Ian Boehm Places Second in Tight Finale

Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – May 9, 2025 –– Ever the threat on desert lakes, or anywhere in the West for that matter, Roy Hawk, the Lake Havasu City, Ariz. pro swooped in and took the lead in the 2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open and soared again on the final day to claim the victory by a pound a half margin over Ian Boehm, of Desert City, Ariz.

Hawk started the final day with 36.86 pounds, and after Boehm posted 17.42 pounds to claim the Ranger Hot Seat, Hawk needed nearly 16 pounds to win and claim the victor’s spoils.  That would be the 2025 Ranger Boats Z518 powered by a Mercury ProXS 150 prize boat provided by Bass Pro Shops that would become the property of the winner.  Hawk came to the scales as the last angler to weigh, and when the scales read 17.76 pounds, the celebration began. He also earned an additional $14,250 cash for his efforts.

Hawk said that he spent the tournament in the north end of the lake, fitting in where he could amongst the pressure.  “I know this lake really well, so I ran around looking for spots I could sit on and make a few casts before the company arrived,” he said.  “I have so many different pieces of structure I can fish that I ran around and just ‘felt’ what the lake was telling me and made the right casts.”

Hawk reported using reaction baits to weigh 14 of his 15 keepers in the event.  “I caught fish on three different crankbaits and a bladed jig,” he said.  “I caught one fish on an old Roboworm Zipper Worm that was a follow up to a fish that chased my crankbait.”

Hawk used a SPRO Little John in Spooky Shad for his shallow crankbait, and two different mid depth runners, an OSP Blitz crankbait in a shad color and a SPRO Fat Papa in Clear Chartreuse.  He threw the shallow runner on a Taipan Roy Hawk Signature 746 crankbait rod with a Daiwa Tatula Elite reel spooled with 12-pound-test Daiwa Samurai Fluorocarbon line.  The medium runners used the same reel and line, but he upgraded to a Taipan 806 crankbait rod.

His bladed jig was a 3/4-ounce Jackhammer in Spot Remover color paired with a Yamamoto Custom Baits D Shad as the trailer.  He threw this on a Taipan Roy Hawk Signature 747 heavy reaction bait rod, a Daiwa Taula reel and 18-pound-test Daiwa Samurai Fluorocarbon.

For Hawk, the win comes with memories, and at a good time.  “I won my first ‘Pro’ tournament right here on Lake Havasu in 2003, and it was a WON Bass event; so, it feels really cool to have this kind of come full circle here,” he said.  “It’s been a little bit of a rough road, and this win really comes at a good time for me and my family.  It’s just a testament to how God takes care of His people, it’s also really amazing to do this in front of my family and friends; and I’m humbled by the whole experience.”

Second place finisher Boehm fished at the South end of the lake and said that he used a variety of baits to trigger his fish this week.  “I caught some on a Vixen and I flipped some around grass,” he said.  “But, I cove hopped back from the Bill Williams area and targeted fish cages with my Forward Facing Sonar and a Deps Sakamata Shad.”

After leading on Day One, he knew his second day stumble was the difference.  “I really hurt myself with 13 pounds on day two and was really concerned that it would hurt me and it did,” he said.  “I would love to have day two back again, but I’m happy with the finish overall.”

Third place in the Pro Division went to Shane Edgar of Glendale, Ariz. with 51.55 pounds, Ty Manterola of Pasco, Wash. finished the event in fourth place with a three-day total of 50.22 pounds and Brandon Kuehl of Peoria, Ariz. finished fifth with 48.81 pounds.

The AAA Division Champion was Craig Paclik from North Las Vegas, Nev. with a total weight of 52.36 pounds.  Second place in the AAA Divison was earned by Ernie Gorham from Vista, Calif. with 50.49 pounds. Alex Onofrei from Mesa, Ariz. finished third with 48.83 pounds, fourth place went to David Shearrer of Trabuco Canyon, Calif. with 48.67 pounds and Mie Walsh of El Cajon, Calif. rounded out the top five in the AAA Division with 47.79 pounds.

