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Johnston Extends Lead At Bassmaster Elite Series Event On Mississippi River

Chris Johnston of Otonabee, Ontario, is leading after Day 3 of the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River with a three-day total of 48 pounds, 10 ounces.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

August 28, 2022

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Chris Johnston believed in his sweet spot enough to give it a second chance, and that call paid off in a big way, as the pro from Otonabee, Ontario, tallied a three-day total of 48 pounds, 10 ounces and maintained the lead on Day 3 of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River.

After tying for fourth place on Day 1 with a limit of 16-4, Johnston added 15-10 on Day 2 and took over the top spot. He entered Semifinal Sunday 2 ounces ahead of Texan Keith Combs — and with a third-round limit of 16-12, Johnston now heads into Championship Monday with an advantage of 1-13 over Combs.

“I ran to a spot that I’d fished in the morning, but I never got a bite because it was raining,” Johnston said. “There was a lot of bait in the area, and I think the rain had the bait all pushed down to the bottom and the fish weren’t active.

“I stopped there again with about 15 minutes to go because I know there’s a lot of fish in there. It’s just hard to get them to bite.”

Johnston said he usually has to see fish blowing up (surface feeding) in the spot’s matted grass, but his first cast drew a bite. He missed that fish, but five casts later he caught a 3 1/4-pound largemouth a little before 2:30 p.m.

“It was hard because the wind was blowing in, but they were in these little pockets,” Johnston said. “The wind had my frog kind of going across sideways, but that (3 1/4-pounder) grabbed a hold of it and that was huge.”

Johnston’s key spot comprised a break in the vegetation with sand next to a current edge. The week’s rainfall has raised the water level, and Johnston said that has expanded the spot’s opportunity.

“Normally, I have to throw a frog over that spot because it’s eelgrass and I couldn’t (previously) throw any treble hooks,” Johnston said. “Today, I noticed that there was several inches of water over it.

“As long as there’s not blown-in eelgrass over it, I can probably throw a (Heddon Zara) Spook on them or something different to get more bites. On Day 4, I might try throwing different baits instead of just a frog.”

Johnston got his day going by catching an early limit of smallmouth on a bladed jig and finesse rigs. Once he transitioned to his mat frogging, he culled all of those with bass caught on a chartreuse/white Spro Bronzeye Frog.

“Ideally, I don’t spend as much time fishing smallies, but as soon as I roll up to this spot, I seem to get one or two smallmouth bites,” Johnston said. “If I can get one of those to be 3-plus pounds (on Championship Monday), that will be a good start.”

Though the tournament won’t be decided until Monday, Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho, clinched his second Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year title on Sunday with a 25th-place finish that gave him a final total of 723 points for the season. Palaniuk, who won his first AOY title in 2017, was uncharacteristically emotional in his acceptance speech, particularly when describing the motivation he got from the memory of his friend and former Bassmaster Elite Aaron Martens, who won AOY titles in 2005, 2013 and 2015.

“Before the first tournament of the year, I slapped an Aaron Martens sticker on my windshield,” Palaniuk said. “There were a lot of times that got really tough this year, and I would turn around and look at that sticker. I felt like he was looking back at me and saying, ‘I love you, bro’ (Martens’ trademark saying), and it helped every time.

“This whole week, I was slapping that sticker or I would give him (a fist bump) and I’d say, ‘Thank you’ for everything he’s done.”

With one day remaining in the tournament, Combs is still well in contention for his first Elite Series win since 2017.

Hailing from Huntington, Texas, Combs placed 16th on Day 1 with 14-5 and rose 13 spots with a second-day limit of 17-7. Adding 15-1 Sunday yielded a second-place total of 46-13.

“I’m making a long run to Pool 9 and hitting a lot of spots,” Combs said. “Today, it was slower in those areas and I was surprised. I came back with maybe a 14-pound bag and culled almost every one of them. I have some stuff in Pool 8, too.”

Combs said his main pattern in both pools comprises sandbars with current flowing over top and various other current-breaking scenarios. He caught his fish on a Strike King swim jig, a Strike King Sexy Frog, a Strike King Sexy Dawg and a Texas-rigged Strike King Cut-R Worm.

Bryan Schmitt, who lives in Deale, Md., started with the event’s biggest bag, 17-10, on Day 1 and caught 14-3 the second day. His Day 3 limit of 14-12 gave him a total of 46-9, good for third place.

Returning to the same large, wind-protected grassbed he’s worked since practice, Schmitt found the fish in a pickier mood. After catching fish on multiple baits the first two days, he was only able to get bit on a Carolina-rigged Missile Baits Baby D Stroyer.

“Where I caught some of my fish yesterday, I caught all of them today,” Schmitt said of his effort to refine his focus each day. “I learned a little bit and expanded on it and tomorrow, I’m going to stay there all day.

“The key spot is a little depression with a little bit of rock in an eelgrass bed, and the smallmouth and largemouth are in there.”

Brock Mosley of Collinsville, Miss., is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 5-8 caught on Day 1.

Schmitt currently is in the lead for the VMC Monster Bag with his Day 1 catch of 17-10.

Johnston and Fayetteville, Tenn., angler Brandon Lester both currently have 701 points; however, with both anglers making the final Top 10 cut, second place in Angler of the Year standings will be decided on Championship Monday. Drew Benton of Blakely, Ga., sits at fourth in the AOY standings with 677 points, followed by Patrick Walters of Summerville, S.C., with 658.

The final Top 10 remaining anglers will take off at 7 a.m. CT from Copeland Park. The weigh-in will be held back at the park at 3 p.m., with the winner earning $100,000 and an automatic berth into the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic.

Full coverage, including Bassmaster LIVE, can be streamed on Bassmaster.com.

2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River 8/26-8/29
Mississippi River, La Crosse WI.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

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

1. Chris Johnston Otonabee Ontario CANADA 15 48-10 100
Day 1: 5 16-04 Day 2: 5 15-10 Day 3: 5 16-12
2. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 15 46-13 99
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 17-07 Day 3: 5 15-01
3. Bryan Schmitt Deale, MD 15 46-09 98
Day 1: 5 17-10 Day 2: 5 14-03 Day 3: 5 14-12
4. Bryan New Saluda, SC 15 45-05 97
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 5 13-01 Day 3: 5 16-05
5. Matt Arey Shelby, NC 15 45-00 96
Day 1: 5 15-08 Day 2: 5 14-13 Day 3: 5 14-11
6. Drew Benton Blakely, GA 15 44-02 95
Day 1: 5 16-05 Day 2: 5 13-01 Day 3: 5 14-12
7. KJ Queen Catawba, NC 15 43-10 94
Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 5 13-05 Day 3: 5 14-11
8. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 15 43-07 93
Day 1: 5 15-03 Day 2: 5 13-15 Day 3: 5 14-05
9. Scott Martin Clewiston, FL 15 43-06 92 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 16-08 Day 3: 5 13-07
10. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 15 42-15 91
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 13-09 Day 3: 5 14-09
11. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 15 42-12 90 $11,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-11 Day 2: 5 11-01 Day 3: 5 16-00
12. Jay Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 15 42-12 89 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-01 Day 2: 5 15-02 Day 3: 5 14-09
13. Ray Hanselman Jr Del Rio, TX 15 42-07 88 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 5 12-15 Day 3: 5 16-02
14. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 15 41-15 87 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-14 Day 2: 5 14-10 Day 3: 5 15-07
15. Bob Downey Detroit Lakes, MN 15 40-13 86 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-06 Day 2: 5 15-06 Day 3: 5 15-01
16. Alex Redwine Blue Ash, OH 15 40-12 85 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 11-06 Day 3: 5 14-15
17. Koby Kreiger Alva, FL 15 40-06 84 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 11-02 Day 3: 5 14-07
18. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 15 40-05 83 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 5 10-13 Day 3: 5 13-00
19. Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 15 40-05 82 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 13-13 Day 3: 5 14-06
20. Buddy Gross Chattanooga, TN 15 40-02 81 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 14-05 Day 3: 5 12-15
21. Brandon Card Salisbury, NC 15 40-01 80 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 5 13-09 Day 3: 5 12-07
22. Paul Mueller Naugatuck, CT 15 39-15 79 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 12-09 Day 3: 5 15-15
23. Austin Felix Eden Prairie, MN 15 39-15 78 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 12-14 Day 3: 5 13-04
24. Patrick Walters Summerville, SC 15 39-12 77 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 5 13-05 Day 3: 5 13-01
25. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 15 39-11 76 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 11-13 Day 3: 5 15-01
26. Jeff Gustafson Keewatin Ontario CANADA 15 39-08 75 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-04 Day 2: 5 11-13 Day 3: 5 11-07
27. Chad Pipkens Dewitt, MI 15 39-07 74 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 11-03 Day 3: 5 14-11
28. Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago, WI 15 39-07 73 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 13-01 Day 3: 5 13-09
29. Jake Whitaker Hendersonville, NC 15 39-04 72 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 5 12-04 Day 3: 5 14-13
30. Matt Robertson Kuttawa, KY 15 39-04 71 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-02 Day 2: 5 12-12 Day 3: 5 13-06
31. Seth Feider New Market, MN 15 39-03 70 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 5 16-02 Day 3: 5 12-10
32. Drew Cook Cairo, GA 15 38-13 69 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 5 15-01 Day 3: 5 12-07
33. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 15 38-10 68 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 5 15-05 Day 3: 5 12-00
34. Kyle Welcher Opelika, AL 15 38-02 67 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-00 Day 2: 5 13-09 Day 3: 5 12-09
35. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 15 37-15 66 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 11-15 Day 3: 5 13-14
36. Hunter Shryock Ooltewah, TN 14 37-12 65 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 13-11 Day 3: 4 09-12
37. Hank Cherry Jr Lincolnton, NC 15 37-06 64 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 12-08 Day 3: 5 11-05
38. Joshua Stracner Vandiver, AL 15 37-02 63 $11,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 5 11-13 Day 3: 5 13-06
39. Michael Iaconelli Pittsgrove, NJ 15 37-01 62 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 5 12-12 Day 3: 5 12-13
40. Cody Huff Ava, MO 15 37-01 61 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 5 12-07 Day 3: 5 12-07
41. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 15 36-13 60 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 10-06 Day 3: 5 13-04
42. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 13 36-12 59 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 5 14-08 Day 3: 3 08-03
43. Mike Huff London, KY 15 36-11 58 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-05 Day 2: 5 13-02 Day 3: 5 11-04
44. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 15 36-08 57 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-00 Day 2: 5 11-15 Day 3: 5 12-09
45. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 15 36-00 56 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 09-13 Day 2: 5 14-09 Day 3: 5 11-10
46. Chris Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 15 35-07 55 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 10-04 Day 3: 5 10-04
47. Derek Hudnall Zachary, LA 15 34-06 54 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 10-02 Day 3: 5 10-11
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1 Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 05-08 $1,000.00
2 Scott Martin Clewiston, FL 04-06 $1,000.00
3 Joshua Stracner Vandiver, AL 05-01 $1,000.00

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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 73 419 1038-04
2 61 376 946-13
3 45 232 634-13
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179 1027 2619-14

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Johnston Takes Razor-Thin Lead At Bassmaster Elite On Upper Mississippi River

Chris Johnston of Otonabee, Ontario, is leading after Day 2 of the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River with a two-day total of 31 pounds, 14 ounces.
Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.
August 27, 2022

Johnston Takes Razor-Thin Lead At Bassmaster Elite On Upper Mississippi River

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Chris Johnston owns a well-documented reputation for smallmouth savvy, but drawing on his largemouth bass roots helped the pro from Otonabee, Ontario, take over the lead on Day 2 of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River with a total weight of 31 pounds, 14 ounces.

Johnston caught 16-4 on Day 1 and tied fellow Canadian Jeff Gustafson for fourth place. Then, despite an hour storm delay and dim, rainy conditions, Johnston added 15-10 today. He heads into Semifinal Sunday with a 1-ounce margin over Day 1 leader Bryan Schmitt and a 2-ounce lead over Keith Combs of Huntington, Texas.

Johnston, who won the 2020 SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River, said the Upper Mississippi River’s shallow, weedy habitat presented very familiar scenarios. This week’s success has come through applying the engrained techniques of his Canadian youth.

“Believe it or not, I grew up fishing largemouth; flipping reeds and milfoil and frogging,” Johnston said. “For the first 20 years of my life, it was all largemouth fishing. The smallmouth didn’t take off in our area until I was about 17 to 18 years old.

“I love this style of fishing; putting on 65-pound Seaguar Smackdown braid and just going and having fun. I did mix in a few smallmouth. They’ve been good to me lately, so I couldn’t ignore them.”

Johnston caught his largemouth by frogging the shallow mats and fishing a ChatterBait along the edges. This produced four of the bass he weighed in.

Johnston also visited two smallmouth zones that gave up the occasional largemouth. These current-washed sand breaks completed his limit with a keeper smallmouth.

“The water’s a little dirtier than I’d like, but they’re still there,” he said. “Today, I caught eight or nine and lost a big one. I was getting 2 1/2-pounders and when I left them biting, it was almost every cast.

“I’d catch a few on a reaction bait first and then I’d have to slow down with regular smallmouth stuff. I’m looking forward to getting back there tomorrow and seeing if there’s still a few left.”

Hailing from Deale, Md., Schmitt set the early mark with a Day 1 bag of 17-10. In the second round, he played a smart game that settled his nerves and then stepped on the gas to sack up a limit of 14-3 and tally 31-13.

“I caught an early limit of smallmouth by Carolina rigging a Missile Baits Baby D Stroyer,” Schmitt said. “Those fish just calmed me down on a short day.”

Schmitt would end up culling three of those smallies and filling his limit with largemouth that he caught from a large grassbed. He caught keepers punching a Missile Baits Baby D Bomb, wacky rigging a Missile Baits Magic Worm and Texas rigging a Missile Baits Quiver Worm.

While others have struggled with muddy water brought by local rains, Schmitt’s main area has remained clean thanks to its leeward position and grass filtration. That said, Schmitt struggled with lower productivity.

“I’m happy to have 14 pounds, but tonight I have to sit down and make a strategic plan on how I’m going to do things tomorrow,” Schmitt said. “I sampled enough stuff to realize what I truly have.”

As he did on Day 1, Schmitt finished Day 2 with a big bite, a 3 1/2-pounder at 2:21 p.m.

Combs placed 16th on Day 1 with 14-5 and gained 13 spots with his second-day limit of 17-7 for a 31-12 total. Combs caught the biggest bag of Day 2 and the second-biggest of the event (behind Schmitt’s 17-10).

When he found his starting spot blown out, Combs made a move and ended up around better-quality fish.

“Yesterday, I weighed in four smallmouth and that place was totally messed up by the mud,” he said. “I went to another little area where I was catching 2 3/4-pounders yesterday and today I caught 3-pounders. I had a good bag, but then I just went fishing and caught my biggest fish of the day — almost a 4-pounder.”

Combs caught his fish on reaction baits, including a swim jig. After missing several fish on Day 1, Combs noted that a key bait adjustment helped him convert more bites into catches.

Brock Mosley of Collinsville, Miss., is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 5-8 from Day 1. Schmitt leads the race for VMC Monster Bag with his Day 1 catch of 17-10.

Jay Przekurat of Stevens Point, Wis., won the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Rookie of the Year standings with 632 points. Edging out Cody Huff of Ava, Mo., by 90 points, Przekurat earned a $10,000 bonus for the title.

“All season, confidence has been my No. 1 word,” Przekurat said. “If you’re not confident, why even go out there? If you don’t think you’re going to catch ’em, you probably shouldn’t be tournament fishing.

“Putting that win aside, to be consistent for nine tournaments on places I’ve never been to almost means more than (an Elite trophy). I don’t know what the future has in store for me, but I know that right now, life has been pretty good bass fishing on the road so far.”

Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho, maintained his lead in a tightening Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year race with 711 points. Johnston is second with 701, followed closely by Brandon Lester of Fayetteville, Tenn., with 700, Drew Benton of Blakely, Ga., with 677 and Patrick Walters of Summerville, S.C., with 662.

The Top 47 remaining anglers will take off Sunday at 7 a.m. CT from Copeland Park. The weigh-in will be held back at the park at 3 p.m., with the Top 10 anglers advancing to Championship Monday with a chance at the $100,000 first-place prize and a berth into the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic.

FS1 will broadcast live with the leaders beginning at 7 a.m. before coverage resumes on Bassmaster.com.

