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MECHANICSVILLE’S ELROD WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Chester’s Deciucis Wins Co-Angler Title

HUDDLESTON, Va. (May 13, 2019) – Boater Bryan Elrod of Mechanicsville, Virginia, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Piedmont Division tournament on Smith Mountain Lake presented by Navionics Saturday with five bass weighing 17 pounds, 1 ounce. For his efforts, Elrod pocketed $3,766.

“I targeted the shad spawn. I’d found multiple areas where the shad were spawning, but only one had fish in it – It was a point up the Roanoke River,” said Elrod, who notched his third career win in BFL competition. “I caught them from rip-rap in about 2 feet of water using a shad-colored [Heddon Zara] Spook. I caught four that I weighed on the Spook and one on a [shad-colored Rebel] Pop-R.

Elrod said he caught about 8 keepers during the tournament, citing the first hour of the day as the most productive.

“We went all over the lake running other stuff. The fish had spawned, and there were some areas with fry-guarders, but those fish were small. I only caught a few of those and they didn’t help me any,” said Elrod. “That area was really the only productive stop.”

Elrod went on to say that his winning limit consisted of four largemouth and one smallmouth.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Bryan Elrod, Mechanicsville, Va., five bass, 17-1, $3,766

2^nd: Stephen Miller, Mechanicsville, Va., five bass, 16-15, $1,933

3^rd: Matt Hicks, Evington, Va., five bass, 15-15, $1,155

4^th: Keith Joyce, Apex, N.C., five bass, 15-14, $1,159

5^th: Dennis Burdette, Pembroke, Va., five bass, 15-9, $693

6^th: Rick Tilley, Moneta, Va., five bass, 15-4, $635

7^th: Tommy Little, Chester, Va., five bass, 15-1, $578

8^th: Powell Kemp, Scotland Neck, N.C., five bass, 14-13, $520

9^th: Justin Hicks, Roanoke, Va., five bass, 14-8, $462

10^th: Kevin Kane, Woodbridge, Va., five bass, 14-6, $404

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Taylor Godsey of Chester, Virginia, caught a 5-pound, 7-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $435.

David Deciucis of Chester, Virginia, won the Co-angler Division and $1,896 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 15 pounds even.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: David Deciucis, Chester, Va., five bass, 15-0, $1,896

2^nd: Scott Howard, Bedford, Va., five bass, 14-4, $1,044

3^rd: Roland Burton, Hopewell, Va., five bass, 13-9, $614

4^th: Pat Kendrick, Bumpass, Va., five bass, 12-7, $394

5^th: Brian LaClair, Denton, Md., five bass, 12-6, $338

6^th: Timothy Kinder, Manassas, Va., five bass, 12-3, $310

7^th: Mickey Bergeron, Amherst, Va., five bass, 11-14, $281

8^th: Gerald Heffler, Chester, Va., five bass, 11-12, $253

9^th: Tim Privette Jr., Wendell, N.C., five bass, 11-11, $225

10^th: Shawn Huwar, Fredericksburg, Va., five bass, 11-9, $197

Deciucis also caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $207.

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

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

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

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BURROUGHS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE HARTWELL

Greenville’s Carter Grabs Co-Angler Honors

ANDERSON, S.C. (May 13, 2019) – Boater Jason Burroughs of Hodges, South Carolina, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 16 pounds even win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Hartwell. For his efforts, Burroughs was awarded $3,572.

“I caught them targeting the blueback herring spawn,” said Burroughs, who earned his third career victory on Lake Hartwell in BFL competition. “It’s the very, very tail end of their spawn. The bite was extremely good in April, but it’s gotten tough. There’s only a few of us trying to do it and its fading fast.”

Burroughs said he focused on shallow red clay points and small pebble rock points, fishing mid-lake from near Andersonville Island to the dam. He estimated that he made 70 stops and that his fish came from less than 3 feet of water.

“I caught the majority of my keepers on a [½-ounce, brown-colored] Buckeye Lures Mop Jig with a [3½-inch, green-pumpkin] Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw trailer,” said Burroughs. “I also caught some on a topwater in the same areas. I’d throw the topwater up over the point first, and if they didn’t hit it, I went with the jig on the bottom.”

Burroughs said his topwater lure of choice was a chrome-colored IMA Little Stick 135 Walking Bait.

“I didn’t catch a ton of fish – only about 13 all day. I think I weighed three on the jig and two on the stick – all largemouth.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Jason Burroughs, Hodges, S.C., five bass, 16-0, $3,572

2^nd: Jayme Rampey, Liberty, S.C., five bass, 13-6, $1,561

3^rd: Justin Singleton, Milledgeville, Ga., five bass, 13-5, $1,043

4^th: Darren Ashley, Calhoun Falls, S.C., five bass, 12-9, $728

5^th: Travis Weathers, Seneca, S.C., five bass, 10-14, $624

6^th: Matthew Justice, Fair Play, S.C., five bass, 10-13, $572

7^th: Jerry Morgan, Inman, S.C., five bass, 10-9, $520

8^th: Bobby McDonald, Easley, S.C., five bass, 10-8, $692

8^th: Randy Childers, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 10-8, $542

10^th: Mick Rhinehart, Greenville, S.C., five bass, 10-5, $364

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Eddie Whiten Jr. of Easley, South Carolina, caught a 4-pound, 11-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $375.

Jonathan Carter of Greenville, South Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $1,561 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 14 pounds, 1 ounce.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Jonathan Carter, Greenville, S.C., five bass, 14-1, $1,561

2^nd: Joe Anders, Easley, S.C., five bass, 12-4, $981

3^rd: Thomas Healan, Jefferson, Ga., five bass, 10-3, $521

4^th: Markice Johnson, Thomson, Ga., five bass, 8-12, $414

5^th: Tucker Souther, Brevard, N.C., five bass, 8-7, $312

6^th: Jeremy Winn, Seneca, S.C., five bass, 8-6, $286

7^th: Joshua Lyko, Greer, S.C., five bass, 8-5, $260

8^th: Ronnie Cutshall, Piedmont, S.C., five bass, 8-3, $421

9^th: Keith Stills, Locust, N.C., five bass, 7-6, $208

10^th: Justin Logan, Belton, S.C., five bass, 7-5, $182

Cutshall caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 3 pounds, 10 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $187.

The tournament was hosted by the Anderson 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. 10-12 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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HERRON AND RUTLAND TIE FOR WIN AT T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON LAY LAKE

Co-Angler Title Goes to Anniston’s Corbett

COLUMBIANA, Ala. (May 13, 2019) – Boaters Dusty Herron of Alabaster, Alabama, and Chris Rutland of Wetumpka, Alabama, each caught five bass Saturday weighing 16 pounds even to tie for the win at the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bama Division tournament on Lay Lake. After contingency awards, Rutland earned $3,435, while Herron took home $2,435.

“I changed up my strategy a little bit because of how many boats were around. Everyone was fishing points, so I knew I needed to try something different if I wanted to win,” said Herron, who earned his first win FLW competition. “Basically I found them super shallow in really scattered out grass. I was on the lower end of the lake toward Mitchell Dam. I knew what they were on, so I went around looking for the same kind of stuff. They were definitely spread out – probably 15 different places.”

Herron said he threw a white custom swim-jig with a custom worm trailer of the same color. He caught nine keepers – including two bass over 5 pounds – and culled four times.

Rutland said he fished main-lake grass points on the south end of the lake until around mid-morning, then flipped boat docks the rest of the day, catching approximately 25 keepers in the process.

“I hit a bunch of points – more than 20 – and was targeting fish in 2 to 4 feet of water,” said Rutland, who earned his third career victory in BFL competition – second on Lay Lake. “I weighed three largemouth from the points and then two spotted bass from the docks. They were also on the south end and about halfway back in the creeks.”

Rutland said he used a 5-inch, Alewife-colored Big Bite Baits Dean Rojas Cane Thumper on a Gamakatsu belly weight hook and a green-pumpkin ½-ounce Davis’ Baits Wood Jig with a Big Bite Baits Real Deal Craw trailer of the same color.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Dusty Herron, Alabaster, Ala., five bass, 16-0, $2,435

1^st: Chris Rutland, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 16-0, $3,435

3^rd: Josh Stracner, Vandiver, Ala., five bass, 15-13, $1,332

4^th: Jason Nixon, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 15-1, $908

5^th: Dallas Weldon, Tallassee, Ala., five bass, 14-12, $649

6^th: Jeff Cannon, Douglasville, Ga., five bass, 14-10, $595

7^th: Rickie Harp, Cottondale, Ala., five bass, 14-9, $1,231

8^th: Mitch Hayes, Chipley, Fla., five bass, 13-15, $687

9^th: Timothy Travis, Tuscaloosa, Ala., five bass, 13-9, $433

10^th: David Parsons, Dothan, Ala., five bass, 13-7, $479

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Harp caught a 6-pound, 3-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $390.

Marcus Corbett of Anniston, Alabama, won the Co-angler Division and $1,973 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 17 pounds, 11 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Marcus Corbett, Anniston, Ala., five bass, 17-11, $1,973

2^nd: Michael Corbett, Oxford, Ala., five bass, 14-6, $962

3^rd: Roman Robinson, Steele, Ala., five bass, 13-14, $541

4^th: Jesse Craver, Centreville, Ala., five bass, 13-8, $379

5^th: John Bryan, Carrollton, Ga., five bass, 13-5, $311

5^th: Tanner Ellison, Jemison, Ala., five bass, 13-5, $311

7^th: Robert Volinic, Peachtree City, Ga., five bass, 13-1, $466

8^th: Randy Hill, Athens, Ala., five bass, 12-13, $244

9^th: Daniel Buswell Jr., Fayetteville, Ga., five bass, 12-12, $216

10^th: Billy Crook, Jacksonville, Ala., five bass, 12-6, $189

Volinic caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $195.

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

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MANSON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OPENER ON GRAND LAKE-ST. MARY’S PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Co-Angler Title Goes to De Graff’s Whitsett

CELINA, Ohio (May 13, 2019) – Boater Scott Manson of Covington, Ohio, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 13 pounds, 4 ounces, to take top honors at the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Buckeye Division opener on Grand Lake-St. Mary’s presented by Navionics. For his efforts, Manson netted $4,046.

“I was fishing rocks, boat docks and a little bit of weeds on the south side of the lake, mid-way down the lake,” said Manson, who notched his third win in BFL competition – second on Grand Lake-St. Marys. “I was in a couple of creeks. I had multiple areas, but most of the fish came out of those creeks.”

Manson said he caught six keepers – five of them on a black and blue-colored D&L jig with a Zoom Super Chunk Jr. trailer. The other, which he weighed, came on a Texas-rigged, green-pumpkin Netbait Paca Craw.

“I’d switch back and forth between the two. Working it slowly was the key– just taking my time and hitting everything I could,” said Manson. “It was cold and windy so I knew it would be tough.”

Manson said his equipment included 7-foot, 6-inch medium-heavy Elite Series Black and Bass Pro Shops Johnny Morris Signature Series Casting rods and Abu Garcia Revo Rocket and Bass Pro Shops Pro qualifier reels.

“I’ve got to mention my Nitro Z21 boat and Mercury outboard motor as well – it’s a very efficient motor, and the Nitro is a great boat to fish out of,” said Manson. “I also need to thank Freedom Outdoors here in Ohio, they get me everything I need to get out there and compete.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Scott Manson, Covington, Ohio, five bass, 13-4, $4,046

2^nd: Michael Manor, Sidney, Ohio, five bass, 13-3, $2,223

3^rd: Curt Fiessinger, Minster, Ohio, five bass, 11-9, $1,348

4^th: Brody Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, five bass, 11-5, $876

4^th: B.J. Baxter, Willshire, Ohio, five bass, 11-5, $1,126

6^th: Kevin Spears, New Boston, Ohio, four bass, 11-4, $742

7^th: Gary Ginter, Lakeview, Ohio, five bass, 10-14, $774

8^th: Brian Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, five bass, 10-13, $607

9^th: Wes Campbell, Centerville, Ohio, five bass, 10-9, $689

10^th: Dan Fry, Marysville, Ohio, four bass, 10-7, $472

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

David Hoheisel of Westerville, Ohio, caught a 4-pound, 4-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $555.

Jeff Whitsett of De Graff, Ohio, won the Co-angler Division and $2,300 Saturday after catching three bass weighing 10 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Jeff Whitsett, De Graff, Ohio, three bass, 10-4, $2,300

2^nd: Mike Geisler, Oxford, Ohio, four bass, 8-5, $1,211

3^rd: Brad Edwards, Huber Heights, Ohio, four bass, 7-5, $674

4^th: Samuel Jones, Morgantown, W. Va., three bass, 7-1, $472

5^th: Daniel Shuga, Botkins, Ohio, three bass, 6-14, $455

6^th: Melvin McNeal, Circleville, Ohio, four bass, 5-10, $371

7^th: John Long, New Bremen, Ohio, three bass, 5-2, $337

8^th: Kenny Smith, Austin, Ind., three bass, 4-15, $303

9^th: Kenny Mitchell, Franklin, Ohio, two bass, 4-13, $270

10^th: Marcus Dudley, Twinsburg, Ohio, three bass, 4-10, $236

Whitsett also caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 3 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $277.

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

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Florida Anglers catches 15 Pound Giant!!

Courtesy of Vance McCullough

Brian Hammett just caught the 2nd-biggest bass in the history of the Florida Trophy Catch program.

His fish weighed 15 pounds, 13 ounces and was 29 inches long, 22 inches around.

The monstrous bass came from Orange Lake, a legendary fish factory in the north-central region of the state. The lake seems to be on a strong rebound over the last couple of years following years of low water.

Might be a good place for that summer road trip.

To learn more about the Florida Trophy click here

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Kevin VanDam’s other favorite sport

Courtesy of Alan McGuckin - Dynamic Sponsorships

Most people consider Kevin VanDam the greatest professional bass angler of all time. But beyond fishing, and aside from cheering for his home state Detroit Lions each autumn, there’s not another sport on the planet he tracks with as much passion throughout the year as NASCAR®.

We sat down with the highly decorated, class act of a bass pro from Southwest Michigan to learn more about his love of racing. And it became clear VanDam’s constant attention to the sport centered on 3,400 pound cars traveling at 200 mph definitely equals his intense approach to bass fishing.

Q: How did your love of NASCAR begin?

VanDam:Several years ago, CITGO®was a huge sponsor of both pro angling and NASCAR, and I got invited to participate in a “race & fish” promotion with former driver Jeff Burton at Disney in Orlando. I got to drive a car at the Richard Petty Driving School during that event, and after that I started following Jeff Burton, and watching a few races. Then Jeff invited me to be his guest at a race in Richmond – and ever since then, I’ve been totally into it.

Q: You drive about 40,000 miles in your Toyota Tundra each year towing your Nitro Boat. What percentage of the time would you say you’re listening to “NASCAR Radio” on SiriusXM?

VanDam:Oh, I’d say I listen to “NASCAR Radio” about 70% of the time I’m in my Tundra.

Q: You are sponsored by Bass Pro Shops and Toyota, two companies with a generous history of sponsorship in NASCAR. Tell us how that marketing overlap has created some neat experiences for your NASCAR loving self.

VanDam:Oh, it’s been awesome. Through Bass Pro Shops and Toyota I’ve worked with drivers Martin Truex Jr. and Jamie McMurray, and got to know Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman and others. I even got to emcee a charity bass tournament Ryan Newman hosted on Lake Norman near Charlotte.

Q: What tracks have you been to?

VanDam:At least seven that I can think of. Talladega, Bristol, Daytona, Richmond, Chicago, Michigan and Texas Motor Speedway.

Q: Lastly, Kevin, what’s the coolest, most memorable experience you’ve ever shared with a well-known driver?

VanDam:There’s two that come to mind. One was fishing with Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Newman on a private lake in Alabama. And the other was taking Johnny Morris, the owner and founder of Bass Pro Shops fishing with Martin Truex in Northern Michigan for big smallmouth. Man, that was an incredible trip!

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Auburn University wins MLF College Face-off on Guntersville

Courtesy of MLF

Auburn University, University of Alabama and University of North Alabama competed in the second MLF College Faceoff on May 5. Teams of two college anglers competed on Lake Guntersville during the Phoenix Boats Stage Five Presented by Mercury, and the winning team, Tristan Crowder and Lake Blasingame of UNA, racked up 101 pounds, 13 ounces on the SCORETRACKER LIVE® app.

Auburn University took home the MLF College Faceoff shield because more Auburn teams finished in the Top 10, earning Auburn more points than the other two schools. Auburn’s bass fishing team received their shield at the Bass Pro Tour Postgame Show Presented by Berkley on Championship Sunday.

The next MLF College Faceoff will happen on Bull Shoals Lake during the Berkley Stage Six Presented by TrueTimber. Missouri State University, Drury University, University of Arkansas and Arkansas Tech will compete.

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"Your Story has already been written" - A conversation with Costa Champ Eric Olliverson

This week the boys welcome in an emotional Eric Olliverson as he talks about and breaks down his Table Rock Lake Costa win from the weekend along with his Faith, his Family and his Fishing. You can also read a little more background from his wife Christi in this post on her facebook page. The rest of the Circus joins in later in the show as Chris goes through the Progesssive Bass Wrap up. See who takes the lead in the U-pick em content and who goes home with a goose egg.

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William Blaine & Dustin Walton Win over $20,000 on LBJ with 24.43 lbs on Lake LBJ

Place

WILLIAM BLAINE
SAN ANGELO , TX

DUSTIN WALTON
ABILENE , TX

7.20

24.43

$20000.00 + $250 Lowrance

TIM RENEAU
RICHLAND SPINGS , TX

JUDY RENEAU
RICHLAND SPRINGS , TX

7.88

23.61

$2500.00 + $500.00 Big Bass + Sportsmans Auto Network

JOHNNY HOMANN
KYLE , TX

JAY HESS
LOCKHART , TX

20.00

$1750.00

BRANDON DAY
BROWNWOOD , TX

CADE WILSON
EARLY , TX

19.77

$1200.00 + Sportsmans Auto Network

RAY TOMASITS
LEANDER , TX

CARY LAUDADIO
AUSTIN , TX

4.45

18.92

$1050.00

JASON BUCHANAN
BURNET , TX

TERRY KIRCUS
BURNET , TX

18.88

$1040.00

NICK BOATRIGHT
LIBERTY HILL , TX

CHAD MAXWELL
LIBERTY HILL , TX

18.85

$1030.00

LANCE ROSE
PIPE CREEK , TX

GARRETT ROSE
PIPE CREEK , TX

18.50

$1020.00

WESTON BROWN
HOUSTON , TX

DAVID DOONAN
CALDWELL , TX

18.22

$1010.00 + $1010 Skeeter Bonus Cash+$250 Berkley

RANDY GROUNDS
HORSESHOE BAY , TX

LEE BEUERSHAUSEN
MARBLE FALLS , TX

18.02

$1000.00

DAMON ROSS
GEORGETOWN , TX

DYLAN ROSS
LEXINGTON , TX

17.97

$1000.00

JAMES SCOGIN
AUSTIN , TX

ROLAND LOERA
AUSTIN , TX

17.87

$900.00

SHAWN MARKGRAF
BURNET , TX

TRENT BLAKE
BURNET , TX

17.86

$800.00

SCOTT SMITH
HORSESHOE BAY , TX

PRESTON DANNA
MARBLE FALLS , TX

17.84

$800.00

DAVID CHILES
WACO , TX

PAT NUNLEY
WACO , TX

17.76

$750.00

JOHN PRICE
LA GRANGE , TX

DUSTY FRANK
WEST POINT , TX

17.47

$700.00

STEVE WILSON
FREDERICKSBURG , TX

DONNIE HOHMANN
HARPER , TX

17.46

$700.00

CRIS TATUM
BELTON , TX

JUSTIN TATUM
BELTON , TX

6.95

17.32

$700.00

MARK BIONDI SR
BURLESON , TX

MARK BIONDI JR
BURLESON , TX

17.21

$150 Berkley Cast for Cash

TERRY ADAIR
ALVIN , TX

CHAD ADAIR
ALVIN , TX

17.18

JEFFERY HUNTER
UNIVERSAL CITY , TX

KENNETH WITEK
STOCKDALE , TX

17.17

MIKE HARMAN
BASTROP , TX

BRIAN HUGHES
TAYLOR , TX

17.15

ALLEN SHELTON
FARMERS BRANCH , TX

BRAD DRAKE
IRVING , TX

17.06

SHAWN TAYLOR
ABILENE , TX

JEREMY EASTERWOOD
ABILENE , TX

16.63

LINO GUTTIRREZ
COTTONWOOD WOOD SHORES , TX

RUBEN RIBERA
MARBLE FALLS , TX

16.59

CHARLES WHITED
SAN MARCOS , TX

TREY GROCE
DRIPPING SPRINGS , TX

16.41

DAVID ACHILLES
ROUND ROCK , TX

JOHN MILLS
CIBOLO , TX

16.36

CHARLES PURSELL
AUSTIN , TX

MATTHEW PURYEAR
AUSTIN , TX

16.29

DONALD DOBBS
SAN ANTONIO , TX

MIKE MARSHALL
DAHLONEGA , GA

16.22

GARRETT HENNIG
BELTON , TX

BRANDON MCQUEEN
TEMPLE , TX

16.06

DAVID OVERCASH
WEST , TX

ROGER FRIELDS
WACO , TX

16.04

MIKE GROUNDS
MARBLE FALLS , TX

BRAD DOBBS
GRAHAM , TX

7.46

16.00

THOMAS WEIMER
ROUND ROCK , TX

BRANDON JONES
ROUND ROCK , TX

15.82

LEONARD PHILIPP
BASTROP , TX

HUNTER ARTHUR
BASTROP , TX

15.76

BRIAN MATER
AUSTIN , TX

PHILLIP WARREN
AUSTIN , TX

15.73

CHRIS GOODMAN
STEPHENVILLE , TX

JOSH MURPHREE
RISING STAR , TX

15.52

JIM EDWARDS
BLUM , TX

DYLAN BILLMAN
CLIFTON , TX

15.31

RICK CATHEY
SAN ANTONIO , TX

BRET FISHER
SAN ANTONIO , TX

15.26

CRAIG CORDOVA
AUSTIN , TX

BILLY WALDSCHMIDT
AUSTIN , TX

15.19

JESSE FRY
GRANITE SHOALS , TX

KENNETH FRY
CYPRESS MILL , TX

15.12

DALE READ
LEANDER , TX

JIM SUNVISON
GEORGETOWN , TX

15.07

MICHAEL BRISENO
ELGIN , TX

LUCAS LARSON
HUTTO , TX

15.03

JUSTIN MADDING
ROUND ROCK , TX

ANIBAL GUZMAN
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX

14.99

RANDY HIBLER
MARBLE FALLS , TX

RANDALL CHRISTIAN
TOW , TX

14.90

KENNETH CUMMINS
PAIGE , TX

JIMMY CHAPMAN
HUTTO , TX

14.83

PHILLIP MASSOLETTI
BURNET , TX

CHARLES MEREDITH
DRIPPING SPRINGS , TX

14.80

RONALD SISK
RIO VISTA , TX

KENNETH FULLER JR
RIO VISTA , TX

14.66

MICHAEL REEVE
KINGSLAND , TX

MICHAEL REEVE
CHATTANOOGA , TN

14.66

MATT HILL
JONESTOWN , TX

BARRY MOTT
LIBERTY HILL , TX

14.31

DAVID MILLER
BURNET , TX

JOSH BALADEZ
PFLUGERVILLE , TX

14.25

DARRELL WUENSCHE
THRALL , TX

SAM MORROW
AUSTIN , TX

13.84

GARRETT KOSLAN
AUSTIN , TX

ERIC CRUMLEY
LEANDER , TX

13.82

TRAVIS DAUGHERTY
BURNET , TX

TRAVIS COCKERHAM
BARTLETT , TX

13.80

TONY FERDINANDO
SPICEWOOD , TX

SHANE LOGAN
BUDA , TX

13.77

BLAKE ARAPIS
BURNET , TX

CHARLES WILSON JR
BRIGGS , TX

13.66

COLT DIETZ
AUSTIN , TX

CHRIS STUDINGER
SAN ANTONIO , TX

13.57

DONNIE ONEAL
PFLUGERVILLE , TX

MAELSTROM KIEWIET
AUSTIN , TX

13.51

TODD IVINS
BOERNE , TX

BILLY MCCRARY II
TEMPLE , TX

13.46

WENDELL RAMSEY SR
SAN ANGELO , TX

DALE HUGHES
GRANBURY , TX

13.45

DWAYNE KINLEY
AUSTIN , TX

LEVAR JENKINS
AUSTIN , TX

13.22

ADAM MIRANDA
BROWNWOOD , TX

ROGER SOTO
BROWNWOOD , TX

13.18

WILLIAM FESLER
LAMPASAS , TX

DAVID LAINE
HORSESHOE BAY , TX

13.15

RONNY MAYNARD
GEORGETOWN , TX

JOHN HALLEY
KILLEEN , TX

13.12

BUBBA WAMPLER

ROWDY CALVERT
BERTRAM , TX

13.03

GARY WEIMER
LEANDER , TX

JEREMIAH WAFFORD
CEDAR PARK , TX

12.94

LANCE DILLARD
LLANO , TX

BLAKE DILLARD
LLANO , TX

12.84

PATRICK ANDERSON
BUDA , TX

DOUG HAMILTON
LAKEWAY , TX

12.55

AJ HALL
BROWNWOOD , TX

AUDWIN HALL
BROWNWOOD , TX

12.53

JUSTIN HALLMARK
PAIGE , TX

JAMES COMBS
LEANDER , TX

12.35

TULLY WILLIAMS
GATESVILLE , TX

PAT WASHBURN
GATESVILLE , TX

12.35

JAMES CANTWELL
KINGSLAND , TX

TOM CANTWELL
LAGRANGE , TX

7.24

12.35

CLAYTON HELDT
VICTORIA , TX

CHAD KALLINA
LAGO VISTA , TX

12.31

ROBERT PRESCOTT
SEQUIN , TX

DEVIN GIBSON
GONZALES , TX

12.29

GERALD MUELLER JR
PFLUGERVILLE , TX

GENE FUESSEL
AUSTIN , TX

12.25

BRIAN HOLMES
SPICEWOOD , TX

CASEY LANDERS
LLANO , TX

12.11

STERLING MARTIN
BEEVILLE , TX

COURTNEY BEHREND
COMFORT , TX

11.92

LOGAN CLARK
GEORGETOWN , TX

GARRETT WILKINS
ROUND ROCK , TX

11.88

JASON STAFFORD
BURNET , TX

DOYLE WALKER
BURNET , TX

11.65

TOM GUIDRY
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

JR BRIANT
KINGSLAND , TX

11.57

MARK RIBER

HANK FRY
MARBLE FALLS , TX

11.50

BRANDON BRAY
MARBLE FALLS , TX

JOE BRAY
MARBLE FALLS , TX

11.36

ROBERT MIKES
SHINER , TX

MARKUS ELDER
NEW WAVERLY , TX

11.34

JOSH LASSETER
BUCHANAN DAM , TX

DON KING
BUCHANAN DAM , TX

11.32

TYLER TORWICK
AUSTIN , TX

BRYAN SCOTT
LIBERTY HILL , TX

11.28

JAMES BEAUCHAMP
SUNRISE BEACH , TX

BRENNAN FERTIG
BAY CITY , TX

11.22

ROBERT BUTLER
CEDAR PARK , TX

CLINT BROWN
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

11.14

GARRETT SHEPPERD
GEORGETOWN , TX

GREGORY SHEPPERD
GEORGETOWN , TX

11.13

JONATHAN CLICK
CHRISTOVAL , TX

JARED CLICK
CHRISTOVAL , TX

11.11

FORREST WILSON
SPRING BRANCH , TX

JACOB GALLAS

11.05

NOBLE SESSIONS
SPICEWOOD , TX

JOHN SCONCI
SPICEWOOD , TX

11.00

KYLE WIEDENFELD
BOERNE , TX

KADEN WIEDENFELD
BOERNE , TX

10.98

JOHN KAPALDO
BUDA , TX

JACOB KAPALDO
KYLE , TX

10.94

RUSSELL WHITE
BASTROP , TX

BRIAN CRAWFORD
RED ROCK , TX

10.90

CHANS MARTIN
FAIR OAKS RANCH , TX

CHASE MEIER
COMFORT , TX

10.85

MICHAEL GLYNN
BOERNE , TX

MATTHEW HATHAWAY
LULING , TX

10.84

JAY STIDHAM
CHINA SPRINGS , TX

BRIAN TODD
AUSTIN , TX

10.40

STEVE MAGNELIA
AUSTIN , TX

MICHAEL TENNANT
PFLUGERVILLE , TX

10.36

SCOTT OLSON
SAN ANTONIO , TX

KYLE OLSON
SAN ANTONIO , TX

10.32

RONALD GOERDEL
HUNTSVILLE , TX

JOHN GILBERT JR
LEANDER , TX

10.20

100

JERAD POOL
KINGSLAND , TX

JOHN HAND
RANSOM CANYON , TX

9.94

101

ANTHONY GOODSON
DRIFTWOOD , TX

MICAH KIRKHART
MARTINDALE , TX

9.93

102

CLAYTON FRENCH
LAMPASAS , TX

KELLY HUDSON
LAMPASAS , TX

9.59

103

GERARD RUMSEY
AUSTIN , TX

EDWARD RUMSEY
BURNET , TX

9.46

104

MARLON POWELL
JARRELL , TX

EASTON KERLIN
GEORGETOWN , TX

9.37

105

CODY GREANEY
MANCHACA , TX

ROBERT ROARK
THE WOODLANDS , TX

9.33

106

RYAN FAIN
SPRING BRANCH , TX

GEORGE DELOACH
BOERNE , TX

9.27

107

SCOTT MEADS
KILLEEN , TX

TOM GRIDLEY
WIMBERLEY , TX

9.14

108

ANDREW WHITEHEAD
PFLUGERVILLE , TX

MICKEY SANDERS
SPICEWOOD , TX

8.33

109

JOEY KIRKLAND
SAN ANTONIO , TX

LUPE CONTRERAS JR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

7.70

110

GARRETT GOETTEE
TOMBALL , TX

HUGH KELLER
HOUSTON , TX

7.68

111

JASON COSTINE
MONTGOMERY , TX

KATHLEEN COSTINE
MONTGOMERY , TX

6.99

111

DAVID RAMEY
KILLEEN , TX

TREY GOOD
PARIS , TX

6.99

113

JOSEPH TOMPKINS
BOERNE , TX

KAITLYN TOMPKINS

6.91

114

BILL LEE
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX

MICHELLE LEE
HARKER HEIGHTS , TX

6.71

115

TROY LOWERY
BROWNWOOD , TX

TOMMY MORENO
NEED INFO

6.41

116

MICHAEL HETTICK
CORPUS CHRISTI , TX

KAPPY ALLEN
ROBSTOWN , TX

6.19

117

ROBERT WILBURN
KINGSLAND , TX

LILY WILBURN
KINGSLAND , TX

5.17

118

LYNN PIERCE JR
AUSTIN , TX

TERRY HALL
AUSTIN , TX

1.00

119

GARY GRIFFIN
WIMBERLEY , TX

RICK HIGGINS
AUSTIN , TX

0.00

119

MICHAEL ZIBERT
GARDEN RIDGE , TX

0.00

119

JASON MURPHREE

PAT AMICK

0.00

119

ALAN GREEN
GEORGETOWN , TX

CHRIS BAKER
LIBERTY HILL , TX

0.00

119

DENNIS BECK
KINGSLAND , TX

MIKE BECK
KINGSLAND , TX

0.00

119

ROBBY PAYNE
BUCHANAN DAM , TX

0.00

119

RICHIE LAND
LIBERTY HILL , TX

SCOTT ROSS
GEORGETOWN , TX

0.00

119

JASON GALLAS
BLANCO , TX

KEN PARKER
BOERNE , TX

0.00

119

AYDEN REEDY
SPRING BRANCH , TX

RUSTY REEDY
SPRING BRANCH , TX

0.00

119

TOMMY MARTINEZ
DEVINE , TX

ARMANDO MARTINEZ
DEVINE , TX

0.00

119

DAVID SHUSTER
GEORGETOWN , TX

CHARLES GERHART
SALADO , TX

0.00

119

JAMES HESTER
SALADO , TX

NEAL CHILDERS
CYPRESS , TX

0.00

119

MIKE STANFORD
MIDLAND , TX

BRADY STANFORD
MIDLAND , TX

0.00

119

CHRIS WOEHL
CEDAR PARK , TX

CHRIS CLEMENTS
ROUND ROCK , TX

0.00

119

WILLIAM BRUNSON
LIBERTY HILL , TX

DANIEL EMBLEM
KILLEEN , TX

0.00

119

TRAVIS GERGELY
SEGUIN , TX

BLAINE MURNAHAN
NEW BRAUNSFELS , TX

0.00

119

RICKY PIERCE
THORNDALE , TX

RHETT PIERCE
THORNDALE , TX

0.00

119

ROGER SARAIBA
LEANDER , TX

LOUIE BRUNO
PFLUGERVILLE , TX

0.00

119

DUSTIN GRICE
VALLEY MILLS , TX

JOHNNY GRICE
EARLY , TX

0.00

119

ROY STEGER
BELTON , TX

CHET SUTTON
SALADO , TX

0.00

119

MIKE PICKWELL
DRIPPING SPRINGS , TX

JOE COLE
AUSTIN , TX

0.00

119

ANTHONY SKOUBY
CIBOLO , TX

JASON WILLIAMS
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

0.00

by AnglersChannel

"Every Motor Matters"

Courtesy of Minn Kota Motors

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by AnglersChannel

2020 Bass Champs Schedule Released

2020 Bass Champs Schedules All lakes and dates are subject to change due to weather, lake conditions, etc. Please subscribe to our newsletter or text services to receive the latest updates
East		South		Central		North
1/11	Rayburn	1/18	Falcon	2/8	Belton	2/29-	Fork
2/15	Toledo Bend	2/22	Amistad	3/14	LBJ	4/4	Cedar Creek
3/7	Rayburn	3/28	Falcon	4/18	Travis	5/2	Texoma
5/9	Toledo Bend	4/25	Amistad	5/16	LBJ	6/6	Ray Roberts

Special Events
3/21	Sunday - Mega Bass on Lake Fork
6/12-6/14	Skeeter Owners on Lake Fork
6/27	Sunday - TX Shootout on Rayburn
TBA	Team Championship
TBA	Berkley Big Bass on Lake Fork

by AnglersChannel

Keith Daffron & Ryan Patterson win Ozark Mountain Team Trail event on Bull Shoals with over 20 pounds!

