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2019 Progressive Bass Wrap Up Show - Episode 2 - South East Tournament Coverage

This week the team heads to Lake James to cover the Carolina Bass Challenge 2nd stop on the North Division. We then head to Lake Hartwell and visit with the Bassmaster Elite series as they do battle on this beautiful fishery. We wrap the show up with coverage from the 30th annual Wolfson Childrens Hospital Charity event down in Palatka Florida. Strike King and Lews tips of the week, Sportsmans Warehouse product spotlights and more!

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The 2019 Progressive Bass Wrap up Show Episode 1 - The Bassmasters Classic

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Countdown to the Cup!

The boys are back and talking FLW Cup coming up in just a couple of weeks on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas. They welcome in FLW Rookie of the Year Ron Nelson to the program to talk about his rookie campaign and how he is preparing for his first FLW Cup. The Circus joins in as Chris brings it home with the Progressive Bass Wrap up. Ya'll check it out!

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Costa Sunglasses® Adds Eleventh “Best Eyewear” Title from ICAST

Daytona Beach, Fla. – July 23, 2019 – Costa’s WaterWoman frame won the title of Best of Category - Eyewear during the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) 2019 New Product Showcase Awards in Orlando, Fla. earlier this month. This honor marks Costa’s first female style to win an ICAST award and the eleventh ICAST award Costa products have won for various new sunglass styles and lens technologies since 2008.

Designed for the woman who wrings every last drop out of her time on the water, the new WaterWoman offers a medium fit and combines elegance with performance. The new style features beautifully angled temples, CAM-action hinges and color-contrasting Hydrolite accents throughout. WaterWoman also features a newly-designed keeper hole, which fits all Costa keepers. Available colors include Matte Shadow Tortoise, Shiny Palm Tortoise, Shiny Wahoo, and Shiny Blond Crystal.

“As a solely female frame that’s now one of our newest best-selling styles (joining the ranks of many unisex or male-focused styles), we have been overwhelmed with the positive reception of the WaterWoman frame,” said John Sanchez, vice president of product development for Costa Sunglasses. “This style has been a breakthrough frame for Costa—combining the on-water performance that Costa is known for with the latest styles and trends. We are honored to accept this award from a highly respected group of anglers, aficionados and industry professionals.”

The ICAST New Product Showcase Awards is an annual event featuring over 1,000 nominated products, with a 2018 attendance of over 15,000 registered attendees eligible to vote for their favorite innovations in tackle, gear, accessories and apparel in the global sportfishing world.
For more information on Costa Sunglasses, visit www.costasunglasses.com.

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Tides Will Play a Major Role at Bassmaster Open on James River

July 18, 2019RICHMOND, Va. — Garrett Paquette has had a good relationship with the James River.

In 2016, he and his partner Zak Fadden of Schoolcraft College finished eighth in a Carhartt Bassmaster College Series event on the James. Then in 2017, Paquette placed fourth in a Bassmaster Open there, earning a check for $10,812.

But as he prepares for next week’s Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open on the James River, Paquette expects to see a completely different fishery than he’s experienced in the past.

“The last time I was there (in 2017), it was at the end of July,” said Paquette, who’s now a successful rookie on the Bassmaster Elite Series. “So, we’re going at the same time of year.

“But one thing you always have to prepare for when you fish the James River is the tides — and the tides this year are going to be completely different than they were last time I was there.”

Competition days will be Thursday through Saturday, with daily takeoffs at 6 a.m. ET from Osborne Park & Boat Landing. Weigh-ins on Days 1 and 2 will be held at the landing at 2 p.m., and the final-day weigh-in will be at 3 p.m. at the Bass Pro Shops in Ashland, Va.

The James River has served as the venue for 11 previous major events. The tide was a factor for all of those tournaments — and as Paquette said, it will be for this one as well.

“The things that worked for me last time, I just can’t see working for me until maybe Day 3,” Paquette said. “I’m kind of getting nervous about it already.”

To deal with the tidal fluctuation that comes from the James River’s proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, Paquette said anglers will basically have two choices.

“One way to approach it is to find an area with fish and sit in there all day — high tide, low tide or whatever — and just kind of change presentations throughout the day,” he said. “The other thing that works when fishing tides is just fishing really specific targets and running the tide, just moving around the river and hitting the specific stretches you want to fish at just the right time.”

With the current tidal predictions, Paquette expects that latter strategy to be particularly tough. He believes 13 to 14 pounds per day will put an angler in good position to win — and he thinks employing all of the typical river-fishing methods will be the key to amassing that weight.

“The cool thing about the James is there are no secrets,” Paquette said. “It’s very rare when someone even gets a Top 10 and you look back and say ‘Wow, I didn’t think of that.’

“It’s very basic river fishing — flipping, frogs, ChatterBaits, spinnerbaits, maybe a Pop-R-style bait and then finesse fishing.”

The James River was the site of three Bassmaster Classics in 1988-90. More recently, the fishery has hosted six Opens since 2011, including the 2016 event won by former Elite Series pro Charlie Hartley and the 2017 tournament won by current Elite angler and Virginia resident Rick Morris.

“Because it’s going to be so hot and the tides aren’t going to be perfect, I think it’s going to be a little stingier than it has been at times in the past,” said Paquette, who has five career Top 10 finishes with B.A.S.S. “But it’s still going to be a great tournament.”

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ICAST 2019 – Missile Baits

By: Kenneth Grover

TheD-Bombhas been a hit since the day it was introduced, and Missile Baits continues to add to their lineup of highly effective lures. This year at ICAST it is all about adding colors to the already productive lineup of baits. Byron also shows us the new Ike’s Micro Football Jig that will be available in six different colors with weights of ¼ oz. and 3/8 oz. I would like to thank Byron Childers, Missile Baits Director of Sales, for giving us all the details in this brief video.

Both the D Bomband the Baby D Bombhave become a staple in many tackle boxes and there are a few new colors that will surely get some attention. These new colors are: Ballistic Bruiser, Bayou Flash and Candy Bomb. There are also several colors being offered in a 25-pack which offers a savings over the standard 6-pack.

TheNed Bombwas introduced at the 2019 GEICO Bassmaster Classic earlier this year and has been rivaling the sales of the D Bomb. The addition of tail colors will become enticing options for fishermen looking for something unique with their Neg Rig techniques. The new colors for the Ned Bombinclude: Baby Bass Tail, Green Pumpkin Blue Flash Tail, Green Pumpkin Ghost Tail, Green Pumpkin Purple Pink Tail, Grape Soda Tail, and Purple Cloud Chartreuse Tail. The Ned Bombhas been an instant success for the Ned Rig techniques that continue to gain in popularity.

The Bomb Shot, which was introduced at ICAST in 2018, has been a very popular bait for the Drop Shot technique. It is also getting additional colors to the lineup which include: Cherry Blossom, GP3 and Pink Belly. This 4” bait has a solid head, a fully ribbed body and a super thin paddle tail. The Bomb Shotcan be rigged by nose hooking or traditional Texas rigging for a more weedless approach.

The ShockwaveSwimbait is getting two additional colors with Bloody Pro Pearl and Pink Bombshell. This bait is offered in a 3.5” and a 4.25” version. The ShockwaveSwimbait offers versatility in rigging options that include: Chatterbait trailer, A-Rig, Carolina Rig, weightless and a jig head.

For more information:

Missile Baits

170 Turner Road

Salem, VA 24153

855-466-5738

www.missilebaits.com

Kenneth Grover is an established Tournament Angler in North Alabama. He is an on the water analyst for the Alabama Bass Trail TV Show and a regular content contributor to AnglersChannel.com and owner of FishingNorthAlabama.com

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LOCAL ANGLER LECLERE AND TENNESSEE’S JOHNSON TIE FOR WIN AT T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON OHIO RIVER AT ROCKY POINT

Indianapolis’ Rosemeyer Wins Co-angler Division

CANNELTON, Ind. (July 22, 2019) – Local angler Chris LeClere of Cannelton, Indiana, and Daniel Johnson of Lebanon, Tennessee, both brought a weigh-in bag to the scale Saturday totaling 9 pounds, 9 ounces, to tie for the win at the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Hoosier Division event on the Ohio River. With his Ranger Cup contingency LeClere was the big winner, taking home $4,061, while Johnson earned $3,511 for his efforts.

“I caught all of my fish flipping craws and brush hogs in the back of a creek,” said LeClere, who also won the BFL event on the Ohio River at Rocky Point last year. “I caught 11 fish, but I only had four keepers. I did have one good one come off on me. I was fishing mostly channel stumps and laydowns.

“To win back-to-back on my home waters feels good,” LeClere went on to say.

“I had never been to the Ohio River before, but when I showed up to practice and saw that it looked very similar to my home waters of Old Hickory Lake, I knew I was going to like it,” Johnson said. “I caught everything in Deer Creek – one on a buzzbait, everything else came flipping.”

Johnson said his big fish of the day came on the buzzbait, white with a 5-inch swimbait trailer. When flipping shallow wood he used a green-pumpkin-colored Reaction Innovation Sweet Beaver, and while flipping lily pads he chose a green-pumpkin Berkley Pit Boss.