2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River 8/26-8/29
Mississippi River, La Crosse WI.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2

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

1. Chris Johnston Otonabee Ontario CANADA 10 31-14 100
Day 1: 5 16-04 Day 2: 5 15-10
2. Bryan Schmitt Deale, MD 10 31-13 99
Day 1: 5 17-10 Day 2: 5 14-03
3. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 10 31-12 98
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 17-07
4. Matt Arey Shelby, NC 10 30-05 97
Day 1: 5 15-08 Day 2: 5 14-13
5. Scott Martin Clewiston, FL 10 29-15 96 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 16-08
6. Drew Benton Blakely, GA 10 29-06 95
Day 1: 5 16-05 Day 2: 5 13-01
7. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 10 29-02 94
Day 1: 5 15-03 Day 2: 5 13-15
8. Bryan New Saluda, SC 10 29-00 93
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 5 13-01
9. KJ Queen Catawba, NC 10 28-15 92
Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 5 13-05
10. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 10 28-09 91
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 5 14-08
11. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 10 28-06 90
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 13-09
12. Jay Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 10 28-03 89
Day 1: 5 13-01 Day 2: 5 15-02
13. Jeff Gustafson Keewatin Ontario CANADA 10 28-01 88
Day 1: 5 16-04 Day 2: 5 11-13
14. Hunter Shryock Ooltewah, TN 10 28-00 87
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 13-11
15. Brandon Card Salisbury, NC 10 27-10 86
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 5 13-09
16. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 10 27-05 85
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 5 10-13
17. Buddy Gross Chattanooga, TN 10 27-03 84
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 14-05
18. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 10 26-12 83 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-11 Day 2: 5 11-01
19. Austin Felix Eden Prairie, MN 10 26-11 82
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 12-14
20. Patrick Walters Summerville, SC 10 26-11 81
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 5 13-05
21. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 10 26-10 80
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 5 15-05
22. Seth Feider New Market, MN 10 26-09 79
Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 5 16-02
23. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 10 26-08 78
Day 1: 5 11-14 Day 2: 5 14-10
24. Drew Cook Cairo, GA 10 26-06 77
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 5 15-01
25. Ray Hanselman Jr Del Rio, TX 10 26-05 76
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 5 12-15
26. Hank Cherry Jr Lincolnton, NC 10 26-01 75
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 12-08
27. Koby Kreiger Alva, FL 10 25-15 74
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 11-02
28. Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 10 25-15 73
Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 13-13
29. Matt Robertson Kuttawa, KY 10 25-14 72
Day 1: 5 13-02 Day 2: 5 12-12
30. Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago, WI 10 25-14 71
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 13-01
31. Alex Redwine Blue Ash, OH 10 25-13 70
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 5 11-06
32. Bob Downey Detroit Lakes, MN 10 25-12 69
Day 1: 5 10-06 Day 2: 5 15-06
33. Kyle Welcher Opelika, AL 10 25-09 68
Day 1: 5 12-00 Day 2: 5 13-09
34. Mike Huff London, KY 10 25-07 67
Day 1: 5 12-05 Day 2: 5 13-02
35. Chris Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 10 25-03 66
Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 10-04
36. Chad Pipkens Dewitt, MI 10 24-12 65
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 11-03
37. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 10 24-10 64
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 11-13
38. Cody Huff Ava, MO 10 24-10 63
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 5 12-07
39. Jake Whitaker Hendersonville, NC 10 24-07 62
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 5 12-04
40. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 10 24-06 61
Day 1: 5 09-13 Day 2: 5 14-09
41. Michael Iaconelli Pittsgrove, NJ 10 24-04 60
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 5 12-12
42. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 10 24-01 59
Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 11-15
43. Paul Mueller Naugatuck, CT 10 24-00 58
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 12-09
44. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 10 23-15 57
Day 1: 5 12-00 Day 2: 5 11-15
45. Joshua Stracner Vandiver, AL 10 23-12 56
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 5 11-13
46. Derek Hudnall Zachary, LA 10 23-11 55
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 10-02
47. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 10 23-09 54
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 10-06
48. John Cox Debary, FL 10 23-09 53 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 5 12-00
49. Taku Ito Chiba JAPAN 10 23-07 52 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 10-01 Day 2: 5 13-06
50. Ed Loughran III Richmond, VA 9 23-06 51 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 4 10-11
51. John Crews Jr Salem, VA 10 23-05 50 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 11-04 Day 2: 5 12-01
52. Cory Johnston Cavan CANADA 10 23-00 49 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 10-14
53. Gregory DiPalma Millville, NJ 10 22-05 48 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 10-08 Day 2: 5 11-13
54. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 9 22-02 47 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 13-15 Day 2: 4 08-03
55. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 9 22-00 46 $2,500.00
Day 1: 4 07-08 Day 2: 5 14-08
56. Carl Jocumsen Queensland AUSTRALIA 9 21-13 45 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 13-14 Day 2: 4 07-15
57. David Williams Newton, NC 10 21-11 44 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 09-09 Day 2: 5 12-02
58. Bill Lowen Brookville, IN 10 21-10 43 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 5 10-07
59. Lee Livesay Longview, TX 8 21-09 42 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 3 07-00
60. Clent Davis Montevallo, AL 10 21-08 41
Day 1: 5 08-05 Day 2: 5 13-03
61. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 8 21-03 40
Day 1: 5 13-14 Day 2: 3 07-05
62. Scott Canterbury Odenville, AL 9 21-03 39
Day 1: 4 07-14 Day 2: 5 13-05
63. Stetson Blaylock Benton, AR 9 20-10 38
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 4 08-02
64. Joseph Webster Hamilton, AL 9 20-06 37
Day 1: 5 11-01 Day 2: 4 09-05
65. Wes Logan Springville, AL 8 19-15 36
Day 1: 3 06-01 Day 2: 5 13-14
66. Pat Schlapper Eleva, WI 9 19-12 35
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 4 08-03
67. Darold Gleason Many, LA 9 19-01 34
Day 1: 5 10-02 Day 2: 4 08-15
68. Josh Douglas Isle, MN 9 18-04 33
Day 1: 4 06-12 Day 2: 5 11-08
69. Justin Hamner Northport, AL 8 18-04 32
Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 3 07-01
70. Mark Menendez Paducah, KY 9 17-14 31
Day 1: 5 09-10 Day 2: 4 08-04
71. Cliff Prince Palatka, FL 7 17-08 30
Day 1: 2 03-08 Day 2: 5 14-00
72. Daisuke Aoki Minamitsurugun Yamanash 7 17-08 29
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 2 03-13
73. Todd Auten Lake Wylie, SC 7 16-08 28
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 2 03-12
74. David Fritts Lexington, NC 8 16-04 27
Day 1: 5 10-08 Day 2: 3 05-12
75. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 8 15-15 26
Day 1: 4 07-07 Day 2: 4 08-08
76. Jason Williamson Aiken, SC 7 15-14 25
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 4 09-04
77. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 7 15-11 0
Day 1: 4 09-06 Day 2: 3 06-05
78. Steve Kennedy Auburn, AL 9 15-01 23
Day 1: 4 06-06 Day 2: 5 08-11
79. Gary Clouse Winchester, TN 7 14-14 22
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 2 05-06
80. Shane LeHew Catawba, NC 6 12-07 21
Day 1: 5 10-10 Day 2: 1 01-13
81. Matty Wong Honolulu, HI 6 12-07 20
Day 1: 4 08-07 Day 2: 2 04-00
82. Rick Clunn Ava, MO 5 10-13 19
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
83. Jamie Hartman Newport, NY 5 10-02 18
Day 1: 2 04-02 Day 2: 3 06-00
84. Clifford Pirch Payson, AZ 5 09-12 17
Day 1: 5 09-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
85. Jonathan Kelley Old Forge, PA 5 09-11 16
Day 1: 3 05-05 Day 2: 2 04-06
86. Frank Talley Temple, TX 4 07-11 15
Day 1: 3 05-10 Day 2: 1 02-01
87. Bernie Schultz Gainesville, FL 3 06-08 14
Day 1: 2 04-12 Day 2: 1 01-12
88. Jacob Foutz Charleston, TN 2 05-15 13
Day 1: 2 05-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
89. David Mullins Mt Carmel, TN 3 05-14 12
Day 1: 3 05-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
90. Micah Frazier Newnan, GA 3 05-06 11
Day 1: 3 05-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1 Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 05-08 $1,000.00
2 Scott Martin Clewiston, FL 04-06 $1,000.00

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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 73 419 1038-04
2 61 376 946-13
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134 795 1985-01

by AnglersChannel

Schmitt’s Adjustment Yields Day 1 Lead At Bassmaster Elite Series Event On Mississippi River

Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Md., is leading after Day 1 of the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River with 17 pounds, 10 ounces.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

August 26, 2022

LA CROSSE, Wis. — Put Bryan Schmitt on a grassy river and he’s a happy man, even when a little meteorological meddling requires an adjustment.

Such was the case, as the Potomac River stick from Deale, Md., overcame a water quality issue and caught a limit of 17 pounds, 10 ounces to lead Day 1 of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River.

“It was a blessed day; I almost missed it,” Schmitt said. “I had a pretty good practice and never went back to these fish and they changed (because of muddy inflow from Thursday night’s rain). It took me a while to change with them.

“They didn’t want what I did in practice. But I was lucky enough to make the right presentation, and once it happened, I was like, ‘I see what’s happening.’ Tomorrow’s going to be windy and they might be getting back on what I did in practice.”

Schmitt withheld specifics, but he said one particular presentation — a slower technique — with a new Missile Baits plastic delivered all of his weight. He had his limit by about 10 a.m. and stopped fishing around 1:30.

Anchoring his bag with a 4-2 largemouth, Schmitt said his fish came off three different grassy spots, all within eyesight of one another. Each, he said, comprised nearly identical habitat.

One of the challenges he faced was the proliferation of tiny baitfish moving through the grass.

“You’ll see the little baitfish running through and every now and then, you’ll see one (come up and eat), but they are devils to (try and) trick,” Schmitt said. “There’s a bunch of bait where I’m fishing.”

Schmitt said he’ll return to his main trio on Saturday, but he’s holding another spot for insurance.

“I have one little deal that I’m saving, and I’ll go to it in a heartbeat if I need to,” he said. “It’s grass, but it’s a different scenario — it has smallmouth on it.”

Schmitt, who came into the event 11 spots out of the qualifying cut for the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic, to be held in Knoxville, Tenn., March 24-26, said his day began with an encouraging prophecy.

“I needed this, and when you need something a lot in this sport, it doesn’t always happen. My marshal got on my boat this morning and he said, ‘Bryan, you’re going to be leading after today,’” Schmitt said. “It was just a blessed day; I’m not expecting anything like that again.

“I’m blown away. This is what I love doing — I love fishing rivers with grass, so I’m going to try to keep it going.”

Matt Herren of Ashville, Ala., is in second place with 16-8. He also struggled with muddy water, but when Herren located a narrow lane of clean water running through a broad grassbed, he found a pile of bass ready to feed.

“I have some stuff that I didn’t fish because of the muddy water, so I did what I call ‘the roundup tour’ to try to see what has changed and what hasn’t changed,” Herren said. “I caught every one of my fish in that clean water on a 3/16-ounce Ned rig.

“I stayed there and caught them on every cast for two hours. After that, I just went and looked around. I locked through and checked another pool to see what’s going on.”

Looking ahead to Day 2, Herren said he’s not sure when or if the water will clear up enough for him to exploit the areas he had identified prior to the muddy inflow. He’s planning to start with what he found during the second half of his opening round and hopefully expand.

“Fifteen to 16 pounds a day here is good,” Herren said. “If you do that every day, you’ll have a chance.”

Drew Benton of Blakely, Ga., is in third place with 16-5. Also a fan of river fishing, Benton caught bass by throwing a Big Bite Baits swimbait around current seams and working a new Northland frog over weed mats.

“The key was working the frog really fast,” Benton said. “It’s getting late in the year and these fish have seen a bunch of frogs, and it feels like the faster you can work it the better to get a reaction bite.”

Benton fared best over duckweed-laden grass mats with hollowed-out caverns beneath the surface layer.

“There are a lot of mats out there and 90% of them are choked out,” Benton said. “You've got to find the ones that are hollow. You can tell by the type of vegetation that the duckweed is blown into.

“If it’s eelgrass, you can get bit in that stuff, but it’s not going to be as hollow as coontail or milfoil or pads.”

Brock Mosley of Collinsville, Miss., is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 5-8.

In dramatic pursuit of his second Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year title, Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho, leads the race with 713 points. Brandon Lester of Fayetteville, Tenn., who notched his first Elite win on Pickwick Lake in June, is in second with 699. Chris Johnston of Otonabee, Canada, is in third with 698, followed by Benton with 680 and Chris Zaldain of Fort Worth, Texas, with 673.

Jay Przekurat of Stevens Point, Wis., leads the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Rookie of the Year standings with 611 points. Missouri pro Cody Huff is second with 539 points, followed by Japan’s Masayuki Matsushita with 476.

Both races will be decided this week, with the AOY winner earning $100,000 and the ROY claiming a $10,000 bonus.

Saturday’s takeoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. CT at Copeland Park. The weigh-in will be held back at the park at 3 p.m., with only the Top 47 anglers advancing to Semifinal Sunday. FS1 will broadcast live with the leaders beginning at 7 a.m. before coverage resumes on Bassmaster.com.

2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River 8/26-8/29
Mississippi River, La Crosse WI.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 1

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

1. Bryan Schmitt Deale, MD 5 17-10 100
Day 1: 5 17-10
2. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 5 16-08 99
Day 1: 5 16-08
3. Drew Benton Blakely, GA 5 16-05 98
Day 1: 5 16-05
4. Jeff Gustafson Keewatin Ontario CANADA 5 16-04 97
Day 1: 5 16-04
4. Chris Johnston Otonabee Ontario CANADA 5 16-04 97
Day 1: 5 16-04
6. Bryan New Saluda, SC 5 15-15 95
Day 1: 5 15-15
7. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 5 15-11 94 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-11
8. KJ Queen Catawba, NC 5 15-10 93
Day 1: 5 15-10
9. Matt Arey Shelby, NC 5 15-08 92
Day 1: 5 15-08
10. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 5 15-03 91
Day 1: 5 15-03
11. Chris Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 5 14-15 90
Day 1: 5 14-15
12. Koby Kreiger Alva, FL 5 14-13 89
Day 1: 5 14-13
12. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 5 14-13 89
Day 1: 5 14-13
14. Lee Livesay Longview, TX 5 14-09 87
Day 1: 5 14-09
15. Alex Redwine Blue Ash, OH 5 14-07 86
Day 1: 5 14-07
16. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 5 14-05 85
Day 1: 5 14-05
17. Hunter Shryock Ooltewah, TN 5 14-05 84
Day 1: 5 14-05
18. Brandon Card Salisbury, NC 5 14-01 83
Day 1: 5 14-01
18. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 5 14-01 83
Day 1: 5 14-01
20. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 5 13-15 81
Day 1: 5 13-15
21. Carl Jocumsen Queensland AUSTRALIA 5 13-14 80
Day 1: 5 13-14
21. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 5 13-14 80
Day 1: 5 13-14
23. Austin Felix Eden Prairie, MN 5 13-13 78
Day 1: 5 13-13
24. Daisuke Aoki Minamitsurugun Yamanash 5 13-11 77
Day 1: 5 13-11
25. Hank Cherry Jr Lincolnton, NC 5 13-09 76
Day 1: 5 13-09
25. Chad Pipkens DeWitt, MI 5 13-09 76
Day 1: 5 13-09
27. Derek Hudnall Zachary, LA 5 13-09 74
Day 1: 5 13-09
28. Scott Martin Clewiston, FL 5 13-07 73
Day 1: 5 13-07
29. Ray Hanselman Jr Del Rio, TX 5 13-06 72
Day 1: 5 13-06
29. Patrick Walters Summerville, SC 5 13-06 72
Day 1: 5 13-06
31. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 5 13-03 70
Day 1: 5 13-03
32. Matt Robertson Kuttawa, KY 5 13-02 69
Day 1: 5 13-02
33. Jay Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 5 13-01 68
Day 1: 5 13-01
34. Buddy Gross Chattanooga, TN 5 12-14 67
Day 1: 5 12-14
35. Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago, WI 5 12-13 66
Day 1: 5 12-13
35. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 5 12-13 66
Day 1: 5 12-13
37. Todd Auten Lake Wylie, SC 5 12-12 64
Day 1: 5 12-12
38. Ed Loughran III Richmond, VA 5 12-11 63
Day 1: 5 12-11
39. Stetson Blaylock Benton, AR 5 12-08 62
Day 1: 5 12-08
40. Mike Huff London, KY 5 12-05 61
Day 1: 5 12-05
41. Cody Huff Ava, MO 5 12-03 60
Day 1: 5 12-03
41. Jake Whitaker Hendersonville, NC 5 12-03 60
Day 1: 5 12-03
43. Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 5 12-02 58
Day 1: 5 12-02
43. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 5 12-02 58
Day 1: 5 12-02
43. Cory Johnston Cavan CANADA 5 12-02 58
Day 1: 5 12-02
46. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 5 12-00 55
Day 1: 5 12-00
46. Kyle Welcher Opelika, AL 5 12-00 55
Day 1: 5 12-00
48. Joshua Stracner Vandiver, AL 5 11-15 53
Day 1: 5 11-15
49. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 5 11-14 52
Day 1: 5 11-14
50. John Cox Debary, FL 5 11-09 51
Day 1: 5 11-09
50. Pat Schlapper Eleva, WI 5 11-09 51
Day 1: 5 11-09
52. Michael Iaconelli Pittsgrove, NJ 5 11-08 49
Day 1: 5 11-08
53. Paul Mueller Naugatuck, CT 5 11-07 48
Day 1: 5 11-07
54. Drew Cook Cairo, GA 5 11-05 47
Day 1: 5 11-05
54. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 5 11-05 47
Day 1: 5 11-05
56. John Crews Jr Salem, VA 5 11-04 45
Day 1: 5 11-04
57. Justin Hamner Northport, AL 5 11-03 44
Day 1: 5 11-03
57. Bill Lowen Brookville, IN 5 11-03 44
Day 1: 5 11-03
59. Joseph Webster Hamilton, AL 5 11-01 42
Day 1: 5 11-01
60. Rick Clunn Ava, MO 5 10-13 41
Day 1: 5 10-13
61. Shane LeHew Catawba, NC 5 10-10 40
Day 1: 5 10-10
62. Gregory DiPalma Millville, NJ 5 10-08 39
Day 1: 5 10-08
62. David Fritts Lexington, NC 5 10-08 39
Day 1: 5 10-08
64. Seth Feider New Market, MN 5 10-07 37
Day 1: 5 10-07
65. Bob Downey Detroit Lakes, MN 5 10-06 36
Day 1: 5 10-06
66. Darold Gleason Many, LA 5 10-02 35
Day 1: 5 10-02
67. Taku Ito Chiba JAPAN 5 10-01 34
Day 1: 5 10-01
68. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 5 09-13 33
Day 1: 5 09-13
69. Clifford Pirch Payson, AZ 5 09-12 32
Day 1: 5 09-12
70. Mark Menendez Paducah, KY 5 09-10 31
Day 1: 5 09-10
71. David Williams Newton, NC 5 09-09 30
Day 1: 5 09-09
72. Gary Clouse Winchester, TN 5 09-08 29
Day 1: 5 09-08
73. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 4 09-06 0
Day 1: 4 09-06
74. Matty Wong Honolulu, HI 4 08-07 27
Day 1: 4 08-07
75. Clent Davis Montevallo, AL 5 08-05 26
Day 1: 5 08-05
76. Scott Canterbury Odenville, AL 4 07-14 25
Day 1: 4 07-14
77. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 4 07-08 24
Day 1: 4 07-08
78. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 4 07-07 23
Day 1: 4 07-07
79. Josh Douglas Isle, MN 4 06-12 22
Day 1: 4 06-12
80. Jason Williamson Aiken, SC 3 06-10 21
Day 1: 3 06-10
81. Steve Kennedy Auburn, AL 4 06-06 20
Day 1: 4 06-06
82. Wes Logan Springville, AL 3 06-01 19
Day 1: 3 06-01
83. Jacob Foutz Charleston, TN 2 05-15 18
Day 1: 2 05-15
84. David Mullins Mt Carmel, TN 3 05-14 17
Day 1: 3 05-14
85. Frank Talley Temple, TX 3 05-10 16
Day 1: 3 05-10
86. Micah Frazier Newnan, GA 3 05-06 15
Day 1: 3 05-06
87. Jonathan Kelley Old Forge, PA 3 05-05 14
Day 1: 3 05-05
88. Bernie Schultz Gainesville, FL 2 04-12 13
Day 1: 2 04-12
89. Jamie Hartman Newport, NY 2 04-02 12
Day 1: 2 04-02
90. Cliff Prince Palatka, FL 2 03-08 11
Day 1: 2 03-08
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1 Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 05-08 $1,000.00

