Still Going . . . Lanier, Howes Head-to-Head on Superbowl Sunday to Decide Southern Open Champion
The top story is the tied score and, henceforth, the 5-hour fish-off between Daniel Lanier Jr. and Rich Howes that will take place Sunday. The two will weigh-in at the Lakefront Park in Kissimmee at noon.
Each angler has 47 pounds, 2 ounces over 3 tough days of changeable weather that has shut the bite down for the most part.
Thursday morning offered excellent topwater action for Lanier, who sacked 27-11 and took the lead. Howse responded with the tournament’s only other 20-pound bag on Friday and captured the lead heading into Saturday’s (supposedly) final round. Both guys did a decent job today (16-12 for Lanier and 14-10 for Howse) and now they each have to fish an extra day to decide who will be the champ on Kissimmee Chain.
Lanier and Howse have both won some bonus money. They’ll need the extra feul funds if they plan to run again Sunday to the fish that have gotten them this far. In fact, after Toho’s lush grass beds were eradicated this winter, we now have a situation where 160 of 198 boats chose to lock down to Kissimmee rather than stay on the lake from which they launched. Instead of the usual dock talk, anglers stood around telling war stories about fighting to get into the lock before the gates closed.
As for the actual fishing, flippin’ was the way to go. As for depth, that’s a matter of choice. Howse has been working in 5-to-7 feet of water while Lanier has been “super shallow . . . like, a foot (deep).”
A lot of small fish could be caught in open water on the Gambler EZ Swimmer or speed worms of various sorts, but those were mostly small fish. The guys who made the cut were the ones who toughed it out in the mats. And tough it was for some. “I lost 4 big fish that came off and it cost me the tournament,” said Trevor Fitzgerald who finished 6th. “It’s hard to get those big fish out of the mats I was flipping without them pulling off.” Fitzgerald used a couple of heavy action 7’10” Fitzgerald Rods (his wife builds them and they will be available at Tackle Warehouse later this week).
Glenn Browne summed up the sentiments of many when he said, via Facebook, “Rough day on the water. Finished 12th. A little disappointed in my performance today, but still, all in all a good tournament.”
Chad Morgenthaler brought his best limit of the tournament and the best one of the day at 18-10.
2013 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open Lake Toho 1/31-2/2
Lake Toho, Kissimmee FL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Daniel Lanier Jr. Winter Springs, FL 12 47-02 198 $750.00
Day 1: 5 27-11 Day 2: 2 02-11 Day 3: 5 16-12
1. Richard Howes Oviedo, FL 15 47-02 197 $250.00
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 5 20-02 Day 3: 5 14-10
3. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 15 46-10 196 $15,048.00
Day 1: 5 16-14 Day 2: 5 14-11 Day 3: 5 15-01
4. Chad Morgenthaler Coulterville, IL 15 45-15 195 $13,464.00
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 5 17-13 Day 3: 5 18-10
5. Jordan Card Knoxville, TN 15 39-01 194 $11,748.00
Day 1: 5 13-05 Day 2: 5 15-07 Day 3: 5 10-05
6. Trevor Fitzgerald Belleview, FL 15 38-13 193 $10,032.00
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 5 18-09 Day 3: 5 07-08
7. Bradley Jones Aragon, GA 14 38-00 192 $8,448.00
Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 5 15-09 Day 3: 4 10-12
8. Todd Auten Lake Wylie, SC 15 37-07 191 $6,732.00
Day 1: 5 18-01 Day 2: 5 09-10 Day 3: 5 09-12
9. Derek Remitz Grant, AL 12 36-05 190 $5,016.00
Day 1: 5 18-01 Day 2: 5 11-03 Day 3: 2 07-01
10. David Walker Sevierville, TN 15 36-05 189 $4,620.00
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 17-02 Day 3: 5 05-08
11. Tracy Adams Wilkesboro, NC 12 36-02 188 $4,224.00
Day 1: 5 18-07 Day 2: 5 13-03 Day 3: 2 04-08
12. Glenn Browne Ocala, FL 15 34-14 187 $3,960.00
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 5 14-09 Day 3: 5 07-01
CARHARTT BIG BASS
Daniel Lanier Jr. Winter Springs, FL 09-11 $500.00
HEAVYWEIGHT OF TOURN
Daniel Lanier Jr. Winter Springs, FL 27-11 $250.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 101 714 1420-08
2 80 652 1326-07
3 9 53 127-08
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190 1419 2874-07
2013 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open Lake Toho 1/31-2/2
Lake Toho, Kissimmee FL.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Brian Kelly Liverpool, NY 8 27-04 198 $25,000.00
Day 1: 3 13-06 Day 2: 3 09-03 Day 3: 2 04-11
2. Johnny Pittman Albertville, AL 8 26-01 197 $7,218.00
Day 1: 3 19-01 Day 2: 2 03-07 Day 3: 3 03-09
3. Matt Fair Ocoee, FL 9 24-02 196 $4,884.00
Day 1: 3 08-00 Day 2: 3 07-15 Day 3: 3 08-03
4. Tony Johnson Altamonte Springs, FL 8 22-01 195 $3,300.00
Day 1: 3 11-08 Day 2: 3 03-01 Day 3: 2 07-08
5. Jimbo Harris Lenoir City, TN 9 21-06 194 $3,036.00
Day 1: 3 04-05 Day 2: 3 09-04 Day 3: 3 07-13
6. Bill Capps Auburn, AL 9 19-07 193 $2,904.00
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 3 07-12 Day 3: 3 04-06
7. Preston Harris State Road, NC 6 17-09 192 $2,772.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 13-06 Day 3: 3 04-03
8. Grady Maynard Leesburg, FL 8 17-07 191 $2,640.00
Day 1: 2 05-02 Day 2: 3 07-13 Day 3: 3 04-08
9. Sammy Bailey Hogansville, GA 7 16-06 190 $2,508.00
Day 1: 3 02-14 Day 2: 3 09-15 Day 3: 1 03-09
10. Ricky Diamond Bean Station, TN 9 16-03 189 $2,244.00
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 3 05-04 Day 3: 3 03-09
11. Matt Cash Cincinnati, OH 5 14-15 188 $1,980.00
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 1 03-08 Day 3: 1 02-02
12. Grayson Smith Clarksville, TN 6 13-13 187 $1,848.00
Day 1: 3 04-05 Day 2: 3 09-08 Day 3: 0 00-00
CARHARTT BIG BASS
Johnny Pittman Albertville, AL 10-04 $500.00
HEAVYWEIGHT OF TOURN
Johnny Pitman Albertville, AL 19-01 $250.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 61 311 548-05
2 61 311 539-07
3 7 27 54-01
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129 649 1141-13
