Christie And Evers Still Top The Bassmaster Classic Leaderboard On Lake Hartwell
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Christie Leads Day 1 of Bassmaster Classic
March 16, 2018
Oklahoma Anglers Lead The Way After Bassmaster Classic’s First Round On Lake Hartwell
GREENVILLE, S.C. — After one day of fishing on Lake Hartwell, the leaderboard for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods has a familiar look.
Oklahoma angler Jason Christie leads the way, with Edwin Evers — a fellow Okie and Christie’s roommate on the Bassmaster Elite Series — sitting close behind in second.
Christie said a change in strategy near the mid-point of Day 1 helped him to his tournament-best weight of 20 pounds, 14 ounces.
“I’ve got two little deals going, and I did the first little deal for the first three or four hours,” said Christie, who claimed the GEICO Everyday Leader Award of $2,500. “But then it just kind of ran out.
“I changed it up and actually caught a 5-pounder — and that gave me a clue. So, I just ran with it and ended up culling everything I had.”
Christie said he caught fish all day, but patience was required for finding the type of big fish that helps an angler win the Classic.
“They’re all on the same kind of stuff, but you just don’t know where the big ones are going to come from,” he said. “You’ll catch a 2-pounder, a 2-pounder and then finally a 5-pounder.”
Evers, who brought in 19-9 Friday, got off to a fast start with a good early-morning bite that he said might have been due to bass feeding on blueback herring.
“I honestly don’t know what they were doing,” he said. “I got really lucky and found a place that had a bunch of fish in it. It was an early-morning deal. I caught them every cast.”
Like Christie, Evers caught his biggest fish — two largemouth that each weighed 4-10 — in the afternoon hours.
“Those fish came around 12:30 or 1 o’clock,” he said. “It made for a better day than I thought I was going to have. I thought I was going to catch 16 or 17 pounds and maybe get a couple of big bites to push that up — and that’s what happened.”
The last time these two anglers waged a close battle in a Classic was 2016 on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in their home state. Back then, Christie led the first two days, only to see Evers overcome him with a giant catch on the final day.
With two days left to fish on Hartwell, there are several other anglers who are within excellent striking distance of the $300,000 first-place prize, including reigning Classic champion Jordan Lee of Alabama.
Lee, who raised the Classic trophy last year on Lake Conroe in Texas after struggling the first day, had a solid opening round on Hartwell, bringing in five bass that weighed 18-10.
“It was fun to come out and have a good start for a change, especially when you consider that I wasn’t really on anything in practice,” Lee said. “I fished a lot of boat docks today, and that’s what I really like to do. I didn’t get many bites, but I caught a few big ones.”
California angler Brent Ehrler is in fourth with 17-8, followed by Tennessee’s Ott DeFoe (16-8) and yet another Oklahoma pro, James Elam (16-7).
Alabama angler Mark Daniels Jr. took the lead in the race for Berkley Big Bass with a largemouth that weighed 6-11.
Lake Hartwell produced excellent numbers of fish, with only one of the 52 anglers in the field failing to land a five-bass limit. Only four anglers finished below the 10-pound mark, and it took 13-9 to get into 25th place.
The tournament will resume Saturday with Law Enforcement and First Responders Appreciation Day, with takeoff scheduled for 7:30 a.m. ET from Green Pond Landing and Event Center in Anderson, S.C. Doors open for daily weigh-ins 3:15 p.m. at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville.
The Classic Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday in the TD Convention Center. Just outside the Center is the Get Hooked on Fishing presented by Toyota and Shakespeare, an interactive exhibit for youngsters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All activities are free to the public.
For more information, visit Bassmaster.com.
Note: The 2018 B.A.S.S. Media Guide is now available on Bassmastermedia.com.
2018 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods 3/16-3/18
Lake Hartwell, Greenville SC.
(ANGLER) Standings Day 1
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 5 20-14 0 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 20-14
2. Edwin Evers Talala, OK 5 19-09 0
Day 1: 5 19-09
3. Jordan Lee Grant, AL 5 18-10 0
Day 1: 5 18-10
4. Brent Ehrler Redlands, CA 5 17-08 0
Day 1: 5 17-08
5. Ott DeFoe Blaine, TN 5 16-08 0
Day 1: 5 16-08
6. James Elam Tulsa, OK 5 16-07 0
Day 1: 5 16-07
7. Jacob Wheeler Harrison, TN 5 16-01 0
Day 1: 5 16-01
8. Mark Daniels Jr. Tuskegee, AL 5 15-14 0
Day 1: 5 15-14
9. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 5 15-13 0
Day 1: 5 15-13
10. Jamie Hartman Newport, NY 5 15-12 0
Day 1: 5 15-12
11. Dustin Connell Clanton, AL 5 15-05 0
Day 1: 5 15-05
11. Jason Williamson Wagener, SC 5 15-05 0
Day 1: 5 15-05
13. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 5 15-04 0
Day 1: 5 15-04
14. Casey Ashley Donalds, SC 5 15-00 0
Day 1: 5 15-00
15. Alton Jones Lorena, TX 5 14-09 0
Day 1: 5 14-09
16. Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo, MI 5 14-07 0
Day 1: 5 14-07
17. Aaron Martens Leeds, AL 5 14-02 0
Day 1: 5 14-02
18. Matt Lee Guntersville, AL 5 14-01 0
Day 1: 5 14-01
19. Ryan Butler Blue Eye, MO 5 14-00 0
Day 1: 5 14-00
19. Luke Clausen Otis Orchards, WA 5 14-00 0
Day 1: 5 14-00
21. Cliff Pace Petal, MS 5 13-13 0
Day 1: 5 13-13
22. John Crews Jr Salem, VA 5 13-12 0
Day 1: 5 13-12
23. Clifford Pirch Payson, AZ 5 13-11 0
Day 1: 5 13-11
24. Mark Davis Mount Ida, AR 5 13-10 0
Day 1: 5 13-10
25. Josh Bertrand San Tan Valley, AZ 5 13-09 0
Day 1: 5 13-09
26. Micah Frazier Newnan, GA 5 13-07 0
Day 1: 5 13-07
27. Brandon Palaniuk Hayden, ID 5 13-00 0
Day 1: 5 13-00
28. Mike McClelland Bentonville, AR 5 12-15 0
Day 1: 5 12-15
29. Seth Feider Bloomington, MN 5 12-14 0
Day 1: 5 12-14
30. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 5 12-11 0
Day 1: 5 12-11
31. Jesse Wiggins Cullman, AL 5 12-10 0
Day 1: 5 12-10
32. Hank Cherry Jr Lincolnton, NC 5 12-08 0
Day 1: 5 12-08
33. Todd Faircloth Jasper, TX 5 12-03 0
Day 1: 5 12-03
34. John Cox Debary, FL 5 12-02 0
Day 1: 5 12-02
34. Michael Iaconelli Pitts Grove, NJ 5 12-02 0
Day 1: 5 12-02
36. Stanley Sypeck Jr Sugarloaf, PA 5 12-01 0
Day 1: 5 12-01
36. David Walker Sevierville, TN 5 12-01 0
Day 1: 5 12-01
38. Jacob Foutz Charleston, TN 5 11-15 0
Day 1: 5 11-15
39. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 5 11-08 0
Day 1: 5 11-08
40. Steve Kennedy Auburn, AL 5 11-07 0
Day 1: 5 11-07
41. Russ Lane Prattville, AL 5 11-05 0
Day 1: 5 11-05
42. Randy Howell Guntersville, AL 5 11-02 0
Day 1: 5 11-02
43. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 5 11-00 0
Day 1: 5 11-00
44. Brandon Coulter Knoxville, TN 5 10-14 0
Day 1: 5 10-14
45. Bradley Roy Lancaster, KY 5 10-13 0
Day 1: 5 10-13
46. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 5 10-09 0
Day 1: 5 10-09
47. Luke Gritter Otsego, MI 5 10-05 0
Day 1: 5 10-05
48. Bobby Lane Jr. Lakeland, FL 5 10-02 0
Day 1: 5 10-02
49. Marty Giddens Cropwell, AL 5 09-08 0
Day 1: 5 09-08
50. Rick Morris Lake Gaston, VA 5 08-02 0
Day 1: 5 08-02
51. Carl Svebek III Siloam Springs, AR 5 08-00 0
Day 1: 5 08-00
52. Skeet Reese Auburn, CA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
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How the Classic Will Be Won
“Three-quarters of this field has a jig tied on,” said Rick Morris as he sat in his boat just hours before blasting off in his 6th Bassmaster Classic here on Lake Hartwell.
Jigs are among the most versatile lures. That’s why they’ll get so much play here on Hartwell this week with so many patterns in play. Well, that, and the fact that they attract bites from big fish. Big fish will be key during a Classic that affords anglers numerous options, including the option to catch big numbers of spotted bass. But spots probably won’t cut it this week. Not if a guy wants to win. “It’s gonna take largemouth to win this tournament,” said Morris.
How an angler goes about catching those largemouth is the subject of much discussion right now. Even most of the pros haven’t decided . . . or just won’t say. That latter group is the dangerous bunch – the guys who have a little something figured out.
A couple of guys did slip up and mention a spinnerbait as a major player. And the way the conversations steered themselves in that direction gives me a lot of reason to believe there is some validity to it.
But, as usual before a tournament, if they told us the truth we wouldn’t know it.
So what about a slightly more honest subject – general areas that might produce a win. John Cox has a chance to set a Classic trophy next to his Forrest Wood Cup on the mantle. When he won the Cup Cox fished so far up a creek that his area wasn’t even colored blue on the Navionics chip.
Cox will likely do what he does best this week as he attempts to win his 2nd tourney on Hartwell in 13 months. Not sure when it sustained the damage, but his aluminum boat looks like it has been through a NASCAR race. On a short track. With lots of bumping and rubbing.
“My boat is like my hammer,” grinned Cox.
And that’s what I like best about the guy – he’s not afraid to be rough around the edges, a guy’s guy. A real guy. He’ll tell it like it is, let it be what it is. He should make things a little more interesting here this week.
“I have one (fish) picked out that I want to run to first thing in the morning and throw a Max Scent General (stickbait) on,” said Cox. Those are words the rest of the field doesn’t want to hear. When a noted sight fisherman says something like that it usually means he’s found the big bass of the whole tournament set up on a bed.
Of course, the problem with shallow patterns in the Classic is that a flotilla of spectators can inadvertently disturb the fish. Cox has considered that. “Well, first of all, I hope I’m lucky enough to have a crowd following me because that would mean I’m doing well, but yeah, on pretty much all of my spots I have some deep water nearby where they can watch without hurting anything too much.”
It’s not just spectators that influence competitors at the Classic. There are sponsor obligations and the ever-present media. Steve Kennedy admitted he was a bit spun-out by fielding questions and speaking in front of cameras by the time Classic Media Day wound down. “Stop laughing at me!” he admonished as I chuckled at his repeated attempts to record a sound bite for camera man, only to get it right . . . when the camera wasn’t rolling.
“Let’s talk about fishing!” he said as I approached. We did. You can see the interview on video tab of AnglersChannel.com later.
Denny Brauer once described the Classic to me as a “circus with a 52-man club tournament attached to it.” It can certainly feel that way. The ability to manage the distractions is another skill required to win the Classic. For this reason, veterans often hold an advantage over newcomers. This year will be no exception. “This is my 11th Classic,” said John Crews. “Just riding around waving at everybody has gotten old. I want to win.”
Bobby Lane is fishing his 10th Classic. Last time it was held on Hartwell he came in 2nd. He feels like this could be his time. So do I. There will be a shallow bite this week. After speaking with him, I believe Lane is ready to capitalize on it. “I practiced shallow, turned my attention to catching fish there. The water has come up several feet and when the water comes up, the fish go with it. It’s that simple.”
‘Simple’ is not the same thing as ‘easy’. Somebody is going to have to stay on the fish through 3 days of changing weather and madding crowds until we find out who our 2018 Bassmaster Classic Champ is. And how he’s going to get it done.
2 Lures Swindle will use in the Bassmaster Classic
Team Toyota’s Gerald Swindle is very aware that the Fish Head Spin lure has a legendary reputation on Lake Hartwell, but don’t count on him throwing it. Instead he’ll dance with the girls that got him to his impressive 17th Bassmaster Classic, and he feels good about it.
“I suck at throwing the Fish Head Spin, because any lure you gotta fish slower than I was at second grade math in 30 feet of water, is not a lure I need to be competing with during the biggest tournament in the world,” says Swindle.
“An NFL team doesn’t make it to the Super Bowl, and then change their whole offense the night before the game, and I’m not going to either,” illustrates the 2-time Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year.
Swindle’s also decided he’s not going into the lawn care business anytime soon either - mostly because he hates raking leaves – especially with his crankbait.
“The water levels rose very slowly here at Hartwell, so instead of flushing last fall’s leaves out, the bottom is just littered with them, and that’ll make a man cuss when every cast comes back with leaves on his hooks. So I’m throwing a Rapala DT 6 that runs 6-feet deep into 10 and 12 feet of water,” reasons Swindle.
That approach seems to be in direct conflict with crankbaiting basics that preach the importance of making bottom contact with your lure. But Swindle says Hartwell is different.
“I’ve been fishing Hartwell since long before I was a full time pro, and the strong presence of blueback herring here in recent years has changed the ballgame. Instead of bass looking on the bottom for crawfish, they’re always looking upward for schools of blueback herring near the surface. So winding that DT 6 through the middle of the water column makes perfect sense here,” he says.
Swindle will crank with 12-pound Sunline, tied to a 6.1:1 Quantum Smoke S3 reel, and a medium light 7’ 0” Quantum Smoke rod. “I don’t want a medium action rod, I want a medium light, because I want the rod to be super forgiving when they eat the crankbait,” he explains.
The vibrating blade bait or Chatterbait will also be a strong part of his Classic lineup. Mostly because he can fish it fast and cover water.
“I’m not on a school of fish where I can catch five keepers in a 30 yard stretch. So I need to cover three miles of shoreline that’s covered in dogfennel vegetation, and there’s not many lures that I can cover water faster with than a Chatterbait,” says Swindle.
Swindle’s hardware for Chatterbaits includes 16-pound line, the affordable 7’ 2” G Force rod he designed for Quantum, and a Smoke S3 6.1:1 reel that’s slow enough to help him keep the lure down in the water column just a bit.
There’s a huge number of fans who would love to see Swindle win his first Classic – and if he does, you can bet he’ll be running the same “offense” that’s led to a highly decorated career thus far.
Brandon Lester Gets Kinkee...... Baits
Innovative Spinnerbait Company Kinkee Baits Announces Partnership with Brandon Lester and Makes Its Debut at the Bassmaster Classic
CAPE CORAL, FL – March 14, 2018 – Kinkee Baits announced a partnership with professional angler Brandon Lester today. Kinkee Baits will unveil their lures for the first time at the Bassmaster Classic, where spinnerbaits are expected to play a role in a top-spot finish.
“I’d say every guy here has thrown a spinnerbait some this week.” Lester said. “It’s been a staple in the bass fishing world for a long time and really shines this time of year, especially during the pre-spawn. The awesome part about it is you can cover a ton of water, which makes it great for a tournament angler.”
Kinkee spinnerbaits are unique due to their revolutionary manufacturing process. This cutting-edge technology allows for an extremely thin wire on the blade arm. “The key deal with Kinkee Baits is the ultra-thin wire, it’s almost half the diameter of the thinnest wire on the market at .018. The only reason that’s possible is because of the unique wrapping process. We’ve developed an exclusive process to wrap four different pieces of wire and then transition down to the .018 wire that hold the blade. That’s the part of the bait that most impact vibration and flash,” said creator and President Rick Kovacs.
The thin wire and unique bait profile has some applications in the water that can be a serious game-changer, especially when one big bite can mean the difference between a check and going home empty-handed.
“Two main things attract fish to spinnerbaits, flash and vibration. The thin diameter wire on Kinkee spinnerbaits allows for maximum thump from the blade. This means it can call fish in from a greater distance and that I can throw willow blades in murky water that before would require a Colorado or Indiana blade. Giving fish a look they haven’t seen before in those conditions is a big deal.”
Getting fish to hammer a bait is just half the battle, getting them in the boat is what wins a tournament check.
“The thin wire allows the blade to easily give on the hookset, while keeping the fish from having any leverage,” Lester mentioned. “The exclusive Mustad Titan X hook delivers maximum penetration and keeps them pegged all the way to the livewell.”
Tournament anglers and bait manufacturers are always looking for the next piece of cutting edge technology to keep them one step ahead of the competition. This new partnership could help keep Brandon Lester and Kinkee Baits at the top of the leaderboard this season.
Byrne Previews the Classic and Sportsmans Warehouse Show Deals at the Expo!
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Bassmaster Classic Anglers Dealing With ‘Confused’ Bass This Week At Lake Hartwell
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Costa's Casey Ashley Reflects on his 2015 Classic Win on Lake Hartwell and His Thoughts on This Weekends Event.
Courtesy Costa Sunglasses:
Being on Hartwell, fishing waters that you know so well. That's probably one of the better chances you're gonna have." Casey Ashley reflects back on his 2015 win and shares his thoughts on the upcoming Bassmaster Classic on his home lake.
Williams & Williams weigh in 33.05 to win Carolinas Bass Challenge on Santee Cooper!
Patrick & Mark Williams brought in 5 bass weighing a whopping 33.05 lbs! They collected a $10,000.00 check for their efforts!
2nd went to Barry Holloman & Joey Bramlett with another big limit weighing in at 30.03 lbs! They also took home the 1st SKEETER BONUS worth $4,000.00! All together Barry & Joey took home $9,000.00!
Larry Parker & Glenn Altman took 3rd with 5 bass weighing 25.80 lbs! They claimed the 2nd SKEETER BONUS of $3,000.00 which pushed their total winnings to $6,500.00!
Alan Fletcher & Donald Hinson brought in 5 at 19.24 lbs good enough for 10th and the 2nd SKEETER BONUS which was $2,000.00! All total Donald & Alan took home $2,850.00!
4th SKEETER BONUS worth $1,000.00 went to Billy Bledsoe & Brian McDonald with 5 bass weighing 18.92 lbs! They received a total of $1,625.00!
The BF of the Santee event was weighed in by Kyle McElveen & Chris Edge. She was hawg at 9.62 lbs worth $1,000.00!
