Johnston overcomes crowded waters to lead Day 1 at Bassmaster Open on St. Lawrence River

Cory Johnston of Cavan, Canada, is leading after Day 1 of the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River with 26 pounds, 14 ounces. 

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

July 20, 2023

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Cory Johnston knows the fishery of his youth is hardly a secret, but the Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Cavan, Ontario, battled through extreme crowding to round up a limit of 26 pounds, 14 ounces that leads Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River.

Johnston, who won the 2021 Bassmaster Open on the same fishery, leads Jody White of Shaftsbury, Vt., by 1-3. Having grown up fishing the river, Johnston has seen this stellar fishery attract a steadily increasing level of attention — and boat traffic.

“This was the toughest practice I’ve ever had,” Johnston said. “This fishery’s changing. It’s getting a ton of pressure and the fish are doing different stuff, so I kinda had to adjust today and came across the right ones.

“When I was here for pre-practice, I have never seen so many boats on this river. I couldn’t even get a spot at a boat ramp. These fish feel the pressure and they don’t go to where they’re typically at.”

Johnston said his main adjustment came down to hunting individual bass in areas with less pressure. Doing most of his work on flats with isolated structure, Johnston relied heavily on his electronics to spot his skittish targets.

“I caught one in 2 feet of water today, and I caught the rest in 35 feet,” Johnston said. “I was using Garmin LiveScope and picking apart the structure and looking for the bigger fish.”

Johnston said he caught all of his bass on a drop shot with a 3/4-ounce weight and a prototype 6th Sense soft-plastic bait. Noting that he burned two full tanks of gas, Johnston said he covered nearly the entire length of the tournament boundaries.

“I spent a lot of time looking for fish today,” he said. “I hit 40 spots and you’d just catch one here, one there. They’re not grouped up anywhere and that’s part of the problem.

“There’s no specific area I’m fishing. I’m just running down the river and I’m like, ‘That looks good,’ and I’ll pull over and fish it. It might be a shallow patch, or it might be a rock in 30 feet of water.”

Last year, Johnston became the first angler to break 100 pounds with all smallmouth in a four-day event, during the Bassmaster Elite at the St. Lawrence. His four-day total weighed 100-5, though he ultimately finished second.

Johnston knows another Century Club Belt isn’t realistic in the three-day Opens format, but he’s hoping to back up his opening-round effort with a solid Day 2 bag. Contrasting Day 1’s calm, sunny complexion, Friday’s forecast for rain and strong winds will likely impact the opportunities.

“I’m glad I caught a big bag today because I can’t see that happening again tomorrow,” Johnston said. “I need to do something to stay in contention and hopefully catch a 23-pound bag.”

White, who sits in second place with 25-11, enjoyed a highly productive morning, despite a later boat number and a deck maintenance issue. He had to stop short of his upriver destination when one of his baits came loose and line started flying off one of his reels.

“This morning was incredible,” he said. “I got to where I wanted to go, and I had my weight by probably 9 o’clock. I thought my late boat draw would hurt me, but it didn’t.”

White said he fished current-related places in 30 to 50 feet and caught his fish on a mix of drop shots and other finesse baits. Intuitively adapting to fish behavior, he said, came easy.

“Champlain is my home lake and I love it, but the St. Lawrence might be my new favorite place to fish,” White said. “There’s just something about it. I feel like I understand it and flow with it pretty well right now — at least the deep side.”

Brent Anderson of Kingston Springs, Tenn., is in third place with 24-10. With a combination of factors pointing him toward something familiar, Anderson stuck with one technique and caught all of his bass within a short run from takeoff.

“I had a short day today and no co-angler, so having no one in the back of the boat, I can be more efficient,” he said. “I’ve guided on the Tennessee River for 20 years, and I just treated these (St. Lawrence River) shoals like Tennessee River ledges.”

Anderson caught fish on a drop shot but added one of his better smallmouth on a goby imitator he designed. Noting that he caught (approximately) 60 bass, Anderson said his day required quantity to find the quality.

“I had to catch so many 3- to 4 1/4-pounders,” Anderson said. “Hopefully, there’s some left, but to get to those 5-pounders, I have to weed through them.”

Johnston is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 6-11.

David Waack of Cary, N.C., leads the co-angler division with 13-11.

Perry See of Rochester, Minn., holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with a 5-12.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6 a.m. ET at Whitaker Park. The weigh-in will be held at the park at 2 p.m. Full coverage will be available on Bassmaster.com.

