Langford Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League event on Smith Mountain Lake

Co-angler Victory Goes to Woodlawn’s Hall

HUDDLESTON, Va. (Sept. 21, 2020) Boater Todd Langford of Great Falls, Virginia, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 33 pounds, 4 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Piedmont Division Super-Tournament at Smith Mountain Lake. For his victory, Langford earned $5,065.

“The best fishermen in the state compete in these events. They’re super tough to win, so when you’re fortunate enough to get one, it feels really great,” said Langford, who earned his second career win. “I didn’t catch a ton of fish, but the ones that I did catch were good ones.”

Langford said that he targeted flats in the mid-lake area that had fish pulled up feeding.

“It got cold this week, which really helped – they were eating,” said Langford. “I caught all of my fish this week on a Steve Robert’s Cheeseburger jig. Steve is a local legend down here – they call him the godfather of jig fishing. He made me a half-dozen of these jigs a few months ago and they were just eating it this weekend.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1st:       Todd Langford of Great Falls, Va., 10 bass, 33-4, $5,065

            2nd:      Bobby Rakes of Max Meadows, Va., 10 bass, 32-5, $2,532

            3rd:       Bryan Humphreys of Lewisburg, W.Va., nine bass, 28-5, $1,687

            4th:       Travis Christian of Riner, Va., 10 bass, 27-7, $1,182

            5th:       Trevis Towe of Daleville, Va., 10 bass, 26-13, $1,013

            6th:       Ben Reynolds of Callands, Va., 10 bass, 25-9, $929

            7th:       Tyler Trent of Nathalie, Va., 10 bass, 24-13, $844

            8th:       David Williams of Maiden, N.C., 10 bass, 23-11, $1,260

            9th:       Martin Villa of Charlottesville, Va., seven bass, 20-12, $675

            10th:     Derik Hudson of Concord, Va., 10 bass, 19-2, $791

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Mike Miller of Trinity, North Carolina, earned the day’s $311 Boater Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 2-ounce bass.

Chad Pilson of Bassett, Virginia, took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Matt Hall of Woodlawn, Virginia, earned the win in the Co-angler Division Saturday after catching a two-day total of seven bass weighing 22 pounds, 14 ounces. Hall earned $2,466 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1st:       Matt Hall of Woodlawn, Va., seven bass, 22-14, $2,466

            2nd:      Tim Garner of Margo, Va., nine bass, 22-2, $1,233

            3rd:       James Roten of West Jefferson, N.C., eight bass, 16-8, $823

            4th:       David Mills of Wirtz, Va., five bass, 16-1, $723

            5th:       Jacob Yelton of Christiansburg, Va., six bass, 15-2, $493

            6th:       Jacob Zimmerman of Warrenton, Va., five bass, 12-10, $452

            7th:       Brandon McCallister of Wytheville, Va., six bass, 11-7, $411

            8th:       Chris Jackson of Marshall, Va., three bass, 9-13, $370

            9th:       Terry Graham of Leesburg, Va., three bass, 9-0, $477

            10th:     Adam Lester of Huddleston, Va., four bass, 8-13, $288

Graham earned the event’s Co-angler Big Bass Award of $148 with, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 6 ounces.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Smith Mountain Lake was the fifth and final qualifying event in the 2020 Piedmont Division.

Now the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Piedmont Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 22-24 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, hosted by the Gainesville Convention & Visitors Bureau. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


Trim Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Super Tournament on Mississippi River in La Crosse

Juen Takes Home Co-angler Title

LA CROSSE, Wis. (Sept. 21, 2020) – Boater Nick Trim of Galesville, Wisconsin, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 34 pounds, 9 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Great Lakes Division Super-Tournament at the Mississippi River. For his victory, Trim earned $6,690.

“I made the lock to Pool 7 on both days and primarily fished wingdams with a topwater,” said Trim, who earned his second career win in Bass Fishing League competition this year. “Every fish that I weighed in came on a (Heddon) Zara Spook.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1st:       Nick Trim of Galesville, Wis., 10 bass, 34-9, $6,690

            2nd:      Mike Brueggen of La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 30-13, $2,845

            3rd:       Brandon Gann of Sparta, Wis., 10 bass, 30-10, $1,897

            4th:       Rob Leidholdt of Milton, Wis., 10 bass, 28-14, $1,328

            5th:       Tom Monsoor of La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 28-13, $1,138

            6th:       Kyle Von Ruden of Stoddard, Wis., 10 bass, 28-12, $1,043

            7th:       Rick Bosshard of Hartland, Wis., 10 bass, 28-12, $948

            8th:       Brian Fitzpatrick of La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 28-1, $853

            9th:       Kevin Wolfram of Chicago, Ill., 10 bass, 27-1, $759

            10th:     Jerry Robackouski of Joliet, Ill., 10 bass, 26-15, $664

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Dakota Proft of Onalaska, Wisconsin, earned the day’s $742 Boater Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 2-ounce bass.

Kevin Ruh of Onalaska, Wisconsin, took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Brad Juen of La Crosse, Wisconsin, earned the win in the Co-angler Division Sunday after catching a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 25 pounds, 4 ounces. Juen earned $2,845 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1st:       Brad Juen of La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 25-4, $2,845

            2nd:      Richard Conrad of Arcadia, Wis., 10 bass, 24-4, $1,422

            3rd:       Michael Black of Toledo, Ill., nine bass, 21-3, $948

            4th:       Arden Damberg of Wheatland, Iowa, 10 bass, 20-9, $664

            5th:       Thad Vettrus of Chippewa Falls, Wis., eight bass, 19-11, $569

            6th:       Scott Miller of Burlington, Wis., seven bass, 18-11, $893

            7th:       Lee Lewis of Peoria, Ill., seven bass, 16-11, $474

            8th:       Jason Swanson of Waterloo, Iowa, eight bass, 16-6, $427

            9th:       Ed Remian of Schiller Park, Ill., six bass, 15-11, $379

            10th:     Levi Schmidt of Caledonia, Minn., seven bass, 13-6, $332

Miller earned the event’s Co-angler Big Bass Award of $371 with a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 11 ounces.

The Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Super Tournament on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin, was hosted by the La Crosse County Convention & Visitors Bureau. It was the fifth and final qualifying tournament in the 2020 Great Lakes division.

Now the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Great Lakes Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 22-24 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, hosted by ExploreBranson.com. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.


Sifers Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Tournament on Rough River Lake

Sorrels Earns Co-angler Victory

FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. (Sept. 21, 2020) – Boater Jeramiah Sifers of Sellersburg, Indiana, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale this weekend weighing 22 pounds, 14 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Hoosier Division Super-Tournament at the Rough River. Sifers earned a total of $6,917 for his victory.

Sifers caught a monster limit weighing 19 pounds, 11 ounces on day one of the event that gave him a near 10-pound lead to start the second day of competition. Sifers said he targeted shallow water in the north end.

“I flipped a black and blue jig, threw a Whopper Plopper, a buzzbait and a spinnerbait,” Sifers said. “It was just a shallow-water deal – the fish were really keying on the channel stumps.

“This is my third career win, but I haven’t won since 2004,” Sifers went on to say. “I’ve had lots of second- and third-place finishes since, but it’s awesome to get the win. When it’s your time, it’s your time.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1st:       Jeramiah Sifers of Sellersburg, Ind., seven bass, 22-14, $6,917

            2nd:      Michael Bays of Bellevue, Ky., 10 bass, 18-5, $2,628

            3rd:       B.J. Fitzgerald of Whitesville, Ky., nine bass, 17-1, $1,752

            4th:       Chris Martinkovic of Hamilton, Ohio, 10 bass, 17-0, $1,927

            5th:       Ryan Deal of Elberfeld, Ind., 10 bass, 15-14, $1,051

            6th:       Brody Campbell of Oxford, Ohio, nine bass, 15-14, $964

            7th:       Phil Hunt of Connersville, Ind., eight bass, 15-12, $876

            8th:       Larry Sisk of Evansville, Ind., nine bass, 15-9, $788

            9th:       Chris Wilkinson of Farmersburg, Ind., eight bass, 14-15, $701

            10th:     Craig Carns of Noblesville, Ind., seven bass, 14-11, $613

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Sifers brought a 6-pound, 12-ounce largemouth bass to the scale to win the Boater Big Bass award of $660.

Frank Haysley of Louisville, Kentucky, took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Colby Sorrels of Fordsville, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $2,958 Sunday after catching a two-day total of six bass weighing 14 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1st:       Colby Sorrels of Fordsville, Ky., six bass, 14-4, $2,958

            2nd:      Ronnie Gill of Indianapolis, Ind., seven bass, 12-7, $1,314

            3rd:       Jeffery Johnson of Austin, Ind., seven bass, 12-7, $1,077

            4th:       Mark Sollman of Haubstadt, Ind., seven bass, 11-7, $613

            5th:       Ryan Sykes of Hamilton, Ohio, five bass, 11-0, $526

            6th:       Lincoln Bowen of Crothersville, Ind., six bass, 8-15, $482

            7th:       Cory Malcom of Bremen, Ind., six bass, 8-13, $438

            8th:       Payne Blackburn of Muncie, Ind., five bass, 8-9, $394

            9th:       Chris Hogue of Bargersville, Ind., four bass, 8-9, $350

            10th:     Rod Yoder of West Lafayette, Ind., six bass, 8-3, $307

Sorrels also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 4 ounces. The catch earned him the Co-angler Big Bass award and added $330 to his winnings.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Super Tournament on the Rough River was the fifth and final qualifying event in the Hoosier Division.

Now the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Hoosier Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 15-17 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin, hosted by Explore La Crosse. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

 


Georgia’s Rockefeller Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League event on Clarks Hill Lake

Co-angler Victory Goes to Hollywood’s Hoy

MCCORMICK, S.C. (Sept. 21, 2020) – Boater Joshua Rockefeller of Harlem, Georgia, brought a two-day total of nine bass to the scale weighing 21 pounds even to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine South Carolina Division Super-Tournament at Clarks Hill Lake. For his victory, Rockefeller earned $4,668.

“I caught them frogging,” said Rockefeller, who earned his first career Bass Fishing League victory. “I was throwing a Zoom Horny Toad and a (Stanley) Ribbit frog, and I was also mixing it up with a Strike King hollow-body frog.

“The key was never putting it down,” Rockefeller continued. “I was on the north end, fishing about three miles north of the bridge, right around Murray Creek. I kept that frog in my hand all day – you’d get the bites, but you had to keep your bait in the water. It feels awesome to get the win.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1st:       Joshua Rockefeller of Harlem, Ga., nine bass, 21-0, $4,668

            2nd:      Ross Burns of Columbia, S.C., 10 bass, 20-14, $2,334

            3rd:       Jeremiah Jensen of Columbia, S.C., seven bass, 20-2, $1,557

            4th:       Donald Miller of Thomson, Ga., 10 bass, 18-13, $1,636

            5th:       Chuck Howard of Elloree, S.C., nine bass, 14-4, $934

            6th:       Sandy Oliver of Hartsville, S.C., six bass, 13-13, $856

            7th:       Jerry Pelfrey of Laurens, S.C., 10 bass, 13-13, $778

            8th:       Austin Johnson of Chesnee, S.C., 10 bass, 13-11, $700

            9th:       Winston Husband of Gilbert, S.C., eight bass, 12-10, $622

            10th:     Nick Gant of Myrtle Beach, S.C., eight bass, 12-9, $545

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Miller earned the day’s $547 Boater Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 5-ounce bass.

Roger Medlock of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Jack Daniel Hoy of Hollywood, South Carolina, earned the win in the Co-angler Division Sunday after catching a two-day total of nine bass weighing 16 pounds, 6 ounces. Hoy earned $2,334 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1st:       Jack Daniel Hoy of Hollywood, S.C., nine bass, 16-6, $2,334

            2nd:      Roger Coggins of Greenville, S.C., eight bass, 12-15, $1,167

            3rd:       Blake Winans of Sumter, S.C., six bass, 11-7, $779

            4th:       Jeff Rikard of Leesville, S.C., six bass, 11-5, $1,045

            5th:       Markice Johnson of Thomson, Ga., nine bass, 10-15, $467

            6th:       Michael Penney of Columbia, S.C., five bass, 10-14, $702

            7th:       Dave Leggett of McCormick, S.C., seven bass, 10-3, $389

            8th:       Thomas Robbins of Jackson, S.C., eight bass, 9-1, $350

            9th:       Ken Hodges of Hodges, S.C., five bass, 8-11, $311

            10th:     Eddie Hall of Inman, S.C., five bass, 8-7, $272

Penney earned the event’s Co-angler Big Bass Award of $274 with a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 4 ounces.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Clarks Hill Lake was the fifth and final qualifying event in the 2020 South Carolina Division.

Now the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the South Carolina Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 16-18 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Cherokee in Jefferson City, Tennessee, hosted by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


Grand Lake to Host 2021 Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship

Nation’s Top Collegiate Bass Anglers to Visit Oklahoma for Three-Day Tournament in Grove

GROVE, Okla. (Sept. 21, 2020) – FLW announced Monday that the 12th annual Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship will be held on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in 2021. The tournament, slated for March 3-5, showcases the nation’s best collegiate anglers and awards the winners a $33,500 prize package, including a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard and automatic entry into the 2021 Toyota Series Championship where they will compete for a top prize of up to $235,000.

The event on Grand Lake will directly follow Major League Fishing’s REDCREST, the Bass Pro Tour’s championship event and outdoor show. Although the fishery has never hosted a collegiate national championship, Grand Lake has played host to numerous major bass-fishing tournaments over the years and proved to be a fantastic fishery as anglers hauled in high numbers of solid limits.

“We couldn’t be more excited to be bringing the 2021 National Championship to Grand Lake,” said Kevin Hunt, Senior Director of Tournament Operations for Abu Garcia College Fishing. “The entire bass-fishing world will have their focus on Oklahoma and Grand Lake for REDCREST, and we are pumped for the opportunity to follow it with the sport’s next generation of stars competing on one of the top fisheries in the country.”

The championship, hosted by the Grove Convention and Tourism Bureau and the City of Grove, will launch from the Wolf Creek Park Marina, located at 963 N. 16th St. in Grove.

“The City of Grove is very excited to be chosen as the site for the prestigious College Fishing National Championship,” said Grove Mayor Ed Trumbull. “We look forward to having the best collegiate anglers in the nation in our community, utilizing Wolf Creek Park, and fishing on Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees.”

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. The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments along with 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.

The complete schedule and rules for the 2021 Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI season will be announced this fall. The full schedule and rules will be posted online at FLWFishing.com.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


Dalton Kelly from Top Ranked Murray State Wins Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley

Berkley Choppo Dominates Day 2 Fish Catches During Tournament Action on Kentucky Lake

PARIS, TN (September 20, 2020) – The final weigh-in session has concluded, and anglers are now on their way home from the 2020 Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley. Paris, TN and Kentucky Lake proved yet again why this is considered one of the top tournament destinations in the country. Anglers enjoyed beautiful weather conditions and a plentiful number of quality bites during the two days of competition. The final day, which featured anglers using only Berkley baits, lived up to its billing as one of the most anticipated days of the year.

Matthew Cummings started things off with a bang as he brought a 4.78 pound bass across the stage to claim top honors for Day 2 Session 1 presented by Abu Garcia. He caught the session winning fish on a Berkley Hit Worm, a finesse style soft plastic. Cummings became the third Bethel University angler to win a session at this weekend’s tournament. By taking 1st Place in that session, he received a $300 Bass Pro Shops gift card, Abu Garcia Veritas rod, and an Abu Garcia Revo S reel.

A Berkley topwater bait helped to reel in the winning fish of Day 2 Session 2 presented by Berkley. Evan Hill from the University of Tennessee caught a bass weighing 4.07 pounds on the Berkley Choppo. “We were just fishing along a nothing bank near a marina,” said Hill. “That fish came up and hit that Berkley Choppo.” The Choppo is a propellor style topwater bait that excels when being reeled continuously across the surface of the water. Many anglers in the field received one of these baits as part of their swag bags before the event began.

Dalton Kelly from number one ranked Murray State University won Session 3, and claimed 1st place overall for the entire event, with a largemouth bass weighing 5.53 lbs. “Honestly, I can’t believe that just happened,” noted Kelly. “I caught that fish on a Berkley Choppo.” Kelly, who had already weighed in during another session earlier in the day, became the second angler on day two of competition to win a session using the Berkley Choppo. He earned a $1,000 Bass Pro Shops gift card, Abu Garcia Revo Ike spinning reel, and an Abu Garcia Veritas rod.

Murray State University entered the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass Bash presented by Berkley in 1st place for Bass Pro Shops School of the Year presented by Abu Garcia. Kelly’s victory will earn the team 1,000 points to go along with their second highest finishing angler inside of the Top 100. Murray has consistently finished at the top of the School of the Year standings over the course of the last 10 years. A hot start to the 2020-2021 season could go a long ways in helping them secure their first School of the Year title in team history.


Lieblong Wins Toyota Series Tournament at Lake Dardanelle presented by Fish-Intel

Arkansas Pro Takes Home Top Payout of $70,000

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (Sept. 21, 2020)Conway, Arkansas’ Jason Lieblong weighed five bass totaling 15 pounds, 15 ounces, Saturday – the largest limit of the event – to win the three-day Toyota Series at Lake Dardanelle presented by Fish-Intel tournament in Russellville, Arkansas. Lieblong’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 40-9 earned him the top payout of $70,227, including the lucrative $35,000 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency award, in the first tournament of the 2020 Toyota Series Plains Division.

Lieblong spent most of the tournament in a relatively small area in the lower part of Lake Dardanelle that teemed with baitfish. He caught most of them on a white Z-Man ChatterBait Jack Hammer and a bone colored topwater by Paycheck Baits called The One, which is no longer produced. He also flipped wood cover with a green pumpkin Zoom Brush Hog.

Discouraged from nearly a half decade of futility on his home lake, Lieblong said he dedicated himself this year to winning this Toyota Series event. He fished many small tournaments throughout the summer and paid close attention to prominent local anglers like Kevin Short, who finished 10th in this event.

“That’s the best of the best,” Lieblong said. “Fishing against those guys every weekend, you’re doing something. It’s time on the water. Find a spot here and there and find out what’s going on. It’s making the right choices, like coming back downriver yesterday when we weren’t getting bit upriver.

“The lake level was high on the lower end, which makes it good for my kind of fishing,” Lieblong explained. “The wind pushed the bait out, but they were still on points in 2 to 3 feet of water. The shad were so thick you could almost walk on them. We threw a ChatterBait or Spook to fire them up, and it never stopped.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Dardanelle finished:

1st:       Jason Lieblong of Conway, Ark., 15 bass, 40-9, $70,227

2nd:      Kevin Riney of Bono, Ark., 15 bass, 38-5, $13,069

3rd:       Teddy Bogard of Rison, Ark., 15 bass, 36-1, $10,118

4th:       Joe Bennett of Ashland, Mo., 14 bass, 34-0, $8,432

5th:       Steve Floyd of Leesburg, Ohio, 14 bass, 33-12, $7,589

6th:       Dicky Newberry of Houston, Texas, 15 bass, 33-3, $6,745

7th:       Billy Doak of Centerview, Mo., 15 bass, 32-5, $5,902

8th:       Kyle Weisenburger of Columbus Grove, Ohio, 13 bass, 32-0, $5,172

9th:       Cody Bird of Granbury, Texas, 14 bass, 31-8, $4,216

10th:     Kevin Short of Fairfield Bay, Ark., 11 bass, 24-4, $3,373

A complete list of results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Lieblong took home an extra $35,000 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Jeremy Parker of Batavia, Illinois, won the Co-angler Division Saturday with a three-day total of nine bass weighing 17 pounds, 1 ounce. Parker took home the top prize package of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor.

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake Dardanelle finished:

1st:       Jeremy Parker of Batavia, Ill., nine bass, 17-1, Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat w/115-hp outboard

2nd:      Bill Amis of Shawnee, Kan., seven bass, 16-12, $4,376

3rd:       Scott Parsons of Rogers, Ark., six bass, 16-1, $3,478

4th:       Don Billiot of Hot Springs Village, Ark., seven bass, 15-15, $3,011

5th:       Derrick Wright of Carl Junction, Mo., eight bass, 15-4, $2,581

6th:       John Kozel of Overland Park, Kan., seven bass, 15-3, $2,151

7th:       Matt Kelley of Willard, Mo., six bass, 13-14, $1,757

8th:       John Foster Case of Clarksville, Ark., seven bass, 13-11, $1,505

9th:       Jaret Rushing of Hampton, Ark., eight bass, 12-13, $1,290

10th:     Kendrick Hopes of Lonoke, Ark., seven bass, 12-0, $1,075

The Toyota Series at Lake Dardanelle presented by Fish-Intel was hosted by Russellville Advertising and Promotions. It was the first of three regular-season tournaments in 2020 for Plains Division anglers. The next event for Toyota Series anglers will take place Sept. 24-26 – the Toyota Series at Clear Lake in Clearlake, California. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The Toyota Series consists of eight divisions – Central, Eastern, Northern, Plains, Southeastern, 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 Championship for a shot at winning $235,000 cash, including a $35,000 FLW PHOENIX Bonus for qualified anglers. The winning co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard. The 2020 Toyota Series Championship will be held Dec. 3-5 on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky, and is hosted by the Somerset Tourist & Convention Commission and the Burnside Tourism Commission.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Toyota Series on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, TwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


Dobson Wins Toyota Series Event on Detroit River

TRENTON, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2020) – Pro Scott Dobson of Clarkston, Michigan, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 9 ounces to win the three-day Toyota Series at the Detroit River event in Trenton, Michigan. Dobson’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 59-3 earned him the win by a 1-pound, 7-ounce margin over second-place angler Troy Stokes of Brownstown, Michigan, and earned Dobson the top payout of $27,534 in the third and final tournament of the 2020 Toyota Series Northern Division.

Dobson said that he caught fish on more than a half dozen baits and weighed fish from the mouth of the Detroit River near Erie to the mouth of the St. Clair River in St. Clair.

“I appreciate them making the call to keep us all in the river day one and two, I don’t think I’ve ever fished 16 hours in the Detroit River in two tournament days,” said Dobson. “I grew up here in Trenton, I see a lot of Trenton people here, it’s awesome to win a big tournament out of Trenton.”

Dobson’s baits this week ran the gamut, but aside from a few fish caught on dragging baits, his main players were moving baits. His umbrella rig of choice was a Shane’s Baits Mini Blades of Glory with Keitech Swing Impact FAT swimbaits. For his spinnerbait, he used a ¾-ounce War Eagle Spinnerbait with gold and silver willow blades and a trailer hook. On the jerkbait side of things, Dobson wielded a Megabass Vision 110+1, a Lucky Craft Pointer 100 and a Duo Realis Jerkbait 100DR.

His dragging baits included a 5-inch tube on a ¾-ounce head and a magnum Ned rig with a Z-Man Giant TRD cut in half on a ½-ounce Nichols Lures Magnum Ned Rig Jig Head. He also mixed in a drop-shot with a Poor Boy's Erie Darter and a 3/8-ounce weight.

On days one and two, Dobson targeted fish in the river, catching a few off a rock pile on a flat, but catching most of his fish in current on the faces of points and breaks. In some places, he threw the umbrella rig, and on other spots he slow-rolled the spinnerbait in water as deep as 15 feet.

Saturday, Dobson started in the river on a community hole at the mouth, some shallow rock and a couple of deeper current spots. Then he burned up to the mouth of the St. Clair River.

“I knew it was still going to be rough, but I wanted to get three in the box,” Dobson said. “I knew there was another tournament up there, and I wanted some fish in the box in case I got there and couldn’t get on anything or they had snatched a few.”

Once in St. Clair, Dobson got on a spot at the mouth of the river that was loaded with fish, but they were barely catchable for him. His first cast produced a 4-pounder, he broke off another on the next cast and then failed to catch any quality the rest of the time. So, he headed back down into the river.

“With 5-minutes to go I caught a 4-pounder,” says Dobson. “I slow-rolled the spinnerbait up the face of a point, probably 12 feet down, and she hammered it, and then I came in.”

The top 10 pros on the Detroit River finished:

1st:       Scott Dobson of Clarkston, Mich., 15 bass, 59-3, $27,534

2nd:      Troy Stokes of Brownstown, Mich., 15 bass, 57-12, $10,669

3rd:       Wilson Burton of Findlay, Ohio, 15 bass, 56-15, $9,260

4th:       Josh Kolodzaike of Toledo, Ohio, 15 bass, 56-5, $6,883

5th:       Mike Trombly of Belleville, Mich., 15 bass, 54-11, $6,195

6th:       Chase Serafin of White Lake, Mich., 15 bass, 54-5, $5,507

7th:       Randy Ramsey of Burlington, Mich., 15 bass, 52-0, $4,818

8th:       Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pa., 15 bass, 49-3, $4,130

9th:       Robert Lefere of Jackson, Mich., 15 bass, 48-14, $3,442

10th:     Ryan Davidson of Branchland, W.Va., 12 bass, 40-4, $2,753

A complete list of results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Burton took home an extra $1,000 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Tony Grubb of Ann Arbor, Michigan, won the Co-angler Division Saturday with a three-day total of 14 bass weighing 46 pounds, 5 ounces. Grubb took home the top prize package of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor.

The top 10 co-anglers on the Detroit River finished:

1st:       Tony Grubb of Ann Arbor, Mich., 14 bass, 46-5, Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat w/115-hp outboard

2nd:      Rod Mackinnon of Middletown, N.Y., 13 bass, 45-3, $3,625

3rd:       Jon Witt of Allegan, Mich., 13 bass, 43-8, $2,863

4th:       John Husnay of Marcy, N.Y., 12 bass, 38-3, $2,481

5th:       Dan Mundy of Swartz Creek, Mich., 14 bass, 36-15, $2,127

6th:       Mark Sturgill of Brownstown, Mich., 12 bass, 32-15, $1,772

7th:       Darwin Griva of Hamilton, Ind., 10 bass, 32-5, $1,418

8th:       Zac Mumford of Covington, Ohio, nine bass, 28-14, $1,241

9th:       Arnold Payne Jr. of Kokomo, Ind., eight bass, 23-3, $1,063

10th:     Aaron Stahley of Batavia, Ohio, seven bass, 21-6, $886

The Toyota Series at the Detroit River was hosted by the Detroit Sports Commission and the City of Trenton Parks and Recreation. It was the third and final regular-season tournaments in 2020 for Northern Division anglers. The next event for Toyota Series anglers will take place Sept. 24-26 – the Toyota Series at Clear Lake in Clearlake, California. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The 2020 Toyota Series consists of eight divisions – Central, Eastern, Northern, Plains, Southeastern, 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 Championship for a shot at winning $235,000 cash, including a $35,000 FLW PHOENIX Bonus for qualified anglers. The winning co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard. The 2020 Toyota Series Championship will be held Dec. 3-5 on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky, and is hosted by the Somerset Tourist & Convention Commission and the Burnside Tourism Commission.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Toyota Series on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, TwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


STOKES LEADS TOYOTA SERIES ON THE DETROIT RIVER

Wind kept the pros in the Toyota Series Northern Division event on the Detroit River pinned to the actual river, but the fishing was still very good. Plenty of anglers brought in 17 pounds or more, and the leaders are all concentrated around the 20-pound mark. In first, Troy Stokes of Brownstown, Mich., weighed 21 pounds, 4 ounces to kick things off. In second, Scott Dobson cracked 20-14, and Dan Mittlestat and Wilson Burton also crossed the 20-pound barrier.

Complete results

With the wind forecasted to be even stronger on day two, the anglers will be fishing in the river again tomorrow. For Stokes, that’s not the worst thing, because he’s been making the trek from Sandusky to the Detroit River for most of the season.

Troy Stokes

Today, Stokes pulled out most of the stops to stay away from the crowd.

“It was crazy, I started fishing, and I hit some honey holes first thing, and there’s like 10 boats on everything,” says Stokes. “I have some other stuff that no one is fishing, and I just kept bouncing around until I hit them.”

Stokes says that he never fished next to another boat after his starting spot, and he caught his bigger fish one at a time.

“I’ve got maybe one school, but they’re not big,” he says. “But, it’s a good spot to get a limit. The spots where I caught the big ones, it was pretty much just one big one. I didn’t do anything special, just regular smallmouth stuff. I caught one on a spinnerbait, other than that, it was a drop-shot for the most part.”

Fishing right on the bank and in more than 20 feet of water, Stokes covered about everything the river has to offer. Given the chance to go anywhere he wants, he says he’s got some stuff in Erie to hit, but he’s not too disappointed to be stuck in the river.

 

2. Scott Dobson – Clarkston, Mich. – 20 - 14 (5) 

As is so often the case for Scott Dobson, he caught a bunch of smallmouths on moving baits in a river.

“Everything right now is predicated on the shad and the current and moving baits,” says Dobson. “Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, a-rigs, swimbaits, jerkbaits. I’m sure guys are catching them on a drop-shot, but the big fish are keying in on big shad. Every one of my fish came on a moving bait.”

Fishing a whole slew of spots from shallow to deep, Dobson says that more moderate current is key. He also did markedly better later in the day, catching most of his big ones from about 11 a.m. on.

“The floating grass was a big problem today,” says Dobson. “The eelgrass is dying off, it’s starting to float downriver and usually a north wind for a few days will blow it out, but it’s everywhere now.”

 

3. Dan Mittlestat – Woodhaven, Mich. – 20 - 9 (5)

A Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Michigan Division stalwart, Dan Mittlestat put his local knowledge to work on day one.

“For me to catch 20 pounds today was pretty special,” says Mittlestat. “I had a terrible practice on St. Clair and an even worse practice down here.”

Still, Mittlestat ended up putting it together nicely.

“It started off awful, the current was ripping, and the water I was fishing was pretty dirty,” he says. “So, I scrubbed my plan and went back to the basics. I’m local, so I just went back to some old jump holes and the current slowed down enough to get them to set up on some boulders. So, I just kept my bait vertical and caught them pretty good between 11 and 12 o’clock.”

Culling twice and catching perhaps 12 keepers, Mittlestat isn’t too sure about tomorrow, but things are definitely looking up after day one.

 

4. Wilson Burton – Findlay, Ohio – 20 - 7 (5) 

Had the tournament only been 30 minutes long, Wilson Burton would have locked up the W in a hurry.

“I went out to my spot and there were like five boats in the area,” says Burton. “I drifted off to the left, and I started doing something different than everybody else and it started producing.”

