Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Britt Myers Joins Us After His 2Nd Place Finish At Douglas Lake!
We are fortunate to grab Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Britt Myers after his big finish at Douglas Lake.......he talks about the one key pattern he learned at the Open Tournament last year and how it almost got him in the winners circle on Saturday afternoon-
Sportsman's Warehouse Fisherman's Dream Tournament Results - Chickamauga Lake - May 5, 2012
The 6th Annual Sportsman's Warehouse Fisherman's Dream Tournament was held May 5, 2012 on Chickamauga Lake. There was close to $8,000 in cash and prizes on the line and proceeds from the tournament will be used to benefit the Silverdale Baptist Academy Athletic Department.
The team of James Milling and Buddy Gross won the tournament with a nice sack of fish weighing 25.62 lbs, good for $1,500! Chuck James and Brad James finished in a close 2nd Place with 25.25 lbs, including a nice 7.05 lb bass that won them the overall Big Fish Pot. 2nd Place was worth $1,000 and the Big Fish Pot was worth $500! The team of Steve Kite and Daniel Lewis came in 3rd Place with 24.99 lbs, good for $750, and Rogie Brown and Alan Brown took 4th Place with 24.03 lbs and won $675.
There was also an hourly Big Fish Prize that added $250 to the winners' wallets. Robert Anderson won Hour 1 with 6.62 lbs, Chris Coleman and Jim Cross won Hour 2 with 6.66 lbs, Steve Norris and Marc Pratt won Hour 3 with 6.55 lbs, and Steve Kite and Daniel Lewis won Hour 4 with 6.35 lbs.
Here's a list of all the winners from the tournament Saturday:
| Place | Name | Weight | Payout |
| 1 | James Milling/Buddy Gross | 25.62 | $1,500.00 |
| 2 | Chuck James/Brad James | 25.25 | $1,000.00 |
| 3 | Steve Kite/Daniel Lewis | 24.99 | $750.00 |
| 4 | Rogie Brown/Alan Brown | 24.03 | $675.00 |
| 5 | Chris Coleman/Jim Cross | 23.78 | $600.00 |
| 6 | Matt Wendorf/Jim Cofer | 23.05 | $500.00 |
| 7 | Allen Lewis/Bob Anthony | 22.55 | $425.00 |
| 8 | Ron Willerson/Scotty Gilley | 22.29 | $350.00 |
| 9 | Wes Hardin/Jason Cook | 21.87 | $300.00 |
| 10 | Steve Norris/Marc Pratt | 21.64 | $250.00 |
| Big Fish Pot | Chuck James/Brad James | 7.05 | $500.00 |
| Big Fish Hour 1 | Robert Anderson | 6.62 | $250.00 |
| Big Fish Hour 2 | Chris Coleman/Jim Cross | 6.66 | $250.00 |
| Big Fish Hour 3 | Steve Norris/Marc Pratt | 6.55 | $250.00 |
| Big Fish Hour 4 | Steve Kite/Daniel Lewis | 6.35 | $250.00 |
| Total Payout | $7,850.00 |
Piedmont Bass Classics Results - Falls Lake - May 5, 2012
22 teams showed up for the 4th in a series of Spring Open Tournaments. The weather was great! 59 degrees in the am and 80 or so at weighin with light winds & threatening storms.
77 fish were weighed in for a good total weight of 240 pounds. Most fish were caught very shallow on a variety of baits including plastic worms, jig combos, spinnerbaits & buzzbaits for the most part. Water temps were around the 86 degree area. The bass are showing signs of post spawn routines with bucks everywhere and females resting & recouping. All in all, the bite was real good! Rick Sossaman of Oak Ridge & Randy Johnson of Hillsborough, won the event and collected $800 for 1st, $245 for 1st place TWT & 2 G-Loomis rods, compliments of Overton's in Raleigh, worth $550 at retail, for a total of $1,595 in cash and prizes!
I really want to thank Kevin Paramore and the crew at OVERTON'S in Raleigh for sponsoring this tournament. Please visit their store located off the I-440 Beltline at Exit 10 in Raleigh inside the Holly Park Shopping Center. That's 3062 Wake Forest Road! 919-850-9754 Overton's carries so much I can't even begin to tell you what they stock! Everything from Tackle to Wake Boards!
Our next 'Spring Open' will be at Kerr Lake, Saturday May 12th, and will be sponsored by SPRINGHILL OUTFITTERS in Selma!
Our next, 'Boats Unlimited $10,000 Spring Bass Trail' qualifying event will be Saturday, May 19th, at Jordan Lake!
All the information on our tournaments can be found at: www.piedmontbassclassics.com
Now here are the full 'OVERTON'S of RALEIGH OPEN' results:
1st Place: Rick Sossaman & Randy Johnson of Oak Ridge & Hillsborough...5 bass...19.92 lbs...$1,350
2nd Place: Johnny Wilder & Mike Harris of Butner & Oxford...5 bass...19.36 lbs...$460
3rd Place: Dan Glosson & Phillip Eakes of Rougemont & Bahama...5 bass...17.92 lbs...$300
4th Place: Chris & David Huffine of Raleigh & Wake Forest...5 bass...16.85 lbs...$200
1st Place Big Fish..David Hall & Dane Sallinger of Raleigh & Wake Forest...6.18 lbs...$308
2nd Place Big Fish..3rd Place Team above: 5.80 lbs...$132
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above: 19.92 lbs...$245
2nd Place TWT..3rd Place Team above: 119.92 lbs...$105
I want to thank all of you that support our tournaments!
Phil McCarson~Tournament Director 919-471-1571.......919-971-5042 www.piedmontbassclassics.com or email me at: philsflags@msn.com
Johnny Wilder & Mike Harris finished in 2nd Place with 5 bass that weighed 19.36 lbs
Myers Whacks 24 Pounds; Leads By Nearly 4 At Douglas!
Britt Myers has good reason to smile at Douglas Lake
"It was a crazy day out there. I didn't get many bites but I got the big ones," said an elated Britt Myers. Myers, of Lake Wylie, SC leads the Bassmaster Elite Series stop on Douglas Lake in the foothills of Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains.
Myers weighed-in 24 pounds and an ounce today. Together with his day effort of 21-1, he carries a total of 45-2 and a lead of 3 pounds, 14 ounces over day 1 leader Aaron Martens.
Myers and Martens are not only neighbors on the leader board, but on the water as well - fishing many of the same spots. Martens admitted that Myers got to a couple of the spots first. The weights reflect the result.
Martens "slipped a little" weighing 17-6 today. With a total of 41-4 he is still in great shape heading into day 3 of the 4-day event.
The lake is changing though. Martens noted that he caught more small fish today than yesterday. And he said the offshore schools that anglers have been taking turns on are starting to break up. On day 2 fish had expanded their areas to 10 times the size of their territories from day 1.
Offshore schools are the target this week on Douglas. Getting them to bite is the challenge. Timing is very important. Lure selection seems to play a big role in many cases. For most guys that means a big, deep-diving crankbait. Martens is using the old 'kneel-and-reel' technique popularized by Paul Elias to get that lure down deeper.
Jeremy Starks is 3rd with 39-2. He had a big bag (23-1) and made a big jump today.
Dean Rojas did likewise, with 22-even today. His total stands at 38-7 - good for 4th at the moment.
Andy Montgomery of Blacksburg, SC is 5th with 33-15. He fell off of his day 1 pace with 12-14 today. The same reason Montgomery's weight is down would be the same reason Starks did so well today. They caught the bulk of their better bags from the same spot. Yesterday Starks bailed out early and Montgomery fished the spot later in the day (timing is going to be a big factor). Today Starks got there first and camped on the spot. Who will fish it tomorrow?
This is turning into a most interesting tournament.
The biggest surprise of this tournament season has to be the big weights we are seeing at Douglas. Angler after angler sang praises to the lake.
There is a little topwater bite going. Fred Roumbanis and Steve Kennedy mentioned buzzbaits. Rick Clunn has relied heavily on a Rico popper.
The hook-in-the-hand pattern that worked for Brandon Palaniuk last month seems to have given byron Velvick an edge as well. After letting an estimated 5-pounder stab him with a treble, Velvick had a solid afternoon and brought in the biggest bass of the tourney so far at 6 pounds, 10 ounces.
Also of note - the local trio are fishing well:
Ott Defoe jumped to 7th with 33-11.
Brandon Card moved into 8th with 33-1.
And David Walker delighted the hometown crowd with 16-4 today which, combined with his day 1 weight of 10-1, put him in the cut at 31st place.
"I knew I was fishing the right places the right way," said Walker. "Yesterday I just couldn't make it work out."
Piedmont Bass Classic Spring Trail Qualifier Results - Falls Lake - Apr 28, 2012
Congratulations to Vinston Nettles & Jimmie Spencer for finally getting the win they have been dreaming of!
54 teams showed up at Falls for the 5th qualifying tournament of the Boats Unlimited~Piedmont Bass Classics
2012 Spring Bass Tournament Trail.
The weather was weird! 57 degrees in the morning with 3 mile an hour
winds, and still 57 degrees in the pm with 10 to 15 mph winds and the water level was about a foot above
normal. We had a great weighin and I want to thank everyone that participated!
168 fish were weighed in for a nice total weight of 522 pounds and all the bass looked very healthy. Most fish
were caught in 1 to 2 feet of water on a variety of baits including jerk baits,spinnerbaits, plastic worms,
crankbaits, buzzbaits and Rat-L-Traps for the most part. The hot baits for the day reported to be plastics and
spinner baits! Water temps were around 68 degrees. I want to thank all the anglers that participated and that
support this trail. Also, we have the greatest sponsors supporting our trail!
Our next 'Boats Unlimited $10,000 Spring Bass Trail' event will be Saturday, May 19th, at Jordan Lake.
Our next 'Special Open' Tournament will be the 'Overton's of Raleigh Open' at Falls Lake Saturday, May 5th.
All the information on our tournaments can be found at: www.piedmontbassclassics.com
Now here are the full results:
1st Place: Vinston Nettles & Jimmie Spencer of Pittsboro & Asheboro...5 bass...23.71 lbs...$1,075
2nd Place: Rick Sossaman & Randy Johnson of Oak Ridge & Hillsborough...5 bass...20.53 lbs...$615
3rd Place: Jesse Wise & Chadd Eriksen of Erwin & Raleigh...5 bass...19.13 lbs...$535
4th Place: Merle Knott & Roger Clary of Durham & Butner...5 bass...18.83 lbs...$455
5th Place: Joe Smith & Reaford Faircloth of Clinton...5 bass...17.60 lbs...$375
6th Place: Mike Salguero & Steve Foster of Durham...5 bass...17.52 lbs...$295
7th Place: Johnny Wilder & Mike Harris of Butner & Oxford...5 bass...17.41 lbs...$255
8th Place: Todd & Jeff Sumner of Southern Pines...5 bass...17.38 lbs...$215
9th Place: William Blanton & Billy Zumwalt of Fayetteville...5 bass...16.92 lbs...$175
10th Place: Jeff Jones & Sammy Creech of Chesapeake, VA & Kenly...5 bass...16.89...$175
11th Place: Dale Bolick & Billy West of Wendell & Raleigh...5 bass...16.26 lbs...$150
1st Place Big Fish..Sammy & Junior McLeod of Bear Creek & Sanford...7.46 lbs...$714
2nd Place Big Fish..2nd Place Team above:...6.67 lbs...$306
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above:...23.71 lbs...$700
2nd Place TWT..3rd Place Team above:...19.13 lbs...$300
Phil McCarson~Tournament Director 919-471-1571.......919-971-5042
www.piedmontbassclassics.com or email me at: philsflags@msn.com
Sammy McLeod holding his teams winning big fish..a 7.46 pounder along with a 6.36 pounder!