The 2023 event is being hosted by the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Village of Waddington. It is part of a series of tournaments and is supported by a Market New York grant from I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River 7/20-7/22
St. Lawrence River, Waddington  NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA             5  26-14  200
Day 1: 5   26-14
2.  Jody White             Shaftsbury, VT           5  25-11  199
Day 1: 5   25-11
3.  Brent Anderson         Kingston Springs, TN     5  24-10  198
Day 1: 5   24-10
4.  Logan Parks            Auburn, AL               5  24-04  197
Day 1: 5   24-04
5.  Chris Beaudrie         Princeton, KY            5  23-12  196
Day 1: 5   23-12
6.  Kenta Kimura           Osaka JAPAN              5  23-08  195
Day 1: 5   23-08
7.  JT Thompkins           Myrtle Beach, SC         5  23-08  194
Day 1: 5   23-08
8.  Bo Thomas              Edwardsburg, MI          5  23-07  193
Day 1: 5   23-07
9.  Jamie Bruce            Kenora Ontario CANADA    5  23-05  192
Day 1: 5   23-05
10. Chad Pipkens           Dewitt, MI               5  23-03  191
Day 1: 5   23-03
11. Brock Belik            Orchard, NE              5  22-14  190
Day 1: 5   22-14
12. Zach Goutremout        Chaumont, NY             5  22-13  189
Day 1: 5   22-13
13. Jack Dice              Lynchburg, VA            5  22-11  188
Day 1: 5   22-11
14. Erik Luzak             Fenelon Falls CANADA     5  22-02  187
Day 1: 5   22-02
15. Cody Stahl             Barnsville, GA           5  22-01  186
Day 1: 5   22-01
16. Jacob Bigelow          Cecil, WI                5  21-12  185
Day 1: 5   21-12
17. Joey Cifuentes III     Clinton, AR              5  21-08  184
Day 1: 5   21-08
18. Josh Bragg             Fayetteville, GA         5  21-08  183
Day 1: 5   21-08
19. Evan Kung              Pickering Ontario CANAD  5  21-05  182
Day 1: 5   21-05
20. Ty Faber               Pagosa Springs, CO       5  21-05  181
Day 1: 5   21-05
21. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL           5  21-04  180
Day 1: 5   21-04
22. Rich Ortiz             Fort Ann, NY             5  21-02  179
Day 1: 5   21-02
23. Brady Vernon           Sterrett, AL             5  21-00  178
Day 1: 5   21-00
24. Gary Miller            Stouffville Ontario CAN  5  20-13  177
Day 1: 5   20-13
24. David Williams         Newton, NC               5  20-13  177
Day 1: 5   20-13
26. Brian Post             Janesville, WI           5  20-09  175
Day 1: 5   20-09
27. Matt Pangrac           Shawnee, OK              5  20-06  174
Day 1: 5   20-06
28. Austin Cranford        Norman, OK               5  20-06  173
Day 1: 5   20-06
29. Blake Smith            Lakeland, FL             5  20-03  172
Day 1: 5   20-03
30. Trevor McKinney        Benton, IL               5  20-00  171
Day 1: 5   20-00
31. Kyle Goltz             Cornell, WI              5  20-00  170
Day 1: 5   20-00
32. Brett Cannon           Willis, TX               5  19-15  169
Day 1: 5   19-15
33. Craig Chambers         Midland, NC              5  19-13  168
Day 1: 5   19-13
33. John Garrett           Union City, TN           5  19-13  168
Day 1: 5   19-13
35. Jonathan Dietz         Corry, PA                5  19-12  166
Day 1: 5   19-12
36. Jon Canada             Helena, AL               5  19-11  165
Day 1: 5   19-11
36. Alex Heintze           Denham Springs, LA       5  19-11  165
Day 1: 5   19-11
38. Scott Hamrick          Denver, NC               5  19-08  163
Day 1: 5   19-08
39. Matt Henry             Milledgeville, GA        5  19-08  162
Day 1: 5   19-08
40. Justin Kimmel          Athens, GA               5  19-07  161
Day 1: 5   19-07
41. Jason Lambert          Savannah, TN             5  19-04  160
Day 1: 5   19-04
42. Jonathan Kelley        Old Forge, PA            5  19-00  159
Day 1: 5   19-00
43. Kurt Mitchell          Milford, DE              5  18-15  158
Day 1: 5   18-15
44. Steve Tennison         Lexington, OK            5  18-15  157
Day 1: 5   18-15
45. Buck Mallory           Lawton, MI               5  18-14  156
Day 1: 5   18-14
46. Chris Dover            Blacksburg, SC           5  18-13  155
Day 1: 5   18-13
47. Julius Mazy            Phoenix, AZ              5  18-11  154
Day 1: 5   18-11
48. Brandon McMillan       Clewiston, FL            5  18-09  153
Day 1: 5   18-09
49. Chris Keeble           Lenoir City, TN          5  18-09  152
Day 1: 5   18-09
50. Brian Mullaney         Ijamsville, MD           5  18-08  151
Day 1: 5   18-08
51. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  18-07  150
Day 1: 5   18-07
51. Cameron Smith          Wareham, MA              5  18-07  150
