Wheeler Weighing his Options
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Jacob Wheeler finished today in 3rd place in Group B’s Qualifying Round of Toyota Stage 6 of the Bass Pro Tour on Lake Champlain; sending him to yet another Knockout Round. The Team Toyota pro is fresh off his second Bass Pro Tour win of the season on the St. Lawrence River and would love nothing more than to win back-to-back events here in New York.
If you’ve been paying attention to professional bass fishing the past several years, you already know the 31-year old Indiana native is a once-in-a-lifetime type talent on the water. One of the things that makes Wheeler so tough to beat is his cerebral nature.
He is constantly considering different strategies during competition, not just different ways to catch a bass, but factoring in the different rounds of a Bass Pro Tour event. Weighing the positives and negatives of potential off-days, incoming weather patterns, and always striving to put himself in the absolute best position to come away with a victory.
As Wheeler charged up the SCORETRACKER, catching over 58-pounds of Champlain bass and posting the heaviest weight of the day, these variables were certainly running through his mind.
“I was starting to make up some serious ground on the leaders and about half way through the day I decided I needed to try and win the Round,” Wheeler explained. “The area I was catching them the best in today is vulnerable to the wind and strong winds are forecasted for the Knockout Round. I hate to burn up fish if I don’t need to, but with that knowledge I wanted to push and see what would happen.”
Wheeler is predominantly targeting smallmouth, which have been unusually fickle this week during Stage 6 for every angler not named Justin Lucas. When Wheeler found a large group of smallies and began quickly stacking weight today, he knew he needed to put the pedal down in hopes of avoiding heavier winds expected for the Knockout Round.
That kind of intuition is not something you can learn without competing in hundreds of tournaments, spending thousands of hours working on your craft. Whether we are talking about this tournament or the previous five Stages, Wheeler isn’t out there just to catch every bass he possibly can. He is extremely calculated when it comes to managing spots, areas, and fish. Wheeler is playing chess, not checkers on the Bass Pro Tour.
Unfortunately for J. Wheels, both Justin Lucas and Brandon Coulter both had 50+ pound days today, too. They were sitting in first and second going into today and were able to out pace him in the end.
“I lost a couple good fish with about 30 minutes to go today that kind of took the wind out of my sails,” Wheeler said. “I still had a little over ten pounds to make up and with time getting low, I decided to back off. The wind might totally jack me up out there tomorrow but it could fire the fish up, too. I really don’t know, but we’re going to find out tomorrow.”
He may not have been able to chase down Justin Lucas today to win the Qualifying Round, but advancing to the Knockout Round continues his incredible 2021 season. Wheeler currently sits in third place in the overall Points Title race and is continuously factoring that title into his tournament equation as well.
Anything can happen in both this event and the Points Title campaign, but with the way Wheeler has been fishing this year it would be hard to bet against him.
Ike Beats The Buzzer For B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series Victory On Upper Chesapeake Bay
Mike Iaconelli, of Pittsgrove, N.J., has won the Bassmaster B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series powered by TourneyX at Upper Chesapeake Bay with a five-fish limit measuring 88.25 inches.
Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.
August 7, 2021
CECIL COUNTY, Md. — With one minute to spare before lines out, Michael “Ike” Iaconelli landed an 18.50-inch bass that lifted him to victory Saturday in the Bassmaster B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series powered by TourneyX at Upper Chesapeake Bay.
Iaconelli’s five biggest bass measured 88.25 inches, edging second-place Sterling Leach by just 1.75 inches.
It’s been a good couple of weeks for the popular New Jersey pro and 20-time Classic qualifier. His Kayak Series win comes on the heels of a fourth-place finish at the Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open at Oneida Lake, which lifted Iaconelli to second in the Northern Division points race.
“I’m proud of this one. I’ve been trying for three years to win a professional kayak event and I finally won one,” Iaconelli said. “It feels really, really good. It is a big moment for me. Kayak fishing has been great for me personally and a lot of the companies I work with are supporting me fishing on the kayak side as well.
“I launched an Ike-approved Hobie at ICAST this year. I’ve only fished out of it about six times. What a great way to break in a new kayak.”
The victory also gives Ike a win at every level of adult Bassmaster competition.
“I’ve won as an amateur, I’ve won as a Nation angler, I’ve won at the Open level, the Elite level, the Classic and Angler of the Year,” he said. (Iaconelli won the 2003 Bassmaster Classic at the Louisiana Delta and captured the Angler of the Year title in 2006.) “I talk to Brandon Palaniuk a lot and one of his goals is to win at every level of B.A.S.S. and the Classic is sort of the last thing he has left to win.
“But not now. If he wants to top my record he has to get a kayak and win a kayak event.”
Iaconelli’s winning fish engulfed his Berkley MaxScent Creature Hawg with just enough time for him to haul it into the boat, measure it and photograph it before the official lines out time of 2 p.m. ET.
“It’s funny how those things happen like that,” he said. “I was flipping and flipping and watching the time click. At 1:59 p.m., I pitched in a mat and it sank about a foot and the hydrilla shook. I saw my line jump and set the hook, cranked it in on 65-pound braid, swung it in, unhooked it and submitted the picture all within a minute. It was an incredible thing.
“It ranks up there as one of the most exciting fish catches I’ve ever had in my life.”
Throughout his years of tournament fishing, Iaconelli has accumulated hours of experience on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, a place he calls a “premier fishery” in the Northeast. This time of the year, however, is one of the more difficult seasons to generate bites.
“It is a special place, but it has this ugly stage which is early August through late September,” he said. “Today was one of those days. It was hard to get bites. Sometimes the grind tournaments, when you do well or win, mean even more than the easy ones.”
Iaconelli fished parts of a big grass flat, specifically targeting ditches that drained out of the flat as well as hard hydrilla edges that were pinned against deeper creeks that ran through the flat.
With all of his experience on the Upper Chesapeake, it was the first time he fished these specific areas of the flat.
“The quality that lives out there is what attracted me to that flat. It has a tremendous amount of 15- to 20-inch largemouth. The challenge was finding them. One of the reasons it gets so tough in August is that flat turns into a grassbed. It is mainly hydrilla, star grass, eelgrass and it is 5 square miles of it.”
Iaconelli landed five bass around the drains and ditches on a Texas-rigged black/blue flake Berkley PowerBait The General with a 1/16-ounce VMC nail weight on an Abu Garcia spinning rod. His two biggest bites came punching the hydrilla edge with a black/blue flake Berkley MaxScent Creature Hawg paired with a 1-ounce tungsten weight and a 4/0 VMC Flippin’ Hook.
He said the tide played a major role.
“The golden rule of tidal fishing is low water is always the best,” he said. “I had an early window of low water. This morning I caught four within the first hour and a half. When we started it was low but coming in.
“As the tide started to come in, the bite really shut off. I went a long time without a bite. I caught the 19.50 on the bad tide, a dead high tide, and that got me my limit.”
Leach used two different patterns to claim second place in his first-ever Kayak Series event. He also claimed Big Bass of the Tournament honors after winning the tiebreaker against Iaconelli with a 19.50 and a 19.00-inch bass.
After his two days of practice, Leach decided to fish the Sassafras River section of the Bay. After failing to get a buzzbait bite first thing in the morning, he switched to a Z-Man Evergreen ChatterBait JackHammer and landed three of his five keepers around wood in deeper pockets in the river bends.
West Virginia angler Greg Harper finished third with 78 inches of smallmouth bass. Harper ventured up the Susquehanna River, an environment that matched the style of his home waters.
His bait of choice was a Lucky Craft squarebill crankbait and a 4-inch Yum Dinger rigged on a weighted wacky rig jighead around rock and wood targets.
“My day started out pretty slow. I didn’t catch my first fish until around 8 o’clock,” Harper said. “But after that, it was fast and furious. I caught a limit within an hour, and I caught a lot of fish all day long, just not a lot of size.”
The top four anglers from the event punched their tickets to the 2022 Kayak Series National Championship, which will be held in conjunction with the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk at Lake Hartwell.
Cecil County, Maryland hosted the event.
Matt Lee Cruises to Win Group A Qualifying Round at MLF Bass Pro Tour Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain
Alabama pro Advances Directly to Tuesday’s Championship Round, 17 Anglers Advance to Monday’s Knockout Round
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Aug. 7, 2021) – Cullman, Alabama pro Matt Lee only caught nine scorable bass Saturday totaling 27 pounds, 11 ounces, but after his astonishing Day 1 on Thursday, it turns out he could have taken the day off. Lee’s two-day total of 49 bass weighing 131 pounds even easily earned him the Qualifying Round win for Group A on a weather-delayed day at the Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits in Plattsburgh, New York.
Competition ran a bit later than expected Saturday, as lightning in the area caused two pauses in competition during Period 3, totaling 2 hours and 15 minutes. The final hour of competition resumed at 6:15 p.m. ET, with competition ending for the day at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Italy’s Jacopo Gallelli, a Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit angler that qualified to compete in this event via his win in June on the Potomac River, caught a two-day total of 28 bass weighing 81-13 to finish the round in second place, while Bryan Thrift of Shelby, North Carolina, boated a two-day total of 28 bass weighing 81-3 to end the round in third. Berkley pro Scott Suggs of Alexander, Arkansas , finished the day in fourth place with a two-day total of 24 bass for 80-15. Rounding out the top five was Japanese pro Takahiro Omori, who caught 27 bass for 78-6 to advance in fifth place.
The six-day event, hosted by the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau and the City of Plattsburgh, features the top professional anglers from around the world competing for a purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner.
The top 17 anglers from Group A will now enjoy an off-day Sunday, while the 39 anglers in Qualifying Group B will complete their two-day Qualifying Round of competition. The Knockout Round, featuring 35 anglers competing to finish in the top eight, will take place on Monday. Tuesday’s Championship Round will feature Lee, Sunday’s Group B winner, and the top eight anglers from the Knockout Round competing in a final-day shootout for the top prize of $100,000.
“Man, it feels so good to earn the win,” Lee said in his post-game interview. “This tournament is a long way from over, but now I’ve got Championship Day to try to make it happen. I’ve got a 1 in 10 chance.
“You don’t beat these guys – even when they’re split up in groups – very often. They’re the best in the world. So, to do it, and to have the margin that I had after today… wow,” Lee continued. “It’s been a long day, I tried to practice and find some new stuff, but it was tough. I couldn’t get anything going, just a few. Then I came back over here late and caught them on a topwater.
“It’s been an awesome couple of days, and I can’t wait to get back out here on Tuesday,” Lee went on to say. “It’s going to be tough, but we’re that much closer.”
The top 17 pros from Qualifying Group A that now advance to Monday’s Knockout Round on Lake Champlain are:
1st: Matt Lee, Cullman, Ala., 49 bass, 131-0
2nd: Jacopo Gallelli, Florence, Italy, 28 bass, 81-13
3rd: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 28 bass, 81-3
4th: Scott Suggs, Alexander, Ark., 24 bass, 80-15
5th: Takahiro Omori, Tokyo, Japan, 28 bass, 80-10
6th: Shinichi Fukae, Osaka, Japan, 24 bass, 76-5
7th: James Elam, Tulsa, Okla., 23 bass, 73-11
8th: Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn., 24 bass, 72-14
9th: Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 23 bass, 70-14
10th: Dave Lefebre, Erie, Pa., 23 bass, 69-2
11th: Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg, S.C., 25 bass, 65-11
12th: Timmy Horton, Muscle Shoals, Ala., 22 bass, 64-3
13th: Britt Myers, Lake Wylie, S.C., 24 bass, 63-2
14th: John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 24 bass, 62-11
15th: Aaron Martens, Leeds, Ala., 22 bass, 62-8
16th: Gerald Spohrer, Gonzales, La., 21 bass, 62-8
17th: Terry Scroggins, San Mateo, Fla., 20 bass, 58-14
Finishing in 18th through 34th in the Group A Qualifying Round were:
18th: Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla., 19 bass, 58-12
19th: Tommy Biffle, Wagoner, Okla., 22 bass, 56-7
20th: Cliff Pace, Petal, Miss., 18 bass, 54-2
21st: John Murray, Spring City, Tenn., 20 bass, 51-6
22nd: Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla., 15 bass, 50-4
23rd: Jared Lintner, Arroyo Grande, Calif., 19 bass, 50-2
24th: Jason Lambert, Michie, Tenn., 16 bass, 45-9
25th: James Watson, Lampe, Mo., 15 bass, 43-8
26th: Brent Chapman, Lake Quivira, Kan., 13 bass, 40-14
27th: Fred Roumbanis, Russellville, Ark., 14 bass, 39-9
28th: Randall Tharp, Port Saint Joe, Fla., 13 bass, 39-5
29th: Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., 13 bass, 37-10
30th: David Walker, Sevierville, Tenn., 11 bass, 32-8
31st: Gary Klein, Mingus, Texas, nine bass, 24-6
32nd: Lawson Hibdon, Versailles, Mo., six bass, 17-4
33rd: Brett Hite, Phoenix, Ariz., four bass, 11-13
34th: Mike McClelland, Blue Eye, Mo., two bass, 6-9
A complete list of results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Overall, there were 353 bass weighing 1,033 pounds, 14 ounces caught by the 34 pros on Saturday.
Omori won Saturday’s $1,000 Berkley Big Bass Award, weighing in a 5-pound, 14-ounce largemouth bass on a jig during Period 1. Berkley awards $1,000 to the angler that weighs the biggest bass each day, and a $3,000 bonus to the angler who weighs the largest bass of the tournament.
MLF announced earlier this week that the normal 80-angler Bass Pro Tour field would be reduced to 73 for this event, as seven anglers withdrew from competition for undisclosed reasons. After consulting with the MLF Angler Advisory Board, a slight change was made to the Qualifying Round Toro Cut Lines due to the unbalanced angler groupings.
The 34 Anglers in Group A competed in their two-day qualifying round on Lake Champlain on Thursday and Saturday – the 39 anglers in Group B on Friday and Sunday. After each two-day qualifying round is complete, the anglers that finish in 2nd through 17th place from Group A (50% of field) and 2nd through 20th place from Group B (50% of field) advance to Monday’s Knockout Round, while the winner of each group advances directly to Tuesday’s Championship Round. In the Knockout Round, weights are zeroed and the remaining 35 anglers compete to finish in the top 8 to advance to the Championship Round. In the final day Championship Round, weights are zeroed and the highest one-day total wins the top prize of $100,000.
Anglers will take off from the Plattsburgh City Marina, located at 2 Dock St., in Plattsburgh, at 8 a.m. ET each day of competition. Each day’s General Tire Takeout will also be held at the Launch Ramp, beginning at 5 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend all takeoff and takeout ceremonies and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLF NOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
MLF officials have divided the lake into two zones in which anglers will compete – Zone A (north end of lake) and Zone B (south end of lake – Ticonderoga area). Anglers choosing to fish in Zone B must go through the normal takeoff procedure at the Plattsburgh Boat Launch and then trailer to a public ramp within Zone B. Anglers will depart the Boat Launch at 8 a.m., and competition will start with “lines in” at 9 a.m.
The Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits features anglers competing with a 2-pound minimum weight requirement for a bass to be deemed scorable. Minimum weights are determined individually for each competition waters that the Bass Pro Tour visits, based on the productivity, bass population and anticipated average size of fish in each fishery.
The Bass Pro Tour features a field of 76 of the top professional anglers in the world – joined at each event by 4 pros that qualify from the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit – competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, competing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2022 championship.
The MLF NOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action on all six days of competition from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. MLF NOW!® will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.
Television coverage of the Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits will premiere at 7 a.m. ET, Nov. 6 on the Discovery Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on the Discovery Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman Channel. Each two-hour long reality-based episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition.
For complete details and updated information on the Bass Pro Tour, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
KVD: Champlain’s Challenges
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Lake Champlain is considered a bass fisherman’s paradise by most who have had the pleasure of spending time on this beautiful fishery, but take one glance at the Scoretrackerand it’s obvious Champlain is fishing tougher than usual for Major League Fishing competitors this week.
After the first two days of competition it took only 23-lbs. and 22-lbs respectively for anglers in Group A and Group B to be above the Toro Cut Line, in good position to qualify for Monday’s Knockout Round. Sure, anglers at the top of the leaderboard for Toyota Stage 6 of the Bass Pro Tour are showing out, but the weights to be inside the top 20 anglers are considerably less than what angler’s have come to expect on Champlain.
Kevin VanDam loves this lake and has a boatload of experience here throughout his career, but he’ll be the first to tell you Champlain has left him scratching his head so far this week.
“This place has an unbelievable population of bass but we’re here in the middle of the transition from shallow to postspawn,” VanDam explained. “At the end of this month most all of the smallmouth in this lake will be setup on their deep spots, but they just aren’t there right now. There fish are scattered from shallow to deep and everywhere in between.”
One of the things that makes Lake Champlain so good is the incredible diversity of cover present here. There are expansive shallow grassy bays, offshore shoals and rock piles, deep flats with defined grass lines, marina docks, rock jetties, river sections, lily pads, and the list could go on.
While this is typically a positive thing, it can also be a bit of a negative when fish aren’t grouped up in KVD’s opinion.
“It almost seems random out there right now,” VanDamadmitted. “There are a few fish doing everything which makes it tough to dial in on something specific. You might catch three nice largemouth in a foot of water within 15 minutes and then go two hours without a bite. Then it’s the same deal offshore with smallies. It’s kind of strange.”
With only two days of practice on this massive body of water, it was difficult for Bass Pro Tour competitors to get dialed in on where most of the fish are spending their time right now. With both largemouth and smallmouth somewhat evenly dispersed across shallow and deep cover types, it’s easy for a few bites to mislead you.
“Even amidst the transition funk I’m still surprised with how much I struggled on day one,” VanDam said. “I had a pretty strong practice targeting smallmouth, but very seldom saw fish following when I would reel one in. Champlain is notorious for that and not seeing it tells me they aren’t grouped up quite yet.”
Two other factors that may have something to do with Champlain being stingy include the water level and the amount of fishing pressure this lake’s received in the past few weeks. Champlain’s water level is a few feet lowerthan usual which has left a lot of the shallow largemouth habitat unfishable.
Couple that with the fact Lake Champlain has hosted three major tournaments over the past month and it starts to make sense why this famed fishery on the New York / Vermont border isn’t producing the number of bites anglers have grown accustomed to.
Fortunately for VanDam and the rest of the field, the number and size of bass to make magic still live here, and it’s still anyone’s ballgame. The potential for 100+ pound days like Matt Lee posted on Thursday is a very real possibility. VanDam currently sits just outside the Toro Cut Line for Group B and the Team Toyota pro is looking forward to getting back on the water.
“No one is out of it at this point,” VanDam said with a wink. “This lake has the potential to produce one of those special days. If I can play the weather and execute when I get them to bite, I believe I’m around the fish to have one of those days. We’ll just have to see what happens!”
Justin Lucas Grabs Early Group B Lead at MLF Bass Pro Tour Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain
Guntersville, Alabama Pro Catches 15 Bass Totaling 50 Pounds, 2 Ounces to Lead Group B’s Qualifying Round, Group A to Finish Their Qualifying Round Saturday
| PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Aug. 6, 2021) – Berkley pro Justin Lucas of Guntersville, Alabama, caught 15 scorable bass Friday weighing 50 pounds, 2 ounces, to grab the early lead in Group B after their Day 1 Qualifying Round at the Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits in Plattburgh, New York. Lucas will bring a 5-pound, 15-ounce lead into Group B’s Qualifying Round finale on Sunday.
Right behind Lucas in second place is Knoxville, Tennessee pro Brandon Coulter, who held the lead for most of the day before Lucas overtook him in the third period. Coulter boated 18 bass totaling 47-15. Rounding out the top three was Toro pro Jeff Sprague of Point, Texas, who caught 17 bass for 44-1 to end the day in third. The 39 anglers in Group B will now have a day off on Saturday, while the 34 anglers in Group A will complete their two-day Qualifying Round of competition. Group B will conclude their Qualifying Round on Sunday. The six-day event, hosted by the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau and the City of Plattsburgh, features the top professional anglers from around the world competing for a purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner. “It was a good day today, especially considering that I didn’t catch anything in the first hour and a half,” Lucas said in his post-game interview. “We’ve got a lot of work left to do, though. We’re only halfway done to win this round. If I can win on Sunday and advance straight to the Championship Round, well, you never know what can happen there.” Lucas said that he drop-shotted throughout the day, targeting smallmouth in 20 to 35 feet of water. “It’s no real secret what I’m doing,” Lucas said. “I’m drop-shotting on these big smallmouth with a Berkley (PowerBait) MaxScent Flat Worm, of course. I’m fishing a bunch of different mixture-type spots – some have gravel, some have rock, some have sand, and some even have a little bit of grass. But the key is the bait. And they’re not far from where they spawn. “When you get in those areas, if you can hit those little windows when they’re in there biting, you can put a bunch of weight up quick, like we did today,” Lucas went on to say. “Hopefully these spots can get some rest, and not get pounded too hard tomorrow. There really wasn’t that many guys fishing them today, so that kind of has me excited. Hopefully the sun will warm that water up and keep moving these fish out. That’d be really, really nice.” While Lucas gained the lead late in the day with his afternoon smallmouth bite, pro Brandon Coulter had held the lead for most of the day on the strength of largemouth. “I had a good day, I just came out of the gate really hot,” Coulter said. “I’ve been doing that a lot lately. I think I led early on most of the days at St. Lawrence. I’m just having trouble closing it out and I’m frustrated right now. I had the chance to really put some distance on second place today, and instead I let Justin come in and take the lead. And kudos to Justin. I mean, that kid is phenomenal. But a lot is going to come into play in these next two days. “The good news is, despite my frustrations I was blessed today, and I love this place. This is my favorite place in the world to fish. I guess we’ll just have to see how things play out on Sunday morning. I had elbow surgery last year, and it ended my season early. To be able to come back and be hammering them now on a 7-foot, 11-inch Savage Gear Black Ops Heavy Flipping Stick, not on a spinning rod, is awesome. The elbow is good, it’s healthy and it sure feels good to set the hook on a few.” The top 20 pros in Group B after Day 1 on Lake Champlain are: 1st: Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 50-2 A complete list of results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com. Overall, there were 320 bass weighing 920 pounds, 12 ounces caught by the 39 pros on Friday. Shaw Grigsby won the $1,000 Berkley Big Bass Award Friday, weighing in a 5-pound, 14-ounce largemouth bass on a worm during Period 3. Berkley will award $1,000 to the angler who weighs the biggest bass each day, and a $3,000 bonus to the angler who weighs the largest bass of the tournament. The MLF Bass Pro Tour Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits is hosted by the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau and the City of Plattsburgh. MLF announced earlier this week that the normal 80-angler Bass Pro Tour field would be reduced to 73 for this event, as seven anglers withdrew from competition for undisclosed reasons. After consulting with the MLF Angler Advisory Board, a slight change was made to the Qualifying Round Toro Cut Lines due to the unbalanced angler groupings. The 34 Anglers in Group A compete in their two-day qualifying round on Lake Champlain on Thursday and Saturday – the 39 anglers in Group B on Friday and Sunday. After each two-day qualifying round is complete, the anglers that finish in 2nd through 17th place from Group A (50% of field) and 2nd through 20th place from Group B (50% of field) advance to Monday’s Knockout Round, while the winner of each group advances directly to Tuesday’s Championship Round. In the Knockout Round, weights are zeroed and the remaining 35 anglers compete to finish in the top 8 to advance to the Championship Round. In the final day Championship Round, weights are zeroed and the highest one-day total wins the top prize of $100,000. Anglers will take off from the Plattsburgh City Marina, located at 2 Dock St., in Plattsburgh, at 8 a.m. ET each day of competition. Each day’s General Tire Takeout will also be held at the Launch Ramp, beginning at 5 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend all takeoff and takeout ceremonies and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLF NOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com. MLF officials have divided the lake into two zones in which anglers will compete – Zone A (north end of lake) and Zone B (south end of lake – Ticonderoga area). Anglers choosing to fish in Zone B must go through the normal takeoff procedure at the Plattsburgh Boat Launch and then trailer to a public ramp within Zone B. Anglers will depart the Boat Launch at 8 a.m., and competition will start with “lines in” at 9 a.m. The Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits features anglers competing with a 2-pound minimum weight requirement for a bass to be deemed scorable. Minimum weights are determined individually for each competition waters that the Bass Pro Tour visits, based on the productivity, bass population and anticipated average size of fish in each fishery. The Bass Pro Tour features a field of 76 of the top professional anglers in the world – joined at each event by 4 pros that qualify from the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit – competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, competing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2022 championship. The MLF NOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action on all six days of competition from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. MLF NOW!® will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app. Television coverage of the Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits will premiere at 7 a.m. ET, Nov. 6 on the Discovery Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on the Discovery Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman Channel. Each two-hour long reality-based episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition. For complete details and updated information on the Bass Pro Tour, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. |
Scroggins Says Everyone Should Travel with JB KwikWeld
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Whether you are a professional angler like Terry Scroggins or you chase bass on the weekends, being able to fix something in a pinch is an important part of the hobby. A lot of bass fishing equipment has been jerry-rigged with super glue and duct tape over the years, but the “Big Show” believes anglers should add another tool to their toolbox; JB KwikWeld.
Terry Scroggins is bass fishing’s equivalent of Mr. Fix-It. The former automotive mechanic and painter has been a tackle-tinkerer throughout his professional fishing career. “Big Show” pours his own soft plastic lures, makes his own jig heads, custom builds his own Mud Hole / MHX Rods, and even paints his own crankbaits.
On top of that the Team Toyota pro could be an honorary member of the Service Crew with all the work he’s done on his own boat as well as lending a hand to his peers. When quizzed with one thing every bass fisherman should travel with, just in case, Scroggins didn’t hesitate. JB KwikWeld was at the top of his list.
“Super glue works alright in a pinch and I still keep some in my boat but if you can wait five minutes epoxy adhesive is going to be a lot stronger and more durable,” Scroggins explained. “Buy some next time you’re at the hardware store, read the directions and keep a few tubes packed away in your truck or boat. You’ll thank me later!”
Believe it or not “Big Show” has absolutely no affiliation with the brand, no sponsorship pending or anything like that, he simply believes in the product. Scroggins says he has been traveling with JB Weld or something close to it for ten years; it’s a staple.
Scroggins keeps a toolset in his back of his Tundra but loves that JB Kwikweld requires no special equipment whatsoever. All you need is the epoxy, the back of a crankbait or flutter spoon, five minutes and a spare hook. Though he keeps toothpicks handy in his Triton for mixing the epoxy, too.
“I’ve used it to repair everything from rod guides to the gel coat on my boat,” Scroggins said with a smile. “If I knock the gel coat off my boat by hitting something the first thing I do when I get off the water is rough the area up with 60-grit sandpaper and take some JB Weld to it.
“If you leave your gel coat exposed and let water get inside it can delaminate your boat in a hurry, which is worst case scenario. Plugging the hole with some good epoxy will get you through the weekend without having to worry and only takes a few minutes.”
Scroggins isn’t advising a do-it-yourself approach over professional opinion, but his many nights on the road traveling from lake to lake have taught him that sometimes you’ve gotta do the best with what you’ve got. A lesson most of us bass junkies have learned at one point or another.
Scroggins is also well known for his bait modifications, he literally pours most of the soft plastics he uses on the Bass Pro Tour in his garage or the back of his Tundra. So it should come as no surprise to learn he has found a pile of uses for epoxy like JB Weld on lures, too.
Whether he needs to add a heavy-duty bait keeper on a flipping hook, seal a deep diving crankbait he’s modified, or some other home cooked secret Scroggins has found JB KwikWeld to be up for the job.
“I use it to fix everything except dinner – for that I use a grill,” Scroggins joked. “In all sincerity it’s one of the best things to keep in your truck or boat on the road. It might help you out of a jam some day.”
Bassmaster College National Championship Heads To Smallmouth Heaven
Top college teams from across the country will compete on the St. Lawrence River August 12-14 at the 2021 Carhartt College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops.
Photo by Kyle Jessie/B.A.S.S.
August 6, 2021
WADDINGTON, N.Y. — The best college anglers from across the country will take on one of the best smallmouth fisheries in the United States when the Carhartt College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops arrives at the St. Lawrence River in Waddington, N.Y., Aug. 12-14.
Teams will take off from Whittaker Park in Waddington at 6:30 a.m. ET and return for weigh-in starting at 2:30 p.m. Coverage of the event can be found at Bassmaster.com.
More than 100 teams qualified for the tournament, including teams from Auburn University, University of Michigan, Ohio State, Clemson University, Clarkson University and bass-fishing powerhouses like Bethel University, University of Montevallo, Bryan College and McKendree University.
“Obviously, it is one of the best smallmouth fisheries in the U.S., I believe,” Bassmaster Elite Series pro Chris Johnston said. “It has gotten a little tougher over the years. Not necessarily because of the fish population going down, but because they are more educated now. You have to use some more finesse tactics — some smaller baits, smaller profiles and some lighter line. But with that said, on nasty windy days, they are still smallmouth and they are still going to be really aggressive and act like they never saw a bait at times.”
Teams that finished in the top 10% in each of the four regular-season events, as well as the wild card event at Lay Lake, earned a spot in the national championship and will compete for not only a victory, but a chance to qualify for the College Classic Bracket and ultimately a spot in the 2022 Bassmaster Classic at Lake Hartwell.
The College Series last visited the upstate New York fishery in 2019, when the Sam Houston State duo of Jackson Carrell and Bryton Kurtz sacked 72 pounds, 13 ounces over three days to claim the title during a regular-season event, setting a College Series record for a three-day event until 2020, when Cole Sands and Conner DiMauro caught 84-12 at the Harris Chain of Lakes.
B.A.S.S. has hosted 20 major events at the St. Lawrence River, which took the top spot in 2019 on Bassmaster Magazine’s Top 100 Best Bass Lakes list. Johnston took home his first Bassmaster Elite Series victory on the famed fishery in 2020, catching 97-8 over four days to become the first Canadian to win an Elite Series event. In 2021, Japanese pro Taku Ito’s eye-popping final-day 26-pound limit propelled him to a convincing victory at the Farmers Insurance Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River with a four-day total of 90 pounds.
Located on the border of New York and Canada, the St. Lawrence River is a clear-water fishery with heavy current, Johnston said. On calmer days, you can see down to 20 feet, and in narrower sections of the river, Johnston said the current can be as fast as 3 miles per hour.
While there are always fish to be caught in shallow water, by mid-August the smallmouth are largely postspawn and have moved to deeper water.
“A lot of the fish are going to be set up out deep, which is pretty good because you can get on a big group of them,” Johnston said. “You can drift down with the current vertically jigging them and you might get one or two fish a drift; then you start the big motor up and go back up and do another drift over them. That’s probably going to be the dominant way to catch them.”
Johnston said he likes to target underwater islands and locate subtle differences in bottom composition during this time of the year.
“Really anything that is different on the bottom,” Johnston said. “There might be a whole bunch of rock and then all of a sudden there is a sandy stretch that is 100 yards and they will sit in the sand. Or vice versa. If there is a flat of sand and then some boulders or chunk rock, they will sit on that.”
Drop shots, tubes and Ned rigs have historically produced quantity and quality of smallmouth bass over the years, and Johnston believes that will be the case during this event.
Johnston added that finding smallmouth on the St. Lawrence River can be difficult at times because the current keeps the smallmouth anchored to the bottom, making it harder to see fish on an angler’s unit.
While smallmouth are largely the focus on the St. Lawrence River, Johnston said fishing for largemouth around docks and grass could produce some big bags and vault a team toward the top of the standings if things break a certain way.
“If someone puts in the time to figure out the largemouth, they could very easily come away with 20 to 23 pounds a day as long as there aren’t too many people doing it and you can get away from everyone,” Johnston said. “There is a chance it can be won on largemouth, but more than likely smallmouth.”
The Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops is being hosted by the Village of Waddington, St. Lawrence County Chamber and Clarkson University. This tournament is also supported by a Market New York grant from I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism awarded as part of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative. The tournament and all associated festivities are planned to ensure the safety of anglers, marshals, staff and fans.
Loberg Wins Toyota Series Event on California Delta
Oakley, Calif. (Aug. 6, 2021) – Toyota Series angler Andrew Loberg of Rocklin, California brought a five-bass limit to the scale Thursday weighing 23 pounds, 6 ounces to win the three-day Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. at California Delta in Oakley, California. Loberg’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 55-11 earned him the win by a 6-pound, 12-ounce margin over second-place angler Michael Moreno of Salida, California and earned Loberg the top payout of $21,556 in the second tournament of the 2021 Toyota Series Western Division.
“I had a really good final day and everything fell into place,” said Loberg. “I’ve been trying to hit new water each day. I pulled up to one spot on Day 3 and they were there. Normally the Delta gets the best of me, but I had a great week. I’m really happy with it.”
Falling water temps, changing tides and short tournament days all forced Loberg to think on his feet to take home the top spot.
“The Delta is always changing, and I was able to adapt with it,” he said. “Going into this week, I just wanted to strictly punch, but I knew as each day of the tournament went on we’d have higher water in the morning. It got a little scarier each day.”
High tide required Loberg to trigger a reaction bite early in the morning before turning to punching vegetation later in the day.
“Each morning I’d start off throwing a ChatterBait, buzzbait or spook of some sort,” Loberg explained. “I focused on a lot of current, just trying to catch a limit. Once that tide dropped out, I’d go punch the rest of the day.”