Courtesy of Ozark Mountain Team Trail FB Page

Keith Daffron and Ryan Patterson smash 20.82 and take home the win on Bull Shoals. The team won $5000 for their catch plus a Garmin graph and Solar Bat sunglasses!

Blake Curtis and Dustin Blevins take home 2nd place and $2,387 with 17.49lbs of bass.

Kyle Presley and Seth Presley finish in 3rd with 17.11 and take home $2,179.

Lew's and Academy Sports + Outdoors Big Bass went to the team of Waco Johnson and Fred Hale with a 5.53, winning $1,568.

PLACE	# OF FISH	WEIGHT	WINNINGS	INCENTIVES	TEAM	TEAM	TEAM	TEAM
1	5	20.82	$ 5,000.00	Garmin Graph, Solar Bat	KEITH	DAFFRON	RYAN	PATTERSON
2	5	17.49	$ 2,387.40		BLAKE	CURTIS	DUSTIN	BLEVINS
3	5	17.11	$ 2,179.80		KYLE	PRESLEY	SETH	PRESLEY
4	5	16.78	$ 1,972.20		ED	YOUNG	JOEY	PENZO
5	5	16.52	$ 1,764.60		DANNY	BURNS	TAYLOR	DAY
6	5	16.34	$ 1,245.60		JIMMY	DAVIS JR	MARTI	DAVIS
7	5	16.31	$ 1,245.60		COREY	COOK	ROGER	COOK
8	5	16.23	$ 1,245.60		FRED	HALE	WACO	JOHNSON
9	5	16.18	$ 1,245.60		JASON	DAVIDSON	DARREN	TILLEY
10	5	16.17	$ 1,245.60		SCOTT	CLIFT	ASHLEY	MEDLEY
11	5	15.92	$ 622.80		KELLY	JONES	ROGER	SATTERFIELD
12	5	15.66	$ 622.80		MARK	TUCKER	RON	SEABAUGH
13	5	15.61	$ 622.80		RUSTY	ROMMEL	GARY	McCAULEY
14	5	15.60	$ 622.80		SCOTT	BOAZ	TIM	SHERRILL
15	5	15.45	$ 622.80		DAVID	McCORMICK	GARY	SHARTZER
16	5	15.36	$ 415.20		JEFFREY	BARRICKMAN	COLE	FINDLEY
17	5	15.22	$ 415.20		BOB	MEEK	SHANNON	KING
18	5	15.01	$ 415.20		LEONARD	DECLUE	SEAN	MULKEY
19	5	14.91	$ 415.20		HOWARD	McCALLISTER	TIM	ROBINSON
20	5	14.86	$ 415.20		MIKE	FORNELLI	JIM	DAVIDSON
21	5	14.73	$ 207.60		JOSH	BUSBY	TIM	TAYLOR
22	5	14.67	$ 207.60		RON	FOSS	MICHAEL J.	SMITH
23	5	14.64	$ 207.60		DENVER	GULLEY	SHAWN	WALKER
24	5	14.52	$ 207.60		RICK	SCARBERRY	JERRY	WATSON
25	5	14.41	$ 207.60		ERIC	TOLIVER	ZACK	LAWRENCE
26	5	14.40		$100 Bass Pro	DAVE	CRISENBERY	KEITH	HANNAFORD
27	5	14.35		Aftco	DAVID	MOORE	JAKE	HYDER
28	5	14.31		Crank Wraps	CHRISTOPHER	DOLLARD	LANNY	DOOLEY
29	5	14.23		Skirmish	DAN	MORTON	GARRETT	MORTON
	5	14.23		Skirmish	CORY	STECKLER	HAROLD	STARKS
31				$500 RANGER CUP	ROB	WILLIAMS	MIKE	CROSBY

1st BB		5.53	$ ,568.00		FRED	HALE	WACO	JOHNSON
2nd BB		5.35	$ 672.00		SCOTT	CLIFT	ASHLEY	MEDLEY

by AnglersChannel

Hoskins & Falardeau win Chattanooga Bass Association event with over 30 pounds!

Courtesy of Chattanooga Bass Association FB Page:

Team of Patrick Hoskins and Dillon Falardeau caught a 5 bass limit weighing 30.10 pounds topping out the field of 135 anglers to win first place and $2,000.00 in the Moses Marine Chattanooga Bass Association event. This bass event was held May 11th 2019 out of Chester Frost Boat Ramp.

The veteran team of Jim Cofer and Matt Wendorf with numerous wins in the past had big bass of this event a giant 10.12 large mouth worth $910!

Jim said” We stayed deep most of the day and had a 5 bass limit but we weren’t getting any better in total weight, so we decided to go to shallow water catching several better fish including our 10.12 big fish. That big fish really helped make our 27 pound bag and we were very fortunate to land her. I would like to thank Ranger boats and Chattanooga Fish n Fun for a great boat to fish from”.

Chase McCullough won the Sportsmans Warehouse highest finishing youth division with a 5 bass limit weighing 25.90 pounds

All fish caught in this event were released back into Lake Chickamauga to be caught again and special thanks to the fishermen for taking such extra good care of their catches.

Chattanooga Bass Association President, Jamie Copenhaver, said “Special thanks to Moses Watersports and all our sponsors for their much appreciated support for this 2019 season”.

The top 16 winners are as follows:

Patrick Hoskins and Dillon Falardeau 30.10 lbs. $2000
Jim Cofer and Matt Wendorf 27.03 lbs. $650
Derek and Chase McCullough 25.90 $550
Seth Davis and Brent Butler 23.36 lbs. $450
Conner Bryston and Brennan Holt 22.67 lbs. $350
A.J. Barnes and Steve Barnes 22.35 lbs. $250
Brad Ferguson and Teddy Owenby 21.81 lbs. $200
Wes Harden and Scott Gilley 21.29 lbs. $150
Matt Gowan and Matt Howell 20.48 lbs. $150
Baron Adams and Trevor Prince 20.24 lbs. $150
Stoney Johnson and David Craft 19.60 lbs. $150
Tim Patterson and Kevin Hartman 19.27 lbs. $150
Shane Frazier and Chris Bradley 19.09 lbs. $150
Ron Willerson and Eric Cabrera 18.87 lbs. $150
Gavin Ainslie and Bryan Ainslie 18.72 lbs. $150
Victor Rowe and Tim Harrison 18.50 lbs. $150

by AnglersChannel

Mitch Mitchell and Candler McCollum Win 2019 Alabama Bass Trail Pickwick Lake

by Dan O’Sullivan

May 11, 2019 – Florence, Ala. – Pickwick Lake has been a steady performer whenever the Northern Division of the Alabama Bass Trail make a stop at Florence Alabama’s McFarland Park. Typically, the winning weight at Pickwick will be somewhere between 20 and 25 pounds, and it will take 14 pounds to get a paycheck.

May 11, 2019 was not a typical Pickwick Lake day. The winning weight was much higher, and it took nearly 17 pounds to get the last paycheck spot.

No strangers to the ABT podium, the team of Mitch Mitchell and Candler McCollum produced a stellar 29.04-pound limit of Pickwick Lake largemouth and walked away with their third career ABT victory and the first place prize of $10,000.

The pair said that they felt this event in particular was their best chance to move back into the winner’s circle. “We have been waiting for a tournament at Pickwick that lines up with the fish just moving out to their postspawn haunts, and today was that day,” they said. “We had 40 or 50 small schools of quality fish marked, and hit 20 of them to get out limit; it feels really good to be holding another one of these trophies.”

They reported making the long run to in sight of the Pickwick Dam and fishing offshore current breaks with moving lures. “We caught all of our fish on 6-inch Zoom swimbaits on a jighead and Strike King 10XD crankbaits,” they said. “We only caught about 20 fish, but they were all the right caliber of fish; it was a great day.”

Nolen Spencer and Jonathon Reese finished the day in second place with a limit weighing 26.73 pounds. The former ABT Northern Division winners said that they too made a long run and fished for postspawn fish. “We ran to just past the State Line and caught fish off of three spots within three miles of each other,” they said. “We caught our fish on a variety of lures, but our main ones were 3/4-ounce Mean Mouth Lures Football Jigs and Big Hammer Swimbaits on jigheads. We did all we could, and got beat by a huge bag; we feel good about our day, and possibly took over the lead in the points race, so we’re happy.” The pair earned $5,000 for their performance.

The third place tea of Jake and Michael Gipson produced a limit of 23.44 pounds to finish third and take home to $4,000 payday. Their limit was anchored by a remarkable 10.33-pound Pickwick Lake largemouth that took home the Mountain Dew Big Bass $500 bonus for being the largest bass of the event.

The Northern Division of the Alabama Bass Trail hits the water next at the Neely Henry Lake on June 8.

The Top 10 Standings are below,

Place	Team	Weight	Big Fish	Winnings
1	Mitch Mitchell / Candler McCollum	29.04	7.56	$10,000
2	Nolen Spencer / Jonathon Reese	26.73	6.67	$5,000
3	Jake Gipson / Michael Gipson	23.44	10.33	$4,000
4	Blake Hall / Triston Crowder	23.39		$3,000
5	Jeremy Sanders / Kelly Treece	22.58		$2,000
6	Jamie Starnes / Ricky Fowler	22.22	8.55	$1,500
7	Adam Bain / Kris Colley	22.06		$1,100
8	Griffin Phillips / David Allen	21.32		$1,100
9	Will Bullen / Paul Shelly	21.06		$1,100
10	Derek Cogland / Jeffrey Couvillon	20.89	5.88	$1,100

for complete standings, visit: https://www.alabamabasstrail.org/tournament-series/pl-results/

The sponsors of the 2019 Alabama Bass Trail include; Phoenix Bass Boats, Bill Penney Toyota, Garmin, Academy Sports & Outdoors, America’s First Federal Credit Union, Sweet Home Alabama, Alabama Tourism Department, Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, T-H Marine Supplies, Wedowee Marine, Buffalo Rock, Mountain Dew, Jack’s, Fish Neely Henry Lake.com, Alabama Power Company, Lew’s Fishing, AFTCO, YETI, Power Pole, Big Bite Bait Company and E3 Apparel.

by AnglersChannel

OLLIVERSON WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON TABLE ROCK LAKE

Missouri pro Earns First Career Victory and earns $38,450

BRANSON, Mo. (May 11, 2019) – ProEric Olliverson of Lampe, Missouri , caught a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 8 ounces, to win the three-dayCosta FLW Series on Table Rock Lake presented by Power-Pole. Olliverson’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 46 pounds, 3 ounces, was enough to earn him the victory by a 5-ounce margin over second-place pro Dakota Ebare of Denham Springs, Louisiana, and earn him $38,450.

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“Every morning I’d start out fishing for smallmouth and would spend 2 to 5 hours doing that,” said Olliverson, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition. “Then I’d go flipping in the bushes for largemouth. I’d have done that the whole time, but I just couldn’t get a largemouth bite going early.”

Targeting offshore areas off points on the lower end of the lake, Olliverson caught a limit of smallmouths on Thursday throwing a Keitech Swing Impact FAT 3.3 swimbait on a 6th Sense Divine Swimbait Jighead and a 6th Sense Dogma 115 topwater bait, on which he replaced the back hook with a feathered VMC treble.

From there, he went flipping a beaver-style bait to shallow brush from Kimberling City to the mouth of the rivers, catching a pair of culling largemouths.

Friday was more of the same, but Olliverson noticed his morning smallmouth bite really never got going until after 8 a.m. Saturday, Olliverson only spent an hour on his smallmouths, catching one keeper before heading shallow to flip. Yet, he never got out his flipping rod.

“Before I flipped, I picked up the Dogma topwater and was throwing it around the bushes and a 3-pounder ate it,” Olliverson said. “From there I just kept the topwater in my hand and covered a ton of water.

“I think the key for me this week was trusting my instinct and trusting the Good Lord,” Olliverson went on to say. “It’s weird, but I felt like I was led this entire week. I’d be running down the lake and it was like there was a voice telling me to ‘turn around, that looked good.’ I’ve got a lot of experience here and I was fishing random places that I’d never fished before. And I was catching big ones. It was truly an amazing week.”

The top 10 pros on Table Rock Lake finished:

1^st: Eric Olliverson, Lampe, Mo., 15 bass, 46-3, $38,450

2^nd: Dakota Ebare, Denham Springs, La., 15 bass, 45-14, $15,122

3^rd: Costa pro Todd Castledine, Nacogdoches, Texas, 15 bass, 44-7, $11,575

4^th: Kyle Minke, Lindstrom, Minn., 15 bass, 43-6, $9,562

5^th: Greg Bohannan, Bentonville, Ark., 15 bass, 41-14, $8,884

6^th: Matt Wood, Jessieville, Ark., 15 bass, 41-9, $7,928

7^th: Jake Morris, McKee, Ky., 14 bass, 41-6, $8,194

8^th: Wesley Rogers, Mammoth Spring, Ark., 15 bass, 41-6, $5,737

9^th: Greg Mansfield, Louisburg, Kan., 15 bass, 40-13, $4,781

10^th: Jason Bonds, Lufkin, Texas, 15 bass, 39-15, $3,825

A complete list of results can be found atFLWFishing.com .

Wood weighed a 6-pound, 11-ounce bass Thursday – the heaviest of the tournament in the Pro Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $278.

Scott Parsons of Rogers, Arkansas, won the Co-angler Division with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 36 pounds, 9 ounces. For his win, Parsons took home the top prize package of a new Ranger Z175 boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor.

The top 10 co-anglers on Table Rock Lake finished:

1^st: Scott Parsons, Rogers, Ark., 15 bass, 36-9, $27,300

2^nd: Robbie Bartoszek, Hampshire, Tenn., 15 bass, 36-5, $5,134

3^rd: Dennis Meyer, Ballwin, Mo., 15 bass, 36-3, $3,918

4^th: Rob Crane, Fairview Heights, Ill., 14 bass, 34-9, $3,569

5^th: Wes Proctor, Manhattan, Kan., 15 bass, 32-15, $2,901

6^th: Mark Howard, Mesquite, Texas, 13 bass, 30-12, $2,417

7^th: Michael Catt, Jacksonville, Fla., 13 bass, 28-8, $1,934

8^th: Kurt Chelminiak, Delafield, Wis., 12 bass, 28-1, $1,842

9^th: Todd Lee, Jasper, Ala., 13 bass, 27-3, $1,450

10^th: Todd Adamitis, Glen Carbon, Ill., 11 bass, 25-9, $1,209

Caleb Chapman of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Thursday, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces. Chapman earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $185 for his catch.

The Costa FLW Series on Table Rock Lake presented by Power-Pole was hosted by Explore Branson. It was the second of three Central Division tournaments of the 2019 regular season. The next tournament for FLW Series anglers will be the Costa FLW Series at Clear Lake presented by Ranger Boats, held May 16-18 in Lakeport, California. For a complete schedule, visitFLWFishing.com.

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

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

by AnglersChannel

Final Round Surge Lifts Thomas Nokes To Narrow Win In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional

Utah angler Thomas Nokes wins the 2019 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional with a three-day total weight of 33 pounds, 15 ounces on Shasta Lake, California.

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

May 10, 2019REDDING, Calif. — Following two consistent performances on the first two days of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional on Shasta Lake, Thomas Nokes saved the best for last and mounted a final-round rally that propelled him to a three-day winning weight of 33 pounds, 15 ounces.

For his victory, Nokes earned $5,000 and a spot in the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, to be held Nov. 6-8 on Lake Hartwell, South Carolina.

The Riverton, Utah, boater placed 14th on Day 1 with a five-bass limit catch of 10-12 and then advanced to 10th on Day 2 by adding a limit that went 10-1. Today, Nokes added 13-2 — the biggest catch of the day — to surge up the standings and overtake Day 2 leader Taylor Smith by a 5-ounce margin.

Nokes was the top boater for the Utah B.A.S.S. Nation state team, which finished third in the event’s team competition. Most of his fish came on what he described as an old-school tactic, but today it offered a tremendous opportunity that he leveraged to the fullest.

“I started out this morning doing the same thing I’d been doing all week — using a 1/4-ounce dart head with a Berkley Power Worm,” he said. “I got a random big fish — a 4-pounder — off a point that I had worn out for the last three days. It just happened to be there today.”

Nokes said he and his nonboater got their limits fairly quickly by fishing main-lake points. Unsatisfied with his weight, he knew he needed to make something big happen, so he relocated to Shasta Lake’s Pitt Arm and immediately got to work.

“We rolled in and made a few casts, and they were there,” Nokes said. “We landed on a big topwater bite and the fish were busting shad in the backs of little tiny cuts. We spent about three hours whooping and hollering and catching fish.

“It was a mess; we had tied-up stuff all over the boat, broken lines and baits, but it was fun. We took a long time culling things out and we’d regroup until the fish would come back up somewhere else and we’d go over there and get them.”

Nokes caught his schooling fish on a bone-colored Zara Super Spook. The fish seemed to respond best to a speedy retrieve.

Once he felt comfortable with his day’s productivity, Nokes returned to Bridge Bay Marina early. With a potentially winning limit in his livewell, he was taking no chances.

“We came back down here around 1 o’clock (an hour before weigh-in) and sat at the dock for an hour to make sure we made it in time,” Nokes said.

Smith, who hails from Spokane Valley, Wash., caught a limit that weighed 10-8 and finished with a second-place tournament total of 33-10. He began the final round by focusing on spotted bass early with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper, a Reaction Innovations Vixen and a Lucky Craft Sammy. This pattern yielded one keeper before Smith transitioned to his largemouth pattern.

“After my nonboater got his limit, I ran my largemouth stuff and flipped all day,” Smith said. “I was flipping a Texas-rigged Senko.”

Smith was the top boater for the Idaho B.A.S.S. Nation state team.

Nate Caldwell of Fort Collins, Colo., finished third with 32-3. Topping the Colorado B.A.S.S. Nation state team, Caldwell rose from 26th on Day 1 to eighth on Day 2 before rising to third on the strength of his final-round limit that weighed 11-1.

“I was throwing 3.3 Keitech swimbaits on a 1/4-ounce white head for spawning spotted bass that I couldn’t see,” Caldwell said. “Occasionally, I’d follow up with Ned rigs and drop shots. I caught some nice largemouth in practice, but I abandoned the pattern of running pockets because everyone was doing it. I just played the numbers game and tried to cull up. I caught 75 to 100 fish a day.”

Trevor Scott of Windsor, Co. won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass award with his 7-4.

Jonathan “J.B.” Bryson of Las Vegas, Nev., completed the wire-to-wire victory in the nonboater division with daily weights of 8-3, 7-11 and 5-13 for a tournament total of 21-11. His was a simple strategy of drop shotting a Keitech Easy Shiner to secure a couple of keepers and then switching to a larger drop shot with a 7-inch Zoom Trick Worm.

“My boaters put me on fish, so I just tried to whack as many as I could,” he said. “I wasn’t going for the big giant fish; I was just going for numbers.”

The tactics did produce one big bass, however. Bryson won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass award for the nonboater division with his 4-1.

2019 B.A.S.S. Nation Title Sponsor: TNT Fireworks

2019 B.A.S.S. Nation Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2019 B.A.S.S. Nation Premier Sponsors: Abu Garcia, Berkley, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Skeeter Boats, Talon, Triton Boats, Yamaha

2019 B.A.S.S. Nation Supporting Sponsors: Carhartt, Lowrance, Nationwide, T-H Marine

2019 B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional Local Host: Bridge Bay Marina and Resort, Redding CA CVB

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 510,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, BassPro.com Bassmaster Opens Series, TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

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2019 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional 5/8-5/10
Lake Shasta, Redding CA.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Thomas Nokes Riverton, UT (UT) 15 33-15 0
2. Taylor Smith Spokane Valley, WA (ID) 15 33-10 0
3. Nate Caldwell Fort Collins, CO (CO) 15 32-03 0
4. Cody Hollen Beaverton, OR (OR) 15 32-01 0
5. Steve Tosh Modesto, CA (CA) 15 31-15 0
6. Keegan Graves Meridian, ID (ID) 15 31-15 0
7. Levi McNeill West Valley City, UT (W 15 31-13 0
8. Trevor Scott Windsor, CO (CO) 15 31-09 0
9. Kory Ray Lebanon, OR (OR) 15 31-03 0
10. Joe Cole Coalville, UT (WY) 15 31-02 0
11. Gabriel Litterell Coer D'Alene, ID (ID) 15 31-00 0
12. Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO (UT) 15 30-06 0
13. Jason Virgil Hermiston, OR (OR) 15 29-11 0
14. Steve Lund Glendale, AZ (AZ) 15 29-10 0
15. Kelly Kellogg Kelso, WA (WA) 15 29-09 0
16. Tate Brown Orem, UT (UT) 15 29-08 0
17. Timothy Klinger Boulder City, NV (NV) 15 29-08 0
18. Tim Rawlings Malad City, ID (WY) 15 29-07 0
19. Kenny Hansel Los Alamos, NM (NM) 15 29-07 0
20. Zack Holwerda Maricopa, AZ (AZ) 15 29-00 0
21. Kelvin Ratchford Kennwick, WA (WA) 15 28-10 0
22. Cole Schneider Rathdrum, ID (ID) 15 28-08 0
23. Kenneth Cleveland Bakersfield, CA (CA) 15 28-08 0
24. Tim Johnston Kalispell , MT (MT) 15 28-07 0
25. Stephen Roth Kalispell, MT (MT) 15 28-00 0
26. Dick Watson Alta Loma, CA (NV) 15 26-15 0
27. Charles Cornelison Placerville, CA (CA) 15 26-10 0
28. Randell Bell Elephant Butte, NM (NM) 15 24-14 0
29. Jacob Russell Tucson, AZ (AZ) 10 19-01 0
30. JJ Gibbs IV Lake Havasu City, AZ (A 10 18-15 0
31. Josh Ragan Rathdrum, ID (ID) 10 18-14 0
32. Robert Peixotto Albuquerque, NM (NM) 10 18-13 0
33. Wade Headrick South Jordan, UT (UT) 10 18-11 0
34. Douglas Jones North Las Vegas, NV (NV 10 18-10 0
35. Bill Brown Grand Junction, CO (UT) 10 18-09 0
36. Brian Kennemer Bakersfield, CA (CA) 10 18-08 0
37. Jay Evans Missoula, MT (MT) 10 18-08 0
38. Robert Gritski Pendleton, OR (WA) 10 18-07 0
39. Justin Campbell Pasco, WA (WA) 10 18-06 0
40. Tyler Ivie Farr West, UT (UT) 10 18-06 0
41. Bryson Mort Post Falls, ID (MT) 10 18-05 0
42. Larry Triplett Castle Rock, CO (CO) 10 18-04 0
43. Frankie Mueller Kingman, AZ (AZ) 10 18-04 0
44. David Kromm Kennewick, WA (WA) 10 18-02 0
45. Jason Hickey Weiser, ID (ID) 10 18-02 0
46. Kevin Melford Camarillo, CA (CA) 10 17-15 0
47. Christian Gladfelter Albuquerque, NM (NM) 10 17-14 0
48. David Withee Pueblo West, CO (CO) 10 17-13 0
49. Brett Felter Malad, ID (WY) 10 17-12 0
50. Randy Carroll Litchfield Park, AZ (AZ 10 17-12 0
51. Justin Orr Elephant, NM (NM) 10 17-12 0
52. Zach Barnes Boise, ID (ID) 10 17-11 0
53. Nathan Tumelson Lewiston, ID (ID) 10 17-10 0
54. Tom Geffert Pine, AZ (AZ) 10 17-07 0
55. Travis Whitney Kennewick, WA (WA) 10 17-05 0
56. Frank Scarla McMinnville, OR (OR) 10 17-04 0
57. Stanley Fisher Trout Creek, MT (MT) 10 17-03 0
58. Mike Borjia Henderson, NV (NV) 10 17-03 0
59. Josh Marthaller Salem, OR (OR) 10 17-03 0
60. Gene Batey Jr. Pasco, WA (WA) 10 17-02 0
61. Kevin Wiggins Winterheaven, NV (NV) 10 17-02 0
62. Andrew Parsons Ione, CA (CA) 10 17-02 0
63. Clint Johanson Benton City, WA (WA) 10 17-00 0
64. Taylor Hulstrom Pinehurst, ID (ID) 10 16-15 0
65. Greg Mcwhorter Truth Or Consequences, 10 16-14 0
66. Jason Crone Kalispell, MT (MT) 10 16-14 0
67. Cory Miller Lebanon, OR (OR) 10 16-13 0
68. Jake Anderson Richland, WA (WA) 10 16-13 0
69. Bruce Harris Oakdale, CA (CA) 10 16-13 0
70. Gregg Price Farmington, NM (NM) 10 16-12 0
71. Joshua Powell Libby, MT (MT) 10 16-11 0
72. Ryan Sparks Beaverton, OR (OR) 10 16-10 0
73. Steven Sepulveda Oakdale, CA (CA) 10 16-09 0
74. Ron Raymond Paso Robles, CA (CA) 10 16-09 0
75. Donovan Allphin Provo, UT (UT) 10 16-08 0
76. Dusten Stewart Roy, UT (WY) 10 16-03 0
77. Ryan Yamagata Las Vegas, NV (NV) 10 16-03 0
78. Brent James St George, UT (NV) 10 16-01 0
79. Stephen Tauriello Las Vegas, NV (NV) 10 15-15 0
80. Elli Hubbard Las Vegas, NV (NV) 10 15-15 0
81. Mark Hilyer Libby, MT (MT) 10 15-15 0
82. Raymond Archer Greeley, CO (CO) 10 15-15 0
83. Dan Jordan Camas, WA (OR) 10 15-12 0
84. Rick Mason Glendale, AZ (AZ) 10 15-12 0
85. Patrick Davis Henderson, NV (NV) 10 15-11 0
86. Mark Warren Kiowa, CO (CO) 10 15-10 0
87. Scott Rich Ogden, UT (WY) 10 15-09 0
88. Chad Hullinger West Valley, UT (WY) 10 15-08 0
89. Andrew Miller Los Lunas, NM (NM) 10 15-06 0
90. Kevin Ford Eugene, OR (OR) 10 15-06 0
91. Stephen Way Security, CO (CO) 10 15-04 0
92. Brent Shores Boise, ID (WY) 10 15-03 0
93. Paul Morley Kaysville, UT (UT) 10 15-03 0
94. Brent Daybell West Jordan, UT (WY) 10 15-00 0
95. Dave Lee Mesa, AZ (AZ) 10 14-13 0
96. Shawn Hilton Phoenix, AZ (AZ) 10 14-13 0
97. Jason Hemminger Oxnard, CA (CA) 10 14-12 0
97. Steve Zumwalt El Paso, TX (NM) 10 14-12 0
99. Perry Flot Lasalle, CO (CO) 10 14-07 0
100. Mike Larsen Bluffdale, UT (UT) 10 14-05 0
101. Chase Colby St. George, UT (UT) 10 14-05 0
102. Robert Christensen Wallace, ID (MT) 10 14-03 0
103. Jon Webb Centennial, CO (CO) 10 14-02 0
104. Derek Phillips Larkspur, CO (CO) 10 14-00 0
105. Ron Wiseman Pendleton, OR (OR) 10 13-10 0
106. Tracy Dursteler Blackfoot, ID (WY) 10 13-09 0
107. Jake Boomer Spokane Valley, WA (ID) 10 13-06 0
108. Richard Cowley Columbia Falls, MT (MT) 10 13-04 0
109. Earl Conway Albuquerque, NM (NM) 10 12-13 0
110. Travis Archer Covington, WA (WA) 5 12-00 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 110 550 988-14
2 109 545 934-15
3 28 140 265-08
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247 1235 2189-05

2019 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional 5/8-5/10
Lake Shasta, Redding CA.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Jonathan Bryson Las Vegas, NV (NV) 9 21-11 0
2. Ryan Gutierrez Weiser, ID (ID) 9 20-10 0
3. Kody Johnson San Tan Valley, AZ (AZ) 9 19-05 0
4. Stanley Beebe San Luis obispo, CA (CA 9 19-04 0
5. Luke Johns Folsom, CA (CA) 9 19-03 0
6. Gary Schipporeit Westminster, CO (CO) 9 19-01 0
7. Luke Davidson Centennial , CO (CO) 9 18-07 0
8. Brad Hauf Elephant Butte, NM (NM) 9 18-07 0
9. Addam Gross Pendleton, OR (WA) 9 18-07 0
10. Nathan Pratt Albuquerque, NM (NM) 9 18-07 0
11. Andy Hackett Colorado Springs, CO (C 9 18-02 0
12. James Hollingshead Clarkston, WA (WA) 9 18-02 0
13. Austin Johnson Noxon, MT (MT) 9 17-14 0
14. Scott Seros Bend, OR (OR) 9 17-12 0
15. Stephen Kujawa Libby, MT (MT) 9 17-12 0
16. Kyle Graham North Ogden, UT (WY) 9 17-11 0
17. Dave Cole Roy, UT (WY) 9 17-10 0
18. Greg Pink Montrose, CO (UT) 9 17-04 0
19. Jake Weaver Columbia Falls, MT (MT) 9 17-02 0
20. Jesse Ortega Las Vegas, NV (NV) 9 17-02 0
21. Jordan Schwartzkopf Peoria, AZ (AZ) 9 17-01 0
22. Don Evans Canon City, CO (CO) 9 17-00 0
23. Jared Hoffman Coeur D'alene, ID (ID) 9 17-00 0
24. Marc Caldwell Rifle, CO (UT) 9 16-15 0
25. Nick Wood Yreka, CA (OR) 9 16-08 0
26. Chris Gilkison Bakersfield, CA (CA) 9 16-04 0
27. Jake Morrison Scottsdale, AZ (AZ) 9 15-10 0
28. Justin Dodd Kennewick, WA (WA) 9 15-04 0
29. Michael Hill Carlsbad, NM (NM) 6 11-08 0
30. Andrew Ingold Missoula, MT (MT) 6 11-07 0
31. Josh Unruh Sparks, NV (WY) 6 11-07 0
32. Jesse Boggs Mountain Home, ID (ID) 6 11-06 0
33. Brian Velasquez Yuma, AZ (AZ) 6 11-05 0
34. Riley Hansen Park City, UT (UT) 6 11-05 0
35. Randy Austin Cedar City, UT (UT) 6 11-04 0
36. Jason Billmaier Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 11-04 0
37. Kong Moua Sacramento, CA (CA) 6 11-01 0
38. Jeremy Stewart Clinton, UT (WY) 6 11-00 0
39. Ryan Morford Coeur D' Alene, ID (ID) 6 11-00 0
40. Joshua Needleman Napa, CA (CA) 6 10-14 0
41. Mark Faber Pagosa Springs, CO (UT) 6 10-14 0
42. Chuck Harrison Ft Collins, CO (CO) 6 10-14 0
43. Chris Fisher Moriarty, NM (NM) 6 10-13 0
44. Christopher Campbell Kalispell, MT (MT) 6 10-11 0
45. Waylon Reynolds Jarales, NM (NM) 6 10-11 0
46. Mark Shepard Kaysville, CO (UT) 6 10-10 0
47. Robert Maglio Kennewick, WA (WA) 6 10-09 0
48. Andrew Hays Henderson, NV (NV) 6 10-08 0
49. Jim Mclaughlin Bakersfield, CA (CA) 6 10-07 0
50. Michael Simon Sr. Henderson, NV (NV) 6 10-07 0
51. Bobby Preece Las Cruces, NM (NM) 6 10-06 0
52. Jess Pottenger Harrison, ID (ID) 6 10-05 0
53. Garry Harner Milliken, CO (CO) 6 10-05 0
54. Clint Everett Surprise, AZ (AZ) 6 10-04 0
55. Clif Gallagher Lehi, UT (WY) 6 10-04 0
56. Colton Crawford Mcminnville, OR (OR) 6 10-04 0
57. Dan Skillings Bend, OR (OR) 6 10-04 0
58. Jerry Lake Cottage Grove, OR (OR) 6 10-03 0
59. Jon Pollock Lakewood, CO (CO) 6 10-03 0
60. Austin Bentz Hermiston, OR (OR) 6 10-02 0
61. Tim Meeks Elk Grove, CA (CA) 6 10-02 0
61. Wesley Tanner Missoula, MT (MT) 6 10-02 0
63. Chaunteil` Carte Damascus, OR (WY) 6 10-00 0
64. Clay Williams Athol, ID (ID) 6 10-00 0
65. Nathanial Kimberling Coeur D Alene, ID (ID) 6 09-15 0
66. Michael Rathe Colorado Springs, CO (C 6 09-15 0
67. Katie Tanner Coeur D'alene, ID (MT) 6 09-14 0
68. KC Stone Farr West, UT (UT) 6 09-14 0
69. John Steinhilber Santa Barbra, CA (CA) 6 09-12 0
70. Cody Steckel Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 09-12 0
71. Nick Andrews Roy, UT (WY) 6 09-12 0
72. Dean Yamagata Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 09-11 0
73. Zach Taylor Kimberly, ID (UT) 6 09-11 0
74. Lane Robinson Hayden, ID (ID) 6 09-11 0
75. Mike Liska Espanola, NM (NM) 6 09-10 0
76. Jakobe Akins Coeur D Alene, ID (ID) 6 09-09 0
77. Walter Haltom Malad City, ID (UT) 6 09-09 0
78. Kenneth Sitton Albany, OR (OR) 6 09-08 0
79. Nicholas Forbush Heber, UT (WY) 6 09-08 0
80. Richard Sainz Truth Or Conquenses, NM 6 09-08 0
81. Toby Tafoya Gallup, NM (NM) 6 09-08 0
82. Joel Skinner Glendale, AZ (AZ) 6 09-07 0
83. Richard Hoitinga Buckeye, AZ (AZ) 6 09-06 0
84. James Robey Pasco, WA (WA) 6 09-06 0
85. David Vega McCammon , ID (WY) 6 09-06 0
86. Skyler Keeton Pasco, WA (WA) 6 09-03 0
87. Jose Torres Tucson, AZ (AZ) 6 09-01 0
88. Steve Larsen Henderson, NV (NV) 6 09-01 0
89. Scott Jamison Burbank, WA (WA) 6 09-01 0
90. Ronald Chambers Tonto Basin, AZ (AZ) 6 08-15 0
91. Jake Hansen Bozeman, MT (MT) 6 08-15 0
92. Sean Sullivan Henderson, NV (NV) 6 08-14 0
93. Justin Whisler Bonney Lake, WA (WA) 6 08-13 0
94. Tom Mcart Jr Albany, OR (OR) 6 08-12 0
95. Steven Mazur Lolo, MT (MT) 6 08-12 0
96. Matthew Antonich Post Falls, ID (ID) 6 08-10 0
97. Robert Beck Keizer, OR (OR) 6 08-10 0
98. Greg Jager Kennewick, WA (WA) 6 08-08 0
99. Micah Hart West Richland, WA (WA) 6 08-05 0
100. Keith Truett Lebanon, OR (OR) 6 08-05 0
101. Mel Biggs Manteca, CA (CA) 6 08-03 0
102. Mark Torrez Camarillo, CA (CA) 6 08-03 0
103. Steve Mawson Mesa, AZ (AZ) 6 08-03 0
104. Lee Johnson Artesia, NM (NM) 6 07-13 0
105. Bryan Crosby Clinton, UT (UT) 6 07-10 0
106. Chris Harvey Idaho Falls, ID (WY) 6 07-09 0
107. John Romanin Wolcott, CO (CO) 6 07-01 0
108. Lynn Irwin Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 06-09 0
109. Sheldon Jones Missoula, MT (MT) 4 05-12 0
110. Cody Ralph Thornton, CO (CO) 3 04-14 0

by AnglersChannel

Alabama Bass Trail Announces 2020 Tournament Schedule and New Championship PayoutPriority Registration Opens August 1

Decatur, Ala. (May 10, 2019) - The Alabama Bass Trail (ABT) is pleased to unveil the 2020 tournament schedule which includes a new payout reaching over $580,000. Returning for the seventh season, the team-style tournament series is held on eleven different lakes of the Alabama Bass Trail beginning February 22, 2020, with the championship tournament to be held on October 23-24, 2020. Anglers in the no entry fee championship will be competing for over $100,000 in cash, including a $50,000 first place prize and top bragging rights for the year.

