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Rich Howes Says Titan Hd By Fitzgerald Rods Offers Balance, Strength For Heavy Punching!

Rich Howes won a Bassmaster Open title on Lake Toho by punching heavy mats. He knows what makes a great flippin' rod and in this short clip he tells us why the new Titan HD from Fitzgerald Rods fits the bill! From ICAST 2015.


Elite Series Pro Bill Lowen On Balsa Baits And His Favorite Ph Lures

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Boat Us Fishing Collegiate Championship Dates Set For 2016

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - With the 10th Anniversary BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Presented by Cabela's marked in the books, the Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series looks to the week of May 23, 2016 to be back on Lake Pickwick in Florence, Alabama for the 11th Annual BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Presented by Cabela's on Thursday and Friday, May 26-27.

 

"We at Florence Lauderdale Tourism are super excited to be hosting the 2016 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Presented by Cabela's!  Each year we look forward to seeing the brightest, best college bass anglers fight it out on Pickwick Lake," said Suzie Shoemaker, Sports Marketing and Special Events Coordinator at Florence Lauderdale Tourism.  "We will see you in May!"

 

The no entry fee tournament features an action packed week full of activities including Yamaha Angler Appreciation Night, a Flip, Pitch, and Cast Competition, Sponsor Appreciation Registration Banquet as well as much more to include products, prizes and scholarships awarded to top finishers.

 

"The BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Presented by Cabela's is an event we look forward to every year as we get to see the best of the best compete on one of the hottest fisheries in the nation," said Director of the Association of Collegiate Anglers and President of CarecoTV, Wade Middleton. "This is a week-long event in which collegiate anglers get to meet with some of the top companies in the fishing industry, fraternize with other anglers, and win thousands of dollars in great prizes on one of the biggest stages in collegiate bass fishing!"

 

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Evers Wins Elite Event On St Lawrence, Makes Bassmaster History!

WADDINGTON, N.Y.  — Confidence means a lot to a tournament bass fisherman, and Oklahoma pro Edwin Evers said his was sagging a bit after a couple of tough events earlier this year.

A win last month at BASSfest made Evers feel much better — and with a renewed sense of confidence, he went out and claimed his second victory in a row in this week’s Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River.

With a four-day total of 77 pounds, 10 ounces, Evers became the first angler to win back-to-back events in the 10-year history of the Elite Series. He cemented the victory with a Sunday catch of five smallmouth bass that weighed 17-8.

Evers said the victory at BASSfest — and the automatic berth into the GEICO Bassmaster Classic that came with it — played a major role in his New York strategy.

“Last time we were here, I went upriver every day,” said Evers, who chalked up his 10th career B.A.S.S. victory at Waddington. “But I didn’t think I could win there. I felt like this year coming back, everybody was going to try to go that way and get as close as they possibly could to where Brandon Palaniuk won the last time we were here (in 2013). So I went the other direction, and it was hard.”

Evers said he fished extremely long days during practice, taking advantage of a northern sun that often stays out from 5 a.m. to almost 10 p.m. But despite the long hours, he only got seven bites the first day of practice, four the second day and seven the third day.

He said he stuck with his decision, partly because his Classic berth is already in the bag.

“It made it a lot easier to do what I did this week, because I was not getting many bites,” Evers said. “It was a do-or-die deal. To finish 25th the last time we were here was decent, but I wanted a chance to win.”

Evers caught his fish drifting shallow areas where he could see smallmouth feeding in the glass-clear waters of the St. Lawrence. He said he probably used 20 different lures, and even the ones that didn’t produce bites often helped him locate fish that chased the lures back to the boat.

His top producer was a wacky rigged Zoom Fluke Stick in a green pumpkin color. He also used a Megabass Spark Shad swimbait in ayu, a Zoom called a Z-Drop worm, a Megabass X80 jerkbait, a white/silver/gold War Eagle spinnerbait, a small hair jig and a Zoom Speed Craw.

He fished all of the baits on the lightest line possible, using 6- and 8-pound braid all week.

“I could probably name three or four more baits that I caught good fish on this week,” Evers said. “I’m serious when I say I probably had 20 rods laid across the front of my boat, and they all helped me in some way.”

The swimbait often paved the way for him to land fish on the Fluke Stick.

“There were times when I’d throw that swimbait out there, and the fish just wouldn’t commit to it,” Evers said. “But when they’d follow it back to the boat, I would know they were there and I could really go to work on them.”

Sunday’s catch of 17-8 marked the second straight day that Evers failed to break the 20-pound mark after topping it his previous six times on the water. But with the rest of the field fading, he still left with the win.

Texas angler Alton Jones caught 16-7 Sunday and finished second with 73-15, nearly 4 pounds behind Evers. Louisiana’s Greg Hackney, the reigning Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year, finished third with 72-11; Tennessee angler Brandon Card placed fourth with 72-6; and Skeet Reese, winner of the Diet Mountain Dew Elite at Lake Guntersville this year, was fifth with 72-5.

A 94th-place finish on the Sabine River in March and 55th on the Sacramento River in May put Evers in a tough spot in the Angler of the Year race. But with a third-place finish at Lake Havasu in May and now his back-to-back victories, he’s moved into fourth place in the AOY standings, trailing leader Aaron Martens by 76 points.

As for becoming the first angler to win back-to-back events on the Elite Series, Evers said it might be next week before it actually sinks in.

“It hasn’t hit home yet,” Evers said. “It’s amazing. I can’t believe it. I know some buddies of mine are going to be really upset with me because I told them I didn’t have a good practice, but I really didn’t.

“It just all came together this week.”

The crowds got larger each day as North Country bass fishing fans turned out in droves to watch Evers make history. Waddington, N.Y., came close to breaking its own Elite Series attendance record of more than 34,000 set in 2013 at the Evan Williams Bourbon Showdown.

Bonuses and Contingency Awards:

  • The $1,000 award for the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points leader will go to Aaron Martens.
  • The Power-Pole Captain’s Cash will award $1,000 to Greg Hackney.
  • The Evan Williams Bourbon Heavyweight Award of $1,000 for the angler with the heaviest five-fish limit during the tournament goes to Shaw Grigsby for his 22-15 bag on Day 1.
  • The Livingston Lures Leader Award of $500 for the angler leading on Day 2 goes to Edwin Evers.
  • The Bass Pro Shops Big Bass award of $1,500 for the heaviest bass weighed goes to Mark Menendez.
  • The Toyota Bonus Bucks award of $3,000 for the highest placing eligible angler goes to Evers. The second highest placing angler, Josh Bertrand, is awarded $2,000.
  • The A.R.E. Truck Caps Top Angler Award of $1,000 will be awarded to Evers for being the highest placing angler using A.R.E. products.
  • The Rigid Industries Big Fish Light Jackpot will rollover to the next event with a total of $1,500. An angler must weigh in the heaviest five-fish limit of more than 25 pounds.
    2015 Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River 7/30-8/2
    St. Lawrence River, Waddington  NY.
    (PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4

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

    1.  Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              20  77-10  100 $101,500.00
    Day 1: 5   21-03     Day 2: 5   22-09     Day 3: 5   16-06     Day 4: 5   17-08
    2.  Alton Jones            Lorena, TX              20  73-15   99  $25,000.00
    Day 1: 5   21-04     Day 2: 5   17-06     Day 3: 5   18-14     Day 4: 5   16-07
    3.  Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            20  72-11   98  $21,000.00
    Day 1: 5   18-15     Day 2: 5   18-08     Day 3: 5   16-04     Day 4: 5   19-00
    4.  Brandon Card           Caryville, TN           20  72-06   97  $15,000.00
    Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 5   19-03     Day 3: 5   16-12     Day 4: 5   16-15
    5.  Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA              20  72-05   96  $14,000.00
    Day 1: 5   20-08     Day 2: 5   19-13     Day 3: 5   15-09     Day 4: 5   16-07
    6.  Mark Davis             Mount Ida, AR           20  71-14   95  $13,500.00
    Day 1: 5   19-14     Day 2: 5   18-00     Day 3: 5   16-01     Day 4: 5   17-15
    7.  Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA        20  71-06   94  $13,000.00
    Day 1: 5   18-15     Day 2: 5   17-08     Day 3: 5   18-15     Day 4: 5   16-00
    8.  Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK             20  70-02   93  $12,500.00
    Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   17-09     Day 3: 5   18-05     Day 4: 5   13-13
    9.  Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          20  69-11   92  $12,000.00
    Day 1: 5   17-15     Day 2: 5   16-03     Day 3: 5   19-03     Day 4: 5   16-06
    10. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         20  69-10   91  $11,500.00
    Day 1: 5   20-12     Day 2: 5   14-00     Day 3: 5   22-04     Day 4: 5   12-10
    11. Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ             19  69-10   90  $11,000.00
    Day 1: 5   19-01     Day 2: 5   20-11     Day 3: 5   18-15     Day 4: 4   10-15
    12. Seth Feider            Bloomington, MN         20  65-14   89  $10,500.00
    Day 1: 5   18-04     Day 2: 5   19-10     Day 3: 5   16-04     Day 4: 5   11-12
    BASS PRO SHOPS BIG BASS
    Mark Menendez            Paducah, KY         06-03      $1,500.00
    EVANS WILLIAMS HEAVYWEIGHT
    Shaw Grigsby Jr.         Gainesville, FL     22-15      $1,000.00

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    Totals
    Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
    1        95       515      1648-14
    2        85       487      1461-09
    3        43       236       731-02
    4        11        59       185-12
    ----------------------------------
    234      1297      4027-05


Browne Flips & Forgs For Rayovac Win On Champlain

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Thanks to our friends at FLWOutdoors.com for the following report:


A lot would have had to happen for Glenn Browne to relinquish his hard-earned lead on the final day of the Rayovac FLW Series event presented by Plano on Lake Champlain. It turned out that a lot did happen, but with help from his friends and a great pattern, Glenn Browne socked 18 pounds, 7 ounces on the final day for a 63-pound, 8-ounce total and a payday of $34,097 plus a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-hp outboard.

The story of the day was without a doubt Browne’s ability to overcome a mechanical failure early on and salvage the day.

“I was in front of Willsboro Bay,” says Brown, “about 15 or 20 miles south of [Plattsburgh], and I hit a wave hard. When I came down everything in the boat was just dead.”

Eventually, fellow pro Dave Lefebre was able to run down with his boat to replace Browne’s. While Browne took Lefebre’s boat back through boat check again and then hammered back down to Ticonderoga, Lefebre, Pete Gluszek and Tony Davis combined to get Browne’s boat back on land.

“It’s pretty impressive,” says a smiling Browne. “With all that, and all that running, I was still fishing by 8:30.”

Browne said all week that he was on something different than the masses at Ticonderoga. Instead of fishing in the area’s famous grass beds out off the shoreline, the Florida pro targeted the banks.

“I was looking for willow trees and other little banks that are kind of undercut and have a little more water on them,” explains Browne. “That and grass mats and reeds. Just anything that looked good on the bank and had a little bit of water. The water was higher than normal, but it’s dropping, so that bite is going away.”

Browne says that he fished all over in the Ticonderoga area, both in an out, but that he found his better fish on the bank in practice.

Glenn Browne works his way through the shallows of Ticonderoga.

He caught a few on a popping frog, but the primary bait was a custom-made black and blue 3/4-ounce flipping jig with a matching Zoom Big Salty Chunk. Browne used 65-pound-test Gamma Torque braid, a 7-foot, 11-inch Lew’s Custom Speed Stick flipping stick, and a Lew’s reel to get his fish in the boat.

The next stop for the Northern Division AOY leader is Lake Erie. Browne says he’s ready to go, just as soon as he puts some more line on his reels.

 

Top 10 pros

1. Glenn Browne – Ocala, Fla. – 63-08 (15) – $34,097 + Ranger Z518 w/200-hp outboard

2. Otis Darnell – Linden, Va. – 53-12 (15) – $13,213

3. Joe Lucarelli – Center Harbor, N.H. – 52-11 (15) – $10,229

4. David Cioppa – Hopkinton, Mass. – 52-10 (15) – $8,524

5. Brock Mosley – Collinsville, Miss. – 52-07 (15) – $7,627

6. Gerald Spohrer – Gonzales, La. – 52-01 (15) – $6,819

7. Derick Olson – Honey Brook, Pa. – 51-02 (15) – $5,967

8. Ryan Smith – Galloway, N.J. – 50-15 (15) – $5,115

9. Chad Grigsby – Maple Grove, Minn. – 49-15 (15) - $4,262

10. Daniel Murphy – Wharton, N.J. – 47-15 (15) – $3,642

Full results 


Evers Still Leads As Elites Head Into Final Round On St Lawrence

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — With several distinct patterns still in play and nine anglers within 6 pounds of the lead, the Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River is setting up perfectly for a dramatic finish on Championship Sunday.

Edwin Evers, who began Saturday’s semifinal round with a lead of more than 3 pounds, retained the top spot with a catch of 16 pounds, 6 ounces that pushed his three-day total to 60-2. But his cushion dwindled to less than 1 1/2 pounds, with Arizona pro Josh Bertrand (58-11), Texas angler Alton Jones (57-8), New Jersey pro Michael Iaconelli (57-0) and a suddenly red-hot Kevin Ledoux (56-5) of Oklahoma trailing close behind.

Evers stayed on top despite some early-morning trouble with his batteries.

“Last night, I set both chargers up at my boat — one for my trolling motor battery and one for my cranking battery,” Evers said. “I hooked up the trolling motor side, but I guess I didn’t hook the cranking side up. The batteries probably would have made it through the day, but everything was real slow.”

The time it took to change the batteries didn’t hurt Evers nearly as much as missed opportunities with fish.

“I lost a little bit of time, not much,” Evers said. “But while they were doing it, I lost a 5-pounder. That hurt me a lot more.”

Evers catch of 16-6 was easily his lowest of the week and the first time in seven rounds of fishing — dating back to his victory last month at BASSfest event on Kentucky Lake — that he’s failed to bring in at least 21-2.

If he’s to become the first angler ever to win back-to-back events on the Bassmaster Elite Series, he believes he’ll need more weight Sunday. But between today’s round and the time he was able to spend practicing after he’d caught good limits Thursday and Friday, he believes he’s located the fish it’ll take to win.

“I’ve got a bunch of them found if I can just get them to bite,” Evers said. “I need to do my rotation a little bit different, but I can catch them tomorrow.”

Evers is one of several anglers who has spent most of his week fishing shallow water, targeting smallmouth he can actually see in the gin-clear waters of the St. Lawrence River. He said the fish aren’t spawning, just feeding on the river’s massive goby population.

Others, like Bertrand, have fished a wide range of depths, catching fish as shallow as 10 feet and as deep as 30. He leaned more toward the shallower areas Saturday, catching 18-15 to move from third to second with 58-11.

Wherever he’s been, Bertrand has spent most of his time using a 3-inch Berkley Gulp Minnow in the emerald shiner color pattern on a drop-shot rig.

“I’m not going to stick to the same depth range tomorrow,” Bertrand said. “I’m still going to fish around a little bit, because the fish still seem to be moving around. I think the fish are moving out every day, and there could be some more fish showing up in the deeper places.”

Jones caught 18-14 to move from sixth to third with 57-8. He said his day could have been much better if he could have landed the biggest fish that bit.

“I had a chance today to have the heaviest sack of the tournament, but I just lost fish,” Jones said. “One of them was on a jerkbait, and it was a giant. It was an honest-to-goodness 6-pound smallmouth. Then I jumped off another 4 1/2-pounder and a 4-pounder.”

Jones said getting the big bites and moving up three places in the standings has him feeling good about his chances on Championship Sunday.

“I’m going to go out with confidence tomorrow,” Jones said. “I definitely feel like I have a chance to win if I can get the right bites and put them in the boat.”

Iaconelli had the biggest limit of the day with five smallmouth that weighed 22-4, pushing him into fourth with 57-0. Ledoux, who has struggled this season after missing all of last season with back problems, caught 18-15 Saturday and made an Elite Series Sunday cut for the first time in his young career.

The remaining anglers who made the Top 12 and qualified for Sunday were Skeet Reese (55-14) of California, Brandon Card (55-7) of Tennessee, Jacob Powroznik (55-6) or Virginia, Seth Feider (54-2) of Minnesota, Mark Davis (53-15) of Arkansas, Greg Hackney (53-11) of Louisiana and Keith Combs (53- 5) of Texas.

Neither of the top two anglers in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings made Saturday’s Top 12. But Alabamian Aaron Martens finished 13th with 52-8 and did just enough to maintain an 11-point lead over Arizona pro Dean Rojas in the AOY standings.

The final round will begin at 6:15 a.m. ET Sunday with takeoff from Whittaker Park. The weigh-in will be held back at the park at 3:15 p.m., with the winning angler taking home $100,000.

2015 Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River 7/30-8/2
St. Lawrence River, Waddington  NY.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              15  60-02  100     $500.00
Day 1: 5   21-03     Day 2: 5   22-09     Day 3: 5   16-06
2.  Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ             15  58-11   99
Day 1: 5   19-01     Day 2: 5   20-11     Day 3: 5   18-15
3.  Alton Jones            Lorena, TX              15  57-08   98
Day 1: 5   21-04     Day 2: 5   17-06     Day 3: 5   18-14
4.  Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         15  57-00   97
Day 1: 5   20-12     Day 2: 5   14-00     Day 3: 5   22-04
5.  Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK             15  56-05   96
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   17-09     Day 3: 5   18-05
6.  Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA              15  55-14   95
Day 1: 5   20-08     Day 2: 5   19-13     Day 3: 5   15-09
7.  Brandon Card           Caryville, TN           15  55-07   94
Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 5   19-03     Day 3: 5   16-12
8.  Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA        15  55-06   93
Day 1: 5   18-15     Day 2: 5   17-08     Day 3: 5   18-15
9.  Seth Feider            Bloomington, MN         15  54-02   92
Day 1: 5   18-04     Day 2: 5   19-10     Day 3: 5   16-04
10. Mark Davis             Mount Ida, AR           15  53-15   91
Day 1: 5   19-14     Day 2: 5   18-00     Day 3: 5   16-01
11. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            15  53-11   90
Day 1: 5   18-15     Day 2: 5   18-08     Day 3: 5   16-04
12. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          15  53-05   89
Day 1: 5   17-15     Day 2: 5   16-03     Day 3: 5   19-03
13. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL               15  52-08   88  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 5   17-11     Day 3: 5   15-05
14. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            15  52-06   87  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-09     Day 2: 5   18-14     Day 3: 5   15-15
15. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         15  52-03   86  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-07     Day 2: 5   18-00     Day 3: 5   12-12
16. Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK               15  52-00   85  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-14     Day 2: 5   16-11     Day 3: 5   16-07
17. Chris Zaldain          San Jose, CA            15  51-11   84  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   18-12     Day 3: 5   15-12
18. Billy McCaghren        Mayflower, AR           15  51-07   83  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-03     Day 2: 5   17-00     Day 3: 5   16-04
19. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            15  51-02   82  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-08     Day 2: 5   17-09     Day 3: 5   15-01
20. Andy Montgomery        Blacksburg, SC          15  51-01   81  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   15-13     Day 3: 5   18-03
21. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT           15  50-08   80  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   16-04     Day 3: 5   17-07
22. David Walker           Sevierville, TN         15  50-07   79  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   15-12     Day 3: 5   17-08
23. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            15  50-02   78  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-10     Day 2: 5   16-01     Day 3: 5   12-07
24. Morizo Shimizu         Suita, Osaka JAPAN      15  49-15   77  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-10     Day 2: 5   12-07     Day 3: 5   17-14
25. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              15  49-12   76  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-01     Day 2: 5   18-10     Day 3: 5   13-01
26. Zell Rowland           Montgomery, TX          15  49-12   75  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-08     Day 2: 5   15-02     Day 3: 5   17-02
27. Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX               15  49-07   74  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   17-02     Day 3: 5   15-01
28. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ    15  49-06   73  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-06     Day 2: 5   18-03     Day 3: 5   14-13
29. Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC             15  49-05   72  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   16-13     Day 3: 5   15-04
30. John Murray            Phoenix, AZ             15  48-07   71  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 5   17-09     Day 3: 5   15-06
31. Brent Ehrler           Newport Beach, CA       15  47-03   70  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   12-09     Day 3: 5   16-08
32. Chad Pipkens           Holt, MI                15  46-14   69  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   16-10     Day 3: 5   11-14
33. Jordan Lee             Vinemont, AL            15  46-14   68  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-00     Day 2: 5   15-09     Day 3: 5   15-05
34. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          15  46-13   67  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   15-00     Day 3: 5   15-14
35. Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK             15  46-05   66  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-09     Day 2: 5   13-15     Day 3: 5   15-13
36. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             15  46-00   65  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   19-08     Day 3: 5   14-15
37. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              14  45-15   64  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   19-11     Day 3: 4   13-08
38. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR         15  45-13   63  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-02     Day 2: 5   14-09     Day 3: 5   10-02
39. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                 15  45-11   62  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   15-12     Day 3: 5   15-01
40. Nate Wellman           Newaygo, MI             15  44-12   61  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-14     Day 2: 5   14-01     Day 3: 5   11-13
41. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, MI           14  43-10   60  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   14-11     Day 3: 4   10-13
42. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA       15  43-10   59  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   14-09     Day 3: 5   12-00
43. Hank Cherry Jr         Maiden, NC              15  43-01   58  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-12     Day 2: 5   16-01     Day 3: 5   10-04
44. Randy Howell           Springville, AL         15  42-11   57  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   13-03     Day 3: 5   11-11
45. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS              14  42-10   56  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 5   17-08     Day 3: 4   11-04
46. Matt Lee               Guntersville, AL        15  42-00   55  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-08     Day 2: 5   14-05     Day 3: 5   11-03
47. Dennis Tietje          Roanoke, LA             11  41-08   54  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 5   19-09     Day 3: 1   04-10
48. David Williams         Maiden, NC              13  40-08   53  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   19-06     Day 3: 3   06-14
49. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL              13  40-04   52  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   16-03     Day 3: 3   09-07
50. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC               12  38-10   51  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   14-00     Day 3: 2   06-13
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        95       515      1648-14
2        85       487      1461-09
3        43       236       731-02
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223      1238      3841-09


Elite Series Pro Goldbeck Excited About New Pencil Popper From Realis!

Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Grant Goldbeck shows the new DUO Realis Pencil Popper topwater plugs and tells us what makes them so special. From the floor of the 2015 ICAST show!


ABA Announces the 2016 Ram 100% Plus Team Tour

July 29, 2015, Athens, AL - American Bass Anglers announced the 2016 Ram 100% Plus Team Tour season details today. The RAM 100% Plus Team Tour provides team tournament competition and pays more than 100% at each event. Registration for the 2016 season will begin on August 10, 2015 at 8am online at www.teamtrail.com or by phone at (256)232-0406.

The tour offers two divisions: One located in Northern Alabama and the other in the Kentucky Lake/Central Tennessee area.

North Alabama Division 2016 schedule

Date                      Lake                       Ramp
2/27/2016            Guntersville       Civitan Park
3/26/2016            Guntersville       Guntersville State Park
4/30/2016            Neely Henry       Coosa Landing
6/11/2016            Wheeler              Ingalls Harbor
9/10/2016            Guntersville       Civitan Park

Kentucky/Tennessee Division 2016 schedule

Date                      Lake                       Ramp
3/19/2016            Kentucky Lake   Moors Resort
4/23/2016            Old Hickory         Sanders Ferry
6/04/2016            Lake Barkley       Kuttawa
8/6/2016              Kentucky Lake   Paris Landing State Park
9/17/2016            Kentucky Lake   Paris Landing State Park

What are the angler’s saying about the Ram 100% Plus Team Tour

Brian Shook (Ga) - "I love this Team Trail. It is a well ran trail with some of the best fisherman in Alabama. I drive all of the way from Georgia just to fish it."

Shane Howington (Al) - "The RAM 100% Plus Team Tour is the best team trail out there and has the best payback."

David Gnewikow (Tn)- “I’ve been fishing tournaments for 18 years. The 100%+ Team Trail is by far the best team series I been a part of. I’ve finished in the teens in two events this year and still won close to $1000 each time.”

Mickey Beck (Tn)- “I am so glad of how this tournament has grown, and without a doubt, the best trail to fish with the best sponsors in the industry.”

Tim Cummings (Tn) - “I think this team trail  is  GREAT!  Great People, Good Payout!  A Super Trail for  the  Weekend  Anglers.”

There is only one change are being made for 2016. A 50 yard off limits will be applied at all events.

Anglers may register for one or all events. Teams that register for all five events from August 10 – September 10, 2015 within a division will be given a complementary ABA membership from. Team boat numbers will be based on first come first serve with teams signing for all 5 events in a division receiving priority.

Teams may place a non-refundable/non-transferable deposit for one or all five events within a division ($100 per event or $500 for the season).

As a special incentive, teams that register for all five events within a division (package) will be automatically entered into the Ultimate Fishing Package promotion.

Complete rules, schedules, and online registration is available online at www.teamtrail.com. Anglers may also call (256)232-0406 to register by phone.

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression.  For more information about American Bass Anglers, the Ram Weekend Bass Series, the Ram American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, Military Team Bass Tournament and the Ram 100% Plus Team Tour visit www.americanbassanglers.com.

American Bass Anglers is supported by: Ram Trucks, Triton Boats, Mercury Marine, Best Western Hotels, ABU Garcia, Berkley, Carlisle Tire & Wheel, Livingston Lures, Garmin, Odyssey Batteries, T-H Marine, LEER, Dr. Dans, Maui Jim, Power Pole, Simms, and North American Fisherman.


Browne Has Another Spectacular Day, Leads Rayovac On Champlain

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Averaging 20 pounds or more a day is a difficult thing to do in a multi-day tournament on Lake Champlain, but Glenn Browne might be on his way to doing it in the Rayovac FLW Series event presented by Plano. After two days, the Ocala, Fla., pro has run to Ticonderoga twice and has sacked up nearly identical bags for a total of 45 pounds, 8 ounces. Though Browne has a commanding lead of 6 pounds, 3 ounces, plenty can happen on the long run to Ti tomorrow, and the rest of the top five is stacked tight behind him.

Browne caught the majority of his weight from just two places on day one. He also caught it early and was done by about 9 a.m. Day two was a different story.

