Piedmont Bass Classics Results - Falls Lake - August 20, 2011
The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #7 at Falls brought 8 boats to the ramp to try and qualify for the Championship scheduled for August 27th at Jordan Lake. 29 bass were weighed in for a total of 79 pounds. Water temps averaged 83 and air temps ranged from 70 to 88 with winds ranging from light to 10 mph during the storms. Another nice break from the heat we've been having! Big fish for the day was 5.99 pounds landed by the team of Drew Smith & Lee Williams.
Tony Woodard & Scott Smith took top honors. They won with 5 bass weighing 16.32 lbs! Most fish were caught on Texas and Carolina Rigs along with crankbaits & jigs in 10 to 14 feet of water.
The final $5,000 Summer Trail tournament will be the 'Championship', Saturday, August 27th at Jordan Lake out of Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp. 15 Teams have qualified to fish the Championship and the projected 1st place prize money for the Championship will be approximately $3,000!! This is not an open tournament, but spectators are welcome! All the information on the Summer Trail can be seen on our website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com
Now here are the August 20th results:
1st Place..Scott Smith & Tony Woodard of Apex & Four Oaks...5 bass...16.32 lbs...$500
2nd Place..Drew Smith & Lee Williams of Durham...5 bass...14.54 lbs...$140
1st Place Big Fish..2nd Place Team above...5.99 lbs...$112
2nd Place Big Fish..Ted Boyette & John Parrish of Kenly...4.90 lbs...$48
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above...16.32 lbs...$140
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above...14.54 lbs...$60
Contact info for all PBC tournaments:
Phil McCarson~Tournament Director
919-471-1571.......919-971-5042
www.piedmontbassclassics.com
or email [email protected]
Drew Smith and Lee Williams took 2nd place with 14.54 lbs
Kennedy's win on Neely Henry showcases just how good these Professional Anglers Are
Look at the Top 10 on this list and how close they were on this final PAA Event..........its nothing short of staggering! Too bad there are not 3 more to watch in this 2011 season:
Steve Kennedy receives the champion's trophy from PAA President Dave Mansue
after winning the Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Series event on Neely Henry
Lake with a three-day total of 38.12 pounds (PAA: Chris Dutton)
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Kennedy Edges Vinson by .20 to Win
PAA Tournament Series on Neely Henry
PAA Communications
GADSDEN, Ala. (Aug. 20, 2011) – NetBait pro Greg Vinson had been on the hot seat for a while, sweating due to the gripping afternoon humidity and the thought that his catch might be enough to win.
Vinson said it was “one of those days you dream about” as he compiled a tournament-high 17.92-pound limit Saturday on Neely Henry Lake. That included a 6.03-pounder, also biggest of the tournament, and all on a flipping bite that developed in super-skinny water. Vinson’s total was 37.92 pounds.
The final guy to the scale was Kinami pro Steve Kennedy, whose backwater bonanza almost bottomed out. He needed 9.69 pounds to overtake Vinson and clinch the win in the Bass Pro Shops PAA Tournament Series presented by Carrot Stix.
It would be Kennedy’s first win on the lake in 10 years or a superb and stunning upset by Vinson. The two Alabama anglers and friends stood watching the numbers.
“It flashed 9 and a half, and I thought I had at least 10 pounds,” said Kennedy, whose eyes got big when the first numbers hit. “Then it climbed up and finally settled.”
It settled … just two-tenths of a pound better than Vinson’s total, giving Kennedy a three-day finish of 38.12 pounds. He won $5,000 and a new Nitro boat with a Mercury 225 Optimax and T-H Marine Atlas jackplate.
“August and September are the only times when the place I was fishing really works,” Kennedy said. “I’ve been excited for a long time to be able to come fish there again because it’s been years. It wasn’t right, in April, when the PAA was here in 2009 and one time my wife and I tried to get back in there and couldn’t.
“I love fishing out of my aluminum boat, too. It’s just so much fun. Some people compare this (fishing) to NASCAR, but in that boat it’s like rally racing or something. I love it.”
The rest of the finalists were:
2.) Greg Vinson, Alabama, 15 fish, 37.92 pounds
3.) Todd Auten, South Carolina, 15, 36.66
4.) Gary Yamamoto, Texas, 15, 33.76
5.) Chad Morgenthaler, Illinois, 15, 33.69
6.) Russ Lane, Alabama, 14, 32.33
7.) Adam Brown, Alabama, 15, 32.24
8.) Derek Remitz, Alabama, 15, 31.23
9.) Matt Reed, Texas, 15, 31.17
10.) Takahiro Omori, Texas, 15, 31.09
Full standings at FishPAA.com//2011-neely-henry-results/
Kennedy was versatile
Running about an hour in his flatbottom rig to the way-way-way back of Canoe Creek, Kennedy threw the kitchen sink at the spots and largemouth in there.
It got tougher each day, he said, due to him catching them and the banging and bumping of his boat. But it was worth it. He used a Kinami Flash, spinnerbait, Texas-rigged tube, swim jig with a Kinami grub, big-bodied and hollow-bodied swimbaits, and an old Rogue jerkbait that caught most of the fish the last two days.
“That jerkbait is just what we do in summer on these small creeks and rivers,” he said. “I learned that down in Georgia on the Flint River. We’d go every Sunday after church and throw jerkbaits in the little pools for shoal bass, which are about as close to spots as you can get.
“These little rivers and creeks around here like Weogufka, Ohatchee and Cahaba are just a blast. That’s where we go in summer, and when I’m on them I throw jerkbaits. They’re the old floating baits. I just twitch them, make them wiggle a little bit. When the leaves start dying and falling, the jerkbait’s not as good because there’s too much stuff on the water floating along.”
Vinson’s decision hurt
If not for a Day 1 decision, this could have been Vinson standing in the spotlight with his near-18 pound bag and monster largie.
“I had a decent bite and one big bite two of the three days,” he said. “The first day, I made a big mistake staying on a group of fish that I thought might develop into something instead of going to what I knew was working. I stayed too long and then didn’t really have time for the other, and that hurt me.”
Friday, Vinson figured out that he didn’t need any current to get a big bite. He was flipping a black neon NetBait B-Bug on a 5/16ths Jethro’s Tungsten weight in about 10 inches of water with grass. Vinson also threw the NetBait HB2 shakey head and a Lucky Craft 2.5 crankbait in chartreuse/brown.
“Saturday morning I just went straight to that pattern and ran it in several areas on the lake,” he said. “It was a day you dream about.”
Vinson won a Humminbird 898c Si Combo for the Humminbird/MinnKota Big Bass of the Tournament.
Auten solid again
Ranger pro Todd Auten clinched the PAA Angler of the Year title and brought in 13.77 pounds Saturday, pushing him to third place with 36.66 pounds.
He threw a Phenix swim jig and an unidentified blade-jig vibrating bait around shallow docks and cover. He tipped each with a Zoom Super Fluke for a big-profile trailer to help attract bigger fish.
“I think that size trailer helps minimize the smaller fish that try to get it,” he said. “I was looking for shady areas about 4-5 feet off the bank, instead of the wider shade off the bank. It seemed those smaller areas put them closer to the bank.
“Seawalls were pretty good, too, and several of my fish I caught around them threw up brown-orange crawfish in the livewell. I think the full moon last week probably had something to do with the crawfish and the fish were taking advantage of it around those walls.”
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sport of professional bass fishing. The PAA also aims to administer
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2011 PAA Tournament Series Premier Sponsors: Bass Pro Shops, E21 Carrot
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South Carolina Bass Fishing: A Two-Handed Landing
South Carolina is a state of natural beauty with spectacular, striking views. From the Blue Ridge Mountains to sprawling metropolitan communities, bass fishing South Carolina offers something for everyone including the most exciting striped bass fishing in the United States. Throughout early South Carolina colonial times, the striped bass were plentiful and abundant often times used to fertilize fields. With the introduction of the first conservation law in South Carolina, introduced in 1639, South Carolina law forbade the use of this fish species for such purposes, upheld to this date. Bass fishing for striped South Carolina bass, also known as “Rockfish” or “Striper”, has grown rapidly as an up-coming sport fishing exploration.
Characteristics of the South Carolina Striped Bass
With several dark very distinguishable markings of continuous stripes along the side of the South Carolina striped bass, and large gaping mount, bass fishing for a South Carolina striped bass can be an adventure beyond all other previous bass fishing excursions due to the mammoth size of this South Carolina “state game fish”. Once considered as a nuisance fish, the South Carolina striped bass has little or no impact on other species of sport fish, feeding mainly on shad, menhaden, herring and minnows. Although predominately a saltwater fish, the South Carolina striped bass travel to the fresh, crystal clean waters of South Carolina lakes and streams to spawn in March or April.
Record Proportion
South Carolina striped bass often reach epic proportions in weight and girth. With the South Carolina striped confirmed bass state record of fifty-nine pounds (59lbs) eight-ounces (8oz) caught in Lake Hartwell in 2002, other un-confirmed larger South Carolina striped bass have been caught in Lake Russell in 2009, weighing sixty-three pounds (63lbs) four-ounces (4oz) hooked with a blue back herring lure. Bass fishing for a South Carolina striped bass has often been referred to as a “two-handed landing”. The largest striped bass ever caught and recorded was a one-hundred and twenty-five pound (125lb) female striped bass estimated to be over thirty (30) years old.
South Carolina Striped Bass Fishing Tournaments
Of all the pristine lakes and rivers that flow throughout this picturesque breath-taking State, striped bass tournaments in South Carolina are commonly held throughout the year on the following five main rivers:
- Cooper
- Santee
- Congaree
- Waleree
- Saulda above Lake Murray
Typically an intra-state bass tournament, National bass tournaments have also been held in South Carolina attracting syndicated media attention, drawing professional anglers across the United States.
Bass Fishing Boats of South Carolina
Bass boats of South Carolina come in all sizes and configurations from powerful one-hundred and thirty horsepower custom-built new bass boats to the traditional bass fishing boats handed down through passed generations. Regardless, new or used bass boats used in the many productive lakes and rivers throughout South Carolina are cherished family members with a long legacy and tradition of bringing aboard a two-handed landing.
Bass Fishing South Carolina
Whether you’re a pro angler or a amateur, getting involved in bass tournaments is easier than you may think. Find all the information you need when you visit the bass tournament listings. If you don’t see what you need, please check out the bass blogs and ask a question in the forum.
Z-Man Launches New, Pro-Designed Products for 2012
Z-Man Fishing Products, Inc. (Z-Man) introduced several new products at ICAST 2011 to enhance their proprietary ElaZtech soft plastic bait line. These new ElaZtech products are the result of Z-Man’s comittment to working with top professional B.A.S.S. and FLW anglers and utilizing the most innovative techology available. These new designs have been custom tailored to fit specific fishing situations and techniques. All of these new, non-toxic products will deliver lifelike action, incredible durability and outstanding fish-catching performance.
Z-Man's proprietary ElaZtech material is remarkably soft, pliable, and 10X tougher than traditional soft plastics. ElaZtech resists nicks, cuts, and tears better than other soft baits and boasts one of the highest fish-per-bait ratings in the industry, resulting in anglers not having to waste time searching for a new bait when the fish are biting. This unique material is also naturally buoyant and floats up off the bottom, creating a more visible, lifelike, and attractive target to game fish. Unlike most other soft plastic baits, ElaZtech contains no PVC, plastisol or phthalates, and is non-toxic.
"The Z-Man team is thrilled to be working with our Pro Staff to create bait designs that will benefit them in tournament settings, and our everyday customers as well. Our new bait designs take full advantage of the unique properties of our ElaZtech material—its 10X Tough durability, buoyancy, and softness—to produce baits unlike any on the market today," said Z-Man General Manager, Daniel Nussbaum, about the new products.
Z-Man assembled a premier pro staff at the beginning of 2011 consisting of Bassmaster Classic and Forrest Wood Cup champion, and current FLW Tour angler, Luke Clausen, B.A.S.S. Elite Series angler and 2011 Elite Series tournament winner, David Walker, and Elite Series angler and 2012 Bassmaster Classic qualifier, Stephen Browning. Z-Man has worked closely with all three anglers to develop new bait and terminal tackle designs to continue to enhance its proprietary line of ElaZtech soft plastics.
