steeper banks. There were banks that had a foot or so of water on them, and they didn’t seem to be as good as the ones that had 5- to 6-feet of water right off them.”

Orellana said he ended up weighing four from areas around docks with rocks. He used a ½-ounce Phatback Blue-colored TrueSouth Custom Lures Pro Shimmy Jig with a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Fat Albert Twin Tail Grub.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Carson Orellana, Mooresville, N.C., five bass, 15-0, $4,209

2^nd: Dylan Fulk, Charlotte, N.C., five bass, 14-15, $2,105

3^rd: Jody Wright, Ellenboro, N.C., five bass, 14-10, $1,336

4^th: Chris Dover, Blacksburg, S.C., five bass, 14-4, $1,485

5^th: Hank Cherry, Lincolnton, N.C., five bass, 14-2, $802

6^th: Michael Stephens , Gastonia, N.C., five bass, 12-10, $735

7^th: Scott Hamrick, Denver, N.C., five bass, 11-11, $668

8^th: Jonathan Foster, Maiden, N.C., five bass, 11-2, $601

9^th: Richard Phillips, Asheville, N.C., five bass, 11-1, $535

10^th: Drew Montgomery, Maiden, N.C., five bass, 10-15, $468

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Dover caught a 4-pound, 13-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $550.

Josea Goble of Newton, North Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $2,005 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 10 pounds, 12 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Josea Goble, Newton, N.C., four bass, 10-12, $2,005

2^nd: Darren Jeter, Marshall, N.C., two bass, 8-13, $1,477

3^rd: Grant McPeters, Marion, N.C., five bass, 8-11, $668

4^th: Jay Wright, Ellenboro, N.C., three bass, 8-1, $468

5^th: Scott Anderson, China Grove, N.C., five bass, 7-6, $401

6^th: Lee Montgomery, Hendersonville, N.C., five bass, 7-5, $368

7^th: Wayne Smelser, Rural Retreat, Va., four bass, 7-2, $334

8^th: Russell Hoyle, Newton, N.C., three bass, 6-15, $301

9^th: Michael Hartsfield Sr., Zebulon, N.C., two bass, 6-11, $250

9^th: Dwayne Parton, Anderson, S.C., three bass, 6-11, $250

Jeter caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $275.

The tournament was hosted by the Mooresville Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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

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WAGNER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL MOUNTAIN DIVISION OPENER ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Jamestown’s Arms Takes Co-angler Title

BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (Feb. 25, 2019) – Boater Adam Wagner of Cookeville, Tennessee, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 17 pounds even to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mountain Division opener on Dale Hollow Lake presented by Navionics. Wagner pocketed $4,363 for his efforts.

“I caught them running up to the ends of the creeks. I was targeting the last cover where the runoff was coming off the hills,” said Wagner, who earned his 11^th career victory in BFL competition – tied for third most all-time. “They were in the current where the water was hitting the lake and that’s where I caught them – as shallow as I could get.”

Wagner said he caught seven keepers throughout the day. The fish he weighed came from a 5/8-ounce Missouri Craw-colored D&L Tackle flipping jig with a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Super Chunk trailer.

“I was in Eagle Creek up lake, and stayed in there, but I probably hit five different little arms off of it,” said Wagner. “It was about finding the warmest water. The water was 52 to 54 degrees where I caught them Saturday, but in practice, in those general areas, the run offs were 48 to 50 degrees and the fish weren’t there, so you had to find the warmest water.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 17-0, $4,363

2^nd: Kris Kordenbrock, Covington, Ky., five bass, 16-6, $2,182

3^rd: Greg Perry, Lost Creek, W. Va., five bass, 15-14, $1,387

4^th: Tony Eckler, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 15-6, $971

5^th: Mark Kirby, Gallatin, Tenn., four bass, 13-3, $1,123

6^th: Sean Wieda, Florence, Ky., five bass, 12-15, $763

7^th: Tim Staley, Dowelltown, Tenn., five bass, 12-2, $694

8^th: Tim Smiley, White Pine, Tenn., five bass, 11-8, $925

9^th: Chip Chambers, Elizabethton, Tenn., five bass, 10-9, $555

10^th: Robert Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., four bass, 10-7, $486

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Kirby caught a 4-pound, 10-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $290.

Bobby Arms of Jamestown, Tennessee, won the Co-angler Division and $2,078 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 13 pounds, 7 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Bobby Arms, Jamestown, Tenn., five bass, 13-7, $2,078

2^nd: Steve Curtsinger, Buffalo, Ky., three bass, 8-13, $1,039

3^rd: Jeff Pergram, Richmond, Ky., three bass, 8-9, $791

4^th: Joey Von Hoene, Erlanger, Ky., one bass, 5-2, $642

4^th: Garrett Turner, Sparta, Tenn., one bass, 5-2, $592

6^th: Jimmy Rhodus, Versailles, Ky., two bass, 5-1, $381

7^th: Jason Rueger, Lexington, Ky., two bass, 4-14, $329

7^th: Blake Miller, St. Albans, W. Va., one bass, 4-14, $329

9^th: Matt Chiodi, West Chester, Ohio, one bass, 4-9, $259

9^th: Barry King, Liberty, Ky., two bass, 4-9, $259

Von Hoene caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $142.

The tournament was hosted by Star Point Resort in Byrdstown, Tennessee.

The T-H Marine FLW BFL Mountain Division opener on Dale Hollow Lake presented by Navionics was hosted by Star Point Resort.

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WINDER’S DAVIS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL BULLDOG DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE LANIER

Co-angler Title Goes to Covington’s Smith

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Feb. 25, 2019) – Boater Brad Davis of Winder, Georgia, caught five bass weighing 16 pounds, 5 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bulldog Division opener on Lake Lanier. For his win, Davis earned $5,014.

“I fished areas that have produced bigger spotted bass for me in the past. Lake Lanier is my home lake – I grew about 20 minutes away,” said Davis, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition. “I felt like the spotted bass bite would be more consistent with the cold front that was moving in. I focused all of my time on the south end of the lake because the water color on the north end was too stained.”

Davis only had five bites all day – four from points in the Old Federal Campground area, and the fifth from a spawning flat between Young Deer and Six Mile creeks. His said three came within the first hour on an Owner shaky-head rig with a 4-inch green-pumpkin-colored Yamamoto Senko.

“The first three came off of one point. I’ve had a lot of success with a Senko on it – it’s a lure with a bigger profile that appeals to the bigger fish,” said Davis. “I wanted to focus on main-lake points and stay as close to the main lake as possible. I didn’t want to run into any creeks, even on the south end, I just wanted to be as close to deep water as I could – literally right off the channel.”

From there, Davis said he went looking for points with the steepest drops he could find, catching his fourth with a 3/8-ounce green-pumpkin Gene Larew Biffle Hardhead jig with a Missile Baits Baby D Stroyer.

“I wasn’t fishing for a lot of bites out there – I was going for the right ones,” said Davis. “I fished really slow for the most part, and had really subtle bites. My Kissel Krafts Custom rods allowed me to feel the bites in the deep, cold water, which was key.”

Davis’ fifth fish from the spawning flat off of the main lake came on a Pro Blue-colored Megabass Ito Vision Jerkbait.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Brad Davis, Winder, Ga., five bass, 16-5, $5,014

2^nd: Rob Jordan, Flowery Branch, Ga., five bass, 16-3, $2,707

3^rd: Johnathan Akins, Lula, Ga., five bass, 15-14, $1,670

4^th: Kip Carter, Mansfield, Ga., five bass, 15-7, $1,570

5^th: Jason Johnson, Dawsonville, Ga., five bass, 15-0, $1,003

6^th: Stephen Barday, Acworth, Ga., five bass, 14-13, $1,684

7^th: Danny Hall, Ellijay, Ga., five bass, 14-12, $836

8^th: Robert Williams, Lawrenceville, Ga., five bass, 14-3, $752

9^th: Buster Slocumb, Juliette, Ga., five bass, 14-2, $626

9^th: Jesse Millsaps, Jasper, Ga., five bass, 14-2, $626

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Barday caught a 7-pound, 1-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $765.

Rick Smith of Covington, Georgia, won the Co-angler Division and $2,469 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 13 pounds even.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Rick Smith, Covington, Ga., five bass, 13-0, $2,469

2^nd: Michael Welch, Douglasville, Ga., five bass, 12-13, $1,235

3^rd: Cody Lundsford, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 12-3, $823

4^th: Ronald Harris, Jefferson, Ga., five bass, 11-10, $676

5^th: Kiwanas Andrews, Atlanta, Ga., five bass, 11-9, $494

6^th: Early Whitaker, Iron City, Ga., five bass, 10-14, $453

7^th: Wendell Grantham, Athens, Ga., four bass, 10-10, $462

8^th: Trent Wall, Mount Airy, Ga., five bass, 10-9, $370

9^th: William Perdue, Hawkinsville, Ga., four bass, 10-6, $329

10^th: Eric Simpson, Lakeland, Ga., five bass, 10-1, $288

Brise Henson of Dawsonville, Georgia, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $372.

The tournament was hosted by the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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Bret Fisher & Rick Cathey win over $20,000 on Falcon with 34.05 lbs in Bass Champs

