Parker Stalvey and Jacob Deel, of the Clay High School Bass Club, have won the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with 22 pounds, 12 ounces.

Photo by William Gillette/B.A.S.S.

February 27, 2021

LEESBURG, Fla. — After an early disappointment, Parker Stalvey and Jacob Deel of the Clay High School Bass Club rebounded with a late-day bonus and caught a five-bass limit of 22 pounds, 12 ounces and won the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.

Winning by a margin of 3-1, Stalvey and Deel won $1,513 for their club, along with a berth in the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors National Championship (TBA).

Spending their day in Lake Griffin, the winners targeted isolated reed patches in about 5 feet and caught six keepers. They caught one on a Z-Man JackHammer ChatterBait with a paddletail trailer, but the majority of their weight came on 3/8- and 1/2-ounce black and blue Medlock jigs with a variety of trailers.

“I think running and gunning was the key for us,” Stalvey said. “We were just going to the fish we found in practice; it was just covering water.”

As Deel explained, some of the bed fish they had found in practice had already been caught by the time they reached their spots. However, fate would balance their opportunity with a 7-12 — at 1:27 p.m.

“Some people happened to stick the fish we had yesterday (in practice) and that kind of put us in a bad spot, but we were able to come through today,” Deel said.

“It was kind of stressful at first. We had a trolling motor that didn’t (fully) charge last night. But we got lucky today; God shined on us and thank Him for that.”

Nathan Reynolds and Jimmy Oguin of the Backwoods Bassin Club finished second with 19-11. Their bag included Reynolds’ personal best — a 9-2 that won the $100 Big Bass award.

“I’m glad I caught that one today and not in practice,” Reynolds said.

The Backwoods Bassin anglers were fishing main-lake hydrilla beds where they threw a Texas-rigged Strike King Kut-R Worm. Junebug and green pumpkin/blue colors were most productive.

While the Harris Chain currently finds some fish in spawning mode, Reynolds and Oguin employed more of an intercept strategy.

“We weren’t really targeting bed fish; I think the ones we were catching were in the transition; coming in and out from going up shallow to bed,” Olguin said. “They were all good fish. We’ve been on good fish all week and it finally paid off.”

Oguin said execution was essential to his team’s success. Taking time on the presentations and exercising extreme patience on the hook sets determined the outcomes of each opportunity.

“You really had to let them eat it,” Oguin said. “We probably missed 10 fish today because we’d set the hook too early. One of the times, (Reynolds) literally opened his bail and let the fish take off and he still missed it.”

Bryce Balentine and Carson Russell of the Central Florida Youth Anglers finished third with 19-2.