“Elaztech has revolutionized the fishing world. With the input from myself and the other pro staff members, these new products will further grow the awarness and productivity of these baits. They’ll catch a lot of fish . . . Big ones,” said Clausen, who won the FLW Tour Major on the Potomac River earlier this season. Clausen employed one of the new ElaZtech baits, the Flappin CrawZ, along with ElaZtech Finesse WormZ en route to the victory.
“I’m really looking forward to these new baits. The pro staff really had a lot of input in their development process. I know it’s going to be a money maker for me in the future,” said Walker, who finished in third place at the Elite Series tournament at Toledo Bend, won at Lake Wheeler this season, and qualified for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic.
“I really like the Flappin’ CrawZ and the Punch CrawZ. I think it’s the most versitile bait that we have as far as being able to Texas rig or put a big weight on and punch through thick cover. I think there are unlimited applications for both of them and they will play a big role in the outcome of my events next year for sure,” said Browning, who nearly won the 2011 Harris Chain Elite Series event by flipping ElaZtech ZinkerZ. He also recently qualified for his 8th Bassmaster Classic.
2011 New Products Lineup:
Punch CrawZ
Punch CrawZ’s streamlined, compact design is ideal for effortlessly penetrating grass mats and other thick surface cover without hanging up. An ideal finesse jig trailer, it really shines when pegged on a heavy gauge flipping-style hook. Their buoyant claws float up to mimic the defensive posture of a crawfish at rest, driving bass crazy.
Size/QTY: 4 inches/8 per pack
Colors: Green pumpin, Okeechobee Craw, Black Sapphire, EZ Money, Green Pumpkin Blue, Black/Blue Flake, Blue Sapphire, California Craw
Flappin CrawZ
Superb as jig trailers or fished Texas style, Flappin CrawZ produce an enticing action and vibration, both on the fall and retrieve. At rest, their claws float up off the bottom to realistically mimic a crawfish’s natural defensive position. These versatile, heavy cover baits are ready for battle in the harshest conditions.
Size/QTY: 4 inches/8 per pack
Colors: Green pumpin, Okeechobee Craw, Black Sapphire, EZ Money, Green Pumpkin Blue, Black/Blue Flake, Blue Sapphire, California Craw
Grass KickerZ
Salt-impregnated Grass KickerZ sport an oversized paddle tail that creates an aggressive swimming action, and tapered nose and slim profile ideal for fishing over and around heavy surface cover. Featuring a hook slot for easy rigging and hook sets, they’ll stay on top of the slop, and won’t tear upon attack.
Size/QTY: 5 inches/4 per pack
Colors: EZ Money, California Craw, Pearl, Smokey Shad, Houdini, Redbone, Junebug, Opening Night, Electric Chicken, New Penny
PaddlerZ
A segmented body and thin paddle tail allow PaddlerZ to be fished as twitch-, wake- or swimbaits, at both fast and slow retrieve speeds. The 5-inch version is perfect for slow rolling on a weighted weedless hook, while the 4-incher excels when hopped along the bottom on Z-Man’s JigheadZ.
Size/QTY: 4 & 5 inches/5 per pack
Color: Pearl, New Penny, Shiner, Smoky Shad, Rootbeer/Gold, Electric Chicken, Houdini, Redbone.
Finesse ShadZ
The slim, shad-shaped body, thin tail, and superior action of 4” Finesse ShadZ make them ideal for drop shotting, small jighead rigs, and other finesse applications. Tested on largemouth nationwide, they’re a proven performer when the bite gets tough.
Size/QTY: 4 inches/8 per pack
Color: Green Pumpkin, Junebug, Watermelon
Shaky HeadZ
Ideal for use with Finesse WormZ and CrawZ, Shaky HeadZ’s Mustad® UltraPoint™ flat-eye hook design and keeper system hold traditional plastic and ElaZtech baits securely on the hook shank.
Size/QTY: 1/8 OZ, 3/16 OZ, 1/4 OZ / 3 per pack
Colors: Green Pumpkin, Black
Z-Man Apparel
Over the past couple of years you may have noticed a change in Z-Man’s overall look. Our new apparel also reflects our new look. We’ve designed high quality shirts and hats for our loyal customers to sport on the water and around town.
Hat Sizes: One size fits most
Hat Colors: White, Black, Khaki, Realtree Camo
Shirt Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL
Shirt Colors: White
Z-Man Fishing Products. Inc.
9801 Highway 78E
Ladson, SC 29456
Phone: 843-377-0759
Website: www.zmanfishing.com
Contact: Jeff Espy, Adventure Advertising, LLC
[email protected]; (678) 730-4770
FLW Pro Angler Tom Mann talks about his 7 plus years running the Evinrude E-TEC
Evinrude Pro Staffer Tom Mann spends a few minutes going over what makes the 2011/2012 Evinrude E-TEC better than ever before!!
Piedmont Bass Classics Results - Jordan Lake - August 13, 2011
Dennis Reedy and Jeff Thomas won with 5 bass weighing 26.65 lbs, good for $575!
The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #6 at Jordan brought 11 boats to the ramp to try and qualify for the Championship scheduled for August 27th at Jordan Lake. Being an open event also, several teams showed up just to compete and have fun. It was a nice day with the exception of a few downpours and dangerous lightning! 37 bass were weighed in for a total of 126 pounds. Water temps averaged 85 and air temps ranged from 70 to 88 with winds ranging from light to 15 mph during the storms. Another nice break from the heat we've been having! Big fish for the day was 5.83 pounds landed by Dennis Reedy. Jordan is really producing some good bass this year, so far.
Dennis Reedy, fishing without his regular partner, took top honors. He won with 5 bass weighing 26.65 lbs! Most fish were caught on Texas and Carolina Rigs along with crankbaits & jigs in 8 to 10 feet of water.
The final $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #7 will be Saturday, August 20th at Falls Lake out of Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp. Teams must fish 4 of the 7 qualifiers to fish the Championship August 27th, so those that have fished only 3 events still have a chance to fish the Championship if they fish the last one as a team. All the information on the Summer Trail can be seen on our website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com.
Now here are the August 13th results:
1st Place..Dennis Reedy & Jeff Thomas of Siler City & Broadway...5 bass...26.65 lbs...$575
2nd Place..Todd & Jeff Sumner of Southern Pines...5 bass...20.06 lbs...$305
1st Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above...5.83 lbs...$140
2nd Place Big Fish..Dennis & Keith Allen of Four Oaks...5.76...$60
1st Place TWT..2nd Place Team above...20.06 lbs...$175
2nd Place TWT..Doug Stallings & Mike Riggs of Stem & Timberlake...16.12 lbs...$75
For all our tournament information call or visit:
Phil McCarson~Tournament Director
919-471-1571.......919-971-5042
www.piedmontbassclassics.com
or email [email protected]
Todd and Jeff Sumner finished in 2nd Place with 20.06 lbs!
FLW Cup Day 2 Report
Spoke with several anglers who cracked the top 20 and believe it or not, they caught fish sight fishing cruising fish in very shallow water.................are you kidding me??!!!! I still think the leaders are catching a majority of their fish suspended----now out goes the theory that the shallow bite is the key for this Cup!! I think its going to take another 25 plus Lbs to win the 2011 FLW Cup with Scott Martin having a lot of success and confidence at this point. Should be intersting so check in over the weekend as we will post anything that we recieve.............have a great weekend!!
2011 FLW Cup AC Insider with Fishing Holdings President Randy Hopper
Fishing Holdings President Randy Hopper takes some time out at this years FLW Cup Expo to talk to us about the current boating climate as well as the improved product lines across the board at Ranger, Stratos, and Triton!!
2011 Flw Cup Day 2 On The Water At Lake Ouachita With 2007 Cup Champion Scott Suggs
2007 FLW CUP Champion Scott Suggs takes us out on the Lake he won on-Lake Ouachita on the morning of Day 2 at this years FLW CUP and talks about what its going to take and how he likes to fish one of his favorite fisheries in the country
2011 FLW Cup Day 2 Blastoff Highlights at Lake Oauchita
Weather a bit different this am compared to yesterday as we head out to Day 2 FLW CUP Blastoff on the specacular Lake Oauchita..........
2011 Flw Cup Day One Weigh-In Highlights
We grab 1st place angler Scott Martin after his 19 plus Lb day one on Lake Ouachita plus Randall Tharp, Bryan Thrift, and several other top finishers in what turned out to be one heck of a day for most anglers!!
Ron Howe and Dan Wells Win the 1st Snagproof Open of the year on the Delta!!
The 10th Annual Snag Proof Open tops its attendance yesterday with a 178 boat turnout on the California Delta. Of the more than 350 fishermen that blasted off from the unusually calm waters near Russo's Marina, two stood out at the end of the day and held on to win this 1st Snagproof Open of the year. What a tremendous way to start what promises to be the best year yet for all of the Snagproof Opens! Congrats to Ron Howe and Dan Wells and their $6200 payday! Here are the results from the 2 day event:
Complete standings below;
pro
- 21.99 Wells/Howe $6200
- 19.73 Cornell/Watkins $3750
- 19.41 French/Masters $2000
- 18.49 Leber/Peacock $2300
- 17.84 Dolph/Mensor $1800
- 17.42 Mee/Mueller $1550
- 17.21 Stafford/Stafford $800
- 16.52 Fontaine/Siegried $700
- 16.26 Medina/Belvins $700
- 16.13 Cuccia/Santora $650
- 15.68 Silvey/Goncalves $500
- 15.65 Slerman/Ronelli $450
- 15.64 Young/Newell $950
- 15.42 Payne/Roberson $400
- 15.36 Weyer/Brewer $400
- 15.16 Balbas/Case $350
- 15.05 Johnson/Miguel $300
- 14.89 Wood/Harris $300
- 14.63 Daniels/Andrews $300
- 14.89 Pioharz/Gray $300
- 13.92 Papkie/Naguchi $200
- 13.85 Fischer/Donelly $200
- 13.44 Cole/Selk $200
am
- 18.55 Arlin/Fonbuena $2200
- 16.27 Kreighbaum/Chapman $1400
- 13.63 Brown/Deal $1050
- 13.37 Chapman/Goodwin $550
- 12.80 Flowers/Tallon $500
- 12.58 Larson/Olson $700
- 12.32 Clark/Jackson $300
- 10.72 Rector/Acha $200
- 9.71 McLaughlin/McLaughlin $200
- 9.65 Cornwell/Green $200
- 9.53 Stevens/Estep $150
- 9.16 Foster/Rodgers $150
2011 Snagproof Open 8.2 Lb Kicker on the Delta!
Countdown to Blastoff 2011 Week 27 Part One with AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh
AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh helps us look ahead to the 2011 FLW Cup which kicks off this Thursday on Lake Ouchitaw outside of Hot Springs, AR plus regional tournaments on the horizon-Part One
Piedmont Bass Classics Results - Falls Lake - August 6, 2011
The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #5 at Falls gave the anglers a little hot weather break and 17 boats showed up to qualify for the Championship scheduled for August 27th at Jordan Lake. It was a beautiful day with the exception of a little cool rain in the morning! 47 bass were weighed in for a total of 161 pounds which was a little better than the last tournament. Water temps averaged 86 and air temps ranged from 70 to 88 with winds ranging from light to 7 mph in the afternoon. That was a nice break from the heat we've been having! Big fish for the day was 7.84 pounds landed by 14 year old Thomas Clifton, from Rolesville, on a C-rig. Pretty good day at Falls.
Ben Cannon & Ken Wall are on a tournament winning roll. They won with 5 bass weighing 20.05 lbs! They used mostly crankbaits & worm rigs to make up their creel. Most fish were caught on Texas and Carolina Rigs along with crankbaits in 8 to 10 feet of water.
