Spring has sprung, and the temperatures are on the rise. Contenders found Falcon’s water level low, making for skinny water for teams to share. The big fish were biting, and several kickers over eight pounds were caught. It was quite a show at the scales until the final weights were tallied!

Winners Tye Heineman and Mike Bates had started their day drawing boat #117. “We weren’t thrilled about drawing such a late number. Falcon is low, and there are only so many points to fish.” Regaining their composure, they decided to relax and just go fishing. “We made a run to the dam, fishing the chunk rock in 10’-15’ of water,” Tye explained. “We knew a lot of the guys were going to be fishing shallow, but we were figuring on going for the bass that were transitioning.” They decided on jigs as their bait of choice. “At first we were going to use 1 oz jigs, but decided that was probably too big, so we downsized to a ¾ oz.” They chose a tilapia color, then they customized their baits. “We trimmed the weed guard to almost nothing, then tipped our jigs with a variety of trailers.” Within about 15 casts, they had a three and a four pounder in the boat. By 10:30 they had a limit but their smallest fish weighed around 1 ½ pounds and they were desperately trying to cull it with a bigger fish. “Finally, around 1:00 we caught one a little bigger, about two pounds. Then the bite just absolutely died. We moved to another cove, but there were two boats already in it. We waited a little, then all of a sudden both of them buckled up and took off in a hurry, filling the cove with backwash.” They decided to try the spot anyway, and within two casts boated their kicker – a 7 ½ pounder! “At that point we figured we had around 26 pounds, and tried a few more spots but didn’t get to cull anymore. All in all we had a good day.” When it was all said and done, the scales locked in at 28.09 lbs for a 1st place win! Bass Champs presented them the guaranteed 1st place $20,000 check, and they enjoyed additional winnings from Lowrance, PowerPole and SureLife. “We’d like to thank God for the opportunity and ability to do this, he really blessed us today.” This is their third Bass Champs win, and their second on Falcon. “It’s going to come down to the wire for the Angler of the Year race in our last tournament on Amistad! We’d like to thank our sponsors and all of our family and friends for their encouragement and support.”

Lee Leonard and Scott Bronder were excited when they drew boat #38 for their take-off order. “With the lake this low, pretty much everyone will be fishing the same spots. We were really happy to get an early draw and be able to get to our starting point before some of the others.” They started off on a point using both Carolina rigs and crank baits. “We caught a good fish at our first area with the crank bait, then moved on trying to find more. It was their third area that Lee hooked their big one. “I was still using a crank bait, and I lucked into our big bass – 9.43 lbs!” They were on a roll, and Scott was putting fish in the livewell with his Carolina rig as well. “We caught and culled fish all day. It just went like clockwork for us!” Their kicker won the $500 Big Bass bonus, and their total weight was 26.46 lbs to win the 2nd place $2,500 check. Lee would like to thank his wife Jamie and daughter Abbie for their encouragement and support while Scott would also like to thank his wife Amanda. “We would also like to thank Wood Covers, the Tire Factory Outlet and the San Marcos Police Officer Association.”

Rounding out the top 10 teams:
3rd $1,500 25.73 lbs Bill Wilcox & Mike Carlson
4th $1,200 24.72 lbs Robert Amaya & Mario Jimenez
5th $1,030 22.79 lbs Jimmy Steed & Charlie Haralson
6th $1,020+ 21.38 lbs Chans Martin & Sterling Martin
7th $1,010 20.58 lbs Karlo Escamilla & Martin Herrejon
8th $1,000 20.21 lbs Rick Shock & Ted Sprencel
9th $ 900 19.93 lbs Steve Caraway & Don Stehling
10th $ 800 19.76 lbs Clint Chrismon & Michael Durrett
And last in the money
17th $ 600 18.70 lbs Cody Day & David Day

Congratulations to Chans and Sterling Martin who were the highest finishing team in a qualified Skeeter Boat, doubling their winnings to a $2,040 payday plus the Sportsmans Auto Network for Free Entries for 12 months (up to $5000 value)!

The points race took quite a shuffle. The South Region teams have one more tournament to go that will determine Anglers of the Year. Here are the top five teams after three events:
436 pts Lee Leonard & Scott Bronder
433 pts Mike Bates & Tye Heineman
423 pts Spike Stoker & Stuart Jeffrey
407 pts Jimmy Steed & Charlie Haralson
399 pts James Kiser & Chuck Naomi
Good luck teams on Amistad April 22nd!

