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Troy Roder Leads Costa on Big O with over 19 pounds!

Courtesy of FLW

 

January 31, 2019  by Kyle Wood

In his last few trips to Okeechobee for Costa FLW Series events, Troy Roder of Brookeland, Texas, has brought a little over 21 pounds to the scale total. This year, he’s almost matched that after just one day. In the season opener of the Southeastern Division, which is presented by Power-Pole, Roder weighed a solid 19-pound, 15-ounce limit. That bag has him 4 pounds ahead of Nick Thliveros and ready to see what tomorrow brings.

Complete results

Dismal practices were the rule in this tournament, not the exception. Roder struggled like many, yet had one spot he felt confident in. Turns out, it was the right spot.

“I made a long run to my spot, and when I got to it there was a shiner guide on it,” says Roder, who’s also a rookie on the FLW Tour. “I started fishing around and watched the guide catch a bunch of fish. I only caught a few.

“The five fish I had were the only bites I got all day,” he adds. “I got in my area, and I didn’t move for the rest of the day. I bet I saw the guide catch 12 5-pounders. And they broke one off that was 8 and another close to 7. The potential is there, and with the way the lake is setting up right now it could get good.”

Roder is reluctant to divulge too much information about how he’s catching fish, and you can’t blame him. He notes that he caught his weight on a variety of baits.

Aside from being a rookie on Tour, this is Roder’s third season in the Costa FLW Series. In 2017, he qualified for the championship via the Central Division, where he finished 38th overall. When it comes to major tournament experience, he lacks some, and his only worry is that his inexperience might hurt him.

“Two years ago I was in fourth after day one on Dardanelle,” Roder says. “The next day I zeroed. So, I’m trying to be more positive because I haven’t been doing this for too long. But it’s hard not to think about something like that. I know things can change on this lake.”

Despite lack of experience, Roder is poised and ready for tomorrow. Plus, he says the shiner guide won’t be out there, so he can rest easy knowing he may have the juice to himself.

 

Top 10 pros:

1. Troy Roder – Brookeland, Texas – 19-15 (5)

2. Nick Thliveros – St. Augustine, Fla. – 15-14 (5)

3. Kyle Welcher – Opelika, Ala. – 14-10 (5)

4. Will Yelverton – Hazel Green, Ala. – 14-9 (5)

5. Lance Oligschlaeger – Gallatin, Tenn. – 14-6 (4)

6. Matt Wieteha – Miami, Fla. – 14-1 (5)

7. Brianne McMillan – Belle Glade, Fla. – 13-15 (4)

8. Bryan Thrift – Shelby, N.C. – 13-14 (5)

9. Sandy Melvin – Boca Grande, Fla. – 13-13 (5)

10. Koby Newman – Kennedy, Ala. – 13-5 (5)

Complete results

 

Niles way out front on co-angler side

Andy Niles of Ocean Springs, Miss., took a commanding lead after day one on a tough Okeechobee when he dropped 18 pounds, 9 ounces on the scale to take charge by nearly 6 pounds.

When you come to Okeechobee, usually you can find a bite that suits your style. Niles got to experience that today.

“I caught them my way; power fishing,” says Niles. “It was better when the sun came out midday, but I think if I get around some tomorrow I can catch them the way I like to fish.”

Niles caught 10 keepers on the day and is ready to put himself in position to compete on Saturday.

 

Top 10 co-anglers:

1. Andy Niles – Ocean Springs, Miss. – 18-9 (5)

2. Kyle Gelles – Pingree, Idaho – 12-12 (4)

3. Todd Scherr – Coral Springs, Fla. – 12-9 (5)

4. Randy Forbes – Pleasant Plain, Ohio – 11-9 (5)

4. Jonathan Kelley – Old Forge, Pa. – 11-9 (5)

6. Travis Harley – Sherwood, Ark. – 11-6 (5)

7. Todd Lee – Jasper, Ala. – 11-0 (5)

8. Antoni Bicy – Lehigh, Fla. – 10-11 (5)

9. James Hatch – Gainesville, Fla. – 10-7 (3)

10. Darin Mitchell – Rutledge, Ga. – 10-5 (5)

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Garrett Paquette - "I'm Ready for the Show!"

This week Jason talks to 2019 Bassmaster Classic Qualifier and Elite Series Rookie Garrett Paquette. The Michigan Native remembers when Michigans own KVD won the Classic in 2005 and that's when he decided what he wanted to pursue in life. This is a great interview to get to know one of the sports fastest up and coming anglers!

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Jordon, Montgomery make big moves on first MLF Bass Pro Tour Elimination Round

Andy Montgomery with one of the quality fish that fueled his Elimination Round comeback. Photo by Phoenix Moore.

Courtesy of Joel Shangle / Major League Fishing - January 31, 2019

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – There’s an old joke about Florida’s sky in the winter: “If you don’t like the weather right now, don’t worry, it’ll change in 5 minutes.”

Florida weather has nothing on the MLF Bass Pro Tour SCORETRACKER.

On a day when 20th place – and a spot in the Knockout Round – was the ultimate goal, the Bass Pro Tour’s live-scoring software was given a workout. Ish Monroe continued to dominate Group A, punching his way to 20 pounds, 7 ounces for a two-day total of 61-4 and the Phoenix Boats Daily Leader award.

But the most frenetic action happened further down the standings on Day 3 of the B & W Trailer Hitches Stage One presented By Power-Pole on the Kissimmee Chain:

-Kelly Jordon, who started the day in 36th place with 3 pounds, 13 ounces, stacked 42 pounds, 7 ounces on SCORETRACKER to leap into sixth place.

-Andy Montgomery, who had a miserable Shotgun Round with only one fish for 1-14, put together 12 fish and 32-1 to battle his way over the Elimination Line and into the Top 20, ending with a two-day total of 33-15.

-Takahiro Omori, Jared Lintner, Edwin Evers and Brett Hite significantly improved their Shotgun Round weights to climb well above the elimination line. Omori put 32-9 on the board, Lintner had 25-12, Evers weighed 24-11 and Hite added 22-10.

“I found a spot in Kissimmee on Google Earth the night after I got my butt kicked in the first round,” Montgomery admitted. “I had never seen that spot in my life, but I got two bites right when I got in there. I didn’t land either of those fish, but that helped my confidence, so I just stayed there, and picked the area apart with a Strike King Rodent.”

Montgomery leaned heavily on quality fish, going back-to-back-to-back on a 4-6, a 5-6 and a 4-13 in a 35-minute span that officially pushed him into the Top 20.

Jordon, on the other hand, played the numbers game. The MLF veteran recorded 26 fish for 42-7 after making some quick adjustments to his overall approach.

“I knew where some good areas where, and just really tried to force it the first day,” Jordon said. “It’s the first tournament of the year, and you might be way more hard-headed than you should be. I went back and did the same kind of stuff today, started catching them right off the bat and got back in it.”

Quotable

Jordan Lee (20th/30-12) – “I spent the majority of day today where I caught my fish on the first day and didn’t catch hardly anything. I had about 45 minutes left, only had one fish the whole day, and just made a switch to a different area. I caught a 4 right off the bat, then another, and then a 2 with 2 minutes left. It was just crazy, but it just shows you that you’re never out of it.”

Brett Hite (18th/33-7) – “I flip-flopped my day, which worked out really well. I started the morning where I ended the day yesterday, and started catching them right off the bat. The condition today were a little bit better for what I like to do. Hopefully we get a little rain or it gets a little warmer. I’ve had 24 pounds here on five fish, it could happen real quick if those big females move up. We could see some fireworks in the Knockout Round.”

Jared Lintner (12th/39-9) –  “I was in the cut, then out of the cut, then in … then out, all day long. It’s just a different game. It’s exciting, but I’m fried. All the decisions that add up based on SCORETRACKER is just a totally different dynamic. don’t know how many casts I made today. I threw a reaction bait, just going, going, going, covered a lot of water. I can’t even think right now. My wife was like “What are you going to have for dinner?” I don’t even know what I’m doing to do in the next 20 minutes.”

 

Elimination Round

Rank Angler Day 1 Day 2 Total Weight # Fish Avg Weight Largest Fish
1st Ish Monroe 40 - 13 20 - 07 61 - 04 24 2 - 08 3 - 15
2nd Ott DeFoe 34 - 14 25 - 10 60 - 08 25 2 - 07 4 - 02
3rd Zack Birge 36 - 09 21 - 00 57 - 09 21 2 - 16 6 - 06
4th Randy Howell 49 - 12 7 - 08 57 - 04 29 2 - 03 4 - 06
5th Takahiro Omori 19 - 12 32 - 09 52 - 05 27 2 - 01 2 - 10
6th Kelly Jordon 3 - 13 42 - 07 46 - 04 26 1 - 13 3 - 14
7th Gerald Spohrer 35 - 04 10 - 00 45 - 04 23 1 - 14 2 - 13
8th Randall Tharp 28 - 11 15 - 04 43 - 15 15 2 - 14 2 - 15
9th Chris Lane 18 - 00 25 - 02 43 - 02 23 1 - 14 4 - 04
10th Dave Lefebre 26 - 06 15 - 07 41 - 13 23 1 - 13 3 - 15
11th Mark Davis 24 - 03 16 - 10 40 - 13 24 1 - 12 3 - 09
12th Jared Lintner 13 - 13 25 - 12 39 - 09 23 1 - 12 2 - 08
13th Brandon Coulter 32 - 05 5 - 04 37 - 09 21 1 - 10 1 - 13
14th Michael Neal 13 - 14 23 - 04 37 - 02 20 1 - 13 3 - 03
15th Jacob Wheeler 23 - 09 12 - 04 35 - 13 18 1 - 15 2 - 06
16th Edwin Evers 11 - 00 24 - 11 35 - 11 19 1 - 13 4 - 02
17th Andy Montgomery 1 - 14 32 - 01 33 - 15 12 2 - 06 5 - 06
18th Brett Hite 10 - 13 22 - 10 33 - 07 20 1 - 10 3 - 11
19th Mark Daniels 20 - 13 11 - 14 32 - 11 14 2 - 05 5 - 02
20th Jordan Lee 17 - 05 13 - 07 30 - 12 15 2 - 01 4 - 05
21st Greg Vinson 18 - 13 11 - 13 30 - 10 19 1 - 10 3 - 04
22nd Stephen Browning 13 - 00 16 - 05 29 - 05 16 2 - 00 6 - 13
23rd Matt Lee 17 - 15 11 - 01 29 - 00 13 2 - 03 2 - 02
24th Cody Meyer 10 - 03 18 - 12 28 - 15 17 1 - 13 2 - 02
25th Russ Lane 16 - 01 11 - 00 27 - 01 13 2 - 01 3 - 04
26th Roy Hawk 12 - 12 13 - 10 26 - 06 11 2 - 07 3 - 13
27th David Walker 6 - 04 19 - 08 25 - 12 14 1 - 15 2 - 15
28th Tim Horton 9 - 04 15 - 06 24 - 10 12 2 - 01 4 - 03
29th Casey Ashley 13 - 00 9 - 00 22 - 00 11 1 - 16 4 - 00
30th Mike McClelland 4 - 00 14 - 13 18 - 13 10 1 - 12 3 - 03
31st Fred Roumbanis 5 - 12 11 - 11 17 - 07 11 1 - 09 4 - 07
32nd Andy Morgan 9 - 14 7 - 03 17 - 01 10 2 - 07 4 - 07
33rd Gary Klein 12 - 14 2 - 08 15 - 06 10 1 - 07 1 - 05
34th James Watson 9 - 00 6 - 02 15 - 02 10 1 - 08 2 - 00
35th Jason Lambert 7 - 00 7 - 05 14 - 05 9 1 - 10 2 - 00
36th James Elam 3 - 04 10 - 15 14 - 03 9 1 - 07 2 - 08
37th Tommy Biffle 4 - 03 9 - 12 13 - 15 7 2 - 00 2 - 08
38th Justin Lucas 1 - 06 11 - 12 13 - 02 4 2 - 10 6 - 06
39th Keith Poche 3 - 14 4 - 11 8 - 09 6 1 - 07 2 - 02
40th Shin Fukae 2 - 06 3 - 14 6 - 04 5 1 - 04 1 - 06

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Gill Launches S1 19 Collection

New technical fishing apparel and accessories emphasize Gill’s manufacturing legacy, and certify the company’s commitment to anglers worldwide

Buford, GA (January 31, 2019) – Gill’s latest season today became available for purchase. The large collection is spearheaded in the fishing category by the brands’ iconic Fusion Jacket, designed to meet the needs of the professional angler with advanced technological details for the ultimate protection. This design philosophy and commitment to 100% water testing is reflected in the innovative new products rolled out across the whole collection. Please see the attached for an overview of the entire season.

The new collection builds on the company’s unrivaled experience and expertise in technical clothing developed over 40 years; all Gill products are created using Gill’s proprietary fabrics and materials. The iconic British brand is proud to release over 60 new products, including fishing jackets and bibs, bags, sunglasses, watches, UV tech t-shirts and shorts, hats, and boots. For the new season, Gill has incorporated colors such as blue, graphite and tango to bring energy and cutting-edge style to the new collection.

Some of the standout products include:

FUSION SYSTEM: Inspired by the offshore lineup, the FUSION collection offers a more accessible, multifunctional 3-layer jacket, smock and trousers with appealing user innovations suitable for anglers in all conditions and with the signature stylish tango flair of the season.

OS2 SYSTEM: Gill has revamped their most popular line of 2-layer clothing designed to protect against the elements with new features and colors, and now offering a dedicated drop-seat trouser design for women.

UV Tech: Gill is bringing a wide new collection of multi-activity, multisport clothing for fun and adventure in and around the water, with built-in UV protection, including t-shirts, polos, shorts, skorts, trousers and board shorts.

Performance Footwear: Gill’s latest three models of boots are designed for extreme conditions and optimized for the perfect balance of protection, quick drying, grip and comfort.

Eyewear: Gill’s latest sunglasses offer stylish, floating eye protection, whether it’s fishing in any weather condition, throwing a fly on the river, trekking along the coast in all conditions or enjoying drinks in the sun with friends on shore.

Matt Clark, Product Development Director at Gill said: “Our latest range is our best yet, it combines all of our technical know how from the last forty years with more innovative designs to increase performance of the garments. Our Race Ocean System has been tested for more than 700 hours by some exceptional athletes in the toughest conditions. We can therefore say without hesitation that the best just got better!”

Launched in conjunction with a new look logo and creative direction Gill is confident about the S119 season.

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2019: Big Year for the Spinnerbait?

By Vance McCullough

The spinnerbait has been less prominent in recent years on major tournament trails due to a number of factors, most having nothing to do with its continued effectiveness.

Swimbaits have come into favor during the spring-loaded Tour schedules have put that style of lure in the spotlight. Ditto for the bladed jig, a genre that has experienced a huge revival with the popularity of the Z-Man/Evergreen Jackhammer.

Of course, across the calendar, spinnerbaits can be found in nearly every angler’s boat. And for good reason.

According to our friends at Strike King, spinnerbaits have always been top sellers and continue to be such.

But in the early stages of 2019, spinnerbaits have played a major role in a couple of high stakes victories and a solid runner-up performance. While crankbaits have captured the headlines – and a lot of big bass – the silent spinners have quietly helped pros close out some impressive performances.

Terry Bolton put a big feather in his proverbial hat when he nailed-down his first tour victory after decades as an otherwise accomplished veteran pro. Bolton held off stiff competition and weird weather and water conditions at the FLW Tour kickoff on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. He did so largely on the strength of 3 sizes of the Rapala DT series crankbaits, but the man known as “Blades” also relied on a big blade to carve out the win.

Bolton’s slow-rolling weapon of choice was a white ¾ oz. Accent spinnerbait.

Hot on Bolton’s heels was rookie phenom Nick LeBrun. Having won the All-American championship and fished in the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, LeBrun is quickly amassing major accolades. He finished runner-up in his Tour debut by leaning heavily on a Strike King 5XD, especially during the opening round when he put over 29 pounds on the scale to take the early lead.

But as the tournament progressed, LeBrun discovered a deep spinnerbait bite with ¾ oz. and 1 oz. V&M Lures prototypes. The new lure has been named “The Big LeBoom” and is headed to tackle retailers now.

On to Florida and a weather-shortened Bassmaster Eastern Open.

Ohio pro Whitney Stephens crushed it with a 2-day total of 57 pounds, 8 ounces and a winning margin of 11-9. By contrast, Jesse Wiggins won in 2017 on the same Harris Chain of Lakes with 59 pounds, 4 ounces – and he had 3 days to do it.

Stephens mostly did his work by dragging a couple of Zoom baits, Magnum Trick Worm and a Speed Worm, around hydrilla in 8-to-12 feet of water on a Carolina Rig.

Then the blade made another appearance.

“I had a 7- to 8-pound cull on my last stop,” Stephens said. “I had high teens and I went to 24 on my last stop. It was just incredible.” – according to David A. Brown’s report for Bassmaster.com.

A custom spinnerbait was the ticket.

Then there’s this personal anecdote. Last weekend my son Hunter and I had the privilege of sharing a day on the water with Gillz Gear pro Will Mansfield - @barefootkayakingangler on Instagram – who was leading the Kayak Bass Fishing Florida State Challenge at the time. Check the Tourney X web site or app to see if he can close out the win at the end of the month!

We each paddled our own kayaks and made our own lure choices. I got them going on the Jackhammer in thick hydrilla as a stiff breeze blew us across a South Florida fish factory.

It’s almost like cheating. That bait continues to catch fish by the dozen.

But, every time we go to that lake Hunter catches one of the biggest bass of the day on a spinnerbait.

And so it went on this trip. Hunter threw a Hildebrandt Tin Roller - designed by Bassmaster Elite Series veteran Bernie Schultz specifically for fishing shallow, thick grass. As he reeled-up to make another cast, he saw a bucket of a mouth open beneath the lure right beside his seat. A swing and a miss. But still. Of all the lures we threw as we drifted over miles of flooded grass, the biggest bass we saw that day had attacked a spinnerbait. In fact, our “two best bass!” – apologies to FLW Tour emcee Chris Jones – bit spinnerbaits.

Full disclosure: this article cites a pair of events that featured a strong hydrilla bite in 8-to-14 feet of water on both lakes. Also, slow-rolling is a time-honored cold-water technique. So, the scales tip slightly in favor of the spinning blades in these events. Bladed baits were absent at the Costa Series event on Lake Amistad. Point is, last year it seemed as if every bass on earth was hunting down a Jackhammer Chatterbait. Have we over-exposed a generation of fish to this hard-thumping lure? Probably not. Still, might this be the year that we see a return to a subtler approach; a silent killer?

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Robinson’s Late-Day Surge Powers Him to Top of Shotgun Round

By Joel Shangle - January 30, 2019

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Let today serve as a warning to all 80 anglers competing on the MLF Bass Pro Tour: No lead is ever safe. But on the flipside – and as daily winner Marty Robinson happily proved on Wednesday – you’re rarely out of it in the Bass Pro Tour’s “every fish counts” competition format.

Propelled by one of the most frenetic fish-catching displays in MLF history, Robinson rocketed from near the bottom of the 40-man field competing in Group B at the B & W Trailer Hitches Stage One presented By Power-Pole on the Kissimmee Chain to win the round by over 14 pounds.

After struggling mightily with one fish for 2 pounds, 3 ounces over the first six hours of the day, Robinson racked up 33 fish for 53-13 over the final two hours of competition, blazing past Anthony Gagliardi (41-14), Jacob Powroznik (33-8), Greg Hackney (31-6) and Fletcher Shryock (30-1) to claim his first Bass Pro Tour round win.

“I’d say this was a pretty memorable day,” Robinson said. “My first day of competition on the Bass Pro Tour, to come from almost at the bottom and win it like that, I don’t think I could’ve written it any better. I can tell you one thing for sure, it was about as much fun as I’ve had in awhile.”

Based on his previous experience fishing tournaments in Florida, Robinson had entered the event with the plan to fish offshore submergent vegetation. While he didn’t count on that plan producing big bites, he knew he might locate enough sizable groups of largemouth that would allow him to take advantage of MLF’s “every scorable fish” format.

That plan seemed like a failure for most of the day as Robinson struggled to locate fish. But once he did land on a school, it proved to be the Mother Lode.

“About noon, I was wondering if I shouldn’t have just gotten up there and started flipping the bank like everybody else,” he said. “When I finally ran into them, I just sat there and wrecked ‘em. By that time, I knew that a big school was about the only way I was going to catch up, so I stayed on those fish for the rest of the day.”

Robinson’s key baits were a green pumpkin Buckeye Lures swim jig and albino Zoom Super Fluke.

Gagliardi hangs on to second

Until Robinson started his epic run, the day looked like it belonged to Gagliardi.

After a relatively slow start to the morning where the South Carolina pro caught three fish in the first two hours, Gagliardi keyed into an open-water jerkbait bite late in the first period, recording 10 fish in a 27-minute flurry just before the period break. That burst added 20-10 to Gagliardi’s weight, pushing him past Hackney and into the lead, which he added to with six fish and 12-5 in the second period.

But not long after that, Gagliardi hit an afternoon lull where he failed to catch a scorable bass for nearly two hours, and Robinson went on his tear.

“To me, it’s all about positioning myself well in that Top 20 (to advance out of the Elimination Round), so today was a successful day for me,” Garliardi said. “I coudn’t ask for a better way to kick off this new part of my career.’

Waiting on the sunshine

Frontal activity continued throughout the day in Central Florida, keeping temperatures in the low 50s, with an intermittent 10-mph north wind and very little sunshine. Unlike Shotgun Round 1 yesterday, when afternoon sunshine stimulated a Period 3 bite, the bite cooled dramatically in the second half of competition.

Extended forecasts call for daytime highs to climb into the low 70s by the second Elimination Round on Friday, and 75 by the Championship on Sunday, Feb. 3.

“These Florida fish just don’t like the cold,” said Powroznik. “They hunker right down on the bottom or get up under the thickest cover then can find, and they don’t want to move. It’s a patience deal at that point – you have to fish slow. And I mean SLOW slow. We don’t need it to warm up much, though. I’d really like to make it to the weekend, because things could get good by then.”

Quotable

Jacob Powroznik: “The weather here dictates how this place fishes. I’ve been fishing here 15, 16 years, have seen these cold fronts come and go, and I just realized a long time ago that you have to put a flipping stick in your hand and go fishing. Cut and dried, that’s what you have to do to catch both numbers and size. I fished slow all day, really took my time. That’s just what you have to do here in this kind of weather.”

Greg Hackney: “The morning was better than I expected and the afternoon wasn’t as good as I expected: it was reversed from the way I thought it would be. But I have a good base. I’d like to be leading it – the way I started off this morning, I thought I had a legit chance to make it (post Elimination) on the first day alone. I’m in a good position, though. There are a lot of guys who have to make a lot of weight to catch up on Friday. That’s a good thing. It’s still not over until it’s over, though.”

Fletcher Shryock: “My plan was to catch 30 pounds and I had 30-1, so it went pretty well to plan. I expected to get a lot of bites, but I was hoping to catch some more big ones. I feel pretty good about my chances of making it on to Saturday, so I plan to practice more on Friday. I hope to save my fish to try to make a run into the Top 10.”

 

Shotgun Round – Group 2

Angler Qualified Total Weight Caught Number of Fish Caught Average Weight Largest Fish
Marty Robinson 1st 56 - 00 34 1 - 10 4 - 06
Anthony Gagliardi 2nd 41 - 14 20 2 - 01 4 - 05
Jacob Powroznik 3rd 33 - 08 20 1 - 11 3 - 06
Greg Hackney 4th 31 - 06 14 2 - 04 6 - 06
Fletcher Shryock 5th 30 - 01 20 1 - 08 2 - 12
Alton Jones 6th 30 - 01 17 1 - 12 3 - 04
Adrian Avena 7th 30 - 01 14 2 - 02 3 - 10
Jason Christie 8th 29 - 00 12 2 - 07 6 - 03
Aaron Martens 9th 27 - 15 13 2 - 02 6 - 01
Jonathon VanDam 10th 26 - 02 13 2 - 00 3 - 10
Alton Jones Jr 11th 24 - 10 9 2 - 12 5 - 08
Wesley Strader 12th 23 - 05 13 1 - 13 3 - 05
Mike Iaconelli 13th 22 - 11 14 1 - 10 2 - 11
Terry Scroggins 14th 22 - 04 9 2 - 08 5 - 14
John Murray 15th 21 - 05 9 2 - 06 5 - 02
Todd Faircloth 16th 20 - 14 14 1 - 08 2 - 12
Bobby Lane 17th 20 - 06 13 1 - 09 3 - 04
Gerald Swindle 18th 20 - 05 12 1 - 11 4 - 00
Brent Ehrler 19th 18 - 14 11 1 - 12 2 - 06
Bradley Roy 20th 18 - 13 9 2 - 01 3 - 06
Jeff Sprague 21th 16 - 03 8 2 - 00 4 - 10
Brandon Palaniuk 22th 15 - 05 5 3 - 01 5 - 07
Jesse Wiggins 23th 15 - 01 10 1 - 08 3 - 09
Mark Rose 24th 15 - 01 8 1 - 14 3 - 02
Shaw Grigsby 25th 13 - 07 8 1 - 11 2 - 15
Kevin VanDam 26th 12 - 00 6 2 - 00 3 - 15
Luke Clausen 27th 11 - 09 7 1 - 10 1 - 14
Brent Chapman 28th 7 - 04 4 1 - 13 2 - 11
Dean Rojas 29th 6 - 12 4 1 - 11 2 - 10
Dustin Connell 30th 6 - 01 5 1 - 03 1 - 07
Paul Elias 31th 5 - 12 3 1 - 15 2 - 06
Skeet Reese 32th 5 - 01 4 1 - 04 1 - 13
Cliff Pace 33th 4 - 11 4 1 - 03 1 - 04
Cliff Crochet 34th 4 - 10 2 2 - 05 2 - 15
Scott Suggs 35th 4 - 08 3 1 - 08 2 - 01
Justin Atkins 36th 2 - 14 2 1 - 07 1 - 14
Britt Myers 37th 2 - 11 2 1 - 05 1 - 08
Jeff Kriet 38th 2 - 07 1 2 - 07 2 - 07
Josh Bertrand 39th 2 - 04 2 1 - 02 1 - 04
Boyd Duckett 40th 2 - 02 1 2 - 02 2 - 02

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Team Tournament Blog - MLF is HERE - My Pro's & Con's

By: Luke Estel

It’s been months of anticipation waiting for the all new Major League Fishing League to start. A new format, new rules, and some of the best anglers in the world competing for the first ever MLF trophy.  I watched most of the entire show on line today and here is what I think.

The Pros

Great on the water coverage. There was a lot of on the water action today and the quality was there.

The commentary was also very good. The hosts were well spoken and they knew what they were talking about.

The constant live update of the actual pounds that each angler had caught so far was good to see.

Everything in real time. It doesn’t get much better than that. Watching the action unfold right in front of your eyes is something that has never been done.

I like it.

 

The Cons

The coverage was spotty and I do understand cell phone coverage can be bad at times.

Cover more anglers. I am not certain, but I believe I only saw seven or eight anglers fishing.

There were some technical difficulties with the site at times but I am sure that is a part of it when you go live.

I like to listen to the anglers as they are live so it lets the audience know what’s  going on in their mind and or what they are doing to catch them. There was some of that, but not as much as I would have liked to see.

As the season progresses I believe everything about the MLF will get better.

I am anxious to see how the final day of fishing goes this weekend but I give it a B+, possibly an A- for its first run.

 

 

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

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AC Insider Podcast - Its Go Time! MLF is HERE!

As the Inaugural Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Kicks off the boys gives their commentary on the first day of competition, the good, the bad, the ugly and more! They also welcome in BASS Opens Winner and 2020 Classic Qualifier Whitney Stephens & FLW Pro Kurt Dove gives us some valuable info on Hayabusa hooks and some Podcasting tips. Chris applies for his Dream Job and more shenanigans, Check it out!

