15-yr-old angler lands 7-lb bass on 4-lb line!

Courtney McCullough had a career day fishing with StarBrite Pro Patrick Pierce at Bienville Plantation's newest hot spot, Thomas Lake. The 15-year-old tossed pink trick worms on 4-lb fluorocarbon line and hauled-in dozens of bass, including the biggest of the day at 7.1 pounds and another that weighed 5.75. Her biggest 5 would have easily weighed over 20.

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David Blanton and James Clark win the Goodyear Bass Club Shearon Harris Event

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This was a snow makeup day for the first tournament that was scheduled on 2/26/2015. 

We had a good turnout with 16 boats. The bite was on, and there were 16 fish that were over 20 inches weighed in!!!

Our next tournament is at Kerr Lake, on April 14th, at Hibernia Landing from Safe Light - 3pm. 

Come out and join us, and tell a friend!

 

1st place team of David Blanton and James Clark 

1st place team of David Blanton and James Clark

 

2nd Place Team of Kent Brewer and Jason Dew 

2nd Place Team of Kent Brewer and Jason Dew

 

3rd Place team of Jason Bullard and Michael Lewis 

3rd Place team of Jason Bullard and Michael Lewis

 

7.82 Lb BF caught by Bill Faircloth and Billy Pankey 

7.82 Lb BF caught by Bill Faircloth and Billy Pankey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Results are as follows: 

1st Place

David Blanton & James Clark

4 Fish

20.94lbs 

2nd Place

Kent Brewer & Jason Dew

3 Fish

17.66lbs 

3rd Place

Jason Bullard & Michael Lewis

3 Fish

13.79lbs 

Big Fish

Bill Faircloth & Billy Pankey

7.82lbs

 

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CBC Jordan Lake Wrap Up with Tournament Director Brett Collins

CBC Toournament Director Brett Collins joins us after another great day for the CBC and the 103 that showed up to fish for the $8000 first place prize. 11 bags over 20 Lbs was more than impressive-up next week, SANTEE!!

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CBC Jordan Lake Champs David Wright and Jeff Coble join us after their $8000 day!!

Any time David Wright and Jeff Coble fish a tournament, there's a pretty good chance they are going to make some noise. Sat on Jordan was one of those days, as they hauled in 23.52 Lbs and took home yet another big win...here is what they had to say post weigh-in.

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Great Easter Weekend for David Wright and Jeff Coble as they win the CBC on Jordan

103 Teams showed up this Easter weekend for the CBC Tournament on Jordan Lake. As usual, there were some great limits brought in and a whopping 9 LB BF!! Jeff Coble and David Wright had 5 fish that weighed 23.52 Lbs and took home $8000. We are now at the mid-point of the season with Santee coming up next Sat. Congtrats to all the anglers who came out and Happy Easter Weekend to all. Full results are below the pictures:

 

CBC Jordan Champ David Wright holds up some of his teams 23.52 Lb Sack!  

CBC Jordan Champ David Wright holds up some of his teams 23.52 Lb Sack!

 

3rd Place Angler Steve Gardner holds up some of their prize catches Sat! 

3rd Place Angler Steve Gardner holds up some of their prize catches Sat!

 

Team Blanton raises their near 20 Lb StringerTeam Blanton raises their near 20 Lb Stringer

 

CBC Jordan BF Didn't dissapoint-9.20 LBS! 

CBC Jordan BF Didn't dissapoint-9.20 LBS!

 

Another Look at this Jordan BF Beast...Another Look at this Jordan BF Beast...

 

 

 

Place Team Name Team # Fish       Weighed Net             Weight Big Fish Points Winnings
1 Jeff Coble - David Wright 88 5 23.520 8.390 310 $8,000
2 Robert Osborne - Bobby Osborne 74 5 22.680 0.000 309 $3,200
3 Chuck Bolton - Steve Gardner 51 5 22.170 0.000 308 $2,000
4 brian morgan - anthony Lutz 20 5 22.090 0.000 307 $1,500
5 Don Sprinkle - Wayne Skipworth 46 5 22.050 0.000 306 $1,000
6 Derick Livingston - Jonathan Spivey 89 5 21.750 6.780 305 $800
7 Dave Murdock - Tony Fofi 32 5 21.290 0.000 304 $600
8 Todd Walters - Jason Threadgill 77 5 21.090 0.000 303 $550
9 Tommy Williams - Thomas Hardwick 4 5 20.790 0.000 302 $500
10 Steve Sink - Tony Foster 64 5 20.420 0.000 301 $450
11 john drew - mitch drew 83 5 20.110 0.000 300 $375
12 David Blanton - William Blanton 81 5 19.850 6.530 299 $350
13 Dennis Reedy - Jeffrey Thomas 75 5 19.670 6.960 298 $325
14 Brian McDonald - billy bledsoe 91 5 18.940 0.000 297 $275
15 Danny Nifong - Matthew Nifong 3 5 18.050 0.000 296 $250
16 Jeremi Beatty - Clint Benbow 43 5 17.760 0.000 295 $225
17 Roger Hoover - Scott Hamrick 8 5 16.910 0.000 294 $200
18 Stump Bledsoe - Glenn Elliott 26 5 15.650 4.650 293
19 Robert Mixon - Robert Lambert 31 4 15.190 7.330 292
20 Stephen Griggs - Rodney Sorrell 49 5 14.680 0.000 291
21 Jesse Wise - Jonathan Phillips 37 4 14.230 0.000 290
22 Brian Hall - Doug Stallings 6 3 13.990 7.270 289
23 Vinston Nettles - Ramon Stockham 80 5 13.110 0.000 288
24 Brandon McLeod - Allen Parker 100 5 12.800 0.000 287
25 Wayne Hauser - Anthony Rife 58 4 12.710 0.000 286
26 Dale Surrett - Lee Endicott 10 2 12.480 7.870 285
27 Chris McDuffie - Greg Creech 62 4 12.470 0.000 284
28 Jason Quinn - Tony Colacurcio 11 3 12.300 0.000 283
29 Michael Kinard - Tony Lambert 24 3 12.300 0.000 282
30 Troy Searcy - Lynn Fox 102 3 12.080 0.000 281
31 James Wall - Jimmy Wall 61 5 12.030 0.000 280
32 Gary Love - Ricky Todd 69 5 11.720 0.000 279
33 Scott Threadgill - Dwayne Saunders 67 5 11.670 0.000 278
34 Lee Williams - Andrew Smith 23 3 11.440 0.000 277
35 Kevin Beverley - Tyler Faggart 18 2 11.430 7.230 276
36 Denny Parunak - Tony Blevins 21 3 11.410 0.000 275
37 Steven Austin - Roger Wood 95 4 11.310 0.000 274
38 Dan Funderburk - Rod Cozart 68 3 11.260 0.000 273
39 Gordon Smith - Lawrence Schuster 98 3 11.230 0.000 272
40 Charlie Hanshaw - Jeffrey Hanshaw 7 4 11.000 0.000 271
41 Jackie Reilly - Butch Drew 57 4 10.780 0.000 270
42 Todd Sumner - Robert Parrish 54 4 10.710 0.000 269
43 George Lambeth - Ron Wolfarth 94 4 10.420 0.000 268
44 Wayne Ingram - Chris Brown 27 4 10.320 0.000 267
45 Chris Clark - Matthew Burrill 96 2 9.660 0.000 266
46 Cory Leonard - Paul Rigsbee 29 2 9.570 0.000 265
47 Jeremy Sabo - dale campo 16 3 9.550 0.000 264
48 Bryan Welch - Mark Inman 30 3 9.360 6.080 263
49 Eric Moser - Mark Beck 50 2 9.040 0.000 262
50 Thomas Gavin - Bobby Winn 15 2 9.020 9.020 261
51 Jerry Lineberger - Shane Lineberger 60 4 9.000 0.000 260
52 Graham Rushing - Artie Phillips 25 3 8.850 4.680 259
53 Brad Staley - David Farrington 47 3 8.670 0.000 258
54 Scott Henley - Dean Minor 5 1 8.390 0.000 257
55 Parks Jones - Daniel Hill 63 3 8.060 0.000 256
56 Rick Davis 9 2 7.870 6.330 255
57 Jason Wilson - Kelly Logan 35 2 7.790 0.000 254
58 John Gutierrez - Larry Mckissick 87 3 7.650 0.000 253
59 Rick Dunstan - Rich Szczerbala 103 3 7.380 0.000 252
60 Michael Webster - Guy Eaker 55 2 5.920 0.000 251
61 Jerry Cross - Bryce Owen 78 3 5.870 0.000 250
62 Brent Berry - Steve Shaw 82 2 5.420 3.840 249
63 Greg Osborne - Wyatt Blevins 86 2 5.260 0.000 248
64 Chuck Morton - Kevin Sheppard 39 2 5.230 0.000 247
65 John McClelland - Eric Schell 40 2 5.090 0.000 246
66 Tony Davis - Heath Pait 28 2 5.080 0.000 245
67 Brendon Schneider - Kyle James 41 2 3.990 0.000 244
68 Stacey Richards - Brian Triplett 99 2 3.940 0.000 243
69 Tyler Hoopaugh - Chris Hoopaugh 34 1 3.830 0.000 242
70 Robin Parker - Frank Letto 97 1 3.460 0.000 241
71 Michael Cribb - Roger Cribb 17 2 3.170 0.000 240
72 Mac McLean - Brett McLean 56 1 2.040 0.000 239
73 Keith Speece - Wendell Ireland 19 1 1.640 0.000 238
74 Adam Waters - Dylan Fulk 101 1 1.460 0.000 237
75 Mike Scott - Tommy Thompson 1 0 0.000 0.000 236
76 Scott Faulkner - TONY BREWER 2 0 0.000 0.000 235
77 Richard Greene - Kent Brewer's 12 0 0.000 0.000 234
78 Randy Carr - Joey Davis 13 0 0.000 0.000 233
79 Bill Grier - Robby Byrum 14 0 0.000 0.000 232
80 STEVE UPCHURCH - Jeff Hodges 22 0 0.000 0.000 231
81 John Martin - Christopher Allard 33 0 0.000 0.000 230
82 Barry Bost - Scottie Smith 36 0 0.000 0.000 229
83 Rich Trick - Matthew Cashion 38 0 0.000 0.000 228
84 Jim Britt - Ronnie Britt 42 0 0.000 0.000 227
85 Dwayne Hughes - Micheal Gibson 44 0 0.000 0.000 226
86 Wesley Cashwell - Shane Doughtie 45 0 0.000 0.000 225
87 Duke Denison - Jamie Denison 48 0 0.000 0.000 224
88 Jimmy Cummings - Dean Collins 52 0 0.000 0.000 223
89 Randy Weddington - Ronnie Smith 53 0 0.000 0.000 222
90 Mike Branch - Brian Branch 59 0 0.000 0.000 221
91 Mike Davis - Gerald Ritchie 65 0 0.000 0.000 220
92 Robin Collins - Ronnie White 66 0 0.000 0.000 219
93 Calton Hall - Jason Suggs 70 0 0.000 0.000 218
94 Mark Lamb - Robert Griswold 71 0 0.000 0.000 217
95 Eric Self - Tyler Beam 72 0 0.000 0.000 216
96 Brandon Sykes 73 0 0.000 0.000 215
97 Reginald Pickett - Larry Kirk 76 0 0.000 0.000 214
98 Chris Albright - Wiley Jr Nifong 79 0 0.000 0.000 213
99 Marvin Godard - Trevor Holman 84 0 0.000 0.000 212
100 David Winters - Russell Winters 85 0 0.000 0.000 211
101 Stacy Metz - Douglas McLean 90 0 0.000 0.000 210
102 Dale Duncan - Donnie Woody 92 0 0.000 0.000 209
103 Tim Emory - Tim Parker 93 0 0.000 0.000 208

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Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Trail Qualifier #3 Results - Shearon Harris

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Well, things are starting to get back to normal weatherwise bringing a large crowd to fish the PBC Qualifer #3 at 
Shearon Harris. We did get a break in the weather today, but it was still cold in the morning at 35 degrees but 
pretty nice towards days end with about 55. Wind, however, was the factor today with 5 to 15 mph then some gusts 
up to about 20. Water temps ranged from 55 to 59 depending on the area fished. Most of the 65 teams said the 
bite was pretty shallow and many of the bass were seen in 1 to 2 foot of water in the shade of the grass beds which 
means the spawn is coming soon!

      Kevin Beverly & Tyler Faggart took their first win this year with 5 bass weighing a total of 27.46 lbs. along with 
1st place TWT for a total of $2,333 in winnings. Greyson Barefoot & Aaron Johnson took 2nd place with 4 fish 
weighing 22.07 lbs. They also won the Big Fish Award (7.98 lbs.) and 2nd Place TWT for a grand total of $2,141. 
2nd Place Big Fish (7.98 lbs.) was caught by the team of Jerry Marshburn & Chuck Byrd (7.93 lbs.) netting them 
$384 in cash.
      100 fish were weighed in for a total of 355 pounds for an average of 3.56 lbs. each. There were a lot more bass 
caught that could not be weighed in because of the slot limit rule on Harris. Most of the fish were caught on 
plastics and jerk baits with a few on topwater.
      I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail.
     Coming up April 4th will be the Cashion Fishing Rods Spring Team Bass Mini Trail Q#3 at Shearon Harris. On 
the following weekend we have a double header, the Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail 
Qualifier #4 on April 11th At Falls Lake and the Qualifier #2 on April 12th at Jordan Lake which is the makeup 
date for the that event that was supposed to be held on March 14th.
     All the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Kevin Beverly & Tyler Faggart of Raleigh...5 bass...27.46 lbs...$1,248
2nd Place: Greyson Barefoot & Aaron Johnson of Dunn...4 bass...22.07 lbs...$780
3rd Place: Ricky Petty & Billy Cobb of Gibsonville & Brown Summit...5 bass...19.56 lbs...$520
4th Place: Jaime Fajardo & Josh Hooks of Fuquay Varina & Apex...5 bass...18.79 lbs...$468
5th Place: Josh High & Thomas Elliott of Wilmington & Lake Waccamaw...4 bass...15.14 lbs...$416
6th Place: Glen Stephenson of Raleigh...3 bass...13.77 lbs...$364
7th Place: Jerry Marshburn & Chuck Byrd of Sanford...2 bass...13.58 lbs...$312
8th Place: Brad Crabtree & Jared Thaxton of Winston Salem & Creedmoor...3 bass...13.34 lbs...$260
9th Place: Vinston Nettles & Jasper of Pittsboro...3 bass...12.45 lbs...$216
10th Place: Chris & H.T. Eakins of Selma & Angier...4 bass...12.43 lbs...$200
11th Place: Bobby & David Matthews of Durham...4 bass...12.01 lbs...$162
12th Place: Justin McBrayer & Shawn Collins of Carthage...3 bass...11.43 lbs...$150
13th Place: Tony Woodard & Scott Smith of Four Oaks & Apex...2 bass...11.02 lbs...$104

1st Place Big Fish..2nd Place Team above...7.98 lbs...$$896
2nd Place Big Fish..7th Place Team above...7.93 lbs...$384
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above...27.46 lbs...$1,085
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above: 22.07 lbs...$465
Tow Boats US Award: Kevin Beverly of Raleigh : $50
 

Contact Information:
Phil McCarson...Tournament Director---922 Valetta Rd.---Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected] website: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

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Heavyweight Weigh-In Predicted For Carolinas Bass Challenge On Jordan Lake Saturday

Look for some heavy bags to be weighed in the Carolinas Bass Challenge North Carolina Division tournament on Jordan Lake Saturday, according to an angler who knows the lake well.

“It will definitely take 25 pounds-plus to win it,” said Dave Murdock, who lives in Sanford, N.C., just 15 minutes from the lake. “Jordan has got some whopper fish in it and there are always some 30-pound sacks weighed in the spring.”

What is phenomenal, Murdock said, is that kind of big bass bonanza carries right on into the summer.

“You can catch them in Jordan. There are 25-pound stringers weighed in the summer.”

Although Murdock and teammate Tony Fofi normally fish the CBC South Carolina Division tournaments, they plan to fish Lake Jordan Saturday because it is so close to where they live.

“I used to live in Sumter (S.C.) and have fished those South Carolina lakes for years,” Murdock said. “We decided to fish the Jordan Lake tournament because we usually do fairly well on the lake.”

Murdock obviously knows South Carolina's Lake Wateree pretty well, too. He and Fofi weighed in a five-bass limit at 25 pounds even to win the March 7 CBC-SC on Wateree, earning a $12,500 payday – $10,000 for first place plus $2,500 for the Highest Finishing Skeeter Bonus.

Although he did not get a chance to pre-practice on Jordan Lake and it is off limits the week before the tournament, Murdock said the bass are probably the same as everywhere else at this point – up shallow, either spawning or looking to spawn.

“We typically fish the backs of main lake pockets,” he said, “because we feel we have a better opportunity to catch the spawning and pre-spawn fish there.”

Murdock said he and Fofi will target sunken timber in those pockets.

“The water in Jordan raises and lowers anywhere from 3 to 20 feet in a matter of a couple of days, so there are a lot of floating logs and a lot of times they settle in the backs of the pockets and some of them end up sunken there,” he said.

“We usually give the fish a one-two punch. We both don't fish the same lure unless it is just absolutely the same thing that is catching fish,” Murdock said. “We throw different things to give them a different look, mainly plastics and jigs, with probably some spinnerbaits and a little topwater early in the morning.”

Saturday's weigh-in should be exciting with a lot of 5-pound, maybe even 6-pound, averages for a five-fish limit.

 

Carolinas Bass Challenge - North Carolina Division

Sat, Apr 4, 2015

Jordan Lake - NC

Farrington Access

Call Brett Collins 803-413-7521

www.carolinasbasschallenge.com

 

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Sergeant Major Jamey Caldwell Signs With Strike King Pro Staff; Embarks On 2Nd Career

Strike King Promotes Sergeant Major Jamey Caldwell to National Pro Staff Team

Strike King Lure Company announces the addition Jamey Caldwell of Carthage, NC to the national Strike King Pro staff.  Allan Ranson Chief Operating Officer says, “I have known Jamey for 5 years and it is rare to find someone who puts as much energy and effort into whatever he is doing to be the best that he can be.  He is an expert on technology used for fishing and all the equipment and has lots experience with product development.  He is an accomplished angler, is great at giving seminars and is active on all forms of social media.” 

 

Becoming a bass pro is a second career and a dream for Jamey.  In December 2014 he retired from a 21-year career in the U. S. Army. Most of his first 7 years were in the 75th Ranger Regiment and then he spent 14 years in an Elite Special Operations unit at Ft. Bragg, NC.  The majority of his career was spent fighting the War on Terror.  He was too humble to share but from his official military records it shows that during this time he was deployed 14 times to various theaters for combat operations.  He received 8 Bronze Stars (2 with Valor), 3 Defense Meritorious Service Medals, 1 Meritorious Service Medal, 2 Army Commendation Medals (1 with valor), 16 other medals and 11 other awards as well as a long list of training courses and expertise in many areas.  After being a Tier One Operator for so long he is now ready to pick up a fishing rod full time!

 

“The characteristics of the men that achieve this highest level of military training and achievement uniquely position them for success at whatever they choose to do.  They have the drive, smarts and energy to win,” says Ranson.  “I have seen Jamey take these traits into his fishing, even win a tournament right after a deployment on which he did his pre-fish planning while in Iraq!  He has infectious energy and is fun to be around.  We want to help him fulfill his dream and know that he will be a tough competitor on the water and a great ambassador for our Company.  This year he will be fishing the Southern and Northern B.A.S.S. Opens with the hopes of qualifying for the ELITES.  “Elite” is a good word to describe Jamey so I expect it to happen!”

 

Says Jamey, “While serving in a Special Operations unit I was provided with the best tools available to do my job.  Now Strike King is arming me with the best lures on the market to fish at the Elite level.  It is a great privilege to be part of such an amazing company and I am honored to represent them.  The road to the Elite series is not going to be an easy one but nothing I have chosen to do in life has been easy.”

 

More information on the Strike King product line, please visit www.strikeking.com , or your preferred retailer of fishing products.

 

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Toyota Texas Bass Classic Field Set

QUITMAN, TX (April 1, 2015) – The Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC) will feature 35 of the world’s best anglers Memorial Day Weekend, May 23 – 25, 2015 on Lake Fork in Quitman, Texas. Highlights from the field include 3-time TTBC winner and defending champion, Keith Combs and 2015 Bassmaster Classic Champion, Casey Ashley.

The 2015 final field is made up of the top 15 anglers in 2014 Angler of the Year points from both the FLW and Bass Elite Series. Other notable anglers include 2014 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year, Greg Hackney, 2013 recipient and 2014 runner-up Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Aaron Martens, and Andy Morgan, 2014 and 2013 FLW Tour Angler of the Year.

“This is one of the strongest and most talented fields we’ve ever had,” said Lenny Francoeur, Tournament Director. “We shattered records during last years’ event and with yet another star studded field; we could be looking at rewriting those records this Memorial Day on Lake Fork.”

The field boasts a combined 190 wins, 19 Angler of the Year Awards, 19 Majors and over $56 million in career earnings. In addition to 30 professional anglers there are 4 sponsor exemptions which include Mike Iaconelli, Kelly Jordon, Terry Scroggins and Kevin VanDam and defending champion, Keith Combs.

“The TTBC is the tournament I look forward to above all others each year,” said Keith Combs “As a native Texan, it was a dream come true to win my third TTBC title last year and I cannot wait to return to the incredible Lake Fork, with the best anglers in the world, to defend my title in May.”

Along with the coveted title of TTBC Champion, the anglers will be battling it out for two additional awards: the Toyota Tundra Big Bass Award and the LEER Heavy Weight Award. The Toyota Tundra Big Bass Award is new to the 2015 event. The angler who catches the single heaviest fish from any of the three days of the competition will win a 2015 Toyota Tundra. The LEER Heavy Weight Award is awarded to the angler with the heaviest total weight of fish from any of the three days of the tournament will win a LEER truck cap.

2015 Toyota Texas Bass Classic final field:

Matt Arey                     Shelby, North Carolina

Casey Ashley                Donalds, South Carolina

Jason Christie               Park Hill, Oklahoma

Keith Combs                Huntington, Texas

John Crews                   Salem, Virginia

Mark Davis                   Mount Ida, Arkansas

Brent Ehrler                 Redlands, California

Todd Faircloth              Jasper, Texas

Shinichi Fukae             Palestine, Texas

Greg Hackney               Gonzales, Louisiana

Matthew Herren           Trussville, Alabama

Brett Hite                     Phoenix, Arizona

Mike Iaconelli               Runnemede, New Jersey

Kelly Jordon                 Mineola, Texas

Chris Lane                    Guntersville, Alabama

Jared Lintner                Arroyo Grande, California

Justin Lucas                 Guntersville, Alabama

Aaron Martens              Leeds, Alabama

Scott Martin                 Clewiston, Florida

Cody Meyer                  Auburn, California

Andy Morgan               Dayton, Tennessee

Chad Morgenthaler       Coulterville, Illinois

Michael Neal                Dayton, Tennessee

Brandon Palaniuk         Rathdrum, Idaho

Jacob Powroznik           Port Haywood, Virginia

Dean Rojas                   Lake Havasu, Arizona

Mark Rose                    West Memphis, Arkansas

Shad Scheneck             Waynetown, Indiana

Terry Scroggins            Palatka, Florida

Wesley Strader              Spring City, Tennessee

Gerald Swindle             Warrior, Alabama

Randall Tharp               Port Saint Joe, Florida

Bryan Thrift                 Shelby, North Carolina

Kevin VanDam             Kalamazoo, Michigan

Jacob Wheeler              Indianapolis, Indiana

 

About the Tournament: The Toyota Texas Bass Classic is a world-class bass fishing tournament, featuring the top 35 bass anglers in the world, and a festival that includes exceptional entertainment and a variety of family and industry activities. This three-day event will take place Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25, 2015 on Lake Fork in Quitman, Texas.