“The morning bite was key,” Johnson said. “I got in a good rotation and got to fish a lot of fresh water and get some good bites. There was a lot of pressure in the creek and after the first hour it really slowed down.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Chris LeClere, Cannelton, Ind., four bass, 9-9, $2,061 + $2,000 Ranger Cup

1^st: Daniel Johnson, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 9-9, $3,511

3^rd: Brian Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, three bass, 9-2, $1,371

4^th: Luke Foli, Fishers, Ind., five bass, 8-12, $641

5^th: Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 7-5, $650

6^th: Larry Sisk, Evansville, Ind., five bass, 6-15, $504

7^th: Mike Quinlin, Mooresville, Ind., five bass, 6-8, $458

7^th: Todd Hensley, New Albany, Ind., three bass, 6-1, $412

9^th: Nick Uebelhor, Loogootee, Ind., three bass, 6-0, $366

10^th: Mark Dove, North Vernon, Ind., four bass, 5-14, $321

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Campbell caught a 4-pound, 14-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $305.

Indianapolis, Indiana’s Mike Rosemeyer won the Co-angler Division and $1,524 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Mike Rosemeyer, Indianapolis, Ind., five bass, 8-4, $1,524

2^nd: Jeffery Johnson, Austin, Ind., five bass, 8-1, $787

3^rd: Collin Hillen, Evansville, Ind., three bass, 6-9, $459

4^th: Michael DeHart, Franklin, Ind., one bass, 4-14, $473

5^th: Robert Lenear, Bedford, Ky., three bass, 4-9, $275

6^th: Ronnie Gill, Indianapolis, Ind., three bass, 3-11, $252

7^th: Mike Hamaker, Cicero, Ind., three bass, 3-9, $229

8^th: Jeff McCarnan, Henderson, Ky., three bass, 3-7, $256

9^th: Bill Lowther, Brandenburg, Ky., three bass, 3-6, $171

9^th: Nicole Foor, Greens Fork, Ind., three bass, 3-6, $171

DeHart caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 14 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $152.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake presented by Evinrude in Paris, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2020 BFL All-American will be held April 30-May 2 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina, and is hosted by Visit Anderson. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

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NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BASS CLUB WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING MISSISSIPPI RIVER OPEN

WABASHA, Minn. (July 22, 2019) – The Northeast Wisconsin Bass Club duo of Trace Yeager of Shawano, Wisconsin, and Reece Keeney of Hortonville, Wisconsin, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 4 ounces to win the 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Mississippi River Open presented by Evinrude.

A field of 47 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Izaak Walton Park in Wabasha, Minnesota. The tournament was hosted by the Wabasha-Kellogg Area Chamber of Commerce & Convention and Visitors Bureau. In FLW and The Bass Federation (TBF) High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top four teams on the Mississippi River that advanced to the 2020 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st: Northeast Wisconsin Bass Club – Trace Yeager, Shawano, Wis., and Reece Keeney, Hortonville, Wis., five bass, 16-4

2nd: Baldwin-Woodville High School, Baldwin, Wis. – Cody Brightbill, Baldwin, Wis., and Easton Lindus, Woodville, Wis., five bass, 15-4

3rd: Melrose-Mindoro High School, Melrose, Wis. – Ethan Stanton, Mindoro, Wis., and Cael Cogdill, Melrose, Wis., five bass, 14-13

4th: Albert Lea High School, Albert Lea, Minn. – Griffin Thompson and Thomas Lundell, both of Albert Lea, Minn., five bass, 14-11

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

5th: Owatonna High School, Owatonna, Minn. – Brady Matz and Walker Krampitz, both of Waseca, Minn., five bass, 14-0

6th: Brevard High School, Brevard, N.C. – Matthew Case, Brevard, N.C., and Andrew Howell, Pisgah Forest, N.C., five bass, 13-8

7th: Wabasha-Kellogg Secondary School, Wabasha, Minn. – Tanner Sanderson, Wabasha, Minn., and Gavin Owens, St. Charles, Minn., five bass, 13-8

8th: Waupaca Junior Bass Busters, Waupaca, Wis. – Tyler Cory, Amherst, Wis., and Casey Hoffman, New London, Wis., five bass, 12-13

9th: Prescott High School, Prescott, Wis. – Hunter Navarro and Cole Dravis, both of Prescott, Wis., five bass, 12-13

10th: Waupaca Junior Bass Busters, Waupaca, Wis. – Tucker Cory, Amherst, Wis., and Brock Gullixon, Iola, Wis., five bass, 12-11

Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Mississippi River Open presented by Evinrude was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the 2020 High School Fishing National Championship on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2020 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2019 World Finals more than $150,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.

About FLW
FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2019 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct more than 290 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Namibia, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and Zimbabwe. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW" television show while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

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Jurs & West Win US Anglers Choice Big Green Lake Derby with over 21 pounds!

1	DON JURS	JOSH WEST	5	4.57	21.27	$1,930.00
2	PETE SKIBBA	SHAWN KRUZITSKI	5	4.86	19.7	$1,825.00
3	VINCE HYTRY	MICHAEL CLONINGER	5	0	19.17	$995.00
4	FRED GOY	BRIAN PERZENTKA	5	3.74	18.5	$720.00
5	EDDIE BERNDT	ED BERNDT	5	4.74	18.26	$560.00
6	DAN HIGHT	CORTEZ MACAHOR	5	3.5	18.12	$450.00
7	JOE WOOD	SCOTT BROOK	5	3.92	17.9	$350.00
8	GEOFF WILLIAMS	JOSH MUSKEVITSCH	5	4.76	17.56	$250.00
9	JOSH KEENEY	JOHN BERRENS	5	4.15	17.15	$0.00
10	LOGAN KERTSCHER	BRYAN MILLER	5	4.1	17.1	$0.00
11	COREY STANCHIK	JUSTIN KOPUT	5	3.66	16.78	$0.00
12	MIKE SEWARD	MARK MEARS	5	4.8	16.75	$0.00
13	ROB JAMES	CODY JAMES	5	3.49	16.09	$0.00
14	DAMIEN DUFEK	KEN KRYGER	5	3.99	16.08	$0.00
15	DARREN LUTERBACH	JOSH LUTERBACH	5	4.05	16.07	$0.00
16	NICK RENIER	SCOTT STEENO	5	4.53	16.03	$0.00
17	JERRY SCHUMACHER	KEITH CLEGG	5	3.28	15.67	$0.00
18	DUSTIN OSHAUGHNESSY	MIKE OSHAUGHNESSY	5	3.7	15.63	$0.00
19	BOB AHRNDT	SEAN NEELEY	5	3.25	15.6	$0.00
20	DOMINIC KIRKPATRICK	MAGGIE CARSELLO	5	4.08	15.52	$0.00
21	TOBY VERTEIN	RAY SCHLACHTER	5	3.04	15.4	$0.00
22	DAVID DISTERHAFT	DEAN DITTBERNER	5	0	15.16	$0.00
23	TODD HANCOCK	KURT SCHEER	5	0	15.1	$0.00
24	NATHAN MAUFORT	STEVEN HILL	5	3.04	14.97	$0.00
25	ANDREW BEHNKE	TIM ERIKSON	5	3.94	14.87	$0.00
26	JAKE KOEBERNIK	TIM DOBBINS	5	0	14.87	$0.00
27	JUSTIN NEWKIRK	CHRIS WENZEL	5	0	14.74	$0.00
28	RYAN YAEGER	JOSH WOLF	5	0	14.61	$0.00
29	SCOTT KETTENHOVEN	KYLE KETTENHOVEN	5	2.85	14.45	$0.00
30	LEO YENTER	JUSTIN YENTER	5	3.69	14.37	$0.00
31	BOB WETLI	ADAM WETLI	5	3.71	14.32	$0.00
32	JOHN PLIWKO	BART PLIWKO	5	3.19	14.13	$0.00
33	REED ROSSIER	CASEY BIELEN	5	3.56	14.11	$0.00
34	STEVE PETERS	MARK ANDERSON	5	0	13.88	$0.00
35	PATRICK HULSEBOSCH	DANIEL CLEARY	5	4.14	13.5	$0.00
36	WA MENG LEE	CHEE MENG LEE	5	0	13.13	$0.00
37	JOSH NICKODEM	ROGER NICKODEM	5	0	13.02	$0.00
38	GREG KLUG	DYLAN MINCH	5	3.49	12.94	$0.00
39	CODY GUYETTE	AUSTIN BESSETTE	5	0	12.93	$0.00
40	TYLER BUSS	SCOTT MROZINSKI	5	2.77	12.61	$0.00
41	CARL SCHARENBROCH	MIKE MAYAN	5	0	12.52	$0.00
42	BEN BONIKOWSKE	DERREK NELSON	5	0	12.47	$0.00
43	BURT BRIESE	MICHAEL DURANT	5	3.44	12.26	$0.00
44	JODY CAMPBELL	BRANDON CAMPBELL	5	2.95	12.15	$0.00
45	BILL SKINNER	CODY SHAW	5	0	12.07	$0.00
46	DOUGLAS CHAPIN	SHANNON NORDER	5	2.45	11.5	$0.00
47	CHAD YAEGER	PAUL PRICKETTE	5	0	11.34	$0.00
48	NICK BONIKOWSKE	ASHLEY BONIKOWSKE	5	3.12	10.74	$0.00
49	JUSTIN DANIELSKI	JIM GRIBBLE	5	0	10	$0.00
50	KRIS HANES	ADAM BARNETT	5	0	9.63	$0.00
51	NOAH KRUZITSKI	DOUG KRUZITSKI	3	0	8.8	$0.00
52	JASON YEAGER	TED HEITSCHMIDT	3	0	6.64	$0.00
53	GREG HAUT	RANDY STIBB	0	0	0	$0.00

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WIliams & Furrow win Fishers of Men Chickahominy event with over 13 pounds!

