Torbett And Webb Win The Chattanooga Bass Assoc Tournament On Chickamauga With 29.89 Lbs-Full Results Here!

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14 bags over 20 at the most recent CBA Tournament on Lake Chickamauga..................this lake has been and will continue to be our pick for the best lake in the country for producing the most quality bags week in and week out over the last 24 months. It's simply amazing!!

 

 

 

 

CHATTANOOGA BASS ASSOCIATION
2015 OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Diesel & Off-Road Technologies April Open
April 11, 2015
Denali Rods:Big Fish of theTournament
LARGEMOUTH 10.25
Rogne Brown and Cary Dotson
2nd Big Fish 9.23
Oscar Torbett and Jerry Webb
Soddy Custom Tackle BIG FISH of the Season Leaders
Matt Gowan and Matt Howell 11.53
PLACE NAME   WEIGHT POINTS DIV
1 Oscar Torbett Jerry Webb 29.89 100  
2 Damon Taylor Justin Medley 29.21 99  
3 Rogne Brown Cary Dotson 28.31 98  
4 Dillon Falardeau Patrick Hoskins 27.53 97 COLLEGE
5 Jon Mantooth Matt Jenkins 25.59 96  
6 Mike Varner Mark Heatherly 25.08 95  
7 John Powell Matt Powell 22.94 94  
8 Brent Hayes David Hix 22.49 93  
9 Greg McGraw Heath Dalrymple 21.74 92  
10 Chris Peters Ryan Wilkes 21.19 91  
11 Tom Kizzah III Tom Kizzah Jr 20.97 90  
12 Chuck James Brad James 20.85 89  
13 Jayme Copenhaver Adam Dysart 20.72 88  
14 Jim McClanahan Derek McCulough 20.18 87  
15 Robby Crosslin Greg Worsham 19.52 86 NEW
16 Haden Lamb Trevor Porter 19.10 85  
17 Dusty Elrod Thomas Henshaw 19.06 84  
18 Josh Woffard Bruce Woffard 18.94 83  
19 Taylor Massigill Trent Huie 18.83 WC WHITE
20 Brian Wilson Tom Brindle 18.06 82  
21 Jared McMillon JB McMillon 17.99 81  
22 Shane Frazier Dallas George 17.87 80  
23 Blake Lee James Burkhart 17.19 79 COLLEGE
24 David Stokes Tim Johnson 17.10 78 NEW
25 Galen James Tony Townsend 17.01 77  
26 Chris Coffey Nicholas Pratt 16.96 76  
27 Tyler Bain Larry Erwin 16.28 75  
28 Gabe Yeargan Sam Morgan 16.25 74 NEW
29 Brad Ferguson Teddy Owensby 15.59 73  
30 Jamie Hatcher Rick Camp 15.43 72  
31 Dennis Steele Gary Hutton 15.36 71  
32 Mark Varady Mark Keith 15.12 70  
33 Derek Hicks Roger Hicks 15.06 69  
34 Ron Willerson Eric Cabrera 14.77 68  
35 Justin Whaley Kevin Miller 14.70 WC WHITE
36 Gary Davenport Harold Coffman 14.60 67 NEW
37 Jim Cofer Matt Wendorf 14.46 66  
38 Ted Pullian Jon Delashmitt 14.06 65  
39 Greg Lamb Buddy Gross 14.05 64  
40 Paul Johnson Robert McDougal 13.98 63  
41 Wayne Bice Garfield Hale 13.97 62 NEW
42 Kevin Keith Eddie Amos 13.88 WC WHITE
43 Barry Wingo Jeff Hineman 13.80 61  
44 Baron Adams Trevor Prince 13.39 60  
45 Steve Rodgers Bob Anthony 12.95 59  
46 Steve Kite Daniel Lewis 12.67 58  
47 Blake McElhaney Jimmy Reynolds 12.53 57  
48 Brian Spangler Tracy Penny 12.43 56  
49 Gary Hughes Billy Campbell 11.98 55 SENIOR
50 Todd Smith Tim Smith 11.19 54  
51 Alan Hyde Mike Hyde 10.15 53  
52 Mark Riggs Robert Moore 9.54 52  
53 Bobby Ogle Alan Ogle 9.36 51  
54 Tim Traffanstendt Austin Traffanstendt 9.35 50 YOUTH
55 Glenn Civale   9.15 49  
56 Lance Nunley Thomas Wilson 8.89 48  
57 Lee Haas Harold Beavers 8.83 47  
58 John Gudel John Green 8.58 46  
59 Matt Harvey David Williams 8.44 45  
60 Mike Collake James Collake 7.94 44 NEW
61 Dusty Mullins Corey Johnson 7.75 43 NEW
62 Andy Lusk Shaun Lusk 7.24 42  
63 Matt Gowan Matt Howell 7.16 41  
64 Wade Kilgore Jim Pitts 7.01 40  
65 Stan Dickert Gene Cote 6.45 39 SENIOR
66 Nathan Bell Tom Helton 6.37 38 YOUTH
67 Keith Ellis Roger Kendrick 6.20 37  
68 Rocky Sutherland Harley Sutherland 5.75 36 YOUTH
69 Marvin Ervin William Ervin 5.69 WC WHITE
70 Jeff Reed Tim Vandagriff 5.40 35  
71 Randy Pippin Greg Henry 3.87 34  
72 Robbie Moore   3.80 33 COLLEGE
73 Victor Rowe Tim Harrison 3.66 32  
74 Mark Hooper Mike Day 3.21 31 NEW
75 Jim Kester Jim Kester Jr 2.65 30  
76 Chris Gilmore Matt Ritchy 2.46 29  
77 David Craft Stoney Johnson 2.24 28 NEW
78 Brian Pierce Joel Smith DNW WC WHITE
78 Steven Harrison Gene Brooks DNW WC WHITE
78 Anthony Correll Logan Kokaszka DNW 10  
78 Billy Joe Wheat Blake Wheat DNW 10 YOUTH
78 Brian Hatfield Cindy Hatfield DNW 10 NEW
78 Bryan Newberry Jeff Knight DNW 10  
78 Carter Day Scotty Gilley DNW 10  
78 Chris Talley Derek Blevins DNW 10 NEW
78 Clark Akins Jason Akins DNW 10  
78 Cory Nichols John Oxford DNW 10  
78 Darren Nunley Hensley Powell DNW WC WHITE
78 David Crider Zach Crider DNW 10  
78 David Jarvis Brent Jarvis DNW 10 YOUTH
78 David Olinger Casey Hitchcock DNW WC WHITE
78 Don Lamb Eddie Wilson DNW 10 SENIOR
78 Heath Morton Jamie Powell DNW 10 WHITE
78 Herb Hall Rober Gibson DNW 10 COLLEGE
78 Justin Sneed David Allen DNW 10  
78 Matt Dixon Nick Chuba DNW 10  
78 Michael Hendrick Tyler Rowland DNW WC WHITE
78 Mike Looney Chris Grant DNW 10  
78 Mike Walker Alex Walker DNW 10 YOUTH
78 Mitch Oliver Andy Parkinson DNW 10 NEW
78 Robert Simpson Danny Daniels DNW 10 SENIOR
78 Shane Carter Landon Carter DNW 10 YOUTH
78 Steve Barnes Spencer Smith DNW 10  
78 Taylor Sweeten Tim Belcher DNW 10 NEW
78 Wyatt Beavers Hunter Nelson DNW 10 COLLEGE

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Welborn and Sams win the ABT on Lewis Smith with 18.93 Lbs-pics and top 10 here!

 

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Jasper, Ala. – April 11, 2015 – If there is one lake in the State of Alabama that stands alone a different type of fishery, it is Lewis Smith Lake.  While the majority of the waterways in Alabama are stained water, power fishing havens, Smith Lake is a finesse angler’s dream.  With clear water, plentiful spotted bass and the somewhat recent introduction of blue back herring into the lake, Smith Lake can be a challenge.

To those who know how to contend with its componentry, Smith Lake can be one of the best fisheries for catching numbers of healthy bass.  When the Alabama Bass Trail Northern Division made its third stop of the 2015 season, the talk of large numbers of bass being caught was plentiful.

But, finding the kind of fish that could win a tournament on Smith Lake was an entirely different story.  While catching two pounders is common; locating the three and a half to four pound fish that typically win this time of the year was key.

The team of John Welborn and Wesley Sams did that just slightly better than the rest.  In what turned out to be an extremely close affair, Welborn and Sams came to the stage as one of the last teams to weigh-in, and managed to place five near clone spotted bass on the scales to take the win with 18.93 pounds.  The pair reported moving around a lot to fill their bag.

“We covered much of the lake today running a milk run of places that spotted bass will spawn on the lake,” they said.  â€œWe targeted spawning areas as deep as 12 feet, and managed to get the kind of bites we needed to win.  We knew it was going to be close, but we’re very happy with the results.”

The winning team said that they caught 50 to 75 fish throughout the day, but at nearly noon, they didn’t have much for weight.  â€œWe started getting our better bites later in the day as the sun came up better,” they reported.  â€œWe used 1/4-ounce Shaky Heads and six-inch green pumpkin finesse worms to catch them; we just had to get the lure in the right places.  Welborn and Sams took home the $10,000 winner’s purse for their efforts.

For the longest time, it looked like the second place team of Brent Crow and James Morgan would be the team holding that check.  They weighed their 18.65-pound limit early in the weigh-in, and stood as leaders until they were unseated by Welborn and Sams with less than 10 team left to weigh-in.

They reported fishing the Rock Creek area of the lake, and using the same technique as the winners.  â€œAll of our fish were deeper spawning fish,” said Crow and Morgan.  â€œWe thought we would catch only spotted bass on the Shaky Head, but we had a couple of good largemouth in there too.  We thought we had a good chance to win, but those guys are good, and it just didn’t go our way today; we feel pretty good about second place.”  They received $5,000 for their second place finish.

The team of Charlie Cummings and Greg Pugh finished third with 18.29 pounds, and earned $4,000.  The team of Sam Moody and Ray Battles finished in 20th place with 15.55 pounds, but their limit included the Mountain Dew Big Bass of the tournament.  Their 5.18-pound largemouth earned them an additional $500 bonus.