Day 1: 5   18-07
53. Brad Knight            Lancing, TN              5  18-07  148
Day 1: 5   18-07
53. Casey Smith            Victor, NY               5  18-07  148
Day 1: 5   18-07
55. Paul Browning          Pecos, TX                5  18-07  146
Day 1: 5   18-07
56. Cole Drummond          Effingham, SC            5  18-06  145
Day 1: 5   18-06
56. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL             5  18-06  145
Day 1: 5   18-06
58. Steve Morella          Townshend, VT            5  18-06  143
Day 1: 5   18-06
59. Scout Echols           Monticello, AR           5  18-05  142
Day 1: 5   18-05
60. Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             5  18-04  141
Day 1: 5   18-04
61. Wesley Gore            Clanton, AL              5  18-03  140
Day 1: 5   18-03
62. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          5  18-00  139
Day 1: 5   18-00
63. Trey Swindle           Cleveland, AL            5  18-00  138
Day 1: 5   18-00
64. John Murray            Spring City, TN          5  17-15  137
Day 1: 5   17-15
64. Michael Spaulding Jr.  Dundee, MI               5  17-15  137
Day 1: 5   17-15
66. Kyle Austin            Ridgeville, SC           5  17-14  135
Day 1: 5   17-14
67. Jimmy Washam           Stantonville, TN         5  17-14  134
Day 1: 5   17-14
68. Jake Maddux            Birmingham, AL           5  17-13  133
Day 1: 5   17-13
68. Trey McKinney          Carbondale, IL           5  17-13  133
Day 1: 5   17-13
70. Tyler Williams         Belgrade, ME             5  17-12  131
Day 1: 5   17-12
71. Ish Monroe             Oakdale, CA              5  17-12  130
Day 1: 5   17-12
72. Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              5  17-12  129
Day 1: 5   17-12
73. Seiji Kato             Outsu Shiga JAPAN        5  17-11  128
Day 1: 5   17-11
74. Kyle Patrick           Cooperstown, NY          5  17-11  127
Day 1: 5   17-11
74. Jason Tibbetts         Centreville, VA          5  17-11  127
Day 1: 5   17-11
76. Mike Surman            Boca Raton, FL           5  17-10  125
Day 1: 5   17-10
76. Tucker Veronee         Gilbert, SC              5  17-10  125
Day 1: 5   17-10
78. Wesley Cashwell        Roanoke Rapids, NC       5  17-09  123
Day 1: 5   17-09
78. Zeke Gossett           Pell City, AL            5  17-09  123
Day 1: 5   17-09
80. Bobby Lanham           Eddyville, KY            5  17-07  121
Day 1: 5   17-07
80. Andrew Mlotek          Indianapolis, IN         5  17-07  121
Day 1: 5   17-07
82. Ryan Clark             Whitby Ontario CANADA    5  17-06  119
Day 1: 5   17-06
83. Louis Monetti          Brielle, NJ              5  17-05  118
Day 1: 5   17-05
84. Wil Dieffenbauch III   Hundred, WV              5  17-04  117
Day 1: 5   17-04
85. Robert Gee             Knoxville, TN            5  17-03  116
Day 1: 5   17-03
86. Chris Blanchette       Edisto Island, SC        5  17-02  115
Day 1: 5   17-02
86. Derek Lehtonen         Woodruff, SC             5  17-02  115
Day 1: 5   17-02
86. Kenny Mittelstaedt     Minnetonka, MN           5  17-02  115
Day 1: 5   17-02
86. Evan Poroznik          Nestleton Station CANAD  5  17-02  115
Day 1: 5   17-02
90. Taylor Watkins         Clinton, TN              5  17-02  111
Day 1: 5   17-02
91. Ryan Broughman         Corapeake, NC            5  17-02  110
Day 1: 5   17-02
92. Brad Leuthner          Victoria, MN             5  17-01  109
Day 1: 5   17-01
93. Hunter Sales           Blaine, TN               5  17-00  108
Day 1: 5   17-00
94. Shaine Campbell        Brookeland, TX           5  16-15  107
Day 1: 5   16-15
95. Powell Kemp            Scotland Neck, NC        5  16-15  106
Day 1: 5   16-15
96. Darrell Davis          Dover, FL                5  16-13  105
Day 1: 5   16-13
96. Reese Hudson           Broomall, PA             5  16-13  105
Day 1: 5   16-13
98. Andrew Upshaw          Hemphill, TX             5  16-13  103
Day 1: 5   16-13
99. Keith Tuma             Brainerd, MN             5  16-12  102
Day 1: 5   16-12
100. Paul Bouvier           Kingston CANADA          5  16-12  101
Day 1: 5   16-12
101. Logan Johnson          Jasper, AL               5  16-11  100
Day 1: 5   16-11
101. Brandon Tallhamer      Parkersburg, WV          5  16-11  100
Day 1: 5   16-11
103. Keith Brumfield        Vicksburg, MS            5  16-11   98
Day 1: 5   16-11
104. Jack Tindel III        Orange, TX               5  16-09   97
Day 1: 5   16-09
105. Chad Grigsby           Maple Grove, MN          5  16-08   96
Day 1: 5   16-08
106. Jason Abram            Piney Flats, TN          5  16-07   95
Day 1: 5   16-07
107. Adam Rasmussen         Sturgeon Bay, WI         5  16-06   94