| Place | Team Name | # Fish | Weight | BF | Points | Winnings | BONUS | Winnings |
| 1 | Patrick Williams - Mark Williams | 5 | 33.05 | 8.47 | 310 | $10,000.00 | $10,000.00 | |
| 2 | Barry Holloman - Joey Bramlett | 5 | 30.03 | 6.54 | 309 | $5,000.00 | $4,000.00 | $9,000.00 |
| 3 | Larry Parker - Glenn Altman | 5 | 25.80 | 7.34 | 308 | $3,500.00 | $3,000.00 | $6,500.00 |
| 4 | Perry Holloway - Danny Lowery | 5 | 24.13 | 7.86 | 307 | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |
| 5 | Brian Scott - Brad Beatson | 5 | 21.54 | 7.61 | 306 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | |
| 6 | Sean Anderson - George Berry | 5 | 20.82 | 0 | 305 | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 | |
| 7 | Lex Costas - Xan Costas | 5 | 20.39 | 0 | 304 | $1,300.00 | $1,300.00 | |
| 8 | Greg Rikard - Norm Attaway | 5 | 20.12 | 7.73 | 303 | $1,200.00 | $1,200.00 | |
| 9 | Chris Epting - Johnny Mayer | 5 | 19.63 | 0 | 302 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | |
| 10 | Alan Fletcher - Donald Hinson | 5 | 19.24 | 0 | 301 | $850.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,850.00 |
| 11 | Billy Bledsoe - Brian McDonald | 5 | 18.92 | 0 | 300 | $625.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,625.00 |
| 12 | Justin Marlowe - Jordan Marlowe | 5 | 18.90 | 0 | 299 | $575.00 | $575.00 | |
| 13 | Bradford Beavers - Dwight Beavers | 5 | 18.46 | 0 | 298 | $550.00 | $550.00 | |
| 14 | Michael Murphy - Kevin Sanders | 5 | 18.11 | 7 | 297 | $525.00 | $525.00 | |
| 15 | Scott Farmer - Samuel Freeman | 5 | 17.90 | 0 | 296 | $475.00 | $475.00 | |
| 16 | Thomas Hardwick - Tommy Williams | 5 | 17.66 | 0 | 295 | $450.00 | $450.00 | |
| 17 | Gary Michaud - Dustin Compton | 5 | 17.65 | 8.02 | 294 | $400.00 | $400.00 | |
| 18 | Daniel Howell | 5 | 17.64 | 0 | 293 | $350.00 | $350.00 | |
| 19 | Joseph Buddin - Tj Anderson | 5 | 17.37 | 0 | 292 | $325.00 | $325.00 | |
| 20 | Bobby Gill - John Allen | 5 | 17.00 | 0 | 291 | $300.00 | $300.00 | |
| 21 | Tripp Poplin - Marshall French | 4 | 16.76 | 0 | 290 | $290.00 | $290.00 | |
| 22 | Chad Cook - tony cook | 4 | 16.49 | 9.18 | 289 | $275.00 | $275.00 | |
| 23 | Derek Smithson - Chad Pennell | 5 | 16.41 | 0 | 288 | $260.00 | $260.00 | |
| 24 | Rodney Cromer - Roger Farr | 5 | 16.40 | 0 | 287 | $250.00 | $250.00 | |
| 25 | David Gilson - Jeremiah Jensen | 5 | 16.35 | 0 | 286 | $240.00 | $240.00 | |
| 26 | Todd Walters - Patrick Walters | 5 | 16.30 | 0 | 285 | $230.00 | $230.00 | |
| 27 | Cole Drummond - Danny Shanz | 5 | 16.08 | 0 | 284 | $220.00 | $220.00 | |
| 28 | Craig McFadden - Mike Watson | 4 | 16.02 | 0 | 283 | $210.00 | $210.00 | |
| 29 | Gary Elenbark - Curtis Williams | 5 | 15.35 | 0 | 282 | $200.00 | $200.00 | |
| 30 | Ronnie McCoy - Jason McCoy | 3 | 15.29 | 0 | 281 | |||
| 31 | Ron Brown - Bobby Brown | 5 | 15.17 | 0 | 280 | |||
| 32 | Nathan Dellinger - Bron Hemphill | 4 | 14.83 | 0 | 279 | |||
| T33 | todd brown - Keith Brown | 5 | 14.48 | 0 | 278 | |||
| T33 | Dennis Reedy - Jeffrey Thomas | 5 | 14.48 | 0 | 277 | |||
| 35 | Greg Walker - Gregory Parker | 5 | 14.47 | 0 | 276 | |||
| 36 | Max Terry - Emmett McCauley | 5 | 14.34 | 0 | 275 | |||
| 37 | Hugh McCutchen - Jamie Blackburn | 5 | 14.32 | 0 | 274 | |||
| 38 | Caanan Woriax - Allan Collins | 3 | 13.87 | 7.22 | 273 | |||
| 39 | Randall Miller - Mack Altman | 5 | 13.83 | 0 | 272 | |||
| 40 | Lonnie Jones - ben cox | 3 | 13.77 | 6.98 | 271 | |||
| 41 | Jason Broach - Charlie Tanner | 4 | 13.61 | 0 | 270 | |||
| 42 | rodger dennis - kevin cooper | 5 | 13.48 | 0 | 269 | |||
| 43 | Deron Donohoo - Davey Thomas | 5 | 13.33 | 0 | 268 | |||
| 44 | Joey Outlaw - Ray Dowey | 2 | 13.05 | 7.56 | 267 | |||
| 45 | Chuck Howard - Ken Ellis | 5 | 12.98 | 0 | 266 | |||
| 46 | Rick McLean - Andy Moore | 5 | 12.97 | 0 | 265 | |||
| 47 | joel hopkins - jason barrett | 5 | 12.96 | 0 | 264 | |||
| 48 | Bradley Formby - David Miller | 3 | 12.83 | 7.46 | 263 | |||
| 49 | Wesley Cashwell - Shane Doughtie | 4 | 12.77 | 0 | 262 | |||
| 50 | Kyle McElveen - Chris Edge | 2 | 12.71 | 9.62 | 261 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | |
| 51 | Chad Crosby - Steve Crosby | 4 | 12.37 | 0 | 260 | |||
| 52 | Tim Chadwick | 5 | 12.32 | 0 | 259 | |||
| 53 | Cecil Wolfe - Eddie Cox | 5 | 12.27 | 0 | 258 | |||
| 54 | Lee Morris - Robert Ross | 5 | 12.08 | 0 | 257 | |||
| 55 | Nathan Burgess - Brent Riley | 3 | 12.07 | 7.34 | 256 | |||
| 56 | Richard Robinson lll - Greg Whittington | 4 | 11.58 | 0 | 255 | |||
| 57 | Toby Keisler - Bill Wilson | 4 | 11.54 | 0 | 254 | |||
| 58 | Sammie Grier - David Strickland | 5 | 11.31 | 0 | 253 | |||
| 59 | Mack Cook - Patrick Cook | 4 | 11.20 | 0 | 252 | |||
| 60 | Perry Banks - Corey Banks | 5 | 10.99 | 0 | 251 | |||
| 61 | Craig Chambers - Don Graham | 5 | 10.87 | 0 | 250 | |||
| 62 | Stan Gunter - Kevin Ashley | 5 | 10.79 | 0 | 249 | |||
| 63 | Johnathan Crossland - Chris Blanchette | 5 | 10.28 | 0 | 248 | |||
| 64 | johnny player - john gardenhire | 5 | 10.16 | 0 | 247 | |||
| T65 | Terry Thomas - David Kneece | 2 | 10.14 | 0 | 246 | |||
| T65 | Lyn Langston - Gage Langston | 2 | 10.14 | 8.30 | 245 | |||
| 67 | Matthew Goheen - Terry Goheen | 4 | 9.99 | 0 | 244 | |||
| 68 | Robbie Harrelson - Justin Barfield | 5 | 9.75 | 0 | 243 | |||
| 69 | john davis - Les Dulan | 3 | 9.55 | 0 | 242 | |||
| 70 | Jonathan Brindel - David Grooms | 4 | 9.48 | 0 | 241 | |||
| 71 | Thad Driggers - Thad Driggers IV | 3 | 9.02 | 0 | 240 | |||
| 72 | Steve Christie - Sammy Freeman | 4 | 8.48 | 0 | 239 | |||
| 73 | Brian Tyler - Frederick Clements | 3 | 8.19 | 0 | 238 | |||
| T74 | Steve Borton - Brian Bultman | 3 | 8.13 | 0 | 237 | |||
| T74 | James 007 Bond - gerald bennett | 3 | 8.13 | 0 | 236 | |||
| 76 | Hunter Spivey - Jess White | 2 | 7.76 | 0 | 235 | |||
| 77 | Wesley Bray - Tommy Purvis | 2 | 7.68 | 0 | 234 | |||
| 78 | James Clements - Steve Taylor | 1 | 7.51 | 7.51 | 233 | |||
| 79 | Wayne Frierson - Ronnie Mueller | 2 | 6.66 | 0 | 232 | |||
| 80 | Sean Skey - Tim Harmon | 3 | 6.65 | 0 | 231 | |||
| 81 | Travis Parrish - rodney tapp | 2 | 6.12 | 0 | 230 | |||
| 82 | Kiwon Anderson - Kipton Burba | 2 | 5.83 | 0 | 229 | |||
| 83 | Thomas King - Clayton King | 3 | 5.26 | 0 | 228 | |||
| 84 | Brent Brunson - Robert Allen | 1 | 5.04 | 0 | 227 | |||
| 85 | Eric Jeter - Darren Jeter | 2 | 3.36 | 0 | 226 | |||
| 86 | Darrell Shull - James Vining | 2 | 3.12 | 0 | 225 | |||
| 87 | Jesus Loaces - Tracy Mccready | 1 | 1.64 | 0 | 224 | |||
| 88 | Justin Stoltzfus - Matthew Benge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | |||
| 88 | Pete Brantley - JL Arnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | |||
| 88 | Mike Phipps - Mark Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | |||
| 88 | Jimmy Bass - Johnny Houser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | |||
| 88 | scott Ledford - david Quandt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | |||
| 88 | Cory Barr - Terry Barr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | |||
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KARNS HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING DOUGLAS LAKE OPEN
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (March 12, 2018) – The Karns High School duo of Josh Lee and Mason Cizek, both of Knoxville, Tennessee, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 13 ounces to win the 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Douglas Lake Open tournament. The win advanced the team to the 2018 High School Fishing National championship, held June 26-30, on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama.
A field of 42 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Mountain Cove Marina in Sevierville. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.
The top four teams on Douglas Lake that advanced to the 2018 High School Fishing National Championship were:
1st: Karns High School, Knoxville, Tenn. – Josh Lee and Mason Cizek, both of Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 17-13
2nd: Elizabethton High School, Elizabethton, Tenn. – Blaine Poiroux and Hunter McClaskey, both of Elizabethton, Tenn., five bass, 13-8
3rd: Sullivan East High School, Bluff City, Tenn. – Braden Perry and Justin Potts, both of Bluff City, Tenn., five bass, 13-8
4th: Hazard High School, Hazard, Ky. – Kaden Hillman, Hazard, Ky., and Jacob Frazier, Cornettsville, Ky., five bass, 12-14
Rounding out the top 10 teams were:
5th: Gilmer High School, Ellijay, Ga. – Caleb Waddell and Grant Ledford, both of Ellijay, Ga., five bass, 11-15
6th: Southwest Virginia Junior Anglers – Matthew Gobble, Abingdon, Va., and Reed Samuel, Bristol, Va., five bass, 11-14
7th: Lake Cumberland Bass Club – Austin Bray and Jackson Lockard, both of Somerset, Ky., five bass, 11-8
8th: Lake Cumberland Bass Club – Jackson Prather and Seth Bennett, both of Somerset, Ky., five bass, 11-4
9th: Cornerstone Christian Academy, Shelbyvile, Ky. – Doug Jesse, Shelbyville, Ky., and Jake Thornbury, Finchville, Ky., five bass, 10-3
10th: Lake Cumberland Bass Club. – Blake Stringer and Ragan Burton, both of Somerset, Ky., five bass, 10-2
Complete results from the event along with photos of the top five finishers can be found at FLWFishing.com.
The 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Douglas Lake Open was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.
In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2018 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2017 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.
Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.
Illinois Fisherman Claims Victory In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional On Louisiana’s Toledo Bend Reservoir
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Powroznik and “The Paperboy” Preview the Bassmaster Classic
Photo & Story Courtesy of Alan McGuckin/Dynamic Sponsorships
Quantum pro Jacob Powroznik is a seasoned pro fishing in his fourth Bassmaster Classic, and he made a serious run at winning the Classic here on Lake Hartwell in 2015. Much the opposite, 19-year old Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Champ, Jacob “The Paperboy” Foutz is fishing his very first Classic.
Despite their contrasting levels of experience, both anglers graciously took a moment to discuss their stress levels, lures that will be used, lake conditions, and more.
Q: What’s your biggest concern or source of stress right now?
Powroznik: Trying to catch a 5-pounder, because a 5-pounder is a game changer here, and so far in practice I haven’t had my hands on one that big.
Foutz: The randomness of the bite. I’ve had bites in 6” of water, and I’ve had bites in 30-feet of water, but I’ve not seen a real defined pattern yet.
Q: What do you like best about Lake Hartwell?
Powroznik: It reminds me of Buggs Island Lake back home with all its red clay points and shoreline, and bass relate really well to that red clay at this time of year.
Foutz: It’s a really diverse fishery. You can fish deep near the dam, or run up the two rivers and fish shallow if you want.
Q: A lot of people say this Classic is anybody’s ballgame to win. Do you agree with that?
Powroznik: Yep, absolutely. Somebody is going to win this Classic that has absolutely no idea they’re going to win it right now.
Foutz: I agree with that. With water levels rising the fish have spread out more, and it’s a real possibility that somebody could stumble into the winning school of fish that may not be expecting to right now.
Q: What four lures can fans at home expect to see Bassmaster Classic competitors casting this week on Lake Hartwell?
Powroznik: Jerkbaits, Shaky Heads, a jig, and a crankbait that will run about 4-feet deep like a Livingston 2.0.
Foutz: Jig, Shaky Head, jerkbaits and spinnerbaits.
Q: How much weight will an angler have to average each day to leave this Classic with a Top 10 finish?
Powroznik: 13 pounds a day should get a Top 10 here.
Foutz: I’d say between 12 and 14 pounds a day.
AnglersChannel Insider Podcast Featuring Alabama Bass Trail Winners, Substitute Host, Robbie Floyd & Classic Qualifier Josh Bertrand!
On this weeks AnglersChannel Insider Podcast Chris is joined by Content Creator Jason Duran as Vance takes a break to Coach his JV Girls Flag Football Team.
Chris & Jason talk to Alabama Bass Trail Winners and 2nd place finishers in an absolute slugfest on Lake Guntersville.
The guys also talk to Classic Qualifier Josh Bertrand as he baby proofs his hotel room in Greenville for his 16 month old daughter Emma as well as the guys also talk with
BASS On the Water Analyst Robbie Floyd as we turn our attention to this weeks Bassmasters Classic on Lake Hartwell! Check it out!
6 Bassmaster Classic Questions with Casey Ashley
Story & Photo Courtesy of Alan McGuckin/Dynamic Sponsorships
The Basssmaster Classic returns to Casey Ashley’s home waters of Lake Hartwell this week where he won the 2015 Classic, and the easy-going country boy with a thousand dollar smile was kind enough to invite us into his home for a brief conversation just days before bass fishing’s biggest event.
Q: How are you doing this week before the Classic, as compared to where your head and heart were a few days before the 2015 Classic?
Casey: “Well, I’d like to tell you I’m more relaxed, but that really isn’t the case, because all the variables I didn’t want to happen like rising water, a lot of warm weather last month, and warmer water temperatures, have all happened, so the fish are kind of in an in-between state and it’s gonna be a grind.”
Q: Speaking of that 2015 Classic, it’s well-known that your dad, Danny made the winning lure. Your dad is also a really good angler. If we granted him a spot as a competitor in this year’s Classic, how do you think he’d perform against the best anglers in the world?
Casey: “He probably wouldn’t do too good (grinning), because the fish are in an in-between state versus schooled-up and on specific spots he knows well. Last month’s warm weather pulled the fish up shallow, then it got cold again, but the bass never fully returned to deep water.”
Q: Speaking of deeper water, in your best estimation what percentage of all the bass weighed-in this week will come from water deeper than 10-feet?
Casey: I’d guess about 65% will be caught from deeper than 10-feet of water.
Q: If you could sneak a peek into the rod lockers of all the 2018 Bassmaster Classic competitors, what four lures do you think you’d see the most?
Casey: Jerkbait, ½ ounce jig, Shaky Head, and a Shad Rap.
Q: What might surprise fans most about this Classic?
Casey: Probably the amount of change and fluctuation they’re going to see in the names on the leaderboard, because being consistent in this tournament for three straight days is going to be super challenging.
Q: You’re a music man. You said that country music group, Alabama’s song “Why Lady Why” had a big influence on your 2015 Bassmaster Classic win. Are there any songs that are influencing you this week?
Casey: “No, not really. I’m a big fan of Chris Stapleton. His song “Broken Halos” is a great one. But I love listening to a lot of country music songs that never even made it on the radio.”
MILLER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL OZARK DIVISION OPENER ON GRAND LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS
Missouri’s Fey Jr. Grabs Co-angler Title
GROVE, Okla. (March 12, 2018) – Boater Kevin Miller of Andover, Kansas, caught a 25-pound, 3-ounce, limit Saturday to win the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Ozark Division season opener on Grand Lake presented by Navionics. For his efforts, Miller pocketed $4,796.
“I caught the majority of my limit targeting suspended fish with swimbaits around points,” said Miller, who earned his first career win with FLW. “I ran about 20 miles south, and used a White Pearl-colored (Zoom) Swimmin’ Super Fluke Jr. to catch four of the five fish I weighed in.”
Miller said the fish in his areas were anywhere from 10 to 15 feet down.
“I rotated through about six different points and really had figured them out by 10:30 (a.m.),” said Miller. “After that I was able to go back from point to point and pattern them, and completed my limit by 2:30 (p.m.)”
As he returned to the takeoff ramp, Miller stopped into a shallow cove and threw a vibrating jig in 3 feet of water. He said he had around five minutes left in competition when he caught a 6-pound, 8-ounce fish – his biggest of the day.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Kevin Miller, Andover, Kan., five bass, 25-3, $4,796
2nd: Shawn Kowal, Linn Creek, Mo., five bass, 19-10, $2,598
3rd: Kyle Kitts, Joplin, Mo., five bass, 19-9, $2,310
4th: Rick Johnston, Webb City, Mo., five bass, 16-12, $1,419
5th: Tom Silber, Labadie, Mo., five bass, 15-15, $1,059
6th: Roger Fitzpatrick, Eldon, Mo., five bass, 15-2, $879
7th: Eric Poindexter, Eufaula, Okla., five bass, 14-12, $799
8th: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., four bass, 14-3, $719
9th: Earl Malone, Wichita, Kan., five bass, 13-12, $639
10th: Brad Cook, Afton, Okla., four bass, 13-9, $560
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Kitts weighed an 8-pound, 12-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $715.
Michael Fey Jr. of Cuba, Missouri, won the Co-angler Division and $2,755 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 13 pounds, 8 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Michael Fey Jr., Cuba, Mo., five bass, 13-8, $2,755
2nd: Joshua Dyrland, Imperial, Mo., three bass, 9-7, $1,199
3rd: Nate Atchley, Warrensburg, Mo., three bass, 9-4, $795
4th: Douglas Jersak, Springfield, Mo., three bass, 7-5, $560
5th: Jason Papek, De Soto, Mo., three bass, 7-3, $480
6th: Derek Henderson, Saint Louis, Mo., two bass, 7-1, $440
7th: John Tweedie, Bolivar, Mo., two bass, 6-9, $400
8th: Kit Lueg, Olathe, Kan., three bass, 6-8, $360
9th: Walter Hammond, Lees Summit, Mo., two bass, 5-6, $320
10th: Pat Vaughn, Lane, Kan., three bass, 5-5, $280
Fey also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 5 pounds, 5 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $357.
The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 18-20 BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky and Barkley lakes in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.
The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
HUFF WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL MUSIC CITY DIVISION OPENER ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE
Kentucky’s Morrison Wins Co-angler Title
BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (March 12, 2018) – Boater Rod Huff of Monterey, Tennessee, caught five bass Saturday weighing a total of 19 pounds, 5 ounces, to take top honors at the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Music Division season opener on Dale Hollow Lake. Huff earned $6,586 for his win.
“I basically fished the last deep water before spawning flats,” said Huff, who logged his first career win in FLW competition. “The water was stained, and I probably had 30 to 35 different stops – all mid-lake.”
Huff said he rotated between a variety of lures during the tournament, but caught his limit using a ½-ounce green-pumpkin-colored Zorro Baits Booza Bug Jig and a Zorro Baits Swim Jig with green-pumpkin Strike King Rage Craw trailers.
“The areas had rocks, and most of the fish were caught in 2 to 8 feet of water,” said Huff. “Sometimes I casted all the way to the bank and worked the lure back, and sometimes I made short casts.”
Huff said he caught seven keepers throughout the day, culling out two fish to complete his 19-pound limit.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Rod Huff, Monterey, Tenn., five bass, 19-5, $4,586 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd: Robert Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 16-9, $1,693
3rd: Dylan Wright, Murfreesboro, Tenn., five bass, 16-1, $1,129
4th: Tony Eckler, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 15-10, $790
5th: Bennie Mutter, Glasgow, Ky., five bass, 15-5, $649
5th: Aaron Bidarian, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 15-5, $649
7th: J.R. Stalcup, Albany, Ky., five bass, 14-11, $564
8th: Chris Holland, Winchester, Tenn., five bass, 14-10, $508
9th: Michael Kennedy, Monroe, Tenn., four bass, 14-7, $551
10th: Josh Tramel, Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 14-2, $395
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Jason White of Sparta, Tennessee, weighed a 5-pound, 3-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $425.
Mike Morrison of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $1,693 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 12 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Mike Morrison, Prestonsburg, Ky., five bass, 12-12, $1,693
2nd: Brian Reed, Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 12-4, $846
3rd: Bryan Brinson, Hendersonville, Tenn., five bass, 12-0, $564
4th: Darren Kelly, Wartburg, Tenn., three bass, 11-14, $807
5th: Brandon Eden, Hartsville, Tenn., four bass, 10-15, $339
6th: Nathan Adams, House Springs, Mo., three bass, 8-5, $360
7th: William Woods, Bowling Green, Ky., three bass, 6-10, $282
8th: Devin Bargatze, Nashville, Tenn., two bass, 6-9, $240
8th: Donnie Rubel, Murfreesboro, Tenn., three bass, 6-9, $240
10th: Brandon Taylor, Russellville, Ky., two bass, 6-4, $198
Kelly caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 5-pounds, 8-ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $212.
The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Music City Division event on Dale Hollow Lake was hosted by Star Point Marina.
The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 18-20 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Norman in Huntersville, North Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.
The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
SMITH WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL BAMA DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAY LAKE
Jemison’s Ellison Wins Co-angler Title
COLUMBIANA, Ala. (March 12, 2018) – Boater Michael Smith of Andalusia, Alabama, caught a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 14 ounces, to win Saturday’s T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bama Division event on Lay Lake. For his efforts, Smith earned $4,956.
Smith started his day fishing the mid-lake, catching a 5-pound largemouth on a bed. He said he used a Bruiser Flash-colored Missile Baits Baby D Bomb before moving to the lower end to target spotted bass.
“I hit around 30 areas, including some that had stumps or a hard bottom,” said Smith, who earned his second career win in BFL competition. “I felt like the spots were spawning, but they were in deeper water – like 6 to 15 feet down. I wasn’t looking at them.”
Smith had a one-two punch for catching his fish – an Eco Pro Thunder Spin with a 3½-inch Fishalicious-colored Missile Baits Shockwave Swimbait, and a ¼-ounce Missile Baits Warlock Shakey Head jig with a finesse stickbait.
“When the wind was blowing or there was cloud cover, I used the Thunder Spin,” said Smith. “Both lures were on 12-pound-test fluorocarbon which I think was important. It was good, light line for the clearer water on the lower end.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Michael Smith, Andalusia, Ala., five bass, 17-14, $4,956
2nd: Ricky Smith, Ohatchee, Ala., five bass, 17-13, $1,878
3rd: Patrick Dobbins, Opelika, Ala., five bass, 16-14, $1,164
3rd: Joe Wikoff, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 16-14, $1,164
5th: Tim Ferguson, Pelham, Ala., five bass, 16-9, $720
5th: C.J. Knight Jr., Sylacauga, Ala., five bass, 16-9, $720
7th: Alexander Wilson Sr., Elmore, Ala., five bass, 16-8, $626
8th: Larry Fransk Jr., Wilsonville, Ala., five bass, 16-4, $563
9th: Jimmy Butler Jr., Opelika, Ala., five bass, 16-3, $501
10th: David Parsons, Dothan, Ala., five bass, 16-1, $438
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Luke Plunkett of Pinson, Alabama, weighed a 5-pound, 2-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $490.
Tanner Ellison of Jemison, Alabama, won the Co-angler Division and $1,878 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 6 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Tanner Ellison, Jemison, Ala., five bass, 17-6, $1,878
2nd: Gary Marlowe, Montgomery, Ala., five bass, 16-13, $1,039
3rd: Larry Purdie, Columbus, Ga., five bass, 16-5, $677
4th: Hayden Teems, Leeds, Ala., five bass, 13-14, $438
5th: Michael Anderson, Newton, Ala., five bass, 13-11, $376
6th: Tyler Conn, Wetumpka, Ala., four bass, 13-9, $344
7th: Heath Martin, Fyffe, Ala., three bass, 13-8, $558
8th: Caleb Scott, Sylacauga, Ala., five bass, 13-3, $282
9th: Chris Patterson, Morris, Ala., five bass, 13-2, $250
10th: Daniel Buswell Jr., Fayetteville, Ga., five bass, 12-3, $219
Martin caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 6 pounds, 14 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $245.
The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 11-13 BFL Regional Championship on the St. Johns River in Palatka, Florida. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.
The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Strike King Sends 7 to the Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell
Collierville, Tenn. (Mar. 12, 2018) – The GEICO Bassmaster Classic returns to Lake Hartwell in Greenville, SC this Friday marking the third Classic to be held there since 2008. The 52-angler field will be vying for the 48th title of “Bassmaster Classic Champion” when the scales settle at the TD Convention Center on Sunday evening. Of the 52 anglers competing for this prestigious title that is accompanied by a nice payday of $300,000, 7 of them are Strike King anglers.
Keith Combs of Huntington, TX is making his 7th appearance.
Mark Davis from Mt. Ida, AR is making his 2oth appearance and has 1 win.
Todd Faircloth hails from Jasper, TX and is competing in his 16th Classic.
Greg Hackney of Gonzales, LA will make his 15th Classic appearance.
Jordan Lee from Vinemont, AL is competing in his 4th Classic as last year’s Champion.
Matt Lee is also from Vinemont, AL and will be a 2nd time Classic qualifier.
Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo, MI is competing in his 27th Classic and boasts 4 wins.
Please make sure to stop by our booth (#3218) at the TD Convention Center and meet several of the Strike King pros and get great deals on Strike King apparel!