Each of the pros and AAA anglers who finish in the top five will also earn a Golden Ticket berth into the 2026 Bassmaster B.A.S.S. Nation Championship for a chance to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic

The daily livestream of the weigh-ins aired on the WON Bass Facebook page, located at  Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The top 10 in each division are posted below: for complete standings, visit – https://wonbassevents.com/pages/lake-havasu-open-pairings-results.

2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open Final Pro Standings

	Angler	Hometown	Fish	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Total
1	Roy Hawk	Lake Havasu City AZ	15-15	17.73	19.13	17.76	54.62
2	Ian Boehm	Desert Hills AZ	15-15	22.43	13.31	17.42	53.16
3	Shane Edgar	Glendale AZ	15-15	18.66	15.37	17.52	51.55
4	Ty Manterola	Pacso WA	15-15	20.50	11.64	18.08	50.22
5	Brandon Kuehl	Peoria AZ	15-15	13.95	18.86	16.00	48.81
6	Justin Kerr	Lake Havasu City AZ	15-15	18.14	17.64	12.84	48.62
7	Jeff Rutt	Lake Havasu City AZ	15-15	14.23	16.58	17.24	48.05
8	Todd Kline	San Clemente CA	15-15	16.35	15.61	15.39	47.35
9	Jeff  Giffen	Phoenix AZ	15-15	16.55	13.50	16.85	46.90
10	Rick Harris	Carlsbad NM	15-15	16.79	16.11	13.71	46.61

2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open Finalv AAA Standings

	Angler	Hometown	Fish	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Total
1	Craig Paclik	North Las Vegas NV	15-15	19.81	15.13	17.42	52.36
2	Earnest (Ernie) Gorham	Vista CA	15-15	17.52	16.58	16.39	50.49
3	Alex Onofrei	Mesa AZ	15-15	15.16	16.38	17.29	48.83
4	David Shearrer	Trabuco Canyon CA	15-15	22.43	17.60	8.64	48.67
5	Mike Walsh	El Cajon CA	15-15	16.59	16.78	14.42	47.79
6	Ron Casner	Rosevelt AZ	15-15	16.93	15.61	14.71	47.25
7	Damon Motley	Orange CA	15-15	16.35	15.84	14.85	47.04
8	Allen Maynard	Henderson NV	15-15	12.61	19.13	15.25	46.99
9	Todd Tobiasson	Las Vegas NV	15-15	16.23	15.63	15.07	46.93
10	Dave Burt	Waddell AZ	15-15	13.50	15.24	18.10	46.84

For complete details to register for future events, or to find results, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com to hear the latest news about the 2024 season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The 2025 WON Bass Western Opens Series of events Consisting of five events in California, Arizona and Nevada, will culminate with the 2024 WON Bass U.S. Open at Lake Mohave in October.  The five event dates are as follows:

Feb. 5 to 7, 2025 – Lake Shasta – Champion Joe Uribe

April 9 to 11, 2025 – Clear Lake – Champion John Pearl

May 7 to 9, 2025 – Lake Havasu – Champion Roy Hawk

Sept. 10 to 12, 2025 – Lake Mead

Oct. 6 to 8, 2025 – U.S. Open at Lake Mohave

For complete details or to register, look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com to hear the latest news about the 2024 season and beyond and follow along at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments.

The 2025 WON Bass Lake Havasu Open was brought to you by Bass Pro Shops, Ranger Boats, Mercury Marine, Nitro Boats, Triton Boats, Bridgford Foods, Volta Power Lithium, Power Pole, Lowrance, Daiwa, AFTCO, Costa, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Fenwick Rods, Anderson Toyota, A&M Graphics, Anglers Marine, Signature Gates, DD26 Fishing, Bad Ass Bearings, Cipher Fishing, Megaware Keelguard and GRatt.

Local presenting sponsors were Anderson Toyota and Riviera Marina.  Daily takeoffs and weigh-ins occur at Riviera Marina.