FLW Practice Report – Lake Okeechobee

Interesting, crazy, uneventful, boring, fickle The consensus regarding Lake Okeechobee from the anglers we spoke to today, the off-limits rest day for the 169 Professional Anglers and Co-Anglers fishing the opener for the 2016 FLW Tour was broad. Words like Interesting, crazy, uneventful, boring and fickle were used among some others we would rather not print. To say this tournament will be…

Mckamey, Oliver Of Ucf Win Flw College Fishing Southeastern Conference Opener On Crescent Lake

BUNNELL, Fla. (Jan. 30, 2016) – The University of Central Florida team of Hunter McKamey of Geneva, Tennessee, and Kyle Oliver of Winter Garden, Florida, won the FLW College Fishing Southeastern Conference opener on Crescent Lake Saturday with five bass weighing 22 pounds, 3 ounces. The victory earned the club $2,000 and advanced the team to the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship.…

Basscat Adds Osborne And Upshaw To Their 2016 Pro Team

MOUNTAIN HOME, AR (January 28, 2016) – Bass Cat announced the addition of Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) professional anglers Andrew Upshaw and Jordan Osborne to their event team roster. In their quest for berths in the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup, Upshaw will run a 2016 Puma FTD, while Osborne runs a 2016 Cougar FTD.   Bass Cat’s Tour Team Manager, Kevin Short stated, “We are…

Knight Has Solid Day To Begin 2016 Opens Season On Kissimmee Chain

Kissimmee, Fla. — Team tournament partners Brad Knight and Wesley Strader got one big fish on the Kissimmee Chain and are neck and neck in the pro division after the first round of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open Thursday. Knight holds the lead with a 22-pound, 11-ounce limit that included a 9-6 bass, while Strader is in second place with 21-9. “Wesley is a great…

Targeting pre-spawn fish key in FLW College Fishing Tournament on Crescent Lake

The cold snap of the last couple of weeks has the fish in Crescent Lake, a part of the St. John's River system, a little behind what they were last year this time, said Patrick Walters, a member of the University of South Carolina Fishing Team which will field seven teams in the FLW College Fishing Southeastern Division opener Saturday. “Last year, right at the beginning of January, they…

Big Entry, Big Bags Expected For Texas Team Trail Opener On Sam Rayburn

The Texas Team Trail is poised to kick off the 2016 tournament season at Sam Rayburn with a big bang Saturday, said TXTT Tournament Director Mike Hastings. “We are expecting a full field of 225 boats and everybody is expecting it's going to take at least 30 pounds to win,” Hastings said. “We are excited to get the season started.” “Due to the mild winter…

Fishing pressure to be major factor for Savannah River BFL opener on Lake Keowee

Although he lives a half hour or less from the shores of Lake Keowee, tournament angler Bo Price of Westminster, S.C., has not done any pre-fishing on the lake before the Savannah Division BFL season opener there this Saturday – for two reasons. First, the fish already know what time of year it is and second, no use giving away potential fish producing spots. “The photo period is overlooked…

Rodriguez & Harrington Teams Up To Win $20,000, Catching Over 30 Pounds!

Bass Champs South Region kicks off on Lake Falcon Skeeter Bass Champs blasted off the South Region kick-off event January 23rd on Lake Falcon with 160 teams vying for a portion of the nearly $50,000 purse to be paid out to the top 21 teams. The payback was a whopping 107%! Jose Rodriguez and Ryan Harrington, both of Rio Grande City, TX triumphed the event, winning by a six pound margin, taking…

Ott Defoe Gets Connected With Connectscale!!

Ott DeFoe has a fish scale that can help you catch more fish Blountville, TN - When introduced to new technology a fisherman will immediately ask one important question – Will it help me catch more fish? In the world of fish scales the answer has always been a simple NO.  Scales simply provide a reading of how much a fish weighs and that’s it.  But now with the new Bluetooth 4.0…

Record Setting Day At Skeeter Bass Champs Season Kick-Off!!

