Kentucky’s Taylor Earns Co-angler Title

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. (Feb. 26, 2018) – Boater Derek Remitz of Grant, Alabama, caught a massive five-bass limit weighing 30 pounds, 5 ounces, Saturday to win the 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Choo Choo Division opener on Lake Guntersville pressented by Navionics. Remitz earned $5,412 for his victory.

Remitz said that he stuck with a pattern in a two-mile stretch of the lake for the entire day, catching 25 to 30 fish.

“I didn’t get to spend very much time on the water before the tournament, and I really think that helped me,” said Remitz, the 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the Year who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “Rather than running around burning 40 gallons of gas, I put the trolling motor down and never left the stretch that I was fishing. I was looking for the deepest, greenest grass that was close to where I thought they were going to spawn.”

Remitz said that he caught his fish alternating between a lipless crankbait and a squarebilled crankbait.

“The main thing was just covering water,” he said. “I’d catch 3 or 4 off of each little stretch of grass. The nice thing was that you knew if you were the right spot because you’d get bit in the first five minutes of being there.

“I had pretty close to my weight around 11:30, but I caught a 9-pounder around 1 p.m. that really sealed the deal for me,” Remitz went on to say. “I got lucky and was fortunate to run across a few groups of fish that were staging and willing to bite.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st:          Derek Remitz, Grant, Ala., five bass, 30-5, $5,412

2^nd:         Dennis Barnes, Boaz, Ala., five bass, 25-12, $2,706

3^rd:         Casey O’Donnell, Langston, Ala., five bass, 25-0, $1,999

4^th:         Jeremy Renfroe, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 24-2, $1,263

5^th:         Seth Davis, Harrison, Tenn., five bass, 23-7, $1,182

6^th:         Ben Johnson, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 22-5, $992

7^th:         Jason Henson, Rome, Ga., five bass, 21-6, $857

8^th:         Jeff Kitchens, Auburn, Ala., five bass, 21-6, $857

9^th:         Justin Lynch, Alabaster, Ala., five bass, 20-11, $722

10^th:       John Polly, Nauvoo, Ala., five bass, 20-3, $631

Complete results below.

Photo courtesy Jeff Ragsdale Facebook Page

Jeff Ragsdale of Gardendale, Alabama, caught a largemouth weighing 10 pounds even – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $860.

Brandon Taylor of Russellville, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division and $2,706 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st:          Brandon Taylor, Russellville, Ky., five bass, 20-6, $2,706

2^nd:         Ron Montgomery, Armuchee, Ga., five bass, 20-2, $1,453

3^rd:         Jason Cook, Harrison, Tenn., four bass, 19-11, $905

4^th:         Chris Harcrow, Dawson, Ala., five bass, 19-8, $681

5^th:         Johnny Pittman, Albertville, Ala., five bass, 18-11, $541

6^th:         Derek Miller, Grant, Ala., five bass, 18-6, $496

7^th:         Daniel Crockett, Old Hickory, Tenn., five bass, 17-15, $451

8^th:         Riley Welch, Beecher, Ill., five bass, 17-13, $406

9^th:         Roy Hurst Jr., Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 17-12, $361

10^th:       Travis Johns, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 17-10, $316

Jason Risley of Cordova, Tennessee, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – an 11-pound, 3-ounce largemouth – that earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $430.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2018 BFL 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 BFL All-American. The 2018 BFL All-American will be held May 31-June 2 at Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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

 

