20 Bags over 20 Pounds on LBJ – Tomasists and Laudadio Land the Biggest Bag at Bass Champs to win $25,000

By: Patty Lenderman

Skeeter Bass Champs launched 209 teams on Lake LBJ to host the Central Regions’ second event of the season March 3, 2018. Conditions were ripe for the catch, giving way to a tremendous weigh in having twenty teams bring in sacks in excess of 20 pounds! More than $68,000 was up for grabs to the top teams, reflecting a 105% payback. In the end, it was Ray Tomasists and Cary Laudadio who topped them all winning a mother load.

They say if you don’t like the current weather here in Texas, just wait 15 minutes and it will change. The morning greeted the field of 219 contending teams with a light mist. As the day wore on the sun came out with the help of a little wind, then by weigh in time the rain was back. Apparently it was just the right weather mix to get the bass biting!

Winners Ray Tomasists and Cary Laudadio targeted pre-spawn bass, going to areas they typically stage at before moving up to the shallower water. “The overall temperatures have been climbing, giving the water a warming trend. We had five or six staging areas picked out to focus on,” Ray reported. Their first spot proved fruitful, having a limit in the boat within 30 minutes. “Our limit only weighed about 12 pounds.” They positioned their boat in 8’ depths, casting to deeper water, around 10’. “We were using ‘moving baits’, and just continued to chunk and wind all day.” Throughout the day, one by one, they culled their original limit for larger bass. “The bigger bass bit later in the day. We ended up catching three big ones, two of them on back to back casts!” Later, Randy caught their last big bite. “She hit my bait twice, but pulled off when I tried to set the hook. Cary threw right back in there and caught her!” They made their best cull of the day, exchanging a 1 ¾ pounder for an 8.32 lb sow. “We never culled the last fish from our original limit, but had a really great day.” Their total weight was 28.26 lbs, earning the guaranteed 1st place $20,000 check. In addition, they won the Skeeter Bonus money for another $5,000! “Cary and I have been partners fishing Bass Champs for eight years. Bass Champs puts on a great show, and have earned the best reputation. We really appreciate the tournaments they put on!”

It was the father and son team of Rick and Adam Clark who reeled in a 2nd place win with another incredible limit. “We had a lot of fun,” Adam began. “We took off to a shallow creek and fished in water less than a foot deep.” There, they put a limit together anchored by a seven pounder. “After that we headed to deeper water and lost two, around four and five pounds. Still, we caught some to cull with but only by ounces.” Finally they pulled up to their last spot using jigs in 6’-12’. “We just collided with a good group of fish. I caught one 7 ½ pounds, then dad landed an 8 ½ pounder. We just needed one more good bite!” Their final weight was 27.12 pounds, winning 2nd place and $5,000. They also received the Lowrance sponsor bonus for another $250. “We were so close! It was still a great day.”

3rd place winners Don Dobbs and Mike Marshall report “it was a lot of hard work, but the day went great for us.” They too chose to start in a pre-spawn area 5’-8’ deep. “We used custom chatter baits and spinner baits that I build,” Don stated. He fired up their day with a six pounder to christen their live well with. “We had about twenty pounds in the boat by 9am. The front came through around 10:00 and it slowed down a lot for us, getting only one bite per hour or so. We decided to head up river to another area, but didn’t catch anything so we came back to our first spot and started culling up.” Mike latched on to their biggest fish at 7.75 lbs, bringing their total weight to 24.69 pounds to earn a $4,000 check. “Mike flies here from Atlanta, GA to fish Bass Champs. Winning 3rd place in an event like this is a great feeling for us!”

Of all of the big bass caught and weighed in, it was Clayton French who caught the biggest of them all fishing with partner Kelly Hudson. Kelly recalls starting their day losing a solid four pounder on a top water bait. “Shortly after that, Clayton was using a weightless senko as we fished boat docks in 4’-6’ of water. She tapped the bait, he set the hook, and she didn’t move – he knew it was a big one!” When the bass did start moving, she slowly went under the dock. While Clayton was wrestling the big sow, Kelly scrambled to get the net ready. “That was our first fish of the day, and the biggest fish Clayton has ever caught!” That fish tipped the scales to 9.80 pounds, earning a $1,000 check for that single catch. They took 23rd place overall with 19.81 lbs for another $650 as well. “It was not only a fun day on the water – it was exceptional!”

It took 19.08 lbs to earn a check in 28 places paid. Daniel and Adrian Barnes caught the last $600 paycheck.

The Central Region is halfway through their season with only two tournaments to go. All teams accumulate points that are totaled after the final event, and the team with the most points earn the Anglers of the Year title and all of the benefits associated with it. The top five teams after two events are:
396 pts. Lee Beuershausen & Randy Grounds
393 pts. Byron Albrecht & Michael Johnson
383 pts. Adam Clark & Rick Clark
373 pts. Jake Kennamer & Carson Conklin
360 pts. Travis Daugherty & Steven Cockerham
360 pts. Daniel Barns & Adrian Barnes

The next Central Region tournament will be April 14 on Belton, and the final qualifying tournament will be May 5 on LBJ. In the meantime, Bass Champs staff and crew are headed for Sam Rayburn March 10 for another East Region tournament.

Full Results Click Here:

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FLW ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD’S GREATEST DEALS!

Partnership Provides FLW Members More Than 350,000 Exclusive Savings Opportunities to Local and National Retail Locations throughout the U.S.

MINNEAPOLIS (March 6, 2018) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today a partnership with World’s Greatest Deals (WGD), a web-based savings program that compiles exclusive discounts for both local and national chains that when used regularly, can add up to thousands of dollars in savings per year. FLW will offer this benefit program to FLW members and fishing tournament competitors throughout all of FLW’s tournament circuits. There are more than 350,000 exclusive savings opportunities to local and national retailers.

WGD is conveniently accessible by members online or via smartphone app, available on both Apple IOS and Android devices. The app compiles local deals wherever you go, a convenient and valuable tool for both tournament anglers and FLW members who want to enjoy the benefits and discounts of WGD. Digital savings can be used throughout all categories including dining, grocery, entertainment, wellness, travel and recreation, auto, home and garden, hotels, health and beauty, and gifts. National retailers and brands such as Apple, Holiday Inn, Redbox, Advance Auto Parts, AVIS, Walt Disney World and thousands more are participating in the WGD program. To see a complete list of discounts and benefits, visit FLW.worldsgreatestdeals.com.

“FLW is excited to offer World’s Greatest Deals to our members and fishing tournament competitors,” said FLW President of Marketing Trish Blake. “Our members, anglers and fans will now have access to the largest merchandise and services discount network in America. The value and ease of our new discount network will greatly benefit our members and their families by saving money on everyday purchases.”

The World’s Greatest Deals brand will receive exposure across all of FLW’s platforms, including its tournaments and expos, website and social channels, FLW Bass Fishing magazine and the “FLW” television show which airs on NBC Sports Network, the World Fishing Network and the Pursuit Channel.

The annual savings available through WGD can be available to everyone through the purchase of a $50 membership in FLW. It is estimated based upon the level of usage that an individual membership will save a member and his/her family anywhere from $1,700 to $3,000 per year in cash savings discounts. If you’re already a member, the program is included with your membership and available to activate now. Visit FLWFishing.com/wgd to see instructions on how to complete the WGD registration.

For more information on membership and to browse the hundreds of cash discounts and benefits available in your area, visit FLW.worldsgreatestdeals.com. Once you have signed up and logged in, download the World’s Greatest Deals app on your smartphone and start saving on the go. For more information about FLW, their tournaments and sponsors, visit FLWFishing.com

by AnglersChannel

KENTUCKY’S EICHMANN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL MOUNTAIN DIVISION OPENER ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE

Hutcheson Wins Co-angler Title

BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (March 5, 2018) – Boater Pat Eichmann of Nancy, Kentucky, caught five bass weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces, to take top honors at the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mountain Division season-opener on Dale Hollow Lake. For his win, Eichmann earned $7,763.

Eichmann spent his day targeting bass in mid-lake channel swings. He said he had two productive areas – one in the back of a creek channel and the other at a main-lake creek channel wall.

“I started on flats in the morning but they weren’t there,” said Eichmann, who earned his second career win in BFL competition. “Those creek channel walls ended up being the deal. We had a full moon during the tournament and the water temperature was bouncing between 48 and 58 degrees, so I think that’s what got the big females moving in and staging.”

Eichmann said he caught three that he weighed in on a ½-ounce Zorro Baits Casting Booza Bug Jig with a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Big Salty Chunk, and two on an umbrella rig with neon-blue L&M Bass Snacks Swim Shad trailers.

“When I got around submerged trees I’d use the jig, but if there weren’t any I switched to the umbrella rig,” said Eichmann “I was in 8 to 10 feet of water and had my limit by noon. It was a fun day out there.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Pat Eichmann, Nancy, Ky., five bass, 20-6, $5,763 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Michael Allen, Gainesboro, Tenn., five bass, 19-2, $2,381

3^rd: Cole McCourt, Lawrenceburg, Ky., five bass, 18-14, $2,295

4^th: Chris Gerrein, Villa Hills, Ky., five bass, 18-13, $1,311

5^th: Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 18-5, $1,053

6^th: Freddy Adkins, E. Bernstadt, Ky., five bass, 16-5, $873

7^th: Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., five bass, 16-4, $794

8^th: Lynn Davis, Somerset, Ky., four bass, 15-15, $714

9^th: Aaron Bidarian, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 15-13, $635

10^th: Adam Militana, Saluda, N.C., five bass, 15-12, $556

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

McCourt weighed a 6-pound, 4-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $710.

Brian Hutcheson of Russellville, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $2,381 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds even.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Brian Hutcheson, Russellville, Ky., five bass, 15-0, $2,381

2^nd: Hagen Gray, Butler, Ky., four bass, 14-2, $1,191

3^rd: Gene Nornhold Jr., Mount Sterling, Ky., five bass, 11-14, $791

4^th: David Mouser, Elizabethtown, Ky., five bass, 11-8, $556

5^th: Kenny Strunk, Bronston, Ky., five bass, 11-5, $476

6^th: Les Reeves, Rockholds, Ky., three bass, 10-15, $792

7^th: Chase Sansom, Salt Rock, W. Va., five bass, 9-13, $377

7^th: Matthew Bouldin, Smithville, Tenn., three bass, 9-13, $377

9^th: Beavin Cundiff Jr., Fairdale, Ky., four bass, 9-4, $318

10^th: J.P. Sims, Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 9-3, $278

Reeves caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 5-pounds, 1-ounce.. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $355.

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mountain Division event on Dale Hollow Lake was hosted by Star Point Resort.

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. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2018 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 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. 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, YouTube and Snapchat.

by AnglersChannel

Tour Pro & SC Native Brandon Cobb Talks Lake Hartwell & what the 2018 Classic Competitors Will Face

As 2018 Bassmaster Classic Competitors prepare for practice for the 50th Bassmaster Classic. Tour Pro & Ranger-Mercury Pro Brandon Cobb takes us for a quick tour of Lake Hartwell and what the Classic competitors will face as they prepare for the Super Bowl of Bass Fishing! Brought to you by our friends at Visit Anderson!

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Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket Heads To Milford Lake In August

The Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops will be aired on Bassmaster LIVE presented by Mossy Oak Fishing and Covercraft the final two days of competition. Fans can watch on-the-water action in real-time throughout the event.

Photo by Bri Douglas/B.A.S.S.

March 5, 2018

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 2018 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops will take place Aug. 14-16 on Milford Lake out of Junction City, Kan., B.A.S.S. announced today.

The tournament will host the Top 4 finishing teams from the 2018 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops, which will be held on Lake Tenkiller just a few weeks prior on July 19-21.

The bracket-style, catch-and-release competition will feature all eight anglers competing in the first round. From there, the field will be cut to the Top 4 on Day 2. And finally, the remaining two anglers will compete head-to-head for a berth in the 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jordan Lee of Grant, Ala., represented the College Series in the 2014 GEICO Bassmaster Classic. Now, just three years later, he is the reigning GEICO Bassmaster Classic champion — a title most anglers only dream of winning.

“College fishing was by far the greatest step for me and the best four years I could ever hope for,” said Lee. “I learned a lot about the sport, and that is really paying off now. College fishing makes you step outside your home lake and challenges you to find bass on different lakes. To win the Classic a few years after graduating college shows the younger generation that it can happen — just have to put in your time, take the right steps and have fun!”

New this year, the final two days of the event will be aired on Bassmaster LIVE presented by Mossy Oak Fishing and Covercraft. Fans can visit Bassmaster.com to watch on-the-water action in real-time as it occurs throughout the competition.

“It was only a matter of time before Bassmaster LIVE would make its way into the College Series events,” said Mike McKinnis, vice president of media content for JM Associates and producer of The Bassmasters TV show on ESPN2.

“With quality anglers like Jordan Lee coming through the ranks every year, we need to see more of how they’re doing it — and what better way to do that than through Bassmaster LIVE.”

The local host for the event will be Junction City, Kan., and Geary County, Kan.

“Junction City and Geary County, Kansas, are very honored to have been selected as the host of the 2018 Bassmaster Carhartt College Series Classic Bracket,” said Michele Stimatze, Junction City/Geary County Convention and Visitors Bureau Director.

“This will be an exciting time for Milford Lake, the largest lake in Kansas, and for our citizens and visitors. Having worked with B.A.S.S. in the past, we know this event will attract visitors from across the nation and put the spotlight on Kansas bass fishing. Our team is already working to make it a great event, and we look forward to making everyone feel welcome.”

For more information on the tournament, visit Bassmaster.com.

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Langston Johnson Lands 11.92 Conroe GIANT to Win Big Bass Tour 3 Day Event!!!

Langston Johnson tops the field at the 20th annual Lake Conroe Big Bass Classic presented by Monster Energy! Langston’s 11.92lb big bass earned him bragging rights along with a 2018 Nitro Boats Z19 powered by Mercury Marine

2018 Lake Conroe, TX

Leaders

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	LANGSTON JOHNSON	11.92
2	MICHAEL BURKS	11.32
3	KEVIN EKDALL	11.04
4	NATHAN BYRD	10.97
5	KENNY BARNES	10.50
6	BRANDON SHERIDAN	10.16
7	LARRY GREEN	9.96
8	KEVIN MATTLAGE	9.90
9	JOSH SCOTT	9.59
10	DON KEMP	9.48

Friday 8-9

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	KENNY BARNES	10.50
2	BRIAN BELL	7.82
3	JOHN GRIMM	6.90
4	WES RASKA	6.54
5	DANIEL STREETER	6.53
6	WILLIAM SUMNER	6.40
7	DAVID BROWN	6.38
8	LEN RICHARDSON	6.22
9	SHAWN SHRY	6.11
10	MIKE MONTE	5.95

Friday 9-10

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	JOSH SCOTT	9.59
2	KEGAN CAMPBELL	9.11
3	RICK CORTEZ	8.29
4	STEVEN BOKEMEYER	7.77
5	JOHN ROEDER	7.21
6	DAN BENSON	6.83
7	RANDY MCDONALD	6.56
8	LARRY GRISSOM	6.51
8	DANIEL CASARES	6.51
10	KYLE EDGE	6.36

Friday 10-11

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	DON KEMP	9.48
2	RYAN PAYNE	7.96
3	LESLEE ZEMLICKA	7.19
4	JOHN ROEDER	7.10
5	GARRETT NESHYBA	7.02
6	LEONARD PHILLIP	6.06
7	MIKE MONTE	5.99
8	PHIL ROTHERMICH	5.65
9	DENNIS DIGGS	5.60
10	MICHAEL PERCIFUL	5.19

Friday 11-12

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	MICHAEL BURKS	11.32
2	BRANDON SHERIDAN	10.16
3	KORTLAND KEMPER	7.59
4	TOMMY KILPATRICK	7.49
5	CHARLES HOLMAN	7.27
6	IZAAC TICKNER	7.24
7	MICHAEL PERCIFUL	7.18
8	ROBERT JONES	6.68
9	TED KINARD	5.79
10	BOBBY REAVES	5.72

Friday 12-1

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	NATHAN BYRD	10.97
2	STEVEN STUCKEY	8.90
3	TED KINARD	7.42
4	DAVID PERCIFUL	7.40
5	STEPHEN DENNIS	7.36
6	MIKE MUELLER	7.32
7	DAVID BROWN	6.94
8	MICHAEL HAWORTH	6.72
9	BRAYDEN RAKES	6.71
10	EDDIE JESTER	6.59

Friday 1-2

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	DARREN HAARMEYER	8.72
2	WES BENNETT	8.53
3	MONTY WRIGHT	7.78
4	JD YARBROUGH	7.74
5	CLINT NYEGAARD	7.52
6	JOSEPH SMITH	7.40
7	BRENT TRUITT	6.80
8	COLTON SPINKS	6.65
9	RANDY GUNTER	6.60
10	ED MENVILLE	6.51

Friday 2-3

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	CURTIS BARNES	8.32
2	RANDY GUNTER	8.09
3	MARK HOGAN	7.86
4	JOHN COLEMAN	7.64
5	JERRY MILLS	7.19
6	CHRIS KESPOHL	6.98
7	JOE BYRD	6.57
8	GARRET HOLIK	6.43
9	LARRY MARTEL	6.42
10	ANDY MILES	6.41

Saturday 8-9

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	KEVIN MATTLAGE	9.90
2	CHAD KUBECZKA	9.25
3	CLINT JOZWIAK	8.08
4	KADE KRAMR	7.75
5	ROBERT WHITE	6.85
6	JEREMY BEALL	6.54
7	MARK BLOTT	6.46
8	TYLER SEIFMAN	6.20
9	KEITH HALL	6.07
10	SAYRE PAGEL	5.78

Saturday 9-10

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	LARRY GREEN	9.96
2	DEVIN VALENTA	8.39
3	SCOTT PETERSON	7.23
4	DWAYNE DODD	6.68
5	DILLON HARRELL	6.47
6	TERRY REICH	6.34
7	JOHN JAY	5.64
8	BRENT CANTRELL	5.63
9	MIKE WEDGMAN	5.59
10	RANDY MCDONALD	5.54

Saturday 10-11

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	KEVIN EKDALL	11.04
2	BRIAN VONDERAU	8.98
3	JIMMIE JOHNSON	7.53
4	SCOTT PFISTER	7.03
5	CHRIS OWEN	7.01
6	DAVID TAYLOR	6.52
7	MIKE WEDGMAN	6.47
8	WES RASKA	6.44
9	BRANDON RONSHAUSEN	6.38
10	HENRY BIGGER	6.29

Saturday 11-12

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	NATHAN BYRD	9.21
2	ROGER AYRES	8.79
3	KEITH MLADENKA	8.43
4	JAMES JACKSON	8.21
5	KEITH PHILLIPS	7.87
6	WES RASKA	7.16
7	BARRY BAKER	6.84
8	RANDY GUNTER	6.70
9	JASON JAMES	6.09
10	TYLER GOETZMAN	5.90

Saturday 12-1

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	LANGSTON JOHNSON	11.92
2	CURTIS SOMMERS	9.14
3	JUSTIN BULLER	6.50
4	TOM PEGODA	6.48
5	DON RENFROW	5.93
6	MICHAEL GAUBATZ	5.68
7	ROBERT MCDEVITT	5.51
8	AARON GUNN	5.47
9	DAVID HEMBREE	5.33
10	JERAMY CHAFFIN	5.12

Saturday 1-2

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	CHARLES ROPER	8.84
2	CHRIS WICKLIFFE	8.70
3	BILLY CARNLINE	8.19
4	ROBERT SMITH	7.81
5	RICK NEEDHAM	7.09
6	KADE KRAMR	6.94
7	HENRY BIGGER	6.64
8	BRETT OLSON	6.13
9	TRENT HUCKABY	5.64
10	KYLE EDGE	5.58

Saturday 2-3

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	LANGSTON JOHNSON	8.60
2	CHRIS WICKLIFFE	8.46
3	SHAUN DAVIS	8.40
4	DON LANE	7.44
5	HARRY DURHAM	7.11
6	KEVIN JENNINGS	6.98
7	JESSE SHERLCOK	6.09
8	DUSTIN KELLAR	5.92
9	RICK NEEDHAM	5.61
10	JUSTIN BULLER	5.28

Sunday 8-9

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	JEFF CHEEZAN	9.12
2	BARRY BAKER	7.45
3	DAVID BOZARTH	6.89
4	CHARLES LEE	6.84
4	RYAN RIVERA	6.84
6	BRIAN SEWELL	6.63
7	MIKE LARAMIE	5.71
8	TONY BURNS	5.21
9	JANE FREEMAN	4.84
10	COLIN YOHE	4.76

Sunday 9-10

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	AUSTIN KLORES	7.69
2	TRAVIS LYONS	6.65
3	ZACH HOLLOWAY	6.64
4	JUSTIN BULLER	6.59
5	DAVID BOZARTH	6.24
6	MICHAEL GAUBATZ	6.20
6	WES BENNETT	6.20
8	WAYNE WHITEHEAD	5.87
9	BRIAN GARBER	5.54
10	ANDY RANDERMANN	5.39

Sunday 10-11

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	CHRIS BELL	8.26
2	KYLE UNDERWOOD	7.28
3	JOHN GRIMM	6.63
4	ROBERT NUNLEY	6.42
5	ANDREW FATERKOWSKI	6.35
6	DAMON SAVAGE	6.02
7	BRAD FLEMING	5.78
8	JD YARBROUGH	5.53
9	JOSEPH KENJORA	5.42
10	DILLON HARRELL	5.23

Sunday 11-12

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	WES BENNETT	7.93
2	JIMMY ROBERTS	7.87
3	ZACHARY WHITEHEAD	7.15
4	JONATHAN ROBERSON	7.12
5	BRIAN GARBER	7.05
6	JACKIE SANSOM	6.94
7	TERRY REICH	6.78
8	JOHN GRIMM	5.77
9	DILLON HARRELL	5.43
10	GARRETT PIERCE	5.07

Sunday 12-1

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	OBIE CULP II	8.53
2	CHRISTOPHER ALLEN	6.79
3	LEONARD SCOTT	6.35
4	JASON GUNTER	5.82
5	SHANE DAVIS	5.77
6	RANDY STINSON	5.27
7	JIMMIE JOHNSON	5.23
8	RAY MCGEE	4.89
9	JOHN GRUVER	4.82
10	TIM EASLEY	4.63

Sunday 1-2

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	MIKE WEDGMAN	8.04
2	CHARLES LEE	7.94
3	DAVID WISDOM	7.33
4	HARLAN BLANCET	7.26
5	WES BENNETT	6.77
6	RANDY GOFF	6.70
7	DWAYNE WALKOVIAK	6.65
8	BRIAN VONDERAU	6.60
9	MICHAEL GAUBATZ	5.70
10	RAY MCGEE	5.69

Sunday 2-3

Rank	Angler	Weight
1	MARION RASKA	8.10
2	VINCE ANDERSON	7.96
3	GRANT RODGERS	6.92
4	DARREN HAARMEYER	6.26
5	BRYAN ANDRAS	5.51
6	KURT LUKER	5.34
7	MIKE MAY	5.33
8	BRADY ROSENQUIST	5.06
9	JOHN GRUVER	4.94
10	BILLY HARBOUR	4.62
10	JIMMY ROBERTS	4.62

by AnglersChannel

Zach Parker & Buster Johnson Bust 24.01lbs on Ray Roberts to Claim Win & $10,000 in TTZ Event!

Pl	ANGLER 1	ANGLER 2	FISH	BIG BASS	WT	PRIZE
1	ZACH PARKER	BUSTER JOHNSON	5	7.62	24.01	$10,000
2	MARK MAYBEN	JOHN MAYBEN	5	8.43	23.32	$750 + $670 Big Bass+ $500 BIOBOR Bonus + Shimano Loyalty Program - 2 Curado K Reels
3	CODY MORRISON	WARREN KEPKE	5		21.34	$500
4	ROB MEDDERS	ROB WILSON	5	8.32	20.41	$300
5	LEE YOWELL	KERRY SLAUGHTER	5		19.19	$250
6	KEITH WEBB	DARIN HADDOCK	5		18.79	$225
7	JACK HUFFMAN	DUSTIN WOODY(Y)	5		13.32	$200
8	ANDRUE TACINA(Y)	SHAWN TACINA	4		13.23
9	RUSSELL PASKET	BRYAN ROBBINS	4		12.55
10	MICA MAHAN	JUSTIN SMITH	3		11.82
11	MARTY TANNER	KAYDEN TANNER(Y)	3		11.52
12	KEITH IVY	TOMMY MURRAY	3		11.42
13	GROVER MANSFIELD	JEFF ROOD	2	6.84	11.23
14	LJ CASTILLO	JJ KILLOUGH	3		10.83
15	JOEL MCBRIDE	JOE ROME	3		10.76	Shimano Loyalty Program-2 Curado Rods
16	ZEB STRICKLAND	BARRETT MCCLENDON	3	7.09	10.43
17	DAN BECKETT	DERALL WEGER	4		10.27
18	DALLAS COPELAND(Y)	DAVID COPELAND	4		10.10
19	RANDALE DAVIS	DAVID WEIST	5		9.60
20	KODY WEGER	CODY MCBEE	3	5.70	9.54
21	RAY SPEAR	BOBBY WALKER	2	5.97	7.89
22	CLINT CLOPTON	BRIAN HOFFMAN	2	5.10	7.52
23	GREG CHAPMAN	PAUL DELGADO	3		7.38
24	MIKE SMITHEY	JOHN WEAVER	3		7.06
25	JOE BARNHILL	JARED STONE	1	6.66	6.66
26	DAVID THOMAS	KYLE ROBINSON	2		5.98
27	DAVID SMITH	BARRY MUISE	3		5.97
28	SCOT REAVES	BRANNON COATS	1		5.63
29	KENNETH MOORE	FARREN HANSU	2		3.94
30	MICHAEL KILE	CHASE BRYANT	1		3.39
31	GRANT GOODNER	JAMES GOODNER	2		3.33
32	JOHNNY RAY	JASON TRUITT	1		2.40
33	DAVID HOWARD
33	MICHAEL DRECHSEL	WESLEY PRICE				Costas Conservation Bonus-2 Pairs of Costa glasses
33	TREY GOOD	DEREK WESSELS
33	RICKY SPRAYBERRY	LEONA RENNISON
33	WILLIAM NELMS	BRAD SHUFLIN
33	TERRY WILLIAMS JR	TERRY WILLIAMS SR
33	JERRY DAVID	JON JOHNSON				Pre-Registration Winner - 2 Pair of Costa glasses
33	TYLER ROONE	SKYLAR LONG
33	DUSTY ATKINSON	HUGH KILMAN
33	JASON RATLIFT	KYLER RATLIFT(Y)
33	BRYLEY DOUCET	COLTON KRUM
33	RICKY EXUM	STEVE RAETTIG
33	LEVI SMITHERS	GLEN STOGSDILL
33	GREG GILLUM	DAVID ROYAL GILLUM(Y)
33	BRIAN FOX	BILLY MATTHEWS
33	BRUCE ANDERSON	RANDY KEATING
33	NATHAN SPRABARY	TORY SWEATMAN
33	AUSTIN YOUNGBLOOD	CHRIS BAIRES
33	JORDAN HURST	MARK HURST
33	JOSH ARCHER	MATT GRAY
33	KEVIN HATHAWAY	CODY LOWE
33	MATT CAMPBELL	KEITH TINNEY
33	JUSTIN CHILDRESS	ROY LOVE
33	SEAN TROTTER	ALLEN SIEGL
33	GARRISON BURKETT	MATHEW BIEHL
33	SHAUN WILLIAMSON	DYLAN WILLIAMSON(Y)
33	BRYAN ALEXANDER	DAVID CARLOCK
33	GARY ELDRED
33	GRAYSON KLOSOWSKI(Y)	KURT KLOSOWSKI
33	TIM PURKS	JORDAN GRANT
33	NICK PRESTWOOD	JACOB DAVID
33	SHAWN GARRISON	DAMEON SCOTT
33	CHRIS PELS	ADAM PELS
33	DARRELL PRCIN	MILES PRCIN
33	NOEL PERKINS

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BATY WINS COSTA FLW SERIES SOUTHEASTERN TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE ON LAKE SEMINOLE

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (March 3, 2018) – Local pro Matt Baty of Bainbridge, won the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division event at Lake Seminole presented by T-H Marine Saturday after bringing a limit of bass weighing 20 pounds, 3 ounces to the scale. Baty’s two-day total of 45-0 gave him the win by a 2-pound, 3-ounce margin in the wind-shortened event and earned him a winner’s check worth $56,200.

“I found my spot about three weeks ago after we had gotten quite a bit of rain,” said Baty, who earned his second career win on Lake Lanier in FLW competition. “I’ve fished it a few times over the years, and it never really had any grass before. This year there was a small patch of deep grass, and there was a current over it. The fish were holding to the grass.

“During my practice I caught a 6-pounder there, but I had foul-hooked it in the eye,” Baty continued. “I left the area and was hoping that it would be productive for me come tournament time. I ended up catching that same 6-pounder during the tournament – I could tell by the messed up eye.”

Baty described his area as a creek channel bend. He said he sat his boat in 8 feet of water and cast his baits out to 18 feet, flowing with the current. He credited a gizzard shad-colored Jenko CD20 crankbait, a 1-ounce Buddha Bait Swagger Jig with a 4-inch shad-colored Big Bite Baits Cane Thumper and a Carolina-rigged Zoom Trick Worm as his key baits for the event. He estimated that he caught around 20 keepers on Friday and another 15 on Saturday.

“The first day I caught most of my fish on the Jenko crankbait. The second day the big ones came on the Swagger Jig, but I used the Carolina rig to fill out my limit. I did get one big one with the Carolina rig. I truly believe that Spike-It Aerosol Garlic Oil scent on my baits was a big difference-maker.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Seminole finished:

1^st: Matt Baty, Bainbridge, Ga., 10 bass, 45-0, $56,200

2^nd: Rick Tindell, Leesburg, Ga., 10 bass, 42-13, $23,650

3^rd: Hensley Powell, Whitwell, Tenn., 10 bass, 40-14, $16,100

4^th: Jason Smith, Dawson, Ga., 10 bass, 39-7, $14,000

5^th: Kurt Mitchell, Milford, Del., 10 bass, 39-4, $13,000

6^th: Troy Gibson, Mountain Home, Ark., 10 bass, 38-9, $10,000

7^th: Wes Logan, Springville, Ala., 10 bass, 38-8, $8,600

8^th: John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 10 bass, 33-7, $7,600

9^th: Bradley Enfinger, Colquitt, Ga., 10 bass, 31-12, $6,600

10^th: Koby Kreiger, Bokeelia, Fla., 10 bass, 31-10, $4,800

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

Tindell and Brandon Classon of Leesburg, Georgia, both caught an 8-pound, 6-ounce bass Friday – the biggest of the tournament – and split the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $300.

Shawn York of Sarasota, Florida, won the Co-angler Division and a Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower outboard motor with a two-day total catch of nine bass weighing 28 pounds, 11 ounces. Terry Holsapple of Greenup, Illinois, finished runner-up with 10 bass weighing 27-14, good for $7,050.

The top 10 Co-anglers on Lake Seminole finished:

1^st: Shawn York, Sarasota, Fla., nine bass, 28-11, Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower outboard motor

2^nd: Terry Holsapple, Greenup, Ill., 10 bass, 27-14, $7,050

3^rd: Chuck Laslie, Havana, Fla., 10 bass, 27-2, $5,600

4^th: William Cusic III, Lakeland, Fla., 10 bass, 25-5, $4,500

5^th: Eulon Lee, Eclectic, Ala., eight bass, 23-8, $3,800

6^th: Alan Engberg, Greenville, Ala., seven bass, 22-14, $3,300

7^th: David Sullivan, Gaffney, S.C., 10 bass, 22-2, $2,800

8^th: Cal Culpepper, Hamilton, Ga., nine bass, 21-10, $2,150

9^th: Scap Cicero, Wetumpka, Ala., 10 bass, 20-3, $1,660

10^th: Robert Russell, Smyrna, Tenn., seven bass, 19-12, $1,410

Harold Driver of Powder Springs, Georgia, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Friday, a bass weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces that earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $200.

The Costa FLW Series on Lake Seminole presented by T-H Marine was hosted by the Bainbridge Convention & Visitors Bureau. It was the second of three FLW Series Southeastern Division tournaments in the 2018 season. The next Costa FLW Series tournament will be a Southwestern Division tournament, held March 22-24 on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma. 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 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 1-3 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, and is hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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, YouTube and Snapchat.

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Browning Wins Bassmaster Central Open At Ross Barnett

Stephen Browning of Hot Springs, Ark., won the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open No. 1 held on Ross Barnett Reservoir out of Ridgeland, Miss., with a three-day total of 44 pounds.

Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.

March 3, 2018

RIDGELAND, Miss. — A never-give-up attitude paid off with the win for Stephen Browning at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on Ross Barnett Reservoir.

“On most days I only had one fish in the livewell by noon,” said Browning of Hot Springs, Ark. “Every day I caught my fifth bass about 10 minutes before having to leave.

“It was very tempting to give up about midway through the day, but that also was the turning point in my mind to stay focused, bear down and grind it out,” he said.

The longtime Bassmaster Elite Series pro also staged a come-from-behind win after rising from fifth place on Saturday. His score after three days of fishing was 15 bass weighing 44 pounds.

Browning stole the lead from Japanese angler Ken Iyobe, who finished second with 42-13. Brad Whatley of Bivins, Texas, took third place with 41-10. Blake Betz of Baton Rouge, La., earned fourth with 40-9. Finishing fifth with 40-7 was Luke Palmer of Coalgate, Okla.

Browning’s hot spot was a dense growth of eelgrass on a large spawning flat, he said.

“The key was marking those very thick spots of grass on my GPS and then grinding it out until the fish moved in,” he explained. “It was the largest spawning flat on the lake, so I needed the recall of the GPS to keep me on the spots.”

Browning’s intent to target prespawn fish was a good idea. The biological clocks of those bass were ticking, and a move into shallow water to spawn came next. Spawning bass tend to weigh heaver, making his decision even better.

“Prespawn fish also tend to be eager to bite, more aggressive,” he continued. “They are more committed to moving shallow, and rarely do they completely shut down when bad weather comes through an area.”

Browning used a 3/8-ounce Z Man ChatterBait Jack Hammer, with 4-inch Z Man DieZel MinnowZ trailer. He chose black/blue for the morning bite and switched to white during the afternoon.

The lures used by Iyobe were key with keeping him in contention to win. He started the tournament using a 1/2-ounce homemade jig to coax slow biters. When the fish turned on, he switched to crankbaits of his own design marketed by Shimano Japan. The Bantam Macbeth diver and Shimano Bantam Rattlin Sur-Vibe lipless crankbait were the choices.

Iyobe flipped the jig to isolated shoreline cover, while a fast retrieve with the diving crankbait worked for prespawn fish moving into shallow water. The vibrating action of the lipless crankbait produced strikes at mid-depth ranges. He rotated through four areas using the same lures.

“On Thursday the bite slowed and the fish stayed close to the brushpiles on the shoreline,” he said. “The crankbaits worked best on riprap warmed by the sunshine.”

Browning’s winnings included cash and a Triton Tr19 with Mercury Outboard and factory accessories worth nearly $50,000. He also advances to the 2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Championship, Oct. 18-20, at a location yet to be announced.

Co-angler Justin Leet won the co-angler division with a total weight of 26-11. The Memphis, Tenn., angler did so in his first Bassmaster Open. Prior experience on the lake influenced his decision to use a bladed jig. Coincidentally, that lure was popular among the top pro anglers.

“I knew coming into the tournament that lure would give me the best shot, especially after learning the grass was already coming up,” he said.

On Thursday he fished with Browning, putting the eventual co-angler champion on track with the reassurance his lure choice was ideal. Leet won a Nitro Z18 with Mercury Outboard and factory accessories.

Quentin Cappo of Prairieville, La., earned the Phoenix Boats Big Bass Award of $750 in the pro division by catching a largemouth weighing 8-6 on Friday. That same day Ronald Robbs of Ironton, Mo., caught a largemouth weighing 7-1 to win the Phoenix Boats Big Bass Award worth $250 in the co-angler division.

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

The next Central Open is April 19-21 at Muskogee, Okla., on the Arkansas River. The 2018 Opens season features four events apiece in the Central and Eastern divisions.

The eight winners from each tournament will compete in the championship. Joining them will be the Top 10 anglers in the point standings from each division. The 28 anglers will vie for berths in the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series and GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

Local event host was Visit Ridgeland.

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open Ross Barnett Reservoir 3/1-3/3
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland MS.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$

1. Stephen Browning Hot Springs, AR 15 44-00 200 $51,125.00
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 16-01 Day 3: 5 16-08
2. Ken Iyobe Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 15 42-13 199 $15,313.00
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 13-06 Day 3: 5 11-12
3. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 13 41-10 198 $11,375.00
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 3 08-03 Day 3: 5 15-02
4. Blake Betz Baton Rouge, LA 15 40-09 197 $10,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 13-05 Day 3: 5 12-13
5. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 15 40-07 196 $9,188.00
Day 1: 5 16-15 Day 2: 5 10-06 Day 3: 5 13-02
6. Frank Talley Temple, TX 13 40-02 195 $7,875.00
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 3 12-04 Day 3: 5 14-11
7. Bradley Burns Brandon, MS 13 36-13 194 $6,563.00
Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 15-04 Day 3: 3 06-10
8. Quentin Cappo Prairieville, LA 10 33-12 193 $6,063.00
Day 1: 4 12-14 Day 2: 4 15-06 Day 3: 2 05-08
9. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 13 32-08 192 $3,938.00
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 5 13-04 Day 3: 3 06-00
10. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 10 30-09 191 $3,500.00
Day 1: 5 19-08 Day 2: 3 06-13 Day 3: 2 04-04
11. Clark Reehm Elm Grove, LA 9 28-10 190 $3,063.00
Day 1: 5 20-15 Day 2: 2 04-02 Day 3: 2 03-09
12. Drew Benton Panama City, FL 10 25-14 189 $2,888.00
Day 1: 5 10-12 Day 2: 5 15-02 Day 3: 0 00-00
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Quentin Cappo Prairieville, LA 08-06 $750.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 47 494 1238-14
2 28 390 965-00
3 6 42 109-15
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81 926 2313-13

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open Ross Barnett Reservoir 3/1-3/3
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland MS.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Justin Leet Memphis, TN 8 26-11 200 $30,000.00
Day 1: 3 13-04 Day 2: 3 09-07 Day 3: 2 04-00
2. Ronald Robbs Ironton, MO 7 23-10 199 $5,150.00
Day 1: 2 06-00 Day 2: 3 12-13 Day 3: 2 04-13
3. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL 7 23-01 198 $3,719.00
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 3 10-07 Day 3: 2 09-13
4. Bernard Crump Jackson, MS 8 22-15 197 $2,450.00
Day 1: 2 05-15 Day 2: 3 08-13 Day 3: 3 08-03
5. Larry Savell Jr. Brandon, MS 6 20-13 196 $2,275.00
Day 1: 3 12-11 Day 2: 3 08-02 Day 3: 0 00-00
6. Alan Manning Brandon, MS 7 19-06 195 $2,188.00
Day 1: 3 09-11 Day 2: 2 06-00 Day 3: 2 03-11
7. Rick Parker Kaufman, TX 7 18-14 194 $2,100.00
Day 1: 2 08-10 Day 2: 3 07-04 Day 3: 2 03-00
8. James Simmons Houma, LA 7 18-08 193 $2,012.00
Day 1: 2 09-06 Day 2: 3 06-01 Day 3: 2 03-01
9. John Connell Marion, IL 6 16-10 192 $1,925.00
Day 1: 3 06-08 Day 2: 3 10-02 Day 3: 0 00-00
10. John Milam Beaumont, TX 5 16-10 191 $1,750.00
Day 1: 1 05-07 Day 2: 3 09-12 Day 3: 1 01-07
11. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 6 15-10 190 $1,531.00
Day 1: 3 08-01 Day 2: 2 05-14 Day 3: 1 01-11
12. Bob Burgess Millington, TN 6 15-06 189 $1,400.00
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 2 03-08 Day 3: 1 02-01
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Ronald Robbs Ironton, MO 07-01 $250.00

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Seminole Local Rick Tindell Leads FLW Costa Series Event with over 26 pounds!! Championship Saturday Today!

March 2, 2018 by David A. Brown

Rick Tindell led things off in style with 26 pounds, 7 ounces on day one of the Costa FLW Series presented by T-H Marine on Lake Seminole. The second stop of the Southeastern Division, day one was actually a day late due to strong winds that forced the cancelation of competition on Thursday. As a result, the Leesburg, Ga., pro leads at the halfway mark and only has to out-fish the field for one more day. In second, Matt Baty of Bainbridge, Ga., is close behind with 24-13.

A cold front that blew through the area and prompted the postponement of Thursday’s scheduled start, scrambled a lot of game pans. But with his fish tucked comfortably in weather-insulating grass, Tindell says the front did not affect his game plan.

“I still did the same thing that I was planning,” Tindell says. “I have one place and the bite was first thing in the morning and then that was it. After that I had to scrounge around the rest of the afternoon.”

Tindell’s catch included an 8-pound, 6-ounce tank that earned the day’s Big Bass honors. His morning flurry included another big fish just a little short of that first big bite at 8:30 a.m., plus two more solid keepers that would put him in fine shape inside of two hours after takeoff.

“I had my three biggest ones by about 9 and then I culled twice later in the day,” Tindell says. “I only caught about 10 fish today. It was probably 1:30 or 2 o’clock by the time I caught my last one that culled a little more.”

Tindell was understandably guarded with his location details, but he says he’s fishing the main lake and targeting deeper grass.

“It’s just a grass line where the shad come into and the bass are in there feeding on them,” Tindell says. “This is a grass line that the fish like to hang on this time of year and where the shad go, the fish go.I think these are prespawn and postspawn fish. They’re just coming in and out of the spawning areas.”

The top pro also chose to keep his bait selection under wraps, but he tells us he’s looking for the reaction bite.

“It was all moving baits,” Tindell says. “They didn’t bite very good this afternoon, so you had to get them early. I threw the same bait in the afternoon because I have confidence in it, but the fish just bit better while they were feeding on shad in the morning.”

When he determined that his morning bite had fizzled, Tindell left his grass line and sampled several more spots.

“I left that place about 9:30 and just had to go here and there to try and finish out my limit,” he says.

Top 10 pros

1. Rick Tindell – Leesburg, Ga. – 26-7 (5)

2. Matt Baty – Bainbridge, Ga. – 24-13 (5)

3. Troy Gibson – Mountain Home, Ark. – 22-8 (5)

4. Brandon Classon Sr. – Leesburg, Ga. – 21-15 (5)

5. Kurt Mitchell – Milford, Del. – 20-1 (5)

6. Jason Smith – Dawson, Ga. – 19-7 (5)

7. Hensley Powell – Whitwell, Tenn. – 19-4 (5)

8. Scott Towry – Lawrenceburg, Tenn. – 18-13 (5)

9. Robert Crosnoe – Inverness, Fla. – 18-8 (5)

10. John Mobley – MacClenny, Fla. – 18-6 (5)

Complete results

York tops co-angler field

Lake Seminole presented a new venue complicated by the cold front’s impact. Nevertheless, co-angler Shawn York of Sarasota, Fla., applied a familiar principle and sacked up a division-leading total of 16-1.

“Other than a little wind, we just learned how to adapt and figure out a way to get ‘em,” he says. “I’ve never fished Seminole before; Wednesday was the first time I’d seen it. So, I just went back to how I fish Lake Okeechobee. When it gets windy there, I go light; so I just kind of fished like I do back home and I got ‘em.”

Specifically, York fished an unweighted green pumpkin Yamamoto Senko. His back-to-basics approach produced fish in a variety of habitats.

“We fished some deep stuff, a lot of sandbars and shallow cover,” York says. “I caught a 4 1/2-pounder this morning and then I struggled most of the day.

“Late in the day, I caught a limit of little ones and in the last 45 minutes, I culled all of those and caught my biggest one on my last cast.”