The top 10 in the standings were as follows below.  For complete standings visit the results page at http://www.alabamabasstrail.org/tournament-series/lsl-results/

The sponsors of the 2015 Alabama Bass Trail include : Bill Penney Toyota, the Alabama Tourism Department, Phoenix Bass Boats, Inc., Garmin, Academy Sports & Outdoors, T-H Marine Supplies, Inc., Alabama Power Company, Buffalo Rock, Inc., Jet-Pep, Inc., Tennessee Valley Authority, and Frogg Toggs, Inc., HydroWaveTM, Alabama Foundation Specialist, Boat U.S., LEER, Vicious Fishing, E3 Sports, Inc., Costa Del Mar, Frogg Toggs, Inc., Power-Pole,  Window World and Yeti Coolers.  The event was presented locally by Chamber of Commerce of Walker County.

Place Name Fish Weight Penalty Big Fish points Winnings
1 John Welborn/Wesley Sams 5/0 18.93 0.00 0.00 225 10000
2 Brent Crow/James Morgan 5/0 18.65 0.00 4.61 224 5000
3 Charlie Cummings/Greg Pugh 5/0 18.29 0.00 0.00 223 4000
4 Randall Wear/Ken Crossley 5/0 17.76 0.00 4.93 222 3000
5 Jeremy Tomlin/Greg Tomlin 5/0 17.31 0.00 0.00 221 2000
6 Brandon Gibson/Andy Chappell 5/0 17.23 0.00 5.01 220 1000
7 Benjie Seaborn/Johnathon Seaborn 5/0 17.22 0.00 0.00 219 900
8 Jeff Shelton/Tim Arnold 5/0 16.94 0.00 0.00 218 800
9 Dale Greer/Barry Johnson 5/0 16.58 0.00 0.00 217 700
10 Jonlee Sasser/Bradley Nix 5/0 16.44 0.00 0.00 216 600
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Tate and McPeters win the B&S Classic on Lake James with 21.85 Lbs-Full results and pics here!

B&S Outdoors Classic Lake James Champs Scott Tate and Graham McPeters 

B&S Outdoors Classic Lake James Champs Scott Tate and Graham McPeters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team B&S Outdoors Lake James Classic- April 11 - (26 Boats)

1. Scott Tate & Graham McPeters-5 Fish-21.85lbs - $320

2. John & Dennis Elliot-5 Fish-16.00lbs - $210

3. Brian & Lisa Smith-5 Fish-14.20lbs - $110

4. Dustin McCurry & Rob McCombs-5 Fish-13.90lbs

5. Brian King-5 Fish-13.80lbs

6. Anthony & Scott Killough-5 Fish-13.45lbs

7. Bill & Billy Willoughbly-5 Fish-13.10lbs

8. Donnie Woody-5 Fish-12.70lbs

9. Willie Davis & Billy Wright-5 Fish-11.90lbs

10. Allen Wyatt & David Whitson-5 Fish-9.90lbs

11. Travis Sercy & John Proctor-4 Fish-8.40lbs

12. Brandon Thompson & Chad Stevens-4 Fish-7.50lbs

13. Maurice Parent & Connie Hedrick-5 Fish-7.40lbs

14. Eddie & Cameron Lowdermilk-4 Fish-6.95lbs

15. Jordan Phillips & Eli Lawson-5 Fish-6.30lbs

16. Collene Brittain & Alex Brittain-5 Fish-1.45lbs

17. Mark Potter-0.00lbs-

17. Danny & Dennis Killough-0.00lbs-

17. Paul Huskins & Nathan Davis-0.00-

17. Steve Hice-0.00lbs-

17. Scott Campbell & Adam Michaels-0.00lbs-

17. Roger Huffman-0.00-

17. Marty Newton-0.00lbs-

17. Ken & Jason Stamey-0.00lbs-

17. Brandon Mason & Mike Lawson-0.00lbs-

17. Robbie Stamey & Jake Baker-0.00lbs-

Big Fish Winner=Scott Tate & Graham McPeters (4.95LBS) - $260

Next Tournament Will Be At Lake Rhodhiss at Castle Bridge May 23

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Mark Abbott and Jimmy Wilder crush the CBC at Satnee with 28.35 and take home $10,000-Full results and pics here!!

Mark Abbott and Jimmy Wilder topped the 143 boat field with 28.35lbs of bass. Tournament Payout gave them a total PayDay $10,000.

Cole Winn and Scott Martincaught a monster 11.00lb Bass earning them a $1,000 Big Fish bonus

 

CBC Santee Champs Mark Abbott and Jimmy Wilder 

CBC Santee Champs Mark Abbott and Jimmy Wilder

 

CBC Santee 2nd Place team of Clark and Freddie Gibbs 

CBC Santee 2nd Place team of Clark and Freddie Gibbs

 

CBC Santee 3rd Place Team of Greg Rikard and Eddile Herlong 

CBC Santee 3rd Place Team of Greg Rikard and Eddile Herlong

 

CBC Santee BF Team of Cole Winn and Scott Martin with an 11 LB Monster!! 

CBC Santee BF Team of Cole Winn and Scott Martin with an 11 LB Monster!!

 

 