Be sure and catch every opportunity to fish with Bass Champs! Mark your calendars to fish in these upcoming tournaments for your chance to win like a pro:
April 1 – North Region – Ray Roberts
April 8 – Central Region – Belton
April 22 – South Region – Amistad
April 29 – North Region – Lake Fork
May 13 – East Region – Toledo Bend
May 20 – Central Region – LBJ
June 3 – North Region – Tawakoni
June 9-11 – Skeeter Owner’s Tournament – Fork
June 25 – Techron TX Shootout – Sam Rayburn
Oct 14-15 – 2017 Team Championship – TBA
Oct 21-22 – 12th Annual Berkley Big Bass – Fork

For more information, click to www.BassChamps.com or call 817-439-3274

DISPLAY JUNIOR TEAMS  /  DISPLAY ALL TEAMS
Place	Boat	Truck	Angler 1	Angler 2	Fish	Big Bass	Wt.	Prize Amt.
1			MIKE BATES CANYON LAKE , TX	TYE HEINEMAN WIMBERLEY , TX	5	0	28.09	$20000.00 + Lowrance+PowerPole+SureLife
2			LEE LEONARD MARTINDALE , TX	SCOTT BRONDER FALLS CITY , TX	5	9.43	26.46	$2500.00 + $500.00 Big Bass + Costa Bonus
3			BILL WILCOX BURLESON , TX	MIKE CARLSON ALVARADO , TX	5	0	25.73	$1500.00
4			ROBERT AMAYA ZAPATA , TX	MARIO JIMENEZ LAREDO , TX	5	8.58	24.72	$1200.00
5			JIMMY STEED LAREDO , TX	CHARLIE HARALSON DEL RIO , TX	5	0	22.79	$1030.00
6			CHANS MARTIN FAIR OAKS RANCH , TX	STERLING MARTIN BEEVILLE , TX	5	0	21.38	$1020.00 + $1020 Skeeter Bonus+Sportmans Auto Bonus
7			KARLO ESCAMILLA LAREDO , TX	MARTIN HERREJON LAREDO , TX	5	0	20.58	$1010.00
8			RICK SHOCK VICTORIA , TX	TED SPRENCEL VICTORIA , TX	5	0	20.21	$1000.00
9			STEVE CARAWAY KERRVILLE , TX	DON STEHLING KERRVILLE , TX	5	8.64	19.93	$900.00
10			CLINT CHRISMON GONZALES , TX	MICHAEL DURRETT GONZALES , TX	5	0	19.76	$800.00
11			SCOTT HUTZLER LAKE HILLS , TX	MICHAEL BRADLEY SAN ANTONIO , TX	5	0	19.66	$700.00
12			SPIKE STOKER STEPHENVILLE , TX	STUART JEFFREY ANSON , TX	5	0	18.95	$650.00
13			BRADLEY JAMESON LOVINGTON , NM	TODD TOWN AMARILLO , TX	5	0	18.90	$600.00
14			STEPHEN MALLEIT COPPERAS COVE , TX	WILLIAM FESLER LAMPASAS , TX	5	0	18.78	$600.00
15			TOM CAUTHEN INGRAM , TX	RONNY GAZAWAY KERRVILLE , TX	5	5.48	18.73	$600.00
16			RICK SCHEEN AUSTIN , TX	MIKE HARMAN BASTROP , TX	5	0	18.72	$600.00
17			CODY DAY SAN ANTONIO , TX	DAVID DAY GOLIAD , TX	5	0	18.70	$600.00
18			JOHN CASPARIS SONORA , TX	WELDON MCGUIRE ODESSA , TX	5	8.67	18.19
19			JIMMY SHELTON MIDLAND , TX	CHARLES WHITED SAN MARCOS , TX	5	0	18.16
20			JUSTIN SANCHEZ LAREDO , TX	FERNANDO PIZANA LAREDO , TX	5	0	17.67
21			SCOTT SAUNDERS UTOPIA , TX	CODY JOHNSON SABINAL , TX	5	0	17.64
22			ALLEN SHELTON COPPELL , TX	JEFF MASSEY JUSTIN , TX	5	0	17.18
23			SCOTT OLSON SAN ANTONIO , TX	KYLE OLSON SAN ANTONIO , TX	5	0	16.92