He put his Powell Endurance Rods to work, punching key vegetation with a Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver or Missile Baits D-Bomb. Loberg alternated between a 1- and 1 1/2-ounce tungsten weight, depending on the wind and thickness of the vegetation.
While still early in his career, Loberg’s first major MLF victory was a result of many hours on the tournament trail.
“I started fishing the regional high school tournaments, then fished the FLW Collegiate Series and got to travel the country with my buddies,” said Loberg. “Then, once I graduated college, I decided it’s time to step it up and fish out of the front of the boat.”
No stranger to rolling up his sleeves, Loberg was able to put his passion and work ethic to good use this week.
“I’ve worked really hard since I was younger. I just absolutely love tournament bass fishing,” he said. “Winning one of these means so much.”
The top 10 pros on the California Delta finished:
1st: Andrew Loberg of Rocklin, Calif., 15 bass, 55-11, $21,556
2nd: Michael Moreno of Salida, Calif., 15 bass, 48-15, $9,353
3rd: Jon Strelic of El Cajon, Calif., 15 bass, 47-0, $6,467
4th: Christian Ostrander of Turlock, Calif., 13 bass, 46-10, $5,389
5th: Phillip Dutra of Antioch, Calif., 15 bass, 45-11, $4,850
6th: William Hume of Vacaville, Calif., 15 bass, 42-14, $4,366
7th: Gregg Leonard of Wilton, Calif., 15 bass, 41-7, $3,772
8th: Clayton Eslick of Gilroy, Calif., 14 bass, 36-5, $3,233
9th: Randy McAbee, Jr. of Bakersfield, Calif., 14 bass, 35-15, $2,694
10th: Blake Dyer of Concord, Calif., 14 bass, 34-6, $2,156
A complete list of results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
William Hume of Vacaville, California took home an additional $55 for the Day One Berkley Big Bass award in the pro division, with a bass weighing 7 pounds. Ed Arledge of Valley Center, California won the Day Two Berkley Big Bass award in the pro division, bringing a 6-pound, 12-ounce bass to the scale.
Pro Michael Moreno of Salida, California took home an extra $1,000 as the highest finishing Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $35,000 per event in each Toyota Series tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.
Keith Hurney of Oakley, California won the Strike King Co-angler Division Thursday with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 37 pounds, 12 ounces. Hurney took home the top prize package of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard motor.
The top 10 Strike King co-anglers on the California Delta finished:
2nd: Colby Huntze of Discovery Bay, Calif., 15 bass, 35-6, $2,844
3rd: Brandon Gee of Yuba City, Calif., 15 bass, 33-5, $2,400
4th: Rachel Uribe of Long Beach, Calif., 15 bass, 31-4, $1,991
5th: Rommel Bagay of Concord, Calif., 14 bass, 29-7, $1,743
6th: Jack Farage of Discovery Bay, Calif., 15 bass, 28-3, $1,422
7th: Scott Bern of San Rafael, Calif., 15 bass, 28-1, $1,138
8th: James McNeely of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 15 bass, 27-3, $995
9th: Aaron Seay of Spring Valley, Calif., 14 bass, 26-2, $853
10th: Camron Diatte of Salinas, Calif., 13 bass, 23-2, $711
The Toyota Series at the California Delta was the second of three regular-season tournaments in 2021 for Western Division anglers. The next event for Toyota Series anglers will take place on Aug. 26-28 – the Toyota Series at the St. Lawrence River in Massena, New York. For a complete schedule, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.
The 2021 Toyota Series presented by A.R.E. consists of six divisions – Central, Northern, Plains, Southern, Southwestern and Western – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International division. Anglers who fish all three qualifiers in any of the eight divisions and finish in the top 25 will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series presented by A.R.E. Championship for a shot at winning $235,000 cash, including a $35,000 Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus for qualified anglers. The winning Strike King co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard.
The 2021 Toyota Series Championship presented by A.R.E. will be held Oct. 28-30 on Pickwick Lake in Counce, Tennessee, and is hosted by the Hardin County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Toyota Series presented by A.R.E. on the MLF BIG5’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Matt Lee Mauls ‘Em on Lake Champlain
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Major League Fishing pro Matt Lee had the kind of day most anglers dream about to kick off Group A’s Qualifying Round on Lake Champlain for Stage 6 of the Bass Pro Tour. Lee landed 40 scoreable bass, which totaled 103+ pounds and more than doubled the next closest competitor’s weight.
The Carhartt pro was all smiles at the City of Plattsburgh Marina when the day concluded, but said his unbelievable day took a little while to get rolling.
“Lines in was at 9am this morning and I started off targeting smallmouth,” Lee explained. “I didn’t have a bite on my first four stops. We had sunny, slick calm conditions so I decided I’d run to check a few largemouth areas. That’s when the fun started. I landed on an absolute wad of fish and just kept catching them. It was unreal.”
Lee employed two techniques on a pair of Quantum baitcasting setups he swears he didn’t even have tied on to start the morning. He intended to rely on the ravenous smallmouth that live in Lake Champlain and target them mostly with finesse presentations. When that didn’t pan out, he went back to an area he found all the way back in 2014.
“The spot I caught most of my fish on today is actually something I found in an Open in 2014,” Lee said with a laugh. “I checked the area this week in practice, but the wind was howling and I only had three bites. I really didn’t think it’d be all that great, but with the calm conditions we had today I figured I could catch a few off it before going back to chasing smallmouth.”
Well he caught more than a few off this special area, and ended up not leaving for the rest of the day. With the Bass Pro Tour format, Lee decided to lean on the area for all it was worth while the fish were biting. Conditions are supposed to change for Saturday for the culmination of Group A’s Qualifying Round and Lee has learned to “get while the getting is good.”
“I’ve fished this lake a bunch now and it really seems like every single day is different,” Lee said. “We’re supposed to have quite a bit more wind and maybe some clouds on Saturday, so who knows if I’ll even get a bite in that area. I wanted to catch as much as I could catch today. I love this place, but a lot can change in two days.”
Lee has a lot of reasons to love New York. For one, he is leading his Group with a good chance of skipping the Knockout Round and heading straight to the Championship Round for a one-in-ten chance at $100,000.
Add that to the fact Lee has only missed one check in professional level tournaments in the Empire State, actuallyproposed to his incredible wife Abby here in New York in the summer of 2017, and you start to understand why this Alabama native wouldn’t be ashamed to wear a touristy t-shirt exclaiming, “I <3 New York.”
No matter how Saturday ends up for Matt Lee, his beat up hands will take a week or two to heal and today will be a day he’ll never forget.
Matt Lee Dominates Opening Day at MLF Bass Pro Tour Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain
Alabama Pro Jumps out to Massive 55-Pound Group A Lead with 40 Bass Weighing 103 Pounds, 5 Ounces – Group B to Compete Friday
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Aug. 5, 2021) – Normally on the Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour when an angler breaks the 100-pound mark in a single day of competition, it’s done with a large school or two of smallmouth bass. Thursday, at the Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits in Plattburgh, New York, pro Matt Leedid it with largemouth.
Lee dominated Day 1 of the Group A Qualifying Round, catching 40 bass totaling 103 pounds, 5 ounces to give him a massive 55-pound, 6-ounce lead in Group A – the largest Day 1 lead ever held in Bass Pro Tour history. The six-day event, hosted by the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau and the City of Plattsburgh, features the top professional anglers from around the world competing for a purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner.
Behind Lee, in second place, is Berkley pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, who boated 18 bass totaling 47-15. Rounding out the top three was General Tire pro Britt Myers of Lake Wylie, South Carolina, who caught 18 bass for 45-12 to end the day in third.
The 34 anglers in Group A will now have the day off on Friday, while the 39 anglers in Group B will begin their first day of competition. Group A will resume competition on Saturday.
“We still have a lot of derby ahead of us, but today was sick,” Lee said in his post-game interview. “I have bass hand. Not even bass thumb – bass hand. It was unreal.”
Lee said that he tried to target smallmouth early in the day, but when that plan fizzled he tried some of his largemouth areas and ran into what looks like the potential motherlode.
“I hit like four smallmouth places this morning and I could see them, but I couldn’t get them to bite,” the Cullman, Alabama pro said. “I figured they had to be biting a topwater somewhere, so I ran around to a largemouth place that I had fished before and caught a 3-10, and when I was reeling it in there were like 10 with it. So, I sat right there in that 100- to 150-foot section of grass and flipped up 100 pounds worth of bass.”
Lee said that he used just two setups on the day – his first bass came on a Lucky Craft Gunfish, and the rest came on a Texas-rigged Yamamoto Senko.
“I stayed in that same 75-yard stretch for five hours,” Lee said. “I went through some worms. The color didn’t even matter. I was just flipping hydrilla in 12- to 15-feet, and it was juice money. I had so much fun. I’ve got one more day to go to win the round and I’m just going to put the hammer down and hopefully advance straight into the Championship Round.”
Third-place angler Britt Myers chose another route to catch his 18 bass, mainly targeting smallmouth, although he did catch four largemouth as well.
“To be honest, Champlain was a little bit tougher than I thought it was going to be,” Myers said. “I thought I’d have to catch 30 pounds just to be in the hunt for the Knockout Round, but I’ve almost solidified that today. If I can catch a few more fish on Saturday, I’m very confident that I’ll make it in.
“The Duckett Baits swimbait was the key for me today – the 3.5-inch Real Thing Shad. I’ve been looking for an opportunity to use it and today when it was overcast, they really liked that swimbait. At the end of the day I also caught a few on a special little secret bait that I’ve got in my pocket for Day 2. So I’m looking forward to getting back out there.”
The top 20 pros in Group A after Day 1 on Lake Champlain are:
1st: Matt Lee, Cullman, Ala., 40 bass, 103-5
2nd: John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 18 bass, 47-15
3rd: Britt Myers, Lake Wylie, S.C., 18 bass, 45-12
4th: Scott Suggs, Alexander, Ark., 12 bass, 44-6
5th: Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg, S.C., 16 bass, 42-4
6th: Takahiro Omori, Tokyo, Japan, 14 bass, 40-8
7th: Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla., 13 bass, 39-15
8th: Shin Fukae, Osaka, Japan, 13 bass, 39-11
9th: Aaron Martens, Leeds, Ala., 14 bass, 38-10
10th: Dave Lefebre, Erie, Pa., 12 bass, 37-5
11th: James Elam, Tulsa, Okla., 12 bass, 36-12
12th: Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn., 10 bass, 31-14
13th: Jason Lambert, Michie, Tenn., 12 bass, 31-13
14th: Gerald Spohrer, Gonzales, La., 10 bass, 30-9
15th: Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla., eight bass, 25-15
16th: Jacopo Gallelli, Florence, Italy, eight bass, 24-8
17th: Jared Lintner, Arroyo Grande, Calif., nine bass, 23-14
18th: Brent Chapman, Lake Quivira, Kan., seven bass, 22-4
19th: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., eight bass, 22-0
20th: Cliff Pace, Petal, Miss., seven bass, 19-13
A complete list of results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Overall, there were 308 bass weighing 884 pounds, 3 ounces caught by the 34 pros on Thursday.
DeFoe won Thursday’s $1,000 Berkley Big Bass Award, weighing in a 6-pound, 13-ounce largemouth bass on a worm during Period 1. Berkley will award $1,000 to the angler who weighs the biggest bass each day, and a $3,000 bonus to the angler who weighs the largest bass of the tournament.
The MLF Bass Pro Tour Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits is hosted by the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau and the City of Plattsburgh.
MLF announced Wednesday that the normal 80-angler Bass Pro Tour field would be reduced to 73 for this event, as seven anglers withdrew from competition for undisclosed reasons. After consulting with the MLF Angler Advisory Board, a slight change was made to the Qualifying Round Toro Cut Lines due to the unbalanced angler groupings.
The 34 Anglers in Group A compete in their two-day qualifying round on Lake Champlain on Thursday and Saturday – the 39 anglers in Group B on Friday and Sunday. After each two-day qualifying round is complete, the anglers that finish in 2nd through 17th place from Group A (50% of field) and 2nd through 20th place from Group B (50% of field) advance to Monday’s Knockout Round, while the winner of each group advances directly to Tuesday’s Championship Round. In the Knockout Round, weights are zeroed and the remaining 35 anglers compete to finish in the top 8 to advance to the Championship Round. In the final day Championship Round, weights are zeroed and the highest one-day total wins the top prize of $100,000.
Anglers will take off from the Plattsburgh City Marina, located at 2 Dock St., in Plattsburgh, at 8 a.m. ET each day of competition. Each day’s General Tire Takeout will also be held at the Launch Ramp, beginning at 5 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend all takeoff and takeout ceremonies and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLF NOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
MLF officials have divided the lake into two zones in which anglers will compete – Zone A (north end of lake) and Zone B (south end of lake – Ticonderoga area). Anglers choosing to fish in Zone B must go through the normal takeoff procedure at the Plattsburgh Boat Launch and then trailer to a public ramp within Zone B. Anglers will depart the Boat Launch at 8 a.m., and competition will start with “lines in” at 9 a.m.
The Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits features anglers competing with a 2-pound minimum weight requirement for a bass to be deemed scorable. Minimum weights are determined individually for each competition waters that the Bass Pro Tour visits, based on the productivity, bass population and anticipated average size of fish in each fishery.
The Bass Pro Tour features a field of 76 of the top professional anglers in the world – joined at each event by 4 pros that qualify from the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit – competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, competing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2022 championship.
The MLF NOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action on all six days of competition from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. MLF NOW!® will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.
Television coverage of the Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits will premiere at 7 a.m. ET, Nov. 6 on the Discovery Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on the Discovery Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman Channel. Each two-hour long reality-based episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition.
For complete details and updated information on the Bass Pro Tour, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
Statement from MLF Executive Vice President Don Rucks
| PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Aug. 4, 2021) – The following statement was released today by Major League Fishing (MLF) Executive Vice President & General Manager Don Rucks regarding the Toyota Stage Six at Lake Champlain Presented by Googan Baits event that starts Thursday:
Good afternoon – We have had some unique circumstances this week for our Bass Pro Tour Toyota Stage Six event at Lake Champlain. At this time, the following anglers will not be participating in competition on Lake Champlain this week: Luke Clausen Due to privacy protocols, we are unable to divulge the exact reasonings for each angler’s absence. We do look forward to welcoming all of them back for the upcoming Carparts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft next month, Sept. 10-15. Because the angler starting groups were set going into Stage Five, and now flipped for Stage Six, we will not be changing the starting groups. If an angler is unable to fish, for any reason, that group will simply be smaller. All other rules will remain the same this week – the two group winners will advance directly to the Championship Round, while the top 19 from each group will compete in the Day 5 Knockout Round to determine who fishes in the final 10 on Championship Tuesday. As a result of this situation, and after consulting with our Bass Pro Tour angler advisory board, MLF has made the decision to allow each angler to drop one (1) event from this year in the following manner:
We believe this is ultimately the fairest solution for all of our Bass Pro Tour competitors across the board. I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome back Bass Pro Tour angler Aaron Martens, who has made the trip to Plattsburgh, New York and will be competing on Lake Champlain this week. His ongoing health battles have been well-documented, and we are thrilled that Aaron is feeling well enough to compete this week. It truly shows his grit, toughness, and love for the sport that we all admire him for. We look forward to a fantastic event on the water this week at Lake Champlain. Don’t forget to tune in to the MLF NOW! livestream each day from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. Sincerely, Don Rucks |
If you really want to learn, teach.
Courtesy of Vance McCullough
Photos courtesy of Jenni Welborn Coates & Bassmaster.com
Jim Durham at Bridgemaster Fishing Products in Lake Wales, FL sponsors high school anglers in his region. One duo in particular, the team of Owen Gooding and Cricket Coates, qualified for the Bassmaster National Championship and placed 6thin a field of 309 teams at the event on Lake Chickamauga.
Their support crew includes their parents along with Durham, Chuck Metheny and Toyota Series standout Brandon Medlock who served as their boat captain during the qualifying round on Lake Okeechobee and at the National Championship.
Metheny has mentored a number of youth anglers and has fished tournaments with Coates and her boat captain, Medlock as partners. He knows the team well.
“I’ve fished tournaments and practiced with Cricket. I’ve captained (other youth) in the past and it was a blessing to me to be able to share with them what I was taught from my dad and through my years of experience. There are those kids that don’t get out on the water at all until tournament day or even have the right equipment (rod/reel and tackle) and I’ve been so blessed over the years especially with my boss Jim Durham, he's 100% all in on helping the youth.
“I had a young boy on the boat several years ago that had 1 rod, reel was junk, old, braided line and was using the same bait as the other youngster who was smashing them (Sammy Jay Acree who now works at Bridgemaster). Sammy had fluorocarbon. I offered the boy my personal 8-foot Carrot Stix, ready to use but he wouldn’t. Finally, around noon, I got that rod out handed it to him and said, ‘use this, if it breaks or something, do not worry about it’. Long story short, he caught the fool out of ‘em! Caught his personal best, a 4.5-pounder, but the smile said 10-pounder.
“Sammy won his junior division and the other boy finished 3rd, got a trophy and you'd have thought he won the Classic. Made my day. I then handed him that Carrot Stix and Quantum reel and told it was for being such a well-mannered young man (everything was yes sir/no sir). I was blessed immensely.”
Medlock, a known hammer, made time to guide Gooding and Coates during the qualifying tournament, a decision he’s glad he made. “Any chance to get on the water, to me, is good and just to be able to give something back to the fishing community. These kids made it that far so I wanted to do what I could to help them. Then I figured, since I helped them qualify, I might as well help them once they went up there to Nationals.”
In spite of his years on the Toyota Series, Medlock had never seen Lake Chickamauga, so he was excited to graph its famed ledges. “I had been to other places on the Tennessee River so I kind of knew the deal, knew what to look for on the ledges and stuff.”
In addition to the ledges, Gooding and Coates fished grass but it was the lesson in electronics that may stick with them most. They watched Medlock’s Humminbird unit as he idled and taught. “I graphed a whole lot while we were up there and showed them stuff on the graph, what to look for. Hopefully they learned a lot.”
Medlock went with Gooding’s dad to get a look at the lake before the official cut off. “One spot, I told Kyle, ‘These stumps are in the right spot but there’s absolutely no fish on them right now’. I marked those stumps.”
Gooding and Coates had a decent Day 1 on Chick, but it was their Day 2 big fish rally that put them in the final cut.
“We had a couple hours left and I said, ‘Let’s go flippin’. We were heading to go flippin’ and I drove by those marks that didn’t have any fish on them in pre-practice a month ago, and they were loaded. That’s where we caught ‘em the second day when we caught those big ones.”
The lesson sank in. “If you mark the right kind of structure,” notes Medlock, “fish are going to use that some time. That’s probably the biggest thing I learned - if you go ahead of time to pre-practice, don’t rule something out because there’s no fish on it. If it looks like there should be fish on it, go ahead and mark it because it might be where you win a tournament when you come back.”
The kids learned from the pro. He picked up a trick or two from them as well.
The most obvious aspects of angling can get lost in our thought processes as we progress in the sport. An age-old lesson was reinforced for Medlock as he watched the two youth fish contrasting styles. “I learned to slow down. One of the kids was fishing faster and the other was fishing quite a bit slower and was getting most of the bites. I learned that, when they’re not biting good, slow down a little more.”
If you want to learn something, teach it. Medlock can attest, “That’s one of the reasons I volunteered to go up there.”
"Fishing Your Strengths"
This week Chris & the boys welcome in your St. Lawrence River Pro Circuit winner Cody Pike to talk about his win, his Rookie season and qualifying for the Title. The boys also break down the Pro Circuit TITLE Field, Opens Points, BPT point and more!
frogg toggs to Enhance Hunting and Fishing Gear Through the Acquisition of Insights Outdoors
[ARAB, Ala., Aug. 03, 2021] — frogg toggs — the industry leader of lightweight, breathable, affordable rainwear — has acquired Alabama-based hunting and fishing gear company Insight Outdoors.
The acquisition enhances frogg toggs’ existing product lines by expanding its current offerings to add hunting and fishing bags and packs.
frogg toggs’ became attracted to Insights Outdoors due to the company’s innovative product ideas, premium quality, and expansive feature sets. This acquisition opens opportunities for growth and product expansion under both brands.
“frogg toggs has worked diligently to strengthen and diversify its product offerings, and the acquisition of Insights Outdoors supports that mission,” said Will Fowler, president and marketing director for frogg toggs. “Together, we will better serve our customers by offering a more expansive product selection based on quality, performance, and innovative design.”
Insights Outdoor business manager, Monte Bennett, will join the frogg toggs’ executive team. The addition of Monte will ensure that both brands will continue to produce new products with innovation, quality, and functionality.
“Insights Outdoors strives to produce exceptional value for the quality, features, and innovation, and we believe those values align perfectly with how frogg toggs approaches its brand and products,” said Bennett.
Since its inception in 2016, Insights Outdoors has developed, manufactured and marketed a quality line of innovative hunting and fishing bags and packs and been driven to produce outdoor products that help people transport, organize, and store necessary equipment to create a more relaxing and exciting outdoor experience.
ABOUT FROGG TOGGS®
There’s a simple philosophy at frogg toggs: Put the customer first. For more than 20 years, frogg
toggs prides itself on providing first-class rain gear and accessories. frogg toggs doesn’t just love the outdoors, and it doesn’t simply respect the outdoors. The brand understands the outdoors –
and what customers need to make the most of it. Its lightweight, breathable and affordable products are designed with quality materials and created with a single purpose in mind: top-of-line performance. From hunting and fishing to golfing and simply enjoying nature’s wonders, frogg toggs’ shares its love for the great outdoors and offers products that enhance user experience.
Brandon Lester on Big Summer Worms
Courtesy of Alan McGuckin - Dynamic Sponsorships
If you’re near the white sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama and see a guy wearing a well-groomed beard under a sun-shielding booney hat with a pair of Costa fantail frames on his face, there’s a good chance it’s Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Lester.
A “beach rat” at heart, the Tennessee pro with one of bass fishing’s highest check-cashing percentages loves to chase Gulf of Mexico’s grouper and snapper. But when it’s time to catch a largemouth bass during summer’s sweltering temps, Lester leans on long plastic worms.
“When it’s super-hot outside, and lake temps in the south are in the 80s, there are two worms I have the most confidence in, and you can rig them three different ways,” says Lester.
Let it be known, Lester has no soft plastics sponsor, so his transparent picks in the ‘big worm’ category are completely candid. He selects Zoom’s Ol’ Monster, as well as their Magnum Trick Worm. He deploys the Ol’ Monster in traditional Texas rig fashion but rigs the Magnum Trick Worm on both a heavy shaky head and Neko rig.
Ol’ Monster – “I’ve caught ‘em on this worm with a ½-ounce bullet weight on ledges in 25-feet of water, and I’ve also caught ‘em on it with a really light 1/8-ounce weight, swimming it through shallow submerged vegetation,” says Lester.
His choice dagger for this iconic worm is a Mustad 4/0 Grip Pin Big Bite soft plastics hook tied to 17-pound Vicious fluorocarbon.
Magnum Trick Worm – “This is the worm I was dragging at Guntersville when Matt Arey and I both scored a Top 10 fishing near each other in the 2019 Elite Series event,” smiles Lester.
“I had it rigged on a big 5/8-ounce shaky head with a screw lock keeper on it. It stands up really good and allows you to feel every little piece of cover as you drag it deep,” he explains.
When summer’s bass have seen more ribbontail worms than the Flora- Bama beach bar sees Bushwacker drinkers, Lester gives them a different look by rigging his Magnum Trick worm Neko style, and throws it on lighter line with a spinning rod.
Neko rigging simply involves running a size 2 Mustad TitanX weedless wacky Neko hook through the worm’s midsection, and inserting a Mustad tungsten Neko screw into the head of the worm.
“I pull the Neko rig across the bottom on 10-pound line and it pulses with a really cool action that fish don’t see from the Texas-rigged worms they’ve been hammered with all summer,” says Lester.
And as for the bag of David sunflower seeds in the photo, “Those keep my mind busy to keep me awake on long drives home from a tournament, or during the seven-hour haul back home after a great week on the Gulf Coast,” concludes Lester with a grin.
University of Iowa Sweeps Weekend and Earns Win at MLF Wiley X College Faceoff at Mississippi River in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, Wis. (Aug. 3, 2021) – The University of Iowa team of Pierce Knarr, Ryan Lowe, Jake Usher and Gannon Courtright, won the Major League Fishing (MLF) Wiley X College Faceoff at the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Saturday. The Hawkeye’s bass club boated 47 bass weighing 116 pounds, 6 ounces to win the third of four Wiley X College Faceoff Events in the 2021 season and earn the win by a 61-pound, 13-ounce margin over Minnesota’s Bemidji State University.
The five teams that competed in the Wiley X College Faceoff at the Mississippi River in La Crosse finished:
1st: University of Iowa – Pierce Knarr, Ryan Lowe, Jake Usher and Gannon Courtright, 47 bass, 116-6
2nd: Bemidji State University – Preston McManamy, Derian Gerdes, Jack Webb and Samuel Heichel, 20 bass, 54-9
3rd: Drury University – Brock Bila, Dylan Chambers, Cole Breeden and Cameron Smith, 17 bass, 33-6
4th: Adrian College – Brian Kostman, Kobe Thompson, Hayden Scott, Griffin Fernandes, nine bass, 20-10
5th: Augustana University – Danny Ford, Benjamin Ford, Matt Straus, Andrew Hipes, seven bass, 15-4
Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
The Wiley X College Faceoffs are single-day tournaments where competitors fish in an MLF-style catch, weigh, immediate-release team format at each event. The College Faceoff tournaments occur the Saturday following an Abu Garcia College Fishing competition, on the same body of water. The results from the College Fishing tournament the previous day determine the 20 competitors for the Wiley X College Faceoff, with the top two teams (four anglers) from the top five schools in the regular season tournament qualifying to fish in the ten-boat faceoff the following day.
The Wiley X College Faceoff tournament was the third of four Faceoff events for MLF collegiate anglers. The next College Faceoff event will be held Aug. 21 at the Detroit River in Trenton, Michigan.
Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. Registration is accepted from any eligible college team from across the United States. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual Abu Garcia College Fishing Open advance to the following year’s Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship. One additional team will automatically qualify for the National Championship for every 10 teams over 200 competing.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the MLF Wiley X College Faceoffs on MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagramand YouTube.
Clarkston’s Salzmann Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League on Detroit River
| RANK | BOATER NAME/HOMETOWN | BASS | WEIGHT | AWARD |
| 1st | Cody Salzmann of Clarkston, Mich. | 5 | 22-11 | $5,735 |
| 2nd | Jonathon Dewey of Fort Gratiot, Mich. | 5 | 22-8 | $2,708 |
| 3rd | Chris Hellebuyck of Waterford, Mich. | 5 | 20-15 | $1,613 |
| 4th | Robby Lefere of Jackson, Mich. | 5 | 20-3 | $988 |
| 5th | Elijah Meyers of Fort Wayne, Ind. | 5 | 2-0 | $847 |
| 6th | Todd Schmitz of Coldwater, Mich. | 5 | 19-13 | $741 |
| 7th | Austin Anderson of Ashley, Ind. | 5 | 19-13 | $1,241 |
| 8th | Matt Vermilyea of Perrysburgh, Ohio | 5 | 19-12 | $635 |
| 9th | Mike Trombly of Belleville, Mich. | 5 | 19-2 | $565 |
| 10th | David Gloden of Ionia, Mich. | 5 | 19-1 | $494 |
| RANK | STRIKE KING CO-ANGLER NAME/HOMETOWN | BASS | WEIGHT | AWARD |
| 1st | Steve Syrett of Howell, Mich. | 5 | 19-0 | $2,118 |
| 2nd | Russell Vandiver of Fishers, Ind. | 5 | 18-9 | $882 |
| 2nd | Brian Perdieu of Rochester, Ind. | 5 | 18-9 | $882 |
| 4th | Joseph Sittler of Fort Wayne, Ind. | 5 | 18-6 | $494 |
| 5th | John Quackenbush of Mattawan, Mich. | 5 | 17-15 | $424 |
| 6th | Lavon Raber of Wolcottville, Ind. | 5 | 17-5 | $388 |
| 7th | Bob Eastman of Fenton, Mich. | 4 | 16-12 | $353 |
| 8th | David Roche of Center Line, Mich. | 5 | 16-11 | $318 |
| 9th | Ron Norris of Portage, Mich. | 5 | 16-7 | $282 |
| 10th | David Michaelis of Commerce, Mich. | 5 | 16-3 | $247 |
| AWARD | NAME | CONTINGENCY | PAYOUT |
| Boater Big Bass | Jonathon Dewey, Fort Gratiot, Mich. | 5-pound, 10-ounce bass | $590 |
| Strike King Co-Angler Berkley Big Bass | James Marcum of Catlettsburg, Ky. | 5-pound, 10-ounce bass | $295 |
| Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus | Austin Anderson of Ashley, Ind. | Eligible Phoenix Boat* | $500 |
| ANGLER | BAIT | COLOR |
| Boater | Berkley Powerbait Maxscent Flat Worm | N/A |
| Strike King Co-Angler | Unspecified Drop Shot | N/A |
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION | HOST |
| Michigan Division – Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship | Oct. 14-16 | Potomac River, Marbury, Md. | Charles County Board of Commissioners |
| 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American | June 2-4 | Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Ark. | Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism & Visit Hot Springs |
The top six finishers in each regional will then qualify for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.
The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the Toyota Series, the pathway to the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube .
University of Iowa Wins Abu Garcia College Fishing Tournament on the Mississippi River
LA CROSSE, Wis. (Aug. 2, 2021) – The University of Iowa’s Pierce Knarr of Stillman Valley, Illinois, and Ryan Lowe of Grinnell, Iowa, weighed a three-bass limit totaling 12 pounds, 10 ounces to earn the win Friday at the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at the Mississippi River. The victory earned the Hawkeye’s bass club $2,000 and qualified the duo to compete in the 2022 College Fishing National Championship.
TOP 10 RESULTS*
| RANK | COLLEGE NAME | ANGLER NAME/HOMETOWN | BASS | WEIGHT | AWARD |
| 1st | University of Iowa | Pierce Knarr, Stillman Valley, Ill. Ryan Lowe, Grinnell, Iowa |
3 | 12-10 | $2,000 |
| 2nd | University of Iowa | Gannon Courtright, Fairfield, Iowa Jake Usher, Ionia, Iowa |
3 | 11-13 | $1,000 |
| 3rd | University of Wisconsin | Connor Kolb, Madison, Wis. Dylan Sprain, Sparta, Wis. |
3 | 10-7 | $500 |
| 4th | Adrian College | Griffin Fernandes, McCordsville, Ind. Hayden Scott, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
3 | 9-4 | $500 |
| 5th | Augustana College | Danny Ford, Geneseo, Ill. Benjamin Ford, Geneseo, Ill. |
3 | 9-4 | $500 |
| 6th | St. Cloud State University | Daniel Carlson, Milaca, Minn. | 3 | 9-3 | |
| 7th | Missouri State University | Hunter Thorsen, Springfield, Mo. Austin Ware, Willard, Mo. |
3 | 9-2 | |
| 8th | Winona State University | Chase Pomeroy, Winona, Minn. Cale Rinn, Winona, Minn. |
3 | 9-2 | |
| 9th | Illinois Central College-East Peoria Campus | Nicholas Howell, Peoria, Ill. Logan Roller, Tremont, Ill. |
3 | 9-1 | |
| 10th | Drury University | Cole Breeden, Eldridge, Mo. Cameron Smith, Nixa, Mo. |
3 | 8-15 |
*Top 10 teams advance to the 2022 College Fishing National Championship
Complete results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
2021 QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION | HOST |
| Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship | TBD | TBD | TBD |
The event was the second of three qualifying tournaments for Central Conference anglers and was hosted by the La Crosse County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI teams compete in regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual Abu Garcia College Fishing Open advance to the following year’s Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI on MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Costa Compete + Conserve Provides Cash for Conservation
Costa Sunglasses’ new bass fishing contingency program, “Costa Compete + Conserve” benefits individual anglers directly by paying out bonus money to the highest finishing participant of a supported tournament; but the impact of this one of a kind rewards program doesn’t stop there for the angling and outdoor community.
For every angler payout, a corresponding cash donation is made to one of five organizations Costa has identified as directly benefiting fresh water conservation efforts.
These organizations include:
- American Rivers
- The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame
- Friends of Reservoirs
- The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
- The Johnny Morris Foundation
Upon being confirmed as the highest finishing Costa angler in a sanctioned event, the winning angler chooses one of these conservation groups to receive a donation ranging from $250 to $500.
Major League Fishing trails like the MLF Big5 Toyota Series, Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit, and the Bass Pro Tour are eligible for Compete + Conserve payouts and anglers have been cashing in throughout 2021. Each program winner can’t help but beam with fulfillment when it comes to choosing a conservation partner to donate to.
“It’s great to see an industry leader like Costa put together a program like Compete + Conserve,” said two-time 2021 Bass Pro Tour champion Ott DeFoe. “Not only do you get paid to wear the best sunglasses in the world, but you support groups looking after our rivers, lakes, and reservoirs in the process. It’s a win-win for everyone.”
Protecting the water and our natural resources has always been a core value of Costa Sunglasses. Compete + Conserve furthers the conservation initiative by supplying funds to the groups who have boots on the ground working to preserve and improve our fisheries.