Place Team Name Team # Fish       Weighed Net             Weight Big Fish Points Winnings
1 Mark Abbott - Jimmy Wilder 74 5 28.350 0.000 310 $10,000
2 Clark Gibbs - Freddie Gibbs 80 5 25.280 7.610 309 $4,250
3 Greg Rikard - Eddie Herlong 44 5 25.030 6.980 308 $2,600
4 Joey Bramlett - Barry Holloman 115 5 24.780 5.300 307 $2,000
5 John Johnston - Mark Cercopely 35 5 24.680 6.640 306 $1,250
6 Cole Winn - Scott Martin 105 5 24.650 11.000 305 $2,000*
*Includes $1,000 Big Fish Bonus
7 Thad Driggers - Lyn Langston 92 5 24.640 8.080 304 $800
8 Thomas King - Clayton King 19 5 23.860 6.170 303 $3,250*
*Includes Top Finishing Skeeter $2500 Bonus
9 Ray Winans - Craig Matthews 7 5 23.600 7.040 302 $700
10 Josh McGregor - Randall Driggers 84 5 23.300 6.910 301 $650
11 Wayne King - Bo Chappell 142 5 23.190 6.660 300 $535
12 Will Dickens - Brad Schindledecker 40 5 23.070 7.310 299 $475
13 Johnny Houser - Deron Donohoo 59 5 22.680 6.770 298 $445
14 Alan Richardson - Timmy Squires 96 5 22.600 7.120 297 $420
15 Lonnie Marchant - Jeffrey Hutto 93 5 22.570 0.000 296 $385
16 Chuck Howard - Ken Ellis 64 5 22.410 6.240 295 $360
17 Eric Bozeman - Clint Proudfoot 62 5 21.920 5.940 294 $330
18 Ryan Bowles - Jason Barrett 32 5 21.040 0.000 293 $315
19 Mark Hutson - Gary Elsey 117 5 21.020 0.000 292 $300
20 Nathan Burgess - Brent Riley 114 5 20.890 7.740 291 $290
21 Mack Cook - Patrick Cook 66 5 20.470 0.000 290 $270
22 Jason Quinn - Tony Colacurcio 126 5 20.350 0.000 289 $250
23 Joseph Buddin - Joe Buddin 86 5 20.240 0.000 288 $225
24 Emmett McCauley - Cory Barr 123 5 20.220 0.000 287  
25 Rusty Bullard - Eric Martin 82 5 19.500 0.000 286 $1.500*
*Includes Second Finishing Skeeter $1500 Bonus
26 Mike Watson - Craig McFadden 50 5 19.250 0.000 285 $1,000*
*Includes Third Finishing Skeeter $1000 Bonus
27 Michael Earnhardt - Mike Earnhardt 16 5 19.200 5.860 284  
28 John Branstetter - Troy Buffington 98 5 18.770 0.000 283  
29 Stan Gunter - Will Smith 15 5 18.380 6.650 282  
30 Brett Mitchell - Jerry Montjoy 77 5 18.030 0.000 281  
31 Mike Edge - Casey Warren 71 5 17.790 0.000 280  
32 Wayne Frierson - Ronnie Mueller 106 5 17.520 0.000 279  
33 John Sturkie - Calvin Hewitt 76 5 17.380 0.000 278  
34 Justin Purnell - Ricky Lee 48 5 17.290 6.540 277  
35 Sean Anderson - George Berry 101 5 17.220 0.000 276  
36 Joe Avin - Larry Avins 89 5 17.200 0.000 275  
37 Chris McDuffie - Greg Creech 90 5 17.110 7.240 274  
38 Mark Gallup - Jonathan Gowdy 97 5 16.910 7.000 273  
39 Dave Murdock - Tony Fofi 57 5 16.890 5.480 272  
40 Bobby Purvis - Ross Burns 37 5 16.860 6.150 271  
41 Reid Mcginn - Andy Wicker 13 5 16.830 0.000 270  
42 Steve Harmon - Bryan cook 137 5 16.730 0.000 269  
43 Jeff Murray - Derrick Murray 12 5 16.460 0.000 268  
44 Robert Wood - John Lundean 9 5 16.410 0.000 267  
45 Gary Elenbark - George Elenbark 130 5 16.300 0.000 266  
46 Jimmy Bass - Jayson Baird 70 5 16.150 0.000 265  
47 Ron Brown - Bobby Brown 25 5 16.040 4.460 264  
48 Chris Marshall - Josh Gardner 111 5 15.920 0.000 263  
49 Mack Altman - Mike Altman 39 5 15.870 0.000 262  
50 Albert Pieper - Wade Grooms 132 5 15.810 0.000 261  
51 Daryl Watson - Ken McFarland 63 5 15.740 0.000 260  
52 Thomas Bancroft - Clay Kolb 24 5 15.420 0.000 259  
53 Robert Guest - David Heatherly 20 4 15.310 6.370 258  
54 Bradford Beavers - Dwight Beavers 61 5 15.300 0.000 257  
55 Kevin Rake - Terry Morris 51 5 15.210 5.570 256  
56 Jamie Thames - Barry Thames 29 5 15.190 0.000 255  
57 John Gutierrez - Josh Robbins 100 4 15.180 0.000 254  
58 Brent Waynick - Max Terry 34 5 15.120 0.000 253  
59 heath moore - Micah Bennett 128 5 14.790 0.000 252  
60 Chris Blackmon - David Linville 73 5 14.700 0.000 251  
61 Jamie Partee - Ken Keels 8 5 14.550 5.300 250  
62 Johnny Player - Robert Hall 52 5 14.240 0.000 249  
63 Daniel Howell - Russell Anderson 94 5 14.190 0.000 248  
64 Gary Michaud - Doc McDaniel 49 5 14.110 0.000 247  
65 Will Duncan - Danny Allen 47 5 14.040 0.000 246  
66 dustin henson - John Gibson 116 3 13.810 6.830 245  
67 Wayne Marlow - Randall Miller 21 5 13.720 0.000 244  
68 Hunter Hicks - Bobby Rice 41 5 13.620 0.000 243  
69 Jason Smith - Steve Blankenship 27 5 13.530 0.000 242  
70 Kiel Kelly - Chuck Whittaker 87 5 13.240 0.000 241  
71 Gene Gibbs - Keith Wilson 4 5 13.100 0.000 240  
72 Todd Walters - Patrick Walters 81 3 12.920 0.000 239  
73 Ferris Jennings - Andy Rutledge 22 5 12.560 0.000 238  
74 Chad Sinclair - Caleb Conner 85 4 12.500 0.000 237  
75 Kenneth Clark - David Kelly 127 5 11.970 0.000 236  
76 Roger Medlock - Todd Lawrence 55 5 11.810 6.610 235  
77 Sandy Oliver - Shannon Bryson 33 5 11.250 0.000 234  
78 Roger Farr - David Farr 118 5 11.190 0.000 233  
79 Al Odom - Dane Odom 104 5 10.880 0.000 232  
80 David Arnold - Billy Collins 6 5 10.680 0.000 231  
81 William Thompson 134 3 10.660 7.350 230  
82 Wesley Cashwell - Shane Doughtie 102 3 10.520 0.000 229  
83 Jimmy McFarland - Calvin Griggs 79 3 8.280 0.000 228  
84 Jeff Rikard - Tim Harmon 1 4 7.980 0.000 227  
85 Glenn Altman - Larry Parker 60 3 7.700 0.000 226  
86 Matt Judy - Gentry Manning 95 4 7.550 0.000 225  
87 Audie Brantley - Hunter Ciccio 5 2 7.380 0.000 224  
88 Mike King - Mike Kirby 28 3 7.080 0.000 223  
89 Walter Capps - Jim Stroud 72 3 6.630 0.000 222  
90 Daniel Hill - James Bond 121 2 6.410 0.000 221  
91 Craig Jurgonski - Rich Moses 45 2 5.640 0.000 220  
92 Russ Padgett - Meredith Havird 56 1 4.720 0.000 219  
93 Coy Watts - David Hutcherson 113 2 4.530 0.000 218  
94 Dale Meder - Wendy Meder 75 1 4.490 0.000 217  
95 Tommy Floyd - Randy Welch 68 1 1.510 0.000 216  
96 Bobby Wade - Pete Sherbert 2 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 danny houck - Eddie Rogers 3 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Shawn Jordan - Shannon Jordan 10 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Zeke Lynam - Jason Morse 11 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Juddie Revels - David Oxendine 14 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Thomas Hardwick - Tommy Williams 17 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Todd Olds - Wade Harmon 18 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Jason Miles - Jerry Freezon 23 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Carlton Thompkins - Timmy Thompkins 26 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Jeff cantey - Henry Mcfadden 30 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Charles Keith - jerome evans 31 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Larry McKissick - Jay McKissick 36 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Andrew Boykin - Billy Gainey 38 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Billy McIntosh - Rick McLean 42 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Ronnie McCoy - Jason McCoy 43 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Todd Gambrell - Chad Cook 46 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Miles Hair - Terry Tolar 53 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Sam Hopkins - Paul Hopkins 54 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 michael collins - Allan Collins 58 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Clint Jackson - Heath Rhinehart 65 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Jonathan Brindel - David Grooms 67 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Rodney Jordan - Jason Carlton 69 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Donnie Levister - Ryan Williams 78 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Tim Jones - Chris Bennett 83 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Jimmy Counts - Gary Angel 88 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Jonathan Sims - Jason Mitchum 91 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Chad Hamm - David Carver 99 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Kevin Brock - Bubba Dennis 103 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Alan Fletcher - Danny Johnson 107 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 David Teel - Chris Ramsey 108 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Joel Watts - Rob Kyzer 109 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Justin Harvey - Steve Gilstrap 110 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Johnathan Crossland - David Crossland 112 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 greg butts 119 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Chris Epting - Johnny Mayer 120 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Brad Nappier - Nathan Luke 122 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Jay Keith - Donald Hinson 124 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Shane Abbott - Brian Jones 125 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Ray Walsh - Marc Deschenes 129 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Toby Keisler - TJ Keisler 131 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Chris Heath - Steve Debord 133 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Robbie Carroll - Bryan Carroll 135 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Bunn Tyson - Thomas Hoffmeyer 136 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Kenny Brice - Chad Crosby 138 0 0.000 6.240 215  
96 Marty Quesada - Steven Story 139 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Bud Moss - David Prince 140 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 Kyle Janney - Tripp Poplin 141 0 0.000 0.000 215  
96 David Few 143 0 0.000 0.000 215  

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Ike Holds Lead, Reese Closes Gap At Bassmaster Elite Series Tourney On Guntersville

Michael Iaconelli’s ever-evolving game plan for the Diet Mtn Dew Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville took another drastic turn during Saturday’s third round.

The New Jersey pro switched to a Carolina rig – a technique he calls his “next-to-least-favorite way” to fish – and managed a five-bass limit that weighed 16 pounds, 7 ounces. It pushed his three-day total to 69-8 and kept him in the lead for the third straight day.

Iaconelli’s margin dwindled, however, dropping from nearly 5 pounds as the day began to just 2-2 as he prepares to enter Sunday’s championship round. Skeet Reese of California caught 25-1 Saturday and jumped into second with 67-6, followed by Tennessean David Walker (67-4) and Oklahoma angler Jason Christie (65-7).

“My least-favorite way to catch fish is with a jiggin’ spoon,” Iaconelli said. “After that, it would be Carolina rigging. But if I had not pulled out that Carolina rig, I probably would have only weighed in about 11 pounds today.”

Iaconelli worked the same area that produced catches of 28-2 and 24-15 the first two days. But the fishing was much tougher due to strong winds that made the lake choppy and eventually caused some areas to become stained with mud.

He said he’ll have to decide before takeoff Sunday whether he’ll stick with the area that’s been so good to him or finally make a move.

“I still believe in my heart that the area I’m fishing is the winning area,” Iaconelli said. “It’s so hard to leave. My mind keeps thinking I just need to stay in there the entire day and commit. I’m going to go home and think about it tonight.”

Iaconelli did leave the area briefly Saturday to check out a spot where he had found several fish on spawning beds during practice. But after inspecting that area, he said he abandoned any thought of sight fishing the rest of the way.

“I took it off the table,” Iaconelli said. “When I ran in there today, there were dudes on the bank everywhere. So I just decided I’m not bed fishing.”

Though it helped him hang onto the lead Saturday, Iaconelli said he believes another 16-pound catch Sunday will sink his chances for a wire-to-wire victory. He thinks it’ll take 20-plus pounds, possibly even mid-20s, to finish the win.

With heavy hitters like Reese and Walker on his heels, he may be right.

Reese, who still maintains he had a dismal practice for the event, turned in his best catch so far with 25-1. Unlike most anglers, who said the wind made their days tougher, he said it actually helped him.

“I really did have a horrible practice here,” Reese said. “But one thing I learned is that what I was doing in practice sucked. So why continue to do that? I just kept adjusting and changing and trying to find something new, and I did.

“The wind blew and really helped the bite today, but it’s supposed to be slick tomorrow. I may have to change up a little bit.”

Walker continued what has been a great bounce-back event for him after finishing 107th last month at the Elite Series opener on the Sabine River. After catching 23-1 and 25-5 the first two days, he added 18-14 Saturday and slipped slightly from second to third with 67-4.

Unlike Friday, when he landed a 5-pounder on his first cast, Walker said Saturday was more of a grind. But once he slowed his approach, he caught a good limit that included a 7-pounder, and he was able to steadily cull his way to a solid catch.

Walker wasn’t nearly as happy about the wind as Reese.

“The wind was not helpful at all,” he said. “It got to a point where you had a very small range to throw in. If you tried to throw too far this way or that way, your line just got out of hand.”

The one positive to the wind, Walker said, was that it made things tough for everyone in the area he was fishing.

“One thing that gave me a huge advantage over some of the other people who were fishing around me was those Power-Poles,” Walker said, referring to his shallow-water anchoring system. “I could put them down and stay there and fish, while a lot of people were spinning around and struggling to stay put.”

Other anglers who made the Top 12 and qualified for Sunday’s championship round were Carl Jocumsen (64-8), Derek Remitz (64-8), Greg Vinson (64-3), Byron Velvick (63-10), Keith Combs (62-15), Dean Rojas (62-10), Chad Morgenthaler (60-15) and Brent Ehrler (60-9).

The pros will launch from Guntersville City Harbor at 6:15 a.m. Sunday with the final weigh-in scheduled for 3 p.m. at the same location. A $100,000 first-place prize will be on the line.

