Fog Cancels Final Day Of Bassmaster College Series Event; Wisconsin-Platteville Claims Win
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Double-Digit Bass Lifts Wisconsin-Platteville To Top Spot In Bassmaster College Series Central Tour
Conner Choate (right) and Hunter DeSplinter of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville take the lead on the second day of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops on Toledo Bend Reservoir out of Many, La., with a two-day total weight of 41 pounds, 6 ounces.
Photo by Ronnie Moore/B.A.S.S.
Jan. 26, 2017
MANY, La. — Toledo Bend showed its true colors on Friday during the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops. After only offering a single 20-pound bag on the first day of competition, nine teams met that mark or more on Friday.
Conner Choate and Hunter DeSplinter of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville stole the show as they brought 25 pounds, 9 ounces, to the stage on Friday and jumped into the lead with a two-day total of 41-6. Their day was anchored by a monster catch as their kicker tipped the scales at 10 pounds.
It not only was DeSplinter’s personal best, but it was also recognized as an elite catch by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
“We showed up to our first spot just looking to get a limit in the 11- to 12-pound range,” DeSplinter said. “We had that before 8:30 a.m., so we just kept fishing around and working hard.”
After catching 15-13 on Day 1, just a solid limit would have helped their chances greatly. But what happened after their initial limit is now an unforgettable memory for this duo.
“At 10 a.m., I hooked into the 10-pounder,” DeSplinter said. “I had never seen a fish so big. It jumped at the boat; I for sure thought I was going to lose it, but we didn’t.”
The fireworks were just beginning as they gathered themselves and continued fishing. They hit a few nearby spots and caught keepers that wouldn’t help their overall weight, so they returned to the spot that produced earlier.
“We returned to that spot and immediately caught a fish close to 7 pounds,” DeSplinter said. “We packed up and headed back to the ramp to ensure the giant fish survived.”
The duo is now preparing to fend off 29 other teams during Saturday’s final day of competition. Coming into the event, their mindset was solely focused on qualifying for the National Championship. But now they have a chance to take home the title of the inaugural Central Tour format.
“We had no expectations leaving the dock (Friday),” Choate said. “So, we need to keep that same mindset because everything can change so quickly.”
Behind Wisconsin-Platteville are Thursday’s leaders Tyler Craig and Spencer Lambert of the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The duo slipped to second place, but eclipsed the 20-pound mark for the second consecutive day, the only team to accomplish that in the 248-boat field.
“It’s extremely important to stay consistent on Toledo Bend,” said Craig, whose team has a two-day weight of 41-1. “You can catch up in a hurry with a big bag, but at the same time you can stumble and fall if you rely on a giant bite each day.”
Craig and Lambert have landed five and six keepers, respectively, the last two days, and both days have featured crucial catches just before check-in. But they know they are targeting quality and may not need quantity to win.
“It’s not easy fishing for a handful of bites, but I feel like the bigger fish are trickling into our area,” Craig said. “It seems like our spots are the transition areas and the fish are pulling up and feeding, and then when they leave they are headed to even shallower water to spawn.”
It could be a battle until the last cast as first and second are separated by only 5 ounces heading into the final frame of action.
Caiden Sinclair and Hunter Gibson of the University of Alabama vaulted into third place after bringing the second-biggest bag of the day to the scales. Their 22-11 limit has them just over 3 pounds from the lead and within sight of a possible title with 38-3.
The final team to sneak into the cut was Bethel University’s John Garrett and Brian Pahl. The duo has finished second and fourth in the last two national championships, and Garrett was the 2016 College Classic Bracket champion who represented the College Series during the 2017 season.
The 248-team field was cut after Friday’s weigh-in to the Top 30. Those teams clinched a berth in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops and will be fishing for the win on Saturday.
The final-day takeoff will begin at 7 a.m. CT from Cypress Bend Park, and the weigh-in will be held back at the park at 3 p.m.
The event is being hosted by Toledo Bend Lake Country.
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Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops
1/25/2018 - 1/27/2018
Toledo Bend Reservoir - Cypress Bend Park - Many, LA
STANDINGS BOATER DAY 2
Name # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz PTS
1 Conner Choate - Hunter DeSplinter UW - Platteville 5 5 25- 9 10 10 41- 6 500.00
2 Tyler Craig - Spencer Lambert University of Louisiana at Monroe 5 5 20- 4 10 10 41- 1 497.98
3 Caiden Sinclair - Hunter Gibson University of Alabama 5 5 22-11 10 10 38- 3 495.97
4 Matt Baker - Kory England Arkansas Tech University 5 5 20- 9 10 10 34- 7 493.95
5 Colin Steck - Andrew Wolfe University of Wisconsin 5 5 20- 7 10 10 34- 4 491.94
6 Jackson Carrell - Kyle Pasket Sam Houston State University 5 5 13- 9 10 10 32-14 489.92
7 Hunter Freeman - Wesley Banks La Monroe 5 5 18-15 10 10 32- 8 487.90
8 Crosley Welch - Hayden Lee Missouri State University 5 5 20- 3 10 10 31-12 485.89
9 Scott McClellan - Adam Forester LA Tech 5 5 21-12 10 10 31-10 483.87
10 Dakota Pierce - Tristan McKormick Bethel University 5 5 15- 5 10 10 31- 7 481.85
11 Gregory Green - Dustin Nash Northwestern State University 5 5 17- 8 10 10 30-13 479.84
12 Jarrett Robertson - Brandon Smith Tarleton State University 5 5 13-10 10 10 30- 7 477.82
13 Shane Campbell - Ethan Jones McKendree University 5 5 16- 7 10 10 30- 3 475.81
14 Jake Biram - Rhett Meyer Oklahoma State University 5 5 11-10 10 10 29- 9 473.79
15 Luke Gillund - Jack Kons Bemidji State University 5 5 16-11 10 10 29- 7 471.77
16 Carter Henderson - Connor Whisenant Texas A&M University 5 5 15- 5 10 10 29- 4 469.76
17 Dillon Harrell - Colby Bryant Sam Houston State University 5 5 15-13 10 10 28- 1 467.74
18 Caleb Dennis - Hunter Presley Central Alabama Comm College 5 5 14- 3 10 10 27-13 465.73
19 Jeffrey Hopkins - Austin Handley Auburn University 5 5 14- 9 9 9 27-10 463.71
20 Hunter Louden - Seth Roberts Bethel University 5 5 10-14 10 10 27- 9 461.69
21 Taylor Morten - Austin Porter Arkansas Tech University 5 5 13- 1 10 10 27- 9 459.68
22 Thad Simerly - Ethan Shaw Bryan College 5 5 11- 4 10 10 27- 8 457.66
23 Ryan Nevil - Jonathan Linder Dallas Baptist University 5 5 11- 4 10 10 27- 7 455.65
24 Carter McNeil - Cole Floyd Bethel University 5 5 13- 8 9 9 27- 5 453.63
25 Spencer Hahn - Ben Wanke University of Wisconsin 5 5 13- 2 10 10 27- 3 451.61
26 John-Michael Brattlof - Cody Barchenger Stephen F Austin State University 5 5 15-10 10 10 26-15 449.60
27 Evan Coleman - Josh Soroka Texas State University 4 4 12-13 9 9 26-14 447.58
28 Justin Barnes - Adam Carroll University of Montevallo 5 5 17- 4 9 9 26-13 445.56
29 Blake Albertson - Adam Puckett Murray State University 5 5 14-13 10 10 26- 7 443.55
30 Brian Pahl - John Garrett Bethel University 5 5 13- 7 10 10 26- 5 441.53
31 KJ Queen - Brad Ableman Bethel University 5 5 12-12 10 10 26- 1 439.52
32 John Jay - Grant Pietsch Texas A&M University 5 5 15-11 10 10 26- 0 437.50
33 Grant Ehlenfeldt - Brett Stanek U. of Wisconsin Platteville 5 5 16- 7 10 10 25-13 435.48
34 Taylor Cranford - Connor Turner LSU 5 5 20-10 8 8 25-11 433.47
35 Reid Conner - Joshua Butts Wallace State Hanceville 5 5 15- 9 10 10 25-11 431.45
36 Jacob Keith - Mason Beatty East Texas Baptist University 5 5 11-15 10 10 25- 9 429.44
37 Nolan Minor - Casey Lanier West Virginia University 5 5 17- 0 9 9 25- 8 427.42
38 Alex Torkleson - Alec Murphy Rogers State University 5 5 12- 0 10 10 25- 8 425.40
39 Will Brown - Chase Chastain Jacksonville State University 5 5 10- 5 10 10 24-10 423.39
40 Jacob Sanders - Chad Poulsen East Texas Baptist University 3 3 6-13 8 8 24- 6 421.37
41 Nathan Bell - Cole Sands Bryan College 4 4 10-11 9 9 24- 4 419.35
42 Denver Satterlee - Landon Smith Calhoun Community College 5 5 12-13 10 10 24- 3 417.34
43 JP Kimbrough - Ryan Antee LSU Shreveport 5 5 14- 6 9 9 23-12 415.32
44 Austin Stanley - Knox Daniels Georgia College 5 5 10-15 8 8 23-10 413.31
45 Adam Deakin - Alec Sloan Colorado State University 5 5 17- 1 8 8 23- 7 411.29
46 Sloan Pennington - Hunter McCarty U. of North Alabama 5 5 16- 6 9 9 23- 5 409.27
47 Collin Bode - Josh Perrin Sam Houston State University 4 4 8- 7 9 9 22-14 407.26
48 Victor Martinez - Lucas Jensen Texas Tech University 3 3 8-10 7 7 22- 5 405.24
49 Blake Capps - Derrick Skinner Oklahoma State University - IT 5 5 11-11 10 10 22- 0 403.23
50 Andrew Roaten - Reid Grant Mississippi State University 5 5 10- 2 10 10 21-14 401.21
51 Kyle Dragulski - Robert Howard Stephen F Austin State University 5 5 21-12 5 5 21-12 399.19
52 Chris Lupo - Calhoun Comm College 5 5 12-15 8 8 21- 2 397.18
53 Brett Clark - Jared Penton East Texas Baptist University 4 4 10-14 8 8 21- 1 395.16
54 Michael Fisher - Brandon Padilla Jacksonville State University 5 5 9- 7 10 10 20-14 393.15
55 Brandon Durr - Riley Rathbun Drury Univeristy 5 5 10- 5 10 10 20- 6 391.13
56 Logan Parks - Lucas Lindsay Auburn University 5 5 9-12 9 9 20- 4 389.11
57 Bo McGraw - Evan Cook Texas A&M University 5 5 13-10 8 8 19-10 387.10
58 Kyler Chelminiak - Ricky Harris Bethel University 5 5 10- 0 10 10 19- 5 385.08
59 Tyler Anderson - Garrison Thomas Texas A&M University 5 5 11-13 8 8 19- 2 383.06
60 Jordan Mullis - Joe Long Indiana University 5 5 13-15 9 9 19- 0 381.05
61 Johnny Ledet - Logan Laprarie Northwestern State University 5 5 10-14 8 8 18-12 379.03
62 Tyler Nekolny - Jake Hoselton Kansas State University 5 5 9- 2 8 8 18-10 377.02
63 Matt Kudrna - Brock Gordley University of Missouri 5 5 11- 0 6 6 18- 6 375.00
64 Nick Montilino - Nick Inzeo Murray State University 2 2 3-15 7 7 18- 5 372.98
65 Robert Moody - Gavin Herst Missouri State University 5 5 13-10 7 7 18- 4 370.97
66 Zac Bennett - Chase Williams Georgia College 3 3 5- 2 8 8 17-15 368.95
67 Cole Burdeshaw - Peyton McCord Auburn University 5 5 9-10 9 9 17-15 366.94
68 Quinton Booth - Clay Cooper Missouri State University 5 5 9- 2 8 8 17-14 364.92
69 Trevor McKinney - Curtis Lilly McKendree University 5 5 9-14 9 9 17-13 362.90
70 Grant Harris - Lauren Plunkett Drury University 5 5 12- 2 7 7 17- 4 360.89
71 Jonnie Koenen - Blake Lawston UW - Platteville 5 5 10-15 8 8 17- 4 358.87
72 Tanner Ward - Jacob Klicman Kent State 4 4 9-15 7 7 17- 3 356.85
73 Trevor Schleich - Derek Kane University of Nebraska 5 5 12- 8 7 7 17- 1 354.84
74 Alex Murray - Trent Manuel McNeese State University 4 4 12- 2 6 6 16-14 352.82
75 Austin Tubbs - Andrew Martin University of West Alabama 5 5 9- 9 8 8 16-14 350.81
76 Logan Tate - Andrew Fisher Jacksonville State 3 3 6- 0 7 7 16-10 348.79
77 Conner Iselt - Tyler Wiltz Texas State University 3 3 8- 9 7 7 16- 0 346.77
78 Greg Herman - Spencer White LA Tech 2 2 5-14 6 6 15-13 344.76
79 Bates Enmeier - Dexter Flick Oklahoma State University 2 2 6- 2 6 6 15-10 342.74
80 Kaito Ajiro - Turner Mason Colorado State University 5 5 11- 4 7 7 15- 7 340.73
81 Cully Scroggins - Nathon Portch Bethel University 3 3 4-14 8 8 15- 6 338.71
82 Josh Worth - Colorado Mesa University 5 5 9-13 7 7 15- 4 336.69
83 Austin Mize - Ethan Goodwin U. of North Alabama 3 3 9-11 6 6 15- 4 334.68
84 Joseph Bruener - Nathan Doty McKendree University 4 4 9-13 6 6 15- 1 332.66
85 Harrison Hopkins - Jared Rascoe LSU Shrevepot 5 5 10- 6 7 7 14-10 330.65
86 Tyler Rivet - Jared Bascle Nicholls State University 2 2 4-11 7 7 14- 4 328.63
87 Luke O'Neal - Titus Stowe University of Louisiana at Monroe 5 5 8-11 7 7 14- 4 326.61
88 Austin Miles - Cooper Brown Colorado State University-Pueblo 2 2 4- 8 6 6 14- 3 324.60
89 Nathan Doss - Jackson Pardue University of North Alabama 5 5 13-12 5 5 13-12 322.58
90 Charles Norris - Lawrence Kuznik University of Louisiana, Lafayette 3 3 11-14 4 4 13-12 320.56
91 Jed Hebert - Jonathan Johnson University of Louisiana at LaFayet t5e 5 13-11 5 5 13-11 318.55
92 Michael Elkins - JT Thompson U. of North Alabama 5 5 13-10 5 5 13-10 316.53
93 Armando Ortiz - Dylan McKee Auburn University 5 5 10- 6 7 7 13- 7 314.52
94 Cade Fortenberry - Harrison Tabiolo River Parish Comm College 5 5 9- 6 7 7 13- 7 312.50
95 Jarred Jones - Devin Mobbs Jacksonville State University 5 5 12- 3 6 6 13- 6 310.48
96 Bryce White - Riley Sanders Southwest Mississippi Comm Coll e5ge 5 10- 9 6 6 13- 3 308.47
97 Zachariah Edwards - Drew Douglas University of Central Oklahoma 1 1 4-14 3 3 13- 3 306.45
98 Braxton Resweber - Samuel Richie University of Louisiana, Lafayette 2 2 3-11 7 7 13- 2 304.44
99 Eric Hanna - Jack Minnix Oklahoma State University 5 5 10- 7 6 6 13- 1 302.42
100 Cameron Gautreau - Andrew Tucker Nicholls State University 2 2 3-10 6 6 13- 1 300.40
101 Zach Vielhauer - Will Andrie Kansas State 5 5 11- 4 6 6 13- 0 298.39
102 Brandon Bland - Tyler Smith U. of South Alabama 1 1 3- 2 6 6 13- 0 296.37
103 Brennan Soileau - Garrett McDonald LA Tech 4 4 5- 9 8 8 13- 0 294.35
104 Kreston Phelps - Brandon Pope Northwestern State University 5 5 12-13 5 5 12-13 292.34
105 Kenny Wilkins - Connor Felstead Northern Michigan University 3 3 10- 6 4 4 12-10 290.32
106 Tanner Johnson - Jacob Wood LaGrange College 2 2 9- 2 4 4 12- 9 288.31
107 Mike Anderson - Zachary Schepf U. of Wisconsin Oshkosh 5 5 12- 6 5 5 12- 6 286.29
108 Patrick Pelt - Logan McEwen Auburn University 3 3 10- 1 4 4 12- 2 284.27
109 Chad Ziegler - Ross Kellermeier Bemidji State University 3 3 8-14 5 5 12- 2 282.26
110 Brant Lewis - Luke Harvey U. of West Alabama 5 5 12- 0 5 5 12- 0 280.24
111 Nathan Gibson - Josh Shapland Oklahoma State University 2 2 2-11 6 6 11-15 278.23
112 Jake Soto - Nathan Wood Dallas Baptist University 3 3 4- 8 6 6 11-11 276.21
113 Ryan Wood - Reid Strobl Dallas Baptist University 4 4 9-14 5 5 11- 7 274.19
114 Jackson Ebbers - Charlie DeShazer University of Nebraska 4 4 7-12 6 6 11- 4 272.18
115 Thor Swanson - Mitch Swanson Bemidji State University 5 5 9- 7 6 6 11- 3 270.16
116 Mekiah Jack - Chase McCrory Middle Tennessee State University 1 1 6-10 3 3 11- 2 268.15
117 Dillon Roberts - Ty Crutchfield Rogers State University 3 3 4- 2 6 6 11- 0 266.13
118 Dylan Friloux - Andre Adams University of Louisisana Lafayette 3 3 6- 4 4 4 10-15 264.11
119 Garrett Brown - Jordan Gantt LSU Shreveport 3 3 6- 1 5 5 10-15 262.10
120 Will Kaiser - Vala Zeinali Kent State University 4 4 8- 7 5 5 10-13 260.08
121 Austin Carr - Justin Carr Heartland Community College 3 3 7- 5 5 5 10-12 258.06
122 Chris Bradley - Collin McFeeters Southwestern Oklahoma State Un i0versity 0 0- 0 4 4 10-11 256.05
123 Cordell Beckman - Quinten Brown Greenville University 2 2 5- 3 4 4 10-11 254.03
124 Chizta Xiong - Justin Chromy St Cloud State University 2 2 4- 8 4 4 10-10 252.02
125 Stephen Harding - Greg Lundvick Texas State University 2 2 6- 1 4 4 10- 8 250.00
126 Justin Schick - Tyler Rocke Illinois State University 2 2 4- 6 4 4 10- 5 247.98
127 Kirk Stilwell - Cole Crossman Missouri State University 1 1 3- 2 4 4 10- 0 245.97
128 Miller Spivey - Chandler Sickafoose Wallace State Hanceville 4 4 6-10 5 5 9-10 243.95
129 Graham Godwin - Chad Jones Tarleton State University 4 4 7- 7 5 5 9- 7 241.94
130 Dylan Matherne - Brandon Daigle Southeastern Louisiana University 5 5 8-12 6 6 9- 1 239.92
131 Brent Rome Jr - Zachary Adams LSU 1 1 0-15 4 4 8-15 237.90
132 Hank Harrison - Mason Hamm Stephen F Austin State University 2 2 7- 3 3 3 8-15 235.89
133 Collin Belcher - Conner Gopffarth Texas Tech University 0 0 0- 0 5 5 8-13 233.87
134 Shon Messmer - Jeff Loesche Murray State University 0 0 0- 0 2 2 8-12 231.85
135 Colson Ginger - Robert White Texas A&M University 3 3 5- 8 5 5 8-11 229.84
136 John Authement - Matthew Benoits Nicholls State 3 3 6- 8 4 4 8- 9 227.82
137 Jacob Louis - Taylor Schmitt McKendree University 2 2 8- 7 2 2 8- 7 225.81
138 Josef Rogers - Taggert Tesdal Iowa State 4 4 8- 2 4 4 8- 2 223.79
139 Haden Holmes - James Whitacre Wallace State Hanceville 3 3 6- 2 4 4 7-15 221.77
140 Ethan Stokes - Will Lancett Arkansas Tech University 2 2 4- 8 4 4 7-13 219.76
141 Brandon Heizer - Gabe Dubois University of Missouri 3 3 4-14 4 4 7- 9 217.74
142 J T Russell - Jarrett Brown University of Montevallo 2 2 7- 6 2 2 7- 6 215.73
143 Joey Price - Bobby Fralix Clemson University 5 5 7- 5 5 5 7- 5 213.71
144 Hunter Whiteley - Reese Jones Kansas State University 2 2 4- 6 3 3 7- 4 211.69
145 Jared Stone - Matthew Ford Tarleton State University 1 1 3-15 2 2 7- 3 209.68
146 Philip Hilton - Alex Lindsey Mississippi State University 4 4 7- 2 4 4 7- 2 207.66
147 Matthew Bowden - Kyle Kontor Texas Tech University 0 0 0- 0 3 3 7- 1 205.65
148 Dylan Jebousek - Justin Faterkowski Tarleton State University 1 1 4- 9 2 2 6-13 203.63
149 Zachary Martin - Cole Emerson Murray State University 0 0 0- 0 3 3 6- 9 201.61
150 Chance Scott - Chris Brooks Greenville College 3 3 6- 8 3 3 6- 8 199.60
151 Zach Hartley - James Lenovicz Iowa State 1 1 1-14 3 3 6- 8 197.58
152 Jacob David - Nick Prestwood Tarleton State University 0 0 0- 0 3 3 6- 6 195.56
152 Corbin Davis - Michael Rollert Texas A&M University 0 0 0- 0 3 3 6- 6 195.56
154 Tyler Winn - Devin Duncan Northeastern State University 2 2 4-10 3 3 6- 4 191.53
155 Zachary Hansen - Aaron Wojtowicz University of Wisconsin Stout 2 2 3- 1 4 4 6- 3 189.52
156 Dakota Moore - Dawson Cranford University of Louisiana at LaFayet t0e 0 0- 0 4 4 6- 0 187.50
157 Caleb Gibson - Colin Adams Northeastern State University 2 2 6- 0 2 2 6- 0 185.48
158 Caleb Bundy - Alex Moore U. of Central Florida 2 2 3- 6 3 3 5- 9 183.47
159 John Moore - Clark Mannas Texas A&M University 0 0 0- 0 2 2 5- 6 181.45
160 Austin Finley - Hunter Ward Central Alabama Community Colle 1ge 1 2- 3 2 2 5- 6 179.44
161 Hunter Mills - Jordan Hartman Murray State University 1 1 2- 5 2 2 5- 5 177.42
162 Blaise Weimer - Ti Caughman Oklahoma State University 0 0 0- 0 3 3 5- 3 175.40
163 Hayden Williams - McNeese State University 0 0 0- 0 2 2 5- 3 173.39
164 Austin Mau - Isaac Johnson Bemidji State University 3 3 5- 2 3 3 5- 2 171.37
165 Zach Clisch - Adam Neu U. of Wisconsin Platteville 0 0 0- 0 2 2 5- 2 169.35
166 Kyle McAllen - Ethan Howe Northwestern State University 0 0 0- 0 3 3 5- 0 167.34
167 Ricky Huge - Benjamin Fouts Greenville University 1 1 3- 5 2 2 5- 0 165.32
168 Garrett Enders - Cody Huff Bethel University 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4-15 163.31
169 Corey Kelton - Kade Boone Southwest Mississippi Comm Coll e3ge 3 4-14 3 3 4-14 161.29
170 Jacob Schrimsher - Austen Willard Calhoun Comm College 2 2 4-13 2 2 4-13 159.27
171 Cameron Mercer - Blake Spradlin Auburn University 1 1 1-10 2 2 4-12 157.26
172 Zachary Asher - Avery Millis Kent State University 0 0 -1- 0 3 3 4-10 155.24
173 Drew Fazzino - Charles Vang University of Oklahoma 0 0 0- 0 3 3 4- 7 153.23
174 Bennett Pierce - Hampton Hasek Arkansas Tech University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 4- 7 151.21
175 Thomas Milstead - Jared Turnbloom University of Alabama 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4- 6 149.19
176 DJ Barber - Dalton Price Bryan College 1 1 1-13 2 2 4- 4 147.18
177 Connor McNabb - Brandon Boyd Mississippi State University 0 0 0- 0 2 2 3-15 145.16
178 Johnathan Peck - Steven Ricketts Bryan College 1 1 1-14 2 2 3-15 143.15
179 Luke Mason - Nathan Methvin U. of North Alabama 1 1 3-14 1 1 3-14 141.13
180 Cole Smith - Houston Smith Mississippi State University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 3-11 139.11
181 Austin Bartholomew - Matthew O'Dea University of Iowa 2 2 3- 4 2 2 3- 4 137.10
182 Noah Lindus - Gavin Hessler UW - Stout 2 2 3- 1 2 2 3- 1 135.08
183 Will Sanders - Jake Knight Ouachita Baptist University 1 1 1-10 2 2 3- 1 133.06
184 Cameron Simmons - Keaton Boles Oklahoma State University 1 1 3- 0 1 1 3- 0 131.05
185 Austin King - Danny Boyd Northeast Texas Comm College 1 1 2-11 1 1 2-11 129.03
186 Hunter Malmay - Robert Jones Northwestern State University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 9 127.02
187 Brendan Bingham - Clay Evans Murray State University 0 0 0- 0 2 2 2- 8 125.00
188 Chase Herndon - JP Pirani Jr Auburn University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 7 122.98
188 Jacob Shannon - Brandon Murphy University of Texas, Tyler 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 7 122.98
190 Colton Gillund - Seth Korb U. of Wisconsin Platteville 1 1 2- 6 1 1 2- 6 118.95
190 Aidan Hansen - Taylor Mazur St Cloud State University 1 1 2- 6 1 1 2- 6 118.95
190 Matt Pastino - Jerris Bush East Carolina University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 6 118.95
193 Tucker Sargent - Wyatt Young Tarleton State University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 2 112.90
194 Noah Garnett - Tyler Pendergrass Wallace State Hanceville 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 0 110.89
195 Riley Fletcher - Devin Hendrix Drury University 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10 108.87
195 Jacob Foutz - Jake Lee Bryan College 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10 108.87
195 Weston Hollar - Andrew Kelley Central AL Comm College 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10 108.87
195 Will Hughes - Wyatt Frankens Stephen F Austin State University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1-10 108.87
195 Josh Osborn - Cole Daniel University of Central Oklahoma 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1-10 108.87
195 Ethan Scheffler - Robert Brewer Missouri State University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1-10 108.87
201 Preston Reeder - Will Harding Wallace State Hanceville 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1- 9 96.77
202 Tucker Adams - Jack Stegall Mississippi State University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1- 8 94.76
202 Cole Hewett - Lee Smith U. of Central Florida 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1- 8 94.76
204 Mike Lowry - Brian Koch Murray State University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1- 3 90.73
205 Seth Hausman - Jonathan Ham Stephen F Austin State University 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1- 1 88.71
206 Brandon Consalus - Drake Wayland Tarleton State University 4 4 0- 0 4 4 0- 0 86.69
206 Carson McCone - Cason Kelley Tarleton State University 0 0 0- 0 4 4 0- 0 86.69
208 Jake Adams - Seth Gill Tarleton State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Cole Amedee - Luke Cheramie Nicholls State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Austin Anderson - Sam Garcia Stephen F Austin State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Jacob Anderson - Christopher Lewis University of Wisconsin 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Landen Beckham - Austin Godwin University of Texas, Tyler 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Mason Bishop - Tyler Bishop Southern Illinois University Carbon 0dale 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Noah Boyett - Mason McNee University of Arkansas 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Aaron Carley - Austin Pierce Sam Houston State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Paul Davis - Reece Crabtree Missouri State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Tanner Eaves - Jordan Thompson Calhoun Comm College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Kyle Everett - John Higginbotham LA Tech 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 AJ Faught - Griffin Stephens Wallace State Hanceville 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Wayne Figg - Edward Yao Texas A&M University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Drew Fleming - Joe Rainwater UAM-CTC 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Jacob Fleming - Rylan Moore Murray State 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Conner Fogg - Chandler Fogg Bryan College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Jacob Harris - Nicholas Moore Southeast Missouri State Universi t0y 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Tyler Hastings - Tanner Bracken Rogers State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Levi Holder - James Bailey LA Tech 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Zach Holliday - Cutler Stafford University of Central Oklahoma 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Blake Hulsey - Channing Hunt Missouri State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Gobind Kala - Tate West University of Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Kason Kimbrell - Joshua Lantzsch Ouachita Baptist University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Bryton Kurtz - Justin DeBorde Sam Houston State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Lewis Laurent - Jacob Fitts Southeastern Louisiana University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Cason Lewis - Nicholas Wiggins Northwestern State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Justin Mann - Joey Tuminello University of Louisiana LaFayette 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Sam Meaders - Kyle Jessie University of Arkansas 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Andrew Mega - Marshall Woodard UNC Charlotte 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Logan Morel - Cole Hernandez Southwest Mississippi Comm Coll e0ge 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Dakota Ornelas - Michael Denningmann Missouri State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Luke Potter - Stephen Thomas Lamar University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Shawn Potwardowski - Harold Wells University of Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 James Proctor - Blake Dillard Tarleton State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Jeff Ramsey - Jeremy Severic LSU Shreveport 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Jackson Riggins - Seth Naquin Nicholls State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Andrew Shepard - Cody Hamacher Missouri State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Colby Simmons - Brandon Barber East Texas Baptist University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Shane Stafford - Grant Adams Texas A&M University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Chandler Stewart - Katelin Simonson Baylor University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
208 Bridger Thomas - Jamie Marshall U. of North Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
BIG BASS
Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz
1 Brent Rome Jr - Zachary Adams Baton Rouge, LA 7- 7
2 Conner Choate - Hunter DeSplinter Platteville, IA 10- 0
SCHMITT MAINTAINS LEAD ON DAY TWO OF FLW TOUR AT LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Florida’s Mathews Wins Co-angler Title
CLEWISTON, Fla. (Jan. 26, 2018) – Day One leader Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Maryland, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Friday weighing 23 pounds, 8 ounces, to slightly extend his lead after Day Two of the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude. He’ll bring a slim 14-ounce lead over General Tire pro Mark Rose of West Memphis, Arkansas, into Day Three of the four-day event that featured a field of 376 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals casting for top awards of up to $125,000.
Local pro Brandon McMillan of Clewiston leads the local contingent with 36-13, good for eighth place, while Clewiston’s Scott Martin sits in 12th place with 33-13. Brandon’s little brother, Jared McMillan of Belle Glade, also made the top-30 cut and will start Day Three in 15th place with 33-8. The field is now cut to 30 for Saturday’s competition with only the top 10 anglers advancing to championship Sunday.
“I went back to my same spot where I caught them yesterday and kind of expanded on my area today,” said Schmitt, a two-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier. “There was a little more boat traffic in there today, and it took me a while to get into a new comfort zone. I caught probably 12 fish today – five good ones – but most of my weight came between 12 and 3.”
Schmitt is sharing the area with many of the tournament leaders, including the Johnston brothers from Canada. He said that all of his fish that he weighed in came on a different bait than yesterday.
“I had to change to a different bait today – a Riot Baits Recon (vibrating jig),” Schmitt continued. “At this point there aren’t many secrets and we all know what each other are doing. It’s going to come down to whoever gets lucky over the next two days. The winning fish are there. The potential for a 30-pound limit is sitting right there.
“There are definitely some fish spawning. And there are still some coming in. I think it’s the perfect storm.”
The top 30 pros that made the cut and will fish Saturday on Lake Okeechobee are:
1st: Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., 10 bass, 48-3
2nd: General Tire pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., 10 bass, 47-5
3rd: Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 43-1
4th: Tim Frederick, Leesburg, Fla., 10 bass, 42-3
5th: Christopher Brasher, Longview, Texas, 10 bass, 38-15
6th: Power-Pole pro Cory Johnston, Cavan, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 36-15
7th: Brandon Mosley, Choctaw, Okla., 10 bass, 36-15
8th: Brandon McMillan, Clewiston, Fla., 10 bass, 36-13
9th: Tyler Stewart, West Monroe, La., 10 bass, 35-1
10th: Brett Preuett, Monroe, La., 10 bass, 34-13
11th: Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 10 bass, 33-15
12th: Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 10 bass, 33-13
13th: Casey Scanlon, Lake Ozark, Mo., 10 bass, 33-12
14th: Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., 10 bass, 33-9
15th: Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., 10 bass, 33-8
16th: Quaker State pro Scott Canterbury, Odenville, Ala., 10 bass, 33-6
17th: Chad Morgenthaler, Reeds Spring, Mo., 10 bass, 33-2
18th: Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 33-1
19th: David Nichol, Gainesville, Ga., 10 bass, 32-2
20th: James Watson, Lampe, Mo., 10 bass, 31-15
21st: Barry Wilson, Birmingham, Ala., 10 bass, 31-4
22nd: Jay Kendrick, Grant, Ala., 10 bass, 30-10
23rd: Kerry Milner, Bono, Ark., 10 bass, 30-6
24th: J.T. Kenney, Palm Bay, Fla., 10 bass, 30-5
25th: Zell Rowland, Montgomery, Texas, 10 bass, 30-3
26th: Billy McCaghren, Mayflower, Ark., 10 bass, 30-1
27th: James Niggemeyer, Van, Texas, 10 bass, 29-15
28th: David Williams, Maiden, N.C., 10 bass, 29-11
29th: Matt Becker, Finleyville, Pa., 10 bass, 29-8
30th: Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 10 bass, 29-1
Full results for the entire field can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Rose earned Friday’s $500 Simms Big Bass award in the pro division thanks to an 8-pound, 9-ounce largemouth.
Overall there were 847 bass weighing 2,043 pounds, 9 ounces caught by 184 pros Friday. The catch included 152 five-bass limits.
Jeffrey Mathews of Maitland, Florida, won the co-angler division and $20,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 42 pounds, 1 ounce, followed by Tyler Woolcott of Port Orange, Florida, who finished in second place with 10 bass weighing 37 pounds, 15 ounces, worth $7,600.