Burton says he caught his limit in about 10 casts once he started doing the right thing, catching fish on back-to-back casts multiple times.

“Tomorrow is going to be tough,” Burton says. “People saw what I was doing and they moved in, and I’m going to be a late boat tomorrow.”

Still, Burton isn’t too mad to be in the river. He says he’s practiced a lot in the river, and even if the weather calmed down and he could go anywhere, he’d still be sticking it out in the Detroit River.

 

5. Josh Kolodzaike – Toledo, Ohio – 19 - 10 (5)

One of two pros who caught 19 pounds, Josh Kolodzaike doesn’t want to give too much up, especially considering the crowded nature of some parts of the Detroit River.

“I caught a limit pretty early and then went to a couple other spots and culled up to catch some bigger ones,” says Kolodzaike. “I caught them on some shallow spots, and I lost one good one, but other than that I fished pretty clean.”

Kolodzaike says that the amount of boats isn’t really the issue, but the amount the fish are moving is.

“I’m not worried too much about the pressure, but the size is an issue,” he says. “There were good ones on a couple spots today, and if the wrong ones are there tomorrow, I could easily catch 15 pounds instead. There’s skinny ones and fat ones, and if the fat ones are there, you’re going to have a good day.”

 

Top 10 pros 

1. Troy Stokes – Brownstown, Mich. – 21 - 4 (5)

2. Scott Dobson – Clarkston, Mich. – 20 - 14 (5)

3. Dan Mittlestat – Woodhaven, Mich. – 20 - 9 (5)

4. Wilson Burton – Findlay, Ohio – 20 - 7 (5)

5. Josh Kolodzaike – Toledo, Ohio – 19 - 10 (5)

6. Jim Vitaro – Wooster, Ohio – 19 - 2 (5)

7. Tom Beale – St. Clair Shores, Mich. – 18 - 13 (5)

8. Randy Ramsey – Burlington, Mich. – 18 - 9 (5)

9. Mike Trombly – Belleville, Mich. – 18 - 4 (5)

10. Matthew Kiefer – Fort Wayne, Ind. – 18 - 1 (5)

Complete results


KING TOPS DAY 1 AT DARDANELLE TOYOTA SERIES

Zach King of Clarksville, Ark., used a Heddon Zara Spook to catch 14 pounds, 11 ounces claim the day one lead in the Toyota Series Plains Division event on Lake Dardanelle presented by Fish-Intel. King will take a 6-ounce lead over Matt Wood of Jessieville, Ark., into day two.

Complete results 

“I caught 15 keepers junk fishing mostly,” King says. “I caught some on a Rat-L-Trap, and I caught some on a worm. I caught some on a River2Sea Whopper Plopper, but the main bait I’ve been catching them on is a (Zara) Spook. I caught them all day on it.”

King says it took him until about 9:30 a.m. to find a groove. After that, he says he caught fish consistently on light-colored lures.

“I didn’t have a fish at 9 o’clock,” King says. “I pulled up on a spot, and at 9:25 I was culling. When I figured that out, I started running that pattern, and I caught them all day.”

Although current surged through the lake all morning, King says current was not a factor for him.

“I have some places that have got current, and I have some places where there is no current,” King says. “They’re keying in on shad right now. I don’t think current’s going to bother them too much.”

King has fished Dardanelle his entire life and says the lake is true to its usual mid-September form.

“This time of year, the pattern I’m running is pretty good,” King says.

 

Matt Wood

2. Matt Wood – Jessieville, Ark. – 14 - 5 (5) 

After an unproductive practice, Matt Wood feared he was doomed to a dud tournament, but a single hot spot put him in contention.

“Practice was brutal, to say the least,” Wood says. “I caught just a few keepers all week long. I found one little area that had some fish. I ran to it this morning, and they were biting.”

Wood had his weigh-in limit by 9:30 a.m. Plenty of fish remained, but Wood left them because he said there were none that would improve his weight.

“I hated to set the hook on many more because I knew 12-13 pounds a day was going to be good,” Wood says. “My scale said had 14, so I knew I was all over it.”

Wood says he caught his fish in shallow structure, but it isn’t part of a reliable pattern. His spot just happened to pop on Thursday.

“That’s the way this lake is. You find one spot that has fish and they’re either going to bite or not,” Wood says. “Tomorrow I could zero, but I’m optimistic I can catch them.”

 

KYLE WEISENBURGER

3. Kyle Weisenburger – Columbus Grove, Ohio – 13 - 12 (5)

Like Wood, Kyle Weisenburger practiced poorly, and his slump continued until 1 p.m. on Thursday. His fortunes improved dramatically when he found fish in shallow grass in the back of a pocket. He only caught five fish all day, but they were the right kind.

“I saw a bunch of bait and I started flipping some grass in there, and I came across four good bites to finish off the day,” Weisenburger says.

Weisenburger says he caught his fish inside the grass. The bites were quick and decisive.

“Looking at Google Maps, that’s what I wanted to do down here, but I really struggled to make that bite happen,” Weisenburger says. “Luckily I decided to go back to it at the end of the day, and luckily there was a group of fish in there. Truly, I thought it might be a zero day after about the first two hours, but it turned into a good day.”

Like Wood, Weisenburger says his spot is situational and not linked to a reliable pattern. There was no current on his spot Thursday, and visibility was about 1 foot deep. He said the key factor was sunlight and wind pushing bait into the pocket.

“That made it come alive,” Weisenburger says. “I’m going to swing for the fences tomorrow. I’m catching quality fish doing what I’m doing.”

 

4. Joe Bennett – Ashland, Mo. – 13 - 6 (5)

Unlike the top three anglers, Joe Bennett came out of the gate in full gallop and caught a 4-pounder on a spinnerbait in the first five minutes to set a quick pace. Unfortunately, electrical problems cost him the last two hours of fishing.

“I culled quite a few, but my cranking battery died, and then my aerators wouldn’t work,” Bennett says. “I couldn’t fish the last two hours.”

Bennett says his pattern is strong, and nothing can happen overnight to help or hurt him.

“I just have to put them in the boat,” Bennett says. “I lost a couple of fish today. One was over 5 pounds and it just jumped and came off. I could have culled a 14-inch fish with that 5-pounder. The malfunctions hurt quite a bit, too.”

 

Steve Floyd

5. Steve Floyd – Leesburg, Ohio – 13 - 1 (5) 

Flipping a Strike King Rage Bug on shallow wood cover in an up-lake backwater enabled Steve Floyd to catch nine keepers, including five that totaled 13-1.

Floyd says his pattern is strong, but it would be stronger if the water rose.

“Current is not important where I was at,” Floyd says. “The water fell today, and it hurt. They’ve been biting real good in the morning.”

Many anglers said they lost fish and they complained that bites were not aggressive. Floyd experienced it, too.

“I lost a couple of fish early that kind of hurt,” Floyd says. “They’re biting funny. They really are. I’d put it in a laydown and the line would jump. I’d set the hook and get nothing. There was a lot of that.”

Baitfish were key to Floyd’s area. He caught fish in practice around bait with spinnerbaits and buzzbaits, but bass wouldn’t hit them Thursday.

“I just had to bear down and flip most of the day,” Floyd says. “They’re biting early. The shad are popping and then it’ll go dead a little bit about 9:30 or 10 o’clock. and then it picks back up later in the day.”

 

Top 10 pros 

1. Zach King – Clarksville, Ark. – 14 - 11 (5)

2. Matt Wood – Jessieville, Ark. – 14 - 5 (5)

3. Kyle Weisenburger – Columbus Grove, Ohio – 13 - 12 (5)

4. Joe Bennett – Ashland, Mo. – 13 - 6 (5)

5. Steve Floyd – Leesburg, Ohio – 13 - 1 (5)

6. Teddy Bogard – Rison, Ark. – 12 - 5 (5)

7. Dylan Hays – Hot Springs, Ark. – 11 - 14 (5)

8. Spencer Shuffield – Hot Springs, Ark. – 11 - 13 (5)

9. Jason Lieblong – Conway, Ark. – 11 - 10 (5)

10. Israel Mills – Donaldson, Ark. – 11 - 8 (5)

Complete results 

 

Bill Amis

Amis Seizes Co-Angler Lead

Fishing soft plastics over a sandy drop enabled Bill Amis of Shawnee, Kan., to nail down the co-angler lead with four bass weighing 11 pounds, 5 ounces.

Amis says his pattern was being paired with a generous pro, DeWayne French of Mammoth Spring, Ark.,  that put Amis in a position to catch fish.

“I had a good guide and he done great,” Amis says. “You can’t catch them from the back of the boat unless they put you on them.”

Once on them, Amis put them in the boat dragging green pumpkin Zoom Baby Brush Hog on drops.

Complete results 


MONTEVALLO TAKES COLLEGE OPEN TITLE ON KY LAKE

As tough as Kentucky Lake was fishing this week in the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI Open, Grayson Morris and Jacob Pfundt of the University of Montevallo leading after day one and finishing the job on Thursday resulted in one of the more impressive wins you’ll see.

After weighing in a day-one best 12-13, the duo backed it up with another 12-7 on day two for the victory, displaying the kind of consistency it takes to grind it out in tough fishing conditions. For their efforts, Morris and Pfundt were awarded a new Phoenix bass boat with a 115-hp Mercury outboard.

Complete results

The Montevallo duo was the only team in the entire tournament to weigh in a limit both days. It’s sometimes cliché to talk about just bringing a limit to the scales to have a shot, but this week, it couldn’t have been more accurate.

“Consistency always pays off,” Morris says. “Everyone out here can catch fish. When you have a pattern that you think you can get five bites a day off of, especially on Kentucky Lake, you might as well grind it out and stick to that.”

Jacob Pfundt, Grayson Morris

Morris and Pfundt got more than five bites a day, but only barely, and only because they had confidence in the one area they found in practice in which they got more than one bite.

“Yesterday, we had eight bites, but only five of them kept,” Pfundt says. “Today, we got eight bites, and all of them would have kept, but we only culled once.”

“Either way, we didn’t get that many bites,” Morris adds. “It was just a grind.”

It was a grind for the entire field, due in part to rising water at a time of year when bass want to be moving off the bank and closer to deeper water to corral baitfish. That high water also caused fish to be scattered more than they otherwise would be, which is why finding the area they did was so key for Morris and Pfundt.

Plying the same stretch of bank they found in practice and plucked 12-13 from on day one, the pair went to work on the final day in search of a few key bites. With the wind blowing harder than the day before, Morris and Pfundt found their stretch of bank was windswept with bait being pushed right up into it.

Two baits got the job done from there: A Reaction Innovations Vixen and a River2Sea Whopper Plopper 130, both in the bone color. The team didn’t have another rod on the deck. They covered water, running the same bank all day save for a brief period in which they ran to some deeper brush, only to pump the brakes and return to their best area.

“We messed around with it (brush) a little bit, but pretty much as soon as we went there, we had a bad feeling about it and ran back to our main area,” Pfundt says. “We didn’t catch a keeper in the brush yesterday, but we figured we should check and keep it honest.”

Again, it came down to faith in their best area – or least the realization that it probably wouldn’t get much better than that spot.

Jacob Pfundt, Grayson Morris

“When we got two bites on the same bank, we thought it had to mean something,” Morris explains. “Everybody else was getting two or three bites a day. It’s huge this time of year, just finding some fish.”

Morris has had success on Kentucky Lake in the past, particularly in high school tournaments, but that prior success did little to reassure Morris and Pfundt after a tough practice period. Those high school tournaments taught Morris two important things, though: Getting bites on Kentucky Lake can be a grind, and sticking with the good game plan is the only way around it.

“We knew we had to catch five,” Pfundt says. “It was just relief. We caught our fifth at probably at 12 o’clock. It was more of a relief than anything because we were just worried about bringing in five.”

As it turns out, they had good reason to be relieved. Winning by just 1 pound, 15 ounces, anything less than a full limit probably would have spelled disaster.

“We’re feeling just shocked,” Morris says after weigh-in. “It doesn’t even feel real. I’ve had a lot of success on this lake, and I just continue to be blessed on it. Me and Jacob had a great day. We had a lot of bonding time and had a good time on the water catching some fish.”

It sure is easier to have a good time when there’s a winner check waiting for you at the weigh-in stage.

 

Grayson Morris, Jacob Pfundt

Top 10 teams

1. Grayson Morris and Jacob Pfundt – University of Montevallo – 25-4 (10) – $30,000

2. Joseph McClosky and Ryan Winchester – Bethel University – 23-5 (9)

3. Mark Harris and Reece Martin – Dallas Baptist University – 23-1 (9)

4. Dalton Kelly and Jacob Autry – Murray State University – 22-12 (9)

5. Harbor Lovin and Luke McKinney – Murray State University – 20-2 (7)

6. Matt Marcel and Hunter Palmer – Bryan College – 19-4 (8)

7. Kaden Proffitt and Cason Ragsdale – East Texas Baptist University – 18-8 (7)

8. Tristan McCormick and Steven Mills – Bethel University – 17-6 (7)

9. Cody Ross and Cameron Tullis – East Texas Baptist University – 17-1 (8)

10. Wil Rigdon and Hunter Grant Adams – Campbellsville University – 16-15 (7)


Warm Fall Temperatures Await Anglers At Bassmaster Eastern Open On Hartwell

ANDERSON, S.C. — Autumn officially arrives a day before the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open on Lake Hartwell begins. That means anglers will be dealing with summer’s lingering swelter as they seek to unlock this 56,000-acre reservoir straddling the Georgia/South Carolina border.

September began with the tournament’s host city, Anderson, S.C., sweating through daytime highs around 90. Weather forecasts show that number sliding into the upper 70s by tournament week. Even with overnight lows dipping into the 50s, that likely will not have time to impact surface temperatures, which have been holding in the low to mid-80s for most of the summer.

Competition days will be Sept. 23-25 with daily takeoffs at 7 a.m. ET from Green Pond Landing and Event Center. Weigh-ins will be held back at Green Pond each day at 3 p.m., with a full field fishing Days 1 and 2 and the Top 12 in the pro and co-angler divisions competing on Championship Friday.

While the calendar says fall, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Patrick Walters of South Carolina said he expects to hear the dog days barking through tournament week.

“It’s been extremely warm, but I think there will a shallow and a deep bite,” Walters said. “One of the keys will be staying conditioned; being able to fish for eight hours.”

Hartwell owes its existence to the namesake dam, completed in 1962 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The dam backs up the Savannah River, which is formed by the confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca rivers, 7 miles upstream. At normal pool elevation, Hartwell extends 49 miles up the former and 45 up the latter.

At its deepest, the lake is 185 feet, but it averages 45. With Hartwell standing just a few inches over normal pool of 660 feet, there’s plenty of shallow cover available. With that said, Walters believes the tournament will show off just about every feature Hartwell has to offer.

“The entire lake will play; the lower part will be better for schoolers, while the upper part will offer a mix of all (options),” Walters said. “There’s not one spot that it will be won on this time of year.

“There will be guys fishing from the dam to way up the rivers. That’s what makes fall so interesting.”

For spotted bass schooling in 30 to 40 feet of water, Walters likes big, shiny topwaters like Rapala’s 5 1/4-inch Skitter V 13 in chrome. Long popping-style baits like the Cotton Cordell Pencil Popper or the Lucky Craft Gunfish also work.

When the deep bite turns tough, Walters suggests sending a drop shot through suspended fish. Spots that don’t want to run topside will chase down a tiny pink finesse worm heading for the bottom.

For shallow largemouth, topwater lures — walkers, smaller poppers and frogs — offer an effective and enticing way to cover water and find active bass, while flipping wood and docks is Largemouth 101 anywhere in the country. It’s possible there may even be some late-season bluegill bedding activity, but anywhere panfish congregate, largemouth will find the food source.

This time of year, Walters said anglers have to carefully weigh their options and use their time wisely. Spotted bass are abundant, but it’s easy to burn a lot of time on fish that won’t help the limit.

“It’s easy to catch lots of spots, but it’s going to take you all day to get five good ones,” he said. “You’re going to catch a lot of fish, but you’ll have to weed through a lot of little ones.

“There are fewer largemouth, but there’s (the potential for) better quality. You’re not going to catch as many largemouth, but the chances of catching a big fish are higher.”

Walters said he expects the majority of anglers will spend their days chasing spotted bass. Committing to this program means releasing a lot of fish, but a flurry of good bites could quickly elevate an angler in the standings.

Conversely, a shallow game plan will almost certainly prove far less active, while exposing anglers to a potentially bitter reality.

“The largemouth are scattered,” Walters said. “You could spend a day fishing for them and only come in with three. That’s the risk of targeting largemouth this time of year.”

Ultimately, neither approach offers much assurance during this transitional season. Whether an angler chooses to pursue quantity (spotted bass) or quality (largemouth), it’s a gamble either way.

“Mobility will be important, but you have to have confidence in what you’re doing,” Walters said. “It’s going to be hot, it’s going to be a grind, so you have to be able to stick to what you’re doing.”

With fan interest at an all-time high and a stacked field of anglers that includes some of the sport’s biggest names, B.A.S.S. officials have expanded live coverage options on Bassmaster.com. Both boaters and co-anglers will be logging their catches using BASSTrakk for real-time updates. Fans can also follow the final-day drama by streaming Nationwide Bassmaster Opens LIVE presented by Grizzly as camera boats provide coverage of the leaders.

The Lake Hartwell derby will be the fourth of eight Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens. After three tournaments, Bryan New, of Belmont, N.C., holds a narrow lead in the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year race.

The tournament is being hosted by Visit Anderson.


Annual Bass Fishing Hall of Fame Auction Achieves Unprecedented Scale

Fishing fans can bid on one-of-a-kind experiences, jerseys, and top-quality gear

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — For Immediate Release — 9.16.20 — The Bass Fishing Hall of Fame is excited to announce its first Digital Hall of Fame Week, which will be anchored by a massive online auction offering up an incredible selection of fishing-related items not available elsewhere. All proceeds from the event will fund the Hall’s continuing efforts to celebrate, promote and preserve the sport of bass fishing. Last month the Hall’s Board of Directors announced that it was funding grants for four conservation efforts. Those projects and others will be the direct beneficiaries of the auction’s revenue.

“Unfortunately, we were not able to hold our 2020 induction banquet as planned,” said Hall of Fame President John Mazurkiewicz. “Nevertheless, the fishing community has demonstrated its strength and resilience by coming together around this common goal. We have been truly overwhelmed by the generosity of the industry and pro bass anglers in filling this auction with amazing items, and we are glad that the public will be able to participate.”

Whether you are looking for a signed jersey from your favorite pro, a fishing trip to a world-class lake, or some top-of-the-line gear, this event has something for everyone. Most notably, it offers one-of-a-kind items, not available anywhere else, like coaching sessions with Kevin VanDam, a day of angling on Jimmy Houston’s ranch, or a fishing trip with 2017 Bassmaster Angler of the Year Brandon Palaniuk. For a full list of items, click here.

“I got very excited the first time I saw all 100+ premium auction items up for grabs in one place,” said board member Casey Shedd, President of AFTCO. “There are trips throughout the country, and even into Canada, along with rare memorabilia and enough tackle to outfit a complete college team.”

Because the Board decided to hold this event exclusively in the digital arena, the five new members of the Hall – Steve Bowman, James Heddon, Bryan Kerchal, Ron Lindner and Jay Yelas – will be honored in person at the 2021 banquet to ensure that their contributions to the sport are properly celebrated.

All Digital Hall of Fame Week event details are located here.

 

EVENT DETAILS

 

Event PreviewYou can learn more about  the event at this link: https://one.bidpal.net/bassfishinghof/welcome Bidding starts Tuesday, September 22 at 9 am ET  and ends Friday, September 25 at 2 pm ET.  Please be sure you register your account.


AC Insider Podcast - Family First, Fishing Second

This week Chris and the boys talk with newly announced National Professional League Angler, Jeff Dobson about his move from the FLW Tour to the newly formed NPFL. We ask Jeff the tough questions and ultimately its family first then fishing. As it should be.


Toyota Series to Host Event on Clear Lake

CLEARLAKE, Calif. (Sept. 15, 2020) – The 2020 Toyota Series Western Division will finish out their season with a tournament next week in Clearlake, California, Sept. 24-26, with the Toyota Series at Clear Lake. The three-day tournament will feature the region’s best bass-fishing pros and co-anglers casting for a top prize of up to $65,000, plus a $35,000 bonus if the winner is a qualified Phoenix Boat owner.

“There will be stellar competition at Clear Lake, which will make for an exciting tournament,” said Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE ChampionRusty Salewske of Alpine, California, who has two top-10 finishes on Clear Lake in Toyota Series competition. “The locals fishing in this event have spent a lot of time in different levels of bass fishing, from FLW to Bassmaster to Major League Fishing and back.

“This time of year frees up a lot of anglers – MLF pros Jared Lintner and Brett Hite will be there – I’ve heard rumors that MLF pros Brent Ehrler and Ish Monroe may be competing as well. There will be a lot of hammers and some amazing anglers so it will be a very tough competition.”

Salewske said fall tournaments on Clear Lake have been won both on topwater and in 20 feet of water, so the big bites could come anywhere, making it exciting this time of year.

“I’m looking forward to the possibility of a 30-pound stringer every time I go out on the water,” Salewske continued. “I predict 17 pounds per day will win this tournament. It could be as high as 25 per day, but a three-day bag of 51 pounds should do it.”

Anglers will take off daily at 7 a.m. PT from the Redbud Park Boat Ramp, located at 14655 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake. Weigh-ins will also be held at the Redbud Park Boat Ramp and will begin at 3 p.m. Attendance is limited to competing anglers and essential staff only. Fans are encouraged to follow the event online through the “FLW Live” weigh-in broadcasts and daily coverage at FLWFishing.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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS qualified. Co-anglers cast for the top prize of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS qualified. 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 2020 Toyota Series consists of eight divisions – Central, Eastern, Northern, Plains, Southeastern, 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 Championship for a shot at winning $235,000 cash, including a $35,000 FLW PHOENIX Bonus for qualified anglers. The winning co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard. The 2020 Toyota Series Championship will be held Dec. 3-5 on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky, and is hosted by the Somerset Tourist & Convention Commission and the Burnside Tourism Commission.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Toyota Series on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, TwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


American Baitworks Pro Lenny DeVos Wins Renegade Bass Tour Canadian Championship


DeVos and partner Jeff Desloges take the win on St. Lawrence River

September 16, 2020, Ocean Springs, Mississippi – When it comes to fishing the St. Lawrence River, the weather is always a factor. Idyllic conditions on Saturday made for great fishing and big weights, with 15 teams weighing in 20lbs+ limits of 5 fish. Sunday’s conditions saw the switch flip, on the St. Lawrence, as high South winds and heavy bands of rain turned conditions upside down, on the famed smallmouth river.

 

American Baitworks Pro Lenny DeVos and his partner Jeff Desloges finished Day 1 of the Canadian Championship in 3rd place, sacking 22.51lbs of St Lawrence Smallmouth,  trailing Day 1 leaders, American Baitworks Pros Scott Lecky and Steve Bean, who weighed in an unreal 25.66lbs.

 

Day 2’s major weather shift, would also result in a major change in the standings, as high winds and intermittent heavy rains would hamper the teams targeting shallow water smallmouth and open the window for the deep fish bite, to dominate the final championship day.

 

DeVos’ Day 1 bite would rely on fishing for deep smallmouth in 25’ to 45’ of water and he continued that pattern on Day 2. DeVos relied on Set The Hook Co.’s drop shot baits; Crush Worms and Drifters in Smokin Joe pattern (https://americanbaitworks.com/products/stumpy-crush-worm)  (https://americanbaitworks.com/products/the-drifter), as well as, Carolina Rigging using a Halo Fishing XD III Pro 7’3” Medium Heavy (https://americanbaitworks.com/products/xdiii-pro).

 

DeVos and Desloges would wind up bringing the final day’s biggest bag to the scales of 23.06lbs and a winning two-day total of 45.57lbs.

 

“We had an incredible two days on the water and got the critical bites we needed because of the STH Crush Worm and Drifter.” said the 2020 RBT Canadian Champion Lenny DeVos “This is our third championship and I’m proud to say we took the win relying on American Baitworks products.”

 

Lenny DeVos will be the guest on American Baitworks Live Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at 7 pm ET on Facebook.


Abu Garcia® Veritas® Rods Get Lighter and Stronger with an Infusion of Powerlux®

COLUMBIA, S.C. (September 15, 2020) — Abu Garcia’s Veritas line of rods is undergoing a significant change to their composition and performance with the introduction of Powerlux® 100 Micro resins, which allowed the designers to decrease weight by 5%* for increased sensitivity while simultaneously increasing the rod’s strength by 15%**. The new Veritas rod family gives anglers the performance, sensitivity and durability they need to win on the water, whether they’re fishing for fun or for a paycheck.

Built around the same Powerlux technology previously only employed in rods costing twice as much, the new Veritas rods offer uncompromising strength and durability required by serious anglers without asking them to sacrifice weight or sensitivity. Powerlux nano resin’s unique molecular structure fills in evenly around the 30 Ton carbon fibers as it bakes into the blank. This allows for a stronger bond that previously was only achieved by adding additional resin or fiber which increased a rod’s weight.  The result is a rod with higher break strengths and improved impact and fracture resistance without sacrificing sensitivity.

The new Veritas rods are equipped with a custom Abu Garcia-designed reel seat for hypersensitivity around the exposed blank sections, which, along with the weight savings, leads to improved comfort conditions for anglers. Abu Garcia anglers fish long and hard, so these features help lessen fatigue and missed bites during long days on the water. The rod family’s performance features are also enhanced by titanium alloy guides with Zirconium inserts and EVA split grips. The grips on the new Veritas rods are constructed of a closed-cell foam that is easy to clean and keep looking brand new regardless of how many fish it brings to the boat.

The Veritas rod lineup features 48 different models, including eight casting and three spinning models equipped with custom Winn® grips. The rods are available in Winch actions, which are more parabolic and ideal for crankbaits, as well as Toro actions for large baits like A-rigs and swimbaits. Prices of the new Veritas rods range from an MSRP of $99.95 to $199.95, depending on configuration. For more information, visit AbuGarcia.com

*On average, based on controlled lab testing, compared to identically constructed Veritas rods without Powerlux resin. Results may vary.
** On average, based on controlled lab setting, compared to prior generation Veritas rods without Powerlux resin. Results may vary

Abu Garcia Veritas rods: Specifications

Casting: 14 SKUs • MSRP: $99.95
Casting (7 feet, 4 inches and longer): 9 SKUs • MSRP $119.95
Spinning: 11 SKUs • MSRP: $99.95
Toro: 3 SKUs • MSRP: $149.95 to $199.95
WINN Grip Casting: 8 SKUs • MSRP: $119.95 to $149.95
WINN Grip Spinning: 3 SKUs • MSRP: $119.95

Key Features:
• Powerlux® delivers a 15 percent stronger rod while remaining 5 percent lighter and well balanced
• Ergonomic Abu Garcia-designed reel seat
• ROCS (Robotically Optimized Casting System) guide train for maximized casting distance with lighter lures
• Titanium alloy guides with ultralight Zirconium inserts save more weight and help retain balance
• High-density EVA for greater sensitivity and durability
• Limited 3-year warranty


Berkley Expands Fusion19 Line of Hooks

COLUMBIA, S.C. (September 15, 2020) — Innovator in science and technology, Berkley® introduces its latest additions to the Fusion19 line of ultra-sharp hooks with the launch of three new painted EWG Treble Hook colors, Frog Hooks and Weighted Frog Hooks. Fusion19 hooks are designed for use across all types of fishing with needle points that create easier penetration and increase hook-up ratios.

Ideal for use with soft body frogs like the Berkley PowerBait® Buzz’n Speed Toad and Beat’n Paddle Frog, both the Berkley Fusion19 Frog Hook and Weighted Frog Hook feature needle points designed for easier penetration on top water hits in heavy cover.  The round bend and double hooks, forged for increased lateral strength, keep fish hooked up all the way back to the boat. The Weighted Frog Hook features an 1/8-ounce molded weight to stabilize the keel of the bait and increase casting distance. Both varieties of Berkley Frog Hooks are available in 4/0 and 5/0 hook sizes and come in an innovative, resealable clam package for tackle management.

In addition to frog hooks, the Fusion19 EWG Treble hooks feature a strong, lightwire design for improved hook-ups. The lightwire shank on these hooks makes them ideal for pairing with high action and small profile baits. In addition to its current lineup the new colors of Fusion19 EWG Treble Hooks include white, chartreuse and orange and will be available nationwide beginning September 2020.

Fusion19: Specifications

Berkley® Fusion19 Frog Hook

4/0 Frog Hook
Hooks per pack: 2
MSRP: $5.99

5/0 Frog Hook
Hooks per pack: 2
MSRP: $5.99

Key Features:
• Needle Point for easier penetration
• Forged hook for increased lateral strength
• The round bend, double hook keeps fish on all the way to the boat
• Package features innovative resealable clam for tackle management

Berkley Fusion19 Weighted Frog Hook

4/0 Weighted Frog Hook
Hooks per pack: 2
MSRP: $5.99

5/0 Weighted Frog Hook
Hooks per pack: 2
MSRP: $5.99

Key Features:
• Needle point for easier penetration
• Forged hook for increased lateral strength
• The round bend, double hook keeps fish on all the way to the boat
• 1/8-ounce molded weight stabilizes the keel of the bait and adds casting distance
• Package features innovative resealable clam for tackle management

Berkley Fusion19 EWG Treble

Size 8 EWG Treble
Hooks per pack: 6
MSRP: $5.99

Size 6 EWG Treble
Hooks per pack: 6
MSRP: $5.99

Size 4 EWG Treble
Hooks per pack: 6
MSRP: $5.99

Key Features:
• Needle point for easier penetration
• EWG bend for increased hook ups and keeping fish on
• Strong lightwire design for improved penetration
• Lightwire shank ideal for high action and small profile baits
• Forged hook for increased lateral strength
• Package features innovative resealable clam for tackle management


Berkley Adds New Shape, Sizes and Colors to Gulp! And Gulp! Alive! Lines

COLUMBIA, S.C. (September 15, 2020) – Continuing its ongoing leadership in bait-development technology, Berkley® is expanding its saltwater Gulp!® and Gulp! Alive!® portfolios with the addition of the all new Paddleshad shape, color and size extensions to the popular Swimming Mullet, and a new size for the Grub. In addition to the new sizes and firetail color additions, all of these new baits feature the scientifically proven Gulp! guarantee to catch 30 percent more fish while allowing anglers to forego expensive and short-lived live bait.