For more information on Strike King products, please visit www.strikeking.com or your preferred fishing tackle retailer.
Danny & Michael Bennett Conquers over 640 anglers at Bass Champs on Sam Rayburn with over 35 Pounds!!!!
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Sam Rayburn didn’t disappoint Bass Champs East Region on March 10. The massive field of well over 600 contenders were ready to hit it hard, with anticipated rain in the forecast. Big bass were on the prowl, and avid anglers were on their heels. The weigh in began with a limit over thirty pounds, but in the end it turns out that was only the beginning. Four sacks of bass were registered at the scales in excess of thirty pounds, but in the end it was Danny & Michael Bennett who topped them all for the granddaddy payday. While the weather forecasters had given up to an 80% chance of rain for Saturday with temps in the mid to upper 70’s, everyone was happy to see that while the temperature forecast was correct the rain didn’t come. Sam Rayburn was a playground for 322 boats and the game was on, as big bass were found and caught in masses. The very first sack of bass weighed in set the mark high for the rest of the field. Kevin Wolford and Michael “Shane” Dorsey had pre-fished for the tournament, but having very little luck they decided to wing it for competition day. Landing on a spawning flat with ditches 8’-14’ deep, they started their creel with a 4 ½ pounder and had a limit within 30 minutes. “We were using Carolina rigs and jigs, culling by 7:30.” It was a long stretch of about 125 yards, and for the next few hours continued to catch solid bass, culling up their weight. “Our best cull was around 10am, Shane caught a 9.21# - his biggest ever - that we culled out a 4 ¾.” They had over 30 pounds in their livewells, and an hour later decided to come in and weigh. “It was going to be difficult to cull any of the fish we had at that point,” Kevin explained. “We could tell the fish were starting to get stressed, and decided to go ahead and roll the dice and weigh them in so they could get released.” Their limit set the bar at 33.57 pounds. The next four hours were long for them, waiting on the rest of the teams to bring in their catch. Once 3:00 came around, boats were coming to the scales in droves. Justin Morton and Randy Turner heaved their catch to the stage, taking over top weight with 33.64 pounds. They too enjoyed an early bite, flipping Stanley jigs in 4’-6’. “We had all of our fish by 9:30.” The crowd cheered as the close weights were tallied. A third sack was weighed, challenging the top weights by Kenneth Cates and Delia Degnan. First their biggest, hitting 9.70 lbs ultimately winning the Big Bass category. Putting their other four on the scales, they had 31.38 lbs that ended up winning 4th place. Finally, the biggest sack of them all were brought in by Danny & Michael Bennett. First they weighed their kicker at 8.96 pounds. Chad Potts got the crowd ready when he said the rest of their fish looked just like that one! Their total came to 35.23 pounds, winning the tournament by nearly a two pound margin. The team worked hard for their catch, using crank baits, jigs and Carolina rigs. “The first hour was the best for us. We didn’t hardly catch anything from 9-11am, then it picked back up. Mostly it was a crank bait bite, and we are worn out!” Their efforts paid off massively. First, they won the guaranteed 1st place purse of $20,000. They were fishing out of a qualified Skeeter boat winning another $5,000. Then they won the Lowrance, Power Pole and Sure Life bonuses, taking home nearly $26,000! Bass Champs paid the top 43 teams, with the last $600 check going to Paul Batman and Anthony Sharp having caught 16.72 lbs. Due to the number of entries, two $500 checks were awarded for the conservation bonus. “We offer the ZERO bonus to teams who elect to pre-release their catch in lieu of weighing them in if they don’t have enough weight to win a check in the regular line-up,” Potts explained. “Those teams are put into a drawing to have a chance to win $500.”
Full Results here |
Lee Brothers Prepare to Compete in Their First Bassmaster Classic Together
Story & Photo's Courtesy of Alan McGuckin/Dynamic Sponsorships
Seconds after Jordan Lee was crowned Bassmaster Classic Champion inside Houston’s Minute Maid Park, his slightly older professional bass angling brother Matt, rushed from the bleachers to the stage to provide a congratulatory bear hug.
Fair to say, the Lee Brothers can be as different as spinning reels and baitcasters. Matt has an engineer’s mind, Jordan majored in marketing. Matt analyzes everything, and Jordan just goes with the flow.
But ever since they were teens fishing around the protected cove of Lake Guntersville Yacht Club, they’ve fostered dreams of someday fishing in the Bassmaster Classic together.
And next week … they will. In fact, they’ll become only the fourth pair of brothers to fish a Classic together in the event’s prestigious 48-year history.
We caught up with them separately to test the waters of their thoughts leading into bass fishing’s biggest event on Lake Hartwell March 16 -18.
Q: If we’d have stopped you on Auburn’s famed Toomer’s Corner during your college days, and told you that in 2018 you’d be fishing in the Bassmaster Classic with your brother – what would you have said?
Matt: “I didn’t doubt that Jordan and I would get a chance to fish the Classic together, it was more a mater of how long we’d have to wait. Before I won the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Championship, I figured I’d have to get a job and save enough money to fish professionally. But fortunately, I started fishing professionally right out of college. I’d like to see us finish first and second this year – but preferably I get the win – since Jordan won it last year.”
Jordan: “I would have said that’s what the plan is. Fishing is something we’re both really passionate about, and I think we both knew we would be together in the Classic at some point.”
Q: Without peeking in your brother’s rod locker, what two lures can you just about guarantee us he’s taking to Lake Hartwell?
Matt: Maybe a Jordan Lee Comeback Jig if he’s really optimistic, and a dropshot, as much as he’d rather not dropshot, he knows it’s deadly.
Jordan: I’ll bet he’s packing swimbaits and wacky worms – For Sure!
Q: What do you believe will be the biggest challenge at the Bassmaster Classic?
Matt: “Weather and changing conditions like rising or falling water. There’s a good chance somebody could really find the fish in practice, but conditions will change and they’ll struggle in the tournament, or vice versa, somebody may struggle in practice, but a major change in conditions could turn in their favor.”
Jordan: “Well, the Classic as a whole is a challenge. I know I’ll have to dig deep to block everything out and focus on the fishing. And since I’ve never fished a tournament on Hartwell, and it’s a pretty big lake, I’ll have to focus even more.”
Q: Do you foresee yourself using more Quantum spinning reels or baitcasting reels in this event?
Matt: “Probably spinning tackle just because I have the utmost confidence in its ability to get bites. I’m guessing I’ll lean heavily on a size 30 Quantum Smoke S3 spinning reel at Hartwell.”
Jordan: “It really depends on the water color. Hartwell is generally pretty clear, which leads to a lot of spinning tackle, but with all the recent rains it could be off colored, meaning I’ll use baitcasting more – so probably a mix of both spinning and baitcasting.”
Q: Jump ahead 30 years from now in your mind and tell us how you hope fishing fans will think of the Lee Brothers in the year 2048.
Matt: “I hope we’re both thought of as anglers who are respected and talented, and made a positive impact on fishing both on and off the water. Sure, I’d love to see us both have dominating careers in the years ahead, but there are a lot more important things in life that I want to accompany that – like being likeable and well-respected.”
Jordan: “I hope we’re thought of as brothers that had fun, and got the younger generation excited about fishing. I know fishing kept me out of trouble when I was younger, and to get high school anglers involved in our sport is what it’s all about for me. I get the most joy from young anglers telling me that my brother and I are the reason they got into bass fishing. That’s so rewarding!”
Donny Beck and Tony Harvey win 2018 Alabama Bass Trail Lake Guntersville Event with Over 30 Pounds!
First Stop of North Division see's 38 Teams with over 20 pounds!
by Dan O’Sullivan/ABT
March 10, 2018 – Guntersville, Ala. – Lake Guntersville is dead… That’s been the cry of anglers throughout the region for the past year and a half. If that was the case, then the Alabama Bass Trail’s Northern Division teams resurrected it.
The first stop of the 2018 ABT Northern Division proved that Guntersville appears to have a heartbeat again as the winning weight reached the 30-pound and 38 teams eclipsed 20 pounds; it took 19.87 pounds to get the last paycheck spot in 40th place. Seems Lake Guntersville has borrowed from Mark Twain and issued its own “the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” statement.
The team that issued the loudest statement on Saturday was the Pickwick Lake local team of Donny Beck and Tony Harvey who crossed the stage three quarters of the way through the weigh-in and dropped 30.02 pounds of largemouth on the ABT scales at Guntersville State Park to claim the $10,000 winner’s prize. Included in their bag was an 8.56-pound jumbo that earned them the Mountain Dew Big Bass bonus of $500.
While that statement was the exclamation point of the day, it wa mic drop” moment as the second place team of Brett Coggins and Adam Christen weighed in immediately after them and put a scare into the leaders before their 28.81-pound limit was announced; they earned $5,000 for their spectacular day.
Beck and Harvey said they were thrilled with their day. “This is one of the biggest tournaments we’ve ever won, and we’re really excited,” they said. “We had a really good practice, and while we weren’t expecting this big of a weight, it’s great that it worked out this way; this is always a really tough field.”
The pair reported fishing 12-foot deep on the pinch points of bridges in North Sauty Creek with a 1/2-ounce black and blue Johnston Lures Arkie style jig with a matching Zoom Super Chunk. “We caught a few on a crankbait, but everything we weighed came on the jig,” they said. “We caught fish all day, but the one’s that we weighed all came before one o’clock.”
Coggins and Christen said they were excited about their day as well. “We had a great day, we did everything we could and got beat by a massive bag,” they said. “We practiced for a day and a half last week, and wouldn’t have expected things to turn out like this; what a day.” The reported targeting sparse grass next to shell beds, south of Siebold with 3/8-ounce Bad Gill colored Jakked Baits SKKatterbait bladed jigs with matching Zoom Swimming Super Fluke. They said they slow cranked it on the bottom.
The Top 10 Standings are below, for complete standings visit: http://www.alabamabasstrail.org/tournament-series/lg-results/
| PLACE | ANGLERS | WEIGHT | BIG FISH | WINNINGS |
| 1 | Donny Beck / Tony Harvey | 30.02 | 8.56 | $10,000 |
| 2 | Brett Coggins / Adam Christen | 28.81 | 6.79 | $5,000 |
| 3 | Lanny Guthrie / Lee Hurley | 28.02 | 7.44 | $4,000 |
| 4 | Bryan Douglas / Blake Douglas | 27.61 | $3,000 | |
| 5 | Hadley Coan / Scott Keeling | 27.49 | 7.16 | $2,000 |
| 6 | Kent Keys / David Campbell | 27.08 | 7.8 | $1,500 |
| 7 | Hank Miller / Andy Miller | 26.38 | 7.47 | $1,100 |
| 8 | Duane Edel / Brandon Edel | 26.22 | 8.38 | $1,100 |
| 9 | Chad Sykes / Walter Sykes | 25.32 | $1,100 | |
| 10 | Darien Craig / Houston Calvert | 25.12 | $1,100 |
HALLMAN LEADS WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS FLW TOUR ON LAKE LANIER PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS
Oklahoma Pro Catches 13-pound, 1-ounce Final Day Limit, Wins $100,000
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (March 11, 2018) – After weighing in a limit of spotted bass in each of the first three days of competition, pro Bradley Hallman of Norman, Oklahoma, weighed a five-bass limit of largemouth Sunday totaling 13 pounds, 1 ounce, to clinch his victory at the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats and win $100,000. Hallman led the event for four-straight days after weighing in a tournament-best 23-pound, 11-ounce limit of spotted bass Thursday on Day One, and won by a 2-pound, 10-ounce margin over fellow Oklahoman Zack Birge who finished with 65-10.
“It was a great, great week,” said Hallman, who earned his second career win on the FLW Tour. “I probably fished the best week that I have ever fished in my entire life. I say that because I had to catch these fish a different way each day.”
Hallman said that he caught his huge Day One limit of spotted bass fishing points with a Sexy Shiner-colored Megabass Vision 110+1 jerkbait and a sexy shad-colored Keitech 3.8-inch swimbait with a ½-ounce Buckeye Lures J-Will Swimbait Head. On Day Two, Hallman fished the points but only managed one keeper by 1 o’clock. He changed patterns and began targeting seawalls in marinas with the swimbait and managed to bring 18-7 to the scale.
Day Three, Hallman only caught one fish with the swimbait off of the seawalls, and no fish off of the points. He was forced to change patterns again, this time catching a limit inside marinas, under shallow docks and walkways, with a green-pumpkin Zoom Trick Worm on a ¼-ounce shaky-head rig.
“This morning I knew that I needed the sun to position those fish on the docks, and with the cloud cover I wasn’t going to have it,” Hallman said. “I had stopped a couple of times and fished the river near takeoff in my last 10 minutes before checking in each day and caught a couple with a spinnerbait. So, I made the decision this morning to fish the river all day.”
Hallman never caught a fish more than three miles from takeoff Sunday, hitting docks and patches of emergent dogfennel in the backs of pockets. He said that his key bait was a ½-ounce, double willow-bladed, chartreuse and white War Eagle spinnerbait.
“I’m really blessed and fortunate to win one Tour event, let alone two,” Hallman went on to say. “I’m real good at finishing 135th too, so I take the good with the bad and I’m just trying to enjoy this one for all I can.”
The top 10 pros on Lake Lanier finished:
1st: Bradley Hallman, Norman, Okla., 20 bass, 68-4, $100,000
2nd: Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., 20 bass, 65-10, $30,000
3rd: Joseph Webster, Winfield, Ala., 20 bass, 65-2, $25,000
4th: Jason Johnson, Dawsonville, Ga., 20 bass, 65-1, $20,000
5th: Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., 20 bass, 63-2, $19,000
6th: Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 20 bass, 62-10, $18,000
7th: Jeff Gustafson, Keewatin, Ontario, Canada, 20 bass, 62-3, $17,000
8th: David Williams, Maiden, N.C., 20 bass, 61-12, $16,000
9th: Jordan Osborne, Longview, Texas, 20 bass, 60-6, $15,000
10th: Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn., 19 bass, 57-11, $14,500
Complete results for the entire field can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Overall there were 49 bass weighing 148 pounds, 9 ounces caught by pros Sunday. Nine of the final 10 pros weighed in five-bass limits.
Joe Anders of Easley, South Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $25,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 31 pounds, 10 ounces, followed by Brad Wiley of Alto, Georgia, who finished in second place with 10 bass totaling 31-1, worth $7,550.
Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) April 18 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.
The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats was more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60th place in the Pro division. The tournament was hosted by the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau. The next event for FLW Tour anglers will be the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by General Tire, April 12-15 in Somerset, Kentucky, hosted by the Somerset Tourist and Convention Commission.
In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 368 anglers competed in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concluded following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advanced to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continued competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 10-12 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on the FLW Tour on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Guido Hibdon Passes Away
March 10, 2018
Story Courtesy of FLW
Hibdon earned a reputation as a top-notch bass angler on Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, where he began guiding at the young age of 12. After turning pro in 1980, he went on to win the Bassmaster Classic in 1988 and B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year in both 1990 and 1991. His FLW Tour career culminated with two wins and numerous top-10 tournament finishes. Known as the "Professor of Finesse," Hibdon was the patriarch of the acclaimed Hibdon fishing family, which includes his son, Dion, and grandsons, Payden and Lawson, who all competed on the FLW Tour.
HALLMAN STILL ON TOP AT FLW TOUR ON LAKE LANIER PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS
Oklahoma Pro Leads Third-Straight Day, Brings 5-pound, 9-ounce Lead into Championship Sunday
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (March 10, 2018) – Oklahoma pro Bradley Hallman has one previous career win on the FLW Tour – a 2016 event on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, where he led the tournament for four straight days and won by a near 15-pound margin. Hallman is looking to match that feat this week on Lake Lanier, as he weighed another limit of spotted bass totaling 13 pounds, 1 ounce, Saturday to maintain his lead for the third straight day at the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats. The field is now cut to the final 10 pros for Championship Sunday in the four-day event that featured a field of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals competing for a top prize of up to $125,000.
Hallman’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 55-3 will give him a solid 5-pound, 9-ounce advantage over second-place pro and fellow Oklahoman Zack Birge, who has a three-day total of 15 bass for 49-10. Also trying to catch Hallman on Sunday will be Canadian pro Jeff Gustafson of Keewatin, Ontario (48-10), who sits in third after making his second straight top-10 cut on the FLW Tour after finishing second at the Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida two weeks ago, and local pro Jason Johnson of Dawsonville (48-9), who will start Sunday in 4th place after weighing Saturday’s largest limit of 17-10.
“Today was a day where nothing really bad happened, but I’m happy that I salvaged what I did,” said Hallman, who is fishing in his 20th career FLW Tour event. “Every day I’ve been doing something different and today I caught some off of docks. I only had 10 bites and I put six of them in the boat. The four that I lost were ones that I really could have used.”
Hallman said that he caught his fish Saturday throwing a spinnerbait, a swimbait and a shaky-head rig.
“I caught 18 pounds fishing marinas yesterday,” he said. “I only caught one today. It was hard to get them to bite without the sun – you need the sun to shine to put them in position. When it’s cloudy like it was today, they just roam.
“One way or another, I’m going back to the marinas tomorrow,” Hallman went on to say. “I know how difficult it is to win these Tour events and I need to have a really good day tomorrow. The key will be staying open minded, like I did today. I’ve really enjoyed myself this week – this place is phenomenal.”
The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition on Lake Lanier are:
1st: Bradley Hallman, Norman, Okla., 15 bass, 55-3
2nd: Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., 15 bass, 49-10
3rd: Jeff Gustafson, Keewatin, Ontario, Canada, 15 bass, 48-10
4th: Jason Johnson, Dawsonville, Ga., 15 bass, 48-9
5th: Joseph Webster, Winfield, Ala., 15 bass, 47-10
6th: Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., 15 bass, 47-5
7th: Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 15 bass, 46-14
8th: Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn., 15 bass, 46-13
9th: David Williams, Maiden, N.C., 15 bass, 46-6
10th: Jordan Osborne, Longview, Texas, 15 bass, 46-4
Finishing in 11h through 30th are:
11th: Randy Haynes, Counce, Tenn., 15 bass, 45-7, $12,000
12th: Polaris pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 15 bass, 45-6, $12,000
13th: Carl Jocumsen, Queensland, Australia, 15 bass, 45-4, $12,000
14th: Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 15 bass, 45-3, $12,000
15th: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 15 bass, 44-12, $12,000
16th: David Nichol, Gainesville, Ga., 15 bass, 44-10, $12,000
17th: Allen Boyd, Salem, Ind., 15 bass, 43-5, $12,000
18th: Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 15 bass, 42-12, $12,000
19th: James Niggemeyer, Van, Texas, 15 bass, 42-12, $12,000
20th: Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., 15 bass, 41-12, $12,000
21st: Matthew Stefan, Junction City, Wis., 15 bass, 41-9, $10,000
22nd: Jason Meninger, Saint Augustine, Fla., 15 bass, 41-8, $10,000
23rd: General Tire pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., 15 bass, 40-10, $10,000
24th: Kyle Weisenburger, Ottawa, Ohio, 15 bass, 40-8, $10,000
25th: Jason Reyes, Huffman, Texas, 14 bass, 40-8, $10,000
26th: Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 15 bass, 40-8, $10,000
27th: James Watson, Lampe, Mo., 14 bass, 40-5, $10,000
28th: Grae Buck, Harleysville, Pa., 15 bass, 40-0, $10,000
29th: Rob Jordan, Flowery Branch, Ga., 15 bass, 39-12, $10,000
30th: Tim Cales, Sandstone, W. Va., 15 bass, 39-10, $10,000
For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.
Overall there were 148 bass weighing 380 pounds, 3 ounces caught by pros Saturday, Of the final 30 pros, 28 of them were able to bring a five-bass limit to the scale.
Joe Anders of Easley, South Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $25,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 31 pounds, 10 ounces, followed by Brad Wiley of Alto, Georgia, who finished in second place with 10 bass totaling 31-1, worth $7,550.
In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 368 anglers competed in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concluded following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advanced to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros now 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 Lanier presented by Ranger Boats is more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60th place in the Pro division. The tournament is hosted by the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 10-12 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.
The final 10 anglers will take off Sunday at 7:45 a.m. DST Sunday morning (Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday) from Laurel Park, located at 3100 Old Cleveland Highway, in Gainesville. Sunday’s final weigh-in will be held at the park and will begin at 4 p.m.
Prior to the weigh-in Sunday, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at Laurel Park from noon to 4 p.m. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.
Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) April 18 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on the FLW Tour on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
HALLMAN EXTENDS LEAD ON DAY TWO OF FLW TOUR AT LAKE LANIER PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS
South Carolina’s Anders Wins Co-angler Title, $25K
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (March 9, 2018) – Oklahoma pro Bradley Hallman weighed another solid limit of spotted bass – 18 pounds, 7 ounces – to extend his lead after Day Two of the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats. The field of 184 boats is now cut to 30, with Hallman bringing a 7-pound, 5-ounce lead into Day Three of the four-day event that features a field of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers competing for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and $25,000 cash in the co-angler division.
“I feel very fortunate to catch what I did,” said Hallman, a four-year veteran of the Tour who has one previous Tour win. “Around 1 o’clock I only had one little fish. But, it was a nice afternoon for me. I pulled up on a couple of spots and they were there. I caught a 3- and a 4-pounder on back-to-back casts and that really helped me to get right.”
Hallman said that his fishing this week has been “high-risk, high-reward” and he estimated that he ran 35 spots this morning before he switched patterns.
“I’ve got a couple of different deals working and they are two totally different patterns,” Hallman said. “The way that I caught them yesterday is not how I caught them today. I’ve got a little secondary deal that I’m starting to figure out through the week. I only did it for 30 minutes yesterday and I caught a big one. This afternoon I went and did it for the last 3 hours and I caught them.”
Though Hallman didn’t want to reveal any details of his patterns, he did hint that he was throwing reaction baits and of the dozen rods that he had on his deck, 10 were baitcasters and two were spinning rods.
“This lake has been really good to me for two days in a row and it has been a lot of fun to fish here,” Hallman went on to say. “There doesn’t seem to be that many fish pushing, but if you hit the right spot at the right time you can load the boat real quick.”