The top 10 co-anglers finished:
1st: Jeffrey Mathews, Maitland, Fla., 10 bass, 42-1, $20,000
2nd: Tyler Woolcott, Port Orange, Fla., 10 bass, 37-15, $7,600
3rd: Robby Frashier, Carrollton, Ga., 10 bass, 35-12, $5,050
4th: Shawn Wildt, Bullard, Texas, 10 bass, 32-7, $4,000
5th: Timothy Sisk, Gastonia, N.C., 10 bass, 32-6, $3,250
6th: Theron Asbery, Grove, Okla., 10 bass, 28-9, $2,500
7th: Howard Poitevint, Bainbridge, Ga., 10 bass, 26-15, $2,000
8th: Kevin Hatfield, Royal Palm Beach, Fla., 10 bass, 26-4, $1,800
9th: Jordan Thompkins, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 10 bass, 26-1, $1,700
10th: George Kapiton, Inverness, Fla., 10 bass, 26-0, $1,600
Full results for co-anglers can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Sisk earned $250 for the Simms Big Bass award in the co-angler division Friday with an 8-pound, 10-ounce largemouth.
Overall there were 590 bass weighing 1,127 pounds even caught by 162 co-anglers Friday. The catch included 75 five-bass limits.
In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 376 anglers competed in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concluded following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.
The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude is more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60th place in the Pro division. The tournament is hosted by Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort and the Hendry County Tourism Development Council.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 10-12 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.
Anglers will take off at 7:30 a.m. EST each day from Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort, located at 920 E. Del Monte, Ave., in Clewiston. Friday’s weigh-ins, Jan. 26, will be held at the resort beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins, Jan. 27-28, will also be held at the resort, but will begin at 4 p.m.
Prior to the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27-28, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort from noon to 4 p.m. each day. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.
Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at the marina on Saturday, Jan. 27 from 9-11 a.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1st and 2nd place anglers that catch the biggest fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.
Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) March 28 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on the FLW Tour on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Yamaha Adds Classic Champ Jordan Lee and Brother Matt to 2018 Pro Team - Both Matt & Jordan Join Ranger Boats Staff
Press Release Courtesy Yamaha Outboards - Photo Courtesy of Jordan Lee Facebook Page
KENNESAW, Ga. - Yamaha Marine Group is pleased to welcome anglers Jordan Lee, Matt Lee, Hunter Bland, Zach Axtman, Scott Rhodes, and Troy Creasy to the Pro Team for the 2018 season. The new team members will compete within the bass and walleye professional tournament circuits, and will serve as ambassadors of the Yamaha Marine brand throughout the year. Yamaha Marine also congratulates 11-year Pro Team member Bill Lowen on his new partnership with Xpress Boats for the 2018 season.
“We are thrilled to welcome this outstanding group to the Yamaha Marine Pro Fishing family,” said David Ittner, Tournament, Sponsorship and Pro Staff Manager, Yamaha Marine Group. “These are incredibly talented anglers who share Yamaha’s high standards of sportsmanship and ethics. They will make great additions to our team, and we look forward to an exceptional 2018 season.”
2017 Bassmaster Classic® winner Jordan Lee joins the Yamaha Pro team in 2018 as a B.A.S.S.® Elite angler. The 26-year-old angler from Grant, Ala., has been fishing professionally for four years and has had 19 top-10 finishes and 25 top-20 finishes during his short career. His Classic win in Houston solidified his standing as one of the top young Elite anglers. Jordan’s brother, Matt Lee of Guntersville, Ala., also joins the Yamaha Pro team in 2018. Like Jordan, Matt has been fishing professionally for four years as a B.A.S.S.® Elite angler.
“The Yamaha Marine brand represents unmatched performance and reliability on the water, and I am proud to be running a Yamaha outboard on the back of my boat for 2018,” said Jordan Lee. “I believe there are many great opportunities ahead for me this year, and I look forward to working with Yamaha to make this my most successful Elite season ever.”
Hunter Bland will represent the Yamaha Pro Fishing Team during the Bassmaster® Eastern Open tournaments in 2018. Bland is a 2017 graduate of the University of Florida and will serve as an ambassador for boating safety and Yamaha Marine’s Code of Ethics during speaking engagements throughout the year.
In addition, Zach Axtman and Scott Rhodes will join Yamaha Marine’s Pro Walleye Team, fishing the Cabela’s® Masters Walleye Circuit, Cabela’s® National Walleye Tour and the Angler’s Insight Marketing (AIM™) Pro Walleye Series. Professional Northeastern guide Troy Creasy will also join the Yamaha Multi-Species Pro Fishing Team in 2018.
Louisiana Monroe Duo Hold Top Spot At College Series Central Tour
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Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Tour presented by Bass Pro Shops
1/25/2018 - 1/27/2018
Toledo Bend Reservoir - Cypress Bend Park - Many, LA
STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1
Name # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz PTS
1 Tyler Craig - Spencer Lambert University of Louisiana at Monroe 5 5 20-13 5 5 20-13 500.00
2 Jackson Carrell - Kyle Pasket Sam Houston State University 5 5 19- 5 5 5 19- 5 497.98
3 Jake Biram - Rhett Meyer Oklahoma State University 5 5 17-15 5 5 17-15 495.97
4 Jacob Sanders - Chad Poulsen East Texas Baptist University 5 5 17- 9 5 5 17- 9 493.95
5 Jarrett Robertson - Brandon Smith Tarleton State University 5 5 16-13 5 5 16-13 491.94
6 Hunter Louden - Seth Roberts Bethel University 5 5 16-11 5 5 16-11 489.92
7 Thad Simerly - Ethan Shaw Bryan College 5 5 16- 4 5 5 16- 4 487.90
8 Ryan Nevil - Jonathan Linder Dallas Baptist University 5 5 16- 3 5 5 16- 3 485.89
9 Dakota Pierce - Tristan McKormick Bethel University 5 5 16- 2 5 5 16- 2 483.87
10 Conner Choate - Hunter DeSplinter UW - Platteville 5 5 15-13 5 5 15-13 481.85
11 Caiden Sinclair - Hunter Gibson University of Alabama 5 5 15- 8 5 5 15- 8 479.84
12 Taylor Morten - Austin Porter Arkansas Tech University 5 5 14- 8 5 5 14- 8 477.82
13 Collin Bode - Josh Perrin Sam Houston State University 5 5 14- 7 5 5 14- 7 475.81
14 Nick Montilino - Nick Inzeo Murray State University 5 5 14- 6 5 5 14- 6 473.79
15 Will Brown - Chase Chastain Jacksonville State University 5 5 14- 5 5 5 14- 5 471.77
16 Evan Coleman - Josh Soroka Texas State University 5 5 14- 1 5 5 14- 1 469.76
16 Spencer Hahn - Ben Wanke University of Wisconsin 5 5 14- 1 5 5 14- 1 469.76
18 Carter Henderson - Connor Whisenant Texas A&M University 5 5 13-15 5 5 13-15 465.73
19 Matt Baker - Kory England Arkansas Tech University 5 5 13-14 5 5 13-14 463.71
20 Colin Steck - Andrew Wolfe University of Wisconsin 5 5 13-13 5 5 13-13 461.69
21 Carter McNeil - Cole Floyd Bethel University 4 4 13-13 4 4 13-13 459.68
22 Shane Campbell - Ethan Jones McKendree University 5 5 13-12 5 5 13-12 457.66
23 Victor Martinez - Lucas Jensen Texas Tech University 4 4 13-11 4 4 13-11 455.65
24 Caleb Dennis - Hunter Presley Central Alabama Comm College 5 5 13-10 5 5 13-10 453.63
24 Jacob Keith - Mason Beatty East Texas Baptist University 5 5 13-10 5 5 13-10 453.63
26 Nathan Bell - Cole Sands Bryan College 5 5 13- 9 5 5 13- 9 449.60
26 Hunter Freeman - Wesley Banks La Monroe 5 5 13- 9 5 5 13- 9 449.60
28 Alex Torkleson - Alec Murphy Rogers State University 5 5 13- 8 5 5 13- 8 445.56
29 Gregory Green - Dustin Nash Northwestern State University 5 5 13- 5 5 5 13- 5 443.55
29 KJ Queen - Brad Ableman Bethel University 5 5 13- 5 5 5 13- 5 443.55
31 Jeffrey Hopkins - Austin Handley Auburn University 4 4 13- 1 4 4 13- 1 439.52
32 Brian Pahl - John Garrett Bethel University 5 5 12-14 5 5 12-14 437.50
33 Zac Bennett - Chase Williams Georgia College 5 5 12-13 5 5 12-13 435.48
34 Luke Gillund - Jack Kons Bemidji State University 5 5 12-12 5 5 12-12 433.47
35 Austin Stanley - Knox Daniels Georgia College 3 3 12-11 3 3 12-11 431.45
36 Dillon Harrell - Colby Bryant Sam Houston State University 5 5 12- 4 5 5 12- 4 429.44
37 Andrew Roaten - Reid Grant Mississippi State University 5 5 11-12 5 5 11-12 427.42
38 Blake Albertson - Adam Puckett Murray State University 5 5 11-10 5 5 11-10 425.40
39 Crosley Welch - Hayden Lee Missouri State University 5 5 11- 9 5 5 11- 9 423.39
40 Michael Fisher - Brandon Padilla Jacksonville State University 5 5 11- 7 5 5 11- 7 421.37
41 Denver Satterlee - Landon Smith Calhoun Community College 5 5 11- 6 5 5 11- 6 419.35
42 John-Michael Brattlof - Cody Barchenger Stephen F Austin State University 5 5 11- 5 5 5 11- 5 417.34
43 Chris Bradley - Collin McFeeters Southwestern Oklahoma State Un i4versity 4 10-11 4 4 10-11 415.32
44 Logan Tate - Andrew Fisher Jacksonville State 4 4 10-10 4 4 10-10 413.31
45 Cully Scroggins - Nathon Portch Bethel University 5 5 10- 8 5 5 10- 8 411.29
46 Logan Parks - Lucas Lindsay Auburn University 4 4 10- 8 4 4 10- 8 409.27
47 Blake Capps - Derrick Skinner Oklahoma State University - IT 5 5 10- 5 5 5 10- 5 407.26
47 John Jay - Grant Pietsch Texas A&M University 5 5 10- 5 5 5 10- 5 407.26
49 Brett Clark - Jared Penton East Texas Baptist University 4 4 10- 3 4 4 10- 3 403.23
50 Reid Conner - Joshua Butts Wallace State Hanceville 5 5 10- 2 5 5 10- 2 401.21
51 Brandon Durr - Riley Rathbun Drury Univeristy 5 5 10- 1 5 5 10- 1 399.19
52 Greg Herman - Spencer White LA Tech 4 4 9-15 4 4 9-15 397.18
53 Brandon Bland - Tyler Smith U. of South Alabama 5 5 9-14 5 5 9-14 395.16
53 Scott McClellan - Adam Forester LA Tech 5 5 9-14 5 5 9-14 395.16
55 Austin Miles - Cooper Brown Colorado State University-Pueblo 4 4 9-11 4 4 9-11 391.13
56 Tyler Rivet - Jared Bascle Nicholls State University 5 5 9- 9 5 5 9- 9 389.11
57 Justin Barnes - Adam Carroll University of Montevallo 4 4 9- 9 4 4 9- 9 387.10
58 Bates Enmeier - Dexter Flick Oklahoma State University 4 4 9- 8 4 4 9- 8 385.08
59 Tyler Nekolny - Jake Hoselton Kansas State University 3 3 9- 8 3 3 9- 8 383.06
60 Braxton Resweber - Samuel Richie University of Louisiana, Lafayette 5 5 9- 7 5 5 9- 7 381.05
61 Cameron Gautreau - Andrew Tucker Nicholls State University 4 4 9- 7 4 4 9- 7 379.03
62 Grant Ehlenfeldt - Brett Stanek U. of Wisconsin Platteville 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 6 377.02
63 JP Kimbrough - Ryan Antee LSU Shreveport 4 4 9- 6 4 4 9- 6 375.00
64 Kyler Chelminiak - Ricky Harris Bethel University 5 5 9- 5 5 5 9- 5 372.98
65 Nathan Gibson - Josh Shapland Oklahoma State University 4 4 9- 4 4 4 9- 4 370.97
66 Collin Belcher - Conner Gopffarth Texas Tech University 5 5 8-13 5 5 8-13 368.95
67 Quinton Booth - Clay Cooper Missouri State University 3 3 8-12 3 3 8-12 366.94
68 Shon Messmer - Jeff Loesche Murray State University 2 2 8-12 2 2 8-12 364.92
69 Nolan Minor - Casey Lanier West Virginia University 4 4 8- 8 4 4 8- 8 362.90
70 Cole Burdeshaw - Peyton McCord Auburn University 4 4 8- 5 4 4 8- 5 360.89
71 Zachariah Edwards - Drew Douglas University of Central Oklahoma 2 2 8- 5 2 2 8- 5 358.87
72 Chris Lupo - Calhoun Comm College 3 3 8- 3 3 3 8- 3 356.85
73 Brent Rome Jr - Zachary Adams LSU 3 3 8- 0 3 3 8- 0 354.84
74 Trevor McKinney - Curtis Lilly McKendree University 4 4 7-15 4 4 7-15 352.82
75 Johnny Ledet - Logan Laprarie Northwestern State University 3 3 7-14 3 3 7-14 350.81
76 Conner Iselt - Tyler Wiltz Texas State University 4 4 7- 7 4 4 7- 7 348.79
76 Brennan Soileau - Garrett McDonald LA Tech 4 4 7- 7 4 4 7- 7 348.79
78 Matt Kudrna - Brock Gordley University of Missouri 1 1 7- 6 1 1 7- 6 344.76
79 Tyler Anderson - Garrison Thomas Texas A&M University 3 3 7- 5 3 3 7- 5 342.74
79 Austin Tubbs - Andrew Martin University of West Alabama 3 3 7- 5 3 3 7- 5 342.74
81 Tanner Ward - Jacob Klicman Kent State 3 3 7- 4 3 3 7- 4 338.71
82 Jake Soto - Nathan Wood Dallas Baptist University 3 3 7- 3 3 3 7- 3 336.69
83 Matthew Bowden - Kyle Kontor Texas Tech University 3 3 7- 1 3 3 7- 1 334.68
84 Sloan Pennington - Hunter McCarty U. of North Alabama 4 4 6-15 4 4 6-15 332.66
85 Dillon Roberts - Ty Crutchfield Rogers State University 3 3 6-14 3 3 6-14 330.65
85 Kirk Stilwell - Cole Crossman Missouri State University 3 3 6-14 3 3 6-14 330.65
87 Zachary Martin - Cole Emerson Murray State University 3 3 6- 9 3 3 6- 9 326.61
88 Jacob David - Nick Prestwood Tarleton State University 3 3 6- 6 3 3 6- 6 324.60
88 Corbin Davis - Michael Rollert Texas A&M University 3 3 6- 6 3 3 6- 6 324.60
88 Adam Deakin - Alec Sloan Colorado State University 3 3 6- 6 3 3 6- 6 324.60
91 Jonnie Koenen - Blake Lawston UW - Platteville 3 3 6- 5 3 3 6- 5 318.55
92 Chizta Xiong - Justin Chromy St Cloud State University 2 2 6- 2 2 2 6- 2 316.53
93 Dakota Moore - Dawson Cranford University of Louisiana at LaFayet t4e 4 6- 0 4 4 6- 0 314.52
94 Bo McGraw - Evan Cook Texas A&M University 3 3 6- 0 3 3 6- 0 312.50
95 Justin Schick - Tyler Rocke Illinois State University 2 2 5-15 2 2 5-15 310.48
96 Zachary Asher - Avery Millis Kent State University 3 3 5-10 3 3 5-10 308.47
97 Austin Mize - Ethan Goodwin U. of North Alabama 3 3 5- 9 3 3 5- 9 306.45
98 Luke O'Neal - Titus Stowe University of Louisiana at Monroe 2 2 5- 9 2 2 5- 9 304.44
99 Cordell Beckman - Quinten Brown Greenville University 2 2 5- 8 2 2 5- 8 302.42
100 Josh Worth - Colorado Mesa University 2 2 5- 7 2 2 5- 7 300.40
101 John Moore - Clark Mannas Texas A&M University 2 2 5- 6 2 2 5- 6 298.39
102 Joseph Bruener - Nathan Doty McKendree University 2 2 5- 4 2 2 5- 4 296.37
103 Blaise Weimer - Ti Caughman Oklahoma State University 3 3 5- 3 3 3 5- 3 294.35
104 Hayden Williams - McNeese State University 2 2 5- 3 2 2 5- 3 292.34
105 Zach Clisch - Adam Neu U. of Wisconsin Platteville 2 2 5- 2 2 2 5- 2 290.32
105 Grant Harris - Lauren Plunkett Drury University 2 2 5- 2 2 2 5- 2 290.32
107 Jordan Mullis - Joe Long Indiana University 4 4 5- 1 4 4 5- 1 286.29
108 Taylor Cranford - Connor Turner LSU 3 3 5- 1 3 3 5- 1 284.27
109 Kyle McAllen - Ethan Howe Northwestern State University 3 3 5- 0 3 3 5- 0 282.26
110 Garrett Enders - Cody Huff Bethel University 2 2 4-15 2 2 4-15 280.24
111 Garrett Brown - Jordan Gantt LSU Shreveport 2 2 4-14 2 2 4-14 278.23
112 Alex Murray - Trent Manuel McNeese State University 2 2 4-12 2 2 4-12 276.21
113 Dylan Friloux - Andre Adams University of Louisisana Lafayette 1 1 4-11 1 1 4-11 274.19
114 Zach Hartley - James Lenovicz Iowa State 2 2 4-10 2 2 4-10 272.18
114 Robert Moody - Gavin Herst Missouri State University 2 2 4-10 2 2 4-10 272.18
116 Trevor Schleich - Derek Kane University of Nebraska 2 2 4- 9 2 2 4- 9 268.15
117 Mekiah Jack - Chase McCrory Middle Tennessee State University 2 2 4- 8 2 2 4- 8 266.13
118 Drew Fazzino - Charles Vang University of Oklahoma 3 3 4- 7 3 3 4- 7 264.11
119 Stephen Harding - Greg Lundvick Texas State University 2 2 4- 7 2 2 4- 7 262.10
120 Bennett Pierce - Hampton Hasek Arkansas Tech University 1 1 4- 7 1 1 4- 7 260.08
121 Thomas Milstead - Jared Turnbloom University of Alabama 2 2 4- 6 2 2 4- 6 258.06
122 Harrison Hopkins - Jared Rascoe LSU Shrevepot 2 2 4- 4 2 2 4- 4 256.05
123 Kaito Ajiro - Turner Mason Colorado State University 2 2 4- 3 2 2 4- 3 254.03
124 Cade Fortenberry - Harrison Tabiolo River Parish Comm College 2 2 4- 1 2 2 4- 1 252.02
125 Connor McNabb - Brandon Boyd Mississippi State University 2 2 3-15 2 2 3-15 250.00
126 Cole Smith - Houston Smith Mississippi State University 1 1 3-11 1 1 3-11 247.98
127 Jackson Ebbers - Charlie DeShazer University of Nebraska 2 2 3- 8 2 2 3- 8 245.97
128 Austin Carr - Justin Carr Heartland Community College 2 2 3- 7 2 2 3- 7 243.95
128 Tanner Johnson - Jacob Wood LaGrange College 2 2 3- 7 2 2 3- 7 243.95
130 Ethan Stokes - Will Lancett Arkansas Tech University 2 2 3- 5 2 2 3- 5 239.92
131 Chad Ziegler - Ross Kellermeier Bemidji State University 2 2 3- 4 2 2 3- 4 237.90
132 Jared Stone - Matthew Ford Tarleton State University 1 1 3- 4 1 1 3- 4 235.89
133 Colson Ginger - Robert White Texas A&M University 2 2 3- 3 2 2 3- 3 233.87
134 Austin Finley - Hunter Ward Central Alabama Community Colle 1ge 1 3- 3 1 1 3- 3 231.85
135 Zachary Hansen - Aaron Wojtowicz University of Wisconsin Stout 2 2 3- 2 2 2 3- 2 229.84
136 Cameron Mercer - Blake Spradlin Auburn University 1 1 3- 2 1 1 3- 2 227.82
137 Armando Ortiz - Dylan McKee Auburn University 2 2 3- 1 2 2 3- 1 225.81
138 Hunter Mills - Jordan Hartman Murray State University 1 1 3- 0 1 1 3- 0 223.79
138 Miller Spivey - Chandler Sickafoose Wallace State Hanceville 1 1 3- 0 1 1 3- 0 223.79
140 Hunter Whiteley - Reese Jones Kansas State University 1 1 2-14 1 1 2-14 219.76
141 Brandon Heizer - Gabe Dubois University of Missouri 1 1 2-11 1 1 2-11 217.74
142 Eric Hanna - Jack Minnix Oklahoma State University 1 1 2-10 1 1 2-10 215.73
142 Bryce White - Riley Sanders Mississippi State 1 1 2-10 1 1 2-10 215.73
144 Hunter Malmay - Robert Jones Northwestern State University 1 1 2- 9 1 1 2- 9 211.69
145 Brendan Bingham - Clay Evans Murray State University 2 2 2- 8 2 2 2- 8 209.68
146 DJ Barber - Dalton Price Bryan College 1 1 2- 7 1 1 2- 7 207.66
146 Chase Herndon - JP Pirani Jr Auburn University 1 1 2- 7 1 1 2- 7 207.66
146 Jacob Shannon - Brandon Murphy University of Texas, Tyler 1 1 2- 7 1 1 2- 7 207.66
149 Will Kaiser - Vala Zeinali Kent State University 1 1 2- 6 1 1 2- 6 201.61
149 Matt Pastino - Jerris Bush East Carolina University 1 1 2- 6 1 1 2- 6 201.61
151 Dylan Jebousek - Justin Faterkowski Tarleton State University 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4 197.58
151 Kenny Wilkins - Connor Felstead Northern Michigan University 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4 197.58
153 Caleb Bundy - Alex Moore U. of Central Florida 1 1 2- 3 1 1 2- 3 193.55
154 Tucker Sargent - Wyatt Young Tarleton State University 1 1 2- 2 1 1 2- 2 191.53
155 John Authement - Matthew Benoits Nicholls State 1 1 2- 1 1 1 2- 1 189.52
155 Johnathan Peck - Steven Ricketts Bryan College 1 1 2- 1 1 1 2- 1 189.52
155 Patrick Pelt - Logan McEwen Auburn University 1 1 2- 1 1 1 2- 1 189.52
158 Noah Garnett - Tyler Pendergrass Wallace State Hanceville 1 1 2- 0 1 1 2- 0 183.47
158 Graham Godwin - Chad Jones Tarleton State University 1 1 2- 0 1 1 2- 0 183.47
160 Charles Norris - Lawrence Kuznik University of Louisiana, Lafayette 1 1 1-14 1 1 1-14 179.44
161 Haden Holmes - James Whitacre Wallace State Hanceville 1 1 1-13 1 1 1-13 177.42
162 Hank Harrison - Mason Hamm Stephen F Austin State University 1 1 1-12 1 1 1-12 175.40
162 Thor Swanson - Mitch Swanson Bemidji State University 1 1 1-12 1 1 1-12 175.40
162 Zach Vielhauer - Will Andrie Kansas State 1 1 1-12 1 1 1-12 175.40
165 Ricky Huge - Benjamin Fouts Greenville University 1 1 1-11 1 1 1-11 169.35
166 Will Hughes - Wyatt Frankens Stephen F Austin State University 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10 167.34
166 Josh Osborn - Cole Daniel University of Central Oklahoma 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10 167.34
166 Ethan Scheffler - Robert Brewer Missouri State University 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10 167.34
166 Tyler Winn - Devin Duncan Northeastern State University 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10 167.34
170 Preston Reeder - Will Harding Wallace State Hanceville 1 1 1- 9 1 1 1- 9 159.27
170 Ryan Wood - Reid Strobl Dallas Baptist University 1 1 1- 9 1 1 1- 9 159.27
172 Tucker Adams - Jack Stegall Mississippi State University 1 1 1- 8 1 1 1- 8 155.24
172 Cole Hewett - Lee Smith U. of Central Florida 1 1 1- 8 1 1 1- 8 155.24
174 Will Sanders - Jake Knight Ouachita Baptist University 1 1 1- 7 1 1 1- 7 151.21
175 Jarred Jones - Devin Mobbs Jacksonville State University 1 1 1- 3 1 1 1- 3 149.19
175 Mike Lowry - Brian Koch Murray State University 1 1 1- 3 1 1 1- 3 149.19
177 Seth Hausman - Jonathan Ham Stephen F Austin State University 1 1 1- 1 1 1 1- 1 145.16
178 Dylan Matherne - Brandon Daigle Southeastern Louisiana University 1 1 0- 5 1 1 0- 5 143.15
179 Carson McCone - Cason Kelley Tarleton State University 4 4 0- 0 4 4 0- 0 141.13
180 Jake Adams - Seth Gill Tarleton State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Cole Amedee - Luke Cheramie Nicholls State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Mike Anderson - Zachary Schepf U. of Wisconsin Oshkosh 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Austin Anderson - Sam Garcia Stephen F Austin State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Jacob Anderson - Christopher Lewis University of Wisconsin 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Austin Bartholomew - Matthew O'Dea University of Iowa 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Landen Beckham - Austin Godwin University of Texas, Tyler 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Mason Bishop - Tyler Bishop Southern Illinois University Carbon 0dale 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Noah Boyett - Mason McNee University of Arkansas 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Aaron Carley - Austin Pierce Sam Houston State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Brandon Consalus - Drake Wayland Tarleton State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Paul Davis - Reece Crabtree Missouri State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Nathan Doss - Jackson Pardue University of North Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Kyle Dragulski - Robert Howard Stephen F Austin State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Tanner Eaves - Jordan Thompson Calhoun Comm College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Michael Elkins - JT Thompson U. of North Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Kyle Everett - John Higginbotham LA Tech 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 AJ Faught - Griffin Stephens Wallace State Hanceville 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Wayne Figg - Edward Yao Texas A&M University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Drew Fleming - Joe Rainwater UAM-CTC 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Jacob Fleming - Rylan Moore Murray State 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Riley Fletcher - Devin Hendrix Drury University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Conner Fogg - Chandler Fogg Bryan College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Jacob Foutz - Jake Lee Bryan College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Caleb Gibson - Colin Adams Northeastern State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Colton Gillund - Seth Korb U. of Wisconsin Platteville 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Aidan Hansen - Taylor Mazur St Cloud State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Jacob Harris - Nicholas Moore Southeast Missouri State Universi t0y 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Tyler Hastings - Tanner Bracken Rogers State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Jed Hebert - Jonathan Johnson University of Louisiana at LaFayet t0e 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Philip Hilton - Alex Lindsey Mississippi State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Levi Holder - James Bailey LA Tech 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Weston Hollar - Andrew Kelley Central AL Comm College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Zach Holliday - Cutler Stafford University of Central Oklahoma 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Blake Hulsey - Channing Hunt Missouri State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Gobind Kala - Tate West University of Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Corey Kelton - Kade Boone Southwest Mississippi Comm Coll e0ge 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Kason Kimbrell - Joshua Lantzsch Ouachita Baptist University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Austin King - Danny Boyd Northeast Texas Comm College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Bryton Kurtz - Justin DeBorde Sam Houston State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Lewis Laurent - Jacob Fitts Southeastern Louisiana University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Cason Lewis - Nicholas Wiggins Northwestern State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Brant Lewis - Luke Harvey U. of West Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Noah Lindus - Gavin Hessler UW - Stout 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Jacob Louis - Taylor Schmitt McKendree University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Justin Mann - Joey Tuminello University of Louisiana LaFayette 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Luke Mason - Nathan Methvin U. of North Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Austin Mau - Isaac Johnson Bemidji State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Sam Meaders - Kyle Jessie University of Arkansas 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Andrew Mega - Marshall Woodard UNC Charlotte 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Logan Morel - Cole Hernandez Southwest Mississippi Comm Coll e0ge 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Dakota Ornelas - Michael Denningmann Missouri State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Kreston Phelps - Brandon Pope Northwestern State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Luke Potter - Stephen Thomas Lamar University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Shawn Potwardowski - Harold Wells University of Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Joey Price - Bobby Fralix Clemson University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 James Proctor - Blake Dillard Tarleton State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Jeff Ramsey - Jeremy Severic LSU Shreveport 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Jackson Riggins - Seth Naquin Nicholls State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Josef Rogers - Taggert Tesdal Iowa State 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 J T Russell - Jarrett Brown University of Montevallo 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Jacob Schrimsher - Austen Willard Calhoun Comm College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Chance Scott - Chris Brooks Greenville College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Andrew Shepard - Cody Hamacher Missouri State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Cameron Simmons - Keaton Boles Oklahoma State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Colby Simmons - Brandon Barber East Texas Baptist University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Shane Stafford - Grant Adams Texas A&M University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Chandler Stewart - Katelin Simonson Baylor University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
180 Bridger Thomas - Jamie Marshall U. of North Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0 0.00
BIG BASS
Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz
1 Brent Rome Jr - Zachary AdaBmaston Rouge, LA 7- 7
SCHMITT DROPS 24 POUNDS - LEADS DAY ONE OF FLW TOUR AT LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Story Courtesy of FLW Outdoors
Arkansas’ Roberts Leads Co-Anglers
CLEWISTON, Fla. (Jan. 25, 2018) – Maryland Pro Bryan Schmitt surprised even himself on Thursday. The six-year FLW Tour veteran caught a five-bass limit weighing 24 pounds, 11 ounces, to take the lead on opening day of the 2018 season at the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee. The event, presented by Evinrude, features a field of 376 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and up to $25,000 cash in the co-angler division.
The weather conditions in central Florida were good Thursday despite a brisk north wind that prompted Tournament Director Bill Taylor to advise anglers to use the protected canals and rim ditches instead of trying to make a run across the middle of the lake. The main challenge for tournament anglers was finding clear water.
“This was not expected,” said Schmitt, a two-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier who has 10 wins in FLW competition – all on rivers and tidal fisheries. “The final afternoon of practice I found one spot where I got a ton of little bites. I decided to go there today and I guess that they have grown up a little bit.”
Schmitt caught all of his bass – including a pair of 6-pound, 13-ounce largemouth – from his one spot, throwing just one bait.
“I hammered it, all day,” he said. “An hour and a half in, I changed the bait and started throwing something that I hadn’t thrown, but it’s a bait that I have a lot of confidence in. It was like a lightbulb went off and every one of my fish came on that bait.
“I really hope it doesn’t get dirty,” Schmitt continued. “Towards the end of the day the wind was starting to put mud in there and if it (wind) changes a hair, it’s done. The problem is that my only other place where I caught any fish in practice is so far away that I don’t know if I’ll have enough fuel to make it there. That’s a big problem.”
Schmitt credited his “lucky” co-angler Darlene Ferguson of Tehachapi, California, as another factor that contributed to his success.
“She caught two fish and she’s really good luck,” he went on to say. “She has a reputation among some of the pros as being really good luck to have in the boat with you.”
The top 10 pros after day one on Lake Okeechobee are:
1st: Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., five bass, 24-11
2nd: General Tire pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., five bass, 24-0
3rd: Christopher Brasher, Longview, Texas, five bass, 22-0
4th: Britt Myers, Clover, S.C., five bass, 21-8
5th: Tyler Stewart, West Monroe, La., five bass, 21-2
6th: Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 21-0
7th: Power-Pole pro Cory Johnston, Cavan, Ontario, Canada, five bass, 20-11
8th: Brandon Mosley, Choctaw, Okla., five bass, 20-9
9th: Cameron Gautney, Muscle Shoals, Ala., five bass, 20-5
10th: Bradley Dortch, Atmore, Ala., five bass, 19-9
For a full list of results See Below:
Johnston earned the day's $500 Simms Big Bass award in the pro division thanks to an 8-pound, 4-ounce largemouth.
Overall there were 883 bass weighing 2,128 pounds, 8 ounces caught by 186 pros Thursday. The catch included 165 five-bass limits.
Pro competitors Andy Young of Mound, Minnesota, and William Campbell of Middlesboro, Kentucky, were involved in a boat collision on Lake Okeechobee Thursday afternoon. The collision happened while both anglers were running the lake and met at an intersection, with Campbell’s boat striking the port (left) side of Young’s boat. Young and his co-angler were ejected, but were able to return to their boat after Young’s mandatory ignition shutoff device disengaged the engine. Both boats were able to return to the launch site at the Clewiston Boat Basin and the accident is under investigation by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. Young decided to seek medical attention upon his return to the ramp. Young’s catch was weighed and he finished the day with five bass weighing 10 pounds even, good for 117th place, while Campbell was late in his return to check-in and did not weigh in.
Dustin Roberts of Dardanelle, Arkansas, leads the co-angler division with five bass weighing 23 pounds, 13 ounces, followed by Shawn Wildt of Bullard, Texas, who weighed five bass totaling 19-10, good for second place.
The top 10 co-anglers after day one on Lake Okeechobee are:
1st: Dustin Roberts, Dardanelle, Ark., five bass, 23-13
2nd: Shawn Wildt, Bullard, Texas, five bass, 19-10
3rd: Robby Frashier, Carrollton, Ga., five bass, 19-6
4th: Tyler Woolcott, Port Orange, Fla., five bass, 18-4
5th: Don Ortwein, Anderson, Ind., five bass, 15-13
6th: Jeffrey Mathews, Maitland, Fla., five bass, 15-12
7th: Josh Lockard, Somerset, Ky., five bass, 15-5
8th: Joel Willert, Lakeville, Minn., five bass, 15-2
9th: Todd Lee, Jasper, Ala., five bass, 14-10
10th: Jordan Thompkins, Myrtle Beach, S.C., five bass, 14-9
Roberts earned $250 for the Simms Big Bass award in the co-angler division with a 9-pound, 7-ounce largemouth.
