Wendlant Suffers Heart Attack, Withdraws From Remainder Of Flw Tour

Clark Wendlant has won 3 FLW Angler of the Year titles and qualified for 15 Forrest Wood Cups. He won't make it to the big dance this year, nor will he fish the Tour events on Pickwick and Kentucky Lakes. Wendlant suffered a heart attack around 3 A.M. Monday. "I've never had any heart problems before, but any time you have a chest pain you wonder to yourself if you’re having a heart…

Smiley and Anderson take the Tom’s Marine TT on Cherokee with 20.97 Lbs

Teaser image:Records Are Set As Smiley & Anderson WinWhile we haven't tracked it there's no doubt the May 24th tournament set records for number of fish caught and weight per boat in a Toms Marine Team Trail Tournament. In all 121 boats took to Cherokee Lake to fish this event and weighed in a stagering 458 fish weighing in at over 1160-pounds. This means that most of the field had a…

Stacey King steps away from FLW Tour to concentrate on cancer treatment

Veteran pro Stacey King of Reeds Spring, MO was enjoying a good season on the FLW Tour. He was 26th in Angler of the Year points after posting 3 Top 30 appearances in the first 4 events. King will miss the last 2 tournaments because he needs to undergo cancer treatment. "They are going to take out my tonsils and also take 3 biopsies," said King. "There's a chance the cancer could be in my…

Cherokee Dangerously Low, But Fishing Excellent For Tom’s Marine Tournament Saturday

Fishing is expected to be outstanding for the Tom's Marine Team Trail tournament on Cherokee Lake Saturday – for numbers, but not necessarily for size, according to Richard McMaster, tournament director. “Fishing has been excellent on Cherokee. Not a lot of real big bags are being caught, but there are definitely a lot of bags being caught,” McMaster said. “There are a lot of fish being…

Toughest Fishing Of Year Expected On High Rock For Anglers Choice Team Trail Saturday

Between Memorial Day Weekend boat traffic and the bass being in a post-spawn sulk fishing is likely to be pretty tough for the Anglers Choice Marine Team Trail North Carolina Division tournament on High Rock Lake Saturday. “I think it will probably be one of the toughest tournaments on High Rock this year,” said veteran tournament angler David Wright of Lexington, N.C., who calls High Rock…

‘Little Fish’ tourneys offer BIG fun

Ready to do a LITTLE fishing? This fish would be money at a Little Fish tourney! Little fish could net you a lot of money . . . if you are fishing one of Bienville Plantation's Little Fish Tournaments. While most tourneys reward the guys with the heaviest sacks of bass, these tournaments reward the team that puts the greatest number of fish in the livewell, as long as they are shorter than…

PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS TEAM TRAIL QUALIFIER #5 RESULTS – Falls Lake – May 17, 2014

Teaser image:1st Place: Jay Garrard & Mark Herndon...5 bass...23.90 lbsThe Piedmont Bass Classics Team Bass Spring Mini Trail final qualifier #5 was fished by 32 teams on a day with the water rising hard at Falls Lake.It was unseasonably cool that morning but ended up being a nice and comfortable 70 degrees at weighin. The winds were very light that morning getting up to about 12mph…

BOATS UNLIMITED NC TEAM TRAIL QUALIFIER #6 RESULTS – Falls Lake – May 10, 2014

Teaser image:1st Place: Billy Bledsoe & Brian McDonald of Fayetteville & Hope Mills...5 bass...27.68 lbsHad a beautiful Saturday for the Boats Unlimited NC Team Tournament Bass Trail qualifier #6 at Falls Lake. 73 teams enjoyed the beautiful weather, a great day of catching bass and great fellowship!It was about 67 degrees that morning with hardly no wind and around 87 that…

Hot, Clear Lake Hickory Could Make Fishing Tough For Carolinas Bass Challenge Nc Division

Bradley Rhodes and Chris Dorian caught 16.64 lbs to win on Hartwell May 10 Although he lives less than half an hour from Lake Hickory and actually works in sight of the lake, David Williams has not had a chance to practice recently for the Carolinas Bass Challenge North Carolina Division tournament there this Saturday. “It's probably been two or three weeks ago since I was on the lake and…