Place	Team	Members	# Fish	Big Fish	Gross	Penalty	Net Wt	Points
1	23998	Lewis Williams Mariley Furrow	5	5.81	13.85	0	13.85	200

2	23961	Thomas Edmunds Kenneth Donnelly	5	6.5	13.78	0	13.78	199

3	22761	Gregory Meadows Zach Meadows	5	4	13.77	0	13.77	198

4	23959	Michael Heatwole Mark Heatwole	5	0	13.71	0	13.71	197

5	8258	James Sutton James Whittman	5	5.25	13.1	0	13.1	196

6	23211	Eric Rowe Eddie Griggs	5	0	12.51	0	12.51	195

7	22698	Steven Roberts Jeffery Banko	5	0	12	0	12	194

8	4304	Richard Showalter Daniel Showalter	5	0	11.59	0	11.59	193

9	24511	Robert Sutton Mark Adams Jr	5	0	11.27	0	11.27	192

10	12268	Brandon Hill Kevin King	5	0	10.97	0	10.97	191

11	23956	JACOB KUPSELAITIS JOSEPH KUPSELAITIS	5	0	10.38	0	10.38	140

12	23958	David Williams Darryl Williams	3	0	10.61	0.25	10.36	189

13	24857	Marshall Johnson Ryan Lachniet	5	0	10.15	0	10.15	188

14	6795	Carl Sadler Aaron Sadler	5	0	9.02	0	9.02	187

15	23994	Edward Gantt Bryce Henley	5	0	7.34	0	7.34	186

16	18788	Ray Scroggins Christopher Scroggins	5	0	7.13	0	7.13	185

17	23366	Greg Soukup Darrell Hobson	2	5	7.12	0	7.12	184

18	23113	John Rogers Jr John Rogers III	1	4.47	4.47	0	4.47	183

19	23954	Brian Barth Brett Anderson	3	0	4.37	0.25	4.12	182

20	21257	Shawn Smith Curtis Welton	1	3.98	3.98	0	3.98	181

21	24006	Arnie Bailey Tracy McKinney	2	0	3.71	0	3.71	180

22	21772	Allen Walden James Hendrick	1	1.52	1.52	0	1.52	179

23	22678	Jay Perkins Christopher Gren	0	0	0	0	0	128

24	23960	Travis Law Matthew Tate	0	0	0	0	0	178

25	24831	Greg Arbaugh Bobby Arbaugh	0	0	0	0	0	178

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Robin & Kenny Oh Take Best Bass Win on Castaic

Place	Angler	Angler	Total Fish	Big Fish	Total Weight	Winnings
1	Robin Oh	Kenny Oh	5	2.58	9.78	$1,340.00
2	Dennis Rodriguez	Anthony Rodriguez	3	3.10	7.43	$1,020.00
3	Soon Chul Lee	Jimmy Nhieu	4	0.00	7.34	$580.00
4	Jessie Gonzales	Chris Patrizio	3	2.67	5.54	$285.00
5	Benjamin M Green	Warren Mauran	2	3.14	5.23	$250.00
6	Alexander G Carl	Erick A Carl	2	3.03	4.83	$100.00
7	Joe Clark	Marin G Parra	2	2.79	4.24	$0.00
8	Daniel Conner	Justin Carmudy	2	2.16	3.86	$0.00
9	Chris Arnold	Justin Grant	2	2.10	3.81	$0.00
10	Renato Padilla	Jose J Delgadillo	2	0.00	3.77	$0.00
11	Dan Trippeda	Dave Baltes	2	0.00	3.44	$0.00
12	Brendon J Odell	Carson Odell	2	0.00	3.42	$0.00
13	Dwayne Fochler	Wallace Hemminger	2	0.00	3.37	$250.00
14	Kevin Miner	George K Reed III	2	0.00	3.17	$150.00
15	Jon Potts	Ronald Vickrey	2	0.00	3.11	$0.00
16	Steven Montes	John B Younce	1	0.00	1.90	$0.00
17	Raymond Tak	Ronaldo Kim	1	0.00	1.67	$0.00
18	Michael A Delucia	Matthew E Delucia	1	0.00	1.66	$0.00
19	Brian A Trusso	Tony Manfro	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
19	James Hall	Rebecca Hall	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
19	Kevin Jones	David Montanari	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
19	Todd M Langston	Margaret Langston	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
19	Walter Kondracki	Lance Karafelas	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
19	Lenny Scinto		0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
19	Scott Swank	Karyn Usher	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
19	Derek Morrison	Ron Morrison	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00

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HAHNE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN LA CROSSE

LA CROSSE, Wis. (July 22, 2019) – Boater Darren Hahne of Ottawa, Illinois, brought in a three-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Great Lakes Division tournament on the Mississippi River Saturday. Hahne earned $6,466 for his victory.

“I’ve finished second twice, so to finally earn a win in a BFL tournament feels really good,” said Hahne, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition. “The river was really muddy, but I found one spot that had clear water and had it all to myself and that turned out to be the key.

“I was fishing in Pool No. 8, the lower end, just frogging and flipping,” Hahne continued. “Between my co-angler and I, we caught around 14 or 15 keepers. The best action was in the morning, from 6:30 until 10:30.”

When flipping Hahne threw a Berkley Powerbait Chigger Craw (black and blue), and a Booyah Pad Crasher (Bronzeye) while frogging. Two of his three limit-fish came flipping, one frogging.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Darren Hahne, Ottawa, Ill., three bass, 11-7, $4,466 + $2,000 Ranger Cup

2^nd: Rick Pieper, Maysville, Iowa, three bass, 10-12, $1,883

3^rd: Mike Brueggen, La Crosse, Wis., three bass, 10-11, $1,606

4^th: Brandon Gann, Sparta, Wis., three bass, 10-3, $879

5^th: Kyle Von Ruden, Stoddard, Wis., three bass, 9-14, $753

6^th: Dick Crider, Gurnee, Ill., three bass, 9-12, $690

7^th: Jeff Ritter, Prairie du Chien, Wis., three bass, 9-11, $778

8^th: Chris Aswegan, Tiffin, Iowa, three bass, 9-10, $565

9^th: Kyler Chelminiak, Franklin, Wis., three bass, 9-9, $802

10^th: Rick Martin, Winter, Wis., three bass, 9-5, $439

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Hahne also caught the largest bass of the event – a fish weighing 4 pounds, 9 ounces – to earn the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $500.

Lee Lewis of Peoria, Illinois, won the Co-angler Division and $1,883 Saturday after catching three bass weighing 9 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Lee Lewis, Peoria, Ill., three bass, 9-15, $1,883

2^nd: Bill Gabel, Willowbrook, Ill., three bass, 9-9, $942

3^rd: Joseph Johnson, Maquoketa, Iowa, three bass, 9-3, $627

4^th: Mike Fischer, Stacy, Minn., three bass, 8-15, $758

5^th: Thomas Roberts, Waunakee, Wis., three bass, 8-15, $508

6^th: Zuteus Sevenants, Holmen, Wis., three bass, 8-13, $345

7^th: Dylan Drephal, Black Creek, Wis., three bass, 8-12, $514

8^th: Kevin Anderson, Ettrick, Wis., three bass, 8-9, $282

9^th: Richard Conrad, Arcadia, Wis., three bass, 8-4, $251

10^th: Levi Schmidt, Caledonia, Minn., three bass, 8-2, $220

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Great Lakes Division tournament on the Mississippi River in La Crosse was hosted by the La Crosse County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

by AnglersChannel

Kevin & Madison Moore take Best Bass Clear Lake event Win with over 25 pounds & 9.94 Kicker!