BRET FISHER
SAN ANTONIO , TX

RICK CATHEY
SAN ANTONIO , TX

8.63

34.05

$20000.00 + $200 Sure-LifeBonus

DENNIS ODELL
TUSCOLA , TX

FRANK MIXON
ABILENE , TX

10.14

26.81

$3000.00 + $500.00 Big Bass + $3500 Skeeter+Lowrance+Amphibia

BRUCE WHITE
LA WARD , TX

CORY LEITA
VICTORIA , TX

23.70

$2000.00

BILL GARZA JR
FLORESVILLE , TX

IRA LYNN
ADKINS , TX

23.27

$1200.00 + $250 Berkley Cast for Cash

BUBBA HARALSON
DEL RIO , TX

JERRY GREEN
BRECKENRIDGE , TX

9.18

22.71

$1050.00

CRAIG ALEXANDER
DEL RIO , TX

RAYMOND BENOIT
DEL RIO , TX

21.78

$1040.00

ALBERT RAMIREZ SR
LAREDO , TX

STEVEN BLACKBURN
LAREDO , TX

21.17

$1030.00

OLIVERIO TALAMANTE JR
SALINE , TX

CARLOS SALDANA
ROMA , TX

20.97

$1020.00

MARVIN EFFREDGE
SHREVEPORT , LA

GLENN ROBERTSON
SHREVEPORT , LA

20.92

$1010.00

JIMMY STEED NA
LAREDO , TX

CHARLIE HARALSON
DEL RIO , TX

20.74

$1000.00

FERNANDO SAENZ
LAREDO , TX

KARLO ESCAMILLA
LAREDO , TX

9.29

20.61

$1000.00

TOM CAUTHEN
INGRAM , TX

RONNY GAZAWAY
KERRVILLE , TX

20.24

$900.00

CHUCK NAOMI
BRANCH , LA

JAMES KISER
MONTGOMERY , TX

20.14

$850.00

RYLAND KIRCHOFF
CORPUS CHRISTI , TX

JOHN KIRCHOFF
CORPUS CHRISTI , TX

19.83

$800.00

KENNETH FAIRLY
LOCKHART , TX

TOMMY LAW
TYE , TX

19.23

$750.00

ADAM PEREIRA
SEGUIN , TX

JOHN ANDERSON III
SEGUIN , TX

8.15

19.05

$700.00

RICK SCHEEN
AUSTIN , TX

MIKE HARMAN
BASTROP , TX

6.90

17.25

$700.00

BRYAN COTTER
CEDAR PARK , TX

BILLY MCCRARY II
TEMPLE , TX

9.79

16.59

$700.00

CHARLIE FORSTER
CENTER POINT , TX

MIKE BINGHAM
KERRVILLE , TX

7.52

16.56

$700.00

RANDALL EDWARDS
MIDLAND , TX

CORY WHISMAN
MIDLAND , TX

16.50

$700.00

KENNY ROOKE
JUNCTION , TX

CHAD BARINGTON
JUNCTION , TX

7.63

16.47

RICHARD BACON
BASILE , LA

BRENDAN KENNELL
DEL RIO , TX

7.24

16.26

KYLE KELLER
RIO MEDINA , TX

JOSHUA SPENCER
SAN ANTONIO , TX

16.06

JASON RIEDEL
ALEDO , TX

DANIEL HERRING
WATUAGA , TX

15.76

RICARDO CARRILLO JR
LAREDO , TX

ANTHONY CARRILLO
LAREDO , TX

4.80

15.15

WAYLON BULLARD
DEL RIO , TX

RON CARTER
UNIVERSAL CITY , TX

15.13

BEAU SCHOTT
HONDO , TX

MICHELLE SCHOTT
HONDO , TX

14.92

MATIAS YDROGO III
LAREDO , TX

RUBEN QUINTANA
LAREDO , TX

6.19

14.66

HUMBERTO DELEON
KATY , TX

MARCO NAVARRO
DEL RIO , TX

14.63

LEONARD GONZALES
HELOTES , TX

DENNIS ASHER
BOERNE , TX

14.33

MIKE COON
KERRVILLE , TX

14.26

SERGIO HERRERA
LAREDO , TX

VICTOR GARZA
LAREDO , TX

14.19

SCOTT OLSON
SAN ANTONIO , TX

KYLE OLSON
SAN ANTONIO , TX

14.11

WILLIAM JACOBS
EL PASO , TX

MANUEL ERIVES
EL PASO , TX

13.87

RICHARD DRAKE
SAN ANTONIO , TX

CHRISTOPHER EYHORN
SAN ANTONIO , TX

13.76

CLIFF BROWN
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX

JOHN RILEY
KILLEEN , TX

9.43

13.57

SAMSON JACKSON
SAN ANGELO , TX

JUSTIN LAMPIER
SAN ANGELO , TX

13.56

WILLIAM FESLER
LAMPASAS , TX

WILLIAM MCGUFFEY
KEMPNER , TX

13.52

MIKE REID
ANDREWS , TX

MICHAEL REID
ANDREWS , TX

13.49

STAN GERZSENYI
DEL RIO , TX

GONZALO NANDIN
CARRIZO SPRINGS , TX

13.41

LEE LEONARD
MARTINDALE , TX

SCOTT BRONDER
FALLS CITY , TX

13.35

CHAD BLACK
SAN ANTONIO , TX

CHUCK BLACK
LOGAN , NM

13.29

JOHN PRICE
LA GRANGE , TX

DUSTY FRANK
WEST POINT , TX

13.17

JEFF RICHARDS
BOERNE , TX

STAN MCHARDY
WARING , TX

12.92

BLAKE SCHROEDER
WHITEHOUSE , TX

TRAVIS MCGUIRE
LUBBOCK , TX

12.59

RICHARD CREMO
LAREDO , TX

ROBERTO GONZALEZ
LAREDO , TX

12.55

FERNANDO PIZANA
LAREDO , TX

JUSTIN SANCHEZ
LAREDO , TX

12.34

BRIAN ANKRUM
NATALIA , TX

TIM FLOWERS
MIDLAND , TX

12.16

LUPE LOPEZ
UVALDE , TX

LOGAN LOPEZ
UVALDE , TX

12.15

DOLORES ROBLES
DEL RIO , TX

JOSE MEDRANO
DEL RIO , TX

12.11

BYRON HEISER
CARLSBAD , NM

TRENT HUCKABY
FORT STOCKTON , TX

11.91

STEVE WILSON
FREDERICKSBURG , TX

GENE NAQUIN
D HANIS , TX

11.90

TIM BLANCHETTE
BLESSING , TX

TOMMIE COLLIER
PORT LAVACA , TX

11.22

JIMMY SHELTON
GRANBURY , TX

CHARLES WHITED
SAN MARCOS , TX

11.18

JASON GALLAS
BLANCO , TX

KEN PARKER
BOERNE , TX

11.16

DERICK KUYRKENDALL
BERGHEIM , TX

FORREST WILSON
SPRING BRANCH , TX

11.13

WILLIAM BRASHER
BRONTE , TX

WENDY HALL
BRONTE , TX

11.02

SPEEDY COLLETT
NEED INFO

ROBERT COLLETT JR
NEED INFO

10.99

CARLOS GUEVARA
EAGLE PASS , TX

CARLOS MORENO
EAGLE PASS , TX

10.83

WILLIAM TOMPKINS
ZAPATA , TX

JOSEPH TOMPKINS
BOERNE , TX

10.64

BRIAN FLEMING JR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

MIKE FLEMING
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

10.49

JOHN CASPARIS
SONORA , TX

WELDON MCGUIRE
ODESSA , TX

10.43

JEFF WILSON
COMFORT , TX

BASIL WILSON
COMFORT , TX

10.23

MIKE CONES
DEL RIO , TX

RON WADE
DEL RIO , TX

10.20

MARTY FOUST
SWEETWATER , TX

JOHN STOKES
BIG SPRING , TX

10.17

CHARLES GUTHRIE
CONROE , TX

MICHAEL CARROLL
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

10.13

ROGER MONTEJANO
DEL RIO , TX

BEN ACOSTA
MIDLAND , TX

10.07

DARRELL GARZA
PLEASANTON , TX

MICHAEL JOHNSON
PLEASANTON , TX

10.04

CLOYS WARREN JR
RED ROCK , TX

WILLIAM SPILLER
BASTROP , TX

9.93

DYLAN THOMPSON
DEL RIO , TX

STEVE RAY RODRIGUEZ
DEL RIO , TX

9.77

SCOTTY GALBREAITH
WEATHERFORD , TX

JASON GALBREAITH
BURLESON , TX

9.67

TREVOR ROBERTSON
KERRVILLE , TX

JARRETT ROBERTSON
KERRVILLE , TX

9.67

MIKE BATES
CANYON LAKE , TX

BARTON BLAKELOCK
WAELDER , TX

9.46

FREDDY SANCHEZ
LAREDO , TX

FREDDY SANCHEZ JR
LAREDO , TX

9.37

JONATHAN JONES
DEL RIO , TX

JUAN HERNANDEZ JR
UVALDE , TX

9.36

FOY OSBURN
BOERNE , TX

MITCH GOODALL
BOERNE , TX

9.17

GUY VELEZ
SAN ANGELO , TX

ABEL SANTILLAN
SAN ANGELO , TX

8.90

RANDY DIXON
BORGER , TX

STEPHEN WINTER
MIDLAND , TX

8.84

STERLING MARTIN
BEEVILLE , TX

CHANS MARTIN
FAIR OAKS RANCH , TX

8.64

ALLEN SHELTON
FARMERS BRANCH , TX

BRAD DRAKE
IRVING , TX

8.36

BUDDY BOONE
SAN ANTONIO , TX

RALPH CELEDON
ALAMO , TX

8.33

OWEN SELLERS
JUNCTION , TX

AUDREY SELLERS
JUNCTION , TX

8.13

MICHAEL PRATHER
MIDLAND , TX

COLEY WOOD
MIDLAND , TX

7.51

DANIEL RODRIGUEZ
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

CRAIG CRIMM
VICTORIA , TX

7.42

CLAY TREADAWAY
DEL RIO , TX

CHRIS ROHDE
WICKETT , TX

7.17

GERALD DELAFUENTE
CASTROVILLE , TX

ROLAND HERNANDEZ
DEL RIO , TX

6.84

KEVIN UNGER
SMITHVILLE , TX

TIM GOETZ
SMITHVILLE , TX

6.80

CARL AUDAS
SAN ANGELO , TX

CARLIN MCKNIGHT
SAN ANGELO , TX

6.32

ROGELIO BALDAZO
LAREDO , TX

RICARDO MORALES
LAREDO , TX

6.28

KYLE WIEDENFELD
BOERNE , TX

KADEN WIEDENFELD
BOERNE , TX

5.99

TYLER WILSON
CARLSBAD , NM

MELODY DIXON
BORGER , TX

5.30

RONNIE RENO
ODESSA , TX

SAMMY RENO
ARTESIA , NM

5.16

JAVIER GONZALEZ
LAREDO , TX

HECTOR GONZALEZ
LAREDO , TX

4.96

LUCIANO TREVINO
SABINA , TX

ERICK MARTINEZ
SABINA , TX

4.74

HAROLD STUBBLEFIELD
SAN ANGELO , TX

JOSEPH TAMMEN
SAN ANGELO , TX

3.92

MICHAEL TWEEDY
CLOVIS , NM

RANELLE TWEEDY
CLOVIS , NM

2.80

CHRISTOPHER NORDTVEDT
DEL RIO , TX

RUDY MEDRANO
DEL RIO , TX

2.55

LANCE SHELLEY
MCALLEN , TX

ALEX OCHOA
MISSION , TX

2.43

ROBERT FRAUSTO
LAREDO , TX

IGNACIO GUTIERREZ
LAREDO , TX

2.12

100

RICK SHOCK
VICTORIA , TX

TED SPRENCEL
PORT LAVACA , TX

1.82

101

FRANK RAMSEY
SPRING GROVE , IL

JOHNNY ELLIS
DEL RIO , TX

0.00

101

DRAKE WEHRS
EDGEWOOD , NM

ERIC HALE
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES , NM

0.00

101

SCOTT SAUNDERS
UTOPIA , TX

CODY JOHNSON
SABINAL , TX

0.00

101

WAYNE JACKSON
RIO FRIO , TX

JASON SCHNEEMANN
D'HANIS , TX

0.00

101

DUSTIN STACEY
MIDLAND , TX

ASHLEE STACEY
MIDLAND , TX

0.00

101

CODY ROBERSON
CIBOLO , TX

DON BAILEY
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

101

DOUG MORROW
HOUSTON , TX

KENNY CORLEY
HOUSTON , TX

0.00

101

BRIAN HALL
BRONTE , TX

JACOB BECK
STERLING CITY , TX

0.00

101

BUFORD ESTEP JR
THREE RIVERS , TX

BUFORD ESTEP SR
THREE RIVERS , TX

0.00

101

BRANDON BECK
BOERNE , TX

WOODIE TAYLOR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

101

JEREMY MARTIN
ANDREWS , TX

JAMES MOORE
ANDREWS , TX

0.00

101

BRADLEY JAMESON
LOVINGTON , NM

TODD TOWN
AMARILLO , TX

0.00

101

CODY MARTIN
TAYLOR , TX

CHARLES SIMMONS
WACO , TX

0.00

101

CHANCE HUNDLEY
CASTROVILLE , TX

CODY HUNDLEY
RIO MEDINA , TX

0.00

101

GERARDO GONZALEZ
LAREDO , TX

0.00

101

MARTY SORRELLS
HEBBRONVILLE , TX

0.00

101

RYAN TUCKER
MIDLAND , TX

KENNY KELLEMS
ODESSA , TX

0.00

101

RICHARD MARTINEZ
SAN ANTONIO , TX

JOSEPH HURLEY
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

101

MIKE RICHARDSON
THORNDALE , TX

CHANCE WOODS
MILLERSVIEW , TX

0.00

101

MARIO HERNANDEZ
KINGSLAND , TX

LARRY PHILLIPS
DEL RIO , TX

0.00

101

JASON FLENNIKEN
SHERMAN , TX

WALTER PTACEK
GRAND BLANC , MI

0.00

101

JOHNNY JOHNSON
FARMINGTON , NM

PHILLIP ADAMS
EDGEWOOD , NM

0.00

101

ROBERT LOPEZ
DEL RIO , TX

JEFF BUTTERS
DEL RIO , TX

0.00

101

ZACHARY WYMER
PORTLAND , TX

DAVID WYMER
HALTOM CITY , TX

0.00

101

GARY GILLIHAN
BIG SPRING , TX

LEE GILLIHAN
SPRING , TX

0.00

101

MIKE WOOD
SPRING BRANCH , TX

GRACIE STURDIVANT
MCALLEN , TX

0.00

101

ARLEN HAUSCHILD
SEGUIN , TX

CHRISTOPHER HAUSCHILD
CANYON LAKE , TX

0.00

101

PETE ARREDONDO
LAREDO , TX

RICHARD VILLARREAL
UVALDE , TX

0.00

101

JERRY FOSTER
CARLSBAD , NM

0.00

101

JOHN MILLS
CIBOLO , TX

SCOTT BURRIS
CIBOLO , TX

0.00

101

BARRY JAROSZEWSKI
SEGUIN , TX

AARRON BUCH
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

0.00

101

JAKE SALVAGNO
BEEVILLE , TX

RYAN ROYAL
THREE RIVERS , TX

0.00

101

CODY DAY
GOLIAD , TX

0.00

101

JASON COLLIER
MIDLAND , TX

BRANDON SPAULDING
MIDLAND , TX

0.00

101

DUSTIN DAY
PORTLAND , TX

RUSSELL GETSCHMANN
VICTORIA , TX

0.00

101

DAVID HOOTER
ELKHART , TX

GEORGE ROYCE III
WILBURTON , OK

0.00

101

JUSTIN BROUGHTON
GRANBURY , TX

STEVE PETERSON
DEVINE , TX

0.00

101

STEVE CARAWAY
KERRVILLE , TX

COLBY JOHLE
HUNT , TX

0.00

101

JERRY RAKOWITZ
CIBOLO , TX

TIM ZIGMOND
ADKINS , TX

0.00

101

DONALD BRADSHAW JR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

BUCK HUX
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

0.00

101

KENNETH EWALD
SEGUIN , TX

RUDY MEDINA SR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

101

GARY LAFRENIERE
NEED INFO

WILLIAM GILES
DEL RIO , TX

0.00

101

WILL RAMIREZ
GEORGE WEST , TX

NOEL GARCIA
KINGSVILLE , TX

0.00

101

TRAVIS ROBERTSON
SMITHVILLE , TX

KENNETH TRENCH
SMITHVILLE , TX

0.00

101

ALBERTO SOSA
POTH , TX

ALEX GARCIA
POTH , TX

0.00

101

MIKE KATZER
KYLE , TX

RUSTY REEDY
SPRING BRANCH , TX

0.00

101

CODY GREANEY
MANCHACA , TX

THOMAS ANDREAS
KERRVILLE , TX

0.00

101

LEANDRO GARZA JR
LAREDO , TX

JESUS GALICIA
LAREDO , TX

0.00

101

KEITH COUNTS
CARLSBAD , NM

GABRIEL RIVERA
PORTALES , NM

0.00

101

LUIS GARCIA
LAREDO , TX

CESAR GONZALEZ
LAREDO , TX

0.00

101

RAYMOND NEWTON
JUNCTION , TX

STEVEN CRAVEY
JUNCTION , TX

0.00

by AnglersChannel

Andrews Wins ABA Florida Central Open Event on Kissimmee Chain with over 26 pounds!

ATHENS, Ala. – Eric Andrews of Davenport, FL won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida Central tournament, held February 23rd on the Kissimmee Chain. Running out of Camp Mack, Guy Harvey Resort in Lake Wales, FL Andrews caught five bass weighing 26.71 pounds. For the Boater Division victory, took home a check for $5700 for his win.

“I caught my fish on a chatter-bait and a speed worm in the north cove. I was fishing hydrilla in 5ft of water. Lots of chunking and winding, just like I like to catch them. My two fish over 8-pounds came later in the day within the last 40 minutes. I knew they were there and just kept fishing the area. This is only my second event as a boater and it feels good to win from the front of the boat,” said Andrews.

In second for the boaters, Billy “Sam” Carroll of Tavares, FL landed a five-bass tournament limit going 24.97-pounds.

“I caught most of my fish in the middle of Lake Kissimmee on a shell bed. We started off Carolina-rigging and my first cast was a 5-pounder. I lost a 7-pounder right at the boat on a jerk-bait that would have pushed me over the 30-pound mark,” Carroll said.

Jeremy Smith of Plant City, FL took third for the boaters with five bass going 23.11-pounds.

“I caught my fish today on Lake Toho fishing hydrilla in 6ft to 8ft of water. I was throwing a Gambler 10” ribbon-tail worm really slow. The fish were spawning in that area and I caught several buck bass there,” Smith said.

Finishing fourth, Terry Oliver of Belleview, FL landed a five-bass limit for 22.85-pounds. Austin Schroeder of Zephyrhills, FL rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 22.67-pounds.

The biggest bass for the boaters was caught by Jason Brewer of Dundee, FL that weighed 8.90-pounds and pocketed $1140 for that catch.

“I caught that fish flipping a Missile Baits D-bomb on the north end of the lake,” Brewer said.

In the Co-Angler Division, Peter “Pete” Burns of Davenport, FL won with three bass going 18.98-pounds that included a 10.98-pound big bass. He pocketed a check for $2000 for his win and an additional $500 for the big bass.

“That big bass came early in the morning. We were fishing tiger lake and I was pitching a senko into Kissimmee grass. I had just caught a 5-pound mudfish. I wasn’t sure I had a bite until I saw the line go sideways. My other good fish came on a speed worm. That is the biggest fish that I have ever caught, my previous record was a 9-pounder,” Burns said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Thomas Rutkowski of Hernando, FL brought in a three-bass division limit weighing 15.05-pounds.

“We were fishing on the south end of Kissimmee and fished three different areas of Lake Kissimmee. I caught my first 5-pounder within the first half hour on a Zoom magnum speed worm. We probably caught 40 fish today. I want to thank my boater, Ray Trudeau, for putting me on the fish today,” Rutkowski said.

Char “Chuck” Rodriguez of Clermont, FL placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 15.01-pounds.

“I fished with Billy “Sam” Carroll today. He had us on the fish from the moment we stopped. After he caught his first fish, I caught my first fish and it was non-stop for a while. We were in about 5ft of water and it broke off to a shell bed in 9ft of water and I was Carolina-rigging and Texas-rigging worms. At the end of the day I broke my rod on probably a 6-pounder. That would’ve helped me possibly win this event,” Rodriguez said.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Wayne Roberts of Sarasota, FL brought in three bass for 12.98-pounds. Jeff Stone of Jackson, GA finished in fifth place with three bass at 12.64-pounds.