Day 3 Toyota Texas Bass Classic News and Notes

With such tremendous weights these first 2 days, the big question on Day 3 and the final day of the TTBC is can the top 10 anglers that made the cut go back out and haul in 35+ Lbs? Well, according to reports, they already have! Here are some notes I've come accross while being out here: -Lake Fork is widely regarding as one of the top 3 fisheries in the state, and thats saying something when…

Arey Expects ‘phenomenal’ Fishing On Post-Spawn Bass In Toyota Texas Bass Classic On Lake Fork

Fishing during the Toyota Texas Bass Classic on Lake Fork May 9-11 should be phenomenal, according to FLW Tour pro Matt Arey of Shelby, N.C., who will be fishing in his first competition on the fabled Texas lake. “The only time I have fished it was when I went over there and spent a couple of days on the water after the Sam Rayburn tournament (in late March),” Arey said. Arey finished 38th at…

Alabama River Should Be Back To Normal For Alabama Bass Trail Tournament Saturday

Flooding in the Alabama River from heavy rains in the storm system that rolled across the South at the end of April is subsiding and levels should be back to normal by the time anglers begin practice this week for the Alabama Bass Trail South Division tournament near Camden, Ala., Saturday. “I think the recent floods in the Millers Ferry area are going to subside just in time for the ABT…

Bienville Big Bass Blast Tournament Series Back for 2nd Season!

Teaser image:Bienville Plantation just announced that they will have a tournament series again this year, as they did in 2013. Thousands of dollars were won by anglers who enjoyed world class bassing at the famed fishery last season. Following are dates and rules for 2014:PRE-REGISTRATION & SIGN UP: Entry fee is $350.00 per team. Registration will begin April 29, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Team boat…

Following Day 1 Cancellation, FLW Reschedules Entire James River Rayovac Tourney

FLW announced today that the Rayovac FLW Series at the James River presented by Mercury, originally slated for May 1-3, has been cancelled due to high water and unsafe conditions. The event has been rescheduled for Sept. 11-13 and will still be held on the James River. Further information about the takeoff and weigh-in locations will be released as the information becomes available.…

High Water Cancels Day One Of Rayovac Flw Series On The James River

Day one of the Rayovac FLW Series event at the James River presented by Mercury has been canceled due to high water and unsafe conditions. Conditions permitting, the event will be shortened to two days and is expected to resume at 6:30 a.m. Friday morning at Osborne Landing.       The National Weather Service declares flood stage for this portion of the James River to be at 12 feet with it…

Texas Team Trail Growing By Leaps And Bounds With 220 Boat Average In Third Year

In 2013 the Texas Team Trail averaged 185 boats per tournament, but in this the third year of the popular series, the trail is averaging 220 boats at each tournament. “We've grown considerably,” said tournament director Mike Hastings. “We consider 225 teams a full field for a tournament, so we are really excited. It's great to see substantial growth like this.” And, Hastings added, he…

Murray State University Wins Flw College Fishing Central Conference Event On Carlyle Lake

The Murray State University  team of Cody Santel of Petersburg, Ill., and Justin Berger of Freeburg, Ill., won the FLW College Fishing Central Conference tournament on Carlyle Lake Saturday with five bass weighing 13 pounds and 10 ounces. Their win earned the team $2,000 for their bass club and qualified them for the 2014 Central Conference Invitational tournament on Kentucky Lake.…

Henry Brings More Than 30 Pounds on Final Day to Win Rayovac on Guntersville.

Jonathan Henry of Grant, Ala., brought the largest stringer of the tournament to the scale Saturday – a five-bass limit totaling 30 pounds, 14 ounces to win the Rayovac FLW Series Southeast Division event on Lake Guntersville presented by Mercury with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 77 pounds, 8 ounces. For his victory, Henry earned $40,000.       Henry started the day in ninth…

Johnson Leads Bassmaster Open On Red River

Teaser image:Aaron Johnson of Shreveport, La., takes the lead on Day 1 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open #2 presented by Allstate. Johnson brought 20 pounds, 8 ounces of Red River bass to the scales at Thursday's weigh-in.Photo by James Overstreet/BassmasterAaron Johnson, of Shreveport, La., has a strategy that other local anglers might want to try when fishing tournaments on…