The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #6 will be Saturday, August 13th at Jordan Lake out of Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp. Teams must fish 4 of the 7 qualifiers to fish the Championship August 27th, so those that have fished only 2 events still have a chance to fish the Championship if they fish the last 2 as a team. All the information on the Summer Trail can be seen on our website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com
Now here are the August 6th results:
1st Place..Ben Cannon & Ken Wall of Apex & Asheboro...5 bass...20.05 lbs...$680
2nd Place..Dennis & Keith Allen of Four Oaks...5 bass...19.63 lbs...$408
3rd Place..David Hall & Dane Sallinger of Raleigh & Wake Forest...5 bass...18.02...$272
1st Place Big Fish..Thomas & Jeff Clifton of Rolesville...7.84 lbs...$224
2nd Place Big Fish..Doug Stallings & Mike Riggs of Stem & Timberlake...6.36 lbs...$96
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above...20.05 lbs...$245
2nd Place TWT..Lee Williams & Drew Smith of Durham...15.93 lbs...$105
For all the tournament information:
Phil McCarson~Tournament Director
919-471-1571.......919-971-5042
www.piedmontbassclassics.com
or email at [email protected]
Thomas and Jeff Clifton won Big Fish with this 7.84 lb largemouth
Top Anglers In Field For Catt Santee Summer Final, New Tom Catt Will Debut On Santee In 2012
Barry Holloman and Lin Langston won the Jul 23 Qualifier on Santee Cooper
The Carolina Anglers Team Trail Summer Final on the Santee Cooper lakes Saturday should be a real shootout, according to tournament director Brett Collins.
“Brett Mitchell and Jerry Montjoy have been on top most of the Summer but last year's Santee Summer Final winners Chris Brunson and Nelson Walker are also in the field,” said Collins. “When you add in longtime Santee fishermen Joe Avins and Larry Avins and there will be some stiff competition Saturday.”
Mitchell and Montjoy, who won three of the four summer tournaments, finished the regular season as points champions and will receive a free entry in the final Saturday, Collins said. Mitchell and Montjoy won both June tournaments, then Mitchell teamed with Jeff Bunch to win the July 9 tournament. Mitchell and Montjoy finished third in the final regular season tournament July 23.
“The winners in the final Saturday could possibly take home more than $2,000 if at least 90 percent of the teams eligible for the summer final show up to fish,” Collins said.
Although winning weights in June averaged over 17 pounds, the consistently hot weather in July brought the weights down to around 14 pounds, but Collins said fishing should be pretty good on Saturday.
“Grass is back in a big way at Santee and topwater early could produce. The guys fishing in the upper parts of Lake Marion may hold an edge with the water temperature a little cooler in that area. Flipping cypress trees this time of year with worms seems to be popular,” Collins said.
Saturday's Summer Final will mark the end of CATT activity on Santee Cooper for this year as Collins announced he will not hold a Fall Series, but he did reveal plans for increased tournament scheduling in 2012.
“In 2012 we will run the regular CATT Santee Spring Trail but we plan to add a TOM CATT Trail also. Entry fee is $120 for each TOM CATT tournament which will consist of 6 to 8 events,” said Collins, “plus $25 for the optional Big Fish pot.”
“The 2012 Santee TOM CATT Point winners will fish the 2013 Santee TOM CATT free. Point winners also will receive $250, 2nd in the points $150 and 3rd in the points $100.”
Collins said the TOM CATT Trail, which will be scheduled on different dates than the regular CATT Trail tournaments on Santee, will have a higher entry fee than the regular CATT Trail, but will offer anglers a chance to win even more cash. The regular CATT rules apply to the TOM CATT Series.
Collins debuted a six-tournament TOM CATT Trail on Lake Wateree July 30, with the next Wateree TOM CATT scheduled Aug. 20.
Jimmy McFarland and Calvin Griggs won the inaugural TOM CATT on Lake Wateree July 30 with a limit that weighed 18 pounds, 15 ounces. They won $780 for 1st Place, $140 for the Big Fish which weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces, plus the bonus of of $240.00 giving them a total of $1,160.
Carolina Anglers Team Trail 2011 – Santee Summer Final
Sat, Aug 6, 2011
Santee Cooper Lakes
John C. Land III Landing
Call Brett Collins 803-413-7521
Ranger Pro David Dudley Wins Flw Tour Angler Of The Year
David Dudley’s professional resume grew even more impressive on July 23 when the longtime Ranger Pro secured the second FLW Tour Angler of the Year Award of his career by virtue of his 11th-place finish on Pickwick Lake.
Coupling his tournament winnings with his $100,000 Angler of the Year prize, Dudley moved his career earnings mark to $2.6 million at Pickwick, while also becoming the third FLW Tour angler to win multiple Angler of the Year titles. Fellow Ranger Pros Clark Wendlandt (2009, 2000, 1997) and Jay Yelas (2007, 2002) are the only other FLW Tour pros to accomplish the feat. Dudley, whose first Angler of the Year Award came in 2008, is now the founding member of a new club as the only FLW Tour pros with multiple Angler of the Year Awards as well as a Forrest Wood Cup Championship (2003).
The 2011 FLW Tour Angler of the Year race went down to the wire, with Dudley and fellow Ranger Pro, Brent Ehrler, battling for the coveted award. Knowing he had to finish Day 3 of the Pickwick event near the Top 10 to secure the title, Dudley found himself fishing the same area as Ehrler, who went on to fish the final day, finishing in 10th place.
“Well, I think all fishermen will agree it’s the most prestigious title out there, and anytime you can get that belt, that title, it’s something to be proud of,†said Dudley, who edged Ehrler by 15 points in the Angler of the Year standings. “This one was a battle. Me and (fellow Ranger Pro) Brent (Ehrler) were fishing the same area together and we were exchanging blows. He’s so good, I knew I couldn’t slip up.â€
Dudley will be the No. 1 seed for the Forrest Wood Cup Championship August 11-14 on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Ark. The Forrest Wood Cup Championship will pay $500,000 to the winner plus an additional $100,000 Ranger Cup contingency (to qualifying anglers), which would push Dudley’s career earnings well over the extremely rare $3 million mark.
“What David has accomplished on the water in the last decade has been nothing short of amazing and has included a pair of Angler of the Year awards, the Ranger M1 championship and a Forrest Wood Cup championship,†said Ranger Boats President, Randy Hopper. “We congratulate David on another career milestone and are proud of our entire family of competitive anglers. Their contributions to the sport of fishing and Ranger product development continue to help us set the highest standards.â€
David Dudley: 2011 FLW Tour Finishes
Beaver Lake – 9th place
Lake Hartwell – 22nd Place
Lake Chickamauga – 13th place
Red River – 7th place
Kentucky Lake – 42nd place
Pickwick Lake – 11th place
About Ranger Boats
Headquartered in Flippin, Ark., Ranger Boats is the nation’s largest manufacturer of premium fiberglass fishing boats, which include series of bass, multi-species, fish 'n play and saltwater boats. Founded in 1968 by Forrest L. Wood, Ranger Boats continues its commitment to building the highest-quality, strongest-performing boats on the water. For more information, go to www.rangerboats.com.
Ben Cannon Wins Nc Bass Weekend Series On Falls Lake
Ben Cannon Wins NC BWS on Falls Lake with 18.5 and fights through some unbelievable hot TEMPS!
Mountain Music Kids Tournament Results - Douglas Lake - July 30, 2011
The 21st Annual Mountain Music Kids Tournament on Douglas Lake was another huge success with 400 teams competing!! The team of Christie Millsaps and Kelsey Millsaps took First Place with 8.89 lbs, good for the grand prize of $1,000!! Bryant Ailor and Seth Armstrong finished in Second Place with 7.45 lbs and took home $700. Third Place was won by the team of Jeff Taylor and Jantzen Taylor with 7.43 lbs, good for $500.Here are the complete results:
| Boat # | Adult | Child | Weight | Place | Payout |
| 41 | Christie Millsaps | Kelsey Millsaps | 8.89 | 1 | $1,000 |
| 277 | Bryant Ailor | Seth Armstrong | 7.45 | 2 | $700 |
| 387 | Jeff Taylor | Jantzen Taylor | 7.43 | 3 | $500 |
| 223 | Leslie Holmes | Allison Holmes | 6.81 | 4 | $400 |
| 48 | Bryan Seivers | Isaiah Robison | 6.79 | 5 | $300 |
| 70 | Greg Johnson | Brandon Freels | 6.41 | 6 | $250 |
| 174 | Larry Hamilton | Skyler Hamilton | 5.79 | 7 | $200 |
| 148 | Steve Bean | Cadin Lane | 5.63 | 8 | $200 |
| 189 | Bill Dunn | Derrick Lay | 5.62 | 9 | $200 |
| 370 | Jeremy Reynolds | Colby Reynolds | 5.62 | 10 | $200 |
| 172 | Burton Bryan | Henry Bryan | 5.52 | 11 | $200 |
| 162 | Gary Thurman | River Thurman | 5.48 | 12 | $200 |
| 104 | Tim Runions | Jake Runions | 5.36 | 13 | $200 |
| 188 | John Savage | Reagan Savage | 5.21 | 14 | $200 |
| 119 | Mike Hensley | Cole O'Dell | 5.06 | 15 | $200 |
| 83 | Jack Faulkner | Riley Faulkner | 5.01 | 16 | $200 |
| 233 | Rick Hayes | Alex Hayes | 4.92 | 17 | $200 |
| 4 | Brian Baxley | Hunter Baxley | 4.87 | 18 | $200 |
| 261 | Gene Caldwell | Cole Benton | 4.76 | 19 | $200 |