Slated for April 13th , the next tournament will be held on the Harris Chain out of Hickory Point Recreational Facility in Tavares, FL. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2020 Ray Scott Championship to be held at Lake Hartwell in April, 2020.

by AnglersChannel

MIKE JOHNSON & BYRON ALBRECHT WEIGH-IN OVER 22LBS ON WHITNEY AND TAKE HOME $5,000

PL	ANGLER 1	ANGLER 2	FISH	BIG BASS	WT	PRIZE
1	MIKE JOHNSON	BYRON ALBRECHT	5	6.60	22.27	$5,000
2	RICK SCOTT	JODY HOLUBEK	5	5.26	15.35	$2,500
3	FLOYD TEAT	RICKEY GILL	5		14.85	$1,000
4	PAUL ELLIS	MICHAEL MALCIK	5		14.66	$750
5	ANDY SALLEE	MARK CHILD	5	6.82	14.10	$500 + $630 Big Bass
6	LOWELL BENNETT	LANDEN BENNETT(Y)	5		13.40	$350
7	NATHAN DONNELL	JASON DERRICK	5	5.17	13.39	$325
8	MARK PARKER	RON SAUCEMAN	5	5.99	13.15	$300
9	KERRY SLAUGHTER	LEE YOWELL	5		12.11
10	BRANDON FERRELL	RANDY FERRELL	4	4.63	11.29
11	DAVID CARLOCK	JAKE MCWORTOR	3	6.04	10.93
12	NEIL DEMPSEY	GARY DEMPSEY	4		10.36
13	MATT RUSSELL	DEAN JONES	5		9.72
14	JUSTIN MAY	KEVIN THRESS	5		9.18
15	JOSEPH WARE	ROGER CAMP	4		8.79
16	DAVID RUSH	WESLEY PRICE	3	4.82	8.76
17	BILLY WALDSCHMIDT	JAY DAVIS	4		8.65	Jay Davis-Shimano Loyalty Program Winner-Curado K
18	PAT GRIMM	JACK MORSE	4		8.64
19	HAYDEN GRIMM	JORDAN GRIMM	5		8.34
20	JJ KILLOUGH	LJ CASTILLO	3		8.14
21	JOHNNY MATTHEWS	JEFF ARNOLD	5		7.70
22	MICHAEL NUGENT	EDWIN PULDA	3	4.09	7.44
23	BUSTER JOHNSON	ZEB STRICKLAND	5		7.28
24	MARK BENNETT		4		7.02
25	CODY MORRISON	WARREN KEPKE	4		6.57
26	RYAN DEMPSEY	CODY DEMPSEY(Y)	2	4.87	6.46
27	RAY SPEAR	BOBBY WALKER	3		5.57
28	LARRY BENCH	HI HILLBURN	2		5.16
29	JASON BRUNETT	STEVEN DANIELS	2	2.82	4.78
30	KEVIN HATHAWAY	CODY LOWE	3		4.77
31	JAMES GOODNER	GRANT GOODNER	3		4.54
32	BRETT TAYLOR	BRUCE TAYLOR	2		4.48
33	DAVID CROW	DEREK JACKSON	3		4.34
34	HAYDEN RODGES	BRADLEY STANDERTER	3		4.29
35	WADE MEHAFFEY	JOHNNY ZUNKER	2		3.48
36	BRUCE ANDERSON	RANDY KEATING	2		2.88	Randy Keating-Shimano Loyalty Program Winner-Curado K
37	RON SOMERS	MICHAEL KILE	1		1.74
38	JASON BONDS	KYLE NITSCHKE	1		1.61
39	JAMES SWANZY	KEVIN SEIBOLD	1		1.58
40	RUSSELL MATHIS
40	MICHAEL MELLEN	RONNIE GRIGGS
40	SEAN TROTTER	ALLEN SEIGL
40	KYLE GOAD	KELLY GOAD
40	CLIFF KETTLER	KOREY BOEN
40	ANDREW SHORE	HUNTER MCCLENDON
40	CHARLIE PENNEY	KYLE HOOD
40	MATTHEW YEZAK	DENNIS GROHOLSKI
40	GARY MARTIN	JAMES SEYMOUR
40	CODY PRATKA	KYLE HALL
40	GRANT ADAMS	MACKENZIE SWEENEY
40	JASON TRUITT	JOHNNY RAY
40	MATTHEW GILLELAND	MARK MITCHELL
40	DAVID DEAL	LANCE DEAL
40	KY MARTIN	CHRIS MOORE
40	TANNER FOWLER	JUSTIN RUSHING
40	JUSTIN CALAHAN	SPENCER SUIT
40	MIKE ROGERS	RANCE ROGERS
40	PRATT KRAMER	KATIE KRAMER
40	RONNIE MATHIS	DON SCHUETZE
40	DAVID MAY	MICHAEL PEINADO(Y)
40	GEORGE LITTON	QUINN KOSS
40	THEO SOLANO
40	BILLY GARRETT	BRANDON REINLE				Pre-Registration Winner!! Shimano Curado Rod

by AnglersChannel

Tim Griffith and David Eyrse Win 2019 Alabama Bass Trail Smith Lake with over 19 pounds!

by Dan O’Sullivan

February 24, 2019 – Jasper, Ala. – The first event of the 2019 Alabama Bass Trail’s Northern Division was marked by several things. Most notably, the necessary decision by tournament officials to push the tournament from Saturday to Sunday due to severe weather that was to hit the area; but also by the extreme flood conditions that saw the surface of Lewis Smith Lake nearly 20 feet in little more than a week.

However, if there was a theme to the day, it would be running water.

That theme referred to the amount of water running into Smith Lake, the water running over the launch ramps and into the parking lot causing anglers, ABT officials and Jasper, Alabama officials extra factors to consider, and the running water pockets that seemed to be a consistent theme amongst those teams that did well in the event.

In the end, while there were difficulties that faced everyone, the event came off smoothly and the team of Tim Griffith and David Eyrse found a single running water pocket that produced a multitude of keepers. Those keepers in turn produced a final limit that weighed 19.19 pounds that gave them a victory, and earned them the $10,000 Winner's prize and an automatic berth into the Alabama Bass Trail championship in October on Lake Guntersville.

The pair said that they had a terrible practice, and the day before the tournament ended up looking at a map of Smith Lake, settling on an area in Rock Creek that looked good, and choosing something that they felt they could catch fish on. "We only caught one weighable fish in practice and a bunch of slot fish so we decided to just go fishing," they said. "We found a creek that had clear water running in the back for about 50 yards before it mixed with the dirty water; we caught our fish there."

They reported catching their fish on several baits, but one lure really made the biggest difference. "The best of our fish came on a screw lock Shaky Head with half of a Senko as the lure,” they said. “We rigged it weedless, that way we could work it through any of the cover we came across. We sat in that one spot all day long and caught more than 60 keepers, culling through four or five limits before settling on our final limit around 4:00 p.m., we had a magical day it feels great to win and to be qualified for the championship already.”

The local team of Mark Meyer and Ty Campbell said that they spent their time up near Cullman and they used a football head jig and green pumpkin / chartreuse Gene Larew Biffle Bug creature bait combo and a Shaky Head Finesse worm to produce their 18.62-pound limit but earned them second place and the $5,000 runner-up prize.

“We're from Cullman, so we kind of knew that we would need to look for running water and we found our fish in two pockets today,” they said. “We spent our day in those two pockets and were able to catch enough fish to do well, we just needed to be able to put one more good quality kicker fish in the Box to have a chance to win. But, we started off the season well and we're pleased with the finish.”

The team of Jamie Smith and Michael Rains weighed 17.13 pounds to finish the day and third place, they earned $4,000 for their efforts.

The Mountain Dew Big Bass of the tournament went to the 111^th place team of Aaron and James Knott, their 4.81-pounder earned them $500 for the big bass bonus.

The Norhern Division of the Alabama Bass Trail hits the water next at Wheeler Lake on March 23.

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

Place	Anglers	Weight	Big Fish	Winnings
1	Tim Griffith / David Eyrse	19.19	4.26	$10,000
2	Mark Meyer / Ty Campell	18.62	4.58	$5,000
3	Jamie Smith / Michael Rains	17.13		$4,000
4	Cole Wade / Donny Wade	16.64		$3,000
5	Jason Smith / Chaz McMahan	16.37		$2,000
6	Mark McCaig / Tim Hurst	16.03		$1,500
7	Luke Kyle / Arch Cornett	15.86		$1,100
8	Charlie Cummings / Greg Pugh	15.68		$1,100
9	Chet Cleland / Dawson Cleland	15.67		$1,100
10	William Lynn / Donna Lynn	14.92		$1,100

by AnglersChannel

Falardeau & Hoskins win Chattanooga Bass Association event with over 23 pounds!

February 23, 2019 CBA Results

Dillion Falardeau/Patrick Hoskins 23.69 $2500
2 Seth Davis/Brent Butler 22.03 $750
3 Galen James/Tony Townsend 21.74 $650
4 Aj Barne/Steve Barnes 21.73 $600
5 Tim Johnson/Blake Vandercamen 21.34 $500
6 John Powell/Matt Powell 20.62 $400
7 Gabe Keen/Wade Norman 19.97 $300
8 Jamie Hatcher/Rick Camp 18.24 $250
9 Brian Wilson/Tom Brindle 17.29 $200
10 Wes Hardin/Scottey Gilley 16.81 $200
11 Steven Hall/Billy Campbell 16.52 $150
12 James Kester/James Kester Jr. 16.51 $150
13 Gavin Ainslie/Bryan Ainslie 16.47 $150
14 Lance Nunley/Joe Miller 16.27 $150
15 Justin Martin/Mike Samuelson 14.85 $150
16 Steve Kite/Daniel Lewis 14.46 $150
17 Shane Frazier/Randy Frazier 14.34 $150
18 Jimmy Rawlston/Trey Randolph 14.11 $150

by AnglersChannel

Bowen & Smith win Anglers Quest Sam Rayburn Team Event with over 24 pounds!

Courtesy of Anglers Quest Facebook Post:

The team of John Bowen & John Smith came in first place with their limit weighing an awesome 24.72 pounds. These guys had a 8.50 lb kicker that was one of three fish over 8 pounds today. Bowen reported fishing out of a Phoenix Boat
Powered by a Yamaha Motor, flipping bushes with a double Beaver in 8-10 feet of water north of the 147 bridge.
Mr. Smith & Mr. Bowen took home $1,340.00 for their day on the water. Way to go guys !!!!

Dale Gore & Billy Eddins fished out of a 2018 Legend V21 powered by a 250 Evenrude. Dale said that they fished the north end of the lake and caught their big bass, an awesome 9.73 pound bass in 9 ft of water on a Baby Brush Hog. They had a limit that weighed 17.84 lbs. and that was enough to win them second place. Dale and Billy won a total $of 1,000.00 and would like to than Dales Water Wells for their support.

Our Anglers of the Year, Mr. Tommy Hill & Mr. Bubba Frazier came in third place with their limit weighing 17.76 lbs.
Tommy and Bubba fished out of a Skeeter powered by Yamaha. They reported fishing north also, and caught their fish on Watermelon Candy Lizards about 12 feet deep. Tommy and Bubba won $530.00 for their day on the water.

Phillip Hanks & Rodney Sammons took first place out of the money and received their choice of Larry the Lizard Baits for their limit of 5 fish weighing 14.16 lbs.

by AnglersChannel

Jacksonville State Pair Makes Most Of Limited Bites To Win Bassmaster College Event On Lake Norman

William Nichols and Jamon Phillips of Jacksonville State University win the 2019 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Tour at Lake Norman presented by Bass Pro Shops out of Charlotte, N.C, with a three-day total of 37 pounds, 15 ounces.

Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

Feb. 23, 2019

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Six bites was all it took for Will Nichols and Jamon Phillips of Jacksonville State University to vault from 10th place to the top of the standings in today’s final round of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops.

Nichols and Phillips weighed a limit of five bass that totaled 16 pounds, 2 ounces — the second heaviest of the three-day tournament. That gave them an overall three-day weight of 37-15 and put them into the hot seats with nine of the 12 duos fishing in the final round still waiting to weigh.

One by one, those teams crossed the stage, but all made quick exits. It was only after Day 2 leaders Jacob Moore and Gilliam Tharpe of North Carolina State presented a bag that contained only two bass that Nichols and Phillips broke into wide smiles and breathed heavy sighs of relief.

Even after they hoisted their tournament trophies into the air, Nichols and Phillips struggled to put their victory into perspective. It’s not often, after all, that a team has only six keeper bites and manages to jump nine spots in the standings to clinch victory.

The JSU duo made up more than 5 pounds on Saturday after starting the day with a two-day total of 21-13. Their catch throughout the week consisted mostly of spotted bass, but the ones they caught Saturday averaged more than 3 pounds apiece, which helped them sneak from behind for the win.

“It still hasn’t sunk in what just happened,” said Phillips, who was competing in his first Bassmaster College Series tournament. “This is an amazing feeling.”

The win for Jacksonville State, which is located in Jacksonville, Ala., was far from conventional. Nichols and Phillips caught only four bass during Thursday’s opening round for a 6-8 total. That forced them to try new things Friday, and it paid off.

“We had to swing for the fences,” Nichols said. “It was either that or we were going home. We got onto something that afternoon that changed things for us.”

That “something” was a pattern that required them to fish stained water in the backs of oxbows and dead-end canals scattered around Lake Norman. They fished primarily with crankbaits the final two days, though they alternated by flipping jigs to structure, including rocks, grass and docks along the shorelines.

Philips had the hot hand on Friday, when red crankbaits produced keeper bites in 2 to 10 feet of water. On Saturday, the backs of canals were active again, and the spotted bass were hungry early. Nichols said chartreuse-colored lures were key on Day 3.

The region was beset by steady rain and temperatures that hovered in the 40s throughout the tournament. The less-than-ideal conditions were hard on anglers, but they didn’t have a significant effect on the bass bite, especially for teams that were flexible.

“It was hard to figure out any sort of pattern,” said Nichols, who has competed in Bassmaster College Series events for three years. “Things changed constantly. We had to do a little bit of everything and cover a whole lot of water to catch the bass we caught.”

Nichols and Phillips won $2,500 for the Jacksonville State bass fishing team. The 12 tandems that made the Top 12 cut to fish on Championship Saturday split a total of $8,500 for their respective squads.
Jacob Louis and Nathan Doty of McKendree University in Tennessee finished second with 35-13, and Benjamin Hager and Noah Shaver of UNC-Charlotte placed third with 34-15.

Moore and Tharpe of NC State won the Carhartt Big Bass Award with a 6-13 largemouth they weighed on Thursday. The catch earned them a $500 Carhartt gift card. Seventh-place anglers Chandlar Ellis and Gil Seen of Lander University in South Carolina won a $250 Bass Pros Shops gift certificate for having a 16-1 bag on Day 1 that ranked as the heaviest bag of the tournament.

In all, 256 teams from around the United States entered. The Top 26 duos (10 percent of the field) earned berths in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops, which will be held later this year at a yet-to-be-disclosed fishery.

The tournament on Lake Norman was the first of four regular season Bassmaster College Series events scheduled for 2019. It was sponsored by Visit Lake Norman, Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte.
Other Bassmaster College Series tournaments will take place on Alabama’s Smith Lake on March 21-23, Arkansas’ Bull Shoals Lake on April 25-27, and the St. Lawrence River in upstate New York on June 19-21.

Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Norman presented by Bass Pro Shops
 2/21/2019 - 2/23/2019 Lake Norman - Blythe Landing - Cornelius, NC

Place	Name		Day 1 Fish / Weight	Day 2 Fish / Weight	Day 3 Fish / Weight	Total Fish / Weight
1	William Nichols - Jamon Phillips	Jacksonville State University	4 / 6 - 8	5 / 15 - 5	5 / 16 - 2	14 / 37 - 15
2	Jacob Louis - Nathan Doty	McKendree University	5 / 11 - 4	5 / 12 - 12	5 / 11 - 13	15 / 35 - 13
3	Benjamin Hager - Noah Shaver	UNC-Charlotte	4 / 11 - 14	5 / 12 - 12	5 / 10 - 5	14 / 34 - 15
4	Cole Breeden - Cameron Smith	Drury University	5 / 10 - 10	5 / 13 - 6	5 / 9 - 4	15 / 33 - 4
5	Taylor Hamburger - Tristen Turley	Oklahoma State University	5 / 8 - 13	5 / 15 - 14	5 / 8 - 4	15 / 32 - 15
6	Isaac Duncan	Blue Mountain College	5 / 11 - 13	5 / 12 - 12	4 / 8 - 6	14 / 32 - 15
7	Chandlar Ellis - Gil Senn	Lander University	5 / 16 - 10	3 / 6 - 15	5 / 9 - 1	13 / 32 - 10
8	Louis Monetti - Andrew Weaver	UNC-Charlotte	5 / 11 - 8	5 / 11 - 4	4 / 9 - 13	14 / 32 - 9
9	Jacob Moore - Gilliam Tharpe	North Carolina State University	4 / 11 - 7	5 / 15 - 10	2 / 4 - 2	11 / 31 - 3
10	Garrett Warren - Eric Lampkin	Snead State Community College	5 / 14 - 2	3 / 9 - 5	3 / 6 - 10	11 / 30 - 1
11	Justin Barnes - Adam Carroll	University of Montevallo	5 / 14 - 7	5 / 7 - 3	5 / 6 - 12	15 / 28 - 6
12	Miller Spivey - Trey Dickert	University of Montevallo	5 / 10 - 8	5 / 10 - 15	3 / 6 - 10	13 / 28 - 1

by AnglersChannel

‘Best Day’ Lifts Darold Gleason To Victory In Bassmaster Open At Toledo Bend

Darold Gleason of Many, La., wins the 2019 BassPro.com Central Open on Toledo Bend, out of Many, La., with a two-day total weight of 40 pounds, 2 ounces.

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

Feb. 22, 2019MANY, La. —A big shift in weather conditions and the kindness of a fellow competitor opened the door for local favorite Darold Gleason to show off his home lake’s potential with a 25-pound, 3-ounce catch that yielded a tournament total of 40-2 and delivered a long-awaited win at the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open on Toledo Bend Reservoir.

After fierce thunderstorms cancelled Thursday’s scheduled second day of competition, the full field competed in today’s final round. Although the forecast called for more storms, Toledo Bend saw a foggy and relatively calm day that contrasted starkly with the more challenging conditions the Many, La., angler faced on Day 1.

“This is probably the best day of tournament fishing I’ve had out here,” said Gleason, who runs South Toledo Bend Guide Service. “Toledo Bend is one of the best lakes in the country. It’s fishing kind of tough right now with these cold conditions, but it is chock full of big ones.”

Targeting offshore structure that rose from a depth of 24 feet to 10 feet and created a bass-friendly current break, Gleason said he needed to hold his boat in a particular position. He struggled to do that on the first day, when he caught a limit that weighed 14-15 and landed him in 20th place. Today’s lighter winds, he said, brought a pleasantly different story.

Gleason caught his winning fish on a Strike King 6XD crankbait in blue/chartreuse, a 6th Sense C-15 crankbait also in blue/chartreuse, a 3/4-ounce V&M football jig in blue shadow with a green pumpkin V&M J-Bug trailer and a Carolina rig baited with either a V&M Pork Shad (green pumpkin candy) or a V&M Chop Stick (watermelon candy red).

Gleason said he fished the same spot as fellow pro Gary Adkins, whom he thanked for leaving him sufficient space to operate.

“The gentleman who shared the spot with me was the most respectful angler I’ve ever been around,” Gleason said. “He didn’t have to be that way, but he was. If it weren’t for him allowing me to fish where I needed to fish, I would not have been able to catch what I caught.”

For his effort, Gleason earned $42,800 and a berth in the 2020 Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, if he competes in the remaining three Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens in the Central Division.

“I’m blessed to have some great friends in this industry, and I’ve cheered them when they had their Classic chance,” he said. “For me to get mine, it’s just everything to me.”

Taku Ito of Chiba, Japan, placed second with 30-10. A limit of 15-4 put him in 16th place in the first round, and he turned in a highly consistent effort of 15-4 today.

“Two days ago, I caught fish on a spinnerbait shallow in muddy water around cypress trees,” Ito said. “But today, it was tough, so I fished the same spot, but deeper — in 20 feet. I used a 6.5-inch green pumpkin straight worm, Neko rigged with a 3/16-ounce weight.

“I caught three fish on the Neko rig and two fish on a 1/2-ounce white spinnerbait with willowleaf and Colorado blades. Slow rolling the spinnerbait was the key.”

Logan Latuso of Gonzalez, La., improved from 22nd place and finished third with 30-0. He added 15-6 to his Day 1 weight of 14-10. He attributed his success to sticking with his shallow water strength.

“I was just covering water, trying to find the best deal,” Latuso said. “I caught all my fish on a Delta Lures spinnerbait and a Delta Lures Thunder Jig with a V&M J-Bug trailer. I just fished anything in the water — shallow wood, shallow grass in the backs of creeks where the water was a little warmer. Today, my prime area got a little muddy from the rain, so I had to try new water, and it paid off.”

Travis Alcock of Antioch, Ill., won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 9-1.

Andrew Thomasson of Dublin, Va., won the co-angler division with 18-5. After placing 19th on Day 1 with 7-7, he added 10-14 in the final round and won $21,400.

Thomasson caught most of his bass on a dropshot with a Roboworm in the “margarita mutilator” color. His largest fish of the day, an estimated 6-pounder, ate a 1/2-ounce chartreuse/blue/white spinnerbait with a willowleaf/Colorado blade combination.

“I was slow rolling my spinnerbait in about 5 feet; they weren’t hitting higher in the water column,” Thomasson said. “I bumped it off a stump, and that fish grabbed it.

“I fished my dropshot in about 18 feet of water and used a short leader to keep the bait right on the bottom with a 1/2-ounce weight. On the graph, you could see them right on the bottom.”

Ryan Bowman of Seneca, S.C., won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass award for the co-angler division with a 6-6 largemouth.