Overall there were 643 bass weighing 1,242 pounds even caught by 172 co-anglers Thursday. The catch included 86 five-bass limits.
In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 376 anglers competes in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concludes following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.
The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude is more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60th place in the Pro division. The tournament is hosted by Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort and the Hendry County Tourism Development Council.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 10-12 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.
Anglers will take off at 7:30 a.m. EST each day from Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort, located at 920 E. Del Monte, Ave., in Clewiston. Friday’s weigh-ins, Jan. 26, will be held at the resort beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins, Jan. 27-28, will also be held at the resort, but will begin at 4 p.m.
Prior to the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27-28, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort from noon to 4 p.m. each day. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.
Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at the marina on Saturday, Jan. 27 from 9-11 a.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1st and 2nd place anglers that catch the biggest fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.
Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) March 28 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on the FLW Tour on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
| 1 | BRYAN SCHMITT | 24 - 11 (5) | |
| 2 | MARK ROSE | 24 - 0 (5) | |
| 3 | CHRISTOPHER BRASHER | 22 - 0 (5) | |
| 4 | BRITT MYERS | 21 - 8 (5) | |
| 5 | TYLER STEWART | 21 - 2 (5) | |
| 6 | MICHAEL NEAL | 21 - 0 (5) | |
| 7 | CORY JOHNSTON | 20 - 11 (5) | $500 |
| 8 | BRANDON MOSLEY | 20 - 9 (5) | |
| 9 | CAMERON GAUTNEY | 20 - 5 (5) | |
| 10 | BRADLEY DORTCH | 19 - 9 (5) | |
| 11 | DAVID NICHOL | 19 - 8 (5) | |
| 11 | DAVID WILLIAMS | 19 - 8 (5) | |
| 13 | JT KENNEY | 19 - 3 (5) | |
| 14 | JARED MCMILLAN | 18 - 15 (5) | |
| 15 | BRANDON MCMILLAN | 18 - 7 (5) | |
| 16 | BRETT PREUETT | 17 - 0 (5) | |
| 17 | SCOTT MARTIN | 16 - 15 (5) | |
| 18 | CODY MEYER | 16 - 13 (5) | |
| 19 | ROBERT PEARSON | 16 - 12 (5) | |
| 20 | TIM CALES | 16 - 11 (5) | |
| 21 | BILL MCDONALD | 16 - 10 (5) | |
| 22 | MATT BECKER | 16 - 8 (5) | |
| 23 | MATT GREENBLATT | 16 - 4 (5) | |
| 23 | TIM FREDERICK | 16 - 4 (5) | |
| 25 | JIMMY BREWER | 16 - 2 (5) | |
| 26 | BARRY WILSON | 16 - 0 (5) | |
| 26 | CHAD MORGENTHALER | 16 - 0 (5) | |
| 28 | JAMES NIGGEMEYER | 15 - 15 (5) | |
| 29 | SCOTT DOBSON | 15 - 13 (5) | |
| 30 | YUSUKE MIYAZAKI | 15 - 6 (5) | |
| 31 | JOSH DOUGLAS | 15 - 5 (5) | |
| 32 | MATT GARNER | 15 - 4 (5) | |
| 32 | TODD CASTLEDINE | 15 - 4 (5) | |
| 34 | TODD HOLLOWELL | 15 - 1 (5) | |
| 35 | JAMES WATSON | 14 - 13 (5) | |
| 36 | LUKE DUNKIN | 14 - 11 (5) | |
| 36 | JOHN VOYLES | 14 - 11 (5) | |
| 38 | JEFF GUSTAFSON | 14 - 10 (5) | |
| 38 | CHRIS JOHNSTON | 14 - 10 (5) | |
| 40 | ZELL ROWLAND | 14 - 9 (5) | |
| 41 | JEFF SPRAGUE | 14 - 8 (5) | |
| 42 | MATT REED | 14 - 5 (5) | |
| 43 | TIMMY THOMPKINS | 14 - 2 (5) | |
| 44 | KEITH BRYAN | 14 - 1 (5) | |
| 45 | SHELDON COLLINGS | 14 - 0 (5) | |
| 46 | SCOTT CANTERBURY | 13 - 15 (5) | |
| 46 | SCOTT ASHMORE | 13 - 15 (5) | |
| 48 | MATT AREY | 13 - 14 (5) | |
| 48 | WILLIAM(BILLY) SHELTON III | 13 - 14 (5) | |
| 50 | JASON ABRAM | 13 - 8 (5) | |
| 50 | BRAD KNIGHT | 13 - 8 (5) | |
| 52 | CODY HAHNER | 13 - 6 (5) | |
| 53 | CASEY SCANLON | 13 - 5 (5) | |
| 54 | DERRICK BLAKE | 13 - 2 (5) | |
| 55 | CHRIS MCCALL | 13 - 1 (5) | |
| 55 | RANDY HAYNES | 13 - 1 (5) | |
| 55 | RICHARD LOWITZKI | 13 - 1 (5) | |
| 58 | JAY YELAS | 13 - 0 (5) | |
| 59 | KERRY MILNER | 12 - 15 (5) | |
| 60 | JAY KENDRICK | 12 - 14 (5) | |
| 60 | DEAN ALEXANDER | 12 - 14 (5) | |
| 60 | MICHAEL WOOLEY | 12 - 14 (5) | |
| 60 | TERRY BOLTON | 12 - 14 (5) | |
| 64 | JOSHUA WEAVER | 12 - 13 (5) | |
| 65 | CODY KELLEY | 12 - 12 (5) | |
| 66 | ALEX DAVIS | 12 - 11 (5) | |
| 67 | KENNETH (BOO) WOODS | 12 - 10 (5) | |
| 67 | NICK GAINEY | 12 - 10 (5) | |
| 69 | ANTHONY GAGLIARDI | 12 - 9 (5) | |
| 69 | CARL JOCUMSEN | 12 - 9 (5) | |
| 71 | JIM MOYNAGH | 12 - 7 (5) | |
| 71 | JEREMY LAWYER | 12 - 7 (5) | |
| 73 | ZACK BIRGE | 12 - 5 (5) | |
| 74 | ALLEN BOYD | 12 - 4 (5) | |
| 75 | DYLAN HAYS | 12 - 0 (5) | |
| 76 | JIM JONES | 11 - 14 (5) | |
| 77 | PETER THLIVEROS | 11 - 13 (5) | |
| 77 | JASON REYES | 11 - 13 (5) | |
| 79 | RUSSELL CECIL | 11 - 12 (5) | |
| 79 | RICHIE EAVES | 11 - 12 (5) | |
| 81 | J TODD TUCKER | 11 - 9 (5) | |
| 81 | DAVID DUDLEY | 11 - 9 (5) | |
| 81 | REX HUFF | 11 - 9 (5) | |
| 84 | LARRY NIXON | 11 - 8 (5) | |
| 84 | KURT DOVE | 11 - 8 (5) | |
| 84 | SCOTT WILEY | 11 - 8 (5) | |
| 87 | BILLY MCCAGHREN | 11 - 7 (5) | |
| 88 | TONY DUMITRAS | 11 - 5 (5) | |
| 89 | STEVEN HATALA | 11 - 4 (5) | |
| 89 | TAYLOR ASHLEY | 11 - 4 (5) | |
| 91 | JAMIE HORTON | 11 - 3 (5) | |
| 91 | MATTHEW STEFAN | 11 - 3 (5) | |
| 93 | JOSEPH WEBSTER | 11 - 2 (5) | |
| 94 | ERIC JACKSON | 11 - 1 (5) | |
| 94 | JIM DILLARD | 11 - 1 (5) | |
| 96 | CLARK WENDLANDT | 11 - 0 (5) | |
| 97 | RONALD YOUNG | 10 - 14 (5) | |
| 97 | CHAD GRIGSBY | 10 - 14 (5) | |
| 99 | JASON LAMBERT | 10 - 13 (5) | |
| 99 | MIKE SURMAN | 10 - 13 (5) | |
| 99 | JOHN COX | 10 - 13 (4) | |
| 99 | SHANE LINEBERGER | 10 - 13 (5) | |
| 103 | JIM MOULTON | 10 - 11 (5) | |
| 103 | DAVID LARSON | 10 - 11 (5) | |
| 103 | CHRIS GOSSELAAR | 10 - 11 (5) | |
| 106 | FURMAN (JOE) THOMPSON | 10 - 10 (5) | |
| 106 | JIM TUTT | 10 - 10 (5) | |
| 108 | HARRY MOORE | 10 - 9 (5) | |
| 109 | SHANE LEHEW | 10 - 8 (5) | |
| 109 | WES LOGAN | 10 - 8 (5) | |
| 111 | JIMMY REESE | 10 - 7 (4) | |
| 111 | JUSTIN ATKINS | 10 - 7 (5) | |
| 113 | BRADLEY HALLMAN | 10 - 6 (5) | |
| 113 | JOHNNY MCCOMBS | 10 - 6 (5) | |
| 115 | JASON MENINGER | 10 - 3 (5) | |
| 116 | CLARK REEHM | 10 - 1 (5) | |
| 117 | ANDY YOUNG | 10 - 0 (5) | |
| 118 | BRIAN LATIMER | 9 - 15 (5) | |
| 118 | WADE CURTISS | 9 - 15 (5) | |
| 120 | ANDY WICKER | 9 - 12 (5) | |
| 120 | CLAYTON BATTS | 9 - 12 (5) | |
| 120 | BILL DAY | 9 - 12 (5) | |
| 123 | CLENT DAVIS | 9 - 11 (4) | |
| 124 | JOEY CIFUENTES | 9 - 10 (5) | |
| 125 | AARON BRITT | 9 - 9 (5) | |
| 126 | TROY MORROW | 9 - 8 (5) | |
| 127 | TOM MONSOOR | 9 - 5 (5) | |
| 128 | KURT MITCHELL | 9 - 4 (5) | |
| 128 | DARREL ROBERTSON | 9 - 4 (5) | |
| 130 | ANDREW UPSHAW | 9 - 3 (5) | |
| 131 | CURTIS RICHARDSON | 9 - 2 (5) | |
| 131 | ROB KILBY | 9 - 2 (5) | |
| 133 | BUDDY GROSS | 9 - 1 (5) | |
| 133 | CLINT BROWN | 9 - 1 (5) | |
| 133 | RAMIE COLSON JR | 9 - 1 (5) | |
| 133 | KYLE CORTIANA | 9 - 1 (5) | |
| 137 | MILES HOWE | 9 - 0 (5) | |
| 137 | DARYL BIRON | 9 - 0 (5) | |
| 139 | JEFF DOBSON | 8 - 15 (5) | |
| 140 | DENNIS TIETJE | 8 - 13 (5) | |
| 141 | CHASE BROOKS | 8 - 12 (5) | |
| 142 | BRYAN THRIFT | 8 - 11 (5) | |
| 142 | JOHN DEVERE | 8 - 11 (5) | |
| 144 | GREG MANSFIELD | 8 - 9 (5) | |
| 144 | MATT WITTEKIEND | 8 - 9 (5) | |
| 144 | JOHN HUNTER | 8 - 9 (5) | |
| 144 | PETE PONDS | 8 - 9 (5) | |
| 148 | SHAWN MURPHY | 8 - 8 (5) | |
| 148 | LENDELL MARTIN JR | 8 - 8 (5) | |
| 148 | TODD AUTEN | 8 - 8 (5) | |
| 151 | RANDY BLAUKAT | 8 - 7 (5) | |
| 152 | JASON JOHNSON | 8 - 3 (5) | |
| 153 | AUSTIN FELIX | 8 - 2 (5) | |
| 153 | FREDDY HURLEY | 8 - 2 (2) | |
| 155 | ROBERT BEHRLE | 8 - 1 (5) | |
| 156 | EVAN BARNES | 7 - 15 (5) | |
| 156 | CHARLIE EVANS | 7 - 15 (5) | |
| 158 | RUSTY TRANCYGIER | 7 - 13 (5) | |
| 158 | CHRIS NEAU | 7 - 13 (5) | |
| 160 | GREG BOHANNAN | 7 - 10 (5) | |
| 161 | BRAXTON SETZER | 7 - 8 (5) | |
| 162 | BRANDON COBB | 7 - 5 (5) | |
| 163 | ROB JORDAN | 7 - 4 (5) | |
| 163 | GRAE BUCK | 7 - 4 (5) | |
| 165 | CRAIG ROZEMA | 6 - 15 (5) | |
| 165 | RYAN CHANDLER | 6 - 15 (5) | |
| 167 | JORDAN OSBORNE | 6 - 12 (3) | |
| 168 | TIM MCDONALD | 6 - 11 (5) | |
| 169 | GARY YAMAMOTO | 6 - 8 (4) | |
| 169 | MARK FISHER | 6 - 8 (4) | |
| 171 | SCOTT SUGGS | 5 - 15 (5) | |
| 172 | TOM REDINGTON | 5 - 11 (5) | |
| 173 | JIMMY HOUSTON | 5 - 3 (3) | |
| 174 | BILL HUTCHISON | 4 - 7 (3) | |
| 175 | CHAD RANDLES | 4 - 6 (4) | |
| 176 | BOB MORIN | 4 - 3 (3) | |
| 177 | ANDY MORGAN | 3 - 13 (3) | |
| 178 | DARRELL DAVIS | 3 - 6 (3) | |
| 179 | KOBY KREIGER | 3 - 2 (3) | |
| 180 | SHIRLEY CRAIN | 3 - 1 (3) | |
| 181 | KYLE WEISENBURGER | 2 - 3 (2) | |
| 182 | BILLY HINES | 2 - 0 (2) | |
| 183 | CAPT BLAKE SMITH | 1 - 3 (1) | |
| 184 | GLENN CHAPPELEAR | 0 - 15 (1) | |
| 184 | DAVID WOOTTON | 0 - 15 (1) | |
| 186 | DAVID SMITH | 0 - 14 (1) | |
| WILLIAM CAMPBELL |
Z-Man Teams up with Rising Bassmaster Elite Series Star Mark Daniels Jr
Press Release & Photos Courtesy of Z-Man
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Ladson, SC (January 24, 2018) – Good fishing stories are timeless, some even read a little like the archetypal hero’s journey. You find yourself pulling for the good guy: to slay the mythic dragon, or more importantly, to hook the giant fish. You can’t help but root for a dude like Mark Daniels Jr. Fresh off his first full season on the Bassmaster Elite Series and a new endorsement deal with pioneering tackle company Z-Man Fishing, you might say Daniels’ day has come. But for this particular angler, the journey has been every bit as interesting as its outcome. “I grew up on the shores of San Francisco Bay, where my pops took me fishing every chance he got,” recalls the likeable, Tuskegee, Alabama based angler. “We fished for anything that bit—didn’t matter. So long as it pulled our strings, we were happy.” |
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A few years later, Daniels’ family moved to Suisun City, California, taking him 35 miles from the bay and its fish. “Thankfully, one of my dad’s best friends, Doug Rodgers, was somewhat of a bass tournament guy. He’d take us fishing in his 16-foot Bayliner, and right away, something about bass just clicked. “From age five or six, I was absolutely glued to Hank Parker, Bill Dance and the Bassmasters on TV. I’d flip through Bass Pro Shops’ enormous catalog non-stop, always trying to scrounge together enough money for a box of new tackle. Eventually, I discovered some local bass ponds where I could fish all these cool lures. Can’t tell you how many times I made that two-mile walk. Man, I was hooked.” Following years of weekend bass derbies, Daniels’ tenacity resulted in a big win at the 2013 Bass Federation Championship. Part of the prize package earned him the so-called Living the Dream Package. “The Bass Federation doesn’t get enough credit for this awesome program,” notes Daniels. “The Federation paid all my entry fees on the FLW Tour for a year, plus a truck and boat and travel expenses. Basically, they made it possible for a typical blue-collar American to fish for a living. That was the beginning of everything for me — I’ve been living the dream ever since!” |
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One of Daniels' finesse go-to baits: Z-Man Hula StickZ |
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Following years of different sponsorships—some good, some Daniels chalked up to ‘learning experiences,’ the energetic angler met the folks at Z-Man Fishing. The connection was immediate. “I knew immediately, after following Mark a few years back when he was featured on FLW’s Circuit Breaker series that he was someone we needed to work with,” says Daniel Nussbaum, President of Z-Man Fishing. “Mark projects just an awesome positive energy and a passion for tournament fishing. He’s a tremendously skilled angler—his fast-rising career on the Bassmaster Elite Series is certainly rivaled by his ability to connect with fans and enthusiastically promote his sponsors. “We’re really looking forward to working with Mark on new bait designs as we continue to broaden the Z-Man product line.” Daniels adds: “One thing I’ve realized is that relationships matter more than anything. Making money in tournaments and sponsorships is nice. But connecting with truly great companies and solid, honorable people is everything.” “I like that Z-Man is different. Their products are so inventive—outside the box and awesome fish-catchers. I mean, nothing they do is “me-too.” Everyone knows about the Chatterbait, right? Totally different deal, and deadly. But when my buddy and fellow bass pro Brian Latimer turned me on to some of their finesse baits — Finesse TRD, Hula StickZ, TrickShotZ — it changed my world. “I’ve got a Finesse TRD on my rod right now that’s still ticking after fifty-plus catches. How crazy is that?” |
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Mark Rose & Realtree Partner
Columbus, Ga. --Realtree Fishing announces a partnership with professional bass fisherman Mark Rose, joining the hottest new brand in fishing with an accomplished top veteran of the tournament fishing world. This agreement aligns Realtree Fishing and its product partners with Rose's tournament competition schedule, as well as his outdoor endeavors off the water.
"The outdoors is my lifestyle," Rose said. "It's where my passion is, and where I can see God's awesome creation at its fullest. Realtree represents this outdoor lifestyle, creating the best hunting, and now Realtree Fishing camo. They also represent the values that are very import to me - faith, family and fishing/hunting. I'm proud to be a part of the team!"
Rose has been fishing professionally since 1999 and has earned over $2.5 million in winnings during the course of his career, fishing FLW, B.A.S.S., MLF, UMF, TTBC and PAA tournaments. He has solidified his status as one of the top-tier professional anglers in the world with seven tour-level wins, 55 top 10's and a boatload of other accomplishments, including Sportsmanship awards, Cabela's First Team All-American, 2016 B.A.S.S. Southern Opens AOY and more. In early 2017, Rose became the first and only back-to-back FLW Tour winner in history with wins at Lake Guntersville in Alabama and Lake Travis in Texas.
Rose Strives to be involved in every aspect of the sport, being one of the few anglers that fishes every professional tournament organization, including FLW, B.A.S.S., MLF, and UMF.
Rose enjoys spending time with his wife, Christi, and their daughters Natalie and Hannah Grace. He loves hunting, crappie fishing and is passionate about outdoor ministry. He speaks to thousands of sportsmen/women each year on and off the trail about faith, family and fishing.
Realtree Fishing is honored to partner with Rose, whose experience, excellent reputation and love for family and the outdoors are a great fit for the Realtree Fishing brand.
Ranger Cup University Announces 2018 Program Details
FLIPPIN, Ark. – Collegiate bass anglers will have more opportunity to cash in on tournament success in 2018 thanks to the continued support of Ranger Cup University. The contingency program, designed by Ranger Boats exclusively for college anglers, is free of charge and open to any college angler, regardless of the brand of boat they own.
To remain qualified in the program, anglers need only adhere to simple clothing and logo requirements while fishing select ACA- and FLW-affiliated events. Additionally, Ranger has once again partnered with Gemini Custom Apparel, the industry’s leading tournament apparel provider, who will offer custom jersey pricing for as low as $48 for Ranger Cup University anglers.
For the 2018 season, each qualified event will feature a cash prize paid to the Ranger Cup University-qualified team/angler with the highest place of finish. A $200 cash prize will be paid at each of the 15 Yeti FLW College Fishing qualifying events, while each of the select events below feature a $500 cash prize:
Cabela’s Collegiate Big Bass Bash (Mar. 9-11, Kentucky Lake)
Collegiate Bass Fishing Open (Oct. 11-13, Lake Dardanelle)
Collegiate Texas Lunker Challenge (Feb. 11, Sam Rayburn Reservoir)
Yeti FLW College Fishing Open (Mar. 6, Kentucky-Barkley Lakes)
In addition to payouts at the above regular-season events, a $2,000 cash prize will be awarded to any Ranger Cup University-qualified team/angler that wins either the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship or the Yeti FLW College Fishing National Championship. In the event that the winners of either major championship are not Ranger Cup University participants, a $1,000 cash prize will be paid to the Ranger Cup-qualified teams/anglers with the highest places of finish in the championship events.
Along with the cash prizes, the highest-finishing Ranger Cup University-qualified team/angler in each championship event will also receive automatic entry into the Ranger Cup University Team of the Year Challenge. The made-for-TV fish off, which will air on NBC Sports Network and Pursuit Channel during episodes of Americana Outdoors and Cabela’s Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, will feature the two Ranger Cup University teams competing for the title of 2018 Ranger Cup University Team of the Year and a $2,000 cash prize. Both teams will receive airfare, lodging and meals as part of an expense-paid trip to the tournament location where they will compete from fully rigged Ranger boats.
Last fall, the 2017 Challenge took place at Texas’ Lake Fairfield, a popular power-plant lake known for high numbers of largemouth. The competition featured teams from the University of North Alabama and Kansas State University with UNA ultimately claiming top honors.
“We watched this event on TV for years and it is a great format,” said UNA angler Sloan Pennington. “It seems more challenging with just one other boat out there. Fishing these collegiate tournaments gets your name out there, especially having a televised event with only two teams. It promotes the guys in both boats unlike any other tournament. It’s an awesome opportunity.”
For complete program guidelines and details on Ranger Cup University, including payout, clothing requirements and informational videos, go online to https://rangercup.com/includes/staticPages/RangerCupUniversity.cfm
Josh Ray weighs over 22 pounds to Win the Pro Side of the Mr. Bass of Arkansas opener on Lake Hamilton
1st place: Josh Ray accepts the new custom “Mr. Bass of Lake Hamilton” trophy and tells the crowd of almost 200 how he caught his impressive 22.68lbs from the cold stingy Lake Hamilton. He explained he started deep close to 40′ throwing an A-Rig and had a limit real quick, but it wasn’t until later in the day when he made an adjustment and moved shallow with a jerkbait to upgrade a couple times to solidify his massive stringer. Josh earned the guaranteed $4,000.00 and had the days second big bass worth $250.00 presented by American Termite and Pest.
2nd place: Long time Mr. Bass of Arkansas angler Ryan Williams who had 16.78lbs of beautiful Lake Hamilton largemouth earning him a cool $1150.00.He commented catching his fish on jerkbaits and crankbaits. He didn’t get much practice but as most of you know Ryan doesn’t need a lot of that he is one of Arkansas’s very best!
3rd place: Always hammer Mark McDonnel with 14.54lbs commented catching his fish on A-Rigs, & Jerkbaits around deep and shallow brush. His haul brought him a nice $850.00. The best part about his day was he got in the C-Map Side Pot with a limited field earning him a C-Map provided HDS 12 Carbon worth another $3500.00!
4th SPENCER SHUFFIELD 14.38 $700.00
5th MATHEW HEDRICK 14.22 $550.00
6th QUINCY HOUCHIN 14.10 $460.00
7th RODNEY THOMASON 13.96 $430.00
8th JAMEY BLACK 13.86 $380.00
9th JEREMIAH KINDY 12.90 $350.00
10th DARBY STILES 12.36 $320.00
1st place on the Amateur side was Hunter Fant from Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Hunter fished with Barry Sutton who because of Hunter’s win will receive a free Entry to the March 11th Lake Dardanelle tournament. Barry is known for deep brush and jig fishing which fit very well with Hunter’s knowledge from his years of fishing on Lake Greeson. Hunter finished the day behind Barry fishing in 30 – 35 foot of water throwing a “Green” football jig catching 15.60lbs earning the guaranteed $2,000.00 on the co-angler side.
2nd place: MICHAEL JINKINS 9.62 $700.00
3rd place: CHRIS DARBY 8.30 $600.00
4th place: ROGER MORPHEW 8.26 $450.00
5th place: JOHN MURPHY 7.74 $350.00
6th place: AUSTIN HOLCOMB 6.82 $280.00
7th place: ROBERT MORPHEW 6.56 $250.00
8th place: ROBERT SCOTT 6.42 $225.00
9th place: CHRIS CAMPBELL 6.22 $215.00
10th place: BRANDON GATHRIGHT 5.60 $200.00
FLW Tour Rookie Sheldon Collings Rides Wave of Support Into First Professional Season
Story By Vance McCullough
At 19 years of age Sheldon Collings doesn’t have decades of high caliber tournament experience on his side.
He does however have an entire community in his corner.
“The city of Grove (Oklahoma) is my title sponsor,” says Collings. “I’ve got ‘Grove’ there on the side of my boat for the Grove Convention and Tourism Bureau, which brings all the tournaments to Grand Lake, that’s the biggest one.
“It makes me feel good that the whole town has come together to support me. They’ve put articles in the newspaper about me once or twice a month. Everyone in Grove knows me.
“I don’t think I’ll ever be able to move away from Grove. Being able to grow up there made me into the person I am today. Now, when I was younger I didn’t really like it because there wasn’t much to do and there weren’t many people my age, but now that I am more mature I understand that everyone in the town – they’re good people.
“I definitely couldn’t do this without all of them supporting me.”
Asked to list his sponsors, the Tour rookie can name some fishing industry giants – Lowrance and Costa Del Mar among them, but then there’s a long list of local supporters. Collings doesn’t take any one of them for granted.
From a roofing company to a plumber to a realtor to a tire store, with lots of others in between, Collings is grateful. There is one gentleman who has been especially helpful, David Hale who owns Honey Creek Outdoors in Grove, OK. “He’s one of those guys whose done anything and
everything to help me out and make it possible for me to fish the Tour. He did more work than I did, I hate to say it. I’ve known him for years. It started out when he worked on my bow at his archery shop.
“I also have FishTek, my family-owned business. My parents and I make and sell our own jigs. All the colors we have are my custom colors. We sell a lot to people in Texas and Oklahoma.”
There is one departure from the local love. “I picked up Tail Walk, a Japanese rod and reel manufacturer.”
In addition to well wishes from his neighbors, Collings will bring a wealth of lessons learned on Grand Lake of the Cherokees, his home water. The lake has been a good teacher. What techniques has he refined there? “Pretty much everything. I learned to fish grass on Grand Lake when the water floods. I've even learned to drop shot."
“I’ll take all of my knowledge that I learned on Grand Lake and take it to every single one of these tournaments. Actually, here on Okeechobee, I’m doing the same thing I would at home. It’s kind of crazy how you go from Oklahoma to South Florida and catch fish the same way.”
Collings spoke with AnglersChannel.com after his first couple of practice days on Okeechobee heading into this week’s big season opener. It was his first look at the big lake. What does he think?
“As soon as I put the boat in I said ‘what did I get myself into?’ Everything looks the same, there’s nothing different. I had a lot of people tell me ‘It’s just going to blow your mind, you’re going to get spun out and not know what to do.’ I thought ‘No, I don’t get spun out and not know what to do’.
“Sure enough, about 15 minutes in I was lost.”
Collings finally settled into a groove. “I think I’ve kind of got it figured out now – what to look for. But yeah, at first, it was a huge learning curve, I’m not going to lie. It’s like nothing I’ve been on before in my life.”
Okeechobee represents just one of the challenges that await the rookie. “The biggest challenge going into this year would be not having experience on any of the lakes except Kentucky Lake. I’ve been to Kentucky a handful of times and I’ve done pretty well there.”
A positive thinker, Collings also sees his greatest challenge as enormous advantage. “I, personally do better at a lake I’ve never been to. I’m going to scratch Okeechobee off of that list because it’s like a different world down here, but I can go to a lake, practice for 2-to-4 days, spend the first day just riding around looking, and the second day I’ll pick apart an area. I fish better because I’m not fishing off of memory.
“Now Grand lake, I live there but I’d have to say that I suck at that lake because I know every pocket, every dock, what brush is beneath it so I get spun out on Grand really, really bad.
“But going to different lakes, I’ll pick apart a big square like a 2-mile by 2-mile area and if I end up catching fish there I won’t leave it the whole tournament just because I have nothing else to go to so it makes me fish where there are fish instead of going to find new ones.”
Asked to pick a most exciting venue on this year’s schedule Collings is fired up about the big smallmouth waiting at Lake Saint Claire. “I’m ready to go use my Ultrex, put the Spot Lock on and dropshot for big smallmouth, looking at my Lowrance all day. That’s my kind of fishing. I like to play the video games on my graph. Just talking about that place right now is getting me pumped up and that tourney is not until, like, July!”
As do most newcomers, Collings wants to win the Rookie of the Year title. He acknowledges the strength of the freshman class. “Just because they’re ‘rookies’ doesn’t mean they haven’t fished before. There are a lot of good fishermen this year. That’s my main goal is to get ROY.
“What would also be awesome is to cut a check in every event. Also, to weigh-in a limit each day that I fish. It’s just weird to here myself say ‘I want to win Rookie of the Year’. I never thought that at 19 I’d be on Tour saying that.”
Collings says one reason he’s able to compete at the Tour level at such a young age is that he was mentored by veteran pro Randy Blaukat.
“I don’t have the political views that Randy has, but we’re like best friends. He’s the one who took me fishing when I was 15 years old. He’s the one who taught me how to get all of the sponsors I have today, taught me how to approach people, how to talk on stage. He also taught me to be open-minded and versatile.
“He’s helped me out tremendously. That first day he took me out fishing I never would have imagined I’d be fishing against him on Tour in less than 5 years. Pretty much the main reason I’m here – I’d have to give a lot credit to Randy Blaukat for that.”
Collings has already accomplished some big things on the water. He won a 2016 BFL Regional Championship on Dardanelle. But he says qualifying for the 2017 All American is his proudest achievement to date. “Being able to fish the All American was much bigger accomplishment than winning the BFL Regional.”
There is another big achievement under his belt. This one will affect the way he approaches the 2018 Tour season. “Bryan Thrift double-qualified for the Forrest Wood Cup so it opened up another spot. In the Costa championship back in November on Kentucky Lake I finished 11th. Since Thrift double-qualified I was next on the list to go to the 2018 Cup. That takes a lot of stress off my shoulders my first year on Tour. I don’t have to worry about the overall points. I just have to worry about Rookie of the Year. That’s all I think about.”