| 90 | Johnny Dykes | Ty Thomspon | 4.70 | 20 | $200 |
| 371 | David Walker | Lilly Walker | 4.63 | 21 | $200 |
| 21 | Todd Hembree | Dawson Hembree | 4.28 | 22 | $200 |
| 319 | Bradley Franklin | Haylee Franklin | 4.05 | 23 | $200 |
| 173 | Robert Roche | Skylar Roche | 3.90 | 24 | $200 |
| 331 | Jeff Harris | Jordon Harris | 3.90 | 25 | $200 |
| 342 | Chuck Humphrey | Will Humphrey | 3.70 | 26 | $100 |
| 105 | Eddie White | Austin Saylor | 3.66 | 27 | $100 |
| 136 | Charlie Riddle | Tanner Riddle | 3.50 | 28 | $100 |
| 68 | Jeremy Roberts | Royce Roberts | 3.47 | 29 | $100 |
| 36 | Mike Hobby | McKaylee Hobby | 3.41 | 30 | $100 |
| 193 | Jim Holsenback | Jonathan Holsenback | 3.29 | 31 | $100 |
| 232 | James Jordan | Matthew Jordan | 3.29 | 32 | $100 |
| 131 | Jimmy Crum | Preston Schuffler | 3.24 | 33 | $100 |
| 65 | Joey Ramsey | Cade Ramsey | 3.21 | 34 | $100 |
| 29 | John Byrne | John M Byrne | 3.17 | 35 | $100 |
| 84 | Keith Whaley | Branden Whaley | 3.17 | 36 | $100 |
| 109 | Ken Stanifer | Kyle Stanifer | 3.10 | 37 | $100 |
| 127 | Tony Drinnon | Joseph Golden | 3.08 | 38 | $100 |
| 40 | Todd Kelley | Clayton Kelley | 3.04 | 39 | $100 |
| 168 | Bobby Cardwell | Riley Cardwell | 2.93 | 40 | $100 |
| 108 | Josh Christian | Katelyn Christian | 2.92 | 41 | $100 |
| 205 | Stanley Parton | Alyssa Parton | 2.91 | 42 | $100 |
| 204 | Buster Brackins | Lucas Brackins | 2.90 | 43 | $100 |
| 85 | Jack Watson | Brenna Whaley | 2.67 | 44 | $100 |
| 167 | David Noe | Blake Dutton | 2.66 | 45 | $100 |
| 111 | Teddy Willett | Tilynn Willett | 2.51 | 46 | $100 |
| 230 | Aaron Coffee | Victoria Coffee | 2.51 | 47 | $100 |
| 123 | Bill Huthcins | Jacob Hutchins | 2.44 | 48 | $100 |
| 81 | Justin McClaire | Gracee Hayes | 2.26 | 49 | $100 |
| 63 | Jerry Roberts | Sydney Armstrong | 2.25 | 50 | $100 |
| 149 | Mitch Smith | Tristen Smith | 2.23 | 51 | $100 |
| 34 | Leon Anderson | Brice Anderson | 2.20 | 52 | $100 |
| 112 | Matt Willett | Anna Willett | 2.19 | 53 | $100 |
| 292 | Brandy Vineyard | Dekota Vineyard | 2.18 | 54 | $100 |
| 17 | Jay Vaulton | Joe Vaulton | 2.11 | 55 | $100 |
| 82 | Joy Vaulton | Nicholas Moore | 2.11 | 56 | $100 |
| 155 | John Piper III | John Piper Jr | 2.11 | 57 | $100 |
| 146 | David Long | Karley Long | 2.10 | 58 | $100 |
| 86 | Jenni Bryant | Logan Bryant | 2.05 | 59 | $100 |
| 303 | Alan Beal | Isabella Beal | 1.97 | 60 | $100 |
| 76 | Michael Looney | Taylor Norris | 1.96 | 61 | $100 |
| 216 | Jerry Cochran | TJ Cochran | 1.96 | 62 | $100 |
| 170 | Willie Bryan | Colton Bryan | 1.95 | 63 | $100 |
| 171 | Rhonda Bryan | Hailey Bryan | 1.95 | 64 | $100 |
| 115 | Jarrod Hembree | Seth Hembree | 1.84 | 65 | $100 |
| 281 | Clint Hibler | Tyler Hodge | 1.64 | 66 | $100 |
| 1 | Chris Covington | Storm Cline | 1.58 | 67 | $100 |
| 124 | Terry Chapman | Bryce Chapman | 1.58 | 68 | $100 |
| 262 | Billy Humbard | Kristin Davis | 1.58 | 69 | $100 |
| 61 | Nathan Chesney | Evan Collins | 1.56 | 70 | $100 |
| 343 | Kevin Willett | Joseph Willett | 1.55 | 71 | $100 |
| 32 | Billy Parsons | Nolan Parsons | 1.54 | 72 | $100 |
| 132 | Robert Sutton | Alisha Sutton | 1.52 | 73 | $100 |
| 308 | Jay Wood | Carrie Wood | 1.51 | 74 | $100 |
| 240 | Rocky Morris | Gavin Morris | 1.50 | 75 | $100 |
| 259 | Jeanie Batson | Zach Batson | 1.50 | 76 | $50 |
| 265 | Drew Brown | Dalton Brown | 1.45 | 77 | $50 |
| 71 | Randy Henshaw | Dakota Henshaw | 1.44 | 78 | $50 |
| 280 | Joshua Metz | Andrea Davis | 1.44 | 79 | $50 |
| 366 | Frankie Dople | Kaled Dople | 1.42 | 80 | $50 |
| 306 | Stewart Currie | Landon Currie | 1.40 | 81 | $50 |
| 211 | Cassie Vineyard | David Vineyard | 1.39 | 82 | $50 |
| 113 | Jake Hux | Seth Shelton | 1.37 | 83 | $50 |
| 335 | Matthew Williamson | Madison Holbrook | 1.37 | 84 | $50 |
| 264 | Janice Brown | Jahnae Brown | 1.36 | 85 | $50 |
| 7 | Stephen Carr | Stephanie Carr | 1.34 | 86 | $50 |
| 3 | Rusty Satterfield | Morgan Stephens | 1.32 | 87 | $50 |
| 375 | David Abbott | Rachel Abbott | 1.32 | 88 | $50 |
| 192 | Brandon James | Triston Lovell | 1.30 | 89 | $50 |
| 284 | Ulysses Patterson | Hunter Hodge | 1.30 | 90 | $50 |
| 14 | Shana Satterfield | Mason Satterfield | 1.25 | 91 | $50 |
| 35 | David Hoskins | Brady Lowe | 1.25 | 92 | $50 |
| 396 | Derrick Satterfield | Brook Satterfield | 1.25 | 93 | $50 |
| 50 | Rhonda Branch | Elizabeth Crooke | 1.24 | 94 | $50 |
| 49 | Claude Gouge | Austin Robison | 1.20 | 95 | $50 |
| 228 | Mike Pierce | Jacob Willis | 1.19 | 96 | $50 |
| 33 | JC Loveday | Austyn Miller | 1.18 | 97 | $50 |
| 93 | David Albright | Tanner Hendon | 1.17 | 98 | $50 |
| 340 | Adam Hurst | Jackson Hurst | 1.16 | 99 | $50 |
| 222 | Rex Shepard | Ben Smathers | 1.15 | 100 | $50 |
| 353 | Chris Taylor | Blakely Taylor | 1.10 | ||
| 121 | Phil Batts | Parker Batts | 1.09 | ||
| 394 | Kelley Millsaps | Kelsie Milsaps | 1.06 | ||
| 327 | Angie Hurst | Daylan Hurst | 1.05 | ||
| 226 | William Ratliff | Lawrence Ratliff | 1.04 | ||
| 320 | Robert Sutton | Brooklyn Sutton | 1.02 | ||
| 110 | Gary Weems | Jerriott Weems | 1.01 | ||
| 305 | Larry Dailey | Jackson Lindley | 1.00 | ||
| 2 | Tim Stallings | Coty Kysor | 0.68 | ||
| 215 | Jennifer Spillman | Ty Spillman | 0.48 | ||
| 5 | Don Grandstaff | Audra Grandstaff | |||
| 6 | Homer Agee | Kaden Agee | |||
| 8 | Wayne Hill | Christopher Hill | |||
| 9 | Sunny Defoe | Sara Miller | |||
| 10 | Hal Holbert | Cody Blazer | |||
| 11 | Steven Griffin | Madie Griffin | |||
| 12 | Fred Roberts | Todd Griffin | |||
| 13 | Keith Farmer | Liz Tolson | |||
| 15 | Amy Burchette | Tyler Gray | |||
| 16 | Barry Vaulton | Sam Vaulton | |||
| 18 | Mark Vaulton | Jason Vaulton | |||
| 19 | Oscar Loy | Tyler Loy | |||
| 20 | Carla Jackson | Baylum Lowe | |||
| 22 | Dewayne Wilson | Craig Wilson | |||
| 23 | Bobby Posey | Justin McClelland | |||
| 24 | Brian Norris | Bailey Norris | |||
| 25 | Adam Martin | Wyatt Martin | |||
| 26 | Kevin Langman | Aaliyah Langman | |||
| 27 | Olen Cameron | Clint Marton | |||
| 28 | Michael Rogers | Austin Rogers | |||
| 30 | David Foster | Trey Foster | |||
| 31 | Eddie Ball | Kailye Ball | |||
| 37 | Jerry Bolin | Clint Bolin | |||
| 38 | Marty Webb | Kooper Webb | |||
| 39 | Donna Webb | Zeb Webb | |||
| 42 | Danny Scates | Brandon Scates | |||
| 43 | David Patton | Miguel Jimenez | |||
| 44 | TA Riley | Abby Pickard | |||
| 45 | Buddy Canupp | Casey Canupp | |||
| 46 | Jeremy Bledsoe | Caden Booher | |||
| 47 | Clifton Bradley | Logan Smith | |||
| 51 | Kim Estes | Hannah Estes | |||
| 52 | Payton Cooper | Blake Cooper | |||
| 53 | Stephen Carlton | Hunter Carlton | |||
| 54 | Brent Wick | Jack Wick | |||
| 55 | Jim Griffin | Emory Chamberlain | |||
| 56 | Scot Chamberlain | Brennan Chamberlain | |||
| 57 | Stephen Griffin | Peyton Corvette | |||
| 58 | Kevin Griffin | Madeline Griffin | |||
| 59 | Darion Russell | Makinsey Russell | |||
| 60 | Jim Russell | Spencer Russell | |||
| 62 | Richard Chesney | Tanner Chesney | |||
| 64 | Sam Armstrong | Evan Armstrong | |||
| 66 | Phil Griffin | Colten Miller | |||
| 67 | Steve Fauver | Alesha Roberts | |||
| 69 | John Worsham | Holly Walker | |||
| 72 | Stan Jones | Preston Winston | |||
| 73 | Greg Kelley | Josh Kelley | |||
| 74 | Richard Kelley | Courtney Kelley | |||
| 75 | Shane Norris | Tanner Norris | |||
| 77 | Billy Edmonds | Tyler Johnson | |||
| 78 | Danny Ervin | Ashton Ervin | |||
| 79 | Claude Weaver | Jacob Duncan | |||
| 80 | Nicole Swoboda | Landen Arnold | |||
| 87 | Gerald Stooksbury | Zak Stooksbury | |||
| 88 | Greg Hunt | Emma Booth | |||
| 89 | Chris Noe | Chance Noe | |||
| 91 | Larry Dykes | Tyler Graves | |||
| 92 | Steve Branch | Connor Branch | |||
| 94 | Dianna Hendon | Wayne Hendon | |||
| 95 | Patti Allbright | Jasmine Herndon | |||
| 96 | Scotty Ownby | Wesley Ownby | |||
| 97 | Patricia Williams | Dalton Williams | |||
| 98 | Michael Williams | Amber Williams | |||
| 99 | Scotty Williams | Dillon Williams | |||
| 100 | Kelly Williams | Zachary Williams | |||
| 101 | Mark Underwood | Luke Underwood | |||
| 102 | Bryan Price | Bryn Price | |||
| 103 | Dottie Hagg | Mallory Price | |||
| 106 | Brian Geilenkirchen | Ashlee Geilenkirchen | |||
| 107 | Chris Taylor | Zach Taylor | |||
| 114 | James Headrick | Nathan Headrick | |||
| 116 | Cindie Bolyard | McKinley Brown | |||
| 117 | Walter Bolyard | Body Bolyard | |||
| 118 | Becky Clark | Carson Devotie | |||
| 120 | Danny Roach | Kyle Devotie | |||
| 122 | Josh Rigsby | Wesley Rigsby | |||
| 125 | Jerry Hutchins | Riley Hutchins | |||
| 126 | Randall O'dell | Nina Sams | |||
| 128 | Anthony West | Brayden West | |||
| 129 | Jack Wright | Cody West | |||
| 130 | Robbie Cardwell | Seth Cardwell | |||
| 133 | Woody Martin | Ashley Martin | |||
| 134 | Christie Sutton | Seth Sutton | |||
| 135 | Bobby Drinnon | Hunter Drinnon | |||
| 137 | Jason Rice | Tyler White | |||
| 138 | Gary Light | Lexi Light | |||
| 139 | Ray Ellison | Austin Ellison | |||
| 140 | Tim Lane | Dwight Lane | |||
| 141 | Justin Grubb | Graven Wilson | |||
| 142 | Spenser Rouse | Hayden Rouse | |||
| 143 | Scott Stockstill | Colt Stockstill | |||
| 144 | Michelle Stockstill | Sarah Grace Stockstill | |||
| 145 | Barbara Hensley | Dakota Hensley | |||
| 147 | Hank Long | Andrew Long | |||
| 150 | Jeremy Thurmer | Ashlyn Thurmer | |||
| 151 | Angel Thurmer | Matthew Jones | |||