“Don’t get me wrong I love winning extra money, but this program enabling me and other anglers to give back to our freshwater resources is what makes Compete + Conserve truly special,” DeFoe said.
Fishing license sales are on the rise, youth competitive fishing programs continue to grow, and there are more people on the water than ever before. These are all great things for the outdoor industry, but it also means our lakes, rivers, and reservoirs are receiving increased pressure. Now, more than ever, the entire fishing community needs to work together to ensure the future of our beloved fisheries.
For more information on the Compete + Conserve program, head to the website: https://www.costacompeteandconserve.com/. If you’d like to learn more about the myriad of protection programs Costa Sunglasses is involved with, follow this link: https://www.costadelmar.com/en-us/inside-costa/protect
Waterford’s Hellebuyck Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League on Detroit River
Mattawan’s Quackenbush Wins Strike King Co-Angler Division
TRENTON, Mich. (Aug. 2, 2021) – Boater Chris Hellebuyck of Waterford, Michigan wins the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine at Detroit River Presented by TINCUP Whiskey in Trenton, Michigan. Hellebuyck earned $5,979 for his victory at the event on Saturday, July 31.
TOP 10 RESULTS
| RANK | BOATER NAME/HOMETOWN | BASS | WEIGHT | AWARD |
| 1st | Chris Hellebuyck of Waterford, Mich. | 5 | 23-10 | $5,979 |
| 2nd | Ryan Hochstetler of Shipshawana, Ind. | 5 | 22-11 | $2,640 |
| 3rd | Ryan Hartman of Cygnet, Ohio | 5 | 22-0 | $1,426 |
| 4th | Dan Mittlestat of Woodhaven, Mich. | 5 | 21-10 | $998 |
| 5th | Jonathon Dewey of Fort Gratiot, Mich. | 5 | 21-8 | $856 |
| 6th | Elijah Meyers of Fort Wayne, Ind. | 5 | 21-4 | $785 |
| 7th | Ralph Blasey of Pinckney, Mich. | 5 | 21-2 | $713 |
| 8th | Neil Heisler of Plymouth, Mich. | 5 | 19-13 | $642 |
| 9th | Daniel Sepeck of Norwood, Ohio | 5 | 19-11 | $506 |
| 9th | Drew Six of Clinton, Ohio | 5 | 19-11 | $506 |
| 9th | Robby Lefere of Jackson, Mich. | 5 | 19-11 | $506 |
| RANK | STRIKE KING CO-ANGLER NAME/HOMETOWN | BASS | WEIGHT | AWARD |
| 1st | John Quackenbush of Mattawan, Mich. | 5 | 23-6 | $2,442 |
| 2nd | Gregory Jantovsky of Livonia, Mich. | 5 | 20-13 | $1,070 |
| 3rd | Kristian Dus of Chicago, Ill. | 5 | 19-15 | $837 |
| 4th | James Marcum of Catlettsburg, Ky. | 5 | 19-11 | $499 |
| 5th | Trevor Bethke of Cadillac, Mich. | 5 | 18-0 | $428 |
| 6th | Brian Perdieu of Rochester, Ind. | 5 | 17-13 | $392 |
| 7th | Bryce Amberg of South Bend, Ind. | 5 | 17-12 | $357 |
| 8th | Tom Lyskawka of Arlington Heights, Ill. | 5 | 17-10 | $321 |
| 9th | Andy White of Canton, Mich. | 5 | 17-7 | $285 |
| 10th | Dan Housel of Carlisle, Pa. | 5 | 17-1 | $250 |
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
| AWARD | NAME | CONTINGENCY | PAYOUT |
| Boater Big Bass | David Gloden of Ionia, Mich. | 5-pound, 10-ounce bass | $605 |
| Strike King Co-Angler Berkley Big Bass | John Quackenbush of Mattawan, Mich. | 5-pound, 11-ounce bass | $302 |
| Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus | Ryan Hochstetler of Ship Shawana, Ind. | Eligible Phoenix Boat* | $500 |
* Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.
WINNING BAITS
| ANGLER | BAIT | COLOR |
| Boater | Unspecified Ned Rig/Drop Shot | N/A |
| Strike King Co-Angler | Unspecified Drop Shot | N/A |
2021 QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION | HOST |
| Michigan Division – Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship | Oct. 14-16 | Potomac River, Marbury, Md. | Charles County Board of Commissioners |
| 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American | June 2-4 | Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Ark. | Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism & Visit Hot Springs |
The 2021 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championships. Boaters will compete for a $60,000 prize package, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, while Strike King co-anglers will fish for a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.
The top six finishers in each regional will then qualify for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.
The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the Toyota Series, the pathway to the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube .
Caledonia High School Wins U.S. Army High School Fishing
STODDARD, Wis. (Aug. 2, 2021) – The Caledonia duo of Kody Schroeder and Eric Welscher, both of Caledonia, Minnesota, won the U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing at the Mississippi River Presented by Googan Baits on Saturday in Stoddard, Wisconsin. The event was hosted by the La Crosse County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the victory advanced the winning team to the 2022 U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship.
TOP 10 RESULTS
| RANK | SCHOOL/CLUB NAME/CITY | ANGLER NAME | BASS | WEIGHT |
| 1st | Caledonia High School* Caledonia, Mich. |
Kody Schroeder of Caledonia, Minn. Eric Welscher of Caledonia, Minn. |
5 | 16-14 |
| 2nd | Holmen High School* Holmen, Wis. |
Parker Karatochvill of Onalaska, Wis. Benson Swatek of Onalaska, Wis. |
5 | 13-8 |
| 3rd | Southwestern High School* Somerset, Ky. |
Jason Burchfield of Bronston, Ky. Ben Howard of Bronston, Ky. |
5 | 13-3 |
| 4th | Northeast Wisconsin Bass* Hortonville, Wis. |
Reece Keeney of Hortonville, Wis. John Kriz of Neenah, Wis. |
5 | 12-15 |
| 5th | Kaneland High School Maple Park, Ill. |
Jake Mantovani of Naperville, Ill. Carer Pjesky of Sugar Grove, Ill. |
5 | 12-12 |
| 6th | Cedar Falls Tigers Bass Fishing Club Cedar Falls, Iowa |
Carter Frost of Cedar Falls, Iowa Cade Hoover of Urbandale, Iowa |
5 | 12-4 |
| 7th | Central High School La Crosse, Wis. |
Jack Christensen of La Crosse, Wis. Mason Peters of La Crosse, Wis. |
5 | 12-1 |
| 8th | Century High School Ullin, Ill. |
Connor Skaggs of Omstad, Ill. Trevor Wilburn of Pulaski, Ill. |
5 | 11-15 |
| 9th | Rocori High School Cold Spring, Minn. |
Grant Heinen of Richmond, Minn. Ryan Kieke of Cold Spring, Minn. |
5 | 11-8 |
| 10th | Melrose-Mindoro High School Melrose, Wis. |
Anden Schieldt of La Crosse, Wis. Ethan Stanton of Mindoro, Wis. |
4 | 11-7 |
*Top 10% of teams advance to the 2022 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship
Complete results from the event can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
2021 UPCOMING QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION | HOST |
| U.S. Army High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing California Delta Open | Aug. 6 | California Delta, Oakley, Calif. | TBD |
| 2022 U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship & World Finals | TBA | TBA | TBA |
The first 25 high school teams that enter each U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing tournament will receive a free Favorite Fishing package, including one Favorite Fishing casting rod and reel, one Favorite Fishing spinning rod and reel, six packs of Googan Baits and two Favorite Fishing hats, a total package value of $230. Most tournaments will also be hosted by a Bass Pro Tour angler or Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit angler, giving high school students the chance to meet the sport’s top pros. As an added bonus, the winning team at each tournament will receive a guided fishing trip with their pro angler host.
U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing tournaments are free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and are open to any MLF and Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club. The top 10 percent of teams at each Open event along with the TBF High School Fishing state championships will advance to the 2022 U.S. Army High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship. The U.S. Army High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.
In addition to the U.S. Army High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2022 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. More than $2.8 million in scholarships and prizes were offered at the 2021 World Finals.
Full schedules and the latest announcements, photos and articles are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Waynesboro’s Dillow Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League on James River
Stafford’s Baird Wins Strike King Co-Angler Division
HENRICO, Va. (August 2, 2021) – Boater Chris Dillow of Waynesboro, Virginia wins the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine at James River in Henrico, Virginia. Dillow earned $5,836 for his victory at the event.
TOP 10 RESULTS
| RANK | BOATER NAME/HOMETOWN | BASS | WEIGHT | AWARD |
| 1st | Chris Dillow of Waynesboro, Va. | 5 | 19-0 | $5,836 |
| 2nd | Keith Estes of Spring Grove, Va. | 5 | 18-10 | $2,868 |
| 3rd | Drake Hundley of Church Road, Va. | 5 | 18-0 | $1,780 |
| 4th | Thomas Milton of Chester, Va. | 5 | 17-1 | $1,245 |
| 5th | Jeff Hamilton of Henrico, Va. | 5 | 16-6 | $1,067 |
| 6th | Timothy Lucy of Prince George, Va. | 5 | 16-1 | $978 |
| 7th | Marshall Johnson of Montpelier, Va. | 5 | 15-8 | $889 |
| 8th | Chris Daves of Spring Grove, Va. | 5 | 14-14 | $800 |
| 9th | David Mills of Wirtz, Va. | 5 | 14-11 | $712 |
| 10th | Adam Lester of Huddleston, Va. | 5 | 14-10 | $623 |
| RANK | STRIKE KING CO-ANGLER NAME/HOMETOWN | BASS | WEIGHT | AWARD |
| 1st | Lenny Baird of Stafford, Va. | 5 | 16-7 | $2,852 |
| 2nd | Nathan Grose of Morgantown, W.V. | 5 | 14-2 | $1,326 |
| 3rd | Nathan Pulley of Chester, Va. | 5 | 13-12 | $887 |
| 4th | Trey Grow of Mechanicsville, Va. | 5 | 13-2 | $619 |
| 5th | Dillon Reid of Ashland, Va. | 5 | 13-1 | $530 |
| 6th | William Slawson of Bumpass, Va. | 5 | 13-0 | $464 |
| 6th | EJ Thomas of Roanoke, Va. | 5 | 13-0 | $881 |
| 8th | Rickey Wood of Smithfield, Va. | 5 | 12-14 | $398 |
| 9th | Mickey Bergeron of Amherst, Va. | 5 | 12-13 | $354 |
| 10th | William Lane of Midlothian, Va. | 5 | 12-9 | $309 |
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
| AWARD | NAME | CONTINGENCY | PAYOUT |
| Boater Big Bass | Kermit Crowder of Matoaca, Va. | 6-pound, 8-ounce bass | $840 |
| Strike King Co-Angler Berkley Big Bass | E.J. Thomas of Roanoke, Va. | 6-pound, 1-ounce bass | $417 |
| Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus | Shannon Breeding of Moneta, Va. | Eligible Phoenix Boat* | $500 |
* Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.
WINNING BAITS
| ANGLER | BAIT | COLOR |
| Boater | Did Not Divulge | N/A |
| Strike King Co-Angler | Did Not Divulge | N/A |
2021 QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
| EVENT | DATE | LOCATION | HOST |
| Piedmont Division – Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship | Oct. 14-16 | Potomac River, Marbury, Md. | Charles County Board of Commissioners |
| 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American | June 2-4 | Lake Hamilton, Hot Springs, Ark. | Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism & Visit Hot Springs |
The 2021 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championships. Boaters will compete for a $60,000 prize package, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, while Strike King co-anglers will fish for a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.
The top six finishers in each regional will then qualify for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.
The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the Toyota Series, the pathway to the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube .
“Major League Fishing” Programs Garner Q2 Top Ratings for Sixth Consecutive Year on Outdoor Channel
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2.9 Billion Total Minutes Viewed on Linear TV Platform Alone in 12-Month Stretch
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DENVER (August 2, 2021) – Major League Fishing (MLF) continues to prove its television industry domination of bass fishing programming with linear television viewers consuming 2.9 billion total minutes of bass fishing action. MLF Cups and All Angles also led to Major League Fishing’s hold as top ratings grabber on Outdoor Channel in the second quarter (Q2) for the sixth consecutive year.
With fans voraciously tuning into content on Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, World Fishing Network and others, MLF nearly doubles its rivals in total minutes viewed of competitive bass fishing programming and easily stands alone as cable’s most-watched fishing competition. “We continue to be humbled with appreciation to our fans by the numbers of viewers and minutes watched of our top-caliber bass fishing television programming,” Major League Fishing President and CEO Jim Wilburn stated. “Our MLF programming is the best in the business, bar none. The numbers back up this claim and we are proud to proclaim it.”
For more information about Major League Fishing and Outdoor Sportsman Group Networks visit: www.MajorLeagueFishing.com and www.outdoorsg.com |
Virginia Rookie Cody Pike Claims Victory at Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at St. Lawrence River
Powhatan, Virginia Rookie Grabs First Major Win of His Career, Takes Home Top Prize of $135,000
MASSENA, N.Y. (Aug. 1, 2021) – Rookie Cody Pike of Powhatan, Virginia brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 22 pounds, 3 ounces to win the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at the St. Lawrence River. Pike’s four-day total of 20 bass weighing 82 pounds, 12 ounces earned him the win by a 1-pound, 12-ounce margin over pro Matthew Stefan of Junction City, Wisconsin, and the top prize of $135,000, including a lucrative $35,000 Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus.
“You don’t do this sport for the money, you do it because you love it,” said a very emotional Pike after earning the win. “This is awesome – it’s like a dream. I’ve tried to make it here for so many years.
“I qualified [for the Pro Circuit] through the Toyota Series last year,” continued Pike. “You aren’t guaranteed the opportunity to make it and fish these professional circuits every year, so I went ahead and jumped on the opportunity and I’m loving it.”
Pike said he came into the final qualifying event of the Pro Circuit with just the hope of qualifying for the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, where anglers have the opportunity to compete for up to $235,000.
“Things happened this week that made no sense – things that weren’t supposed to happen and there was no explanation to it,” said Pike. “I had one main area that I was fishing today, with 15 to 20 good spots along it. I just kept making circles through those areas and kept getting bites.
“I honestly couldn’t ask for more,” continued Pike. “To qualify for the TITLE, then fish in the Top 10, find myself in contention for the win – then take home the win, all in my rookie season – it’s just unbelievable.”
Pike said he loves catching smallmouth but would not consider himself a smallmouth angler. Add his lack of experience fishing rivers to that and his expectations for this event were low.
“I could understand figuring out fish that I was more comfortable with, but to do this on a smallmouth fishery is just incredible,” said Pike. “I usually get my tail kicked in smallmouth tournaments.
“I mostly fished shoals and rock piles the size of my boat this week. If I didn’t get bit on the first cast, I just moved to the next one. I probably had 40 to 50 spots that I found during the tournament. Once I knew I had a solid bag each day, I could just go fish and look around. That helped a lot.”
Pike said he caught most of his fish this week drop-shotting a green-pumpkin Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Flat Worm with a 1/2-ounce Eco Pro Tungsten weight and 6- and 7-pound-test Gamma Touch fluorocarbon line.
“I had no idea what I needed to do to catch Joey [Cifuentes] going into today. He had such a strong lead, I just didn’t think it was going to happen,” said Pike. “I still can’t believe it.
“This trophy means a lot. People work their whole lives for this and don’t ever get one. I got lucky and everything lined up just right to go home with one my rookie year – that doesn’t happen often.”
The top 10 pros at the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Savage Arms Stop 6 on the St. Lawrence River finished:
1st: Cody Pike of Powhatan, Va., 20 bass, 82-12, $135,000
2nd: Matthew Stefan of Junction City, Wis., 20 bass, 81-0, $30,000
3rd: Joey Cifuentes of Clinton, Ark., 20 bass, 79-10, $25,000
4th: Scott Dobson of Clarkston, Mich., 20 bass, 78-6, $20,000
5th: Jon Canada of Helena, Ala., 20 bass, 76-11, $19,000
6th: John Cox of DeBary, Fla., 18 bass, 76-8, $18,000
7th: Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif., 20 bass, 76-6, $17,000
8th: Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Mich., 20 bass, 75-8, $16,000
9th: Justin Cooper of Zwolle, La., 20 bass, 73-7, $15,000
10th: Aaron Britt of Yuba City, Calif., 20 bass, 71-9, $14,000
Full results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Overall, there were 50 bass weighing 183 pounds, 4 ounces caught by the final 10 pros Sunday. All of the final 10 pros brought a five-bass limit to the scales.
The four top performers who now qualify to compete in the MLF Bass Pro Tour Carparts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Sept. 10-15, are Cody Pike, Matthew Stefan, Joey Cifuentes and Scott Dobson.
The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at the St. Lawrence River will feature live on-the-water coverage and a two-hour action-packed television show that will premiere on the Outdoor Channel on Sunday, Sept. 1 from 7 to 9 a.m. ET and re-air on the Sportsman Channel this fall.
The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at the St. Lawrence River was hosted by the Town of Massena.
In Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit competition, the full field of anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight advanced to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continued competition on Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.
Pro Michael Neal of Dayton, Tennessee, clinched the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Angler of the Year title Saturday, after finishing the event in 11th place. Neal will receive his entry fees paid for the entire 2022 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit season for his win.
Pro Clabion Johns of Social Circle, Georgia, clinched the Polaris 2021 Rookie of the Year (ROY) award on Friday, which is awarded to the rookie pro angler who finishes the season with the highest point total. For his efforts, Johns won a Polaris Ranger 1000.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, where they will compete for up to $235,000. The 2021 TITLE will be on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Aug. 17-22, and is hosted by Explore La Crosse.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers on the MLF BIG5’s social media outlets at Facebook , Twitter, Instagram and YouTube .
Cifuentes Extends Lead, Neal Clinches AOY Title at Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at St. Lawrence River
MASSENA, N.Y. (July 31, 2021) – On the hunt for his first major title of his career, pro Joey “Cowboy” Cifuentes of Clinton, Arkansas, extended his lead on Day 3 of the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at the St. Lawrence River on Saturday. Dropping his second 24-pound-plus bag of the event on the scales on Day 3, Cifuentes weighed in 24 pounds, 2 ounces, to move his three-day total to 67 pounds, 5 ounces – a staggering 6-pound, 12-ounce lead over pro Cody Pike of Powhatan, Virginia, who ended the day in second place with a three-day total of 60 pounds, 9 ounces.
Day 1 leader Berkley pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, moved from 15th place into 7th to secure his spot in the Top 10 after Day 3, while General Tire pro Skeet Reese of Auburn, California made the biggest jump from 30th place into 5th, weighing 24 pounds even, to bring his total to 58 pounds, 8 ounces going into Championship Sunday.
“This is unbelievable,” said Cifuentes. “I don’t even know what to say. I’m in hog heaven as we say in Arkansas.”
Cifuentes said surprisingly enough, he didn’t make a single cast where he caught his weight the previous two days. While he had been fishing deep humps near Frontenac, Cifuentes said he decided to expand into some new water near Clayton – the first spot produced a 6-pound smallmouth and his day took off from there.
“I hadn’t fished shallow all week, but after that big one I decided to try it and went to a shallow spot I’d found in practice,” said Cifuentes. “I caught a pair of 5-pounders, then went back out deep and caught a 3-pounder and a 2.5-pounder.”
Having a solid limit, Cifuentes said he gassed up to run back toward check-in, leaving him plenty of time to fish his way back. He was rewarded near takeoff with 4- and 3-pounders to pad his lead even more.
After a solid day where both shallow and deep fishing worked across the river, Cifuentes said he is eager going into Championship Sunday.
“I’m so excited but I’m also nervous,” said Cifuentes. “I’ve never been in this situation before, where I am leading going into the final day. The 6-12 lead is a nice cushion for error if I struggle. But I just plan to go out and go fishing. Whatever happens, happens. I’ve had a blast.”
The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition Sunday on the St. Lawrence River are:
1st: Joey Cifuentes of Clinton, Ark., 15 bass, 67-5
2nd: Cody Pike of Powhatan, Va., 15 bass, 60-9
3rd: Matthew Stefan of Junction City, Wis., 15 bass, 60-6
4th: Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Mich., 15 bass, 59-6
5th: Skeet Reese of Auburn, California, 15 bass, 58-8
6th: Scott Dobson of Clarkston, Mich., 15 bass, 57-13
7th: John Cox of DeBary, Fla., 13 bass, 56-11
8th: Jon Canada of Helena, Ala., 15 bass, 56-9
9th: Justin Cooper of Zwolle, La., 15 bass, 55-14
10th: Aaron Britt of Yuba City, Calif., 15 bass, 55-8
Anglers finishing 11th through 20th are:
11th: Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 55-3, $11,000
12th: Darrel Robertson of Jay, Okla., 15 bass, 55-1, $11,000
13th: Kurt Mitchell of Milford, Del., 15 bass, 54-8, $11,000
14th: Todd Walters of Kernersville, N.C., 15 bass, 54-6, $11,000
15th: Zack Birge of Blanchard, Okla., 15 bass, 53-13, $11,000
16th: Dakota Ebare of Brookeland, Texas, 15 bass, 53-12, $11,000
17th: Billy Hines of Vacaville, Calif., 15 bass, 53-9, $11,000
18th: Miles Howe of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 15 bass, 53-4, $11,000
19th: Grae Buck of Green Lane, Pa., 15 bass, 53-4, $11,000
20th: Wesley Strader of Spring City, Tenn., 15 bass, 53-3, $11,000
For a full list of results visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Anglers were also vying for the prestigious 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Angler of the Year (AOY) title that is determined by the most points accumulated over the six Pro Circuit events in 2021.
Pro Michael Neal of Dayton, Tennessee, clinched the 2021 AOY title Saturday, after bringing in a limit of 18-8 and ending the day in 11th place. Neal held a 21-point lead over General Tire pro Skeet Reese of Auburn, California coming into the event, so despite Reese weighing 24 pounds Saturday to make the Top 10, Neal will bring the coveted trophy back to East Tennessee. Neal will receive his entry fees paid for the entire 2022 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit season for his win.
Pro Clabion Johns of Social Circle, Georgia, clinched the Polaris 2021 Rookie of the Year (ROY) award on Friday, which is awarded to the rookie pro angler who finishes the season with the highest point total. For his efforts, Johns won a Polaris Ranger 1000.
Overall, there were 232 bass weighing 777 pounds even caught by 50 pros Saturday. The catch included 39 five-bass limits.
The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at the St. Lawrence River is hosted by the Town of Massena.
In Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit competition, the full field of anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The field was cut to 50 anglers on Saturday. Now, the top 10 pros based on their three-day cumulative weight advance to Sunday where the winner will be determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from all four days of competition.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, where they will compete for up to $235,000. The 2021 TITLE will be on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Aug. 17-22, and is hosted by Explore La Crosse.
The final 10 anglers will take off at 6:30 a.m. ET on Sunday from the Massena Intake Boat Launch located at 1415 State Highway 131 in Massena. Weigh-ins will also be held at the boat launch Sunday at 3 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend the event or follow the action online through the MLF NOW! live stream and coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at the St. Lawrence River will feature live on-the-water coverage and a two-hour action-packed television show that will premiere on the Outdoor Channel on Sunday, Sept. 1 from 7 to 9 a.m. ET and re-air on the Sportsman Channel this fall. Weigh-in will be streamed and fans can catch live on-the-water action all day Sunday, August 1 on MLF NOW!beginning at 7 a.m. ET at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers on the MLF BIG5’s social media outlets at Facebook , Twitter, Instagram and YouTube .
Perkins Takes Wire-To-Wire Win At Bassmaster Northern Open On Oneida
Bill Perkins, of Rochester, N.Y., has won the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open at Oneida Lake with 52 pounds, 3 ounces.
Photo by Shane Durrance/B.A.S.S.
July 31, 2021
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It was a day of firsts for Bill Perkins, as the New York pro made the most of his Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens debut to dominate the Northern Division event at Oneida Lake from start to finish with a three-day winning total of 52 pounds, 3 ounces.
With weights of 18-11 and 17 pounds, the first two rounds gave Perkins a slim lead each day. On Championship Saturday, he stepped on the gas, added 16-8 and crossed the finish line more than 2 pounds ahead of second-place A.J. Slegona Jr., of Walker Valley, N.Y.
Because Perkins didn’t fish the first Northern Open of the season on the James River, he’s not eligible for an automatic berth into the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk. That berth will go instead to Texas pro Ray Hanselman, who was sitting on the verge of Classic qualification in the Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year standings.
But Perkins, a resident of Rochester, N.Y., still earned the Skeeter Boats top prize of $45,000 — and was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
“I haven’t let loose in three days; I haven’t slept, I haven’t eaten, I’ve been losing my mind, but it was all worth it,” he said. “I don’t know what to say, I’m just superappreciative.
“Thank God — He blessed me this week and He’s blessed me time and time again. I thank B.A.S.S., I thank my family and friends. The last three days have been epic. I won’t ever forget it.”
Spending his tournament in the midlake region, Perkins targeted rocky bottom structure in about 14 to 20 feet.
The first two days, he had to contend with full-field crowding, plus strong winds that presented challenging conditions. While there was no escaping the boat pressure, Perkins managed to moderate the latter impediment with tackle adjustments.
“I was fishing a drop shot with a 2.8-inch Keitech Easy Shiner and a 1/4-ounce tungsten weight, and a 1/6-ounce Z-Man finesse Ned head with a Z-Man TRD in the goby Bryant color,” Perkins said. “I had to go heavier on my weights to keep the baits on the bottom.
“Even with that adjustment, it was hard to make accurate presentations because I was getting blown off my spots by the wind. Even with Spot-Lock, I was getting blown back.”
A field that was reduced to 10 for the final round allowed Perkins the freedom to fish just about anywhere he wanted. The biggest advantage, however, was the nearly flat conditions, which allowed him to closely inspect his area with his Humminbird MEGA 360 and make precise presentations.
“I’ve been running multiple areas and today, I sat down on my best spot in Fisher Bay because there wasn’t as many guys on the water and I had it all to myself,” Perkins said. “There was a bunch of isolated rock in there and I was just slowly picking it apart.”
Surprisingly, Perkins was unable to get bit on his drop shot or Ned Rig Saturday, so he switched to a 1/2-ounce Keitech tungsten football head with a green pumpkin Keitech Spider Grub. Working this bait with a painfully slow retrieve delivered prompt results.
“I had a limit today by 8:04 and I caught my biggest one — about a 4 1/4 — at 7:30,” Perkins said. “That took the pressure off.”
Day 1 yielded only six bites and Perkins had to endure several hours of catching only drum before boating a bass at 11:30. Day 2 started more productively, with a limit by 10:04, but Perkins would catch only six fish. He attributed his final-round success to persistence.
“The key was staying put,” he said. “I got all my good bites in Fisher (the first two days) and I said, ‘There’s not going to be nearly as many guys today, I’m gonna buckle down in there.’ I had it all to myself — it was great.”
Slegona placed second with 50-2. After a 21st-place bag of 15-12, he added 17-14 on Friday and entered Championship Saturday in third place. Matching Perkins’ final-round weight allowed him to rise one spot.
Focusing on main-lake rock shoals in 10 to 12 feet, Slegona fished a Carolina-rigged Zoom Speed Craw in grassy areas. In more open areas, he used a 1/2-ounce Keitech football jig with an Erie Darter trailer.
“I only had six to seven bites a day throughout the tournament,” Slegona said. “It was just all about timing. They turn on at different times and, every once in a while, you get the right rockpile with fish biting on it.”
Sam George of Athens, Ala., finished third with 49-8. He caught 18-2 on Day 1 and tied Thomas Hughes of Cicero, N.Y., for third place, then added 16-10 on Friday and moved up to second before slipping back a spot with a final-round limit of 14-12.
Targeting a large main-lake grass flat with gravel patches, George caught his fish by drop shotting a Strike King Rage Swimmer in sexy shad and a Strike King KVD Dream Shot in honey candy.
“I got a little dialed in on Day 1,” George said. “I had a rough start and didn’t get a lot of bites, but late in the day, I got on a little area where it started happening for me.”
Liam Blake of Syracuse, N.Y., won the $750 Phoenix Boats Big Bass award.
George won the $500 Garmin Tournament Rewards for being the highest finishing competitor using Garmin products.
Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho, leads the Northern Open standings with 392 points. Mike Iaconelli of Pitts Grove, N.J., is in second with 381, followed by Hugh Cosculluela of Spring, Texas, with 372, Alex Redwine of Blue Ash, Ohio, with 360 and Jacob Powroznik of North Prince George, Va., with 357.
Powroznik leads the overall Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens points standings with 878 points.
2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Oneida Lake 7/29-7/31
Oneida Lake, Syracuse NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Bill Perkins Rochester, NY 15 52-03 200 $45,733.00
Day 1: 5 18-11 Day 2: 5 17-00 Day 3: 5 16-08
2. AJ Slegona Jr Walker Valley, NY 15 50-02 199 $22,213.00
Day 1: 5 15-12 Day 2: 5 17-14 Day 3: 5 16-08
3. Sam George Athens, AL 15 49-08 198 $16,180.00
Day 1: 5 18-02 Day 2: 5 16-10 Day 3: 5 14-12
4. Michael Iaconelli Pitts Grove, NJ 15 47-10 197 $13,067.00
Day 1: 5 16-10 Day 2: 5 16-13 Day 3: 5 14-03
5. Lucas Murphy Lexington, MI 15 46-13 196 $11,368.00
Day 1: 5 14-14 Day 2: 5 15-02 Day 3: 5 16-13
6. Greg Mansfield Olathe, KS 15 45-14 195 $10,453.00
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 5 15-15 Day 3: 5 14-00
7. Liam Blake Syracuse, NY 15 45-09 194 $10,550.00
Day 1: 5 15-03 Day 2: 5 16-05 Day 3: 5 14-01
8. Andy Hribar Lakeville, MN 15 44-00 193 $9,147.00
Day 1: 5 17-05 Day 2: 5 15-09 Day 3: 5 11-02
9. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 14 42-07 192 $7,187.00
Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 5 15-02 Day 3: 4 11-02
10. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 14 38-03 191 $5,880.00
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 15-07 Day 3: 4 07-15
Sale Creek Secures Bassmaster High School National Championship On Chickamauga
Banks Shaw and Gage King, of Sale Creek High School, have won the 2021 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with 45 pounds, 6 ounces.
Photo by Emily Hand/B.A.S.S.
July 31, 2021
DAYTON, Tenn. — Gage King and Banks Shaw of Sale Creek High School defended their home-lake advantage Saturday, landing three bass that weighed 20-11 to win the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with a three-day total of 45-6.
Shaw and King earned a $5,000 scholarship as well as the $2,000 Hunter Owens Big Bag of the Tournament scholarship presented by the parents of Hunter Owens, a former high school angler who died in a car crash. Drury University, Bryan College and Bethel University also presented the winners with scholarship opportunities to their respective schools.
Hayes White and Tiger Manuel from Sulphur High School in Louisiana finished second with 39-5, and the Backwoods Bassin’ team of John Nutt and Carter Nutt earned third with 37-9.
“This is the best thing that has ever happened to me, to be honest with you,” King said. “People don’t understand how hard fishing really is until you get out here and do it and do it all year. On our home lake, we had to put it together and figure it out. We know the fish that are there, it’s just timing when you can get them to bite.”
Shaw and King started the tournament with a disappointing 8-2, but they battled back on Day 2 and caught 16-9 to jump into fourth place and secure their spot in the championship round.
“We went home beating our heads in, thinking, ‘We are overthinking this. We just have to go fish,’” King said. “We tried something new and it ended up working for us.”
Along with some grassy areas, the Sale Creek team targeted springs on Chickamauga, using a jig, drop shot and a magnum spoon to trigger bites. Most of their weight on Day 2 and their 6-pounder on Day 3 were caught on the spoon.
“It’s something you can get to that is a little more sneaky,” Shaw said. “The fish load in it, and a lot of times there’s a lot bigger fish. They don’t get as much pressure as they do on ledges. It is something I have always done and you can go there and get bit quick.”
Shaw added that without Garmin LiveScope, the team wouldn’t have weighed in most of the bass they caught this week.
“It was one of those deals where he was watching them and I was right there with the net and as soon as he stuck one, I was right there,” King said.
When Shaw arrived at Dayton Boat Dock on Championship Saturday, however, he said he had a ‘gut feeling’ that he and King needed to try a spot they hadn’t fished all week.
“It’s so tough right now and hard to stay consistent,” Shaw said. “You need to run new water. We started on a place we hadn’t fished all week. We caught an 8-5 and caught our third-biggest one.
“That got the momentum going for sure. At that moment, I knew if we could put two more 3-pounders in the boat we had a good shot. I had already beaten my goal for the day.”
From there, Shaw and King moved through several different grassy areas of the lake, filling their limit and catching multiple 4-pound fish, none of which helped their cause. Toward the end of the day, however, they moved back to the spring where they caught several big fish Friday and landed a 6-13 largemouth, pushing their bag over 20 pounds.
White and Manuel jumped from seventh to second on the final day thanks to a 16-pound bag, the second largest of Championship Saturday. Although they normally spend their time fishing shallow on their home lakes of Toledo Bend and the Sabine River, the Sulphur High duo fished out of their comfort zone this week, focusing their efforts on a hump around a bluff wall they found on the first day.
“We tried to start with topwater, but when the sun came up we went and fished a deep bluff bank,” Manuel said. “We were fishing the bank and we looked down at the graph and there was a school of big ones there. We had 12 pounds the first day from that.”