Virginia Tech Anglers Qualify For Team-Of-Year Finals Through Ranger Cup University Program
As the highest-finishing Ranger Cup University-qualified team with a total weight of 39 pounds, 9 ounces during the three-day event on South Carolina’s Lake Murray, the duo will receive an expense-paid trip to Texas’ famed Choke Canyon Reservoir later this year where they will compete for over $2,000 in cash and prizes.
Rejzer and Blevins will be matched against the qualified team with the highest place of finish in the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship taking place May 24-25. Both teams will receive an expense-paid, grand-prize package, which includes travel, lodging and meals, as well as the opportunity to compete from fully rigged Ranger boats. The made-for-TV event will be televised nationally on the Americana Outdoors show seen on the NBC Sports network, representing a unique opportunity for the collegiate anglers – complete with over $2,000 in cash and prizes awarded to the winner.
“After three years, I finally made the finals of the national championship, so I’m happy about that. Making the Top 5 was a win in my book,” Rejzer said. “And the realization that this was my last event combined with winning the trip to Choke Canyon through the Ranger Cup University program – it’s just an amazing way to go out.”
Modeled after the most lucrative contingency rewards in the industry, Ranger Cup, Ranger Cup University is the first program of its kind exclusively for collegiate anglers and is open to those fishing in either FLW- or BoatUS-affiliated competitions. Signup is free, regardless of which brand of boat they own. To remain qualified in the program, anglers need only adhere to clothing and logo requirements. And as part of the Ranger Cup University program, participants will be able to receive specially discounted tournament gear through Angler Skins and Gemini Custom Apparel, with no artwork or set-up fees. Through these vendors, Ranger Cup University anglers can purchase fully customized tournament jerseys for as low as $48.
For more information on Ranger Cup University, to register and read all about the program guidelines and payout opportunities, go online to RangerBoats.com.
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 RangerBoats.com.
Key Tactic For Elite Series Tournament On Douglas Lake Will Be Offshore And Deep
One of Capt. David Berry's very happy clients!
If the Elite Series anglers competing in the Douglas Lake Challenge, the fourth tournament in the 8-tournament series for 2012, have not already figured it out in practice this week, they probably should heed the advice of a knowledgeable local fishing guide.
In short, Capt. David Berry of Mascot, Tenn., says it's time to break out the deep water tackle and get offshore.
“There are still some fish trying to spawn,” said Berry who grew up fishing Douglas Lake, “but a lot of the bigger fish have already spawned and have pulled back out in the post spawn. They are not quite in the summer pattern, but they are headed that way. Some are suspended and some are out on offshore structure like breaks and drops, stuff like that.”
Berry, who operates his East Tennessee Angling Adventures guide service on Douglas and nearby Cherokee and Norris lakes, said the tournament probably will be won on swim baits, deep-diving crankbaits, maybe a Carolina rig or football jig.
“The lake has not come all the way up so it is not up in the bushes yet. There is not a lot of flipping and pitching going on, so I don't think the tournament will be in the favor of those who fish that way.”
Although Berry no longer fishes tournaments full time, he joined his local BASS Federation club at a young age and fished a dozen or more federation tournaments a year, along with competing in large local tournaments and was active in the old Red Man Tournament Series for a while, earning numerous wins in tournaments across the South.
“I've been guiding here locally for 25 years, doing customized guiding trips,” he said. Berry and his U.S. Coast Guard Certified guides specialize in largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing, crappie fishing and trout fishing and also offer family trips on the lakes and local rivers for bluegills.
While Douglas is not as well known as some of the other lakes in East Tennessee, Berry said, it produces good weights to win tournaments.
“Douglas is known more for producing numbers of fish in the 1- to 2-pound range,” he said. “In the last three weeks it was taking 21 to 23 pounds to win a tournament on Douglas Lake, but the weights have fallen off some lately. I think there will be a lot of tournament fish caught this week, 1- to 3-pounders, and it will probably take 17 pounds or so a day to win.”
But those good fish more than likely will come offshore, he said.
“Actually, there are a lot of good fish to be caught if you know the techniques and how to fish for them. Mainly that is offshore after the spawn. This tournament will line up good with guys who are good with swim baits and crankbaits, and possibly vertical jigs. This will fall right into their laps.”
Berry is sponsored primarily by Johnson Outdoor Products, Skeeter Boats and Lowrance. You can check out his guide service at: www.smokiesangling.com. To contact him, call 865-933-3140 or 865-661-5107, or e-mail: saguides@smokiesangling.com.
The Elite Series has never stopped at Douglas, a 30,400-acre impoundment formed from the French Broad River and its tributaries of the Nolichucky and Pigeon Rivers, so the fishery will be new for many of the Elite pros. With just three tournaments in the books this year, a number of top pros are stuck far down in the standings, so they will need to win one of the final five tournaments to qualify for the 2013 Bassmaster Classic.
Fans are invited to come out and see how the pros fare in their quest to win $100,000 and an instant-in for the Bassmaster Classic. The daily takeoffs and weigh-ins will be held at The Point Marina, 122 Boatdock Drive, Dandridge, Tenn.
Bush Hawg, a band that performed at the 2012 Bassmaster Classic, will perform after the May 5 weigh-in as part of the free Evan Williams Bourbon Concert Series. All fan activities are free and open to the public.
ESPN2 will present the Douglas Challenge, 8-9 a.m. ET, May 13 on The Bassmasters. The show will air again the same day on ESPN Classic, 10-11 a.m. ET.
Bassmaster Elite Series Douglas Lake Challenge
May 3-6, 2012
Douglas Lake
The Point Marina
Beaver Lake Flw Tour #3
I am back home from fishing the Beaver Lake FLW Tour event and had a really tough time. Beaver Lake is one of those fisheries that I really struggle with. Not only do you have to figure out how to catch a bass in what seems to be a dead sea, but you have to target big, small ones. Let me explain. 99% of th fish at Beaver are below the size of a normal bass, but largemouth have to be 15", smallmouth have to be 15", and spots have to be 12"s. So you have to fish clear water, catch a bass that's a keeper and make those big, small ones be bigger than anyone elses. My friend, I just don't have the secret to that. Everyone said that practice was extremely tough, "tougher than they'd ever seen it", they said. Well, I managed a limit on day one with 2 largemouth and 3 spots and was in 83rd place. That's rough. The wind blew really hard at Beaver as well, in practice and during the tournament. I really stuggle at trying to find fish on these lakes when you can hardly even drive around. I am unhappy with the 95th place result of this event, but I am surprised my finish wasn't worse and I'm happy to move on to the next one.
Thanks again to sportsmanswarehouse.com for getting me all the baits I need, right on time. Ya'll keep fishing and I'll keep my head up. Take care,
Dearal Rodgers, www.dearalrodgers.com
Weather May Play A Role In Sportsman's Warehouse Fisherman's Dream Tournament
Last year the winners in the fifth annual Sportsman's Warehouse Fisherman's Dream Tournament on Chickamauga Lake weighed in a whopping 27-plus pounds to win $1,850.
With the unusual weather experienced so far this past winter and spring, tournament officials say they don't know if that feat can be matched in this year's tournament Saturday or not. The tournament will launch out of Chester Frost State Park on Lake Chickamauga, but anglers can also fish Nickajack and Watts Bar lakes.
“The weather has been extremely unusual here in Chattanooga,” said Coach Chris Neighbors, director of Capital Campaigns and Fund-Raising for Silverdale Baptist Academy which uses the money raised by the annual fishing tournament to support the school's athletic programs. In its five-year history the tournament has raised more than $34,000 for Silverdale's athletic programs.
“We had the hottest March on record for the past 140 years and then it got cool in April. Last Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the temperature struggled to reach 60 degrees. Now it is in the mid to upper 80s,” Neighbors said Monday.
“Last year we had one of our better weigh-ins with several teams bringing in limits from 24 to 27 pounds. We just hope it will be that good this year.”
Neighbors said 20 boats had registered for the tournament by Monday, but he expects a lot more by the weekend.
“That's about par. We've had as few as 10 going into the last week and wound up with 90 boats that year. We had 85 boats last year and we average about 75 to 80 boats each year.”
Entry fee for the tournament is $150 per two-man team with an additional $10 to enter the Big Fish pot, one of two big fish contests in the tournament.
“So far every boat has entered the Big Fish pot, and the prize money is distributed for first and second big fish determined by the number of entries. So, if we have 75 boats in the Big Fish pot, that is $750 in prize money and the pot would be split with $500 for the biggest fish and $250 for the second biggest fish,” Neighbors said.
There is also an hourly big fish contest with no entry fee. Neighbors explained that there will be four big fish hours during the morning of the tournament. The biggest fish weighed in from 8 to 9 a.m., 9-10 a.m., 10-11 a.m. and 11-12 a.m. will each earn $250.
Anglers entered in the tournament will also be automatically entered in a drawing at the weigh-in for a two-man, 8-foot Pelican Raider bass boat, Neighbors said.
“At this point we have $8,000 in cash and prizes to award at the tournament, with first place on down determined by the number of entries, but first place typically pays between $1,500 and $2,000.”
There will be a mandatory meeting for tournament anglers from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at Sportsman's Warehouse.
Sportsman’s Warehouse Fisherman’s Dream Tournament
Sat, May 5, 2012
Chickamauga Lake
Chester Frost Park
Call Brent Brady at (423) 718-0326 or Coach Chris Neighbors (423) 322-0311
https://anglerschannel.com/sites/default/files/2012-Sportsmans-FishermansDream.pdf
Tim Irwin Food City Tournament Nearing $800,000 Mark For Boys & Girls Clubs Of Tennessee
Pre-tournament entries are running right on schedule for the 24th annual Tim Irwin Food City Bass Tournament Saturday on Tennessee's Loudon, Tellico and Watts Bar Lakes.
“We have about 90 boats registered already,” Irwin said Monday, “which is about normal for the week of the tournament. We expect to have between 150 and 200 boats. A bunch will sign up on site Saturday. Some of the anglers like to get in the last flight going out because they get to fish longer.”
In the 23-year history of the tournament almost $800,000 has been raised for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee and the tournament is a labor of love for Irwin, himself a product of the local Boys & Girls Club.
“My brothers and I were kids in our local Boys and Girls Club and it was very important to our family and to us in the development of our lives. And it continues to do great work for the local children,” said Irwin, former University of Tennessee football player and NFL veteran, who now serves as Knox County Juvenile Court Judge..
“My family also had a great love of fishing and I am a tournament fisherman myself. I wanted to have a quality tournament where the fishermen got paid back the money they pledge, so we work off sponsors and raise $15,000 to $16,000 that way.”
Irwin explained that all of the money donated by sponsors goes straight to the fund for the Boys & Girls Clubs. Due to his efforts Irwin was inducted into the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Alumni Hall of Fame May 14, 2009, in Atlanta, Ga.
Entry fee for the tournament is $225 per boat, with a late fee of $10 assessed after 5 p.m. May 3. First place pays $10,000 guaranteed.
“We usually pay at least 30 places. The fishermen get back all their money by helping participate and raise money for the Boys & Girls Clubs.”
Details on the tournament are available at three different websites, according to Patrice Staley who works for Irwin. The websites are for the Boys & Girls Clubs and a Facebook entry for the Tim Irwin Bass Tournament. They include : http://www.bgctnv.org/site/PageServer;
http://www.facebook.com/timirwinbasstourn; and
http://www.bgctnv.org/site/DocServer/Bass_Tournament_Form_2012.pdf?docID=1121.
“The Facebook page is new to the tournament and we are trying to gain exposure for it,” Staley said.
Irwin said historically it has taken around 20 pounds to win the tournament which starts at safe light out of Tellico Canal Ramp at Lenoir City, Tenn.