| 152 | Steven Mitchell | Devon Mitchell | |||
| 153 | Marissa Mitchell | Cameron Downs | |||
| 154 | John Piper | Kailee Bradley | |||
| 156 | Mike Stallings | Jacob Stallings | |||
| 157 | Tommy Kinser | Katie Stallings | |||
| 158 | Don Parsons | Dillon Johnson | |||
| 159 | Stacey Cutshaw | Ryan Cutshaw | |||
| 160 | Kasey Cook | Cameron Cook | |||
| 161 | Scotty Trentham | Ridge Trentham | |||
| 163 | Mike Ball | Dawson Ball | |||
| 164 | Brandy Ball | Madalyn Ball | |||
| 165 | Jason Lethco | Trenton Lethco | |||
| 166 | Chris Craig | Christopher Craig | |||
| 169 | Johnny Brown Jr | Mitchell McGaha | |||
| 175 | Gary Colvett | GracieLee Colvett | |||
| 176 | Richie Rolins | Gunter O'Dell | |||
| 177 | Dennis Hill | Phillip Young | |||
| 178 | Erin Young | Miranda Young | |||
| 179 | Jeff Loyd | Scott Loyd | |||
| 180 | Bruce Keck | Kevin Keck | |||
| 181 | Brian Loyd | Haylee Owenby | |||
| 182 | John Huntley | Brandon Russell | |||
| 183 | Kenneth Cardwell | Joshua Cardwell | |||
| 184 | Dale Young | Jacob Young | |||
| 185 | Parkey Kelley | Justin Kelley | |||
| 186 | Brian Paul | Matthew Paul | |||
| 187 | Bill Coffee | Jade Coffee | |||
| 190 | Robbie Dunn | Austin Dunn | |||
| 191 | Terry James | Brailin James | |||
| 194 | Bobby Sexton | Tyler Sexton | |||
| 195 | Chris Sexton | Mason Sexton | |||
| 196 | Michael Cantrell | John Cantrell | |||
| 197 | Richard Edwards | Logan Edwards | |||
| 198 | Craig Smith | Austin Bates | |||
| 199 | Phillip Pepper | Andrew Bates | |||
| 200 | Bill Giron | Dexter Watson | |||
| 201 | Kent Lodari | Ryan Lodari | |||
| 202 | Greg McGhee | Jordan McGhee | |||
| 203 | Glen McGhee | Haidan McGhee | |||
| 206 | Bryan Norris | Jarrett Ball | |||
| 207 | Leonard Myers | Caitlen Myers | |||
| 208 | John Roche | Joey Murray | |||
| 209 | James Beeler | Peyten Carpenter | |||
| 210 | Doug Vineyard | Cameron Vineyard | |||
| 212 | Michelle Vaulton | Adam Vaulton | |||
| 213 | Gene Worsham | Kyler Worsham | |||
| 214 | Wyatt Worsham | Hayley Spillman | |||
| 217 | John Tallent | Hayden Tallent | |||
| 218 | Eugene Tallent | Hunter Tallent | |||
| 219 | Darryl Haun | Shelby Reynolds | |||
| 220 | Estill Stumbo | Austin Branham | |||
| 221 | Heath Smathers | Toss Smathers | |||
| 224 | Pat Trujillo | Chris Trujillo | |||
| 225 | Patrick Trujillo | Ayla Trujillo | |||
| 227 | Charley Ratliff | Lakin Ratliff | |||
| 229 | Rebecca Yeager | Andrew Yeager | |||
| 231 | Jason Webster | Luke Webster | |||
| 234 | Patrick Scott | Cassie Davis | |||
| 235 | Joann Henderson | Kaylee Hensley | |||
| 236 | Wesley Estes | Zachery Hensley | |||
| 237 | Wayne Hensley | Dillon Hensley | |||
| 238 | Kevin Armstrong | Jack Armstrong | |||
| 239 | Jack Canter | Grace Canter | |||
| 241 | Troy Cable | Carson Cable | |||
| 242 | Sandra Biddix | Hayleigh Biddix | |||
| 243 | Vincent Lewis | Dillan Biddix | |||
| 244 | Brent Biddix | Dustin Biddix | |||
| 245 | Danielle Hatcher | Robert Hatcher | |||
| 246 | Brandon Christopherson | Logan Christopherson | |||
| 247 | Billy Holt | Spencer Holt | |||
| 248 | Daniel Nichols | Delany Nichols | |||
| 249 | Chuck James | Bronson Walker | |||
| 250 | Randy Arnwine | Jacob Arnwine | |||
| 251 | Eugene Farmer | Mason Farmer | |||
| 252 | Bryan Collins | Nathaniel Collins | |||
| 253 | Darrell Roach | Kane Collins | |||
| 254 | David Barnett | Cameron Barnett | |||
| 255 | Glen Adams | Cody Adams | |||
| 256 | Chris Wise | Eli Wise | |||
| 257 | Mike Cline | CeAnna Cline | |||
| 258 | Kaden Ogle | Lavyn Ogle | |||
| 260 | Misty Wise | Riley Wise | |||
| 263 | Jim Brown | Jeremiah Brown | |||
| 266 | Anna Miller | Tanner Miller | |||
| 267 | Mike Miller | Alex Miller | |||
| 268 | Darrick Ford | Luke Ford | |||
| 269 | Amy Ford | Wilson Ford | |||
| 270 | Ben Ford | Emma Ford | |||
| 271 | David Lively | Jacob Lively | |||
| 272 | Keith Bailey | Kevin Bailey | |||
| 273 | Josh Gagnier | Amethyst Gagnier | |||
| 274 | Eddie Ray | Colton Lunsford | |||
| 275 | Wendy May | Conner May | |||
| 276 | Shane May | Eli May | |||
| 278 | James Compton | Braden Graves | |||
| 279 | Mark Meredith | Macy Meredith | |||
| 282 | Tim Hodge | Hayden Hodge | |||
| 283 | Cody Hibbler | Lauren Watson | |||
| 285 | JT White | Collen Carnes | |||
| 286 | Barry Vest | Landon Vest | |||
| 287 | Tim Runion | Jordan Runion | |||
| 288 | Jim Psichopaidas | Calista Psichopaidas | |||
| 289 | Shane Day | McKenna Day | |||
| 290 | Butch Day | Riley Day | |||
| 291 | Brad Vineyard | Devan Vineyard | |||
| 293 | Evan West | McKinny West | |||
| 294 | Joyce Keisling | Jona Keisling | |||
| 295 | Tommy Ledford | Mason Ledford | |||
| 296 | Freddie Allen | Cody Allen | |||
| 297 | Scott Sexton | Nick Sexton | |||
| 298 | Bruce Booher | Tripp Booher | |||
| 299 | Blake Reed | Baylor Booher | |||
| 300 | Rick Webster | Jackson Webster | |||
| 301 | Treva Webster | Silas Webster | |||
| 302 | Billy Seagle | Robert Owens | |||
| 304 | Pete Stout | Emily Stout | |||
| 307 | Nicholas Kovache | Donna Currie | |||
| 309 | Jerry Wood | Dillan Wood | |||
| 310 | Missy Lane | Landon Baxley | |||
| 311 | Stewart Currie | Hayden Currie | |||
| 312 | Jeremy Ellison | Zachary Carlson | |||
| 313 | Hayden Mills | Jason Mills | |||
| 314 | Tiffany Barnett | Dustin Davis Jr. | |||
| 315 | John Sullivan | Creed Sullivan | |||
| 316 | Kevin Davis | Austin Davis | |||
| 317 | Ronald Stipes | Kristine Stipes | |||
| 318 | Billy Boyd | Gracie Boyd | |||
| 321 | Mike Brakins | Cooper Brakins | |||
| 322 | Lisa Romines | Jessie Romines | |||
| 323 | Bill Romines | Rachel Henderson | |||
| 324 | Kaland Merrow | Jakob Merrow | |||
| 325 | Jeff Helton | Shaunna Helton | |||
| 326 | Larry Lawson | Ty Hurst | |||
| 328 | Verna Agee | Lauryn Agee | |||
| 329 | Mike McLain | Carlee Hayes | |||
| 330 | Archie Wilson Jr | Archie Wilson III | |||
| 332 | Steven May | Hunter May | |||
| 333 | Ken Sexton | Kayla Sexton | |||
| 334 | Daniel Braden | Austin Colwell | |||
| 336 | Lowell Bryant | Molly Bryant | |||
| 337 | Tommy Bryant | Lauren Bryant | |||
| 338 | Kevin Wellborne | Ethan Wellborne | |||
| 339 | Keegan Wellborne | Jacob Wellborne | |||
| 341 | Josh Owens | Hunter Owens | |||
| 344 | Craig Horton | Andrew Horton | |||
| 345 | Charlie Wren | Kenton Grubb | |||
| 346 | Kevin Regan | Drew Smith | |||
| 347 | James Keistler | Logan Flynn | |||
| 348 | Travis Keistler | Brody Carr | |||
| 349 | David Moore | Hannah Sams | |||
| 350 | Bill Sprinkle | Abbey James | |||
| 351 | Clifford Hensley | Haley Hensley | |||
| 352 | Brad Montgomery | Brandon Robinson | |||
| 354 | Mike Taylor | Blake Taylor | |||
| 355 | Darrell Johnson | Eli Sullivan | |||
| 356 | Robert Stevens | Danny Jo Stevens | |||
| 357 | Clell Russell | Chase Williams | |||
| 358 | Rozella Montgomery | Brianna Montgomery | |||
| 359 | Danny Brumley | Brandon Brumley | |||
| 360 | Eric Householder | Cainan Teague | |||
| 361 | Preston Julian | Colby Flatt | |||
| 362 | Frank Hickman | Brody Norton | |||
| 363 | Danny Julian | Ty Julian | |||
| 364 | Nathan Horsley | Devan Bollinger | |||
| 365 | Billy Lane | Mason Bollinger | |||
| 367 | Will VanEtter | Brandon Vanetter | |||
| 368 | Chad McClure | Andy Patty | |||
| 369 | Buddy Lawrence | Blake Lawrence | |||
| 372 | Patrick Cagle | Jake Barbra | |||
| 373 | Jim Burton | James Burton | |||
| 374 | Jason Sams | Cheyenne Sams | |||
| 376 | Riley Campbell | Wyatt Campbell | |||
| 377 | Jackie Lawson | Shanley Cunningham | |||
| 378 | Justin Clowers | Jacob Clowers | |||
| 379 | Will VanEtten | Noah Webb | |||
| 380 | Frank Hickman | Chole Thompson | |||
| 381 | |||||
| 382 | Kathy Baxley | Ethan White | |||
| 383 | Brad Cunningham | Noah Cunningham | |||
| 384 | Shannon Cunningham | Jonah Cunningham | |||
| 385 | Johnny Bates | Landon Bates | |||
| 386 | Tera Bates | Caidence Bates | |||
| 388 | Amy Burchett | Connor Burchette | |||
| 389 | Tammy DePietro | Devin DePietro | |||
| 390 | Michelle DePietro | Dylan DePietro | |||
| 391 | Amanda Brewer | Logan Brewer | |||
| 392 | Becky Jones | Cooper Jones | |||
| 393 | Rick Frazier | Jordan Frazier | |||
| 395 | Buddy Rogers | Riley Rogers | |||
| 397 | Sarah Blazier | Brody Blazier | |||
| 398 | Jessie Blazier | Abby Blazier | |||
| 399 | Daniel martin | Cassie Tolson | |||
| 400 | Gordon Grizzle | Whitney Grizzle |
2011 Mtn Music Kids Bass Tournament Re-Cap With Tom's Marine Tt Director Richard Mcmaster
Tom's Marine TT Director and Mtn Music Kids Bass Tournament Angler Richard McMaster re-caps what was an absolutely incredible day on Douglas Lake all for a cause that is at the top of everyone's wish list-helping Kids learn about and enjoy Bass Fishing!
2011 Mountain Music Kids Bass Tournament Weigh-In Highlights And Champions
Tournament Director Stanly Jackson says he has the best team of Volunteers in the country, and he may be right! Look at this enormous crowd plus the 2011 Champions Christie and Kelsey Millsaps-they had 3 fish that weighed in 8.89 Lbs worth $1000!!
Sportsman's Warehosue Report with CATT and Greene Boat and Motor TT Director Brett Collins-Part Two
AC Pro Staffer and Insider Brett Collins continues our look at all of his upcoming CATT Tournaments this fall as well his unbelievable payouts so far in 2011-UNBELIEVABLE! He also takes note of the incredible product now available in the store and online at www.sportsmanswarehouse.com !!