2015 Diet Mtn Dew Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville 4/9-4/12
Lake Guntersville, Guntersville  AL.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         15  69-08  100     $500.00
Day 1: 5   28-02     Day 2: 5   24-15     Day 3: 5   16-07
2.  Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA              15  67-06   99
Day 1: 5   24-15     Day 2: 5   17-06     Day 3: 5   25-01
3.  David Walker           Sevierville, TN         15  67-04   98
Day 1: 5   23-01     Day 2: 5   25-05     Day 3: 5   18-14
4.  Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK           15  65-07   97
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   21-06     Day 3: 5   23-10
5.  Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA 15  64-08   96
Day 1: 5   19-14     Day 2: 5   26-10     Day 3: 5   18-00
6.  Derek Remitz           Grant, AL               15  64-08   95
Day 1: 5   19-11     Day 2: 5   24-00     Day 3: 5   20-13
7.  Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL            15  64-03   94
Day 1: 5   23-11     Day 2: 5   16-06     Day 3: 5   24-02
8.  Byron Velvick          Boenre, TX              15  63-10   93
Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 5   26-06     Day 3: 5   18-07
9.  Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          15  62-15   92
Day 1: 5   23-00     Day 2: 5   20-06     Day 3: 5   19-09
10. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ    15  62-10   91
Day 1: 5   22-02     Day 2: 5   20-02     Day 3: 5   20-06
11. Chad Morgenthaler      Coulterville, IL        15  60-15   90
Day 1: 5   16-10     Day 2: 5   24-08     Day 3: 5   19-13
12. Brent Ehrler           Newport Beach, CA       15  60-09   89
Day 1: 5   23-08     Day 2: 5   20-05     Day 3: 5   16-12
13. Brett Hite             Phoenix, AZ             15  60-04   88  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-02     Day 2: 5   26-08     Day 3: 5   16-10
14. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               15  59-15   87  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   23-05     Day 2: 5   19-07     Day 3: 5   17-03
15. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC             15  59-02   86  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   21-02     Day 3: 5   22-12
16. Alton Jones            Lorena, TX              15  58-11   85  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   21-07     Day 3: 5   20-00
17. Hank Cherry Jr         Maiden, NC              14  58-02   84  $10,000.00
Day 1: 4   19-07     Day 2: 5   17-04     Day 3: 5   21-07
18. Matt Lee               Auburn , AL             15  57-15   83  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   23-15     Day 2: 5   18-09     Day 3: 5   15-07
19. Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA        15  57-11   82  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   22-04     Day 2: 5   18-13     Day 3: 5   16-10
20. Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              15  57-11   81  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 5   20-10     Day 3: 5   19-11
21. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          15  57-08   80  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   18-08     Day 3: 5   20-04
22. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC               15  56-13   79  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   21-04     Day 3: 5   18-05
23. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            15  55-10   78  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   23-00     Day 3: 5   17-04
24. Shaw Grigsby Jr.       Gainesville, FL         15  55-08   77  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   22-03     Day 2: 5   19-12     Day 3: 5   13-09
25. Kelly Jordon           Flint, TX               14  55-06   76  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   26-01     Day 2: 4   15-09     Day 3: 5   13-12
26. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL             15  54-14   75  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-04     Day 2: 5   15-12     Day 3: 5   19-14
27. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        15  54-13   74  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-01     Day 2: 5   18-11     Day 3: 5   16-01
28. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            15  54-09   73  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-07     Day 2: 5   17-10     Day 3: 5   15-08
29. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK             15  54-09   72  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   18-12     Day 3: 5   19-14
30. Justin Lucas           Guntersville, AL        15  53-05   71  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-06     Day 2: 5   15-06     Day 3: 5   18-09
31. Nate Wellman           Newaygo, MI             15  53-03   70  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-00     Day 2: 5   19-00     Day 3: 5   13-03
32. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         15  53-01   69  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   25-08     Day 2: 5   15-01     Day 3: 5   12-08
33. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA             15  52-13   68  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-04     Day 2: 5   20-04     Day 3: 5   11-05
34. Bradley Roy            Lancaster, KY           15  52-08   67  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   16-01     Day 3: 5   16-00
35. Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR           15  52-07   66  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-06     Day 2: 5   16-07     Day 3: 5   15-10
36. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL           15  51-10   65  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   24-04     Day 2: 5   14-00     Day 3: 5   13-06
37. Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ             15  51-05   64  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 5   22-01     Day 3: 5   11-15
38. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH          15  51-02   63  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-00     Day 2: 5   17-15     Day 3: 5   14-03
39. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR         15  50-12   62  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   23-00     Day 3: 5   14-15
40. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              15  50-01   61  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   17-03     Day 3: 5   14-02
41. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                 15  50-00   60  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   23-02     Day 2: 5   16-02     Day 3: 5   10-12
42. Tim Horton             Muscle Shoals, AL       15  49-12   59  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-09     Day 2: 5   14-05     Day 3: 5   14-14
43. Matt Reed              Madisonville, TX        15  49-02   58  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   19-06     Day 3: 5   13-05
44. James Elam             Tulsa, OK               15  48-00   57  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-00     Day 2: 5   16-00     Day 3: 5   13-00
45. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, MI           15  47-06   56  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   17-05     Day 3: 5   12-04
46. J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, GA            15  46-07   55  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-04     Day 2: 5   15-09     Day 3: 5   11-10
47. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             15  46-04   54  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   16-15     Day 3: 5   10-15
48. Jordan Lee             Vinemont, AL            14  44-12   53  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-08     Day 2: 5   18-03     Day 3: 4   08-01
49. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX         12  44-00   52  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 5   25-08     Day 3: 2   06-11
50. Chris Zaldain          San Jose, CA            13  44-00   51  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5   22-00     Day 3: 3   05-11
51. Jonathon VanDam        Kalamazoo, MI           13  41-00   50  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   19-07     Day 3: 3   06-00
52. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           12  40-02   49  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-05     Day 2: 5   15-04     Day 3: 2   05-09
53. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA       10  35-07   48  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-00     Day 2: 5   17-07     Day 3: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       108       558      1930-13
2       108       557      1939-03
3        47       249       820-09
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263      1364      4690-09

by AnglersChannel

Hanselman Wins Second Consecutive Rayovac Flw Series Texas Division Event On Sam Rayburn Reservoir

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Ray Hanselman of Del Rio, Texas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 10 ounces Saturday to win the Rayovac FLW Series Texas Division event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir presented by Mercury with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 60 pounds, 8 ounces. For his win Hanselman earned $35,815, pushing his season winnings to more than $69,000 from just two tournaments.
 
“I’m honestly shocked. That’s about the only way to describe how I feel right now,” said Hanselman, who won the Texas Division opener on Lake Amistad in February. “You always want to win but to take two in the same season is just incredible.”
 
In order to secure his victory, Hanselman targeted small drains that led to spawning flats in the mid-lake area.
 
“In practice I found that the majority of the fish were along the sides of the points. Not at the tip, not in the back, but right along those longer sides,” Hanselman said. “I narrowed the pattern down to three spots across the lake and decided to pursue them further in the tournament.
 
“I was looking for fish that had already spawned,” Hanselman continued. “I specifically focused on those drains, or pinch points, where they’re forced to go in and out of the beds.”
 
Hanselman said that he managed to catch around 15 fish on day one using an Okeechobee Craw–colored Strike King Slither Rig – the same bait he used the entire tournament
 
“It really did what the name suggests. When I was flipping it slid right into that thick cover where I needed it,” Hanselman said.
 
On days two and three, Hanselman returned to those same areas and found a similar bite.
 
“I caught almost 25 fish on day two and was able to bring in around 15 on day three,” Hanselman said. “It was pretty exciting.”
 
Hanselman went on to say that the unusually high water level on Sam Rayburn didn’t affect his strategy as much as other anglers.
 
“I wanted to keep it simple. I didn’t want to get lost way back in the pine trees. I was looking for fish that had already spawned at those drains and it worked.”
 
The top 10 pros on Sam Rayburn Reservoir were:
 
        1st:                  Ray Hanselman, Del Rio, Texas, 15 bass, 60-8, $35,815
        2nd:                 Kris Wilson, Montgomery, Texas, 15 bass, 53-6, $13,878
        3rd:                 Jim Tutt, Longview, Texas, 15 bass, 52-10, $10,745
        4th:                 James Stricklin Jr., Hot Springs, Ark., 15 bass, 50-15, $8,954 + $252 Big Bass award
        5th:                 Denny Brauer, Del Rio, Texas, 15 bass, 50-3, $8,058
        6th:                 Joe Don Setina, Pittsburg, Texas, 14 bass, 49-11, $7,163
        7th:                 T.J. Goodwyn, Center, Texas, 15 bass, 47-10, $6,268
        8th:                 Ricky Guy, Humble, Texas, 13 bass, 44-5, $5,372
        9th:                 Randy Sitz, Prosper, Texas, 14 bass, 41-5, $4,477
        10th:               Tommy Dickerson, Orange, Texas, 12 bass, 34-3, $3,582
 
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
 
Dan Wilson of Pilot Point, Texas, won the co-angler division and a Ranger Z117C with a 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard motor with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 39 pounds, 4 ounces.  
 
The top 10 co-anglers on Sam Rayburn Reservoir were:
       
        1st:                  Dan Wilson, Pilot Point, Texas, 15 bass, 39-4, Ranger Z117C with a 90-horsepower outboard + $5,000 Ranger Cup
        2nd:                 Bryan New, Belmont, N.C., 15 bass, 35-8, $4,500
        3rd:                 Clint Lipham, Conroe, Texas, 12 bass, 32-8, $3,600
        4th:                 Collin Cooper, Smithville, Texas, 11 bass, 31-3, $3,150
        5th:                 Tim Montz, Wichita Falls, Texas, 12 bass, 29-11, $2,700
        6th:                 Rick Parker, Kaufman, Texas, 13 bass, 28-6, $2,250
        7th:                 Bubba Finstad, Ranger, Texas, 10 bass, 26-3, $1,800
        8th:                 Mark Mowery, Longview, Texas, 11 bass, 22-14, $1,575
        9th:                 Denny Swartz, Broussard, La., eight bass, 21-6, $1,350
        10th:               Michael Stilley, Nacogdoches, Texas, 11 bass, 21-5, $1,125

by AnglersChannel

Hanselman takes lead at Rayovac tourney on Sam Rayburn

It seems poetically fitting that Ray Hanselman will carry a 5-pound, 6-ounce lead into the final day of the Rayovac FLW Series Texas Division event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Considering the lake denied him a trio of 5-pounders this morning, that’s some good old-fashioned redemption.