The top 30 pros that made the first cut and will fish Saturday on Lake Lanier are:
1st: Bradley Hallman, Norman, Okla., 10 bass, 42-2
2nd: David Williams, Maiden, N.C., 10 bass, 34-13
3rd: Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., 10 bass, 34-9
4th: Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn., 10 bass, 34-6
5th: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 33-5
6th: Joseph Webster, Winfield, Ala., 10 bass, 32-13
7th: Braxton Setzer, Montgomery, Ala., 10 bass, 32-7
8th: James Watson, Lampe, Mo., 10 bass, 32-6
9th: Carl Jocumsen, Queensland, Australia, 10 bass, 32-5
10th: Kyle Weisenburger, Ottawa, Ohio, 10 bass, 32-4
11th: Randy Haynes, Counce, Tenn., 10 bass, 31-15
12th: Jordan Osborne, Longview, Texas, 10 bass, 31-5
13th: Tim Cales, Sandstone, W. Va., 10 bass, 31-3
14th: Jason Meninger, Saint Augustine, Fla., 10 bass, 31-2
15th: Jeff Gustafson, Keewatin, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 31-2
16th: David Nichol, Gainesville, Ga., 10 bass, 31-2
17th: Jason Johnson, Dawsonville, Ga., 10 bass, 30-15
18th: Jason Reyes, Huffman, Texas, 10 bass, 30-14
19th: Polaris pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 10 bass, 30-14
20th: Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 10 bass, 30-8
21st: Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 10 bass, 30-5
22nd: Grae Buck, Harleysville, Pa., 10 bass, 30-3
23rd: Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 10 bass, 30-0
24th: Allen Boyd, Salem, Ind., 10 bass, 30-0
25th: James Niggemeyer, Van, Texas, 10 bass, 29-12
26th: General Tire pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., 10 bass, 29-7
27th: Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 10 bass, 29-6
28th: Matthew Stefan, Junction City, Wis., 10 bass, 29-6
29th: Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., 10 bass, 29-3
30th: Rob Jordan, Flowery Branch, Ga., 10 bass, 29-2
For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.
Felix earned Friday's $500 Simms Big Bass award in the Pro Division thanks to a 5-pound, 8-ounce largemouth.
Pro Aaron Britt of Yuba City, California, was disqualified from the tournament after he was found to be in violation of FLW Tour Rule No. 6. The rule states that tournament waters will go off-limits to pros 13 days prior to the first practice day in all tournaments. During the off-limits period, practice and competition days, pros may not solicit and/or receive information about locating or catching fish on tournament waters from anyone except pros confirmed in the tournament and through publicly available sources.
Overall there were 830 bass weighing 2,048 pounds, 2 ounces, caught by 183 pros Friday. The catch included 139 five-bass limits.
Joe Anders of Easley, South Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $25,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 31 pounds, 10 ounces, followed by Brad Wiley of Alto, Georgia, who finished in second place with 10 bass totaling 31-1, worth $7,550.
The top 10 co-anglers finished:
1st: Joe Anders, Easley, S.C., 10 bass, 31-10, $20,000 + $5,000 Ranger Cup
2nd: Brad Wiley, Alto, Ga., 10 bass, 31-1, $7,550
3rd: Joe Eubanks, Marietta, Ga., 10 bass, 25-9, $5,000
4th: Stephen Crawley, Bush, La., 10 bass, 25-3, $4,000
5th: Joel Willert, Lakeville, Minn., 10 bass, 24-12, $3,000
6th: Mark Guhne, Hixson, Tenn., 10 bass, 24-8, $2,500
7th: Greg Ravitsky, Ashburn, Va., eight bass, 24-0, $2,000
8th: Douglas Colson, Cadiz, Ky., 10 bass, 23-13, $1,800
9th: Greg Glouse, Liberty, S.C., 10 bass, 23-7, $1,700
10th: Adam Beckum, Martinez, Ga., 10 bass, 23-6, $1,600
Jim Hippensteel of Rochester, Indiana, earned $250 for the Simms Big Bass award in the Co-angler Division Friday with a 5-pound, 6-ounce bass.
Overall there were 460 bass weighing 1,055 pounds, 2 ounces, caught by 149 co-anglers Friday. The catch included 40 five-bass limits.
In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 368 anglers competed in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concluded following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.
The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats is more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60th place in the Pro division. The tournament is hosted by the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 10-12 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.
Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. EST, Saturday morning and at 7:45 a.m. DST Sunday morning (Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday) from Laurel Park, located at 3100 Old Cleveland Highway, in Gainesville. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins will be held at the park and will begin at 4 p.m.
Prior to the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at Laurel Park from noon to 4 p.m. each day. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.
Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at Laurel Park on Saturday, March 10 from 9-11 a.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1st and 2nd place anglers that catch the biggest fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.
Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) April 18 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on the FLW Tour on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
TH Marine Introduces Weights for Conservation Cull System
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3 Things Classic Champ Jordan Lee is packed in his Bassmaster Classic Suitcase
Story Courtesy of Alan McGuckin/Dynamic Sponsorships
Photo Credit Kristen Agnew
Of the course of this past week, Bassmaster Classic Champion Jordan Lee packed his Toyota Tundra at home in Alabama for the six hour drive to the Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell, SC in an attempt to win back-to-back world championships. Of course he focused on making sure he packed a strategic assortment of lures, spooled reels with fresh line, and has his boat equipment in top running order.
His fiancé Kristen focused on packing his clothes.
“I always ask Jordan what the upcoming weather forecast looks like for whatever tournament he’s heading to next, and then I start packing his clothes,” says Kristen. “And trust me, Jordan doesn’t wear Carhartt because he’s sponsored by them, it’s actually a brand he grew up with and was wearing long before Carhartt sponsored him.”
Carhartt is indeed a part of the Lee family lineage. Jordan’s dad Bruce is a hard working veterinarian, and spends many days working on large animals, as well as smaller pets, while wearing Carhartt, and the ‘work hard, wear Carhartt’ scene is simply one Jordan and his pro angler brother Matt grew up watching and emulating.
“Jordan actually still has Carhartt pants he wore in high school seven years ago, and to be honest, there’s rarely a day that Jordan isn’t wearing Carhartt. He pretty much lives in the brand,” grins Kristen.
It’s doubtful she’ll pack the old pants he’s had since high school as he readies to leave for bass fishing’s biggest event, but from must-have raingear to his beloved hoodies, here’s a look at three things you can count on Jordan carrying to South Carolina.
Carhartt Force Extremes Graphic Hoodie – The Classic Champ owns one of every color they make, two of some colors, and wears one pretty much everyday. He’s always cold, and he says this lightweight hoodie keeps him perfectly warm whether its 45 or 75 degrees outside.
Carhartt Force Extremes Shoreline Angler Raingear – Hopefully it’s not raining during Classic week in Greenville, SC, but if it’s wet Jordan’s got a suit he believes in to keep him warm and dry. Even if it’s 65 and sunny, he’ll wear the bibs to keep him dry when sitting on boat seats and carpet that are seemingly always wet with morning dew.
Carhartt Gilliam Jacket – The Classic Champ never leaves home without it - whether he’s towing his boat to the Classic, or simply taking Kristen out to dinner. Jordan always wears a Carhartt Gilliam jacket during cool weather months.
Jordan certainly won’t be the only pro angler at the Bassmaster Classic wearing Carhartt, but you can bet few packed more Carhartt for bass fishing’s biggest event than the reigning champ – after all, it’s a brand he grew up with, and recently wore to win a world championship.
Louisiana Claims Team Title In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional Bass Championship
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OKLAHOMA’S HALLMAN GRABS LEAD ON DAY ONE OF FLW TOUR AT LAKE LANIER PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS
South Carolina’s Anders Leads Co-Anglers
Link to photo of pro leader Bradley Hallman
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (March 8, 2018) – Pro Bradley Hallman of Norman, Oklahoma, weighed a 23-pound, 11-ounce limit of spotted bass to take the lead on Day One of the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats. Hallman will bring a 3-pound, 6-ounce lead into Day Two of the four day event that features a field of 184 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers competing for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and up to $25,000 cash in the co-angler division.
“It was an incredible day,” said Hallman, who is fishing in his fourth season on the FLW Tour. “To catch five spots that weigh 23 pounds – that’s a dream come true. That’s a bag that I’ll never catch again for the rest of my life.”
Hallman said that he caught his fish “playing the herring game”, fishing at least 45 different places from Brown’s Bridge all the way down to the Buford Dam.
“I only caught 9 or 10 fish today – there were not that many bites,” Hallman said. “I’ve been doing this long enough that I’m starting to understand the blueback herring deal. I know they move a lot – one hour they’re out on the top of the point, the next hour they could be out on the end of the point, the next hour they’re gone. I’m just trying to stay open minded. I don’t have any secret spots or anything like that.”
Hallman said that he caught his big limit of spots on three different baits.
“I had quite a bit going today, I got bit anywhere from 5 feet out to 24 feet. It was just one of those days where I couldn’t do anything wrong and everything went right.”
The top 10 pros after day one on Lake Lanier are:
1st: Bradley Hallman, Norman, Okla., five bass, 23-11
2nd: Tim Cales, Sandstone, W. Va., five bass, 20-5
3rd: Jason Meninger, Saint Augustine, Fla., five bass, 19-5
4th: Randy Haynes, Counce, Tenn., five bass, 19-3
5th: Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., five bass, 18-13
6th: Sheldon Collings, Grove, Okla., five bass, 18-12
7th: David Williams, Maiden, N.C., five bass, 18-7
7th: Jason Reyes, Huffman, Texas, five bass, 18-7
9th: Jason Johnson, Dawsonville, Ga., five bass, 18-4
10th: Jeff Gustafson, Keewatin, Ontario, Canada, five bass, 17-12
10th: Rob Kilby, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 17-12
For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.
Cales earned the day's $500 Simms Big Bass award in the pro division thanks to a 7-pound largemouth bass.
Overall there were 846 bass weighing 2,179 pounds, 2 ounces caught by 183 pros Thursday. The catch included 146 five-bass limits.
Pro Yusuke Miyazaki of Forney, Texas, was assessed a 2-pound penalty on Day One of the tournament after he was found to be in violation of FLW Tour Rule No. 9 on Tuesday during his practice period. The rule states that safe boating must be observed at all times, and the provisions of this rule apply during practice and from boat check until weigh-in each day of the tournament.
Joe Anders of Easley, South Carolina, leads the co-angler division with five bass weighing 17 pounds, 6 ounces, followed by Brad Wiley of Alto, Georgia, who weighed five bass totaling 15-9, good for second place.
The top 10 co-anglers after day one on Lake Lanier are:
1st: Joe Anders, Easley, S.C., five bass, 17-6
2nd: Brad Wiley, Alto, Ga., five bass, 15-9
3rd: Chad Smith, Minnetonka, Minn., five bass, 14-13
4th: Joe Eubanks, Marietta, Ga., five bass, 13-1
5th: Douglas Colson, Cadiz, Ky., five bass, 12-14
6th: Rex Jaeger, Hamilton, Ohio, five bass, 12-14
7th: Keith Bridges, Mission Viejo, Calif., five bass, 12-11
8th: James Littich, Davidson, N.C., five bass, 12-10
9th: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan, five bass, 12-8
10th: Reid Daniel, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 12-7
Mark Horton of Nicholasville, Kentucky, earned $250 for the Simms Big Bass award in the co-angler division with a 5-pound, 6-ounce bass.
Overall there were 532 bass weighing 1,182 pounds caught by 165 co-anglers Thursday. The catch included 51 five-bass limits.
In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 368 anglers competes in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concludes following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.
The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats is more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60th place in the Pro division. The tournament is hosted by the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 10-12 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.
Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. EST, Friday and Saturday morning and at 7:45 a.m. DST Sunday morning (Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday) from Laurel Park, located at 3100 Old Cleveland Highway, in Gainesville. Friday’s weigh-in, March 9, will be held at the park beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins, March 10-11, will also be held at the park, but will begin at 4 p.m.
Prior to the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at Laurel Park from noon to 4 p.m. each day. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.
Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at Laurel Park on Saturday, March 10 from 9-11 a.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1st and 2nd place anglers that catch the biggest fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.
Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Lanier presented by Ranger Boats will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) April 18 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on the FLW Tour on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Mayo and Glasgow Win ABA Team Tour Event on Neely Henry To Take Home New Triton Boat
| The team of Bill Mayo and Allan Glasgow won the second event of the Triton 100% Plus Team Tour in the Alabama division on March 4th at Neely Henry. Mayo and Glasgow brought in the winning limit weighing 21.41 pounds. For their victory they took home a brand-new Triton Boats 17TX with a Mercury 60 HP four stroke outboard motor with a Garmin Echomap Plus93SV valued at $20,000. | |
| Hunter Penney and Michael Penney finished second with 17.66 pounds to take home a check for $2250. “We burned the banks. That’s all we did all day long, all the way up and down the river. We caught our fish on crankbaits. “stated Penney. |
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| In third place was Chris Speck and Terry Ezzell. They brought in a 17.01-pound bag including a 5.56-pound kicker that earned them big bass of the tournament. Speck and Ezzell took home $1600 for third place along with $590 for big bass. “We had a long day. It was kind of one here and one there most of the day, we just got the right bites. Caught them all on spinnerbaits.,” said Speck. |
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Finishing fourth, Damien Willis and Tyler Kiker landed a five-bass limit for 16.92 pounds. Blake Hal and Andrew Hamilton rounded out the top five teams with five bass that weighed 16.62 pounds.
About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.
AC Insider Podcast Featuring BASS Opens Winner Stephen Browning & Elite Rookie of the Year Dustin Connell
This Week on the AnglersChannel Insider, Chris & Vance Discuss past episodes and why they are moving to a weekly format.
They also talk with Stephen Browning, Winner of the Ross Barnett Bassmaster Open this past weekend and breakdown his winning pattern.
The guys welcome 2017 BASS Elite Series Rookie Dustin Connell on the show as he prepares to fish his first Bassmasters Classic and gets into his "Fatbag Mentality!"
All of this and more on this weeks AnglersChannel Insider Podcast!
Alabama Angler Grabs Early Lead In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional Bass Tournament On Toledo Bend
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DALLAS’ MARKS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL COWBOY DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS
Pusselo, Woodard Tie for Co-angler Title
BROOKELAND, Texas (March 5, 2018) – Boater Phil Marks of Dallas, Texas, caught five bass weighing 26 pounds, 1 ounce, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Cowboy Division event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir presented by Navionics. Marks earned $8,300 for his win.
“They were spawning in the bushes mid-lake and I caught them using a blue-colored (Strike King) Hack Attack jig with a blue (Strike King) Rage Craw trailer,” said Marks, who earned his third career win in FLW competition. “Some fish I could see and some I couldn’t, but they were definitely on beds.”
Marks said he caught around 20 bass throughout the day, and that they were more aggressive earlier in the morning.
“After 10 a.m. I had to make a lot of pitches in there to get them to bite,” said Marks. “I had to remind myself to be patient. I’d put down my Power-Poles and fish slow, which is tough for me because I like to power-fish.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Phil Marks, Dallas, Texas, five bass, 26-1, $6,300 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd: Blake Schroeder, Whitehouse, Texas, five bass, 21-3, $3,200
3rd: Jamey Cole, Springhill, La., five bass, 19-14, $3,000
4th: Nick Lebrun, Bossier City, La., five bass, 18-15, $1,500
5th: Cody Pitt, Many, La., five bass, 18-11, $1,200
6th: Randy Despino, Colfax, La., five bass, 18-8, $1,100
7th: Philip Crelia, Center, Texas, five bass, 17-11, $1,000
8th: Eric Faucett, Norman, Okla., five bass, 17-3, $900
9th: Todd Hughes, Goodrich, Texas, five bass, 17-0, $800
10th: Jason Ball, Lumberton, Texas, five bass, 16-15, $700
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Cole caught a bass weighing 9 pounds, 7 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $1,000.
Bronsun Pusselo of Sulphur, Louisiana, and Tom Woodard of Rosepine, Louisiana, each brought bass weighing 16 pounds, 8 ounces, to the scale Saturday to tie for the win in the Co-angler Division. Woodard took home $2,250 while Pusselo earned $2,750 after contingency bonuses.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Bronsun Pusselo, Sulphur, La., three bass, 16-8, $2,750
1st: Tim Woodard, Rosepine, La., five bass, 16-8, $2,250
3rd: James Dutton, Hemphill, Texas, five bass, 16-3, $1,000
4th: Russell Lewis, Pineville, La., five bass, 15-6, $900
5th: Justin Shelton, Kemp, Texas, four bass, 15-4, $650
6th: Hunter Olden, Bourg, La., five bass, 14-14, $550
7th: Aaron Renda, Deville, La., five bass, 12-15, $500
8th: Ryan Latch, Lafayette, La., five bass, 12-11, $450
9th: Benjamin Shaw, Haughton, La., five bass, 11-15, $400
10th: Lindy Hadley, Sam Rayburn, Texas, five bass, 11-11, $350
Pusselo also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a 10-pound, 13-ounce giant. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $500.
The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Cowboy Division event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir presented by Navionics was hosted by the Jasper County Development District.
The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.
The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
HOUSTON’S NEWBERRY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL COWBOY DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR
Louisiana’s Faucheaux Wins Co-angler Title
BROOKELAND, Texas (March 5, 2018) – Boater Dicky Newberry of Houston, Texas, caught a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 3 ounces, to win Sunday’s rescheduled T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Cowboy Division event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. For his finish, Newberry won $8,965.
“I started out fishing shallower ridges, but ended up catching staging females in drains,” said Newberry. “It took a little while to figure them out. Around 11 a.m. I worked through a drain that ran up the side of a point in deeper water. There was some scattered grass on the bottom, and I think there were females in there staging getting ready to move up to spawn.”
Newberry said the drain was around 100 feet wide and 12 feet down, and that he used a ¾-ounce red Rat-L-Trap and a Carolina-rigged lizard to catch his fish.
“I thoroughly fished the drain with both and caught 3 keepers,” said Newberry. “After that I ran to 10 or 12 different spots that looked similar to it, finding fish in over half of them. A lot of my day was about knowing where those additional drains were. I think a lot of people have a tendency to stay put if they start catching them, but I continued to move after those three bites.”
Newberry’s day was capped off with a 7-pounder at the last drain he visited, which he caught using the Rat-L-Trap.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, five bass, 22-3, $6,965 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd: Joe Beebee, The Woodlands, Texas, five bass, 21-3, $2,983
3rd: Skeeter Fowler, Grand Saline, Texas, five bass, 20-7, $2,222
4th: Justin O`Brian Cooper, Pelican, La., five bass, 19-1, $1,345
5th: Victor Hawkins, Sugar Land, Texas, five bass, 18-15, $1,153
6th: Brandon Thrash, Downsville, La., five bass, 17-12, $1,057
7th: Bobby Vice, Groves, Texas, five bass, 17-10, $961
8th: Jeff Wooldridge, Chandler, Texas, five bass, 17-9, $865
9th: Keith Suire Jr, DeRidder, La., five bass, 17-7, $769
10th: Richard Ballard, Sulphur, La., five bass, 17-2, $673
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Scotty Villiness of Ponca, Arkansas, caught a bass weighing 8 pounds, 13 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $940.
Ben Faucheaux of Natchitoches, Louisiana, won the Co-angler Division and $2,883 Sunday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 15 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Ben Faucheaux, Natchitoches, La., five bass, 17-15, $2,883
2nd: Ronnie Talbot, Mexia, Texas, five bass, 17-4, $1,441
3rd: Robert Royal, Vidor, Texas, five bass, 16-9, $1,430
4th: Jacob Brown, Center Point, La., five bass, 14-12, $673
5th: Christopher Chautin, Zwolle, La., five bass, 14-3, $577
6th: Carl Broussard, Logansport, La., five bass, 13-12, $504
6th: Fred Martin, North Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 13-12, $604
8th: Jeffrey Grubbs, Goodrich, Texas, five bass, 13-6, $408
8th: Skye Ball, Lumberton, Texas, five bass, 13-6, $408
10th: Stetson Overton, Irving, Texas, five bass, 13-2, $306
10th: Tanner Mizell, Many, La., five bass, 13-2, $356
10th: Cedric Jackson, Sicily Island, La., five bass, 13-2, $356
Royal caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a 7-pound, 5-ounce fish. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $470.
Sunday’s rescheduled T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Cowboy Division event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir was hosted by the Jasper County Development District.
The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.
The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Choosing the Right Color Palette on Your Fish Finder with Keith Combs on HumminbirdTV
The latest HumminbirdTV Episode Features Keith Combs as he explains some of his favorite Humminbird color palettes and how you can find what works best for you so you can get the most out of your unit.
Country Music’s Bass Fishing Fiddle Player
Shawn Bailey has played fiddle on songs such as Mark Chesnutt’s “Blame it on Texas” and Easton Corbin’s “A Little More Country Than That” in front of 100,000 fans without ever a hint of stage fright, but the escapades he and his father endured in a rickety brown and white 15-foot bass boat as a teenager in North Texas nearly sunk any aspirations he had of ever going fishing again.
“There’s nothing more exciting than walking out on stage to 100,000 people at a place like Jamboree in the Hills in Ohio, but there’s nothing that’ll make you more anxious than the transom falling off your dad’s bass boat when you’re a young kid,” laughs Bailey.
From forgetting to put the drain plug in, to the boat’s outboard literally tearing loose from the transom, let’s just say the little brown boat left its mental mark on the Fort Worth native, but thank heavens, it wasn’t enough to sink his passion for bass fishing.
Bailey is currently touring with Easton Corbin, and just booked a guided trip with 8-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier Chet Douthit on Okeechobee when they play an upcoming music festival there. And before a recent show in Tulsa, Bailey proved his prowess in cold 47-degree water on Lake Skiatook with a Shad Rap tied to a Quantum Smoke spinning reel.
However it’s Guntersville, Alabama later this spring that has him feeling most froggy. “Yep, I guess if everyday was Christmas, and I got to choose, I’d say let’s go to Guntersville around the spawn and pull topwater frogs over their heads in that vegetation,” says Bailey. “I’m not sure it gets much better than that.”
It also doesn’t get much better than making a living doing something you love – and sharing a peaceful little 40-acre farm southeast of Nashville complete with two ponds, two homes, and people you love.
Shawn lives in one of the homes on the small farm, and his parents live in the other. “After dad retired from driving a fire truck, he moved to the shores of Lake Fork, but consistently low water levels left his boat dock dry more than wet, and eventually he decided he and mom would join me near Nashville.”
Having family nearby to share life between 200 soul-draining days on a bus and concert stage is a giant blessing for the career musician who first fell in the love with the fiddle on a family vacation to Branson, Missouri. “I was like 7-years old when we went to that show in Branson, and I looked at my Mom and told her I wanted to play fiddle like the guy on stage,” grins Bailey.
“Mom and Dad fostered my dreams, and before you knew it, I was playing around North Texas, and later Branson, as a teenager with guys like Wyatt Beard, who has now played keys with Kenny Chesney for 20 years,” says Bailey.
Since those early days in Branson, Bailey has played with Mark Chesnutt, Big & Rich, Craig Campbell and currently Easton Corbin, but between hundreds of tour dates, he’s never far from following guys like Gerald Swindle on social media, or reading everything he can about bass fishing on the sport’s most popular websites.
And perhaps the best addition to the small farm Shawn shares with his parents and sister is not a tractor, but instead a new model Charger bass boat with no threats of the transom falling apart. Long gone is the little brown and white boat that caused so much anxiousness, and here to stay forever is a fiddle player’s genuine passion for bass fishing.