“It was definitely more of a grind. I really worked for them,” says the Florida pro. “But when it got warm and the sun got to pounding down, it got good for me.”

Browne only caught five big ones on day two, and he went through about 20 fish before he got his weight and quit for the day.

Glenn Brown muscles a keeper out of the cover.

“I’m just running and gunning a lot of different stuff,” explains Browne, a shallow-water power-fishing expert who has “always ready to flip” in his twitter profile. “I’ve fished down at Ti a lot, so I know the lay of the land. If the wind would lie down that would help. I’m running a little different deal, and I can fish some new water tomorrow and maybe catch some.”

Browne caught a few fish on a frog both days, but today every fish that he took to weigh-in came on a big jig flipped to cover.

Despite having a big lead, Browne isn’t completely comfortable with his chances, or (perhaps more likely) he’s not willing to say he is.

“There’s a big local tournament out of Ti tomorrow, so that’s a major concern,” he says. “I’m fishing a little different than everyone else, but the stuff I’m fishing isn’t replenishing.

“We’ll just have to see,” adds Browne. “I can catch some, but catching 22 pounds again will be a tall order. I think if I can catch 16 or 17 tomorrow someone would really have to beat me.”

Browne’s day one pattern

 

Top 10 pros

1. Glenn Browne – Ocala, Fla. – 45-01 (10)

2. Otis Darnell – Linden, Va. – 38-14 (10)

3. Gerald Spohrer – Gonzales, La. – 37-12 (10)

4. David Cioppa – Hopkinton, Mass. – 37-06 (10)

5. Derick Olson – Honey Brook, Pa. – 37-06 (10)

6. Brock Mosley – Collinsville, Miss. – 36-11 (10)

7. Ryan Smith – Galloway, N.J. – 35-15 (10)

8. Chad Grigsby – Maple Grove, Minn. – 35-11 (10)

9. Daniel Murphy – Wharton, N.J. – 35-06 (10)

10. Joe Lucarelli – Center Harbor, N.H. – 34-13 (10)

Complete results  

 

O’Malley Rises for Co-angler Lead

On the co-angler side, Shawn O’Malley of Oswego, Ill., carries a 1-ounce lead over legendary co-angler Keith Honeycutt into the final day. Thus far, O’Malley has stayed up north both days and sacked 32 pounds, 11 ounces.

“Yesterday was predominantly largemouths, but today was all smallmouths,” says O’Malley, who fished with Scott Parker on day one and Mark Frickman today. “I’m still finesse fishing, but I think my bait has a lot to do with it. Today the bites were few and far between, so it was a grind, and I had to concentrate hard all day.”

O’Malley will be headed south with Browne on the final day, so he might need to change things up to hold off Honeycutt and company.

 

Top 10 co-anglers

1. Shawn O’Malley – Oswego, Ill. – 32-11 (10)

2. Keith Honeycutt – Temple, Texas – 32-10 (10)

3. Scott Shafer – Glenville, N.Y. – 32-04 (10)

4. Alec Morrison – Peru, N.Y. – 31-11 (10)

5. Michael Sweeney – Plymouth, Mass. – 31-1 (10)

6. Joe Poms – Paramus, N.J. – 30-11 (10)

7. Bryan New – Belmont, N.C. – 30-03 (10)

8. David Martinez – Brooklyn Heights, Ohio – 29-05 (10)

9. Jeff Zeisner – Arva, Ontario – 29-03 (10)

10. John Watts – Flushing, Mich. – 29-02 (10)


Evers Takes Over Elite Series Tourney On St Lawrence

They’ve been concentrating more on finding quality bites — smallmouth or largemouth bass weighing 4 pounds or more apiece — and no one has found better quality so far than Oklahoma angler Edwin Evers.

After catching 21 pounds, 3 ounces during Thursday’s opening round, Evers added five gorgeous smallmouth bass that weighed 22-9 Friday and jumped into the lead with a two-day total of 43-12.

His Friday catch, which was the largest of the day for the 107-angler field, gave him a solid cushion over second-place angler Skeet Reese (40-5) of California and third-place angler Josh Bertrand (39-12) of Arizona.

“I’ve only been getting about seven or eight bites a day these first two days,” Evers said. “But I’ve been getting good bites, and they’ve been coming early. I spent the second half of both days practicing and just trying to find more stuff like I’m doing.”

Evers said he was concerned coming into the event after locating only four bass on the second day of practice — a time by which he usually likes to have a big part of his game plan nailed down. He also said it could be a little nerve-racking going back out Saturday, knowing he doesn’t have a large number of fish located.

But his consistency in the first two rounds has put him in position to do something that’s never been done on the Bassmaster Elite Series. After winning BASSfest on Kentucky Lake last month, he could become the first angler to win back-to-back tournaments since the Elite Series was formed 10 years ago.

“That would be awesome, but there’s a lot of fishing left,” Evers said. “There’s just not a lot of fish in any one spot. So we’ll just have to see how it goes.”

Day 1 leader Shaw Grigsby proved just how unpredictable the fishing is on the river right now. After a tournament-best catch of 22-15 Thursday, Grigsby caught just two fish that weighed 3-13 Friday and missed the semifinal cut after falling all the way to 76th place.

Such collapses were common Friday, and they cleared a path for anglers like Reese and Bertrand to make a move.

After landing in ninth place with 20-8 Thursday, Reese caught 19-13 Friday and rose to second with 40-5. He’s one of the few anglers in the field who has been catching good numbers of bass.

“I caught a lot of fish today, probably 40 or better,” Reese said. “It was a fun day. Last time we were here, I didn’t make it to Saturday. So I’m glad to make the cut and get to go fishing again tomorrow.”

Like Evers, Bertrand said his bites were few and far between Friday. But he still managed five bass that weighed 20-11 and moved into third with 39-12.

“Luckily, out of the bites I got, I put them all in the boat — and they were good quality,” Bertrand said. “I’ve caught them really by ‘junk fishing.’”

Unlike the other anglers at the top of the leaderboard, Bertrand was open about the technique he’s using. He’s said he’s been using a drop-shot rig, and the fishing has been extremely slow.

“My two best fish today came from totally different depths,” Bertrand said. “One was up in 10 feet and one was down in 30. That’s sort of the way it’s working. There hasn’t been any flurry when you can catch several fish in a row.”

Alabama angler Aaron Martens caught 17-11 Friday and moved into 12th place with 37-3.That allowed him to maintain a slim lead over Arizona pro Dean Rojas in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings.

Rojas caught 18-3 and moved into 24th place with 34-9. With 501 points on the season, Rojas trails Martens by eight points in the AOY standings.

The field was trimmed to 50 after Friday’s round, with pros needing at least 30-8 to make the cut. Oklahoma angler Tommy Biffle was the last man in.

Those Top 50 anglers will leave Whittaker Park at 6:15 a.m. ET Saturday with the weigh-in scheduled back at the park at 3:15 p.m. Only the Top 12 anglers after Saturday will advance to Sunday’s championship round.

2015 Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River 7/30-8/2
St. Lawrence River, Waddington  NY.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              10  43-12  100     $500.00
Day 1: 5   21-03     Day 2: 5   22-09
2.  Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA              10  40-05   99
Day 1: 5   20-08     Day 2: 5   19-13
3.  Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ             10  39-12   98
Day 1: 5   19-01     Day 2: 5   20-11
4.  Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         10  39-07   97
Day 1: 5   21-07     Day 2: 5   18-00
5.  Brandon Card           Caryville, TN           10  38-11   96
Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 5   19-03
6.  Alton Jones            Lorena, TX              10  38-10   95
Day 1: 5   21-04     Day 2: 5   17-06
7.  Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK             10  38-00   94
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   17-09
8.  Mark Davis             Mount Ida, AR           10  37-14   93
Day 1: 5   19-14     Day 2: 5   18-00
9.  Seth Feider            Bloomington, MN         10  37-14   92
Day 1: 5   18-04     Day 2: 5   19-10
10. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            10  37-11   91
Day 1: 5   21-10     Day 2: 5   16-01
11. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            10  37-07   90
Day 1: 5   18-15     Day 2: 5   18-08
12. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL               10  37-03   89
Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 5   17-11
13. Dennis Tietje          Roanoke, LA             10  36-14   88
Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 5   19-09
14. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              10  36-11   87
Day 1: 5   18-01     Day 2: 5   18-10
15. Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA        10  36-07   86
Day 1: 5   18-15     Day 2: 5   17-08
16. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            10  36-07   85
Day 1: 5   17-09     Day 2: 5   18-14
17. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            10  36-01   84
Day 1: 5   18-08     Day 2: 5   17-09
18. Chris Zaldain          San Jose, CA            10  35-15   83
Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   18-12
19. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR         10  35-11   82
Day 1: 5   21-02     Day 2: 5   14-09
20. Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK               10  35-09   81
Day 1: 5   18-14     Day 2: 5   16-11
21. Billy McCaghren        Mayflower, AR           10  35-03   80
Day 1: 5   18-03     Day 2: 5   17-00
22. Chad Pipkens           Holt, MI                10  35-00   79
Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   16-10
23. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         10  34-12   78
Day 1: 5   20-12     Day 2: 5   14-00
24. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ    10  34-09   77
Day 1: 5   16-06     Day 2: 5   18-03
25. Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX               10  34-06   76
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   17-02
26. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          10  34-02   75
Day 1: 5   17-15     Day 2: 5   16-03
27. Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC             10  34-01   74
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   16-13
28. David Williams         Maiden, NC              10  33-10   73
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   19-06
29. John Murray            Phoenix, AZ             10  33-01   72
Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 5   17-09
30. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT           10  33-01   71
Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   16-04
31. Nate Wellman           Newaygo, MI             10  32-15   70
Day 1: 5   18-14     Day 2: 5   14-01
32. David Walker           Sevierville, TN         10  32-15   69
Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   15-12
33. Andy Montgomery        Blacksburg, SC          10  32-14   68
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   15-13
34. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, MI           10  32-13   67
Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   14-11
35. Hank Cherry Jr         Maiden, NC              10  32-13   66
Day 1: 5   16-12     Day 2: 5   16-01
36. Zell Rowland           Montgomery, TX          10  32-10   65
Day 1: 5   17-08     Day 2: 5   15-02
37. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              10  32-07   64
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   19-11
38. Morizo Shimizu         Suita, Osaka JAPAN      10  32-01   63
Day 1: 5   19-10     Day 2: 5   12-07
39. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC               10  31-13   62
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   14-00
40. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA       10  31-10   61
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   14-09
41. Jordan Lee             Vinemont, AL            10  31-09   60
Day 1: 5   16-00     Day 2: 5   15-09
42. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS              10  31-06   59
Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 5   17-08
43. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             10  31-01   58
Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   19-08
44. Randy Howell           Springville, AL         10  31-00   57
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   13-03
45. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          10  30-15   56
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   15-00
46. Matt Lee               Guntersville, AL        10  30-13   55
Day 1: 5   16-08     Day 2: 5   14-05
47. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL              10  30-13   54
Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   16-03
48. Brent Ehrler           Newport Beach, CA       10  30-11   53
Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   12-09
49. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                 10  30-10   52
Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   15-12
50. Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK             10  30-08   51
Day 1: 5   16-09     Day 2: 5   13-15
51. Britt Myers            Lake Wylie, SC          10  30-07   50
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 5   14-10
52. Scott Rook             Little Rock, AR          9  30-06   49
Day 1: 5   16-00     Day 2: 4   14-06
53. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               10  30-05   48
Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   13-02
54. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK             10  30-01   47
Day 1: 5   18-07     Day 2: 5   11-10
55. Mike Kernan            Wylie, TX               10  30-00   46
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   16-01
56. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL           8  29-15   45
Day 1: 5   20-12     Day 2: 3   09-03
57. J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, GA            10  29-13   44
Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   16-07
58. Joseph Sancho          New Windsor, NY         10  29-13   43
Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   13-10
59. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC             10  29-06   42
Day 1: 5   16-08     Day 2: 5   12-14
60. Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, KS        10  29-05   41
Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   15-05
61. Justin Lucas           Guntersville, AL        10  29-01   40
Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 5   16-08
62. Kevin Hawk             Guntersville, AL         9  29-01   39
Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 4   13-08
63. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA             10  28-15   38
Day 1: 5   18-00     Day 2: 5   10-15
64. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL           10  28-15   37
Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   12-13
65. Cliff Pace             Petal, MS               10  28-14   36
Day 1: 5   12-10     Day 2: 5   16-04
66. Casey Scanlon          Lanexa, KS              10  28-11   35
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   14-12
67. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  28-07   34
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   14-03
68. James Elam             Tulsa, OK               10  28-05   33
Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 5   15-12
69. Randall Tharp          Port St. Joe, FL        10  28-05   32
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   14-11
70. Tim Horton             Muscle Shoals, AL       10  27-15   31
Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   13-15
71. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR         10  27-13   30
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   12-08
72. Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL            10  27-05   29
Day 1: 5   10-02     Day 2: 5   17-03
73. Bradley Roy            Lancaster, KY           10  27-04   28
Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   13-04
74. Koby Kreiger           Bokeelia, FL            10  27-03   27
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   13-08
75. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                 10  26-15   26
Day 1: 5   11-14     Day 2: 5   15-01
76. Shaw Grigsby Jr.       Gainesville, FL          7  26-12   25
Day 1: 5   22-15     Day 2: 2   03-13
77. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL             10  26-06   24
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   12-02
78. Ott DeFoe              Knoxville, TN           10  26-05   23
Day 1: 5   17-12     Day 2: 5   08-09
79. Keith Poche            Pike Road, AL           10  26-00   22
Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 5   15-05
80. Todd Faircloth         Jasper, TX              10  25-15   21
Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 5   16-01
81. Jonathon VanDam        Kalamazoo, MI            8  25-03   20
Day 1: 5   18-03     Day 2: 3   07-00
82. Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK            8  23-10   19
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 3   08-04
83. Randy Allen            Shreveport, LA           8  23-06   18
Day 1: 3   11-02     Day 2: 5   12-04
84. Derek Remitz           Grant, AL               10  22-15   17
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   11-15
85. David Smith            Del City, OK            10  22-13   16
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   08-06
86. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL         8  22-04   15
Day 1: 4   11-07     Day 2: 4   10-13
87. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN            9  22-02   14
Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 4   07-10
88. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  9  21-12   13
Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 4   08-04
89. Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR           10  21-10   12
Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 5   09-11
90. Brandon Coulter        Knoxville, TN            8  21-00   11
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 3   09-14
91. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA          7  19-13   10
Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 2   04-01
92. Brett Hite             Phoenix, AZ              9  19-08    9
Day 1: 5   10-12     Day 2: 4   08-12
93. Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL         6  19-07    8
Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 1   03-12
94. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL              9  19-07    7
Day 1: 4   09-03     Day 2: 5   10-04
95. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO         6  19-03    6
Day 1: 5   14-01     Day 2: 1   05-02
96. Chad Morgenthaler      Coulterville, IL         6  19-03    5
Day 1: 3   11-12     Day 2: 3   07-07
97. Matt Reed              Madisonville, TX         7  18-08    4
Day 1: 4   11-05     Day 2: 3   07-03
98. Kenyon Hill            Norman, OK               7  18-07    3
Day 1: 2   07-03     Day 2: 5   11-04
99. Fletcher Shryock       New Philadelphia, OH     7  18-02    2
Day 1: 4   12-10     Day 2: 3   05-08
100. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL           10  17-12    1
Day 1: 5   07-02     Day 2: 5   10-10
101. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           7  17-05    0
Day 1: 2   05-11     Day 2: 5   11-10
102. Kurt Dove              Del Rio, TX              7  17-04    0
Day 1: 2   07-02     Day 2: 5   10-02
103. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX          8  16-12    0
Day 1: 4   09-10     Day 2: 4   07-02
104. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname  Aichi JAPAN    9  15-14    0
Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 4   06-00
105. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC           6  14-12    0
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 1   03-12
106. Kotaro Kiriyama        Moody, AL                4  13-04    0
Day 1: 4   13-04     Day 2: 0   00-00
107. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK         6  12-14    0
Day 1: 4   07-14     Day 2: 2   05-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        95       515      1648-14
2        85       487      1461-09
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180      1002      3110-07


Professional Bass Fishing Forrest Wood Cup Set To Return To Lake Ouachita

World’s Best Anglers Eye $500,000 Title in Historic 20th-Anniversary Event

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (July 30, 2015) – The Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world championship of professional bass fishing, will return to Lake Ouachita and the Hot Springs, Arkansas, area August 20-23 to crown bass fishing’s top angler of 2015. Hosted by Visit Hot Springs and the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, the tournament will feature 50 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for the sport’s biggest awards – $500,000 cash in the pro division and $50,000 cash in the co-angler division.

“This is going to be a very exciting tournament,” said Scott Martin of Clewiston, Florida, the reigning FLW Tour Angler of the Year who claimed his Forrest Wood Cup victory on Lake Ouachita when FLW last visited back in 2011. “The Forrest Wood Cup is the fishing tournament that nobody forgets. I’ve had five other major victories in my career, and some people may remember them, but no one forgets the Forrest Wood Cup.”

Martin said that multiple different patterns would be in play amongst competitors and that he expected the fishing to be even better than when he won in 2011.

“There are so many ways to catch fish this time of year on Lake Ouachita,” Martin continued. “Every time we visit, it seems like the field splits up pretty evenly – half of the anglers fish shallow while the other half opts to fish deep. You can really fish to your strengths. One factor that may be different this year, though, is the grass. There is more grass on Ouachita than we have seen in the past, and that could really add another dimension to this event. We’re also visiting the lake a little later in the year this time, so it’s hard to say exactly what pattern will be dominant.

“I think topwater baits, buzzbaits, walking baits and prop baits will all be dominant for the shallow-water anglers, as well as flipping jigs in the shallow cover,” Martin said. “The water levels are up right now, so flipping the heaver cover could be a really good pattern to get on. If I’m fishing out deep, I’m bringing all of my tackle – everything from drop-shot rigs, to 10-inch worms, to big crankbaits, big swimbaits and underspins.”

Martin said that he expects anglers will need to catch at least 13 pounds a day in order to make the top-20 cut and fish the weekend, and he expects the winner to weigh in a four-day total right around 60 to 61 pounds.

“This tournament will change somebody’s life,” Martin went on to say. “All of the press and the prestige that comes from winning this event – it’s a game changer. This event is something that you will never forget.”

Anglers will take off from the Brady Mountain Resort and Marina located at 4120 Brady Mountain Road in Royal, Arkansas, at 7 a.m. each morning at the Folger’s Morning Takeoff. Each days weigh-in will be held at Bank of the Ozarks Arena located at 134 Convention Blvd. in Hot Springs, Arkansas, beginning at 5 p.m.

Fans will be treated to the FLW Expo at the Hot Springs Convention Center on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. prior to the weigh-ins. The Expo includes games, activities and giveaways provided by more than 40 FLW sponsors, the opportunity to shop the latest tackle and outdoor gear from more than 100 exhibitors, Ranger boat simulators, a casting pond and a trout pond for children, as well as the opportunity to meet and interact with top professional anglers, including Hank Parker, Jimmy Houston and Byron Velvick. FLW’s namesake Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, will also be greeting fans.

On Saturday and Sunday the first 500 children 14 and under each day who are accompanied by an adult will receive a voucher to redeem for a free rod and reel combo courtesy of KATV ABC 7 after the evening’s weigh-in. Also on Sunday one lucky fishing fan will win a brand new Ranger Z520C bass boat with an Evinrude G2 outboard motor courtesy of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The Ranger Boat giveaway is free to enter but the winner must be present at the conclusion of Sunday’s final weigh-in to win.

Also on Saturday and Sunday, FLW fans will be treated to the Bass & BBQ Festival in conjunction with the FLW Expo. During the two day event, fans will have the opportunity to sample barbecue from 30 of the top teams in the country. The competition is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society and is a part of a yearlong points race to find the best barbecue in the nation. A $5 donation will give fans five tickets to redeem for pulled pork and rib samples from the competing teams. All fans who buy sampling tickets will help determine the “Fishermen’s Favorite” Award, which goes to the team that collects the most votes. Awards will be presented before the Forrest Wood Cup weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday at Bank of the Ozarks Arena. The total payout for the two-day competition is $10,00.

Live concerts will also be a huge part of the Bass & BBQ festival and the FLW weigh-ins. Shari Bales & Southbound will perform outdoors at the competition on Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m., while the Luke Williams Band will play at the same time Sunday. Country music superstar Justin Moore will headline the festivities with a free live concert on the Walmart weigh-in stage in Bank of the Ozarks Arena on Sunday, starting at 4 p.m. The Valory Music Company recording artist has four No.1 hits, including “Small Town USA,” “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” and “Til My Last Day.

The Folger’s Morning Takeoffs, FLW Expo, Bass & BBQ event, live concerts and weigh-ins are all free and open to the public.

“Fans that come out to the Forrest Wood Cup this year are in for a real treat,” said Steve Arrison, Chief Executive Officer of Visit Hot Springs. “We’ve got great fishing, great music and great BBQ, and it is going to make for one awesome week.”

Coverage of the Forrest Wood Cup will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) when “FLW” airs December 6 from 7 - 8 p.m. ET. 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 a full schedule of events, 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.

 


Grigsby Leads Elites On St Lawrence, Fellow Floridians Lane And Schultz Close Behind

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Shaw Grigsby of Gainesville, Fla., takes the lead on the first day of the Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River, bringing 22 pounds, 15 ounces to the scales on Thursday. 

Photo by Gary Tramontina/Bassmaster


WADDINGTON, N.Y. — On a Northern fishery known for producing monster smallmouth bass, three Florida largemouth gurus stole the show during the opening round of the Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River.

Shaw Grigsby of Gainesville, Fla., caught five smallmouth that weighed 22 pounds, 15 ounces and grabbed the lead ahead of Lakeland, Fla., pro Bobby Lane (21-10) and a second Gainesville angler, Bernie Schultz (21-7).

Grigsby said he made a long run that was slowed some by shipping traffic. But once he arrived where he wanted to fish, he caught bass steadily — even when the heavy rains began.

“I didn’t know what the weather was going to bring us, but I took off and drove a good long ways,” Grigsby said. “I hit one of those huge ship waves out there that are like two-story buildings and realized I needed to slow down a little bit. But once I finally got there, I started catching them and kept catching them all day.”

Pleasant overcast conditions at takeoff quickly gave way to thunderstorms with heavy rains and streaks of lightning that chased some anglers briefly off the water.

While Grigsby revealed little about the techniques he used, he said the rain never slowed him down.

“It was a gully washer out there for a while, but I just kept catching them,” Grigsby said. “Whether I can accomplish that again tomorrow, I just don’t know.

“For one thing, I don’t know if my heart can handle it. When you hook these fish, with every one of them, it’s like a 10-minute battle.”

The smallmouth on the St. Lawrence River were late finishing their spawn this year, and as a result, they’re late moving into the usual postspawn areas. Many anglers visited traditional midsummer hot spots during practice with no luck at all, and even those who had success Thursday said it’s hard to find fish in bunches.

“The fishing is very random,” Schultz said. “In places I fished two years ago where there would be 12 to 15 fish, I’m finding four to six fish. Places that would have had five or six fish two years ago have one or none.”

Schultz said he didn’t get a lot of bites, but he got the “right bites.” He also said the erratic weather worked in his favor.

“The weather change played right into my hands,” he said. “I caught fish one way in the morning when it was raining. Then when that sun came out, I switched gears and things just kept happening.

“After the tough practice I had, I was surprised I caught them like I did.”

Lane also had a tough time preparing for the event, but for vastly different reasons than Schultz.

On July 4, Lane stepped on piece of glass and suffered a severe cut on his right foot. It put him completely out of commission for two weeks, and he was worried he might have trouble standing up this week to fish.

With help from friends, he made it through practice and landed in second place after Day 1.

“My good friend Tony Chachere — of the Louisiana spice company of that name — drove me most of the way up here, and he’s helped me with anything I’ve needed this week,” Lane said. “Alan McGuckin with Toyota also told me to get some Dr. Scholl’s (inserts) to put in my shoes, and that’s been helping a lot.

“I’m feeling great. I had a good day, and hopefully I can go out and do it again tomorrow.”

Every angler in the Top 10 had at least 20 pounds, including Texas pro Alton Jones, who placed fourth with 21-4, and Oklahoma pro Edwin Evers, who is in fifth with 21-3.

Alabama angler Aaron Martens finished 13th with 19-8, but it was enough to grab the lead in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race. Arizona pro Dean Rojas, who came into the event leading the AOY race, finished 49th Thursday with 16-6 and slipped to second in the season standings.

The tournament will resume Friday with a full field of 107 anglers taking off from Whittaker Park at 6:15 a.m. The weigh-in will be held back at the park at 3:15 p.m.

The field will be trimmed to the Top 50 for Saturday’s semifinal round and then to the Top 12 for Championship Sunday.

Follow all the action on Bassmaster.com with Bassmaster Live at 10 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, plus photos, live blog updates, BASSTrakk and more.

The Elite Series Expo will have B.A.S.S. sponsor representatives onsite throughout the weekend with activities, games and prizes for attendees. All of the family-friendly activities planned throughout the weekend are free and open to the public.