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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 73 419 1038-04
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73 419 1038-04

by AnglersChannel

Minnesota Pro Austin Felix Conquers Lake Oahe For First Bassmaster Elite Series Victory

Austin Felix of Eden Prairie, Minn., has won the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe with a four-day total of 71 pounds, 9 ounces.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

August 21, 2022

MOBRIDGE, S.D. — Austin Felix views himself as a well-rounded angler but he loves to fish for smallmouth. So, it’s fitting Felix’s first Bassmaster Elite Series title would involve catching those big, beautiful brown fish.

With a five-bass limit that weighed 16 pounds, 3 ounces on Championship Sunday, the Eden Prairie, Minn., native secured the victory at the Guarantee Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe with a total of 71-9, earning $100,000.

Felix overcame a disappointing Day 1 performance of 14-2 that put him in 34th and then rebounded with the VMC Monster Bag of the tournament at 23-3 that lifted him to second place after Day 2 and earned him an additional $2,000. Felix took the lead on Day 3 with 18-1 and held off a hard-charging Chris Johnston on the final day.

“I feel like I have an advantage on a smallmouth event over the field, at least most of them,” the 2020 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year said. “It is my wheelhouse, I would like to think. I had never been here before but when I came here for (pre-practice) it was the most incredible fishing in the world.

“I fully expected driving out here that the 23-pound bag would be what you had to have to compete. But, when we got here, these fish have gotten a lot of pressure over the last year.”

While he had close to 18 spots marked, two main-lake points on Lake Oahe produced the bulk of Felix’s weight, one above the Highway 212 Bridge that crosses the lake south of takeoff in Mobridge and one below the bridge. These points had an important characteristic: they dropped off sharply into deeper water and had rockpiles on the bottom.

For the most part, Felix’s smallmouth were relating to the bottom or close to the bottom. If he found they were set up on the bottom, he could stay off his spots and cast to them. But on many occasions, they would be constantly on the move and that’s when his Lowrance Active Target came into play.

“The key is it had to have a really steep drop-off into the main river channel, and you wanted that break to be somewhere between 30 and 35 feet,” Felix explained. “I think they like to be over the open water and then they can slide up.

“Their feeding zone was between 25 and 35 feet. Most of it had rocky patches on it. Sometimes they would settle on it. This afternoon there was a big group and all they did was swim around the point. They swam around the boat every 20 minutes.”

A Z-Man Big TRD on a 1/4- or 3/8-ounce Ned head was a key bait for Felix, as well as a Carolina-rigged Zoom Speed Craw with a 5/8-ounce Ryugi Carolina rig weight. The weight has a plastic sleeve in it that keeps the line from getting nicked up on the bottom.

Fishing around Lee Livesay keyed Felix in to the Carolina rig bite that helped produce the giant Day 2 bag that turned his tournament around.

“I had one tied on in the box and ready to go,” Felix explained. “After we wore them out on a drop shot, he pulled it out and slung it out there and caught one. I was like, ‘It doesn’t take me long to figure this out.’ So, I yanked one out, threw it out there and caught one.

“We sat there for three hours and would each catch one every 15 or 20 minutes. It was just one of those days. We were chatting and joking, it was the best day ever.”

On Sunday, Felix landed a smallie that was entered on BassTrakk as a 3-8 first thing in the morning and filled his limit on his starting spot. With his afternoon magic on Day 3 in mind, he waited as long as he could to run down the lake, and it paid off with three important catches late in the afternoon.

The bass he found there bit a Carolina rig on Semifinal Saturday, but he hunted them down with the Ned rig and Active Target Sunday.

“I figured out how to catch that group of fish way south and I caught three good ones yesterday and I left it with the idea I would come back,” Felix said. “All day I was sitting there (telling myself) I wasn’t going before noon. I bided my time.

“Fortunately, my starting hole paid off with a limit, which calmed me down a lot. At noon, I ran 25 miles south and I caught a good one really quick.”

After catching two smallmouth that bumped him up to the 16-pound range, Felix realized a blue trophy was within reach. But before he got too excited, he refocused by thinking about the next event on the Upper Mississippi River scheduled for next week.

“It really hasn’t hit me yet and the fact we have such a short turnaround before La Crosse, I was actually using that all day,” Felix said. “When I started thinking about winning or daydreaming, I clicked over and thought about what I had to do for La Crosse when this is over. I tried to keep my mind off of winning and on something else.

“But I’m sure when I am driving home, I’ll be screaming in the truck by myself going down the highway.”

Johnston recovered from a Day 3 stumble to finish second with a 68-6. The Canadian pro secured 18-15 on Day 1 before catching 18-13 on the second day to take the lead. But a disappointing 13-12 on Semifinal Saturday dropped him to third, and his comeback attempt on the final day fell just short.

“I didn’t think I was on the winning fish after practice, so to get second, I am still happy with it,” he said. “Obviously I’m a little disappointed. I had one or two missed opportunities today that would have made it a little more interesting. But still, it was a fun week fishing and catching smallmouth.”

One main-lake area produced almost all of Johnston’s weight the first two days and on Championship Sunday, it reloaded with more quality smallmouth.

“It was just a flat, it wasn’t like chunky rock, but it was a subtle point,” he said. “They weren’t grouped in one spot. They were just roaming it. They are out in deeper water and for whatever reason, they move up shallow on that flat point and hang out. Around midday, they go in the middle of the lake and chase bait if I had to guess.”

Johnston secured a limit before 9:30 a.m. and landed a 4-pounder just before 10:30. Unfortunately, he could not get another big bass to commit to his presentation.

“I caught them the way I wanted to catch them. I used Garmin LiveScope and drop shots, Ned rigs and a Carolina rig,” he said. “Some new ones moved up today and my first pass over them they were biting. My second pass I caught one or two more and then the gig was up.”

Japanese pro Taku Ito finished third with 67-13 — a total he amassed with bags of 17-4, 16-13, 15-6 and 18-6. Ito continued an impressive streak of making the Day 3 cut at each of the seven smallmouth tournaments he has competed in on the Elite Series. He has now made five of the seven final-day cuts in those events.

“I tried to find the big schools and every day I changed my spot,” Ito said. “I tried a new spot and found a big school. Easy to catch. Today the wind was strong and it was easy to catch a 4-pounder.”

Ito focused his efforts on main-lake areas that had big groups of smallmouth that were constantly swimming and used Japanese finesse techniques. His go-to bait was an Ecogear Jukusei Aqua Swim Shrimp rigged on a 1/0 Ryugi Talisman Hook and a 3/16-ounce Boreas ANO ST TG Sinker.

The 4-8 smallie he caught late in the day earned him the $1,000 bonus for Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the day. South Carolina’s Brandon Cobb earned $2,000 total for catching the Phoenix Bass Big Bass of the Tournament, a 5-12 he caught on Day 1.

Tyler Rivet of Raceland, La., took home $3,000 for being the highest-placing entrant in the Toyota Bonus Bucks program, and Missouri rookie Cody Huff earned $2,000 for being the second-highest placing entrant.
As part of the Yamaha Power Pay program, Ito also earned an additional $2,500 as the highest-placing entrant and Patrick Walters of Summerville, S.C., claimed an additional $1,500 for being the second-highest placing entrant.

Kentucky pro Mark Menendez won the $1,000 BassTrakk Contingency award for the most accurate weight reporting.

Rathdrum, Idaho, native Brandon Palaniuk leads the Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year race with 647 points entering the final event of the season next week. Tennessee pro Brandon Lester is second with 610 points, followed by Johnston with 601.

Wisconsin pro Jay Przekurat leads the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Rookie of the Year standings with 543 points, followed by Huff with 479 and Tennessee’s Jacob Foutz with 456.

2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe 8/18-8/21
Lake Oahe, Mobridge SD.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4

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

1. Austin Felix Eden Prairie, MN 20 71-09 100 $102,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 23-03 Day 3: 5 18-01 Day 4: 5 16-03
2. Chris Johnston Otonabee Ontario CANADA 20 68-06 99 $35,500.00
Day 1: 5 18-15 Day 2: 5 18-13 Day 3: 5 13-12 Day 4: 5 16-14
3. Taku Ito Chiba JAPAN 20 67-13 98 $30,500.00
Day 1: 5 17-04 Day 2: 5 16-13 Day 3: 5 15-06 Day 4: 5 18-06
4. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 20 66-06 97 $25,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-04 Day 2: 5 20-02 Day 3: 5 13-11 Day 4: 5 16-05
5. Matt Robertson Kuttawa, KY 20 64-10 96 $20,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 17-08 Day 3: 5 19-00 Day 4: 5 12-01
6. Patrick Walters Summerville, SC 20 63-08 95 $19,000.00
Day 1: 5 20-05 Day 2: 5 16-13 Day 3: 5 12-15 Day 4: 5 13-07
7. Seth Feider New Market, MN 20 63-02 94 $18,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 5 13-04 Day 3: 5 19-05 Day 4: 5 14-11
8. Bryan New Saluda, SC 20 60-06 93 $17,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-05 Day 2: 5 10-11 Day 3: 5 17-04 Day 4: 5 13-02
9. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 20 57-08 92 $16,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-12 Day 2: 5 18-15 Day 3: 5 14-05 Day 4: 5 09-08
10. Cody Huff Ava, MO 20 54-15 91 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 16-04 Day 3: 5 15-09 Day 4: 5 08-13
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1 Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 05-12 $1,000.00
2 Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 05-11 $1,000.00
3 Jay Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 05-06 $1,000.00
4 Chris Johnston Otonabee Ontario CANADA04-08 $500.00
4 Taku Ito Chiba JAPAN 04-08 $500.00

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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 05-12 $1,000.00
VMC MONSTER BAG
Austin Felix Eden Prairie, MN 23-03 $2,000.00

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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 78 428 1120-03
2 69 403 928-06
3 39 217 530-00
4 10 50 139-06
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196 1098 2717-15

by AnglersChannel

Austin Felix Takes Lead At Bassmaster Elite On Lake Oahe Heading Into Championship Sunday

Austin Felix of Eden Prairie, Minn., is leading after Day 3 of the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe with a three-day total of 55 pounds, 6 ounces.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

August 20, 2022

MOBRIDGE, S.D. — Thanks to a late-day push, Austin Felix secured a limit of smallmouth weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce on Day 3 of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe, pushing his three-day total to a tournament-leading 55-6.

A lackluster Day 1 that included losing a big smallmouth put Felix in 34th place with 14-2, but he rocketed up the leaderboard with the VMC Monster Bag of the Tournament so far, a 23-3 sack of smallmouth that put him in second entering Semifinal Saturday.

The Eden Prairie, Minn., native now holds nearly a 3-pound lead over Kentucky pro Matt Robertson in second and nearly a 4-pound advantage over Day 2 leader Chris Johnston of Canada, who dropped to third.

On a volatile fishery that has seen anglers move up and down the standings each day, Felix is trying not to think about his status entering Championship Sunday.

“I’m just trying to keep my head down because I know I have another day, and that’s the most important thing,” Felix said. “I need to catch five more good ones. It isn’t easy out there right now. A lot of guys struggled today. I was fortunate enough to figure out something late and caught a few good ones.”

Felix, the 2020 Bassmaster Rookie of the Year and a two-time Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic qualifier, started where he caught his monster bag Friday with two other competitors and found the smallmouth were not loaded up like they had been previously.

“I caught one solid 4-pounder and then a rat, but it definitely wasn’t as good as I was hoping,” Felix said. “Fortunately for tomorrow, I will have it to myself. There may be scraps left, but if I can get all the scraps I might be able to get a few decent ones or scratch a bag together.”

Felix has been fishing main-lake points located close to steep breaks on the main river channel. He has about 18 of those points marked, but it is a mystery as to which one will produce on a given day.

“I am just running waypoints,” he said. “Obviously, a lot of people found them because it is pretty obvious stuff, but hopefully tomorrow you will be able to do what you want to do.”

After starting in 20th place with 16-1 on Day 1, Robertson caught 17-8 on Day 2 to move into ninth and sacked 19-0 on Saturday for a three-day total of 52-9.

“The last three days I have changed it up every day,” Robertson said. “Don’t just stick to one thing. You have to give them a little different look. One day I caught them on a drop shot. I caught a few on a Damiki rig and a Carolina rig today. Honestly, it’s been about not getting too stuck on anything.”

Robertson has fished three or four main spots he knows are holding quality bass. On Saturday, he got three quality smallies to start the day, adding he lost another bass bigger than all of them in the process. He added his fourth fish around 11 a.m. and finished his bag around noon.

Now that he is squarely in contention, he is considering making a 72-mile run down lake to an area he hasn’t touched. But he is worried he won’t be able to make it back to check-in before running out of gas.

“It is far enough to where I am 99 percent sure I am going to run out of gas on the way back,” Robertson said. “I almost went there today and (Seth) Feider made the Top 10, so I will probably end up down there to take a crack at it. I know whenever I run out of gas he will be there to give me a ride back.”

After taking the lead on Day 2, Johnston found his big bass spot did not reload and scrambled to catch 13-12 on Saturday. The Canadian pro is now third with 51-8.

“I went to my starting spot, which I was a little worried was going to run out of fish, and sure enough it was pretty vacant,” Johnston said. “I gave it two hours and started running some secondary stuff. Seth (Feider) was on my second-best spot and he beat on them pretty good — which is good for him, but it sucked for me.”

Johnston saw quite a few smallies on several areas he visited, but getting them to bite was a difficult task. Winds are expected to pick back up on Sunday, and Johnston hopes that will help the bite.

“Tomorrow the pressure is off. I am just going to go out and have some fun and see what I can catch,” he said.

Wisconsin pro Jay Przekurat caught the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the day, a 5-6 smallie that anchored his 19-10 bag and gave him a $1,000 bonus. South Carolina’s Brandon Cobb still holds the overall Phoenix Boats Big Bass with the 5-12 smallmouth he caught on Day 1.

Rathdrum, Idaho, native Brandon Palaniuk leads the Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year race with 647 points. Fayetteville, Tenn., pro Brandon Lester moved up to second with 610 points and Johnston fell one spot to third 600.

Przekurat continues to lead the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Rookie of the Year race with 543 points while Ava, Mo., pro Cody Huff is second with 479 after making the Top 10 cut. Tennessee pro Jacob Foutz follows in third with 456.

The Top 10 remaining anglers will launch from the Indian Creek Recreation area at 7 a.m. CT and return for weigh-in at 3 p.m. The weigh-in will be livestreamed on Bassmaster.com.

Bassmaster LIVE coverage will begin at 7 a.m. CT on FS1 and run through 10:30 a.m. before transitioning to Bassmaster.com until 2 p.m.