Sanctioned by BASS (Bass Anglers Sportsman Society), the ABT Tournament Series contains two divisions, North and South, and each division is made up of five tournaments on five different lakes. The maximum number of boats for each tournament is 225. Teams must fish in all five tournaments in their respective division; no single entries will be allowed.

North Division:

February 22, 2020 Lake Guntersville / hosted by Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau

March 21, 2020 Smith Lake / hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Walker County

April 18, 2020 Neely Henry Lake / hosted by City of Gadsden

May 16, 2020 Weiss Lake / hosted by City of Leesburg

June 13, 2020 Wheeler Lake / hosted by Decatur Morgan County Tourism

South Division:

February 29, 2020 Lake Jordan / hosted by the City of Wetumpka

March 28, 2020 Lay Lake / hosted by Shelby County Commission

April 25, 2020 Lake Eufaula / hosted by Eufaula-Barbour Chamber of Commerce

May 9, 2020 Logan Martin Lake / hosted by Pell City Chamber of Commerce

June 20, 2020 Alabama River/Cooter’s Pond / hosted by City of Prattville Parks and Recreation

Hosted by Alexander City Chamber of Commerce, the championship tournament will be held October 23-24, 2020, on Lake Martin at Wind Creek State park in Alexander City, Ala.

The no-entry fee championship event will include up to 185 boats. The 185 boats are comprised of the 10 divisional tournament winning teams, top 75 teams in points from both divisions that fished all five events in their respective divisions, along with the top 15 student boats, top five college teams and the top five couples teams collectively from both divisions that fished all five events in their respective division.

“Once again I think we have put together a schedule that shows why Alabama is the top destination for bass fishing in the southeast,” said ABT Program Director Kay Donaldson.“Our team is excited about having the championship on a southern division lake for the first time in a few years. Lake Martin is known to be a great fishery in the fall and the Alexander City Chamber always does an outstanding job hosting our events.”

Each regular season tournament features a $10,000 guaranteed first place prize and pays 40 places totaling over $47,000. The winning team of the no-entry fee championship walks away with a $50,00 cash payout, and there is a $5,000 bonus cash prize for Angler of the Year and $2,500 for runner-up Angler of the Year. According to Donaldson, over $580,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded when the ABT Tournament Series wraps up its season in 2020. “To increase the championship payout while not increasing entry fees for our anglers is exciting and pretty much unheard of nowadays in tournament circuits,” Donaldson added.

2020 Payout Schedule: 2020 Championship Payout:

First place $10,000 First place $50,000

Second place $ 5,000 Second place $10,000

Third place $ 4,000 Third place $ 5,000

Fourth place $ 3,000 Fourth place $ 4,000

Fifth place $ 2,000 Fifth place $ 3,000

Sixth place $ 1,500 Sixth place $ 2,500

Seventh place $ 1,100 Seventh place $ 2,200

Eighth place $ 1,100 Eighth place $ 2,000

Ninth place $ 1,100 Ninth place $ 1,800

Tenth place $ 1,100 Tenth place $ 1,500

11th – 20th $ 750 each 11^th-15^th $ 1,200 each

21st – 40th $ 500 each 16^th-25^th $ 1,100 each

Big Fish $500 daily

Anglers who fished all five events in their respective divisions in 2019 will be given a priority entry period from August 1 to August 14, 2019, to register online atwww.alabamabasstrail.org. Registration will be open to the public August 15, 2019. The entry fee is $1,300 per team, which includes registration for all five tournaments in the respective division. Each team may choose to pay a $500 nonrefundable deposit to hold the team’s spot. The balance of $800 must be paid by January 17, 2020.

ABT Tournament sponsors include Phoenix Bass Boats; Bill Penney Toyota; Alabama Tourism Department; America’s First Federal Credit Union; Academy Sports & Outdoors; Garmin; T-H Marine Supplies, Inc.; Alabama Power Company; Buffalo Rock, Inc.; Jack’s; Wedowee Marine; Lews Fishing; FishNeelyHenry.com; Power-Pole; Big Bite Baits; YETI and Hydrowave. AnglersChannel will film and produce the Alabama Bass Trail television series for Fox Sports Southeast and Southern Stream Live will continue the live-streaming and video production services.

For more information, call Donaldson at 855.934.7425 or visit www.alabamabasstrail.org.

About Alabama Bass Trail

The Alabama Bass Trail is a program of the Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association. Its mission is to promote Alabama as a year-round fishing destination, to preserve natural resources for generations to come, and to educate high school and college-aged students to be good stewards of natural resources. The 13 bass fishing lakes consist of Lake Guntersville, Wheeler Lake, Pickwick Lake, Lewis Smith Lake, Neely Henry Lake, Weiss Lake, Lake Martin, Lay Lake, Logan Martin Lake, Lake Jordan, Alabama River, Lake Eufaula, and the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. For more information, visit www.alabamabasstrail.org.

by AnglersChannel

Quantum adds Spohrer and Wiggins

TULSA, Okla. – Quantum proudly announces the addition of Gerald Spohrer and Jesse Wiggins to their decorated team of professional anglers.

Spohrer served in the military, and later worked in chemical plants and refineries near his Southern Louisiana home before starting his career as a full time pro. He recorded an impressive (3) Top 10s in just two seasons as a Bassmaster Elite Series pro, and has carried that success into Major League Fishing, where he’s tremendously excited and proud to be competing.

Northern Alabama MLF pro Jesse Wiggins traded a career as a respiratory therapist for a full time angling career that’s yielded $400,000 in prize earnings, and it’s no secret few in the world are more effective than Wiggins with a shaky head worm.

“Everybody knows I love fishing a Shaky Head, and I always throw it with a Quantum Smoke S3 reel because it’s built with a unibody construction, so the gears stay perfectly aligned and smooth. Plus, it’s got an awesome drag for fighting big fish and the size 30 that I use picks up 35” of line with each revolution of the handle,” says Wiggins.

“We selected Gerald and Jesse from the Major League Fishing tour because we identified them as strong upcoming talent in the avid bass fishing space. We feel they are both great additions to the team, and are excited to see what the future holds for Team Quantum,” explains Balay Hartman, Associate Brand Manager for The Zebco Brands

by AnglersChannel

AC Rookie Podcast with Bassmaster Elite Rookie Luke Palmer

This week Jason catches up with Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie Luke Palmer to learn more about his 11th place finish on famed Lake Fork last week but to also learn a little more about Luke and hs fishing background. Its one you won't want to miss!

by AnglersChannel

Idaho Takes Team Title In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional On Shasta Lake

The Idaho B.A.S.S. Nation wins the team competition Thursday with 292 pounds, 4 ounces at the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional on California's Shasta Lake. Taylor Smith of Spokane Valley, Wash., is leading the individual competition with a two-day total weight of 23-02.

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

May 9, 2019REDDING, Calif. — After establishing a slim first-round lead, the 20-member Idaho B.A.S.S. Nation team turned in another strong performance today and clinched the team championship at the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional on Shasta Lake.

A Day 1 combined weight of 149 pounds, 3 ounces gave Idaho a 4-ounce lead over the Washington B.A.S.S. Nation team Wednesday. Adding 143-1 today boosted Idaho’s team total to 292-4 and yielded a winning margin of 8-4.

For their accomplishment, the Idaho team won $12,000. The second-place California B.A.S.S. Nation team earned $6,000, and the third-place Utah B.A.S.S. Nation team won $2,000.

Idaho B.A.S.S. Nation team captain David Bertsch attributed his team’s success to a disciplined regimen of pre-competition rest, strategy sessions and a commitment to persistence.

“We have a young team with a lot of up-and-comer guys that fish to the end; we talked about that at our team meetings,” Bertsch said. “We just stayed at it and kept getting ounce by ounce by ounce, and that’s what got us the state team trophies.”

B.A.S.S. Nation President Jon Stewart agreed and noted the importance of anglers blending their individual competition with their team interests.

“In every tournament, we notice that teams that really work together and share information are the ones that move up to the top,” Stewart said.

Acknowledging each team member’s contribution, Bertsch said he’s particularly proud of the team’s younger anglers who are assimilating well with established members and availing themselves to the knowledge and experience available through team competition.

“These younger guys are very open to the few older guys we have on the team,” Bertsch said. “It’s more about attitude and fortitude than it is about fishing skill. A lot of times guys spin out, and it’s not because of equipment, it’s just mental. It takes a certain mental toughness to be good at this sport and these guys are starting to understand that.”

Stewart said he views the Idaho B.A.S.S. Nation team’s younger complexion as a testament to what the B.A.S.S. Nation program is all about.

“I’m really proud of the B.A.S.S. Nation programs from the Juniors all the way up through the adult B.A.S.S. Nation teams,” he said. “It’s really good to see that the adults are welcoming the kids to be part of the state teams.

“There are a lot of older guys who have been here for a long time and it’s good to see new faces. Not that we don’t want to see those older guys, but it’s good to see new faces because it means the sport is thriving and the B.A.S.S. Nation is growing.”

Leading the Idaho B.A.S.S. Nation team standings, Taylor Smith of Spokane, Wash., also leads the tournament’s individual competition with 23-2. In his first season of B.A.S.S. Nation competition, Smith placed fifth on Day 1 with 12-2 and added 11-0 today.

“I’m fishing for a big bite or two a day, so I’m running like 65 spots, making a cast or two and leaving,” Smith said. “It’s stressful, but what I’m not doing is weeding through those spotted bass to get those better 1 1/2- to 2-pounders. If I don’t get a big bite I’m not going to do well, so it’s high risk, high reward.”

Day 2 rewarded Smith with a 4-pound spot. He started his day with a topwater, spent some time with a Ned rig and then transitioned to flipping a Texas-rigged stickworm around midmorning. His big fish ate a nail-weighted stick worm.

Joe Cole of Coalville, Utah, is in second place with 22-14. Cody Hollen of Beaverton, Ore., follows closely in third place with 22-11.

Trevor Scott of Windsor, Colo. is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 7-4.

Jonathan Bryson of Las Vegas, Nev. leads the nonboater division with 15-14.

Bryson also is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors among nonboaters with his 4-1.

The Western Regional includes 220 anglers from 11 states competing for prizes, bragging rights and berths in the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. The Top 3 finishers in the national championship earn invitations to compete in the 2020 Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK`S Sporting Goods.

The individual competition continues through Friday, when the takeoff is scheduled for 5:45 a.m. PST at Bridge Bay Marina. The weigh-in will be held at the marina at 2 p.m.

(BOATER) Standings Day 2
Lake Shasta, Redding CA.
2019 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional 5/8-5/10

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

1. Taylor Smith Spokane Valley, WA (ID) 10 23-02 0
2. Joe Cole Coalville, UT (WY) 10 22-14 0
3. Cody Hollen Beaverton, OR (OR) 10 22-11 0
4. Tim Rawlings Malad City, ID (WY) 10 22-08 0
5. Levi McNeill West Valley City, UT (W 10 22-01 0
6. Trevor Scott Windsor, CO (CO) 10 21-15 0
7. Tate Brown Orem, UT (UT) 10 21-04 0
8. Nate Caldwell Fort Collins, CO (CO) 10 21-02 0
9. Gabriel Litterell Coer D'Alene, ID (ID) 10 20-15 0
10. Thomas Nokes Riverton, UT (UT) 10 20-13 0
11. Steve Lund Glendale, AZ (AZ) 10 20-11 0
12. Steve Tosh Modesto, CA (CA) 10 20-10 0
13. Keegan Graves Meridian, ID (ID) 10 20-09 0
14. Kory Ray Lebanon, OR (OR) 10 20-08 0
15. Charles Cornelison Placerville, CA (CA) 10 19-15 0
16. Cole Schneider Rathdrum, ID (ID) 10 19-15 0
17. Kenny Hansel Los Alamos, NM (NM) 10 19-13 0
18. Jason Virgil Hermiston, OR (OR) 10 19-13 0
19. Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO (UT) 10 19-11 0
20. Kenneth Cleveland Bakersfield, CA (CA) 10 19-09 0
21. Timothy Klinger Boulder City, NV (NV) 10 19-07 0
22. Tim Johnston Kalispell , MT (MT) 10 19-06 0
23. Randell Bell Elephant Butte, NM (NM) 10 19-03 0
24. Dick Watson Alta Loma, CA (NV) 10 19-02 0
25. Kelvin Ratchford Kennwick, WA (WA) 10 19-01 0
26. Zack Holwerda Maricopa, AZ (AZ) 10 19-01 0
27. Jacob Russell Tucson, AZ (AZ) 10 19-01 0
28. Stephen Roth Kalispell, MT (MT) 10 19-00 0
29. JJ Gibbs IV Lake Havasu City, AZ (A 10 18-15 0
30. Josh Ragan Rathdrum, ID (ID) 10 18-14 0
31. Kelly Kellogg Kelso, WA (WA) 10 18-13 0
32. Robert Peixotto Albuquerque, NM (NM) 10 18-13 0
33. Wade Headrick South Jordan, UT (UT) 10 18-11 0
34. Douglas Jones North Las Vegas, NV (NV 10 18-10 0
35. Bill Brown Grand Junction, CO (UT) 10 18-09 0
36. Brian Kennemer Bakersfield, CA (CA) 10 18-08 0
37. Jay Evans Missoula, MT (MT) 10 18-08 0
38. Robert Gritski Pendleton, OR (WA) 10 18-07 0
39. Justin Campbell Pasco, WA (WA) 10 18-06 0
40. Tyler Ivie Farr West, UT (UT) 10 18-06 0
41. Bryson Mort Post Falls, ID (MT) 10 18-05 0
42. Larry Triplett Castle Rock, CO (CO) 10 18-04 0
43. Frankie Mueller Kingman, AZ (AZ) 10 18-04 0
44. David Kromm Kennewick, WA (WA) 10 18-02 0
45. Jason Hickey Weiser, ID (ID) 10 18-02 0
46. Kevin Melford Camarillo, CA (CA) 10 17-15 0
47. Christian Gladfelter Albuquerque, NM (NM) 10 17-14 0
48. David Withee Pueblo West, CO (CO) 10 17-13 0
49. Brett Felter Malad, ID (WY) 10 17-12 0
50. Randy Carroll Litchfield Park, AZ (AZ 10 17-12 0
51. Justin Orr Elephant, NM (NM) 10 17-12 0
52. Zach Barnes Boise, ID (ID) 10 17-11 0
53. Nathan Tumelson Lewiston, ID (ID) 10 17-10 0
54. Tom Geffert Pine, AZ (AZ) 10 17-07 0
55. Travis Whitney Kennewick, WA (WA) 10 17-05 0
56. Frank Scarla McMinnville, OR (OR) 10 17-04 0
57. Stanley Fisher Trout Creek, MT (MT) 10 17-03 0
58. Mike Borjia Henderson, NV (NV) 10 17-03 0
59. Josh Marthaller Salem, OR (OR) 10 17-03 0
60. Gene Batey Jr. Pasco, WA (WA) 10 17-02 0
61. Kevin Wiggins Winterheaven, NV (NV) 10 17-02 0
62. Andrew Parsons Ione, CA (CA) 10 17-02 0
63. Clint Johanson Benton City, WA (WA) 10 17-00 0
64. Taylor Hulstrom Pinehurst, ID (ID) 10 16-15 0
65. Greg Mcwhorter Truth Or Consequences, 10 16-14 0
66. Jason Crone Kalispell, MT (MT) 10 16-14 0
67. Cory Miller Lebanon, OR (OR) 10 16-13 0
68. Jake Anderson Richland, WA (WA) 10 16-13 0
69. Bruce Harris Oakdale, CA (CA) 10 16-13 0
70. Gregg Price Farmington, NM (NM) 10 16-12 0
71. Joshua Powell Libby, MT (MT) 10 16-11 0
72. Ryan Sparks Beaverton, OR (OR) 10 16-10 0
73. Steven Sepulveda Oakdale, CA (CA) 10 16-09 0
74. Ron Raymond Paso Robles, CA (CA) 10 16-09 0
75. Donovan Allphin Provo, UT (UT) 10 16-08 0
76. Dusten Stewart Roy, UT (WY) 10 16-03 0
77. Ryan Yamagata Las Vegas, NV (NV) 10 16-03 0
78. Brent James St George, UT (NV) 10 16-01 0
79. Stephen Tauriello Las Vegas, NV (NV) 10 15-15 0
80. Elli Hubbard Las Vegas, NV (NV) 10 15-15 0
81. Mark Hilyer Libby, MT (MT) 10 15-15 0
82. Raymond Archer Greeley, CO (CO) 10 15-15 0
83. Dan Jordan Camas, WA (OR) 10 15-12 0
84. Rick Mason Glendale, AZ (AZ) 10 15-12 0
85. Patrick Davis Henderson, NV (NV) 10 15-11 0
86. Mark Warren Kiowa, CO (CO) 10 15-10 0
87. Scott Rich Ogden, UT (WY) 10 15-09 0
88. Chad Hullinger West Valley, UT (WY) 10 15-08 0
89. Andrew Miller Los Lunas, NM (NM) 10 15-06 0
90. Kevin Ford Eugene, OR (OR) 10 15-06 0
91. Stephen Way Security, CO (CO) 10 15-04 0
92. Brent Shores Boise, ID (WY) 10 15-03 0
93. Paul Morley Kaysville, UT (UT) 10 15-03 0
94. Brent Daybell West Jordan, UT (WY) 10 15-00 0
95. Dave Lee Mesa, AZ (AZ) 10 14-13 0
96. Shawn Hilton Phoenix, AZ (AZ) 10 14-13 0
97. Jason Hemminger Oxnard, CA (CA) 10 14-12 0
97. Steve Zumwalt El Paso, TX (NM) 10 14-12 0
99. Perry Flot Lasalle, CO (CO) 10 14-07 0
100. Mike Larsen Bluffdale, UT (UT) 10 14-05 0
101. Chase Colby St. George, UT (UT) 10 14-05 0
102. Robert Christensen Wallace, ID (MT) 10 14-03 0
103. Jon Webb Centennial, CO (CO) 10 14-02 0
104. Derek Phillips Larkspur, CO (CO) 10 14-00 0
105. Ron Wiseman Pendleton, OR (OR) 10 13-10 0
106. Tracy Dursteler Blackfoot, ID (WY) 10 13-09 0
107. Jake Boomer Spokane Valley, WA (ID) 10 13-06 0
108. Richard Cowley Columbia Falls, MT (MT) 10 13-04 0
109. Earl Conway Albuquerque, NM (NM) 10 12-13 0
110. Travis Archer Covington, WA (WA) 5 12-00 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 110 550 988-14
2 109 545 934-15
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219 1095 1923-13

TEAM STANDINGS Day 2
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State Lbs-Oz
1 IDAHO 292-04
2 CALIFORNIA 284-00
3 UTAH 282-00
4 ARIZONA 281-12
5 WYOMING 279-04
6 NEVADA 274-15
7 OREGON 274-06
8 NEW MEXICO 274-05
9 WASHINGTON 274-04
10 MONTANA 271-10
11 COLORADO 269-03

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 2
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WASHINGTON
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kelvin Ratchford Kennwick, WA 10 19-01 0
2 Kelly Kellogg Kelso, WA 10 18-13 0
3 Robert Gritski Pendleton, OR 10 18-07 0
4 Justin Campbell Pasco, WA 10 18-06 0
5 David Kromm Kennewick, WA 10 18-02 0
6 Travis Whitney Kennewick, WA 10 17-05 0
7 Gene Batey Jr. Pasco, WA 10 17-02 0
8 Clint Johanson Benton City, WA 10 17-00 0
9 Jake Anderson Richland, WA 10 16-13 0
10 Travis Archer Covington, WA 5 12-00 0

IDAHO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Taylor Smith Spokane Valley, WA 10 23-02 0
2 Gabriel Litterell Coer D'Alene, ID 10 20-15 0
3 Keegan Graves Meridian, ID 10 20-09 0
4 Cole Schneider Rathdrum, ID 10 19-15 0
5 Josh Ragan Rathdrum, ID 10 18-14 0
6 Jason Hickey Weiser, ID 10 18-02 0
7 Zach Barnes Boise, ID 10 17-11 0
8 Nathan Tumelson Lewiston, ID 10 17-10 0
9 Taylor Hulstrom Pinehurst, ID 10 16-15 0
10 Jake Boomer Spokane Valley, WA 10 13-06 0

OREGON
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Cody Hollen Beaverton, OR 10 22-11 0
2 Kory Ray Lebanon, OR 10 20-08 0
3 Jason Virgil Hermiston, OR 10 19-13 0
4 Frank Scarla McMinnville, OR 10 17-04 0
5 Josh Marthaller Salem, OR 10 17-03 0
6 Cory Miller Lebanon, OR 10 16-13 0
7 Ryan Sparks Beaverton, OR 10 16-10 0
8 Dan Jordan Camas, WA 10 15-12 0
9 Kevin Ford Eugene, OR 10 15-06 0
10 Ron Wiseman Pendleton, OR 10 13-10 0

ARIZONA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Steve Lund Glendale, AZ 10 20-11 0
2 Zack Holwerda Maricopa, AZ 10 19-01 0
3 Jacob Russell Tucson, AZ 10 19-01 0
4 JJ Gibbs IV Lake Havasu City, AZ 10 18-15 0
5 Frankie Mueller Kingman, AZ 10 18-04 0
6 Randy Carroll Litchfield Park, AZ 10 17-12 0
7 Tom Geffert Pine, AZ 10 17-07 0
8 Rick Mason Glendale, AZ 10 15-12 0
9 Dave Lee Mesa, AZ 10 14-13 0
10 Shawn Hilton Phoenix, AZ 10 14-13 0

WYOMING
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Joe Cole Coalville, UT 10 22-14 0
2 Tim Rawlings Malad City, ID 10 22-08 0
3 Levi McNeill West Valley City, UT 10 22-01 0
4 Brett Felter Malad, ID 10 17-12 0
5 Dusten Stewart Roy, UT 10 16-03 0
6 Scott Rich Ogden, UT 10 15-09 0
7 Chad Hullinger West Valley, UT 10 15-08 0
8 Brent Shores Boise, ID 10 15-03 0
9 Brent Daybell West Jordan, UT 10 15-00 0
10 Tracy Dursteler Blackfoot, ID 10 13-09 0

NEW MEXICO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kenny Hansel Los Alamos, NM 10 19-13 0
2 Randell Bell Elephant Butte, NM 10 19-03 0
3 Robert Peixotto Albuquerque, NM 10 18-13 0
4 Christian Gladfelter Albuquerque, NM 10 17-14 0
5 Justin Orr Elephant, NM 10 17-12 0
6 Greg Mcwhorter Truth Or Consequences, 10 16-14 0
7 Gregg Price Farmington, NM 10 16-12 0
8 Andrew Miller Los Lunas, NM 10 15-06 0
9 Steve Zumwalt El Paso, TX 10 14-12 0
10 Earl Conway Albuquerque, NM 10 12-13 0

CALIFORNIA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Steve Tosh Modesto, CA 10 20-10 0
2 Charles Cornelison Placerville, CA 10 19-15 0
3 Kenneth Cleveland Bakersfield, CA 10 19-09 0
4 Brian Kennemer Bakersfield, CA 10 18-08 0
5 Kevin Melford Camarillo, CA 10 17-15 0
6 Andrew Parsons Ione, CA 10 17-02 0
7 Bruce Harris Oakdale, CA 10 16-13 0
8 Steven Sepulveda Oakdale, CA 10 16-09 0
9 Ron Raymond Paso Robles, CA 10 16-09 0
10 Jason Hemminger Oxnard, CA 10 14-12 0

MONTANA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Tim Johnston Kalispell , MT 10 19-06 0
2 Stephen Roth Kalispell, MT 10 19-00 0
3 Jay Evans Missoula, MT 10 18-08 0
4 Bryson Mort Post Falls, ID 10 18-05 0
5 Stanley Fisher Trout Creek, MT 10 17-03 0
6 Jason Crone Kalispell, MT 10 16-14 0
7 Joshua Powell Libby, MT 10 16-11 0
8 Mark Hilyer Libby, MT 10 15-15 0
9 Robert Christensen Wallace, ID 10 14-03 0
10 Richard Cowley Columbia Falls, MT 10 13-04 0

UTAH
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Tate Brown Orem, UT 10 21-04 0
2 Thomas Nokes Riverton, UT 10 20-13 0
3 Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO 10 19-11 0
4 Wade Headrick South Jordan, UT 10 18-11 0
5 Bill Brown Grand Junction, CO 10 18-09 0
6 Tyler Ivie Farr West, UT 10 18-06 0
7 Donovan Allphin Provo, UT 10 16-08 0
8 Paul Morley Kaysville, UT 10 15-03 0
9 Mike Larsen Bluffdale, UT 10 14-05 0
10 Chase Colby St. George, UT 10 14-05 0

COLORADO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Trevor Scott Windsor, CO 10 21-15 0
2 Nate Caldwell Fort Collins, CO 10 21-02 0
3 Larry Triplett Castle Rock, CO 10 18-04 0
4 David Withee Pueblo West, CO 10 17-13 0
5 Raymond Archer Greeley, CO 10 15-15 0
6 Mark Warren Kiowa, CO 10 15-10 0
7 Stephen Way Security, CO 10 15-04 0
8 Perry Flot Lasalle, CO 10 14-07 0
9 Jon Webb Centennial, CO 10 14-02 0
10 Derek Phillips Larkspur, CO 10 14-00 0

NEVADA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Timothy Klinger Boulder City, NV 10 19-07 0
2 Dick Watson Alta Loma, CA 10 19-02 0
3 Douglas Jones North Las Vegas, NV 10 18-10 0
4 Mike Borjia Henderson, NV 10 17-03 0
5 Kevin Wiggins Winterheaven, NV 10 17-02 0
6 Ryan Yamagata Las Vegas, NV 10 16-03 0
7 Brent James St George, UT 10 16-01 0
8 Stephen Tauriello Las Vegas, NV 10 15-15 0
9 Elli Hubbard Las Vegas, NV 10 15-15 0
10 Patrick Davis Henderson, NV 10 15-11 0

2019 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional 5/8-5/10
Lake Shasta, Redding CA.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Jonathan Bryson Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 15-14 0
2. Kody Johnson San Tan Valley, AZ (AZ) 6 15-02 0
3. Austin Johnson Noxon, MT (MT) 6 13-06 0
4. Addam Gross Pendleton, OR (WA) 6 13-04 0
5. Luke Johns Folsom, CA (CA) 6 13-02 0
6. Kyle Graham North Ogden, UT (WY) 6 12-07 0
7. Jared Hoffman Coeur D'alene, ID (ID) 6 12-06 0
8. Nathan Pratt Albuquerque, NM (NM) 6 12-05 0
9. Gary Schipporeit Westminster, CO (CO) 6 12-04 0
10. Ryan Gutierrez Weiser, ID (ID) 6 12-03 0
11. Brad Hauf Elephant Butte, NM (NM) 6 12-03 0
12. Justin Dodd Kennewick, WA (WA) 6 12-03 0
13. Chris Gilkison Bakersfield, CA (CA) 6 12-00 0
14. Andy Hackett Colorado Springs, CO (C 6 11-15 0
15. James Hollingshead Clarkston, WA (WA) 6 11-15 0
16. Stanley Beebe San Luis obispo, CA (CA 6 11-14 0
17. Greg Pink Montrose, CO (UT) 6 11-13 0
18. Dave Cole Roy, UT (WY) 6 11-12 0
19. Jordan Schwartzkopf Peoria, AZ (AZ) 6 11-12 0
20. Stephen Kujawa Libby, MT (MT) 6 11-12 0
21. Jake Morrison Scottsdale, AZ (AZ) 6 11-12 0
22. Don Evans Canon City, CO (CO) 6 11-11 0
23. Marc Caldwell Rifle, CO (UT) 6 11-11 0
24. Jake Weaver Columbia Falls, MT (MT) 6 11-10 0
25. Jesse Ortega Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 11-10 0
26. Luke Davidson Centennial , CO (CO) 6 11-09 0
27. Michael Hill Carlsbad, NM (NM) 6 11-08 0
28. Andrew Ingold Missoula, MT (MT) 6 11-07 0
29. Josh Unruh Sparks, NV (WY) 6 11-07 0
30. Jesse Boggs Mountain Home, ID (ID) 6 11-06 0
31. Scott Seros Bend, OR (OR) 6 11-06 0
31. Nick Wood Yreka, CA (OR) 6 11-06 0
33. Brian Velasquez Yuma, AZ (AZ) 6 11-05 0
34. Riley Hansen Park City, UT (UT) 6 11-05 0
35. Randy Austin Cedar City, UT (UT) 6 11-04 0
36. Jason Billmaier Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 11-04 0
37. Kong Moua Sacramento, CA (CA) 6 11-01 0
38. Jeremy Stewart Clinton, UT (WY) 6 11-00 0
39. Ryan Morford Coeur D' Alene, ID (ID) 6 11-00 0
40. Joshua Needleman Napa, CA (CA) 6 10-14 0
41. Mark Faber Pagosa Springs, CO (UT) 6 10-14 0
42. Chuck Harrison Ft Collins, CO (CO) 6 10-14 0
43. Chris Fisher Moriarty, NM (NM) 6 10-13 0
44. Christopher Campbell Kalispell, MT (MT) 6 10-11 0
45. Waylon Reynolds Jarales, NM (NM) 6 10-11 0
46. Mark Shepard Kaysville, CO (UT) 6 10-10 0
47. Robert Maglio Kennewick, WA (WA) 6 10-09 0
48. Andrew Hays Henderson, NV (NV) 6 10-08 0
49. Jim Mclaughlin Bakersfield, CA (CA) 6 10-07 0
50. Michael Simon Sr. Henderson, NV (NV) 6 10-07 0
51. Bobby Preece Las Cruces, NM (NM) 6 10-06 0
52. Jess Pottenger Harrison, ID (ID) 6 10-05 0
53. Garry Harner Milliken, CO (CO) 6 10-05 0
54. Clint Everett Surprise, AZ (AZ) 6 10-04 0
55. Clif Gallagher Lehi, UT (WY) 6 10-04 0
56. Colton Crawford Mcminnville, OR (OR) 6 10-04 0
57. Dan Skillings Bend, OR (OR) 6 10-04 0
58. Jerry Lake Cottage Grove, OR (OR) 6 10-03 0
59. Jon Pollock Lakewood, CO (CO) 6 10-03 0
60. Austin Bentz Hermiston, OR (OR) 6 10-02 0
61. Tim Meeks Elk Grove, CA (CA) 6 10-02 0
61. Wesley Tanner Missoula, MT (MT) 6 10-02 0
63. Chaunteil` Carte Damascus, OR (WY) 6 10-00 0
64. Clay Williams Athol, ID (ID) 6 10-00 0
65. Nathanial Kimberling Coeur D Alene, ID (ID) 6 09-15 0
66. Michael Rathe Colorado Springs, CO (C 6 09-15 0
67. Katie Tanner Coeur D'alene, ID (MT) 6 09-14 0
68. KC Stone Farr West, UT (UT) 6 09-14 0
69. John Steinhilber Santa Barbra, CA (CA) 6 09-12 0
70. Cody Steckel Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 09-12 0
71. Nick Andrews Roy, UT (WY) 6 09-12 0
72. Dean Yamagata Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 09-11 0
73. Zach Taylor Kimberly, ID (UT) 6 09-11 0
74. Lane Robinson Hayden, ID (ID) 6 09-11 0
75. Mike Liska Espanola, NM (NM) 6 09-10 0
76. Jakobe Akins Coeur D Alene, ID (ID) 6 09-09 0
77. Walter Haltom Malad City, ID (UT) 6 09-09 0
78. Kenneth Sitton Albany, OR (OR) 6 09-08 0
79. Nicholas Forbush Heber, UT (WY) 6 09-08 0
80. Richard Sainz Truth Or Conquenses, NM 6 09-08 0
81. Toby Tafoya Gallup, NM (NM) 6 09-08 0
82. Joel Skinner Glendale, AZ (AZ) 6 09-07 0
83. Richard Hoitinga Buckeye, AZ (AZ) 6 09-06 0
84. James Robey Pasco, WA (WA) 6 09-06 0
85. David Vega McCammon , ID (WY) 6 09-06 0
86. Skyler Keeton Pasco, WA (WA) 6 09-03 0
87. Jose Torres Tucson, AZ (AZ) 6 09-01 0
88. Steve Larsen Henderson, NV (NV) 6 09-01 0
89. Scott Jamison Burbank, WA (WA) 6 09-01 0
90. Ronald Chambers Tonto Basin, AZ (AZ) 6 08-15 0
91. Jake Hansen Bozeman, MT (MT) 6 08-15 0
92. Sean Sullivan Henderson, NV (NV) 6 08-14 0
93. Justin Whisler Bonney Lake, WA (WA) 6 08-13 0
94. Tom Mcart Jr Albany, OR (OR) 6 08-12 0
95. Steven Mazur Lolo, MT (MT) 6 08-12 0
96. Matthew Antonich Post Falls, ID (ID) 6 08-10 0
97. Robert Beck Keizer, OR (OR) 6 08-10 0
98. Greg Jager Kennewick, WA (WA) 6 08-08 0
99. Micah Hart West Richland, WA (WA) 6 08-05 0
100. Keith Truett Lebanon, OR (OR) 6 08-05 0
101. Mel Biggs Manteca, CA (CA) 6 08-03 0
102. Mark Torrez Camarillo, CA (CA) 6 08-03 0
103. Steve Mawson Mesa, AZ (AZ) 6 08-03 0
104. Lee Johnson Artesia, NM (NM) 6 07-13 0
105. Bryan Crosby Clinton, UT (UT) 6 07-10 0
106. Chris Harvey Idaho Falls, ID (WY) 6 07-09 0
107. John Romanin Wolcott, CO (CO) 6 07-01 0
108. Lynn Irwin Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 06-09 0
109. Sheldon Jones Missoula, MT (MT) 4 05-12 0
110. Cody Ralph Thornton, CO (CO) 3 04-14 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 110 330 583-13
2 0 325 550-05
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110 655 1134-02