2019 Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open Toledo Bend 2/20-2/22
Toledo Bend Reservoir, Many LA.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Darold Gleason Many, LA 10 40-02 200
Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 25-03
2. Taku Ito Chiba JAPAN 10 30-10 199
Day 1: 5 15-06 Day 2: 5 15-04
3. Logan Latuso Gonzales, LA 10 30-00 198
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 5 15-06
4. Terry Peacock Royse City, TX 8 29-03 197
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 5 20-10
5. Soshi Kataoka Ohtsu Shiga JAPAN 6 28-11 196
Day 1: 4 17-12 Day 2: 2 10-15
6. Tommy Martin Hemphill, TX 7 28-10 195
Day 1: 4 15-02 Day 2: 3 13-08
7. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 10 28-09 194
Day 1: 5 18-00 Day 2: 5 10-09
8. Ken Iyobe Tokoname JAPAN 10 28-07 193
Day 1: 5 15-01 Day 2: 5 13-06
9. Stephen Mitchell Trout, LA 10 28-06 192
Day 1: 5 16-02 Day 2: 5 12-04
10. Tom Redington Royse City, TX 10 28-04 191
Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 5 13-11
11. Billy Billeaud Lafayette, LA 10 28-01 190
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 5 12-03
12. Chad Smith Minnetonka, MN 10 27-15 189
Day 1: 5 16-11 Day 2: 5 11-04
13. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 10 27-14 188 $3,567.00
Day 1: 5 14-12 Day 2: 5 13-02
14. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 9 27-10 187 $3,567.00
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 4 11-11
15. John Cox Debary, FL 8 27-09 186 $3,567.00
Day 1: 5 21-07 Day 2: 3 06-02
16. Teb Jones Hattiesburg, MS 10 27-07 185 $3,567.00
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 13-05
17. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 10 27-05 184 $3,567.00
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 5 13-04
18. Kris Wilson Montgomery, TX 10 26-09 183 $3,567.00
Day 1: 5 18-07 Day 2: 5 08-02
19. Dave Redington Winnsboro, TX 8 26-04 182 $3,567.00
Day 1: 5 20-08 Day 2: 3 05-12
20. Joseph Webster Winfield, AL 10 26-03 181 $3,567.00
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 5 14-11
21. Steve Sennikoff Garland, TX 10 26-02 180 $3,210.00
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 5 15-05
22. Bob Downey Hudson, WI 10 26-00 179 $3,210.00
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 5 14-01
23. Chad Wiley Pineville, LA 10 25-15 178 $3,210.00
Day 1: 5 10-12 Day 2: 5 15-03
24. Theron Caldwell Colleyville, TX 10 25-14 177 $3,210.00
Day 1: 5 12-15 Day 2: 5 12-15
25. Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago, WI 9 25-13 176 $3,210.00
Day 1: 4 14-03 Day 2: 5 11-10
26. Jesse Wiggins Cullman, AL 10 25-09 175 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 13-15 Day 2: 5 11-10
27. James Davis Jr Ferriday, LA 10 25-06 174 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 5 10-13
28. Bill Chapman Salt Rock, WV 7 25-03 173 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 16-13 Day 2: 2 08-06
29. Zach Gagnard Pineville, LA 10 24-13 172 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 5 13-05
30. Gary Adkins Green Bay, WI 5 24-09 171 $2,853.00
Day 1: 2 10-12 Day 2: 3 13-13
31. Wes Logan Springville, AL 10 24-06 170 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 10-15
32. Blake Betz Baton Rouge, LA 9 24-04 169 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 12-15 Day 2: 4 11-05
33. Daisuke Aoki Minamitsurugun Yamanash 10 24-02 168 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 11-08
34. Chris Groh Spring Grove, IL 10 23-08 167 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 09-15
35. Kyle Dorsett Odenville, AL 9 22-15 166 $2,853.00
Day 1: 4 09-01 Day 2: 5 13-14
36. Stephen Johnston Hemphill, TX 9 22-12 165 $2,853.00
Day 1: 4 07-02 Day 2: 5 15-10
37. Randy Millender Teague, TX 5 22-11 164 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 22-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
38. Dylan Connell Marion, IL 6 22-09 163 $2,853.00
Day 1: 3 08-07 Day 2: 3 14-02
39. Tommy Robinson Westland, MI 7 22-07 162 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 2 04-02
40. JP Kimbrough Bossier City, LA 7 22-02 161 $2,853.00
Day 1: 5 15-04 Day 2: 2 06-14
41. Daisuke Kita Ootsu-Shi JAPAN 7 21-15 160
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 4 15-00
42. Shane Williams Keithville, LA 6 21-13 159
Day 1: 2 05-12 Day 2: 4 16-01
43. Colby Cotterill Houston, TX 6 21-10 158
Day 1: 5 18-07 Day 2: 1 03-03
44. David Curtis Trinity, TX 10 21-10 157
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 5 09-11
45. Dan Parker Guttenberg, IA 7 21-01 156
Day 1: 5 15-08 Day 2: 2 05-09
46. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 9 21-01 155
Day 1: 4 07-07 Day 2: 5 13-10
47. Jim Dillard West Monroe, LA 6 21-00 154
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 5 18-10
48. Chance Woodard Paris, TX 10 20-15 153
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 5 10-02
49. Kyle Glasgow Guin, AL 7 20-13 152
Day 1: 2 05-08 Day 2: 5 15-05
50. Chris Wooten West Point, MS 8 20-10 151
Day 1: 4 10-08 Day 2: 4 10-02
51. Ron Cherkas Grimes, IA 5 20-09 150
Day 1: 2 08-15 Day 2: 3 11-10
52. Dusty Nomey Jonesboro, LA 8 20-06 149
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 5 10-15
53. Scotty Villines Compton, AR 7 20-03 148
Day 1: 3 06-12 Day 2: 4 13-07
54. Scott Pellegrin Chippewa Falls, WI 4 20-01 147
Day 1: 1 06-15 Day 2: 3 13-02
55. Brent Crow Hartselle, AL 10 19-11 146
Day 1: 5 09-12 Day 2: 5 09-15
56. David Gillham Heath, TX 9 19-09 145
Day 1: 5 12-04 Day 2: 4 07-05
57. Gary Caruso Baton Rouge, LA 6 19-08 144
Day 1: 4 13-14 Day 2: 2 05-10
58. Randy Plyler Arkadelphia, AR 8 19-07 143
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 3 06-02
59. Jimmy Greer Jr Dry Prong, LA 10 19-07 142
Day 1: 5 10-02 Day 2: 5 09-05
60. Stetson Blaylock Benton, AR 7 19-05 141
Day 1: 2 06-11 Day 2: 5 12-10
61. Nick Ratliff Vine Grove, KY 10 19-04 140
Day 1: 5 10-02 Day 2: 5 09-02
62. Joey Cifuentes III Clinton, AR 10 19-02 139
Day 1: 5 08-14 Day 2: 5 10-04
63. Seiji Kato Outsu Shiga JAPAN 9 18-09 138
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 4 06-13
64. Beau Browning Hot Springs, AR 6 18-09 137
Day 1: 4 11-12 Day 2: 2 06-13
65. Ryan Pinkston Center, TX 6 18-08 136
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 4 14-03
66. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 7 18-07 135
Day 1: 2 06-03 Day 2: 5 12-04
67. Blaine Covington Fort Worth, TX 7 18-07 134
Day 1: 3 09-14 Day 2: 4 08-09
68. Jerod Hawkes Eagle Pass, TX 7 18-05 133
Day 1: 2 04-00 Day 2: 5 14-05
69. Matthew Mcardle Humble, TX 8 18-03 132
Day 1: 3 08-04 Day 2: 5 09-15
70. Cody Bird Granbury, TX 8 17-12 131
Day 1: 3 06-13 Day 2: 5 10-15
71. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 7 17-12 130
Day 1: 4 10-14 Day 2: 3 06-14
72. Randy Sullivan Breckenridge, TX 7 17-10 129
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 4 10-01
73. Nick Uebelhor Loogootee, IN 6 17-08 128
Day 1: 5 15-12 Day 2: 1 01-12
74. Matthew Loetscher Many, LA 6 17-05 127
Day 1: 4 13-03 Day 2: 2 04-02
75. Andrew Upshaw Tulsa, OK 10 17-05 126
Day 1: 5 08-06 Day 2: 5 08-15
76. Rob Burns Plano, TX 8 17-04 125
Day 1: 3 07-10 Day 2: 5 09-10
77. Josh Bauer Random Lake, WI 6 17-03 124
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 1 03-02
78. Lucas Mcdaniel Fishers, IN 6 17-03 123
Day 1: 3 10-01 Day 2: 3 07-02
79. Brady Vernon Birmingham, AL 6 17-03 122
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 3 09-15
80. Philip Atkins Columbus, MS 7 17-02 121
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 2 05-06
81. Grant Galloway Houlka, MS 5 17-02 120
Day 1: 4 09-09 Day 2: 1 07-09
82. Jody White Gilbertsville, KY 7 16-14 119
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 5 13-04
83. Brent Breznik Borger, TX 7 16-12 118
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 5 13-08
84. Brent Shores Boise, ID 8 16-10 117
Day 1: 4 09-04 Day 2: 4 07-06
85. Cody Bertrand Dyer, IN 5 16-09 116
Day 1: 4 12-05 Day 2: 1 04-04
86. William Mcnutt II Bossier City, LA 7 16-06 115
Day 1: 2 06-01 Day 2: 5 10-05
87. Lance Vick Mineola, TX 8 16-03 114
Day 1: 5 09-00 Day 2: 3 07-03
88. Kazuki Kitajima Corinth, TX 7 16-02 113
Day 1: 4 08-02 Day 2: 3 08-00
89. Bryan Finch Belton, TX 6 15-14 112
Day 1: 4 11-14 Day 2: 2 04-00
90. Austin Howard Granby, CO 6 15-06 111
Day 1: 2 05-03 Day 2: 4 10-03
91. Mark Price Ruston, LA 5 15-06 110
Day 1: 3 10-01 Day 2: 2 05-05
92. Phillip Whittaker Baytown, TX 5 15-05 109
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 2 07-14
93. Stacey King Reeds Spring, MO 6 15-01 108
Day 1: 3 06-00 Day 2: 3 09-01
94. Dusty Anders Deville, LA 6 14-14 107
Day 1: 4 10-02 Day 2: 2 04-12
95. Mike Pharr Shreveport, LA 7 14-09 106
Day 1: 4 07-10 Day 2: 3 06-15
96. Ernie Stumpf III Frisco, TX 5 14-07 105
Day 1: 3 05-09 Day 2: 2 08-14
97. Cameron Mattison Bossier City, LA 6 14-06 104
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 5 11-08
98. T-Roy Broussard Port Arthur, TX 6 14-04 103
Day 1: 1 03-09 Day 2: 5 10-11
99. Lance Rose Pipe Creek, TX 6 14-03 102
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 1 02-07
100. Jimmy Charbonnet St.Amant, LA 6 14-03 101
Day 1: 2 06-14 Day 2: 4 07-05
101. Casey Bennett Waco, TX 8 14-01 100
Day 1: 5 09-06 Day 2: 3 04-11
102. Devin Bushland Allen, TX 4 13-14 99
Day 1: 4 13-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
103. Doug Vahrenberg Higginsville, MO 4 13-13 98
Day 1: 2 08-08 Day 2: 2 05-05
104. Ritter Ferguson Diana, TX 5 13-10 97
Day 1: 3 10-04 Day 2: 2 03-06
105. Adam Neu Forestville, WI 5 13-06 96
Day 1: 2 06-01 Day 2: 3 07-05
106. Nick Hatfield Chuckey, TN 6 13-05 95
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 1 01-13
107. Russell Pasket Anderson, TX 4 13-05 94
Day 1: 2 06-01 Day 2: 2 07-04
108. Harold Allen Shelbyville, TX 6 13-03 93
Day 1: 4 08-13 Day 2: 2 04-06
109. Andy Hribar Lakeville, MN 6 12-15 92
Day 1: 2 02-12 Day 2: 4 10-03
110. Nick Albus Trinity, TX 6 12-07 91
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 1 01-10
111. Stephen Browning Hot Springs, AR 5 12-06 90
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
112. Brian Potter Claremore, OK 6 12-06 89
Day 1: 3 04-13 Day 2: 3 07-09
113. Preston Johnson Rice Lake, WI 6 12-05 88
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 5 10-08
114. Toby Hartsell Afton, OK 6 12-03 87
Day 1: 5 10-08 Day 2: 1 01-11
115. Cameron Frowick Tyler, TX 5 12-01 86
Day 1: 5 12-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
116. Brandon Ackerson Afton, OK 5 12-00 85
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 3 07-09
117. Dustin Laber Greeley, CO 4 11-15 84
Day 1: 2 07-04 Day 2: 2 04-11
118. Travis Alcock Antioch, IL 2 11-10 83
Day 1: 1 09-01 Day 2: 1 02-09
119. Jed Holt Livingston, TX 4 11-10 82
Day 1: 2 06-01 Day 2: 2 05-09
120. Keith Pace Monticello, AR 5 11-08 81
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 4 09-08
121. Thor Swanson Blaine, MN 4 11-08 80
Day 1: 2 05-14 Day 2: 2 05-10
122. Joseph Norris Bossier City, LA 5 11-05 79
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 11-05
123. Cody Miller Livingston, TX 5 11-04 78
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 11-04
124. Caleb Stark Pineville , LA 6 11-03 77
Day 1: 5 09-03 Day 2: 1 02-00
125. Drew Sloan Scurry, TX 4 11-01 76
Day 1: 3 08-01 Day 2: 1 03-00
126. Dustin Reneau Mckinney, TX 3 11-00 75
Day 1: 2 08-11 Day 2: 1 02-05
127. Joseph Hardy Hewitt, TX 5 10-15 74
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 3 06-02
128. Troy O'Rourke Natchitoches, LA 5 10-14 73
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 3 06-13
129. Ed Melton Houston, TX 4 10-11 72
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 10-11
130. Trait Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 4 10-09 71
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 2 06-06
131. Bryant Adam Madison, MS 5 10-08 70
Day 1: 3 06-09 Day 2: 2 03-15
132. Terry Luedtke Burton, TX 5 10-07 69
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 4 07-09
133. Johnny Grice Arp, TX 4 10-04 68
Day 1: 4 10-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
134. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 5 10-04 67
Day 1: 4 08-00 Day 2: 1 02-04
135. Garrett Rose Pipecreek, TX 4 10-01 66
Day 1: 2 04-06 Day 2: 2 05-11
136. B.J. Usie Bourg, LA 4 09-15 65
Day 1: 4 09-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
137. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 5 09-15 64
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 2 03-05
138. Spike Stoker Stephenville, TX 4 09-13 63
Day 1: 3 07-02 Day 2: 1 02-11
139. Darrell Newman Bruceville, TX 4 09-10 62
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 3 08-04
140. Jimmy Mason Rogersville, AL 3 09-10 61
Day 1: 2 05-13 Day 2: 1 03-13
141. Kevin Short Mayflower, AR 5 09-10 60
Day 1: 3 05-09 Day 2: 2 04-01
142. Justin Hamner Northport, AL 5 09-08 59
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 3 05-14
143. Todd Murray Prarrieville, LA 5 09-07 58
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 3 05-12
144. Billy Smith Sr Montgomery, TX 4 09-06 57
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 1 02-00
145. Phillip Brannon Sylacauga, AL 4 09-04 56
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 09-04
146. Kyle Worsham Cherokee, AL 4 09-04 55
Day 1: 3 07-01 Day 2: 1 02-03
147. Gary Isgrigg Mt Washington, KY 4 09-03 54
Day 1: 2 05-11 Day 2: 2 03-08
148. Chris Hart Franklin, TN 4 09-02 53
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 09-02
149. Larry Puckett Decatur, TX 4 09-01 52
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 1 01-09
150. Dewayne French Mammoth Spring, AR 3 09-01 51
Day 1: 2 06-08 Day 2: 1 02-09
151. Malcolm Rachal Alexandria, LA 5 08-13 50
Day 1: 2 03-13 Day 2: 3 05-00
152. Todd Risinger West Monroe, LA 3 08-10 49
Day 1: 3 08-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Scott Bonvillain Lake Charles, LA 4 08-04 48
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 2 04-09
154. Dan Hamdorf Lowden, IA 4 08-02 47
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 2 03-13
155. Chris Babin Raceland, LA 2 08-01 46
Day 1: 2 08-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
156. Paul Browning Pecos, TX 4 08-01 45
Day 1: 3 06-06 Day 2: 1 01-11
157. Alex Murray Lake Charles, LA 3 07-11 44
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 2 05-03
158. Dustan Oustad Kingsland, TX 3 07-10 43
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-10
159. Greg Vance Dubuque, IA 3 07-08 42
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 2 04-14
160. Cade Laufenberg Goodview, WI 3 07-04 41
Day 1: 2 05-05 Day 2: 1 01-15
161. Jeff Kitchens Auburn, AL 2 07-03 40
Day 1: 1 04-03 Day 2: 1 03-00
162. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 3 06-14 39
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 2 05-01
163. Justin Margraves Diana, TX 3 06-11 38
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 1 02-01
164. Jeff Cloud Lubbock, TX 2 06-09 37
Day 1: 2 06-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
165. Steven Hatala Harrison Township, MI 3 06-07 36
Day 1: 3 06-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Tony Hogan Mc David, FL 2 06-07 35
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 06-07
167. Duane Pittman Baton Rouge, LA 1 06-06 34
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 06-06
168. Tadd Johnson Lakeview, MN 2 06-05 33
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 1 03-13
169. Shane Melton Kokomo, IN 3 06-00 32
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 2 03-11
170. Brian Mathis Cedar Park, TX 3 05-14 31
Day 1: 3 05-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
171. Jesse Wolfe Nelson, WI 2 05-11 30
Day 1: 2 05-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
172. Tommy Durham Whitney, TX 3 05-09 29
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 2 03-11
173. Gary Riffle Paris, TX 3 05-08 28
Day 1: 3 05-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
174. Hunter Denmark Saraland, AL 2 05-05 27
Day 1: 2 05-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
175. RJ Chandler Jr. Vinton, LA 3 05-04 26
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 2 03-08
176. Randy Cisler Balch Springs, TX 2 05-01 25
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 1 03-08
177. Keith Houston Lahoma, OK 2 04-14 24
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-14
178. Jacopo Gallelli Firenze ITALY 2 04-13 23
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
178. Bill McNutt Henry, IL 2 04-13 23
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
180. Austin Brimeyer Dubuque, IA 2 04-09 21
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-09
181. Nick Trim Galesville, WI 2 04-08 20
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-08
182. John Connell Marion, IL 2 04-07 19
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 1 02-15
183. Chris Berry Houston, TX 2 03-13 18
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 1 01-10
184. Lucas Bradley Flippin, AR 2 03-12 17
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 1 02-00
185. Steven Caldwell Whitesboro, TX 2 03-11 16
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Wayne Hall Cottonwood, AZ 2 03-07 15
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-07
187. Kevin Ruh Onalaska, WI 1 03-06 14
Day 1: 1 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
188. Trey Swindle Cleveland, AL 1 03-03 13
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-03
189. Ish Monroe Oakdale, CA 1 02-12 12
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
189. Danny Weems Como, TX 1 02-12 12
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
191. Chandler Stewart Spring Branch, TX 1 02-11 10
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
192. Bob Blackerby Chelsea, AL 1 02-10 9
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
192. Tommy Murray Bedford, TX 1 02-10 9
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
194. Matthew Graves Little Rock, AR 1 02-08 7
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-08
195. Eddie Norris Mannford, OK 1 02-06 6
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
196. Denny Fiedler Minnetonka, MN 1 02-03 5
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
197. Homer Humphreys Jr. Minden, LA 1 02-01 4
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-01
197. Trea Luedke Montgomery, TX 1 02-01 4
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-01
197. Timmy Reneau Richland Springs, TX 1 02-01 4
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
200. Nathan Harbison Madera, CA 1 01-11 1
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
200. Andy Williamson Lake Andes, SD 1 01-11 1
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
202. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 1 01-09 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Jason Allred Bluffton, MN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Mike Brown Vidor, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Rodney Bunge Mechanicsville, IA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Parker Greer The Woodlands, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Brandon Hunter Benton, KY 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Bo Keith III Haughton, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Thomas McMillan Choudrant, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Aaron Morgan Marietta, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Chad Murray Vidalia, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Jordan Nettles Purvis, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Clint Royse Athens, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
203. Keith Surber Longview, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 56 584 1568-08
2 53 537 1387-08
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109 1121 2956-00

