Millsaps And Walker Win The Tom’s Marine Tt Event On Douglas Lake-Full Results Here!
On June 16th Toms Marine Team Trail held it's 5th tournament of the season and had 104 boats entry the event. Douglas continues to yield huge bags of fish with 2 more 20+ pound sacks being brought to the scales. The biggest of the day belonged to Kelley Millsaps and Keith Walker who brought in 21.33-pound limit. That nice bag of fish earned them the $2500 first prize. A close second was the team…
Better Decision Making Boosts Robinson Into Top 10 In Elite Aoy Standings
The group of guys Marty Robinson hung around with in high school was not your typical teenage gang. The only thing they were interested in was catching bass.
“I got into bass fishing probably in the seventh grade. A couple of my buddies from school knew a lot about it because their dads got them into it, so we started hanging out and fishing together,” said the Bassmaster Elite Series Angler…
Anglers Choice Marine Team Trail Averaging Over 200 Boats Per Tournament
While some tournament trails are struggling in a poor economy and high gasoline prices, the Anglers Choice Marine Team Trail just keeps rocking along with near record entries. The series' top entry in 2011 was 178 boats for a tournament, but this year the trail has topped 200 three times while averaging 205 boats per tournament, with top entries of 223 and 224.
“People are telling me our…
‘long-Lining’ Could Rule In Tom’s Marine Team Tournament On Douglas Lake Saturday
Tim Smiley and Steve Gibson won the May 19 tournament on Cherokee with 17.43 lbs!
“Long-lining” or “strolling,” a new fishing technique that seems to have displaced the Alabama Rig for controversy, is expected to dominate fishing in the Tom's Marine Team Trail Tournament Saturday after local anglers on Douglas Lake “got schooled” on it by the BASS Elite Series Anglers in the Douglas Lake…
Piedmont Bass Classic Spring Trail Qualifier Results – Falls Lake – Jun 9, 2012
Scott Smith & Tony Woodard took 1st Place with 24.96 lbs, good for $1,075!!
Scott Smith & Tony Woodard topped the 54 boat field at Falls in the final qualifying tournament for the spring
trail with 5 fish weighing 24.96 lbs!
The field has now been set for the Boats Unlimited~Piedmont Bass Classics 2012 Spring Bass Tournament Trail Championship at Jordan Lake on June 23rd where some…
Long Looking For Hungry Fish On Ledges In Flw Tour Major On Kentucky Lake
Although it may seem like it at times, fish don't stop eating when they move out into deeper water for the summer. It just gets harder to find the fish that want to eat when it counts – like during tournament hours.
That is the problem FLW pro Brent Long of Cornelius, N.C., found this week on Kentucky Lake while practicing for the FLW Tour Major this Thursday through Saturday.
“The fish…
Overtons Of Raleigh Piedmont Bass Classic Results – Shearon Harris Lake – June 2, 2012
Jaime Fajardo & Scott Woodson won with 5 bass weighing 31.68 lbs, including the Big Fish at 8.82 lbs!!
17 teams showed up for the 6th in a series of Spring Open Tournaments. The weather was great! 59
degrees in the am and 78 or so at weighin with 15mph winds & sunny conditions.
38 fish were weighed in for a good total weight of 148 pounds. The bass were caught at just about every…
Montgomery Hoping To Stay In Classic Competition With Good Finish In Elite Series On Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend Reservoir has been good to Andy Montgomery in the two previous major tournaments he has fished there and he is hoping the pattern holds true for the fifth Bassmaster Elite Series tournament of the year next week.
A lot is at stake, more than just making a check in the 2012 Elite Series Toledo Bend Battle, the Blacksburg, S.C., angler said. He has a second straight Bassmaster…
Skeeter/yamaha Package On Line For Nc Carolina Bass Challenge Final On High Rock
Todd Walters and Jason Threadgill won 1st Place on Lake Hickory with 27.50 lbs.
The Carolinas Bass Challenge launched in February like a rocket going to the moon and has picked up steam every tournament held since, with the two-state championship on Kerr Lake in October expected to be one of the richest and most competitive tournaments in the history of bass fishing in the Carolinas.
It…
Herlong Would Love To See The Sun Shine Bright For Saturday’s Sc Bfl On Lake Wateree
While forecasters are predicting a long, hot summer, it would suit Eddie Herlong if it gets started this Saturday.
A good, sunny and hot day would be the ticket for the way Herlong wants to fish in the Walmart Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division tournament on Lake Wateree Saturday.