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Scott Locklear drops over 22 pounds on the scales to win ABA Eufaula Open

ATHENS, Ala. – Scott Locklear of Atlanta, GA won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Georgia Division tournament, held January 26th on the Lake Eufaula.  Running out of Lakepoint Resort State Park in Eufaula, AL Scott caught five-bass weighing 22.24-pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Locklear took home a check for $5000 for his win.

“I only had seven bites today, one of which was a jack-fish. I was fishing the south end of the lake within sight of the dam all day. I caught my fish on a crankbait in 5ft-6ft of water,” Locklear said.

In second for the boaters, Mitchell Jennings of Auburn, AL landed a five-bass tournament limit going 21.80-pounds.

“I caught my fish between here and the dam. I caught three shallow and two deep. I lost one fish today, but I don’t think it would have helped me,” Jennings said.

Andy Norris of Columbus, GA took third for the boaters with five bass going 20.75-pounds.

“I caught my fish today on a rattletrap. It was a grind today. I only caught five fish,” Norris said.

The big bass award for the boaters went to Carl Hayes of Eatonton, GA for a big bass that weighed 7.35-pounds.

“I caught that fish on a crankbait in about 6ft of water,” Hayes said.

Finishing fourth, Clayton Shoupe of Newton, AL landed a five-bass limit for 16.34-pounds. Michael Smith of Andalusia, AL rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 16.22-pounds.

In the Co-Angler Division, Bo Washam of Midland, GA won with three bass going 10.76-pounds. He pocketed a check for $950 for his win.

“I was fishing the south end of the lake today flipping a jig. I had six bites and caught six fish,” Washam said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Emory Walden of Newnan, GA brought in two bass weighing 10.11 pounds that included a 7.53-pound big bass.

“I caught my fish today on a jig. The big bass was in about 3ft-4ft of water. I had the third one on but it came off. Just wasn’t my lucky day,” Walden said.

Jeremiah Hitt of Lutz, FL placed third among the co-anglers with two bass going 7.91-pounds.

“I have no idea where we were but we were in 20ft-25ft of water. I missed one fish but don’t think it would have helped me win,”  Hitt said.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Robert Enke of Columbus, GA brought in three bass for 7.72-pounds. Donnie Dawson of Brunswick, GA finished in fifth place with two bass for 5.42-pounds.

Slated for March 9th, the next tournament will be held on Lake Hartwell out of Green Pond Facility in Anderson, SC. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2020 Ray Scott Championship to be held at Lake Hartwell in April 2020.

Top 40 Boater Results (Full Results Link)

PL Angler Fish Penalty Big Bass Total Points Payout
1 Scott Locklear 5 0.00 6.42 22.24 250 5000
2 Mitchell L. Jennings 5 0.00 0.00 21.80 249 1000
3 Andy Norris 5 0.00 5.98 20.75 248 700
4 Clayton T. Shoupe 5 0.00 0.00 16.34 247 500
5 Michael M. Smith 5 0.00 0.00 16.22 246 400
6 George Haynie 5 0.00 4.28 15.89 245 380
7 Kenny M. Carroll 5 0.00 0.00 14.95 244 325
8 Lee Gissendaner 5 0.00 5.66 14.75 243 300
9 David H. Lowery 4 0.00 5.65 14.74 242 300
10 Steve Dobbs 5 0.00 3.73 12.53 241 280
11 Grant T. Kelly 4 0.00 6.57 12.26 240 225
12 Shane Powell 5 0.00 0.00 12.14 239 200
13 Jimmy Parker 3 0.00 7.33 11.39 238 0
14 Tim Howell 3 0.00 0.00 11.16 237 0
15 Kim Carver 3 0.00 5.54 10.03 236 0
16 Carl AOY-D72 H. Hayes 2 0.00 7.35 9.75 235 640
17 Rick E. Chavez 2 0.00 5.25 9.52 234 0
18 Cole Burdeshaw 4 0.00 0.00 9.22 233 0
19 Scott Hayes 3 0.00 0.00 8.76 232 0
20 Michael David Meason 5 0.00 0.00 8.50 231 0
21 Ronnie Ray 2 0.00 0.00 8.01 230 0
22 Kip Carter 3 0.00 0.00 7.88 229 0
23 Patrick J. Brown 2 0.00 0.00 6.73 228 0
24 Jason T. Wiley 4 0.00 0.00 6.60 227 0
25 Mark Holloway 3 0.00 0.00 6.43 226 0
26 Ethan Greene 3 0.00 0.00 6.34 225 0
27 Joshua M. George 2 0.00 0.00 6.05 224 0
28 John E. Holder 2 0.00 0.00 5.96 223 0
29 Mark Succi 2 0.00 0.00 5.43 222 0
30 Casey Smith 2 0.00 0.00 5.38 221 0
31 Jay Carter 2 0.00 0.00 5.37 220 0
32 Ched M. McClure 2 0.00 0.00 5.07 219 0
33 Randy Smith 2 0.00 0.00 4.07 218 0
34 Jim C. Windham 1 0.00 3.29 3.29 217 0
35 Durward Henderson 1 0.00 3.10 3.10 216 0
35 Scott Huff 1 0.00 3.10 3.10 216 0
37 Steven Stebo C. McKissack 1 0.00 2.54 2.54 214 0
38 Bradley S. Durden 1 0.00 2.48 2.48 213 0
39 Shaun Mulhall 1 0.00 2.22 2.22 212 0
40 Gerald Bozeman 1 0.00 1.82 1.82 211 0

 

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

by AnglersChannel

Ross Burns Claims ABA Open Title on Santee Cooper with over 20 Pounds!!

ATHENS, Ala. – Ross Burns of Columbia, South Carolina won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series South Carolina event held on Santee Cooper on 1/26/2019. Running out of John C Land Boating Facility in Manning, South Carolina, Burns weighed in a five bass limit totaling 20.48-pounds. For the boater division victory, Burns took home a check for $2200.00.

“I caught my fish today fishing eel grass in the lower lake on a rattletrap,” said Burns.

In second for the boaters, Brett E. Mitchell of Timmonsville, South Carolina weighed in a five bass limit weighing 20.16-pounds.

“I caught my fish today on a Keitech swimbait around shell beds,” said Mitchell.

Taking third for the boaters, Ron Brown of Cross, South Carolina weighed in a five bass limit weighing 13.19-pounds.

“I caught 12-13 bass today. I caught some on a rattletrap and some on a shakeyhead,” said Brown.

In fourth place for the boaters, Paul M Selle of Lexington, South Carolina weighed in four bass weighing 11.68-pounds. Rounding out the top five, Todd Pearson of Anderson, South Carolina weighed in three bass weighing 10.32-pounds.

The big bass honors for the boaters was caught by Norm Attaway of Clearwater, South Carolina for a bass weighing 6.84-pounds. Attaway collected $340.00 for his bass.

In the Co-angler Division Chris Odom of Charlotte, North Carolina won with three bass weighing 11.54-pounds with a 5.14-pound kicker fish. Odom pocketed $750.00 for the win.

“I caught all of my fish on a rattletrap around stump fields,” said Odom.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Zachary Liles or Mooresville, North Carolina weighed in a three bass limit weighing 10.70-pounds.

“I fished with the second-place boater today. I fished slow with a senko,” said Liles.

Taking third for the co-anglers, Anthony Petrella of Charlotte, North Carolina weighed in a three bass limit weighing 8.05-pounds.

“I caught my fish today on a rattletrap,” said Patrella.

In fourth for the co-anglers Damon Phillips of Anderson, South Carolina weighed in one bass weighing 8.05-pounds.  Rounding out the top five, Wesley Mullins of Bloomingdale, Georgia weighed in two bass weighing 5.54-pounds.

The big bass for the co-anglers was an 8.05-pounder weighed in by Damon Phillips of Anderson, South Carolina. He took home $130.00 for the bass.

Slated for February 23rd, the next event will be held on Lake Murray out of Dreher Island State Park.

Top 20 Boater Results (Full Results)

PL Angler Fish Penalty Big Bass Total Points Payout
1 Ross W. Burns 5 0.00 0.00 20.48 250 2200
2 Brett E. Mitchell 5 0.00 0.00 20.16 249 950
3 Ron Brown 5 0.00 0.00 13.19 248 650
4 Paul M. Selle 4 0.00 0.00 11.68 247 550
5 Todd Pearson 3 0.00 4.89 10.32 246 400
6 Norm Attaway 2 0.00 6.84 10.02 245 740
7 Sandy E. Oliver 4 0.00 0.00 9.76 244 300
8 Randall Jar R. Hillyer 3 0.00 0.00 9.67 243 200
9 Christopher L. Chavis 4 0.00 0.00 9.59 242 0
10 Nolan Pulley 4 0.00 0.00 9.52 241 0
11 Joe Anders 3 0.00 0.00 7.95 240 0
12 James Gibbons 1 0.00 7.86 7.86 239 0
13 Lonnie B. Drusch 3 0.00 0.00 6.33 238 0
14 Barry Thames 2 0.00 0.00 6.21 237 0
15 David H. Rush 2 0.00 0.00 4.80 236 0
16 Russell BIGWORM P. Ludwig IV 2 0.00 0.00 4.58 235 0
17 Joseph Toth 2 0.00 0.00 4.57 234 0
18 Bradley L. Sears 1 0.00 3.36 3.36 233 0
19 Richard Mitch W. Mitchell 1 0.00 2.70 2.70 232 0
20 Justin DeBose 1 0.00 2.18 2.18 231 0

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

by AnglersChannel

Howell Leads Group A in Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Inaugural Event

Courtesy of MLF / Joe Shangle
January 29, 2019

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – New competition format, new all-star lineup of players in the game of professional bass fishing. But as the first Shotgun Round of the MLF Bass Pro Tour B & W Trailer Hitches Stage One presented By Power-Pole wound down Tuesday on the Kissimmee Chain, some ages-old truths about Florida largemouth proved themselves.

Truth 1: Florida-strain largemouth love sunshine.

Truth 2: Wind – no matter which direction it’s blowing – changes the way fish bite.

Day 1 weight leader Randy Howell took advantage of both.

On a day that started out flat calm with air temperatures in the lower 40s at takeoff, and got progressively warmer and windier, Howell piled 26 fish for 49 pounds, 12 ounces on SCORETRACKER, thanks mainly to two afternoon flurries.

Howell caught six fish for 11-5 in a 41-minute span (most of it on a 3-inch Bass Pro Shops Speed Shad swimbait and a homemade lipless crankbait), and then added nine fish for 15-9 in the final hour of Period 3 to distance himself from Ish Monroe (40-13), Zack Birge (36-0), Gerald Spohrer (35-4) and Ott DeFoe (35-14)

“The wind changed direction three times this afternoon, so my biggest task was to adjust to how it would move the bait around,” Howell said. “We had these windows where cormorants were really chasing the bait, and I was just trying to stay where the bait was. I’d move ahead of them and let the wind blow me back through them, and that’s when I had those flurries.”

Monroe took a decidedly different approach, catching 11 of his fish punching a Missle Baits Craw Father. The California native, who was a pre-event favorite because of his previous success in big-fish fisheries, caught seven fish 3 pounds or heavier, including a 5-4 and a 4-15.

He’ll head into the Elimination Round on Thursday with a comfortable cushion to advance to the Knockout Round, a fact that Monroe plans to use to his strategic advantage.

“I didn’t do anything really great today – I probably left 15 pounds of fish out there that I didn’t execute on – but my goal in the Elimination Round is to catch 10 pounds and then spend the rest of the day looking for new stuff,” Monroe admitted. “I figure I’m pretty safe with 10 pounds (to add to his 40-13). The guys down around the cut would have to catch 37, 38 pounds to pass me – it’s totally possible here, for sure, but I’d love to get to 10 and then go practice.”

Birge put the big fish of the day on SCORETRACKER midway through Period 2, landing a 6-12 on a small swimbait. The Oklahoma pro added a 5-3 in the final minute of competition to jump into the Top 5. Spohrer, fishing his first MLF-format event, started strong early, putting seven fish on the board in Period 1 and hovering in the Top 5 all day long. DeFoe consistently scored throughout the day, building his weight around a 4-8 and a 4-2.

Notes

The 40 anglers from today’s Group A will compete again on Thursday, Jan. 31, adding their totals from today’s round to their Elimination Round. The Top 20 weights from Elimination will advance to the Knockout Round.

Group B will follow the same format, fishing tomorrow’s Shotgun Round and carrying their weights forward to the second Elimination Round (Friday, Feb. 1).

 

Angler Qualified Total Weight Caught Number of Fish Caught Average Weight Largest Fish
Randy Howell 1st 49 - 12 26 1 - 15 3 - 06
Ish Monroe 2nd 40 - 13 15 2 - 12 5 - 04
Zack Birge 3rd 36 - 09 15 2 - 07 6 - 12
Gerald Spohrer 4th 35 - 04 17 2 - 01 4 - 10
Ott DeFoe 5th 34 - 14 14 2 - 08 4 - 08
Brandon Coulter 6th 32 - 05 17 1 - 14 3 - 08
Randall Tharp 7th 28 - 11 9 3 - 03 6 - 04
Dave Lefebre 8th 26 - 06 15 1 - 12 4 - 10
Mark Davis 9th 24 - 03 15 1 - 10 4 - 14
Jacob Wheeler 10th 23 - 09 11 2 - 02 4 - 02
Mark Daniels 11th 20 - 13 8 2 - 10 4 - 08
Takahiro Omori 12th 19 - 12 8 2 - 08 4 - 04
Greg Vinson 13th 18 - 13 12 1 - 09 3 - 09
Chris Lane 14th 18 - 00 10 1 - 13 3 - 02
Matt Lee 15th 17 - 15 7 2 - 09 4 - 01
Jordan Lee 16th 17 - 05 9 1 - 15 2 - 15
Russ Lane 17th 16 - 01 7 2 - 05 4 - 12
Michael Neal 18th 13 - 14 8 1 - 12 3 - 06
Jared Lintner 19th 13 - 13 8 1 - 12 2 - 11
Stephen Browning 20th 13 - 00 10 1 - 05 3 - 04
Casey Ashley 21th 13 - 00 6 2 - 03 3 - 09
Gary Klein 22th 12 - 14 8 1 - 10 2 - 04
Roy Hawk 23th 12 - 12 5 2 - 09 3 - 07
Edwin Evers 24th 11 - 00 8 1 - 06 2 - 02
Brett Hite 25th 10 - 13 8 1 - 06 1 - 12
Cody Meyer 26th 10 - 03 5 2 - 01 3 - 08
Andy Morgan 27th 9 - 14 8 1 - 04 1 - 07
Tim Horton 28th 9 - 04 6 1 - 09 2 - 08
James Watson 29th 9 - 00 6 1 - 08 3 - 06
Jason Lambert 30th 7 - 00 4 1 - 12 2 - 01
David Walker 31th 6 - 04 3 2 - 01 3 - 07
Fred Roumbanis 32th 5 - 12 4 1 - 07 1 - 15
Tommy Biffle 33th 4 - 03 2 2 - 01 3 - 02
Mike McClelland 34th 4 - 00 3 1 - 05 1 - 09
Keith Poche 35th 3 - 14 3 1 - 05 1 - 10
Kelly Jordon 36th 3 - 13 2 1 - 15 1 - 15
James Elam 37th 3 - 04 3 1 - 01 1 - 02
Shin Fukae 38th 2 - 06 2 1 - 03 1 - 03
Andy Montgomery 39th 1 - 14 1 1 - 14 1 - 14
Justin Lucas 40th 1 - 06 1 1 - 06 1 - 06

by AnglersChannel

ABA Adds 150 Series to its Tournament Line up

Courtesy of ABA

Athens, AL – Bass Pro Shops and American Bass Anglers announced the 2019 Bass Pro Shops 150 Series season details today.  The Bass Pro Shops 150 Series is a team format providing competition for boat owners with 150hp - or smaller outboards.  In 2019, there will be four qualifying tournaments held in different regions of the country in connection with a local Bass Pro Shops location.  The top 20 teams by place of finish from each of these events will be invited to the Bass Pro Shops 150 Series Championship on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri in late September.

With a $200 per team entry, each qualifying tournament will award a new Tracker Pro Team 175 XTE boats with Mercury 75hp 4 stroke engine valued at $20,995.  The Bass Pro Shops 150 Series Championship will offer two (2) Tracker Pro Team 195 XTE boats with Mercury 150 Pro XS 4 stroke engine valued at $28,905.  Cash payout will be to the remaining top 20% of the field at all events.

Early VIP Registration for the 2019 qualifying events will begin February 4, 2019 at 8am for Nitro and Tracker owners.  Owners of a 2018 and 2019 Nitro and Tracker boat with a 150hp or less will receive a one-year free membership when registering for any qualifying event.

Open Registration for the 2019 qualifying events will begin February 5, 2019 at 8am.  Anglers may register on line at www.americanbassanglers.com/150  or call American Bass Anglers at 256-232-0460

One-Day Schedules
Dates City Lake Launch Bass Pro Shop
On-Site Registration
Location
4/20/2019 Shreveport, LA Red River Red River South Marina
250 Red River South Rd
Bossier City, LA		 Bass Pro Shops
100 Bass Pro Drive
Bossier City, LA
4/27/2019 Huntersville, NC Lake Norman Blythe Landing
15901 NC-73
Huntersville, NC		 Bass Pro Shops
8181 Concord Mills Blvd
Concord, NC
6/29/2019 Gallatin, TN Old Hickory Flippers Marina
200 Odoms Bend Road
Gallatin, TN		 Bass Pro Shops
323 Opry Mills Drive
Nashville, TN
7/13/2019 Pell City, AL Logan Martin Lake Side Park
2801 Stemley Bridge Rd Cropwell, AL		 Bass Pro Shops
5000 Bass Pro Blvd
Leeds, AL
Two-Day Championship (Friday/Saturday)
9/27-27/2019 Branson, MO Table Rock Table Rock State Park
5175 MO-165
Branson, MO		 Bass Pro Shops
1 Bass Pro Drive
Branson, MO

 

 

What is the Bass Pro Shops 150 Series?

This is a Team Series where participation is limited to boats with 150hp motors or smaller.  Both fiberglass or aluminum boats qualify (any brand).  It is designed to provide a different platform for boat owners to fish tournaments without having to compete with larger boats with larger motors.

1.    There will be four (4) one-day events held in conjunction with Bass Pro Shops locations.
2.    Entry Fee $200
3.    Pay back will be a Bass Tracker Bass Boat package* for qualifying events and two Tracker Bass Boat packages* for the Championship plus a cash payback to the top 20% of the field.
4.    Field is limited to bass boats with 150hp or smaller (see Rules).
5.    No Pros or guides are allowed (Bass Elite or FLW Tour anglers, see Rules)
6.    Draw prizes at registration meetings held at Bass Pro Shops
7.    No Off-limits for qualifying events
8.    On-Site Registration Meetings will be held on Fridays from 3pm to 6:30pm the afternoon prior to each tournament at the hosting Bass Pro Shops location.
9.    Nitro Boats Contingency* is available for these events.
10.    *Sponsors reserve the right to change and/or modify prizes at any time at their discursion.
11.    Important Requirements;

a.    $200.00 entry fee per team
b.    $10.00 (Optional Big Bass Pot)
c.    Be an ABA Member
d.    Open to all anglers who own a boat with a 150hp or smaller (see Rules).
e.    Anglers must sign a Liability Release form
f.    All events are subject to a Polygraph
g.    See more information at ABA web site www.americanbassanglers.com/150

by AnglersChannel

With New Tours and Changes - Bass Rankings Needed a refresher as well

Courtesy of BassRankings.com / Sean Ostruzka

The creation of the Bass Pro Tour and the subsequent shifting of anglers between the now three major-level tours was something that shook up the entire sport. Everyone has needed to evolve and adapt, Bass Rankings included.

The three-major-level-tours landscape has added a new dynamic to statistically and unbiasedly comparing anglers from one tour to another. Thus, we have recognized a need to adjust our ranking algorithm to continue to rank anglers in an unbiased manner. In addition, we have added back-end coding to allow us to run analytics on angler rosters to better understand the differences (experience level, technique-specific, etc.).

See the updated Major-Level Rankings

Below are results from our analysis for the rosters of the three major-level tours. These statistical comparisons, in no way, are meant to be an expression of bias to any trail, but merely the current status of the anglers on each roster.

NOTES: Anglers have readily switched trails throughout their careers, and thus, their experiences may not have been entirely gained from the organization they currently compete. Also, these averages only include tournaments dating back to 2000, as this is as far back as we have data across all trails that we are able to track accurately.

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As you can see, each trail is different in its own accord. Thus, our new algorithm has been updated to take this into consideration. It factors in veterans vs new anglers on each tour, while at the same time giving new anglers an opportunity to shine. As always, there are no bonus points; the algorithm is 100% statistical, simply accommodating the differences in the rosters of each tour. The end result allows our rankings to measure anglers across all three tours in a fair, just and sound way.

As we said, we’ve all had to adapt. Yet, this offseason and the subsequent adaptations have created more opportunities than ever for anglers and fans to enjoy the sport as it continues to grow.

by AnglersChannel

Major League Fishing's Bass Pro Tour Post-Game Show to Kick Off in Kissimmee

MLF broadcaster Steven "Lurch" Scott (left), shown here with MLF pro angler Greg Hackney, will emcee the league's new MLF Bass Pro Tour Post-Game Show that kicks off with this week's event opener in Kissimmee, Florida.
 
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2019) - When the first day of Major League Fishing's (MLF) new Bass Pro Tour concludes, the all-new Bass Pro Tour Post-Game Show presented by Berkley will begin when MLF's Aly Atkins and Steven "Lurch" Scott recap the day's activity live from the set with an interactive show featuring all 40 of the day's anglers.
The Bass Pro Tour's inaugural event, which kicks off tomorrow, January 29, on Florida's Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, will begin with a ceremonial first cast at 7 a.m. ET, and wrap up with the all new post-game show featuring a drive-through interview with anglers using their boats and rigs as the stage.
"It has been 20 years since I first picked up a microphone to inform and entertain a live audience," Scott said. "There's something special about a crowd feeding off your energy as you feed off theirs, and in the process the fans feel personally connected to the superstars. It's what I live for."
Whether fans attend in person or tune in to watch the coverage via MLF NOW!, the free live stream available on the all-new MajorLeagueFishing.com, they will be treated to a daily recap from Atkins and Scott as they interview each of the anglers that competed on the water that day. The show will begin at 5 p.m. ET and air for approximately two hours.
"We are unbelievably excited to have Steven Scott in this role as MC because his personality is built for live performance. He's an incredible showman and for the first time he's going to be able to do what he really loves and interact with both anglers and fans," said Randy White, MLF's Vice President for Broadcast Production.
Although the live stream will be available beginning at 10 a.m. ET each competition day and will bring fans on-the-water action, the ultimate fan experience will come to those able to attend the MLF Post-Game Show on location.
MLF uses a catch-weigh-immediate-release format on the water, so the closing event will be full of how-they-caught-them information and behind the scenes access to the pros like the public has never seen before in a professional fishing livestream.
The post-game activities start with a literal parade consisting of each angler's tow vehicle and boat. The final 10 to come through will be the Top 10 anglers of the day, in order, and their boats will become the stages for each interview.
Scott will emcee the event each day, bringing his vast knowledge of the anglers and the tournament format from his years with the league.
As the anglers talk about the day, jumbo screens will show photos and video from on-the-water to support the in-depth news being shared.
MLF's Aly Atkins will be reporting from behind the scenes during MLF's Bass Pro Tour Post-Game Show, interviewing MLF pro anglers in line as they stage and prepare for entry. (Click to enlarge/download)
Atkins will be positioned behind the scenes, where the anglers are staging and prepping before entry. Many MLF fans will likely recognize Atkins from her MLF news coverage, and some might catch her married name change from Akers to Atkins. She, too, has a knack for getting anglers to tell it like it is.
"I'm thrilled to be able to continue to show fans the behind the scenes elements that make major league Fishing so unique," said Atkins. "Fans are going to have a level of access they've never seen before and see the anglers in an entirely new light."
The public is also invited to attend the Bass Pro Tour Midway each day of the competition, featuring a long list of activities ranging from boat demo rides to sponsors' interactive product demonstrations. The location of the MLF Midway is the Lake Toho Marina - 69 Lakeview Drive, Kissimmee. Midway hours are 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily with the majority of activations taking place over the weekend.
For more information about the MLF Bass Pro Tour schedule of activities, visit www.majorleaguefishing.com.

by AnglersChannel

Johnny Morris Makes First Cast to Start New MLF Bass Pro Tour in Florida

Johnny Morris (left), Bass Pro Shops founder and CEO, fires the first cast to signal the official start of the new MLF Bass Pro Tour which begins today on Florida's Lake Toho. Also pictured are MLF pro angler Kevin VanDam (middle) and MLF broadcaster Steven "Lurch" Scott.
 
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Jan. 29, 2019) - The ceremonial first cast to start the new Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour was made today when Bass Pro Shops founder and CEO, Johnny Morris, tossed a lure into Florida's Lake Toho. 
It was a symbolic opening by the event's Grand Marshall as he stood alongside longtime friend and MLF angler Kevin VanDam in the pro's Nitro Z21 boat, on a day that promised sunshine ahead for the fishing, the anglers and the Bass Pro Tour.
VanDam and the 79 other competitors beamed proudly because the moment was a dream come true for the group that longed for a competition series in which they had control of the rule-setting and their own destiny.
Morris was instrumental in MLF's fast-moving evolution that resulted in the formation of the Bass Pro Tour. Announcement of the new tour was made just last September, so a lot of things had to happen fast in order to make the season a reality in the short period of time between then and this point in January.
But Morris has been breathing new life and light into fishing ever since he started Bass Pro Shops in the 70s.
"Johnny's appearance and participation today says so much about his commitment to the sport of fishing and our industry," said MLF President and CEO Jim Wilburn. "This is a giant day for anglers everywhere and it's exciting to think it's just the start of so many good things to come, including introducing fishing to a broader audience that likely will inspire people who have never fished before to give it a try and the knowledge for how to do it."
The Bass Pro Tour event on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Jan. 29 - Feb. 3, brings many activities that can be enjoyed through live stream programming, as well as on location at the Lake Toho Marina.
The day's fishing concludes with the all-new MLF Post-Game Show that is open to the public and features a drive-through interview with anglers using their boats and rigs as the stage. It begins 5 p.m. ET at the Lake Toho Marina, 69 Lakeview Drive, Kissimmee, and lasts for about two hours.
The public is also invited to attend the Bass Pro Tour Midway at the same location, a setting that will include a variety of activities ranging from boat demo rides to interactive displays at sponsors' booths. Midway hours are 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. daily, with the majority of activations taking place over the weekend.
All fans will have free access to follow the Bass Pro Tour action throughout the event on the league's live stream program, MFL NOW!, which provides real-time coverage during the competition days beginning about 10 a.m. ET. daily.
For more information on the MLF Bass Pro Tour and its schedule, anglers and rules, visit www.majorleaguefishing.com.

by AnglersChannel

Pro-Angler Alex Niapas has a three day total of 62.95 pounds to Win Wild West Pro-Am on Shasta!

Pro-Angler Alex Niapas has a three day total of 62.95 pounds! On the second day, Alex was able to reel in a 13 pound largemouth and an 8 pound spot.