24			MATIAS YDROGO III LAREDO , TX	RUBEN QUINTANA LAREDO , TX	5	0	16.46
25			ALBERT RAMIREZ SR LAREDO , TX	ALBERT RAMIREZ JR LAREDO , TX	5	0	16.24
26			JAMES KISER MONTGOMERY , TX	CHUCK NAOMI ELMENDORF , TX	5	0	15.86
27			PETE ARREDONDO LAREDO , TX	LEROY MEDFORD LAREDO , TX	5	0	15.85
28			DANIEL RODRIGUEZ NEW BRAUNFELS , TX	CARY PRUSKI THREE RIVERS , TX	5	0	15.55
29			MITCH GOODALL BOERNE , TX	FOY OSBURN BOERNE , TX	5	0	15.33
30			HECTOR GUEVARA LAREDO , TX	RICHARD CREMO LAREDO , TX	4	0	15.30
31			JAMES WILSON HONDO , TX	ROY LESAK PEARSALL , TX	5	0	15.16
32			KENNETH FAIRLY LOCKHART , TX	TOMMY LAW ABILENE , TX	5	0	15.13
33			JOSEPH TOMPKINS BOERNE , TX	JOSEPH TOMPKINS II BOERNE , TX	5	0	15.06
34			JOSEPH HURLEY SAN ANTONIO , TX	COOPER DOZIER BOERNE , TX	5	0	14.90
35			BRAD NICHOLS NEW BRAUNFELS , TX	ROSS WRIGHT MCQUEENEY , TX	5	0	14.79
36			DAVID JARA NEW BRAUNFELS , TX	THOMAS GUILFORD WIMBERLEY , TX	5	0	14.65
37			SHAWN TAMEZ NEW BRAUNFELS , TX	CRAIG CORDOVA AUSTIN , TX	5	0	14.55
38			JIM ROBERTSON HARPER , TX	BEAU KAISER HARPER , TX	5	0	14.54
39			MIKE COON KERRVILLE , TX		5	7.38	14.47
40			TERRY LUEDTKE BURTON , TX	DOYLE REEVES BURTON , TX	5	0	14.45
41			BILL GARZA JR FLORESVILLE , TX	IRA LYNN ADKINS , TX	5	0	14.40
42			JUAN HERNANDEZ JR UVALDE , TX	RICARDO GUERRERO UVALDE , TX	5	0	14.25
43			SPEEDY COLLETT NEED INFO	ROBERT COLLETT JR NEED INFO	5	0	13.97
44			CLAY TREADAWAY DEL RIO , TX	CHRIS ROHDE WICHETT , TX	5	0	13.62
45			RICHARD BACON BASILE , LA	BILLY WILLHITE JONESBORO , LA	5	0	13.58
46			CHARLIE FORSTER CENTER POINT , TX	MIKE BINGHAM KERRVILLE , TX	5	0	13.48
47			CHAD BLACK SAN ANTONIO , TX	CHUCK BLACK LOGAN , NM	4	7.99	13.42
48			JAKE SALVAGNO BEEVILLE , TX	ROY BURGER SR KINGSVILLE , TX	5	0	13.08
49			SAMSON JACKSON SAN ANGELO , TX	JUSTIN LAMPIER SAN ANGELO , TX	5	7.11	13.05
50			GRAN SHANDLEY LEAKEY , TX	JOSH SHANDLEY LEAKEY , TX	5	0	13.04
51			RANDELL BROWN SMITHVILLE , TX	RICHARD REYNOLDS HOUSTON , TX	5	0	12.99
52			JOSHUA RHODES SAN ANTONIO , TX	CHRIS STUDINGER SAN ANTONIO , TX	4	0	12.94
53			DAVID LAINE HORSESHOE BAY , TX		5	0	12.93
54			RICARDO CARRILLO LAREDO , TX	ORLANDO SEGOVIA LAREDO , TX	5	0	12.86
55			RICHARD STANDEFORD NEW BRAUNFELS , TX	DOUG SCHROEDER NEW BRAUNFELS , TX	5	0	12.46
56			DERICK KUYRKENDALL BERGHEIM , TX	FORREST WILSON BULVERDE , TX	5	0	12.09
57			RAUL ESPARZA SAN ANTONIO , TX	EDDIE SALAS JR SAN ANTONIO , TX	5	0	11.86
58			JP DURAN FLINT , TX	DENNIS ODELL TUSCOLA , TX	5	0	11.68
59			BRIAN HALL BRONTE , TX	JACOB BECK CHRISTOVAL , TX	5	0	11.67
60			OWEN SELLERS JUNCTION , TX	MARTY DOLFUSS JUNCTION , TX	5	0	11.49