Two sacks over 30 pounds – Shook & Iles take the Win on Rayburn in Bass Champs East Opener
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| Place | Boat | Truck | Angler 1 | Angler 2 | Fish | Big Bass | Wt. | Prize Amt. | |
| 1 | BRIAN SHOOK CHINA , TX |
JOHN ILES LUFKIN , TX |
5 | 0 | 31.92 |
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HAROLD ALLEN SHELBYVILLE , TX |
MATT LOETSCHER MANY , LA |
5 | 9.15 | 30.72 |
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KEVIN WALKER JR BUNA , TX |
JEFF BRIDGES LUMBERTON , TX |
5 | 0 | 23.49 |
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| 3 | GEORGE JEANE JR EVANS , LA |
TATER REYNOLDS EVANS , LA |
5 | 9.46 | 23.49 |
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JARED DEAN HUNTINGTON , TX |
JOHN BRANDENBURG HUNTINGTON , TX |
5 | 0 | 22.56 |
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| 6 | PHILLIP CRELIA CENTER , TX |
TJ GOODWYN CENTER , TX |
5 | 0 | 20.61 |
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| 7 | JAMES CAMPISE ORANGE , TX |
OSCAR LANGELE JR ORANGE , TX |
5 | 0 | 20.18 |
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SHAWN ONEAL DRY PRONG , LA |
MATT BATES PINEVILLE , LA |
5 | 0 | 20.10 |
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| 9 | JASON HANKS PINELAND , TX |
MARC WOOLEMS JASPER , TX |
5 | 0 | 19.11 |
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| 10 | LARRY BYRD LAKE CHARLES , LA |
DAVE BUSHNELL SULPHUR , LA |
5 | 0 | 18.48 |
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| 11 | |
JON ALANIZ KOUNTZE , TX |
MAT DOWNEY KOUNTZE , TX |
5 | 0 | 17.92 |
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| 12 | BEN SOUTH JASPER , TX |
BRYAN SOUTH JASPER , TX |
5 | 0 | 17.66 |
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| 13 | STEVEN MOORHEAD JASPER , TX |
ERIC HUNT BEAUMONT , TX |
5 | 0 | 17.65 |
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| 14 | SHAWN VERINSKY LUMBERTON , TX |
BLAKE COLE GROVES , TX |
5 | 0 | 17.55 |
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| 15 | CLAYTON BOULWARE ZAVALLA , TX |
ALBERT COLLINS NACOGDOCHES , TX |
5 | 0 | 17.44 |
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| 16 | JUSTIN MORTON ETOILE , TX |
RANDY TURNER LUFKIN , TX |
5 | 0 | 16.96 |
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| 17 | KEVIN WOLFORD ORANGE , TX |
SHANE PREJEAN ORANGE , TX |
5 | 0 | 16.91 |
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| 18 | CHARLIE BROWN III FLINT , TX |
MATTHEW MCCLELLAN TYLER , TX |
5 | 0 | 16.83 |
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| 19 | BRANNON MIRE BROUSSARD , LA |
ERIC ARNOLD LAFAYETTE , LA |
5 | 7.94 | 16.62 |
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| 20 | |
JERRY MASON SINGER , LA |
AARON SAMMONS BUNA , TX |
5 | 0 | 16.46 |
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| 21 | |
JOHN BURTON NEDERLAND , TX |
MICHAEL DORSEY ORANGE , TX |
4 | 0 | 16.42 |
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| 22 | JAMES ROZELL PORTER , TX |
LAMARCUS MCCRAY HOUSTON , TX |
5 | 0 | 16.35 |
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| 23 | |
MICHAEL NEWMAN MIDLOTHIAN , TX |
JUSTIN SEETON MIDLOTHIAN , TX |
5 | 0 | 16.32 |
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| 24 | DANNY CHERRY KIRBYVILLE , TX |
BUDDY BUMSTEAD KOUNTZE , TX |
5 | 0 | 16.13 |
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| 25 | |
RANDY DESPINO COLFAX , LA |
KEVIN LASYONE DRY PRONG , LA |
5 | 0 | 16.02 |
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| 26 | KEN SMITH DALLAS , TX |
DICKY NEWBERRY HOUSTON , TX |
5 | 0 | 15.94 |
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| 27 | |
KYLE BRUNK WICHITA FALLS , TX |
CLAY BELANGER ORANGE , TX |
5 | 0 | 15.78 |
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| 28 | CLINT KIRBY LUFKIN , TX |
ANDREW KIRBY HUNTINGTON , TX |
5 | 0 | 15.53 |
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| 29 | |
JOSH RODGERS BEAUMONT , TX |
CASEY BURLEIGH ORANGE , TX |
5 | 0 | 15.13 |
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| 30 | JONATHAN SIMON ORANGE , TX |
CADE DURIO LAKE CHARLES , LA |
5 | 0 | 15.00 |
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| 30 | LANDON JACKSON SHREVEPORT , LA |
TODD JACKSON SHREVEPORT , LA |
5 | 0 | 15.00 |
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| 32 | WYATT FRANKENS CORRIGAN , TX |
ALEC CASTONGUAY NACOGDOCHES , TX |
5 | 0 | 14.92 |
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| 33 | BRIAN LOWRANCE NACOGDOCHES , TX |
JARET LATTA CEDAR PARK , TX |
5 | 0 | 14.63 |
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| 34 | JASON LAWSON CORRIGAN , TX |
JAY LAWSON CORRIGAN , TX |
5 | 0 | 14.41 |
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| 35 | CORY RAMBO ORANGE , TX |
RUSTY CLARK SAM RAYBURN , TX |
5 | 0 | 14.34 |
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| 35 | SCOOTER CLARK CENTER , TX |
RYAN PINKSTON CENTER , TX |
5 | 0 | 14.34 |
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| 37 | |
COREY HARMON PORT NECHES , TX |
TRENT JAMES ORANGE , TX |
4 | 0 | 14.33 |
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| 38 | MARK BARBAT PINEVILLE , LA |
JAMES CORLEY DERIDDER , LA |
5 | 0 | 14.32 |
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| 39 | TIMOTHY MOORE KIRBYVILLE , TX |
CORY HYDEN SPURGER , TX |
5 | 0 | 14.18 |
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| 40 | |
BUBBA FRAZIER PINELAND , TX |
TOMMY HILL JR PINELAND , TX |
5 | 0 | 14.16 |
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| 41 | |
MATHEW ARMAND HESSNER , LA |
JARRED WILLIAMS BUNKIE , LA |
4 | 0 | 14.12 |
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| 42 | |
JEFF HOLDER BOSSIER CITY , LA |
TERRY BURGHART SHREVEPORT , LA |
5 | 0 | 14.11 |
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| 43 | RUSTY HARVEY LUMBERTON , TX |
DAVID CONCIENNE NEDERLAND , TX |
5 | 0 | 13.76 |
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| 44 | |
NICK DIBERARDINO JASPER , TX |
LARRY COTTEN HUFFMAN , TX |
4 | 0 | 13.74 |
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| 45 | |
TYLER TATE BEAUMONT , TX |
TIM BAKER FLINT , TX |
5 | 0 | 13.51 |
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| 46 | MARTIN ELSHOUT ABITA SPRINGS , LA |
MARK PRICE RUSTON , LA |
5 | 0 | 13.31 |
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| 47 | SAM HUCKABEE SHREVEPORT , LA |
ROBERT CHAMBERLAIN SHREVEPORT , LA |
3 | 8.85 | 13.17 |
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| 48 | WESLEY LEWIS KIRBYVILLE , TX |
JEREMY BAILEY CALL , TX |
5 | 0 | 13.13 |
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| 49 | TEDDY CLOIDE VIDOR , TX |
WESLEY DAWSON CHESTER , TX |
5 | 0 | 13.10 |
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| 50 | |
COLE COSTLOW LIBERTY , TX |
LANCE DUFF LUMBERTON , TX |
5 | 0 | 13.07 |
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| 51 | JERREL PRINGLE HEMPHILL , TX |
BILLY PENICK JR DEER PARK , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.91 |
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| 52 | COLBY HAND SHREVEPORT , LA |
TY HUMPHRIES STONEWALL , LA |
5 | 0 | 12.75 |
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| 53 | |
KEVIN MCARDLE DAYTON , TX |
GEORGE NINO BAYTOWN , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.72 |
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| 54 | KENT GRAHAM NACOGDOCHES , TX |
MYLES MOORE NACOGDOCHES , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.51 |
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| 55 | |
SAM CREEL ORANGE , TX |
JOEL JAMES ORANGE , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.49 |
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| 56 | RODNEY DOTSON BROOKELAND , TX |
MIKE ATCHLEY MOSCOW , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.46 |
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| 57 | MICHAEL LAFLEUR ORANGEFIELD , TX |
ROBERT ROYAL VIDOR , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.43 |
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| 58 | MIKE SOLIZ ORANGE , TX |
JOSEPH LAFLEUR ORANGE , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.35 |
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| 59 | |
JOE BYRD SPRING , TX |
NATHAN BYRD MIDLOTHIAN , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.25 |
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| 60 | |
CODY COMEAUX BEAUMONT , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.21 |
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| 61 | CRAIG MASSEY HOUSTON , TX |
SCOTT HOLIFIELD GRAND BAY , AL |
5 | 0 | 12.03 |
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| 62 | |
LINDY HADLEY BROOKELAND , TX |
RAY BECK BEAUMONT , TX |
5 | 0 | 11.95 |
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| 63 | CODY CLARK HERMPHILL , TX |
CODY JORDAN HEMPHILL , TX |
3 | 0 | 11.80 |
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| 64 | JOHN HIGHTOWER BROOKELAND , TX |
ELTON HIGHTOWER BROOKELAND , TX |
5 | 0 | 11.76 |
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| 65 | JASON PITTMAN COVINGTON , LA |
FLOYD PITTMAN COVINGTON , LA |
5 | 0 | 11.47 |
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| 66 | |
BRIAN SCHOTT LONGVIEW , TX |
SCOTT GILL DERIDDER , LA |
5 | 0 | 11.41 |
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| 67 | |
DYLAN LYONS HEMPHILL , TX |
DARRELL LYONS HEMPHILL , TX |
5 | 0 | 11.23 |
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| 68 | |
KYLE WILLIAMS MIDLOTHIAN , TX |
BILLY MULLEN MIDLOTHIAN , TX |
5 | 0 | 11.20 |
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| 69 | DON BRINSON WACO , TX |
DAVID BATTREALL TEMPLE , TX |
3 | 0 | 11.18 |
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| 70 | BRANDON SIMONEAUX BRIDGE CITY , TX |
JAMES MOORE LUMBERTON , TX |
5 | 0 | 10.97 |
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| 71 | ALAN MOORE LUFKIN , TX |
ROBERT DAVIS LUFKIN , TX |
5 | 0 | 10.82 |
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| 71 | |
KYLE ROWE WACO , TX |
TED PATE ALEXANDRIA , LA |
5 | 0 | 10.82 |
|
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| 73 | KEVIN IZZI SMITHVILLE , TX |
RANDELL BROWN SMITHVILLE , TX |
4 | 0 | 10.63 |
|
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| 74 | ROBERT LAIRD JR GOODRICH , TX |
CODY LAIRD LIVINGSTON , TX |
5 | 0 | 10.53 |
|
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| 75 | BRANDON ONEAL CARTHAGE , TX |
DANIEL QUINN NACOGDOCHES , TX |
5 | 0 | 10.41 |
|
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| 76 | |
JAMES WALLER CYPRESS , TX |
BOBBY BARRERAZ CENTER , TX |
4 | 0 | 10.19 |
|
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| 77 | |
STEVE LEE CONROE , TX |
BRIAN SIMS CLEVELAND , TX |
4 | 0 | 10.13 |
|
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| 78 | |
PHIL RIDER NATCHITOCHES , LA |
ARCHIE DORE II NATCHITOCHES , LA |
5 | 0 | 10.11 |
|
||
| 79 | |
ROBERT NAQUIN JR DEVILLE , LA |
BRIAN LUCAS DEVILLE , LA |
5 | 0 | 9.79 |
|
||
| 80 | CRAIG JOHNSON HOUSTON , TX |
DAVID WOOD PRINCETON , TX |
5 | 0 | 9.69 |
|
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| 81 | NORA HENDERSON MANVEL , TX |
BYRON SMITH MISSOURI CITY , TX |
4 | 0 | 9.67 |
|
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| 82 | |
DEREK MONG MANY , LA |
TAMMY MONG MANY , LA |
5 | 0 | 9.63 |
|
||
| 83 | ANTHONY JONES IRVING , TX |
TACORRIE JOHNSON EL PASO , TX |
5 | 0 | 9.32 |
|
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| 84 | MARSHALL HUGHES PORT NECHES , TX |
DANIEL METREYEON BEAUMONT , TX |
5 | 0 | 9.31 |
|
|||
| 85 | |
RODNEY SAMMONS BUNA , TX |
PHILIP HANKS BUNA , TX |
5 | 0 | 9.22 |
|
||
| 86 | |
DANNY BENNETT HUNTSVILLE , TX |
MICHAEL BENNETT LUCAS , TX |
4 | 0 | 9.17 |
|
||
| 87 | JEREMY HIPPLER MANY , LA |
JAMES BRUMLEY III ANACOCO , LA |
5 | 0 | 9.16 |
|
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| 88 | |
LARRY WEPPLER HOUSTON , TX |
DENNIS FIKES HOUSTON , TX |
5 | 0 | 8.73 |
|
||
| 89 | RAYMOND FARR PEARLAND , TX |
KAYDEN SANCHEZ HUMBLE , TX |
3 | 0 | 8.53 |
|
|||
| 90 | BRIAN OWEN SHREVEPORT , LA |
BRANDON RENFRO DIBOLL , TX |
5 | 0 | 8.24 |
|
|||
| 91 | |
TERRY LUEDTKE BURTON , TX |
DOYLE REEVES BURTON , TX |
2 | 0 | 8.19 |
|
||
| 92 | JOHN BUNTING BALL , LA |
BRYAN BUNTING COLFAX , LA |
3 | 0 | 8.13 |
|
|||
| 93 | WILLIAM STARK EVADALE , TX |
DAVID MORGAN SILSBEE , TX |
2 | 0 | 7.85 |
|
|||
| 94 | JIMMY MOORE ORANGE , TX |
GARY DENTON ORANGE , TX |
4 | 0 | 7.80 |
|
|||
| 95 | |
TRAVIS BROUSSARD LAKE CHARLES , LA |
JEFF MUSGROVE DEQUINCY , LA |
3 | 0 | 7.45 |
|
||
| 96 | |
JIM PROTHRO GILMER , TX |
TOMMY MORRISON GRANBURY , TX |
4 | 0 | 7.05 |
|
||
| 97 | |
DOUG MCCAIN LAKE CHARLES , LA |
MASON MCCAIN HUNTSVILLE , AL |
3 | 0 | 5.39 |
|
||
| 98 | |
TOMMY WOODARD CONROE , TX |
TOMMY WOODARD CONROE , TX |
2 | 0 | 4.04 |
|
||
| 99 | BRANDON FLOWERS BAYTOWN , TX |
CURTIS JORDAN DAYTON , TX |
2 | 0 | 3.97 |
|
|||
| 100 | |
TIM DOEGE NEW BRAUNFELS , TX |
KENNY HENZE BULVERDE , TX |
1 | 0 | 3.77 |
|
||
| 101 | |
THOMAS STEVENS GROVES , TX |
JASON STEVENS AUSTIN , TX |
1 | 0 | 3.29 |
|
||
| 102 | |
ERIC MCGIBNEY CLEVELAND , TX |
DAYLYN MCGIBNEY CLEVELAND , TX |
1 | 0 | 3.27 |
|
||
| 103 | CHRIS LEWIS LONGVIEW , TX |
JAMES MARTIN LONGVIEW , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | CARL EDDINS ORANGE , TX |
JARROD WALTON KOUNTZE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
BRAD GRIFFIN CARTHAGE , TX |
TIM ATKERSON LONGBRANCH , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
RICHARD WAGNON CALL , TX |
GREG GREEN LUMBERTON , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | WILL CARSTENS ALEXANDRIA , LA |
ROSS BRYANT ALEXANDRIA , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
CHRIS BERRY HOUSTON , TX |
WES BENNETT CROSBY , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
COLE BREWER LEESVILLE , LA |
ROB RICHARDS SPRING , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | BOB SIGNORIN OAKHURST , TX |
TRAVIS SIGNORIN OAKHURST , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | DOUGLAS POSEY ORANGE , TX |
DAKOTA POSEY ORANGE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | MATT MORRIS STONEWALL , LA |
BILLY GASTON SHREVEPORT , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
NEIL CARRET CARENCRO , LA |
DRAKE CARRET CARENCRO , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | JERRY PROPST JASPER , TX |
BOBBY PROPST JASPER , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | KURTICE FLOYD NEWTON , TX |
GREG LEBLANC NEDERLAND , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | RICHARD BODIN ORANGE , TX |
JASON BODIN ORANGE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
JASON BRANHAM KATY , TX |
BRUCE RICKARD ATHENS , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | DAVID DISLER CONROE , TX |
JAMES DISLER GEORGETOWN , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
RORY LAYNE EMORY , TX |
GEORGE SHIPPEY MT PLEASANT , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | PAUL PROCTOR LUMBERTON , TX |
RANDY FOY LUMBERTON , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | JAMES DAVIS JR FERRIDAY , LA |
CEDRIC JACKSON SICILY ISLAND , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | JOSHUA SIKES PINEVILLE , LA |
DEAN SIKES DEVILLE , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | MATTHEW MCARDLE HUMBLE , TX |
JOSH BENSEMA WILLIS , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | MIKE TADLOCK FRISCO , TX |
ANDREW WRIGHT PLANO , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | TODD RISINGER WEST MONROE , LA |
SONTUS MITCHELL RUSTON , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
TONY DURRETT SIMSBORO , LA |
CHRIS GRESHAM RYSTON , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
BO MCGRAW CONROE , TX |
CLINT LIPHAM CONROE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | JASON BONDS LUFKIN , TX |
JAMES NITSCHKE WILLIS , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
DANNY LASHLEY BOYCE , LA |
MICHAEL IVEY OTIS , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
CHRIS HUEBEL NEDERLAND , TX |
KURT ESTES ORANGE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
RICKY CRUZ NATCHEZ , LA |
CJ NICHOLS ALEXANDRIA , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | SHANNON CARROLL BURKEVILLE , TX |
LARRY FORD KIRBYVILLE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
KEITH JENSCHKE NATCHITOCHES , LA |
JOHN HRAPMANN NATCHITOCHES , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
ROBBIE JOHNSON GOODRICH , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | RANDY DEARMAN ONALASKA , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||||
| 103 | |
GARRETT NESHYBA KINGWOOD , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | JACOB ROOT BROOKELAND , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||||
| 103 | |
CHUCK NAOMI ELMENDORF , TX |
TERRY ADAMS BERWICK , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | JOHN NEMECEK FRIENDSWOOD , TX |
BRADLEY PAGE FRIENDSWOOD , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | TOMMY RASCOE CONVERSE , LA |
ALTON POWELL MARTHAVILLE , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | PHIL MARKS DALLAS , TX |
BRET STAFFORD TEMPLE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
BOB VOTE KINGWOOD , TX |
BILL COOK HOUSTON , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | BUTCH HOLLIS JASPER , TX |
CHARLES SHOFNER JR JASPER , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | JERRY BROWN PUEBLO WEST , CO |
NICK BROWN LINDALE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
KEVIN BURKS KOUNTZE , TX |
JASON GATES KOUNTZE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
BILLY SKWERES HOUSTON , TX |
CHARLES HAMMACK NEW CANEY , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | BOBBY VICE GROVES , TX |
RICKY GUY HUMBLE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | MARK RICHARD BROOKELAND , TX |
GARRY OSBORN JASPER , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | RANDY QUALLS STREETMAN , TX |
MIKE METCALF JASPER , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
TODD LITTLETON BOSSIER CITY , LA |
AARON JOHNSON SHREVEPORT , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | JOHN SCOTT FRIENDSWOOD , TX |
TYLER PAGE FRIENDSWOOD , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
WILLIAM FESLER LAMPASAS , TX |
CHARLES HUMPHREY NEW CANEY , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
MICHAEL SWALLOW MARQUEZ , TX |
DEREK THOMAS MARQUEZ , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | JOE HALLONGUIST LEESBURG , TX |
CHRIS SIMS HOUSTON , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
BRUCE BECKER JR DAYTON , TX |
BO REED BAYTOWN , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | DAVID PITRE FORT WORTH , TX |
MIKE HANKS HEMPHILL , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
JEFF RANDOLPH HUNTSVILLE , TX |
COLBY BRYANT HOUSTON , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
CLAUDE MCCARTY RINGGOLD , LA |
LAWRANCE RYAN RINGGOLD , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
MIKE NICHOLSON HUNTSVILLE , TX |
ROBERT LANE HUNTSVILLE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | LOGAN SHERRER KARNACK , TX |
RYAN LAVIGNE GONZALES , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
JASON BLACKMON BENTON , LA |
MARTIN STARKS BOSSIER CITY , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
DON DICKERSON PINEVILLE , LA |
JASON FOUNTAIN PINEVILLE , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | MIKE MELANCON NEDERLAND , TX |
JESSE FLOYD ORANGE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | LAWRENCE SCOTT JR BOSSIER CITY , LA |
CURTIS CARRIGAN SHREVEPORT , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | KEITH CARLILE BAYTOWN , TX |
BILLY BARBER BAYTOWN , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
GREG GILLUM PLANO , TX |
MICHAEL DEAN MELISSA , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | DERRIS WIMAN SHREVEPORT , LA |
COBE CARTINEZ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | TONY WARD NACOGDOCHES , TX |
NICOLAS WOMACK SANAUGUSTINE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
HAYWOOD WALLACE HUFFMAN , TX |
HORACE TUCKER FLEMING ISLAND , FL |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
MIKE JOHNSON KOUNTZE , TX |
CHRIS JOHNSON KOUNTZE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
JONATHON ZELL DRY PRONG , LA |
JOHN BENOIT BALL , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | LEE LIVESAY GLADEWATER , TX |
PARKER GREER SPRING , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
WILL HUGHES TYLER , TX |
SETH HAUSMAN NACOGDOCHES , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | BOBBY BADARACK FT WORTH , TX |
NATHAN WALTON LONGVILLE , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
MATTHEW TOTTEN EVADALE , TX |
BILLY NICHOLS EVADALE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | SCOTT PETERSON CONROE , TX |
RAYSHAWN ALLEN MONTGOMERY , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
WILLIAM LAPRARIE DEVILLE , LA |
LANCE AMPHION DEVILLE , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
TOBY JONES STONEWALL , LA |
CARL JONES DAYTON , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | RUSTY NEUGEBAUER MONTGOMERY , TX |
DEREK TAYLOR MONTGOMERY , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | CHRIS SMITH ORANGE , TX |
JAMES BABB BRIDGE CITY , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
SHAWN MILOW HUMBLE , TX |
DONN MILOW HUMBLE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | TOMMY SHELTON MONTGOMERY , TX |
GENE BRITTON KATY , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | RUSTY WEST WARREN , TX |
LEVI WEST WARREN , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | CHARLES STRICKLAND DEWEYVILLE , TX |
CHRIS MCCLAIN DEWEYVILLE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
BILL DAIGLE LAFAYETTE , LA |
ANDRE CHAPMAN CHURCH POINT , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | SIDNEY AUCOIN PATTERSON , LA |
HENRY AUCOIN JR MORGAN CITY , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
JAMES LEE ORANGE , TX |
CHRIS GOODMAN ABILENE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | CLIFFORD MCCARTY LONGVIEW , TX |
GARRETT HILTON BEAUMONT , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
KYLE EDGE TOMBALL , TX |
AARON SELF HOUSTON , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
ROY GEESEY CROWLEY , LA |
JEFFRY NICKEL CROWLEY , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | BRAD HAND SHREVEPORT , LA |
LANE SMITH SHREVEPORT , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | JEREMY LEMMONS TOMBALL , TX |
CODY NICHOLSON ANDERSON , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | CHRISTOPHER MCMINN BALKO , OK |
ALLEN THOMAS BEAVER , OK |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
AARON GUNN TOMBALL , TX |
JESSE LAMPKIN SPRING , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | DUSTY MOBLEY CHATHAM , LA |
JUSTIN WYATT JONESBORO , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
ELTON THOMAE BROOKELAND , TX |
JOHNNY HOLIFIELD PRAIRIEVILLE , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | DAVID CZUDEK JR LEESVILLE , LA |
JONATHON HARPER DERIDDER , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | JEFF DAVIS ROLLA , MO |
JOHN BACH SALEM , MO |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
KYLE GUIDRY OPELOUSAS , LA |
THOMAS STCYR OPELOUSAS , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | DOMONICK POULLARD HOUSTON , TX |
TANNER SHUFF NEED , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
CHRIS JACOBUS LONGVIEW , TX |
JOEL HAGLER LONGVIEW , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | GREGORY BURRIS FRIENDSWOOD , TX |
HUNTER SCOTT FRIENDSWOOD , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
LARRY MARKSBERRY DURANT , OK |
RODNEY BROOKS DURANT , OK |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
MIKE EDWARDS EMORY , TX |
JESSE RAWLS BROWNSBORO , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | ROBERT NUGENT POLLOCK , LA |
WILLIAM WALKER JENA , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | TYLER BRANTLEY PINEVILLE , LA |
GABE LAPRARIE PINEVILLE , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | BILL AINSWORTH LONGVIEW , TX |
JARRETT AINSWORTH LONGVIEW , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | GENE EISENMANN FRISCO , TX |
JOHN BRAIG SAVANNAH , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | RICHARD JONES FARMERSVILLE , LA |
BRANDON ALLBRITTON CALHOUN , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
RUSSELL GLENEWINKEL NEED INFO |
JEFF WHARTON TOMBALL , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
BRANDON THRASH DOWNSVILLE , LA |
MICHAEL WOLFF MONROE , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | JASON HILLHOUSE MONT BELVIEW , TX |
BRIAN LOCKWOOD CROSBY , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
JOE MAZZURCO CORPUS CHRISTI , TX |
JOHN FONTENOT HEMPHILL , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | JASON LEBRUN CHOUDRANT , LA |
GERALD MITCHELL JENA , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
CHRISTOPHER GORDON CLARENCE , LA |
BRYAN SMITH LAKE CHARLES , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
FOYCE WINN VIDOR , TX |
STEVE WOODIE SOUR LAKE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | SHAINE CAMPBELL LIVINGSTON , TX |
CLINT FOUNTAIN KIRBYVILLE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | TODD DRISCOLL JASPER , TX |
SHAWN MALONE JASPER , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | LARRY BENEFIELD HUFFMAN , TX |
JIMMY ROZELL JR PORTER , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
BUD PRUITT HOUSTON , TX |
KEVIN MASON COLDSPRING , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | MIKE TAYLOR JASPER , TX |
ERIC MCGAHA MONTGOMERY , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | PATRICK GAMMILL HUNTINGTON , TX |
STEPHANIE GAMMILL HUNTINGTON , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
BRANDON BAKER HEMPHILL , TX |
COLE STEWART HEMPHILL , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
BILLY CROZIER WOODVILLE , TX |
JAMES HARRISON BEAUMONT , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
CURTIS COOK KIRBYVILLE , TX |
CORY TUCKER BEAUMONT , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | KYLE BORDELON | NATHAN WOLFGANG NEDERLAND , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | CHRISTOPHER WADE CANTON , TX |
ARCHIE WADE CANTON , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | ODIS RATCLIFF ANGOLA , LA |
TROY PORET PLAUCHEVILLE , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | GREG OSTERTAG MT VERNON , TX |
BRENT EDWARDS MIDLOTHIAN , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | HEATH PETERSON NACOGDOCHES , TX |
JOHN ALLEN DOUGLASS , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | TOM WALLS PORTER , TX |
JEREMY BAWCUM PORTER , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | JOHN MADDOX LUFKIN , TX |
JEFFERY WISE LUFKIN , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | WILLIAM ROHWEDDER BEAUMONT , TX |
WES WATERS WOODVILLE , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | JEDIDAH HOLT LIVINGSTON , TX |
SCOTT DAVID GOODRICH , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
|||
| 103 | |
GERALD GRANGER KIRBYVILLE , TX |
JIMMY SORTER HEMPHILL , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | |
RICKY MADOLE MANY , LA |
RONNIE MADOLE SHREVEPORT , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
||
| 103 | TY MOORHEAD JASPER , TX |
JASON MOORHEAD JASPER , TX |
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LAMONTE LOYD PITTSBURG , TX |
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BOBBY BEASLEY KILGORE , TX |
DAVID BEASLEY TYLER , TX |
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RODNEY OWENS RAGLEY , LA |
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WILLIAM FLOURNOY DIBOLL , TX |
JAMES CHUMLEY LUFKIN , TX |
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TIM RENEAU RICHLAND SPINGS , TX |
JUDY RENEAU RICHLAND SPRINGS , TX |
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JOHN BARRERA MILAM , TX |
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BRYAN LOHR LUMBERTON , TX |
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RIKI PIKE HUMBLE , TX |
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ANDREW FATERKOWSKI MONTGOMERY , TX |
BILLY DRIGGERS HUNTSVILLE , TX |
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JAMES LARAMORE VIDOR , TX |
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SAMMY GRAY TISHOMINGO , OK |
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JEFF RICE BENTON , LA |
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TREY BURFORD GLOSTER , LA |
DARIEN GREER STONEWALL , LA |
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RODNEY MIDKIFF KIRBYVILLE , TX |
MICHAEL OATES BUNA , TX |
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MATTHEW BENEFIELD NEW CANEY , TX |
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JEROME COPE LUMBERTON , TX |
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| 103 | SHANNON HALE NACOGDOCHES , TX |
TODD NEWMAN NACODOCHES , TX |
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JOHNNY FAULKENBERRY LIBERTY , TX |
TRAE NEWKIRK III CLEVELAND , TX |
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| 103 | CLINT WADE HUNTSVILLE , TX |
STACY SPRIGGS HUNTSVILLE , TX |
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| 103 | BRADLEY HILLEBRANDT FLORIEN , LA |
JORDAN BREAUX SULPHUR , LA |
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WESLEY MEEKS MONT BELVIEU , TX |
JASON COURVILLE HEMPHILL , TX |
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GARY FRICK HEMPHILL , TX |
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MARCUS PARKER PEARLAND , TX |
KYLE SMITH MACCLENNY , FL |
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BUD BOLES POLLOK , TX |
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CRAIG BEAN LAKE CHARLES , LA |
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| 103 | RONALD RISENHOOVER LUFKIN , TX |
LARRY GREEN LUFKIN , TX |
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| 103 | KELLY NEELY ORANGE , TX |
BRIAN RAWLS ORANGE , TX |
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| 103 | CLAY WEST LUMBERTON , TX |
THOMAS LINGLE WOODVILLE , TX |
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| 103 | JOE WILKERSON MANY , LA |
DANIEL TOUPS LAFAYETTE , LA |
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BRYAN BROWN CHANNELVIEW , TX |
TOMMY SHUGART DAYTON , TX |
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JUSTIN HOLMES LUMBERTON , TX |
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TRAVIS BERTRAND LAFAYETTE , LA |
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| 103 | WENDELL BARNES ALVIN , TX |
CODY BARCHENGER TAYLOR , TX |
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| 103 | DAVID JOHNSON CLEVELAND , TX |
HUNTER CURRY BROADUS , TX |
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JOE JOSLIN SR DERIDDER , LA |
DAVID BROWN | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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BRADLEY STRINGER HUNTINGTON , TX |
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BILL HUDSPETH KILGORE , TX |
RICKY POTTS LONGVIEW , TX |
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MICHAEL DUNCAN DERIDDER , LA |
DAVID THOMPSON LEESVILLE , LA |
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DAVID CZUDEK SR LEESVILLE , LA |
EMMETT DIXON ELIZABETH , LA |
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| 103 | JIM FURR HEMPHILL , TX |
BILLY GATWOOD HATTIESBURG , MS |
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| 103 | TRAVIS MARTIN HENDERSON , TX |
JASON MCRAE HENDERSON , TX |
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| 103 | CHRIS CLEMENS LUFKIN , TX |
JAY BENNETT LUFKIN , TX |
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AARON FREEMAN THE WOODLANDS , TX |
BEN MATSUBU HEMPHILL , TX |
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PAUL SHANNON ARLINGTON , TX |
JACOB SHANNON TYLER , TX |
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| 103 | TED PRIESING DALLAS , TX |
VIRGIL CHANEY JASPER , TX |
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| 103 | TRAVIS MOORE CLEVELAND , TX |
NORMAN LAND CLEVELAND , TX |
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KEITH RAY III NEDERLAND , TX |
STEPHEN WEST BEAUMONT , TX |
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| 103 | RALPH DEAR BUNA , TX |
COLT DEAR BUNA , TX |
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| 103 | MALCOLM WILLIAMS BRONSON , TX |
ANDY WILLIAMS HEMPHILL , TX |
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| 103 | VOYEN MILLER CONVERSE , LA |
ROBERT WEIR LOGANSPORT , LA |
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SHELBY SHAW HUNTSVILLE , TX |
LANCE HUGHES TIMPSON , TX |
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| 103 | ALLAN SHIVERS JASPER , TX |
LYNN SHIVERS KIRBYVILLE , TX |
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| 103 | MARK WILKINSON LUMBERTON , TX |
CHRISTOPHER NELSON KOUNTZE , TX |
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BUCK LUMMIS HEMPHILL , TX |
JEFF SCIFRES JASPER , TX |
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RUSS CARTER LONGVIEW , TX |
SCOTT BAILEY LONGVIEW , TX |
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| 103 | LUCAS BARRIENTES ROWLETT , TX |
DAVID SPEAKMAN MESQUITE , TX |
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GENE BAGLEY BEAUMONT , TX |
MITCH STEPHENSON BEAUMONT , TX |
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ALLEN SHELTON COPPELL , TX |
STRIDER BROWNING GUN BARREL CITY , TX |
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| 103 | CHRIS LAIRD SILSBEE , TX |
JASON DAY SOUR LAKE , TX |
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| 103 | JASON COCHRAN PEARLAND , TX |
JOSEPH COCHRAN HUNTSVILLE , TX |
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BOBBY SHOEMAKE JR CROCKETT , TX |
CHRISTOPHER SALMON CROCKETT , TX |
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JERRY LAFFITTE MANSFIELD , LA |
TIMOTHY LANE STONEWALL , LA |
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THOMAS DECLET SR HEMPHILL , TX |
GEORGE ARSEMENT DUSON , LA |
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| 103 | BRANDON BEARDEN VIDOR , TX |
STEVEN DESORMEAUX VIDOR , TX |
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| 103 | TROY WILLIAMSON SHEPHERD , TX |
CHAD GARNER MONTGOMERY , TX |
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RICKEY ELLIOTT SPRING , TX |
TIM THERIOT CARENCRO , LA |
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DWIGHT ABSHIRE SANTA FE , TX |
CHANCE ARCENEAUX LAKE CHARLES , LA |
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| 103 | JOHN PECORARO YOUNGSVILLE , LA |
DAMIEN CLEMENTS ABBEVILLE , LA |
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| 103 | STEVE WRIGHT PLANO , TX |
ALAN SLADEK NORTH RICHLAND HILLS , TX |
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BRANDON JOHNS SULPHUR , LA |
LEVI JOHNS SULPHUR , LA |
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| 103 | KEITH SUIRE JR DERIDDER , LA |
KENNETH MILLER DEQUINCY , LA |
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| 103 | KIRK LELEUX KIRBYVILLE , TX |
ROGER JOHNSON JR VIDOR , TX |
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DERRICK LABORDE HESSMER , LA |
RAYFORD LABORDE HESSMER , LA |
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| 103 | STEPHEN PHILLIPS JR BEAUMONT , TX |
CLYDE GLENN BELTON , TX |
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| 103 | LANCE SCOTT BROOKELAND , TX |
KEVIN BOLTON WILLIS , TX |
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| 103 | NEIL MATHEWS HOCKLEY , TX |
COLE STOREY HOCKLEY , TX |
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| 103 | MICHAEL LATHAM LUFKIN , TX |
BEN VAUGHAN LUFKIN , TX |
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JASON GLENDE CYPRESS , TX |
TYLER BEARDEN TOMBALL , TX |
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| 103 | CLINT WEST BEAUMONT , TX |
BUDDY DAY EVEDALE , TX |
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ROBERT CRUSE LUMBERTON , TX |
DAMON CHILDRESS ORANGE , TX |
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EASTON HEIGLEY BROOKELAND , TX |
BLAKE SCHROEDER WHITEHOUSE , TX |
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CHAD KEMP BRIDGE CITY , TX |
BRENT KEMP ORANGE , TX |
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DOUG PERKINS PORTER , TX |
BRAD HENSLEY CLEVELAND , TX |
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| 103 | KENNY COBB HODGE , LA |
BOBBY LOGAN COUSHATTA , LA |
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| 103 | DILLON YBARBO BUNA , TX |
BLAKE SMITH BUNA , TX |
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| 103 | LARRY PEACHER BENTLEY , LA |
DWAYNE DUNLAP NATCHEZ , LA |
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| 103 | ROBERT WASHINGTON WATERPROOF , LA |
SHELIA WASHINGTON WATERPROOF , LA |
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DAVID MORTON LUFKIN , TX |
JOHN MOREHEAD HUNTINGTON , TX |
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DAKOTA EBARE BROOKELAND , TX |
BOB KEELAND HUNTSVILLE , TX |
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| 103 | GEORGE AUCOIN ORANGE , TX |
HUNTER AUCOIN ORANGE , TX |
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| 103 | JIMMY RAWLS JR LUMBERTON , TX |
QUINTON WRIGHT EVADALE , TX |
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| 103 | JOSHUA ORTEGO VILLE PLATTE , LA |
MARK JENKINS VILLE PLATTE , LA |
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| 103 | DONNIE PICKARD BRIDGE CITY , TX |
ALAN ASHBY ORANGE , TX |
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| 103 | JACOB JOHNSON LAKE CHARLES , LA |
SHANE CORMIER RAGLEY , LA |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Greg Hackney - Fishing is the "Open Book" That Never Ends......