“Anglers can actually fish three lakes – they can fish Loudon or Tellico or, if they want to take the time to lock through, they can fish Watts Bar,” he said.
Although there are a few fish still spawning, the heaviest bags most likely will come fishing deep this weekend, he said.
“I think the majority of the fish will be caught off the banks, particularly up in the main part of the lake. They might find some fish on topwater early in the morning, but I think the big stringers will come a little farther off the bank than usual,” said Irwin.
“We had a very warm spring, the lake has been filling up and there is a moon coming this weekend, but by the time the guys get done practicing and messing with the fish on the beds I think the bigger stringers will come from those who find fish out in the deeper water.”
Tim Irwin Food City Bass Tournament
Sat, May 5, 2012
Fort Loudoun-Tellico Lakes
Tellico Canal Ramp
Call Patrice Staley, 865-215-6475
Accent Marine/camp Mack Appreciation Tournament Results - Kissimmee - Apr 28-29, 2012
Accent Marine hosted the Accent Marine/Camp Mack Appreciation Tournament on April 28th and 29th 2012. The weather was beautiful, maybe a little windy, but temperature was perfect.
We had 115 teams who competed for a check. One hundred and seven teams weighed in something. Four fish over 9 lbs and two over 10 lbs. Several
8 lbs plus. Congratulations to all the teams.
Accent Marine/Camp Mack Appreciation Tournament
April 28th and April 29, 2012
1st Place Bobby Wooten & Chad Stewart 59.38 lbs $2700.00
2nd Place Jeff Crandon & James Pearson 52.27 lbs $2250.00
3rd Place Tim Burton & Chris Rand 48.63 lbs $1800.00
4th Place William Hendren & Richie Upchurch 46.94 lbs $1350.00
5th Place Scott Perry & Richard Anthony 45.24 lbs $ 900.00
6th Place Dan Smith & Jeremy Smith 45.10 lbs $ 750.00
7th Place Larry West & Kenny Trimble 42.19 lbs $ 625.00
8th Place Brian Wical & Matt Hinman 42.12 lbs $ 500.00
9th Place Bill Gosselin & Joe Elbana 41.76 lbs $ 375.00
10th Place Eric Conant & Monte Goodman 41.32 lbs $ 250.00
Big Bass Day 1 Tim “Doc” Swango & Brian Malys 9.51 lbs $1150.00
Big Bass Day 2 Rich Howes & Kyle Walters 10.09 lbs $1150.00
 Tim “Doc” Swango & Brian Malys caught the Big Bass on Day 1 - 9.51 lbs!! |
 Bill Gosselin & Joe Elbana finished in 9th Place with 41.76 lbs. |
Carolinas Bass Challenge Santee Cooper Re-Cap With Director Brett Collins
CBC Tournament Director Brett Collins joins us after weighing-in one of biggest fields he has seen in a long, long time. When 20th place is 19+ Lbs, you've had more than a busy afternoon................he talks about the incredible Quality down at Santee right now as well as whats coming up for the CBC-
Carolinas Bass Challenge Santee Cooper Champs Celebrate With $9100!!
Mitchell Jackson and Kenny Clark take the CBC Santee Cooper Qualifier with 5 fish for 28.07 worth a whopping $9100!! We go one on one with them and they talk about that 8 LB kicker that set the tone on their record setting day!
Carolina Bass Challenge Santee Cooper Weigh-In Highlights!!
This is the Weigh-in Highlight Reel you've been waiting for.............multiple 20 plus LB sacks with a 28+ LB winning stringer-the question is, can you find it? This is off the charts for QUALITY and congrats to all of the 121 teams/anglers that came out to SLAY EM'on Santee Sat!!
2012 Warriors On The Water Champions One On One
For the 1st time in the history of this great tournament, co-founder Greg Lahr and Philip Henderson win with a 5 fish limit for 18.14! We go one on one with both of them as they came off the big stage-
Warriors On The Water Champions On Stage
To get the feel of this great event, just check out the energy on stage Friday when the Champions for this 7th annual event were announced........Congrats again to Greg Lahr and Philip Henderson!
Kelly Millsaps & Keith Walker Win Tom's Marine/ Ramey Ford 150 First Day
96 Boats took to Douglas Lake for day one of the Ramey Ford 150 and while many found the fishing a little tougher than it has been in the past there were still plenty of nice fish brought to the scales. Kelly Millsaps and Keith Walker topped the field with a 19.28-pound limit that included the lunker largemouth of the tournament. That great catch earned them $2,910!
Second place and $900 went to Wayne Coppage and Darby Dye with 18.34-pounds.
Danny Garber and Rick Diamond brought in a 18.08-pound limit to finish third and win $500. Charles White fished along and finished 4th with a 16.88-pound limit that earned him $400. Rounding out the top 5 was the team of David Mullins and Brent Hoskings who won $380 for their 16.62-pound limit.
Complete points, results and pictures are now posted on our web site at http://www.tomsmarinetn.com/ . Thanks to all those that came out and fished with us and we invite everyone to join us for our next event which will be held on Cherokee Lake on May 19th.
2012 Warriors On The Water Weigh-In Highlights From Jordan Lake!
Here are some great weigh-in highlights from the 7th Annual Warriors on the Water Tournament attended by another full field of 150 boats!! There are some impressive stringers in here!!
7th Annual Warriors on the Water Tournament Results - Jordan Lake - Apr 27, 2012
Greg Lahr and Phillip Henderson caught 5 fish on Jordan Lake that weighed 18.14 lbs, good enough for First Place in the 7th Annual Warriors on the Water tournament!
Manny Lenau and Derrick Childress took 2nd Place with 18.03 lbs. Steve Gardner and Randy Jones finished in 3rd Place with 17.05 lbs, including a 6.01 lb kicker! Rober Walser and Gregory Navickas came in 4th Place with 16.10 lbs and the team of Tony Armstrong and Zachary Allison finished in 5th Place with 14.06 lbs, including the Big Fish of the Day at 7.02 lbs!
Thanks to everyone who fished and thanks to those who helped put this tournament on. But most of all, Thank You to the servicemen and women who keep us safe and free!
Here are the full results:
| Place | First | Last | Rank | Co-Angler | Weight | Big Fish | # Caught |
| 1 | Greg | Lahr | Philip Henderson | 18.14 | 5 | ||
| 2 | Manny | Lenau | Derrick Childress (910-603-4347) | 18.03 | |||
| 3 | Steve | Gardner | TSGT/E-6 | Randy A. Jones | 17.05 | 6.01 | 5 |
| 4 | Robert | Walser | SSGT | Gregory Navickas | 16.10 | 5 | |
| 5 | Tony | Armstrong | SSGT | Zachary T. Allison | 14.06 | 7.02 | 5 |
| 6 | Bruce | Eskow | MSGT | Jason Longfellow | 13.06 | 5 | |
| 8 | Jerry | Lucas | E5 | Jarred Flax | 11.07 | 4 | |
| 7 | Stanton | McDuffie | GySGT/E7 | Michael S. Bennett | 11.07 | 6.01 | |
| 9 | Brian | West | SGT | Joshua White | 11.05 | 5.15 | 2 |
| 10 | Wendell | Smith | E7 | Rick Devericks | 10.13 | 3 | |
| 10 | Matt | Yates | Herschel McKinley (316-214-0347) | 10.13 | |||
| Mark | Rogers | CAPT | Mike Lukkes | 10.07 | 5 | ||
| Jeremy | Sabo | GySGT | Michael L. Hyde | 9.08 | |||
| Jim | Faircloth | TSGT/E-6 | Donald (Jim) Ormsbee | 9.07 | 2.15 | 4 | |
| Sammy | McLeod | SSG | Franklin Ripley | 9.06 | |||
| Todd | Parker | Alex Anderson | 9.05 | 5 | |||
| Todd | Massey | LTC | William Garber | 9.04 | 5 | ||
| Josh | Hooks | SGT/E-5 | Brian J. Brandehoff | 9.01 | |||
| Randy | Yarnall | E-5 | Jeremy Lewis | 8.11 | |||
| Lonnie | Renfro | SGT | Edward Garr | 8.10 | 7.00 | ||
| Dennis | Allen | SSG | Angel Ortiz | 8.09 | |||
| Kevin | Matthews | PV2 | Joshua Sears | 8.06 | |||
| Ricky | Bagwell | PFC | Casey Lowden | 8.04 | |||
| Richard | Jensen | MSG | Le'Roy Tousant | 8.03 | 2 | ||
| Will | Blanton | SGT | John P. Ratzloff | 8.03 | |||
| Dale | Campo | SPC | Kristopher Bishop | 8.00 | |||
| Mike | Lamb | SGT/E-5 | Curtis Loter | 7.14 | |||
| Mike | DelVisco | SSG | Eric Brusstar | 7.12 | |||
| Ronald | Barker | SFC | Michael J. Wiles | 7.10 | |||
| Craig | Johnson | CSM/E9 | Khalid D. Asadullah | 7.09 | |||
| Andrew | Kartesz | SSG | Edward Hughes | 7.08 | |||
| Reginald | Norflett | SFC/E7 | Vinny Freeman | 7.02 | |||
| Horace | Mason | TSGT | John E. Maso | 6.13 | |||
| Jaime | Fajardo | E5 | Jeffrey Huffman | 6.11 | |||
| Richard | Szczerbala | SPC | Anthony S. Perales | 6.10 | |||
| Paul | Shenep | SSG/E6 | Jon K. Hawke | 6.09 | |||
| John | Sims | Tyler Smith | 6.06 | 5 | |||
| Jason | Naumuk | SSGT | Christopher Reed | 6.05 | |||
| Scott | Perrine | CMSGT | Mark D. Lutz | 6.03 | |||
| Greg | Gabry | TSGT | Mike Brait | 6.03 | |||
| Ethan | Cox | Dustin Hanna | 6.00 | ||||
| Duke | Bevard | E9 | Brian Beasley | 5.15 | |||
| Leland | Stiff | Tyler Eaton (239-910-2398) | 5.11 | ||||
| JC | Helms | SSG | Thaddius S. Dawkins, II | 5.07 | |||
| Jeff | Nixon | GySGT | James Silva | 5.05 | |||
| James | Poirrier | SFC | Matthew Kelley | 5.05 | |||
| Buster | Seabolt | CPT | Daniel Allen Hill | 5.04 | |||
| Clint | Benbow | PFC | Richard "Drew" Snyder | 5.00 | |||
| David | Wallace | E5 | Michael Jennings | 4.14 | |||
| Billy | Carroll | SSG | Jason M. Hildreth | 4.13 | |||
| Chip | Baty | SFC | Jeffrey Carroll | 4.13 | |||
| Michael | Updike | PFC | Cody Standridge | 4.13 | |||
| Tom | Robertson | SPC | San Francisco E. Mascorro | 4.13 | |||
| Scott | Dupree | E-4 SPC | Nick Jackson | 4.10 | |||
| Mike | Wilkerson | LCPL | Virgil M. Enus | 4.09 | 4.09 | 1 | |
| Aaron | Isler | SFC/E7 | Daniel Montoya | 4.09 | 4.09 | 1 | |
| Chris | Inscoe | MSGT | Rodger (Scott) Zeach | 4.07 | |||
| Mark | Cooper | SFC | Eric Camps | 4.04 | 4.04 | 1 | |
| Neil | Eckberg | SPC | William Dowling | 3.15 | |||
| Lynn | Jourden | David Holland | 3.15 | ||||
| Adam | Petty | Devin Dawes (502-821-3890) | 3.14 | ||||
| Mike | Nadeau | SSG | Timothy Bridge | 3.14 | |||
| Roger | Hubbard | SSG | Michael J. Groen | 3.13 | |||
| Jeff | Hoener | CPL | Paul Petrella | 3.11 | |||
| Roger | Baylous | SGT | Tiffany Treadway | 3.11 | |||
| John | Smith | CAPT | Keith Hobart | 3.07 | |||
| Jeff | Bumgarner | SSG | Peter W. Garrett | 3.06 | |||
| Kelby | Waldrip | PFC | Richard Davis | 3.05 | |||
| Quincy | Williams | SGT | Andrew Johnson | 3.04 | |||