“We owe it to saltwater anglers to continue innovating and expanding our offering of Gulp! baits that have been lab and field tested to help them catch more fish,” said Berkley Vice President of Marketing Jon Schlosser. “Whether we’re developing a completely new shape like the Paddleshad, or we’re working on new colors or sizes for the Swimming Mullet and Grub, the angler is at the forefront of everything we do, and these shapes are no exception.”

Outperforming real and artificial bait, Gulp! has 400 times the scent dispersion of the best competing soft plastic, making it one of the best alternatives to live bait ever produced. Gulp! Alive! baits have all of the same benefits of standard Gulp!, but come in half pints or pint jars and are soaked in the powerful attractant. Simply put the bait back in the bucket to recharge its effectiveness and stop dealing with the hassles of live bait.

The new Gulp! Paddleshad has a lifelike baitfish profile with an optimized nose for rigging jig heads. Its body and tail design work together to provide fast actions and slow speed movement. Sizes range from three to six inches and colors include a variety of standard and firetail offerings.

Now available in all new firetail colors, the Gulp! Swimming Mullet features a realistic body and tail design that work together to deliver key action. The high-action swimming tail and Gulp! scent dispersion attracts fish quicker and longer than other soft baits.

Within the Gulp! family, the Gulp! and Gulp! Alive! Grub is now available in a 4-inch size and is ideal for use on jigs or as a trailer. A leading favorite among saltwater anglers, the proven tail action of the Grub swims under all conditions.

For more information on the full offering of Berkley Gulp! and Gulp! Alive! visit www.berkley-fishing.com.

Gulp! and Gulp! Alive Specifications:

Gulp! & Gulp! Alive! Paddleshad

  • Sizes: 3-inch, 4-inch, 5-inch and 6-inch
  • Colors
    • Arkansas Glow
    • Black Gold
    • Black Silver
    • Chartreuse
    • Chartreuse Pepper Neon
    • Glow
    • Morning Glory/Chartreuse
    • Mullet
    • New Penny
    • Pearl White
    • Pearl White/Chartreuse
    • Pearl White/Pink
    • Root Beer Gold/Chartreuse
    • Silver Mullet

Gulp! Swimming Mullet

  • Sizes: 3-inch, 4-inch, 5-inch and 6-inch
  • New Colors
    • Glow (new for 3” size)
    • Glow/Orange
    • Nuclear Chicken (new for 6” size)
    • Pearl White/Chartreuse
    • Pearl White/Pink
    • Root Beer Gold/Chartreuse

Gulp! Alive! Swimming Mullet

  • Sizes: 3-inch, 4-inch, 5-inch and 6-inch
  • New Colors
    • Chartreuse
    • Glow
    • Glow/Orange
    • Nuclear Chicken
    • Pink
    • Pearl White
    • Pearl White/Chartreuse
    • Pearl White/Pink
    • Root Beer Gold/Chartreuse

Gulp! & Gulp! Alive! Grub

  • Size 4-inch
  • Colors
    • Chartreuse
    • Nuclear Chicken
    • Pearl White
    • Pink
    • Pink Shine
    • Salmon Red

 


NOCO Sponsors Elite Event At Lake Guntersville

 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.NOCO, which designs and creates premium consumer electronics including battery chargers, jump starters and related power accessories, has signed on as the title sponsor when the Bassmaster Elite Series heads to Scottsboro, Ala., to take on historic Lake Guntersville Sept. 30-Oct. 3. The NOCO Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersvillekicks off a busy schedule of fall derbies that will take the Elite Series pros to South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

“We are thrilled to partner with the team at NOCO to present what is sure to be an exciting event,” said B.A.S.S. CEO Bruce Akin. “Everyone from enthusiastic fishing fans to complete novices have been following the excitement as our anglers compete on the country’s incredible fisheries, making this the ideal platform for NOCO to showcase its innovative products to a broad audience of sports fans.”

Bass fishing has become one of the summer’s hottest sports with an audience of more than 13.2 million viewers tuning in to ESPN2 to catch 16 days of live coverage of the four most recent Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments. Between televised coverage on ESPN2 and the livestream on Bassmaster.com and ESPN3, avid fans devoured more than 398 million minutes of tournament coverage.

“B.A.S.S. presents an excellent opportunity for NOCO to engage with some of the most loyal and passionate sporting fans in competitive fishing today,” said Jonathan Nook, Chief Visionary Officer for NOCO. “Its professional anglers and many avid followers demand reliable, high-performance gear, which closely aligns with our relentless pursuit of quality."

Not only are both dedicated fans and newcomers alike eagerly tuning in to Bassmaster tournaments, but participation in the sport is booming across the country.

According to the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable, 81% of Americans say they’ve spent time enjoying outdoor activities during the pandemic, 31% for the first time. Many of those people are flocking to fishing, as states across the country have seen remarkable growth in fishing license sales. Iowa, Minnesota, Vermont and Louisiana all report more than 50% higher fishing license sales in 2020, according to their state conservation agencies. Considered a hotbed of recreational fishing, even Alabama has experienced a 37% jump in resident fishing license sales.

Live coverage of the NOCO Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville starts Wednesday, Sept. 30 on Bassmaster.com.


Honnerlaw Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League event on Lake Okeechobee

Moore Haven Angler Wins Weather-Shortened Super Tournament. Earns $6,817

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (Sept. 14, 2020) Boater Bryan Honnerlaw of Moore Haven, Florida, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 22 pounds, 9 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Gator Division Super-Tournament at Lake Okeechobee. For his victory, Honnerlaw earned $6,817.

The tournament was the fifth and final event in the 2020 Gator Division presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps. Originally scheduled for two days, competition was canceled on Saturday due to Hurricane Sally.

“This win feels great, especially with how the day started,” said Honnerlaw. “I only had two fish by noon and was pretty upset around 12:30. The worst thing that can happen to you in a tournament is to get spun out, but I stayed positive and feel very blessed.”

Honnerlaw said the key to his victory was running to the river and letting himself calm down.

“After fishing a few places and getting little to no bites, I ran back to the river and fished a ledge with a Gambler Power Ned with a Gambler Fat Ace,” Honnerlaw continued. “I caught three big ones in a row before my co-angler caught a few good ones. Then I picked up a crankbait and caught another big one to finish out the day.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1st:       Bryan Honnerlaw of Moore Haven, Fla., five bass, 22-9, $6,817

            2nd:      Doug Vest of Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 22-2, $2,909

            3rd:       Brian Divito of Seminole, Fla., five bass, 19-9, $1,939

            4th:       Mitchell Liss of Grand Island, Fla., five bass, 19-2, $2,629

            5th:       Mark Lundgren of Saint Cloud, Fla., five bass, 18-3, $1,163

            6th:       Steve Boogie Brown of Altamonte Springs, Fla., five bass, 18-2, $1,066

            7th:       Gary Milicevic of Labelle, Fla., five bass, 18-2, $970

            8th:       Ron Veale of Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 17-12, $873

            9th:       Justin Morgan of Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 17-12, $776

            10th:     Chris Crow of Lake Placid, Fla., five bass, 17-2, $679

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Liss earned the day’s $772 Boater Big Bass award with a 7-pound, 10-ounce bass.

Liss also took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Andrew Pulliam of Spring Hill, Florida, earned the win in the Co-angler Division Sunday after five bass weighing 17 pounds, 11 ounces. Pulliam earned $2,909 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1st:       Andrew Pulliam of Spring Hill, Fla., five bass, 17-11, $2,909

            2nd:      Austin Baskette of Leesburg, Fla. five bass, 17-11, $1,454

            3rd:       Justin Brown of Frostproof, Fla., five bass, 16-0, $1,170

            4th:       Kenneth Hunnicutt of Jacksonville, Fla., five bass, 15-8, $679

            5th:       Theron Asbery of Longwood, Fla., five bass, 15-2, $968

            6th:       Nihad Basic of Saint Petersburg, Fla., five bass, 14-11, $533

            7th:       J.P. Sims of Port St. Lucie, Fla., five bass, 13-12, $485

            8th:       Doug Back of Monticello, Fla., five bass, 13-11, $436

            9th:       Ernie Thompson of Anthony, Fla., five bass, 13-11, $388

            10th:     Aaron Gengler of Lakeland, Fla., five bass, 13-6, $339

Asbery earned the event’s Co-angler Big Bass Award of $386 with a fish weighing in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces.

Now the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Gator Division presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps, based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will advance to the Oct. 22-24 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, hosted by Okeechobee County Tourist & Development Council. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


Andalusia’s Smith Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League event at Lake Eufaula

Co-angler Victory Goes to Trion’s Brown

EUFAULA, Ala. (Sept. 14, 2020) Boater Michael M. Smith of Andalusia, Alabama brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 40 pounds, 4 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Bama Division Super-Tournament at Lake Eufaula. For his victory, Smith earned $6,329.

“The key to this win was running as many places as I could where I had found big fish over the past couple months,” said Smith. “I probably pulled the trolling motor up more than fifty times today and the key was to just keep moving.

“Almost every fish I caught this weekend was on the first or second cast on a spot, so if I’d made five casts and hadn’t caught one, I’d move somewhere else,” Smith continued. “I spent a lot of time practicing up here and finding as many places as I could and it certainly paid off.”

Smith said this was his third BFL win and he was excited to get a win on one of his home lakes.

“Out deep I was cranking a 6th Sense C20 and C15 Crankbait in a custom color, so I had something a little different than anyone else on the lake,” Smith said. “I’ve run my Mercury outboard all over this place the past two days. Having great equipment definitely helps, as well as using products you’re confident in and trusting what you’ve got.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1st:       Michael M. Smith of Andalusia, Ala, 10 bass, 40-4, $6,329

2nd:      Ryan Ingram of Phenix City, Ala., 10 bass, 32-14, $2,664

            3rd:       Dustin Wood of Eufaula, Ala., 10 bass, 32-13, $1,777

            4th:       Robert Werner of Spanish Fort, Ala., 10 bass, 31-3, $1,925

            5th:       Josh Stracner of Vandiver, Ala., 10 bass, 30-9, $1,066

            6th:       Clayton Batts of Butler, Ga., 10 bass, 29-0, $1,477

            7th:       Ashley Brasher of Clanton, Ala., eight bass, 26-14, $888

            8th:       Ethan Greene of Eufaula, Ala., 10 bass, 25-13, $799

            9th:       Scott Daughtry of Abbeville, Ala., 10 bass, 24-11, $710

            10th:     Guy Jordan of Gainesville, Ga., 10 bass, 24-1, $622

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Werner earned the day’s $682 Boater Big Bass award with a 6-pound, 4-ounce bass.

Batts took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Garrett Brown of Trion, Georgia earned the win in the Co-angler Division Saturday after catching a two-day total of eight bass weighing 20 pounds,11 ounces. Brown earned $2,658 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1st:       Garrett Brown of Trion, Ga., eight bass, 20-11, $2,658

            2nd:      Mark Denney of Perry, Ga., 10 bass, 20-10, $1,329

            3rd:       Charles Davis of Wetumpka, Ala., seven bass, 19-5, $886

            4th:       Michael Anderson of Newton, Ala., nine bass, 18-11, $620

5th:       Jacob Smith of Daleville, Ala., seven bass, 17-5, $532

            6th:       Christian Bladen of Dothan, Ala., nine bass, 16-2, $487

            7th:       Randy Hill of Athens, Ala., nine bass, 15-10, $443

            8th:       Randy Brooks of Dozier, Ala., eight bass, 15-2, $399

            9th:       Keith Lynch of River Falls, Ala., seven bass, 14-12, $354

            10th:     Keith Reynolds of Ozark, Ala., six bass, 13-9, $310

Girdner earned the event’s Co-angler Big Bass Award of $334 with a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 9 ounces.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Lake Eufaula was the fifth and final qualifying event in the 2020 Bama Division.

Now the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Bama Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will advance to the Oct. 8-10 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee, hosted by Rhea Economic and Tourism Council. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


Bethel Springs’ Amerson Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League event on Kentucky/Barkley Lakes

Co-angler Victory Goes to Paducah’s Dunn

BUCHANAN, Tenn. (Sept. 14, 2020) Boater Keith Amerson of Bethel Springs, Tennessee, brought a two-day total of six bass to the scale weighing 22 pounds, 7 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine LBL Division Super-Tournament at Kentucky and Barkley Lakes. For his victory, Amerson earned $5,376.

“I came into this event really confident,” said Amerson. “I feel like I’ve had an opportunity to win every event we’ve had this year, but it finally came together the past two days and I got the bites I needed for my first BFL win.

“I was dreading today because of the cloud cover, but I went to my first stop where I caught a 4-11 yesterday and ended up catching a five pounder and two more, which got me to my limit before 7:30 this morning,” Amerson continued. “That settled me down and allowed me to run my points and catch seven keepers throughout the rest of the day.”

Amerson said he was throwing a Strike King Rage Thumper Worm with a ½-ounce Strike King Tour Grade Tungsten Weight throughout most of the tournament.

“I’ve caught just about every bass I’ve weighed on that combination this year, just dragging it around on shallow bars and shallow humps,” said Amerson.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1st:       Keith Amerson of Bethel Springs, Tenn., six bass, 22-7, $5,376

            2nd:      Marty Sisk of Evansville, Ind., six bass, 20-9, $2,563

            3rd:       Bill Schroeder III of Benton, Ky., six bass, 19-12, $1,709

            4th:       Drew Boggs of Lebanon, Tenn., six bass, 16-14, $1,196

            5th:       Ramie Colson, Jr. of Cadiz, Ky., six bass, 16-14, $1,025

            6th:       Jeff Johnston of Marion, Ark., four bass, 16-11, $1,570

            7th:       Edward Gettys of Paris, Tenn., six bass, 16-1, $1,354

            8th:       Ryan Kirkpatrick of Benton, Ky., six bass, 15-15, $769

            9th:       Billy Schroeder of Paducah, Ky., four bass, 14-2, $683

            10th:     Gary Singleton of Dickson, Tenn., four bass, 13-5, $598

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Johnston earned the day’s $630 Boater Big Bass award with a bass weighing in at 8-pounds even.

Gettys took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Wesley Dunn of Paducah, Kentucky, earned the win in the Co-angler Division Saturday after catching a two-day total of five bass weighing 13 pounds, 7 ounces. Dunn earned $2,434 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1st:       Wesley Dunn of Paducah, Ky., five bass, 13-7, $2,434

            2nd:      Jeff Turner of Plainfield, Ill., five bass, 11-3, $1,217

            3rd:       Johnny Brantley of Medon, Tenn., four bass, 10-13, $813

            4th:       Frank Haysley of Louisville, Ky., four bass, 9-11, $568

5th:       Alan Brasher of Decaturville, Tenn., four bass, 9-10, $487

            6th:       Orville Gowen of Leitchfield, Ky., four bass, 9-6, $446

            7th:       Pat Rapp of Hawesville, Ky., four bass, 9-3, $606

            8th:       Jojo Walsh of Lyles, Tenn., three bass, 8-4, $365

            9th:       Chuck Ledbetter of Fort Campbell, Ky., two bass, 7-13, $617

            10th:     Dave Roberts of Indianapolis, Ind., two bass, 7-10, $284

Ledbetter earned the event’s Co-angler Big Bass Award of $292 with a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 7 ounces.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Kentucky/Barkley Lakes was the fifth and final qualifying event in the 2020 LBL Division.

Now the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the LBL Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will advance to the Oct. 8-10 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Chickamauga Lake in Dayton, Tennessee, hosted by Henry County Tourism Authority. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


Morgan Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Norman

Mooresville Angler Wins Third BFL North Carolina Division Event in 2020

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 14, 2020) – Boater Brian Morgan of Mooresville, North Carolina, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale this weekend weighing 24 pounds, 10 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine North Carolina Division Super-Tournament at Lake Norman. Morgan earned a total of $5,831 for his victory – his third win of the year in the North Carolina division.

“To be honest, I kind of want to cry right now,” said Morgan, who earned a total of $16,693 in Bass Fishing League tournaments this season. “I can’t even think straight. To win three in a year… unbelievable.”

Morgan said that his key bait throughout the weekend was a jig.

“I caught most of my fish on a jig, but I got my biggest one of the day Sunday on a buzzbait,” Morgan said. “I worked hard for this one. I spent almost three months planting brush piles.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1st:       Brian Morgan of Mooresville, N.C., 10 bass, 24-10, $5,831

            2nd:      Chris Baumgardner of Gastonia, N.C., 10 bass, 24-2, $3,702

            3rd:       Craig Chambers of Charlotte, N.C., 10 bass, 23-0, $1,945

            4th:       John Parker of Gaffney, S.C., 10 bass, 22-14, $1,361

            5th:       Maurice Freeze of Concord, N.C., 10 bass, 22-12, $1,166

            6th:       Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 22-10, $1,069

            7th:       Drew Montgomery of Maiden, N.C., nine bass, 22-7, $972

            8th:       Kyle Austin of Ridgeville, S.C., 10 bass, 21-12, $875

            9th:       Donald Poteat of Morganton, N.C., 10 bass, 21-10, $777

            10th:     Scott Hamrick of Denver, N.C., 10 bass, 21-3, $680

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Baumgardner brought a 4-pound, 1-ounce bass to the scale to win the Boater Big Bass award of $787.

Jake Monti of Mooresville, North Carolina, took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Hunter Harwell of Hickory, North Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $2,916 Sunday after catching a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 20 pounds, 2 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1st:       Hunter Harwell of Hickory, N.C., 10 bass, 20-2, $2,916

            2nd:      Carson Palmer of Richfield, N.C., nine bass, 16-4, $1,458

            3rd:       Dale Surrett of Midland, N.C., seven bass, 13-10, $971

            4th:       Willard Taylor of Newton, N.C., seven bass, 13-5, $680

            5th:       David Miller of China Grove, N.C., eight bass, 13-3, $583

            6th:       Logan Anderson of Catawba, N.C., seven bass, 13-0, $535

            7th:       David Deciucis of Chester, Va., eight bass, 12-5, $628

            8th:       Bryon Medeiros of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., four bass, 11-8, $565

            9th:       Steven Jacobs of Sanford, N.C., seven bass, 11-1, $502

            10th:     Artie Phillips of Monroe, N.C., six bass, 11-0, $439

Medeiros caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 12 ounces. The catch earned him the Co-angler Big Bass award and added $394 to his winnings.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Super-Tournament on Lake Norman was hosted by the Marshall County Convention & Visitors Bureau. It was the fifth and final qualifying event in the 2020 North Carolina Division.

Now, the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the North Carolina Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 8-10 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the James River in Richmond, Virginia, hosted by Richmond Region Tourism. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


Charleston’s Foutz Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League event on Lake Chickamauga

Co-angler Victory Goes to Ten Mile’s Steele

DAYTON, Tenn. (Sept. 14, 2020) Boater Jacob Foutz of Charleston, Tennessee, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 29 pounds, 12 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Northeast Division Super-Tournament at Lake Chickamauga. For his victory, Foutz earned $5,126.

According to post-tournament reports, Foutz mainly had success targeting grass with a jig and junk-fishing to catch his 10 keepers.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1st:       Jacob Foutz of Charleston, Tenn., 10 bass, 29-12, $5,126

2nd:      Kevin Drake of Cleveland, Tenn., 10 bass, 29-1, $2,563

3rd:       Craig Powers of Rockwood, Tenn., nine bass, 27-12, $2,339

4th:       Seth Davis of Harrison, Tenn., 10 bass, 26-14, $1,696

5th:       Thomas Helton of Charleston, Tenn., 10 bass, 26-13, $1,225

6th:       Steve Barnes of Harrison, Tenn., 10 bass, 25-4, $940

7th:       Taylor Watkins of Clinton, Tenn., eight bass, 22-0, $854

8th:       John Murray of Spring City, Tenn., 10 bass, 21-10, $769

9th:       Brent Butler of Vonore, Tenn., nine bass, 21-6, $683

10th:     Jim Leary of Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 20-15, $598

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Powers earned the day’s $630 Boater Big Bass award with a 7-pound, 10-ounce largemouth bass.

Davis took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

William Steele of Ten Mile, Tennessee, earned the win in the Co-angler Division Saturday after catching a two-day total of seven bass weighing 18 pounds, 5 ounces. Steele earned $2,563 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

1st:       William Steele of Ten Mile, Tenn., seven bass, 18-5, $2,563

2nd:      Cody Lewis of Ooltewah, Tenn., six bass, 16-5, $1,281

3rd:       Travis Pridemore of White Pine, Tenn., six bass, 14-12, $853

4th:       Jason Sosebee of Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 14-2, $848

5th:       Robert Ford of Boones Mill, Va., five bass, 14-0, $513

6th:       Darren Kelly of Wartburg, Tenn., five bass, 13-9, $670

7th:       Harold Parsons of Fairfield, Ohio, six bass, 12-9, $427

8th:       Curtis Brown of Loudon, Tenn., five bass, 11-1, $384

9th:       David Perron of Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 10-14, $342

10th:     Ben Arnold of LaFollette, Tenn., five bass, 9-8, $299

Charles Douglas of Wesson, Mississippi, earned the event’s Co-angler Big Bass Award of $315 with a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 15 ounces.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Lake Chickamauga was the fifth and final qualifying event in the 2020 Volunteer Division.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Volunteer Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 8-10 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the James River in Richmond, Virginia, hosted by Richmond Region Tourism. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


Mabelvale Boater Houchin Wins Two-Day Phoenix Bass Fishing League event on Lake Hamilton

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (Sept. 14, 2020) Boater Quincy Houchin of Mabelvale, Arkansas, brought a two-day total of nine bass to the scale weighing 23 pounds, 5 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine Arkie Division Super-Tournament at Lake Hamilton. For his victory, Houchin earned $13,460, which includes the lucrative FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency payout.

“There were a lot of great anglers fishing this event with a vast amount of experience on this lake, so it feels good to pull out a win,” said Houchin. “I was in second place at the end of day one and was worried about being so close to a victory and losing it. That would have been a hard pill to swallow, but it come through.

“I started out yesterday with a (River2Sea) Whopper Plopper and covered a ton of water fishing shallow, windy points, rock and brown grass,” Houchin continued. “I actually lost my fifth fish several times Sunday, but finished strong to bring home the fifth BFL win in my career.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1st:       Quincy Houchin of Mabelvale, Ark., nine bass, 23-5, $13,460

2nd:      Spencer Shuffield of Hot Springs, Ark., 10 bass, 21-14, $3,442

3rd:       Adam Wright of Benton, Ark., 10 bass, 21-8, $1,820

4th:       Evan Barnes of Hot Springs, Ark. 10 bass, 21-2, $1,274

5th:       Brian Bean of Hot Springs, Ark. 10 bass, 20-4, $1,092

            6th:       Kevin Brown of Hot Springs, Ark., 10 bass, 18-10, $1,001

            7th:       Carl Cole of Little Rock, Ark., 10 bass, 18-5, $910

            8th:       Josh Ray of Alexander, Ark., 10 bass, 16-12, $819

            9th:       Chris Layton of North Little Rock, Ark., nine bass, 15-11, $728

            10th:     Bill Hughan of Little Rock, Ark., 10 bass, 15-9, $637

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Shuffield earned the day’s $712 Boater Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 1-ounce bass.

Houchin took home an extra $7,000 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

David Dam of Maumelle, Arkansas, earned the win in the Co-angler Division Sunday after catching a two-day total of eight bass weighing 16 pounds, 15 ounces. Dam earned $2,730 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1st:       David Dam of Maumelle, Ark., eight bass, 16-15, $2,730

            2nd:      John McCullar of Benton, Ark., six bass, 12-12, $1,721

3rd:       Ethan Sutton of Hot Springs, Ark., six bass,  12-12, $909

            4th:       Ron Knight of Hot Springs, Ark., seven bass, 10-7, $637

            5th:       Matt Russell of Prairie Grove, Ark., eight bass, 10-7, $546

            6th:       Chris Cusick of Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 10-3, $501

            7th:       Zachary Morrow of Lonsdale, Ark., eight bass, 9-8, $455

            8th:       Josh Castleberry of Jessieville, Ark., seven bass, 8-13, $410

            9th:       Melinda Hays of Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 7-14, $364

            10th:     Dakota Scott of Benton, Ark., seven bass, 7-3, $319

McCullar earned the event’s Co-angler Big Bass Award of $356 with a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 6 ounces.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Lake Hamilton was the fifth and final qualifying event in the 2020 Arkie Division.

Now the top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Arkie Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will advance to the Oct. 22-24 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, hosted by Explore Branson. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


Freeburg’s Dickneite Earns Victory at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Tournament on Lake of the Ozarks

WARSAW, Mo. (Sept. 14, 2020) – Boater Andre Dickneite of Freeburg, Missouri, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 18 pounds, 7 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event on Lake of the Ozarks in Warsaw, Missouri. For his victory, Dickneite earned a total of $3,794.

The tournament was the fourth of five events in the Ozark Division presented by Tournament Anglers Group (TAG).

“My wife let me go fishing a few weeks ago on Labor Day, and on that trip I found the docks that I caught them off of today,” said Dickneite, who earned his fourth career tournament win in FLW competition. “I caught them on two different jigs. I have one combination that I use in dirty water, and one combination for cleaner water.”

With more big tournaments upcoming, including two Toyota Series events at Lake Dardanelle and Lake of the Ozarks in the next month, Dickneite declined to divulge the specifics of his jig.

“I caught all of my fish flipping,” Dickneite said. “I had to have the wind, I had to have shade and I had to have shad. The color of the jig is the whole key.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

            1st:       Andre Dickneite of Freeburg, Mo., five bass, 18-7, $3,794

            2nd:      Adam Boehle of Warrenton, Mo., five bass, 17-10, $1,897

            3rd:       Bob Bueltmann of Osage Beach, Mo., four bass, 17-1, $1,760

            4th:       Chris Aswegan of Tiffin, Iowa, five bass, 16-12, $822

            4th:       Kyle Alsop of Overland Park, Kan., five bass, 16-12, $1,322

            6th:       Chad Deaver of Russellville, Mo., five bass, 15-4, $696

            7th:       Jacob Welch of Jefferson City, Mo., five bass, 15-3, $632

            8th:       Mike Malone of Lake Ozark, Mo., five bass, 14-12, $569

            9th:       Jason Rhyne of Foristell, Mo., five bass, 14-7, $506

            10th:     Andy Newcomb of Camdenton, Mo., five bass, 14-0, $443

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Bueltmann caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces to earn the day’s $495 Boater Big Bass award.

Alsop took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Walter Hammond of Lees Summit, Missouri, earned the win in the Co-angler Division Sunday after catching five bass weighing 12 pounds, 10 ounces. Hammond earned $1,897 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

            1st:       Walter Hammond of Lees Summit, Mo., five bass, 12-10, $1,897

            2nd:      Michael Clark of Richland, Mo., four bass, 11-7, $949

            3rd:       Bryan Plyter of Greeley, Colo., four bass, 9-4, $633

            4th:       David Rice of Galena, Mo., four bass, 9-0, $411

            4th:       Dennis Young of Olathe, Kan., three bass, 9-0, $411

            6th:       Zach Wilson of Kansas City, Kan., five bass, 7-9, $348

            7th:       Ed Lawrence of Florissant, Mo., two bass, 7-4, $316

            8th:       Shawn Kemper of Iberia, Mo., two bass, 6-2, $269

            8th:       Troy Ladehoff of Kansas City, Mo., three bass, 6-2, $519

            10th:     Paul Davis of Battlefield, Mo., two bass, 5-15, $210

            10th:     Jeremy Fiedler of Sullivan, Mo., three bass, 5-15, $210

Mark Landis of Ballwin, Missouri, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 14 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $247.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Ozark Division presented by TAG, based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 15-17 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin, hosted by Explore La Crosse. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


Hallsville’s Wallis Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Tournament on Lake Truman

Joliet, Illinois’ Bernicky Earns Co-angler Victory

WARSAW, Mo. (Sept. 14, 2020) – Boater Mike Wallis of Hallsville, Missouri, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 19 pounds, 14 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event on Lake Truman in Warsaw, Missouri. For his victory, Wallis earned a total of $5,009.

The tournament was the third of five events in the Ozark Division presented by Tournament Anglers Group (TAG).

“My day started off real slow – I went to primary spot and didn’t have fish before 10 o’clock,” said Wallis, who was fishing in his first career Bass Fishing League event. “After the sun popped out I caught a couple of big ones, then the sun went back in and they stopped. Later in the day they started biting again and I caught three more.”

Wallis said that his key baits were a shaky-head rig and a Pig Sticker jig.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1st:       Mike Wallis of Hallsville, Mo., five bass, 19-14, $5,009

2nd:      Kyle Alsop of Overland Park, Kan., five bass, 19-2, $2,505

3rd:       Darrell Reach of Kansas City, Mo., five bass, 18-10, $1,336

4th:       Andy Newcomb of Camdenton, Mo., five bass, 18-0, $935

5th:       Mark Tucker of Kirkwood, Mo., five bass, 17-12, $802

6th:       Chris Aswegan of Tiffin, Iowa, five bass, 17-10, $735

7th:       Roger Fitzpatrick of Eldon, Mo., five bass, 17-9, $668

8th:       Tom Alsop of Overland Park, Kan., five bass, 16-7, $601

8th:       Jared Knuth of Wahoo, Neb., five bass, 16-1, $535

10th:     Keith Nickell of Raymore, Mo., five bass, 15-12, $468

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

McCormick earned the day’s $550 Boater Big Bass award with a 6-pound, 11-ounce bass.

Alsop took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Alan Bernicky of Joliet, Illinois, earned the win in the Co-angler Division Saturday after catching five bass weighing 14 pounds, 15 ounces. Bernicky earned $2,705 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

1st:       Alan Bernicky of Joliet, Ill., five bass, 14-15, $2,705

2nd:      Ryan Stagner of Robertsville, Mo., five bass, 14-14, $1,002

3rd:       Anthony Johnson of Excelsior Springs, Mo., five bass, 14-3, $668

4th:       Brian Huber of Saint Peters, Mo., four bass, 12-4, $468

5th:       Cameron Rieder of Independence, Mo., four bass, 11-7, $401

6th:       Larry Rothweil of Saint Charles, Mo., five bass, 10-15, $368

7th:       William Hoffert of Columbia, Mo., four bass, 9-9, $334

8th:       Tim Sisco of Fair Grove, Mo., two bass, 9-4, $301

9th:       Jon Cordray of House Springs, Mo., three bass, 9-3, $250

9th:       Kyle Anderson of Foley, Mo., three bass, 9-3, $250

Steve Schaefer of Palmyra, Missouri, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 12 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $275.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Ozark Division presented by TAG, based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 15-17 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin, hosted by Explore La Crosse. 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 co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 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 co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


Abu Garcia® Expands on its Successful Launch of Virtual Rods with the Addition of Virtual Combos

COLUMBIA, S.C. (September 14, 2020) — Anglers looking for a way to take their fishing to the next level have been spending this season putting the Abu Garcia Virtual rods to the test. These innovative rods have given anglers the ability to plan, record and improve their fishing success by gathering real-time fishing data like waypoints and catch records with the push of button, linking the rods to the ANGLR app via Bluetooth-enabled cell phones. Now, Abu Garcia is making it even easier for anglers to pair their cutting-edge rod technology with custom-matched reels through the new Virtual combos.