Skeeter Bass Champs blasted off their 2016 season on Sam Rayburn, with a near record field. $87,750 was awarded to the top 42 teams January 16 at the Umphrey Pavilion. Eleven sacks over 20 pounds were weighed in, and the big bass of the day weighed over ten pounds! It was a cold, blustery morning as 319 teams were released in flights after the National Anthem was played. A guaranteed 1st place…

Digh Looking For Bigger Bass In Costa Flw Series Southeastern Division Tournament

The Lake Okeechobee bass are biting, which is good news for anglers in the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division tournament Thursday through Saturday. The bad news, however, said veteran pro Rob Digh of Denver, N.C., the bass he is catching are not the right size. “I've been catching a lot of fish in practice, just not big fish,” said Digh. “Some of my buddies are catching…

FLW gives details on Kapiton’s MASSIVE 31-pound Okeechobee bag!

Teaser image:Kapiton is all smiles. Photo courtesy of FLW Outdoors OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (Jan. 11, 2016) – Professional angler George Kapiton of Inverness, Florida, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 31 pounds even Saturday to win the first FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Gator Division tournament of 2016 on Lake Okeechobee, presented by Navionics. For his victory, Kapiton earned…

Garmin Electronics Introduces Their 2016 Pro Team – Adds 21 New Anglers To Staff!!

OLATHE, Kan./January 8, 2016/Business Wire – Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN), today announced the addition of 21 professional fishermen to its 2016 marine pro team. The team of more than 60 anglers includes professional bass, walleye, and crappie fishermen who will be representing Garmin in tournament trails across North America, including the B.A.S.S.…

FLW lands Lew’s

FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today that Lew’s, an industry-leading designer of fishing rods, reels, apparel and accessories, have renewed their sponsorship for 2016. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 2016 will mark the third consecutive season that the two organizations have partnered. “FLW anglers are our foundation and I am…

Business Stable, New Boat, Townend Ready To Get Fishing In Gator Division

In the opening tournament of the Walmart Bass Fishing league Gator Division last January, Benny Townend hauled in a 10-pound,ounce behemoth largemouth to ice his first win in BFL competition with a limit that totaled 27 pounds, 9 ounces. It seemed that he was off to the races with time finally available to practice for Gator Division tournaments. The previous year was cut short when his ice…

Andy Lake Wins Aft On Lake Greenwood With 19.35 Pounds – Full Results Here

Our winner, Andy Lake, was fishing the middle part of the lake. He caught his fish jigs and spinnerbaits in shallow water. Andy also took the tournament big fish with a 6.23 pound largemouth. The big fish was caught on the jig. Andy’s 5 fish weighing 19.35 pounds won first place, big fish pot and first place option for a total of $900. Phillip Anderson of Saluda, SC finished in second…

Costa Del Mar Signs On As Title Sponsor Of Flw Series

FLW, the world's largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today that they have reached a sponsorship agreement with Costa Del Mar, a leading manufacturer of the world’s clearest polarized performance sunglasses. Effective immediately, Costa will assume title sponsorship of the FLW Series, which recently published increased paybacks at the no-entry fee championship and an impressive…

Wares Needed Just One Ounce More Of “mo” In Toyota Team Tournament On Guntersville

Every angler who has fished a lot of tournaments has been there. One ounce. Just one ounce from a possible big payday. That's what happened to Kent Ware and his wife Shannon, fishing in the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship on Lake Guntersville in early December. Momentum, or “Mo,” determines the outcome of ballgames and many other events in life. The Wares needed…

Wares Needed Just One Ounce More Of “mo” In Toyota Team Tournament On Guntersville

Every angler who has fished a lot of tournaments has been there. One ounce. Just one ounce from a possible big payday. That's what happened to Kent Ware and his wife Shannon, fishing in the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship on Lake Guntersville in early December. Momentum, or “Mo,” determines the outcome of ballgames and many other events in life. The Wares needed just…

Anglers Will Be Fishing The Mud In Aft Division 96 Tournament On Lake Greenwood

That's the refrain being sung by those who live in the Southeast U.S. for months, none with more urgency than those who live in South Carolina where devastating floods in early October left many homeless and continuing rains since have hampered renovation and rebuilding. And 2015 is expected to go out with a huge splash as steady rains this week have brought rivers and streams to flood stage…

Davy Hite Finds Time For Hunting, Fun Fishing And Family, Plus Sponsors During Off-Season