| Pasqvale | Ross | Aaron Walker | 3.04 | ||||
| Jamie | Olive | SSG | Eli Thomas | 3.03 | |||
| Steve | Hice | TSGT/E-6 | Elic D. Vavroch | 3.00 | |||
| Dean | Autry | SFC | Dale E. Shavalier | 3.00 | |||
| Wes | Lewis | LTC | Steve Hayden | 3.00 | |||
| Jeremy | Potter | SSGT | Joshua Fannin | 3.00 | |||
| Gary | Ross | AIC | Timothy Short | 2.15 | |||
| Mark | Williamson | LCPL | Even Lane | 2.12 | |||
| Dave | Smith | SGT | Barry Emerich | 2.11 | |||
| Mark | Tuck | MSGT | Thomas Gene Moody | 2.10 | |||
| Monica | Altman | SSG | Richard B. Prokey | 2.10 | |||
| Darrell | Bryant | SGT | Josh Varney | 2.09 | |||
| Barry | Blanton | E7 GySGT | Dan Knouse | 2.09 | |||
| Rex | Johnsonbaugh | SFC | Jeremy Paris | 2.08 | |||
| Dan | Doherty | SS6 | Garrett "Tanner" Boyer | 2.07 | |||
| Peter | Simchuk | E6 | Russ Pinard | 2.06 | |||
| Hilton | Glover | SFC | Harvey Ford | 2.06 | |||
| Jimmy | Metcalf | PV2 | Brandon Gonzales | 2.06 | |||
| Michael | Workman | SFC | Robert McPeak | 2.05 | |||
| Clyde | Inks | PO1 | Reggie Geter | 2.05 | |||
| Keith | Ducote | SMSGT | Randall Laodda | 2.05 | |||
| Darryl | Howard | SPC | Brian Woods | 2.03 | |||
| Dale | Borget | MSG | Richard Woods | 2.02 | |||
| Scott | Assmann | SSG | Amadison Camacho | 2.01 | |||
| Brad | Kimrey | MSG | Kenneth W. Skinner | 2.00 | |||
| Howard | Crisp | E-5 | Jaren Strup | 1.13 | |||
| Bruce | Campbell | SGT | William D. Munroe | 1.12 | |||
| Aaron | Dale | SFC | Jeremy Brown | 1.12 | |||
| Skeet | Bennett | SSG | Armando Periaza | 1.11 | |||
| Robert | D'Ottavio | SFC | David Tisdale | 1.08 | |||
| Kurt | Brauer | CPT | Blake Faller | 1.07 | |||
| Tim | Morris | CPO | Joe Jerome Kusy | 1.06 | |||
| Tommy | Stewart | SSGT/E-6 | Joshua Hanson | ||||
| Scott | Campbell | SSGT/E-6 | Brandon King | ||||
| Larry | Fleeman | SFC | Julian Walle | ||||
| Wayne | Sherrod | SGT | Kevin Mixon | ||||
| John | White | SFC | Kenric Yazzie | ||||
| Kevin | Miller | SGT | Rick Bush | ||||
| Ron | Sharpe | SGT | Timothy Windley | ||||
| Jeff | Barfield | SPC/E-4 | Aaron Kiser | ||||
| Jeff | Williams | 1SG | Jon Woosley | ||||
| Caleb | Sutton | CPO | Clyde Anderson | ||||
| William | Lamb | CW4 | Bernard Flerlage | ||||
| Donald | Wenger | LCPL | Devin Zeisset | ||||
| Donald | Fowler | SFC | Stuart Torey | ||||
| Ronnie | Thompson | E6 | Shawn L. Bentley | ||||
| Jerry | Clay | SPC | Jonathan Skinner | ||||
| Bart | Williamson | E7 | Roland E. Deuschle | ||||
| Jimmy | Hayes | TSGT | Daryl Bradley | ||||
| Doc | McDonald | SGT | Christopher Tripoli | ||||
| George | Boyce | SFC | Jose Hernandez | ||||
| Buel | Hughes | PFC | Stephen Malecki | ||||
| Kenneth | VanSparrentak | SGM | W. Todd Nixon | ||||
| Richard | Bies | SSG | Andrew DeCola | ||||
| Carl | Johnson | PFC | Seth Aaron Taylor | ||||
| Eric | Gause | SPC | Chad Nickodam | ||||
| Jerry | Woodard | SSG | Jamie A. Christian | ||||
| Kenneth | Hall | SSGT/E-6 | Joshua Kilgore | ||||
| Walt | Gulledge | PFC | Robert "Tyler" Allen | ||||
| John | Mize | SSG | Justin Nellums | ||||
| Gus | Rostan | E6 | Raymond Williams | ||||
| Terry | Smith | MAJ | Ryan Foxworth | ||||
| Jonathan | Phillips | PFC | Coby Stewart | ||||
| Troy | Short | SFC | Clarence Avery | ||||
| Patrick | Chisler | SPC | Kendrick Johnson | ||||
| Kenneth | Mayton | SSG | Matthew Soloman | ||||
| Russell | Blackwell | MSGT | Aaron Kubatka | ||||
| Grant | Lambert | PFC/E3 | Alexander Stevens | ||||
| Alton | Bentley | MSG | Grant Garner | ||||
| Eric | Listrom | SSGT | Rusty Albaral | ||||
| William | Miller | SSG | Charles Monroe | ||||
| Harvey | Wall | SFC | Jimmie B. Lockett | ||||
| Joey/Ricky | Gwyn | A1C | Ethan Lee | ||||
| Bobby | Williams | SGT | Skyler Anderson | ||||
| Terry | Hobbs | SPC | Alex Taurman | ||||
| Mark | Mitchell | PV1 | Daniel Burris | ||||
| Paul | Deihl | SFC | Ryan Braner | ||||
| Richard | Harsfield | PFC | Michael Dougherty | ||||
| Tony | Kopper | MSGT | Jason Nuy | ||||
| Joel | Gonzalez | SGT | Ryan Pennington | ||||
| Erik | Lentine | SMSGT | Robert Swinson | ||||
| Alex | Daniel | SRA | Jordan Godbout | ||||
| Kenneth | Mills | Devin Dawes (502-821-3890) | |||||
| John | Prior | CSM | Steven Payton | ||||
| Jamie | Caldwell | TSGT | Cecil Gilbreath | ||||
| Michael | Green | Mark Greene | |||||
| Thomas | Hasker | Toby Chism | |||||
| Guy | Pointer | Sam Tuggle (309-202-3518) | |||||
| Storm | Rutcho | Richard Rodriguez (850-4965) |
Tharp Takes Early Lead In Flw Major On Beaver
It’s hard to separate yourself when big bites are so scarce. Only 2 pounds, 3 ounces separate 1st place from 10th.
Tharp’s bass weighed 15 pounds, 7 ounces.
Powroznik’s weighed 14-11.
The rest of the Top 10:
3rd: Dr. Pepper TEN pro Glenn Browne, Ocala, Fla., five bass, 14-8
4th: STP® pro Stetson Blaylock, Benton, Ark., five bass, 14-6
5th: Straight Talk pro Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., five bass, 14-5
5th: Christian Romans, Carrollton, Ky., five bass, 14-5
7th: Chevy pro Jay Yelas, Corvallis, Ore., five bass, 14-3
8th: Chevy pro Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., five bass, 13-12
9th: Chevy pro Luke Clausen, Spokane, Wash., five bass, 13-9
10th:Thanh Le, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., five bass, 13-4
Romans caught Thursday’s big bass weighing 5 pounds 7 ounces on the pro side to win $500.
Overall there were 625 bass weighing 1,144 pounds, 8 ounces caught by pros Thursday.
Tharp is doing something different in some odd places. He has taken precautions to not be seen for very long in any one place. He cut his practice days short in order to avoid being seen. He ran way up the river and fished down lake as well. Tharp had a limit by 8:15 this morning and said 4 of those fish came in the first 15 minutes of his day.
Chad Pipkens of Holt, Mich., leads the Co-angler Division with five bass weighing 10-12 followed by Rich Dalbey of Greenville, Texas, in second place with five bass weighing 10-11.
Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers are:
3rd: Kenny Blackwood, Rogers, Ark., three bass, 9-6
4th: Maurice Cobb, Kuttawa, Ky., four bass, 7-14
5th: Rob Hicks, Lula, Ga., five bass, 7-8
6th: Greg O’Neal, Winchester, Tenn., four bass, 7-7
7th: Ralph Myhlhousen, Council Bluffs, Iowa, five bass, 7-4
8th: Steven Meador, Bella Vista, Ark., five bass, 7-3
9th: Clint Williams, Fayetteville, Ark., five bass, 7-0
10th:Sam Loveless, Somerset, Ky., three bass, 6-14
Northeast Florida Association Of Realtors Tournament Benefits Haven Hospice
When Glenn East, chief executive officer of the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, was looking for a community project for his organization eight years ago he did not have to look far.
“I wanted a project for your realtor members to be involved in that would help the community so I met with the people at Haven Hospice. And with Palatka being the bass capitol of the world what better way to raise money than a bass tournament?” East said.
The idea of a bass tournament benefit was also a natural fit for East, an avid bass angler who has been a member of the St. John's Bassmasters since 1972 and has served as president of the oldest bass club in Florida which was organized in 1970.
East joined forces with Mike Oglesbee, a veteran tournament director who provides his expertise and time free of charge each year. Since the inception of the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors Hospice Tournament in 2004, the annual benefit tournament has raised $143,000 for Haven Hospice, a hospice care provider serving Putnam, Clay and St. John's counties. Haven Hospice offers care and emotional, social, and spiritual support for patients and their families in end-of-life scenarios
East's organization, the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, is Northeast Florida's largest professional association, comprising more than 5,000 members working in all facets of the real estate industry, including residential and commercial sales as well as property management.
The 9th annual tournament will be held Saturday out of Palatka City Dock and East said that while he has not had a chance to check things out personally the fishermen should find the fishing good.
“They are going to have great weather. Last weekend it was rough with a lot of wind and rain, but we expect a great day of fishing Saturday,” he said. “In the past there have been a lot of bedding fish, but with the warm weather we have been having a lot of the bedding is probably over. There may still be some fish on the bed and there will also be some fish in the grass up and down the river.”
Entry fee for the tournament is $110 with $2,500 guaranteed for first place and $1,000 guaranteed for the big fish of the tournament. The 80 percent payback will go to one in every seven boats. There will also be a cash drawing following the tournament for the tournament boaters.
For the non-fishermen there will be fun, barbecue and drawings for prizes prior to and during during the weigh-in event which begins at 3 p.m.
East said he has a personal interest in the work of Haven Hospice.
“People who work for Haven Hospice are very special people who give loving care to people who need it and especially the families of those people,” he said. “One of my former employes died in Haven Hospice and they took care of her in her last times, so that is very near and dear to my heart.”
Northeast Florida Association of Realtors Hospice Bass Tournament
Sat, Apr 28, 2012
St Johns River
Palatka City Docks
Call Call Glenn East at (904) 394-9132 or Nancie Zimmerman at (386) 325-2965
With Water Level Down, Fishing 'rather Tough' For Flw Tour Major On Beaver Lake
Dearal Rodgers has had mixed result in five previous FLW Tour tournaments on Arkansas' Beaver Lake, but he notched top 50 finals in the last two events there and is looking for more of the same in the third FLW Tour Major of 2012 this week.