Strike King Pro Greg Hackney imparts some "Local" knowledge on what has changed his way of thinking and looking for fish when he visits a new lake and how he is still reading the "Open Book" how to catch a bass. Check it out!
Drake Announces Partnership with Bill Lowen – Hunting Sponsors Find Value in Professional Anglers
OLIVE BRANCH, MS – January 8, 2018. Outdoor Apparel Company Drake announced a partnership with Bassmaster Elite Series angler Bill Lowen today. This marks Drake's first partnership with a professional bass angler and Lowen’s third hunting sponsor.
Simply put, Bill Lowen knows how to take home a limit. He’s finished “in-the-money” 88 times over his tournament career, including 17 times in the Top 10. Enough, in fact, to earn him the nickname “Dollar Bill” Lowen. When he’s not stacking green-backs on the water, however, he’s been known to knock down a limit of green-heads from the blind.
"Drake is extremely honored to be partnering with Bill Lowen. Not only is he one of the top Elite Series anglers in the U.S. today, but also an extremely avid waterfowl, big game, and turkey hunter when he’s not on the water. It’s truly an ideal relationship for both of us,” said Drake Co-Founder Tate Wood.
It’s no secret that many Elite Series Anglers climb into a duck blind or tree stand for a huge chunk of their offseason. Spending time in the field was typically regarded as a way for anglers to escape the rigors of competitive fishing. However, cutting-edge hunting brands--like Drake—have taken notice that many elite anglers approach hunting season with the same passion as their time on the water.
“Bill’s career, life, and passions align perfectly with our mantra of “Always in Season” and the features and quality of our apparel lines deliver at a performance level a pro like him expects and demands,” Wood added. “We couldn’t be more excited about the future between Drake and Bill Lowen."
“Tough conditions demand maximum performance,” said Lowen. “As a life-long waterfowl hunter and professional angler I put myself in some of the worst weather conditions out there. Drake lets me go even when Mother Nature says ‘No!’ ”
An iconic brand like Drake giving the sponsorship nod to a top-tier fisherman such as Bill Lowen could signal continued opportunities for dual-threat anglers down the road. As they add their name to a surprisingly short list of hunting sponsors, more companies may begin to take note of the personality, influence, and passion tournament anglers can bring to their brands.
ABOUT DRAKE
Based in Olive Branch, MS, Drake manufactures, markets, and sells high-quality outdoor apparel to avid hunters throughout the United States. Drake built their namesake by catering to the waterfowl market through Drake Waterfowl Systems, but expanded to meet hunters’ needs in every season through their Non-Typical, Ol’Tom, and Drake Clothing Company brands.
More information about the company can be found at www.drakewaterfowl.com.
ABOUT BILL LOWEN
Based in Brookville, IN, Bill Lowen is also sponsored by Buck Knives and the Remington Arms Company. He’s a nine-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier with over $1M in career earnings. Lowen is one of the original members of the prestigious Bassmaster Elite Series, which began in 2006.
More information about Lowen can be found at www.billlowen.com.
Guy Savidan & Greg Garmin edge out Dean & Austin Rojas for Wild West Team Trail Win on Havasu!
Dean & Austin Rojas (pictured) - 2nd Place
Silverman Pockets $13,000 in American Bass Anglers Open Series Florida Central Season Opener on Lake Toho with over 23 pounds!
ATHENS, Ala. – Micah Silverman of Belle Isle, FL won the American Bass Anglers Open Series Florida Central tournament, held January 20th on Lake Toho. Running out of Kissimmee Lakefront Park in Kissimmee, FL Micah caught five bass weighing 23.43 pounds. For the Boater Division victory Silverman took home a check for $6000. He took home an additional $7000 from Triton Gold, bringing his total earnings to $13,000.
“I stayed on Toho, and I was lucky enough to catch a couple of fish on a Carolina-rig early and then I caught two good fish flipping, one around 10:00am and the other around 11:30am. I had a great co-angler today.” Silverman said.
In second for the boaters, Eric Conant of Lakeland, FL landed a five-bass tournament limit going 20.73 pounds. He collected $1760 for the effort.
“I also stayed on Lake Toho until around noon and then I ran to Lake Kissimmee. That didn’t help me, so I ran back to Lake Toho. I caught all my fish in the morning. I did lose a fish probably 6 to 7 pounds that would’ve helped me.” Conant said.
Daniel Lanier of Winter Springs, FL took third for the boaters with five bass going 16.25 pounds. He earned $1170.
“I caught all my fish early on Lake Toho throwing a trap.” Lanier said.
Finishing fourth, Bruce Bozman of Saint Cloud, FL landed a five-bass limit for 14.89 pounds. Van Soles of Haines City, FL rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 14.62 pounds.
The biggest bass for the boaters was caught by James Watkins of Lakeland, FL that weighed 8.25 pounds and pocketed $990
“I had twelve minutes left to go before I was due in and I was fishing hydrilla with a Zoom Ol’ Monster worm.” Watkins said.
In the Co-Angler Division, Eric VanLandingham of Gainesville, FL won with three bass going 8.10 pounds. He pocketed a check for $2400 for his win.
“We were on the south end of Lake Toho and I caught my fish flipping where the Kissimmee grass met the reeds. This is my first tournament win, and this is awesome.” VanLandingham said.
Taking second for the co-anglers, David Rushing of Orlando, FL brought in a three-bass division limit weighing 7.73 pounds. He collected $800 for the effort.
“I was fishing with Micah today and we were Carolina-rigging and flipping. I was glad to catch what I had.” Rushing said. “
Brett “Hollywood” Hobson of Clermont, FL placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 7.53 pounds. He earned $550 for his catch.
“We were on Lake Toho all day and I caught my fish on a popping frog and a speed worm.” Hobson said.
In fourth place among the co-anglers, Uby Rosell of Davenport, FL brought in two bass for 6.76 pounds. Jeff Stone of Jackson, GA finished in fifth place with three bass at 6.64 pounds.
The biggest bass for the co-anglers was caught by Uby Rosell of Davenport, FL that weighed 5.08 pounds and pocketed $420
“I caught that big bass within the first 15 minutes on a lipless crank-bait.” Rosell said.
Slated for February 24th, the next tournament will be held on the Kissimmee Chain out of Camp Mack in Lake Wales, FL. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2019 Ray Scott Championship, Location to be announced.
For more information on this tournament, call Billy Benedetti, tournament manager, at 256-230-5632 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see www.ramopenseries.com .
About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.Silverman Wins $13000 in Florida Central Season Opener on Lake Toho
Chris Woehl & Chris Clements kick off the TTZ Central trail weighing in over 30 pounds on LBJ to win $10,000!!
| PL | ANGLER 1 | ANGLER 2 | FISH | BIG BASS | WEIGHT | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHRIS WOEHL | CHRIS CLEMENTS | 5 | 30.75 | $10,000 | |
| 2 | SCOTT SMITH | LANCE RAY | 5 | 9.16 | 27.71 | $5,000 + $1,980 Big Bass |
| 3 | ROBBY PAYNE | 5 | 24.17 | $3,500 | ||
| 4 | LYNN PIERCE | TERRY HALL | 5 | 22.10 | $2,500 | |
| 5 | TRENT BLAKE | BEAU REED | 5 | 21.48 | $1,750 | |
| 6 | RONNY MAYNARD | ERIC CRUMLEY | 5 | 19.91 | $1,500 | |
| 7 | DEAN GOLMON | JAYSON KISSELBURG | 5 | 19.52 | $1,250 | |
| 8 | TED PATE | VINCENT NEAL | 5 | 7.29 | 19.25 | $1,000 |
| 9 | GARRETT HENNIG | BRANDON MCQUEEN | 5 | 19.23 | $900 | |
| 10 | BRUCE DAVIS | CHAD THIEL | 3 | 9.10 | 17.87 | $800 |
| 11 | LEE BEUERSHAUSEN | RANDY GROUNDS | 5 | 17.84 | $700 | |
| 12 | ADAM CLARK | JOSH LASSETER | 5 | 17.51 | $600 | |
| 13 | ADRIAN BARNES | DANIEL BARNES | 5 | 16.35 | $500 | |
| 14 | JACKY ROBERTS | ROBERT MILLER | 5 | 15.95 | $475 | |
| 15 | GARY FRIEDEL | JACOB FROESE(Y) | 5 | 15.42 | $450 | |
| 16 | TOM LORDEN | ANDY ZAVALA | 5 | 15.19 | $425 | |
| 17 | TREY GROCE | JOE BILL HALE | 5 | 14.99 | $400 | |
| 18 | JASON LARSON | JJ LARSON | 3 | 14.21 | $375 | |
| 19 | SCOTT ROSS | MICHAEL FREEMAN | 5 | 14.13 | $350 | |
| 20 | JOHN-MICHAEL DUNAWAY | DEREK TAYLOR | 5 | 13.72 | $350 | |
| 21 | MICHAEL WALDROP | JARROD SANDERS | 5 | 13.54 | ||
| 22 | GARRETT NELSON | JUSTIN POLLEI | 5 | 13.45 | ||
| 23 | BRENT SMITH | TAMMY SMITH | 5 | 13.14 | ||
| 24 | ERIC VASQUEZ | GERARD RUMSEY | 5 | 12.86 | ||
| 25 | JAMES WHITE | WAYNE ALBERTHAL | 5 | 12.83 | ||
| 26 | BLAIR COBBLE | TERRY COBBLE | 5 | 12.76 | ||
| 27 | BILLY FORD | WILLIAM LYNCH | 5 | 12.67 | ||
| 28 | BARRY MOTT | MATT HILL | 5 | 12.54 | ||
| 29 | JOSEPH MAUGHON | DAVION SPILLER(Y) | 5 | 12.35 | ||
| 30 | TONY THOMPSON | BENNETT COWAN | 5 | 12.21 | ||
| 31 | CHRISTOPHER WASHINGTON | JARRID HOHENSEE | 5 | 12.05 | ||
| 32 | MICHAEL ROBERTS | BOBBY AMIDON | 5 | 11.78 | ||
| 33 | HAROLD MOORE | ERIC BRISMAN | 5 | 11.60 | ||
| 34 | PHIL WARREN | BRIAN MATER | 5 | 11.57 | ||
| 35 | SHAWN MARKGRAFF | JONNY SIMONS | 5 | 11.56 | ||
| 36 | JACOB LONG | ANDER MEINE | 4 | 11.54 | ||
| 37 | LINO GUTIERREZ | RUBEN RIBERA | 4 | 11.39 | ||
| 38 | DAVID DELGADO | TRENT ERXLEBEN | 4 | 11.37 | ||
| 39 | MANDI GLASS | LANDON GLASS | 4 | 10.99 | ||
| 40 | JASON WILLIAMS | ANTHONY SKOUBY | 4 | 10.36 | ||
| 41 | CHARLES WHITED | BILL POLKINGHORN | 5 | 10.30 | ||
| 42 | JESSE FRY | BRANDON BRAY | 4 | 10.13 | ||
| 43 | WENDELL RAMSEY SR | RYAN RAMSEY | 5 | 10.08 | ||
| 44 | LEONARD PHILLIP | HUNTER ARTHUR | 5 | 9.92 | ||
| 45 | SHAWN TAMEZ | CRAIG CORDOVA | 2 | 7.86 | 9.82 | |
| 46 | CHRIS CONNER | KENNETH FAIRLY | 4 | 9.66 | ||
| 47 | BRYAN RICHARDS | MAT KEVIL | 5 | 9.59 | ||
| 48 | JOE BRAY | CHARLES HICE | 3 | 9.48 | ||
| 49 | STEVE MAGNELIA | MIKE HASTINGS | 3 | 9.30 | ||
| 50 | CHRIS SABINA | BOB SABINA | 5 | 9.14 | ||
| 51 | JOHN WARD | BILLY WALDSCHMIDT | 3 | 8.92 | ||
| 52 | NATHAN LABAY | DONALD HUISENGA | 3 | 8.91 | ||
| 53 | DERON MUELLER | MIKE CEARLEY | 4 | 8.78 | ||
| 54 | JUSTIN HUMMEL | LEONARD DEBRASKA | 5 | 8.40 | ||
| 55 | DAVID DODSON | FRED MCWILLIAM | 4 | 8.36 | ||
| 56 | BILL GUZMAN | TIM STEWART | 2 | 8.32 | ||
| 57 | TOM PURSELL | KEITH BALKISSOON | 3 | 8.30 | ||
| 58 | DANIEL KURTZ | DANIEL WILLIS | 4 | 8.02 | ||
| 59 | RORY HAECKER | DAVID PELATA | 4 | 7.97 | ||
| 60 | KELLY MAULDIN | MARCUS SAMANIEGO | 4 | 7.95 | ||
| 61 | JASON OLIVO | JOEY RODRIGUEZ | 4 | 7.92 | ||
| 62 | DAVE MANGELSDORF | MATTHEW WHITTINGTON | 3 | 7.79 | ||
| 63 | RONALD SISK | JOHNNY MATTHEWS | 3 | 7.68 | ||
| 64 | BRENNAN FERTIG | PRESTON PHILLIPS | 2 | 7.58 | ||
| 65 | BRYAN COTTER | JUSTIN FISHER | 3 | 7.42 | ||
| 66 | JOHN KAPALDO | DONNIE WEBER | 2 | 7.34 | ||
| 67 | COLT DIETZ | TODD IVINS | 4 | 7.32 | ||
| 68 | JARED SMITH | DUSTIN SMITH | 2 | 7.30 | ||
| 69 | DAVID IMMEL | MIKE KATZER | 4 | 7.28 | ||
| 70 | GUS DUNCAN | JACKIE SPENCER | 2 | 6.83 | ||
| 71 | MARK RIBERA | ANTHONY RIBERA | 2 | 6.79 | ||
| 72 | TERRY ROBERTS | JAMES COTTINGHAM | 3 | 6.67 | ||
| 73 | DAVID WENCIL | 2 | 6.38 | |||
| 74 | TIM DIXON | 2 | 6.37 | |||
| 75 | TREY BOWNDS | BRANDON KOEHLER | 3 | 6.35 | ||
| 76 | RICK HAMILTON | TONY MALDONADO | 2 | 6.30 | ||
| 77 | DALE READ | JIM SUNVISON | 2 | 6.23 | ||
| 78 | CRAIG BULLOCK | DAVID BARATZ | 2 | 6.13 | ||
| 79 | DAVID HICKS | 3 | 6.11 | |||
| 80 | BILLY MCCRARY II | KEITH HEINRICH | 2 | 6.03 | ||
| 81 | TONY FERDINANDO | SHANE LOGAN | 3 | 5.93 | ||
| 82 | JAMES VALCHAR | MICHAEL HARRIS(Y) | 3 | 5.91 | ||
| 83 | MARK BENNETT | CASEY BENNETT | 2 | 5.84 | ||
| 84 | DONNIE O'NEAL | KENNETH MCDONNEL | 2 | 5.78 | ||
| 85 | JAMIE SLAYDEN | BRANDON HOUSTON | 3 | 5.68 | ||
| 86 | GARY RAESZ | ANDY RIBERA | 2 | 5.59 | ||
| 87 | JOEY MARTIN | JACK IKONEN | 2 | 5.26 | ||
| 88 | DAVE TINLEY | HEATH GRANT | 2 | 5.21 | ||
| 89 | RUSSELL TRUITT | DAVID FULLER | 3 | 5.14 | ||
| 90 | ANDY TISCHLER | MICHAEL GLYNN | 2 | 5.11 | ||
| 91 | SHAE SEALE | LARRY HOLYBEE | 2 | 5.05 | ||
| 92 | DUSTIN TRIMUAR | GARY SHARP | 3 | 5.04 | ||
| 93 | WENDELL RAMSEY III(Y) | WENDELL RAMSEY JR | 3 | 5.03 | ||
| 94 | STEVE VAN MEETEREN | CINDY VAN MEETEREN | 3 | 4.73 | ||
| 95 | DAVID MILLER | KEANU BRADY | 2 | 4.62 | ||
| 96 | ROBERT SCOTT | SHAWN VICKERS | 1 | 4.00 | ||
| 97 | DARREL ROUTON | JACK CULBREATH | 1 | 3.97 | ||
| 98 | JAMES SCOGIN | ROLAND LOERA | 2 | 3.93 | ||
| 99 | JASON RANFT | JEREMY ANZVALDE | 1 | 3.87 | ||
| 100 | JAMES A. HENLY | MICHAEL ATKINS | 2 | 3.70 | ||
| 101 | SHANE SHERMAN | JAMES COMBS | 2 | 3.63 | ||
| 102 | TYLER TORWICK | CHANDLER STEWART | 1 | 3.49 | ||
| 103 | RONALD TYE HEINEMAN | MIKE BATES | 1 | 3.48 | ||
| 104 | DAN TAYLOR | ERIC FIDDLER | 1 | 3.33 | ||
| 105 | JOEY KIRKLAND | LUPE CONTRERAS | 1 | 3.04 | ||
| 106 | JOHN BOURLAND | RODNEY THOMPSON | 1 | 2.97 | ||
| 107 | ANDY WHITEHEAD | RYAN BODE | 1 | 2.82 | ||
| 108 | GLENN RUCKEL | PETE RUCKEL | 1 | 2.74 | ||
| 109 | CHRIS BERTELSON | PEYTON KURIO | 1 | 2.44 | ||
| 110 | GARY JOHNSON | ANIBAL GUZMAN | 1 | 2.15 | ||
| 111 | BOBBY VEAL | JOHN VEAL | ||||
| 111 | HUDSON CARLTON | FRED CATES | ||||
| 111 | JUSTIN HALLMARK | DOBIE NEW | ||||
| 111 | JAY JOHNSON | TOM WHITEHEAD | ||||
| 111 | MICKEY SANDERS | ROGER MEEK | ||||
| 111 | DAVID SAPPINGTON | CLIFTON WATTERS | ||||
| 111 | JASON BUCHANAN | TERRY KIRCUS | ||||
| 111 | RICK BARNDS | MATT STEELE | ||||
| 111 | ELMER OWENS | LARRY OWENS | ||||
| 111 | MICHAEL MASTERS | ROBERT MASTERS | ||||
| 111 | TRAVIS COCKERHAM | MATT HUDSON | ||||
| 111 | MARC SHERRON | CHUCK WARE | ||||
| 111 | PRESTON DANNA | CAMERON OATES | ||||
| 111 | BRADY STANFORD | BENJAMIN BRANUM | ||||
| 111 | NOEL LOWE | PHILLIP MASSOLETTI | ||||
| 111 | DAVID ACHILLES | KEITH LUNDQUIST | ||||
| 111 | JOHN MILLS | JERRY ACHILLES | ||||
| 111 | MIKE GROUNDS | KEN EVERETT | ||||
| 111 | KYLE FORD | BOBBY RODRIGUEZ | ||||
| 111 | ANDREW SWEET | PHILLIP DOUBEK | ||||
| 111 | JOEY WILBURN | WILLIAM TORRES | ||||
| 111 | CARL HAMILTON | DANIEL PARK | ||||
| 111 | DAMON ROSS | DONNIE ROSS | ||||
| 111 | ROBBIE THORSTEINSON | DAVID REID | ||||
| 111 | JAKE MASSEY | MARTY MASSEY | ||||
| 111 | ALLEN GASS | JASON STAFFORD | ||||
| 111 | LOYD WARD | DANIEL ABERNATHY | ||||
| 111 | CALEB WESTBROOK | WES JOHANNESSEN | ||||
| 111 | RYAN AMAZEEN | ROBERT BUCHANAN | ||||
| 111 | JAMES CANTWELL | RANDEL CANTWELL | ||||
| 111 | EDDIE PELFREY | DAVID LANDRY | ||||
| 111 | BRIAN HOLMES | PAUL REYNOLDS | ||||
| 111 | STEVE JENKINS | HANK FRY | ||||
| 111 | RANDY HIBLER | RANDALL CHRISTIAN | ||||
| 111 | DAVID LAINE | JIM BYRD | ||||
| 111 | JOE LOOZE | DYLAN LOOZE | ||||
| 111 | HUNTER OWENS | MASON BRYAN(Y) | ||||
| 111 | LEONARD PARSLEY | CODY BAILEY | ||||
| 111 | PATRICK AMICK | KADE KURTZ(Y) | ||||
| 111 | BRUCE MARTIN | |||||
| 111 | TIM BRUDER | DEWAYNE MILLEGAN | ||||
| 111 | REX WHEELER | |||||
| 111 | STEVE THIEL | ARMANZO SAUCEDO | ||||
| 111 | TANDI STROUD | KEEGAN STROUD | ||||
| 111 | MATT SCOTT | NICK LONCAR | ||||
| 111 | NORM WILSON JR | NORM WILSON SR | ||||
| 111 | PRATT KRAMER | JOEL ANDERSON | ||||
| 111 | SCOTT OLSON | KYLE OLSON | ||||
| 111 | JUSTYN PARRISH | GARRIT AFMAN | ||||
| 111 | THOMAS HOWE | PHILLIP THOMPSON | ||||
| 111 | ERIK SCHMIDT | BRANDON RASCHKE | ||||
| 111 | RAY TOMASITS | CARY LAUDADIO | ||||
| 111 | J.D. HINOJOSA | JAKE KENNAMER | ||||
| 111 | WILL BERNHARD | BEAU KAISER | ||||
| 111 | DON DOBBS | MIKE MARSHALL | ||||
| 111 | MARK BULLOCK | BRYAN GANO | ||||
| 111 | STEPHEN MALINA | TRAVIS PROFFITT | ||||
| 111 | LEE EVANS | WADE MEHAFFEY | ||||
| 111 | ED HASHBARGER | ROWDI BIZZELL | ||||
| 111 | DEVIN GIBSON | TYLER CARTER | ||||
| 111 | SAM MORROW | PAYMON HABIB | ||||
| 111 | NATHAN BOWERS(Y) | DENNIS BOWERS | ||||
| 111 | SHELBY FLOYD | JEFF DOUGLAS | ||||
| 111 | TONY ACEVEDO | RYAN WORMLEY | ||||
| 111 | LOGAN CLARK | MIKE CLARK | ||||
| 111 | CHRIS BAKER | ALAN GREEN | ||||
| 111 | GARRETT KOSLAN | MARSHALL KOSLAN | ||||
| 111 | JOHN HALLEY | JAMES SCOTT | ||||
| 111 | LORNE DORNAK | JIMMY LYNN | ||||
| 111 | DARRELL WUENSCHE | |||||
| 111 | GROVER CHAMBLISS | JAMES MOORE | ||||
| 111 | JUSTIN MADDING | STERLING MARTIN | ||||
| 111 | RICK RASBERRY | REID RASBERRY | ||||
| 111 | AUSTIN ELLIS | BEN STRIPLING | ||||
| 111 | GERALD MUELLER | PAT MURPHY | ||||
| 111 | RAYMOND CALK | COREY SCHNAUTZ | ||||
| 111 | ANTHONY GARCIA | ERIC GARCIA | ||||
| 111 | GARRETT SHEPPERD | GREG SHEPPERD | ||||
| 111 | CODY SMITH | CHUCK SMITH | ||||
| 111 | MICHAEL BARMASHI | LUKE HORADAM | ||||
| 111 | CHASE PARKS | TRAVIS HEIN | ||||
| 111 | BRANDON KITCHENS | JEFFREY PIEL | ||||
| 111 | KEN WILKINS | RICHIE LAND | ||||
| 111 | BRANDON DAY | CADE WILSON | ||||
| 111 | BUBBA WAMPLER | ROWDY CALVERT | ||||
| 111 | DON GORDON | JAMES ROBERTS | ||||
| 111 | LUIS CLAVELL | MAVEN CLAVELL(Y) | ||||
| 111 | CHARLES YOUNG | RONNIE ANDREWS |
Alabama Bass Trail OPEN Tournament Registration opens @6am
Teams interested in the Alabama Bass Trail Open presented by Phoenix Boats and T-H Marine Supplies. Registration opens Monday, January 22, 2018 at 6:00AM.
This is what you will need to get registered:
Both partners Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Cellphone number, email address and date of birth.
Also, include your boat, motor, trolling motor, electronics, Jack plate manufacturer and tow vehicle.
You Can Register HERE.
The ABT office will open at 8:30AM and we will be available at that time to help if needed.
Mossy Oak Becomes Supporting Sponsor Of Bassmaster College Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 19, 2018
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Mossy Oak, the Official Camo Pattern of B.A.S.S., has signed on as a supporting sponsor of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, B.A.S.S. announced today.
The agreement builds upon Mossy Oak’s expansion into the sportfishing arena, including the launch of its new Elements Agua fishing lifestyle pattern during the annual ICAST fishing tackle trade show in Orlando last summer, when it also became the Official Pattern of B.A.S.S. The Mossy Oak Elements Agua B.A.S.S. Edition Pattern features the B.A.S.S. logo embedded in the camo design.
Mossy Oak recently claimed the title sponsorship of B.A.S.S.’s popular high school fishing series, which is now known as the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. In addition, Mossy Oak is the presenting sponsor of a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament, the Huk Performance Fishing Elite at Upper Chesapeake Bay presented by Mossy Oak Fishing.
“At Mossy Oak, it is of the utmost importance to pass on our outdoors traditions of fishing, hunting and taking care of the land,” said Ben Maki, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Mossy Oak. “B.A.S.S. offers so many opportunities for young people to compete in the sport they love. We really wanted to get behind their efforts of supporting future anglers and outdoors enthusiasts.”
“The Bassmaster College Series continues to grow in size and importance and level of competition,” said Hank Weldon, B.A.S.S. College and High School Series senior manager. “Not only does it develop lifelong anglers, it also provides a stepping stone into professional fishing careers for the best of the best college competitors. The support from Mossy Oak will enable us to continue to expand our college bass fishing program and reach more young people throughout the country.”
The 2018 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series kicks off next weekend (Jan. 25-27) at Toledo Bend Reservoir at Many, La. Other College Series tournaments this season include the Southern Tour on Pickwick Lake at Florence, Ala., April 19-21; the Eastern Tour on Cherokee Lake at Jefferson City, Tenn., May 10-12; and the Western Tour on Clear Lake at Lakeport, Calif., May 23-25.
The Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops, to be held at a date and location that will be announced later, will crown America’s top college bass fishing team. In addition, the highest finishers in that event will battle individually for a lone berth in the 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.
To learn more about Mossy Oak Elements, visit www.mossyoak.com. For pattern licensing information, visit www.why.mossyoak.com.
Prym1 Camo Adds Elite Pro Randy Howell
Prym1 camo is proud to announce the addition of BASS Elite Pro Randy Howell to its Elite Pro fishing team.
Prym1 Camo continues its growth in the world of professional fishing in 2018 by sponsoring Pros such as
FLW Tour Champion Jason Lambert, 2017 FLW Tour Cup winner Justin Atkins, and BASS Elite Pro Jesse Tacoronte and
partnering with many regional pros, college and High school teams.
Elite Pro, Randy Howell, embodies the character and values that directly line up with the Prym1 lifestyle, and will be a very strong addition to our team of Pros.
“Randy Howell, winner of the 2014 Bassmaster Classic, is not only a fantastic angler, but is a fantastic guy as well. We are thrilled to have him join the Prym1 camo Pro Team.”
- Stacie Walker, President/Owner - Prym1 camo
SPAIN BECOMES EIGHTH COUNTRY TO JOIN FLW INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONING PROGRAM
César Pecellín Muñoz of Spain Signs Exclusive Licensing Agreement to Run FLW Bass-Fishing Tournaments
MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 18, 2018) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today that Spain has signed an exclusive licensing agreement and will begin offering anglers the opportunity to compete in FLW-sanctioned bass fishing tournaments in 2018. The agreement was signed by FLW President of Operations Kathy Fennel and César Pecellín Muñoz of FLW Spain.
"The sport of bass fishing is very important in Spain, and the opportunity to compete with the world’s finest anglers that FLW provides our competitors makes this the perfect partnership,” saidMuñoz. “The FLW sanctioning program is the best way for the international community to get involved with bass fishing, and we are very happy to be a part of it.”
FLW Spain plans to run a series of events to determine which four anglers will represent the country in the International Division at the 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship. Two anglers will compete as pros, while the other two will compete as co-anglers. FLW will provide the use of a fully-rigged Ranger boat for the Spanish team to use in the championship event, which will be held Nov. 1-3 on Lake Guntersville, in Guntersville, Alabama.
The top pro award at the Costa FLW Series Championship is $95,000, including a Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard if the pro is Ranger Cup qualified, and the top co-angler award is a Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard. The highest finishing pro from the International Division at the Costa FLW Series Championship will advance to the following year’s Forrest Wood Cup for the chance to compete on the sport’s biggest stage.
“We’re proud to welcome Spain into the FLW family as the eighth country to join our rapidly growing international tournament program,” said Fennel. “FLW Spain will provide Spanish anglers the opportunity to showcase their bass-fishing talent on the world stage. We look forward to having two pros and two co-anglers from Spain in the 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship and watching them compete alongside the best anglers from around the world on Lake Guntersville in November.”
Spain is now the eighth country to sign on for the international sanctioning program, joining Canada, China, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and South Korea.
Additional FLW qualifying tournaments in other countries will continue to be forthcoming. Watch FLWFishing.com for details.
Berkley Signs Eight Anglers to 2018 Pro Team
New pros to represent Berkley in 2018
COLUMBIA, SC - (January 18, 2018) – Pioneering fishing brand Berkley® has announced that it has added eight new Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) and Bassmaster Elite anglers to its pro team roster. These anglers will be sponsored by Berkley for the 2018 season and will represent the brand’s hard and soft bait, line and hooks. They will also test and evaluate products and appear at trade shows and events.
“Having these elite anglers on our team is an honor, and we are proud to have strong representation for our brand,” said Jeremy Albright, brand development manager for Berkley. “We look forward to working with our pro team and supporting them on the Tour this year.”
The new pros will join the existing Berkley line up of anglers including Mike Iaconelli, Skeet Reese, Justin Lucas, Josh Bertrand, Hunter Shryock, Bobby Lane, Adrian Avena, Guy Eaker, David Fritts, Scott Suggs and Gary Klein.
2018 Berkley Pro Team
All Berkley Products
John Cox – Debary, FL
John has been an FLW pro for seven years. He has reeled in five tournament wins with 24 top 10 finishes and five cup appearances. In 2016, John made history as the first pro angler to bring home the coveted FLW Forrest Wood Cup in an aluminum boat. He has fished a total of 107 events. John has also qualified for the 2018 Bassmaster Classic.
Justin Atkins – Florence, AL
Justin has also proven himself to be a tough competitor within his first year as an FLW Tour pro. Most recently, he won second place for 2017 FLW Rookie of the Year and won the Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Murray. Justin has competed in a total of 79 events with 14 top 10 finishes.
Tom Redington – Lake Fork, TX
Tom is a nine-year veteran in the fishing industry. He has one tournament win with four top 10 finishes and has fished 88 total events. Tom is the former host of TV fishing show “Big Bass Battle” and was a regular on the “Belize Outdoors” show. He has also guided for trophy bass on Lake Fork, TX for over a decade.
Shane Lehew – Catawba, NC
Shane has fished 92 events and was sixth in points in 2017. He has won four tournaments and reeled in 19 top 10 finishes. For the past three years, Shane qualified for the Forest Wood Cup. As a young angler, he won the Junior World Championship in 2007.
Joe Thompson – Clayton, GA
Joe will be fishing on the FLW Tour as a rookie in 2018 and has been one of Abu Garcia’s top field testers and advocates. He has won one tournament with 11 top 10 finishes. Joe has fished 68 total events.
Berkley hard bait and hooks
Joey Cifuentes - Clinton, AR
Joey has been an FLW pro for one year and has won three tournaments. With 11 top 10 finishes and two cup appearances, he has fished 51 events. 2016 was Joey’s rookie year on tour where he finished third in points. He has also fished the Costa series and was a top five finisher.
Berkley line
Josh Weaver – Macon, GA
Josh has been an FLW Tour pro for two years. He has fished 41 events with eight top 10 finishes and two cup appearances.
Chris Groh – Spring Grove, IL
Chris qualified for the Elite Series this year through the Bassmaster Central Opens. He will begin his first season as a rookie. To date, he has fished 13 events.
For more information about Berkley, visit Berkley-Fishing.com
Abu Garcia Sign 16 New Professional Anglers for 2018
New elite pros join legendary brand pro team
COLUMBIA, SC - (January 18, 2018) – Powerhouse fishing brand Abu Garcia has added 16 new Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) and Bassmaster Elite anglers to its pro team roster. These top-ranking fishermen will be sponsored by Abu Garcia throughout the 2018 Season.
As part of the sponsorship contract, the 16 pro anglers will use their expertise to help Abu Garcia test and evaluate new products and will make appearances alongside Abu Garcia brand representatives at a variety of trade shows and events.