Complete Co-Anglers Results

PLACE	ANGLER	CITY/STATE	DAY 1 WT (Fish)	DAY 1&2 WT (Fish)	WINNINGS
1	RICK TINDELL	LEESBURG,, GA	26 - 7 (5)	26 - 7 (5)	$150
2	MATT BATY	BAINBRIDGE, GA	24 - 13 (5)	24 - 13 (5)
3	TROY GIBSON	MOUNTAIN HOME, AR	22 - 8 (5)	22 - 8 (5)
4	BRANDON CLASSON SR	LEESBURG, GA	21 - 15 (5)	21 - 15 (5)	$150
5	KURT MITCHELL	MILFORD, DE	20 - 1 (5)	20 - 1 (5)
6	JASON S. SMITH	DAWSON, GA	19 - 7 (5)	19 - 7 (5)
7	HENSLEY POWELL	WHITWELL, TN	19 - 4 (5)	19 - 4 (5)
8	SCOTT TOWRY	LAWRENCEBURG, TN	18 - 13 (5)	18 - 13 (5)
9	ROBERT CROSNOE	INVERNESS, FL	18 - 8 (5)	18 - 8 (5)
10	JOHN MOBLEY	MACCLENNY, FL	18 - 6 (5)	18 - 6 (5)
11	WAYNE CHRISTOPHER	HUNTSVILLE, AL	17 - 13 (5)	17 - 13 (5)
12	JOHN COX	DEBARY, FL	17 - 12 (5)	17 - 12 (5)
13	JEFF SPRAGUE	POINT, TX	17 - 11 (5)	17 - 11 (5)
14	WES LOGAN	SPRINGVILLE, AL	17 - 4 (5)	17 - 4 (5)
14	PAUL TYRE	TALLAHASSEE, FL	17 - 4 (5)	17 - 4 (5)
16	BRANDON MCINTOSH	SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL	17 - 2 (5)	17 - 2 (5)
17	BRANDON JOHNSON	OWINGSVILLE, KY	16 - 12 (5)	16 - 12 (5)
18	ZACH CRIDER	TUNNEL HILL, GA	16 - 11 (5)	16 - 11 (5)
18	REID HEARD	BAINBRIDGE, GA	16 - 11 (5)	16 - 11 (5)
20	DANIEL WEAVER	MACON, GA	16 - 9 (5)	16 - 9 (5)
21	BAILEY BOUTRIES	DAPHNE, AL	16 - 8 (5)	16 - 8 (5)
22	STEVE PHILLIPS	DOUGLAS, GA	16 - 6 (5)	16 - 6 (5)
22	KENT WARE	GUNTERSVILLE, AL	16 - 6 (5)	16 - 6 (5)
24	CLINT BROWN	BAINBRIDGE, GA	16 - 2 (5)	16 - 2 (5)
25	SCOTT GIBBS	ROME, GA	16 - 1 (5)	16 - 1 (5)
26	BARRY WILSON	BIRMINGHAM, AL	15 - 14 (5)	15 - 14 (5)
27	MARSHALL DEAKINS	DUNLAP, TN	15 - 9 (5)	15 - 9 (5)
28	NICK THLIVEROS	ST. AUGUSTINE, FL	15 - 8 (5)	15 - 8 (5)
29	LONNIE ONEAL	VALDOSTA, GA	15 - 7 (5)	15 - 7 (5)
30	DAVID HUDSON	JASPER, AL	15 - 6 (5)	15 - 6 (5)
31	JT KENNEY	PALM BAY, FL	15 - 2 (5)	15 - 2 (5)
32	BRAD SCHWARTZ	GOOSE CREEK, SC	15 - 1 (5)	15 - 1 (5)
33	CHRIS HENSLEY	MARBURY, AL	14 - 15 (5)	14 - 15 (5)
34	TERRY TUCKER	GADSDEN, AL	14 - 12 (5)	14 - 12 (5)
35	JEREMY PRIDGEN	HAHIRA, GA	14 - 11 (5)	14 - 11 (5)
36	KYLE WALTERS	GRANT VALKARIA, FL	14 - 10 (5)	14 - 10 (5)
37	MASON BROWN	CRAWFORDVILLE, FL	14 - 9 (5)	14 - 9 (5)
37	BRYAN SCHMITT	DEALE, MD	14 - 9 (5)	14 - 9 (5)
37	JOHN BRAZZELL	WINTER GARDEN, FL	14 - 9 (5)	14 - 9 (5)
40	BRADLEY ENFINGER	COLQUITT, GA	14 - 8 (5)	14 - 8 (5)
40	CHAD MORGENTHALER	REEDS SPRING, MO	14 - 8 (5)	14 - 8 (5)
42	MARCUS ARRINGTON	MONTICELLO, AR	14 - 7 (5)	14 - 7 (5)
42	TONY DAVIS	WILLISTON, FL	14 - 7 (5)	14 - 7 (5)
44	PAT FISHER	COLBERT, GA	14 - 6 (5)	14 - 6 (5)
44	BRYAN THRIFT	SHELBY, NC	14 - 6 (5)	14 - 6 (5)
44	JOEY SABBAGHA	PROSPERITY, SC	14 - 6 (5)	14 - 6 (5)
44	LEON WILLIAMS	FAIRDALE, KY	14 - 6 (5)	14 - 6 (5)
48	KOBY KREIGER	BOKEELIA, FL	14 - 5 (5)	14 - 5 (5)
49	NIC JETER	BAINBRIDGE, GA	14 - 4 (5)	14 - 4 (5)
50	TONY HOGAN	MCDAVID, FL	14 - 3 (5)	14 - 3 (5)
50	CHUCK HOWARD	ELLOREE, SC	14 - 3 (5)	14 - 3 (5)
52	BRADFORD BEAVERS	RIDGEVILLE, SC	14 - 2 (5)	14 - 2 (5)
53	DENNIS REDD	LAKE CITY, FL	14 - 1 (5)	14 - 1 (5)
54	YOAN ALVAREZ	MIAMI, FL	14 - 0 (5)	14 - 0 (5)
55	JEFF DYER	OAK HILL, OH	13 - 15 (5)	13 - 15 (5)
55	JASON MULLINAX	WHITE, GA	13 - 15 (5)	13 - 15 (5)
57	RON NELSON	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	13 - 11 (5)	13 - 11 (5)
58	MACK COOK	MONCKS CORNER, SC	13 - 9 (5)	13 - 9 (5)
59	JEFF FITTS	KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL	13 - 8 (5)	13 - 8 (5)
60	LEE FRYE	BROOKSVILLE, FL	13 - 5 (5)	13 - 5 (5)
61	ERIC PANZIRONI	LONGWOOD , FL	13 - 4 (5)	13 - 4 (5)
62	TRENT PALMER	CUMMING, GA	13 - 3 (5)	13 - 3 (5)
63	TY SOLIS	ALBANY, GA	13 - 1 (5)	13 - 1 (5)
64	KOBY NEWMAN	KENNEDY, AL	13 - 0 (2)	13 - 0 (2)
64	JIM NEECE JR	BRISTOL, TN	13 - 0 (5)	13 - 0 (5)
64	MASON BOYLAN	MELBOURNE, FL	13 - 0 (4)	13 - 0 (4)
67	BILLY CHARLAND	CHULUOTA, FL	12 - 13 (5)	12 - 13 (5)
67	JONATHAN CANADA	PELHAM, AL	12 - 13 (4)	12 - 13 (4)
67	ROB DIGH	DENVER, NC	12 - 13 (5)	12 - 13 (5)
70	TIM ARNOLD	CULLMAN, AL	12 - 11 (5)	12 - 11 (5)
71	TOMMY DICKERSON	ORANGE, TX	12 - 10 (5)	12 - 10 (5)
71	STEVEN STINSON	PICKERING, ON	12 - 10 (5)	12 - 10 (5)
73	DANNY ALLEN	LORIS, SC	12 - 5 (5)	12 - 5 (5)
74	ROBBY FRASHIER	CARROLLTON, GA	12 - 1 (5)	12 - 1 (5)
74	BILLY HALL	GREENBACK, TN	12 - 1 (5)	12 - 1 (5)
76	SEAN SKEY	SUMTER, SC	12 - 0 (5)	12 - 0 (5)
76	RAYMOND JONES III	STATESVILLE, NC	12 - 0 (5)	12 - 0 (5)
76	SHANE POWELL	DOTHAN, AL	12 - 0 (5)	12 - 0 (5)
79	CHAD PROUGH	CHIPLEY, FL	11 - 14 (5)	11 - 14 (5)
79	MICHAEL HALL	ANNANDALE, VA	11 - 14 (5)	11 - 14 (5)
81	JERRY PELFREY	LAURENS, SC	11 - 13 (5)	11 - 13 (5)
82	DEAN BORUFF	VALDOSTA, GA	11 - 11 (5)	11 - 11 (5)
83	FRANK CLARK	PORT SAINT JOE, FL	11 - 10 (4)	11 - 10 (4)
84	DONNIE SMITH	ST. JOHNS, FL	11 - 8 (5)	11 - 8 (5)
85	RICK TAYLOR	WEST OLIVE, MI	11 - 7 (5)	11 - 7 (5)
86	CHAD AARON	LAWRENCEBURG, TN	11 - 4 (5)	11 - 4 (5)
86	MICHAEL BLACK	TOLEDO, IL	11 - 4 (5)	11 - 4 (5)
88	ROBERT HOLCOMB	LONGWOOD, FL	11 - 3 (4)	11 - 3 (4)
89	RANDY GARDNER	TITUS, AL	11 - 1 (5)	11 - 1 (5)
89	JOEY THIGPEN	ST JOHNS, FL	11 - 1 (4)	11 - 1 (4)
89	MITCH CRANE	COLUMBUS, MS	11 - 1 (5)	11 - 1 (5)
92	SCOTT WILEY	BAY MINETTE, AL	11 - 0 (4)	11 - 0 (4)
93	JON ENGLUND	FARWELL, MN	10 - 15 (4)	10 - 15 (4)
94	STEVE THORNHILL	PINEVILLE, SC	10 - 13 (5)	10 - 13 (5)
94	JOHN BITTER	MAITLAND, FL	10 - 13 (5)	10 - 13 (5)
96	DANIEL GREEN	PRATTVILLE, AL	10 - 12 (5)	10 - 12 (5)
97	STEPHEN CRAWLEY	BUSH, LA	10 - 11 (4)	10 - 11 (4)
98	VAL OSINSKI	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	10 - 10 (5)	10 - 10 (5)
99	FURMAN (JOE) THOMPSON	CLAYTON, GA	10 - 9 (5)	10 - 9 (5)
99	CLAYTON BATTS	MACON, GA	10 - 9 (4)	10 - 9 (4)
99	BARRON ADAMS	MINERAL BLUFF, GA	10 - 9 (3)	10 - 9 (3)
99	KEN ELLIS	BOWMAN, SC	10 - 9 (5)	10 - 9 (5)
103	ANTHONY FORD	NEW SMYRNA, FL	10 - 8 (5)	10 - 8 (5)
104	WARREN SHORES	BULLS GAP, TN	10 - 7 (5)	10 - 7 (5)
105	DEREK YASINSKI	SENOIA, GA	10 - 5 (5)	10 - 5 (5)
106	PETER THLIVEROS	SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL	10 - 3 (5)	10 - 3 (5)
107	CHRIS HEATH	NORTH AUGUSTA, SC	10 - 2 (5)	10 - 2 (5)
107	RONNIE MCCOY	LAMAR, SC	10 - 2 (4)	10 - 2 (4)
109	SHELDON COLLINGS	GROVE, OK	10 - 0 (4)	10 - 0 (4)
110	RICKIE KNIGHT	SELMA, AL	9 - 15 (3)	9 - 15 (3)
111	NICK GAINEY	CHARLESTON, SC	9 - 13 (5)	9 - 13 (5)
112	JESSIE MIZELL	SARASOTA, FL	9 - 11 (5)	9 - 11 (5)
113	DEREK HICKS	ROCKY FACE, GA	9 - 7 (5)	9 - 7 (5)
114	GEORGE KAPITON	INVERNESS, FL	9 - 6 (5)	9 - 6 (5)
114	BRYAN NEW	BELMONT, NC	9 - 6 (4)	9 - 6 (4)
116	MICHAEL CONLEY	BAINBRIDGE, GA	9 - 4 (5)	9 - 4 (5)
117	BRIAN ELDER	LOCUST GROVE, GA	9 - 2 (4)	9 - 2 (4)
117	MIKE MILLER	TRINITY, NC	9 - 2 (2)	9 - 2 (2)
119	LYNN JOHNSON	ATTALLA, AL	9 - 1 (5)	9 - 1 (5)
119	JOSHUA WEAVER	MACON, GA	9 - 1 (5)	9 - 1 (5)
119	DEARAL RODGERS	CAMDEN, SC	9 - 1 (5)	9 - 1 (5)
119	MERLE WELLS JR	HAMMOND, NY	9 - 1 (5)	9 - 1 (5)
123	SCOTT BYRD	OCKLAWAHA, FL	8 - 15 (5)	8 - 15 (5)
123	SCOTT ASHMORE	BROKEN ARROW, OK	8 - 15 (4)	8 - 15 (4)
125	JOEY WEAVER	MACON, GA	8 - 14 (4)	8 - 14 (4)
125	RON BROWN	CROSS, SC	8 - 14 (5)	8 - 14 (5)
127	ERIC JACKSON	WALLING, TN	8 - 10 (5)	8 - 10 (5)
127	RODGER BEAVER	DAWSON, GA	8 - 10 (5)	8 - 10 (5)
129	DENNIS CAMERON	TRAVELERS REST, SC	8 - 9 (4)	8 - 9 (4)
129	DONALD HINSON	LUGOFF, SC	8 - 9 (4)	8 - 9 (4)
131	MCCOY (SIMON) BORJA	TAVARES, FL	8 - 8 (5)	8 - 8 (5)
131	DAVID MOCK	TALLAHASSEE, FL	8 - 8 (4)	8 - 8 (4)
133	CODY GREEN	LENOIR CITY, TN	8 - 7 (4)	8 - 7 (4)
134	MIKEY KEYSO JR	NORTH PORT, FL	8 - 5 (3)	8 - 5 (3)
135	CHRIS FERGUSON	WITTENSVILLE, KY	8 - 4 (4)	8 - 4 (4)
135	BUDDY GROSS	CHICKAMAUGA, GA	8 - 4 (3)	8 - 4 (3)
137	JIM MURRAY JR	ARABI, GA	8 - 3 (5)	8 - 3 (5)
137	JOSH MCDERMOTT	FISHERS, IN	8 - 3 (5)	8 - 3 (5)
137	KEITH PACE	MONTICELLO, AR	8 - 3 (3)	8 - 3 (3)
137	BRAD HARMON	RINGGOLD, GA	8 - 3 (5)	8 - 3 (5)
141	PHIL CURY	JACKSONVILLE, FL	8 - 1 (5)	8 - 1 (5)
141	JUSTIN HAMNER	NORTHPORT, AL	8 - 1 (3)	8 - 1 (3)
143	OMARI NAVIES	FORT WASHINGTON, MD	7 - 15 (4)	7 - 15 (4)
144	JAMES BYRD	FLORENCE, AL	7 - 14 (5)	7 - 14 (5)
145	LAVOYD LEMMOND	DECATUR, AL	7 - 13 (5)	7 - 13 (5)
145	STEVE PINKSTON	SUGAR HILL, GA	7 - 13 (3)	7 - 13 (3)
145	JEFF CANNON	DOUGLASVILLE, GA	7 - 13 (5)	7 - 13 (5)
148	BRADLEY JONES	ARAGON, GA	7 - 12 (5)	7 - 12 (5)
148	FRANK KITCHENS III	OXFORD, GA	7 - 12 (4)	7 - 12 (4)
150	GARY MILICEVIC	LABELLE, FL	7 - 11 (5)	7 - 11 (5)
150	BRIAN MERRIMAN	FALKVILLE, AL	7 - 11 (5)	7 - 11 (5)
152	LINDWOOD THORNHILL	PINEVILLE, SC	7 - 10 (5)	7 - 10 (5)
152	JEFF HOLLAND	WINTER SPRINGS, FL	7 - 10 (4)	7 - 10 (4)
154	MICHAEL MAXFIELD	HANAHAN, SC	7 - 7 (4)	7 - 7 (4)
155	JOHN O'FARRELL	LAKELAND, FL	7 - 6 (3)	7 - 6 (3)
155	HUNTER BOZEMAN	OCALA, FL	7 - 6 (4)	7 - 6 (4)
157	JARED DIAL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	7 - 4 (5)	7 - 4 (5)
158	WILL YELVERTON	HAZEL GREEN, AL	7 - 2 (4)	7 - 2 (4)
159	PAUL GETTYS	DUE WEST, SC	7 - 1 (5)	7 - 1 (5)
159	TRENT PARDUE	TROY, NC	7 - 1 (4)	7 - 1 (4)
161	DARREN GALLAHER	HIXSON, TN	6 - 15 (5)	6 - 15 (5)
161	WADE SHAHID	FORT WALTON BEACH, FL	6 - 15 (2)	6 - 15 (2)
163	MICHAEL CORBISHLEY	RALEIGH, NC	6 - 11 (4)	6 - 11 (4)
164	STEVE YOUNG	VALDOSTA, GA	6 - 9 (2)	6 - 9 (2)
164	DANNY KIRK	BARTOW, GA	6 - 9 (4)	6 - 9 (4)
166	JIMMY WILSON	WAGENER, SC	6 - 7 (3)	6 - 7 (3)
167	DANNY BISHOP	BUCHANAN, GA	6 - 2 (3)	6 - 2 (3)
167	SCOTT KIRSCH	EDGEWATER, FL	6 - 2 (4)	6 - 2 (4)
167	MARTY BROWN	DALTON, GA	6 - 2 (2)	6 - 2 (2)
170	MICHAEL BARNHART	ALBANY, GA	5 - 15 (1)	5 - 15 (1)
171	GLENN BROWNE	OCALA, FL	5 - 14 (2)	5 - 14 (2)
172	TIM FREDERICK	LEESBURG, FL	5 - 13 (3)	5 - 13 (3)
172	BRENT BARNES	CHATTANOOGA, TN	5 - 13 (5)	5 - 13 (5)
174	CHAD VAN SLYKE	CICERO, NY	5 - 12 (3)	5 - 12 (3)
174	TIM WILSON	GAS CITY, IN	5 - 12 (4)	5 - 12 (4)
176	JAY KENDRICK	GRANT, AL	5 - 10 (4)	5 - 10 (4)
177	DENNIS MAGOTO	WAYNESVILLE, OH	5 - 9 (2)	5 - 9 (2)
178	TODD SMITH	BONNEAU, SC	5 - 7 (4)	5 - 7 (4)
179	DAVID GOSHORN	HARLEYVILLE, SC	5 - 6 (2)	5 - 6 (2)
180	TONY WOOD	BOWDON, GA	5 - 5 (2)	5 - 5 (2)
181	RON FARROW	ROCK HILL, SC	5 - 4 (4)	5 - 4 (4)
182	ALLEN ARMOUR	CUMMING, GA	5 - 1 (2)	5 - 1 (2)
183	BRADLEY DORTCH	ATMORE, AL	5 - 0 (2)	5 - 0 (2)
184	JIM MOYNAGH	CARVER, MN	4 - 13 (4)	4 - 13 (4)
185	STEVEN HATALA	ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI	4 - 10 (2)	4 - 10 (2)
186	LEE NUNNALLY	SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA	4 - 7 (2)	4 - 7 (2)
187	JOHNATHAN STUCKEY	TALLASSEE, AL	4 - 5 (3)	4 - 5 (3)
188	DAVID SHEFFIELD	DAVIE, FL	3 - 15 (3)	3 - 15 (3)
188	JASON ABRAM	PINEY FLATS, TN	3 - 15 (3)	3 - 15 (3)
188	KENNY JOHNSON	HOGANSVILLE, GA	3 - 15 (2)	3 - 15 (2)
188	JIM AUSTIN	STONE MOUNTAIN, GA	3 - 15 (2)	3 - 15 (2)
192	MICHAEL CAMPBELL	PINEVILLE, SC	3 - 12 (2)	3 - 12 (2)
192	HERMILO SALGADO	ARTEMUS, KY	3 - 12 (2)	3 - 12 (2)
194	BOB BLACKERBY	CHELSEA, AL	3 - 9 (3)	3 - 9 (3)
195	DARRELL DAVIS	DOVER, FL	3 - 8 (2)	3 - 8 (2)
195	JIMMY BASS	FLORENCE, SC	3 - 8 (2)	3 - 8 (2)
197	DAVID GASTON	SYLACAUGA, AL	3 - 6 (1)	3 - 6 (1)
198	WAYNE FRIERSON	MANNING, SC	3 - 2 (2)	3 - 2 (2)
198	JERRY LAWLER	ATHENS, AL	3 - 2 (2)	3 - 2 (2)
200	TONY COUCH	BUCKHEAD, GA	3 - 1 (2)	3 - 1 (2)
200	TIM FOX	MERIDAN, MS	3 - 1 (2)	3 - 1 (2)
202	CURREY HOLLEY	MADISON, AL	3 - 0 (2)	3 - 0 (2)
203	JEROME BAIRD	WILLIAMSBURG, KY	2 - 15 (2)	2 - 15 (2)
204	GREG PUGH	CULLMAN, AL	2 - 14 (2)	2 - 14 (2)
205	JOHN DIAL	WINTER HAVEN, FL	2 - 12 (2)	2 - 12 (2)
206	TROY RODER	BROOKELAND, TX	2 - 1 (1)	2 - 1 (1)
207	AUSTIN MURRAY	DELAND, FL	1 - 13 (1)	1 - 13 (1)
208	WAYNE HAUSER	MOORESVILLE, NC	1 - 10 (1)	1 - 10 (1)
209	JODY WILSON	BLUE RIDGE, GA	1 - 9 (1)	1 - 9 (1)
210	DAVID LEE	CANTON, MS	1 - 8 (1)	1 - 8 (1)
211	GERRY BROUSSEAU	NAPLES, FL	1 - 6 (1)	1 - 6 (1)
212	HARRY MOORE	VALLEY, AL	1 - 5 (1)	1 - 5 (1)
212	NATHAN THOMAS	WEIRSDALE, FL	1 - 5 (1)	1 - 5 (1)
214	RICK CORN	FORT MILL, SC	1 - 3 (1)	1 - 3 (1)
214	CODY NICHOLS	FAYETTE, AL	1 - 3 (1)	1 - 3 (1)
214	JEFFREY CLARK	HOOVER, AL	1 - 3 (1)	1 - 3 (1)
217	JASON LAW	PLANTATION, FL	1 - 0 (1)	1 - 0 (1)
	KYLE PRSKALO	HOBART, IN
	CHARLIE REED JR	GLOUCESTER, VA
	CRAIG TAYLOR	TALLAHASSEE, FL
	ADAM SLUPCZYNSKI	MARIETTA, GA
	MICHAEL SCOTT LUSTER	PRATTVILLE, AL
	LEVI CHRISTIANSON	SIOUX FALLS, SD
	DANNY HALL	ELLIJAY, GA
	BILL TROYER	SARASOTA, FL
	HAL CERCOPELY	MANNING, SC
	MICHAEL M SMITH	ANDALUSIA, AL
	JIMMY BREWER	MARSHALL, TX
	MICHAEL EGAN	LAKE WALES, FL
	SANDY MELVIN	BOCA GRANDE, FL
	THOMAS OLTORIK	DELAND, FL

by AnglersChannel

Iyobe Takes Lead At Bassmaster Open Ross Barnett

Ken Iyobe of Tokoname, Japan, takes the lead on the second day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open No. 1 held on Ross Barnett Reservoir out of Ridgeland, Miss., with a two-day total of 31 pounds, 1 ounce.
Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.

March 2, 2018

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Japanese angler Ken Iyobe made beneficial lure adjustments that put him in the lead Friday at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open underway on Ross Barnett Reservoir.

Iyobe added today’s weight of 13 pounds, 6 ounces to make an overall total of 31-1. Second place is Bradley Burns with 30-3 and Quentin Cappo follows with 28-4. Fourth place is Blake Betz with 27-12, and Stephen Browning is fifth with 27-8.

On Thursday, Iyobe chose the tedious approach of flipping a jig to specific, isolated casting targets along the shoreline. Patience paid off with another limit. Today, he sped things up with a faster presentation. The idea of covering more water with a crankbait was a good idea.

“Today the fish were harder to catch, so I used the reaction lure to cover more water,” said Iyobe, who commutes from the city of Tokoname, Japan, to compete in American tournaments.

Iyobe, who competed in the 2015-2016 Bassmaster Elite Series, used the crankbait in the same areas as Thursday. Fishing the lure slow was key. After covering an area of isolated cover, he quickly moved to the next spot using his trolling motor.

Burns began the tournament intending to target spawning largemouth. That game plan fell apart after runoff from rainfall muddied the area, rendering it useless.

“I moved into the mainlake and put together a pattern late on Friday afternoon,” said Burns, of Brandon, Miss.

Timing was everything for the strategy in play for Cappo. He targeted prespawn largemouth funneling into a narrow creek channel from the main lake. He speculated the bass are migrating to spawning flats in the back of the creek. Cappo’s weight was anchored by the big bass of the day weighing 8-6.

“The timing comes when baitfish move into the creek,” said Cappo of Prairieville, La. “The bass are feeding on those baitfish, and I just have to play a waiting game until they show up.”

Being at the right place, at the right time, will be critical for Cappo on Saturday. Coincidentally, Betz of Baton Rouge, La., also targeted prespawn fish migrating through a creek to spawning flats.

Browning targeted prespawn bass staging on offshore cover.

“Those fish tender to be heavier, more aggressive and eager to bite,” said Browning, an Elite Series pro from Hot Springs, Ark. “They are more committed to moving shallow and rarely completely shut down when bad weather comes through an area.”

Weather was the game changer for everyone and not in a good way. Sunny skies and cooler temperatures slowed the bite. So did a stiff north wind that made boat control challenging.

The bite slowed and that showed on the tournament scorecard. On Thursday, 47 limits were caught by the pros. The collective 494 bass weighed 1,238 pounds. Today, only 28 limits got caught with the 390 bass weighing 965 pounds.

Justin Leet of Memphis, Tenn., continued his lead in the co-angler division. Today he added 9-7 to his overall weight of 22-11.

Leet will compete with the Top 12 co-anglers on Saturday. So will the Top 12 pros competing to qualify for the Bass Pro Shops Opens Championship that will be held Oct. 18-20 at a location yet to be announced. Competing are the eight winners from the Central and Eastern Opens along with the Top 10 anglers in the point standings from each division. The 28 anglers will fish for invitations to the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series and Bassmaster Classic.

Only the Top 12 will takeoff Saturday at 6:15 a.m. CT from Madison Landing/Pelican Cove Restaurant. The weigh-in begins at 3:15 p.m. Location is Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in the Jackson suburb of Pearl.

Local event host is Visit Ridgeland.

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2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open Ross Barnette Reservoir 3/1-3/3
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland MS.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Ken Iyobe Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 10 31-01 200
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 13-06
2. Bradley Burns Brandon, MS 10 30-03 199
Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 15-04
3. Quentin Cappo Prairieville, LA 8 28-04 198
Day 1: 4 12-14 Day 2: 4 15-06
4. Blake Betz Baton Rouge, LA 10 27-12 197
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 13-05
5. Stephen Browning Hot Springs, AR 10 27-08 196
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 16-01
6. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 10 27-05 195
Day 1: 5 16-15 Day 2: 5 10-06
7. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 8 26-08 194
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 3 08-03
8. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 10 26-08 193
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 5 13-04
9. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 8 26-05 192
Day 1: 5 19-08 Day 2: 3 06-13
10. Drew Benton Panama City, FL 10 25-14 191
Day 1: 5 10-12 Day 2: 5 15-02
11. Frank Talley Temple, TX 8 25-07 190
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 3 12-04
12. Clark Reehm Elm Groove, LA 7 25-01 189
Day 1: 5 20-15 Day 2: 2 04-02
13. Yusuke Miyazaki Forney, TX 10 25-00 188 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 14-13
14. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 7 23-13 187 $2,538.00
Day 1: 2 08-11 Day 2: 5 15-02
15. Mark Goines Shady Point, OK 9 23-12 186 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 4 11-15
16. Billy Smith Sr Willis, TX 10 23-09 185 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 5 12-11
17. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 9 23-09 184 $2,538.00
Day 1: 4 11-03 Day 2: 5 12-06
18. Randall Tharp Port St. Joe, FL 9 23-06 183 $2,538.00
Day 1: 4 08-04 Day 2: 5 15-02
19. Michael Fazende Lafitte, LA 8 23-00 182 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 3 08-03
20. Micahael Savell Brandon, MS 8 23-00 181 $2,538.00
Day 1: 3 08-05 Day 2: 5 14-11
21. David Gillham Heath, TX 7 22-12 180 $2,538.00
Day 1: 4 15-02 Day 2: 3 07-10
22. Jacob Foutz Charleston, TN 8 22-08 179 $2,538.00
Day 1: 3 09-12 Day 2: 5 12-12
23. Toby Hartsell Afton, OK 10 22-07 178 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 10-10
24. Marty Giddens Cropwell, AL 7 21-11 177 $2,538.00
Day 1: 3 10-04 Day 2: 4 11-07
25. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 10 21-10 176 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 10-11 Day 2: 5 10-15
26. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 8 21-08 175 $2,188.00
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 3 09-11
27. Vernon Silver Boutte, LA 10 21-04 174 $2,188.00
Day 1: 5 09-05 Day 2: 5 11-15
28. Patrick Walters Ladson, SC 10 21-02 173 $2,188.00
Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 5 09-07
29. Bryan Finch Belton, TX 8 20-13 172 $2,188.00
Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 3 05-08
30. Mark Rose West Memphis, AR 8 20-12 171 $2,188.00
Day 1: 3 04-13 Day 2: 5 15-15
31. Zack Birge Blanchard, OK 10 20-11 170 $1,838.00
Day 1: 5 10-11 Day 2: 5 10-00
32. Kyle Alford Brandon, MS 8 20-08 169 $1,838.00
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 3 07-12
33. Stephen Mitchell Jonesville, LA 7 20-06 168 $1,838.00
Day 1: 5 17-00 Day 2: 2 03-06
34. Derek Hudnall Baton Rouge, LA 6 20-06 167 $1,838.00
Day 1: 4 07-07 Day 2: 2 12-15
35. Theron Caldwell Colleyville, TX 9 20-05 166 $1,838.00
Day 1: 4 07-08 Day 2: 5 12-13
36. Andrew Iversen Maple Plain, MN 10 20-05 165 $1,575.00
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 5 10-05
37. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 8 20-03 164 $1,575.00
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 3 10-11
38. Dan Love Pearl, MS 9 19-13 163 $1,575.00
Day 1: 4 10-04 Day 2: 5 09-09
39. Mark Hicks Glouster, OH 6 19-04 162 $1,575.00
Day 1: 5 17-00 Day 2: 1 02-04
40. Corey Sullivan Brandon, MS 7 19-02 161 $1,575.00
Day 1: 2 05-15 Day 2: 5 13-03
41. Fred Roumbanis Russellville, AR 5 18-08 160
Day 1: 5 18-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
42. Drew Sloan Scurry, TX 5 18-06 159
Day 1: 3 09-00 Day 2: 2 09-06
43. MJ Vihnanek Jr Walnut Hill, FL 6 18-04 158
Day 1: 5 15-11 Day 2: 1 02-09
44. Cliff Crochet Pierre Part, LA 6 17-14 157
Day 1: 4 12-06 Day 2: 2 05-08
45. Shannon Denson Brandon, MS 7 17-07 156
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 2 04-11
46. Larry Puckett Decatur, TX 6 17-06 155
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 3 11-02
47. Dustin Connell Clanton, AL 8 17-05 154
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 3 04-10
48. Greg Vance Dubuque, IA 7 16-11 153
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 2 05-02
49. Trevor Romans Celina, TX 7 16-11 152
Day 1: 4 10-01 Day 2: 3 06-10
50. Gene Bishop Jr Ridgeland, MS 6 16-08 151
Day 1: 4 12-05 Day 2: 2 04-03
51. Winston Michel Pierre Part, LA 7 16-08 150
Day 1: 4 09-00 Day 2: 3 07-08
52. Todd Murray Prarrieville, LA 6 16-05 149
Day 1: 1 02-15 Day 2: 5 13-06
53. Chad Wiley Pineville, LA 7 16-01 148
Day 1: 3 07-11 Day 2: 4 08-06
54. Hunter Denmark Saraland, AL 4 15-15 147
Day 1: 1 05-06 Day 2: 3 10-09
55. Spike Stoker Stephenville, TX 6 15-15 146
Day 1: 5 09-12 Day 2: 1 06-03
56. Bryant Adam Madison, MS 7 15-14 145
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 2 02-08
57. Taylor Ramey Hattiesburg, MS 7 15-13 144
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 2 03-04
58. Marty Torrence Crystal Springs, MS 5 15-12 143
Day 1: 5 15-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
59. Justin Margraves Diana, TX 8 15-12 142
Day 1: 3 05-10 Day 2: 5 10-02
60. Logan Latuso Gonzales, LA 8 15-11 141
Day 1: 4 09-04 Day 2: 4 06-07
61. Teb Jones Hattiesburg, MS 8 15-11 140
Day 1: 5 08-14 Day 2: 3 06-13
62. Cody Ryan Greaney Manchaca, TX 5 15-10 139
Day 1: 4 13-07 Day 2: 1 02-03
63. Homer Humphreys Jr. Minden, LA 7 15-04 138
Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 2 03-09
64. Drew Cook Midway, FL 7 15-04 137
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 5 10-06
65. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 6 15-04 136
Day 1: 4 09-13 Day 2: 2 05-07
66. Dustin Laber Greeley, CO 6 15-02 135
Day 1: 2 06-00 Day 2: 4 09-02
67. Nathan Martin Sheffield, AL 6 15-00 134
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 4 10-05
68. Justin Lucas Guntersville, AL 6 14-15 133
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 1 02-02
69. Tommy Durham Whitney, TX 7 14-15 132
Day 1: 4 08-15 Day 2: 3 06-00
70. Dale Hightower Mannford, OK 8 14-10 131
Day 1: 5 08-15 Day 2: 3 05-11
71. Lee Livesay Longview, TX 7 14-09 130
Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 2 04-02
72. Tommy Martin Hemphill, TX 7 14-08 129
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 4 07-00
73. Corey Dear Brandon, MS 6 14-06 128
Day 1: 3 09-04 Day 2: 3 05-02
74. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 6 14-04 127
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 1 01-14
75. Gary Clouse LaVergne, TN 7 14-01 126
Day 1: 4 07-07 Day 2: 3 06-10
76. Gary Isgrigg Mt Washington, KY 6 13-15 125
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 5 11-15
77. Harvey Horne Bella Vista, AR 6 13-14 124
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 1 02-09
78. Bruce Whitmire Channelview, TX 7 13-11 123
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 2 04-03
79. Matthew Loetscher Many, LA 6 13-09 122
Day 1: 5 12-01 Day 2: 1 01-08
80. Grant Galloway Houlka, MS 7 13-08 121
Day 1: 3 06-05 Day 2: 4 07-03
81. Garrett Rose Pipecreek, TX 7 13-06 120
Day 1: 5 08-06 Day 2: 2 05-00
82. Brandon Lee Ratcliff, AR 5 13-05 119
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 3 08-08
83. William Walker Jena, LA 6 13-03 118
Day 1: 2 05-14 Day 2: 4 07-05
84. Ron Wells Claremore, OK 4 12-07 117
Day 1: 2 05-08 Day 2: 2 06-15
85. Lucas Ragusa Gonzales, LA 6 12-07 116
Day 1: 3 06-14 Day 2: 3 05-09
86. Patrick Starnes San Antonio, TX 3 12-04 115
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 2 09-14
87. Bert Worrell Jr Longview, TX 3 12-03 114
Day 1: 1 03-12 Day 2: 2 08-07
88. Jimmy Charbonnet St.Amant, LA 5 12-00 113
Day 1: 3 08-01 Day 2: 2 03-15
89. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 5 11-15 112
Day 1: 4 08-13 Day 2: 1 03-02
90. Gerald Spohrer Gonzales, LA 5 11-14 111
Day 1: 4 09-02 Day 2: 1 02-12
91. Jerod Hawkes Eagle Pass, TX 5 11-10 110
Day 1: 4 09-08 Day 2: 1 02-02
92. Terry Peacock Royse City, TX 5 11-10 109
Day 1: 2 04-02 Day 2: 3 07-08
93. David Ottman Terry, MS 5 11-09 108
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 4 09-03
94. Ronnie Farlow Brandon, MS 5 11-08 107
Day 1: 3 08-04 Day 2: 2 03-04
95. David Drinkard Sour Lake, TX 3 11-02 106
Day 1: 2 07-06 Day 2: 1 03-12
96. Troy Orourke Natchitoches, LA 4 10-10 105
Day 1: 3 08-14 Day 2: 1 01-12
97. Ray Brazier Lawrenceburg, TN 3 10-10 104
Day 1: 1 04-01 Day 2: 2 06-09
98. Ted Pearce Jr Florence, MS 4 10-05 103
Day 1: 2 06-01 Day 2: 2 04-04
99. Trait Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 7 10-04 102
Day 1: 3 03-13 Day 2: 4 06-07
100. Mike Lirette Monroe, LA 6 10-04 101
Day 1: 3 05-03 Day 2: 3 05-01
101. Jimmy Greer Jr Dry Prong, LA 4 09-14 100
Day 1: 4 09-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
102. Brett Preuett Monroe, LA 4 09-14 99
Day 1: 2 05-04 Day 2: 2 04-10
103. Brian Potter Claremore, OK 5 09-12 98
Day 1: 3 06-05 Day 2: 2 03-07
104. Keith Poche Pike Road, AL 5 09-07 97
Day 1: 5 09-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
105. Trey Bayles III Eros, LA 5 09-07 96
Day 1: 4 07-02 Day 2: 1 02-05
106. Gary Riffle Paris, TX 4 09-05 95
Day 1: 3 06-12 Day 2: 1 02-09
107. Jim Dillard West Monroe, LA 3 09-03 94
Day 1: 2 05-15 Day 2: 1 03-04
108. Alexander Wilson Sr Elmore, AL 3 09-02 93
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 1 04-08
109. Jeff Cloud Lubbock, TX 5 09-01 92
Day 1: 3 05-07 Day 2: 2 03-10
110. Alfred Williams Jackson, MS 4 09-00 91
Day 1: 3 05-04 Day 2: 1 03-12
111. Jason Cordell Pelahatchie, MS 4 08-14 90
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 3 06-02
112. Billy Billeaud Lafayette, LA 4 08-14 89
Day 1: 1 03-11 Day 2: 3 05-03
113. Matthew Delaney Pollock, LA 4 08-13 88
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 08-13
114. Jason Christy Scottsdale, AZ 3 08-12 87
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 2 06-06
115. Doug Vahrenberg Higginsville, MO 4 08-09 86
Day 1: 3 07-00 Day 2: 1 01-09
116. Sam George Athens, AL 3 08-08 85
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 1 04-05
117. Steve Sennikoff Edgewood, TX 5 08-06 84
Day 1: 4 06-11 Day 2: 1 01-11
118. Denny Fiedler Minnetonka, MN 4 08-05 83
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 2 04-07
119. James Davis Jr Ferriday, LA 3 08-03 82
Day 1: 1 05-00 Day 2: 2 03-03
120. Andy Ortega Odessa, TX 4 08-02 81
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 3 06-04
121. Dustin Reneau Mckinney, TX 4 08-01 80
Day 1: 4 08-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
122. Kylie Sparks Denham Spgs, LA 3 08-01 79
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 2 05-06
123. Cody Bird Granbury, TX 4 08-00 78
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 08-00
124. Gary Vining Morgan City, LA 4 07-15 77
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 2 03-08
125. Ed Dunnaway Flowood, MS 4 07-14 76
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 3 05-13
126. Chris Hart Franklin, TN 3 07-13 75
Day 1: 1 03-08 Day 2: 2 04-05
127. Jay Brainard Enid, OK 3 07-12 74
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 2 05-07
128. Craig Duvall Denham Springs, LA 3 07-07 73
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
129. Darrell Hunter Lena, MS 3 07-04 72
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
130. Marshall Hughes Hemphill, TX 3 07-03 71
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-03
131. Seiji Kato Outsu Shiga JAPAN 4 07-02 70
Day 1: 3 05-06 Day 2: 1 01-12
132. Dylan Connell Marion, IL 4 07-01 69
Day 1: 4 07-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
133. Eugene Eisenmann Jr Frisco, TX 4 06-14 68
Day 1: 4 06-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
134. Bo Keith III Haughton, LA 1 06-14 67
Day 1: 1 06-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
135. Eric Gilchrist Plaquemine, LA 3 06-12 66
Day 1: 3 06-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
136. Dustin Wrona Tulsa, OK 3 06-10 65
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-10
137. Robert Burns Plano, TX 2 06-09 64
Day 1: 2 06-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
138. Travis Klein Highland Village, TX 2 06-09 63
Day 1: 1 03-06 Day 2: 1 03-03
139. Mike Pharr Shreveport, LA 3 06-02 62
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 1 01-14
140. Lance Rose Pipe Creek, TX 3 06-01 61
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 2 04-07
141. Joel Mayfield Perkinston, MS 2 06-01 60
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 1 03-06
142. Johnny Grice Arp, TX 3 06-00 59
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 2 04-05
143. Mike Brown Vidor, TX 3 05-07 58
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 1 01-09
144. Jimmy Stallins Byhalia, MS 2 04-14 57
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 1 02-02
145. Darold Gleason Many, LA 2 04-05 56
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
145. Erik Lane San Antonio, TX 2 04-05 56
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-05
147. Chance Woodard Paris, TX 2 04-04 54
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 1 02-09
148. RJ Chandler Jr. Vinton, LA 2 04-01 53
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
149. Tyler Carriere Youngsville, LA 2 03-13 52
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-13
150. Brent Bonadona Port Allen, LA 2 03-10 51
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
150. Brent Breznik Borger, TX 2 03-10 51
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
152. Rob Mcpheron Montgomery, TX 2 03-08 49
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-08
153. Darrell Newman Bruceville, TX 2 03-05 48
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
154. Francisco Acosta Leon Guanajuato MEXICO 1 03-03 47
Day 1: 1 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
155. Dewayne French Mammoth Spring, AR 2 03-03 46
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 1 01-12
156. Duane Pittman Prairieville, LA 1 02-13 45
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
157. Bill McNutt Henry, IL 1 02-10 44
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-10
158. Audie Prewitt Jr Benton, AR 1 02-07 43
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
158. Edgar Romero Leon MEXICO 1 02-07 43
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
160. Kendall Newson Decatur, GA 1 02-04 41
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
161. Rick Shannon Woodlawn, TN 1 02-03 40
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-03
162. Jason Mckinney Bokoshe, OK 1 02-02 39
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-02
163. Terry Luedtke Burton, TX 1 02-00 38
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
164. Ernie Stumpf III Frisco, TX 1 01-14 37
Day 1: 0 -01-00 Day 2: 1 02-14
165. Tom Huynh Moorehead, MN 1 00-13 36
Day 1: 1 00-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Kenny Churchill Byram, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. David Cosner Austin, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Clent Davis Montevallo, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Jed Holt Livingston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Andrew Hulbert Ridgeland, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Lonnie Mesar Sanger, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Eddie Norris Mannford, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Yoshikazu Sato Tokyo JAPAN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Caleb Stark Brusly, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. 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 47 494 1238-14
2 28 390 965-00
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75 884 2203-14

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open Ross Barnette Reservoir 3/1-3/3
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland MS.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Justin Leet Memphis, TN 6 22-11 200
Day 1: 3 13-04 Day 2: 3 09-07
2. Larry Savell Jr. Brandon, MS 6 20-13 199
Day 1: 3 12-11 Day 2: 3 08-02
3. Ronald Robbs Ironton, MO 5 18-13 198
Day 1: 2 06-00 Day 2: 3 12-13
4. John Connell Marion, IL 6 16-10 197
Day 1: 3 06-08 Day 2: 3 10-02
5. Rick Parker Kaufman, TX 5 15-14 196
Day 1: 2 08-10 Day 2: 3 07-04
6. Alan Manning Brandon, MS 5 15-11 195
Day 1: 3 09-11 Day 2: 2 06-00
7. James Simmons Houma, LA 5 15-07 194
Day 1: 2 09-06 Day 2: 3 06-01
8. John Milam Beaumont, TX 4 15-03 193
Day 1: 1 05-07 Day 2: 3 09-12
9. Bernard Crump Jackson, MS 5 14-12 192
Day 1: 2 05-15 Day 2: 3 08-13
10. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 5 13-15 191
Day 1: 3 08-01 Day 2: 2 05-14
11. Bob Burgess Millington, TN 5 13-05 190
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 2 03-08
12. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL 5 13-04 189
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 3 10-07
13. Matt Pretzel Waconia, MN 6 13-02 188 $1,225.00
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 3 06-14
14. Jed Farlow Brandon, MS 5 12-08 187 $1,094.00
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 2 03-12
15. Jordan Lane Justin, TX 5 12-05 186 $962.00
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 3 07-07
16. Bill Boggan Brandon, MS 4 12-02 185 $875.00
Day 1: 1 04-00 Day 2: 3 08-02
17. Mark Powers Platteville, CO 4 11-13 184 $700.00
Day 1: 1 04-10 Day 2: 3 07-03
18. Sakae Ushio Tonawanda, NY 3 11-07 183 $612.00
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 2 09-01
19. Anthony Thomas Jackson, MS 5 11-04 182 $612.00
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 2 04-00
20. Jeff Thomas Royse City, TX 3 11-02 181 $525.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 11-02
21. Joe Lee Midlothian, TX 6 11-00 180 $438.00
Day 1: 3 05-08 Day 2: 3 05-08
22. Brandon Wilcher Canton, MS 3 10-07 179 $438.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 10-07
23. Robert Parkison Marshall, TX 5 10-05 178 $438.00
Day 1: 3 06-08 Day 2: 2 03-13
24. Dwain Vogelpohl Cambridge, MN 4 10-03 177 $438.00
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 2 05-06
25. Ramey Harrell Brandon, MS 4 10-02 176 $438.00
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 3 08-04
26. Kevin Wisnoski Canton, MS 4 09-12 175 $438.00
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 1 03-02
27. Michael Tesch Frederic, WI 3 09-11 174 $438.00
Day 1: 3 09-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
28. Stephen Parnell Brandon, MS 4 09-11 173 $438.00
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 1 02-03
29. Todd Ulmer Brandon, MS 3 09-10 172 $438.00
Day 1: 3 09-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
30. Bo Rhodes Argyle, TX 4 08-15 171 $438.00
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 1 01-08
31. Rob Brown Kenner, LA 4 08-15 170 $438.00
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 2 04-14
32. Cole Lamb Melbourne, AR 3 08-15 169 $438.00
Day 1: 1 04-06 Day 2: 2 04-09
33. Cody Miller Livingston, TX 3 08-11 168 $438.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-11
34. Bobby Williams Salisbury, NC 3 08-09 167 $438.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-09
35. Hunter Miles Collinsville, MS 3 08-03 166 $438.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-03
35. Cameron Naquin Gray, LA 3 08-03 166 $438.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-03
37. Newton Ford Jr. Brandon, MS 2 08-01 164 $438.00
Day 1: 1 03-13 Day 2: 1 04-04
38. Edgar Tellez Jr San Nicolas De Los Garz 3 08-00 163 $438.00
Day 1: 3 08-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
39. Cedric Jackson Sicily Island, LA 3 08-00 162 $438.00
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 2 06-04
40. Michael Nichols Brandon, MS 3 07-15 161 $219.00
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
40. Carlton Tipp Grand Bay, AL 3 07-15 161 $219.00
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
42. Jerry Coutee Montgomery, LA 4 07-12 159
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 2 03-13
43. Dustin Duvall Denham Springs, LA 3 07-11 158
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-11
44. Joe Nance Pearland, TX 3 07-09 157
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
45. Matthew Mcardle Humble, TX 3 07-06 156
Day 1: 2 05-10 Day 2: 1 01-12
46. Albert Hudson Austin, TX 3 07-06 155
Day 1: 2 04-00 Day 2: 1 03-06
47. Brett Walker Pleasant Valley, MO 3 07-05 154
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 1 02-04
48. Dan Thomas Jr Milton, FL 2 07-04 153
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 1 04-09
49. David Hudkins Cabot, AR 3 07-04 152
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 1 02-13
50. Jonathan Craig Flora, MS 2 07-03 151
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 1 04-07
51. Eric Roshto Winnfield, LA 4 07-00 150
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 2 02-15
52. David Gilliam Forest, MS 3 06-15 149
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
53. Beau Browning Hot Springs, AR 3 06-15 148
Day 1: 2 05-07 Day 2: 1 01-08
54. Brian Murphy Sulphur, LA 3 06-14 147
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 2 05-00
55. Justin Ketteringham Pearl, MS 3 06-11 146
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
56. David Booth Erin, TN 3 06-05 145
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 2 04-12
57. Scott Bailey Longview, TX 3 06-04 144
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 2 04-03
58. Brady Sennikoff Forney, TX 3 06-04 143
Day 1: 2 03-02 Day 2: 1 03-02
59. Taurian Parks Yazoo City, MS 3 06-03 142
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
60. Ed Laroche Gillespie, IL 2 06-03 141
Day 1: 2 06-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
61. Shea Breznik Borger, TX 2 06-02 140
Day 1: 2 06-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
62. Lee Lott Sumrall, MS 1 06-02 139
Day 1: 1 06-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
63. Bill Bonner Wetumpka, AL 2 06-01 138
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 06-01
64. Daniel Corkern Florence, MS 3 06-01 137
Day 1: 2 04-00 Day 2: 1 02-01
65. Noel Allen Jr Brandon, MS 3 06-00 136
Day 1: 1 02-09 Day 2: 2 03-07
66. Brad Hollowell Azle, TX 3 05-15 135
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 1 02-05
67. Stacy Smith Vidor, TX 3 05-14 134
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-14
68. Jeremy Duke Gautier, MS 2 05-13 133
Day 1: 2 05-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
69. Adam Boyd Humble, TX 3 05-13 132
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 2 03-15
70. Charles Reed Batesville, MS 3 05-10 131
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 1 02-07
71. John Mcilwain Pelahatchie, MS 2 05-08 130
Day 1: 2 05-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
72. Chris Nail Tulsa, OK 2 05-07 129
Day 1: 2 05-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
73. David Keith Haughton, LA 2 05-06 128
Day 1: 2 05-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
74. Brian Penso Houston, TX 2 05-05 127
Day 1: 2 05-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
75. Larry Beauboeuf Bossier City, LA 3 05-05 126
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 2 03-08
76. Charles Poland Denham Springs, LA 2 05-04 125
Day 1: 1 02-15 Day 2: 1 02-05
77. Jimmy Brumfield Madison, MS 3 05-00 124
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-00
78. Steven Gilliam Blanchard, OK 2 05-00 123
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 1 02-05
79. Matt Michel Gonzales, LA 2 04-15 122
Day 1: 2 04-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
79. Danny Mosley Collinsville, MS 2 04-15 122
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-15
81. Jim Phillips Greenwood, MS 2 04-15 120
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 1 02-07
82. Thomas Smith Pearl, MS 2 04-13 119
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
83. Robert Murphy Florence, MS 2 04-13 118
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 1 02-09
84. Fred Ruggles Alexandria, LA 2 04-11 117
Day 1: 1 02-09 Day 2: 1 02-02
85. Blaine Sparks Denham Springs, LA 1 04-09 116
Day 1: 1 04-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
86. Greg Cecchi Lucedale, MS 2 04-07 115
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-07
87. Calvin Buchanan Tupelo, MS 2 04-06 114
Day 1: 2 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
88. Morris Collins Centerville, OH 2 04-05 113
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
89. Sawyer Adams Richmond, KY 2 04-04 112
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
89. John Sturdivant Obion, TN 2 04-04 112
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
91. William Mcnutt II Bossier City, LA 2 04-04 110
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 1 01-14
92. Paul Rice Anguilla, MS 2 04-03 109
Day 1: 2 05-03 Day 2: 0 -01-00
93. Steve Hatch Long Beach, MS 2 04-03 108
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
94. Calvin Balch Porter, TX 2 04-01 107
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 1 01-11
95. Todd Childs Waxahachie, TX 2 04-00 106
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-00
95. Garrett Perkins Mamou, LA 2 04-00 106
Day 1: 2 04-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
97. Jeff Wallace West Monroe, LA 2 03-15 104
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 1 01-14
98. Randall Gilmore Jr Brandon, MS 2 03-14 103
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
98. Ian Madere Baton Rouge, LA 2 03-14 103
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
100. Blake Canella Plaquemine, LA 2 03-13 101
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-13
100. Gregory Shimanek Keller, TX 2 03-13 101
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-13
102. Keith Glasby Ovilla, TX 2 03-13 99
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 1 02-01
103. Robert Prebeck Norwood, MO 2 03-12 98
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-12
104. Jarvis Ellis Albany, GA 2 03-11 97
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-11
105. Michael Scalise Port Allen, LA 1 03-08 96
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-08
105. Todd Walters Ladson, SC 1 03-08 96
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-08
107. Mark Cowart Kearney, MO 2 03-07 94
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-07
108. Ed Williams Jackson, MS 1 03-07 93
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-07
109. Matt Gnoth Sharon, KS 2 03-06 92
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
109. Chandler Stewart Waco, TX 2 03-06 92
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
111. Bill McCoun Amarillo, TX 1 03-06 90
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-06
112. Todd Fowlkes Collierville, TN 2 03-05 89
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
113. Michael Murphy Brandon, MS 2 03-04 88
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
114. Angel Alvarez Houston, TX 1 03-04 87
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-04
114. John Hammersmith Branson, MO 1 03-04 87
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-04
116. Jeff Pinter Brandon, MS 2 03-03 85
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
117. Chad Mayfield Brandon, MS 2 03-01 84
Day 1: 2 03-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
118. Andrew Harris Jackson, MS 1 03-00 83
Day 1: 1 03-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
119. Jerrod Vaught Mt Pleasant, TX 1 02-14 82
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-14
119. Randy Woodard Paris, TX 1 02-14 82
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
121. Curtis King Plaquemine, LA 1 02-13 80
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
122. John Roberson Shreveport, LA 1 02-12 79
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
123. Blake Stamps Brandon, MS 2 02-11 78
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 0 -01-00
124. Joel Ross Brandon, MS 1 02-07 77
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
125. Daniel Dantoni Florence, MS 1 02-06 76
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
125. Mike Whitty Terry, MS 1 02-06 76
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
127. Brent Shimanek Fort Worth, TX 1 02-03 74
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-03
127. Jean Trahan Lafayette, LA 1 02-03 74
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
129. John Goul Philadelphia, MS 1 02-02 72
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-02
130. Bill Hunter Murfreesboro, TN 1 02-01 71
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
131. Jesse Steadham Byram, MS 1 02-00 70
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Rusty Cappo Prairieville, LA 1 01-14 69
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Vernon Cooksey Bossier City, LA 1 01-14 69
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-14
132. Clayton Stoering Waterville, MN 1 01-14 69
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
135. Brandon Clayton Haslet , TX 1 01-13 66
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
135. Steve Tennison Lexington, OK 1 01-13 66
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-13
137. Will Major Port Allen, LA 1 01-09 64
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
138. John Binz Mesquite, TX 1 01-08 63
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-08
139. Brad Bailey Saint Louis, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Hunter Beasley Madison, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Ben Blankenbeker Linn Creek, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Calvin Bogan Livingston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Leslie Brandenburg Springfield, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Scott Brown Lucedale, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Steve Byrd Coalgate, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Julius Craig Walker, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Brad Cryer Dallas, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Kevin Dear Pearl, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Logan Forbess Nevada, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Buddy French Monticello, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. John Gaumnitz Oak Ridge, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Emile Gennaro Sr Wesson, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Parker Greer The Woodlands, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Brett Hardy North Richland Hills, T 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Scott Hill Saint Louis, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Jeff Hinton Moss Point, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. John Hoggan Driggs, ID 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Adam Horn Madison, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. David Hug Collierville, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Charles Knowles Madison, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Kevin Maxwell Laneville, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Jim Mccaskill Brandon, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Dwight Minogue Keithville, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Alex Parrish Florence, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Lonny Peryer Sparta, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Chet Peterson Saint Amant, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Hugh Rose Davis, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Omar Sanchez Laredo, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Frank Spears Greenville, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Donald Terry Jackson, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Brian Toth Brandon, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Walter Tucker Osceola, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Derek White Denham Springs, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Jeff Whitehead Slaton, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. William Wood Sylacauga, AL 0 00-00 0
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by AnglersChannel

TWO BOATS COLLIDE AT COSTA FLW SERIES AT LAKE SEMINOLE

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (March 2, 2018) – Two boats were involved in a low-speed collision this morning at the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division event at Lake Seminole. Pro Adam Slupczynski of Marietta, Georgia, and co-angler Jim Topmiller of Orlando, Florida, were in one of the boats; Pro Frank Clark of Benton, Illinois, and co-angler Anthony Hunt of Fort Lauderdale, Florida were in the other boat.

The collision happened around 7:40 a.m. on the Georgia-side of Lake Seminole, near Sealy’s Cut. Both boats were able to make it to the landing at Three Rivers State Park in Chattahoochee, Florida, where they were met by local authorities. Topmiller was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The other three anglers declined medical attention.