Late Spring Could Be What Montgomery Needs In Elite Tournament On Toledo Bend

Andy Montgomery is hoping the late spring might actually work in his favor in the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Toledo Bend Reservoir this week. His best finish on the lake that straddles the Louisiana-Texas border was 2nd place in a Professional Anglers Association (PAA) tournament in October 2009. The Blacksburg, S.C., pro led after the second day, but came up just .54 of a pound…

Fishing Very Good For Toho Marine Elite One Man Trail Tournament On Kissimmee

Anglers in the Toho Marine Elite One Man Trail tournament on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes Saturday should be able to pick their favorite lure or technique and pretty much be assured of success, according to tournament director Bob McDaniel. “Fishing has been very good down there, with big weights coming in,” McDaniel said. “There was an Xtreme Bass tournament last Sunday and the fellows who…

High, Muddy Water Will Make Fishing Tough In Alabama Bass Tournament On Jordan Lake

The winner of the Alabama Bass Trail South Division tournament on Jordan Lake Saturday probably will be the angler who finds some obscure thing that nobody else is looking for, according to a veteran Jordan Lake angler. “Fishing on the lake is like nothing I've seen in 20 years,” said Scott Luster who lives near the lake and fishes both the South and North Divisions of the new Alabama Bass…

WRIGHT, SIMS WIN TEXAS TEAM TRAIL EVENT AT LAKE TEXOMA

First-place finishers Eric Wright (left) and Jeremy Sims (right) hold up their winning fish at the Texas Team Trail Event at Lake Texoma on Saturday, April 12 Eric Wright of Balch Springs, Texas, and Jeremy Sims of Sulphur Springs, Texas, brought 27.96 pounds of bass to the scales to win the 2014 Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela’s (TXTT) event at Lake Texoma on April 12. With their…

Tourney riases funds so qualifier, Van Soles, can take kids to 2015 Classic

Bryce Goff (L) fished with Van Soles. The duo caught over 20 pounds of Kissimmee Chain bass. One of the more interesting tournaments this past weekend was the ‘Kids to the Classic’ tourney on Kissimmee Chain of Lakes out of beautiful Camp Mack. It wasn’t the picturesque setting, legendary waters or stringers of big bass that made this tourney special. Rather, it was…

Dillow Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division Event On Smith Mountain Lake

Chris Dillow Waynesboro, Va., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to win the first Walmart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division tournament of 2014 on Smith Mountain Lake. For his victory, Dillow earned $6,796. After his victory on Smith Mountain Lake, Dillow has now won the last two Shenandoah division events that he has fished, both of them with no practice.…

Knight Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division Event On Douglas Lake

Jeff Knight of Cleveland, Tenn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 14 ounces Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division tournament of 2014 on Douglas Lake. For his victory, Knight earned $3,592.  Knight’s win was his first BFL victory since 2005, and it came on a lake that he hadn’t fished in over 20 years.      “I practiced on Friday and just…

Jones Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Lbl Division Event On Kentucky/Barkley Lakes

Charles Jones of Jackson, Tenn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League LBL Division tournament of 2014 on Kentucky and Barkley lakes. For his victory, Jones earned $7,428.  “I should have won about three or four of these, but I’ve always managed to mess it up,” said Jones about his first BFL win. “I’ll be 69 this year and…

Mcmahan Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Choo Choo Division Event On Lake Guntersville

Kevin McMahan of Huntsville, Ala., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 28 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the third Walmart Bass Fishing League Choo Choo Division tournament of 2014 on Lake Guntersville. For his victory, McMahan earned $3,641. The spawn is in full swing in many southern states and McMahan took full advantage of it to notch his first BFL win.       “I couldn’t see them at all…

Fisher Wins Walmart Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division Event On Lake Lanier

Pat Fisher of Colbert, Ga., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 24 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division tournament of 2014 on Lake Lanier. For his victory, Fisher earned $4,729. Fisher, a former Walmart FLW Tour pro, reported catching the entirety of his impressive creel on beds in the midsection of Lanier.       “I think I culled five…