“We are excited to add these elite anglers to our pro team,” says Andrew Wheeler, brand marketing director for Abu Garcia. “They have incredible talent and track records, and we are proud to have them represent Abu Garcia this year.”
2018 Abu Garcia Pro Team
Abu Garcia rods and reels
Justin Atkins – Florence, AL
Justin has also proven himself to be a tough competitor within his first year as an FLW Tour pro. Most recently, he won second place for 2017 FLW Rookie of the Year and won the Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Murray. Justin has competed in a total of 79 events with 14 top 10 finishes.
Micah Frazier – Newnan, GA
Micah is entering his fourth year as a Bassmaster Elite pro. He has one tournament win under his belt with 14 top 10 finishes and two cup appearances and is a two-time Classic qualifier. He has fished in 97 events. In 2005, Micah became the youngest boater in BFL history to win at the age of 16.
Shane Lehew – Catawba, NC
Shane has fished 92 events and was sixth in points in 2017. He has won four tournaments and reeled in 19 top 10 finishes. For the past three years, Shane qualified for the Forest Wood Cup. As a young angler, he won the Junior World Championship in 2007
Joe Thompson – Clayton, GA
Joe will be fishing on the FLW Tour as a rookie in 2018 and has been one of Abu Garcia’s top field testers and advocates. He has won one tournament with 11 top 10 finishes. Joe has fished 68 total events.
Josh Weaver – Macon, GA
Josh has been an FLW Tour pro for two years. He has fished 41 events with eight top 10 finishes and two cup appearances.
Tom Redington – Lake Fork, TX
Tom is a nine-year veteran in the fishing industry. He has one tournament win with four top 10 finishes and has fished 88 total events. Tom is the former host of TV fishing show “Big Bass Battle” and was a regular on the “Belize Outdoors” show. He has also guided for trophy bass on Lake Fork, TX for over a decade.
Chris Groh – Spring Grove, IL
Chris qualified for the Elite Series this year through the Bassmaster Northerns. He will begin his first season as a rookie. To date, Chris has fished 13 events.
Abu Garcia reels
Bryan Thrift - Shelby, NC
Bryan joined the FLW tour in 2007 and has competed in 144 events with 54 top ten finishes, 11 cup appearances and nine tournament wins. Since the beginning of his career, Bryan has been a fierce competitor and was FLW’s 2007 Rookie of the Year and 2010 and 2017 FLW Angler of the Year.
Brandon Cobb – Greenwood, SC
Brandon is one of the top young anglers on the FLW Tour. He has been an FLW pro for four years, and in two of the three cups he has finished in the top five. Brandon has fished 97 events, with 31 top 10 finishes.
Joey Cifuentes - Clinton, AR
Joey has been an FLW pro for one year and has won three tournaments. With 11 top 10 finishes and two cup appearances, Joey has fished 51 events. 2016 was his rookie year on tour where he finished third in the points. Joey has also fished the Costa series and was a top five finisher.
Bradley Dorstch – Atmore, AL
Bradley Dortch is a first year FLW Tour pro and won the Harris Chain Tour in 2017 using Abu Garcia. He has won two tournaments with four top 10 finishes and one cup appearance. Bradley was also named 2017 Rookie of the Year and has fished 37 total events.
Anthony Gagliardi – Prosperity, SC
Anthony won the 2014 FLW Cup and has been a main stay on the FLW trail for 18 years. He has fished 195 events, with five tournament wins, 24 top 10 finishes and 13 cup appearances.
Chad Warren – Sand Springs, OK
Chad the joins the Abu Garcia team after completing his rookie season. Prior to joining the FLW Tour in 2017, he competed in the 2016 FLW Costa Series Southwest Division tournament, where he finished fifth place on Grand Lake. In total, Chad has fished 29 events with five back-to-back top 10 finishes.
Brian Latimer – Belton, SC
After working his way through the grass roots levels of bass fishing, Brian made the leap to Tour level competition in 2016 when he joined the FLW Tour. As a professional angler, his list of accomplishments includes one win and nine top ten finishes. Brian also has eight top 10 finishes and has fished in 92 total events. His accomplishments include winning the 2007 Walmart Bass Fishing League Champion.
John Cox – Debary, FL
John has been an FLW pro for seven years. He has reeled in five tournament wins with 24 top 10 finishes and five cup appearances. In 2016, John made history as the first pro angler to bring home the coveted FLW Forrest Wood Cup in an aluminum boat. He has fished a total of 107 events.
Chad Pipkens – Holt, MI
Chad has had 33 top 10 finishes and has fished in two Bassmaster Classics. He was the 2012 Bassmaster Northern Open Points Champion and the 2014 Bassmaster Northern Open Lake St. Clair Champion. Chad also has four FLW tournament wins.
The new 16 anglers will join Abu Garcia’s existing pro line up which includes Mike Iaconelli, Justin Lucas, Josh Bertrand, Fletcher Shryock, Hunter Shryock, Bobby Lane, Adrian Avena, Hank Cherry, Brandon Card and Guy Eaker.
For more information about Abu Garcia, visit www.abugarcia.com.
War Eagle, YUM and Bandit Add B.A.S.S. Elite Angler Micah Frazier
FORT SMITH, AR – War Eagle Custom Lures, YUM and Bandit announces the signing of B.A.S.S. Elite Series angler Micah Frazier as the latest addition to its list of sponsored professional anglers. Frazier joins a team of successful tournament anglers, including Stetson Blaylock, Alton Jones, Alton Jones Jr. and Jason Christie. Frazier will represent these tournament-tested brands during the 2018 B.A.S.S. season.
“I’m excited for the opportunity to work with some of the most iconic brands in the history of fishing,” said Frazier. “I have been using their baits and lures for as long as I can remember. Regardless of your fishing style, these lures cover everything you need and they just flat out catch fish. I am looking forward to putting together another great season in 2018.”
The 29-year-old angler, of Newnan, Georgia, began his fishing career with a bang by becoming the youngest boater to win a BFL event at the age of 16. The angler officially joined the FLW Tour as a boater in 2011 and accrued 14 top-10 finishes in his four years on the tour. Frazier jumped to the B.A.S.S. ranks in 2015 and has finished 12th or better in three Elite Series events.
“Micah is a great representation of our company – hardworking and dedicated with a keen sense of how to catch fish,” said Chad Warner of War Eagle Custom Lures. “Micah has proven himself on both the FLW Tour and B.A.S.S. Elite Series as a serious talent, even when the bite gets tough. His commitment to becoming the best is evident to everyone who meets him. We would like to welcome him to our family and wish him luck on the coming season.”
Frazier will compete in his second Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell, March 16-18. The bass angler is looking forward to the prestigious event and already plans to utilize the wide variety of baits and lures offered by these brands to fill his livewell each day.
“I can guarantee you that I will have a War Eagle spinner bait tied on my deck,” said Frazier. “Between a Colorado spinner bait that time of year or a flipping jig, they are going to play a major role in the Classic and this season.”
War Eagle Custom Lures provides top quality Spinnerbaits, Buzzbaits, Jigs, Jiggin' Spoons, Shakey Heads and Skirts. YUM produces the most advanced, fish-catching soft plastics and umbrella rigs you can buy. Bandit has a legacy of true-running crankbaits available in the hottest color patterns on the market.
For more information about these brands go to www.lurenet.com.
TH Marine PRO-Files - FLW Rookie Taylor Ashley
Author Vance McCullough / Photos Courtesy FLW Fishing
Taylor Ashley is 20 years old. He is about to take on the 2018 FLW Tour. This year’s field includes 24 other rookies, perhaps the strongest freshman class ever. He’s doing it out of his own pocket with the money he won on the 2017 Costa FLW Series.
Freedom Marine in Guntersville wrapped his boat. Otherwise Ashley’s sponsor portfolio is as young as his career. Big things are surely coming though. He has shown flashes of brilliance already.
Ashley bankrolled most of his start-up cash by winning the Costa event on Lake Okeechobee, the site of this year’s Tour opener.
“I’m excited to get started on Okeechobee, the same place where I won last year,” said Ashley. “That was a good week. It was fun.”
That venue should play well to his strong suit, “A swim jig is my deal,” said Ashley. “That’s my favorite. You can fish a swim jig a lot of different ways. That’s the technique I used to win there last year.”
Additionally, Okeechobee is likely to produce a win for the guy who finds the right area, not a pattern as those don’t typically pan out on the inland ocean where so much cover looks identical to everything else. This won’t hurt the young pro’s chances because he says patterning a lake is currently his biggest weakness anyway.
Ashley feels he had a chance to take another title last season on Chickamauga where he finished 4th. “I threw a swim jig there too. And when I look back on that one, I really do believe I should have won that tournament.” Still, it was another strong showing for the young pro on yet another lake that is loaded with big Florida strain largemouth.
His knack with Florida bass seems a bit odd for the Warrior, Alabama resident who lives a half-hour from Smith Lake. While Smith is close to home, Ashley feels comfortable elsewhere. “I worked over there in South Carolina for the past 2 years and I pretty much lived on Hartwell.”
The new crop of young pros is a versatile lot and Ashley is no exception. “I’ve pretty much fished every kind of water there is, honestly. Tennessee River, Coosa River, and more.”
So what lake is he most looking forward to fishing? “Every single one of them.” 
While he’s not losing sleep over any of the scheduled Tour stops, Ashley is anxious to see Lake St. Claire. “That will be different. I haven’t been up North a whole lot. I do like to dropshot though, and they do a lot of that up there. Plus, those fish do not get pressured – at least not until we have a tournament and whack them.”
Ashley is driven by the things that motivate most anglers. “I do love it. I love the competition. And the comradery, I mean, all my friends are in the fishing industry so it’s just kind of what I grew up doing. It’s just cool to hang out with all my buddies when I go to tournaments and stuff. It’s just fun.”
Full Fields for 2018 Alabama Bass Trail
by Dan O’Sullivan / Alabama Bass Trail
January 17, 2018 – Decatur, Ala. – For the first time since its inception in 2014, the Alabama Bass Trail will feature full fields of 225 teams in both its North and South Divisions. There have been several seasons where one division filled to capacity, however, 2018 will mark the first time the trail reached full capacity.
It is a feat that signifies the quality of the trail, according to one of its marquee teams.
Mark McCaig and Tim Hurst have been one of the top teams in the circuit since the beginning of ABT, as evidenced by their representing the circuit at the Bassmaster Team Championship every season. “It’s really rare for a trail to continue growing in numbers after several seasons,” they said. “A lot of anglers see tough competition, and decide to find someplace else to fish; it says a lot about ABT that they are not.”
The pair said that they decided to fish from the announcement of the ABT Tournament Trail because they knew it was going to be good competition, and they wanted to be a part of it. “We signed up the first day registration opened because we wanted to make sure we were in,” they said. “We had a feeling all along that ABT was going to be a big deal; it has been, and continues to be, and are proud to be a part of it.”
The team said that they have heard other anglers say how much they wanted to be able to say they were ABT competitors. “We’ve heard people say they wanted to enter to be a part of something big like ABT,” they said. “We also have heard people say that getting a check in ABT events is as significant to them as winning a club tournament, because of the level of competition.”
McCaig himself said that he has had several conversations with ABT Program Director Kay Donaldson about the tour, and he knows what it means to her. “I called Kay the moment I heard about both fields fulling to tell her congratulations,” he said. “She’s worked very hard for us since the beginning, and the full fields are a testament to the quality event that the whole ABT Team has built.
“It has been something that Tim and I have both been proud to represent,” he said. “We’re looking forward to another season and hopefully improving upon our finishes already.”
The 2018 Alabama Bass Trail season kicks off with the Northern Division opener at Pickwick Lake on February 17 and the Southern Division Opener on February 24. Alabama Bass Trail will also be adding a Facebook Live Weigh-in in addition to the Live Streaming on the website in 2018. Just another way that Alabama Bass Trail continues to build a broad spectrum vehicle for the anglers and the fans of the sport in the State of Alabama and beyond.
FLW TOUR READIES TO KICKOFF 23RD SEASON AT LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Courtesy of FLW Fishing
Water Clarity Expected to Play Big Role in Internationally-Televised Event presented by Evinrude
CLEWISTON, Fla. (Jan. 16, 2018) – When Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) co-angler Nik Kayler lost his life in an unexpected tragedy in an event in early January, it saddened the entire bass-fishing industry. Now, FLW is tasked with moving forward through the grief and getting back to competition on the water next week in their return to Lake Okeechobee.
“We’ve had thorough and thoughtful internal discussions as a company and the decision was made that we need to get back on the water,” said FLW President of Operations Kathy Fennel. “We are still grieving as an organization, but fishing tournaments are what we do. It is what Nik loved, too. Getting back on the water, at Lake Okeechobee, is a way to help with the grieving process. Nik and his family will be on the minds of every single angler and staff member throughout the tournament.
“We will honor and remember Nik and his family throughout the weekend, as well as encourage our staff, anglers and fans to donate to the GoFundMe campaign that has been organized for Nik’s family. We will honor Nik by continuing to pursue the sport that we all love.”
The FLW Tour, the most competitive Tour in professional bass-fishing, will launch its 23rd season next week, Jan. 25-28, with the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude. Hosted by Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort and the Hendry County Tourism Development Council, the tournament will feature 374 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and up to $25,000 cash in the co-angler division.
The FLW Tour has visited Lake Okeechobee 20 times previously, with 2018 marking the 21st visit in FLW’s 23-year history. The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude is more than $930,000, including $10,000 through 60th place in the Pro Division.
“Lake Okeechobee is fishing quite a bit differently than the last six or seven times that the FLW Tour has been here,” said local FLW Tour pro Scott Martin of Clewiston, a 17-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier with more than $2.7 million in career earnings in FLW competition. “The water levels are much higher this year, and we lost a good amount of our vegetation in some of the more traditional places due to the hurricane last fall. The wind and water clarity are going to play a big role in this tournament and a lot of guys that have been coming here for years are going to have to approach this tournament quite a bit different than they normally would.
“The good news is that the fish didn’t leave, and they still have to eat,” Martin continued. “Some of the traditional areas will still be good, but there will definitely be a few new wildcard areas. Somebody is going to figure out a way to catch them in the stained water.”
“I think moving baits like Rat-L-Traps and ChatterBaits will be pretty good,” he said. “Flipping will also play a big factor this year. We’re fishing a little earlier than we normally do, and January is still prime flipping season. With some stable weather being forecast, I could also see another wave of bass moving up to spawn and sight-fishing playing a role as well. It’s going to be an interesting tournament.
“The weights may be down just a little bit, but it’s still Lake Okeechobee and the potential is always there for a mega-bag, especially if you can find a wildcard area to yourself,” Martin went on to say. “I think the winner will likely have a four-day total around 74 to 76 pounds, but if a guy can find the mega-juice flipping or out in open water, the potential is always there to challenge 100 pounds.”
Anglers will take off at 7:30 a.m. EST each day from Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort, located at 920 E. Del Monte, Ave., in Clewiston. Thursday and Friday’s weigh-ins, Jan. 25-26, will be held at the resort beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins, Jan. 27-28, will also be held at the resort, but will begin at 4 p.m.
Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Okeechobee presented by Evinrude will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) March 28 from Noon-1 p.m. EST. The Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide.
Prior to the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27-28, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina and Resort from noon to 4 p.m. each day. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.
Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at the marina on Saturday, Jan. 27 from 9-11 a.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1st and 2nd place anglers that catch the biggest fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.
As part of the FLW Tour’s community outreach initiative, FLW Tour anglers will visit patients, guests and staff at the Hendry Regional Medical Center, located at 524 W. Sagamore Avenue, in Clewiston on Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 8:30-10 a.m. to interact with guests, snap photos and sign autographs for patients, give away some goodie bags and share fishing stories.
In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 374 anglers competes in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concludes following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2018 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 10-12 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the sport’s top anglers on the FLW Tour on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
For more Information on Lake Okeechobee and the FLW Tour Stop #1, Click HERE to visit our Tournament Calendar and Lake Guide
FLW FOUNDATION, EVINRUDE TEAM WITH NATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE ‘FISHING FUNDS THE CURE’ CAMPAIGN
Courtesy FLW Outdoors
MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 17, 2018) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) announced today that the FLW Foundation, the company’s 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting youth to their natural resources and promoting education, conservation and an active lifestyle, has joined forces with their longtime partner Evinrude and the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF) to promote the ‘Fishing Funds the Cure’ program throughout the 2018 tournament season.
The NPCF partnered with the two industry giants to raise funds for pediatric cancer research by combining the FLW Foundation’s mission to support the sport of fishing with NPCF’s mission to find less toxic, more targeted treatments for pediatric cancer by engaging all Americans to take a child fishing and support pediatric cancer.
Participants in the campaign are encouraged to take a child fishing and post their catches to social media and tag the NPCF, FLW and Evinrude using #FISHINGFUNDSTHECURE. Friends, family and coworkers are then challenged to make a donation to the NPCF based on a dollar amount assigned to one of the following parameters: the total number of fish caught, the length of the fish in inches or total ounces caught. For example: if the angler catches 10 fish, encourage everyone to donate $10, or $1 per fish. If the angler catches three 12-inch fish (36 inches total), encourage everyone to donate $3, $12 or $36.
“While most cancer research focuses on adult treatments, NPCF funds clinical trials to fast track less-toxic, more targeted treatments for children,” said David Frazer, CEO of the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. “For NPCF, this natural partnership reinforces that raising awareness and funding cures for cancer is something anyone and everyone can participate in. We’re also very excited to have Evinrude’s support as the official outboard motor partner for this program.”
The campaign will be actively promoted throughout the 2018 FLW Tour season by FLW Tour pro Cody Kelley of Conway, Arkansas. Kelley currently works with the FLW Foundation to showcase its initiatives, including hosting FLW Foundation Unified Fishing Derbies all over the country and inviting children battling cancer to attend for a day of fun on the water.
“I encourage all anglers to get involved with this campaign,” said Kelley. “Together we can engage the spirit of anglers to apply their love of fishing to help kids with pediatric cancer.”
The program will feature prizes, including a VIP trip to the Forrest Wood Cup, for anglers that raise the most money.
For more information on the Fishing Funds the Cure program, or to sign up as a participant, visit fishingfundsthecure.org.
To learn more about the FLW Foundation and its initiatives, check out flwfishing.com/foundation.
About the FLW Foundation
The FLW Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to connecting youth to their natural resources and promoting education, conservation and an active lifestyle. Funding helps support youth fishing recruitment, retention and reactivation programs including Unified Fishing Derbies, “Get Outdoors. Go Fish!” school visits by professional anglers and High School Fishing grants. The FLW Foundation is dedicated to spreading the joy of fishing to a new generation of young anglers. For more information, visit FLWfishing.com/foundation.
About The National Pediatric Cancer Foundation
The National Pediatric Cancer Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research to eliminate childhood cancer through the Sunshine Project, the Foundation’s collaborative research initiative. By partnering with doctors and researchers from the country’s top institutions, the Sunshine Project is fast-tracking the development of new drugs and therapies that will ultimately lead to the cure of childhood cancers. For more information, visit NationalPCF.org.
Brad Knight - 2018 Tournament Season, Here I Come!
Hey folks, Brad Knight here. As I welcomed the new year with my family I began to really look forward to the upcoming tournament season.
I dedicated the Christmas-to-New Year timeframe to my wife, Becky and daughter, Tinsley. Tinsley started school this year and Becky has a job as secretary at the school.
I’ll be traveling without them so that will be a little different. I’m used to having them there with me.
Shortly after New Year’s I went down to Okeechobee to get a look around and see where the changes were after the hurricane.
I wanted to see any changes to the grass, where there’s dirty water, clear water, that sort of thing, just trying to stay on the water as much as possible.
Business-wise, things are good. I actually got ahead of schedule this year, which is a big change for me.
I got my boat before Christmas. Normally, it’s the end of January or first of February when everything is about to happen and you’re rushing to get a boat wrap put on and you’re
rushing to get your electronics installed and it’s ‘go, go, go’ and you’re not able to take your time and it seems like you leave and hit the road and you’re still rushing.
This year I got to take my time because I got my boat early.
I also got a new Lance camper and I got that set up. I actually enjoyed the process. For the first time in 10 years it wasn’t a headache to get prepared for the season. It was enjoyable.
I’m hoping that relaxed mindset carries over into the Tour where you sometimes feel like you don’t get a chance to catch your breath before the year even gets started.
This year though, I’m ready to go. My tackle is in order. My rods and reels are in good shape. I am dialed-in! For the whole year.
The 2017 season did not go as well as I had hoped. I didn’t qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup. People who don’t compete don’t have a clue how hard it is to even qualify for the Cup.
I don’t think I needed any extra motivation, but after watching this one from the sideline last year, I can assure you I want to be in every single one of them going forward.
That said, it was really cool to do media coverage of the Cup from my boat with AnglersChannel.com and the Progressive Bass Wrap Up TV Show and to see, from an outside perspective, how good these anglers are.
Getting my Head Right
One way I cleared my mind of the bass tournament season was by hunting.
You see, my world changed after I won the Cup in 2015. I had fished for a long time but I always went back and worked at the pharmacy here in town full-time after the season wound down. After I won the Cup, that was the first time
I was able to fish full-time and I’m not the kind of guy who needs to be immersed in the fishing industry 12 months out of the year. I need a break.
Some guys fish every day, all day and they love it; can’t get enough. I’m not that type. I can’t keep my intensity level high enough if I do it all the time.
So by September I’m burned out on the tournament fishing and I want to start hunting. And then, by the end of December, I’m burned out on the hunting and I’m ready to go fishing again. So it kind of cycles around and keeps me interested.
Plus, with technology being what it is today, I can just about do all of the checking and returning emails from a tree stand that I could sitting at home in my office so that helps a lot to free up my time so I can go recharge my
mental batteries, so to speak, for the upcoming tournament season.
Maintaining Momentum
Once I get into a season I want to fish a lot because momentum is a big deal in any competitive endeavor. I want to get on a roll. I don’t want to sit around 3 weeks between events.
For instance, this year I am fishing the FLW Tour as well as the Northern Costas and the Bassmaster Eastern Opens. It’s like this deal we had in basketball where you shot until you got in the groove and when you got in the groove you shot some more.
I’m going to fish a lot until I get in the groove and then fish everything.
Controlling the Variables.
Being away from my family is hard but at the end of the day, bass fishing is what I do for a living.
One important aspect of successful fishing involves taking control of all controllable variables. There is so much we can’t control. The weather is a great example, even though we can prepare for whatever weather we may face.
Using the best quality gear is one way to control what is within your grasp. For me it’s an overall system that includes everything including my rods which match, not only my reels, but even the lures themselves.
The electronics on my boat are a big part of it. I demand excellence from all of my gear. Even where I sleep while on the road is a big part of my system.
As for rods, Lew’s and Strike King have joined under the same umbrella now so I expect to see even more perfectly matched combos and lures for certain techniques.
While on Okeechobee recently I enjoyed the new 9-foot flipping stick – talk about power! Now that’s taking control of a controllable variable. HUGE leverage!
This year I am happy to be back with Lowrance Electronics. The Carbon units, well, I can operate them even with gloves on. I run a 12-inch unit on the bow and a 16 at the console. I know what things look like on them and I have a comfort level with Lowrance electronics.
That will definitely make me more efficient this year.
My Lance camper is my home away from home. It has all the comforts I could want. I am 6’3” and weigh 240 pounds and I can stand and take a shower.
I can cook all my meals right there and control what I eat – no worries about food poisoning from some of those restaurants we’ve all eaten at.
I have a propane generator so I can watch satellite TV and charge my boat batteries. Best of all, I don’t even need to find a campground because I’m not pulling a 40-foot trailer.
Where I park the truck is where my camper is so I can just stay in the parking lot at the boat ramp. It doesn’t get any more convenient. And I don’t have to worry about getting to the ramp in the morning with traffic, flat tires, all that stuff.
With the Lance camper I can pack everything that I might possibly need. You really can take it all with you.
Again, it’s a matter of controlling everything I can.
Well, With that said, I’m moving forward and looking to have a great 2018. I wish y’all one as well!
Suzuki Outboards Adds Avena, Rojas & Spohrer to 2018 Fishing Team
(January 16, 2018 – Brea, CA) Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. is proud to announce their roster of pro fishermen for the 2018 Bassmaster® Elite Tournament Series. “Suzuki is back in 2018, bigger and better than ever,” said Gus Blakely, vice president of sales for Suzuki Marine. “We’re eager to see our guys compete on the Elite circuit – all powered by Suzuki’s 250SS 4-stroke outboard.”
Suzuki stalwarts Brandon Card, Chad Pipkens and Clifford Pirch, will welcome Elite veterans Dean Rojas, Gerald Spohrer and Adrian Avena to the team in 2018. Here’s a brief introduction to each angler:
Adrian Avena
Adrian Avena moved up to the Bassmaster® Elite Series after starting out on the FLW Tour and boasts career winnings approaching half a million dollars. Adrian grew up in New Jersey and counts the Chesapeake Bay as his home lake. Needless to say, he’s comfortable on big water.
“I’ve been running a Bass Cat for the past few years and have heard nothing but good things about Suzuki,” said Avena. “I’m stoked to get out on the water and show everybody just how good these Suzuki’s can run.” Avena is 2- for-2 qualifying for the Bassmaster® Elite AOY Championship and we’re looking forward to seeing him on the podium this year.
Brandon Card
Brandon joined the Elite Series right out of the University of Kentucky as the first Bassmaster College Series angler to qualify for the Elite Series. He’s fished the Classic twice so far has been in the money over 35 times. Card is also an inspiration to the upcoming crop of high school and college tournament anglers, holding his own Bass Open every year. This year’s event on Lake Norris in TN, gave out over $15,000 in cash and prizes to eager young anglers.
More importantly, it provided an opportunity for young anglers to showcase their talents and get valuable tournament experience. “When I was starting out, Suzuki gave me a shot,” said Card. “They’ve been behind me ever since and I couldn’t be prouder to see the team grow.” Card will campaign his Bass Cat again in 2018.
Chad Pipkens
Chad Pipkens is another Young Gun that runs a Suzuki on his Bass Cat. Pipkens brings a solid Midwestern work ethic and strong positive outlook to every Elite tournament. He knows the joy of victory, winning on Lake St. Clair near his home in Michigan, and has been in the Top 20 15 times, Career earnings total more than $300,000.
“We had a blast last year with Suzuki,” said Pipkens. “Never let me down, not once.” With another year of experience under his belt, expect to see Chad fishing on more Saturdays and Sundays this year.
Clifford Pirch
Clifford hails from Payson, AZ and cut his teeth on Western bass fishing. In fact, Pirch is a three-time Western Outdoor News Bass Open champion, and has been in the money over 45 times on Bassmaster® Elite Series tournament trail. Pirch has again qualified to fish in the Classic in 2018, his fifth appearance in the granddaddy of all pro angling tourneys.
“Last year was my first year with Suzuki and I have to say, I was impressed,” said Pirch. “And that’s not an easy thing to do,” he added. We can’t wait to see what Cliff will accomplish this season.
Dean Rojas
Suzuki welcomes veteran Arizona bass angler Dean Rojas to the team. Dean is a four-time winner on the Bassmaster® Elite Series tour and has 47 career Top 10 finishes. In addition, Rojas still holds the all-time B.A.S.S.® one day record catch of 45.2 pounds. With winnings totaling over $2 million dollars as a professional angler, Rojas brings a wealth of experience to the Suzuki team.
“I’m super-pumped to have a Suzuki on the transom of my new Blazer bass boat this year,” said Rojas. “I’ve watched Suzuki come alive over the past couple seasons and couldn’t be prouder to be on the team.” Look for Dean to be in the spotlight in 2018, as he campaigns for the first time with Suzuki Power.
Gerald Spohrer
Next up is Gerald Spohrer, a US Navy vet from Gonzales, LA. After starting out on the FLW Tour, Gerald moved to the Elite series last year. He was the Bassmaster® Central Open Angler of the Year in 2016 and broke into the Top 10 at last year’s Elite tournament on Lake St. Clair.
2018 holds a lot of promise for Spohrer. “Having a new Suzuki on my Bass Cat will be a first for me,” said Spohrer, “but not a first for Bass Cat. I can’t wait to get out on the water again and give ‘er a go.”
Suzuki offers four outboards in its 4-Stroke “SS” Series, giving pro and recreational tournament anglers access to the right power for their rig. “From 115 to 250 horsepower, Suzuki’s big displacement blocks, offset driveshaft and advanced fuel injection deliver impressive holeshot and top-end speed, great fuel economy and most importantly, rock solid reliability,” added Blakely. “Every fisherman out there has a choice when it comes to power. With more top pro anglers now running Suzuki’s, the word is spreading that we’ve got something special going on.”
Clifford Pirch will be fishing in this year’s GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods, so don’t miss the weigh-ins to see how he’s doing. You’ll also have an opportunity to meet all of Suzuki’s pro anglers at this year’s 2018 Bassmaster® Classic Outdoors Expo presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, SC. Be sure to stop by the Suzuki display to meet these anglers and take a closer look at the Suzuki SS Series outboards.
Suzuki offers a complete range of 4-stroke outboards from 2.5 to 350 horsepower. For more information, detailed specifications and on-the-water boat tests, please visit www.suzukimarine.com.
Navionics adds 4,500 Fish Attractors in Missouri
POSTED: January 15, 2018
As part of our ongoing product enhancement, we recently added the locations of 4,500 fish attractors on 36 lakes in Missouri. This is in addition to approximately 5,500 released earlier this year for lakes in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Fish attractors are made up of a variety of manmade and natural materials, such as pallets and cleared brush, to create habitats where fish can forage or hide from predators. They also serve as productive fishing spots for anglers to target. On some lakes with a lot of structure, reducing the contour density can be help make the fish symbol easier to see. Now, just by searching the map, anglers can find more places to fish for bass, crappie, walleye and more!
In Missouri, the following lakes are updated: Austin, Blue Springs, Brookfield City Lake, Buffalo Bill, Bull Shoals, Clearwater, Fellows, Fourche Lake, Fox Valley, Harrison County, Hunnewell, Jamesport Community, Lake Jacomo, Lake of the Ozarks, Paho, Long Branch, Longview, Macon City, Maple Leaf, Mark Twain, Mozingo, Norfork, Pomme de Terre, Pony Express, Prairie Lee Lake, Ripley, Rt J. Reservoir, Sims Valley, Smithville, Stockton, Table Rock Lake, Thomas Hill, Truman, Wappapello, Watkins, and Willow Brook.
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Fitzgerald Wins ABA Open Series Florida South Season Opener on Lake Okeechobee with over 21 pounds!
ATHENS, Ala. – Trevor Fitzgerald of Belleview, FL won the American Bass Anglers Open Series Florida South tournament, held January 13th on the Lake Okeechobee. Running out of Roland Martin Marina & Resort in Clewiston, FL Trevor caught five bass weighing 21.50 pounds including a 7.19-pound kicker. For the Boater Division victory, Fitzgerald took home a check for $5000 for his win and an additional $630 for the Big Bass.
“I ran pretty far north and found some fish in some reeds. I was flipping and pitching reeds with a Fitzgerald Fishing 3/4oz Texas jig on a Fitzgerald Fishing Versa 7’6” heavy rod. I caught that seven pounder around 1:00pm. We started catching fish right away with swim jigs and chatter-baits, but the better fish came later in the day on the jig.” Fitzgerald said.
In second for the boaters, Gary Milicevic of Labelle, FL landed a five-bass tournament limit going 21.16 pounds. He collected $1050 for the effort.
“I caught fish all day long. Most of my fish came on a speed worm. I had one fish about 8 pounds come off and another about 5 pounds come off, but that’s just the way it goes.” Milicevic said.
Robert Branaugh of Malabar, FL took third for the boaters with five bass going 17.07 pounds with a 5.17-pound kicker. He earned $800 for his catch.
“I ran real far north and fished a senko all day. I started to pick-up a flipping-stick, but I kept getting too many bites to put down that senko.” Branaugh said.
Finishing fourth, Dave Sheffield of Davie, FL landed a five-bass limit for 16.65 pounds. Robert Twiss of Sunrise, FL rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 16.22 pounds topped by a 4.47-pound kicker.
In the Co-Angler Division, Steven Forssell of Lake Worth, FL won with three bass going 17.06 pounds including an 8.42-pound kicker. He pocketed a check for $1500 for his win and an additional $260 for the Big Bass.
“I was fishing up on the north end of the lake and threw a chatter-bait all day. I lost a 5-pounder that would have helped me. This is my first win and it feels great.” Forssell said.
Taking second for the co-anglers, Ernie Johnson of Okeechobee, FL brought in a three-bass division limit weighing 12.79 pounds with a 6.05-pound kicker. He collected $500 for the effort.
“I caught my fish on a chatter-bait on the south end of the lake. I didn’t lose any fish that would have helped me.” Johnson said.
Eric Andrews of Davenport, FL placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 11.81 pounds. He earned $400 for his catch.
“I was fishing Harney Pond with a chatter-bait all day. The three fish that I weighed were the first three fish I caught. Everything else I caught was small.” Andrews said.
In fourth place among the co-anglers, Phillip Ford of Clewiston, FL brought in three bass for 11.67 pounds. Donald Dunnam of Okeechobee, FL finished in fifth place with three bass at 11.01 pounds.
Slated for February 17th, the next tournament will be held on Lake Okeechobee out of Scott Driver Park in Okeechobee, FL. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2019 Ray Scott Championship, Location to be announced.
For more information on this tournament, call Billy Benedetti, tournament manager, at 256-230-5632 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see www.ramopenseries.com .
About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Ram Truck Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.americanbassanglers.com.
CROSNOE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BFL GATOR DIVISION OPENER ON KISSIMMEE RIVER
Courtesy of FLW Fishing
Kissimmee’s Branch Grabs Co-angler Title
LAKE WALES, Fla. (Jan. 15, 2018) – Boater Robert Crosnoe of Inverness, Florida, caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 7 ounces, Saturday to win the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Gator Division opener on the Kissimmee River. Crosnoe pocketed $4,920 for his victory.