“Typically, after the spawn, the hotter the weather the better the fish bite. A good, hot, sunny –…
Carolina Anglers Team Trail Results – Kerr Lake – May 26, 2012
Last year we only averaged 5 to 6 boats on the Raleigh area lakes but what a difference a year makes. The 2012 version of the Old North CATT Trail paid back over $22,000.00 with only a 35 boat average at the 2012 Qualifiers. Also we are looking at bringing the 2013 CATT Classic to Kerr Lake. 1st Place at the 2012 CATT Classic received over $12,000.00 and that amount will increase next…
Couch Hoping Fish Turn On In Time For Berry’s Team Tournament Trail Classic
When the Berry's Team Tournament Trail Classic gets underway on Georgia's Lakes Sinclair and Oconee the first weekend in June, Tony Couch will be looking at one undisclosed area on one of the lakes to produce a winning bag of bass.
The problem is, he said, although he caught several nice bags of fish in tournaments off the area last year it has not produced all year long this tournament…
St. Jude Bass Classic Poised To Break Single-Year Fund-Raising Total For Hospital
Fishermen are turning out in droves for the St. Jude Bass Classic on Mississippi's Sardis Lake Sunday. The tournament is set to raise the most money it ever has in its 40-year history. The prize package for the winners is outstanding. And the weather for Sunday is going to be beautiful, with clear skies and temperatures in the low 90s.
The only fly in the ointment, said tournament director…
2012 Sportsman’s Warehouse June Product Showcase With Barry Sowers!
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THe back-stretch of big team trails and charity tournaments is on us now, as well as big time NIGHT TOURNAMENTS! Sportsman's Warehouse Tournament Angler Barry Sowers takes us through some big-time key baits he says are a must for this time of the year!
Piedmont Bass Classics Results – Jordan Lake – May 19, 2012
Williams Burns & Jerry Marshburn won with 5 bass that weighed 21.44 lbs!
Jerry Marshburn & William Burns finally got a 1st place finish after numerous 2nd & 3rd place endings! 46
teams showed up at Jordan for the 6th qualifying tournament of the Boats Unlimited~Piedmont Bass Classics
2012 Spring Bass Tournament Trail.
The weather was nice with 57 degrees in the morning with 3…
Gagliardi Settling On Strategy For Flw Tour Major On Potomac River
With practice over, Anthony Gagliardi was waiting to learn his flight number before determining a set strategy for the first day of fishing Thursday on the Potomac River in the fourth FLW Tour Major of the year.
“I have probably three or four primary ares that I know hold fish. I may decide to fish one for an entire day or I may run up the river and fish back down with the tide,” said the…
Big Boost In Entries Expected For Angler’s Choice Team Trail Tournament At Smith Mountain
Chris Lucas, tournament director for the Anglers Choice Marine Team Trail, is looking for 200 or more boats for Saturday's tournament on Smith Mountain Lake!!
“We had 223 boats in the first tournament (on Smith Mountain), 224 in the second tournament (on Kerr Reservoir) and it dropped to to 167 in the third tournament (also on Kerr), which is typical because we split the state in half. We go…
Tough Fishing Means Time To Bear Down For Aoy Auten In Paa Tournament On Old Hickory
Finding fish has been tough in practice on Old Hickory Lake for PAA Angler of the Year Todd Auten, but that might not necessarily be a bad thing.
Auten, who won the third ever PAA AOY title last August on Alabama's Neely Henry Lake, is noted for poor practices followed by good tournaments, as evidenced by his 16th place finish in the FLW Tour Open tournament on Lake Okeechobee in February.…
Piedmont Bass Classics Results – Falls Lake – May 5, 2012
Rick Sossaman & Randy Johnson won with 5 bass weighing 19.92 lbs!
22 teams showed up for the 4th in a series of Spring Open Tournaments. The weather was great! 59 degrees in the am and 80 or so at weighin with light winds & threatening storms.
77 fish were weighed in for a good total weight of 240 pounds. Most fish were caught very shallow on a variety of baits including plastic…
Piedmont Bass Classic Spring Trail Qualifier Results – Falls Lake – Apr 28, 2012
Vinston Nettles & Jimmie Spencer won with 5 bass that weighed 23.71 lbs!!
Congratulations to Vinston Nettles & Jimmie Spencer for finally getting the win they have been dreaming of!
54 teams showed up at Falls for the 5th qualifying tournament of the Boats Unlimited~Piedmont Bass Classics
2012 Spring Bass Tournament Trail.
The weather was weird! 57 degrees in the morning with 3…
Key Tactic For Elite Series Tournament On Douglas Lake Will Be Offshore And Deep
One of Capt. David Berry's very happy clients!