Photo Courtesy S.Wilson/Lunkerchasers, Alan McGuckin/Dynamic Sponsorships
VIRGINIA’S WHITT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL PIEDMONT DIVISION OPENER ON KERR LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS
Wright Claims Co-angler Title
HENDERSON, N.C. (March 5, 2018) – Boater Zachary Whitt of Newport News, Virginia, caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 8 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Piedmont Division opener on Kerr Lake presented by Navionics. Whitt took home $4,315 for his efforts.
Whitt said he fished for bass along a stretch of riprap in Nutbush Creek, primarily focusing on three sections with ledges 6 feet down.
“The ledges were right next to deep water – sometimes 20 to 25 feet down – and the bass were really keyed in on them,” said Whitt, who earned his first win in BFL competition. “It was the last major deep hole before the back of creek, and I figured I could target bass both heading up to spawn or heading back out with the approaching cold front.”
Whitt didn’t want to divulge specifics, but said he used a red crankbait and caught every fish he weighed in by 9 a.m.
“I borrowed a 16-foot boat with a 25-horsepower engine for this event, and I think ended up being a big factor for me,” said Whitt. “The smaller engine kept me close to takeoff. If I had used my own boat I wouldn’t have stayed as close to the ramp and definitely would have gone to other areas.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Zachary Whitt, Newport News, Va., five bass, 21-8, $4,315
2nd: David Wright, Lexington, N.C., five bass, 19-10, $2,767
3rd: Ray Griffin, Greensboro, N.C., five bass, 16-14, $1,439
4th: Gary D'Angelo, Woodbine, Md., five bass, 16-7, $1,207
5th: Chad Poteat, Mount Airy, N.C., five bass, 16-4, $963
6th: Andy Francis, Chester, Va., three bass, 14-15, $791
7th: Neil Eckberg, Cary, N.C., five bass, 14-10, $719
8th: Ralph Hollifield Jr., Winston-Salem, N.C., five bass, 14-8, $647
9th: Cameron Lineback, Mount Airy, N.C., five bass, 14-4, $575
10th: Bradley Staley, Pleasant Garden, N.C., five bass, 13-8, $503
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Wright caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 14 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $610.
Craig Wright of Rustburg, Virginia, won the Co-angler Division and $2,357 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 13 pounds, 11 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Craig Wright, Rustburg, Va., five bass, 13-11, $2,357
2nd: Jamie Baynard, Clayton, N.C., five bass, 12-1, $1,079
3rd: Johnathan Hager, Roxboro, N.C., four bass, 10-13, $717
4th: Zachary Burton, Lynchburg, Va., four bass, 10-6, $503
5th: Matthew Haizel, Holly Springs, N.C., five bass, 10-5, $431
6th: Wayne Smelser, Rural Retreat, Va., three bass, 7-9, $428
6th: Brian Nappier, Huntersville, N.C., three bass, 7-9, $428
8th: Mark Ludwig, Chesterfield, Va., one bass, 6-14, $629
9th: Dylan McLeod, Spring Lake, N.C., three bass, 6-6, $288
10th: Joshua Kidd, Evington, Va., two bass, 6-4, $252
Ludwig caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – 6-pounds, 14-ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $305.
The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Piedmont Division event on Kerr Lake presented by Navionics was hosted by the Vance County Department of Tourism.
The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 18-20 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Norman in Huntersville, North Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.
The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
ABA Kentucky Lake Team Tournament Rescheduled
Athens, AL (March 6, 2018) – For the safety of all anglers the ABA Open Series scheduled for March 10, 2018 has been canceled due to lake conditions. The tournament has been rescheduled for July 14th launching out of Kentucky Dam Village Marina.
20 Bags over 20 Pounds on LBJ – Tomasists and Laudadio Land the Biggest Bag at Bass Champs to win $25,000
| By: Patty Lenderman |
| Skeeter Bass Champs launched 209 teams on Lake LBJ to host the Central Regions’ second event of the season March 3, 2018. Conditions were ripe for the catch, giving way to a tremendous weigh in having twenty teams bring in sacks in excess of 20 pounds! More than $68,000 was up for grabs to the top teams, reflecting a 105% payback. In the end, it was Ray Tomasists and Cary Laudadio who topped them all winning a mother load.
They say if you don’t like the current weather here in Texas, just wait 15 minutes and it will change. The morning greeted the field of 219 contending teams with a light mist. As the day wore on the sun came out with the help of a little wind, then by weigh in time the rain was back. Apparently it was just the right weather mix to get the bass biting! Winners Ray Tomasists and Cary Laudadio targeted pre-spawn bass, going to areas they typically stage at before moving up to the shallower water. “The overall temperatures have been climbing, giving the water a warming trend. We had five or six staging areas picked out to focus on,” Ray reported. Their first spot proved fruitful, having a limit in the boat within 30 minutes. “Our limit only weighed about 12 pounds.” They positioned their boat in 8’ depths, casting to deeper water, around 10’. “We were using ‘moving baits’, and just continued to chunk and wind all day.” Throughout the day, one by one, they culled their original limit for larger bass. “The bigger bass bit later in the day. We ended up catching three big ones, two of them on back to back casts!” Later, Randy caught their last big bite. “She hit my bait twice, but pulled off when I tried to set the hook. Cary threw right back in there and caught her!” They made their best cull of the day, exchanging a 1 ¾ pounder for an 8.32 lb sow. “We never culled the last fish from our original limit, but had a really great day.” Their total weight was 28.26 lbs, earning the guaranteed 1st place $20,000 check. In addition, they won the Skeeter Bonus money for another $5,000! “Cary and I have been partners fishing Bass Champs for eight years. Bass Champs puts on a great show, and have earned the best reputation. We really appreciate the tournaments they put on!” It was the father and son team of Rick and Adam Clark who reeled in a 2nd place win with another incredible limit. “We had a lot of fun,” Adam began. “We took off to a shallow creek and fished in water less than a foot deep.” There, they put a limit together anchored by a seven pounder. “After that we headed to deeper water and lost two, around four and five pounds. Still, we caught some to cull with but only by ounces.” Finally they pulled up to their last spot using jigs in 6’-12’. “We just collided with a good group of fish. I caught one 7 ½ pounds, then dad landed an 8 ½ pounder. We just needed one more good bite!” Their final weight was 27.12 pounds, winning 2nd place and $5,000. They also received the Lowrance sponsor bonus for another $250. “We were so close! It was still a great day.” 3rd place winners Don Dobbs and Mike Marshall report “it was a lot of hard work, but the day went great for us.” They too chose to start in a pre-spawn area 5’-8’ deep. “We used custom chatter baits and spinner baits that I build,” Don stated. He fired up their day with a six pounder to christen their live well with. “We had about twenty pounds in the boat by 9am. The front came through around 10:00 and it slowed down a lot for us, getting only one bite per hour or so. We decided to head up river to another area, but didn’t catch anything so we came back to our first spot and started culling up.” Mike latched on to their biggest fish at 7.75 lbs, bringing their total weight to 24.69 pounds to earn a $4,000 check. “Mike flies here from Atlanta, GA to fish Bass Champs. Winning 3rd place in an event like this is a great feeling for us!” Of all of the big bass caught and weighed in, it was Clayton French who caught the biggest of them all fishing with partner Kelly Hudson. Kelly recalls starting their day losing a solid four pounder on a top water bait. “Shortly after that, Clayton was using a weightless senko as we fished boat docks in 4’-6’ of water. She tapped the bait, he set the hook, and she didn’t move – he knew it was a big one!” When the bass did start moving, she slowly went under the dock. While Clayton was wrestling the big sow, Kelly scrambled to get the net ready. “That was our first fish of the day, and the biggest fish Clayton has ever caught!” That fish tipped the scales to 9.80 pounds, earning a $1,000 check for that single catch. They took 23rd place overall with 19.81 lbs for another $650 as well. “It was not only a fun day on the water – it was exceptional!” It took 19.08 lbs to earn a check in 28 places paid. Daniel and Adrian Barnes caught the last $600 paycheck. The Central Region is halfway through their season with only two tournaments to go. All teams accumulate points that are totaled after the final event, and the team with the most points earn the Anglers of the Year title and all of the benefits associated with it. The top five teams after two events are: The next Central Region tournament will be April 14 on Belton, and the final qualifying tournament will be May 5 on LBJ. In the meantime, Bass Champs staff and crew are headed for Sam Rayburn March 10 for another East Region tournament.
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FLW ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD’S GREATEST DEALS!
Partnership Provides FLW Members More Than 350,000 Exclusive Savings Opportunities to Local and National Retail Locations throughout the U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS (March 6, 2018) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today a partnership with World’s Greatest Deals (WGD), a web-based savings program that compiles exclusive discounts for both local and national chains that when used regularly, can add up to thousands of dollars in savings per year. FLW will offer this benefit program to FLW members and fishing tournament competitors throughout all of FLW’s tournament circuits. There are more than 350,000 exclusive savings opportunities to local and national retailers.
WGD is conveniently accessible by members online or via smartphone app, available on both Apple IOS and Android devices. The app compiles local deals wherever you go, a convenient and valuable tool for both tournament anglers and FLW members who want to enjoy the benefits and discounts of WGD. Digital savings can be used throughout all categories including dining, grocery, entertainment, wellness, travel and recreation, auto, home and garden, hotels, health and beauty, and gifts. National retailers and brands such as Apple, Holiday Inn, Redbox, Advance Auto Parts, AVIS, Walt Disney World and thousands more are participating in the WGD program. To see a complete list of discounts and benefits, visit FLW.worldsgreatestdeals.com.
“FLW is excited to offer World’s Greatest Deals to our members and fishing tournament competitors,” said FLW President of Marketing Trish Blake. “Our members, anglers and fans will now have access to the largest merchandise and services discount network in America. The value and ease of our new discount network will greatly benefit our members and their families by saving money on everyday purchases.”
The World’s Greatest Deals brand will receive exposure across all of FLW’s platforms, including its tournaments and expos, website and social channels, FLW Bass Fishing magazine and the “FLW” television show which airs on NBC Sports Network, the World Fishing Network and the Pursuit Channel.
The annual savings available through WGD can be available to everyone through the purchase of a $50 membership in FLW. It is estimated based upon the level of usage that an individual membership will save a member and his/her family anywhere from $1,700 to $3,000 per year in cash savings discounts. If you’re already a member, the program is included with your membership and available to activate now. Visit FLWFishing.com/wgd to see instructions on how to complete the WGD registration.
For more information on membership and to browse the hundreds of cash discounts and benefits available in your area, visit FLW.worldsgreatestdeals.com. Once you have signed up and logged in, download the World’s Greatest Deals app on your smartphone and start saving on the go. For more information about FLW, their tournaments and sponsors, visit FLWFishing.com
KENTUCKY’S EICHMANN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL MOUNTAIN DIVISION OPENER ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE
Hutcheson Wins Co-angler Title
BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (March 5, 2018) – Boater Pat Eichmann of Nancy, Kentucky, caught five bass weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces, to take top honors at the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mountain Division season-opener on Dale Hollow Lake. For his win, Eichmann earned $7,763.
Eichmann spent his day targeting bass in mid-lake channel swings. He said he had two productive areas – one in the back of a creek channel and the other at a main-lake creek channel wall.
“I started on flats in the morning but they weren’t there,” said Eichmann, who earned his second career win in BFL competition. “Those creek channel walls ended up being the deal. We had a full moon during the tournament and the water temperature was bouncing between 48 and 58 degrees, so I think that’s what got the big females moving in and staging.”
Eichmann said he caught three that he weighed in on a ½-ounce Zorro Baits Casting Booza Bug Jig with a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Big Salty Chunk, and two on an umbrella rig with neon-blue L&M Bass Snacks Swim Shad trailers.
“When I got around submerged trees I’d use the jig, but if there weren’t any I switched to the umbrella rig,” said Eichmann “I was in 8 to 10 feet of water and had my limit by noon. It was a fun day out there.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Pat Eichmann, Nancy, Ky., five bass, 20-6, $5,763 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd: Michael Allen, Gainesboro, Tenn., five bass, 19-2, $2,381
3rd: Cole McCourt, Lawrenceburg, Ky., five bass, 18-14, $2,295
4th: Chris Gerrein, Villa Hills, Ky., five bass, 18-13, $1,311
5th: Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 18-5, $1,053
6th: Freddy Adkins, E. Bernstadt, Ky., five bass, 16-5, $873
7th: Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., five bass, 16-4, $794
8th: Lynn Davis, Somerset, Ky., four bass, 15-15, $714
9th: Aaron Bidarian, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 15-13, $635
10th: Adam Militana, Saluda, N.C., five bass, 15-12, $556
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
McCourt weighed a 6-pound, 4-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $710.
Brian Hutcheson of Russellville, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $2,381 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds even.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Brian Hutcheson, Russellville, Ky., five bass, 15-0, $2,381
2nd: Hagen Gray, Butler, Ky., four bass, 14-2, $1,191
3rd: Gene Nornhold Jr., Mount Sterling, Ky., five bass, 11-14, $791
4th: David Mouser, Elizabethtown, Ky., five bass, 11-8, $556
5th: Kenny Strunk, Bronston, Ky., five bass, 11-5, $476
6th: Les Reeves, Rockholds, Ky., three bass, 10-15, $792
7th: Chase Sansom, Salt Rock, W. Va., five bass, 9-13, $377
7th: Matthew Bouldin, Smithville, Tenn., three bass, 9-13, $377
9th: Beavin Cundiff Jr., Fairdale, Ky., four bass, 9-4, $318
10th: J.P. Sims, Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 9-3, $278
Reeves caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division weighing in at 5-pounds, 1-ounce.. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $355.
The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mountain Division event on Dale Hollow Lake was hosted by Star Point Resort.
The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.
The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Tour Pro & SC Native Brandon Cobb Talks Lake Hartwell & what the 2018 Classic Competitors Will Face
As 2018 Bassmaster Classic Competitors prepare for practice for the 50th Bassmaster Classic. Tour Pro & Ranger-Mercury Pro Brandon Cobb takes us for a quick tour of Lake Hartwell and what the Classic competitors will face as they prepare for the Super Bowl of Bass Fishing! Brought to you by our friends at Visit Anderson!
Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket Heads To Milford Lake In August
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Langston Johnson Lands 11.92 Conroe GIANT to Win Big Bass Tour 3 Day Event!!!
Langston Johnson tops the field at the 20th annual Lake Conroe Big Bass Classic presented by Monster Energy! Langston’s 11.92lb big bass earned him bragging rights along with a 2018 Nitro Boats Z19 powered by Mercury Marine
2018 Lake Conroe, TX
Leaders
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LANGSTON JOHNSON | 11.92 |
| 2 | MICHAEL BURKS | 11.32 |
| 3 | KEVIN EKDALL | 11.04 |
| 4 | NATHAN BYRD | 10.97 |
| 5 | KENNY BARNES | 10.50 |
| 6 | BRANDON SHERIDAN | 10.16 |
| 7 | LARRY GREEN | 9.96 |
| 8 | KEVIN MATTLAGE | 9.90 |
| 9 | JOSH SCOTT | 9.59 |
| 10 | DON KEMP | 9.48 |
Friday 8-9
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KENNY BARNES | 10.50 |
| 2 | BRIAN BELL | 7.82 |
| 3 | JOHN GRIMM | 6.90 |
| 4 | WES RASKA | 6.54 |
| 5 | DANIEL STREETER | 6.53 |
| 6 | WILLIAM SUMNER | 6.40 |
| 7 | DAVID BROWN | 6.38 |
| 8 | LEN RICHARDSON | 6.22 |
| 9 | SHAWN SHRY | 6.11 |
| 10 | MIKE MONTE | 5.95 |
Friday 9-10
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOSH SCOTT | 9.59 |
| 2 | KEGAN CAMPBELL | 9.11 |
| 3 | RICK CORTEZ | 8.29 |
| 4 | STEVEN BOKEMEYER | 7.77 |
| 5 | JOHN ROEDER | 7.21 |
| 6 | DAN BENSON | 6.83 |
| 7 | RANDY MCDONALD | 6.56 |
| 8 | LARRY GRISSOM | 6.51 |
| 8 | DANIEL CASARES | 6.51 |
| 10 | KYLE EDGE | 6.36 |
Friday 10-11
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DON KEMP | 9.48 |
| 2 | RYAN PAYNE | 7.96 |
| 3 | LESLEE ZEMLICKA | 7.19 |
| 4 | JOHN ROEDER | 7.10 |
| 5 | GARRETT NESHYBA | 7.02 |
| 6 | LEONARD PHILLIP | 6.06 |
| 7 | MIKE MONTE | 5.99 |
| 8 | PHIL ROTHERMICH | 5.65 |
| 9 | DENNIS DIGGS | 5.60 |
| 10 | MICHAEL PERCIFUL | 5.19 |
Friday 11-12
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICHAEL BURKS | 11.32 |
| 2 | BRANDON SHERIDAN | 10.16 |
| 3 | KORTLAND KEMPER | 7.59 |
| 4 | TOMMY KILPATRICK | 7.49 |
| 5 | CHARLES HOLMAN | 7.27 |
| 6 | IZAAC TICKNER | 7.24 |
| 7 | MICHAEL PERCIFUL | 7.18 |
| 8 | ROBERT JONES | 6.68 |
| 9 | TED KINARD | 5.79 |
| 10 | BOBBY REAVES | 5.72 |
Friday 12-1
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATHAN BYRD | 10.97 |
| 2 | STEVEN STUCKEY | 8.90 |
| 3 | TED KINARD | 7.42 |
| 4 | DAVID PERCIFUL | 7.40 |
| 5 | STEPHEN DENNIS | 7.36 |
| 6 | MIKE MUELLER | 7.32 |
| 7 | DAVID BROWN | 6.94 |
| 8 | MICHAEL HAWORTH | 6.72 |
| 9 | BRAYDEN RAKES | 6.71 |
| 10 | EDDIE JESTER | 6.59 |
Friday 1-2
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARREN HAARMEYER | 8.72 |
| 2 | WES BENNETT | 8.53 |
| 3 | MONTY WRIGHT | 7.78 |
| 4 | JD YARBROUGH | 7.74 |
| 5 | CLINT NYEGAARD | 7.52 |
| 6 | JOSEPH SMITH | 7.40 |
| 7 | BRENT TRUITT | 6.80 |
| 8 | COLTON SPINKS | 6.65 |
| 9 | RANDY GUNTER | 6.60 |
| 10 | ED MENVILLE | 6.51 |
Friday 2-3
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CURTIS BARNES | 8.32 |
| 2 | RANDY GUNTER | 8.09 |
| 3 | MARK HOGAN | 7.86 |
| 4 | JOHN COLEMAN | 7.64 |
| 5 | JERRY MILLS | 7.19 |
| 6 | CHRIS KESPOHL | 6.98 |
| 7 | JOE BYRD | 6.57 |
| 8 | GARRET HOLIK | 6.43 |
| 9 | LARRY MARTEL | 6.42 |
| 10 | ANDY MILES | 6.41 |
Saturday 8-9
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEVIN MATTLAGE | 9.90 |
| 2 | CHAD KUBECZKA | 9.25 |
| 3 | CLINT JOZWIAK | 8.08 |
| 4 | KADE KRAMR | 7.75 |
| 5 | ROBERT WHITE | 6.85 |
| 6 | JEREMY BEALL | 6.54 |
| 7 | MARK BLOTT | 6.46 |
| 8 | TYLER SEIFMAN | 6.20 |
| 9 | KEITH HALL | 6.07 |
| 10 | SAYRE PAGEL | 5.78 |
Saturday 9-10
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LARRY GREEN | 9.96 |
| 2 | DEVIN VALENTA | 8.39 |
| 3 | SCOTT PETERSON | 7.23 |
| 4 | DWAYNE DODD | 6.68 |
| 5 | DILLON HARRELL | 6.47 |
| 6 | TERRY REICH | 6.34 |
| 7 | JOHN JAY | 5.64 |
| 8 | BRENT CANTRELL | 5.63 |
| 9 | MIKE WEDGMAN | 5.59 |
| 10 | RANDY MCDONALD | 5.54 |
Saturday 10-11
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEVIN EKDALL | 11.04 |
| 2 | BRIAN VONDERAU | 8.98 |
| 3 | JIMMIE JOHNSON | 7.53 |
| 4 | SCOTT PFISTER | 7.03 |
| 5 | CHRIS OWEN | 7.01 |
| 6 | DAVID TAYLOR | 6.52 |
| 7 | MIKE WEDGMAN | 6.47 |
| 8 | WES RASKA | 6.44 |
| 9 | BRANDON RONSHAUSEN | 6.38 |
| 10 | HENRY BIGGER | 6.29 |
Saturday 11-12
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATHAN BYRD | 9.21 |
| 2 | ROGER AYRES | 8.79 |
| 3 | KEITH MLADENKA | 8.43 |
| 4 | JAMES JACKSON | 8.21 |
| 5 | KEITH PHILLIPS | 7.87 |
| 6 | WES RASKA | 7.16 |
| 7 | BARRY BAKER | 6.84 |
| 8 | RANDY GUNTER | 6.70 |
| 9 | JASON JAMES | 6.09 |
| 10 | TYLER GOETZMAN | 5.90 |
Saturday 12-1
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LANGSTON JOHNSON | 11.92 |
| 2 | CURTIS SOMMERS | 9.14 |
| 3 | JUSTIN BULLER | 6.50 |
| 4 | TOM PEGODA | 6.48 |
| 5 | DON RENFROW | 5.93 |
| 6 | MICHAEL GAUBATZ | 5.68 |
| 7 | ROBERT MCDEVITT | 5.51 |
| 8 | AARON GUNN | 5.47 |
| 9 | DAVID HEMBREE | 5.33 |
| 10 | JERAMY CHAFFIN | 5.12 |
Saturday 1-2
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARLES ROPER | 8.84 |
| 2 | CHRIS WICKLIFFE | 8.70 |
| 3 | BILLY CARNLINE | 8.19 |
| 4 | ROBERT SMITH | 7.81 |
| 5 | RICK NEEDHAM | 7.09 |
| 6 | KADE KRAMR | 6.94 |
| 7 | HENRY BIGGER | 6.64 |
| 8 | BRETT OLSON | 6.13 |
| 9 | TRENT HUCKABY | 5.64 |
| 10 | KYLE EDGE | 5.58 |
Saturday 2-3
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LANGSTON JOHNSON | 8.60 |
| 2 | CHRIS WICKLIFFE | 8.46 |
| 3 | SHAUN DAVIS | 8.40 |
| 4 | DON LANE | 7.44 |
| 5 | HARRY DURHAM | 7.11 |
| 6 | KEVIN JENNINGS | 6.98 |
| 7 | JESSE SHERLCOK | 6.09 |
| 8 | DUSTIN KELLAR | 5.92 |
| 9 | RICK NEEDHAM | 5.61 |
| 10 | JUSTIN BULLER | 5.28 |
Sunday 8-9
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JEFF CHEEZAN | 9.12 |
| 2 | BARRY BAKER | 7.45 |
| 3 | DAVID BOZARTH | 6.89 |
| 4 | CHARLES LEE | 6.84 |
| 4 | RYAN RIVERA | 6.84 |
| 6 | BRIAN SEWELL | 6.63 |
| 7 | MIKE LARAMIE | 5.71 |
| 8 | TONY BURNS | 5.21 |
| 9 | JANE FREEMAN | 4.84 |
| 10 | COLIN YOHE | 4.76 |
Sunday 9-10
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AUSTIN KLORES | 7.69 |
| 2 | TRAVIS LYONS | 6.65 |
| 3 | ZACH HOLLOWAY | 6.64 |
| 4 | JUSTIN BULLER | 6.59 |
| 5 | DAVID BOZARTH | 6.24 |
| 6 | MICHAEL GAUBATZ | 6.20 |
| 6 | WES BENNETT | 6.20 |
| 8 | WAYNE WHITEHEAD | 5.87 |
| 9 | BRIAN GARBER | 5.54 |
| 10 | ANDY RANDERMANN | 5.39 |
Sunday 10-11
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHRIS BELL | 8.26 |
| 2 | KYLE UNDERWOOD | 7.28 |
| 3 | JOHN GRIMM | 6.63 |
| 4 | ROBERT NUNLEY | 6.42 |
| 5 | ANDREW FATERKOWSKI | 6.35 |
| 6 | DAMON SAVAGE | 6.02 |
| 7 | BRAD FLEMING | 5.78 |
| 8 | JD YARBROUGH | 5.53 |
| 9 | JOSEPH KENJORA | 5.42 |
| 10 | DILLON HARRELL | 5.23 |
Sunday 11-12
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WES BENNETT | 7.93 |
| 2 | JIMMY ROBERTS | 7.87 |
| 3 | ZACHARY WHITEHEAD | 7.15 |
| 4 | JONATHAN ROBERSON | 7.12 |
| 5 | BRIAN GARBER | 7.05 |
| 6 | JACKIE SANSOM | 6.94 |
| 7 | TERRY REICH | 6.78 |
| 8 | JOHN GRIMM | 5.77 |
| 9 | DILLON HARRELL | 5.43 |
| 10 | GARRETT PIERCE | 5.07 |
Sunday 12-1
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OBIE CULP II | 8.53 |
| 2 | CHRISTOPHER ALLEN | 6.79 |
| 3 | LEONARD SCOTT | 6.35 |
| 4 | JASON GUNTER | 5.82 |
| 5 | SHANE DAVIS | 5.77 |
| 6 | RANDY STINSON | 5.27 |
| 7 | JIMMIE JOHNSON | 5.23 |
| 8 | RAY MCGEE | 4.89 |
| 9 | JOHN GRUVER | 4.82 |
| 10 | TIM EASLEY | 4.63 |
Sunday 1-2
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIKE WEDGMAN | 8.04 |
| 2 | CHARLES LEE | 7.94 |
| 3 | DAVID WISDOM | 7.33 |
| 4 | HARLAN BLANCET | 7.26 |
| 5 | WES BENNETT | 6.77 |
| 6 | RANDY GOFF | 6.70 |
| 7 | DWAYNE WALKOVIAK | 6.65 |
| 8 | BRIAN VONDERAU | 6.60 |
| 9 | MICHAEL GAUBATZ | 5.70 |
| 10 | RAY MCGEE | 5.69 |
Sunday 2-3
| Rank | Angler | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARION RASKA | 8.10 |
| 2 | VINCE ANDERSON | 7.96 |
| 3 | GRANT RODGERS | 6.92 |
| 4 | DARREN HAARMEYER | 6.26 |
| 5 | BRYAN ANDRAS | 5.51 |
| 6 | KURT LUKER | 5.34 |
| 7 | MIKE MAY | 5.33 |
| 8 | BRADY ROSENQUIST | 5.06 |
| 9 | JOHN GRUVER | 4.94 |
| 10 | BILLY HARBOUR | 4.62 |
| 10 | JIMMY ROBERTS | 4.62 |
Zach Parker & Buster Johnson Bust 24.01lbs on Ray Roberts to Claim Win & $10,000 in TTZ Event!