Once they located the school, they fished it every day of the tournament, mainly using a drop shot, a technique they seldom use back home. Those bass were also relating to the current and once that current kicked up, Manuel said the fish would move to the top of the hump.
On the final day, they went to their primary spot and did not catch a fish for several hours. Once the current increased, however, White and Manual landed a 5-pounder and a 7-12 largemouth. After that, the spot did not produce.
“I knew that spot had to fall apart sometime. We fished it all week and tried not to fish it out,” White said. “We had looked at some stuff yesterday before we came in and caught one that kept.”
Manuel upgraded one more time right before check-in by throwing a spoon around a marina, a technique he had never tried.
After not finding a big bite on Day 1, Carter and John caught 12-10 on Day 2 to sneak into the cut and then 15-8 on the final day to finish in third place. The duo caught around 15 bass total on the final day.
“We fished the same stuff and lucked into a big bite today and yesterday,” John said. “We had one the first day but we just didn’t get it in the boat. I’m just happy we were able to make it as far as we did.”
Whether it was in a creek or on the main lake, Carter said they were targeting schools of bass with a drop shot, a spoon and a football jig.
Along with their finish at this event, John and Carter won a state championship on Chickamauga a month ago and used their experience from that event to help them this week.
Connor Mason and Archer Reese from Meigs County High School secured Big Bass of the Tournament honors with the 8-11 largemouth they caught on Day 1, earning a $200 scholarship.
2021 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors 7/29-7/31
Lake Chickamauga, Dayton TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Banks Shaw - Gage King Sale Creek 0
Day 1: 3 08-02 Day 2: 3 16-09 Day 3: 3 20-11 Total: 9 45-06
2. Hayes White - Tiger Manuel Sulphur High School 0
Day 1: 3 12-07 Day 2: 3 10-14 Day 3: 3 16-00 Total: 9 39-05
3. John Nutt - Carter Nutt Backwoods Bassin 0
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 3 12-10 Day 3: 3 15-08 Total: 9 37-09
4. Carter Doren - Ryan Lachniet Sin City Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 15-01 Day 2: 3 11-02 Day 3: 3 08-10 Total: 9 34-13
5. Logan Withrow - Braden Crumley Bradley County Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 11-03 Day 2: 3 12-06 Day 3: 3 09-08 Total: 9 33-01
6. Owen Gooding - Cricket Coates Mulberry Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 08-07 Day 2: 3 15-01 Day 3: 3 08-08 Total: 9 32-00
7. Brent Randall - Carson Falk Quincy High School Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 14-02 Day 2: 3 10-12 Day 3: 3 06-15 Total: 9 31-13
8. Hunter Brewer - Kade Suratt Lawrence County High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 3 13-11 Day 3: 3 08-14 Total: 9 31-06
9. Turner Hart - Nicholas Bradley Hanover County 0
Day 1: 3 09-03 Day 2: 3 15-09 Day 3: 3 06-07 Total: 9 31-03
10. Kaden Mueck - Breckett Long Livingston Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 3 11-09 Day 3: 3 09-08 Total: 9 30-06
11. Flint Davis - Peyton Dunn Lee County High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-08 Day 2: 3 11-03 Day 3: 3 07-07 Total: 9 29-02
12. Peyton Harris - Braxton Hopper Chelsea Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 3 13-08 Day 3: 3 05-08 Total: 9 27-09
Las Vegas Anglers Take Day 2 Lead At Bassmaster High School National Championship At Chickamauga
Carter Doren and Ryan Lachniet, of Sin City Bass Club, are leading after Day 2 of the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with 26 pounds, 3 ounces.
Photo by Emily Hand/B.A.S.S.
July 30, 2021
DAYTON, Tenn. — Thanks to some late-day heroics, the Sin City Bass Club team of Carter Doren and Ryan Lachniet took the lead on Day 2 of the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors at Chickamauga Lake, landing a three-fish limit of 11-2 to increase their two-day total to 26-3.
Brent Randall and Carson Falk from the Quincy High School Bassmasters hold second place with 24-14, while the Hanover County duo of Turner Hart and Nicholas Bradley are in third with 24-12.
“It’s absolutely incredible. I came to Kentucky Lake one time in 2019 and I zeroed,” Doren said. “It was absolutely awful; I remember it vividly. Coming back and having a great finish so far is incredible. I can’t wait to finish it out.”
Although they had their limit around midday, the Las Vegas natives fished the second half of the day with a sour taste in their mouths after Doren broke off a bass he knew would have helped a lot. Their fortunes changed about 20 minutes before check-in time, as Lachniet landed a bass he located on the Lowrance ActiveTarget unit.
“We were down a little bit. After losing that one big one we were feeling bad. But that fish definitely lifted the mood a lot,” Lachniet said.
Once Doren netted the bass and got it safely in the boat, they celebrated briefly before heading back for weigh-in.
“We were all screaming and hollering and jumping around,” Doren said. “You could probably hear us around the entire south end (of the lake).”
Much of the team’s success this week has been because of their forward-facing sonar.
“This is the first time I’ve used it. Ryan’s been using it a long time,” Doren said. “It’s been incredible. I’ve looked at fish I never knew were there, and we’ve caught fish we’ve never seen. It has helped us find our fish, it’s helped us pattern our fish, it’s helped us with everything this week.”
During the first two days, Doren and Lachniet have developed a milk run of about five productive spots, one of which has produced more than the others. Much like Thursday, Day 2 began slowly and Lachniet said they went three hours without a bite.
“We fished for about three hours and our first bite was a 4-pounder. We started catching them after that,” he said. “We caught about three or four in about an hour before he caught the 3-pounder. That’s what we had the rest of the day until about 20 minutes to go when we caught that big one.”
The slow starts can be somewhat attributed to the current moving through the lake, Lachniet added.
“I think that is kind of why we are catching them later in the day,” he said. “It’s slow in the morning, and I think it’s because they aren’t pulling water. Around 11 o’clock they seem to start biting.”
With 10 total fish during the day, Doren said it was the most they have caught in a day since they arrived for practice.
“We aren’t getting a lot of bites, but we are getting quality bites,” he said. “We would have been up there (with a higher total) but I broke off a fish that I think was pretty big.”
As they prepare for Saturday, Doren and Lachniet aren’t planning on making any changes, but know they need to fish clean if they want to hoist the trophies at the end.
“It is pretty exciting,” Lachniet said. “We are going to have to go out there tomorrow and catch them. No missing fish, no losing fish. Catch three big ones and get it done.”
Meanwhile, Randall and Falk caught 10-12 on Day 2 to jump from third to second heading into Championship Saturday. The duo got off to a fast start, catching 10 total fish and filling out their limit around their first spot.
“We started on a spot that I found in practice, but we were unsure how it was at daylight. We ran there this morning and it worked really well,” Randall said. “That’s what we are banking on tomorrow. There are a lot of good fish. I caught a 6-pounder there and one of the 5-pounders came from there yesterday. We feel like we can win the tournament right there.”
This particular spot is a grass flat located around the main-river channel, Randall said. So far this week, he hasn’t seen any other competitors around the area.
“I haven’t seen another boat on it, but there is a big local derby out here tomorrow, and it is Saturday on the TVA,” Randall said. “It’s kind of off the wall and not very obvious. It is a big area and, the way we are fishing, we could get right in a hurry.”
In his first attempt at a National Championship, Falk said he is excited to have a chance to win.
“We just have to keep it going for tomorrow,” he said. “It’s been a lot of early ups and a lot of going to sleep late trying to figure out what you are going to catch and where you are going to catch it. It’s been fun.”
After catching 9-3 on the first day, Hart and Bradley vaulted up the leaderboard with a 15-9 Day 2 bag that was anchored by an 8-7 largemouth, the biggest bass of the day. Unlike Doren and Lachniet, the Virginia anglers don’t have a unit on the bow of their boat, instead focusing on obvious targets in shallow water.
Day 2 got off to a slow start, but one laydown changed the outcome of their day for the better.
“We didn’t really have anything today until about 12 o’clock,” Hart said. “We pulled up to one blowdown and I caught that big one. After that, we got the ball rolling and caught two close to 4 pounds. That big one changed our vibe.”
After getting a lot of bites in their primary area, but no bigger bites, the duo switched things up and figured out how to get a better-than-average bite. A Zoom Magnum Finesse Worm has been their bait of choice along with a jig.
“Hopefully tomorrow we can spend more time in that area and whack them,” Hart said.
The Top 12 teams will compete on Championship Saturday. Anglers will take off from Dayton Boat Docks at 6:45 a.m. ET and return for weigh-in starting at 2:45 p.m. Weigh-in will be available to livestream on Bassmaster.com.
2021 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors 7/29-7/31
Lake Chickamauga, Dayton TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Carter Doren - Ryan Lachniet Sin City Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 15-01 Day 2: 3 11-02 Total: 6 26-03
2. Brent Randall - Carson Falk Quincy High School Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 14-02 Day 2: 3 10-12 Total: 6 24-14
3. Turner Hart - Nicholas Bradley Hanover County 0
Day 1: 3 09-03 Day 2: 3 15-09 Total: 6 24-12
4. Banks Shaw - Gage King Sale Creek 0
Day 1: 3 08-02 Day 2: 3 16-09 Total: 6 24-11
5. Logan Withrow - Braden Crumley Bradley County Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 11-03 Day 2: 3 12-06 Total: 6 23-09
6. Owen Gooding - Cricket Coates Mulberry Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 08-07 Day 2: 3 15-01 Total: 6 23-08
7. Hayes White - Tiger Manuel Sulphur High School 0
Day 1: 3 12-07 Day 2: 3 10-14 Total: 6 23-05
8. Hunter Brewer - Kade Suratt Lawrence County High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 3 13-11 Total: 6 22-08
9. Peyton Harris - Braxton Hopper Chelsea Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 3 13-08 Total: 6 22-01
10. John Nutt - Carter Nutt Backwoods Bassin 0
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 3 12-10 Total: 6 22-01
11. Flint Davis - Peyton Dunn Lee County High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-08 Day 2: 3 11-03 Total: 6 21-11
12. Kaden Mueck - Breckett Long Livingston Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 3 11-09 Total: 6 20-14
13. Cole Edwards - Seth Stubblefield DAR High School 0
Day 1: 3 12-02 Day 2: 2 08-09 Total: 5 20-11
14. Lucas Reagan - Jasmine Boswell Pickett County High School Fishi 0
Day 1: 3 13-11 Day 2: 3 06-15 Total: 6 20-10
15. Chase Hicks - Dyllan Jenkins Walker Valley High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-05 Day 2: 3 12-04 Total: 6 20-09
16. Jordan Sylvester - Mcvay Stockwell Catholic High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 3 12-14 Total: 6 20-07
17. Jake Brown - Preston Kolisek Loretto Mustangs Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 11-14 Day 2: 3 08-09 Total: 6 20-07
17. Miller Dowling - Chandlar Hollingsworth American Christian Academy 0
Day 1: 3 11-14 Day 2: 3 08-09 Total: 6 20-07
19. Brody Robison - Colton Cash Sand Rock High School 0
Day 1: 3 11-10 Day 2: 3 08-11 Total: 6 20-05
20. BJ Collins - Owen Jenkins Chatuge Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 12-01 Day 2: 3 08-03 Total: 6 20-04
21. Blake Bullock - Branton Mckenzie Oak Grove High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-02 Day 2: 3 11-11 Total: 6 19-13
22. Cole Abbott - Jack Wicht Heritage Christian-West Lutheran 0
Day 1: 3 12-00 Day 2: 3 07-11 Total: 6 19-11
23. Matthew Brault - Jackson Salley South Florence High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-12 Day 2: 3 08-10 Total: 6 19-06
24. Dylan Johnson - Noah Widick Sequatchie County 0
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 3 11-13 Total: 6 19-05
25. Caleb Bridges - Brady Duncan Mt. Juliet High School Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 06-06 Day 2: 3 12-11 Total: 6 19-01
26. Braylon Eggerding - Lucas Washburn Forest Hills 0
Day 1: 3 11-01 Day 2: 3 07-12 Total: 6 18-13
27. Chris Mcgregor - Trent Gilmore Oak Mountain High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-02 Day 2: 2 08-10 Total: 5 18-12
28. Easton Bouma - Andrew Harris Rogers High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-00 Day 2: 3 11-11 Total: 6 18-11
29. Ridge Rutledge - Ryan Sponcil East Jessamine High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-14 Day 2: 3 08-12 Total: 6 18-10
30. Andon Goins - Blake Wheat Rhea County High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-12 Day 2: 3 10-13 Total: 6 18-09
31. Ike Gillentine - Caleb Mackie Warren County High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-10 Day 2: 3 07-15 Total: 6 18-09
32. Christian Misciagna - Owen Niles Oneida Lake HS Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 06-06 Day 2: 3 12-02 Total: 6 18-08
33. Barrett Bennefield - Matthew Mathews Chireno 0
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 3 09-09 Total: 6 18-06
34. Evan Wood - Taedem Ashworth Mt. Pleasant High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-14 Day 2: 3 10-06 Total: 6 18-04
35. Zane O'Domirok - John Thompson Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-01 Day 2: 3 10-02 Total: 6 18-03
36. Connor Mason - Archer Reese Meigs County High School 0
Day 1: 3 15-05 Day 2: 1 02-11 Total: 4 18-00
37. Mason Wade - Dylan Ragland Jackson County High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-07 Day 2: 3 09-08 Total: 6 17-15
38. Cody Brooks - Fisher Anaya Brewer High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 3 08-08 Total: 6 17-15
39. Mathias Dahline - Owen Januszewski Howell High School Bass Team 0
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 3 09-15 Total: 6 17-14
40. Brendon Holt - Hudson Galimore Auburn High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-06 Day 2: 3 07-07 Total: 6 17-13
41. Jeffrey Luke Davis - Samuel Davis Oconee Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 3 09-04 Day 2: 3 08-09 Total: 6 17-13
42. Evan Morris - Connor Baker LaRue County High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-04 Day 2: 3 09-07 Total: 6 17-11
43. Caleb Cason - Jayden Corr Lone Star JR Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 3 10-03 Total: 6 17-08
44. Jonathan Fann - Tyler Gunter Cannon County High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 3 07-11 Total: 6 17-08
45. James Romig - Coltyn Morris Putnam County Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 3 10-15 Total: 6 17-02
46. Asher Peters - Andrew Davis Headland High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-00 Day 2: 3 09-01 Total: 6 17-01
47. Tyler Malone - Sawyer Simison Citronelle Community Fishing Tea 0
Day 1: 3 07-02 Day 2: 3 09-14 Total: 6 17-00
48. Alexander Costanza - James Lamberth Alabama Christian Academy 0
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 3 08-00 Total: 6 16-12
49. AJ McGee - Evan Dunn Bibb county 0
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 3 09-02 Total: 6 16-11
50. Latt Durrance - Trent Nelson Okeechobee High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-10 Day 2: 3 09-00 Total: 6 16-10
51. Taylor Brown - Braden Watson Rehobeth Bass Team 0
Day 1: 3 13-09 Day 2: 2 03-00 Total: 5 16-09
52. Aaron Yavorsky - Jett Stanley Tampa Bay Junior High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-00 Day 2: 3 07-09 Total: 6 16-09
53. Jeremy Radford - William Milam Frederick County 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 3 09-13 Total: 6 16-08
54. Cade Lipham - Kyler Kitkoski Youth League Club 0
Day 1: 3 09-00 Day 2: 3 07-06 Total: 6 16-06
55. Grady Dowler - Caleb Gamble AZ Bass Nation 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Day 2: 3 08-00 Total: 6 16-06
56. Westin Moss - Chellan Cantrell Whitwell High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-05 Day 2: 3 08-00 Total: 6 16-05
57. Max Pierlott - Mike Pierlott Rileyscatch 0
Day 1: 3 09-09 Day 2: 3 06-11 Total: 6 16-04
58. Ross Kearns - Landon Morgan Calloway County Lakers 0
Day 1: 3 07-10 Day 2: 3 08-09 Total: 6 16-03
59. Levi Thibodaux - Holdyn Delatte Lafourche Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 3 06-00 Day 2: 3 10-02 Total: 6 16-02
60. Logan Evans - Reece Nixon Soddy Daisy High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-03 Day 2: 3 07-15 Total: 6 16-02
61. Trace Montgomery - Brady Underwood Corner High School Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 10-14 Day 2: 3 05-03 Total: 6 16-01
62. Joshua King - Hunter Daniels Okeechobee Brahmans 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 3 09-09 Total: 6 15-12
63. Brayden Ruckman - Nate Helmreich Freeland High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-09 Day 2: 3 09-02 Total: 6 15-11
64. Koal Meier - Timber Neal Winfield high school and Dexter 0
Day 1: 3 08-08 Day 2: 3 07-03 Total: 6 15-11
65. Hunter Shelton - Jordan Hampton Trigg County 0
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 3 08-07 Total: 6 15-11
66. Caiden Ellis - Gage Byars Henry County High School Patriot 0
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 3 05-13 Total: 6 15-10
67. Caden Pearson - Nathan Kallstrand Naperville North High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 2 05-12 Total: 5 15-09
68. Ryan Wright - Brody Lineberry Baldwin County High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-00 Day 2: 3 06-09 Total: 6 15-09
69. Makenzie Bailey - Dalton Bailey Winter Springs High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Day 2: 3 07-03 Total: 6 15-09
69. Langston Martin - Coleman Mezick Lee County Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Day 2: 3 07-03 Total: 6 15-09
71. Dylan May - Brady Westrich Brownsburg High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Day 2: 3 07-02 Total: 6 15-08
72. Aiden Levis - Cullen Herron Mynderse Academy Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 3 06-02 Total: 6 15-07
73. Josh Mcgregor - Jackson Hicks Sardis Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 07-01 Day 2: 3 08-04 Total: 6 15-05
74. Phillip Herring - Calup Williams Greene County Youth Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 3 06-09 Total: 6 15-02
75. Blake Verberne - Caleb Roblin Denham Springs High School 0
Day 1: 1 04-00 Day 2: 3 11-01 Total: 4 15-01
76. Garrison Byerly - Will Henson Little Cypress-Mauriceville 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Day 2: 3 09-12 Total: 6 15-01
77. Landon Huff - Will Thomas Morgan County High School 0
Day 1: 2 06-14 Day 2: 3 08-00 Total: 5 14-14
78. Jacob Lycans - William Copley Louisa Bass Club High School Fis 0
Day 1: 3 08-11 Day 2: 3 06-02 Total: 6 14-13
79. Kanon Goss - Cole Martin Lakeside 0
Day 1: 3 08-00 Day 2: 2 06-13 Total: 5 14-13
80. Hunter Neuville - Avery Derouen Atchafalaya Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 3 12-12 Total: 4 14-12
81. Zach Knight - Peter West Gallatin High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-01 Day 2: 3 07-08 Total: 6 14-09
82. Hayden Marbut - Reese Petitti Vestavia Hills High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 3 07-05 Total: 6 14-09
83. Bryce Balentine - Carson Russell Central Florida Youth Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 08-10 Day 2: 2 05-13 Total: 5 14-07
84. Justin James - Gavin Cooper Little Cypress-Mauriceville 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 3 07-01 Total: 6 14-06
85. Maverick Winford - Tanner Riley Top Gun Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 07-03 Day 2: 3 07-03 Total: 6 14-06
86. Brodie Brown - Daniel Ridenour Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 3 11-02 Total: 5 14-05
87. Jackson Kelly - Stihl Smith Benjamin Russell 0
Day 1: 3 08-04 Day 2: 3 06-01 Total: 6 14-05
88. Jack Mcillwain - Dyson Weaver Creekwood High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-02 Day 2: 2 04-01 Total: 5 14-03
89. Gunner West - Dakota Carter Rip N Lips 0
Day 1: 2 06-06 Day 2: 3 07-13 Total: 5 14-03
90. Carson Owen - River Eubanks Plainview 0
Day 1: 3 09-03 Day 2: 3 04-12 Total: 6 13-15
91. Chance Shelby - Tyler Jordan Live Oak High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-07 Day 2: 3 07-08 Total: 6 13-15
92. Adyn Middlebrooks - Brody Mitchell Grissom Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 3 10-02 Day 2: 2 03-12 Total: 5 13-14
93. Jacob Policka - Collin Jolman Fruitport High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 3 06-15 Total: 6 13-14
94. Jason Haynes - Bo Wiley Marion County Youth Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 09-09 Day 2: 1 04-04 Total: 4 13-13
95. Will Oberman - Clay Oberman Garrard County High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 3 06-04 Total: 6 13-12
96. Logan Sparkman - Austin Reed Chiles High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-07 Day 2: 3 07-03 Total: 6 13-10
97. Conner Frederick - Timothy Finley Nassau Christian Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 06-13 Day 2: 3 06-13 Total: 6 13-10
98. John Harrell - Colin Arnold Pisgah High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-10 Day 2: 3 08-14 Total: 6 13-08
99. Cruz Norris - Gunnar Casey Sand Springs 0
Day 1: 2 08-03 Day 2: 3 05-05 Total: 5 13-08
100. William Hadraba - Jacob Muth Lyons Township High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 2 07-04 Total: 5 13-08
101. Marshall Robinson - Mason Fulmer Byrnes High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-12 Day 2: 3 06-12 Total: 6 13-08
102. Dawson Ettinger - Camren Teuton Clay County High School BassMast 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Day 2: 3 08-14 Total: 6 13-07
103. Chandler Pruett - Braden Wilson Scotts Hill High School 0
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 3 08-05 Total: 5 13-06
104. Kollin Crawford - Andrew Jace Anderson Hochatown Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 06-08 Day 2: 3 06-14 Total: 6 13-06
105. Nathan Fideldy - Preston Gover Salina 0
Day 1: 3 10-05 Day 2: 1 03-00 Total: 4 13-05
106. Brandon Sales - Logan Johnson Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-12 Day 2: 3 07-09 Total: 6 13-05
107. Flint Murray - Baylor Pless Crisp Academy 0
Day 1: 2 03-07 Day 2: 3 09-13 Total: 5 13-04
108. Parker Stalvey - Jacob Deel Clay High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-07 Day 2: 3 04-12 Total: 6 13-03
109. Tyson Verkaik - Claude Loftin Marion County High School Bassma 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 3 11-02 Total: 4 13-02
110. Syler Prince - Austin Peters Palatka High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 3 04-05 Total: 6 13-02
111. Will Bearden - Nick Cobb Alexandria High School 0
Day 1: 2 06-07 Day 2: 3 06-11 Total: 5 13-02
112. Casey Tissue - Clayton Vote Vilonia High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 2 04-08 Total: 5 13-01
113. Wade Roberts - Zachary Lambert Barbe High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 3 06-06 Total: 6 13-01
114. Dawson Bartlett - Cole Weaver McDowell High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 3 03-03 Total: 6 13-00
115. Hunter Keller - Daniel Brackett Freedom High 0
Day 1: 3 06-01 Day 2: 3 06-14 Total: 6 12-15
116. Mason Hill - Ben Shinkunas Athens Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 10-08 Day 2: 1 02-05 Total: 4 12-13
117. Jacob Longlois - Tanner Stewart Little Cypress-Mauriceville 0
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 3 09-01 Total: 5 12-13
118. Wyatt Peterson - Miguel Cooper Olathe East High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-12 Day 2: 3 07-01 Total: 6 12-13
119. Ely Hagan - Cole Pennington Greenbriar 0
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 2 05-02 Total: 5 12-11
120. Luke Birch - Drew Todd South Side Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 07-03 Day 2: 3 05-08 Total: 6 12-11
121. Matt Knudson - Alan Quaid Elk River High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-15 Day 2: 2 02-11 Total: 5 12-10
122. Ben Hester - Mason Caldwell Rhea County High School 0
Day 1: 1 03-07 Day 2: 3 09-02 Total: 4 12-09
123. Grady Johnson - Gage Foster Osceola Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 3 09-00 Total: 5 12-09
124. Matt Mosby - Gus Dietrich Powers Catholic High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 2 03-11 Total: 5 12-07
125. Tucker Pendergrass - Lucas Roberts Livingston Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 2 04-06 Day 2: 3 08-01 Total: 5 12-07
126. Luke Fletcher - Michael Flynn Estill County High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-11 Day 2: 2 04-12 Total: 5 12-07
127. Garrett Crump - Madison Dillard Saltillo High School 0
Day 1: 3 12-06 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 12-06
128. Colten Drawdy - Chase Mobley Plant City High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 2 03-10 Total: 5 12-06
129. Kayden Townsend - Briley Knowles Genoa Central 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 2 08-11 Total: 4 12-04
130. Cole Mitchell - Hayden Mare Davidson Day 0
Day 1: 3 07-12 Day 2: 2 04-08 Total: 5 12-04
131. Brayden Vallie - Fruitport (271) 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 3 05-09 Total: 6 12-04
132. Carson Miller - Ben Cornish Briarwood Christian High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-05 Day 2: 2 03-13 Total: 5 12-02
133. Dakota Posey - Brendon Brones Little Cypress-Mauriceville 0
Day 1: 3 06-12 Day 2: 3 05-05 Total: 6 12-01
134. Luke Malik - Ryan Kahut Brighton High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Day 2: 3 06-14 Total: 6 12-00
135. Kaden Ables - Gage Stamper Cabot High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 1 02-01 Total: 4 11-14
136. Mitch Straffon - Hank Sturm Fenton High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 3 05-13 Total: 6 11-10
137. Coleton Usher - Cameron Ingle Eastern Iowa Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 2 09-03 Total: 3 11-09
138. Dallas Taylor - Dustin Swafford Stilwell High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-10 Day 2: 3 06-13 Total: 6 11-07
139. Kai Barnett - Justin Straate Shelby County High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-11 Day 2: 2 03-11 Total: 5 11-06
140. Patrick Middleton - Spencer Cox Halls High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 3 07-02 Total: 5 11-05
141. Carson Dillinger - Dylan Benson Atlanta and Queen City 0
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 3 07-00 Total: 5 11-04
142. Rein Golubjatnikov - Matthew Pitcher Pittsford High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 3 08-05 Total: 4 11-01
143. Nicholas Boggs - Brady Howard Kentucky Bass Nation 0
Day 1: 3 07-13 Day 2: 3 03-03 Total: 6 11-00
144. August Kukis - Ryan Laper Naperville Central High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 2 03-09 Total: 5 10-13
145. Landon Gramling - Tucker Veronee Gilbert Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 06-01 Day 2: 2 04-11 Total: 4 10-12
146. Jake Swindle - Cole Lackey Riverside High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 2 03-12 Total: 5 10-11
147. Easton Morris - Hunter Thrash Jemison Middle School 0
Day 1: 3 09-01 Day 2: 1 01-09 Total: 4 10-10
148. Cole Carr - Luke McGuire Anchor Bay High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 10-09 Total: 3 10-09
149. Doston Putman - Jesse Blackmon Good Hope High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 1 01-04 Total: 4 10-09
150. Garrett Christy - Jake Ross Jesse C. Carson High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 10-07 Total: 3 10-07
151. Jacob Davidson - Tristen Boyd Mt. Juliet High School Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 2 02-11 Total: 5 10-03
152. Elijah Bryant - Blake Conrad East Jessamine High School 0
Day 1: 2 07-06 Day 2: 2 02-13 Total: 4 10-03
153. Tallis Morrison - Max Heaton Hart County 0
Day 1: 3 07-03 Day 2: 2 03-00 Total: 5 10-03
154. Fischer Barber - Wells Johnson Heritage Christian Academy 0
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 2 05-08 Total: 4 10-03
155. Victor Alford - Jordan Boswell Roane County High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 1 02-10 Total: 4 10-00
156. Will Carnes - Lawson Hon Lincoln County High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-01 Day 2: 3 03-15 Total: 6 10-00
157. Jordan Guest - Landon Guest Skyline High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 3 08-03 Total: 4 09-15
158. Corbin Templon - Kaleb Delaney Stewart County High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-15 Day 2: 3 06-14 Total: 4 09-13
159. Kody Glass - Strawberry Crest High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 2 04-00 Total: 5 09-13
160. Nick Owens - Andrew Parrett Eau Claire 0
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 3 07-07 Total: 4 09-12
161. Caleb Martinez - Logan Gibson Lincoln County High School 0
Day 1: 2 06-03 Day 2: 2 03-09 Total: 4 09-12
162. Lane Lassiter - Braxton Campbell Warren County High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-01 Day 2: 3 04-11 Total: 6 09-12
163. Nathan Reynolds - Jimmy Oguin Backwoods Bassin 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 2 02-11 Total: 5 09-10
164. Madison Busch - Keaton Bassham Salem High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-15 Day 2: 3 06-10 Total: 5 09-09
165. Jobub Case - Sydney Meier Mannford High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 3 06-00 Total: 5 09-09
166. Tate Hackler - Cayden Carlson New Palestine High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 3 06-00 Total: 5 09-09
167. Brysen Sutton - Cade Johnson Cabot High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 3 05-10 Total: 5 09-09
168. Tristan Warfield - Caden Baker Granger High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-01 Day 2: 3 06-07 Total: 5 09-08
169. Braylan Tyler - Logan Ashby Franklin County High School 0
Day 1: 1 03-10 Day 2: 2 05-14 Total: 3 09-08
170. Peyton Dixon - Ethan Stant Kent Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 3 07-15 Total: 4 09-07
171. Mason White - Levi Singletary Cook High 0
Day 1: 3 06-05 Day 2: 2 03-02 Total: 5 09-07
172. Jared Hubbard - Samuel Glazier Pioneer Valley 0
Day 1: 1 03-08 Day 2: 3 05-15 Total: 4 09-07
173. Dawson Cash - Tyler Hanley South Putnam 0
Day 1: 3 06-01 Day 2: 1 03-04 Total: 4 09-05
174. Hunter Petrovic - John Sergeant Minooka High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 3 03-08 Total: 6 09-05
175. Lucas Wray - Will Stephens Russell County High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-09 Day 2: 1 02-11 Total: 4 09-04
176. Jacob Frizzell - Johnathan Walls Warren County High School 0
Day 1: 1 06-05 Day 2: 1 02-12 Total: 2 09-01
177. Matthew Rome - Connor Dawson Central High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 3 06-04 Total: 5 09-01
178. Cade Calkins - Evan Ludlow Fruitport High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 2 05-08 Total: 4 09-01
179. Broden Herron - Blake Petrocci Mynderse Academy Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 08-15 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 08-15
180. Zack Cooper - Kobe Rider Tahlequah Sequoyah High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 1 01-06 Total: 4 08-15
181. Tyler Leibel - Max Bird Chisago Lakes 0
Day 1: 3 05-04 Day 2: 3 03-10 Total: 6 08-14
182. Briley Sain - Kaden Freeze Coffee County Youth Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Day 2: 2 03-08 Total: 5 08-13
183. Hudson Choquette - Cal McInnis Headland High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 3 04-11 Total: 5 08-10
184. Brady Pinwar - Alec Albrecht Midland High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-09 Total: 3 08-09
185. Tyler Finley - William Cothran Mt. Pleasant High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 3 06-15 Total: 4 08-09
186. Tyler Mahood - Ryan Mckinney CT Bass Thunder #4 0
Day 1: 2 03-00 Day 2: 2 05-08 Total: 4 08-08
187. Thomas Wright - Hunter Blevins Seminole Junior High School Angl 0
Day 1: 2 03-00 Day 2: 2 05-07 Total: 4 08-07
188. Myken Barnes - Frankie Schemery Mifflinburg Area High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-06 Total: 3 08-06
189. Robert Stanley - Luke Bell Escambia Academy 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 3 05-09 Total: 5 08-06
190. Justin Robbins - Jordan Garrett Fentress County High School 0
Day 1: 2 05-03 Day 2: 2 03-03 Total: 4 08-06
191. Tj Cox - Dalton Cochran Brookwood High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-05 Total: 3 08-05
192. Shamar Pierre - Khristian Rousseve West St John High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 2 05-02 Total: 4 08-05
193. Ethan Chase - Dylan Kidder Garrard County High School 0
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 2 03-04 Total: 4 08-05
194. Alex Gross - Hayden Judge White Mountains Regional High Sc 0
Day 1: 1 01-00 Day 2: 3 07-02 Total: 4 08-02
195. Jack Alexander - Colledge Elliott Mountain Brook High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-01 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 08-01
196. Trace Day - Jackson McKee Denham Springs 0
Day 1: 3 07-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 07-14
197. Bailey Davidson - Parker O'bryan Brandon High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 2 06-00 Total: 3 07-14
198. Hayden Guthrie - Kade Pretzsch Summit High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 2 04-11 Total: 4 07-14
199. Allen Powe - Jonathan Combs George Rogers Clark High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 2 03-05 Total: 4 07-12
200. Evan Mabrey - Skyler Stevens 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Day 2: 3 04-15 Total: 5 07-10
201. Jay Tucker - Nick Bridges Eureka Wildcat Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 3 05-15 Total: 4 07-09
202. Bryan Ammons - Brayden Wright Bluegrass Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 1 04-00 Total: 3 07-09
203. Carson Kellogg - Nicholas Finley New Lexington Panthers 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 3 05-15 Total: 4 07-07
204. Michael Mccarthy - Kevin Dalton Glen Rock High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 1 03-02 Total: 3 07-07
205. Caleb Reynolds - Lex Thompson Bainbridge High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 07-06
206. Matthew Nichols - Ryan Unger McCook High School 0
Day 1: 2 05-03 Day 2: 1 02-03 Total: 3 07-06
207. Keaton Smith - Jaydon Coggins Southwestern High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 07-05
208. Charlie Horn - Henry Bushey Chaska 0
Day 1: 2 03-13 Day 2: 2 03-08 Total: 4 07-05
209. Cody Smith - Rhett Stottlemire Soddy Daisy High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-02 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 07-02
209. Trenten Swygert - Butler Cochran Mid Carolina 0
Day 1: 3 07-02 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 07-02
211. Summer Dees - Luke Meeks Grundy County High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 2 04-10 Total: 3 07-00
212. Cole Moulton - Ian Moulton Mascoma Valley HS Bass Fishing C 0
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 1 02-01 Total: 3 06-15
213. Justin Kuhns - Troy Bingamon Mifflinburg Area High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-06 Day 2: 1 01-08 Total: 4 06-14
214. Ty Dodd - Zach Bradford Clinton 0
Day 1: 3 05-03 Day 2: 1 01-10 Total: 4 06-13
215. Austin Kubica - Pj Steitz Centennial High School Liberty H 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-12 Total: 3 06-12
216. Houston Jeffries - Wells Moore Park Place 0
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 2 05-05 Total: 3 06-12
217. Lake Smith - Micah Horton Woodruff Middle School 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Day 2: 1 01-10 Total: 4 06-12
218. Aidan Odonnell - Nick Blood Holy Family Catholic 0
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 06-10
219. Evan Cox - Carter Emsing Windsor High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 3 05-00 Total: 4 06-10
220. Evan Fields - Evan Hellmann Collins High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-14 Day 2: 1 00-11 Total: 4 06-09
221. Fletcher Phillips - Will Phillips Gardendale High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 1 01-11 Total: 3 06-09
222. Braden Leffew - Brady Raines Mt. Juliet High School Fishing 0
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 1 02-04 Total: 3 06-07
223. Vince Maffei - Kaden Burrus Lake Wales Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 1 01-04 Total: 3 06-05
224. Rylee Calcaterra - Brock Dury Herrin High School 0
Day 1: 1 03-14 Day 2: 1 02-07 Total: 2 06-05
225. Grayden Scibilia - Clifton Bennett Jr. Potomac River Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Day 2: 1 01-11 Total: 4 06-04
226. Jake Mattingly - Landon Burton Danville Christian academy 0
Day 1: 3 04-06 Day 2: 1 01-14 Total: 4 06-04
227. Nathan Fiant - J Braden McNamara Hartleys Hawgs 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 06-03
228. Anthony Loggins - Max Beavers Marshall High School 0
Day 1: 1 03-14 Day 2: 1 02-01 Total: 2 05-15
229. Braydon Kelley - Jerry Smith Newton Angler Club 0
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 1 02-00 Total: 3 05-14
230. Trey Woliver - Trent Burns Heritage High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 3 04-05 Total: 4 05-13
231. Jackson Isbell - Dalton Head Moody High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 05-11
232. Wes Bailey - Kaden Cook Discovery Christian 0
Day 1: 1 03-09 Day 2: 1 02-01 Total: 2 05-10
233. Coop Gilroy - Mikey Iwanicki Pomperaug High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 2 02-07 Total: 4 05-10
234. Joey Gress - Grayson Boyles Fairmont Senior 0
Day 1: 3 05-09 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 05-09
234. Carter Russell - Keagan George Kirbyville CISD 0
Day 1: 3 05-09 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 05-09
236. Dj Drake - Gavin Sells Franklin County High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-03 Day 2: 2 03-05 Total: 4 05-08
237. Kurtis Swanson - Chaney Weick Meade County Bottomline 0
Day 1: 3 05-03 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 05-03
238. Kasey Ferguson - Jakari Thomas Ringgold Bassin 0
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 1 01-08 Total: 3 05-03
239. Adam Smith - Zane Smith Eastern Iowa Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
240. Jacob Martin - New London High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 05-02
241. Ben Fulton - Aiden Lacy Windsor High School 0
Day 1: 1 05-00 Day 2: 3 00-00 Total: 4 05-00
242. Mitchell Robinson - Cody Abbott Byrnes High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 05-00
243. Shane Lints - Ryan Lairson Lake Wales Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-00 Total: 2 05-00
244. Zavian Smith - Skylar Cummins Lake Cumberland High School Bass 0
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 2 02-15 Total: 3 05-00
245. Tyler Morris - Connor Hebert West Baton Rouge Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 1 03-06 Total: 2 04-15
246. Tristan Bell - Treyton Bell Kelso High School 0
Day 1: 3 03-03 Day 2: 1 01-11 Total: 4 04-14
247. Avery Padgett - Ethan Young Zion Chapel 0
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 1 02-06 Total: 2 04-14
248. Dawson Durham - Owen Thomas DW Daniel 0
Day 1: 3 04-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 04-13
249. Blake Roberts - Riley Faulkner Campbell County High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-12 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 04-12
250. Sadie Guidry - Lily Girouard Teurlings Catholic High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-10 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 04-10
251. Logan Beane - Tyler Wakefield Shelby County High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 04-10
251. Carter Webb - Chad Finley Poyen High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 04-10
253. Ross Webster - Nick Fox Harris County High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 04-09
254. Kevin Dowdy - Kaleb Devos Zion Chapel 0
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 04-07
255. Cole Jimkoski - Jack Sprague Freeland High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 1 02-11 Total: 2 04-07
256. Jace Buxton - Ethan Graham Jackson County High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 1 02-13 Total: 2 04-05
257. Adam Mcghee - Zachary Bowman Bass Nation WV 0
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 04-04
258. Evan Dahle - Jackson Rosati Rogers High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 1 02-08 Total: 2 04-03
259. Grant Priesmeyer - Steven Lafata Eureka Wildcat Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 2 02-10 Total: 3 04-02
260. Clay Christopher - Brent Christopher Boyle County High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 1 02-08 Total: 2 04-02
261. Kelcie Cobb - Austin Plants Lake Cumberland High School Bass 0
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 03-15
262. Dylan Breaux - Gage Boquet Lafourche Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 1 01-14 Total: 2 03-15
263. Hunter Barrow - Shelby Rigney Foothills Youth Anglers 0
Day 1: 1 03-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 03-14
264. Ryan Manis - Colton Cravens Fentress County High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 03-13
265. Isaac Irvin - Ian Irvin Galatia High school 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-11 Total: 2 03-11
266. Jase White - Cole Golden Haughton High School-Bossier Par 0
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 03-10
267. Lane Anderson - Lane Bevilauqua Kountze High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-07 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 03-07
267. Beau Landry - West Baton Rouge Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-07 Total: 2 03-07
269. Luke Ferachi - Jace Martello Walker High School 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Day 2: 1 02-07 Total: 2 03-04
270. Ava Leines - Seth Erickson Heritage West Lutheran 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 1 01-11 Total: 2 03-03
271. Ryan Daugherty - Ryan Robertson Bullitt East High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 1 01-04 Total: 2 02-15
272. Cooper Miller - Landon Sepulvado Many High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 02-14
273. Hayden Nerland - Jack Bryant Rogers High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 02-13 Total: 2 02-13
274. Dalton Johnson - Bradley Sims Mary G Montgomery 0
Day 1: 2 02-09 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 02-09
275. Rowdy Sells - Chandler Johnson Genoa Central 0
Day 1: 2 02-08 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 02-08
276. Gabe Blair - Mason Cheek Madison Southern High School- KY 0
Day 1: 2 01-12 Day 2: 1 00-10 Total: 3 02-06
277. Brady Whitworth - Walker Whitworth Faith Christian 0
Day 1: 3 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 02-04
278. Doug Iman - Jake Iman Perry Hall Christian 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-00 Total: 1 02-00
279. Kyle Johnson - Gavyn Rapp Black Swamp Youth Bass Club 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-15
280. Spencer Brister - Aiden Lofton Little Cypress-Mauriceville 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-13
280. Jaron Cooper - Platte Valley Bass Masters 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-13
280. Tanner Garner - Nate Oosterhous Arkadelphia Bassin Badgers 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-13
283. Holden Ashworth - Evadale High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-11
284. Trenton Underwood - Isaac Rogers POCOLA HIGH SCHOOL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-10 Total: 1 01-10
285. Cooper Hughes - Isaac Dorland Redeemer Christian High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-09
285. Austin Roberts - Jake Krauth Franklin County High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-09
287. Karson Denton - Luke Goodrum Splendora High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-07 Total: 1 01-07
288. Autumn Belcher - William Crawford Boyle County High School (597) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Chanler Brake - Landon Brake Southwestern High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Nicholas Dellaporta - Alex Burton NJ Bass Nation 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Tristan Fawley - Van Price Carlson High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Jaxson Freeman - Keddrick Terhune Rantoul Township High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Will Haynes - Austin Thomas Curry High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Hannah Kempton - Jenna Morrow Wayne County 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Colton Kibodeaux - Joel Sitton Buna High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Kellen Lanman - Davis Greaud Deer Creek 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Chase Mccarter - Ty Trentham Sevier County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Chase Mobley - Colten Drawdy Plant City High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Jacob Muir - Gannon Webb Milford High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Evan Newell - Santa Fe High School Bartow High 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Jackson Opheim - Luke Crane Shawnee Mission West Highschool 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Jeremiah Proulx - Uriah Denny Maynard High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. James Quinlivan - Alexis Grandstaff Headland Bass Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Kyler Sauber - Dawson Sheets Lakeville Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Evan Simonis - Hunter Ross Fruitport high school 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Coleman Stewart - Keenan Stewart Boyle County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Jack Swihart - Rylan Hamlin Jackson Fishing 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
288. Gavin White - Brandon Smith Gardiner High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
Perkins Maintains Lead At Bassmaster Northern Open At Oneida
Bill Perkins, of Rochester, N.Y., maintains the lead after Day 2 of the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open at Oneida Lake with 35 pounds, 11 ounces.