If the Elite Series anglers competing in the Douglas Lake Challenge, the fourth tournament in the 8-tournament series for 2012, have not already figured it out in practice this week, they probably should heed the advice of a knowledgeable local fishing guide.
In short, Capt. David Berry of Mascot, Tenn., says it's time to break out the deep…
Weather May Play A Role In Sportsman’s Warehouse Fisherman’s Dream Tournament
Last year the winners in the fifth annual Sportsman's Warehouse Fisherman's Dream Tournament on Chickamauga Lake weighed in a whopping 27-plus pounds to win $1,850.
With the unusual weather experienced so far this past winter and spring, tournament officials say they don't know if that feat can be matched in this year's tournament Saturday or not. The tournament will launch out of Chester…
Tim Irwin Food City Tournament Nearing $800,000 Mark For Boys & Girls Clubs Of Tennessee
Pre-tournament entries are running right on schedule for the 24th annual Tim Irwin Food City Bass Tournament Saturday on Tennessee's Loudon, Tellico and Watts Bar Lakes.
“We have about 90 boats registered already,” Irwin said Monday, “which is about normal for the week of the tournament. We expect to have between 150 and 200 boats. A bunch will sign up on site Saturday. Some of the anglers…
Northeast Florida Association Of Realtors Tournament Benefits Haven Hospice
When Glenn East, chief executive officer of the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, was looking for a community project for his organization eight years ago he did not have to look far.
“I wanted a project for your realtor members to be involved in that would help the community so I met with the people at Haven Hospice. And with Palatka being the bass capitol of the world what better…
With Water Level Down, Fishing ‘rather Tough’ For Flw Tour Major On Beaver Lake
Dearal Rodgers has had mixed result in five previous FLW Tour tournaments on Arkansas' Beaver Lake, but he notched top 50 finals in the last two events there and is looking for more of the same in the third FLW Tour Major of 2012 this week.
But, it might not be easy.
“Beaver Lake was high a couple of weeks ago but it has been dropped about 6 or 7 feet and is pretty low right now,” said the…
Fishing Friendships Forged In Warriors On The Water Tournament For Military Anglers
In the six years since the first Warriors on the Water Bass Tournament was held a lot of friendships have been fostered between the anglers and the military men and women they take fishing.
In fact, said Hal Abshire, one of the co-founders of the unique fishing event, many of the military fishermen have been deployed since they fished in the tournament.
“They say that all they thought…
Very Good Fishing Forecast For Carolinas Bass Challenge On Lake Norman Saturday
Shane Lehew and Larry Lahew won the 1st Carolinas Bass Challenge NC Div tournament on Norman
The Carolinas Bass Challenge continues to roll in both North and South Carolina with between 140 and 150 boats expected for the North Carolina Division tournament Saturday on Lake Norman.
“The support for the trail in it's first year has been great,” said tournament director Brett Collins who…
Entries Up Dramatically For Second Year Of Oakley Big Bass Classic On Smith Mountain Lake
Early entries are up dramatically for the second annual Oakley Blue Ridge Big Bass Classic on Smith Mountain Lake this weekend and Mark Jones with the Oakley Big Bass Tour said he expects the final entry to be upwards of 400 anglers.
“There is a chance of rain on Sunday, but it is looking like we may get lucky and have pretty decent weather for the tournament this weekend with just a little…
Gainey Hoping To Lose ‘confusion’ By Time Everstart Tournament Starts On Santee Cooper
Nick Gainey of Charleston, SC. Photo courtesy FLW Outdoors.
Nick Gainey spent the first half of this week trying to make sense out of the confusion over the bass in the Santee Cooper Lakes as he prepared for the FLW EverStart Series Southeast Division tournament this coming weekend.
After practicing on his home waters Friday and Saturday, the Charleston, S.C., angler admitted the bass had…
Piedmont Bass Classics Results – Kerr/Buggs Island Lake – April 14, 2012
78 teams showed up at Kerr for the 4th qualifying tournament of the Boats Unlimited~Piedmont Bass Classics
2012 Spring Bass Tournament Trail. The weather was just beautiful! 49 degrees in the morning with 3 mile an
hour winds, then close to 75 in the pm with lights winds and the water level was just about back to normal. This
was our best turnout of the year and I want to thank everyone that…
Kansas State University Wins FLW College Fishing National Championship on Lake Murray
Teaser image:The National Guard FLW College Fishing National Championship on Lake Murray is a team event. Twenty-five teams from across the country competed in 20 qualifying events and five conference championship tournaments, and the top five teams from each conference competed for the title of national champion in this prestigious three-day nationally televised event. Teams…
Attention Collegiate Anglers: Boat US National Championship Registration Closes Soon!