2021 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors 2/27-2/27
Harris Chain Of Lakes, Leesburg FL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Parker Stalvey – Jacob Deel Clay High School (218) 0
Day 1: 5 22-12 Total: 5 22-12
2. Nathan Reynolds – Jimmy Oguin Backwoods Bassin 0
Day 1: 5 19-11 Total: 5 19-11
3. Bryce Balentine – Carson Russell Central Florida Youth Anglers (2 0
Day 1: 5 19-02 Total: 5 19-02
4. Tyson Verkaik – Claude Loftin Marion County High School Bassma 0
Day 1: 5 18-11 Total: 5 18-11
5. Allen Powe – Jonathan Combs George Rogers Clark High School 0
Day 1: 5 17-08 Total: 5 17-08
5. Brad Reynolds – Lex Thompson Bainbridge High School 0
Day 1: 5 17-08 Total: 5 17-08
7. James Romig – Coltyn Morris Putnam County Bassmasters (470) 0
Day 1: 5 16-12 Total: 5 16-12
8. Ryan Lairson – Shane Lints Lake Wales Bassmasters (307) 0
Day 1: 5 15-08 Total: 5 15-08
9. Cole Mitchell – Hayden Mare Davidson Day 0
Day 1: 5 15-03 Total: 5 15-03
10. Jace Martello – Luke Ferachi Walker High School (172) 0
Day 1: 5 15-01 Total: 5 15-01
11. Hudson Choquette – Cal McInnis Headland High School 0
Day 1: 5 14-13 Total: 5 14-13
12. Doston Putman – Jesse Blackmon Good Hope High School 0
Day 1: 5 14-05 Total: 5 14-05
13. Vince Maffei – Kaden Burrus Lake Wales High School 0
Day 1: 5 14-03 Total: 5 14-03
14. Thomas Wright – Hunter Blevins Seminole Junior High School Angl 0
Day 1: 5 14-01 Total: 5 14-01
15. Justin Lawrence – Bryce Dimauro International Community School 0
Day 1: 5 13-10 Total: 5 13-10
16. Andrew Davis – Asher Peters Headland High School (335) 0
Day 1: 5 13-06 Total: 5 13-06
17. Kasen Pemberton – Samuel Godwin Sneads High School 0
Day 1: 5 13-05 Total: 5 13-05
18. Levi Thibodaux – Holdyn Delatte Lafourche Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 5 13-02 Total: 5 13-02
19. Ben Puckett – Jesse Klutts Henry County High School (236) 0
Day 1: 5 12-09 Total: 5 12-09
20. Kaden Snavely – Logan Cardwell Central Florida Youth Anglers (3 0
Day 1: 5 12-06 Total: 5 12-06
21. Conner Frederick – Timothy Finley Nassau Christian (342) 0
Day 1: 5 12-00 Total: 5 12-00
21. Ethan Gilbert – Carson Aarup Downeast Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 5 12-00 Total: 5 12-00
23. Reece Keeney – Bryce Moder Northeast Wisconsin Bass 0
Day 1: 5 11-15 Total: 5 11-15
24. Dalton Dunn – Jack Thornton Seminole Junior Anglers (223) 0
Day 1: 5 11-13 Total: 5 11-13
25. Zane O’Domirok – John Thompson Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 5 11-12 Total: 5 11-12
26. Jacob Nekvinda – Devon Dvorak Iowa Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 11-11 Total: 5 11-11
27. Brayden Stotler – Braydon Myers Bloomington South High School 0
Day 1: 5 11-10 Total: 5 11-10
28. Mckenna Lints – Fisher Cusic Lake Wales High School (500) 0
Day 1: 5 11-05 Total: 5 11-05
29. Anna Swisher – Ty Jackson Columbia High (422) 0
Day 1: 5 11-04 Total: 5 11-04
30. Jack Alexander – Colledge Elliott Mountain Brook High School 0
Day 1: 5 11-03 Total: 5 11-03
31. Dylan Breaux – Gage Boquet Lafourche Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 5 11-01 Total: 5 11-01
32. Daniel Moon – Zachary Helton Halls High School (232) 0
Day 1: 5 10-15 Total: 5 10-15
33. Isaac Dorland – Cooper Hughes redeemer christian high school ( 0
Day 1: 5 10-14 Total: 5 10-14
34. Aaron Woodard – Tucker Fike Auburndale (289) 0
Day 1: 5 10-13 Total: 5 10-13
35. Alex Bowen – Aaron Mills Cardinal Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 10-09 Total: 5 10-09
35. Caleb Bridges – Brady Duncan Mt. Juliet High School Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 10-09 Total: 5 10-09
35. Braxton Johnson – Braxton Williams Columbia High School (439) 0
Day 1: 5 10-09 Total: 5 10-09
35. Drew Pitts – Luke Romesburg Tampa Bay Highschool Bass Club ( 0
Day 1: 5 10-09 Total: 5 10-09
39. Cade Ross – Scott Lemmler 0
Day 1: 3 10-09 Total: 3 10-09
40. Tyler Scott – Zack Zainitzer Okeechobee High School (544) 0
Day 1: 5 10-08 Total: 5 10-08
41. Eddie Hook – Evan Naile Central Florida Youth Anglers (3 0
Day 1: 5 10-05 Total: 5 10-05
42. Alex Bradley – Rylan Green Chapman High School 0
Day 1: 4 10-04 Total: 4 10-04
43. Cody Morgan – Brant Langley Bishop Kenny High School- FL 0
Day 1: 5 10-03 Total: 5 10-03
43. Evan Newell – Michael Teate Santa Fe High School Bartow High 0
Day 1: 5 10-03 Total: 5 10-03
45. Konner West – Brice Williams Chapman High School 0
Day 1: 5 10-03 Total: 5 10-03
46. Jason Haynes – Bo Wiley Marion county yourh bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 10-02 Total: 5 10-02
47. Jace Akers – Cody Mullis Palatka High School (391) 0
Day 1: 5 10-00 Total: 5 10-00