“Normally, you lose three fish like that and you’re just torn up,” Hanselman says. “But I tried to keep myself calm. Yesterday, before the tournament, I told myself, ‘I know it’s going to happen.’ I power fish a lot, and when you flip that kind of stuff, it’s going to happen. I just tried to keep myself calm and just keep fishing.”

Hanselman is the only angler to break 20 pounds both days – 23 pounds, 5 ounces today and 20-9 on day one, for a total weight of 43-14. Behind "Hanselmania" is Denny Brauer, also of Del Rio, who is in second place for the second consecutive day. Day-one leader Joe Don Setina weighed in only four keepers for 11 pounds today.

Rayburn remains about 5 feet above normal level, so the flooded brush and shoreline trees remain the main deal. Some anglers are fishing for spawners, while others are targeting postspawn bass exiting the cover.

Focusing on that inner habitat, Hanselman began day two on the mid-lake spot he fished yesterday and bagged a 14-pound limit there by 11 a.m. He moved to another area and culled up with a 4-pounder. The leader says he planned to ease off with hopes of saving some fish for the final round, but then opportunity knocked.

“I was running back, and I saw a spot that looked just like the spot I had been fishing, but I couldn’t fish there in practice because the wind had been beating on it,” Hanselman says. “Today, the wind was opposite, so I went in there and culled three more.

“In practice, the wind was out of the south at 15 to 20 mph, and today it was out of the north. So a lot of those banks that were beaten up in practice are protected now.”

Both days, Hanselman has fished spawning coves with a mix of heavy, newly flooded cover and isolated brush. Flipping and pitching Strike King plastics, he’s intentionally avoiding the brush and trees with thick vines and grass mats that a lot of other anglers have reportedly been targeting.

These gnarly conglomerations of entangled cover seem to offer attractive habitat, but what fosters the fish’s sense of security will often break the angler’s heart. For Hanselman, avoiding the vines has allowed him to make clean presentations.

“When you’re flipping that cover, you have to maximize your flips,” Hanselman says. “You have to make sure you’re not pitching over a limb, and you try to make the cleanest pitch you can possibly make.”

Hanselman says he further refined his program by picking out particular trees.

“I’m catching more fish around the trees without the leaves because I think the sunlight can get to them,” he explains. “Some of them [the bass] I think are actually spawning.”

In addition to sizing up a promising tree, Hanselman is also considering his exit strategy.

“I make the flip I can, but I’m conscious of where my line falls in there,” he says. “I always ask myself if I can pull a fish out of there. And if I can’t I’ll reel it up and flip again.”

 

Top 10 Pros

1: Ray Hanselman – Del Rio, Texas – 43-14 (10)

2: Denny Brauer – Del Rio, Texas – 38-08 (10)

3: Tj Goodwyn – Center, Texas – 37-00 (10)

4: Ricky Guy – Humble, Texas – 36-11 (10)

5: Kris Wilson – Montgomery, Texas – 36-10 (10)

6: Jim Tutt – Longview, Texas – 35-00 (10)

7: Joe Don Setina – Pittsburg, Texas – 34-06 (9)

8: James Stricklin Jr. – Hot Springs, Ark. – 32-06 (10)

9: Tommy Dickerson – Orange, Texas – 31-03 (10)

10: Randy Sitz – Prosper, Texas – 30-11 (10)

Bryan New

Bryan New, of Belmont, N.C., moved up two spots to lead the co-angler division with 25 pounds, 8 ounces. Adding 13-5 to the 12-3 he weighed on day one, New took the co-angler lead by 11 ounces. Although big bites have eluded him, he’s happy to have kept the rods bent.

“I’m just catching a lot of fish, period,” he says. “Even if there’s not a lot of big fish, that gives you confidence to fish as hard as you can because your next decision is going to be the right one.”

Yesterday, New only had seven or eight bites, but today he had 25 or 30.

“Yesterday, we fished a lot tighter to the flooded cover, and I wasn’t able to hit new water,” New explains. “Today, the area was more open, and my pro just couldn’t hit everything.”

New says that the Charlie’s Worms creature bait he was flipping made a big difference in his success. He opted not to share the specific bait, but says it differs subtly from another common bait style that many others are fishing. A slightly different body design, a softer body and intense scent additives are the key details. The bait produced bites in depths of 1 to 9 feet.

by AnglersChannel

Ike Still Leads Bassmaster Elite Series Event On Guntersville

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – After rocketing into the lead with 28 pounds, 2 ounces on the first day of the Diet Mtn Dew Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville, Michael Iaconelli went back out during Friday’s second round with intentions of fishing the same way.

But after a while, things just didn’t feel right. So he followed his instincts, made a quick adjustment and put together another fantastic catch, a five-bass limit weighing  24-15, to widen his lead in the event with a two-day mark of 53-1.

The remainder of the 5 saw some drastic changes on a day that was delayed one hour by thunderstorms with David Walker (48-6) moving into second, and Carl Jocumsen (46- 8), a rookie from Australia, holding down third. Byron Velvick (45-3) and Brent Ehrler (43-13) are fourth and fifth. With the lake itself undergoing changes, even more shifting could happen atop the leaderboard Saturday.

“On Thursday, I thought I knew exactly what was happening,” Iaconelli said. “After today, I believe there’s a lot more fish moving up to spawn than I thought and a lot more fish coming out for the postspawn than I thought. There are a lot of fish on the move.”

Iaconelli, who never said which lures he was using Thursday, said he switched to a crankbait when things got slow Friday. That’s when he caught two of his largest fish of the day.

“The first cast on a crankbait, I caught one that weighed almost 8 pounds,” Iaconelli said. “The next one on a crankbait was a 6-pounder. That was a key decision, because without those two fish, I probably would have only weighed in about 16 or 17 pounds.”

Several of Iaconelli’s fish had what he called “big quarter sores” on their gill plates. He believed those were identifying marks for bass that have entered the postspawn phase.

Because Guntersville has such an immense bass population, Iaconelli believes the bass don’t stay on bed as long as they do in other venues. With so many fish in transition, he said things were tough Friday – and could get tougher.

“It looked a lot better for me today than it really was,” Iaconelli said. “Yesterday, it was happening. I’d pull up to spot and just know I was going to catch them. I caught over 30 keeper bass. Today, I caught maybe nine keepers.

“I feel like I’m in the winning area, but it’s going to be really important to keep moving with the fish.”

Iaconelli also earned the Livingston Lures Leader award of $500 for being the second-day leader.

Walker, who suffered through a dismal 107th-place finish in the Elite Series event last month on the Sabine River, came to Guntersville worried that another bad finish might jeopardize his chances of qualifying for the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic. But after landing 23-1 Friday and 25-5 Saturday, he easily made Saturday’s Top 53 cut and put himself within striking distance of his second Elite Series win.

“I started off with a 5-pounder on my first cast, and that’s the way to start the day,” Walker said. “After a while, I had that one good fish and just four others that would measure. But as the day went on, I’d catch another fish that was a big one and then another. My culls were going up really fast, because I started with such small ones.”

Walker, who revealed little about the technique he was using, said confidence played a major role in his Friday success.

“It was one of those days when I had the one thing you always want as a fisherman,” Walker said. “It’s not a secret spot or a secret lure. It was confidence in my choices. Almost every time I thought I needed to try something it would work. And if it didn’t work, I knew that it didn’t because when I got there it just didn’t feel right.”

The biggest catch of the day belonged to Jocumsen, who brought in 26-10 to vault himself into third with 46-8. The popular Australian pro, who is fishing only his second event as an Elite Series rookie, had 21 pounds around noon and actually upgraded his catch while scouting for Saturday.

Jocumsen said the weigh-in took place around 6 a.m. in Australia, and more than 20,000 people in his native country were likely watching live on Bassmaster.com. He said many had also been up most of the night following his progress on the web site through BASSTrakk.

“Because of BASSTrakk, they say no one’s sleeping because they’re refreshing it all through the middle of the night,” Jocumsen said, laughing. “My sponsors and my friends say they haven’t slept the last two nights.

“Everyone in Australia is so excited. It’s going to bring awareness to the sport and put bass fishing on the map a little bit in another country.”