2019 Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open Toledo Bend 2/20-2/22
Toledo Bend Reservoir, Many LA.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Andrew Thomasson Dublin, VA 5 18-05 200
Day 1: 2 07-07 Day 2: 3 10-14
2. Scott Bateman Jasper, IN 6 17-01 199
Day 1: 3 11-00 Day 2: 3 06-01
3. Joe Lee Midlothian, TX 6 17-00 198
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 3 10-01
4. Kerry Trent Dodge City, KS 6 15-06 197
Day 1: 3 09-02 Day 2: 3 06-04
5. Caz Anderson Hayesville, NC 5 15-01 196
Day 1: 3 10-04 Day 2: 2 04-13
6. Ryan Bowman Seneca, SC 4 14-13 195
Day 1: 2 06-02 Day 2: 2 08-11
7. Jamie Taylor Bloomfield, IA 5 14-07 194
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 2 05-10
8. Stephen Sennikoff Jr. Garland, TX 4 14-01 193
Day 1: 3 11-12 Day 2: 1 02-05
9. Matthew Russell Waco, TX 4 14-00 192
Day 1: 2 05-10 Day 2: 2 08-06
10. Daniel Bornholtz Woodbury, MN 3 13-14 191
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 13-14
11. Clay Torson Cedar Rapids, IA 6 13-11 190
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 3 06-05
12. Darrell Hille Springfield, TN 5 13-10 189
Day 1: 2 07-10 Day 2: 3 06-00
13. Charles Dubroc Jr Hessmer, LA 5 13-07 188 $1,427.00
Day 1: 3 08-03 Day 2: 2 05-04
14. Dave Newman Longview, TX 4 13-03 187 $1,284.00
Day 1: 3 10-11 Day 2: 1 02-08
15. Don Rolland Haughton, LA 6 12-14 186 $1,141.00
Day 1: 3 06-06 Day 2: 3 06-08
16. Dwight Minogue Keithville, LA 3 12-11 185 $999.00
Day 1: 2 09-07 Day 2: 1 03-04
17. Robert Parkison Marshall, TX 4 11-14 184 $999.00
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 1 03-02
18. John Barrera Milam, TX 4 11-11 183 $999.00
Day 1: 3 09-03 Day 2: 1 02-08
19. Albert Hudson Austin, TX 6 11-10 182 $999.00
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 3 05-00
20. James Hickman Shreveport, LA 4 11-07 181 $999.00
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 3 09-15
21. Donny Davis Livingston, LA 5 10-15 180 $856.00
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 3 05-14
22. Keith Glasby Ovilla, TX 5 10-06 179 $856.00
Day 1: 2 04-00 Day 2: 3 06-06
23. Shane Soriano Merced, CA 4 09-15 178 $856.00
Day 1: 1 03-05 Day 2: 3 06-10
24. Sakae Ushio Tonawanda, NY 3 09-14 177 $856.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 09-14
25. Andre Chapman Church Point, LA 3 09-13 176 $856.00
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
26. James Callaghan De Berry, TX 3 09-09 175 $713.00
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 1 04-14
27. Colt Farris Joshua , TX 3 09-07 174 $713.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 09-07
28. Bryan Lohr Lumberton, TX 4 09-06 173 $713.00
Day 1: 3 07-12 Day 2: 1 01-10
29. Ryan Varner Alhambra, IL 3 09-04 172 $713.00
Day 1: 2 04-15 Day 2: 1 04-05
30. Yuta Aoki Columbus, OH 5 09-03 171 $713.00
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 3 05-10
31. John Goebel Lumberton, TX 4 09-02 170 $713.00
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 1 01-12
32. Tyler Lange Tyler, TX 3 09-01 169 $713.00
Day 1: 2 06-15 Day 2: 1 02-02
33. Troy Anderson Galesville, WI 4 09-01 168 $713.00
Day 1: 3 06-14 Day 2: 1 02-03
34. Mitch Van Ert Watertown, WI 3 09-00 167 $713.00
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 2 06-09
35. David Zabolio Lafayette, LA 5 09-00 166 $713.00
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 2 03-03
36. Shigekazu Tateno Dallas, TX 3 09-00 165 $713.00
Day 1: 1 03-14 Day 2: 2 05-02
37. Keith Honeycutt Temple, TX 4 08-15 164 $713.00
Day 1: 2 05-07 Day 2: 2 03-08
38. Ben Abraham Woodworth, LA 3 08-13 163 $713.00
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
39. John Brown Deltona, FL 4 08-13 162 $713.00
Day 1: 3 06-13 Day 2: 1 02-00
40. Michael Nantz Ben Wheeler, TX 4 08-10 161 $713.00
Day 1: 3 07-00 Day 2: 1 01-10
41. Shannon Price Port Arthur, TX 3 08-10 160
Day 1: 1 03-09 Day 2: 2 05-01
42. Charles Melder Monticello, AR 3 08-09 159
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
43. Jason Fontenot Lake Charles, LA 4 08-07 158
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 3 06-12
44. Chris Hooten Granite Shoals, TX 3 08-04 157
Day 1: 3 08-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
44. Cody Shry Pinehrst, TX 3 08-04 157
Day 1: 3 08-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
46. Brian Murphy Sulphur, LA 4 08-04 155
Day 1: 1 03-01 Day 2: 3 05-03
47. Chris Lam Sachse, TX 4 08-03 154
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 3 06-04
48. Chris Bailey Eddy, TX 4 08-03 153
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 1 02-00
49. Jim Gilbert II Forney, TX 4 08-02 152
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 3 06-07
50. Jeffrey Bauer Merrillan, WI 3 08-01 151
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 1 03-06
51. Larry Beauboeuf Bossier City, LA 3 08-00 150
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-00
52. Don White Columbus, MS 4 07-15 149
Day 1: 3 06-01 Day 2: 1 01-14
53. Adam Boyd Humble, TX 4 07-13 148
Day 1: 2 04-02 Day 2: 2 03-11
54. Denny Swartz Broussard, LA 3 07-12 147
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-12
55. Robert Baxter Bullard, TX 3 07-12 146
Day 1: 1 03-02 Day 2: 2 04-10
56. Steve Duncan Amarillo, TX 3 07-09 145
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 1 02-15
57. Christopher Glasgow Guin, AL 3 07-07 144
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
58. Josh Crededio Chicago, IL 3 07-06 143
Day 1: 2 05-06 Day 2: 1 02-00
59. Bernard Crump Jackson, MS 3 07-05 142
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-05
60. Todd Lee Jasper, AL 3 07-03 141
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-03
61. Larry Vick Alba, TX 4 07-03 140
Day 1: 3 04-15 Day 2: 1 02-04
62. Jay Pzekurat Stevens Point, WI 3 07-01 139
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 2 05-03
63. Brandon Clayton Haslet , TX 4 06-15 138
Day 1: 3 05-02 Day 2: 1 01-13
64. Josh Chandler Grove, OK 2 06-12 137
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 1 04-07
65. Stephen Parnell Brandon, MS 3 06-07 136
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 2 04-03
66. Justin Hallmark Bertram, TX 2 06-06 135
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 1 04-15
67. Paul Scharf Sr Tampa, FL 3 06-06 134
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 2 04-03
68. Jeff Marks Hamburg, AR 2 06-02 133
Day 1: 1 03-04 Day 2: 1 02-14
69. Jack Evans Bucklin, KS 3 06-01 132
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 2 04-07
70. Ross Kellermeier Edina, MN 3 05-14 131
Day 1: 3 05-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
70. Ronnie Ray Mckinney, TX 3 05-14 131
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-14
72. Mike Tribble El Dorado, AR 3 05-14 129
Day 1: 2 03-08 Day 2: 1 02-06
73. Clint Koen Alexandria, LA 2 05-13 128
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-13
74. Kayden Tanner Millsap, TX 3 05-12 127
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-12
75. Leslie Brandenburg Springfield, MO 3 05-12 126
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 2 04-01
76. Robb Taylor Colleyville, TX 3 05-09 125
Day 1: 3 05-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
77. Vernon Ward Mary Esther, FL 2 05-09 124
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-09
78. Pierce LaFleur Ragley, LA 2 05-06 123
Day 1: 1 03-14 Day 2: 1 01-08
79. Mark Hicks Glouster, OH 2 05-04 122
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-04
80. Kevin Booty Dequincy, LA 2 05-02 121
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-02
81. David Pechacek Champlin, MN 3 05-01 120
Day 1: 3 05-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
82. Morris Collins Kettering, OH 2 05-01 119
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
83. Noel Allen Jr Brandon, MS 3 05-01 118
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 2 03-10
84. Farley Fondren Maben, MS 2 05-00 117
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-00
85. Chad Bushnaq Buffalo, NY 2 04-13 116
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 1 03-02
86. John Goul Philadelphia, MS 2 04-13 115
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 1 02-05
87. Brett Wall Shreveport, LA 2 04-11 114
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-11
87. Mark Wilson Six Mile, SC 2 04-11 114
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-11
89. Jon Jezierski Troy, MI 3 04-10 112
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 1 01-06
90. Hiroyuki Watanabe Fuji Shizuoka JAPAN 2 04-07 111
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 1 01-09
91. Shea Breznik Borger, TX 2 04-06 110
Day 1: 2 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Damon Woodcock Lake Charles, LA 2 04-05 109
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-05
93. Gregory Ruff Jr Bloomington, MN 2 04-04 108
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-04
94. Jimmy Saltzman Lake Charles, LA 2 03-15 107
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
95. Richard Brannon Ringgold, GA 1 03-15 106
Day 1: 1 03-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
95. Justin Leet Bartlett, TN 1 03-15 106
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-15
97. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL 2 03-15 104
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 1 01-10
98. Chance Vicknair Hemphill, TX 2 03-15 103
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 1 02-01
99. Bobbie Simmons Hemphill, TX 2 03-12 102
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-12
100. Emiliano Zucchi Baselga Di Pine ITALY 2 03-11 101
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-11
101. Scott Bunday Plano, TX 2 03-10 100
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
102. Justin Suchy Shreveport, LA 1 03-10 99
Day 1: 1 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
103. Bob Burgess Millington, TN 2 03-09 98
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-09
103. Brent Rutherford Etna Green, IN 2 03-09 98
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-09
105. Stacy Johnson Jonesboro, LA 2 03-08 96
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-08
106. Brad Hollowell Azle, TX 2 03-07 95
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-07
107. Brandon Sanchez Livingston, LA 1 03-06 94
Day 1: 1 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
107. Joe Ward Iowa, LA 1 03-06 94
Day 1: 1 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
109. Jon Mohon Sr Houston, TX 2 03-05 92
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
109. Josh Olson Pepin, WI 2 03-05 92
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
111. Skyler Browning Crosby, TX 1 03-05 90
Day 1: 1 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
112. Michael Leach The Woodlands, TX 2 03-03 89
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
113. David Varner Branson, MO 1 03-01 88
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-01
114. Randy Hicks Lumberton, TX 1 02-14 87
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
115. Rush Decatur Troy, NH 1 02-13 86
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
115. Paul Nettles Lumberton, MS 1 02-13 86
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
115. John Roberson Shreveport, LA 1 02-13 86
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-13
118. Edgar Tellez Jr Monterrey Nuevo Leon ME 1 02-12 83
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
119. Xeng Lee Onalaska, WI 2 02-11 82
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 02-11
120. Brandon Winter Bruce, MS 1 02-11 81
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
121. Dustin Bliss Brooklyn Park, MN 1 02-09 80
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-09
121. Chris Pearson Marthaville, LA 1 02-09 80
Day 1: 1 02-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
123. Nick Bagnato Madison, MS 1 02-08 78
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
123. Joshua Kehret Burnsville, MN 1 02-08 78
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-08
125. Joe Wilkerson Many, LA 1 02-07 76
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-07
126. Sieg Kilby Kilgore, TX 1 02-06 75
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-06
126. Kevin Maxwell Laneville, TX 1 02-06 75
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
128. Donald Larsen Waynesville, MO 1 02-05 73
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-05
128. Doug Logan Springville, AL 1 02-05 73
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
130. Erik Dubose Vidor, TX 1 02-04 71
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
130. Scotty Vines Helena, AL 1 02-04 71
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Gerald Andrews Benton, KY 1 02-02 69
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Edward Bean Johnsburg, IL 1 02-02 69
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Marty Cook Paducah, KY 1 02-02 69
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Will Major Port Allen, LA 1 02-02 69
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Aaron Renda Deville, LA 1 02-02 69
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-02
137. Rudy Rudisill Bossier City, LA 1 02-00 64
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
137. Don Sneed Lakeside, TX 1 02-00 64
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Travis Culbreth Auburn, AL 1 01-14 62
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Coy Mott Fruitland, ID 1 01-14 62
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
141. Colten Anders Burton, TX 1 01-12 60
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
142. Andrew Golden Center, TX 1 01-11 59
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
143. John Burleson Lovelady, TX 1 01-10 58
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-10
143. Mark Cowart Kearney, MO 1 01-10 58
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
143. Mike Picha Decatur, TX 1 01-10 58
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-10
143. Jake Rossi Columbus, OH 1 01-10 58
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-10
147. Chris Lafleur Lake Charles, LA 1 01-09 54
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
147. Terry Morris Spearsville, LA 1 01-09 54
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
147. Ronald Robbs Ironton, MO 1 01-09 54
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
150. Hagen Cooley DeRidder, LA 1 01-08 51
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
151. Matthew Steadman Plano, TX 1 01-07 50
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
152. Cameron Naquin Gray, LA 1 01-06 49
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-06
153. Calvin Balch Porter, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Gary Bates Athens, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Max Bates Princeton, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Brandon Beaver Durant, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Calvin Bogan Livingston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Clay Boone Wills Point, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. David Booth Erin, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Travis Burch Gardner, KS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Dustin Carlson Montgomery, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Daniel Corkern Florence, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Justin Crawford Rockwall, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Joseph Czekala Homer Glen, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Carson Denmark Malcolm, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. James Dickey Appling, GA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Floyd Drannon Stratford, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Richard Earle Jr Youngsville, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Timothy Flueter Brighton, CO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Luke Frankowicz Monroe, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Matt Gnoth Sharon, KS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Jerry Gonzalez Laredo TX Coahuila MEXI 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Michael Greer Deridder, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Tom Guilford San Marcos, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. David Harrell Downsville, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Steve Hatch Long Beach, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Charlie Hewitt Prairieville, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Duane Hill Port Arthur, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Chris Jeffery Sedan, KS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Joey Johnson Vidor, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. David Keith Haughton, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Lancia Kitabatake Ota-Ku JAPAN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Klaus Kuester Forest Park, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Kevin Kumagai San Jose, CA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Erik Lane Live Oak, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Jordan Lane Conroe, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Pelli Lee La Crosse, WI 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Chris Masters PELL CITY, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Kyle Mcclelland Rogers, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Gerald Nabours Hemphill, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Jim O'Connell Jr Castle Rock, CO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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by AnglersChannel

N.C. State Anglers Vault Into Lead In Bassmaster College Series Tournament On Lake Norman

Lake Norman presented by Bass Pro Shops out of Cornelius, N.C., with a two-day total of 27 pounds, 1 ounce.

Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

Feb. 22, 2019N.C. State Anglers Vault Into Lead In Bassmaster College Series Tournament On Lake Norman

CORNELIUS, N.C. — With more than 250 boats to send through takeoff one at a time, it can take a long while for those drawing a high boat number in this week’s Carhartt Bassmaster College Series tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops to get a lure in the water.

That happened to Jacob Moore and Gilliam Tharpe of North Carolina State in the first round on Lake Norman, but they were able to take full advantage of an early morning bite today, when the boat order was reversed, and they were among the first to head out.

Moore and Tharpe, who were in 17th place after weighing four bass on Thursday, vaulted to the top of the leaderboard Friday with a limit of five bass that weighed 15 pounds, 10 ounces. The Wolfpack anglers have a two-day total of 27-1 which is nearly 2 1/2 pounds more than Oklahoma State’s Taylor Hamburger and Tristen Turley, who have 24-11.

The top 12 teams will compete Saturday in the final round of the tournament — the first of four regular-season Bassmaster College Series events scheduled this year. The dozen remaining teams will win a share of $8,500 in cash for their respective bass fishing teams, with the winning twosome earning a $2,500 prize for their school.

The heaviest largemouth bass for most teams came during the first few hours of fishing Thursday, and the trend continued today. But unlike the first day, when the rain eventually slacked and the sun shined for the first time in a week, the showers started overnight and didn’t relent through weigh-in today at Blythe Landing. Temperatures stayed in the high 40s all day, too, which made conditions especially rough on the anglers.

Saturday’s weather is expected to be just as wet, with temperatures hovering in the low to mid-40s all day.
Moore and Tharpe haven’t let the dismal conditions rattle them, though. They had a limit weighing about 13 pounds by 11 a.m. Friday, and they made slight upgrades twice in the afternoon to add heft to their haul.

“I think a lot of people are trying to catch these bigger (largemouth bass) by cranking,” Tharpe said. “That was our bread-and-butter technique yesterday. But today, the fish were just not eating a crankbait. Whether it’s because of the fishing pressure, the weather changing, whatever… we had to adjust throughout the day. We’re doing a little bit of everything.”

Moore caught the biggest bass of the tournament on Thursday. The 6-13 largemouth anchored his team’s Day 1 catch of four bass that totaled 11-7. Though that’s easily the biggest bass of the tournament so far, having a catch of that caliber builds confidence.

“You can’t really target something like that,” Moore said. “But we’re in an area with a bunch of largemouth. We’ll catch whatever bites and hope we get one that big again.”

Tharpe said once he and Moore had 15-plus pounds onboard Friday, they vacated their best spot and scouted a few other areas for potential keepers. They won’t have to be as conservative on Saturday.

“That’s the difference,” Tharpe said. “There’s no reason to conserve anything tomorrow. We can just fish our spot until it’s empty if we need to.”

Hamburger and Turley caught a 15-14 limit on Friday; the biggest bag of the day. They caught two spotted bass in the 3- to 4-pound range early, and targeted largemouth later in the afternoon, with the heaviest weighing approximately 5 pounds.

Hamburger said he and his teammate had found a good area for largemouth bass, and they have tried to conserve it by minimizing their time there. “I didn’t want to lean on it too hard,” Hamburger said. “Once we got the good bag today, we backed off a little bit. We hope to find a limit early tomorrow and then go for largemouth again.”

Also fishing in the finals Saturday are Benjamin Hager and Noah Shaver, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, third with 24-10; Isaac Duncan (fishing solo), Blue Mountain College, fourth with 24-9; and Cole Breeden and Cameron Smith, Drury University, fifth with 24-0; Jacob Louis and Nathan Doty, McKendree University, sixth with 24-0; Chandlar Ellis and Gil Senn, Lander University, seventh with 23-9; Garrett Warren and Eric Lampkin, Snead State Community College, eighth with 23-7; Louis Monetti and Andrew Weaver, UNC-Charlotte, ninth with 22-12; William Nichols and Jamon Phillips, Jacksonville State University, 10th with 21-13; Justin Barnes and Adam Carroll, University of Montevallo, 11th with 21-10; and Miller Spivey and Trey Dickert, University of Montevallo, 12th with 21-7.

Moore and Tharpe remain in the lead for the Carhartt Big Bass Award and the $500 Carhartt gift certificate that goes to the tandem with the heaviest bass of the tournament. Ellis and Senn, the Day 1 leaders with a 16-10 limit, remain in the lead for the Bass Pro Shops Big Bag Award and the $250 Bass Pro Shops certificate that accompanies it.