Day 1: 5   16-06
108. Allan Nail             Sand Springs, OK         5  16-03   93
Day 1: 5   16-03
108. B.J. Usie              Bourg, LA                5  16-03   93
Day 1: 5   16-03
110. Cal Climpson           Cavan CANADA             5  16-03   91
Day 1: 5   16-03
111. Clark Reehm            Elm Grove, LA            4  16-00   90
Day 1: 4   16-00
112. Mark Dimarzio          McDonald, PA             5  15-15   89
Day 1: 5   15-15
113. Jonathan Bowling       Harriman, TN             5  15-14   88
Day 1: 5   15-14
114. David Wootton          Collierville, TN         5  15-13   87
Day 1: 5   15-13
115. Jacob Thompkins        Myrtle Beach, SC         5  15-10   86
Day 1: 5   15-10
116. Bailey Boutries        Springfield, MO          5  15-10   85
Day 1: 5   15-10
117. Brett Carnright        Plattsburgh, NY          5  15-08   84
Day 1: 5   15-08
118. Sam George             Athens, AL               4  15-06   83
Day 1: 4   15-06
119. Chad Warren            Sand Springs, OK         5  15-01   82
Day 1: 5   15-01
120. Josh Hubbard           Dunnellon, FL            5  15-00   81
Day 1: 5   15-00
121. Hugh Cosculluela       Spring, TX               5  14-15   80
Day 1: 5   14-15
121. Paul Flint             Valatie, NY              5  14-15   80
Day 1: 5   14-15
121. Jack York              Emory, TX                5  14-15   80
Day 1: 5   14-15
124. Daniel Valois Gomez    Caracas FL VENEZUELA     5  14-13   77
Day 1: 5   14-13
125. Logan Anderson         Catawba, NC              5  14-10   76
Day 1: 5   14-10
125. Reece Tremaglio        Dunkirk, MD              5  14-10   76
Day 1: 5   14-10
127. Takayuki Koike         Otsu-City JAPAN          4  14-09   74
Day 1: 4   14-09
128. Tripp Noojin           Bryant, AL               5  14-08   73
Day 1: 5   14-08
129. Ben Milliken           New Caney, TX            5  14-06   72
Day 1: 5   14-06
130. Ed Powell              Sandyville, WV           5  14-06   71
Day 1: 5   14-06
131. Greg Bohannan          Bentonville, AR          5  14-05   70
Day 1: 5   14-05
132. Steven Camp            Mechanicsvlle, VA        5  14-04   69
Day 1: 5   14-04
132. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           5  14-04   69
Day 1: 5   14-04
132. Danny McGarry          Newcastle CANADA         5  14-04   69
Day 1: 5   14-04
135. Douglas Reed           Bridgeton, NJ            5  14-04   66
Day 1: 5   14-04
136. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      5  14-03   65
Day 1: 5   14-03
137. Casey Scanlon          Eldon, MO                5  14-02   64
Day 1: 5   14-02
138. JT Russell             Mc Calla, AL             5  14-02   63
Day 1: 5   14-02
139. Rick Mitchell          Naples, FL               5  14-01   62
Day 1: 5   14-01
139. Joey Nania             Cropwell, AL             5  14-01   62
Day 1: 5   14-01
141. Jeff Salmon            Mechanicsville, VA       5  13-13   60
Day 1: 5   13-13
142. Chase Clarke           Virginia Beach, VA       5  13-12   59
Day 1: 5   13-12
143. Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ         5  13-11   58
Day 1: 5   13-11
144. Denny Fiedler          Wabasha, MN              5  13-10   57
Day 1: 5   13-10
145. Flash Butts            Roanoke Rapids, NC       5  13-08   56
Day 1: 5   13-08
146. Clay Samples           South Boston, VA         5  13-07   55
Day 1: 5   13-07
147. Blake Sylvester        Plaquemine, LA           5  13-07   54
Day 1: 5   13-07
148. Jordan Sanderlin       Kill Devil Hills, NC     4  13-06   53
Day 1: 4   13-06
149. Chancy Walters         West Des Moines, IA      4  13-05   52
Day 1: 4   13-05
150. Lance Owen             Greer, SC                5  13-03   51
Day 1: 5   13-03
151. Tommy Williams         Shepherdsville, KY       5  13-03   50
Day 1: 5   13-03
152. Chris Whitson          Louisville, TN           5  13-00   49
Day 1: 5   13-00
153. Lafe Messer            Warfield, KY             4  13-00   48
Day 1: 4   13-00
154. Tony Dumitras          Winston, GA              5  12-15   47
Day 1: 5   12-15
155. Willy Dennison         Willoughby Hills, OH     5  12-14   46
Day 1: 5   12-14
155. Andrew Harp            Linden, TX               5  12-14   46
Day 1: 5   12-14
155. Cass Terrance          Akwewsane, NY            5  12-14   46
Day 1: 5   12-14
158. Griffin Phillips       Mount Olive, AL          5  12-12   43
Day 1: 5   12-12
158. Michael Rowe           Providence Forge, VA     5  12-12   43
Day 1: 5   12-12
160. Jason Meninger         Yulee, FL                5  12-11   41
Day 1: 5   12-11
161. Danny Ramsey           Trinidad, TX             5  12-11   40
Day 1: 5   12-11
162. Matt Messer            Warfield, KY             5  12-09   39