Sportsman's Warehosue Report with CATT and Greene Boat and Motor TT Director Brett Collins-Part One
AC Pro Staffer and Insider Brett Collins takes a break from running all the CATT and Greene Boat and Motor Trails to join us at the hottest (and we mean HOTTEST) store in the south for all your heavy duty tackle needs-Sportsman's Warehouse!! Check em' out online at www.sportsmanswarehouse.com !!
Mountain Music Kids Tournament On Douglas Lake Just Keeps Getting Better And Better
Twenty-one years ago fishing buddies Stanly Jackson and Joe Greenleef were having so much fun fishing they wanted to share the experience with youngsters who might not always have someone to introduce them to the sport.
So the two started the Mountain Music Kids Bass Tournament on Douglas Lake as a way of getting youngsters involved in fishing.
“I think maybe 16 or 17 kids showed up that first time,” said co-tournament director Chris Covington. Once it got started, he noted, it really took off and became a major attraction for youngsters from the area around Douglas Lake.
“About four years ago we reached 400 boats and we have about 400 boats each tournament. That's as many as the Tennessee Valley Authority will allow.” Covington said the tournament has filled up for this year.
As of Sunday when they started taking entries, by the end of the day there were 330 boats already entered. As the entries have grown, so has the participation by the local business community and by volunteers who serve on the tournament committee. Four years ago, Covington said, the tournament committee gave away the first boat in the history of the tournament.
“That was a random draw off the boat numbers. This year we will give away two boats. One will be awarded in a random draw off the boat numbers and we will hold a raffle for the other one.”
Covington said there will be plenty of food and prizes for the kids – hot dogs, hamburgers and Mayfield Ice Cream.
“No kid will leave the tournament without something. We'll have grab bags and t-shirts for them. We will pay 100 places with first place getting $1,000 and last place getting $50. Even the kids who walk across the stage and don't weigh enough to earn a check will get something – tackle boxes, rod and reel combos and other tackle.”
The day will begin about 10:30 a.m. with food and prizes and check-in. There will be a sanctioned Casting Kids Competition conducted by the East Tennessee Bassmasters and local pro angler Bobby Joe Ferguson, who won the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open on Douglas Lake in June, will be on hand to talk fishing with the youngsters and even give away tackle boxes and other prizes.
The kids tournament is a “real success story,” Covington said.
And he should know. He was one of the original 16 or 17 kids who fished the first tournament. Now 33, he is one of three co-directors for the tournament.
When Greenleef died about 10 years ago Jackson went looking for another fishing buddy and hooked up with Paul Loy. The three of them now work on the tournament year-round, Covington said.
“But it's way more than just us three. We have 20 or so people and we hold meetings once a month. Then the closer we get to the tournament we meet once a week. We've got people out getting the sponsorship. It's a group effort.”
21st Annual Mountain Music Kids Bass Tournament
Sat, Jul 30, 2011
Douglas Lake
Douglas Dam
Call Stanly Jackson or Chris Covington, 865-933-0082 or 865-607-0810
Bassmaster Weekend Series Nc Division Making First Stop Ever On Falls Lake Saturday
The Toyota Tundra Bassmaster Weekend Series tournament on Falls Lake Saturday will be the first time the North Carolina Division has ever fished the reservoir in the Neuse River Basin and it will be the last opportunity to qualify for anglers to qualify for the two-day division championship next month on High Rock Lake.
“This is the fourth tournament for the division and anglers must have fished at least one qualifying event to advance to the two-day tournament. You can't just join at High Rock and fish that event,” said tournament manager Gary Conner.
“The reason we are going to Falls for the first time is because the fishermen asked for it,” Conner said. “They told us, 'Hey, Falls is a good lake in the summertime,' so we are giving it a shot.”
Conner said registration will be held at the ramp from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, with the pre-tournament meeting at 7 p.m., for anglers looking to fish and get qualified for the division championship Aug. 27-28 on High Rock Lake.
While Conner said he had no BWS tournament history to draw on for Falls and had not seen results from any recent local tournaments, the advance information on Saturday’s event posted on the BWS website (www.abaproam.com) Wednesday advised that the lake can produce largemouths in the 5- to 8-pound range and smallmouths in the 4- to 5-pound range.
In five-bass daily bag tournaments, it usually takes about 20 pounds to win with the lunker topping six pounds so fishing summer patterns – shallow early and deeper later in the day – should be a good game plan.
Not only will Saturday be the last chance to qualify for the two-day championship, it could unclog the logjam at the top of the points standings in both the pro angler and co-angler divisions – or make it even tighter.
“It's very tight at the top for both the pro side and the co-angler side,” Conner said. “Rob Digh of Denver, N.C., and Tony Hatten of Huntersville, N.C., are two of only three anglers who have caught a limit in every tournament. Shane Miller, who is ranked 8th in the points, is the only other angler with a limit in every tournament.”
On the pro side, Digh and Hatten are tied with 733 points, but Ryan McMurtry of Abbeville, S.C., who won the 2010 Bassmaster Weekend Series on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville last November to qualify for the 2011 Bassmasters Classic, trails them by just five points and Brandon Gray of Bullock, N.C., is only three poinits behind McMurtry. In fact, Jason Dew of Whitesville, N.C., is within 45 points of the leaders in 10th place in the standings.
Conner said there are only three anglers on the co-angler side who have caught a limit each time and the points logjam is just as tight as on the pro side. In fact, Ben K. Dacey of Chesterfield, Va., is 10th in points and trails points leader Chad Shroeder of Dallas, N.C., by just 46 points.
Shroeder has 733 points, but Winfred Branch of Polkville, N.C., is just two points back. There is a slight bit of breathing room the rest of the way down as Robert “Shane” Holleman of Asheboro, N.C., is 11 points back of Branch and Steve Cannon of Wilkesboro, N.C., in 4th place, trails Holleman by 9 points. In 5th place, Jim Jenkins of Crumpler, N.C., is 6 points behind Cannon and only 28 points back of the leader.
Bassmaster Weekend Series North Carolina Division
Sat, Jul 30, 2011
Falls Lake
Ledge Rock
Call Gary Conner 256-230-5627
Weather Could Play Major Role In Outcome Of Accent Marine Tournament On Kissimmee Chain Sunday
David Harris and Colby Cotterill won the June tournament with 38.05 lbs!
Prior to the sixth of nine Accent Marine tournament trail qualifying tournaments out of Capt. Mack's River Resort on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, Ted Meyer with Accent Marine predicted it would take 26 to 28 pounds to win.
For the seventh tournament of the series this Sunday Meyer is predicting it will take slightly less than that – 25-26 pounds.
“That is,” he said, “unless something changes. We're supposed to have some bad weather with a front coming in from the south. I just hope it does not rain on us too much.”
Rain was not a problem for the June tournament, but the heat was expected to be a deterrent.
“When it starts getting hot that is when the true fisherman stays out there and the rest of them go home,” Meyer said before the June tournament. The same could probably be said for the expected rain in Sunday's tournament.
Meyer just hopes the rain does not have any more effect on Sunday's tournament than the heat did last month when anglers far exceeded his expectations.
It took a lot more than the 28 pounds he predicted to win the June tournament – about 10 pounds more. David Harris and Colby Cotterill won June 26 with 38.05 pounds and earned $825. They also had big bass at 11.25 pounds and took home another check for $690.
But it was a tournament with heavy stringers and plenty of big bass. With four of the top five finishers weighing in lunkers over 10 pounds while the second place team of Brian Wical and Matt Hinman anchored their 33.25-pound stringer with a big bass that weighed just 9.25 pounds.
“If I had weighed in every bass over 8 pounds, there would have been at least 25 of them,” Meyer said.
That was probably the most big fish I have ever seen brought in during a one-day tournament.
“I guess everything just turned out right. It was hot on Saturday, but it was overcast on Sunday, things cooled down, and the fish just went crazy.”
Meyer said anglers will need to have a flipping stick in their hand around the grass or have a good brushpile to pull a bass or two from this Sunday.
“It took 24 pounds to win a tournament on Kissimmee last weekend, so we may get surprised and the winning weight may be in the 30-pound range, but it is supposed to be hot,” said Meyer who is hoping the weather will help as much this Sunday as it did last month.
Anglers must fish 7 of 9 tournaments as a team to qualify for the Classic. Payback is made to the top five places.
After Sunday, the series includes tournaments August 28 and September 25 with the Classic scheduled Oct. 30. Entry fee for the tournaments is $65 and teams that qualify do not pay an entry fee to fish in the classic.
Entry fees must be received by 5 p.m. On the Friday before a tournament; no entries are accepted after that deadline. The tournament payback is 75 percent, with 20 percent held for the classic purse.
Accent Marine, a Stratos dealership owned by Ted and Maxine Meyer, is located on Highway 92 East at Tampa, Fla. The dealership is also a full-service provider for Evinrude.
“If a team is fishing out of a 2009 or newer Stratos, Stratos will match the win pot up to $10,000 so they will double the purse for first place in out tournaments,” Meyer said.
For details on the Accent Marine tournaments, call (813) 620-1042 or (813) 620-1309, or email: [email protected] or [email protected].
Accent Marine Tournament Trail
Sun, Jul 31, 2011
Kissimmee Chain of Lakes
Camp Mack's River Resort
Call (813) 620-1042 or (813) 620-1309
2011 BUSCH BASS BOAT Sweepstakes Winner Dwayne Johnston picks up his new STRATOS 176 XT/E-TEC PKG!!
Raleigh, NC Angler Dwayne Johnston wins the 2011 BUSCH BASS BOAT SWEEPSTAKES STRATOS 176 XT powered by a 40 HP Evinrude E-TEC delivered by the great folks at TRI-COUNTY MARINE!!
Countdown to Blastoff 2011 Week 26 Part Two
AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh continues his predictions on some tournaments this weekend with one common theme-you better get a shallow bite early, otherwise it will be a DEEP pattern all day long-
Wave signs John Murray
Wave announced today that well-known Bassmaster Elite Series angler, deep water structure expert and six-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier, John Murray, has been signed to their national pro staff.
“I’ve fished with Wave products for years,” Murray said immediately after his employment was announced. “I’ve caught bass shallow and deep on them from the West Coast to the East Coast and darn near everywhere in between. They’re truly professional quality lures.
“I can’t wait to get started working with their design team on new products and new colors, even though what we have now is outstanding. Actually, they’re better than outstanding. They’re the best in the business as far as I’m concerned.
“I’m really excited about this opportunity. It’s a chance to be part of the best of the best.”
For more information about Wave, visit www.wavefishing.com or call (877) 4-TikiMan (484-5468)!
Piedmont Bass Classics Results - Falls Lake - July 23, 2011
The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #4 at Falls showed that the heat is taking its toll with only 14 boats showing up to qualify for the Championship scheduled for August 27th at Jordan Lake. It was a beautiful day! The heat was setting in. Only 45 bass were weighed in for a total of 132 pounds. The anglers did a great job keeping their fish alive with the latter day heat being close to 95 degrees! Water temps averaged 93 and air temps ranged from 75 to 95 with winds ranging from light to 10 mph in the afternoon. Big fish for the day was 8.12 pounds. All in all, it was a tough day and it's getting tougher.
Ben Cannon & Ken Wall won with 5 bass weighing 20.55 lbs! They used mostly crankbaits & worm rigs to make up their creel. Most fish were caught on Texas and Carolina Rigs along with crankbaits in 8 to 14 feet of water.
The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #5 will be Saturday, August 6th at Falls Lake out of Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp. Teams must fish 4 of the 7 qualifiers to fish the Championship August 27th, so those that have fished only 1 event still have a chance to fish the Championship if they fish the last 3 as a team.
All the information on the Summer Trail can be seen on our website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com
Now here are the July 23rd results:
1st Place..Ben Cannon & Ken Wall of Apex & Asheboro...5 bass...20.55 lbs...$560
2nd Place..Jay Garrard & Trey Nichols of Durham...5 bass...16.13 lbs...$390
3rd Place..Chris King & Waymond Whitsett of Reidsville & Gibsonville...4 bass...15.67 lbs...$170
1st Place Big Fish..3rd Place Team above...8.12 lbs...$196
2nd Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above...5.79 lbs...$84
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above...20.55 lbs...$245
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above...16.13 lbs...$105
For all the information on the tournaments contact....