 

PRO
PLACE ANGLER DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 TOTAL
1 Alex Niapas 20.92 30.22 11.81 62.95
2 Jason Castaneda 12.11 11.54 13.90 37.55
3 Joey Reggio 14.67 10.34 10.79 35.80
4 Greg Gutierrez 15.29 10.60 9.56 35.45
5 Cliff King 12.05 12.12 11.12 35.29
6 Bryant Smith 11.85 12.45 10.93 35.23
7 Alex Klein 12.31 11.81 10.47 34.59
8 Jim Riley 11.98 12.17 10.33 34.48
9 Christopher Gosselaar 11.14 12.63 10.14 33.91
10 Mark Gomez 12.65 11.67 9.10 33.17
11 Philip Garcia 12.98 10.63 23.61
12 Nick Wood 11.16 12.35 23.51
13 Shane Peirson 10.89 12.57 23.46
14 Richard Dobyns 10.89 12.55 23.44
15 Keegan Graves 10.84 12.24 23.08
16 Zack Thompson 12.48 10.48 22.96
17 Wade Durling 12.81 10.11 22.92
18 Earl Dalton III 11.28 11.59 22.87
19 Damon Witt 13.43 9.39 22.82
20 Nathan Bromley 11.90 10.89 22.79

AM
PLACE ANGLER DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 TOTAL
1 Richard Leal 11.62 12.44 9.34 33.40
2 Eric Fernandes 10.96 10.58 10.82 32.36
3 Glen Wyatt 11.37 11.41 9.32 32.10
4 Robert Couts 12.00 10.20 9.51 31.71
5 Joe Karlowsky 11.09 10.45 10.14 31.68
6 Brian Conder 10.18 11.21 10.17 31.56
7 Nick Fiscus 10.25 11.36 8.85 30.46
8 Will Doud-Martin 10.45 11.12 8.84 30.41
9 Bill Townsend 11.27 11.17 7.66 30.10
10 Kerry Harris 11.69 9.72 8.60 30.01
11 Kurt Forrister 10.39 10.75 21.14
12 Jacob Fleming 10.02 10.94 20.96
13 Jason Lazzerini 11.07 9.85 20.92
14 Oneal Martin 10.73 10.11 20.84
15 James Rodgers 9.61 11.22 20.83
16 Tyler Frost 10.09 10.44 20.53
17 Chad Leblanc 8.95 11.54 20.49
18 Daryn Avalos 10.03 10.34 20.37
19 Jordan Pinasco 10.99 9.29 20.28
19 Bob Ayers 11.18 9.10 20.28

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Gator Guards to Support MLF Bass Pro Tour

Farmington, IL (Jan 28, 2019) - Gator Guards, the leading global innovator of boat protection products, announced today that the brand has signed on as a sponsor and the official keel protector of the new Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour.

 

The partnership is especially fitting because it brings together a long trusted supplier of Bass Pro Shops and the White River Marine Group (Nitro & Triton Boats) with the new beacon in the sport of professional bass fishing. Sharing a common goal to see the boating and fishing lifestyle continue to reach new audiences and be passed down to the next generation.

 

"We are very excited to partner with the MLF Bass Pro Tour for its inaugural season" “The energy, engagement, and new path forward for the sport is sure to excite all boaters and anglers. We’ve focused for 25 years to bring boaters easy and simple solutions to protect their investment. Many of which starts with the pride in ownership and maintenance of their first boat.” says Gator Guards’ Scott Smith.

 

Gator Guards’ sponsorship includes protecting the hulls the Bass Pro Tour fleet of Nitro Z21’s with KeelShield® as they traverse across the nation’s rigorous waters covering the anglers and capturing the best content to bring to you on “MLF NOW!”. The free live stream program will deliver seven hours of real-time coverage during each competition day on www.MajorLeagueFishing.com.

 

In addition to the support of the Bass Pro Tour, longtime MLF competitor and Classic Champion Randy Howell has officially joined the Gator Guards pro team to protect his Triton as he embarks on the new MLF Bass Pro Tour season.

 

 

About the MLF Bass Pro Tour:

 

The 80-angler MLF Bass Pro Tour field includes Bassmaster Classic champions, FLW Forrest Wood Cup winners, Anglers of the Year and top tour performers from throughout the world of competitive bass fishing. The 2019 Bass Pro Tour season opens Jan. 29 in Kissimmee, Fla. The tour concludes with a championship event in August

.

Each Bass Pro Tour event will result in a two-hour television show that will air on Discovery Channel in the fourth quarter of 2019, and then repeat on Sportsman Channel in first and second quarters 2020.

 

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

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Cody Clark & Blake Harvey win Outlaw Outdoors event on Rayburn with over 34lbs!!!

 

Cody Clark & Blake Harvey - Win the Season opening Outlaw Outdoors Sweet Sixteen event with 34.56lbs!!!! Full Results below!

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FORT MYERS’ ANDERSON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Co-angler Title Goes to Bradenton’s Hibbs

CLEWISTON, Fla. (Jan. 28, 2019) – Boater David Anderson of Fort Myers, Florida, caught five bass Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce, to win the 2019 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) season opener on Lake Okeechobee. For his win, Anderson earned $4,479.

Anderson said he spent his day on the north end of the lake fishing the outside of the Kissimmee grass line and dragging baits through beds.

“I was pretty much around bedding fish – they were either coming in or going out,” said Anderson, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “I worked the outside before I went into the middle ground. It rained a little bit and was windy and cold, so the weather made me go to the middle ground instead of me cutting off the fish as they came and went. It was so windy that I had to primarily concentrate on fish that were bedding.”

He said his two key dragging baits were a black and blue Gambler Fat Ace with a 3/8-ounce Flat Out tungsten weight on 20-pound-test fluorocarbon line and a black and blue Bass Addiction Gear Boss Craw with a ½-ounce Flat Out tungsten weight on 50-pound Goat Rope braid line.

“I was fishing blind with both baits, just dragging them through beds. I used the lighter bait when there wasn’t much wind,” said Anderson.

Anderson said he caught his fish between 1 p.m. and 2:45 p.m., citing his 7-foot, 3-inch medium-heavy Reaper rod as especially helpful in feeling the bites.

“My Reaper let me feel those critical sensitive bites, which is important when you’re fishing blind. The fish only pick the bait up and move it for a few seconds, and I needed to be able to feel that in the wind.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          David Anderson, Fort Myers, Fla., five bass, 18-1, $4,479

2nd:         Larry Cahan, East Palatka, Fla., five bass, 17-13, $2,140

3rd:          Brian MacDougal, La Belle, Fla., five bass, 16-1, $1,426

4th:          Chuck Webb, Sarasota, Fla., five bass, 15-6, $998

5th:          William Schmitt, West Palm Beach, Fla., five bass, 15-0, $856

6th:          Sandy Melvin, Boca Grande, Fla., five bass, 14-8, $785

7th:          Timothy Feller, Coral Springs, Fla., five bass, 14-0, $713

8th:          Mark Lundgren, Saint Cloud, Fla., five bass, 13-7, $642

9th:          Ben Cox, Andrews, S.C., five bass, 12-14, $571

10th:        Jody Gardner, Tippecanoe, Ohio, five bass, 12-11, $599

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Rodney Marks of Apopka, Florida, caught a 9-pound, 3-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $605.

Timothy Hibbs of Bradenton, Florida, won the Co-angler Division and $2,140 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 14 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Timothy Hibbs, Bradenton, Fla., four bass, 14-15, $2,140

2nd:         Ernie Johnson, Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 13-7, $1,170

3rd:          Mitch Avant, Johnsonville, S.C., five bass, 12-6, $712

4th:          Matthew May, North Fort Myers, Fla., four bass, 12-0, $549

5th:          Brandon St. Pierre, Lehigh Acres, Fla., five bass, 11-10, $428

6th:          Randy Paquette, Sarasota, Fla., five bass, 10-7, $392

7th:          Wayman               Mobley, Miami, Fla., five bass, 9-11, $339

7th:          Kenneth Hunnicutt, Jacksonville, Fla., five bass, 9-11, $339

9th:          Tony Kromke, La Crosse, Wis., three bass, 9-10, $267

9th:          Chris Mitchell, Cocoa, Fla., five bass, 9-10, $267

Charles Kilgore of Titusville, Florida, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $302.

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

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

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

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B.A.S.S. Airs Week Of Programming To Preview 2019 Elite Series

Jan. 28, 2019

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Fishing fans who just can’t wait for the official kickoff of the 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Feb. 7 on the St. Johns River, Florida, can get a sneak preview of the fishing action during a special “Bassmaster LIVE Preview Week” on Bassmaster.com every day through Friday.

“Since we introduced live-streamed, on-the-water tournament coverage to the world in 2015, bass fishing fans have clamored for more,” said Mike McKinnis, vice president of media content for JM Associates and producer of Bassmaster LIVE and The Bassmasters TV show. “We are expanding LIVE coverage from 18 to 24 hours for each Elite event this season, and we’re adding more cameras to cover more anglers.

“We think fans will appreciate getting a taste of what’s in store for them this year through this
week-long push of LIVE and pre-produced content served on all B.A.S.S. social and digital media outlets.”

The special programming is designed to entertain and educate fans and will be anchored by the Dream Team of tournament broadcast coverage — Tommy Sanders, Mark Zona, Davy Hite, Dave Mercer, Ronnie Moore and Mike Suchan — along with a host of players from the Toyota Bassmaster Studios and from throughout the country.

The special programming kicks off today with the “2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Preview,” a one-hour studio show featuring video and special reports on each of the nine regular-season Elite tournaments, including video, graphics and interviews with Elite Series anglers. Long-time B.A.S.S. members will want to tune in for a special guest appearance by Bob Cobb, the former editor of Bassmaster Magazine and founding producer of The Bassmasters.

The parade of big-bass lakes begins with Elite No. 1 on the St. Johns River at Palatka, Fla., Feb. 7-10, and continues the following week with a visit to Gwinnett, Ga., and Lake Lanier, renowned for its big spotted bass.

The season takes a break for the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods in Knoxville, Tenn., March 15-17, and the Classic is the focus of Tuesday’s preview show, airing on Bassmaster.com at 11 a.m. ET. The program incorporates historical footage of memorable Classics, along with video of Knoxville and the Tennessee River fishery, plus interviews with some of the 52 Classic contenders.

Fans of Fantasy Fishing will want to tune in to Wednesday’s show, “Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing 2019 — Meet the Pros,” debuting at 11 a.m. ET. With a number of rookies and other newcomers this year, the field will be harder to handicap without insights from the Bassmaster LIVE crew and other experts.

Registration for Fantasy Fishing is now open on Bassmaster.com. The top scorer of each Elite event will earn a $2,500 gift card to Bass Pro Shops, and the overall winner will receive a fully rigged Triton/Yamaha boat-and-motor combo valued at more than $35,000.

Thursday features a fun-filled competition, the “B.A.S.S. Brawl,” during which Zona and Hite are paired with Elite anglers Drew Benton and Drew Cook for a four-hour live-stream team competition on Bassmaster LIVE. The show will be streamed from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET and will be hosted from the Toyota Bassmaster Studios.

And on Friday, “Zona LIVE” presents a fun-filled fishing trip with Zona and Benton as they cut up on the water and preview the upcoming Elite No. 1 on the St. Johns River. “Zona LIVE” is a spinoff of the hugely popular Zona’s Awesome Fishing Show on the Outdoor Channel.

“We’ve adopted the theme — ‘Big Bass. Big Stage. Big Dreams.’ — for our 2019 Bassmaster Elite Series season,” noted Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO. “Fans who tune in for our special ‘Bassmaster LIVE Preview Week’ will quickly understand why that theme is so fitting.

“We hope they’ll follow the Elite anglers throughout the year as they try to catch the heaviest limits of big bass and fulfill their dreams of grabbing the spotlight on the biggest stages in bass fishing — the Elite Series and the Bassmaster Classic.”

by AnglersChannel

PITT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE COWBOY DIVISION OPENER ON TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Thibodaux’s Fussell Wins Co-angler Division

MANY, La. (Jan. 28, 2019) – Local angler Cody Pitt of Many, caught five bass Saturday weighing 24 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the 2019 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) season opener on Toledo Bend Reservoir presented by Navionics. Pitt earned $6,349 for his efforts.

Pitt said he caught his fish in and around Housen Bay, first targeting prespawn bass back in a creek channel before heading out to the main lake. He used one lure to catch his limit – a Powder Blue Back Chartreuse-colored Strike King Pro Model 6XD crankbait.

“Timing was the biggest part of my success,” said Pitt, who logged his second career win on Toledo Bend Reservoir in BFL competition. “In practice, I tried to find the early morning bite, but it was pretty much non-existent. The first bite I could find was the prespawn bite, but it didn’t really get going until 8:30 or 9 [a.m.] I knew going into the tournament that if I could just make myself wait, they’d be pulled up and schooling and I could get some good bites.”

By 9:30 a.m., Pitt had 18 pounds of bass in the boat. He described his first area as a creek channel bend that met a secondary point, and said the fish were on the point waiting to head back and spawn. From there, he decided to concentrate on the main lake.

“My [main-lake] spots had hard bottoms and the fish were more in a wintertime pattern. I found that they were out there from around 10 [a.m.] to 1 [p.m.] – a window of time I’d narrowed down from practice,” said Pitt. “I used the 6XD and caught my best fish, including three that I think were each about 5 pounds.”

Pitt said he ended up catching approximately 20 keepers throughout his day.

“My Lowrance electronics were key to finding my fish. I spent a lot of time idling and down-scanning and side-scanning, just looking for either hard spots or fish themselves.”

.The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Cody Pitt, Many, La., five bass, 24-5, $6,349

2nd:         Benjamin Gulett, Converse, La., five bass, 20-0, $2,775

3rd:          Jeffrey Grubbs, Goodrich, Texas, five bass, 19-13, $1,782

4th:          Josh Champagne, Breaux Bridge, La., five bass, 19-8, $1,248

5th:          Albert Collins, Nacogdoches, Texas, five bass, 19-1, $1,070

6th:          Travis Kelehan, Lafayette, La., five bass, 17-14, $981

7th:          Justin Shelton, Kemp, Texas, five bass, 17-10, $892

8th:          Bryan McDonough, Katy, Texas, five bass, 17-6, $802

9th:          Ryan Pinkston, Center, Texas, five bass, 17-0, $713

10th:        Andre Martin, Lena, La., five bass, 16-14, $893

10th:        Eason Dowden, Many, La., five bass, 16-14, $593

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Shannon Frick of Hemphill, Texas, caught an 8-pound, 7-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $850.

Bill Fussell of Thibodaux, Louisiana, won the Co-angler Division and $2,675 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 15 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Bill Fussell, Thibodaux, La., five bass, 15-8, $2,675

2nd:         James Callaghan, De Berry, Texas, five bass, 14-4, $1,537

3rd:          Chance Vicknair, Hemphill, Texas, five bass, 13-15, $941

4th:          Jerry Strother, Glenmora, La., five bass, 13-9, $624

5th:          Joseph Sciple, Lumberton, Texas, five bass, 13-4, $535

6th:          Charles Dake, Carencro, La., five bass, 13-1, $490

7th:          Jeff Grubbs Jr., Kemah, Texas, five bass, 12-15, $446

8th:          Clark Moore, Nacogdoches, Texas, five bass, 12-5, $401

9th:          Brian Murphy, Sulphur, La., five bass, 11-7, $357

10th:        David Dennis, Mesquite, Texas, four bass, 11-5, $296

10th:        Robert Bean, Daisetta, Texas, five bass, 11-5, $296

Carl Broussard of Converse, Louisiana, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $425.

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

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

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

by AnglersChannel

FLW Veteran Terry Bolton Credits One-Boat Network from Minn Kota and Humminbird for First Tour Win on Sam Rayburn

Photos courtesy of FLW/Jody White

 

FLW pro angler Terry Bolton kicked off the 2018 pro bass fishing season right by sealing his first professional tour victory on Sam Rayburn.  The 24-year pro reeled in 91-pounds, 3-ounces over the course of four days relying heavily on the combined capabilities of his Humminbird Helix and Minn Kota Ultrex, core parts of the One-Boat Network.

Bolton credits two big decision in his win, both stemming from what he saw on his Humminbird Helix G3 during the practice period. With just a couple hours left on the last day of practice, Bolton was running down imaging on his Humminbird when something caught his eye.

 

“I found tall grass in 17-feet of water that went up to about 6-feet of the surface,” Bolton said. “Cruising around the contour visible on my LakeMaster map, I found a drain that made a wall in the grass, and dropped a waypoint. I knew I found something special; I just didn’t realize how special it was until the tournament began.”

 

Over the first two days of the tournament, Bolton caught more than 54 pounds of bass on just that one spot.

 

“Every cast, I was catching a fish,” he said. “Without Spot-Lock on my Minn Kota Ultrex, I wouldn’t have been able to pull it off. It made it so easy to cast, land and go to the live well without my boat drifting from the hot spot. It was incredible.”

 

After a 33-9 stringer on day two and a steady day three, Bolton knew he was going to need more to get the win heading into the final day. With another crucial decision on his hands, he turned back to his LakeMaster map to try and find a school of fish he marked during practice days earlier.

 

“I hadn’t seen the school all week and had no idea how big they were, but I was running around all day and wasn’t catching anything,” he said. “By following the 12 to 14-foot contour on my LakeMaster Map, I was able to track them down and lo and behold they were good ones.”

 

Bolton found a 4 1/2-pounder and a couple 3-pounders in that spot, which was enough to lock up the first professional tour win in his 24-year career. Quite a turnaround considering Bolton almost walked away from the sport just a few months earlier.

 

After a rough 2018 season, in which he admits he didn’t give his best effort, Bolton said he was leaning 60-40 in favor of retirement. After deciding to give it another go around, Bolton had one goal heading into this season, to give his best effort and just have fun fishing.

 

“This is obviously a very special victory for me, and I have to say, it was well worth the wait,” Bolton said. “No question, I wouldn’t have been able get this win without the One-Boat Network and my Humminbird Helix and Minn Kota Ultrex. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year has in store.”

 

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Stephens Notches Dominant Win At Bassmaster Open On Harris Chain

LEESBURG, Fla. — Despite changing conditions, Ohio angler Whitney Stephens turned in an impressive catch of five bass that weighed 24 pounds, 12 ounces in the final round of the 2019 Basspro.com Eastern Open at Harris Chain of Lakes. Added to his Friday weight of 32-12, it helped Stephens to an impressive winning total of 57-8 in an event that was shortened to two days by inclement weather.The full field fished both days.

The shortened schedule amplified Stephens’ performance; specifically, Jesse Wiggins won the 2017 Open event on the Harris Chain with a three-day total of 59-4 — only 1-12 heavier than Stephens’ two-day total.

Returning to the pattern that yielded his personal-best tournament limit on Day 1, Stephens spent all of Day 2 targeting thick hydrilla beds in Lake Eustis. Fishing in about 8 to 10 feet, he noted that the week’s colder weather worked in his favor by predictably positioning big prespawn fish in the warmer refuges of thicker grass patches.

Stephens caught most of his fish by dragging a Zoom Magnum Trick Worm and a Speed Worm, both Texas rigged on a 4/0 VMC hook. He ended his day by moving to a different area and throwing a custom spinnerbait over the grass.

“I had a 7- to 8-pound cull on my last stop,” Stephens said. “I had high teens and I went to 24 on my last stop. It was just incredible.”

Stephens’ total gave him an impressive winning margin of 11-9. He made it look easy, but the winner said closing the deal was no easy task.

“It was a grind today,” he said. “You catch 24 pounds and you think it’s a lot, but I struggled today. The difference was the weather. We had another cold night, the water dropped a couple more degrees and the sun never came out.”

Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Md., finished second with 45-15. After placing second on Day 1 with 27-10, his productivity slipped to 18-5 Saturday. Schmitt caught his fish on 1/2- and 3/8-ounce prototype Hyabusa swim jigs. He alternated between Missile Baits Twin Turbo and Shockwave trailers.

“I had one key spot in Lake Harris; I caught them in a trench in the grass and there was a hard spot in there,” Schmitt said. “The trench was 8 to 12 feet deep and about 100 yards long.”

Kyle Welcher of Opelika, Ala., finished third with 41-12. Posting weights of 17-14 and 23-14, Welcher avoided the hydrilla that many of his competitors targeted and instead fished Yamamoto D-Shads on 1/8-ounce belly-weighted 4/0 hooks in eel grass beds.

“My biggest area was in Lake Eustis and 3 to 4 feet was where the best holes were,” he said. “You could catch some 2-pounders in 2 feet and out on the edge; but in the middle in 4 feet, that’s where the big ones were.”
Schmitt won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass award for his 8-4.

Chuck Thurlow won the co-angler division with 32-12. With daily weights of 15-2 and 17-10, Thurlow said the week’s cold weather put the brakes on a spawning movement and opened the door for his back-deck opportunities.

"The biggest thing is that the fish haven’t pulled up, and I was so thankful to see that when I came down here,” he said. “The place I caught my fish was a staging spot. They were on a shell bed with some grass patches scattered around it.

“I figured out a technique they probably hadn’t seen a lot. I was Carolina-rigging a Zoom Speed Worm with a big weight.”