The new Virtual combos are designed for all-around performance regardless of species being targeted or whether anglers are fishing from a boat, a personal watercraft or the bank. The combos feature baitcast reels with eight bearings, a 6.4:1 gear ratio and 18 pounds of max drag. The spinning reels on the Virtual combos are equipped with six bearings, a 5.1:1 gear ratio and 14 pounds of max drag.

The Virtual series of rods is the first to integrate this type of technology and has been created in concert with ANGLR, an innovation company that offers a free fishing intelligence app that helps anglers plan, record and improve their fishing. The Virtual rods allow the angler to simply press a button to record catches, double-click to drop editable waypoints at their exact location and press and hold the button to indicate a change in tackle. The action to record a catch also compiles location, weather and water data with the stored catch information.

Building on this powerful functionality, the ANGLR app can simultaneously and seamlessly transfer waypoints bi-directionally onto compatible Lowrance®multifunction displays. The NMEA-based sync also allows data sharing from Lowrance sensors back to the app, providing greater precision by importing precise depth, water temperature, real-time GPS routes and other data to be added to the user’s logbook. This information, coupled with the durability and performance of Abu Garcia rod technology, will provide anglers a complete package as they look to maximize their time on the water.

Abu Garcia is known for delivering gear that gives anglers what they need to “fish to win,"  and that reputation takes on an additional dimension with the Virtual combos. When connected to friends via the ANGLR app, anglers can compete for bragging rights even when they aren’t fishing together, setting the stage for “virtual” tournaments whenever it’s time to go fishing.

The Virtual rod connects to the free ANGLR app on iPhone and Android devices. It also enables the phone’s camera to add a photo. All recorded fishing data is 100 percent private by default. The rod does not require charging and delivers a 2-year battery life. It works regardless of cell service for off-the-grid fishing and is ideal for small-water and small-vessel anglers who typically have not had access to electronics while fishing. Paired together, the ANGLR app and Virtual rods allow anglers of all experience levels the ability to capture and review their trips so they can strategize how they can fish to win even bigger on their next trip.

The Abu Garcia Virtual combo lineup includes two different baitcast combos, each available in either right- or left-handed configuration, as well as two different spinning combos, each available in either a 1- or 2-piece rod configuration. Virtual baitcast combos have an MSRP of $179.95; spinning combos have an MSRP of $159.95. For more information on the Virtual rod and Virtual combos, visit http://bit.ly/AbuGarciaVirtual.

Abu Garcia Virtual Combos: Specifications

Baitcast Combos

Rod Length: 7 feet
Rod Power: Medium Heavy
Reel Bearings: 8
Gear Ratio: 6.4:1
Max Drag: 18 pounds
MSRP: $179.95

Rod Length: 7 feet, 3 inches
Rod Power: Heavy
Reel Bearings: 8
Gear Ratio: 6.4:1
Max Drag: 18 pounds
MSRP: $179.95

Virtual Baitcast Combo Key Features:
• Both Virtual baitcast combos are available in either left- or right-handed configurations
• 7 ball bearings + 1 roller bearing
• Machined aluminum spool
• Power Disk drag system
• One-piece graphite frame
• Graphite sideplate
• 1-piece rod
• Integrates with the ANGLR app via Bluetooth-enabled cell phones

Spinning Combos

Rod Length: 6 feet, 6 inches
Rod Power: Medium
Reel Bearings: 6
Gear Ratio: 5.1:1
Max Drag: 14 pounds
MSRP: $159.95

Rod Length: 7 feet
Rod Power: Medium
Reel Bearings: 6
Gear Ratio: 5.1:1
Max Drag: 14 pounds
MSRP: $159.95

Virtual Spinning Combo Key Features:
• Both Virtual spinning combos are available with either a 1- or 2-piece rod
• 5 ball bearings +1 roller bearing for smooth operation
• Lightweight graphite body and rotor
• Machined aluminum spool for strength without extra weight
• Everlast bail system for improved durability
• Slow Oscillation for even line lay with all types of line
• Rocket Line Management system for better control of all types of line
• Rocket Spool Lip Design for increased control of line coming off of spool
• Integrates with the ANGLR app via Bluetooth-enabled cell phones
• Each Virtual spinning combo comes in either a 1- or 2-piece rod configuration


New Ugly Tools for Anglers that Fish Ugly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (September 14, 2020) — Fishing isn’t always pretty. Some anglers want tools that look nice on the boat or in their tackle box, but an Ugly Stik fisherman isn’t fooled by looks. They want tools that stand up to whatever gets thrown at them - from being dropped, left out in the rain, thrown in the back of the truck and everything in between. An Ugly Stik angler wants new Ugly Tools that can take a beating the Ugly Stik way.

Engineered to over deliver on durability, Ugly Tools make tasks like filleting a walleye or skinning a catfish on the dock at your buddy’s fishing camp a breeze. Rugged metals with hardy coatings ensure plier jaws and fillet blades will not corrode or pit with exhaustive use, and ergonomic, custom Ugly Tuff™ grips enhance control and the feel of the tool in the angler’s hand. These tools are so durable they’ll stand up to just about any punishment that gets thrown at them – that’s why all Ugly Stik tools are also backed with an unprecedented 7-year warranty.

“We knew if we were going to put the Ugly Stik name on tools they better be able to hold up to just about anything an angler can throw at them, so we designed these tools with real-life use situations in mind,” said Ugly Stik Vice President of Marketing Jon Schlosser. “We’ve taken the iconic toughness of Ugly Stik and incorporated it through a broad line of Ugly Tools built on durability and dependability, ranging from knives to shears and pliers.”

New Ugly Tools feature a variety of items including a fish skinner, pliers and marine shears. Ugly Tools knives feature blades that extend fully through the handle creating the most durable design to avoid breakage via pressure. The sheaths include a protective shielding and aeration to allow the blades to dry while in the sheath. The 7-inch Tapered Knife and the 9-inch Flex Knife also include a sharpening mechanism in the sheath to maximize usage and durability.

Tools and their uses:

Ugly Tools 7-inch Serrated Knife: Best for cutting through tough skin, scales and light bone. A semi-stiff and semi-thick blade make it easier to start fillet cuts on thick skinned or scaled fish.

Ugly Tools 7-inch Tapered Knife: Smaller to medium-sized fish; some flex allows for easy filleting and a short blade helps cut around bones salvaging as much meat as possible.

Ugly Tools 90-Degree Pliers: Used to remove hooks and baits from toothy fish or fish that are hooked deep. The extended 90-degree handle design allows for best line of sight when working in tight spaces.

Ugly Tools 9-inch Flex Knife: Medium to large-sized fish, extended length and flex allow for easy filleting of larger fish allowing maximum meat on fillets with even cuts.

Ugly Tools 9-inch Pliers: All-around tool used for removing hooks, modifying baits, cinching knots, cutting line, etc.

Ugly Tools Fish Skinner: Used to strip skin from meat when preparing table fare.

Ugly Tools Gut Hook Bait Knife: With nearly zero flex, this is best used as a bait board knife and can be used to skin fish.

Ugly Tools Marine Shears: Designed for any cutting task, including cutting chunks, fin snipping, rope cuts, etc. Also includes a scaler and measuring scale for quick reference when needed.

Ugly Tools Utility Knife: Less Flex and a thicker blade allow for steaking, breaking and bait fish work including cutting chum chunks.

Ugly Tools: Specifications

Knives
• Ugly Tools 9-inch Flex Knife: $29.99
• Ugly Tools 7-inch Tapered Knife: $24.99
• Ugly Tools 7-inch Serrated Knife: $24.99
• Ugly Tools 7-inch General Utility Knife: $29.99
• Ugly Tools 5-inch Gut Hook Bait Knife: $19.99

Marine Shears
• Robust Non-Slip Ugly Tuff™ Grips provide control even in wet/slippery conditions
• 420 Stainless Steel Blades
• Air-through Sheath – protects anglers, pets and blades when not in use
• Scaler – expose bait oils for more prolific scent dispersion
• Fin Snip – modify bait action to attract more bites
• Measuring Scale – quickly measure cut chunks for best results
• Blades Separate – easy clean up and go
• MSRP: $24.99

Fish Skinner
• Robust Non-Slip Ugly Tuff™ Grips provide control even in wet/slippery conditions
• 420 Stainless Steel Jaws
• Triggered Reverse Grip Handle Design
• Spring loaded – one hand operation
• Coiled Lanyard – allows angler to extend reach up to 36 inches
• Textured Jaws – grips skin better
• MSRP: $19.99

90-Degree Pliers
• Robust Non-Slip Ugly Tuff™ Grips provide control even in wet/slippery conditions
• High Carbon Steel Jaws
• 90-degree triggered handle equals maximum leverage with line of sight
• Spring loaded – one hand operation
• Coiled Lanyard – allows angler to extend reach up to 36” inches
• MSRP: $29.99

9-inch Pliers with Cutter
• Robust Non-Slip Ugly Tuff™ Grips provide control even in wet/slippery conditions
• High Carbon Steel Jaws
• Spring loaded – one hand operation
• Adjustable Vented Sheath with Belt Clip – Easy access for wear without inference on either right or left side
• Coiled Lanyard – allows angler to extend reach up to 36 inches
• Carbide Cutters – cuts nylons and superlines
• Triggered Reverse Grip Handle Design
• Cutters up – allows angler direct line of sight in tight working spaces
• Cutters down – allows angler to apply heavy pressure when needed
• Serrated Jaws – maximum friction and control
• Hook Cinching Notch – tighten line knots to hook limiting the angler’s risk of being stuck
• MSRP: $29.99


Maupin Wins Toyota Series Event on Potomac River

Virginia Pro Wins by 7-Ounce Margin, Earns $24,293

MARBURY, Md. (Sept. 13, 2020) – Toyota Series angler James Maupin of Stanardsville, Virginia, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 13 pounds, 13 ounces to win the three-day Toyota Series at the Potomac River tournament in Marbury, Maryland. Maupin’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 40-11 earned him the win by a 7-ounce lead over second-place angler Todd Walters of Kernersville, North Carolina, and earned Maupin the top payout of $24,293 in the second tournament of the 2020 Toyota Series Eastern Division.

Maupin was ecstatic just to make a top 10 in a field with Potomac hammers like this event featured, but to win was even more special.

“This win means a lot,” Maupin said. “It definitely makes all the hard work worth it to know I can compete with these guys.”

The two areas Maupin spent the majority of his time on this week were Greenway Flats and Mason Neck. Each area had a 200-yard stretch that he would work back and forth, no matter the tide, and each produced fish throughout the day.

“I’m not very familiar with tides, so I just put my head down and fished,” said the 42-year-old angler. “I got on this bite Wednesday and it was so consistent. When the sun would peek out I couldn’t get a bite going, but when it was cloudy I had success throwing a spinnerbait down those grass lines. Thankfully it was consistently cloudy all three days of the tournament.”

The bread and butter for Maupin was a 3/8-ounce Terminator spinnerbait with two gold willow blades. He had two identical spinnerbaits rigged on the deck, one on 15-pound-test fluorocarbon and the other on 20-pound-test to help the bait run lower or higher in the water. When the sun came out, especially on day two, Maupin ran a V&M swim jig with a Zoom Fat Albert Twin Tail Grub as a trailer to get a few bites.

As a brick mason by day, Maupin is more than happy to see fish pay the bills for a change. Though he may not be ready to dive into fishing full-time, he’s excited to keep competing at this level.

“This is seriously one of the greatest moments of my life,” said Maupin. “It’s just amazing. I’m going to use this check to pay off my house, so it’s cool to say I was able to do that by fishing. I’m not sure what I’m going to fish next year, but I definitely want to keep it going."

The top 10 pros on the Potomac River finished:

1st:       James Maupin of Stanardsville, Va., 15 bass, 40-11, $24,293

2nd:      Todd Walters of Kernersville, N.C., 15 bass, 40-4, $9,413

3rd:       Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Md., 15 bass, 38-4, $7,288

4th:       Wayne Vaughan of Chester, Va., 14 bass, 37-14, $6,139

5th:       Michael Hall of Annandale, Va., 14 bass, 32-9, $5,532

6th:       Kurt Mitchell of Milford, Del., 15 bass, 31-7, $5,059

7th:       Danny Kirk of Bartow, Ga., 12 bass, 30-15, $4,251

8th:       David Williams of Maiden, N.C., 14 bass, 30-15, $3,644

9th:       Cody Pike of Powhatan, Va., 12 bass, 27-12, $4,037

10th:     Joseph Thompson of Coatesville, Pa., 11 bass, 26-8, $2,429

A complete list of results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Pike took home an extra $1,000 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX 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 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

James Roten of West Jefferson, North Carolina won the Co-angler Division Saturday with a three-day total of 12 bass weighing 27 pounds, 9 ounces. Roten took home the top prize package of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor.

The top 10 co-anglers on the Potomac River finished:

1st:       James Roten of West Jefferson, N.C., 12 bass, 27-9, Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat w/115-hp outboard

2nd:      Michael Duarte of Baltimore, Md., 12 bass, 26-3, $3,165

3rd:       Jarrod Egolf of Frederick, Md., 13 bass, 24-1, $2,532

4th:       Gary Haraguchi of Phoenix, Ariz., 14 bass, 22-2, $2,215

5th:       Lenny Baird of Stafford, Va., 11 bass, 21-6, $1,899

6th:       Jeff Mellott of Warfordsburg, Pa., nine bass, 19-1, $1,582

7th:       Logan Fitzpatrick of Pennsville, N.J., eight bass, 18-13, $1,266

8th:       Jason Hinger of Timberlake, N.C., 11 bass, 18-3, $1,808

9th:       Derek Brown of Charlottesville, Va., nine bass, 13-15, $949

10th:     Tony Toombs of Drakes Branch, Va., eight bass, 13-15, $791

The Toyota Series at the Potomac River was hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners. It was the second of three regular-season tournaments in 2020 for Eastern Division anglers. The next event for Toyota Series anglers will take place on Sept. 24-26 – the Toyota Series at Clear Lake in Clearlake, California. For a complete schedule, visitFLWFishing.com.

The 2020 Toyota Series consists of eight divisions – Central, Eastern, Northern, Plains, Southeastern, 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 Championship for a shot at winning $235,000 cash, including a $35,000 FLW PHOENIX Bonus for qualified anglers. The winning co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard. The 2020 Toyota Series Championship will be held Dec. 3-5 on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky, and is hosted by the Somerset Tourist & Convention Commission and the Burnside Tourism Commission.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Toyota Series on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, TwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


Shelbyville’s Martha Layne Collins High School Wins FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Ohio River Open

PADUCAH, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2020) – Shelbyville’s Martha Layne Collins High School duo of Johnathan Brian and Evan Hellman brought three bass to the scale Saturday weighing 7 pounds even to win the FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Ohio River Open in Paducah, Kentucky.

For their win on the Ohio River, the team now advances to the 2021 High School Fishing National Championship.

The top two teams that qualified for the 2021 High School Fishing National Championship are:

1st:    Martha Layne Collins High School, Shelbyville, Ky. – Johnathan Brian and Evan Hellmann, three bass, 7-0

2nd:   Estill County High School, Irvine, Ky. – Brandon Vanderpool and Summer Evans, two bass, 5-7

Rounding out the top 10 were:

3rd:    Calloway County High School, Murray, Ky. – Landon Morgan and Ross Kearns, two bass, 4-14

4th:    Ohio County High School, Hartford, Ky. – Carson Fitzgerald and Clayton Cruze, one bass, 4-8

5th:    West Tennessee Home Education Association – Caleb Griffin and Bryson Bailey, two bass, 4-1

6th:    East Prairie High School, East Prairie, Mo. – Jase Archie and Sam Small, two bass, 3-11

7th:    Bag 5 Bassin’. – Blake Schuster and Charlie Remmers, both of Roanoke, Ill., one bass, 3-7

8th:    Bag 5 Bassin’– Brock Sauder, Carlock, Ill., and Brayden Blunier, Roanoke, Ill., two bass, 3-3

9th:    McCracken County High School, Paducah, Ky. – Dalton Skinner and Harley Valerius, one bass, 2-11

10th:  East Prairie High School, East Prairie, Mo – Mark Bixler and Coy Small, one bass, 2-9

Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Ohio River Open in Paducah, Kentucky, was a free, two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12 and open to any FLW 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 2021 High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2021 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 2020 World Finals.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.


Western Illinois University Wins Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI Tournament on Ohio River

PADUCAH, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2020) – The Western Illinois University team of Hunter Litchfield of Macomb, Illinois, and Hunter Imhof of Wilmington, Illinois, won the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at the Ohio River event Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces. The victory earned the Western Illinois bass club $2,000 and qualified them to compete in the 2021 College Fishing National Championship.

The Leathernecks duo won by an 8-ounce margin over the second-place team of Luke Ripple and Blake Albertson from Murray State University, who weighed in four bass totaling 7 pounds, 6 ounces. The tournament launched from the Ohio River Ramp in Paducah, Kentucky.

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2021 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st:       Western Illinois University – Hunter Litchfield, Macomb, Ill., and Hunter Imhof, Wilmington, Ill., five bass, 7-14, $2,000

2nd:      Murray State University – Luke Ripple, Murray, Ky., and Blake Albertson, Bloomington, Ind., four bass, 7-6, $1,000

3rd:       Eastern Kentucky University – Chris LeMaster, Argillite, Ky., and Chase Terry, Whitley City, Ky., three bass, 6-14, $500

4th:       University of Illinois – Robbie Schmidt, Tolono, Ill., and Tyson Stork, Strawn, Ill., four bass, 6-5, $500

5th:       University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – Neal Wisinski, Stevens Point, Wis., and Jesse Pliska of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., four bass, 6-5, $500

6th:       University of Central Missouri – Tyler Bartlett, Lees Summit, Mo., and Tad Deatherage, Concordia, Mo., five bass, 5-9

7th:       McKendree University – Parker Domschke, Bolingbrook, Ill., and Ethan Jones, Sparta, Wis., three bass, 5-8

8th:       Murray State University – Zachary Martin, Murray, Ky, and Harbor Lovin, Fayetteville, Ohio, three bass, 5-4

9th:       Murray State University – Dalton Kelly, Keenes, Ill., and Jacob Autry, Beaver Dam, Ky., three bass, 4-9

10th:     Western Illinois University – Brandon Briscoe, McHenry, Ill., and John Ott Jr., Lindenhurst, Ill., three bass, 4-6

Complete results for the entire field can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI event on the Ohio River was the third and final regular-season qualifying tournament for Central Conference anglers. The next event for College Fishing anglers will be this week, Sept. 16 – the Abu Garcia College Fishing OPEN presented by YETI event at Kentucky and Barkley lakes in Gilbertsville, Kentucky.

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 FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, TwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


Shelbyville’s Martha Layne Collins High School Wins FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Ohio River Open

PADUCAH, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2020) – Shelbyville’s Martha Layne Collins High School duo of Johnathan Brian and Evan Hellman brought three bass to the scale Saturday weighing 7 pounds even to win the FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Ohio River Open in Paducah, Kentucky.

For their win on the Ohio River, the team now advances to the 2021 High School Fishing National Championship.

The top two teams that qualified for the 2021 High School Fishing National Championship are:

  1st:    Martha Layne Collins High School, Shelbyville, Ky. – Johnathan Brian and Evan Hellmann, three bass, 7-0

  2nd:   Estill County High School, Irvine, Ky. – Brandon Vanderpool and Summer Evans, two bass, 5-7

Rounding out the top 10 were:

  3rd:    Calloway County High School, Murray, Ky. – Landon Morgan and Ross Kearns, two bass, 4-14

  4th:    Ohio County High School, Hartford, Ky. – Carson Fitzgerald and Clayton Cruze, one bass, 4-8

  5th:    West Tennessee Home Education Association – Caleb Griffin and Bryson Bailey, two bass, 4-1

  6th:    East Prairie High School, East Prairie, Mo. – Jase Archie and Sam Small, two bass, 3-11

  7th:    Bag 5 Bassin’. – Blake Schuster and Charlie Remmers, both of Roanoke, Ill., one bass, 3-7

  8th:    Bag 5 Bassin’– Brock Sauder, Carlock, Ill., and Brayden Blunier, Roanoke, Ill., two bass, 3-3

  9th:    McCracken County High School, Paducah, Ky. – Dalton Skinner and Harley Valerius, one bass, 2-11

  10th:  East Prairie High School, East Prairie, Mo – Mark Bixler and Coy Small, one bass, 2-9

Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Ohio River Open in Paducah, Kentucky, was a free, two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12 and open to any FLW 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 2021 High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2021 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 2020 World Finals.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.


Western Illinois University Wins Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI Tournament on Ohio River

PADUCAH, Ky. (Sept. 14, 2020) – The Western Illinois University team of Hunter Litchfield of Macomb, Illinois, and Hunter Imhof of Wilmington, Illinois, won the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at the Ohio River event Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces. The victory earned the Western Illinois bass club $2,000 and qualified them to compete in the 2021 College Fishing National Championship.

The Leathernecks duo won by an 8-ounce margin over the second-place team of Luke Ripple and Blake Albertson from Murray State University, who weighed in four bass totaling 7 pounds, 6 ounces. The tournament launched from the Ohio River Ramp in Paducah, Kentucky.

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2021 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st:       Western Illinois University – Hunter Litchfield, Macomb, Ill., and Hunter Imhof, Wilmington, Ill., five bass, 7-14, $2,000

2nd:      Murray State University – Luke Ripple, Murray, Ky., and Blake Albertson, Bloomington, Ind., four bass, 7-6, $1,000

3rd:       Eastern Kentucky University – Chris LeMaster, Argillite, Ky., and Chase Terry, Whitley City, Ky., three bass, 6-14, $500

4th:       University of Illinois – Robbie Schmidt, Tolono, Ill., and Tyson Stork, Strawn, Ill., four bass, 6-5, $500

5th:       University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – Neal Wisinski, Stevens Point, Wis., and Jesse Pliska of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., four bass, 6-5, $500

6th:       University of Central Missouri – Tyler Bartlett, Lees Summit, Mo., and Tad Deatherage, Concordia, Mo., five bass, 5-9

7th:       McKendree University – Parker Domschke, Bolingbrook, Ill., and Ethan Jones, Sparta, Wis., three bass, 5-8

8th:       Murray State University – Zachary Martin, Murray, Ky, and Harbor Lovin, Fayetteville, Ohio, three bass, 5-4

9th:       Murray State University – Dalton Kelly, Keenes, Ill., and Jacob Autry, Beaver Dam, Ky., three bass, 4-9

10th:     Western Illinois University – Brandon Briscoe, McHenry, Ill., and John Ott Jr., Lindenhurst, Ill., three bass, 4-6

Complete results for the entire field can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI event on the Ohio River was the third and final regular-season qualifying tournament for Central Conference anglers. The next event for College Fishing anglers will be this week, Sept. 16 – the Abu Garcia College Fishing OPEN presented by YETI event at Kentucky and Barkley lakes in Gilbertsville, Kentucky.

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 FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.


VanDam’s sentimental tokens

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He’s garnered 7 Bassmaster Angler of the year titles, 4 Bassmaster Classic victories, and 3 MLF Cup wins, and rest assured, if you were tossing bean bags in a game of backyard cornhole with him, he’d muster everything in his jerkbait slinging’ fibers to win that too.

Yet, within bass fishing’s all-time greatest angler lies a loyal and sentimental heart only those closest to him get to see. If you don’t believe it, check the Plano waterproof stowaway inside the pullout storage drawer of his Nitro Boat. That’s where you’ll find a collection of heartfelt tokens “KVD” never leaves home without.

“It started about 23 years ago when my twin sons Jackson and Nicholas were born,” says VanDam in reference to the collection of meaningful stones, a mini-cross, and a small red wooden sign that has traveled along in his boat since 1997.

“We spend about 200 days a year away from home and the people we love fishing tournaments. So, every one of these tokens makes me feel a little closer to them when I’m away,” he reflects.

Always first-class, VanDam was gracious enough to share the backstory of each.

“Kisses” rock – “That was from Sherry, and it’s the very first sentimental piece I ever remember carrying.”

Dad coins – “Those are from the boys of course. I think they were about 5-years-old when they gave them to me. Each coin has its own unique words on it.”

Mini cross – “I got it at Fellowship of Christian Anglers meeting before one of our tournaments.”

Heart rock – “It was one the boy’s projects at school.”

“Love You More” sign – “That’s the latest addition to my collection. It was just a sweet random gift from Sherry before the start of the season.”

And so, no doubt, while the trophies that line the fireplace in the VanDam family basement are virtually unmatched by any angler to every pickup a baitcaster, perhaps equally important to Kevin is the collection of tokens stored in his boat, and ultra-close to his heart.


Son and Mom Take Home the Win from Lewis Smith Lake

By Jason Duran

September 12 – Jasper, AL– Lewis Smith Lake concludes the 2020 Alabama Bass Trail North Division Season. Ethan and Becky Flack were the first team to cross the stage when the scales opened for early weigh-in. They surprised everyone when they registered 17.29 pounds on the scale. They watched and waited as the entire field crossed the stage one-by-one, and at the end of the day, their weight surpassed everyone.

Ethan and his wife, Jorden, are team partners this year. Jorden, as competitive as she is, decided to sit this one out because she is a soon to be new mom. So, Ethan reached out to his alternate partner Becky, whom he also calls mom. Ethan grew up fishing Smith Lake and spent many years fishing with mom and dad.

The team had an early boat number and felt confident they were going to get their spot. They made a ten-minute boat ride from blast off to their main spot and went to work quickly trying to locate the fish. The area can be described as a winding creek channel full of blueback herring. Ethan said, “it is all about the bait here at Smith Lake, and it really makes the fish move around.” They fished in water depths from 20-25 feet and were forced to move around a lot in that area because the fish were moving around chasing bait. With four fish in the box they were off to a good start until they hit a lull about 9:00. They left the area to see if they could find more fish, but with no luck, they decided to return to their main spot where they were able to make some upgrades to that final 17.29 pounds. The team said, “It was a struggle today. I know we had a good weight, but it wasn’t easy”

Ethan said, “I can attribute this win to Garmin electronics. I ordered the LiveScope a week ago, stayed up late last Friday night to put it on my boat and practiced with it last weekend to get used to it. It really helped to see the bait and the fish. We went to some of our other spots today where we had fish, and they were just gone.”

Becky was all smiles when they held up the $10,000 check and the first-place trophy. She said, “this was a very special day! Take your kids fishing; it makes for a lifetime of memories, and this one is one I’ll never forget.”

“Beating dad felt really good and to get him on his home lake is pretty hard. He’s won a whole lot of money here and it’s really unreal” said Ethan. This win makes them the first co-ed team to win an ABT event.

They primarily used two baits to target spotted bass and largemouth chasing blueback herring in the water column: a 4 inch Keitech Easy Shiner and a 2.8 inch Keitech Swing impact both in shad colors. They rigged them on 3/8 ball heads to help keep the bait down deeper and used a slow retrieve.
The second team to cross the stage was Craig Daniel and Jackie Flack. With 15.63, it was enough to secure second place. Craig and Jackie have decades of experience and numerous wins on Smith Lake. Craig has won four boats here and, as a team, they won the first ABT Championship.

For them practice really paid off. “We worked really hard the last two weeks to find these fish.” They had a few areas located that were holding fish, but their key area also had a couple boats in it- one of those boats being Ethan and Becky. On the water Becky said there “was some trash talking because she knew Craig and Jackie weren’t going to cut them any slack.”

Jackie also said the Garmin electronics were key. He said, “it really gives you confidence when you can turn it around and see the bait and the fish, cast right to them then watch your bait come through and the fish chase and bite it.” Craig said, “over the years we had to constantly change; we don’t even fish the same way we fished five years ago. We had to tweak and learn our electronics, or these other guys would just beat our brains out.”

They were also throwing a 3/8 ball head with a Zoom and Keitech Swim Bait. Jackie said, “if you aren’t fishing the blueback herring at Smith Lake, somebody else is and they are beating you. We had blueback spit up in the live well that were 6 inches long.” They reported together they “caught about 15 fish over the slot throughout the day.”

The first-year team of Mark Condron and Tony Simeri take home the North Division Angler of the Year with 1058 points. Mark and Tony were really excited to see their name at the top of AOY. They said, “we learned a lot this year. The fishing was really tough this whole year. We tried to figure them out in practice to a point but ended up doing something different on tournament day, and it worked out.” They join 8 other teams from the north division and qualify for BASS Team Championship later this year.

This concludes the 2020 ABT North Division. The top 75 teams (North Teams) in points have Qualified for the two-day championship along with 10 regular season winners, top 15 student teams, top 5 collegiate teams and top 5 couple teams (from both divisions). The no entry fee Championship will be held on Lake Martin October 23-24.

The top ten standings are below for a full list of results visit.
https://www.alabamabasstrail.org/tournament-series/nhl-results/


Matsushita Rallies For Victory At Bassmaster Central Open On Sam Rayburn

Masayuki Matsushita, of Tokoname Aichi, Japan, has won the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir with a three-day total of 60 pounds, 14 ounces.
Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.
September 12, 2020

JASPER, Texas — A stellar start positioned Masayuki Matsushita to overcome a Day 2 stumble and mount a final-round surge to win the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open on Sam Rayburn Reservoir with a three-day total of 60 pounds, 14 ounces.

Hailing from Tokoname Aichi, Japan, Matsushita took the Day 1 lead with 27-10 — the event’s largest catch — but slipped to second after adding 15-5 on Friday. On Saturday, he rallied and added 17-15 to win by a margin of 1-9.

Speaking with the assistance of fellow angler Calvin Balch of Porter, Texas, Matsushita said he was fishing midlake, just south of the 147 Bridge. He targeted a mix of brushpiles and trees in 20 to 30 feet of water.