2015 Evan Williams Bourbon Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River 7/30-8/2
St. Lawrence River, Waddington  NY.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Shaw Grigsby Jr.       Gainesville, FL          5  22-15  100
  Day 1: 5   22-15   
2.  Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL             5  21-10   99
  Day 1: 5   21-10   
3.  Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL          5  21-07   98
  Day 1: 5   21-07   
4.  Alton Jones            Lorena, TX               5  21-04   97
  Day 1: 5   21-04   
5.  Edwin Evers            Talala, OK               5  21-03   96
  Day 1: 5   21-03   
6.  Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR          5  21-02   95
  Day 1: 5   21-02   
7.  Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ          5  20-12   94
  Day 1: 5   20-12   
7.  Russ Lane              Prattville, AL           5  20-12   94
  Day 1: 5   20-12   
9.  Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA               5  20-08   92
  Day 1: 5   20-08   
10. Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              5  20-07   91
  Day 1: 5   20-07   
11. Mark Davis             Mount Ida, AR            5  19-14   90
  Day 1: 5   19-14   
12. Morizo Shimizu         Suita, Osaka JAPAN       5  19-10   89
  Day 1: 5   19-10   
13. Brandon Card           Caryville, TN            5  19-08   88
  Day 1: 5   19-08   
13. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL                5  19-08   88
  Day 1: 5   19-08   
15. Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ              5  19-01   86
  Day 1: 5   19-01   
16. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA             5  18-15   85
  Day 1: 5   18-15   
16. Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA         5  18-15   85
  Day 1: 5   18-15   
18. Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK                5  18-14   83
  Day 1: 5   18-14   
18. Nate Wellman           Newaygo, MI              5  18-14   83
  Day 1: 5   18-14   
20. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID             5  18-08   81
  Day 1: 5   18-08   
21. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK              5  18-07   80
  Day 1: 5   18-07   
22. Chad Pipkens           Holt, MI                 5  18-06   79
  Day 1: 5   18-06   
23. Seth Feider            Bloomington, MN          5  18-04   78
  Day 1: 5   18-04   
24. Billy McCaghren        Mayflower, AR            5  18-03   77
  Day 1: 5   18-03   
24. Jonathon VanDam        Kalamazoo, MI            5  18-03   77
  Day 1: 5   18-03   
26. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, MI            5  18-02   75
  Day 1: 5   18-02   
27. Brent Ehrler           Newport Beach, CA        5  18-02   74
  Day 1: 5   18-02   
28. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ               5  18-01   73
  Day 1: 5   18-01   
29. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA              5  18-00   72
  Day 1: 5   18-00   
30. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX           5  17-15   71
  Day 1: 5   17-15   
31. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC                5  17-13   70
  Day 1: 5   17-13   
32. Randy Howell           Springville, AL          5  17-13   69
  Day 1: 5   17-13   
33. Ott DeFoe              Knoxville, TN            5  17-12   68
  Day 1: 5   17-12   
34. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL             5  17-09   67
  Day 1: 5   17-09   
35. Zell Rowland           Montgomery, TX           5  17-08   66
  Day 1: 5   17-08   
36. Dennis Tietje          Roanoke, LA              5  17-05   65
  Day 1: 5   17-05   
37. Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC              5  17-04   64
  Day 1: 5   17-04   
37. Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX                5  17-04   64
  Day 1: 5   17-04   
39. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA                5  17-03   62
  Day 1: 5   17-03   
39. David Walker           Sevierville, TN          5  17-03   62
  Day 1: 5   17-03   
39. Chris Zaldain          San Jose, CA             5  17-03   62
  Day 1: 5   17-03   
42. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA        5  17-01   59
  Day 1: 5   17-01   
42. Andy Montgomery        Blacksburg, SC           5  17-01   59
  Day 1: 5   17-01   
44. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            5  16-13   57
  Day 1: 5   16-13   
45. Hank Cherry Jr         Maiden, NC               5  16-12   56
  Day 1: 5   16-12   
46. Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK              5  16-09   55
  Day 1: 5   16-09   
47. Matt Lee               Guntersville, AL         5  16-08   54
  Day 1: 5   16-08   
47. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              5  16-08   54
  Day 1: 5   16-08   
49. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ     5  16-06   52
  Day 1: 5   16-06   
50. Joseph Sancho          New Windsor, NY          5  16-03   51
  Day 1: 5   16-03   
51. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL            5  16-02   50
  Day 1: 5   16-02   
52. Jordan Lee             Vinemont, AL             5  16-00   49
  Day 1: 5   16-00   
53. Scott Rook             Little Rock, AR          5  16-00   48
  Day 1: 5   16-00   
54. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN           5  15-15   47
  Day 1: 5   15-15   
55. Britt Myers            Lake Wylie, SC           5  15-13   46
  Day 1: 5   15-13   
56. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA          5  15-12   45
  Day 1: 5   15-12   
57. Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL         5  15-11   44
  Day 1: 5   15-11   
58. Kevin Hawk             Guntersville, AL         5  15-09   43
  Day 1: 5   15-09   
59. John Murray            Phoenix, AZ              5  15-08   42
  Day 1: 5   15-08   
60. Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK            5  15-06   41
  Day 1: 5   15-06   
61. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR          5  15-05   40
  Day 1: 5   15-05   
62. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  5  14-14   39
  Day 1: 5   14-14   
63. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               5  14-10   38
  Day 1: 5   14-10   
64. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN            5  14-08   37
  Day 1: 5   14-08   
65. David Smith            Del City, OK             5  14-07   36
  Day 1: 5   14-07   
66. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL              5  14-04   35
  Day 1: 5   14-04   
66. David Williams         Maiden, NC               5  14-04   35
  Day 1: 5   14-04   
68. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  14-04   33
  Day 1: 5   14-04   
69. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO         5  14-01   32
  Day 1: 5   14-01   
70. Tim Horton             Muscle Shoals, AL        5  14-00   31
  Day 1: 5   14-00   
70. Bradley Roy            Lancaster, KY            5  14-00   31
  Day 1: 5   14-00   
72. Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, KS         5  14-00   29
  Day 1: 5   14-00   
73. Mike Kernan            Wylie, TX                5  13-15   28
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
73. Casey Scanlon          Lanexa, KS               5  13-15   28
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
75. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS               5  13-14   26
  Day 1: 5   13-14   
76. Koby Kreiger           Bokeelia, FL             5  13-11   25
  Day 1: 5   13-11   
77. Randall Tharp          Port St. Joe, FL         5  13-10   24
  Day 1: 5   13-10   
78. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  5  13-08   23
  Day 1: 5   13-08   
79. J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, GA             5  13-06   22
  Day 1: 5   13-06   
80. Kotaro Kiriyama        Moody, AL                4  13-04   21
  Day 1: 4   13-04   
81. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA               5  12-12   20
  Day 1: 5   12-12   
82. Cliff Pace             Petal, MS                5  12-10   19
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
83. Fletcher Shryock       New Philadelphia, OH     4  12-10   18
  Day 1: 4   12-10   
84. James Elam             Tulsa, OK                5  12-09   17
  Day 1: 5   12-09   
84. Justin Lucas           Guntersville, AL         5  12-09   17
  Day 1: 5   12-09   
86. Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR            5  11-15   15
  Day 1: 5   11-15   
87. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  5  11-14   14
  Day 1: 5   11-14   
88. Chad Morgenthaler      Coulterville, IL         3  11-12   13
  Day 1: 3   11-12   
89. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY              5  11-09   12
  Day 1: 5   11-09   
90. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL         4  11-07   11
  Day 1: 4   11-07   
91. Matt Reed              Madisonville, TX         4  11-05   10
  Day 1: 4   11-05   
92. Brandon Coulter        Knoxville, TN            5  11-02    9
  Day 1: 5   11-02   
93. Randy Allen            Shreveport, LA           3  11-02    8
  Day 1: 3   11-02   
94. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC           5  11-00    7
  Day 1: 5   11-00   
94. Derek Remitz           Grant, AL                5  11-00    7
  Day 1: 5   11-00   
96. Brett Hite             Phoenix, AZ              5  10-12    5
  Day 1: 5   10-12   
97. Keith Poche            Pike Road, AL            5  10-11    4
  Day 1: 5   10-11   
98. Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL             5  10-02    3
  Day 1: 5   10-02   
99. Todd Faircloth         Jasper, TX               5  09-14    2
  Day 1: 5   09-14   
99. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname  Aichi JAPAN    5  09-14    2
  Day 1: 5   09-14   
101. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX          4  09-10    0
  Day 1: 4   09-10   
102. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL              4  09-03    0
  Day 1: 4   09-03   
103. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK         4  07-14    0
  Day 1: 4   07-14   
104. Kenyon Hill            Norman, OK               2  07-03    0
  Day 1: 2   07-03   
105. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL            5  07-02    0
  Day 1: 5   07-02   
106. Kurt Dove              Del Rio, TX              2  07-02    0
  Day 1: 2   07-02   
107. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           2  05-11    0
  Day 1: 2   05-11   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        95       515      1648-14
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          95       515      1648-14


James Mcbeath Introduces The Jackson Kayaks Big Rig - Perfect For Bass Fishing!

If you want to catch bass on a budget or get to those fish nobody else can, Jackson Kayaks has you covered. James McBeath shows us the BIG RIG at ICAST 2015!


Heidi Roth And Bernie Schultz Look At The Latest From Yamamoto

Elite Series Pro Bernie Schultz discusses Yamamoto's newest creations with Heidi Roth at ICAST 2015!


What Are Superchips? Glenn Browne Explains.

Tour Pro Glenn Browne tells us about Superchips and the performance enhancements they provide for tow vehicles. From ICAST 2015!


Trevor Fitzgerald Shows New Fitzgerald Inshore Rods With Microwave Technology!

New for 2015 are Fitzgerald Rods for inshore action and they're fitted with Microwave line guides for distance and accuracy. With Trevor Fitzgerald from ICAST on the Water!


Mark Menendez shows Strike King's NEW Bull Worm on Jointed Structure Head - what a combo!

The new Bull Worm from Strike King draws big bites from summertime bass and Mark Menendez says it works well on any traditional worm rig as well as on Strike King's Jointed Structure Head Jig. From ICAST 2015!


Spybaiting expert David Swendseid gives us an overview of the hottest new technique!

David Swendsweid is the research and development specialist for DUO Realis, maker of the best of all spybaiting tools - the Spinbait. At the ICAST show Swendseid shared how to get started on the path to more and bigger bass via the spybaiting technique.


Major League Fishing Selects Filming In Youngstown, Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (July 24, 2015) – The Major League Fishing GEICO Select series made its way this week to historic Youngstown, Ohio, where the popular television show is filming its second event of the season.

 

The Bass Pro Shops Challenge Select, presented by Ferguson, features 24 MLF anglers - a field that includes Bassmaster Classic and Forrest Wood Cup champions, Toyota Angler of the Year winners and title-holders from both the BASS Elite and the FLW Walmart series – are competing on multiple lakes in the Mahoning County, Ohio region.

 

“I can’t be any more candid than to say that I knew we were coming to a fascinating part of the country, but I didn’t know what we should expect in terms of quality fisheries. We didn’t know because this is not an area where many our professional anglers have competed,” said Major League Fishing Commissioner Don Rucks.

 

“We could not be happier. We have great partners in Youngstown and Mahoning County. And as far as the fishing goes, it has been terrific. I firmly believe the shows from Youngstown are going to be terrific. We’ve had close finishes and periods where are anglers are catching them in bunches. I can’t wait to see these episodes."

 

The Select series is a companion to the Major League Fishing Cup series. The Selects from Youngstown will begin airing during the second quarter of 2016 on Outdoor Channel, America’s Leader in Outdoor Television.

 

Major League Fishing Select anglers include : Scott Ashmore, Bill Day, Brent Chapman, Gary Clouse, Jason Christie, Ott DeFoe, Kurt Dove, Todd Faircloth, Randy Howell, Andy Montgomery, Cliff Pace, Pete Ponds, Brandon Palaniuk, Keith Poche, Marty Robinson, Mark Rose, Fred Roumbanis, Casey Scanlon, Kevin Short, Fletcher Shryock, Scott Suggs, Gerald Swindle, James Watson and Jacob Wheeler.

 

Based on their performances in Youngstown, six anglers from the Challenge Select will earn spots in the Major League Fishing Challenge Cup, which will feature the original 24 MLF anglers.

 

As in all Major League Fishing events, competing anglers are not allowed to practice or research venues. The anglers are chauffeured by boat officials to their fishing sites and are not told the actual locations until they reach a staging area.

 

Select events utilize the innovative Major League Fishing format, in which anglers are allowed to weigh all the “scorable” bass they catch. The bass are immediately weighed after they are caught, then are released back into the water. In Major League Fishing competition, anglers know where they rank in the standings at all times via SCORETRACKER© devices in their boats. Anglers are not allowed to practice before event.

 


Astral offers angler-friendly footwear

Bryan Owen of Astral Designs shows us what he has for guys AND gals who love to fish. From ICAST 2015!


Chris Lane shows his Live Motion signature series of Luck E Strike lures

Chris Lane won a Bassmaster Classic and the recent Bassmaster Elite Series event on the Sabine River with 2 of the lures from his NEW lineup of Live Motion lures from Luck E Strike! Can you name the winning lures? From ICAST 2015!


Kevin VanDam from ICAST on the Water!

Kevin VanDam welcomes us to ICAST on the Water and shows us an unprecedented value in KVD signature series Quantum rod/reel combos!


Bryan Thrift on skipping jigs with his NEW Fitzgerald Rods!

At ICAST 2015 Bryan Thrift shows us his favorite model from his new line of Fitzgerald Rods PLUS a tip on how to skip jigs!


Powroznik (No, Not That Powroznik) Wins Bfl On James River

HENRICO, Va. (July 20, 2015) – Ryan Powroznik of Prince George, Virginia, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win the fourth Walmart Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division tournament on the James River. For his victory, Powroznik earned $7,507.
Powroznik said that he caught nearly 12 keepers on the James by targeting wood and grass in 3- to 5-feet of water.
“I caught two of my biggest fish using a black and blue Shooter Lures jig trailered with a black and blue-colored Zoom Super Chunk,” said Powroznik, who earned the second BFL series win of his career. “After the first one bit at 9:30 a.m., I just kept hacking away looking for the big ones.”
Powroznik said the majority of his fish bit on the Shooter jig, but a key bite came on a black and chartreuse-colored custom crankbait later in the day.
“I ran to a few more brushpiles to catch a limit before heading in. I also had found a good bite in some rocks,” said Powroznik. “When you’re from the area, you always keep a few spots in your back pocket in case you need to grab a few more fish.”
  The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Ryan Powroznik, Prince George, Va., five bass, 17-15, $4,507 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus + $1,000 Mercury Bonus
2nd:         Chad Poteat, Mount Airy, N.C., five bass, 15-6, $2,253
3rd:          Kelly Pratt, Williamsburg, Va., five bass, 14-6, $1,502
4th:          Brian Calloway, Danville, Va., five bass, 14-3, $1,052
5th:          Kyle Joyce, Reidsville, N.C., five bass, 13-2, $863
5th:          Wally Szuba, Cary, N.C., five bass, 13-2, $863
7th:          Tim Wiltfong, Wake Forest, N.C., five bass, 12-13, $751
8th:          Otis Darnell, Linden, Va., five bass, 12-11, $638
8th:          James Seabolt, Dunn, N.C., five bass, 12-11, $638
10th:        David Deciucis, Chester, Va., five bass, 12-4, $526
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Tom Hebb of Moneta, Virginia, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 9 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $655.
Damon Reid of Bowie, Maryland, weighed in five bass totaling 12 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday to win $2,253 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Damon Reid, Bowie, Md., five bass, 12-12, $2,253
2nd:         Bill Burton, Vernon Hill, Va., four bass, 11-12, $1,127
3rd:          Derek Sewell, Forest, Va., five bass, 11-10, $751
4th:          Jimmy Holland, Fayetteville, N.C., five bass, 11-3, $526
5th:          Travis Garrett, Charlottesville, Va., five bass, 11-1, $451
6th:          Aaron Bartlett, Mechanicsville, Va., five bass, 10-7, $413
7th:          Dexter Andrews, Louisburg, N.C., five bass, 10-5, $376
8th:          Roderick Mangum, Durham, N.C., five bass, 9-9, $338
9th:          David Stone, Midlothian, Va., four bass, 8-13, $300
10th:        Derek Brown, Charlottesville, Va., five bass, 8-12, $263
Jamie Baynard of Clayton, North Carolina, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $327.

 


What the heck is YOLOtek?

Tyler Mahoney shows how the YOLOtek AquaStick and PowerStick charge electronics and power cameras via your boat's nav light ports. You can film ALL DAY with same battery, charge your personal electronics, etc. 'Innovative' is a well-worn phrase at the ICAST show, but the word fits YOLOtek perfectly. Check it out!


Berkley Experience Trailer coming to Sportsman's Warehouse Columbia store this Fri, Sat, and Sun!

Sportsman's Warehouse Fishing manager Craig Baird talks about the Big Berkley Trailer coming to town this upcoming weekend as well as a few baits that just might work in this excessive heat that has invaded our region!!


Why use Boca ceramic reel bearings?

Jeff Brooks demonstrates the effectiveness of ceramic reel bearings and the advantages they offer over steel bearings. He also shows us how easy it is to convert any reel into a mile-long-casting, smooth cranking machine!


Bill Lowen shows a favorite summer cranking squarebill

From the 2015 ICAST show in Orlando, Elite Series pro Bill Lowen shows us his IMA squarebill crankbait.


Google Earth Proves Key For Bassmaster College Classic Bracket Winner

Pro anglers would be wise to pay close attention to a technological tool Trevor Lo, a University of Minnesota junior, used to win the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket Tuesday on the Wisconsin River Flowage: Google Earth.

Lo, a Marketing Major at Minnesota, weighed a three-bass limit at 6 pounds, 3 ounces, to defeat Texas A & M's Josh Bensema, who managed just one fish at 2 pounds, 8 ounces, in the championship round of the Classic Bracket.

The win vaulted Lo into the 2016 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees near Tulsa, Ok., next March. In addition, he will have a fully-rigged Toyota Tundra accompanied by a sponsor-provided, fully rigged boat-and-motor combo to use for the year. Lo was also awarded $7,500 cash by Carhartt to use for expense money in the 2016 Bass Pro Shops Opens. Plus the entry fees for all nine of those Opens were waived.

Bensema and teammate Matthew McArdle had just won the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Championship on Lake DuBay over the weekend and Bensema rolled into the championship round by defeating Andrew Helms who was a member of the UNC Charlotte team that won the 2014 National Championship.

Although between school and his job as a server in a sushi restaurant, Lo does not have time to fish tournaments other than those in college competitions, he grew up watching pros like Kevin Van Dam and Ike Iaconelli on television.

“I grew up fishing as a little kid and then in my late teens I got into a couple of local tournaments and that really sparked my interest in fishing competitively,” he said. “I always followed the pros on television and seeing them weigh in on the big stage I though it would be really neat to be a part of that.”

Next year, Lo said, he plans to take full advantage of the opportunities provided by the Classic Bracket win. In the meantime he will be fishing the FLW College Series in hopes of qualifying for that championship as well.

“I'll be a senior this fall and next year I will be fishing the Bassmaster Classic as well as the B.A.S.S. Open tournaments,” he said. “It would be a dream come true,” he added, “to qualify for the Elite Series.”

Like the pros, Lo said he always studied maps to find places in a system that might produce fish.

“I never had electronics growing up. So, I just decided to do Google Earth to see what I liked, what stood out. Fish relate to similar things in river systems,” he said.

So, when the top four teams that were decided by the national championship on Saturday were given the opportunity to go out for an hour and scout the new competition waters of the Wisconsin River Flowage for the Classic Bracket, Lo chose to stay and work on tackle. He'd already researched the water online, using Google Earth.

“I fish a lot of river systems back home, and I did what I know how to do,” he said. “I looked for outside bends in the main channel. I found current breaks and fished deep laydowns. I started with that game plan on the first day and it worked so I stuck to it.”

If they are not already using it, pro anglers might want to add Google Earth to their tournament preparation. It worked pretty well for the college kid.

 


Big Bucks On The Line For Biggest Bass In Grand Lake Big Bass Bash

In 2006 Charlie Terrell and his dad were driving back to Missouri from Lake Guntersville where they had just fished in a big bass tournament and they got to talking about the fact that there was nothing like that going on at any of the Missouri lakes.

So, they decided to launch their own and the first tournament on Lake O' the Ozarks drew more than 500 entries and paid $64,000 in prize money, Terrell said. In the nine years since Terrell's Big Bass Bash tournaments have awarded more than $2 million in prize money to lucky anglers. More than half a million dollars in prize money will be given in three Big Bass Bash tournaments in 2015 – one in the spring and one in the fall on Lake O' the Ozarks and one this weekend on Grand Lake.

Between 1,000 and 1,200 entries are expected for the tournament this weekend on Grand Lake, with more than $123,000 in prize money on the line. More than 96 places will be paid and whoever catches the biggest bass of the weekend will go home with $51,000 in cash.

“We had our first one at Grand Lake last year and we had right at 800 anglers and a $100,000 payout,” Terrell said.

The Big Bass Bash is for amateurs only, allowing weekend anglers a chance to win big money like the professionals. Unlike most fishing tournaments which have a team arrangement where prizes are based on total weight, the Big Bass Bash format is distinctive in that it only takes one angler just one big bass to win.

The top 3 heaviest bass of the weekend will win these cash prizes: 1st Place Overall, $50,000; 2nd Place Overall, $15,000; and 3rd Place Overall, $10,000. In addition to the three overall payouts, there will be over $45,000 in guarantied cash prizes for the 12 largest bass caught during each bi-hourly weigh-in period, for a total of 96 bi-hourly payouts. There is also a children's division for kids 12 and younger, and a $250 bonus for the lady who hauls in the biggest bass.

The Midwest has been pounded by heavy rains over the last month and Grand Lake is high, Terrell said, but with the willows flooded fishing is expected to be good.

“The temperature is expected to be 97 on Saturday and 99 on Sunday, with zero chance for precipitation, so it's going to be a warm one,” he said.

There will be three weigh-in locations to accommodate the Big Bass Bash anglers. Weigh-in locations are Wolf Creek, Bernice Point, and Arrowhead South.

Terrell added that the high payouts in the Big Bass Bash series would not be possible without good sponsors.

“I want to thank the Grand Lake Association, Grand Lake Casino, Ranger Boats, Lews and the Grand River Dam Authority. Brad Davis with the GRDA has been a tremendous help in getting things organized for the tournament.”

 

Big Bass Bash

Jul 18-19, 2015

Grand Lake

Wolf Creek

Call 314-560-2546

www.bigbassbash.com

 


Rain, rain and more rain may make fishing tough for Music City BFL on Old Hickory

Fishing in the Music City BFL on Old Hickory Lake could be tough this weekend, but that suits Tim Staley.

“I may not win all the time any more,” said Staley, who is ranked 11th in the Music City Division points race,” but I've always got a decent bag of fish. If fishing is really good sometimes I get beat, but if it's tough I do better a lot of times.”

The heavy rains that have pounded the country's midsection and surrounding areas for the past month have put a lot of water in the Cumberland River drainage and all that water has to go somewhere, so tons of water are flowing through the Cordell Hull Lock and Dam into Old Hickory.

“We've had a lot of rain – an inch and a half yesterday,” Staley said Wednesday. They are putting so much water through Old Hickory right now that it's kind of making the fish on drops get scattered out.”

Whoever wins the tournament, he said, likely will be somebody who lucks up and locates good fish between the river and the flats.

“They will be coming off the river and towards the flats, trying to get out of that cold water. They like cool water, but when it has been so hot and then it gets that cold it throws them off,” he said. “They have been dumping so much water out of Cordell Hull that it is in the 70s when it ought to be 80 degrees or close to it. That kind of change will affect the fish.”

They will also be looking for some relief from the heavy current created by all the moving water, Staley said.

“Fish like current, but they don't like a lot of current, so when they are pulling water that hard they try to get out of it.”

Staley, who grew up and lives in Dowelltown, Tenn., near Center Hill Lake, is used to fishing deep water, he said, but he really likes fishing the shallower lakes like Old Hickory and Kentucky Lake.

He has recorded three top 10s in the Music City Division points – 9th in 2002, 4th in 2005 and1st in 2004. He has 21 top 10s in tournament competition, with four wins, and has earned more than $91,000 fishing mostly the Music City Division.

After a slow start – 62nd on Dale Hollow in March – Staley finished 4th on Center Hill in May and 10th on Kentucky Lake in June.

“I don't get to fish as much as I used to because I have to work more now,” said Staley who is a contractor, building houses, and also a fishing guide. “I'll probably work a half day Friday then get to the lake and see if I can figure something out before the meeting.”

 

Walmart Bass Fishing League – Music City Division

Sat, Jul 18, 2015

Old Hickory

Bulls Creek Access (Flipper’s)

www.flwoutdoors.com

 


2016 Flw Tour Schedule Announced By Pros At Icast

Watch the FLW Tour pros announce, one by one, the locations and dates for the 2016 FLW Tour - from ICAST2015!


2015 ICAST Best of Show Winners announced

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Here's the list of this year's winners:

ICAST 2015 Overall Best of Show – eddyline kayaks
Product: eddyline C-135 YakAttack Edition
Media Contact: Tom Remsing
[email protected]

Best of Show - Freshwater Rod – G. Loomis, Inc.
Product: E6X Bass
Media Contact: John Mazurkiewicz
[email protected]

Best of Show - Saltwater Rod – St. Croix Rods
Product: Avid Inshore
Media Contact:
Rich Belanger [email protected]

Best of Show - Fly Fishing Rod – St. Croix Rods
Product: Mojo Bass Fly
Media Contact: Rich Belanger
[email protected]

Best of Show - Freshwater Reel – Shimano American Corporation
Product: STRADIC C3000HG-K
Media Contact: John Mazurkiewicz
[email protected]

Best of Show - Saltwater Reel – Pure Fishing, Inc.
Product: PENN Clash
Media Contact: Ron Giudice
[email protected]

Best of Show - Fly Reel – Pure Fishing, Inc.
Product: New Pflueger Medalist Fly Reel
Media Contact: Ron Giudice
[email protected]

Best of Show - Hard Lure – Savage Gear
Product: Hard Shrimp
Media Contact: Brandon Cotton
[email protected]

Best of Show - Soft Lure – Koppers Fishing
Product: LIVETARGET Hollow Body Sunfish
Media Contact: Tom Chopin
[email protected]

Best of Show – Lifestyle Apparel – Under Armour, Inc.
Product: UA Storm Covert Pant
Media Contact: Eddie Stevenson
[email protected]

Best of Show – Technical Apparel – Lifeshirt
Product: Aegis Lifeshirt
Media Contact: Jim Emmons
[email protected]

Best of Show - Boating Accessories – YETI Coolers
Product: YETI Hopper 20
Media Contact:
Mike May [email protected]

Best of Show – Boats - eddyline kayaks
Product: eddyline C-135 YakAttack Edition
Media Contact: Tom Remsing
[email protected]

Best of Show – Combo – Lew’s Fishing Tackle
Product: Mach 1 Combo
Media Contact:
Gary Dollahon [email protected]

Best of Show – Electronics –Johnson Outdoors
Product: Humminbird HELIX 7 SI
Media Contact:
Jim Edlund [email protected]

Best of Show - Eyewear – Costa
Product: Rooster
Media Contact: Liza Jones
[email protected]

Best of Show - Fishing Accessory – RinseKit
Product: RinseKit
Media Contact: Whitney Coombs
[email protected]

Best of Show – FishSmart – Release Ruler
Product: Freshwater Release Rulers
Media Contact: Neilson Paty
[email protected]

Best of Show - Fly Fishing Accessory – Simms Fishing Products
Product: G3 Guide Stockingfoot
Media Contact: Rich Hohne
[email protected]

Best of Show – Footwear – Simms Fishing Products
Product: Current Shoes
Media Contact: Rich Hohne
[email protected]

Best of Show – Giftware – YOLOtek Product:PowerStick
Media Contact: Christian Corley
[email protected]

Best of Show - Kids’ Tackle – Steinhauser, LLC
Product: Tangle-FREE Combo
Media Contact: Ralph Duda
[email protected]

Best of Show – Line – PowerPro
Product: Maxcuatro
Media Contact: John Mazurkiewicz
[email protected]

Best of Show - Tackle Management – Eposeidon Outdoor Adventures, Inc.
Product: KastKing Rack ‘em Up Rod Racks
Media Contact: Tom Gahan
[email protected]

Best of Show - Terminal Tackle – Eagle Claw Fishing Tackle
Product: Lazer Sharp Fillet Knife
Media Contact: Nickie Kiefer
[email protected]

ICAST 2016 will be held at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla., July 12 – 15, 2016. For complete ICAST information, visit ICASTfishing.org.