48. Cole Rountree – Cooper Bishman Central Florida Youth Anglers (6 0
Day 1: 5 09-15 Total: 5 09-15
49. Easton Drennon – Chase McConnell Mt. Juliet Fishing (216) 0
Day 1: 5 09-12 Total: 5 09-12
50. Dylan Johnson – Mitch Loyd SEQUATCHIE COUNTY (248) 0
Day 1: 5 09-11 Total: 5 09-11
51. Sam Schmitz – Nick Staub 901 Bass Club Memphis 0
Day 1: 5 09-09 Total: 5 09-09
52. Andrew Haney – Wesley Young Martin County High School 0
Day 1: 5 09-06 Total: 5 09-06
53. Michael Hackle – Chase Parker Dixie County High 0
Day 1: 5 09-05 Total: 5 09-05
54. Kaden Holley – Caleb Pourciau Brusly High School (166) 0
Day 1: 5 08-13 Total: 5 08-13
55. Clay Jackson – Gavin Mckenzie Auburndale Sr High School (394) 0
Day 1: 4 08-09 Total: 4 08-09
56. Owen Gooding – Jaylee Coates Mulberry Bassmasters (323) 0
Day 1: 5 08-06 Total: 5 08-06
57. Langston Martin – Coleman Mezick Lee County Anglers 0
Day 1: 4 08-02 Total: 4 08-02
58. Dawson Ettinger – Camren Teuton Clay County Highschool Bassmaste 0
Day 1: 5 07-13 Total: 5 07-13
59. BJ Collins – Owen Jenkins Chatuge Anglers 0
Day 1: 4 07-13 Total: 4 07-13
60. Will Boyd – Jeremy Monda Quincy Jr. Bassmasters (308) 0
Day 1: 5 07-12 Total: 5 07-12
61. Waylon Burton – Garrett Gregory Mckeel 0
Day 1: 5 07-07 Total: 5 07-07
62. Latt Durrance – Trent Nelson Okeechobee High School 0
Day 1: 5 07-06 Total: 5 07-06
63. Tyler Endicott – Blake Butcher Cardinal Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 5 07-01 Total: 5 07-01
64. Caleb Roblin – Blake Verberne Denham Springs High School (420) 0
Day 1: 5 06-14 Total: 5 06-14
65. Colton Walker – Declan Hurst Capital City Bass Hunters (445) 0
Day 1: 5 06-14 Total: 5 06-14
66. Bennett Rackley – Joshua Taylor North Paulding High School 0
Day 1: 4 06-14 Total: 4 06-14
67. Makenzie Bailey – Dalton Bailey Seminole Junior Angler (346) 0
Day 1: 4 06-13 Total: 4 06-13
68. Hayden Marbut – Reese Petitti Vestavia Hills High School 0
Day 1: 5 06-11 Total: 5 06-11
69. Christian Misciagna – Owen Niles Oneida Lake HS Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 3 06-11 Total: 3 06-11
70. Emory Olinger – Bryce Tucker Bledsoe County High School 0
Day 1: 5 06-10 Total: 5 06-10
70. Tanner Seabolt – Emmett Sumner Okeechobee Brahmans 0
Day 1: 5 06-10 Total: 5 06-10
72. Brent Key – Hunter Canova Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 5 06-07 Total: 5 06-07
73. Brent Randall – Carson Falk Quincy High School Bassmasters ( 0
Day 1: 5 06-07 Total: 5 06-07
74. Will Carnes – Lawson Hon Lincoln County High School (195) 0
Day 1: 1 06-07 Total: 1 06-07
75. Peter West – Zach Knight Gallatin High School 0
Day 1: 5 06-06 Total: 5 06-06
76. Jack Peeler – Cole Davis Tampa Bay Junior Bass Club (338) 0
Day 1: 3 06-06 Total: 3 06-06
77. Tanner Scruggs – Cody Fine Anderson Co. 0
Day 1: 5 06-04 Total: 5 06-04
78. Ryan Padgett – Zach Dicks Columbia High School 0
Day 1: 5 06-01 Total: 5 06-01
79. Patrick Bartolotta – Carter Burdette Lake Mary HS SJA 0
Day 1: 4 06-00 Total: 4 06-00
80. Lane Vitelli – Quentin Silas Plant City High School (495) 0
Day 1: 2 06-00 Total: 2 06-00
81. John Nutt – Carter Nutt Backwoods Bassin 0
Day 1: 4 05-15 Total: 4 05-15
82. Brooke Collins – Harley Collins LaBelle High School (299) 0
Day 1: 5 05-14 Total: 5 05-14
83. Conner Swindle – Max Lofton Labelle High (613) 0
Day 1: 5 05-10 Total: 5 05-10
84. Blayne Carpenter – Drake Koonce Sulphur High School 0
Day 1: 4 05-10 Total: 4 05-10
85. Alex Standerfer – Collin Mcglin New London High School 0
Day 1: 4 05-09 Total: 4 05-09
86. Tdub Wolf – Colby Crabtree Central Florida youth anglers (4 0
Day 1: 5 05-05 Total: 5 05-05
87. Brandon Sales – Logan Johnson Lenoir City High School 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
87. Aaron Yavorsky – Jett Stanley Tampa Bay Junior High School (37 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
89. Garrett Huddleston – Rushton Trammell Mountain Brook High School (482) 0
Day 1: 5 05-04 Total: 5 05-04
89. Jake Krauth – Austin Roberts Franklin County High School 0
Day 1: 5 05-04 Total: 5 05-04
91. Jehonathan Peters – Syler Prince Putnam County BassMasters (325) 0
Day 1: 2 05-03 Total: 2 05-03
92. Dalton Benson – Austin Birdsong Mt. Juliet fishing 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
93. Landon Rollison – Braden Sullivan dixie county high school (380) 0
Day 1: 4 05-01 Total: 4 05-01
94. Nick Claussen – Jake Ellis Central Florida Youth Anglers Hi 0
Day 1: 4 05-00 Total: 4 05-00
95. Gavin Totherow – Colton Summers Grundy County high school (427) 0
Day 1: 3 04-15 Total: 3 04-15
96. Riley Christensen – Jeffrey Lotierzo Riley’s Catch 0
Day 1: 2 04-02 Total: 2 04-02
97. Braylan Tyler – Logan Ashby Franklin County High School (141 0
Day 1: 2 03-14 Total: 2 03-14