1	DEREK REMITZ	GRANT, AL	30 – 5 (5)	30 – 5 (5)	$5,412
2	DENNIS BARNES	BOAZ, AL	25 – 12 (5)	25 – 12 (5)	$2,706
3	CASEY O’DONNELL	LANGSTON, AL	25 – 0 (5)	25 – 0 (5)	$1,999
4	JEREMY RENFROE	BIRMINGHAM, AL	24 – 2 (5)	24 – 2 (5)	$1,263
5	SETH DAVIS	HARRISON, TN	23 – 7 (5)	23 – 7 (5)	$1,182
6	BEN JOHNSON	HUNTSVILLE, AL	22 – 5 (5)	22 – 5 (5)	$992
7	JASON HENSON	ROME, GA	21 – 6 (5)	21 – 6 (5)	$857
7	JEFF KITCHENS	AUBURN, AL	21 – 6 (5)	21 – 6 (5)	$857
9	JUSTIN LYNCH	ALABASTER, AL	20 – 11 (5)	20 – 11 (5)	$722
10	JOHN POLLY	NAUVOO, AL	20 – 3 (5)	20 – 3 (5)	$631
11	NICK CUPPS	CHATTANOOGA, TN	20 – 1 (5)	20 – 1 (5)	$568
12	KYLE KASER	PLYMOUTH, IN	19 – 13 (5)	19 – 13 (5)	$523
13	GREG LAMB	HARRISON, TN	19 – 10 (5)	19 – 10 (5)	$505
14	JASON GRAPE	ATTALLA, AL	19 – 3 (5)	19 – 3 (5)	$478
15	JEFF RAGSDALE	GARDENDALE, AL	19 – 1 (4)	19 – 1 (4)	$1,311
16	JIM LEARY	GUNTERSVILLE, AL	18 – 14 (5)	18 – 14 (5)	$415
16	CASEY MARTIN	NEW HOPE, AL	18 – 14 (5)	18 – 14 (5)	$715
16	MICHAEL HOOD	WINCHESTER, TN	18 – 14 (5)	18 – 14 (5)	$415
19	PHILLIP DUKES	RAINSVILLE, AL	18 – 13 (5)	18 – 13 (5)	$379
20	CODY HARRISON	TUSCUMBIA, AL	18 – 11 (5)	18 – 11 (5)	$352
20	JEFF GARDNER	CLEVELAND, AL	18 – 11 (5)	18 – 11 (5)	$352
20	LIAM WEST	GREENVILLE, SC	18 – 11 (5)	18 – 11 (5)	$352
23	GERALD SWINDLE	WARRIOR, AL	18 – 4 (5)	18 – 4 (5)	$334
24	NICHOLAS REEVES	MOULTON, AL	18 – 1 (5)	18 – 1 (5)	$325
25	PAUL TIDWELL	HORTON, AL	17 – 11 (5)	17 – 11 (5)	$316
26	GAVIN AINSLIE	HARRISON, TN	17 – 3 (5)	17 – 3 (5)	$307
27	MARK TROUSDALE	ROGERSVILLE, AL	17 – 2 (5)	17 – 2 (5)	$298
28	THOMAS HELTON	CHARLESTON, TN	16 – 11 (5)	16 – 11 (5)	$289
29	DANIEL WHITAKER	PHIL CAMPBELL, AL	16 – 9 (5)	16 – 9 (5)	$271
29	RYAN MCINTOSH	PATRIOT, IN	16 – 9 (5)	16 – 9 (5)	$271
29	WAYNE CHRISTOPHER	HUNTSVILLE, AL	16 – 9 (5)	16 – 9 (5)	$271
32	TRISTON CROWDER	LAWRENCEBURG, TN	16 – 8 (5)	16 – 8 (5)	$253
33	DAX BUMPERS	MARIETTA, GA	16 – 3 (5)	16 – 3 (5)	$239
33	JAKE ROBERSON	TUSCUMBIA, AL	16 – 3 (5)	16 – 3 (5)	$239
35	DEREK JENKEL	PINCKNEYVILLE, IL	16 – 1 (5)	16 – 1 (5)
35	DEREK FREEMAN	ANDERSON, SC	16 – 1 (5)	16 – 1 (5)
37	RICKY LEE	SULLIGENT, AL	16 – 0 (4)	16 – 0 (4)