Texas Team Trail Presented by Cabela's Announces 2016 Schedule

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The Texas Team Trail (TXTT) presented by Cabela's recently unveiled the 2016 schedule, which includes stops at some of the most popular tournament bass lakes in the country. 
 
The regular season will kick off January 30, 2016 at Sam Rayburn Reservoir. The following month, the TXTT will return to Toledo Bend. The reservoir straddles the Texas-Louisiana border and served as the location for the 2014 TXTT championship event.
 
In March, the TXTT will visit Richland Chambers Reservoir in central Texas for the first time. The regular season will wrap up at Lake Texoma on April 16. The lake is a favorite among Texas and Oklahoma anglers alike.
 
The two-day, entry-fee championship is scheduled for May 14-15 at Ray Roberts and will once again feature higher payout and contingency prize opportunities. The TXTT Lucas Oil Team of the Year will be decided at the championship event as well. The team that has accrued the highest amount of points from the regular-season and championship events will win custom Lucas Oil rings and paid entry fees for the 2017 TXTT season.
 
2016 TXTT scheduled events:
 
January 30 - Sam Rayburn Reservoir
February 20 - Toledo Bend
March 19 - Richland Chambers Reservoir
April 16 - Lake Texoma
 
Championship
 
May 14-15 - Ray Roberts Lake
 
Texas Team Trail events are made possible through the sponsorship and continued support of these well-respected brands: Cabela's, Ranger Boats, Lucas Oil, Evinrude, RAM, Mercury, Minn Kota, Triton Boats, Power-Pole, Amphibia, Arctic Ice, Stratos Boats, Lowrance, Navionics, Protect the Harvest, General Tire, SuperClean, Mustang Survival, iON Cameras, Garmin, Valley Fashions, T-H Marine, Atlas, G-Juice, Powertex Group

FLW SET TO ANNOUNCE 2016 WALMART FLW TOUR SCHEDULE, INK CHINA AGREEMENT AT ICAST

FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, will announce host locations and dates for the 2016 Walmart FLW Tour regular season dates during a press conference scheduled for Thursday, July 16 at 4 p.m. EST during ICAST 2015 held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Kathy Fennel, FLW President of Operations and FLW Tournament Emcee Chris Jones will be joined by FLW Tour pro anglers Matt Arey, David Dudley, Anthony Gagliardi, Scott Martin, Tom Redington and Mark Rose, and to reveal the 2016 schedule.

 

Immediately following the schedule reveal, Fennel will also be participating in a contract signing with Gang Li, Vice President of the Florida Culture Exchange Association (FCEA) representing Sunny Lake (Beijing) Sport Development, LLC China to bring FLW-sanctioned bass-fishing tournaments to the world’s most populous country. 

 

China will run a series of FLW tournaments that advance anglers 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.  

 

Interviews and photo opportunities will be available. The press conference will also be available for viewing at FLWFishing.com.

 

WHO:

  Kathy Fennel, FLW President of Operations

  Chris Jones, FLW Tour Weighmaster and Emcee

  Quaker State pro Matt Arey, FLW Tour Pro

  Walmart pro David Dudley, FLW Tour Pro, 2003 Forrest Wood Cup Champion

  Anthony Gagliardi, FLW Tour Pro, 2014 Forrest Wood Cup Champion

  Scott Martin, FLW Tour Pro, 2011 Forrest Wood Cup Champion

  Tom Redington, FLW Tour Pro

  Walmart pro Mark Rose, FLW Tour Pro

  Gang Li, Vice President of the Florida Culture Exchange Association

 

WHAT:

Happy Hour Mixer and press conference to announce the dates and locations for all of the 2016 regular-season Walmart FLW Tour events and contract signing between FLW and Sunny Lake (Beijing) Sport Development.

 

WHEN:

Thursday, July 16

Times:    4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. EST     Happy Hour Mixer/Media Check-In/Press Conference begins

              4:15 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. EST     2016 Walmart FLW Tour locations announced by FLW Tour Pros

              4:20 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. EST     Schedule reaction with FLW Tour pros

              4:25 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST     FLW China Announcement and Contract Signing

 

WHERE:

Booth 3179, International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST), Orange County Convention Center, 9990 International Drive, Orlando, Fla., and at FLWFishing.com.

 

For more updates on ICAST, photos, tournament news and more, visit our website at FLWFishing.com. Follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

 

ABOUT FLW

FLW is the industry’s premier tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money nationwide in 2015 over the course of 240 tournaments across five tournament circuits, four of which provide an avenue to the sport’s richest payday and most coveted championship trophy – the Forrest Wood Cup. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed outdoors-sports television show in the world. For more information about FLW visit FLWFishing.com and look for FLW on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

 


FLW in . . . China? Yep! And next year's Tour schedule to be announced Thursday at ICAST.

ORLANDO, Fla. (July 13, 2015) – FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, will announce host locations and dates for the 2016 Walmart FLW Tour regular season dates during a press conference scheduled for Thursday, July 16 at 4 p.m. EST during ICAST 2015 held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Kathy Fennel, FLW President of Operations and FLW Tournament Emcee Chris Jones will be joined by FLW Tour pro anglers Matt Arey, David Dudley, Anthony Gagliardi, Scott Martin, Tom Redington and Mark Rose, and to reveal the 2016 schedule.

 

Immediately following the schedule reveal, Fennel will also be participating in a contract signing with Gang Li, Vice President of the Florida Culture Exchange Association (FCEA) representing Sunny Lake (Beijing) Sport Development, LLC China to bring FLW-sanctioned bass-fishing tournaments to the world’s most populous country.

 

China will run a series of FLW tournaments that advance anglers 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.  


LIVETARGET does it again!

The big annual ICAST show is next week and once again the folks at LIVETARGET have raised the bar when it comes to realism in an artificial lure. Their latest offering is the LIVETARGET Hollow Body Sunfish. We got a pre-ICAST sneak peek and thought we'd share it with you here. A picture is worth a thousand words, a moving picture, even more. So take a look at the Sunfish in action with Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer!


Chris Dillow Wins Bassmaster Northern Open On James River

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Chris Dillow of Waynesboro, Va., wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open #1 presented by Allstate held on the James River out of Richmond, Va. Dillow brought 19 pounds, 2 ounces to Saturday's weigh-in giving him a three-day total weight of 50-12.

Photo by James Overstreet/Bassmaster

RICHMOND, Va. — Chris Dillow couldn’t match the 20-pound bag that Boyd Duckett brought to the scales on the first day of this year’s Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open #1, but he never faltered. Dillow caught 19 pounds, 2 ounces of James River bass Saturday to bring his three-day total to 50-12, enabling him to defeat his closest challenger by a margin of more than 9 pounds.
 
The victory earned him a Nitro Z9 bass boat and tandem Nitro trailer rigged with a Mercury 225 Pro XS valued at $45,000.
 
While the majority of the field made long runs and burned dozens of gallons of gas each day, Dillow stayed close, never venturing past the mouth of the Appomattox River tributary. He maximized his fishing time and generally avoided the crowds. Similarly, while others rued the increasingly undesirable and unpredictable tidal flows, Dillow was glad the water was higher than normal for longer than normal.
 
“I like high tide,” he said. “I like that security over my fish. When it gets too low, they tend to get spooky.”
 
The realtor from nearby Waynesboro, Va., relied on a jig of his own making — the Dillow’s Perfect Jig — as well as a Strike King DB Structure jig to pluck his fish from a variety of hard cover, including rocks, wood and several sets of old pilings.
 
“It’s a milk run that I fish all the time,” Dillow added. Included in that series of stops were “one or two community holes” that enabled him to fill out a limit and then push forward in search of kickers.
 
He fished the jigs on a 7-foot, 11-inch G.Loomis GLX flipping stick paired with an 8:1 Lew’s Speed Spool baitcasting reel spooled with 20-pound-test Seaguar Invizx fluorocarbon.
 
Duckett’s unheard-of 20-4 limit on Thursday had Dillow in second place, but even Dillow’s subpar 12-13 on Friday allowed him to claim a lead that he wouldn’t relinquish. Duckett was not able to amass a double digit catch either the second or third day.

After falling to second on Friday, Duckett ended the tournament in 12th place. Like many others, he was a victim of a tide that didn’t go out according to the tide charts, and then a decreased amount of “good low tide” on the short final day of competition.
 
As Duckett and others like Dave Lefebre struggled to match their heavy first-day catches, Ohio pro Michael Simonton remained exceptionally consistent over the course of the three days. The former Elite Series angler turned in catches of 14-14, 13-10 and 12-11 to finish second with a three-day total of 41-3. He relied primarily on a black Spro frog, but only had a limited period of time to produce his fish.
 
“The first hour when we started fishing was game time,” Simonton said. “It was fast and furious and awesome. Today, I stayed in my primary area and never left. I’m not sure why it was so good. There was a boat ramp nearby, and I was skipping the frog to laydowns and under overhanging trees.”
 
Adrian Avena of Vineland, N.J., finished third with 36-3. Like Simonton, he was consistent, producing limits that weighed 12-10, 12-9 and 11-0, but was unable to consistently catch the larger fish that Dillow corralled. He credited his New Jersey upbringing with teaching him how the fish relate to tidal movement, but noted that he couldn’t capitalize on unfavorable tides.
 
“The tide was coming in most of the day,” Avena said. “That didn’t matter on my starting place, but after that it was pretty much a grind.” He used a “power drop shot,” a finesse worm and a 1/2-ounce Zorro buzzbait to put together his limits.
 
In past Northern Opens on the James River, most of the leaders amassed their catches in the Chickahominy River, a 45-minute run from the Osborne Landing launch site. This week the “Chick” once again saw plenty of boat traffic, but it didn’t produce the best catches.
 
Nick Angiulo of Hainesport, N.J., won the co-angler division with three three-fish limits that totaled 21-3. Greg Mauldin of Archdale, N.C., was second with 20-15, and Lou Britos was third with 19-12.
 
Angiulo claimed the co-angler trophy and won a Triton 179 TrX paired with a Mercury 115 Pro XS valued at $30,000.
 
Dillow’s second-day leadership earned him the $250 Livingston Lures Leader Award. Britos captured the same title among co-anglers, pocketing a $250 Livingston Lure Pack.
 
Chris Flint of Potsdam, N.Y., won the Allstate Good Hands, Great Day of $250 for moving from 136th place to 52nd after Day 2. Among co-anglers, Matt Madlener of Illinois moved from 125th to 10th to garner $150 from Allstate.
 
Avena won the A.R.E. Top Angler prize of $500.
 
Texas pro Trait Crist landed the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass of the tournament, an 8-pound largemouth that ate her finesse worm on Day 2, earning her $750. Britos won the same award on the co-angler side by virtue of a 7-2 bass that he caught on Day 1, earning him an additional $250.

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open James River Presented by Allstate 7/9-7/11
James River, Richmond  VA.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Chris Dillow           Waynesboro, VA          15  50-12  200  $53,399.00
  Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 5   12-13     Day 3: 5   19-02   
2.  Michael Simonton       Fremont, OH             15  41-03  199  $19,355.00
  Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   13-10     Day 3: 5   12-11   
3.  Adrian Avena           Vineland, NJ            15  36-03  198  $15,016.00
  Day 1: 5   12-10     Day 2: 5   12-09     Day 3: 5   11-00   
4.  Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         15  35-15  197  $12,988.00
  Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   11-03     Day 3: 5   09-03   
5.  Ryan Powroznik         Prince George, VA       15  34-12  196  $11,333.00
  Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   10-08     Day 3: 5   07-01   
6.  Frank Poirier          North Prince George, VA 15  34-12  195   $9,677.00
  Day 1: 5   16-04     Day 2: 5   10-14     Day 3: 5   07-10   
7.  Shayne Berlo           Fairfax, VA             15  34-03  194   $8,149.00
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   14-06     Day 3: 5   08-12   
8.  David Lefebre          Erie, PA                13  33-15  193   $6,494.00
  Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 3   08-13     Day 3: 5   06-12   
9.  Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC          14  33-10  192   $4,839.00
  Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   12-05     Day 3: 4   06-11   
10. Matt Vermilyea         Perrysburg, OH          15  33-02  191   $4,457.00
  Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 5   16-09     Day 3: 5   08-14   
11. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            15  31-15  190   $4,075.00
  Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 5   15-00     Day 3: 5   06-14   
12. Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL        12  31-13  189   $3,820.00
  Day 1: 5   20-04     Day 2: 5   08-15     Day 3: 2   02-10   
BASS PRO SHOPS BIG BASS
     Trait Crist              Fort Worth, TX      08-00        $750.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       107       738      1413-08
 2        99       659      1289-06
 3        10        56       107-04
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         216      1453      2810-02

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open James River Presented by Allstate 7/9-7/11
James River, Richmond  VA.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Nick Angiulo           Hainesport, NJ           9  21-03  200  $30,000.00
  Day 1: 3   08-03     Day 2: 3   04-05     Day 3: 3   08-11   
2.  Greg Mauldin           Archdale, NC             9  20-15  199   $6,239.00
  Day 1: 3   05-13     Day 2: 3   06-09     Day 3: 3   08-09   
3.  Lou Britos             Disputanta, VA           7  19-12  198   $4,961.00
  Day 1: 3   12-07     Day 2: 3   06-05     Day 3: 1   01-00   
4.  Derek Brown            Charlottesville, VA      9  18-04  197   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   03-15     Day 3: 3   06-04   
5.  Nick Ray               Ingleside, IL            7  18-01  196   $2,929.00
  Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 3   08-11     Day 3: 1   01-11   
6.  Alex Peric             Wheeling, IL             9  17-11  195   $2,801.00
  Day 1: 3   07-01     Day 2: 3   06-06     Day 3: 3   04-04   
7.  Todd Dorton            Church Road, VA          9  17-03  194   $2,674.00
  Day 1: 3   07-02     Day 2: 3   05-04     Day 3: 3   04-13   
8.  Andrew Fryer           Grove City, OH           9  16-15  193   $2,547.00
  Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 3   06-13     Day 3: 3   04-10   
9.  Richard Cooper         Clayton, NC              7  15-14  192   $2,419.00
  Day 1: 3   07-15     Day 2: 3   06-09     Day 3: 1   01-06   
10. Matt Madlener          Lake Villa, IL           6  15-06  191   $2,315.00
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 3   10-10     Day 3: 2   03-02   
11. Robby Harris Jr        Disputanta, VA           8  15-00  190   $1,910.00
  Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   03-11     Day 3: 2   03-03   
12. Skyler Schultz         Monaca, PA               6  12-08  189   $1,783.00
  Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 3   04-13     Day 3: 0   00-00   
BASS PRO SHOPS BIG BASS
     Lou Britos               Disputanta, VA      07-02        $250.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        68       325       563-12
 2        54       280       488-02
 3         6        25        47-09
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         128       630      1099-07


Miami University Of Ohio Wins Flw College Fishing Tourney On Indian Lake With 9 Pounds, 12 Ounces

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Chris Bulaw and Josh Prephan of Miami University of Ohio won the FLW College Fishing Northern Conference event on Indian Lake with a 5-bass limit that weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces.Chris Bulaw and Josh Prephan of Miami University of Ohio won the FLW College Fishing Northern Conference event on Indian Lake with a 5-bass limit that weighed 9 pounds, 12 ounces.

 

 

LAKEVIEW, Ohio (July 11, 2015) – The Miami University of Ohio team of Chris Bulaw of Wheaton, Illinois, and Josh Prephan of Perrysburg, Ohio, won the FLW College Fishing Northern Conference event on Indian Lake Saturday with five bass weighing 9 pounds, 12 ounces. The victory earned the club $2,000 and advanced the team to the FLW College Fishing Northern Conference Championship tournament.
 
“This is the first tournament we’ve competed in as a club so to come in and win is huge,” said Bulaw, a junior majoring in marketing. “We’re hoping this victory will help us secure the club’s future. We don’t even have jerseys yet.”
 
“I couldn’t be happier with how the day turned out,” said Prephan, a junior majoring in accounting. “The lake set up well and our pattern ended producing some good fish.
 
“After some solid prefishing yesterday we decided to focus on riprap along main-lake points – a strategy that was uniquely ours,” Prephan continued. “We didn’t share water with anyone besides a few locals here and there. We used a sexy shad-colored Strike King KVD 2.5 crankbait.”
 
“Around 8:30 a.m. we caught a 3½-pounder in some riprap,” said Bulaw. “That catch got us excited. We knew there weren’t too many of those in the lake.”
 
After catching a few more bass sporadically, the duo said they caught two more 2½-pounders around 11 a.m.
 
“Around that time the boat traffic picked up and spooked the fish, so we weren’t able to catch another one for the rest of the day,” said Prephan. “Luckily we had a heavy enough stringer to win.”
 
The top 15 teams that advanced to the Northern Conference Championship tournament in the Chesapeake Bay are:
 
1st:          Miami University of Ohio – Josh Prephan, Perrysburg, Ohio, and Chris Bulaw, Wheaton, Illinois, five bass, 9-12, $2,000 Club Scholarship
2nd:         Shenandoah University – Thomas Arens and Billy Arens, both of Purcellville, Va., five bass, 8-8, $1,000 Club Scholarship
3rd:          Adrian College – Jacob Bayer, Westfield, Mich., and Jarrett Martin, Gallipolis, Ohio, five bass, 8-8, $500 Club Scholarship
4th:          Schoolcraft Community College – Clayton Hatton, South Lyon, Mich., and Anthony Gilmore, Livonia, Mich., five bass, 7-15, $500 Club Scholarship
5th:          Central Michigan University – Jason Terwilliger, Pigeon, Mich., and Brandon Carman, Mecosta, Mich., five bass, 7-14, $500 Club Scholarship
6th:          Ohio State University – Tom Csepe, Copley, Ohio, and Sidney Hoover, Findlay, Ohio, five bass, 6-10 
7th:          Lake Superior State University – Hunter Scharphorn, Grand Haven, Mich., and Jake Dorony, South Lyon, Mich., four bass, 5-12         
8th:          Ohio Northern University – Austin Hostetler, Dover, Ohio, and Cole Cochran, Troy, Ohio, five bass, 5-5              
9th:          Northwood University – Zach Lowe, Huntington Woods, Mich., and Travis Riedel, Falmouth, Mich., four bass, 4-11            
10th:        Ohio State University – Ben Wiley, Newbury, Ohio, and Colin Bope, Rushville, Ohio, three bass, 4-11 
11th:        Ferris State University – Daniel Konkle, Sparta, Mich., and Jake Huested, Stanwood, Mich., four bass, 4-9              
12th:        Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania – Kyle Brown, Wexford, Pa., and Tyler Sheppard, Hermitage, Pa., three bass, 4-9             
13th:        Ohio State University – Jeremy McLaughlin, Wheelersburg, Ohio, and Kain Fadeley, New Philadelphia, Ohio, three bass, 4-8          
14th:        Ramapo College – Andre Vicari, Wayne, N.J., and Ryan Worth, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., three bass, 4-5   
15th:        Pennsylvania State University – Sean Cummins, Huntingdon, Pa., and Matt Bakewell, Brownsville, Pa., two bass, 4-2
 
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
 
This FLW College Fishing Northern Conference was the second regular-season qualifying tournament. The third and final regular-season event for Northern Conference anglers is a regular-season event scheduled for Aug. 1 on Chautauqua Lake in Bemus Point, N.Y.
 
FLW College Fishing teams compete in qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top fifteen teams from each regular-season tournament will qualify for one of five Conference Championship tournaments. The top ten teams from each of the five Conference Championship tournaments will advance to the 2016 FLW College Fishing National Championship.
College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a fishing club recognized by their college or university.
 
For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow College Fishing on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing. Visit CollegeFishing.com to sign up or to start a club at your school.
 

 


Chris Dillow Takes Lead At Bassmaster Open On James River

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Chris Dillow of Waynesboro, Va., leads on Day 2 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open #1 presented by Allstate held on the James River out of Richmond, Va. Dillow brought 12 pounds, 13 ounces to the scales at Friday's weigh-in for a two-day total of 31-10.

Photo by James Overstreet/Bassmaster

RICHMOND, Va. — As other pros struggled with tides that didn’t act the way the tide chart dictated, Waynesboro, Va., pro Chris Dillow “just went fishing” and leapfrogged yesterday’s leader Boyd Duckett to take the lead in the Bass Pro Shops Northern Open presented by Allstate on the James River.
 
Dillow added 12 pounds, 13 ounces to the 18-13 he caught yesterday and now leads Duckett by 2-7 heading into the final day of competition.
 
“I did the same thing as yesterday,” Dillow said. “And I’m not going to change anything tomorrow. I’m going to run the same water and keep my homemade jig in my hand.”
 
The remainder of the Top 12 pro field is comprised mostly of full-time pros, including two Bassmaster Classic winners, Duckett and Mike Iaconelli, but Dillow said he’s not intimidated. “I’ve beaten them before,” he stated. “At the same time, I’m humbled to be on the same stage as those guys.”
 
Thursday’s opening round saw four limits weighing more than 17 pounds, but today there were none. Matt Vermilyea of Ohio weighed in the day’s best, 16-9, to jump up from 91st place and claim the last spot in the Top 12. No one has weighed in more than 14 pounds both days. Third-place pro Michael Simonton of Ohio came the closest, producing 14-14 on Day 1 and 13-10 today. Eight of Thursday’s Top 12 remain in the hunt, but many seemed flummoxed by a tidal system they thought they understood.
 
Perhaps no one was more hurt by the tide — or lack thereof — than Duckett, the 2007 Bassmaster Classic winner, whose 8-15 Day 2 catch was less than half of what he weighed in on Day 1.
 
“We had a really weird tide today,” he said. “It was almost like we didn’t have one. It came up real slow and we never had current. The tide never did anything.”
 
He remained in his primary area until 11:30 a.m. without catching a keeper and then scrambled up the river to sack a small limit. Despite today’s struggles, he plans to start downriver again Saturday. “Big fish live there,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if I finish fifth or 12th. I’m not fishing this for points.”
 
Like Duckett, Pennsylvania pro Dave Lefebre slipped down the leaderboard, in his case from third to fifth, also catching less than half of his first-day weight. He only weighed in three fish, two short of his limit, and now sits a bit over 4 pounds out of the lead.
 
“I need 10 bites to catch five fish,” Lefebre said. “I only had seven today. I have a big fish deal going, and I got three bites on it yesterday and only one today. I’ll follow that all day tomorrow.”
 
Iaconelli’s Day 2 catch didn’t fall into the single digits, but the 11-3 he weighed in, combined with his 15-9 from yesterday, enabled him to hold down eighth. Like many of the others, Iaconelli observed that the tide didn’t move as expected, but he couldn’t quite explain why.
 
“It was a little behind,” he said. “You can’t predict that. On the Delaware River, sometimes “something in the ocean, 350 miles away, causes a big impact.” He said that fishing pressure in fragile areas is also likely making fishing tough.
 
“More than anything, it’s guys moving around,” he stated. “That stirs the banks up and the muddy water from the wash shuts them down, even if you have the right tide.”
 
Unless local fishing pressure increases on the final day of competition Saturday, the remaining dozen pros and an equal number of co-anglers should have a bit more breathing room. Regardless of whether the tide moves as planned, a winner will be crowned in the afternoon.
 
Dillow’s second-day leadership earned him the $250 Livingston Lures Leader Award.
 
In the co-angler division, Louis Britos of Disputanta, Va., caught a limit that weighed 6-5, far short of the 12-7 that put him in the lead on Day 1, but it was enough to hold onto first place with a lead of 2-6. For leading after Day 2, he earns the $250 Livingston Lure Pack.
 
Fort Worth, Texas, pro Trait Crist caught an 8-pound largemouth to take over the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass of the tournament lead on the pro side. If that fish holds up through tomorrow’s final weigh in Crist will win $750. She fooled the big bass with a black grape finesse worm fished on a Slider Head. The 7-2 largemouth that Britos weighed in on Day 1 remains the heaviest bass caught on the co-angler side. If it is not surpassed tomorrow, he will win $250.

Chris Flint of Potsdam, N.Y., recovered from a bad first day to win the Allstate Good Hands, Great Day award of $250 for moving from 136th place to 52nd thanks to a 14-pound limit.
 
Among co-anglers, Matt Madlener of Lake Villa, Ill., moved from 125th to 10th place to garner $150 from Allstate.
 
The 12 pros and 12 co-anglers competing on the final day of the tournament will launch Saturday at 6 a.m. ET at Osborne Park and Boat Landing. The final weigh-in will be held at the Bass Pro Shops in Ashland at 3 p.m.