San Antonio, Texas (April 13, 2012) - Registration for the 2012 BoatUS Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship is set to close on Monday, April 30 at 5 pm CST. Students interested in competing need to have their teams submitted online no later than this deadline. The field for this event is 200 two-angler teams, with a maximum of 400 participants. Registration remains open at:…
Montgomery Heading To Elite Series Tournament On Bull Shoals With Open Mind
Andy Montgomery has never fished Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas before, so when practice starts Monday for the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament next week, he will be in full learning mode.
“I' don't know much about the place and really have not done much research, but I have fished Table Rock and Beaver Lake several times and they are on the same chain, so I figure the fishing will be pretty…
Savannah Take A Soldier Fishing Tournament Honors Wounded Warriors
Catching bass will be the challenge, but the wounded warriors fishing for them will be the main attraction at the second annual Take A Soldier Fishing tournament on Savannah's Lake Mayer Saturday.
“We are looking forward to a fantastic champions' night Thursday evening at Lake Mayer and then having a tremendous day of fishing on Saturday between all branches of the military,” said tournament…
Springhill Outfitters ~ Piedmont Bass Classic Results – Falls Lake – March 31, 2012
29 teams showed up for the 3rd in a series of Spring Open Tournaments. Rain again! It finally quit raining
around noon and turned out to be pretty weather. 81 fish were weighed in for a total weight of 260 pounds.
Most fish were caught in 1 to 4 feet of water on a variety of baits including jerk baits, plastic worms, jig
combos, spinnerbaits & top water for the most part. Water temps…
Another Record Entry Expected For Anglers Choice Tournament On Kerr/buggs Island
Despite high gasoline prices and a struggling economy the Anglers Choice Marine Tournament Trail is drawing record entries for its tournament series this year.
“Our record for a tournament was 197 entries and we hit 223 boats in our first tournament at Smith Mountain Lake,” said Chris Lucas, Anglers Choice Marine Tournament Trail Tournament Director. “That was a great turnout and I think we…
Cherry Hopes To Parlay Tournament Success Into Elite Invitation In Southern Opens
Hank Cherry, center, has won a lot of tournaments on Norman!
Hank Cherry of Maiden, N.C., hopes to extend his recent tournament success in the Bassmaster Bass Pro Shops Southern Open tournament on Lake Norman next weekend, with the goal of earning a slot in the BASS Elite Series next year.
Cherry finished a respectable 17th in the first Southern Open of the year Jan. 19-21on the Harris…
It Probably Won’t Take A Lunker To Win Grand Prize In Oakley Big Bass Tour On Lake Norman
The Oakley Big Bass Tour is on the fast track for the next couple of weeks, with tournaments at North Carolina's Lake Norman April 14-15 and at Virginia's Smith Mountain Lake April 21-22.
“This is the third year for the Jamie McMurray big Bass Classic on Lake Norman and it will be year two for the Blue Ridge Bass Classic at Smith Mountain Lake, and we have had outstanding registrations so…
Bass Spawning On Lake Murray For Carolinas Bass Challenge Sc Division Tournament
Some fish are spawning on Lake Murray, some are still moving up and some have spawned and are moving out, said Howard Stephens of Columbia who will be fishing the Carolinas Bass Challenge South Carolina Division tournament Saturday.
“We've got them coming and going so it is kind of a potpourri of fishing right now,” said Stephens wo won a fishing forum tournament with his partner, Mark…
Card Living Proof That Collegiate Bass Fishing Is New Pipeline To Professional Fishing
Elite Series Pro Brandon Card. Photo credit bassmaster.com.
Add professional bass fishing to the education you can get in college these days. Just ask Brandon Card, a rookie in the Elite Series this year who is the first collegiate angler to make it to the top Bassmaster circuit.
“Probably the biggest factor for me as far as learning the tournament fishing scene was college fishing,” said…
Ware Specializes In Salt Water, But Don’t Count Him Out When It Comes To Largemouth Bass
Kent Ware of Wadmalaw Island, SC. Photo courtesy FLW Outdoors.
Kent Ware's professional expertise is in saltwater game fish, but his passion is in freshwater – as in tournament bass fishing.
He has taken time off from his day job this week to fish the FLW EverStart Series Southeast Division tournament on Lake Seminole, returning to the EverStart Series after a layoff of a couple of years.…
Population Decline In Quality Bass Makes Bama Bfl On Lake Eufaula ‘anybody’s Game’
Ryan Ingram of Phenix City, Ala. Photo courtesy FLW Outdoors.