2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe 8/18-8/21
Lake Oahe, Mobridge SD.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

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

1. Austin Felix Eden Prairie, MN 15 55-06 100
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 23-03 Day 3: 5 18-01
2. Matt Robertson Kuttawa, KY 15 52-09 99
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 17-08 Day 3: 5 19-00
3. Chris Johnston Otonabee Ontario CANADA 15 51-08 98
Day 1: 5 18-15 Day 2: 5 18-13 Day 3: 5 13-12
4. Patrick Walters Summerville, SC 15 50-01 97
Day 1: 5 20-05 Day 2: 5 16-13 Day 3: 5 12-15
5. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 15 50-01 96
Day 1: 5 16-04 Day 2: 5 20-02 Day 3: 5 13-11
6. Taku Ito Chiba JAPAN 15 49-07 95
Day 1: 5 17-04 Day 2: 5 16-13 Day 3: 5 15-06
7. Seth Feider New Market, MN 15 48-07 94
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 5 13-04 Day 3: 5 19-05
8. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 15 48-00 93
Day 1: 5 14-12 Day 2: 5 18-15 Day 3: 5 14-05
9. Bryan New Saluda, SC 15 47-04 92
Day 1: 5 19-05 Day 2: 5 10-11 Day 3: 5 17-04
10. Cody Huff Ava, MO 15 46-02 91
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 16-04 Day 3: 5 15-09
11. Jake Whitaker Hendersonville, NC 15 44-05 90 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5 16-01 Day 3: 5 11-02
12. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 15 43-12 89 $11,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 14-03 Day 3: 5 15-13
13. Jay Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 15 43-08 88 $11,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-15 Day 2: 5 06-15 Day 3: 5 19-10
14. Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago, WI 15 43-06 87 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-14 Day 2: 5 21-06 Day 3: 5 07-02
15. Frank Talley Temple, TX 14 43-03 86 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-00 Day 2: 4 12-06 Day 3: 5 12-13
16. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 15 43-00 85 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 5 13-11 Day 3: 5 17-02
17. Lee Livesay Longview, TX 15 40-14 84 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-10 Day 2: 5 19-01 Day 3: 5 11-03
18. Micah Frazier Newnan, GA 15 40-13 83 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-03 Day 2: 5 08-13 Day 3: 5 13-13
19. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 15 40-06 82 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 5 12-00 Day 3: 5 13-01
20. Bryan Schmitt Deale, MD 15 40-05 81 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 08-12 Day 3: 5 16-14
21. Jeff Gustafson Keewatin Ontario CANADA 15 40-04 80 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-09 Day 2: 5 12-03 Day 3: 5 08-08
22. Bob Downey Detroit Lakes, MN 15 40-03 79 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-04 Day 2: 5 08-05 Day 3: 5 16-10
23. Scott Canterbury Odenville, AL 15 40-01 78 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-07 Day 2: 5 13-13 Day 3: 5 10-13
24. Chad Pipkens Dewitt, MI 15 39-13 77 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-11 Day 2: 5 12-00 Day 3: 5 12-02
25. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 15 39-12 76 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 16-01 Day 3: 5 10-06
26. Pat Schlapper Eleva, WI 15 39-04 75 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 5 19-01 Day 3: 5 09-04
27. Brandon Card Salisbury, NC 12 39-03 74 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 21-10 Day 2: 4 12-10 Day 3: 3 04-15
28. Drew Cook Cairo, GA 13 38-14 73 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 20-06 Day 2: 5 11-10 Day 3: 3 06-14
29. Alex Redwine Blue Ash, OH 15 36-13 72 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 5 11-07 Day 3: 5 12-11
30. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 15 36-12 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 5 06-09 Day 3: 5 14-00
31. Chris Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 15 36-10 70 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-02 Day 2: 5 11-08 Day 3: 5 09-00
32. Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 15 36-04 69 $11,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-13 Day 2: 5 12-00 Day 3: 5 05-07
33. Stetson Blaylock Benton, AR 15 36-03 68 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 09-14 Day 2: 5 14-05 Day 3: 5 12-00
34. Darold Gleason Many, LA 15 36-00 67 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-03 Day 2: 5 12-07 Day 3: 5 09-06
35. Josh Douglas Isle, MN 13 35-02 66 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-10 Day 2: 3 04-13 Day 3: 5 11-11
36. Cory Johnston Cavan CANADA 15 34-12 65 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-06 Day 2: 5 15-01 Day 3: 5 09-05
37. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 15 34-09 64 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-02 Day 2: 5 12-09 Day 3: 5 11-14
38. KJ Queen Catawba, NC 12 34-00 63 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-01 Day 2: 2 05-00 Day 3: 5 09-15
39. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 13 33-14 62 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-07 Day 2: 5 12-06 Day 3: 3 05-01
40. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 14 33-12 61 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-08 Day 2: 4 08-09 Day 3: 5 06-11
41. Hunter Shryock Ooltewah, TN 15 32-00 60 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 5 12-01 Day 3: 5 07-06
42. Rick Clunn Ava, MO 15 31-07 59 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-01 Day 2: 5 09-13 Day 3: 5 08-09
43. Gary Clouse Winchester, TN 12 31-00 58 $10,000.00
Day 1: 4 10-14 Day 2: 4 11-14 Day 3: 4 08-04
44. Clifford Pirch Payson, AZ 14 29-09 57 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 11-02 Day 3: 4 05-15
45. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 10 28-11 56 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-00 Day 2: 3 09-15 Day 3: 2 02-12
46. Drew Benton Blakely, GA 12 28-01 55 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-12 Day 2: 5 11-07 Day 3: 2 01-14
47. Buddy Gross Chattanooga, TN 11 26-02 54 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 12-15 Day 2: 5 12-05 Day 3: 1 00-14
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1 Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 05-12 $1,000.00
2 Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 05-11 $1,000.00
3 Jay Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 05-06 $1,000.00

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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 78 428 1120-03
2 69 403 928-06
3 39 217 530-00
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186 1048 2578-09

by AnglersChannel

Consistency Lifts Johnston To Day 2 Lead In Bassmaster Elite Series Event At Lake Oahe

Chris Johnston of Otonabee, Ontario, is leading after Day 2 of the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe with a two-day total of 37 pounds, 12 ounces.
Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.
August 19, 2022

Consistency Lifts Johnston To Day 2 Lead In Bassmaster Elite Series Event At Lake Oahe

MOBRIDGE, S.D. — Chris Johnston’s primary spot on Lake Oahe doesn’t look particularly special, but it holds big smallmouth that have lifted him to the lead at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe with a two-day total of 37 pounds, 12 ounces.

Entering Day 2 in seventh place with 18-15, the Otonabee, Ontario, native caught 18-13 Friday and holds a 7-ounce lead over second-place Austin Felix and a 10-ounce lead over third-place Patrick Walters.

“I’m thrilled with it,” Johnston said. “I caught them all right where I caught them yesterday. I had them by about 9:30. There’s not a lot of fish there and I wasn’t seeing many left. But after I caught them yesterday morning, I didn’t see any fish. So, some new ones moved up today and I was able to catch them.”

While the north wind raced across Lake Oahe the entirety of the day, creating rough and wavy conditions, the 2021 St. Lawrence River Elite champion caught a limit quickly using mostly the new Spro CJ Smasher as well as a couple of other baits. A key adjustment, however, led to two big bites late in the morning.

“I am (Garmin) LiveScoping around and today they actually pushed out deeper on me,” Johnston said. “I had three good ones and I wasn’t seeing any more, so I pushed out deeper and caught two more big ones and left it after that.”

There isn’t anything remarkable about his primary area. While there is a hard bottom and access to deep water, Johnston said there is nothing that really sets it apart from anything else on the lake other than the quality it seems to hold.

He added that he has been the only angler in the area.

“If I get bit there, they are big ones,” he said. “In practice, I caught two 4s there and every fish seems to be 3-plus pounds. There are just better quality fish in this one little area.”

With a limit filled and the wind battering much of the lake, Johnston began his journey back to check-in three hours early. Winds are predicted to calm down significantly and shift to the east on Semifinal Saturday, which will allow him to move more freely around Lake Oahe.

“I don’t think the fishing is going to be any better with the calm weather, but I can hit more spots,” Johnston explained. “Today I left almost three hours early to come back. I didn’t know how rough it was going to be. I figured I had a decent weight and there was no point in pushing it and beating my boat up. It will give me a lot more fishing time.”

As boat 80 on Day 1, Felix was discouraged to find several competitors on his best spot first thing in the morning, forcing him to scramble to collect the 14-2 limit that put him in 34th. But with a much more favorable boat number Friday, Felix vaulted up the leaderboard with the VMC Monster Bag thus far, a 23-3 sack of smallmouth that has him in second place with a two-day mark of 37-5.

“Honestly I could just get on something. With the wind the way it was the last two days, you can’t fish that much and the fish are on pretty obvious stuff. The spot I started on today had four boats on it (yesterday) so I kept driving,” he said. “Today, I got on it and my first drop was a 2 3/4, my second drop was a 5 1/2 and then it slowed down a little.

“Lee (Livesay) pulled in and we took our time and grinded it out. We each probably caught 10 or 15 off of that hole.”

Felix’s bag today resembled more of what he thought Lake Oahe would be like when he finished his pre-practice last August.

“I had over 25 one day and over 26 another day,” Felix said. “There were giants everywhere. It wasn’t like you would catch six fish. You would catch a 5-pounder and 10 bass would follow it to the boat and sit under the boat, and you could catch all 10 of them if you wanted to.”

Walters held steady in third place with 37-2, adding 16-13 to his Day 1 bag of 20-5. He said he caught a quality smallmouth early on, but had to grind out the rest of his bites.

“It was probably 10:30 when I had three fish and by 11:30 I had five,” Walters said. “There are some good fish in the area. I thought 15 per day after three days would put you in the Top 10. I got lucky and got some really good bites the last two days.

“What I have seen is also better than what I thought. If you get a good day, I think I can catch more than what I caught the first day.”

With calmer conditions ahead, Walters said Lake Oahe could show what it is really made of the rest of the tournament.

“I think it can show out if I can get to my destination and fish for them,” he said. “I am catching them panning (forward-facing sonar) and catching them out deep — and with that water today, it makes it hard to fish. If you can get down there in an efficient amount of time and move around, you can catch them.”

Japanese pro Masayuki Matsushita earned the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Day with a 5-11 smallmouth, but Brandon Cobb still holds the overall Big Bass with the 5-12 he landed on Day 1.

Rathdrum, Idaho, native Brandon Palaniuk remains atop the Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with 647 points, but missed the cut with a 66th-place finish. Johnston has moved to second with his strong performance thus far with 602 points and Fayetteville, Tenn., native Brandon Lester is third with 600.

Wisconsin pro Jay Przekurat leads the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Rookie of the Year race with 517 points followed by Missouri’s Cody Huff with 475 and Tennessee’s Jacob Foutz with 456.

The field will be cut to the Top 47 anglers for Semifinal Saturday, and the Top 10 will compete on Championship Sunday for a first-place prize of $100,000.

Bassmaster LIVE Coverage of Day 3 will begin on FS1 at 7 a.m. CT and run through noon before transitioning to Bassmaster.com from noon to 2 p.m. The weigh-in will begin at the Walleye Up Statue around 3 p.m. on Bassmaster.com.

2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe 8/18-8/21
Lake Oahe, Mobridge SD.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2

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

1. Chris Johnston Otonabee Ontario CANADA 10 37-12 100
Day 1: 5 18-15 Day 2: 5 18-13
2. Austin Felix Eden Prairie, MN 10 37-05 99
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 23-03
3. Patrick Walters Summerville, SC 10 37-02 98
Day 1: 5 20-05 Day 2: 5 16-13
4. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 10 36-06 97
Day 1: 5 16-04 Day 2: 5 20-02
5. Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago, WI 10 36-04 96
Day 1: 5 14-14 Day 2: 5 21-06
6. Brandon Card Salisbury, NC 9 34-04 95
Day 1: 5 21-10 Day 2: 4 12-10
7. Taku Ito Chiba JAPAN 10 34-01 94
Day 1: 5 17-04 Day 2: 5 16-13
8. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 10 33-11 93
Day 1: 5 14-12 Day 2: 5 18-15
9. Matt Robertson Kuttawa, KY 10 33-09 92
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 17-08
10. Jake Whitaker Hendersonville, NC 10 33-03 91
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5 16-01
11. Drew Cook Cairo, GA 10 32-00 90
Day 1: 5 20-06 Day 2: 5 11-10
12. Jeff Gustafson Keewatin Ontario CANADA 10 31-12 89
Day 1: 5 19-09 Day 2: 5 12-03
13. Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 10 30-13 88 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-13 Day 2: 5 12-00
14. Cody Huff Ava, MO 10 30-09 87
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 16-04
15. Frank Talley Temple, TX 9 30-06 86
Day 1: 5 18-00 Day 2: 4 12-06
16. Bryan New Saluda, SC 10 30-00 85
Day 1: 5 19-05 Day 2: 5 10-11
17. Pat Schlapper Eleva, WI 10 30-00 84
Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 5 19-01
18. Lee Livesay Longview, TX 10 29-11 83
Day 1: 5 10-10 Day 2: 5 19-01
19. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 10 29-06 82
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 16-01
20. Scott Canterbury Odenville, AL 10 29-04 81
Day 1: 5 15-07 Day 2: 5 13-13
21. Seth Feider New Market, MN 10 29-02 80
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 5 13-04
22. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 10 28-13 79
Day 1: 5 16-07 Day 2: 5 12-06
23. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 10 27-15 78 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 14-03
24. Chad Pipkens Dewitt, MI 10 27-11 77
Day 1: 5 15-11 Day 2: 5 12-00
25. Chris Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 10 27-10 76
Day 1: 5 16-02 Day 2: 5 11-08
26. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 10 27-05 75
Day 1: 5 15-05 Day 2: 5 12-00
27. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 9 27-01 74
Day 1: 5 18-08 Day 2: 4 08-09
28. Micah Frazier Newnan, GA 10 27-00 73
Day 1: 5 18-03 Day 2: 5 08-13
29. Darold Gleason Many, LA 10 26-10 72
Day 1: 5 14-03 Day 2: 5 12-07
30. Drew Benton Blakely, GA 10 26-03 71
Day 1: 5 14-12 Day 2: 5 11-07
31. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 8 25-15 70
Day 1: 5 16-00 Day 2: 3 09-15
32. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 10 25-14 69
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 5 13-11
33. Cory Johnston Cavan CANADA 10 25-07 68
Day 1: 5 10-06 Day 2: 5 15-01
34. Buddy Gross Chattanooga, TN 10 25-04 67
Day 1: 5 12-15 Day 2: 5 12-05
35. Hunter Shryock Ooltewah, TN 10 24-10 66
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 5 12-01
36. Stetson Blaylock Benton, AR 10 24-03 65
Day 1: 5 09-14 Day 2: 5 14-05
37. Alex Redwine Blue Ash, OH 10 24-02 64
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 5 11-07
38. KJ Queen Catawba, NC 7 24-01 63
Day 1: 5 19-01 Day 2: 2 05-00
39. Jay Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 10 23-14 62
Day 1: 5 16-15 Day 2: 5 06-15
40. Clifford Pirch Payson, AZ 10 23-10 61
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 11-02
41. Bob Downey Detroit Lakes, MN 10 23-09 60
Day 1: 5 15-04 Day 2: 5 08-05
42. Josh Douglas Isle, MN 8 23-07 59
Day 1: 5 18-10 Day 2: 3 04-13
43. Bryan Schmitt Deale, MD 10 23-07 58
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 08-12
44. Rick Clunn Ava, MO 10 22-14 57
Day 1: 5 13-01 Day 2: 5 09-13
45. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 10 22-12 0
Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 5 06-09
46. Gary Clouse Winchester, TN 8 22-12 55
Day 1: 4 10-14 Day 2: 4 11-14
47. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 10 22-11 54
Day 1: 5 10-02 Day 2: 5 12-09
48. John Crews Jr Salem, VA 10 22-09 53 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 09-15 Day 2: 5 12-10
49. Wes Logan Springville, AL 10 22-09 52 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 5 12-09
50. Matt Arey Shelby, NC 10 22-04 51 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 10-02
51. Justin Hamner Northport, AL 10 21-15 50 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 09-06 Day 2: 5 12-09
52. Koby Kreiger Alva, FL 10 21-11 49 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 13-15 Day 2: 5 07-12
53. Bill Lowen Brookville, IN 10 21-11 48 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 12-15 Day 2: 5 08-12
54. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 10 21-02 47 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 5 10-11
55. Steve Kennedy Auburn, AL 10 20-15 46 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 07-02
56. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 10 20-14 45 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 07-01
57. Todd Auten Lake Wylie, SC 10 20-11 44 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 09-14 Day 2: 5 10-13
58. Paul Mueller Naugatuck, CT 9 20-04 43 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 4 05-09
59. Hank Cherry Jr Lincolnton, NC 9 19-15 42 $2,500.00
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 4 08-02
60. Scott Martin Clewiston, FL 10 19-15 41
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 09-12
61. Carl Jocumsen Queensland AUSTRALIA 10 19-10 40
Day 1: 5 10-12 Day 2: 5 08-14
62. Derek Hudnall Zachary, LA 10 19-07 39
Day 1: 5 09-00 Day 2: 5 10-07
63. Jason Williamson Aiken, SC 8 19-04 38
Day 1: 3 04-08 Day 2: 5 14-12
64. Ray Hanselman Jr Del Rio, TX 10 18-15 37
Day 1: 5 07-07 Day 2: 5 11-08
65. Clent Davis Montevallo, AL 10 18-13 36
Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 5 07-02
66. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 9 18-11 35
Day 1: 4 11-15 Day 2: 5 06-12
67. Ed Loughran III Richmond, VA 10 17-14 34
Day 1: 5 10-11 Day 2: 5 07-03
68. Kyle Welcher Opelika, AL 10 17-11 33
Day 1: 5 09-04 Day 2: 5 08-07
69. Bernie Schultz Gainesville, FL 10 17-08 32
Day 1: 5 07-10 Day 2: 5 09-14
70. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 9 17-01 31
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 4 05-11
71. Shane LeHew Catawba, NC 9 16-12 30
Day 1: 4 09-14 Day 2: 5 06-14
72. Joseph Webster Hamilton, AL 9 16-09 29
Day 1: 4 07-06 Day 2: 5 09-03
73. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 7 16-00 28
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 5 12-04
74. Jamie Hartman Newport, NY 8 16-00 27
Day 1: 3 09-02 Day 2: 5 06-14
75. David Mullins Mt Carmel, TN 10 15-09 26
Day 1: 5 09-15 Day 2: 5 05-10
76. Michael Iaconelli Pittsgrove, NJ 10 14-10 25
Day 1: 5 05-15 Day 2: 5 08-11
77. John Cox Debary, FL 10 14-05 24
Day 1: 5 09-05 Day 2: 5 05-00
78. Mark Menendez Paducah, KY 10 14-05 23
Day 1: 5 08-04 Day 2: 5 06-01
79. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 7 13-11 22
Day 1: 4 08-11 Day 2: 3 05-00
80. Mike Huff London, KY 7 13-04 21
Day 1: 5 09-00 Day 2: 2 04-04
81. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 7 13-04 20
Day 1: 5 08-07 Day 2: 2 04-13
82. Cliff Prince Palatka, FL 8 11-15 19
Day 1: 5 06-11 Day 2: 3 05-04
83. Joshua Stracner Vandiver, AL 6 11-05 18
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 1 01-02
84. David Williams Newton, NC 10 10-11 17
Day 1: 5 05-10 Day 2: 5 05-01
85. Daisuke Aoki Minamitsurugun Yamanash 8 10-06 16
Day 1: 5 07-04 Day 2: 3 03-02
86. David Fritts Lexington, NC 4 09-15 15
Day 1: 4 09-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
87. Jonathan Kelley Old Forge, PA 5 08-02 14
Day 1: 2 04-12 Day 2: 3 03-06
88. Matty Wong Honolulu, HI 6 07-11 13
Day 1: 5 06-09 Day 2: 1 01-02
89. Jacob Foutz Charleston, TN 4 07-08 12
Day 1: 3 06-09 Day 2: 1 00-15
90. Gregory DiPalma Millville, NJ 4 04-02 11
Day 1: 1 01-00 Day 2: 3 03-02
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1 Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 05-12 $1,000.00
2 Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 05-11 $1,000.00

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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 78 428 1120-03
2 69 403 928-06
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147 831 2048-09

by AnglersChannel

Card Capitalizes On Bite Windows To Take Early Lead At Bassmaster Elite Series Event On Lake Oahe

Brandon Card of Salisbury, N.C., is leading after Day 1 of the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe with 21 pounds, 10 ounces.
Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.
August 18, 2022

Card Capitalizes On Bite Windows To Take Early Lead At Bassmaster Elite Series Event On Lake Oahe

MOBRIDGE, S.D. — Capitalizing on several different flurries throughout the day, Brandon Card landed 21 pounds, 10 ounces to claim the Day 1 lead at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite on Lake Oahe.