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open James River Presented by Allstate 7/9-7/11
James River, Richmond  VA.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Chris Dillow           Waynesboro, VA          10  31-10  200     $250.00
  Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 5   12-13   
2.  Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL        10  29-03  199
  Day 1: 5   20-04     Day 2: 5   08-15   
3.  Michael Simonton       Fremont, OH             10  28-08  198
  Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   13-10   
4.  Ryan Powroznik         Prince George, VA       10  27-11  197
  Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   10-08   
5.  David Lefebre          Erie, PA                 8  27-03  196
  Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 3   08-13   
6.  Frank Poirier          North Prince George, VA 10  27-02  195
  Day 1: 5   16-04     Day 2: 5   10-14   
7.  Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC          10  26-15  194
  Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   12-05   
8.  Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         10  26-12  193
  Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   11-03   
9.  Shayne Berlo           Fairfax, VA             10  25-07  192
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   14-06   
10. Adrian Avena           Vineland, NJ            10  25-03  191
  Day 1: 5   12-10     Day 2: 5   12-09   
11. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            10  25-01  190
  Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 5   15-00   
12. Matt Vermilyea         Perrysburg, OH          10  24-04  189
  Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 5   16-09   
13. Kevin Johnson          Surprise, AZ             8  24-04  188   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 5   16-02   
14. Terry Baksay           Easton, CT              10  24-02  187   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 5   10-15   
15. Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA        10  24-02  186   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 5   11-11   
16. Kelly Pratt            Williamsburg, VA        10  24-00  185   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 5   14-09   
17. Steve Miller           Mechanicsville, VA      10  23-06  184   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   12-15     Day 2: 5   10-07   
18. Steven Colgin          Lanexa, VA              10  23-06  183   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 5   11-14   
19. Jacob Wheeler          Indianapolis, IN        10  23-04  182   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   09-11     Day 2: 5   13-09   
20. Josh Douglas           Mound, MN                9  22-12  181   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 4   09-04     Day 2: 5   13-08   
21. Wesley Strader         Spring City, TN         10  22-11  180   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 5   11-00   
22. Clay Powers            Portsmouth, VA          10  22-05  179   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 5   09-14   
23. John Murray            Phoenix, AZ             10  22-01  178   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   08-11   
24. Jim Dillard            West Monroe, LA         10  21-14  177   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   13-13     Day 2: 5   08-01   
25. Bill Day               Frankfort, KY           10  21-13  176   $3,183.00
  Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 5   10-02   
26. Chris Noffsinger       Interlochen, MI         10  21-13  175   $2,801.00
  Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 5   11-06   
27. Shin Fukae             Palestine, TX           10  21-12  174   $2,801.00
  Day 1: 5   07-10     Day 2: 5   14-02   
28. Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA              10  21-12  173   $2,801.00
  Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 5   11-12   
29. Brian Bersik           Disputanta, VA          10  21-11  172   $2,801.00
  Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 5   11-10   
30. Ed Loughran            Mechanicsville, VA      10  21-10  171   $2,801.00
  Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 5   11-03   
31. JT Kenney              Palm Bay, FL            10  21-09  170   $2,419.00
  Day 1: 5   08-03     Day 2: 5   13-06   
32. Dave Davenport         Milford, OH             10  21-09  169   $2,419.00
  Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   09-15   
33. Cody Meyer             Auburn, CA              10  21-07  168   $2,419.00
  Day 1: 5   08-00     Day 2: 5   13-07   
34. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH             10  21-07  167   $2,419.00
  Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 5   09-12   
35. John Hunter Jr         Georgetown, KY          10  21-04  166   $2,419.00
  Day 1: 5   07-12     Day 2: 5   13-08   
36. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            9  21-04  165   $2,037.00
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 4   08-12   
37. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN        10  20-12  164   $2,037.00
  Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 5   10-15   
38. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA          10  20-10  163   $2,037.00
  Day 1: 5   08-11     Day 2: 5   11-15   
39. Patrick Bone           Cleveland, GA           10  20-09  162   $2,037.00
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   09-08   
40. Brad Webb              Hampton, VA             10  20-05  161   $2,037.00
  Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   08-12   
41. Mike Kernan            Wylie, TX               10  19-13  160
  Day 1: 5   08-15     Day 2: 5   10-14   
42. Art Ferguson III       Saint Clair Shores, MI  10  19-12  159
  Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 5   09-02   
43. Paco Giner             Danbury, CT             10  19-11  158
  Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   08-09   
44. Stephen Mui            Bartlett, IL             9  19-10  157
  Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 4   08-08   
45. Jason Bacon            Nutting Lake, MA        10  19-10  156
  Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 5   09-10   
46. Fletcher Shryock       New Philadelphia, OH    10  19-08  155
  Day 1: 5   07-13     Day 2: 5   11-11   
47. Derek Yasinski         Senoia, GA              10  19-08  154
  Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 5   09-11   
48. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA         9  19-07  153
  Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 4   09-09   
49. Gregory Dipalma        Millville, NJ           10  19-06  152
  Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   08-08   
50. Chris Daves            Spring Grove, VA        10  19-05  151
  Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 5   08-14   
51. Anthony Gagliardi      Prosperity, SC          10  19-02  150
  Day 1: 5   08-01     Day 2: 5   11-01   
52. Chris Flint            Potsdam, NY              8  19-01  149     $250.00
  Day 1: 3   05-01     Day 2: 5   14-00   
53. Cody Pike              Powhatan, VA            10  19-01  148
  Day 1: 5   10-06     Day 2: 5   08-11   
54. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             10  19-01  147
  Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   09-02   
55. Gaspare Costabile      Niagara Falls ONTARIO C 10  18-11  146
  Day 1: 5   08-15     Day 2: 5   09-12   
56. Gerald Spohrer         Gonzales, LA             8  18-10  145
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 3   05-06   
57. Jason Root             Fostoria, OH            10  18-02  144
  Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 5   09-13   
57. Vince Troiano          Chesterfield, NJ        10  18-02  144
  Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 5   09-13   
59. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        10  17-11  142
  Day 1: 5   09-06     Day 2: 5   08-05   
60. Christppher Martinkovic Liberty Twp, OH          8  17-09  141
  Day 1: 3   05-05     Day 2: 5   12-04   
61. Richard McCrone        Cream Ridge, NJ         10  17-09  140
  Day 1: 5   08-02     Day 2: 5   09-07   
62. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH          10  17-08  139
  Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   08-05   
63. Trait Crist            Fort Worth, TX           6  17-05  138
  Day 1: 4   06-06     Day 2: 2   10-15   
64. Rick Hawkins           Roanoke, VA              8  17-02  137
  Day 1: 3   05-12     Day 2: 5   11-06   
65. Buddy Cipoletti        West Islip, NY           9  17-01  136
  Day 1: 4   05-08     Day 2: 5   11-09   
66. Powell Kemp            Scotland Neck, NC       10  17-00  135
  Day 1: 5   08-08     Day 2: 5   08-08   
67. Timothy Lucy           Prince George, VA        9  17-00  134
  Day 1: 5   08-08     Day 2: 4   08-08   
68. Paul Malone            Pleasant Valley, IA      6  16-15  133
  Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 1   01-04   
69. Steve York             Bronson, MI             10  16-14  132
  Day 1: 5   07-05     Day 2: 5   09-09   
70. Jim Bianchi            Rush, NY                10  16-12  131
  Day 1: 5   09-09     Day 2: 5   07-03   
71. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA               10  16-12  130
  Day 1: 5   07-14     Day 2: 5   08-14   
72. Logan Sherrer          Karnack, TX             10  16-02  129
  Day 1: 5   08-06     Day 2: 5   07-12   
73. Steve Schubert         Rayland, OH              7  16-00  128
  Day 1: 3   08-00     Day 2: 4   08-00   
74. Koby Kreiger           Bokeelia, FL            10  15-15  127
  Day 1: 5   06-14     Day 2: 5   09-01   
75. Mike Caul              Petersburg, VA           9  15-14  126
  Day 1: 5   07-01     Day 2: 4   08-13   
76. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH       10  15-14  125
  Day 1: 5   07-15     Day 2: 5   07-15   
77. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA      10  15-13  124
  Day 1: 5   07-06     Day 2: 5   08-07   
78. Gary Clouse            La Vergne, TN            9  15-12  123
  Day 1: 4   07-02     Day 2: 5   08-10   
79. James Cassaday         Wirtz, VA               10  15-12  122
  Day 1: 5   07-04     Day 2: 5   08-08   
80. Ryan Ingalls           Fairfax, VA              8  15-10  121
  Day 1: 5   06-14     Day 2: 3   08-12   
81. Jamey Caldwell         Carthage, NC            10  15-10  120
  Day 1: 5   08-01     Day 2: 5   07-09   
82. Chad Pipkens           Holt, MI                 7  15-09  119
  Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 2   02-08   
83. Jason Dudek            Tonka Bay, MN            9  15-08  118
  Day 1: 4   04-04     Day 2: 5   11-04   
84. David Frost            North Haledon, NJ       10  15-07  117
  Day 1: 5   08-11     Day 2: 5   06-12   
85. Sam George             Athens, AL              10  15-05  116
  Day 1: 5   07-09     Day 2: 5   07-12   
86. Kenny Garippa          Tobyhanna, PA            7  15-04  115
  Day 1: 2   03-05     Day 2: 5   11-15   
87. Tim Malone             Gatlinburg, TN          10  15-03  114
  Day 1: 5   06-11     Day 2: 5   08-08   
88. James Mcmullen         Quakertown, PA           7  15-00  113
  Day 1: 4   08-13     Day 2: 3   06-03   
89. David Dudley           Lynchburg, VA            9  14-15  112
  Day 1: 5   07-07     Day 2: 4   07-08   
90. Shane Rees             Middletown, IN           8  14-10  111
  Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 5   09-02   
91. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            7  14-09  110
  Day 1: 2   03-08     Day 2: 5   11-01   
92. Cavin Young            Prince George, VA        7  14-04  109
  Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 2   03-12   
93. Eddie Levin            Westerville, OH          8  14-04  108
  Day 1: 4   04-11     Day 2: 4   09-09   
94. Tyler Berger           Westerville, OH          7  14-01  107
  Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 2   03-02   
95. Mike Elsea             Mooresville, IN          7  14-00  106
  Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 2   03-03   
96. Charlie Evans          Berea, KY               10  14-00  105
  Day 1: 5   06-13     Day 2: 5   07-03   
97. John Malzahn           Sparrow Bush, NY         7  13-12  104
  Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 2   01-15   
98. Roy Minnick            New Lenox, IL            7  13-12  103
  Day 1: 3   09-14     Day 2: 4   03-14   
99. Danny Lamie            Richmond, VA             9  13-12  102
  Day 1: 4   07-00     Day 2: 5   06-12   
100. Charlie Machek         Midlothian, VA           9  13-11  101
  Day 1: 4   06-06     Day 2: 5   07-05   
101. Jonathan Shoemaker     Elyria, OH               8  13-07  100
  Day 1: 5   06-10     Day 2: 3   06-13   
102. Richard Dunham         Waukegan, IL            10  13-06   99
  Day 1: 5   05-13     Day 2: 5   07-09   
103. Rob Thivener           Delaware, OH             7  13-05   98
  Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 4   07-11   
104. Andrew Buss            North Liberty, IN        8  13-01   97
  Day 1: 5   09-10     Day 2: 3   03-07   
105. Kyle Kempkers          Hamilton, MI             6  12-14   96
  Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 1   01-06   
106. Bo Boltz               New Kent, VA             7  12-14   95
  Day 1: 2   02-05     Day 2: 5   10-09   
107. Rick Nitkiewicz        Pittsburgh, PA           6  12-14   94
  Day 1: 2   03-10     Day 2: 4   09-04   
108. Joe Hamilton           Liberty, IN             10  12-14   93
  Day 1: 5   06-07     Day 2: 5   06-07   
109. Drew Dupre             Clinton, CT              6  12-12   92
  Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 1   01-13   
110. Tom Balachvili         Brooklyn, NY             6  12-11   91
  Day 1: 3   02-14     Day 2: 3   09-13   
111. Alan Jackson           Newport News, VA         8  12-11   90
  Day 1: 5   08-13     Day 2: 3   03-14   
112. Steven Roberts         Moseley, VA              7  12-10   89
  Day 1: 2   02-14     Day 2: 5   09-12   
113. John Figi              Bloomington, MN          8  12-08   88
  Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 5   07-12   
114. Patrick Pierce         Jacksonville, FL         7  12-07   87
  Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 2   04-12   
115. Erhardt Tulgestka Jr   Posen, MI                7  12-05   86
  Day 1: 4   06-06     Day 2: 3   05-15   
116. Paul Pagnato           Reston, VA               6  11-14   85
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 5   09-14   
117. Gary Isgrigg           Mt Washington, KY        7  11-14   84
  Day 1: 2   03-09     Day 2: 5   08-05   
118. Wil Hardy II           Harlem, GA               7  11-14   83
  Day 1: 4   05-12     Day 2: 3   06-02   
119. Randy Ramsey           Ceresco, MI              7  11-13   82
  Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 5   08-00   
120. Jeff Cutler            Minersville, PA          8  11-11   81
  Day 1: 5   06-14     Day 2: 3   04-13   
121. Luke Clausen           Otis Orchards, WA        5  11-10   80
  Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
122. Regan Coffey           Richmond, VA             7  11-10   79
  Day 1: 2   04-01     Day 2: 5   07-09   
123. Todd Sterner           Mechanicsburg, PA        6  11-06   78
  Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 5   09-02   
124. Kendall Newson         Lagrange, GA             6  11-04   77
  Day 1: 3   05-04     Day 2: 3   06-00   
125. Jesse Tacoronte        Orlando, FL              6  11-02   76
  Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 5   10-01   
126. Craig Nelson           Mather, PA               7  11-02   75
  Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 5   07-02   
127. Jon Englund            Farwell, MN              7  11-01   74
  Day 1: 4   06-14     Day 2: 3   04-03   
128. Andrew Slegona Jr      Walker Valley, NY        7  10-14   73
  Day 1: 5   08-02     Day 2: 2   02-12   
129. Randy Elliott          Bowie, MD                5  10-13   72
  Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
130. Frank Ramsey           Cary, IL                 8  10-13   71
  Day 1: 3   03-09     Day 2: 5   07-04   
131. Tyler Carriere         Youngsville, LA          7  10-13   70
  Day 1: 5   06-12     Day 2: 2   04-01   
132. William Shipes         Williston, SC            6  10-08   69
  Day 1: 4   07-08     Day 2: 2   03-00   
133. Tommy Little           Chester, VA              5  10-05   68
  Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
134. Matt Malmquist         White Lake, MI           5  10-04   67
  Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
135. Lee Rogers             Swartswood, NJ           7  10-02   66
  Day 1: 2   02-05     Day 2: 5   07-13   
136. Matt Fischer           Farmington, MI           7  10-02   65
  Day 1: 5   07-02     Day 2: 2   03-00   
137. Curtis Richardson      Belleville CANADA        8  10-02   64
  Day 1: 4   05-02     Day 2: 4   05-00   
138. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      6  10-01   63
  Day 1: 5   08-07     Day 2: 1   01-10   
139. Derek Cummings         Clayton, NC              6  10-00   62
  Day 1: 2   04-15     Day 2: 4   05-01   
140. Jeff Hippert           Hamburg, NY              9  09-12   61
  Day 1: 4   05-05     Day 2: 5   04-07   
141. Sean Peddicord         Timonium, MD             6  09-07   60
  Day 1: 5   08-04     Day 2: 1   01-03   
142. Buck Mallory           Lawton, MI               7  09-04   59
  Day 1: 5   06-12     Day 2: 2   02-08   
143. Scott Siller           Milwaukee, WI            5  09-02   58
  Day 1: 5   09-02     Day 2: 0   00-00   
144. Kyle Worsham           Cherokee, AL             7  09-01   57
  Day 1: 2   02-01     Day 2: 5   07-00   
145. Tim Grein              Winston Salem, NC        6  08-15   56
  Day 1: 2   04-09     Day 2: 4   04-06   
146. Al Farace              Cockeysville, MD         5  08-11   55
  Day 1: 4   04-08     Day 2: 1   04-03   
147. Brian Kelly            Liverpool, NY            6  08-10   54
  Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 5   07-06   
148. Tony Dorman            Taylor, PA               6  08-10   53
  Day 1: 5   06-11     Day 2: 1   01-15   
149. Andrew Luxon           Richmond, KY             6  08-09   52
  Day 1: 2   03-10     Day 2: 4   04-15   
150. Joe Gensini            Hennepin, IL             6  08-08   51
  Day 1: 4   05-12     Day 2: 2   02-12   
151. Rob Uzzle              Hampton, VA              5  08-07   50
  Day 1: 4   06-08     Day 2: 1   01-15   
152. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME             5  08-06   49
  Day 1: 5   08-06     Day 2: 0   00-00   
153. Michael Crocker        Pasadena, MD             5  08-06   48
  Day 1: 4   06-00     Day 2: 1   02-06   
154. Ben Nielsen            Lowell, MI               5  08-03   47
  Day 1: 5   08-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
155. Carmen Peluso          Ambridge, PA             6  08-02   46
  Day 1: 3   03-14     Day 2: 3   04-04   
156. Alton Jones Jr.        Lorena, TX               5  08-01   45
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   08-01   
156. Roy Moon               Gloucester, VA           5  08-01   45
  Day 1: 5   08-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
158. Edward Naydihor        Kenosha, WI              5  07-15   43
  Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 3   05-09   
159. Jarrad Nickolite       Sioux Falls, SD          4  07-09   42
  Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 3   06-06   
160. Paul Molan             Chardon, OH              5  07-06   41
  Day 1: 3   04-15     Day 2: 2   02-07   
161. Derek Remitz           Grant, AL                5  07-03   40
  Day 1: 5   07-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
162. Wayne Vaughan Jr       Chester, VA              4  07-01   39
  Day 1: 4   07-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
163. Randy Allen            Shreveport, LA           4  07-00   38
  Day 1: 4   07-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
164. Michael McCoy          Mentor On The Lake, OH   4  06-06   37
  Day 1: 1   01-05     Day 2: 3   05-01   
165. Timothy Macknair       Rices Landing, PA        5  06-02   36
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   06-02   
166. Ron Johnson            Chandler, AZ             5  06-02   35
  Day 1: 3   02-11     Day 2: 2   03-07   
167. Jeff Kuhar             Bridgeport, OH           3  06-00   34
  Day 1: 3   06-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
168. Bruce Whitmire         Channelview, TX          4  05-14   33
  Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 1   01-02   
169. Greg Mansfield         Burnsville, MN           2  05-13   32
  Day 1: 2   05-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
170. Don Warren Jr          Chesterfield, VA         3  05-00   31
  Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Michael Lockhart       Mineral Wells, WV        2  04-14   30
  Day 1: 2   04-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
172. Kirk McMullen          Greensburg, PA           2  04-14   29
  Day 1: 1   01-11     Day 2: 1   03-03   
173. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  5  04-13   28
  Day 1: 3   04-13     Day 2: 2   00-00   
174. Larry Lusk             Virginia Beach, VA       2  04-13   27
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-13   
175. Douglas Reed           Bridgeton, NJ            3  04-05   26
  Day 1: 3   04-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
176. Mark Hicks             Glouster, OH             5  04-00   25
  Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 3   00-00   
177. Brian Latimer          Belton, SC               3  04-00   24
  Day 1: 3   04-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
178. Pete Garnier           Lindsey ONTARIO CANADA   2  03-13   23
  Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
179. Shannon Jones          Kimper, KY               2  03-07   22
  Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 1   01-03   
180. William Hensley        Chattaroy, WV            3  03-03   21
  Day 1: 3   03-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
181. Gerald Sensabaugh      Gray, TN                 3  02-12   20
  Day 1: 3   02-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   
182. Larry Draughn Jr       Fairborn, OH             2  02-08   19
  Day 1: 2   02-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   
182. Edward Milton          Chester, VA              2  02-08   19
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   02-08   
184. Scott Patton           Paris, TN                1  02-01   17
  Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
185. Antonio Gomez          Paterson, NJ             1  01-15   16
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
186. Jeff Cox               Saline, MI               1  01-14   15
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-14   
187. Stephen Barrett        Kirkfield CANADA         1  01-08   14
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-08   
188. Chris Cline            Stafford, VA             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
188. Donald Holt Jr         Perrysburg, OH           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
188. Mark Modrak            China, MI                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
188. Josh Wich              Camden, DE               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       107       738      1413-08
 2        99       659      1289-06
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         206      1397      2702-14