Phil McCarson~Tournament Director
919-471-1571.......919-971-5042
www.piedmontbassclassics.com
or email [email protected]
Mark Rose Wins FLW on Pickwick
2011 Icast Previews Continue with the new Daiwa Laguna Baitcaster Series!
AC Insider Vance McCullough gets some more great DAIWA reel insight from Daiwa's Own Bryan Yamani...
Bernie Schultz Brings Us Exciting NEW lures from Yamamoto!
Bassmaster Elite Series veteran Bernie Schultz shows us a couple of the hottest NEW offerings from Kinami Baits and Yamamoto at ICAST 2011!
Southern Championship Fishing Trail Results - Badin Lake - July 23, 2011
It was an extremely hot day this past Saturday when 13 teams came out to compete at Badin Lake. It reached 100 degrees and was humid with hardly any breeze at all. The uncomfortable conditions didn't stifle the competition any. When it came time to weigh in Bob Jennett and Derck Crumbley took 1st Place with 15.92lbs.. For that they walked away with $640. $270 went to David Drye and Robert Parrish for a 2nd Place bag that tipped the scales at 13.27lbs. Tod Haynes and Jeremy Talbert came in 3rd with 12.93lbs. It was a close competition for Big Fish, with a 1 ounce edge of the nearest competitor, and Bobby Latin and John Meritt took the title for that and took home $130 in prize money. Thanks to all who came out to compete! Cool off guys and we'll see you next time!
Tony Furr
Tournament Director
Southern Championship Fishing
2nd Place David Drye Robert Parrish 13.27lbs
Big Fish Winners Bobby Latin and John Meritt 6.01lbs
Ten Alabama Lakes In Two Weeks With Reeds Guide Service
* Guntersville Lake
Impounded 1939
We've been to Alabama's largest, man made impoundment Guntersville Lake, located near the town of Guntersville in North Alabama, situated along with three other lakes on the massive, Tennessee River System. For those of you that are first timers, there is a lot of grass on this lake with hydrilla and millfoil aquatic weeds spread lake wide. Thick, stringy grass that both bass and anglers that pursue them, love.
There are so many ways to catch these Guntersville lake summertime bass.
Our success on one trip came while fishing shallow with topwater lures in and around grass starting at dawn 5 a.m. Central time until 1 p.m.
We used zara spooks, sammies, buzz baits, frogs, soft plastic shad imitations and swim baits, spinnerbaits and floating worms, and we fished the first 3 hours of a very cloudy summer day in the low 90's catching about 20 bass up to 4 pounds. Then it slowed at 12:30 p.m. with midday 97 degrees and we headed in.
Another trip we fished deep water (of 8 -15 feet deep) along weeds, along main river drops, and rip-rap rocks, using 10 inch Texas-rigged worms, tube baits, swim baits, lipless lures and deep diving crank baits. Variety, on two trips! We only had about 8 bass on this hot summer trip, but they were nice ones up 6 pounds!
* Wheeler lake
Impounded 1936
Wheeler lake was very different. Lows 71 highs 90. Cloudy until 1 p.m. ! Shallow bass and schoolies in weedy flats all day! Most were largemouth bass caught on various topwaters like baby torpedoes, a Spittin' Image and zara spooks. Others were fooled from mid morning until we quit at 1 p.m. Very shallow bass for mid summer water temps of 89 degrees, on nothing but Zoom white trick worms and Zoom pearl colored Flukes, both fished weightless on 3/0 hooks in and around shallow weeds, in 1-3 feet of water on the lower lake.
* Wilson Lake (Impounded 1924) and Pickwick Lake (Impounded 1938)
These two lower Tennessee River lakes have been very good. Not for big small mouth bass (although we did have one smallie, about a 4 pounder), like most anglers are seeking, but for big stripers and largemouth bass! (See the recent pictures link on my website: www.fishingalabama.com at the top page are some big stripers we had this last Thursday on Wilson lake and you will see other big stripers, spotted bass and largemouth bass, some from Coosa River lake's Lay lake and Logan Martin lakes near Birmingham.) Like Wheeler, we caught both species of these bass in water less than 5 feet deep on topwater lures!
* Coosa River Lake's - Logan Martin Lake (Impounded 1964) and Lay Lake (Impounded 1914)
These two lakes only 40 miles from Birmingham, are at full pool, unlike some past summer's when mid-summer drought had both lakes down several feet. This high water holds largemouth bass shallow in the summer months. They live and feed along aquatic weeds on the lake's shorelines both during the day and at night. When coupled with cloudy, rainy weather and cooler temperatures in the upper 80's to low 90's, its topwater time! Although the lake's spotted bass will call for fishing a little deeper along the lake' s deeper wood and rock cover with finesse worms, crank baits, rattling lipless lures and spinnerbaits.
* Smith Lake
Impounded 1961
Yes, its a deep lake. Over 100 feet deep along some banks you fish. Even water as deep as 300 feet exists. Deep, clear water. Tough, summertime conditions most of the time right? Well not all bass go real deep on Alabama's deepest impoundment, Smith lake, home of the last few world record spotted bass.
We fished the lower lake's dam area, Dismal Creek and far back up in Clear Creek. Striped bass(10 pounds) and 2-3 pound spotted bass hit topwater lures, swim baits and suspending jerk baits until 10 a.m. We fished rock bluffs with jigging spoons and small Texas-rigged worms and lizards in depths of only 10-20 feet deep, catching about 20 spotted bass, some up to 3 pounds. Then clouds moved in and we fished laydown trees with white spinnerbaits, with two 4 pound largemouth's bass caught at 11 a.m.!
So as you can see on these often hot, summertime trips (and the majority of other mid-summer daytime trips to other lakes like Jordan lake, Lake Martin and Lake Wedowee, during this two week period) traveling to 10 Alabama lakes, we fooled a lot of bass on topwater lures and other tempting lures while fishing in and around these lake's shallow weeds, wood cover and rock cover! So keep in mind during the next 8 weeks there will be shallow bass and deep bass to be discovered, while fishing these Alabama lakes.
Or you can always call on Reeds Guide Service...first!
Reeds Guide Service
Only one guide service in Alabama can lay claim to, "Alabama's Oldest, Professional Guide Service." Reeds Guide Service for over 40 years. Taking anglers from all over the globe to fish for Alabama's large mouth bass, small mouth bass, spotted bass and striped bass, available year round. Discounts available. Company trips, family outings, parent and child trips, both the novice and tournament angler are welcome! See my website guide service link at www.fishingalabama.com for more info. There you will find loads of fishing information, fishing reports, fishing tips for all seasons on all lakes, fishing links, pictures and more!
Fox 6 WBRC Television
See Reed Montgomery on "Good Day Alabama" morning show with his "Ask the Angler" question and answer session on Alabama's Fox 6 WBRC TV station. Answering all your fishing questions for over 6 years! Call in with your fishing questions! Reed is on every last Tuesday of each month. His next appearance will be Tuesday, July 26 on just after 8 a.m. Central time!
Thanks and Good Fishin' !
Reed Montgomery / Reeds Guide Service
Alabaster, Alabama (205) 663-1504
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.fishingalabama.com
" Over 40 Years Guiding, Fishing and Exploring Every Lake in Alabama For Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass and Striped Bass "
Always Call on Reeds Guide Service...first!
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Davy Hite Shows a Buckeye Jig that the Bass Won't Be Able to Shake Loose!
Bassmaster Elite Series Pro and 8-time Winner, Davy Hite tells about the NEW Buckeye jigs designed so that bass can't use the lure's weight to gain leverage and throw the hook - a MAJOR breakthrough!!!
Bobby Uhrig of Mega Strike Shows the NEW Strike Back Spinnerbait!
Bobby Uhrig tells us all about the spinnerbait that bites back - Mega Strike's NEW Strike Back! He explains how this lure will increase YOUR strike-to-catch ratio!
Thrift Finding Fishing Tough For Final Flw Tour Major This Weekend On Pickwick
Bryan Thrift, 2010 FLW Angler of the Year, is having another good year in 2011!
Going into the fifth and final FLW Majors Division qualifying tournament of the year for the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup, the main goal for Bryan Thrift, the FLW Tour's 2010 Angler of the Year, is just to make a check on Pickwick Lake this weekend.
Already qualified for the FLW Tour Majors Championship, Thrift would like to earn some money for his family which now includes his first child, 9-month-old Wylie.
Thrift started the year right where he left off in 2010, taking first place in the season opener March 2 on Beaver Lake and earning $125,000. He boosted his annual pay by $20,500 March 24 on Lake Hartwell, then hit a two-tournament skid where he finished out of the money before picking up a $9,930 check for 34th place at Kentucky Lake June 16.
Although he has not fished on a pace as hot as last year when he won the points championship, and he has fished out of the money in two of the five tournaments in the series so far this year, Thrift said it actually has been a good year for him.
He capped off the 2010 season with a 10th place finish in the Forrest Wood Cup last August on Georgia's Lake Lanier then picked up a total of $155,430 in three paydays so far this year, bringing his career-win total in FLW Outdoors tournaments to $849,636.
“Any time you win one it makes a good year,” he noted.
Catching enough of the right kind of fish to make a check at Pickwick might not be as easy as it sounds, Thrift admitted, although he will be in the same boat as the other anglers in the field.
“Fishing is not as good as I thought it would be,” he said late Wednesday after four days of practice. “There are a lot of schools out there, but it's hard to get one to bite.”
The problem is the fish are deep because of the high water temperatures, and they are in hiding.
“I definitely think it is going to be won out deep on the ledges,” the Shelby, N.C., angler said. “I do have a couple of shallow places where I think I can catch a few fish, but I am going to try to catch fish out deep. I don't think the tournament can be won fishing shallow.”
As he checked over his equipment Wednesday night before launching early Thursday morning for the first day of the FLW Tour Major on Pickwick Lake Thursday morning, Thrift outlined his game plan for the final qualifier.
“I'll be using my electronics to locate both structure and fish. If I find structure and there are no fish on it, I will not fish it. If there are fish down there I've been throwing an 11-inch Dimiki worm on 12-pound line with a 3/4-ounce sinker to keep it down the current. I'll be fishing it slow,” he said.
And if the fish are not biting deep, Thrift said, he will go to Plan B, which is to fish the two shallow places he found with some fish on them.
Since he has already qualified for the Forrest Wood Cup, he wants to earn some money for young Wylie's scholarship fund. And then, once he gets going in the Forrest Wood Cup next month on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Ark., he'd love another top 10 finish, “hopefully a first place,” he said.
FLW Tour Major
Jul 21-14, 2011
Pickwick Lake
McFarland Park
Music City + Kentucky Lake = Breakout Year For Bws Tennessee Central Division
“The Tennessee Central Division BWS has really come alive this year,” said Randy Sullivan, tournament manager for the division, on the eve of the series' fourth tournament on Old Hickory Lake this Saturday.
And the reason for this sudden growth spurt, he said, is because the regional championship for the division will be held Oct. 14-15 on Kentucky Lake. It does not hurt, either that the next qualifying tournament, the final regular season event, will also be a two-day tournament on Kentucky Lake Aug. 20-21.
“A lot of guys from the Nashville area like to fish Kentucky Lake so we are getting a lot of our following from there,” said Sullivan. “We've been averaging close to 75-80 boats a tournament.”
Adding to the lure of the schedule is the fact that the fish have been biting better than ever all season long, Sullivan said.
“We've had some really good tournaments. Back in May it took a lot of weight to win. Everybody was catching 70 to 75 keepers a day. That division has been one of the most productive divisions we've had as far as the number of fish caught and the weights.”
That could change Saturday as Old Hickory is not noted for producing a lot of big fish.
“This will be a different test for the anglers,” he said,”so it is going to be interesting to see how these guys make out there, where they are just going to be stretching out limits for points.”
The top of the leader board shows a logjam in the race for the top angler award, with less than 40 points separating 1st and 10th place.