37	COLBY HARRISON	BRILLIANT, AL	16 – 0 (5)	16 – 0 (5)
39	JENNINGS EARNEST	GUIN, AL	15 – 15 (5)	15 – 15 (5)
40	JEFF KNIGHT	CLEVELAND, TN	15 – 11 (5)	15 – 11 (5)
40	GENE BARNETTE	TOWN CREEK, AL	15 – 11 (5)	15 – 11 (5)
42	ROGER MORSE	ODENVILLE, AL	15 – 10 (5)	15 – 10 (5)
43	JACKIE FLACK	CULLMAN, AL	15 – 9 (4)	15 – 9 (4)
44	MATTHEW PAIN	SCOTTSBORO, AL	15 – 5 (5)	15 – 5 (5)
44	HAROLD WILSON	CANTON, GA	15 – 5 (5)	15 – 5 (5)
44	HEATH MARTIN	FYFFE, AL	15 – 5 (5)	15 – 5 (5)
47	WESLEY SMITH	VINEMONT, AL	15 – 3 (5)	15 – 3 (5)
48	JOHNNY PATTERSON	GRANT, AL	14 – 15 (5)	14 – 15 (5)
49	CHRIS MAYFIELD	PHIL CAMPBELL, AL	14 – 14 (5)	14 – 14 (5)
49	DANIEL DAVIS	ALBERTVILLE, AL	14 – 14 (5)	14 – 14 (5)
51	BRANDON MCGINNIS	PELL CITY, AL	14 – 13 (5)	14 – 13 (5)
52	BRYAN HOBSON	TUSCALOOSA, AL	14 – 6 (3)	14 – 6 (3)
53	PAYTON MCGINNIS	JASPER, AL	14 – 4 (5)	14 – 4 (5)
53	CHAD BIDDLE	SHELBYVILLE, KY	14 – 4 (5)	14 – 4 (5)
55	JAY KEITH	ARDMORE, TN	14 – 3 (5)	14 – 3 (5)
56	SAM MOODY	ATHENS, AL	13 – 14 (5)	13 – 14 (5)
57	CHAD JONES	MOUNT JULIET, TN	13 – 13 (5)	13 – 13 (5)
58	LUKE PLUNKETT	PINSON, AL	13 – 12 (5)	13 – 12 (5)
59	JIMMY MASON	ROGERSVILLE, AL	13 – 9 (5)	13 – 9 (5)
60	CHRIS TUCKER	HENAGAR, AL	13 – 8 (5)	13 – 8 (5)
60	WAYNE BOYD	ROME, GA	13 – 8 (5)	13 – 8 (5)
60	MARK AILOR	HUNTSVILLE, AL	13 – 8 (5)	13 – 8 (5)
63	JADE KEETON	FLORENCE, AL	13 – 7 (5)	13 – 7 (5)
64	DUSTIN SEABORN	GUIN, AL	13 – 6 (5)	13 – 6 (5)
65	LEE BLACK	DANVILLE, AL	13 – 4 (5)	13 – 4 (5)
66	NATHANAEL KNIGHT	GUNTERSVILLE, AL	13 – 2 (5)	13 – 2 (5)
66	DANIEL TREVINO JR	LANGSTON, AL	13 – 2 (5)	13 – 2 (5)
68	JEREMY GREEN	GADSDEN, AL	13 – 0 (2)	13 – 0 (2)
69	SHAWN DIEHL	HARVEST, AL	12 – 14 (4)	12 – 14 (4)
70	TONY O’NEAL	ZEBULON, GA	12 – 12 (5)	12 – 12 (5)
71	CHRIS PETERS	BIRCHWOOD, TN	12 – 10 (5)	12 – 10 (5)
72	JOHN DAVENPORT	HUNTSVILLE, AL	12 – 9 (5)	12 – 9 (5)
72	MICHAEL MULKEY	POWDER SPRINGS, GA	12 – 9 (5)	12 – 9 (5)
74	ANDY PARKINSON	DALTON, GA	12 – 8 (5)	12 – 8 (5)
75	GARY THACKER	ATHENS, AL	12 – 5 (5)	12 – 5 (5)
76	BRENT BARNES	CHATTANOOGA, TN	12 – 3 (5)	12 – 3 (5)
77	ROY GALBRAITH	GUIN, AL	12 – 2 (5)	12 – 2 (5)
78	JETT LOACH	CHICKAMAUGA, GA	11 – 15 (5)	11 – 15 (5)