| Pl | ANGLER 1 | ANGLER 2 | FISH | BIG BASS | WT | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZACH PARKER | BUSTER JOHNSON | 5 | 7.62 | 24.01 | $10,000 |
| 2 | MARK MAYBEN | JOHN MAYBEN | 5 | 8.43 | 23.32 | $750 + $670 Big Bass+ $500 BIOBOR Bonus + Shimano Loyalty Program - 2 Curado K Reels |
| 3 | CODY MORRISON | WARREN KEPKE | 5 | 21.34 | $500 | |
| 4 | ROB MEDDERS | ROB WILSON | 5 | 8.32 | 20.41 | $300 |
| 5 | LEE YOWELL | KERRY SLAUGHTER | 5 | 19.19 | $250 | |
| 6 | KEITH WEBB | DARIN HADDOCK | 5 | 18.79 | $225 | |
| 7 | JACK HUFFMAN | DUSTIN WOODY(Y) | 5 | 13.32 | $200 | |
| 8 | ANDRUE TACINA(Y) | SHAWN TACINA | 4 | 13.23 | ||
| 9 | RUSSELL PASKET | BRYAN ROBBINS | 4 | 12.55 | ||
| 10 | MICA MAHAN | JUSTIN SMITH | 3 | 11.82 | ||
| 11 | MARTY TANNER | KAYDEN TANNER(Y) | 3 | 11.52 | ||
| 12 | KEITH IVY | TOMMY MURRAY | 3 | 11.42 | ||
| 13 | GROVER MANSFIELD | JEFF ROOD | 2 | 6.84 | 11.23 | |
| 14 | LJ CASTILLO | JJ KILLOUGH | 3 | 10.83 | ||
| 15 | JOEL MCBRIDE | JOE ROME | 3 | 10.76 | Shimano Loyalty Program-2 Curado Rods | |
| 16 | ZEB STRICKLAND | BARRETT MCCLENDON | 3 | 7.09 | 10.43 | |
| 17 | DAN BECKETT | DERALL WEGER | 4 | 10.27 | ||
| 18 | DALLAS COPELAND(Y) | DAVID COPELAND | 4 | 10.10 | ||
| 19 | RANDALE DAVIS | DAVID WEIST | 5 | 9.60 | ||
| 20 | KODY WEGER | CODY MCBEE | 3 | 5.70 | 9.54 | |
| 21 | RAY SPEAR | BOBBY WALKER | 2 | 5.97 | 7.89 | |
| 22 | CLINT CLOPTON | BRIAN HOFFMAN | 2 | 5.10 | 7.52 | |
| 23 | GREG CHAPMAN | PAUL DELGADO | 3 | 7.38 | ||
| 24 | MIKE SMITHEY | JOHN WEAVER | 3 | 7.06 | ||
| 25 | JOE BARNHILL | JARED STONE | 1 | 6.66 | 6.66 | |
| 26 | DAVID THOMAS | KYLE ROBINSON | 2 | 5.98 | ||
| 27 | DAVID SMITH | BARRY MUISE | 3 | 5.97 | ||
| 28 | SCOT REAVES | BRANNON COATS | 1 | 5.63 | ||
| 29 | KENNETH MOORE | FARREN HANSU | 2 | 3.94 | ||
| 30 | MICHAEL KILE | CHASE BRYANT | 1 | 3.39 | ||
| 31 | GRANT GOODNER | JAMES GOODNER | 2 | 3.33 | ||
| 32 | JOHNNY RAY | JASON TRUITT | 1 | 2.40 | ||
| 33 | DAVID HOWARD | |||||
| 33 | MICHAEL DRECHSEL | WESLEY PRICE | Costas Conservation Bonus-2 Pairs of Costa glasses | |||
| 33 | TREY GOOD | DEREK WESSELS | ||||
| 33 | RICKY SPRAYBERRY | LEONA RENNISON | ||||
| 33 | WILLIAM NELMS | BRAD SHUFLIN | ||||
| 33 | TERRY WILLIAMS JR | TERRY WILLIAMS SR | ||||
| 33 | JERRY DAVID | JON JOHNSON | Pre-Registration Winner - 2 Pair of Costa glasses | |||
| 33 | TYLER ROONE | SKYLAR LONG | ||||
| 33 | DUSTY ATKINSON | HUGH KILMAN | ||||
| 33 | JASON RATLIFT | KYLER RATLIFT(Y) | ||||
| 33 | BRYLEY DOUCET | COLTON KRUM | ||||
| 33 | RICKY EXUM | STEVE RAETTIG | ||||
| 33 | LEVI SMITHERS | GLEN STOGSDILL | ||||
| 33 | GREG GILLUM | DAVID ROYAL GILLUM(Y) | ||||
| 33 | BRIAN FOX | BILLY MATTHEWS | ||||
| 33 | BRUCE ANDERSON | RANDY KEATING | ||||
| 33 | NATHAN SPRABARY | TORY SWEATMAN | ||||
| 33 | AUSTIN YOUNGBLOOD | CHRIS BAIRES | ||||
| 33 | JORDAN HURST | MARK HURST | ||||
| 33 | JOSH ARCHER | MATT GRAY | ||||
| 33 | KEVIN HATHAWAY | CODY LOWE | ||||
| 33 | MATT CAMPBELL | KEITH TINNEY | ||||
| 33 | JUSTIN CHILDRESS | ROY LOVE | ||||
| 33 | SEAN TROTTER | ALLEN SIEGL | ||||
| 33 | GARRISON BURKETT | MATHEW BIEHL | ||||
| 33 | SHAUN WILLIAMSON | DYLAN WILLIAMSON(Y) | ||||
| 33 | BRYAN ALEXANDER | DAVID CARLOCK | ||||
| 33 | GARY ELDRED | |||||
| 33 | GRAYSON KLOSOWSKI(Y) | KURT KLOSOWSKI | ||||
| 33 | TIM PURKS | JORDAN GRANT | ||||
| 33 | NICK PRESTWOOD | JACOB DAVID | ||||
| 33 | SHAWN GARRISON | DAMEON SCOTT | ||||
| 33 | CHRIS PELS | ADAM PELS | ||||
| 33 | DARRELL PRCIN | MILES PRCIN | ||||
| 33 | NOEL PERKINS |
BATY WINS COSTA FLW SERIES SOUTHEASTERN TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE ON LAKE SEMINOLE
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (March 3, 2018) – Local pro Matt Baty of Bainbridge, won the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division event at Lake Seminole presented by T-H Marine Saturday after bringing a limit of bass weighing 20 pounds, 3 ounces to the scale. Baty’s two-day total of 45-0 gave him the win by a 2-pound, 3-ounce margin in the wind-shortened event and earned him a winner’s check worth $56,200.
“I found my spot about three weeks ago after we had gotten quite a bit of rain,” said Baty, who earned his second career win on Lake Lanier in FLW competition. “I’ve fished it a few times over the years, and it never really had any grass before. This year there was a small patch of deep grass, and there was a current over it. The fish were holding to the grass.
“During my practice I caught a 6-pounder there, but I had foul-hooked it in the eye,” Baty continued. “I left the area and was hoping that it would be productive for me come tournament time. I ended up catching that same 6-pounder during the tournament – I could tell by the messed up eye.”
Baty described his area as a creek channel bend. He said he sat his boat in 8 feet of water and cast his baits out to 18 feet, flowing with the current. He credited a gizzard shad-colored Jenko CD20 crankbait, a 1-ounce Buddha Bait Swagger Jig with a 4-inch shad-colored Big Bite Baits Cane Thumper and a Carolina-rigged Zoom Trick Worm as his key baits for the event. He estimated that he caught around 20 keepers on Friday and another 15 on Saturday.
“The first day I caught most of my fish on the Jenko crankbait. The second day the big ones came on the Swagger Jig, but I used the Carolina rig to fill out my limit. I did get one big one with the Carolina rig. I truly believe that Spike-It Aerosol Garlic Oil scent on my baits was a big difference-maker.”
The top 10 pros on Lake Seminole finished:
1st: Matt Baty, Bainbridge, Ga., 10 bass, 45-0, $56,200
2nd: Rick Tindell, Leesburg, Ga., 10 bass, 42-13, $23,650
3rd: Hensley Powell, Whitwell, Tenn., 10 bass, 40-14, $16,100
4th: Jason Smith, Dawson, Ga., 10 bass, 39-7, $14,000
5th: Kurt Mitchell, Milford, Del., 10 bass, 39-4, $13,000
6th: Troy Gibson, Mountain Home, Ark., 10 bass, 38-9, $10,000
7th: Wes Logan, Springville, Ala., 10 bass, 38-8, $8,600
8th: John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 10 bass, 33-7, $7,600
9th: Bradley Enfinger, Colquitt, Ga., 10 bass, 31-12, $6,600
10th: Koby Kreiger, Bokeelia, Fla., 10 bass, 31-10, $4,800
Full results for the entire field can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Tindell and Brandon Classon of Leesburg, Georgia, both caught an 8-pound, 6-ounce bass Friday – the biggest of the tournament – and split the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $300.
Shawn York of Sarasota, Florida, won the Co-angler Division and a Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower outboard motor with a two-day total catch of nine bass weighing 28 pounds, 11 ounces. Terry Holsapple of Greenup, Illinois, finished runner-up with 10 bass weighing 27-14, good for $7,050.
The top 10 Co-anglers on Lake Seminole finished:
1st: Shawn York, Sarasota, Fla., nine bass, 28-11, Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower outboard motor
2nd: Terry Holsapple, Greenup, Ill., 10 bass, 27-14, $7,050
3rd: Chuck Laslie, Havana, Fla., 10 bass, 27-2, $5,600
4th: William Cusic III, Lakeland, Fla., 10 bass, 25-5, $4,500
5th: Eulon Lee, Eclectic, Ala., eight bass, 23-8, $3,800
6th: Alan Engberg, Greenville, Ala., seven bass, 22-14, $3,300
7th: David Sullivan, Gaffney, S.C., 10 bass, 22-2, $2,800
8th: Cal Culpepper, Hamilton, Ga., nine bass, 21-10, $2,150
9th: Scap Cicero, Wetumpka, Ala., 10 bass, 20-3, $1,660
10th: Robert Russell, Smyrna, Tenn., seven bass, 19-12, $1,410
Harold Driver of Powder Springs, Georgia, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Friday, a bass weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces that earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $200.
The Costa FLW Series on Lake Seminole presented by T-H Marine was hosted by the Bainbridge Convention & Visitors Bureau. It was the second of three FLW Series Southeastern Division tournaments in the 2018 season. The next Costa FLW Series tournament will be a Southwestern Division tournament, held March 22-24 on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.
The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the International division. Each U.S. division consists of three regular-season tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to compete in the season-ending Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 1-3 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, and is hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Browning Wins Bassmaster Central Open At Ross Barnett
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Seminole Local Rick Tindell Leads FLW Costa Series Event with over 26 pounds!! Championship Saturday Today!
March 2, 2018 by David A. Brown
Rick Tindell led things off in style with 26 pounds, 7 ounces on day one of the Costa FLW Series presented by T-H Marine on Lake Seminole. The second stop of the Southeastern Division, day one was actually a day late due to strong winds that forced the cancelation of competition on Thursday. As a result, the Leesburg, Ga., pro leads at the halfway mark and only has to out-fish the field for one more day. In second, Matt Baty of Bainbridge, Ga., is close behind with 24-13.
A cold front that blew through the area and prompted the postponement of Thursday’s scheduled start, scrambled a lot of game pans. But with his fish tucked comfortably in weather-insulating grass, Tindell says the front did not affect his game plan.
“I still did the same thing that I was planning,” Tindell says. “I have one place and the bite was first thing in the morning and then that was it. After that I had to scrounge around the rest of the afternoon.”
Tindell’s catch included an 8-pound, 6-ounce tank that earned the day’s Big Bass honors. His morning flurry included another big fish just a little short of that first big bite at 8:30 a.m., plus two more solid keepers that would put him in fine shape inside of two hours after takeoff.
“I had my three biggest ones by about 9 and then I culled twice later in the day,” Tindell says. “I only caught about 10 fish today. It was probably 1:30 or 2 o’clock by the time I caught my last one that culled a little more.”
Tindell was understandably guarded with his location details, but he says he’s fishing the main lake and targeting deeper grass.
“It’s just a grass line where the shad come into and the bass are in there feeding on them,” Tindell says. “This is a grass line that the fish like to hang on this time of year and where the shad go, the fish go.I think these are prespawn and postspawn fish. They’re just coming in and out of the spawning areas.”
The top pro also chose to keep his bait selection under wraps, but he tells us he’s looking for the reaction bite.
“It was all moving baits,” Tindell says. “They didn’t bite very good this afternoon, so you had to get them early. I threw the same bait in the afternoon because I have confidence in it, but the fish just bit better while they were feeding on shad in the morning.”
When he determined that his morning bite had fizzled, Tindell left his grass line and sampled several more spots.
“I left that place about 9:30 and just had to go here and there to try and finish out my limit,” he says.
Top 10 pros
1. Rick Tindell – Leesburg, Ga. – 26-7 (5)
2. Matt Baty – Bainbridge, Ga. – 24-13 (5)
3. Troy Gibson – Mountain Home, Ark. – 22-8 (5)
4. Brandon Classon Sr. – Leesburg, Ga. – 21-15 (5)
5. Kurt Mitchell – Milford, Del. – 20-1 (5)
6. Jason Smith – Dawson, Ga. – 19-7 (5)
7. Hensley Powell – Whitwell, Tenn. – 19-4 (5)
8. Scott Towry – Lawrenceburg, Tenn. – 18-13 (5)
9. Robert Crosnoe – Inverness, Fla. – 18-8 (5)
10. John Mobley – MacClenny, Fla. – 18-6 (5)
York tops co-angler field
Lake Seminole presented a new venue complicated by the cold front’s impact. Nevertheless, co-angler Shawn York of Sarasota, Fla., applied a familiar principle and sacked up a division-leading total of 16-1.
“Other than a little wind, we just learned how to adapt and figure out a way to get ‘em,” he says. “I’ve never fished Seminole before; Wednesday was the first time I’d seen it. So, I just went back to how I fish Lake Okeechobee. When it gets windy there, I go light; so I just kind of fished like I do back home and I got ‘em.”
Specifically, York fished an unweighted green pumpkin Yamamoto Senko. His back-to-basics approach produced fish in a variety of habitats.
“We fished some deep stuff, a lot of sandbars and shallow cover,” York says. “I caught a 4 1/2-pounder this morning and then I struggled most of the day.
“Late in the day, I caught a limit of little ones and in the last 45 minutes, I culled all of those and caught my biggest one on my last cast.”