Day 1: 5   12-09
163. John Watts Jr          Flushing, MI             4  12-09   38
Day 1: 4   12-09
164. Kyoya Fujita           Minamitsuru, Yamanashi   5  12-08   37
Day 1: 5   12-08
164. Rick Hawkins           Roanoke, VA              5  12-08   37
Day 1: 5   12-08
164. Chris Hellebuyck       White Lake, MI           5  12-08   37
Day 1: 5   12-08
167. Phil Killian           Solomon, AZ              5  12-06   34
Day 1: 5   12-06
168. John Soukup            Sapulpa, OK              5  12-04   33
Day 1: 5   12-04
169. Cody Detweiler         Guntersville, AL         4  12-02   32
Day 1: 4   12-02
170. Kayden Tanner          Tolar, TX                4  12-00   31
Day 1: 4   12-00
171. Johnathan Crossland    Chapin, SC               5  11-15   30
Day 1: 5   11-15
171. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              5  11-15   30
Day 1: 5   11-15
173. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA                5  11-15   28
Day 1: 5   11-15
174. Teb Jones              Yalaha, MS               5  11-13   27
Day 1: 5   11-13
175. Stacey Jefferson       Conway, SC               5  11-12   26
Day 1: 5   11-12
176. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL             5  11-09   25
Day 1: 5   11-09
177. Christian Shoda        Homosassa, FL            5  11-08   24
Day 1: 5   11-08
178. Tom Frink              Southside, AL            5  11-07   23
Day 1: 5   11-07
179. Scott Isaacs           Ladonia, TX              5  11-04   22
Day 1: 5   11-04
180. Mike Mayo              Athens, TX               5  11-04   21
Day 1: 5   11-04
181. Destin DeMarion        Harborcreek, PA          5  11-02   20
Day 1: 5   11-02
182. Les Zacny              Orangeville Ontario CAN  4  11-02   19
Day 1: 4   11-02
183. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA               5  11-01   18
Day 1: 5   11-01
184. Billy McDonald         Greenwood, IN            5  10-15   17
Day 1: 5   10-15
185. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            5  10-11   16
Day 1: 5   10-11
186. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           5  10-09   15
Day 1: 5   10-09
187. Jason Carpenter        Castle Pines, CO         5  10-08   14
Day 1: 5   10-08
188. Daisuke Kita           Ostu Shiga JAPAN         5  10-05   13
Day 1: 5   10-05
189. Bryan Bickell          Newcastle CANADA         5  09-14   12
Day 1: 5   09-14
190. Evan Barnes            Dardanelle, AR           5  09-12   11
Day 1: 5   09-12
191. Alex Murray            Lake Charles, LA         4  09-12   10
Day 1: 4   09-12
192. Jerry Gallogly Jr      North Tazewell, VA       3  09-12    9
Day 1: 3   09-12
193. Burke Hutcheson        Hillsborough, NC         5  09-10    8
Day 1: 5   09-10
194. Joey Hanna             Corsicana, TX            4  09-03    7
Day 1: 4   09-03
195. Bart Stanisz           Austin, TX               4  08-12    6
Day 1: 4   08-12
196. Andrew Hargrove        Moody, TX                3  08-07    5
Day 1: 3   08-07
197. Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           4  08-04    4
Day 1: 4   08-04
198. TJ Dobs                Oneida , NY              4  08-03    3
Day 1: 4   08-03
199. Tyler Lubbat           Wheeling, IL             2  08-00    2
Day 1: 2   08-00
200. Miles Burghoff         Dayton, TN               4  07-15    1
Day 1: 4   07-15
200. Chris Dillow           Waynesboro, VA           4  07-15    1
Day 1: 4   07-15
202. Rick Hamer             Charleston, WV           3  07-12    0
Day 1: 3   07-12
203. Jeff Mcbeth            New Phila, OH            3  06-14    0
Day 1: 3   06-14
204. Joe Labarbera          Montrose, PA             2  06-10    0
Day 1: 2   06-10
205. Gary Krammes Jr.       Pottsville, PA           3  06-03    0
Day 1: 3   06-03
206. Angela Mayo            Maiden, NC               2  03-06    0
Day 1: 2   03-06
207. Nick Radtke            Greenwood Lake, NY       1  02-07    0
Day 1: 1   02-07
208. A.J. Menssen           Bloomington, IL          1  01-14    0
Day 1: 1   01-14
209. Bronk Mcdaniel         Alexandria, LA           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
209. Alec Morrison          Peru, NY                 0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
209. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
209. Brayden Rakes          Winston Salem, NC        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
209. Kenji Yamada           Hixson, TN               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       181       996      3284-11
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181       996      3284-11