Photo by Justin Brouillard/B.A.S.S.
July 30, 2021
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bill Perkins caught only a five-bass limit Friday, but that 17-pound bag was enough to keep the New York pro in the lead on Day 2 of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open at Oneida Lake.
Bolstering his Day 1 limit of 18-11, Perkins tallied 35-11 and leads Sam George of Athens, Ala., by 15 ounces.
Another windy day presented challenging conditions for boat positioning and bait presentations. However, Perkins got his work done in short order. Day 1 saw him struggle through a frustrating morning, during which he caught several drum before finally boating a smallmouth bass at 11:30.
“I had five by 10:04 today, so that was a huge stress relief, to actually catch them in the morning instead of waiting all day,” Perkins said. “It was supertough. Today, I had five bites; yesterday, I had six. It’s just an absolute grinder out there.”
Sticking to the midlake region, Perkins returned to the same spots he fished on Day 1. Fishing a total of 15 locations Friday, he said a third of them produced his weight.
“After I caught my weight, I ran around and tried to cull,” Perkins said. “My co-angler had one and I was trying to help him get his other two. We ran a bunch of stuff, but everything is just pounded.
“I was so happy to have a limit early today. I was like, ‘Yes! Now I can just fish for a big one.’ I took a sigh of relief, but I didn’t think I had 17 — I thought I had like 15.”
Perkins, again, caught his fish on a mix of drop shots and Ned rigs and fared best with slow, meticulous presentation. Given the lake’s wind-whipped conditions, he had to make strategic tackle adjustments.
“Just like yesterday, because it was so windy, I had to use heavier weights just to keep a bait on the bottom,” Perkins said. “Also, it’s superimportant to be able to feel the bait, because the wind blows your slack and it’s supertough to feel. So, the heavier weight helps a little bit with that.”
Saturday’s forecast calls for more wind, but with the field cut to 10 boats, Perkins is optimistic.
“I was sharing water with a bunch of guys (today),” Perkins said. “Hopefully, tomorrow I won’t have to.”
After tying Thomas Hughes of Cicero, N.Y., for third place on Day 1 with 18-2, George caught 16-10 Friday and sits well within striking distance of the lead with 34-12.
George started the day on the spot where he ended Day 1 and caught his fish on finesse baits. This area had an attractive looking rocky bottom in 18 to 20 feet.
“My bite numbers were way down today, but when I got a bite, it was a good one,” George said. “Smallmouth like to roam and it doesn’t take much to make them move. We had almost a 180-degree wind shift and I kind of expected them to move today.
“I caught them pretty early and I had most of my weight at 9 or 10 o’clock. I kind of expected to have another shot to cull up throughout the day, but I just never did. The wind made it very difficult to (make an effective presentation).”
A.J. Slegona Jr. of Walker Valley, N.Y., is in third place with 33-10. Improving from 21st place on Day 1, Slegona added 17-14 to his first-round total of 15-12.
“I fished the same areas I fished yesterday; I just fished them a little differently,” Slegona said. “I was focusing on the windblown sides of main-lake rock shoals in 10 to 12 feet. Time of day didn’t matter; it was just mostly timing, whenever they would turn on and feed.”
Slegona rotated through about 20 spots and caught his fish on five of them. He fished a Carolina-rigged Zoom Speed Craw in grassy areas and switched to a 1/2-ounce Keitech football jig with an Erie Darter trailer for areas with less grass.
Liam Blake of Syracuse, N.Y., is in the lead for the Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with a 5-9.
Tom Testa of Port Crane, N.Y., won the co-angler division with a two-day total of 21-2. Turning in an impressively consistent performance, Testa weighed a three-bass limit of 10-11 on Thursday and followed with 10-7 Friday.
Edging Jon Jezierski of Troy, Mich., by 2-14, Testa won the top prize of $22,000.
Testa caught all of his fish on a Carolina rig with a 1/2-ounce weight, a 24-inch fluorocarbon leader, a 4/0 wide gap hook and a 5150 Plastics craw in the green pumpkin candy color. The key to his presentation was a glacial retrieve.
“I slowed down a lot; I’ve never fished that slow in my life, but it was the key to getting every bite I got,” Testa said. “That bait is garlic scented and the action on those claws is what they wanted.
“I retrieved the rig by pointing my rod at the water and just reeling. It took up to a minute to complete each presentation. I fished this on braided main line, so I could throw it a long way and cover a lot of water.”
Mark Kendra of Great Meadows, N.J., won the $250 Phoenix Boats Big Bass title among co-anglers with a 4-13.
Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho, leads the Northern Open standings with 393 points. Mike Iaconelli of Pitts Grove, N.J., is in second with 381, followed by Hugh Cosculluela of Spring, Texas, with 372, Alex Redwine of Blue Ash, Ohio, with 360 and Jacob Powroznik of North Prince George, Va., with 358.
Powroznik leads the overall Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens points standings with 879.
Saturday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6 a.m. ET at Oneida Shores Park. Weigh-in will take place at the Bass Pro Shops in Auburn, N.Y., at 3:15 p.m.
2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Oneida Lake 7/29-7/31
Oneida Lake, Syracuse NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Bill Perkins Rochester, NY 10 35-11 200
Day 1: 5 18-11 Day 2: 5 17-00
2. Sam George Athens, AL 10 34-12 199
Day 1: 5 18-02 Day 2: 5 16-10
3. AJ Slegona Jr Walker Valley, NY 10 33-10 198
Day 1: 5 15-12 Day 2: 5 17-14
4. Michael Iaconelli Pitts Grove, NJ 10 33-07 197
Day 1: 5 16-10 Day 2: 5 16-13
5. Andy Hribar Lakeville, MN 10 32-14 196
Day 1: 5 17-05 Day 2: 5 15-09
6. Greg Mansfield Olathe, KS 10 31-14 195
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 5 15-15
7. Liam Blake Syracuse, NY 10 31-08 194
Day 1: 5 15-03 Day 2: 5 16-05
8. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 10 31-05 193
Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 5 15-02
9. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 10 30-04 192
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 15-07
10. Lucas Murphy Lexington, MI 10 30-00 191
Day 1: 5 14-14 Day 2: 5 15-02
11. Jason Burger Bridgeton, NJ 10 29-04 190 $5,227.00
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 5 14-10
12. Alex Redwine Blue Ash, OH 10 28-13 189 $4,573.00
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 12-12
13. Bryan Schmitt Deale, MD 10 28-13 188 $3,593.00
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 15-13
14. Douglas Reed Bridgeton, NJ 9 28-12 187 $3,593.00
Day 1: 5 16-12 Day 2: 4 12-00
15. Pete Gluszek Mount Laurel, NJ 10 28-12 186 $3,593.00
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 15-14
16. Coop Gallant Bowmanville Ontario CAN 9 28-09 185 $3,593.00
Day 1: 5 14-12 Day 2: 4 13-13
17. JT Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 9 27-10 184 $3,593.00
Day 1: 5 16-11 Day 2: 4 10-15
18. Kevin Park Waymart, PA 10 27-09 183 $3,593.00
Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 14-02
19. Shane Rees Middletown, IN 10 27-07 182 $3,593.00
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 14-04
20. Billy Payne Lackawaxen, PA 8 26-13 181 $3,593.00
Day 1: 5 18-10 Day 2: 3 08-03
21. Hugh Cosculluela Spring, TX 10 26-11 180 $3,267.00
Day 1: 5 14-00 Day 2: 5 12-11
22. Gunnar Meger Otsego, MN 9 26-10 179 $3,267.00
Day 1: 4 12-08 Day 2: 5 14-02
23. Danny McGarry Newcastle CANADA 8 26-04 178 $3,267.00
Day 1: 5 16-15 Day 2: 3 09-05
24. Bart Stanisz Wichita Falls , TX 8 26-04 177 $3,267.00
Day 1: 4 13-07 Day 2: 4 12-13
25. Frankie Appaluccio Franklin, NJ 10 26-01 176 $3,267.00
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 12-06
26. Brad Leuthner Independence, MN 10 26-00 175 $3,005.00
Day 1: 5 14-08 Day 2: 5 11-08
27. Tom Knee Newtown Square, PA 8 25-10 174 $3,005.00
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 3 07-15
28. Michael Zampese Haskell, NJ 8 24-13 173 $3,005.00
Day 1: 5 16-14 Day 2: 3 07-15
29. Brian Bylotas Scott Township, PA 10 24-12 172 $3,005.00
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 5 13-06
30. Daisuke Aoki Minamitsurugun Yamanash 8 24-08 171 $3,005.00
Day 1: 3 09-06 Day 2: 5 15-02
31. Andrew Upshaw Tulsa, OK 10 24-04 170 $3,005.00
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 5 12-12
32. Garrett Paquette Canton, MI 7 24-02 169 $3,005.00
Day 1: 3 10-08 Day 2: 4 13-10
33. Tyler Williams Belgrade, ME 8 23-14 168 $3,005.00
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 3 09-09
34. Spike Stoker Cisco, TX 7 23-05 167 $3,005.00
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 2 06-03
35. Nolan Minor Charlottesville, VA 7 23-03 166 $3,005.00
Day 1: 3 09-09 Day 2: 4 13-10
36. Ian Renfrew Phoenix, NY 8 22-15 165 $3,005.00
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 3 07-00
37. Jonathan Kelley Old Forge, PA 8 22-05 164 $3,005.00
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 5 14-14
38. Eddie Levin Westerville, OH 9 22-02 163 $3,005.00
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 4 09-12
39. Thomas Hughes Cicero, NY 7 22-00 162 $3,005.00
Day 1: 5 18-02 Day 2: 2 03-14
40. Casey Smith Macedon, NY 8 21-13 161 $3,005.00
Day 1: 3 06-14 Day 2: 5 14-15
41. Trevor McKinney Benton, IL 8 21-13 160
Day 1: 5 13-02 Day 2: 3 08-11
42. Frank Poirier North Prince George, VA 7 21-02 159
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 2 06-14
43. Ryan Powroznik Prince George, VA 7 20-13 158
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 2 04-15
44. Terry Baksay Bridgeport, CT 7 20-13 157
Day 1: 5 15-12 Day 2: 2 05-01
45. Matthew Szczoczarz Cumberland, RI 7 20-11 156
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 2 06-00
46. Nick Radtke Greenwood Lake, NY 8 20-11 155
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 3 07-14
47. Tommy Williams Shepherdsville, KY 7 20-08 154
Day 1: 2 04-12 Day 2: 5 15-12
48. Patrick Martin St Roch De L Achigan Qu 7 20-08 153
Day 1: 2 05-11 Day 2: 5 14-13
49. Hunter Bland Williston, FL 6 20-04 152
Day 1: 2 07-12 Day 2: 4 12-08
50. Craig Chambers Midland, NC 7 19-15 151
Day 1: 2 06-00 Day 2: 5 13-15
51. Bradley Hallman Edmond, OK 7 19-13 150
Day 1: 4 10-14 Day 2: 3 08-15
52. Chancy Walters West Des Moines, IA 7 19-12 149
Day 1: 2 04-02 Day 2: 5 15-10
53. Julius Mazy Phoenix, AZ 7 19-12 148
Day 1: 4 12-03 Day 2: 3 07-09
54. John Garrett Union City, TN 7 19-10 147
Day 1: 2 04-00 Day 2: 5 15-10
55. Trevor Jancasz White Pigeon, MI 8 19-07 146
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 3 06-11
56. Randy Lamanche Marcellus, NY 6 19-05 145
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 1 02-13
57. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 6 19-05 144
Day 1: 4 12-02 Day 2: 2 07-03
58. Trevor Lo Maplewood, MN 5 19-04 143
Day 1: 3 11-13 Day 2: 2 07-07
59. Tyler Ashby Swanton, MD 6 19-01 142
Day 1: 1 03-07 Day 2: 5 15-10
60. Eddie Casey Whiteford, MD 7 18-15 141
Day 1: 5 13-14 Day 2: 2 05-01
61. Chris Beaudrie Princeton, KY 7 18-15 140
Day 1: 5 13-08 Day 2: 2 05-07
62. Steven Camp Mechanicsvlle, VA 5 18-14 139
Day 1: 1 03-01 Day 2: 4 15-13
63. Scott Pellegrin Chippewa Falls, WI 7 18-14 138
Day 1: 4 10-12 Day 2: 3 08-02
64. Zak Fadden Plymouth, MI 7 18-08 137
Day 1: 2 04-08 Day 2: 5 14-00
65. Matt Pangrac Bixby, OK 8 18-08 136
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 3 05-14
66. Denny Fiedler Wabasha, MN 7 18-05 135
Day 1: 2 06-09 Day 2: 5 11-12
67. Tanner Ward Woodsfield , OH 6 18-03 134
Day 1: 5 15-04 Day 2: 1 02-15
68. Brent Shores Boise, ID 7 18-02 133
Day 1: 2 07-01 Day 2: 5 11-01
69. Jonathan Evans Horseheads, NY 7 18-00 132
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 2 05-06
70. Blake Sylvester Plaquemine, LA 6 17-15 131
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 1 02-01
71. Gregory DiPalma Millville, NJ 6 17-12 130
Day 1: 2 06-13 Day 2: 4 10-15
72. Kenny Mittelstaedt Paynesville, MN 6 17-11 129
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 1 03-09
73. Luke Losey Kersey, PA 6 17-10 128
Day 1: 4 10-05 Day 2: 2 07-05
74. Stanley Sypeck Jr Sugarloaf, PA 6 17-06 127
Day 1: 2 05-05 Day 2: 4 12-01
75. Keith Brumfield Vicksburg, MS 7 16-15 126
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 5 12-01
76. Glynn Goodwin Marietta, OH 6 16-09 125
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 1 03-00
77. Brock Belik Orchard, NE 6 16-08 124
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 1 03-04
78. Ed Stiefel Mahwah, NJ 7 16-08 123
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 4 09-03
79. Bailey Boutries Mobile, AL 6 16-07 122
Day 1: 4 11-13 Day 2: 2 04-10
80. Greg Secord Salem, SC 6 16-06 121
Day 1: 4 09-10 Day 2: 2 06-12
81. Christian Mazzola Sr Walnutport, PA 5 16-01 120
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 4 13-04
82. Steve Morella Townshend, VT 6 15-13 119
Day 1: 5 14-08 Day 2: 1 01-05
83. John Pelletier Castleton, NY 5 15-04 118
Day 1: 2 07-05 Day 2: 3 07-15
84. Jeremy Sadowski Voluntown, CT 5 15-01 117
Day 1: 2 06-07 Day 2: 3 08-10
85. Mike Shumanis Bethlehem, PA 5 14-15 116
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 4 12-07
86. Keith Smith Leesburg, VA 5 14-15 115
Day 1: 4 11-13 Day 2: 1 03-02
87. Andy Buss North Liberty, IN 6 14-07 114
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 1 03-10
88. Austin Cranford Moore, OK 6 14-03 113
Day 1: 1 02-09 Day 2: 5 11-10
89. Lucas Bogosian Harrington Park, NJ 7 14-02 112
Day 1: 5 09-01 Day 2: 2 05-01
90. Travis Manson Conshohocken, PA 5 14-02 111
Day 1: 2 05-13 Day 2: 3 08-05
91. Timmy Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 4 13-09 110
Day 1: 3 10-13 Day 2: 1 02-12
92. Joel Willert Prior Lake, MN 5 13-06 109
Day 1: 3 08-03 Day 2: 2 05-03
93. Gary Adkins Green Bay, WI 5 13-03 108
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
94. Joe Labarbera Montrose, PA 4 13-00 107
Day 1: 4 13-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
95. David Boelkins Lake Zurich, IL 4 12-12 106
Day 1: 2 06-09 Day 2: 2 06-03
96. Alex Wetherell Middletown, CT 4 12-11 105
Day 1: 2 06-10 Day 2: 2 06-01
97. John Conway Jr Henrico, VA 4 12-03 104
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 3 10-05
98. Brad Elwood Clear Spring, MD 5 12-03 103
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 2 04-04
99. Tyler Ferris Williamston, MI 4 12-01 102
Day 1: 3 09-11 Day 2: 1 02-06
100. Jeremy Maye Windsor, VA 5 12-00 101
Day 1: 3 06-13 Day 2: 2 05-03
101. Steve Baillargeon Blakeslee, PA 5 11-15 100
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 2 04-06
102. Kirk McMullen Greensburg, PA 3 11-14 99
Day 1: 1 03-07 Day 2: 2 08-07
103. Cameron Smith Wareham, MA 5 11-13 98
Day 1: 1 02-15 Day 2: 4 08-14
104. Whitney Stephens Waverly, OH 6 11-13 97
Day 1: 5 08-11 Day 2: 1 03-02
105. Destin DeMarion Grove City, PA 4 11-13 96
Day 1: 2 05-12 Day 2: 2 06-01
106. Kyle Austin Ridgeville, SC 6 11-12 95
Day 1: 5 10-05 Day 2: 1 01-07
107. Nicholas Bodsford Richmond, VA 6 11-12 94
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 4 07-08
108. Cody Bertrand Dyer, IN 5 11-11 93
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 3 07-00
109. Justin Margraves Diana, TX 5 11-08 92
Day 1: 2 04-15 Day 2: 3 06-09
110. Billy Gilbert Hamburg, NY 4 11-08 91
Day 1: 2 06-00 Day 2: 2 05-08
111. Shayne Berlo Mclean, VA 4 11-00 90
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 1 02-07
112. Tyler Morgan Schuylkill Haven, PA 4 10-13 89
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 2 06-03
113. Randy Huffman Charleston, WV 3 10-11 88
Day 1: 2 05-12 Day 2: 1 04-15
114. Sheron Brown Leminster, MA 4 10-09 87
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 3 08-06
115. Trait Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 3 10-09 86
Day 1: 2 07-04 Day 2: 1 03-05
116. Robert Gibson Richmond, KY 5 10-07 85
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 2 03-03
117. Jason Tibbetts Centreville, VA 6 10-04 84
Day 1: 3 04-09 Day 2: 3 05-11
118. Rick Hawkins Roanoke, VA 3 10-03 83
Day 1: 3 10-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
119. Jason Putman Cicero, NY 4 10-00 82
Day 1: 4 10-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
120. Brian Brooks Pittsgrove, NJ 4 09-10 81
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 2 04-12
121. Danger Kelly Somerset, KY 3 09-08 80
Day 1: 2 06-13 Day 2: 1 02-11
122. James Mignanelli Harmony, PA 3 09-08 79
Day 1: 2 06-04 Day 2: 1 03-04
123. Jeff Jensen Beech Creek, PA 3 09-08 78
Day 1: 1 03-05 Day 2: 2 06-03
124. Frank Arthur Fallston, MD 4 09-06 77
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 2 04-12
125. Mark Schiano Liverpool, NY 3 09-05 76
Day 1: 2 05-06 Day 2: 1 03-15
126. Jonathan Carter Portland, ME 3 09-03 75
Day 1: 2 06-05 Day 2: 1 02-14
127. Zach Goutremout Chaumont, NY 4 09-01 74
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 2 04-03
128. Joe Lucarelli Center Harbor, NH 4 08-12 73
Day 1: 4 08-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
129. Ricky Brodeur Chaumont, NY 2 08-11 72
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 08-11
130. John Mcgraw Hamilton Sq, NJ 3 08-11 71
Day 1: 1 03-02 Day 2: 2 05-09
131. Denis Karachopan Rocky Point, NY 3 08-09 70
Day 1: 2 05-14 Day 2: 1 02-11
132. Rob Johnson Schuylkill Haven, PA 3 08-06 69
Day 1: 3 08-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
133. Youme Vu Paramount, CA 3 08-06 68
Day 1: 2 05-02 Day 2: 1 03-04
134. Troy Baxter Canton, NY 4 08-06 67
Day 1: 2 05-00 Day 2: 2 03-06
135. Troy Coney Endicott, NY 3 08-05 66
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-05
136. Ed Powell Sandyville, WV 3 08-05 65
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 2 06-08
137. Kerry Frey Middlebury, IN 3 07-15 64
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 1 03-01
138. Cole Vanslyke Cicero, NY 4 07-14 63
Day 1: 4 07-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Josh Summerville Lilly, PA 3 07-12 62
Day 1: 2 05-09 Day 2: 1 02-03
140. Matthew Mccarthy Marysville, OH 3 07-07 61
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
141. Teb Jones Hattiesburg, MS 4 06-14 60
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 3 05-03
142. Brian Post Janesville, WI 2 06-12 59
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 06-12
143. Christopher Fiore Midlothian, VA 3 06-10 58
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-10
144. Jeff Queen Catawba, NC 4 06-08 57
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 2 03-04
145. Chris Kingree Inverness, FL 2 06-03 56
Day 1: 1 04-01 Day 2: 1 02-02
146. Luke Plunkett Pinson, AL 2 06-02 55
Day 1: 2 06-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
147. Curtis Richardson Belleville Ontario CANA 2 06-00 54
Day 1: 2 06-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
148. John Zeolla Oak Park, CA 2 05-14 53
Day 1: 2 05-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
149. George Yund Albany, NY 2 05-13 52
Day 1: 2 05-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
150. Ryan Whitacre Chicago, IL 2 05-13 51
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 1 03-06
151. Carmen Peluso Pittsburgh, PA 2 05-12 50
Day 1: 2 05-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
152. Kraig Kettelkamp Clifton Springs, NY 2 05-12 49
Day 1: 1 03-02 Day 2: 1 02-10
153. Scott Noel Loveland, OH 2 05-11 48
Day 1: 2 05-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
154. Jonathan Dietz Corry, PA 2 05-11 47
Day 1: 1 01-03 Day 2: 1 04-08
155. Jake Biram Tulsa, OK 2 05-09 46
Day 1: 2 05-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
156. Barry Brandt Jr. Newport News, VA 2 05-07 45
Day 1: 2 05-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
157. Chad Pipkens Dewitt, MI 2 05-05 44
Day 1: 2 05-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
158. Greg Alexander Hebron, MD 2 04-15 43
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-15
159. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 2 04-13 42
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
159. Paul Kimball Glastonbury, CT 2 04-13 42
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-13
161. Harvey Horne Bella Vista, AR 2 04-08 40
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-08
162. Scott Robert Greene, ME 2 04-06 39
Day 1: 2 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
163. Joe Ford Bewdely CANADA 2 04-05 38
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 1 02-02
164. Willy Dennison Willoughby Hills, OH 2 04-04 37
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
165. Tadd Johnson Lakeville, MN 1 04-03 36
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 04-03
166. Reese Hudson Broomall, PA 2 04-02 35
Day 1: 1 01-04 Day 2: 1 02-14
167. Freddy Palmer Estill Springs, TN 1 03-06 34
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-06
168. Austin Hoke Lititz, PA 1 03-03 33
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-03
168. Gus Kneidinger Prospect, PA 1 03-03 33
Day 1: 1 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
168. Oliver Ngy Frisco, TX 1 03-03 33
Day 1: 1 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
171. Shawn Parenteau Kingston, NH 1 03-02 30
Day 1: 1 03-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
171. Mike Rodevitz Colebrook, NH 1 03-02 30
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-02
173. Nicholas Dittenhoefer West Hempstead, NY 1 02-15 28
Day 1: 1 02-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
174. Michael Murphy East Syracuse, NY 1 02-14 27
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
174. John Watts Jr Flushing, MI 1 02-14 27
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
176. Joe Spano Scranton, PA 1 02-13 25
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
177. Tommy Little Chester, VA 1 02-12 24
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
178. Michael O'Harold Cross Hill, SC 1 02-10 23
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
179. William Horton III Vassar, MI 1 02-04 22
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
180. Greg Fisher Zanesville, OH 1 02-03 21
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
181. Kevin Ledoux Choctaw, OK 1 02-02 20
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
182. Damian Szlachta Center Valley, PA 1 02-00 19
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-00
183. Marc Schilling Shady Shores, TX 1 01-15 18
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
184. Justin Salisbury Binghamton, NY 1 01-13 17
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
185. Michelle Jalaba Birmingham, MI 1 01-07 16
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-07
186. Burley Warf Moneta, VA 1 01-06 15
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Christopher Caravan Pottsville, PA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Randy Elliott Severn, MD 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Darryl Halbert Enoree, SC 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Steven Hatala Harrison Township, MI 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Burley Langford Jr. S.Chesterfield, VA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Keith Nemcek St Charles, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Chris Noffsinger Interlochen, MI 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Hermilo Salgado-Zavaleta Artemus, KY 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Robert Terkla Aubrey, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Cass Terrance Akwewsane, NY 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 56 527 1494-09
2 36 430 1219-10
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92 957 2714-03
2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Oneida Lake 7/29-7/31
Oneida Lake, Syracuse NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Tom Testa Port Crane, NY 6 21-02 200 $22,213.00
Day 1: 3 10-11 Day 2: 3 10-07
2. Jon Jezierski Troy, MI 6 18-04 199 $5,227.00
Day 1: 3 07-14 Day 2: 3 10-06
3. Brad Shrader Fowlerville, MI 6 17-10 198 $3,920.00
Day 1: 3 09-02 Day 2: 3 08-08
4. Nat Lussi Plains, PA 6 17-09 197 $2,940.00
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 3 08-13
5. Chad Harvey Cave Creek, AZ 6 17-06 196 $2,744.00
Day 1: 3 08-07 Day 2: 3 08-15
6. Gary Haraguchi Murfreesboro, TN 6 17-04 195 $2,613.00
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 3 09-14
7. Jason Chier Port Crane, NY 6 17-02 194 $2,483.00
Day 1: 3 10-06 Day 2: 3 06-12
8. Timothy Nichols Pittsgrove, NJ 6 15-13 193 $2,352.00
Day 1: 3 06-13 Day 2: 3 09-00
9. PJ Mcmanamon Jr Ruby, NY 6 15-07 192 $2,156.00
Day 1: 3 08-00 Day 2: 3 07-07
10. David Booth Erin, TN 4 14-08 191 $1,960.00
Day 1: 3 11-15 Day 2: 1 02-09
11. Ben Jacobi Richmond, VA 5 14-01 190 $1,829.00
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 3 09-12
12. Scott Devault New Philadelphia, OH 5 14-01 189 $1,699.00
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 2 05-04
13. Mike Rinaldi North Haledon, NJ 4 13-13 188 $1,437.00
Day 1: 3 10-06 Day 2: 1 03-07
14. Mike Bell Lisbon, NY 5 13-09 187 $1,307.00
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 3 08-15
15. Gary Hall Delbarton, WV 6 13-09 186 $1,176.00
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 3 06-01
16. Rick Williams Jr Sandston, VA 5 13-04 185 $1,045.00
Day 1: 2 03-01 Day 2: 3 10-03
17. Joshua McGeary Mt. Pleasant, PA 5 13-02 184 $980.00
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 2 05-14
18. Brok Schwartzkopf New Prague, MN 5 12-06 183 $980.00
Day 1: 2 04-06 Day 2: 3 08-00
19. Roxanne Przelski Poland, NY 4 12-02 182 $980.00
Day 1: 2 04-15 Day 2: 2 07-03
20. Joseph Zapf Oak Ridge, NJ 5 11-14 181 $980.00
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 3 07-09
21. Zack Eggleston Goleta, CA 4 11-11 180 $915.00
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 3 09-11
22. Jonathan Lakota Memphis, NY 5 11-08 179 $915.00
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 3 07-01
23. Karl Tripple Ilion, NY 4 11-07 178 $915.00
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 3 09-00
24. Ryan Naylor Westfield, IN 3 11-01 177 $915.00
Day 1: 3 11-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
25. Cody Stahl Griffin, GA 4 11-01 176 $915.00
Day 1: 3 08-04 Day 2: 1 02-13
26. Jimmy Fellegy Lakeville, MN 4 10-14 175 $784.00
Day 1: 3 09-09 Day 2: 1 01-05
27. John Stoughtenger Waterloo, NY 3 10-11 174 $784.00
Day 1: 2 07-08 Day 2: 1 03-03
28. Lance Owen Greer, SC 4 10-09 173 $784.00
Day 1: 1 03-13 Day 2: 3 06-12
29. Angela Mayo Maiden, NC 4 10-07 172 $784.00
Day 1: 3 08-08 Day 2: 1 01-15
30. Johnnie Garrett Union City, TN 4 10-02 171 $784.00
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 3 07-15
31. Matt Noraas Pamplin, VA 3 10-02 170 $719.00
Day 1: 1 03-01 Day 2: 2 07-01
32. Lewis Mendall Winthrop, MA 5 10-02 169 $719.00
Day 1: 3 05-14 Day 2: 2 04-04
33. Bill Schwartz Jr Avon Lake, OH 4 09-13 168 $719.00
Day 1: 3 06-02 Day 2: 1 03-11
34. Andrew Packard Fresno, CA 4 09-11 167 $719.00
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 1 03-07
35. Taurus Lopez Ellenville, NY 4 09-09 166 $719.00
Day 1: 3 07-03 Day 2: 1 02-06
36. Liam Kendra Great Meadows, NJ 3 09-05 165 $719.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 09-05
36. Chris Newton Whitesboro, NY 3 09-05 165 $719.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 09-05
38. Pete Rice Albany, NY 3 09-05 163 $719.00
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
39. Cory Weaver Ankeny, IA 3 09-04 162 $719.00
Day 1: 2 06-03 Day 2: 1 03-01
40. John Barnes Henrico, VA 3 09-04 161 $719.00
Day 1: 2 05-03 Day 2: 1 04-01
41. Rob Tipton III Pitman, NJ 3 09-00 160
Day 1: 3 09-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
42. Ethan Mcmahon Swanton, VT 3 08-15 159
Day 1: 1 03-08 Day 2: 2 05-07
43. Jess Salmon Milford, NJ 3 08-14 158
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-14
44. Bryce Miller Uniontown, OH 4 08-12 157
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 2 03-15
45. Matt Connolly Duluth, GA 3 08-10 156
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-10
46. Brad Goetz Montello, WI 4 08-09 155
Day 1: 2 04-09 Day 2: 2 04-00
47. Akira Okuyama Forest Hills, NY 3 08-08 154
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 1 03-07
48. Beanie Leuer Lockport, NY 3 08-08 153
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 1 03-13
49. Jacob Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 3 08-06 152
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-06