79	MATT CARTER	OWENS X ROADS, AL	11 – 14 (4)	11 – 14 (4)
79	JONATHAN COOPER	BRIDGEPORT, AL	11 – 14 (4)	11 – 14 (4)
81	CHRIS HESTER	FORT PAYNE, AL	11 – 10 (5)	11 – 10 (5)
82	DAVY LOLLEY	HAYDEN, AL	11 – 9 (3)	11 – 9 (3)
83	MITCH MITCHELL	MUSCLE SHOALS, AL	11 – 8 (5)	11 – 8 (5)
84	DALE ROWLAND	SHELBYVILLE, TN	11 – 7 (5)	11 – 7 (5)
85	JAKE GIPSON	BIRMINGHAM, AL	11 – 5 (5)	11 – 5 (5)
85	TERRY MANN	WARRIOR, AL	11 – 5 (5)	11 – 5 (5)
85	RYAN SALZMAN	HUNTSVILLE, AL	11 – 5 (3)	11 – 5 (3)
88	RICKY PARPOLOWICZ	DECATUR, AL	11 – 4 (4)	11 – 4 (4)
89	JAY FAGAN	MABLETON, GA	11 – 3 (3)	11 – 3 (3)
90	TIM CARINI	MARIETTA, GA	11 – 2 (5)	11 – 2 (5)
91	SEAN BUNTIN	SATSUMA, AL	11 – 1 (5)	11 – 1 (5)
92	MICHAEL CRIDER	CALHOUN, GA	10 – 15 (5)	10 – 15 (5)
93	DARIEN CRAIG	HAYDEN, AL	10 – 12 (3)	10 – 12 (3)
94	BEN HARRIS	COHUTTA, GA	10 – 10 (4)	10 – 10 (4)
95	STEVE BARNES	HARRISON, TN	10 – 8 (4)	10 – 8 (4)
96	JACK MORRIS	NEW HOPE, AL	10 – 5 (2)	10 – 5 (2)
97	JERRY GOODNER	CLEVELAND, TN	9 – 9 (4)	9 – 9 (4)
97	LEALAND JOHNSON	ARAB, AL	9 – 9 (3)	9 – 9 (3)
99	BLAKE HALL	HARTSELLE, AL	9 – 6 (4)	9 – 6 (4)
100	KENNY EVERETTE	VILLA RICA, GA	9 – 5 (4)	9 – 5 (4)
100	NATHAN HAND	MADISON, AL	9 – 5 (3)	9 – 5 (3)
102	LANDON LOMAX	OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL	9 – 3 (4)	9 – 3 (4)
103	DOUGLAS WEBSTER	PINSON, AL	8 – 15 (3)	8 – 15 (3)
104	RICK BOWEN	JACKSON, TN	8 – 14 (3)	8 – 14 (3)
104	SCOTT ASHLEY	WARRIOR, AL	8 – 14 (2)	8 – 14 (2)
104	JAMES SWINDLE	PARRISH, AL	8 – 14 (2)	8 – 14 (2)
107	JAMES BABER	OZARK, AL	8 – 12 (5)	8 – 12 (5)
108	JEFF GRAY	ARAB, AL	8 – 8 (4)	8 – 8 (4)
109	CAMERON TROUSDALE	ROGERSVILLE, AL	8 – 2 (3)	8 – 2 (3)
109	CLAYTON JOYCE	CHAPEL HILL, TN	8 – 2 (3)	8 – 2 (3)
111	SCOTT GIBBS	ROME, GA	7 – 12 (3)	7 – 12 (3)
112	GIL SUMMERLIN	GUNTERSVILLE, AL	7 – 4 (3)	7 – 4 (3)
112	CHASE FLEEMAN	COLUMBIA, TN	7 – 4 (3)	7 – 4 (3)
114	EVAN BOUTWELL	HARVEST, AL	6 – 15 (3)	6 – 15 (3)
115	MIKE ARY	DALTON, GA	6 – 13 (2)	6 – 13 (2)
116	JOSH MOORE	DECATUR, AL	6 – 12 (3)	6 – 12 (3)
117	RUSTY WHITE	HARRISON, TN	6 – 8 (2)	6 – 8 (2)
117	GREG BUIE	SCOTTSBORO, AL	6 – 8 (2)	6 – 8 (2)
119	RUSSELL BRYANT	RESACA, GA	6 – 2 (2)	6 – 2 (2)
120	JASON HESTER	PHIL CAMPBELL, AL	6 – 0 (2)	6 – 0 (2)