But, it might not be easy.
“Beaver Lake was high a couple of weeks ago but it has been dropped about 6 or 7 feet and is pretty low right now,” said the second-year Camden, S.C., pro. And that, he added, has made the fishing “rather tough.”
Rodgers did not earn a check in his first trip to Beaver Lake as a co-angler in 2006 when he finished near the bottom of the pack. But, he did pick up prize money in his next two trips there, finishing 82nd in 2007 and 81st in 2008, as a co-angler.
His best finish came in 2009 when he weighed in seven bass over two days at 11 pounds, 3 ounces, to finish in 21st place and win $1,300.
The next time he fished Beaver Lake was last year when he finished 50th as a pro angler after weighing in six bass at 14 pounds, 13 ounces, and won $10,000.
In 2009 Rodgers was the FLW Tour's Co-Angler of the Year after registering two top 25s, a top 15 and two top 10s. The following year, he capped his co-angler career by winning the Forrest Wood Cup on Georgia's Lake Lanier. In his second year as a pro angler he is currently ranked 87th, after finishing 68th at Lake Hartwell and 95th on Table Rock in the first two Major tournaments of the year, both in March.
In 2011 Rodgers finished 59th in points, but felt he had a fairly good year as a first-year pro considering the fact that he was able to take only so much time away from his job and did not get to practice sufficiently for most tournaments. Caught between the rigors of tournament fishing and job demands he ran out of steam towards the end of the year.
But that changed this year after he and his wife opened their own business and his financial demands were eased somewhat when Sportsman's Warehouse came on board as his major sponsor. The relationship also helps with planning his fishing strategy, he said.
“I logged onto sportsmanswarehouse.com and ordered some more Spot Removers and trick worms for the event on Beaver Lake,” he said.
After checking out the lake this week Rodgers said he has not seen any fish on the banks.
“They seem to be relating to the steeper areas. I feel like there is going to be a good bite on top early in the morning and then it will get tougher in the middle of the day,” he said. “A lot of Shakey Head fish will be weighed in and I think 10 pounds a day will be very good.”
Rodgers added, “Largemouth keepers are going to be key this week so I'll be trying hard to catch some.”
FLW Tour Major
Apr 26-29, 2012
Beaver Lake
Prairie Creek Park
6Th Annual Airport Marine Lay Lake Benifit Tournament Highlights!
The team of Eric Vining and Bryan Hughes win the 6th Annual Airport Marine Charity Bass Tournament on Lay Lake with an impressive 20.84 Lbs--and they weren't the only one's with some good stringers-click here to see the highlights! All benifits to the Boys and Girls Clubs of AL..............
Fishing Friendships Forged In Warriors On The Water Tournament For Military Anglers
In the six years since the first Warriors on the Water Bass Tournament was held a lot of friendships have been fostered between the anglers and the military men and women they take fishing.
In fact, said Hal Abshire, one of the co-founders of the unique fishing event, many of the military fishermen have been deployed since they fished in the tournament.
“They say that all they thought about is coming back to fishing in the Warriors on the Water Tournament.”
The 7th annual Warriors on the Water Bass Tournament will be held Friday on North Carolina's Jordan Lake. Abshire said the tournament is limited to 150 boats and anglers come from all over the United States to fish with their military partners.
“All the boats will have American flags and there will be yellow ribbons tied on each boat as a welcome home from the front. It is a very unique experience to see that,” he said.
The WOW week begins Wednesday with the Ice Breaker, a social gathering so the anglers and their military counterparts can meet and get to know each other.
“For the past two years we have put two boaters and two military co-anglers at each table so they can not only meet but also sit with them throughout the evening,” Abshire said. “We will also have VIPs in from the military side, commanders from the different branches of service who will speak to the crowd. Bassmaster Classic contender Dustin Wilkes will be a guest speaker representing the Elite side of BASS tournaments.”
And nobody goes home empty-handed, he added.
“When they get there they receive a bag of goodies and this year they get a rod and reel as well. All of this is due to our sponsors who help us put this event on. This whole deal is at no cost to the boaters or the military anglers. Everything all three days is free thanks to the sponsors and the fact that we raise money all year long so we can put this event together.”
Thursday is VIP Day, which is a real treat to the boaters, sponsors and volunteers, Abshire said.
“We take them to Fort Bragg and to Polk Field so they can see what the military people do for a living. We will have them jumping out of a 42-foot tower and sliding down a rope, which is an introduction to parachuting – and they love it. We visit different troops, eat lunch with them, and do just about everything with them for a day.”
On Friday, when the tournament starts Chandler Flynn, a senior at Wahlert Catholic High School in Dubuque, Iowa, will sing the National Anthem. Over the past four years she has performed in many Grand Opera House productions as well as productions at her school. She plans to study music education and vocal performance in college next year.
Abshire said the boaters love doing the tournament as much as the military anglers they take on the water.
“Some of them have never been in the military and this is a way for them to say 'Thanks.' A lot of friendships have been made and a lot of them stay in touch and fish together through the years,” he said.
Abshire said Warriors on the Water is a non-profit organization founded by three combat veterans as a way to show appreciation to the men and women who serve in the military today. The tournament Friday will launch with all the pageantry of a championship bass tournament, with New Hope Ramp lit up like a small city filled with ladies and others greeting everyone as they come by on their way to the water.
“FLW will have their stage set up for the tournament and Texas Roadhouse will prepare the food for them. It will be a big deal, for sure.”
Warriors On The Water Bass Tournament
Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Jordan Lake - NC
New Hope Ramp
Flw Major On Beaver Will Offer Challenges
The FLW Tour Major on Beaver Lake kicks off Thursday.
The lake is at normal pool and the water is fairly clear. While Beaver lacks the bass populations found on other White River impoundments, including Table Rock and Bull Shoals, most anglers should be able to fill the livewell. Problem is, an average limit will weigh about 8 pounds. We could be in for a real dink-fest.
But there are lessons to take with us as we look back at any tournament and the toughest conditions tend to be the best teachers.
Again this week we see that a couple of big bites will jump an angler way up in the standings. How will they target those bigger bass?
Sight fishing could be a huge factor as winds diminish and daytime highs top the 80-degree mark during competition. Then again, if females don't follow the bucks up to the bank, sight fishermen will do well to simply cut a paycheck. And its hard to say what will happen, as the wind has blown to 20 mph so far during the practice rounds.
Stay tuned.
CBC Lake Norman Results-Hank Cherry and Shane Lineberger win $12,550!!
Congrats to Hank and Shane-they made an extra $3000 on BF and Skeeter REAL MONEY as well!
Below are the Final Results from the Carolinas Bass Challenge - NC Division Tournamnet #3 - Lake Norman - April 21st, 2012
| Place | Team Name | Team # | Fish Weighed | Net Weight | Big Fish | Points | Winnings |
| 1 | Shane Lineberger - Hank Cherry | 127 | 5 | 18.350 | 7.390 | 110 | $9,550 |
| 2 | Eric Jeter - Darren Jeter | 126 | 5 | 15.290 | 5.090 | 109 | $4,000 |
| 3 | Bucky Helms - Jason Wilson | 65 | 5 | 14.300 | 4.840 | 108 | $2,500 |
| 4 | Pat Tierney - Maurice Freeze | 88 | 5 | 13.990 | 4.710 | 107 | $1,800 |
| 5 | Randy Childers - Scott Sellars | 84 | 5 | 13.010 | 0.000 | 106 | $1,200 |
| 6 | Rodney Sorrell - Gary Wade | 32 | 5 | 12.380 | 4.900 | 105 | $875 |
| 7 | Larry Yancey - Milton Yancey | 9 | 5 | 12.300 | 3.780 | 104 | $650 |
| 8 | Don Poteat - John Allen | 1 | 5 | 11.910 | 0.000 | 103 | $600 |
| 9 | Stacey Richards - Brian Triplett | 3 | 5 | 11.790 | 0.000 | 102 | $550 |
| 10 | Roger Hoover - Scott Hamrick | 116 | 5 | 11.730 | 0.000 | 101 | $500 |
| 11 | Jesse Towry - Sam Gladden | 107 | 5 | 11.620 | 0.000 | 100 | $475 |
| 12 | Todd Harris - Orlando Giles | 54 | 5 | 11.580 | 0.000 | 99 | $440 |
| 13 | Steve Addington - Matt Stout | 66 | 5 | 11.560 | 0.000 | 98 | $400 |
| 14 | Parks Jones - Daniel Hill | 67 | 5 | 11.300 | 0.000 | 97 | $370 |
| 15 | Robert Adams - Marvin Godard | 105 | 5 | 11.150 | 0.000 | 96 | $340 |
| 16 | Bill Grier - Robbie Byrum | 69 | 5 | 10.910 | 0.000 | 95 | $320 |
| 17 | Roger Pope - Michael Smith | 49 | 5 | 10.880 | 0.000 | 94 | $300 |
| 18 | Tony Lambert - Michael Kinard | 28 | 5 | 10.860 | 3.130 | 93 | $270 |
| 19 | Tom McCombs - Stephon Creason | 19 | 5 | 10.570 | 0.000 | 92 | $240 |
| 20 | Wade Smith - Mark Brown | 87 | 5 | 10.490 | 0.000 | 91 | $220 |
| 21 | Allen Snyder - Darren Gay | 115 | 4 | 10.200 | 5.630 | 90 | $200 |
Accent Marine Team Trail Results - Apr. 22, 2012 - Kissimmee Chain
Accent Marine held their fourth tournament of the season on April 22, 2012 out of Camp Mack. I think the weather scare some of the fisherman. There were still some nice stringers brought in. There were 94 fish weighed in. The total weight was 312.22 lbs. Sixty teams fished with 16 teams weighing in. Fourteen teams had a limit.
TOP 5 TEAMS:
Accent Marine Tournament Results
April 22, 2012
1st Place Allen Prince & Jay Morgan 29.08 lbs $714.00
2nd Place Scott Perry & Richard Anthony 27.13 lbs $ 594.00
3rd Place Bryan Mason & Bob Stringer 25.14 lbs $476.00
4th Place James Watkins & Wayne Yohn 23.38 lbs $356.00
5th Place Brian Wical & Matt Hinman 23.02 lbs $238.00
Big Bass Bryan Mason & Bob Stringer 7.97 lbs $600.00
April 28th and April 29th will be our Accent Marine/Camp Mack tournament. This tournament is opened to all boat brands with a minimum of 70 hp. You can sign up at the ramp for the tournament. It will be cash only at ramp.
 Bryan Mason with big bass 7.97 lbs |
 Scott Perry with part of their 2nd Place bag |
One On One With The Everstart Santee Cooper Champions!
Everstart Santee Champions Cal Clark and Ken Ellis talk about their big wins and their MONEY bait that helped them cash in on the Championship!
Everstart Santee Champion Ken Ellis On Stage For The Win!
Everstart Santee Champion Ken Ellis watches the last angler weigh-in and come up a little short as he wins for the 3rd time in the Everstart Series and takes home a boat/cash prize pkg of over $70,000!!
Tournaments Galore this weekend-and AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh joins us to discuss!
AC Pro Staffer Rob Digh talks about how this weeks rain throughout the region could play a vital role in finding some very good quality this weekend at some of the biggest tournaments in the region!
2012 Aiport Marine Tt Weigh-In Highlights And Champions From Lay Lake!!
Now this is a MUST SEE highlight reel--Congrats to Russ Lane and Chris Rutland on their big win and $5000 first place check on Lay Lake last weekend.........they beat out 85 other teams on one of if not the largest team trail in Alabama!