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WASHINGTON
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Addam Gross Pendleton, OR 6 13-04 0
2 Justin Dodd Kennewick, WA 6 12-03 0
3 James Hollingshead Clarkston, WA 6 11-15 0
4 Robert Maglio Kennewick, WA 6 10-09 0
5 James Robey Pasco, WA 6 09-06 0
6 Skyler Keeton Pasco, WA 6 09-03 0
7 Scott Jamison Burbank, WA 6 09-01 0
8 Justin Whisler Bonney Lake, WA 6 08-13 0
9 Greg Jager Kennewick, WA 6 08-08 0
10 Micah Hart West Richland, WA 6 08-05 0

IDAHO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jared Hoffman Coeur D'alene, ID 6 12-06 0
2 Ryan Gutierrez Weiser, ID 6 12-03 0
3 Jesse Boggs Mountain Home, ID 6 11-06 0
4 Ryan Morford Coeur D' Alene, ID 6 11-00 0
5 Jess Pottenger Harrison, ID 6 10-05 0
6 Clay Williams Athol, ID 6 10-00 0
7 Nathanial Kimberling Coeur D Alene, ID 6 09-15 0
8 Lane Robinson Hayden, ID 6 09-11 0
9 Jakobe Akins Coeur D Alene, ID 6 09-09 0
10 Matthew Antonich Post Falls, ID 6 08-10 0

OREGON
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Scott Seros Bend, OR 6 11-06 0
1 Nick Wood Yreka, CA 6 11-06 0
3 Colton Crawford Mcminnville, OR 6 10-04 0
4 Dan Skillings Bend, OR 6 10-04 0
5 Jerry Lake Cottage Grove, OR 6 10-03 0
6 Austin Bentz Hermiston, OR 6 10-02 0
7 Kenneth Sitton Albany, OR 6 09-08 0
8 Tom Mcart Jr Albany, OR 6 08-12 0
9 Robert Beck Keizer, OR 6 08-10 0
10 Keith Truett Lebanon, OR 6 08-05 0

ARIZONA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kody Johnson San Tan Valley, AZ 6 15-02 0
2 Jordan Schwartzkopf Peoria, AZ 6 11-12 0
3 Jake Morrison Scottsdale, AZ 6 11-12 0
4 Brian Velasquez Yuma, AZ 6 11-05 0
5 Clint Everett Surprise, AZ 6 10-04 0
6 Joel Skinner Glendale, AZ 6 09-07 0
7 Richard Hoitinga Buckeye, AZ 6 09-06 0
8 Jose Torres Tucson, AZ 6 09-01 0
9 Ronald Chambers Tonto Basin, AZ 6 08-15 0
10 Steve Mawson Mesa, AZ 6 08-03 0

WYOMING
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kyle Graham North Ogden, UT 6 12-07 0
2 Dave Cole Roy, UT 6 11-12 0
3 Josh Unruh Sparks, NV 6 11-07 0
4 Jeremy Stewart Clinton, UT 6 11-00 0
5 Clif Gallagher Lehi, UT 6 10-04 0
6 Chaunteil` Carte Damascus, OR 6 10-00 0
7 Nick Andrews Roy, UT 6 09-12 0
8 Nicholas Forbush Heber, UT 6 09-08 0
9 David Vega McCammon , ID 6 09-06 0
10 Chris Harvey Idaho Falls, ID 6 07-09 0

NEW MEXICO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Nathan Pratt Albuquerque, NM 6 12-05 0
2 Brad Hauf Elephant Butte, NM 6 12-03 0
3 Michael Hill Carlsbad, NM 6 11-08 0
4 Chris Fisher Moriarty, NM 6 10-13 0
5 Waylon Reynolds Jarales, NM 6 10-11 0
6 Bobby Preece Las Cruces, NM 6 10-06 0
7 Mike Liska Espanola, NM 6 09-10 0
8 Richard Sainz Truth Or Conquenses, NM 6 09-08 0
9 Toby Tafoya Gallup, NM 6 09-08 0
10 Lee Johnson Artesia, NM 6 07-13 0

CALIFORNIA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Luke Johns Folsom, CA 6 13-02 0
2 Chris Gilkison Bakersfield, CA 6 12-00 0
3 Stanley Beebe San Luis obispo, CA 6 11-14 0
4 Kong Moua Sacramento, CA 6 11-01 0
5 Joshua Needleman Napa, CA 6 10-14 0
6 Jim Mclaughlin Bakersfield, CA 6 10-07 0
7 Tim Meeks Elk Grove, CA 6 10-02 0
8 John Steinhilber Santa Barbra, CA 6 09-12 0
9 Mel Biggs Manteca, CA 6 08-03 0
10 Mark Torrez Camarillo, CA 6 08-03 0

MONTANA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Austin Johnson Noxon, MT 6 13-06 0
2 Stephen Kujawa Libby, MT 6 11-12 0
3 Jake Weaver Columbia Falls, MT 6 11-10 0
4 Andrew Ingold Missoula, MT 6 11-07 0
5 Christopher Campbell Kalispell, MT 6 10-11 0
6 Wesley Tanner Missoula, MT 6 10-02 0
7 Katie Tanner Coeur D'alene, ID 6 09-14 0
8 Jake Hansen Bozeman, MT 6 08-15 0
9 Steven Mazur Lolo, MT 6 08-12 0
10 Sheldon Jones Missoula, MT 4 05-12 0

UTAH
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Greg Pink Montrose, CO 6 11-13 0
2 Marc Caldwell Rifle, CO 6 11-11 0
3 Riley Hansen Park City, UT 6 11-05 0
4 Randy Austin Cedar City, UT 6 11-04 0
5 Mark Faber Pagosa Springs, CO 6 10-14 0
6 Mark Shepard Kaysville, CO 6 10-10 0
7 KC Stone Farr West, UT 6 09-14 0
8 Zach Taylor Kimberly, ID 6 09-11 0
9 Walter Haltom Malad City, ID 6 09-09 0
10 Bryan Crosby Clinton, UT 6 07-10 0

COLORADO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Gary Schipporeit Westminster, CO 6 12-04 0
2 Andy Hackett Colorado Springs, CO 6 11-15 0
3 Don Evans Canon City, CO 6 11-11 0
4 Luke Davidson Centennial , CO 6 11-09 0
5 Chuck Harrison Ft Collins, CO 6 10-14 0
6 Garry Harner Milliken, CO 6 10-05 0
7 Jon Pollock Lakewood, CO 6 10-03 0
8 Michael Rathe Colorado Springs, CO 6 09-15 0
9 John Romanin Wolcott, CO 6 07-01 0
10 Cody Ralph Thornton, CO 3 04-14 0

NEVADA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jonathan Bryson Las Vegas, NV 6 15-14 0
2 Jesse Ortega Las Vegas, NV 6 11-10 0
3 Jason Billmaier Las Vegas, NV 6 11-04 0
4 Andrew Hays Henderson, NV 6 10-08 0
5 Michael Simon Sr. Henderson, NV 6 10-07 0
6 Cody Steckel Las Vegas, NV 6 09-12 0
7 Dean Yamagata Las Vegas, NV 6 09-11 0
8 Steve Larsen Henderson, NV 6 09-01 0
9 Sean Sullivan Henderson, NV 6 08-14 0
10 Lynn Irwin Las Vegas, NV 6 06-09 0

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Costa Countdown to Blastoff featuring FLW Pro John Cox!

In the last episode of the week, the boys welcome in FLW Tour Pro and Chickamauga Champ John Cox to talk about his win in last weeks FLW Tour event and has thoughts on leading the 2019 FLW AOY race heading into the last event of the season. Later Kenneth & David join the call and the Circus makes their picks during the Costa Countdown to blastoff brought to you by ARE Truck Caps and Accessories.

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Trevor Scott Claims Early Lead In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional At Shasta Lake

Trevor Scott of Team Colorado took the lead on the first day of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional held on Lake Shasta out of Redding, Calif. Scott brought 14 pounds, 8 ounces to the scales at Wednesday's weigh-in.

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

May 8, 2019REDDING, Calif. — Trevor Scott went one-for-two on big bed fish, but the one he caught accounted for half of the 14-pound, 8-ounce limit that gave him the Day 1 lead at the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional on Shasta Lake.

“I only had one other bass over 2 pounds, the rest were a pound and a half,” the Windsor, Colo., angler said. “I actually struggled to get decent-size fish, but luckily I got that big one in the first 15 minutes. That made my day, so I could just relax and go fishing. I knew I would probably be in the Top 10.”

Scott said he caught his 7-4 "kicker" next to a flooded bush. Another big bass was bedding nearby, but he couldn’t entice that one. He had located both during brighter practice conditions, but the early-morning weather presented a challenge.

“I couldn't see this morning when I was fishing them,” Scott said. “Then it got windy and blew out my spot, so I couldn’t go back. But I think tomorrow that big fish will be sitting there.

“It really puzzled me why those fish were in that spot. I tried to replicate it by spending hours and hours on the trolling motor in practice, but found nothing like it. I was just in the right spot at the right time.”

A weightless worm presentation tempted Scott’s big fish. The low-light conditions impeded his precision, but persistence prevailed.

“I couldn’t see anything in that first light,” he said. “It took me five casts and four baits and then I got her.”

After bailing on that second bed fish, Scott worked on filling his limit before looking for another day-maker.

“I just ran around trying to get 2-pounders, caught a limit by about 7:30 and then went big-fish hunting for half the day, but that didn’t work,” he said.

Scott caught his limit fish on a mix of swimbaits, drop shots and topwaters. Filling his limit required a lot of mobility.

“I had to hit a lot of spots,” he said. “It was point to point, cut to cut. You’d go hit 30 spots and know that you’re going to catch a fish.”

Cody Hollen of Beaverton, Ore., is in second place with 13-0. When his initial game plan fizzled, Hollen snooped around the general area and found a secondary opportunity that yielded all of his weight.

“I started off fishing points because the wind was blowing and I was trying to get a reaction bite with a deep-diving crankbait,” he said. “I ran across a flat, so I turned and started throwing out deep and rotating through baits and started catching fish.

“The flat was pretty close; I was within 2 miles of the ramp. I caught fish on about five different baits. I think the fish were coming up out of deep water to feed. There was a bird in the area looking for bait.”

Steve Tosh of Modesto, Calif., is in third place with 12-5. Recent hip replacement surgery had sidelined him through practice, so Tosh relied on 20 years of Shasta experience.

“I’m just running around fishing memory from when I was a little kid,” Tosh said. “I caught these fish on three different worm rigs.”

Scott is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 7-4.

Jonathan Bryson of Las Vegas, Nev. leads the nonboater division with 8-3. His three-fish limit included a 4-1 that leads the Phoenix Boats Big Bass competition in that division.

“That was clearly a day maker,” Bryson said. “At the end of the day, we stopped on our last spot and I saw a tree so I threw my little float-and-fly. I was thinking that little 2-inch bait isn’t going to catch any big fish but it actually caught quality fish all day long.”

The TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Regionals also feature team competitions with 20 anglers — 10 boaters and 10 non-boaters — representing each state. Idaho has a 4-ounce lead over Washington in the team standings, 149 pounds, 3 ounces to 148-15. California has 146-13 for third, while Oregon is fourth with 144-2 and Utah is fifth with 143-12. The team competition concludes Thursday, and the top individuals compete in the finals on Friday.

Thursday’s takeoff is scheduled for 5:45 a.m. PT at Bridge Bay Marina. The weigh-in will be held at the resort at 2 p.m.

(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Lake Shasta, Redding CA.
2019 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional 5/8-5/10

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

1. Trevor Scott Windsor, CO (CO) 5 14-08 0
2. Cody Hollen Beaverton, OR (OR) 5 13-00 0
3. Steve Tosh Modesto, CA (CA) 5 12-05 0
4. Kory Ray Lebanon, OR (OR) 5 12-03 0
5. Taylor Smith Spokane Valley, WA (ID) 5 12-02 0
6. Travis Archer Covington, WA (WA) 5 12-00 0
7. Cole Schneider Rathdrum, ID (ID) 5 11-11 0
8. Levi McNeill West Valley City, UT (W 5 11-09 0
9. Tate Brown Orem, UT (UT) 5 11-08 0
10. Josh Ragan Rathdrum, ID (ID) 5 11-07 0
11. Kenny Hansel Los Alamos, NM (NM) 5 11-05 0
11. Tim Rawlings Malad City, ID (WY) 5 11-05 0
13. Justin Campbell Pasco, WA (WA) 5 11-01 0
14. Thomas Nokes Riverton, UT (UT) 5 10-12 0
15. Kelvin Ratchford Kennwick, WA (WA) 5 10-10 0
15. Jason Virgil Hermiston, OR (OR) 5 10-10 0
17. Brian Kennemer Bakersfield, CA (CA) 5 10-10 0
18. JJ Gibbs IV Lake Havasu City, AZ (A 5 10-07 0
19. Bill Brown Grand Junction, CO (UT) 5 10-06 0
19. Steve Lund Glendale, AZ (AZ) 5 10-06 0
21. Bryson Mort Post Falls, ID (MT) 5 10-03 0
22. Kelly Kellogg Kelso, WA (WA) 5 10-03 0
23. Stephen Roth Kalispell, MT (MT) 5 10-02 0
23. David Withee Pueblo West, CO (CO) 5 10-02 0
25. Zach Barnes Boise, ID (ID) 5 10-00 0
26. Nate Caldwell Fort Collins, CO (CO) 5 09-15 0
26. Jay Evans Missoula, MT (MT) 5 09-15 0
28. Gene Batey Jr. Pasco, WA (WA) 5 09-14 0
28. Joe Cole Coalville, UT (WY) 5 09-14 0
28. Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO (UT) 5 09-14 0
31. Wade Headrick South Jordan, UT (UT) 5 09-13 0
32. Steven Sepulveda Oakdale, CA (CA) 5 09-09 0
33. David Kromm Kennewick, WA (WA) 5 09-06 0
34. Jacob Russell Tucson, AZ (AZ) 5 09-06 0
35. Zack Holwerda Maricopa, AZ (AZ) 5 09-05 0
35. Douglas Jones North Las Vegas, NV (NV 5 09-05 0
35. Robert Peixotto Albuquerque, NM (NM) 5 09-05 0
35. Travis Whitney Kennewick, WA (WA) 5 09-05 0
39. Gabriel Litterell Coer D'Alene, ID (ID) 5 09-04 0
40. Jason Hickey Weiser, ID (ID) 5 09-03 0
41. Randy Carroll Litchfield Park, AZ (AZ 5 09-02 0
41. Jason Crone Kalispell, MT (MT) 5 09-02 0
43. Timothy Klinger Boulder City, NV (NV) 5 09-01 0
44. Donovan Allphin Provo, UT (UT) 5 09-00 0
44. Kenneth Cleveland Bakersfield, CA (CA) 5 09-00 0
44. Frankie Mueller Kingman, AZ (AZ) 5 09-00 0
44. Brent Shores Boise, ID (WY) 5 09-00 0
48. Dan Jordan Camas, WA (OR) 5 08-15 0
48. Joshua Powell Libby, MT (MT) 5 08-15 0
48. Nathan Tumelson Lewiston, ID (ID) 5 08-15 0
51. Robert Gritski Pendleton, OR (WA) 5 08-15 0
52. Cory Miller Lebanon, OR (OR) 5 08-14 0
53. Stanley Fisher Trout Creek, MT (MT) 5 08-12 0
53. Larry Triplett Castle Rock, CO (CO) 5 08-12 0
55. Taylor Hulstrom Pinehurst, ID (ID) 5 08-11 0
56. Josh Marthaller Salem, OR (OR) 5 08-10 0
56. Kevin Melford Camarillo, CA (CA) 5 08-10 0
56. Andrew Miller Los Lunas, NM (NM) 5 08-10 0
59. Justin Orr Elephant, NM (NM) 5 08-10 0
60. Keegan Graves Meridian, ID (ID) 5 08-09 0
60. Tim Johnston Kalispell , MT (MT) 5 08-09 0
62. Tom Geffert Pine, AZ (AZ) 5 08-08 0
62. Gregg Price Farmington, NM (NM) 5 08-08 0
64. Jake Anderson Richland, WA (WA) 5 08-07 0
64. Clint Johanson Benton City, WA (WA) 5 08-07 0
64. Andrew Parsons Ione, CA (CA) 5 08-07 0
64. Dick Watson Alta Loma, CA (NV) 5 08-07 0
68. Mike Borjia Henderson, NV (NV) 5 08-07 0
69. Bruce Harris Oakdale, CA (CA) 5 08-06 0
69. Dave Lee Mesa, AZ (AZ) 5 08-06 0
69. Stephen Tauriello Las Vegas, NV (NV) 5 08-06 0
72. Ron Raymond Paso Robles, CA (CA) 5 08-05 0
73. Randell Bell Elephant Butte, NM (NM) 5 08-04 0
73. Patrick Davis Henderson, NV (NV) 5 08-04 0
73. Tyler Ivie Farr West, UT (UT) 5 08-04 0
76. Frank Scarla McMinnville, OR (OR) 5 08-03 0
77. Ryan Yamagata Las Vegas, NV (NV) 5 08-03 0
78. Perry Flot Lasalle, CO (CO) 5 08-02 0
78. Christian Gladfelter Albuquerque, NM (NM) 5 08-02 0
80. Raymond Archer Greeley, CO (CO) 5 07-15 0
80. Charles Cornelison Placerville, CA (CA) 5 07-15 0
80. Jason Hemminger Oxnard, CA (CA) 5 07-15 0
83. Mark Hilyer Libby, MT (MT) 5 07-14 0
83. Paul Morley Kaysville, UT (UT) 5 07-14 0
85. Kevin Ford Eugene, OR (OR) 5 07-13 0
85. Chad Hullinger West Valley, UT (WY) 5 07-13 0
85. Dusten Stewart Roy, UT (WY) 5 07-13 0
88. Elli Hubbard Las Vegas, NV (NV) 5 07-12 0
88. Brent James St George, UT (NV) 5 07-12 0
88. Ryan Sparks Beaverton, OR (OR) 5 07-12 0
91. Shawn Hilton Phoenix, AZ (AZ) 5 07-11 0
91. Stephen Way Security, CO (CO) 5 07-11 0
93. Brent Daybell West Jordan, UT (WY) 5 07-11 0
93. Brett Felter Malad, ID (WY) 5 07-11 0
95. Robert Christensen Wallace, ID (MT) 5 07-10 0
96. Greg Mcwhorter Truth Or Consequences, 5 07-09 0
96. Scott Rich Ogden, UT (WY) 5 07-09 0
98. Mike Larsen Bluffdale, UT (UT) 5 07-08 0
99. Chase Colby St. George, UT (UT) 5 07-07 0
100. Rick Mason Glendale, AZ (AZ) 5 07-04 0
100. Kevin Wiggins Winterheaven, NV (NV) 5 07-04 0
102. Earl Conway Albuquerque, NM (NM) 5 07-02 0
102. Tracy Dursteler Blackfoot, ID (WY) 5 07-02 0
104. Jon Webb Centennial, CO (CO) 5 07-02 0
105. Richard Cowley Columbia Falls, MT (MT) 5 07-01 0
105. Mark Warren Kiowa, CO (CO) 5 07-01 0
107. Steve Zumwalt El Paso, TX (NM) 5 06-13 0
108. Derek Phillips Larkspur, CO (CO) 5 06-05 0
109. Ron Wiseman Pendleton, OR (OR) 5 06-00 0
110. Jake Boomer Spokane Valley, WA (ID) 5 05-09 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 110 550 988-14
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110 550 988-14

TEAM STANDINGS Day 1
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State Lbs-Oz
1 IDAHO 149-03
2 WASHINGTON 148-15
3 CALIFORNIA 146-13
4 OREGON 144-02
5 UTAH 143-12
6 ARIZONA 142-10
7 MONTANA 141-02
8 NEW MEXICO 140-08
9 COLORADO 139-14
10 WYOMING 138-09
11 NEVADA 137-03

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 1
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WASHINGTON
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Travis Archer Covington, WA 5 12-00 0
2 Justin Campbell Pasco, WA 5 11-01 0
3 Kelvin Ratchford Kennwick, WA 5 10-10 0
4 Kelly Kellogg Kelso, WA 5 10-03 0
5 Gene Batey Jr. Pasco, WA 5 09-14 0
6 David Kromm Kennewick, WA 5 09-06 0
7 Travis Whitney Kennewick, WA 5 09-05 0
8 Robert Gritski Pendleton, OR 5 08-15 0
9 Jake Anderson Richland, WA 5 08-07 0
9 Clint Johanson Benton City, WA 5 08-07 0

IDAHO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Taylor Smith Spokane Valley, WA 5 12-02 0
2 Cole Schneider Rathdrum, ID 5 11-11 0
3 Josh Ragan Rathdrum, ID 5 11-07 0
4 Zach Barnes Boise, ID 5 10-00 0
5 Gabriel Litterell Coer D'Alene, ID 5 09-04 0
6 Jason Hickey Weiser, ID 5 09-03 0
7 Nathan Tumelson Lewiston, ID 5 08-15 0
8 Taylor Hulstrom Pinehurst, ID 5 08-11 0
9 Keegan Graves Meridian, ID 5 08-09 0
10 Jake Boomer Spokane Valley, WA 5 05-09 0

OREGON
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Cody Hollen Beaverton, OR 5 13-00 0
2 Kory Ray Lebanon, OR 5 12-03 0
3 Jason Virgil Hermiston, OR 5 10-10 0
4 Dan Jordan Camas, WA 5 08-15 0
5 Cory Miller Lebanon, OR 5 08-14 0
6 Josh Marthaller Salem, OR 5 08-10 0
7 Frank Scarla McMinnville, OR 5 08-03 0
8 Kevin Ford Eugene, OR 5 07-13 0
9 Ryan Sparks Beaverton, OR 5 07-12 0
10 Ron Wiseman Pendleton, OR 5 06-00 0

ARIZONA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 JJ Gibbs IV Lake Havasu City, AZ 5 10-07 0
2 Steve Lund Glendale, AZ 5 10-06 0
3 Jacob Russell Tucson, AZ 5 09-06 0
4 Zack Holwerda Maricopa, AZ 5 09-05 0
5 Randy Carroll Litchfield Park, AZ 5 09-02 0
6 Frankie Mueller Kingman, AZ 5 09-00 0
7 Tom Geffert Pine, AZ 5 08-08 0
8 Dave Lee Mesa, AZ 5 08-06 0
9 Shawn Hilton Phoenix, AZ 5 07-11 0
10 Rick Mason Glendale, AZ 5 07-04 0

WYOMING
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Levi McNeill West Valley City, UT 5 11-09 0
2 Tim Rawlings Malad City, ID 5 11-05 0
3 Joe Cole Coalville, UT 5 09-14 0
4 Brent Shores Boise, ID 5 09-00 0
5 Chad Hullinger West Valley, UT 5 07-13 0
5 Dusten Stewart Roy, UT 5 07-13 0
7 Brent Daybell West Jordan, UT 5 07-11 0
7 Brett Felter Malad, ID 5 07-11 0
9 Scott Rich Ogden, UT 5 07-09 0
10 Tracy Dursteler Blackfoot, ID 5 07-02 0

NEW MEXICO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kenny Hansel Los Alamos, NM 5 11-05 0
2 Robert Peixotto Albuquerque, NM 5 09-05 0
3 Andrew Miller Los Lunas, NM 5 08-10 0
4 Justin Orr Elephant, NM 5 08-10 0
5 Gregg Price Farmington, NM 5 08-08 0
6 Randell Bell Elephant Butte, NM 5 08-04 0
7 Christian Gladfelter Albuquerque, NM 5 08-02 0
8 Greg Mcwhorter Truth Or Consequences, 5 07-09 0
9 Earl Conway Albuquerque, NM 5 07-02 0
10 Steve Zumwalt El Paso, TX 5 06-13 0

CALIFORNIA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Steve Tosh Modesto, CA 5 12-05 0
2 Brian Kennemer Bakersfield, CA 5 10-10 0
3 Steven Sepulveda Oakdale, CA 5 09-09 0
4 Kenneth Cleveland Bakersfield, CA 5 09-00 0
5 Kevin Melford Camarillo, CA 5 08-10 0
6 Andrew Parsons Ione, CA 5 08-07 0
7 Bruce Harris Oakdale, CA 5 08-06 0
8 Ron Raymond Paso Robles, CA 5 08-05 0
9 Charles Cornelison Placerville, CA 5 07-15 0
9 Jason Hemminger Oxnard, CA 5 07-15 0

MONTANA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Bryson Mort Post Falls, ID 5 10-03 0
2 Stephen Roth Kalispell, MT 5 10-02 0
3 Jay Evans Missoula, MT 5 09-15 0
4 Jason Crone Kalispell, MT 5 09-02 0
5 Joshua Powell Libby, MT 5 08-15 0
6 Stanley Fisher Trout Creek, MT 5 08-12 0
7 Tim Johnston Kalispell , MT 5 08-09 0
8 Mark Hilyer Libby, MT 5 07-14 0
9 Robert Christensen Wallace, ID 5 07-10 0
10 Richard Cowley Columbia Falls, MT 5 07-01 0

UTAH
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Tate Brown Orem, UT 5 11-08 0
2 Thomas Nokes Riverton, UT 5 10-12 0
3 Bill Brown Grand Junction, CO 5 10-06 0
4 Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO 5 09-14 0
5 Wade Headrick South Jordan, UT 5 09-13 0
6 Donovan Allphin Provo, UT 5 09-00 0
7 Tyler Ivie Farr West, UT 5 08-04 0
8 Paul Morley Kaysville, UT 5 07-14 0
9 Mike Larsen Bluffdale, UT 5 07-08 0
10 Chase Colby St. George, UT 5 07-07 0

COLORADO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Trevor Scott Windsor, CO 5 14-08 0
2 David Withee Pueblo West, CO 5 10-02 0
3 Nate Caldwell Fort Collins, CO 5 09-15 0
4 Larry Triplett Castle Rock, CO 5 08-12 0
5 Perry Flot Lasalle, CO 5 08-02 0
6 Raymond Archer Greeley, CO 5 07-15 0
7 Stephen Way Security, CO 5 07-11 0
8 Jon Webb Centennial, CO 5 07-02 0
9 Mark Warren Kiowa, CO 5 07-01 0
10 Derek Phillips Larkspur, CO 5 06-05 0

NEVADA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Douglas Jones North Las Vegas, NV 5 09-05 0
2 Timothy Klinger Boulder City, NV 5 09-01 0
3 Dick Watson Alta Loma, CA 5 08-07 0
4 Mike Borjia Henderson, NV 5 08-07 0
5 Stephen Tauriello Las Vegas, NV 5 08-06 0
6 Patrick Davis Henderson, NV 5 08-04 0
7 Ryan Yamagata Las Vegas, NV 5 08-03 0
8 Elli Hubbard Las Vegas, NV 5 07-12 0
8 Brent James St George, UT 5 07-12 0
10 Kevin Wiggins Winterheaven, NV 5 07-04 0

2019 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional 5/8-5/10
Lake Shasta, Redding CA.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1. Jonathan Bryson Las Vegas, NV (NV) 3 08-03 0
2. Kody Johnson San Tan Valley, AZ (AZ) 3 07-05 0
3. Andrew Ingold Missoula, MT (MT) 3 07-03 0
4. Ryan Gutierrez Weiser, ID (ID) 3 07-02 0
5. Chris Gilkison Bakersfield, CA (CA) 3 06-15 0
6. Brad Hauf Elephant Butte, NM (NM) 3 06-13 0
6. Austin Johnson Noxon, MT (MT) 3 06-13 0
6. Kong Moua Sacramento, CA (CA) 3 06-13 0
9. Gary Schipporeit Westminster, CO (CO) 3 06-12 0
10. Dave Cole Roy, UT (WY) 3 06-10 0
10. Addam Gross Pendleton, OR (WA) 3 06-10 0
12. Michael Hill Carlsbad, NM (NM) 3 06-09 0
12. Nathan Pratt Albuquerque, NM (NM) 3 06-09 0
14. James Hollingshead Clarkston, WA (WA) 3 06-08 0
15. Jordan Schwartzkopf Peoria, AZ (AZ) 3 06-06 0
15. Brian Velasquez Yuma, AZ (AZ) 3 06-06 0
17. Ryan Morford Coeur D' Alene, ID (ID) 3 06-05 0
18. Justin Dodd Kennewick, WA (WA) 3 06-04 0
19. Scott Seros Bend, OR (OR) 3 06-03 0
19. Nick Wood Yreka, CA (OR) 3 06-03 0
21. Jared Hoffman Coeur D'alene, ID (ID) 3 06-01 0
21. Luke Johns Folsom, CA (CA) 3 06-01 0
23. Josh Unruh Sparks, NV (WY) 3 06-00 0
24. Joshua Needleman Napa, CA (CA) 3 05-15 0
25. Randy Austin Cedar City, UT (UT) 3 05-14 0
25. Clint Everett Surprise, AZ (AZ) 3 05-14 0
25. Jerry Lake Cottage Grove, OR (OR) 3 05-14 0
25. Jess Pottenger Harrison, ID (ID) 3 05-14 0
29. Jake Morrison Scottsdale, AZ (AZ) 3 05-13 0
29. Jesse Ortega Las Vegas, NV (NV) 3 05-13 0
31. Marc Caldwell Rifle, CO (UT) 3 05-13 0
32. Stanley Beebe San Luis obispo, CA (CA 3 05-12 0
32. John Steinhilber Santa Barbra, CA (CA) 3 05-12 0
34. Luke Davidson Centennial , CO (CO) 3 05-11 0
34. Chris Fisher Moriarty, NM (NM) 3 05-11 0
34. Stephen Kujawa Libby, MT (MT) 3 05-11 0
37. Austin Bentz Hermiston, OR (OR) 3 05-10 0
37. Andrew Hays Henderson, NV (NV) 3 05-10 0
37. Waylon Reynolds Jarales, NM (NM) 3 05-10 0
40. Jason Billmaier Las Vegas, NV (NV) 3 05-09 0
40. Riley Hansen Park City, UT (UT) 3 05-09 0
42. Greg Pink Montrose, CO (UT) 3 05-08 0
42. Bobby Preece Las Cruces, NM (NM) 3 05-08 0
42. Dean Yamagata Las Vegas, NV (NV) 3 05-08 0
45. Chaunteil` Carte Damascus, OR (WY) 3 05-07 0
45. Chuck Harrison Ft Collins, CO (CO) 3 05-07 0
45. Mark Shepard Kaysville, CO (UT) 3 05-07 0
45. Michael Simon Sr. Henderson, NV (NV) 3 05-07 0
45. Zach Taylor Kimberly, ID (UT) 3 05-07 0
50. Andy Hackett Colorado Springs, CO (C 3 05-06 0
50. Steve Larsen Henderson, NV (NV) 3 05-06 0
50. Kenneth Sitton Albany, OR (OR) 3 05-06 0
53. Nicholas Forbush Heber, UT (WY) 3 05-05 0
53. Cody Steckel Las Vegas, NV (NV) 3 05-05 0
53. Jake Weaver Columbia Falls, MT (MT) 3 05-05 0
56. Jakobe Akins Coeur D Alene, ID (ID) 3 05-04 0
56. Ronald Chambers Tonto Basin, AZ (AZ) 3 05-04 0
58. Mark Faber Pagosa Springs, CO (UT) 3 05-03 0
58. Kyle Graham North Ogden, UT (WY) 3 05-03 0
60. Mike Liska Espanola, NM (NM) 3 05-03 0
61. Tim Meeks Elk Grove, CA (CA) 3 05-02 0
61. Michael Rathe Colorado Springs, CO (C 3 05-02 0
61. Richard Sainz Truth Or Conquenses, NM 3 05-02 0
61. Wesley Tanner Missoula, MT (MT) 3 05-02 0
65. Toby Tafoya Gallup, NM (NM) 3 05-01 0
66. Nick Andrews Roy, UT (WY) 3 05-00 0
66. Jake Hansen Bozeman, MT (MT) 3 05-00 0
66. Garry Harner Milliken, CO (CO) 3 05-00 0
66. Tom Mcart Jr Albany, OR (OR) 3 05-00 0
66. Jon Pollock Lakewood, CO (CO) 3 05-00 0
66. Clay Williams Athol, ID (ID) 3 05-00 0
72. Robert Maglio Kennewick, WA (WA) 3 04-15 0
72. Dan Skillings Bend, OR (OR) 3 04-15 0
74. Jesse Boggs Mountain Home, ID (ID) 3 04-14 0
74. Don Evans Canon City, CO (CO) 3 04-14 0
74. Jim Mclaughlin Bakersfield, CA (CA) 3 04-14 0
74. Cody Ralph Thornton, CO (CO) 3 04-14 0
74. Joel Skinner Glendale, AZ (AZ) 3 04-14 0
74. KC Stone Farr West, UT (UT) 3 04-14 0
80. David Vega McCammon , ID (WY) 3 04-13 0
81. Colton Crawford Mcminnville, OR (OR) 3 04-11 0
81. Nathanial Kimberling Coeur D Alene, ID (ID) 3 04-11 0
83. Christopher Campbell Kalispell, MT (MT) 3 04-11 0
84. Greg Jager Kennewick, WA (WA) 3 04-10 0
84. Justin Whisler Bonney Lake, WA (WA) 3 04-10 0
86. Mel Biggs Manteca, CA (CA) 3 04-09 0
86. Micah Hart West Richland, WA (WA) 3 04-09 0
86. Jeremy Stewart Clinton, UT (WY) 3 04-09 0
86. Katie Tanner Coeur D'alene, ID (MT) 3 04-09 0
90. Clif Gallagher Lehi, UT (WY) 3 04-07 0
90. Walter Haltom Malad City, ID (UT) 3 04-07 0
90. Lane Robinson Hayden, ID (ID) 3 04-07 0
93. Robert Beck Keizer, OR (OR) 3 04-05 0
93. Steven Mazur Lolo, MT (MT) 3 04-05 0
93. Sean Sullivan Henderson, NV (NV) 3 04-05 0
96. Sheldon Jones Missoula, MT (MT) 3 04-04 0
96. James Robey Pasco, WA (WA) 3 04-04 0
98. Scott Jamison Burbank, WA (WA) 3 04-03 0
98. John Romanin Wolcott, CO (CO) 3 04-03 0
100. Matthew Antonich Post Falls, ID (ID) 3 04-02 0
100. Skyler Keeton Pasco, WA (WA) 3 04-02 0
100. Steve Mawson Mesa, AZ (AZ) 3 04-02 0
103. Lee Johnson Artesia, NM (NM) 3 04-02 0
104. Keith Truett Lebanon, OR (OR) 3 03-15 0
105. Mark Torrez Camarillo, CA (CA) 3 03-14 0
106. Chris Harvey Idaho Falls, ID (WY) 3 03-12 0
106. Richard Hoitinga Buckeye, AZ (AZ) 3 03-12 0
108. Jose Torres Tucson, AZ (AZ) 3 03-07 0
109. Bryan Crosby Clinton, UT (UT) 3 03-04 0
109. Lynn Irwin Las Vegas, NV (NV) 3 03-04 0
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Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 110 330 583-13
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WASHINGTON
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Addam Gross Pendleton, OR 3 06-10 0
2 James Hollingshead Clarkston, WA 3 06-08 0
3 Justin Dodd Kennewick, WA 3 06-04 0
4 Robert Maglio Kennewick, WA 3 04-15 0
5 Greg Jager Kennewick, WA 3 04-10 0
5 Justin Whisler Bonney Lake, WA 3 04-10 0
7 Micah Hart West Richland, WA 3 04-09 0
8 James Robey Pasco, WA 3 04-04 0
9 Scott Jamison Burbank, WA 3 04-03 0
10 Skyler Keeton Pasco, WA 3 04-02 0