 

2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River 7/20-7/22
St. Lawrence River, Waddington  NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  David Waack            Cary, NC                 3  13-11  200
Day 1: 3   13-11
2.  Perry See              Rochester, MN            3  13-09  199
Day 1: 3   13-09
3.  David Pilcher          De Ruyter, NY            3  13-07  198
Day 1: 3   13-07
4.  Michael Schrader       North Attleboro, MA      3  13-01  197
Day 1: 3   13-01
5.  Johnnie Garrett        Union City, TN           3  12-11  196
Day 1: 3   12-11
6.  Aaron Busch            East Syracuse, NY        3  12-05  195
Day 1: 3   12-05
6.  David Camp             Sterling, OH             3  12-05  195
Day 1: 3   12-05
8.  Chad Stahl             Barnesville, GA          3  12-04  193
Day 1: 3   12-04
9.  Darren Marcine         Merlin CANADA            3  12-01  192
Day 1: 3   12-01
10. Rick Cheatham          Carterville, IL          3  12-00  191
Day 1: 3   12-00
11. Melvin Bowling         Shenandoah, VA           3  11-15  190
Day 1: 3   11-15
12. Sakae Ushio            Tonawanda, NY            3  11-10  189
Day 1: 3   11-10
13. Cade Bacon             Pennellville, NY         3  11-07  188
Day 1: 3   11-07
14. Benjamin Antoniewicz   Mosinee, WI              3  11-06  187
Day 1: 3   11-06
15. Jimmy Schaffer         Oak Ridge, NJ            3  11-05  186
Day 1: 3   11-05
16. Ty Kenyon              Dodgeville, WI           3  11-03  185
Day 1: 3   11-03
17. James Tilley           Aylett, VA               3  11-02  184
Day 1: 3   11-02
18. Tristan Bramblett      Tiger, GA                3  11-01  183
Day 1: 3   11-01
19. Creed David            Zachary, LA              3  11-00  182
Day 1: 3   11-00
19. Addison Kelly          Queensbury, NY           3  11-00  182
Day 1: 3   11-00
21. David Chamberlain      Hampton, VA              3  10-14  180
Day 1: 3   10-14
21. Mark Hughes            Saegertown, PA           3  10-14  180
Day 1: 3   10-14
23. John Ciavaglia         Pittsford, NY            3  10-13  178
Day 1: 3   10-13
24. Dylan Drephal          Black Creek, WI          3  10-12  177
Day 1: 3   10-12
24. Gary Haraguchi         Murfreesboro, TN         3  10-12  177
Day 1: 3   10-12
24. Ronald Young           New Braunfels, TX        3  10-12  177
Day 1: 3   10-12
27. John Boandl            Moscow, PA               3  10-11  174
Day 1: 3   10-11
27. Chuck Vacanti          Penn Yan, NY             3  10-11  174
Day 1: 3   10-11
27. Alex  Watts            Salem, VA                3  10-11  174
Day 1: 3   10-11
30. John Mills             Leesville, SC            3  10-10  171
Day 1: 3   10-10
31. Dai Kitajima           Otsu-Shi JAPAN           3  10-10  170
Day 1: 3   10-10
32. Sergio Render          Crockett, VA             3  10-10  169
Day 1: 3   10-10
33. Austin Olsby           Oak grove, MN            3  10-09  168
Day 1: 3   10-09
34. Joe Lineberry          Ramseaur,, NC            3  10-09  167
Day 1: 3   10-09
35. Joseph Horne           Bella Vista, AR          3  10-08  166
Day 1: 3   10-08
35. Bobby Scott            Poultney, VT             3  10-08  166
Day 1: 3   10-08
37. Michael Hunt           Watertown, NY            3  10-07  164
Day 1: 3   10-07
38. Weston Phillips        Athens, AL               3  10-06  163
Day 1: 3   10-06
39. Riku Hayashi           Ritto Shiga JAPAN        3  10-05  162
Day 1: 3   10-05
40. JK Kutil               Beaufort, SC             3  10-04  161
Day 1: 3   10-04
41. Charles Bowman II      Kernersville, NC         3  10-03  160
Day 1: 3   10-03
42. Kenneth L Brown        Leesburg, VA             3  10-01  159
Day 1: 3   10-01
43. Curtis Gossett         Pell City, AL            3  09-15  158
Day 1: 3   09-15
43. Lonnie Mesar           New Richmond, WI         3  09-15  158
Day 1: 3   09-15
45. Matt Kelly             CAMBRIDGE Ontario CANAD  3  09-13  156
Day 1: 3   09-13
45. Eric Santoro           Oshawa Ontario CANADA    3  09-13  156
Day 1: 3   09-13
47. Manoshi Mano           Koto-Ku JAPAN            3  09-12  154
Day 1: 3   09-12
48. Phillip Arnold         Powhatan, VA             3  09-12  153
Day 1: 3   09-12
49. David Booth            Erin, TN                 3  09-11  152
Day 1: 3   09-11
50. Frank McCormick        Warwick, RI              3  09-11  151
Day 1: 3   09-11
51. Marc Letourneau        Brome Quebec CANADA      3  09-09  150
Day 1: 3   09-09
51. Brent Temple           BREWERTON, NY            3  09-09  150
Day 1: 3   09-09
53. Chris Donavant         Yorktown, VA             3  09-08  148
Day 1: 3   09-08
54. Bob Bauer              China Grove, NC          3  09-07  147
Day 1: 3   09-07
54. Yua Kishimoto          Osaka JORDAN             3  09-07  147
Day 1: 3   09-07
54. Dan O’Callaghan        Chalfont, PA             3  09-07  147
Day 1: 3   09-07
54. Joe Tomasino           Pennsburg, PA            3  09-07  147
Day 1: 3   09-07
58. Bryce Bason            Mill Hall, PA            3  09-06  143
Day 1: 3   09-06
58. Mark Kendra            Great Meadows, NJ        3  09-06  143
Day 1: 3   09-06
60. Tim Rulon              Downingtown, PA          3  09-05  141
Day 1: 3   09-05
61. Phillip Easterling     Clanton, AL              3  09-04  140
Day 1: 3   09-04
61. Tonk Kingphilavanh     Cambridge Ontarion CANA  3  09-04  140
Day 1: 3   09-04
63. Logan Powell           West Point, NY           3  09-04  138
Day 1: 3   09-04
64. Rick Ganoung           Chenango Forks, NY       3  09-03  137
Day 1: 3   09-03
64. Erik Talty             Brick, NJ                3  09-03  137
Day 1: 3   09-03
66. Dean Gibbs             North Chesterfield, VA   3  09-01  135
Day 1: 3   09-01