The 53 pros surviving the cut will launch from Guntersville City Harbor at 6:15 a.m. Saturday with the weigh-in scheduled back at the park at 3 p.m. Only the Top 12 anglers after Saturday’s weigh-in will move on to Sunday’s championship round.
2015 Diet Mtn Dew Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville 4/9-4/12
Lake Guntersville, Guntersville  AL.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         10  53-01  100     $500.00
Day 1: 5   28-02     Day 2: 5   24-15
2.  David Walker           Sevierville, TN         10  48-06   99
Day 1: 5   23-01     Day 2: 5   25-05
3.  Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA 10  46-08   98
Day 1: 5   19-14     Day 2: 5   26-10
4.  Byron Velvick          Boenre, TX              10  45-03   97
Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 5   26-06
5.  Brent Ehrler           Newport Beach, CA       10  43-13   96
Day 1: 5   23-08     Day 2: 5   20-05
6.  Derek Remitz           Grant, AL               10  43-11   95
Day 1: 5   19-11     Day 2: 5   24-00
7.  Brett Hite             Phoenix, AZ             10  43-10   94
Day 1: 5   17-02     Day 2: 5   26-08
8.  Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          10  43-06   93
Day 1: 5   23-00     Day 2: 5   20-06
9.  John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               10  42-12   92
Day 1: 5   23-05     Day 2: 5   19-07
10. Matt Lee               Auburn , AL             10  42-08   91
Day 1: 5   23-15     Day 2: 5   18-09
11. Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA              10  42-05   90
Day 1: 5   24-15     Day 2: 5   17-06
12. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ    10  42-04   89
Day 1: 5   22-02     Day 2: 5   20-02
13. Shaw Grigsby Jr.       Gainesville, FL         10  41-15   88
Day 1: 5   22-03     Day 2: 5   19-12
14. Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK           10  41-13   87
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   21-06
15. Kelly Jordon           Flint, TX                9  41-10   86
Day 1: 5   26-01     Day 2: 4   15-09
16. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA             10  41-08   85
Day 1: 5   21-04     Day 2: 5   20-04
17. Chad Morgenthaler      Coulterville, IL        10  41-02   84
Day 1: 5   16-10     Day 2: 5   24-08
18. Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA        10  41-01   83
Day 1: 5   22-04     Day 2: 5   18-13
19. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         10  40-09   82
Day 1: 5   25-08     Day 2: 5   15-01
20. Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL            10  40-01   81
Day 1: 5   23-11     Day 2: 5   16-06
21. Nate Wellman           Newaygo, MI             10  40-00   80
Day 1: 5   21-00     Day 2: 5   19-00
22. Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ             10  39-06   79
Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 5   22-01
23. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                 10  39-04   78
Day 1: 5   23-02     Day 2: 5   16-02
24. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            10  39-01   77
Day 1: 5   21-07     Day 2: 5   17-10
25. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  38-12   76
Day 1: 5   20-01     Day 2: 5   18-11
26. Alton Jones            Lorena, TX              10  38-11   75
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   21-07
27. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC               10  38-08   74
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   21-04
28. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            10  38-06   73
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   23-00
29. Chris Zaldain          San Jose, CA            10  38-05   72
Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5   22-00
30. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL           10  38-04   71
Day 1: 5   24-04     Day 2: 5   14-00
31. Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              10  38-00   70
Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 5   20-10
32. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX         10  37-05   69
Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 5   25-08
33. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          10  37-04   68
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   18-08
34. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH          10  36-15   67
Day 1: 5   19-00     Day 2: 5   17-15
35. Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR           10  36-13   66
Day 1: 5   20-06     Day 2: 5   16-07
36. Hank Cherry Jr         Maiden, NC               9  36-11   65
Day 1: 4   19-07     Day 2: 5   17-04
37. Jordan Lee             Vinemont, AL            10  36-11   64
Day 1: 5   18-08     Day 2: 5   18-03
38. Bradley Roy            Lancaster, KY           10  36-08   63
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   16-01
39. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC             10  36-06   62
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   21-02
40. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              10  35-15   61
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   17-03
41. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR         10  35-13   60
Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   23-00
42. Matt Reed              Madisonville, TX        10  35-13   59
Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   19-06
43. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA       10  35-07   58
Day 1: 5   18-00     Day 2: 5   17-07
44. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             10  35-05   57
Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   16-15
45. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, MI           10  35-02   56
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   17-05
46. Jonathon VanDam        Kalamazoo, MI           10  35-00   55
Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   19-07
47. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL             10  35-00   54
Day 1: 5   19-04     Day 2: 5   15-12
48. James Elam             Tulsa, OK               10  35-00   53
Day 1: 5   19-00     Day 2: 5   16-00
49. Tim Horton             Muscle Shoals, AL       10  34-14   52
Day 1: 5   20-09     Day 2: 5   14-05
50. J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, GA            10  34-13   51
Day 1: 5   19-04     Day 2: 5   15-09
51. Justin Lucas           Guntersville, AL        10  34-12   50
Day 1: 5   19-06     Day 2: 5   15-06
52. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK             10  34-11   49
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   18-12
53. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           10  34-09   48
Day 1: 5   19-05     Day 2: 5   15-04
54. Dennis Tietje          Roanoke, LA             10  34-07   47
Day 1: 5   19-09     Day 2: 5   14-14
55. Kotaro Kiriyama        Moody, AL               10  34-05   46
Day 1: 5   18-08     Day 2: 5   15-13
56. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT           10  34-04   45
Day 1: 5   18-07     Day 2: 5   15-13
57. Todd Faircloth         Jasper, TX              10  34-01   44
Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 5   18-09
58. Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK             10  33-15   43
Day 1: 5   19-02     Day 2: 5   14-13
59. Chad Pipkens           Holt, MI                10  33-14   42
Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   19-04
60. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            10  33-13   41
Day 1: 5   22-04     Day 2: 5   11-09
61. Cliff Pace             Petal, MS               10  33-06   40
Day 1: 5   19-11     Day 2: 5   13-11
62. Zell Rowland           Montgomery, TX          10  33-06   39
Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   19-01
63. Randy Howell           Springville, AL         10  33-00   38
Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   19-00
64. Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL        10  33-00   37
Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   18-06
65. Brandon Coulter        Knoxville, TN           10  33-00   36
Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   17-07
66. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL               10  32-14   35
Day 1: 5   13-00     Day 2: 5   19-14
67. Kurt Dove              Del Rio, TX             10  32-13   34
Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   17-15
68. Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX               10  32-12   33
Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   16-01
69. Ott DeFoe              Knoxville, TN           10  32-09   32
Day 1: 5   18-11     Day 2: 5   13-14
70. Billy McCaghren        Mayflower, AR           10  32-07   31
Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   20-07
71. Randy Allen            Shreveport, LA          10  32-04   30
Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 5   16-12
72. Mark Davis             Mount Ida, AR           10  32-03   29
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 5   16-06
73. Andy Montgomery        Blacksburg, SC          10  32-02   28
Day 1: 5   16-09     Day 2: 5   15-09
74. Scott Rook             Little Rock, AR         10  31-12   27
Day 1: 5   14-09     Day 2: 5   17-03
75. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA         10  31-09   26
Day 1: 5   17-10     Day 2: 5   13-15
76. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        10  31-06   25
Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   18-01
77. Koby Kreiger           Bokeelia, FL            10  30-15   24
Day 1: 5   13-09     Day 2: 5   17-06
78. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              10  30-15   23
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   16-11
79. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK        10  30-10   22
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   15-09
80. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS              10  30-08   21
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   15-04
81. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL        10  30-07   20
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   13-06
82. Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK               10  30-05   19
Day 1: 5   15-03     Day 2: 5   15-02
83. Morizo Shimizu         Suita, Osaka JAPAN      10  30-04   18
Day 1: 5   13-09     Day 2: 5   16-11
84. Randall Tharp          Port St. Joe, FL        10  30-01   17
Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   19-00
85. Keith Poche            Pike Road, AL           10  30-01   16
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   14-12
86. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname  Aichi JAPAN   10  30-00   15
Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 5   16-04
87. Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              6  29-15   14
Day 1: 5   24-03     Day 2: 1   05-12
88. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  9  29-11   13
Day 1: 5   20-06     Day 2: 4   09-05
89. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC          10  29-11   12
Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 5   13-15
90. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL          10  29-10   11
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   13-09
91. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL             10  29-10   10
Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 5   15-08
91. David Williams         Maiden, NC              10  29-10   10
Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 5   14-02
93. Kevin Hawk             Guntersville, AL        10  29-09    8
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   18-09
94. Seth Feider            Bloomington, MN         10  29-07    7
Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 5   14-12
95. Mike Kernan            Wylie, TX               10  29-03    6
Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 5   15-05
96. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            10  28-15    5
Day 1: 5   15-03     Day 2: 5   13-12
97. Casey Scanlon          Lanexa, KS              10  28-14    4
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   15-03
98. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX              10  28-10    3
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   15-00
99. Stephen Longobardi     Northford, CT           10  28-04    2
Day 1: 5   12-11     Day 2: 5   15-09
100. Kenyon Hill            Norman, OK              10  27-10    1
Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   14-13
101. John Murray            Phoenix, AZ             10  26-09    0
Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 5   15-12
102. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               9  26-01    0
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 4   10-02
103. Brandon Card           Caryville, TN            9  25-15    0
Day 1: 4   09-14     Day 2: 5   16-01
104. Fletcher Shryock       New Philadelphia, OH    10  25-11    0
Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 5   11-13
105. Joseph Sancho          New Windsor, NY         10  25-11    0
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   12-01
106. Jared Miller           Norman, OK               9  25-02    0
Day 1: 4   11-00     Day 2: 5   14-02
107. Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, KS        10  24-13    0
Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   13-07
108. Britt Myers            Lake Wylie, SC          10  24-12    0
Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 5   13-04
109. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL           10  23-10    0
Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   12-01
110. David Smith            Del City, OK            10  23-06    0
Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   12-08
111. Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC              9  23-01    0
Day 1: 4   09-14     Day 2: 5   13-03
112. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR          9  22-03    0
Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 4   10-01
113. Boo Woods              Oneida, KY               7  20-13    0
Day 1: 2   05-11     Day 2: 5   15-02
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       108       558      1930-13
2       108       557      1939-03
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216      1115      3870-00

by AnglersChannel

Setina leads Brauer by ounces at Rayovac on Rayburn

Lake Sam Rayburn is higher than it has been in 15 years. A number of patterns are in play. Nearly all revolve around the flooded trees.

Spawning bass are tough to reach, but some are targeting them behind the shallow brush line. Others are fishing the deeper outside edge of the trees.

Joe Don Setina of Pittsburg, Texas didn’t catch a keeper until 11:00 this morning. After that he pieced-together a limit that weighed 23-06 to take an 8 ounce lead over Denny Brauer.

Brauer flipped today. Not news. He tore something in his shoulder. Bad news. He’ll have an MRI on Monday but for now he must fish mostly one-handed and employ an awkward sweep style hook set.

Ricky Guy holds down 3rd with 22-13.

Jeff Cade is 4th with 22-10.

Jim Tutt rounds out the Top 5 with 21-13.

by AnglersChannel

Ike Leads Day 1 Of Bassmaster Elite Series Event On Guntersville

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – Michael Iaconelli arrived in Alabama Sunday limping on a swollen right ankle, and he went to bed Wednesday night worried the fish he had found in practice would disappear due to rapidly rising water temperatures.

But neither issue was a problem once he hit the water Thursday morning.

Iaconelli had what he called a “magical day” in the Diet Mtn Dew Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville, taking the opening-round lead with five bass that weighed 28 pounds, 2 ounces. The New Jersey pro’s best single-day catch in recent memory was one of many head-turners on a day when it took 21-0 to crack the Top 20.

Kelly Jordon (26-1), Bernie Schultz (25- 8), Skeet Reese (24-15) and Kelley Jaye (24- 4) rounded out the Top 5 with eye-popping catches of their own.

“The water temperature in practice on Monday was 60 degrees,” said Iaconelli, who injured his ankle during last month’s Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River presented by STARK Cultural Venues in Texas. “By Wednesday, it was 65 to 67 degrees. That’s a huge difference, and I kind of knew those fish I found in practice were going to go away.”

Rather than going completely back to the drawing board, Iaconelli just moved with the fish.