In all, 256 college tandems from around the U.S. started the three-day tournament on Lake Norman. The top 10 percent of those duos (26 teams in all) automatically advance to the college national championship tournament to be held at a yet to be disclosed fishery later this year.

The Bassmaster College Series tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops is sponsored by Visit Lake Norman, Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte.

The Day 3 launch will begin at 7 a.m. ET at Blythe Landing. Weigh-in will start at 3 p.m. The weigh-in can be seen on Bassmaster.com


Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Norman presented by Bass Pro Shops
2/21/2019 - 2/23/2019	Lake Norman - Blythe Landing - Cornelius, NC


STANDINGS BOATER DAY 2

	Name	# Fsh	Lbs - Oz	# Fsh	Lbs-Oz	College
1	Jacob Moore - Gilliam Tharpe	5	15-10	9	27- 1	North Carolina State University
2	Taylor Hamburger - Tristen Turley	5	15-14	10	24-11	Oklahoma State University
3	Benjamin Hager - Noah Shaver	5	12-12	9	24-10	UNC-Charlotte
4	Isaac Duncan -	5	12-12	10	24- 9	Blue Mountain College
5	Cole Breeden - Cameron Smith	5	13- 6	10	24- 0	Drury University
6	Jacob Louis - Nathan Doty	5	12-12	10	24- 0	McKendree University
7	Chandlar Ellis - Gil Senn	3	6-15	8	23- 9	Lander University
8	Garrett Warren - Eric Lampkin	3	9- 5	8	23- 7	Snead State Community College
9	Louis Monetti - Andrew Weaver	5	11- 4	10	22-12	UNC-Charlotte
10	William Nichols - Jamon Phillips	5	15- 5	9	21-13	Jacksonville State University
11	Justin Barnes - Adam Carroll	5	7- 3	10	21-10	University of Montevallo
12	Miller Spivey - Trey Dickert	5	10-15	10	21- 7	University of Montevallo
13	Nick Schultz - Trey Autry	5	7-12	10	20-13	UNC-Charlotte
14	Noah Boyett - Hunter Hanby	5	9- 0	10	20-10	University of Arkansas
15	Cody Huff - Garrett Enders	5	8-10	10	20- 8	Bethel University
16	KJ Queen - Dax Ewart	4	9- 8	9	20- 4	Bethel University
17	Brian Linder - Nathan Thompson	5	10- 8	10	20- 0	Bemidji State
18	Rob Hendrick - Chad Pruner	5	9- 6	10	19-13	Western Carolina University
19	Danny Sprague - Riley Welch	5	9- 5	10	19-12	Michigan State University
20	Matthew Davis - Jarrod Layton	5	9- 2	10	19- 7	Adrian College
21	Brad Ableman - Seth Roberts	5	11- 2	10	19- 4	Bethel University
22	Aaron Digh - Jerris Bush	5	12- 2	9	19- 3	East Carolina University
23	Jacob Woods - Samuel Vandagriff	5	12- 3	10	19- 2	Tennessee Tech University
24	Connor Usher - Omar Petty	3	5-12	8	18-15	UNC-Charlotte
25	Aidan England - Braden Perry	5	8- 8	10	18-13	Carson-Newman University
26	Mitch Moore - Clark Mannas	5	10- 9	10	18-10	Texas A&M University
27	Sean Hall - Wyatt Michel	3	6- 3	8	18- 7	SCAD
28	Jordan Hartman - Will Gentry	5	8-10	10	18- 5	Murray State University
29	Anthony Fazio - Luke Jasper	5	9- 8	10	18- 4	Illinois State University
30	Gunner Wilson - Griffin Fernandes	5	10- 6	9	18- 2	Adrian College
31	Nolan Minor - Casey Lanier	3	7-15	8	18- 0	West Virginia University
32	Luke Mason - Justin Lane	2	3-10	7	17-14	University of North Alabama
33	Landon Smith - Jordan Thompson	5	9- 3	10	17-13	Calhoun Community College
34	Alex Williamson - Coleman Roberts	5	12- 3	8	17-12	Liberty University
35	Zeke Gossett - Hayden Bartee	2	6- 9	7	17-12	Jacksonville State University
36	Peyton McCord - Cole Burdeshaw	4	8- 6	9	17-10	Auburn University
37	Foster Dubroc - Nathan Hardin	4	7- 5	8	17- 9	Brewton-Parker College
38	Ethan Jones - Trevor McKinney	5	10- 1	9	17- 8	Mckendree UNiversity
39	David Dueland - Cameron Glasscock	4	6- 3	9	17- 5	University of Montevallo
40	Brady Bowden - Tyler Pennington	5	8- 3	10	17- 4	Faulkner University
41	Matthew Reece - Joshua Boone	5	11-10	9	17- 2	Eastern Kentucky University
42	Will Leonard - Jared Page	3	6- 7	7	17- 2	Kennesaw State University
43	Tanner Ward - Rory Franks	4	7- 1	9	16-14	Kent State University
44	Ryan Winchester - Tyler Black	5	8- 6	9	16-14	Bethel University
45	Derek Freeman - Caleb Allgood	4	7- 3	9	16-11	Clemson University
46	Chase Serafin - Jack Hippe	2	3- 0	7	16- 9	Adrian College
47	Bailey Fain - Trevor St. John	4	8-15	8	16- 7	Bryan College
48	Blake Knies - Noah Whalen	5	8- 0	9	16- 7	University of Evansville
49	Robert Cruvellier - Sean Murphy	3	6- 7	8	16- 6	Auburn University
50	Nicholas Moore - Jacob Harris	3	4- 4	8	16- 4	Southeast Missouri State University
51	Branden Newcome - Garrett Thompson	3	6- 4	8	16- 1	West Virginia University
52	Jake Lee - Dalton Price	2	3- 6	7	15-14	Brian College
53	Whit Edmonds - Reed Green	2	4-11	7	15-14	Lander University
54	Justin Tingle - Fisher Young	5	8-14	8	15-14	Blue Mountain College
55	Cully Scroggins - Nathon Portch	5	9- 9	9	15- 8	Bethel University
56	Justin Hill - Scott Williams	3	7-11	5	15- 7	North Carolina State University
57	Carter McNeil - Cole Floyd	4	7- 3	9	15- 6	Bethel University
58	Tyler Vanbrandt - Ben Barrus	5	7- 4	10	15- 6	Adrian College
59	Tripp Norris - Dan Cusick	5	9-13	7	15- 3	North Carolina State University
60	John Garrett - Kyle Palmer	5	9- 7	7	15- 1	Bethel University
61	Jonathan Kelley - Logan Odum	5	7-15	8	15- 1	Coastal Carolina University
62	Grayson Whicker - Anderson Tran	5	11- 9	7	15- 0	University of North Carolina
63	Anthony Vintson - Brandon Mathews	4	6- 2	9	14-14	Auburn University
64	Landon Sigger - Logan Reynolds	5	10- 8	7	14-11	Wytheville Community College
65	Jacob Boyd - Colby Shope	4	9-12	6	14-11	Western Carolina University
66	Drew Pridgen - Chasten Beck	5	10- 9	7	14-10	Lander University
67	Luke Barrett - Tyler Watts	2	5- 0	7	14-10	Western Carolina University
68	Josh Hart - Ben Dominque	5	7- 2	10	14- 7	Clemson University
69	Fisher Overton - Alden Keel Jr	2	3- 7	7	14- 6	Blue Mountain College
70	Ethan Shaw - Thad Simerly	5	10- 9	7	14- 5	Bryan College
71	Dalton Combs - Xavier Tiberghien	4	6- 0	7	14- 4	Drury University
72	Chris Carnes - Tyler Lawwill	4	5-14	9	14- 3	UNC-Charlotte
73	Jaret Evan Slentz - Colin Slentz	5	6-11	10	14- 2	Lander University
74	Joe Titus - Samuel Heichel	5	9- 3	8	14- 0	Bemidji State
75	Logan Anderson - Josh Frederick	4	9- 6	7	13-14	North Carolina State University
76	Justin Carr - Austin Carr	3	5- 3	8	13-11	Illinois State University
77	Mason Bishop - Michael Lewis	4	5- 4	9	13- 9	Southern Illinois University Carbondale
78	Will Dickerson - Tucker Putnam	4	4- 9	9	13- 8	Wallace State Community College
79	Perry Marvin - Cantley Krafft	4	6- 9	8	13- 7	Virginia Tech University
80	Logan Parks - Lucas Lindsay	2	2-13	7	13- 4	Auburn University
81	Daniel Jenkins - Cooper Casillas	2	4- 4	7	13- 3	James Madison University
82	Jason Felter - Joseph McClosky	4	9-13	6	13- 1	Bethel University
83	Hunter Haraway - Graham Beatty	4	9-11	6	13- 0	Calhoun Community College
84	Grant Adams - Adam Carman	5	8- 8	8	12-15	Campbellsville University
85	Justin Grigg - Taylor Queen	4	9- 2	6	12-13	Winthrop University
86	Austin Handley - Jeff Hopkins	1	2-11	6	12-12	Auburn University
87	Max McQuaide - Grant Tattersall	3	7- 2	6	12-11	Coastal Carolina University
88	Liam West - Brady Waits	5	9- 1	7	12-10	Clemson University
89	Spencer Guthrie - Ryan Kennedy	4	7-14	7	12- 6	Kennesaw State University
90	Robert Troje - Ben Saba	2	3- 2	7	12- 4	Bemidji State University
91	Landon Whicker - Jonathan Hester	2	2-15	7	12- 1	UNC-Greensboro
92	Jacob Daily - Drew Deloney	3	7- 7	5	11-15	University of Alabama
93	Jackson Howard - Denton Hale	0	0- 0	5	11-10	Liberty University
94	Luke Lamb - Olivia Sheely	5	10- 1	6	11-10	Bethel University
95	Will Alewine - Matthew Rhodes	3	7- 3	6	11- 9	Presbyterian College
96	Tanner Eaves - Austen Willard	5	9- 6	6	11- 8	Calhoun Community College
97	Caleb Gibson - Bo Adams	5	10- 3	6	11- 7	Northeastern State University
98	Trevor Harrill - Forrest Lee	3	6- 9	5	11- 1	Appalachian State University
99	Ryan Nevil - Nathan Wood	3	4-11	6	11- 1	Dallas Baptist University
100	Grayson Wages - Garrett Beem	5	11- 0	5	11- 0	Kennesaw State University
101	Grant Harris - Lauren Plunkett	5	10-13	5	10-13	Drury University
102	Tyler Heuple - Ethan Stone	2	3- 6	5	10-10	Virginia Tech University
103	Luke Gillund - Jack Kons	2	5- 3	6	10-10	Bemidji State University
104	Hunter Sales - Tristan Stalsworth	1	1-11	6	10- 6	Carson-Newman University
105	Joseph Bruener - Bailey Bleser	3	5- 9	6	10- 6	McKendree University
106	Jarrett Brown - Tyler Harless	2	3-13	6	10- 1	University of Montevallo
107	Cody Gregory - Shawn Blankenship	3	7-12	4	9-15	Bethel University
108	Josh Cannon -	2	4- 0	5	9-15	Central Peidmont College
109	Gavin Haley - Jack Reed	1	1- 9	5	9- 9	Liberty University
110	Landon Batten - Curtis Dillon	1	2- 0	5	9- 9	East Carolina University
111	Blake Miles - Noah Beckley	3	6- 2	5	9- 9	James Madison University
112	Rick Couch Jr - Cole Hewett	3	5-10	5	9- 9	University of Central Florida
113	Lucas Murphy - Mitchell Gunn	1	2- 6	6	9- 8	Grand Valley State University
114	Weston Bison - Brenden Farley	2	3-14	4	9- 8	Lander University
115	Aaron Bunting - Nolan Pyle	3	6- 1	5	9- 7	Gannon University
116	Chase Clarke - JP Pirani Jr	5	6-10	6	9- 6	Auburn University
117	Nicholas Inzeo - Nick Montilino	3	4- 6	6	9- 6	Murray State University
118	Jared Turnbloom - Thomas Milstead	0	0- 0	5	9- 5	University of Alabama
119	Kele Maney - Hunter Smith	0	0- 0	5	9- 4	Kennesaw State University
120	Atom Ward - Thomas Tidstrom	5	9- 2	5	9- 2	Indiana University Southeast
121	Bailey Stover - Chase Christie	2	5- 1	4	9- 2	University of West Georgia
122	Colton Breeding - Lee Hale	2	9- 1	2	9- 1	Tennessee Tech University
123	Wyatt Reid - Gehrig DeFronzo	0	0- 0	4	8-15	Erskine College
124	Joshua Butts - Xavier Tiberghien	3	3-13	6	8-14	Wallace State Community College
125	Aaron Denny - William Mathews	1	2-15	4	8-12	Grand Valley State University
126	Joseph Lacy - Breanna Wyatt	3	7- 1	4	8- 9	Faulkner University
127	Jake Walters - Tanner Nettleship	0	0- 0	3	8- 8	Murray State University
128	Leighton Hensley - David Gadd	1	2-12	4	8- 8	Eastern Kentucky University
129	Britt Myers - Tanner Maness	2	4- 1	5	8- 8	Lander University
130	Tristan McCormick - Dakota Pierce	0	0- 0	5	8- 6	Bethel University
131	Michael Chase Owens - Will Monti	0	0- 0	4	8- 5	North Carolina State University
132	Rudy Worley - John Nowlin	0	0- 0	4	8- 0	Blue Mountain College
133	Bryce Fowler - Richard Osborn	1	2- 4	5	8- 0	East Carolina University
134	Jarred Jones - Devin Mobbs	4	7-13	4	7-13	Jacksonville State University
135	Nathan Adams - Will O'Rourke	4	5- 2	6	7-11	Murray State University
136	Hunter Bailey - Jr Young	1	1- 5	4	7-10	Jacksonville State University
137	Brett Blackwood - Caleb Blackwood	0	0- 0	5	7- 9	Winthrop University
138	Austin Mundy - Reade Daniel	1	3- 9	3	7- 9	UNC-Charlotte
139	Griffin Heffington - Mason Cizek	3	4- 4	5	7- 2	Bryan College
140	Taylor Cox - Jake Buchanan	2	3- 9	4	7- 1	University of West Georgia
141	Austin Young - Colin Glover	0	0- 0	4	6-14	University of North Georgia
142	Dillon Bryant - Dustin Wagner	2	2-10	5	6-14	Patrick Henry Community College
143	Aidan Hansen - Colt Scofield	2	3-12	4	6-12	St. Cloud State University
144	Reid Strobl - Samuel Scott	1	1- 7	4	6-10	Dallas Baptist University
145	Ryan Dixon - Tripp Meland	1	2- 0	4	6- 8	UNC-Charlotte
146	Trey Joyce - Michael Muther	2	3- 7	4	6- 7	Virginia Tech University
147	Cody Stahl - Adam White	2	4- 2	3	6- 4	SCAD
148	Nicholas Guthrie - Gordon Davis	2	3- 9	3	6- 4	Appalachian State University
149	Austin Rozier - Ty Leatherwood	3	6- 1	3	6- 1	Appalachian State University
150	Bradley Lovings - Calvin Herndon	0	0- 0	3	6- 0	Liberty University
151	Chad Matthews - Jack Martin	1	1- 7	4	5-15	Auburn University
152	Blake Jackson - Christian Hernandez	0	0- 0	3	5-11	McKendree University
153	Tyler Pendergrass - Noah Garnett	3	4- 6	4	5-11	Wallace State Community College
154	Jackson Staib - Dylan Smothers	4	5-10	4	5-10	Bethel University
155	William Missert - Blake Mcclure	2	4- 3	3	5-10	University of North Carolina
156	Ryleigh Tyson - Alexis Joyce	2	2-10	4	5-10	SCAD
157	Cullen Lamm-Hoover - Preston Tribble	4	5- 8	4	5- 8	Hampden-Sydney College
158	Jared Penton - Dustin Pearcy	2	2-15	3	5- 8	East Texas Baptist University
159	Eli Lubbehusen - Seth Mendel	2	4- 5	7	5- 7	University of Evansville
160	Will Crumpton - Jack Crumpton	0	0- 0	2	5- 5	Western Carolina University
161	Noah Ziadie - Reese Kingston	2	3- 4	3	5- 3	Brewton-Parker College
162	Hunter Stephens - Chauncey Kendall	0	0- 0	2	5- 2	East Carolina University
163	Laura Foshee - Chasten Whitfield	2	3- 2	3	5- 2	SCAD
164	Zeb Holland - Jacob Silver	0	0- 0	3	5- 0	Western Carolina University
165	Gl Compton - Matthew Sprouse	2	3- 4	3	5- 0	Clemson University
166	Daniel Kennedy - Leo Lee	3	4-15	3	4-15	SCAD
167	Christopher Lupo - Tommie Roden	2	2-13	3	4-13	Calhoun Community College
168	Zachary Lewis - Timothy Tungate	0	0- 0	2	4-11	University Of Louisville
169	Thomas Carter - Chris Haas	2	2-13	3	4-11	Christopher Newport University
170	Ethan Ange - Clint Bartlett	1	3- 0	2	4-10	Western Carolina University
171	Zachary Bonnema - Caleb Vander Groef	1	2- 2	2	4-10	Liberty University
172	Zach Kronewitter - Ethan Urey	1	1-11	2	4- 5	Clemson University
173	Matthew Hillman - Blake Riley	2	4- 4	2	4- 4	Eastern Kentucky University
173	Jacob Welch - Jack Rankin	2	4- 4	2	4- 4	Drury University
175	Weston Randall - Anthony Hunckler	1	1- 3	2	4- 1	Appalachian State University
176	Mason Moore - Logan Estes	0	0- 0	2	4- 0	Eastern Kentucky University
177	Nick Fulks - David Blaker	2	2-10	3	4- 0	California University of Pennsylvania
178	Robert Swope - Clay Ferguson	1	1-14	2	4- 0	Virginia Tech Univeristy
179	Stephen Kinard - Jimmy Mitchum	2	3-13	2	3-13	Lander University
180	Nathan Ragsdale - Justin Sisavath	2	3-11	2	3-11	University of Georgia
181	Garret Sanders - Owen Kuhn	0	0- 0	3	3- 9	Florida State University
182	Reece Crabtree - Robert Moody	0	0- 0	2	3- 9	Missouri State University
183	Jeffery Cullop - Jacob Johnson	1	4- 6	1	3- 6	Virginia Tech University
184	Michael Chism - Zach Koonce	0	0- 0	2	3- 5	Southest Missouri State University
185	Drew Camp - Connor Fenwick	1	1- 8	2	3- 5	Christopher Newport University
186	Cole Sands - Conner Dimauro	1	1- 6	2	3- 3	Bryan College
187	Corey Skaggs - Luke Miller	0	0- 0	2	3- 0	University of Louisville
187	Ryan Wood - Hunter Scott	0	0- 0	2	3- 0	Dallas Baptist University
189	Chandler Hildebrand - Derek Parker	0	0- 0	2	2-15	Kent State University
189	Tyler Lubbat - Andrew Patterson	0	0- 0	2	2-15	University of Alabama
189	Cole Walker - Wilson Smith	0	0- 0	2	2-15	Bethel University
192	Chase Farris - Peyton Vinson	0	0- 0	2	2-14	University of North Georgia
193	Timothy Jones - Andrew Snelgrove	0	0- 0	2	2-13	Presbyterian College
194	Stedy Stedman - Randy Damery	0	0- 0	1	2-13	Illinois State University
195	Alex Johnson - Zach Potter	1	1- 7	2	2-13	Ramapo College
196	Luke Weaver - William Higgins	0	0- 0	2	2-10	UNC-Greensboro
197	Zachary Asher - Jacob Klicman	0	0- 0	2	2- 8	Kent State University
198	Jacob Schrimsher - Nathan Wight	0	0- 0	1	2- 6	Calhoun Community College
199	Brennan Chuprinko - Jared Reed	0	0- 0	1	2- 4	University of Delaware
199	Tyler Dixon - Robert Pryor	1	2- 4	1	2- 4	Virginia Tech University
201	Preston Kulakowski - Jackson Monk	0	0- 0	1	2- 3	Liberty University
202	Ty Cox - Chandler Boman	0	0- 0	1	2- 2	Blue Mountain College
202	Alex Degenstein - Coltin Hicks	1	2- 2	1	2- 2	Coastal Carolina University
204	Austin Buchanan - Xavier Tiberghien	1	2- 1	1	2- 1	East Carolina University
204	Ben Taylor - David Howell	1	2- 1	1	2- 1	Appalachian State University
206	Wyatt Ivers - Christopher Duxbury	0	0- 0	1	2- 0	James Madison University
207	Cole Borland - Brandon Acker	0	0- 0	1	1-15	Faulkner University
207	Hunter Stewart - Luke Slaton	0	0- 0	1	1-15	University of North Georgia
209	Tanner Barnes - Ezra Oliver	0	0- 0	1	1-14	Campbellsville University
209	Dylan Richardson - Griffin Stephens	0	0- 0	1	1-14	Wallace State Community College
209	Dalton Smith - Wil Rigdon	0	0- 0	1	1-14	Campbellsville University
212	Blake Albertson - Adam Puckett	0	0- 0	1	1-13	Murray State University
212	Hunter Scharphorn - Spencer Montcastle	0	0- 0	1	1-13	Lake Superior State University
214	Jj Kocevar - Tanner Shriver	0	0- 0	1	1-12	Kent State University
215	Riley Fletcher - Jack Long	0	0- 0	1	1-11	Drury University
215	Denver Monteith - Trevor Lay	1	1-11	1	1-11	Trevecca Nazarene University
215	Connor Peacock - Garrett Neal	0	0- 0	1	1-11	North Carolina State University
218	Colby Hays - Jordan Smallwood	0	0- 0	1	1-10	Campbellsville University
219	Joseph Dobbratz - Riley Scovel	0	0- 0	1	1- 9	UNC-Charlotte
219	Dale London - Robert Faber	0	0- 0	1	1- 9	UNC-Charlotte
219	Neal Wisinski - Jesse Pliska	0	0- 0	1	1- 9	University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
222	Jacob Frazier - Keegan Jones	0	0- 0	1	1- 8	Carson-Newman University
222	Peyton Wates - Mike Cawthon	1	1- 8	1	1- 8	Auburn University
224	Justin Baxley - James Whitacre	0	0- 0	1	1- 7	Wallace State Community College
224	Joe Long - Logan Wade	0	0- 0	1	1- 7	Indiana University
226	Jon-Austin Welsh - James Jerding	0	0- 0	1	1- 4	Bethel University
227	Zach Graham - Cody Batterson	0	0- 0	1	1- 3	Adrian College
228	Abigail Askew - Abigale Devane	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	SCAD
228	Zac Bennett - Chase Williams	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Georgia College
228	Brandon Bland - Xavier Tiberghien	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	U. of South Alabama
228	Chris Bowen - Ryan Howard	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	East Carolina University
228	Will Brown - Chase Chastain	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Jacksonville State University
228	Dakota Cantrell - Dustin Jones	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Campbellsville University
228	Michael Clark - Jacob Cotton	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Liberty University
228	Tony Collard - Jack Sherman	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	UNC-Greensboro
228	Dustin Curtis - Trent Jones	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Trevecca Nazarine University
228	Charlie Grapatin - Taylor Mazur	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	St. Cloud State University
228	Evan Hughes - Ryan Teems	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Erskine College
228	Charlie Ippolito - Bo Howland	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	James Madison University
228	Collins Janus - Joshua Rose	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Winthrop University
228	Cody Jordan - Hayden Wright	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Lander University
228	Zheng Li - Zheng Xu	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Liberty University
228	Brandon Matney - Chase Berry	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Virginia Tech University
228	Armando Ortiz - Dylan McKee	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Auburn University
228	Robert Parker - Harrison Rice	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Liberty University
228	Ross Parris - Xavier Tiberghien	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Lander University
228	Andrew Pittman - Ryan Geraghty	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	East Carolina University
228	Jay Preston - Josh Oakley	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	East Carolina University
228	Alex Rhoney - Zach Hayes	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	University of North Carolina
228	Christian Rines - Beau Barkley	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Faulkner University
228	Matthew Roberts - Richard Cornett	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Allice Lloyd College
228	Zach Seamon - Brandon Dayvault	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	UNC-Charlotte
228	Caleb Sheldon - Tommy Teaster	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Lander University
228	Tyler Smith - Tommy Fyle	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	East Carolina University
228	Stephen Stang - Zachary Crum	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	Virginia Tech University
228	Amren Strigo - Andrew Mega	0	0- 0	0	0- 0	UNC-Charlotte