 

Events / Entertainment: Extraordinary live music and events that will appeal to the whole family. This will include a variety of games and activities at the Brookshire’s Outdoor Adventures Area, incredible food and a fishing industry expo, featuring seminars and the latest in fishing equipment, gear and accessories.

 

Charity: Proceeds benefit the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. For more information click here to visit the Texas Parks & Wildlife page. www.tpwd.state.tx.us

 

Current sponsors: Toyota, Bass Pro Shops, Nitro Boats, Wood County Industrial Commission, Anheuser-Busch, LEER Truck Caps, The Coca-Cola Company, Tellespen, GoPro, HOLT CAT, JBL, GEICO, Brookshire’s Grocery Company, Kim’s Convenience Store, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Allied Waste Systems, Peoples Telephone Cooperative, TLC Media, Tyler Morning Telegraph, 105.7 KYKX, The Ranch KKUS 104.1, KMOO 99.9 & Sabine River Authority.

 

For additional information, visit ToyotaTexasBassClassic.com or call 1-866-907-0143.

 

For volunteer application, visit http://www.toyotatexasbassclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2015-Volunteer-Application.pdf

 

Make sure to “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for tournament news, updates, contests and more!

 

RESOURCES:
Facebook.com/ToyotaTexasBassClassic
Twitter @TxBassClassic

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Timing Of Elite Tournament Could Change Robinson's Luck On Lake Guntersville

Marty Robinson has had a lot of experience fishing Lake Guntersville – not much of it good. But he is hoping the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on the Alabama Lake April 9-12 will be a major turning point in that history of mostly bad tournaments.

“Guntersville seems to be one of my toughest lakes to figure out in the past,” said the elite Series pro from Lyman, S.C. “I am hoping all that will change one of these days – hopefully next week.”

And, he said, timing of the tournament could play a major role in a reversal of his fortunes on the lake.

“The last two times we were there it has been more like post-spawn and the fish had pretty much got off the banks and grouped up good. There were a handful of guys who found that one spot loaded with a school of 3- and 4-pound fish.”

This time it should be different, he said. The fish should be more in a spawning mode and still on the banks.

“I think it's probably prime time spawning going on down there right now. I don't feel like a lot of them will have come off the beds and got grouped up on those post-spawn places like before, so I think the guys depending on that will struggle a little to find places holding groups of big fish.”

Robinson said he will leave for Guntersville Sunday after church.

“I will take my boys to church for Easter Sunday and then they will be out for spring break next week so my wife and kids are going down there with me. That will be good.”

One he gets into practice the first of the week, Robinson said he will tie on some moving baits – spinnerbaits and swimbaits – so he can cover a lot of water and try to find a little stretch or two where some fish are spawning.

“I think most of the fish will be on the bank, either trying to spawn or cruising and looking for a places to spawn, so I will go from there and target those places where fish are trying to spawn.” he said.

 

Diet Mountain Dew Bassmaster Elite Series

Apr 9-12, 2015

LAKE: Lake Guntersville

Guntersville City Harbor

www.bassmaster.com

 

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Shriners Hold Dogwood Bass Tournament On Lake Norman To Help Kids In Hospital

The Lake Norman Shrine Club is a small organization – about 40 members – and they don't even have a permanent meeting place, but over the past 35 years they have raised nearly half a million dollars for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville, S.C.

They have raised that money by holding a bass tournament on Lake Norman a little bit at a time, some years $7,000 or $8,000, some other years up to $12,000 to $15,000. Not bad for a group of hard working Shriners who are not actually bass fishermen themselves.

And they do it on a shoestring, depending on local businesses and individuals to donate $100 to $250 each to support the effort for the children. With no major sponsors and no boat to give to the winners, it's hard to compete with the myriad of other tournaments held on Lake Norman, said Shrine Club tournament organizer Bill Cork of Denver, N.C.

The Lake Norman Shrine Club will hold the 36th annual Dogwood Bass Tournament on Lake Norman out of Midway Marina Saturday. It is the longest-running charity tournament held on the lake.

Entry fee is $100 per team with and additional optional big fish pot. The total guaranteed purse is $5,500, Cork said, with $2,500 for first place down to $100 for 10th place. The last two years the tournament has drawn 72 boats, he said.

So far, Cork said, the club is running about $800 short on sponsor donations, so there is plenty of opportunity for local businesses to promote their company while helping the children in need with a small donation.

“In the last few years if we are close to an even figure our club just sticks in the rest of the money,” Cork said. “The Shriners Hospital is currently helping over 280 children from the Catawba and surrounding areas.”

Cork also noted that all proceeds above the payout for the tournament goes to the hospital because Shriners can't put a price on what they do for kids, so they do it for free.

 

LAKE NORMAN SHRINE CLUB DOGWOOD BASS TOURNAMENT

Apr 3-4, 2015

Lake Norman

Midway Marina

Call William Cork at (704) 516-0506

 

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AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh places 3rd at BFL on Wylie-Full results here!

Solid turnout this past Sat for the BFL on Lake Wylie...........AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh placed 3rd and took home$1450 after placing 7th at the Rayovac on Guntersville the week before. Congrats to Todd Walters on his big win. Notice that we had 4 anglers weigh-in the exact same amount at 16 Lbs..thats pretty unusual!

 

PLACE Angler City/State Day 1
WT (Fish)		 WINNINGS
1 TODD WALTERS KERNERSVILLE, NC 17 - 2 (5) $4,350
2 JOHN MCDONALD THOMASVILLE, NC 16 - 12 (5) $2,175
3 ROB DIGH DENVER, NC 16 - 8 (5) $1,451
4 JAY KEITH CAMDEN, SC 16 - 3 (5) $942
4 BRIAN TRAVIS CONOVER, NC 16 - 3 (5) $942
6 JAMES BUCHANAN MONROE, NC 16 - 2 (5) $761
6 ERIC MOSER SALISBURY, NC 16 - 2 (5) $761 + Big Bass: $615
8 JD BARBER CHARLOTTE, NC 16 - 0 (5) $549
8 CHRISTOPHER BROWN LEXINGTON, NC 16 - 0 (5) $549
8 KLAUS HADSCHIN GRANITE FALLS, NC 16 - 0 (5) $549
8 DAVID WILLIAMS MAIDEN, NC 16 - 0 (5) $549
12 RUSSELL WINTERS ROCK HILL, SC 15 - 14 (5) $420
13 JEFFREY QUEEN CATAWBA, NC 15 - 7 (5) $406
14 TODD SOSEBEE BESSEMER CITY, NC 15 - 4 (5) $384
15 FABIUS MITCHELL CHARLOTTE, NC 15 - 2 (5) $362
16 DUSTIN CLONTZ ALBEMARLE, NC 14 - 15 (5) $348
17 SCOTT HAMRICK DENVER, NC 14 - 14 (5) $333
18 BRIAN HOLDER GASTONIA, NC 14 - 13 (5) $319
19 DONALD HINSON LUGOFF, SC 14 - 12 (5) $297
19 ZACH VINSON GAFFNEY, SC 14 - 12 (5) $297
21 KENNETH HUNTLEY MATTHEWS, NC 14 - 8 (5) $279
21 CHRIS MYATT CORNELIUS, NC 14 - 8 (5) $279
23 WAYNE KING SUMTER, SC 14 - 4 (5) $264
23 TRENT PARDUE TROY, NC 14 - 4 (5) $264

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Les Wesberry wins the Oakley Big Bass Tournament on Clarks Hill-full results and pic here!

Great turnout for the Oakly Big Bass Event on Clarks Hill this past weekend as 502 anglers showed up for this big event! Less Wesberry hauled in an 8.10 LB big bass that netted him a $30,000 boat-motor-trailer pkg. Congrats to Wes and all the other participating anglers who also brought in some impressive fish. Looks like the Hill is back!

Les Wesberry weighing in his 30k Bass on Clarks Hill! 

Les Wesberry weighing in his 30k Bass on Clarks Hill!

 

 

 

Leaders

Rank Angler Weight
1 LESS WESBERRY 8.10
2 JIMMY FARRER 8.07
3 GERALD MOSS 7.79
4 TOMMY STEPHENSON 7.41
5 JOHN LUNDEEN 7.23
6 JOSH HOLLEY 7.07
7 CHARLES PHILLIPS 7.05
8 BOB BURNETT 7.00
9 AL SMITH 6.97
9 DANNY MINNICH 6.97

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Rodney and Clay Sisk win the Long View Lions Club Tournament on Hickory with 25.05

Today the Long View Lions Club held our 6th annual team bass tournament. Early morning daybreak temperatures dipping below freezing and a stiff NW breeze faced 34 angling teams for today's event with high temperatures reaching high 40's at weigh-in time.

Anglers produces many impressive bags of 5 five limits, here are the results as follows. Top Adult Child Team Chad McKinney and Colby Edwards with 5.39 pound catch earning the pair $150.00. Top Senior Citizen Team Tim Hollar and Bob Killian with 4.27 earning the pair $150.00. Top Man and Woman team Lori and Dalton Edwards 6.82 earning them $150.00. Top teams for the day Rick Hedrick and Bob Bolick weighed in 5 bass with a total weight of 19.32 earning them $150.00. Tony and Alex Sanders weighed in a five bass limit weighing in at 19.32 earning them $300.00, Second place went to Vince and Mark Parker brought a five bass limit to the scales weighing 19.50 earning them $500.00. Fist place Rodney and Clay Sisk brought 5 bass to the scales weighing 25.05 as well as big bass of the day 6.86 earning the big fish pot of $500.00 and $1000.00. The Long View Lions club would like to thank all the angling teams that came out today and supported Lions club. With a big special thank you to all of our sponsors Rotary Drill Service, Steve White Motors, Cargo Transporters, Paramount Kia, Randy Marion Sav-A-Lot, Carolina Windshield, Landis Insurance Group and Mt View Home and Garden.

First Place team of Rodney and Clay Sisk

First Place team of Rodney and Clay Sisk

 

2nd place team of Vance and Mark Parker

2nd place team of Vance and Mark Parker

 

3rd place team-Tie

3rd place team-Tie

 

BF of the day came in at 6.86 Lbs!

BF of the day came in at 6.86 Lbs!

 

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Fishing for a Cure Champions Ray and Stephen Barge-talk about their 24+ Lb winning Sack!

Tournament Champions Stephen and Ray Barge talk abotut their dominant pattern and how surprised they were at the number of 20+ Lb bags on a cold-blue bird sky day............

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Fishing for a Cure MC Mark Menendez spends some time with us prior to the weigh-in on Kentucky Lake!

Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Mark Menendez joins us prior to what turns out to be a fantastic weigh-in at the 1st ever Fishing for a Cure Tournament on Kentucky Lake. We have to give Mark credit-he predicted they would slay them-and they did!!

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Father-son Barga team win the Fish for a Cure Tournament on Kentucky Lake-Pics and Full results here!

Fantastic first time Tournament on Kentucky Lake raising money for cancer and all those effected across our great nation. 50 Terams turned out in frigid temps to launch in mid 20's temps to go and fish on what turned out to be a blue bird sky day. Now normally, blue bird sky's sometimes mean not many great sacks.............until this past Sat. The winning team of Ray and Stephen Barge hauled in 24+, which was just enough to win the $3500 first place prize. Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Mark Menendez MC'd the weigh-in and did a tremendosu job. This lake is full of giant Smallmouth and Largemouth-really amazing. Here are some pic's from the weigh-in with full results attached. Great job by all involved and so glad we were able to see what Kentucky Lake is all about!

 

Fishing for a Cure Kentucky Lake Champs Stephen and Ray BargeFishing for a Cure Kentucky Lake Champs Stephen and Ray Barge

 

How about these Largmouth on Ky Lake Sat?? 

How about these Largmouth on Ky Lake Sat??

 

2nd Place Team of Logan and Jeffrey Thomas with 23.60 Lbs! 

2nd Place Team of Logan and Jeffrey Thomas with 23.60 Lbs!

 

Smallmouth Rule at the 1st Annual Fishing for a Cure Tourament on Ky Lake!Smallmouth Rule at the 1st Annual Fishing for a Cure Tourament on Ky Lake!

 

 

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Johnston and Newberry win the TTT on Lake Ray Roberts with 25+-full results here!

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by Brett Carlson 
Stephen Johnston & Dicky Newberry

 

Stephen Johnston and Dicky Newberry are accustomed to seeing their names at or near the top of a bass tournament leaderboard. Many of those wins and high finishes have come on their home waters of Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend. But Lake Ray Roberts, the site of the third Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela's event, is a long ways from home. Ironically, the two put together their best performance of the season as many of the 243 teams struggled with high pressure conditions.

 

Heading out this morning as boat No. 78, Johnston and Newberry knew it was going to be a struggle. On Thursday night, a cold front hit the area and put the bass in a major funk. That was followed with extremely high winds Friday, which further deteriorated the water clarity in the backs of pockets and creeks. While the bass are beginning to spawn all over the lake, seeing them proved to be a challenge, which played right into Johnston and Newberry's hands.

 

"Yesterday in practice we only got four bites so we knew what we were in for," said Johnston, the Lucas Oil pro. "These are Floridas (Florida-strain largemouths) and they get that high pressure headache and don't want to bite. But we've been here enough that we know some of the areas where they live. This morning we started on our first spot and got two little bites and missed them both."

 

Johnston then returned to a stretch of bank where he shook off a giant in practice. Right away the 8.22-pounder bit his 5-inch V&M Thunder Shad swimbait.

 

"That just kind of got us started," recalled Johnston. "It doesn't always happen like that, but when it does, it sure is nice. Then pretty quick after that we got a 2 1/2-pounder. Then Dicky pulled into another tree and caught an 8-pounder."

 

"It was actually a log I've fished several times in the past when the water was up," explained Newberry. "We watched three other boats fish that same log and come away with nothing. To catch a big one afterwards is pretty remarkable; it felt like everything was just lining up."

 

"An hour later we caught a 4-pounder and at 11:15 we finished our limit," said Johnston. "With about 30 minutes left we caught another one that culled us up a few ounces."

 

The final tally between the two was seven keepers, with the five best weighing 25.03 pounds.

 

"When we weighed our 25 pounds we were just hoping for a top 10," said Johnston. "Then after a while we noticed the weights were down and we were hoping for a top five. To win is absolutely unexpected."

 

While several of their fish may have been protecting nests, Johnston said none of them were caught sight-fishing.  

 

"Dicky and I aren't sight guys. We'd rather just sit back and fish. We knew the fish were coming; that's what is on their minds. But it rained so hard last week and it blew so hard yesterday that the pockets were kind of muddied up. I think that muddy water really helped us."

 

Two of the winning team's five weigh fish came on the Thunder Shad swimbait with a 1/16-ounce belly hook. Two also came throwing a Texas-rigged V&M Lizard with a 3/16-ounce weight and one came from a 3/8-ounce Santone swim jig with a Thunder Shad. All of the fish were caught in 2 to 6 feet and most were relating to bank grass and Ray Roberts' plentiful trees. Johnston and Newberry said they focused on the lake's north creeks.

 

"We thought we were going to catch them staging on things like the side of trees or on secondary points," said Newberry. "But in practice we did better on the bank so we stuck with it and kept the trolling motor down."

 

For winning the third qualifier of the year, Johnston and Newberry claimed a Ranger Z119C with a Mercury ProXS 225 and an additional $2,220 of Anglers Advantage money for a total prize package worth $47,220.

 

"It's backwards, but sometimes it can hurt you knowing so much at home," Johnston said. "It's a weird deal. You drive five hours to a lake you fish twice a year and you catch 'em. But this lake set up right for us. When you get in an area that has 'em, you just keep your head down and keep plugging along.

 

"To win is still a big shock. We really thought there would be 30-pound sacks; everybody was anticipating that. With some of our primary sponsors like Lucas Oil, Ranger and Mercury sponsoring this event, it's a huge deal for us to win."

 

Chapman-Delgado take second

 

Greg Chapman and Paul Delgado finished second with five bass weighing 24.78 pounds. To reach that total, the two employed a unique wait-and-see approach with their best area.

 

"We had been fishing one certain creek for a while," said Delgado, the Grapevine, Texas, native. "We knew there would be a ton of boats there in the morning so we purposely stayed away from it."

 

Instead of running their primary program, Chapman and Delgado started with a Strike King KVD swim jig. But with just a 3-pounder and a 2-pounder in the livewell at 12:30 p.m., they knew it was time to make their move.

 

"We went back into that creek, pulled up to a point and caught our first fish, which was about an 8-pounder," said Delgado. "Then we just started culling through quality fish, but we never got another one over 5 pounds."

 

Slowly dragging watermelon-colored Flukes, one person would throw towards the bank and the other would throw parallel to the bank. Only one fish, their last keeper of the day, came from sight-fishing.

 

"We fished a lot of cedar trees and the whole key was knowing where to throw," said Chapman, the Keller, Texas, angler.

 

For second place, Chapman and Delgado earned $7,728, $1,628 of it coming from the Anglers Advantage program.

 

"We're really pleased with it," said Chapman. "We enjoyed ourselves and the payouts are great. We would like to thank our employer, US-Instrument Services, and our wives for letting us do this."

 

Cecil-Castledine settle for third

 

Russell Cecil and Todd Castledine finished third with a limit weighing 23.76 pounds, but were one bed fish away from taking another title. The two started on a spawning 7-pounder this morning, but couldn't get her to bite.

 

"We thought we might be able to go back to it later, but someone swooped in there and caught it," explained Cecil. "We gambled and we lost. It was nothing unsportsmanlike."

 

After unsuccessfully coaxing the first spawner, Cecil and Castledine decided to just go blind- fishing.

 

"I was mainly throwing a 5 1/2-inch Big Bite Baits BB Kicker on a 1/2-ounce J-Will swimbait jighead. We would also mix in some flipping in the trees. We probably got up to 20 pounds doing that and then we made a couple key culls sight-fishing late."

 

Of the five fish that were weighed, three came via sight-fishing and two came from blind-fishing. When the two weren't looking on the bank, they were fishing the first little break.

 

"We were targeting spawners and immediate prespawners," added Cecil.

 

When he was flipping and sight-fishing, Cecil would opt for a Big Bite Baits Yomama. Castledine used a Strike King Rage Bug up on the bank.

 

For third place, the two earned $5,640 with Anglers Advantage, Ranger and Evinrude bonuses.

 

"The thing about this lake is that if you can get some bites, you're going to have big ones," said Cecil. "There's just not that many small fish in it. It can be stingy, but there's always big ones. If we would have caught that first big one, we would have won. But if we wouldn't have left that spawner and just gone fishing we might never have been in that position. So it's kind of a double-edged sword."

 

With their best performance of the season, Cecil and Castledine are once again positioning themselves for a run at the Lucas Oil Team of the Year award.

 

Bonds-Nitschke fourth, Herron-Sugg fifth

 

In fourth place with five fish for 22.86 pounds was Jason Bonds and James Nitschke. Behind them in fifth was Michael Herron and Marty Sugg with 22.61 pounds. Herron and Sugg achieved their weight on only four fish - one of which weighed 9.07 pounds.

 

Rest of the best

 

Rounding out the top 10 teams at the 2015 Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela's event on Lake Ray Roberts:

 

6th: Nicholas Albus and Jim Guzman, 21.92

7th: Jerrel Pringle and Jerry Dolezal, 21.89

8th: Peter Myhre and Brian Duplechain, 21.81

9th: Terry Bollom and Trent Menees, 21.04

10th: Don McFarlin and Dennis Matlock, 20.46

 

Up next

 

The next Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela's event is slated for April 25 on Lake Texoma in Pottsboro, Texas, the season's fourth qualifying tournament.
       

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Lefbre Wins FLW Tourney on Lewis Smith Lake

FLW Tour pro Dave Lefebre of Erie, Pennsylvania, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 19 pounds, 5 ounces to win the Walmart FLW Tour at Lewis Smith Lake presented by Evinrude. Lefebre’s four-day total of 20 bass weighing 65-5 gave him a 1-pound, 14-ounce margin of victory over second place pro Clark Wendlandt of Leander, Texas, in the nationally-televised event that featured 154 of the best professional bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for the top cash award of up to $125,000.
 
“I couldn’t sleep last night because I was so excited to go fishing today,” said Lefebre, an 11-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier. “I wasn’t even thinking about winning the tournament, I just wanted to move up a few spots and cash a nice check. Today was one of the biggest surprises of my entire career.”
 
Lefebre said that he caught most of his fish this week fishing in the backs of creeks. His plan was to start each day by targeting spotted bass, then move to the largemouth once the sun came up and the temperatures warmed.
 
“In the mornings I was throwing a white- or albino-colored ½-ounce Fish Head Spin with a Yamamoto D-Shad superglued to it,” Lefebre said. “My goal was to catch one or two keeper spotted bass early and then go looking for the keeper largemouth. The largemouth were in the back of the pockets keying on the blueback herring spawn. The key was to find the pockets that the blueback were in.
 
“I caught most of my largemouth on a Rapala BX Waking Minnow,” Lefebre continued. “I caught 24 pounds in practice flipping, and I really thought that I would be fishing this tournament with a big jig. But on the last day of practice I started messing around with a few other baits and that’s when I started to get confidence in that BX Minnow. I could make super long casts, and a lot of the fish would track it for 20 feet before they would bite it. The BX is what got me here.”
 
Lefebre’s strategy paid off, as he managed to weigh in both species each day of the tournament. Of the 20 bass that Lefebre brought to the scale, eight were spotted bass and 12 were largemouth.
 
“I had an awesome day – two or three of the best things that have ever happened in my career happened to me today – but I really didn’t think that my 19 pounds would win it. Lewis Smith Lake is one of my favorite lakes in the world to fish, and to come down here and get the win is just the best.”
 
The top 10 pros finished the tournament:
              
               1st:          Dave Lefebre, Erie, Pa., 20 bass, 65-5, $125,000
               2nd:         Clark Wendlandt, Leander, Texas, 20 bass, 63-7, $30,000
               3th:          Jason Reyes, Huffman, Texas, 20 bass, 62-4, $25,000
               4th:          Tracy Adams, Wilkesboro, N.C., 20 bass, 61-3, $20,000
               5th:          Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 20 bass, 60-12, $19,000
               6th:          Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 20 bass, 59-10, $18,000
               7th:          Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., 19 bass, 59-10, $17,000
               8th:          Drew Benton, Panama City, Fla., 20 bass, 57-14, $16,000
               9th:          Clayton Batts, Macon, Ga., 17 bass, 50-15, $15,000
               10th:        John Cox, Debary, Fla., 15 bass, 45-15, $14,000
 
A complete list of results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
 
Overall there were 41 bass weighing 105 pounds, 9 ounces caught by pros Sunday. Seven professionals weighed in five-bass limits.
 
Pro John Cox of Debary, Florida was involved in a single-boat accident on Lewis Smith Lake shortly before noon on Sunday. Cox voluntarily decided to end his day early and not weigh in at the final day weigh-in. Cox decided to seek medical attention upon his return to the ramp. While shook up, Cox has been medically cleared and will compete in the next FLW Tour event at Beaver Lake next month. Cox finished the event in 10th place with 15 bass weighing 45 pounds, 15 ounces and earned $14,000.
 