50. Jacob Moulton Syracuse, NY 3 08-05 151
Day 1: 3 08-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
51. Marco Flores Topeka KS JAPAN 3 08-05 150
Day 1: 2 05-04 Day 2: 1 03-01
52. Daniel Nickerson Central Square, NY 3 08-05 149
Day 1: 1 03-04 Day 2: 2 05-01
53. Rich Knisely Jr. Disputanta, VA 3 08-04 148
Day 1: 1 03-06 Day 2: 2 04-14
54. Mark Kendra Great Meadows, NJ 2 08-03 147 $250.00
Day 1: 1 04-13 Day 2: 1 03-06
55. Chris McCarthy Woonsocket, RI 4 08-02 146
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 3 05-08
56. Skyler Anderson Harlem, GA 2 08-00 145
Day 1: 1 03-12 Day 2: 1 04-04
57. Joe Mantione West Milford, NJ 3 07-14 144
Day 1: 1 03-00 Day 2: 2 04-14
58. Rick Hamer Charleston, WV 3 07-14 143
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 1 03-11
59. Kobe Price Corfu, NY 3 07-13 142
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 1 02-12
60. Craig Johnson Mars, PA 3 07-13 141
Day 1: 1 03-01 Day 2: 2 04-12
61. Craig Cleveland Frankfort, NY 3 07-13 140
Day 1: 2 04-09 Day 2: 1 03-04
62. Kyle Patrick Cooperstown, NY 3 07-11 139
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63. Mathew Thompson Hogansburg, NY 3 07-11 138
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64. Ryan Park Mount Joy, PA 4 07-11 137
Day 1: 2 03-08 Day 2: 2 04-03
65. Michael Schrader North Attleboro, MA 3 07-09 136
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
66. Chad Bushnaq Buffalo, NY 3 07-08 135
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
67. John Scipione Jr Brewerton, NY 3 07-04 134
Day 1: 1 03-00 Day 2: 2 04-04
68. Steven Robbins Piketon, OH 3 07-03 133
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-03
69. Danny Stafursky Athens, PA 3 07-01 132
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 1 02-03
70. Steven Cram Williamstown, NJ 2 07-00 131
Day 1: 1 03-12 Day 2: 1 03-04
71. Joe Sodora Garfield, NJ 2 06-14 130
Day 1: 1 03-08 Day 2: 1 03-06
72. Mark Snyder Elizabethtown, PA 2 06-13 129
Day 1: 1 03-05 Day 2: 1 03-08
73. Gerald Heffler Chester, VA 2 06-10 128
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74. Sakae Ushio Tonawanda, NY 3 06-09 127
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 2 03-12
75. Thomas Ulintz Mars, PA 4 06-08 126
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76. Curtis Hall II Lenore, WV 2 06-08 125
Day 1: 1 03-10 Day 2: 1 02-14
77. Tim Mcglenn Welcome, MD 2 06-08 124
Day 1: 1 03-07 Day 2: 1 03-01
78. Hayden Reed Bridgeton, NJ 2 06-06 123
Day 1: 2 06-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
79. Phil Coffin Pittsburgh, PA 3 06-05 122
Day 1: 3 06-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
80. Ken Jester Landenberg, PA 2 06-05 121
Day 1: 1 04-05 Day 2: 1 02-00
81. Joshua Vanvalkenburg Norwich, NY 2 06-04 120
Day 1: 2 06-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
82. Colton Kentopp Coopersburg, PA 2 06-01 119
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 06-01
83. Joe Franzwa Pittsgrove, NJ 3 06-01 118
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 2 03-09
84. James Schneider Watervliet, NY 2 05-15 117
Day 1: 1 03-10 Day 2: 1 02-05
85. Jeffrey Burns Cicero, NY 2 05-14 116
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-14
86. Bailey Eigbrett Victor, NY 3 05-12 115
Day 1: 1 02-15 Day 2: 2 02-13
87. Bryce Bason Mill Hall, PA 3 05-10 114
Day 1: 3 05-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
88. Brian Langford South Chesterfield, VA 2 05-09 113
Day 1: 2 05-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
89. Daniel Istik Cranberry Twp, PA 2 05-07 112
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-07
89. Michael Price Millbury, MA 2 05-07 112
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-07
91. Brian Kelly Liverpool, NY 2 05-06 110
Day 1: 2 05-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Christopher Boring Depew, NY 3 05-06 109
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 2 03-09
93. Steve Williams Harrington, ME 2 05-05 108
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-05
94. Charles James Richmond, VA 2 05-03 107
Day 1: 2 05-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
95. Bill Lesiak Flemington, NJ 2 05-03 106
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 1 02-05
96. Jon Putman Carthage, NY 2 04-15 105
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-15
97. Tri Nguyen Hampton, VA 2 04-12 104
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-12
98. Melissa Young Leesburg, FL 2 04-11 103
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
99. Barry Brunges Gainesville, FL 2 04-10 102
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
99. Chris Underwood Oak Hill, VA 2 04-10 102
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
101. Michael Dixon Central Square, NY 2 04-08 100
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-08
102. Mark Dimarzio Franconia, NH 2 04-07 99
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 1 02-08
103. Hunter Sales Blaine, TN 1 04-06 98
Day 1: 1 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
104. Matthew Jones Delmar, NY 2 04-03 97
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
105. Jody Gardner Tippecanoe, OH 2 04-02 96
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-02
106. Keith Mcfall Waverly, NY 2 04-02 95
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 1 02-06
107. Brent Temple BREWERTON, NY 2 04-01 94
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
108. Brooks Parker Bridgeville, DE 2 04-01 93
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 1 02-00
109. Joshua Geyer Loganton, PA 2 04-00 92
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-00
109. Brayden Stoker Cisco, TX 2 04-00 92
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-00
111. Aj Agro Brewster, NY 1 04-00 90
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 04-00
112. Jared Phillips Addison, NY 1 03-15 89
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-15
113. Shane Nelson Wadsworth, OH 1 03-14 88
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-14
114. Kevin Hesson Seneca, PA 2 03-13 87
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 1 01-09
115. Josh Hollins Chapel Hill, NC 1 03-12 86
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-12
115. Hunter Stuckey Kilgore, TX 1 03-12 86
Day 1: 1 03-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
117. Alan Alfonso Jr. Ruther Glen, VA 1 03-11 84
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-11
118. Mike Elkins Kalamazoo, MI 1 03-10 83
Day 1: 1 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
119. Jim Jarvis Timberville, VA 2 03-09 82
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
120. Mike Salerno Rochester, MN 1 03-08 81
Day 1: 1 03-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
121. Nick Giamei Homer, NY 1 03-08 80
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-08
122. Jimmy Schaffer Oak Ridge, NJ 2 03-07 79
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 1 01-02
123. Ed Guidon Bethlehem, PA 1 03-06 78
Day 1: 1 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
124. Charles Reed Batesville, MS 2 03-05 77
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-05
125. Levi Allgeier Bardstown, KY 1 03-05 76
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-05
125. William Beekman Diamond Point, NY 1 03-05 76
Day 1: 1 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
125. Joshua Torres Brandywine, MD 1 03-05 76
Day 1: 1 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
128. Dawson Wisner Westminster, MD 1 03-03 73
Day 1: 1 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
129. Jim Barcomb Hudson Falls, NY 1 03-03 72
Day 1: 1 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
130. Rick Amato Canastota, NY 1 03-01 71
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-01
130. Pauley Pitcher Huntsville, AL 1 03-01 71
Day 1: 1 03-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Sam Leary Canaan, CT 1 03-00 69
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-00
132. Harry Moore Clarington, OH 1 03-00 69
Day 1: 1 03-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
134. Fred Ingalls II Groveland, NY 1 02-14 67
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
134. Will Kaiser Newcomerstown, OH 1 02-14 67
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-14
136. Bryan Folino Williamstown, MA 1 02-13 65
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
137. Ronald Humiston Wallingford, CT 1 02-11 64
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
138. Yua Kishimoto Osaka JAPAN 1 02-10 63
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. John Husnay Holland Patent, NY 1 02-09 62
Day 1: 1 02-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
140. Mike Mueller Medway, MA 1 02-08 61
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-08
141. George Petrak Binghamton, NY 1 02-07 60
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-07
142. Jason Dubernas Old Forge, PA 1 02-06 59
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-06
142. Dan Murphy Epping, NH 1 02-06 59
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
142. Christopher Sawicki Binghamton, NY 1 02-06 59
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
145. Anthony Bellissimo Chelmsford, MA 2 02-05 56
Day 1: 2 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
146. David Chamberlain Toms River, NJ 1 02-05 55
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
146. Jason Kneidinger Grove City, PA 1 02-05 55
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
148. Scott Dulaney Grove City, PA 1 02-04 53
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-04
148. Travis Green Grand Blanc, MI 1 02-04 53
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-04
148. John Kelley Jr Old Forge, PA 1 02-04 53
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
151. Sean Obrien Mc Kenzie, TN 1 02-03 50
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-03
152. Jim Murphy Walker, MI 1 01-14 49
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Mike Anderson Harlem, GA
Cowboy Cifuentes Takes Lead at Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Savage Arms Stop 6
MASSENA, N.Y. (July 30, 2021) – Pro Joey “Cowboy” Cifuentes of Clinton, Arkansas, took over the lead on Day Two of the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at the St. Lawrence River Friday, bringing a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 18 pounds, 14 ounces. Cifuentes’ two-day total of 10 bass weighing 43 pounds, 3 ounces gives him a slim 2-ounce advantage heading into Day 3 of the four-day competition featuring bass fishing professionals from around the world, competing for up to $135,000.
Reigning 2020 Angler of the Year Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Michigan moved from 3rd place into 2nd with a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces on Friday, while Kurt Mitchell of Milford, Delaware brought a 20-pound, 9-ounce bag to the scale, moving him from 25th place into 7 th. Jon Canada of Helena, Alabama, made the biggest leap toward the top of the leaderboard, weighing a limit of 21-15 to catapult him from 62nd place into the top 10 on Day 2 of competition.
Anglers battled strong, cold-front winds and a significant chop throughout the entire second day of competition. Add finicky smallmouth to that and it makes for a difficult day out on the water.
“Today was tough with the wind and the fish were not biting very well,” said Cifuentes. “The wind was so bad and blowing against the current that it was almost impossible to let your bait move naturally with the current. In spite of the challenging conditions, I’m on top of the leaderboard and am fishing on Day 3, so, I’m pumped.”
Cifuentes said he got off to a strong start fishing deep humps in the Clayton area, landing a solid pair of 4-pounders to bring him to around 17 pounds early on in Day 2. From there, he bounced around trying different things and was able to cull up a few ounces at a time.
“I’m kind of zoned in on the deep deal during this event,” said Cifuentes. “I just don’t really know if my area is going to replenish. So, I’m going to start there [on Day 3], but I will definitely need to expand from there. My gut is telling me I’m going to have to find some new stuff tomorrow.”
With plenty of areas and patterns that he picked up in practice, Cifuentes said he isn’t too worried, but the potential of his main area is certainly on his mind – the trick is to see if it will hold.
“I’m excited going into Day 3 because I think I can stop on some other places I found in practice and catch fish,” continued Cifuentes. “I really think I can catch a solid bag tomorrow doing a number of things, but I just don’t know for sure.
“It’s smallmouth, so I may only catch 12 pounds. Meanwhile, I know with my main area, I have the potential to catch another big bag. I just plan to follow my gut and see what happens.”
The top 20 pros after Day 2 on the St. Lawrence River are:
1st: Joey Cifuentes of Clinton, Ark., 10 bass, 43-3
2nd: Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Mich., 10 bass, 43-1
3rd: Scott Dobson of Clarkston, Mich., 10 bass, 42-7
4th: Matthew Stefan of Junction City, Wis., 10 bass, 41-9
5th: Cody Pike of Powhatan, Va., 10 bass, 41-9
6th: Miles Howe of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 10 bass, 39-15
7th: Kurt Mitchell of Milford, Del., 10 bass, 39-4
8th: Justin Lucas of Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 38-12
9th: Erik Luzak of Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 37-11
10th: Jon Canada of Helena, Ala., 10 bass, 37-11
11th: Justin Cooper of Zwolle, La., 10 bass, 37-11
12th: Jason Lambert of Michie, Tenn., 10 bass, 37-4
13th: Aaron Britt of Yuba City, Calif., 10 bass, 37-2
14th: Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 36-11
15th” John Cox of DeBary, Fla., eight bass, 36-4
16th: Evan Barnes of Hot Springs, Ark., 10 bass, 36-3
17th: Randy Ramsey of Burlington, Mich., 10 bass, 36-2
18th: Dakota Ebare of Brookeland, Texas, 10 bass, 35-14
19th: Tom Monsoor of La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 35-12
20th: Zack Birge of Blanchard, Okla., 10 bass, 35-12
For a full list of results visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Dakota Ebare of Brookeland, Texas, won the day's $500 Berkley Big Bass award in the pro division after bringing a bass weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces to the scale.
Overall, there were 656 bass weighing 1,988 pounds, 4 ounces caught by 143 pros Friday. The catch included 113 five-bass limits.
The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at the St. Lawrence River is hosted by the Town of Massena.
In Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit competition, the full field of anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight now advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros will continue competition on Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, where they will compete for up to $235,000. The 2021 TITLE will be on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Aug. 17-22, and is hosted by Explore La Crosse.
Anglers will take off at 6:30 a.m. ET Saturday and Sunday from the Massena Intake Boat Launch located at 1415 State Highway 131 in Massena. Weigh-ins will also be held at the boat launch daily at 3 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend the event or follow the action online through the MLF NOW! live stream and coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at the St. Lawrence River will feature live on-the-water coverage and a two-hour action-packed television show that will premiere on the Outdoor Channel on Sunday, Sept. 1 from 7 to 9 a.m. ET and re-air on the Sportsman Channel this fall. Weigh-ins will be streamed daily, and fans can catch live on-the-water action all day Saturday and Sunday, July 31 – Aug. 1 on MLF NOW! beginning at 7 a.m. ET at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers on the MLF BIG5’s social media outlets at Facebook , Twitter, Instagram and YouTube .
Big Bite Baits Swim bait & Pendulate Head - ICAST 2021
Big Bite's Laura Ann Foshee introduces a new Big Bite Swimbait to the folks at ICAST this year designed for some specific techniques in different times of the year. She also introduces the new Pendulate head that is pretty awesome.
AnglersChannel Bass Wrap Up brought to you by Sportsmans Warehouse - Episode 2 - 2021
Up next on the AnglersChannel Bass Wrap Up Show brought to you by Sportsman’s Warehouse, Ride along with the winner of the Fish with Bryan Thrift contest, Check in with the Bassmaster Carhart College Series from Lake Hartwell, Plus we’ll check in with The Alabama Bass Trail and the new ABT 100 Event on Lay Lake. As always we’ll have Strike King gear reviews, our local angler profile, product spotlights from Sportsman’s warehouse and more on this edition of AnglersChannel Bass wrap up show!
Ugly Stick Carbon Rods with Matt Robertson - ICAST 2021
Elite Series Pro Matt "On Em" Robertson talks about the new Ugly Stick Carbons. The same rod he has been using this year on the Bassmaster Elite Series. Find out why Matt likes the look and feel of the Ugly Stick!
ZMan Big Blade Chatterbait with Bryan Thrift - ICAST 2021
Sportsmans Warehouse Pro Bryan Thrift talks about there HUGE New addition to the ZMan Chatterbait line with the new Big Blade Chatterbait. Find out why Bryan recommends it in every size and color!
AFTCO Womens Hydronaut Suit - ICAST 2021
AFTCO Lady Ambassador Tyler Metz talks with AFTCO Sales Manager Matt Quesnel about the new Hydronaut rain suit designed for women that was introduced at ICAST 2021
Despite Slow Start, Perkins Leads Bassmaster Northern Open On Oneida
Bill Perkins, of Rochester, N.Y., is leading after Day 1 of the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open at Oneida Lake with 18 pounds, 11 ounces.
Photo by Justin Brouillard/B.A.S.S.
July 29, 2021
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — On paper, it looks like Bill Perkins had a great day of fishing, but the New York pro said that leading Day 1 of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open at Oneida Lake with 18 pounds, 11 ounces was anything but easy.
Perkins, who leads second-place Billy Payne of Lackawaxen, Pa., by an ounce, said his day was heavier on quality than quantity.
“My weight doesn’t reflect how tough it was today,” Perkins said. “I got lucky and got the right bites. When you see a guy catch (nearly) 19 pounds, it’s kind of assumed that he (had a good day), but it’s supertough.”
Perkins said the day’s windy, rainy weather definitely impacted his fishing. For one thing, the smallmouth bass he targeted are primarily sight feeders that prefer sunny, clear conditions.
Also, Oneida’s mostly a wide-open fishery and Perkins’ midlake spots were fully exposed to the strong winds that arrived midmorning. Countering the rough water required tackle adjustments.
“I’m using the standard smallmouth fare — drop shots, Ned rigs, stuff like that — but I had to increase my weight sizes just to get my bait to the bottom in time,” Perkins said. “I wasn’t using different baits, I just had to make modifications.”
Slow, patient presentations proved most effective today, as Perkins achieved his best results by letting his bait soak in the productive areas.
“I’m running a bunch of different spots in a dozen different areas,” Perkins said. “I was just recycling through (several) spots.
“It’s just a total timing deal, and that’s the most terrifying thing for me. I don’t think I had much throughout the morning; I don’t think I got a bite from a bass until 11:30 — I was catching a bunch of drum.”
As Perkins explained, what makes Oneida productive can also make it frustrating.
“Those smallies are supernomadic and if they’re there, they’re there, and if they’re not, oh my gosh, they’re not,” he said. “I think they’re just following bait schools, and there’s just so much good (habitat) here, they have a lot of places to be.
“Oneida Lake has so much great cover that there’s a lot of dead water. You have to cover so many spots.”
Perkins said he caught his bass in a range of 9 to 14 feet. He hit several particular depths and ultimately found a particular type of bottom composition most productive.
“The fish are really spread out,” Perkins said. “There doesn’t seem to be any rhyme or reason to it; they’re just spread out.”
Payne caught his second-place limit of 18-10 by fishing what he described as a presentation less common to Oneida. Noting that he was all alone in his area, Payne said he targeted rock structure and left his fish biting.
“If you want different, you gotta do different,” Payne said. “So, I mixed it up and went out doing what I’m comfortable doing at home. I put it together and we cleaned ’em up.”
Although Payne kept his details slim, he said he fished “one bait, one rod” all day. He said he tried drop shotting, but since that was not in his wheelhouse, he stuck with his power-fishing technique.
Sam George of Athens, Ala., and Thomas Hughes of Cicero, N.Y., tied for third place with 18-2. George caught his bass with finesse baits on two offshore spots. His morning fish came from rocky structure in 20 to 24 feet, and he added three key culls in the afternoon from a slightly deeper spot.
“I didn’t have a lot to go on; I only had nine bites (in practice),” George said. “I found one place that was a big, vast area and I stayed there four or five hours. I was pretty content with it, and I had probably two hours of fishing time left and I went to a place where I had one bite in practice, but it was a big bite.
“I didn’t really know the potential of this spot, but today, when I pulled up, there was a lot more there than I’d thought. I culled probably four or five times in the last hour and left them.”
Hughes said Thursday’s inclement weather nixed his plan to throw topwaters in the morning. Drawing on his extensive local knowledge, he worked an area where he knew the fish would be positioned by the east wind.
“I stayed in one small area all day and ended up getting six bites,” he said. “I had to slow down and really let the bait sit in an area.”
J.T. Thompkins of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Michael Zampese of Haskell, N.J., share the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors. Both caught fish that weighed 5-3.
David Booth of Erin, Tenn., leads the co-angler division with 11-15. Anchoring his day’s three-fish limit with a 4-10 smallmouth, he caught one bass early on a reaction bait, but everything he weighed came on a shaky head with a homemade 2 1/2-inch soft-plastic newt (salamander-style) bait.
“Luckily, I got up here about 10 days ago to practice and found out (this presentation) worked,” Booth said. “That’s the first time I’ve tried that presentation, but it won’t be the last.”
Mark Kendra of Great Meadows, N.J., holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with a 4-13.
Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum, Idaho, leads the Northern Open points standings with 387 points. Mike Iaconelli of Pitts Grove, N.J., is in second with 373, followed by Spike Stoker of Cisco, Texas, with 372, Hugh Cosculluela of Spring, Texas, with 359 and Alex Redwine of Blue Ash, Ohio, with 357.
Jacob Powroznik of North Prince George, Va., leads the overall Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens points standings with 863.
Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6 a.m. ET at Oneida Shores Park. The Day 2 weigh-in will take place back at the park at 2 p.m. The Day 3 weigh-in will shift to the Bass Pro Shops in Auburn, N.Y., at 3:15 p.m.
The full field will compete the first two days before the boater side is cut to the Top 10 anglers for Championship Saturday. The co-angler champion will be crowned after the Day 2 weigh-in. Coverage of the event will be available at Bassmaster.com.
Tennessee Natives Claim Day 1 Lead At Bassmaster High School Championship
Connor Mason and Archer Reese, of Meigs County High School, are leading after Day 1 of the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with 15 pounds, 5 ounces.
Photo by Emily Hand/B.A.S.S.
July 29, 2021
DAYTON, Tenn. — Despite a much later boat draw than they were hoping for, the Meigs County High School team of Connor Mason and Archer Reese brought in a three-fish limit of 15 pounds, 5 ounces to take the lead at the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors on Chickamauga Lake.
Mason and Reese hold a 4-ounce lead over the second-place team of Carter Doren and Ryan Lachniet from the Sin City Bass Club in Las Vegas and have a 1-pound, 3-ounce advantage over the Quincy High School Bassmasters team of Brent Randall and Carson Falk.
The Meigs County duo also earned Big Bass of the Day honors with an 8-11 largemouth that Reese hauled in.
With temperatures soaring into the high 90s this week, teams were only able to bring three fish to the scales for this event instead of the usual five-fish limit.
The rising seniors made the National Championship through the Tennessee B.A.S.S. Nation Southeast Regional trail, earning the fifth and final berth to Chickamauga from that division. During practice, Mason said they found a good early-morning pattern.
“We were superconfident (about fishing) early in the morning, but when we got our late boat number (269) the confidence went down,” he said.
Unsure of how active the fish were going to be, the duo ran to their first spot and hooked into the massive largemouth for the first fish of the day.
“As soon as my bait hit the water it was gone,” Reese said. “I set the hook and we got it in. It didn’t take long, I just horsed it in and netted it. It was hot when we caught it, so we had to take a little break in the dock beside us from the heat and the fish catch.”
For Mason, that fish changed the entire outlook of the day.
“Our confidence went through the roof,” he said. “You fish completely differently when you have confidence in what you are doing.”
After their short break, the duo quickly filled out their limit before the bite tailed off with the afternoon heat. Throughout the day, Reese said he and Mason are bouncing around a bunch of different spots, hitting every depth zone in the process.
“We are here and there. That’s how we were during practice (too),” Reese said. “We would pull up to a spot and catch one fish, go to the next spot and do something completely different and with a 10-foot water level difference and catch fish there, too.”
With an earlier boat draw and the lead, Mason said they won’t be changing much on Day 2.
Had it not been for a dead-fish penalty, Doren, a 2021 Bassmaster High School All-American, and Lachniet would have been tied for first, but the penalty pushed the duo back to 15-1 for their Day 1 total.
The Sin City Bass Club anglers made a long run south, but did not find success early on. After trying a couple different things with no success, the duo made a move to some deeper brushpiles and it paid off with a 5-pounder and a 7-pounder. They missed another big fish that would have improved their bag.
“We caught the big one and our confidence went up; we got in a groove and started catching them,” Doren said. “On our forward-facing sonar, we watched a 5-pounder eat (the bait) and we whiffed on it.”
During practice, Lachniet said he and Doren located several groups of fish and would leave after they hooked up with a couple of them.
“We would catch a couple and then we would leave. We knew we were around big fish, but you just never know,” he said. “We are going to plan on doing the same thing tomorrow and not lose any fish.”
Hailing from the state of Florida, Falk and Randall found Chickamauga similar to Lake Seminole, their home body of water. They took that knowledge from their home lake and caught a three-bass limit of 14-2, landing a 7-pounder in the process.
“We are 30 minutes from Seminole and we have grass, ledges, shellbars,” Falk said. “So, we are right at home in Tennessee. We enjoyed the day and had a lot of fun.”
After spending most of practice idling and scanning, the Quincy High School duo got Day 1 started with a small limit, Randall said, and slowly culled up throughout the day.
“We moved on and caught one good one and put it in the box,” he said. “With 10 minutes before we had to leave, I caught a big, big one.”
Falk and Randall rotated through about 10 spots and caught 20 total fish, but only six of those were keepers. Randall said they are planning on running through the same rotation on Day 2.
The full field will compete again Friday with takeoff starting at 6:45 a.m. ET from Point Park and weigh-in back at the park at 2:45 p.m. The Top 12 teams after Day 2 will fish on Championship Saturday.