Very Good Fishing Forecast For Carolinas Bass Challenge On Lake Norman Saturday
Shane Lehew and Larry Lahew won the 1st Carolinas Bass Challenge NC Div tournament on Norman
The Carolinas Bass Challenge continues to roll in both North and South Carolina with between 140 and 150 boats expected for the North Carolina Division tournament Saturday on Lake Norman.
“The support for the trail in it's first year has been great,” said tournament director Brett Collins who noted that 190 teams have joined the North Carolina Division so far.
And for good reason. The paybacks have been very strong.
“The past three qualifiers – Lake Murray, Lake Wylie and Lake Norman – have paid first place at least $10,000,” Collins said.
Collins reported that David Williams and Gerald Williams lead the North Carolina Division points standings with Shane Lehew and Larry Lehew in second place.
“Matt Hawood and Ken Fenders are in third place and all three of these teams do well on Lake Norman,” he said. Points winners earn $1,000 for the year.
The field should find fishing very good this weekend, said Collins who noted that while the water level was low for the last CBC tournament in February it looks to be about normal now.
“Fishing has been good so far and the topwater bite should be a big factor this weekend. The shallow bite usually pays off this time of year at Lake Norman,” he noted. “The spawn is about done so most of the fish should be aggressive. The team that can catch a largemouth will probably end up on top.”
Collins asked that the teams fishing the tournament arrive at Pinnacle Landing as early as possible Saturday to facilitate the start of the tournament.
“As usual, we will have food and drinks waiting on the guys when they get back off the lake,” he added.
The Carolinas Bass Challenge is a two-division series promoted by Skeeter Boat dealers Marshall's Marine in Lake City, S.C., Foothills Marine in Morganton, N.C., and Palmetto Marine in Greenville, S.C. The sponsoring boat dealers provide free food for the anglers at the weigh-ins.
The remaining schedules for the two divisions include :
North Carolina Division – April 21, Lake Norman, Pinnacle Landing; May 19, Lake Hickory, Whittenburg; June 2, N.C. Divisional Final, High Rock, Tamarac Marina.
South Carolina Division – April 28, Santee Cooper, John C. Land; May 12, Lake Wateree, Clearwater Cove; June 23, S.C. Divisional Final, Lake Wateree, Clearwater Cove.
The Carolinas Bass Challenge Championship will be held on Kerr Lake October 27, 2012.
The entry fee per tournament is $200 per team and each team member must pay a $35 membership fee. First place in each qualifying tournament is guaranteed $5,000, with $1,000 for big fish. Teams may fish three of four qualifiers in a state division to make the Divisional Final and Championship or they may fish a combination of three qualifiers across divisions and make the Division Final and Championship. The team that wins the points in each state division will win $1,000.
The winning team at both the South Carolina Division Final and the North Carolina Division Final will win a Skeeter TZX190/150 with a Yamaha 150HPDI. The winning team in the Championship on Kerr Lake in October will win a Skeeter ZX200/200 Yamaha SHO.
Carolinas Bass Challenge - North Carolina Division
Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Lake Norman
Pinnacle Access
Call Brett Collins 803-413-7521
brett@carolinasbasschallenge.com
www.carolinasbasschallenge.com
Entries Up Dramatically For Second Year Of Oakley Big Bass Classic On Smith Mountain Lake
Early entries are up dramatically for the second annual Oakley Blue Ridge Big Bass Classic on Smith Mountain Lake this weekend and Mark Jones with the Oakley Big Bass Tour said he expects the final entry to be upwards of 400 anglers.
“There is a chance of rain on Sunday, but it is looking like we may get lucky and have pretty decent weather for the tournament this weekend with just a little bit of rain Sunday,” Jones said.
“This is year two for the Smith Mountain tournament and all the reports I have been getting indicate the fishing is going pretty good right now. I'd say we will get a 5-, 6-, 7- or possibly an 8-pound fish as the overall winner.”
JD Perdue won the 2011 Smith Mountain tournament with a 5.54-pound bass but that tournament was held in May, a month later than this year's event.
Jones described the Oakley-sponsored tournaments as a “big bass format, with seven hourly weigh-ins on Saturday and seven hourly weigh-ions on Sunday.”
Hourly weigh ins will be held daily: 8-9 a.m., 9-10 a.m., 10-11a.m., 11a.m.-12 p.m., 12-1 p.m., 1-2 p.m. and 2-3 p.m.. Anglers must be declared before the end of the respective hour or their weight will count for the next hour.
The Oakley Big Bass Tour is the nation’s premier open big bass tournament series designed exclusively for amateur anglers, providing anglers of all skill levels an exciting tournament format and event experience on some of the nation’s best bass fisheries. Established in 2007, the tour is focused on the promotion of bass fishing and bass conservation at the amateur level.
Anglers not eligible to fish the Oakley Big Bass events include those who have guided professionally on the host lake during the 12 months before the tournament, those who have competed professionally in three or more tournaments with an entry fee of $1,000 or more in the preceding 12 months, and those who have career fishing tournament earnings of $250,000 or more.
Entry fees for the Oakley Big Bass Tour are $100 for one day or $150 for two days. Registration will be held at Bushwater Plaza Marina all day on Friday, Jones said, adding that anglers are also able to register online for all Oakley Big Bass events right up to the Friday before the tournament.
Remaining stops on the 2012 Oakley Big Bass Tour include : May 19-20, Kevin VanDam Big Bass Classic, Table Rock Lake, Missouri; June 2-3, Quantum Big Bass Classic, Ft Gibson Lake, Oklahoma;
September 15-16, Kelly Jordon Big Bass Classic, Lake Sam Rayburn, Texas; September 29-30, Jason Williamson Big Bass Classic, Lake Murray, South Carolina; October 13-14, Gerald Swindle Big Bass Classic, Lake Guntersville, Alabama; October 20-21, Rusty Wallace Big Bass Classic, Douglas Lake, Tennessee; and October 27-28, Georgia Big Bass Classic, Clarks Hill Lake, Georgia.
Oakley Blue Ridge Big Bass Classic
Apr 21-22, 2012
Smith Mountain Lake
Bridgewater Marina
Call Mark Jones 214-605-4600
Gainey Hoping To Lose 'confusion' By Time Everstart Tournament Starts On Santee Cooper
Nick Gainey of Charleston, SC. Photo courtesy FLW Outdoors.
Nick Gainey spent the first half of this week trying to make sense out of the confusion over the bass in the Santee Cooper Lakes as he prepared for the FLW EverStart Series Southeast Division tournament this coming weekend.
After practicing on his home waters Friday and Saturday, the Charleston, S.C., angler admitted the bass had him more than a little befuddled.
“I fished on some key trees that I normally catch fish on and I had five bites for the two days,” Gainey said. “And then Saturday they had a BFL tournament out of John C. Land Landing and the boy who won it caught 27 pounds and he was fishing trees like I had been for two days.”
Chuck Howard of Elloree weighed in five bass at 27 pounds, 14 ounces, Saturday to win the BFL South Carolina Division tournament on the Santee Cooper Lakes, earning $3,466 for first place, plus a $2,000 Ranger Cup bonus.
This time of year, Gainey said, the bass are mostly in post-spawn and typically the first place they go after spawning it to the standing trees in the lakes.
“A lot of times they will be on an isolated tree, or a tree on an isolated point or island. That is the best spot. Sometimes a little group of trees around an island will do well, too.”
The problem is finding the key trees, he said.
“They are not on every tree at Santee. You can catch 25 pounds on some trees and then you can fish 500 other trees and not catch a fish.”
So, his game plan this week was to concentrate on an area where he believed a group of fish would be instead of running all over the lake.
“Just pick a quadrant and spend three days trying to fish it down,” he said.
A lot is at stake for Gainey, who is currently ranked 68th in the EverStart Southeast Division, in this EverStart tournament on his local waters. He had mixed success in Florida and Georgia earlier this year, finishing 112th on Lake Okeechobee in the EverStart in January, but rallying to a 43rd place finish on Lake Seminole a month ago.
Ironically, he suffered one of his worst tournaments in the Okeechobee EverStart but had one of his best outings on the same lake three weeks later, finishing 10th in the Walmart FLW Series Open tournament there February 9.
“I did very well in the EverStart on Lake Seminole, which gave me two good tournaments in a row after I finished 10th in the Open on Lake Okeechobee,” he said. “At least I am on a little roll now.”
That, and the fact that he is noted for following poor practices with good tournaments, could bode well for Gainey in the Santee Cooper EverStart this week.
“I'm pretty confident because I have this pattern going in tournaments,” he said. “I have some friends from Georgia and West Virginia that I travel with to tournaments and they accuse me of lying because if I have a bad practice I am liable to whack them in the tournament. I've done that a half a dozen times.”
He recounted a tournament on the Potomac River a few years ago when he struggled mightily in practice – and then finished fourth in the tournament.
“When a tournament starts,” he said, “you just put your head down, don't run everywhere, and you just fish. Fish where you got some good bites. I have that rep going, so I feel good about the tournament.”
FLW EverStart Series – Southeast Division
Apr 19-21, 2012
Santee Cooper Lakes
John C. Land III Landing
http://www.flwoutdoors.com/bassfishing/afs/tournament/2012/6763/santee-cooper-details/
Collegiate Anglers Already Eyeing Pickwick
When Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) teams from all over the nation descend on Pickwick Lake in late May for the 2012 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship, grinding out a limit shouldn't be a problem. The issue will be who can catch a kicker each day - or possibly a limit of kicker-caliber fish - to claim the title.
TVA neighbors like Guntersville and Kentucky Lake have claimed the headlines for many years, but Pickwick is a lake that seems to be peaking right now.
"It used to be a lake that people would dread going there," said two-tour pro Ish Monroe. "Now it's no problem to catch 30 or more fish a day if you get on the right shell bed and the current is flowing. It's a combination of the grass and the lack of pressure on the lake."
The average size of the fish has increased along with their numbers. "It's pretty amazing," said Cabela's pro Clark Wendlandt. "A few years ago there were tons of two-pounders. Now there are tons of three- to five-pound bass and some bigger ones, too." The lake produced multiple double-digit bass this spring, including one that unofficially weighed in at about 15 pounds.
Both pros agree that the key bite will likely be offshore, on the Tennessee River ledges that are the summertime bread and butter for regional anglers. "Once you get on a good ledge, it's just a waiting game as to when they're going to bite," Monroe said.
So what makes a key spot on a ledge?
"You're looking for mussels, gravel, maybe a little bit of rock at the end of a drop-off," Wendlandt said.
For collegiate anglers who must split their time between the water and the classroom, that makes practice a comparatively easy affair. Monroe said that with his Navionics chip and high-tech electronics, any angler could pick out key areas to try long before he hit the water. "With the online application, you can do all of your practicing at home, looking for channel swings and key depths," he explained. "Then you can load all of your waypoints onto a blank card and go right to them when you get there." Key lures for ledge fishing include deep-diving crankbaits, football head jigs, Carolina Rigs, flutter spoons and castable umbrella rigs.
Both Monroe and Wendlandt believe that it'll take 15 pounds a day to be in contention, but that it could easily take 20 or more to claim the victory if conditions set up right.
"There are going to be a whole lot of fish caught," Wendlandt said. "There's no reason to hold back."
While the ledges will dominate, some anglers might be able to find a decent bite in the limited backwaters if the water levels are up. If they're high enough, Monroe said he might spend some time in those areas chunking his signature frog. It's a fallback pattern to be sure, more likely to produce a wad of two-pounders than the threes and fours it'll probably take to win, but he also believes it provides the best chance of catching a seven-plus-pound mule, so it might be worth the gamble.
Wendlandt said he wished that the ACA had been around when he was in school. "It's an awesome way to get a good degree but also learn about the outdoors," he said. "Maybe some of these students will become professional anglers, but others may learn that there are other ways to become involved in the industry."