Place	Angler	Angler	Total Fish	Big Fish	Total Weight	Winnings
1	Kevin K Moore	Madison Moore	5	9.94	25.74	$5,045.00
2	Bryan S Ehresman	Gilbert Ehresman	5	7.69	22.66	$2,720.00
3	Doug Hutchison		5	6.81	19.74	$640.00
4	Chris M Devette	Donald W Johnson	5	5.78	19.64	$1,235.00
5	Tim Sharpe	Tj Sharpe	5	6.32	19.58	$1,195.00
6	Zane J Wiley	Patrick A Mateo	5	5.52	19.03	$860.00
7	Brian P Coughlin		5	4.62	18.41	$450.00
8	Kevin Ryan	Clint R Winger	5	4.40	18.37	$540.00
9	Jesse L Roach	Jesse M Roach	5	5.75	18.28	$345.00
10	Brent D Oneill	Nathan Ahlers	5	6.29	17.75	$420.00
11	Scott Bern	Terry Flowers	5	0.00	17.71	$180.00
12	Jared Clark	Frank J Antonio Jr	5	0.00	17.43	$165.00
13	Scott C Townsend	Christian J Burns	5	0.00	17.26	$150.00
14	Steven G Jensen	Scott Silveira	5	7.76	17.24	$630.00
15	Tracy Newton	Roger Newton	5	4.25	17.20	$140.00
16	Edward A Zinda Jr	Frank Ono	5	0.00	16.71	$135.00
17	Doug Bender	Dennis Bender	5	0.00	16.69	$135.00
18	Scott C Mackenzie	Jimmy M Kuroki	5	0.00	16.24	$130.00
18	Jonathan Geyer	Daniel A Segale	5	0.00	16.24	$130.00
20	Steve Thurmon	John Kort	5	4.54	16.21	$120.00
21	Igor Reiant	Andrey Pereverzev	5	0.00	16.19	$120.00
22	Ryan M German	Josh Reublin	5	0.00	16.13	$120.00
23	Peter W Jacobson	Hunter B Jacobson	5	5.92	16.08	$0.00
23	Dale E Minjack	Joseph Mc Millian	5	5.17	16.08	$0.00
25	Michael Allen	Tom P Manley	5	4.45	16.06	$0.00
26	Chris A Brizendine	Eric W Crow	5	0.00	15.92	$0.00
27	Roger A Tarin	Kevin Ward	5	0.00	15.79	$0.00
28	James K Wardell	Spiro Stamos	5	0.00	15.74	$0.00
29	Craig Smith	Barb Smith	5	0.00	15.66	$0.00
30	Shayn O Neill	Eric Castro	5	0.00	15.64	$0.00
31	Jake Stephens	Troy Phelps	5	0.00	15.59	$0.00
32	Jason Hopper	Bill Vernon	5	0.00	15.57	$0.00
33	Theadore P Vlahos	Ron L Bushers	5	0.00	15.48	$0.00
34	John Bell	Logan Bell	5	0.00	15.43	$0.00
35	Joe Mariani	Jack E Mariani	5	0.00	15.40	$0.00
36	Bon M Gotuaco	Michael J Chen	5	0.00	15.27	$0.00
37	Dustin D Keen	Rich Mendoza	5	5.11	15.21	$0.00
38	Mike Rothstein	Forrest E Stogner	5	0.00	15.19	$0.00
39	Orrin L Turold	Dan Eckhart	5	0.00	15.00	$0.00
40	David S Runnells	Dave Della	5	0.00	14.98	$0.00
41	John Halleib	Jim Halleib	5	5.80	14.96	$0.00
42	Marvin Dixon	Lance Evans	5	0.00	14.90	$0.00
43	Dana M Remy Jr	Casey M Remy	5	4.95	14.85	$0.00
44	Jason Alger	Jonas Alger	5	4.70	14.77	$0.00
45	Ryan Uda	Brian Roh	5	5.05	14.74	$0.00
46	Tim P Lam	Tim V Nguyen	5	0.00	14.70	$0.00
47	Billy Davis	Claudio M Silva Jr	5	0.00	14.65	$0.00
48	Kip Whiteacre	Todd B Clark	5	0.00	14.54	$0.00
49	Michael T Schnack	Codey McBeth	5	0.00	14.44	$0.00
50	Jamie Lima		5	0.00	14.42	$0.00
51	Derrick Shay	Bruce Tackett	5	0.00	14.30	$0.00
52	Adrian Murar	Nick Dulleck	5	0.00	14.23	$0.00
53	Victor Lameyse	Richard J McAnulty	5	4.53	14.20	$0.00
54	Adam Young	Amy L Robertson	5	4.85	14.18	$0.00
55	Jimmy Johnson	Tammie Kemp	5	0.00	14.17	$0.00
56	Dalton A Tyler	Jack Lightsey	5	0.00	14.07	$0.00
57	Justin K Fearn	Eric L Padgett	5	0.00	14.00	$0.00
58	William R Huss III	Arlen B Holt Jr	5	0.00	13.99	$0.00
58	Mark McCord	Mike Caddick	5	0.00	13.99	$0.00
60	Bobby Herrin	Nathan Ghilotti	5	0.00	13.97	$0.00
61	George Boyd	Eric Boyd	5	4.61	13.92	$0.00
62	Colton J Henson	Matt J Croucher	5	0.00	13.64	$0.00
63	Jerod Adams	Joshua Adams	5	0.00	13.58	$0.00
64	Bruce L Peters	Brad Ladd	5	0.00	13.56	$0.00
65	Robert D Schneider Jr	Thomas C Ostrand	5	0.00	13.55	$0.00
65	Tom Salo	Charles Wooten	5	0.00	13.55	$0.00
67	Joe Paez	Blake D Estrada	5	0.00	13.45	$0.00
68	Randy Walker	Bob G Tyler	5	0.00	13.40	$0.00
69	Beth Holmes	Brandon A Jones	5	4.09	13.35	$0.00
70	Mike E Nelson	Steve W Skaggs	5	0.00	13.27	$0.00
71	Anthony P Tardivet	Steve Tonelli	5	0.00	13.15	$0.00
72	Christian M Wagers	Steve L Grob	5	0.00	13.12	$0.00
73	John W Zinda	Rustin L McLaughlin	5	0.00	13.04	$0.00
74	Chris Kreps	Spencer E Smith	5	0.00	13.02	$0.00
75	Al Ossello Jr	Ron Cormier	5	0.00	12.93	$0.00
76	Michael Tremont	Sean Wayman	5	0.00	12.90	$0.00
77	Anthony L Prophet	Vern R Westberg II	5	0.00	12.88	$0.00
78	Kenny R Cramer Jr	Kody G Cramer	5	0.00	12.63	$0.00
79	Jerry E Lawler	Addison L Williams	5	0.00	12.62	$0.00
80	Glenn R Sargent	Shelley L Sargent	5	0.00	12.61	$0.00
81	Dean A Eichelmann Jr	Tony Su	5	0.00	12.52	$0.00
82	Ryan R Mercado	Tanner E Moyle	5	0.00	12.48	$0.00
83	Shane E Robertson	Matt S Hunt	5	0.00	12.32	$0.00
84	Casey Dunn	Kade Dunn	5	0.00	12.29	$0.00
85	Ryan Scott	Aaron Scott	5	0.00	12.27	$0.00
86	Sam McVay	Mark A McVay	5	0.00	12.21	$0.00
87	Timothy M Lucero	Jack D Simoni	5	0.00	12.18	$0.00
88	Richard A Hamilton		5	0.00	11.92	$0.00
88	Khu Yang	Kong Chang	5	0.00	11.92	$0.00
90	Michael A Smith	Robert Ballard	5	0.00	11.61	$0.00
91	Jeff Hardin Sr	Cassie Hardin	5	0.00	11.59	$0.00
92	Trent L Vannieuwburg	Jason R Minear	5	0.00	11.46	$0.00
93	Steven P Costello	Gary Huhtala	5	0.00	11.43	$0.00
94	Patrick J Mateo	Trinity Thompson	5	0.00	11.40	$0.00
95	Scott D Norton		5	0.00	11.31	$0.00
96	Kevin Mead	Timothy W Iorio	5	0.00	11.22	$0.00
97	Scott C Caven	Chad M Belhumeur	5	0.00	11.13	$0.00
97	William J Wong		5	0.00	11.13	$0.00
99	Michael E Harris	Kenneth R Miller	5	0.00	11.05	$0.00
100	Mike Jackson	Brandon Youngblood	5	0.00	11.03	$0.00
100	Adam Dagler	Josh Hemenway	4	0.00	11.03	$0.00
102	Zach Richard	Chad Bross	5	0.00	10.96	$0.00
103	Steven M Lovazzano	Pat G Bailey	3	4.76	8.80	$0.00
104	Bob T Dettling		0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
104	Jeff Boom	Jared Boom	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
104	Jimmy Sweeney	John Sweeney	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
104	Joe A Alvarez II	John Fernandez Jr	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
104	Rick E Ward	Jacob A Ward	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
104	Seth Bowman		0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
104	Vince M Velarde	Otto Vue	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
104	Colby A Knowles	Kyle Morgan	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
104	Jake T Howard	Austin R Phillips	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00
104	Thomas Vue	Thomas Vang	0	0.00	0.00	$0.00

by AnglersChannel

PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE DUO WIN AT WABASHA

July 22, 2019

The Purdue University Fort Wayne duo of Connor Landis of Edgerton, Ohio, and Blake Spurgeon of Fort Wayne, Indiana, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on the Mississippi River presented by Evinrude Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 17 pounds, 9 ounces. The victory earned the Mastodon’s bass club $2,000 and a slot in the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“Last year I had fished here with a different partner and we tied for sixth place, so I was excited to get up here again and I thought that we could earn another top-10 finish – I never thought we were going to win,” says Spurgeon, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering technology. “We weren’t catching huge fish during our practice, but on Friday the weather changed and the giants came out to eat.”

“We found them in heavy current, on current breaks like laydowns and overhanging trees,” says Landis, a junior majoring in business management. “We caught around 8 keepers throughout the day on Texas-rigged creature baits and tubes.”

Fishing the strong current, the Mastodon club relied on heavy ½- and ¾-ounce tungsten weights. They flipped both a Berkley Pit Boss and a Missile Baits D Bomb, and Landis also added a few fish on a tube. Their weigh-in limit consisted of four smallmouths and one largemouth.