“Today, I tried to visualize where they went,” he said. “Knowing the water went up six or seven degrees, I knew they didn’t go deeper. Everything wants to spawn right now, and I tried to visualize the route they would take.”

Iaconelli, who is often much more open with details of how he’s catching fish during tournaments than other anglers, wouldn’t say much about his techniques Thursday. He said he wasn’t sight fishing for bedding fish like many of the other top anglers, and he said he was fishing “all new water” with a “new bait.”

“I marked about 30 fish on beds during practice, and I’m not saying I won’t have to do that eventually,” said Iaconelli, who won an Elite Series event on Guntersville in 2006. “But that’s not my strength. That would be like telling Kevin VanDam (a noted power fisherman) to go out finesse fishing.”

The fact that Iaconelli is not sight fishing for spawning bass might play to his advantage if thunderstorms and heavy rains move into the region Thursday night and Friday morning as predicted. That nasty weather could cause headaches for anglers like Jordon and Schultz, who relied heavily on spawning fish during the opening round.

Jordon struggled early with a sight fishing game plan Thursday, only to see it come together rapidly after 10:30 a.m. as he culled his way up to 26-1. But he’s worried about what a nasty bout of thunderstorms could do to the fish he’s depending on.

“The thunderstorms will run the fish off the beds,” said Jordon, who finished first in a Bassmaster Tour event on Guntersville in 2006. “I mean it is what it is. But man, it sure would be more fun if they’d just hold off a little while.”

Schultz also targeted shallow spawners for a catch of 25-8 that included two bass over 6 pounds. The second 6-pounder almost didn’t make it in his boat after wrapping around his trolling motor shaft and forcing him to pull the line in by hand.

He said stormy weather could take the all-important “sight” element out of his sight fishing.

“It’s not going to help, because you won’t be able to see the fish,” Schultz said. “With the bigger fish, you’ve got to look at them and really work them. They’re not easy. They’re just not aggressive at all.”

No one was more surprised to see Reese find his way into the Top 5 than Reese himself.

After a particularly tough practice, the popular California pro decided to do something “completely different” Thursday. It resulted in a catch of 24-15 that he said could have been even better.

“I lost two big ones today that would have been nice to have,” said Reese, winner of the 2010 Elite Series Southern Challenge on Guntersville. “But to catch almost 25 pounds after the practice I had, I’m tickled to death. I’ll go out tomorrow, put the raingear on and see what happens.”

The 113-angler field will be trimmed to the Top 53 after Friday’s round. Take-off is scheduled for 6:15 a.m. from Guntersville City Harbor, with the weigh-in scheduled back at the launch site at 3 p.m.
2015 Diet Mtn Dew Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville 4/9-4/12
Lake Guntersville, Guntersville  AL.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ          5  28-02  100
Day 1: 5   28-02
2.  Kelly Jordon           Flint, TX                5  26-01   99
Day 1: 5   26-01
3.  Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL          5  25-08   98
Day 1: 5   25-08
4.  Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA               5  24-15   97
Day 1: 5   24-15
5.  Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL            5  24-04   96
Day 1: 5   24-04
6.  Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              5  24-03   95
Day 1: 5   24-03
7.  Matt Lee               Auburn , AL              5  23-15   94
Day 1: 5   23-15
8.  Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL             5  23-11   93
Day 1: 5   23-11
9.  Brent Ehrler           Newport Beach, CA        5  23-08   92
Day 1: 5   23-08
10. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA                5  23-05   91
Day 1: 5   23-05
11. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  5  23-02   90
Day 1: 5   23-02
12. David Walker           Sevierville, TN          5  23-01   89
Day 1: 5   23-01
13. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX           5  23-00   88
Day 1: 5   23-00
14. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID             5  22-04   87
Day 1: 5   22-04
14. Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA         5  22-04   87
Day 1: 5   22-04
16. Shaw Grigsby Jr.       Gainesville, FL          5  22-03   85
Day 1: 5   22-03
17. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ     5  22-02   84
Day 1: 5   22-02
18. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL             5  21-07   83
Day 1: 5   21-07
19. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA              5  21-04   82
Day 1: 5   21-04
20. Nate Wellman           Newaygo, MI              5  21-00   81
Day 1: 5   21-00
21. Tim Horton             Muscle Shoals, AL        5  20-09   80
Day 1: 5   20-09
22. Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK            5  20-07   79
Day 1: 5   20-07
22. Bradley Roy            Lancaster, KY            5  20-07   79
Day 1: 5   20-07
24. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  5  20-06   77
Day 1: 5   20-06
24. Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR            5  20-06   77
Day 1: 5   20-06
26. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  20-01   75
Day 1: 5   20-01
27. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  5  19-14   74
Day 1: 5   19-14
28. Cliff Pace             Petal, MS                5  19-11   73
Day 1: 5   19-11
28. Derek Remitz           Grant, AL                5  19-11   73
Day 1: 5   19-11
30. Dennis Tietje          Roanoke, LA              5  19-09   71
Day 1: 5   19-09
31. Hank Cherry Jr         Maiden, NC               4  19-07   70
Day 1: 4   19-07
32. Justin Lucas           Guntersville, AL         5  19-06   69
Day 1: 5   19-06
33. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN            5  19-05   68
Day 1: 5   19-05
34. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL              5  19-04   67
Day 1: 5   19-04
34. J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, GA             5  19-04   67
Day 1: 5   19-04
36. Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK              5  19-02   65
Day 1: 5   19-02
37. James Elam             Tulsa, OK                5  19-00   64
Day 1: 5   19-00
37. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           5  19-00   64
Day 1: 5   19-00
39. Byron Velvick          Boenre, TX               5  18-13   62
Day 1: 5   18-13
40. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN           5  18-12   61
Day 1: 5   18-12
40. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ               5  18-12   61
Day 1: 5   18-12
42. Ott DeFoe              Knoxville, TN            5  18-11   59
Day 1: 5   18-11
43. Kotaro Kiriyama        Moody, AL                5  18-08   58
Day 1: 5   18-08
43. Jordan Lee             Vinemont, AL             5  18-08   58
Day 1: 5   18-08
45. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            5  18-07   56
Day 1: 5   18-07
46. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY              5  18-06   55
Day 1: 5   18-06
47. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA        5  18-00   54
Day 1: 5   18-00
48. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, MI            5  17-13   53
Day 1: 5   17-13
49. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA          5  17-10   52
Day 1: 5   17-10
50. Edwin Evers            Talala, OK               5  17-06   51
Day 1: 5   17-06
51. Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ              5  17-05   50
Day 1: 5   17-05
52. Alton Jones            Lorena, TX               5  17-04   49
Day 1: 5   17-04
52. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC                5  17-04   49
Day 1: 5   17-04
54. Brett Hite             Phoenix, AZ              5  17-02   47
Day 1: 5   17-02
55. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL         5  17-01   46
Day 1: 5   17-01
56. Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX                5  16-11   45
Day 1: 5   16-11
57. Chad Morgenthaler      Coulterville, IL         5  16-10   44
Day 1: 5   16-10
58. Andy Montgomery        Blacksburg, SC           5  16-09   43
Day 1: 5   16-09
59. Matt Reed              Madisonville, TX         5  16-07   42
Day 1: 5   16-07
60. Chris Zaldain          San Jose, CA             5  16-05   41
Day 1: 5   16-05
61. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL           5  16-01   40
Day 1: 5   16-01
62. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               5  15-15   39
Day 1: 5   15-15
62. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK              5  15-15   39
Day 1: 5   15-15
64. Mark Davis             Mount Ida, AR            5  15-13   37
Day 1: 5   15-13
65. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC           5  15-12   36
Day 1: 5   15-12
66. Brandon Coulter        Knoxville, TN            5  15-09   35
Day 1: 5   15-09
66. Jonathon VanDam        Kalamazoo, MI            5  15-09   35
Day 1: 5   15-09
68. Randy Allen            Shreveport, LA           5  15-08   33
Day 1: 5   15-08
68. Todd Faircloth         Jasper, TX               5  15-08   33
Day 1: 5   15-08
68. David Williams         Maiden, NC               5  15-08   33
Day 1: 5   15-08
71. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL             5  15-06   30
Day 1: 5   15-06
72. Keith Poche            Pike Road, AL            5  15-05   29
Day 1: 5   15-05
73. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS               5  15-04   28
Day 1: 5   15-04
73. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              5  15-04   28
Day 1: 5   15-04
75. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA             5  15-03   26
Day 1: 5   15-03
75. Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK                5  15-03   26
Day 1: 5   15-03
77. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK         5  15-01   24
Day 1: 5   15-01
78. Kurt Dove              Del Rio, TX              5  14-14   23
Day 1: 5   14-14
79. Seth Feider            Bloomington, MN          5  14-11   22
Day 1: 5   14-11
80. Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL         5  14-10   21
Day 1: 5   14-10
80. Chad Pipkens           Holt, MI                 5  14-10   21
Day 1: 5   14-10
82. Scott Rook             Little Rock, AR          5  14-09   19
Day 1: 5   14-09
83. Zell Rowland           Montgomery, TX           5  14-05   18
Day 1: 5   14-05
84. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA               5  14-04   17
Day 1: 5   14-04
85. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL              5  14-02   16
Day 1: 5   14-02
86. Randy Howell           Springville, AL          5  14-00   15
Day 1: 5   14-00
87. Mike Kernan            Wylie, TX                5  13-14   14
Day 1: 5   13-14
87. Fletcher Shryock       New Philadelphia, OH     5  13-14   14
Day 1: 5   13-14
89. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname  Aichi JAPAN    5  13-12   12
Day 1: 5   13-12
90. Casey Scanlon          Lanexa, KS               5  13-11   11
Day 1: 5   13-11
91. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX               5  13-10   10
Day 1: 5   13-10
91. Joseph Sancho          New Windsor, NY          5  13-10   10
Day 1: 5   13-10
93. Koby Kreiger           Bokeelia, FL             5  13-09    8
Day 1: 5   13-09
93. Morizo Shimizu         Suita, Osaka JAPAN       5  13-09    8
Day 1: 5   13-09
95. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO         5  13-05    6
Day 1: 5   13-05
96. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL                5  13-00    5
Day 1: 5   13-00
97. Kenyon Hill            Norman, OK               5  12-13    4
Day 1: 5   12-13
97. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR          5  12-13    4
Day 1: 5   12-13
99. Stephen Longobardi     Northford, CT            5  12-11    2
Day 1: 5   12-11
100. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR          5  12-02    1
Day 1: 5   12-02
101. Billy McCaghren        Mayflower, AR            5  12-00    0
Day 1: 5   12-00
102. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX          5  11-13    0
Day 1: 5   11-13
103. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL            5  11-09    0
Day 1: 5   11-09
104. Britt Myers            Lake Wylie, SC           5  11-08    0
Day 1: 5   11-08
105. Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, KS         5  11-06    0
Day 1: 5   11-06
106. Randall Tharp          Port St. Joe, FL         5  11-01    0
Day 1: 5   11-01
107. Kevin Hawk             Guntersville, AL         5  11-00    0
Day 1: 5   11-00
108. Jared Miller           Norman, OK               4  11-00    0
Day 1: 4   11-00
109. David Smith            Del City, OK             5  10-14    0
Day 1: 5   10-14
110. John Murray            Phoenix, AZ              5  10-13    0
Day 1: 5   10-13
111. Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC              4  09-14    0
Day 1: 4   09-14
111. Brandon Card           Caryville, TN            4  09-14    0
Day 1: 4   09-14
113. Boo Woods              Oneida, KY               2  05-11    0
Day 1: 2   05-11
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       108       558      1930-13
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108       558      1930-13