IDAHO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Ryan Gutierrez Weiser, ID 3 07-02 0
2 Ryan Morford Coeur D' Alene, ID 3 06-05 0
3 Jared Hoffman Coeur D'alene, ID 3 06-01 0
4 Jess Pottenger Harrison, ID 3 05-14 0
5 Jakobe Akins Coeur D Alene, ID 3 05-04 0
6 Clay Williams Athol, ID 3 05-00 0
7 Jesse Boggs Mountain Home, ID 3 04-14 0
8 Nathanial Kimberling Coeur D Alene, ID 3 04-11 0
9 Lane Robinson Hayden, ID 3 04-07 0
10 Matthew Antonich Post Falls, ID 3 04-02 0

OREGON
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Scott Seros Bend, OR 3 06-03 0
1 Nick Wood Yreka, CA 3 06-03 0
3 Jerry Lake Cottage Grove, OR 3 05-14 0
4 Austin Bentz Hermiston, OR 3 05-10 0
5 Kenneth Sitton Albany, OR 3 05-06 0
6 Tom Mcart Jr Albany, OR 3 05-00 0
7 Dan Skillings Bend, OR 3 04-15 0
8 Colton Crawford Mcminnville, OR 3 04-11 0
9 Robert Beck Keizer, OR 3 04-05 0
10 Keith Truett Lebanon, OR 3 03-15 0

ARIZONA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kody Johnson San Tan Valley, AZ 3 07-05 0
2 Jordan Schwartzkopf Peoria, AZ 3 06-06 0
2 Brian Velasquez Yuma, AZ 3 06-06 0
4 Clint Everett Surprise, AZ 3 05-14 0
5 Jake Morrison Scottsdale, AZ 3 05-13 0
6 Ronald Chambers Tonto Basin, AZ 3 05-04 0
7 Joel Skinner Glendale, AZ 3 04-14 0
8 Steve Mawson Mesa, AZ 3 04-02 0
9 Richard Hoitinga Buckeye, AZ 3 03-12 0
10 Jose Torres Tucson, AZ 3 03-07 0

WYOMING
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Dave Cole Roy, UT 3 06-10 0
2 Josh Unruh Sparks, NV 3 06-00 0
3 Chaunteil` Carte Damascus, OR 3 05-07 0
4 Nicholas Forbush Heber, UT 3 05-05 0
5 Kyle Graham North Ogden, UT 3 05-03 0
6 Nick Andrews Roy, UT 3 05-00 0
7 David Vega McCammon , ID 3 04-13 0
8 Jeremy Stewart Clinton, UT 3 04-09 0
9 Clif Gallagher Lehi, UT 3 04-07 0
10 Chris Harvey Idaho Falls, ID 3 03-12 0

NEW MEXICO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Brad Hauf Elephant Butte, NM 3 06-13 0
2 Michael Hill Carlsbad, NM 3 06-09 0
2 Nathan Pratt Albuquerque, NM 3 06-09 0
4 Chris Fisher Moriarty, NM 3 05-11 0
5 Waylon Reynolds Jarales, NM 3 05-10 0
6 Bobby Preece Las Cruces, NM 3 05-08 0
7 Mike Liska Espanola, NM 3 05-03 0
8 Richard Sainz Truth Or Conquenses, NM 3 05-02 0
9 Toby Tafoya Gallup, NM 3 05-01 0
10 Lee Johnson Artesia, NM 3 04-02 0

CALIFORNIA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Chris Gilkison Bakersfield, CA 3 06-15 0
2 Kong Moua Sacramento, CA 3 06-13 0
3 Luke Johns Folsom, CA 3 06-01 0
4 Joshua Needleman Napa, CA 3 05-15 0
5 Stanley Beebe San Luis obispo, CA 3 05-12 0
5 John Steinhilber Santa Barbra, CA 3 05-12 0
7 Tim Meeks Elk Grove, CA 3 05-02 0
8 Jim Mclaughlin Bakersfield, CA 3 04-14 0
9 Mel Biggs Manteca, CA 3 04-09 0
10 Mark Torrez Camarillo, CA 3 03-14 0

MONTANA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Andrew Ingold Missoula, MT 3 07-03 0
2 Austin Johnson Noxon, MT 3 06-13 0
3 Stephen Kujawa Libby, MT 3 05-11 0
4 Jake Weaver Columbia Falls, MT 3 05-05 0
5 Wesley Tanner Missoula, MT 3 05-02 0
6 Jake Hansen Bozeman, MT 3 05-00 0
7 Christopher Campbell Kalispell, MT 3 04-11 0
8 Katie Tanner Coeur D'alene, ID 3 04-09 0
9 Steven Mazur Lolo, MT 3 04-05 0
10 Sheldon Jones Missoula, MT 3 04-04 0

UTAH
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Randy Austin Cedar City, UT 3 05-14 0
2 Marc Caldwell Rifle, CO 3 05-13 0
3 Riley Hansen Park City, UT 3 05-09 0
4 Greg Pink Montrose, CO 3 05-08 0
5 Mark Shepard Kaysville, CO 3 05-07 0
5 Zach Taylor Kimberly, ID 3 05-07 0
7 Mark Faber Pagosa Springs, CO 3 05-03 0
8 KC Stone Farr West, UT 3 04-14 0
9 Walter Haltom Malad City, ID 3 04-07 0
10 Bryan Crosby Clinton, UT 3 03-04 0

COLORADO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Gary Schipporeit Westminster, CO 3 06-12 0
2 Luke Davidson Centennial , CO 3 05-11 0
3 Chuck Harrison Ft Collins, CO 3 05-07 0
4 Andy Hackett Colorado Springs, CO 3 05-06 0
5 Michael Rathe Colorado Springs, CO 3 05-02 0
6 Garry Harner Milliken, CO 3 05-00 0
6 Jon Pollock Lakewood, CO 3 05-00 0
8 Don Evans Canon City, CO 3 04-14 0
8 Cody Ralph Thornton, CO 3 04-14 0
10 John Romanin Wolcott, CO 3 04-03 0

NEVADA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jonathan Bryson Las Vegas, NV 3 08-03 0
2 Jesse Ortega Las Vegas, NV 3 05-13 0
3 Andrew Hays Henderson, NV 3 05-10 0
4 Jason Billmaier Las Vegas, NV 3 05-09 0
5 Dean Yamagata Las Vegas, NV 3 05-08 0
6 Michael Simon Sr. Henderson, NV 3 05-07 0
7 Steve Larsen Henderson, NV 3 05-06 0
8 Cody Steckel Las Vegas, NV 3 05-05 0
9 Sean Sullivan Henderson, NV 3 04-05 0
10 Lynn Irwin Las Vegas, NV 3 03-04 0

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Flood Conditions Force Postponement Of Bassmaster Elite At Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — High lake levels at Fort Gibson Lake, Oklahoma, have caused the postponement of the Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Bassmaster Elite tournament — originally scheduled for May 16-19, until September, B.A.S.S. officials announced.

The tournament will be rescheduled during the “Make-Up Week” of September 16-22, which was previously set aside in case a regular-season Elite tournament had to be postponed.

B.A.S.S. officials made the decision to postpone after flood conditions on Fort Gibson forced the closing of launch and weigh-in facilities at Taylors Ferry North Recreation Area in Wagoner.

Heavy rain and flash flooding covered much of northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas the first week of May with some of the heaviest-hit areas within the 11,000 square-mile Grand River Basin, and the outlook heading into the tournament calls for more rainy days. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials told B.A.S.S. that conditions on the lake could be expected to worsen in the coming days.

“We regret having to postpone the Elite tournament but were forced to do so due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control,” said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO, who noted that the tournament was timed to coincide with the grand opening of the Cherokee Casino Tahlequah next week.

“We can’t be there for the ribbon cutting, but we look forward to returning in September, when our Elite anglers will showcase Fort Gibson Lake’s great bass fishing opportunities,” he said.

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Lew’s/Strike King is Proud to Offer Freshman Scholarships

Lexington, S.C. (May 6th, 2018) – Supporting youth and the future of our sport has been at the core of our brands since their inception. This effort has been supported in many fashions throughout our history. The most notable is the highly-successful Mach High School Program, which has enabled Lew’s to support many high school bass clubs across the country. In addition, Strike King is, and has always been, a proud sponsor of numerous high school and college fishing teams and events. To ensure the future success of this mission, the Lew’s/Strike King brands have even developed a fully functional Grass Roots Activation Team that heads up our nationwide efforts to support and equip youth anglers.

These efforts have helped us lay the groundwork for our most exciting development to date. To further support our youth anglers and thank them for carrying the love and passion for fishing forward, we are excited to announce the Lew’s & Strike King Freshman Scholarship Program!

“Our new Freshman Scholarship Program is yet another way for our brands to give back to the sport we love. We recognize the important role that fishing has played in our lives and we feel an obligation to ensure that it gets passed on to our youth,” explains Ken Eubanks, CEO of Lew’s Holding Company. “We’ve set up a fund that will award five deserving high school anglers a scholarship towards their freshman year of college. We are very excited to see the support and success of our brands translate into tangible support and success of youth fishing” Eubanks concludes.

The Freshman Scholarship Program will be awarded to five deserving high school anglers who must complete an application that will be available on both the Lew’s and Strike King websites. We are proudly partnering with the Future Fisherman Foundation in the screening and processing of all applications. More information and the actual application can be found on our websites www.lews.comand www.strikeking.com.

ABOUT Strike King

Strike King is a Collierville, TN based supplier of fishing tackle and sunglasses. The Company supplies hard baits, wire baits, soft plastics and related accessories through the mass market, sporting goods, and specialty outdoor channels. For further information about Strike King, please visit www.strikeking.com.

ABOUT Lew’s

Lew's Fishing is a Springfield, MO based supplier of fishing equipment and tackle. The Company supplies branded fishing reels, rods, and related accessories through the mass market, sporting goods, and specialty outdoor channels. For further information about Lew’s, please visit www.lews.com.

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Hooksets & Hand Grenades part 2 - Progressive Bass Wrap Up with Dean Rojas and Brandon Cobb

In their 2nd episode of the week, The boys catch up with MLF BPT Pro Dean Rojas to break down his Smith Lake win last week in Cullman Alabama. Later they wake up the C-O-double B, Mr. Brandon Cobb from a nap and get the skinny on his 114 pound MONSTER Win on Lake Fork! Check it out right here!

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MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage 8 to visit Lake Winnebago and nearby waters June 25-30

According to the Appleton Post-Crescent, it looks as though Major League Fishing will announce its final stage, stage 8 of the 2019 season on Lake Winnebago and nearby waters.

According to the article on the postcrescent.com website, as seen below:

NEENAH - Some of the best bass anglers in the world will test their skills on Lake Winnebago and nearby waters next month as the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour makes a stop in Neenah.

The June 25-30 tournament will be live-streamed on the website MajorLeagueFishing.com, and the footage will be packaged into a two-hour TV show that will air later this year on the Discovery Channel and Sportsman Channel.

"It's a huge event for the area," Adam Schanke, sports marketing manager for the Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau, told USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. "I think it's going to be a great way to show off Neenah and the Fox Cities as a whole."

The competitive tournament will bring 80 anglers and a production crew of more than 100 people to Neenah.

"It's a perfect time to be there, that time of year," said Michael Mulone, senior director of events and partnerships for Major League Fishing. "The fishing should be phenomenal."

Major League Fishing will build a TV compound with Jumbotrons — something akin to ESPN's College GameDay set — that will be open to the public free of charge during the tournament. The preferred location for the TV compound is the parking lot of Shattuck Middle School, 600 Elm St., but the deal hasn't been finalized.

The tournament is expected to generate more than 1,000 hotel room nights and about $350,000 in direct economic activity.

Schanke said the Fox Cities has been host to fishing tournaments in the past, but not to the level of Major League Fishing.

"This is probably the biggest as far as the prestige of the fishermen," Schanke said. "You can't just sign up for this tournament. These are pros who do this for a living. They are top-level fishermen. They're chosen for this tour."

How it works

The Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour is in its inaugural year. It's a series of catch-and-release tournaments in which the winner is determined by the total weight of his catch. Previous stages were held in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri and Oklahoma.

The 80 anglers are competing exclusively with the tour.

"These are the best of the best," Mulone said. "They left other tours to join us this year."

Mulone said the purse for the tournament in Neenah is nearly $500,000, with the winner taking home $100,000.

The competition will occur primarily on Lake Winnebago but will extend to other waters, including Lake Poygan, Lake Winneconne, Lake Butte des Morts and Green Lake.

The anglers will catch largemouth or smallmouth bass. Officials in the boats immediately will weigh the fish, and then the fish will be released back into the water.

Officials will enter the weight into a computer network so all of the competitors and spectators watching the live stream will know the real-time status of the standings.

"If you're on one side of (Lake) Winnebago and catch a 4-pound bass, and I'm on the other side, within a minute I'm going to know that you are now 4 pounds ahead of me," Mulone said. "It creates incredible drama. Even small fish mean a lot because it's total weight per day. It's not catching your biggest five fish, which is traditional with most tournaments."

The schedule

Anglers will arrive June 23 and 24 to practice, and the tournament will run from June 25 to 30.

Shotgun Round 1 (June 25): 40 anglers in Group A will compete. The total weight of an angler's catch will carry forward.
Shotgun Round 2 (June 26): 40 anglers in Group B will compete. The total weight of an angler's catch will carry forward.
Elimination Round 1 (June 27): The 40 anglers in Group A will compete for a second day. The top 20, based on the two-day weight total, will advance.
Elimination Round 2 (June 28): The 40 anglers in Group B will compete for a second day. The top 20, based on the two-day weight total, will advance.
Knock Out Round (June 29): The 40 anglers who survived the elimination rounds will compete, starting at zero weight. The 10 anglers with the highest weight will advance to the Championship Round.
Championship Round (June 30): The top 10 anglers compete, starting at zero weight. The one with the highest weight will lift the trophy and win the $100,000 prize.

Benefits to Neenah

Mulone said he was looking for a different site for the tour and found a perfect match in Neenah and Lake Winnebago, which he described as "a fantastic fishery."

"A professional bass tournament hasn't been to Winnebago in a really long time, if ever before," Mulone said.

Major League Fishing is partnering with Future Neenah on the arrangements, which include equipment rental, portable toilets, fencing and overnight security. The Neenah Parks and Recreation Commission waived the boat trailer parking fees for the event.

The competitors will launch from Recreation Park, 600 S. Park Ave., when fishing on Lake Winnebago, but the focus of activity for the public will be at the TV compound, where spectators can watch the live stream and a daily results show.

Analysts will ask anglers about their performance and what changes they will make for the next day of competition.

Mulone said the TV compound will be visually appealing but won't be so loud as to disturb the peace of the neighborhood. The benefits, he said, are really to Neenah and the surrounding area.

"We're highlighting the destination," Mulone said. "We're going to go around town and find unique places to video, so when we're coming in and out of commercial, there's going to be scenery of Neenah on air. That's a big part of what we do."

Nikki Hessel, executive director of Future Neenah, said the exposure promised by Major League Fishing was too attractive to pass up.

"It's a great opportunity for us to highlight the area and what we have to offer as a community," she said.

Promoters say the economic windfall will be felt long after Major League Fishing moves to the next community.

"People are going to see the best pro fishermen fishing on Winnebago and the surrounding lakes," Mulone said, "and then hopefully they'll want to vacation there."

Redcrest, the season-ending championship for the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour, will be held from Aug. 19 to 25 in La Crosse.

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I’ve met some great Americans today.

Vance McCullough - Anglerschannel.com

Patrick Sebile is known by his country of origin – France. “I am a very proud US citizen now for two years,” stated Sebile, his accent still thick, as we talked fishing while tarpon rolled in the marina behind us.

Sebile is here in Marathon, midway between Key Largo and America’s southernmost point in Key West, to introduce his affiliation with A Band of Anglers, his newest venture with Brian Anderson, President & CEO of the multi-brand company that will bring Sebile’s legendary knack for innovation to both, the saltwater, and freshwater fishing worlds.

Sebile stressed that passion is everything. His love of fishing. His love of the United States, Florida being first among the 50 in his mind.

“I choose to live in Florida,” said Sebile. “I’ve fished in 58 countries in my life. I’ve guided in 40 countries. When I discovered Florida in 1992, and fished Florida, I got it in mind ‘Florida is the place I want to live and the place I want to die and the place I want to, and do, raise my kids here.

“It’s a choice. You know, when you’re born in a country, any country, you didn’t choose. Your mom was there so you are. But when you choose, really choose, it is a big choice. I know what I want. There’s a reason for that.”

Sebile is also a part of the borderless community of anglers, hence, his choice to be involved with A Band of Anglers. “A band of anglers is a lifestyle, a band of anglers and friends. It’s the love of fishing that is everything.”

A Band of Anglers and, specifically, Sebile’s fertile mind, has kept their patent attorneys extremely busy. Look for more on their mind-expanding lures as we bring you more from the Florida Keys this week.

American Fishing Wire is aptly named. The makers of Hi Seas fishing line, as well as the wire used for leaders and Alabama rig frames, AFW does everything in Philadelphia, PA. “We extrude our own fluorocarbon in-house,” said Shawn Carpenter, Sales Executive. AFW also pulls all of its wire right here in the USA. They’ve even brought additional jobs to our shore. “We acquired Triple Fish from Germany and started making it right here,” noted Sales Director Steven Miller.

AFW also purchased C&H Lures, a stalwart in the salt community. In fact, AFW owns a great share of the orthodontic wire market. They must adhere to high standards of quality to be in that business.

Engel Coolers was founded in Florida. The company plans to expand its product line while expanding the US economy. The best part is AFW provides high quality, American-made products at reasonable prices. Again, we’ll bring you more about them in the near future.

Mike Dixon spoke of the company’s ambitious plan. “The rotomolded cooler is where the game started. Engel has the design patent. A lot of companies have followed. It gets hard to figure out how to improve that product. What we’re going to do on our next series of rotomolded coolers is one, we want to produce these coolers in the United States. We want some American-made products coming to our customers. So that’s going to be ‘A-number one’.

“The second thing is we really have endeavored to find or create the materials we need to have a fully recyclable rotomolded cooler. Not only the plastic we use in the outer shell, but also the foam we use to insulate – we want to make sure that we use 100% eco-friendly materials and that, ultimately, the product we’re putting out there, when it ever reaches the end of its life, it is fully recyclable and does not end up in the trash.”

It’s good to see the fishing industry doing what it can to Make America Great Again.

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

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Quitting Isn’t the Answer

Team Tournament Blogger - Luke Estel

Last weekend my partner Chopper and I fished the USA Bassin Classic held on Kentucky Lake. Every year we fish that event it seems as if the fish are in transition. There are fish to be caught in the bushes, there are fish to be caught on the shad spawn, and there is a few out on the ledges. It is extremely hard to run one pattern. It is usually better to junk fish for two days and pray for the right bites. In practice we caught a few fish doing targeting all three of those patterns. Our go to spot is our “mega ledge” where we have smashed them in the years past. The day before the tournament we pulled up on it where I took one cast and caught a six pounder. That one fish ended up haunting us in the tournament. Day one, we set out on a shad spawn pattern and where able to catch two small keepers before the bite died. We then took one pass down our ledge without a bite. We were planning on a late ledge bite so we ran to Big Sandy and lost two decent fish flipping bushes. Around noon we headed back to the ledge and camped on it for two and half hours. We never go a bite. We were beyond disappointed with our decision making. Instead of driving home with our tails between our legs, we decided to go for broke and try to catch a monster sack, except we had nowhere to go. I had a small shell bed directly across the lake where we had caught fish in the past so we decided to start there. About my third cast I caught a four. Then Chopper had a good bite and never hooked up. We fished it for about an hour when he asked what else I had close. There was a small rock pile on a drop that I had a waypoint on about two hundred yards from there. We pulled up on it and my first cast, one rocked my football jig. When it jumped I knew it wasn’t a green bass. I finally got him to the boat and flipped the four pound smallmouth into the boat. That would be my biggest smallmouth I have ever caught on Kentucky Lake. Chopper quickly followed me up with two more keeper smallmouth. I was still getting a lot of bites but could not hook up with any more. Chopper switched to a shakey head and a green pumpkin Strike King Cutr worm and went to work. Within minutes he boated another smallmouth pushing four pounds giving us our limit. We both talked about how cool it would be to cull the two smallest ones we had with two more big tanks and it happened. Again Chopper sets the hook and the brown bass would not stay in the water jumping all the way to the boat. Five minutes later he set the hook again on another giant. We both had no clue how much weight we had but knew we were over eighteen pounds. With four cookie cutter smallmouth and one largemouth the only thing we knew was to go look for a couple giants so, of course, we packed up and headed south to our ledge. And just like the day before, we never got a bite. With an hour to go we went back to our smallmouth hole catching two more keeper smallmouth that did not help our bag. At weigh in our fish ended up weighing eighteen and half pounds. It was the biggest bag of smallmouth either of us had, not only caught, but weighed in at a tournament. We moved from 106^thplace into 33^rdplace. The moral of the story is to never quit. Because when you start giving up in tournaments, you will never become successful. Fishing is fishing. Sure we all want to win, but if you are constantly giving up and quitting before the buzzer sounds, you are in the wrong hobby. That one day will go down as was of the funnest fishing days we have ever had. And we didn’t even cash a check, but is sure was worth going out on day two.

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

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JOPLIN’S MATHERLY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON STOCKTON LAKE

Cuba’s Fey Takes Co-Angler Division

GREENFIELD, Mo. (May 6, 2019) – Boater Marty Matherly of Joplin, Missouri, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Ozark Division tournament on Stockton LakeSaturday with five bass weighing 14 pounds, 3 ounces. Matherly pocketed $5,279 for his day on the water.

“The night before the tournament, my buddy told me to fish the moment, so I did,” said Matherly, who earned his first win FLW competition. “I told my co-angler I was going to throw a topwater because of the cloud cover and how calm it was, but in Son’s Creek my co-angler immediately caught a 3-pounder flipping. I decided to go with what they were biting. I started flipping bushes and immediately caught fish. They were on the outside edge of the bushes.

“By 9 [a.m.], I think I had three largemouth,” continued Matherly. “I had a feeling that fish were both coming from the spawn and going to spawn, so I moved out 20 yards past the main-lake point outside Son’s Creek, and that’s where I caught a 5-pounder in some bushes.”

Matherly said he used a Texas-rigged, Sooner Run-colored Gene Larew Hoodaddy with a 3/8th-ounce WOO! tungsten weight to catch his initial fish. After hooking one and losing it nearby, he said he went two hours without a bite. After some more time spent in Son’s Creek, he headed back toward the dam to finish out his limit.

“My fifth fish came from 20 feet of clear water at the dam, on a flat with rocks,” said Matherly. “I caught a few small ones at other spots before going to a main-lake point, also by the dam. With about 30 minutes left to fish, I caught a 3-pound largemouth. It was my winning fish.”

Matherly’s final two fish were caught on a ¾-ounce PBJ-colored Omega football-head jig with a green-pumpkin Strike King Rage Tail Space Monkey.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Marty Matherly, Joplin, Mo., five bass, 14-3, $5,279

2^nd: Brock Reinkemeyer, Lone Jack, Mo., five bass, 13-10, $2,140

3^rd: Bob Renken, Linn Creek, Mo., five bass, 13-0, $1,426

4^th: Quenten Reed, Osage Beach, Mo., five bass, 12-10, $1,603

5^th: Jeremy Montgomery, Overland Park, Kan., five bass, 12-8, $1,106

6^th: Eric Poindexter, Eufaula, Okla., four bass, 11-11, $1,085

7^th: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., five bass, 11-2, $877

7^th: Chad G. Allison, Carl Junction, Mo., five bass, 11-2, $877

9^th: Greg Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., five bass, 11-0, $671

10^th: Cory Steckler, Rocky Mount, Mo., five bass, 10-14, $474

10^th: Glenn Harrison, Arma, Kan., five bass, 10-14, $474

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Reed caught a 5-pound, 14-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $605.

Michael Fey Sr. of Cuba, Missouri, won the Co-angler Division and $2,291 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 12 pounds, 9 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Michael Fey Sr., Cuba, Mo., five bass, 12-9, $2,291

2^nd: Daniel Ashby, Independence, Mo., five bass, 12-3, $1,070

3^rd: Jeff Moss, Oronogo, Mo., five bass, 11-13, $863

4^th: Joshua Dyrland, Imperial, Mo., five bass, 9-14, $699

5^th: Christopher Cross, Kansas City, Kan., five bass, 9-1, $428

6^th: Dennis Whitaker, Smithville, Mo., four bass, 8-14, $392

7^th: Ben Freeman, Oronogo, Mo., four bass, 8-6, $357

8^th: Anthony Johnson, Excelsior Springs, Mo., five bass, 8-5, $321

9^th: Andrew Messina, Valley Park, Mo., five bass, 8-0, $285

10^th: Mark Hancock, Olathe, Kan., three bass, 7-10, $250

Moss caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 1 ounce. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $151.

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

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"Hooksets & Hand Grenades" - Part 1

Today Chris and Jason discuss all the live fishing opportunities viewers had the choice to watch last weekend between BASS, MLF & FLW. Jason gives us the 411 on his on the water MLF experience and Chris, well he's just Chris. Check out Episode 1 of the week right here!

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Cobbs trade horse lessons for horsepower

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While South Carolina pro Brandon Cobb was racing to a record setting win at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest event on Lake Fork, his bride Amy was back home in South Carolina cancelling the equestrian lessons she teaches at Lander University in order to surprise her husband on stage moments after he was awarded the winner’s trophy and keys to a brand new Toyota Tundra.

Cobb’s winning 4-day tournament weight of 114 pounds included an 11 pound 1 ounce giant bass he landed on Day 3 of competition. It was the biggest bass of the event, and in turn, won him the prize 381 horsepower Toyota Tundra.

“Not only did I catch the biggest bass of my life this week, but I also caught the biggest 5-bass limit of my life with 37 pounds 15 ounces. And on top of that, I got a new Toyota. That’s just incredible,” says the always happy-go-lucky Cobb.

“The fact that Toyota supports B.A.S.S. in so many ways, and then gives away a Tundra on top it all for big fish in this tournament tells you all you need to know about how Toyota does for our sport,” says the grateful and humble Clemson grad, who majored in fisheries and wildlife science.

Cobb caught most of massive limits of fish using a Duel Hardcore jerkbait to fool largemouth that were munching on spawning shad. But he and Amy caught one another while they were in college together at Clemson.

She loves horses, like he loves largemouth. And two years into their marriage on a sunny Monday afternoon on the shores of famed Lake Fork, they celebrate their second Bassmaster Elite victory of the season, a 2020 Bassmaster Classic berth, the $100,000 prize, and a new Tundra.

Now that’s definitely worth cancelling a few equestrian lessons, and booking a fast flight to Texas for.

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Cobb Tops Century Mark, Wins Big At Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest On Lake Fork

Brandon Cobb takes home the title at Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Lake Fork after catching an impressive four-day total of 114 pounds. This is his second win of the 2019 Elite Series season and earns him a spot in the famed Bassmaster Century Club for amassing more than 100 pounds, a spot in the 2020 Bassmaster Classic as well as a brand new Toyota Tundra.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

May 6, 2019LAKE FORK, Texas — Big Bass. Big Stage. Big Dreams.

It’s the inspiring mantra B.A.S.S. unveiled before the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series season, and it perfectly sums up the last two months for Brandon Cobb.

After earning his first Elite Series victory in April on Lake Hartwell in his home state of South Carolina, Cobb caught one big bass after another at Texas’ Lake Fork to amass a four-day total of 114 pounds. It earned him his second six-figure first-place prize of the season on one of the biggest stages in bass fishing — the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

He’s living his dream — big time.

“It’s absolutely been an amazing season for me,” said Cobb, who also earned an automatic berth into the 2020 Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods with the victory. “I had a lot of success on the FLW Tour, but I never could quite put together a win.

“For so many things to go right this season, it’s just been a dream come true.”

Cobb went into the day with nearly an 8-pound advantage over his closest competitor. But after a slow start, he actually lost the lead for a while to Georgia pro Micah Frazier.

Then Cobb, a 29-year-old former college angler at Clemson University, started working the magic that helped him grab the lead during Sunday’s semifinal round with a catch of 37-15.

Cobb put a three-pounder in his livewell at 8:23 a.m. and then added a 4-13 and a 6-5 in the span of six minutes between 9:07 a.m. and 9:13. He added a 3-15 at 9:38 and a 6-2 at 9:43. At that point, he had 24-13 and the tournament seemed to be over.

He kept culling until his five biggest fish weighed 6-5, 6-2, 6-2, 5-10 and 5-12 for total weight of 29-15. All fish were weighed on the water and immediately released.

“It was really boring until you’d run into them,” he said. “Then when you’d hit them, it was amazing.”

Cobb caught the bulk of his weight all week fishing around shallow shellbeds where bass were feeding on spawning shad. His primary bait was a Dual Hardcore Minnow Flat 110 SP jerkbait in ghost pro blue.

“I was basically running points and flats, and the areas I was fishing might be 6 feet deep for 200 yards,” he said. “But the fish, when they were eating, were in 1 to 2 1/2 feet of water up on the tops of the shellbeds.

“I’ve got mud all over me because I had to pick mud off my jerkbait bill just about every cast. I was literally jerking it into the bottom.”

Surface activity always signaled Cobb that the fishing was about to get good.

“When you hit a big school of shad up on one of those shellbeds, I think you pushed the bait up with your boat,” he said. “When that happened, bass would start blowing up everywhere on the surface.

“I hooked two or three doubles (two fish on one cast) today and actually caught one double.”

During the rare moments when Cobb wasn’t fishing the offshore shellbeds, he fished some shallow shoreline structure hoping to catch a few spawning fish. While doing that during Sunday’s semifinal round, he managed to boat an 11-1 monster that ranked as the Toyota Tundra Big Bass of the Week.

Cobb earned a new Toyota for that fish to add to the $247,500 cash he’s already won this year.

During ceremonies at the 50th Classic, to be held next March in Birmingham, Ala., Cobb will also receive one of the most exclusive awards presented by B.A.S.S. — the Century Belt. The belt is only given to anglers who catch at least 100 pounds of bass during an Elite Series event.

Second-place angler Garrett Paquette of Michigan, who caught 101-15, will also receive a Century Belt.

Prior to Texas Fest, no angler had earned one of the belts since the 2013 Elite Series event on Falcon Lake when Keith Combs (111-5), Rick Clunn (105-6) and John Crews (103-13) all topped the 100-pound mark.

Cobb has seemed cool and calm all season long. But now, with all of that hardware — and a Classic berth — already secured, he said he can be even more relaxed the rest of the way.