“The key was just slowing down and remaining patient,” Spurgeon adds. “We lost a couple on the way to the boat, and we missed a few when we set the hook. We just remained calm and patient and our persistence really paid off.”

The top 10 teams

1. Purdue University Fort Wayne – Connor Landis, Edgerton, Ohio, and Blake Spurgeon, Fort Wayne, Ind., five bass, 17-9, $2,000

2. St. Cloud State University – Mitchell Evans, Albert Lea, Minn., and Aidan Hansen, St. Cloud, Minn., five bass, 16-7, $1,000

3. North Dakota State University – Matt Stearns, Scandia, Minn., and Charles McGivern, Rosemount, Minn., five bass, 16-6, $500

4. Murray State University – Hunter McKinley, Murray, Ky., and Brendan Bingham, Louisville, Ky., five bass, 16-6, $500

5. University of Wisconsin – Jack Risch, Nashotah, Wis., and Matthew Mikolajczak, Lakeville, Minn., five bass, 16-5, $900

6. Murray State University – Jordan Hartman, Murray, Ky., and Will Gentry, Utica, Ky., five bass, 16-4, $450

7. University of Wisconsin – Sam Medo, Stevens Point, Wis., and Colin Steck, Waunakee, Wis., five bass, 15-10

8. Northwest Missouri State University – Logan Newlin and Jacob Cacek, both of Maryville, Mo., five bass, 15-3

9. Winona State University – Colton Haney and Chase Pomeroy, both of Winona, Minn., five bass, 15-2

10. University of Evansville – Noah Whalen and Blake Knies, both of Jasper, Ind., five bass, 15-2

Complete results

The YETI FLW College Fishing event on the Mississippi River in Wabasha presented by Evinrude was hosted by the Wabasha-Kellogg Area Chamber of Commerce & Convention and Visitors Bureau. It was the second of three regular-season qualifying tournaments for Central Conference anglers. The next event for FLW College Fishing anglers will be the YETI FLW College Fishing at Lake Erie, Sept. 6 in Sandusky, Ohio.

by AnglersChannel

Sportsman's Warehouse Store Grand Opening in Ft. Wayne Indiana this week!!

Join Sportsman’s Warehouse at Fort Wayne Grand Opening Celebration

Free giveaways, shooting range, kids’ activities, and more start 7/25/19 at www.sportsmans.com

MIDVALE, Utah, July 22, 2019 – Join Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH), www.sportsmans.com, for a grand opening celebration of their new store in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25-27, 2019. Enjoy giveaways, vendor demonstrations, a mobile shooting range, and more.

“As our first store opens in Indiana, now anyone in the local area can access over 24,000 square feet of quality brand-name hunting, shooting sports, fishing, camping, apparel, and footwear merchandise,” states Jon Barker, Sportsman’s Warehouse CEO. “We invite everyone to stop by to enjoy great customer service and shop with confidence knowing that we stand behind our everyday low prices.”

The new Sportsman’s Warehouse store is located at 4408 Illinois Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46804 across the street from Fort Wayne’s premiere Jefferson Pointe Shopping Center where there are over 60 shops, cinemas, restaurants, and entertainment venues for the entire family.

The grand opening celebration starts with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the store at 4408 Illinois Rd., on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. Attendees can:

Get a free $20 gift card and Sportsman’s Warehouse hat if they are:
- One of the first 300 customers to enter the store Thursday, 7/25/19; and/or
- One of the first 200 customers to enter the store on Friday, 7/26/19, and Saturday, 7/27/19.
Watch exciting, dog dock-jumping competitions from Splash Dogs Thursday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.;
Shoot several different handguns on display at the Mobile Tactics shooting range presented by Federal Premium Ammunition, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and
Enjoy vendor demonstrations including a cooking demo by Camp Chef and more!

This new location will be the 94th Sportsman’s Warehouse store in 25 states.

In addition to all of the exciting activities at the grand opening celebration, store visitors can participate in ongoing seminars and special events and choose from an assortment of over 60,000 items with region-specific products for local, outdoor activities.

“Our grand opening celebration will be a fun event for the entire family, and we look forward to being a valuable part of the local community,” states Barker. “Not only will customersenjoy our high-level of service, but they will also get guaranteed best prices. If a customer finds a lower price, we’ll beat it by 5%.”

For more information, visit www.sportsmans.com.

by AnglersChannel

ICAST 2019 – Bill Lewis Lures

By: Kenneth Grover

Bill Lewis Lures has been known by the popular brand name Rat-L-Trap which was established in 1964. The Rat-L-Trap has been a staple for many fishermen that target both freshwater and saltwater species. The Rat-L-Trap is offered in six different sizes ranging from the Tiny Trap (1/8 oz.) to the Super Trap (1 ½ oz.). There are many color options to help you effectively target whatever game fish you are after.

There is one model that I feel gets overlooked that can increase your options when the regular versions dive too deep. The Float-N-Trap will float to the surface when the retrieve is stopped. This bait is the same size as the ½ oz. Rat-L-Trap but only weighs 1/3 oz. and will dive one to two feet on a normal cast and retrieve. This can be very good when fishing over submerged grass such as milfoil and hydrilla that has grown to the point that it is close to the surface. In cases where a normal Rat-L-Trap would dive too deep, this bait can be retrieved above the grass.

In recent years Bill Lewis Lures has been adding to the lineup to include topwater lures with the Stutter Step and lipped crankbaits with the introduction of the Echo 1.75. Last year at ICAST, the MDJ (Mark Daniels Jr.) Series was launched with the MR-6 crankbait.

This year they are introducing the newest member of the MDJ Series with the SB-57. This is a high performance but affordably priced square bill crankbait. The bait weighs 3/8 oz and is 57 mm (nose to tail). It is built with a honey-comb construction that is only found in premium Japanese lures. The premium features do not end there. There is a hybrid coffin/squared circuit board bill for sensitivity and it also comes with Mustad Triple Grip Hooks.

For more information:

Bill Lewis Lures

3240 Baldwin Avenue

Alexandria, LA 71301

800-633-4861

www.rat-l-trap.com

by AnglersChannel

THRIFT GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN

North Carolina pro Earns 11th Career FLW Victory – Third as Pro in FLW Series – and $89,200

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (July 20, 2019) – FLW Tour pro Bryan Thrift of Shelby, North Carolina, caught a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 4 ounces, to lead the event from start to finish and win the three-day Costa FLW Series on Lake Champlain presented by Polaris.

The tournament was the first event of the season for anglers competing in the Costa FLW Series Northern Division presented by Gajo Baits. Thrift’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 57 pounds even was enough to earn him the victory by an 8-ounce margin over second-place angler Edward Levin of Westerville, Ohio, and earn him $89,200.

“I can’t really say this win is any more special than the others – they’re all pretty great – but this event was awesome because it was the first time that I was truly in contention up north,” said Thrift, a 13-time FLW Cup qualifier and considered by many to be the best angler in the world. “I’ve had a couple of chances to win this year and it’s seemed to slip through my fingers, so it’s a really good feeling to get one back.”

Thrift estimated he caught around 60 keepers throughout the three-day event, mainly throwing 4- and 5-inch Damiki Stingers.

“I think I might have weighed in one on a topwater, but the rest came on the Stinger,” Thrift said. “My key colors were watermelon candy and green pumpkin, and I threw it Texas-rigged, wacky-rigged and Neko-rigged with a 1/8-ounce Damiki Neko sinker.

“I was kind of scared, because the first day I caught around 50 bass – 30 to 35 keepers – and I thought I may have caught too many and burned them up,” Thrift continued. “It was calm today, though, so I was able to hit some new stuff today and basically run everything that I had. If it was windy, there is no way I would have won.”

Thrift said that the key to winning the tournament came to him when he realized that he had to comb through the smaller fish.

“I realized pretty early on in the event that I could weed through a bunch of little ones and eventually I’d catch a big one,” Thrift said. “They were not at all grouped up by size. Normally if I caught a bunch of small fish, I’d leave the spot and look for the big fish areas. This week, the big fish were mixed in with the small fish and you just had to keep combing through them to find the big ones.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Champlain finished:

1^st: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 15 bass, 57-0, $89,200

2^nd: Edward Levin, Westerville, Ohio, 15 bass, 56-9, $17,300

3^rd: Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., 15 bass, 53-7, $12,850

4^th: Brandt Tumberg, Moore, S.C., 15 bass, 52-9, $10,750

5^th: Kurt Mitchell, Milford, Del., 15 bass, 52-5, $9,750

6^th: Jason Bacon, Nutting Lake, Mass., 15 bass, 52-4, $8,375

7^th: Wayne Vaughan, Chester, Va., 15 bass, 51-2, $7,300

8^th: Joseph Wood, Westport, Mass., 15 bass, 49-4, $6,600

9^th: Casey Smith, Macedon, N.Y., 15 bass, 49-1, $5,300

10^th: Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., 15 bass, 48-8, $4,200

A complete list of results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Wood weighed a 5-pound, 10-ounce largemouth bass Thursday – the heaviest of the tournament in the Pro Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $300.