He's also proud that his title sponsor, Cabela's, is the also a stalwart supporter of this effort.
"I think it's awesome that Cabela's is supporting these college kids," he stated. "It's the future of our sport and a great testament to their commitment to the outdoors."
After three days of practice, May 21-23, 2012, the competitors in the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship will launch on competition days May 24 and 25, 2012, from McFarland Park in Florence, Alabama. The tournament will subsequently be televised on NBC Sports Outdoors.
For more information on these events, including Angler Packets and Official Rules, please visit:
www.collegiatebasschampionship.com/tournament-schedule.html
For more about Lake Pickwick and Florence, Alabama, please visit: www.VisitFlorenceAl.com.
Piedmont Bass Classics Results - Kerr/Buggs Island Lake - April 14, 2012
2012 Spring Bass Tournament Trail. The weather was just beautiful! 49 degrees in the morning with 3 mile an
hour winds, then close to 75 in the pm with lights winds and the water level was just about back to normal. This
was our best turnout of the year and I want to thank everyone that participated!
281 fish were weighed in for a big total weight of 625 pounds and all the bass looked very healthy. Most fish
were caught in 1 to 3 feet of water on a variety of baits including jerk baits,spinnerbaits, plastic worms,
crankbaits, buzzbaits and Rat-L-Traps for the most part. The hot baits for the day reported to be plastics!
Water temps were around 63 degrees. I want to thank all the anglers that participated and that support this
trail.
Our next 'Boats Unlimited $10,000 Spring Bass Trail' event will be Saturday, April 28th, at Falls Lake.
Our next 'Special Open' Tournament will be the 'Overton's of Raleigh Open' at Falls Lake Saturday, May 5th.
All the information on our tournaments can be found at: www.piedmontbassclassics.com
Now here are the full results:
1st Place: Troy Searcy & Bryon Welch of Pleasant Garden & Greensboro...5 bass...16.55 lbs...$1,329
2nd Place: John Herndon of Oxford...5 bass...13.87 lbs...$819
3rd Place: Scott Dunn & Stewart Adams of Four Oaks...5 bass...13.85 lbs...$604
4th Place: Tony Fofi & Dave Murdock of Fayetteville...5 bass...13.08 lbs...$551
5th Place: Adam Spell & Kenny Spell of Sanford...5 bass...12.83 lbs...$490
6th Place: Adam Haithcock & Wayne Spell of Creedmoor & Townsville...5 bass...12.74 lbs...$429
7th Place: Tim Allred & Wayne Walker of Clover, VA & Rougemont...5 bass...12.67 lbs...$369
8th Place: Russell Rigsbee & Paul Rigsbee of Timberlake...5 bass...12.57 lbs...$308
9th Place: Thomas Clifton & Jeff Clifton of Rolesville...5 bass...12.08 lbs...$247
10th Place: Geno McCree & Phillip Johnson of Durham...5 bass...12.02 lbs...$247
11th Place: Michael Hatley & Steve Hatley of Chapel Hill...5 bass...12.01 lbs...$186
12th Place: Mike Eggers & Mark Willis of Garner...5 bass...11.71 lbs...$186
13th Place: Richard Cooper & Drew Johnson of Clayton...5 bass...11.68 lbs...$125
14th Place: Mark Herndon & Jay Garrard of Bahama & Durham...5 bass...11.62 lbs...$125
15th Place: Dale Bolick & Billy West of Wendell & Raleigh...5 bass...11.53 lbs...$125
16th Place: Arthur Pugh & Donald Bovins of Spring Lake & Fayetteville...5 bass...11.51 lbs...$100
1st Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above: 4.33 lbs...$1,036
2nd Place Big Fish..Neil Roberson & Rodney Stevens of Rocky Mount & Garner 4.31 lbs...$444
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above: 16.55 lbs...$1,015
2nd Place TWT..4th Place Team above: 13.08 lbs...$435
attached picture of 1st place team: Welch on left & Searcy on right.
For information on all our events contact:
Phil McCarson~Tournament Director
919-471-1571.......919-971-5042
or email me at: philsflags@msn.com
Thank you for all your support.
2012 Oakley Big Bass Champion Chad Schroeder On Stage!
Here is your 2012 Oakley Big Bass Lake Norman Champion Chad Schroeder on Stage after winning his $30,000 boat/trailer pkg on his one 5.47 Lb Kicker he caught Sat!!
2012 Kyle Page MSKP Foundation Lake Murray Results
2012 - 16th Annual MSKP Open Team Bass Tournament Winners/79 Boats
Place/Teams No.# Fish Weight Winnings
1st – Neal Bickley & Michael Lindler 4 20.25 $5000.00
2nd – David Settle & Travis Parrish 5 18.89 $2000.00
3rd – Kevin Fulmer & Al Fortner 5 18.22 $1000.00
4th – Kyle Cannon & Will Anderson 5 17.94 $900.00
5th – Tony Postell & Sammy Landrum 5 17.65 $800.00
6th – Danny Rogers & Ricky Key 5 17.61 $700.00
7th – Matt Bickley & Delain Woodward 5 17.15 $600.00
8th – Casey Hendrix & Shannon Jordan 5 16.88 $500.00
9th – Brad Thompson & Michael Shealy 5 16.57 $400.00
10th – Keith Hutto & Stewart Gambrell 5 16.24 $300.00
11th – Wayne & Brian Nappier 5 16.15 $200.00
12th – Mike Riddle & Jeffrey Pugh 5 15.94 $200.00
1st Big fish – Danny Rogers & Ricky Key 6.48 $400.00
2nd Big Fish – Clay & Blake Riddle 5.67 $250.00
Kansas State University Wins FLW College Fishing National Championship on Lake Murray
The National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship on Lake Murray is a team event. Twenty-five teams from across the country competed in 20 qualifying events and five conference championship tournaments, and the top five teams from each conference competed for the title of national champion in this prestigious three-day nationally televised event. Teams go through the grueling season in the hopes of sharing the spotlight and title of national champion with their teammate.
However, the Kansas State University team of Ryan Patterson of Goddard, Kan., wasn't much of a team. Patterson's teammate and brother transferred from Kansas State, so Patterson fished the championship event alone. And he didn't even weigh a five-bass limit of fish every day. And he did the unthinkable by claiming the title of national champion.
On Sunday Patterson weighed five bass for 18 pounds, 1 ounce for a three-day total of 14 bass weighing 46-15 to claim the national championship title. Patterson took the title by 2 pounds, 4 ounces. For his efforts, Patterson received $50,000 cash, a Ranger 177TR with a 90-horsepower engine for his school's bass club and $25,000 for Kansas State University.
Link to video of winning moment
"I don't even know what to say," said Patterson, a junior advertising major. "The whole time I was pretty nervous. When I got up here I knew it was going to be close.
"I'll be real honest with you," Patterson added. "I'm a very confident fisherman. I'm very confident in my abilities. I didn't expect to catch 20 pounds every day, but I knew I was going to catch my five, and if I got some breaks here and there I was going to do well."
Patterson said his equipment was "crucial" to his victory. He used G Loomis swimbait rods in a 7-foot, 1-inch version and a 7-foot, 3-inch version, Shimano Chronarch reels, 14-pound-test Sunline Fluorocarbon, YUM Money Minnows with a Lazer Trokar hook and Zoom Flukes with a Lazer Trokar hook.
"With three minutes to go I broke off a 5-pounder," said an emotional Patterson. "My rod snapped when I set the hook. I sat there and said, 'Well my rod just snapped and I just lost $100,000.'"
Now Patterson gets to go up against the best professional anglers on the planet in the 2012 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart. The Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing,will be held Aug. 9-12 on Lake Lanier in Duluth, Ga., and will offer anglers the opportunity to compete for a top award of $500,000.
"I told everyone when I came here that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Patterson said. "And the guys that do this for a living … you don't realize how good those guys are and how hard it is to make it where they're at. And for me to have an opportunity like this … it's an amazing experience. I'm definitely excited. I'll take the Cinderella ride all the way to the Forrest Wood Cup. Anything can happen."
Rounding out the top five teams are:
2nd: Clemson University – Andy Wicker, Pomaria, S.C., and Harold Turner, Sumter, S.C. (15 bass, 44-11, $10,000) 3rd: Kennesaw State University – Thomas Frink, Woodstock, Ga., and Justin Marlow, Kennesaw, Ga. (14 bass, 43-7, $5,000) 4th: Auburn University – Jordan Lee, Vinemont, Ala., and Matt Lee, Auburn, Ala. (15 bass, 43-3, $5,000) 5th: Virginia Tech – Wyatt Blevins, Pulaski, Va., and Carson Rejzer, Hampton, Va. (15 bass, 39-9, $5,000).
Complete results can be found at CollegeFishing.com.
FLW has awarded more than $3 million in prizes to more than 125 colleges and universities. College Fishing events are free to enter, boats and drivers are provided by FLW and all collegiate teams receive a travel allowance.
Four regular-season events were held in each conference – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Texas and Western. The top five teams in each qualifying event advanced to one of five televised three-day National Guard FLW College Fishing Conference Championships. The top five teams from each conference championship advanced to the national championship, and the winner of the national championship will qualify for the 2012 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart. The Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing, will be held Aug. 9-12 on Lake Lanier in Duluth, Ga., and will offer the collegiate anglers the opportunity to compete for a top award of $500,000. The national champions also will receive use of a wrapped boat and Chevy truck for Forrest Wood Cup competition.
Coverage of the National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship, hosted by the Capital City/Lake Murray Country RTB, will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network. "FLW" will air May 27 from 1 to 2 p.m. ET. "FLW," hosted by Jason Harper, is broadcast to more than 500 million households worldwide.
For more information about the National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship, visit CollegeFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow College Fishing on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.
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Chad Schroeder Wins The 2012 Oakley Big Bass Tournament On Lake Norman With A 5.47 Lb Kicker!
2012 Champion Chad Schroeder talks about his big catch on Saturday that enabled him and son Austin to hold on against 405 other Boaters and win $30,000 Boat Trailer Pkg at the 3rd Annual Oakley Big Bass Event held on Lake Norman this Weekend-
Howard Wins Santee Cooper Bfl
Second place finisher Lex Costas was on Howard’s heels, bringing 5 fish to the scale that weighed 27-06. Unexpectedly, these torp two anglers were the only ones to catch more than 25 lbs on the lake that has given up numerous 30 lb bags this spring. In a testament to how tough the fishing was, 3 anglers finished in the top 10 without catching a limit of fish—and one of them only had 3 fish.
In third place, Jayme Rampey’s limit pushed the scales to 22-14.
Dearal Rodgers pulled off an impressive feat, taking 4th place with one fish less than the limit. The weight of his 4 bass was aided by two brutes that weighed over 7 lbs apiece. “I caught the biggest one on a buzzbait early near some grass. All my other fish came on Texas-rigged plastic worms,†said the Camden native, whose bag weighed 21-13.
5th place saw Chad Cook just 3 ounces back of Rodgers. Cook weighed in 21-10, which included the tournament’s big fish, an 8-01 that added $435 to Cook’s pocket. “I caught that fish on a jig, and I missed another one early this morning that was about as big,†Cook said, stressing the fine line that separates a top five finish from a win. No stranger to big fish honors, Cook earned the same award last month at the Bassmaster Weekend Series event at this same landing.
In 6th place was Eddie Herlong Sr, who was bested by Cook by a mere ounce. Jay Keith was right behind Herlong with 21-08, followed by Lyn Langston, whose 4 fish weighed 19-11. Dennis Reedy took 9th place with just 3 fish that tipped the scales at 18-13. Ron Brown finished off the top 10 with 5 fish that weighed 18-12.
The top 17 anglers earned checks on the day, and 68 of the 87 anglers weighed fish.