Crosnoe said he spent the event flipping a type of cover he called ‘mud mats’. He said his key stretch of water was 300 yards long and on the east side of Lake Kissimmee.
“When Hurricane Irma hit Florida, lily pads weren’t able to grow on Lake Kissimmee because the water was so high,” said Crosnoe, who logged his fourth career win as a boater in the BFL Gator division. “Eventually, their roots dislodged from the bottom and floated to the surface to form these mud islands, along with some grass.”
Crosnoe said he targeted bass who sought warmth in the mud mats.
“I flipped in 3 feet of water and had 15 bites throughout the day,” said Crosnoe.
Crosnoe said he caught his fish using a Hematoma-colored Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver with a 1¼-ounce tungsten weight on a 7-foot, 6-inch Fitzgerald Titan HD rod with 70-pound-test Vursa braid line.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st: Robert Crosnoe, Inverness, Fla., five bass, 18-7, $4,920
2nd: Matthew Wieteha, Miami, Fla., five bass, 18-4, $2,460
3rd: Billy Carroll, Tavares, Fla., five bass, 17-0, $1,574
4th: Van Soles, Haines City, Fla., five bass, 16-6, $1,101
5th: Andrew Markham, Lake Placid, Fla., five bass, 16-1, $944
6th: Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., five bass, 15-14, $865
7th: Marlon Crowder, Tampa, Fla., five bass, 15-4, $787
8th: Preston Clark, Eagle Lake, Fla., five bass, 15-0, $708
9th: Neal Meadors, Vero Beach, Fla., five bass, 14-9, $629
10th: Raymond Guerra, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., five bass, 14-8, $551
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Chuck Webb of Sarasota, Florida, caught a bass weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $695.
Larry Branch of Kissimmee, Florida, won the Co-angler Division and $2,707 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 5 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st: Larry Branch, Kissimmee, Fla., five bass, 17-5, $2,707
2nd: Michael Wiles, Perry, Fla., five bass, 14-2, $1,180
3rd: Dean Haughey, Babson Park, Fla., five bass, 13-12, $787
4th: Jim Topmiller, Orlando, Fla., five bass, 12-14, $751
5th: Jeff Claiborne, Pembroke Pines, Fla., five bass, 12-9, $472
6th: John Trudel, Lighthouse Point, Fla., five bass, 12-5, $483
7th: Marco Carbajal, Marshall, Texas, five bass, 11-4, $393
8th: Vince Owen, Coral Springs, Fla., four bass, 11-1, $354
9th: Mike Tucker, Yalaha, Fla., five bass, 10-10, $315
10th: Timothy Hibbs, Bradenton, Fla., five bass, 10-9, $275
Branch also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – an 11-pound, 1-ounce giant. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $347.
The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 11-13 BFL Regional Championship on the St. Johns River in Palatka, Florida. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.
The 2018 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Boater Results:
Co-Angler Results:
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY-STEPHENVILLE WINS 2018 YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING SEASON OPENER ON SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR
Courtesy of FLW Fishing
LUFKIN, Texas (Jan. 15, 2017) – The Tarleton State University-Stephenville team of Chad Jones of Stephenville, Texas, and Graham Godwin of Princeton, Texas, won the first YETI FLW College Fishing event of 2018 on Sam Rayburn Reservoir Saturday with four bass weighing 17 pounds, 15 ounces. The victory earned the Texan Rider bass club, which competes in the Southern Conference, $2,000 and a slot in the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship.
“This win is huge for our club,” said Jones, a junior majoring in Agricultural Business. “We want to win School of the Year, and this is a great way to start off the season and earn some points.”
The duo said they started their day fishing north of the launch site, west of Jackson Hill Park and Marina. They worked along a 100-yard stretch of steep bank packed with hydrilla and were able to put three good fish in the boat early on.
“We had the boat in 13 to 15 feet of water and slow-rolled lipless crankbaits over the hydrilla,” said Godwin a sophomore majoring in Wildlife Science. “The bites we got came in the 3- to 5-foot range. I caught our first keeper within the first few casts, which really got our blood pumping.”
Godwin said he used a gold-colored lipless crankbait to catch the first keeper. After 25 minutes, the team capitalized on the momentum with two more solid fish.
“I caught a 6½-pounder just working down the bank,” said Jones. “On the next pass, I caught a 7-pounder in the exact same spot. Those first three catches really set the tone for the day.”
Jones caught his two lunkers on a ½-ounce Sexy Shad-colored Strike King Red Eye Shad lipless crankbait. He credited his offset treble hooks with helping get the fish in the boat.
“I replaced the original treble hooks with offset treble hooks,” said Jones. “My bites went under the boat, and I think I they were crucial in keeping the fish on.”
With only minutes left in the tournament, Godwin said they caught their final fish from similar hydrilla near the launch ramp.
“The last bite was our most important bite of the day, even though it was a small bass. It gave us the win by an ounce,” said Godwin.
“It was my first win as a collegiate angler and it feels pretty good,” Godwin went on to say, “I hope we can win a couple more events. It’s a big energy boost for the club and gives us all some more confidence.”
The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2019 College Fishing National Championship are:
1st: Tarleton State University-Stephenville – Chad Jones of Stephenville, Texas and Graham Godwin, Princeton, Texas, four bass, 17-15, $2,000
2nd: Stephen F. Austin State University – Wyatt Frankens and Robert Lawson, both of Corrigan, Texas, five bass, 17-14, $1,000
3rd: Northwestern State University – John Joseph Ledet, Robeline, La., and Logan LaPrarie, Deville, La., five bass, 16-8, $500
4th: Arkansas Tech University – Kory England, Hope, Ark., and Will Lancett, Rogers, Ark., five bass, 16-7, $500
5th: Louisiana State University-Shreveport – Jared Rascoe, Stonewall, La., and Harrison Hopkins, Bossier City, La., five bass, 15-3, $500
6th: University of Louisiana-Lafayette – Dakota Moofe, Leesville, La., and Dawson Cranford, Stonewall, La., four bass, 13-11
7th: McNeese State University – Alex Murray, Lake Charles, La., and Trent Manuel, Orange, Texas, four bass, 12-15
8th: Louisiana State University-Shreveport – James Kimbrough, Bossier City, La., and Ryan Antee, Hosston, La., five bass, 12-9
9th: University of Oklahoma – Andrew Fazzino and Grant Davis, both of The Woodlands, Texas, five bass, 12-8, $400
10th: University of Arkansas-Monticello – Trey Rainwater III, Bastrop, La., and Hunter Fluitt, Sterlington, La., three bass, 12-8
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
This YETI FLW College Fishing Southern Conference opener on Sam Rayburn Reservoir was hosted by the Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau, and was the first of three regular-season qualifying tournaments for Southern Conference anglers in 2018. The next YETI FLW College Fishing events take place Feb. 10, when Southeastern Conference anglers take on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia, and Western Conference competitors take on Lake Havasu in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats.
The 2018 FLW College Fishing National Championship will take place May 30-June 1 on the Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission & Red River Waterway Commission.
YETI FLW College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club that is recognized by their school.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow YETI FLW College Fishing on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
Robinson Partners with Purple Monkey Garage
Former General Tire Exec joins Purple Money Garage Consulting Firm
Charlotte, N.C. (January 15, 2018) – John Robinson, marketing and branding expert, has joined the boutique consulting firm, Purple Monkey Garage. In his role, Robinson is partnering with entrepreneurs and businesses to change the startling statistics that 80% of businesses fail and six out of 10 businesses need a second income to stay open.
As a Business Mechanic with Purple Monkey Garage, Robinson is offering his expertise in the form of training and strategy development to professional race teams, drivers, race track management, professional bass anglers, and tire dealers to aid in building their brands and increase influence within their respective industries.
Leading up to this opportunity, Robinson devoted his professional career to working with premiere tire brands to improve their brand story through event marketing, social media, relationship sales, media relations, and content creation. Most recently, Robinson was with Continental Tire where he managed the media relations and social channels for the General Tire brand.
“This is an exciting opportunity for me to work directly with the individual business owners in industries I have been associated with for over 15 years,” stated Robinson. “Our country was founded on business principles and entrepreneurial skills that are no longer taught. I look forward to sharing those principles and creating change that will help businesses thrive and will have a positive impact in both their professional and personal lives.”
To learn more about Purple Monkey Garage, visit PurpleMonkeyGarage.com or join the online conversation @PurpleMonkeyGarage. John can be reached directly at [email protected].
About Purple Monkey Garage
Purple Monkey Garage consists of “mechanics” around the country who partner with businesses to assist in building them up to their fullest potential. In a world dominated by motivational speakers, failing dreams, and economic turmoil, we have created what is believed by many to be the most complete consulting company in the world. Instead of building engines or realigning tires, we’ve forged a comprehensive business toolbox that’s already helped thousands. Anyone can own their business, but few will truly own their life. The company’s founder, Josh Tolley, is host of the nationally syndicated radio show, “The Josh Tolley Show” airing on the GCN Radio Network Monday thru Friday. He is an author, Top 100 business trainer, behavioral strategist, promoter of freedom and defender of truth. His current book, “Evangelpreneur,” has been rated #1 on Amazon.
Flores brothers win Bass Champs 2018 season kick-off on Amistad winning over $25,000
By: Patty Lenderman |
| Skeeter Bass Champs blasted off their 19th year of honoring the sport of competitive bass fishing and the anglers who love it on lake Amistad January 13, 2018. What started out to be a very cold day ended with hot paychecks to the top twenty-one teams enjoying an incredible 109% payback event. Michael and Armando Flores topped the field of 160 teams taking home over $25,000!
Anglers were ready in high anticipation to begin the season for their chance to catch-in some tournament winnings and get back in on the fun. The morning started out just above the freezing mark, but with little to no wind, calm water and clear skies lots of limits were caught and several big fish were seen at the scales as temperatures continued to rise, all culminating to a fantastic weigh in and start of the 2018 season. Brothers Michael and Armando Flores are the first 1st place winners of the year, having the best five fish limit of the day weighing in at 18.64 lbs. “We had a really good day,” Michael began. “We caught most of our fish early, but continued to catch a few throughout the day.” The brothers targeted deep rock ledges for their catch using Alabama rigs. They had drawn boat #10, and by 8a.m. their day was off to a great start with four fish in their live well. “We hit several different spots, all with deep rocky ledges. Only two areas produced well for us. Our two biggest fish went around 5 and 6 pounds. As the day went on, the bite slowed down. We only culled one time after 12:00. It was definitely a team effort!” Bass Champs presented the team with the guaranteed 1st place check for $20,000. Their winnings continued with another $5,000 from Skeeter Boats being the highest placing team in a qualified Skeeter. “We just bought our new Skeeter boat last year from Dean’s Marine in Odessa, TX. I’m so glad – it is already paying off!” They also won $250 from Lowrance and another $200 from Sure-Life. What a way to start their season! Charles Whited and Jimmy Shelton landed in 2nd place with 17.52 lbs. “It was a good tournament, everything went pretty much perfect,” Charles explained. “We had scouted for fish before the tournament, but had not found very much. It was 25 degrees during practice days.” Even though they didn’t feel like they had much to go with, they hit what they had and it paid off for them. “We targeted grass patches, putting the boat in around 25’ and casting to the outside edge of the grass, 12’ to 15’ with 1-1/4 oz Oldhams jigs.” Drawing boat #7, it didn’t take long to get to their first spot, and it was prime. They had a limit in the first 15 minutes! When the bite slowed there, they moved to other similar spots staying in the mid lake area on the American side. “We caught a few more using Alabama rigs, and some on Forage Lures rattle traps.” Around 1:00 when the water had warmed to 55 degrees, the bite picked back up. They went back to their Power Tackle rods, braided line and heavy Oldham jigs. At that point Charles hooked the tournament Big Bass weighing in at 8.36 lbs. “We lost another right after that, probably around 7 lbs!” They won $3,500 for their 2nd place finish, and another $500 for Big Bass. “We would like to thank all of our sponsors already mentioned as well as Energy Sales, Texas Boat World, Evinrude, Samdiego Custom Tackle, Daiwa, Sunline, Super Nova Lights, Grande Bass, Texas Tournament Zone and Simms Rain Gear.” 3rd place winners Kevin Gibson and Chance Woods brought in a solid sack weighing 16.65 lbs. “We started the morning on fire,” Kevin recalled. They had one spot picked out and using Alabama rigs, and had three keepers in 15 minutes. “It was an area at the mouth of a main creek channel with a big deep grass flat. When the bite would slow down, we would ease to another spot nearby, then come back to the grass flat. We just kept grinding at it all day, and caught around 15 keepers. It was a beautiful day. In previous years I got to partner with my son in Bass Champs tournaments. This year Chance and I teamed up, and this is our best finish so far!” They received $2,000 for their day. Rounding out the top five teams: 4th- $1,700 Mike Cones & Ron Wade 16.51 lbs; 5th - $1,600 Bruce White & Cory Leita 16.11 lbs. All total twenty one teams earned a check, the last $600 went to Britten and Russell Gambrel with 10.83 lbs. Be sure and see how to qualify for all of the Bass Champs sponsor bonuses this year. Thousands of dollars are up for grabs at every event! Go to http://www.basschamps.com/sponsorIncentives.cfm to see how you can cash in. The next tournament will be on Sam Rayburn January 20 to kick off the East Region. All regular season events are open to anyone who would like to fish for BIG winnings! |
| Place | Boat | Truck | Angler 1 | Angler 2 | Fish | Big Bass | Wt. | Prize Amt. | |
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MICHAEL FLORES SAN ANTONIO , TX |
ARMANDO FLORES HELOTES , TX |
5 | 0 | 18.64 |
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| 2 | CHARLES WHITED SAN MARCOS , TX |
JIMMY SHELTON MIDLAND , TX |
5 | 8.36 | 17.52 |
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| 3 | CHANCE WOODS MILLERSVIEW , TX |
KEVIN GIBSON DENVER CITY , TX |
5 | 0 | 16.65 |
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MIKE CONES DEL RIO , TX |
RON WADE DEL RIO , TX |
5 | 0 | 16.51 |
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| 5 | |
BRUCE WHITE LA WARD , TX |
CORY LEITA VICTORIA , TX |
5 | 0 | 16.11 |
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| 6 | |
CHANS MARTIN FAIR OAKS RANCH , TX |
STERLING MARTIN BEEVILLE , TX |
5 | 7.14 | 16.02 |
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| 7 | RICK SCHEEN AUSTIN , TX |
MIKE HARMAN BASTROP , TX |
5 | 0 | 15.20 |
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| 8 | |
DOLORES ROBLES DEL RIO , TX |
JOSE MEDRANO DEL RIO , TX |
5 | 5.14 | 15.11 |
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| 9 | |
MARTY FOUST SWEETWATER , TX |
WILLIAM BRASHER BRONTE , TX |
5 | 0 | 14.32 |
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| 10 | |
ROSS JEWELL DEL RIO , TX |
WILLIAM BLAINE SAN ANGELO , TX |
5 | 6.72 | 13.93 |
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| 10 | ROGER MONTEJANO DEL RIO , TX |
ROGELIO MONTEJANO DEL RIO , TX |
5 | 0 | 13.93 |
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| 12 | BRENDAN KENNELL DEL RIO , TX |
ZACH BIBB FAIR OAKS RANCH , TX |
5 | 0 | 13.61 |
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| 13 | RANDALL EDWARDS MIDLAND , TX |
CORY WHISMAN MIDLAND , TX |
5 | 7.09 | 12.86 |
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| 14 | |
THOMAS ANDREAS KERRVILLE , TX |
STEVE CARAWAY KERRVILLE , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.42 |
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| 15 | |
KENNETH FAIRLY LOCKHART , TX |
TOMMY LAW ABILENE , TX |
5 | 0 | 12.39 |
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| 16 | |
CLAY TREADAWAY DEL RIO , TX |
CHRIS ROHDE WICHETT , TX |
5 | 0 | 11.96 |
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| 17 | |
JASON SCHNEEMANN D'HANIS , TX |
WAYNE JACKSON LEAKEY , TX |
5 | 0 | 11.89 |
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| 18 | |
JOSEPH SMITH MIDLAND , TX |
CHRIS SMITH MIDLAND , TX |
5 | 0 | 11.82 |
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| 19 | |
GRAN SHANDLEY LEAKEY , TX |
JOSH SHANDLEY LEAKEY , TX |
5 | 0 | 11.02 |
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| 20 | ALAN BOND VIDOR , TX |
TOMMY FREDREGILL HUNTSVILLE , TX |
5 | 0 | 10.94 |
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| 21 | BRITTEN GAMBREL DEL RIO , TX |
RUSSEL GAMBREL DEL RIO , TX |
5 | 0 | 10.83 |
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| 22 | |
CARLOS ROSALES DEL RIO , TX |
JORGE GALINDO DEL RIO , TX |
5 | 0 | 10.29 |
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| 23 | |
ALLEN SHELTON COPPELL , TX |
JEFF MASSEY JUSTIN , TX |
5 | 0 | 10.17 |
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| 24 | CHUCK BLACK LOGAN , NM |
CHAD BLACK SAN ANTONIO , TX |
5 | 0 | 9.91 |
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| 25 | LOGAN MCDONALD SAN ANGELO , TX |
JERRY MCDONALD COLEMAN , TX |
2 | 8.34 | 9.87 |
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| 26 | JIMMY STEED LAREDO , TX |
CHARLIE HARALSON DEL RIO , TX |
5 | 0 | 9.80 |
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| 26 | MITCH GOODALL BOERNE , TX |
FOY OSBURN BOERNE , TX |
4 | 5.60 | 9.80 |
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| 28 | |
ARLEN HAUSCHILD SEGUIN , TX |
CHRISTOPHER HAUSCHILD CANYON LAKE , TX |
5 | 0 | 9.79 |
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| 29 | |
JOHN CASPARIS SONORA , TX |
WELDON MCGUIRE ODESSA , TX |
5 | 0 | 9.38 |
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| 30 | BRUCE RAY ANDREWS , TX |
DEACON RAY ANDREWS , TX |
2 | 7.83 | 9.37 |
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| 31 | |
DANIEL RODRIGUEZ NEW BRAUNFELS , TX |
CARY PRUSKI THREE RIVERS , TX |
5 | 0 | 9.27 |
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| 32 | |
KEN PARKER BOERNE , TX |
JASON GALLAS BULVERDE , TX |
5 | 0 | 9.10 |
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| 33 | |
MIKE COON KERRVILLE , TX |
WESLEY GRAHAM EMORY , TX |
4 | 0 | 9.04 |
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| 34 | |
CHARLES GUTHRIE CONROE , TX |
MICHAEL CARROLL NEW BRAUNFELS , TX |
5 | 0 | 8.70 |
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| 35 | BRIAN FLEMING JR SAN ANTONIO , TX |
MIKE FLEMING NEW BRAUNFELS , TX |
5 | 0 | 8.64 |
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| 36 | |
KENNY ROOKE JUNCTION , TX |
CHAD BARINGTON JUNCTION , TX |
5 | 0 | 8.61 |
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| 37 | |
CRAIG SCHUFF SPRINGTOWN , TX |
COLE MASSEY ARGYLE , TX |
5 | 0 | 8.53 |
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| 38 | CLAYTON SAATHOFF SAN ANTONIO , TX |
COLE SAATHOFF SAN ANTONIO , TX |
5 | 0 | 8.34 |
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| 39 | |
DUSTIN PERRY IRAAN , TX |
MICKEY PERRY IRAAN , TX |
5 | 0 | 8.27 |
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| 40 | LEE LEONARD MARTINDALE , TX |
SCOTT BRONDER FALLS CITY , TX |
4 | 0 | 8.20 |
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| 40 | |
WES FARRIS ODESSA , TX |
CHISHOLM CARRUTH ODESSA , TX |
3 | 0 | 8.20 |
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| 42 | |
DANIEL BARNES BELTON , TX |
5 | 0 | 7.78 |
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| 43 | SPIKE STOKER STEPHENVILLE , TX |
STUART JEFFREY ANSON , TX |
4 | 0 | 7.63 |
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| 44 | |
OWEN SELLERS JUNCTION , TX |
AUDREY SELLERS JUNCTION , TX |
5 | 0 | 7.42 |
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| 45 | |
ERIC CAVANAGH DEL RIO , TX |
CRAIG ALEXANDER DEL RIO , TX |
5 | 0 | 7.38 |
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| 46 | ROBERT BALBOA DEL RIO , TX |
ELENO BALBOA JR DEL RIO , TX |
4 | 0 | 7.16 |
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| 47 | |
KELLY STARR DEXTER , NM |
BILLY BETANCOURT CARLSBAD , NM |
4 | 0 | 6.87 |
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| 48 | MIKE REID ANDREWS , TX |
JIMMY ALLEN ANDREWS , TX |
2 | 0 | 6.82 |
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| 49 | BRIAN HALL BRONTE , TX |
JACOB BECK CHRISTOVAL , TX |
5 | 0 | 6.74 |
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| 50 | |
CHARLIE FORSTER CENTER POINT , TX |
MIKE BINGHAM KERRVILLE , TX |
1 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
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| 51 | CHRIS PARNELL MIDLAND , TX |
JOHNNY GROSS ANDREWS , TX |
4 | 0 | 6.67 |
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| 52 | |
BUFORD ESTEP JR THREE RIVERS , TX |
BUFORD ESTEP SR THREE RIVERS , TX |
4 | 0 | 6.59 |
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| 53 | |
LEONARD GONZALES HELOTES , TX |
DENNIS ASHER BOERNE , TX |
3 | 0 | 6.56 |
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| 54 | MIKE BATES CANYON LAKE , TX |
BARTON BLAKELOCK WOELDER , TX |
4 | 0 | 6.31 |
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| 55 | KEVIN KENNER DEL RIO , TX |
JOSE JIMENEZ DEL RIO , TX |
3 | 0 | 6.25 |
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| 56 | |
JEFF RICHARDS BOERNE , TX |
STAN MCHARDY WORING , TX |
3 | 0 | 6.17 |
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| 57 | GEORGE CROSSAN FREDERICKSBURG , TX |
CHARLES PERRY FREDERICKSBURG , TX |
3 | 0 | 6.07 |
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| 58 | JP DURAN RATON , NM |
STEPHANIE JANSEN RATAN , NM |
4 | 0 | 6.04 |
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| 59 | |
CODY DAY SAN ANTONIO , TX |
DAVID DAY GOLIAD , TX |
3 | 0 | 5.68 |
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| 60 | |
REID FARRIS ADKINS , TX |
CURTIS STOCK DEL RIO , TX |
3 | 0 | 5.64 |
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| 61 | JESUS DELUNA EAGLE PASS , TX |
RODRIGO GUTIERREZ SAN ANTONIO , TX |
2 | 0 | 5.48 |
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| 62 | |
TIM DOEGE NEW BRAUNFELS , TX |
KENNY HENZE BULVERDE , TX |
3 | 0 | 5.44 |
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| 63 | |
CODY HUNDLEY RIO MEDINA , TX |
CHANCE HUNDLEY CASTROVILLE , TX |
4 | 0 | 5.43 |
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| 64 | BASIL WILSON COMFORT , TX |
JEFF WILSON COMFORT , TX |
3 | 0 | 5.24 |
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| 65 | DANNY PUENTE DEL RIO , TX |
HECTOR RUBIO DEL RIO , TX |
3 | 0 | 5.23 |
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| 66 | |
STACY MILLER LUBBOCK , TX |
PHILIP FABIANO LUBBOCK , TX |
3 | 0 | 5.11 |
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| 66 | RICARDO CARRILLO LAREDO , TX |
ANTHONY CARRILLO LAREDO , TX |
2 | 0 | 5.11 |
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| 68 | KOLBY PEYTON VICTORIA , TX |
PRESTON WHITLEY VICTORIA , TX |
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STEVEN WILHA SAN ANGELO , TX |
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CODY ROBERSON CIBOLO , TX |
DON BAILEY SAN ANTONIO , TX |
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MATT HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO , TX |
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ENRIQUE REYES KYLE , TX |
RAFAEL RENTERIA DEL RIO , TX |
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IRA LYNN ADKINS , TX |
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TIM GOETZ SMITHVILLE , TX |
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ROBERTO GONZALEZ LAREDO , TX |
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JASON BOONE LEAKEY , TX |
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RALPH CELEDON ALAMO , TX |
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LUCAS BRADLEY FLIPPIN , AR |
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FRANK MIXON ABILENE , TX |
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GEROGE AVALOS DEL RIO , TX |
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TOM SCHULER MONAHANS , TX |
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RANDY DIXON BORGER , TX |
STEPHEN WINTER MIDLAND , TX |
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BEN BOSSOM DAYTON , TX |
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MADISON MCCONAUGHEY MIDLAND , TX |
ANDRES MADRID ODESSA , TX |
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RICKY HOWARD DEL RIO , TX |
NICKY HOWARD DEL RIO , TX |
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ADAM STANFIELD PORTLAND , TX |
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TJ LACKEY CENTER POINT , TX |
0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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MICHAEL BRADLEY SAN ANTONIO , TX |
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COLEY WOOD MIDLAND , TX |
GERALD DELAFUENTE CASTROVILLE , TX |
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TREVOR ROBERTSON KERRVILLE , TX |
JARRETT ROBERTSON KERRVILLE , TX |
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WILLIAM GILES DEL RIO , TX |
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RICHARD ROBLES SAN ANTONIO , TX |
PETE ACEVES FLORESVILLE , TX |
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JOSEPH AMICK SAN MARCOS , TX |
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JOSE CASTILLO BRACKETTVILLE , TX |
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CRAIG CORDOVA AUSTIN , TX |
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ROBERT LOPEZ DEL RIO , TX |
RAYMOND BENOIT DEL RIO , TX |
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TIM ZIGMOND ADKINS , TX |
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LEE GILLIHAN SPRING , TX |
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STEVAN WALKER LUBBOCK , TX |
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SHERRIL SHOCK VICTORIA , TX |
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JOE RICH MIDLAND , TX |
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RON ROGERS ROCKWALL , TX |
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BILLY WILLHITE JONESBORO , LA |
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Sumrall went from laid-off, to Elite Series Rookie Pro in one afternoon.
Story & Photo Courtesy of Alan McGuckin - Dynamic Sponsorships
Leveraged by the magical fate of a few good topwater bites, Caleb Sumrall went from a recently laid-off father of two, to a B.A.S.S. Nation National Champion, and then the last guy invited to join the Bassmaster Elite Series in 2018.
With roughly $40,000 in ‘start-up’ money from his B.A.S.S. Nation National Champion win, he accepted the lofty and rather intimidating invitation to launch a pro career, but with two young children, and a stay-at-home wife, forty grand is only about half the required funding to cover entry fees, boat gas, and travel.
“At one afternoon weigh-in back in October, I went from thinking I might finish second, have to sell my boat, and hurry to find a new job, to being a National Champion and a Bassmaster Classic qualifier, with a chance start the pro career I’ve dreamed about forever,” says the highly likeable and humble, 30-year old from Southern Louisiana.
The Sumralls are all-in. Soon Caleb, wife Jacie, and their two young children will tour the country in a Toyota Tundra, towing a BassCat, and trying to run down a dream.
They’re pushing all the chips to the middle of the table, and instead of laboring for the oil field company, where for 12 years he steadily progressed from turning wrenches to managing a maintenance area, he’s now working daily to secure more sponsorship dollars and fill his 2018 calendar with detailed tournament travel plans.
Sumrall says his Toyota CrewMax, and the thousands of Bonus Bucks dollars he’s won fishing amateur tournaments to this point, are more than a just another truck and some pocket change, and instead, a means to travel with his family, and significantly offset the unnerving expenses he facing.
“There’s a lot of things I love about my Tundra, but if I had to pick one feature I love most, I’d tell you it’s the huge amount of space in the back seat of my CrewMax, because it allows us to travel as a family with a lot more space and comfort,” says Sumrall.
While winning the B.A.S.S. Nation National Championship paid him $5,000 in Toyota contingency cash, he also won a lot of Toyota Bonus Bucks prior to that in American Bass Angler events too, and every bit of that money is playing a significant role to launching a pro career right now.
The odds are high, the costs are steep, but Caleb Sumrall is a special talent. Still very young, and most at home punching hay grass or hyacinth matts with an ounce and quarter weighted Missile Baits D Bomb, he proved he can win in clear water with a topwater and a drop shot too. He also plans to earn extra money and experience between Elite Series tournaments guiding with highly respected Toledo Bend guide Darold Gleason.
“Even though I’m super nervous about all the unknowns of being a rookie on the Elites, I’ll tell you, I don’t wanna be a one-and-done on the Elites. I want to be around for a really long time,” says Sumrall.
Guess what? The win with a drop shot and topwater came on Lake Hartwell, home to this year’s Bassmaster Classic in late March, where Sumrall will have a chance to win $300,000.
Don’t bet against him.
You don’t have to be a rookie pro like Caleb to win the “Bonus Bucks” – you just have to be a registered participant in the Toyota Bonus Bucks program, and be the highest-placing participant in any of the dozens of tournaments supported by the program. To learn more and get signed-up, please visit http://www.toyotatrucksbonusbucks.com/ or phone (918) 742-6424, and ask for Jessica or Kendell and they can also help you get signed-up.