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open James River Presented by Allstate 7/9-7/11
James River, Richmond  VA.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Lou Britos             Disputanta, VA           6  18-12  200
  Day 1: 3   12-07     Day 2: 3   06-05   
2.  Nick Ray               Ingleside, IL            6  16-06  199
  Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 3   08-11   
3.  Richard Cooper         Clayton, NC              6  14-08  198
  Day 1: 3   07-15     Day 2: 3   06-09   
4.  Alex Peric             Wheeling, IL             6  13-07  197
  Day 1: 3   07-01     Day 2: 3   06-06   
5.  Nick Angiulo           Hainesport, NJ           6  12-08  196
  Day 1: 3   08-03     Day 2: 3   04-05   
6.  Skyler Schultz         Monaca, PA               6  12-08  195
  Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 3   04-13   
7.  Todd Dorton            Church Road, VA          6  12-06  194
  Day 1: 3   07-02     Day 2: 3   05-04   
8.  Greg Mauldin           Archdale, NC             6  12-06  193
  Day 1: 3   05-13     Day 2: 3   06-09   
9.  Andrew Fryer           Grove City, OH           6  12-05  192
  Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 3   06-13   
10. Matt Madlener          Lake Villa, IL           4  12-04  191     $150.00
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 3   10-10   
11. Derek Brown            Charlottesville, VA      6  12-00  190
  Day 1: 3   08-01     Day 2: 3   03-15   
12. Robby Harris Jr        Disputanta, VA           6  11-13  189
  Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   03-11   
13. Willy Hicks            Chester, VA              4  11-13  188   $1,528.00
  Day 1: 1   04-10     Day 2: 3   07-03   
14. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY               6  11-11  187   $1,401.00
  Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 3   07-00   
15. Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         5  11-08  186   $1,273.00
  Day 1: 3   07-08     Day 2: 2   04-00   
16. Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           5  11-00  185   $1,146.00
  Day 1: 3   08-05     Day 2: 2   02-11   
17. Michael Martinez       Lanexa, VA               6  10-11    0     $891.00
  Day 1: 3   04-01     Day 2: 3   06-10   
18. Moo Bae                West Friendship, MD      6  10-08  183     $764.00
  Day 1: 3   05-01     Day 2: 3   05-07   
19. Cory Dunnavant         Colonial Heights, VA     6  10-05  182     $764.00
  Day 1: 3   06-02     Day 2: 3   04-03   
20. Joshua Weaver          Macon, GA                6  10-05  181     $637.00
  Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 3   05-03   
21. Timothy Reams          Morgantown, WV           6  10-02  180     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 3   05-00   
22. Jack Pollio            Norfolk, VA              5  10-01  179     $541.00
  Day 1: 2   02-09     Day 2: 3   07-08   
23. Keith Speece           Olin, NC                 6  10-00  178     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   03-13     Day 2: 3   06-03   
24. Cory Hatton            Carson, VA               5  10-00  177     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 2   05-00   
25. Jeff Felix             Prior Lake, MN           5  09-13  176     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   05-04     Day 2: 2   04-09   
26. Gus Kneidinger         Prospect, PA             6  09-10  175     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   04-05     Day 2: 3   05-05   
27. John Moon              Brookeland, TX           5  09-08  174     $541.00
  Day 1: 2   02-03     Day 2: 3   07-05   
28. Hayden Bell            Hopewell, VA             5  09-08  173     $541.00
  Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 3   05-08   
29. Mike Hedrick           South Chesterfield, VA   6  09-05  172     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 3   04-03   
30. Jonathan Ross          South Chester, VA        4  09-03  171     $541.00
  Day 1: 2   02-11     Day 2: 2   06-08   
31. Brian Cheek            Williamsburg, VA         6  09-03  170     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   04-06     Day 2: 3   04-13   
32. Akira Okuyama          Forest Hills, NY         6  09-01  169     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   04-09     Day 2: 3   04-08   
33. Les Ore Jr             Chesapeake, VA           5  09-00  168     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 2   02-08   
34. Roland Powers Jr       Portsmouth, VA           6  08-15  167     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 3   03-04   
35. Bobby Harris Sr        Disputanta, VA           6  08-15  166     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 3   04-03   
36. Shawn Phipps Jr        Fredericksburg, VA       4  08-12  165     $541.00
  Day 1: 1   01-09     Day 2: 3   07-03   
37. David Wright           Red Lion, PA             5  08-11  164     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   04-07     Day 2: 2   04-04   
38. David Kelley           California, MD           5  08-10  163     $541.00
  Day 1: 2   02-12     Day 2: 3   05-14   
39. Kevin Fore             Powhatan, VA             6  08-10  162     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 3   04-15   
40. Tyler Woolcott         Port Orange, FL          4  08-10  161     $541.00
  Day 1: 3   04-03     Day 2: 1   04-07   
41. Kacey Mays             Eagle Rock, VA           5  08-09  160
  Day 1: 2   04-08     Day 2: 3   04-01   
42. Tommy Harvey           Richmond, VA             4  08-08  159
  Day 1: 2   02-04     Day 2: 2   06-04   
43. Lance Baker            Huxley, IA               5  08-08  158
  Day 1: 2   02-15     Day 2: 3   05-09   
44. Shannon Wheeler        Vinton, VA               5  08-08  157
  Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 3   05-05   
45. Hunter Slemp           Lanexa, VA               2  08-05  156
  Day 1: 1   07-01     Day 2: 1   01-04   
46. Lenny Baird            Stafford, VA             5  08-05  155
  Day 1: 3   04-07     Day 2: 2   03-14   
47. Robert Bruguiere       Mechanicsville, VA       6  08-03  154
  Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 3   03-08   
48. Guy Fairweather        Hayes, VA                5  08-01  153
  Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 2   02-09   
49. Shane Doughtie         Roanoke Rapids, NC       4  08-01  152
  Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 2   03-15   
50. Scott Stephenson III   South Prince George, VA  5  08-00  151
  Day 1: 3   05-04     Day 2: 2   02-12   
51. Cort Gardner           Jessup, MD               5  07-14  150
  Day 1: 3   03-09     Day 2: 2   04-05   
52. Paul Propst Jr.        Kearneysville, WV        4  07-13  149
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 3   05-14   
53. James Miller           Tucson, AZ               3  07-13  148
  Day 1: 1   03-01     Day 2: 2   04-12   
54. Rick Harkness          Saint Marys, WV          4  07-12  147
  Day 1: 3   06-09     Day 2: 1   01-03   
55. Jim Oconnell Jr        Castle Rock, CO          5  07-12  146
  Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 2   02-12   
56. Tyler Leigh            Ewing, NJ                5  07-12  145
  Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 2   03-00   
57. Mike Sciacca           Augusta, NJ              6  07-12  144
  Day 1: 3   03-08     Day 2: 3   04-04   
58. Mark Brannock          Chester, VA              4  07-10  143
  Day 1: 3   06-09     Day 2: 1   01-01   
59. Steven Hannah          Sewell, NJ               5  07-09  142
  Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 2   02-14   
60. John Hutton            Derry, PA                4  07-07  141
  Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 1   01-08   
61. David Chamberlain      Yardville, NJ            4  07-07  140
  Day 1: 3   05-04     Day 2: 1   02-03   
62. Jonathan Stewart       Lancaster, PA            5  07-07  139
  Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 3   05-01   
63. Mark Westrick          Hastings, PA             5  07-07  138
  Day 1: 3   04-15     Day 2: 2   02-08   
64. Marvin Major Jr        Lanexa, VA               5  07-05  137
  Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 2   00-00   
65. Nick Leonard           Cincinnati, OH           4  07-05  136
  Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 1   02-09   
66. Jeff Miterko           Stafford, VA             3  07-02  135
  Day 1: 3   07-02     Day 2: 0   00-00   
67. Keith Jones            Newport News, VA         5  07-02  134
  Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 2   02-00   
68. Wyatt Morris           Little Falls, NY         4  07-00  133
  Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 1   01-05   
69. Zachary Whitt          Newport News, VA         4  07-00  132
  Day 1: 3   04-09     Day 2: 1   02-07   
70. Mandel Pettus          Sound Beach, NY          4  07-00  131
  Day 1: 2   03-06     Day 2: 2   03-10   
71. Zachary Hajecate       Wallkill, NY             4  06-15  130
  Day 1: 3   05-13     Day 2: 1   01-02   
72. Bill Rea               Greenfield, OH           3  06-13  129
  Day 1: 3   06-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
73. Chaz Carrington        Virginia Beach, VA       3  06-11  128
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-11   
74. Ralph Gensini, Sr.     Hennepin, IL             5  06-11  127
  Day 1: 2   02-02     Day 2: 3   04-09   
75. Ryan Drewery           South Prince George, VA  4  06-09  126
  Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 1   01-13   
76. Jerry Abrams II        Pinetops, NC             4  06-05  125
  Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 3   04-09   
77. Mike England           Sunbury, OH              4  06-05  124
  Day 1: 3   04-01     Day 2: 1   02-04   
78. Christopher Liobis     Branchburg, NJ           4  06-05  123
  Day 1: 2   03-06     Day 2: 2   02-15   
79. Mark Moretz            Chesapeake, VA           3  06-04  122
  Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
80. J Koren                Colonial Heights, VA     4  06-04  121
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 3   04-05   
81. Mike Sopocy            Evanston, IL             4  06-03  120
  Day 1: 2   03-00     Day 2: 2   03-03   
82. Katherine Owczarzak    Buffalo, NY              4  06-02  119
  Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 1   01-02   
83. Kalin Blount           Timberlake, NC           3  06-01  118
  Day 1: 3   06-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
84. Matt Mccluskey         Ashburn, VA              3  06-01  117
  Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 2   04-13   
85. Zachariah Dunham       Stroudsburg, PA          4  05-15  116
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 3   04-02   
85. Avery Neely            Richmond, VA             4  05-15  116
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 3   04-02   
87. Kermit Crowder         South Chesterfield, VA   5  05-15  114
  Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 3   03-09   
88. Danny Burns            Scottsdale, AZ           4  05-14  113
  Day 1: 2   02-04     Day 2: 2   03-10   
89. Donnie Bell Jr         Hopewell, VA             4  05-13  112
  Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 1   00-13   
90. William Langille       Kent, OH                 5  05-13  111
  Day 1: 3   03-05     Day 2: 2   02-08   
91. Travis Ruddock         Mechanicsville, VA       4  05-12  110
  Day 1: 2   02-00     Day 2: 2   03-12   
92. Cecil Kinsey III       Chesapeake, VA           4  05-12  109
  Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 1   02-01   
93. Adam Clarke            Chester, VA              3  05-12  108
  Day 1: 2   03-01     Day 2: 1   02-11   
94. Eric Walton            Staunton, VA             3  05-11  107
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-11   
95. Bubba Powers Jr        Prince George, VA        4  05-08  106
  Day 1: 1   01-06     Day 2: 3   04-02   
96. Justin Busby           Columbus, OH             3  05-07  105
  Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 2   04-03   
97. Jeffrey Ware           Warrenton, VA            4  05-07  104
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 3   03-07   
98. Mel Mcmullen           South Charleston, OH     4  05-06  103
  Day 1: 3   04-00     Day 2: 1   01-06   
99. Richard Stewart        Chesterfield, VA         4  05-03  102
  Day 1: 3   03-06     Day 2: 1   01-13   
100. Anthony Bell Jr        Fairborn, OH             4  05-02  101
  Day 1: 2   02-11     Day 2: 2   02-07   
101. George Saliba          Lakefield CANADA         3  05-00  100
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-00   
102. Jared Williams         Hampton, VA              3  04-11   99
  Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
103. Jim Jarvis             Timberville, VA          2  04-10   98
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-10   
104. Brian Dauberman        Mifflinburg, PA          4  04-09   97
  Day 1: 1   00-00     Day 2: 3   04-09   
105. Matthew Turney         Annandale, VA            3  04-07   96
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   04-07   
106. Josh Crededio          Chicago, IL              3  04-06   95
  Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 2   03-02   
107. Ross Rhodes            Mattawan, MI             3  04-06   94
  Day 1: 2   02-09     Day 2: 1   01-13   
108. Jeremy Seamans         Dracut, MA               1  04-05   93
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   04-05   
109. Bill Snow              Woburn, MA               3  04-04   92
  Day 1: 2   02-09     Day 2: 1   01-11   
110. Cody Cutter            Harveys Lake, PA         3  04-03   91
  Day 1: 3   04-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
111. Zachary Francis        Abingdon, VA             3  04-03   90
  Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 2   03-00   
112. John Watts             Flushing, MI             2  04-03   89
  Day 1: 1   02-08     Day 2: 1   01-11   
113. Tim Hawley             Linwood, NC              3  04-02   88
  Day 1: 1   01-07     Day 2: 2   02-11   
114. Daniel Orlando         Stafford, VA             3  04-00   87
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   04-00   
115. Tyler Berthold         Columbia Station, OH     3  03-15   86
  Day 1: 3   03-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
116. Mitchell Portervint    Chesapeake, VA           3  03-14   85
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 2   02-04   
117. Andrew Mcclintock      Wellford, SC             2  03-14   84
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 1   01-14   
118. Jason Kremer           East Berlin, PA          2  03-13   83
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-13   
118. Oliver Reitzell        Catawba, NC              2  03-13   83
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-13   
118. Craig Shilling         Littlestown, PA          2  03-13   83
  Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
121. Jack Crocker           Pasadena, MD             2  03-13   80
  Day 1: 1   02-11     Day 2: 1   01-02   
122. Tom Yi                 Vienna, VA               3  03-13   79
  Day 1: 1   01-09     Day 2: 2   02-04   
123. Bob Evans              Elkhart, IN              3  03-11   78
  Day 1: 2   02-10     Day 2: 1   01-01   
124. Stephen Lucy           Forksville, VA           3  03-10   77
  Day 1: 3   03-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
125. Paul Spellman          Fredericksburg, VA       3  03-09   76
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   03-09   
126. Phil Zavracky          Stow, OH                 1  03-08   75
  Day 1: 1   03-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   
127. Jim Tedesco            Niagara Falls ONTARIO C  2  03-08   74
  Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 1   01-07   
128. Kenny Beale Jr         Danville, VA             2  03-04   73
  Day 1: 2   03-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
128. Duke Nave              Norristown, PA           2  03-04   73
  Day 1: 2   03-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
130. Mike Henderson         Caledonia CANADA         2  03-03   71
  Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
131. Phil Thalheimer        Raleigh, NC              2  03-03   70
  Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 1   01-15   
132. Donnie Bowman          Quinton, VA              2  03-01   69
  Day 1: 2   03-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
133. David Everhart         Kearneysville, WV        1  03-01   68
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-01   
134. Rob Shaw               Hampton, VA              2  03-00   67
  Day 1: 2   03-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
134. Chris Wade             North Chesterfield, VA   2  03-00   67
  Day 1: 2   03-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
136. John Snider            Portsmouth, VA           3  03-00   65
  Day 1: 2   00-15     Day 2: 1   02-01   
137. Robert Moseley Jr      Boydton, VA              1  02-15   64
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-15   
138. Kurt Cashdollar        Annapolis, MD            3  02-15   63
  Day 1: 1   01-00     Day 2: 2   01-15   
139. William Beekman        Diamond Point, NY        1  02-13   62
  Day 1: 1   02-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
140. Barry Kellar           North Chesterfield, VA   2  02-13   61
  Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 1   01-01   
141. Clay Jackson Jr        Chester, VA              2  02-11   60
  Day 1: 2   02-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
142. James Mignanelli       Harmony, PA              2  02-10   59
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   02-10   
142. Tyler Morgan           Pine Grove, PA           2  02-10   59
  Day 1: 2   02-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
144. Steven Kellam          Crittenden, KY           2  02-10   57
  Day 1: 1   01-07     Day 2: 1   01-03   
145. Mark Tornai            Fredericksburg, VA       1  02-08   56
  Day 1: 1   02-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   
146. Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           2  02-07   55
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   02-07   
147. Bryan Sisk             Glenelg, MD              2  02-06   54
  Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 0   00-00   
148. Mark Pacella           Watertown, NY            2  02-06   53
  Day 1: 1   01-02     Day 2: 1   01-04   
149. Jason Sturgill         Pennington Gap, VA       2  02-05   52
  Day 1: 2   02-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
150. David Dickerson        Colonial Heights, VA     2  02-02   51
  Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 1   01-01   
151. Kevin Brockner         Ferndale, NY             2  02-01   50
  Day 1: 2   02-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
152. Craig Dennis           Columbia City, IN        1  02-01   49
  Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
152. Ted Lempke III         Chesterfield, VA         1  02-01   49
  Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
154. Jason Holder           Powhatan, VA             1  02-00   47
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
155. Brett Warrick-Schkolnik Westerville, OH          2  02-00   46
  Day 1: 1   01-02     Day 2: 1   00-14   
156. Robert Winward         Wilmington, DE           1  01-15   45
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
157. Maxwell Newcomer       Whitehouse, OH           1  01-11   44
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-11   
158. Chris Moore            Mechanicsville, VA       1  01-10   43
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
159. Greg Del Russo         Hopatcong, NJ            1  01-09   42
  Day 1: 1   01-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   
160. Jonathan Marlow        Burke, VA                1  01-08   41
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-08   
161. Michael Barton         Endicott, NY             1  01-07   40
  Day 1: 1   01-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
161. Jarvis Ellis           Albany, GA               1  01-07   40
  Day 1: 1   01-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
163. B Newton               Fredericksburg, VA       1  01-05   38
  Day 1: 1   01-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
163. Joseph Sterner         Mechanicsburg, PA        1  01-05    0
  Day 1: 1   01-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
165. Tina Chang             Milwaukee, WI            1  01-04   36
  Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
166. Dallas Blount          Timberlake, NC           1  01-03   35
  Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
166. Tejmohan Sawhney       Reading, PA              1  01-03   35
  Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
168. Michael Baldwin        South Chesterfield, VA   1  01-02   33
  Day 1: 1   01-02     Day 2: 0   00-00   
168. Keith Sensenig         Jane Lew, WV             1  01-02   33
  Day 1: 1   01-02     Day 2: 0   00-00   
168. Marvin Stith Jr.       Piscataway, NJ           1  01-02   33
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-02   
171. Joshua Adkisson        Zuni, VA                 0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Tom Bever              Boulder, CO              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Michael Birr           Franklinton, NC          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Andrew Bray            Clinton Twp, MI          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Jerry Britt            Barhamsville, VA         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Bernard Drimal         Mc Kenney, VA            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Thomas Gim             Perry Hall, MD           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. David Iliff Jr         Oldtown, MD              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Michael James          Indiana, PA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Scott Johnson          Bath, PA                 0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Mark Ludwig            Chesterfield, VA         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Steve Mason            North Chesterfield, VA   0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Joe Mauro              Lanexa, VA               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Henry Mckee IV         Haddon Heights, NJ       0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Brad McMullen          Coraopolis, PA           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Thomas Rizzo           Rochester, PA            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Stephen Schneider      Selden, NY               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Mike Slemp             Lanexa, VA               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Lamar Spade            Catasauqua, PA           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Ike Taylor             Westerville, OH          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
171. Ej Thomas              Henrico, VA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        68       325       563-12
 2        54       280       488-02
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         122       605      1051-14


Texas A&m Grabs Early Lead In College Bass Championship

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The Aggies of Texas A&M University brought in only 8 pounds, 1 ounce of bass Thursday, but that was enough to lead the first round of the Carhartt Bassmaster College National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.

Texas A&M’s Josh Bensema and Matthew McArdle started fast and furious on Lake DuBay, catching their three-bass limit early and leading the way on a challenging fishery.

“This morning went very well for us,” Bensema said. “We had our fish by 7 a.m., and then we decided to lay off and save them for tomorrow.”

The Texas anglers made a crucial decision on the final practice day.

“It took us three days to figure out the pattern,” McArdle said. “We are from Texas, and we have largemouth. We tried to figure out the smallmouth over the last few days and we couldn’t, so on the third day of practice, we went searching for largemouth. And we found them.”

Unlike Bensema and McArdle, who were right at home in the shallow backwaters catching largemouth, the two teams tied for second place weighed in limits of smallmouth.

JP Kimbrough and Jared Rascoe of Louisiana State University-Shreveport and Trevor Lo and Chris Burgan of the University of Minnesota are tied at 7 pounds, 15 ounces apiece. Kimbrough and Rascoe started slow Thursday morning, but steadily put together their three-fish limit.

After failing to score in areas where they had practiced, the pair moved to another area of Lake DuBay and caught what would be the biggest bass of the day for them, according to Kimbrough. When that area “started to get crowded” the pair went to yet another new spot. They didn’t fill out their limit until 15 minutes before it was time to head back to check-in.

The falling water on Lake DuBay was a popular topic backstage, but LSU-Shreveport doesn’t think it will bother their bite much, but they wonder how it could affect the anglers targeting largemouth.

Minnesota’s Lo and Burgan caught 7-15 as well and are just 2 ounces off the pace set by Texas A&M.

“We were just hoping to catch a limit going into today. We pulled up to a spot that we didn’t fish in practice and we caught them there,” Lo said. “We only culled once today, so it was slow after the flurry.”

Appalachian State’s Hunter Hill and Ethan Howell sacked up 7 pounds, 14 ounces to finish the day in fourth. Their limit bag consisted of two largemouth and one smallmouth.

Rounding out the Top 5 is Frankie Appaluccio and Logan Shaddix of the University of Alabama with 7 1/2 pounds of smallmouth bass.

The defending National Champions, Jake Whitaker and Andrew Helms of the University of North Carolina-Charlotte are tied for sixth — just 2 ounces behind Appaluccio and Shaddix — with Cade Laufenberg and Wyatt Stout of Winona State. The weights on DuBay were very close with 12th place sitting just 2 pounds out of the Top 5, which will advance to the final day.

John Garrett and Brian Pahl from Bethel University lead the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass competition with a fish weighing 3 pounds, 11 ounces.

The three-fish limit may seem odd in an age when five is the typical tournament limit, but Wisconsin allows each competitor to have three fish per day. Since four anglers are fishing the National Championship solo, tournament officials established a three bass limits for the entire field.

All of the Day 2 action from Lake DuBay will be on Bassmaster.com throughout the day and weigh-in begins at 3 p.m. CT at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Friday's takeoff is at the Tiki Beach Bar and Grill at 6 a.m. CT.

 

Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Presented by Bass Pro Shops National
Championship
7/9/2015 - 7/11/2015
Lake DuBay - Tiki Beach Bar & Grill - Stevens Point, WI
STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1
Today's Activity
# Fish Lbs - Oz
Accumulative
Name # Live # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz
1 Josh Bensema - Matthew McArdle Texas A&M University 3 3 8- 1 3 3 8- 1
2 JP Kimbrough - Jared Rascoe LSU Shreveport 3 3 7-15 3 3 7-15
2 Trevor Lo - Chris Burgan University of Minnesota 3 3 7-15 3 3 7-15
4 Hunter Hill - Ethan Howell Appalachian State University 3 3 7-14 3 3 7-14
5 Frankie Appaluccio - Logan Shaddix University of Alabama 3 3 7- 8 3 3 7- 8
6 Cade Laufenberg - Wyatt Stout Winona State University 3 3 7- 6 3 3 7- 6
6 Jake Whitaker - Andrew Helms UNC Charlotte 3 3 7- 6 3 3 7- 6
8 Tyler Rivet - Allyson Marcel Nicholls State University 3 3 6- 9 3 3 6- 9
9 Justin Singleton - Zac Bennett Georgia College & State University 3 3 5-13 3 3 5-13
10 Zack Bodford - Matthew Hinkle NC State University 3 3 5-11 3 3 5-11
10 Brock Enmeier - Colten Hutson University of Central Oklahoma 3 3 5-11 3 3 5-11
12 Cody Spears - Justin Mahon Florida State University 2 2 5- 8 2 2 5- 8
13 Ross Burns - Richard Nesbitt Clemson University 3 3 5- 5 3 3 5- 5
14 Baylor Ronemus - Cole Tinsley Clemson University 3 3 5- 2 3 3 5- 2
15 Zachary Blalock - Mike Corbishley East Carolina University 2 2 4-12 2 2 4-12
16 Hunter Gibson - Caiden Sinclair University of Alabama 3 3 4- 5 3 3 4- 5
17 Tyler Stewart - Nick Joiner La Monroe 2 2 4- 4 2 2 4- 4
18 Justin Brown - Brandon Bissell Northern Michigan University 3 3 4- 3 3 3 4- 3
19 Cole Atkinson - St Ambrose University 2 2 4- 3 2 2 4- 3
20 John Ledet - Justin Cooper Northwestern State University 3 3 4- 1 3 3 4- 1
21 Sheldon Rogge - Lance Maldonado Kansas State University 2 2 3-12 2 2 3-12
22 John Garrett - Brian Pahl Bethel University 1 1 3-11 1 1 3-11
23 Kyle Winstead - Brandon Koon UT Martin 2 2 3-10 2 2 3-10
24 Kevin Lucas - Kyle Stafford U. of Central Florida 2 2 3- 8 2 2 3- 8
25 Evan Smith - Aaron Sarna Arkansas Tech University 2 2 3- 1 2 2 3- 1
26 Murphy Klumpp - Lucas Brown Auburn University 2 2 2-13 2 2 2-13
26 Tyler Rocke - Justin Schick Illinois Central College 2 2 2-13 2 2 2-13
28 Austin Brimeyer - Anthony Riesberg University of Dubuque 2 2 2-12 2 2 2-12
29 Jacob Wall - University of Oregon 1 1 2-12 1 1 2-12
30 Ross Dove - Richie Young Emmanuel College 2 2 2-11 2 2 2-11
31 Cole Blythe - John Auten UNC Charlotte 1 1 2-11 1 1 2-11
32 Samuel Moore - Ross Kellermeier Bemidji State University 2 2 2-10 2 2 2-10
33 Patrick Walters - Josh Rennebaum University of South Carolina 1 1 2- 8 1 1 2- 8
34 Josh Oliver - Nathan George Gadsden State Community College 1 1 2- 6 1 1 2- 6
35 John Duarte - Jonathan Kelley Coastal Carolina University 2 2 2- 5 2 2 2- 5
36 Alex Klein - Chico State 1 1 2- 5 1 1 2- 5
37 Aaron Belgard - Logan Laprarie Northwestern State University 1 1 2- 3 1 1 2- 3
37 Taylor Bivins - Kyle Alsop Kansas State University 1 1 2- 3 1 1 2- 3
39 Easton Ramsey - Chris Zins University of Central Oklahoma 1 1 1-14 1 1 1-14
40 Dwight Camp - Jonathan Furlong Southeastern Oklahoma University 1 1 1-11 1 1 1-11
40 Laj Tripp - Kyle Sittman Eastern Washington University 1 1 1-11 1 1 1-11
42 Thomas Oltorik III - James Oltorik Daytona State College 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10
43 Jay Emmert - Christian Peake U. of Tennessee 1 1 1- 9 1 1 1- 9
43 Evan Horne - Dawson Lenz University of North Alabama 1 1 1- 9 1 1 1- 9
45 Chelsey Queen - Kristopher Queen Bethel University 1 1 1- 8 1 1 1- 8
46 Phillip Germagliotti - Shane Campbell McKendree University 1 1 1- 7 1 1 1- 7
47 Benjamin Freeman - Dillon McGee Bethel University 1 1 1- 6 1 1 1- 6
47 Edward Rude III - Matthew Combs West Virginia University 1 1 1- 6 1 1 1- 6
49 Justin Bruno - Brody Anderson Grand Valley State University 1 1 1- 5 1 1 1- 5
Today's Activity
# Fish Lbs - Oz
Accumulative
Name # Live # Fish # Live Lbs - Oz
49 Michael Woods - Chas Brannon Chico State 1 1 1- 5 1 1 1- 5
51 Jacob Reome - Matthew Garvin Clemson University 1 1 1- 4 1 1 1- 4
52 Grayson Barber - Hiroto Kinoshita NC State University 1 1 1- 3 1 1 1- 3
52 Austin Littrell - Ben Wall Auburn University 1 1 1- 3 1 1 1- 3
52 Taylor Minick - Michael Harbach Valdosta State University 1 1 1- 3 1 1 1- 3
55 Kit Benson - Wes Lashmett Western Illinois University 1 0 1- 3 1 0 1- 3
56 Cy Floyd - Travis Opel Eastern Washington University 1 1 1- 2 1 1 1- 2
56 Lance Freeman - Seth Brock Murray State University 1 1 1- 2 1 1 1- 2
58 Anderson Aldag - Lee Mattox University of Alabama 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Matt Allen - Zach Youngblood Tennessee Tech University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Tanner Austin - Ethan Clark Sacramento State 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Joshua Butts - Justin Rivers Wallace State CC Hanceville 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Alec Castonguay - Garret Whitley Stephen F Austin State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Tyler Craig - Blake Alford La Monroe 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Brian Eaton - Slade Daniel La Monroe 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Grant Ehlenfeldt - Brett Stanek University of Wisconsin-Platteville 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Grant Galloway - Joe Marty Mississippi State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Justin Gaskin - James Avant LSU Shreveport 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Clayton Godfrey - Garret Lindsey Stephen F Austin State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Darrell Henson Jr. - Brent Rome LSU 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Shelby Hutchens - Brian Blades Stephen F Austin State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Kelly Johnson - Jeremy Gilley Appalachian State University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 CJ Knight - Tim Ward Auburn University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Jordan Ledbetter - Trent Robinson McKendree University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Jared Mataczynski - Steve Nebel University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Zander Monk - Taylor Thomas UNC Charlotte 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Austin Neary - Alex Frazier Western Carolina University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Colby Ogden - Brandon Simoneaux Lamar University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Carson Orellana - Strayer University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Jonathan Peck - Devin Wallis Bryan College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 Ethan Snyder - Shaw Owens Eastern Kentucky University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
58 John Zeolla - Clayton Lauchland Cal Poly 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
Name City,State Lbs-Oz
BIG BASS
Day
1 John Garrett - Brian Pahl Union City, TN 3-11
Day # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
TOTALS
# Fish
1 103 102 196-11 16
2 0 0 0

Duckett Leads Day 1 At Bassmaster Open On James River

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Boyd Duckett of Guntersville, Ala., takes the lead on Day 1 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open #1 presented by Allstate held on the James River out of Richmond, Va. Duckett brought 20 pounds, 4 ounces to the scales at Thursday's weigh-in.

Photo by James Overstreet/Bassmaster

 

 

RICHMOND, Va. – The Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Opens presented by Allstate are supposed to provide anglers with a respite from the summertime heat of the Deep South, but on Thursday, the first day of the season-opening tournament on the James River, the temperature hit a steamy and humid high of 97 degrees.
 
Alabama pro Boyd Duckett likewise brought the Southern-fried heat, as he sacked 20 pounds, 4 ounces of James River bass to take an early lead.
 
“I burned lots of fuel today,” said the 2007 Bassmaster Classic champion. “I hit a lot of one-fish spots. The tide is everything here; you have to hit your best places at the right time. There are lots of boats running the areas that I’m fishing. Every place I fished had 29 boats on it. But it’s the way that I’m fishing it that makes the difference.”
 
Mike Iaconelli, who sits in seventh place with 15-9 and has made two final-day cuts here before, said that he was surprised to see a 20-pound bag brought to the scales. There might have been two such bags had Pennsylvania pro Dave Lefebre capitalized on all of his chances. Instead he weighed in 18-6, putting him in third, less than 2 pounds behind Duckett.
 
Like Duckett, Lefebre said he’s “doing something a little bit different,” and had the bites to have a 23-pound limit.
 
In between those two pros sits Chris Dillow of Waynesboro, Va., with 18-13. Dillow is taking a break from his real estate business and “just going fishing.”
 
Despite being a relative local, Dillow said he’s not running the tides, but rather waiting out his fish throughout the changing water levels.
 
“I didn’t have a plan today,” he said. “Tomorrow my only plan is to keep Dillow’s Perfect Jig in my hand and not put it down.”
 
Another pair of Virginians, Ryan Powroznik and Frank Poirier, hold down fourth and fifth with 17-3 and 16-4, respectively. Powroznik, the cousin of Elite Series pro Jacob Powroznik, ran the tide until about 1 o’clock, but said that he could have done better had he not gotten behind on his rotation.
 
“There’s only a tight window of time when they’re feeding,” he explained. “I didn’t beat on them too bad today.”
 