In the co-anglers division, Scott Frye entered the tournament atop the overall standings in the SC non-boater division, and did his part to keep things that way. Frye boated 5 fish that weighed 15-02, topping the second place finisher of Kenneth Morrison by 4 lbs. Frye ended the day with a check for over $1700.â€I used Texas-rigged Zoom trick worms all day,†said the Sumter angler.
Frye and Morrison were the only 2 co-anglers to bring 5 fish to the weigh-in platform. Todd Gambrell took 3rd with 4 fish that weighed 8-03. Michael Smith and Bart Jacobus rounded out the top 5 with 3 fish apiece. Smith’s bag weighed in at 7-15, with Jacobus weighing in 7-10.
One co-angler, 18-yr old DJ McEachern, knew the day was going to be tough after prefishing Friday. “I only got a handful of bites yesterday, so I expected it to be a tough day,†said the Columbia native. “Then, someone stole my boater’s keys, so we couldn’t use the outboard. We just fished close by with the trolling motor all day.†McEachern, who plans to fish on USC’s fishing team starting this fall, made the best of things, catching one keeper that weighed 3-08 and landed him in 26th place.
87 co-anglers fished, with 45 weighing in at least one fish.
The next stop for the BFL’s South Carolina division will be June 2 at Lake Wateree out of Clearwater Cove Marina.
Attention Collegiate Anglers: Boat US National Championship Registration Closes Soon!
San Antonio, Texas (April 13, 2012) - Registration for the 2012 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship is set to close on Monday, April 30 at 5 pm CST. Students interested in competing need to have their teams submitted online no later than this deadline. The field for this event is 200 two-angler teams, with a maximum of 400 participants. Registration remains open at:
"After a long and very successful run the past six years at Lake Lewisville, we're excited to take the 2012 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship to Lake Pickwick for the next two years so that we'll have more room to grow this event, both now and in the future. At this year's event we look to not only continue our record-setting trends for participation, but now also challenge the existing weight records for the event, as Lake Pickwick in May should offer plenty of opportunities for the students to catch a lot of quality bass, both largemouth and smallmouth," said Wade Middleton, Tournament Director.
Collegiate anglers will launch daily at McFarland Park on the shores of Lake Pickwick, with weigh-ins to start daily at 2:30 pm. The collegiate team with the heaviest weight over the course of two competition days will be crowned National Champions at an awards ceremony immediately following the weigh-in on Friday. In addition to prizes, students are also competing for points in the coveted ACA School of the Year race, which is the first college rankings program to recognize the top collegiate fishing teams in the country, taking into account their participation across all leagues.
The BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship is the marquee event of three nationally televised tournaments hosted as part of the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Series. These no entry fee events are open to all full-time students of university-recognized fishing programs. Competitions are broadcast as part of the BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship Television Series, seen on NBC Sports Outdoors and available to over 76 million homes.
For more information on these events, including Angler Packets and Official Rules, please visit:
www.collegiatebasschampionship.com/tournament-schedule.html
For more about Lake Pickwick and Florence, Alabama, please visit: www.VisitFlorenceAl.com.
Montgomery Heading To Elite Series Tournament On Bull Shoals With Open Mind
Andy Montgomery has never fished Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas before, so when practice starts Monday for the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament next week, he will be in full learning mode.
“I' don't know much about the place and really have not done much research, but I have fished Table Rock and Beaver Lake several times and they are on the same chain, so I figure the fishing will be pretty similar,” Montgomery said.
“When practice starts Monday I'll be riding around to see what the place looks like and go from there. I'll just keep moving and covering water,” he said.
“I do know there is a lot of clear water in the lake, extremely clear, so there will probably be a lot of sight fishing. I kind of expect sight fishing to be the dominant pattern. Other than that, if we get a rain and get any color in the backs of the creeks you can probably catch them flipping around the bushes. The Ozark lakes fluctuate a lot, so if we get a rainfall and the water comes up in the bushes we will try to catch them flipping.”
Another tactic he will probably consider, he said, is throwing a Wiggle Wart.
“The Wiggle Wart is always a staple in the Ozark Lakes,” he noted.
Montgomery said he has a pretty tough hill to climb to get back into the top echelon in the points standings after a rough tournament on Florida's Lake Okeechobee last month. After a 40th place finish and earning a check on the St. John's River, Montgomery finished 83rd a week later on the Big O and left with no money. As a result, he heads to Bull Shoals in 66th place in the standings.
“I have done well on Okeechobee in the past and am pretty comfortable fishing down there. I had an extremely good practice there, but for whatever reason they did not bite the first day of the tournament and I did not go back to my spot the second day. I should have because I knew the fish were there,” he said.
“I caught them good the second day. I just did not catch an size. They are all little fish. I did lose one big one the second day flipping it into the boat that would have got me up there in the standings.”
While Montgomery isn't satisfied with his place in the standings, he is not overly concerned.
“It's way too early in the season. We've only fished two tournaments. I don't like being down there, but I have been down there before and was able to fight my way back.”
Bassmaster Elite Series Bull Shoals Quest
Apr 19-22, 2012
Bull Shoals Lake
Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock
Savannah Take A Soldier Fishing Tournament Honors Wounded Warriors
Catching bass will be the challenge, but the wounded warriors fishing for them will be the main attraction at the second annual Take A Soldier Fishing tournament on Savannah's Lake Mayer Saturday.
“We are looking forward to a fantastic champions' night Thursday evening at Lake Mayer and then having a tremendous day of fishing on Saturday between all branches of the military,” said tournament organizer Byron (Bubba) Stephens of Bass Anglers Plus, Inc. Active duty, National Guard, and Reservists will be honored along with special honors for Vietnam veterans.
Stephens said the tournament will feature two boats with Army personnel, two with Navy men, two with Air Force anglers, two with Marines and two with Coast Guardsmen. The military anglers will be paired with 10 anglers from local fishing clubs. Two other boats will have teams composed of a safety officer and a military representative and a public relations representative and a military person.
Trophies for first and second place will be awarded to the top local anglers along with a big fish trophy. All military anglers will receive a trophy.
“We also have a celebrity angler here for the tournament,” Stephens said. “Mike DelVisco, a pro angler sponsored by Texas Roadhouse, participated last year and wanted to come back for this year's tournament.”
Because of the unusually warm spring, Stephens said fishing may be a little tougher this year than it was last year when it took 15 ½ pounds for first place and the big fish weighed 5 ½ pounds.
“Last year during practice we were releasing bass from 7 to 10 pounds, but this year with the very warm winter the fish have already spawned so fishing may be a little harder. Some of the anglers have struggled to catch some decent fish, but we know they are there.”
The public is invited to observe and participate without cost, Stephens said. The lake has a two-mile-long walkway around it so people can observe the fishing and there are many recreational amenities for families, including children.
The awards ceremony will be held at 1:30 Saturday. Donations may be made to Bass Anglers Plus, Inc., PO Box 163, Guyton, GA 31312. The tournament is sponsored by Bass Anglers Plus, Inc., and Chatham county Park Services.
The Wounded Warrior tournament is the first of two major events held by Bass Anglers Plus, Inc., for the military each year. The 3rd Annual Take A Soldier Fishing Bass Brawl, will be held on the Savannah River out of Hardeeville, S.C., this summer.
“We will have 30 to 40 boats for that event, with great anglers and military personnel participating. FLW comes in to support it and they bring their big weigh-in trailer and run the tournament professionally,” Stephens said.
Take a Soldier Fishing 2nd Annual Wounded Warrior Event
Lake Mayer, Savannah, GA
Saturday, April 14
www.takeasoldierfishing-ga.org
Maj. Byron A. Stephens US Army Ret., 912-224-3230
Byron (Bubba) Stephens Jr., 912-667-4842
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Here are the full results from the Sat Lake Hickroy Event:
| Greenes Tournament April 7th | ||||||
| BIG FISH | # DEAD | TOTAL | ||||
| Place | Boat # | Team | WEIGHT | FISH | WEIGHT | POINTS |
| 1 | 5 | Thomas Richmond/Artie Phillips | 5.84 | 19.65 | 100 | |
| 2 | 4 | Jody Wright/ James Dyer | 5.16 | 17.23 | 99 | |
| 3 | 9 | Allen Travis/Hunter Harwell | 3.96 | 12.83 | 98 | |
| 4 | 24 | Robert Bauguess/Jack Eller | 3.71 | 12.49 | 97 | |
| 5 | 19 | Louie Hull/Chuck Montgomery | 2.92 | 12.46 | 96 | |
| 6 | 22 | Shane Hartman/Todd Garner | 3.36 | 12.03 | 95 | |
| 7 | 8 | Dwight Dellinger/ Doug Dellinger | 3.15 | 11.02 | 94 | |
| 8 | 7 | Clyde Whitesides/ Clint Whitesides | 5.09 | 10.24 | 93 | |
| 9 | 18 | Marty Newton | 3.69 | 10.09 | 92 | |
| 10 | 11 | Leo Watson/Travis Watson | 4.44 | 8.59 | 91 | |
| 11 | 13 | Erwin Gaston/Derek Lilly | 2.32 | 7.79 | 90 | |
| 12 | 15 | Chris and Tyler Hoopaugh | 4.58 | 7.28 | 89 | |
| 13 | 6 | Darin Bumgarner/ Jeremy Hollifield | 4.05 | 1 | 6.58 | 88 |
| 14 | 3 | Ron Farrow/ Mike Alman | 2.74 | 6.39 | 87 | |
| 15 | 1 | Tommy Sanders/Jerry Dean | 2.48 | 4.80 | 86 | |
| 16 | 2 | Don Poteat/ | 85 | |||
| 17 | 10 | Robert Price | 84 | |||
| 18 | 12 | Aric Dwyer/Robby Anderson | 83 | |||
| 19 | 14 | Larry Scmidt/Bob Groom | 82 | |||
| 20 | 16 | Rodney Sisk/Clay Sisk | 81 | |||
| 21 | 17 | Rick Mckenzie/Van Sexton | 80 | |||
| 22 | 20 | Josh Gardner/Travis England | 79 | |||
| 23 | 21 | John Allan | 78 | |||
| 24 | 23 | Kevin Toler/Alan Whitaker | 77 | |||
| 25 | 25 | 76 | ||||
| 26 | 26 | 75 | ||||
| 27 | 27 | 74 | ||||
| 28 | 28 | 73 | ||||
| 29 | 29 | 72 | ||||
| 30 | 30 | 71 | ||||
| 31 | 31 | 70 | ||||
| 32 | 32 | 69 | ||||
| 33 | 33 | 68 | ||||
| 34 | 34 | 67 | ||||
| 35 | 35 | 66 | ||||
| 36 | 36 | 65 | ||||
| 37 | 37 | 64 | ||||
| 38 | 38 | 63 | ||||
| 39 | 39 | 62 | ||||
| 40 | 40 | 61 | ||||
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| 75 | 75 | 26 | ||||
| 76 | 76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25 | ||
| 77 | 77 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 24 | |
| 78 | 78 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 23 | |
| 79 | 79 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | |
| 80 | 80 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 21 | |
| 81 | 81 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 20 | |
| 82 | 82 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 19 | |
| 83 | 83 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 18 | |
| 84 | 84 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 17 | |
| 85 | 85 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | |
| 86 | 86 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | |
| 87 | 87 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | |
| 88 | 88 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | |
| 89 | 89 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | |
| 90 | 90 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | |
| 91 | 91 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | |
| 92 | 92 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | |
| 93 | 93 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | |
| 94 | 94 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | |
| 95 | 95 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | |
| 96 | 96 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | |
| 97 | 97 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | |
| 98 | 98 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | |
| 99 | 99 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | |
| 100 | 100 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
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