The Tennessee native turned North Carolinian holds narrow advantages of 1-4 over Georgia's Drew Cook in second and 1-5 over South Carolina angler Patrick Walters in third. With his Day 1 bag, Card exceeded the biggest bag weighed at the 2018 Elite Series event on Oahe, a 20-11 sack brought in by Clifford Pirch.

“I didn’t know how good it was going to be. I had high hopes, and it turned out to be a lot better than I thought,” Card said. “It was weird. I had several flurries, but then lots of just nothing. There were hours of no bites and then several in a row. It was like there were small little feeding windows.”

With a rotation of baits, Card caught quality bass that were consistent in size, with his biggest smallmouth weighing 4-14.

Despite seeing miles of dead water, Card located six or seven areas in practice that held decent schools of smallmouth. One of those areas produced most of his action on Day 1, while he didn’t end up going to another of his better areas.

Fishing what he called “pretty deep,” Card landed a limit early and culled several times throughout the day.

A calm start quickly gave way to a gusty north wind that got stronger, giving Lake Oahe a decent chop. While that may sound daunting, Card said it actually improved his bite.

“In the South, a north wind is bad,” Card said. “But it must be good up here because they bit way better today with a north wind than the south wind for the three days of practice. It was interesting that they turned on with a north wind.”

Using his Humminbird MEGA Live imaging, Card has been able to see several different types of baitfish — and while he doesn’t know what types there are, they are the key to his bite.

“When you start seeing life, the bass aren’t too far away,” he said.

Cook got off to a frantic start, landing all of his 20-6 limit of smallmouth during a 30-minute stretch as soon as he reached his first spot.

“I ran an hour one way, sat the boat down, panned over on LiveScope and I hooked one the first pitch I made into them,” the 2022 Santee Cooper Elite champion said. “They sat under the boat and for 30 minutes I caught them at will. After that, the strategy kicked in. I still had a 3-something I wanted to get rid of but it wasn’t worth burning an 18-pound bag over. So, I left.”

Cook had five drop shots ready to go on his deck with a Big Bite Baits Scentsation SoMolly in a smelt color and a Big Bite Baits Scentsation Quarantine Craw with the pinchers removed. As soon as he hooked and landed one smallmouth, he would unhook it and drop to the next one with a different rod. Once he had hooked one on each of his drop shots, he re-rigged and started the process over.

“I had no idea it was like it was,” he said. “There is a different caliber of fish once you get to a point in the lake. They really start eating the bigger-profile bait. Whenever you hook one, they are spitting it up everywhere. They are spitting out like eight or 10 of them.”

Following his 30-minute rally, Cook essentially practiced the rest of the day. With the wind projected to blow harder out of the north tomorrow, he looked at areas closer to takeoff in the event the wind is too bad to make the run to his primary spot on Friday.

Walters did not benefit from a quick start but managed to work his way to a limit of smallmouth weighing 20-5 despite having a 14-incher in his bag.

“At 11:30, I only had three fish. I pulled up on a spot and on the first drop I caught one that was 12 inches,” Walters said. “At that point, I was so happy with that fish. I dropped back down there and caught a 2-pounder, and dropped down there again and caught another big one and culled the 12-incher.”

After practice, Walters thought he would be throwing a topwater bait with the goal of catching 15 to 17 pounds. On tournament day, Walters rotated through 12 different rods and kept an open mind.

“Don’t commit to anything,” he said. “Just go until you find the fish. Day 1 of practice I caught them in 3 feet with a topwater. Day 2 I caught them in 40 feet. Today I caught them in 25 to 30. Really, you find the good areas that have the bait and smallmouth and adjust accordingly.”

Greenwood, S.C., pro Brandon Cobb anchored his 18-13 bag with a 5-12 smallmouth, earning the $1,000 prize for Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Day.

Rathdrum, Idaho’s Brandon Palaniuk remains on top of the Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with 665 points. David Mullins from Mt. Carmel, Tenn., is second with 609, and Georgia pro Drew Benton moved into third with 600.

Wisconsin pro Jay Przekurat continues to lead the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Rookie of the Year race with 541 points. Tennessee pro Jacob Foutz is second with 461, followed by Missouri pro Cody Huff with 457.

The full field of 90 anglers will launch from Indian Creek Recreation Area beginning at 7 a.m. CT Friday and return for weigh-in at the Walleye Up Statue in Mobridge starting at 3 p.m. The field will be cut to the Top 47 anglers after the Day 2 weigh-in, and the Top 10 will compete on Championship Sunday for a first-place prize of $100,000.

Bassmaster LIVE Coverage of Day 2 will begin on Bassmaster.com beginning at 7 a.m. CT and run through 2 p.m. Omnia Fishing and B.A.S.S. have partnered to simulcast Day 2 of Bassmaster LIVE as a shoppable stream on Omnia’s website and mobile app.

2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe 8/18-8/21
Lake Oahe, Mobridge SD.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 1

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

1. Brandon Card Salisbury, NC 5 21-10 100
Day 1: 5 21-10
2. Drew Cook Cairo, GA 5 20-06 99
Day 1: 5 20-06
3. Patrick Walters Summerville, SC 5 20-05 98
Day 1: 5 20-05
4. Jeff Gustafson Keewatin Ontario CANADA 5 19-09 97
Day 1: 5 19-09
5. Bryan New Saluda, SC 5 19-05 96
Day 1: 5 19-05
6. KJ Queen Catawba, NC 5 19-01 95
Day 1: 5 19-01
7. Chris Johnston Otonabee Ontario CANADA 5 18-15 94
Day 1: 5 18-15
8. Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 5 18-13 93 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-13
9. Josh Douglas Isle, MN 5 18-10 92
Day 1: 5 18-10
10. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 5 18-08 91
Day 1: 5 18-08
11. Micah Frazier Newnan, GA 5 18-03 90
Day 1: 5 18-03
12. Frank Talley Temple, TX 5 18-00 89
Day 1: 5 18-00
13. Taku Ito Chiba JAPAN 5 17-04 88
Day 1: 5 17-04
14. Jake Whitaker Hendersonville, NC 5 17-02 87
Day 1: 5 17-02
15. Jay Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 5 16-15 86
Day 1: 5 16-15
16. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 5 16-07 85
Day 1: 5 16-07
17. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 5 16-04 84
Day 1: 5 16-04
18. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 5 16-03 0
Day 1: 5 16-03
19. Chris Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 5 16-02 82
Day 1: 5 16-02
20. Matt Robertson Kuttawa, KY 5 16-01 81
Day 1: 5 16-01
21. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 5 16-00 80
Day 1: 5 16-00
22. Seth Feider New Market, MN 5 15-14 79
Day 1: 5 15-14
23. Chad Pipkens Dewitt, MI 5 15-11 78
Day 1: 5 15-11
24. Scott Canterbury Odenville, AL 5 15-07 77
Day 1: 5 15-07
25. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 5 15-05 76
Day 1: 5 15-05
26. Bob Downey Detroit Lakes, MN 5 15-04 75
Day 1: 5 15-04
27. Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago, WI 5 14-14 74
Day 1: 5 14-14
28. Drew Benton Blakely, GA 5 14-12 73
Day 1: 5 14-12
28. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 5 14-12 73
Day 1: 5 14-12
30. Paul Mueller Naugatuck, CT 5 14-11 71
Day 1: 5 14-11
30. Bryan Schmitt Deale, MD 5 14-11 71
Day 1: 5 14-11
32. Cody Huff Ava, MO 5 14-05 69
Day 1: 5 14-05
33. Darold Gleason Many, LA 5 14-03 68
Day 1: 5 14-03
34. Austin Felix Eden Prairie, MN 5 14-02 67
Day 1: 5 14-02
35. Koby Kreiger Alva, FL 5 13-15 66
Day 1: 5 13-15
36. Steve Kennedy Auburn, AL 5 13-13 65
Day 1: 5 13-13
37. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 5 13-13 64
Day 1: 5 13-13
38. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 5 13-12 63
Day 1: 5 13-12
39. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 5 13-05 62
Day 1: 5 13-05
40. Rick Clunn Ava, MO 5 13-01 61
Day 1: 5 13-01
41. Buddy Gross Chattanooga, TN 5 12-15 60
Day 1: 5 12-15
41. Bill Lowen Brookville, IN 5 12-15 60
Day 1: 5 12-15
43. Alex Redwine Blue Ash, OH 5 12-11 58
Day 1: 5 12-11
44. Hunter Shryock Ooltewah, TN 5 12-09 57
Day 1: 5 12-09
45. Clifford Pirch Payson, AZ 5 12-08 56
Day 1: 5 12-08
46. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 5 12-03 55
Day 1: 5 12-03
47. Matt Arey Shelby, NC 5 12-02 54
Day 1: 5 12-02
48. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 4 11-15 53
Day 1: 4 11-15
49. Hank Cherry Jr Lincolnton, NC 5 11-13 52
Day 1: 5 11-13
50. Clent Davis Montevallo, AL 5 11-11 51
Day 1: 5 11-11
51. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 5 11-06 50
Day 1: 5 11-06
52. Pat Schlapper Eleva, WI 5 10-15 49
Day 1: 5 10-15
53. Gary Clouse Winchester, TN 4 10-14 48
Day 1: 4 10-14
54. Carl Jocumsen Queensland TN AUSTRALIA 5 10-12 47
Day 1: 5 10-12
55. Ed Loughran III Richmond, VA 5 10-11 46
Day 1: 5 10-11
56. Lee Livesay Longview, TX 5 10-10 45
Day 1: 5 10-10
57. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 5 10-07 44
Day 1: 5 10-07
58. Cory Johnston Cavan CANADA 5 10-06 43
Day 1: 5 10-06
59. Scott Martin Clewiston, FL 5 10-03 42
Day 1: 5 10-03
59. Joshua Stracner Vandiver, AL 5 10-03 42
Day 1: 5 10-03
61. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 5 10-02 40
Day 1: 5 10-02
62. Wes Logan Springville, AL 5 10-00 39
Day 1: 5 10-00
63. John Crews Jr Salem, VA 5 09-15 38
Day 1: 5 09-15
63. David Mullins Mt Carmel, TN 5 09-15 38
Day 1: 5 09-15
65. David Fritts Lexington, NC 4 09-15 36
Day 1: 4 09-15
66. Todd Auten Lake Wylie, SC 5 09-14 35
Day 1: 5 09-14
66. Stetson Blaylock Benton, AR 5 09-14 35
Day 1: 5 09-14
68. Shane LeHew Catawba, NC 4 09-14 33
Day 1: 4 09-14
69. Justin Hamner Northport, AL 5 09-06 32
Day 1: 5 09-06
70. John Cox Debary, FL 5 09-05 31
Day 1: 5 09-05
71. Kyle Welcher Opelika, AL 5 09-04 30
Day 1: 5 09-04
72. Jamie Hartman Newport, NY 3 09-02 29
Day 1: 3 09-02
73. Derek Hudnall Zachary, LA 5 09-00 28
Day 1: 5 09-00
74. Mike Huff London, KY 5 09-00 27
Day 1: 5 09-00
75. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 4 08-11 26
Day 1: 4 08-11
76. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 5 08-07 25
Day 1: 5 08-07
77. Mark Menendez Paducah, KY 5 08-04 24
Day 1: 5 08-04
78. Bernie Schultz Gainesville, FL 5 07-10 23
Day 1: 5 07-10
79. Ray Hanselman Jr Del Rio, TX 5 07-07 22
Day 1: 5 07-07
80. Joseph Webster Hamilton, AL 4 07-06 21
Day 1: 4 07-06
81. Daisuke Aoki Minamitsurugun Yamanash 5 07-04 20
Day 1: 5 07-04
82. Cliff Prince Palatka, FL 5 06-11 19
Day 1: 5 06-11
83. Matty Wong Honolulu, HI 5 06-09 18
Day 1: 5 06-09
84. Jacob Foutz Charleston, TN 3 06-09 17
Day 1: 3 06-09
85. Michael Iaconelli Pittsgrove, NJ 5 05-15 16
Day 1: 5 05-15
86. David Williams Newton, NC 5 05-10 15
Day 1: 5 05-10
87. Jonathan Kelley Old Forge, PA 2 04-12 14
Day 1: 2 04-12
88. Jason Williamson Aiken, SC 3 04-08 13
Day 1: 3 04-08
89. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 2 03-12 12
Day 1: 2 03-12
90. Gregory DiPalma Millville, NJ 1 01-00 11
Day 1: 1 01-00
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1 Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 05-12 $1,000.00

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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 78 428 1120-03
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78 428 1120-03

by AnglersChannel

Late Rally Lifts Keeney, Moder To Bassmaster High School National Championship Win On Lake Hartwell

Reece Keeney and Bryce Moder of the Northeast Wisconsin Bass Club have won the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors at Lake Hartwell with a three-day total of 43 pounds, 1 ounce.

Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

August 13, 2022

ANDERSON, S.C. — When Bryce Moder researched Lake Hartwell ahead of the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors on Lake Hartwell, he thought he and partner Reece Keeney would be fishing strictly for spotted bass in deep water.

Little did he know it would be the duo’s Wisconsin roots that would carry them to victory.

With a three-day total of 43 pounds, 1 ounce, the Northeast Wisconsin Bass Club anglers claimed the prestigious title, with each angler earning a $2,500 scholarship in the process. After placing 14th on the first day with 13-5, the now high school graduates took over the lead on Day 2 with a 16-12 sack before landing 13-0 the final day.

“All the hours in the boat have paid off,” said Keeney, a member of the 2022 Bassmaster High School All-State Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors. “I can’t thank my dad enough for teaching me everything I know. To this day he sits in the bottom of the boat no matter the weather.”

“This is so special,” Moder added. “I just can’t be more thankful and I appreciate the good Lord. This is definitely a blessing. I never expected to come here and fish Wisconsin-style and catch largemouth. It was so rewarding. It is my favorite type of fishing.”

With the exception of one spotted bass on the first day, the Wolf River system natives brought all largemouth to the scales this week. Keeney and Moder picked apart about a mile of vertical clay bank that had brush, current and, most importantly, bait.

One particular section of that bank with an overhanging tree as the predominant cover produced their biggest bites each day, including a 5-pounder Friday afternoon and another 5-pounder with 20 minutes to go on Championship Saturday.

A white Brovarney Baits swim jig with a Zoom Speed Craw trailer carried them through the first two days while a Zoom Horny Toad lifted them to victory on Day 3.

“The key to the week was there was bait in the area,” Keeney said. “The boat was sitting in 15 feet of water and we were throwing up to about 8 feet. Early in the week, the water was low so you could skip a swim jig up under the trees but the water came up so we switched to the Horny Toad. But I feel like there was so much bait and the fish kept reloading on those banks.”

The first two days of the tournament, Keeney and Moder got off to quick starts. But on Championship Saturday, the early-morning bite was nonexistent.

“It was superslow,” Keeney said. “We struggled all day. We probably didn’t get a limit until 12 o’clock. Then we just kept culling.”

Despite the slow start, Moder said they knew the bass were still there, they just had to keep their baits in the water.

“They would eat eventually,” Moder said. “We didn’t know if the current or sunlight was going to affect them, but it just panned out and we put our baits in the right spots.”