61			RONNY PERRY SR FLORESVILLE , TX	RONNY PERRY JR FLORESVILLE , TX	3	0	11.45
62			JERRY HEWTTY SAN ANTONIO , TX	JESSE MARTINEZ HELOTES , TX	4	0	11.17
63			WILL RAMIREZ GEORGE WEST , TX	MARTY SORRELLS HEBBRONVILLE , TX	5	0	10.98
63			DAVID HOOTER ELKHART , TX	IAN COLEMAN PORTLAND , TX	5	0	10.98
65			AUGUSTINE HERNANDEZ CARRIZO SPRINGS , TX	GUSTAVO HERNANDEZ CARRIZO SPRINGS , TX	4	0	10.97
66			DARRYL ROACH BENBROOK , TX	JASON RIEDEL WEATHERFORD , TX	3	0	10.80
67			KENNY ROOKE JUNCTION , TX	CHAD BARINGTON JUNCTION , TX	4	0	10.15
68			BUDDY BOONE SAN ANTONIO , TX	RALPH CELEDON ALAMO , TX	5	0	10.04
68			ISRAEL GARCIA JR ALICE , TX	LEONARD GONZALES HELOTES , TX	5	0	10.04
70			RAUL PEREZ SAN ANTONIO , TX	HECTOR PEREZ SAN ANTONIO , TX	5	0	9.61
71			JEFFREY PIEL CANYON LAKE , TX	DUSTIN DAY PORTLAND , TX	5	0	9.10
72			STEVE WILSON FREDERICKSBURG , TX	KYLE CARLILE KERRVILLE , TX	5	0	9.04
73			SERGIO HERRERA LAREDO , TX	VICTOR GARZA LAREDO , TX	5	0	8.85
74			JERRY DELAFUENTE CASTROVILLE , TX	ROGER MONTEJANO DEL RIO , TX	5	0	8.46
75			ZACHARY WYMER PORTLAND , TX	DAVID WYMER SOUTHLAKE , TX	3	0	7.56
76			JEFF RICHARDS BOERNE , TX	STAN MCHARDY WORING , TX	4	0	7.26
77			ERIC CAVANAGH DEL RIO , TX	CRAIG ALEXANDER DEL RIO , TX	4	0	7.09
78			WALTER CADDELL CARRIZO SPRINGS , TX	CARROLL GIBSON JR CARRIZO SPRINGS , TX	2	0	7.08
79			CESAR VILLARREAL PENITAS , TX	DANNY VILLARREAL CYPRESS , TX	2	0	6.58
80			PETE ACEVES FLORESVILLE , TX	RICHARD ROBLES SAN ANTONIO , TX	4	0	5.96
81			NICHOLAS DUDOCK FRIENDSVILLE , PA		2	1.23	5.83
82			KENNETH EWALD SEGUIN , TX	MIKE LANGE SEGUIN , TX	3	0	4.80
83			TOM LANPHER SEGUIN , TX	SECILIO LUNA SEGUIN , TX	3	0	4.66
84			CLINTON BARNES ROCKPORT , TX	TONY BARNES ROCKPORT , TX	2	0	4.09
85			KEVIN UNGER SMITHVILLE , TX	TIM GOETZ SMITHVILLE , TX	2	0	4.07
86			STEVE TSCHIRHART BOERNE , TX	BILL KIRCHOFF JR NORDHEIM , TX	0	0	0.00
86			ALLEN JUNEK SAN ANTONIO , TX	BILLY RIECK SAN ANTONIO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			MIKE FLEMING NEW BRAUNFELS , TX	BRIAN FLEMING JR SAN ANTONIO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			GARY LAFRENIERE DEL RIO , TX	WILLIAM GILES DEL RIO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			CHRISTOPHER HAUSCHILD CANYON LAKE , TX	ARLEN HAUSCHILD SEGUIN , TX	0	0	0.00
86			STAN GERZSENYI DEL RIO , TX	GONZALO NANDIN CARRIZO SPRINGS , TX	0	0	0.00
86			BRUCE WHITE LA WARD , TX	CORY LEITA VICTORIA , TX	0	0	0.00
86			BRIAN ANKRUM NATALIA , TX	WILLIAM BLAINE SAN ANGELO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			JOE SILL BOERNE , TX	JOSHUA SPENCER SAN ANTONIO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			TOMMY LACKEY CENTER POINT , TX	TJ LACKEY CENTER POINT , TX	0	0	0.00