While Iaconelli is nearly 5 pounds off the lead, he refused to concede anything after one day, He noted that Duckett similarly had a massive bag last year at the Elite Series tournament on the Delaware River, an event in which Iaconelli eventually claimed the trophy before an adoring hometown crowd.
 
“The key here is to be consistent,” Iaconelli said. “Anyone who can catch 13 to 15 pounds a day over three days will have a shot to win.”
 
In the co-angler division, Lou Britos of Disputanta, Va., the last man in the field of nearly 400 total anglers to weigh in, took a commanding lead with a three-fish limit that weighed 12-07. No other co-angler made it into double digits. Indeed, the next angler in line, Scott Kerslake, is still shy of 4 pounds of Britos. Included in his catch was a 7-2 largemouth that he caught on a spinnerbait around noon, fishing behind pro Joe Gensini of Illinois.
 
“I didn’t do anything special,” Britos said. “My partner had me around fish all day.”
 
The big bass on the pro side was caught by Roy Minnock, also of Illinois. His bass weighed 6-11. If either of those fish holds up as the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass of the tournament in their respective divisions, they will be worth $750 on the pro side and $250 on the amateur side.
 
The full field will compete on Friday, and the Top 12 pros and the Top 12 co-anglers qualifying for the finals on Saturday.
 
The tournament will launch each day at 6 a.m. ET at Osborne Park and Boat Landing. Saturday’s final weigh-in will be held at the Bass Pro Shops in Ashland at 3 p.m. Eastern Time.
 

The local hosts for the event are Visit Richmond and Henrico County Recreation and Park.

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open James River Presented by Allstate 7/9-7/11
James River, Richmond  VA.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL         5  20-04  200
  Day 1: 5   20-04   
2.  Chris Dillow           Waynesboro, VA           5  18-13  199
  Day 1: 5   18-13   
3.  David Lefebre          Erie, PA                 5  18-06  198
  Day 1: 5   18-06   
4.  Ryan Powroznik         Prince George, VA        5  17-03  197
  Day 1: 5   17-03   
5.  Frank Poirier          North Prince George, VA  5  16-04  196
  Day 1: 5   16-04   
6.  Paul Malone            Pleasant Valley, IA      5  15-11  195
  Day 1: 5   15-11   
7.  Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ          5  15-09  194
  Day 1: 5   15-09   
8.  Michael Simonton       Fremont, OH              5  14-14  193
  Day 1: 5   14-14   
9.  Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           5  14-10  192
  Day 1: 5   14-10   
10. Jim Dillard            West Monroe, LA          5  13-13  191
  Day 1: 5   13-13   
11. John Murray            Phoenix, AZ              5  13-06  190
  Day 1: 5   13-06   
12. Gerald Spohrer         Gonzales, LA             5  13-04  189
  Day 1: 5   13-04   
13. Terry Baksay           Easton, CT               5  13-03  188
  Day 1: 5   13-03   
14. Chad Pipkens           Holt, MI                 5  13-01  187
  Day 1: 5   13-01   
15. Steve Miller           Mechanicsville, VA       5  12-15  186
  Day 1: 5   12-15   
16. Adrian Avena           Vineland, NJ             5  12-10  185
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
17. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            5  12-08  184
  Day 1: 5   12-08   
18. Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA         5  12-07  183
  Day 1: 5   12-07   
19. Clay Powers            Portsmouth, VA           5  12-07  182
  Day 1: 5   12-07   
20. John Malzahn           Sparrow Bush, NY         5  11-13  181
  Day 1: 5   11-13   
21. Bill Day               Frankfort, KY            5  11-11  180
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
21. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              5  11-11  180
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
21. Wesley Strader         Spring City, TN          5  11-11  180
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
24. Luke Clausen           Otis Orchards, WA        5  11-10  177
  Day 1: 5   11-10   
24. Dave Davenport         Milford, OH              5  11-10  177
  Day 1: 5   11-10   
26. Brad Webb              Hampton, VA              5  11-09  175
  Day 1: 5   11-09   
27. Steven Colgin          Lanexa, VA               5  11-08  174
  Day 1: 5   11-08   
27. Kyle Kempkers          Hamilton, MI             5  11-08  174
  Day 1: 5   11-08   
29. Paco Giner             Danbury, CT              5  11-02  172
  Day 1: 5   11-02   
29. Stephen Mui            Bartlett, IL             5  11-02  172
  Day 1: 5   11-02   
31. Shayne Berlo           Fairfax, VA              5  11-01  170
  Day 1: 5   11-01   
31. Patrick Bone           Cleveland, GA            5  11-01  170
  Day 1: 5   11-01   
33. Tyler Berger           Westerville, OH          5  10-15  168
  Day 1: 5   10-15   
33. Drew Dupre             Clinton, CT              5  10-15  168
  Day 1: 5   10-15   
35. Gregory Dipalma        Millville, NJ            5  10-14  166
  Day 1: 5   10-14   
36. Randy Elliott          Bowie, MD                5  10-13  165
  Day 1: 5   10-13   
36. Mike Elsea             Mooresville, IN          5  10-13  165
  Day 1: 5   10-13   
38. Art Ferguson III       Saint Clair Shores, MI   5  10-10  163
  Day 1: 5   10-10   
39. Cavin Young            Prince George, VA        5  10-08  162
  Day 1: 5   10-08   
40. Chris Daves            Spring Grove, VA         5  10-07  161
  Day 1: 5   10-07   
40. Ed Loughran            Mechanicsville, VA       5  10-07  161
  Day 1: 5   10-07   
40. Chris Noffsinger       Interlochen, MI          5  10-07  161
  Day 1: 5   10-07   
43. Cody Pike              Powhatan, VA             5  10-06  158
  Day 1: 5   10-06   
44. Tommy Little           Chester, VA              5  10-05  157
  Day 1: 5   10-05   
45. Matt Malmquist         White Lake, MI           5  10-04  156
  Day 1: 5   10-04   
46. Brian Bersik           Disputanta, VA           5  10-01  155
  Day 1: 5   10-01   
46. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID             5  10-01  155
  Day 1: 5   10-01   
48. Jason Bacon            Nutting Lake, MA         5  10-00  153
  Day 1: 5   10-00   
48. Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA               5  10-00  153
  Day 1: 5   10-00   
50. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY              5  09-15  151
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
51. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA         5  09-14  150
  Day 1: 5   09-14   
52. Roy Minnick            New Lenox, IL            3  09-14  149
  Day 1: 3   09-14   
53. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN         5  09-13  148
  Day 1: 5   09-13   
53. Derek Yasinski         Senoia, GA               5  09-13  148
  Day 1: 5   09-13   
55. Jacob Wheeler          Indianapolis, IN         5  09-11  146
  Day 1: 5   09-11   
56. Andrew Buss            North Liberty, IN        5  09-10  145
  Day 1: 5   09-10   
57. Jim Bianchi            Rush, NY                 5  09-09  144
  Day 1: 5   09-09   
58. Kelly Pratt            Williamsburg, VA         5  09-07  143
  Day 1: 5   09-07   
59. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS         5  09-06  142
  Day 1: 5   09-06   
60. Josh Douglas           Mound, MN                4  09-04  141
  Day 1: 4   09-04   
61. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           5  09-03  140
  Day 1: 5   09-03   
62. Scott Siller           Milwaukee, WI            5  09-02  139
  Day 1: 5   09-02   
63. Gaspare Costabile      Niagara Falls ONTARIO C  5  08-15  138
  Day 1: 5   08-15   
63. Mike Kernan            Wylie, TX                5  08-15  138
  Day 1: 5   08-15   
65. Alan Jackson           Newport News, VA         5  08-13  136
  Day 1: 5   08-13   
66. James Mcmullen         Quakertown, PA           4  08-13  135
  Day 1: 4   08-13   
67. David Frost            North Haledon, NJ        5  08-11  134
  Day 1: 5   08-11   
68. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA           5  08-11  133
  Day 1: 5   08-11   
69. Powell Kemp            Scotland Neck, NC        5  08-08  132
  Day 1: 5   08-08   
69. Timothy Lucy           Prince George, VA        5  08-08  132
  Day 1: 5   08-08   
71. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      5  08-07  130
  Day 1: 5   08-07   
72. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME             5  08-06  129
  Day 1: 5   08-06   
72. Logan Sherrer          Karnack, TX              5  08-06  129
  Day 1: 5   08-06   
74. Jason Root             Fostoria, OH             5  08-05  127
  Day 1: 5   08-05   
74. Vince Troiano          Chesterfield, NJ         5  08-05  127
  Day 1: 5   08-05   
76. Sean Peddicord         Timonium, MD             5  08-04  125
  Day 1: 5   08-04   
77. JT Kenney              Palm Bay, FL             5  08-03  124
  Day 1: 5   08-03   
77. Ben Nielsen            Lowell, MI               5  08-03  124
  Day 1: 5   08-03   
79. Richard McCrone        Cream Ridge, NJ          5  08-02  122
  Day 1: 5   08-02   
79. Andrew Slegona Jr      Walker Valley, NY        5  08-02  122
  Day 1: 5   08-02   
81. Kevin Johnson          Surprise, AZ             3  08-02  120
  Day 1: 3   08-02   
82. Jamey Caldwell         Carthage, NC             5  08-01  119
  Day 1: 5   08-01   
82. Anthony Gagliardi      Prosperity, SC           5  08-01  119
  Day 1: 5   08-01   
82. Roy Moon               Gloucester, VA           5  08-01  119
  Day 1: 5   08-01   
85. Cody Meyer             Auburn, CA               5  08-00  116
  Day 1: 5   08-00   
86. Steve Schubert         Rayland, OH              3  08-00  115
  Day 1: 3   08-00   
87. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH        5  07-15  114
  Day 1: 5   07-15   
88. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA                5  07-14  113
  Day 1: 5   07-14   
89. Fletcher Shryock       New Philadelphia, OH     5  07-13  112
  Day 1: 5   07-13   
90. John Hunter Jr         Georgetown, KY           5  07-12  111
  Day 1: 5   07-12   
91. Patrick Pierce         Jacksonville, FL         5  07-11  110
  Day 1: 5   07-11   
91. Matt Vermilyea         Perrysburg, OH           5  07-11  110
  Day 1: 5   07-11   
93. Shin Fukae             Palestine, TX            5  07-10  108
  Day 1: 5   07-10   
94. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  07-09  107
  Day 1: 5   07-09   
95. William Shipes         Williston, SC            4  07-08  106
  Day 1: 4   07-08   
96. David Dudley           Lynchburg, VA            5  07-07  105
  Day 1: 5   07-07   
97. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA       5  07-06  104
  Day 1: 5   07-06   
98. Steve York             Bronson, MI              5  07-05  103
  Day 1: 5   07-05   
99. James Cassaday         Wirtz, VA                5  07-04  102
  Day 1: 5   07-04   
100. Derek Remitz           Grant, AL                5  07-03  101
  Day 1: 5   07-03   
101. Matt Fischer           Farmington, MI           5  07-02  100
  Day 1: 5   07-02   
102. Gary Clouse            La Vergne, TN            4  07-02   99
  Day 1: 4   07-02   
103. Mike Caul              Petersburg, VA           5  07-01   98
  Day 1: 5   07-01   
104. Wayne Vaughan Jr       Chester, VA              4  07-01   97
  Day 1: 4   07-01   
105. Randy Allen            Shreveport, LA           4  07-00   96
  Day 1: 4   07-00   
105. Danny Lamie            Richmond, VA             4  07-00   96
  Day 1: 4   07-00   
107. Jeff Cutler            Minersville, PA          5  06-14   94
  Day 1: 5   06-14   
107. Ryan Ingalls           Fairfax, VA              5  06-14   94
  Day 1: 5   06-14   
107. Koby Kreiger           Bokeelia, FL             5  06-14   94
  Day 1: 5   06-14   
110. Jon Englund            Farwell, MN              4  06-14   91
  Day 1: 4   06-14   
111. Charlie Evans          Berea, KY                5  06-13   90
  Day 1: 5   06-13   
112. Tyler Carriere         Youngsville, LA          5  06-12   89
  Day 1: 5   06-12   
112. Buck Mallory           Lawton, MI               5  06-12   89
  Day 1: 5   06-12   
114. Tony Dorman            Taylor, PA               5  06-11   87
  Day 1: 5   06-11   
114. Tim Malone             Gatlinburg, TN           5  06-11   87
  Day 1: 5   06-11   
116. Jonathan Shoemaker     Elyria, OH               5  06-10   85
  Day 1: 5   06-10   
117. Rob Uzzle              Hampton, VA              4  06-08   84
  Day 1: 4   06-08   
118. Joe Hamilton           Liberty, IN              5  06-07   83
  Day 1: 5   06-07   
119. Trait Crist            Fort Worth, TX           4  06-06   82
  Day 1: 4   06-06   
119. Charlie Machek         Midlothian, VA           4  06-06   82
  Day 1: 4   06-06   
119. Erhardt Tulgestka      Posen, MI                4  06-06   82
  Day 1: 4   06-06   
122. Michael Crocker        Pasadena, MD             4  06-00   79
  Day 1: 4   06-00   
123. Jeff Kuhar             Bridgeport, OH           3  06-00   78
  Day 1: 3   06-00   
124. Richard Dunham         Waukegan, IL             5  05-13   77
  Day 1: 5   05-13   
125. Greg Mansfield         Burnsville, MN           2  05-13   76
  Day 1: 2   05-13   
126. Joe Gensini            Hennepin, IL             4  05-12   75
  Day 1: 4   05-12   
126. Wil Hardy II           Harlem, GA               4  05-12   75
  Day 1: 4   05-12   
128. Rick Hawkins           Roanoke, VA              3  05-12   73
  Day 1: 3   05-12   
129. Rob Thivener           Delaware, OH             3  05-10   72
  Day 1: 3   05-10   
130. Buddy Cipoletti        West Islip, NY           4  05-08   71
  Day 1: 4   05-08   
131. Shane Rees             Middletown, IN           3  05-08   70
  Day 1: 3   05-08   
132. Jeff Hippert           Hamburg, NY              4  05-05   69
  Day 1: 4   05-05   
133. Christppher Martinkovic Liberty Twp, OH          3  05-05   68
  Day 1: 3   05-05   
134. Kendall Newson         Lagrange, GA             3  05-04   67
  Day 1: 3   05-04   
135. Curtis Richardson      Belleville CANADA        4  05-02   66
  Day 1: 4   05-02   
136. Chris Flint            Potsdam, NY              3  05-01   65
  Day 1: 3   05-01   
137. Don Warren Jr          Chesterfield, VA         3  05-00   64
  Day 1: 3   05-00   
138. Paul Molan             Chardon, OH              3  04-15   63
  Day 1: 3   04-15   
139. Derek Cummings         Clayton, NC              2  04-15   62
  Day 1: 2   04-15   
140. Michael Lockhart       Mineral Wells, WV        2  04-14   61
  Day 1: 2   04-14   
141. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  3  04-13   60
  Day 1: 3   04-13   
142. John Figi              Bloomington, MN          3  04-12   59
  Day 1: 3   04-12   
142. Bruce Whitmire         Channelview, TX          3  04-12   59
  Day 1: 3   04-12   
144. Eddie Levin            Westerville, OH          4  04-11   57
  Day 1: 4   04-11   
145. Tim Grein              Winston Salem, NC        2  04-09   56
  Day 1: 2   04-09   
146. Al Farace              Cockeysville, MD         4  04-08   55
  Day 1: 4   04-08   
147. Douglas Reed           Bridgeton, NJ            3  04-05   54
  Day 1: 3   04-05   
148. Jason Dudek            Tonka Bay, MN            4  04-04   53
  Day 1: 4   04-04   
149. Regan Coffey           Richmond, VA             2  04-01   52
  Day 1: 2   04-01   
150. Brian Latimer          Belton, SC               3  04-00   51
  Day 1: 3   04-00   
151. Mark Hicks             Glouster, OH             2  04-00   50
  Day 1: 2   04-00   
151. Craig Nelson           Mather, PA               2  04-00   50
  Day 1: 2   04-00   
153. Carmen Peluso          Ambridge, PA             3  03-14   48
  Day 1: 3   03-14   
154. Pete Garnier           Lindsey ONTARIO CANADA   2  03-13   47
  Day 1: 2   03-13   
154. Randy Ramsey           Ceresco, MI              2  03-13   47
  Day 1: 2   03-13   
156. Andrew Luxon           Richmond, KY             2  03-10   45
  Day 1: 2   03-10   
156. Rick Nitkiewicz        Pittsburgh, PA           2  03-10   45
  Day 1: 2   03-10   
158. Frank Ramsey           Cary, IL                 3  03-09   43
  Day 1: 3   03-09   
159. Gary Isgrigg           Mt Washington, KY        2  03-09   42
  Day 1: 2   03-09   
160. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            2  03-08   41
  Day 1: 2   03-08   
161. Kenny Garippa          Tobyhanna, PA            2  03-05   40
  Day 1: 2   03-05   
162. William Hensley        Chattaroy, WV            3  03-03   39
  Day 1: 3   03-03   
163. Tom Balachvili         Brooklyn, NY             3  02-14   38
  Day 1: 3   02-14   
164. Steven Roberts         Moseley, VA              2  02-14   37
  Day 1: 2   02-14   
165. Gerald Sensabaugh      Gray, TN                 3  02-12   36
  Day 1: 3   02-12   
166. Ron Johnson            Chandler, AZ             3  02-11   35
  Day 1: 3   02-11   
167. Larry Draughn          Fairborn, OH             2  02-08   34
  Day 1: 2   02-08   
168. Edward Naydihor        Kenosha, WI              2  02-06   33
  Day 1: 2   02-06   
169. Bo Boltz               New Kent, VA             2  02-05   32
  Day 1: 2   02-05   
169. Lee Rogers             Swartswood, NJ           2  02-05   32
  Day 1: 2   02-05   
171. Shannon Jones          Kimper, KY               1  02-04   30
  Day 1: 1   02-04   
171. Todd Sterner           Mechanicsburg, PA        1  02-04   30
  Day 1: 1   02-04   
173. Kyle Worsham           Cherokee, AL             2  02-01   28
  Day 1: 2   02-01   
174. Scott Patton           Paris, TN                1  02-01   27
  Day 1: 1   02-01   
175. Paul Pagnato           Reston, VA               1  02-00   26
  Day 1: 1   02-00   
176. Antonio Gomez          Paterson, NJ             1  01-15   25
  Day 1: 1   01-15   
177. Kirk McMullen          Greensburg, PA           1  01-11   24
  Day 1: 1   01-11   
178. Michael McCoy          Mentor On The Lake, OH   1  01-05   23
  Day 1: 1   01-05   
179. Brian Kelly            Liverpool, NY            1  01-04   22
  Day 1: 1   01-04   
180. Jarrad Nickolite       Sioux Falls, SD          1  01-03   21
  Day 1: 1   01-03   
181. Jesse Tacoronte        Orlando, FL              1  01-01   20
  Day 1: 1   01-01   
182. Stephen Barrett        Kirkfield CANADA         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
182. Chris Cline            Stafford, VA             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
182. Jeff Cox               Saline, MI               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
182. Donald Holt Jr         Perrysburg, OH           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
182. Alton Jones Jr.        Lorena, TX               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
182. Larry Lusk             Virginia Beach, VA       0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
182. Timothy Macknair       Rices Landing, PA        0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
182. Edward Milton          Chester, VA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
182. Mark Modrak            China, MI                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
182. Josh Wich              Camden, DE               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       107       738      1413-08
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         107       738      1413-08