“I was fishing fast and (making a milk run) between my spots,” Matsushita said. “My Humminbird MEGA 360 was very important for finding my spots.”

Matsushita caught several of his fish on an 8-inch golden shiner-colored Deps Sakamata Shad Texas-rigged on a 7/0 Owner wide-gap hook. He also fished a Texas-rigged redbug Zoom Ol’ Monster worm.

His key bait Saturday was a Neko-rigged Zoom Magnum Trick Worm in the redbug and green pumpkin colors. This bait produced his biggest bite — an estimated 5-pounder — shortly after takeoff around 7:30 a.m.

“I was staying far away from my spots and made long casts,” Matsushita said.

The tournament’s varying weather patterns factored into his success. Day 1 saw mostly sunny conditions, while Days 2 and 3 brought more of a partly cloudy complexion.

“On Day 1, clouds were very good,” Matsushita said. “Day 2 and Day 3, clouds were not good. Sun was better. Maybe it put fish in the brushpile shade.”

For his efforts, Matsushita won a first-place prize of $50,167 and earned a spot in the 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic, which is scheduled for March 19-21 on Lake Ray Roberts. His Classic berth is contingent on his fishing the final two Central Opens of the season.

In a moving display of pure triumphant emotion, Matsushita doubled over with his hands on his knees when Tournament Director Chris Bowes announced his victory.

Moments later, the winner held his trophy aloft and let out a triple chorus of victory screams that won over the Jasper, Texas, crowd nearly as much as Matsushita’s moving statement of his lifetime goal.

“My dream has always been to fish the Bassmaster Classic,” he said. “This tournament made that happen.”

Josh Douglas of Isle, Minn., improved from third place on Day 2 by adding a final-round sack of 17-6 to finish second with 59-5. Douglas also buoyed his performance with a big Day 1 weight of 22-5. He weighed 19-10 on Day 2.

Douglas targeted brushpiles in 8 to 22 feet. Throughout the week he caught most of his bass on a Texas-rigged 10-inch Biospawn ExoRibbon Worm. On Saturday, his top baits were a drop shot with a Roboworm in redbug and morning dawn colors and a Keitech swimbait on a 3/4-ounce swim jig with the skirt removed.

“The depth range changed for me and as the tournament progressed, I started catching them better in the shallower range, like 15 and under,” Douglas said. “I don’t know if that’s because the water’s coming down a little, but those 17- to 20-foot spots got a lot of pressure and those bigger fish were just sliding out.

“I was just fishing areas like The Canyons, the Deer Stand and Jackson Hill; areas (where) I know fish want to live shallow in the grass. But with the dropping water, they were just coming out to me.”

Kris Wilson of Montgomery, Texas, saved his best for last and finished third with 57-11. After placing 11th on Day 1 with 18-5, Wilson improved to seventh on Friday by adding 19-6. On Saturday, he weighed in 20 pounds — the final round’s heaviest catch.

Noting that he has approximately 3,000 waypoints on Rayburn, Wilson came into the event with a preselected set of offshore targets. Running as many of his spots as possible in practice helped him dial in the productive ones.

“After two days of practice, I figured out that I couldn’t get bit deeper than 20 feet, so I started concentrating on everything less than that,” Wilson said. “I caught my fish on a 6th Sense C-10 crankbait in a shad color and a Texas-rigged 11-inch hand-poured purple worm.”

Bryan New of Belmont, N.C., took the lead in the Falcon Rods Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year standings with 547 points. Gerald Swindle of Guntersville, Ala., is in second with 543, followed by Jason Christie of Park Hill, Okla., with 541, John Hunter Jr. of Simpsonville, Ky., with 505 and Randy Blaukat of Joplin, Mo., with 484.

Albert Collins of Nacogdoches, Texas, won the $750 Phoenix Boats Big Bass prize for his 9-7 largemouth. Shaine Campbell of Brookeland, Texas, who placed sixth overall with 51-12, won the $500 Garmin Tournament Rewards.

Hayden Heck of Lufkin, Texas, won the co-angler division with a three-day total of 28-5. Overcoming a slow start, which found him placing 51st with a Day 1 bag of 5-11, Heck rocketed into fourth after adding 13-11 on Friday.

Weighing 8-15 in Saturday’s championship round pushed him across the finish line by a margin of 1-12.

“Drop shotting and dragging a 10-inch worm and a trick worm out deep did it for me,” Heck said.

William Young of Livingston, Texas, won the $250 Phoenix Boats Big Bass prize in the co-angler division for his 9-0.

The tournament was hosted by the Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Chamber of Commerce.

2020 Basspro.com Central Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir 9/10-9/12
Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Jasper TX.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 15 60-14 200 $50,167.00
Day 1: 5 27-10 Day 2: 5 15-05 Day 3: 5 17-15
2. Josh Douglas Isle, MN 15 59-05 199 $24,367.00
Day 1: 5 22-05 Day 2: 5 19-10 Day 3: 5 17-06
3. Kris Wilson Montgomery, TX 15 57-11 198 $17,200.00
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 5 19-06 Day 3: 5 20-00
4. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 15 55-12 197 $14,333.00
Day 1: 5 19-05 Day 2: 5 21-06 Day 3: 5 15-01
5. Darold Gleason Many, LA 15 52-15 196 $12,470.00
Day 1: 5 17-03 Day 2: 5 27-01 Day 3: 5 08-11
6. Shaine Campbell Brookeland, TX 13 51-12 195 $11,967.00
Day 1: 5 24-08 Day 2: 5 15-03 Day 3: 3 12-01
7. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 15 50-12 194 $10,750.00
Day 1: 5 18-12 Day 2: 5 16-00 Day 3: 5 16-00
8. Brian Schott Longview, TX 14 50-01 193 $10,033.00
Day 1: 5 27-02 Day 2: 5 14-04 Day 3: 4 08-11
9. Logan Latuso Gonzales, LA 15 49-15 192 $7,883.00
Day 1: 5 21-03 Day 2: 5 15-15 Day 3: 5 12-13
10. Albert Collins Nacogdoches, TX 15 49-08 191 $7,200.00
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 20-06 Day 3: 5 14-13
11. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 15 47-15 190 $5,733.00
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 21-08 Day 3: 5 13-10
12. Brian Post Janesville, WI 15 43-15 189 $5,017.00
Day 1: 5 20-01 Day 2: 5 14-11 Day 3: 5 09-03
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Albert Collins Nacogdoches, TX 09-12 $750.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 118 823 2128-12
2 112 770 1997-03
3 10 57 166-04
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240 1650 4292-03

2020 Basspro.com Central Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir 9/10-9/12
Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Jasper TX.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Hayden Heck Lufkin, TX 9 28-05 200 $23,800.00
Day 1: 3 05-11 Day 2: 3 13-11 Day 3: 3 08-15
2. Ray Beck Brookeland, TX 9 26-09 199 $5,600.00
Day 1: 3 11-07 Day 2: 3 09-04 Day 3: 3 05-14
3. David Zabolio Lafayette, LA 9 25-09 198 $4,200.00
Day 1: 3 12-03 Day 2: 3 08-08 Day 3: 3 04-14
4. Dusty Frank West Point, TX 7 22-08 197 $3,150.00
Day 1: 3 15-05 Day 2: 3 05-13 Day 3: 1 01-06
5. Robert Kessler Spring, TX 8 22-06 196 $2,940.00
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 2 05-13 Day 3: 3 07-04
6. Chris Torry Youngsville, LA 7 18-10 195 $2,800.00
Day 1: 3 07-10 Day 2: 3 08-15 Day 3: 1 02-01
7. Ken Sanders Crosby, TX 7 18-09 194 $2,660.00
Day 1: 2 06-12 Day 2: 3 08-06 Day 3: 2 03-07
8. Leon Jefferson Baytown, TX 6 18-08 193 $2,520.00
Day 1: 2 06-06 Day 2: 3 08-00 Day 3: 1 04-02
9. Elliot Gardner Brenham, TX 7 18-07 192 $2,310.00
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 2 09-11 Day 3: 3 04-11
10. Dale Ramsey II Sharon, OK 5 18-06 191 $2,100.00
Day 1: 3 09-04 Day 2: 2 09-02 Day 3: 0 00-00
11. Mike Vasquez Temple, TX 7 16-06 190 $1,960.00
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 3 04-15 Day 3: 1 02-10
12. Kurt Ramsey Kirbyville, TX 6 14-10 189 $1,820.00
Day 1: 3 07-00 Day 2: 2 06-05 Day 3: 1 01-05
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
William Young Livingston, TX 09-00 $250.00


Two Giants Move Gleason Into Lead At Bassmaster Central Open On Rayburn

Darold Gleason, of Many, La., is leading after Day 2 of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir with a two-day total of 44 pounds, 4 ounces.
Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.
September 11, 2020

JASPER, Texas — Darold Gleason of Many, La., executed a two-part game plan perfectly Friday to sack up 27 pounds, 1 ounce and take the Day 2 lead at the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open on Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

His two-day total of 44-4 gives him less than a 2-pound lead over Japanese angler Masayuki Matsushita, who is second with 42-15.

“I have a system and I’m just running it,” Gleason said. “I’m trying to catch what I can in the morning to get a limit. When I get a limit, no matter what it weighs, I’m locking a 3/4-ounce V&M football jig in the Gleason’s Candy color in my hand.

“I’m putting a matching V&M J-Bug on the back, and I’m running as many high percentage structure spots as I can. I’m just running offshore structure spots that I’ve marked, mostly wood, roadbeds and things like that.”

Gleason’s fishing thoroughly, but he’s not spending more than about 15 minutes on each spot. The key to this big-fish pattern is presentation — as in long-distance presentation.

“Because the lake is so pressured, I’m trying to make the longest cast possible without graphing the fish,” Gleason said. “I think that’s the key — not spooking them; sneaking up and catching them by surprise.

“I kept telling my co-angler, ‘I’m trying to catch them by surprise.’ I’m throwing that 3/4-ounce jig on 15-pound fluorocarbon line and when it hits, I feed as much line as I can. I want that jig as far away from my boat as I can get it.”

Gleason, who won the 2019 Basspro.com Central Open on Toledo Bend, placed 16th in Thursday’s first round with 17-3. Today, he adhered to Rayburn’s unwritten rule that says: To do well, you gotta have a big bite.

Gleason didn’t want to take any chances, so he caught two “ocean ponies” that went 9-7 and 8-13.

“I had 9 pounds at about 12:30, and I went to a spot and caught two 3 1/2-pounders and made two culls,” he said. “I hit another spot and caught my 8-13 and ran about 5 miles and caught the 9-pounder.

“That was all in a row. I made three stops and caught four fish that changed my day in about an hour. Both of my big fish bit on the second cast. I pulled up, boom-boom.”

To secure his early limit, Gleason targeted schools with a Carolina-rigged V&M Pork Shad and V&M Baby Swamp Hog, both in Gleason’s Candy. He backed up the C-rig with a drop shot carrying a 4 1/2-inch V&M Straight Shooter worm in the morning dawn color.

Gleason summarized his Saturday game plan, “Obviously, tomorrow will be a championship day, so I think me and that jig are going to spend a lot of time together.”

Masayuki Matsushita led Day 1 with 27-10 but slipped to second after adding 15-5 for a two-day total of 42-15. Returning to the same patterns he fished Thursday, Matsushita targeted offshore cover and breaklines and caught his fish on a jerkbait and a fluke-style bait.

“It was harder today; I think on some of my spots, the bass moved,” Matsushita said. “I fished (some of the same areas), but I got (fewer) bites.”

Matsushita again fished in 20 to 30 feet of water. On Thursday, he found his fish relating loosely to cover, but Friday, they seemed to be holding closer.

Josh Douglas of Isle, Minn., is in third with 41-15. Gaining a spot from Thursday’s performance, in which he caught 22-5, Douglas followed the same pattern and added 19-10 Friday.

“Mostly, I’m fishing brush — with a swimbait, a big worm, a jig, a drop shot and a crankbait — because I couldn’t get anything else going in practice,” Douglas said. “I idled an area up by the bridge and marked 20 brushpiles in 8 to 22 feet. I’m still figuring out which ones are good, and I’m adding different icons when I catch a fish on one.

“I was able to run a couple more spots, but I had a terrible day. I lost an 8-pounder and a 4-pounder that just killed me. But it makes me really hungry for tomorrow.”

Albert Collins of Nacogdoches, Texas, is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 9-12 largemouth.

Dusty Frank of West Point, Texas, maintained his lead in the co-angler division with a two-day total of 21-2. Fishing a green Spro frog and flipping a black/blue Strike King Menace with a 3/4-ounce tungsten weight, Frank added 5-13 to his Day 1 weight of 15-5.

William Young of Livingston, Texas, holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with a 9-0.

The Top 12 anglers will take off at 6:45 a.m. CT Saturday from Umphrey Family Pavilion. The weigh-in will be held back at the Pavilion at 2:45 p.m.

Fans can follow the final-day drama on Bassmaster.com by streaming Nationwide Bassmaster Opens LIVE presented by Grizzly as camera boats provide coverage of the leaders.

The tournament is being hosted by the Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Chamber of Commerce.

2020 Basspro.com Central Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir 9/10-9/12
Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Jasper TX.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Darold Gleason Many, LA 10 44-04 200
Day 1: 5 17-03 Day 2: 5 27-01
2. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 10 42-15 199
Day 1: 5 27-10 Day 2: 5 15-05
3. Josh Douglas Isle, MN 10 41-15 198
Day 1: 5 22-05 Day 2: 5 19-10
4. Brian Schott Longview, TX 10 41-06 197
Day 1: 5 27-02 Day 2: 5 14-04
5. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 10 40-11 196
Day 1: 5 19-05 Day 2: 5 21-06
6. Shaine Campbell Brookeland, TX 10 39-11 195
Day 1: 5 24-08 Day 2: 5 15-03
7. Kris Wilson Montgomery, TX 10 37-11 194
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 5 19-06
8. Logan Latuso Gonzales, LA 10 37-02 193
Day 1: 5 21-03 Day 2: 5 15-15
9. Brian Post Janesville, WI 10 34-12 192
Day 1: 5 20-01 Day 2: 5 14-11
10. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 10 34-12 191
Day 1: 5 18-12 Day 2: 5 16-00
11. Albert Collins Nacogdoches, TX 10 34-11 190
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 20-06
12. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 10 34-05 189
Day 1: 5 12-13 Day 2: 5 21-08
13. River Lee Normangee, TX 10 34-04 188 $3,942.00
Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 5 18-10
14. Cody Hahner Wausau, WI 10 34-00 187 $3,942.00
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 16-05
15. Ed Melton Houston, TX 10 33-15 186 $3,942.00
Day 1: 5 18-08 Day 2: 5 15-07
16. Joel Willert Prior Lake, MN 10 31-06 185 $3,942.00
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 5 14-14
17. Edwin Baker Gilmer, TX 10 31-04 184 $3,942.00
Day 1: 5 16-11 Day 2: 5 14-09
18. Steve Sennikoff Edgewood, TX 10 31-03 183 $3,942.00
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 5 15-04
19. Kenny Mittelstaedt Minnetonka, MN 10 30-15 182 $3,942.00
Day 1: 5 15-07 Day 2: 5 15-08
20. Paul Browning Pecos, TX 10 30-13 181 $3,942.00
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 18-03
21. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 10 30-09 180 $3,583.00
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 17-00
22. Clayton Boulware Zavalla, TX 10 30-02 179 $3,583.00
Day 1: 5 15-00 Day 2: 5 15-02
23. Joey Cifuentes III Clinton, AR 10 30-01 178 $3,583.00
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 16-04
24. Sheldon Collings Grove, OK 10 29-13 177 $3,583.00
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 5 18-04
25. John Hunter Jr Simpsonville, KY 10 29-13 176 $3,583.00
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 13-12
26. Ryan Pinkston Center, TX 9 29-10 175 $3,297.00
Day 1: 4 11-14 Day 2: 5 17-12
27. Jame Dubroc Bunkie, LA 10 29-10 174 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 17-07 Day 2: 5 12-03
28. Josh Bragg Jacksonville, AL 10 29-10 173 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 13-09
29. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 10 29-08 172 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 15-03 Day 2: 5 14-05
30. Bryan New Belmont, NC 10 29-08 171 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 14-13
31. Clay Phillips Huntington, TX 9 29-06 170 $3,297.00
Day 1: 4 09-02 Day 2: 5 20-04
32. Jim Dillard West Monroe, LA 9 29-03 169 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 17-13 Day 2: 4 11-06
33. Greg Mansfield Olathe, KS 10 29-03 168 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 15-09 Day 2: 5 13-10
34. Stephen Johnston Hemphill, TX 10 28-13 167 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 16-09 Day 2: 5 12-04
35. Doug Vahrenberg Higginsville, MO 10 28-10 166 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 13-15
36. Lee Livesay Longview, TX 10 28-09 165 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 16-07 Day 2: 5 12-02
37. Nolan Gaskin Broussard, LA 8 28-05 164 $3,297.00
Day 1: 3 12-07 Day 2: 5 15-14
38. Matt Pangrac Broken Arrow, OK 10 27-08 163 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 15-00 Day 2: 5 12-08
39. Bryant Smith Roseville, CA 10 27-07 162 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 16-01 Day 2: 5 11-06
40. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 9 27-06 161 $3,297.00
Day 1: 5 16-12 Day 2: 4 10-10
41. Shonn Goodwin Moore, OK 10 27-04 160
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 13-15
42. Shaun Haag Montgomery, TX 9 27-03 159
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 4 08-14
43. Clark Reehm Elm Groove, LA 10 27-02 158
Day 1: 5 13-14 Day 2: 5 13-04
44. James Stricklin Fort Smith, AR 10 26-09 157
Day 1: 5 13-10 Day 2: 5 12-15
45. John Nofire Tahlequah, OK 10 26-06 156
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 12-11
46. Jerod Hawkes Eagle Pass, TX 10 26-06 155
Day 1: 5 13-09 Day 2: 5 12-13
47. Lance Crawford Broken Bow, OK 9 26-00 154
Day 1: 4 10-00 Day 2: 5 16-00
48. Todd Castledine Nacogdoches, TX 9 26-00 153
Day 1: 4 10-12 Day 2: 5 15-04
49. Andrew Upshaw Tulsa, OK 10 26-00 152
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 11-05
50. James Biggs Euless, TX 9 25-15 151
Day 1: 4 07-15 Day 2: 5 18-00
51. Kazuki Kitajima Corinth, TX 10 25-12 150
Day 1: 5 10-09 Day 2: 5 15-03
52. Chandler Stewart Waco, TX 8 25-04 149
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 5 19-01
53. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 10 25-00 148
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 10-03
54. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 10 24-15 147
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 11-12
55. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 10 24-15 146
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 5 12-05
56. Neal Gilmore Magnolia, TX 7 24-13 145
Day 1: 2 04-09 Day 2: 5 20-04
57. Terry Adams Berwick, LA 10 24-13 144
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 11-15
58. Drew Sloan Scurry, TX 10 24-10 143
Day 1: 5 11-00 Day 2: 5 13-10
59. Wes Logan Springville, AL 10 24-10 142
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 11-07
60. Marc Schilling Shady Shores, TX 8 24-06 141
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 5 15-10
61. Joseph Hardy Hewitt, TX 10 24-05 140
Day 1: 5 09-15 Day 2: 5 14-06
62. Chad Mrazek Montgomery, TX 9 24-03 139
Day 1: 4 14-09 Day 2: 5 09-10
63. Garrett Rose Pipecreek, TX 10 24-03 138
Day 1: 5 13-14 Day 2: 5 10-05
64. Allan Glasgow Ashville, AL 10 24-01 137
Day 1: 5 09-13 Day 2: 5 14-04
65. Randy Qualls Streetman, TX 9 24-01 136
Day 1: 4 10-13 Day 2: 5 13-04
66. Jed Holt Livingston, TX 10 23-14 135
Day 1: 5 11-06 Day 2: 5 12-08
67. Derek Mundy Broaddus, TX 8 23-11 134
Day 1: 3 10-07 Day 2: 5 13-04
68. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 10 23-11 133
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 5 12-14
69. David Gillham Heath, TX 10 23-11 132
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 12-04
70. Theron Caldwell Decatur, TX 10 23-08 131
Day 1: 5 09-00 Day 2: 5 14-08
71. Eric Wright Balch Springs, TX 10 23-07 130
Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 5 13-00
72. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 10 23-05 129
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 10-00
73. Marshall Hughes Hemphill, TX 10 23-02 128
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 5 11-10
74. Spike Stoker Stephenville, TX 9 23-01 127
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 4 13-01
75. Wyatt Frankens Corrigan , TX 10 23-00 126
Day 1: 5 09-11 Day 2: 5 13-05
76. Mark Watson Midlothian, TX 8 22-13 125
Day 1: 5 17-00 Day 2: 3 05-13
77. Kylie Sparks Denham Spgs, LA 8 22-12 124
Day 1: 3 13-10 Day 2: 5 09-02
78. Scott Siller Milwaukee, WI 10 22-10 123
Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 5 11-07
79. Cole Moore Anacoco, LA 9 22-08 122
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 4 09-15
80. Stephen Browning Hot Springs, AR 10 22-08 121
Day 1: 5 11-01 Day 2: 5 11-07
81. Justin King Orange, TX 7 22-07 120
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 2 07-12
82. Bobby Barrack Maud, TX 10 22-04 119
Day 1: 5 10-01 Day 2: 5 12-03
83. Terry Stevens Jr Hutto, TX 9 22-02 118
Day 1: 5 14-07 Day 2: 4 07-11
84. Denny Fiedler Wabasha, MN 10 22-02 117
Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 5 11-03
85. Blake Whatley Harleton, TX 9 21-15 116
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 4 07-14
86. Scott Martin Clewiston, FL 9 21-14 115
Day 1: 5 15-08 Day 2: 4 06-06
87. Matthew Robertson Kuttawa, KY 7 21-14 114
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 2 08-11
88. Randy Blaukat Joplin, MO 10 21-14 113
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 5 09-11
89. Troy Roder Brookeland, TX 7 21-11 112
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 4 12-14
90. James Niggemeyer Van, TX 10 21-11 111
Day 1: 5 10-04 Day 2: 5 11-07
91. Rodney Richards Ardmore, OK 9 21-11 110
Day 1: 5 11-00 Day 2: 4 10-11
92. Cody Ryan Greaney Manchaca, TX 10 21-08 109
Day 1: 5 09-11 Day 2: 5 11-13
93. Daisuke Aoki Minamitsurugun Yamanash 10 21-06 108
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 5 09-13
94. Greg Vance Delhi, IA 10 21-06 107
Day 1: 5 10-10 Day 2: 5 10-12
95. Jeff Lugar Cross Junction, VA 10 21-05 106
Day 1: 5 09-06 Day 2: 5 11-15
96. Austin Cranford Oklahoma City, OK 10 21-04 105
Day 1: 5 09-09 Day 2: 5 11-11
97. Mark Hicks Glouster, OH 8 21-04 104
Day 1: 4 09-15 Day 2: 4 11-05
98. KJ Queen Catawba, NC 10 21-03 103
Day 1: 5 12-01 Day 2: 5 09-02
99. Justin Prisock Robinson, TX 9 20-14 102
Day 1: 5 13-02 Day 2: 4 07-12
100. Bob Vote Kingwood, TX 8 20-03 101
Day 1: 4 08-00 Day 2: 4 12-03
101. Robert Parkison Marshall, TX 8 19-13 100
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 3 05-00
102. Wesley Dawson Chester, TX 7 19-12 99
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 5 16-06
103. Trey Swindle Cleveland, AL 10 19-11 98
Day 1: 5 11-00 Day 2: 5 08-11
104. Bart Stanisz Brookeland, TX 6 19-08 97
Day 1: 4 14-08 Day 2: 2 05-00
105. Andy Hribar Lakeville, MN 9 19-08 96
Day 1: 4 06-08 Day 2: 5 13-00
106. Luke Plunkett Pinson, AL 10 19-08 95
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 5 08-10
107. Chancy Walters West Des Moines, IA 5 19-07 94
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 19-07
108. Daryl Barberousse Montrose, CO 8 19-07 93
Day 1: 3 07-14 Day 2: 5 11-09
109. Troy O'Rourke Bentonville, AR 10 19-07 92
Day 1: 5 09-06 Day 2: 5 10-01
110. Wyatt Burkhalter Coker, AL 8 19-06 91
Day 1: 5 12-10 Day 2: 3 06-12
111. Tommy Martin Hemphill, TX 10 19-04 90
Day 1: 5 10-05 Day 2: 5 08-15
112. Terry Bollom Frisco, TX 8 19-03 89
Day 1: 5 09-12 Day 2: 3 09-07
113. Matthew Nobile Sorrento, LA 8 19-02 88
Day 1: 3 06-07 Day 2: 5 12-11
114. Jeff Bridges Prosper, TX 8 19-02 87
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 5 11-11
115. Randy Sullivan Breckenridge, TX 10 19-02 86
Day 1: 5 08-13 Day 2: 5 10-05
116. Justin Margraves Diana, TX 8 18-12 85
Day 1: 5 12-04 Day 2: 3 06-08
117. Chris Jones Bokoshe, OK 7 18-11 84
Day 1: 3 06-13 Day 2: 4 11-14
118. Mike Richardson Thorndale, TX 9 18-10 83
Day 1: 5 10-09 Day 2: 4 08-01
119. Kyle Hogg Hewitt, TX 9 18-10 82
Day 1: 4 08-03 Day 2: 5 10-07
120. Steven Caldwell Whitesboro, TX 10 18-09 81
Day 1: 5 09-01 Day 2: 5 09-08
121. Dale Hightower Mannford, OK 8 18-08 80
Day 1: 5 12-01 Day 2: 3 06-07
122. Kyle Dorsett Odenville, AL 8 18-08 79
Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 3 07-05
123. John Garrett Union City, TN 10 18-06 78
Day 1: 5 09-02 Day 2: 5 09-04
124. Toby Hartsell Afton, OK 7 18-04 77
Day 1: 5 13-15 Day 2: 2 04-05
125. Chris Bailey Eddy, TX 7 18-03 76
Day 1: 5 13-10 Day 2: 2 04-09
126. Floyd Teat Valley Mills, TX 10 18-01 75
Day 1: 5 08-14 Day 2: 5 09-03
127. Eric Leger Mamou, LA 8 17-12 74
Day 1: 3 07-01 Day 2: 5 10-11
128. Bradley Hallman Norman, OK 7 17-12 73
Day 1: 4 09-06 Day 2: 3 08-06
129. Brandon Mcdonald Longview, TX 7 17-11 72
Day 1: 5 11-01 Day 2: 2 06-10
130. Travis Ledford Tuttle, OK 7 17-00 71
Day 1: 4 09-07 Day 2: 3 07-09
131. Billy Billeaud Lafayette, LA 7 16-14 70
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 5 12-15
132. Tommy Williams Shepherdsville, KY 9 16-13 69
Day 1: 4 07-05 Day 2: 5 09-08
133. Billy Smith Montgomery, TX 8 16-11 68
Day 1: 5 09-11 Day 2: 3 07-00
134. Brandon Ackerson Afton, OK 8 16-10 67
Day 1: 5 10-11 Day 2: 3 05-15
135. Caleb Gibson Locust Grove, OK 6 16-10 66
Day 1: 2 06-14 Day 2: 4 09-12
136. Bill Cook Houston, TX 7 16-10 65
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 4 07-13
137. Jimmy Mason Rogersville, AL 10 16-08 64
Day 1: 5 08-04 Day 2: 5 08-04
138. William King Beaumont, TX 6 16-05 63
Day 1: 5 12-03 Day 2: 1 04-02
139. John Hammersmith Branson, MO 8 16-04 62
Day 1: 5 09-05 Day 2: 3 06-15
140. Brian Clark Haltom City, TX 6 16-03 61
Day 1: 4 11-13 Day 2: 2 04-06
141. Bruce Parsons Arbela, MO 6 16-02 60
Day 1: 4 08-10 Day 2: 2 07-08
142. Lance Rose Pipe Creek, TX 9 15-05 59
Day 1: 5 08-12 Day 2: 4 06-09
143. Shawn Temple Krugerville, TX 7 15-01 58
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 5 11-05
144. James Caldemeyer Gilmer, TX 10 14-09 57
Day 1: 5 06-10 Day 2: 5 07-15
145. Dakota Ebare Dehnam Springs, LA 5 14-08 56
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 14-08
146. Terry Luedtke Burton, TX 7 14-08 55
Day 1: 4 08-13 Day 2: 3 05-11
147. Melvin Dunn Orange, TX 8 14-08 54
Day 1: 3 05-15 Day 2: 5 08-09
148. Cody Bird Granbury, TX 6 14-06 53
Day 1: 3 07-10 Day 2: 3 06-12
149. Timmy Reneau Richland Springs, TX 5 14-04 52
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
150. Kevin Ledoux Choctaw, OK 4 14-04 51
Day 1: 2 09-08 Day 2: 2 04-12
151. Brian Latimer Belton, SC 7 14-00 50
Day 1: 2 02-11 Day 2: 5 11-05
152. Spencer Lambert West Monroe, LA 5 13-12 49
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 3 10-00
153. Chad Randles Elkhorn, NE 7 13-12 48
Day 1: 5 09-01 Day 2: 2 04-11
154. Larry Jenkins Leesburg, TX 7 13-12 47
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 4 07-15
155. Bradley Stringer Huntington, TX 6 13-09 46
Day 1: 2 04-09 Day 2: 4 09-00
156. Jake Rossi Columbus, OH 6 13-08 45
Day 1: 4 07-07 Day 2: 2 06-01
157. Andrew Thomasson Dublin, VA 4 13-08 44
Day 1: 2 07-01 Day 2: 2 06-07
158. Cody Huff Ava, MO 7 13-07 43
Day 1: 3 05-15 Day 2: 4 07-08
159. Chris Lewis Longview, TX 5 12-14 42
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
160. Terry Peacock Royse City, TX 5 12-13 41
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 12-13
161. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 7 12-05 40
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 5 08-09
162. Ken Iyobe Tokoname, Aichi JAPAN 5 11-15 39
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 3 08-00
163. Keith Poche Pike Road, AL 5 11-14 38
Day 1: 5 11-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
164. Neels Beneke Amanzimtoti SOUTH AFRIC 5 11-11 37
Day 1: 4 09-02 Day 2: 1 02-09
165. Larry Puckett Decatur, TX 5 11-10 36
Day 1: 1 03-05 Day 2: 4 08-05
166. Randy Cisler Balch Springs, TX 6 11-07 35
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 4 06-09
167. Lucas Bradley Flippin, AR 6 11-05 34
Day 1: 3 05-02 Day 2: 3 06-03
168. Gerald Nabours Hemphill, TX 5 11-04 33
Day 1: 1 03-03 Day 2: 4 08-01
169. Trait Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 3 11-02 32
Day 1: 3 11-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
170. Jim Gilbert II Forney, TX 6 11-02 31
Day 1: 3 06-09 Day 2: 3 04-09
171. Tommy Murray Bedford, TX 4 11-01 30
Day 1: 4 11-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
172. Brent Shores Boise, ID 7 10-15 29
Day 1: 3 05-03 Day 2: 4 05-12
173. Bill Watts Beaumont, TX 6 10-11 28
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 5 08-12
174. Brian Potter Claremore, OK 6 10-10 27
Day 1: 5 08-09 Day 2: 1 02-01
175. Casey Bennett Waco, TX 4 10-10 26
Day 1: 2 06-06 Day 2: 2 04-04
176. Jay Stidham China Spring, TX 6 10-09 25
Day 1: 4 06-00 Day 2: 2 04-09
177. Jason Bonds Lufkin, TX 5 10-07 24
Day 1: 5 10-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
178. Jake Biram Tulsa, OK 5 10-06 23
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 10-06
179. Jerry Riddle Jr Summit, MS 4 09-09 22
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 3 07-13
180. Cody Morrison Collinsville, TX 5 09-08 21
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
181. Johnny Grice Arp, TX 3 09-08 20
Day 1: 3 09-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
182. Charles Mayberry Tahlequah, OK 5 09-03 19
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 3 05-07
183. Dustin Reneau Mckinney, TX 5 09-02 18
Day 1: 3 05-08 Day 2: 2 03-10
184. Billy Cline Argyle, TX 4 08-15 17
Day 1: 4 08-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
185. James Davis Jr Ferriday, LA 4 08-12 16
Day 1: 2 04-12 Day 2: 2 04-00
186. Brad Shuflin Windsor , CO 5 07-14 15
Day 1: 5 07-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 5 07-11 14
Day 1: 5 07-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
188. Hunter Denmark Saraland, AL 4 07-10 13
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 07-10
189. Teb Jones Hattiesburg, MS 3 07-05 12
Day 1: 2 04-02 Day 2: 1 03-03
190. Cody Bertrand Dyer, IN 3 07-04 11
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
191. Troy Stinson Peyton, CO 4 07-03 10
Day 1: 3 05-00 Day 2: 1 02-03
192. Ronald Risenhoover Lufkin, TX 2 07-00 9
Day 1: 2 07-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
193. Jake Boomer Spokane Valley, WA 4 06-14 8
Day 1: 4 06-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
194. Marvin Ettredge Shreveport, LA 3 06-11 7
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
195. Matt Looney Coweta, OK 3 06-11 6
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 2 04-04
196. RJ Chandler Jr. Vinton, LA 3 06-09 5
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 1 01-08
197. Jay Brainard Enid, OK 3 05-12 4
Day 1: 3 05-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
198. Branden Hollingshead Azle, TX 3 05-10 3
Day 1: 3 05-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Scott Pellegrin Chippewa Falls, WI 2 05-09 2
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-09
200. Ron Wells Claremore, OK 3 05-08 1
Day 1: 3 05-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
201. Ricky Elliott Spring, TX 2 04-04 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 1 02-05
202. Lyvon Kennard Harker Hts, TX 2 03-11 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 1 02-01
203. Dirk Wenzlaff Frisco, TX 2 03-10 0
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
204. Brent Homan Graham, TX 2 03-08 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 1 01-11
205. Jimmy Mize Ben Lomond, AR 1 03-01 0
Day 1: 1 03-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
206. Nathan Harbison Madera, CA 1 02-05 0
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
207. Anthony Dumitras Winston, GA 1 02-02 0
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
208. Chris Bachta Grapevine, TX 1 01-15 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
209. Ernie Stumpf III Frisco, TX 1 01-14 0
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
210. Gary Hall Wardville, OK 1 01-10 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-10
211. Tommy Durham Whitney, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
211. Wayne Hall Cottonwood, AZ 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
211. Justin Hallmark Bertram, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
211. Bill McNutt Henry, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
211. Keith Surber Longview, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 118 823 2128-12
2 112 770 1997-03
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230 1593 4125-15