Rodgers Hoping To Solve Beaver Lake’s Clear Water Mystery In Flw Tournament

Dearal Rodgers will be fishing as a co-angler in the Walmart FLW Tour Major this week on Beaver Lake When you are fishing from the back of the boat it helps to draw a pro angler who is on fish. So far this FLW Tour season, the highest finishing pro Dearal Rodgers has drawn finished 58th. “Hopefully, whoever I fish with will be on them,” said Rodgers of the Walmart FLW Tour Major this week…

Weather Pretty And Fish Biting Just In Time For Claire Whaley Foundation Tournament On Lake Russell

It takes dedication and a lot of effort to keep a small charitable foundation going, but all Trad Whaley has to do is look at the list of families the Claire Whaley Foundation has helped and he knows he has to keep going with the effort named for his daughter. The 6th annual Claire Whaley Foundation Bass Tournament will be held Saturday on Lake Russell with a $200 entry fee, plus an optional…

Another Field Of More Than 200 Teams Expected For Texas Team Trail Tournament On Lake Texoma

Parker Smelley and Branden Hollingshead won the most recent Texas Team Trail tournament on Ray Roberts with 28.06 lbs In the two tournaments held so far in 2014, the Texas Team Trail has averaged 234 boats – 251 teams at Sam Rayburn Reservoir Feb. 15 and 217 at Lake Ray Roberts March 15 – and more than 200 teams are expected for the third tournament of the season Saturday at Lake Texoma.…

Eddie and Maggie McKinnis 17+ takes the win for the Texas Bass Couples on Lake Dunlap

  First I would like to welcome Paul and Denise Krause to the Texas Bass Couples. The weather was beautiful for our day of fishing. We had 9 teams and Eddie and Maggie came in with a 5 fish limit of 17.01 lbs. plus big bass of 5.07 lbs. This is how it turned out for the rest of us. 1.       Eddie/Maggie                       17.01 lbs. BB 5.07 lbs               100 pts. 2.       Mike/Noel…

Lineberger threw buzzbait, crankbait super shallow to win BFL on Wylie

Shane Lineberger of Lincolnton, N.C., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division tournament of 2014 on Lake Wylie. For his victory, Lineberger earned $4,235.   A 20-year veteran, Lineberger earned the fifth BFL win of his career – his first on Lake Wylie – and pushed his career earnings mark…

Pitts plumbs 16-foot depths to win BFL on Russell

Butch Pitts of Watkinsville, Ga., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 1 ounce Saturday to win the third Walmart Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division tournament of 2014 on Lake Russell. For his victory, Pitts earned $4,082.  Pitts put together his first career BFL win on Lake Russell, a lake that he’s been fishing since it was built in 1984.        “Lake Russell has been…

Aaron Martens Grabs Early Lead in Elite Series Event on Table Rock

Aaron Martens of Leeds, Ala., takes the lead on the first day of the A.R.E. Truck Caps Bassmaster Elite at Table Rock Lake, bringing 18 pounds, 11 ounces to the scales. Photo by Seigo Saito/Bassmaster Aaron Martens called it a “picture-perfect day.” Mark Davis said he was “singing hymns all day.” Chris Lane landed inside his “comfort zone.” And that’s how it was for three of the hottest…

College Anglers Competing For Biggest Fish In Cabela’s Collegiate Big Bass Bash

In most collegiate bass fishing tournaments, college teams compete against other college teams, but in the Cabela's Collegiate Big Bass Bash this weekend on Kentucky Lake team members actually will be competing against each other. It's kind of a unique format,” said Tournament Director Wade Middleton. “You'll see kids from different schools fishing together in the same boat, sometimes as…

Bass Ready To Move Up In Time For Tom’s Marine Tournament On Douglas Lake

Luke Boles and Donnie Absher won the first tournament of 2014 with 21.18 lbs on Cherokee When Mother Nature calls, the bass have to get a move on, no matter what, said Richard McMaster, tournament director for the Tom's Marine Teal Trail which will hold its second tournament of the 2014 season Saturday on Douglas Lake. “It's time for them to start moving up. They know it's late, but they…

Texas Team Trail heads to Texoma

NORMAN, Okla. (April 1, 2014) – The Texas Team Trail presented by Cabela’s will host its third event of the 2014 tournament season on Saturday, April 12, at Lake Texoma. This marks the first visit to Lake Texoma for the Texas Team Trail. Registration for the event is already underway – anglers can secure an opportunity to pre-fish Friday, April 11, by completing their…