Tom Sutton of Bidwell, Ohio, won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass award for the co-angler division with an 8-11.
2019 Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open Harris Chain of Lakes 1/24-1/26
Harris Chain Of Lakes, Leeburg  FL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH             10  57-08  200
Day 1: 5   32-12     Day 2: 5   24-12
2.  Bryan Schmitt          Deale, MD               10  45-15  199     $750.00
Day 1: 5   27-10     Day 2: 5   18-05
3.  Kyle Welcher           Opelika, AL             10  41-12  198
Day 1: 5   17-14     Day 2: 5   23-14
4.  Eric Panzironi         Longwood, FL            10  41-11  197
Day 1: 5   22-03     Day 2: 5   19-08
5.  Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  39-01  196
Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   24-03
6.  Buddy Gross            Chickamauga, GA         10  37-08  195
Day 1: 5   21-07     Day 2: 5   16-01
7.  Nick Hatfield          Chuckey, TN             10  36-01  194
Day 1: 5   18-15     Day 2: 5   17-02
8.  Trevor Fitzgerald      Belleview, FL           10  35-11  193   $1,500.00
Day 1: 5   20-01     Day 2: 5   15-10
9.  Alvin Shaw             Roaring Gap, NC         10  35-00  192
Day 1: 5   20-03     Day 2: 5   14-13
10. John Hunter Jr         Shelbyville, KY         10  34-13  191
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 5   19-00
11. John Cox               Debary, FL              10  32-15  190   $1,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   17-06
12. David May              Odessa, FL              10  32-04  189
Day 1: 5   22-14     Day 2: 5   09-06
13. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME            10  32-02  188   $3,750.00
Day 1: 5   14-03     Day 2: 5   17-15
14. Vernon Kemp            Umatilla, FL             9  31-12  187   $3,750.00
Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 4   12-15
15. Richard Dunham         Odessa, FL              10  31-09  186   $3,750.00
Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 5   19-13
16. Ronald Young           New Braunfels, TX       10  31-05  185   $3,750.00
Day 1: 5   14-03     Day 2: 5   17-02
17. Justin Hamner          Northport, AL           10  31-02  184   $3,750.00
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   15-01
18. John Brazzell          Winter Garden, FL       10  30-05  183   $3,750.00
Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 5   13-00
19. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA          10  29-06  182   $3,750.00
Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   12-09
20. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA      10  29-00  181   $3,750.00
Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   15-10
21. Rich Howes             Oviedo, FL              10  28-15  180   $3,375.00
Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   10-09
22. Robert Pearson         Herndon, VA              6  28-08  179   $3,375.00
Day 1: 3   12-03     Day 2: 3   16-05
23. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA 10  28-05  178   $3,375.00
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   14-06
24. Nick Tate              Knoxville, TN           10  28-02  177   $3,375.00
Day 1: 5   06-09     Day 2: 5   21-09
25. Tyler Berger           Delaware, OH            10  27-15  176   $3,375.00
Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 5   12-07
26. Ray Trudeau            Saint Cloud, FL         10  27-14  175   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-09     Day 2: 5   11-05
27. Douglas Lyon           Glendale, OH            10  27-06  174   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   10-15
28. Carson Orellana        Mooresville, NC         10  26-13  173   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 5   11-00
29. Bradley Dortch         Atmore, AL              10  26-09  172   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 5   10-13
30. Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT          10  26-09  171   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   11-03
31. Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           9  26-07  170   $3,000.00
Day 1: 4   11-12     Day 2: 5   14-11
32. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN        10  26-03  169   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 5   12-07
33. Mandel Pettus          Rocky Point, NY         10  25-14  168   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   10-08
34. Dave Frost             Mount Dora, FL           9  25-05  167   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 4   10-15
35. Kent Mittelstaedt      New Hope, MN            10  25-02  166   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   09-00
36. Barron Adams           Mineral Bluff, GA       10  25-02  165   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 5   13-10
37. Kotaro Kiriyama        Guntersville, AL         8  24-12  164   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-00     Day 2: 3   06-12
38. Simon Borja            Tavares, FL              9  24-12  163   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-08     Day 2: 4   07-04
39. Cameron Smith          Wareham, MA             10  24-11  162   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   11-07
40. Scott Wilbanks         Groveland, FL           10  24-10  161   $3,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   11-00
41. Cody Detweiler         Orlando, FL             10  24-02  160
Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   13-01
42. Buddy Cipoletti        Wading River, NY        10  24-01  159
Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 5   14-13
43. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         10  23-13  158
Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 5   13-02
44. Scott Patton           Paris, TN               10  23-13  157
Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   12-03
45. Cody Pike              Powhatan, VA            10  23-12  156
Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   13-13
46. David Boelkins         Hubertus, WI             9  23-08  155
Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 4   06-02
47. Willy Hicks            Chester, VA             10  23-07  154
Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   12-03
48. Jared Dial             Winter Haven, FL        10  23-00  153
Day 1: 5   07-09     Day 2: 5   15-07
49. Dean Silvester         Boonah Queensland AUSTR  9  22-14  152
Day 1: 4   09-02     Day 2: 5   13-12
50. Nick Deering           Portland, ME            10  22-09  151
Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   09-11
51. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK         9  22-07  150
Day 1: 4   07-04     Day 2: 5   15-03
52. Jacopo Gallelli        Firenze ITALY           10  22-06  149
Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   10-04
53. Trevor Prince          Blue Ridge, GA           9  22-05  148
Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 4   07-13
54. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL            10  22-01  147
Day 1: 5   06-15     Day 2: 5   15-02
55. Andrew Iversen         Mound, MN                9  21-12  146
Day 1: 4   07-01     Day 2: 5   14-11
56. Craig Chambers         Harrisburg, NC           8  21-12  145
Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 3   10-04
57. Levi Wiget             Lakewood Ranch, FL       9  21-08  144
Day 1: 4   05-15     Day 2: 5   15-09
58. Grae Buck              Harleysville, PA        10  21-04  143
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   08-08
59. Josh Douglas           Isle, MN                 7  21-03  142
Day 1: 2   05-07     Day 2: 5   15-12
60. Derrick Blake          Rockwood, TN            10  21-03  141
Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   07-03
61. Jesse Spellicy         Gouverneur, NY          10  21-03  140
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   08-07
62. J.R. McCay             Helen, GA               10  21-03  139
Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 5   11-03
63. Thomas Oltorik III     Deland, FL              10  21-02  138
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   10-02
64. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH          10  20-14  137
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   06-07
65. Matt Becker            Finleyville, PA          8  20-13  136
Day 1: 3   07-08     Day 2: 5   13-05
66. Allan Nail             Sand Springs, OK        10  20-13  135
Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 5   10-08
67. Sam George             Athens, AL              10  20-12  134
Day 1: 5   08-10     Day 2: 5   12-02
68. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA         9  20-11  133
Day 1: 5   14-03     Day 2: 4   06-08
69. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            10  20-11  132
Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 5   09-03
70. Douglas Reed           Bridgeton, NJ           10  20-10  131
Day 1: 5   06-04     Day 2: 5   14-06
71. David Kilgore          Jasper, AL              10  20-08  130
Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 5   08-13
72. Lee Black              Moulton, AL             10  20-07  129
Day 1: 5   08-00     Day 2: 5   12-07
73. Chris Ferguson         Wittensville, KY        10  20-06  128
Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 5   08-10
74. Jeff Mathews           Maitland, FL             9  20-04  127
Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 4   05-09
75. Bryant Adam            Madison, MS              6  20-02  126
Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 1   02-12
76. Joe Thompson           Clayton, GA             10  20-02  125
Day 1: 5   05-02     Day 2: 5   15-00
77. Ronald Ryals Jr        Live Oak, FL            10  20-02  124
Day 1: 5   08-09     Day 2: 5   11-09
78. Darrell Pons           Earleton, FL            10  20-00  123
Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   10-01
79. Garrett Rocamora       Lithia, FL              10  19-14  122
Day 1: 5   05-11     Day 2: 5   14-03
80. Fred Rigdon            Belleview, FL           10  19-10  121
Day 1: 5   08-08     Day 2: 5   11-02
81. Craig Cavanna          Spring Hill, FL          9  19-05  120
Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 4   11-00
82. Seiji Kato             Outsu Shiga JAPAN       10  19-04  119
Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 5   08-15
83. Colin James            Otsego, MN              10  19-03  118
Day 1: 5   12-04     Day 2: 5   06-15
84. Jim Moynagh            Carver, MN               8  19-01  117
Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 3   03-09
85. Tim Arnold             Cullman, AL             10  19-01  116
Day 1: 5   07-14     Day 2: 5   11-03
86. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV          10  18-15  115
Day 1: 5   06-07     Day 2: 5   12-08
87. Troy Roder             Brookeland, TX          10  18-12  114
Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   09-09
88. Scott Siller           Milwaukee, WI            9  18-11  113
Day 1: 4   07-09     Day 2: 5   11-02
89. Raymond Jones III      Statesville, NC         10  18-10  112
Day 1: 5   07-03     Day 2: 5   11-07
90. Keith Barlow           Mount Laurel, NJ         9  18-10  111
Day 1: 5   08-15     Day 2: 4   09-11
91. Wayne Hauser Jr        Mooresville, NC          6  18-09  110
Day 1: 1   02-05     Day 2: 5   16-04
92. Bill Chapman           Salt Rock, WV           10  18-07  109
Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 5   08-10
93. Chris Jackson          Dora, AL                 6  18-06  108
Day 1: 3   12-08     Day 2: 3   05-14
94. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname JAPAN          10  18-06  107
Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 5   07-12
95. Austin Schroeder       Zephyrhills, FL          8  18-04  106
Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 3   06-01
96. Allen Brooks           Canton, GA              10  18-04  105
Day 1: 5   09-11     Day 2: 5   08-09
97. Dave Turner            Crystal River, FL       10  17-15  104
Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   06-11
98. Tim Ward               Sylacauga, AL            5  17-15  103
Day 1: 3   07-00     Day 2: 2   10-15
99. Shane Rees             Middletown, IN          10  17-14  102
Day 1: 5   06-00     Day 2: 5   11-14
100. Ron Johnson            Chandler, AZ            10  17-14  101
Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   06-04
101. Daniel Martin          Elmhurst, IL            10  17-14  100
Day 1: 5   08-14     Day 2: 5   09-00
102. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           8  17-10   99
Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 3   04-07
103. Darryl Halbert         Enoree, SC              10  17-09   98
Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   06-03
104. Brad Staley            Pleasant Garden, NC      9  17-08   97
Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 4   06-05
105. David Gaston           Sylacauga, AL            9  17-08   96
Day 1: 5   07-06     Day 2: 4   10-02
106. Preston Harris         State Road, NC           8  17-07   95
Day 1: 4   06-00     Day 2: 4   11-07
107. Tony Hogan             Mc David, FL             8  17-06   94
Day 1: 4   05-11     Day 2: 4   11-11
108. Laramy Strickland      Bushnell, FL            10  17-05   93
Day 1: 5   05-13     Day 2: 5   11-08
109. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI             10  17-05   92
Day 1: 5   08-02     Day 2: 5   09-03
110. Steve York             Bronson, MI             10  17-04   91
Day 1: 5   06-02     Day 2: 5   11-02
111. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA              10  17-04   90
Day 1: 5   06-08     Day 2: 5   10-12
112. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            9  17-03   89
Day 1: 4   07-09     Day 2: 5   09-10
113. Freddy  Palmer         Estill Springs, TN      10  17-03   88
Day 1: 5   07-15     Day 2: 5   09-04
114. Shawn Hendrix          Sharpsburg, GA          10  17-01   87
Day 1: 5   06-11     Day 2: 5   10-06
115. Anthony Ford           New Smyrna, FL          10  17-01   86
Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   07-02
116. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               9  17-00   85
Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 4   06-12
117. Jeff Dyer              Oak Hill, OH            10  16-13   84
Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 5   06-13
118. Linwood Shores         Powhatan, VA             9  16-10   83
Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 4   05-07
119. Guy Eaker              Cherryville, NC          8  16-10   82
Day 1: 4   07-01     Day 2: 4   09-09
120. Brian Tyler            Johnsonville, SC        10  16-10   81
Day 1: 5   08-04     Day 2: 5   08-06
121. Brandon McMillan       Clewiston, FL           10  16-09   80
Day 1: 5   08-07     Day 2: 5   08-02
122. Andy Hribar            Lakeville, MN            7  16-08   79
Day 1: 4   09-09     Day 2: 3   06-15
123. Tom Frink              Cartersville, GA        10  16-05   78
Day 1: 5   07-10     Day 2: 5   08-11
124. Austin Neary           Sylva, NC                8  16-03   77
Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 3   05-08
125. Jay Shipe              Mineola, TX              9  16-02   76
Day 1: 5   05-02     Day 2: 4   11-00
126. Jayme Rampey           Liberty, SC             10  16-02   75
Day 1: 5   06-00     Day 2: 5   10-02
127. Stephen Crawley        Bush, LA                 7  16-01   74
Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 2   04-11
128. Nick Ratliff           Vine Grove, KY          10  16-01   73
Day 1: 5   06-08     Day 2: 5   09-09
129. Gary Dover             Blacksburg, SC          10  16-01   72
Day 1: 5   06-11     Day 2: 5   09-06
130. Jerrod Albright        Kissimmee, FL           10  16-00   71
Day 1: 5   08-12     Day 2: 5   07-04
131. Sander Entus           Plantation, FL          10  15-14   70
Day 1: 5   05-09     Day 2: 5   10-05
132. Mark Inman             Greensboro, NC           9  15-14   69
Day 1: 5   07-02     Day 2: 4   08-12
133. Phillip Brannon        Sylacauga, AL            5  15-13   68
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 0   00-00
134. Gino Losi              Sorrento, FL             7  15-12   67
Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 2   03-13
135. Kevin Martin           Crown City, OH           8  15-09   66
Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 3   07-04
136. Matthew Robertson      Kuttawa, KY             10  15-07   65
Day 1: 5   06-08     Day 2: 5   08-15
137. Gregg Fogner           Conway, SC              10  15-05   64
Day 1: 5   08-04     Day 2: 5   07-01
138. William Pioch          Beckley, WV              5  15-03   63
Day 1: 5   15-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
139. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            6  15-03   62
Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 1   02-06
140. Patrick Martin         Mascouche Quebec CANADA  7  15-03   61
Day 1: 5   08-01     Day 2: 2   07-02
141. Hunter Eubanks         Inman, SC                7  14-15   60
Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 5   10-13
142. Brad Burkhart          Speedwell, TN           10  14-14   59
Day 1: 5   08-09     Day 2: 5   06-05
143. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               6  14-10   58
Day 1: 1   04-09     Day 2: 5   10-01
144. Tyler Ellis            Battlefield, MO          9  14-09   57
Day 1: 5   07-15     Day 2: 4   06-10
145. James Mignanelli       Harmony, PA              4  14-01   56
Day 1: 4   14-01     Day 2: 0   00-00
146. Parker Mott            Winter Garden, FL        6  14-01   55
Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 1   03-09
147. Steven Hatala          Harrison Township, MI    6  13-15   54
Day 1: 2   05-12     Day 2: 4   08-03
148. Darrell Davis          Dover, FL                8  13-13   53
Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 5   07-05
149. Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ         9  13-11   52
Day 1: 5   08-00     Day 2: 4   05-11
150. Clayton Batts          Butler, GA               6  13-09   51
Day 1: 5   12-10     Day 2: 1   00-15
151. Bill Day II            Frankfort, KY            7  13-06   50
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 2   02-06
152. Christian Mazzola Sr   Walnutport, PA           8  13-06   49
Day 1: 4   06-06     Day 2: 4   07-00
153. Scott Byrd             Ocklawaha, FL            9  13-04   48
Day 1: 5   06-08     Day 2: 4   06-12
154. Andrew Heivly          Malvern, PA              7  13-00   47
Day 1: 2   02-09     Day 2: 5   10-07
155. Colby Robertson        Summerfield, FL          6  12-15   46
Day 1: 1   01-08     Day 2: 5   11-07
156. Kay Choosakul          Sanford, NC              6  12-15   45
Day 1: 2   05-04     Day 2: 4   07-11
157. Mitch Liss             Saint Cloud, FL          7  12-12   44
Day 1: 4   06-13     Day 2: 3   05-15
158. Tyler Morgan           Pine Grove, PA           6  12-09   43
Day 1: 5   11-05     Day 2: 1   01-04
159. Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                 8  12-09   42
Day 1: 5   07-13     Day 2: 3   04-12
160. Scott Hamrick          Denver, NC               8  12-06   41
Day 1: 5   06-02     Day 2: 3   06-04
161. Kameron Harbin         Abbeville, SC            7  12-01   40
Day 1: 2   01-10     Day 2: 5   10-07
162. Don Eady               Orlando, FL              4  12-00   39
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 4   12-00
163. Matt Mattingly         Gravel Switch, KY        5  11-14   38
Day 1: 5   11-14     Day 2: 0   00-00
164. Randy Futch            Vero Beach, FL           7  11-14   37
Day 1: 2   02-04     Day 2: 5   09-10
165. Marty Brown            Dalton, GA               6  11-13   36
Day 1: 2   03-12     Day 2: 4   08-01
166. Ryan Claypool          Lancaster, NY            8  11-09   35
Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 5   07-14
167. Timothy Sisk           Kings Mtn, NC            6  11-07   34
Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 3   06-01
168. Dwayne Stevens         Fort Myers, FL           6  11-05   33
Day 1: 2   02-13     Day 2: 4   08-08
169. Corey Smith            Clermont, FL             7  11-00   32
Day 1: 3   02-11     Day 2: 4   08-05
170. Scott King             Crescent City, FL        8  10-12   31
Day 1: 5   06-15     Day 2: 3   03-13
171. Shane Mills            Myrtle Beach, SC         5  10-10   30
Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 0   00-00
172. Chris Hensley          Marbury, AL              8  10-09   29
Day 1: 3   05-03     Day 2: 5   05-06
173. Stephen Mui            Bartlett, IL             8  10-07   28
Day 1: 5   06-06     Day 2: 3   04-01
174. Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           4  10-05   27
Day 1: 2   07-08     Day 2: 2   02-13
175. Stan Gunter            Saluda, SC               7  10-05   26
Day 1: 4   04-13     Day 2: 3   05-08
176. Ish Monroe             Oakdale, CA              5  10-01   25
Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 0   00-00
177. Eddie Whiten Jr        Townville, SC            8  10-01   24
Day 1: 5   04-14     Day 2: 3   05-03
178. Hunter Bland           Ocala, FL                6  10-00   23
Day 1: 5   08-01     Day 2: 1   01-15
179. Frank Ramsey           Spring Grove, IL         5  10-00   22
Day 1: 2   03-15     Day 2: 3   06-01
180. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      4  09-15   21
Day 1: 2   06-05     Day 2: 2   03-10
181. Chris Hart             Franklin, TN             6  09-15   20
Day 1: 3   04-09     Day 2: 3   05-06
182. Jordan Osborne         Longview, TX             5  09-12   19
Day 1: 2   04-08     Day 2: 3   05-04
183. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              5  09-11   18
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   09-11
184. Mike Lavallee          Sandy, UT                5  09-06   17
Day 1: 5   09-06     Day 2: 0   00-00
185. Denny Fiedler          Minnetonka, MN           6  09-05   16
Day 1: 3   04-04     Day 2: 3   05-01
186. Gabriel Keen           Caryville, TN            8  09-03   15
Day 1: 3   02-08     Day 2: 5   06-11
187. Brian Nelson           Groveland, FL            5  09-01   14
Day 1: 5   09-01     Day 2: 0   00-00
188. Ronnie Getz            Sunman, IN               5  09-01   13
Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 4   07-07
189. Kyle Fox               Lakeland, FL             7  08-12   12
Day 1: 3   03-07     Day 2: 4   05-05
190. Tom Huynh              Moorhead, MN             4  08-11   11
Day 1: 2   04-03     Day 2: 2   04-08
191. Jerod Hawkes           Eagle Pass, TX           6  08-08   10
Day 1: 1   00-10     Day 2: 5   07-14
192. Kurt Mitchell          Milford, DE              5  08-07    9
Day 1: 5   08-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
193. Hermilo Salgado        Artemus, KY              5  08-05    8
Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
194. Warren Forsythe        Groveland, FL            5  08-03    7
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   08-03
195. Gunnar Meger           Otsego, MN               5  07-15    6
Day 1: 1   00-13     Day 2: 4   07-02
196. Steven Foster Jr       Mc Alpin, FL             4  07-12    5
Day 1: 2   04-10     Day 2: 2   03-02
197. John Parker            Gaffney, SC              5  07-11    4
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   07-11
198. Scott Luster           Prattville, AL           5  07-00    3
Day 1: 4   05-07     Day 2: 1   01-09
199. Ray Rupp               The Villages, FL         5  07-00    2
Day 1: 4   04-03     Day 2: 1   02-13
200. John Pollard           Eclectic, AL             4  06-11    1
Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 3   05-07
201. Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS          4  06-10    0
Day 1: 1   01-06     Day 2: 3   05-04
202. Douglas Dulin          Apex, NC                 6  06-08    0
Day 1: 4   04-12     Day 2: 2   01-12
203. Jason Ashe             Sylva, NC                6  06-06    0
Day 1: 4   04-04     Day 2: 2   02-02
204. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA          4  06-03    0
Day 1: 4   06-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
205. Trait Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           3  05-11    0
Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 1   01-14
206. Dustin Neat            Dunnville, KY            4  05-10    0
Day 1: 4   05-10     Day 2: 0   00-00
207. Randy Elliott          Severn, MD               3  04-11    0
Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 0   00-00
208. Bob Behrle             Hoover, AL               4  04-07    0
Day 1: 4   04-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
208. James Cassaday         Wirtz, VA                4  04-07    0
Day 1: 4   04-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
210. Russell Nixon          Rustburg, VA             3  04-05    0
Day 1: 2   01-12     Day 2: 1   02-09
211. Ronnie Green           St. Petersburg, FL       2  04-04    0
Day 1: 1   02-13     Day 2: 1   01-07
212. Ray Hashimoto          San Francisco, CA        3  04-04    0
Day 1: 1   01-11     Day 2: 2   02-09
213. Wil Hardy II           Harlem, GA               3  04-02    0
Day 1: 3   04-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
214. Rick Corn Sr           Fort Mill, SC            2  03-05    0
Day 1: 2   03-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
215. Lynn Nickeson          Towanda, PA              1  03-00    0
Day 1: 1   03-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
216. Nathan Martin          Sheffield, AL            1  02-03    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-03
216. Keith Pace             Monticello, AR           1  02-03    0
Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
218. James Taylor Jr        Humboldt, TN             2  01-15    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   01-15
219. Jerome Baird           Williamsburg, KY         2  01-13    0
Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 1   00-12
220. David Cornelius Jr.    Apison, TN               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
220. Clayton Dyer           Fayetteville, TN         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
220. Kenny Johnson          Hogansville, GA          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
220. John Kremer            Sanford, FL              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
220. Ben Quisno             Maineville, OH           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       144       906      2009-14
2       119       830      1873-15
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263      1736      3883-13