2020 Basspro.com Central Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir 9/10-9/12
Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Jasper TX.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Dusty Frank West Point, TX 6 21-02 200
Day 1: 3 15-05 Day 2: 3 05-13
2. David Zabolio Lafayette, LA 6 20-11 199
Day 1: 3 12-03 Day 2: 3 08-08
3. Ray Beck Brookeland, TX 6 20-11 198
Day 1: 3 11-07 Day 2: 3 09-04
4. Hayden Heck Lufkin, TX 6 19-06 197
Day 1: 3 05-11 Day 2: 3 13-11
5. Dale Ramsey Sharon, OK 5 18-06 196
Day 1: 3 09-04 Day 2: 2 09-02
6. Chris Torry Youngsville, LA 6 16-09 195
Day 1: 3 07-10 Day 2: 3 08-15
7. Robert Kessler Spring, TX 5 15-02 194
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 2 05-13
8. Ken Sanders Crosby, TX 5 15-02 193
Day 1: 2 06-12 Day 2: 3 08-06
9. Leon Jefferson Baytown, TX 5 14-06 192
Day 1: 2 06-06 Day 2: 3 08-00
10. Elliot Gardner Brenham, TX 4 13-12 191
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 2 09-11
11. Mike Vasquez Temple, TX 6 13-12 190
Day 1: 3 08-13 Day 2: 3 04-15
12. Kurt Ramsey Kirbyville, TX 5 13-05 189
Day 1: 3 07-00 Day 2: 2 06-05
13. Bud Biram Tulsa, OK 3 13-04 188 $1,540.00
Day 1: 1 07-11 Day 2: 2 05-09
14. Lonnie Miller Broken Arrow, OK 5 13-04 187 $1,400.00
Day 1: 2 07-10 Day 2: 3 05-10
15. Bryan Lohr Lumberton, TX 4 13-02 186 $1,260.00
Day 1: 3 10-15 Day 2: 1 02-03
16. Jenny Nevans Dayton, TN 6 13-02 185 $1,120.00
Day 1: 3 07-01 Day 2: 3 06-01
17. Ruben Arevalos Poth, TX 5 13-00 184 $1,050.00
Day 1: 3 08-08 Day 2: 2 04-08
18. Noah Boyett Mountain Home, AR 5 12-14 183 $1,050.00
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 2 04-02
19. David Booth Erin, TN 4 12-12 182 $1,050.00
Day 1: 1 01-03 Day 2: 3 11-09
20. Elbia Ebert, III Porter, TX 5 12-07 181 $1,050.00
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 3 08-11
21. Chad McClendon Grapevine, TX 5 12-06 180 $980.00
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 3 09-00
22. Skyler Browning Crosby, TX 6 12-05 179 $980.00
Day 1: 3 07-01 Day 2: 3 05-04
23. Connor Rushing Pride, LA 6 12-04 178 $980.00
Day 1: 3 05-01 Day 2: 3 07-03
24. Mike Petty Merkel, TX 6 12-03 177 $980.00
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 3 04-14
25. Ben Shuler Midland, TX 3 12-02 176 $980.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 12-02
26. Lindy Hadley Jasper, TX 5 11-14 175 $840.00
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 2 04-05
27. Tim Hawkins Anna, TX 4 11-13 174 $840.00
Day 1: 3 09-11 Day 2: 1 02-02
28. Rondell Joseph Pearland, TX 6 11-13 173 $840.00
Day 1: 3 05-12 Day 2: 3 06-01
29. Marcos Salgado Carthage, TX 4 11-12 172 $840.00
Day 1: 1 02-13 Day 2: 3 08-15
30. Nathan Adams House Springs, MO 5 11-12 171 $840.00
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 2 05-15
31. Duane Hill Port Arthur, TX 5 11-11 170 $770.00
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 3 07-08
31. Jeff Queen Catawba, NC 5 11-11 170 $770.00
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 3 07-08
33. Bert Petrie St. Paul, TX 5 11-10 168 $770.00
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 2 05-07
34. Ken Burgess Houston, TX 5 11-08 167 $770.00
Day 1: 2 05-07 Day 2: 3 06-01
35. Larry Price Crosby, TX 5 11-07 166 $770.00
Day 1: 2 06-09 Day 2: 3 04-14
36. Colton Anders Burton, TX 5 11-06 165 $770.00
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 3 07-02
37. Wade Richardson Texico, NM 5 11-06 164 $770.00
Day 1: 2 06-07 Day 2: 3 04-15
38. Brandon Clayton Haslet , TX 3 11-04 163 $770.00
Day 1: 3 11-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
39. Noel Allen Jr Brandon, MS 4 11-04 162 $770.00
Day 1: 3 09-02 Day 2: 1 02-02
40. Adam Deakin Windsor, CO 3 11-03 161 $770.00
Day 1: 2 09-01 Day 2: 1 02-02
41. Robert Paxton Jr Flower Mound, TX 4 11-02 160
Day 1: 2 05-13 Day 2: 2 05-05
42. Shane Soriano Merced, CA 4 11-00 159
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 3 09-05
43. Ronnie Ray Mckinney, TX 4 10-15 158
Day 1: 1 03-07 Day 2: 3 07-08
44. Brady Farrell Fort Atkinson, WI 3 10-11 157
Day 1: 2 09-02 Day 2: 1 01-09
45. Joe Lee Midlothian, TX 4 10-11 156
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 3 08-09
46. Hannah Gryder Milam, TX 5 10-10 155
Day 1: 3 07-00 Day 2: 2 03-10
47. Aaron Choate Breaux Bridge, LA 5 10-09 154
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 2 03-15
48. Clayton Eslick Gilroy, CA 5 10-07 153
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 2 04-03
49. Brad Hollowell Azle, TX 6 10-04 152
Day 1: 3 04-14 Day 2: 3 05-06
50. John Benoit Pollock, LA 6 10-04 151
Day 1: 3 05-02 Day 2: 3 05-02
51. Billy Messer Spartanburg, SC 5 10-03 150
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 3 06-04
52. Jordan Clayton Wichita Falls, TX 5 10-00 149
Day 1: 2 03-07 Day 2: 3 06-09
53. Gary Robin Vidor, TX 6 09-15 148
Day 1: 3 05-00 Day 2: 3 04-15
54. Will Major Port Allen, LA 4 09-11 147
Day 1: 2 04-06 Day 2: 2 05-05
55. Ryan Meyer Orlando, FL 4 09-08 146
Day 1: 3 06-02 Day 2: 1 03-06
56. Jessie Ayers Antlers, OK 4 09-06 145
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 3 07-00
57. Joe Olivas Worthington, OH 4 09-06 144
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 2 05-11
58. Brent Shimanek Fort Worth, TX 4 09-04 143
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 3 06-15
59. Alfredo Torres Brazoria, TX 4 09-02 142
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 2 04-04
60. Scott Bunday Plano, TX 4 09-01 141
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 2 04-00
61. William Young Livingston, TX 1 09-00 140
Day 1: 1 09-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
62. Chris Jeffery Sedan, KS 3 08-14 139
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 2 07-03
63. Clarence Schwarz Irving, TX 4 08-13 138
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 3 06-08
64. Andre Chapman Church Point, LA 4 08-13 137
Day 1: 2 05-12 Day 2: 2 03-01
65. Kelly Salow Delhi, IA 4 08-12 136
Day 1: 3 06-01 Day 2: 1 02-11
66. Michael Baker Kountze, TX 3 08-12 135
Day 1: 2 06-00 Day 2: 1 02-12
67. Isaac Booth Washburn, TN 3 08-12 134
Day 1: 1 03-02 Day 2: 2 05-10
68. Sam Bremmerkamp Joplin, MO 3 08-10 133
Day 1: 1 03-13 Day 2: 2 04-13
69. Dylan Friloux Lafayette, LA 3 08-06 132
Day 1: 3 08-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
70. Seth Lee Oklahoma City, OK 4 08-02 131
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 3 05-14
71. Matt Palesano Chickasha, OK 5 08-01 130
Day 1: 2 02-09 Day 2: 3 05-08
72. Cameron Naquin Gray, LA 4 08-00 129
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 1 01-12
73. Todd Drury Haslet, TX 3 08-00 128
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 2 06-02
74. Wyatt Wimberley Broaddus, TX 2 08-00 127
Day 1: 1 03-00 Day 2: 1 05-00
75. Wade Bryan Broaddus, TX 4 07-15 126
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 3 05-08
76. Brian Hamaker Huntsville, AL 3 07-14 125
Day 1: 3 07-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
77. Albert Henderson Liberty Hill, TX 4 07-13 124
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 3 05-07
78. Kenny Witek San Antonio, TX 3 07-11 123
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 2 05-03
79. Morris Collins Fairfield, OH 2 07-10 122
Day 1: 2 07-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
80. Chris Sabina Austin, TX 3 07-10 121
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 2 06-02
81. Aaron Towner Azle, TX 4 07-07 120
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 2 03-03
82. Kayden Tanner Millsap, TX 4 07-03 119
Day 1: 3 05-10 Day 2: 1 01-09
83. Raymond Ford Beaumont, TX 3 07-03 118
Day 1: 2 05-05 Day 2: 1 01-14
84. Scott Leblanc Lafayette, LA 4 07-03 117
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 3 05-01
85. Roger King Killeen, TX 4 07-01 116
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 3 04-15
86. Michael Deans San Saba, TX 2 07-00 115
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 1 05-05
87. Daniel Travis The Colony, TX 3 06-15 114
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
88. Bill McCoun Amarillo, TX 4 06-15 113
Day 1: 3 05-05 Day 2: 1 01-10
89. Ed Burwell Houston, TX 3 06-14 112
Day 1: 3 06-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
89. Frank Williams Saint Charles, MO 3 06-14 112
Day 1: 3 06-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
91. Bill Hudson Norman, OK 3 06-13 110
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 2 04-10
92. Allen Heston Pittsburg, TX 3 06-10 109
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
93. Josh Slaven Conroe, TX 3 06-09 108
Day 1: 3 06-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
94. Gary Bates Athens, AL 3 06-08 107
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-08
95. Todd Greenwood Chesterfield, VA 2 06-08 106
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 06-08
96. Henry Pipps II Orange, TX 3 06-08 105
Day 1: 2 04-13 Day 2: 1 01-11
97. Gary Roberts Monroe, LA 4 06-08 104
Day 1: 2 02-07 Day 2: 2 04-01
98. Byron Allen Taylor, AR 3 06-07 103
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-07
99. Johnny Matthews Laguna Park, TX 3 06-06 102
Day 1: 3 06-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
100. George Doty Richmond, TX 3 06-03 101
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 1 01-09
101. Dylan Smith Midlothian, TX 4 06-03 100
Day 1: 3 04-07 Day 2: 1 01-12
102. Brian Murphy Sulphur, LA 3 06-01 99
Day 1: 3 06-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
103. Bobby Shockley Springfield, MO 3 06-00 98
Day 1: 3 06-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
104. Robert Pennell Cuero, TX 3 05-14 97
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 1 01-09
105. Scott Degrant Conroe, TX 3 05-14 96
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 2 03-15
106. Michael McCollum Wimberley, TX 3 05-10 95
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-10
107. Sky Wright Waco, TX 2 05-09 94
Day 1: 2 05-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
108. Darrin Mallow Kansas, OK 3 05-09 93
Day 1: 2 04-00 Day 2: 1 01-09
109. John Goul Philadelphia, MS 2 05-09 92
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 1 02-14
110. Dustin Carlson Montgomery, TX 2 05-08 91
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-08
111. Mark Cowart Kearney, MO 3 05-07 90
Day 1: 3 05-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
112. Albert Hudson Austin, TX 3 05-07 89
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 2 03-13
113. Jorge Benitez Wallis, TX 3 05-07 88
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 2 03-06
114. Cody Lee Monlezun Nacogdoches, TX 2 05-07 87
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 1 02-13
115. Ronald Young New Braunfels, TX 3 05-05 86
Day 1: 3 05-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
116. Darrell Hille Springfield, TN 3 05-04 85
Day 1: 3 05-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
117. Brandon Beaver Durant, OK 3 05-04 84
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 2 03-14
118. Keith Eddleman Buda, TX 3 05-01 83
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-01
119. Calvin Balch Porter, TX 2 05-00 82
Day 1: 2 05-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
120. Aaron Reik Cleveland, TX 3 04-15 81
Day 1: 3 04-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
121. Brent Breznik Borger, TX 1 04-15 80
Day 1: 1 04-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
122. Nathan Cummings Peoria, AZ 3 04-14 79
Day 1: 0 -01-00 Day 2: 3 05-14
123. Yo Howard Bolingbrook, IL 3 04-13 78
Day 1: 1 01-00 Day 2: 2 03-13
124. John Connell Marion, IL 1 04-12 77
Day 1: 1 04-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
125. Ivy Alberes Praireville, LA 2 04-10 76
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 1 02-03
126. Glenn Dolezal Houston, TX 2 04-07 75
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
127. John Milam Beaumont, TX 2 04-07 74
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
128. Brad Webb Henderson, TX 1 04-06 73
Day 1: 1 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
129. Shane Stockton Fort Worth, TX 2 04-06 72
Day 1: 1 02-09 Day 2: 1 01-13
130. Jay Childs Houston, TX 2 04-06 71
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 1 01-14
131. Jon Jezierski Troy, MI 1 04-05 70
Day 1: 1 04-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
132. Matt Vasquez Spring, TX 3 04-04 69
Day 1: 3 04-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
133. James Boyett Mountain Home, AR 2 04-03 68
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
133. Joshua Price Temple, TX 2 04-03 68
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-03
135. Jon Mohon Sr Houston, TX 2 04-03 66
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 1 02-08
136. Kevin Cloud Kenner, LA 2 04-03 65
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 1 02-04
137. Sam Chapman Norman, OK 2 04-02 64
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-02
138. Cody Shry Pinehrst, TX 1 03-14 63
Day 1: 1 03-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
139. Larry Beauboeuf Bossier City, LA 2 03-12 62
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
140. Harold Payne Tomball, TX 2 03-12 61
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 1 02-03
141. Adam Boyd Humble, TX 2 03-12 60
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 1 02-00
142. Joe Moyer Fort Polk Street, LA 2 03-09 59
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
142. Henry Trotty Kountze, TX 2 03-09 59
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
144. Charlie Brown Flint, TX 2 03-06 57
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
145. Elton Brock Marshall, TX 2 03-05 56
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
145. Gregory Oehring Raytown, MO 2 03-05 56
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-05
145. John Owen Ardmore, OK 2 03-05 56
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
148. Chris Dial Houston, TX 2 03-05 53
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
149. Lee Deboer Mckinney, TX 2 03-05 52
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 1 01-14
150. Jon Stidham Mcclelland, IA 2 03-04 51
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-04
151. Denny Swartz Broussard, LA 2 03-03 50
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
152. Casey Lawson Terrell, TX 1 03-03 49
Day 1: 1 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Steven Hatch Long Beach, MS 2 03-00 48
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-00
154. Randy Waddell Guntersville, AL 1 02-10 47
Day 1: 1 02-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
155. Edward Bean Johnsburg, IL 1 02-08 46
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
155. Michael Iwasyk Tomball, TX 1 02-08 46
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
157. Leroy Mcdonald Jr Blanchard, OK 1 02-05 44
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
157. Lonnie Mesar Sanger, TX 1 02-05 44
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
159. Clay Nyvall Longview, TX 1 02-04 42
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
160. Joe Nance Pearland, TX 1 02-03 41
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
160. Blaine Sparks Walker, LA 1 02-03 41
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-03
162. Wes Breznik Kansas City, MO 1 02-01 39
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-01
163. Matt Gnoth Sharon, KS 1 02-00 38
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-00
164. Don Brinson Waco, TX 1 01-15 37
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
165. John Cummings Alexander, AR 1 01-14 36
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-14
165. Johnny Ramos Odessa, TX 1 01-14 36
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
167. Carson Denmark Malcolm, AL 1 01-13 34
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
167. Matthew Mcclellan Tyler, TX 1 01-13 34
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
167. Kevin Nunley Joelton, TN 1 01-13 34
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
167. Joe Thielen La Grange, TX 1 01-13 34
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
171. Dan Wilson Aubrey, TX 1 01-12 30
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
172. Ralph Gibson Locust Grove, OK 1 01-11 29
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
172. Ed Laroche Benld, IL 1 01-11 29
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
172. Douglas Littleton New Caney, TX 1 01-11 29
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-11
175. Steve Wright Plano, TX 2 01-10 26
Day 1: 2 01-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
176. Howard Marlowe Lewisville, TX 1 01-10 25
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
176. Clinton Tapley North Richland Hills, T 1 01-10 25
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
178. John Goebel Lumberton, TX 1 01-09 23
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
178. Michael Leach Shenandoah, TX 1 01-09 23
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-09
178. Shigekazu Tateno Dallas, TX 1 01-09 23
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
181. Justin Flores Waco, TX 1 01-08 20
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
181. Douglas Rives Austin, TX 1 01-08 20
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
181. Eric Tauer New Braunfels, TX 1 01-08 20
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
181. Scotty Walton Oklahoma City, OK 1 01-08 20
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
185. Kevin Maxwell Laneville, TX 1 01-07 16
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Keith Allen Springfield, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Jim Benefield Arp, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Kevin Booty Dequincy, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Beau Brinson Bremond, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Alonzo Evans Jr Sebring, FL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Steven Gilliam Blanchard, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Michael Grossman Dallas, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Robert Haase Livingston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Keith Honeycutt Temple, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Jeff Jordan Tulsa, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Gary Kaehler Strawn, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Sieg Kilby Kilgore, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Pete Lammons Houston, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Larry Lassetter Waco, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Kevin Mallow Kansas, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. John Moon Brookeland, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Rick Parker Kaufman, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Robert Parks Port Neches, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Jerad Perry Marshall, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Cory Richard Carencro, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Barret Robinson Jasper, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Anthony Templeton Beckville, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Kyle Vandever Rathdrum, ID 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Dwain Vogelpohl Cambridge, MN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Michael Zierath Flower Mound, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00


Matsushita Drops 27 on the scales, Takes Lead At Bassmaster Central Open On Sam Rayburn

Masayuki Matsushita, of Tokoname Aichi, Japan, is leading after Day 1 of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir with 27 pounds, 10 ounces.
Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.
September 10, 2020

JASPER, Texas — Sticking with a mobile strategy allowed Masayuki Matsushita to sack up a massive limit of 27 pounds, 10 ounces to lead Thursday’s opening round of the Basspro.com Central Open on Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

Hailing from Tokoname Aichi, Japan, Matsushita admits his English is minimal, but he clearly conveyed a few key points about his day. First, he focused on the lake’s north end, where he caught his bass between 20 and 30 feet.

As for targets, he fished Rayburn’s usual mix of brushpiles, wood and bottom breaks and found his bites consistently throughout his day.

“I was using Humminbird 360 and Garmin (Panoptix LiveScope),” Matsushita said. “I kept my boat 100 feet from the structure.”

Matsushita relied on the former to locate attractive structure and then used the LiveScope to take a closer look and identify fish, aiding in accurate casting and time management.

To that point, Matsushita said he moved around a lot. That makes sense, because September on Rayburn can be a disjointed time, and bouncing around to hit multiple spots typically ends up being the common strategy.

Finally, the morning’s dimmer skies proved more productive than the second half of the day, which brought hot, sunny conditions.

“The clouds were very good, but the sun was no good,” Matsushita said. “I think the clouds made the fish move around more.”

Matsushita was politely guarded with some of the details of his day. However, he noted that two key baits produced his weight. Reading between the lines, it’s likely he’s splitting his time between a reaction bait and some form of slower, bottom-contact bait.

Brian Schott of Longview, Texas, is in second place with 27-2. Describing a game plan similar to Matsushita’s, he said he’s rotating between a set of 50 different spots comprising offshore cover and occasionally grass.

“I’m running and gunning; I’m pulling that trolling motor 40 to 50 times a day,” he said. “I had five big bites today and put four in the boat. I lost one big one. I caught probably a dozen keepers.

“I have three patterns going. I ran one today because I caught a couple of big fish early, and I tried to stay on the big-fish stuff all day.”

Schott caught his fish on a mix of jigs, big worms and crankbaits. The key, he said, was dialing in the bite windows and being on the right spots when the big fish were active.

Shaine Campbell of Brookeland, Texas, is in third with 24-8. Fishing the midlake region, targeting bass that were holding about midway in the water column, proved to be his top strategy.

“There are a lot of suspended fish on Rayburn right now, and they can be tricky to catch,” he said. “I’m targeting fish that are suspending in timber. I’m staying in 22 to 26 feet, but those fish are staying in the top half of the water column.

“This is Sam Rayburn and there are some giant fish, so I’m throwing nothing but big stuff — big worms, big jigs, big crankbaits. I’m not getting a lot of bites; I only got seven bites today, but they were all solid bites.”

Campbell is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with a 9-6 largemouth that anchored his limit.

Dusty Frank of West Point, Texas, leads the co-angler division with 15-5. Making a key adjustment late in the day delivered two key bites, including a kicker that went 8-2.

“At 1:30, I only had one small fish, and at 1:45, I started throwing a 3/4-ounce jig with (a) chunk-style trailer in 15 to 20 feet and caught two big ones within 10 minutes of each other,” Frank said.

William Young of Livingston, Texas, holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with a 9-0 largemouth.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:45 a.m. CT from Umphrey Family Pavilion. The weigh-in will be held at the Pavilion at 2:45 p.m.

The giant field of 214 boats will be trimmed to only the Top 12 after Friday’s semifinal round.

The tournament is being hosted by the Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Chamber of Commerce.