“I’ve been in position to win these kinds of events so many times,” he said. “But something would always go wrong, whether it was a bad last day or whatever.

“This has been the best year I could dream of. Aside from winning the Classic, how could it get any better than this?”

The fishing was as good as expected on Lake Fork with 63 five-bass limits of 20 pounds or more caught in four days. Of those 63, five topped the 30-pound mark.

South Carolina rookie Patrick Walters remained in the lead in both the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year and the DICK`S Sporting Goods Rookie of Year race, after five events, earning $1,000 for AOY and $500 for ROY.

    2019 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department 5/2-5/6
                                Lake Fork, Emory  TX.
                           (PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4

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

1.  Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC           20 114-00  100 $125,000.00
  Day 1: 5   31-11     Day 2: 5   14-07     Day 3: 5   37-15     Day 4: 5   29-15
2.  Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI              20 101-15   99  $40,000.00
  Day 1: 5   28-12     Day 2: 5   19-01     Day 3: 5   28-15     Day 4: 5   25-03
3.  Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              20  96-12   98  $30,000.00
  Day 1: 5   22-13     Day 2: 5   19-15     Day 3: 5   28-01     Day 4: 5   25-15
4.  Brandon Card           Knoxville, TN           20  95-10   97  $25,000.00
  Day 1: 5   25-11     Day 2: 5   21-04     Day 3: 5   26-07     Day 4: 5   22-04
5.  Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA 19  94-05   96  $20,000.00
  Day 1: 4   18-08     Day 2: 5   26-05     Day 3: 5   22-01     Day 4: 5   27-07
6.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL              20  94-01   95  $20,000.00
  Day 1: 5   25-12     Day 2: 5   25-14     Day 3: 5   19-12     Day 4: 5   22-11
7.  Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          20  93-07   94  $20,000.00
  Day 1: 5   27-01     Day 2: 5   13-01     Day 3: 5   29-08     Day 4: 5   23-13
8.  Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI             19  90-12   93  $20,000.00
  Day 1: 5   31-15     Day 2: 5   30-15     Day 3: 4   05-08     Day 4: 5   22-06
9.  Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            20  85-07   92  $20,000.00
  Day 1: 5   21-00     Day 2: 5   20-06     Day 3: 5   24-14     Day 4: 5   19-03
10. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL         20  83-08   91  $20,000.00
  Day 1: 5   21-08     Day 2: 5   24-13     Day 3: 5   20-12     Day 4: 5   16-07
BIG BASS OF TOURNAMENT
     Brandon Cobb             Greenwood, SC       11-01          $0.00

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CARBON HILL’S WRIGHT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON NEELY HENRY LAKE

Suwanee’s Young Takes Co-Angler Division

GADSDEN, Ala. (May 6, 2019) – Boater Scott Wright of Carbon Hill, Alabama, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Choo Choo Division tournament on Neely Henry Lake Saturday with five bass weighing 18 pounds, 14 ounces. Wright earned $3,313 for his day on the water.

“I ran downriver and made a couple of quick stops before heading to an area in Canoe Creek. I’d caught them there with a swimjig in practice,” said Wright, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “I figured the water must’ve dropped some because the grass line I was fishing had scum up on top. I started throwing a frog, and by 8 a.m. I was culling – it was on fire.

“Around 9:30 [a.m.], the frog bite slowed down, so I started throwing a weightless green-pumpkin [Yamamoto Custom Baits] Senko in 5 to 8 feet of water outside the same grass line and caught several more fish. Every fish I weighed, though, ended up coming from the frog.”

Wright said he used a white H2O XPRESS™ Hollow-Body Poppin' Frog to catch his fish.

“I started working my way back to check-in around 1:30 [p.m.], but had one spot I wanted to stop at,” said Wright. “It was a small patch of grass in a pocket about a mile downriver from where we took off, and with 10 mins left to fish, I caught my biggest fish of the day.”

Wright went on to say that it was likely the way he worked his frog that had the biggest impact on his win.

“I think the way I was working did more to help me than the bait itself – I’ve never fished a frog that way,” said Wright. “I’d jerk it once or twice, and then let it sit absolutely for about 10 or 20 seconds. It was a technique I discovered during a pause to grab a bottle of water from my cooler. I never got a bite moving the frog – it had to be sitting dead still.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Scott Wright, Carbon Hill, Ala., five bass, 18-14, $3,313

2^nd: Trey Gamble, Helena, Ala., five bass, 18-0, $1,557

3^rd: Casey O'Donnell, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 17-8, $1,137

4^th: Dax Ewart, Humboldt, Tenn., five bass, 16-9, $726

5^th: Daniel Whitaker, Phil Campbell, Ala., five bass, 16-8, $623

6^th: Scott Towry, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., five bass, 15-10, $571

7^th: Thomas Helton, Charleston, Tenn., five bass, 15-7, $769

8^th: Kenneth Grover, Decatur, Ala., five bass, 15-4, $467

9^th: Andy Kilgore, Kingston, Ga., five bass, 15-1, $415

10^th: Greg Lamb, Birchwood, Tenn., five bass, 15-0, $363

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

John Polly of Nauvoo, Alabama, caught a 5-pound, 11-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $365.

Mike Young of Suwanee, Georgia, won the Co-angler Division and $1,589 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 15 pounds, 9 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Mike Young, Suwanee, Ga., five bass, 15-9, $1,589

2^nd: Tom Bowker, Terre Haute, Ind., five bass, 13-2, $794

3^rd: Keith Youngblood, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 12-12, $497

4^th: Kyron Jones, Gardendale, Ala., five bass, 12-8, $347

5^th: Jerry Cornwell, Cleveland, Tenn., four bass, 12-2, $298

6^th: Mark Whitten, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 12-0, $273

7^th: Bryant Davis, Madison, Ala., five bass, 11-13, $418

8^th: David Haraway, Decatur, Ala., five bass, 11-8, $223

9^th: Robby Griffith, Ashville, Ala., five bass, 11-6, $198

10^th: Larry McNeil, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 11-4, $165

10^th: Randall Kramer, Signal Mountain, Tenn., five bass, 11-4, $165

Davis caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $170.

The tournament was hosted by the City of Gadsden.

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GEORGETOWN’S MORRISON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE CUMBERLAND

Co-Angler Title Goes to Salyersville’s Rudd

SOMERSET, Ky. (May 6, 2019) – Boater Michael Morrison of Georgetown, Kentucky, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 3 ounces, to take top honors at the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mountain Division tournament on Lake Cumberland. For his efforts, Morrison netted $4,917.

Morrison said he spent his day fishing approximately 15 different pockets mid-lake down toward the Wolf Creek Dam, about an hour from takeoff.

“The largemouth and smallmouth were still spawning,” said Morrison, who notched his first win in FLW competition. “I used a glide bait as a locator bait. Only some of them would get it, so I added a stinger hook on an inch and a half of braided line. It’s just an extra treble hook that hangs down farther in the water column to help get the fish that missed the lure’s original two hooks.

“I did the modification in practice on Friday and it helped my hookup ratio,” continued Morrison. “On Friday, out of 25 bites, I only caught 10 fish. They were only guarding the nest, they weren’t eating. But on Saturday, I was able to catch 12 keepers from 15 or 20 bites – nine smallmouth and three largemouth.”

Morrison said he opted for a 6¼-inch, Threadfin Shad-colored XPS Bass Pro Shops Boss Glide Swimbait.

“I also added a feather on the back hook to get them to target the hooks more rather than the bait,” said Morrison. “For fish that missed it, I followed up with a [Texas-rigged, Get the Net-colored Cabin Creek Bait Company] Express Bug.”

Morrison said he ended up weighing four smallmouth and one largemouth – three from the glide bait and two from the Express Bug.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Michael Morrison, Georgetown, Ky., five bass, 17-3, $4,917

2^nd: Ryan Davidson, Branchland, W. Va., five bass, 15-14, $2,158

3^rd: Nick Ratliff, Vine Grove, Ky., five bass, 15-12, $1,407

4^th: Matt Stanley, Alexandria, Tenn., five bass, 14-14, $1,164

5^th: Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 14-11, $783

6^th: Thomas Coomer, Florence, Ky., five bass, 14-7, $718

7^th: Ryan Coleman, Utica, Ky., five bass, 14-3, $653

8^th: Colton Chambers, Elizabethton, Tenn., five bass, 14-1, $588

9^th: Kris Kordenbrock, Covington, Ky., five bass, 13-15, $522

10^th: Corey Clifton, Dry Ridge, Ky., five bass, 13-11, $457

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Logan Cherry of Alavaton, Kentucky, caught a 4-pound, 6-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $520.

Jared Rudd of Salyersville, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $2,035 Sunday after catching five bass weighing 13 pounds, 12 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Jared Rudd, Salyersville, Ky., five bass, 13-12, $2,035

2^nd: Cole Sowards, Salt Rock, W. Va., five bass, 12-0, $918

3^rd: Wayne Crouch, Jamestown, Tenn., five bass, 11-3, $612

4^th: Brenton Clemons, Somerset, Ky., four bass, 10-13, $478

5^th: Jeremiah Williams, Livingston, Tenn., five bass, 10-11, $367

6^th: Kevin Bishop, Ashland, Ky., five bass, 9-14, $486

7^th: Taylor Wisniewski, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 9-13, $306

8^th: Dakota Bell, Monticello, Ky., five bass, 9-11, $275

9^th: Jamie Karnes, Cave City, Ky., five bass, 8-13, $217

9^th: James McPherson, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 8-13, $217

9^th: Lucas Devere, Berea, Ky., five bass, 8-13, $217

Jonathan Sydnor of Canmer, Kentucky, caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 11 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $235.

The tournament was hosted by the Somerset Tourist & Convention Commission.

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

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CAMPBELL AND KALEN TIE FOR WIN T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OPENER ON ROUGH RIVER LAKE

Oxford’s Thome Takes Co-Angler Division

FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. (May 6, 2019) – Boaters Brody Campbell of Oxford, Ohio, and Bryce Kalen of Greenwood, Indiana, each caught five bass Saturday weighing 12 pounds, 3 ounces, to tie for the win at the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Hoosier Division opener on Rough River Lake. After contingency awards, Kalen earned $2,328, while Campbell took home $2,128.

“I spent a lot of time bed-fishing, so I went and caught two I had right away – one cast each,” said Campbell, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “I stayed toward the dam because the water was a little bit clearer. I was only focusing on small pockets on the dam side of the lake and would stop once I got to the halfway back of them because of how flooded they were. I ran maybe 10 different pockets all day and caught around 20 keepers.”

Campbell said he caught his fish using a wacky-rigged, green-pumpkin-colored Yamamoto Custom Baits Senko. He preferred a 7-foot, 2-inch St. Croix Mojo Bass Spinning Rod with a Lew’s Speed Spin Mach 2 reel and 10-pound-test PowerPro braided line with a 10-pound-test Seaguar Red Label fluorocarbon leader.

“I threw the Senko weightless around the front and sides of bushes,” said Campbell. “I let it sink and caught a few here and there. It seemed like the biggest ones I caught were out in front of the bushes.”

“I spent all of my time in the North Fork area of the lake and fished two spawning bays side by side,” said Kalen, who also earned his first win in FLW competition. “I targeted shallow water bushes and flat spawning banks. The water had come up 2 feet from practice, so I couldn’t see the spawning fish I’d marked. I had to fish for them only knowing they were there. Fishing the old bank line was key for me.”

Kalen said he caught six keepers, weighing three from a 4-inch green-pumpkin-colored Secret Lures Stupid Tube and two on a Texas-rigged, green-pumpkin Strike King Rage Bug. He used a 7-foot, medium-heavy Powell Max rod and Lew’s Tournament Pro reel with 15-pound-test Seaguar InvisX fluorocarbon line for the tube, and a 7-foot, 6-inch heavy-action Powell Endurance rod with 25-pound-test Seaguar AbrazX fluorocarbon line to flip the Rage Bug.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Bryce Kalen, Greenwood, Ind., five bass, 12-3, $2,328

1^st: Brody Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, five bass, 12-3, $2,128

3^rd: Danny Abrams, Greens Fork, Ind., five bass, 12-0, $1,048

4^th: John Melton, Corydon, Ind., five bass, 11-15, $662

5^th: Billy Doyle, Somerville, Tenn., five bass, 11-14, $568

6^th: Frank McClain, Scottsburg, Ind., three bass, 11-5, $835

7^th: Matt McCoy, Indianapolis, Ind., five bass, 11-2, $773

8^th: William Briere, Mooresville, Ind., five bass, 10-11, $426

9^th: Scott Bateman, Jasper, Ind., four bass, 10-7, $628

10^th: Richard Ison, New Washington, Ind., five bass, 9-7, $481

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

McClain caught a 5-pound, 14-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $315.

Austin Thome of Oxford, Ohio, won the Co-angler Division and $1,419 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 9 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Austin Thome, Oxford, Ohio, five bass, 9-8, $1,419

2^nd: Robert Trey Lenear, Bedford, Ky., five bass, 8-0, $710

3^rd: Dyllan Grace, Scottsburg, Ind., three bass, 7-13, $473

4^th: Bo Bivins, Evansville, Ind., four bass, 7-8, $331

5^th: Dale Walton, Greenwood, Ind., two bass, 6-13, $362

6^th: Mark Redman, Pendleton, Ky., three bass, 6-12, $260

7^th: Thorne Martin, Franklin, Ind., two bass, 6-9, $465

8^th: Brian Short, Oxford, Ohio, three bass, 6-4, $313

9^th: Michael Pruitt, Martinsville, Ind., three bass, 6-3, $189

10^th: Billy French, Hamilton, Ohio, three bass, 5-7, $316

Walton and Martin both caught the bass weighing in at 5 pounds, 2 ounces – the largest of the day in the Co-angler Division – and split the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $156.

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

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Mike Katzer & Rusty Reedy win over $20,000 on Amistad with 26.24 lbs

DISPLAY JUNIOR TEAMS / DISPLAY ALL TEAMS

Place

MIKE KATZER
KYLE , TX

RUSTY REEDY
SPRING BRANCH , TX

8.98

26.24

$20000.00 + $200 Sure-Life Bonus

RANDALL EDWARDS
MIDLAND , TX

CORY WHISMAN
MIDLAND , TX

20.11

$3000.00 + $250 Lowrance Bonus

BRITTEN GAMBREL
DEL RIO , TX

RUSSEL GAMBREL
DEL RIO , TX

17.79

$2000.00

CHASE BROOKS
IRAAN , TX

CODY CARTMEL
PEARSALL , TX

17.21

$1200.00

BRAD NICHOLS
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

LANE CARPENTER
NEW BRAUNSFELS , TX

9.31

16.71

$1050.00 + $500.00 Big Bass

LEE LEONARD
MARTINDALE , TX

SCOTT BRONDER
FALLS CITY , TX

4.94

16.63

$1040.00

RICHARD PHIPPS
MONAHANS , TX

CLINT PHIPPS
MONAHANS , TX

7.08

16.32

$1030.00

SERGIO GARZA VARA
NEED INFO

ANTONIO SOTO
NEED INFO

16.10

$1020.00

BUBBA HARALSON
DEL RIO , TX

JERRY GREEN
BRECKENRIDGE , TX

15.95

$1010.00

GERALD DELAFUENTE
CASTROVILLE , TX

ROLAND HERNANDEZ
DEL RIO , TX

15.15

$1000.00

MIKE REID
ANDREWS , TX

MICHAEL REID
ANDREWS , TX

13.99

$1000.00

ALAN BOND
VIDOR , TX

TOMMY FREDREGILL
HUNTSVILLE , TX

13.61

$1000.00

ADAM PEREIRA
SEGUIN , TX

JOHN ANDERSON III
SEGUIN , TX

13.50

$900.00

JIMMY STEED
ZAPATA , TX

CHARLIE HARALSON
DEL RIO , TX

13.26

$850.00

BRUCE WHITE
LA WARD , TX

CORY LEITA
VICTORIA , TX

13.00

$800.00 + $800 Skeeter Bonus Cash

MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ
DEL RIO , TX

LUPE RODRIGUEZ
DEL RIO , TX

6.05

12.91

$800.00

TRAVIS MCGUIRE
SEMINOLE , TX

DEVIN LAFRENIERE
CORSICANA , TX

12.90

$800.00

SCOTT SAUNDERS
UTOPIA , TX

CODY JOHNSON
SABINAL , TX

6.31

12.54

$800.00

TIM RENEAU
RICHLAND SPINGS , TX

JUDY RENEAU
RICHLAND SPRINGS , TX

12.42

$750.00

CODY GREANEY
MANCHACA , TX

THOMAS ANDREAS
KERRVILLE , TX

12.28

$700.00

CRAIG ALEXANDER
DEL RIO , TX

RAYMOND BENOIT
DEL RIO , TX

12.23

TOM DIAL
DEL RIO , TX

ROGER SLAUGHTER
SAN ANTONIO , TX

12.23

RICK SCHEEN
AUSTIN , TX

MIKE HARMAN
BASTROP , TX

12.13

RICHARD BACON
BASILE , LA

BRENDON KENNELL
BOERNE , TX

12.09

GARY GILLIHAN
BIG SPRING , TX

LEE GILLIHAN
SPRING , TX

12.00

BRADLEY JAMESON
LOVINGTON , NM

TODD TOWN
AMARILLO , TX

11.97

RICHARD CREMO
LAREDO , TX

ROBERTO GONZALEZ
LAREDO , TX

11.92

MIKE CONES
DEL RIO , TX

RON WADE
DEL RIO , TX

11.79

DYLAN THOMPSON
DEL RIO , TX

STEVE RAY RODRIGUEZ
DEL RIO , TX

11.78

MADISON MCCONAUGHEY
MIDLAND , TX

ANDRES MADRID
ODESSA , TX

11.74

KEVIN UNGER
SMITHVILLE , TX

TIM GOETZ
SMITHVILLE , TX

11.69

STEVE WILSON
FREDERICKSBURG , TX

GENE NAQUIN
D HANIS , TX

11.68

DUSTIN STACEY
MIDLAND , TX

ASHLEE STACEY
MIDLAND , TX

4.14

11.56

STEPHEN NEEL
MONAHANS , TX

ABBY NEEL
MONAHANS , TX

11.36

MIKE STANFORD
MIDLAND , TX

BRADY STANFORD
MIDLAND , TX

11.03

GERARDO GONZALEZ
LAREDO , TX

10.86

ROGER MONTEJANO
DEL RIO , TX

BEN ACOSTA
MIDLAND , TX

10.84

ETHAN GEORGE
SAN ANGELO , TX

AUSTIN TERRY
SAN ANGELO , TX

10.77

CHARLIE FORSTER
CENTER POINT , TX

MIKE BINGHAM
KERRVILLE , TX

10.68

JEREMY MARTIN
ANDREWS , TX

JAMES MOORE
ANDREWS , TX

10.60

SPENSOR PHIPPS
FLORESVILLE , TX

KALEP WARDEN
MONAHANS , TX

10.52

JOSE JIMENEZ
DEL RIO , TX

RAYMOND JIMENEZ
DEL RIO , TX

10.45

KYLE KELLER
RIO MEDINA , TX

JOSHUA SPENCER
SAN ANTONIO , TX

10.43

MIKE BATES
CANYON LAKE , TX

DAVID TEPLICEK
SAN ANTONIO , TX

10.41

JERRY RAKOWITZ
CIBOLO , TX

TIM ZIGMOND
ADKINS , TX

10.33

DYSON MOORE
MONAHANS , TX

CRAIG MOORE
MONAHANS , TX

10.29

BRENT EASLEY
VAN HORN , TX

LISA EASLEY
VAN HORN , TX

10.28

WAYNE JACKSON
RIO FRIO , TX

JASON SCHNEEMANN
D'HANIS , TX

10.27

BRANDON BECK
BOERNE , TX

WOODIE TAYLOR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

10.26

JOSE RIOJAS
EAGLE PASS , TX

JOSE GONZALEZ
EAGLE PASS , TX

5.81

10.14

LEE BEUERSHAUSEN
MARBLE FALLS , TX

DRAKE HALL
BURNET , TX

10.02

RICK SHOCK
VICTORIA , TX

TED SPRENCEL
PORT LAVACA , TX

10.00

CARLOS ROSALES
DEL RIO , TX

JORGE GALINDO
DEL RIO , TX

9.95

RAYMOND NEWTON
JUNCTION , TX

STEVEN CRAVEY
JUNCTION , TX

9.92

ROBERT BALBOA
DEL RIO , TX

ELENO BALBOA JR
DEL RIO , TX

9.84

JOSE DIAZ
DEL RIO , TX

JUAN REYNA
ACUNA , TX

9.79

TOM SCHULER
MONAHANS , TX

BOBBY GARDUNO
MONAHANS , TX

9.78

DAVID RUTHERFORD
ARTESIA , NM

CURTIS PENNINGTON
ARTESIA , NM

9.64

CHAD BLACK
CANYON LAKE , TX

CHUCK BLACK
LOGAN , NM

9.50

FOY OSBURN
BOERNE , TX

MITCH GOODALL
BOERNE , TX

9.36

RYLAND KIRCHOFF
CORPUS CHRISTI , TX

JOHN KIRCHOFF
CORPUS CHRISTI , TX

9.34

RANDY DIXON
BORGER , TX

STEPHEN WINTER
MIDLAND , TX

9.24

BILL GARZA JR
FLORESVILLE , TX

IRA LYNN
ADKINS , TX

9.20

ROBERT ABSHER
GRANBURY , TX

GARY MCMILLAN
ODESSA , TX

9.20

MITCH KIRBY
SAN ANGELO , TX

MONTY KIRBY
SAN ANGELO , TX

9.15

BRIAN ANKRUM
NATALIA , TX

TIM FLOWERS
MIDLAND , TX

9.15

MARIO HERNANDEZ
KINGSLAND , TX

LARRY PHILLIPS
DEL RIO , TX

9.13

GARY CARR
SAN ANGELO , TX

JJ DUCHARME
BRACKETTVILLE , TX

9.12

KENNETH FAIRLY
LOCKHART , TX

TOMMY LAW
TYE , TX

9.09

REID FARRIS
ADKINS , TX

JUSTIN FARRIS
ADKINS , TX

9.07

WILLIAM WOOD
MERTZON , TX

STERLYN WOOD
MERTZON , TX

9.05

DOLORES ROBLES
DEL RIO , TX

JOSE MEDRANO
DEL RIO , TX

8.95

FRANK RAMSEY
SPRING GROVE , IL

JOHNNY ELLIS
DEL RIO , TX

8.81

MIKE COON
KERRVILLE , TX

8.78

BUDDY BOONE
SAN ANTONIO , TX

RALPH CELEDON
ALAMO , TX

7.14

8.68

JIMMY SHELTON
GRANBURY , TX

CHARLES WHITED
SAN MARCOS , TX

8.66

DENNIS ODELL
TUSCOLA , TX

FRANK MIXON
ABILENE , TX

8.64

DANIEL RODRIGUEZ
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

CRAIG CRIMM
VICTORIA , TX

8.61

CRUZ ISAAC III
SEGUIN , TX

TRAVIS JARRETT
COOLIDGE , TX

8.61

DERICK KUYRKENDALL
BERGHEIM , TX

8.31

BRIAN FLEMING JR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

MIKE FLEMING
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

8.26

GENE FEWELL JR
DEVINE , TX

JOHN LONG
SAN ANTONIO , TX

8.17

CHEREE WATTS
SAN ANGELO , TX

KENNETH WATTS
SAN ANGELO , TX

8.06

JAMES BARKHIMER
IRAAN , TX

JAKE BARKHIMER
IRAAN , TX

8.03

JONATHAN JONES
DEL RIO , TX

JUAN HERNANDEZ JR
UVALDE , TX

8.01

JOE GARCIA
HOBSON , TX

DARRELL BRITSCH
FLORESVILLE , TX

7.92

ARLEN HAUSCHILD
SEGUIN , TX

CHRISTOPHER HAUSCHILD
CANYON LAKE , TX

7.85

TIM BLANCHETTE
BLESSING , TX

TOMMIE COLLIER
PORT LAVACA , TX

7.82

PHILIP FABIANO
LUBBOCK , TX

STACY MILLER
LUBBOCK , TX

7.78

VICTOR MEZA JR
DEL RIO , TX

CARLOS SANCHEZ
DEL RIO , TX

7.73

TOM CAUTHEN
INGRAM , TX

RONNY GAZAWAY
KERRVILLE , TX

7.72

ALLEN SHELTON
FARMERS BRANCH , TX

BRAD DRAKE
IRVING , TX

7.69

RONNIE RENO
ODESSA , TX

SAMMY RENO
ARTESIA , NM

7.55

FRED WASHINGTON
KERRVILLE , TX

DON STEHLING
KERRVILLE , TX

7.42

GRAN SHANDLEY
LEAKEY , TX

DUANE HILLIS
UTOPIA , TX

7.36

TREVOR ROBERTSON
KERRVILLE , TX

JARRETT ROBERTSON
KERRVILLE , TX

7.29

DAVID JARA
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

MICHAEL ATKINS
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

7.28

JEFFERY SHIELDS II
DEL RIO , TX

JEFFERY SHIELDS
HOUSTON , TX

7.15

TOMMY MOORE
MONAHANS , TX

7.14

100

JASON GALLAS
BLANCO , TX

KEN PARKER
BOERNE , TX

6.60

101

MARK WALRAVEN
LUBBOCK , TX

ROB BICHARD
LUBBOCK , TX

6.10

102

EDWARD SCALES
SEGUIN , TX

GERALD SCHULTZ
MCQUEENEY , TX

5.94

103

HAROLD STUBBLEFIELD
SAN ANGELO , TX

JOSEPH TAMMEN
SAN ANGELO , TX

5.82

104

ROBERT LOPEZ
DEL RIO , TX

JEFF BUTTERS
DEL RIO , TX

5.59

105

SCOTTY GALBREAITH
WEATHERFORD , TX

JASON GALBREAITH
BURLESON , TX

5.13

106

MICHAEL ENRIQUEZ
MONAHANS , TX

BRETT BOTTENFIELD
MIDLAND , TX

5.05

107

BRADY MARTIN
ANDREWS , TX

ANDREW DILLARD
BROWNWOOD , TX

5.03

108

JOEY KIRKLAND
SAN ANTONIO , TX

LUPE CONTRERAS JR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

4.78

109

DAVID HOOTER
ELKHART , TX

GEORGE ROYCE III
WILBURTON , OK

4.62

110

KYLE BROWN
CARLSBAD , NM

LUPE BROWN
CARLSBAD , NM

4.59

111

CARL AUDAS
SAN ANGELO , TX

CARLIN MCKNIGHT
SAN ANGELO , TX

4.21

112

OWEN SELLERS
JUNCTION , TX

AUDREY SELLERS
JUNCTION , TX

3.17

113

TRAVIS ROBERTSON
SMITHVILLE , TX

KENNETH TRENCH
SMITHVILLE , TX

2.60

114

CARLOS GUEVARA
EAGLE PASS , TX

CARLOS MORENO
EAGLE PASS , TX

2.44

115

GUY VELEZ
SAN ANGELO , TX

ABEL SANTILLAN
SAN ANGELO , TX

1.25

116

LUCIANO TREVINO
NEED INFO

ERICK MARTINEZ
NEED INFO

0.39

117

DRAKE WEHRS
EDGEWOOD , NM

ERIC HALE
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES , NM

0.00

117

GARY LAFRENIERE
MIDLAND , TX

WILLIAM GILES
DEL RIO , TX

0.00

117

KENNETH EWALD
KINGSBURY , TX

RUDY MEDINA SR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

117

HUMBERTO DELEON
KATY , TX

MARCO NAVARRO
DEL RIO , TX

0.00

117

JEFF WILSON
COMFORT , TX

BASIL WILSON
COMFORT , TX

0.00

117

BUFORD ESTEP JR
THREE RIVERS , TX

BUFORD ESTEP SR
THREE RIVERS , TX

0.00

117

RICARDO CARRILLO
LAREDO , TX

ANTHONY CARRILLO
LAREDO , TX

0.00

117

JOHN CASPARIS
SONORA , TX

WELDON MCGUIRE
ODESSA , TX

0.00

117

CHARLES GUTHRIE
CONROE , TX

MICHAEL CARROLL
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

0.00

117

CODY ROBERSON
CIBOLO , TX

DON BAILEY
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

117

JERRY FOSTER
CARLSBAD , NM

0.00

117

JASON COLLIER
MIDLAND , TX

BRANDON SPAULDING
MIDLAND , TX

0.00

117

DUSTIN DAY
PORTLAND , TX

RUSSELL GETSCHMANN
VICTORIA , TX

0.00

117

MICHAEL PRATHER
MIDLAND , TX

COLEY WOOD
MIDLAND , TX

0.00

117

KENNY ROOKE
JUNCTION , TX

CHAD BARINGTON
JUNCTION , TX

0.00

117

STEVE CARAWAY
KERRVILLE , TX

COLBY JOHLE
HUNT , TX

0.00

117

WAYLON BULLARD
DEL RIO , TX

RON CARTER
UNIVERSAL CITY , TX

0.00

117

TYLER WILSON
CARLSBAD , NM

MELODY DIXON
BORGER , TX

0.00

117

SPEEDY COLLETT
ZAPATA , TX

ROBERT COLLETT JR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

117

TOM LANPHER
SEGUIN , TX

PAUL RODRIGUEZ
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

117

TOMMY LACKEY
CENTER POINT , TX

CODY LACKEY
CENTER POINT , TX

0.00

117

CHANCE HUNDLEY
CASTROVILLE , TX

CODY HUNDLEY
RIO MEDINA , TX

0.00

117

BYRON HEISER
CARLSBAD , NM

TRENT HUCKABY
FORT STOCKTON , TX

0.00

117

DANNY PUENTE
DEL RIO , TX

HECTOR RUBIO
DEL RIO , TX

0.00

117

ROSS JEWELL
SAN ANGELO , TX

WILLIAM BLAINE
SAN ANGELO , TX

0.00

117

ERIC CAVANAGH
DEL RIO , TX

RIDGY GRAHAM
DEL RIO , TX

0.00

117

BRET FISHER
SAN ANTONIO , TX

CHRISTOPHER FISHER
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

117

CODY MARTIN
TAYLOR , TX

WAYNE ORENDER JR
PFLUGERVILLE , TX

0.00

117

CHUCK COGER
ROBERT LEE , TX

KLAYTON COGER
ROBERT LEE , TX

0.00

117

GARY GRIFFIN
WIMBERLEY , TX

RICK HIGGINS
AUSTIN , TX

0.00

117

RICHARD STANDEFORD
SPRING BRANCH , TX

HARRISON STANDEFORD
SPRING BRANCH , TX

0.00

117

DONALD BRADSHAW JR
SAN ANTONIO , TX

DARIO GUERRA IV
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

117

CHRISTOPHER EYHORN
SAN ANTONIO , TX

MIKE ROSCOE
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

117

JOHN HARGRAVES
SEGUIN , TX

HAROLD ALVES
SEGUIN , TX

0.00

117

JERRY SMITH
NEW BRAUNFELS , TX

AARON CISNEROS
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

117

RICHARD WEBSTER
BOERNE , TX

DAVID EBNER
BOERNE , TX

0.00

117

RICK CATHEY
SAN ANTONIO , TX

0.00

117

VICTOR MARTINEZ
LAREDO , TX

RAMIRO REYES
HUNT , TX

0.00

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LAKE HARTWELL TO HOST 2020 BFL ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

37^th Annual Grassroots Bass Fishing Championship to be held at Green Pond Landing in Anderson County

ANDERSON, S.C. (May 6, 2019) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) announced Monday that the 37^th annual T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American will be held on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell in 2020. The tournament, slated for April 30-May 2, showcases the nation’s best weekend anglers and awards the winner a $120,000 cash award and an automatic berth into the FLW Cup, but the Anderson community is the real winner, as the area will benefit from the tournament’s estimated $1 million economic impact.

Although the fishery has never hosted an All-American Championship, Lake Hartwell has played host to numerous major FLW bass-fishing tournaments over the years – including four FLW Tour events, two YETI FLW College Fishing tournaments and 44 BFL qualifying events – and proved to be an able playing ground for competitors as anglers hauled in high numbers of solid limits.

“We couldn’t be more excited to be bringing the 2020 BFL All-American to Lake Hartwell,” said Kathy Fennel, FLW President of Operations. “We’ve had great success hosting tournaments in Anderson in the past and the attendance at our previous events has made bringing our All-American championship there an obvious choice. The bass fishing fans in South Carolina have always been extremely passionate and enthusiastic, and we’re proud to be bringing our championship event to them.”

Anglers and their families as well as staff, sponsors and spectators, will descend upon the Anderson area before, during and after the event. These visitors will stay in local hotels, eating in local restaurants and shopping at local stores. Anderson will also benefit from national publicity, as the All-American will be covered in media outlets across the country as well as in FLW Bass Fishing Magazine and FLWFishing.com. Coverage of the 2020 All-American will also be broadcast to more than 63 million cable, satellite and telecommunications households in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean on the World Fishing Network (WFN). FLW television is also distributed internationally to FLW partner countries, including Canada, China, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and South Africa.

“We are very excited to be able to host the great folks from FLW at Green Pond Landing, Lake Hartwell and Anderson County for the 2020 BFL All American,” said Neil Paul, executive director for Visit Anderson. “FLW has been an integral part of the growth and development of Green Pond and we are excited to have them back. FLW and the participating anglers will be welcomed by a nationally ranked facility and fishery, a community that is very supportive of fishing and a team at Anderson County and Visit Anderson that is dedicated to providing the best tournament experience in the country. This announcement is a huge win for our county.”

The T-H Marine Bass Fishing League features a boater/co-angler format, and anglers compete in four one-day events and one two-day super-tournament to qualify for a regional championship. Six regional championships, along with the BFL Wild Card tournament, each send six boaters and six co-anglers to the All-American. The top boater and co-angler from each of the seven divisions at the 2020 TBF National Championship, along with both members of the second, third and fourth-place teams at the 2020 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship also qualify, for a total playing field of 55 boaters and 55 co-anglers.

Because BFL competitors are weekend anglers and not pros, the All-American and its lucrative cash awards present a unique opportunity for qualifiers. In addition to the $120,000 top boater award, the winning co-angler will earn $60,000 cash. In addition to the six-figure payday, the top boater will also receive an invitation to compete for bass fishing’s most coveted prize – the FLW Cup.