As he watched the topwater bite go down, the team’s boat captain Josh Keeney was amazed by what he was seeing.

“Watching those fish eat that Horny Toad, when the 5 and 6-pounders eat it, it is like throwing a bowling ball from a pine tree,” Josh said. “They get so aggressive and angry. It was fun to watch.”

Keeney began his first semester at Kentucky Christian University this week, missing the majority of practice to attend his first classes. As a member of the KCU fishing team, Keeney said he thinks this will give him a lot of momentum heading into the college ranks.

“It gives me a lot of confidence just knowing I can compete at the top level and win,” he said. “To go into college with an open mind and knowing I can compete is key.”

Moder has started his career as an operating engineer, but he is thankful for his time fishing the High School Series.

“This is my last tournament and I’m going out with a bang,” he said. “I never once dreamed of it. Going out with a National Championship is something else.”

Using a couple of their Lewis Smith Lake techniques, Brady Vest and Brody Hopper from Alabama's Cullman High School finished second with 38-11. With bags of 13-13, 12-15 and 11-15, the duo claimed $2,000 in scholarships each.

“It was an amazing week,” Hopper said. “The second day hurt us, but it was a good week.”

On Day 1, Vest and Hopper found fish under the walkways and had a productive day throwing a shaky head. But as Day 2 progressed they discovered they would need another pattern to make the final day.

“The second day they weren’t under the walkways,” Vest said. “We had to find something else. We found a school of baitfish and started dropping on them and caught 12 pounds doing it.”

Fellow Alabama anglers Chris Fallon and Briar Dodson finished in third with 38-2 with bags of 13-0, 14-11 and 10-7.

“It means a whole lot to me to even make it here,” Dodson said. “I think Alabama is truly the hardest state to qualify in. Chris and I fished a state championship in 100-degree weather and we made it.”

The Gardendale High School anglers fished a railroad bridge all three days of the tournament that they discovered had quality bass holding in 4 to 8 feet of water during the last hour of practice. The presence of bluegill and bait fueled the bite and they were able to catch most of their bass using a Roboworm.

“We talked to a bunch of people at weigh-in and they mentioned the full moon had some of the bream spawning,” Dodson said. “There were several bream around the bridge.”

On the final day, they were forced to scramble and fish new water, catching a big one in the last hour to improve their bag.

Chase McCarter and Ty Trentham of Sevier County High School finished fourth and took home the $2,000 Hunter Owens Memorial Scholarship for Big Bag of the Tournament with their 17-15 Day 1 limit.

Along with a ninth-place finish, Destin Morales and Samuel Cobb Jr. from Livingston Parish High School claimed $200 in scholarships for the Big Bass of the Tournament, a 7-8 largemouth they caught on Day 1.

The tournament was hosted by Visit Anderson.

2022 Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors 8/11-8/13
Lake Hartwell, Anderson SC.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Reece Keeney - Bryce Moder Northeast Wisconsin Bass - WI 0
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 16-12 Day 3: 5 13-00 Total: 15 43-01
2. Brady Vest - Brody Hopper Cullman High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 12-15 Day 3: 5 11-15 Total: 15 38-11
3. Chris Fallon - Briar Dodson Gardendale High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 14-11 Day 3: 5 10-07 Total: 15 38-02
4. Ty Trentham - Chase McCarter Sevier County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 17-15 Day 2: 5 08-11 Day 3: 5 10-15 Total: 15 37-09
5. Evan Wood - Spencer Lovett Mt. Pleasant High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 08-02 Day 2: 5 16-10 Day 3: 5 12-06 Total: 15 37-02
6. Nathan Reynolds - Luke Malik Backwoods Bassin' - TN 0
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 5 13-00 Day 3: 5 11-05 Total: 15 37-01
7. Braci Ault - Brody Ault Frontier - IN 0
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 5 12-06 Day 3: 5 10-00 Total: 15 35-02
8. Peyton Sorrow - The Eagle Eye Anglers - SC 0
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 5 12-08 Day 3: 5 08-04 Total: 15 34-02
9. Destin Morales - Samuel Cobb Jr Livingston Parish High School - LA 0
Day 1: 5 17-13 Day 2: 5 07-10 Day 3: 5 07-02 Total: 15 32-09
10. Dylan May - Brady Westrich Brownsburg High School - IN 0
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 16-02 Day 3: 5 05-14 Total: 15 32-03
11. Ely Hagans - Cole Pennington Southside Bee Branch - AR 0
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 10-03 Day 3: 5 05-15 Total: 15 30-15
12. Kasey Ferguson - Jakari Thomas Ringgold Bassin - VA 0
Day 1: 5 15-02 Day 2: 5 12-05 Day 3: 0 00-00 Total: 10 27-07
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 169 1165 2050-13
2 150 1080 1868-10
3 11 55 107-03
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330 2300 4026-10

by AnglersChannel

Wisconsin Duo Takes Lead In Bassmaster High School National Championship At Lake Hartwell

Reece Keeney and Bryce Moder of the Northeast Wisconsin Bass Club are leading after Day 2 of the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors at Lake Hartwell with a two-day total of 30 pounds, 1 ounce.

Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

August 12, 2022

ANDERSON, S.C. — Despite slinging an ear on their prop during their morning run, Reece Keeney and Bryce Moder from the Northeast Wisconsin Bass Club secured 16 pounds, 12 ounces on Day 2 of the Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors on Lake Hartwell to jump into the lead with 30-1.

Adding to their 13-5 Day 1 performance, which put them in 14th place, Keeney and Moder hold more than a 2-pound advantage over the Gardendale High School team of Chris Fallon and Briar Dodson.

“It is a true dream come true. This is my senior year, so to be fishing the final day of the National Championship and have a shot to win, I couldn’t dream of anything else,” Keeney said.

As multitime Bassmaster Junior National Championship qualifiers, Keeney and Moder have gotten a taste of what being on the Bassmaster stage is like, and Moder said that has helped them stay positive.

“We just don’t get frustrated,” Moder said. “Any adversity, we just shun it and look forward to the next catch.”

It has been a week of adapting for the Wisconsin duo on Lake Hartwell. After finding a productive pattern in practice, Moder said conditions changed and they had to find a different way to catch them.

On Day 1, they were able to catch 12 bass. On Friday, they only got six or seven bites but their quality improved.

“Today was tougher fishing. We put our heads down and grinded the day out. We tried to forget about the adversity and focus on the fish,” Moder said. “We were able to find a pattern and stick to it, and that’s what we are going to stick with.”

As natives of the Wolf River system, one technique has traveled well with them to South Carolina. Keeney and Moder have been using a Brovarney Baits swim jig in 15 to 20 feet of water — and while they have been catching a mixture of spotted bass and largemouth, only largemouth have made up their five-fish limit each day.

“(The swim jig) hasn’t disappointed yet so hopefully it won’t disappoint tomorrow and we can go whack them,” Keeney said.

Despite a longer run due to the prop issue, Moder and Keeney went right to work when they reached their starting spot, catching a quality bass on their first or second cast. From there, the duo filled their limit around 11 a.m. and on the final cast of the day, they landed a 5-pounder to boost their bag.

“We have one main spot that seems to keep reloading with fish,” Keeney said. “We are going to run that tomorrow and give it our best.”

When the anglers launch for Championship Saturday, they plan to rely on their main area but have several other locations marked as backup that have been productive as well.

“It isn’t as good, not the same quality. But there are still fish on it,” Moder said.

After landing in 15th after Day 1 with 13-0, Fallon and Dodson caught 14-11 on Day 2 and jumped into second with a total of 27-11. On their third cast this morning, the Coosa River anglers landed a 4-pounder to get the day started and were able to find a consistent bite.

“Throughout the day we were culling by ounces,” Dodson said. “(Fallon) ended up catching a big one around lunchtime. It all came together today.”

Fallon entered practice wanting to flip bushes on Lake Hartwell. But with the water lower than normal, they had to pivot and didn’t find their pattern until the last day of practice. Although they lost a fish over 3 pounds on the first morning, they have found a consistent bite they can run throughout the lake with one bait.

“We have a pattern,” Fallon said. “It is something the fish are doing in every creek. They are getting on the first thing they can where the bait is at. We are just running around, and we have some big largemouth.”

He added that a particular spot has produced bigger than average bites.

Kasey Ferguson and Jakari Thomas from Ringgold Bassin in Virginia climbed to third place with 27-7, adding 12-5 to their 15-2 performance on Day 1. Ferguson said they were able to jumpstart their day with an early morning pattern before the sun got high.

“The job isn’t finished yet,” Thomas said. “We have to do what we have to do tomorrow.”

Once the sun came out, the bite slowed down and they had to find new water.

“It was hot. We had to find new stuff and luckily we found the right spots,” Ferguson said. “It's a blessing to be where we are on a lake we’ve never fished before and doing somewhat decent.”

Destin Morales and Samuel Cobb Jr. from Livingston Parish High School remain on top for Big Bass of the Tournament with a 7-8 largemouth they caught on Day 1, while Ty Trentham and Chase McCarter from Sevier County High School hold Big Bag of the Tournament honors with their 17-15 sack from the first day.

The Top 12 teams will compete on Championship Saturday for the top prize of a $5,000 scholarship. Teams will launch at 6:20 a.m. ET from Green Pond Landing and Event Center and return for weigh-in at 2:20 p.m. Weigh-in will be streamed live on Bassmaster.com.

The tournament is being hosted by Visit Anderson.