Weather conditions were not a factor. The accident is currently being investigated by the local authorities. FLW will continue to release information as it becomes available. Updated information will also be posted on the FLW website, 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, YouTube and Snapchat.

by AnglersChannel

Ranger Boats Sends 13 Anglers to the Classic on Lake Hartwell

FLIPPIN, Ark. – Legendary boat brand Ranger Boats will be represented by 13 of the world’s top professional bass anglers when the 2018 Bassmaster Classic is contested on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell on March 16-18. The group of Ranger pro anglers includes two former Classic Champions and three anglers who finished in the top-10 Elite Series Angler of the Year standings in 2017.

Ranger also welcomes defending Classic winner Jordan Lee, Matt Lee and Jared Lintner to its pro staff. The three anglers have enjoyed years of success on the Elite Series and will represent Ranger Boats during the coming 2018 tournament season.

The Bassmaster Classic draws thousands each year to watch the live weigh ins as well as to attend the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo, which runs concurrently with the tournament. The Expo gives Ranger fans a chance to see the brand’s latest models, including the Ranger Z521L ICON, which commemorates Ranger Boats’ 50th anniversary.

Boat buyers attending the 2018 Bassmaster Classic Outdoor Expo will be eligible for numerous sales incentives, giving them the opportunity to make their dream rig a reality. With limited-time-only offers geared for both fiberglass and aluminum customers, qualifying purchases will receive benefits up to $3,000 in combined retail value for eligible models.

Visitors to the Ranger booth will also have the opportunity to meet and gain professional insight from some of the sport’s greatest professional bass anglers. With appearances by Hank Parker, Jimmy Houston, Denny Brauer and many others, the Ranger booth is expected to be a hub for bass fishing fans throughout the expo.

Ranger Pros competing in the 2018 Bassmaster Classic and how they qualified:

Jason Christie – Park Hill, Okla.

B.A.S.S. Elite Series Angler of the Year: Second Place

Luke Clausen – Spokane, Wash.

B.A.S.S. Elite Series Angler of the Year: 23rd Place

Keith Combs – Huntington, Texas

B.A.S.S. Elite Series Angler of the Year: Ninth Place

Mark Daniels, Jr. – Tuskegee, Ala.

B.A.S.S. Elite Series Angler of the Year: 18th Place

Brent Ehrler – Redlands, Calif.

B.A.S.S. Elite Series Angler of the Year: 11th Place

Micah Frazier – Newnan, Ga.

B.A.S.S. Elite Series Angler of the Year: 31st Place

Jordan Lee – Grant, Ala.

Defending Classic Champion

Matt Lee – Guntersville, Ala.

B.A.S.S. Elite Series Angler of the Year: 25th Place

Mike McClelland – Bella Vista, Ark.

B.A.S.S. Elite Series Angler of the Year: 48th Place

Jacob Powroznik – Port Haywood, Va.

Classic Bracket Winner

Skeet Reese – Auburn, Calif.

B.A.S.S. Elite Series Angler of the Year: 33rd Place

Carl Svebek III – Orange, Texas

B.A.S.S. Open Winner: Sabine River

David Walker – Sevierville, Tenn.

B.A.S.S. Elite Series Angler of the Year: 35th Place

by AnglersChannel

PRO ANGLERS SET TO COMPETE FOR $125K AT FLW TOUR ON LAKE LANIER PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS

High Water Levels Expected to Play Big Role in Internationally-Televised Event

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Feb. 27, 2018) – The FLW Tour, the most competitive Tour in professional bass-fishing, returns to the water next week, March 8-11, with the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats. Hosted by the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau, the tournament will feature 368 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and up to $25,000 cash in the co-angler division.

The FLW Tour has visited Lake Lanier four times previously, with 2018 marking the fifth visit in FLW’s 23-year history. The fishery has played host to two Forrest Wood Cup championships (2012 and 2010) and Tour events in 2006 and 1999. The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats is more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60^th place in the Pro Division.

“Our community benefits greatly from events like this one that are designed to include the entire family,” said Gainesville Tourism Manager Regina Dyer. “In the past six months, fishing has resulted in more than $2 million dollars in economic impact and showcased Lake Lanier as a world-class fishery and prime location for anglers of all ages. We’re excited to bring the FLW Tour to town and expect a great week of fun for all fans of fishing and the outdoors.”

Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. EST Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning and at 7:45 a.m. DST Sunday morning (Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday) from Laurel Park, located at 3100 Old Cleveland Highway, in Gainesville. Thursday and Friday’s weigh-ins, March 8-9, will be held at the park beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins, March 10-11, will also be held at the park, but will begin at 4 p.m.

“I’m excited to finally showcase the jewel that Lake Lanier is for bass fishing,” said local angler Jason Johnson of Dawsonville, Georgia, who is fishing his fourth season as a professional on the FLW Tour. “We’ve had two Forrest Wood Cups here, but those are always in August – the toughest time of the year to fish. We’re hitting the lake at just the right time this year and it’s really going to show that Lake Lanier is the best spotted-bass tournament fishery in America. There is not another lake that has the quality and quantity of nice, spotted bass, and I’m anxious to show it off to the world.”

Johnson said that recent rain has the water levels completely at full pool and with more rain being forecast before the tournament he expects the largemouth bass to play a larger role than normal.

“If the tournament isn’t won strictly on largemouth, the key will be having one or two mixed in each day,” he said. “The high water has flooded a lot of trees and sage brush and there is enough water for the largemouth to get up into them. Guys are going to be catching fish with everything that you can throw in your tackle box.

“I think the winner will likely have a four-day total of 63½ to 64 pounds,” Johnson went on to say. “I think if you can catch 16 pounds a day, you’ll be right there at the end.”

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) April 18 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.

Prior to the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at Laurel Park from noon to 4 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 Laurel Park on Saturday, March 10 from 9-11 a.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.

As part of the FLW Tour’s community outreach initiative, FLW Tour anglers will visit students at Chestatee High School in Gainesville on Wednesday, March 7 from 8:30-10 a.m. to introduce students to fishing and outdoor activities in their community. During the presentations the pro anglers will reinforce how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) relate to outdoor activities as well as boating safety.

In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 368 anglers competes in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concludes following Friday’s weigh-in, while 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.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 10-12 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

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

by AnglersChannel

Reehm Takes Over In Bassmaster Open On Ross Barnett

Clark Reehm of Elm Grove, La., took the lead on the first day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open No. 1 held on Ross Barnett Reservoir out of Ridgeland, Miss. Reehm brought 20 pounds, 15 ounces to the scales at Thursday's weigh-in.

Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.

March 1, 2018

RIDGELAND, Miss. — While most everyone else focused on catching bass in various spawning stages, the opposite held true for Clark Reehm. On Ross Barnett Reservoir, he intentionally avoided spawning bass and took the lead at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open.

Reehm’s limit weighing 20 pounds, 15 ounces, leads over the second-place catch weighing 19-8 caught by Caleb Sumrall. Fred Roumbanis is third with 18-8, and Brad Whatley is fourth with 18-5.

Most impressive is what Reehm is not doing. Normally, playing the spawning card is a wise move. Bigger bass are shallower and easier to catch. Those same fish can be unreliable under suddenly changing weather conditions. Both scenarios have panned out so far.

“I am looking for largemouth that are unaffected by the weather,” said Reehm of Elm Grove, La. “A cold front like we had this morning can completely change a spawning bite.”

Actively feeding bass are his target. That is a smart move for obvious reasons.

“If they are hungry they will bite,” he continued. “Twelve months of the year fish will be hungry, so why bother chasing those doing anything else?”

Reehm proved the point after catching the big bass of the day — a largemouth weighing 8-1 — on his third cast of the morning, and he did so fishing in a crowded area. If no one catches a heavier bass by the end of competition Saturday, Reehm will win the Phoenix Boats big bass award of $750.

“I’m not at all concerned about the fishing pressure because I’m using something different,” he said.

What that something different is remains a mystery, although a “reaction lure” capable of triggering strikes is a logical assumption.

Searching for new water is a daunting task when beginning a tournament, but that forced move paid off for Sumrall. Incoming cloud cover made the gamble worth the risk.

“The clouds turned on a big bass bite for me as I moved along,” said Sumrall of New Iberia, La. “I’m fishing what I know because it’s my first experience here.”

Moving along meant using a lure capable of covering water, stimulating a reaction bite along the way. That may change with Friday’s weather, and Sumrall plans to be ready. Fishing with an open mind, as he did today, is the game plan.

“Hopefully, I can take what I found today and expand on it tomorrow, given the adjustments,” explained Sumrall, who earned paid entry fees for the Opens after winning the 2017 B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

While cloud cover benefited Sumrall, it hindered Roumbanis.

“It made it worse, scattering my fish,” he admitted. “I’m running a lot of areas and the change forced me to figure their next move as I went along.”

Anticipating where his fish will move next and remaining confident in the lure choice will be his focus Friday.

“The water is dropping, and that has the fish on the move, so I plan to adjust accordingly,” said Roumbanis of Russellville, Ark.

The sudden wave of rain and falling temperatures triggered good thinking by Whatley.

“When the front came through at 9 o’clock this morning it changed my presentation, and it will again tomorrow,” said Whatley of Bivins, Texas.

“Slowing down was all it took to stay in the game,” he added. “After I slowed down my day got better.”

Whatley also has a good idea of where his chosen fish are in the spawning cycle. Should conditions change Friday, he’ll try to adjust accordingly. Whaley said he’s confident the same lure will continue to produce, although working it even slower might be necessary.

Rapidly changing weather conditions were a challenge to most of the field, and that should be the case again Friday. Air temperatures plummeted from a high of 85 degrees on Wednesday to 55 by weigh-in today. With the chill came more rain, adding to abnormally high precipitation in previous days. Sunny skies and much cooler temperatures are forecast for the second round of fishing.

Justin Leet of Memphis, Tenn., leads the co-angler division with a three-bass limit weighing 13-4. Larry Savell Jr., holds down second with 12-11, and Bob Burgess of Millington, Tenn., is third with 9-13.

This season’s Opens circuit features the Central and Eastern divisions with four tournaments apiece. The season concludes with an Opens Championship that will be held Oct. 18-20 at a location yet to be announced.

The championship field will include the eight winners from the Opens tournaments. Joining them will be the Top 10 anglers in the point standings from each division. The 28 competitors will fish for invitations to the 2019 Elite Series and Classic.

Takeoff time is 6:15 a.m. CT from Madison Landing/Pelican Cove Restaurant with weigh-in beginning at 2:15 p.m. on Friday. The championship weigh-in begins Saturday at 3:15 p.m. Location is Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in the Jackson suburb of Pearl.

Local event host is Visit Ridgeland.

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open Ross Barnett Reservoir 3/1-3/3
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland MS.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1. Clark Reehm Elm Grove, LA 5 20-15 200
Day 1: 5 20-15
2. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 5 19-08 199
Day 1: 5 19-08
3. Fred Roumbanis Russellville, AR 5 18-08 198
Day 1: 5 18-08
4. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 5 18-05 197
Day 1: 5 18-05
5. Ken Iyobe Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 5 17-11 196
Day 1: 5 17-11
6. Mark Hicks Glouster, OH 5 17-00 195
Day 1: 5 17-00
7. Stephen Mitchell Jonesville, LA 5 17-00 194
Day 1: 5 17-00
8. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 5 16-15 193
Day 1: 5 16-15
9. Marty Torrence Crystal Springs, MS 5 15-12 192
Day 1: 5 15-12
10. MJ Vihnanek Jr Walnut Hill, FL 5 15-11 191
Day 1: 5 15-11
11. Bryan Finch Belton, TX 5 15-05 190
Day 1: 5 15-05
12. David Gillham Heath, TX 4 15-02 189
Day 1: 4 15-02
13. Bradley Burns Brandon, MS 5 14-15 188
Day 1: 5 14-15
14. Michael Fazende Lafitte, LA 5 14-13 187
Day 1: 5 14-13
15. Blake Betz Baton Rouge, LA 5 14-07 186
Day 1: 5 14-07
16. Cody Ryan Greaney Manchaca, TX 4 13-07 185
Day 1: 4 13-07
17. Bryant Adam Madison, MS 5 13-06 184
Day 1: 5 13-06
18. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 5 13-04 183
Day 1: 5 13-04
19. Frank Talley Temple, TX 5 13-03 182
Day 1: 5 13-03
20. Quentin Cappo Prairieville, LA 4 12-14 181
Day 1: 4 12-14
21. Justin Lucas Guntersville, AL 5 12-13 180
Day 1: 5 12-13
22. Kyle Alford Brandon, MS 5 12-12 179
Day 1: 5 12-12
22. Shannon Denson Brandon, MS 5 12-12 179
Day 1: 5 12-12
24. Dustin Connell Clanton, AL 5 12-11 177
Day 1: 5 12-11
25. Taylor Ramey Hattiesburg, MS 5 12-09 176
Day 1: 5 12-09
26. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 5 12-06 175
Day 1: 5 12-06
27. Cliff Crochet Pierre Part, LA 4 12-06 174
Day 1: 4 12-06
28. Gene Bishop Jr Ridgeland, MS 4 12-05 173
Day 1: 4 12-05
29. Matthew Loetscher Many, LA 5 12-01 172
Day 1: 5 12-01
30. Mark Goines Shady Point, OK 5 11-13 171
Day 1: 5 11-13
30. Toby Hartsell Afton, OK 5 11-13 171
Day 1: 5 11-13
30. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 5 11-13 171
Day 1: 5 11-13
33. Homer Humphreys Jr. Minden, LA 5 11-11 168
Day 1: 5 11-11
33. Patrick Walters Ladson, SC 5 11-11 168
Day 1: 5 11-11
35. Greg Vance Dubuque, IA 5 11-09 166
Day 1: 5 11-09
36. Stephen Browning Hot Springs, AR 5 11-07 165
Day 1: 5 11-07
37. Harvey Horne Bella Vista, AR 5 11-05 164
Day 1: 5 11-05
38. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 4 11-03 163
Day 1: 4 11-03
39. Billy Smith Sr Willis, TX 5 10-14 162
Day 1: 5 10-14
40. Drew Benton Panama City, FL 5 10-12 161
Day 1: 5 10-12
41. Zack Birge Blanchard, OK 5 10-11 160
Day 1: 5 10-11
41. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 5 10-11 160
Day 1: 5 10-11
43. Lee Livesay Longview, TX 5 10-07 158
Day 1: 5 10-07
44. Dan Love Pearl, MS 4 10-04 157
Day 1: 4 10-04
45. Marty Giddens Cropwell, AL 3 10-04 156
Day 1: 3 10-04
46. Yusuke Miyazaki Forney, TX 5 10-03 155
Day 1: 5 10-03
47. Trevor Romans Celina, TX 4 10-01 154
Day 1: 4 10-01
48. Andrew Iversen Maple Plain, MN 5 10-00 153
Day 1: 5 10-00
49. Jimmy Greer Jr Dry Prong, LA 4 09-14 152
Day 1: 4 09-14
50. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 4 09-13 151
Day 1: 4 09-13
51. Spike Stoker Stephenville, TX 5 09-12 150
Day 1: 5 09-12
52. Jacob Foutz Charleston, TN 3 09-12 149
Day 1: 3 09-12
53. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 5 09-08 148
Day 1: 5 09-08
53. Bruce Whitmire Channelview, TX 5 09-08 148
Day 1: 5 09-08
55. Jerod Hawkes Eagle Pass, TX 4 09-08 146
Day 1: 4 09-08
56. Keith Poche Pike Road, AL 5 09-07 145
Day 1: 5 09-07
57. Vernon Silver Boutte, LA 5 09-05 144
Day 1: 5 09-05
58. Logan Latuso Gonzales, LA 4 09-04 143
Day 1: 4 09-04
59. Corey Dear Brandon, MS 3 09-04 142
Day 1: 3 09-04
60. Gerald Spohrer Gonzales, LA 4 09-02 141
Day 1: 4 09-02
61. Winston Michel Pierre Part, LA 4 09-00 140
Day 1: 4 09-00
62. Drew Sloan Scurry, TX 3 09-00 139
Day 1: 3 09-00
63. Dale Hightower Mannford, OK 5 08-15 138
Day 1: 5 08-15
64. Tommy Durham Whitney, TX 4 08-15 137
Day 1: 4 08-15
65. Teb Jones Hattiesburg, MS 5 08-14 136
Day 1: 5 08-14
66. Troy Orourke Natchitoches, LA 3 08-14 135
Day 1: 3 08-14
67. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 4 08-13 134
Day 1: 4 08-13
68. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 2 08-11 133
Day 1: 2 08-11
69. Garrett Rose Pipecreek, TX 5 08-06 132
Day 1: 5 08-06
70. Micahael Savell Brandon, MS 3 08-05 131
Day 1: 3 08-05
71. Randall Tharp Port St. Joe, FL 4 08-04 130
Day 1: 4 08-04
72. Ronnie Farlow Brandon, MS 3 08-04 129
Day 1: 3 08-04
73. Dustin Reneau Mckinney, TX 4 08-01 128
Day 1: 4 08-01
74. Jimmy Charbonnet St.Amant, LA 3 08-01 127
Day 1: 3 08-01
75. Chad Wiley Pineville, LA 3 07-11 126
Day 1: 3 07-11
76. Theron Caldwell Colleyville, TX 4 07-08 125
Day 1: 4 07-08
77. Tommy Martin Hemphill, TX 3 07-08 124
Day 1: 3 07-08
78. Gary Clouse LaVergne, TN 4 07-07 123
Day 1: 4 07-07
78. Derek Hudnall Baton Rouge, LA 4 07-07 123
Day 1: 4 07-07
80. Craig Duvall Denham Springs, LA 3 07-07 121
Day 1: 3 07-07
81. David Drinkard Sour Lake, TX 2 07-06 120
Day 1: 2 07-06
82. Darrell Hunter Lena, MS 3 07-04 119
Day 1: 3 07-04
83. Trey Bayles III Eros, LA 4 07-02 118
Day 1: 4 07-02
84. Dylan Connell Marion, IL 4 07-01 117
Day 1: 4 07-01
85. Doug Vahrenberg Higginsville, MO 3 07-00 116
Day 1: 3 07-00
86. Eugene Eisenmann Jr Frisco, TX 4 06-14 115
Day 1: 4 06-14
87. Lucas Ragusa Gonzales, LA 3 06-14 114
Day 1: 3 06-14
88. Bo Keith III Haughton, LA 1 06-14 113
Day 1: 1 06-14
89. Eric Gilchrist Plaquemine, LA 3 06-12 112
Day 1: 3 06-12
89. Gary Riffle Paris, TX 3 06-12 112
Day 1: 3 06-12
91. Steve Sennikoff Edgewood, TX 4 06-11 110
Day 1: 4 06-11
92. Robert Burns Plano, TX 2 06-09 109
Day 1: 2 06-09
93. Grant Galloway Houlka, MS 3 06-05 108
Day 1: 3 06-05
93. Brian Potter Claremore, OK 3 06-05 108
Day 1: 3 06-05
95. Larry Puckett Decatur, TX 3 06-04 106
Day 1: 3 06-04
96. Ted Pearce Jr Florence, MS 2 06-01 105
Day 1: 2 06-01
97. Dustin Laber Greeley, CO 2 06-00 104
Day 1: 2 06-00
98. Jim Dillard West Monroe, LA 2 05-15 103
Day 1: 2 05-15
98. Corey Sullivan Brandon, MS 2 05-15 103
Day 1: 2 05-15
100. William Walker Jena, LA 2 05-14 101
Day 1: 2 05-14
101. Justin Margraves Diana, TX 3 05-10 100
Day 1: 3 05-10
102. Ron Wells Claremore, OK 2 05-08 99
Day 1: 2 05-08
103. Jeff Cloud Lubbock, TX 3 05-07 98
Day 1: 3 05-07
104. Seiji Kato Outsu Shiga JAPAN 3 05-06 97
Day 1: 3 05-06
105. Hunter Denmark Saraland, AL 1 05-06 96
Day 1: 1 05-06
106. Alfred Williams Jackson, MS 3 05-04 95
Day 1: 3 05-04
107. Brett Preuett Monroe, LA 2 05-04 94
Day 1: 2 05-04
108. Mike Lirette Monroe, LA 3 05-03 93
Day 1: 3 05-03
109. James Davis Jr Ferriday, LA 1 05-00 92
Day 1: 1 05-00
110. Drew Cook Midway, FL 2 04-14 91
Day 1: 2 04-14
111. Mark Rose West Memphis, AR 3 04-13 90
Day 1: 3 04-13
112. Brandon Lee Ratcliff, AR 2 04-13 89
Day 1: 2 04-13
113. Nathan Martin Sheffield, AL 2 04-11 88
Day 1: 2 04-11
114. Alexander Wilson Sr Elmore, AL 2 04-10 87
Day 1: 2 04-10
115. Gary Vining Morgan City, LA 2 04-07 86
Day 1: 2 04-07
116. Darold Gleason Many, LA 2 04-05 85
Day 1: 2 04-05
117. Mike Pharr Shreveport, LA 2 04-04 84
Day 1: 2 04-04
118. Sam George Athens, AL 2 04-03 83
Day 1: 2 04-03
119. Terry Peacock Royse City, TX 2 04-02 82
Day 1: 2 04-02
120. RJ Chandler Jr. Vinton, LA 2 04-01 81
Day 1: 2 04-01
121. Ray Brazier Lawrenceburg, TN 1 04-01 80
Day 1: 1 04-01
122. Mike Brown Vidor, TX 2 03-14 79
Day 1: 2 03-14
122. Denny Fiedler Minnetonka, MN 2 03-14 79
Day 1: 2 03-14
124. Trait Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 3 03-13 77
Day 1: 3 03-13
125. Bert Worrell Jr Longview, TX 1 03-12 76
Day 1: 1 03-12
126. Billy Billeaud Lafayette, LA 1 03-11 75
Day 1: 1 03-11
127. Brent Bonadona Port Allen, LA 2 03-10 74
Day 1: 2 03-10
127. Brent Breznik Borger, TX 2 03-10 74
Day 1: 2 03-10
129. Chris Hart Franklin, TN 1 03-08 72
Day 1: 1 03-08
130. Travis Klein Highland Village, TX 1 03-06 71
Day 1: 1 03-06
131. Darrell Newman Bruceville, TX 2 03-05 70
Day 1: 2 03-05
132. Francisco Acosta Leon Guanajuato MEXICO 1 03-03 69
Day 1: 1 03-03
133. Todd Murray Prarrieville, LA 1 02-15 68
Day 1: 1 02-15
134. Duane Pittman Prairieville, LA 1 02-13 67
Day 1: 1 02-13
135. Jason Cordell Pelahatchie, MS 1 02-12 66
Day 1: 1 02-12
135. Jimmy Stallins Byhalia, MS 1 02-12 66
Day 1: 1 02-12
137. Joel Mayfield Perkinston, MS 1 02-11 64
Day 1: 1 02-11
137. Kylie Sparks Denham Spgs, LA 1 02-11 64
Day 1: 1 02-11
139. Audie Prewitt Jr Benton, AR 1 02-07 62
Day 1: 1 02-07
139. Edgar Romero Leon MEXICO 1 02-07 62
Day 1: 1 02-07
141. Jason Christy Scottsdale, AZ 1 02-06 60
Day 1: 1 02-06
141. David Ottman Terry, MS 1 02-06 60
Day 1: 1 02-06
141. Patrick Starnes San Antonio, TX 1 02-06 60
Day 1: 1 02-06
144. Jay Brainard Enid, OK 1 02-05 57
Day 1: 1 02-05
145. Kendall Newson Decatur, GA 1 02-04 56
Day 1: 1 02-04
146. Ed Dunnaway Flowood, MS 1 02-01 55
Day 1: 1 02-01
147. Gary Isgrigg Mt Washington, KY 1 02-00 54
Day 1: 1 02-00
147. Terry Luedtke Burton, TX 1 02-00 54
Day 1: 1 02-00
149. Andy Ortega Odessa, TX 1 01-14 52
Day 1: 1 01-14
150. Johnny Grice Arp, TX 1 01-11 51
Day 1: 1 01-11
150. Chance Woodard Paris, TX 1 01-11 51
Day 1: 1 01-11
152. Lance Rose Pipe Creek, TX 1 01-10 49
Day 1: 1 01-10
153. Dewayne French Mammoth Spring, AR 1 01-07 48
Day 1: 1 01-07
154. Tom Huynh Moorehead, MN 1 00-13 47
Day 1: 1 00-13
155. Cody Bird Granbury, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Tyler Carriere Youngsville, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Kenny Churchill Byram, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. David Cosner Austin, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Clent Davis Montevallo, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Matthew Delaney Pollock, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Jed Holt Livingston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Marshall Hughes Hemphill, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Andrew Hulbert Ridgeland, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Erik Lane San Antonio, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Jason Mckinney Bokoshe, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Bill McNutt Henry, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Rob Mcpheron Montgomery, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Lonnie Mesar Sanger, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Eddie Norris Mannford, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Yoshikazu Sato Tokyo JAPAN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Rick Shannon Woodlawn, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Caleb Stark Brusly, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Keith Surber Longview, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
155. Dustin Wrona Tulsa, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
175. Ernie Stumpf III Frisco, TX 0 -1-00 0
Day 1: 0 -01-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 47 494 1238-14
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47 494 1238-14

2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open Ross Barnett Reservoir 3/1-3/3
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland MS.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1. Justin Leet Memphis, TN 3 13-04 200
Day 1: 3 13-04
2. Larry Savell Jr. Brandon, MS 3 12-11 199
Day 1: 3 12-11
3. Bob Burgess Millington, TN 3 09-13 198
Day 1: 3 09-13
4. Alan Manning Brandon, MS 3 09-11 197
Day 1: 3 09-11
5. Michael Tesch Frederic, WI 3 09-11 196
Day 1: 3 09-11
6. Todd Ulmer Brandon, MS 3 09-10 195
Day 1: 3 09-10
7. James Simmons Houma, LA 2 09-06 194
Day 1: 2 09-06
8. Jed Farlow Brandon, MS 3 08-12 193
Day 1: 3 08-12
9. Rick Parker Kaufman, TX 2 08-10 192
Day 1: 2 08-10
10. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 3 08-01 191
Day 1: 3 08-01
11. Edgar Tellez Jr San Nicolas De Los Garz 3 08-00 190
Day 1: 3 08-00
12. Michael Nichols Brandon, MS 3 07-15 189
Day 1: 3 07-15
12. Carlton Tipp Grand Bay, AL 3 07-15 189
Day 1: 3 07-15
14. Joe Nance Pearland, TX 3 07-09 187
Day 1: 3 07-09
15. Stephen Parnell Brandon, MS 3 07-08 186
Day 1: 3 07-08
16. Bo Rhodes Argyle, TX 3 07-07 185
Day 1: 3 07-07
17. Anthony Thomas Jackson, MS 3 07-04 184
Day 1: 3 07-04
18. David Gilliam Forest, MS 3 06-15 183
Day 1: 3 06-15
19. Justin Ketteringham Pearl, MS 3 06-11 182
Day 1: 3 06-11
20. Kevin Wisnoski Canton, MS 3 06-10 181
Day 1: 3 06-10
21. John Connell Marion, IL 3 06-08 180
Day 1: 3 06-08
21. Robert Parkison Marshall, TX 3 06-08 180
Day 1: 3 06-08
23. Matt Pretzel Waconia, MN 3 06-04 178
Day 1: 3 06-04
24. Taurian Parks Yazoo City, MS 3 06-03 177
Day 1: 3 06-03
25. Ed Laroche Gillespie, IL 2 06-03 176
Day 1: 2 06-03
26. Shea Breznik Borger, TX 2 06-02 175
Day 1: 2 06-02
27. Lee Lott Sumrall, MS 1 06-02 174
Day 1: 1 06-02
28. Ronald Robbs Ironton, MO 2 06-00 173
Day 1: 2 06-00
29. Bernard Crump Jackson, MS 2 05-15 172
Day 1: 2 05-15
30. Jeremy Duke Gautier, MS 2 05-13 171
Day 1: 2 05-13
31. Matthew Mcardle Humble, TX 2 05-10 170
Day 1: 2 05-10
32. Joe Lee Midlothian, TX 3 05-08 169
Day 1: 3 05-08
33. John Mcilwain Pelahatchie, MS 2 05-08 168
Day 1: 2 05-08
34. Beau Browning Hot Springs, AR 2 05-07 167
Day 1: 2 05-07
34. Chris Nail Tulsa, OK 2 05-07 167
Day 1: 2 05-07
36. John Milam Beaumont, TX 1 05-07 165
Day 1: 1 05-07
37. David Keith Haughton, LA 2 05-06 164
Day 1: 2 05-06
38. Brian Penso Houston, TX 2 05-05 163
Day 1: 2 05-05
39. Paul Rice Anguilla, MS 2 05-03 162
Day 1: 2 05-03
40. Brett Walker Pleasant Valley, MO 2 05-01 161
Day 1: 2 05-01
41. Matt Michel Gonzales, LA 2 04-15 160
Day 1: 2 04-15
42. Jordan Lane Justin, TX 2 04-14 159
Day 1: 2 04-14
43. Thomas Smith Pearl, MS 2 04-13 158
Day 1: 2 04-13
43. Dwain Vogelpohl Cambridge, MN 2 04-13 158
Day 1: 2 04-13
45. Mark Powers Platteville, CO 1 04-10 156
Day 1: 1 04-10
46. Blaine Sparks Denham Springs, LA 1 04-09 155
Day 1: 1 04-09
47. David Hudkins Cabot, AR 2 04-07 154
Day 1: 2 04-07
48. Calvin Buchanan Tupelo, MS 2 04-06 153
Day 1: 2 04-06
49. Cole Lamb Melbourne, AR 1 04-06 152
Day 1: 1 04-06
50. Morris Collins Centerville, OH 2 04-05 151
Day 1: 2 04-05
51. Sawyer Adams Richmond, KY 2 04-04 150
Day 1: 2 04-04
51. John Sturdivant Obion, TN 2 04-04 150
Day 1: 2 04-04
53. Steve Hatch Long Beach, MS 2 04-03 148
Day 1: 2 04-03
54. Rob Brown Kenner, LA 2 04-01 147
Day 1: 2 04-01
54. Eric Roshto Winnfield, LA 2 04-01 147
Day 1: 2 04-01
56. Daniel Corkern Florence, MS 2 04-00 145
Day 1: 2 04-00
56. Albert Hudson Austin, TX 2 04-00 145
Day 1: 2 04-00
56. Garrett Perkins Mamou, LA 2 04-00 145
Day 1: 2 04-00
59. Bill Boggan Brandon, MS 1 04-00 142
Day 1: 1 04-00
60. Jerry Coutee Montgomery, LA 2 03-15 141
Day 1: 2 03-15
61. Randall Gilmore Jr Brandon, MS 2 03-14 140
Day 1: 2 03-14
61. Ian Madere Baton Rouge, LA 2 03-14 140
Day 1: 2 03-14
63. Newton Ford Jr. Brandon, MS 1 03-13 138
Day 1: 1 03-13
64. Blake Stamps Brandon, MS 2 03-11 137
Day 1: 2 03-11
65. Brad Hollowell Azle, TX 2 03-10 136
Day 1: 2 03-10
66. Matt Gnoth Sharon, KS 2 03-06 135
Day 1: 2 03-06
66. Chandler Stewart Waco, TX 2 03-06 135
Day 1: 2 03-06
68. Todd Fowlkes Collierville, TN 2 03-05 133
Day 1: 2 03-05
69. Michael Murphy Brandon, MS 2 03-04 132
Day 1: 2 03-04
70. Jeff Pinter Brandon, MS 2 03-03 131
Day 1: 2 03-03
70. Charles Reed Batesville, MS 2 03-03 131
Day 1: 2 03-03
72. Brady Sennikoff Forney, TX 2 03-02 129
Day 1: 2 03-02
73. Chad Mayfield Brandon, MS 2 03-01 128
Day 1: 2 03-01
74. Andrew Harris Jackson, MS 1 03-00 127
Day 1: 1 03-00
75. Charles Poland Denham Springs, LA 1 02-15 126
Day 1: 1 02-15
76. Randy Woodard Paris, TX 1 02-14 125
Day 1: 1 02-14
77. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL 2 02-13 124
Day 1: 2 02-13
78. Curtis King Plaquemine, LA 1 02-13 123
Day 1: 1 02-13
79. Jonathan Craig Flora, MS 1 02-12 122
Day 1: 1 02-12
79. John Roberson Shreveport, LA 1 02-12 122
Day 1: 1 02-12
81. Steven Gilliam Blanchard, OK 1 02-11 120
Day 1: 1 02-11
81. Dan Thomas Jr Milton, FL 1 02-11 120
Day 1: 1 02-11
83. Noel Allen Jr Brandon, MS 1 02-09 118
Day 1: 1 02-09
83. Fred Ruggles Alexandria, LA 1 02-09 118
Day 1: 1 02-09
85. Jim Phillips Greenwood, MS 1 02-08 116
Day 1: 1 02-08
86. Joel Ross Brandon, MS 1 02-07 115
Day 1: 1 02-07
87. Calvin Balch Porter, TX 1 02-06 114
Day 1: 1 02-06
87. Daniel Dantoni Florence, MS 1 02-06 114
Day 1: 1 02-06
87. William Mcnutt II Bossier City, LA 1 02-06 114
Day 1: 1 02-06
87. Sakae Ushio Tonawanda, NY 1 02-06 114
Day 1: 1 02-06
87. Mike Whitty Terry, MS 1 02-06 114
Day 1: 1 02-06
92. Robert Murphy Florence, MS 1 02-04 109
Day 1: 1 02-04
93. Jean Trahan Lafayette, LA 1 02-03 108
Day 1: 1 02-03
94. Scott Bailey Longview, TX 1 02-01 107
Day 1: 1 02-01
94. Bill Hunter Murfreesboro, TN 1 02-01 107
Day 1: 1 02-01
94. Jeff Wallace West Monroe, LA 1 02-01 107
Day 1: 1 02-01
97. Jesse Steadham Byram, MS 1 02-00 104
Day 1: 1 02-00
98. Adam Boyd Humble, TX 1 01-14 103
Day 1: 1 01-14
98. Rusty Cappo Prairieville, LA 1 01-14 103
Day 1: 1 01-14
98. Ramey Harrell Brandon, MS 1 01-14 103
Day 1: 1 01-14
98. Brian Murphy Sulphur, LA 1 01-14 103
Day 1: 1 01-14
98. Clayton Stoering Waterville, MN 1 01-14 103
Day 1: 1 01-14
103. Larry Beauboeuf Bossier City, LA 1 01-13 98
Day 1: 1 01-13
103. Brandon Clayton Haslet , TX 1 01-13 98
Day 1: 1 01-13
105. Keith Glasby Ovilla, TX 1 01-12 96
Day 1: 1 01-12
105. Cedric Jackson Sicily Island, LA 1 01-12 96
Day 1: 1 01-12
107. David Booth Erin, TN 1 01-09 94
Day 1: 1 01-09
107. Will Major Port Allen, LA 1 01-09 94
Day 1: 1 01-09
109. Angel Alvarez Houston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Brad Bailey Saint Louis, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Hunter Beasley Madison, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. John Binz Mesquite, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Ben Blankenbeker Linn Creek, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Calvin Bogan Livingston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Bill Bonner Wetumpka, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Leslie Brandenburg Springfield, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Scott Brown Lucedale, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Jimmy Brumfield Madison, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Steve Byrd Coalgate, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Blake Canella Plaquemine, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Greg Cecchi Lucedale, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Todd Childs Waxahachie, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Vernon Cooksey Bossier City, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Mark Cowart Kearney, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Julius Craig Walker, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Brad Cryer Dallas, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Kevin Dear Pearl, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Dustin Duvall Denham Springs, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Jarvis Ellis Albany, GA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Logan Forbess Nevada, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Buddy French Monticello, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. John Gaumnitz Oak Ridge, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Emile Gennaro Sr Wesson, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. John Goul Philadelphia, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Parker Greer The Woodlands, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. John Hammersmith Branson, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Brett Hardy North Richland Hills, T 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Scott Hill Saint Louis, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Jeff Hinton Moss Point, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. John Hoggan Driggs, ID 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Adam Horn Madison, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. David Hug Collierville, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Charles Knowles Madison, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Kevin Maxwell Laneville, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Jim Mccaskill Brandon, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Bill McCoun Amarillo, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Hunter Miles Collinsville, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Cody Miller Livingston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Dwight Minogue Keithville, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Danny Mosley Collinsville, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Cameron Naquin Gray, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Alex Parrish Florence, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Lonny Peryer Sparta, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Chet Peterson Saint Amant, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Robert Prebeck Norwood, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Hugh Rose Davis, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Omar Sanchez Laredo, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Michael Scalise Port Allen, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Gregory Shimanek Keller, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Brent Shimanek Fort Worth, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Stacy Smith Vidor, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Frank Spears Greenville, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Steve Tennison Lexington, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Donald Terry Jackson, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Jeff Thomas Royse City, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Brian Toth Brandon, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Walter Tucker Osceola, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Jerrod Vaught Mt Pleasant, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Todd Walters Ladson, SC 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Derek White Denham Springs, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Jeff Whitehead Slaton, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Brandon Wilcher Canton, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Bobby Williams Salisbury, NC 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. Ed Williams Jackson, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
109. William Wood Sylacauga, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00

by AnglersChannel

AnglersChannel Insider Podcast Episode - Featuring FLW'er Glenn Browne, Pre-Pre Classic Fantasy Fishing, Visit Anderson, Dave Mercer & Matthew McConaughey Fascinations...

This week on the AnglersChannel Insider Podcast we talk with Fourth Place Finisher FLW Pro Glenn Browne on Harris Chain FLW Debut, His Cancer Surgeries and his prognosis looking down the road. We also do a little Pre-Pre Classic Fantasy Fishing talk with BASS & JM Production Statistician Ronnie Moore as well as check in with Visit Anderson Executive Director Neil Paul as he highlights what Classic Fans can look forward to at take-off and around the Lake during the Bassmasters Classic and then we finish it off with our favorite Canadien and now Canadien Hall of Fame Inductee Dave Mercer. We also explore Dave's Matthew McConaughey Fascination, home remodeling and more. Check it out, Its a good one!!

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ABA AFT Div. 40 Cancels KY Lake Tournament Due to High Water

Athens, AL. The Tennessee Division 40 event schedule for this weekend (March 3, 2018) on Kentucky out of Pebble Isle Marina has been cancelled. TVA will be holding the water starting Wednesday and the lake elevation is expected to rise above normal summer pool.

“There is also a tremendous amount of trash in the water. For the safety of the anglers, I feel it is the best decision to cancel”, said Larry Franklin, Divisional Director of the American Fishing Tour Tennessee West Division 40.

Summer pool for Kentucky Lake is 359. TVA shows the lake rising almost two feet per day of the next three days with the lake reaching over 362 by Friday. Anglers can monitor the lake’s levels and predicted levels at the link below.

https://www.tva.gov/Environment/Lake-Levels/Kentucky

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COSTA SERIES DAY 1 ON SEMINOLE CANCELLED DUE TO HIGH WINDS

FROM FLW

March 1, 2018

Day one of the Costa FLW Series presented by T-H Marine on Lake Seminole has been canceled due to strong winds. Originally scheduled to start today (Thursday, March 1), the event is the second stop in the Southeastern Division.

There are sustained southwest winds at 20-miles-per-hour with 30-mile-per-hour gusts in the forecast. Additionally, the water level on Seminole is about 6-inches higher than normal, making it more difficult to see the already-hazardous stumps. After monitoring the forecast for much of practice, the decision was made early Thursday morning.

The tournament will resume Friday and Saturday with the full field fishing each day. The pro and co-angler winners will be determined by the cumulative weight of two days of competition instead of three.

Anglers will take off from the Bainbridge Earle May Boat Basin, located at 100 Boat Basin Circle, in Bainbridge, Ga., at 7 a.m. ET both days of competition. Weigh-ins will be held at the Boat Basin on Friday and Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

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FLW ADDS ABU GARCIA AND BERKLEY TO SPONSORSHIP LINEUP

MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 28, 2018) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced a sponsorship agreement with Abu Garcia and Berkley to feature fishing tackle, rods, reels and apparel at all FLW-sanctioned bass fishing tournaments in 2018. The deal reestablishes a partnership between the two outdoors-industry leaders, who also partnered in the 2000 to 2009 seasons. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Abu Garcia and Berkley have an established, proven lineup of fishing products that FLW anglers and fans all over the world find extremely useful on the water,” said FLW President of Marketing Trish Blake. “We are proud to announce our re-alliance with Abu Garcia and Berkley, and are excited to continue showcasing these premier brands in creative and engaging ways to our loyal and passionate audience of anglers and outdoors enthusiasts.”

The agreement comes shortly after the recent announcement of the addition of 14 FLW Tour pros to the Abu Garcia and Berkley pro staff, including the reigning 2017 Forrest Wood Cup Champion Justin Atkins and the 2017 Angler of the Year Bryan Thrift.

“I grew up fishing with Abu Garcia and have used the brand throughout my career,” Atkins said. “Every Abu Garcia product is reliable and I know that I’m fishing with time-tested and durable products. I’m excited to also now partner with Berkley – their innovations, particularly in PowerBait MaxScent – can’t be beat.”

Abu Garcia and Berkley will receive premium exposure at all FLW tournaments, including the FLW stage and tournament trailers, banners and promotional booth space at select FLW Expos and events. Each brand will also act as the presenting sponsor for select Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Open and YETI FLW College Fishing tournaments.

“We are excited to once again be partnering with Fishing League Worldwide (FLW),” said Neil Eibeler, CEO for Pure Fishing. “FLW has an incredible following of anglers who are truly passionate about fishing. We’re proud to show our support for them, providing both the gear and the knowledge they need to succeed.”

Abu Garcia and Berkley products will also be prominently featured across all FLW-produced media, including FLWFishing.com, FLW’s social media channels and the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show, which is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide. FLW members will also benefit from the deal as Abu Garcia and Berkley products will now be featured as part of the monthly FLW Member Giveaways.

For more information about Abu Garcia and Berkley, visit http://www.abugarcia.com and Berkley-Fishing.com. For more information about FLW, their tournaments and sponsors, visit FLWFishing.com

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

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 20, 2018) – FLW College Fishing is headed to Kentucky and Barkley Lakes, March 6-7 for the fourth annual YETI FLW College Fishing Open. The no-entry fee tournament, hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau, allows registration from any eligible college team from across the United States, regardless of division. Anglers who finish within the top 20, along with one additional team for every 10 teams over 200 competing, will automatically qualify for the 2019 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship, and the champions will take home a Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

“Right now, the conditions are a little bit different than normal,” said Brandon Hunter of Benton, Kentucky, who finished runner-up at the 2016 FLW Tour event on Kentucky Lake. The water is high, muddy and cold. Still, I’ve heard reports that the fish were really biting this weekend. It should take a two-day weight total in the low- to mid-40s to win the event.”

According to Hunter, shallow-running and lipless crankbaits will play a major role at the event. Because of the water clarity, expect chartreuse, black, red and other muddy water colors to catch the most fish.

“With the expected rain and rising water levels it will definitely be a shallow water deal,” said Hunter. “Barkley will be an option for some teams that want to get away from the crowd. It’s not too far of a run from Moor’s Marina and Resort and it should help scatter some teams out.”

Schools are allowed to register up until the morning of the tournament. Entries may be made either by phone or at FLWFishing.com.

Schools currently registered to compete in the FLW College Fishing Open on Kentucky/Barkley Lakes include:

Adrian College – Alex Henderson, Mooresville, Ind., and John Franko, Clare, Mich.

Adrian College – Ben Statly, Fenton, Mich., and Jeff Morton, Troy, Mich.

Adrian College – Chase Serafin, Highland, Mich., and Cody Batterson, Pleasant Hill, Iowa

Adrian College – Hunter Schneider, Milin, Ind., and Tyler VanBrandt, Morenci, Mich.

Adrian College – Jarrett Martin, Gallipolis, Ohio, and Nickolas Marsh, Walled Lake, Mich.

Adrian College – Jack Hippe III, Davison, Mich., and Nicholas Czajka, Brighton, Mich.

Adrian College – Gunner Wilson, Fenton, Mich., and Zach Manneback, Howell, Mich.

Auburn University – Logan Parks and Lucas Lindsay, both of Auburn, Ala.

Ball State University – Austin Strawmyer, Carmel, Ind., and Bobby Sterrett, Plainfield, Ind.

Bellarmine University – Andrew Kuebler, Louisville, Ky., and Jacob Schmidt, Medina, Ohio

Bellarmine University – Trevor Hulsey, Louisville, Ky., and Patrick McPhillips, Floyds Knobs, Ind.

Bowling Green State University – Donovan Wymer, Grove City, Ohio, and C Hayden Hoffman, Kelleys Island, Ohio

Bowling Green State University – Walter Rauterkus, Avon, Ohio, and Quinn Dilts, Winamac, Ind.

California University of Pennsylvania – Nick Fulks, Canonsburg, Pa., and David Blaker, Rices Landing, Pa.

Campbellsville University – Justin Mayfield, Somerset, Ky., and Colby Hays, Somerset, Ky.

Campbellsville University – Nick Ratliff, Vine Grove, Ky., and Mason Sapp, Campbellsville, Ky.

Coastal Carolina – Johnathan Kelley, Old Forge, Pa., and Joseph Castelluccio, Andover, N.J.

East Carolina University – Michael Manning, La Grange, N.C., and Christopher Bowen, Lacrosse, Va.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College – Ryan Dowell, Brandenburg, Ky., and Andrew Davis, Greensburg, Ky.

Greenville University – Ricky Huge and Ryan Rakers, both of Carlyle, Ill.

Greenville University – Christopher Brooks, Sparta, Ill., and Benjamin Fouts, North Vernon, Ind.

Greenville University – Cordell Beckmann, Breese, Ill., and Evan Seggerman, Minonk, Ill.

Iowa State University – Josef Rogers, Ames, Iowa, and Taggert Tesdal, Jefferson, Wis.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis – Joe Mullis, Commiskey, Ind., and Logan Beck, Plainfield, Ind.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis – Logan Ross, Greenwood, Ind., and Eric Coletto, Indianapolis, Ind.

Kent State University – Tanner Ward, Coshocton, Ohio, and Jacob Klicman, Ravenna, Ohio

LaGrange College – Tanner Johnson and Jacob Wood, both of LaGrange, Ga.

Lewis University – Joe Skvarla, Tinley Park, Ill., and Zachary Spesia, Coal City, Ill.

Lipscomb University – Scout Monteith, Nasvhille, Tenn., and Hunter Hanks, Hermitage, Tenn.

McKendree University – Ethan Jones, Worden, Ill., and Blake Jackson, Carterville, Ill.

McKendree University – Jacob Louis, Pinckneyville, Ill., and Curtis Lilly, Rock Falls, Ill.

McKendree University – Shane Campbell, Highland, Ill., and Nathan Doty, Decatur, Ill.

McKendree University – Taylor Schmitt Lebanon, Ill., and Trevor McKinney, Benton, Ill.

Michigan State University – Riley Welch, Beecher, Ill., and Kevin Lukens, Norton Shores, Mich.

Missouri State University – Crosley Welch, Branson, Mo., and Hayden Lee, Jefferson City, Mo.

Northeast Texas Community College – Austin King, Hughes Springs, Texas, and Danny Boyd, Winnsboro, Texas

Northern Kentucky University – Kyle Wilson, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Brandon Knapmeyer, Union, Ky.

Ohio State University – Gardon Wycoff, Delaware, Ohio, and Patrick Henry, Stanhope, N.J.

Radford University – Joshua Greenberg, Montpelier, Va., and Christian Williams, Wingina, Va.

Radford University – Justin Sullins, Meadowview, Va., and Adam Carter, Mechanicsville, Va.

Radford University – Matthew Cooley, Chesterfield, Va., and Zack Lemaster, Bedford, Va.

Saint Cloud State University – Chizta Xiong, Nowthen, Minn., and Jaret Baker, Grand Marais, Minn.

Saint Cloud State University – Jacob Gieske, Sartell Minn., and Daniel Dennis, Saint Cloud, Minn.

Southern Illinois University – Mason Bishop, Tunnel Hill, Ill., and Levi Rogers, Albion, Ill.

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville – Parker Flynn, Rochester, Ill., and Brenden Allen, Wood River, Ill.

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville – Preston Walker, Edwardsville, Ill., and Bryce Peters, Camp Point, Ill.

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville – Sean Clarkson, Edwardsville, Ill., and Alex Nail, Springfield, Ill.

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville – Tyler Pletsch, Edwardsville, Ill., and Seth Feddersen, Saint Clair, Mo.

Slippery Rock University – Nathan Quince, Imperial, Pa., and Samuel Jenesky, Pittsburgh, Pa.

University of Alabama – Caiden Sinclair and Hunter Gibson, both of Hoover, Ala.

University of Louisville – Luke Miller and Ryan Pike, both of Louisville, Ky.

University of North Alabama – Triston Crowder, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and Lake Blasingame, Killen, Ala.

University of Southern Indiana – Jonathan Kuester, Evansville, Ind., and Clayton Seitz, Newburgh, Ind.

University of Southern Indiana – Justin Bucherl and Kalan Bucherl, both of Boonville, Ind.

University of Southern Indiana – Kaleb Hill, Oakland City, Ind., and Garrett Wojtowicz, Petersburg, Ind.

University of Southern Indiana – Tanner Curtis, Mount Vernon, Ind., and Connor Deweese, Evansville, Ind.

University of Southern Indiana – Wayne Ellison and Andrew Reising, both of Evansville, Ind.

Vincennes University – Zachary Bauer Martinsville, Ind., and Joseph Fortkamp Batesville, Ind.

Virginia Highland Community College – Clay Winebarger, Abingdon, Va., and Dustin Murray, Abingdon, Va.

Virginia Highland Community College – Ryan Strong, Bristol, Va., and Dylan Blake, Abingdon, Va.

Virginia Tech – Junior Roberts, Ringgold, Va., and Ethan Stone, Charlottesville, Va.

Virginia Tech – Jacob Thompson, Moneta, Va., and Hunter Woodford, Huddleston, Va.

Virginia Tech – Robert Swope, Orange, Va., and Jacob Pegelow, Fredericksburg, Va.

Virginia Tech – Tyler Dixon, Abingdon, Va., and Robert Pryer, Reidsville, Va.

Virginia Military Institute – Jacob and Wyatt Novak, both of Midlothian, Va.

Western Illinois University – John Ott Jr., Lindenhurst, Ill., and Brandon Briscoe, McHenry, Ill.

Western Michigan University – Bo Thomas, Edwardsburg, Mich., and Mitchell Olszewski, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Western Michigan University – John Neubauer, Decatur, Mich., and Joshua Lopez, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Youngstown State University – Stan Miketa, New Middletown, Ohio, and Jonathan Creed, Niles, Ohio

The registration meeting for the Open will take place Monday, March 5, from 4-6 p.m. at Moors Resort and Marina located at 570 Moors Road in Gilbertsville, with a pre-tournament meeting following registration at 6:15 p.m. The entire field of competitors will compete both days of the tournament. Teams must provide their own boat in order to compete.

Anglers will take off from Moors Resort and Marina at 7 a.m. CDT each day. Weigh-in will be held lakeside each day beginning at 3:00 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten 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 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats.