As the nation's leading provider of affordable, close-to-home weekend tournaments, the BFL is widely credited with opening competitive bass fishing to the masses. It also serves as a steppingstone for anglers who wish to advance to the Costa FLW Series and ultimately the FLW Tour - bass fishing's largest tournament series. Each year the top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each BFL division are eligible for priority entry in to the FLW Series, and All-American champions qualifies to compete on the FLW Tour. The top five pros from each U.S. division of the FLW Series, along with the International division representative at the FLW Cup are eligible to advance to the FLW Tour. Former BFL All-American champions who currently compete on the FLW Tour include Nick LeBrun (2018), Jeremy Lawyer (2016), Curtis Richardson (2015), Kerry Milner (2013) and Troy Morrow (2010).

The complete schedule and rules for the 2020 BFL season will be announced this fall. The full schedule and rules will be posted online at FLWFishing.com.

For a full schedule of events, complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

by AnglersChannel

The New TH Marine G-Force Gen 2 Conservation Cull System

TH Marine has gotten innovative to help protect fisheries with their first G-Force Conservation Cull System and now they are thrilled to present a vastly improved update with the G-Force Gen 2 Conservation Cull System -- designed to be the best non-piercing cull system on the market! Incorporating feedback from anglers about the previous systems, the Conservation Cull System has been completely redesigned to make it easier, faster, and better for anglers culling fish. This includes practical improvements to the non-piercing clips, the strings, the buoys, and the balance beam.

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Cory, Jocumsen Team Up To Win Bassmaster High School All-American Tournament

The 2019 class of Bassmaster High School All-Americans presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors pose with a group of Elite Series pros who not only accompanied them at a shopping event at a local Academy Sports + Outdoors, but also spent the day fishing with them on local Lake Quitman.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

May 4, 2019

LAKE FORK, Texas — For Tyler Cory, everything was indeed bigger in Texas.

The high school junior from Amherst, Wisc., caught a 6-pound, 11-ounce largemouth — the biggest bass he’s ever caught — during Saturday’s Bassmaster High School All-American presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors tournament.

All 12 members of the Bassmaster All-American Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors were randomly paired with a pro from the Bassmaster Elite Series. Both the pros and the All-Americans were allowed to weigh their biggest fish of the day.

Cory drew Australian pro Carl Jocumsen, who caught a 5-11 — and the pair took first place in the event with a two-fish total of 12-6.

At 6-foot-8, Cory was also the biggest All-American in the field.

“There was a little bit of a shad spawn going on this morning,” Cory said. “I think because of that, the frog bite was just nuts. It was a great day.”

The tournament, which was held in conjunction with Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, was held on 814-acre Lake Quitman. The weigh-in took place back at the Sabine River Authority facility on the banks of Lake Fork atop the same stage where the Elite Series pros have been weighing in.

Jocumsen said he had every bit as much fun as the youngster who was sharing his boat.

“I’m having a tough season,” said Jocumsen. “I had a tough day Friday and didn’t make the cut for the semifinal round. But that’s the thing about fishing — there’s always another day.

“I got to go out today and fish a frog with a very impressive young man.”

The weight placed them just ahead of Elite Series pro Shane Lineberger of North Carolina and All-American Parker Guy of Ocilla, Ga., who had two fish for a total of 11-8. Lineberger’s fish weighed 6-6, and Guy’s bass weighed 5-2.

Third place went to the team of Elite Series pro Brian Snowden of Missouri and All-American Dylan Fogarty of Mechanicsburg, Pa., with 10-14. Lineberger had a 3-10, and Fogarty caught a 7-4 — another fish that ranked as the angler’s personal best.

B.A.S.S. received more than 400 nominations for the 2019 High School All-American team from all over the country. Judges first worked to select members of the All-State teams and then whittled the list down to choose 12 All-Americans.

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MICHIGAN’S KOROSTETSKYI WINS DEE ZEE FLW/KBF KAYAK OPEN AT NICKAJACK LAKE PRESENTED BY YAKATTACK

Ukrainian Born Angler Bests Field of 103 Anglers in First Ever FLW/KBF Tournament, Earns $7,500

DAYTON, Tenn. (May 5, 2019) – By just a slim 2-inch margin, 23-year-old Michigan angler Bogdan Korostetskyi, won the inaugural Dee Zee FLW/KBF Kayak Open at Nickajack Lake presented by YakAttack Sunday after catching a two-day total of 174.25 inches of bass. For his win, Korostetskyi earned $5,000 and added a $2,500 Dee Zee gift card for being the highest-finishing angler in the Dee Zee contingency program.

During practice, Korostetskyi, a college student in Michigan who was born in Ukraine, said he struggled to find a consistent bite anywhere but on the bank, but he didn’t want to focus his tournament where he was afraid most of the 103 anglers in the field would be fishing. Eventually, he tracked down a couple of grassy offshore humps.

“That’s pretty much what we fish in Michigan, so I felt right at home,” he said.

On Saturday, Korostetskyi found his fish schooling on his two best spots and caught fish quickly, catching a limit by 7:15. Sunday, he fished the same places, but reversed the order, starting on a hump that took him 48 minutes to reach then finishing on another hump about halfway between the first hump and his launch point.

The bass weren’t schooling Sunday, and Korostetskyi encountered muddier water and a wind direction that had flipped 180 degrees from the day before. He needed time to figure out the best way to hold in the wind and line up for the right casting angle to get them to bite.

“It took me one hour to catch my first keeper,” he said.

His strategy was to fish his primary hump, slide off it to some nearby grassy structure to let the good spot rest, then return to it and catch more. Then he finished on his second spot on the way back.

The best humps were about 8 feet deep, with grass that was about 4 feet tall. Korostetskyi said he caught his fish with a 1/2-ounce Evergreen/Z-Man ChatterBait Jackhammer with a Z-Man DieZel MinnowZ trailer.

“It feels surreal,” Krostetskyi went on to say. “I still don’t know what’s going on. I’ve been going on three hours of sleep.

“I was not expecting that. My goal was just to do my best. It was very stressful. I think I had high expectations, but it just worked out.”

The top 10 kayak anglers on Nickajack Lake finished:

1^st: Bogdan Korostetskyi, Livonia, Mich., 174.25 inches

2^nd: Ryan Lambert, Chattanooga, Tenn., 172.25 inches

3^rd: Jordan Marshall, Maryville, Tenn., 170 inches

4^th: Cody Milton, Heber Springs, Ark., 169.75 inches

5^th: Jason Cassetty, Morgantown, Ind., 169 inches

6^th: Cory Dreyer, Randleman, N.C., 166.75 inches

7^th: Joshua Howell, Cold Spring, Ky., 166.75 inches

8^th: Jody Queen, Rocky Gap, Va., 166.5 inches

9^th: Brian Coyne, Hilliard, Ohio, 166 inches

10^th: Ron Champion, Richmond Hill, Ga., 164.75 inches

Complete results can be found at KayakBassFishing.com.

The top 100 finishers are now qualfied to compete in the second event, the Dee Zee FLW/KBF Cup in Hot Springs, Arkansas presented by YakAttack. Of these 100 qualifiers, the top 20 will receive free entry. All other qualifiers pay a $500 entry fee. The Dee Zee FLW/KBF Cup will be held Aug. 8-10, 2019, on a lake to be announced soon in conjunction with the FLW Cup on Lake Hamilton.

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

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

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Dean Rojas Rides Hot Morning Bite to Win at Bass Pro Tour Phoenix Boats Stage Five Presented by Mercury

CULLMAN, Ala. (May 5, 2019) - It's an age-old question in competitive bass fishing: pattern or location? If you ask Major League Fishing® (MLF) pro Dean Rojas this week, he'll come down firmly on the side of "location".

Fishing an area on the upper end of Smith Lake that he had found during practice for the Bass Pro Tour Phoenix Boats Stage Five Presented by Mercury Marine, the Arizona pro went to work on the Sunday-morning shad spawn with a mix of baits (primarily a crankbait, swim jig, frog and swimbait). By the end of the first period, Rojas had put 23 fish on SCORETRACKER® for 36 pounds, 5 ounces - enough spotted and largemouth bass that Rojas could've put his rods down for most of the rest of the day and still won.

"It's not too often that you get into a championship round where the fish are biting like that and you can use multiple baits to rack up a big lead," Rojas said. "The conditions were right: we had overcast skies, a breeze, warm temperatures, and the fish were just feeding in the area I was in. It was just about capitalizing on this format. I knew I had to catch as many fish as I could early to put some distance between me and the field."

Rojas added an additional 9-1 in the second and third periods for good measure, finishing with 47-0 and a 6-plus-pound win over Brent Chapman (40-14), Michael Neal (34-15), Jason Christie (32-6) and Todd Faircloth (32-2). Mark Rose (29-14), Brent Ehrler (26-0), Dustin Connell (24-14), Mike Iaconelli (17-14) and Fred Roumbanis (10-1) rounded out the Top 10.

"At the end of the first period, that was the end of (the bite)," Rojas admitted. "It was a big deal that I caught as many fish as I could to build a big lead. Period 2 and Period 3 were a matter of catching a few here and there, but I was struggling because they just wouldn't bite."

Rojas Cashes in on "Money Spot"

Rojas was one of a handful of anglers in the 80-man field who identified his primary area, a stretch of bushes in the Ryan Creek Arm. Rojas hit the area throughout the week of competition, sharing it periodically with Boyd Duckett, etc., but had the whole stretch to himself on Championship morning.

MLF pro Dean Rojas caught them early and often on Championship Sunday at Smith Lake, finishing Period 1 with 23 bass totaling 36-5 to put him atop SCORETRACKER and the position he stayed for the rest of the competition.

(Photo by Josh Gassmann. Click to enlarge/download)

"I had to mix it up to catch all those fish, but there was bait all over that area, so I had a feeling the fish should be there this morning," Rojas said. "I went to that spot every morning in the ride-around to see if they were still spawning, because that's what they were doing in practice. I didn't go to it until the Elimination Round because my other stuff wasn't working, and then didn't fish it in Knockout because Boyd was fishing there. I went there this morning and they were busting, so I sat down on it and fished it out."

Chapman Made a Late Run at Rojas

Just 24 hours after qualifying for the finals thanks to a 3-13 largemouth that he caught with 10 seconds left, Chapman made another final-period run at the top of SCORETRACKER®, catching a 3-14 largemouth and a 4-10 largemouth in the final 20 minutes of competition to cut Rojas' lead in half.

MLF pro Brent Chapman made a strong run in the final period of Championship Sunday, but fell about 6-pounds short of catching up to Rojas' winning weight. (Photo by Josh Gassmann. Click to enlarge/download)

"I noticed going into the third period that things were getting tough, and thought of that little point where I had caught a fish on every bush when there was a shad spawn going on," Chapman said. "I figured that my best chance was to go somewhere where I knew I was putting my bait around fish on every single cast. I figured that was my best chance to at least put myself in position to have a chance to win."

Championship Notes

Rojas' Bass Pro Tour Stage Five win is his first tour-level win since a Bassmaster Elite Series title on Toledo Bend Reservoir in 2011, a span of 80 events ... Neal fished his third Championship Round in five events this season ... Sunday's round was the first Bass Pro Tour Championship Sunday without Edwin Evers: the current Bass Pro Tour Points Race leader finished 16th, to add to his previous finishes of second, first, fourth and seventh ... Faircloth was named the MLF Autism Awareness Champion on Sunday after weighing the most fish in April (Autism Awareness Month).

Championship Round Final Results

Angler	Total Weight	Total # Fish	Largest Fish
1st	Dean Rojas	47 - 00	30	2 - 07
2nd	Brent Chapman	40 - 14	22	4 - 10
3rd	Michael Neal	34 - 15	21	3 - 10
4th	Jason Christie	32 - 06	20	2 - 14
5th	Todd Faircloth	32 - 02	21	2 - 15
6th	Mark Rose	29 - 14	20	2 - 12
7th	Brent Ehrler	26 - 00	17	2 - 15
8th	Dustin Connell	24 - 14	15	2 - 10
9th	Mike Iaconelli	17 - 14	12	2 - 06
10th	Fred Roumbanis	10 - 01	8	2 - 05

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Cobb’s Giant Day Gives Him The Lead At Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest On Lake Fork

Brandon Cobb rockets into the lead after boating a five-bass limit for 37 pounds, 15 ounces during Day 3 of the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department at Lake Fork for a combined three-day total of 84-1.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

May 5, 2019

LAKE FORK, Texas — After catching two bass in the 8-pound range by 10 a.m., Brandon Cobb was already having one of the best days of fishing he’s ever had.

Then the bite of a lifetime at 2 p.m. moved the day to the very top of his list.

The giant afternoon bass, which weighed 11 pounds, 1 ounce and ranked as his biggest ever, lifted Cobb’s five-bass limit for the day to 37-15.

Now, with a three-day total of 84-1, he will enter the final day of Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Lake Fork with margin of 7-5 over his closest competition.

“I’ve never had a day like this before — not even close,” said Cobb, who recorded his first Bassmaster Elite Series victory in April on Lake Hartwell. “A 29-pound limit was my best ever until the other day (Thursday), when I caught 31-11. Now this is without a doubt the most amazing day I’ve ever had on the lake.”

Cobb went into the day with two-part game plan.

He expected to spend much of his time fishing shallow shellbeds away from the shoreline where bass have been feasting all week on spawning shad. Then he planned to fish shoreline cover where he’s been catching good numbers of solid bass, but nothing huge.

The shad-spawn bite paid off big time, as he caught an 8-8, an 8-13 and a 4-4 — all before noon. Then when he moved to the shoreline, he found something he wasn’t expecting.

“When I went to fish the bank, honestly, I expected to catch 3-pounders,” Cobb said. “That was my goal for the day — to catch big ones off the shad spawn and then fill a limit fishing the bank.

“But then, when I went to the bank, I caught an 11 and a 5.”

The 11-1 monster not only helped Cobb jump into the overall lead, it put him in first place for Toyota Tundra Big Bass of the Week. The prize for that award is a new Toyota Tundra truck.

Cobb was fishing a frog down a shoreline when he noticed the big bass sitting on a bed. He dropped his Power-Poles, believing the bass weighed 7 or 8 pounds.

Then he proceeded to pester the fish until it bit.

“It was one of those fish that looked like it was gonna bite every cast,” Cobb said. “Every cast I would make, it would kind of nose down and look at it. It took about 20 minutes to finally get it to eat. But with the way she was acting, I knew I could catch her.”

Cobb’s meteoric rise was aided in part by the struggles of Michigan pro Chad Pipkens. After catching 30-plus pounds the first two days and entering Day 3 with more than an 11-pound lead, Pipkens caught just four fish Sunday that weighed 5-8.

That allowed Cobb, Garrett Paquette (76-12), Brandon Card (73-4), Micah Frazier (70-13), Drew Cook (70-5) and Keith Combs (69-10) to all move past him in the standings. Pipkens will start Championship Monday in seventh place with 68-6.

After catching 28-12 Sunday, Paquette, a first-year Elite Series pro from Michigan, said he believes he’ll need at least 30 pounds — and maybe a little luck — to catch Cobb and win the $100,000 first-place prize.

“Brandon caught an 11-pounder and two 8-pounders today, and you can’t bank on doing that every day,” Paquette said. “So if I can catch 30 pounds, I’ll feel like I did everything I could have done.”

Unlike Cobb, who is spending much of his time shallow, Paquette is fishing offshore areas in about 10 feet of water — and with the way the bite has been working, he could create some last-hour drama Monday.

“It’s been really slow out there in the mornings,” he said. “It seems like the longer I can wait to get on my best stuff, the better it works out for me. About 2 o’clock (an hour before quitting time) seems like the best time.”

Card caught 25-11 Sunday, but he has even more ground — almost 11 pounds — to make up during the final round.

“I have a few key areas, and if you pull up on them at the right time, you can catch a lot of weight in a hurry,” Card said. “I’ll probably stay with the offshore stuff all day tomorrow and just see what happens.”

The tournament will conclude Monday with the Top 10 remaining anglers taking off at 7 a.m. CT from Sabine River Authority in Quitman. The weigh-in will be at the same site at 3 p.m.

All fish are being weighed on the water and immediately released, but each angler is allowed to bring to the “weigh-in” one bass that measures more than 24 inches.

   2019 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department 5/2-5/6
                                 Lake Fork, Emory  TX.
                           (PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC           15  84-01  100
  Day 1: 5   31-11     Day 2: 5   14-07     Day 3: 5   37-15
2.  Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI              15  76-12   99
  Day 1: 5   28-12     Day 2: 5   19-01     Day 3: 5   28-15
3.  Brandon Card           Knoxville, TN           15  73-04   98
  Day 1: 5   25-11     Day 2: 5   21-04     Day 3: 5   26-05
4.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL              15  71-06   97
  Day 1: 5   25-12     Day 2: 5   25-14     Day 3: 5   19-12
5.  Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              15  70-13   96
  Day 1: 5   22-13     Day 2: 5   19-15     Day 3: 5   28-01
6.  Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          15  69-10   95
  Day 1: 5   27-01     Day 2: 5   13-01     Day 3: 5   29-08
7.  Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI             14  68-06   94
  Day 1: 5   31-15     Day 2: 5   30-15     Day 3: 4   05-08
8.  Drew Benton            Panama City, FL         15  67-01   93
  Day 1: 5   21-08     Day 2: 5   24-13     Day 3: 5   20-12
9.  Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA 14  66-14   92
  Day 1: 4   18-08     Day 2: 5   26-05     Day 3: 5   22-01
10. Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            15  66-04   91
  Day 1: 5   21-00     Day 2: 5   20-06     Day 3: 5   24-14
11. Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK            15  64-11   90  $16,000.00
  Day 1: 5   26-14     Day 2: 5   15-15     Day 3: 5   21-14
12. Seth Feider            New Market, MN          15  63-15   89  $16,000.00
  Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   18-04     Day 3: 5   28-07
13. Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          14  63-10   88  $16,000.00
  Day 1: 5   30-10     Day 2: 4   14-01     Day 3: 5   18-15
14. Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA         15  62-12   87  $16,000.00
  Day 1: 5   21-02     Day 2: 5   22-08     Day 3: 5   19-02
15. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             15  62-10   86  $16,000.00
  Day 1: 5   17-14     Day 2: 5   25-06     Day 3: 5   19-06
16. Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR              15  62-08   85  $16,000.00
  Day 1: 5   17-00     Day 2: 5   23-02     Day 3: 5   22-06
17. Jay Yelas              Lincoln City, OR        15  60-11   84  $16,000.00
  Day 1: 5   22-05     Day 2: 5   13-13     Day 3: 5   24-09
18. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC          15  60-08   83  $16,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-11     Day 2: 5   21-00     Day 3: 5   19-13
19. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC              15  59-15   82  $16,000.00
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   22-08     Day 3: 5   24-03
20. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            15  59-14   81  $16,000.00
  Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   22-11     Day 3: 5   22-01
21. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          15  59-02   80  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   20-01     Day 3: 5   25-13
22. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC             15  58-06   79  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-13     Day 2: 5   13-10     Day 3: 5   23-15
23. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             15  57-01   78  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-10     Day 2: 5   17-13     Day 3: 5   18-10
24. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA          15  55-13   77  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   23-04     Day 3: 5   18-03
25. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL          15  55-10   76  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 5   20-02     Day 3: 5   23-05
26. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT           15  55-01   75  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   24-12     Day 3: 5   14-06
27. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH       13  54-05   74  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 3   14-03     Day 2: 5   18-11     Day 3: 5   21-07
28. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              15  51-08   73  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   16-13     Day 3: 5   17-14
29. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         15  51-05   72  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   19-02     Day 2: 5   15-13     Day 3: 5   16-06
30. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN           15  50-07   71  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-06     Day 2: 5   11-13     Day 3: 5   18-04
31. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        15  49-03   70  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   17-07     Day 2: 5   15-08     Day 3: 5   16-04
32. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY              12  48-05   69  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 3   13-14     Day 2: 5   21-14     Day 3: 4   12-09
33. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               13  45-15   68  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 3   12-01     Day 3: 5   14-06
34. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL          14  45-11   67  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   18-14     Day 3: 4   13-15
35. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         15  44-12   66  $13,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   16-08     Day 3: 5   12-15

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JOHN COX WINS FLW TOUR AT LAKE CHICKAMAUGA

Florida Pro Earns Fourth Career Tour Victory, Wins $100,000

DAYTON, Tenn. (May 5, 2019) – Berkley pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, won $100,000 at the FLW Tour at Lake Chickamauga presented by Evinrude Sunday with a four-day total of 83 pounds, 9 ounces. The victory was the fourth FLW Tour win of Cox’s career – moving him to a tie at No. 7 for the most Tour wins all-time.

Cox brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 21 pounds even to clinch the victory by a 1-pound, 11-ounce margin over local favorite Buddy Gross of Chickamauga, Georgia, who brought 20 bass weighing 81-14 to the scale and earned $30,100. Tour rookie Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Michigan, who led the tournament coming into the final day, caught a four-day total of 80-5 to finish third and win $25,000.

“I can’t believe that I won,” said Cox, who also took over the points lead in the ultra-competitive Angler of the Year (AOY) race with just one event left in the regular season. “It was so tough today. I ran all over this place and had a decent limit, but not what I needed. I was bouncing around, then right before I had to check in I remembered a stretch of trees that I hadn’t checked.

“It was the last minute, and I really don’t know why it just popped in my head, but it did – go to the trees,” Cox continued. “It was weird because I had forgotten all about this area. When I pulled up and Power-Poled down, I knew before I even threw in there.”

With less than 10 minutes before he had to check-in, Cox boated a pair of 4-pounders from the trees and raced back to the Dayton Boat Dock.

“When I caught the two in the last 10 minutes, I got all worked up,” Cox said. “I was running back, and I just felt something. Tears were coming down. It was overwhelming – I don’t know. I’ve won tournaments before, but I’ve never felt anything like it before. I’m getting chills right now just talking about it. This one was different.”

Cox said he used two main baits throughout the week. He threw a Texas-rigged 6-inch Baby Bass-colored Berkley PowerBait MaxScent The General while sight fishing and a white ½-ounce Dirty Jigs jig with a white Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Meaty Chunk Trailer to cover water.

“The jig setup really came into play when the rain came in,” Cox said. “It was something that I could cover a lot of water with. I really thought the jig was going to be deal today, but I had to completely change gears at the end of the day and go back to the worm.”

With just one tournament remaining in the regular season, Cox now shifts his focus to Lake Champlain in upstate New York. He holds just a slim 1-point lead in the AOY race over Polaris pro David Dudley – a three-time AOY winner who already has an FLW Tour win on Lake Champlain on his resume.

“My two favorite lakes are Lake Chickamauga and Lake Champlain, and to finish the season on those two fisheries is great,” Cox went on to say. “I’ve been going to Lake Champlain since I was 20, and I really want to win there. But, I really, really want to win the AOY title. That would be awesome.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Chickamauga finished:

1^st:          Berkley pro John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 20 bass, 83-9, $102,700
2^nd:         Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., 20 bass, 81-14, $30,100
3^rd:          Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., 20 bass, 80-5, $25,000
4^th:          Yamamoto Baits pro Matt Greenblatt, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 20 bass, 80-0, $20,000
5^th:          Polaris pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 20 bass, 78-9, $19,000
6^th:          Ramie Colson Jr., Cadiz, Ky., 20 bass, 76-7, $18,000
7^th:          Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 20 bass, 74-12, $17,000

8^th:          Strike King pro Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., 20 bass, 74-12, $16,000
9^th:          David Williams, Maiden, N.C., 20 bass, 69-9, $15,000
10^th:        Lowrance pro Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn., 20 bass, 66-10, $14,000

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

Overall there were 50 bass weighing 172 pounds, 10 ounces caught by pros Sunday. All 10 of the final-day pros brought a five-bass limit to the scale.

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

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Chickamauga presented by Evinrude was more than $860,000. The tournament was hosted by Fish Dayton and the Rhea Economic Tourism Council. The next event for FLW Tour anglers will be the FLW Tour at Lake Champlain presented by T-H Marine in Plattsburgh, New York, June 27-30. The tournament will be hosted by the City of Plattsburgh and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau.

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

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

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Crews always provides a welcome mat

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Consistency has been the mark of 11-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier John Crews’ pro angling career. And that includes his commitment to a pre-launch routine.

The green rag you see laying on the front deck of his Bass Cat is first used to wipe the dew off his boat seats. Then he arranges it in perfect position every morning to be used as a welcome mat for his ride-along judges and marshals to wipe their feet on as they board.

Crews’ ride along judge on Sunday at Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest on Lake Fork was sweet and jovial Amy Wisdom.

She’s a 24-year-old from East Texas who couldn’t help but laugh at the site of Crews’ green welcome mat. She’s been paired with him before and knew it would be there this morning. Especially following three wet and muddy days on Lake Fork.

“Oh yea. The towel is there every time,” she laughed. “I rode with John at the Bassmaster Elite on the Sabine River when he made it to Championship Sunday, and he had the welcome mat waiting for me that morning too.”

Crews says it’s not just any old green rag. “I actually call it “The Charlie Hartley Signature Series Towel” because Charlie is the only angler I know who is so fanatical about keeping his equipment clean, he actually washes his boat in the morning beforehe launches,” laughs Crews.

Not only is Crews’ towel a nice gesture, but also a common sense move by the Virginia pro to maintain resale value on his Bass Cat by avoiding visible wear and dirt stains on the front deck carpet.

This is Amy’s third tournament to ride with the Elite Series pros, and she sees the opportunity as a fast track to learning more about the sport she loves. “I’ve always been a fan, but I’m hoping to start fishing some team tournaments with my dad, so this is a great way to learn a lot really quick,” she says.

She’ll certainly garner great knowledge on everything from how to target bass that are munching on spawning shad, to shallow crankbaits and swimbaits too.

But her first lesson of the day from Crews was one centered on courtesy, and a simple way to keep your boat carpet clean.

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TABLE ROCK LAKE TO HOST COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT

BRANSON, Mo. (April 30, 2019) – Table Rock Lake and the city of Branson are set to host a field of 260 bass anglers May 9-11 for the Costa Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Series Central Division tournament on Table Rock Lake presented by Power-Pole. The three-day tournament, hosted by Explore Branson, will feature top regional bass-fishing pros and co-anglers casting for a top prize package of up to $92,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard in the pro division.

“It’s going to be one of those tournaments where everyone has a good time – they’re going to catch a lot of fish,” said FLW Tour pro Jeremy Lawyer of Sarcoxie, Missouri, who finished in third place when the FLW Series visited Table Rock Lake in 2018. “The weights may not be especially heavy because the fish are moving and it’s hard to keep them kind of hemmed up in the Ozarks around the spawn. But as far as everybody catching limits, we’ll see all three species play. It’s just going to be a fun, fun tournament.”

Lawyer went on to say it will be a “full-blown” spawn and postspawn bass event.

“I think you’ll see anglers catch 20 pounds one day, and then 12 the next,” said Lawyer. “I think a lot of the bigger fish have probably already spawned, so they’re going to be in that funk, and you can’t target 20 pounds a day sight-fishing. I think guys are going to find enough fish to really be strong one of the three days and make the cut, but by the last day, they may run out of sight-fish.

“The most productive areas will probably be in the cleanest water down-lake – you’ll be able to see what’s going on so much better,” continued Lawyer. “We’ve been getting some rain, and if the water level gets up and in the bushes, the rivers could really play. As far as the numbers of fish, though, they’re going to be strong throughout the entire lake.”

Lawyer said fans should expect to see a good topwater bite and a wide assortment of lures being thrown. He mentioned Carolina-, shaky-head-, Ned- and split-shot-rigs, as well as football-head jigs as popular choices.

Lawyer went on to say that he expects that an angler who can average 16 to 17 pounds a day (48 to 51 pounds total) should be in a good position to win.

Anglers will take off from Table Rock State Park Marina located at 380 State Park Marina Road in Branson at 6 a.m. CDT each day of competition. Thursday and Friday’s weigh-ins will also be held at the state park beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday’s final weigh-in will be held at Bass Pro Shops located at 1 Bass Pro Drive in Branson, and will begin at 3 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 Table Rock Lake, pros will fish for a top prize of up to $92,000 including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard if Ranger Cup qualified. Co-anglers will cast for a brand new Ranger Z175 boat with a 115-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard, and $5,000 if Ranger Cup qualified.

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

by AnglersChannel

KBF/FLW Nickajack Results Day 1

Vance McCullough

“When the storm came over those mountains, it went from calm to major gusts all at once. I had to fight the wind and hail – ice was hitting my deck. The temperature dropped about 10 degrees,” FLW Kayak Bass Fishing Pro Will Mansfield.

Morning thunderstorm that crossed Nickajack Lake

Mansfield is one of 103 anglers competing in the FLW/KBF joint tournament on nearby Nickajack Lake while the Tour pros fish Lake Chickamauga.

Bogdan Korostetskyi of Michigan leads with 92.5 inches on Day 1. He has a 3.5-inch lead over Ohio’s Brian Coyne. From there, the leaderboard is jam packed. 73 anglers caught a limit.

Mansfield, an Army veteran from Florida, is in fine position, “I went from 13^thto 6^thin the last half-hour when I culled 4 fish. I lost one that would have made a big difference, probably 20 inches, had to be a 6-pounder. I’ll be chasing her again tomorrow.”

One of the cool things about the Catch-Photo-Release format is anglers know where they stand. The FLW Tour pros fishing upstream on Chickamauga didn’t know how well they had done until weigh in concluded. But Mansfield can take pride in knowing what his late day flurry was worth.

However, just like his bassin’ brethren on the upstream lake, Mansfield used modern technology to dissect his water and find his fish. His Garmin 9” Side Scan gave him some clues.

And as do Tour pros, kayakers put in the miles when searching for fish. “I’ve put over 100 miles on Hobie 2019 Outback during practice.” Good thing he has the Mirage Drive to pedal his craft and give his arms a break.

Once he found the right deal Mansfield camped on it. “I might have travelled 3 miles today. I have two main spots that I rotated through.”

Timing is everything. “When they want to eat, they eat. If not, you can slow down and throw a worm if you want, but they’re just not going to open their mouths.”

When they do eat, Mansfield feeds them a specific lure in a specific color. “Any other color, I can’t get them to touch it.”

He’s dialed-in like any successful pro, and there are still five anglers ahead of him on the leaderboard. Mansfield understands that consistency wins in multi-day tournaments and he aims to actually improve tomorrow. “I honestly think I can catch 90 inches if all goes well.”

The experience has been fun. “The Top 10 got on stage at the FLW Tour weigh in show. The Top 3 got to speak. Hopefully, tomorrow I’ll have something to say.”

Check TourneyX.com - https://tourneyx.com/app/tourney/2019-flw-kbf-open-nickajack- for results.

by AnglersChannel

MICHIGAN’S NELSON MOVES INTO LEAD AT FLW TOUR AT LAKE CHICKAMAUGA

Rookie Seeks First Tour Win, Brings 14-ounce Lead into Final Day

DAYTON, Tenn. (May 4, 2019) – FLW Tour rookie Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Michigan, caught four big largemouth late in the day Saturday to anchor his 25-pound, 15-ounce limit and jump to the top of the leaderboard after Day Three of the FLW Tour at Lake Chickamauga presented by Evinrude in Dayton, Tennessee. Nelson’s five-bass limit was one of just four brought to the scale Saturday that weighed in excess of 20 pounds, telling when you consider that the lake had pumped out 19, 20+ pound limits in the first two days of competition.

Nelson (15 bass, 65-0) will now bring a 14-ounce lead over second-place angler Yamamoto Baits pro Matt Greenblatt of Port St. Lucie, Florida, (15 bass, 64-2) – who led the tournament after Day Two – into Championship Sunday. Also in striking distance in third place, is Berkley pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, (15 bass, 62-9), local favorite Buddy Gross of Chickamauga, Georgia, (15 bass, 62-2) and Polaris pro David Dudley of Lynchburg, Virginia, (15 bass, 60-4).

“I feel honored to be here,” said Nelson, who, although a Tour rookie, has three career tournament wins in Costa FLW Series competition. “I had no idea that I had 25 pounds. I had a real slow day and just stuck with it and stuck with it and it started snowballing real quick at the end of the day.

“I’d been running around like Buddy (Gross), burning gas,” Nelson continued. “I was way down the lake and (FLW cameraman) Jody (White) showed up around 1:30 or 2. I caught a big one and was going to leave, then I caught another big one. So I’m getting ready to leave, then I catch another big one. Then I left and came back up the lake and I caught another big one up here. It was truly a blessing.”

Nelson’s four late-in-the-day largemouth came from similar water, but his last kicker came on a different bait. Nelson declined to mention any specifics, but did say that he was catching fish on “a couple of different baits.”

“I’m excited, but I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself,” Nelson said. “Yesterday I dropped the ball and only had 14 pounds. I just don’t know what will happen tomorrow. I may go out and catch 12 pounds, or I could catch 35. I’m just going to keep an open mind and work hard all day. I’ll be looking for a big bag tomorrow.”