Brad Roberts of Faubush, Kentucky, won the co-angler division and $20,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 32 pounds, 1 ounce, followed by hometown angler Todd Lee of Jasper, Alabama, in second place with 10 bass weighing 26 pounds, 12 ounces worth $7,500.
 
In addition to 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, anglers were also competing for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. The 2015 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 20-23 on Lake Ouachita and is hosted by Visit Hot Springs. The Forrest Wood Cup Champion could win as much as $500,000 – professional bass-fishing’s richest prize.
 
Coverage of the Lewis Smith Lake tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) October 5 from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. EST when Season 20 of “FLW” returns this fall. 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, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.
 
The Walmart FLW Tour stop on Lewis Smith Lake presented by Evinrude was hosted by Walker County Chamber of Commerce. It was the second of six regular-season events in the FLW Tour’s 2015 season. The third Walmart FLW Tour event of 2015 will be held at Beaver Lake, April 23-26 in Rogers, Arkansas, and is presented by Rayovac. The event will be hosted by the Rogers Convention & Visitors Bureau. Boats will launch from Prairie Creek Park Marina in Rogers, Arkansas. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.
 
For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

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Western Carolina University Wins College Series Eastern Regional

Three patterns helped Western Carolina University prevail despite adverse weather conditions and a competitive field in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Eastern Regional presented by Bass Pro Shops. Austin Neary and Alex Frazier targeted spawning fish while also fishing nearby docks and rocks with dropshots and jerkbaits to bring in a three-day total of 42 pounds, 6 ounces and take the Eastern Regional title.

“All of our areas setup up for all three patterns,” Neary said. “It would be like a windy marina, so we could drop shot and jerkbait and then catch spawners off bed.”

As practice for the Eastern Regional came to a close, fish flooded the banks in an attempt to find a mate and make a bed to spawn. The first day of competition on Thursday saw partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures and the spawn and dock bite were on. The second day, Friday, brought a nasty cold front to the area and the jerkbait bite picked up with a few spawners still being picked off. Then on the final day Saturday the temperatures dropped to the 30s, and it took all three patterns for Western Carolina to pull off the win.

After B.A.S.S. College Tournament Manager Hank Weldon noted the excitement that Neary exhibited when coming to the stage and mentioned Frazier must be the calmer of the two, Frazier stated, “I could probably run through a brick wall right now.”

The excitement was evident from both Neary and Frazier as the two took the Eastern Regional in Frazier’s first at bat and what would have been Neary’s final college event had they not qualified for the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship with their win.

“Financially, I had already decided I wouldn’t be able to make it to the Wild Card, so this was it for me,” Neary said of the June event that will qualify more college teams for the National Championship.

Bother and sister Chelsey and Kristopher Queen of Bethel University finished second in the event, bringing in 40 pounds, 11 ounces over the course of three days.

“I’m excited we’re going to the National Championship,” Chelsey said. “I hate we lost out to these guys, but I want to congratulate them. But I guarantee you nobody had more fun than we did out on the water”

The Queens are the first brother-sister team to ever qualify for the National Championship.

Finishing third and also qualifying for the National Championship were Day 2 leaders from Appalachian State University, Kelly Johnson and Jeremy Gilley, who brought in 39-14 for three days.

The remainder of the Top 17 teams from the Eastern Regional will also move on to the National Championship to be held later this summer on a body of water to be announced within the next few weeks.

The Livingston Lures Leader award at the Eastern Regional went to Appalachian State University’s Johnson and Gilley for leading on Day 2.

Cole Blythe’s 6-pound, 10-ounce big bass from Day 1 earning University of North Carolina-Charlotte the Carhartt Big Bass honors for the event.

UNCC’s Blythe and John Auten also won the Bass Pro Nitro Big Bag award for the event with their Day 1 single-day weight of 16 pounds, 12 ounces.

For a complete list of National Championship qualifiers, or for more pictures, stories and video from the Eastern Regional, please visit Bassmaster.com.

by AnglersChannel

Flw Announces International Sanctioning

Named after the founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW introduced its Fishing League Worldwide tagline last year to better reflect its status as the world’s largest tournament fishing organization. Today FLW expanded its presence on the world stage yet again with the introduction of a sanctioning program allowing international partners to license the iconic brand and run FLW tournaments abroad.
Walmart FLW Tour pro Jeff Gustafson of Keewatin, Ontario, will now be able to fish FLW sanctioned-tournaments on his home waters in Canada. (Garrick Dixon/FLW)
 
Each partner country will run a series of FLW tournaments that advance anglers, who are citizens of the host country, to a new international division at the Rayovac FLW Series Championship beginning in 2016. The highest finisher among countries represented in the international division will then advance to the Forrest Wood Cup, making it the sport’s only true world championship.  
 
“We’ve had a significant international following for years thanks to our worldwide television distribution and the appeal of FLW Fantasy Fishing,” said Trisha Blake, FLW President of Marketing. “Now with dedicated FLW bass tournaments in partner countries we’ve realized our goal of being a truly worldwide organization in terms of both our fan base and competitors. FLW stands alone in providing the very best bass anglers from around the world with an outlet for their competitive ambitions by establishing a clear qualifying path to the Forrest Wood Cup and the sport’s biggest payday.”
 
Canada has already signed on as FLW’s first partner under the new program and is set to host an FLW tournament in 2015 with at least three events slated in Canada for 2016.
 
“This is a game changer for Canadian bass anglers,” said Cory Banford, co-owner of the Shootout Series and FLW’s exclusive partner in Canada. “We’ve been very successful with our Shootout Series tournaments over the years, but the opportunity to fish in our home country and qualify for the Rayovac FLW Series Championship and ultimately the Forrest Wood Cup is a life-changing opportunity for Canadian bass anglers.” 
 
Two pros and two co-anglers will represent Canada in the international division at the 2016 Rayovac FLW Series Championship.
 
“More than money and advancement to the Forrest Wood Cup will be on the line at the 2016 Rayovac FLW Series Championship,” said Kathy Fennel, FLW President of Operations. “With competitors from around the world advancing, anglers are going to be fishing for national pride.”
 
Additional FLW qualifying tournaments in other countries are forthcoming. Watch FLWFishing.com for details.

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Cashion Fishing Rods Spring Team Bass Mini Trail Results - Shearon Harris

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The 2015 Cashion Fishing Rods Spring Team Bass Mini Trail's February 21st Qualifier #1 was rescheduled 
because of the snow & ice storm to this day, Sunday, March 22nd at Shearon Harris. The weather was right 
nice today with about 45 in the am and right at 63 degrees at 3pm. The winds were not too bad making it a fairly 
comfortable overcast day. Water temps averaged 59. We had a huge turnout for the Mini Trail with 41 boats!!

Veteran Harris anglers Jaime Fajardo & Josh Hooks weighed in 5 beautiful bass weighing 27.73 lbs. taking 
1st Place and 1st Place TWT to take home a nice $1,770 in prize money! 2nd Place team was John 
Michenfelder & Charles Stewart with 5 bass weighing 20.38 lbs. They also won 2nd TWT bringing their total 
winnings to $905 !!Big fish for the day worth $574 was caught by the team of Dave Walton & Thomas Sheffer 
(8.39 lbs.) 64 bass were weighed in for a total of 251 pounds.

I want to thank Cashion Fishing Rods and all the anglers that participated. Our next tournament will be the 
2015 Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #3, Sunday, Mar. 28th at Shearon 
Harris out of Cross Point Landing.
All the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Jaime Fajardo & Josh Hooks of Fuquay Varina & Apex...5 bass...27.73 lbs...$1,000
2nd Place: John Michenfelder & Charles Stewart of Durham...5 bass...20.38 lbs...$575
3rd Place: Jerry Marshburn & Chuck Byrd of Sanford...4 bass...19.99 lbs...$460
4th Place: John Snead & Brandon Lassitter of Coats & Linden...3 bass...14.78 lbs...$360
5th Place: Glenn Stephenson of Raleigh...4 bass...11.93 lbs...$295
6th Place: Brian Fisher & Jake Harvey of Sanford...4 bass...11.53 lbs...$230
7th Place: Tony Woodard & Scott Smith of Four Oaks & Apex...3 bass...11.24 lbs...$195
8th Place: Dave Walton & Thomas Sheffer of Raleigh & Cary...2 bass...9.85 lbs...$165

1st Place Big Fish: 8th Place Team above...8.39 lbs...$574
2nd Place Big Fish: 3rd Place Team above...8.16 lbs...$246

1st Place TWT: 1st Place Team above: 27.73 lbs...$777
2nd Place TWT: 2nd Place Team above: 20.38 lbs...$330

Tow Boats US Award: Jaime Fajardo of Fuquay Varina: $50
 

Contact Information:
Phil McCarson...Tournament Director---922 Valetta Rd.---Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected] website: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

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Piedmont Bass Classics Hyco Lake Open Results - Mar 21, 2015

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26 teams competed in the 3rd annual Piedmont Bass Classics Hyco Lake Open. We had pretty good weather 
conditions with about 42 degrees in the morning and about 63 at weighin with winds 5 to 10 mph. Water temps 
ranged from 50 to 60 depending on the areas fished and most of the water was really stained from previous 
rains during the week.
James Noteboom & Zackry Wood or Selma & Clayton, took 1st place honors with 5 bass weighing 14.48 lbs. 
They won the 1st place money of $832. Lee Day & Ben Horiston weighing in 4 totaling 13.00 lbs., won 2nd 
place and 1st Place Big Fish Award (8.19 lbs.) for a grand total of $738.
81 fish were weighed in for a total weight of 174 pounds. Most fish were caught from 1 to 12 feet of water on 
a variety of baits including jerk baits, c-rigs, jigs, spinnerbaits & crankbaits for the most part, and the fish 
looked very healthy. The hot baits for the day reported to be jerk baits and spinnerbaits! I want to thank all the 
anglers that participated and that supported this tournament.
All the information on our tournaments can be found at: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: James Noteboom & Zackry Wood of Selma & Clayton...5 bass...14.38 lbs...$832
2nd Place: Lee Daye & Ben Horiston of Danville, VA...4 Bass...13.00 lbs...$478
3rd Place: Bryan Perry & Don Rousseau of Roxboro & Raleigh...5 bass...12.96 lbs...$333
4th Place: Cameron & Carlton Newhouse of Manson & Henderson...5 bass...12.21 lbs...$250
5th Place: Kenneth Dixon & Mike Thompkins of Leasburg...5 bass...10.91 lbs...$187

Winner Big Fish..2nd Place Team above: 8.19 lbs...$260

1st Place TWT..3rd Place Team above: 12.96 lbs...$189
2nd Place TWT..Lonnie Whitfield & Craig Hall of Burlington & Mebane: 10.73 lbs...$81

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Gopro Best Catch Contest Powered By Bassmaster Worth Over $50,000!

GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO), enabler of some of today's most engaging content, announced the launch of the GoPro Best Catch Contest: Powered by Bassmaster campaign, offering anglers around the U.S. the opportunity to win a loaded Nitro Z21 boat, motor and trailer package powered by a Mercury 250HP ProXS motor and top-notch electronics.  Contestants can submit their best raw GoPro clips of a bass catch for a chance to win monthly prizes and become eligible to win this grand prize worth over $50,000.  The contest kicked off on Sunday, March 15, 2015 and ends on Friday, July 31, 2015.

“Every fisherman has their epic catches - the stuff of legends and stories retold to fishing buddies year after year,” said Paul Crandell, Senior Vice President of Marketing at GoPro. “We want to motivate and inspire bass anglers to capture and share those moments in the way that only a GoPro camera can and are excited to partner with Bassmaster for the best catch contest.”

GoPro will be rewarding five monthly prizes from March to July, 2015 and one grand prize winner will be chosen as the Best Catch of 2015.

How to Enter:
During the Contest Period, anglers nationwide are encouraged to visit www.bassmaster.com/gopro and upload an original video filmed with a GoPro camera of an angler catching a bass. Videos must not exceed 5 minutes in length or 300MB in file size. Judges will review submissions based on cinematography and composition, perspective and degree of shooting difficulty, character and catch and overall beauty and lighting.

Contest Details:
There will be two phases of each monthly judging period. In Phase One, all eligible entries received during each monthly entry period will be judged by a panel of GoPro employees to determine 25 finalists.  In Phase Two, each of the 25 finalist entries will be judged by a panel of Bassmaster media and video experts to determine one monthly winner.  The monthly prize package includes over $2,400 worth of gear from GoPro including a new HERO4 Silver camera and various mounts and accessories.

On or about September 7, 2015, the five monthly prize winning entries will be re-judged by a panel of Bassmaster and GoPro media and video experts.  The entrant that receives the highest total score based on the Grand Prize judging criteria will be deemed the Grand Prize Winner.

The Grand Prize:
The Grand Prize is a 2015 Nitro Z21 boat, motor and trailer package, including a Mercury 250HP Pro XS motor, two Hummingbird 1199 electronics, one Minn Kota Fortrex trolling motor and two 12’ Talon Shallow Water Anchors.

“Our bass fishing fans have quickly embraced the new GoPro video systems, and they’re just beginning to tap their potential for fun, informative and high-quality cinematography,” said B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin. “This contest and its great prizes will be an inspiration for them to push the envelope even further and faster.”

To submit a video, for more information on the promotion or to view the official rules, consumers can visit www.bassmaster.com/gopro.

by AnglersChannel

Nominations Sought For High School All-American Fishing Team

With the explosive growth of high school bass fishing tournaments, young athletes are making a name for themselves in an organized sport quite different from traditional games like football, baseball and basketball.

Now there’s a program that offers national recognition for outstanding young anglers, just as there is in each of the “stick-and-ball” sports.

B.A.S.S. — the world’s largest fishing organization — today announced creation of the Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team, which honors the most successful competitive bass anglers in the country.

“Our goal is to provide skilled young anglers with the rewards and recognition they deserve,” said Hank Weldon, manager of B.A.S.S.’s high school and college fishing programs. “In addition, we are offering them an opportunity to demonstrate their fishing abilities on a national stage.”

To be considered for inclusion on the Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team, a student must be nominated by a parent, coach, teacher or other school official. Students currently enrolled in grades 10-12 with a current-year grade point average of 2.5 or higher are eligible. Judges will select up to two student anglers in each state. These All-State Fishing Team members become semifinalists in the selection of the 12-member All-American Team. Criteria include success in high school fishing tournaments and involvement in conservation efforts and other community service activities.

The 12 All-Americans will compete in a one-day Bassmaster All-American High School Tournament to be held in conjunction with the 2015 BASSfest event — one of nine Bassmaster Elite Series bass tournaments being held this year. Elite Series anglers will serve as “coaches” for the student anglers in the one-day tournament on Lake Barkley, Tennessee, June 6, 2015. The high school standouts will be honored before the weigh-in crowd at BASSfest, and each will be profiled in Bassmaster Magazine, read monthly by 3.2 million people.

“By focusing a national spotlight on high school students who excel at bass fishing, it’s our hope that more boys and girls will be attracted to the sport of fishing and introduced to a love of the outdoors,” said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO. “In attending some of our own Costa Bassmaster High School tournaments, I’ve been amazed at the enthusiasm, fishing ability and character our young anglers have displayed. There’s no doubt some will go on to become Bassmaster Elite Series champions.”

Akin noted that all students who compete in high school fishing events are eligible, regardless of whether they are affiliated with B.A.S.S. or another fishing organization.

Notices have been sent to youth fishing directors of the B.A.S.S. Nation and other organizations, as well as leaders of state high school fishing programs. Adults can nominate students by filling out an online form at http://www.bassmaster.com/blogs/high-school-blog/all-american.  Nominations must be submitted before midnight April 15.

A panel of judges will review the applications and select the High School All-American Fishing Team.

by AnglersChannel

Drew Benton leads FLW Tourney on Lewis Smith LAKE PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

FLW Tour pro angler Drew Benton of Panama City, Florida, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Thursday weighing 20 pounds, 12 ounces to jump to the top of the leaderboard at the Walmart FLW Tour at Lewis Smith Lake presented by Evinrude. Benton will begin day two with a slim 1-pound, 3-ounce lead in the four-day event, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Walker County, that features 154 of the best bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.
 
“I went out today and fished the way that I love to fish and that’s by looking at them,” said Benton, who was the 2013 FLW Tour Rookie of the Year. “I had around 25 fish marked on beds that I had found during practice and I caught the biggest five that I had marked today.
 
“I wanted to sight fish all day, but that wind got up,” Benton continued. “All of these fish are bedding really deep, so when the wind gets going you can’t see them. So, I was only able to catch them off of beds for the first hour. Then I just went fishing and tried to look for more.”
 
Benton said that he was able to cull twice, upgrading two of his bed fish with larger bass that came on an unnamed topwater bait around laydowns. He estimated that he caught around 20 keepers throughout the day, and his five-bass limit consisted of two spotted bass and three largemouth.
 
“I still have fish marked, and I was able to find a few more today,” Benton said. “I should be able to catch five pretty quickly off the beds in the morning, but they’re not going to weigh much. I’ve got some spots out deep where I know that I can catch them, and I’ve had some success on a pattern with a Bagley crankbait. I’m confident that I can catch at least another 12 to 14 pounds tomorrow.”
 
The top 10 pros after day one on Lewis Smith Lake are:
              
               1st:          Drew Benton, Panama City, Fla., five bass, 20-12
               2nd:         Clayton Batts, Macon, Ga., five bass, 19-9
               3rd:          Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., five bass, 18-15
               4th:          Tracy Adams, Wilkesboro, N.C., five bass, 18-9
               5th:          Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., five bass, 18-6
               6th:          Ishama Monroe, Hughson, Calif., five bass, 17-14
               7th:          John Cox, Debary, Fla., five bass, 16-7
               8th:          Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 16-3
               8th:          Clark Wendlandt, Leander, Texas, five bass 16-3
               10th:        Lendell Martin Jr., Nacogdoches, Texas, five bass, 15-11
               10th:        Jim Tutt, Longview, Texas, five bass, 15-11
 
For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.
 
Shawn Murphy of Nicholasville, Ky., won the Bridgford Big Bass Award on the pro side Thursday with a bass weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces to win the $500 prize.
 
Overall there were 738 bass weighing 1,645 pounds, 6 ounces caught by 154 pros Thursday. The catch included 138 five-bass limits.
 
Brad Roberts of Faubush, Kentucky, leads the co-angler division with five bass weighing 13 pounds, 4 ounces followed by Lee Black of Danville, Alabama, in second place with five bass weighing 13-2.
 
The top 10 co-anglers are:
              
               1st:          Brad Roberts, Faubush, Ky., five bass, 13-4
               2nd:         Lee Black, Danville, Ala., five bass, 13-2
               3rd:          Todd Lee, Jasper, Ala., five bass, 12-15
               4th:          Mark Schlarb, Atwater, Ohio, five bass, 12-10
               5th:          Joey Cifuentes, Clinton, Ark., five bass, 12-0
               6th:          Kyle Raymer, Brandenburg, Ky., five bass, 11-12
               7th:          Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., five bass, 11-3
               8th:          Ken Keirsey, Owasso, Okla., five bass, 11-0
               9th:          Cody Hammontree, Flat Rock, Ala., five bass, 10-8
               10th:        Mark Denney, Somerset, Ky., four bass, 10-6
               10th:        Timmy Thompkins, Myrtle Beach, S.C., five bass, 10-6
 
For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.
 
Denney caught Thursday’s Bridgford Big Bass in the co-angler division weighing 4 pounds, 11 ounces to win the $250 prize.
 
Overall there were 517 bass weighing 865 pounds, 13 ounces caught by co-anglers Thursday. The catch included 57 five-bass limits.
 
In addition to 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, anglers are also competing for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. The 2015 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 20-23 on Lake Ouachita and is hosted by Visit Hot Springs. The Forrest Wood Cup Champion could win as much as $500,000 – professional bass-fishing’s richest prize.
 
Anglers will take off from Smith Lake Dam Access located at 7482 Smith Lake Dam Road in Jasper at 7 a.m. each day of competition. Friday’s weigh-in will be held at the Smith Lake Dam Access beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s final weigh-ins will be held at the Smith Lake Dam Access beginning at 4 p.m.
 
Fans will also be treated to the FLW Expo on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at the Smith Lake Dam Access prior to the final weigh-ins. The Expo includes a Ranger boat simulator, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. All activities are free and open to the public.
 
In conjunction with the FLW Expo, the FLW “Get Outdoors. Go Fish!” Youth Fishing Derby will also be held at Smith Lake Dam Access on Saturday from noon – 3 p.m. The derby is free and open to area youth 15 years of age and younger. FLW Tour pros who are not one of the top 20 anglers that make the Buck Knives Cut will be on hand to assist the youth. Pros Rich Dalbey and Todd Hollowell’s “Hooked on Helping” foundation will also be hosting a food drive to benefit the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama and Feed My Sheep Ministries. FLW fans who donate five or more cans of food will be entered to win a $50 Walmart gift card.
 
Coverage of the Lewis Smith Lake tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) October 5 from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. EST when Season 20 of “FLW” returns this fall. 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, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.
 
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

by AnglersChannel

AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh on his top 10 finish at the Rayovac Series on Guntersville!

AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh talks about his 3 day 64 LB Haul on Guntersville this past week as well as what's happening at Wylie before this weekends BFL as well as the OBB down on Clarks Hill!!

by AnglersChannel

Cbc Lake Wylie Champs Guy Eaker And Gene Webster Talk About Their 23.06 Lb Winning Sack!

Big time win for Guy Eaker and Gene Webster as they beat out 199 other teams on Lake Wylie Sat afternoon to take home $10,000!! We grab the champs for their thoughts on a great victory at Wylie-

by AnglersChannel

Cold front could change bedding fish strategy for ABT North tournament on Neely Henry

The biggest question facing anglers in the Alabama Bass Trail North Division tournament on Lake Neely Henry this weekend is: what is the cold front going to do to the fishing?

“The high has been in the 70s all week, but we've got a little rain coming Thursday and Friday the high will be in the high 50s and down to 32-33 degrees at night,” said Josh Bragg who, with his teammate Joe Hartley, leads the North Division points standings after one tournament.

Bragg and Hartley weighed in a five-fish limit at 28.94 pounds, including the big fish of the tournament at 8.05 pounds, to win the first North Division tournament of the year Feb. 28 on Lake Guntersville.

The cold front moving in “could push the fish back off that moved up during the warm weather we have had this week,” Bragg said. That could present a problem for anglers who have their mind set on fish for bass on the beds, he said, but those fish are still catchable.

“A lot of big largemouths are trying to move up, getting ready to spawn,” Bragg said. “I still believe the tournament will be won shallow. It could be just a little bit tougher bite with that cold front.”

Bragg said the bass “are so full of eggs they are about to pop. They are in transition up to the bank. A lot will be caught in the dead grass and on shallow wood. ”

The front should give anglers a good reason to look for something a little different in practice.

“You are going to have to practice for the cold front, maybe try to find some fish that have staged and are ready to move shallow, not put all your bets on the fish that have already moved in shallow.”

Even with the cold front, the tournament Saturday 'is shaping up to be another heavy weight tournament like it was last year,” he said,

“I fished Logan Martin Lake, which is right below Neely Henry, Saturday and had 17 pounds and it took 23 pounds to win. A lot of the fish I caught down there were ready to pop. I think it would be busting wide open this weekend if not for that cold front.”

Bragg said he plans to practice Wednesday and Thursday and will try to develop a one-two punch for the tournament.

“I'll be looking for fish up on the banks and some right off the banks, staging and getting ready to go up,” he said.

Bragg concentrated on spotted bass in the ABT North Division tournament on Neely Henry last year and was on some really good spotted bass during practice, but only managed 12 1/2 to 13 pounds in the tournament, while the anglers who fished for largemouths “really smashed them.”