2020 Basspro.com Central Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir 9/10-9/12
Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Jasper TX.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 5 27-10 200
Day 1: 5 27-10
2. Brian Schott Longview, TX 5 27-02 199
Day 1: 5 27-02
3. Shaine Campbell Brookeland, TX 5 24-08 198
Day 1: 5 24-08
4. Josh Douglas Isle, MN 5 22-05 197
Day 1: 5 22-05
5. Logan Latuso Gonzales, LA 5 21-03 196
Day 1: 5 21-03
6. Brian Post Janesville, WI 5 20-01 195
Day 1: 5 20-01
7. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 5 19-05 194
Day 1: 5 19-05
8. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 5 18-12 193
Day 1: 5 18-12
9. Ed Melton Houston, TX 5 18-08 192
Day 1: 5 18-08
10. Kris Wilson Montgomery, TX 5 18-05 191
Day 1: 5 18-05
11. Shaun Haag Montgomery, TX 5 18-05 190
Day 1: 5 18-05
12. Jim Dillard West Monroe, LA 5 17-13 189
Day 1: 5 17-13
13. Cody Hahner Wausau, WI 5 17-11 188
Day 1: 5 17-11
14. Jame Dubroc Bunkie, LA 5 17-07 187
Day 1: 5 17-07
15. Darold Gleason Many, LA 5 17-03 186
Day 1: 5 17-03
16. Mark Watson Midlothian, TX 5 17-00 185
Day 1: 5 17-00
17. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 5 16-12 184
Day 1: 5 16-12
18. Edwin Baker Gilmer, TX 5 16-11 183
Day 1: 5 16-11
19. Stephen Johnston Hemphill, TX 5 16-09 182
Day 1: 5 16-09
20. Joel Willert Prior Lake, MN 5 16-08 181
Day 1: 5 16-08
21. Lee Livesay Longview, TX 5 16-07 180
Day 1: 5 16-07
22. Josh Bragg Jacksonville, AL 5 16-01 179
Day 1: 5 16-01
22. John Hunter Jr Simpsonville, KY 5 16-01 179
Day 1: 5 16-01
22. Bryant Smith Roseville, CA 5 16-01 179
Day 1: 5 16-01
25. Steve Sennikoff Edgewood, TX 5 15-15 176
Day 1: 5 15-15
26. River Lee Normangee, TX 5 15-10 175
Day 1: 5 15-10
27. Greg Mansfield Olathe, KS 5 15-09 174
Day 1: 5 15-09
28. Scott Martin Clewiston, FL 5 15-08 173
Day 1: 5 15-08
29. Kenny Mittelstaedt Minnetonka, MN 5 15-07 172
Day 1: 5 15-07
30. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 5 15-03 171
Day 1: 5 15-03
31. Clayton Boulware Zavalla, TX 5 15-00 170
Day 1: 5 15-00
31. Matt Pangrac Broken Arrow, OK 5 15-00 170
Day 1: 5 15-00
33. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 5 14-13 168
Day 1: 5 14-13
33. Robert Parkison Marshall, TX 5 14-13 168
Day 1: 5 14-13
35. Doug Vahrenberg Higginsville, MO 5 14-11 166
Day 1: 5 14-11
36. Bryan New Belmont, NC 5 14-11 165
Day 1: 5 14-11
36. Andrew Upshaw Tulsa, OK 5 14-11 165
Day 1: 5 14-11
38. Justin King Orange, TX 5 14-11 163
Day 1: 5 14-11
39. Chad Mrazek Montgomery, TX 4 14-09 162
Day 1: 4 14-09
40. Bart Stanisz Brookeland, TX 4 14-08 161
Day 1: 4 14-08
41. Terry Stevens Jr Hutto, TX 5 14-07 160
Day 1: 5 14-07
42. Albert Collins Nacogdoches, TX 5 14-05 159
Day 1: 5 14-05
43. Timmy Reneau Richland Springs, TX 5 14-04 158
Day 1: 5 14-04
44. Blake Whatley Harleton, TX 5 14-01 157
Day 1: 5 14-01
45. Toby Hartsell Afton, OK 5 13-15 156
Day 1: 5 13-15
46. Clark Reehm Elm Groove, LA 5 13-14 155
Day 1: 5 13-14
46. Garrett Rose Pipecreek, TX 5 13-14 155
Day 1: 5 13-14
48. Joey Cifuentes III Clinton, AR 5 13-13 153
Day 1: 5 13-13
49. John Nofire Tahlequah, OK 5 13-11 152
Day 1: 5 13-11
50. Chris Bailey Eddy, TX 5 13-10 151
Day 1: 5 13-10
50. James Stricklin Fort Smith, AR 5 13-10 151
Day 1: 5 13-10
52. Kylie Sparks Denham Spgs, LA 3 13-10 149
Day 1: 3 13-10
53. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 5 13-09 148
Day 1: 5 13-09
53. Jerod Hawkes Eagle Pass, TX 5 13-09 148
Day 1: 5 13-09
55. Shonn Goodwin Moore, OK 5 13-05 146
Day 1: 5 13-05
56. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 5 13-05 145
Day 1: 5 13-05
57. Wes Logan Springville, AL 5 13-03 144
Day 1: 5 13-03
57. Matthew Robertson Kuttawa, KY 5 13-03 144
Day 1: 5 13-03
59. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 5 13-03 142
Day 1: 5 13-03
60. Justin Prisock Robinson, TX 5 13-02 141
Day 1: 5 13-02
61. Terry Adams Berwick, LA 5 12-14 140
Day 1: 5 12-14
62. Chris Lewis Longview, TX 5 12-14 139
Day 1: 5 12-14
63. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 5 12-13 138
Day 1: 5 12-13
64. Paul Browning Pecos, TX 5 12-10 137
Day 1: 5 12-10
64. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 5 12-10 137
Day 1: 5 12-10
66. Wyatt Burkhalter Coker, AL 5 12-10 135
Day 1: 5 12-10
67. Cole Moore Anacoco, LA 5 12-09 134
Day 1: 5 12-09
68. Nolan Gaskin Broussard, LA 3 12-07 133
Day 1: 3 12-07
69. Justin Margraves Diana, TX 5 12-04 132
Day 1: 5 12-04
70. William King Beaumont, TX 5 12-03 131
Day 1: 5 12-03
71. Randy Blaukat Joplin, MO 5 12-03 130
Day 1: 5 12-03
72. Dale Hightower Mannford, OK 5 12-01 129
Day 1: 5 12-01
72. KJ Queen Catawba, NC 5 12-01 129
Day 1: 5 12-01
74. Keith Poche Pike Road, AL 5 11-14 127
Day 1: 5 11-14
75. Ryan Pinkston Center, TX 4 11-14 126
Day 1: 4 11-14
76. Brian Clark Haltom City, TX 4 11-13 125
Day 1: 4 11-13
77. Daisuke Aoki Minamitsurugun Yamanash 5 11-09 124
Day 1: 5 11-09
77. Sheldon Collings Grove, OK 5 11-09 124
Day 1: 5 11-09
79. Marshall Hughes Hemphill, TX 5 11-08 122
Day 1: 5 11-08
80. David Gillham Heath, TX 5 11-07 121
Day 1: 5 11-07
81. Jed Holt Livingston, TX 5 11-06 120
Day 1: 5 11-06
82. Kyle Dorsett Odenville, AL 5 11-03 119
Day 1: 5 11-03
82. Scott Siller Milwaukee, WI 5 11-03 119
Day 1: 5 11-03
84. Trait Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 3 11-02 117
Day 1: 3 11-02
85. Stephen Browning Hot Springs, AR 5 11-01 116
Day 1: 5 11-01
86. Brandon Mcdonald Longview, TX 5 11-01 115
Day 1: 5 11-01
87. Tommy Murray Bedford, TX 4 11-01 114
Day 1: 4 11-01
88. Rodney Richards Ardmore, OK 5 11-00 113
Day 1: 5 11-00
88. Drew Sloan Scurry, TX 5 11-00 113
Day 1: 5 11-00
88. Trey Swindle Cleveland, AL 5 11-00 113
Day 1: 5 11-00
91. Denny Fiedler Wabasha, MN 5 10-15 110
Day 1: 5 10-15
92. Luke Plunkett Pinson, AL 5 10-14 109
Day 1: 5 10-14
93. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 5 10-13 108
Day 1: 5 10-13
94. Randy Qualls Streetman, TX 4 10-13 107
Day 1: 4 10-13
95. Todd Castledine Nacogdoches, TX 4 10-12 106
Day 1: 4 10-12
96. Brandon Ackerson Afton, OK 5 10-11 105
Day 1: 5 10-11
97. Greg Vance Delhi, IA 5 10-10 104
Day 1: 5 10-10
98. Mike Richardson Thorndale, TX 5 10-09 103
Day 1: 5 10-09
99. Kazuki Kitajima Corinth, TX 5 10-09 102
Day 1: 5 10-09
100. Jason Bonds Lufkin, TX 5 10-07 101
Day 1: 5 10-07
100. Eric Wright Balch Springs, TX 5 10-07 101
Day 1: 5 10-07
102. Derek Mundy Broaddus, TX 3 10-07 99
Day 1: 3 10-07
103. Tommy Martin Hemphill, TX 5 10-05 98
Day 1: 5 10-05
104. James Niggemeyer Van, TX 5 10-04 97
Day 1: 5 10-04
105. Bobby Barrack Maud, TX 5 10-01 96
Day 1: 5 10-01
106. Spike Stoker Stephenville, TX 5 10-00 95
Day 1: 5 10-00
107. Lance Crawford Broken Bow, OK 4 10-00 94
Day 1: 4 10-00
108. Joseph Hardy Hewitt, TX 5 09-15 93
Day 1: 5 09-15
109. Mark Hicks Glouster, OH 4 09-15 92
Day 1: 4 09-15
110. Allan Glasgow Ashville, AL 5 09-13 91
Day 1: 5 09-13
111. Terry Bollom Frisco, TX 5 09-12 90
Day 1: 5 09-12
112. Wyatt Frankens Corrigan , TX 5 09-11 89
Day 1: 5 09-11
112. Billy Smith Montgomery, TX 5 09-11 89
Day 1: 5 09-11
114. Cody Ryan Greaney Manchaca, TX 5 09-11 87
Day 1: 5 09-11
115. Austin Cranford Oklahoma City, OK 5 09-09 86
Day 1: 5 09-09
116. Cody Morrison Collinsville, TX 5 09-08 85
Day 1: 5 09-08
117. Johnny Grice Arp, TX 3 09-08 84
Day 1: 3 09-08
118. Kevin Ledoux Choctaw, OK 2 09-08 83
Day 1: 2 09-08
119. Travis Ledford Tuttle, OK 4 09-07 82
Day 1: 4 09-07
120. Jeff Lugar Cross Junction, VA 5 09-06 81
Day 1: 5 09-06
120. Troy O'Rourke Bentonville, AR 5 09-06 81
Day 1: 5 09-06
122. Bradley Hallman Norman, OK 4 09-06 79
Day 1: 4 09-06
123. John Hammersmith Branson, MO 5 09-05 78
Day 1: 5 09-05
124. John Garrett Union City, TN 5 09-02 77
Day 1: 5 09-02
125. Neels Beneke Amanzimtoti SOUTH AFRIC 4 09-02 76
Day 1: 4 09-02
125. Clay Phillips Huntington, TX 4 09-02 76
Day 1: 4 09-02
127. Chad Randles Elkhorn, NE 5 09-01 74
Day 1: 5 09-01
128. Steven Caldwell Whitesboro, TX 5 09-01 73
Day 1: 5 09-01
129. Theron Caldwell Decatur, TX 5 09-00 72
Day 1: 5 09-00
130. Billy Cline Argyle, TX 4 08-15 71
Day 1: 4 08-15
131. Floyd Teat Valley Mills, TX 5 08-14 70
Day 1: 5 08-14
132. Randy Sullivan Breckenridge, TX 5 08-13 69
Day 1: 5 08-13
133. Terry Luedtke Burton, TX 4 08-13 68
Day 1: 4 08-13
134. Troy Roder Brookeland, TX 3 08-13 67
Day 1: 3 08-13
135. Bill Cook Houston, TX 3 08-13 66
Day 1: 3 08-13
136. Lance Rose Pipe Creek, TX 5 08-12 65
Day 1: 5 08-12
137. Marc Schilling Shady Shores, TX 3 08-12 64
Day 1: 3 08-12
138. Bruce Parsons Arbela, MO 4 08-10 63
Day 1: 4 08-10
139. Brian Potter Claremore, OK 5 08-09 62
Day 1: 5 08-09
140. Jimmy Mason Rogersville, AL 5 08-04 61
Day 1: 5 08-04
141. Kyle Hogg Hewitt, TX 4 08-03 60
Day 1: 4 08-03
142. Bob Vote Kingwood, TX 4 08-00 59
Day 1: 4 08-00
143. James Biggs Euless, TX 4 07-15 58
Day 1: 4 07-15
144. Brad Shuflin Windsor , CO 5 07-14 57
Day 1: 5 07-14
145. Daryl Barberousse Montrose, CO 3 07-14 56
Day 1: 3 07-14
146. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 5 07-11 55
Day 1: 5 07-11
147. Cody Bird Granbury, TX 3 07-10 54
Day 1: 3 07-10
148. Jake Rossi Columbus, OH 4 07-07 53
Day 1: 4 07-07
149. Jeff Bridges Prosper, TX 3 07-07 52
Day 1: 3 07-07
150. Tommy Williams Shepherdsville, KY 4 07-05 51
Day 1: 4 07-05
151. Cody Bertrand Dyer, IN 3 07-04 50
Day 1: 3 07-04
152. Eric Leger Mamou, LA 3 07-01 49
Day 1: 3 07-01
153. Andrew Thomasson Dublin, VA 2 07-01 48
Day 1: 2 07-01
154. Ronald Risenhoover Lufkin, TX 2 07-00 47
Day 1: 2 07-00
155. Jake Boomer Spokane Valley, WA 4 06-14 46
Day 1: 4 06-14
156. Caleb Gibson Locust Grove, OK 2 06-14 45
Day 1: 2 06-14
157. Chris Jones Bokoshe, OK 3 06-13 44
Day 1: 3 06-13
158. Marvin Ettredge Shreveport, LA 3 06-11 43
Day 1: 3 06-11
159. James Caldemeyer Gilmer, TX 5 06-10 42
Day 1: 5 06-10
160. Jim Gilbert II Forney, TX 3 06-09 41
Day 1: 3 06-09
161. Andy Hribar Lakeville, MN 4 06-08 40
Day 1: 4 06-08
162. Matthew Nobile Sorrento, LA 3 06-07 39
Day 1: 3 06-07
163. Casey Bennett Waco, TX 2 06-06 38
Day 1: 2 06-06
164. Chandler Stewart Waco, TX 3 06-03 37
Day 1: 3 06-03
165. Jay Stidham China Spring, TX 4 06-00 36
Day 1: 4 06-00
166. Melvin Dunn Orange, TX 3 05-15 35
Day 1: 3 05-15
166. Cody Huff Ava, MO 3 05-15 35
Day 1: 3 05-15
168. Larry Jenkins Leesburg, TX 3 05-13 33
Day 1: 3 05-13
169. Jay Brainard Enid, OK 3 05-12 32
Day 1: 3 05-12
170. Branden Hollingshead Azle, TX 3 05-10 31
Day 1: 3 05-10
171. Dustin Reneau Mckinney, TX 3 05-08 30
Day 1: 3 05-08
171. Ron Wells Claremore, OK 3 05-08 30
Day 1: 3 05-08
173. Brent Shores Boise, ID 3 05-03 28
Day 1: 3 05-03
174. Lucas Bradley Flippin, AR 3 05-02 27
Day 1: 3 05-02
175. RJ Chandler Jr. Vinton, LA 2 05-01 26
Day 1: 2 05-01
176. Troy Stinson Peyton, CO 3 05-00 25
Day 1: 3 05-00
177. Randy Cisler Balch Springs, TX 2 04-14 24
Day 1: 2 04-14
178. James Davis Jr Ferriday, LA 2 04-12 23
Day 1: 2 04-12
179. Neal Gilmore Magnolia, TX 2 04-09 22
Day 1: 2 04-09
179. Bradley Stringer Huntington, TX 2 04-09 22
Day 1: 2 04-09
181. Teb Jones Hattiesburg, MS 2 04-02 20
Day 1: 2 04-02
182. Billy Billeaud Lafayette, LA 2 03-15 19
Day 1: 2 03-15
182. Ken Iyobe Tokoname, Aichi JAPAN 2 03-15 19
Day 1: 2 03-15
184. Spencer Lambert West Monroe, LA 2 03-12 17
Day 1: 2 03-12
184. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 2 03-12 17
Day 1: 2 03-12
184. Shawn Temple Krugerville, TX 2 03-12 17
Day 1: 2 03-12
187. Charles Mayberry Tahlequah, OK 2 03-12 14
Day 1: 2 03-12
188. Dirk Wenzlaff Frisco, TX 2 03-10 13
Day 1: 2 03-10
189. Wesley Dawson Chester, TX 2 03-06 12
Day 1: 2 03-06
190. Larry Puckett Decatur, TX 1 03-05 11
Day 1: 1 03-05
191. Gerald Nabours Hemphill, TX 1 03-03 10
Day 1: 1 03-03
192. Jimmy Mize Ben Lomond, AR 1 03-01 9
Day 1: 1 03-01
193. Brian Latimer Belton, SC 2 02-11 8
Day 1: 2 02-11
194. Matt Looney Coweta, OK 1 02-07 7
Day 1: 1 02-07
195. Nathan Harbison Madera, CA 1 02-05 6
Day 1: 1 02-05
196. Anthony Dumitras Winston, GA 1 02-02 5
Day 1: 1 02-02
197. Chris Bachta Grapevine, TX 1 01-15 4
Day 1: 1 01-15
197. Ricky Elliott Spring, TX 1 01-15 4
Day 1: 1 01-15
197. Bill Watts Beaumont, TX 1 01-15 4
Day 1: 1 01-15
200. Ernie Stumpf III Frisco, TX 1 01-14 1
Day 1: 1 01-14
201. Brent Homan Graham, TX 1 01-13 0
Day 1: 1 01-13
202. Jerry Riddle Jr Summit, MS 1 01-12 0
Day 1: 1 01-12
203. Lyvon Kennard Harker Hts, TX 1 01-10 0
Day 1: 1 01-10
204. Jake Biram Tulsa, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Hunter Denmark Saraland, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Tommy Durham Whitney, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Dakota Ebare Dehnam Springs, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Gary Hall Wardville, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Wayne Hall Cottonwood, AZ 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Justin Hallmark Bertram, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Bill McNutt Henry, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Terry Peacock Royse City, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Scott Pellegrin Chippewa Falls, WI 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Keith Surber Longview, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
204. Chancy Walters West Des Moines, IA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 118 823 2128-12
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118 823 2128-12

2020 Basspro.com Central Open at Sam Rayburn Reservoir 9/10-9/12
Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Jasper TX.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1. Dusty Frank West Point, TX 3 15-05 200
Day 1: 3 15-05
2. David Zabolio Lafayette, LA 3 12-03 199
Day 1: 3 12-03
3. Ray Beck Brookeland, TX 3 11-07 198
Day 1: 3 11-07
4. Brandon Clayton Haslet , TX 3 11-04 197
Day 1: 3 11-04
5. Bryan Lohr Lumberton, TX 3 10-15 196
Day 1: 3 10-15
6. Tim Hawkins Anna, TX 3 09-11 195
Day 1: 3 09-11
7. Robert Kessler Spring, TX 3 09-05 194
Day 1: 3 09-05
8. Dale Ramsey Sharon, OK 3 09-04 193
Day 1: 3 09-04
9. Noel Allen Jr Brandon, MS 3 09-02 192
Day 1: 3 09-02
10. Brady Farrell Fort Atkinson, WI 2 09-02 191
Day 1: 2 09-02
11. Adam Deakin Windsor, CO 2 09-01 190
Day 1: 2 09-01
12. William Young Livingston, TX 1 09-00 189
Day 1: 1 09-00
13. Mike Vasquez Temple, TX 3 08-13 188
Day 1: 3 08-13
14. Noah Boyett Mountain Home, AR 3 08-12 187
Day 1: 3 08-12
15. Ruben Arevalos Poth, TX 3 08-08 186
Day 1: 3 08-08
16. Dylan Friloux Lafayette, LA 3 08-06 185
Day 1: 3 08-06
17. Brian Hamaker Huntsville, AL 3 07-14 184
Day 1: 3 07-14
18. Bud Biram Tulsa, OK 1 07-11 183
Day 1: 1 07-11
19. Chris Torry Youngsville, LA 3 07-10 182
Day 1: 3 07-10
20. Morris Collins Fairfield, OH 2 07-10 181
Day 1: 2 07-10
20. Lonnie Miller Broken Arrow, OK 2 07-10 181
Day 1: 2 07-10
22. Lindy Hadley Jasper, TX 3 07-09 179
Day 1: 3 07-09
23. Mike Petty Merkel, TX 3 07-05 178
Day 1: 3 07-05
24. Skyler Browning Crosby, TX 3 07-01 177
Day 1: 3 07-01
24. Jenny Nevans Dayton, TN 3 07-01 177
Day 1: 3 07-01
26. Kurt Ramsey Kirbyville, TX 3 07-00 175
Day 1: 3 07-00
27. Hannah Gryder Milam, TX 3 07-00 174
Day 1: 3 07-00
28. Daniel Travis The Colony, TX 3 06-15 173
Day 1: 3 06-15
29. Ed Burwell Houston, TX 3 06-14 172
Day 1: 3 06-14
29. Frank Williams Saint Charles, MO 3 06-14 172
Day 1: 3 06-14
31. Ken Sanders Crosby, TX 2 06-12 170
Day 1: 2 06-12
32. Allen Heston Pittsburg, TX 3 06-10 169
Day 1: 3 06-10
33. Aaron Choate Breaux Bridge, LA 3 06-10 168
Day 1: 3 06-10
34. Josh Slaven Conroe, TX 3 06-09 167
Day 1: 3 06-09
35. Larry Price Crosby, TX 2 06-09 166
Day 1: 2 06-09
36. Wade Richardson Texico, NM 2 06-07 165
Day 1: 2 06-07
37. Johnny Matthews Laguna Park, TX 3 06-06 164
Day 1: 3 06-06
38. Leon Jefferson Baytown, TX 2 06-06 163
Day 1: 2 06-06
39. Clayton Eslick Gilroy, CA 3 06-04 162
Day 1: 3 06-04
40. Cameron Naquin Gray, LA 3 06-04 161
Day 1: 3 06-04
41. Bert Petrie St. Paul, TX 3 06-03 160
Day 1: 3 06-03
42. Ryan Meyer Orlando, FL 3 06-02 159
Day 1: 3 06-02
43. Kelly Salow Delhi, IA 3 06-01 158
Day 1: 3 06-01
44. Brian Murphy Sulphur, LA 3 06-01 157
Day 1: 3 06-01
45. Bobby Shockley Springfield, MO 3 06-00 156
Day 1: 3 06-00
46. Michael Baker Kountze, TX 2 06-00 155
Day 1: 2 06-00
47. Nathan Adams House Springs, MO 3 05-13 154
Day 1: 3 05-13
48. Robert Paxton Jr Flower Mound, TX 2 05-13 153
Day 1: 2 05-13
49. Rondell Joseph Pearland, TX 3 05-12 152
Day 1: 3 05-12
50. Andre Chapman Church Point, LA 2 05-12 151
Day 1: 2 05-12
51. Hayden Heck Lufkin, TX 3 05-11 150
Day 1: 3 05-11
52. Kayden Tanner Millsap, TX 3 05-10 149
Day 1: 3 05-10
53. Sky Wright Waco, TX 2 05-09 148
Day 1: 2 05-09
54. Mark Cowart Kearney, MO 3 05-07 147
Day 1: 3 05-07
55. Ken Burgess Houston, TX 2 05-07 146
Day 1: 2 05-07
56. Ronald Young New Braunfels, TX 3 05-05 145
Day 1: 3 05-05
57. Bill McCoun Amarillo, TX 3 05-05 144
Day 1: 3 05-05
58. Raymond Ford Beaumont, TX 2 05-05 143
Day 1: 2 05-05
59. Darrell Hille Springfield, TN 3 05-04 142
Day 1: 3 05-04
60. John Benoit Pollock, LA 3 05-02 141
Day 1: 3 05-02
61. Connor Rushing Pride, LA 3 05-01 140
Day 1: 3 05-01
62. Scott Bunday Plano, TX 2 05-01 139
Day 1: 2 05-01
63. Gary Robin Vidor, TX 3 05-00 138
Day 1: 3 05-00
64. Calvin Balch Porter, TX 2 05-00 137
Day 1: 2 05-00
65. Aaron Reik Cleveland, TX 3 04-15 136
Day 1: 3 04-15
66. Brent Breznik Borger, TX 1 04-15 135
Day 1: 1 04-15
67. Brad Hollowell Azle, TX 3 04-14 134
Day 1: 3 04-14
68. Alfredo Torres Brazoria, TX 2 04-14 133
Day 1: 2 04-14
69. Henry Pipps II Orange, TX 2 04-13 132
Day 1: 2 04-13
70. John Connell Marion, IL 1 04-12 131
Day 1: 1 04-12
71. George Doty Richmond, TX 2 04-10 130
Day 1: 2 04-10
72. Dylan Smith Midlothian, TX 3 04-07 129
Day 1: 3 04-07
73. Glenn Dolezal Houston, TX 2 04-07 128
Day 1: 2 04-07
74. John Milam Beaumont, TX 2 04-07 127
Day 1: 2 04-07
75. Will Major Port Allen, LA 2 04-06 126
Day 1: 2 04-06
76. Brad Webb Henderson, TX 1 04-06 125
Day 1: 1 04-06
77. Robert Pennell Cuero, TX 2 04-05 124
Day 1: 2 04-05
78. Jon Jezierski Troy, MI 1 04-05 123
Day 1: 1 04-05
79. Matt Vasquez Spring, TX 3 04-04 122
Day 1: 3 04-04
80. Colton Anders Burton, TX 2 04-04 121
Day 1: 2 04-04
80. Aaron Towner Azle, TX 2 04-04 121
Day 1: 2 04-04
82. James Boyett Mountain Home, AR 2 04-03 119
Day 1: 2 04-03
82. Duane Hill Port Arthur, TX 2 04-03 119
Day 1: 2 04-03
82. Jeff Queen Catawba, NC 2 04-03 119
Day 1: 2 04-03
85. Elliot Gardner Brenham, TX 2 04-01 116
Day 1: 2 04-01
86. Darrin Mallow Kansas, OK 2 04-00 115
Day 1: 2 04-00
87. Billy Messer Spartanburg, SC 2 03-15 114
Day 1: 2 03-15
88. Cody Shry Pinehrst, TX 1 03-14 113
Day 1: 1 03-14
89. Sam Bremmerkamp Joplin, MO 1 03-13 112
Day 1: 1 03-13
90. Larry Beauboeuf Bossier City, LA 2 03-12 111
Day 1: 2 03-12
90. Elbia Ebert, III Porter, TX 2 03-12 111
Day 1: 2 03-12
92. Joe Olivas Worthington, OH 2 03-11 109
Day 1: 2 03-11
93. Joe Moyer Fort Polk Street, LA 2 03-09 108
Day 1: 2 03-09
93. Henry Trotty Kountze, TX 2 03-09 108
Day 1: 2 03-09
95. Jordan Clayton Wichita Falls, TX 2 03-07 106
Day 1: 2 03-07
96. Ronnie Ray Mckinney, TX 1 03-07 105
Day 1: 1 03-07
97. Charlie Brown Flint, TX 2 03-06 104
Day 1: 2 03-06
97. Chad McClendon Grapevine, TX 2 03-06 104
Day 1: 2 03-06
99. Elton Brock Marshall, TX 2 03-05 102
Day 1: 2 03-05
99. John Owen Ardmore, OK 2 03-05 102
Day 1: 2 03-05
101. Chris Dial Houston, TX 2 03-05 100
Day 1: 2 03-05
102. Denny Swartz Broussard, LA 2 03-03 99
Day 1: 2 03-03
103. Casey Lawson Terrell, TX 1 03-03 98
Day 1: 1 03-03
104. Isaac Booth Washburn, TN 1 03-02 97
Day 1: 1 03-02
105. Wyatt Wimberley Broaddus, TX 1 03-00 96
Day 1: 1 03-00
106. Marcos Salgado Carthage, TX 1 02-13 95
Day 1: 1 02-13
107. John Goul Philadelphia, MS 1 02-11 94
Day 1: 1 02-11
108. Cody Lee Monlezun Nacogdoches, TX 1 02-10 93
Day 1: 1 02-10
108. Randy Waddell Guntersville, AL 1 02-10 93
Day 1: 1 02-10
110. Matt Palesano Chickasha, OK 2 02-09 91
Day 1: 2 02-09
111. Shane Stockton Fort Worth, TX 1 02-09 90
Day 1: 1 02-09
112. Edward Bean Johnsburg, IL 1 02-08 89
Day 1: 1 02-08
112. Jay Childs Houston, TX 1 02-08 89
Day 1: 1 02-08
112. Michael Iwasyk Tomball, TX 1 02-08 89
Day 1: 1 02-08
112. Kenny Witek San Antonio, TX 1 02-08 89
Day 1: 1 02-08
116. Gary Roberts Monroe, LA 2 02-07 85
Day 1: 2 02-07
117. Ivy Alberes Praireville, LA 1 02-07 84
Day 1: 1 02-07
117. Wade Bryan Broaddus, TX 1 02-07 84
Day 1: 1 02-07
119. Jessie Ayers Antlers, OK 1 02-06 82
Day 1: 1 02-06
119. Albert Henderson Liberty Hill, TX 1 02-06 82
Day 1: 1 02-06
121. Leroy Mcdonald Jr Blanchard, OK 1 02-05 80
Day 1: 1 02-05
121. Lonnie Mesar Sanger, TX 1 02-05 80
Day 1: 1 02-05
121. Clarence Schwarz Irving, TX 1 02-05 80
Day 1: 1 02-05
121. Brent Shimanek Fort Worth, TX 1 02-05 80
Day 1: 1 02-05
125. Seth Lee Oklahoma City, OK 1 02-04 76
Day 1: 1 02-04
125. Clay Nyvall Longview, TX 1 02-04 76
Day 1: 1 02-04
127. Bill Hudson Norman, OK 1 02-03 74
Day 1: 1 02-03
127. Joe Nance Pearland, TX 1 02-03 74
Day 1: 1 02-03
129. Roger King Killeen, TX 1 02-02 72
Day 1: 1 02-02
129. Scott Leblanc Lafayette, LA 1 02-02 72
Day 1: 1 02-02
129. Joe Lee Midlothian, TX 1 02-02 72
Day 1: 1 02-02
132. Jorge Benitez Wallis, TX 1 02-01 69
Day 1: 1 02-01
133. Don Brinson Waco, TX 1 01-15 68
Day 1: 1 01-15
133. Kevin Cloud Kenner, LA 1 01-15 68
Day 1: 1 01-15
133. Scott Degrant Conroe, TX 1 01-15 68
Day 1: 1 01-15
136. Todd Drury Haslet, TX 1 01-14 65
Day 1: 1 01-14
136. Johnny Ramos Odessa, TX 1 01-14 65
Day 1: 1 01-14
138. Carson Denmark Malcolm, AL 1 01-13 63
Day 1: 1 01-13
138. Matthew Mcclellan Tyler, TX 1 01-13 63
Day 1: 1 01-13
138. Kevin Nunley Joelton, TN 1 01-13 63
Day 1: 1 01-13
138. Joe Thielen La Grange, TX 1 01-13 63
Day 1: 1 01-13
142. Adam Boyd Humble, TX 1 01-12 59
Day 1: 1 01-12
142. Dan Wilson Aubrey, TX 1 01-12 59
Day 1: 1 01-12
144. Michael Deans San Saba, TX 1 01-11 57
Day 1: 1 01-11
144. Ralph Gibson Locust Grove, OK 1 01-11 57
Day 1: 1 01-11
144. Chris Jeffery Sedan, KS 1 01-11 57
Day 1: 1 01-11
144. Ed Laroche Benld, IL 1 01-11 57
Day 1: 1 01-11
144. Jon Mohon Sr Houston, TX 1 01-11 57
Day 1: 1 01-11
144. Shane Soriano Merced, CA 1 01-11 57
Day 1: 1 01-11
150. Steve Wright Plano, TX 2 01-10 51
Day 1: 2 01-10
151. Albert Hudson Austin, TX 1 01-10 50
Day 1: 1 01-10
151. Howard Marlowe Lewisville, TX 1 01-10 50
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151. Clinton Tapley North Richland Hills, T 1 01-10 50
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154. John Goebel Lumberton, TX 1 01-09 47
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154. Harold Payne Tomball, TX 1 01-09 47
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154. Shigekazu Tateno Dallas, TX 1 01-09 47
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157. Justin Flores Waco, TX 1 01-08 44
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157. Douglas Rives Austin, TX 1 01-08 44
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157. Chris Sabina Austin, TX 1 01-08 44
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157. Eric Tauer New Braunfels, TX 1 01-08 44
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157. Scotty Walton Oklahoma City, OK 1 01-08 44
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162. Lee Deboer Mckinney, TX 1 01-07 39
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163. Kevin Maxwell Laneville, TX 1 01-07 38
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164. Brandon Beaver Durant, OK 1 01-06 37
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165. David Booth Erin, TN 1 01-03 36
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166. Yo Howard Bolingbrook, IL 1 01-00 35
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167. Byron Allen Taylor, AR 0 00-00 0
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167. Keith Allen Springfield, MO 0 00-00 0
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167. Gary Bates Athens, AL 0 00-00 0
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167. Jim Benefield Arp, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Kevin Booty Dequincy, LA 0 00-00 0
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167. Wes Breznik Kansas City, MO 0 00-00 0
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167. Beau Brinson Bremond, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Dustin Carlson Montgomery, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Sam Chapman Norman, OK 0 00-00 0
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167. John Cummings Alexander, AR 0 00-00 0
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167. Keith Eddleman Buda, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Alonzo Evans Jr Sebring, FL 0 00-00 0
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167. Steven Gilliam Blanchard, OK 0 00-00 0
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167. Matt Gnoth Sharon, KS 0 00-00 0
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167. Todd Greenwood Chesterfield, VA 0 00-00 0
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167. Michael Grossman Dallas, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Robert Haase Livingston, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Steven Hatch Long Beach, MS 0 00-00 0
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167. Keith Honeycutt Temple, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Jeff Jordan Tulsa, OK 0 00-00 0
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167. Gary Kaehler Strawn, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Sieg Kilby Kilgore, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Pete Lammons Houston, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Larry Lassetter Waco, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Michael Leach Shenandoah, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Douglas Littleton New Caney, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Kevin Mallow Kansas, OK 0 00-00 0
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167. Michael McCollum Wimberley, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. John Moon Brookeland, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Gregory Oehring Raytown, MO 0 00-00 0
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167. Rick Parker Kaufman, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Robert Parks Port Neches, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Jerad Perry Marshall, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Joshua Price Temple, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Cory Richard Carencro, LA 0 00-00 0
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167. Barret Robinson Jasper, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Ben Shuler Midland, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Blaine Sparks Walker, LA 0 00-00 0
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167. Jon Stidham Mcclelland, IA 0 00-00 0
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167. Anthony Templeton Beckville, TX 0 00-00 0
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167. Kyle Vandever Rathdrum, ID 0 00-00 0
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167. Dwain Vogelpohl Cambridge, MN 0 00-00 0
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Jackson Kayak Names Jameson Redding it’s new Fishing Development Lead

Sparta, TN – September 8, 2020

Jackson Kayak has opened the door with a glimpse at the next stage in their fishing program with the announcement of Jameson Redding as their new Fishing Development Lead. This new position will tie consumer and team feedback directly with product design and quality control management. Jameson comes well respected throughout the industry by manufacturing partners, in marketing circles, in many of fishing’s top communities and has been involved in R&D feedback for manufacturers for many years. This announcement comes at the heels of the Antix 2.0 launch where the development team and product direction was made clear for their whitewater division. Fishing will see involvement of many top names in kayak angling, lead by Jameson, and resulting in incredible new directions and improvements going forward.