66. Michael Leach          Shenandoah, TX           3  09-01  135
Day 1: 3   09-01
68. Will Nutting           Granger, IN              3  09-00  133
Day 1: 3   09-00
69. Trevor Easter          Morgan, TX               3  08-15  132
Day 1: 3   08-15
69. David Wright           Ft. Meade, MD            3  08-15  132
Day 1: 3   08-15
71. Randy Tallhamer        Brandenton, FL           3  08-14  130
Day 1: 3   08-14
72. Kenneth Ott            Manahawkin, NJ           3  08-14  129
Day 1: 3   08-14
73. Erik Fossum            Porter, ME               3  08-12  128
Day 1: 3   08-12
73. Dan Loux               Quakertown, PA           3  08-12  128
Day 1: 3   08-12
75. Trenton Carey          York Springs, PA         3  08-11  126
Day 1: 3   08-11
76. Scott Devault          New Philadelphia, OH     3  08-10  125
Day 1: 3   08-10
76. Avery Williams         Murrells Inlt, SC        3  08-10  125
Day 1: 3   08-10
78. Ian Freeman            Hickory, NC              3  08-10  123
Day 1: 3   08-10
79. Ricky Fulk             Shenandoah, VA           3  08-09  122
Day 1: 3   08-09
80. Alec Fernandez         Medford, NJ              3  08-08  121
Day 1: 3   08-08
80. Rick Ivy               Ponder, TX               3  08-08  121
Day 1: 3   08-08
82. Travis Turcotte        Pembroke CANADA          3  08-08  119
Day 1: 3   08-08
83. Joshua Geyer           Loganton, PA             3  08-07  118
Day 1: 3   08-07
84. Cody Smith             South Windsor, CT        3  08-06  117
Day 1: 3   08-06
85. Matt Champion          Scottsville, NY          3  08-02  116
Day 1: 3   08-02
86. Chip Stith Jr          Piscataway, NJ           3  08-01  115
Day 1: 3   08-01
87. Gary Hall              Wardville, OK            3  08-00  114
Day 1: 3   08-00
87. Billy Limerick         Chandler, TX             3  08-00  114
Day 1: 3   08-00
89. Richard Greene         Ocala, FL                3  07-15  112
Day 1: 3   07-15
89. Jordan LaClair         Ogdensburg, NY           3  07-15  112
Day 1: 3   07-15
89. Alex Richmond          South Elgin, IL          3  07-15  112
Day 1: 3   07-15
92. James Cobbs            VINEMONT, AL             3  07-14  109
Day 1: 3   07-14
93. John Sanderlin         Chesapeake, VA           3  07-14  108
Day 1: 3   07-14
94. Jimmy Brumfield        Madison, MS              3  07-12  107
Day 1: 3   07-12
94. Jesse Buss             Pennsburg, PA            3  07-12  107
Day 1: 3   07-12
94. Scott Johnsen          Wallkill, NY             3  07-12  107
Day 1: 3   07-12
97. Harvey Reece           Chesterfield, VA         3  07-11  104
Day 1: 3   07-11
98. Liam Kendra            Great Meadows, NJ        3  07-10  103
Day 1: 3   07-10
99.  Alex Brogan           Fishers, IN              3  07-10  102
Day 1: 3   07-10
100. Jo Jo Walsh            Lyles, TN                3  07-09  101
Day 1: 3   07-09
101. James Roten            West Jefferson, NC       3  07-08  100
Day 1: 3   07-08
102. Jeff Mellott           Warfordsburg, PA         3  07-07   99
Day 1: 3   07-07
102. Joe Sodora             Garfield, NJ             3  07-07   99
Day 1: 3   07-07
104. Seth Gabri             Madrid, NY               3  07-06   97
Day 1: 3   07-06
104. Hayden Reed            Bridgeton, NJ            3  07-06   97
Day 1: 3   07-06
106. Tyler Smith            Portage, MI              3  07-06   95
Day 1: 3   07-06
107. Dylan Mayo             Athens, TX               3  07-05   94
Day 1: 3   07-05
107. Jesse Simpkins         Minocqua, WI             3  07-05   94
Day 1: 3   07-05
109. Chad Penney            Mansfield, TX            3  07-05   92
Day 1: 3   07-05
110. Tony Long              Moseley, VA              3  07-04   91
Day 1: 3   07-04
110. Alex Reece             Greenville, SC           3  07-04   91
Day 1: 3   07-04
112. Fletcher Phillips      Mount Olive, AL          3  07-04   89
Day 1: 3   07-04
113. Joseph Shaw            Madison, WI              2  07-04   88
Day 1: 2   07-04
114. Akira Okuyama          Forest Hills, NY         2  07-03   87
Day 1: 2   07-03
114. Felicia Pavelich       New Dundee Ontario CANA  2  07-03   87
Day 1: 2   07-03
116. Jason Dubernas         Old Forge, PA            3  07-01   85
Day 1: 3   07-01
117. Archie Eslinger        Paris, IL                3  07-00   84
Day 1: 3   07-00
117. Russell Hoyle          Hickory, NC              3  07-00   84
Day 1: 3   07-00
117. Gregory Mintz          Potsdam, NY              3  07-00   84
Day 1: 3   07-00
120. Scott Bannerman        Stratford CANADA         3  06-15   81
Day 1: 3   06-15
121. Jason Gibson           Iron Station, NC         2  06-15   80
Day 1: 2   06-15
122. Dave McQuate           Doylestown, PA           3  06-14   79
Day 1: 3   06-14
123. Scott Weiland          Saddle Brook, NJ         2  06-14   78
Day 1: 2   06-14
124. AJ Jones               Lutz, FL                 3  06-13   77
Day 1: 3   06-13
125. Laz Durham             Dumfries, VA             3  06-11   76
Day 1: 3   06-11
125. Mathew Thompson        Hogansburg, NY           3  06-11   76
Day 1: 3   06-11
127. Brad Hollowell         Azle, TX                 3  06-11   74
Day 1: 3   06-11
128. Allen Heston           Pittsburg, TX            3  06-10   73
Day 1: 3   06-10
128. Eric Stecker           Quakertown, PA           3  06-10   73
Day 1: 3   06-10
130. Justin Bell            Lacona, NY               3  06-09   71
Day 1: 3   06-09
131. Cody Howard            Snow Hill, NC            2  06-09   70
Day 1: 2   06-09
131. Steven Robbins         Piketon, OH              2  06-09   70
Day 1: 2   06-09
133. John Lewis             Centreville, VA          3  06-08   68
Day 1: 3   06-08
133. RD Roulston            Little Rock, AR          3  06-08   68
Day 1: 3   06-08