BIG BASS	Day	Name	Lbs-Oz
1	Jacob Moore - Gilliam Tharpe	Stanley, NC
2	Colton Breeding - Lee Hale	Sparta, TN

by AnglersChannel

Fort Loudon, Tellico Lakes Will Give Bassmaster Classic Competitors Plenty Of Options

Downtown Knoxville, Tenn., will become the center of the bass fishing world March 15-17, when the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods gets underway on the Tennessee River.
Photo courtesy of Visit Knoxville

February 21, 2019

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods brings bass fishing’s grandest event to the spot where one of the nation’s grandest rivers begins.

Literally forming at the host city of Knoxville, the Tennessee River traces its beginning to the confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers on the town’s east side. From there, it extends 652 miles before emptying into the Ohio River.

The entire length of the Tennessee is known for its bass fishing, but the upper section will become the focal point of the bass fishing universe March 15-17, when the Classic gets under way. The three-day event is worth $300,000 to the winner, out of a total purse of $1 million.

The Classic waters have been off-limits to the 52 Classic qualifiers since December 31. They’ll have a few more days to scout the fishery just prior to the start of competition as they try to pinpoint locations where they can catch the heaviest five-bass limits each day.

Classic waters include Fort Loudoun and Tellico lakes, twin reservoirs connected by a canal and comprising about 30,000 combined acres. Competitors can fish either lake and anywhere along the Tennessee River upstream from Fort Loudoun Dam to the Interstate-40 bridge on the Holston River and the Highway 168 bridge on the French Broad River.

“The river just has so much to offer from top to bottom,” said Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Card, who lives in Knoxville and loves the river. “A lot of the anglers who’ll be fishing this Classic have probably never seen this particular part of the river before.

“I’ve been fishing Fort Loudon and Tellico off and on my whole life, and I know how good they can be.”

Fort Loudoun

Named after an 18th-Century British fort built during the French and Indian War,
Fort Loudoun Lake was constructed in 1943 for hydroelectric power production, and it boasts 379 miles of shoreline and 14,600 surface acres.

Card said anglers in the 52-angler Classic field who prefer to fish for largemouth will likely spend most of their time on Fort Loudon due to its stained water color and wealth of shallow structure.

“Fort Loudon looks more like a river,” Card said. “It has that Tennessee River water clarity that is just great for fishing shallow. The ‘power’ fishermen — the guys who like to throw crankbaits and swimbaits and things like that — will probably gravitate toward Fort Loudon.

“That’s what I would do — and I’d look for places that have big largemouth and smallmouth because both species are in Fort Loudon.”

Noting that March is one of the best months to fish all of the Tennessee River reservoirs, former Bassmaster Classic champion David Fritts agreed that Fort Loudon is more suited for shallow fishing.

“The key to success is being able to find the staging fish as they move in,” Fritts said. “Rock is always important this time of year on the Tennessee River. Wood on a rocky spot enhances it, but a hard bottom is the key. You’re not going to catch a whole lot of fish off of laydowns, unless they have hard bottom underneath.”

Tellico

Completed in 1979, this 15,560-acre reservoir was created as a Loudoun extension. The Tellico Dam impounds the Little Tennessee River, which flows northwestward from its source in the Appalachian Mountains and enters the Tennessee River near Lenoir City.

Unlike its neighboring Fort Loudoun structure, Tellico Dam has no power-generation capabilities. Instead, it serves to divert water through a short canal into Fort Loudoun for greater flood control and navigational purposes.

Perhaps as a result, Tellico typically features clearer water than Fort Loudon and can be more attractive to deep-water anglers.

“You’re talking 10 feet of visibility on Tellico versus maybe 3 feet of visibility on Fort Loudon,” Card said. “So, the light-line, smallmouth guys are definitely going to favor Tellico.”

As with most clear-water fisheries, Card said success on Tellico is tied heavily to the weather of the day.

“Tellico is more of a conditional lake,” he said. “On overcast days or real windy days, that’s when Tellico is going to shine. But if we get a bluebird, sunny day, Tellico will be tough.”

Tale of two Classics

Card said limits of 20-pound smallmouth are possible on either fishery. It’ll just be a matter of how an angler wants to fish and what the weather will allow. Though the area is being pounded by heavy rains now, Card said if the weather stabilizes, the venue should make for a great Classic.

“You can pretty much pick your poison,” he said. “You can fish a drop-shot rig in 40 feet of water on Tellico, or you can fish a squarebill on Fort Loudon in 2 feet of water.

“Strategically, you’re going to have to make some tough decisions all three days.”

The biggest decision, according to Elite Series pro Mark Menendez of Kentucky, may be whether you want to catch lots of smallmouth at Tellico or bank on an occasional monster smallmouth at Fort Loudon.

“Loudoun has a good population of 4- and 5-pound smallmouth, and those are going to play big in the Classic,” Menendez said. “It’s easier to catch a 5-pound smallmouth on Loudoun than a 5-pound largemouth — but there are more largemouth. It’s going to make for a really fun guessing game.”

Knoxville leaders are excited about showing off their fishery to fishing fans visiting from throughout the nation.

“The Visit Knoxville Sports Commission has enjoyed partnering with B.A.S.S. and looks forward to welcoming the Bassmaster Classic in just a few short weeks,” said Kim Bumpas, president of Visit Knoxville. “Hosting this event in Knoxville is the perfect opportunity to showcase the beautiful Tennessee River to the Classic competitors and outdoor enthusiasts.”

Classic anglers will take off each competition morning from Volunteer Landing in downtown Knoxville, and weigh-ins will be each afternoon at Thompson-Boling Arena on the University of Tennessee campus. The Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods and other activities will take place at the Knoxville Convention Center and the adjacent World’s Fair Exhibition Hall. For more information about attending the 49th Bassmaster Classic, visit VisitKnoxville.com/Bassmaster, or go to Bassmaster.com.

by AnglersChannel

Sam the Man!

On this weeks Rookie Podcast with Jason Duran, Jason welcomes in FLW Tour & TH Marine Pro Sam George to the Program a learn a little more about the Athens, Alabama Pro, How he got into fishing and how he dealt with the nervousness of his first FLW Tour Event on Sam Rayburn. Check it out!

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