| PLACE | ANGLER | DAY 1&2 WT (Fish) |
WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICK TINDELL | 26 - 7 (5) | $150 |
| 2 | MATT BATY | 24 - 13 (5) | |
| 3 | TROY GIBSON | 22 - 8 (5) | |
| 4 | BRANDON CLASSON SR | 21 - 15 (5) | $150 |
| 5 | KURT MITCHELL | 20 - 1 (5) | |
| 6 | JASON S. SMITH | 19 - 7 (5) | |
| 7 | HENSLEY POWELL | 19 - 4 (5) | |
| 8 | SCOTT TOWRY | 18 - 13 (5) | |
| 9 | ROBERT CROSNOE | 18 - 8 (5) | |
| 10 | JOHN MOBLEY | 18 - 6 (5) | |
| 11 | WAYNE CHRISTOPHER | 17 - 13 (5) | |
| 12 | JOHN COX | 17 - 12 (5) | |
| 13 | JEFF SPRAGUE | 17 - 11 (5) | |
| 14 | WES LOGAN | 17 - 4 (5) | |
| 14 | PAUL TYRE | 17 - 4 (5) | |
| 16 | BRANDON MCINTOSH | 17 - 2 (5) | |
| 17 | BRANDON JOHNSON | 16 - 12 (5) | |
| 18 | ZACH CRIDER | 16 - 11 (5) | |
| 18 | REID HEARD | 16 - 11 (5) | |
| 20 | DANIEL WEAVER | 16 - 9 (5) | |
| 21 | BAILEY BOUTRIES | 16 - 8 (5) | |
| 22 | STEVE PHILLIPS | 16 - 6 (5) | |
| 22 | KENT WARE | 16 - 6 (5) | |
| 24 | CLINT BROWN | 16 - 2 (5) | |
| 25 | SCOTT GIBBS | 16 - 1 (5) | |
| 26 | BARRY WILSON | 15 - 14 (5) | |
| 27 | MARSHALL DEAKINS | 15 - 9 (5) | |
| 28 | NICK THLIVEROS | 15 - 8 (5) | |
| 29 | LONNIE ONEAL | 15 - 7 (5) | |
| 30 | DAVID HUDSON | 15 - 6 (5) | |
| 31 | JT KENNEY | 15 - 2 (5) | |
| 32 | BRAD SCHWARTZ | 15 - 1 (5) | |
| 33 | CHRIS HENSLEY | 14 - 15 (5) | |
| 34 | TERRY TUCKER | 14 - 12 (5) | |
| 35 | JEREMY PRIDGEN | 14 - 11 (5) | |
| 36 | KYLE WALTERS | 14 - 10 (5) | |
| 37 | MASON BROWN | 14 - 9 (5) | |
| 37 | BRYAN SCHMITT | 14 - 9 (5) | |
| 37 | JOHN BRAZZELL | 14 - 9 (5) | |
| 40 | BRADLEY ENFINGER | 14 - 8 (5) | |
| 40 | CHAD MORGENTHALER | 14 - 8 (5) | |
| 42 | MARCUS ARRINGTON | 14 - 7 (5) | |
| 42 | TONY DAVIS | 14 - 7 (5) | |
| 44 | PAT FISHER | 14 - 6 (5) | |
| 44 | BRYAN THRIFT | 14 - 6 (5) | |
| 44 | JOEY SABBAGHA | 14 - 6 (5) | |
| 44 | LEON WILLIAMS | 14 - 6 (5) | |
| 48 | KOBY KREIGER | 14 - 5 (5) | |
| 49 | NIC JETER | 14 - 4 (5) | |
| 50 | TONY HOGAN | 14 - 3 (5) | |
| 50 | CHUCK HOWARD | 14 - 3 (5) | |
| 52 | BRADFORD BEAVERS | 14 - 2 (5) | |
| 53 | DENNIS REDD | 14 - 1 (5) | |
| 54 | YOAN ALVAREZ | 14 - 0 (5) | |
| 55 | JEFF DYER | 13 - 15 (5) | |
| 55 | JASON MULLINAX | 13 - 15 (5) | |
| 57 | RON NELSON | 13 - 11 (5) | |
| 58 | MACK COOK | 13 - 9 (5) | |
| 59 | JEFF FITTS | 13 - 8 (5) | |
| 60 | LEE FRYE | 13 - 5 (5) | |
| 61 | ERIC PANZIRONI | 13 - 4 (5) | |
| 62 | TRENT PALMER | 13 - 3 (5) | |
| 63 | TY SOLIS | 13 - 1 (5) | |
| 64 | KOBY NEWMAN | 13 - 0 (2) | |
| 64 | JIM NEECE JR | 13 - 0 (5) | |
| 64 | MASON BOYLAN | 13 - 0 (4) | |
| 67 | BILLY CHARLAND | 12 - 13 (5) | |
| 67 | JONATHAN CANADA | 12 - 13 (4) | |
| 67 | ROB DIGH | 12 - 13 (5) | |
| 70 | TIM ARNOLD | 12 - 11 (5) | |
| 71 | TOMMY DICKERSON | 12 - 10 (5) | |
| 71 | STEVEN STINSON | 12 - 10 (5) | |
| 73 | DANNY ALLEN | 12 - 5 (5) | |
| 74 | ROBBY FRASHIER | 12 - 1 (5) | |
| 74 | BILLY HALL | 12 - 1 (5) | |
| 76 | SEAN SKEY | 12 - 0 (5) | |
| 76 | RAYMOND JONES III | 12 - 0 (5) | |
| 76 | SHANE POWELL | 12 - 0 (5) | |
| 79 | CHAD PROUGH | 11 - 14 (5) | |
| 79 | MICHAEL HALL | 11 - 14 (5) | |
| 81 | JERRY PELFREY | 11 - 13 (5) | |
| 82 | DEAN BORUFF | 11 - 11 (5) | |
| 83 | FRANK CLARK | 11 - 10 (4) | |
| 84 | DONNIE SMITH | 11 - 8 (5) | |
| 85 | RICK TAYLOR | 11 - 7 (5) | |
| 86 | CHAD AARON | 11 - 4 (5) | |
| 86 | MICHAEL BLACK | 11 - 4 (5) | |
| 88 | ROBERT HOLCOMB | 11 - 3 (4) | |
| 89 | RANDY GARDNER | 11 - 1 (5) | |
| 89 | JOEY THIGPEN | 11 - 1 (4) | |
| 89 | MITCH CRANE | 11 - 1 (5) | |
| 92 | SCOTT WILEY | 11 - 0 (4) | |
| 93 | JON ENGLUND | 10 - 15 (4) | |
| 94 | STEVE THORNHILL | 10 - 13 (5) | |
| 94 | JOHN BITTER | 10 - 13 (5) | |
| 96 | DANIEL GREEN | 10 - 12 (5) | |
| 97 | STEPHEN CRAWLEY | 10 - 11 (4) | |
| 98 | VAL OSINSKI | 10 - 10 (5) | |
| 99 | FURMAN (JOE) THOMPSON | 10 - 9 (5) | |
| 99 | CLAYTON BATTS | 10 - 9 (4) | |
| 99 | BARRON ADAMS | 10 - 9 (3) | |
| 99 | KEN ELLIS | 10 - 9 (5) | |
| 103 | ANTHONY FORD | 10 - 8 (5) | |
| 104 | WARREN SHORES | 10 - 7 (5) | |
| 105 | DEREK YASINSKI | 10 - 5 (5) | |
| 106 | PETER THLIVEROS | 10 - 3 (5) | |
| 107 | CHRIS HEATH | 10 - 2 (5) | |
| 107 | RONNIE MCCOY | 10 - 2 (4) | |
| 109 | SHELDON COLLINGS | 10 - 0 (4) | |
| 110 | RICKIE KNIGHT | 9 - 15 (3) | |
| 111 | NICK GAINEY | 9 - 13 (5) | |
| 112 | JESSIE MIZELL | 9 - 11 (5) | |
| 113 | DEREK HICKS | 9 - 7 (5) | |
| 114 | GEORGE KAPITON | 9 - 6 (5) | |
| 114 | BRYAN NEW | 9 - 6 (4) | |
| 116 | MICHAEL CONLEY | 9 - 4 (5) | |
| 117 | BRIAN ELDER | 9 - 2 (4) | |
| 117 | MIKE MILLER | 9 - 2 (2) | |
| 119 | LYNN JOHNSON | 9 - 1 (5) | |
| 119 | JOSHUA WEAVER | 9 - 1 (5) | |
| 119 | DEARAL RODGERS | 9 - 1 (5) | |
| 119 | MERLE WELLS JR | 9 - 1 (5) | |
| 123 | SCOTT BYRD | 8 - 15 (5) | |
| 123 | SCOTT ASHMORE | 8 - 15 (4) | |
| 125 | JOEY WEAVER | 8 - 14 (4) | |
| 125 | RON BROWN | 8 - 14 (5) | |
| 127 | ERIC JACKSON | 8 - 10 (5) | |
| 127 | RODGER BEAVER | 8 - 10 (5) | |
| 129 | DENNIS CAMERON | 8 - 9 (4) | |
| 129 | DONALD HINSON | 8 - 9 (4) | |
| 131 | MCCOY (SIMON) BORJA | 8 - 8 (5) | |
| 131 | DAVID MOCK | 8 - 8 (4) | |
| 133 | CODY GREEN | 8 - 7 (4) | |
| 134 | MIKEY KEYSO JR | 8 - 5 (3) | |
| 135 | CHRIS FERGUSON | 8 - 4 (4) | |
| 135 | BUDDY GROSS | 8 - 4 (3) | |
| 137 | JIM MURRAY JR | 8 - 3 (5) | |
| 137 | JOSH MCDERMOTT | 8 - 3 (5) | |
| 137 | KEITH PACE | 8 - 3 (3) | |
| 137 | BRAD HARMON | 8 - 3 (5) | |
| 141 | PHIL CURY | 8 - 1 (5) | |
| 141 | JUSTIN HAMNER | 8 - 1 (3) | |
| 143 | OMARI NAVIES | 7 - 15 (4) | |
| 144 | JAMES BYRD | 7 - 14 (5) | |
| 145 | LAVOYD LEMMOND | 7 - 13 (5) | |
| 145 | STEVE PINKSTON | 7 - 13 (3) | |
| 145 | JEFF CANNON | 7 - 13 (5) | |
| 148 | BRADLEY JONES | 7 - 12 (5) | |
| 148 | FRANK KITCHENS III | 7 - 12 (4) | |
| 150 | GARY MILICEVIC | 7 - 11 (5) | |
| 150 | BRIAN MERRIMAN | 7 - 11 (5) | |
| 152 | LINDWOOD THORNHILL | 7 - 10 (5) | |
| 152 | JEFF HOLLAND | 7 - 10 (4) | |
| 154 | MICHAEL MAXFIELD | 7 - 7 (4) | |
| 155 | JOHN O'FARRELL | 7 - 6 (3) | |
| 155 | HUNTER BOZEMAN | 7 - 6 (4) | |
| 157 | JARED DIAL | 7 - 4 (5) | |
| 158 | WILL YELVERTON | 7 - 2 (4) | |
| 159 | PAUL GETTYS | 7 - 1 (5) | |
| 159 | TRENT PARDUE | 7 - 1 (4) | |
| 161 | DARREN GALLAHER | 6 - 15 (5) | |
| 161 | WADE SHAHID | 6 - 15 (2) | |
| 163 | MICHAEL CORBISHLEY | 6 - 11 (4) | |
| 164 | STEVE YOUNG | 6 - 9 (2) | |
| 164 | DANNY KIRK | 6 - 9 (4) | |
| 166 | JIMMY WILSON | 6 - 7 (3) | |
| 167 | DANNY BISHOP | 6 - 2 (3) | |
| 167 | SCOTT KIRSCH | 6 - 2 (4) | |
| 167 | MARTY BROWN | 6 - 2 (2) | |
| 170 | MICHAEL BARNHART | 5 - 15 (1) | |
| 171 | GLENN BROWNE | 5 - 14 (2) | |
| 172 | TIM FREDERICK | 5 - 13 (3) | |
| 172 | BRENT BARNES | 5 - 13 (5) | |
| 174 | CHAD VAN SLYKE | 5 - 12 (3) | |
| 174 | TIM WILSON | 5 - 12 (4) | |
| 176 | JAY KENDRICK | 5 - 10 (4) | |
| 177 | DENNIS MAGOTO | 5 - 9 (2) | |
| 178 | TODD SMITH | 5 - 7 (4) | |
| 179 | DAVID GOSHORN | 5 - 6 (2) | |
| 180 | TONY WOOD | 5 - 5 (2) | |
| 181 | RON FARROW | 5 - 4 (4) | |
| 182 | ALLEN ARMOUR | 5 - 1 (2) | |
| 183 | BRADLEY DORTCH | 5 - 0 (2) | |
| 184 | JIM MOYNAGH | 4 - 13 (4) | |
| 185 | STEVEN HATALA | 4 - 10 (2) | |
| 186 | LEE NUNNALLY | 4 - 7 (2) | |
| 187 | JOHNATHAN STUCKEY | 4 - 5 (3) | |
| 188 | DAVID SHEFFIELD | 3 - 15 (3) | |
| 188 | JASON ABRAM | 3 - 15 (3) | |
| 188 | KENNY JOHNSON | 3 - 15 (2) | |
| 188 | JIM AUSTIN | 3 - 15 (2) | |
| 192 | MICHAEL CAMPBELL | 3 - 12 (2) | |
| 192 | HERMILO SALGADO | 3 - 12 (2) | |
| 194 | BOB BLACKERBY | 3 - 9 (3) | |
| 195 | DARRELL DAVIS | 3 - 8 (2) | |
| 195 | JIMMY BASS | 3 - 8 (2) | |
| 197 | DAVID GASTON | 3 - 6 (1) | |
| 198 | WAYNE FRIERSON | 3 - 2 (2) | |
| 198 | JERRY LAWLER | 3 - 2 (2) | |
| 200 | TONY COUCH | 3 - 1 (2) | |
| 200 | TIM FOX | 3 - 1 (2) | |
| 202 | CURREY HOLLEY | 3 - 0 (2) | |
| 203 | JEROME BAIRD | 2 - 15 (2) | |
| 204 | GREG PUGH | 2 - 14 (2) | |
| 205 | JOHN DIAL | 2 - 12 (2) | |
| 206 | TROY RODER | 2 - 1 (1) | |
| 207 | AUSTIN MURRAY | 1 - 13 (1) | |
| 208 | WAYNE HAUSER | 1 - 10 (1) | |
| 209 | JODY WILSON | 1 - 9 (1) | |
| 210 | DAVID LEE | 1 - 8 (1) | |
| 211 | GERRY BROUSSEAU | 1 - 6 (1) | |
| 212 | HARRY MOORE | 1 - 5 (1) | |
| 212 | NATHAN THOMAS | 1 - 5 (1) | |
| 214 | RICK CORN | 1 - 3 (1) | |
| 214 | CODY NICHOLS | 1 - 3 (1) | |
| 214 | JEFFREY CLARK | 1 - 3 (1) | |
| 217 | JASON LAW | 1 - 0 (1) | |
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Iyobe Takes Lead At Bassmaster Open Ross Barnett
Ken Iyobe of Tokoname, Japan, takes the lead on the second day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open No. 1 held on Ross Barnett Reservoir out of Ridgeland, Miss., with a two-day total of 31 pounds, 1 ounce.
Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.
March 2, 2018
RIDGELAND, Miss. — Japanese angler Ken Iyobe made beneficial lure adjustments that put him in the lead Friday at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open underway on Ross Barnett Reservoir.
Iyobe added today’s weight of 13 pounds, 6 ounces to make an overall total of 31-1. Second place is Bradley Burns with 30-3 and Quentin Cappo follows with 28-4. Fourth place is Blake Betz with 27-12, and Stephen Browning is fifth with 27-8.
On Thursday, Iyobe chose the tedious approach of flipping a jig to specific, isolated casting targets along the shoreline. Patience paid off with another limit. Today, he sped things up with a faster presentation. The idea of covering more water with a crankbait was a good idea.
“Today the fish were harder to catch, so I used the reaction lure to cover more water,” said Iyobe, who commutes from the city of Tokoname, Japan, to compete in American tournaments.
Iyobe, who competed in the 2015-2016 Bassmaster Elite Series, used the crankbait in the same areas as Thursday. Fishing the lure slow was key. After covering an area of isolated cover, he quickly moved to the next spot using his trolling motor.
Burns began the tournament intending to target spawning largemouth. That game plan fell apart after runoff from rainfall muddied the area, rendering it useless.
“I moved into the mainlake and put together a pattern late on Friday afternoon,” said Burns, of Brandon, Miss.
Timing was everything for the strategy in play for Cappo. He targeted prespawn largemouth funneling into a narrow creek channel from the main lake. He speculated the bass are migrating to spawning flats in the back of the creek. Cappo’s weight was anchored by the big bass of the day weighing 8-6.
“The timing comes when baitfish move into the creek,” said Cappo of Prairieville, La. “The bass are feeding on those baitfish, and I just have to play a waiting game until they show up.”
Being at the right place, at the right time, will be critical for Cappo on Saturday. Coincidentally, Betz of Baton Rouge, La., also targeted prespawn fish migrating through a creek to spawning flats.
Browning targeted prespawn bass staging on offshore cover.
“Those fish tender to be heavier, more aggressive and eager to bite,” said Browning, an Elite Series pro from Hot Springs, Ark. “They are more committed to moving shallow and rarely completely shut down when bad weather comes through an area.”
Weather was the game changer for everyone and not in a good way. Sunny skies and cooler temperatures slowed the bite. So did a stiff north wind that made boat control challenging.
The bite slowed and that showed on the tournament scorecard. On Thursday, 47 limits were caught by the pros. The collective 494 bass weighed 1,238 pounds. Today, only 28 limits got caught with the 390 bass weighing 965 pounds.
Justin Leet of Memphis, Tenn., continued his lead in the co-angler division. Today he added 9-7 to his overall weight of 22-11.
Leet will compete with the Top 12 co-anglers on Saturday. So will the Top 12 pros competing to qualify for the Bass Pro Shops Opens Championship that will be held Oct. 18-20 at a location yet to be announced. Competing are the eight winners from the Central and Eastern Opens along with the Top 10 anglers in the point standings from each division. The 28 anglers will fish for invitations to the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series and Bassmaster Classic.
Only the Top 12 will takeoff Saturday at 6:15 a.m. CT from Madison Landing/Pelican Cove Restaurant. The weigh-in begins at 3:15 p.m. Location is Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in the Jackson suburb of Pearl.
Local event host is Visit Ridgeland.
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2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open Ross Barnette Reservoir 3/1-3/3
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland MS.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Ken Iyobe Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 10 31-01 200
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 13-06
2. Bradley Burns Brandon, MS 10 30-03 199
Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 15-04
3. Quentin Cappo Prairieville, LA 8 28-04 198
Day 1: 4 12-14 Day 2: 4 15-06
4. Blake Betz Baton Rouge, LA 10 27-12 197
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 13-05
5. Stephen Browning Hot Springs, AR 10 27-08 196
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 16-01
6. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 10 27-05 195
Day 1: 5 16-15 Day 2: 5 10-06
7. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 8 26-08 194
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 3 08-03
8. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 10 26-08 193
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 5 13-04
9. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 8 26-05 192
Day 1: 5 19-08 Day 2: 3 06-13
10. Drew Benton Panama City, FL 10 25-14 191
Day 1: 5 10-12 Day 2: 5 15-02
11. Frank Talley Temple, TX 8 25-07 190
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 3 12-04
12. Clark Reehm Elm Groove, LA 7 25-01 189
Day 1: 5 20-15 Day 2: 2 04-02
13. Yusuke Miyazaki Forney, TX 10 25-00 188 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 14-13
14. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 7 23-13 187 $2,538.00
Day 1: 2 08-11 Day 2: 5 15-02
15. Mark Goines Shady Point, OK 9 23-12 186 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 4 11-15
16. Billy Smith Sr Willis, TX 10 23-09 185 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 5 12-11
17. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 9 23-09 184 $2,538.00
Day 1: 4 11-03 Day 2: 5 12-06
18. Randall Tharp Port St. Joe, FL 9 23-06 183 $2,538.00
Day 1: 4 08-04 Day 2: 5 15-02
19. Michael Fazende Lafitte, LA 8 23-00 182 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 3 08-03
20. Micahael Savell Brandon, MS 8 23-00 181 $2,538.00
Day 1: 3 08-05 Day 2: 5 14-11
21. David Gillham Heath, TX 7 22-12 180 $2,538.00
Day 1: 4 15-02 Day 2: 3 07-10
22. Jacob Foutz Charleston, TN 8 22-08 179 $2,538.00
Day 1: 3 09-12 Day 2: 5 12-12
23. Toby Hartsell Afton, OK 10 22-07 178 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 10-10
24. Marty Giddens Cropwell, AL 7 21-11 177 $2,538.00
Day 1: 3 10-04 Day 2: 4 11-07
25. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 10 21-10 176 $2,538.00
Day 1: 5 10-11 Day 2: 5 10-15
26. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 8 21-08 175 $2,188.00
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 3 09-11
27. Vernon Silver Boutte, LA 10 21-04 174 $2,188.00
Day 1: 5 09-05 Day 2: 5 11-15
28. Patrick Walters Ladson, SC 10 21-02 173 $2,188.00
Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 5 09-07
29. Bryan Finch Belton, TX 8 20-13 172 $2,188.00
Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 3 05-08
30. Mark Rose West Memphis, AR 8 20-12 171 $2,188.00
Day 1: 3 04-13 Day 2: 5 15-15
31. Zack Birge Blanchard, OK 10 20-11 170 $1,838.00
Day 1: 5 10-11 Day 2: 5 10-00
32. Kyle Alford Brandon, MS 8 20-08 169 $1,838.00
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 3 07-12
33. Stephen Mitchell Jonesville, LA 7 20-06 168 $1,838.00
Day 1: 5 17-00 Day 2: 2 03-06
34. Derek Hudnall Baton Rouge, LA 6 20-06 167 $1,838.00
Day 1: 4 07-07 Day 2: 2 12-15
35. Theron Caldwell Colleyville, TX 9 20-05 166 $1,838.00
Day 1: 4 07-08 Day 2: 5 12-13
36. Andrew Iversen Maple Plain, MN 10 20-05 165 $1,575.00
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 5 10-05
37. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 8 20-03 164 $1,575.00
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 3 10-11
38. Dan Love Pearl, MS 9 19-13 163 $1,575.00
Day 1: 4 10-04 Day 2: 5 09-09
39. Mark Hicks Glouster, OH 6 19-04 162 $1,575.00
Day 1: 5 17-00 Day 2: 1 02-04
40. Corey Sullivan Brandon, MS 7 19-02 161 $1,575.00
Day 1: 2 05-15 Day 2: 5 13-03
41. Fred Roumbanis Russellville, AR 5 18-08 160
Day 1: 5 18-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
42. Drew Sloan Scurry, TX 5 18-06 159
Day 1: 3 09-00 Day 2: 2 09-06
43. MJ Vihnanek Jr Walnut Hill, FL 6 18-04 158
Day 1: 5 15-11 Day 2: 1 02-09
44. Cliff Crochet Pierre Part, LA 6 17-14 157
Day 1: 4 12-06 Day 2: 2 05-08
45. Shannon Denson Brandon, MS 7 17-07 156
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 2 04-11
46. Larry Puckett Decatur, TX 6 17-06 155
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 3 11-02
47. Dustin Connell Clanton, AL 8 17-05 154
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 3 04-10
48. Greg Vance Dubuque, IA 7 16-11 153
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 2 05-02
49. Trevor Romans Celina, TX 7 16-11 152
Day 1: 4 10-01 Day 2: 3 06-10
50. Gene Bishop Jr Ridgeland, MS 6 16-08 151
Day 1: 4 12-05 Day 2: 2 04-03
51. Winston Michel Pierre Part, LA 7 16-08 150
Day 1: 4 09-00 Day 2: 3 07-08
52. Todd Murray Prarrieville, LA 6 16-05 149
Day 1: 1 02-15 Day 2: 5 13-06
53. Chad Wiley Pineville, LA 7 16-01 148
Day 1: 3 07-11 Day 2: 4 08-06
54. Hunter Denmark Saraland, AL 4 15-15 147
Day 1: 1 05-06 Day 2: 3 10-09
55. Spike Stoker Stephenville, TX 6 15-15 146
Day 1: 5 09-12 Day 2: 1 06-03
56. Bryant Adam Madison, MS 7 15-14 145
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 2 02-08
57. Taylor Ramey Hattiesburg, MS 7 15-13 144
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 2 03-04
58. Marty Torrence Crystal Springs, MS 5 15-12 143
Day 1: 5 15-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
59. Justin Margraves Diana, TX 8 15-12 142
Day 1: 3 05-10 Day 2: 5 10-02
60. Logan Latuso Gonzales, LA 8 15-11 141
Day 1: 4 09-04 Day 2: 4 06-07
61. Teb Jones Hattiesburg, MS 8 15-11 140
Day 1: 5 08-14 Day 2: 3 06-13
62. Cody Ryan Greaney Manchaca, TX 5 15-10 139
Day 1: 4 13-07 Day 2: 1 02-03
63. Homer Humphreys Jr. Minden, LA 7 15-04 138
Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 2 03-09
64. Drew Cook Midway, FL 7 15-04 137
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 5 10-06
65. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 6 15-04 136
Day 1: 4 09-13 Day 2: 2 05-07
66. Dustin Laber Greeley, CO 6 15-02 135
Day 1: 2 06-00 Day 2: 4 09-02
67. Nathan Martin Sheffield, AL 6 15-00 134
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 4 10-05
68. Justin Lucas Guntersville, AL 6 14-15 133
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 1 02-02
69. Tommy Durham Whitney, TX 7 14-15 132
Day 1: 4 08-15 Day 2: 3 06-00
70. Dale Hightower Mannford, OK 8 14-10 131
Day 1: 5 08-15 Day 2: 3 05-11
71. Lee Livesay Longview, TX 7 14-09 130
Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 2 04-02
72. Tommy Martin Hemphill, TX 7 14-08 129
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 4 07-00
73. Corey Dear Brandon, MS 6 14-06 128
Day 1: 3 09-04 Day 2: 3 05-02
74. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 6 14-04 127
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 1 01-14
75. Gary Clouse LaVergne, TN 7 14-01 126
Day 1: 4 07-07 Day 2: 3 06-10
76. Gary Isgrigg Mt Washington, KY 6 13-15 125
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 5 11-15
77. Harvey Horne Bella Vista, AR 6 13-14 124
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 1 02-09
78. Bruce Whitmire Channelview, TX 7 13-11 123
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 2 04-03
79. Matthew Loetscher Many, LA 6 13-09 122
Day 1: 5 12-01 Day 2: 1 01-08
80. Grant Galloway Houlka, MS 7 13-08 121
Day 1: 3 06-05 Day 2: 4 07-03
81. Garrett Rose Pipecreek, TX 7 13-06 120
Day 1: 5 08-06 Day 2: 2 05-00
82. Brandon Lee Ratcliff, AR 5 13-05 119
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 3 08-08
83. William Walker Jena, LA 6 13-03 118
Day 1: 2 05-14 Day 2: 4 07-05
84. Ron Wells Claremore, OK 4 12-07 117
Day 1: 2 05-08 Day 2: 2 06-15
85. Lucas Ragusa Gonzales, LA 6 12-07 116
Day 1: 3 06-14 Day 2: 3 05-09
86. Patrick Starnes San Antonio, TX 3 12-04 115
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 2 09-14
87. Bert Worrell Jr Longview, TX 3 12-03 114
Day 1: 1 03-12 Day 2: 2 08-07
88. Jimmy Charbonnet St.Amant, LA 5 12-00 113
Day 1: 3 08-01 Day 2: 2 03-15
89. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 5 11-15 112
Day 1: 4 08-13 Day 2: 1 03-02
90. Gerald Spohrer Gonzales, LA 5 11-14 111
Day 1: 4 09-02 Day 2: 1 02-12
91. Jerod Hawkes Eagle Pass, TX 5 11-10 110
Day 1: 4 09-08 Day 2: 1 02-02
92. Terry Peacock Royse City, TX 5 11-10 109
Day 1: 2 04-02 Day 2: 3 07-08
93. David Ottman Terry, MS 5 11-09 108
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 4 09-03
94. Ronnie Farlow Brandon, MS 5 11-08 107
Day 1: 3 08-04 Day 2: 2 03-04
95. David Drinkard Sour Lake, TX 3 11-02 106
Day 1: 2 07-06 Day 2: 1 03-12
96. Troy Orourke Natchitoches, LA 4 10-10 105
Day 1: 3 08-14 Day 2: 1 01-12
97. Ray Brazier Lawrenceburg, TN 3 10-10 104
Day 1: 1 04-01 Day 2: 2 06-09
98. Ted Pearce Jr Florence, MS 4 10-05 103
Day 1: 2 06-01 Day 2: 2 04-04
99. Trait Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 7 10-04 102
Day 1: 3 03-13 Day 2: 4 06-07
100. Mike Lirette Monroe, LA 6 10-04 101
Day 1: 3 05-03 Day 2: 3 05-01
101. Jimmy Greer Jr Dry Prong, LA 4 09-14 100
Day 1: 4 09-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
102. Brett Preuett Monroe, LA 4 09-14 99
Day 1: 2 05-04 Day 2: 2 04-10
103. Brian Potter Claremore, OK 5 09-12 98
Day 1: 3 06-05 Day 2: 2 03-07
104. Keith Poche Pike Road, AL 5 09-07 97
Day 1: 5 09-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
105. Trey Bayles III Eros, LA 5 09-07 96
Day 1: 4 07-02 Day 2: 1 02-05
106. Gary Riffle Paris, TX 4 09-05 95
Day 1: 3 06-12 Day 2: 1 02-09
107. Jim Dillard West Monroe, LA 3 09-03 94
Day 1: 2 05-15 Day 2: 1 03-04
108. Alexander Wilson Sr Elmore, AL 3 09-02 93
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 1 04-08
109. Jeff Cloud Lubbock, TX 5 09-01 92
Day 1: 3 05-07 Day 2: 2 03-10
110. Alfred Williams Jackson, MS 4 09-00 91
Day 1: 3 05-04 Day 2: 1 03-12
111. Jason Cordell Pelahatchie, MS 4 08-14 90
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 3 06-02
112. Billy Billeaud Lafayette, LA 4 08-14 89
Day 1: 1 03-11 Day 2: 3 05-03
113. Matthew Delaney Pollock, LA 4 08-13 88
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 08-13
114. Jason Christy Scottsdale, AZ 3 08-12 87
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 2 06-06
115. Doug Vahrenberg Higginsville, MO 4 08-09 86
Day 1: 3 07-00 Day 2: 1 01-09
116. Sam George Athens, AL 3 08-08 85
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 1 04-05
117. Steve Sennikoff Edgewood, TX 5 08-06 84
Day 1: 4 06-11 Day 2: 1 01-11
118. Denny Fiedler Minnetonka, MN 4 08-05 83