135. Phillip Medford        Whitakers, NC            2  06-08   66
Day 1: 2   06-08
135. Todd Winters           Troy, NY                 2  06-08   66
Day 1: 2   06-08
137. Jayden Adrians         Green Bay, WI            2  06-07   64
Day 1: 2   06-07
138. Jason Coughlin         Brasher Falls, NY        3  06-06   63
Day 1: 3   06-06
139. Ashley Bishop          Chesapeake, VA           3  06-05   62
Day 1: 3   06-05
139. John Higginbotham      Slaughter, LA            3  06-05   62
Day 1: 3   06-05
141. James Schneider        Watervliet, NY           3  06-04   60
Day 1: 3   06-04
142. Leslie Brandenburg     Springfield, MO          2  06-04   59
Day 1: 2   06-04
143. Dane Morris            Agoura Hills, CA         3  06-02   58
Day 1: 3   06-02
144. Ernest Brabon          Albion, NY               2  06-01   57
Day 1: 2   06-01
145. Steve Kiser            Tarboro, NC              2  05-12   56
Day 1: 2   05-12
146. Jim Boyce              Massena, NY              3  05-10   55
Day 1: 3   05-10
147. Mark Aaron             Gastonia, NC             3  05-07   54
Day 1: 3   05-07
148. William Clute          Hogansburg, NY           2  05-04   53
Day 1: 2   05-04
148. Mark Shopene           Point Pleasant Beach, N  2  05-04   53
Day 1: 2   05-04
150. Jeff Giffen            Phoenix, AZ              3  05-00   51
Day 1: 3   05-00
151. Chad Boyer             Elizabethtown, PA        3  04-15   50
Day 1: 3   04-15
151. Satoshi Egawa          Fort Lee, NJ             3  04-15   50
Day 1: 3   04-15
153. PJ Mcmanamon Jr        Ruby, NY                 2  04-15   48
Day 1: 2   04-15
154. Matthew Kremers        Pittsford, NY            2  04-14   47
Day 1: 2   04-14
155. Nikolai Amarose        Franklin, NJ             2  04-07   46
Day 1: 2   04-07
156. John Herring           Quakertown, PA           1  04-07   45
Day 1: 1   04-07
157. Bird Jones             Loxahatchee, FL          2  04-03   44
Day 1: 2   04-03
158. Clancy Hefferly        Taylors, SC              2  04-01   43
Day 1: 2   04-01
159. Donny Coffman          Russellville, AR         3  04-00   42
Day 1: 3   04-00
160. Guy Cisternino         Oak Ridge, NJ            3  03-15   41
Day 1: 3   03-15
161. Grady Phillips         Gardendale, AL           2  03-13   40
Day 1: 2   03-13
162. Joe Tucker             Osceola, MO              3  03-12   39
Day 1: 3   03-12
163. Jack Adams             Wynantskill, NY          2  03-09   38
Day 1: 2   03-09
163. Beanie Leuer           Lockport, NY             2  03-09   38
Day 1: 2   03-09
165. Paul Rush              New Martinsville, WV     1  03-09   36
Day 1: 1   03-09
166. Andrew Bechard         Plattsburgh , NY         1  03-07   35
Day 1: 1   03-07
167. Steve Kline            Hilltop Lakes, TX        1  03-06   34
Day 1: 1   03-06
168. Allen Leister III      Kintnersville, PA        2  02-11   33
Day 1: 2   02-11
168. Cory Weaver            Ankeny, IA               2  02-11   33
Day 1: 2   02-11
170. Clint Bartlett         Sylva, NC                2  02-09   31
Day 1: 2   02-09
171. Darrell Curl           Winston Salem, NC        2  02-07   30
Day 1: 2   02-07
172. TJ Raytrowsky          Delaware CANADA          1  02-05   29
Day 1: 1   02-05
173. Tracy Shaffer          Mansfield, TX            1  02-04   28
Day 1: 1   02-04
174. Kevin Mallow           Kansas, OK               1  02-04   27
Day 1: 1   02-04
175. Jimmy Fellegy          Mustang, OK              1  02-03   26
Day 1: 1   02-03
176. Ernest McIntyre Jr     Fayetteville, NC         1  02-00   25
Day 1: 1   02-00
177. Ed Mlotek              Naperville, IL           1  01-15   24
Day 1: 1   01-15
177. Ryan Patterson         Scott Township, PA       1  01-15   24
Day 1: 1   01-15
179. George Epley           Livingston Manor, NY     1  01-13   22
Day 1: 1   01-13
179. Burley Langford Jr.    South Chesterfield, VA   1  01-13   22
Day 1: 1   01-13
179. Nick Melcher           Gypsum, CO               1  01-13   22
Day 1: 1   01-13
182. Dominic Lussi          Danville, PA             1  01-09   19
Day 1: 1   01-09
183. Alicia Raytrowsky      Delaware CANADA          1  01-08   18
Day 1: 1   01-08
184. Steve Williams         Harrington, ME           1  01-06   17
Day 1: 1   01-06
185. Levi Allgeier          Bardstown, KY            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Logan Beebe            Marriottsville, MD       0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Robert Bruguiere       Roseland, VA             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Shaun Carney           Kincardine Ontario CANA  0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Benjamin Demo          Plymouth, MN             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Gerard Golden          Coopersburg, PA          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Bob Harper             Lombard, IL              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Nat Lussi              Plains, PA               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Brooks Parker          Bridgeville, DE          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Rick Sweadner          Woodsboro, MD            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Rodney Vaow            Huntersville, NC         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
185. Jacob Zaremski         Rochester, NY            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
197. Calvin Landsberg       Raleigh, NC              0  -1-00    0
Day 1: 0   -01-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       140       491      1420-12
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140       491      1420-12