The Bassmaster Elite season ends in September and does not crank back up until early March, which means pro angler Davy Hite gets to enjoy pursuits other than bass fishing. Like deer hunting, duck hunting, fishing for fun – say for crappie to enjoy a nice fish fry – and spending quality time with his family and close friends. But, for pros like Hite the off-season is not all…

Fishing Should Be Excellent For Aft Alabama North Division Tournament On Guntersville

It's Christmas week and the way Michael Garlen has it figured by Saturday a lot of anglers should be ready to get out of the house and away from the hullabaloo and go fishing. And, if they do, he suggests they come to Lake Guntersville and fish the Ram American Fishing Tour Alabama North Division tournament. “With Christmas on Friday by Saturday everybody will be going back to the…

Pro Field Announced For 2016 Walmart Flw Tour Season

FLW announced today the complete professional angler roster of 171 for the upcoming 2016 Walmart FLW Tour season, the 21st season of the FLW Tour. The 2016 FLW Tour will feature six regular-season tournaments, along with the addition of two fall Invitational tournaments, with competition kicking off Feb. 4-7 at Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, Florida. The top 100 pros and top 10 co-anglers from…

Berhorst is Lew’s Speed Fishing AOY; The incentive program returns for 2016

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Dec. 21, 2015) - Lew's announces that Missouri's Dennis Berhorst is the first to win the company's new Speed Fishing Angler of the Year title, and also that it will be offering the awards incentive program again for 2016. Berhorst earned the inaugural distinction by accumulating the highest number of points through participation in FLW's 2015 Bass Fishing League (BFL)…

Crankbaits on shallow rocks the key on Weiss for AFT Alabama East Central tournament

It took 23 pounds to win a buddy tournament on Weiss Lake weekend before last and Doug Orazine expects it will take close to that weight to win the Ram American Fishing Tour Alabama East Central tournament on the lake this Saturday. “That 23 pounds was first and 21 pounds was second. Fishing is really good right now and with the weather the way it is it should still be good Saturday,” said…

Good Weights Expected For Aft Alabama Central Tournament On Lake Martin Saturday

Fishing is always good in December and January on Lake Martin, said Tom Storm, tournament director for the Ram American Fishing Tour Alabama Central Division which will hold it 3rd tournament of the season on the lake Saturday. “A lot of big fish are caught on Lake Martin this time of year. One time I was fishing from the back of the boat and took first place while my partner finished…

Flw Re-Signs Brp To Multi-Year Sponsorship Agreement

MINNEAPOLIS (Dec. 15, 2015) – FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today that BRP’s Evinrude brand has re-signed a multi-year agreement to remain an official outboard engine sponsor, marking their 15th consecutive year as a sponsor of FLW. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The Evinrude brand will receive exposure and have…

Eaton, Risner Win Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship On Guntersville

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Everything went right for Chris Risner and Timothy Eaton during Friday’s second round of the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship on Lake Guntersville. Even some things they never could have imagined. The Michigan anglers, who qualified for the event through their home state’s D&R Sports Center Tournament Trail, caught five bass that…

Ram American Fishing Tour Division 96 Results – Lake Russell – Dec 6, 2015

Teaser image:Our winner, Gene Parker, was fishing the middle part of the lake. He caught all his fish on a spoon in about 50 feet of water.   Phillip Anderson finished in second place a caught his fish on a shakey head. He was fishing brush piles on the upper part of the lake.   Cason Nickles finished in third place with 10.93 pounds. He fished the middle part of the lake and caught his…

Spotted Bass Will Be Winning Catch In Sc Greenwood Division Tournament On Lake Greenwood

With a cold front coming this week the American Fishing Tour South Carolina Greenwood Division tournament on Lake Russell is expected to primarily be a spotted bass tournament, Phil Morris, tournament director, said. “The spotted bass are prevalent in December anyway, so most of the anglers will be trying to target them because they are the most aggressive,” said Morris, who added that…

Cold Front Could Help Fishing For Florida West Division Tournament On Toho

Fishing on Lake Toho has been tough recently, but a cold front expected at the end of the week could change things just in time for the American Fishing Tour's Florida West Division's fourth tournament of the season. “We are looking for a front to come through Thursday and Friday that is going to drop the air temperature down into the mid-70s,” said tournament director Frank…