“That did not work out for me, so this year I have got a little different game plan,” he said.

 

Alabama Bass Trail - North Division

Sat, Mar 28, 2015

Neely Henry Lake

Coosa Landing

Call Kay Donaldson 855-934-7425

www.alabamabasstrail.org

 

by AnglersChannel

Weather Could Make Fishing 'interesting' For Carhartt College Regional On Lake Norman

Fishing is good right now, but things could get really interesting by the end of the week for the college anglers fishing in the Carhartt Eastern B.A.S.S. Conference Regional on Lake Norman, according to a University of North Carolina-Charlotte team member who hopes to score big on his home lake.

“The weather could play a big part in the tournament,” said Andrew Helms, UNCC Junior from Monroe, N.C. “They are calling for rain towards the end of the week and that could change things up a little bit.”

Not to mention a drastic drop in local temperatures from spring-like high 70s on Thursday, the first day of the tournament, to a high in the low 50s and overnight temperatures below freezing by the last day of the tournament on Saturday.

“But, right now the fish are biting good,” said Helms, who teamed with senior Jake Whitaker of Fairview, N.C., to win the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship on Georgia's Lake Chatuge last August and followed that title by winning the 2015 Carhartt Bassmaster College Classic on Lake Keowee Feb. 22 in conjunction with the Bassmaster Classic which was held on Lake Hartwell.

“We got to weigh in before the pros on the biggest stage in bass fishing,” Helms said. “This was huge for us as there were thousands in attendance and also many more watching live online.”

While the weather may play a role, the lake itself will probably play a larger role because of the variations in temperatures in different parts of the lake due to the nuclear facilities there, Helms said.

“Some parts of the lake are warmer than other parts. There are some fish wanting to get on the bed, some fish already on the bed, and some fish that are nowhere close to the bed,” he said. “I think you can do whatever suits you best because there are so many different options, so many ways to catch fish.”

Helms said the UNCC Bass Rats have 10 teams entered in the Carhartt Regional on Lake Norman.

“We hope to do well in the tournament, especially with it being so close to home. We think we have a good chance of making a good showing for our school.”

 

CARHARTT EASTERN B.A.S.S. CONFERENCE REGIONAL

Mar 26-28, 2015

Lake Norman

Blythe Landing

www.bassmaster.com

 

by AnglersChannel

David Williams Re-Caps Bassmaster Elite Series Event #1 On The Sabine River

New for 2015 on Anglerschannel.com is full Elite Series Tournament re-caps from local angler David Williams. David is fishing the Elite Series for the 1st time ever this year and had a great start to the 2015 season down on the Sabine River in Texas, even though Day 1 was a wash. Here is his report and look for many more of these as we move through the season:

Day one of practice I found my best area about an hour south of the launch. It was just a shallow grass filled pond that had some clear water in it and it was full of fish. The second day of practice I practiced pretty close to the launch area. I found a pretty good area but it was getting lots of pressure. On day 3 Of practice I went back south but was never able to expand on my day 1 area. Day 1 of the event we had a 2 hour fog delay so I was gonna start close in the one area I found because I was in the 1st flight and I arrived at my 1st stop and Rick Clunn beat me to it so I decided to make the long run south and I didn't make it far and I had a mechanical issue that kept me from making it so I ended up practicing on the first day of the event. I only managed to catch 1 keeper that weighed 2.6 and I found myself in 94th place! I came and got my boat fixed. After a 3 hour fog delay on Day 2 I made the run south to my best area. I caught 5 good fish that went 13.5 lbs. on a Reaction innovation skinny dipper and had the biggest bag of day 2! Moved from 94th to 24th place and made the cut! Day 3 only a 20 min fog delay and I got to run back to my area down south and in a flooding rain I caught another 5 fish limit that went 10.11 lbs. on the swimbait and caught some on a spinnerbait and finished up in 16th place. Only regret was not getting to fish my area on day 1. Good start to the season. Looking forward to Guntersville in 2 weeks!

by AnglersChannel

Clarks Hill could produce biggest bass of Oakley Big Bass Series again

“I think they said last year Clarks Hill was where they had the most big fish turned in and I think you are going to see the same thing this week,” said local tournament angler Ray Diamond describing the fishing in Clarks Hill Lake a few days before the Oakley Big Bass Tour's Georgia Big Bass Classic.

“Fishing at Clarks Hill is excellent,” said Diamond who fishes tournaments and for fun almost every weekend, plus some weekdays. “The water is nice and high, and it's warming up fast.”

And that has the bass moving towards the banks, Diamond said.

“They are starting to show up close to the bank and the water is clear so you can see them. If you like fishing for bedding fish, you will be on the money this weekend, said” Diamond who noted that an angler weighed in a bass over 9 pounds in a tournament on the lake last weekend.

“That fish might have won the boat for this Oakley tournament,” he said. “Those big females are coming in and they are full of eggs. There's a real chance to catch a trophy bass in Clarks Hill right now.”

But, bedding fish are not the only game on the lake, he added.

“In different parts of the lake you have different temperatures. Areas with stained water warm a little quicker. But everything is going towards the banks. You have fish coming out of deep water, either staging up on points or moving into the creek channels. Where the water is already in the 60s, the fish have begun to move on the beds. Everything is just real good right now,” Diamond said.

The Oakley Big Bass Tournament has a guaranteed purse of $36,750 with hourly paybacks. The heaviest bass each hour wins $1,000, 2nd $500, 3rd $300, 4th $250, 5th $200, 6th $150, 7th $125 and 8th $100. Weigh-in times at Wildwood Park are 8-9 a.m., 9-10 a.m., 10-11 a.m., 11 a.m.-12 p.m., 12-1 p.m., 1-2 p.m., and 2-3 p.m.

Whoever catches the biggest bass of the tournament will trailer home a 2015 Nitro Z7 with a Mercury 150Hp ProXS motor, valued at $30,000.

 

Oakley Big Bass Tournament Trail

Mar 28 & 29, 2015

Clarks Hill Lake

Wildwood Park

Call Mark Jones 214-605-4600

www.oakleybigbass.com

 

by AnglersChannel

Lady's Night this Thursday Night at Sportsman's Warehouse!

Hey Guys-great night to take your better half to Sportsman's Warehouse in Columbia. Here is what the venue looks like:

Here are some bullet points for our Ladies Night on March 26th...

  • 6pm-8pm 3/26 Thursday
  • Door prizes
  • Games and contests
  • Refreshments
  • Special discounts only availible from 6-8pm
  • Great seminars including: Firearms safty and Q&A, Emergency Home Preparedness, and more
  • Local and national vendors on site for demostrations

This not only will have some super deals for Lady's wear, ect, but the demo's can apply to anyone who comes out! We are located off the Piney Grove Road Exit off I-26 in Columbia. Come on out this Thursday night!

by AnglersChannel

Mike Eutsler of Lew's talks about FLW college event on Kentucky Lake

Field Promotions Manager Mike Eutsler speaks briefly about how Lew's has become involved with collegiate bass fishing and gives us a short recap of the action from the FLW college event this past weekend on Kentucky Lake, as well as a look-ahead to the National Championship.

by AnglersChannel

Webster and Eaker win the CBC on Wylie Sat with 23.06 Lbs-Full results and pics here!

199 Teams turned out to Lake Wylie Sat afternoon and Michael Webser and Guy Eaker topped the 199 boat field with 23.06lbs of bass earning them $10,000. Brandon Kersnoski and Zack Davis caught the big fish of 7.07lbs for $1,000 Bonus. These are record numbers for the CBC in the SC Division.

Jerry Cross & Bryce Owen topped the Skeeter Owners and captured the $2,500 Top Skeeter Bonus.

 

Place Team Name Team # Fish Weighed Net Weight Big Fish Points Winnings
1 Michael Webster - Guy Eaker 75 5 23.060 6.270 310 $10,000
2 Brandon Kersnowski - Zack Davis * 81 5 19.700 7.070 309 $6,000*
* Includes $1,000 Big Fish Bonus 
3 Scott Hamrick - Roger Hoover 66 5 19.460 6.380 308 $3,500
4 Adam Fillmore - Matt Queen 4 5 19.190 5.050 307 $2,500
5 Nick Miller - Brandon Brickweg 72 5 18.620 0.000 306 $2,000
6 Jerry Cross - Bryce Owen * 94 5 18.320 6.300 305 $4,200*
* Includes $2,500 Highest Finishing Skeeter Bonus
7 Nathan Webber - Dale Webber 79 5 18.030 0.000 304 $1,600
8 Chris Dover - Robert Fowler * 198 5 16.940 0.000 303 $3,000*
* Includes $1,500 2nd Highest Finsihing Skeeter Bonus
9 Jason Wilson - Kelly Logan *  57 5 16.840 0.000 302 $2,400*
* Includes$1,000 3rd Highest Finishing Skeeter Bonus
10 David Winters - Russell Winters 188 5 16.370 0.000 301 $1,200
11 Pete Sherbert - Jerry Sherbert 63 5 15.950 0.000 300 $1,100
12 Milton Yancey - Larry Yancey 86 5 15.540 0.000 299 $1,000
13 Thomas Hardwick - Tommy Williams 59 5 15.370 0.000 298 $750
14 Brian Travis - Ashley Brotherton 53 5 15.340 0.000 297 $600
15 Johnny Guffey - Wesley Bell 18 5 15.290 4.250 296 $550
16 Jay Adams - Bobby Carroll 144 5 15.100 0.000 295 $500
17 Adam Waters - Dylan Fulk 20 5 14.990 4.220 294 $450
18 Chris Wagner - Chase Deal 67 5 14.980 0.000 293 $400
19 Wayne Ingram - Chris Brown 47 5 14.950 4.560 292 $375
20 David Redman - Clay Williams 74 5 14.830 0.000 291 $350
21 Darren Sigmon - Brian Huffman 121 5 14.810 0.000 290 $325
22 Robert Osborne - Bobby Osborne 152 5 14.790 0.000 289 $300
23 Jerry Lineberger - Shane Lineberger 172 5 14.750 0.000 288 $290
24 Jason Dew - Jeremy Sullivan 162 5 14.730 0.000 287 $280
25 Reginald Pickett - Larry Kirk 70 5 14.680 0.000 286 $275
26 Gary Love - Ricky Todd 150 5 14.660 0.000 285 $270
27 Larry LeHew - Greg Deal 196 5 14.610 0.000 284 $250
28 Kyle Whisnant - Craig Chambers 142 5 14.520 0.000 283 $245
29 Kenny Seagle - Thomas Simmerson 43 5 14.470 0.000 282 $240
30 Chris Carroll - Earl Rice 189 5 14.390 6.660 281 $225
31 Stacey Richards - Brian Triplett 45 5 14.260 0.000 280 $215
32 Todd Garner - Shane Hartman 102 5 14.080 0.000 279 $210
33 Donald Poteat - Johnny Allen 96 5 13.940 0.000 278 $200
34 Mike Clark - Chris Anderson 56 5 13.920 0.000 277
35 Israel Gibson - Brian Silvers 26 5 13.830 3.930 276
36 Dwight Dellinger - Doug Dellinger 24 5 13.800 0.000 275
37 Roger Pope - Michael Smith 71 5 13.770 0.000 274
38 Chris Koons - Khris Williams 91 5 13.710 0.000 273
38 Chris Graham - Ricky Byrd 199 5 13.710 0.000 273
40 Ron Wolfarth - George Lambeth 153 5 13.650 0.000 271
41 Jeff Green - Ryan West 103 5 13.470 0.000 270
42 Russell Hoyle - Jerry Pruitt 187 5 13.340 0.000 269
43 Christopher Allard - John Martin 92 5 13.330 0.000 268
44 Bobby Snyder - Bernie Davis 195 5 13.210 4.190 267
45 Steve Dyer - Derek Lilley 116 5 13.190 0.000 266
46 Don Sprinkle - Wayne Skipworth 101 5 13.180 0.000 265
47 Thomas Vickers - Brian Huskins 8 5 13.020 0.000 264
48 Eddie Smith - Michael Carson 186 5 13.010 0.000 263
49 Doug Easton - Pete Bejte 85 5 12.950 0.000 262
50 Wayne Hauser - Anthony Rife 33 5 12.910 0.000 261
50 Jimmy Cummings - Dean Collins 119 5 12.910 0.000 261
52 Greg Osborne - Wyatt Blevins 105 5 12.880 0.000 259
53 Jeff Queen - Carroll Queen 93 5 12.820 0.000 258
54 John parker - Scott Allison 166 5 12.800 0.000 257
55 Graham Rushing - Artie Phillips 68 5 12.770 0.000 256
56 Greg Sims - Michael Huffman 183 5 12.690 5.730 255
57 Dale Surrett - Lee Endicott 111 5 12.620 0.000 254
58 Robert Bauguess - Rodney Morrow 41 5 12.540 0.000 253
58 Shawn Wallace - Hunter Poole 98 5 12.540 0.000 253
60 Thomas Richmond - Reggie Pollock 40 5 12.520 0.000 251
61 Michael Kinard - Tony Lambert 165 5 12.500 0.000 250
62 Robert Mixon - Robert Lambert 90 5 12.370 0.000 249
63 Jason Hathcock - Jon Barringer 115 5 12.250 0.000 248
64 John Gutierrez - Joe Anders 48 4 12.240 0.000 247
64 Marcus Leech - Tim Chapman 69 5 12.240 0.000 247
66 Aric Dwyer - Robert Anderson 104 5 12.200 0.000 245
67 Cody Andrews - Brent White 158 5 12.180 0.000 244
68 James Wall - Jimmy Wall 137 5 12.100 0.000 243
69 Mike Brehm - Jason Curtis 37 5 12.040 0.000 242
70 Klaus Hadschin - Jerry Hadschin 10 5 11.890 0.000 241
71 Jody Wright - james dyer 95 5 11.840 0.000 240
72 Louie Hull - Chuck Montgomery 99 5 11.830 0.000 239
73 Jody Jones - Jeff Humphries 197 5 11.820 0.000 238
74 David Clanton - Brent Sanders 131 5 11.690 0.000 237
75 Robin Collins - Ronnie White 151 5 11.650 0.000 236
76 David Fortenberry - Jessie Towery 154 5 11.400 0.000 235
77 Mike Smith - Zack Jeney 174 5 11.250 0.000 234
78 Tracy Schiff - Marc Grigg 22 5 11.200 0.000 233
79 Cory Leonard - Paul Rigsbee 2 5 11.180 0.000 232
80 Tanner Stirewalt - Josh Brady 161 5 11.030 0.000 231
81 Eric Jeter - Darren Jeter 129 5 11.000 0.000 230
82 Thomas Gavin - Bobby Winn 168 5 10.970 0.000 229
83 Mike McDuffie - Cayce West 15 5 10.910 0.000 228
84 Jerry Craig - Bobby Lateuch 89 5 10.870 0.000 227
84 Scott Threadgill - Dwayne Saunders 127 5 10.870 0.000 227
84 Charles Sipe - Charlie Sipe 148 5 10.870 0.000 227
87 Duke Denison - Jamie Denison 5 5 10.830 0.000 224
88 Steve Addington - Matt Stout 35 5 10.810 0.000 223
89 Jimmy Drumm 141 5 10.790 0.000 222
90 Todd Walters - Jason Threadgill 159 5 10.780 0.000 221
91 Larry Denton - Chris Guest 42 5 10.730 0.000 220
92 Scott Wyatt - Tim Medlin 178 5 10.650 0.000 219
93 Mitchell Cook - Todd Huffman 171 5 10.380 0.000 218
94 Jeremi Beatty - Clint Benbow 76 4 10.300 0.000 217
95 Steve Sink - Tony Foster 177 5 10.270 0.000 216
96 Rick Dunstan - Alfred Keisling, Sr 61 4 10.250 0.000 215
97 Dan Funderburk - Rod Cozart 32 4 10.180 4.320 214
97 howard symonds - Darin Bumgarner 181 5 10.180 0.000 214
99 Danny Mason - Lionel Mason 1 5 10.080 0.000 212
100 Chuck Morton - Kevin Sheppard 100 5 10.060 0.000 211
101 Steven Austin - Roger Wood 173 5 9.930 0.000 210
102 ROBERT CAUDLE - DONNY WALLS 58 3 9.720 0.000 209
103 Gary Cline - Terry Wien 175 4 9.680 0.000 208
104 Paul Guthrie - Robert Church 55 5 9.600 0.000 207
105 Roger Adams - Josh Adams 3 5 9.480 0.000 206
106 Bryan LeFever - Wayne Sharpe 120 4 9.180 0.000 205
107 Allen Eaker - Kelly Homesley 60 3 9.120 0.000 204
108 Terry Wike - Michael Kelley 62 5 8.710 0.000 203
109 Dale Luckey - John Brown 82 5 8.590 0.000 202
110 Mac McLean - Brett McLean 9 3 8.530 0.000 201
111 Dan English - David Gibson 108 4 8.410 0.000 200
112 Mike Scott - Tommy Thompson 14 3 8.400 0.000 199
113 Mason Boyd - patrick truesdale 180 5 8.300 0.000 198
114 Daniel Hill - Parks Jones 146 5 8.270 0.000 197
115 Derick Livingston - Jonathan Spivey 167 4 8.250 0.000 196
116 david findley - Fredera Dibb Wylie 113 3 8.220 0.000 195
117 Scott Henley - Dean Minor 16 3 7.990 4.760 194
118 Wesley Cashwell - Shane Doughtie 39 4 7.870 0.000 193
119 Michael Cribb - Roger Cribb 109 3 7.810 0.000 192
120 john drew - mitch drew 88 3 7.410 0.000 191
121 Dennis Hensley - Steve Yoder 182 3 7.360 0.000 190
122 Michael Carver - Jason Barrazza 184 3 7.230 0.000 189
123 Chris Miller - Walt Brysiak 193 3 6.880 0.000 188
124 Keith Speece - Wendell Ireland 6 3 6.360 0.000 187
125 Drew Stankwytch - Dave Whitehead 31 3 6.160 0.000 186
126 Thomas Moore - Jacob Moore 34 4 6.120 0.000 185
127 Jonathan Morgan - Rodney Eller 13 3 6.080 0.000 184
128 Robin Parker - Frank Letto 112 2 5.860 0.000 183
129 Brent Berry - Steve Shaw 49 3 5.810 0.000 182
130 Roger Holtsclaw - Mike Holtsclaw 143 3 5.760 0.000 181
131 Travus Lovell - Joshua Lyalls 130 3 5.160 0.000 180
132 Jim Britt - Ronnie Britt 133 1 4.960 0.000 179
133 Greg Bragg - Christopher Terry 126 2 4.490 0.000 178
134 Brendon Schneider - Kyle James 118 2 3.850 0.000 177
135 Larry Horton - James Marshall 139 1 2.430 0.000 176
136 Tyler Hoopaugh - Chris Hoopaugh 25 1 2.050 0.000 175
137 Rick Carson - Ricky Parrish 7 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Charlie Hanshaw - Jeffrey Hanshaw 11 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Adam Ridings - Chris Beaird 12 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Jason Eaker - Tracy Ledford 17 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Tim Goins - nathan moore 19 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Carl Williams - Eddie Williams 21 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Phillip Frady - Dirk Porter 23 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Richard Greene - Kent Brewer's 27 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Patrick Houpe - Jesse Smith 28 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Mark Mitchell - Mike Kirkley 29 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Robert Walser - Mack Lowe 30 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Barry Bost - Scottie Smith 36 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Mike Davis - Gerald Ritchie 38 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Jason Quinn - Tony Colacurcio 44 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 brian morgan - anthony Lutz 46 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Billy Scoggins - Eddie Parker 50 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Terry Herman - thomas wike 51 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Bill Grier - Robby Byrum 52 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Rodney Bell - Tommy Jones 54 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Randy Hall - Mike Seawright 64 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Joshua Queen - Mike Queen 65 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Mark Lamb - Robert Griswold 73 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Tony Nelson 77 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Mike Ray - Orlando Giles 78 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Dennis Cable - Tim Harrison 80 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Grady Oliver - Mike Jennings 83 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Stephen Griggs - Rodney Sorrell 84 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Nathan White - Jason Jones 87 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Ron Weyersberg 97 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Doug Punch - Rocky Franklin 106 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Reggie Guffey - Tommy Chapman 107 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Greg Whittington - Danny Hucks 110 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Chad Sinclair - Caleb Conner 114 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Matthew McBee - Matt Haywood 117 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Brian Stowe - Shannon Stowe 122 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 William Blanton - David Blanton 123 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Tom Hucks - Roger Farrow 124 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Robert Lattimore - rodney tapp 125 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Jason Christle - Tommy Sitton 128 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Dempsey Carter - Ted Mobley 132 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Tony Stafford - Joshua Stafford 134 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Ronald Moss - David Watts 135 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Butch Zadlo - Bryan Lewis 136 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Mark Hollifield - Matt Lowe 138 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 John Paul George - Eric Weir 140 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 James Perdue - Richard Coates 145 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Roy Barrow - Robert Morrison 147 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 John McBride - Rick Mcbride 149 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Tony Blevins - Denny Parunak 155 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Jerry Goble - Scott Griffin 156 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Mark Swink - Mike Sprouse 157 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Bo Morris - Ricky Roach 160 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 CJ Johnston - Matt Stanley 163 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 John Hammett - Jerry Steadman 164 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Bucky Helms 169 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Kevin Toler - Rodney Lambert 170 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Mike Allman - Keith Porter 176 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Nick Beaver - Roger Beaver 179 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Alton Rockett - Randy Huffman 185 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Vince Parker - Mark Parker 190 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 Gene Parker - Ben Parker 191 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 David Brookshire - Nathan Royal 192 0 0.000 0.000 174
137 James Hobbs - Dustin Calloway 194 0 0.000 0.000 174

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Reid McGinn takes ABA on Murray with 23.80 Lbs-Full results and pics here!

Group picture from left to right; 1st place winner Reid McGinn of Fort Mill, SC / 2nd place Gene Parker of Asheville, NC / 3rd place George Berry of Saluda, SC / 4th place Don Kneece of Saluda, SC / 5th place Dean Chapman  of Leesville, SC / 6th place Phillip Anderson of Saluda, SC. Also pictured is Dean Chapman holding the tournament big fish.

First place, Reid McGinn had five fish for 23.80 pounds for the win. His limit was anchored with a 7.26 pound kicker. He was fishing jig on docks around the middle part of the lake. Reid’s first place finish and option pot earned him a payback of $ 810.

Gene Parker finished second with 5 fish weighing 19.83 pounds. Gene was bed fishing on the lower part and caught his fish on a Brush Hog rigged on a shakey head  and a pig and jig. Gene earned $504 with second place and the option pot.

The big fish was caught by Dean Chapman on a jig at the lower part of the lake. The 8.32 pound largemouth took big fish for the day and stands as the D-96 big fish of the 2015 season. If it holds Dean will win the ALX IKOS Series rod. Today Dean won the $135 big fish pot.

27 anglers fished this Lake Murray qualifying tournament. It was another day of light rain from beginning to end. It started out at 58 degrees and ended with the 3pm weigh-in at 61 degrees with a light wind out of the SW. Water temperature was in the high 50’s and low 60’s. Water was clear on the main lake and stained in the backs of creeks and rivers.

 

Murray Winner Reid McGinn (far Left) and 2nd thru 5th to his right

 

Dean Chapman holds up his 8.32 LB BF Sat on Murray

Dean Chapman holds up his 8.32 LB BF Sat on Murray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here’s how we finished:

1 – Reid McGinn, Fort Mill, SC - 5 fish 23.80 lbs. 200 pts.