College Fishing is free to enter. 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.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow College Fishing on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishingand on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing. Visit FLWFishing.com to sign up or to start a club at your school.

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Jay Bennett Squeaks Out The Win in ABA Texas East Open on Sam Rayburn with over 21 pounds!

ATHENS, Ala. – Jay Bennett of Lufkin, TX won the Open Series Texas East Division, held February 24th at Sam Rayburn. Jay caught a five-fish limit of 21.71 lbs and took home a check for $6000.00

Running out of Brookeland, TX, the field dealt with overcast skies and a threat of rain. However, the rain held up for most of the day and turned to a little sunshine just minutes after weigh in started.

“I caught all of them on a 3XD throwing down ditches and drains in the back of creeks, but I was way up the lake. I quit fishing at 1:30 just wanting to make sure I could get back on time. I left them biting when I started to head back, and I was catching 3 and 4 lb fish still. I bet I had 30-40 of them. I knew there was a chance the wind could get up pretty high and I want to give myself a couple hours to get back. Once I started making the run I was pleasantly surprised to see it was not near as bad as the forecast. It made the ride that much better. I didn’t win by much, but a win is a win.” Said Bennett.

In second for the boaters, James Davis of Ferriday, LA brought in a five-bass limit weighing 21.32 lbs. and collected a check for $1800.

“Man did I need this… I had a very rough weekend last week. I fished another tournament, put in the practice time, located some fish, and things just didn’t work out. I was ready to give it all up. On my way home decided to sell everything I had. Tackle, rods, reels, boat, all of it. I didn’t have any expectations for this tournament, so I didn’t do anything. I came out here and just went fishing. I had no idea where I was going to go this morning when you called my boat number, but I knew I was going to enjoy it and look what happened. I had a great day. I enjoyed myself. Sometimes you just have to step back and slow down and that what I did, now I’m going home with a smile on my face!” Said Davis

Danny “DJ” Cherry of Kirbyville, TX, placed third for the boaters with a limit of five bass weighing 20.09 lbs and took home $1200.00

“I fished a ridge all day long. I was throwing a jig, and event thought the water had come up a couple feet and flooded some new structure on the banks, the fish I had found were still in the same area and had not pulled up. These fish are ready to spawn but not quite yet. I caught fish throughout the entire day and managed to get the right bites to be in contention but fell just a little short. It was a good day.” Said Cherry.

In fourth, AJ Johnson of Shreveport, LA had a solid bag for 20.82 lbs, and Shane Howell of Franklin, TX came in just behind AJ with another solid bag of 20.64 lbs to take the fifth-place honors. The top 5 boaters were all so close in weight that one nite could have mixed things up completely.

In the Co-Angler Division, Lat Nichols of Deport, TX topped the field with a 3-fish limit at 12.70 lbs, anchored by his monster bass of 8.47 lbs. His performance filled his pocket with a check for $1800 on the win with an additional $315.00 for big bass.

“I caught a good one today. It started out right because the 8.47 was the first fish I put in the boat. One heck of a way to start. Get the big one out of the way and add to it. I got the other 2 to finish out my limit and culled a little but that was about it. I made sure she was good and lively all day but being that we were on Sam Rayburn I didn’t think my overall weight would hold up. I hoped it would and I lucked out. You just have to roll with what Mother Nature throws at you.” Said Nichols.

Taking second for the co-anglers, James Curtis of Denham Springs, LA came in weighing a 3-fish limit for 11.75 lbs. His placement earned him a check for $650.

“Man I caught fish all day long. Everywhere we went. I threw so many baits and caught fish on all of them I couldn’t tell you if there was a pattern to them or not. I like fishing deeper water so that’s what I did. My boater Michael and I had a great time and I can’t wait to get back at it again in April.” Stated Jimmy.

Beau Buchhaus of Sulphur, LA placed third among the co-anglers. He had three fish weighing in at 11.63 lbs to earn a check for $450

“My day started off pretty good, but I didn’t finish out my limit until the last 2 hours of the day. We stayed with the same pattern all day but found the right spot in the afternoon and slugged it out. We were up shallow, and they finally started biting.” Stated Beau.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Alan Grissom of Houston, TX brought in three bass for 11.57 lbs. Judah Morris of Forrest Hill, LA finished in fifth place with three bass at 10.76 lbs.

The biggest bass for the boaters was caught by Rusty Traylor of Broadus, TX weighing in at 9.04 lbs for $1000.00. Well done to all!

Slated for April 27th, the next divisional tournament will be held again on Sam Rayburn launching from the Umphrey Pavilion. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance to the 2019 Ray Scott Championship, slated for the first week of April 2019 on Lake Eufaula, AL.

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Adam Wagner Wins ABA TN Central Open on Center Hill with 23.26-pound Limit!

Athens, Al -- Adam Wagner the 2013 Ray Scott Champion from Cookeville, Tennessee won the American Bass Anglers Open Series Tennessee Central tournament held February 24, 2018 at Center Hill. Running out of Edgar Evins State Park in Silver Point, Tennessee. Adam caught five bass tournament limit weighing 23.26 pounds with an 8.01-pound kicker. For his effort he took home $5000 for his win plus $670 big bass honors.

“I had one specific spot, I was lucky to get to it because it is a community hole. I threw a jig for 20 minutes without a bite. I would get a little peck here and there. I went through everything I had on the deck except for one bait and it was a DT6. I picked it up and I got the school fired up and absolutely blistered them for an hour. I caught everything making the exact same cast.” stated Wagner.

Second place for the boaters was Matt Stanley of Alexandria, Tennessee. He landed five fish weighing in at 21.19 pounds and took home $1,250 for his catch. “I caught 75 fish at least. Had 11 keeper smallmouth, 12 largemouth, and the rest were spotted bass. I caught them on spinnerbait, crankbait, and a jig.” said Stanley.

Jason Dies of Lebanon, Tennessee took third place with a five-fish limit that weighed 20.63 pounds. His bag included a nice 4.64-pound smallmouth bass. Dies took home a check for $900 for his fish. “I caught all my fish flipping a submerged island right off the river channel with a jig. Went back there about 1 o’clock and caught my two-big fish and culled up. I had a pretty good day.” said Dies.

In fourth place for the boaters, Jason Locke from Woodbury, Tennessee weighed in five bass for 19.47 pounds including a 4.81 pounder.

Rounding out the top five was Barry Johnson from Walling, Tennessee with 18.23 pounds.

Top 20 Boaters
Place	Name/Profile	Fish	Big Bass	Total	Points
1	Adam M. Wagner	5	8.01	23.26	250
2	Matt R. Stanley	5	0.00	21.19	249
3	Jason Dies	5	4.64	20.63	248
4	Jason S. Locke	5	4.81	19.47	247
5	Barry L. Johnson	5	0.00	18.23	246
6	Chris R. Tramel	5	0.00	17.99	245
7	Charlie Caplinger	5	3.94	17.04	244
8	Jayson A. Johnson	5	5.00	16.79	243
9	Matthew C. Bouldin	5	0.00	16.68	242
10	Tony Eckler	5	5.84	16.00	241
11	Christopher Wooten	5	0.00	15.67	240
12	Tim C. Messer	5	0.00	15.20	239
13	Josh B. Tramel	5	0.00	15.02	238
14	Anthony W. Nash	5	0.00	14.81	237
15	Steve E. Caudell	5	4.06	14.01	236
16	Shane Thompson	5	0.00	13.75	235
17	Terry Steele	5	0.00	13.41	234
18	Tim Staley	5	0.00	13.14	233
19	Brandon C. Edel	5	0.00	13.02	232
20	Daniel D. Johnson	5	0.00	12.74	231

In the Co-Angler division, Craig Allen from Kingston Springs, Tennessee took the win with a three-fish tournament limit that weighed 9.02 pounds. Allen also had the biggest fish among the co-anglers which was a 3.73-pound bass. He earned $900 for the win along with the Big Bass award of $135. “I had a limit by 8 o’clock and decided I was going to change what I was doing and up-size. I culled two fish and I caught the good smallmouth. Only caught five keepers today but I had a good day.” said Allen.

Taking second for the co-anglers was Kenny Anderson from Sparta, Tennessee. Anderson brought three bass to the stage that weighed 8.87 pounds. His three-fish earned him a check for $400. “I didn’t lose a fish so that was a good thing. Got them all in the boat so it was just one of those days. Needed that big bite but didn’t get it.” said Anderson.

Ryan Harpe from Cookeville, Tennessee came in third with three bass weighing 6.99 pounds. “We had a pretty good morning this morning. Starting right off the bat, we caught all our fish. We had everything that we had by about 9:30. Caught my biggest fish on a jig and the other two came on a rattletrap.” said Harpe.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Randy Griffin of Murfreesboro, Tennessee weighed in three bass that weighed 6.98 pounds. Rounding out the top five was Herbert Hall of Harrison, Tennessee who had a three-fish bag weighing 5.78 pounds.

Top 10 Co-Anglers
Place	Name/Profile	Fish	Big Bass	Total	Points
1	Craig Allen	3	3.73	9.02	250
2	Kenny Anderson	3	0.00	8.87	249
3	Ryan Harpe	3	0.00	6.99	248
4	Randy Griffin	3	3.31	6.98	247
5	Herbert Hall	3	0.00	5.78	246
6	Justin M. Clark	2	0.00	5.23	245
7	Roy Yother	2	0.00	5.02	244
8	Greg Whittaker	3	0.00	4.84	243
9	Ethan T. Wheeler	3	0.00	4.51	242
10	Jake J. Short	3	0.00	4.46	241

The next Tennessee Central tournament is slated for March 24, 2018 on Percy Priest going out of Fate Sanders Marina in Smyrna, Tennessee.

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

by AnglersChannel

Progressive Bass Wrap Up With Alabama Bass Trail Winners Chris Graham & Bill Granberry

This Weeks Progressive Bass Wrap Up Features the Winning team from the Southern Opener of the Alabama Bass Trail on Lay Lake hosted by Alabama Bass Trail TV co-host Kenneth Grover.

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Chris Ford & Billy Deacon Take on Over 300 Teams on Lake Fork at Bass Champs to win over $26K!

By: Patty Lenderman

Originally scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 24, the North region 2018 kick-off was delayed until Sunday February 25 due to extreme weather delays. Chomping at the bit, 309 teams converged on Lake Fork to try to catch a portion of more than $90,000 to be won. Four kickers over the slot limit were brought in anchoring big wins for top teams, but in the end it was Chris Ford and Billy Deacon who took home the mother load.

Texas has been experiencing a lot of extreme weather and more than ample rains this season. Forecasters predicted not only rain but high winds and hail for Saturday, forcing the decision to delay the tournament one day for safer, calmer conditions for the contenders to compete in. The lake had risen measurably and muddied up in the wake of the storms, sending anglers on the scramble to find moving fish in changing conditions. Remember that Lake Fork is a slot lake. Anglers may only retain fish measuring under 16”or over 24”. All bass in-between those measurements must be released immediately and not counted in their creel. That is a lot of 5 to 8 pounders that must be put back into the lake and not their livewells!

Winners Chris Ford and Billy Deacon not only had the top overall weight, but the biggest single bass caught as well. “Our day started out slow,” Chris began. “Our first spot was a shallow area, and we didn’t catch anything there. We hadn’t been able to practice for the tournament, so we were just trying different things. We decided to try deeper water and found a secondary point in 20’ of water.” Throwing watermelon red baby brush hogs, Billy got their first bite, and it was big! “This is the biggest bass that Billy has ever caught, and we are really thankful that he did it in this tournament!” She measured well over the slot size, and was a phenomenal start to their day. “After a little while we moved again to the other side of the lake. We found a mouth of a creek that was shallow with clear water.” Still using baby brush hogs, they wrapped up a limit by noon. “We only got six bites all day, and didn’t catch any in the slot. We just had a great day!” Their 11.17 lb sow earned a $1,000 check and anchored their 1st place win with 16.88 lbs to cash in on the guaranteed $20,000 top prize. They were fishing out of a qualified Skeeter boat giving them an additional $5,000. Their winnings didn’t stop there – Power Pole and Amphibia also added to their winnings, bringing the team total to well over $26,000!

Anthony Jones and Craig Brown was on the heels of the winners, taking a 2nd place win with 16.41 pounds. “We had a great practice, and found some fish to target. With all the rain the week prior, we were concerned whether or not they would hold where we found them,” Anthony explained. “When we got there Sunday morning, there were a lot of bait fish in the area. We were fishing in milfoil, some slime, with ditches running through it. The lake had risen over two feet since practice and I think that helped us, keeping the fish there. We put our Power Poles down and stayed there all day.” Having no luck on soft plastics, they switched to chatter baits and rattle traps, going for a reaction bite. “We were catching several good fish, but they were in the slot. Craig got another good bite, and when Anthony saw it he said “I think I’ll net this one!” She measured 24-1/4”, his first catch over the slot limit and weighed 9.40 lbs. “That was our second fish of the day to put in the live well. They were biting slow, but steady and we stayed in that one area all day.” By days end they had 16.41 lbs to catch a 2nd place win and a $6,500 payday. “It really was a great day. If we could keep our best five of the day, we would have had a 35 pound stringer!”

3rd place winners Mike Schultz and Barry Borcherding didn’t have many good opportunities to scout for fish before the tournament. “The few times we could get out to look for spots, it was always very windy and cold,” Mike stated. On tournament day, they found a couple of areas but they were quite muddied up and they only had three keepers by noon using chatter baits and senko’s. “We decided to try a deeper water pattern. We started looking for spots, and stopped to try anything that looked ‘fishy’. We came up on a secondary point in 20’ of water that had concrete blocks on the bottom.” Tying on an Alabama rig, they slow rolled the lure letting it tick the bottom. With only thirty minutes to go, Mike caught their big fish weighing in at 9.56lbs. “Those were the only four fish we weighed.” Their sack weighed 12.78 lbs and they won $5,000 for their finish.

Rounding out the top ten:
(4th) 11.81 lbs with their 10.02 lb kicker – Danny Bennett and Brian Roman took home $4,000 plus the Lowrance bonus
(5th) 11.47 lbs – Henry Gentle & Taylor Bivins won $3,000
(6th) 10.67 lbs – Branden Hollingshead & Jeremy’s Lambert took home $2,500 plus the Sportsman’s Auto Bonus, worth over $5,000
(7th) 10.59 lbs – Chris McClain & Richard Osborn won $2,000 plus another $1,000 from the Sportsman’s Auto Bonus
(8th) 10.14 lbs – Scott Barnett & Brian Clark, $1800
(9th) 10.06 lbs – Steve Hodge & Shawn O’Malley, $1700
(10th) 9.83 lbs – Timothy Weaver & Wesley Weaver, $1600
All total 41 teams earned checks, and the last $600 went to Ty Burns and Bart May having 8.62lbs,

Two teams caught additional winning from Fun & Sun – Jimmy Harrison Jr & Sr, and Tim Wilcoxon & Eric Elder.

The second tournament for the North Region will take place April 7 on Ray Roberts. In the meantime Bass Champs staff and crew are headed to Lake LBJ for the next Central Region event.

Place

CHRIS FORD
WINNSBORO , TX

BILLY DEATON
BURLESON , TX

11.17

16.88

$20000.00 + $1000.00 Big Bass + $5000 Skeeter+PowerPole+Amphibia

ANTHONY JONES
IRVING , TX

CRAIG BROWN
FLOWER MOUND , TX

9.40

16.41

$6500.00

MIKE SHULTZ
BEDFORD , TX

BARRY BORCHERDING
GRAND PRARIE , TX

9.56

12.78

$5000.00

DANNY BENNETT
HUNTSVILLE , TX

BRIAN ROMAN
MONTGOMERY , TX

10.02

11.81

$4000.00 + Lowrance

HENRY GENTLE
FORNEY , TX

TAYLOR BIVINS
DALLAS , TX

11.47

$3000.00

BRANDEN HOLLINGSHEAD
AZLE , TX

JEREMY LAMBERT
DECATUR , TX

10.67

$2500.00 + Sportsmans Auto Bonus

RICHARD OSBORN
CARROLLTON , TX

CHRIS MCCLAIN
DEWEYVILLE , TX

10.59

$2000.00 + $1000 Sportsmans Auto Bonus

SCOTT BARNETT
MANSFIELD , TX

BRIAN CLARK
HALTOM CITY , TX

10.14

$1800.00

STEVE HODGE
CRANDALL , TX

SHAWN OMALLEY
WYLIE , TX

10.06

$1700.00

TIMOTHY WEAVER
EDGE WOOD , TX

WESLEY WEAVER
EDGEWOOD , TX

9.83

$1600.00

KYLE BRUNK
WICHITA FALLS , TX

JEFF COLTER
WYLIE , TX

9.80

$1500.00

AARON WALKER
MT VERNON , TX

STEVEN STROMAN
SCROGGINS , TX

9.76

$1350.00

MICHAEL HARP
LINDEN , TX

ANDREW HARP
LINDEN , TX

9.76

$1350.00

CHARLES BENEDICT
FORNEY , TX

BRUCE BENEDICT
FORNEY , TX

9.68

$1200.00

STEVEN RIZZO
PROSPER , TX

CHRIS STRATTA
LITTLE ELM , TX

9.63

$1100.00

GARY ELDRED JR
NOCONA , TX

GARY PARIS
QUITMAN , TX

9.57

$1090.00

CHRIS ALBAN
KELLER , TX

CHRIS HASS
ALBA , TX

9.55

$1080.00

STEVE FOUSHEE
MURPHY , TX

JASON ADAMS
COLLEYVILLE , TX

9.54

$1070.00

ROBERT CASE JR
POINT , TX

ROBERT CASE III
POINT , TX

9.53

$1060.00

JOE ROME
FLOWER MOUND , TX

JOEL MCBRIDE
CORINTH , TX

9.52

$1050.00

SEAN GOODSON
ALBA , TX

BILL SWEETEN
YANTIS , TX

9.51

$1040.00

MARK WYLIE
KELLER , TX

MARK PARKER
GRAPEVINE , TX

9.50

$1030.00

NATHAN BYRD
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

MICHAEL BYRD
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

9.47

$1020.00

DARRYL ROACH
BENBROOK , TX

KELLY LANCASTER
FORT WORTH , TX

9.35

$1005.00

KEITH PIPPENGER
COMBINE , TX

SHANE WOOD
CRANDALL , TX

9.35

$1005.00

CHRIS SINKEY
FRISCO , TX

SHANDA SINKEY
FRISCO , TX

9.34

$1000.00

JIMMY HARRISON JR
DECATUR , TX

JIMMY HARRISON
BOYD , TX

9.33

$1000.00 + $500 Fun n Sun

TONY CLIMER
MESQUITE , TX

TOMMY CLIMER JR
MESQUITE , TX

9.17

$1000.00

BRUCE POWELL
COMO , TX

SCOTT SCROGGINS
SULPHUR SPRNGS , TX

9.17

$1000.00

STEVE TRIMBLE
DUNCANVILLE , TX

DAKOTA TRIMBLE
COMBINE , TX

9.17

$1000.00

JOHN ADAMS
FRISCO , TX

RICK CLARK
TERRELL , TX

9.14

$900.00

MIKE VRZAK
FORNEY , TX

MJ VRZAK
WYLIE , TX

9.03

$800.00

PERRY POWELL
MCKINNEY , TX

JARED TAYLOR
PRINCETON , TX

8.95

$700.00

JASON SMITH
FORNEY , TX

DAVID GOFF
GRAND SALINE , TX

8.91

$650.00

JERRY BROWN
PUEBLO WEST , CO

NICK BROWN
LINDALE , TX

8.89

$600.00

ED BLACKBURN
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX

ALTON KISER JR
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX

8.86

$600.00

KY MARTIN
GRANDVIEW , TX

CHRIS MOORE
ROCKWELL , TX

8.75

$600.00

JUSTIN LONG
IRVING , TX

PHILLIP BAKER
IRVING , TX

8.69

$600.00

PERRY TAYLOR
ROWLETT , TX

GERALD BARBOUR
EAST TAWAKONI , TX

8.68

$600.00

STEVE LYNAM
SOUTHLAKE , TX

ROBB LYNAM
NEED INFO

8.67

$600.00

TY BURNS
PARADISE , TX

BART MAY
SPRINGTOWN , TX

8.62

$600.00

TIM WILCOXSON
ROCKWALL , TX

ERIC ELDER
ROYSE CITY , TX

8.60

Fun n Sun Bonus Bucks

JAY EICHLER JR
EMORY , TX

TROY THOMAS
LAVON , TX

8.54

DALE GOSSETT
GREENVILLE , TX

SEAN GOSSETT
EMORY , TX

8.53

ROCKIE MARTIN
ROCKWALL , TX

CLINT NOWELL
FORT WORTH , TX

8.50

HADEN SICKLES
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX

DON OVERSTREET
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX

8.47

MARC SCHILLING
CARROLLTON , TX

SHAWN TEMPLE
KRUGERVILLE , TX

8.39

EDWIN BAKER
EAGLE MOUNTAIN , TX

LEE HAMMERS
TYLER , TX

8.33

THOMAS CROW
MAYPEARL , TX

TED VAUGHN
MAYPEARL , TX

8.33

JODIE HONZA
ENNIS , TX

RUSSELL LEE
SACHSE , TX

8.32

KENT SIKES
ROANOKE , TX

DARRELL CAMPBELL
ALBA , TX

8.26

DEREK GRIER
RED OAK , TX

ROB FEAGIN
YANTIS , TX

8.24

TOM KRESSLEY
IRVING , TX

JONATHAN DAVIS
FORT WORTH , TX

8.10

KEVIN SHARP
BRASHEAR , TX

BRIAN MOBLEY SR
EAST TAWAKONI , TX

8.05

SCOTT SPINDLE
ROANOKE , TX

JESSE LOWERY
MCKINNEY , TX

8.02

JAMES HAMM
JEFFERSON , TX

BOBBY DUBOSE III
QUITMAN , TX

7.98

ROB BURNS
PLANO , TX

JAMES CURGUS
FRISCO , TX

7.90

JOHN REDMON
GRAND PRAIRIE , TX

TOMMY REDMON
YANTIS , TX

7.88

TERRY BOLLOM
FRISCO , TX

TRENT MENEES
SAGINAW , TX

7.83

RYAN VAUGHAN
CUMBY , TX

RUSTY VAUGHN
CUMBY , TX

7.72

DEAN TRUDELL
HIGHLAND VILLAGE , TX

MIKE KUBANEK
HIGHLAND VILLAGE , TX

7.71

LEE BATSON
HEATH , TX

JASON GREER
HEATH , TX

7.69

WESLEY BARNARD
HALLSVILLE , TX

ANDREW SCOTT
MARSHALL , TX

7.67

ANTHONY SMITH
EDGEWOOD , TX

RUBE GLOVER JR
LONE OAK , TX

7.59

JASON BURTON
CHANDLER , TX

MIKE BOZNER
ROCK SPRINGS , WY

7.48

TOMMY MARTIN
EMORY , TX

RANDY TURNER
GREENVILLE , TX

7.44

BILLY MCCORD
ROWLETT , TX

KEITH OLDFIELD
SACHSE , TX

7.37

JD LAUGHERY
ROCKWALL , TX

STAN LAWING
POETRY , TX

7.32

SHAWN TAYLOR
ABILENE , TX

JEREMY EASTERWOOD
ABILENE , TX

7.14

RON ROGERS
ROCKWALL , TX

ROBERT ABSHER
GRANBURY , TX

7.06

BYRON BIONDI
KENNEDALE , TX

JASON GREENFIELD
KENNEDALE , TX

7.05

BILLY MULLEN
CEDAR HILL , TX

JEREMY MULLEN
CEDAR HILL , TX

6.95

TROY MARLIN HICKS
LEWISVILLE , TX

MARK HOWELL
LEWISVILLE , TX

6.93

KEITH BRYAN
DECATUR , TX

GARY DANIEL STANDRIDGE
JACKSBORO , TX

6.86

DAVID OZIO
BEAUMONT , TX

TRAVIS KLEIN
HIGHLAND VILLAGE , TX

6.78

SKEETER FOWLER
GRAND SALINE , TX

AUSTYN FOWLER
GRAND SALINE , TX

6.62

KARL DIETZ
WEATHERFORD , TX

DAVID WELCHER
WEATHERFORD , TX

6.62

PAUL HERMANN
MANSFIELD , TX

THOMAS HERMANN
MANSFIELD , TX

6.60

MICHAEL CHADWICK
TOLAR , TX

JOHN NEWKIRK
BENBROOK , TX

6.50

PAUL MECCA
DALLAS , TX

JOE MECCA
COPPELL , TX

6.35

TODD WEST
MCKINNEY , TX

LOGAN FORBESS
NEVADA , TX

6.28

STEVE SIMS
DENTON , TX

RONNIE SIMS
RICHARDSON , TX

6.26

JASON RIEDEL
WEATHERFORD , TX

DANIEL HERRING
WATUAGA , TX

6.10

BRENT LYON
HEATH , TX

GABE KNOX
ARLINGTON , TX

5.93

PHIL ELDER
ROCKWALL , TX

5.93

CHUCK RIZUTO
ALBA , TX

DON STAPLETON
YANTIS , TX

5.89

KEITH IVY JR
PONDER , TX

TIM KISOR
WEATHERFORD , TX

5.82

RICKY CAMPBELL
ALBA , TX

MINOR PEACE
YANTIS , TX

5.79

PETE BRANDT
GARLAND , TX

KEITH MCMILLAN
QUINLAN , TX

5.68

STEVEN MARTIN
BURLESON , TX

BILL ROTEN
CRESSON , TX

5.65

DEREK BUNNELL

JIM HARCROW
MCKINNEY , TX

5.58

CRAIG DOWIS
DALLAS , TX

MICHAEL VASQUEZ
TEMPLE , TX

5.57

CHAD BAILEY
COMANCHE , OK

LEE LIVESAY
GLADEWATER , TX

5.51

BOB NASH JR
AZLE , TX

JERRY BOUNDS
FORT WORTH , TX

5.47

LOUIE ADAMS III
ARGYLE , TX

LOUIE ADAMS JR
LEWISVILLE , TX

5.44

RENE DE LOS SANTOS
HALTOM CITY , TX

RAY SPEAR
WATAUGA , TX

5.37

DAVID HORTON
FORNEY , TX

PRESTON SMITH
DALLAS , TX

5.36

DONNIE HEROD
ROYSE CITY , TX

STEVEN MCCLENDON
ROYSE CITY , TX

5.35

KEVIN IZZI
SMITHVILLE , TX

ASHLEY IZZI
SMITHVILLE , TX

5.30

100

MARK PERRY
ROANOKE , TX

MIKE PETROVIC
ALVIN , TX

5.20

101

HEATH MOODY
SOUTHLAKE , TX

ZACH PARKER
DENTON , TX

5.13

102

JOHATHAN BURTON
EDGEWOOD , TX

BRANDON BURTON
CANTON , TX

5.01

103

LONNY PIERCE
WHITNEY , TX

ROBERT DISANTO
CHANDLER , TX

4.99

104

ALLEN SHELTON
COPPELL , TX

JOHN MCCALMONT
ROCKWALL , TX

4.88

105

JOSH KEITHLEY
WILLOW PARK , TX

JUSTIN KEITHLEY
ARLINGTON , TX

4.80

106

MARK BIONDI SR
BURLESON , TX

MARK BIONDI JR
BURLESON , TX

4.39

107

MICHAEL LAPOINT
ALLEN , TX

JOHN BLACKSHER
ALLEN , TX

4.37

108

DAVID WALLER
FORT WORTH , TX

TREVOR SIMMONS
FORT WORTH , TX

4.35

109

JEFF PITRUCHA
COPPERAS COVE , TX

BRAD WILLIAMS
COPPERAS COVE , TX

4.26

110

SHAWN BURRIS
POINT , TX

TROY CLEMENS
PLANO , TX

4.18

111

CRAIG HANNA
DALLAS , TX

TOM BRINER
ANNA , TX

4.14

112

CHRISTOPHER NEWTON
GARLAND , TX

MIKE MCWHORTER
MESQUITE , TX

4.06

113

DAVID REYNOLDS
MCKINNEY , TX

ROBERT BROCK JR
PRINCETON , TX

4.04

114

CODY BODIFORD
SCURRY , TX

CHANTZ DAGLEY
SCURRY , TX

4.03

114

RANDY MILLENDER
TEAGUE , TX

KATLIN KEATON
TEAGUE , TX

4.03

114

SHAWN MCDONALD
EDMOND , OK

BLAINE RUTHERFORD
WEATHERFORD , TX

4.03

114

DEVIN BUSHLAND

AUSTIN FORRESTER
HASLET , TX

4.03

118

JEFF WHITEHEAD
SLATON , TX

COREY TIGERT
WAXAHACHIE , TX

3.88

119

KEITH KRZEMINSKI
AUBREY , TX

SCOT MCDONALD
CELINA , TX

3.86

120

DOUG DONK
ARLINGTON , TX

JOHN DEEMS
MCKINNEY , TX

3.81

121

ADREN ALLEN
WAXAHACHIE , TX

ANDY VAUGHAN
WAXAHACHIE , TX

3.76

122

LADD THOMPSON
MINEOLA , TX

LOGAN THOMPSON
MINEOLA , TX

3.71

123

JERRY DILLARD
RICHARDSON , TX

KIMM HUNT
FLOWER MOUND , TX

3.68

124

SCOTTY GALBREAITH
WEATHERFORD , TX

JASON GALBREAITH
BURLESON , TX

3.67

125

JEFF DAWSON
FRISCO , TX

DAVID ROSENQUIST
IRVING , TX

3.62

126

JUSTIN SPOERL
FORNEY , TX

JAMES MATTHEWS
PALESTINE , TX

3.58

127

STEPHEN COOKSEY
ELKHART , TX

TROY SLAUGHTER
TRINIDAD , TX

3.56

128

DONNY GOSSETT
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX

JAMES WILKINSON
ARLINGTON , TX

3.55

128

JOHN CARTER SR
MABANK , TX

JOHN CARTER
MABANK , TX

3.55

130

CODY BURDINE
BRIDGEPORT , TX

BOBBY POINTER
ALVORD , TX

3.45

131

KEITH CARNEY
ARLINGTON , TX

KEVIN CARNEY
ARLINGTON , TX

3.40

132

JEFF NORRIS
DECATUR , TX

RONNIE NORRIS
BOYD , TX

3.33

132

BRADY MATASKA
PETROLIA , TX

LYLE KROGSTAD
WICHITA FALLS , TX

3.33

134

JEREMY ROWLAN
SPEARMAN , TX

JOHN BROWN
PERRYTON , TX

3.30

135

TOMMY RANDLE
PROSPER , TX

CASE RANDLE
NEED INFO

3.28

136

DONALD RHODES
DENISON , TX

TRAVIS MULLICAN
CADDO , OK

3.21

137

JACOB JOHNSTON
GREENVILLE , TX

TERRY WOOTEN
GREENVILLE , TX

3.14

138

DON KUYKENDALL
GUN BARRREL CITY , TX

JAMES COOPER
BALCH SPRINGS , TX

3.07

139

JOHNNY HALE
IRVING , TX

JAMES DANIEL
NOCONA , TX

3.03

140

CHRIS KARLOWSKY
FLOWER MOUND , TX

SHEILA KARLOWSKY
FLOWER MOUND , TX

2.93

141

ROBERT FINTA
WYLIE , TX

CHRIS DERRICK
MCKINNEY , TX

2.92

142

CHRIS BACHTA
GRAPEVINE , TX

KIRK MAREZ
LEWISVILLE , TX

2.85

143

DOUGLAS LOVETT
GRAND SALINE , TX

ROBERT LITTLEJOHN
FRUITVALE , TX

2.80

144

CRAIG HATCHEL
WHITESBORO , TX

CHANCE HATCHEL
WHITESBORO , TX

2.77

145

HUGH KILMAN
ALEDO , TX

CHRIS BORDEN
GRANBURY , TX

2.67

146

COY GREATHOUSE
MIDLAND , TX

KEVIN BRYANT
GRAPEVINE , TX

2.63

147

COLE MASSEY
ARGYLE , TX

JEFF MASSEY
JUSTIN , TX

2.43

148

MATTHEW MCCLURE
MANSFIELD , TX

WILLIAM MCCLURE
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

2.36

148

SAMUEL SCOTT
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX

NORMAN SANDERS JR
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX

2.36

150

MATTHEW LEE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX

JONATHAN STINSON
LEWISVILLE , TX

2.35

151

CHRISTOPHER MCMINN
BALKO , OK

ALLEN THOMAS
BEAVER , OK

2.27

152

DONNY ALLEN III
WAXAHACHIE , TX

DONNY ALLEN
SACHSE , TX

2.25

153

JEFF BARLOW
GARLAND , TX

RANDY BUNCH
YANTIS , TX

2.21

154

W T DYSON II
LAKE DALLAS , TX

PATRICK JORSKI
COPPELL , TX

2.11

155

BRANNON MCMILLAN
WEST TAWAKONI , TX

ANTHONY MARTIN
QUINLAN , TX

2.10

156

SAMMY BROWN
RED OAK , TX

JACOB MOORE
WAXAHACHIE , TX

2.03

157

BLAKE SLATER
MANSFIELD , TX

CHAD PENNEY
MANSFIELD , TX

1.98

158

STEVE MULHOLLAND
TERRELL , TX

GREG MULHOLLAND
TERRELL , TX

1.97

159

GARY ABLES
KENNEDALE , TX

MONTE COON
FORT WORTH , TX

1.95

160

MIKE MANROSE
FORNEY , TX

TANNOR RAMSEY
FORNEY , TX

1.93

161

WESTON CAMPBELL
MCKINNEY , TX

CAROLL CAMPBELL
MCKINNEY , TX

1.92

162

ROGER RITCHIE
WICHITA FALLS , TX

RICHARD RITCHIE
BENTON , AR

1.88

162

CHARLES MCHUGHES
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

JASON HENSLEY
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

1.88

164

JASON HADLEY
FORNEY , TX

BRANDON DOHERTY
FRISCO , TX

1.84

165

MARK EVERETT
ARP , TX

LUKE HUFFMAN
TERRELL , TX

1.77

166

JAMES REAVES
PETROLIA , TX

JOHN COATS
WICHITA FALLS , TX

1.71

167

SHAWN TACINA
AUBREY , TX

ANDRUE TACINA
AUBREY , TX

1.63

168

ANDY WILBURN
ROYSE CITY , TX

CLAYTON PASS
GUN BARRELL CITY , TX

1.61

169

TOMMY MURRAY
BEDFORD , TX

1.58

170

PAUL JEFFCOAT
AZLE , TX

DAVID LUTTRULL
AZLE , TX

1.46

171

PAUL SEWELL
COMBINE , TX

KENNETH MOORE
RED OAK , TX

0.40

172

BRET MYERS
GRANBURY , TX

HUNTER WRIGHT
FT WORTH , TX

0.00

172

RANDALL KIRKES
KILLEEN , TX

CARL SOMERVILLE
KILLEN , TX

0.00

172

MIKE EDWARDS
EMORY , TX

DIRK WENZLAFF
FRISCO , TX

0.00

172

RUSTY RUSSELL
TYLER , TX

SONNY RUSSELL
TYLER , TX

0.00

172

RON HALEY
STREETMAN , TX

THOMAS JONES
STREETMAN , TX

0.00

172

JEFF PIERCE

MARK ELGIN

0.00

172

JEREMY ZMOLIK
MABANK , TX

MICHAEL ZMOLIK SR
MABANK , TX

0.00

172

KELVIN HOGG
ARLINGTON , TX

BRIAN ROUSSEL
ARLINGTON , TX

0.00

172

MIKE BURNS
LUCAS , TX

BEN BURNS
LUCAS , TX

0.00

172

MIKE RICHARDSON
THORNDALE , TX

KERRY EASLEY
DIANA , TX

0.00

172

SAM MCCOLLUM
CORSICANA , TX

EARL SCHWARTZLANDER
CORSICANA , TX

0.00

172

WILLIE BENSLEY
MESQUITE , TX

RANDY HULSEY
KAUFMAN , TX

0.00

172

JAMES JACKSON
OVILLA , TX

ABRAM REYES
WAXAHACHIE , TX

0.00

172

RANDY WHITE
HASLET , TX

CLAY WHITE
NEWARK , TX

0.00

172

DELL BROWN
ARLINGTON , TX

RYKER HOLMES
ARLINGTON , TX

0.00

172

CURT CULBERTSON
FT WORTH , TX

BRENT CANTRELL
WORTHAM , TX

0.00

172

KENT SKOGLUND
TIOGA , TX

KYLE SKOGLUND
SANGER , TX

0.00

172

RYAN DEMPSEY
FT WORTH , TX

BUSTER JOHNSON
KRUM , TX

0.00

172

GARRETT GILL
EDMOND , OK

TIERRA GILL
EDMOND , OK

0.00

172

BRANDON BREWER
ROYCE CITY , TX

ZAC BLUE
MABANK , TX

0.00

172

DAVID MCNEW
YANTIS , TX

DAMON MCNEW
FORT WORTH , TX

0.00

172

JOEY BRINLEE
GRANBURY , TX

TANYA BRINLEE
GRANBURY , TX

0.00

172

KEVIN TRIMBLE
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX

JEFFREY WILSON
ARLINGTON , TX

0.00

172

JEREMY WATNEY
PROSPER , TX

COLE WATNEY
PROSPER , TX

0.00

172

CHRIS ZMOLIK SR
TERRELL , TX

CHRIS ZMOLIK JR
FORNEY , TX

0.00

172

JEREMY SIMS
EMORY , TX

TIMOTHY GILLIAM
CELESTE , TX

0.00

172

BOB ROBERTS
LONGVIEW , TX

LAROYCE MCDANIEL
SULPHUR SPRINGS , TX

0.00

172

STEPHEN BOWLBY
ROYSE CITY , TX

IVAN SLAYTON
KAUFMAN , TX

0.00

172

CHAD JOHNSON
CLEBURNE , TX

DEWEY FREEMAN
MILFORD , TX

0.00

172

CHRIS NUNNELEE
LANTANA , TX

PAUL BOSCO
COPPER CANYON , TX

0.00

172

GIB COATS
FORT WORTH , TX

BILL WILCOX
BURLESON , TX

0.00

172

TODD PFEIL
FORNEY , TX

TODD ANDERSON
OVILLA , TX

0.00

172

TOM MCKNIGHT
SANGER , TX

JERRY KETCHUM
WEATHERFORD , TX

0.00

172

SHANE HENDERSON
ROWLETT , TX

CHADD DEAREN
ROWLETT , TX

0.00

172

ALFRED HOGAN
FORT WORTH , TX

0.00

172

BILLY HORTON
ALLEN , TX

BUTCH SCHEPPLER
FORNEY , TX

0.00

172

JOHN WIMSATT
LAKEWOOD VILLAGE , TX

STEVE SCHIELE
LEWISVILLE , TX

0.00

172

MICHAEL JUSTUS
ALBA , TX

SCOTT TERPENING
EMORY , TX

0.00

172

ALAN SWARTS
MT VERNON , TX

ARCHIE HAYLEY
MT VERNON , TX

0.00

172

JACOB ROANE
CELINA , TX

GG BOYD
AZLE , TX

0.00

172

JAMES RENFRO
FORNEY , TX

0.00

172

TERRY HAWKINS
CORSICANA , TX

DREW SLOAN
SCURRY , TX

0.00

172

BRET WESTBROOK
LEWISVILLE , TX

ROBBIE CHENAULT
RICHARDSON , TX

0.00

172

DAX DAVIS
EMORY , TX

KEVIN DESHANE
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

0.00

172

TIM WILCOXSON
EDGEWOOD , TX

JERAMY MARINELLI
ROYSE CITY , TX

0.00

172

HAROLD BREDEMEIER JR
ALBA , TX

STEPHEN HOPE
ALBA , TX

0.00

172

RUSSELL OLDS III
ROWLETT , TX

MATTHEW JACKSON
MESQUITE , TX

0.00

172

CHRIS GILROY
FRISCO , TX

MICHAEL FULLER
BLUE RIDGE , TX

0.00

172

JOHN LITTLE
TEXARKANA , AR

RICK LOOMIS
YANTIS , TX

0.00

172

JOHN KELBE
GARLAND , TX

COLLIN KELBE
ALBA , TX

0.00

172

DAVID CAPERS II
PARIS , TX

JOE BESHIRS
POWDERLY , TX

0.00

172

STEVEN FARRELL
CANTON , TX

DAMON LEWIS
MABANK , TX

0.00

172

GARY KINARD
FORNEY , TX

JACOB KINARD
FORNEY , TX

0.00

172

JOHN BYLER
SOUTHLAKE , TX

MATT FRANCE
COLLEYVILLE , TX

0.00

172

COREY WALDROP
FT WORTH , TX

CRAIG WALDROP
BENBROOK , TX

0.00

172

DAVID SPEAKMAN
MESQUITE , TX

GARY LEE
ROCKWALL , TX

0.00

172

DUSTY SPURGIN
WEATHERFORD , TX

GARRICK MCPHERSON
SPRINGTOWN , TX

0.00

172

STEVE STEPHENS
ALLEN , TX

RICK YOUNG
GARLAND , TX

0.00

172

GLEN STOGSDILL
SANGER , TX

ALLEN HOUSE
CROSSROADS , TX

0.00

172

JOE SMITH
FORNEY , TX

BRUCE SPRING
TERRELL , TX

0.00

172

MIKE BABBITT
CHANNELVIEW , TX

BOBBY GUNTER
CLEVELAND , TX

0.00

172

JEREMY ROBINSON
NACOGDOCHES , TX

TAMIKA RUSSELL
EMORY , TX

0.00

172

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GAINESVILLE’S BRISBOIS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL BULLDOG DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE LANIER

Jefferson’s Harris Wins Co-angler Title

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Feb. 26, 2018) – Boater Ben Brisbois of Gainesville, caught five bass weighing 20 pounds, 11 ounces, Saturday to win the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bulldog Division opener on Lake Lanier. Brisbois earned $6,380 for his victory.

“Lanier is my home lake, and I knew that my best bet was to target spotted bass, so that’s what I did,” said Brisbois, who was fishing in his first career event as a boater in FLW competition. “I made a 20 to 25 minute run to the south end of the lake and I stayed there all day.

“I started off throwing a crankbait, but to no avail,” Brisbois continued. “Around 9 a.m. we weren’t getting any action so we moved to the backs of some pockets. I caught a couple of fish on a shaky-head rig, then the wind started blowing around 10 a.m. I knew that I had to get back out offshore, so we moved back out and I was able to put some keepers in the boat.”

Brisbois said he caught around a dozen fish throughout the day on an Ike’s Penguin-colored Rapala DT10 crankbait and an electric shad-colored Spot Sticker worm on a Spot Sticker shaky-head rig.

“The key was definitely moving back out when the wind started blowing,” Brisbois said. “They wouldn’t touch the crankbait earlier in the day, but when the wind picked up, in the exact same spots, we caught them.”

Brisbois limit was anchored by a 6-pound, 3-ounce spotted bass that he caught on the crankbait – his personal best.

“I was fishing a 7-foot, medium-heavy ALX IKOS Hustler rod with my crankbait and it made a huge difference,” Brisbois went on to say. “It’s designed for fishing mid-depth crankbaits and was a perfect set up for the DT10. The rod has enough tip where you’re not going to pull the hooks right out of their mouths, but enough backbone to crank 5- and 6-pounders in.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Ben Brisbois, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 20-11, $6,380

2^nd: David Morton, Suwanne, Ga., five bass, 20-7, $2,242

2^nd: Alan Piacentine, Dallas, Ga., five bass, 20-7, $3,097

4^th: Jesse Millsaps, Jasper, Ga., five bass, 19-3, $1,455

5^th: Brock Turner, Jasper, Ga., five bass, 19-1, $1,076

6^th: Shane Peck, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 18-2, $986

7^th: Patrick Bone, Cleveland, Ga., five bass, 17-13, $897

8^th: Brad Fowler, Townville, S.C., five bass, 17-3, $907

9^th: Josh Maddox, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 16-8, $717

10^th: Bryan Hinkle, Cumming, Ga., five bass, 16-7, $628

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Piacentine caught a largemouth weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $855.

Ronald Harris of Jefferson, Georgia, won the Co-angler Division and $2,620 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 12 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Ronald Harris, Jefferson, Ga., five bass, 14-12, $2,620

2^nd: Ben Adams, Buford, Ga., five bass, 13-8, $1,310

3^rd: Jack Fowler, Coleman, Ga., five bass, 12-14, $744

3^rd: Andrew Fisher, Alexandria, Ala., five bass, 12-14, $744

5^th: Josh Kemp, Ball Ground, Ga., five bass, 12-13, $502

5^th: Jerry Bryant, Douglas, Ga., five bass, 12-13, $502

7^th: Jerry Brumfield, Cumming, Ga., five bass, 12-3, $415

7^th: Stephen Young, Canton, Ga., five bass, 12-3, $415

9^th: Joe Anders, Easley, S.C.., three bass, 11-14, $349

10^th: Jason Wilson, Lula, Ga., five bass, 11-13, $390

10^th: Don Hall, Mableton, Ga., five bass, 11-13, $290

John Blevins of Cumming, Georgia, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a 5-pound, 3-ounce fish. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $412.

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bulldog Division event on Lake Lanier was hosted by the Gainesville 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. 11-13 BFL Regional Championship on the St. John’s River in Palatka, Florida. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

by AnglersChannel

ILLINOIS’ PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING TENNESSEE OPEN ON NORRIS LAKE

ANDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2018) – The Peoria High School duo of Connor Jacob of Peoria, Illinois, and Samuel Smith of Dunlap, Illinois, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 16 pounds, 8 ounces to win the rescheduled 2017 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Tennessee Open tournament on Norris Lake. The win advanced the team to the 2018 High School Fishing National championship, held June 26-30, on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama.

According to post-tournament reports, the duo caught their fish cranking Orange Craw-colored Rapala DT6 crankbaits, fishing early by the dam and on the north end of the lake.

A field of 47 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Anderson County Park in Andersonville, Tennessee. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top four teams on Norris Lake that advanced to the 2018 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st: Peoria High School, Peoria, Ill. – Connor Jacob, Peoria, Ill., and Samuel Smith, Dunlap, Ill., five bass, 16-8

2nd: Corbin High School, Corbin, Ky. – Cole Hicks, Gray, Ky., and Nicholas Yeager, Corbin, Ky., five bass, 16-3

3rd: Campbell County High School, Jacksboro, Tenn. – Hunter Richardson and Jonathan Ayers, both of Jacksboro, Tenn., five bass, 14-15

4th: Lincoln County High School, Fayetteville, Tenn. – Hunter Cornelius and Mason Moore, both of Waynesburg, Ky., five bass, 13-10

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

5th: Campbell County High School, Jacksboro, Tenn. – Austin Smith, Jacksboro, Tenn., and Noah Pierce, Lafollette, Tenn., five bass, 13-9

6th: Seymour High School, Seymour, Tenn. – Garrett Bartlett, New Market, Tenn., and Henry Bryan, Sevierville, Tenn., five bass, 13-4

7th: Karns High School, Knoxville, Tenn. – Logan Jones and Caleb Fain, both of Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 13-3

8th: Lake Cumberland Bass Club – Blake Stringer and Ragan Burton, both of Somerset, Ky., five bass, 11-13

9th: Karns High School, Knoxville, Tenn. – Josh Lee and Mason Cizek, both of Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 11-10

10th: Obion County Central High, Troy, Tenn. – Conner Terry and Matthew Cummings, both of Union City, Tenn., four bass, 11-9

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

The 2017 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Tennessee 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 High School Fishing National Championship. 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 high school bass tournament, the 2018 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2017 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

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

by AnglersChannel

ROGERSVILLE’S LINKOUS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL VOLUNTEER DIVISION OPENER ON NORRIS LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Harriman’s Brown Wins Co-angler Title

ANDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2018) – Boater Rob Linkous of Rogersville, Tennessee, caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce, Saturday to win the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Volunteer Division opener on Norris Lake presented by Navionics. Linkous earned $3,545 for his victory.

“I was fishing on the main lake, on the Clinch side,” said Linkous, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition. “I figured out a pattern late Friday while practicing and I just went to the bank and started cranking.”

Linkous said that he caught around 25 fish throughout the day – six keepers. He said the key to his victory was his lure – an Ike’s Demon-colored Rapala DT6 crankbait.

“I was sitting in 17 feet of water and throwing parallel to the bank,” Linkous said. “I would use a fast retrieve, then stop and twitch the bait. The fish would bite on the pause.

“The keepers were coming out of 10 feet of water,” he continued. “Once I had my limit, I cut off the DT6 and gave it to my co-angler to tie on and catch a few. It was his first tournament and he ended up cashing a check as well. It was a fun day on the water.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Rob Linkous, Rogersville, Tenn., five bass, 18-1, $3,545

2^nd: Chris Bullock, Lake City, Tenn., five bass, 17-13, $1,773

3^rd: Brian Pate, Wise, Va., five bass, 16-5, $1,181

4^th: Kyle Smith, Elizabethton, Tenn., five bass, 16-3, $827

5^th: Craig Powers, Rockwood, Tenn., five bass, 14-10, $709

6^th: Willie Bryan, Sevierville, Tenn., five bass, 14-7, $650

7^th: Justin McGaha, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 14-2, $1,091

8^th: Jimmy Taylor, Clinton, Tenn., five bass, 13-7, $532

9^th: Nick Huff, Corbin, Ky., four bass, 13-0, $543

9^th: Burton Bryan, Sevierville, Tenn., five bass, 13-0, $443

Complete results can be found below:

Tyler Duckworth of Gray, Tennessee, caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 14 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $445.

Matt Brown of Harriman, Tennessee, won the Co-angler Division and $1,889 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 12 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Matt Brown, Harriman, Tenn., four bass, 12-8, $1,889

2^nd: Brandon Harris, Spring City, Tenn., five bass, 11-12, $894

3^rd: Bobby Hendricks, Reliance, Tenn., five bass, 11-6, $564

4^th: Dan Roberts, Cincinnati, Ohio, five bass, 10-12, $394

5^th: David Blakely, Kingsport, Tenn., five bass, 10-5, $338

6^th: Chad Ball, Abingdon, Va., three bass, 10-3, $310

7^th: John Coker, Knoxville, Tenn., four bass, 9-0, $281

8^th: Matthew Rasnick, Elizabethton, Tenn., four bass, 8-15, $253

9^th: Scott Standafer, Hamilton, Ohio, three bass, 8-12, $211

9^th: Dakota Vance, Lenore, W. Va., three bass, 8-12, $211

Ryan Buchanan of Gray, Tennessee, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a 4-pound, 9-ounce fish. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $207.

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Volunteer Division event on Norris Lake presented by Navionics was hosted by the Anderson County Tourism Council.