Cody Kelley To Represent Flw Foundation In 2016

Arkansas Pro Adds Second Non-profit Organization to Sponsorship Portfolio MINNEAPOLIS (Nov. 19, 2015) – FLW announced today that second-year professional angler Cody Kelley of Conway, Arkansas, will represent the FLW Foundation on the Walmart FLW Tour in 2016. As part of the agreement, Kelley will organize and host a youth fishing-derby at each FLW Tour event held in 2016. Entering his…

Clarks Hill Toys For Tots Anglers Noted For Having Big Hearts, Open Pocketbooks

Fishermen are notorious for having huge hearts when it comes to children, especially disadvantaged or seriously ill children, so it's no wonder that the Toys for Tots Tournament on Clarks Hill Lake will be celebrating 34 years of giving in the tournament on Nov. 28. The Clarks Hill Fish for Life Foundation, which supports programs that positively influence the lives of children in the…

Bass Should Be Feeding Up For Virginia Western Divisional On Smith Mountain Lake

Fishing should be good on Smith Mountain Lake Saturday for the second of eight regular season tournaments on the schedule for the Ram American Fishing Tour Virginia Western Division, said division director Elvin Jennings. “The smallmouth bite should be pretty good and the largemouth bite is probably going to be decent,” Jennings said. “The fish should be on their fall feed…

Lake Mitchell Has Big Bass Potential For Alabama Central Division Tournament

The first time Tom Storm fished Alabama's Lake Mitchell in a tournament, he went into a creek and tossed a jig and pig into a likely spot and something big hit it – hard! “I set the hook and it bent my big, old stiff broom-handle rod and then he pulled off,” said Storm. “I threw back in there and another one hit it – and he did the same thing, pulled off in the…

Heavy Rains Could Impact Aba Division 12 Tournament On Lake Eufaula

It remains to be seen what impact the heavy rains that filled the Chattahoochee River Basin over the weekend will have on the American Bass Anglers Georgia-Eufaula Division 12 tournament on Lake Eufaula Saturday, said tournament director Deacon Collins. “It's been raining a lot in Georgia and the water stacks up going down the Chattahoochee,” Collins said. “I fished West…

Some ‘really Good Fishermen’ In Bfl Wild Card On Lake Hartwell

Just because the Walmart Bass Fishing League Wild Card tournament on Lake Hartwell Nov. 13-14 is the last chance for BFL anglers to qualify for the 2016 BFL All American it doesn't mean the 100-plus anglers in the tournament are stragglers just hoping for a chance to get in the big game. There are some really good fishermen in the Wild Card who did not qualify for various reasons during the…

Kizziahs Hope The Frog Is The Charm In Chattanooga Bass Association Classic On Chickamauga

There is something special about a father and son who spend time together doing something they both like and when Tom Kizziah III and his dad, Tom Kizziah Jr., fish the Chattanooga Bass Association Classic on Lake Chickamauga this weekend it will mark more than two decades they have teamed up to compete in tournaments. “We have done it so long that it's not one of those things where we…

Local Angler Wins Lady Bass Anglers Association Triple Crown

FLORENCE, AL October 15, 2015—Angela Mayo, (Maiden, NC) captured the elusive “Triple Crown” in the co-angler division last weekend on Lake Pickwick in Alabama.  To win the Lady Bass Anglers Association “Triple Crown”, an angler had to win an event, win an end of year title (Angler of the Year or Rookie of the Year) and win the season ending 2015 LBAA Lady Bass…

Lake Eufaula To Host 2016 Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship

Lake Eufaula to Host 2016 Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship The top 500 Ram American Fishing Tour anglers in national points standings for the 2016 season will be invited to  attend the 2016 Ram American Fishing Tour National Championship at Lake Eufaula in Eufaula, AL on October 16-21, 2016. Event launch and weigh-in will take place at Lakepoint Resort State Park. The 2016…