DeVincenzi & Crawford Win Wild West Bass Trail Cali Team Event on Oroville
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| 1 | Terry Devincenzi | Scott Crawford | 7 | 5.39 | 16.17 | $7,200 | $885 | $250 Yamamoto Baits | $8,335 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Gomez | Juan Acosta | 7 | 4.96 | 12.41 | $4,300 | $885 | $250 P-Line | $5,435 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Norm Soderberg | Dink Mendez | 7 | 4.55 | 12.39 | $3,400 | $885 | $4,285 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gary Souza | Mike Klemm | 7 | 0.00 | 11.60 | $2,600 | $500 Evinrude | $500 Dobyns Rods | $3,600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jody Jordan | Greg Mccosker | 7 | 4.14 | 11.59 | $2,100 | $885 | $2,985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mike Saso | Larry Vignolo | 7 | 2.38 | 11.58 | $1,500 | $1,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Brent Cline | Paul Foor | 7 | 2.20 | 11.49 | $1,300 | $500 Lucas Oil | $1,800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Johnathan Green | De Jon Lewis | 6 | 5.49 | 11.13 | $1,200 | $885 | $2,085 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Joe Bitker | Mike Gordon | 7 | 0.00 | 11.07 | $1,200 | $1,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | John Bell | Logan Bell | 7 | 3.80 | 10.54 | $1,200 | $1,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ryan Friend | Clint Isbell | 7 | 0.00 | 10.53 | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Joe Hinkle | Glen Lockhart | 7 | 1.98 | 10.47 | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Garrett Maddex | Scott Burke | 7 | 2.42 | 10.46 | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Greg Gutierrez | Ryan Brewer | 7 | 3.76 | 10.35 | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Dave Raper | Tyler Meuchel | 7 | 2.38 | 10.15 | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ryan White | Scott Head | 7 | 2.11 | 9.80 | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Wade Durling Jr | Joseph Durling | 7 | 2.16 | 9.45 | $1,000 | $300 Evinrude | $1,300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Cesar Laguna | Stacy Gee | 7 | 0.00 | 9.15 | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Travis Bounds | John Bounds | 7 | 0.00 | 9.07 | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Dale Shirley | Dave Tencati | 7 | 2.34 | 9.03 | $1,000 | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | John Pearl | Ronald Bruggeman Jr | 7 | 0.00 | 8.97 | $600 | $600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Dan Wilder | Jake Jimerson | 7 | 0.00 | 8.90 | $600 | $200 Evinrude | $800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Ron Howe | Steve Wilson | 7 | 0.00 | 8.87 | $600 | $600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Charles Hose | Bob Boyd | 6 | 2.71 | 8.87 | $600 | $600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Richard Alcantar | Eric Castro | 7 | 1.76 | 8.87 | $600 | $600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 76 | Russell Walar | Mike Wohlgemuth | 7 | 0.00 | 7.74 | ||||
| 77 | Seth Dandridge | Taylor Kudrna | 7 | 0.00 | 7.72 | ||||
| 78 | Mark Borges | Jodie White | 7 | 0.00 | 7.71 | ||||
| 79 | Mike Menne | Wayne Breazeale | 7 | 0.00 | 7.70 | ||||
| 80 | Mike Friend | Shelly Carr | 7 | 2.02 | 7.69 | ||||
| 81 | Dennis Sisto | Mike Henry | 7 | 0.00 | 7.65 | ||||
| 81 | Alax Parker | Chris Layton | 7 | 0.00 | 7.65 | ||||
| 83 | Cliff Clement | Timothy Gaura | 7 | 0.00 | 7.64 | ||||
| 84 | Corey Fenske | Andy Vierra | 7 | 0.00 | 7.63 | ||||
| 85 | Benjamin Green | Bill Adkins | 7 | 0.00 | 7.62 | ||||
| 86 | Luke Johns | Tyler Bounds | 7 | 0.00 | 7.53 | ||||
| 86 | John Maes | Russ Graves | 7 | 0.00 | 7.53 | ||||
| 88 | Craig Main | Jason Shy | 7 | 0.00 | 7.51 | ||||
| 89 | Isaac Lawrence | Owen Thatcher | 5 | 2.99 | 7.44 | ||||
| 90 | Doug Jones | Doug Mcka | 7 | 0.00 | 7.42 | ||||
| 91 | Brad Ford | Brad Saurage | 7 | 0.00 | 7.39 | ||||
| 91 | Daniel Andrusaitis | Shane Robertson | 5 | 0.00 | 7.39 | ||||
| 93 | James Avalos | Daryn Avalos | 7 | 0.00 | 7.34 | ||||
| 94 | William Ponting | Terry Snyder | 7 | 0.00 | 7.33 | ||||
| 95 | Jeff Green | Justin Eslick | 7 | 0.00 | 7.32 | ||||
| 96 | Jason Haley | Logan Miles | 7 | 0.00 | 7.31 | ||||
| 97 | Walt Austin | Ron Barksdale | 6 | 0.00 | 7.28 | ||||
| 98 | Austin Wilson | Kirby Wallace | 7 | 0.00 | 7.26 | ||||
| 99 | Dan Scott | Rick Littlejohn | 7 | 0.00 | 7.20 | ||||
| 100 | Anthony Lee | Scott Hellesen | 7 | 0.00 | 7.16 |
| 101 | Dave Church | John Kidder | 7 | 0.00 | 7.11 | ||||
| 102 | Alex Klein | Steve Klein | 5 | 0.00 | 7.06 | ||||
| 103 | Kevin Brown | Anthony Sierra | 7 | 0.00 | 7.01 | ||||
| 104 | Chris Storey | Ed Lopes | 7 | 0.00 | 6.98 | ||||
| 105 | Oscar Sarnecki | Eric Parra | 7 | 0.00 | 6.91 | ||||
| 106 | Nathan Sellers | Jordan Kunde | 7 | 0.00 | 6.85 | ||||
| 107 | Charles Almassey | Paul Fontaine | 7 | 0.00 | 6.70 | ||||
| 108 | Dan Sweat | Tom Shimabukuro | 6 | 0.00 | 6.65 | ||||
| 109 | Philip Garcia | Tony Botelho | 7 | 0.00 | 6.60 | ||||
| 110 | Bryan Diehm | Shon Mckinney | 5 | 0.00 | 6.58 | ||||
| 111 | Kenneth Phillips | Chris Delamain | 5 | 0.00 | 6.45 | ||||
| 112 | Joseph Orozco | Chang Xiong | 6 | 1.75 | 6.40 | ||||
| 113 | Gary Baldwin | Richard Leal | 6 | 1.61 | 6.22 | ||||
| 114 | Ugene Downing | Hunter Albright | 6 | 0.00 | 6.10 | ||||
| 115 | Obedie Williams | Clint Groenwold | 6 | 0.00 | 6.08 | ||||
| 116 | Devin Dick | Toby Farkas | 6 | 0.00 | 6.06 | ||||
| 116 | Anthony Prophet | Nick Swithenbank | 6 | 0.00 | 6.06 | ||||
| 118 | Brian Silva | Dave Mercado | 6 | 0.00 | 6.02 | ||||
| 119 | Vince Hurtado | Jarod Ballardo | 6 | 0.00 | 5.94 | ||||
| 120 | Mike Motley | Dan Sennett | 5 | 0.00 | 5.81 | ||||
| 120 | Gary Okusako | David Symmons | 5 | 0.00 | 5.81 | ||||
| 122 | Earl Dalton Iii | Christopher Gambol | 5 | 0.00 | 5.78 | ||||
| 123 | Bill Talley | Aaron Scott | 5 | 0.00 | 5.72 | ||||
| 124 | Deric Benefield | Frank Martinez | 6 | 0.00 | 5.68 | ||||
| 125 | Mike Frederick | Chad Dibble | 5 | 0.00 | 5.58 |
| 126 | Josh Kaneko | Miles Kaneko | 5 | 0.00 | 5.57 | ||||
| 127 | Vijay Malhotra | Alex Tran | 6 | 0.00 | 5.39 | ||||
| 128 | William Hume | Mike Kuhlman | 5 | 0.00 | 5.38 | ||||
| 129 | Scott Sweet | Russ Greenlee | 5 | 0.00 | 5.22 | ||||
| 130 | Jesse Slaton | Michael Ewing | 4 | 0.00 | 5.18 | ||||
| 131 | Robert Bruggeman | Nicholas De Sabatino | 5 | 0.00 | 5.17 | ||||
| 132 | Firuz Gizatullin | Logan Huntze | 5 | 0.00 | 5.04 | ||||
| 133 | Jason Cordiale | Beau Joudrey | 4 | 0.00 | 4.78 | ||||
| 134 | Stanley Penrod | Steven Penrod | 4 | 0.00 | 4.74 | ||||
| 135 | Scott Chappell | Jimmy Wade | 5 | 0.00 | 4.50 | ||||
| 136 | Mark Mendenhall | Danny Sozzi | 4 | 0.00 | 4.16 | ||||
| 137 | John Garrett | Tony Vaughn | 4 | 0.00 | 4.02 | ||||
| 138 | James Vella | Jared Harris | 3 | 0.00 | 3.99 | ||||
| 139 | Gary Collins | Tony Mihalenko | 3 | 0.00 | 3.96 | ||||
| 140 | Tony Bazzocco | Brandon Youngblood | 3 | 0.00 | 3.41 | ||||
| 140 | Richard Kraft | Jeff Wright | 3 | 0.00 | 3.41 | ||||
| 142 | Jerry Woodward | Rex Woodward | 3 | 0.00 | 3.27 | ||||
| 143 | Mike Moreno | Deanna Moreno | 3 | 0.00 | 3.10 | ||||
| 144 | Mark Hall | Carlos Garcia | 3 | 0.00 | 3.04 | ||||
| 145 | Justin Kraft | Aaron Grooms | 3 | 0.00 | 2.97 | ||||
| 146 | Michael Kraft | Beau Reynolds | 3 | 0.00 | 2.96 | ||||
| 147 | Zack Thompson | Frank Caron | 2 | 0.00 | 2.60 | ||||
| 148 | Jason Vigil | Jaren Mack | 2 | 0.00 | 2.57 | ||||
| 149 | Jeremy Wright | David Holmes | 2 | 0.00 | 2.45 | ||||
| 150 | Ryan Scott | Travis Averill | 2 | 0.00 | 2.34 |
| 151 | Scott Mackenzie | Jimmy Kuroki | 2 | 0.00 | 2.26 | ||||
| 152 | Jamie Clifton | Dave Cole | 2 | 0.00 | 2.22 | ||||
| 153 | Joshua Ireland | Dave Langendorff | 2 | 0.00 | 2.17 | ||||
| 153 | Nicholas Cloutier | Garret Dixon | 2 | 0.00 | 2.17 | ||||
| 155 | Frank Harris | Ron Tobey | 2 | 0.00 | 2.16 | ||||
| 156 | Jason Remmers | Alex Niapas | 1 | 0.00 | 1.41 | ||||
| 157 | Scott Elliott | Dale Baugh | 1 | 0.00 | 1.20 | ||||
| 158 | Yevgeniy Savitskiy | Joshua Lerche | 1 | 0.00 | 0.96 | ||||
| 159 | Pete Jensen | Jack Goodby | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Robert Cloutier | Gary Mullins | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Tim Lam | Saeng Saechao | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Dj Von Bima | Jered Brendel | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | David Homen | Gerry Johnson | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Ryan Tripp | Clayton Eslick | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Manuel Nevarez | Manny Nevarez | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Mike Sperbeck | Larry Hemphill | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | David Zachgo | Juan Angel | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Jeremy Zipton | Clif Vanderwarf | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Nick Salvucci | Jerred Jennings | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Steven Alvarado | Michael O'neill | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Thomas Vang | Xiong Vang | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Ryan Contos | James Sweeney | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Danny Cross | Dugan Wilson | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Justin Evans | Tony Holt | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | John Morla | Clarence Morla | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 159 | Derik Dalton | Thomas Dodd | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| 159 | Nicklaus Fiscus | Steve Scates | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FLW AND MERCURY MARINE SIGN SPONSORSHIP DEAL FOR 2018 SEASON
MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 15, 2018) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today a sponsorship agreement with Mercury Marine across all FLW tournament circuits. The Fond du Lac, Wisconsin-based marine propulsion manufacturer, will serve as one of two official outboard-engine sponsors in 2018. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
“FLW is pleased to announce our continued partnership with Mercury Marine,” said FLW President of Marketing Trish Blake. “The relationship reinforces the commitment of both companies to the sport of professional bass fishing. Our tournaments and expos offer the perfect showcase to display the efficient, high-quality outboard engines that Mercury is known for to the passionate and engaged FLW fans, anglers and consumers.”
Mercury Marine will receive prominent exposure and on-site activation at all FLW-sanctioned bass fishing tournaments and outdoor expos, including interactive booth space and products at designated events. Mercury products will be highlighted across FLW’s multiple media platforms including FLWFishing.com, FLW social media outlets, FLW Bass Fishing magazine and the Emmy-nominated "FLW" television show. Mercury Marine will also act as the presenting sponsor for three events during the 2018 tournament season.
“Mercury Marine and FLW have enjoyed a long and successful relationship and we are excited to continue that partnership in 2018,” said Michelle Dauchy, Mercury Marine chief marketing officer. “Mercury continues to power the world’s best anglers on tour and we are excited for the upcoming season.”
As part of the agreement, FLW will also administer a contingency reward program to top-performing Mercury-sponsored anglers in FLW events. Complete details about the Mercury Marine contingency program will be posted at FLWFishing.com.
Mercury Marine recently announced its first outboard promotion of 2018; the Go With 5 outboard promotion. Boaters can now take advantage of five years of extended coverage to kick-off the new season. The offer includes three years of standard warranty, plus two years of Mercury Product Protection (MPP) Gold, and the promotion runs now through March 31, 2018. For more details, visit MercuryMarine.com.
About FLW
FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2018 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct 286 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Portugal, and South Africa. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show, broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.
About Mercury Marine
Headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Mercury Marine is the world's leading manufacturer of recreational marine propulsion engines. A $2.5 billion division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), Mercury provides engines, boats, services and parts for recreational, commercial and government marine applications, empowering boaters with products that are easy to use, extremely reliable and backed by the most dedicated customer support in the world. Mercury's industry-leading brand portfolio includes Mercury and Mariner outboard engines; Mercury MerCruiser sterndrive and inboard packages; MotorGuide trolling motors; Mercury propellers; Mercury inflatable boats; Mercury SmartCraft electronics; Attwood marine parts; Land ‘N Sea marine parts distribution; and Mercury and Quicksilver parts and oils. More information is available at mercurymarine.com.
Strother & Gilbert Wins 2018 Arkansas Bass Team Trail Lake Greeson Open with over 12 pounds!
Best of the Rest:
ALLEN, LOETSCHER LEVERAGE WINTER CONDITIONS FOR TOLEDO BEND WIN
By David A. Brown
MANY, La. (Jan. 13, 2017) - Tournament victories require equal parts skill, execution and good fortune; other words, when things fall into place, you gotta know what to do with it all. That's the fitting description for Harold Allen and Matthew Loetscher who won the season opener of the 2018 Texas Team Trail, presented by Cabela's, at Toledo Bend Reservoir.
Sacking up a five-bass limit that weighed 28.74 pounds, the winning duo spent their day in the lake's upper third and focused on sheer drops in the main lake. Plunging from 10 to 20 feet, these spots presented classic winter strongholds that provided fish positional options.
"We fished spots that had some wood, not only on the bottom, but also hanging off the drop," Allen said. "Right now, the fish are either going to be right on top of the drop, or where it eases off. If you can find some cover off the side of the ledge, that's even better. Some of our fish were right on top of the ledge and some of them halfway down the sides of the drops."
Allen committed his day to a 3/4-ounce black/blue Santone jig with a Junebug craw trailer, while Loetscher used a 3/4-ounce brown Stanley jig with a green pumpkin Cajun Lures craw trailer. Their strategy involved feeling around for hard cover and then surgically picking it apart.
"We would work our baits fairly fast until we hit some type of structure and then we tried to bump that structure several times," Allen said. "When you bumped it or pulled your bait over, you'd kill the bait and let it go right down in there. That was the deal - working hard, slow and thorough.
"Color didn't seem to matter; the main thing was size. The wind was so bad, we needed a pretty heavy jig to get into the cover and stay in it."
With the morning take-off bringing temperatures in the 20's, Loetscher said they were shaking and bumping their rods to clear their guides of ice accumulations. Frosty conditions lingered most of the day and with lake temperatures in the mid-40s winter's grip remained apparent.
Nevertheless, Allen said his team's pre-tournament recon bespoke ideal conditions for their chosen tactics. Delighted with the cold, as well as the low lake level - about 5 feet below normal - the team followed their game plan to the letter.
"The lake dropped on us, which was in our favor because it pulls fish out to these drops," Allen said. "But then, we kept getting cold front after cold front after cold front. I told Matt 'It's only going to make our stuff better, so what we have to do is just slow down, concentrate and fish.
"What solidified it for us was the water stayed down and it got colder. We were pretty pumped before we even left the dock."
Allen and Loetscher hit about six different spots, only one of which produced at different times of the day. They secured a limit by 10 a.m., upgraded throughout the day and slammed the door shut with a key afternoon decision to visit a familiar spot.
"It was a spot I had a lot of confidence in," Allen said. "We had fished it early and never had a bite, but I told Matt we were crunched down on time and I felt like we might need one more; we didn't really know what we had at the time. We went back to that spot and Matt caught that good one that really sealed the deal for us."
For their efforts Allen and and Loetscher earned a Ranger 189 TRX with a 150-horsepower Mercury outboard. In addition, they claimed $2,550 of Anglers Advantage cash. Their total payday was $34,045.
"It feels really awesome; it's just one of those surreal deals," Loetscher said of his teams first TXTT win. "It's a magical thing that doesn't happen very often. The stars really have to align and things really have to go your way. To win an event like this with this against the caliber of fishermen who fish on this lake feels incredible."
JEANE JR.-REYNOLDS second
They were picky about the type of cover they fished; just not the origin. Such flexibility led George Jean Jr. and Tater Reynolds to a second-place finish with 27.47 Their performance earned them $9,740.
"We fished jigs in brush piles because when it gets cold like this, those fish relate to wood and hard cover," Reynolds said. "A lot of the brush piles we fished were ones we put out, but if we went over one that was holding fish, we'd stop and work that one too."
Fishing V&M Flat Line football jigs with Zoom Super Chunk trailers, the anglers caught most of their weight at their second stop. Reynolds said they had 27 pounds by 8 a.m. and made one small cull around 2:30
Describing a helpful tackle change, Reynolds said this: "Fishing brush piles, we needed to get those big fish out, so we moved up to 17-pound fluorocarbon line. Plus, the water was kind of stained where we were fishing, so we could get away with it."
VICE-GUY third
A key adjustment propelled Bobby Vice and Ricky Guy from doing okay to sacking up the third-place limit that went 25.92 pounds. As Vice explained, they started their day dragging Carolina-rigged Big Bite Baits lizards, but after securing a small limit, Guy tried a different look and it was off to the races.
"Ricky picked up a 6th Sense football jig about 9:45 and caught a better quality fish - a 4-pounder - so we both switched to that and stuck with that pattern the rest of the day," Vice said. "We upgraded the five we had in the well. We also caught a 5-pounder and one that was almost 9.
"We didn't just pull up to any spots and catch a bunch of fish; we probably caught 12 fish all day. We just had it in our mindset that we needed to get out on those ledges and fish really, really slow. We threw the bait out there and let it get water-logged."
Working the mid-lake area, Vice and Guy focused on ridges in 12-15 feet. The key ingredients were proximity to the mouths of spawning creeks and nearby deep water - classic prespawn stuff.
For third place, Vice and Guy earned $4,060
Millender-Cannon fourth, Farris-Hardin fifth
Randy Millender and Rickey Cannon weighed five bass worth 25.67 pounds, taking fourth place and earning $4,240 Behind them was Colt Farris and Taylor Hardin with 24.65 pounds. For fifth place, they earned $2,405
Rest of the best
Rounding out the top 10 teams at the 2017 Texas Team Trail event on Toledo Bend:
6th: CORY RAMBO AND RUSTY CLARK, 23.56
7th: KELLY OWENS AND BRENT BROUSSARD, 23.33
8th: BENJAMIN GULETT AND DUSTIN RIVERS, 22.67
9th: TOMMY MURRAY AND KEITH IVY, 21.67
10th: THOMAS LOVING AND JAMES WHITE, 21.36
Up next
The second event of the 2018 season for the Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela's is slated for Feb. 10 on Lake Sam Rayburn. Register Now!
Mossy Oak Claims Title Sponsorship Of Bassmaster High School Fishing Series
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - From BASS Publications
Jan. 12, 2018
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Mossy Oak, the Official Camo Pattern of B.A.S.S., has signed on as the title sponsor of the organization’s fast-growing high school bass fishing program, B.A.S.S. announced today.
The popular high school fishing series is now known as the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.
“At Mossy Oak, it is of the utmost importance to pass on our outdoors traditions of fishing, hunting and taking care of the land,” said Ben Maki, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Mossy Oak. “B.A.S.S. offers so many opportunities for young people to compete in the sport they love. We really wanted to get behind their efforts of supporting future anglers and outdoors enthusiasts. We’re honored to play a role in such a tremendous program.”
Mossy Oak launched its new Elements fishing lifestyle pattern during the annual ICAST fishing tackle trade show in Orlando last summer, when it also became the Official Pattern of B.A.S.S. The Mossy Oaks Elements Agua B.A.S.S. Edition Pattern features the B.A.S.S. logo embedded in the camo design.
“We are excited to partner with Mossy Oak to help introduce this attractive camo pattern for anglers,” said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO, “and now we’re especially proud to see the company investing in the next generation of anglers — the Bassmaster High School competitors.
“These young anglers are passionate about our sport, and they are sure to embrace the fishing lifestyle that Mossy Oak Elements patterns represent.”
In addition to the high school title sponsorship, Mossy Oak also has become a supporting sponsor of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series, and it is the presenting sponsor of the Bassmaster Elite at Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.
For more information on these programs and tournaments, visit www.bassmaster.com. To learn more about Mossy Oak or to enjoy free, timely and entertaining outdoors content, visit www.mossyoak.com.
About Haas Outdoors Inc.
Haas Outdoors Inc. is headquartered in West Point, Miss., was established in 1986 and is home of Mossy Oak. For more than 30 years, Mossy Oak has been a leading outdoors lifestyle brand that specializes in developing and marketing modern camouflage designs for hunters and outdoors enthusiasts. The Mossy Oak Brand and patterns can be found on a multitude of products worldwide. Haas Outdoors Inc. is the parent company of Mossy Oak, BioLogic, Mossy Oak Productions, MOOSE Media, Nativ Nurseries, Nativ Living, GameKeepers, GameKeepers Kennels and Mossy Oak Properties. Mossy Oak is the official camouflage of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited, Quality Deer Management Association and Mack’s Prairie Wings and the official pattern of B.A.S.S.
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TH Marine 2018 ATLAS Awards - Get Signed Up Today!
T-H Marine Supplies Inc. is excited to announce the return of the Atlas Awards Program for the 2018 tournament fishing season! T-H Marine will award cash prizes to Atlas Awards members who are the winners or highest qualifying finisher of sanctioned events, giving everyone the opportunity to win like the top-level pros!
The Atlas Awards program is just $29.99 for a one year (Jan. 1, 2018 – Dec. 31, 2018) membership and gives all anglers the chance to compete for, and win, extra money just for having T-H Marine parts on their boat. This also includes one T-H Marine hat and 2 logo decals.
For 2018 the payouts have been restructured to give more opportunity to anglers fishing smaller tournaments. The payouts below will be for EVERY tournament, regardless of size (50-boat minimum). So Many Ways To Win! Please see official rules for more details.
Each item is valued by credits, one credit is worth $25 in cash, or $50 in store credit. Find more information on sanctioned events, eligible products, and how to submit claims here.
Remapping South Florida Together! Navionics & Partners Making a Difference & You Can Too!
JOIN THE POST-IRMA REMAPPING EFFORT!
When Hurricane Irma passed through the South Florida area last September, much of the boating and fishing community was affected. At the same time, shorelines and bottom contours were also changed. That's why we’re partnering with fellow industry leaders and the South Florida boating community to remap marine and inland waterways impacted by Hurricane Irma. You can help!
Log sonar, mark debris, make a difference in the community
Help make boating safer for everyone by updating local charts. Participants will receive one year of free Navionics+ daily chart updates, which includes access to all the local data collected during this event.
Learn more about the month-long event, that kicks off on January 19th, at https://www.navionics.com/usa/lp/remap-south-florida?utm_source=email&utm_medium=general&utm_campaign=remap_south_florida&utm_content=partner_email&uid=[uid].
Learn more:
The upcoming webinar is planned for Jan 17, 2018 7:00 PM EST. Follow this link to sign up -https://navionics.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rPxbbHPFRwWfy-GUWWue8w
Not a boater?
You can still help by spreading the word! Forward this email to a boating friend or share event details on social media using the official event hashtag, #RemapSouthFL
Participants will receive one year of daily updates for FREE, which includes access to all the local data collected during this event!
Anglers Invited to Participate in the 34th Annual IGFA International Auction
Online Auction Bidding Open Now
The IGFA International Auction is actually two auctions in one. The LIVE AUCTION will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at the Pier Sixty-Six Hotel & Marina in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets to attend, along with sponsorship opportunities, are available by contacting Andy Saldana at 954-924-4227 or [email protected]. Individual tickets are only $250 and include an open bar, dinner, silent and live auctions, an awards presentation and a special gift. Table sponsorships are also available, and all proceeds go toward the conservation of game fish and the promotion of responsible, ethical angling practices. Those unable to attend can still participate in the LIVE AUCTION by sending in proxy bids for desired items.
The SILENT AUCTION is online now and open for bidding at www.bidpal.net/igfa18. Those interested in bidding will have until the real-time close of the event on January 27, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. EST to secure the highest bids for the items of their dreams. Anglers are encouraged to check the online auction often, as new items will be donated all the way up to the date of the big event
For those interested in donating to the IGFA International Auction, you’ll receive exposure to more than 30,000 IGFA members and supporters worldwide. Please contact Andy Saldana at 954-924-4227 or [email protected] to make your auction item donation and help protect world-class sport fishing for generations to come.
Following the excitement of the auctions, attendees will enjoy IGFA’s prestigious annual awards ceremony to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the sport. For the 34th straight year, the IGFA International Auction promises to be an evening to remember.
About the IGFA
Founded in 1939, the IGFA is a non-profit organization committed to the conservation of game fish and the promotion of responsible, ethical angling practices, through science, education, rule making, record keeping and recognition of outstanding accomplishments in the field of angling. The IGFA also maintains worldwide game fish records in freshwater, saltwater, fly fishing and junior angler categories. IGFA members are located in over 100 countries.
Lew's High School Product Grant Program Now Open for Application
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Lew's and the Future Fisherman Foundation (F3) are pleased to announce that the Lew's High School Product Grant Program is now open to receive online applications for 2018 initiatives. Nearly 100 high school fishing clubs across the country took advantage of the program launched last year for the purpose of helping organized teen groups grow their memberships, get involved in community activities and promote conservation awareness.
Officials at F3, a well-known non-profit organization dedicated to youth fishing, liked what they saw in the program's inaugural season and said year two is off to a fast start.
"The Lew's High School Grant Program was instrumental in helping a large number of teams get going last year and we witnessed great use of the products for the right things," said Executive Director Mark Gintert. "The Lew's Mach combos are top-shelf products, so they have been greatly appreciated whether being used for fundraisers, event prizes or
program incentives. Applications are already rolling in for 2018 and we're proudly reviewing and responding quickly."
There are three product award levels - 4, 8 or 12 Mach rod and reel combos, split equally between baitcast and spinning - with application approvals and combos awarded according to club size, activities and conservation involvement.
Lew's funds the product grant program by earmarking a portion of the sales of its Mach rods, reels and combos to support the effort.
"We planned to award up to 1,000 combos for 2017 and we awarded right at that number, but we're looking to grow it this year," said Lew's Senior Vice President of Marketing David May.
"Our company has always been committed to giving back to our industry and I can't think of any group more important to the future of this sport than America's youth. Fishing builds confidence and character, and Lew's is pleased to lead this program," he said.
Any U.S. high school fishing club or team is eligible to apply online between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2018. However, clubs are encouraged to apply early because the application opportunity will close before Sept. 30 if the product allocation is met before then.
For Lew's High School Product Grant Program details, including the online application form, visit Lews.com and Futurefisherman.org.
Bassmaster Classic Boat Order Revealed
After Day 1, the boats will leave the dock in reverse order listed here.
| Flight 1 | ||
| 1 | Brandon | Palaniuk |
| 2 | Jordan | Lee |
| 3 | Jason | Williamson |
| 4 | Kevin | VanDam |
| 5 | Luke | Gritter |
| 6 | Mark | Davis |
| 7 | Brent | Ehrler |
| 8 | Cliff | Pace |
| 9 | Bradley | Roy |
| 10 | Josh | Bertrand |
| 11 | Jacob | Wheeler |
| 12 | Matt | Lee |
| 13 | Caleb | Sumrall |
| 14 | Bobby | Lane |
| 15 | Keith | Combs |
| 16 | Skeet | Reese |
| 17 | Ott | DeFoe |
| 18 | David | Walker |
| 19 | Brandon | Lester |
| 20 | Mark | Daniels |
| 21 | Stanley | Sypeck |
| 22 | Jacob | Foust |
| 23 | Mike | Iaconelli |
| 24 | Edwin | Evers |
| 25 | Rick | Morris |
| 26 | Russ | Lane |
| Flight 2 | ||
| 27 | Marty | Giddens |
| 28 | James | Elam |
| 29 | Steve | Kennedy |
| 30 | Mike | McClelland |
| 31 | Hank | Cherry |
| 32 | Brandon | Coulter |
| 33 | Jesse | Wiggins |
| 34 | Seth | Feider |
| 35 | John | Cox |
| 36 | Clifford | Pirch |
| 37 | Carl | Svebek |
| 38 | Todd | Faircloth |
| 39 | Randy | Howell |
| 40 | Jason | Christie |
| 41 | Micah | Frazier |
| 42 | Jacob | Powroznik |
| 43 | John | Crews |
| 44 | Ryan | Butler |
| 45 | Dustin | Connell |
| 46 | Gerald | Swindle |
| 47 | Jamie | Hartman |
| 48 | Alton | Jones |
| 49 | Casey | Ashley |
| 50 | Aaron | Martens |
| 51 | Greg | Hackney |
| 52 | Luke | Clausen |
Body of Retired Tennessee Tech Professor and Tech Fishing Team Advisor Found in Center Hill Lake
BY LINDSAY MCREYNOLDS - Herald-Citizen Newspaper
The body of a retired Tennessee Tech chemistry professor was recovered just before noon Thursday after he was reported missing following a solo fishing trip Wednesday on Center Hill Lake, according to the TWRA. Scott Northrup, 66, was found in about 33 feet of water in the Florida Branch section of the lake less than 150 yards away from where his boat was recovered.
The boat and life jacket of Northrup were found Wednesday evening according to a friend of Northrup's.
"His truck and trailer were found at the Hurricane boat ramp, and his boat was later recovered from the water around 7:30 p.m.," a release from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency stated Thursday morning.
TWRA and the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office began looking for Northrup after he was reported missing Wednesday evening.
That search resumed this morning with assistance from the DeKalb County Rescue Squad.
"All I know is that the gentleman had put his boat in at Hurricane Bridge boat access, where the bridge crosses the lake at Highway 56," said Dusty Johnson of the DeKalb County Rescue Squad.
Northrup, a professor emeritus of chemistry and faculty advisor to Tech's bass fishing team, taught chemistry at TTU for 35 years and was a recipient of the university's Outstanding Faculty Award in Teaching.
Upon receipt of that award, Northrup was praised by students for his innovations in teaching.
For struggling students, Northrup helped design a seamless transition from the university’s general chemistry class to a more basic fundamentals class. Students who do poorly on the first general chemistry quiz are allowed to immediately transfer to the fundamentals class, according to TTU's Office of Communications and Marketing.
To allow himself more time with students, he created an online system to grade papers automatically in the 1990s, when no such programs existed.
In an email to Tech faculty and staff Thursday morning, TTU President Phil Oldham said, "Scott is a longtime member of the Tech community, making a significant impact in the lives of his students, his colleagues and this university. Authorities are currently searching for him. Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers."
Northrup's friend Jim Brown said in an email to the Herald-Citizen early Thursday morning, "Scott has played in the Trinity praise and worship team for years. I consider him to be the back bone of the team. Please pray for his safe recovery and for him to be brought home to his wife Chris Northrup."
Berkley, Abu Garcia Named Premier Sponsors Of Bassmaster Events
Bassmaster supplied Press Release
Jan. 11, 2018
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Berkley and Abu Garcia, two of Pure Fishing’s global family of quality fishing tackle brands, have signed on as premier sponsors of the Bassmaster Classic and other bass fishing series and events, B.A.S.S. announced today.
Berkley is renewing its premier sponsorship, and Abu Garcia has joined the lineup of top-tier B.A.S.S. sponsors, said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO.
“These two iconic brands are highly respected by our more than 500,000 B.A.S.S. members as well as the millions of fans who follow Bassmaster events in person, online at Bassmaster.com and on ESPN2,” Akin said. “Their sponsorship of the most prestigious bass fishing events in the world makes the statement that Berkley and Abu Garcia are dedicated to serving the most demanding anglers in the sport.”
According to the multiyear agreement, Berkley and Abu Garcia will be listed as premier sponsors of the Bassmaster Classic, Bassmaster Elite Series, Bassmaster Opens Series, B.A.S.S. Nation Series, Bassmaster Team Championship, Bassmaster College Series and Bassmaster High School Series. Berkley, an 80-year-old company that manufacturers fishing line, lures, rods, accessories and other tackle items, has been a premier sponsor of B.A.S.S. events since 2002. Founded in 1921 in Sweden and known by bass anglers for its Revo reels, Abu Garcia is stepping up to the premier sponsorship level for the first time this year.
“Abu Garcia and Berkley are thrilled to continue this relationship with B.A.S.S.,” said Neil Eibeler, CEO of Pure Fishing. “We are always looking for ways to connect with passionate anglers, and this partnership allows us that opportunity. We are committed to fostering growth in the sport of fishing and working with such a renowned organization like B.A.S.S. is a great way for us to do that.”
Berkley also will be title sponsor of the Bassmaster Elite tournament on Kentucky Lake at Paris, Tenn., in May, while Abu Garcia will be presenting sponsor of that event. In addition, Berkley will again sponsor the Berkley Big Bass Award for the heaviest bass weighed in during the Bassmaster Classic. The agreement also entitles Berkley and Abu Garcia to exhibit space at Classic and Elite Series expos and similar venues at each of the tournaments.
The Berkley Bassmaster Elite at Kentucky Lake presented by Abu Garcia will be held May 4-7 and is the fourth of nine regular-season events in the Bassmaster Elite Series, the exclusive, top-tier bass tournament circuit including 111 of the best-known professional anglers in the world. The 2018 series kicks off Feb. 8-11 on Lake Martin, Alabama.
Elite competition will break for the 48th GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Lake Hartwell, South Carolina, March 16-18. Long known as the “Super Bowl of Bass Fishing,” the Classic is a three-day, no-entry-fee championship in which 50 bass anglers will compete for a share of the $1 million purse.
The Classic and Elite Series are covered in television programming on ESPN 2, while on-the-water fishing action from those events are streamed live on Bassmaster.com and ESPN3.
Founded in Montgomery, Ala., in 1968 by Ray Scott, B.A.S.S. celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
About Pure Fishing, Inc.
Pure Fishing, Inc. is a leading global provider of fishing tackle, lures, rods and reels with a portfolio of brands that includes Abu Garcia®, All Star®, Berkley®, Chub™, Fenwick®, Gulp!®, Hardy & Greys™, Hodgman®, Johnson™, Mitchell®, PENN®, Pflueger®, Sébile®, Shakespeare®, SpiderWire®, Stren®, Trilene® and Ugly Stik®. Pure Fishing, Inc. operates in 22 countries with a dedicated workforce conversant in 28 languages. Pure Fishing, Inc., a part of Newell Brands’ strong portfolio of well-known brands, is a leader in developing outdoor and active lifestyle products. Additional information can be found at www.purefishing.com.
About Newell Brands
Newell Brands (NYSE: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Paper Mate®, Sharpie®, Dymo®, EXPO®, Parker®, Elmer’s®, Coleman®, Jostens®, Marmot®, Rawlings®, Irwin®, Lenox®, Oster®, Sunbeam®, FoodSaver®, Mr. Coffee®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products®, Graco®, Baby Jogger®, NUK®, Calphalon®, Rubbermaid®, Contigo®, First Alert®, Waddington and Yankee Candle®. Driven by a sharp focus on the consumer, leading investment in innovation and brands, and a performance-driven culture, Newell Brands helps consumers achieve more where they live, learn, work and play. Additional information about Newell Brands is available on the company’s website, www.newellbrands.com.
About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 500,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2), social media programs and events. For 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.
The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Magellan Outdoors, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.
Former B.A.S.S. owner Jim Copeland Passes Away.
Story & Photo provided by bassmaster.com
NORCROSS, Ga. — Jim Copeland, one of three men who purchased B.A.S.S. from ESPN in 2010, has died. Copeland passed away Monday, following a short illness, at his home in Peachtree Corners, Ga., where he was surrounded by his family.
An avid bass fisherman, Copeland was a partner with Don Logan and Jerry McKinnis in buying B.A.S.S., LLC. A former global CEO of Deloitte, the international financial services firm, Copeland was a leader in community service as well as business. He was a board member of United Way International and served on the board of the 9/11 Memorial Fund, which raised more than $400 million of private funds for victims of the attack.
He was known for his leadership in diversity and enhancing the role of women in business, especially in the firms where he worked. In retirement, he joined the boards of Coca Cola Enterprises, Equifax, Time Warner Cable, and ConocoPhillips. He was both a senior fellow at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a Global Scholar at Georgia State University.
He is survived by his wife Patricia; his two sons, James Edwin Copeland, III (Trip) of Atlanta and David Watson Copeland and his wife Darcy F. Copeland of Peachtree Corners; and five grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, Copeland wished for donations to be sent to Norcross Cooperative Ministries, 2275 Mitchell Road, Norcross, GA 30071; www.norcross-op.org.