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. 18-20 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Norman in Huntersville, North Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

PLACE	ANGLER	CITY/STATE	DAY 1 WT (Fish)	DAY 1&2 WT (Fish)	WINNINGS
1	ROB LINKOUS	ROGERSVILLE, TN	18 - 1 (5)	18 - 1 (5)	$3,545
2	CHRIS BULLOCK	LAKE CITY, TN	17 - 13 (5)	17 - 13 (5)	$1,773
3	BRIAN PATE	WISE, VA	16 - 5 (5)	16 - 5 (5)	$1,181
4	KYLE SMITH	ELIZABETHTON, TN	16 - 3 (5)	16 - 3 (5)	$827
5	CRAIG POWERS	ROCKWOOD, TN	14 - 10 (5)	14 - 10 (5)	$709
6	WILLIE BRYAN	SEVIERVILLE, TN	14 - 7 (5)	14 - 7 (5)	$650
7	JUSTIN MCGAHA	KNOXVILLE, TN	14 - 2 (5)	14 - 2 (5)	$1,091
8	JIMMY TAYLOR	CLINTON, TN	13 - 7 (5)	13 - 7 (5)	$532
9	NICK HUFF	CORBIN, KY	13 - 0 (4)	13 - 0 (4)	$543
9	BURTON BRYAN	SEVIERVILLE, TN	13 - 0 (5)	13 - 0 (5)	$443
11	KEN VICCHIO	BLUFF CITY, TN	12 - 8 (4)	12 - 8 (4)	$372
12	TYLER GREGORY	STEARNS, KY	12 - 7 (4)	12 - 7 (4)	$343
13	JONATHAN BOWLING	HARRIMAN, TN	12 - 6 (5)	12 - 6 (5)	$331
14	DENSMORE GOODSON	LETCHER, KY	12 - 5 (5)	12 - 5 (5)	$313
15	JEFFREY MAHAFFEY	BRISTOL, TN	12 - 1 (5)	12 - 1 (5)	$295
16	MICHAEL CANTRELL	PHILADELPHIA, TN	12 - 0 (5)	12 - 0 (5)	$284
17	GREG MOORE	BRICEVILLE, TN	11 - 11 (5)	11 - 11 (5)	$272
18	WALTER OGLE	MARYVILLE, TN	11 - 9 (5)	11 - 9 (5)
19	J R HENARD	ROGERSVILLE, TN	11 - 2 (3)	11 - 2 (3)
20	LARRY NEAL	PINEY FLATS, TN	10 - 15 (5)	10 - 15 (5)
21	CHRISTIAN NICKLES	CLINTWOOD, VA	10 - 10 (4)	10 - 10 (4)
22	TYLER DUCKWORTH	GRAY, TN	10 - 7 (3)	10 - 7 (3)	$445
23	JOHN NAPIER	MIDDLESBORO, KY	10 - 3 (5)	10 - 3 (5)
24	CHRIS MALAS	CINCINNATI, OH	10 - 2 (3)	10 - 2 (3)
25	BRIAN BOGART	JONESBOROUGH, TN	10 - 0 (4)	10 - 0 (4)
26	KEVIN POWERS	UNICOI, TN	9 - 13 (4)	9 - 13 (4)
27	TIMOTHY PACK	DELBARTON, WV	9 - 12 (3)	9 - 12 (3)
27	JAMES BARLOW	JONESBORO, TN	9 - 12 (5)	9 - 12 (5)
29	NICK HATFIELD	JONESBOROUGH, TN	9 - 10 (4)	9 - 10 (4)
30	ARCHIE WILSON JR	CORRYTON, TN	9 - 8 (5)	9 - 8 (5)
30	TODD NIDIFFER	LAFOLLETTE, TN	9 - 8 (3)	9 - 8 (3)
32	KEVIN MCKAMEY	CLINTON, TN	9 - 4 (3)	9 - 4 (3)
32	TRAVIS RIDDLE	CANTON, NC	9 - 4 (3)	9 - 4 (3)
34	RANDY MCCARTY	PAINTSVILLE, KY	8 - 9 (5)	8 - 9 (5)
35	COREY NEECE	BRISTOL, TN	8 - 6 (5)	8 - 6 (5)
36	RAY PHILHOWER	MILFORD, OH	8 - 5 (3)	8 - 5 (3)
37	MATTHEW ROCK	BRISTOL, VA	8 - 4 (5)	8 - 4 (5)
38	JACK FAULKNER II	JACKSBORO, TN	7 - 13 (4)	7 - 13 (4)
39	BRIAN HOLCOMB	MADISONVILLE, TN	7 - 12 (3)	7 - 12 (3)
40	JORDAN CARD	KNOXVILLE, TN	7 - 3 (3)	7 - 3 (3)
41	WES CRAGER	KNOXVILLE, TN	6 - 12 (2)	6 - 12 (2)
42	RANDY NORRIS	JOHNSON CITY, TN	6 - 8 (2)	6 - 8 (2)
43	JOSHUA SHORT	BEAN STATION, TN	6 - 3 (2)	6 - 3 (2)
44	SHANE SLOAN	KNOXVILLE, TN	5 - 15 (4)	5 - 15 (4)
45	BRANDON CARD	DANDRIDGE, TN	5 - 14 (2)	5 - 14 (2)
46	NATHAN HIPPS	CANTON, NC	5 - 6 (3)	5 - 6 (3)
46	CHIP CHAMBERS	ELIZABETHTON, TN	5 - 6 (2)	5 - 6 (2)
48	MATT BROWN	CORBIN, KY	5 - 3 (1)	5 - 3 (1)
49	BUD MCKELVEY	KNOXVILLE, TN	4 - 12 (2)	4 - 12 (2)
50	JESSE BURNETT	KNOXVILLE, TN	4 - 9 (2)	4 - 9 (2)
51	TIM HENDRICKS	KNOXVILLE, TN	4 - 5 (2)	4 - 5 (2)
52	COLTON CHAMBERS	ELIZABETHTON, TN	4 - 4 (2)	4 - 4 (2)
53	REX PENDERGRASS	BRISTOL, TN	4 - 3 (2)	4 - 3 (2)
54	GARY HEATH	BRISTOL, VA	3 - 13 (1)	3 - 13 (1)
55	KEITH MCDEERMAN	JACKSBORO, TN	3 - 12 (1)	3 - 12 (1)
56	JESSIE HALL	SWEETWATER, TN	3 - 11 (1)	3 - 11 (1)
57	KEVIN EDWARDS	KNOXVILLE, TN	3 - 10 (2)	3 - 10 (2)
57	JOHN JUSTICE	OLIVER SPRINGS, TN	3 - 10 (2)	3 - 10 (2)
59	JASON STURGILL	BIG STONE GAP, VA	3 - 9 (1)	3 - 9 (1)
60	TATE RICE	NEWPORT, TN	3 - 8 (2)	3 - 8 (2)
61	EDDIE RICHARDS	CORBIN, KY	3 - 3 (1)	3 - 3 (1)
62	AUSTIN WINTER	LENOIR, TN	3 - 1 (2)	3 - 1 (2)
63	BRIAN PAUL	JACKSBORO, TN	3 - 0 (1)	3 - 0 (1)
63	STEVE COLEMAN	CLAYTON, GA	3 - 0 (1)	3 - 0 (1)
65	JOHN CARROLL	LAFOLLETTE, TN	2 - 15 (1)	2 - 15 (1)
66	RYAN BEELER	WASHBURN, TN	2 - 13 (1)	2 - 13 (1)
66	LANCE DOUGHTY	SWEETWATER, TN	2 - 13 (1)	2 - 13 (1)
68	COREY COOK	DELBARTON, WV	2 - 10 (1)	2 - 10 (1)
69	MILES BURGHOFF	SANTA CRUZ, CA	1 - 13 (1)	1 - 13 (1)
70	RICK CHAPPELL	ELIZABETHTON, TN	1 - 9 (1)	1 - 9 (1)
71	KYLE FISHER	BOONE, NC	1 - 7 (1)	1 - 7 (1)
72	JOHNNY MCCOY	INEZ, KY	1 - 6 (1)	1 - 6 (1)
72	JONATHAN LAWSON	DUFFIELD, VA	1 - 6 (1)	1 - 6 (1)
	CHANCEY HATFIELD	WHITESBURG, KY
	WES TILLEY	ANDERSONVILLE, TN
	RYAN LETT	KNOXVILLE, TN
	PETER BALISHIN	SHARPS CHAPEL, TN
	AARON BOWMAN	MAYNARDVILLE , TN
	TIM HOSKINS	MIDDLESBORO, KY
	ROBERT WORMSLEY	LAFOLLETTE, TN
	BRIAN DORTCH	BEAN STATION, TN
	TOM HELTON	DAYTON, OH
	JIMMY AMBURGEY	LEBANON, VA
	JEREMY GORDON	RUTLEDGE, TN
	EDDIE BALL	NEWPORT, TN
	STEVEN KLASING	DOWNERS GROVE, IL
	STEVE BARBEE	MARYVILLE, TN
	JOSH ANDERSON	COEBURN, VA
	DEREK HOLLY	JOHNSON CITY, TN

by AnglersChannel

Robert Beatty Bust 36 Pounds on Kissimmee to Win ABA Florida Central Open!!

ATHENS, Ala. – Robert Beatty won the American Bass Anglers Open Series Florida Central tournament, held February 24th on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes.

Running out of Camp Mack in Lake Wales, FL the Clermont, FL angler caught five bass weighing 36.41 pounds including a 9.03-pound kicker. For the Boater Division victory, Beatty took home a check for $6000.

“I started off the morning on Grassy Island, throwing a spinnerbait and I caught the first of my big fish. After the wind picked up, I went to my spot in North Cove and started pitching grass with a Gambler Baits ¾ oz jig with a “Why Not” trailer. I caught the rest of my bigger fish over 7-pounds between 12:00pm to 1:00pm. I was culling 5-pounders. I want to thank my sponsors, Ranger Boats, Yamaha motors, TH-Marine, Toho Marine, and Abu Garcia reels.” Beatty said.

In second for the boaters, Christian Greico of Tampa, FL landed a five-bass tournament limit going 34.09 pounds with an 8.43-pound kicker. He collected $1760 for the effort.

“I caught my fish throwing a big worm through the hydrilla. I had one little patch of hydrilla where I caught my three bigger fish out of within 15 minutes of each other. I was just crawling it through the hydrilla.” Greico said.

Kenneth “Newt” Norris of Kissimmee, FL took third for the boaters with five bass going 29.86 pounds with a 9.25-pound kicker. He earned $1170 for his catch.

“I was dead-sticking a Senko in the Lilly pads around and island.” Norris said.

The largest bass of the tournament for the boaters was caught by Eric Fisher of Ocoee, FL that weighed 10.71 pounds. Fisher pocketed a check for $980 for his catch.

“I caught that fish dragging a 5” Senko through anything sparse around noon. I figured that pattern out Friday when I was pre-fishing. “Fisher said.

Finishing fourth, Marlon Crowder of Tampa, FL landed a five-bass limit for 29.32 pounds. John Adkinson of Winter Haven, FL rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 29.11 pounds topped by a 7.67-pound kicker.

Top 20 Boaters
Place	Name/Profile	Fish	Big Bass	Total	Points
1	Robert Beatty	5	9.03	36.41	250
2	Christian Greico	5	8.43	34.09	249
3	Kenneth Newt Norris	5	9.25	29.36	248
4	Marlon Crowder	5	8.63	29.32	247
5	John W. Adkinson	5	7.67	29.11	246
6	Trevor Fitzgerald	5	0.00	26.44	245
7	Jeremy D. Smith	5	9.37	25.51	244
8	Bruce A. Bozman	5	0.00	25.42	243
9	Neil Davis	5	0.00	24.40	242
10	Bobby Wooten	5	9.08	24.23	241
11	Clint Sterling	5	9.26	23.05	240
12	Warren M. Forsythe	5	8.25	23.04	239
13	Danny Inabnett	5	8.09	22.67	238
14	John L. Stahl	5	10.09	22.66	237
15	Ron Yentz	5	0.00	22.41	236
16	Ernest John C. Riddling	5	0.00	21.87	235
17	Bob J. Grosso	5	8.91	21.73	234
18	Tim A. Burton	5	0.00	21.64	233
19	Donald Tripoli	5	10.15	21.62	232
20	Eric Fisher	5	10.71	20.10	231

In the Co-Angler Division, Billy Brokaw of Winter Haven, FL won with three bass going 16.96 pounds including a 7.53-pound kicker. He pocketed a check for $2400 for his win.

“I was fishing a point on Kissimmee dragging a big speed worm. The fishing was good until noon. I’ve been fishing the ABA for three years and this is my first-time fishing Lake Kissimmee. Usually I have boaters that stay on Lake Toho, so I’m glad I was able to fish Kissimmee.” Brokaw said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Danney Hulett of Lakeland, FL brought in a three-bass division limit weighing 16.20 pounds with a 7.34-pound kicker. He collected $800 for the effort.

“I caught my fish casting worms around pads and I lost a big fish that would’ve helped me win.” Hulett said. “

Jeremy Whitmer of Thonotosassa, FL placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 16.18 pounds. He earned $550 for his catch.

“I was fishing a Senko in the pads and a Gambler Big EZ over hydrilla. I lost some big fish that would’ve helped me a lot. “Whitmer said.

The largest bass of the tournament for the co-anglers was caught by Tomas Gomez of Kissimmee, FL that weighed 8.64 pounds. Gomez pocketed a check for $420 for his catch.

“I caught that big bass around 8:15am in North Cove. My boater was still rigging his rods and I threw out a Bitters Bait speed worm fishing it slow over the hydrilla and pads.” Gomez said.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Bob Lauffer of Clermont, FL brought in three bass for 15.75 pounds. Tomas Gomez of Kissimmee, FL finished in fifth place with three bass at 15.54 pounds.

Top 20 Co-Anglers
Place	Name/Profile	Fish	Big Bass	Total	Points
1	Billy A. Brokaw	3	7.53	16.96	250
2	Danney H. Hulett	3	7.34	16.20	249
3	Jeremy Whitmer	3	7.82	16.18	248
4	Bob Lauffer	3	7.54	15.75	247
5	Tomas Gomez	3	8.64	15.54	246
6	Adrian Echols	3	0.00	14.98	245
7	Jesus Buck A. Gutierrez	3	0.00	14.46	244
8	Harvey Buddy H. Turner	3	0.00	14.06	243
9	George A. Morneau	3	0.00	13.51	242
10	Larry W. Maring	3	6.80	12.45	241
11	Eric Y. Andrews	3	0.00	11.40	240
12	Robert Bob P. Kosanke Jr	3	0.00	10.97	239
13	Kevin Reddog R. Hanson	3	0.00	10.89	238
14	Richard Tortora	3	0.00	10.76	237
15	Jarrod H. Stroud	3	0.00	10.54	236
16	Brandon Prophitt	3	0.00	10.34	235
17	Chris M. Heltemes	3	0.00	10.01	234
18	Jim Topmiller	3	0.00	9.99	233
19	Irving Mercado	3	0.00	9.83	232
20	Jose Gallardo	3	0.00	9.73	231

Slated for March 17th, 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 2019 Ray Scott Championship to be held at Lake Eufaula in Eufaula Alabama.

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

by AnglersChannel

CATAWBA’S QUEEN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE NORMAN PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Mount Holly’s Trull Earns Co-angler Title

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 26, 2018) – Boater Jeff Queen of Catawba, North Carolina, caught five bass weighing 22 pounds, 1 ounce, Saturday to win the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) North Carolina Division opener on Lake Norman presented by Navionics. Queen earned $3,918 for his victory.

“I was fishing on the south end of the lake, targeting sandy flats and boat docks,” said Queen, who earned his third career win in BFL competition. “I like these early in the year tournaments because they fit my pattern real well.”

Queen said that he caught his fish on two baits – a 3/8-ounce KJ Camo-colored Queen Tackle Flippin jig and a ½-ounce Greenpumpkin Green-colored Queen Tackle Hammerhead jig.

“I threw the Flippin jig around docks, and used the Hammerhead on the sandy flats,” Queen said. “The Hammerhead is a football-head jig that has a tungsten bead in the head, and it gives a crayfish clicking noise that makes the bass go crazy. I had it trailered with a Bizz Baits Cutter Craw and I was just imitating a crayfish as close as I could.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Jeff Queen, Catawba, N.C., five bass, 22-1, $3,918

2^nd: Nick Miller, Terrell, N.C., five bass, 19-9, $2,344

3^rd: Preston Harris, State Road, N.C., five bass, 16-6, $1,638

4^th: Dylan Fulk, Concord, N.C., five bass, 15-5, $867

5^th: Alvin Shaw, Roaring Gap, N.C., five bass, 14-9, $744

6^th: Mark Carpenter, Lincolnton, N.C., five bass, 14-3, $682

7^th: Rob Digh, Denver, N.C., five bass, 14-1, $620

8^th: Doug Easton, Huntersville, N.C., five bass, 14-0, $558

9^th: Carson Orellana, Mooresville, N.C., five bass, 13-15, $496

10^th: Hank Cherry, Maiden, N.C., five bass, 13-13, $434

Complete results can be found below:

Miller caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 3 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $485.

Tristen Trull of Mount Holly, North Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $1,859 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Tristen Trull, Mount Holly, N.C., five bass, 12-8, $1,859

2^nd: Cameron Baker, Monroe, N.C., five bass, 10-15, $929

3^rd: Brian Souza, Cornelius, N.C., five bass, 10-13, $819

4^th: Nathan Grose, Summersville, W. Va., five bass, 10-12, $484

5^th: Jeff Scism, Shelby, N.C., five bass, 9-13, $372

6^th: Matt Markland, Blowing Rock, N.C., five bass, 9-11, $341

7^th: Brian Transon, Sherrils Ford, N.C., five bass, 9-9, $310

8^th: Greg Bragg, Kings Mountain, N.C., four bass, 9-3, $279

9^th: John Carroll, Galax, Va., five bass, 9-2, $248

10^th: Steve Cannon, Wilkesboro, N.C., four bass, 9-0, $459

Cannon caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a 4-pound, 9-ounce fish. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $242.

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) North Carolina Division event on Lake Norman presented by Navionics 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. 11-13 BFL Regional Championship on the Chesapeake Bay in North East, Maryland. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

PLACE	ANGLER	CITY/STATE	DAY 1 WT (Fish)	DAY 1&2 WT (Fish)	WINNINGS
1	JEFF QUEEN	CATAWBA, NC	22 - 1 (5)	22 - 1 (5)	$3,918
2	NICK MILLER	TERRELL, NC	19 - 9 (5)	19 - 9 (5)	$2,344
3	PRESTON HARRIS	STATE ROAD, NC	16 - 6 (5)	16 - 6 (5)	$1,638
4	DYLAN FULK	CONCORD, NC	15 - 5 (5)	15 - 5 (5)	$867
5	ALVIN SHAW	ROARING GAP, NC	14 - 9 (5)	14 - 9 (5)	$744
6	MARK CARPENTER	LINCOLNTON, NC	14 - 3 (5)	14 - 3 (5)	$682
7	ROB DIGH	DENVER, NC	14 - 1 (5)	14 - 1 (5)	$620
8	DOUG EASTON	HUNTERSVILLE, NC	14 - 0 (5)	14 - 0 (5)	$558
9	CARSON ORELLANA	MOORESVILLE, NC	13 - 15 (5)	13 - 15 (5)	$496
10	HANK CHERRY	MAIDEN, NC	13 - 13 (5)	13 - 13 (5)	$434
11	KEVIN TOLER	STATESVILLE, NC	13 - 10 (5)	13 - 10 (5)	$390
12	CARSON COCHRAN	DENVER, NC	13 - 8 (5)	13 - 8 (5)	$359
13	RYAN DEAL	INDIAN TRAIL, NC	13 - 5 (5)	13 - 5 (5)	$347
14	SCOTT HAMRICK	DENVER, NC	12 - 14 (5)	12 - 14 (5)	$328
15	COLE HUSKINS	MT. HOLLY, NC	12 - 12 (5)	12 - 12 (5)	$310
16	DEREK CUMMINGS	CLAYTON, NC	12 - 8 (5)	12 - 8 (5)	$297
17	BOBBY RAKES	MAX MEADOWS, VA	11 - 12 (5)	11 - 12 (5)	$285
18	NATHAN WEBBER	LAKE WYLIE, SC	11 - 10 (5)	11 - 10 (5)	$273
19	JOSE HENDRIQUEZ	CHARLOTTE, NC	11 - 7 (5)	11 - 7 (5)	$260
20	CRAIG CHAMBERS	CHARLOTTE, NC	11 - 5 (5)	11 - 5 (5)
20	JOHN PARKER	GAFFNEY, SC	11 - 5 (5)	11 - 5 (5)
22	LUKE FARLEY	BROWNSVILLE, KY	11 - 4 (5)	11 - 4 (5)
23	BRYAN FORSEE	STATESVILLE, NC	11 - 3 (5)	11 - 3 (5)
24	KEVIN CHANDLER	NEW LONDON, NC	11 - 2 (5)	11 - 2 (5)
25	MICHAEL STEPHENS	GASTONIA, NC	11 - 0 (5)	11 - 0 (5)
26	STEPHEN CANNON	WILKESBORO, NC	10 - 10 (5)	10 - 10 (5)
27	ADAM GUM	PRINCETON, WV	10 - 2 (5)	10 - 2 (5)
28	BRIAN TRAVIS	CONOVER, NC	10 - 1 (5)	10 - 1 (5)
29	CHRIS DOVER	BLACKSBURG, SC	9 - 15 (5)	9 - 15 (5)
30	TODD FULK	MOUNT PLEASANT, NC	9 - 14 (5)	9 - 14 (5)
31	JASON WILSON	LINCOLNTON, NC	9 - 13 (5)	9 - 13 (5)
32	MIKE HAWKS	GALAX, VA	9 - 10 (5)	9 - 10 (5)
33	MATTHEW MCBEE	CONCORD, NC	9 - 3 (5)	9 - 3 (5)
34	DREW MONTGOMERY	MAIDEN, NC	9 - 2 (5)	9 - 2 (5)
34	ARTIE PHILLIPS	MONROE, NC	9 - 2 (5)	9 - 2 (5)
36	MALCOLM RAWLS	WAKE FOREST, NC	9 - 0 (5)	9 - 0 (5)
37	TRAVIS YOUNG	ROCK HILL, SC	8 - 15 (5)	8 - 15 (5)
37	CHAD POTEAT	MOUNT AIRY, NC	8 - 15 (5)	8 - 15 (5)
39	DAVID GRAHAM	UNIONVILLE, NC	8 - 14 (5)	8 - 14 (5)
39	MIKE WINCHESTER	BRYSON CITY, NC	8 - 14 (5)	8 - 14 (5)
41	OTTO HECHT	STAFFORD, VA	8 - 13 (5)	8 - 13 (5)
41	JOSH CANNON	WAXHAW, NC	8 - 13 (5)	8 - 13 (5)
43	ANDY NIX	THOMASVILLE, NC	8 - 12 (5)	8 - 12 (5)
44	JAMES BLANKENSHIP	SILER CITY, NC	8 - 10 (4)	8 - 10 (4)
45	LEE ALLRED	YOUNGSVILLE, NC	8 - 9 (5)	8 - 9 (5)
46	RUSSELL CORRY	SHELBY, NC	8 - 8 (5)	8 - 8 (5)
47	RALPH HOLLIFIELD JR	WINSTON-SALEM, NC	8 - 6 (5)	8 - 6 (5)
48	RICHARD YOUNG	ELLENBORO, NC	8 - 2 (5)	8 - 2 (5)
48	JUSTIN HILL	CLEMMONS, NC	8 - 2 (5)	8 - 2 (5)
48	JOHN ALLEN	CONCORD, NC	8 - 2 (5)	8 - 2 (5)
48	BUBBA LEISTER	QUAKERTOWN, PA	8 - 2 (5)	8 - 2 (5)
48	LOUIS KRAFT	SALISBURY, NC	8 - 2 (5)	8 - 2 (5)
53	CAMERON LINEBACK	MOUNT AIRY, NC	8 - 0 (5)	8 - 0 (5)
54	ROBERT WALSER	LEXINGTON, NC	7 - 15 (5)	7 - 15 (5)
55	GERALD STAGGS	RALEIGH, NC	7 - 14 (5)	7 - 14 (5)
56	KENNY SEAGLE	SALISBURY, NC	7 - 10 (5)	7 - 10 (5)
57	RICK DUNSTAN	PINEHURST, NC	7 - 8 (5)	7 - 8 (5)
58	ZACHARY STROUPE	GASTONIA, NC	7 - 7 (5)	7 - 7 (5)
59	JIMMY HAYES	FAYETTEVILLE, NC	7 - 5 (5)	7 - 5 (5)
60	TIM TEAGUE	BELMONT, NC	7 - 2 (4)	7 - 2 (4)
61	JONATHAN SAYERS	WYTHEVILLE, VA	7 - 1 (4)	7 - 1 (4)
62	CURT DADDARIO	MOORESVILLE , NC	6 - 13 (4)	6 - 13 (4)
63	DOUG DULIN	APEX, NC	6 - 11 (3)	6 - 11 (3)
64	JAMES STOWERS	NARROWS, VA	6 - 9 (5)	6 - 9 (5)
65	MASON BOYD	YORK, SC	6 - 8 (4)	6 - 8 (4)
66	ROBERT KERR	HUNTERSVILLE, NC	6 - 6 (3)	6 - 6 (3)
67	BRAD YOUNTS	LEXINGTON, NC	6 - 1 (3)	6 - 1 (3)
68	CHRISTOPHER BROWN	LEXINGTON, NC	6 - 0 (4)	6 - 0 (4)
69	JOHN HANSEN	STREET, MD	5 - 13 (2)	5 - 13 (2)
70	HUNTER BAYNES	STATESVILLE, NC	5 - 9 (4)	5 - 9 (4)
70	BLAKE MILNER	ALPHARETTA, GA	5 - 9 (3)	5 - 9 (3)
72	PHILIP MORRIS	RALEIGH, NC	5 - 2 (3)	5 - 2 (3)
73	TRAVIS RUFF	CONNELLY SPRINGS, NC	4 - 15 (3)	4 - 15 (3)
74	TODD HARRIS	CLEMMONS, NC	4 - 8 (2)	4 - 8 (2)
75	CHRIS MYATT	CORNELIUS, NC	4 - 7 (3)	4 - 7 (3)
76	EDWARD LOUTHEN	PRINCETON, WV	4 - 2 (2)	4 - 2 (2)
77	SCOTT LACY	KANNAPOLIS, NC	4 - 1 (3)	4 - 1 (3)
78	SAM GLENN	GREENSBORO, NC	3 - 15 (2)	3 - 15 (2)
79	BRYAN RICE	WAXHAW, NC	3 - 10 (2)	3 - 10 (2)
80	GERRY BURCHFIELD	TRINITY, NC	3 - 3 (2)	3 - 3 (2)
81	WALT GULLEDGE	CAMERON, NC	3 - 1 (2)	3 - 1 (2)
82	KENNETH EPPERSON	BENNETT , NC	2 - 12 (2)	2 - 12 (2)
83	CARL JOHNSON	APEX, NC	2 - 8 (1)	2 - 8 (1)
84	RAYMOND JONES III	STATESVILLE, NC	2 - 2 (1)	2 - 2 (1)
85	SPENCER MOFFITT	ASHEBORO, NC	1 - 13 (1)	1 - 13 (1)
86	CHARLIE MAC	BURGAW, NC	1 - 11 (1)	1 - 11 (1)
	ROBERT ADAMS	GREENSBORO, NC
	JERRY GOBLE	SHERRILLS FORD, NC
	WES LEWIS	SHERRILLS FORD, NC
	WILL KAISER	STRASBURG, OH
	TRENT BEAM	CHERRYVILLE, NC
	MICHAEL CHRONISTER	SHERRILLS FORD, NC
	ERIC MOSER	CONCORD, NC
	SAMUEL SMITH	WINSTON-SALEM, NC
	DANIEL RAY	STATESVILLE, NC
	MICHAEL FOX	STATESVILLE, NC
	DAVID RUSSELL	TROY, NC

by AnglersChannel

REMITZ WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL CHOO CHOO DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE WITH OVER 30 POUNDS!!!

Kentucky’s Taylor Earns Co-angler Title

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (Feb. 26, 2018) – Boater Derek Remitz of Grant, Alabama, caught a massive five-bass limit weighing 30 pounds, 5 ounces, Saturday to win the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Choo Choo Division opener on Lake Guntersville pressented by Navionics. Remitz earned $5,412 for his victory.

Remitz said that he stuck with a pattern in a two-mile stretch of the lake for the entire day, catching 25 to 30 fish.

“I didn’t get to spend very much time on the water before the tournament, and I really think that helped me,” said Remitz, the 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the Year who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “Rather than running around burning 40 gallons of gas, I put the trolling motor down and never left the stretch that I was fishing. I was looking for the deepest, greenest grass that was close to where I thought they were going to spawn.”

Remitz said that he caught his fish alternating between a lipless crankbait and a squarebilled crankbait.

“The main thing was just covering water,” he said. “I’d catch 3 or 4 off of each little stretch of grass. The nice thing was that you knew if you were the right spot because you’d get bit in the first five minutes of being there.

“I had pretty close to my weight around 11:30, but I caught a 9-pounder around 1 p.m. that really sealed the deal for me,” Remitz went on to say. “I got lucky and was fortunate to run across a few groups of fish that were staging and willing to bite.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Derek Remitz, Grant, Ala., five bass, 30-5, $5,412

2^nd: Dennis Barnes, Boaz, Ala., five bass, 25-12, $2,706

3^rd: Casey O’Donnell, Langston, Ala., five bass, 25-0, $1,999

4^th: Jeremy Renfroe, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 24-2, $1,263

5^th: Seth Davis, Harrison, Tenn., five bass, 23-7, $1,182

6^th: Ben Johnson, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 22-5, $992

7^th: Jason Henson, Rome, Ga., five bass, 21-6, $857

8^th: Jeff Kitchens, Auburn, Ala., five bass, 21-6, $857

9^th: Justin Lynch, Alabaster, Ala., five bass, 20-11, $722

10^th: John Polly, Nauvoo, Ala., five bass, 20-3, $631

Complete results below.

Photo courtesy Jeff Ragsdale Facebook Page

Jeff Ragsdale of Gardendale, Alabama, caught a largemouth weighing 10 pounds even – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $860.

Brandon Taylor of Russellville, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $2,706 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Brandon Taylor, Russellville, Ky., five bass, 20-6, $2,706

2^nd: Ron Montgomery, Armuchee, Ga., five bass, 20-2, $1,453

3^rd: Jason Cook, Harrison, Tenn., four bass, 19-11, $905

4^th: Chris Harcrow, Dawson, Ala., five bass, 19-8, $681

5^th: Johnny Pittman, Albertville, Ala., five bass, 18-11, $541

6^th: Derek Miller, Grant, Ala., five bass, 18-6, $496

7^th: Daniel Crockett, Old Hickory, Tenn., five bass, 17-15, $451

8^th: Riley Welch, Beecher, Ill., five bass, 17-13, $406

9^th: Roy Hurst Jr., Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 17-12, $361

10^th: Travis Johns, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 17-10, $316

Jason Risley of Cordova, Tennessee, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – an 11-pound, 3-ounce largemouth – that earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $430.

1	DEREK REMITZ	GRANT, AL	30 - 5 (5)	30 - 5 (5)	$5,412
2	DENNIS BARNES	BOAZ, AL	25 - 12 (5)	25 - 12 (5)	$2,706
3	CASEY O'DONNELL	LANGSTON, AL	25 - 0 (5)	25 - 0 (5)	$1,999
4	JEREMY RENFROE	BIRMINGHAM, AL	24 - 2 (5)	24 - 2 (5)	$1,263
5	SETH DAVIS	HARRISON, TN	23 - 7 (5)	23 - 7 (5)	$1,182
6	BEN JOHNSON	HUNTSVILLE, AL	22 - 5 (5)	22 - 5 (5)	$992
7	JASON HENSON	ROME, GA	21 - 6 (5)	21 - 6 (5)	$857
7	JEFF KITCHENS	AUBURN, AL	21 - 6 (5)	21 - 6 (5)	$857
9	JUSTIN LYNCH	ALABASTER, AL	20 - 11 (5)	20 - 11 (5)	$722
10	JOHN POLLY	NAUVOO, AL	20 - 3 (5)	20 - 3 (5)	$631
11	NICK CUPPS	CHATTANOOGA, TN	20 - 1 (5)	20 - 1 (5)	$568
12	KYLE KASER	PLYMOUTH, IN	19 - 13 (5)	19 - 13 (5)	$523
13	GREG LAMB	HARRISON, TN	19 - 10 (5)	19 - 10 (5)	$505
14	JASON GRAPE	ATTALLA, AL	19 - 3 (5)	19 - 3 (5)	$478
15	JEFF RAGSDALE	GARDENDALE, AL	19 - 1 (4)	19 - 1 (4)	$1,311
16	JIM LEARY	GUNTERSVILLE, AL	18 - 14 (5)	18 - 14 (5)	$415
16	CASEY MARTIN	NEW HOPE, AL	18 - 14 (5)	18 - 14 (5)	$715
16	MICHAEL HOOD	WINCHESTER, TN	18 - 14 (5)	18 - 14 (5)	$415
19	PHILLIP DUKES	RAINSVILLE, AL	18 - 13 (5)	18 - 13 (5)	$379
20	CODY HARRISON	TUSCUMBIA, AL	18 - 11 (5)	18 - 11 (5)	$352
20	JEFF GARDNER	CLEVELAND, AL	18 - 11 (5)	18 - 11 (5)	$352
20	LIAM WEST	GREENVILLE, SC	18 - 11 (5)	18 - 11 (5)	$352
23	GERALD SWINDLE	WARRIOR, AL	18 - 4 (5)	18 - 4 (5)	$334
24	NICHOLAS REEVES	MOULTON, AL	18 - 1 (5)	18 - 1 (5)	$325
25	PAUL TIDWELL	HORTON, AL	17 - 11 (5)	17 - 11 (5)	$316
26	GAVIN AINSLIE	HARRISON, TN	17 - 3 (5)	17 - 3 (5)	$307
27	MARK TROUSDALE	ROGERSVILLE, AL	17 - 2 (5)	17 - 2 (5)	$298
28	THOMAS HELTON	CHARLESTON, TN	16 - 11 (5)	16 - 11 (5)	$289
29	DANIEL WHITAKER	PHIL CAMPBELL, AL	16 - 9 (5)	16 - 9 (5)	$271
29	RYAN MCINTOSH	PATRIOT, IN	16 - 9 (5)	16 - 9 (5)	$271
29	WAYNE CHRISTOPHER	HUNTSVILLE, AL	16 - 9 (5)	16 - 9 (5)	$271
32	TRISTON CROWDER	LAWRENCEBURG, TN	16 - 8 (5)	16 - 8 (5)	$253
33	DAX BUMPERS	MARIETTA, GA	16 - 3 (5)	16 - 3 (5)	$239
33	JAKE ROBERSON	TUSCUMBIA, AL	16 - 3 (5)	16 - 3 (5)	$239
35	DEREK JENKEL	PINCKNEYVILLE, IL	16 - 1 (5)	16 - 1 (5)
35	DEREK FREEMAN	ANDERSON, SC	16 - 1 (5)	16 - 1 (5)
37	RICKY LEE	SULLIGENT, AL	16 - 0 (4)	16 - 0 (4)
37	COLBY HARRISON	BRILLIANT, AL	16 - 0 (5)	16 - 0 (5)
39	JENNINGS EARNEST	GUIN, AL	15 - 15 (5)	15 - 15 (5)
40	JEFF KNIGHT	CLEVELAND, TN	15 - 11 (5)	15 - 11 (5)
40	GENE BARNETTE	TOWN CREEK, AL	15 - 11 (5)	15 - 11 (5)
42	ROGER MORSE	ODENVILLE, AL	15 - 10 (5)	15 - 10 (5)
43	JACKIE FLACK	CULLMAN, AL	15 - 9 (4)	15 - 9 (4)
44	MATTHEW PAIN	SCOTTSBORO, AL	15 - 5 (5)	15 - 5 (5)
44	HAROLD WILSON	CANTON, GA	15 - 5 (5)	15 - 5 (5)
44	HEATH MARTIN	FYFFE, AL	15 - 5 (5)	15 - 5 (5)
47	WESLEY SMITH	VINEMONT, AL	15 - 3 (5)	15 - 3 (5)
48	JOHNNY PATTERSON	GRANT, AL	14 - 15 (5)	14 - 15 (5)
49	CHRIS MAYFIELD	PHIL CAMPBELL, AL	14 - 14 (5)	14 - 14 (5)
49	DANIEL DAVIS	ALBERTVILLE, AL	14 - 14 (5)	14 - 14 (5)
51	BRANDON MCGINNIS	PELL CITY, AL	14 - 13 (5)	14 - 13 (5)
52	BRYAN HOBSON	TUSCALOOSA, AL	14 - 6 (3)	14 - 6 (3)
53	PAYTON MCGINNIS	JASPER, AL	14 - 4 (5)	14 - 4 (5)
53	CHAD BIDDLE	SHELBYVILLE, KY	14 - 4 (5)	14 - 4 (5)
55	JAY KEITH	ARDMORE, TN	14 - 3 (5)	14 - 3 (5)
56	SAM MOODY	ATHENS, AL	13 - 14 (5)	13 - 14 (5)
57	CHAD JONES	MOUNT JULIET, TN	13 - 13 (5)	13 - 13 (5)
58	LUKE PLUNKETT	PINSON, AL	13 - 12 (5)	13 - 12 (5)
59	JIMMY MASON	ROGERSVILLE, AL	13 - 9 (5)	13 - 9 (5)
60	CHRIS TUCKER	HENAGAR, AL	13 - 8 (5)	13 - 8 (5)
60	WAYNE BOYD	ROME, GA	13 - 8 (5)	13 - 8 (5)
60	MARK AILOR	HUNTSVILLE, AL	13 - 8 (5)	13 - 8 (5)
63	JADE KEETON	FLORENCE, AL	13 - 7 (5)	13 - 7 (5)
64	DUSTIN SEABORN	GUIN, AL	13 - 6 (5)	13 - 6 (5)
65	LEE BLACK	DANVILLE, AL	13 - 4 (5)	13 - 4 (5)
66	NATHANAEL KNIGHT	GUNTERSVILLE, AL	13 - 2 (5)	13 - 2 (5)
66	DANIEL TREVINO JR	LANGSTON, AL	13 - 2 (5)	13 - 2 (5)
68	JEREMY GREEN	GADSDEN, AL	13 - 0 (2)	13 - 0 (2)
69	SHAWN DIEHL	HARVEST, AL	12 - 14 (4)	12 - 14 (4)
70	TONY O'NEAL	ZEBULON, GA	12 - 12 (5)	12 - 12 (5)
71	CHRIS PETERS	BIRCHWOOD, TN	12 - 10 (5)	12 - 10 (5)
72	JOHN DAVENPORT	HUNTSVILLE, AL	12 - 9 (5)	12 - 9 (5)
72	MICHAEL MULKEY	POWDER SPRINGS, GA	12 - 9 (5)	12 - 9 (5)
74	ANDY PARKINSON	DALTON, GA	12 - 8 (5)	12 - 8 (5)
75	GARY THACKER	ATHENS, AL	12 - 5 (5)	12 - 5 (5)
76	BRENT BARNES	CHATTANOOGA, TN	12 - 3 (5)	12 - 3 (5)
77	ROY GALBRAITH	GUIN, AL	12 - 2 (5)	12 - 2 (5)
78	JETT LOACH	CHICKAMAUGA, GA	11 - 15 (5)	11 - 15 (5)
79	MATT CARTER	OWENS X ROADS, AL	11 - 14 (4)	11 - 14 (4)
79	JONATHAN COOPER	BRIDGEPORT, AL	11 - 14 (4)	11 - 14 (4)
81	CHRIS HESTER	FORT PAYNE, AL	11 - 10 (5)	11 - 10 (5)
82	DAVY LOLLEY	HAYDEN, AL	11 - 9 (3)	11 - 9 (3)
83	MITCH MITCHELL	MUSCLE SHOALS, AL	11 - 8 (5)	11 - 8 (5)
84	DALE ROWLAND	SHELBYVILLE, TN	11 - 7 (5)	11 - 7 (5)
85	JAKE GIPSON	BIRMINGHAM, AL	11 - 5 (5)	11 - 5 (5)
85	TERRY MANN	WARRIOR, AL	11 - 5 (5)	11 - 5 (5)
85	RYAN SALZMAN	HUNTSVILLE, AL	11 - 5 (3)	11 - 5 (3)
88	RICKY PARPOLOWICZ	DECATUR, AL	11 - 4 (4)	11 - 4 (4)
89	JAY FAGAN	MABLETON, GA	11 - 3 (3)	11 - 3 (3)
90	TIM CARINI	MARIETTA, GA	11 - 2 (5)	11 - 2 (5)
91	SEAN BUNTIN	SATSUMA, AL	11 - 1 (5)	11 - 1 (5)
92	MICHAEL CRIDER	CALHOUN, GA	10 - 15 (5)	10 - 15 (5)
93	DARIEN CRAIG	HAYDEN, AL	10 - 12 (3)	10 - 12 (3)
94	BEN HARRIS	COHUTTA, GA	10 - 10 (4)	10 - 10 (4)
95	STEVE BARNES	HARRISON, TN	10 - 8 (4)	10 - 8 (4)
96	JACK MORRIS	NEW HOPE, AL	10 - 5 (2)	10 - 5 (2)
97	JERRY GOODNER	CLEVELAND, TN	9 - 9 (4)	9 - 9 (4)
97	LEALAND JOHNSON	ARAB, AL	9 - 9 (3)	9 - 9 (3)
99	BLAKE HALL	HARTSELLE, AL	9 - 6 (4)	9 - 6 (4)
100	KENNY EVERETTE	VILLA RICA, GA	9 - 5 (4)	9 - 5 (4)
100	NATHAN HAND	MADISON, AL	9 - 5 (3)	9 - 5 (3)
102	LANDON LOMAX	OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL	9 - 3 (4)	9 - 3 (4)
103	DOUGLAS WEBSTER	PINSON, AL	8 - 15 (3)	8 - 15 (3)
104	RICK BOWEN	JACKSON, TN	8 - 14 (3)	8 - 14 (3)
104	SCOTT ASHLEY	WARRIOR, AL	8 - 14 (2)	8 - 14 (2)
104	JAMES SWINDLE	PARRISH, AL	8 - 14 (2)	8 - 14 (2)
107	JAMES BABER	OZARK, AL	8 - 12 (5)	8 - 12 (5)
108	JEFF GRAY	ARAB, AL	8 - 8 (4)	8 - 8 (4)
109	CAMERON TROUSDALE	ROGERSVILLE, AL	8 - 2 (3)	8 - 2 (3)
109	CLAYTON JOYCE	CHAPEL HILL, TN	8 - 2 (3)	8 - 2 (3)
111	SCOTT GIBBS	ROME, GA	7 - 12 (3)	7 - 12 (3)
112	GIL SUMMERLIN	GUNTERSVILLE, AL	7 - 4 (3)	7 - 4 (3)
112	CHASE FLEEMAN	COLUMBIA, TN	7 - 4 (3)	7 - 4 (3)
114	EVAN BOUTWELL	HARVEST, AL	6 - 15 (3)	6 - 15 (3)
115	MIKE ARY	DALTON, GA	6 - 13 (2)	6 - 13 (2)
116	JOSH MOORE	DECATUR, AL	6 - 12 (3)	6 - 12 (3)
117	RUSTY WHITE	HARRISON, TN	6 - 8 (2)	6 - 8 (2)
117	GREG BUIE	SCOTTSBORO, AL	6 - 8 (2)	6 - 8 (2)
119	RUSSELL BRYANT	RESACA, GA	6 - 2 (2)	6 - 2 (2)
120	JASON HESTER	PHIL CAMPBELL, AL	6 - 0 (2)	6 - 0 (2)
121	SCOTT TOWRY	LAWRENCEBURG, TN	5 - 14 (3)	5 - 14 (3)
122	JIMMY RAWLSTON	OOLTEWAH, TN	5 - 13 (2)	5 - 13 (2)
123	JAMES SMITH	HUNTSVILLE, AL	5 - 12 (2)	5 - 12 (2)
124	JUSTIN OSBORNE	BIG COVE, AL	5 - 8 (2)	5 - 8 (2)
125	EDWARD NOOJIN	CHATTANOOGA, TN	5 - 6 (2)	5 - 6 (2)
125	JOEL GREEN	MOULTON, AL	5 - 6 (2)	5 - 6 (2)
127	CHUCK MEDLEY	OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL	5 - 5 (2)	5 - 5 (2)
128	SCOTT CHATHAM	KINGSTON, GA	5 - 3 (2)	5 - 3 (2)
129	RODNEY BOLTE	COLUMBUS, IN	4 - 13 (1)	4 - 13 (1)
129	ALLEN BISHOP	ALBERTVILLE, AL	4 - 13 (3)	4 - 13 (3)
131	BRAD HARMON	RINGGOLD, GA	4 - 12 (2)	4 - 12 (2)
132	JOHN PEMBERTON JR	BLAIRSVILLE, GA	4 - 11 (2)	4 - 11 (2)
133	KEITH HARPER	GROVE OAK, AL	4 - 8 (2)	4 - 8 (2)
133	RODNEY TREADAWAY	DECATUR, AL	4 - 8 (1)	4 - 8 (1)
135	ADAM BROWN	ATTALLA, AL	4 - 4 (2)	4 - 4 (2)
136	TYLER WEAVER	COTTONDALE, AL	4 - 2 (1)	4 - 2 (1)
137	ALAN BARRETT	CULLMAN, AL	3 - 8 (1)	3 - 8 (1)
138	MIKE GIPSON	NICEVILLE, FL	3 - 3 (1)	3 - 3 (1)
139	CHRISTOPHER STITES SR	SMYRNA, TN	3 - 1 (1)	3 - 1 (1)
139	KEITH VANN	CEDARTOWN, GA	3 - 1 (1)	3 - 1 (1)
141	TODD RADNEY	OXFORD, AL	2 - 15 (1)	2 - 15 (1)
142	JOSH WISSINGER	HAYDEN, AL	2 - 9 (1)	2 - 9 (1)
143	JONATHAN VINSON	MADISON, AL	2 - 8 (1)	2 - 8 (1)
143	KYLE GLASGOW	GUIN, AL	2 - 8 (1)	2 - 8 (1)
145	SCOTT WRIGHT	CARBON HILL, AL	2 - 2 (1)	2 - 2 (1)
	BRYAN DOWDY	FLORENCE, AL
	SHANE RATCLIFF	CORDOVA, AL
	DERON PATRICK	CULLMAN, AL
	LAYNE KING	OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL
	CHRISTOPHER THOMAS	BIRMINGHAM, AL
	WILLIAM BATES	CUMMING, GA
	BRANDON LOONEY	ATHENS, AL
	BRIAN SMITH	GADSDEN, AL
	DAVID GORMAN	CANTON, GA
	BRYAN GREGORY	FORT PAYNE, AL
	JOHNATHAN KEEL	SCOTTSBORO, AL
	SHANNON LEWIS	PACHUTA, MS
	KYLE SMITH	CRANE HILL, AL
	ROBERT COMALANDER	FAIRHOPE, AL
	JAMES SWINDLE	PARRISH, AL
	RICKY CHAPPELL	WARRIOR, AL
	PAT KELLY SR	GUNTERSVILLE, AL
	BOBBY MCDILL	RALEIGH, MS
	KENNETH SMITH	TULLAHOMA, TN
	SHANE MOSS	JASPER, TN
	DON TULLY	ACWORTH, GA
	JK GUIN	CARBON HILL, AL
	RICK CAMPBELL	CLEVELAND, AL
	JACKIE PRICE	PINSON, AL
	BRIAN MERRIMAN	FALKVILLE, AL
	TIMOTHY GILL	GOSPORT, IN
	WILLIAM WADDELL	GUNTERSVILLE , AL

by AnglersChannel

Wood & Rooke Weigh in 16.30 Limit for Texas Tournament Zone Win on Canyon Lake!