2019 Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open Harris Chain of Lakes 1/24-1/26
Harris Chain Of Lakes, Leeburg  FL.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Chuck Thurlow          Auburn, AL               6  32-12  200
Day 1: 3   15-02     Day 2: 3   17-10
2.  Eric Andrews           Davenport, FL            6  28-13  199
Day 1: 3   15-06     Day 2: 3   13-07
3.  Steve Robbins          Piketon, OH              6  25-08  198
Day 1: 3   18-05     Day 2: 3   07-03
4.  Matt Rasnick           Elizabethton, TN         6  24-08  197
Day 1: 3   14-15     Day 2: 3   09-09
5.  Mike Schnupp           Apopka, FL               6  22-03  196
Day 1: 3   15-12     Day 2: 3   06-07
6.  Keith Honeycutt        Temple, TX               6  21-12  195
Day 1: 3   09-09     Day 2: 3   12-03
7.  Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 5  21-12  194
Day 1: 2   11-10     Day 2: 3   10-02
8.  Kyle Gelles            Pingree, ID              6  20-02  193     $250.00
Day 1: 3   12-02     Day 2: 3   08-00
9.  Shawn Hawks            Vinton, OH               6  20-02  192
Day 1: 3   09-10     Day 2: 3   10-08
10. Chris Heltemes         Franklin, MA             6  19-05  191
Day 1: 3   12-03     Day 2: 3   07-02
11. Chaz Carrington        Suffolk, VA              6  19-02  190
Day 1: 3   12-03     Day 2: 3   06-15
12. Alex Prince            Blue Ridge, GA           6  18-14  189
Day 1: 3   09-13     Day 2: 3   09-01
13. Bobby Bakewell         Orlando, FL              6  18-08  188   $1,493.00
Day 1: 3   07-08     Day 2: 3   11-00
14. Justin Leet            Bartlett, TN             6  18-07  187   $1,344.00
Day 1: 3   11-07     Day 2: 3   07-00
15. Nathan Waits           Moulton, AL              6  17-12  186   $1,195.00
Day 1: 3   11-04     Day 2: 3   06-08
16. John Watts Jr          Flushing, MI             6  17-08  185   $1,045.00
Day 1: 3   11-00     Day 2: 3   06-08
17. Benton Peoples         Bardstown, KY            6  17-07  184   $1,045.00
Day 1: 3   04-14     Day 2: 3   12-09
18. Alan Sublett           Paintsville, KY          6  17-07  183   $1,045.00
Day 1: 3   05-12     Day 2: 3   11-11
19. AJ Jones               Odessa, FL               6  17-05  182   $1,045.00
Day 1: 3   09-13     Day 2: 3   07-08
20. John Wiese             Charlotte, NC            6  17-00  181   $1,045.00
Day 1: 3   08-05     Day 2: 3   08-11
21. Curtis Hall II         Lenore, WV               6  16-13  180     $896.00
Day 1: 3   11-08     Day 2: 3   05-05
22. Kenneth Bivins         Orlando, FL              5  16-07  179     $896.00
Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 3   13-00
23. Lance Pemble           Leesburg, FL             6  16-05  178     $896.00
Day 1: 3   06-14     Day 2: 3   09-07
24. Don Harvey             Franklin, TN             6  16-04  177     $896.00
Day 1: 3   06-00     Day 2: 3   10-04
25. Eric Davis             Athens, AL               5  16-04  176     $896.00
Day 1: 3   08-05     Day 2: 2   07-15
26. Mike Spears            Jasper, AL               6  16-02  175     $747.00
Day 1: 3   10-04     Day 2: 3   05-14
27. Andrew Bates           Jacksonville, FL         6  16-02  174     $747.00
Day 1: 3   07-14     Day 2: 3   08-04
28. Scott Quackenbush      Mattawan, MI             5  16-00  173     $747.00
Day 1: 2   03-01     Day 2: 3   12-15
29. John Duarte Jr         Middle River, MD         6  15-14  172     $747.00
Day 1: 3   04-14     Day 2: 3   11-00
30. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL            6  15-13  171     $747.00
Day 1: 3   09-10     Day 2: 3   06-03
31. James Southeard        Scottsboro, AL           6  15-12  170     $747.00
Day 1: 3   08-08     Day 2: 3   07-04
32. Tom Sutton             Bidwell, OH              5  15-10  169   $1,147.00
Day 1: 3   13-09     Day 2: 2   02-01
33. Randy Gardner          Titus, AL                6  15-10  168     $747.00
Day 1: 3   10-04     Day 2: 3   05-06
34. Daren McDermott        Saint Cloud, FL          6  15-09  167     $747.00
Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 3   11-14
35. Jeff Farmer            Jacksonville, NC         6  15-05  166     $747.00
Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 3   09-14
36. Nick Bagnato           Madison, MS              6  14-13  165     $747.00
Day 1: 3   09-05     Day 2: 3   05-08
37. Trevor Kraker          Cedar, MN                6  14-12  164     $747.00
Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   06-11
38. Jerry Philyaw          Delray Beach, FL         6  14-10  163     $747.00
Day 1: 3   07-14     Day 2: 3   06-12
39. Todd Lee               Jasper, AL               6  14-09  162     $747.00
Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 3   08-05
40. Paul Coburn            Pewaukee, WI             6  14-09  161     $747.00
Day 1: 3   07-08     Day 2: 3   07-01
41. Matthew Mccarthy       Marysville, OH           5  14-05  160
Day 1: 3   07-07     Day 2: 2   06-14
42. Andy Stahl             Lakeland, FL             6  13-11  159
Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   05-10
43. Gary Hall              Delbarton, WV            6  13-09  158
Day 1: 3   07-00     Day 2: 3   06-09
44. Jonathan Barnette      Jasper, AL               5  13-08  157
Day 1: 2   08-09     Day 2: 3   04-15
45. David Dimauro          Longwood, FL             5  13-05  156
Day 1: 3   10-05     Day 2: 2   03-00
46. Kibbee Mccoy           Knoxville, TN            6  13-02  155
Day 1: 3   03-04     Day 2: 3   09-14
47. Larry Inman            Greensboro, NC           6  13-02  154
Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   05-01
48. Greg Mauldin           Archdale, NC             6  13-00  153
Day 1: 3   06-14     Day 2: 3   06-02
49. Tim Watkins            Trussville, AL           6  12-15  152
Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 3   04-06
50. Steve Jarrett          Valrico, FL              6  12-14  151
Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 3   08-03
51. Robert Bruguiere       Mechanicsville, VA       6  12-08  150
Day 1: 3   08-04     Day 2: 3   04-04
52. Joe Franzwa            Pittsgrove, NJ           6  12-08  149
Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 3   06-14
53. Andrew Thomasson       Dublin, VA               5  12-08  148
Day 1: 3   06-01     Day 2: 2   06-07
54. Rodney Vaow            Troutman, NC             4  12-06  147
Day 1: 3   07-12     Day 2: 1   04-10
55. Scott Wise             Clermont, FL             6  12-05  146
Day 1: 3   04-10     Day 2: 3   07-11
56. Johnny Bigger II       Spring Hill, FL          6  12-04  145
Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   04-02
57. Ron Ritter             Bedford, IN              4  12-03  144
Day 1: 3   10-12     Day 2: 1   01-07
58. Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         6  12-02  143
Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 3   06-03
59. Alec Morrison          Peru, NY                 6  12-01  142
Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   03-15
60. Chris Longo            Tunkhannock, PA          5  12-01  141
Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 3   07-15
61. Eulon Lee Jr.          Eclectic, AL             6  11-15  140
Day 1: 3   07-12     Day 2: 3   04-03
62. Bailey Rothrock        Monticello, IN           5  11-14  139
Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 3   08-01
63. Jonathan Bailey        Fruitland Park, FL       4  11-13  138
Day 1: 3   07-01     Day 2: 1   04-12
64. Mark Westrick          Hastings, PA             6  11-12  137
Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 3   06-05
65. Daniel Rogers          Citrus Springs, FL       5  11-11  136
Day 1: 3   09-07     Day 2: 2   02-04
66. Nolan Richards         South Lyon, MI           6  11-08  135
Day 1: 3   03-14     Day 2: 3   07-10
67. Julien Raymond         Wendover CANADA          6  11-08  134
Day 1: 3   04-07     Day 2: 3   07-01
68. Seth Slanker           LAKE CITY, FL            6  11-08  133
Day 1: 3   04-09     Day 2: 3   06-15
69. Jayson Hooven          Hudson, FL               5  11-08  132
Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 2   05-05
70. William Egan           Bloomington, IN          5  11-08  131
Day 1: 3   05-05     Day 2: 2   06-03
71. Clinton Lacinak Jr     Homosassa, FL            4  11-04  130
Day 1: 1   01-05     Day 2: 3   09-15
72. Christopher Fleming    Haysi, VA                6  10-12  129
Day 1: 3   07-10     Day 2: 3   03-02
73. Jp Sims                Cookeville, TN           6  10-12  128
Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 3   04-04
74. Nick Nelson            Walden, NY               6  10-12  127
Day 1: 3   04-10     Day 2: 3   06-02
75. Jonathan Semento       Okahumpka, FL            6  10-12  126
Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 3   04-13
76. Cory Kempton           Gainesville, FL          5  10-11  125
Day 1: 2   03-00     Day 2: 3   07-11
77. Jeff Keever            Tignall, GA              4  10-10  124
Day 1: 3   09-05     Day 2: 1   01-05
78. Jonathan Dietz         Corry, PA                4  10-09  123
Day 1: 3   08-05     Day 2: 1   02-04
79. David Shumaker         Tishomingo, MS           5  10-09  122
Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 2   04-10
80. Blaine Partee          Oviedo, FL               6  10-09  121
Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 3   04-14
81. John Goebel            Lumberton, TX            5  10-06  120
Day 1: 2   05-00     Day 2: 3   05-06
82. Mike Eldridge          Blacklick, PA            6  10-05  119
Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 3   04-01
83. Jackson Swisher        LAKE CITY, FL            6  10-05  118
Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 3   04-10
84. Austin Baskette        Leesburg, FL             4  10-04  117
Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 1   02-03
85. Bobby Williams         Salisbury, NC            4  10-02  116
Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 3   08-01
86. Jarvis Ellis           Albany, GA               6  10-02  115
Day 1: 3   04-03     Day 2: 3   05-15
87. Harry Linsinbigler III Dover, FL                6  10-02  114
Day 1: 3   05-05     Day 2: 3   04-13
88. Mel McMullen           South Charleston, OH     5  10-01  113
Day 1: 3   06-15     Day 2: 2   03-02
89. William Beekman        Diamond Point, NY        5  10-01  112
Day 1: 3   06-11     Day 2: 2   03-06
90. Jerry Gallogly Jr      North Tazewell, VA       5  10-01  111
Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 2   03-13
91. Alan Bernicky          Joliet, IL               6  10-01  110
Day 1: 3   05-09     Day 2: 3   04-08
92. Doug Shumate           Fruitland Park, FL       4  10-00  109
Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 1   01-15
93. John Gregory           Orlando, FL              6  10-00  108
Day 1: 3   06-00     Day 2: 3   04-00
94. Bill Bruce             Hendersonville, TN       6  10-00  107
Day 1: 3   05-03     Day 2: 3   04-13
95. Bradley Sterner        Manchester, PA           6  10-00  106
Day 1: 3   04-14     Day 2: 3   05-02
96. Tom Helton             Charleston, TN           3  09-15  105
Day 1: 3   09-15     Day 2: 0   00-00
97. Dennis Akers           South Portsmouth, KY     4  09-15  104
Day 1: 3   07-02     Day 2: 1   02-13
98.  Tim Huddleston        Calvert City, KY         4  09-15  103
Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 2   05-15
99. Ron Horton             Dover, DE                5  09-15  102
Day 1: 3   04-01     Day 2: 2   05-14
100. Tacorrie Johnson       Grand Prairie, TX        5  09-14  101
Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 2   02-09
101. Caleb Keith            Beaufort, SC             5  09-14  100
Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 2   03-11
102. Jacob Canady           Newnan, GA               3  09-13   99
Day 1: 3   09-13     Day 2: 0   00-00
103. Sakae Ushio            Tonawanda, NY            5  09-13   98
Day 1: 2   01-13     Day 2: 3   08-00
104. Sam Leary              Canaan, CT               5  09-13   97
Day 1: 2   02-09     Day 2: 3   07-04
105. Joshua Hubbard         Braidwood, IL            5  09-13   96
Day 1: 3   03-06     Day 2: 2   06-07
106. Michelle Jalaba        Birmingham, MI           3  09-12   95
Day 1: 3   09-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
107. Wynston Kicklighter    Keystone Heights, FL     6  09-10   94
Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 3   04-00
108. Michael Gabel          St Charles, IL           4  09-09   93
Day 1: 3   07-04     Day 2: 1   02-05
109. Miriam Donohoo         San Mateo, FL            6  09-09   92
Day 1: 3   03-12     Day 2: 3   05-13
110. Michael Morris         Hubert, NC               4  09-04   91
Day 1: 3   07-15     Day 2: 1   01-05
111. Barry Burford          Charlotte, NC            4  09-04   90
Day 1: 3   07-13     Day 2: 1   01-07
112. Travis Dehart          Greenville, SC           6  09-04   89
Day 1: 3   03-00     Day 2: 3   06-04
113. Richard Rhodes         Calvert City, KY         4  09-02   88
Day 1: 3   06-15     Day 2: 1   02-03
114. Jimmy Bass             Ocala, FL                4  09-01   87
Day 1: 3   07-13     Day 2: 1   01-04
115. Donnie Bowman          Quinton, VA              5  09-00   86
Day 1: 3   06-14     Day 2: 2   02-02
116. Travis Hunter          Minneola, FL             5  09-00   85
Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 3   05-03
117. Brandon Quackenbush    Kalamazoo, MI            4  08-15   84
Day 1: 1   00-00     Day 2: 3   08-15
118. Scott Waters           Saint Cloud, FL          3  08-14   83
Day 1: 1   05-05     Day 2: 2   03-09
119. Jacques Lheureux       Tampa, FL                4  08-13   82
Day 1: 2   06-06     Day 2: 2   02-07
120. Jordon Venable         Winston Salem, NC        4  08-13   81
Day 1: 3   04-14     Day 2: 1   03-15
121. Matt Pretzel           Waconia, MN              4  08-11   80
Day 1: 1   01-11     Day 2: 3   07-00
122. Brian Rothrock         Monticello, IN           5  08-10   79
Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 2   03-03
123. Rex Oneal              Fayetteville, TN         6  08-10   78
Day 1: 3   04-13     Day 2: 3   03-13
124. Shane Love             Crooksville, OH          3  08-09   77
Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
125. Ronnie Richards        Smithville, TN           5  08-06   76
Day 1: 3   06-02     Day 2: 2   02-04
126. Scott Spencer          Raleigh, NC              6  08-06   75
Day 1: 3   04-13     Day 2: 3   03-09
127. John Goul              Philadelphia, MS         4  08-01   74
Day 1: 1   02-09     Day 2: 3   05-08
128. Noel Allen Jr          Brandon, MS              3  07-15   73
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-15
129. Robert Ramsey          Hubert, NC               5  07-15   72
Day 1: 2   02-11     Day 2: 3   05-04
130. Ryan Bowman            Seneca, SC               4  07-15   71
Day 1: 1   02-11     Day 2: 3   05-04
131. Kyle Schutta           Forest Lake, MN          4  07-14   70
Day 1: 1   00-12     Day 2: 3   07-02
132. Joel Greene            Enoree, SC               5  07-14   69
Day 1: 3   04-09     Day 2: 2   03-05
133. Mike White             Ponte Vedra, FL          3  07-11   68
Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 0   00-00
134. Billy Wright           Winter Park, FL          5  07-10   67
Day 1: 2   03-02     Day 2: 3   04-08
135. Ronnie Shephard        Oak Hill, OH             6  07-09   66
Day 1: 3   04-00     Day 2: 3   03-09
136. Taylor Stumbo          Prestonsburg, KY         5  07-08   65
Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 2   02-06
137. Jay West               Canton, GA               3  07-08   64
Day 1: 2   03-02     Day 2: 1   04-06
138. Joe Edwards Jr.        Apopka, FL               4  07-06   63
Day 1: 3   05-03     Day 2: 1   02-03
139. William Johnson        Hurricane Mills, TN      4  07-05   62
Day 1: 1   01-09     Day 2: 3   05-12
140. Bob Bakewell           Orlando, FL              5  07-05   61
Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 3   04-15
141. Henry Reynolds         Callands, VA             4  07-05   60
Day 1: 1   02-14     Day 2: 3   04-07
142. Kevin Steele           Kissimmee, FL            4  07-02   59
Day 1: 3   04-10     Day 2: 1   02-08
143. George Lauster Jr      Gold Hill, NC            3  07-00   58
Day 1: 3   07-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
143. Todd Young             Perryville, KY           3  07-00   58
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-00
145. Rick Hamer             Charleston, WV           5  07-00   56
Day 1: 2   03-04     Day 2: 3   03-12
146. Ross Rhodes            Paw Paw, MI              5  06-15   55
Day 1: 3   04-13     Day 2: 2   02-02
147. Stacey Jefferson       Conway, SC               4  06-12   54
Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 1   01-06
148. Brian Hopton           Mason, OH                4  06-11   53
Day 1: 3   03-15     Day 2: 1   02-12
149. Michael Bankes         Jacksonville, NC         5  06-10   52
Day 1: 3   03-15     Day 2: 2   02-11
150. David Pechacek         Champlin, MN             5  06-10   51
Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 2   02-15
151. Larry Maring           Minneola, FL             4  06-06   50
Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 2   02-15
152. Mark Frickman          Reidsville, NC           5  06-05   49
Day 1: 3   04-02     Day 2: 2   02-03
153. Jim Short              Ocean Pines, MD          6  06-01   48
Day 1: 3   03-13     Day 2: 3   02-04
154. Stephen Smith          Raleigh, NC              5  06-01   47
Day 1: 3   02-05     Day 2: 2   03-12
155. Gregory Buckner        Lusby, MD                4  06-00   46
Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 3   03-15
156. Tom Balachvili         Scarsdale, NY            4  06-00   45
Day 1: 2   02-14     Day 2: 2   03-02
157. Liam Oneill            Beverly Hills, FL        3  05-15   44
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-15
158. Barry Hughes           Plant City, FL           3  05-14   43
Day 1: 3   05-14     Day 2: 0   00-00
159. Jeffrey Worth          Longwood, FL             3  05-13   42
Day 1: 3   05-13     Day 2: 0   00-00
160. William Norris II      Ocoee, FL                2  05-13   41
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   05-13
161. Todd Walters           Summerville, SC          3  05-12   40
Day 1: 3   05-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
162. Casey Richter          Blaine, MN               4  05-12   39
Day 1: 3   04-15     Day 2: 1   00-13
163. Stephen Smith          Commerce Twp, MI         3  05-12   38
Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 1   01-12
164. Jenny Sander           Byron, GA                3  05-11   37
Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 0   00-00
165. Robert Knoerzer        Oviedo, FL               2  05-08   36
Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 1   02-14
166. Connor Mcelvaney       Orlando, FL              3  05-07   35
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-07
166. Don Ramsey             Orlando, FL              3  05-07   35
Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
166. Tony Sears             Dahlonega, GA            3  05-07   35
Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
169. David Ellis            Bushnell, FL             4  05-06   32
Day 1: 1   01-00     Day 2: 3   04-06
170. Robert Miller          Litchfield, MI           3  05-06   31
Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 2   03-12
171. Wesley Watson          Huntington, WV           3  05-06   30
Day 1: 1   03-05     Day 2: 2   02-01
172. Eddie Frye             Gallipolis, OH           3  05-05   29
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-05
173. Justin Burnard         Elk River, MN            4  05-05   28
Day 1: 2   02-10     Day 2: 2   02-11
174. Robert Fiala           Tavares, FL              3  05-02   27
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-02
175. Justin Weber           Wesley Chapel, FL        5  05-02   26
Day 1: 2   02-03     Day 2: 3   02-15
176. Jeffrey Purves         Roanoke, VA              3  04-15   25
Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 2   03-02
177. Eric Correll           Fayetteville, GA         4  04-12   24
Day 1: 1   01-07     Day 2: 3   03-05
178. Bryan Ray              Lake Leelanau, MI        3  04-11   23
Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 0   00-00
179. Bill Rutkowski         Riverview, FL            3  04-11   22
Day 1: 1   01-05     Day 2: 2   03-06
180. Angelo Padilla         Deland, FL               3  04-08   21
Day 1: 3   04-08     Day 2: 0   00-00
181. Scott Fairchild        New Windsor, NY          1  04-08   20
Day 1: 1   04-08     Day 2: 0   00-00
182. Burley Langford Jr.    Petersburg, VA           3  04-07   19
Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 1   01-00
183. Steven Michaels        Garner, NC               4  04-07   18
Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 3   03-04
184. Masaya Yamaguchi       New York, NY             3  04-07   17
Day 1: 1   02-06     Day 2: 2   02-01
185. Robt Lyerly            Smyrna, GA               2  04-04   16
Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 1   03-03
186. Ernest McIntyre Jr     Fayetteville, NC         3  04-03   15
Day 1: 2   03-06     Day 2: 1   00-13
187. Zacharie Laplace       Elkhart, IN              3  04-01   14
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   04-01
187. Robert Lovell          West Monroe, LA          3  04-01   14
Day 1: 3   04-01     Day 2: 0   00-00
189. Carl Hunter            Snellville, GA           2  04-01   12
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-01
190. Charles Fochtman       Moneta, VA               3  04-00   11
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   04-00
191. Chip Stith             Piscataway, NJ           3  03-15   10
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   03-15
192. David Rushing          Orlando, FL              2  03-14    9
Day 1: 2   03-14     Day 2: 0   00-00
193. Chad Bushnaq           Buffalo, NY              3  03-14    8
Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 2   02-11
194. Mike Sather            Beech Island, SC         2  03-14    7
Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 1   02-01
195. Arthur Watkinson       Cudahy, WI               3  03-13    6
Day 1: 2   02-13     Day 2: 1   01-00
196. Todd Sosebee           Bessemer City, NC        3  03-12    5
Day 1: 3   03-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
197. Rick Williams Jr       Sandston, VA             3  03-12    4
Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 2   02-11
198. Brandon Blalock        Newnan, GA               2  03-09    3
Day 1: 2   03-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
199. Robert Gibson          Niota, TN                3  03-05    2
Day 1: 3   03-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
200. Justin Salisbury       Binghamton, NY           2  03-05    1
Day 1: 2   03-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
201. James Howell           Lake Villa, IL           1  03-04    0
Day 1: 1   03-04     Day 2: 0   00-00
202. Buck Hilliard Jr.      Peachtree City, GA       3  03-02    0
Day 1: 3   03-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
203. Mike Leary             Naples, FL               2  03-02    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-02
204. Benjie Seaborn         Guin, AL                 3  03-00    0
Day 1: 3   03-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
205. Danny Hammons          Morganton, NC            1  03-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-00
206. Scap Cicero            Wetumpka, AL             2  03-00    0
Day 1: 1   00-15     Day 2: 1   02-01
207. Paul Gring             Rocky Mount, VA          2  02-14    0
Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 1   01-13
208. Tom Mccarthy           Marysville, OH           1  02-13    0
Day 1: 1   02-13     Day 2: 0   00-00
209. Linda Higginbotham     Palm Coast, FL           3  02-12    0
Day 1: 3   02-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
210. John Vest              Cloverdale, VA           2  02-06    0
Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 0   00-00
211. Tyler Quackenbush      Mattawan, MI             1  02-00    0
Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
212. Chase Hubble           Plant City, FL           1  01-11    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-11
213. Reece Panter           Blue Ridge, GA           1  01-07    0
Day 1: 1   01-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
214. Heath Cox              Valdosta, GA             1  01-03    0
Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
215. Gus Kneidinger         Prospect, PA             1  00-15    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   00-15
216. Jamie Ferdarko         Dubois, PA               1  00-12    0
Day 1: 1   00-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
217. Matthew Gee            Umatilla, FL             1  00-09    0
Day 1: 1   00-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
218. Thomas Abraham         Winchester, TN           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
218. Skyler Anderson        Harlem, GA               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
218. Kyle Brown             Wexford, PA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
218. Jacob Jarrell          Crown City, OH           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
218. Jonathan Mickler       Grant Valkaria, FL       0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
218. William Powers         Kissimmee, FL            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
218. Eugene Stinson         Dry Branch, GA           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00

by AnglersChannel

Stephens Hammers 32.12 for the Opens Lead on Harris Chain!!

Courtesy of BASS

 

LEESBURG, Fla. — Ohio angler Whitney Stephens harnessed the upside of the week’s weather change to catch a massive limit of 32 pounds, 12 ounces and storm into the Day 1 lead at the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open on Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes.The fierce weather system that blew through Central Florida Thursday morning forced the cancellation of the tournament’s scheduled start and ushered in a cold snap that sent Harris Chain bass looking for warmer cover. Stephens took this as his cue to head offshore and target the heating blankets.

“It was totally offshore hydrilla for me; just offshore staging areas in 8 to 12,” he said. “They’re setting up to flood the banks.

“I tried to find the thickest patches of hydrilla I could find and just did circles around them. I think the cold night probably got them into the hydrilla a little more. I went flipping one day in practice and maybe had 12 pounds. With the cold weather, I just prepared to fish offshore.”

Noting that today’s catch was his biggest tournament limit, Stephens said he spent all day in one lake. He opted to keep his location confidential, but he said he caught his fish on a mix of reaction baits and slow-moving baits.

“It was a little slow in the morning for me, but from 10 o’clock on, it was good,” Stephens said. “I found two areas with multiple fish, but other than that it was one here, one there. My biggest one was 8-3 and that came around noon.

“I had a good practice and it all just worked out. I’m a little short for words; it was just an amazing day.”

Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Md., is in second place with 27-10. After dividing his time primarily between lakes Harris and Griffin — with a brief stop in Lake Eustis — Schmidt was guarded about which baits he used. But he said he had a particular scenario that produced his fish.

“There’s a certain deal I’m looking for,” Schmidt said. “I had three main areas, and I was able to return multiple times to each spot. It was an even deal. I got a good start and then I had some key culls. I think all of my fish were prespawn. They weren’t ganged up; they were spread out big time.”

David May of Odessa, Fla., is in third with 22-14. Fishing mostly reaction baits, May anchored his sack with a 7-15 kicker. His day comprised a combination of patterns, with flipping baits early and then reaction baits in the afternoon.

“Early on, I was going after the prespawners and stagers shallow,” May said. “I did that most of the day. Then as the day was winding down, I thought I’d do something different and go after post-spawners. That’s where the big one came — in the last 30 minutes of the day.”

Schmidt is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 8-4.

Steve Robbins of Piketon, Ohio, leads the co-angler division with 18-5. Robbins caught his fish by dragging a Texas-rigged worm through hydrilla in 8 to 14 feet. Approximately 30 minutes before check-in, he boosted his limit with an 8-3.

Tom Sutton of Bidwell, Ohio, holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with an 8-11.

Saturday’s takeoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. ET at Ski Beach Park. The weigh-in will be held at the park at 3 p.m.
2019 Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open Harris Chain of Lakes 1/24-1/26
Harris Chain Of Lakes, Leeburg  FL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              5  32-12  200
Day 1: 5   32-12
2.  Bryan Schmitt          Deale, MD                5  27-10  199
Day 1: 5   27-10
3.  David May              Odessa, FL               5  22-14  198
Day 1: 5   22-14
4.  Eric Panzironi         Longwood, FL             5  22-03  197
Day 1: 5   22-03
5.  Buddy Gross            Chickamauga, GA          5  21-07  196
Day 1: 5   21-07
6.  Alvin Shaw             Roaring Gap, NC          5  20-03  195
Day 1: 5   20-03
7.  Trevor Fitzgerald      Belleview, FL            5  20-01  194
Day 1: 5   20-01
8.  Nick Hatfield          Chuckey, TN              5  18-15  193
Day 1: 5   18-15
9.  Vernon Kemp            Umatilla, FL             5  18-13  192
Day 1: 5   18-13
10. Rich Howes             Oviedo, FL               5  18-06  191
Day 1: 5   18-06
11. Kotaro Kiriyama        Guntersville, AL         5  18-00  190
Day 1: 5   18-00
12. Kyle Welcher           Opelika, AL              5  17-14  189
Day 1: 5   17-14
13. Simon Borja            Tavares, FL              5  17-08  188
Day 1: 5   17-08
14. Bryant Adam            Madison, MS              5  17-06  187
Day 1: 5   17-06
14. David Boelkins         Hubertus, WI             5  17-06  187
Day 1: 5   17-06
16. John Brazzell          Winter Garden, FL        5  17-05  185
Day 1: 5   17-05
17. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA           5  16-13  184
Day 1: 5   16-13
18. Ray Trudeau            Saint Cloud, FL          5  16-09  183
Day 1: 5   16-09
19. Douglas Lyon           Glendale, OH             5  16-07  182
Day 1: 5   16-07
20. Kent Mittelstaedt      New Hope, MN             5  16-02  181
Day 1: 5   16-02
21. Justin Hamner          Northport, AL            5  16-01  180
Day 1: 5   16-01
22. Phillip Brannon        Sylacauga, AL            5  15-13  179
Day 1: 5   15-13
22. John Hunter Jr         Shelbyville, KY          5  15-13  179
Day 1: 5   15-13
22. Carson Orellana        Mooresville, NC          5  15-13  179
Day 1: 5   15-13
25. Bradley Dortch         Atmore, AL               5  15-12  176
Day 1: 5   15-12
26. John Cox               Debary, FL               5  15-09  175
Day 1: 5   15-09
27. Tyler Berger           Delaware, OH             5  15-08  174
Day 1: 5   15-08
27. Jim Moynagh            Carver, MN               5  15-08  174
Day 1: 5   15-08
29. Mandel Pettus          Rocky Point, NY          5  15-06  172
Day 1: 5   15-06
29. Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT           5  15-06  172
Day 1: 5   15-06
31. William Pioch          Beckley, WV              5  15-03  170
Day 1: 5   15-03
32. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  14-14  169
Day 1: 5   14-14
33. Jeff Mathews           Maitland, FL             5  14-11  168
Day 1: 5   14-11
34. Trevor Prince          Blue Ridge, GA           5  14-08  167
Day 1: 5   14-08
35. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           5  14-07  166
Day 1: 5   14-07
36. Dave Frost             Mount Dora, FL           5  14-06  165
Day 1: 5   14-06
37. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME             5  14-03  164
Day 1: 5   14-03
37. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA         5  14-03  164
Day 1: 5   14-03
37. Ronald Young           New Braunfels, TX        5  14-03  164
Day 1: 5   14-03
40. James Mignanelli       Harmony, PA              4  14-01  161
Day 1: 4   14-01
41. Derrick Blake          Rockwood, TN             5  14-00  160
Day 1: 5   14-00
42. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  5  13-15  159
Day 1: 5   13-15
43. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN         5  13-12  158
Day 1: 5   13-12
44. Scott Wilbanks         Groveland, FL            5  13-10  157
Day 1: 5   13-10
45. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA       5  13-06  156
Day 1: 5   13-06
46. Cameron Smith          Wareham, MA              5  13-04  155
Day 1: 5   13-04
47. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           5  13-03  154
Day 1: 5   13-03
48. Nick Deering           Portland, ME             5  12-14  153
Day 1: 5   12-14
49. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            5  12-13  152
Day 1: 5   12-13
50. Grae Buck              Harleysville, PA         5  12-12  151
Day 1: 5   12-12
50. Jesse Spellicy         Gouverneur, NY           5  12-12  151
Day 1: 5   12-12
52. Clayton Batts          Butler, GA               5  12-10  149
Day 1: 5   12-10
53. Chris Jackson          Dora, AL                 3  12-08  148
Day 1: 3   12-08
54. Colin James            Otsego, MN               5  12-04  147
Day 1: 5   12-04
55. Austin Schroeder       Zephyrhills, FL          5  12-03  146
Day 1: 5   12-03
56. Robert Pearson         Herndon, VA              3  12-03  145
Day 1: 3   12-03
57. Jacopo Gallelli        Firenze ITALY            5  12-02  144
Day 1: 5   12-02
58. Gino Losi              Sorrento, FL             5  11-15  143
Day 1: 5   11-15
59. Matt Mattingly         Gravel Switch, KY        5  11-14  142
Day 1: 5   11-14
60. Chris Ferguson         Wittensville, KY         5  11-12  141
Day 1: 5   11-12
61. Richard Dunham         Odessa, FL               5  11-12  140
Day 1: 5   11-12
62. Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           4  11-12  139
Day 1: 4   11-12
63. David Kilgore          Jasper, AL               5  11-11  138
Day 1: 5   11-11
64. Ron Johnson            Chandler, AZ             5  11-10  137
Day 1: 5   11-10
64. Scott Patton           Paris, TN                5  11-10  137
Day 1: 5   11-10
66. Barron Adams           Mineral Bluff, GA        5  11-08  135
Day 1: 5   11-08
66. Craig Chambers         Harrisburg, NC           5  11-08  135
Day 1: 5   11-08
66. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL             5  11-08  135
Day 1: 5   11-08
69. Stephen Crawley        Bush, LA                 5  11-06  132
Day 1: 5   11-06
69. Darryl Halbert         Enoree, SC               5  11-06  132
Day 1: 5   11-06
71. Tyler Morgan           Pine Grove, PA           5  11-05  130
Day 1: 5   11-05
72. Willy Hicks            Chester, VA              5  11-04  129
Day 1: 5   11-04
72. Dave Turner            Crystal River, FL        5  11-04  129
Day 1: 5   11-04
74. Linwood Shores         Powhatan, VA             5  11-03  127
Day 1: 5   11-03
74. Brad Staley            Pleasant Garden, NC      5  11-03  127
Day 1: 5   11-03
76. Cody Detweiler         Orlando, FL              5  11-01  125
Day 1: 5   11-01
77. Bill Day II            Frankfort, KY            5  11-00  124
Day 1: 5   11-00
77. Thomas Oltorik III     Deland, FL               5  11-00  124
Day 1: 5   11-00
79. Austin Neary           Sylva, NC                5  10-11  122
Day 1: 5   10-11
79. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC          5  10-11  122
Day 1: 5   10-11
81. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname JAPAN           5  10-10  120
Day 1: 5   10-10
81. Shane Mills            Myrtle Beach, SC         5  10-10  120
Day 1: 5   10-10
83. Parker Mott            Winter Garden, FL        5  10-08  118
Day 1: 5   10-08
84. Seiji Kato             Outsu Shiga JAPAN        5  10-05  117
Day 1: 5   10-05
85. Allan Nail             Sand Springs, OK         5  10-05  116
Day 1: 5   10-05
86. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  10-04  115
Day 1: 5   10-04
87. Ish Monroe             Oakdale, CA              5  10-01  114
Day 1: 5   10-01
88. Jeff Dyer              Oak Hill, OH             5  10-00  113
Day 1: 5   10-00
88. J.R. McCay             Helen, GA                5  10-00  113
Day 1: 5   10-00
90. Anthony Ford           New Smyrna, FL           5  09-15  111
Day 1: 5   09-15
90. Cody Pike              Powhatan, VA             5  09-15  111
Day 1: 5   09-15
90. Darrell Pons           Earleton, FL             5  09-15  111
Day 1: 5   09-15
93. Bill Chapman           Salt Rock, WV            5  09-13  108
Day 1: 5   09-13
94. Allen Brooks           Canton, GA               5  09-11  107
Day 1: 5   09-11
95. Andy Hribar            Lakeville, MN            4  09-09  106
Day 1: 4   09-09
96. Mike Lavallee          Sandy, UT                5  09-06  105
Day 1: 5   09-06
97. Buddy Cipoletti        Wading River, NY         5  09-04  104
Day 1: 5   09-04
98. Troy Roder             Brookeland, TX           5  09-03  103
Day 1: 5   09-03
99. Dean Silvester         Boonah Queensland AUSTR  4  09-02  102
Day 1: 4   09-02
100. Brian Nelson           Groveland, FL            5  09-01  101
Day 1: 5   09-01
101. Keith Barlow           Mount Laurel, NJ         5  08-15  100
Day 1: 5   08-15
102. Daniel Martin          Elmhurst, IL             5  08-14   99
Day 1: 5   08-14
103. Jerrod Albright        Kissimmee, FL            5  08-12   98
Day 1: 5   08-12
104. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  08-10   97
Day 1: 5   08-10
105. Brad Burkhart          Speedwell, TN            5  08-09   96
Day 1: 5   08-09
105. Ronald Ryals Jr        Live Oak, FL             5  08-09   96
Day 1: 5   08-09
107. Fred Rigdon            Belleview, FL            5  08-08   94
Day 1: 5   08-08
108. Brandon McMillan       Clewiston, FL            5  08-07   93
Day 1: 5   08-07
108. Kurt Mitchell          Milford, DE              5  08-07   93
Day 1: 5   08-07
110. Craig Cavanna          Spring Hill, FL          5  08-05   91
Day 1: 5   08-05
110. Kevin Martin           Crown City, OH           5  08-05   91
Day 1: 5   08-05
110. Hermilo Salgado        Artemus, KY              5  08-05   91
Day 1: 5   08-05
113. Gregg Fogner           Conway, SC               5  08-04   88
Day 1: 5   08-04
113. Brian Tyler            Johnsonville, SC         5  08-04   88
Day 1: 5   08-04
115. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI              5  08-02   86
Day 1: 5   08-02
116. Hunter Bland           Ocala, FL                5  08-01   85
Day 1: 5   08-01
116. Patrick Martin         Mascouche Quebec CANADA  5  08-01   85
Day 1: 5   08-01
118. Lee Black              Moulton, AL              5  08-00   83
Day 1: 5   08-00
118. Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ         5  08-00   83
Day 1: 5   08-00
120. Tyler Ellis            Battlefield, MO          5  07-15   81
Day 1: 5   07-15
120. Freddy  Palmer         Estill Springs, TN       5  07-15   81
Day 1: 5   07-15
122. Tim Arnold             Cullman, AL              5  07-14   79
Day 1: 5   07-14
123. Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                 5  07-13   78
Day 1: 5   07-13
124. Tom Frink              Cartersville, GA         5  07-10   77
Day 1: 5   07-10
125. Jared Dial             Winter Haven, FL         5  07-09   76
Day 1: 5   07-09
126. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            4  07-09   75
Day 1: 4   07-09
126. Scott Siller           Milwaukee, WI            4  07-09   75
Day 1: 4   07-09
128. Matt Becker            Finleyville, PA          3  07-08   73
Day 1: 3   07-08
129. Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           2  07-08   72
Day 1: 2   07-08
130. David Gaston           Sylacauga, AL            5  07-06   71
Day 1: 5   07-06
131. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK         4  07-04   70
Day 1: 4   07-04
132. Raymond Jones III      Statesville, NC          5  07-03   69
Day 1: 5   07-03
133. Mark Inman             Greensboro, NC           5  07-02   68
Day 1: 5   07-02
134. Guy Eaker              Cherryville, NC          4  07-01   67
Day 1: 4   07-01
134. Andrew Iversen         Mound, MN                4  07-01   67
Day 1: 4   07-01
136. Tim Ward               Sylacauga, AL            3  07-00   65
Day 1: 3   07-00
137. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL             5  06-15   64
Day 1: 5   06-15
137. Scott King             Crescent City, FL        5  06-15   64
Day 1: 5   06-15
139. Mitch Liss             Saint Cloud, FL          4  06-13   62
Day 1: 4   06-13
140. Gary Dover             Blacksburg, SC           5  06-11   61
Day 1: 5   06-11
140. Shawn Hendrix          Sharpsburg, GA           5  06-11   61
Day 1: 5   06-11
142. Nick Tate              Knoxville, TN            5  06-09   59
Day 1: 5   06-09
143. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA               5  06-08   58
Day 1: 5   06-08
143. Scott Byrd             Ocklawaha, FL            5  06-08   58
Day 1: 5   06-08
143. Nick Ratliff           Vine Grove, KY           5  06-08   58
Day 1: 5   06-08
143. Matthew Robertson      Kuttawa, KY              5  06-08   58
Day 1: 5   06-08
147. Darrell Davis          Dover, FL                3  06-08   54
Day 1: 3   06-08
148. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV           5  06-07   53
Day 1: 5   06-07
149. Stephen Mui            Bartlett, IL             5  06-06   52
Day 1: 5   06-06
150. Christian Mazzola Sr   Walnutport, PA           4  06-06   51
Day 1: 4   06-06
151. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      2  06-05   50
Day 1: 2   06-05
152. Douglas Reed           Bridgeton, NJ            5  06-04   49
Day 1: 5   06-04
153. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA          4  06-03   48
Day 1: 4   06-03
154. Scott Hamrick          Denver, NC               5  06-02   47
Day 1: 5   06-02
154. Steve York             Bronson, MI              5  06-02   47
Day 1: 5   06-02
156. Jayme Rampey           Liberty, SC              5  06-00   45
Day 1: 5   06-00
156. Shane Rees             Middletown, IN           5  06-00   45
Day 1: 5   06-00
158. Preston Harris         State Road, NC           4  06-00   43
Day 1: 4   06-00
159. Levi Wiget             Lakewood Ranch, FL       4  05-15   42
Day 1: 4   05-15
160. Laramy Strickland      Bushnell, FL             5  05-13   41
Day 1: 5   05-13
161. Steven Hatala          Harrison Township, MI    2  05-12   40
Day 1: 2   05-12
162. Garrett Rocamora       Lithia, FL               5  05-11   39
Day 1: 5   05-11
163. Tony Hogan             Mc David, FL             4  05-11   38
Day 1: 4   05-11
164. Dustin Neat            Dunnville, KY            4  05-10   37
Day 1: 4   05-10
165. Sander Entus           Plantation, FL           5  05-09   36
Day 1: 5   05-09
166. Scott Luster           Prattville, AL           4  05-07   35
Day 1: 4   05-07
167. Josh Douglas           Isle, MN                 2  05-07   34
Day 1: 2   05-07
168. Timothy Sisk           Kings Mtn, NC            3  05-06   33
Day 1: 3   05-06
169. Kay Choosakul          Sanford, NC              2  05-04   32
Day 1: 2   05-04
170. Chris Hensley          Marbury, AL              3  05-03   31
Day 1: 3   05-03
171. Jay Shipe              Mineola, TX              5  05-02   30
Day 1: 5   05-02
171. Joe Thompson           Clayton, GA              5  05-02   30
Day 1: 5   05-02
173. Eddie Whiten Jr        Townville, SC            5  04-14   28
Day 1: 5   04-14
174. Stan Gunter            Saluda, SC               4  04-13   27
Day 1: 4   04-13
175. Douglas Dulin          Apex, NC                 4  04-12   26
Day 1: 4   04-12
176. Randy Elliott          Severn, MD               3  04-11   25
Day 1: 3   04-11
177. Steven Foster Jr       Mc Alpin, FL             2  04-10   24
Day 1: 2   04-10
178. Chris Hart             Franklin, TN             3  04-09   23
Day 1: 3   04-09
179. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               1  04-09   22
Day 1: 1   04-09
180. Jordan Osborne         Longview, TX             2  04-08   21
Day 1: 2   04-08
181. Bob Behrle             Hoover, AL               4  04-07   20
Day 1: 4   04-07
181. James Cassaday         Wirtz, VA                4  04-07   20
Day 1: 4   04-07
183. Jason Ashe             Sylva, NC                4  04-04   18
Day 1: 4   04-04
184. Denny Fiedler          Minnetonka, MN           3  04-04   17
Day 1: 3   04-04
185. Ray Rupp               The Villages, FL         4  04-03   16
Day 1: 4   04-03
186. Tom Huynh              Moorhead, MN             2  04-03   15
Day 1: 2   04-03
187. Wil Hardy II           Harlem, GA               3  04-02   14
Day 1: 3   04-02
188. Hunter Eubanks         Inman, SC                2  04-02   13
Day 1: 2   04-02
189. Frank Ramsey           Spring Grove, IL         2  03-15   12
Day 1: 2   03-15
190. Trait Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           2  03-13   11
Day 1: 2   03-13
191. Marty Brown            Dalton, GA               2  03-12   10
Day 1: 2   03-12
192. Ryan Claypool          Lancaster, NY            3  03-11    9
Day 1: 3   03-11
193. Kyle Fox               Lakeland, FL             3  03-07    8
Day 1: 3   03-07
194. Rick Corn Sr           Fort Mill, SC            2  03-05    7
Day 1: 2   03-05
195. Lynn Nickeson          Towanda, PA              1  03-00    6
Day 1: 1   03-00
196. Dwayne Stevens         Fort Myers, FL           2  02-13    5
Day 1: 2   02-13
197. Ronnie Green           St. Petersburg, FL       1  02-13    4
Day 1: 1   02-13
198. Corey Smith            Clermont, FL             3  02-11    3
Day 1: 3   02-11
199. Andrew Heivly          Malvern, PA              2  02-09    2
Day 1: 2   02-09
200. Gabriel Keen           Caryville, TN            3  02-08    1
Day 1: 3   02-08
201. Wayne Hauser Jr        Mooresville, NC          1  02-05    0
Day 1: 1   02-05
202. Randy Futch            Vero Beach, FL           2  02-04    0
Day 1: 2   02-04
203. Keith Pace             Monticello, AR           1  02-03    0
Day 1: 1   02-03
204. Russell Nixon          Rustburg, VA             2  01-12    0
Day 1: 2   01-12
205. Ray Hashimoto          San Francisco, CA        1  01-11    0
Day 1: 1   01-11
206. Kameron Harbin         Abbeville, SC            2  01-10    0
Day 1: 2   01-10
207. Ronnie Getz            Sunman, IN               1  01-10    0
Day 1: 1   01-10
208. Colby Robertson        Summerfield, FL          1  01-08    0
Day 1: 1   01-08
209. Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS          1  01-06    0
Day 1: 1   01-06
210. John Pollard           Eclectic, AL             1  01-04    0
Day 1: 1   01-04
211. Jerome Baird           Williamsburg, KY         1  01-01    0
Day 1: 1   01-01
212. Gunnar Meger           Otsego, MN               1  00-13    0
Day 1: 1   00-13
213. Jerod Hawkes           Eagle Pass, TX           1  00-10    0
Day 1: 1   00-10
214. David Cornelius Jr.    Apison, TN               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
214. Clayton Dyer           Fayetteville, TN         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
214. Don Eady               Orlando, FL              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
214. Warren Forsythe        Groveland, FL            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
214. Kenny Johnson          Hogansville, GA          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
214. John Kremer            Sanford, FL              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
214. Nathan Martin          Sheffield, AL            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
214. John Parker            Gaffney, SC              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
214. Ben Quisno             Maineville, OH           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
214. James Taylor Jr        Humboldt, TN             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
214. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       144       906      2009-14
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144       906      2009-14