Henry McKee of Haddon Heights, New Jersey, won the Co-angler Division with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 47 pounds, 8 ounces. For his win, McKee took home the top prize package of a new Ranger Z175 boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor.

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake Champlain finished:

1^st: Henry McKee, Haddon Heights, N.J., 15 bass, 47-8, $28,050

2^nd: Gary Haraguchi, Antioch, Calif., 15 bass, 46-10, $5,575

3^rd: Robert Fulton, Ray, Ohio, 15 bass, 44-2, $4,300

4^th: Mark Howard, Mesquite, Texas, 14 bass, 44-1, $3,650

5^th: Louis Martinez, Annapolis, Md., 14 bass, 40-11, $3,150

6^th: Chad Bushnaq, Buffalo, N.Y., 15 bass, 40-3, $2,650

7^th: Michael McNicholas, Allentown, Pa., 14 bass, 39-2, $2,250

8^th: Kyle Sabourin, Milton, Vt., 14 bass, 37-0, $1,825

9^th: Chad Brousseau, Colchester, Vt., 12 bass, 33-4, $1,530

10^th: Pete Dirado, Holland, N.Y., 11 bass, 31-7, $1,290

McKee also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Friday, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 6 ounces. He earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $200.

The Costa FLW Series on Lake Champlain presented by Polaris was hosted by the City of Plattsburgh and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau. It was the first of three tournaments in the 2019 regular season for Northern Division presented by Gajo Baits anglers. The next tournament for FLW Series anglers will also be in the Northern Division presented by Gajo Baits, the Costa FLW Series at the Potomac River presented by Lowrance, held Aug. 22-24 in Marbury, Maryland. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the International division. Each U.S. division consists of three regular-season tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to compete in the season-ending Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2019 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

by AnglersChannel

Sportsmans Warehouse Pro Bryan Thrift leads Day 1 of Champlain Costa

July 18, 2019 by Jody White

Less than three weeks removed from a third-place finish on Lake Champlain in the FLW Tour’s 2019 season finale, Bryan Thrift hauled 22 pounds, 6 ounces of green fish to the weigh-in stage to take the day one lead in the Costa FLW Series Northern Division opener, which is presented by Polaris. In second, Brandt Tumberg weighed 21-10, and Joe Wood is just an ounce behind him with 21-9 for third.

Complete results

Top five patterns

Turning north from takeoff in Plattsburgh, Thrift was able to expand on the areas he fished in the Tour.

“Today was fun,” says the North Carolina superstar. “I started out wanting to catch them on [topwater baits] again, but I only caught one on top all day. I had to slow down and throw a Damiki Stinger and that was it.”

Fishing mostly grass in 5 to 6 feet of water, Thrift caught a pile of fish.

“I caught a lot,” he says. “There’s a lot of small fish where I was fishing today, and those ones I weighed in were by far the five biggest I caught all day. My last cull fish was like a 3-4, so I might have culled like 15 pounds. It was funny, when that 3-4 was my smallest one, my co-angler was joking, saying, “Man, you just need a 6-pounder now.” It was like the next cast I set the hook on that 5-pounder.”

During the Tour event, Thrift ran a pretty good milk run of spots, but he mostly settled in one general area today. Bags like Thrift’s are a pretty rare thing on Champlain, and even though nine other pros broke the 19-pound mark, he’s certainly got a leg up the rest of the way. If Thrift can pull off a win, it’d be his 11th with FLW, but his first north of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Top 10 Pros

1. Bryan Thrift – Shelby, N.C. – 22-6 (5)

2. Brandt Tumberg – Moore, S.C. – 21-10 (5)

3. Joseph (Joe) Wood – Westport, Mass. – 21-9 (5)

4. Lee Black – Danville, Ala. – 20-5 (5)

5. Jimmy Kennedy – Plainfield, Vt. – 19-15 (5)

6. Joe Lucarelli – Center Harbor, N.H. – 19-14 (5)

7. Wayne Vaughan – Chester, Va. – 19-5 (5)

8. Frankie Appaluccio – Franklin, N.J. – 19-4 (5)

9. Scott Dobson – Clarkston, Mich. – 19-4 (5)

10. Bob Behrle – Hoover, Ala. – 18-11 (5)

Complete results

Jordan Prentiss

Prentiss leads co-anglers

On the co-angler side, Jordan Prentiss of Keeseville, N.Y. holds the lead with 17-9 with Joseph Marsh trailing by just 7 ounces. No other co-anglers topped the 17-pound mark on day one, though seven total anglers turned in bags of at least 16 pounds.

Fishing behind Brad Elwood up north, Prentiss weighed a mixed bag of three largemouths and two smallmouths.

“We were fishing from 10 to 18 feet, just weeds mixed in with rock,” says Prentiss. “A drop-shot was the main key, and I caught a couple on a 4-inch wacky-rigged Yamamoto Senko.

“I’m a local, so most of my fishing is right up here,” adds Prentiss. “I probably ended up catching 15 fish today, and they were all pretty similar. I feel good about tomorrow.”

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Post ICAST Hangover........

This week the boys wrap up ICAST 2019, the good, the bad and the ugly and get Davids take on the show, Chris' "Business Causal" attire and Jason chimes in with a Top Golf versus MLF comparison. Ya'll check it out, its a good un'

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Humminbird® and Minn Kota® Surprise Deserving Angler and Veteran David Lowrie with a Complete Boat Overhaul at ICAST 2019

RACINE, Wis., July 12, 2019 – There wasn’t a dry eye in the room as Desert Storm veteran and youth fishing mentor David Lowrie was surprised with a complete boat overhaul thanks to Minn Kota^®, Humminbird^® and the One-Boat Network™ Live overhaul at the American Sportfishing Association’s International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) on Thursday, July 11.

Lowrie is a veteran of the U.S. Army and has spent the last three years as the youth director for the Tennessee B.A.S.S. Nation High School/Youth. The youth program was struggling three years ago with only 200 members until Lowrie took over and was able to make it one of the best youth programs in the country with over 1,400 young anglers. Lowrie serves as a high school boat captain and is passionate about putting kids on the water and helping them to become better anglers. He has also dedicated himself and his 2006 Skeeter bass boat to helping his son Hank pursue his bass tournament fishing dreams.

The overhaul took place in booth #217 at the ICAST show and included installations of a Minn Kota Ultrex^® with Built-In MEGA Down Imaging™, Minn Kota on-board Precision charger, two Minn Kota Talons^®, two Humminbird SOLIX^® 15 CHIRP MEGA SI+ G2 units, Humminbird 360 and LakeMaster^® mapping. In addition to these elements of the One-Boat Network, products from other ICAST exhibitors including Rigid Industries, TH Marine, Battle Born Batteries, JL Audio and more were also installed. The full unveil event can be viewed here.

“We are so thrilled with the outcome of the One-Boat Network Live build here at ICAST,” said Joe Brown, senior director of brand management for Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics. “Not only were we able to demonstrate the live installation of the best Minn Kota and Humminbird technologies, but we were able to award the final product to a very deserving member of our fishing community – David Lowrie. We look forward to having David, his son and the youth anglers he captains using our products on the water to make more fishing memories.”

The One-Boat Network is an integrated system which unlocks communication opportunities between Minn Kota and Humminbird products, including Talon shallow water anchors, to help anglers find, stay on and catch fish. Minn Kota and Humminbird products are respectively best-in-class in locating fish and fish-holding structure and enabling anglers to navigate to fishing spots and stay in place effortlessly. With the One-Boat Network, anglers can get the most out of their Humminbird fish finder, Minn Kota trolling motor and Minn Kota Talon shallow water anchor through a networked system designed to give anglers a more streamlined, user-friendly experience across all products.

"I'm absolutely just blown away by the fact that I was chosen for this. I don’t know that I feel worthy but I feel awfully blessed," said David Lowrie. "The stuff that was on my boat was a lot older – I had coveted a Spot-Lock for a long time, and you know, it just wasn't in the budget because I focus on other things. I focus on the kids and the state program – I don't focus on me that much. I’m going to be able to take the kids out on an improved boat and improve their chances of catching fish. All the sponsors that had a hand in this – I just can't thank them enough. It's an unbelievable blessing."

David Lowrie spent the last day of ICAST on the water learning the ins and outs of his new equipment with Minn Kota and Humminbird professional anglers Brandon Palaniuk and Chris Zaldain on Friday, July 12 on Lake Tohopekaliga. A live stream of David's day on the water can be viewed here.

“As professional anglers, we sometimes take for granted the amazing equipment and technology we get to use every day,” Zaldain said. “I was happy to be able to teach David how to use the One-Boat Network products and show him the advantage that a connected boat can provide to all anglers. David is a great guy, and I know he will take what he learned here today, and teach it to the youth in his local B.A.S.S. chapter ensuring the next generation of anglers gets to experience the very best products out there.”

For more information on Minn Kota and Humminbird visit MinnKotaMotors.com and Humminbird.com.

Other sponsors and partners in this program include: Abu Garcia, Bass Mafia, Battle Born Batteries, BOSCH, JL Audio, Costa Sunglasses, Hot Foot, Hydrowave, JL Audio, Onyx, Rigid Industries, Simms, Tackle Titan and TH Marine.