2 – Gene Parker, Asheville, NC – 5 fish 19.83 lbs. 199 pts.

3 – George Berry, Saluda, SC – 5 fish 18.04 lbs. 198 pts.

4 – Don Kneece, Saluda, SC – 5 fish 17.74 lbs. 197 pts.

5 – H. Dean Chapman, Leesville, SC – 3 fish 16.71 lbs. BF 8.32 lbs. 196 pts.

6 – Phillip Anderson, Saluda, SC – 5 fish 15.96 lbs. 195 pts.

7 – Chris Sample, Lexington, SC – 5 fish 15.00 lbs. 194 pts.

8 – Mark Richardson, Irmo, SC – 5 fish 13.62 lbs. 193 pts.

9 – Sean Anderson, Leesville, SC – 5 fish 13.15 lbs. 192 pts.

10 – Brad Fowler, Pendleton, SC – 4 fish 12.90 lbs. 191 pts.

11 – James Hamby Jr., Prosperity, SC – 4 fish 12.10 lbs. 190 pts.

12 – Pat Vance, Sumter, SC - 2 fish 9.12 lbs. 189 pts.

13 – Steve Wicker, Pomaria, SC – 3 fish 8.85 lbs. 188 pts.

14 – Larry Martin, Anderson, SC – 4 fish 8.07 lbs. 187 pts.

15 – Rodney Cromer, Pomaria, SC – 4 fish 7.89 lbs. 186 pts.

16 – Phil Morris, Saluda, SC – 4 fish 7.73 lbs. 185 pts.

17 – John Stevenson, Orangeburg, SC – 4 fish 7.70 lbs. 184 pts.

18 – Evan Weaver, Lexington, SC – 4 fish 6.73 lbs. 183 pts.

19 – Jay Treon, Greenwood, SC – 2 fish 5.47 lbs. 182 pts.

20 - Andy Wicker, Pomaria, SC – 1 fish 2.35 lbs. 181 pts.

21 – Mike Dimatteo, Spartanburg, SC – 1 fish 1.91 lbs. 180 pts.

6 anglers did not weigh in fish - 50 pts.

 

Money

Reid McGinn – 1st place plaque $660 / 1st place option $150 Total - $810

Gene Parker – 2nd place plaque $404 / 2nd place option $100 Total - $504

George Berry – 3rd place plaque $144

Don Kneece – 4th place $115

Dean Chapman – Big Fish plaque $135 / 5th place ALX Camo Hat

Phillip Anderson – 6th place Parker Spinnerbait

 

D-96 2015 Angler of the Year

(Top 3 in points)

Sean Anderson – 799 pts.

Gene Parker - 792

Curtis Temples - 787

 

 

ALX Rod Big Fish Leader for 2015

H. Dean Chapman – 8.32 lbs. Lake Murray, March 22, 2015

 

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Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail No. 1 Results 3/8/15 - Shearon Harris

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This tournament was the makeup for the February 28th event that was postponed due to the snow & icy weather 
that came down upon us in a right big way! We did get a break in the weather this day, but it was still cold in the 
morning but pretty nice towards days end.
It was about 35 degrees that morning and around 55 that afternoon with very light winds. Water temps ranged 
from 40 to 47 depending on the area fished and water was muddy in certain areas after the rain earlier in the 
week. Out of 56 teams fishing only 14 actually weighed in a bass. Water temps were just too cold to get a good 
bite with all the unstable weather we have had this year so far. It will get better, however.
      Somehow, Tony Woodard & Scott Smith stumbled across 2 bass weighing a total of 11.57 lbs. and they were the 
only team to weigh in 2 fish. This veteran team won 1st place and 1st place TWT for a total of $2,077 in prize 
money. Dave Murdock & Tony Fofi took 2nd place with 1 fish weighing 9.46 lbs. They also won the Big Fish 
Award and 2nd Place TWT for a grand total of $1,777. 2nd Place Big Fish (8.37 lbs.) was caught by the team of 
Mike Sipple & Curtis Vaughn netting them $318 in prize money.
      Only 15 fish were weighed in for a total of 92 pounds for an average of 6.13 lbs. each. There were a few bass 
caught that could not be weighed in because of the slot limit rule on Harris.
      I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. Coming up Saturday 
March 21st will be the Hyco Lake Open and Sunday March 22nd will be the make-up Cashion Fishing Rods 
Spring Team Bass Mini Trail Q#1 at Shearon Harris. The PBC Q#2 at Jordan Lake scheduled for March 14th 
was postponed and rescheduled for Sunday March 29th. This was the only date I could find that would work best 
for our schedule due to all the tournaments in the area.
      All the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Tony Woodard & Scott Smith of Four Oaks & Apex...2 bass...11.57 lbs...$1,132
2nd Place: Dave Murdock & Tony Fofi of Sanford & Spring Lake...1 bass...9.46 lbs...$630
3rd Place: Mike Sipple & Curtis Vaughn of Rougemont..1 bass...8.37 lbs...$540
4th Place: Kevin Beverly & Tyler Faggart of Raleigh...1 bass...7.24 lbs...$493
5th Place: Mark Herndon & Jay Garrard of Bahama & Durham...1 bass...7.10 lbs...$405
6th Place: Mike Salguero & Steve Foster of Durham...1 bass...7.00 lbs...$312
7th Place: Doug Stalling & Billy Darr of Stem & Oxford...1 bass...6.72 lbs...$267
8th Place: Billy Bledsoe & Brian McDonald of Grays Creek...1 bass...6.37 lbs...$221
9th Place: Jeff Barfield of Holly Springs...1 bass...5.80 lbs...$185
10th Place: Travis Pomp & Mark Fielding of Youngsville & Apex...1 bass...5.62 lbs lbs...$165
11th Place: Stephen & Mike Lasher of Bahama...1 bass...5.57 lbs...$130

1st Place Big Fish..2nd Place Team above...9.46 lbs...$$742
2nd Place Big Fish..3rd Place Team above...8.37 lbs...$318

1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above...11.57 lbs...$945
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above: 9.46 lbs...$405
Tow Boats US Award: Scott Smith of Apex: $50Contact Information:
Phil McCarson...Tournament Director---922 Valetta Rd.---Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected] website: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

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Cashion Fishing Rods Spring Team Bass Mini Trail Qualifier #2 Results 03/07/15 - Jordan Lake

The 2015 Cashion Fishing Rods Spring Team Bass Mini Trail finally got off the ground this Saturday at Jordan!
Our February 21st Qualifier #1 was rescheduled to Sunday, March 28th at Shearon Harris because of the snow
& ice. We got a break today but it was frigid this morning with temps around 22 degrees and it didn't warm up
much that afternoon. The winds were not too bad and that helped a little. Water temps averaged from 40 to 44.
Needless to say, the water temps along with cold rains never helped the bite. Out of 22 teams participating only
2 bass were weighed in. But, they were some profitable bass!!!
Randy Fisher & Donnie Lowe caught 1 bass weighing 3.41 lbs taking 1st Place. They also won 1st Place Big
Fish & their split of $250 from 3rd & 4th place money giving them a grand total of $1,358 !! 2nd Place team was
Tony Woodard & Scott Smith with 1 bass weighing 2.33 lbs. They also won 2nd Place Big Fish, 1st & 2nd TWT
and their cut of the 3rd & 4th place money for a total of $1,292 !!
2 bass were weighed in for a total of 5.74 pounds. Crazy!!!
I want to thank Cashion Fishing Rods and all the anglers that participated. Our next tournament will be the
2015 Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #2, Sunday, Mar. 14th at Shearon
Harris out of Cross Point Landing. Coming up Saturday March 21st will be the Hyco Lake Open and Sunday
March 22nd will be the make-up Cashion Fishing Rods Spring Team Bass Mini Trail Q#1 at Shearon Harris.
All the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Randy Fisher & Donnie Lowe of Hillsborough & Mebane...1 bass...3.41 lbs...$800
2nd Place: Tony Woodard & Scott Smith of Four Oaks & Apex...1 bass...2.33 lbs...$460
3rd & 4th Place money ($500) was split between the above 2 teams...$250 each.

1st Place Big Fish: 1st Place Team above...3.41 lbs...$308
2nd Place Big Fish: 2nd Place Team above...2.33 lbs...$132

1st Place TWT: 2nd Place Team above: 2.33 lbs...$315 & also won 2nd TWT of $135
2nd Place TWT: 2nd Place Team above: 17.70 lbs...$81
Tow Boats US Award: Scott Smith of Apex: $50

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Hite Says Heavy Rains Will Make Elite On Sabine River 'challenging,' But Fishing Should Be Improved

Elite Series Angler and Bassmaster Classic Champion Davy Hite

Record crowds are expected at the weigh-ins for the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on the Sabine River at Orange, Texas, this week – the kick-off for the 2015 Elite Series schedule – but the fishing might be another story, said veteran B.A.S.S. pro Davy Hite.

Heavy rains along the river system are going to make the fishing “challenging,” said Hite, who won the 1999 Bassmaster Classic in the Louisiana Delta east of the Sabine drainage, a water system somewhat similar to the backwater sloughs and log-jammed bayous along the Sabine.

“The river is way up. There has been a lot of rain here – and a lot of rain north of here. They have nine flood gates open at Toledo Bend and that water is coming here. It's the same at Sam Rayburn. There's just a lot of water coming out of those two lakes.”

That said, Hite believes the fishing will actually be better this week than it was in 2013, the only other time the Elite Series has come to the Sabine. That’s because it's been a while between hurricanes, he said.

“Hurricanes come through here every 5 to 10 years and that kills a lot of the freshwater fish,” Hite said, noting that the saltwater intrusion not only kills bass, but a lot of the forage fish the bass feed on.

“The longer these bass have been between hurricanes the larger they get and the better the population gets. It's real similar to the Louisiana Delta where I won the Classic,” he said. “If the hurricanes did not have such an impact on the freshwater fish there would be world records here. It is just such a food factory.”

Since it has been a while between hurricanes, Hite said he believes the fish will be bigger and there will be more of them to fish for this week – in spite of the high water from all the rains.

And, in spite of the high water, the river is a great fishery and Orange is a great town to hold an Elite tournament, he said.

“When we were here two years ago it was the greatest crowd ever at an Elite event, so it's going to be great to kick off a new season with 9,000 or 10,000 or more at the weigh-ins.”

When the Elite Series last visited Orange in March 2013, records were shattered with 33,650 people attending the event over four days. The mark smashed the previous attendance record of 17,920, set in 2011 in Decatur, Ala., by a whopping 15,730 fans. The 2013 event in Orange also broke the record for single-day attendance at an Elite Series event, with 14,950 fans turning out for the Saturday weigh-in. The previous record was 14,050 at the Decatur event in 2011.

 

Bassmaster Elite Series

Mar 19-22, 2015

Sabine River - near Orange, TX

City of Orange Boat Ramp

www.bassmaster.com

 

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Anglers Choice Moves To High Rock For Second Tournament Of New Single-Division Season

Winners on Smith Mountain Mar 7 were Eric Catlett & Dallas Cole with 5 Fish Weighing 18.51lbs

The Anglers Choice Invitational Tournament Trail moves to High Rock Lake near Lexington, N.C, Saturday for the second tournament of the 2015 season under the new single-division, two classics format.

“When we joined the B.A.S.S. Toyota Team Championship Series we were only recognized as one trail by them,” explained tournament director Chris Lucas. “Basically, we had to have one points system, so we don't call it the North Carolina Division and Virginia Division anymore. The guys who fish on Saturday and the guys who fish on Sunday, all the points go to the same standings.”

Lucas said the schedule is set up so there are two tournaments in Virginia, which are held on Smith Mountain Lake, and two tournaments in the Carolinas where the dealerships are located – in Lexington and Spindale – one on High Rock and one on Lake Hickory.”

The other tournaments are held on the border, with two double-tournament weekends on Kerr Reservoir, he noted.

“An angler can make one trip, fish Saturday and Sunday and get two qualifiers in while saving money. That Kerr tournament weekend will be our biggest draw of the year,” Lucas said.

And, he added, anglers who plan to fish the Kerr tournaments need to get registered as soon as possible.

“We are already up to 780 to 80 on both of those tournaments and that is a month away. If you are planning on fishing that tournament you might want to go ahead and get registered,” Lucas said.

While 135 boats showed up for the Smith Mountain tournament March 8 “despite a winter storm , cold temperatures and frozen lake conditions,” Lucas said he expects 780 to 80 boats to compete in Saturday's tournament on High Rock under much more favorable conditions.

“The High Rock Tournament is scheduled to run 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., but we will probably run it from 7:30 to 3:30 or 4 p.m. because it is still dark at 7 a.m.,” he said. “We'll blast off at good light.”

Lucas said he had not heard any definite reports on fishing at High Rock, but the word is the lake is a little muddy, but the water is warming fast with the warmer temperatures in the last few days.

“I think people will be able to catch fish about however they want to,” he said.

The remaining Anglers Choice Tournament schedule includes: March 21, High Rock Lake; April 18 and 19, Kerr Reservoir; May 2, Smith Mountain Lake; May 23, Lake Hickory; June 6 and 7, Kerr Reservoir; with the Ranger Classic Oct. 3-4 on Kerr Lake and the Triton Classic Oct. 17-18 on High Rock Lake.

 

Angler's Choice Invitational Tournament Trail 

Sat, Mar 21, 2015

High Rock Lake

Southmont Wildlife Area Access

Call Chris Lucas 276-358-0844

www.anglerschoicemarine.com

 

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Huge entry, outstanding fishing expected for Carolinas Bass Challenge NC Division on Wylie

A lot of boats are expected for the Carolinas Bass Challenge North Carolina Division tournament on Lake Wylie Saturday and the fishing should be outstanding, said tournament director Brett Collins.

“Lake Wylie is usually one of our best draws, with around 180 boats usually,” said Collins who noted that registrations were up to more than 150 on Tuesday evening, more than 24 hours before the cut-off at midnight Wednesday. “We have teams from Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland fishing the NC CBC Division,” Collins said.

Fishing is heating up at just the right time for the tournament, too, he added.

“In the past few weeks as much as 24 pounds has won local events on the lake. The weather is much improved this week, though some fish will still be deep. But if the rain comes later in the week and puts some color in the water this could be our best Wylie event yet as far as weights,” Collins said.

He noted that Thomas Hardwick and Tommy Williams who won the inaugural 2015 NC Division tournament on Lake Norman Feb. 14 will be looking to extend their hold on the top spot in the points standings – and the odds could be in their favor. “Lake Wylie is their home lake,” Collins said.

Hardwick and Williams topped the 184-boat field on Lake Norman with a five-fish limit at 18.75 pounds, including the tournament big fish at 6.4 pounds, earning a total of $15,500 for the day. Their win money included $3,000 in Skeeter Real Money and $2,500 as the highest finishing Skeeter in the tournament.

The CBC North Carolina Division schedule includes: Lake Wylie March 21, Jordan Lake April 4, Lake Hickory May 9 and then to High Rock Lake for a double-points tournament June 20. The North Carolina State Championship will be held Oct. 10, with the CBC Classic Oct. 23-24 on Clarks Hill Lake out of Wildwood Park.

The CBC operates a full tournament schedule in South Carolina and North Carolina with outstanding payback and rewards. First place in every CBC tournament is guaranteed a minimum of $8,000, more depending on the number of entries, Collins said. The big fish winner in each tournament earns a check for $1,000 and there is a $5,000 Skeeter Bonus for each tournament for registered owners of Skeeter Boats.

“The Skeeter Bonus is split three ways, $2,500 for the highest finishing Skeeter, $1,500 for the second highest finishing Skeeter and $1,000 for the third highest finishing Skeeter,” Collins said.

Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, Foothills Marine Center in Morganton, N.C., Marshall's Marine Center in Lake City, S.C., and Palmetto Marine Center in Greenville, S.C., teamed up to support the 2015 Carolinas Bass Challenge.

The top teams of the 2015 South Carolina and North Carolina State Championships will both win a Skeeter TZX190/150 with a Yamaha 150. A ZX200/200 Yamaha SHO will be awarded to the winning team in the 2014 CBC Classic.

The big payouts in both the state qualifying tournaments, the state championships and the CBC Classic are drawing a lot of attention from anglers all over, Collins said.

 

Carolinas Bass Challenge - NC Division

Sat, Mar 21, 2015

Lake Wylie

Ebenezer Access Area

Call Brett Collins 803-413-7521

www.carolinasbasschallenge.com

 

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Bishop Wins Bassmaster Open On Ross Barnett

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Gene Bishop of Ridgeland, Miss., wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open #1 presented by Allstate held on Ross Barnett Reservoir, Miss. Bishop brought 21 pounds to Saturday's weigh-in giving him a three-day total weight of 55 pounds, 14 ounces.

Photo by James Overstreet/Bassmaster

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Some of the top bass pros in the nation crashed and burned after making epic catches during the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open presented by Allstate at Ross Barnett Reservoir. Gene Bishop of Ridgeland, Miss., stumbled the first day with less than 9 pounds, only to rocket to the winner’s circle.
           
Bishop’s stunning 26-pound, 1-ounce limit the second day vaulted him to the lead. He slammed the door on the other anglers who made the Top 12 cut today with a limit that weighed 21 pounds for a total of 55 pounds, 14 ounces.
           
Local knowledge worked for and against Bishop during the tournament. He stumbled the first day by fishing one of his offshore sweet spots with a Carolina rig.
           
On the following two days, he fished shallow pad stems that produced his heavy limits.
           
“I was fishing a Barnett Special,” Bishop said. “Everybody around here knows about it.”
           
The Barnett Special is an 8-inch Junebug Zoom Lizard. He Texas rigged it with a 4/0 hook and a 1/4 ounce bullet sinker.
           
“I was barely crawling it back over the pad stems lying on the bottom in 2 feet of water,” Bishop said.
           
If Bishop fishes the final two Central Opens this year, his Ross Barnett victory will earn him a ticket to the 2016 Bassmaster Classic at Oklahoma’s Grand Lake.
 
Meanwhile, Bishop is happy to pocket $8,405 and take possession of a Triton 19TrX rigged with a Mercury 200 Pro XS and prop, a Triton tandem axle trailer, a MotorGuide X3 trolling motor and a Lowrance Elite 5 graph.
 
Jay Brainard of Vinita, Okla., fishing his first Bassmaster Open at age 28, finished a close second with 54 pounds, 8 ounces. While all the other anglers that made the Top 12 cut plied shallow pad stems and reeds, Brainard skipped a 3/8-ounce Strike King spinnerbait under boat docks.
 
He swapped the original No. 4 blade for a bigger No. 4 1/2 gold blade and slow-rolled the spinnerbait 4 to 5 feet deep.
 
“If I got a hard strike I couldn’t hook them,” Brainard said. “Even a trailer hook didn’t help. I missed a lot of fish.”
 
The ones that stayed hooked felt like heavy weight when they inhaled the spinnerbait, he added.
 
“I love skipping and flipping docks,” Brainard said. “It’s my favorite thing to do.”
Doing his favorite thing earned Brainard $19,963 and 199 points toward qualifying for the Bassmaster Elite Series.
 
Oklahoma Elite Series pro Tommy Biffle collected $14,972 for nabbing third place with 52 pounds, 9 ounces. Most anglers would have been tickled with that. However, Biffle had his heart set on winning at Ross Barnett and punching his ticket early to the 2016 Classic on a lake that he knows well.
 
Although Biffle is famous for working his magic with a Quantum flippin’ stick, he caught his bass this time around with casting presentations. His primary bait was a Carolina rigged Gene Larew Biffle-O Lizard, which he dragged through pad stems.
 
“I just couldn’t catch them flippin’ in practice,” Biffle said. “They weren’t on the bank.”
 
On the final day, Biffle moved closer to the bank to catch his 21-pound, 10-ounce limit. The water had warmed to 65 degrees, and the bass were more accommodating near the shoreline than they had been in practice.
 
Bill Mccoun of Amarillo, Texas, who will be 70 years old in a few months, was the first co-angler to weigh in today. His three-day total of 25 pounds, 7 ounces was never bested.
 
Mccoun literally sweated out the weigh-in while sitting in the hot seat in bright, warm sunlight. Sunshine was a rare commodity this week. When he accepted his trophy, Mccoun suggested that an air conditioner be installed in the hot seat corner.
 
After thanking his wife of 50 years, Mccoun praised the pro partners he had fished with throughout the three-day event. He also recommended that anyone that has thought about fishing a Bassmaster Open should do so.
 
“My partner the first day was Wes Rogers,” Mccoun said. “He gave me the baits that I caught all my fish with. After he caught his limit, he stayed on his fish until I caught mine.”
 
That bait was a Texas rigged Zoom Brush Hog.
 
“You had to drag it,” Mccoun said. “They didn’t want it hopping.”
 
Besides the hefty trophy that Mccoun carried off the stage, he was given the keys to a brand new Triton 179 TrX with a Mercury 115 Pro XS and prop, a Triton single axle trailer, a MotorGuide X3 trolling motor and a Lowrance Mark 5 graph.
 
Arkansas Elite Series pro Kevin Short weighed an 8-pounder on the first day of the Ross Barnett Open. It proved to be the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass, which was worth $750.
 
The Bass Pro Shops Big Bass on the co-angler side was a 7-pound, 3-ounce largemouth caught by Gary Sullivan of Woodson, Texas. That heavyweight earned Sullivan $250.
Luke Clausen, a pro from Otis Orchards, Wash., won the $250 Allstate Good Hands, Great Day award for climbing the most points from Day 1 to Day 2.
 
Joel Ross from of Brandon, Miss., won the Allstate Good Hands, Great Day co-angler award of $150 for leapfrogging from 159th to 43rd place on Day 2.

The Livingston Lures Leader Award of $250 for the pro side goes to Bishop; Mccaskill will receive a Livingston Lures gift pack valued at $250 for the co-angler side.