2021 2021 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors 7/29-7/31
Lake Chickamauga, Dayton TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Connor Mason - Archer Reese Meigs County High School 0
Day 1: 3 15-05 Total: 3 15-05
2. Carter Doren - Ryan Lachniet Sin City Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 15-01 Total: 3 15-01
3. Brent Randall - Carson Falk Quincy High School Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 14-02 Total: 3 14-02
4. Lucas Reagan - Jasmine Boswell Pickett County High School Fishi 0
Day 1: 3 13-11 Total: 3 13-11
5. Taylor Brown - Braden Watson Rehobeth Bass Team 0
Day 1: 3 13-09 Total: 3 13-09
6. Hayes White - Tiger Manuel Sulphur High School 0
Day 1: 3 12-07 Total: 3 12-07
7. Garrett Crump - Madison Dillard Saltillo High School 0
Day 1: 3 12-06 Total: 3 12-06
8. Cole Edwards - Seth Stubblefield DAR High School 0
Day 1: 3 12-02 Total: 3 12-02
9. BJ Collins - Owen Jenkins Chatuge Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 12-01 Total: 3 12-01
10. Cole Abbott - Jack Wicht Heritage Christian-West Lutheran 0
Day 1: 3 12-00 Total: 3 12-00
11. Jake Brown - Preston Kolisek Loretto Mustangs Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 11-14 Total: 3 11-14
11. Miller Dowling - Chandlar Hollingsworth American Christian Academy 0
Day 1: 3 11-14 Total: 3 11-14
13. Brody Robison - Colton Cash Sand Rock High School 0
Day 1: 3 11-10 Total: 3 11-10
14. Logan Withrow - Braden Crumley Bradley County Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 11-03 Total: 3 11-03
15. Braylon Eggerding - Lucas Washburn Forest Hills 0
Day 1: 3 11-01 Total: 3 11-01
16. Trace Montgomery - Brady Underwood Corner High School Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 10-14 Total: 3 10-14
17. Matthew Brault - Jackson Salley South Florence High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-12 Total: 3 10-12
18. Ike Gillentine - Caleb Mackie Warren County High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-10 Total: 3 10-10
19. Flint Davis - Peyton Dunn Lee County High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-08 Total: 3 10-08
19. Mason Hill - Ben Shinkunas Athens Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 10-08 Total: 3 10-08
21. Brendon Holt - Hudson Galimore Auburn High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-06 Total: 3 10-06
22. Nathan Fideldy - Preston Gover Salina 0
Day 1: 3 10-05 Total: 3 10-05
23. Chris Mcgregor - Trent Gilmore Oak Mountain High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-02 Total: 3 10-02
23. Jack Mcillwain - Dyson Weaver Creekwood High School 0
Day 1: 3 10-02 Total: 3 10-02
23. Adyn Middlebrooks - Brody Mitchell Grissom Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 3 10-02 Total: 3 10-02
26. Matt Knudson - Alan Quaid Elk River High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-15 Total: 3 09-15
27. Ridge Rutledge - Ryan Sponcil East Jessamine High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-14 Total: 3 09-14
28. Kaden Ables - Gage Stamper Cabot High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-13 Total: 3 09-13
29. Jonathan Fann - Tyler Gunter Cannon County High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-13 Total: 3 09-13
30. Dawson Bartlett - Cole Weaver McDowell High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-13 Total: 3 09-13
30. Caiden Ellis - Gage Byars Henry County High School Patriot 0
Day 1: 3 09-13 Total: 3 09-13
30. Caden Pearson - Nathan Kallstrand Naperville North High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-13 Total: 3 09-13
33. Jason Haynes - Bo Wiley Marion County Youth Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 09-09 Total: 3 09-09
33. Max Pierlott - Mike Pierlott Rileyscatch 0
Day 1: 3 09-09 Total: 3 09-09
35. John Nutt - Carter Nutt Backwoods Bassin 0
Day 1: 3 09-07 Total: 3 09-07
36. Cody Brooks - Fisher Anaya Brewer High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-07 Total: 3 09-07
37. Aiden Levis - Cullen Herron Mynderse Academy Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 09-05 Total: 3 09-05
37. Kaden Mueck - Breckett Long Livingston Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 3 09-05 Total: 3 09-05
37. Doston Putman - Jesse Blackmon Good Hope High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-05 Total: 3 09-05
40. Jeffrey Luke Davis - Samuel Davis Oconee Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 3 09-04 Total: 3 09-04
41. Turner Hart - Nicholas Bradley Hanover County 0
Day 1: 3 09-03 Total: 3 09-03
41. Carson Owen - River Eubanks Plainview 0
Day 1: 3 09-03 Total: 3 09-03
43. Easton Morris - Hunter Thrash Jemison Middle School 0
Day 1: 3 09-01 Total: 3 09-01
44. Cade Lipham - Kyler Kitkoski Youth League Club 0
Day 1: 3 09-00 Total: 3 09-00
44. Ryan Wright - Brody Lineberry Baldwin County High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-00 Total: 3 09-00
44. Aaron Yavorsky - Jett Stanley Tampa Bay Junior High School 0
Day 1: 3 09-00 Total: 3 09-00
47. Broden Herron - Blake Petrocci Mynderse Academy Bass Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 08-15 Total: 3 08-15
48. Barrett Bennefield - Matthew Mathews Chireno 0
Day 1: 3 08-13 Total: 3 08-13
48. Hunter Brewer - Kade Suratt Lawrence County High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-13 Total: 3 08-13
48. Syler Prince - Austin Peters Palatka High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-13 Total: 3 08-13
51. Alexander Costanza - James Lamberth Alabama Christian Academy 0
Day 1: 3 08-12 Total: 3 08-12
51. Matt Mosby - Gus Dietrich Powers Catholic High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-12 Total: 3 08-12
53. Colten Drawdy - Chase Mobley Plant City High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-12 Total: 3 08-12
54. Jacob Lycans - William Copley Louisa Bass Club High School Fis 0
Day 1: 3 08-11 Total: 3 08-11
55. Bryce Balentine - Carson Russell Central Florida Youth Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 08-10 Total: 3 08-10
56. Peyton Harris - Braxton Hopper Chelsea Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Total: 3 08-09
56. Phillip Herring - Calup Williams Greene County Youth Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Total: 3 08-09
56. Casey Tissue - Clayton Vote Vilonia High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Total: 3 08-09
59. Koal Meier - Timber Neal Winfield high school and Dexter 0
Day 1: 3 08-08 Total: 3 08-08
60. Owen Gooding - Cricket Coates Mulberry Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 08-07 Total: 3 08-07
60. Parker Stalvey - Jacob Deel Clay High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-07 Total: 3 08-07
60. Mason Wade - Dylan Ragland Jackson County High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-07 Total: 3 08-07
63. Makenzie Bailey - Dalton Bailey Winter Springs High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Total: 3 08-06
63. Grady Dowler - Caleb Gamble AZ Bass Nation 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Total: 3 08-06
63. Langston Martin - Coleman Mezick Lee County Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Total: 3 08-06
63. Dylan May - Brady Westrich Brownsburg High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Total: 3 08-06
67. Chase Hicks - Dyllan Jenkins Walker Valley High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-05 Total: 3 08-05
67. Carson Miller - Ben Cornish Briarwood Christian High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-05 Total: 3 08-05
67. Westin Moss - Chellan Cantrell Whitwell High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-05 Total: 3 08-05
70. Jackson Kelly - Stihl Smith Benjamin Russell 0
Day 1: 3 08-04 Total: 3 08-04
70. Evan Morris - Connor Baker LaRue County High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-04 Total: 3 08-04
72. Logan Evans - Reece Nixon Soddy Daisy High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-03 Total: 3 08-03
73. Cruz Norris - Gunnar Casey Sand Springs 0
Day 1: 2 08-03 Total: 2 08-03
74. Blake Bullock - Branton Mckenzie Oak Grove High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-02 Total: 3 08-02
75. Banks Shaw - Gage King Sale Creek 0
Day 1: 3 08-02 Total: 3 08-02
76. Jack Alexander - Colledge Elliott Mountain Brook High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-01 Total: 3 08-01
76. Zane O'Domirok - John Thompson Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-01 Total: 3 08-01
78. Kanon Goss - Cole Martin Lakeside 0
Day 1: 3 08-00 Total: 3 08-00
78. Asher Peters - Andrew Davis Headland High School 0
Day 1: 3 08-00 Total: 3 08-00
80. Mathias Dahline - Owen Januszewski Howell High School Bass Team 0
Day 1: 3 07-15 Total: 3 07-15
81. Trace Day - Jackson McKee Denham Springs 0
Day 1: 3 07-14 Total: 3 07-14
81. Evan Wood - Taedem Ashworth Mt. Pleasant High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-14 Total: 3 07-14
83. Nicholas Boggs - Brady Howard Kentucky Bass Nation 0
Day 1: 3 07-13 Total: 3 07-13
84. Andon Goins - Blake Wheat Rhea County High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-12 Total: 3 07-12
84. Cole Mitchell - Hayden Mare Davidson Day 0
Day 1: 3 07-12 Total: 3 07-12
86. Kai Barnett - Justin Straate Shelby County High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-11 Total: 3 07-11
86. Luke Fletcher - Michael Flynn Estill County High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-11 Total: 3 07-11
88. Latt Durrance - Trent Nelson Okeechobee High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-10 Total: 3 07-10
88. Ross Kearns - Landon Morgan Calloway County Lakers 0
Day 1: 3 07-10 Total: 3 07-10
90. Zack Cooper - Kobe Rider Tahlequah Sequoyah High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-09 Total: 3 07-09
90. Ely Hagan - Cole Pennington Greenbriar 0
Day 1: 3 07-09 Total: 3 07-09
90. AJ McGee - Evan Dunn Bibb county 0
Day 1: 3 07-09 Total: 3 07-09
90. Jordan Sylvester - Mcvay Stockwell Catholic High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-09 Total: 3 07-09
94. Jacob Davidson - Tristen Boyd Mt. Juliet High School Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 07-08 Total: 3 07-08
94. Dylan Johnson - Noah Widick Sequatchie County 0
Day 1: 3 07-08 Total: 3 07-08
94. Will Oberman - Clay Oberman Garrard County High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-08 Total: 3 07-08
97. Caleb Reynolds - Lex Thompson Bainbridge High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-06 Total: 3 07-06
98. Victor Alford - Jordan Boswell Roane County High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-06 Total: 3 07-06
99. Elijah Bryant - Blake Conrad East Jessamine High School 0
Day 1: 2 07-06 Total: 2 07-06
100. Caleb Cason - Jayden Corr Lone Star JR Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Total: 3 07-05
100. Justin James - Gavin Cooper Little Cypress-Mauriceville 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Total: 3 07-05
100. Keaton Smith - Jaydon Coggins Southwestern High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Total: 3 07-05
103. August Kukis - Ryan Laper Naperville Central High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-04 Total: 3 07-04
103. Hayden Marbut - Reese Petitti Vestavia Hills High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-04 Total: 3 07-04
105. Hunter Shelton - Jordan Hampton Trigg County 0
Day 1: 3 07-04 Total: 3 07-04
106. Luke Birch - Drew Todd South Side Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 07-03 Total: 3 07-03
106. Maverick Winford - Tanner Riley Top Gun Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 07-03 Total: 3 07-03
108. Tallis Morrison - Max Heaton Hart County 0
Day 1: 3 07-03 Total: 3 07-03
109. Tyler Malone - Sawyer Simison Citronelle Community Fishing Tea 0
Day 1: 3 07-02 Total: 3 07-02
109. Cody Smith - Rhett Stottlemire Soddy Daisy High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-02 Total: 3 07-02
109. Trenten Swygert - Butler Cochran Mid Carolina 0
Day 1: 3 07-02 Total: 3 07-02
112. Zach Knight - Peter West Gallatin High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-01 Total: 3 07-01
112. Josh Mcgregor - Jackson Hicks Sardis Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 07-01 Total: 3 07-01
114. Easton Bouma - Andrew Harris Rogers High School 0
Day 1: 3 07-00 Total: 3 07-00
115. Jacob Policka - Collin Jolman Fruitport High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Total: 3 06-15
115. Jake Swindle - Cole Lackey Riverside High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Total: 3 06-15
117. Nathan Reynolds - Jimmy Oguin Backwoods Bassin 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Total: 3 06-15
118. Landon Huff - Will Thomas Morgan County High School 0
Day 1: 2 06-14 Total: 2 06-14
119. Conner Frederick - Timothy Finley Nassau Christian Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 06-13 Total: 3 06-13
120. Dakota Posey - Brendon Brones Little Cypress-Mauriceville 0
Day 1: 3 06-12 Total: 3 06-12
120. Marshall Robinson - Mason Fulmer Byrnes High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-12 Total: 3 06-12
122. Jeremy Radford - William Milam Frederick County 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Total: 3 06-11
122. Wade Roberts - Zachary Lambert Barbe High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Total: 3 06-11
122. Brayden Vallie - Fruitport (271) 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Total: 3 06-11
125. Aidan Odonnell - Nick Blood Holy Family Catholic 0
Day 1: 3 06-10 Total: 3 06-10
126. Brayden Ruckman - Nate Helmreich Freeland High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-09 Total: 3 06-09
126. Lucas Wray - Will Stephens Russell County High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-09 Total: 3 06-09
128. Kollin Crawford - Andrew Jace Anderson Hochatown Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 06-08 Total: 3 06-08
129. Chance Shelby - Tyler Jordan Live Oak High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-07 Total: 3 06-07
129. Logan Sparkman - Austin Reed Chiles High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-07 Total: 3 06-07
131. Will Bearden - Nick Cobb Alexandria High School 0
Day 1: 2 06-07 Total: 2 06-07
132. Caleb Bridges - Brady Duncan Mt. Juliet High School Fishing 0
Day 1: 3 06-06 Total: 3 06-06
132. Christian Misciagna - Owen Niles Oneida Lake HS Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 06-06 Total: 3 06-06
134. Gunner West - Dakota Carter Rip N Lips 0
Day 1: 2 06-06 Total: 2 06-06
135. Mason White - Levi Singletary Cook High 0
Day 1: 3 06-05 Total: 3 06-05
136. Jacob Frizzell - Johnathan Walls Warren County High School 0
Day 1: 1 06-05 Total: 1 06-05
137. William Hadraba - Jacob Muth Lyons Township High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-04 Total: 3 06-04
138. Nathan Fiant - J Braden McNamara Hartleys Hawgs 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
138. Joshua King - Hunter Daniels Okeechobee Brahmans 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
140. James Romig - Coltyn Morris Putnam County Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
141. Caleb Martinez - Logan Gibson Lincoln County High School 0
Day 1: 2 06-03 Total: 2 06-03
142. Will Carnes - Lawson Hon Lincoln County High School 0
Day 1: 3 06-01 Total: 3 06-01
142. Dawson Cash - Tyler Hanley South Putnam 0
Day 1: 3 06-01 Total: 3 06-01
142. Hunter Keller - Daniel Brackett Freedom High 0
Day 1: 3 06-01 Total: 3 06-01
145. Landon Gramling - Tucker Veronee Gilbert Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 06-01 Total: 2 06-01
146. Levi Thibodaux - Holdyn Delatte Lafourche Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 3 06-00 Total: 3 06-00
147. Evan Fields - Evan Hellmann Collins High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-14 Total: 3 05-14
148. Kody Glass - Strawberry Crest High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Total: 3 05-13
148. Hunter Petrovic - John Sergeant Minooka High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Total: 3 05-13
148. Mitch Straffon - Hank Sturm Fenton High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Total: 3 05-13
151. Wyatt Peterson - Miguel Cooper Olathe East High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-12 Total: 3 05-12
152. Brandon Sales - Logan Johnson Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-12 Total: 3 05-12
153. Jackson Isbell - Dalton Head Moody High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-11 Total: 3 05-11
154. Joey Gress - Grayson Boyles Fairmont Senior 0
Day 1: 3 05-09 Total: 3 05-09
154. Carter Russell - Keagan George Kirbyville CISD 0
Day 1: 3 05-09 Total: 3 05-09
156. Justin Kuhns - Troy Bingamon Mifflinburg Area High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-06 Total: 3 05-06
157. Garrison Byerly - Will Henson Little Cypress-Mauriceville 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
157. Briley Sain - Kaden Freeze Coffee County Youth Bass Club 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
159. Tyler Leibel - Max Bird Chisago Lakes 0
Day 1: 3 05-04 Total: 3 05-04
160. Ty Dodd - Zach Bradford Clinton 0
Day 1: 3 05-03 Total: 3 05-03
160. Kurtis Swanson - Chaney Weick Meade County Bottomline 0
Day 1: 3 05-03 Total: 3 05-03
162. Matthew Nichols - Ryan Unger McCook High School 0
Day 1: 2 05-03 Total: 2 05-03
162. Justin Robbins - Jordan Garrett Fentress County High School 0
Day 1: 2 05-03 Total: 2 05-03
164. Luke Malik - Ryan Kahut Brighton High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
164. Lake Smith - Micah Horton Woodruff Middle School 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
166. Jacob Martin - New London High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
167. Lane Lassiter - Braxton Campbell Warren County High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-01 Total: 3 05-01
168. Ethan Chase - Dylan Kidder Garrard County High School 0
Day 1: 2 05-01 Total: 2 05-01
168. Vince Maffei - Kaden Burrus Lake Wales Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 05-01 Total: 2 05-01
168. Chandler Pruett - Braden Wilson Scotts Hill High School 0
Day 1: 2 05-01 Total: 2 05-01
171. Mitchell Robinson - Cody Abbott Byrnes High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-00 Total: 3 05-00
172. Ben Fulton - Aiden Lacy Windsor High School 0
Day 1: 1 05-00 Total: 1 05-00
173. Cole Moulton - Ian Moulton Mascoma Valley HS Bass Fishing C 0
Day 1: 2 04-14 Total: 2 04-14
173. Fletcher Phillips - Will Phillips Gardendale High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-14 Total: 2 04-14
175. Dawson Durham - Owen Thomas DW Daniel 0
Day 1: 3 04-13 Total: 3 04-13
176. Blake Roberts - Riley Faulkner Campbell County High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-12 Total: 2 04-12
177. Fischer Barber - Wells Johnson Heritage Christian Academy 0
Day 1: 2 04-11 Total: 2 04-11
178. John Harrell - Colin Arnold Pisgah High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-10 Total: 3 04-10
178. Dallas Taylor - Dustin Swafford Stilwell High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-10 Total: 3 04-10
180. Sadie Guidry - Lily Girouard Teurlings Catholic High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-10 Total: 3 04-10
181. Logan Beane - Tyler Wakefield Shelby County High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-10 Total: 2 04-10
181. Carter Webb - Chad Finley Poyen High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-10 Total: 2 04-10
183. Dawson Ettinger - Camren Teuton Clay County High School BassMast 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
183. Grayden Scibilia - Clifton Bennett Jr. Potomac River Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
183. Ross Webster - Nick Fox Harris County High School 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
186. Kevin Dowdy - Kaleb Devos Zion Chapel 0
Day 1: 2 04-07 Total: 2 04-07
186. Allen Powe - Jonathan Combs George Rogers Clark High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-07 Total: 2 04-07
188. Jake Mattingly - Landon Burton Danville Christian academy 0
Day 1: 3 04-06 Total: 3 04-06
189. Tucker Pendergrass - Lucas Roberts Livingston Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 2 04-06 Total: 2 04-06
190. Michael Mccarthy - Kevin Dalton Glen Rock High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-05 Total: 2 04-05
191. Carson Dillinger - Dylan Benson Atlanta and Queen City 0
Day 1: 2 04-04 Total: 2 04-04
191. Adam Mcghee - Zachary Bowman Bass Nation WV 0
Day 1: 2 04-04 Total: 2 04-04
193. Braden Leffew - Brady Raines Mt. Juliet High School Fishing 0
Day 1: 2 04-03 Total: 2 04-03
194. Patrick Middleton - Spencer Cox Halls High School 0
Day 1: 2 04-03 Total: 2 04-03
195. Blake Verberne - Caleb Roblin Denham Springs High School 0
Day 1: 1 04-00 Total: 1 04-00
196. Kelcie Cobb - Austin Plants Lake Cumberland High School Bass 0
Day 1: 2 03-15 Total: 2 03-15
196. Brysen Sutton - Cade Johnson Cabot High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-15 Total: 2 03-15
198. Hudson Choquette - Cal McInnis Headland High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-15 Total: 2 03-15
199. Braydon Kelley - Jerry Smith Newton Angler Club 0
Day 1: 2 03-14 Total: 2 03-14
200. Hunter Barrow - Shelby Rigney Foothills Youth Anglers 0
Day 1: 1 03-14 Total: 1 03-14
200. Rylee Calcaterra - Brock Dury Herrin High School 0
Day 1: 1 03-14 Total: 1 03-14
200. Anthony Loggins - Max Beavers Marshall High School 0
Day 1: 1 03-14 Total: 1 03-14
203. Charlie Horn - Henry Bushey Chaska 0
Day 1: 2 03-13 Total: 2 03-13
203. Ryan Manis - Colton Cravens Fentress County High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-13 Total: 2 03-13
205. Jacob Longlois - Tanner Stewart Little Cypress-Mauriceville 0
Day 1: 2 03-12 Total: 2 03-12
206. Kasey Ferguson - Jakari Thomas Ringgold Bassin 0
Day 1: 2 03-11 Total: 2 03-11
207. Jase White - Cole Golden Haughton High School-Bossier Par 0
Day 1: 2 03-10 Total: 2 03-10
208. Braylan Tyler - Logan Ashby Franklin County High School 0
Day 1: 1 03-10 Total: 1 03-10
209. Bryan Ammons - Brayden Wright Bluegrass Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Total: 2 03-09
209. Cade Calkins - Evan Ludlow Fruitport High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Total: 2 03-09
209. Jobub Case - Sydney Meier Mannford High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Total: 2 03-09
209. Tate Hackler - Cayden Carlson New Palestine High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Total: 2 03-09
209. Grady Johnson - Gage Foster Osceola Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Total: 2 03-09
209. Kayden Townsend - Briley Knowles Genoa Central 0
Day 1: 2 03-09 Total: 2 03-09
215. Wes Bailey - Kaden Cook Discovery Christian 0
Day 1: 1 03-09 Total: 1 03-09
216. Jared Hubbard - Samuel Glazier Pioneer Valley 0
Day 1: 1 03-08 Total: 1 03-08
217. Lane Anderson - Lane Bevilauqua Kountze High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-07 Total: 2 03-07
218. Flint Murray - Baylor Pless Crisp Academy 0
Day 1: 2 03-07 Total: 2 03-07
219. Ben Hester - Mason Caldwell Rhea County High School 0
Day 1: 1 03-07 Total: 1 03-07
220. Tristan Bell - Treyton Bell Kelso High School 0
Day 1: 3 03-03 Total: 3 03-03
221. Brodie Brown - Daniel Ridenour Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Total: 2 03-03
221. Coop Gilroy - Mikey Iwanicki Pomperaug High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Total: 2 03-03
221. Hayden Guthrie - Kade Pretzsch Summit High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Total: 2 03-03
221. Shamar Pierre - Khristian Rousseve West St John High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Total: 2 03-03
225. Tristan Warfield - Caden Baker Granger High School 0
Day 1: 2 03-01 Total: 2 03-01
226. Tyler Mahood - Ryan Mckinney CT Bass Thunder #4 0
Day 1: 2 03-00 Total: 2 03-00
226. Thomas Wright - Hunter Blevins Seminole Junior High School Angl 0
Day 1: 2 03-00 Total: 2 03-00
228. Madison Busch - Keaton Bassham Salem High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-15 Total: 2 02-15
229. Corbin Templon - Kaleb Delaney Stewart County High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-15 Total: 1 02-15
230. Cooper Miller - Landon Sepulvado Many High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-14 Total: 1 02-14
231. Matthew Rome - Connor Dawson Central High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Total: 2 02-13
231. Robert Stanley - Luke Bell Escambia Academy 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Total: 2 02-13
233. Rein Golubjatnikov - Matthew Pitcher Pittsford High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-12 Total: 1 02-12
234. Evan Mabrey - Skyler Stevens 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Total: 2 02-11
235. Dalton Johnson - Bradley Sims Mary G Montgomery 0
Day 1: 2 02-09 Total: 2 02-09
236. Rowdy Sells - Chandler Johnson Genoa Central 0
Day 1: 2 02-08 Total: 2 02-08
237. Avery Padgett - Ethan Young Zion Chapel 0
Day 1: 1 02-08 Total: 1 02-08
238. Summer Dees - Luke Meeks Grundy County High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-06 Total: 1 02-06
238. Coleton Usher - Cameron Ingle Eastern Iowa Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 02-06 Total: 1 02-06
240. Nick Owens - Andrew Parrett Eau Claire 0
Day 1: 1 02-05 Total: 1 02-05
241. Brady Whitworth - Walker Whitworth Faith Christian 0
Day 1: 3 02-04 Total: 3 02-04
242. Dj Drake - Gavin Sells Franklin County High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-03 Total: 2 02-03
243. Dylan Breaux - Gage Boquet Lafourche Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 1 02-01 Total: 1 02-01
243. Zavian Smith - Skylar Cummins Lake Cumberland High School Bass 0
Day 1: 1 02-01 Total: 1 02-01
245. Hunter Neuville - Avery Derouen Atchafalaya Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Total: 1 02-00
245. Tyson Verkaik - Claude Loftin Marion County High School Bassma 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Total: 1 02-00
247. Kyle Johnson - Gavyn Rapp Black Swamp Youth Bass Club 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Total: 1 01-15
248. Bailey Davidson - Parker O'bryan Brandon High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-14 Total: 1 01-14
249. Spencer Brister - Aiden Lofton Little Cypress-Mauriceville 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Total: 1 01-13
249. Jaron Cooper - Platte Valley Bass Masters 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Total: 1 01-13
249. Tanner Garner - Nate Oosterhous Arkadelphia Bassin Badgers 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Total: 1 01-13
252. Gabe Blair - Mason Cheek Madison Southern High School- KY 0
Day 1: 2 01-12 Total: 2 01-12
253. Jordan Guest - Landon Guest Skyline High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-12 Total: 1 01-12
253. Cole Jimkoski - Jack Sprague Freeland High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-12 Total: 1 01-12
255. Holden Ashworth - Evadale High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-11 Total: 1 01-11
255. Evan Dahle - Jackson Rosati Rogers High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-11 Total: 1 01-11
255. Ryan Daugherty - Ryan Robertson Bullitt East High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-11 Total: 1 01-11
258. Clay Christopher - Brent Christopher Boyle County High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Total: 1 01-10
258. Evan Cox - Carter Emsing Windsor High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Total: 1 01-10
258. Tyler Finley - William Cothran Mt. Pleasant High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Total: 1 01-10
258. Jay Tucker - Nick Bridges Eureka Wildcat Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Total: 1 01-10
262. Cooper Hughes - Isaac Dorland Redeemer Christian High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Total: 1 01-09
262. Tyler Morris - Connor Hebert West Baton Rouge Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Total: 1 01-09
262. Austin Roberts - Jake Krauth Franklin County High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-09 Total: 1 01-09
265. Jace Buxton - Ethan Graham Jackson County High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Total: 1 01-08
265. Peyton Dixon - Ethan Stant Kent Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Total: 1 01-08
265. Carson Kellogg - Nicholas Finley New Lexington Panthers 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Total: 1 01-08
265. Ava Leines - Seth Erickson Heritage West Lutheran 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Total: 1 01-08
265. Grant Priesmeyer - Steven Lafata Eureka Wildcat Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Total: 1 01-08
265. Trey Woliver - Trent Burns Heritage High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Total: 1 01-08
271. Houston Jeffries - Wells Moore Park Place 0
Day 1: 1 01-07 Total: 1 01-07
272. Alex Gross - Hayden Judge White Mountains Regional High Sc 0
Day 1: 1 01-00 Total: 1 01-00
273. Luke Ferachi - Jace Martello Walker High School 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Total: 1 00-13
274. Myken Barnes - Frankie Schemery Mifflinburg Area High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Autumn Belcher - William Crawford Boyle County High School (597) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Chanler Brake - Landon Brake Southwestern High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Cole Carr - Luke McGuire Anchor Bay High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Garrett Christy - Jake Ross Jesse C. Carson High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Tj Cox - Dalton Cochran Brookwood High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Nicholas Dellaporta - Alex Burton NJ Bass Nation 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Karson Denton - Luke Goodrum Splendora High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Tristan Fawley - Van Price Carlson High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Jaxson Freeman - Keddrick Terhune Rantoul Township High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Will Haynes - Austin Thomas Curry High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Doug Iman - Jake Iman Perry Hall Christian 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Isaac Irvin - Ian Irvin Galatia High school 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Hannah Kempton - Jenna Morrow Wayne County 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Colton Kibodeaux - Joel Sitton Buna High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Austin Kubica - Pj Steitz Centennial High School Liberty H 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Beau Landry - West Baton Rouge Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Kellen Lanman - Davis Greaud Deer Creek 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Shane Lints - Ryan Lairson Lake Wales Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Chase Mccarter - Ty Trentham Sevier County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Chase Mobley - Colten Drawdy Plant City High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Jacob Muir - Gannon Webb Milford High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Hayden Nerland - Jack Bryant Rogers High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Evan Newell - Santa Fe High School Bartow High 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Jackson Opheim - Luke Crane Shawnee Mission West Highschool 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Brady Pinwar - Alec Albrecht Midland High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Jeremiah Proulx - Uriah Denny Maynard High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. James Quinlivan - Alexis Grandstaff Headland Bass Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Kyler Sauber - Dawson Sheets Lakeville Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Evan Simonis - Hunter Ross Fruitport high school 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Adam Smith - Zane Smith Eastern Iowa Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Coleman Stewart - Keenan Stewart Boyle County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Jack Swihart - Rylan Hamlin Jackson Fishing 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Trenton Underwood - Isaac Rogers POCOLA HIGH SCHOOL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
274. Gavin White - Brandon Smith Gardiner High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
John Cox Leads Day 1 of Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Savage Arms Stop 6 on St. Lawrence River
MASSENA, N.Y. (July 29, 2021) – A field of 154 bass-fishing professionals from around the world began their four-day competition for a top award of $135,000 at the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 at the St. Lawrence River Presented by Abu Garcia Thursday in Massena, New York.
Berkley pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, weighed a five-bass limit of St. Lawrence River smallmouth totaling 24 pounds, 12 ounces to take the early lead after Day 1. Cox holds a slim 7-ounce lead over pro Joey “Cowboy” Cifuentes of Clinton, Arkanas, who caught five bass weighing 24-5, good for second place.
“I am in absolute shock to be leading this thing,” Cox laughed after weighing in. “I’m not kidding – this was probably the worst practice that I have ever had before. Coming into today I was thinking, ‘If I can somehow catch 18 or 20 (pounds) and maybe catch a couple tomorrow I could get out of here with a check.’ And I would have taken that. I was shooting for 50th place. So to weigh what I did today is just unreal.”
Cox said that he caught just seven fish on the day – all before noon.
“I didn’t catch many, but the ones that I did catch were the right ones,” Cox said. “Tomorrow I’m going to try to do what I did today and just bounce around and hit some new areas. I tried so hard to make those areas that I fished in the Bass Pro Tour event here last month work, but I couldn’t catch anything. They’re not even the same areas anymore – there is grass growing in now and it’s just changed completely. I had to change everything up and treat this place like I’d never fished it before.”
Cox spent the afternoon scouting new areas and trying to find a couple of spots that could possibly carry him through the remainder of the four-day tournament.
“It looks so good when I weigh in 24 pounds, and it was a lot of fun today, but I’ve got nothing for tomorrow,” Cox went on to say. “All I can do is keep trying to find new stuff, but honestly I think I’ll be lucky to catch five again.”
The top 10 pros after Day One the St. Lawrence River are:
1st: John Cox, DeBary, Fla., five bass, 24-12
2nd: Joey “Cowboy” Cifuentes, Clinton, Ark., five bass, 24-5
3rd: Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., five bass, 23-7
4th: Miles Howe, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., five bass, 22-10
5th: Matthew Stefan, Junction City, Wis., five bass, 22-7
6th: Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., five bass, 22-0
6th: Erik Luzak, Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada, five bass, 22-0
8th: Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 21-8
9th: Tom Monsoor, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 21-2
10th: Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 21-0
For a full list of results visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.
Stefan won Thursday’s $500 Berkley Big Bass award, weighing a 6-pound, 8-ounce smallmouth to earn the day’s award.
Overall, there were 711 bass weighing 2,270 pounds, 12 ounces caught by the 153 pros on Thursday, which included 124 five-bass limits.
The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 at the St. Lawrence River Presented by Abu Garcia is hosted by the Town of Massena.
In Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit competition, the full field of 154 anglers compete in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition on Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.
Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, where they will compete for up to $235,000. The 2021 TITLE will be on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Aug. 17-22, and is hosted by Explore La Crosse.
Anglers will take off at 6:30 a.m. ET, Thursday through Sunday, from the Massena Intake Boat Launch located at 1415 State Highway 131 in Massena. Weigh-ins will also be held at the boat launch daily at 3 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend the event or follow the action online through the MLF NOW! live stream and coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Savage Arms Stop 6 Presented by Abu Garcia at the St. Lawrence River will feature live on-the-water coverage and a two-hour action-packed television show that will premiere on the Outdoor Channel on Sunday, Sept. 1 from 7 to 9 a.m. ET and re-air on the Sportsman Channel this fall. Weigh-ins will be streamed daily and fans can catch live on-the-water action all day Saturday and Sunday, July 31 – Aug. 1 on MLF NOW! beginning at 7 a.m. ET at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers on the MLF BIG5’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Costa's Untangled Collection - Saving the environment one fishing net at a time.
Costa's Jessica Bryant walks us through the new "Untangled Collection" of sunglasses from Costa. Made from 97% recycled fishing nest these are a more performance based set of glasses designed to help you the fisherman stay on the water longer and catch more fish all while helping the environment.
"3rd Times a Charm"
This week Chris & the boys welcome in your 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the Year Josh Stracner to the show to talk about his Rookie year on the Elites, his path through the Opens and more. Chris & David recap ICAST and look ahead to upcoming tournaments. Check it out!
California Delta Readies to Host Toyota Series Event
OAKLEY, Calif. (July 28, 2021) – The Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Western Division will continue its season next week, Aug. 3-5, in Oakley, California with the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. at the California Delta. The three-day tournament will feature the region’s best bass-fishing pros and Strike King co-anglers casting for a top prize of up to $65,000, plus an additional $35,000 bonus if the winner is a qualified Phoenix Boat owner.
“The California Delta is fishing really good right now,” said Bass Pro Tour pro Ish Monroe of Oakdale, California. “The weather is supposed to be beautiful and warm next weekend, which creates a good bite.”
Monroe said he expects the tournament to feature a topwater and punch bite.
“There will still be a few guys catching some on spinnerbaits and crankbaits, but the anglers who win will most likely be throwing frogs and punching,” said Monroe. “I don’t expect to see a certain depth making a difference on this fishery, but guys definitely need to be looking for good grass to fish throughout the tournament.”
Monroe said local Wednesday night tournaments are taking 27 to 28 pounds to win – and those are just five-hour tournaments.
“I anticipate it will take an average of 18 pounds per day to get into the Top 10,” continued Monroe. “Anglers will probably need a bag in the mid-20-pound range one of the three days and an average of 20 pounds for the other two days to bring home the win.”