86			ESTEBAN LOPEZ SEGUIN , TX	RUDY MEDINA JR SEGUIN , TX	0	0	0.00
86			JERRY RAKOWITZ CIBOLO , TX	TIM ZIGMOND ADKINS , TX	0	0	0.00
86			KYLE KELLER RIO MEDINA , TX	JOCELYN PAYNE FLORESVILLE , TX	0	0	0.00
86			MIKE KATZER KYLE , TX	JERRY SMITH NEW BRAUNFELS , TX	0	0	0.00
86			ADAM PEREIRA SEGUIN , TX	JOHN ANDERSON III SEGUIN , TX	0	0	0.00
86			GARY GRIFFIN BUDA , TX	RICK HIGGINS AUSTIN , TX	0	0	0.00
86			JOHN MILLS CIBOLO , TX	SCOTT BURRIS CIBOLO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			JASON GALLAS BULVERDE , TX	KEN PARKER BOERNE , TX	0	0	0.00
86			BUFORD ESTEP JR THREE RIVERS , TX	BUFORD ESTEP SR THREE RIVERS , TX	0	0	0.00
86			RON CARTER UNIVERSAL CITY , TX	WAYLON BULLARD DEL RIO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			WAYNE JACKSON LEAKEY , TX	JASON SCHNEEMANN D’HANIS , TX	0	0	0.00
86			VICTOR MEZA JR DEL RIO , TX	CARLOS SANCHEZ DEL RIO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			RENE MEZA DEL RIO , TX	JOSE JIMENEZ DEL RIO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			BUCK HUX NEW BRAUNFELS , TX	CHASE HUX NEW BRAUNFELS , TX	0	0	0.00
86			CODY ROBERSON CIBOLO , TX	ERIC BRUSS HOUSTON , TX	0	0	0.00
86			RAMIRO CADENA LAREDO , TX	ROGELO REYES LAREDO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			RENE VERA ROMA , TX	JAVIER PENA ROMA , TX	0	0	0.00
86			GENE FEWELL JR DEVINE , TX	KEITH FEWELL CASTROVILLE , TX	0	0	0.00
86			ROBERT LOPEZ DEL RIO , TX	RAYMOND BENOIT DEL RIO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			EDUARDO ALANIS ROMA , TX	EDWARDO ALANIS ROMA , TX	0	0	0.00
86			GERADO GONZALEZ TORREON	ROGELIO ABREGO MONTERREY	0	0	0.00
86			EFREM DICOCHEA CONVERSE , TX	DON BAILEY SAN ANTONIO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			RODNEY HYATT LEANDER , TX	ALBERT HUDSON AUSTIN , TX	0	0	0.00
86			BRYAN ESTES AUSTIN , TX	MARK HANCOCK SAN ANTONIO , TX	0	0	0.00
86			BRANDON NICHOLSON BANDERA , TX	JONATHAN BOONE CENTER POINT , TX	0	0	0.00
86			CRUZ ISAAC III SEGUIN , TX	KOBE ISAAC SEGUIN , TX	0	0	0.00
86			SERGIO GONZALEZ RIO GRANDE CITY , TX	JAIME GUTIERREZ MISSION , TX	0	0	0.00
86			TIM BLANCHETTE BLESSING , TX	TOMMIE COLLIER PORT LAVACA , TX	0	0	0.00
86			BENJAMIN BOYCE JR KINGSVILLE , TX	PAUL BRITTAIN CORPUS CHRISTI , TX	0	0	0.00
86			MIKE RICHARDSON THORNDALE , TX	ALEX CASTILLO THORNDALE , TX	0	0	0.00
86			CHANCE HUNDLEY CASTROVILLE , TX	CODY HUNDLEY RIO MEDINA , TX	0	0	0.00
86			ROBERT SANCHEZ BRACKETTVILLE , TX	LANE NOWLIN SANDIAI , TX	0	0	0.00
86			TREVOR ROBERTSON KERRVILLE , TX	JARRETT ROBERTSON KERRVILLE , TX	0	0	0.00