98. Tucker Pendergrass – Lucas Roberts Livingston Academy 0
Day 1: 3 03-13 Total: 3 03-13
99. Hunter Hayes White – Tiger Manuel Sulphur High School 0
Day 1: 3 03-02 Total: 3 03-02
100. Laindree Richardson – Lucas Wielt Benton High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-14 Total: 2 02-14
101. Peyton Matherne – Stephen James Walker High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-12 Total: 1 02-12
102. Connor Chenault – Trace Mitchell George Rogers Clark High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Total: 2 02-11
103. Joseph Wilson – Landen Scruggs chapman pathers 0
Day 1: 1 02-11 Total: 1 02-11
104. Mason Snider – Colton Moore Mount Juliet Fishing (285) 0
Day 1: 1 02-02 Total: 1 02-02
105. Jackson Baltz – Mason Bohland Noblesville High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-01 Total: 1 02-01
106. Aidan Mann – Dakota Jude Cardinal Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 2 02-00 Total: 2 02-00
107. Lane Lassiter – Aiden Grissom Warren County High School 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Total: 1 02-00
108. Mateo Gaylord – Kayden Depeal Central Florida Youth Anglers (5 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Total: 1 01-15
109. Presley Lannom – Preston Maddux Mt Juliet Fishing 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Total: 1 01-08
110. Hunter Turner – Felix Flores LaBelle High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-07 Total: 1 01-07
111. Kruze Clayton – Izack Hancock Meigs County High School (465) 0
Day 1: 1 01-06 Total: 1 01-06
112. Victoria Lemmler – Emma Simon Central High School 0
Day 1: 1 01-04 Total: 1 01-04
112. Garrett Thomas – Caleb Seynour Walker High School-LA 0
Day 1: 1 01-04 Total: 1 01-04
114. Ryder Rousseau – Rockwell Petersen White Bear Lake 0
Day 1: 1 01-01 Total: 1 01-01
115. James Swafford – Chase Grigsby Lake Placid High (408) 0
Day 1: 4 00-00 Total: 4 00-00
116. Parker Beecham – Jackson Hall Reel Excuses 4- H Fishing Timber 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Connor Behling – Evan Teixeira central florida bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Tyler Boston – Thomas Nash Columbia High School (406) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Drew Bradstreet – Kamden Bradstreet Seminole Junior Anglers (431) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Jacob Davidson – Tristen Boyd Mt Juliet High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Colten Davis – Christian Neff Ascension Anglers (221) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Ridge Faircloth – Jake Burns Liberty County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Andon Goins – Blake Wheat Rhea County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Hayden Hammond – Zach Mcneely Rowan County 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Kayla Hardy – Matthew Sherrod Columbia High School (510) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Jabe Herring – Owen Heron Dixie High Bassmasters (337) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Hall Hobbs – Chase Davis Shelby County 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Demtrius Holmes – Jason Whitaker Mulberry 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Jd Hoyt – Garrison Goodwin Mt Juliet High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Daniel Ingram – Shelby County Jr Anglers (496) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Josh Johnson – Wyatt Sumner Auburndale High School (483) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Cade Law – Mac Norton Holtville HS 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Dalton Loos – Wyatt Daily Marion County Youth Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Andy Napier – Dalton Coale Spencer County High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Griffin Oneal – Kenton Bueche Oak Mountain High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Jacob Policka – Brayden Vallie Fruitport (271) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Andrew Ready – Dalton Tervin George Jenkins (473) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Clayburn Reed – Academy at the Farm (499) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Brody Robison – Colton Cash Sand Rock High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Zachary Taylor – Ethan Thompson Walker Valley High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Jacob Teal – Garrett Thomas Mulberry High School (514) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
116. Kayden Waller – Michael Harris Mt. Juliet high school (263) 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00