Ryan Ingram of Phenix City, Ala., has an enviable record in Walmart Bass Fishing League tournaments on Lake Eufaula, but he says the playing field is about as level as it could be for Saturday's Bama Division BFL tournament Saturday.
“Fishing on Lake Eufaula got in such bad shape last year it's anybody's game now,” said Ingram…
Jensen Hoping To Get On Right Fish Early In Saturday’s Sc Bfl On Lake Wylie
Jeremiah Jensen of Columbia, S.C. Photo courtesy FLW Outdoors.
Jeremiah Jensen of Columbia, S.C., says he almost always has good practices on Lake Wylie, but then something changes on the day of the tournament and he doesn't get it figured out until it's too late. He hopes to change that pattern Saturday.
“Last year they bass were almost all in pre-spawn going into the South Carolina BFL…
Sportsman’s Warehouse Pro Dearal Rodgers Says Lake Hartwell Bass Fishing Wide Open For Flw Tour Tournament
Dearal Rodgers with two nice bass he caught just in time for this story!
Last year when Dearal Rodgers was planning strategy for fishing the FLW Tour tournament on Lake Hartwell he made a key error in judgment – something he is determined not to repeat next weekend when the Tour returns to Lake Hartwell for the first major of the 2012 season.
“Last year the tournament was in mid-March and…
Shallow or deep – take your pick – in North Carolina BFL on Lake Norman Saturday
The Walmart BFL North Carolina Division tournament Saturday on Lake Norman can be won shallow – or it can be won deep – according to a veteran angler who is always one to be reckoned with in BFL tournaments in the Carolinas.
“We're supposed to have a little foul weather on Monday and that will make things better for both the shallow water guys and the guys fishing for…
Shallow or deep – take your pick – in North Carolina BFL on Lake Norman Saturday
The Walmart BFL North Carolina Division tournament Saturday on Lake Norman can be won shallow – or it can be won deep – according to a veteran angler who is always one to be reckoned with in BFL tournaments in the Carolinas.
“We're supposed to have a little foul weather on Monday and that will make things better for both the shallow water guys and the guys fishing for…
2012 High School Fishing World Finals Returns To Lake Dardanelle
Teaser image:Online Registration Opens March 1Ponca City, Okla. – Feb. 17, 2012 High School anglers near and far will unite in Russellville, Arkansas and Lake Dardanelle State Park, July 15-21, 2012 for the pinnacle event of high school bass fishing, the 2012 High School Fishing World Finals. Registration opens online at highschoolfishing.org on March 1.Last year, over 600 attendees…
For Hite, Other Pros, Bassmaster Classic Is ‘all Or Nothing’ Kind Of Tournament
Davy Hite will be back in Louisiana looking for his second Bassmaster Classic next week. Photo courtesy bassmaster.com
Pro angler Davy Hite will spend his four-day practice period starting on Friday, deciding how he will fish the Red River in the 2012 Bassmaster Classic next Friday-Sunday.
“The big thing here on the Red River is that you have a lot of river you can fish. You can commit to…
Angler Carries Passion For Fishing Into Nc Division Carolina’s Bass Challenge Tournament On Lake Norman
Greg Sims has a passion for fishing that he hopes will translate into success fishing tournaments full time this year.
“I have fished all my life and I think all fishermen who really love fishing know – you may not be able to put into words – but they have a passion,” said the China Grove, NC, angler who plans to fish the BASS Southern Opens, some of the FLW EverStart schedule, some WalMart…
Quality Field Will Make Gator Division Tournament On Okeechobee Tough To Win
Mark Lundgren of Port Lucie, Fla., a dedicated bass fisherman, would love nothing more than repeat his February 2011 win in the Gator Division BFL tournament on Lake Okeechobee Saturday, but he knows it won't be easy.
A major reason is the competition. The field for the Gator Division tournament on Okeechobee Saturday is full and loaded with top anglers. For instance both Brandon McMillan of…
Anglers Can Fish Their Strength In Bfl Savannah River Division Tournament On Lake Keowee
Bo Price of Seneca, SC. Photo courtesy FLW Outdoors.
Longtime fishing buddies Bo Price and Glenn Kimbrell did not really take things too seriously in the BFL Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Keowee last February.
“We said we would meet up at 12 o’clock and have a bacon sandwich. When we got together, he said, what have you got? I said 10 or 11 pounds and he said he had 10 or 11…