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

1^st:          Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., 15 bass, 65-0
2^nd:         Yamamoto Baits pro Matt Greenblatt, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 15 bass, 64-2
3^rd:          Berkley pro John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 15 bass, 62-9
4^th:          Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., 15 bass, 62-2
5^th:          Polaris pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 15 bass, 60-4
6^th:          Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 15 bass, 58-2

7^th:          Ramie Colson Jr., Cadiz, Ky., 15 bass, 57-0
8^th:          Lowrance pro Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn., 15 bass, 55-5
9^th:          Strike King pro Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., 15 bass, 55-3
10^th:        David Williams, Maiden, N.C., 15 bass, 54-2

Finishing in 11^th through 30^th are:

11^th: Billy McCaghren, Mayflower, Ark., 15 bass, 52-8, $12,000
12^th: Bass Pro Shops pro James Niggemeyer, Van, Texas, 15 bass, 52-0, $12,000

13^th: Charlie Ingram, Centerville, Tenn., 15 bass, 50-15, $12,000

14^th: Tim Frederick, Leesburg, Fla., 15 bass, 50-10, $12,000

15^th: Chris Whitson, Louisville, Tenn., 15 bass, 50-5, $12,000

16^th: T-H Marine pro Luke Dunkin, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., 15 bass, 49-8, $11,500

17^th: Barry Wilson, Birmingham, Ala., 15 bass, 49-4, $11,500

18^th: Glenn Chappelear, Acworth, Ga., 15 bass, 49-2, $11,500

19^th: Aaron Britt, Yuba City, Calif., 12 bass, 48-7, $11,500

20^th: Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, 15 bass, 47-12, $11,500

21^st: Strike King pro Andrew Upshaw, Tulsa, Okla., 15 bass, 47-8, $10,500

22^nd: Kyle Weisenburger, Ottawa, Ohio, 15 bass, 47-5, $10,500

23^rd: Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C., 15 bass, 47-5, $10,500

24^th: Sam George, Athens, Ala., 15 bass, 47-1, $10,500

25^th: Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala., 15 bass, 46-1, $10,500

26^th: David Gaston, Sylacauga, Ala., 15 bass, 44-0, $10,500

27^th: Jason Reyes, Huffman, Texas, 15 bass, 42-15, $10,500

28^th: Miles Howe, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 14 bass, 42-11, $10,500

29^th: Rapala pro Terry Bolton, Benton, Ky., 13 bass, 39-11, $10,500

30^th: Clark Reehm, Elm Grove, La., 13 bass, 36-3, $10,500

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

Overall there were 145 bass weighing 462 pounds, 2 ounces, caught by pros Saturday. Of the final 30 pros, 27 of them were able to bring a five-bass limit to the scale.

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

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Chickamauga presented by Evinrude is more than $860,000. The tournament is hosted by Fish Dayton and the Rhea Economic Tourism Council.

The final 10 anglers will take off at 7 a.m. ET Sunday from the Dayton Boat Dock, located at 175 Lakeshore St., in Dayton. Sunday’s championship weigh-in will also be held at the Dayton Boat Dock, beginning at 4 p.m.

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

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

by AnglersChannel

Christie Continues Hot Streak to Advance to Championship Round on Alabama's Smith Lake

CULLMAN, Ala. (May 4, 2019) - It goes without saying that post-spawn spotted bass are unpredictable, finicky and sometimes hard to locate. Throw in capricious weather and you have the makings of a highly unpredictable day of fishing.

Fortunately for Major League Fishing® (MLF) pro Jason Christie, the location and pattern he identified 24 hours earlier in the second period of Thursday's Elimination Round at the Bass Pro Tour Phoenix Boats Stage Five Presented by Mercury was anything but unpredictable.

Fishing a shaky head on the same offshore break where he caught the majority of his fish the day before, Christie racked up 48 pounds, 3 ounces of Smith Lake spotted bass during a weather-abbreviated Knockout Round to finish atop the Top 10 anglers advancing to Sunday's Championship Round.

Christie's two-day total in the Elimination and Knockout Rounds was 99-3, almost all of it caught out of the small area in 15 to 20 feet of water.

"I started in the same spot this morning that I did good on yesterday, and there was a herring spawn that I think it caused some more fish to come in - it was pretty steady there for awhile in the morning," Christie said.

The heavy thunderstorm that kept the field on the bank at Smith Lake Park for an extra 90 minutes this morning didn't seem to affect Christie's spot at all. While early round hammers Jesse Wiggins and Jacob Wheeler struggled to find fish, Christie put 12 fish on SCORETRACKER® in the first hour and finished the first period with 31-5.

"I got a little frustrated because I lost a few and missed a couple in the morning, but one thing I've learned, you can't count on these fish day-to-day," Christie said. "They're moving, the bait's moving, it's that transition time of year so they can be hard to predict. I'm just going to start in the best spot I think tomorrow and play it by ear."

Chapman's Last-Second Heroics

The Bass Pro Tour has seen some last-minute drama in its four previous events, but none have been as dramatic as the SCORETRACKER® rearrangement caused by the 3-13 largemouth that Brent Chapman swung aboard his boat as time expired at the end of the day. Chapman entered the final minutes of competition in 11th place, but hooked a fish on a creature bait with just seconds remaining, and got the fish over the gunwale of his boat just in time for it to qualify as a scoreable fish.


	MLF Pro Brent Chapman swung aboard a scoreable bass with just seconds remaining in time for it to count and put him in the Championship Round on Sunday. (Click to enlarge/download)

That fish pushed Chapman past Jeff Sprague and Bradley Roy into ninth place with 31-0.

Brent Ehrler caught a 1-14 with six seconds remaining to claim the 10th and final spot in the final round.

"That's about as exciting a catch as I've ever had in my career," Chapman admitted. "I don't know exactly how much weight I needed to make it into the Top 10, but to hook a fish that size and then have to get it in in just a few seconds is a little stressful. But that sums up this whole format. It's exciting."

Championship Round First-Timers

Christie will fish his first Championship Round of the 2019 Bass Pro Tour, as will Mark Rose (third with 39-3), Fred Roumbanis (fourth with 36-1), Dean Rojas (eighth with 32-10) and Chapman. They'll join previous final-round competitors Dustin Connell (second with 40-9), Michael Neal (34-13), Mike Iaconelli (sixth with 34-11) and Todd Faircloth (seventh with 33-7).

One Last Shot at Smith Lake

As Saturday's competition proved, there's no such thing as a sure thing this week on Smith Lake. Local pros Jesse Wiggins, Jordan Lee and Matt Lee failed to make the Top 10, and anglers who weighed heavy weights in previous rounds (Timmy Horton, James Watson, Wheeler and Andy Morgan, to name a few) were unable to find dependable patterns or schools of fish during the Knockout Round.

"What Smith Lake has shown us time and time again this week is that we can expect the unexpected," said MLF NOW! live stream analyst Marty Stone. "Going into tomorrow we think that everybody is fishing for second place because Jason Christie has found the best place - I've always said that on a lake, a place will be a pattern every time - and on the outside looking in, Christie definitely has the best place. But we have a weather change coming in, and we're dealing with spotted bass. I really don't have a clue what's going to happen tomorrow, other than it's going to be exciting."

When, Where & How to Watch

Competition begins on Championship Sunday at 6:30 a.m. CT, with live, official scoring available via SCORETRACKER® on MajorLeagueFishing.com and on the MLF app. The MLF NOW! live stream starts at 9 a.m. CT, with live, on-the-water coverage and analysis provided by Chad McKee, JT Kenney, Marty Stone and Natalie Dillon until lines out at 2:30 p.m. The Berkley Postgame Show - hosted by Steven "Lurch" Scott - will start at 4 p.m.

The Day's Results

To see all results from the Knockout Round, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com and click "Results."

by AnglersChannel

Pipkens Stretches Lead To More Than 11 Pounds At Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest

Chad Pipkens amasses another 30-plus-pound limit of bass on Day 2 of the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department at Lake Fork for a combined two-day total of 62-14.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

May 3, 2019

LAKE FORK, Texas — After two days of competition at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the anglers will take a break from fishing Saturday.

Chad Pipkens said he will welcome the break — and with the cushion he has in the standings, he should rest easy.

Pipkens’ five biggest bass during today’s second round weighed 30 pounds, 15 ounces — his second straight day with more than 30 pounds — and he maintained his overall lead in the event with a massive, two-day total of 62-14.

That means he’ll have a gigantic cushion of 11-4 over his closest competitor when fishing resumes Sunday morning.

“I had probably the best hour and a half of fishing I’ve ever had — and I got to have it on the right day,” said Pipkens, a Michigan resident who is fishing just two months after breaking his collarbone while playing ice hockey. “I’ve seen it like that before, but it happened on the wrong day when I had to let up on them.

“We have an off day tomorrow. So today, I was able to just keep hammering them.”

Unlike Thursday’s first round when Pipkens struggled early, he got off to a fast start today, exploiting an early-morning shad-spawn bite in shallow water. He caught a nice-size largemouth off his first spot and then moved to another spot where things got as good for him as they’ve ever been.

During Texas Fest, bass are caught, weighed and released immediately. Then they’re entered into the BASSTrakk leaderboard, leaving a perfect log of when each catch took place.

According to BASSTrakk, between 8:26 and 8:47 a.m., Pipkens caught a 5-15, an 8-11, a 5-6 and a 4-7. He finished his five-bass limit at 10:13 a.m. with a 6-8.

“It was just on fire,” Pipkens said. “It was happening. It doesn’t happen like that very often, but when it does, it’s pretty special.”

While many anglers have been tightlipped about the baits they’re using this week, Pipkens openly said he’s using a Damiki DC 300 crankbait.

“They’re eating it,” Pipkens said. “They’re getting the front hook and the back hook. They’re almost swallowing it.

“The 8-11 that I caught came up and the bait was just gone, which is exactly what you want with a big fish like that.”

Pipkens’ mentioning the bait on Bassmaster LIVE — and demonstrating how much bass like it — resulted in a rush on the lure. A check of three major online stores that carry Damiki crankbaits showed that the lure was sold out by noon in several colors resembling Pipkens’ choice.

Though some anglers were lamenting Saturday’s off day, Pipkens said he needs the rest — and not necessarily for his surgically repaired collarbone.

“These bass are so strong,” Pipkens said. “They just dig and dig, and my forearms are killing me. Hopefully the fish will rest up a little bit, too. Maybe they’ll even group up some more.”

Despite Pipkens’ sizeable cushion, Lake Fork has the kind of gigantic fish that can help an angler make up ground quickly.

There were 15 limits that weighed 20 or more pounds today, and the Top 10 biggest bass all weighed 7-5 or better, including Pipkens’ 8-11 that ranked as the largest of the day. Oklahoma pro Luke Palmer and South Carolina’s Brandon Cobb are still tied for the lead for Toyota Tundra Big Bass of the Week with the twin 8-12s they caught Thursday. The winner of the prize gets a new San Antonio-built Toyota Tundra.

The angler closest to Pipkens in the overall standings is Florida pro Drew Cook, who caught 25-14 Friday to push his two-day total to 51-10. He moved from seventh to second in the standings.

“My main area wasn’t panning out first thing this morning,” Cook said. “So I went to my second area and caught a 6-pounder right away. Then I went to a place where I’ve been sharing water with (fellow Florida pro) Drew Benton and caught some more.

Benton is keying on shallow shellbars where bass are feeding heavily on spawning shad. He said he spent most of his time in three or four areas, making the same cast repetitively.

“It’s a really shallow shellbar,” Cook said. “But it seems like the shad are spawning on it all day — and I didn’t know that until today.

“On Thursday, I caught about 20 pounds doing that and then left and went sight fishing. Today, I stayed with it all day and they bit all day.”

Michigan pro Garrett Paquette is in third with 47-13, followed by Tennessee veteran Brandon Card (46-15) and Benton (46-5).

Competition will pause Saturday for an Outdoors Expo with a packed schedule of events at Sabine Rive Authority in Quitman. The Expo will feature free demo boat rides, prize giveaways, meet-and-greet sessions with the Elite Series pros, fishing seminars and a live concert, part of the Mercury Concert Series, by country music star Chris Knight at 4:15 p.m.

The Expo, which will also be held Sunday, opens at 10 a.m. and is free to attend.

The 12 members of the recently selected 2019 High School All-American presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors Team. will also hold a special exhibition tournament Saturday, with a weigh-in scheduled for 3 p.m. at Sabine River Authority. Each All-American will be paired with an Elite Series pro.

Also Saturday, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will offer fans and fishing enthusiasts a variety of activities, including casting and fly-tying instruction, fish art, and an aquarium and multiple children’s activities. TPWD will also be honoring five Toyota ShareLunker Legacy Anglers who caught and donated bass that weighed 13 pounds or more to the organization’s selective breeding program in 2019.

Get Hooked on Fishing presented by Toyota, Shakespeare and TakeMeFishing.org will provide an interactive fishing experience for children with casting lessons, a fishing pond and a chance to meet the pros.

And TPWD will also induct Alan Haynes of Tyler, former CEO and president of The Sportster Inc. retail sporting goods chain, into the Texas Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in ceremonies Saturday at Texas Fest.

2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota2019 Bassmaster Texas Fest Title Sponsor: Toyota

2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Premier Sponsors: Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Skeeter Boats, Talon, Triton Boats, Yamaha, Abu Garcia, Berkley, Humminbird

2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Supporting Sponsors: Bass Pro Shops, Carhartt, Lowrance, Mossy Oak Fishing, T-H Marine, Academy Sports + Outdoors

2019 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest Beneficiary: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

2019 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest Host Sponsors: Lake Fork Chamber, Wood County Industrial Commission, the Sabine River Authority, Quitman Economic Development Commission, Emory TX Tourism

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

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                          (PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI             10  62-14  100
  Day 1: 5   31-15     Day 2: 5   30-15
2.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL              10  51-10   99
  Day 1: 5   25-12     Day 2: 5   25-14
3.  Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI              10  47-13   98
  Day 1: 5   28-12     Day 2: 5   19-01
4.  Brandon Card           Knoxville, TN           10  46-15   97
  Day 1: 5   25-11     Day 2: 5   21-04
5.  Drew Benton            Panama City, FL         10  46-05   96
  Day 1: 5   21-08     Day 2: 5   24-13
6.  Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC           10  46-02   95
  Day 1: 5   31-11     Day 2: 5   14-07
7.  Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA  9  44-13   94
  Day 1: 4   18-08     Day 2: 5   26-05
8.  Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           9  44-11   93
  Day 1: 5   30-10     Day 2: 4   14-01
9.  Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA         10  43-10   92
  Day 1: 5   21-02     Day 2: 5   22-08
10. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             10  43-04   91
  Day 1: 5   17-14     Day 2: 5   25-06
11. Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK            10  42-13   90
  Day 1: 5   26-14     Day 2: 5   15-15
12. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              10  42-12   89
  Day 1: 5   22-13     Day 2: 5   19-15
13. Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            10  41-06   88
  Day 1: 5   21-00     Day 2: 5   20-06
14. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT           10  40-11   87
  Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   24-12
15. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC          10  40-11   86
  Day 1: 5   19-11     Day 2: 5   21-00
16. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          10  40-02   85
  Day 1: 5   27-01     Day 2: 5   13-01
17. Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR              10  40-02   84
  Day 1: 5   17-00     Day 2: 5   23-02
18. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             10  38-07   83
  Day 1: 5   20-10     Day 2: 5   17-13
19. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            10  37-13   82
  Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   22-11
20. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA          10  37-10   81
  Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   23-04
21. Jay Yelas              Lincoln City, OR        10  36-02   80
  Day 1: 5   22-05     Day 2: 5   13-13
22. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC              10  35-12   79
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   22-08
23. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY               8  35-12   78
  Day 1: 3   13-14     Day 2: 5   21-14
24. Seth Feider            New Market, MN          10  35-08   77
  Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   18-04
25. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         10  34-15   76
  Day 1: 5   19-02     Day 2: 5   15-13
26. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC             10  34-07   75
  Day 1: 5   20-13     Day 2: 5   13-10
27. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              10  33-10   74
  Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   16-13
28. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          10  33-05   73
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   20-01
29. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        10  32-15   72
  Day 1: 5   17-07     Day 2: 5   15-08
30. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH        8  32-14   71
  Day 1: 3   14-03     Day 2: 5   18-11
31. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL          10  32-05   70
  Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 5   20-02
32. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN           10  32-03   69
  Day 1: 5   20-06     Day 2: 5   11-13
33. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         10  31-13   68
  Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   16-08
34. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL          10  31-12   67
  Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   18-14
35. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA                8  31-09   66
  Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 3   12-01
36. Chris Groh             Spring Grove, IL         9  31-06   65   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 4   12-03     Day 2: 5   19-03
37. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  31-03   64   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-01     Day 2: 5   11-02
38. Jesse Tacoronte        Kissimmee, FL           10  31-03   63   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   13-06
39. Lee Livesay            Gladewater, TX           9  31-01   62   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   22-10     Day 2: 4   08-07
40. Chris Johnston         Peterborough Ontario CA 10  30-11   61   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-03     Day 2: 5   16-08
41. Ray Hanselman Jr       Del Rio, TX             10  30-04   60   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   18-14
42. Ed Loughran III        Richmond, VA            10  29-12   59   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 5   20-08
43. Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA              10  29-05   58   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-05     Day 2: 5   09-00
44. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR         10  29-05   57   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 5   13-08
45. Greg DiPalma           Millville, NJ            8  29-01   56   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 3   10-04
46. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           10  28-13   55   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   13-04
47. Gary Clouse            Winchester, TN          10  28-00   54   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-00     Day 2: 5   12-00
48. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           8  27-14   53   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 4   12-02     Day 2: 4   15-12
49. Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL           10  27-02   52   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   12-11
50. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX              10  26-15   51   $5,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   11-08
51. Robbie Latuso          Gonzales, LA            10  26-09   50   $5,500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   10-07
52. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC          10  26-07   49   $5,500.00
  Day 1: 5   08-14     Day 2: 5   17-09
53. Frank Talley           Temple, TX              10  26-07   48   $8,500.00
  Day 1: 5   11-14     Day 2: 5   14-09
54. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               9  26-05   47   $5,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 4   11-07
55. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL           10  25-11   46   $5,500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   09-09
56. Koby Kreiger           Alva, FL                10  25-10   45   $5,500.00
  Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   12-00
57. Jake Whitaker          Fairview, NC            10  25-05   44   $5,500.00
  Day 1: 5   09-02     Day 2: 5   16-03
58. Chad Morgenthaler      Reeds Spring, MO        10  25-05   43   $5,500.00
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   14-04
59. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  9  25-04   42   $5,500.00
  Day 1: 4   16-02     Day 2: 5   09-02
60. Clark Wendlandt        Leander, TX             10  25-03   41   $5,500.00
  Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   11-14
61. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL              8  25-00   40   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   13-13     Day 2: 3   11-03
62. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA          8  24-01   39   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 4   15-07     Day 2: 4   08-10
63. Randy Pierson          Oakdale, CA             10  23-04   38   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   12-15     Day 2: 5   10-05
64. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL              10  23-04   37   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   12-03
65. Tyler Rivet            Raceland, LA            10  22-11   36   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   12-06     Day 2: 5   10-05
66. Brad Whatley           Bivins, TX               8  22-04   35   $4,500.00
  Day 1: 4   11-03     Day 2: 4   11-01
67. Tyler Carriere         Youngsville, LA          8  22-00   34   $4,500.00
  Day 1: 5   11-05     Day 2: 3   10-11
68. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              9  21-07   33   $4,500.00
  Day 1: 5   09-02     Day 2: 4   12-05
69. Randy Sullivan         Breckenridge, TX         9  20-12   32   $4,500.00
  Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 4   11-08
70. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  8  20-03   31   $4,500.00
  Day 1: 4   06-07     Day 2: 4   13-12
71. Rob Digh               Denver, NC               7  18-06   30   $3,500.00
  Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 4   10-00
72. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS         7  18-00   29   $3,500.00
  Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 2   07-03
73. Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             6  14-03   28   $3,500.00
  Day 1: 2   05-08     Day 2: 4   08-11
74. Quentin Cappo          Prairieville, LA         3  09-00   27   $3,500.00
  Day 1: 1   05-10     Day 2: 2   03-06
75. David Fritts           Lexington, NC            4  08-05   26   $3,500.00
  Day 1: 4   08-05     Day 2: 0   00-00

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FLORIDA’S GREENBLATT TAKES LEAD ON DAY TWO OF FLW TOUR AT LAKE CHICKAMAUGA

Day One Leader John Cox Just 8 Ounces Back

DAYTON, Tenn. (May 3, 2019) – Yamamoto Baits pro Matt Greenblatt of Port St. Lucie, Florida, brought a five-bass limit of largemouth to the Dayton Boat Dock scale Friday weighing 19 pounds, 13 ounces, to vault into the lead after Day Two of the FLW Tour at Lake Chickamauga presented by Evinrude in Dayton, Tennessee. Greenblatt’s two-day total of 10 bass weighing 43 pounds, 2 ounces gives him a slim 8-ounce advantage heading into Day Three of the four-day competition that features 165 of the world’s best bass-fishing anglers competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.

Berkley pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, who led after Day One, fell to second place, just 8 ounces behind Greenblatt with 42-10. Former FLW Cup champion and three-time Angler of the Year Polaris pro David Dudley of Lynchburg, Virginia, is just 15 ounces behind Greenblatt in third place with 42-3. The field is now cut to 30 for Saturday’s competition with only the top 10 anglers advancing to championship Sunday.

“I pretty much did the same exact thing that I did Thursday – same spot, same bait, same everything,” said Greenblatt, a six-year FLW Tour veteran with one career FLW Cup appearance. “I thought I had milked it for everything it was worth yesterday, but it replenished overnight. Hopefully there is two more days of bass in there, but I really don’t know what it has left.”

Greenblatt described his key area as a slope, in 8 to 12 feet of water.

“I don’t know why the fish are setting up there. There really is nothing there,” Greenblatt said. “Thursday I caught the heck out of them, all day long. Today it slowed down a lot – I think because of the pressure and we had a little different conditions. I’m catching fish on three different baits, and there seems to be a lot of bait in the area so hopefully it keeps them where they are.”

Greenblatt declined to name his main two baits, but did divulge that a Yamamoto Senko has also been a key piece of his arsenal this week.

“There is definitely a shallow Senko bite that is developing,” he said. “Wacky-rigged seems to be best, but I’ve got them rigged up four different ways. I’m dyeing the tail a little bit, giving them a little more to see.

“Hopefully tomorrow my area is not all blown out,” Greenblatt went on to say. “I’m going to get everything I can there and see what happens. If it’s not happening by noon I’m going to drop back, punt, and go to the dock pattern.”

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

1^st:          Yamamoto Baits pro Matt Greenblatt, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 10 bass, 43-2
2^nd:         Berkley pro John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 10 bass, 42-10
3^rd:          Polaris pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 10 bass, 42-3
4^th:          Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., 10 bass, 39-1
5^th:          Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Mich., 10 bass, 39-1
6^th:          Lowrance pro Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn., 10 bass, 38-15
7^th:          Billy McCaghren, Mayflower, Ark., 10 bass, 38-14
8^th:          Ramie Colson Jr., Cadiz, Ky., 10 bass, 38-10
9^th:          Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., 10 bass, 38-6
10^th:        Clark Reehm, Elm Grove, La., 10 bass, 36-3
11^th:        Aaron Britt, Yuba City, Calif., 10 bass, 35-15

12^th: Bass Pro Shops pro James Niggemeyer, Van, Texas, 10 bass, 35-9

13^th: Tim Frederick, Leesburg, Fla., 10 bass, 35-6

14^th: Strike King pro Andrew Upshaw, Tulsa, Okla., 10 bass, 35-1

15^th: Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, 10 bass, 35-1

16^th: Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 10 bass, 34-13

17^th: David Williams, Maiden, N.C., 10 bass, 34-11

18^th: T-H Marine pro Sam George, Athens, Ala., 10 bass, 34-11

19^th: Charlie Ingram, Centerville, Tenn., 10 bass, 34-4

20^th: Miles Howe, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 10 bass, 34-1

21^st: Glenn Chappelear, Acworth, Ga., 10 bass, 33-11

22^nd: Kyle Weisenburger, Ottawa, Ohio, 10 bass, 33-4

23^rd: Chris Whitson, Louisville, Tenn., 10 bass, 32-12

24^th: Rapala pro Terry Bolton, Benton, Ky., 10 bass, 32-11

25^th: David Gaston, Sylacauga, Ala., 10 bass, 32-9

26^th: Barry Wilson, Birmingham, Ala., 10 bass, 32-8

27^th: Jason Reyes, Huffman, Texas, 10 bass, 32-6

28^th: Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala., 10 bass, 32-4

29^th: T-H Marine pro Luke Dunkin, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., 10 bass, 32-3

30^th: Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C., 10 bass, 32-1

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Ingram won the Big Bass Award and the $500 prize on the pro side Friday with a largemouth weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces.

Overall there were 765 bass weighing 2,171 pounds, 8 ounces caught by 162 pros Friday. The catch included 138 five-bass limits.

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

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Chickamauga presented by Evinrude is more than $860,000. The tournament is hosted by Fish Dayton and the Rhea Economic Tourism Council.

Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. ET Saturday and Sunday from the Dayton Boat Dock, located at 175 Lakeshore St., in Dayton. Weigh-ins will also be held at the Dayton Boat Dock, beginning at 4 p.m.

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

Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at the Dayton Boat Dock on Saturday, May 4, from Noon-2 p.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1^st and 2^nd place anglers that catch the biggest fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.

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

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Pipkens Takes Slim Opening-Round Lead At Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest On Lake Fork

Chad Pipkens leads after Day 1 of Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife at Lake Fork with a whopping 31 pounds, 15 ounces.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

May 2, 2019

LAKE FORK, Texas — When Chad Pipkens suffered a broken collarbone playing hockey back in early March, some people automatically assumed he was done fishing the Bassmaster Elite Series for the year.

But not only has he kept fishing, he’s actually been better since the freak accident happened.

The veteran pro from Lansing, Mich., caught five bass Thursday that weighed 31 pounds, 15 ounces and took the opening-round lead in the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Lake Fork.

The catch gave Pipkens a 4-ounce lead over Brandon Cobb of South Carolina (31-11) and a 1-5 advantage over Texas pro Chris Zaldain (30-10) on a day when 19 competitors managed at least 20 pounds for their five-bass limits.

“Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to break anything else,” Pipkens said, laughing. “But being injured has definitely caused me to slow down and fish a little differently than I did before — and I think it’s showed in the way I’ve finished.”

Before Pipkens’ injury, he had 51st- and 54th-place finishes in the first two Elite Series events on the St. Johns River and Lake Lanier. After breaking his collarbone in three places and enduring a surgery that left him with a massive scar, he finished ninth in his next event at Lake Hartwell — his highest finish on the Elite Series since a fifth-place showing at the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship at Sturgeon Bay, Wisc., in 2015.

He actually got off to a slow start Thursday when he went looking for a couple of large bass he’d found on spawning beds during practice. When he realized those fish were gone, he tried to exploit a shad-spawn bite that has been hot all over the lake.

Since that particular bite happens early — and since he had wasted some time on the bedding fish — that didn’t work either.

Once he finally gave up on the supershallow possibilities, he started putting fish in the boat.

“I think my timing was just off in the morning, but it got right in the afternoon,” he said. “I rolled up to a place and caught a 4 1/2-pounder and nothing else. Then I went to another place and just lit them up.”

Since bass are weighed and released immediately after they’re caught during Texas Fest, Pipkens knew the weight of each individual bass he caught. His five biggest weighed 7-0, 6-14, 6-8, 6-5 and 5-4.

He said the major thunderstorms that moved through the region Wednesday night may have been the reason his early-morning tactics didn’t work.

“That thunder and lightning we had last night even shook me and woke me up,” Pipkens said. “I don’t know for a fact that it had anything to do with the fishing this morning. I just know the fishing wasn’t like it was in practice.”

Cobb, who grew up fishing for bass during the blueback herring spawn this time of year on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina, devoted some of that knowledge to fishing the gizzard shad spawn on Fork Thursday — and it eventually paid off with 31-11.

His biggest five bass weighed 8-12, 7-2, 7-0, 4-12 and 4-1.

“I think the lightning had them a little messed up last night,” Cobb said. “I didn’t have a fish at 10 o’clock — and after the practice I had, I really didn’t expect to catch a fish after 10.

“It was a really tough day for me until I hit one little flurry.”

That flurry produced most of his weight in about 15 minutes.

“That’s the way it’s been for me all week long,” Cobb said. “If you run into them, it’s good. But if you don’t, it’s really tough.”

While the other anglers were tightlipped about which baits they were using and where, Zaldain was open about using a swimbait to catch the bulk of his 30-10 weight.

His bass weighed 7-6, 7-4, 5-12, 5-12 and 4-8.

“I’ve had some good days this year, but this was the most fun I’ve had all season,” Zaldain said. “This morning was just unbelievable with two 7 1/2-pound fish, two that were almost 6 pounds and a 4 1/2.

“I’m around them. I have a good idea of what the fish are doing right now.”

In addition to the $100,000 first-place prize and the $1 million total purse that will be split by the 75-angler field, the angler who catches the Toyota Tundra Big Bass of the week will earn a new Tundra. The competition for that award could be as interesting as the overall tournament itself.

The Top 10 bass caught Thursday each weighed 7-2 or better, and Cobb and Oklahoma pro Luke Palmer tied for first place, each with an 8-12.

The tournament will resume Friday with takeoff at 7 a.m. from Sabine River Authority in Quitman and weigh-in back at the same site at 3 p.m. The anglers will take a break from competition Saturday to sign autographs, conduct seminars and meet fans at a special Outdoors Expo.

The Expo will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, with free demo boat rides, prize giveaways, food vendors and a live performance by country star Chris Knight at 4:15 p.m.

  2019 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department 5/2-5/6
                                Lake Fork, Emory  TX.
                           (PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI              5  31-15  100
  Day 1: 5   31-15
2.  Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC            5  31-11   99
  Day 1: 5   31-11
3.  Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           5  30-10   98
  Day 1: 5   30-10
4.  Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  28-12   97
  Day 1: 5   28-12
5.  Keith Combs            Huntington, TX           5  27-01   96
  Day 1: 5   27-01
6.  Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK             5  26-14   95
  Day 1: 5   26-14
7.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL               5  25-12   94
  Day 1: 5   25-12
8.  Brandon Card           Knoxville, TN            5  25-11   93
  Day 1: 5   25-11
9.  Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA               5  22-13   92
  Day 1: 5   22-13
10. Lee Livesay            Gladewater, TX           5  22-10   91
  Day 1: 5   22-10
11. Jay Yelas              Lincoln City, OR         5  22-05   90
  Day 1: 5   22-05
12. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL          5  21-08   89
  Day 1: 5   21-08
13. Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA          5  21-02   88
  Day 1: 5   21-02
14. Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA             5  21-00   87
  Day 1: 5   21-00
15. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC              5  20-13   86
  Day 1: 5   20-13
16. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY              5  20-10   85
  Day 1: 5   20-10
17. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN            5  20-06   84
  Day 1: 5   20-06
18. Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA               5  20-05   83
  Day 1: 5   20-05
19. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  20-01   82
  Day 1: 5   20-01
20. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC           5  19-11   81
  Day 1: 5   19-11
21. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA                5  19-08   80
  Day 1: 5   19-08
22. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC          5  19-02   79
  Day 1: 5   19-02
23. Greg DiPalma           Millville, NJ            5  18-13   78
  Day 1: 5   18-13
24. Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA  4  18-08   77
  Day 1: 4   18-08
25. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY              5  17-14   76
  Day 1: 5   17-14
26. Jesse Tacoronte        Kissimmee, FL            5  17-13   75
  Day 1: 5   17-13
27. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO         5  17-07   74
  Day 1: 5   17-07
28. Seth Feider            New Market, MN           5  17-04   73
  Day 1: 5   17-04
29. Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR               5  17-00   72
  Day 1: 5   17-00
30. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ               5  16-13   71
  Day 1: 5   16-13
31. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL            5  16-02   70
  Day 1: 5   16-02
31. Robbie Latuso          Gonzales, LA             5  16-02   70
  Day 1: 5   16-02
33. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  4  16-02   68
  Day 1: 4   16-02
34. Gary Clouse            Winchester, TN           5  16-00   67
  Day 1: 5   16-00
35. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            5  15-15   66
  Day 1: 5   15-15
36. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          5  15-13   65
  Day 1: 5   15-13
37. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN            5  15-09   64
  Day 1: 5   15-09
38. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX               5  15-07   63
  Day 1: 5   15-07
39. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA          4  15-07   62
  Day 1: 4   15-07
40. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL          5  15-05   61
  Day 1: 5   15-05
41. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL             5  15-02   60
  Day 1: 5   15-02
42. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               5  14-14   59
  Day 1: 5   14-14
43. Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL            5  14-07   58
  Day 1: 5   14-07
44. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA           5  14-06   57
  Day 1: 5   14-06
45. Chris Johnston         Peterborough Ontario CA  5  14-03   56
  Day 1: 5   14-03
46. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH        3  14-03   55
  Day 1: 3   14-03
47. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY               3  13-14   54
  Day 1: 3   13-14
48. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL              5  13-13   53
  Day 1: 5   13-13
49. Koby Kreiger           Alva, FL                 5  13-10   52
  Day 1: 5   13-10
50. Clark Wendlandt        Leander, TX              5  13-05   51
  Day 1: 5   13-05
51. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC               5  13-04   50
  Day 1: 5   13-04
51. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN           5  13-04   50
  Day 1: 5   13-04
53. Randy Pierson          Oakdale, CA              5  12-15   48
  Day 1: 5   12-15
54. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL           5  12-14   47
  Day 1: 5   12-14
55. Tyler Rivet            Raceland, LA             5  12-06   46
  Day 1: 5   12-06
56. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL           5  12-03   45
  Day 1: 5   12-03
57. Chris Groh             Spring Grove, IL         4  12-03   44
  Day 1: 4   12-03
58. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           4  12-02   43
  Day 1: 4   12-02
59. Frank Talley           Temple, TX               5  11-14   42
  Day 1: 5   11-14
60. Ray Hanselman Jr       Del Rio, TX              5  11-06   41
  Day 1: 5   11-06
61. Tyler Carriere         Youngsville, LA          5  11-05   40
  Day 1: 5   11-05
62. Brad Whatley           Bivins, TX               4  11-03   39
  Day 1: 4   11-03
63. Chad Morgenthaler      Reeds Spring, MO         5  11-01   38
  Day 1: 5   11-01
63. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               5  11-01   38
  Day 1: 5   11-01
65. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS         5  10-13   36
  Day 1: 5   10-13
66. Ed Loughran III        Richmond, VA             5  09-04   35
  Day 1: 5   09-04
66. Randy Sullivan         Breckenridge, TX         5  09-04   35
  Day 1: 5   09-04
68. Jake Whitaker          Fairview, NC             5  09-02   33
  Day 1: 5   09-02
68. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              5  09-02   33
  Day 1: 5   09-02
70. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC           5  08-14   31
  Day 1: 5   08-14
71. Rob Digh               Denver, NC               3  08-06   30
  Day 1: 3   08-06
72. David Fritts           Lexington, NC            4  08-05   29
  Day 1: 4   08-05
73. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  4  06-07   28
  Day 1: 4   06-07
74. Quentin Cappo          Prairieville, LA         1  05-10   27
  Day 1: 1   05-10
75. Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             2  05-08   26
  Day 1: 2   05-08

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