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open - Ross Barnett Reservoir Presented by Allstate 3/12-3/14
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland  MS.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Gene Bishop            Ridgeland, MS           14  55-14  200  $49,155.00
  Day 1: 4   08-13     Day 2: 5   26-01     Day 3: 5   21-00   
2.  Jay Brainard           Enid, OK                15  54-08  199  $19,963.00
  Day 1: 5   22-01     Day 2: 5   11-01     Day 3: 5   21-06   
3.  Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK             15  52-09  198  $14,972.00
  Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   17-04     Day 3: 5   21-10   
4.  Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK           15  45-12  197  $13,396.00
  Day 1: 5   17-08     Day 2: 5   09-14     Day 3: 5   18-06   
5.  Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR         15  42-13  196  $11,689.00
  Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 5   12-07     Day 3: 5   15-09   
6.  Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK               15  41-03  195   $9,981.00
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   16-04     Day 3: 5   13-11   
7.  Ramey Harrell          Brandon, MS             15  41-02  194   $8,405.00
  Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   12-03     Day 3: 5   13-10   
8.  Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA              15  40-10  193   $6,698.00
  Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   10-15     Day 3: 5   11-05   
9.  Bradley Burns          Brandon, MS             15  39-02  192   $4,991.00
  Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   13-02     Day 3: 5   11-10   
10. Luke Clausen           Otis Orchards, WA       13  38-03  191   $4,847.00
  Day 1: 3   05-05     Day 2: 5   22-06     Day 3: 5   10-08   
11. Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, KS        15  37-06  190   $4,203.00
  Day 1: 5   13-07     Day 2: 5   16-03     Day 3: 5   07-12   
12. Chris Jones            Bokoshe, OK             12  35-00  189   $3,940.00
  Day 1: 5   16-09     Day 2: 5   14-06     Day 3: 2   04-01   
BASS PRO SHOPS BIG BASS
     Kevin Short              Mayflower, AR       08-00        $750.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       104       702      1582-12
 2        84       617      1326-01
 3        11        57       170-08
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         199      1376      3079-05

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open - Ross Barnett Reservoir Presented by Allstate 3/12-3/14
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland  MS.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Bill McCoun            Amarillo, TX             9  25-07  200  $25,000.00
  Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   07-03     Day 3: 3   10-03   
2.  Travis Laurent         Gonzales, LA             8  23-11  199   $6,435.00
  Day 1: 3   10-06     Day 2: 2   06-06     Day 3: 3   06-15   
3.  Cole Findley           Forsyth, MO              7  22-13  198   $4,859.00
  Day 1: 2   04-12     Day 2: 3   15-03     Day 3: 2   02-14   
4.  Gary Sullivan          Woodson, TX              8  22-02  197   $3,533.00
  Day 1: 3   13-05     Day 2: 2   04-12     Day 3: 3   04-01   
5.  Jim Mccaskill          Brandon, MS              7  21-13  196   $3,021.00
  Day 1: 3   11-04     Day 2: 3   09-08     Day 3: 1   01-01   
6.  Adam Horn              Madison, MS              8  21-05  195   $2,889.00
  Day 1: 3   10-00     Day 2: 2   04-08     Day 3: 3   06-13   
7.  Jim Hemphill           Brandon, MS              9  21-02  194   $2,758.00
  Day 1: 3   09-02     Day 2: 3   07-07     Day 3: 3   04-09   
8.  Heath Gilmore          Meridian, MS             7  20-10  193   $2,627.00
  Day 1: 3   08-10     Day 2: 3   10-12     Day 3: 1   01-04   
9.  Michael Yoder          Texarkana, AR            9  20-08  192   $2,495.00
  Day 1: 3   04-06     Day 2: 3   10-01     Day 3: 3   06-01   
10. Randy Craft            Seminary, MS             9  20-01  191   $2,233.00
  Day 1: 3   09-11     Day 2: 3   05-01     Day 3: 3   05-05   
11. Steve Bowcock          Bridgeport, IL           8  18-12  190   $1,970.00
  Day 1: 2   04-10     Day 2: 3   09-11     Day 3: 3   04-07   
12. Billy Smith Jr.        Willis, TX               6  15-11  189   $1,839.00
  Day 1: 3   11-07     Day 2: 3   04-04     Day 3: 0   00-00   
BASS PRO SHOPS BIG BASS
     Gary Sullivan            Woodson, TX         07-03        $250.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        90       370       745-10
 2        56       289       605-03
 3         8        28        53-09
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         154       687      1404-06

by AnglersChannel

Pair Of 7Th-Graders Win 119-Boat Bassmaster High School Open On Toledo Bend

MANY, La. — Logan O’Dell and Blaine Marks of Buna High School in Texas wanted badly to fish shallow during Sunday’s Costa Bassmaster High School Central Open on Toledo Bend Reservoir.

With spring finally in the air, they knew the lake’s giant largemouth would be making their way toward the shallows to spawn, and they wanted to go after them.

But every time they moved in, their team captain Brandon Marks forced them to back off — and his good coaching led to a five-bass limit that weighed a tournament-best 17 pounds, 12 ounces.

The big bag was just enough to help O’Dell and Marks past the Louisiana team of Nicholas Wiggins and Lane Possoit of Natchitoches Central High School, who placed second with 17-11.

“I called seven timeouts, and I said the same thing to them with every one of them,” Brandon Marks said. “We were fishing main-lake points, and they kept wanting to move in and fish the shallow grass. I kept telling them they needed to be fishing 10 to 12 feet of water because this little cool snap we’re having this weekend has backed the fish off a little bit.”

O’Dell and Marks caught their fish using Carolina rigged 6-inch Zoom lizards in gourd green. Their catch was anchored by a largemouth that weighed 7-11.

“We caught fish steadily throughout the day,” O’Dell said. “We actually culled two fish this afternoon that ended up putting us over the top.”

Despite their good day, they were surprised that 17-12 was enough.

“We really expected somebody to come in with 25 pounds,” Marks said. “We thought we probably had enough to get in the Top 5, but we didn’t expect to win it. It’s something I’ll remember forever.”

O’Dell and Marks earned a $500 check made out to their high school and an automatic berth into the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship. They also earned the right to fish with select Elite Series pros Saturday in Orange, Texas, as part of the High School Elite Experience presented by Costa.

Wiggins and Possoit also qualified for the National Championship and the Elite Experience, taking a little of the sting out of their 1-ounce loss. But they couldn’t help but think what might have been.

“I think we had maybe eight bites all day, and we caught five of them,” Wiggins said. “Our two smallest fish of the day weighed 2 pounds, 11 ounces. We know for sure those other bites would have culled, and all we needed was an ounce.”

For a brief moment, O’Dell’s 7-11 lunker ranked as the largest bass ever caught in a Bassmaster High School event, after eclipsing the previous record of 7-5. But the mark was shattered again during Sunday’s weigh-in when Logan Bourque and Conner Chappell brought an 8-8 largemouth to the scales.

A new feature of the high school events this year is the “Costa Moment,” awarded for a moving act of courage, kindness or courtesy identified on stage during the weigh-in.

The honor for this event went to Andrew Marcantel of Louisiana’s Sulphur High School. In a field packed with anglers wearing modern equipment, Marcantel was sporting the vintage Ranger Boats hat that belonged to his late grandfather, Jerry Rice.

“He passed away back in 2007, and I’ve been wearing it ever since,” Marcantel said. “If it ever blows off my head, I’ll have to go swimming for it. It means that much to me. He meant the world to me.”

In a field of 119 boats, the Top 17 teams earned a check and the Top 12 teams qualified for the National Championship.

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

1.  Logan O'Dell           Buna, TX                 5  17-12    0
Day 1: 5   17-12
2.  Nicholas Wiggins       Natchitoches, LA         5  17-11    0
Day 1: 5   17-11
3.  Will Moffett           Natchez, MS              5  16-11    0
Day 1: 5   16-11
4.  Devin Prine            Buna, TX                 5  15-12    0
Day 1: 5   15-12
5.  Mason Arnaud           Port Neches, TX          5  14-02    0
Day 1: 5   14-02
6.  Cole Moore             Anacoc, LA               4  14-02    0
Day 1: 4   14-02
7.  Hunter Courvelle       Lake Charles, LA         5  13-02    0
Day 1: 5   13-02
8.  Christian Mathews      Stonewall, LA            5  13-00    0
Day 1: 5   13-00
9.  Levi Areno             Sulphur, LA              5  12-12    0
Day 1: 5   12-12
10. Andrew Marcantel       Sulphur, LA              5  12-04    0
Day 1: 5   12-04
11. Trace O'Dell           Buna, TX                 5  11-12    0
Day 1: 5   11-12
12. Tristin Burt           Buna, TX                 5  11-10    0
Day 1: 5   11-10
13. Tyler Meeks            Hemphill, TX             5  11-00    0
Day 1: 5   11-00
14. Jordan Gilcrease       Keithville, LA           5  10-14    0
Day 1: 5   10-14
15. Alex Lamabe            Baton Rouge, LA          5  10-13    0
Day 1: 5   10-13
16. Saige Hessifer         Sulphur, LA              5  10-11    0
Day 1: 5   10-11
17. Jordan Mullis          BLOOMINGTON, IN          3  10-10    0
Day 1: 3   10-10
18. Logan Bourque          Sulphur, LA              2  10-01    0
Day 1: 2   10-01
19. Ty Moorhead            Jasper, TX               5  09-13    0
Day 1: 5   09-13
20. Blake Fontenot         Lake Charles, LA         5  09-10    0
Day 1: 5   09-10
21. Cade Crow              Denham Springs, LA       3  09-10    0
Day 1: 3   09-10
22. Nathan Mitchell        Lake Charles, LA         4  09-03    0
Day 1: 4   09-03
23. Seth Cooper            Ragley, LA               4  09-02    0
Day 1: 4   09-02
24. William Dion           Sulphur, LA              5  09-00    0
Day 1: 5   09-00
25. Kreston Richardson     Buna, TX                 4  08-09    0
Day 1: 4   08-09
26. Nathan Flemmons        Welsh, LA                4  08-06    0
Day 1: 4   08-06
27. Wesley Holt            Otis, LA                 3  07-15    0
Day 1: 3   07-15
28. Hunter Muncrief        Pineland, TX             4  07-14    0
Day 1: 4   07-14
28. Trey Selman            Port Neches, TX          4  07-14    0
Day 1: 4   07-14
30. David Sourdellia       Orange, TX               4  07-13    0
Day 1: 4   07-13
31. Cavin Courville        Lake Charles, LA         3  07-13    0
Day 1: 3   07-13
32. Brandon Pittman        Pineville, LA            5  07-08    0
Day 1: 5   07-08
33. Emily Hamilton         Huntington, TX           4  07-05    0
Day 1: 4   07-05
34. Garrett Brown          Dry Prong, LA            3  07-05    0
Day 1: 3   07-05
35. Ashley Batey           Pineville, LA            5  07-03    0
Day 1: 5   07-03
36. Annabelle Guins        Lake Charles, LA         2  06-15    0
Day 1: 2   06-15
37. Christian Haggenmacher Denham Springs, LA       1  06-15    0
Day 1: 1   06-15
38. Braden Berryman        Kirbyville, TX           3  05-13    0
Day 1: 3   05-13
39. Levi Nelson            TUSCALOOSA, AL           2  05-10    0
Day 1: 2   05-10
40. Jacob McRae            Shreveport, LA           2  05-08    0
Day 1: 2   05-08
41. Joshua Dupree          Haughton, LA             3  05-06    0
Day 1: 3   05-06
42. Matthew Myers          Carencro, LA             2  05-05    0
Day 1: 2   05-05
43. Nolan Haney            Buna, TX                 1  05-05    0
Day 1: 1   05-05
44. Daniel Stanford        Center, TX               1  05-03    0
Day 1: 1   05-03
45. Kyle McAllen           Stonewall, LA            2  05-01    0
Day 1: 2   05-01
46. Samuel Bergeron        Gonzales, LA             1  04-15    0
Day 1: 1   04-15
47. Dakota Cline           Lumberton, TX            3  04-14    0
Day 1: 3   04-14
48. Jake Biram             Tulsa, OK                2  04-13    0
Day 1: 2   04-13
49. Austin Busby           Provencal, LA            2  04-11    0
Day 1: 2   04-11
50. Cason Lewis            Pineville, LA            1  04-11    0
Day 1: 1   04-11
50. Matthew Romano         Prairieville, LA         1  04-11    0
Day 1: 1   04-11
52. Wes Rollo              Natchitoches, LA         2  04-05    0
Day 1: 2   04-05
52. John Waggenspack       Baton Rouge, LA          2  04-05    0
Day 1: 2   04-05
54. Tyler Pate             Stonewall, LA            2  04-03    0
Day 1: 2   04-03
55. Dalton Roberts         Hutchinson, KS           1  04-00    0
Day 1: 1   04-00
56. Taylor Cobb            Stonewall, LA            1  03-13    0
Day 1: 1   03-13
57. Jackson Hall           Arlington, TX            2  03-11    0
Day 1: 2   03-11
58. Joseph Bruener         Douglass, TX             2  03-10    0
Day 1: 2   03-10
58. Kody Kelly             Denham Springs, LA       2  03-10    0
Day 1: 2   03-10
60. Garett OBannon         Natchitoches, LA         2  03-07    0
Day 1: 2   03-07
61. Hunter Porter          TUSCALOOSA, AL           2  03-06    0
Day 1: 2   03-06
62. Hunter French          Buhler, KS               1  03-05    0
Day 1: 1   03-05
63. Pierce LaFleur         Ragley, LA               1  03-04    0
Day 1: 1   03-04
64. Riley Harris           Orange, TX               2  03-01    0
Day 1: 2   03-01
65. Briana Tucker          Moulton, AL              1  03-01    0
Day 1: 1   03-01
65. Jeffery White          Pineville, LA            1  03-01    0
Day 1: 1   03-01
67. Dailus Richardson      Benton, IL               2  02-15    0
Day 1: 2   02-15
68. Julia Swain            Lake Charles, LA         1  02-15    0
Day 1: 1   02-15
69. Laura Ann Foshee       Gardendale, AL           2  02-12    0
Day 1: 2   02-12
70. Logan Bruchhaus        Sulphur, LA              1  02-11    0
Day 1: 1   02-11
71. Caleb Dupre            Sulphur, LA              1  02-10    0
Day 1: 1   02-10
72. Kyle Little            Alexandria, LA           1  02-06    0
Day 1: 1   02-06
73. Grant Debetaz          Youngsville, LA          1  02-03    0
Day 1: 1   02-03
74. Jake Shepherd          Orange, TX               1  02-02    0
Day 1: 1   02-02
74. Zach Weiss             WAVERLY, AL              1  02-02    0
Day 1: 1   02-02
76. Drayden Richey         Lake Charles, LA         1  01-14    0
Day 1: 1   01-14
77. Ian Madere             Baton Rouge, LA          1  01-11    0
Day 1: 1   01-11
78. Troy Benefield         TUSCALOOSA, AL           1  01-08    0
Day 1: 1   01-08
79. Trace Bludworth        Douglass, TX             1  01-03    0
Day 1: 1   01-03
80. Zach Anderson          Gloster, LA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Braden Blanchard       St Amant, LA             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Garret Brown           Stonewall, LA            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Chandler Burgay        Timpson, TX              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Ashton Cates           Sulphur, LA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Logan Chaney           Lafayette, LA            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Andrew Childers        Sulphur, LA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Derek Clark            Buna, TX                 0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Blake Dinkins          Shreveport, LA           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. John Edwards           Gloster, LA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Chase Espinosa         Flowery Branch, GA       0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Colton Fountain        Kirbyville, TX           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Cameron Gautreau       Prairieville, LA         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Rashad Goodson         Florence, SC             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Garrett Gray           Silsbee, TX              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Fisher Hardy           San Augustine, TX        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Hunter Hollier         Sulphur, LA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Dustin Howell          Provencal, LA            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Kalee Jones            COTTONDALE, AL           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Spencer Lambert        West Monroe, LA          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Louis Laville          Baton Rouge, LA          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Joseph Lirette         Sulphur, LA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Hadden Lummus          Hemphill, TX             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Mac Marcantel          Evadale, TX              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Hunter Martindale      Jasper, TX               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Jacob McDaniel         Roxie, MS                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Mason McGill           Nederland, TX            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Landon Mitchell        Martaville, LA           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Tyler Mora             Groves, TX               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Hunter Nash            Evans, LA                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Dylan Poche            Natchez, LA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Cameron Reed           Lake Charles, LA         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Cole Robinson          Port Arther, TX          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Hunter Scott           Friendswood, TX          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Jonathan Suttle        Sulphur, LA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Mattea Tingle          Marksville, LA           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Chaz Trahan            Port Neches, TX          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Cord Tucker            Buna, TX                 0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
80. Drake Young            Sulphur, LA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        20       221       545-08
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20       221       545-08

by AnglersChannel

Team Queen Win The 2015 Jim Ledbetter On Norman With 21.50 Lbs!! Here Is How They Did It!

Father-son tandom of Jeff and KJ Queen blew it out on Norman Sat with 21.50 Lbs, including a massive 8.72 Lb BF!! They beat out 140 other teams and go home with a new Ranger Z118 powered by an Evinrude E-Tec 150 provided by Denver Marine.

by AnglersChannel

Team Queen wins the annual Jim Ledbetter Memorial Cancer Tournament on Norman

140 Teams turned out Saturday for what was another very successful tournament in honor of Jim Ledbetter. Lake Norman is fishing as well as it every has as the number of quality limits weighed in was really incredible. After finishing 2nd in 2014, the fatehr-son team of Jeff and KJ Queen brought a whopping 21.50 Lbs to the scales with one of the largest BF we've ever seen on Norman-8.72 Lbs!!! They had another 5 lb'er plus 3 solid spots to round out their limit. 2nd place team of Jason Wilson and Kelly Logan had a great day as well with 19.64, which would normally win on Normman, but not this day. For their big win, Team Queen went home with a brand new RANGER Z118 powered by an Evinrude 150 E-TEC, supplied by Denver Marine in Denver, NC. Skys were overcast most of the day with light rain until weigh-in and then it cleared up and was blue bird skys overlooking Norman late in the day. Congrats to the Queens on their big win and to all the anglers that came out and supported a truely great cause. Here is your top 10 (Full results at bottom) with pictures below:

 

1. Jeff Queen/ KJ Queen.                21.50.       8.72 bf
2. Jason Wilson/Kelly Logan.           19.64
3. Jerry Goble/Keneth Hoyle.            17.82
4. Tim Harris/Danny Murphy.             17.53
5. Michael Fox/Tony Shook.              17.04
6. Rick Hager/Bob Hager.                16.86
7. DarylHedrick/Jeffrey Bolick.          16.86
8. Lehew/Lehew.  Larry&Shane         16.49
9. CarsonOrellana/Kevin Frady.         16.23
10. Nick Miller/Brandon Brickweg.       15.98

 

Happy Team Queen after big win!Happy Team Queen after big win!

 

Team Queen with Denver Marine, Ranger, and EvinrudeTeam Queen with Denver Marine, Ranger, and Evinrude

 

2nd place team of Jason Wilson and Kelly Logan  

2nd place team of Jason Wilson and Kelly Logan

 

Vickers Family wins top Adult-Youth TeamVickers Family wins top Adult-Youth Team

 

 

 

 

 

Team Queen and thier 8.72 Lb kicker at Weigh-in! 

Team Queen and thier 8.72 Lb kicker at Weigh-in!

by AnglersChannel

Wacky Weather Wreaks Havoc On Leaderboard At Bassmaster Open On Ross Barnett

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Gene Bishop of Ridgeland, Miss., lead on Day 2 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open #1 presented by Allstate held on Ross Barnett Reservoir out of Ridgeland, Miss. Bishop brought 26 pounds, 1 ounce to the scales at Friday's weigh-in for a two-day total of 34-14.

Photo by James Overstreet/Bassmaster

Anglers competing in the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open presented by Allstate at Ross Barnett were hit with a strong dose of March’s temperamental weather Friday.

The morning broke calm with light rain. By midday, 20-mph wind gusts were kicking up brutal waves with whitecaps.

The weather during the weigh-in was blustery and switched from substantial rainfall to sunshine with a rainbow and back to rain.

The leaderboard was even more volatile than the weather. Thursday, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Mike McClelland sacked 23 pounds, 5 ounces to claim the lead. Today he brought in only two bass and dropped to 13th place. He failed to make the cut to fish in the finals Saturday.

Kevin Short, another Elite pro, in second place Thursday with 22 pounds, 6 ounces, brought in a single keeper today and dropped to 31st place.

Gene Bishop, a local angler from Ridgeland, Miss., bagged a paltry 8 pounds, 13 ounces Thursday and crash landed way back in 83rd place. Today he found the pot of gold at the end of that rainbow.

As Bishop made his way to the weigh-in area today, he stopped often to let his heavy fish bag down and switch hands. By the time he got to the scales, he looked exhausted. When the scales registered 26 pounds, 1 ounce, Bishop looked more relieved than elated to be sitting in first place with 34-14.

“I’m a nervous wreck,” Bishop said to tournament director Chris Bowes.

Why did Bishop fare so poorly in the first round and so superbly today?

“Yesterday, I fished ‘history,’” Bishop said.

“History” was a ledge where he has sacked big limits in previous tournaments.

“Today, I fished conditions,” Bishop said.

The conditions told Bishop to fish shallow in 3 feet of water. He was about 75 yards from a community area that was being pounded by a few dozen other boats in the tournament.

“I stayed out a little deeper and intercepted the bass that were moving up,” Bishop said. “I was catching them before they could get to those boys.”

The most consistent angler on Ross Barnett’s second day was Jay Brainard. He was in third place after the first day with 22 pounds, 1 ounce. Brainard added a limit of 11-1  today, which bounced him up to second place with a total of 33-2.

“I got a lot of bites today, but they were hitting funny,” Brainard said. “I caught only five bass, and three of them came late in the day.”

Brainard feels confident he is on enough quality fish to win. The challenge is figuring out how to get a hook into the ones that strike.

Veteran Elite pro Tommy Biffle of Wagoner, Okla., sacked his second solid limit of the tournament to secure third place with a total of 30 pounds, 15 ounces. Shallow water is Biffle’s strong suit, so it’s no surprise that he is in the hunt to win at Ross Barnett.

It’s likely that Biffle is picking off bass with his trusty flippin’ rod, but he’s not talking. Fishing fans won’t hear the details until after the final weigh-in Saturday at 4 p.m. CT at Bass Pro Shops in Pearl, Miss.

For live coverage of the final round, tune in to Bassmaster.com.

The winner on the pro side will pocket $8,405 and the keys to a Triton 19TrX rigged with a Mercury 200 Pro XS and prop, a Triton tandem axle trailer, a MotorGuide X3 24-volt trolling motor and a Lowrance Elite 5 graph.

Jim Mccaskill of Brandon, Miss., leads the co-angler field with 20-12. If he hangs on for the victory tomorrow, he will be the owner of a Triton 179 TrX with a Mercury 115 Pro XS and prop, a Triton single axle trailer, a MotorGuide X3 12-volt trolling motor and a Lowrance Mark 5 graph.

Luke Clausen, a pro from Otis Orchards, Wash., won the $250 Allstate Good Hands, Great Day award for climbing the most points from Day 1 to Day 2. With Friday’s limit of 22-6, he vaulted from 139th place to seventh place.

Joel Ross from of Brandon, Miss., won the Allstate Good Hands, Great Day co-angler award of $150 for leapfrogging from 159th to 43rd place.

The Livingston Lures Leader Award of $250 for the pro side goes to Bishop; Mccaskill will receive a Livingston Lures gift pack valued at $250 for the co-angler side.

Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland, MS
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Gene Bishop            Ridgeland, MS            9  34-14  200     $250.00
  Day 1: 4   08-13     Day 2: 5   26-01   
2.  Jay Brainard           Enid, OK                10  33-02  199
  Day 1: 5   22-01     Day 2: 5   11-01   
3.  Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK             10  30-15  198
  Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   17-04   
4.  Chris Jones            Bokoshe, OK             10  30-15  197
  Day 1: 5   16-09     Day 2: 5   14-06   
5.  Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, KS        10  29-10  196
  Day 1: 5   13-07     Day 2: 5   16-03   
6.  Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA              10  29-05  195
  Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   10-15   
7.  Luke Clausen           Otis Orchards, WA        8  27-11  194     $250.00
  Day 1: 3   05-05     Day 2: 5   22-06   
8.  Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK               10  27-08  193
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   16-04   
9.  Ramey Harrell          Brandon, MS             10  27-08  192
  Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   12-03   
10. Bradley Burns          Brandon, MS             10  27-08  191
  Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   13-02   
11. Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK           10  27-06  190
  Day 1: 5   17-08     Day 2: 5   09-14   
12. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR         10  27-04  189
  Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 5   12-07   
13. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR          7  27-02  188   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   23-05     Day 2: 2   03-13   
14. Matthew Delaney        Pollock, LA             10  27-02  187   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   16-04     Day 2: 5   10-14   
15. Gary Vining            Morgan City, LA         10  26-15  186   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   12-05   
16. Travis Loyd            Vienna, IL              10  26-13  185   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   16-14     Day 2: 5   09-15   
17. Tim Fox                Meridian, MS            10  26-09  184   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   13-03   
18. Jon Englund            Farwell, MN             10  26-07  183   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 5   10-12   
19. Shannon Denson         Brandon, MS             10  26-03  182   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   12-04   
20. Grayson Smith          Clarksville, TN          8  26-01  181   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 3   09-02     Day 2: 5   16-15   
21. Sam Canoe              Georgetown, LA          10  26-01  180   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   11-03   
22. Cody Compton           Palisade, CO             8  25-11  179   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 3   10-05     Day 2: 5   15-06   
23. Chase Brooks           Iraan, TX               10  25-09  178   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   11-03   
24. Timmy Reneau           Del Rio, TX             10  25-02  177   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   13-02     Day 2: 5   12-00   
25. Alton Jones Jr.        Lorena, TX              10  24-11  176   $3,283.00
  Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 5   10-15   
26. Josh Douglas           Mound, MN               10  24-03  175   $2,889.00
  Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   11-06   
27. Wesley Rogers          Mammoth Spring, AR      10  23-12  174   $2,889.00
  Day 1: 5   09-10     Day 2: 5   14-02   
28. John Figi              Bloomington, MN          8  23-11  173   $2,889.00
  Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 3   10-15   
29. Brian Potter           Claremore, OK            9  23-11  172   $2,889.00
  Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 4   11-11   
30. Todd Castledine        Nacogdoches, TX         10  23-08  171   $2,889.00
  Day 1: 5   13-02     Day 2: 5   10-06   
31. Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR            6  23-06  170   $2,495.00
  Day 1: 5   22-06     Day 2: 1   01-00   
32. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL          10  23-03  169   $2,495.00
  Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   09-14   
33. Shane Long             Willard, MO              8  23-01  168   $2,495.00
  Day 1: 3   09-06     Day 2: 5   13-11   
34. Keith Shelton          Brandon, MS              7  22-10  167   $2,495.00
  Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 2   05-04   
35. Chris Brasher          Longview, TX            10  22-07  166   $2,495.00
  Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   08-15   
36. Kenta Kimura           Livingston, TX          10  22-06  165   $2,101.00
  Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   08-07   
37. Casey Scanlon          Lanexa, KS              10  22-04  164   $2,101.00
  Day 1: 5   09-12     Day 2: 5   12-08   
38. Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             9  22-03  163   $2,101.00
  Day 1: 5   10-12     Day 2: 4   11-07   
39. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH       10  21-15  162   $2,101.00
  Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   08-07   
40. Mike Briseno           Elgin, TX               10  21-13  161   $2,101.00
  Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 5   10-10   
41. Jerod Hawkes           Eagle Pass, TX          10  21-08  160
  Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   12-05   
42. Ron Wells              Claremore, OK           10  21-05  159
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   08-01   
43. Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR              10  21-05  158
  Day 1: 5   08-11     Day 2: 5   12-10   
44. Cody Salzmann          Charleston, IL          10  21-03  157
  Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 5   09-06   
45. Brandon Pedigo         Durant, OK              10  21-02  156
  Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 5   06-05   
46. Mike Lavallee          Sandy, UT                9  21-02  155
  Day 1: 4   07-04     Day 2: 5   13-14   
47. Zach Gagnard           Pineville, LA            8  21-00  154
  Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 3   07-05   
48. Shin Fukae             Palestine, TX            9  20-15  153
  Day 1: 4   08-07     Day 2: 5   12-08   
49. James Elam             Tulsa, OK                8  20-14  152
  Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 3   06-09   
50. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  8  20-14  151
  Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 3   08-02   
51. David Dove             Steens, MS              10  20-13  150
  Day 1: 5   08-03     Day 2: 5   12-10   
52. Jason Cordell          Pelahatchie, MS          6  20-12  149
  Day 1: 5   16-06     Day 2: 1   04-06   
53. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK             10  20-08  148
  Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 5   09-05   
54. Matt Lee               Auburn , AL              7  20-03  147
  Day 1: 5   12-11     Day 2: 2   07-08   
55. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS         7  20-01  146
  Day 1: 5   15-10     Day 2: 2   04-07   
56. Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA          7  20-00  145
  Day 1: 2   06-10     Day 2: 5   13-06   
57. Larry Puckett          Decatur, TX             10  19-15  144
  Day 1: 5   13-00     Day 2: 5   06-15   
58. Steve Sennikoff        Forney, TX               8  19-14  143
  Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 3   05-02   
59. Craig Workman          Fort Worth, TX          10  19-13  142
  Day 1: 5   08-10     Day 2: 5   11-03   
60. Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS         10  19-09  141
  Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   06-03   
61. Brad Whatley           Bivins, TX              10  19-09  140
  Day 1: 5   07-09     Day 2: 5   12-00   
62. Joel Barber            Brandon, MS             10  19-09  139
  Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 5   08-14   
63. Mike Lirette           Monroe, LA               6  19-08  138
  Day 1: 1   02-06     Day 2: 5   17-02   
64. Kenny Churchill        Jackson, MS              7  19-06  137
  Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 2   04-12   
65. Andrew Upshaw          Sapulpa, OK              7  19-02  136
  Day 1: 5   13-13     Day 2: 2   05-05   
66. Shawn Carnahan         Gilbert, AZ              7  19-02  135
  Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 2   06-11   
67. Jordan Card            Knoxville, TN            8  18-11  134
  Day 1: 3   03-04     Day 2: 5   15-07   
68. Darrell Newman         Bruceville, TX           7  18-10  133
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 2   05-06   
69. Micahael Savell        Brandon, MS             10  18-09  132
  Day 1: 5   09-01     Day 2: 5   09-08   
70. Jacob Wheeler          Indianapolis, IN        10  18-01  131
  Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 5   07-09   
71. Timothy Cline          Sherman, TX             10  17-15  130
  Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   07-01   
72. Gary Clouse            La Vergne, TN            6  17-14  129
  Day 1: 1   05-05     Day 2: 5   12-09   
73. Bo Keith               Haughton, LA             9  17-14  128
  Day 1: 4   06-03     Day 2: 5   11-11   
74. Norman Foskey          Biloxi, MS              10  17-14  127
  Day 1: 5   08-07     Day 2: 5   09-07   
75. Gerald Spohrer         Gonzales, LA             9  17-12  126
  Day 1: 5   12-11     Day 2: 4   05-01   
76. Jeff Avery             El Dorado, AR           10  17-12  125
  Day 1: 5   05-14     Day 2: 5   11-14   
77. Seiji Kato             Outsu Shiga JAPAN       10  17-06  124
  Day 1: 5   09-12     Day 2: 5   07-10   
78. Tyler Carriere         Youngsville, LA         10  17-06  123
  Day 1: 5   08-14     Day 2: 5   08-08   
79. Joel Mayfield          Perkinston, MS           9  17-04  122
  Day 1: 4   05-10     Day 2: 5   11-10   
80. James Watson           Springfield , MO         9  17-02  121
  Day 1: 4   06-13     Day 2: 5   10-05   
81. Cody Bird              Granbury, TX            10  16-15  120
  Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 5   05-00   
82. Sammy Burks            Joplin, MO               9  16-11  119
  Day 1: 4   05-13     Day 2: 5   10-14   
83. Tommy Durham           Whitney, TX              9  16-10  118
  Day 1: 4   09-05     Day 2: 5   07-05   
84. Logan Sherrer          Karnack, TX              8  15-11  117
  Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 5   07-02   
85. Joel Baker             Talala, OK               8  15-10  116
  Day 1: 5   08-10     Day 2: 3   07-00   
86. Jason Citta            Hershey, NE              8  15-09  115
  Day 1: 4   07-05     Day 2: 4   08-04   
87. Eddy May               Valley Center, KS        7  15-08  114
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 2   04-04   
88. Taylor Ramey           Purvis, MS              10  15-06  113
  Day 1: 5   08-01     Day 2: 5   07-05   
89. David Gillham          Heath, TX               10  15-05  112
  Day 1: 5   07-04     Day 2: 5   08-01   
90. Billy Smith Sr         Tomball, TX              7  15-05  111
  Day 1: 5   07-12     Day 2: 2   07-09   
91. Chad Grigsby           Maple Grove, MN          6  15-04  110
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 5   13-07   
92. Dustin Reneau          Mckinney, TX             9  15-04  109
  Day 1: 5   09-01     Day 2: 4   06-03   
93. Chad Wiley             Pineville, LA            9  15-03  108
  Day 1: 4   07-10     Day 2: 5   07-09   
94. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            10  15-01  107
  Day 1: 5   05-07     Day 2: 5   09-10   
95. TR Andreas             Kerrville, TX            9  15-00  106
  Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 4   05-12   
96. Chris Berry            Houston, TX             10  14-14  105
  Day 1: 5   07-03     Day 2: 5   07-11   
97. Jordan Lee             Vinemont, AL             6  14-11  104
  Day 1: 5   12-05     Day 2: 1   02-06   
98. Scott Dean             Terrell, TX              7  14-11  103
  Day 1: 2   02-15     Day 2: 5   11-12   
99. Kylie Sparks           Denham Spgs, LA          5  14-11  102
  Day 1: 1   03-11     Day 2: 4   11-00   
100. Darrell Lyons          Hemphill, TX             8  14-09  101
  Day 1: 5   08-11     Day 2: 3   05-14   
101. Ryan Heavener          Tulsa, OK                6  14-05  100
  Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 1   01-07   
102. Ron Cherkas            Ankeny, IA              10  14-04   99
  Day 1: 5   08-06     Day 2: 5   05-14   
103. Chris Wooten           West Point, MS           6  14-03   98
  Day 1: 3   07-02     Day 2: 3   07-01   
104. Scott Barnett          Mansfield, TX            8  14-02   97
  Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 3   05-02   
105. Jean-Christophe David  Bordeaux LA Bodeaux FRA  5  14-01   96
  Day 1: 4   11-13     Day 2: 1   02-04   
106. Pete Wenners           Galena, MO               7  14-01   95
  Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 2   04-00   
107. Brandon Lee            Ratcliff, AR             7  14-01   94
  Day 1: 3   05-01     Day 2: 4   09-00   
108. Jason Hannah           Forest, MS               6  13-10   93
  Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 1   02-01   
109. Greg Ryan              Ozark, MO                6  13-10   92
  Day 1: 3   05-12     Day 2: 3   07-14   
110. B.J. Usie              Houma, LA                8  13-09   91
  Day 1: 3   03-13     Day 2: 5   09-12   
111. Mike Boyles            Kimberling City, MO      9  13-09   90
  Day 1: 4   05-15     Day 2: 5   07-10   
112. Lucas Ragusa           Gonzales, LA            10  13-07   89
  Day 1: 5   09-09     Day 2: 5   03-14   
113. Patrick Pierce         Jacksonville, FL         4  13-04   88
  Day 1: 2   03-15     Day 2: 2   09-05   
114. Marty Henrikson        Tucson, AZ               3  13-00   87
  Day 1: 3   13-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
115. Terry Peacock          Royse City, TX           8  12-12   86
  Day 1: 3   03-04     Day 2: 5   09-08   
116. Zack Fogle             White Oak, TX            8  12-11   85
  Day 1: 5   07-08     Day 2: 3   05-03   
117. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX          6  12-10   84
  Day 1: 4   07-15     Day 2: 2   04-11   
118. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  12-09   83
  Day 1: 4   11-02     Day 2: 1   01-07   
119. Dave Larson            Minnetrista, MN          5  12-08   82
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   
120. Jeff Cloud             Lubbock, TX              9  12-08   81
  Day 1: 5   06-04     Day 2: 4   06-04   
121. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO         5  12-07   80
  Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
122. Scott Mcgehee          Madison, MS             10  12-07   79
  Day 1: 5   05-13     Day 2: 5   06-10   
123. Greg Yates             Sunnyvale, TX            6  12-04   78
  Day 1: 3   07-03     Day 2: 3   05-01   
124. Shane Williams         Keithville, LA           8  12-02   77
  Day 1: 5   06-05     Day 2: 3   05-13   
125. Tom Huynh              Moorhead, MN             4  12-01   76
  Day 1: 1   06-07     Day 2: 3   05-10   
126. Brian Clark            Haltom City, TX          6  11-14   75
  Day 1: 1   02-08     Day 2: 5   09-06   
127. Joey Cantrell          Sadler, TX               7  11-14   74
  Day 1: 5   07-15     Day 2: 2   03-15   
128. Kazunori Okuma         Moriyama-Shi Shiga JAPA  8  11-14   73
  Day 1: 5   06-13     Day 2: 3   05-01   
129. Darold Gleason         Leesville, LA            8  11-14   72
  Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 5   06-06   
130. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN            6  11-09   71
  Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 1   01-10   
131. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA          6  11-06   70
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 5   09-12   
132. Ronnie Farlow          Brandon, MS              5  11-06   69
  Day 1: 2   05-06     Day 2: 3   06-00   
133. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL             4  11-05   68
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 4   11-05   
134. Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ              6  10-12   67
  Day 1: 1   04-07     Day 2: 5   06-05   
135. Wayne Murray           Baton Rouge, LA          7  10-11   66
  Day 1: 2   03-04     Day 2: 5   07-07   
136. Allen Rude             Pauls Valley, OK         7  10-11   65
  Day 1: 5   07-05     Day 2: 2   03-06   
137. Brent Algeo            Ozark, MO                6  10-11   64
  Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 3   05-11   
138. Matt Pangrac           Norman , OK              7  10-04   63
  Day 1: 5   08-04     Day 2: 2   02-00   
139. Cody Ryan Greaney      Manchaca, TX             3  10-04   62
  Day 1: 1   02-06     Day 2: 2   07-14   
140. Homer Humphreys Jr.    Minden, LA               4  10-02   61
  Day 1: 2   03-14     Day 2: 2   06-04   
141. Steven Mcqueen Jr      Lucedale, MS             5  09-08   60
  Day 1: 5   09-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   
142. Patrick Spencer        Marana, AZ               3  09-08   59
  Day 1: 2   09-08     Day 2: 1   00-00   
143. Jarrad Nickolite       Shakopee, MN             5  09-08   58
  Day 1: 2   05-12     Day 2: 3   03-12   
144. Wil Hardy II           Harlem, GA               7  09-07   57
  Day 1: 4   05-04     Day 2: 3   04-03   
145. Barry Aldridge         Sturkie, AR              5  09-04   56
  Day 1: 2   04-14     Day 2: 3   04-06   
146. Doug Vahrenberg        Higginsville, MO         2  08-13   55
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   08-13   
147. Andrew Slegona Jr      Walker Valley, NY        5  08-13   54
  Day 1: 1   01-00     Day 2: 4   07-13   
148. Ryan Williams          Tyler, TX                5  08-11   53
  Day 1: 5   08-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
149. Gary Riffle            Paris, TX                7  08-10   52
  Day 1: 5   05-04     Day 2: 2   03-06   
150. Dave Mansue            Hemphill, TX             5  08-07   51
  Day 1: 5   08-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Eric Porterfield       Fort Gibson, OK          5  08-05   50
  Day 1: 1   03-12     Day 2: 4   04-09   
152. Cole Massey            Argyle, TX               4  08-03   49
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 4   08-03   
153. Eddie Norris           Mannford, OK             4  07-13   48
  Day 1: 1   03-13     Day 2: 3   04-00   
154. Jim Dillard            West Monroe, LA          5  07-11   47
  Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
155. Corey Stanley          Orange, TX               5  07-10   46
  Day 1: 4   05-13     Day 2: 1   01-13   
156. Tyler Berger           Westerville, OH          5  07-05   45
  Day 1: 5   07-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
157. William Prescott       Bryant, AR               2  07-00   44
  Day 1: 2   07-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
158. Roy Sanford            Brookeland, TX           5  06-14   43
  Day 1: 5   06-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
159. Pete Ponds             Madison, MS              6  06-13   42
  Day 1: 5   05-07     Day 2: 1   01-06   
160. Johnny Johnson         Tyler, TX                3  06-11   41
  Day 1: 3   06-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
161. Jeffrey Roberts        Brandon, MS              2  06-11   40
  Day 1: 2   06-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
162. Douglas Jones          Muskogee, OK             2  06-08   39
  Day 1: 2   06-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   
163. Mitch Kistner          Gilbert, AZ              3  06-04   38
  Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
164. Denny Wilkins          Lubbock, TX              4  06-01   37
  Day 1: 4   06-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
165. Brent Homan            Graham, TX               4  05-14   36
  Day 1: 3   04-14     Day 2: 1   01-00   
166. Rusty Camp             New Albany, MS           2  05-12   35
  Day 1: 1   01-09     Day 2: 1   04-03   
167. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  5  05-11   34
  Day 1: 5   05-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
168. Justin Margraves       Diana, TX                4  05-11   33
  Day 1: 2   03-09     Day 2: 2   02-02   
169. Bruce Whitmire         Channelview, TX          2  05-09   32
  Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 1   03-05   
170. Kendall Newson         Lagrange, GA             4  05-09   31
  Day 1: 2   02-08     Day 2: 2   03-01   
171. Gerald Brown           Chickasha, OK            4  05-05   30
  Day 1: 1   01-09     Day 2: 3   03-12   
172. Randy Allen            Shreveport, LA           3  05-00   29
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-00   
172. Jay Kendrick           Dallas, TX               3  05-00   29
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-00   
174. Rick Hanna             Hereford, TX             3  04-11   27
  Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 2   02-08   
175. Kelly Power            Cape Fair, MO            3  04-10   26
  Day 1: 1   01-02     Day 2: 2   03-08   
176. Justin Russell         El Dorado, KS            3  04-09   25
  Day 1: 2   03-08     Day 2: 1   01-01   
177. Mark Jenkins           Ville Platte, LA         3  04-00   24
  Day 1: 1   00-12     Day 2: 2   03-04   
178. Jeff Perry             Liberty, MO              2  03-14   23
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-14   
179. David Sherrer          Elm Grove, LA            3  03-11   22
  Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
180. Greg Mansfield         Burnsville, MN           2  03-09   21
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-09   
181. A.J. Menssen           Bloomington, IL          2  02-13   20
  Day 1: 2   02-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
182. Sean Arnold            Jenks, OK                1  02-13   19
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-13   
183. Bill Mcnutt            Henry, IL                1  02-12   18
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-12   
184. Paul Pagnato           Reston, VA               1  02-10   17
  Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
185. Keith Surber           Longview, TX             1  02-00   16
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-00   
186. Randy Sullivan         Breckenridge, TX         4  01-14   15
  Day 1: 4   01-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
187. Trait Crist            Fort Worth, TX           1  01-03   14
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-03   
187. Allan Nail             Tulsa, OK                1  01-03   14
  Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
189. Bill Walls             Spring, TX               1  01-01   12
  Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
190. Jason Baggett          Mansfield, AR            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
190. Jason Foster           Willis, TX               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
190. Johnny Grice           Frisco, TX               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
190. Bryan Hoffman          Andrews, TX              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
190. Mike Lucas             Springfield, MO          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
190. Bob Ramsdell           Sour Lake, TX            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
190. Clint Royse            The Colony, TX           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
190. Bert Worrell           Hallsville, TX           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       104       702      1582-12
 2        84       617      1326-01
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         188      1319      2908-13