1st Place - Kenny Rooke / Mike Wood

2nd Place - Jeffrey Piel / Brandon Kitchens

3rd Place - Adrian Barnes / Daniel Barnes

Big Bass - Donald Huisenga / Nathan Labay

1	MIKE WOOD	KENNY ROOKE	5	5.16	16.30	$10,000
2	JEFFREY PIEL	BRANDON KITCHENS	5	7.04	16.26	$3,500
3	ADRIAN BARNES	DANIEL BARNES	5		15.92	$2,250
4	BILLY FORD	WILLIAM LYNCH	5		15.68	$1,750
5	LANDON GLASS	MANDI GLASS	5		15.36	$1,500
6	JARROD SANDERS	MICHAEL WALDROP	4		14.98	$1,250
7	RYAN BODE	ANDY WHITEHEAD	5		13.90	$1,000
8	BEAU KAISER	WILL BERNHARD	5		13.88	$800
9	MICKEY SANDERS	ROGER MEEK	4	5.40	12.41	$700
10	JOSEPH MAUGHON	DARION SPILLER (Y)	5	4.89	12.34	$600
11	MICHAEL ROBERTS	BOBBY AMIDON	5		12.04	$550
12	RANDY HIBLER	RANDALL CHRISTIAN	5		11.89	$500
13	JJ LARSON	JASON LARSON	5		11.75	$425
13	RONNIE MATHIS	DON SCHUETZE	5		11.75	$425
15	JESSE FRY	BRANDON BRAY	5		11.60	$375
16	ADAM CLARK	JOSH LASSETER	5		11.53	$350
17	LEONARD PHILLIP	HUNTER ARTHUR	5		11.47
18	NATHAN LABAY	DONALD HUISENGA	3	7.64	11.41	$1,560 Big Bass + $500 BIOBOR Bonus
19	DAVID DODSON	FRED MCWILLIAM	4	6.34	11.21
20	ANIBAL GUZMAN	GARY JOHNSON	5		11.12
21	SCOTT SMITH	LANCE RAY	5		10.98
22	SCOTT BURRIS	JOHN MILLS	5		10.94
23	TONY FERDINANDO	SHANE LOGAN	5		10.61
24	JIM SUNVISON	DALE READ	5		10.42
25	ROBERT MILLER	JACKY ROBERTS	5		10.40
25	MARK BENNETT	CASEY BENNETT	5		10.40
27	JAMES SCOGIN	ROLAND LOERA	5		10.27
28	JOHN-MICHAEL DUNAWAY	DEREK TAYLOR	5		10.18
29	JUSTIN POLLEI	GARRETT NELSON	5		9.88
30	LINO GUTIERREZ	RUBEN RIBERA	5		9.84
31	CLIFF MARTINEZ	PATRICK OGBORN	5		9.75
32	CRUZ ISAAC	TRAVIS JARETT	4		9.72
33	JOSH RHODES	CHRIS STUDINGER	5		9.65
34	WAYNE ALBERTHAL	JAMES WHITE	5		9.57
35	ANTHONY GARCIA	ERIC GARCIA	5		9.56
36	VICTOR MELLADO	MICHAEL GLYNN	4		9.50
37	BILL POLKINGHORN	CHARLES WHITED	5		9.46
38	CRAIG SHIRLEY	DOUGLAS GEORGE	5		9.45
39	SAM MORROW	PAYMON HABIB	5		9.39
40	JOSHUA HAREN	RICHARD ERICKSON	4	4.36	9.23
41	JUSTIN HUMMEL	LEONARD DEBRASKA	5		9.15
42	BRYAN RICHARDS	MAT KEVIL	3		9.11
43	DAVID WENCIL		5		9.09
44	LEE BEUERSHAUSEN	RANDY GROUNDS	5		8.89
45	MARTY MASSEY	JAKE MASSEY	5		8.85
46	JUSTYN PARRISH	GARRIT AFMAN	5		8.80
47	JUSTIN MAY	KEVIN THRESS	5		8.78
48	BENNETT COWAN	TONY THOMPSON	5		8.59
49	KENNETH FAIRLY	CHRIS CONNER	5		8.58
50	GUS DUNCAN	JACKIE SPENCER	5		8.42
51	RICK POMPA JR	PATRICK AMICK	5		8.30
52	ERIK SCHMIDT	JAMES PICKELL	5		8.26
53	BRINTON HASKINS	JOHN ENCISO	5		8.16
54	LEE EVANS	WADE MEHAFFEY	5		8.11
55	WES JOHANNESSEN	CALEB WESTBROOK	5		8.07
56	LANDRE WILSON	JIM WILSON	5		8.02
57	JAMIE SLAYDEN	BRANDON HOUSTON	5		7.98
58	PHILIP THOMPSON	THOMAS HOWE	4		7.89
58	MARCUS QUALLS	JUSTIN WOJCIK	5		7.89
60	AARON GRAFFT	DAVID NARVAEZ	3		7.76
60	TREY GROCE	JOE BILL HALE	4		7.76
62	ROSS WRIGHT	BRAD NICHOLS	5		7.74
63	BRENT SMITH	CHRIS SNYDER	5		7.69
64	BRYAN COTTER	JUSTIN FISHER	5		7.50
65	JIMMY LYNN	LORNE DORNAK	3		7.49
66	JAYSON KISSELBURG	DEAN GOLMON	3		7.46
67	TERRY ROBERTS	JAMES COTTINGHAM	4		7.38
68	MARCUS SAMANIEGO	KELLY MAULDIN	3		7.35
69	STEPHEN MALINA	TRAVIS PROFFITT	5		7.30
70	CHRIS WOEHL	CHRIS CLEMENTS	3		7.21
71	BRANDON DICKENSON	JOHN WARD	4		7.19
72	BRENNAN FERTIG	PRESTON PHILLIPS	3		6.93
73	GARY SHARP	DUSTIN TRIMUAR	4		6.90
74	CHRIS BAKER	ALAN GREEN	3		6.87
75	KLEIGH WESTPHALL		4		6.81
76	DAVID JARA	EDDIE MCKINNIS	4		6.78
77	ROBERT MASTERS	MICHAEL MASTERS	2		6.77
78	GERARD RUMSEY	ERIC VASQUEZ	4		6.65
79	DAVID HICKS	KENNETH HICKS	4		6.64
80	BRUCE DAVIS	CHAD THIEL	4		6.58
81	BOBBY RODRIGUEZ	KYLE FORD	3		6.49
82	BILL GUZMAN	TIM STEWART	2	4.82	6.36
83	ANTHONY GOODSON	TRAVIS COCKERHAM	4		6.24
84	PRATT KRAMER	KATIE KRAMER	4		6.16
85	JESSE ROBLES	MICHAEL CARUSELLA	3		6.05
86	MATT STEELE	RICK BARNDS	2		6.04
87	LYNN PIERCE	TERRY HALL	4		5.95
88	PHILLIP DOUBEK	ANDREW SWEET	2	4.6	5.89
89	CHAD BLACK	BILLY ORTAGUS	3		5.80
90	ANDREW TREDEMEYER	DARREN SIMMONS	3		5.69
91	JEFF HAGER	DAVID PEMBERTON	4		5.51
92	DARREL ROUTON	JACK CULBREATH	2		5.43
93	CRAIG BULLOCK	DAVID BARATZ	2		5.33
94	JAMES COMBS	SHANE SHERMAN	1		5.15
95	RYAN FAIN	CARTER WHITNEY	3		5.07
96	PEYTON KURIO	CHRIS BERTELSON	3		4.64
97	ANDY TISCHLER	ADAM WYBORNY	3		4.51
98	TAMMY SMITH	BRENT SMITH	3		4.28
99	DARRELL WUENSCHE		2		4.15
100	JAMES MOORE	GROVER CHAMBLISS	2		3.59
101	RUSTY REEDY	AYDEN REEDY (Y)	2		3.42
102	DAVID DELGADO	TRENT ERXLEBEN	2		3.35
103	TOM GRIDLEY	SCOTT MEADS	2		3.23
104	TODD IVINS	COLT DIETZ	2		3.21
105	RORY HAECKER	DAVID PELATA	2		3.13
106	JOEY KIRKLAND	LUPE CONTRERAS	1		2.25
107	JASON RANFT	JEREMY ANZVALDA	1		1.96
108	JAMES VOSS	RUSS HABERLAND	1		1.95
109	MATTHEW WHITTINGTON	DAVE MANGELSDORF	1		1.92
110	HUNTER OWENS	MASON BRYAN (Y)	1		1.71
111	JARED SMITH	DUSTIN SMITH	1		1.64
112	CODY CLINTON	MATTHEW BONNEY
112	FLOYD PACE	ERIC SHEDROCK
112	CHARLES YOUNG	RONNIE ANDREWS
112	BLAIR COBBLE	TERRY COBBLE
112	LARRY HOLYBEE	SHAE SEALE
112	LARRY OWENS	ELMER OWENS
112	JAMES ROBERTS	DON GORDON
112	DONNIE O'NEAL	KENNETH MCDONNEL
112	CHUCK WARE	MARC SHERRON
112	CRAIG CORDOVA	SHAWN TAMEZ
112	PHILLIP MASSOLETTI	NOEL LOWE
112	ROBBIE THORSTEINSON	DAVID REID
112	CODY SMITH	CHUCK SMITH
112	BEAU REED	TRENT BLAKE
112	PETER RAYOS	JERRIS RAYOS
112	JACKSON SIEMMERING	RYON CAMERON
112	CLINT SNOWDEN
112	DANIEL KURTZ	DANIEL WILLIS
112	JUDY RENEAU	TIM RENEAU
112	MICHAEL MONTGOMERY	JUSTIN STRAWSER
112	MIKE GROUNDS	KEN EVERETT
112	ANTHONY SKOUBY	JASON WILLIAMS
112	DONNIE WEBER	JOHN KAPALDO
112	KYLE OLSON	SCOTT OLSON
112	JESSE KLAERNER	JOSH SHERRILL
112	JAMES A. HENRY	MICHAEL ATKINS
112	JASON OLIVO	JOEY RODRIGUEZ
112	JAMES CANTWELL	RANDEL CANTWELL
112	JOHN PENDLETON	SCOTT THOMPSON
112	TANNER PROCTOR	DANNY PROCTOR
112	CHARLES DORTCH	STEVE HILL
112	KEITH ROLLINGS	RANDY BRUDNICKI
112	THEO SOLANO	ERIC SOLANO
112	RONALD TYE HEINEMAN	MIKE BATES
112	HANK FRY	FELLER SMITH
112	COREY SCHNAUTZ	RAYMOND CALK
112	STEVE VAN MEETEREN	CINDY VAN MEETEREN
112	NICK LONCAR	MATT SCOTT
112	BUBBA WAMPLER	ROWDY CALVERT
112	PHILLIP WALKER	ERIC LANE
112	CHARLES TOLLEY	KENDALL TILL
112	STERLING MARTIN	JUSTIN MADDING
112	MARK RIBERA	ANTHONY RIBERA

by AnglersChannel

Christopher Graham and Bill Granberry win 2018 Alabama Bass Trail Lay Lake

by Dan O’Sullivan

February 24, 2018 – Columbiana, Ala. – With a full field of 225 teams preparing for the first Alabama Bass Trail Southern Division event of 2018, the expectations were high for an absolute shootout. As warm, tropical rains had buffeted the Southeast for weeks prior to the event, water levels and temperatures were on the rise – hurriedly.

The double digit increase in air and water temperatures brought with it rising expectations for a good, old fashioned Coosa River Slugfest on Lay Lake. Rumors of 30-pound winning weights, and 20-pound limits being needed to cash checks were commonly heard in the week leading up to the event. There was even discussion that someone may win the event by sightfishing for bedded bass.

Then, the conditions changed. While temperatures stayed warm, the lake level began to fall in anticipation of coming storms, and with that, the conditions became tougher. But, with a field of anglers the caliber of whom compete in the Alabama Bass Trail, someone will figure out how to put together impressive performances in tough conditions.

The team of Christopher Graham and Bill Granberry – who call Lay Lake their home waters – ran a morning pattern that produced little, but made adjustments and culled up to an impressive winning weight of 22.29 pounds to claim the first trophy of the 2018 Alabama Bass Trail season. Their victory earned them the $10,000 Champion’s purse.

They did so by junkfishing. “We caught them on several baits, and every one of our fish but two came from different spots,” they said. “We used a variety of swim jigs, a lipless crankbait and even a spinnerbait, but the key was finding fish that had not yet left the prespawn mode.”

They said they spent most of the day looking for cooler temperatures. “The water temperature was in the upper 60’s in most areas and we felt like most of the fish had made their moves into the spawn early because of it,” they reported. “We went in and out of areas looking for water that was a few degrees cooler to try and target fish that were still in prespawn mode; we found just enough to win. It’s surprising, because we felt like we were a bite short, this is really cool to be standing here having won an ABT event on our home lake.”

Joe Wickoff and Radney Atchison used a different approach to win. The pair fished one area in Paint Creek, and relied on one technique to post their 20.84-pound limit to finish the day in second place and earn a $5,000 payday. “We caught 50 or 60 fish in Paint Creek,” they reported. “We caught them on Radney’s homemade Thunder Head jighead and Merthiolate Trick Worms in three feet of water; it was a really fun day of fishing.”

The Georgia based team of John Drew and Christopher Brummitt earned the Mountain Dew Big Bass award of the day with a 7.13-pound largemouth that bit a Texas Rigged swimbait around the grass. Their giant earned them the $500 Mouthain Dew Big Bass bonus.

Complete Standings Below:


1	1) Christopher Graham Chelsea,AL 2) Bill Granberry Moody, AL	5/0	22.29	6.17	225	10000
2	1) Joe Wikoff Phenix city,AL 2) Radney Atchison Prattville, AL	5/0	20.84	0	224	5000
3	1) Charlie Williams Lagrange,GA 2) Michael Smith Luthersville, GA	5/0	20.72	5.42	223	4000
4	1) Shane Horton Wilsonville,AL 2) Brandon Horton Wilsonville , AL	5/0	20.21	0	222	3000
5	1) Clint Miller Clanton,AL 2) Jeramy Ray Clanton, AL	5/0	20.19	0	221	2000
6	1) James Van blake Spanish fort,AL 2) Donnie Zundel ,	5/0	18.59	0	220	1500
7	1) Nicholas Turner Clanton,AL 2) Joe Lay Coker, AL	5/0	18.53	5.83	219	1100
8	1) Charles Beach Mobile,AL 2) Chuck Beach jr Mobile, AL	5/0	18.49	0	218	1100
9	1) Billy Smith Birmingham,AL 2) Brian Miller Birmingham , AL	5/0	18.33	0	217	1100
10	1) Allen Yarborough Birmingham,AL 2) Kyle Dorsett Odenville, AL	5/0	18.28	5.02	216	1100
11	1) Timothy Hatcher Leeds,AL 2) Shane Underwood Trussville, AL	5/0	18.06	0	215	750
12	1) Pam Wells Bainbridge,GA 2) Steven Wells Bainbridge, GA	5/0	18.01	0	214	750
13	1) Shane Wallace Oxford,AL 2) Anthony Coley Oxford, AL	5/0	17.82	0	213	750
14	1) Wyatt Burkhalter Tuscaloosa ,AL 2) Dax Massey Coker, AL	5/0	17.66	0	212	750
15	1) Jason Hamaker Pelham,AL 2) Adam Elliott Argo, AL	5/0	17.51	0	211	750
16	1) Foster Bradley Bessemer,AL 2) Clint Ellis Bessemer, AL	5/0	17.47	0	210	750
17	1) Matt Green Cartersville,GA 2) Justin Nunley Acworth, GA	5/0	17.23	0	209	750
18	1) Joseph Knight Hueytown,AL 2) Michele Bressie Hueytown, AL	5/0	17.03	0	208	750
19	1) Mike Hardin Robertsdale,AL 2) Michael Hardin Robertsdale, AL	5/0	16.9	0	207	750
19	1) Ken Walters Pike road,AL 2) Jason Beasley Millbrook, AL	5/0	16.9	0	207	750
21	1) Chris Rutland Wetumpka,AL 2) Coby Carden Shelby, AL	5/0	16.85	0	205	500
22	1) Ashley Brasher Billingsley,AL 2) Derrick Moore Clanton, AL	5/0	16.84	0	204	500
23	1) Gentry Gordy Phenix city,AL 2) Chad Smith Phenix city, AL	5/0	16.7	0	203	500
24	1) Robbie Pelt Montgomery,AL 2) David Caylor New brockton, AL	5/0	16.54	6.12	202	500
25	1) Mark Mott Valley grande,AL 2) Justin Mott Pelham, AL	5/0	16.49	0	201	500
26	1) Jeff Morgan Newnan,GA 2) Tim Vanegmond Gay, GA	5/0	16.45	0	200	500
27	1) Anthony Goggins Clanton,AL 2) Jeremy Headley Birmingham, AL	5/0	16.42	0	199	500
28	1) Zeke Ezekiel Wilsonville,AL 2) Eddie Jackson Trussville, AL	5/0	16.41	0	198	500
29	1) Russell Weldon Tallassee,AL 2) Tommy Bass Wetumpka, AL	5/0	16.33	0	197	500
30	1) David Sherrill Prattville ,AL 2) Dennis Sherrill Montgomery , AL	5/0	16.3	0	196	500
31	1) Barry Isbell Trussville,AL 2) Bobby Freeman Pell city, AL	5/0	16.14	0	195	500
32	1) Ralph Pierce Prattville,AL 2) Doug Johnson Prattville, AL	5/0	16.08	0	194	500
33	1) Kevin Phillips Lagrange,GA 2) Robert Medas Lagrange, GA	5/0	16.07	0	193	500
34	1) Nolan Brannan Loxley,AL 2) Angel Garcia Calera, AL	5/0	15.95	0	192	500
34	1) Jimmy Miller Eclectic,AL 2) Chris Miller Eclectic, AL	5/0	15.95	0	192	500
36	1) Justin Durden Adger,AL 2) Jacob Walker Quinton, AL	5/0	15.81	0	190	500
37	1) Jonathan White Bessemer ,AL 2) Chris Payne Vance, AL	5/0	15.77	0	189	500
38	1) Ronnie Ray Phenix city,AL 2) Jason Ninas Phenix city, AL	5/0	15.69	0	188	500
39	1) Gabe Aldridge Demopolis,AL 2) Wes Wiggins Linden, AL	5/0	15.65	0	187	500
40	1) Randal Hamilton Plantersville,AL 2) Drew Blackmon Plantersville, AL	5/0	15.6	0	186	500
41	1) Jeff Haynie Zebulon,GA 2) Rick Haynie Bay minette , AL	5/0	15.47	0	185	0
42	1) Keith Kirkley Northport,AL 2) Jeff Kirkley Northport, AL	5/0	15.45	0	184	0
43	1) Michael Taylor Prattville,AL 2) Steven Johnston Prattville , AL	5/0	15.43	0	183	0
44	1) Todd Sharpe Mobile,AL 2) Mike Fesler Mobile, AL	5/0	15.36	5.77	182	0
45	1) Randall Carter Maplesville,AL 2) Bobby Foshee Clanton, AL	5/0	15.32	0	181	0
45	1) Marty Sumners Gordo,AL 2) Simon Morrow Alexander city, AL	5/0	15.32	6.02	181	0
47	1) Keith Youngblood Chattanooga,TN 2) Karl Youngblood Wetumpka, AL	5/0	15.31	0	179	0
48	1) Daniel Spires Deatsville,AL 2) Coleman Moseley Montgomery, AL	5/0	15.3	0	178	0
49	1) Josh Herren Pinson,AL 2) Jacob Herren Ashville, AL	5/0	15.15	0	177	0
50	1) Jeff Hale Goshen,AL 2) Lance Kirkland Dothan, AL	5/0	15.14	0	176	0

51	1) Buck Mcdonald Abbeville,AL 2) Travis Northey Headland , AL	5/0	15.11	0	0	175
52	1) Scott Crews Wetumpka,AL 2) Chris Hensley Marbury, AL	5/0	14.98	0	0	174
53	1) Jimmy Dispennette Crawfordville,FL 2) Russell Stewart Fitzpatrick, AL	5/0	14.94	0	0	173
53	1) Joey Davidson Tallassee,AL 2) Tullis Lanier Rockford, AL	5/0	14.94	0	0	173
53	1) Tyler Henson Linden,AL 2) Mark Henson Linden, AL	5/0	14.94	0	0	173
56	1) Chris Cook Akron,AL 2) Lawson Cook Akron, AL	5/0	14.92	0	0	170
57	1) L.j. Mccollough Valley,AL 2) Shelby Kinney jr. Valley, AL	5/0	14.87	0	0	169
58	1) Robbie Pritchard Dadeville,AL 2) Lynn Pritchard Dadeville, AL	5/1	14.83	1	0	168
59	1) John Pollard Eclectic,AL 2) Dallas Weldon Tallassee, AL	5/0	14.8	0	0	167
60	1) Michael Mcgough Highland home ,AL 2) Shaun Lewis Luverne , AL	5/0	14.77	0	0	166
61	1) Kyle Thrasher Gallion,AL 2) Joshua Dunn Enterprise, AL	5/0	14.75	0	0	165
62	1) Wayne Cox Pace,FL 2) Jimmy Harrison Marinna, FL	5/0	14.74	0	0	164
62	1) Roger Perkins Verbena,AL 2) Brandon Baker Clanton, AL	5/0	14.74	0	0	164
64	1) Clay Elliott Ozark,AL 2) Frank Clark Benton, IL	5/0	14.73	0	0	162
65	1) Rj Thompson Ralph,AL 2) Trey Potts Pace, FL	5/0	14.66	0	0	161
66	1) Dale Rogers Theodore,AL 2) Bobby Cox Pensacola, FL	5/0	14.63	0	0	160
66	1) Jeff Cook Prattville,AL 2) Eric Chavers Billingsley, AL	5/0	14.63	0	0	160
68	1) Jim Laster Newnan,GA 2) Matt Webb Wedowee, AL	5/0	14.61	0	0	158
69	1) Lamar Landreth Valley ,AL 2) Zack Hester Opelika , AL	5/0	14.59	0	0	157
70	1) Mitchell Jennings Auburn,AL 2) Mitchell Smallwood Lanett, AL	5/0	14.58	0	0	156
70	1) Chris Dill Hueytown,AL 2) Vern Moody Mccalla, AL	5/0	14.58	0	0	156
72	1) Joey Aderhold Birmingham,AL 2) Jonathan Collins Vinemont, AL	5/0	14.51	0	0	154
73	1) Wesley Mckeller Jemison,AL 2) Adam Courington Jemison, AL	5/0	14.49	0	6.49	153
74	1) Steven Morris Sylacauga,AL 2) Matt Vanzant Sylacauga , AL	5/0	14.41	0	0	152
75	1) Garrett Warren Hoover,AL 2) Danny Warrren Hoover, AL	5/0	14.33	0	0	151
76	1) Lee Holmes Talladega,AL 2) Alan Guinn Talladega, AL	5/0	14.32	0	0	150
76	1) Chandler Hudson Ramer,AL 2) Dusty Owen Hope hull, AL	5/0	14.32	0	0	150
78	1) Brian Adamson Bowdon,GA 2) Ryan Lloyd Carrollton, GA	5/0	14.31	0	0	148
79	1) Jimmy Wood Phenix city,AL 2) Ken Jones Smiths, AL	5/0	14.21	0	0	147
80	1) Zack Thaggard Auburn,,AL 2) Jody Thaggard Dadeville, AL	5/0	14.2	0	0	146
81	1) Chris Mason Helena,AL 2) Jeromey Mason Columbiana , AL	5/0	14.16	0	0	145
82	1) Rickie Harp Cottondale,AL 2) Don Hogue Pelham, AL	5/0	14.14	0	0	144
83	1) Eric Morris Lineville,AL 2) Ben Williamson Bowdon, GA	5/0	14.03	0	0	143
83	1) Austin Lang Dothan,AL 2) Micheal Vinson Enterprise, AL	5/0	14.03	0	0	143
85	1) Mark Succi Midland,GA 2) Bo Washam Midland, GA	5/0	14.02	0	0	141
86	1) Larry Bullock Pensacola,FL 2) Roger Caldwell Bay minette, AL	5/0	13.98	0	0	140
87	1) Brannon Jones Montgomery,AL 2) ,	5/0	13.97	0	0	139
88	1) Mark Cameron Phenix city,AL 2) Shawn Marquis Fortson, GA	5/0	13.93	0	0	138
89	1) Jim White Millbrook,AL 2) Brent Jordan Banks, AL	5/0	13.89	0	0	137
90	1) Brad Tapley Auburn,AL 2) Garrett Thee Auburn, AL	5/0	13.88	0	0	136
91	1) Harvey Starling Wetumpka,AL 2) Darrin Gibson Deatsville, AL	5/0	13.76	0	0	135
92	1) Chuck Collins Roopville,GA 2) David Pollard Jackson gap, AL	5/0	13.74	0	0	134
93	1) Tommy Bridges Camden,AL 2) Jimmy Cook Camden, AL	5/0	13.69	0	0	133
94	1) Cody Farr Alexander city,AL 2) Rusty Mask Dadeville, AL	5/0	13.64	0	0	132
95	1) Jack Tibbs Eufaula,AL 2) Joshua Allman Clyde, NC	5/0	13.61	0	0	131
96	1) Terry Meek Ashland,AL 2) Eric Smith Pinson, AL	5/0	13.6	0	0	130
97	1) John Drew Powder springs,GA 2) Christopher Brummitt College park, GA	5/0	13.55	0	7.13	129
98	1) Brad Edwards Marbury,AL 2) Michael Findley Wetumpka, AL	5/0	13.52	0	0	128
99	1) Marc Frazier Newnan ,GA 2) John Nolan Newnan, GA	5/0	13.49	0	0	127
100	1) Dale Westmoreland Jay,FL 2) Lance Youngblood Jay, FL	5/0	13.47	0	0	126

100	1) Derrick Hutchins Sylacauga,AL 2) Xavier Mckinney Sylacauga, AL	5/0	13.47	126	0
102	1) Jim Beavers Manchester,GA 2) Tim Miller Odenville, AL	5/0	13.37	124	0
103	1) Mark Laplante Fort mitchell,AL 2) Randy Boyette Smith Station, AL	5/0	13.35	123	0
104	1) Thad Hull Columbus,GA 2) David Talley Columbus, GA	5/0	13.33	122	0
105	1) Brannon Hurst Anniston,AL 2) Mike Freeman Oxford, AL	5/0	13.27	121	0
106	1) Chris Jackson Dora,AL 2) Mike Deroche jr Houma, LA	5/0	13.24	120	0
107	1) Kevin Williams Demopolis,AL 2) Jimmy Williams Thomaston, AL	5/0	13.19	119	0
108	1) Scott Trotter Muscle shoals,AL 2) Aaron Moore Florence, AL	5/0	13.11	118	0
109	1) Tony Hogan Walnut hill,FL 2) Vernon Ward Mary esther, FL	5/0	13	117	0
110	1) Kyler Godwin Valley grande,AL 2) Allen Bearden Plantersville, AL	5/0	12.88	116	0
111	1) Tim Windsor Millbrook,AL 2) Mike Smith Prattville, AL	5/0	12.85	115	0
112	1) Caiden Sinclair Hoover,AL 2) Hunter Gibson Hoover, AL	5/0	12.83	114	0
113	1) Ken Morris Harpersville,AL 2) Mark Vanzant Childersburg, AL	5/0	12.78	113	0
114	1) Mark Wallace Titus,AL 2) Aaron Smith Verbena, AL	5/0	12.76	112	0
115	1) Tom Nelson Tuscaloosa,AL 2) Bailey Nelson Tuscaloosa, AL	5/0	12.75	111	0
116	1) Rj Seevers Brookwood,AL 2) Roy Seevers Rockford, AL	5/0	12.71	110	0
117	1) Lowell Everett Odenville,AL 2) Lawrence Curd Steele, AL	5/0	12.64	109	0
117	1) Deandrae Kimbrough Tuscaloosa,AL 2) Verneille (bo) Quinney Tuscaloosa, AL	5/0	12.64	109	0
119	1) Ben Etheredge Dixons mills,AL 2) John Mcalpine Gallion, AL	5/0	12.6	107	0
119	1) Steven Young Ashland,AL 2) Brandon Denney Ashland, AL	5/0	12.6	107	0
121	1) Jeff Richey Prattville,AL 2) Howard Richey Prattville, AL	5/0	12.49	105	0
122	1) Kenny Smith Pensacola,FL 2) James Purvis Cantonment, FL	5/0	12.48	104	0
123	1) Hunter Weeks Luverne,AL 2) Brett Stephens Luverne, AL	5/0	12.33	103	0
124	1) Tim Peek Senoia,GA 2) Byron Smith Tyrone, GA	5/0	12.27	102	0
125	1) Stewart Lucas Wetumpka,AL 2) Stewart Lucas jr. Wetumpka, AL	5/0	12.25	101	0
125	1) Jeff Gilliam Gordo,AL 2) Vince Parker Cottondale, AL	5/0	12.25	101	0
127	1) Richard Timothy Semmes,AL 2) James French Chickasaw, AL	5/0	12.03	99	0
128	1) Matthew Brown Robertsdale ,AL 2) Jeremy Lazzari Orange beach , AL	5/0	11.98	98	0
129	1) Steven Yearkey Alexander city,AL 2) Scottie Carr Alexander city, AL	5/0	11.92	97	0
129	1) Allen Oliver Sylacauga,AL 2) Curtis Coleman Sylacauga, AL	5/0	11.92	97	0
131	1) Cody Harrell Hayneville,AL 2) Ryan Schroeder Livingston , AL	5/0	11.89	95	0
132	1) Martin (rocky) Lyons Millbrook,AL 2) Jonathon Tutt Jay, FL	5/0	11.85	94	0
133	1) Bobby Brown Midland,GA 2) Ed Bulula Phenix City, AL	5/0	11.74	93	0
134	1) Stan Hallman Autaugaville ,AL 2) Steve Thrash Prattville , AL	5/0	11.67	92	0
134	1) Harry Parkerson Senoia,GA 2) Jason Turner Sharpsburg, GA	5/0	11.67	92	0
136	1) Mike Mccullers Dadeville,AL 2) Jason Shockley Jacksons gap, AL	5/0	11.66	90	0
137	1) Myles Palmer Alexander city,AL 2) B. j. Barnett Alexander city, AL	5/0	11.64	89	0
138	1) Rex Chambers Baileyton,AL 2) Brent Crow Hartselle, AL	5/0	11.58	88	0
139	1) Rob Lee Deatsville,AL 2) Steve Winslett Opelika, AL	5/0	11.47	87	0
140	1) Bill Cook Lagrange,GA 2) Dan Graham Senoia, GA	5/0	11.45	86	0
141	1) Garry Malone Demopolis,AL 2) Mark Phillips Selma, AL	5/0	11.42	85	0
142	1) Scott Luster Prattville,AL 2) Jerry Cook Prattville, AL	5/0	11.38	84	0
143	1) Keith Mayfield Senoia,GA 2) Daryl Adams Senoia, GA	5/0	11.36	83	0
144	1) Chris Minor Clanton,AL 2) Eric Staggs Clanton, AL	5/0	11.33	82	0
145	1) Mike Mcdaniel New brockton,AL 2) Dewey Mcdaniel Enterprise, AL	5/0	11.17	81	0
146	1) Steve Rogers Orrville,AL 2) Mike Middleton Georgiana, AL	5/0	11.16	80	0
147	1) Parker Odom Mcintosh,AL 2) Colton Odom Mcintosh, AL	5/0	11.14	79	0
147	1) Chad Schroeder Lowndesboro,AL 2) Chase Schroeder Livingston, AL	5/0	11.14	79	0
149	1) Kevin Scales Cottondale,AL 2) Bart Lindsey Cottondale, AL	5/0	11.13	77	0
150	1) Greg Griggers Demopolis,AL 2) Barry Landrum Butler, AL	5/0	11.06	76

151	1) Michael Cox Salem,AL 2) Colt Boyette Salem, AL	5/1	11.04	1	0	75
152	1) Warren Hoffman Vestavia,AL 2) Ben Weldon Wetumpka, AL	5/0	10.95	0	0	74
153	1) Steve Lipham Opelika,AL 2) Mitch Milner Tallassee, AL	5/0	10.94	0	0	73
154	1) Paul Tarpley Opelika,AL 2) Craig Cotter Deatsville, AL	5/0	10.89	0	0	72
155	1) Ryan Phillips Trussville,AL 2) Boyd Hodge Millbrook, AL	5/0	10.86	0	0	71
156	1) Daryl Crenshaw Roanoke,AL 2) Barry Chaffin Wadley, AL	5/0	10.82	0	0	70
157	1) Danny Parker Hoover,AL 2) Gage Parker Hoover, AL	5/1	10.77	1	0	69
158	1) David Hutchins Cantonment,FL 2) Todd Spencer Fairview heights, IL	5/0	10.66	0	0	68
159	1) Bob Frick Montgomery,AL 2) Don Tadlock Elmore, AL	4/0	10.59	0	0	67
160	1) Rickie Knight Selma,AL 2) Larry Mcdonald Cuthbert, GA	5/0	10.57	0	0	66
161	1) Jimbo Deaton Pike road,AL 2) Jonathan King Montgomery, AL	5/0	10.54	0	0	65
162	1) Evan Robbins Florala,AL 2) Justin Coker Hartford, AL	5/0	10.52	0	0	64
163	1) Kirk Jones Valley grande,AL 2) Tanner Bender Valley grande, AL	5/0	10.46	0	0	63
164	1) Danny Lavoie Franklin,GA 2) Todd Mahoney Whitesburg, GA	5/0	10.33	0	0	62
165	1) Brent Cottle Roanoke,AL 2) Nick Robinson Montgomery, AL	5/0	10.04	0	0	61
166	1) Tim Ward Sylacauga,AL 2) Jesse Smith Childersburg, AL	4/0	9.94	0	0	60
167	1) Mike Hill Millbrook,AL 2) Kenny Hill Tallassee, AL	5/0	9.87	0	0	59
168	1) Anthony Hawkins Pell city,AL 2) Cameron Isbell Ashville, AL	4/0	9.62	0	0	58
169	1) Butch Barger Trussville,AL 2) Mark Atcheson Cuba, AL	5/0	9.48	0	0	57
170	1) Lewis Hill Valley,AL 2) Dustin Johnston Opelika, AL	4/0	9.45	0	0	56
171	1) Dusty Jordan Rutledge,AL 2) Alex Bowdoin Opp , AL	4/0	9.42	0	0	55
172	1) David Dudley Phenix city,AL 2) Scott Mcguire Lagrange, GA	2/0	9.32	0	6.81	54
173	1) Josh Aaron Dora,AL 2) Derrick Roberts Dora, AL	3/0	9.24	0	0	53
174	1) Waylon Mullis Tuscaloosa,AL 2) Ridge Mullis Tuscaloosa, AL	5/0	9.15	0	0	52
175	1) Alton Shiver Newnan,GA 2) Gary Niles Phenix city, AL	5/0	9.11	0	0	51
176	1) Edward Sankbeil Lagrange,GA 2) John Sankbeil Phenix city, AK	5/0	8.88	0	0	50
177	1) James Brown Equality,AL 2) Kevin Brown Equality, AL	5/0	8.71	0	0	49
178	1) James Smith Maplesville,AL 2) Travis Wyatt Clanton, AL	4/0	8.7	0	0	48
178	1) Robby Lee Flomaton,AL 2) Jimmy Calhoun Milton, FL	5/1	8.7	1	0	48
180	1) James Nichols Deatsville,AL 2) Skip Miley Deatsville, AL	5/0	8.64	0	0	46
181	1) Alan Brown Daphne,AL 2) Frank Henry Hope hull, AL	4/0	8.47	0	0	45
182	1) Thomas Brewbaker Nashville,TN 2) Shawn Callahan Warrenville, SC	4/0	8.26	0	0	44
183	1) Tommy Jacques Montgomery,AL 2) Chuck Roberts Wetumpka, AL	5/0	8.06	0	0	43
184	1) Scott Dupriest Maylene,AL 2) Mark Smith Maylene, AL	3/0	7.91	0	0	42
185	1) Steven Denmark Saraland,AL 2) Steven Denmark Malcolm, AL	3/0	7.84	0	0	41
186	1) Michael Holland Newton,AL 2) Joey Caylor Enterprise, AL	4/0	7.83	0	0	40
187	1) Victor Harper Tuscaloosa ,AL 2) Blake Harper Tuscaloosa , AL	3/0	7.82	0	0	39
188	1) Rj Kitkowski Enterprise,AL 2) Annette Simpson Enterprise, AL	5/1	7.72	1	0	38
189	1) David Horton Tuscaloosa ,AL 2) Chad Netherton Titus , AL	4/0	7.34	0	0	37
190	1) Ryan Kizziah Salem,AL 2) Scott Cooper Auburn, AL	5/0	7.31	0	0	36
191	1) Doyle Taunton Tallassee,AL 2) Steve Bridgman Eclectic, AL	5/0	7.11	0	0	35
192	1) Mike Scroggins Birmingham,AL 2) Earl Andrews Anniston, AL	4/1	5.88	1	0	34
193	1) Stanley Fairchild Prattville,AL 2) Derrick Percival Wetumpka, AL	4/0	5.8	0	0	33
193	1) Justin Davis Calera,AL 2) David Sneed Clanton, AL	3/0	5.8	0	0	33
195	1) Brandon Coatney Fort walton beach ,FL 2) Drake Syfrett Chipley, FL	3/0	5.56	0	0	31
196	1) Justin West Moreland,GA 2) Alan Mcdonald Senoia, GA	3/0	5.55	0	0	30
197	1) John Bryan Carrollton,GA 2) Mason Bryan Carrollton, GA	3/0	5.22	0	0	29
198	1) Ken Sessions Jay,FL 2) Greg Sessions Pace, FL	4/0	5.17	0	0	28
199	1) Shane Thompson Phenix city,AL 2) Buck Williams Phenix city, AL	3/0	5.06	0	0	27
200	1) Tray Pritchard Helena,AL 2) Talon Pritchard Helena, AL	2/0	4.95	0	0	26

201	1) Steve Ketchum Hartford ,AL 2) Anthony Bowden Hartford , AL	3/0	4.61	25
202	1) Aaron Warren Opelika ,AL 2) Murphy Klumpp Opelika, AL	2/0	4.44	24
203	1) Josh Harrison Salem,AL 2) Zack Harrison Salem, AL	2/0	4.27	23
204	1) Brian Jones Verbena,AL 2) Barry Jones Verbena, AL	2/0	4.23	22
205	1) Scott Parkerson Hogansville,GA 2) Richard Chavez Newnan, GA	2/0	3.89	21
205	1) Rowland Liverett Sumiton,AL 2) George Liverett Sumiton, AL	2/0	3.89	21
207	1) Ronnie Faulkner Woodbury,GA 2) Michael Johnson Sharpsburg, GA	3/0	3.83	19
208	1) Tommy Liverett Chelsea,AL 2) Sean Kendrick Calera, AL	2/0	3.67	18
209	1) Clay Harris Dothan,AL 2) Stephen Turner Midland city, AL	1/0	3.47	17
210	1) Taylor Terry Seale,AL 2) Hunter Lashley Salem , AL	2/0	3.06	16
211	1) Rob Kyle Salem,AL 2) Brent Shiver Ohenix city, AL	2/0	2.97	15
212	1) Thomas Eden Salem,AL 2) Joe Williams Salem, AL	2/0	2.62	14
213	1) Daniel Sims Roanoke,AL 2) Dwayne Harris Wedowee, AL	1/0	1.24	13
214	1) Kelly White Sycamore,AL 2) Joe Oconnell Senioa, GA	0/0	0	3
214	1) Payton Goggins Dadeville,AL 2) Randell Bevels Dadeville, AL	0/0	0	3
214	1) Jason Green Gleenwood,AL 2) Joshua Lewis Letohatchee, AL	0/0	0	3
214	1) Brian Stiffler Pelham,AL 2) Ben Black Pelham, AL	0/0	0	3
214	1) Brian Porter Tuscaloosa,AL 2) Shannon Bishop Tuscaloosa, AL	0/0	0	3
214	1) Frank Nelson Tuscaloosa ,AL 2) Levi Nelson Tuscaloosa , AL	0/0	0	3
214	1) Jay Grogan Fort mitchell,AL 2) Ryan Ingram Phenix city, AL	0/0	0	3
214	1) Erick Sommers Deatsville,AL 2) James Connell Clanton, AL	0/0	0	3
214	1) Danny Hartsell Columbiana,AL 2) Eddie Kennemur Trussellville, AL	0/0	0	3
214	1) Marty Giddens Eclectic,AL 2) Josh Stracner Vandiver, AL	0/0	0	3
214	1) Jc Adams Carrollton ,GA 2) Chuck Adams Carrollton , GA	0/0	0	3
214	1) Jeremy Cox Northport,AL 2) Brad Martin Tuscaloosa, AL	0/0	0	3

by AnglersChannel

Johnston Takes First FLW Tour Level Win on Harris Chain of Lakes

February 25, 2018

Courtesy FLW Outdoors Communications

LEESBURG, Fla. (Feb. 25, 2018) – Canadian pro angler Chris Johnston of Peterborough, Ontario, brought a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 6 ounces, to the scale Sunday to win the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Lowrance with a four-day total of 20 bass weighing 79 pounds, 6 ounces. Johnston’s cumulative weight was enough for him to edge second-place pro and fellow Canadian Jeff Gustafson of Keewatin, Ontario, to earn his first FLW Tour win and a check for $125,000.

“You couldn’t ask for anything better – two Canadians up here (on the weigh-in stage),” said Johnston, who is now leading the 2018 FLW Tour Angler of the Year standings after posting two strong finishes to open the FLW Tour season. “We’re buddies. We’re going to go home happy and back to some snow and ice. It’s a vacation down here, coming to Florida, and for us to finish one and two, what more could you ask for?”

Johnston’s first stop on Sunday was a 12-foot-deep, 100-yard indentation along a weed edge on Lake Harris. A key location for him this week, Johnston used a jerkbait and ½-ounce gold-colored lipless crankbait to lure fish feeding around a shad spawn.

“I went there first thing in the morning, but was a little nervous because the bite was getting shorter each day I visited it,” said Johnston. “I couldn’t catch them there reeling. I’d let the crankbait go to the bottom and then yo-yo it to make it look like a dying shad. I’d do that after they quit chasing the jerkbait.”

Johnston weighed a tournament-best 25 pounds, 7 ounces, from the area Friday, but could only catch one useful fish Sunday – a 3-pounder.

“I moved on to my secondary area, which was near Gussy (Gustafson),” said Johnston. “It was another hydrilla flat, about a mile from the takeoff ramp. Those fish were on top, so I switched to a (white) vibrating jig with a Jackall Rhythm Wave swimbait and casted over it.”

Johnston said he hit a small flurry, but ultimately decided to leave and try other areas. After two hours with no bites, he returned to the flat and was able to cap off his limit.

“I stopped a ways out from where I’d hit the first flurry, and just as I put the trolling motor down I saw a big swirl about 50 yards away,” said Johnston. “I fired my vibrating jig out, made a couple cranks and the bass knocked it like 2 feet. It was my biggest fish today – a 4 pounder. In 15 minutes I caught around 10 bass, including a couple of 3-pounders. That last flurry was what sealed the deal for me.”

The top 10 pros on the Harris Chain of Lakes finished:

1^st: Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, 20 bass, 79-6, $125,200

2^nd: Jeff Gustafson, Keewatin, Ontario, 20 bass, 77-0, $30,100

3^rd: John Hunter, Shelbyville, Ky., 20 bass, 75-13, $25,000

4^th: Glenn Browne, Ocala, Fla., 20 bass, 73-15, $20,000

5^th: Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., 20 bass, 69-15, $19,000

6^th: Yamamoto Baits pro Matt Greenblatt, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 20 bass, 69-1, $18,000

7^th: Tony Dumitras, Winston, Ga., 17 bass, 68-8, $17,000

8^th: Kurt Dove, Del Rio, Texas, 20 bass, 67-0, $16,000

9^th: Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., 20 bass, 66-5, $15,000

10^th: Anthony Gagliardi, Prosperity, S.C., 20 bass, 65-1, $14,000

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 47 bass weighing 141 pounds, 10 ounces, caught by the final 10 pros Sunday. The catch included nine five-bass limits.

Ryan Eckman of Okeechobee, Florida, won the Co-angler Division and $20,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 35 pounds even, followed by Robert Kimbrough of Vero Beach, Florida, who finished in second place with 10 bass totaling 34-14, worth $7,600.

The total purse for the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Lowrance was more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60th place in the Pro Division. The tournament was hosted by Lake County, Florida. The next event for FLW Tour anglers will be the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger, March 8-11 in Gainesville, Georgia, hosted by Gainesville Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Lowrance will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) April 11 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.

In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 368 anglers competed in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concluded following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advanced to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continued competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

by AnglersChannel

CANADA’S JOHNSTON GRABS LEAD AFTER DAY TWO OF FLW TOUR AT HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES

Okeechobee’s Eckman Wins Co-angler Title, $20k

LEESBURG, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2018) – Canadian pro Chris Johnston of Peterborough, Ontario, brought a five-bass limit weighing 25 pounds, 7 ounces, to the scale Friday to top the pro standings after Day Two of the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Lowrance. Johnston will lead the final 30 pros into Day Three of the four-day tournament event that featured 368 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the Pro Division and up to $25,000 cash in the Co-angler Division.

Johnston, who vaulted into the lead after starting the day in 12^thplace, spent his Friday fishing on Lake Harris. He said he targeted bass along a stretch of main-lake hydrilla in 12 feet of water, and caught the majority of his weight by 10 a.m.

“I fished a weed edge with a 300-yard-long indentation in it,” said Johnston, the 2016 Tour Rookie of the Year who is nearing $300,000 in FLW career earnings. “The wind was blowing in and I think shad kind of got grouped up. I hit Spot Lock on my Minn Kota Ultrex and didn’t move for 2 hours or so. That’s where four of the five that I weighed in came from.”

Around 9:30 a.m., Johnston caught an 8-pound, 6-ounce kicker with a Rat-L-Trap to anchor his limit. He said he worked through the area for another hour before moving on to old water, where he caught a 4-pounder as the day came to a close.

“It’s definitely key to get them early in the hydrilla,” said Johnston. “In the afternoon they shut down. Hopefully they’re there again tomorrow.”

The top 30 pros that made first cut and will fish Saturday at the Harris Chain of Lakes are:

1^st: Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 45-4

2^nd: Tony Dumitras, Winston, Ga., 10 bass, 42-5

3^rd: Yamamoto Baits pro Matt Greenblatt, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10 bass, 41-12

4^th: Glenn Browne, Ocala, Fla., 10 bass, 41-11

5^th: Ronald Young, Lake Wales, Fla., 10 bass, 40-4

6^th: Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., 10 bass, 38-6

7^th: Koby Kreiger, Bokeelia, Fla., 10 bass, 38-1

8^th: Jamie Horton, Centreville, Ala., 10 bass, 36-14

9^th: John Devere, Berea, Ky., 10 bass, 36-9

10^th: Shawn Murphy, Nicholasville, Ky., 10 bass, 36-0

11^th: Randy Haynes, Counce, Tenn., 10 bass, 35-14

12^th: Bob Morin, Seymour, Tenn., 10 bass, 35-13

13^th: Jordan Osborne, Longview, Texas, 10 bass, 35-10

14^th: Kurt Dove, Del Rio, Texas, 10 bass, 35-9

15^th: Boo Woods, London, Ky., 10 bass, 35-8

16^th: Jeff Gustafson, Keewatin, Ontario, Canada, 35-8

17^th: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 35-2

18^th: John Hunter, Shelbyville, Ky., 10 bass, 34-15

19^th: Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., 10 bass, 34-9

20^th: Harry Moore, Valley, Ala., 10 bass, 33-5

21^st: Yamamoto Baits pro Larry Nixon, Bee Branch, Ark., 10 bass, 33-4

22^nd: Anthony Gagliardi, Prosperity, S.C., 10 bass, 33-0

23^rd: Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 10 bass, 32-4

24^th: Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., 10 bass, 31-13

25^th: Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., 10 bass, 31-11

26^th: Johnny McCombs, Morris, Ala., 10 bass, 31-4

27^th: Matt Reed, Madisonville, Texas, 10 bass, 31-2

28^th: Josh Douglas, Isle, Minn., 10 bass, 30-14

29^th: Greg Bohannan, Bentonville, Ark., 10 bass, 30-13

30^th: Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., 10 bass, 30-12

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Jimmy Reese of Witter Springs, California, earned Friday's $500 Simms Big Bass award in the Pro Division thanks to a 9-pound, 1-ounce largemouth.

Overall there were 873 bass weighing 2,147 pounds, 1 ounce, caught by 183 pros Friday. The catch included 160 five-bass limits.

The top 10 co-anglers finished:

1^st: Ryan Eckman, Okeechobee, Fla., 10 bass, 35-0, $20,000

2^nd: Robert Kimbrough, Vero Beach, Fla., 10 bass, 34-14, $7,600

3^rd: Daniel Weaver, Macon, Ga., 10 bass, 34-7, $5,050

4^th: Mark Howard, Mesquite, Texas, 10 bass, 33-4, $4,000

5^th: George Kapiton, Inverness, Fla., 10 bass, 32-5, $3,000

6^th: Fred Rigdon, Belleview, Fla., nine bass, 29-9, $2,500

7^th: Kevin Medine, Port Allen, La., 10 bass, 27-5, $2,000

8^th: J.P. Sims, Cookeville, Tenn., 10 bass, 27-2, $1,800

9^th: Glenn Day, Cumming, Ga., 10 bass, 27-0, $1,700

10^th: Brian Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, 10 bass, 26-11, $1,600

Rex Jaeger of Hamilton, Ohio, earned $250 for the Simms Big Bass award in the Co-angler Division Friday with an 8-pound, 11-ounce largemouth.

Overall there were 678 bass weighing 1,332 pounds, 7 ounces, caught by 169 co-anglers Friday. The catch included 99 five-bass limits.

In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 368 anglers competed in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concluded following Friday’s weigh-in, while 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 the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Lowrance is more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60th place in the Pro Division. The tournament is hosted by Lake County, Florida.

Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. EST each day from the Venetian Gardens boat ramp, located at 201 E. Lake Harris Drive in Leesburg. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins, Feb. 24-25, will also be held at the Venetian Gardens, beginning at 4 p.m.

Prior to the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-25, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at the Venetian Gardens from noon to 4 p.m. each day. The Expo is the perfect opportunity 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 Venetian Gardens on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 9-11 a.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to youth (18 and under) and Special Olympics athletes (all ages). Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1^stand 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.