Mickey Beck of Lebanon, Tn., currently leads the points, but just by a nose. John Lewis of Arrington, Tn., is snapping at his heels, just two points back. Jeff Hollingshead of Murfreesboro, Tn., is just seven points behind Lewis and David Gnewikow of Mt. Juliet, Tn., is seven points back of Hollingshead. Jack Smith II of Hopkinsville, Tn., rounds out the top five, a scant two points behind Gnewikow.
The rest of the top 10 includes: 6.Sam Boss of Paducah, Ky., one point behind Smith; 7. Gary Singleton of Dickson, Tn., with 702 points; 8. Kevin Tidwell of Bon Aqua, Tn., six points behind Singleton; 9. William Merrick of Mt. Juliet, two points back of Tidwell; and 10. Phillip Bates of Bon Aqua, with 685 points.
“This is a really competitive division,” Sullivan said. “Jeff Hollingshead won the first event this year and everybody has been trying to catch him. “David Gnewikow has been one of the premier fishermen in this area the last four or five years and he just gets stronger each year as he grows as a fisherman.”
Gnewikow has got a lot tougher, not only in the Nashville area, but on Kentucky Lake as well, Sullivan noted. He finished third on Percy Priest in March, 12th on Lake Barkley in April and 20th on Kentucky Lake in May.
“Obviously, if he catches just a few fish he will make the top 40 this year. He is definitely one of the ones to watch.”
One of the reasons so many young anglers have come on strong in recent years, Sullivan said, is because of the advancements in boat electronics.
“It may be that we are finally seeing anglers so much more informed now than guys like us when we were growing up,” he said. “We had to find the fish out deep. Now these guys can go out and turn the electronics on and see everything down there, which enables them to catch fish more quickly.
“I think we are seeing younger guys performing at a better level now more consistently because of the electronics.”
That said, he noted, anglers still have to put the fish in the live well to cash a check at the weigh-in, even when fishing is tough as it has been on Old Hickory recently.
“Somebody always finds them out there. I'd love for everybody to come by the landing at Flippers Bulls Creek Saturday and check out the weigh-in.”
In the Kentucky Lake Regional Oct. 14-15, the Tennessee Central Division will be joined by the Tennessee East Division and the Missouri, North Carolina and Alabama South Divisions.
Bassmaster Weekend Series Tennessee Central Division
Sat, Jul 23, 2011
Old Hickory Lake
Flippers Bull Creek
Call Randy Sullivan at 256-230-5633
Mitchell, Montjoy On A Roll In Santee Cooper Catt Summer Trail
Jerry Montjoy and Brett Mitchell won the June 18, 2011 Qualifier
Winning this Saturday's Carolina Anglers Team Trail Summer Division tournament on the Santee Cooper Lakes would be sweet for anybody fishing in it. It would be even sweeter if the team that wins finds a way to topple Brett Mitchell and Jerry Montjoy to win because right now Mitchell and Montjoy practically own Santee Cooper.
“They have won several – I think five – of the tournametns on Santee since 2009,” said Brett Collins, tournament director for all the Carolina Anglers Team Trail tournaments in North and South Carolina. In fact, the pair picked up this year right where they left off last year, Collins said, winning all three of the Summer Division tournaments held so far.
Mitchell and Montjoy weighed in 17.87 pounds, including the tournament’s big fish at 7.19 pounds, for first place and earned a check for $748 in the first Summer Division tournament June 4. They followed that with a limit that weighed 16.93 pounds, including big fish at 5.83 pounds, to take first place and a check for $463 in the second tournament June 18. Then on July 9, they weighed in 14.05 pounds, including the big fish at 5.55 pounds, for first place and $444 in prize money.
“Payback has increased (at Santee Cooper since we started up in 2009,” Collins said. “Brett and Jerry should top $10,000 in winnings if they keep up the pace they are on.”
Collins said he paid back more than $20,000 at Santee last year and is on track to do that again this year.
“Santee is one of the lakes I am looking at to hold the 2012 CATT Classic,” Collins said. “I'm not sure about that yet, but this past spring we had a total of 74 teams join up, which is a new high.”
Despite the heat, fishing has been good this summer at Santee Cooper, Collins said.
“It depends on which part of the lake you are fishing. Lake Marion has been better than Lake Moultrie. They are catching them on topwater, such as Spooks and floating worms. Soft plastics like Senkos are working on the deeper trees.”
Carolina Angler’s Team Trail – Santee Cooper Summer Division
Sat, Jul 23, 2011
Santee Cooper Lakes
John C Land Facility
Call Brett Collins 803-413-7521
Bernie Schultz Looks at Line choices from the floor of ICAST 2011!
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Bernie Schultz examines that critical link between angler and fish - LINE - at this year's ICAST show!
Daniel Nussbaum Shows Z-man's HOT NEW Plastics at ICAST 2011!
See the NEW punching craws and check-out the tank-tested ACTION of the new multi-species swimbaits from Z-man at the 2011 ICAST show in Las Vegas!
Countdown to Blastoff 2011 Week 25 with Robby Byrum-Part 2
AC Insider Robby Byrum continues our walk thru some upcoming events this weekend (FLW, BASSMST WKND, CATT, Piedmont Bass Classics, ect) and includes some insight on the new T-Wing Reel from DAIWA-it's one special baitcaster!!
Countdown to Blastoff 2011 Week 25 with Robby Byrum-Part 1
AC Insider Robby Byrum gets us ready for what we all know is One Hot Weekend of Tournaments on the way...we start out with how many anglers are obviously going 35-40 deep in some spots, but there are many catching some quality in less than 5 feet-Part One
2011 Icast Previews Continue with the new Daiwa LaGuna Baitcasting Series!
AC Insider Vance McCullough grabs Daiwa rep Bryan Yemani to take us through one of most affordable and high-quality baitcasters on the market-the new Laguna Series!
A Deep Tradition Of Bass Fishing In Virginia
Of all the picturesque southern states, Virginia reigns supreme with hundreds of miles of rolling, tree-lined mountains, unspoiled and unscathed by man for hundreds of years. If you listen close enough, you can still hear echoes of wars once fought but never forgotten, as they radiate throughout these imposing never-ending spectrums of grandeur. These majestic mountain ranges encircle some of the best bass fishing Virginia has to offer.
From the birthplace of eight United States Presidents (hence the nickname “Mother of Presidents”) to thousands of acres of exhilarating prime bass fishing, this sport practiced in beautiful Virginia bass boats is an integral part of this state’s deep-rooted and respected history.
Top Three Bass Fishing Virginia Lakes
Choosing which record bass fishing Virginia lake to load your bass boat in can be a difficult decision. From one of the smallest bass fishing Virginia lakes, Lake Conner in Halifax County, to the stunning 845 acre Briery Creek Lake in Prince Edward County, record largemouth bass in excess of 10lbs have been predominately found. To date, Lake Connor is home of the unbroken state record largemouth bass, which was caught in 1985, weighing in at 16lbs-4oz. A lesser known lake in Virginia is Lake Frederick, a 117 acre paradise sheltered in the magnificent Shenandoah Valley. This lake has consistently produced largemouth bass over 10lbs. Bass fishing in Virginia lakes is a matter of preference with unlimited potential on every cast.
Virginia Bass Fishing Tournaments
From August through September Virginia bass fishing tournaments are open to all fishing enthusiasts seeking adventure with complacent abilities. Raising money for charitable events, including Relay for Life, these tournaments are well known and respected by all anglers from novice to professional. Attracting thousands of avid anglers annually, Virginia bass fishing tournaments remain extremely competitive. Even if anglers don’t take home the grand prize, they’re still leaving with the greatest prize of all, which are new, long-lasting friendships. From sunrise splendor to glorious nights, bass fishing in Virginia remain a captivating and mesmerizing source of bass angler paradise.
Bass Boats of Virginia
Regardless of make or manufacturer avid anglers take great pride in one of their most beloved possessions, the Virginia bass boat. Whether homemade or custom, the bass boats of Virginia represent a long tradition of fishing on the most tranquil bass fishing Virginia lakes offered throughout this humble but astonishingly beautiful state. Where pride, integrity and ethnicity run deep, bass boats of Virginia truly emphasize a legacy that will be passed on to future generations, a legacy of heritage, resilience and endurance where “Sic Semper Tyrannis” (Thus Always to Tyrants) will forever remain.
Virginia Bass Fishing Trip
There’s no better time than now to take off from your hectic life and head to the state known as the "Old Dominion", where bass fish are eagerly waiting for your delicious bait, not to mention the endless number of Virginia bass tournaments holding a spot for you. So, load up the truck with your fishing gear and hitch up that used bass boat, to make your way to do some exhilarating bass fishing in Virginia! And don’t forget the scale, because you may just catch a record bass!
Bryan Thrift Shows Us His BEST Jig-Skipping Rod - The 6' 10" Dark Angel - at ICAST 2011
FLW pro, Bryan Thrift is among the sport's truly elite performers. Know for his dock-skipping prowess, he shows us his favorite rod for the technique at ICAST 2011!
Bobby Barrack shows us his latest SnagProof invention - Bobby's Perfect Buzz!
We're buzzin' in the SnagProof booth at ICAST 2011 with the premier frog fisherman on the planet - Bobby Barrack! He has already caught giant bass on his latest tweek to the ultra-productive SnagProof product line!
2011 Icast Previews Continue with the new Daiwa Spinning Reel Series!
Bill Liston from DAIWA continues his preview of some incredible new products for 2012 from the ICAST Show in Las Vegas with AC Insider and Pro Staffer Vance McCullough-here is the new Spinning Reel Series for 2012!!
Jason Williamson with Duckett Fishing's White Ice Rods at ICAST 2011
JWill shows these rods designed for serious competitive anglers and coming soon from Duckett Fishing.
Crispin Powley Shows Strike King's Latest at ICAST 2011!
Take a sneak peak in the Strike King both as Crispin shows us the NEW 1.0-size KVD Square Bill Crank and Strike King's Frogs!!!
Piedmont Bass Classics Results - Jordan Lake - July 16, 2011
The $5,000 Summer Trail drew another good crowd at Jordan Lake with 17 boats showing up to qualify for the Championship scheduled for August 27th at Jordan Lake. It was a beautiful day! The competition was fierce, however! Only 2.36 pounds separated 1st from 3rd. 55 bass were weighed in for a total of 223 pounds. The anglers did a great job keeping their fish alive with the latter day heat being close to 90 degrees! Water temps averaged 83 to 85 and air temps ranged from 70 to 89 with winds ranging from light to 10 mph in the afternoon. Big fish for the day was 5.43 pounds. We also had a rare tie for 3rd place.
Dennis Reedy & Jeff Thomas won with 5 bass weighing 20.95 lbs! Dennis and Jeff used 'secret lures' to make up their creel. The morning bite was the best and most fish were caught on Texas and Carolina Rigs along with crankbaits in 8 to 14 feet of water.
The $5,000 Summer Trail qualifier #4 will be Saturday, July 23rd at Falls Lake out of Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp. Teams must fish 4 of the 7 qualifiers to fish the Championship August 27th, so those that have not fished yet must fish the last 4 qualifiers to fish the Championship.All the information on the Summer Trail can be seen on our website: www.piedmontbassclassics.com.
Now here are the July 16th results:
1st Place..Dennis Reedy & Jeff Thomas of Siler City & Broadway...5 bass...20.95 lbs...$680
2nd Place..Thomas Sheffer & Ken McNeill of Cary & Raleigh...5 bass...19.74 lbs...$405
3rd Place..(tie)Tony Woodard & Scott Smith of Four Oaks & Apex...5 bass...18.59 lbs...$140
Chuck Green & Troy Searcy of Pleasant Garden...5 bass...18.59 lbs...$140
1st Place Big Fish..2nd Place Team above...5.43 lbs...$210
2nd Place Big Fish..Chuck Green & Troy Searcy of Pleasant Garden...5.27 lbs...$90
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above...20.95 lbs...$455
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above...19.74 lbs...$195
For more information call:
Phil McCarson~Tournament Director 919-471-1571.......919-971-5042
www.piedmontbassclassics.com
or email [email protected]