Anglers will take off daily at 6 a.m. PT from the Big Break Marina in Oakley. Weigh-ins will also be held at the marina and will begin at noon. Fans are welcome to attend the event or follow the action online through the “MLF Live” weigh-in broadcasts and daily coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.
In Toyota Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event, scaling up for every 20 boats over 160 and scaling down for every boat below 160. With a 160-boat field, pros fish for a top prize of $40,000, plus an extra $35,000 if Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus qualified. Strike King co-anglers cast for the top prize of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard (valued at $33,500). With a 260-boat field, pros fish for a top award of $65,000, plus an extra $35,000 if Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus qualified. Strike King co-anglers cast for the top prize of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard (valued at $33,500) plus $5,000 cash.
The 2021 Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. consists of six divisions – Central, Northern, Plains, Southern, Southwestern and Western – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International division. Anglers who fish all three qualifiers in any of the eight divisions and finish in the top 25 will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Championship for a shot at winning $235,000 cash, including a $35,000 Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus for qualified anglers. The winning Strike King co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard. The 2021 Toyota Series Championship Presented by A.R.E. will be held Oct. 28-30 on Pickwick Lake in Counce, Tennessee, and is hosted by the Hardin
County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Toyota Series presented by A.R.E. on the MLF BIG5’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2021 Lew’s and Strike King Freshman Scholarship Program
Lexington, SC July 28th, 2021, Lew’s and Strike King are pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the Freshman Scholarship Program. The Lew’s and Strike King Freshman Scholarship Program, founded in 2019, underscores a deep commitment the companies share in helping young anglers achieve their dreams on the water and in the classroom. Each year, Lew’s and Strike King award up to $5000 to five deserving anglers who have persevered in their high school academic pursuits and proven to possess a devotion to their sport and their community.
The 2021 Scholarship Recipients are:
Jack Northcott
Jack graduated from Woodlands High School in Woodlands, TX. The high school Valedictorian will study Chemical Engineering in the fall at Texas A&M University. When he is not in the classroom, Jack plans to join the Aggie Anglers, one of the oldest and most accomplished collegiate fishing clubs in the country.
Will Carnes
Lincoln County High graduate Will Carnes, from Stanford, KY, plans to study Business at Campbellsville University. The future Tiger possesses a deep passion for fishing and will test the waters with the popular Campbellsville Bass Fishing Team.
Kenneth Lallier Clark IV
After graduating in the top three of his class at Harleton High School in Diana, TX, Kenneth will study Engineering at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Kenneth also plans to join the UMHB football team in the fall.
Harrison Wingard
Recent Alabama Christian Academy graduate Harrison Wingard will be heading to Auburn University in the fall to study Architecture. Along with his academic pursuits, the Wetumpka, AL native plans to join the legendary Auburn Bass Fishing Team.
Tyler Finley
Mount Pleasant High School graduate Tyler Finley, from Mount Pleasant, TN, plans to study in the fall at the University of North Alabama. Tyler will join the Lions on the North Alabama Fishing Team as he pursues his engineering degree. A passion for Tyler will be utilizing his gifts in engineering to develop equipment to help people with disabilities discover the joys of angling.
A devotion to education is in the very DNA of the team at Lew’s and Strike King. “It is critically important that we continue to build and nurture the next generation of avid anglers,” offered CEO Ken Eubanks. “We stand behind these young scholar-anglers and look forward to their success.”
Feider Takes Angler of the Year Crown Home to Minnesota
RACINE, Wis. (July 28, 2021) –– The Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year title is headed to New Market, Minnesota, the home of Humminbird® and Minn Kota®Pro Seth Feider. One of the few anglers not from the South to win the Angler of the Year award, Feider’s win marks the first for an angler from the fishing-crazed state of Minnesota.
Leading the Angler of the Year race going into the final event of the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series season, Feider knew what was at stake.
“I am usually fairly calm during a tournament, but I was definitely pretty stressed each day until I was able to get a limit in the boat,” Feider said. “Once my fifth fish was in the boat, I was able to slow down and fish free.”
Feider completed his season at the St. Lawrence River in 13th place with a final weight of 58 pounds, 15 ounces. Nearly breaking the points margin-of-victory record, Feider dominated the Angler of the Year standings, beating second place by 61 points.
Upon filling his limit on Day Two, Feider said he felt he had done his job.
“Once I had that fifth fish in the boat, I knew I had it locked up and it was a big relief knowing that it finally happened,” Feider said. “It has been a stressful few months, but it was all worth it in the end to accomplish a lifelong goal and raise that AOY trophy.”
Championship Level Approach
The keys to Feider’s success this season have been attributed to efficiency and maximizing the amount of time he’s able to fish. The more time he can spend with a line in the water, the more opportunities he has to catch fish.
Competing efficiently and trusting equipment is one of the many crucial components when chasing an Angler of the Year title.
“Knowing your equipment is going to keep you running all day and not fail you is absolutely everything,” Feider said. “My Minn Kota Ultrex® is a beast. I burned the bank many times this year and my Ultrex was key to doing that efficiently and quietly.”
“There wasn’t a single tournament where my LakeMaster® mapping on my Humminbird HELIX® units didn’t help me during practice. Every event it helped me dial into what was going on with each body of water when we were there.” added Feider.
Looking ahead to the 2022 season, his One-Boat Network® now equipped with Humminbird MEGA Live Imaging™, Feider said he has the best-equipped boat on the water, ready to tackle any situation he can face on the Bassmaster Elite Series schedule.
“After using MEGA Live, it has really allowed me to have more confidence. Whether in practice or during a tournament, it helps me adjust quicker and more efficiently,” Feider said. “I can see if fish are in the area, how they’re behaving and reacting to my bait and making more accurate casts. It saves me a lot of time.”
Another new tool that Seth had the opportunity to put to the test during the full Bassmaster Elite season was the pair of Minn Kota Raptor Shallow Water Anchorson the back of his boat. When asked about his new Raptors, Seth was quick to praise the innovative new hydraulic anchors.
“These things are the real deal. The coolest thing about them is the Active Anchoring feature. Majority of the time we’re fishing in wind, boat wakes, and stuff lifting up the back of your boat. When I put those (Raptors) down, I don’t want to move at all and that Active Anchoring will redeploy those anchors and lock you down in one spot, and that is critical when fishing in shallow water. They’re rock solid, heavy-duty, but lighter weight… and they look badass too.” Said Feider.
As demonstrated throughout the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series season, Feider continues to demonstrate the consistency for which he’s been known throughout his professional career—consistency that should keep him in the running for even more Angler of the Year titles.
About Humminbird
JOHNSON OUTDOORS FISHING is comprised of the Humminbird®, Minn Kota® and Cannon® brands. Humminbird is a leading global innovator and manufacturer of marine electronics products including fish finders, multifunction displays, autopilots, ice flashers, and premium cartography products. Minn Kota is the world’s leading manufacturer of electric trolling motors, as well as a complete line of shallow water anchors, battery chargers and marine accessories. Cannon is the leader in controlled-depth fishing and includes a full line of downrigger products and accessories.
Visit Humminbird at www.humminbird.com
Visit Minn Kota at www.minnkotamotors.com
Huk Launches New Environment-Friendly Waypoint Collection
Charleston, SC (XXXX) — Huk’s new Waypoint Collection offers the ideal protection for both anglers and the ocean at the same time. Made primarily from recycled bottles, the Waypoint Collection features a hoodie, long sleeve shirt, 7.5” men’s shorts, men’s pants, and 2.5” women’s shorts.
Huk has partnered with REPREVE® to incorporate recycled materials into its Waypoint line to help reduce plastic pollution. The collection will have the same unique Huk style but with an eco-friendly twist. On average, 9 recycled plastic bottles are used to create one item in the Waypoint collection. The blended fabric provides flexibility and stretches while maintaining shape and fit.
The Waypoint hoodie and long sleeve shirt feature 95% recycled polyester with 5% spandex. Also, recycled yarns are used to create an environmentally sound garment without sacrificing comfort or functionality. The hoodie and long sleeve shirt feature cooling fibers that work to remove heat from the surface of the skin, keeping anglers more comfortable and on the water longer. The hood is built taller around the neck allowing for extra protection from the sun. Both hoodie and long sleeve shirt are rated 50+ UPF for ultimate protection against the sun and feature a chest pocket for storing lightweight items. The hoodie is available in men’s and women’s sizes.
The men’s Waypoint 7.5” shorts are a perfect combination of style and comfort. The performance shorts are made from 89% recycled polyester and 11% elastane. The blended fabric provides superior stretch, mobility, and sun protection for a full day of water-filled activities. Ideal for both fresh- and saltwater fishing applications, the shorts are quick-drying and stain-resistant. The shorts are constructed with zippered back pockets to secure gear and wallets while moving around the boat. A conveniently designed plier pocket helps keep essential gear close at hand.
The women’s Waypoint 2.5” shorts make for an ideal day on the water. The lightweight fabrics, blended from 71% recycled polyester, 21% cotton, and 8% spandex, provide an excellent fit and superior mobility. Ladies will appreciate the added protection from the sun as well as the quick-drying material so they can stay comfortable in both wet and dry conditions. The shorts feature both back patch pockets and front hand pockets to stow items. Ladies will be able to dress these shorts up or dress them down for a long day on the water.
For anglers who want lightweight, full-coverage protection from the sun, the Waypoint pants are an ideal choice. The pants are extremely flexible, quick-drying, and built to move with your body, and are made with 95% cotton and 5% elastane. The stain-resistant finish makes it easier to wash out stains from a hard day on the water. A plier pocket is conveniently located for ease of use. The Waypoint pants are great all around, grab and go bottoms for any occasion on or off the water.
No matter how intense your adventures on the water, Huk’s Waypoint Collection is built to keep you dry and safe from the sun while protecting the oceans.
Huk Waypoint Hoodie
● 95% Recycled Polyester, 5% Spandex
● Lightweight Recycled Polyester Yarns
● Stretch
● Cooling fibers
● 50+ UPF sun protection
● Moisture management
● Chest pocket
● Available in 4 Colors - Men: Fusion Coral, Grey, Lichen, and Silver Blue
● Available in 4 Colors - Women: Fusion Coral, Grey, Lady Pink, and Seafoam
● MSRP: $55.00
Huk Waypoint LS
● 95% Recycled Polyester, 5% Spandex
● Lightweight Recycled Polyester Yarns
● Stretch
● Cooling fibers
● 50+ UPF sun protection
● Moisture management
● Chest pocket
● Available in 4 Colors: Fusion Coral, Grey, Lichen, and Silver Blue
● MSRP: $50.00
Men’s Waypoint Shorts 7.5”
● 89% Recycled Polyester, 11% Elastane
● Lightweight Recycled Polyester Yarns
● Stretch
● Quick-drying
● Sun protection
● Stain-resistant
● Zippered front fly
● Zippered back pocket
● Plier pocket
● Available in 5 Colors - Men: Sargasso Sea, Iron, Braid, Bone, and Grey
● MSRP: $65.00
Women’s Waypoint Shorts 2.5”
● 71% Recycled Polyester, 21% Cotton, 8% Spandex
● Stretch
● Quick-drying
● Sun protection
● Elastic waist with drawcord
● Back patch pockets
● Front hand pockets
● Available in 3 Colors: Sargasso Sea, Fusion Coral, and Black
● MSRP: $55.00
Huk Waypoint Pants
● 95% Cotton, 5% Elastane
● Lightweight Recycled Polyester Yarns
● Stretch
● Quick-drying
● Sun protection
● Stain-resistant
● Zippered front fly
● Zippered back pocket
● Plier pocket
● Available in five different colors: Sargasso Sea, Iron, Braid, Bone, and Grey
● MSRP: $75.00
Huk’s Tie-Dye Collection Delivers Serious Performance Alongside Plenty of Fun
Charleston, SC (XXXX) — Huk’s new Tie-Dye and Tie-Dye Lava collections add fun to its line of performance clothing while still giving anglers the serious performance required for long days on the water. The trendy new patterns were added to your favorite lines and are sure to freshen up any wardrobe while still delivering superior sun protection.
Huk went all-in when creating their new Tie-Dye patterns, utilizing a variety of colors to suit anyone’s palate. The Tie-Dye collection includes more traditional designs that evoke a retro feeling and the Tie-Dye Lava line, which melds colors like magma cascading down a volcano. Both lines offer style that is right at home on the boat, at the pool, or around town.
Huk applied the fun new prints to a number of their proven clothing items, including the ever-popular Pursuit long sleeve tee. Now, men, women, and youths can all add a little style while enjoying +UPF 30 protection that blocks UVA and UVB rays all day without the need to reapply sunscreen every couple of hours. The Pursuit shirts feature cooling fibers that work to remove heat from the skin’s surface, keeping anglers more comfortable and on the water longer. The moisture-wicking and quick-drying fabric utilizes an anti-microbial treatment that fights odor and stain-resistant properties that keep fish slime or frozen daiquiris from sticking.
The new men’s Volley Swim Shorts also get the Tie-Dye treatment, giving anglers, pool-goers, and seaside athletes an alternative to solid swim trunks. The quick-drying, SPF-rated fabric stretches to provide enough freedom of movement in beachside activities or maneuver around the boat while battling a trophy catch. Mesh-lined pockets offer plenty of space for all necessities.
Serious sun requires serious face protection, but that doesn’t mean anglers can’t have a little fun. Huk’s Gaiter is now available in Fusion Coral, Seafoam and Electric Green Tie-Dye, so anglers can be stylish while protecting their neck, ears, and nose from harmful rays.
Huk’s new Tie-Dye and Tie-Dye Lava collections add a stylish touch to the best performance wear under the sun.
Tie-Dye Pursuit Long Sleeve Shirt Features:
● Available in both Tie-Dye and Lava Tie-Dye
● 90% polyester/10% spandex
● Four-way stretch
● Moisture-wicking
● Quick-drying
● Sun Protection
● Anti-microbial
● Stain-resistant
● Cooling Fibers
Men’s Tie-Dye Pursuit Long Sleeve Shirt:
● Tie-Dye Colors: Blue Radiance, Fusion Coral, Lavender Blue, Pink Lady
● Tie-Dye Lava Colors: Blue Radiance, Electric Green, Seafoam
● Available in 6 Sizes - Men: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL
● MSRP: $40 (3XL + $5)
Women’s Tie-Dye Pursuit Long Sleeve Shirt:
● Tie-Dye Colors: Blue Radiance, Fusion Coral, Lavender Blue, Pink Lady
● Tie-Dye Lava Colors: Blue Radiance, Electric Green, Seafoam
● Available in 5 Sizes - Women: XS, S, M, L, XL
● MSRP: $40
Youth Tie Dye Pursuit Long Sleeve Shirt:
● Tie-Dye Colors: Blue Radiance, Fusion Coral, Lavender Blue, Pink Lady
● Tie-Dye Lava Colors: Blue Radiance, Electric Green, Seafoam
● Available in 4 Sizes - Youth: YXS, YS, YM, YL
● MSRP: $35
Tie-Dye Volley Swim Short Features:
● 100% polyester
● Four-way stretch
● Quick-drying
● Sun Protection
● Elastic waistband with interior drawstring
● Mesh-lined pockets
● Mesh liner
● 5.5-inch inseam
Men’s Tie-Dye Volley Swim Short:
● Tie-Dye Colors: Blue Radiance, Beach Peach, Lavender Blue, Pink Lady
● Available in 6 Sizes - Men: S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL
● MSRP: $40 (3XL + $5)
Tie-Dye Gaiter Features:
● 90% Polyester, 10% Spandex
● Quick-drying
● Sun Protection
● Tie-Dye Colors: Fusion Coral, Seafoam, Electric Green
● One size fits all
● MSRP: $25
Huk’s Tide Point Collection Offers the Ultimate Combinations of Comfort, Functionality and Style
Charleston, SC (XXXX) — The ultimate in style and all-day comfort, Huk’s new Tide Point Collection features long and short sleeve shirts equally at home on the water or land. The new Tide Point line is available in multiple colors and patterns for just about any style preference.
Available in long and short sleeve variants, Tide Point shirts are designed to keep anglers cool and dry, no matter how intense the action gets or how much the temperature rises. Hydrophobic fibers transport water and sweat away from the skin to the exterior of the clothing where it can evaporate more efficiently. Also, both the short and long sleeve shirts are quick-drying and feature laser perforated holes in the back of the shirt and underarms to deliver supreme breathability. Built for fun in the sun, Tide Point shirts feature a 30+ UPF rating to keep your skin protected at all times. A single, mesh-backed chest pocket offers storage and a hidden microfiber wipe to keep glasses clean throughout the day. Four-way stretch material allows for a serious range of motion and a uniquely comfortable fit.
The Tide Point collection features a 100% polyester woven design that is textured for superior moisture management, ensuring that sweat doesn’t build up no matter how hot it gets on the water. Quick-drying and incredibly lightweight, the Tide Point long sleeve features a collar and classic design that’s plenty stylish for a night on the town. Huk offers solid colors and plaid patterns that incorporate a fish design for those looking to up their style game.
Huk’s new Tide Point collection is designed for serious comfort and function on the water yet offers style and design that easily transitions to everyday wear.
Tide Point Features:
- 100% polyester textured fabric
- Four-way stretch
- Quick-drying
- Sun protection
- Moisture management
- Laser perforated back
- Mesh back chest pocket
- Hidden microfiber wipe
Tide Point Woven LS:
- Colors: Bone, Blue Radiance, Sea Fog, Ice Blue, Carolina Blue, and Black
- MSRP: $62.00 (3XL + $5)
Tide Point Fish Plaid LS:
- Colors: Sharkskin, Ice Blue, Sargasso Sea, and Silver-Blue
- MSRP: $62.00 (3XL + $5)
Tide Point Woven SS:
- Colors: Blue Radiance, Bone, Sea Fog, Grey, Black, Key Lime, Ice Blue, Carolina Blue, and White
- MSRP: $48.00 (3XL + $5)
Tide Point Fish Plaid SS:
- Colors: Sharkskin, Ice Blue, Sargasso Sea, and Silver-Blue
- MSRP: $58.00 (3XL + $5)
Conquer Mother Nature’s Worst with Huk’s Rogue Wave Fishing Boot
Charleston, SC (XXXX) — Not every day is fun in the sun. Sometimes the best fishing is found in the worst conditions. Huk’s Rogue Wave and Rogue Wave Camo fishing boots are built for anglers who demand the best from their clothing and gear so they can stay on the water when others have headed for the hill.
Huk’s Rogue Wave fishing boots are specifically designed for all-day comfort and engineered for optimal performance in any condition. The boots feature an 8mm thick molded EVA footbed that provides plenty of underfoot cushioning and support so anglers can extend their time on the water. The GRIP-X outsoles deliver unbeatable traction to avoid slips and spills, no matter how slick the deck or dock may become. The Rogue Wave also features a rubber and neoprene upper that’s incredibly durable, ensuring a long life of hard-charging use in a variety of conditions. Rogue Wave and Rogue Wave Camo fishing boots utilize a commercial-grade, reinforced webbing pull strap.
At 38 ounces per pair, the Rogue Wave delivers a lightweight fishing boot that can conquer the most inclement weather. The Rogue Wave is available in three stylish colors: grey, Huk blue, and white. The Rogue Wave Camo fishing boot is available in three patterns: Mossy Oak Hydro Standards, Storm, and Mossy Oak Bottomland.
Rogue Wave & Rogue Wave Camo
- Rubber and neoprene upper
- GRIP-X outsole traction pattern
- Thick 8mm molded EVA footbed
- Commercial grade reinforced webbing pull-straps
- 38 ounces (per pair)
- Available Sizes: 7-14 (Full Sizes Only)
- MSRP: $85 / $95 (Camo)
The New Refraction Camo from Huk Was Born On The Water
Charleston, SC (XXXX) – Designed by K.C. Scott, Huk’s Refraction Camo is perfect on the water, but still manages to be at home at the bar. Refraction Camo showcases anglers’ love of the water through a contemporary, stylish design. This is a perfect pairing with Huk’s technical fishing clothing, which is ideal for an active lifestyle but is equally suited to lounging by the pool or grilling with friends.
Since his first taste of saltwater on his family’s annual trip to the Florida Keys when he was three, Scott has been hooked. That love of the water shows up in all of the fine artist’s oil and acrylic works, as well as his apparel designs. Scott pours the ocean through his paintbrush and onto Huk’s performance fabrics.
“Every single pattern comes from nature, with my unique take on it,” said Scott. Scott’s one-of-a-kind perspective allowed the renowned artist to create Huk’s Refraction Camo. The inspiration for Refraction came from Scott’s observations while free-diving over grass flats. Scott wanted to create a camo that mimicked the patterns of light dancing on the ocean floor. He then combined influences from industrial elements and cityscapes to create the foundations of what became Refection camo.
Scott captured Mother Nature's ability to bend light beams and combined it with geometric patterns to create Subphantis Refraction, giving a new and fresh twist to the ever-changing world of camouflage. The resulting patterns bridge natural and linear elements to create a clean and esthetic look that distracts the eyes and hinders their ability to focus on a finite point. As a result, anglers wearing Subphantis Refraction can often hide in plain sight.
Refraction Inshore draws inspiration from permit, ghosts of the flats, that use the shadows from both clouds and structure to virtually disappear in only a few feet of water. The pattern mixes aqua blues with grays to help anglers blend into the open sky on a salt flat.
Inspired by the waters surrounding San Salvador, Refraction San Sal captures the essence of the epic Bahamian island. Located at the extreme eastern edge of the Bahamas, the waters are as clear as you’ll ever find with offshore blues so deep they’re almost purple. Inshore, white sand bottoms contrast with reefs casting dark gray shadows and clash with the offshore currents to create deep aqua hues.
Refraction Storm captures the wrath of an oncoming storm with gray patterns that emulate swirling waters and wind. This pattern is ideal for those thrill-seeking anglers who have to put just one more fish in the boat before all hell breaks loose.
Scott drew on the greens from the pines and the dark shale cliffs that line the edge of one of the most breathtaking freshwater arenas in the entire world, Lake Superior. The resulting pattern, Refraction Superior, blends perfectly with any freshwater ecosystem.
Refraction Ice Boat design utilizes the blue tint that ice exhibits when it is cut alongside the snow and gray skies that winter so often brings. This new pattern is perfect for the hard water or just when you’d rather be fishing on a cold winter's day.
The Refraction line of go-anywhere performance clothing blends into its surroundings on the water but never looks out of place on land. Huk’s exclusive patterns are unlike any other on the market, and are available in a wide range of styles and clothing options.
Let it All Hang Loose with Huk’s New Kona Collection
Charleston, SC (XXXX) — When hanging loose and looking good is just as important as staying comfortable, reach for one of Huk’s new Hawaiian-themed Kona shirts. These short sleeve button-ups come with island vibes built-in, so it feels like a vacation even when running errands around town.
The new Kona performance-packed, short-sleeve button-downs include the Kona Paradise Pass, Kona Kai, Kona Stackin’ Bills, and Kona Fins ‘N Stripes lines. They feature a 65% polyester, 35% cotton blend that is perfect for water and surf adventures, quick-drying while offering a soft feel.
All of the Kona shirts are built for all-day comfort, both on and off the water. The new Kona shirts, featuring textured fabrics, are designed to keep anglers cool and dry, no matter how intense the action gets or how much the temperature rises. Hydrophobic fibers transport water and sweat away from the skin to the exterior of the clothing, where it can evaporate more efficiently. Also, perforated underarms and back add much-needed airflow while whisking larger sweat droplets away.
All shirts in the Kona Paradise Pass, Kona Kai, Kona Stackin’ Bills, and Kona Fins ‘N Stripes lines feature a 30+ UPF rating for maximum sun protection at all times. A single chest pocket offers storage and a hidden microfiber wipe to keep glasses clean throughout the day. The two-way stretch material allows for a serious range of motion and a classic, comfortable fit. Fun prints are sure to be an instant favorite among anglers and other water-loving thrill-seekers.
Kona Features:
● 65% polyester, 35% cotton blend
● Button-down, short-sleeve shirt with collared neckline
● Two-way stretch
● Quick-drying
● Sun protection
● Moisture management
● Mesh back chest pocket
● Hidden microfiber wipe
Huk Kona Paradise Pass
● Colors: Lichen, White, Seafoam, Fusion Coral, and Lavender Blue
● MSRP: $55.00 (3XL + $5)
Huk Kona Kai
● Colors: Fusion Coral, Tahiti Blue, Key Lime, Glacier, and Beach Peach
● MSRP: $55.00 (3XL + $5)
Huk Kona Stackin’ Bills
● Colors: Sargasso Sea and Milky Blue
● MSRP: $55.00 (3XL + $5)
Huk Kona Fins ‘N Stripes
● Colors: Americana
● MSRP: $55.00 (3XL + $5)
Huk Launches Icon X Superior Jacket & Bib with Float Technology
Charleston, SC (XXXX) — Huk is proud to introduce the new Icon X Superior Jacket and Bib with the groundbreaking new Float Technology. This advancement offers fishermen the ultimate in high-performance safety outerwear.
Accidents happen, but Huk has your back if you ever end up in the drink. The Icon X Superior Jacket and Bib feature Float Technology with inserts that add buoyancy should things unexpectedly take a turn for the worse. These inserts are located on the chest and back of the jacket and the seat and legs of the bibs. The inserts are easily removable yet comfortable and are barely noticed when worn.
The Icon X Superior Jacket is loaded with angler-friendly features. With a durable, 100% polyester construction, the jacket is 100% windproof and 100% waterproof to protect anglers from the harshest elements. Nothing cuts a day short like getting wet and cold. Huk’s outerwear implements a Durable Water Repellent (DWR) finish that repels water, keeping one dry and agile. The jacket features abrasion-resistant wear areas that ensure a long lifespan and will withstand years of abuse.
A two-piece hood and features internal cuff gussets on the sleeves provide further protection from wind and rain. At the same time, the breathable design ensures that moisture from the external world stays out while unwanted body heat is allowed to escape. Likewise, body-mapped insulation helps keep anglers warm when Mother Nature is at her worst. The jacket sports fleece-lined hand warmer pockets to keep fingers nice and toasty when the temperature drops. Ten total pockets are strategically placed to ensure that all gear has a proper home, and magnetic pocket flaps keep items secure until needed. The jacket is also available in Huk’s legendary Bluefin Refraction Camo.
The Icon X Superior Bib features the same windproof and waterproof construction as the jacket and completes this foul weather ensemble. Float Technology inserts are located at the seat and knee regions to provide exceptional safety and peace of mind. Ever-adjust suspenders allow for total mobility with superior comfort, while fleece-lined hand warmer pockets offer hands a safe refuge from the biting cold. A waterproof relief zipper and chest zip provide an excellent barrier to external moisture, while leg zips make for easy on/off in ever-changing weather conditions.
Icon X Superior Jacket Features:
● 100% Polyester
● 100% Waterproof
● 100% Windproof
● 20K Waterproof/20K Breathable
● Float Technology
● Body-mapped insulation
● 2-Piece hood
● Internal cuff gusset
● Storm Flap
● Fleece-lined hand warmer pocket
● Abrasion-resistant wear areas
● 10 total pockets
● Magnetic pocket flaps
● Icon X Colors: Huk Blue
● Icon X Refraction Colors: Bluefin
● Icon X MSRP: $300 (3XL + $10)
● Icon X Refraction MSRP: $310 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Superior Bib:
● 100% Polyester
● 100% Waterproof
● 100% Windproof
● 20K Waterproof/20K Breathable
● Float Technology
● Ever-Adjust suspenders
● Adjustable waist
● Fleece-lined hand warmer pockets
● Abrasion-resistant wear panels
● Waterproof chest zip
● Waterproof relief zipper
● Leg zips
● MSRP: $290 (3XL + $10)
Huk’s New Icon X Jackets & Vests Offer Anglers Flexibility To Deal With Changing Conditions
Charleston, SC (XXXX) — Huk’s new Icon X outerwear and insulating layers were engineered as a system to provide anglers the versatility needed to stay warm and dry in the fluctuating weather typical on the water. This system offers various insulating outer layers to keep anglers warm and dry no matter what Mother Nature throws at them. Anglers can choose from a variety of garments that work together to provide the optimal level of warmth no matter what the thermometer says, so they can concentrate on catching fish.
Huk offers three new exciting outer layer options. Huks Icon X outerwear gives anglers the ultimate protection through superior waterproof/breathable performance and is designed to provide superior protection from driving rain. Huk’s new outerwear features fabrics that are as good at moving moisture out as they are at stopping incoming waves and rain, with stretch properties that provide freedom of movement for the most active fishing styles.
The Icon X Superior 3L Shell offers extreme foul weather protection that is rated at 35K waterproof and 15k breathable. The jacket is a perfect choice for anglers who need a 100% waterproof and 100% windproof outer shell. In addition, the jacket features an articulated hood, fog-free breathable perforation, two chest pockets, two hand-warmer pockets, pit zips, adjustable cuffs and reflective tape.
The Icon X Light Weight Jacket is the perfect choice for days on the water-soaked in with dense fog and drizzle. The jacket is 100% waterproof and 100% windproof and features an articulated hood, fog-free breathable perforation, two chest pockets, two hand-warmer pockets, pit zips, adjustable cuffs and reflective tape.
Huk’s Superior Hybrid Jacket provides superior protection in damp conditions with a water-resistant shell that is 100% windproof. Ideal for just about any cool-weather fishing condition, the Icon X Hybrid Jacket sports an articulated hood, fog-free breathable perforation, two chest pockets, two hand-warmer pockets, pit zips, adjustable cuffs and reflective tape.
Anglers can increase the warmth of the outer jackets with the addition of Huks insulating layers. These lightweight and packable garments are designed to be worn alone or as a part of the Icon X integrated system.
The Puffy Jacket and Vest are both water and wind-resistant and offer excellent protection from the cold. Due to being filled with stretch insulation, the jacket and vest do not constrict movement or bunch up under outer layers. They both sport a chest zipper pocket and two hand-warmer pockets.
The Icon X Soft Shell Jacket and Vest utilize a grid fleece interior for warmth and are faced with a 100 percent windproof fabric to shut down any gales skimming across the water. The 4-way stretch fabric allows for unrestricted movement when worn alone or as an insulating layer. They both feature two hand-warmer pockets and a chest zippered pocket.
Huk’s new Icon X outerwear collection is an integrated system that adapts to rapidly changing conditions, with a variety of components to deliver the perfect combination of protection and warmth.
Icon X Superior 3L Shell Features:
- 100% polyester
- Waterproof and windproof
- 35k waterproof and 15k breathable
- Articulated hood
- Fog-free breathable perforation
- Two chest pockets
- Pit zips
- Two hand-warmer pockets
- Adjustable Coff
- Icon X Reflective Tape
Icon X Superior 3L Shell:
- Colors: Iron, Huk Blue, Fallen Rock, and Blood Red
- MSRP: $200 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Superior 3L Camo Shell:
- Colors: Hunt Club Camo, and Bluefin
- MSRP: $210 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Superior Hybrid Jacket Features:
- 91% polyester, 9% spandex fabric
- 100% wind-proof
- Water-resistant
- Primaloft insulation
- Articulated hood
- Fog free breathable perforation
- Two chest pockets
- Pit zips
- Two hand-warmer pockets
- Adjustable cuff
- Icon X reflective tape
Icon X Superior Hybrid Jacket:
- Colors: Black, Huk Blue, and Fallen Rock
- MSRP: $200.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Superior Hybrid Camo Jacket:
- Colors: Ice Boat and Hunt Club Camo
- MSRP: $210.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Light Weight Jacket Features:
- 91% polyester, 9% spandex fabric
- Water-resistant
- Wind-resistant
- Articulated hood
- Fog free breathable perforation
- Two chest pockets
- Pit zips
- Two hand-warmer pockets
- Adjustable cuff
- Icon X reflective tape
Icon X Light Weight Jacket:
- Colors: Gray, Black, Sargasso Sea, Blood Red, and Fallen Rock
- MSRP: $120.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Light Weight Camo Jacket:
- Colors: Ice Boat and Hunt Club Camo
- MSRP: $130.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Puffy Jacket & Vest Features:
- 100% polyester fabric
- Water-resistant
- Wind-resistant
- Stretch insulation
- Chest zip pocket
- Two hand-warmer pockets
- Lightweight and packable
Icon X Puffy Jacket:
- Colors: Iron, Huk Blue, Blood Red, and Fallen Rock
- MSRP: $150.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Puffy Camo Jacket:
- Colors: Bluefin and Hunt Club Camo
- MSRP: $160.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Puffy Vest:
- Colors: Iron, Huk Blue, Blood Red, and Fallen Rock
- MSRP: $100.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Puffy Camo Jacket:
- Colors: Bluefin and Hunt Club Camo
- MSRP: $110.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Soft Shell Jacket & Vest Features:
- 90% polyester, 10% spandex fabric
- Four-way stretch
- Water-resistant
- Windproof
- Grid fleece interior
- Two hand-warmer pockets
- Zippered chest pocket
Icon X Soft Shell Jacket:
- Colors: Huk Blue, Gill Red, Black, and Fallen Rock
- MSRP: $170.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Soft Shell Camo Jacket:
- Colors: Hunt Club Camo and Ice Boat
- MSRP: $180.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Soft Shell Vest:
- Colors: Huk Blue, Gill Red, Black, and Fallen Rock
- MSRP: $100.00 (3XL + $10)
Icon X Soft Shell Camo Vest:
- Colors: Hunt Club Camo and Ice Boat
- MSRP: $110.00 (3XL + $10)