1	CHRIS JOHNSTON	PETERBOROUGH, ON	19 - 13 (5)	25 - 7 (5)	45 - 4 (10)
2	TONY DUMITRAS	WINSTON, GA	19 - 11 (5)	22 - 10 (5)	42 - 5 (10)
3	MATT GREENBLATT	PORT ST LUCIE, FL	19 - 11 (5)	22 - 1 (5)	41 - 12 (10)
4	GLENN BROWNE	OCALA, FL	21 - 3 (5)	20 - 8 (5)	41 - 11 (10)
5	RONALD YOUNG	LAKE WALES, FL	17 - 4 (5)	23 - 0 (5)	40 - 4 (10)
6	ZACK BIRGE	BLANCHARD, OK	21 - 13 (5)	16 - 9 (5)	38 - 6 (10)
7	KOBY KREIGER	BOKEELIA, FL	24 - 12 (5)	13 - 5 (5)	38 - 1 (10)
8	JAMIE HORTON	CENTERVILLE, AL	24 - 13 (5)	12 - 1 (5)	36 - 14 (10)
9	JOHN DEVERE	BEREA, KY	24 - 4 (5)	12 - 5 (5)	36 - 9 (10)	$500
10	SHAWN MURPHY	NICHOLASVILLE, KY	19 - 1 (5)	16 - 15 (5)	36 - 0 (10)
11	RANDY HAYNES	COUNCE, TN	22 - 8 (5)	13 - 6 (5)	35 - 14 (10)
12	BOB MORIN	SEYMOUR, TN	13 - 6 (5)	22 - 7 (5)	35 - 13 (10)
13	JORDAN OSBORNE	LONGVIEW, TX	24 - 1 (5)	11 - 9 (5)	35 - 10 (10)
14	KURT DOVE	DEL RIO, TX	19 - 4 (5)	16 - 5 (5)	35 - 9 (10)
15	KENNETH (BOO) WOODS	LONDON, KY	12 - 7 (5)	23 - 1 (5)	35 - 8 (10)
16	JEFF GUSTAFSON	KEEWATIN, ON	17 - 15 (5)	17 - 9 (5)	35 - 8 (10)
17	BRYAN THRIFT	SHELBY, NC	16 - 9 (5)	18 - 9 (5)	35 - 2 (10)
18	JOHN HUNTER	SHELBYVILLE, KY	13 - 6 (5)	21 - 9 (5)	34 - 15 (10)
19	JARED MCMILLAN	BELLE GLADE, FL	17 - 2 (5)	17 - 7 (5)	34 - 9 (10)
20	HARRY MOORE	VALLEY, AL	22 - 8 (5)	10 - 13 (5)	33 - 5 (10)
21	LARRY NIXON	BEE BRANCH, AR	11 - 2 (5)	22 - 2 (5)	33 - 4 (10)
22	ANTHONY GAGLIARDI	PROSPERITY, SC	22 - 7 (5)	10 - 9 (5)	33 - 0 (10)
23	BRANDON COBB	GREENWOOD, SC	14 - 2 (5)	18 - 2 (5)	32 - 4 (10)
24	BUDDY GROSS	CHICKAMAUGA, GA	15 - 1 (5)	16 - 12 (5)	31 - 13 (10)
25	JOSHUA WEAVER	MACON, GA	12 - 8 (5)	19 - 3 (5)	31 - 11 (10)
26	JOHNNY MCCOMBS	MORRIS, AL	14 - 0 (5)	17 - 4 (5)	31 - 4 (10)
27	MATT REED	MADISONVILLE, TX	10 - 14 (5)	20 - 4 (5)	31 - 2 (10)
28	JOSH DOUGLAS	ISLE, MN	17 - 9 (5)	13 - 5 (5)	30 - 14 (10)
29	GREG BOHANNAN	BENTONVILLE, AR	18 - 15 (5)	11 - 14 (5)	30 - 13 (10)
30	BRAXTON SETZER	MONTGOMERY, AL	20 - 5 (5)	10 - 7 (5)	30 - 12 (10)
31	SHANE LINEBERGER	LINCOLNTON, NC	17 - 15 (5)	12 - 8 (5)	30 - 7 (10)	$10,000
32	BRANDON MCMILLAN	CLEWISTON, FL	15 - 9 (5)	14 - 14 (5)	30 - 7 (10)	$10,000
33	BRADLEY HALLMAN	NORMAN, OK	16 - 4 (5)	14 - 2 (5)	30 - 6 (10)	$10,000
34	DAVID WILLIAMS	MAIDEN, NC	17 - 6 (5)	12 - 13 (5)	30 - 3 (10)	$10,000
35	JASON ABRAM	PINEY FLATS, TN	11 - 1 (5)	18 - 10 (5)	29 - 11 (10)	$10,000
36	BRANDON MOSLEY	CHOCTAW, OK	12 - 11 (5)	16 - 15 (5)	29 - 10 (10)	$10,000
37	CURTIS RICHARDSON	BELLEVILLE, ON	16 - 3 (5)	13 - 4 (5)	29 - 7 (10)	$10,000
38	FURMAN (JOE) THOMPSON	CLAYTON, GA	18 - 5 (5)	11 - 1 (5)	29 - 6 (10)	$10,000
39	TODD CASTLEDINE	NACOGDOCHES, TX	9 - 13 (5)	19 - 8 (5)	29 - 5 (10)	$10,000
40	WADE CURTISS	MEADOW VISTA, CA	7 - 12 (5)	21 - 4 (5)	29 - 0 (10)	$10,000
41	SHANE LEHEW	CATAWBA, NC	14 - 12 (5)	14 - 4 (5)	29 - 0 (10)	$10,000
42	CLARK REEHM	HUNTINGTON, TX	9 - 15 (4)	18 - 15 (5)	28 - 14 (9)	$10,000
43	TERRY BOLTON	PADUCAH, KY	14 - 9 (5)	14 - 5 (5)	28 - 14 (10)	$10,000
44	KERRY MILNER	BONO, AR	21 - 1 (5)	7 - 11 (5)	28 - 12 (10)	$10,000
45	CHAD GRIGSBY	MAPLE GROVE, MN	14 - 9 (5)	14 - 2 (5)	28 - 11 (10)	$10,000
46	DAVID WOOTTON	COLLIERVILLE, TN	13 - 0 (5)	14 - 14 (5)	27 - 14 (10)	$10,000
47	ANDY WICKER	POMARIA, SC	15 - 6 (5)	12 - 6 (5)	27 - 12 (10)	$10,000
48	ANDY MORGAN	DAYTON, TN	12 - 6 (5)	15 - 3 (5)	27 - 9 (10)	$10,000
49	BILLY MCCAGHREN	MAYFLOWER, AR	13 - 1 (5)	14 - 8 (5)	27 - 9 (10)	$10,000
50	BRETT PREUETT	COLFAX, LA	8 - 11 (5)	18 - 13 (5)	27 - 8 (10)	$10,000
51	DYLAN HAYS	SHERIDAN, AR	9 - 6 (5)	18 - 2 (5)	27 - 8 (10)	$10,000
52	JIM MOYNAGH	CARVER, MN	11 - 3 (5)	16 - 3 (5)	27 - 6 (10)	$10,000
53	DAVID DUDLEY	LYNCHBURG, VA	11 - 7 (5)	15 - 13 (5)	27 - 4 (10)	$10,000
54	CODY MEYER	AUBURN, CA	16 - 0 (5)	11 - 3 (5)	27 - 3 (10)	$10,000
55	REX HUFF	CORBIN, KY	6 - 11 (5)	20 - 5 (5)	27 - 0 (10)	$10,000
56	CHAD MORGENTHALER	REEDS SPRING, MO	12 - 5 (5)	14 - 11 (5)	27 - 0 (10)	$10,000
57	DARRELL DAVIS	DOVER, FL	17 - 2 (5)	9 - 12 (5)	26 - 14 (10)	$10,000
58	CHAD RANDLES	ELKHORN, NE	14 - 3 (5)	12 - 11 (5)	26 - 14 (10)	$10,000
59	MATT AREY	SHELBY, NC	8 - 6 (5)	18 - 5 (5)	26 - 11 (10)	$10,000
60	JASON LAMBERT	MICHIE, TN	15 - 9 (5)	11 - 0 (5)	26 - 9 (10)
61	CLARK WENDLANDT	LEANDER, TX	17 - 12 (5)	8 - 10 (5)	26 - 6 (10)
62	MARK ROSE	WEST MEMPHIS, AR	12 - 1 (5)	14 - 5 (5)	26 - 6 (10)
63	ROBERT PEARSON	HERNDON, VA	12 - 2 (5)	14 - 2 (5)	26 - 4 (10)
64	CHRISTOPHER BRASHER	LONGVIEW, TX	13 - 5 (5)	12 - 14 (5)	26 - 3 (10)
65	SCOTT WILEY	BAY MINETTE, AL	13 - 12 (5)	12 - 4 (5)	26 - 0 (10)
66	BILLY HINES	VACAVILLE, CA	11 - 5 (5)	14 - 8 (5)	25 - 13 (10)
67	RYAN CHANDLER	HEBRON, IN	14 - 1 (5)	11 - 12 (5)	25 - 13 (10)
68	RICHARD LOWITZKI	HAMPSHIRE, IL	8 - 4 (5)	17 - 7 (5)	25 - 11 (10)
69	JOHN COX	DEBARY, FL	10 - 9 (5)	15 - 2 (5)	25 - 11 (10)
70	JT KENNEY	PALM BAY, FL	15 - 15 (5)	9 - 9 (5)	25 - 8 (10)
71	ROB JORDAN	FLOWERY BRANCH, GA	8 - 7 (5)	17 - 0 (5)	25 - 7 (10)
72	BRADLEY DORTCH	ATMORE, AL	9 - 6 (5)	15 - 13 (5)	25 - 3 (10)
73	SHELDON COLLINGS	GROVE, OK	11 - 15 (5)	13 - 4 (5)	25 - 3 (10)
74	CHRIS GOSSELAAR	FRESNO, CA	9 - 10 (5)	15 - 8 (5)	25 - 2 (10)
75	BARRY WILSON	BIRMINGHAM, AL	9 - 5 (5)	15 - 12 (5)	25 - 1 (10)
76	JIM JONES	BIG BEND, WI	19 - 0 (5)	6 - 0 (2)	25 - 0 (7)
77	AUSTIN FELIX	EDEN PRAIRIE, MN	14 - 15 (5)	10 - 0 (5)	24 - 15 (10)
78	BRYAN SCHMITT	DEALE, MD	10 - 7 (5)	14 - 8 (5)	24 - 15 (10)
79	TOM REDINGTON	ROYSE CITY, TX	10 - 0 (5)	14 - 14 (5)	24 - 14 (10)
80	SCOTT CANTERBURY	ODENVILLE, AL	10 - 7 (5)	14 - 6 (5)	24 - 13 (10)
81	MATTHEW STEFAN	JUNCTION CITY, WI	12 - 11 (5)	12 - 2 (5)	24 - 13 (10)
82	MATT WITTEKIEND	ANGLETON, TX	18 - 1 (5)	6 - 11 (3)	24 - 12 (8)
83	CLENT DAVIS	MONTEVALLO, AL	14 - 15 (5)	9 - 9 (5)	24 - 8 (10)
84	BRITT MYERS	CLOVER, SC	9 - 13 (5)	14 - 9 (5)	24 - 6 (10)
85	CAPT BLAKE SMITH	LAKELAND, FL	12 - 12 (5)	11 - 10 (5)	24 - 6 (10)
86	MATT GARNER	SEMINOLE, OK	12 - 1 (5)	12 - 5 (5)	24 - 6 (10)
87	JIMMY REESE	WITTER SPRINGS, CA	8 - 14 (5)	15 - 6 (5)	24 - 4 (10)	$500
88	ANDREW UPSHAW	TULSA, OK	10 - 12 (5)	13 - 5 (5)	24 - 1 (10)
89	CRAIG ROZEMA	SIMPSONVILLE, SC	11 - 4 (5)	12 - 13 (5)	24 - 1 (10)
90	MATT BECKER	FINLEYVILLE, PA	13 - 10 (5)	10 - 4 (5)	23 - 14 (10)
91	JIM TUTT	LONGVIEW, TX	10 - 12 (5)	12 - 15 (5)	23 - 11 (10)
92	WILLIAM(BILLY) SHELTON III	LA CROSSE, VA	16 - 6 (5)	7 - 4 (5)	23 - 10 (10)
93	DERRICK BLAKE	ROCKWOOD, TN	13 - 9 (5)	10 - 1 (5)	23 - 10 (10)
94	CAMERON GAUTNEY	MUSCLE SHOALS, AL	8 - 14 (5)	14 - 11 (5)	23 - 9 (10)
95	DENNIS TIETJE	ROANOKE, LA	12 - 6 (5)	10 - 13 (5)	23 - 3 (10)
96	KYLE CORTIANA	BROKEN ARROW, OK	15 - 15 (5)	7 - 3 (5)	23 - 2 (10)
97	SCOTT MARTIN	CLEWISTON, FL	13 - 6 (5)	9 - 10 (5)	23 - 0 (10)
98	TODD HOLLOWELL	FISHERS, IN	13 - 2 (5)	9 - 14 (5)	23 - 0 (10)
99	JASON REYES	HUFFMAN, TX	13 - 9 (5)	9 - 6 (5)	22 - 15 (10)
100	MICHAEL WOOLEY	COLLIERVILLE, TN	10 - 14 (5)	12 - 0 (4)	22 - 14 (9)
101	JUSTIN ATKINS	FLORENCE, AL	13 - 2 (5)	9 - 10 (5)	22 - 12 (10)
102	RAMIE COLSON JR	CADIZ, KY	9 - 11 (5)	12 - 13 (5)	22 - 8 (10)
103	DARYL BIRON	SOUTH WINDSOR, CT	10 - 14 (5)	11 - 8 (5)	22 - 6 (10)
104	GLENN CHAPPELEAR	ACWORTH, GA	7 - 7 (4)	14 - 13 (5)	22 - 4 (9)
105	CORY JOHNSTON	CAVAN, ON	12 - 0 (5)	10 - 4 (5)	22 - 4 (10)
106	MICHAEL NEAL	DAYTON, TN	12 - 11 (5)	9 - 8 (5)	22 - 3 (10)
107	JOHN VOYLES	PETERSBURG, IN	12 - 10 (5)	9 - 7 (5)	22 - 1 (10)
108	JAY KENDRICK	GRANT, AL	13 - 13 (5)	8 - 1 (5)	21 - 14 (10)
109	SCOTT ASHMORE	BROKEN ARROW, OK	14 - 5 (5)	7 - 4 (5)	21 - 9 (10)
110	RUSTY TRANCYGIER	HAHIRA, GA	8 - 10 (5)	12 - 14 (5)	21 - 8 (10)
111	ROBERT BEHRLE	HOOVER, AL	9 - 7 (5)	12 - 1 (5)	21 - 8 (10)
112	GREG MANSFIELD	BURNSVILLE, MN	14 - 10 (5)	6 - 13 (5)	21 - 7 (10)
113	STEVEN HATALA	ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI	14 - 3 (5)	7 - 4 (3)	21 - 7 (8)
114	ROB KILBY	HOT SPRINGS, AR	9 - 5 (5)	11 - 14 (5)	21 - 3 (10)
115	YUSUKE MIYAZAKI	FORNEY, TX	7 - 9 (5)	13 - 9 (5)	21 - 2 (10)
116	PETER THLIVEROS	SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL	8 - 7 (5)	12 - 8 (5)	20 - 15 (10)
117	JOEY CIFUENTES	CLINTON, AR	14 - 2 (5)	6 - 11 (5)	20 - 13 (10)
118	TAYLOR ASHLEY	WARRIOR, AL	12 - 4 (5)	8 - 9 (4)	20 - 13 (9)
119	SCOTT SUGGS	ALEXANDER, AR	13 - 11 (5)	6 - 15 (5)	20 - 10 (10)
120	ERIC JACKSON	WALLING, TN	7 - 10 (5)	12 - 14 (5)	20 - 8 (10)
121	JAY YELAS	LINCOLN CITY, OR	11 - 7 (5)	9 - 1 (5)	20 - 8 (10)
122	ALEX DAVIS	ALBERTVILLE, AL	10 - 8 (5)	9 - 15 (5)	20 - 7 (10)
123	CODY KELLEY	CONWAY, AR	13 - 14 (5)	6 - 8 (4)	20 - 6 (9)
124	CLAYTON BATTS	MACON, GA	7 - 9 (5)	12 - 12 (5)	20 - 5 (10)
125	CODY HAHNER	WAUSAU, WI	16 - 0 (5)	4 - 2 (3)	20 - 2 (8)
126	JAMES NIGGEMEYER	VAN, TX	11 - 4 (5)	8 - 13 (5)	20 - 1 (10)
127	CLINT BROWN	BAINBRIDGE, GA	11 - 11 (5)	8 - 3 (5)	19 - 14 (10)
128	CARL JOCUMSEN	FRISCO, TX	11 - 14 (5)	7 - 15 (5)	19 - 13 (10)
129	DAVID LARSON	MOUND, MN	10 - 8 (5)	9 - 4 (5)	19 - 12 (10)
130	BILL MCDONALD	GREENWOOD, IN	8 - 5 (4)	11 - 6 (5)	19 - 11 (9)
131	CHRIS NEAU	NEW ORLEANS, LA	15 - 8 (5)	4 - 2 (5)	19 - 10 (10)
132	J TODD TUCKER	MOULTRIE, GA	9 - 9 (5)	10 - 1 (5)	19 - 10 (10)
133	JASON JOHNSON	GAINESVILLE, GA	12 - 8 (5)	6 - 12 (5)	19 - 4 (10)
134	SCOTT DOBSON	CLARKSTON, MI	6 - 12 (5)	12 - 8 (5)	19 - 4 (10)
135	KYLE WEISENBURGER	OTTAWA, OH	9 - 2 (5)	9 - 15 (5)	19 - 1 (10)
136	JIMMY HOUSTON	COOKSON, OK	11 - 1 (5)	7 - 13 (5)	18 - 14 (10)
137	KEITH BRYAN	NOVATO, CA	12 - 5 (5)	6 - 7 (5)	18 - 12 (10)
138	RICHIE EAVES	NAUVOO, IL	12 - 4 (5)	6 - 8 (5)	18 - 12 (10)
139	AARON BRITT	YUBA CITY, CA	5 - 0 (5)	13 - 9 (5)	18 - 9 (10)
140	JEFF SPRAGUE	POINT, TX	11 - 13 (5)	6 - 12 (5)	18 - 9 (10)
141	JIM DILLARD	WEST MONROE, LA	7 - 6 (5)	10 - 12 (5)	18 - 2 (10)
142	TIMMY THOMPKINS	MYRTLE BEACH, SC	2 - 13 (2)	14 - 15 (5)	17 - 12 (7)
143	TODD AUTEN	LAKE WYLIE, SC	7 - 14 (5)	9 - 13 (5)	17 - 11 (10)
144	KURT MITCHELL	MILFORD, DE	11 - 1 (5)	6 - 8 (4)	17 - 9 (9)
145	CHARLIE EVANS	BEREA, KY	11 - 0 (5)	6 - 6 (4)	17 - 6 (9)
146	TYLER STEWART	WEST MONROE, LA	8 - 14 (5)	8 - 7 (5)	17 - 5 (10)
147	GRAE BUCK	HARLEYSVILLE, PA	8 - 12 (5)	8 - 8 (5)	17 - 4 (10)
148	MARK FISHER	WAUCONDA, IL	10 - 1 (5)	7 - 0 (5)	17 - 1 (10)
149	MIKE SURMAN	BOCA RATON, FL	9 - 10 (5)	7 - 5 (5)	16 - 15 (10)
150	GARY YAMAMOTO	PALESTINE, TX	10 - 6 (5)	6 - 8 (4)	16 - 14 (9)
151	RANDY BLAUKAT	JOPLIN, MO	10 - 4 (5)	6 - 10 (5)	16 - 14 (10)
152	PETE PONDS	MADISON, MS	10 - 3 (5)	6 - 11 (5)	16 - 14 (10)
153	TROY MORROW	EASTANOLLEE, GA	9 - 4 (5)	7 - 6 (5)	16 - 10 (10)
154	JEFF DOBSON	BARTLESVILLE, OK	11 - 10 (5)	4 - 14 (2)	16 - 8 (7)
155	TOM MONSOOR	LA CROSSE, WI	13 - 5 (5)	3 - 2 (3)	16 - 7 (8)
156	JOSEPH WEBSTER	FULTON, MS	6 - 9 (5)	9 - 14 (5)	16 - 7 (10)
157	LENDELL MARTIN JR	NACOGDOCHES, TX	9 - 2 (5)	7 - 1 (5)	16 - 3 (10)
158	TIM FREDERICK	LEESBURG, FL	11 - 4 (5)	4 - 14 (4)	16 - 2 (9)
159	JIM MOULTON	MERCED, CA	7 - 14 (5)	8 - 4 (5)	16 - 2 (10)
160	ALLEN BOYD	SALEM, IN	6 - 4 (5)	9 - 13 (5)	16 - 1 (10)
161	DARREL ROBERTSON	JAY, OK	7 - 1 (5)	8 - 15 (5)	16 - 0 (10)
162	ZELL ROWLAND	MONTGOMERY, TX	11 - 4 (5)	4 - 11 (4)	15 - 15 (9)
163	FREDDY HURLEY	SOMERSET, KY	9 - 14 (5)	5 - 13 (4)	15 - 11 (9)
164	JASON MENINGER	GAINESVILLE, GA	8 - 7 (5)	7 - 2 (5)	15 - 9 (10)
165	NICK GAINEY	CHARLESTON, SC	8 - 4 (5)	7 - 5 (3)	15 - 9 (8)
166	BRAD KNIGHT	LANCING, TN	3 - 13 (2)	11 - 9 (5)	15 - 6 (7)
167	WILLIAM CAMPBELL	MIDDLESBORO, KY	8 - 8 (5)	6 - 10 (5)	15 - 2 (10)
168	LUKE DUNKIN	LAWRENCEBURG, TN	7 - 10 (5)	7 - 3 (5)	14 - 13 (10)
169	DEAN ALEXANDER	GEORGETOWN, TX	4 - 9 (5)	10 - 3 (5)	14 - 12 (10)
170	JIMMY BREWER	MARSHALL, TX	8 - 11 (5)	6 - 0 (5)	14 - 11 (10)
171	JEREMY LAWYER	SARCOXIE, MO	5 - 8 (5)	9 - 2 (5)	14 - 10 (10)
172	JAMES WATSON	LAMPE, MO	11 - 14 (5)	2 - 9 (2)	14 - 7 (7)
173	CHASE BROOKS	IRAAN, TX	6 - 8 (5)	7 - 15 (5)	14 - 7 (10)
174	TIM CALES	SANDSTONE, WV	7 - 9 (5)	6 - 9 (5)	14 - 2 (10)
175	RUSSELL CECIL	WILLIS, TX		13 - 14 (5)	13 - 14 (5)
176	EVAN BARNES	HOT SPRINGS, AR	6 - 7 (3)	7 - 3 (3)	13 - 10 (6)
177	WES LOGAN	SPRINGVILLE, AL	6 - 9 (5)	6 - 14 (5)	13 - 7 (10)
178	CHRIS MCCALL	PALMER, TX	5 - 5 (5)	7 - 9 (5)	12 - 14 (10)
179	BRIAN LATIMER	BELTON, SC	6 - 10 (5)	5 - 15 (3)	12 - 9 (8)
180	MILES HOWE	SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA	10 - 5 (5)	2 - 3 (2)	12 - 8 (7)
181	BILL HUTCHISON	BESSEMER, AL	5 - 5 (5)	6 - 5 (4)	11 - 10 (9)
182	DAVID NICHOL	GAINESVILLE, GA	7 - 5 (3)	3 - 15 (2)	11 - 4 (5)
183	DAVID SMITH	DEL CITY, OK	7 - 4 (5)	3 - 12 (2)	11 - 0 (7)
184	CASEY SCANLON	LAKE OZARK, MO	5 - 1 (5)		5 - 1 (5)

by AnglersChannel

Bass Champs Lake Fork Event Delayed by 1 Day - Tournament to be held Sunday February 25, 2018

**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT**

Due to severe weather forecasts for the Lake Fork Area tomorrow
that include high winds, large hail, and possible tornados,
this event has been delayed one day and will take place this Sunday. (2/25/2018)
The lake will remain off-limits until Sunday

On-site registration:
Saturday (2/24) from 6-8 PM and Sunday morning starting at 5:00 AM
$20,000 Guaranteed for 1st Place - Regardless of Entries

by AnglersChannel

Bethel University Regains 1st Place in the Cabela’s School of the Year

February 22, 2018

Northwestern State University stays in 2^nd and LSU-Shreveport moves to 3^rd

With spring just around the corner, the race to win the most prestigious title in collegiate bass fishing has begun to warm up just as the water temperatures have. This year’s race for Cabela’s School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia has turned to be one of the biggest and hardest one to win thanks in large part to a new points system designed to provide more points earning opportunities than ever before for college anglers nationwide.

Bethel University’s bass fishing team – which is widely regarded as one of the best college fishing teams in the nation – is in search of their first Cabela’s School of the Year title. Bethel has held the lead a couple of times this season, but after some great showings at both the Texas Lunker Challenge presented by Mossy Oak and the recent FLW qualifier in Florida, the Bethel team has once again taken over the lead in the season-long quest to be crowned the best fishing team in the nation. Holding on to 2^ndplace is Northwestern State University, who is staying steady with consistent fishing; and moving from 1^st place to 3^rd place is Louisiana State University-Shreveport.

“Once again, we here at Bethel University, find ourselves sitting in the number one spot for Cabela’s School of the Year. We are very proud of this achievement as it personifies the hard work and dedication of not only our anglers, but of our whole University, in their great support of all our fishing endeavors,” said Garry Mason, Bethel University Fishing Team Coach. “To win the school of the year award this season would be a great honor and we know that we have a long way to go to capture the title for Bethel.”

Bethel University had two great finishes which helped propel them back into the top spot. Bethel anglers Cole Floyd and Carter McNeil made an impressive run taking 1^st at the FLW Southeastern event on Lake Seminole with 28.10lbs and earning 200 points. In the same weekend that the FLW Southeastern was taking place, Bethel also had anglers fishing the Texas Lunker Challenge presented by Mossy Oak Elements on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Their two highest finishing anglers received a combined total of 860 points to add to their school of the year points.

When asked what their strategy will be for the rest of the season, Coach Mason said, “Our plans are to continue to compete on the highest level of college fishing and to achieve winning the School of the Year, we know that we must finish well in each of the tournaments upcoming. The competition is very strong and because of this we know that we must be in the top five in each event. The School of the Year is great program and we hope to be on the top of the list when this year’s competition comes to an end.”

One of those schools still in the hunt for their first ever Cabela’s School of the Year win is Northwestern State University. Despite being one of the smaller schools in the nation, their consistency over the last month and a half has proven their capability to not only get the job, but also their ability to fish with the best.

Finally moving down into the 3^rd place spot is Louisiana State University-Shreveport who had a notable run in 1^st over the last couple of weeks. LSU-Shreveport has also been consistent and determined to bring the Cabela’s School of the Year title to the south. With the FLW Open coming up in March, look for LSU-Shreveport to make a move to get back into the number one spot.

Current Cabela’s School of the Year Top 20 teams are as follows:

Bethel University (McKenzie, TN)
Northwestern State University (Natchitoches, LA)
Louisiana State University – Shreveport (Shreveport, LA)
Dallas Baptist University (Dallas, TX)
University of Louisiana – Monroe (Monroe, LA) *2013 Cabela’s SOY Winner.
Tarleton State (Stephenville, TX)
East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX)
Sam Houston State (Huntsville, TX)
Auburn University (Auburn, AL)
McKendree University (Lebanon, IL)
Murray State University (Murray, KY)
University of North Alabama (Florence, AL) *2014 & 2015 Cabela’s SOY Winner.
Adrian College (Adrian, MI)
Stephen F. Austin (Nacogdoches, TX)
Bryan College (Dayton, TN) *2017 Cabela’s SOY Winner.
Louisiana Tech University (Ruston, LA)
Rogers State University (Claremore, OK)
Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)
University of Montevallo (Montevallo, AL)
Mississippi State (Starkville, MS)

Complete Rankings

It comes as no surprise to college fishing fans to see some of the top college fishing schools in the nation holding down a spot in the top 20 rankings! This only proves that these last three months of the race will be close to the bitter end. There are still two major ACA events worth 500 points each and at these events, the top two, highest finishing anglers/teams for each school will earn points. There are also several other top events on both FLW And BASS college schedules that will allow teams far back in the standings to make a major move into the top 20 and even challenge for the top spot. Stay tuned!

by AnglersChannel

Horton Hammers 24-13, Leads by an Ounce! 20 Pound Limits Abound in FLW Tour Event on Harris Chain!

February 22, 2018

They say you should make hay while the sun shines, and apparently the FLW Tour’s best pros already knew that. They steamed back to Florida’s Harris Chain for the second event of the season, which is presented by Lowrance, and enjoyed a sunny, breezy, all-around beautiful first day that resulted in 11 limits of more than 20 pounds. Their co-angler partners added four more 20-plus bags.

At the top of the heap is Alabama pro Jamie Horton, who weighed 24-13 to take the early lead over Florida’s Koby Kreiger. Kreiger, who was assessed a 2-pound penalty after he violated rule No. 8 by running the main motor while he was on the front deck, trails Horton by just 1 ounce.

Horton admits he didn’t really have a sound game plan coming into the day, but he had two patterns that he knew had the potential to produce limits of fish. Thankfully for Horton, he was able to put a few in the boat early to relieve some of the pressure caused by his uncertainty.

“I just caught a couple good ones this morning,” he says. “I tried to capitalize on the shad spawn, what little bit was going on.”

With what would eventually be his second-best kicker in the boat early, Horton switched his attention from shad eaters to spawners in an area where he’d found bedding fish in practice, but where he didn’t expect to see the quality he found during day one. Thankfully, the water had cleared a tad, allowing him a better visual approach, and he was able to slowly decipher what they were “sitting on.” From there he just chipped away at 24 pounds.

“I knew I could catch a limit because I knew where enough bucks were on beds,” he says. “I didn’t catch many, but I caught a big one late. And I found three this afternoon that I didn’t know about.”

Horton wound up weighing in two keepers from the shad spawn pattern and three keepers caught while bed-fishing. Two of those were caught sight-fishing, while the other he caught blind-casting in the area.

He knows his lead is thin and the potential for monster stringers is high tomorrow, so Horton says he’s skipping the shad spawn program in the morning and racing straight to the remaining beds he located today. The biggest hurdle is company. Several other pros were in his best area today, so he’ll have to share and make the best of what’s left if he wants to hang around the top of the standings after Friday’s weigh-in.

Top 10 pros

1. Jamie Horton – Centerville, Ala. – 24-13 (5)

2. Koby Kreiger – Bokelia, Fla. – 24-12 (5)

3. John Devere – Berea, Ky. – 24-4 (5)

4. Jordan Osborne – Longview, Texas – 24-1 (5)

5. Randy Haynes – Counce, Tenn. – 22-8 (5)

5. Harry Moore – Valley, Ala. – 22-8 (5)

7. Anthony Gagliardi – Prosperity, S.C. – 22-7 (5)

8. Zack Birge – Blanchard, Okla. – 21-13 (5)

9. Glenn Browne – Ocala, Fla. – 21-3 (5)

10. Kerry Milner – Bono, Ark. – 21-1 (5)

Complete results

Eckman roars to co-angler lead with 24-1

It’s quite possible Ryan Eckman’s feet never touched the ground as he walked through the weigh-in line today. The Okeechobee, Fla., co-angler crushed a 24-pound, 1-ounce stringer while fishing with his personal fishing hero David Dudley. Eckman leads the co-angler division by 2 1/2 pounds. He says a day like this has been a long time coming.

“I don’t even know how to explain it,” Eckman says. “David Dudley is my person I want to be like when it comes to fishing some day. It was a God thing. It was meant to be for me. I have to give all the glory to God. David would tell you, too; he caught 25 fish, and I caught seven. But I got all the big ones to bite.”

Eckman says that when he found out on Wednesday evening that he’d be fishing with Dudley, he knew it would be a special tournament. It was, he says, the first restful night of sleep he’s ever had before a tournament.

In the morning, Eckman landed a runt that barely kept, and was worried he’d have to bring that small fish to the scale. But every half-hour or so he’d haul another toad over the gunwale.

The key was bombing long casts with either a Zoom UV Speed Worm or a Yamamoto Senko.

“I started this morning fishing them on a slow retrieve, but as the day went on I was reeling faster. I knew I’d be around them,” says Echman. “I consider him [Dudley] to be the best fisherman on Tour. I have to give a lot of credit to David. He got to that net quicker than I do as a co-angler. He took it above and beyond to make sure I got every fish in the boat.”

PLACE	ANGLER	CITY/STATE	DAY 1 WT (Fish)	DAY 1&2 WT (Fish)	WINNINGS
1	JAMIE HORTON	CENTERVILLE, AL	24 - 13 (5)	24 - 13 (5)
2	KOBY KREIGER	BOKEELIA, FL	24 - 12 (5)	24 - 12 (5)
3	JOHN DEVERE	BEREA, KY	24 - 4 (5)	24 - 4 (5)	$500
4	JORDAN OSBORNE	LONGVIEW, TX	24 - 1 (5)	24 - 1 (5)
5	RANDY HAYNES	COUNCE, TN	22 - 8 (5)	22 - 8 (5)
5	HARRY MOORE	VALLEY, AL	22 - 8 (5)	22 - 8 (5)
7	ANTHONY GAGLIARDI	PROSPERITY, SC	22 - 7 (5)	22 - 7 (5)
8	ZACK BIRGE	BLANCHARD, OK	21 - 13 (5)	21 - 13 (5)
9	GLENN BROWNE	OCALA, FL	21 - 3 (5)	21 - 3 (5)
10	KERRY MILNER	BONO, AR	21 - 1 (5)	21 - 1 (5)
11	BRAXTON SETZER	MONTGOMERY, AL	20 - 5 (5)	20 - 5 (5)
12	CHRIS JOHNSTON	PETERBOROUGH, ON	19 - 13 (5)	19 - 13 (5)
13	MATT GREENBLATT	PORT ST LUCIE, FL	19 - 11 (5)	19 - 11 (5)
13	TONY DUMITRAS	WINSTON, GA	19 - 11 (5)	19 - 11 (5)
15	KURT DOVE	DEL RIO, TX	19 - 4 (5)	19 - 4 (5)
16	SHAWN MURPHY	NICHOLASVILLE, KY	19 - 1 (5)	19 - 1 (5)
17	JIM JONES	BIG BEND, WI	19 - 0 (5)	19 - 0 (5)
18	GREG BOHANNAN	BENTONVILLE, AR	18 - 15 (5)	18 - 15 (5)
19	FURMAN (JOE) THOMPSON	CLAYTON, GA	18 - 5 (5)	18 - 5 (5)
20	MATT WITTEKIEND	ANGLETON, TX	18 - 1 (5)	18 - 1 (5)
21	SHANE LINEBERGER	LINCOLNTON, NC	17 - 15 (5)	17 - 15 (5)
21	JEFF GUSTAFSON	KEEWATIN, ON	17 - 15 (5)	17 - 15 (5)
23	CLARK WENDLANDT	LEANDER, TX	17 - 12 (5)	17 - 12 (5)
24	JOSH DOUGLAS	ISLE, MN	17 - 9 (5)	17 - 9 (5)
25	DAVID WILLIAMS	MAIDEN, NC	17 - 6 (5)	17 - 6 (5)
26	RONALD YOUNG	LAKE WALES, FL	17 - 4 (5)	17 - 4 (5)
27	JARED MCMILLAN	BELLE GLADE, FL	17 - 2 (5)	17 - 2 (5)
27	DARRELL DAVIS	DOVER, FL	17 - 2 (5)	17 - 2 (5)
29	BRYAN THRIFT	SHELBY, NC	16 - 9 (5)	16 - 9 (5)
30	WILLIAM(BILLY) SHELTON III	LA CROSSE, VA	16 - 6 (5)	16 - 6 (5)
31	BRADLEY HALLMAN	NORMAN, OK	16 - 4 (5)	16 - 4 (5)
32	CURTIS RICHARDSON	BELLEVILLE, ON	16 - 3 (5)	16 - 3 (5)
33	CODY HAHNER	WAUSAU, WI	16 - 0 (5)	16 - 0 (5)
33	CODY MEYER	AUBURN, CA	16 - 0 (5)	16 - 0 (5)
35	JT KENNEY	PALM BAY, FL	15 - 15 (5)	15 - 15 (5)
35	KYLE CORTIANA	BROKEN ARROW, OK	15 - 15 (5)	15 - 15 (5)
37	BRANDON MCMILLAN	CLEWISTON, FL	15 - 9 (5)	15 - 9 (5)
37	JASON LAMBERT	MICHIE, TN	15 - 9 (5)	15 - 9 (5)
39	CHRIS NEAU	NEW ORLEANS, LA	15 - 8 (5)	15 - 8 (5)
40	ANDY WICKER	POMARIA, SC	15 - 6 (5)	15 - 6 (5)
41	BUDDY GROSS	CHICKAMAUGA, GA	15 - 1 (5)	15 - 1 (5)
42	CLENT DAVIS	MONTEVALLO, AL	14 - 15 (5)	14 - 15 (5)
42	AUSTIN FELIX	EDEN PRAIRIE, MN	14 - 15 (5)	14 - 15 (5)
44	SHANE LEHEW	CATAWBA, NC	14 - 12 (5)	14 - 12 (5)
45	GREG MANSFIELD	BURNSVILLE, MN	14 - 10 (5)	14 - 10 (5)
46	CHAD GRIGSBY	MAPLE GROVE, MN	14 - 9 (5)	14 - 9 (5)
46	TERRY BOLTON	PADUCAH, KY	14 - 9 (5)	14 - 9 (5)
48	SCOTT ASHMORE	BROKEN ARROW, OK	14 - 5 (5)	14 - 5 (5)
49	STEVEN HATALA	ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI	14 - 3 (5)	14 - 3 (5)
49	CHAD RANDLES	ELKHORN, NE	14 - 3 (5)	14 - 3 (5)
51	BRANDON COBB	GREENWOOD, SC	14 - 2 (5)	14 - 2 (5)
51	JOEY CIFUENTES	CLINTON, AR	14 - 2 (5)	14 - 2 (5)
53	RYAN CHANDLER	HEBRON, IN	14 - 1 (5)	14 - 1 (5)
54	JOHNNY MCCOMBS	MORRIS, AL	14 - 0 (5)	14 - 0 (5)
55	CODY KELLEY	CONWAY, AR	13 - 14 (5)	13 - 14 (5)
56	JAY KENDRICK	GRANT, AL	13 - 13 (5)	13 - 13 (5)
57	SCOTT WILEY	BAY MINETTE, AL	13 - 12 (5)	13 - 12 (5)
58	SCOTT SUGGS	ALEXANDER, AR	13 - 11 (5)	13 - 11 (5)
59	MATT BECKER	FINLEYVILLE, PA	13 - 10 (5)	13 - 10 (5)
60	DERRICK BLAKE	ROCKWOOD, TN	13 - 9 (5)	13 - 9 (5)
60	JASON REYES	HUFFMAN, TX	13 - 9 (5)	13 - 9 (5)
62	SCOTT MARTIN	CLEWISTON, FL	13 - 6 (5)	13 - 6 (5)
62	JOHN HUNTER	SHELBYVILLE, KY	13 - 6 (5)	13 - 6 (5)
62	BOB MORIN	SEYMOUR, TN	13 - 6 (5)	13 - 6 (5)
65	TOM MONSOOR	LA CROSSE, WI	13 - 5 (5)	13 - 5 (5)
65	CHRISTOPHER BRASHER	LONGVIEW, TX	13 - 5 (5)	13 - 5 (5)
67	TODD HOLLOWELL	FISHERS, IN	13 - 2 (5)	13 - 2 (5)
67	JUSTIN ATKINS	FLORENCE, AL	13 - 2 (5)	13 - 2 (5)
69	BILLY MCCAGHREN	MAYFLOWER, AR	13 - 1 (5)	13 - 1 (5)
70	DAVID WOOTTON	COLLIERVILLE, TN	13 - 0 (5)	13 - 0 (5)
71	CAPT BLAKE SMITH	LAKELAND, FL	12 - 12 (5)	12 - 12 (5)
72	MATTHEW STEFAN	JUNCTION CITY, WI	12 - 11 (5)	12 - 11 (5)
72	MICHAEL NEAL	DAYTON, TN	12 - 11 (5)	12 - 11 (5)
72	BRANDON MOSLEY	CHOCTAW, OK	12 - 11 (5)	12 - 11 (5)
75	JOHN VOYLES	PETERSBURG, IN	12 - 10 (5)	12 - 10 (5)
76	JASON JOHNSON	GAINESVILLE, GA	12 - 8 (5)	12 - 8 (5)
76	JOSHUA WEAVER	MACON, GA	12 - 8 (5)	12 - 8 (5)
78	KENNETH (BOO) WOODS	LONDON, KY	12 - 7 (5)	12 - 7 (5)
79	DENNIS TIETJE	ROANOKE, LA	12 - 6 (5)	12 - 6 (5)
79	ANDY MORGAN	DAYTON, TN	12 - 6 (5)	12 - 6 (5)
81	KEITH BRYAN	NOVATO, CA	12 - 5 (5)	12 - 5 (5)
81	CHAD MORGENTHALER	REEDS SPRING, MO	12 - 5 (5)	12 - 5 (5)
83	TAYLOR ASHLEY	WARRIOR, AL	12 - 4 (5)	12 - 4 (5)
83	RICHIE EAVES	NAUVOO, IL	12 - 4 (5)	12 - 4 (5)
85	ROBERT PEARSON	HERNDON, VA	12 - 2 (5)	12 - 2 (5)
86	MATT GARNER	SEMINOLE, OK	12 - 1 (5)	12 - 1 (5)
86	MARK ROSE	WEST MEMPHIS, AR	12 - 1 (5)	12 - 1 (5)
88	CORY JOHNSTON	CAVAN, ON	12 - 0 (5)	12 - 0 (5)
89	SHELDON COLLINGS	GROVE, OK	11 - 15 (5)	11 - 15 (5)
90	JAMES WATSON	LAMPE, MO	11 - 14 (5)	11 - 14 (5)
90	CARL JOCUMSEN	FRISCO, TX	11 - 14 (5)	11 - 14 (5)
92	JEFF SPRAGUE	POINT, TX	11 - 13 (5)	11 - 13 (5)
93	CLINT BROWN	BAINBRIDGE, GA	11 - 11 (5)	11 - 11 (5)
94	JEFF DOBSON	BARTLESVILLE, OK	11 - 10 (5)	11 - 10 (5)
95	JAY YELAS	LINCOLN CITY, OR	11 - 7 (5)	11 - 7 (5)
95	DAVID DUDLEY	LYNCHBURG, VA	11 - 7 (5)	11 - 7 (5)
97	BILLY HINES	VACAVILLE, CA	11 - 5 (5)	11 - 5 (5)
98	TIM FREDERICK	LEESBURG, FL	11 - 4 (5)	11 - 4 (5)
98	CRAIG ROZEMA	SIMPSONVILLE, SC	11 - 4 (5)	11 - 4 (5)
98	JAMES NIGGEMEYER	VAN, TX	11 - 4 (5)	11 - 4 (5)
98	ZELL ROWLAND	MONTGOMERY, TX	11 - 4 (5)	11 - 4 (5)
102	JIM MOYNAGH	CARVER, MN	11 - 3 (5)	11 - 3 (5)
103	LARRY NIXON	BEE BRANCH, AR	11 - 2 (5)	11 - 2 (5)
104	JASON ABRAM	PINEY FLATS, TN	11 - 1 (5)	11 - 1 (5)
104	JIMMY HOUSTON	COOKSON, OK	11 - 1 (5)	11 - 1 (5)
104	KURT MITCHELL	MILFORD, DE	11 - 1 (5)	11 - 1 (5)
107	CHARLIE EVANS	BEREA, KY	11 - 0 (5)	11 - 0 (5)
108	DARYL BIRON	SOUTH WINDSOR, CT	10 - 14 (5)	10 - 14 (5)
108	MICHAEL WOOLEY	COLLIERVILLE, TN	10 - 14 (5)	10 - 14 (5)
108	MATT REED	MADISONVILLE, TX	10 - 14 (5)	10 - 14 (5)
111	JIM TUTT	LONGVIEW, TX	10 - 12 (5)	10 - 12 (5)
111	ANDREW UPSHAW	TULSA, OK	10 - 12 (5)	10 - 12 (5)
113	JOHN COX	DEBARY, FL	10 - 9 (5)	10 - 9 (5)
114	DAVID LARSON	MOUND, MN	10 - 8 (5)	10 - 8 (5)
114	ALEX DAVIS	ALBERTVILLE, AL	10 - 8 (5)	10 - 8 (5)
116	SCOTT CANTERBURY	ODENVILLE, AL	10 - 7 (5)	10 - 7 (5)
116	BRYAN SCHMITT	DEALE, MD	10 - 7 (5)	10 - 7 (5)
118	GARY YAMAMOTO	PALESTINE, TX	10 - 6 (5)	10 - 6 (5)
119	MILES HOWE	SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA	10 - 5 (5)	10 - 5 (5)
120	RANDY BLAUKAT	JOPLIN, MO	10 - 4 (5)	10 - 4 (5)
121	PETE PONDS	MADISON, MS	10 - 3 (5)	10 - 3 (5)
122	MARK FISHER	WAUCONDA, IL	10 - 1 (5)	10 - 1 (5)
123	TOM REDINGTON	ROYSE CITY, TX	10 - 0 (5)	10 - 0 (5)
124	CLARK REEHM	HUNTINGTON, TX	9 - 15 (4)	9 - 15 (4)
125	FREDDY HURLEY	SOMERSET, KY	9 - 14 (5)	9 - 14 (5)
126	TODD CASTLEDINE	NACOGDOCHES, TX	9 - 13 (5)	9 - 13 (5)
126	BRITT MYERS	CLOVER, SC	9 - 13 (5)	9 - 13 (5)
128	RAMIE COLSON JR	CADIZ, KY	9 - 11 (5)	9 - 11 (5)
129	MIKE SURMAN	BOCA RATON, FL	9 - 10 (5)	9 - 10 (5)
129	CHRIS GOSSELAAR	FRESNO, CA	9 - 10 (5)	9 - 10 (5)
131	J TODD TUCKER	MOULTRIE, GA	9 - 9 (5)	9 - 9 (5)
132	ROBERT BEHRLE	HOOVER, AL	9 - 7 (5)	9 - 7 (5)
133	DYLAN HAYS	SHERIDAN, AR	9 - 6 (5)	9 - 6 (5)
133	BRADLEY DORTCH	ATMORE, AL	9 - 6 (5)	9 - 6 (5)
135	BARRY WILSON	BIRMINGHAM, AL	9 - 5 (5)	9 - 5 (5)
135	ROB KILBY	HOT SPRINGS, AR	9 - 5 (5)	9 - 5 (5)
137	TROY MORROW	EASTANOLLEE, GA	9 - 4 (5)	9 - 4 (5)
138	KYLE WEISENBURGER	OTTAWA, OH	9 - 2 (5)	9 - 2 (5)
138	LENDELL MARTIN JR	NACOGDOCHES, TX	9 - 2 (5)	9 - 2 (5)
140	JIMMY REESE	WITTER SPRINGS, CA	8 - 14 (5)	8 - 14 (5)
140	CAMERON GAUTNEY	MUSCLE SHOALS, AL	8 - 14 (5)	8 - 14 (5)
140	TYLER STEWART	WEST MONROE, LA	8 - 14 (5)	8 - 14 (5)
143	GRAE BUCK	HARLEYSVILLE, PA	8 - 12 (5)	8 - 12 (5)
144	JIMMY BREWER	MARSHALL, TX	8 - 11 (5)	8 - 11 (5)
144	BRETT PREUETT	COLFAX, LA	8 - 11 (5)	8 - 11 (5)
146	RUSTY TRANCYGIER	HAHIRA, GA	8 - 10 (5)	8 - 10 (5)
147	WILLIAM CAMPBELL	MIDDLESBORO, KY	8 - 8 (5)	8 - 8 (5)
148	ROB JORDAN	FLOWERY BRANCH, GA	8 - 7 (5)	8 - 7 (5)
148	PETER THLIVEROS	SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL	8 - 7 (5)	8 - 7 (5)
148	JASON MENINGER	GAINESVILLE, GA	8 - 7 (5)	8 - 7 (5)
151	MATT AREY	SHELBY, NC	8 - 6 (5)	8 - 6 (5)
152	BILL MCDONALD	GREENWOOD, IN	8 - 5 (4)	8 - 5 (4)
153	RICHARD LOWITZKI	HAMPSHIRE, IL	8 - 4 (5)	8 - 4 (5)
153	NICK GAINEY	CHARLESTON, SC	8 - 4 (5)	8 - 4 (5)
155	JIM MOULTON	MERCED, CA	7 - 14 (5)	7 - 14 (5)
155	TODD AUTEN	LAKE WYLIE, SC	7 - 14 (5)	7 - 14 (5)
157	WADE CURTISS	MEADOW VISTA, CA	7 - 12 (5)	7 - 12 (5)
158	ERIC JACKSON	WALLING, TN	7 - 10 (5)	7 - 10 (5)
158	LUKE DUNKIN	LAWRENCEBURG, TN	7 - 10 (5)	7 - 10 (5)
160	YUSUKE MIYAZAKI	FORNEY, TX	7 - 9 (5)	7 - 9 (5)
160	CLAYTON BATTS	MACON, GA	7 - 9 (5)	7 - 9 (5)
160	TIM CALES	SANDSTONE, WV	7 - 9 (5)	7 - 9 (5)
163	GLENN CHAPPELEAR	ACWORTH, GA	7 - 7 (4)	7 - 7 (4)
164	JIM DILLARD	WEST MONROE, LA	7 - 6 (5)	7 - 6 (5)
165	DAVID NICHOL	GAINESVILLE, GA	7 - 5 (3)	7 - 5 (3)
166	DAVID SMITH	DEL CITY, OK	7 - 4 (5)	7 - 4 (5)
167	DARREL ROBERTSON	JAY, OK	7 - 1 (5)	7 - 1 (5)
168	SCOTT DOBSON	CLARKSTON, MI	6 - 12 (5)	6 - 12 (5)
169	REX HUFF	CORBIN, KY	6 - 11 (5)	6 - 11 (5)
170	BRIAN LATIMER	BELTON, SC	6 - 10 (5)	6 - 10 (5)
171	WES LOGAN	SPRINGVILLE, AL	6 - 9 (5)	6 - 9 (5)
171	JOSEPH WEBSTER	FULTON, MS	6 - 9 (5)	6 - 9 (5)
173	CHASE BROOKS	IRAAN, TX	6 - 8 (5)	6 - 8 (5)
174	EVAN BARNES	HOT SPRINGS, AR	6 - 7 (3)	6 - 7 (3)
175	ALLEN BOYD	SALEM, IN	6 - 4 (5)	6 - 4 (5)
176	JEREMY LAWYER	SARCOXIE, MO	5 - 8 (5)	5 - 8 (5)
177	CHRIS MCCALL	PALMER, TX	5 - 5 (5)	5 - 5 (5)
177	BILL HUTCHISON	BESSEMER, AL	5 - 5 (5)	5 - 5 (5)
179	CASEY SCANLON	LAKE OZARK, MO	5 - 1 (5)	5 - 1 (5)
180	AARON BRITT	YUBA CITY, CA	5 - 0 (5)	5 - 0 (5)
181	DEAN ALEXANDER	GEORGETOWN, TX	4 - 9 (5)	4 - 9 (5)
182	BRAD KNIGHT	LANCING, TN	3 - 13 (2)	3 - 13 (2)
183	TIMMY THOMPKINS	MYRTLE BEACH, SC	2 - 13 (2)	2 - 13 (2)
	RUSSELL CECIL	WILLIS, TX

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‘Slugfest’ Predicted At Ross Barnett For Bassmaster Central Open

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brock Mosley will be among 360 pro and co-anglers competing in the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open of 2018 on Ross Barnett Reservoir out of Ridgeland, Miss., March 1-3.

Photo by Nate Sims/B.A.S.S.

Feb. 22, 2017

From BASS Communications

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Unseasonably warm weather in central Mississippi is creating an ideal scenario for what most excites bass fishermen, just in time for the first Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open on Ross Barnett Reservoir.

“The tournament is setting up to be a slugfest and in the best of ways,” said Mississippian Brock Mosley, among a contingent of 360 anglers eager to compete in the B.A.S.S. event.

The tournament begins March 1 and concludes March 3, during what should be late winter in the South. Instead, record daytime high temperatures and excess rainfall are moving big bass into shallow water. The warmer it gets, the better the bass bite.

“Rarely in February do we have 80-degree days that make it more like springtime fishing conditions right now,” added Mosley, 29, a Bassmaster Elite Series pro who grew up fishing the lake. “The lake is fishing really well from end to end, and the largemouth already are in prespawn patterns.”

Mosley validated his claim by referring to a recent single-day tournament whose winner caught 21 pounds. For the Open event, he predicted the winner should average 18 pounds each of the three days. A trophy bass heavier than 10 pounds is possible.

Coincidentally, 54 pounds won the last Ross Barnett Open held in March 2015. That tournament also occurred under prespawn conditions.

“Everyone will be able to choose what technique best suits their style of fishing, it’s just that good right now,” explained Mosley. “Plus, the lake should fish really well from end to end.”

That will be good news with 180 boats set to compete on the 32,000-acre fishery. With an average depth of 12 feet, shallow-water fishing strategies will come into play.

Key main-lake areas will be narrow creek channels leading to expansive underwater flats covered in aquatic vegetation. Those areas favor prime habitat for spawning bass. A year-round population of largemouth also exists in the Pearl River, where Dustin Connell won a Bassmaster Elite Series event last April.