Boats Unlimited Nc Team Tournament Trail Qualifier #3 Results – Shearon Harris – Mar 29, 2014

1st Place: Mark & Micheal Cummings of Pembroke...5 bass...22.08 lbs Even with a forecast of rough weather coming in, the Boats Unlimited NC Team Tournament Bass Trail qualifier #3 at Shearon Harris went off without a hitch with 69 teams competing!It was about 54 degrees that morning and around 68 that afternoon with very light winds. Water temps ranged from 50 to 55 depending on the area…

Palmore & Crisman Take 1st CATT Gaston Mar 29

We’re off and running with the 2014 CATT Gaston/Kerr Trail with 36 teams entering Saturday blasting off out of Eaton Ferry/Morning Star. All the Gaston/Kerr Qualifiers tournaments fall under the CATT GOLD format and as you can see the payback is awesome! We split up the BONUS $ and spread it around so make plans and come on out to see us. CATT pays back 100% of your entry with a portion…

Cannon works main lake cuts to win BFL on Martin

Teaser image: Logan wins co-angler title Jeff Cannon of Douglasville, Ga., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 1 ounce on Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League Bama Division tournament of 2014 on Lake Martin. For his victory, Cannon earned $3,718.  “I caught them on a jig in the backs of pockets in a little cut on the main lake,” said Cannon. “I…

Montgomery Hoping Table Rock More Hospitable For Elite Tournament Than In The Past

Bassmaster Elite Series and FLW Tour Pro Andy Montgomery of Blacksburg, SC Andy Montgomery was driving the 15 hours from Palatka, Fla., to Lufkin, Texas, Sunday, halfway through a six-tournament marathon that he hopes will land him in the Forrest Wood Cup on South Carolina's famed bass factory, Lake Murray, this August. “I'm fishing six tournaments in six weeks. I just finished fishing…

Rodgers On A Mission To Get To The Forrest Wood Cup In Flw Tournament On Sam Rayburn

Dearal Rodgers with a nice fish at Chickamauga With a 15th place finish on Lake Hartwell two weeks ago, Dearal Rodgers took a big step towards his goal of qualifying for the 2014 Forrest Wood Cup on South Carolina's Lake Murray this August.He'd like to take another big step towards the Lake Murray championship this week on Texas' Lake Sam Rayburn in the third FLW Tour tournament of the year.…

Wicker Team Will Do ‘basic Spring Fishing 101’ In Cbc-Sc Tournament On Lake Wateree

It was a classic case of you can't be in two – or in this particular case, three – places at one time. Andy Wicker and his dad, Steve, make a pretty formidable fishing team in local South Carolina bass tournaments, but so far this year they have had a hard time getting on track in the South Carolina Division of the Carolinas Bass Challenge. They fished the first CBC-SC tournament in early…

Piedmont Bass Classics Spring Mini Trail Qualifier #3 Results – Mayo Reservoir – Mar 22, 2014

Teaser image:1st Place: Steve Upchurch & Jeff Hodges...5 bass...17.51 lbsThe Piedmont Bass Classics Team Bass Spring Mini Trail qualifier #3 results showed that Mayo Reservoir is still a good producing lake even with the cold water conditions! 26 teams vied for the 1st place money on a right pretty day for fishing.It was a little chilly that morning at 44 degree s but ended up being…

Stanley Wins Bfl On Percy Priest Lake

Matt Stanley of Alexandria, Tenn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 22 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League Music City Division tournament of 2014 on Percy Priest Lake. For his victory, Stanley earned $3,386. Stanley earned his second career BFL victory on a day when he caught the tournament Big Fish and estimated that he caught four separate limits that…

Cecil Finds Bedding Bass During Competition Rounds to Win Rayovac on Toledo Bend

Russell Cecil of Willis, Texas, weighed five bass totaling 15 pounds, 10 ounces Saturday to win the Rayovac FLW Series Texas Division event presented by Frabill on Toledo Bend Reservoir with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 61 pounds, 9 ounces. For his victory, Cecil earned $33,000 and a new Ranger Z518 with a 200 horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.       “I’m as excited…