2022 Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors 8/11-8/13
Lake Hartwell, Anderson SC.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Reece Keeney - Bryce Moder Northeast Wisconsin Bass - WI 0
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 16-12 Total: 10 30-01
2. Chris Fallon - Briar Dodson Gardendale High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 14-11 Total: 10 27-11
3. Kasey Ferguson - Jakari Thomas Ringgold Bassin - VA 0
Day 1: 5 15-02 Day 2: 5 12-05 Total: 10 27-07
4. Brady Vest - Brody Hopper Cullman High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 12-15 Total: 10 26-12
5. Ty Trentham - Chase McCarter Sevier County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 17-15 Day 2: 5 08-11 Total: 10 26-10
6. Dylan May - Brady Westrich Brownsburg High School - IN 0
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 16-02 Total: 10 26-05
7. Peyton Sorrow - The Eagle Eye Anglers - SC 0
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 5 12-08 Total: 10 25-14
8. Nathan Reynolds - Luke Malik Backwoods Bassin' - TN 0
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 5 13-00 Total: 10 25-12
9. Destin Morales - Samuel Cobb Jr Livingston Parish High School - LA 0
Day 1: 5 17-13 Day 2: 5 07-10 Total: 10 25-07
10. Braci Ault - Brody Ault Frontier - IN 0
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 5 12-06 Total: 10 25-02
11. Ely Hagans - Cole Pennington Southside Bee Branch - AR 0
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 10-03 Total: 10 25-00
12. Evan Wood - Spencer Lovett Mt. Pleasant High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 08-02 Day 2: 5 16-10 Total: 10 24-12
13. Drew Bradstreet - Kamden Bradstreet Bradstreet Homeschool - FL 0
Day 1: 5 13-14 Day 2: 5 10-14 Total: 10 24-12
14. Michael Mcnulty - Angelo Foto Riley's Catch - NC 0
Day 1: 5 08-15 Day 2: 5 15-11 Total: 10 24-10
15. Walker LaRue - Joe Vaulton Alcoa Fishing Team - TN 0
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 5 11-15 Total: 10 24-10
16. Layne Mercer - Lumberton High School - TX 0
Day 1: 5 15-09 Day 2: 5 08-09 Total: 10 24-02
17. Bryce Mcdonald - Ethan Elliott Paintsville High School - KY 0
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 11-05 Total: 10 24-02
18. AJ McGee - Evan Dunn Bibb County - AL 0
Day 1: 5 09-09 Day 2: 5 13-13 Total: 10 23-06
19. Mitchell Robinson - Cody Abbott Byrnes High School - SC 0
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 09-00 Total: 10 23-02
20. Jacob Lycans - Brody Diamond Louisa Bass Club High School - KY 0
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 09-14 Total: 10 22-11
21. Bryce Dimauro - Justin Lawrence Seminole Junior High School Angl 0
Day 1: 5 11-14 Day 2: 5 10-10 Total: 10 22-08
22. Blake Beckmann - Hunter Beckmann Breese Central - IL 0
Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 4 06-04 Total: 9 22-07
23. Parker Stalvey - Jacob Deel Clay High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 09-07 Day 2: 5 13-00 Total: 10 22-07
24. Bryce Balentine - Dalton Loos Central Florida Youth Anglers - 0
Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 5 11-04 Total: 10 22-07
25. Mason White - Levi Singletary Cook High School - GA 0
Day 1: 5 07-09 Day 2: 5 14-07 Total: 10 22-00
26. Anna Swisher - Ty Jackson Columbia High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 09-02 Day 2: 5 12-14 Total: 10 22-00
27. Elijah Benson - Dawson Christian Academy - GA 0
Day 1: 5 10-05 Day 2: 5 11-10 Total: 10 21-15
28. Bb Brown - Shane Dill Bainbridge High School - GA 0
Day 1: 5 10-04 Day 2: 5 11-10 Total: 10 21-14
29. Hayden Barnett - Will Bacon Roane County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 11-14 Day 2: 5 09-09 Total: 10 21-07
30. Will Hart - Logan Fisher Madison County High School - GA 0
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 08-11 Total: 10 21-05
31. Carter Nutt - Dylan Nutt Sale Creek High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 5 10-05 Total: 10 21-02
32. Cole Martin - Kanon Goss Lakeside High School - AR 0
Day 1: 5 08-09 Day 2: 5 12-08 Total: 10 21-01
33. Edward Marston - Percy Marston Southern Outcast Dinwiddie - VA 0
Day 1: 5 09-03 Day 2: 5 11-14 Total: 10 21-01
34. Tallis Morrison - Xander Patton Hart County High School - GA 0
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 5 09-02 Total: 10 20-08
35. Benjamin Travis - Clay Wade Spain Park High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 10-12 Day 2: 5 09-12 Total: 10 20-08
36. Miles Allen - Nick Biller St. Xavier High School - KY 0
Day 1: 5 10-08 Day 2: 5 09-15 Total: 10 20-07
37. Chase Fluty - JL Simmons Sumner County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 11-10 Day 2: 5 08-11 Total: 10 20-05
38. Caden Cardoza - Jamison Conyer Gallatin High School - TN 0
Day 1: 4 14-14 Day 2: 3 05-05 Total: 7 20-03
39. Derek Landis - Cale Harlan Kickback High School - KS 0
Day 1: 5 07-05 Day 2: 5 12-14 Total: 10 20-03
40. Greer Gammon - Trevor Sanford Dickson County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 08-02 Total: 10 19-15
41. Zack Cooper - Kobe Rider Tahlequah Sequoyah High School - 0
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 4 05-12 Total: 9 19-14
42. Caleb Martinez - Logan Gibson Lincoln County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 08-00 Total: 10 19-13
43. Kaden Freeze - Kylan Mantooth Coffee County Youth Bass Club - 0
Day 1: 5 08-08 Day 2: 5 11-05 Total: 10 19-13
44. Will Boyd Jr - Jeremy Monda Quincy Jr. Bassmasters - FL 0
Day 1: 5 08-07 Day 2: 5 11-05 Total: 10 19-12
45. Cole Gotcher - Blaise Bellard Columbia High School - TX 0
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 5 08-01 Total: 10 19-10
46. Logan Withrow - Braden Crumley Chilhowee Bassmasters - TN 0
Day 1: 5 11-00 Day 2: 5 08-09 Total: 10 19-09
47. Latt Durrance - Jacob Hardy Okeechobee High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 11-00 Day 2: 5 08-08 Total: 10 19-08
48. Hunter Travis - Jameson Norris Baldwin County High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 5 08-06 Total: 10 19-05
49. Lainie Holbert - Sarah Swindle Riverside High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 09-00 Day 2: 5 10-02 Total: 10 19-02
50. Jameson Pursley - Braxton Campbell Warren County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 10-05 Day 2: 5 08-11 Total: 10 19-00
51. Carter Pjesky - JD McBroom Kaneland High School - IL 0
Day 1: 5 08-08 Day 2: 5 10-07 Total: 10 18-15
52. Jon Foster - Isaac Patrick Bandys High School - NC 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 5 12-03 Total: 8 18-14
53. Jake Brown - Preston Kolisek Loretto Mustangs Bass Club - TN 0
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 5 07-07 Total: 10 18-13
54. Mason Snider - Dalton Benson Mt Juliet High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 06-15 Day 2: 5 11-12 Total: 10 18-11
55. Justin James - Will Henson Little Cypress-Mauriceville - TX 0
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 5 06-01 Total: 10 18-10
56. Chase Logue - Garrett White Argenta Oreana - IL 0
Day 1: 5 07-01 Day 2: 5 11-08 Total: 10 18-09
57. Landon Rollison - Chris Hackle Dixie County High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 12-07 Day 2: 2 05-14 Total: 7 18-05
58. Hayden Short - Archer Smith Burgin Independent - KY 0
Day 1: 5 09-15 Day 2: 5 08-06 Total: 10 18-05
59. Kolten Goolsby - Hayden Goolsby Cayuga High School - TX 0
Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 5 07-01 Total: 10 18-04
60. Brayden Ruckman - Nate Helmreich Freeland High School - MI 0
Day 1: 5 09-12 Day 2: 4 08-07 Total: 9 18-03
61. Austin Curtis - Todd Crosley Ottawa High School - KS 0
Day 1: 5 08-12 Day 2: 5 09-07 Total: 10 18-03
62. Owen Hershberger - Wyatt Giddens Sebring High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 09-04 Day 2: 5 08-15 Total: 10 18-03
63. Braxton Copeland - Chase Johnson Livingston Academy - TN 0
Day 1: 5 11-01 Day 2: 5 07-00 Total: 10 18-01
64. Braxton Wall - Tyler Wall Sloan-Hendrix High School - AR 0
Day 1: 5 10-09 Day 2: 5 07-08 Total: 10 18-01
65. Madison Busch - Keaton Bassham Salem High School - AR 0
Day 1: 5 10-02 Day 2: 5 07-15 Total: 10 18-01
66. Cole Moulton - Ian Moulton Mascoma Valley High School - NH 0
Day 1: 5 09-11 Day 2: 3 08-06 Total: 8 18-01
67. Lake Smith - Micah Horton Woodruff High School - SC 0
Day 1: 5 09-05 Day 2: 5 08-12 Total: 10 18-01
68. Hudson Choquette - Cal McInnis Headland High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 08-08 Day 2: 5 09-07 Total: 10 17-15
69. Jacob Policka - Collin Jolman Fruitport High School - MI 0
Day 1: 5 08-05 Day 2: 5 09-06 Total: 10 17-11
70. Ian Hurd - Kyle Snowden Madison Central Bass Anglers - K 0
Day 1: 5 07-11 Day 2: 5 09-15 Total: 10 17-10
71. Nathan Fiant - Braden McNamara Hartley's Hawgs - OH 0
Day 1: 4 09-14 Day 2: 5 07-10 Total: 9 17-08
72. Braydon Kelley - Trent Wall Newton ISD - TX 0
Day 1: 4 06-14 Day 2: 5 10-09 Total: 9 17-07
73. Kaden Mueck - Breckett Long Livingston Fishing Team - TX 0
Day 1: 5 10-09 Day 2: 5 06-13 Total: 10 17-06
74. Evan Mabrey - Andrew Oswalt Helena High School - AL 0
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 5 08-01 Total: 8 17-06
75. Carter Mccollum - James Laney Pickens High School - SC 0
Day 1: 5 07-09 Day 2: 5 09-10 Total: 10 17-03
76. Levi Loe - Trace Loe Magnolia High School - AR 0
Day 1: 5 07-13 Day 2: 5 09-05 Total: 10 17-02
77. Boots Burleson - Brady Mikes YFL - TX 0
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 5 07-00 Total: 10 17-00
78. Miles Smith - Casen Rogers Central Lafourche High School - 0
Day 1: 5 09-11 Day 2: 5 07-03 Total: 10 16-14
79. Jonah Bickley - Reed Williams Chapin High School - SC 0
Day 1: 5 07-06 Day 2: 5 09-08 Total: 10 16-14
80. Levi Thibodaux - Jace Andras Lafourche Bassmaster - LA 0
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 5 06-13 Total: 10 16-13
81. Kasen Pemberton - Samuel Godwin Sneads High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 4 04-15 Total: 9 16-11
82. Cody Brooks - Fisher Anaya Brewer High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 07-15 Day 2: 5 08-12 Total: 10 16-11
83. Rein Golub - Matthew Pitcher Pittsford High School - NY 0
Day 1: 5 08-09 Day 2: 5 08-01 Total: 10 16-10
84. Ryan Kahut - Cougar Fagan Michigan A1 Anglers - MI 0
Day 1: 5 07-12 Day 2: 5 08-13 Total: 10 16-09
85. Keenan Waugh - Blake Recker West Delaware High School - IA 0
Day 1: 5 09-01 Day 2: 5 07-07 Total: 10 16-08
86. Kyle Pomes - Kaleb Hall Arkansas High School - AR 0
Day 1: 5 09-04 Day 2: 5 07-03 Total: 10 16-07
87. Logan Howarter - Kaine Navarro Liberty Charter High School - CA 0
Day 1: 5 10-06 Day 2: 4 06-00 Total: 9 16-06
88. Eli Rowton - Xander Cobb Cutter Morning Star - AR 0
Day 1: 5 06-06 Day 2: 5 10-00 Total: 10 16-06
89. Kaden Snavely - Logan Cardwell Central Florida Youth Anglers - 0
Day 1: 5 07-03 Day 2: 5 09-03 Total: 10 16-06
90. Kaden Buchmann - Chase Wodzinski Mooresville High School - NC 0
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 2 02-15 Total: 7 16-05
91. Dustin Swafford - Mason Long Arkansas Youth Anglers - OK 0
Day 1: 3 03-10 Day 2: 5 12-11 Total: 8 16-05
92. Curt Ferguson - Mathew Sisk Huntsville High School - AR 0
Day 1: 5 05-13 Day 2: 5 10-06 Total: 10 16-03
93. Hunter Shelton - Jordan Hampton Trigg County High School - KY 0
Day 1: 5 08-12 Day 2: 5 07-07 Total: 10 16-03
94. Max Himmel - Tyler Morris Catholic High School of Baton Ro 0
Day 1: 5 09-15 Day 2: 5 06-03 Total: 10 16-02
95. Mason Mccormick - Evan Lee Bossier Parish High School - LA 0
Day 1: 5 07-10 Day 2: 5 08-08 Total: 10 16-02
96. Layton Lammers - Will Massey Arkansas High School - AR 0
Day 1: 5 12-05 Day 2: 2 03-12 Total: 7 16-01
97. Logan Evans - Brentlea Rodgers Soddy Daisy High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 09-06 Day 2: 4 06-11 Total: 9 16-01
98. Casey Tissue - Clayton Vote Vilonia High School - AR 0
Day 1: 5 07-02 Day 2: 5 08-14 Total: 10 16-00
99. Logan Greeno - Matthew Nichols McCook High School - NE 0
Day 1: 4 07-09 Day 2: 5 08-06 Total: 9 15-15
100. Kai Barnett - Layten Kent Shelby County High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 08-15 Day 2: 3 06-13 Total: 8 15-12
101. Brooks Hale - Lexi Hale Brookeland ISD - TX 0
Day 1: 5 07-11 Day 2: 5 07-15 Total: 10 15-10
102. Jack Sprague - Cole Jimkoski Freeland High School - MI 0
Day 1: 5 07-10 Day 2: 5 07-15 Total: 10 15-09
103. Rafe Sexton - Hilary Sue Martin Hendry County Bass Masters - FL 0
Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 3 03-12 Total: 8 15-07
104. Dylan Holcomb - Grayson Faircloth Liberty County High School - FL 0
Day 1: 4 08-11 Day 2: 5 06-12 Total: 9 15-07
105. Jacob Longlois - Tanner Stewart Little Cypress-Mauriceville - TX 0
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 05-03 Total: 10 15-06
106. Zach Wolfe - Billy Erdakos Lincoln-Way Central High School 0
Day 1: 5 08-05 Day 2: 5 07-01 Total: 10 15-06
107. Griffin Ralph - Kaleb Snow Lakeside High School - AR 0
Day 1: 5 06-08 Day 2: 5 08-13 Total: 10 15-05
108. Cole Johnson - Keegan Cranmer North Bullitt High School - KY 0
Day 1: 5 08-00 Day 2: 5 07-04 Total: 10 15-04
109. Peter West - Zach Knight Gallatin High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 1 02-05 Total: 6 15-02
110. Hunter Petrovic - Minooka High School - IL 0
Day 1: 5 05-01 Day 2: 3 10-00 Total: 8 15-01
111. Nick Edington - Jarred Jones Maynard High School - AR 0
Day 1: 5 09-02 Day 2: 4 05-15 Total: 9 15-01
112. Wyatt Marler - Brock Rogers Bradleyville Fishing Team - MO 0
Day 1: 5 08-05 Day 2: 3 06-10 Total: 8 14-15
113. Cole Mcneely - Wyatt Parker Arkansas Youth Anglers - AR 0
Day 1: 5 07-09 Day 2: 5 07-05 Total: 10 14-14
114. Marcus Livingston - Hunter Kirchoff Augusta High School - WI 0
Day 1: 5 06-15 Day 2: 5 07-14 Total: 10 14-13
115. Dylan Edwards - Luke Rokavec Susquehanna Valley High School - 0
Day 1: 5 06-14 Day 2: 5 07-13 Total: 10 14-11
116. Spencer Grooms - Hudson Galimore Auburn High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 10-08 Day 2: 1 03-15 Total: 6 14-07
117. Ridge Faircloth - Chaff Foran Liberty County High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 06-11 Day 2: 5 07-12 Total: 10 14-07
118. Adam Mcghee - Scott Woicehovich Liberty Raiders - WV 0
Day 1: 5 06-12 Day 2: 5 07-10 Total: 10 14-06
119. Joseph Mashburn - Kobe Walden Clinton High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 10-06 Day 2: 2 03-15 Total: 7 14-05
120. Andrew Kunz - Spain Park High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 2 04-13 Total: 7 14-05
121. Colby Carrier - Zachary Morris Skowhegan High School - ME 0
Day 1: 3 03-10 Day 2: 5 10-10 Total: 8 14-04
122. Phillip Herring - Calup Williams Greene County Youth Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 06-07 Day 2: 5 07-13 Total: 10 14-04
123. Jack Mcillwain - Dyson Weaver Creekwood High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 07-06 Day 2: 5 06-13 Total: 10 14-03
124. Riley Faulkner - Blake Roberts Campbell County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 09-07 Day 2: 4 04-11 Total: 9 14-02
125. Kody Glass - Merrick Diaz Strawberry Crest High School - F 0
Day 1: 5 08-02 Day 2: 5 05-15 Total: 10 14-01
126. Clay Taylor - Arden Layton Woodruff High School - SC 0
Day 1: 4 04-13 Day 2: 5 09-03 Total: 9 14-00
127. Jamison Drake - Alex Girodo East Limestone High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 06-14 Day 2: 5 07-02 Total: 10 14-00
128. Cameron Yates - Lucas Snyder Kingswood High School - NH 0
Day 1: 3 05-12 Day 2: 5 08-03 Total: 8 13-15
129. Graham Raines - Ben Buchanan Crockett County - TN 0
Day 1: 5 08-00 Day 2: 5 05-14 Total: 10 13-14
130. Carson Falk - Eli Mcdaniel Capital City Bass Hunters - FL 0
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 2 02-07 Total: 7 13-13
131. Nicholas Frumkin - Jack Houghton Good Spirit Academy - MA 0
Day 1: 2 02-09 Day 2: 5 11-03 Total: 7 13-12
132. Hunter Schouest - Cody Pellegrin Fishing Squad of South Louisiana 0
Day 1: 5 07-01 Day 2: 3 06-11 Total: 8 13-12
133. Alex Gordon - Brandon Aux CT Thunder - CT 0
Day 1: 3 05-15 Day 2: 5 07-12 Total: 8 13-11
134. Bryson Dotson - Holden Pistello Campbell County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 2 02-12 Day 2: 5 10-14 Total: 7 13-10
135. Lucas Sheafer - Steele Smith Louisburg High School - KS 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 5 10-13 Total: 7 13-10
136. Jacob Payne - Blake Thomas Liberty County High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 06-06 Day 2: 5 07-04 Total: 10 13-10
137. Chase Osborne - Jayden Stokes Smiths Station High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 08-08 Day 2: 4 05-01 Total: 9 13-09
138. Bre Arnold - Connor Clark Good Hope Fishing Team - AL 0
Day 1: 5 06-14 Day 2: 5 06-11 Total: 10 13-09
139. Carson Winn - Grant Thomas Franklin High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 09-00 Day 2: 3 04-08 Total: 8 13-08
140. Dylan Eschette - Rhett Theriot Brusly High School - LA 0
Day 1: 5 05-14 Day 2: 5 07-09 Total: 10 13-07
141. Rance Eddleblute - Nicholas Finley Renegades - OH 0
Day 1: 5 06-14 Day 2: 5 06-09 Total: 10 13-07
142. Nicholas Allen - Bailey Martin Northwest Rankin High School - M 0
Day 1: 5 09-02 Day 2: 3 04-02 Total: 8 13-04
143. Jeremiah Proulx - Dylan Riney DJ Fishing - AR 0
Day 1: 5 05-13 Day 2: 5 07-07 Total: 10 13-04
144. Szymon Piton - Leo Glynn Carl Sandburg - IL 0
Day 1: 5 07-00 Day 2: 5 06-04 Total: 10 13-04
145. Cambre Webb - Dakota Skipper Silliman Fishing - LA 0
Day 1: 5 06-12 Day 2: 5 06-04 Total: 10 13-00
146. Bailey Davidson - Parker O'bryan Brandon High School - MS 0
Day 1: 5 08-14 Day 2: 3 04-01 Total: 8 12-15
147. Tyler Schumacher - Cody Hamann Eureka Wildcats Fishing Team - M 0
Day 1: 5 07-05 Day 2: 5 05-10 Total: 10 12-15
148. Austin Roberts - Jake Krauth Franklin County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Day 2: 5 08-05 Total: 8 12-14
149. Tyson Verkaik - Claude Loftin Marion County High School Bassma 0
Day 1: 5 07-06 Day 2: 4 05-07 Total: 9 12-13
150. Nicholas Wells - William Spears Genoa Central - AR 0
Day 1: 4 04-15 Day 2: 5 07-11 Total: 9 12-10
151. Wes Wodarz - Kyle Braun Southeastern Bass Anglers - IN 0
Day 1: 5 06-02 Day 2: 2 06-08 Total: 7 12-10
152. Benjamin Jumonville - David Gummow Catholic High School Pointe Coup 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Day 2: 5 09-14 Total: 7 12-09
153. Chance Shelby - Tyler Jordan Live Oak High School - LA 0
Day 1: 5 08-13 Day 2: 3 03-12 Total: 8 12-09
154. BJ Collins - Banks Shaw Sale Creek Anglers - NC 0
Day 1: 5 07-15 Day 2: 3 04-10 Total: 8 12-09
155. Philip Parker - Brody Tuinder MGM JR Fishing - AL 0
Day 1: 3 07-02 Day 2: 3 05-07 Total: 6 12-09
156. Drew Pitts - Luke Romesburg Tampa Bay High School - FL 0
Day 1: 2 02-05 Day 2: 5 10-03 Total: 7 12-08
157. Arlo Mckee - Luke Wenger Rocky Mountain High School - CO 0
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 1 01-09 Total: 6 12-07
158. Eli Rogers - Nathan Griffin Charles Page High School - OK 0