Another consideration is the lunar phase favorable to spawning activity. The full moon occurs on March 2. Mosley predicted that could jumpstart a migration of largemouth into shallow water.

“That will come down to being in the right place at the right time,” he explained. “There are a lot of local anglers in the tournament who will know where to be under those conditions.”

Ross Barnett had a strong connection to B.A.S.S., even before Ray Scott founded the organization 50 years ago. In 1967, Scott was rained out of a weekend fishing trip at Ross Barnett, where in his motel room he thought of a momentous idea — elevating competitive bass fishing to the level of other pro sports. That led to the founding of B.A.S.S. — which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year — in early 1968.

Scott’s third-ever bass tournament occurred at Ross Barnett in 1968. A dozen events have taken place there over the decades, including the 1978 Bassmaster Classic.

Takeoff time is 6:15 a.m. from Madison Landing/Pelican Cove Restaurant with weigh-ins beginning at 2:15 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. The Day 3 championship weigh-in begins at 3:15 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in the Jackson suburb of Pearl.

Visit Ridgeland is local event host.

by AnglersChannel

Sundance Marine Becomes Newest Authorized Ranger Dealer

FLIPPIN, Ark. – Sundance Marine is the newest authorized dealer for sales and service of Ranger Boats. The dealer will feature many of Ranger’s latest offerings in fiberglass bass, multi-species, fish-n-play, saltwater and aluminum boats. The longtime boat dealer boasts more than 30 years of providing premium customer service and boat maintenance.

Sundance Marine is a locally owned company with roots in Grand Junction, Colorado, and the waters of western Colorado and southern Utah. The company recently moved into a new state-of-the-art facility with an expanded showroom, pro shop and service department. The dealer also offers Ranger’s popular 2018 retail sales promotions where qualified purchases can receive benefits up to $3,000 in combined retail value with the purchase of eligible models. The saltwater, fiberglass bass and multi-species promotions run through March 31, 2018, while the aluminum promotion lasts until December 31.

“Sundance Marine joins an exclusive group who are authorized to sell and service Ranger Boats,” said Bart Schad, Ranger Boats vice president of Sales and Marketing. “Their decades of experience and exceptional service department have given boaters and anglers a first-class dealer for any on-the-water needs. We are proud to welcome Sundance into the Ranger family and are looking forward to a long partnership.”

Sundance Marine offers new and used boat sales, a service department with certified technicians servicing most makes and models of boat and marine propulsion systems and provides high-quality fiberglass repair. From hard-to-find parts for older boats to the latest, innovative offering from Ranger Boats, Sundance Marine offers a one-stop shop for western Colorado and Utah boaters and anglers.

Sundance Marine is located at 2291 Tall Grass Drive in Grand Junction. The dealership’s hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information on the newest Ranger models, to schedule an appointment with a salesperson or a service advisor, call (970) 243-4333 or go online tohttps://www.sundancemarine.com.

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LAKE SEMINOLE SET FOR COSTA FLW SERIES SOUTHEASTERN TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (Feb. 20, 2018) – As many as 400 pros and co-anglers are set to compete in the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division event at Lake Seminole presented by T-H Marine, March 1-3. The tournament, hosted by the Bainbridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, is the second of three regular-season events scheduled in the FLW Series Southeastern Division. Anglers will be competing for a top award of up to $93,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

“The spawn on Lake Seminole just started about a week ago,” said FLW Tour rookie Clint Brown of Bainbridge, Georgia, who finished third on Lake Seminole when the FLW Series last visited in 2017. “I think in this tournament you’re going to see a lot of mixed bags of both prespawn and spawning fish. We’re going to see some big prespawn limits.

“Managing your fish over three days of competition is going to be very important,” Brown continued. “A guy might be able to weigh in a big bag one day, but might not catch them the next day. The prespawn fish are really spot-oriented, so conserving them for the entire tournament will be a key to winning.”

Brown said that Rat-L-Traps, ChatterBaits and Carolina- and Texas-rigged worms would all be popular baits among tournament competitors.

“Seminole is a grass lake, and grass lakes tend to change each year,” Brown said. “There is a lot more stained water than last year, and the mud will definitely change some things for some folks.

“I think to make the top-10 cut and fish the final day you’re going to need 32 to 33 pounds,” Brown went on to say. “I think the tournament winner is going to catch around 63 pounds.”

Anglers will take off from the Bainbridge Earle May Boat Basin, located at 100 Boat Basin Circle, in Bainbridge, at 7 a.m. EST each day of competition. Weigh-ins will be held at the Boat Basin on Thursday and Friday beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday’s final weigh-in will be held at the Bass Pro Shops in Tallahassee, Florida, located at 4059 Lagniappe Way, and will begin at 4 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

In Costa FLW Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event. At Lake Seminole pros will fish for a top prize of $93,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard if Ranger Cup qualified. Co-anglers will cast for a brand new Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard, and $5,000 if Ranger Cup qualified.

by AnglersChannel

Two Lures Ike Won’t Be Without in Winter

Story & Photo Courtesy of Alan McGuckin / Dynamic Sponsorships

Maybe it’s because he played ice hockey from grade school through his sophomore year of college, or perhaps it’s because the former right winger grew up in the cold climate of the Philadelphia metro and is simply comfortable in frigid weather.

Whatever the case, whenever there’s a cold water tournament, Mike Iaconelli is always a good choice for your fantasy fishing team. The animated Toyota pro always seems to excel in cold weather derbies -- and there are two lures he never leaves home without when water temps are below 50 degrees.

Rapala Shad Rap

“I’ve had a Rapala Shad Rap tied on in every winter tournament I’ve ever fished in my life, for as long as I can ever remember. You just don’t leave home without that lure in winter,” says an adamant Iaconelli.

“I think there are two reasons why a Shad Rap works so well in really cold water -- it has a super tight wiggle and it’s silent – both of those qualities are a good match to the natural shad population that is super lethargic or close to dying in winter,” he says.

Iaconelli packs two colors of Shad Raps – craw colors and shad colors – but where he differs from most anglers is that he travels with a wide variety of sizes of the famed lure.

While most anglers carry only the size 5 or 7 Shad Rap, “Ike” carries much larger ones too in order to match all desired depths, and typically ties all of them to 6-pound fluorocarbon on a spinning reel.

“I carry the size 5 for depths around 4’, the size 7 and 8 for depths of 6 to 10’ – and I also carry the really large size 9 Shad Rap that very few people carry in order to reach depths of 10’ or more,” grins Ike, when talking about the rare super-sized Raps.

Synthetic Hair Jigs

The sight of pro angling’s most amped-up angler fishing a hair jig sized similar to a fathead minnow, and nearly too small for a camera to find focus on, seems to be a bit of a paradox, sort of like a Philly Eagles offensive lineman leaning on a Happy Meal for dinner.

“This doesn’t get talked about much – but I’m a huge believer in a hair jig,” Iaconelli confesses. “It’s about the most silent and stealthy lure you can tie on – and when fish are super lethargic on the bottom or suspended, and seemingly impossible to catch in winter – this is the lure I tie on – and I’ll take it over a Damiki rig every time.”

“Ike” has tried bucktail and deer hair – but he favors the synthetic hair tied on a tiny 1/8-ounce jig head because he swears the synthetic hair slows the fall of the jig better than other types of hair he’s tried.

“It takes forever to fall to the bottom in 30 or 40 feet of water, even on 6-pound fluorocarbon, but a 1/8-ounce hair jig is absolutely the lure I have the most confidence in when winter bass are suspended, or lethargic on the bottom,” says Ike, who notched another top finish using both of these two most trusted winter lures in the cold waters of the recent Bassmaster Elite on Lake Martin.

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Mizell Wins ABA Florida South Event on Lake Okeechobee with over 22 pounds!

ATHENS, Ala. – Jessie Mizell of Sarasota, FL won the American Bass Anglers Open Series Florida South tournament, held February 17th on Lake Okeechobee. Running out of Scott Driver Park in Okeechobee, FL Jessie caught five bass weighing 22.89 pounds including a 7.00-pound kicker. For the Boater Division victory, took home a check for $5000 for his win.

“I first ran down to the Harney Pond area of the lake and I was targeting isolated stick-ups, pitching a black and blue Gambler Fat Ace at them. Yesterday in practice I shook off several giants between six to eight pounds. So today I went back to the same area and lost every one of them. I kept on grinding at it and was lucky enough to catch a few good fish.” Mizell said.

In second for the boaters, Kevin Clark of Leesburg, FL landed a five-bass tournament limit going 22.20 pounds. He collected $1575 for the effort.

“I caught my fish on a big 10” worm, trying to do something different than everyone else.” Clark said.

James R. Stephens III of Osprey, FL took third for the boaters with five bass going 21.74 pounds. He earned $1050 for his catch.

“I culled the wrong fish and had one dead fish penalty that will haunt me. I was also fishing the Harney Pond area pitching isolated buggy-whips with a senko. We caught fish all day, it was fun.” Stephens said.

The largest bass of the tournament for the boaters was caught by Robert Beatty of Clermont, FL that weighed 7.62 pounds. Beatty pocketed a check for $830 for his catch and an Abu Garcia Revo SX spinning reel for that big bass.

“I caught that fish early this morning in the Harney Pond area. There were lots of other boats in the same area that I was fishing today, so lots of competition in the area today.” Beatty said.

Finishing fourth, Trevor Fitzgerald of Belleview, FL landed a five-bass limit for 21.08 pounds. Neil Nix of Okeechobee, FL rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 20.85 pounds topped by a 5.83-pound kicker.

In the Co-Angler Division, Eddie Scaturro of Orlando, FL won by a slim .06-pound margin with three bass going 14.39 pounds including a 5.53-pound kicker. He pocketed a check for $1700 for his win.

“I was fishing a Gambler Fat Ace all day and caught fish all day as well. I want to thank my boater for putting me on fish today. It has been a while since I have won one of these events and it feels great.” Scaturro said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Omar Jaimes of Davenport, FL brought in a three-bass division limit weighing 14.33 pounds with a 7.04-pound kicker. He collected $650 for the effort.

“I caught my fish flipping and throwing a worm at reeds and cattails. I didn’t lose any fish today that would’ve helped me. I also want to thank my boater for putting me on the fish.” Jaimes said.

Eric Andrews of Davenport, FL placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 12.60 pounds. He earned $450 for his catch.

“I was fishing in the Monkey Box area of the lake and I threw a speed worm all day. “Andrews said.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Evan Faulk of Okeechobee, FL brought in three bass for 12.30 pounds including a big bass that weighed 7.53 pounds. Faulk pocketed a check for $300 for his finish and an additional $295 for that big bass.

“I caught that big bass on a big mega-fluke early in the morning.” Faulk said.

Keith Farrell of Tampa, FL finished in fifth place with three bass at 11.58 pounds.

Slated for March 24th, the next tournament will be held on Lake Okeechobee out of Scott Driver Park in Okeechobee, FL. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2019 Ray Scott Championship to be held at Lake Eufaula in Eufaula, Alabama, April 2019.

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

by AnglersChannel

Conservation Summit At Bassmaster Classic Connects Volunteers With Fisheries Leaders

Live release boats are used to return bass safely to their home waters following each competition day. This year, at the GEICO Bassmaster Classic, B.A.S.S. will host a Conservation Summit to encourage states’ fish-care and livewell management practices that maximize survival of bass released from tournaments.

Photo by B.A.S.S.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Feb. 21, 2018

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The biennial Conservation Summit, which connects volunteer conservation advocates with fisheries professionals in state and federal agencies, will be held in Greenville, March 16-18, during the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, according to Gene Gilliland, B.A.S.S. national conservation director.

More than 75 B.A.S.S. Nation state and provincial conservation directors, fishery agency representatives, invited speakers, sponsors and guests will gather at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Golf Resort & Conference Center to hear presentations on a variety of fisheries management topics and participate in workshops designed to help them deal with resource conservation issues they face at home.

“We do this every two years, so we try to squeeze as much as we can into the one evening and two mornings we have for our summit,” Gilliland said.

The conference starts with a Friday evening reception during which representatives from the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) cover the latest in Washington, D.C., fisheries-related politics.

Leading off Saturday morning will be Dr. Hal Schramm, former leader of the Mississippi Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit at Mississippi State University. Schramm will discuss changing ideas in black bass management, from traditional attempts to maximize fish production to more natural schemes that emphasize healthy environments and strategies to provide optimum “experiences” for more anglers.

The summit will also help participants deal with controversies such as those created in reaction to changes in fisheries management.

“In this era of social media, those differences can result in misinformation going viral and hindering an organization’s efforts to educate the public, or an agency’s desire to provide effective resource management,” Gilliland said. “We are glad to announce that Bob McAlister of McAlister Communications in Columbia, S.C., will lead a discussion on ‘Crisis Management’ and provide summit attendees with examples of how they can fight misinformation and how they can use social media to communicate more effectively with bass anglers and the public.”

The ASA’s Keep America Fishing team will host a luncheon meeting to provide Summit guests with an overview of the “Pitch It” campaign that has B.A.S.S. Nation clubs in more than 25 states collecting discarded soft-plastic lures and preventing hundreds of pounds of plastics from getting into lakes, rivers and reservoirs.

A conservation awards banquet, sponsored in part by the Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation will include announcements about grant and scholarship opportunities provided by organizations and companies that support the B.A.S.S. Conservation agenda. The banquet will also feature presentations to winners of various awards and to the B.A.S.S. Nation Conservation Director of the Year.

“The awards banquet is an opportunity for us to recognize the work being done by our volunteer B.A.S.S. Nation conservation directors and shine a spotlight on some of the outstanding projects and programs they have going in their states,” said Gilliland.

Other topics covered in the two-day summit include ways bass tournament registration systems have influenced states’ bass management, and fish-care and livewell management practices that maximize survival of bass released from tournaments. In addition, Pat Neu with the National Professional Anglers Association will discuss a growing concern over programs designed to prevent the spread of invasive species that may be restricting angler access to public waters.

Each day’s activities will conclude in time for the Summit attendees to visit the Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods at Greenville’s TD Convention Center and attend afternoon Classic weigh-ins in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Teams of B.A.S.S. Nation conservation directors will be assisting B.A.S.S. tournament staff and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources personnel with fish care each day, ensuring that a maximum number of healthy fish are returned to Lake Hartwell.

“The summit is not only an opportunity for our guests to learn from the experts we bring in to speak, it is also an opportunity to network — to meet fellow conservation directors or biologists and administrators from other states and compare notes, bounce ideas off one another, and discover new ways of looking at problems and finding solutions,” Gilliland said.

“Our goal is to help build solid, productive partnerships between our leaders in the B.A.S.S. Nation and the state fishery managers who are responsible for resources that we use and enjoy.”

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Mollohan Weighs 23 pound limit to Win ABA SC Open, Takes home $5K On Lake Murray

ATHENS, Ala. – Matthew Mollohan of Prosperity, South Carolina won the American Bass Anglers Open Series event held 2/17/2018 on Lake Murray. Running out of Dreher Island State Park in Prosperity, South Carolina, Matt weighed in a five-bass limit weighing 23.22 pounds anchored by a bass that weighed in at 8.17 pounds. For the win Matt took home a check for $5000.00. Also, for being a member of the Triton Gold program Mollohan qualified for an additional $500.00 in Triton Gold monies and $500.00 in Mercury bonus monies.

“I caught my big fish first thing in the morning on a crankbait. The rest of the fish I caught came on a football head jig anywhere from 5 to 25 feet. I think the cold front pulled them out a little. I adjusted my depth about midday to deeper water and caught some key fish,” said Mollohan.

In second for the boaters Chris Marshall of Forest City, North Carolina landed a five-bass limit weighing 21.97 pounds. Chris took home a check for $1000.00 for the effort.

“I caught probably 7-8 fish today. I caught one on a crankbait and I lost one that probably cost me the win. The rest of my catch came on a jig fishing shallow,” said Marshall.

Jerry Pelfrey of Laurens, South Carolina took third for the boaters with a five-bass limit weighing 21.45 pounds. Pelfrey’s limit was anchored by a bass that weighed in at 8.71 pounds. Pelfrey earned $650.00 for his catch. Also, for having the biggest bass weighed in for the boaters Pelfrey earned an additional $550.00.

“I caught probably 8-10 fish today and lost two six pounders. All my fish came on a jerkbait in a cove I found that had some wind blowing into it,” said Pelfrey.

In fourth place for the boaters Thomas Guthke of Anderson, South Carolina weighed in a five bass limit for 21.17 pounds and rounding out the top five Gary Michaud weighed in a five bass limit for 19.03 pounds.

In the Co-Angler Division Lonnie Drusch of Sumter, South Carolina weighed in a three-bass limit weighing an impressive 15.25 pounds. His catch was anchored by a bass weighing 7.16 pounds. Lonnie took home a check for $1200.00 for the win. He also collected an additional $210.00 for weighing in the largest bass caught by a co-angler.

“I want to thank my boater Joey Spradley, for finding the fish today. I caught probably seven bass today all on a shakeyhead,” said Drusch.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Rodney Tapp of North Augusta, South Carolina brought in a three bass co-angler limit weighing 11.39 pounds. He collected $500.00 for the effort.

“I Caught probably 7 bass today all on a crankbait in 3-5 feet of water,” said Tapp.

Dylan Ballard of Canon, Georgia placed third among the co-anglers with three-bass weighing 10.34 pounds. He earned $350.00 for the effort.

“I Caught three keepers today all on a jig in various depths,” said Ballard.

In fourth among the co-anglers Simeon O’Meara of North Augusta, South Carolina weighed in three-bass that weighed 10.00 pounds and rounding out the top five was Kevin Dye of West Union, South Carolina with three- bass weighing 9.76 pounds.

Slated for April 21, 2018 the next South Carolina tournament will be held on Lake Hartwell out of the Green Pond Landing in Anderson, South Carolina.

by AnglersChannel

Byrne & Freeman Talk CBC, Collins Bass for Cash and More on this Weeks Progressive Bass Wrap Up Mid-Week Report!

This Week AnglersChannels John Byrne and Sportsmans Warehouse Fishing Manager CJ Freeman talk Collins Bash for Cash, CBC and more on the Progressive Bass Wrap Up Mid Week Report

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GUNTERSVILLE SET TO HOST YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING EVENT

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (Feb. 20, 2018) – YETI FLW College Fishing will continue the season with an event March 3 on Lake Guntersville presented by Berkley. The tournament, hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau, is the second of three regular-season events for anglers in the Southeastern Conference, and will feature a top prize of a $2,000 club scholarship and an invitation to compete in the 2019 College Fishing National Championship.

“The lake is fishing as good as I’ve seen it in the past two years,” said FLW Tour pro Alex Davis of Albertville, Alabama, who has 15 top-10 finishes on Lake Guntersville in FLW Competition, including four wins. “I think that the weather has had a lot to do with that. The water temperature is around 54 to 55 degrees – normally this time of year it’s around 48. The earlier warm up has pushed the fish up shallow and they are up to do some eating.”

Despite the warmer temperatures, Davis said that he expects the bass to still be in their prespawn patterns.

“The key will be finding the right size of fish,” he said. “The lake is full of 3-pounders – they’re everywhere. The key will be to find the 5-pounders. I think Rat-L-Traps, ChatterBaits and flipping boat docks will all be strong patterns. I don’t believe that this tournament will be won out deep.

“I think that the winning team is going to need at least 25 pounds in this event,” Davis went on to say. “I’m going to predict that the winners will bring 26 pounds to the scale.”

Competitors will take off from Guntersville State Park, located at 7699 Alabama Highway 227 in Guntersville, at 7 a.m. CST Saturday. Weigh-in will be held at the State Park beginning at 3 p.m. Takeoff and weigh-in are free and open to the public.

Schools are allowed to register up until the morning of the tournament. Entries may be made either by phone or at CollegeFishing.com.

Schools expected to compete in the Lake Guntersville tournament include:

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College – Gavin Hiers, Quitman, Ga., and Brennan Bledsoe, Cordele, Ga.

Auburn University – Anthony Vintson, Fort Gordon, Ga., and Julian Suero, Winter Springs, Ala.

Auburn University – Logan Parks and Lucas Lindsay, both of Auburn, Ala.

Augusta University – Joshua Rockefeller, Harlem, Ga., and Zachary Ramsey, Canton, Ga.

Blue Mountain College – Ty Cox and Alden Keel, both of Guntown, Miss.

Clemson University – George Compton, Laurens, S.C., and Matthew Sprouse, Pauline, S.C.

Clemson University – Derek Freeman, Anderson, S.C., and Robert White, Greenville, S.C.

Clemson University – Zach Kronewitter, Clemson, S.C., and Caleb Allgood, Fair Play, S.C.

East Carolina University – Colton Harrell, Matthews, N.C., and Sammy Camut, Cary, N.C.

Faulkner University – Breanna Wyatt and Joseph Lacy, both of Pell City, Ala.

Faulkner University – Tyler Presnell, Titus, Ala., and Christian Rines, Montgomery, Ala.

Florida State University – Owen Kuhn and David Korson, both of Tallahassee, Fla.

Florida State University – Garrett Sanders, Woodstock, Ga., and Parker Hamil, Tallahassee, Fla.

Georgia College & State University – Austin Stanley, Lawrenceville, Ga., and Phillip Green, Hoschton, Ga.

Jefferson State Community College – Zeke Gossett, Cropwell, Ala., and Hayden Bartee, Pell City, Ala.

Kennesaw State University – Spencer Guthrie, Acworth, Ga., and Ryan Kennedy, Woodstock, Ga.

Kennesaw State University – Garrett Guinan, Marietta, Ga., and Will Leonard, Kennesaw, Ga.

LaGrange College – Tanner Johnson and Jacob Wood, both of LaGrange, Ga.

Lander University – Drew Pridgen, Greenwood, S.C., and Chasten Beck, Cullman, Ala.

Lander University – Ben Stone, Donalds, S.C., and Greyson Williams, Greenwood, S.C.

Lipscomb University – Scout Monteith, Nashville, Tenn., and Hunter Hanks, Hermitage, Tenn.

Mississippi State University – Landon Cook, Collinsville, Miss., and Logan Blaine, Brandon, Miss.

Mississippi State University – Philip HIlton and Alex Lindsey, both of Laurel, Miss.

North Carolina State University – Will Monti, Charlotte, N.C., and Mitchell Lance, Raleigh, N.C.

Newberry College – Joe Cook, Pomaria, S.C., and Tucker Johnson, Irmo, S.C.

Polk State College – Kyle Stafford, Lakeland, Fla., and Austin Bell, Winter Haven, Fla.

Roane State Community College – Coby Clark and Garrett Greene, both of Harriman, Tenn.

Roane State Community College – Isaac Walker, Sunbright, Tenn., and Joshua Grizzle, Kingston, Tenn.

Samford University – Jody Brooks and Odom Stagg, both of Vestavia, Ala.

Tennessee Technological University – Austin Poston, Cookeville, Tenn., and Garrett Turner, Sparta, Tenn.

Tennessee Technological University – Tanner Rich, Byrdstown, Tenn., and Benjamin Aaron, Albany, Ky.

Truett-McConnell College – Dalton Bruce, Jasper, Ga., and Caleb Edwards, Commerce, Ga.

University of Alabama-Birmingham – Hayden Carnell, Cropwell, Ala., and Steven Petz, Strongsville, Ohio

University of Alabama – Andrew Deloney, Newton, Ala., and Jacob Daily, Mattoon, Ill.

University of Alabama – Caiden Sinclair and Hunter Gibson, both of Hoover, Ala.

University of Alabama – Blayde Dill, Jasper, Ala., and Jon Kilpatrick, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

University of Alabama – Alex Bare, Scottsboro, Ala., and Niklas Evans, Manhattan, Ill.

University of Georgia – Nathan Ragsdale, Fayetteville, Ga., and Wesley Griner, Leesburg, Ga.

University of North Georgia – Austin Young and Colin Glover, both of Dawsonville, Ga.

University of South Carolina – Austin Bradberry and Dalton Tumblin, both of Williamston, S.C.

University of South Carolina – Trevor Topken, Warwick, N.Y., and Brandon Biby, New City, N.Y.

University of South Carolina – Hunter Buice, Pacolet, S.C., and William Bond, Moncks Corner, S.C.

University of South Carolina-Beaufort – Tyler Black, Moncks Corner, S.C., and Alex Altman, Bluffton, S.C.

University of South Carolina-Beaufort – Charley Kuhn, Fort Mill, S.C., and Parker Wingard, Lexington, S.C.

Wallace Community College – Ethan Gilmore, Dothan, Ala., and Andrew Chapman, Georgetown, Ga.

Wallace Community College – Logan Chancey and Jaci Skipper, both of Dothan, Ala.

Wallace State Community College – Miller Spivey, Tyler, Ala., and Chandler Sickafoose, Dora, Ala.

Western Carolina University – Austin Garren, Cullowhee, N.C., and Derek Lindaman, Hillsborough, N.C.

Western Carolina University – Colby Shope and Jacob Boyd, both of Canton, N.C.

Young Harris College – Andrew Himmelreich, Powder Springs, Ga., and Ben Giles, Colbert, Ga.

YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten 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 2019 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 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship will take place May 30-June 1 on the Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission & Red River Waterway Commission.

YETI FLW College Fishing is free to enter. 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.

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, YouTube and Snapchat.

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SYLACAUGA’S GASTON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL BAMA DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE MARTIN PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Birmingham’s Wiggins Takes Co-angler Title

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (Feb. 19, 2018) – Boater David Gaston of Sylacauga, Alabama, caught five bass weighing 15 pounds, 2 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bama Division event on Lake Martin presented by Navionics. Gaston pocketed $5,046 for his efforts.

Gaston said he started his day on the lower end of the lake focusing on two fish that he had marked in practice.

“One was a 4-pounder and the other was just over 5 pounds. The 5-pounder ended up anchoring my limit,” said Gaston, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “They were pulled up near some black floating docks, probably trying to warm up. They were staging and getting ready to spawn.”

Gaston said he used a Davis Bait Co. Wood Jig with a black and blue flake-colored Netbait Paca Chunk Sr. trailer on a 7-foot, 3-inch heavy action Enigma HPT Tournament Casting rod to catch the pair. After that, he said he began to make his way back to the launch ramp due to issues with his boat propeller.

“A chunk of the prop had come off earlier, and I couldn’t go faster than 30 mph,” said Gaston. “I hit secondary points on the way back using the Davis jig and was able to scrape together a limit.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: David Gaston, Sylacauga, Ala., five bass, 15-2, $5,046

2^nd: Marty Giddens, Eclectic, Ala., five bass, 14-8, $2,023

3^rd: Mark McCaig, Oxford, Ala., five bass, 14-6, $1,548

4^th: Michael Smith, Andalusia, Ala., five bass, 14-0, $1,599

5^th: Johnathan Stuckey, Tallassee, Ala., five bass, 13-9, $809

6^th: Jimmy Miller, Eclectic, Ala., five bass, 13-1, $742

7^th: Tony Hogan, McDavid, Fla., five bass, 12-11, $974

8^th: Jason Nixon, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 12-10, $607

9^th: Ethan Flack, Cullman, Ala., five bass, 12-5, $539

10^th: Josh Stracner, Vandiver, Ala., five bass, 12-3, $472

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Smith caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 5 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $555.

Randall Wiggins of Birmingham, Alabama, won the Co-angler Division and $2,123 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 13 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Randall Wiggins, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 13-4, $2,123

2^nd: Hulan Mattox, Alexander City, Ala., five bass, 12-5, $1,011

3^rd: Keith Reynolds, Ozark, Ala., five bass, 11-10, $951

4^th: Larry Chastain, Laurel, Miss., five bass, 11-2, $522

5^th: Mike Byrd, McDermott, Ohio, five bass, 10-13, $405

6^th: Joseph Casey, Trenton, Ga., five bass, 10-11, $371

7^th: John Bryan, Carrollton, Ga., five bass, 10-9, $337

8^th: Scott Carpenter, Childersburg, Ala., five bass, 10-7, $303

9^th: Jeremy Ray, Jacksons Gap, Ala., five bass, 10-5, $253

9^th: Timothy Watkins, Trussville, Ala., five bass, 10-5, $253

Reynolds caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a 4-pound, 1-ounce fish. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $277.

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bama Division event on Lake Martin presented by Navionics was hosted by the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 11-13 BFL Regional Championship on the St, Johns River in Osage Beach, Missouri. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

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RISON’S BOGARD WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL ARKIE DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OUACHITA PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Gravelly’s Rhoades Grabs Co-angler Title

MOUNT IDA, Ark. (Feb. 19, 2018) – Boater Teddy Bogard of Rison, Arkansas, caught five bass weighing 16 pounds, 14 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Arkie Division season-opening event on Lake Ouachita presented by Navionics. For his efforts, Bogard took home $4,444.

Bogard said he fished in the backs of pockets on the upper end of the lake. He focused on ditches that were 6- to 7-feet deep and used a Red Craw-colored ¾-ounce Rat-L-Trap to build his limit.

“The ditches had flats on both sides that were 2- to 3-feet down,” said Bogard, who earned his second career win in BFL competition. “I worked around standing timber and caught 10 or 11 keepers by the end of the day.”

Bogard said his limit was capped off by a fish that came late in the day.

“I had a small ditch that took me 20 minutes to idle in to,” said Bogard. “I went in there, caught a 4½ -pounder, and immediately had to idle back out and head in – that was my anchor fish.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Teddy Bogard, Rison, Ark., five bass, 16-14, $4,444

2^nd: Larry Gragg, Pine Bluff, Ark., four bass, 16-7, $3,022

3^rd: Doug Thompson, Mabelvale, Ark., five bass, 15-3, $1,513

4^th: Quincy Houchin, Mabelvale, Ark., five bass, 14-10, $919

4^th: Steve Howard, Conway, Ark., five bass, 14-10, $919

6^th: Timmy Poe, Bryant, Ark., five bass, 14-8, $778

7^th: Wayne Dixon, Morrilton, Ark., five bass, 14-0, $707

8^th: Spencer Shuffield, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 13-12, $637

9^th: Fred Martin, North Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 13-2, $502

9^th: Rick Ellis, Cabot, Ark., five bass, 13-2, $502

9^th: Jamey Black, Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 13-2, $502

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Gragg caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $600.

Dusty Rhoades of Gravelly, Arkansas, won the Co-angler Division and $2,522 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 11 pounds, 7 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Dusty Rhoades, Gravelly, Ark., four bass, 11-7, $2,522

2^nd: Matt Mitchell, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 10-12, $1,061

3^rd: John McCullar, Benton, Ark., three bass, 10-11, $707

4^th: Jason Broomfield, Waldron, Ark., four bass, 9-6, $545

5^th: Darrell Joslin, Benton, Ark., two bass, 8-15, $424

6^th: Bryan Barnard, Harrison, Ark., three bass, 8-11, $389

7^th: Spencer Clark, Maryland Heights, Mo., five bass, 8-6, $354

8^th: Travis Mosley, Bowling Green, Ky., two bass, 7-12, $318

9^th: Matt France, Cabot, Ark., five bass, 7-9, $283

10^th: Nicholas Bergt, Atlanta, Texas, two bass, 7-3, $248

Rhoades also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a 6-pound, 14-ounce fish. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $300.

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. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on the Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

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Gulett & Rivers Tops a Tough Crowd on Toledo Bend at Bass Champs with over 28 Pounds!

By: Patty Lenderman

Tough crowds, savvy anglers, Mother Nature and ticking clocks were just a few of the elements in the air February 17, 2018 at Cypress Bend Marina on Toledo Bend. Bass Champs held the second East Region event with over 500 anglers, making 279 teams and a total tournament purse of more than $76,000. Weather delays helped some and hindered others, but in the end Benjamin Gulett and Dustin Rivers came out on top to win the guaranteed 1st place purse of $20,000.

As morning began to dawn, a thick blanket of fog enveloped the area, preventing a safe launch for the contenders. “It was hard to make out anything, just feet away,” Chad Potts recalled. “The safety of everyone is paramount. In a situation like this, especially with so many boats and people involved, it is imperative that it is at least reasonably safe to navigate.” Boats are numbered and released in flights of 25 with a slight wait in between. Each flight is assigned a check in time that correlates with their release time. On this morning, the fog remained for more than three hours from the normal start time. “We know it is hard for everyone to be patient and wait until conditions are safe,” Potts continued. “We will always put safety as top priority.” The fog finally lifted, and teams were released to head to their spots. The first flight was not due in until 4:30.

Jason Hanks and Marc Woolems christened the scales with a limit weighing in at 17.34 pounds. Soon after, Yarri Schreibvogel and his youth partner Hailey Robertson initiated the Big Bass race with their catch of 6.59 lbs. The sacks of bass kept getting heavier and the kickers coming in kept getting bigger.

Shannon Wingate and Cole Moore were the first to weigh in excess of twenty pounds, having a 25.85 lb sack. More and more teams brought in great catches in the twenty pound range under them and it looked like they were going to take the win. Mere minutes before the scales closed, Benjamin Gulett and Dustin Rivers brought in their catch, tipping the scales to 28.58 lbs to champion the event.

The winners Benjamin Gulett and Dustin Rivers reported predominantly using a rattle trap for their catches, and had found the bite to be difficult to find. “We only had one fish in the boat at 3:00.” The extra time allotted due to the morning delay paid off for them. Between 3-4:00 they put their winning creel together, cashing in on the guaranteed 1st place $20,000 check!

2nd place winners Wingate and Moore also reported using rattle traps, fishing in 4’-8’ depths. They had all of the fish they weighed in by 1pm using Rayburn Red and Toledo Gold color patterns. They were awarded $6,000 plus the Lowrance bonus.

Sean Kennon and Jordan Hollingsworth pulled out a 3rd place finish focusing on brush piles in 25’ of water using ¾ ounce Santone football head jigs. They caught a limit weighing 24.78 lbs to win $4,500.

There were a lot of big bass weighed at the scales. The biggest of them all was weighed in by the team of Brannon Mire and Eric Arnold. Their big brute was 10.65 lbs, caught on a football jig, winning a $1,000 check for biggest fish of the day.

Thirty seven teams won checks, with the last $600 going to Martin Elshout and Mark Price with 16.42 pounds.

“When we have a large field of participants, we offer a $500 Conservation Bonus if you elect to pre-release your fish in lieu of weighing them in. It gives teams who would not have had enough weight to win a check an opportunity to cash in for their conservation efforts,” said Potts. All teams who elected not to weigh any fish were put into the drawing. David Czudek Sr and Emmett Dixon were the winners of the Conservation Bonus.

Each region has a total of four regular season events. Participants gain points in each, and the team with the most points at the conclusion of the fourth regular season event in their region earn the Anglers of the Year award. Along with the prestigious title, the entry fees for the next season in that region are waived for the winners. The points race is tight with only two events to go. Currently the top five points leaders are:
583 pts. Clayton Boulware & Albert Collins
575 pts. Jason Hanks & Marc Woolems
575 pts. Brian Lowrance & Jaret Latta
570 pts. Wyatt Frankens & Alec Castonguay
570 pts. Michael Newman & Justin Seeton

Click Here for Complete Results

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UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WINS TBF/FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING LAKE HARTWELL EARLY BIRD CHALLENGE

ANDERSON, S.C. (Feb. 19, 2018) – The Union County High School duo of Cole Davis and Dillan Snow, both of Blairsville, Georgia, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 18 pounds, 14 ounces to win the 2018 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Lake Hartwell Early Bird Challenge.

A field of 55 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Green Pond Landing in Anderson. A total of 23 of the 55 high school teams competing weighed in a five-bass limit. In FLW/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 Lake Hartwell that advanced to the 2018 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st: Union County High School, Blairsville, Ga. – Cole Davis and Dillan Snow, both of Blairsville, Ga., five bass, 18-14

2nd: T.L. Hanna High School, Anderson, S.C. – Patrick Murry and Mason Rametta, both of Anderson, S.C., five bass, 14-13

3rd: Georgia Student Angler Federation – Michael Landernaeu and Brett Morlane, both of Cumming, Ga., five bass, 14-10

4th: Union County High School, Blairsville, Ga. – Hunter Enlow, Union, Ga., and Ce Fowler, Jonesville, Ga., five bass, 13-12

5th: Backwoods Bass Boys – Hunter Mckee, Thomasville, N.C., and Wyatt Long, Raleigh, N.C., five bass, 13-3

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

6^th: Devildog Anglers, Travelers Rest, S.C. – Matt Harrison, Greenville, S.C. and Gantt Connor, Travelers Rest, S.C., five bass, 12-14

7th: Franklin County High School, Carnesville, Ga. – Tyler Campbell and Joe Mitchell, both of Martin, Ga., five bass, 12-11

8th: Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo Grove, Ill. – Tyler Lubbat, Wheeling, Ill., and Tyler Christy, Bolingbrook, Ill., four bass, 12-0

9th: Georgia Student Angler Federation – Glenn Worley, Dawsonville, Ga, and Paul Marks, Cumming, Ga., five bass, 10-12

10th: Gilmer High School, Ellijay, Ga. – Isaac Bradshaw and Payton Heath Stover, both of Ellijay, Ga., five bass, 10-10

Complete results from the event can be found at HighSchoolFishing.org.

The 2018 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Early Bird Challenge on Lake Hartwell 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 High School Fishing National Championship on Pickwick Lake, in Florence, Alabama, June 26-29. 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 high school bass tournament, the 2018 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship on Pickwick Lake. At the 2017 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

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

by AnglersChannel

Team of Mike & Dallas Chadwick Win Wild West Bass Trail Event on Lake Shasta!



1	Mike Chadwick	Dallas Chadwick	5.46	17.20	$ 7,600.00	$ 975.00	$250 P-Line $250 Lowrance $250 Yamamoto	$ 9,325.00
2	Justin Gordon	Nick Wood	5.92	17.15	$ 4,800.00	$ 975.00		$ 5,775.00
3	Wayne Breazeale	Mike Menne	4.12	15.59	$ 3,500.00	$ 975.00		$ 4,475.00
4	Daniel Hunt	Colby Pearson	4.95	15.51	$ 2,800.00	$ 975.00	$250 Trapper	$ 4,025.00
5	Bryant Smith	Dustin Tacker	5.23	15.47	$ 2,200.00	$ 975.00	$500 Evinrude $500 Dobyns	$ 4,175.00
6	Eric Padilla	Matt Dawson	0.00	15.45	$ 1,700.00			$ 1,700.00
7	Joe Bitker	Mike Gordon	2.42	15.10	$ 1,500.00			$ 1,500.00
8	Justin Eslick	Jeff Green	0.00	14.68	$ 1,300.00			$ 1,300.00
9	Richard Dobyns	Tom Salo	2.95	14.51	$ 1,200.00		$300 Evinrude $250 Lucas	$ 1,750.00
10	Scott Burke	Garrett Maddex	3.79	14.49	$ 1,100.00			$ 1,100.00
11	Nicholas Kanemoto	Thomas Kanemoto	3.85	14.47	$ 1,000.00			$ 1,000.00
12	Stanley Mccurdy	Jason Fookes	0.00	14.43	$ 1,000.00			$ 1,000.00
13	Jim Elliott	Keith Comphel	2.92	14.37	$ 1,000.00			$ 1,000.00
14	Ryan Friend	Clint Isbell	0.00	14.36	$ 1,000.00			$ 1,000.00
15	Jeff Michels	Toni Zanotelli	3.28	14.31	$ 1,000.00		$200 Evinrude	$ 1,200.00
16	Steve Flanders	Jr Wright	3.12	14.29	$ 1,000.00			$ 1,000.00
17	David Cole	Jamie Clifton	0.00	14.14	$ 1,000.00			$ 1,000.00
18	Ryan Mcintosh	Jake Mcclellan	0.00	13.91	$ 1,000.00			$ 1,000.00
19	Vince Hurtado	Jarod Ballardo	0.00	13.88	$ 1,000.00			$ 1,000.00
20	Mason Lewis	Spencer Perry	2.73	13.79	$ 800.00			$ 800.00

21	Robert Bruggeman	Nicholas Desabatino	2.65	13.75	$ 800.00	$ 800.00
22	Mike Carney	Patrick Cardoza	0.00	13.73	$ 800.00	$ 800.00
23	Joe Hinkle	Glen Lockhart	0.00	13.67	$ 800.00	$ 800.00
24	Kevin Brown	Anthony Sierra	0.00	13.63	$ 800.00	$ 800.00
25	Jack Farage	Mike Shoffner	0.00	13.59	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
26	Jody Jordan	Greg Mccosker	0.00	13.55	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
27	David Romuar	Mario Gardea	0.00	13.44	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
28	Ron Howe	Steve Wilson	0.00	13.35	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
29	Bill O'shinn	Donte Ray	3.31	13.29	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
30	Willie Church	Kc Harris	2.72	13.27	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
31	Mike Motley	Dan Semmatt	0.00	13.17	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
32	Robert Tibbetts	Paul Dunlap	0.00	13.09	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
32	Ryan German	Nick Nourot	0.00	13.09	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
32	Jeremy Zipton	Clif Vanderwarf	0.00	13.09	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
35	Aaron Grooms	Justin Kraft	0.00	13.08	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
36	Beau Joudrey	Jason Cordiale	0.00	13.05	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
37	Rick Littlejohn	Dan Scott	2.28	13.03	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
38	Dale Shirley	Dave Tencati	0.00	13.01	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
39	Scott Farley	Nick Randle	0.00	13.00	$ 600.00	$ 600.00
40	Dan Wilder	Jake Jimmerson	2.42	12.95

41	Jesse Slaton	Mike Ewing	0.00	12.93
42	Edward Lynch	Garrett Pursell	0.00	12.90
43	Jason Sherman	Chris Laskowski	0.00	12.83
44	Mark Hall	Carlos Garcia	0.00	12.80
44	Luke Johns	Tyler Bounds	2.48	12.80
46	Carl Keller	Mike Nichelini	0.00	12.77
47	John Fernandez	Eric Fernandez	2.50	12.70
48	Mike Goncalves	Brandon Silvey	0.00	12.65
49	Steve Klein	Alex Klein	0.00	12.62
50	Stephen Penrod	Stanley Penrod	0.00	12.60
51	Mike Thomas	Chris Fanecelli	0.00	12.53
52	Scott Chappell	Jimmy Wade	3.54	12.51
53	Emmett Lovelace	Jj Cascarina	3.22	12.49
54	Trevor Hagedon	Bryan Trudeau	2.57	12.48
54	John Pearl	Ron Bruggeman	0.00	12.48
56	Brent Cline	Paul Foor	0.00	12.44	$250 Lucas	$ 250.00
57	Russell Wallar	Mike Wohlgemuth	0.00	12.42
58	Mike Frederick	Chad Dibble	0.00	12.40
59	Jared Stone	Marc Brown	0.00	12.38
59	Frank Caron	Zack Thompson	0.00	12.38

59	William Hume	Mike Kuhlman	2.41	12.38
62	Randall Doyle	Nick Flanigan	0.00	12.37
63	Cliff Clement	Timothy Gaura	3.91	12.35
63	Alex Tran	Vijay Malhotra	2.40	12.35
65	Cliff King	Shaun Leytem	0.00	12.34
66	Kenneth Phillips	Chris Delamain	2.61	12.33
67	Dustin Maraviov	Luke Wilson	2.30	12.29
68	Kelly Eagleton	John Gilbert	0.00	12.28
69	Art Ferreira	Jay Culver	0.00	12.25
70	Merl Nunes	Larry Cates	0.00	12.19
70	Justin Evans	Tony Holt	0.00	12.19
72	Dale Green	Chris Mccabe	0.00	12.18
73	David Homen	Gerry Johnson	0.00	12.15
74	Mike Sanders	Matt Lindsey	0.00	12.13
75	Shawn Mock	Randy Cotney	0.00	12.12
76	David Shafer	Matt Atkins	0.00	12.11
77	Branden Mowers	Jaramy Riddle	0.00	12.09
77	Gary Dobyns	Craig Gottwals	0.00	12.09
79	David Church	John Kidder	0.00	12.05
79	Ryan Scott	Travis Averill	0.00	12.05

81	Yevgeniy Savitskiy	Joshua Lerche	0.00	12.02
82	Josh Kaneko	Miles Kaneko	0.00	12.00
82	Greg Gutierrez	Ryan Brewer	0.00	12.00
84	Craig Main	Jason Shy	0.00	11.99
84	Nathan Sellers	Jordan Kunde	0.00	11.99
86	Ryan Tripp	Clayton Eslick	0.00	11.94
87	Ron Tobey	Frank Harris	0.00	11.93
88	Dennis Sisto	Mike Henry	0.00	11.84
89	Charles Hose	Bob Boyd	0.00	11.82
90	James Avalos	Daryn Avalos	0.00	11.81
90	Richard (dick) Barr	Walt Mcguiness	0.00	11.81
92	Brad Ford	Brad Suarage	0.00	11.76
92	Brad Bonino	Kim Bonino	2.57	11.76
94	Ryan White	Scott Head	0.00	11.72
95	Mark Gomez	Juan Acosta	2.65	11.67
95	Kurt Forrister	Drew Forrister	0.00	11.67
97	Jeremiah Salamy	Dan Frost	0.00	11.65
98	Tony Bazzocco	Brandon Youngblood	0.00	11.63
98	Mark Schroeder	Glen Grannis	0.00	11.63
98	Ryan Petersen	Mat Brooks	0.00	11.63

101	Seth Dandridge	Taylor Kudrna	0.00	11.60
102	Firuz Gizatullin	Logan Huntze	0.00	11.59
102	Shane Peirson	Tom Peirson	0.00	11.59
104	Edward Zinda Jr.	Brian Conder	0.00	11.55
104	Dj Von Bima	Jered Brendel	0.00	11.55
106	Jesse Martin	Jared Walker	0.00	11.54
107	Norm Soderberg	Dink Mendez	0.00	11.53
108	John Maes	Russ Graves	0.00	11.52
108	Ryan Voorhees	Archie Steele	0.00	11.52
110	Rick Kraft	Jeff Wright	0.00	11.47
111	Terry Devincenzi	Scott Crawford	0.00	11.46
112	Cesar Laguna	Stacy Gee	0.00	11.45
113	Bryan Diehm	Shon Mckinney	0.00	11.44
114	Russ Greenlee	Scott Sweet	0.00	11.41
115	Randy Pierson	Glenn Pierson	0.00	11.35
116	Jason Austin	Ken Mah	0.00	11.31
117	Craig Groves	Tim Domingues	0.00	11.25
118	Jimmy Johnson	Barry Roberts	2.95	11.22
119	Mark Mello	Phillp Dutra	0.00	11.21
120	Jeff Boom	Jared Boom	0.00	11.20

121	Tony Botelho	Phil Garcia	0.00	11.14
122	Jason Remmers	Alex Niapas	0.00	11.12
123	Bill Talley	Aaron Scott	0.00	11.10
124	Doug Mcka	Doug Jones	0.00	11.09
124	Mike Saso	Larry Vignolo	0.00	11.09
126	Jimmy Kuroki	Scott Mackenzie	0.00	11.07
127	Chris Ashby	Robert Couts	0.00	11.04
127	Ryan Monaghan	Timothy Rhyme	0.00	11.04
129	Ken Watson	Ron Gondolfi	0.00	10.99
130	Jim Vretzos	Casey Dunn	0.00	10.98
131	Nicklaus Fiscus	Steve Scates	0.00	10.94
132	John Bounds	Travis Bounds	0.00	10.88
132	Fidel Campos	Elias Yadao	0.00	10.88
134	Paul Fontaine	Charley Almassey	0.00	10.86
135	Jason Vigil	Jaren Mack	0.00	10.84
136	Gary Collins	Tory Mihalenko	2.53	10.83
137	Jerry Woodward	Rex Woodward	0.00	10.82
138	Brian Lovelace Ii	Brian Lovelace	0.00	10.79
139	Terry Odom	Alvin Borba	0.00	10.78
139	Ugene Downing	Hunter Albright	2.98	10.78

141	Jonathan Green	Dejon Lewis	10.77
142	Derik Dalton	Thomas Dodd	10.73
143	Dan Sweat	Tom Shimabukuro	10.71
143	Andrew Maack	Eddie Rachel	10.71
145	Zachary Elrite	Ken Whalen	10.70
146	Dan Eckhart	Dana Sheldon	10.67
147	Devin Dick	Toby Farkas	10.62
148	Thomas Vang	Xiong Vang	10.58
149	Wade Durling	Joseph Durling	10.56
150	Frank Martinez	0	10.53
151	John Garrett	Tony Vaughn	10.42
152	Ed Christo	Mark Casey	10.40
153	David Raper	Tyler Meuchel	10.38
154	Tanner Spohn	Nathan Chandler	10.32
155	Robert Balderez	Corey Morris	10.28
156	Mike Moreno	Deanna Moreno	10.26
157	Matthew Plymouth	Dominick Hernandez	10.21
158	Ryan Contos	Jim Sweeney	10.19
159	Gary Okusako	David Symmons	10.17
160	Walt Austin	Ron Barksdale	10.08

161	Mike Friend	Shelly Carr	0.00	10.07
162	Manuel Nevarez	Manny Nevarez	0.00	10.06
163	Gary Baldwin	Richard Leal	0.00	10.04
164	Aaron Agner	Jason Milligan	0.00	9.92
165	Earl Dalton Iii	Christopher Gambol	0.00	9.88
166	Ryan Duchi	Ryan Cool	0.00	9.87
167	Jacob Vanpool	Chuck Stull	0.00	9.85
168	Mark Ballinger	Dallas Hintz	0.00	9.83
169	Anthony Prophet	Darren Vieira	1.73	9.81
170	Jason Kincanon	Mark Crutcher	0.00	9.66
171	Miles Hanson	Brett Hanson	0.00	9.65
172	Ron Rushing	Stephen Gatewood	0.00	9.61
173	James Vella	Jared Harris	0.00	9.60
174	Isaac Lawrence	Dean Lawrence	0.00	9.56	$250 Lucas	$ 250.00
175	Oneil Martin	Kerry Harris	0.00	9.41
176	John Bell	Logan Bell	0.00	9.37
177	Michael Birch	Kenny Cassettari	0.00	9.24
178	Michael Kraft	Beau Reynolds	0.00	9.01
179	John Morla	Clarence Morla	0.00	8.98
180	James Crowell	Richard Richardson	0.00	8.97

181	Jeffrey Richards	Stan Lafever	8.95
182	Mike Sperbeck	Ronald King	8.77
183	Mark Borgess	Jodie White	8.69
184	Edison Hicks	Paul Howard	8.65
185	William Ponting	Terry Snyder	8.62
186	Dave Holmes	Jeremy Wright	8.49
187	Oscar Sarnecki	Eric Parra	8.47
188	Nick Welton	Tony Franceschi	8.03
189	Scott Elliott	Dale Baugh	6.36
190	Steve Ericksen	Jarrod Page	5.38
191	Ryan Pearson	Mike Wright	0.00
191	William Mclaughlin	George Galletti	0.00
191	Bryan Aslakson	Matthew Aslakson	0.00
191	Joseph Orozco	Brent Billingham	0.00
191	Kevin Marcheschi	Bryan Welch	0.00

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