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 2 04-07
119. James Davis Jr Ferriday, LA 3 08-03 82
Day 1: 1 05-00 Day 2: 2 03-03
120. Andy Ortega Odessa, TX 4 08-02 81
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 3 06-04
121. Dustin Reneau Mckinney, TX 4 08-01 80
Day 1: 4 08-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
122. Kylie Sparks Denham Spgs, LA 3 08-01 79
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 2 05-06
123. Cody Bird Granbury, TX 4 08-00 78
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 08-00
124. Gary Vining Morgan City, LA 4 07-15 77
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 2 03-08
125. Ed Dunnaway Flowood, MS 4 07-14 76
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 3 05-13
126. Chris Hart Franklin, TN 3 07-13 75
Day 1: 1 03-08 Day 2: 2 04-05
127. Jay Brainard Enid, OK 3 07-12 74
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 2 05-07
128. Craig Duvall Denham Springs, LA 3 07-07 73
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
129. Darrell Hunter Lena, MS 3 07-04 72
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
130. Marshall Hughes Hemphill, TX 3 07-03 71
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-03
131. Seiji Kato Outsu Shiga JAPAN 4 07-02 70
Day 1: 3 05-06 Day 2: 1 01-12
132. Dylan Connell Marion, IL 4 07-01 69
Day 1: 4 07-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
133. Eugene Eisenmann Jr Frisco, TX 4 06-14 68
Day 1: 4 06-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
134. Bo Keith III Haughton, LA 1 06-14 67
Day 1: 1 06-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
135. Eric Gilchrist Plaquemine, LA 3 06-12 66
Day 1: 3 06-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
136. Dustin Wrona Tulsa, OK 3 06-10 65
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-10
137. Robert Burns Plano, TX 2 06-09 64
Day 1: 2 06-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
138. Travis Klein Highland Village, TX 2 06-09 63
Day 1: 1 03-06 Day 2: 1 03-03
139. Mike Pharr Shreveport, LA 3 06-02 62
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 1 01-14
140. Lance Rose Pipe Creek, TX 3 06-01 61
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 2 04-07
141. Joel Mayfield Perkinston, MS 2 06-01 60
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 1 03-06
142. Johnny Grice Arp, TX 3 06-00 59
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 2 04-05
143. Mike Brown Vidor, TX 3 05-07 58
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 1 01-09
144. Jimmy Stallins Byhalia, MS 2 04-14 57
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 1 02-02
145. Darold Gleason Many, LA 2 04-05 56
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
145. Erik Lane San Antonio, TX 2 04-05 56
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-05
147. Chance Woodard Paris, TX 2 04-04 54
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 1 02-09
148. RJ Chandler Jr. Vinton, LA 2 04-01 53
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
149. Tyler Carriere Youngsville, LA 2 03-13 52
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-13
150. Brent Bonadona Port Allen, LA 2 03-10 51
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
150. Brent Breznik Borger, TX 2 03-10 51
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
152. Rob Mcpheron Montgomery, TX 2 03-08 49
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-08
153. Darrell Newman Bruceville, TX 2 03-05 48
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
154. Francisco Acosta Leon Guanajuato MEXICO 1 03-03 47
Day 1: 1 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
155. Dewayne French Mammoth Spring, AR 2 03-03 46
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 1 01-12
156. Duane Pittman Prairieville, LA 1 02-13 45
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
157. Bill McNutt Henry, IL 1 02-10 44
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-10
158. Audie Prewitt Jr Benton, AR 1 02-07 43
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
158. Edgar Romero Leon MEXICO 1 02-07 43
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
160. Kendall Newson Decatur, GA 1 02-04 41
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
161. Rick Shannon Woodlawn, TN 1 02-03 40
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-03
162. Jason Mckinney Bokoshe, OK 1 02-02 39
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-02
163. Terry Luedtke Burton, TX 1 02-00 38
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
164. Ernie Stumpf III Frisco, TX 1 01-14 37
Day 1: 0 -01-00 Day 2: 1 02-14
165. Tom Huynh Moorehead, MN 1 00-13 36
Day 1: 1 00-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Kenny Churchill Byram, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. David Cosner Austin, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Clent Davis Montevallo, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Jed Holt Livingston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Andrew Hulbert Ridgeland, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Lonnie Mesar Sanger, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Eddie Norris Mannford, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Yoshikazu Sato Tokyo JAPAN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Caleb Stark Brusly, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
166. Keith Surber Longview, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 47 494 1238-14
2 28 390 965-00
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75 884 2203-14
2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open Ross Barnette Reservoir 3/1-3/3
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland MS.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Justin Leet Memphis, TN 6 22-11 200
Day 1: 3 13-04 Day 2: 3 09-07
2. Larry Savell Jr. Brandon, MS 6 20-13 199
Day 1: 3 12-11 Day 2: 3 08-02
3. Ronald Robbs Ironton, MO 5 18-13 198
Day 1: 2 06-00 Day 2: 3 12-13
4. John Connell Marion, IL 6 16-10 197
Day 1: 3 06-08 Day 2: 3 10-02
5. Rick Parker Kaufman, TX 5 15-14 196
Day 1: 2 08-10 Day 2: 3 07-04
6. Alan Manning Brandon, MS 5 15-11 195
Day 1: 3 09-11 Day 2: 2 06-00
7. James Simmons Houma, LA 5 15-07 194
Day 1: 2 09-06 Day 2: 3 06-01
8. John Milam Beaumont, TX 4 15-03 193
Day 1: 1 05-07 Day 2: 3 09-12
9. Bernard Crump Jackson, MS 5 14-12 192
Day 1: 2 05-15 Day 2: 3 08-13
10. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 5 13-15 191
Day 1: 3 08-01 Day 2: 2 05-14
11. Bob Burgess Millington, TN 5 13-05 190
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 2 03-08
12. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL 5 13-04 189
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 3 10-07
13. Matt Pretzel Waconia, MN 6 13-02 188 $1,225.00
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 3 06-14
14. Jed Farlow Brandon, MS 5 12-08 187 $1,094.00
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 2 03-12
15. Jordan Lane Justin, TX 5 12-05 186 $962.00
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 3 07-07
16. Bill Boggan Brandon, MS 4 12-02 185 $875.00
Day 1: 1 04-00 Day 2: 3 08-02
17. Mark Powers Platteville, CO 4 11-13 184 $700.00
Day 1: 1 04-10 Day 2: 3 07-03
18. Sakae Ushio Tonawanda, NY 3 11-07 183 $612.00
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 2 09-01
19. Anthony Thomas Jackson, MS 5 11-04 182 $612.00
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 2 04-00
20. Jeff Thomas Royse City, TX 3 11-02 181 $525.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 11-02
21. Joe Lee Midlothian, TX 6 11-00 180 $438.00
Day 1: 3 05-08 Day 2: 3 05-08
22. Brandon Wilcher Canton, MS 3 10-07 179 $438.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 10-07
23. Robert Parkison Marshall, TX 5 10-05 178 $438.00
Day 1: 3 06-08 Day 2: 2 03-13
24. Dwain Vogelpohl Cambridge, MN 4 10-03 177 $438.00
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 2 05-06
25. Ramey Harrell Brandon, MS 4 10-02 176 $438.00
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 3 08-04
26. Kevin Wisnoski Canton, MS 4 09-12 175 $438.00
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 1 03-02
27. Michael Tesch Frederic, WI 3 09-11 174 $438.00
Day 1: 3 09-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
28. Stephen Parnell Brandon, MS 4 09-11 173 $438.00
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 1 02-03
29. Todd Ulmer Brandon, MS 3 09-10 172 $438.00
Day 1: 3 09-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
30. Bo Rhodes Argyle, TX 4 08-15 171 $438.00
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 1 01-08
31. Rob Brown Kenner, LA 4 08-15 170 $438.00
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 2 04-14
32. Cole Lamb Melbourne, AR 3 08-15 169 $438.00
Day 1: 1 04-06 Day 2: 2 04-09
33. Cody Miller Livingston, TX 3 08-11 168 $438.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-11
34. Bobby Williams Salisbury, NC 3 08-09 167 $438.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-09
35. Hunter Miles Collinsville, MS 3 08-03 166 $438.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-03
35. Cameron Naquin Gray, LA 3 08-03 166 $438.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-03
37. Newton Ford Jr. Brandon, MS 2 08-01 164 $438.00
Day 1: 1 03-13 Day 2: 1 04-04
38. Edgar Tellez Jr San Nicolas De Los Garz 3 08-00 163 $438.00
Day 1: 3 08-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
39. Cedric Jackson Sicily Island, LA 3 08-00 162 $438.00
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 2 06-04
40. Michael Nichols Brandon, MS 3 07-15 161 $219.00
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
40. Carlton Tipp Grand Bay, AL 3 07-15 161 $219.00
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
42. Jerry Coutee Montgomery, LA 4 07-12 159
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 2 03-13
43. Dustin Duvall Denham Springs, LA 3 07-11 158
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-11
44. Joe Nance Pearland, TX 3 07-09 157
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
45. Matthew Mcardle Humble, TX 3 07-06 156
Day 1: 2 05-10 Day 2: 1 01-12
46. Albert Hudson Austin, TX 3 07-06 155
Day 1: 2 04-00 Day 2: 1 03-06
47. Brett Walker Pleasant Valley, MO 3 07-05 154
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 1 02-04
48. Dan Thomas Jr Milton, FL 2 07-04 153
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 1 04-09
49. David Hudkins Cabot, AR 3 07-04 152
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 1 02-13
50. Jonathan Craig Flora, MS 2 07-03 151
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 1 04-07
51. Eric Roshto Winnfield, LA 4 07-00 150
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 2 02-15
52. David Gilliam Forest, MS 3 06-15 149
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
53. Beau Browning Hot Springs, AR 3 06-15 148
Day 1: 2 05-07 Day 2: 1 01-08
54. Brian Murphy Sulphur, LA 3 06-14 147
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 2 05-00
55. Justin Ketteringham Pearl, MS 3 06-11 146
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
56. David Booth Erin, TN 3 06-05 145
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 2 04-12
57. Scott Bailey Longview, TX 3 06-04 144
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 2 04-03
58. Brady Sennikoff Forney, TX 3 06-04 143
Day 1: 2 03-02 Day 2: 1 03-02
59. Taurian Parks Yazoo City, MS 3 06-03 142
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
60. Ed Laroche Gillespie, IL 2 06-03 141
Day 1: 2 06-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
61. Shea Breznik Borger, TX 2 06-02 140
Day 1: 2 06-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
62. Lee Lott Sumrall, MS 1 06-02 139
Day 1: 1 06-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
63. Bill Bonner Wetumpka, AL 2 06-01 138
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 06-01
64. Daniel Corkern Florence, MS 3 06-01 137
Day 1: 2 04-00 Day 2: 1 02-01
65. Noel Allen Jr Brandon, MS 3 06-00 136
Day 1: 1 02-09 Day 2: 2 03-07
66. Brad Hollowell Azle, TX 3 05-15 135
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 1 02-05
67. Stacy Smith Vidor, TX 3 05-14 134
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-14
68. Jeremy Duke Gautier, MS 2 05-13 133
Day 1: 2 05-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
69. Adam Boyd Humble, TX 3 05-13 132
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 2 03-15
70. Charles Reed Batesville, MS 3 05-10 131
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 1 02-07
71. John Mcilwain Pelahatchie, MS 2 05-08 130
Day 1: 2 05-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
72. Chris Nail Tulsa, OK 2 05-07 129
Day 1: 2 05-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
73. David Keith Haughton, LA 2 05-06 128
Day 1: 2 05-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
74. Brian Penso Houston, TX 2 05-05 127
Day 1: 2 05-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
75. Larry Beauboeuf Bossier City, LA 3 05-05 126
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 2 03-08
76. Charles Poland Denham Springs, LA 2 05-04 125
Day 1: 1 02-15 Day 2: 1 02-05
77. Jimmy Brumfield Madison, MS 3 05-00 124
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-00
78. Steven Gilliam Blanchard, OK 2 05-00 123
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 1 02-05
79. Matt Michel Gonzales, LA 2 04-15 122
Day 1: 2 04-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
79. Danny Mosley Collinsville, MS 2 04-15 122
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-15
81. Jim Phillips Greenwood, MS 2 04-15 120
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 1 02-07
82. Thomas Smith Pearl, MS 2 04-13 119
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
83. Robert Murphy Florence, MS 2 04-13 118
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 1 02-09
84. Fred Ruggles Alexandria, LA 2 04-11 117
Day 1: 1 02-09 Day 2: 1 02-02
85. Blaine Sparks Denham Springs, LA 1 04-09 116
Day 1: 1 04-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
86. Greg Cecchi Lucedale, MS 2 04-07 115
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-07
87. Calvin Buchanan Tupelo, MS 2 04-06 114
Day 1: 2 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
88. Morris Collins Centerville, OH 2 04-05 113
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
89. Sawyer Adams Richmond, KY 2 04-04 112
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
89. John Sturdivant Obion, TN 2 04-04 112
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
91. William Mcnutt II Bossier City, LA 2 04-04 110
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 1 01-14
92. Paul Rice Anguilla, MS 2 04-03 109
Day 1: 2 05-03 Day 2: 0 -01-00
93. Steve Hatch Long Beach, MS 2 04-03 108
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
94. Calvin Balch Porter, TX 2 04-01 107
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 1 01-11
95. Todd Childs Waxahachie, TX 2 04-00 106
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-00
95. Garrett Perkins Mamou, LA 2 04-00 106
Day 1: 2 04-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
97. Jeff Wallace West Monroe, LA 2 03-15 104
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 1 01-14
98. Randall Gilmore Jr Brandon, MS 2 03-14 103
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
98. Ian Madere Baton Rouge, LA 2 03-14 103
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
100. Blake Canella Plaquemine, LA 2 03-13 101
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-13
100. Gregory Shimanek Keller, TX 2 03-13 101
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-13
102. Keith Glasby Ovilla, TX 2 03-13 99
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 1 02-01
103. Robert Prebeck Norwood, MO 2 03-12 98
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-12
104. Jarvis Ellis Albany, GA 2 03-11 97
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-11
105. Michael Scalise Port Allen, LA 1 03-08 96
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-08
105. Todd Walters Ladson, SC 1 03-08 96
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-08
107. Mark Cowart Kearney, MO 2 03-07 94
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-07
108. Ed Williams Jackson, MS 1 03-07 93
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-07
109. Matt Gnoth Sharon, KS 2 03-06 92
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
109. Chandler Stewart Waco, TX 2 03-06 92
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
111. Bill McCoun Amarillo, TX 1 03-06 90
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-06
112. Todd Fowlkes Collierville, TN 2 03-05 89
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
113. Michael Murphy Brandon, MS 2 03-04 88
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
114. Angel Alvarez Houston, TX 1 03-04 87
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-04
114. John Hammersmith Branson, MO 1 03-04 87
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-04
116. Jeff Pinter Brandon, MS 2 03-03 85
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
117. Chad Mayfield Brandon, MS 2 03-01 84
Day 1: 2 03-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
118. Andrew Harris Jackson, MS 1 03-00 83
Day 1: 1 03-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
119. Jerrod Vaught Mt Pleasant, TX 1 02-14 82
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-14
119. Randy Woodard Paris, TX 1 02-14 82
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
121. Curtis King Plaquemine, LA 1 02-13 80
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
122. John Roberson Shreveport, LA 1 02-12 79
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
123. Blake Stamps Brandon, MS 2 02-11 78
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 0 -01-00
124. Joel Ross Brandon, MS 1 02-07 77
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
125. Daniel Dantoni Florence, MS 1 02-06 76
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
125. Mike Whitty Terry, MS 1 02-06 76
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
127. Brent Shimanek Fort Worth, TX 1 02-03 74
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-03
127. Jean Trahan Lafayette, LA 1 02-03 74
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
129. John Goul Philadelphia, MS 1 02-02 72
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-02
130. Bill Hunter Murfreesboro, TN 1 02-01 71
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
131. Jesse Steadham Byram, MS 1 02-00 70
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Rusty Cappo Prairieville, LA 1 01-14 69
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Vernon Cooksey Bossier City, LA 1 01-14 69
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-14
132. Clayton Stoering Waterville, MN 1 01-14 69
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
135. Brandon Clayton Haslet , TX 1 01-13 66
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
135. Steve Tennison Lexington, OK 1 01-13 66
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-13
137. Will Major Port Allen, LA 1 01-09 64
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
138. John Binz Mesquite, TX 1 01-08 63
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-08
139. Brad Bailey Saint Louis, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Hunter Beasley Madison, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Ben Blankenbeker Linn Creek, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Calvin Bogan Livingston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Leslie Brandenburg Springfield, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Scott Brown Lucedale, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Steve Byrd Coalgate, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Julius Craig Walker, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Brad Cryer Dallas, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Kevin Dear Pearl, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Logan Forbess Nevada, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Buddy French Monticello, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. John Gaumnitz Oak Ridge, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Emile Gennaro Sr Wesson, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Parker Greer The Woodlands, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Brett Hardy North Richland Hills, T 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Scott Hill Saint Louis, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Jeff Hinton Moss Point, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. John Hoggan Driggs, ID 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Adam Horn Madison, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. David Hug Collierville, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Charles Knowles Madison, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Kevin Maxwell Laneville, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Jim Mccaskill Brandon, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Dwight Minogue Keithville, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Alex Parrish Florence, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Lonny Peryer Sparta, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Chet Peterson Saint Amant, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Hugh Rose Davis, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Omar Sanchez Laredo, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Frank Spears Greenville, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Donald Terry Jackson, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Brian Toth Brandon, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Walter Tucker Osceola, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Derek White Denham Springs, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Jeff Whitehead Slaton, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. William Wood Sylacauga, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
TWO BOATS COLLIDE AT COSTA FLW SERIES AT LAKE SEMINOLE
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (March 2, 2018) – Two boats were involved in a low-speed collision this morning at the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division event at Lake Seminole. Pro Adam Slupczynski of Marietta, Georgia, and co-angler Jim Topmiller of Orlando, Florida, were in one of the boats; Pro Frank Clark of Benton, Illinois, and co-angler Anthony Hunt of Fort Lauderdale, Florida were in the other boat.
The collision happened around 7:40 a.m. on the Georgia-side of Lake Seminole, near Sealy’s Cut. Both boats were able to make it to the landing at Three Rivers State Park in Chattahoochee, Florida, where they were met by local authorities. Topmiller was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The other three anglers declined medical attention.
Weather conditions were not a factor. The accident is currently being investigated by the local authorities. FLW will continue to release information as it becomes available. Updated information will also be posted on the FLW website, FLWFishing.com.
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