121	SCOTT TOWRY	LAWRENCEBURG, TN	5 – 14 (3)	5 – 14 (3)
122	JIMMY RAWLSTON	OOLTEWAH, TN	5 – 13 (2)	5 – 13 (2)
123	JAMES SMITH	HUNTSVILLE, AL	5 – 12 (2)	5 – 12 (2)
124	JUSTIN OSBORNE	BIG COVE, AL	5 – 8 (2)	5 – 8 (2)
125	EDWARD NOOJIN	CHATTANOOGA, TN	5 – 6 (2)	5 – 6 (2)
125	JOEL GREEN	MOULTON, AL	5 – 6 (2)	5 – 6 (2)
127	CHUCK MEDLEY	OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL	5 – 5 (2)	5 – 5 (2)
128	SCOTT CHATHAM	KINGSTON, GA	5 – 3 (2)	5 – 3 (2)
129	RODNEY BOLTE	COLUMBUS, IN	4 – 13 (1)	4 – 13 (1)
129	ALLEN BISHOP	ALBERTVILLE, AL	4 – 13 (3)	4 – 13 (3)
131	BRAD HARMON	RINGGOLD, GA	4 – 12 (2)	4 – 12 (2)
132	JOHN PEMBERTON JR	BLAIRSVILLE, GA	4 – 11 (2)	4 – 11 (2)
133	KEITH HARPER	GROVE OAK, AL	4 – 8 (2)	4 – 8 (2)
133	RODNEY TREADAWAY	DECATUR, AL	4 – 8 (1)	4 – 8 (1)
135	ADAM BROWN	ATTALLA, AL	4 – 4 (2)	4 – 4 (2)
136	TYLER WEAVER	COTTONDALE, AL	4 – 2 (1)	4 – 2 (1)
137	ALAN BARRETT	CULLMAN, AL	3 – 8 (1)	3 – 8 (1)
138	MIKE GIPSON	NICEVILLE, FL	3 – 3 (1)	3 – 3 (1)
139	CHRISTOPHER STITES SR	SMYRNA, TN	3 – 1 (1)	3 – 1 (1)
139	KEITH VANN	CEDARTOWN, GA	3 – 1 (1)	3 – 1 (1)
141	TODD RADNEY	OXFORD, AL	2 – 15 (1)	2 – 15 (1)
142	JOSH WISSINGER	HAYDEN, AL	2 – 9 (1)	2 – 9 (1)
143	JONATHAN VINSON	MADISON, AL	2 – 8 (1)	2 – 8 (1)
143	KYLE GLASGOW	GUIN, AL	2 – 8 (1)	2 – 8 (1)
145	SCOTT WRIGHT	CARBON HILL, AL	2 – 2 (1)	2 – 2 (1)
	BRYAN DOWDY	FLORENCE, AL
	SHANE RATCLIFF	CORDOVA, AL
	DERON PATRICK	CULLMAN, AL
	LAYNE KING	OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL
	CHRISTOPHER THOMAS	BIRMINGHAM, AL
	WILLIAM BATES	CUMMING, GA
	BRANDON LOONEY	ATHENS, AL
	BRIAN SMITH	GADSDEN, AL
	DAVID GORMAN	CANTON, GA
	BRYAN GREGORY	FORT PAYNE, AL
	JOHNATHAN KEEL	SCOTTSBORO, AL
	SHANNON LEWIS	PACHUTA, MS
	KYLE SMITH	CRANE HILL, AL
	ROBERT COMALANDER	FAIRHOPE, AL
	JAMES SWINDLE	PARRISH, AL
	RICKY CHAPPELL	WARRIOR, AL
	PAT KELLY SR	GUNTERSVILLE, AL
	BOBBY MCDILL	RALEIGH, MS
	KENNETH SMITH	TULLAHOMA, TN
	SHANE MOSS	JASPER, TN
	DON TULLY	ACWORTH, GA
	JK GUIN	CARBON HILL, AL
	RICK CAMPBELL	CLEVELAND, AL
	JACKIE PRICE	PINSON, AL
	BRIAN MERRIMAN	FALKVILLE, AL
	TIMOTHY GILL	GOSPORT, IN
	WILLIAM WADDELL	GUNTERSVILLE , AL