About Minn Kota^® and Humminbird^®
JOHNSON OUTDOORS FISHING is comprised of the Minn Kota^®, Humminbird^®, and Cannon^®brands. Minn Kota is the world’s leading manufacturer of electric trolling motors, as well as a complete line of shallow water anchors, battery chargers and marine accessories. Humminbird is a leading global innovator and manufacturer of marine electronics products including fish finders, multifunction displays, autopilots, ice flashers, and premium cartography products. Cannon is the leader in controlled-depth fishing and includes a full line of downrigger products and accessories.
Visit Minn Kota at www.minnkotamotors.com
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JOHNSON OUTDOORS is a leading global outdoor recreation company that inspires more people to experience the awe of the great outdoors with innovative, top-quality products. The company designs, manufactures and markets a portfolio of winning, consumer-preferred brands across four categories: Watercraft, Fishing, Diving and Camping.
Visit Johnson Outdoors at www.johnsonoutdoors.com

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Rusty Clark and Cory Rambo win over $25,000 with 17.46 lbs on Rayburn. Mathew Delaney and Mathew Nugent win 2019 East Region AOY

Place

RUSTY CLARK
SAM RAYBURN , TX

CORY RAMBO
ORANGE , TX

9.00

17.46

$20000.00 + $5000 Skeeter Bonus Cash+$200 Sure-Life

BOBBY VICE
GROVES , TX

RICKY GUY
HUMBLE , TX

17.08

$5000.00

PHILLIP CRELIA
CENTER , TX

TJ GOODWYN
CENTER , TX

16.33

$4000.00

JOHNNY VINES
GROVES , TX

SHANNON PRICE
PORT ARTHUR , TX

7.80

16.22

$3000.00

CLAYTON BOULWARE
ZAVALLA , TX

ALBERT COLLINS
NACOGDOCHES , TX

16.02

$2500.00

ALAN BOND
VIDOR , TX

TOMMY FREDREGILL
HUNTSVILLE , TX

15.61

$2000.00

JARED DEAN
HUNTINGTON , TX

BEN VAUGHAN
LUFKIN , TX

9.71

15.51

$1400.00 + $1000.00 Big Bass

KURT LUKER
CLEVELAND , TX

RICHIE THORNTON
SPLENDORA , TX

14.99

$1300.00+$250 Berkley Cast for Cash

MICHAEL FESCO
SOUT LAKE , TX

CHRISTOPHER TREST
SOUR LAKE , TX

14.85

$1200.00

BUBBA FRAZIER
PINELAND , TX

TOMMY HILL JR
PINELAND , TX

14.70

$1100.00 + $250 Lowrance Bonus Cash

PERRY HOOKS
DOUGLASS , TX

BRETT HOOKS
DOUGLASS , TX

14.02

$1090.00

CHUCK NAOMI
BRANCH , LA

DYLAN FRILOUX
LAFAYETTE , LA

13.96

$1075.00

BENJI DUMAS
MINDEN , LA

JIMMY DUCK III
CENTER , LA

13.96

$1075.00

TEDDY CLOIDE
VIDOR , TX

WESLEY DAWSON
CHESTER , TX

13.89

$1060.00

SAMMY CHRISTIAN
LUMBERTON , TX

ALLAN SHIVERS
JASPER , TX

13.78

$1050.00

RANDY QUALLS
STREETMAN , TX

MIKE METCALF
JASPER , TX

13.62

$1040.00

ED MELTON
HOUSTON , TX

ANTHONY JONES
WILLIS , TX

13.47

$1030.00

RAYMOND CHEEK
DOWNSVILLE , LA

DAVID STREETER
HAMBURG , AR

13.45

$1020.00

CHRIS CLEMENS
LUFKIN , TX

DALLAS COLE
LEESVILLE , LA

13.35

$1010.00

KEVIN WOLFORD
ORANGE , TX

GROVER MANSFIELD
BROOKELAND , TX

7.62

13.25

$1000.00

KRIS WILSON
MONTGOMERY , TX

BRYAN LOHR
LUMBERTON , TX

13.15

$1000.00

TODD NEWMAN
NACOGDOCHES , TX

SHANNON HALE
NACOGDOCHES , TX

12.96

$1000.00

KY MARTIN
GRANDVIEW , TX

SPIKE STOKER
STEPHENVILLE , TX

12.53

$1000.00 + Sportsmans Auto Network Bonus

CHARLES HICKMAN
HUNTINGTON , TX

TERRY HICKMAN
KINGWOOD , TX

12.06

$900.00

MATTHEW DELANEY
POLLOCK , LA

MATTHEW NUGENT
DRY PRONG , LA

11.96

$850.00

MARK BIONDI SR
BURLESON , TX

BYRON BIONDI
KENNEDALE , TX

11.61

$800.00 + $800 Sportsmans Auto Network Bonus+$150

DANNY LASHLEY
BOYCE , LA

MICHAEL IVEY
OTIS , LA

11.51

$750.00

GREG OSTERTAG
MT VERNON , TX

BRENT EDWARDS
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

11.51

$750.00

TED PATE
ALEXANDRIA , LA

VINCENT NEAL
CALDWELL , TX

11.49

$750.00

JACOB JOHNSON
LAKE CHARLES , LA

SHANE CORMIER
RAGLEY , LA

11.31

RANDY WISTNER
NEDERLAND , TX

LOGAN WOOD
NEDERLAND , TX

11.29

GEORGE GLASS
DERRIDER , LA

TRENT MANUEL
ORANGE , TX

11.23

JOHN MADDOX
LUFKIN , TX

JEFFERY WISE
LUFKIN , TX

11.11

JEFF HOLDER
BOSSIER CITY , LA

TERRY BURGHART
SHREVEPORT , LA

11.02

CLIFFORD MCCARTY
LONGVIEW , TX

BOBBY GUY
TEXARKANA , TX

10.87

CHRIS LEWIS
LONGVIEW , TX

KEITH JONES
WHITE OAK , TX

10.85

MIKE ATCHLEY
MOSCOW , TX

PAUL SHIRLEY
LEGGETT , TX

10.82

ANDREW FATERKOWSKI
MONTGOMERY , TX

BILLY DRIGGERS
HUNTSVILLE , TX

10.59

SHANE BARNES
MIDWAY , TX

MATTHEW BENEFIELD
HUFFMAN , TX

10.56

KEVIN MASON
COLDSPRING , TX

BUD PRUITT
HOUSTON , TX

10.54

CRAIG MASSEY
HOUSTON , TX

SCOTT HOLIFIELD
GRAND BAY , AL

10.43

LAMARCUS MCCRAY
HOUSTON , TX

JAMES ROZELL
HOUSTON , TX

10.36

JOHN BYLER
SOUTHLAKE , TX

JOHN BYLER
SOUTH LAKE , TX

10.23

JOHN MCDIFFITT
GRANBURY , TX

BOBBY VINCENT
HUDSON OAKS , TX

5.97

10.21

BRANDON DAVIDSON
LITTLE ELM , TX

JIM FURR
HEMPHILL , TX

10.17

MICHAEL RISINGER
WEST MONROE , LA

SONTUS MITCHELL
RUSTON , LA

10.16

ADAM DUNN
HOUSTON , TX

JOSHUA WARE
NEW CANEY , TX

10.12

TERRY LUEDTKE
BURTON , TX

DOYLE REEVES
BURTON , TX

10.05

JEREMY LEMMONS
TOMBALL , TX

CODY NICHOLSON
ANDERSON , TX

10.00

JEROD HAWKES
SABINAL , TX

DANIEL BROCK
D'HANIS , TX

9.77

WILL CARSTENS
ALEXANDRIA , LA

ROSS BRYANT
ALEXANDRIA , LA

9.71

JUSTIN SOWELL
SILSBEE , TX

DAVID GORE
KOUNTZE , TX

9.66

BRIAN DUNN
SPLENDORA , TX

DANIEL NEEDHAM
NEW CANEY , TX

9.59

JASON BONDS
LUFKIN , TX

JAMES NITSCHKE
WILLIS , TX

9.56

MIKE RICHARDSON
THORNDALE , TX

PETE HUGHEY
WEIR , TX

9.52

BRADLEY HILLEBRANDT
FLOREIN , LA

JORDAN BREAUX
SULPHUR , LA

9.50

CHAD KEMP
BRIDGE CITY , TX

BRENT KEMP
ORANGE , TX

9.40

STEVE BELLON
LAKE CHARLES , LA

TONY COBURN
LAKE CHARLES , LA

9.38

RYAN WARREN
GATESVILLE , TX

JASON DERRICK
VALLEY MILLS , TX

9.30