2019 Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open Harris Chain of Lakes 1/24-1/26
Harris Chain Of Lakes, Leeburg  FL.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Steve Robbins          Piketon, OH              3  18-05  200
Day 1: 3   18-05
2.  Mike Schnupp           Apopka, FL               3  15-12  199
Day 1: 3   15-12
3.  Eric Andrews           Davenport, FL            3  15-06  198
Day 1: 3   15-06
4.  Chuck Thurlow          Auburn, AL               3  15-02  197
Day 1: 3   15-02
5.  Matt Rasnick           Elizabethton, TN         3  14-15  196
Day 1: 3   14-15
6.  Tom Sutton             Bidwell, OH              3  13-09  195
Day 1: 3   13-09
7.  Chaz Carrington        Suffolk, VA              3  12-03  194
Day 1: 3   12-03
7.  Chris Heltemes         Franklin, MA             3  12-03  194
Day 1: 3   12-03
9.  Kyle Gelles            Pingree, ID              3  12-02  192
Day 1: 3   12-02
10. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 2  11-10  191
Day 1: 2   11-10
11. Curtis Hall II         Lenore, WV               3  11-08  190
Day 1: 3   11-08
12. Justin Leet            Bartlett, TN             3  11-07  189
Day 1: 3   11-07
13. Nathan Waits           Moulton, AL              3  11-04  188
Day 1: 3   11-04
14. John Watts Jr          Flushing, MI             3  11-00  187
Day 1: 3   11-00
15. Ron Ritter             Bedford, IN              3  10-12  186
Day 1: 3   10-12
16. David Dimauro          Longwood, FL             3  10-05  185
Day 1: 3   10-05
17. Randy Gardner          Titus, AL                3  10-04  184
Day 1: 3   10-04
17. Mike Spears            Jasper, AL               3  10-04  184
Day 1: 3   10-04
19. Tom Helton             Charleston, TN           3  09-15  182
Day 1: 3   09-15
20. Jacob Canady           Newnan, GA               3  09-13  181
Day 1: 3   09-13
20. AJ Jones               Odessa, FL               3  09-13  181
Day 1: 3   09-13
20. Alex Prince            Blue Ridge, GA           3  09-13  181
Day 1: 3   09-13
23. Michelle Jalaba        Birmingham, MI           3  09-12  178
Day 1: 3   09-12
24. Shawn Hawks            Vinton, OH               3  09-10  177
Day 1: 3   09-10
24. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL            3  09-10  177
Day 1: 3   09-10
26. Keith Honeycutt        Temple, TX               3  09-09  175
Day 1: 3   09-09
27. Daniel Rogers          Citrus Springs, FL       3  09-07  174
Day 1: 3   09-07
28. Nick Bagnato           Madison, MS              3  09-05  173
Day 1: 3   09-05
28. Jeff Keever            Tignall, GA              3  09-05  173
Day 1: 3   09-05
30. Shane Love             Crooksville, OH          3  08-09  171
Day 1: 3   08-09
30. Tim Watkins            Trussville, AL           3  08-09  171
Day 1: 3   08-09
32. Jonathan Barnette      Jasper, AL               2  08-09  169
Day 1: 2   08-09
33. James Southeard        Scottsboro, AL           3  08-08  168
Day 1: 3   08-08
34. Eric Davis             Athens, AL               3  08-05  167
Day 1: 3   08-05
34. Jonathan Dietz         Corry, PA                3  08-05  167
Day 1: 3   08-05
34. John Wiese             Charlotte, NC            3  08-05  167
Day 1: 3   08-05
37. Robert Bruguiere       Mechanicsville, VA       3  08-04  164
Day 1: 3   08-04
38. Johnny Bigger II       Spring Hill, FL          3  08-02  163
Day 1: 3   08-02
38. Alec Morrison          Peru, NY                 3  08-02  163
Day 1: 3   08-02
40. Austin Baskette        Leesburg, FL             3  08-01  161
Day 1: 3   08-01
40. Larry Inman            Greensboro, NC           3  08-01  161
Day 1: 3   08-01
40. Trevor Kraker          Cedar, MN                3  08-01  161
Day 1: 3   08-01
40. Doug Shumate           Fruitland Park, FL       3  08-01  161
Day 1: 3   08-01
40. Andy Stahl             Lakeland, FL             3  08-01  161
Day 1: 3   08-01
45. Michael Morris         Hubert, NC               3  07-15  156
Day 1: 3   07-15
46. Andrew Bates           Jacksonville, FL         3  07-14  155
Day 1: 3   07-14
46. Jerry Philyaw          Delray Beach, FL         3  07-14  155
Day 1: 3   07-14
48. Jimmy Bass             Ocala, FL                3  07-13  153
Day 1: 3   07-13
48. Barry Burford          Charlotte, NC            3  07-13  153
Day 1: 3   07-13
50. Eulon Lee Jr.          Eclectic, AL             3  07-12  151
Day 1: 3   07-12
50. Rodney Vaow            Troutman, NC             3  07-12  151
Day 1: 3   07-12
52. Mike White             Ponte Vedra, FL          3  07-11  149
Day 1: 3   07-11
53. Christopher Fleming    Haysi, VA                3  07-10  148
Day 1: 3   07-10
54. Bobby Bakewell         Orlando, FL              3  07-08  147
Day 1: 3   07-08
54. Paul Coburn            Pewaukee, WI             3  07-08  147
Day 1: 3   07-08
56. Matthew Mccarthy       Marysville, OH           3  07-07  145
Day 1: 3   07-07
57. Tacorrie Johnson       Grand Prairie, TX        3  07-05  144
Day 1: 3   07-05
58. Michael Gabel          St Charles, IL           3  07-04  143
Day 1: 3   07-04
59. Dennis Akers           South Portsmouth, KY     3  07-02  142
Day 1: 3   07-02
60. Jonathan Bailey        Fruitland Park, FL       3  07-01  141
Day 1: 3   07-01
61. Gary Hall              Delbarton, WV            3  07-00  140
Day 1: 3   07-00
61. George Lauster Jr      Gold Hill, NC            3  07-00  140
Day 1: 3   07-00
63. Mel McMullen           South Charleston, OH     3  06-15  138
Day 1: 3   06-15
63. Richard Rhodes         Calvert City, KY         3  06-15  138
Day 1: 3   06-15
65. Donnie Bowman          Quinton, VA              3  06-14  136
Day 1: 3   06-14
65. Greg Mauldin           Archdale, NC             3  06-14  136
Day 1: 3   06-14
65. Lance Pemble           Leesburg, FL             3  06-14  136
Day 1: 3   06-14
68. William Beekman        Diamond Point, NY        3  06-11  133
Day 1: 3   06-11
69. Jp Sims                Cookeville, TN           3  06-08  132
Day 1: 3   06-08
70. Jacques Lheureux       Tampa, FL                2  06-06  131
Day 1: 2   06-06
71. Mike Eldridge          Blacklick, PA            3  06-04  130
Day 1: 3   06-04
71. Jerry Gallogly Jr      North Tazewell, VA       3  06-04  130
Day 1: 3   06-04
71. Todd Lee               Jasper, AL               3  06-04  130
Day 1: 3   06-04
74. Jayson Hooven          Hudson, FL               3  06-03  127
Day 1: 3   06-03
74. Caleb Keith            Beaufort, SC             3  06-03  127
Day 1: 3   06-03
76. Ronnie Richards        Smithville, TN           3  06-02  125
Day 1: 3   06-02
77. Andrew Thomasson       Dublin, VA               3  06-01  124
Day 1: 3   06-01
78. John Gregory           Orlando, FL              3  06-00  123
Day 1: 3   06-00
78. Don Harvey             Franklin, TN             3  06-00  123
Day 1: 3   06-00
80. Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         3  05-15  121
Day 1: 3   05-15
80. Jonathan Semento       Okahumpka, FL            3  05-15  121
Day 1: 3   05-15
80. David Shumaker         Tishomingo, MS           3  05-15  121
Day 1: 3   05-15
83. Barry Hughes           Plant City, FL           3  05-14  118
Day 1: 3   05-14
84. Jeffrey Worth          Longwood, FL             3  05-13  117
Day 1: 3   05-13
85. Alan Sublett           Paintsville, KY          3  05-12  116
Day 1: 3   05-12
85. Todd Walters           Summerville, SC          3  05-12  116
Day 1: 3   05-12
87. Jenny Sander           Byron, GA                3  05-11  114
Day 1: 3   05-11
87. Jackson Swisher        LAKE CITY, FL            3  05-11  114
Day 1: 3   05-11
89. Blaine Partee          Oviedo, FL               3  05-11  112
Day 1: 3   05-11
90. Joe Franzwa            Pittsgrove, NJ           3  05-10  111
Day 1: 3   05-10
90. Wynston Kicklighter    Keystone Heights, FL     3  05-10  111
Day 1: 3   05-10
92. Alan Bernicky          Joliet, IL               3  05-09  109
Day 1: 3   05-09
93. Jeff Farmer            Jacksonville, NC         3  05-07  108
Day 1: 3   05-07
93. Don Ramsey             Orlando, FL              3  05-07  108
Day 1: 3   05-07
93. Brian Rothrock         Monticello, IN           3  05-07  108
Day 1: 3   05-07
93. Tony Sears             Dahlonega, GA            3  05-07  108
Day 1: 3   05-07
93. Mark Westrick          Hastings, PA             3  05-07  108
Day 1: 3   05-07
98. Stacey Jefferson       Conway, SC               3  05-06  103
Day 1: 3   05-06
99. Harry Linsinbigler III Dover, FL                3  05-05  102
Day 1: 3   05-05
100. William Egan           Bloomington, IN          3  05-05  101
Day 1: 3   05-05
101. Scott Waters           Saint Cloud, FL          1  05-05  100
Day 1: 1   05-05
102. Bill Bruce             Hendersonville, TN       3  05-03   99
Day 1: 3   05-03
102. Joe Edwards Jr.        Apopka, FL               3  05-03   99
Day 1: 3   05-03
104. Taylor Stumbo          Prestonsburg, KY         3  05-02   97
Day 1: 3   05-02
105. John Goebel            Lumberton, TX            2  05-00   96
Day 1: 2   05-00
106. Casey Richter          Blaine, MN               3  04-15   95
Day 1: 3   04-15
107. John Duarte Jr         Middle River, MD         3  04-14   94
Day 1: 3   04-14
107. Benton Peoples         Bardstown, KY            3  04-14   94
Day 1: 3   04-14
107. Bradley Sterner        Manchester, PA           3  04-14   94
Day 1: 3   04-14
107. Jordon Venable         Winston Salem, NC        3  04-14   94
Day 1: 3   04-14
111. Rex Oneal              Fayetteville, TN         3  04-13   90
Day 1: 3   04-13
111. Ross Rhodes            Paw Paw, MI              3  04-13   90
Day 1: 3   04-13
111. Scott Spencer          Raleigh, NC              3  04-13   90
Day 1: 3   04-13
114. Steve Jarrett          Valrico, FL              3  04-11   87
Day 1: 3   04-11
114. Bryan Ray              Lake Leelanau, MI        3  04-11   87
Day 1: 3   04-11
116. Nick Nelson            Walden, NY               3  04-10   85
Day 1: 3   04-10
116. Kevin Steele           Kissimmee, FL            3  04-10   85
Day 1: 3   04-10
116. Scott Wise             Clermont, FL             3  04-10   85
Day 1: 3   04-10
119. Joel Greene            Enoree, SC               3  04-09   82
Day 1: 3   04-09
119. Seth Slanker           LAKE CITY, FL            3  04-09   82
Day 1: 3   04-09
121. Angelo Padilla         Deland, FL               3  04-08   80
Day 1: 3   04-08
122. Scott Fairchild        New Windsor, NY          1  04-08   79
Day 1: 1   04-08
123. Julien Raymond         Wendover CANADA          3  04-07   78
Day 1: 3   04-07
124. Jarvis Ellis           Albany, GA               3  04-03   77
Day 1: 3   04-03
125. Mark Frickman          Reidsville, NC           3  04-02   76
Day 1: 3   04-02
126. Chris Longo            Tunkhannock, PA          2  04-02   75
Day 1: 2   04-02
127. Ron Horton             Dover, DE                3  04-01   74
Day 1: 3   04-01
127. Robert Lovell          West Monroe, LA          3  04-01   74
Day 1: 3   04-01
129. Ronnie Shephard        Oak Hill, OH             3  04-00   72
Day 1: 3   04-00
130.  Tim Huddleston        Calvert City, KY         2  04-00   71
Day 1: 2   04-00
130. Stephen Smith          Commerce Twp, MI         2  04-00   71
Day 1: 2   04-00
132. Michael Bankes         Jacksonville, NC         3  03-15   69
Day 1: 3   03-15
132. Brian Hopton           Mason, OH                3  03-15   69
Day 1: 3   03-15
134. Nolan Richards         South Lyon, MI           3  03-14   67
Day 1: 3   03-14
135. David Rushing          Orlando, FL              2  03-14   66
Day 1: 2   03-14
136. Jim Short              Ocean Pines, MD          3  03-13   65
Day 1: 3   03-13
137. Bailey Rothrock        Monticello, IN           2  03-13   64
Day 1: 2   03-13
138. Travis Hunter          Minneola, FL             2  03-13   63
Day 1: 2   03-13
139. Miriam Donohoo         San Mateo, FL            3  03-12   62
Day 1: 3   03-12
139. Todd Sosebee           Bessemer City, NC        3  03-12   62
Day 1: 3   03-12
141. Daren McDermott        Saint Cloud, FL          3  03-11   60
Day 1: 3   03-11
141. David Pechacek         Champlin, MN             3  03-11   60
Day 1: 3   03-11
143. Brandon Blalock        Newnan, GA               2  03-09   58
Day 1: 2   03-09
144. Kenneth Bivins         Orlando, FL              2  03-07   57
Day 1: 2   03-07
144. Burley Langford Jr.    Petersburg, VA           2  03-07   57
Day 1: 2   03-07
144. Larry Maring           Minneola, FL             2  03-07   57
Day 1: 2   03-07
147. Joshua Hubbard         Braidwood, IL            3  03-06   54
Day 1: 3   03-06
148. Ernest McIntyre Jr     Fayetteville, NC         2  03-06   53
Day 1: 2   03-06
149. Robert Gibson          Niota, TN                3  03-05   52
Day 1: 3   03-05
150. Justin Salisbury       Binghamton, NY           2  03-05   51
Day 1: 2   03-05
151. Wesley Watson          Huntington, WV           1  03-05   50
Day 1: 1   03-05
152. Kibbee Mccoy           Knoxville, TN            3  03-04   49
Day 1: 3   03-04
153. Rick Hamer             Charleston, WV           2  03-04   48
Day 1: 2   03-04
154. James Howell           Lake Villa, IL           1  03-04   47
Day 1: 1   03-04
155. Buck Hilliard Jr.      Peachtree City, GA       3  03-02   46
Day 1: 3   03-02
156. Jay West               Canton, GA               2  03-02   45
Day 1: 2   03-02
156. Billy Wright           Winter Park, FL          2  03-02   45
Day 1: 2   03-02
158. Scott Quackenbush      Mattawan, MI             2  03-01   43
Day 1: 2   03-01
159. Travis Dehart          Greenville, SC           3  03-00   42
Day 1: 3   03-00
159. Benjie Seaborn         Guin, AL                 3  03-00   42
Day 1: 3   03-00
161. Cory Kempton           Gainesville, FL          2  03-00   40
Day 1: 2   03-00
162. Tom Balachvili         Scarsdale, NY            2  02-14   39
Day 1: 2   02-14
163. Henry Reynolds         Callands, VA             1  02-14   38
Day 1: 1   02-14
164. Arthur Watkinson       Cudahy, WI               2  02-13   37
Day 1: 2   02-13
165. Tom Mccarthy           Marysville, OH           1  02-13   36
Day 1: 1   02-13
166. Linda Higginbotham     Palm Coast, FL           3  02-12   35
Day 1: 3   02-12
167. Robert Ramsey          Hubert, NC               2  02-11   34
Day 1: 2   02-11
168. Ryan Bowman            Seneca, SC               1  02-11   33
Day 1: 1   02-11
169. Justin Burnard         Elk River, MN            2  02-10   32
Day 1: 2   02-10
170. Robert Knoerzer        Oviedo, FL               1  02-10   31
Day 1: 1   02-10
171. Sam Leary              Canaan, CT               2  02-09   30
Day 1: 2   02-09
172. John Goul              Philadelphia, MS         1  02-09   29
Day 1: 1   02-09
173. Bob Bakewell           Orlando, FL              2  02-06   28
Day 1: 2   02-06
173. John Vest              Cloverdale, VA           2  02-06   28
Day 1: 2   02-06
175. Masaya Yamaguchi       New York, NY             1  02-06   26
Day 1: 1   02-06
176. Stephen Smith          Raleigh, NC              3  02-05   25
Day 1: 3   02-05
177. Justin Weber           Wesley Chapel, FL        2  02-03   24
Day 1: 2   02-03
178. Gregory Buckner        Lusby, MD                1  02-01   23
Day 1: 1   02-01
178. Bobby Williams         Salisbury, NC            1  02-01   23
Day 1: 1   02-01
180. Tyler Quackenbush      Mattawan, MI             1  02-00   21
Day 1: 1   02-00
181. Sakae Ushio            Tonawanda, NY            2  01-13   20
Day 1: 2   01-13
182. Jeffrey Purves         Roanoke, VA              1  01-13   19
Day 1: 1   01-13
182. Mike Sather            Beech Island, SC         1  01-13   19
Day 1: 1   01-13
184. Matt Pretzel           Waconia, MN              1  01-11   17
Day 1: 1   01-11
185. Robert Miller          Litchfield, MI           1  01-10   16
Day 1: 1   01-10
186. William Johnson        Hurricane Mills, TN      1  01-09   15
Day 1: 1   01-09
187. Eric Correll           Fayetteville, GA         1  01-07   14
Day 1: 1   01-07
187. Reece Panter           Blue Ridge, GA           1  01-07   14
Day 1: 1   01-07
189. Clinton Lacinak Jr     Homosassa, FL            1  01-05   12
Day 1: 1   01-05
189. Bill Rutkowski         Riverview, FL            1  01-05   12
Day 1: 1   01-05
191. Chad Bushnaq           Buffalo, NY              1  01-03   10
Day 1: 1   01-03
191. Heath Cox              Valdosta, GA             1  01-03   10
Day 1: 1   01-03
191. Steven Michaels        Garner, NC               1  01-03   10
Day 1: 1   01-03
194. Paul Gring             Rocky Mount, VA          1  01-01    7
Day 1: 1   01-01
194. Rick Williams Jr       Sandston, VA             1  01-01    7
Day 1: 1   01-01
196. Robt Lyerly            Smyrna, GA               1  01-01    5
Day 1: 1   01-01
197. David Ellis            Bushnell, FL             1  01-00    4
Day 1: 1   01-00
198. Scap Cicero            Wetumpka, AL             1  00-15    3
Day 1: 1   00-15
199. Jamie Ferdarko         Dubois, PA               1  00-12    2
Day 1: 1   00-12
199. Kyle Schutta           Forest Lake, MN          1  00-12    2
Day 1: 1   00-12
201. Matthew Gee            Umatilla, FL             1  00-09    0
Day 1: 1   00-09
202. Brandon Quackenbush    Kalamazoo, MI            1  00-00    0
Day 1: 1   00-00
203. Thomas Abraham         Winchester, TN           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Noel Allen Jr          Brandon, MS              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Skyler Anderson        Harlem, GA               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Kyle Brown             Wexford, PA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Robert Fiala           Tavares, FL              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Charles Fochtman       Moneta, VA               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Eddie Frye             Gallipolis, OH           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Danny Hammons          Morganton, NC            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Chase Hubble           Plant City, FL           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Carl Hunter            Snellville, GA           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Jacob Jarrell          Crown City, OH           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Gus Kneidinger         Prospect, PA             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Zacharie Laplace       Elkhart, IN              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Mike Leary             Naples, FL               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Connor Mcelvaney       Orlando, FL              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Jonathan Mickler       Grant Valkaria, FL       0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. William Norris II      Ocoee, FL                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Liam Oneill            Beverly Hills, FL        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. William Powers         Kissimmee, FL            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Eugene Stinson         Dry Branch, GA           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Chip Stith             Piscataway, NJ           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
203. Todd Young             Perryville, KY           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
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Sportsmans Warehouse Weekend Report

AC's John Byrne and Sportsman's Warehouse Fishing Manager Sam Johnson Talk upcoming tournaments in this weeks Sportsmans Warehouse Weekend Report. Check it out!

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Sportsmans Warehouse Weekend Report

AC's John Byrne and Sportsman's Warehouse Fishing Manager Sam Johnson Talk upcoming tournaments in this weeks Sportsmans Warehouse Weekend Report. Check it out!