by AnglersChannel

Fun Fishing with Patrick Pierce at Bienville's hottest new lake.

As we head into a busy weekend of tournament action, here's a little fun fishing for you. StarBrite Pro Patrick Pierce took young angler, Courtney McCullough, fishing at Bienville Plantation's Thomas Lake. Patrick, Courtney, and her dad, Vance had a blast on a rainy day catching lots of bass up to 7 pounds!

by AnglersChannel

Sportsman's Warehouse HUGE Tournament Preview for this upcoming weekend!

Sportsman's Warehouse fishing Mgr Craig Baird helps us weed thru the HUGE number of Tournaments coming up this weekend-BASS on Gunerterville, ABA on Lewis Smith, and the CBC on Santee to name a few......HOLD ON!!

by AnglersChannel

Digh steps out of comfort zone in the Southeast to fish Rayovac Texas Division on Sam Rayburn

AnglersChannel.com Insider Rob Digh of Denver, NC

If a bass fisherman died and went to heaven, Sam Rayburn Lake in Texas is what heaven would look like, said Rob Digh, veteran tournament angler from Denver, N.C.

“This is the most beautiful lake you have ever seen,” he said while practicing for the FLW Rayovac Series Texas Division tournament on the lake this weekend. “But the fishing.....,” his voice trailed off.

Well, the fishing is kind of off the normal springtime pattern because Rayburn is uncharacteristically high right now, Digh said.

“The lake is five feet higher than normal and they are moving a lot of water through the lake,” he said. “Most of the fish have spawned out and they are really scattered because the water is so high.”

While Rayburn is a big structure lake, Digh said, most of the normal offshore structure is 7 to 8 feet deeper than normal for this time of year.

“Mainly, we are just flipping bushes, willows, pines –and yesterday we fished a deer stand in the water,” he said.

“There is also a lot of hay grass. The lake has not been this high in the past seven years so the banks have really grown up. It seems like there are some fish in that grass, but there are miles and miles of it,” Digh said. “You will flip a half a mile and not get anything, then you will flip and catch one. It's just hard t find a concentration of fish.”

The water temperature had been in the 70s, but is down to about 65 degrees right now, Digh said, due to a couple of cold fronts that moved across the area.

“We hope the water temperature will warm up and the fish will bite a little better for us,” he said.

“I don't know if the tournament can be won away from the banks or up on the banks. This is the first time I have been here. But in a BassCat tournament last week it took 32 pounds to win for two days, so I think 15 pounds a day will be good.”

Digh is out of his normal fishing element – he is ranked 11th in the Rayovac FLW Series, Southeast Division after placing 55th at Lake Okeechobee in January, but charging back up to 7th place in the Lake Guntersville tournament last month.

“I am fishing the Texas Rayovac tournament because I have a sponsor, Just Brakes, which is headquartered in Dallas,” Digh said.

Just Brakes is an auto repair business specializing in automobile brake repairs, with 160 locations in eight states. While their specialty is brakes, ASE-certified technicians also perform routine maintenance and repairs such as oil changes, factory maintenance services, batteries, belt replacement, and fluid services.

The Sam Rayburn tournament is Digh's first venture into the Texas Rayovac Series – he did not fish the season opener on Lake Amistad in February – and he is not sure if he will fish the Texas final on Lake Texoma April 30. A lot will depend on how he fares this week on Sam Rayburn.

“I have not decided on the Texas Rayovac schedule yet,” said Digh, who also fishes the North Carolina BFLs and will fish the Anglers Choice tournament trail double-header on Kerr Reservoir next weekend, “but I will definitely fish the Southeastern Rayovac tournament on Lake Seminole next month.”

 

FLW Rayovac Series

Apr 9-11, 2015

Sam Rayburn Reservoir

Umphrey Family Pavilion

www.flwoutdoors.com

 

by AnglersChannel

Veteran Santee Cooper Angler Predicts Outstanding Weights For Cbc South Carolina Tournament

You can expect to see some hefty bags brought to the weigh-in of the Carolinas Bass Challenge – S.C. Division – tournament on the Santee Cooper Lakes Saturday, said an angler who is known for bringing hefty bags to weigh-ins on the lakes.

“I have not fished the lakes. We were fishing Lake Murray last weekend and Santee Cooper is off-limits this week before the tournament,” said veteran tournament angler Ken Ellis of Bowman.

“But, they are really catching them. It's been taking 30 pounds in tournaments all spring and I expect it to be the same Saturday.”

In fact, Ellis who teams with Chuck Howard of Elloree, predicted it will take 30 to 35 pounds to win the CBC Saturday – and probably 24-25 pounds just to get a check.

“Most of the tournaments seem to be won in the upper lake rather than the lower lake this year for some reason,” Ellis said.

“There was a big wave spawning last week so there are a lot of fish up shallow,” he said. “It will be mostly bedding fish so spawning baits like plastics will be good. A swim jig and a Senko have been doing really good and I expect a post spawn bite too. Buzzbaits and frogs should start getting good this week.”

A lot will depends on the wind, Ellis said.

“It looks like it will be cloudy and rainy so the sight fishing will be a little tough. We will probably fish trees, just pick a place based on the wind and weather.”

Although Ellis and Howard have not had a high finish in the first two tournaments – on Lake Murray in February and Lake Wateree last month – they have made a good showing in the points. But, Ellis said, they will not be in contention for the points this spring.

“We will miss a tournament because we will be fishing the CATT Championship here on Santee,” he said.

While they might not challenge for the points, don't count this duo out on Santee Cooper where they always present a formidable challenge to the rest of the field.

 

Carolinas Bass Challenge - SC Division

Sat, Apr 11, 2015

Santee Cooper Lakes

John C. Land III Landing

Call Brett Collins 803-413-7521

www.carolinasbasschallenge.com

 

by AnglersChannel

Wiggins Team Seeking Redemption In Alabama Bass Trail Tournament On Lewis Smith

Jesse and Jordan Wiggins live in Cullman, Ala., just 10 minutes from Lewis Smith Lake, and they are considered a team to beat in the Alabama Bass Trail North Division tournament Saturday on the lake.

“We've been fishing the lake for 20 years, ever since we were born,” said Jesse Wiggins.

The Wiggins brothers won the Smith Lake Park Bass Fest on the lake last October 4 with a limit that weighed 18.19 pounds. A week later they finished 3rd in the 2014 ABT Championship on the lake.

And that third place has stuck in their craw ever since because they had a chance to win, and missed it.

“I want some redemption after that third place,” Jesse said. “We had the opportunity to put that thing away – and we did not.”

Wiggins said the bass will be in two stages for Saturday's tournament. Largemouths will be mostly post-spawn, he said, while spotted bass will be about half and half spawn and post-spawn.

“The largemouths will be in the backs of pockets in brush, on shallower docks and on flooded laydowns,” he said. “The spots will be on the bluff banks and the harder clay, sand-rock points.”

Wiggins said he will probably go with a jig, spinnerbait and crankbait for the largemouths.

“If you can find them they will be in post-spawn, so they will be feeding and you can catch them on about anything. In the FLW tournament they were catching them on a buzzbait and I am sure they were hitting a swim jig, too.

The key to the largemouths, he said, is finding the really big fish.

“You can catch smaller largemouths, but find them over 3 pounds is the hard part.”

As for spotted bass, Wiggins said a Shakey Head worm, plus jerkbaits and swimbaits will produce.

“You can't go wrong with a Shakey Head on that lake,” he noted.

The brothers' strategy in practice, he said, will be to try to find the biggest spotted bass on the beds and then try to find bigger largemouths in the backs of pockets.

“The spots on the beds are deep so you really can't see them so we will try to locate some of them,” he said. “That strategy may change when we get on the lake, but I am thinking that is our main thing for this tournament.”

While a strong showing could boost the duo higher in the points standings, Wiggins said that is not an issue for the tournament on Lewis Smith Lake.

“We are going to be fishing to win, not to make points. We know this is our best chance to win one,” he said, adding, “I know we can catch them.”

 

Alabama Bass Trail - North Division

Sat, Apr 11, 2015

Lewis Smith Lake

Lewis Smith Dam

Call Kay Donaldson 855-934-7425

www.alabamabasstrail.org

 

by AnglersChannel

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.

by AnglersChannel

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

 

by AnglersChannel

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!!

by AnglersChannel

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.

by AnglersChannel

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/

by AnglersChannel

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

 

by AnglersChannel

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.

 

by AnglersChannel

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!

 

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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

 

by AnglersChannel

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

 

by AnglersChannel

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

by AnglersChannel

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

by AnglersChannel

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!

 

by AnglersChannel

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............

by AnglersChannel

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!!

by AnglersChannel

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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