Day 1: 5 09-01 Day 2: 3 03-06 Total: 8 12-07
159. Wyatt Holifield - Blake Baughman Picayune Memorial High School - 0
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 5 08-06 Total: 7 12-07
160. Alex Gore - Kobi May Jefferson County High School - T 0
Day 1: 4 04-12 Day 2: 5 07-11 Total: 9 12-07
161. Gage Sellars - Brock Lewis Bainbridge High School - GA 0
Day 1: 4 07-10 Day 2: 3 04-13 Total: 7 12-07
162. Canon Ybarra - Ethan Locke Beech High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 07-05 Day 2: 5 05-02 Total: 10 12-07
163. Jackie Hatfield - Graham Willis Alcoa Fishing Team - TN 0
Day 1: 5 05-01 Day 2: 5 07-02 Total: 10 12-03
164. Garrett Smith - Dalton Webb Springfield High School - TN 0
Day 1: 3 02-07 Day 2: 5 09-10 Total: 8 12-01
165. Cody Morgan - Brant Langley Marion County High School Bassma 0
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 4 08-06 Total: 6 12-01
166. Mack Taylor - Parker Haling Sand Springs High School - OK 0
Day 1: 5 06-00 Day 2: 4 06-01 Total: 9 12-01
167. Hunter Sandschafer - Garrett Gaddis Teutopolis High School - IL 0
Day 1: 5 06-06 Day 2: 3 05-10 Total: 8 12-00
168. Colten Dickerson - Gabe Aldrich Fishhawx - MI 0
Day 1: 5 06-03 Day 2: 2 05-10 Total: 7 11-13
169. Chaser Ellison - Gage Phillips Morris Community High School - I 0
Day 1: 4 05-15 Day 2: 4 05-14 Total: 8 11-13
170. Clayburn Reed - Pasco High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 05-02 Day 2: 3 06-08 Total: 8 11-10
171. Kyle Stentz - Cohen Stentz Eastmont High School - WA 0
Day 1: 3 05-04 Day 2: 3 06-05 Total: 6 11-09
172. Rusty Mccollum - Blake Thompson Pisgah High School - MS 0
Day 1: 3 04-13 Day 2: 4 06-11 Total: 7 11-08
173. Nick Herrman - Kyle Herrman Capital City High School - KS 0
Day 1: 3 05-11 Day 2: 4 05-12 Total: 7 11-07
174. Landon Myers - Jacob Teffeteller Alcoa Fishing Team - TN 0
Day 1: 4 05-03 Day 2: 5 06-03 Total: 9 11-06
175. Ethan Chmielewski - Ryan Herbst Anoka Ramsey - MN 0
Day 1: 5 09-05 Day 2: 1 02-00 Total: 6 11-05
176. Connor Dunn - Ian Nash Lovejoy High School - TX 0
Day 1: 2 04-08 Day 2: 5 06-12 Total: 7 11-04
177. Makenzie Bailey - Dalton Bailey Winter Springs High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 06-08 Day 2: 3 04-12 Total: 8 11-04
178. Mark Murdock - Pate Willis South Arkansas Youth Bass Angler 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Day 2: 4 06-10 Total: 7 11-03
179. Brody Herron - Liam Tanner Mynderse Academy - NY 0
Day 1: 5 05-10 Day 2: 4 05-09 Total: 9 11-03
180. Traydun Freeze - Austin Hayes Roco Anglers - NC 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 5 09-01 Total: 6 11-01
181. Trey Richardson - Reid Luckett Free State Bass - MD 0
Day 1: 5 07-04 Day 2: 3 03-13 Total: 8 11-01
182. Jacob Lacroix - Noah Roberts Tioga High School - LA 0
Day 1: 3 04-08 Day 2: 5 06-09 Total: 8 11-01
183. Shamar Pierre - Devrin Harper West St John High School - LA 0
Day 1: 2 04-02 Day 2: 5 06-14 Total: 7 11-00
184. Kalen Slocum - Hunter Roberts Glenwood High School - AL 0
Day 1: 1 01-05 Day 2: 5 09-09 Total: 6 10-14
185. Thomas Ledford - Cameron Beard York County High School - SC 0
Day 1: 5 06-09 Day 2: 4 04-05 Total: 9 10-14
186. Luke McGuffin - Kaleb Butts Crescent High School - SC 0
Day 1: 3 04-05 Day 2: 4 06-07 Total: 7 10-12
187. Fisher Tyler - Blake Ingram Salem High School - AR 0
Day 1: 4 05-14 Day 2: 4 04-14 Total: 8 10-12
188. Andon Goins - Daniel Moon Rhea County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 06-12 Day 2: 3 03-15 Total: 8 10-11
189. Talan Leith - Bryson Glover Chapman High School - SC 0
Day 1: 1 04-03 Day 2: 4 06-07 Total: 5 10-10
190. Triton Graham - Huntley Dees Citronelle High School - AL 0
Day 1: 4 04-05 Day 2: 5 06-02 Total: 9 10-07
191. Justin Jacobs - Jackson Jacobs Grundy County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 05-13 Day 2: 4 04-10 Total: 9 10-07
192. Syler Prince - Austin Peters Palatka High School - FL 0
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 1 00-14 Total: 6 10-06
193. Jace Akers - Cody Mullis Palatka High School - FL 0
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 5 08-10 Total: 6 10-06
194. Brayson Claunch - Cameron Owens Boyle County High School - KY 0
Day 1: 3 03-11 Day 2: 3 06-11 Total: 6 10-06
195. Aaron Yavorsky - Jett Stanley Tampa Bay Junior High School - F 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 5 08-12 Total: 6 10-05
196. Hunter Hamilton - Noah Higgins Parkview Baptist School - LA 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 5 07-08 Total: 7 10-05
197. Jacob Cavanaugh - Seth Calvert Kawartha High School - ON 0
Day 1: 2 03-13 Day 2: 4 06-07 Total: 6 10-04
198. Brody Mitchell - Eli Dix Grissom High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 06-01 Day 2: 3 04-03 Total: 8 10-04
199. Logan Carter - Angus Roberson Lincoln County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 07-05 Day 2: 3 02-14 Total: 8 10-03
200. Lake Johnson - Beau England West Morgan Fishing Team - AL 0
Day 1: 5 08-09 Day 2: 1 01-04 Total: 6 09-13
201. Brody Lineberry - Ryan Wright Baldwin County High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 08-05 Day 2: 1 01-06 Total: 6 09-11
202. Carson Walker - Jake Collins Livingston Academy - TN 0
Day 1: 4 05-03 Day 2: 3 04-08 Total: 7 09-11
203. Jake Mattingly - Danville Christian Academy - KY 0
Day 1: 3 03-14 Day 2: 4 05-12 Total: 7 09-10
204. Garry Antunes - Griffin Antunes Henderson High School - TX 0
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 3 05-09 Total: 5 09-10
205. Caiden Ellis - Gage Byars Henry County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 09-07 Total: 5 09-07
206. Colton Hutchinson - Cydney Hutchinson Bobcat Bass - KS 0
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 4 06-02 Total: 6 09-07
207. Langston Martin - Coleman Mezick Lee County Anglers - AL 0
Day 1: 3 04-10 Day 2: 2 04-11 Total: 5 09-05
208. Carty Shoen - Dylan Mladick Brophy College Prep - AZ 0
Day 1: 1 03-00 Day 2: 4 06-04 Total: 5 09-04
209. Braxton Hopper - Jake Woodward Chelsea Anglers - AL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 09-03 Total: 5 09-03
210. Cason Hill - Jamison Hester Handley High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 09-02 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 09-02
211. Karson Denton - Luke Goodrum Splendora High School - TX 0
Day 1: 2 02-02 Day 2: 5 06-15 Total: 7 09-01
212. Ridge Rutledge - Ryan Sponcil East Jessamine High School - KY 0
Day 1: 5 05-13 Day 2: 3 03-04 Total: 8 09-01
213. Nolan Holloway - Jackson Fanning Morgan County High School - GA 0
Day 1: 5 09-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 09-00
214. Caleb Cason - Kale Robinson Lone Star JR Bassmasters - TX 0
Day 1: 5 06-07 Day 2: 2 02-09 Total: 7 09-00
215. Dawson Ettinger - Camren Teuton Clay County High School - FL 0
Day 1: 1 01-05 Day 2: 5 07-09 Total: 6 08-14
216. Ben Hester - Mason Caldwell Rhea County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 5 07-00 Day 2: 2 01-12 Total: 7 08-12
217. Sam Dameron - Trent Gilmore Oak Mountain High School - AL 0
Day 1: 3 08-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 08-11
218. Baylen Guy - Brandt Babineaux Teurlings Catholic High School - 0
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 5 06-13 Total: 6 08-08
219. James Murphy - Hayden White Gilbert Christian - AZ 0
Day 1: 1 02-09 Day 2: 5 05-15 Total: 6 08-08
220. Mason Martin - Grant Raney East Limestone High School - AL 0
Day 1: 3 04-04 Day 2: 4 04-04 Total: 7 08-08
221. Cason Price - Gabe Winham Rocky Mount Academy - NC 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 08-07 Total: 4 08-07
222. Aiden Lacy - Ben Fulton Windsor High School - CO 0
Day 1: 2 02-15 Day 2: 5 05-08 Total: 7 08-07
223. Conner Lanham - Jed Defee Baldwin County High School - AL 0
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 5 06-10 Total: 6 08-06
224. Easton Drennon - Brady Raines Mt Juliet High School - TN 0
Day 1: 3 04-03 Day 2: 2 04-01 Total: 5 08-04
225. Garrett Christy - Jake Ross Jesse C. Carson High School - NC 0
Day 1: 5 06-10 Day 2: 1 01-07 Total: 6 08-01
226. Tristan Fawley - Van Price Carlson High School - MI 0
Day 1: 3 03-04 Day 2: 3 04-13 Total: 6 08-01
227. Lawson Lewing - Many High School 0
Day 1: 3 03-01 Day 2: 5 04-15 Total: 8 08-00
228. River Eubanks - Parker Eubanks Wilson High School - OK 0
Day 1: 3 04-07 Day 2: 3 03-09 Total: 6 08-00
229. JD Sewell - Holden Hatcher Hamshire-Fannett High School - T 0
Day 1: 5 07-15 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 07-15
230. Ethan Stant - Peyton Dixon Kent Fishing Club - DE 0
Day 1: 5 05-08 Day 2: 2 02-07 Total: 7 07-15
231. Jay Armstrong - Jake Shoemaker Pisgah High School - MS 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 2 05-00 Total: 4 07-13
232. Luke Salvail - Tyler Seikel Grissom High School - AL 0
Day 1: 3 03-10 Day 2: 4 04-03 Total: 7 07-13
233. Logan Sparkman - Austin Reed Chiles High School - FL 0
Day 1: 4 05-02 Day 2: 2 02-10 Total: 6 07-12
234. Dash Murray - Emmett Van Den Broek Kawartha High School - ON 0
Day 1: 2 05-02 Day 2: 2 02-10 Total: 4 07-12
235. Payton Thompson - Jacob Ford Blue Mountain Anglers - VA 0
Day 1: 4 04-13 Day 2: 2 02-15 Total: 6 07-12
236. Devan Perkins - Ty Ross Denham Springs High School - LA 0
Day 1: 4 04-02 Day 2: 3 03-10 Total: 7 07-12
237. Hunter Stuckey - Logan Clark Ultimate High School Fishing - T 0
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 2 03-00 Total: 4 07-11
238. Riley Hendricks - Wesley Allen Hurricane High School - WV 0
Day 1: 5 05-12 Day 2: 1 01-14 Total: 6 07-10
239. Brady Whitworth - Hunter Becke Faith Christian School - AL 0
Day 1: 3 05-08 Day 2: 1 01-11 Total: 4 07-03
240. Zeke Stevens - Kade Ratcliff Arkansas Youth Anglers - AR 0
Day 1: 3 03-08 Day 2: 3 03-11 Total: 6 07-03
241. Kaden Holley - Caleb Pourciau Brusly High School - LA 0
Day 1: 5 06-02 Day 2: 1 01-00 Total: 6 07-02
242. Will Haynes - Austin Thomas Curry High School - AL 0
Day 1: 5 07-01 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 07-01
243. Brady Talbot - Bryce Distefano Live Oak High School - LA 0
Day 1: 4 05-08 Day 2: 1 01-09 Total: 5 07-01
244. Kaden Cissom - Sawyer Brady Pine Grove - MS 0
Day 1: 4 04-11 Day 2: 2 02-06 Total: 6 07-01
245. Jaxson Wells - Caden Davis Coffee County Bass Club - TN 0
Day 1: 4 06-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 4 06-14
246. Drew Cruzen - Aiden Grad Chiawana - WA 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 1 01-01 Total: 4 06-14
247. Austin Hicks - Micah Cromer Bossier Parish High School - LA 0
Day 1: 4 06-12 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 4 06-12
248. Carter Doren - Ryan Lachniet Sin City Bass Club - NV 0
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 3 03-06 Total: 5 06-12
249. Landon Story - Garrett Sharp East Limestone High School - AL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 06-11 Total: 5 06-11
250. Cole Pickett - Dutch Kor Many High School - LA 0
Day 1: 4 06-08 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 4 06-08
251. Chance Bryars - Noah Bryars Baldwin County High School - AL 0
Day 1: 3 04-05 Day 2: 2 02-02 Total: 5 06-07
252. Jakob Stamper - Luke Lowery Howell High School - MI 0
Day 1: 4 00-00 Day 2: 4 06-06 Total: 8 06-06
253. Kaden Casey - Jackson Pulley Montgomery County High School - 0
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 2 03-14 Total: 3 06-05
254. Carson Volz - Trent Volz Indian Creek - IN 0
Day 1: 5 06-04 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 06-04
255. Tristan Whittaker - Caleb Straight Panhandle Youth Anglers - FL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 06-03 Total: 5 06-03
256. Tanner Herndon - Jaden Purkey Jefferson County High School - T 0
Day 1: 5 04-02 Day 2: 2 02-01 Total: 7 06-03
257. Gavin Mcghee - Nash Thompson Patrick County High School - VA 0
Day 1: 4 05-02 Day 2: 1 01-00 Total: 5 06-02
258. Hunter Daniels - Joshua King Okeechobee High School - FL 0
Day 1: 4 05-15 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 4 05-15
259. Hayden Buchanan - Barrett Choquette Headland High School - AL 0
Day 1: 2 02-00 Day 2: 1 03-12 Total: 3 05-12
260. Drake Hart - Evadale High School - TX 0
Day 1: 2 05-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 05-11
261. Andrew Mailer - Kaleb Walton White Bear Lake - MN 0
Day 1: 2 02-09 Day 2: 3 03-02 Total: 5 05-11
262. Kaiya Ziga - Trace Mckinney Morris Community High School - I 0
Day 1: 1 01-02 Day 2: 3 04-08 Total: 4 05-10
263. Matthew Rome - Connor Dawson Central High School - LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
264. Brody Jones - Parker Batts Jefferson County High School - T 0
Day 1: 2 05-03 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 05-03
265. Caleb Kuykendall - Asher Williams Murfreesboro High School - AR 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
266. Trent Labauve - Carson Granier Brusly High School - LA 0
Day 1: 2 01-14 Day 2: 2 03-04 Total: 4 05-02
267. Colton Smith - Huntlee York Y and S Fishing - AR 0
Day 1: 1 01-01 Day 2: 3 04-00 Total: 4 05-01
268. Ayden Cowan - Kason Hinish Bloody Run Bassin - PA 0
Day 1: 2 02-15 Day 2: 1 02-02 Total: 3 05-01
269. Nicholas Dellaporta - Alex Burton New Jersey High School Club - NJ 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 3 03-06 Total: 4 04-14
270. Mason Melton - Cason Mcnutt Mt Juliet High School - TN 0
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 2 02-10 Total: 3 04-13
271. Garrett Thomas - Hunter Holland Walker High School - LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 04-11 Total: 4 04-11
272. Dylan Brown - Harrison Bassmasters - TN 0
Day 1: 3 04-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 04-11
272. Elijah Bryant - Christian Bales Jessamine County High School - K 0
Day 1: 3 04-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 04-11
272. Jake Panichi - Louie Panichi North Woods - MN 0
Day 1: 3 04-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 04-11
275. George Mahassel - John Mcshane Blackstone Valley Tech - MA 0
Day 1: 2 03-13 Day 2: 1 00-14 Total: 3 04-11
276. Matt Knudson - AJ Quaid Elk River High School - MN 0
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 1 00-15 Total: 3 04-11
277. Gabe Blair - Jc Howard Madison Southern High School - K 0
Day 1: 2 01-13 Day 2: 3 02-12 Total: 5 04-09
278. Alex Barrett - Davis Ray Fayetteville High School - AL 0
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 2 02-01 Total: 3 04-07
279. Drew Kuhnle - Jake Jones Hartley's Hawgs - OH 0
Day 1: 3 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 04-06
280. Jordan Guest - Landon Guest Skyline High School - AL 0
Day 1: 2 02-12 Day 2: 1 01-10 Total: 3 04-06
281. Presley Lannom - Morgan Lannom Mt Juliet High School - TN 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Day 2: 3 03-06 Total: 4 04-03
282. Kade Palmer - Evan Burris Walker High School - LA 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 2 02-04 Total: 3 04-03
283. James Saylor - Tre Smith Garrard County High School - KY 0
Day 1: 2 02-07 Day 2: 1 01-10 Total: 3 04-01
284. Austin Barnard - Josh Kight Southern Garrett - MD 0
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 2 01-11 Total: 3 03-15
285. Jackson Rogers - Caden Sellers Denham Springs High School - LA 0
Day 1: 3 03-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 03-14
286. Conner Frederick - Timothy Finley Nassau Christian Bass Club - FL 0
Day 1: 2 03-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 03-13
287. Barrett Clark - Benjamin Clark Putnam County Bassmasters - FL 0
Day 1: 2 02-05 Day 2: 1 01-08 Total: 3 03-13
288. Brady Howard - Bradlee Reffitt Louisa Bass Club High School - K 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 03-12 Total: 3 03-12
289. Collin Hampton - Lucas Cheatham Magnolia High School - AR 0
Day 1: 1 01-00 Day 2: 1 02-12 Total: 2 03-12
290. Archer Reese - Harrison Helms Meigs County High School - TN 0
Day 1: 4 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 4 03-10
291. Luke Somerville - Leland Fox Gaylord High School - MI 0
Day 1: 3 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 03-10
292. Cutty Labrum - Jordan Werner Redrock Bass - UT 0
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 1 01-12 Total: 2 03-08
293. Blake Marcum - Louisa Bass Club High School - K 0
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 03-05
294. Cal Ambrose - Zach Loken White Bear Lake - MN 0
Day 1: 1 00-15 Day 2: 2 02-02 Total: 3 03-01
295. Jake Carney - Knox Whalen Soddy Daisy High School - TN 0
Day 1: 3 03-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 03-00
296. Adam Dionne - Zach Waters Eastside Elites - MI 0
Day 1: 1 00-08 Day 2: 1 02-08 Total: 2 03-00
297. Ethan Park - Jack Richtman Downers Grove North - IL 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 02-13
297. Kane Weekley - Trent Handley LaBelle High School - FL 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 02-13
299. Avery Johnson - Drake Middleton Riverside High School - TN 0
Day 1: 2 01-12 Day 2: 1 01-00 Total: 3 02-12
300. Cullen Asbeck - Ethan Bassett Elk River High School - MN 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 02-11
301. Holten Phillips - Hunter Little Lakeside High School - AR 0
Day 1: 2 02-06 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 02-06
302. Alex Douglas - Will Douglas Cumberland Gap - TN 0
Day 1: 1 00-12 Day 2: 1 01-06 Total: 2 02-02
303. Ben Delvecchia - Ryan Teixeira CT Thunder - CT 0
Day 1: 2 01-15 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 01-15
304. Brent Christopher - Connor Young Boyle County High School - KY 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-08
305. Clayton Ellis - Jesse Floyd Saltillo High School - MS 0
Day 1: 1 01-05 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-05
306. Zach Holler - Klayton Nelson Woden ISD - TX 0
Day 1: 1 01-02 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-02
307. Alex Bowen - Aaron Mills Cardinal Fishing Team - KY 0
Day 1: 1 00-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 00-14
308. JD Stack - John Cooper Scotts Hill High School - TN 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 00-13
308. Trey Woliver - Hayden Poe Heritage High School - TN 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 00-13 Total: 1 00-13
310. Ashley Sanner - Caden Cranford Sanner Cranford - AR 0
Day 1: 1 00-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 00-11
311. Derek Davis - Connor Jaco Mt.Pleasant High School - TN 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
311. Jake Haynes - Chance Webb Choctaw High School - OK 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
311. Connor Mclaughlin - Barclay Butler Scottsboro High School - AL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
311. Carter Oberbroeckling - Marcus Gaul Bass Kickers - IA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 169 1165 2050-13
2 150 1080 1868-10
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319 2245 3919-07

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