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SEAGUAR HIGH-VISIBILITY SMACKDOWN FLASH GREEN NOW AVAILABLE

Courtesy of Seaguar

Seaguar’s new high-visibility braid sets a new standard for ultra-finesse fishing and bite detection

Louisville, KY (January 25, 2019) Smackdown is Seaguar’s premium braided line, made with 8 ultra-thin strands woven into a perfectly round profile for quiet, exceptionally long, laser-precise casts. Smackdown’s tight weave makes it one of the thinnest-diameter braids available—so thin that 20 lb. test has the diameter of 6 lb. monofilament—which dramatically enhances its sensitivity. A remarkably strong line, Smackdown provides exceptional knot and tensile strength with unparalleled abrasion resistance.

And now, all of Smackdown’s advantages are paired with a high visibility color, Flash Green, which is easy for anglers to see under a wide range of ambient light conditions. The visibility is better for bite detection, with Hi-Vis Smackdown Flash Green letting you see the slightest line movements and detect the most subtle bites.

 

Bass expert and Seaguar pro angler Mark Zona has been fishing the line since the very first samples were available before mass distribution. “I was one of the first anglers to test the Hi-Vis Smackdown Flash Green and here’s one of the things that’s overlooked in braided line is how well the line holds its color, which is critical. There are a lot of hi-vis braids on the market that lose that hi-vis aspect after a month of fishing, and I know Seaguar put a lot of time and effort into Flash Green holding its color,” says Zona.

 

Of course, this translates to long-term and excellent bite detection, which Zona has noticed shooting TV shows across the country. “Over the years I have used tons of hi-vis braids and when it comes to any finesse, bottom-bouncing technique nothing emits bites better than this color, which literally jumps like the green light flashing at an intersection to go. It literally tells you when a fish inhales your lure.”

 

The combination of lack of stretch, sensitivity, and high-visibility for better bite detection have moved Zona to respool 80% of his finesse rod and reel pairings to feature Seaguar’s new Hi-Vis Smackdown Flash Green. “10 to 15 years ago a lot of us laughed at hi-vis braid, wondering ‘What on Earth do I need this for? I need camouflage!” remarks Zona. “Well, that’s gone by the way wayside.

 

Now, you combine the castability, lack of stretch, sensitivity, and visibility, and you’re just putting more odds in your corner to land more fish. Period. I’m now fishing it any time I’m fishing a wacky rig, Neko rig, power shotting, drop shotting, or fishing small finesse swimbaits. And the deeper I’m fishing, the more important the line becomes, even more important than my rod, really, for telegraphing bites.”

Zona has also noticed how the smoothness of Smackdown Flash Green not only translates to longer casts but is comparatively quieter than other products on the market. “Hi-Vis Smackdown Flash Green is very, very quiet coming through your guides, and when you hook a fish it doesn’t sound like you’re sawing wood!”

Pair Smackdown – Flash Green with a Seaguar 100% fluorocarbon leader for the ultimate finesse rig that is easy for anglers to see above the water, but nearly invisible to fish as they inspect the lure. For Zona, that’s Seaguar’s AbrazX given the amount of cover he’s used to navigating on a daily basis – from timber to zebra mussels.

Seaguar Smackdown – Flash Green is now available in line tests of 10, 15, 20 and 30 lbs., in 150 yards spools and sets a new standard in high visibility braided lines – fish it once, and you’ll understand why Seaguar is Always The Best!

For more information, visit us on the Web at www.seaguar.com or on Facebook.

 

 

 

 

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From Co to Pro - Willert Learning Life Lessons and Loving Life on the Road

 

Jason sits down with Former FLW Tour Co-Angler Joel Willert and discusses his move to the front of the boat and breaks down Sam Rayburn and the missed opportunities there. They also talk Camping Life and looking ahead to the next event in Florida.

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Major League Fishing Announces Dayton Venue on Lake Chickamuaga as Bass Pro Tour Stage 4 

TULSA, Okla. (Jan. 25, 2019) - Major League Fishing announced today that Dayton, Tennessee is the fourth destination of the 2019 MLF Bass Pro Tour schedule, with its famed big bass fishery Chickamauga Lake ready to play a significant role in who wins the event, April 9 - 14. 
The Rhea County region, anchored by county seat Dayton and including much of Chickamauga and Watts Bar lakes on the Tennessee River, has been a proud and prominent supporter of fishing and its economic impact to the area for several years.
 "We are thrilled to have this opportunity to bring the MLF Bass Pro Tour to our backyard in its inaugural season," said Dennis Tumlin, Executive Director of Economic Development for Rhea County and Director of Dayton's "Fish Dayton" brand. "It's a great matching of our exceptional bass fishing to the sport's most exciting competition in MLF's catch, weigh and immediate-release format."
"Rhea County is proud to showcase our world-class fishery during one of the prime times of the season for giant double-digit bass. If you've never tried our legendary fisheries firsthand, I encourage you to make plans now to come and join in on the festivities and see if you can catch your own personal best!," commented Rhea County Mayor, George Thacker.
Scenic Chickamauga will be familiar to most of the 80-angler Bass Pro Tour field because it has hosted many major bass tournaments over the years. In fact, living in the proximity of the 36,240-acre lake are a handful of pros who are nearing or have already surpassed the million-dollar milestone in career tournament earnings, including Michael Neal, Andy Morgan, Wesley Strader, Jacob Wheeler and John Murray.
Big names and big bass hook-up frequently on Chickamauga Lake, just as area super star Andy Morgan does here with a healthy largemouth. But Morgan and several other local heroes will have tough competition on the sprawling fishery as they go against bass fishing's finest in the 80-angler MLF Bass Pro Tour field during the April event. (Photo courtesy Richard Simms.
"It's one thing to have Toho, Conroe and the untapped fisheries like Falls, Jordan and Harris to start the season, but to have 'The Chick' in the cleanup position makes this early season lineup amazing," said Michael Mulone, MLF Senior Director of Events and Partnerships, in referring to the tour's season openers in Florida, Texas and North Carolina prior to Tennessee. "You're likely to see some big-time home runs coming from the best hammers in all of fishing at this Dayton stop."
The sizable Chickamauga and its nearly 60-mile length seem to always make the lake a tournament wildcard because of its vastness, diverse cover and generous population of bass over 10 pounds.
"Just this past weekend, we had a 14.2-pounder caught and released, and the lake has really been fishing well for the past several years. We invite everyone to come participate in the activities throughout the competition days to witness firsthand our fabulous fishing and Southern hospitality. Please put this Dayton visit on your calendars now," Tumlin added.
As in all Bass Pro Tour events, the Tennessee River venue will feature seven hours of daily live stream coverage during each competition day, with free access to the real-time broadcast found at www.majorleaguefishing.com.
Also, the Dayton event will be developed into a two-hour television show that will air on Discovery Channel in the fourth quarter of 2019. It will repeat on Sportsman Channel in first and second quarters of 2020.
MLF programming also airs on Outdoor Channel, World Fishing Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network and Discovery Channel, and all episodes are available on-demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV).
For more information about Dayton and Rhea County, visit  www.fishdayton.com.
For more information about MLF and its anglers, rules and sponsors, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

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Angler Groups announced for inaugural Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour

Courtesy of Major League Fishing

By Mason Prince - January 24, 2019

When you look at the lineup for the first-ever event of the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour (Jan. 29-Feb. 3 in Kissimmee, Florida), one word comes to mind: loaded.

The two official competition groups for next week’s MLF Bass Pro Tour B & W Trailer Hitches Stage One presented By Power-Pole are packed with champions, contenders and young stars-in-the-making, which sets the scene for a compelling week of fishing in Kissimmee, Florida.

“Every one of these guys are accomplished anglers in some form or fashion,” says MLF NOW! live stream analyst Maty Stone. “If any one of these anglers in either of these groups does well, it won’t be the first time they’ve ever done so.”

Group A
The resumes of the 40 anglers in Group A are highlighted with a combined 11 FLW and B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year awards, eight Bassmaster Classic titles and two Forest Wood Cup championships. The 40 anglers in each group compete in the Shotgun and Elimination rounds to battle their way into the Top 20 in their respective groups to advance to the Knockout Round.

While 50/50 might sound like good odds, Stone says there is nothing easy about making the cut in this group.

“I try to find a weak spot in Group A and from top to bottom, making that Top 20 is not going to be a given,” Stone says. “If I was one of these anglers trying to make the Top 20, I would be worried because it’s going to take my best to get there in this group.”

Group B
While the challenge in Group A looks daunting, Group B isn’t any easier: this lineup features a combined 19 Angler of the Year awards, nine Bassmaster Classic titles and five Forest Wood Cup trophies.

“You look at all the anglers and accolades in Group A and then say, ‘Okay, now let’s go look at our old sorry Group B,’ and you say, ‘Holy cow!’” Stone laughs. “I look at this group and see all of the young guys and former champs and get fired up. There’s nothing that makes me think that this group of anglers won’t come out of the gates swinging.”

Group A gets the first MLF Bass Pro Tour event started on Tuesday, Jan. 29 and Group B begins competition on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The MLF NOW! live stream will begin at 10 a.m. daily, while SCORETRACKER will be viewable starting at lines in every day.

Group A

  1. Mark Daniels
  2. Gary Klein, 2 AOY
  3. Casey Ashley, 1 BMC
  4. Brandon Coulter
  5. Andy Montgomery
  6. Dave Lefebre
  7. Randy Howell, 1 BMC
  8. Randall Tharp, 1 FWC
  9. Mark Davis, 1 BMC, 3 AOY
  10. Ish Monroe
  11. Kelly Jordon
  12. Jared Lintner
  13. Gerald Spohrer
  14. Fred Roumbanis
  15. Edwin Evers, 1 BMC
  16. Brett Hite
  17. Chris Lane, 1 BMC
  18. Michael Neal
  19. Justin Lucas, 1 AOY
  20. David Walker
  21. Zack Birge
  22. Jason Lambert
  23. Mike McClelland
  24. Tommy Biffle
  25. Russ Lane
  26. Matt Lee
  27. Stephen Browning
  28. Andy Morgan, 3 AOY
  29. Ott DeFoe
  30. Roy Hawk
  31. Jacob Wheeler, 1 FWC
  32. Greg Vinson
  33. Keith Poche
  34. Takahiro Omori, 1 BMC
  35. James Watson
  36. Jordan Lee, 2 BMC
  37. Tim Horton, 1 AOY
  38. James Elam
  39. Cody Meyer
  40. Shin Fukae, 1 AOY

Group B

  1. Aaron Martens, 3 AOY
  2. Adrian Avena
  3. Bradley Roy
  4. Jeff Kriet
  5. Jeff Sprague
  6. Skeet Reese, 1 AOY, 1 BMC
  7. Terry Scroggins
  8. Dustin Connell
  9. John Murray
  10. Shaw Grigsby
  11. Alton Jones, 1 BMC
  12. Brent Chapman, 1 AOY
  13. Britt Myers
  14. Jacob Powroznik
  15. Luke Clausen, 1 BMC, 1 FWC
  16. Boyd Duckett, 1 BMC
  17. Gerald Swindle, 2 AOY
  18. Jason Christie
  19. Josh Bertrand
  20. Todd Faircloth
  21. Greg Hackney, 1 AOY, 1 MLF WC
  22. Scott Suggs, 1 FWC
  23. Jesse Wiggins
  24. Wesley Strader
  25. Cliff Pace
  26. Paul Elias
  27. Cliff Crochet
  28. Johnathon VanDam
  29. Brent Ehrler, 1 FWC
  30. Anthony Gagliardi, 1 FWC
  31. Justin Atkins, 1 FWC
  32. Kevin VanDam, 4 BMC, 8 AOY
  33. Bobby Lane, 1 MLF WC
  34. Alton Jones Jr.
  35. Mike Iaconelli, 1 AOY, 1 BMC
  36. Fletcher Shryock
  37. Mark Rose, 1 AOY
  38. Brandon Palaniuk, 1 AOY
  39. Marty Robinson
  40. Dean Rojas

 

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Abu Garcia, Berkley Expand MLF Support to Include Bass Pro Tour

TULSA, Okla. (Jan. 24, 2019) - Major League Fishing (MLF) announced today that well-known fishing brands Abu Garcia and Berkley will sponsor the 2019 MLF Bass Pro Tour that begins its eight-event tournament series January 29 on Florida's Kissimmee Chain of Lakes.
"Abu Garcia rods and reels and Berkley baits and fishing line need no introduction ... they've long had a presence in fishing and have always been in the forefront of the premier marketing programs in our industry, including prior involvement with MLF," said MLF President and CEO Jim Wilburn. "We now welcome them to the Bass Pro Tour sponsor team where I know their participation will further enhance the overall experience of our participating pros and viewing audience alike."
"We have been investing heavily in Berkley and Abu Garcia and a big part of that investment is within the world of bass fishing," said Jon Schlosser, VP Marketing for Pure Fishing. "MLF is a great place for us to showcase our major new developments in bass fishing products and also allows us to highlight our alignment with several of the top pros in the sport."
MLF pro angler Bobby Lane eyes a scorable bass being weighed by his boat official. The MLF Bass Pro Tour uses a conservation friendly weigh and release-immediately back into the water format during all competition days.
The Pure Fishing brands will have promotional prominence throughout the tour. They will sponsor the show's post game programming, plus will present The Berkley Catch Count to the angler catching the most bass in each event, and also give the Berkley Big Bass award for the biggest bass per tournament.
Additionally, Abu Garcia and Berkley will have 30-second commercials and billboards on MLF television, and the Berkley Bait of the Week will be featured on the MLF NOW! live-streaming broadcast that delivers seven hours of Bass Pro Tour coverage each competition day.
Three Bass Pro Tour stops have been announced to date: Kissimmee Chain of Lakes in Florida, Jan. 29 - Feb. 3; Lake Conroe, Texas, Feb. 12 - 17; and North Carolina's Falls Lake, Shearon Harris Reservoir and Jordan Lake, all located near Raleigh, March 26 - 31.The 2019 Bass Pro Tour will culminate with a championship event held in August.
The Bass Pro Tour will use MLF's popular tournament format of allowing anglers to catch as many bass as possible in 7.5 hours of fishing during each competition day. "Scorable" bass will be weighed, scored and immediately released back into the water, a scenario that sets the Bass Pro Tour apart from bass fishing's other largest tournament trails.
Each Bass Pro Tour event will be developed into a 2-hour television show to air on Discovery Channel in the fourth quarter of 2019. The shows will repeat in first and second quarters 2020 on Sportsman Channel.
MLF also has programming on Outdoor Channel, World Fishing Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network and Discovery Channel, and all episodes are available on-demand on My Outdoor TV (MOTV).
For more information about Abu Garcia, Berkley and other Pure Fishing brands, visit www.purefishing.com.
For more information about MLF and its anglers, rules and sponsors, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

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Fantasy Fishing Sign-up!

If you like Fantasy Fishing,  then we are challenging you to play Fantasy Fishing Challenge on Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing.

We give prizes to the top finisher in each tournament and at the end of the Year we give away a HUGE Prize pack for the Angler of the Year in the Group.

This game challenges you to build a roster of five anglers which will compete on your behalf in each tournament. The amount of points an angler can earn in a tournament are based on the Angler of the Year points system. Best of all, it's FREE to play.

Get in the action now: and join the Group: AnglersChannel.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Day 1 of Bassmaster Eastern Open on Harris Chain Cancelled due to weather

Courtesy of BASS

Storms Postpone Bassmaster Open Start On Florida’s Harris Chain

LEESBURG, Fla. — Inclement weather has postponed the scheduled start of the Basspro.comBassmaster Central Open on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Fla. Citing concerns for angler safety, Tournament Director Chris Bowes confirmed that the event will be shortened to two days of full-field competition with 225 boats, Friday and Saturday.

“Severe weather with winds in excess of 50 mph, hail and lightning moved through during the launch period for a scheduled 7 a.m. launch,” Bowes said. “Although we may have been able get started late, I felt it was in the best interest of the anglers and fair competition to fish the full field Friday and Saturday. Both days look clear of any weather that could impact the angler’s safety.

“We discussed last night with local officials and, of course, the tournament anglers, that this was a possibility. They were made aware an evaluation would be made at 4 a.m. and a text would be sent. Although there were still tornado warnings in the area (as of approximately 8 a.m.), the immediate Leesburg area seems to have the worse behind."

The event was originally scheduled to begin today and conclude with Saturday’s final weigh-in at the Bass Pro Shops on International Drive in Orlando. The revised schedule will see anglers launching from Venetian Gardens in downtown Leesburg, with both days’ weigh-ins held at 3 p.m. at Leesburg’s Ski Beach Park.

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Randy Howell Teams with Gator Guards KeelShield

Farmington, IL (Jan. 24, 2019) - Gator Guards, the leading global innovator of boat protection products, and former Classic Champion Randy Howell, are teaming up to tackle the new Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour.

Randy Howell, the established Guntersville, AL angler, is best known as a Classic Champion and MLF Competitor, but what sets him apart is his genuine persona, and the strong commitment to his faith and family. The Howell family travels together across the country fishing and sharing their lives - making a positive impact in all the communities they visit and becoming a fan favorite on tour.

“We’re grateful to team up with Randy Howell and his family. We’ve supported Randy and been guarding his rigs for over 20 years since Triton Boats trusted us as their only keel protector.  It is exciting to partner on a national scale as he puts his equipment to the test and tackles the new MLF Bass Pro Tour.” said Gator Guards’ Scott Smith.

“I’m excited to officially partner with Gator Guards, the makers of KeelShield. These guys are the leaders in hull protection, and I’ve trusted the KeelShield to protect my Triton Boats for the past 20 years. The entire lineup of products are innovative and necessary to protect your investment, especially with how we as pros put our boats through the toughest of circumstances, and expect them to be in great shape as we pass them on to the next owner. In my case, the winner of our annual King’s Home boat giveaway.”

Randy looks forward to the new season and redefined fishing landscape. “I’m proud to be representing an American made family company to protect my Triton on the exciting new Bass Pro Tour and Major League Fishing circuit.” Which starts soon in Kissimmee, Fla., to kick off the inaugural season Jan 29-Feb 3. You can tune in and watch the innovative “MLF NOW!” Live stream for all the non-stop action at www.majorleaguefishing.com.

 

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Strike King / Lews Tip of the Week with Major League Fishing Pro Jeff Sprague

Lews Pro Jeff Sprague gives us the run down on one of his favorite rod and reel set ups, the Lew's Custom Pro Speed Stick and Hyper Mag reel.

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Ed Watkins Marine - Full Line up of Boats and Models

Ed Watkins with Ed Watkins Marine in Denver, NC talks about his great line-up of Ranger Bass Boats and Pontoons and introduces the new Sea Pro line up of center console boats to his dealership.

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2019 TH Marine BFL Season Kicks off the Weekend!

January 22, 2019
Courtesy of FLW / Curtis Niedermier

 

While much of the northern United States is locked in a deep freeze, Southern bass anglers will be kicking off their 2019 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League season with the Gator Division tournament at Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, Fla., and the Cowboy Division tournament at Toledo Bend Reservoir in Many, La.

Okeechobee and Toledo Bend are legendary bass fisheries rated among the best in the country, and their respective contingents of BFL anglers are some of the most experienced and capable in the league.

Here’s a taste of what we can expect to see at the BFL’s opening events.

Lake Okeechobee tournament details

Toledo Bend tournament details

Complete FLW tournament schedule

 

LOTS OF FACTORS IN PLAY AT OKEECHOBEE

Okeechobee is probably the most famous tournament fishery in the Sunshine State, and this year, according to well-known Florida angler Robert Crosnoe, there will be a number of interesting conditions for Gator Division anglers to deal with.

First, the water level is down to 12.28 (as of Jan. 21), which is several feet lower than this time in 2018. The low water will make navigation in some areas tricky and change up the dynamics of the lake’s vegetated areas.

More critical to the fishing, however, is Mother Nature’s role. The region is just starting to see temperatures recover from a cold front that landed at the end of last week and led to lows plummeting into the upper 40s, and it’s still cold by south Florida standards. There’s another cooldown possibly in the works for the end of the week, too.

“The fish are wanting to spawn really bad, but these cold fronts are going to be a huge, huge factor in it,” says Crosnoe. “It all depends on if a wave moves up. If we had prime weather it would be fishing unbelievably good. Every fish in the lake is wanting to come in and spawn. You might see unbelievable weights if we have stable weather – high 60s or low 70s for highs.”

Crosnoe expects fish to be caught with the usual spawning patterns of pitching jigs and Yamamoto Senkos to isolated reeds and in traditional spawning areas, but he figures the cool weather might also halt some bass in prespawn waters where anglers will need to throw lipless crankbaits, swim jigs and other open-water presentations.

As of late afternoon Monday, Crosnoe wasn’t sure of the exact water temperature at Okeechobee, but he says his home waters on the Harris Chain have water temps in the 60s and trending down. He thinks it might dip as low as the upper 50s in the next day or so and wouldn’t be surprised to see similar conditions, give or take, at the Big O.

“Fish like 68 to 72 degrees for a major wave to spawn on the Harris Chain,” he explains. “It’s way too cold for that.”

The winning weight at Okeechobee should still be decent for this time of year. It is Florida, after all, and Crosnoe thinks we might see 27 pounds or so win it. He’s just not expecting a parade of 20-plus-pound bags like would be on tap if south Florida was in the grips of a late-winter warming trend.

 

TOLEDO BEND MIGHT SEE A 2016 REPEAT

This is only the third time since 2011 that the Cowboy Division has opened at Toledo Bend. In 2011, the opener was held in February. The Jan. 23, 2016 tournament is a better barometer of what to expect. That derby saw eight limits of more than 20 pounds and two more 19-plus bags. It took 13-12 to get a check.

Like in 2016, the water level at Toledo Bend is right at or a hair above full pool, which is 172 feet. Compare that to 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 when it was around 168 this time of year.

A cold front is going to impact the region midweek, bringing more rain to the already drenched area and forcing lows into the 30s, which should last into the weekend. That’s one major challenge. Another is that the water was about a foot and a half higher a couple weeks ago, and lake managers sucked the excess out pretty quickly. According to Louisiana pro Randy Deaver, that can sometimes pull muddy water into the main lake and hinder the deep bite.

Deaver’s team partner, Nick LeBrun, the 2018 BFL All-American champion and fellow Toledo Bend stick, isn’t fishing this derby, but he predicts a pretty typical mix of tactics will factor into the outcome.

“The water is probably going to be normal, if not high, and when it is normal or high you can always expect there to be a bush bite, a shallow bite,” LeBrun says. “I think you’re going to have guys north of Pendleton Bridge fishing stained, muddy water, flipping the bushes or throwing a ChatterBait or even a swim jig.

“The other phase of that is they have been generating a lot of water trying to get the high water down. That’s going to have some fish schooled up offshore somewhere. There’s going to be some prespawners down south on ridges or points. A guy doing that can get right in a hurry.”

LeBrun says that shallow-up-north, offshore-down-south split is “how it is” this time of year, with the Pendleton Bridge bisecting the lake at its north-south center and separating the two main sections of the fishery.

The results from January 2016 back up his claims. LeBrun finished fifth by flipping bushes up north. Tournament winner Cody Pitt, a local, won the tournament south of the bridge throwing an under-spin with a swimbait trailer and a Strike King 10XD. He fished the backs of ditches and the sides of humps near flats, as well as some deeper wintering areas.

More importantly perhaps than specific fishing conditions this weekend, LeBrun, an FLW Tour rookie this season, encourages BFL anglers to focus on the bigger picture of what’s at stake, starting with the 2019 openers.

“The BFL is a good start for where things can lead. I was a BFL guy who worked his way up,” LeBrun says. “That’s how I cut my teeth. And now I’m living the dream.”

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CLEWISTON READIES FOR COSTA FLW SERIES AT LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Courtesy of FLW

CLEWISTON, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2019) – The 2019 Costa Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Series Southeastern division is set to open next week at Lake Okeechobee, Jan. 31- Feb. 2, with the Costa FLW Series at Lake Okeechobee presented by Power-Pole. Hosted by Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina & Resort and the Hendry County Tourism Development Council, the three-day tournament will feature 500 of the best regional bass-fishing pros and co-anglers casting for a top prize of up to $110,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard in the pro division.

Water levels are down at Lake Okeechobee – nearly 3-feet low – according to local FLW Tour pro Brandon McMillan of Clewiston, and it has the world-renowned big-bass factory in a bit of a funk.

“The lake is fishing a little tough right now,” McMillan said. “The lake is lower than it has been in the last 4 or 5 years and the problem is that there is very little, if any, clean water right now. The key to this tournament will be figuring out how to catch them in the dirty water.”

With the water clarity being such a big factor, McMillan said he expects moving baits to play a large role for tournament anglers.

“Rat-L-Traps, squarebill crankbaits and ChatterBaits will be the ticket,” he said. “There will be some kind of flipping bite – off the grass reed line, flipping a big jig – but it seems like the more consistent anglers will be in the rim canals, just working down the bank. That being said, it’s always going to be won somewhere in the main lake.”

McMillan predicted that the winner would likely have a three-day total around 50 pounds.

“It’s really hard to give a good weight prediction because the fishing is tough, but it’s Lake Okeechobee and we know that there are giants that live here,” McMillan went on to say. “If a guy can catch one or two of those during the event it will really go a long way. One thing is for sure – someone is going to catch them, and it should be a pretty exciting event.”

Anglers will take off from Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort, located at 920 E. Del Monte Avenue in Clewiston, at 7 a.m. EST each day. Weigh-ins will also take place at the Resort, and will begin at 3 p.m. each day. All takeoffs and weigh-ins are free to attend and open to the public.

In Costa FLW Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event. At Lake Okeechobee, pros will fish for a top prize of up to $110,000 including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard if Ranger Cup qualified. Co-anglers will cast for a brand new Ranger Z175 boat with a 115-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard, and $5,000 if Ranger Cup qualified.

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

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

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"LeBoom!!!"

This week the boys welcome in Sam Rayburn FLW Tour runner-up Nick LeBrun to talk about how he was so consistent when Rayburn wasn't and we get the scoop on his new "LeBoom" Spinnerbait from V&M Lures. All that & the usual shenanigans on the AC insider Podcast!

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Niggemeyer Trusts his Boat to Gator Guards

FLW Tour Veteran protects his Ranger with KeelShield

Farmington, IL (January 21, 2019) – It’s our pleasure to welcome FLW Tour Pro James Niggemeyer into the Gator Guards family of American-made marine protection products.

James Niggemeyer, a Ranger Boats and Bass Pro/Cabela’s pro from Van City, TX has long excelled across the spectrum as a professional angler on both the FLW Tour and B.A.S.S circuits. As well as guide on Lake Fork. “James is a great role model for showing that you can take your passion for the water and make it a career. We’re glad to have such a hard working and salt of the earth angler like him on board” says Gator Guards’ Nick Barr.

James has trusted Gator Guards for his boat protection throughout his career. James needs few words to explain why he chose KeelShield®“Simply put my Ranger boat is a tool to help me be more successful on the water.” “I take pride in keeping my boat in great shape for the next owner and Gator Guards provides durable and lasting products like the KeelShield to protect my investment through a rugged season – I certainly wouldn’t start a tournament season without one on my boat.”

 

You can follow James on his Facebook, Instagram, and throughout the FLW Tour season at www.flwfishing.com

 

About Gator Guards:

Gator Guards™, a family business from Farmington, IL is celebrating its 25th anniversary protecting all types of watercraft with easy solutions for the everyday boater. With their innovative, durable product line they have become the trusted protection supplier of over 30 boat builders including Triton, Nitro, and Skeeter Boats. All our products are available through Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s (www.BassPro.com).