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open - Ross Barnett Reservoir presented by Allstate 3/12-3/14
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Ridgeland, MS
(NON-BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Jim Mccaskill          Brandon, MS              6  20-12  200
  Day 1: 3   11-04     Day 2: 3   09-08   
2.  Cole Findley           Forsyth, MO              5  19-15  199
  Day 1: 2   04-12     Day 2: 3   15-03   
3.  Heath Gilmore          Meridian, MS             6  19-06  198
  Day 1: 3   08-10     Day 2: 3   10-12   
4.  Gary Sullivan          Woodson, TX              5  18-01  197
  Day 1: 3   13-05     Day 2: 2   04-12   
5.  Travis Laurent         Gonzales, LA             5  16-12  196
  Day 1: 3   10-06     Day 2: 2   06-06   
6.  Jim Hemphill           Brandon, MS              6  16-09  195
  Day 1: 3   09-02     Day 2: 3   07-07   
7.  Billy Smith Jr.        Willis, TX               6  15-11  194
  Day 1: 3   11-07     Day 2: 3   04-04   
8.  Bill McCoun            Amarillo, TX             6  15-04  193
  Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   07-03   
9.  Randy Craft            Seminary, MS             6  14-12  192
  Day 1: 3   09-11     Day 2: 3   05-01   
10. Adam Horn              Madison, MS              5  14-08  191
  Day 1: 3   10-00     Day 2: 2   04-08   
11. Michael Yoder          Texarkana, AR            6  14-07  190
  Day 1: 3   04-06     Day 2: 3   10-01   
12. Steve Bowcock          Bridgeport, IL           5  14-05  189
  Day 1: 2   04-10     Day 2: 3   09-11   
13. Mark Alexander         Carrollton, TX           5  14-03  188   $1,576.00
  Day 1: 2   05-14     Day 2: 3   08-05   
14. Brian Toth             Brandon, MS              6  14-02  187   $1,445.00
  Day 1: 3   06-06     Day 2: 3   07-12   
15. Kyle Power             Cape Fair, MO            6  14-01  186   $1,313.00
  Day 1: 3   05-13     Day 2: 3   08-04   
16. Jeff Sprague           Point, TX                4  13-14  185   $1,182.00
  Day 1: 3   11-00     Day 2: 1   02-14   
17. Ryan Simpson           Prosper, TX              5  13-13  184     $919.00
  Day 1: 2   09-00     Day 2: 3   04-13   
18. Andrew Iversen         Mound, MN                6  13-12  183     $788.00
  Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   05-11   
19. Noel Allen Jr          Brandon, MS              6  13-11  182     $788.00
  Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   05-09   
20. Matt Allen             Brandon, MS              6  13-10  181     $657.00
  Day 1: 3   08-03     Day 2: 3   05-07   
21. Stephen Sennikoff Jr.  Forney, TX               5  13-06  180     $558.00
  Day 1: 2   06-11     Day 2: 3   06-11   
22. John Purvis            Brandon, MS              6  13-03  179     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   05-12     Day 2: 3   07-07   
23. Christopher Lemon      Mooresville, IN          6  12-14  178     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 3   08-02   
24. Alan Manning           Brandon, MS              6  12-12  177     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 3   06-13   
25. Bret Mclendon          Gilmer, TX               6  12-11  176     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   07-02     Day 2: 3   05-09   
26. Ed Williams            Jackson, MS              6  12-07  175     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   04-13     Day 2: 3   07-10   
27. Larry Savell Jr.       Brandon, MS              6  12-07  174     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   07-07     Day 2: 3   05-00   
28. Joseph Hart            Summit, MS               6  12-02  173     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   07-15     Day 2: 3   04-03   
29. Jim Simpson            Canyon, TX               5  11-15  172     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   06-00     Day 2: 2   05-15   
30. Dylan Lyons            Hemphill, TX             5  11-10  171     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   03-05     Day 2: 2   08-05   
31. Mark Cowart            Kearney, MO              5  11-10  170     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   05-14     Day 2: 2   05-12   
32. Joe Lane               Republic, MO             5  11-09  169     $558.00
  Day 1: 2   04-06     Day 2: 3   07-03   
33. Craig Duvall           Denham Springs, LA       4  11-09  168     $558.00
  Day 1: 1   05-00     Day 2: 3   06-09   
34. Christopher Dirgo      Rosamond, CA             3  11-05  167     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   11-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
35. Joel Willert           Burnsville, MN           6  11-03  166     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 3   05-12   
36. Bill Hunter            Murfreesboro, TN         6  11-02  165     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   06-09     Day 2: 3   04-09   
37. Norman Roberts         Quitman, MS              6  11-02  164     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 3   05-07   
38. Kent Dotson            Clever, MO               5  10-14  163     $558.00
  Day 1: 2   04-04     Day 2: 3   06-10   
39. Bert Thompson          Keithville, LA           5  10-08  162     $558.00
  Day 1: 3   03-02     Day 2: 2   07-06   
40. Kevin Wisnoski         Canton, MS               4  10-07  161     $558.00
  Day 1: 1   02-11     Day 2: 3   07-12   
41. John Goul              Philadelphia, MS         6  10-07  160
  Day 1: 3   07-02     Day 2: 3   03-05   
42. Ray Thomasson Jr       El Dorado, AR            6  10-05  159
  Day 1: 3   07-00     Day 2: 3   03-05   
43. Joel Ross              Brandon, MS              3  10-02  158     $150.00
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   10-02   
44. PJ Braun III           Alexandria, VA           4  10-02  157
  Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 1   02-07   
45. Ken Robertson          Soso, MS                 6  10-02  156
  Day 1: 3   05-09     Day 2: 3   04-09   
46. Jonathan Tiblier       Diberville, MS           6  10-01  155
  Day 1: 3   05-14     Day 2: 3   04-03   
47. Michael Scalise        Port Allen, LA           5  10-00  154
  Day 1: 2   02-00     Day 2: 3   08-00   
48. Robert Murphy          Florence, MS             5  09-15  153
  Day 1: 2   03-01     Day 2: 3   06-14   
49. Scott Brown            Lucedale, MS             5  09-14  152
  Day 1: 3   06-11     Day 2: 2   03-03   
50. Joe Lee                Grand Prairie, TX        5  09-14  151
  Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 2   04-03   
51. Dustin Duvall          Denham Springs, LA       4  09-13  150
  Day 1: 1   02-08     Day 2: 3   07-05   
52. Andy Magoun            Ferriday, LA             5  09-12  149
  Day 1: 3   04-05     Day 2: 2   05-07   
53. Will Major             Port Allen, LA           6  09-10  148
  Day 1: 3   04-08     Day 2: 3   05-02   
54. Jimmy Charbonnet       Saint Amant, LA          6  09-09  147
  Day 1: 3   03-15     Day 2: 3   05-10   
55. Myron Watts            Malvern, AR              4  09-06  146
  Day 1: 1   01-08     Day 2: 3   07-14   
56. Austin Lawson          Fort Gibson, OK          4  09-03  145
  Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 1   03-08   
57. Hunter Beasley         Brandon, MS              5  09-03  144
  Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 2   04-03   
58. Bill Bonner            Wetumpka, AL             5  09-00  143
  Day 1: 2   03-08     Day 2: 3   05-08   
59. Alfred Williams        Jackson, MS              5  09-00  142
  Day 1: 3   04-14     Day 2: 2   04-02   
60. Billy Briere           Mooresville, IN          4  08-14  141
  Day 1: 3   06-13     Day 2: 1   02-01   
61. Steven Oram            Hallsville, TX           3  08-11  140
  Day 1: 3   08-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
62. Robert Prebeck         Norwood, MO              4  08-11  139
  Day 1: 3   06-15     Day 2: 1   01-12   
63. Rick Harris Jr         San Angelo, TX           2  08-10  138
  Day 1: 1   06-11     Day 2: 1   01-15   
64. Dustin Wrona           Tulsa, OK                4  08-10  137
  Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 1   02-06   
65. Dean Walton Jr         Luling, LA               5  08-10  136
  Day 1: 2   02-13     Day 2: 3   05-13   
66. Hunter Smith           Sulphur Springs, TX      4  08-09  135
  Day 1: 3   06-15     Day 2: 1   01-10   
67. Brian Steerman         Aurora, CO               4  08-09  134
  Day 1: 2   04-14     Day 2: 2   03-11   
68. Stephen Parnell        Brandon, MS              4  08-05  133
  Day 1: 3   07-01     Day 2: 1   01-04   
69. Tim Webb               Olpe, KS                 5  08-05  132
  Day 1: 3   05-14     Day 2: 2   02-07   
70. Roderick Randall       Rowlett, TX              2  08-01  131
  Day 1: 1   06-05     Day 2: 1   01-12   
71. Hunter Parra           Houma, LA                4  08-00  130
  Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 1   03-04   
72. David Gilliam          Forest, MS               5  08-00  129
  Day 1: 3   04-10     Day 2: 2   03-06   
73. Jeffrey Barrickman     Spokane, MO              4  07-15  128
  Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 1   02-07   
74. Buddy Hardin           Nederland, TX            3  07-14  127
  Day 1: 3   07-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
75. Alton Lackie           Germantown, TN           4  07-13  126
  Day 1: 3   06-10     Day 2: 1   01-03   
76. Michael Blanchard      Baton Rouge, LA          4  07-13  125
  Day 1: 3   05-01     Day 2: 1   02-12   
77. Terry Figgins          Shell Knob, MO           5  07-13  124
  Day 1: 2   03-06     Day 2: 3   04-07   
78. Terry Sullivan         Fouke, AR                6  07-13  123
  Day 1: 3   03-15     Day 2: 3   03-14   
79. David Hume             Evans, CO                4  07-11  122
  Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 1   01-03   
80. Walter Gillis          Jackson, MS              4  07-11  121
  Day 1: 3   06-00     Day 2: 1   01-11   
81. Satoshi Obata          Ohtsu City  SHIGA   JAP  5  07-07  120
  Day 1: 3   03-05     Day 2: 2   04-02   
82. Justin Ainsworth       Brandon, MS              4  07-06  119
  Day 1: 1   01-02     Day 2: 3   06-04   
83. Larry Beauboeuf        Bossier City, LA         4  07-05  118
  Day 1: 3   03-15     Day 2: 1   03-06   
84. Billy Doak             Centerview, MO           3  07-04  117
  Day 1: 2   06-00     Day 2: 1   01-04   
85. Wes Bennett            Crosby, TX               5  07-04  116
  Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 2   02-09   
86. James Lane Jr          Ridgeland, MS            4  07-04  115
  Day 1: 1   02-11     Day 2: 3   04-09   
87. Eddie Laster           Morton, MS               5  07-02  114
  Day 1: 2   02-00     Day 2: 3   05-02   
88. Adam Boyd              Humble, TX               6  07-02  113
  Day 1: 3   04-05     Day 2: 3   02-13   
89. Ross Bryant            Ridgeland, MS            4  07-02  112
  Day 1: 3   04-04     Day 2: 1   02-14   
90. Mike Mulberry          Springfield, MO          3  07-02  111
  Day 1: 2   03-00     Day 2: 1   04-02   
91. Wayne Achord           West, MS                 3  06-14  110
  Day 1: 3   06-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
91. Michael Nichols        Brandon, MS              3  06-14  110
  Day 1: 3   06-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
93. Justin Halper          Wichita, KS              4  06-13  108
  Day 1: 3   04-09     Day 2: 1   02-04   
94. Ross Jewell            Del Rio, TX              3  06-12  107
  Day 1: 3   06-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   
95. Donald Barnes          Bella Vista, AR          4  06-11  106
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 3   04-14   
96. Bobby McDill           Raleigh, MS              2  06-09  105
  Day 1: 1   03-14     Day 2: 1   02-11   
97. Kevin Culpepper        Seminary, MS             4  06-06  104
  Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 2   03-03   
98. Timothy Zimmermann     Red Wing, MN             3  06-05  103
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-05   
99. David Templeton        Wagoner, OK              4  06-05  102
  Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 1   01-05   
100. Matt Ramsey            Piney Flats, TN          4  06-03  101
  Day 1: 3   03-14     Day 2: 1   02-05   
101. Grover Chambliss JR    Leander, TX              2  06-01  100
  Day 1: 2   06-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
102. Barry Shipp            Benton, MS               3  06-00   99
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-00   
103. Sean Cease             Sand Springs, OK         5  06-00   98
  Day 1: 2   02-03     Day 2: 3   03-13   
104. Seth Leblanc           Sorrento, LA             3  05-15   97
  Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
105. Keith Whipple          Iuka, MS                 2  05-15   96
  Day 1: 2   05-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
106. Kyle Bohannan          Huntsville, AR           4  05-15   95
  Day 1: 3   04-00     Day 2: 1   01-15   
107. Nick McDermott         Lakeville, MN            4  05-13   94
  Day 1: 3   03-14     Day 2: 1   01-15   
108. Larry Foster           Galena, MO               3  05-12   93
  Day 1: 3   05-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   
109. Skip Ibbotson          Green Forest, AR         3  05-11   92
  Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
110. Rusty Sumrow           Winona, TX               1  05-11   91
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   05-11   
111. Collyn Eastham         Red Oak, TX              2  05-10   90
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   05-10   
112. Alan Engberg           Greenville, AL           3  05-09   89
  Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 2   03-13   
113. Malcolm Whitehead      Natchez, MS              3  05-07   88
  Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
114. Mike McCormick         Adair, OK                3  05-06   87
  Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 0   00-00   
115. Taylor Odom            Meridian, MS             3  05-05   86
  Day 1: 3   05-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
116. Michael Sojourner      Crystal Springs, MS      3  05-04   85
  Day 1: 3   05-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
117. Lyn Melton             Florence, AL             3  05-04   84
  Day 1: 1   00-15     Day 2: 2   04-05   
118. Darren Gates           Decatur, IL              5  05-04   83
  Day 1: 3   02-15     Day 2: 2   02-05   
119. Hagen Henson           White Oak, TX            3  05-02   82
  Day 1: 2   02-02     Day 2: 1   03-00   
120. Christian Braswell     Oxford, MS               3  05-01   81
  Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 2   03-13   
121. Randall Gilmore Jr     Brandon, MS              3  05-00   80
  Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
122. Toby Hartsell          Afton, OK                3  04-15   79
  Day 1: 3   04-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
123. Eric Fairless          Panama, OK               1  04-14   78
  Day 1: 1   04-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
124. Mike Jones             Brandon, MS              2  04-13   77
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-13   
125. Jeff Hamilton          Blue Springs, MO         3  04-12   76
  Day 1: 1   01-06     Day 2: 2   03-06   
126. Matt Crawford          Ardmore, OK              3  04-11   75
  Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
126. Andy Menssen           Bloomington, IL          3  04-11   75
  Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
128. Mike Whitty            Terry, MS                3  04-11   73
  Day 1: 2   03-05     Day 2: 1   01-06   
129. Donald Terry           Jackson, MS              2  04-10   72
  Day 1: 2   04-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
130. Samuel Cox             Madison, MS              2  04-10   71
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 1   02-13   
131. Ronnie Ware            Afton, OK                3  04-09   70
  Day 1: 3   04-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   
132. Roy Kelly              Petal, MS                3  04-09   69
  Day 1: 2   03-02     Day 2: 1   01-07   
133. Preston Blackwell      Florence, MS             3  04-08   68
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   04-08   
133. Emile Gennaro  Sr      Wesson, MS               3  04-08   68
  Day 1: 3   04-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   
135. Adrian Yeo             Del Rio, TX              2  04-08   66
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-08   
136. Michael Murphy         Brandon, MS              4  04-08   65
  Day 1: 3   03-03     Day 2: 1   01-05   
137. Claude Rabb            Ferriday, LA             3  04-05   64
  Day 1: 2   02-15     Day 2: 1   01-06   
138. Dan Edwards            Brandon, MS              4  04-04   63
  Day 1: 1   00-14     Day 2: 3   03-06   
139. Isao Kurihara          Kumagaya JAPAN           3  04-01   62
  Day 1: 3   04-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
140. Chris Hart             Bozeman, MT              2  04-01   61
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-01   
141. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          2  03-13   60
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-13   
142. Alex Finch             Fate, TX                 2  03-12   59
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-12   
143. Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           2  03-11   58
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-11   
144. Richard Hitt           Brandon, MS              2  03-11   57
  Day 1: 1   02-13     Day 2: 1   00-14   
145. Jacques Fleischmann    Lampe, MO                3  03-10   56
  Day 1: 1   00-09     Day 2: 2   03-01   
146. Kandie Candelaria      Canyon Lake, TX          2  03-05   55
  Day 1: 2   03-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
147. Richard Keene Jr       Caledonia, MS            2  03-04   54
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-04   
148. Allan Dalrymple        Emerson, GA              2  03-04   53
  Day 1: 1   01-00     Day 2: 1   02-04   
149. Kris Schroeder         Greenwood, MO            2  03-04   52
  Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 1   01-03   
150. Taylor Surly           Bella Vista, AR          2  03-03   51
  Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Dannie Barlow          Madison, MS              3  03-02   50
  Day 1: 3   03-02     Day 2: 0   00-00   
152. Jacob Brown            Blue Mound, IL           2  03-01   49
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-01   
153. Gary Peacock           Pearl, MS                2  03-00   48
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-00   
154. Don Davis              Port Gibson, MS          2  03-00   47
  Day 1: 1   00-13     Day 2: 1   02-03   
155. David Patterson        Flowood, MS              2  03-00   46
  Day 1: 1   01-02     Day 2: 1   01-14   
156. Mike Griffin           Midland, TX              2  02-15   45
  Day 1: 2   02-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
156. Danny Oneal            Brandon, MS              2  02-15   45
  Day 1: 2   02-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
158. Gilbert Martinez       Amarillo, TX             2  02-14   43
  Day 1: 1   01-05     Day 2: 1   01-09   
159. Rick Parker            Kaufman, TX              2  02-10   42
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   02-10   
160. William Mcnutt         Bossier City, LA         2  02-09   41
  Day 1: 1   00-11     Day 2: 1   01-14   
161. Josh Sneed             River Oaks, TX           2  02-07   40
  Day 1: 2   02-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
162. Stephen Quinn          Bloomingburg, NY         1  02-07   39
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-07   
163. Kurt Parker            Festus, MO               2  02-06   38
  Day 1: 1   00-14     Day 2: 1   01-08   
164. Harold Long            Sarcoxie, MO             2  02-06   37
  Day 1: 1   01-06     Day 2: 1   01-00   
165. Bob Peduto             Kimberling Cy, MO        1  02-05   36
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-05   
166. Ralph Heavener Jr      Tulsa, OK                1  02-04   35
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-04   
167. Micah Shuler           Dallas, TX               1  02-03   34
  Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
168. Garner Lieb            Tulsa, OK                1  02-00   33
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-00   
168. Kevin Maxwell          Laneville, TX            1  02-00   33
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
170. Michael Brower         Natchez, MS              2  01-15   31
  Day 1: 2   01-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Bo Rhodes              Flower Mound, TX         2  01-14   30
  Day 1: 2   01-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
172. Sam Chapman            Norman, OK               1  01-11   29
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-11   
172. Derek Mangold          Castroville, TX          1  01-11   29
  Day 1: 1   01-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
174. Andrew Hulbert         Ridgeland, MS            1  01-10   27
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
175. RJ Chandler Jr.        Vinton, LA               1  01-07   26
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-07   
175. Bryan Deal             Shawnee, KS              1  01-07   26
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-07   
177. Taurian Parks          Yazoo City, MS           1  01-04   24
  Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
178. David Abbott           Loudon, TN               1  01-01   23
  Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
178. Trent Newman           Midlothian, TX           1  01-01   23
  Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
178. Trey Renfroe III       Madison, MS              1  01-01   23
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-01   
181. Tom Bever              Boulder, CO              1  00-15   20
  Day 1: 1   00-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
181. Ariel Biley            Norwalk, CA              1  00-15   20
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   00-15   
183. Paul Benson            Emerson, GA              1  00-13   18
  Day 1: 1   00-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Brandon Bolton         West Point, MS           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Bill Bruce             Hendersonville, TN       0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Britt Cavalier         Houma, LA                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Dane Coale             Norman, OK               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Mike Epperson          Miami, OK                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Earl Erby              Pineville, AR            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Mark Fillman           Friendswood, TX          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Chris Jeffery          Sedan, KS                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Lane Jenkins           Splendora, TX            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Andrew Mcclintock      Wellford, SC             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Rick McKlemurry        Brandon, MS              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Ron Miller             Cantonment, FL           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Mark Naron             Moss Point, MS           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Louie Parkman Jr       Brandon, MS              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
184. Darrel Thomas          Dallas, TX               0  00-00    0

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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        90       370       745-10
 2        56       289       605-03
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         146       659      1350-13

by AnglersChannel

Light Weights Thursday For Goodyear Tournament Trail On Falls

The first tournament of the year is in the books. Falls Lake was tuff for most people today, but not these guys! Thanks to all who came out, the results are as follows!

1st Place
Steven Lasher & Cody Sheffer
5 Fish
17.01lbs

2nd Place
Bill Gainey & Gary Loes
5 Fish
16.17lbs

3rd Place
Billy Schaffer & Dennis Godwin
4 Fish
11.18lbs

Big Fish
Gary Loes'
6.52 lbs

Remember also the Shearon Harris tournament that was cancelled was rescheduled today for

March 26th

Tell A Friend See You There!

 

Lasher and Sheffer and their 17 Lb Haul on Falls SatLasher and Sheffer and their 17 Lb Haul on Falls Sat

 

Gainey and Loes with just over 16+Gainey and Loes with just over 16+

 

Godwin and Shaffer come in 3rd!Godwin and Shaffer come in 3rd!

 

 

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For Local Anglers Ledbetter Tournament More Than About Catching Fish

When Shane Linberger was a youngster who dreamed of becoming a professional bass angler he loved going to the local tackle shop in Denver, N.C., and listening to local fishing celebrity and television show host Jim Ledbetter talk fishing.

Now that he is grown, Lineberger is living that pro angler dream, fishing the B.A.S.S. Southern and Northern Opens the Carolina Bass Challenge tournaments and any other fishing tournament he can squeeze onto his calendar.

But there is one weekend every year when one special tournament takes precedence over everything – the annual Jim Ledbetter Memorial Bass Tournament on Lake Norman which raises money for the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Ledbetter himself was a victim of cancer and the V Foundation is named after legendary North Carolina State University basketbacll coach Jim Valvano, also a cancer victim.

“We love that tournament,” Lineberger said. “Even if I couldn't fish it I'd probably send money. I lost two of my grandparents to that mess (cancer).”

Entry fee for the tournament is $175 per team, which includes the Big Fish pot. The winning team will trailer home a new Ranger 118 AL boat with a 115 E-Tex Outboard. The top Adult and Child Team, the top Senior Citizen Team and the top Husband and Wife team will win $500 each.

Lineberger said fishing should be very good for the tournament this weekend.

“The fish are pulling up. They have been out there all winter, freezing to death, and now we are starting to get some warmer temperatures. The only thing is we will be on the back side of the moon,” he said.

“They are calling for rain which should dirty up the creeks and the dirtier water will definitely improve the crankbait bite, like the Speed Trap, and I think it will definitely improve the jig bite, too,” he said. “I think we will see some really good weights Saturday. I'd say between 18 and 20 pounds will win it.”

 

Jim Ledbetter Memorial Bass Tournament

Sat, Mar 14, 2015

Lake Norman

Queen's Landing

Call 704-483-2628

www.teamdenvermarine.com

 

by AnglersChannel

Persistent Rain A Double Whammy For Anglers In Bassmaster Central Open On Ross Barnett

Under normal circumstances fishing in the Bassmaster Central Open on Ross Barnett Reservoir would be fairly simple: The bass in the lake typically spawn in late March, which means prespawn bass should be moving shallow and eager to bite this time around.

But the weather this year has been anything but normal. Persistent rains will force changes in game plans in more ways than one, according to veteran pro Pete Ponds who lives just five miles from the Madison Launch site at Ridgeland, Miss.

“The problem is we are getting rain every day so we have increasing water coming down the river. With the really high water up north everything is pushing mud down into the main lake and that's going to make the bite a lot tougher than what we were expecting,” Ponds said. “The water temperature is in the low 50s and it's just muddy and high.”

And not expected to change for the tournament, he added.

“It's supposed to rain every day of the tournament – through Saturday at least. Friday thunderstorms are predicted, with highs in the upper 60s and lows in the 50s.”

But that's just half of the problem, he said.

“Ross Barnett doesn’t fluctuate a whole lot. With all the rain coming in it's going to force them to open the gates below the spillway and that is going to create current. That's going to change a lot of things for the tournament.”

Ponds said that while he thinks the Open will still be a pre-spawn tournament, a typical pre-spawn strategy might not be the best way to go in the tournament.

“Normally the locals here do the same thing every year, year after year, and they don't win these tournaments. The guy who is doing something completely different, somebody doing something unusual will win it – and it could be current-related.”

Plus, he added, because of the rainy weather preparation should go beyond just fishing strategy.

“Preparing for the weather is going to be as key as anything you are going to do. It will be very important to have the proper clothes and rain gear. That way you are not beat before you get on the water.”

 

Bassmaster Open – Central Division

Mar 12-14, 2015

Ross Barnett Reservoir

Madison Landing

www.bassmaster.com

 

by AnglersChannel

Cabela's College Series Kicks Off 10Th Season With Record Numbers On Kentucky Lake

The Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series kicks off its 10th year this weekend with a record number of college anglers from 24 states taking their spring break to fish in the Cabela's Collegiate Big Bass Bash on Kentucky-Barkley Lakes.

“It's a really big bass tournament,” said Anthony Wright with Cabela's. “Right now 255 anglers have registered for the tournament.”

And, while they can't win money as college anglers, there is more than $20,000 in prizes that will be awarded to individual anglers, Wright said. There is also the element of fishing for school pride.

Wright said there will be four weigh-ins on Saturday and four weigh-ins on Sunday.

“Although there can be two anglers from a school in a boat, they don't weigh in as a team. Both can weigh fish, but they weigh in individually for prizes, and for school points,” he said. “The weigh-ins will be at 9 and 11 a.m., and 1 and 3 p.m. At the end of each day we hand out all the prizes for that day.”

Wright said the anglers should find the fishing very good this weekend.

“I had a report this morning. They had a tournament there Saturday and the winning weight was 31 pounds for five fish. There were several 15- to 18-pound sacks weighed in, too. That tells me the big fish are really starting to bite.”

Registration with dinner for the anglers for the tournament will be held at the Henry County Fairgrounds Friday from 5 to 7 p.m., he said.

“During the tournament we will feed them breakfast and lunch,” he added.

Registration is now open for the rest of the 2015 schedule: Collegiate Bass Fishing Open, April 17-19, Lake Chickamauga at Dayton,TN; Collegiate Bass Texas Shootout, April 25-26, Lake Texoma at Denison, TX; and the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship presented by Cabela's, May 20-22, Pickwick Lake at Florence, AL.

For more information about the Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series, please visit

www.CollegiateBassChampionship.com. You can also check out the college fishing series on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/CollegiateBassChampionship.

 

Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series

Mar 13-15, 2015

Kentucky-Barkley Lakes

Paris Landing State Park

Call Anthony Wright at 501-317-7281

www.collegiatebasschampionship.com

 

by AnglersChannel

Larry and Milton Yancy win the B&S Pro Series on Lake Wylie-Full results here

The B&S Pro Series held their Lake Wylie event this past Sat and although they had a small turnout, the smiles on these guys indicate a very good time. Full results are below

Larry and Milton Yancy win the B&S Pro Series on Lake Wylie

 

1. Larry & Milton Yancey-5 Fish-13.65lbs
2. Jordan Jones & Petey Brookshire-5 Fish-11.15lbs
3. Holden McSwain & Alex Jamison-4 Fish-5.85lbs
4. Eddie Lowdermilk & Scott Campbell-3 Fish-3.95lbs
5. Robbie & Ken Stamey-2 Fish-3.70lbs
6. Doug Fowler & Oliver Reitzville- No Fish Weighed-
6. Bob Altis & Derrick Queen- No Fish Weighed-
6. Bill & Billy Wiloughbly - No Fish Weighed-
6. Larry Walker & Con Kerly - No Fish Weighed-
Big Fish Winner=Larry & Milton Yancey (3.40lbs)

 

by AnglersChannel