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open James River Presented by Allstate 7/9-7/11
James River, Richmond  VA.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Lou Britos             Disputanta, VA           3  12-07  200
  Day 1: 3   12-07   
2.  Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           3  08-05  199
  Day 1: 3   08-05   
3.  Nick Angiulo           Hainesport, NJ           3  08-03  198
  Day 1: 3   08-03   
4.  Robby Harris Jr        Disputanta, VA           3  08-02  197
  Day 1: 3   08-02   
5.  Derek Brown            Charlottesville, VA      3  08-01  196
  Day 1: 3   08-01   
6.  Richard Cooper         Clayton, NC              3  07-15  195
  Day 1: 3   07-15   
7.  Nick Ray               Ingleside, IL            3  07-11  194
  Day 1: 3   07-11   
7.  Skyler Schultz         Monaca, PA               3  07-11  194
  Day 1: 3   07-11   
9.  Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         3  07-08  192
  Day 1: 3   07-08   
10. Marvin Major Jr        Lanexa, VA               3  07-05  191
  Day 1: 3   07-05   
11. Todd Dorton            Church Road, VA          3  07-02  190
  Day 1: 3   07-02   
11. Jeff Miterko           Stafford, VA             3  07-02  190
  Day 1: 3   07-02   
13. Alex Peric             Wheeling, IL             3  07-01  188
  Day 1: 3   07-01   
14. Hunter Slemp           Lanexa, VA               1  07-01  187
  Day 1: 1   07-01   
15. Bill Rea               Greenfield, OH           3  06-13  186
  Day 1: 3   06-13   
16. Mark Brannock          Chester, VA              3  06-09  185
  Day 1: 3   06-09   
16. Rick Harkness          Saint Marys, WV          3  06-09  185
  Day 1: 3   06-09   
18. Les Ore Jr             Chesapeake, VA           3  06-08  183
  Day 1: 3   06-08   
19. Mark Moretz            Chesapeake, VA           3  06-04  182
  Day 1: 3   06-04   
20. Cory Dunnavant         Colonial Heights, VA     3  06-02  181
  Day 1: 3   06-02   
21. Kalin Blount           Timberlake, NC           3  06-01  180
  Day 1: 3   06-01   
22. John Hutton            Derry, PA                3  05-15  179
  Day 1: 3   05-15   
23. Zachary Hajecate       Wallkill, NY             3  05-13  178
  Day 1: 3   05-13   
23. Greg Mauldin           Archdale, NC             3  05-13  178
  Day 1: 3   05-13   
25. Wyatt Morris           Little Falls, NY         3  05-11  176
  Day 1: 3   05-11   
25. Roland Powers Jr       Portsmouth, VA           3  05-11  176
  Day 1: 3   05-11   
27. Guy Fairweather        Hayes, VA                3  05-08  174
  Day 1: 3   05-08   
27. Andrew Fryer           Grove City, OH           3  05-08  174
  Day 1: 3   05-08   
29. David Chamberlain      Yardville, NJ            3  05-04  172
  Day 1: 3   05-04   
29. Jeff Felix             Prior Lake, MN           3  05-04  172
  Day 1: 3   05-04   
31. Scott Stephenson III   South Prince George, VA  3  05-04  170
  Day 1: 3   05-04   
32. Mike Hedrick           South Chesterfield, VA   3  05-02  169
  Day 1: 3   05-02   
32. Keith Jones            Newport News, VA         3  05-02  169
  Day 1: 3   05-02   
32. Timothy Reams          Morgantown, WV           3  05-02  169
  Day 1: 3   05-02   
32. Joshua Weaver          Macon, GA                3  05-02  169
  Day 1: 3   05-02   
36. Moo Bae                West Friendship, MD      3  05-01  165
  Day 1: 3   05-01   
37. Cory Hatton            Carson, VA               3  05-00  164
  Day 1: 3   05-00   
37. Jim Oconnell Jr        Castle Rock, CO          3  05-00  164
  Day 1: 3   05-00   
37. Katherine Owczarzak    Buffalo, NY              3  05-00  164
  Day 1: 3   05-00   
40. Donnie Bell            Hopewell, VA             3  05-00  161
  Day 1: 3   05-00   
41. Mark Westrick          Hastings, PA             3  04-15  160
  Day 1: 3   04-15   
42. Ryan Drewery           South Prince George, VA  3  04-12  159
  Day 1: 3   04-12   
42. Bobby Harris Sr        Disputanta, VA           3  04-12  159
  Day 1: 3   04-12   
42. Tyler Leigh            Ewing, NJ                3  04-12  159
  Day 1: 3   04-12   
42. Nick Leonard           Cincinnati, OH           3  04-12  159
  Day 1: 3   04-12   
46. Robert Bruguiere       Mechanicsville, VA       3  04-11  155
  Day 1: 3   04-11   
46. Steven Hannah          Sewell, NJ               3  04-11  155
  Day 1: 3   04-11   
46. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY               3  04-11  155
  Day 1: 3   04-11   
46. Jared Williams         Hampton, VA              3  04-11  155
  Day 1: 3   04-11   
50. Willy Hicks            Chester, VA              1  04-10  151
  Day 1: 1   04-10   
51. Akira Okuyama          Forest Hills, NY         3  04-09  150
  Day 1: 3   04-09   
51. Zachary Whitt          Newport News, VA         3  04-09  150
  Day 1: 3   04-09   
53. Kacey Mays             Eagle Rock, VA           2  04-08  148
  Day 1: 2   04-08   
54. Lenny Baird            Stafford, VA             3  04-07  147
  Day 1: 3   04-07   
54. David Wright           Red Lion, PA             3  04-07  147
  Day 1: 3   04-07   
56. Brian Cheek            Williamsburg, VA         3  04-06  145
  Day 1: 3   04-06   
57. Gus Kneidinger         Prospect, PA             3  04-05  144
  Day 1: 3   04-05   
58. Cody Cutter            Harveys Lake, PA         3  04-03  143
  Day 1: 3   04-03   
58. Tyler Woolcott         Port Orange, FL          3  04-03  143
  Day 1: 3   04-03   
60. Shane Doughtie         Roanoke Rapids, NC       2  04-02  141
  Day 1: 2   04-02   
61. Mike England           Sunbury, OH              3  04-01  140
  Day 1: 3   04-01   
62. Michael Martinez       Lanexa, VA               3  04-01    0
  Day 1: 3   04-01   
63. Mel Mcmullen           South Charleston, OH     3  04-00  138
  Day 1: 3   04-00   
64. Hayden Bell            Hopewell, VA             2  04-00  137
  Day 1: 2   04-00   
65. Tyler Berthold         Columbia Station, OH     3  03-15  136
  Day 1: 3   03-15   
66. Keith Speece           Olin, NC                 3  03-13  135
  Day 1: 3   03-13   
67. Craig Shilling         Littlestown, PA          2  03-13  134
  Day 1: 2   03-13   
68. Cecil Kinsey III       Chesapeake, VA           3  03-11  133
  Day 1: 3   03-11   
69. Kevin Fore             Powhatan, VA             3  03-11  132
  Day 1: 3   03-11   
70. Stephen Lucy           Forksville, VA           3  03-10  131
  Day 1: 3   03-10   
71. Cort Gardner           Jessup, MD               3  03-09  130
  Day 1: 3   03-09   
72. Mike Sciacca           Augusta, NJ              3  03-08  129
  Day 1: 3   03-08   
73. Phil Zavracky          Stow, OH                 1  03-08  128
  Day 1: 1   03-08   
74. Richard Stewart        Chesterfield, VA         3  03-06  127
  Day 1: 3   03-06   
75. Christopher Liobis     Branchburg, NJ           2  03-06  126
  Day 1: 2   03-06   
75. Mandel Pettus          Sound Beach, NY          2  03-06  126
  Day 1: 2   03-06   
77. William Langille       Kent, OH                 3  03-05  124
  Day 1: 3   03-05   
78. Kenny Beale Jr         Danville, VA             2  03-04  123
  Day 1: 2   03-04   
78. Duke Nave              Norristown, PA           2  03-04  123
  Day 1: 2   03-04   
80. Mike Henderson         Caledonia CANADA         2  03-03  121
  Day 1: 2   03-03   
80. Shannon Wheeler        Vinton, VA               2  03-03  121
  Day 1: 2   03-03   
82. Donnie Bowman          Quinton, VA              2  03-01  119
  Day 1: 2   03-01   
82. Adam Clarke            Chester, VA              2  03-01  119
  Day 1: 2   03-01   
84. James Miller           Tucson, AZ               1  03-01  117
  Day 1: 1   03-01   
85. Rob Shaw               Hampton, VA              2  03-00  116
  Day 1: 2   03-00   
85. Mike Sopocy            Evanston, IL             2  03-00  116
  Day 1: 2   03-00   
85. Chris Wade             North Chesterfield, VA   2  03-00  116
  Day 1: 2   03-00   
88. Lance Baker            Huxley, IA               2  02-15  113
  Day 1: 2   02-15   
89. William Beekman        Diamond Point, NY        1  02-13  112
  Day 1: 1   02-13   
90. David Kelley           California, MD           2  02-12  111
  Day 1: 2   02-12   
91. Anthony Bell           Dayton, OH               2  02-11  110
  Day 1: 2   02-11   
91. Clay Jackson Jr        Chester, VA              2  02-11  110
  Day 1: 2   02-11   
91. Jonathan Ross          South Chester, VA        2  02-11  110
  Day 1: 2   02-11   
94. Jack Crocker           Pasadena, MD             1  02-11  107
  Day 1: 1   02-11   
95. Bob Evans              Elkhart, IN              2  02-10  106
  Day 1: 2   02-10   
95. Tyler Morgan           Pine Grove, PA           2  02-10  106
  Day 1: 2   02-10   
97. Jack Pollio            Norfolk, VA              2  02-09  104
  Day 1: 2   02-09   
97. Ross Rhodes            Mattawan, MI             2  02-09  104
  Day 1: 2   02-09   
97. Bill Snow              Woburn, MA               2  02-09  104
  Day 1: 2   02-09   
100. Mark Tornai            Fredericksburg, VA       1  02-08  101
  Day 1: 1   02-08   
100. John Watts             Flushing, MI             1  02-08  101
  Day 1: 1   02-08   
102. Kermit Crowder         South Chesterfield, VA   2  02-06   99
  Day 1: 2   02-06   
102. Bryan Sisk             Glenelg, MD              2  02-06   99
  Day 1: 2   02-06   
102. Jonathan Stewart       Lancaster, PA            2  02-06   99
  Day 1: 2   02-06   
105. Jason Sturgill         Pennington Gap, VA       2  02-05   96
  Day 1: 2   02-05   
106. Danny Burns            Scottsdale, AZ           2  02-04   95
  Day 1: 2   02-04   
106. Tommy Harvey           Richmond, VA             2  02-04   95
  Day 1: 2   02-04   
108. John Moon              Brookeland, TX           2  02-03   93
  Day 1: 2   02-03   
109. Ralph Gensini, Sr.     Hennepin, IL             2  02-02   92
  Day 1: 2   02-02   
110. Kevin Brockner         Ferndale, NY             2  02-01   91
  Day 1: 2   02-01   
111. Craig Dennis           Columbia City, IN        1  02-01   90
  Day 1: 1   02-01   
111. Ted Lempke III         Chesterfield, VA         1  02-01   90
  Day 1: 1   02-01   
113. Jim Tedesco            Niagara Falls ONTARIO C  1  02-01   88
  Day 1: 1   02-01   
114. Travis Ruddock         Mechanicsville, VA       2  02-00   87
  Day 1: 2   02-00   
115. Jason Holder           Powhatan, VA             1  02-00   86
  Day 1: 1   02-00   
115. Andrew Mcclintock      Wellford, SC             1  02-00   86
  Day 1: 1   02-00   
115. Jeffrey Ware           Warrenton, VA            1  02-00   86
  Day 1: 1   02-00   
118. J Koren                Colonial Heights, VA     1  01-15   83
  Day 1: 1   01-15   
118. Paul Propst Jr.        Kearneysville, WV        1  01-15   83
  Day 1: 1   01-15   
118. Robert Winward         Wilmington, DE           1  01-15   83
  Day 1: 1   01-15   
121. Zachariah Dunham       Stroudsburg, PA          1  01-13   80
  Day 1: 1   01-13   
121. Avery Neely            Richmond, VA             1  01-13   80
  Day 1: 1   01-13   
123. Jerry Abrams           Pinetops, NC             1  01-12   78
  Day 1: 1   01-12   
123. Barry Kellar           North Chesterfield, VA   1  01-12   78
  Day 1: 1   01-12   
125. Matt Madlener          Lake Villa, IL           1  01-10   76
  Day 1: 1   01-10   
125. Chris Moore            Mechanicsville, VA       1  01-10   76
  Day 1: 1   01-10   
125. Mitchell Portervint    Chesapeake, VA           1  01-10   76
  Day 1: 1   01-10   
128. Greg Del Russo         Hopatcong, NJ            1  01-09   73
  Day 1: 1   01-09   
128. Shawn Phipps Jr        Fredericksburg, VA       1  01-09   73
  Day 1: 1   01-09   
128. Tom Yi                 Vienna, VA               1  01-09   73
  Day 1: 1   01-09   
131. Michael Barton         Endicott, NY             1  01-07   70
  Day 1: 1   01-07   
131. Jarvis Ellis           Albany, GA               1  01-07   70
  Day 1: 1   01-07   
131. Tim Hawley             Linwood, NC              1  01-07   70
  Day 1: 1   01-07   
131. Steven Kellam          Crittenden, KY           1  01-07   70
  Day 1: 1   01-07   
135. Bubba Powers Jr        Prince George, VA        1  01-06   66
  Day 1: 1   01-06   
136. B Newton               Fredericksburg, VA       1  01-05   65
  Day 1: 1   01-05   
136. Joseph Sterner         Mechanicsburg, PA        1  01-05    0
  Day 1: 1   01-05   
138. Justin Busby           Columbus, OH             1  01-04   63
  Day 1: 1   01-04   
138. Tina Chang             Milwaukee, WI            1  01-04   63
  Day 1: 1   01-04   
138. Josh Crededio          Chicago, IL              1  01-04   63
  Day 1: 1   01-04   
138. Matt Mccluskey         Ashburn, VA              1  01-04   63
  Day 1: 1   01-04   
138. Phil Thalheimer        Raleigh, NC              1  01-04   63
  Day 1: 1   01-04   
143. Dallas Blount          Timberlake, NC           1  01-03   58
  Day 1: 1   01-03   
143. Zachary Francis        Abingdon, VA             1  01-03   58
  Day 1: 1   01-03   
143. Tejmohan Sawhney       Reading, PA              1  01-03   58
  Day 1: 1   01-03   
146. Michael Baldwin        South Chesterfield, VA   1  01-02   55
  Day 1: 1   01-02   
146. Mark Pacella           Watertown, NY            1  01-02   55
  Day 1: 1   01-02   
146. Keith Sensenig         Jane Lew, WV             1  01-02   55
  Day 1: 1   01-02   
146. Brett Warrick-Schkolnik Westerville, OH          1  01-02   55
  Day 1: 1   01-02   
150. David Dickerson        Colonial Heights, VA     1  01-01   51
  Day 1: 1   01-01   
151. Kurt Cashdollar        Annapolis, MD            1  01-00   50
  Day 1: 1   01-00   
152. John Snider            Portsmouth, VA           2  00-15   49
  Day 1: 2   00-15   
153. Brian Dauberman        Mifflinburg, PA          1  00-00   48
  Day 1: 1   00-00   
154. Joshua Adkisson        Zuni, VA                 0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Tom Bever              Boulder, CO              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Michael Birr           Franklinton, NC          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Andrew Bray            Clinton Twp, MI          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Jerry Britt            Barhamsville, VA         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Chaz Carrington        Virginia Beach, VA       0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Bernard Drimal         Mc Kenney, VA            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. David Everhart         Kearneysville, WV        0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Thomas Gim             Perry Hall, MD           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. David Iliff Jr         Oldtown, MD              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Michael James          Indiana, PA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Jim Jarvis             Timberville, VA          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Scott Johnson          Bath, PA                 0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Jason Kremer           East Berlin, PA          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Mark Ludwig            Chesterfield, VA         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Jonathan Marlow        Burke, VA                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Steve Mason            North Chesterfield, VA   0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Joe Mauro              Lanexa, VA               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Henry Mckee IV         Haddon Heights, NJ       0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Brad McMullen          Coraopolis, PA           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. James Mignanelli       Harmony, PA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Robert Moseley Jr      Boydton, VA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Maxwell Newcomer       Whitehouse, OH           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Daniel Orlando         Stafford, VA             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Oliver Reitzell        Catawba, NC              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Thomas Rizzo           Rochester, PA            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. George Saliba          Lakefield CANADA         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Stephen Schneider      Selden, NY               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Jeremy Seamans         Dracut, MA               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Mike Slemp             Lanexa, VA               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Lamar Spade            Catasauqua, PA           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Paul Spellman          Fredericksburg, VA       0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Marvin Stith Jr.       Piscataway, NJ           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Ike Taylor             Westerville, OH          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Ej Thomas              Henrico, VA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Matthew Turney         Annandale, VA            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
154. Eric Walton            Staunton, VA             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        68       325       563-12
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          68       325       563-12


The Lake Dardanelle Collegiate Derby Announced For March 2016

The Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series is pleased to announce Lake Dardanelle as the second stop of the 2016 collegiate bass fishing.  The event will be held on March 24-26 and will be hosted by Russellville Tourism and Visitor Center in Russellville, Arkansas.

"Russellville, Arkansas and Lake Dardanelle are very excited to host this event for the very first time," said Christie Graham, Executive Director of Tourism. "We are looking forward to having these collegiate anglers on our lake and can't wait to see everyone this spring!"

As one of four double-points Cabela's School of the Year events, the Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series and the Association of Collegiate Anglers are excited to offer collegiate anglers the chance to compete on Lake Dardanelle as part of the 2016 Cabela's School of the Year Race.

"We're very excited to head to be going to Lake Dardanelle in 2016. This will be our first time hosting one of major televised events on this body of water. College anglers competing in this event will be treated to great fishing and a new event within the series" said Wade Middleton, Director of the Association of Collegiate Anglers and President of CarecoTV. "Because of the double points that will be awarded at this event, it will be one that anglers will not want to miss to stay competitive in the Cabela's School of the Year race."

We look forward to seeing everyone this spring at Lake Dardanelle on March 24-26!

To see additional coverage on our Facebook, click here: https://www.facebook.com/CollegiateBassChampionship

 


Bobby Barrack Instructional Video "turnin' Frogs Into Toads" Available Now!

Bobby Barrack has released his long-awaited CD- "Turnin' Frogs Into Toads" - Bobby Barrack's frog fishing secrets revealed!

I have talked with Bobby a couple of times over the past year to see when this video would be ready. Now I can stop bugging him. Bobby has forgotten more about catching GIANT bass on frogs than most pros will ever learn in the first place. Gain his insight into this dealy effective and crazy exciting way of fishing.

Learn strategies and techniques from professional angler Bobby Barrack in this on-the-water instructional DVD, complete with awesome top water explosions and giant bass catching action. This is 50 minutes of practical top-water instruction, humor, and fish catches that is sure to entertain while you learn. Whether you're a weekend angler or a tournament fisherman, you will learn the techniques to turn your frogs into toads. Bobby's pointers and years of experience will take your frog fishing to the next level.

Turnin' Frogs Into Toads includes instruction in:

    - Equipment

    - Why use a frog?

    - What to look for when throwing a frog

    - Tempo…It does matter

    - Pitching and side arm techniques

    - And much more!

Go to SnagProof.com/store to buy your copy now!

 


Key To Winning Bassmaster Northern Open On The James Is To Match Lure Selection To Primary Forage

The James River holds the potential to win a bass tournament from the rapids in Richmond all the way down to where the river pours into the salt waters of Chesapeake Bay, said Bassmaster Elite Pro Michael Iaconelli who has finished in the top 5 in the last two Bassmaster Northern Opens held on the river.

“I've got some familiarity with the river from fishing there prior and it's a tidal river like the Potomac, the Chesapeake and the Hudson rivers, so there are a lot of parallels with East Coast tidal river fishing and that gives me an awful lot of confidence when I go down there,” said Iaconelli who finished 4th in the 2011 Bassmaster Northern Open on the James and 3rd in the 2013 Northern Open.

“The entire river is viable and it is diverse and the other thing about that river is that it is so unique,” said the Pittsgrove, N.J., angler as he prepared for the 2015 Northern Open on the James which will be held June 9-11. “A lot of rivers have one predominant form of cover, but the James is really diverse. You can fish everything from rocks to man-made structure like pilings and seawalls, wood in the form of trees and brush, and then the vegetation in some of the tributaries.”

That diversity, he said, makes it an easy river to fish because it spreads the anglers out since they have so many options.

The key, then, he said, is making the right lure selection.

“Lure selection is something we do everywhere, but on tidal rivers like the James it is even more important. You have to match the hatch. My lure selection is going to be placed on matching the forage the fish are feeding on.”

And the forage in the James is richly diverse, he said, much moreso than in an inland impoundment because the river connects to the ocean.

“On a Southern reservoir like Lake Murray, for instance, you know the forage base is going to be blueback herring, shad and bluegills. On the James it is so much bigger. You have shad, bluegills, crawfish, but because the lower tributaries are ocean-bound you've got other forage,” he said.

“Little 3- to 5-inch eels are a big forage base this time of year, as are blue crabs. Bass love small 2- to 3-inch blue crabs. You find all that forage you don't see in freshwater, like flathead minnows and small needlefish. All that is going to dictate my bait selection.”

Iaconelli, who counts the 2003 Bassmaster Classic on the Louisiana Delta among his 8 B.A.S.S. wins, has 60 top 10 finishes in his pro career and has earned almost $2.3 million in prize money in B.A.S.S. tournaments.

He led the Bassmaster Elite tournament on Lake Guntersville for three days before an unfortunate final day when he caught only one bass and finished 12th. He was 6th in the Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell in February.

As for the Northern Open on the James, Iaconelli said the weights probably will not be as good next week as they have been for the last few months in tournaments.

“There have been some major tournaments on the river and it a big FLW event two or three weeks ago there were some phenomenal weights, a lot of 16- to 18-pound bags brought in. I think we will see some of those bags but we are switching into a summertime pattern now and fishing will be a little tougher,” he said.

“I think it will take 15 to 16 pounds a day to win it and for an East Coast tidal fishery that is a really good average for mid-July.”

 

Bassmaster Northern Open

Jul 9-11, 2015

James River

www.bassmaster.com

 


Clear water, super smallmouth fishing make Detroit River a favorite for BFL Michigan Division

In early April Freddy Hurley of Somerset, Ky., drove more than 400 miles to the Detroit River to fish for walleye.

“Ten million walleye come into that river to spawn every year and we caught some big ones,” he said.

But when Hurley goes to the Detroit River for the FLW Walmart BFL Michigan Division tournament July 11 he won't be fishing for walleye. He'll be fishing for big smallmouth bass.

“I like clear water and that river is one of the best rivers to catch smallmouth that I have ever fished in – and I have fished a lot of places,” said Hurley who finished the 2014 Michigan Division season ranked 8th in points, with his best two finishes a 10th place on the Detroit River in July and 10th again in August on the river.

“I was in the top five going into the last tournament of the year, but it didn't work out, but I have made the regional up there every year,” Hurley said.

“I got three checks in a row up there last year, but I never did get that one bite I needed. What happens up there is that you can get hooked on 3-pound smallmouth and that won't get you anything. You have to go for the 4-pounders. You don't get as many bites, but that will give you 18 to 20 pounds for a limit.”

The key in fishing the Detroit River is the current, he said, although some anglers will fish up in Lake St. Clair and others will fish from the mouth of the river out into Lake Erie.

“Basically you are fishing heavy current which flows from Lake St. Clair into Lake Erie, mostly fishing tubes and drop shots in the little eddies,” he said. “The main thing you have to do is play the wind. The wind is your friend if you know how to play it.”

Hurley said the long drive to fish the Detroit River is well worth it.

“I fish five tournaments a year up there – all the Michigan BFL Division tournaments. Everybody loves to fish up there. There are between 25 to 50 co-anglers on the waiting list so that tells you something.”

The first Michigan BFL of 2015 was held June 27 on Lake St. Clair, with the July 11 tournament on the Detroit river to follow. The third tournament will be back on Lake St. Clair Aug. 1, followed by the Detroit River Aug. 15, with the final Michigan BFL scheduled for Sept. 19 on the Detroit River.

 

FLW Walmart BFL Michigan Division

Sat, Jul 11, 2015

Detroit River

Elizabeth Park Marina

www.flwoutdoors.com

 


Outcome of BFL Hoosier Division tournament on Ohio River will depend on how much rain falls

Fishing in the third FLW Walmart BFL Hoosier Division tournament on the Ohio River July 11 is going to depend a lot on the weather, specifically whether the river is swollen from more heavy rains or not, according to veteran BFL angler George Brown of Camby, Ind.

“A lot will depend on whether the water gets back down, whether it will let the river come into play or not,” Brown said. “If we get more rain and it stays up and high it probably will be pretty tough fishing. But if it goes back down and the water clears up I think there will be a pretty good weigh-in.”

The tournament probably will be won on a shallow bite in the creeks, he said, but there are some big spotted bass to be caught in the river if conditions are right.

“On a typical day I would be fishing the main river, trying to get five spots and then head back down towards the dam, hitting the creeks,” he said. “There are several small creeks coming into the river with a lot heavy wood cover and real shallow flats. If the sun comes out and the wind gets up the fish will pull up on those flats.”

And, he added, if the water clears up there should be some spawning fish in those creeks because the spawn has been somewhat delayed by the up and down water levels created by the heavy rains in recent weeks.

“In the river, hopefully I can catch them on a crankbait on shoals and wood if there is a little current, and on a small worm. In the creeks I'll be pitching a Strike King Game Hog and throwing a spinnerbait,” he said.

Brown finished 6th in points in the Hoosier Division last year and he is currently second in points after finishing 7th in the first tournament April 25 on Lake Monroe and 17th in the second tournament May 30 on Lake Patoka.

“I have the same points as the leader (Lee Mills of Columbus, Ind.) but I am pretty sure he has more fish and that is the tie breaker,” Brown said.

After the tournament on the Ohio River out of Tanner's Creek July 11, the Hoosier Division will move to the Ohio River out of Rocky Point Aug. 1, then back to Tanner's Creek for the season final Sept. 12.

 

FLW Walmart BFL Hoosier Division

Sat, Jul 11, 2015

Ohio River – Tanner’s Creek

Lawrenceburg City Ramp

www.flwoutdoors.com

 


Sportsman's Warehouse Team of the Week-One on One with the High Rock CBC Champs Darren Gay and Allen Snyder!

The Sportsman's Warehouse Team of the Week joins us from Tamarac Marina on HIGH ROCK LAKE-the site where Darren Gay and Allen Snyder took home $12,500 at the final CBC NC Qualifyer of the year! Note to AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh-these guys say shallow Rob...........all shallow!!


Univ Of North Alabama Wins Cabella's School Of The Year Title-For Second Year In A Row!!

University of North Alabama Seizes Second Consecutive Cabela's School of the Year Title

Murray State University Claims Second and Tennessee Tech University Takes Third

 

San Antonio, Texas (June 30, 2015) --

The University of North Alabama (UNA) landed their second consecutive Cabela's School of the Year Title with a season destined for victory. The UNA team, compiled of over forty members, kept the Cabela's School of the Year race as top priority for the season and through their hard work, commitment and dedication, they are once again crowned as the Cabela's School of the Year.

 

As the most prestigious title in the sport of college fishing, collegiate anglers know that in order to win the Cabela's School of the Year Title, schools must be on top of the leaderboard, not for a single tournament, but for tournaments all year round. The UNA Bass Team is no stranger to the top of the leaderboard as spectators and other competitors have seen that all year round in the Cabela's School of the Year Rankings.

  

When asked just how significant this title is, the Director of the Association of Collegiate Anglers and President of CarecoTV, Wade Middleton, said that "most people don't quite understand the significance of the competition and the title - this is the ultimate trophy of college fishing. In order for a school to win the Cabela's School of the Year Title, schools have to perform at their very best all year round, and not just one event, which is not an easy task."

  

The UNA Bass Team is beyond thrilled with their accomplishment and are proud to say that this has been what the team has desired since day one and to win the title two years in a row is an achievement that no other school has yet to accomplish.

  

"Honestly, winning it two years in a row is an awesome experience," said UNA Senior and Bass Team President, Dawson Lenz, "but we can't do it without our school. The school supports us and from that, we're able to travel and compete like we do. While we couldn't do it without our school, we also couldn't do it without the dedication from our team to compete day in and day out with the main goal of winning the Cabela's School of the Year Title."

"This is a feeling you kinda can't explain," added UNA Junior and Bass Team Secretary, Andrew Tate. "We've had such big increase in teams this year, in fact we almost doubled in size, but we all had this goal in mind. We had some struggles last year, but this year went smooth for us as a team and we were really able to get the ball rolling in the past few months to bring home the title."

  

As two veterans in the collegiate bass fishing world, Lenz and Tate want to create something to pass down to the team once they graduate.

  

"Since the beginning of this year, we wanted to create a dynasty for this team. We won the Cabela's School of the Year Title this year and last year and we sure as heck want to win it next year too. We're really excited about the new guys coming up as they are all so competitive and are really the future of the team," Lenz said.

  

Austin Mize, current freshman on the UNA Bass Team, is a prime example of who they want leading their team in years to come. Mize was a huge help to the club as he and his partner, Nathan Martin, finished fourth in the 10th Anniversary BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Presented by Cabela's, earning the team major Cabela's School of the Year Points to secure their lead in the rankings.

"Words really can't describe the feeling of winning this title. The high school team I had fished for four years was very successful as well and we had won our state competition each year I was there which I was lucky to be a part of, but it feels really good to jump from high school into a college program and continue to win, this time on a national level," Mize said.

  

"The new guys really surprised me this year. I thought they would be shy when it came to fishing tournaments, but they really stepped up and went all over the country without saying a word, which is what it takes to be great and win a title like this," Tate added.

  

When asked what the secret to winning the Cabela's School of the Year Title is, the three collegiate anglers all responded with three common themes: commitment, dedication, and a strong hunger for success.

  

"I wouldn't say there's really a secret to the win, but I would say we just want it more than anyone else," stated Tate. "We have a lot of self-confidence, it's not being cocky, but we know anything can happen throughout the day while we're fishing a tournament, like hooking into a six-pounder in the final hour of the day that could change everything, where other teams may go put the boat on the trailer and call it quits."

"The guys on our team are just so committed to be competitive in the points race that they put up their own dollar just to compete," added Lenz. "While we're all really good friends, we always just want to beat each other on the water which is what really fuels our competitive nature in the points race."

    

Mize added that "the key to winning is just dedication and commitment. You have to be prepared to lose some sleep and know that school is still going on and you have to get your work done. It's a lot more difficult when you have to make up your work, but the whole team is there to back you up and be right there with you."

   

While most bass teams get together to compete on the water, Mize's statement that the team is always there to back each member of the team up is nothing but the truth. The UNA Bass Team is more than just a bass team, and Tate and the rest of the team wouldn't have it any other way.

  

"Our team is together one hundred percent of the time whether we're on the on the water or not. The team all lives with other members of the team and we're always eating together, watching TV, or even going bowling together. I hate to compare the team to Greek life, but I think we even have something even better than that," said Tate.

Looking forward, the UNA Bass Team only looks to get stronger as a team and continue to work their way to the top of the Cabela's School of the Year Title.

  

"I plan to keep doing the same thing every year - win the Cabela's School of the Year Title. I was a little bit intimidated when I came to the college level, but I know my skill-set has gotten so much stronger over the past year, and I look forward to keep doing the same in the next three years," said Mize.

As one of many passionate members on the team, Tate explained how the UNA Bass Team is not just an extracurricular collegiate activity.

  

"Being a part of this team and this sport has taught me more than how to fish different bodies of water," said Tate. "It's taught me that you get what you put into something and that anything is possible. When I joined this team two years ago I was looking for something that I could really be passionate about, and I definitely found it. This team is the best thing that's happened to me and I thank God for the opportunity. Next year we will make a run at the title again in my senior year and we want it more than anything, I can assure you."

The remaining top 10 are listed as follows:

4. University of Louisiana - Monroe  

5. Bethel University

6. Clemson University

7. Mississippi State University

8. McKendree University

9. Kansas State University

10. University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

To see a list of complete School of the Year Rankings, click here: Cabela's School of the Year Rankings
 

To see additional coverage on our Facebook, click here: https://www.facebook.com/CollegiateBassChampionship  

  
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Sportsman's Warehouse 4th of July Report

We get everybody ready for the upcoming 4th of July holiday at Sportsman's Warehouse! Fishing Mgr Craig Baird grabs some items we haven't touched on in a while but are perfect for this upcoming weekend!


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