KeelShield® – BowShield® – SkegShield® – GatorSkinz® – Hitch Guard® – and Gator Patch® are registered products of Gator Guards. For more information on how to protect your boat or kayak visit www.Gator-Guards.com

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AC's John Byrne interviews Elite Series Pro Rob Digh

AC's John Byrne catches up with soon to be Elite Series Rookie Rob Digh to discuss Rob fishing the 2018 Elite Series.

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Jai Hunter Sr. Wins ABA Open Series on Okeechobee with over 18 pounds for the win and $5500

Courtesy of ABA

 

ATHENS, Ala. – Jai Hunter Sr. of Deland, FL won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series Florida Central tournament, held January 19th on the Lake Okeechobee.  Running out of Roland Martin Marina & Resort in Clewiston, FL the Jai Sr. caught five-bass weighing 18.10-pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Hunter Sr. took home a check for $5500 for his win.

“I was fishing on the north end of the lake today. I found some fish on Wednesday and the fish changed up a little today. It was a later bite. I was flipping a Gambler Fat Ace to isolated pencil reeds. The fish would flurry for 30 minutes then quit for an hour. I didn’t expect to win with 18-pounds, I had a blast,” Hunter Sr. said.

In second for the boaters, Robert Wood of West Palm Beach, FL landed a five-bass tournament limit going 17.12-pounds including a big bass that weighed 7.60-pound.

“I caught my fish junk fishing. I caught the big bass flipping. Another one on a speed worm and the rest on a swim jig. I only had six bites today. I also fished the north end of the lake,” Wood said.

Gary Milicevic of Labelle, FL took third for the boaters with five bass going 16.67-pounds.

“I caught my fish today dragging a Senko. I left fish biting to look for a big fish but I probably should’ve stayed and caught a few more 3 or 4 pounders,” Milicevic said.

Finishing fourth, Joey Roberts of Jensen Beach, FL landed a five-bass limit for 15.83-pounds. James “Doug” Harris of Loxahatchee, FL rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 15.52-pounds.

In the Co-Angler Division, John Morgan of Miami, FL won with three bass going 13.06-pounds that included an 8.07-pound big bass. He pocketed a check for $1900 for his win and an additional $395 for the big bass award.

“It was a slow bite with cold water temps. I want to thank Razor Baits, I caught them on the Fat Boy Stick. We were fishing the east wall dead-sticking the baits. You had to be precise with the bait placement or they wouldn’t bite. I caught 6-fish and culled 3 today. I’m a saltwater guy and I really enjoyed fishing today,” Morgan said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Brandon St. Pierre of Lehigh Acres, FL brought in a three-bass division limit weighing 10.02-pounds.

“I caught all my fish today on a speed worm lower in the water column. Just making a lot of casts,” St. Pierre said. “

Roy Gentry of Ft. Lauderdale, FL placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 9.26-pounds.

“We ran south today. I caught my fish on a Gambler Fat Ace and lost 2 big fish that would have helped me today. This is my first ABA event and I love it,” Gentry said.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, James Opetaia-Williamson of Dunnellon, FL brought in three bass for 8.96-pounds. Cornelius Llewellyn of Plantation, FL finished in fifth place with two bass for 8.74-pounds.

Slated for February 9th, the next tournament will be held on Lake Okeechobee out of Scott Driver Park in Okeechobee, FL. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2020 Ray Scott Championship to be held at Lake Hartwell in April 2020.

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

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

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Jayme Black Wins Mr. Bass of Arkansas Opener with over 15 pounds on Lake Ouachita

 

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Sanders & Oliver Win Fisher of Men Georgia South event on Lake Harding with over 19 pounds!

 

 

Place Team Members # Fish Big Fish Gross Penalty Net Wt Points
1 13156 Scott Sanders
Scott Oliver		 5 4.99 19.63 0 19.63 200
2 16993 Tyler Morgan
Adam Byrd		 5 4.24 16.72 0 16.72 199
3 23617 Jason Mitja
Jamie Wheeler		 5 3.15 14.19 0 14.19 148
4 23613 Kris Moore
Wes Stevenson		 5 4.42 13.83 0 13.83 197
5 23614 Tony O'Connell
Matt O'Connell		 5 4.43 13.78 0 13.78 196
6 8162 Neil Stillwell
Don Duke		 5 3.98 13.61 0 13.61 195
7 16994 Charlie Williams
Michael Smith Jr		 5 3.71 12.46 0 12.46 194
8 23619 Matthew Peeler
Andrew Wade		 5 3.37 12.12 0 12.12 143
9 23121 Richey Bolton
Darryl Adams		 5 3.35 11.27 0 11.27 192
10 11730 Espy Odom
Heath Odom		 5 4.95 10.86 0 10.86 191
11 22309 John Cook
Bill Boyette		 5 5.09 10.19 0 10.19 190
12 23618 martie murphy
Kenny Carroll		 5 2.89 9.95 0 9.95 139
13 22317 Lew Richardson
Clint Joyner		 5 4.67 9.81 0 9.81 188
14 14404 Ken Jones
Jimmy Wood		 5 3.21 8.51 0 8.51 187
15 18395 Jeremy Stevens
Rance Rex Mathis		 5 2.79 8.1 0 8.1 186
16 16052 Randy Johnson
Michael Smith Sr.		 4 3.47 7.59 0 7.59 185
17 635 John Adams
Robert Stewart		 5 0 7.26 0 7.26 184
18 10205 Buddy Whitley
Greg Noles		 3 3.44 6.99 0 6.99 183
19 19834 Brandon Carraway
Bo Washam		 4 2.65 6.86 0 6.86 182
20 22313 Greg Hallford
Todd Schell		 4 2.38 6.86 0 6.86 182
21 23615 Mark Succi
Justin Smallwood		 5 0 6.85 0 6.85 180
22 1853 Steve Stewart
Johnny Creel		 4 0 6.62 0 6.62 179
23 6492 Hubert Stafford
Steve Holt		 5 0 6.59 0 6.59 178
24 641 Jim Pass
Jim Buntin		 5 0 5.85 0 5.85 177
25 19830 Zach Ranew
Jacob Livingston		 3 3.02 5.52 0 5.52 176
26 22318 Heath Rolling
Rick Jacobs		 4 0 5.28 0 5.28 175
27 22513 charles Boyd
David Boyd		 3 2.52 5.27 0 5.27 174
28 10204 Clayton Shoupe
Johnathan Sullivan		 3 2.26 4.95 0 4.95 173
29 18384 Greg Kropat
Brian Willis		 5 0 4.74 0 4.74 172
30 23610 Gene Flournoy
Randy Harris		 3 0 3.56 0 3.56 171
31 13134 Alan Butch Jones
Shepherd Sawyer		 3 0 3.48 0 3.48 170
32 23608 James Anderson
Joe McChesney		 3 0 3.28 0 3.28 169
33 22311 Michael Delk
Ed Adams		 2 0 3.01 0 3.01 168
34 22322 Jamie Thomas
Ted Hamilton		 2 0 2.51 0 2.51 167
35 22310 Paul Cooper
Michael Smith		 2 0 1.98 0 1.98 166
36 16980 Joel Hughes
Dean Robinson		 2 0 1.53 0 1.53 165
37 23609 William Buttram
Kirby Rice		 1 1.53 1.53 0 1.53 165
38 23612 Michael Howard
Jason Carpenter		 1 0 1.52 0 1.52 163
39 11864 Richard Wilson
Debbie Wilson		 1 0.94 0.94 0 0.94 162
40 23611 john gray
willie jackson		 1 0.77 0.77 0 0.77 161
41 3621 Larry Gardner
David Grace		 0 0 0 0 0 160
42 15711 Jeff Mills
Emory Walden		 0 0 0 0 0 160
43 15715 Pat McCrackin
Randy Watford		 0 0 0 0 0 160
44 16997 Chad Wise
Kevin Watford		 0 0 0 0 0 160
45 22484 Charles Hutchinson
Mitchell Hutchinson		 0 0 0 0 0 160
46 22514 Michael Dike Jr.
Michael Dike III		 0 0 0 0 0 110
47 23616 Allen Gray
Mike Massey		 0 0 0 0 0 110

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Guetti & Carrilo Win Wild West Bass Trail AZ Team Event on Lake Pleasant with over 14 pounds!

 

 

PLACE BOATER NON-BOATER #FISH BIG WEIGHT WINNINGS PAYOUT
1 Scott Guetti Leo Carrillo 5 3.4 14.28 $5,000 $5,915
2 Michael Perry David Burns 5 4.13 13.08 $2,700 $3,865
3 Laron Porter Creston Carroll 5 0 10.34 $2,100 $2,100
4 Steven Boyce Julius Mazy 5 3.29 9.35 $1,500 $1,500
5 Steven Mack Seth Furmanek 5 0 9.25 $1,100 $1,100
6 Johnny Johnson Napoleon Andrew 5 0 9.23 $1,100 $1,100
7 Jamal Franklin Jeff Zills 5 0 9.09 $1,000 $1,000
8 Josh Ahlvin Ryan Wilson 5 0 8.45 $900 $900
9 Jay Mccandless Dan Zehring 4 3.12 8.12 $900 $900
10 David Stachowski Greg Valenzuela 5 0 8.08 $700 $700
11 Tai Au Daniel Elias 5 0 7.98 $700 $700
12 John Rmsey Justin Ramsey 4 0 7.35 $700 $700
13 Robert Hubler Shane Edgar 5 0 7.16 $600 $600
14 Zack Holwerda Dylan Maxon 5 2.53 7.15 $600 $600
15 James Salazar Sr. James Salazar Jr. 3 2.87 7.08 $600 $600
16 Chris Traver Michael Whitlock 4 2.6 7.05 $600 $600
17 Lyle Dalby Todd Graffa 5 2.28 7.04 $0
18 Thomas Loughran Dan Adams 5 0 6.7 $0
19 Michael Spain Dustin Robinson 3 0 6.13 $0
20 Justin Kerr Gunnar Stanton 5 0 5.94 $0
21 Gerald Kimzey Loren Bryant 3 3.6 5.93 $0 $415
22 Ian Boehm Derek Richards 4 0 5.93 $0
23 Jeff Pfundheller Sterling Pfundheller 5 0 5.85 $0
24 Chris Santana Ian Waite 5 0 5.83 $0
25 Lon Armel Matt Shura 4 0 5.73 $0
26 Matt Rupect Kevin Gross 5 0 5.65 $0
27 Richard Pratt Bruce Pearson 4 2.62 5.62 $0 $100
28 Jim Everette Clint Everette 3 0 5.56 $0
29 Luke Plante Jonny Pelto 5 0 5.42 $0
30 Marc Townsend Robert Kettner 1 5.4 5.4 $0 $415
31 Rich Kereny Dean Kreuzer 3 2.5 5.4 $0
32 Winston Massey Chris Massey 5 0 5.07 $0 $300
33 Derrick Amerson Joe Wheeler 5 0 5.06 $0
34 Jeff Purinton Grant Cooper 2 3.33 4.82 $0
35 Jason Ryan Ethan Ryan 2 3.83 4.72 $0 $415
36 Bobby Lanham Jason Stockon 2 2.58 4.54 $0
37 Murray White Taj White 2 0 4.49 $0
38 Jeffrey Erickson Ben Foster 3 0 4.04 $0
39 Joe Patz Jose Aguilera 3 0 4.02 $0
40 Steve Pike Jim Sullivan 2 0 4.01 $0
41 Jim Sleight Inder Lopez 2 2.56 4 $0
42 James Shaw Marty Lawrence 3 0 3.96 $0
43 Daniel Pecotte Mike Bidak 3 0 3.91 $0
44 Mike Elliot John Browning 2 2.74 3.77 $0
45 Todd Herman Brian Ravelo 2 0 3.49 $0
46 Timothy Roden Kyle Copingger 3 0 3.45 $0
47 Shaffer Pullen Hunter Fattaleh 3 0 3.27 $0
48 Sean Coffey Tommy Jonovich 3 0 3.21 $0
49 Forest Kirchner Alex Ferguson 2 0 3.02 $0
50 Courtney Copley Luke Agazzi 1 0 2.75 $0
51 Buddy Randall Keith Hunsinger 2 0 2.35 $0
52 Steven Bowlin Jack Lewis 2 0 2.26 $0
53 Delaney Dwyer Joe Dwyer 1 0 2.08 $0
54 Kevin Caruso Michael Caruso 1 0 2.06 $0
55 Richard Witt Max Hernandez 3 0 2.05 $0
56 Robert O'donnel Cody O'donell 1 0 2.04 $0
57 Tim Price Rick Barushok 1 0 1.72 $0
58 Robert Morales Damian Morales 1 0 1.48 $0
59 Jim Hawkes Tom Edwards 1 0 1.32 $0
60 James Howard Bobby Hamner 1 0 1.29 $0
61 Jordan Schwartzkopf Stephen Byrum 1 0 1.19 $0
62 Aaron Reese Tj Roach 1 0 1.19 $0
63 Scott Edwards Alex Palumbo 1 0 1.1 $0
64 Robert Ostercap Jordan Evekson 1 0 1.07 $0
65 Larry Holona Olivia Holona 1 0 0.88 $0
66 Nick Teschler Alan Tuberville 1 0 0.87 $0
67 Michael Tafoya Matt Adamson 0 0 0.01 $0
68 John Whaley Ron Bowman 0 0 0.01 $0
69 David Foreman Danny Clark 0 0 0.01 $0
70 Ryan Higgins Gunner Higgins 0 0 0.01 $0
71 Clifford Kinnney Jeremy Ruiz 0 0 0.01 $0
72 Stephen Price Brian Price 0 0 0.01 $0
73 Chad Davis Lance Cathcart 0 0 0.01 $0
74 Bruce Johnson Mack Johnson 0 0 0.01 $0
75 Tommy Lamanna Sam Lamanna 0 0 0.01 $0
76 Fred Krumsiek John Montoya 0 0 0.01 $0
77 Cliff Pirch Reese Randall 0 0 0.01 $0
78 Josh Petrucci Justin Patti 0 0 0.01 $0
79 Paul Matthews Nick Susuras 0 0 0.01 $0
80 Brian Senter Jessica O'quain 0 0 0.01 $0
81 Josh Selga Brad Smith 0 0 0.01 $0
82 Jerry Brown Joaquin Chavez 0 0 0.01 $0

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Meeks & Short win Best Bass Coastal Division Opener on Nacimiento with 11.53 pound limit

 

Place Angler Angler Total Fish Big Fish Total Weight Winnings
1 Damon Meeks Jay Short 5 2.75 11.53 $1,920.00
2 Graham Grove Brandon Colombo 5 2.68 11.07 $1,080.00
3 John C Zillig Jr Erik M Zillig 5 3.23 9.77 $1,000.00
4 William Welle Miguel R Frias 5 3.00 9.69 $635.00
5 Matt Clausen Cory Woods 5 2.55 9.12 $360.00
6 Jason V Lazzerini Geno K Lazzerini 5 2.05 8.73 $215.00
7 Travis A Woolf Garett A Manion 4 2.89 7.64 $195.00
8 Sam James Jerry Rouse 5 0.00 7.45 $0.00
9 Jeremy Monn Jacob L Dilger 3 3.10 7.17 $220.00
10 Harlin L Gibson Mark Snow 4 2.29 6.70 $0.00
11 Lori C Hollister Mark C Scribner 5 2.33 6.70 $0.00
12 Brian Duncan Meade Hedricks 5 2.28 5.92 $0.00
13 Bryan Botts Rebecca Botts 3 2.50 5.65 $0.00
14 James B Keeney Tom Ryan 5 0.00 5.12 $0.00
15 Todd M Langston Margaret Langston 4 0.00 4.85 $0.00
16 Jay Rich Terry D Rawles 2 2.84 4.80 $0.00
17 Mike J Pierce Sean Morales 4 1.61 4.30 $0.00
18 Justin Johns Ray Gutierrez 2 2.19 3.67 $0.00
19 Tim Sharpe Tj Sharpe 2 0.00 3.38 $0.00
20 Peter Manfrina Chris Hawk 1 0.00 2.58 $0.00
21 Barry Gardner Sheldon Waters 2 0.00 2.30 $0.00
22 Dan Dostal Danny Conatser 2 0.00 2.27 $0.00
23 Jeremy D Hightower Joey Baldacchino 1 0.00 2.06 $0.00
24 Tom B Johnson Hannah M Johnson 1 0.00 1.57 $0.00
25 Hyon An Jon Mohnike 1 1.54 1.54 $0.00
26 Daniel R Tracy Sr Jason Maynard 1 0.00 1.46 $0.00
27 Dustin Selck Suzanne Musson 1 1.05 1.05 $0.00
28 Brad Samaniego Chad Samaniego 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
28 Ron Morrison Derek Morrison 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
28 Charlie Barrios Dan Barrios 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
28 Randy Wallis Mike Hummel 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
28 Michael Cardinalli Chaz E Johnson 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
28 Darin Ferguson John Flynn 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
28 Will Duncan Robert L Duncan 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
28 Harry Delore Brad Austin 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
28 Anthony Carroll John Phillips 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
28 James Hall Rebecca Hall 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00

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Ostrander & Heil Win Best Bass Mother Lode Opener on Don Pedro with over 18 pounds!

 

Place Angler Angler Total Fish Big Fish Total Weight Winnings
1 Christian Ostrander Ronnie Heil 5 7.10 18.51 $2,715.00
2 Anthony Pimentel Norval A Pimentel 5 5.68 16.35 $1,730.00
3 Bryan L Kane Heath C Lane 5 6.50 15.03 $1,090.00
4 Matthew P Ludwig Jacob Schmidt 5 7.78 14.72 $1,105.00
5 Bryan Cox Kevin Davidson 5 4.25 14.59 $440.00
6 Reece Wells 5 0.00 14.46 $255.00
7 Stephen Magill Chris A Lienau 5 4.35 14.09 $215.00
8 Mike Newton Steve Nincioni 5 3.59 13.74 $200.00
9 Brian Payne Jeremiah Payne 5 4.28 13.55 $180.00
10 Matthew L Hudson Casey R Taylor 5 2.73 13.03 $170.00
11 Don Hendrix Roger Cummings 5 0.00 12.34 $150.00
12 Gary Baldwin Rick Leal 5 4.77 12.15 $0.00
13 Mike Callahan Mike D Freudenthal 5 3.41 11.56 $0.00
14 Don Longton John Myers 5 2.66 11.35 $0.00
15 Jim Giancola Cindy Silacci 5 3.51 10.92 $0.00
16 Jeff D Frey Tyler D Frey 5 0.00 10.82 $0.00
17 Dalton A Tyler Jack Lightsey 5 4.02 10.81 $0.00
18 Douglas B Goodman Paul D Goodman 5 2.92 10.79 $0.00
19 Bruce Able William J Hartlett 5 0.00 10.66 $0.00
20 Al Karam Art Romero 5 2.41 10.41 $0.00
21 Sean Kimble Mario Marroquin 5 0.00 10.33 $0.00
22 John L Simpson Reynold H Hysell 5 0.00 9.94 $0.00
23 Daniel J McAlister Pat Ammerman 5 2.43 9.88 $0.00
24 Butch Bray Jeff S Whited 5 0.00 9.85 $0.00
25 Richard A Hamilton Jacob A Vigna 5 0.00 9.69 $0.00
26 Cody W Robinson Sean A Robinson 5 0.00 9.63 $0.00
26 Billy Davis Russ Trapp 5 0.00 9.63 $0.00
28 Bill K Goodman Mike P Goodman 5 0.00 9.61 $0.00
29 John R Scott Roger D Lockhart 5 2.69 9.40 $0.00
30 Don Bays Darren Urban 5 0.00 9.29 $0.00
30 Rich Ingram Ron Ingram 5 0.00 9.29 $0.00
31 Bryan Coy Mike Brossard 5 0.00 9.23 $0.00
31 Raul V Barajas 5 0.00 9.23 $0.00
34 Jeff Hobbs Keith McGraw 5 0.00 9.21 $100.00
35 Jeff Tonnesen Pat M Vaughn 5 0.00 9.14 $0.00
36 Scott Parsons Doug Naruo 5 2.92 9.13 $0.00
37 Ryan Accardo Larry Accardo 5 0.00 9.02 $0.00
37 Jim Griffin Angel C Delarosa 5 0.00 9.02 $0.00
39 Richard J Rodriguez Jr Timothy Ybarra 5 0.00 8.73 $0.00
40 Brian Orange Mike Martinez 5 0.00 8.67 $0.00
41 Richard Stephens Troy Duke 5 0.00 8.60 $0.00
42 Dan Byker Wilton Harvey 5 2.32 8.49 $0.00
43 Ryan Orozco Michael S Bryant II 5 0.00 8.23 $0.00
44 Gabriel S Cardenas 5 2.92 8.18 $0.00
45 Chris Peters Darryl Peters 5 0.00 8.11 $0.00
46 Robert Singleton 5 0.00 7.87 $0.00
47 Dustin Robinson Ali Robinson 5 0.00 7.83 $0.00
48 Ray Keenom Joanne Keenom 5 0.00 7.75 $0.00
49 Mike Ludwig Eric Peterson 5 0.00 7.67 $0.00
50 Tom Gomez Joey A Verna Jr 5 0.00 7.42 $0.00
51 Jeff Amstutz Sara Amstutz 5 0.00 6.95 $0.00
52 Albert L Anderson Jr Jared K Anderson 5 0.00 6.57 $0.00
53 Troy H Nakai Bryce M Nakai 5 0.00 6.48 $0.00
54 Troy Thomas Shad E Sullivan 5 0.00 6.25 $0.00
55 Billy Redding Austin J Harden 4 0.00 5.29 $0.00
56 Sean M Dryden Dane Christensen 3 0.00 5.20 $0.00
57 Kerry C Langley Anne Langley 2 0.00 2.87 $0.00
58 Chris Ward Jeff Short 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
58 Pete A Rodriguez Manuel Martins 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00
58 Robert Mansor Brandon Silvey 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00

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Stone & Dokter Win Media BASS Lake Whitney event with over 21 pounds!

 

 

 

 

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TXTT RESCHEDULES SEASON OPENER DUE TO RAYBURN’S HIGH WATER

Courtesy of Texas Team Trail
We’re replacing high water with high hopes; as a prudent and proactive decision by Texas Team Trail management postpones the season opener on Sam Rayburn from the original February 2 competition date and reschedules it to May 10.
With heavy winter rains swelling this Angelina River impoundment to near record levels — over 10 feet above normal pool of 164.40 feet — the impacts have become increasingly dramatic. Proving this point, a video shot the morning of Jan. 19 shows wind-driven waves breaking onto the 147 Bridge, which crosses the lake’s upper end. At normal lake levels, the bridge has approximately 12-14 feet of clearance.
Moreover, still-rising water has closed the majority of Rayburn boat launches and created significant navigational dangers with floating logs and debris displaced by the high water. Angler safety has always been Priority 1 for the Texas Team Trail, so management carefully considered all relevant details of the current situation and determined that avoiding potentially hazardous conditions was the right decision.
“We know how much our fishermen love to compete and we are firmly committed to giving them top-notch competitive opportunities, but we place a much higher priority on angler safety,” said TXTT Tournament Director Mike Hastings. “Considering the risks anglers could experience during practice, as well as the originally-scheduled event, we realized that the responsible decision was to reschedule the event.”
SEASONAL SHAKEUP
By comparison, mid-January, 2018 found Rayburn at 161.64, about 13 feet below its early 2019 level. Hemphill, Texas competitor and Rayburn guide Stephen Johnston agrees with the postponement and notes that the volume of water currently bulging in this East Texas lake surpasses anything he ever thought he’d encounter.
“It’s unbelievable; I’ve been here fishing full-time since 1989 and I’ve never seen anything like this,” he said. “There’s (usually) not that much water that runs into Rayburn; it’s just one of those freak years.”
As far as the high water’s impacts on traditional seasonal patterns, Johnston says current conditions have thoroughly shuffled the deck. One of the biggest considerations he points to is the high water’s impact on Rayburn’s grass.
“This past summer and fall, the hydrilla was just unbelievable. Some of the areas were 12-16 feet on the outside edge with big, green hydrilla. The lake’s still clear right now, but once they (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) start releasing the water, that muddy water that will come out of the rivers and the creeks is really going to have a big effect on the hydrilla. You need sunlight for that grass to grow, but there’s so much water on top of it and I’m afraid that in the next couple of weeks to a month, it’s really going to put a hammer on that grass.”
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Rescheduling the Feb. 2 event to May 10 enables the Texas Trail to provide two regular- season events on Rayburn. Typically, regular-season events are held on Saturdays, but the rescheduled event takes place on a Friday. The next regular season event immediately follows on Saturday, May 11. Official practice day for both will be Thursday, May 9.
These back-to-back tournaments will be conducted as separate events, each with its own entries, weigh-ins and prize purses. Both events will include nationally televised coverage on CBS Sports, Pursuit, FOX Sports Southwest, World Fishing network and others, including several streaming platforms including Outdoor Action. Additionally, extra incentives and schedule updates will be announced shortly.
With postspawn, shad spawn and early summer patterns possibly unfolding in May, the rescheduled event brings great promise for awesome Rayburn Fishing. Water levels should be significantly lower by then and this lake’s big bass bounty will likely be on full display.
"This change allows us to complete our schedule as close as possibleto the original plan, without having to hold an event on Mothers Day, but still host our championship on Lake Belton in June,” Hastings said. “There’s no simple solution when rescheduling events on a lake as popular as Sam Rayburn, but we believe we have a plan that will make the most of the challenging circumstances Mother Nature has presented.
“In the end, we felt this was the best solution possible for fulfilling all commitments without moving events all the way into November or December. Blending our profound concern for angler safety with consideration for travel costs and time requirements was not easy, but we’re confident that this was the right call.”

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Mark Smith wins Media Bass LA North Individual Derby with over 15 pounds on Lake Claiborne

2nd Place - Chad Posey
3rd Place - Jeff Gregory
Jason Williams - Big Bass 5.13lbs

 

Place Angler Hometown # Bass Pounds Winnings Points
1 Mark Smith West Monroe 5 15.31 $1,000.00 165.31
2 Chad Posey Choudrant 3 11.09 $425.00 160.09
3 Jeff Gregory Marion 4 10.67 $300.00 158.67
4 Heath Crocker Calhoun 3 9.21 $225.00 156.21
5 Matt Jones Sterlington 4 8.33 $148.00 154.33
6 Jacob Hearne Choudrant 3 8.04   153.04
7 Greg Terzia * Ruston 4 6.89   150.89
8 Kenny Covington West Monroe 5 6.04   149.04
9 Jason Williams Libson 2 5.82   147.82
10 Scotty Herron West Monroe 2 4.30   145.30
11 Nick Sylvestri Monroe 3 4.04   144.04
12 Luke Herring Farmerville 2 3.79   142.79
13 Teddy Walthall Magnolia 2 2.61   140.61
14 Bonz Goyne Sterlington 2 2.25   139.25
15 Jimmy Wright JR Ruston 1 2.07   138.07
16 Jon Richardson Ruston 1 1.56   136.56
17 James Wooten Bastrop 1 1.45   135.45
18 Justin Webb Calhoun 1 1.39   134.39
19 Zachary Johnston Sterlington 1 1.36   133.36
20 Todd Eppinette Downsville 1 1.08   132.08
21 Kevin Jennings Calhoun 1 1.03   131.03
22 Stacy Little Calhoun 0 0.00   64.50
22 Sontus Mitchell Ruston 0 0.00   64.50
22 Allen Anders Sterlington 0 0.00   64.50
22 Chris Patton Farmerville 0 0.00   64.50
22 Ivan Diags Ruston 0 0.00   64.50
22 Greg Liner Simsboro 0 0.00   64.50
             
Place Little League Angler Hometown # Bass Pounds Winnings
1 Bradley Herring Farmerville 2 4.01 Reel
2 Cameron Spence Monroe 2 3.07 $20.00
3 Isaac Richardson Ruston 1 2.67 $10.00
         

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