“This past year Jackson has seen growth management exercises that have resulted in policies that are more focused on product vs projects outside the manufacturing realm.” states James McBeath, Jackson’s Marketing Director. “Our process review and budgeting exercises have all of Jackson focused on building the best products in the marketplace, nothing else. Jameson comes in to ensure that 2021 sees a whole new Jackson on many levels for our fishing customer!”

Jameson’s roles will include ensuring product design melds with consumer demand, fishing team feedback and dealer needs in all marketplaces. His experience in collecting market data, listening to the needs of customers who fish every day and his understanding of the design to production process makes him ideal for the position. The result will see more focused attention on product development planning, concept work, prototyping, testing and partnerships in manufacturing. Jameson will be working with the leading design and development team that has brought some of the most popular fishing kayaks in history and will be responsible for helping boat design and quality reach new heights.

“Making the right decisions about what products our fans want and the quality in manufacturing is a top priority for me and Jackson and what I see is my main role.” Jameson clarifies. “We will no longer be making decisions in a bubble, but involving all stakeholders in our community, our team and our dealers. I get to be the voice of a community for Jackson. I am very excited at that prospect and we are already seeing cool plans for 2021 and 2022 as a result!”

About Jameson Redding
Jameson Redding is one of the most sought after voices in kayak angling today. He comes with associations with leading fishing manufacturers like Torqeedo, NRS, Bending Branches, Batson Enterprises and Zman to name a few. His angling skills span both freshwater and salt making his diversity a great value to understanding the challenges of all anglers and on all waterways. Jameson is a well respected member of the angling community with roots and relationships deep into all layers of the fishing world, an asset that will be valuable in the future of Jackson’s fishing development program.


College Angler Battles Open-Heart Surgery, Cancer To Score Top 12 Finish

 

Jones-JSU.jpgBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — As the weigh-in for Day 2 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Hartwell presented by Bass Pro Shops concluded and the standings were revealed, excitement and relief fell over Jacksonville State University senior Jarred Jones. For the first time in his college career, Jones made the Top 12 cut with a two-day total of 15 pounds, 13 ounces, landing him in 10th place for the day.

“It’s always been something I’ve wanted to do,” Jones said after the weigh-in. “I’ve been bass fishing my whole life and fishing at JSU for three years. I’ve qualified for two National Championships and never made a 12-cut. It’s just unbelievable.”

Jones fished the event solo after COVID-19 rescheduling conflicts kept his partner Logan Tate from making the trip — and he did it just two months after having open-heart surgery to remove a tumor that doctors determined to be B-Cell Lymphoma.

After healing from the surgery for seven weeks, doctors cleared Jones to participate in the tournament before starting chemotherapy in a couple of weeks.

“This has been the first time I’ve been out fishing since July, right before my surgery,” Jones said. “I was ready to see what I can do and ready to show people that no matter what happens, no matter what can put you down for a little bit, you can still do what you want to do.

“I was praying all morning, praying I could get through it and try to do my best or the best God had given me. It worked out, He was with me all day and He has been with me since then.”

With the added challenge of fishing by himself, Jarred’s father Mark Jones made the trip to ensure his son put as little strain on his body as possible.

“I’m his dad, I can read Jarred better than the general public,” Mark Jones said in an interview Friday evening. “I know he is struggling this week. He is pushing himself to the limits. But to see him today when he came in and gave me the thumbs-up and told me he has a decent bag and he’s going to make it; watching that weigh-in was nerve-wracking but exciting to watch his reaction when the scales were closed and the Top 12 was set.

“I know it isn’t as good as winning the Bassmaster Classic, but it was pretty good.”

Jarred Jones wrapped up the Lake Hartwell event in 11th place — a new career-high — and earned valuable points toward the School of the Year Standings.

Mark has been with Jarred every step of the way through his fishing career. A former Redman and Angler’s Choice Series veteran, Mark coached Jarred’s high school team in his hometown of Oxford, Ala., and has served as an unofficial coach for the Jacksonville State team. He has also watched his 21-year-old son endure so much.

Jarred’s mother, Michelle, was also diagnosed with cancer during 2018 after she fell when Jarred was competing at a College Series event at Cherokee Lake in Tennessee. In April 2019, during the College Series event at Bull Shoals, Mark made a call to Tournament Director Hank Weldon asking Weldon to pull Jarred off the water.

“I had to call Hank at Bull Shoals and get them to pull him off the water, and he drove 11 hours to the hospital in Georgia because the doctors told us his mom was going to die,” Mark said.

Two months later, Michelle passed away — 13 months and 5 days after her diagnosis — leaving a hole in the Jones family.

“It took a lot from me and took a lot from our family,” Jarred said. “It did a number on her, but she stayed stronger through it. She didn’t let us get sad or nothing. She was always there for every one of us.

“She was a big supporter of my fishing, no matter where we went. If she couldn’t make it, she would call and check on us and make sure we had everything and ask how it was going. She didn’t know much about fishing, but she tried her best and made jokes when I had bad days and was there to hold me up and support me when I had great days.”

Less than a year after her passing, Jarred rushed to the emergency room with heart attack-like symptoms and doctors discovered a 9-centimeter mass on the pericardial sac region of his heart. After a month of biopsies and tests to determine the nature and severity of the tumor with no clear answers, Jones underwent a six-hour open-heart surgery on July 6, 2020 — 364 days after his mother passed.

Jarred spent four days alone in the hospital recovering from surgery while COVID-19 restrictions prevented any family or friends from entering the hospital. After the surgery, Mark received heartbreaking news from his son’s doctor.

“He had surgery on a Monday, and on Thursday the doctor called me to give me an update and said, ‘We’ve got pathology back; it’s cancer, and I’m on my way up to talk to him,’” Mark recalled. “I said, ‘Please don’t tell him by himself.’ The doctor was able to get me in there when they talked to Jarred.

“The remarkable thing about it was, you have a doctor delivering that kind of news, and a dad that’s a wreck, and Jarred took it like a champ. He was like, ‘When do we get started? What’s the next step?’ It’s been amazing to watch him. It’s kind of been a learning experience for me. He has handled it better than I have.

“But some of the first words he told me and the doctor after the diagnosis was, ‘I’m going to fish that tournament,’” Mark continued. “All these anglers in the College Series are fishing for their dream to make it to the next level, to fish the Opens and the Elites and make it to the Bassmaster Classic. And (then) to see life is fragile. One day you are here, and the next day you could be gone. Twenty-one and a cancer diagnosis is tough. It puts life in perspective.”

After finishing 22nd at Toledo Bend and 15th at Smith Lake to open the 2020 Bassmaster College Series, Jones and Tate were fifth in the Bassmaster School of the Year standings. Jones’s goal was to be ready to fish in time to make the trip to Lake Hartwell and continue pursuing a School of the Year title.

“I went fishing one time before this tournament, and it took a lot out of me,” he said. “I was shooting for three weeks after my surgery to get back up and try to cast out in the yard and do what I can to see my limits and see what I needed to work at. The first few weeks were rough, but it has gotten a lot better.”

While he was regaining strength and working towards a tournament appearance, the community of Oxford rallied around Jones and his family, raising money for Mark and Jarred for time missed at work as well as funds for Jarred to fish once he was healthy.

“The support I’ve received from my hometown and my family, my girlfriend being there for me all the way and my family being there, the whole Oxford community has helped me financially and helped me raise money so I can fish these next couple tournaments,” Jones said. “Two little girls set up a lemonade stand and raised money for me that way. They wanted to support the cause, and everyone has been outstanding at home.”

Jones’s Jacksonville State University teammates have also been an important part of the support system for the Jones family.

“My teammates have been there every step of the way,” he said. “They’ve texted and called me. They’ve come to the house and brought food over for our family. It’s been outstanding how amazing they have been to me and my family.”

With the Top 25 finish at Toledo Bend in January, Jones and Tate earned their spot in the 2020 National Championship at the Harris Chain of Lakes at the end of October, an event Jones has qualified for twice before but has only been able to fish once.

While the surgery wounds will have healed by that time, chemotherapy treatments will be underway before the tournament begins to ensure the cancer doesn’t spread further. Even though he won’t be 100%, Jones said he does not intend to miss the biggest tournament of his life.

“I’ve been on my phone waiting for them to announce where it will be,” Jones said. “I know I have to go through chemo and I don’t know where my strength will be and how hard it will hit me, but I’m going to make arrangements to where I will be down there.

“That’s something I’ve always dreamed about and something I’ve always wanted to be in. I was in it during my first year of college, but I wasn’t able to make it last year. So, it’s kind of a redemption time, I want to go back and give it my all and give these boys a run for their money.”


Major League Fishing, FLW Announce 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Schedule

BENTON, Ky. (Sept. 10, 2020) – Major League Fishing (MLF) and FLW announced today the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit schedule, kicking off February 11 at Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, Florida, and wrapping up August 1 at the St. Lawrence River in Massena, New York.

The 26th season of FLW’s top professional circuit will feature six regular-season tournaments showcasing the best 150 anglers in the world competing for as much as $135,000 in a five-biggest-fish format on top bass fisheries at peak times. The 2021 season culminates with the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE presented by Toyota, where the top 50 pros will compete for as much as $235,000 in a catch, weigh, immediate-release format.

2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Schedule:

  • Feb. 11-14                  Lake Okeechobee      Clewiston, Fla.
    Hosted by Roland & Mary Ann Martin’s Marina & Resort and the Hendry County Tourism Development Council
  • March 11-14              Smith Lake                Cullman, Ala.
    Hosted by Cullman Area Local Organizing Committee
  • April 22-25                 Lake Murray             Columbia, S.C.
    Hosted by Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board
  • May 13-16                  Lake Eufaula             Eufaula, Ala.
    Hosted by Eufaula Barbour County Chamber of Commerce
  • June 17-20                  Potomac River           Marbury, Md.
    Hosted by Charles County Board of Commissioners
  • July 29-Aug. 1           St. Lawrence River   Massena, N.Y.
    Hosted by the Town of Massena
  • Aug. 17-22                  Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota - TBA

Payouts for 2021 remain the same as 2020 qualifying events and the 2020 TITLE, but entry fees for qualified pros have been reduced by $10,000 to $30,000 for the season.

“We are thrilled to offer our top pros an exciting 2021 schedule with the sport’s largest payouts for a new lower entry fee,” said Kathy Fennel, FLW Executive Vice President and General Manager. “With one less qualifier, pros will have less time on the road and the ability to fish a complimentary Toyota Series division to qualify for a second championship that pays as much as $235,000 to the winner.”

Complete payout details are listed below.

 

2021 Payouts:

 

Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Qualifiers:

Place                                                   Pro      FLW Phoenix Bonus*                      

1                                                 $100,000                             $35,000

2                                                     30,000

3                                                     25,000

4                                                     20,000

5                                                     19,000

6                                                     18,000

7                                                     17,000

8                                                     16,000

9                                                     15,000

10                                                   14,000

11-20                                              11,000

21-30                                              10,500

31-50                                              10,000

51-60                                                5,500

61-75                                                5,000

Berkley Big Bass – Day 1 & 2          500

Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota:

Place                                                   Pro      FLW Phoenix Bonus*             

1                                                $200,000                             $35,000

2                                                    50,000

3                                                    30,000

4                                                    25,000

5                                                    19,000

6                                                    18,000

7                                                     17,000

8                                                     16,000

9                                                    15,000

10                                                  14,000

11-20                                             11,000

21-30                                             10,500

31-50                                             10,000

Berkley Big Bass – Round 1 A/B     500

Payback is based on the number of paid entries in qualifiers.

 

* FLW Phoenix Bonus listed is based on 2020 awards. Final 2021 FLW Phoenix Bonus payouts will be set by Phoenix Boats.

 

Angler of the Year         

The top pro from the point standings after six Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit qualifiers (ties resolved by total weight) wins the 2021 Angler of the Year award and entry fees for the following season.

 

Polaris Rookie of the Year:

The top pro from the point standings after six Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit qualifiers (ties resolved by total weight) who has never fished a Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit (or FLW Tour Major), Bass Pro Tour or B.A.S.S. Elite Series tournament as a pro before the 2021 season wins the 2021 Rookie of the Year award and a new Polaris Ranger 1000.

Each Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit tournament features live on-the-water coverage plus television coverage on the Outdoor Channel and Sportsman Channel.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagram, and YouTube.

 


What Happens on the Podcast Stays on the Podcast

This week Chris and the Circus welcome in your FLW Title Champ, Rusty Salewski to talk his Sturgeon Bay win. David goes to Vegas, Jason is in redneck land and Chris is up to his neck in crap. Literally. Check it out!


Red Hill High School Wins FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Lake Guntersville Open

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 9, 2020) – Alabama’s Red Hill High School duo of Jesse Franklin and Ally Huey brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 20 pounds, 9 ounces to win the FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Lake Guntersville Open in Guntersville, Alabama.

For their win on Lake Guntersville, the team now advances to the 2021 High School Fishing National Championship.

The top four teams that qualified for the 2021 High School Fishing National Championship are:

1st: Red Hill High School, Hayden, Ala. – Jesse Franklin and Ally Huey, five bass, 20-9

2nd: Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills, Ala. – Reese Petitti and Hayden Marbut, five bass, 17-1

3rd: Sand Rock High School, Leesburg, Ala. – Brody Robison and Colton Cash, five bass, 14-13

4th: Lee County High School, Leesburg, Ga. – Peyton Dunn and Flint Davis, five bass, 13-6

Rounding out the top 10 were:

5th: Chelsea High School, Chelsea, Ala. – Braxton Hopper and Peyton Harris, five bass, 13-5

6th: Spencer County High School, Taylorsville, Ky – Andy Napier and Dalton Coale, five bass, 13-0

7th: Marietta Bass Masters Club, Marietta, Ga. – Carter Koza and Tanner Hadden, five bass, 12-7

8th: Hewitt-Trussville High School – Carson Underwood and Andrew Jones., five bass, 11-15

9th: Chapman High School, Inman, S.C. – Alex Bradley and Ryan Green, five bass, 11-12

10th: Long Creek High School, Huntersville, N.C. – Avery Doughty and Luke Miller, five bass, 11-2

Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The event launched from the Lake Guntersville State Park Boat Ramp in Guntersville, Alabama, and was hosted by the Marshall County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Lake Guntersville Open in Guntersville, Alabama, was a free, two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12 and open to any FLW 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 2021 High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2021 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 2020 World Finals.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.


Murray State University Wins Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI Tournament on Lake Guntersville

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 9, 2020) – The Murray State University team of Adam Puckett of Murray, Kentucky, and Nathaniel Lear of Greenville, Kentucky, won the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at Lake Guntersville event Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce. The victory earned the Murray State bass club $2,000 and qualified them to compete in the 2021 College Fishing National Championship.

The Racer duo won by just a 1-ounce margin over the second-place team of Kade Holcomb & Kopeland Rosser from the University of Montevallo, who weighed in five bass totaling 18 pounds even. The tournament launched from the Lake Guntersville State Park Boat Launch in Guntersville, Alabama.

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2021 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st: Murray State University – Adam Puckett, Murray, Ky., and Nathaniel Lear, Greenville, Ky., five bass, 18-1, $2,000

2nd: University of Montevallo – Kade Holcomb, Montevallo, Ala., and Kopeland Rosser, Helena, Ala., five bass, 18-0, $1,000

3rd: Bethel University – Dax Ewart, Humboldt, Tenn., and Kyle Palmer, Estill Springs, Tenn., five bass, 17-6, $500

4th: Georgia Southern University – Joshua Mckie, Americus, Ga., and Landon Howe, Bonaire, Ga., five bass, 16-2, $500

5th: Emanuel College – Brooks Anderson, Marietta, Ga., and Parker Guy of Ocilla, Ga., five bass, 16-2, $500

6th: Wallace State Community College – Will Dickerson, Crane Hill, Ala., and Hunter Tolbert, Dora, Ala., five bass, 16-0

7th: Bryan College – Ethan Shaw, Carmel, Ind., and Tyler Price, Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 15-15

8th: Bethel University – Joseph Woods, McKenzie, Tenn., and Matthew Cummings, Union City, Tenn., five bass, 15-11

9th: Bethel University – Tristan McCormick, Burns, Tenn., and Steven Mills, White Bluff, Tenn., five bass, 15-7

10th: Catawba Valley Community College – Nathan Dellinger, Hickory, N.C., five bass, 15-5

Complete results for the entire field can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI event on Lake Guntersville was hosted by the Marshall County Convention & Visitors Bureau. It was the second of three regular-season qualifying tournaments for Southeastern Conference anglers. The next event for College Fishing anglers will be on Sept. 11 – the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at the Ohio River in Paducah, Kentucky.

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 FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.


Worldwide Joins Quantum Pro-Staff

TULSA, Okla. – Quantum is excited to announce the addition of James Watson to their decorated team of professional anglers.

 

James “Worldwide” Watson is a proud former United States Army Drill Sergeant who began his professional fishing career back in 2013. The Miller, MO native quickly made a name for himself thanks to his entertaining persona, quick wit, and success on the water.

 

Watson competes on Major League Fishing’s Bass Pro Tour but he’s found success in FLW and B.A.S.S. competitions as well. Amassing over $500,000 in career earnings regardless of format, including FLW Invitational and Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open wins.

 

“I couldn’t be happier to join the Quantum Fishing family,” Watson beamed. “The chance to work with and represent a brand like Quantum is something I take very seriously. Quantum has always made incredible products and I’m excited to start slinging buzzbaits and spoon-jacking big bass with the high-speed Smoke S3!”

 

Watson’s affinity for power fishing highland reservoirs is second only to his love of harassing his now Quantum teammate, Matt Lee.

 

“Quantum is excited with the addition of James Watson to our elite Pro Staff,” said Quantum Brand Manager, Balay Hartman. “James is known for his big personality and has skill to match. We think he is a great fit with our brand and our team of amazing Quantum Pros. We can’t wait to see what the future holds.”


Wheeler’s Wheelhouse

Courtesy Luke Stoner - Dynamic Sponsorships

The past 20 months of Jacob Wheeler’s fishing career have been nothing less than incredible. In 2020 alone the Major League Fishing pro notched a Bass Pro Tour win on Lake Eufaula, a FLW Toyota Series victory on Pickwick Lake, and dominated the first ever FLW Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Super Tournament on Lake Chickamauga.

Add those accolades to several other top 10 finishes and threatening for the Bass Pro Tour Points Champion title, and you have the framework for one of the best seasons in tournament bass fishing history. Then look back at 2019; Wheeler achieved a General Tires World Championship, another Bass Pro Tour title, and a 2nd place finish in the Bassmaster Classic.

It’s no surprise the Team Toyota pro is ranked as the number one bass fisherman in the world right now on BassFan; something widely agreed upon by fans and competitors alike. He competes like a salty veteran but Wheeler is only 30 years old, with most of his “tournament fishing prime” still ahead of him.

Perhaps the most impressive thing about Wheeler’s recent dominance is the versatility he displayed. Radically different fisheries, contrasting weather patterns, various times of the year, smallmouth versus largemouth, and even completely different formats couldn’t slow Wheeler down.
Whether he was catching Great Lakes smallmouth with a dropshot, stroking offshore muddy water largemouth with a 1-ounce spinnerbait, or rotating through baits on a summertime Tennessee River ledge didn’t matter. Wheeler caught ‘em and outperformed the competition in the process.

It begs the question, what is Wheeler’s biggest fishing strength, what is his wheelhouse? Instead of putting the Indiana native on the spot and asking him to answer that question about himself, we asked a trio of his Bass Pro Tour peers for their input. Not surprisingly, they all came back with different answers.

Jordan Lee – Understanding his electronics

Jordan Lee is another young standout coming off an amazing 2020 season. Lee and Wheeler battled it out throughout the Bass Pro Tour schedule and have a lot of respect for one another.

Like KVD and Skeet Reese raised the level of competition against one another ten years ago, we may be witnessing Wheeler and Lee forming a similar rivalry near the top of the leaderboard. We asked the Carhartt pro where he believes Wheeler excels the most.

“In my opinion I think Wheeler is one of the absolute best with his electronics right now,” Lee offered. “He runs multiple units and seems to understand what they are showing him better than just about anyone. He’s proven he can catch fish with any technique, but the difference maker is how good he is at finding groups of fish with his electronics.”

Mark Daniels Jr. – All things topwater

Few anglers know Wheeler better than Mark Daniels Jr. Wheeler and MDJ are not only good friends and competitors; they’ve actually spent the past three seasons as roommates. Traveling to and from tournaments together. MDJ struggled with the question, as he believes Wheeler excels as just about everything.

Ultimately MDJ answered with all things topwater; a skillset Wheeler showcased this year in tournaments from Lake Okeechobee, Florida to La Crosse, Wisconsin.

“His absolute strength is anything topwater,” Daniels Jr. said. “He blows my mind with how much he understands about the itty bitty nuances of topwater fishing. He’s good with frogs, buzzbaits, walking baits, or prop baits but more than that he knows when to change based on the fishes disposition. He sees subtleties with topwaters that go over most of our heads.”

Terry Scroggins – Decision making

Terry “Big Show” Scroggins has been in the bass fishing game for a long time and has witnessed the origins of several successful fishing careers. The Team Toyota pro isn’t afraid to tell you Wheeler’s talent is something special, and in his opinion it has a lot to do with the space in between his ears.

“Wheeler’s decision making, and willingness to change what he’s doing in the middle of a tournament day sets him apart,” Scroggins explained. “Having the instincts and confidence to make decisions like that only comes with experience. Something most 30-year olds don’t have enough of; Wheeler does. Add that to his skills and you’ve got a headache for the rest of the competition!”

His fellow competitors and recent tournament performances illustrate a similar picture – Wheeler’s “wheelhouse” encompasses a lot and it keeps growing year after year.


Summer Dog Days Await Anglers In Bassmaster Central Open On Sam Rayburn

September 3, 2020

JASPER, Texas — It won’t be an easy time on historic Sam Rayburn Reservoir, but anglers competing in the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open on this East Texas powerhouse will not lack for opportunity.

Seasonally speaking, this Angelina River impoundment has long been considered one of the Lone Star State’s most-renowned fisheries; it’s just moody this time of year.

“The water’s low and dropping; it’s like everywhere in the South,” said Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs, who makes his home in Huntington, Texas, on Rayburn’s northwest side. “September is just a tough month to catch fish, and Rayburn will be no different. It’ll be a grinder.”

A week before the event, this 114,500-acre lake stood about 2.84 feet below normal pool of 164.4. Despite a fairly wet summer, the water volume moving through this system declines this time of year.

“That’s not extremely low and, on Rayburn, that still gives you a lot of shallow cover to fish,” Combs said. “There are plenty of options here."

Combs said he’s noticed that Hurricane Laura ripped up some grass on the south end. But otherwise, the lake’s not showing any significant impacts from the recent tropical weather event.

After several weeks of daytime highs in the mid-90s, local temperatures will slip into the mid-80s. But with overnight lows only reaching into the low to mid-60s, Combs isn’t expecting a significant effect on the water temperatures.

“I don’t think we’re going to see a big uptick (in fish activity),” he said of the early season front. “The big cold fronts of fall are better, but we’re not going to see that in time for (the) event.”

Combs believes Rayburn’s abundant hydrilla, which currently grows out to about 9 feet, will be a big player. Flipping/punching jigs and Texas-rigged plastics will produce a lot of fish, but look for the early morning topwater bite to factor into the grass game.

“There’s also way more pads than we’ve had in the last six to eight years,” Combs said. “We had a resurgence last year; I’m glad to see them back. Frogging is definitely a good way to catch them in the pads. We also have a ton of peppergrass and you can catch them on frogs there, as well.”

Predicting a three-day winning total of 56 pounds, Combs said Rayburn’s famous offshore structure is sure to receive a lot of attention. From dropoffs to brushpiles, anglers fishing big Texas-rigged worms, Carolina rigs and deep-diving crankbaits will fare well.

“There’s also a lot of fish schooling in open water right now,” Combs said. “That’s what makes it so tough — you can’t really chase those fish around because they suspend.

“I think the entire lake will be in play. There will be guys catching them in creeks and rivers, there will be guys catching them out in the middle of the main lake from one end to the other. Who knows where it will be won.”

The tournament is the second of four events scheduled in the Central Division. At the end of the season, the Top 4 anglers from the Central and Eastern Divisions will receive automatic bids into the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series. The Top 4 from the overall Opens standings will also receive bids, and the overall points winner will receive $10,000 as the Falcon Rods Opens Angler of the Year.

With fan interest at an all-time high and a stacked field of anglers that includes some of the sport’s biggest names, B.A.S.S. officials have expanded live coverage options on Bassmaster.com. Both boaters and co-anglers will be logging their catches using BASSTrakk for real-time updates. Fans can also follow the final-day drama by streaming Nationwide Bassmaster Opens LIVE presented by Grizzly as camera boats provide coverage of the leaders.

The tournament is being hosted by the Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Chamber of Commerce.


“Major League Fishing” Dominates the Competition and Stands Alone Among Bass Fishing Television Fans

DENVER (September 8, 2020) – Major League Fishing (MLF) has proved to be a dominating force with bass fishing fans, towering over competitive bass fishing programming on television by most ratings and viewership measurements. With fans seeking content on Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, World Fishing Network and others, MLF eclipses competitive bass fishing programming on television and easily stands alone as cable’s most-watched fishing competition.

A person reaching for a fish while being filmed for television.

Description automatically generated“It’s clear to us, despite competitors’ claims to the contrary, that Major League Fishing is by far the pre-eminent viewing choice of bass fishing fans wanting to watch top-caliber competition on television,” Major League Fishing President and CEO Jim Wilburn stated. “Numbers don’t lie, and the ratings and viewership numbers back up our claims.”

With more than 1,300 combined hours of television coverage, Major League Fishing, which airs on cable partners: Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel, World Fishing Network, Discovery Channel and CBS Sports, has accounted for a staggering 86% of all viewership of competitive bass fishing programs on cable television during the past four quarters (Q3 2019 to Q2 2020).*

During the 2020 season, Major League Fishing has averaged 97,000 viewing households in just its anchor time period on Outdoor Channel, making it the top-rated show on the network for the fifth consecutive year, surpassing the average number of households that viewed its top competitor’s championship series on ESPN2 by +3%, despite its competitor benefitting from nearly triple the distribution.✝︎

Fans of Major League Fishing seek it out regardless of the network including World Fishing Network which is delivering +10% more households than its top competitor’s elite series on Pursuit Channel, despite having just one-seventh of the distribution.✦

For more information about Major League Fishing and Outdoor Sportsman Group Networks visit: www.MajorLeagueFishing.com and www.outdoorsg.com


Federal Signs as Sponsor of Major League Fishing

September 8, 2020 (Tulsa, Okla.) Major League Fishing (MLF) announced today that Federal Ammunition has signed on as sponsor of 2021 MLF Cups, which begins taping later this month. As the number one television program on Outdoor Channel for the last five years, the MLF Cups offer Federal an extensive reach with an invested outdoor audience. MLF Cups feature four, television-exclusive events, which premiere on Outdoor Channel January 2, 2021 and playout over 26 weeks through June.

“We are excited to welcome Federal to the MLF sponsor family,” said Jim Wilburn, MLF President and CEO. “As the number one show on Outdoor Channel, their sponsorship aligns the Federal ammo brand with the strongest fishing audience in television. Research shows that anglers hunt and shoot, which puts them in front of an audience of buyers each episode.”

“Federal is excited about partnering with Major League Fishing,” says Federal Ammunition’s Media Director Brian Kelvington. “Data shows us anglers and fans of the premiere bass fishing series are also hunters and shooters and this is a great opportunity for increased exposure to Federal Ammunition and our innovative products with this passionate audience.”

About the MLF Cups
The MLF Cups are the number one show in first and second quarters on Outdoor Channel since 2016. Each of four MLF Cups – Challenge Cup, Heritage Cup, Patriot Cup, and Summit Cup - feature 30 MLF Pro Anglers in a six-day event, filmed without fans and premiered on television exclusively. Competitors fish with no advance notice of the fishery and must make on-the-spot decisions to earn minimum daily weights to advance to the next Round. The 2021 MLF Cups will film in late 2020 and early 2021 and premiere January 3, 2021 on Outdoor Channel. Fans can set their DVR to record “Major League Fishing” or subscribe to MyOutdoorTV to catch all the action.

About Federal Ammunition
Federal, headquartered in Anoka, MN, is a brand of Vista Outdoor Inc., an outdoor sports and recreation company. From humble beginnings nestled among the lakes and woods of Minnesota, Federal Ammunition has evolved into one of the world's largest producers of sporting ammunition. Beginning in 1922, founding president, Charles L. Horn, paved the way for our success. Today, Federal carries on Horn's vision for quality products and service with the next generation of outdoorsmen and women. We maintain our position as experts in the science of ammunition production. Every day we manufacture products to enhance our customers' shooting experience while partnering with the conservation organizations that protect and support our outdoor heritage. We offer thousands of options in our Federal Premium and Federal® lines-it's what makes us the most complete ammunition company in the business and provides our customers with a choice no matter their pursuit. Federal ammunition can be found at dealers nationwide or purchased online direct from Federal. For more information on all products from Federal or to shop online, visit www.federalpremium.com.