Mcmillan Wins Bassmaster Open On Seminole

Teaser image: Brandon McMillan of Clewiston, Fla., wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open #3 presented by Allstate held on Lake Seminole out of Bainbridge, Ga. McMillan brought 9 pounds, 13 ounces to Saturday's weigh-in, giving him a three-day total of 49-5. Photo by James Overstreet/BassmasterBAINBRIDGE, Ga. — The fishing on the final round of the Bass Pro Shops…

Colorado Mesa Team Familiar With Grand Lake, Site Of College Southern Conference Championship

The Colorado Mesa University Fishing Team is already somewhat familiar with Oklahoma's Grand Lake where the FLW College Southern Conference Championship will be fished this weekend, having won a Southern Conference qualifier there in June 2014. “We have a little experience on this lake so we are really excited. We have some idea of what the lake looks like and we know it holds some…

Super focus will be key for Anders in BFL Regional on Lake Wateree

The key for Michael Anders in the BFL Regional on Lake Wateree this weekend will be to focus on what he is doing and not worry about what anybody else is doing. Anders, the Savannah River BFL points champion, will lead his division anglers against those from the North Carolina, Shenandoah and Volunteer Divisions in the Regional Championship on Wateree Thursday, Friday and Saturday.…

Anglers Face Two Choices In Alabama Bass Trail Championship Smallmouths Or Largemouths

Anglers in the Alabama Bass Trail Championship on Wheeler Lake this weekend basically have two choices, according to veteran tournament angler Mark McCaig: run up the river and fish for smallmouth in the tailrace behind Guntersville Dam or stay down lake and fish the channel edges and shellbeds for largemouths. “A lot of people will make the run up to Guntersville Dam and that is where…

Central Open On Table Rock Will Probably Be A ‘junk Fishing’ Tournament For Browning

Fishing is tough, the weather appears poised to make it worse, and Stephen Browning has not found anything close to a solid pattern to bank on, so he plans to “just go junk fishing” when the third and final Bassmaster Central Open Tournament starts Thursday on Table Rock Lake. “We've got a cold front about to blow through and that is not going to help the situation,”…

East Wind On Lake Erie Affecting Fish And Fishermen In B.a.s.s. Northern Open

The weather is always a factor for tournaments on Lake Erie and it's no different for the Bassmaster Northern Open which begins Thursday. In fact, on the surface, the weather looks pretty nice for the tournament. Even on a normal day winds can kick up 3- to 4-foot waves and on a windy day they could be rolling 8 or 9 feet high. But the forecast for this weekend is for a mild East wind…

Best Bet For A Winning Fish In Oakley Big Bass Bash On Lake Murray Likely Will Be Shallow Topwater Bite

The majority of the fish caught in the Oakley South Carolina Big Bass Bash on Lake Murray this weekend likely will be schooling fish, but the top hourly winners and the overall Grand Prize winner will probably come on a shallow topwater bite or by flipping wood cover in the upper end of the lake, said veteran local angler Andy Wicker of Pomaria. Wicker and his dad, Steve, finished second in…

Extreme Low Water Presents Serious Challenges For Cbc-Sc Championship At Santee Cooper

Dangerously low water levels in the Santee Cooper Lakes will present serious challenges – both from a fishing standpoint and personal safety – to anglers fishing in the Carolinas Bass Challenge South Carolina Division Championship this Saturday. “It's getting pretty low,” said CBC angler Bradford Beavers of Summerville. “It's about 4 ½ feet low in the upper…

Drawdown Of High Water On Fort Gibson Lake Should Put Fish Deep For Central Open

Fort Gibson Lake in Oklahoma is abnormally high, but it's falling at an abnormal rate which should present a unique challenge to anglers fishing the Bassmaster Central Open Tournament Sept. 10-12, according to veteran B.A.S.S. pro Stephen Browning. “I've not been on the lake, but I am going over there Saturday and do my scouting Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,”…

Phillip Anderson Wins The Aba On Greenwood With 11.53 Lbs

Teaser image: ABA D-96 Tournament Results Lake Greenwood – August 23, 2015 Division 96 2016 Season Tournament   First place, Phillip Anderson had 5 fish weighing 11.53 pounds for the win. His fish were caught flipping docks on the upper and middle parts of the lake. Phillip was the only angler in this tournament to weigh-in a limit of 5 fish. His first place finish and option pot earned…