LARRY WEPPLER
HOUSTON , TX

DENNIS FIKES
HOUSTON , TX

9.29

PHILLIP WALKER
BURLESON , TX

VENCE FREESE
BURLESON , TX

9.26

OSCAR LANGELE JR
MANY , LA

JAMES CAMPISE
ORANGE , TX

9.24

BLAKE ISTRE
ORANGE , TX

CHRIS MCCLAIN
DEWEYVILLE , TX

9.18

BOB VOTE
KINGWOOD , TX

ANDY VOTE
KINGWOOD , TX

9.17

AARON FREEMAN
THE WOODLANDS , TX

BEN MATSUBU
MILAM , TX

9.16

DAVID CHILES
WACO , TX

PAT NUNLEY
WACO , TX

9.04

JADEN PARRISH
LIBERTY , TX

CODY PARRISH
LIBERTY , TX

8.90

JOSEPH LAFLEUR
ORANGE , TX

ROWDY SLAUGHTER
BROOKELAND , TX

8.90

RICKY BLANKINSHIP
HOMER , LA

DAVID CURTIS
BROOKLAND , TX

8.84

LARRY COTTEN
HUFFMAN , TX

NICK DIBERARDINO
JASPER , TX

8.82

TYLER TATE
BEAUMONT , TX

BLAKE CAIN
BEAUMONT , TX

8.78

JASON MOORE
BUNA , TX

JOHN SINGLETARY
FRED , TX

8.72

VICTOR SAUNDERS
CARTHAGE , TX

JAMES STEPHENS
CARTHAGE , TX

8.64

ARCHIE DORE II
NATCHITOCHES , LA

ANDY BARNES
NATCHITOCHES , LA

8.64

MIKE EDWARDS
ETOILE , TX

JAMES MUFFLER
KARNACK , TX

8.60

NEIL MATHEWS
PORTER , TX

BRIAN PHIPPS
MAGNOLIA , TX

8.60

ALLEN SHELTON
FARMERS BRANCH , TX

STRIDER BROWNING
GUN BARREL CITY , TX

8.46

GERALD MITCHELL
JENA , LA

JASON LEBRUN
CHOUDRANT , LA

8.41

DOUG MCCAIN
LAKE CHARLES , LA

MASON MCCAIN
LAKE CHARLES , LA

8.37

TED PRIESING
DALLAS , TX

VIRGIL CHANEY
JASPER , TX

8.26

STEVEN HANNA
BEAUMONT , TX

ANTHONY BAKER
BEAUMONT , TX

8.21

MIKE TAYLOR
JASPER , TX

JUSTIN RIDGAWAY
ORANGE , TX

8.21

BRANDON VAUGHAN
AZLE , TX

BOBBY BADARACK
FT WORTH , TX

8.18

ROBBY JONES
ORANGE , TX

PAUL WOODS
BUNA , TX

8.06

JONATHAN SIMON
ORANGE , TX

COREY STANLEY
ORANGE , TX

7.99

TRAVIS SIGNORIN
WILLIS , TX

BOB SIGNORIN
OAKHURST , TX

7.96

KEVIN IZZI
SMITHVILLE , TX

CHRISTOPHER IZZI
SMITHVILLE , TX

7.61

STEVE WOODIE
SOUR LAKE , TX

FOYCE WINN
VIDOR , TX

7.49

EASTON HEIGLEY
BROOKELAND , TX

BLAKE SCHROEDER
WHITEHOUSE , TX

7.41

JOEL MAYFIELD
PERKINSTON , MS

JAY WILLIAMS
D IBERVILLE , MS

7.41

ALEX STEWART
GOLDONNA , LA

BRAYDEN STEWART
GOLDONNA , LA

7.29

KELVIN HOGG
ARLINGTON , TX

BRIAN ROUSSEL
ARLINGTON , TX

7.25

CHARLES BENEDICT
FORNEY , TX

BRUCE BENEDICT
FORNEY , TX

7.17

ERIC WILSON
MARSHALL , TX

HOWARD WILSON
NACOGDOCHES , TX

7.16

LAMAR JONES III
BEAUMONT , TX

DEON FORD
BEAUMONT , TX

7.09

DON DICKERSON
PINEVILLE , LA

JASON FOUNTAIN
PINEVILLE , LA

7.01

COLE BREWER
LEESVILLE , LA

ROB RICHARDS
SPRING , TX

6.89

STERLING MARTIN
BEEVILLE , TX

JUSTIN MADDING
ROUND ROCK , TX

5.85

JOHN PRICE
LA GRANGE , TX

DUSTY FRANK
WEST POINT , TX

5.72

100

THOMAS DECLET JR
THIBODAUX , LA

THOMAS DECLET SR
HEMPHILL , TX

5.61

101

DEVIN BUSHLAND
ALLEN , TX

1.09

102

RONALD RISENHOOVER
LUFKIN , TX

STEVE WRIGHT
PLANO , TX

0.00

102

ANDREW WRIGHT
PLANO , TX

CARSTEN RANEY
NEED INFO

0.00

102

TODD DRISCOLL
JASPER , TX

BRIAN BRANUM
JASPER , TX

0.00

102

DAMON CHILDRESS
ORANGE , TX

ROBERT CRUSE
LUMBERTON , TX

0.00

102

JARRETT LATTA
CEDAR PARK , TX

BRIAN LOWRANCE
NACOGDOCHES , TX

0.00

102

MIKE SOLIZ
ORANGE , TX

EDDIE CHOATE
BEAUMONT , TX

0.00

102

JACK TINDEL III
ORANGE , TX

DALTON SOLIZ
ORANGE , TX

0.00

102

STEVEN SHAFER
CLEVELAND , TX

KENT WILLIAMS
LA PORTE , TX

0.00

102

TOMMY SHELTON
MONTGOMERY , TX

TRAVIS STEWART
NEED INFO

0.00

102

GARY MCDONALD
CENTER , TX

CLARENCE DENBY
ETOILE , TX

0.00

102

RUSTY NEUGEBAUER
MONTGOMERY , TX

DEREK TAYLOR
MONTGOMERY , TX

0.00

102

JESSE RAWLS
BROWNSBORO , TX

DANIEL COX
BROWNSBORO , TX

0.00

102

JERREL PRINGLE
HEMPHILL , TX

KEITH KEELE
TENAHA , TX

0.00

102

DANIEL HICKMAN
HUNTINGTON , TX

DUSTIN ALEXANDER
HOCKLEY , TX

0.00

102

WARREN CONNER
MAGNOLIA , TX

MIKE HANKS
HEMPHILL , TX

0.00

102

GARY REPPOND
ZAVALLA , TX

CURTIS SMITH
LUFKIN , TX

0.00

102

WAYNE TRIANA JR
NACOGDOCHES , TX

CARY WALKER
NACOGDOCHES , TX

0.00

102

CHAD PRIMOS
SHREVEPORT , LA

BRIAN HEADRICK
DEBERRY , TX

0.00

102

JOE MAZZURCO
LUFKIN , TX

JASON GRIFFIN
CONROE , TX

0.00

102

JAMES BLYTHE JR
ELM GROVE , LA

EDDIE MORGAN
BOSSIER CITY , LA

0.00

102

RIVER LEE
NACOGDOCHES , TX

HUNTER MUNCRIEF
PINELAND , TX

0.00

102

MATT MORRIS
SHREVEPORT , LA

BILLY GASTON
SHREVEPORT , TX

0.00

102

CHANCE ARCENEAUX
LAKE CHARLES , LA

DWIGHT ABSHIRE
SANTA FE , TX

0.00

102

NORMAN LAND
CLEVELAND , TX

TRAVIS MOORE
CLEVELAND , TX

0.00

102

ALEC CASTONGUAY
ROYSE CITY , TX

WYATT FRANKENS
CORRIGAN , TX

0.00

102

SETH HAUSMAN
NACOGDOCHES , TX

TYLER HAM
ROCKWALL , TX

0.00

102

SCOOTER CLARK
CENTER , TX

RYAN PINKSTON
CENTER , TX

0.00

102

PHIL MARKS
DALLAS , TX

BRET STAFFORD
BELTON , TX

0.00

102

TOBY JONES
STONEWALL , LA

CARL JONES
DAYTON , TX

0.00

102

CASEY BURLEIGH
ORANGE , TX

JOSH RODGERS
BEAUMONT , TX

0.00

102

BEN SOUTH
JASPER , TX

BRYAN SOUTH
JASPER , TX

0.00

102

STUART VILLIEN
DUSON , LA

KIPP THERIOT
YOUNGSVILLE , LA

0.00

102

WILLIAM WALKER
JENA , LA

BUBBA NUGENT
POLLOCK , LA

0.00

102

LARRY BENEFIELD
HUFFMAN , TX

JIMMY ROZELLE JR
PORTER , TX

0.00

102

DON BRINSON
WACO , TX

DAVID BATTREALL
TEMPLE , TX

0.00

102

BRANNON MIRE
BLOUSSARD , LA

ERIC ARNOLD
LAFAYETTE , LA

0.00

102

COLE STEWART
HEMPHILL , TX

BRANDON BAKER
HEMPHILL , TX

0.00

102

CODY JORDAN
HEMPHILL , TX

CODY CLARK
HERMPHILL , TX

0.00

102

IVAN DAIGS
RUSTON , LA

RANDY BRANCH
RUSTON , LA

0.00

102

JASON MCRAE
HENDERSON , TX

TRAVIS MARTIN
HENDERSON , TX

0.00

102

BRADLEY PAGE
FRIENDSWOOD , TX

JOHN NEMECEK
FRIENDSWOOD , TX

0.00

102

CHRIS HUEBEL
NEDERLAND , TX

DON GOULD
MAURICEVILLE , TX

0.00

102

NATHAN BYRD
MIDLOTHIAN , TX

JOE BYRD
SPRING , TX

0.00

102

CJ NICHOLS
ALEXANDRIA , LA

RAY BECK
BROOKELAND , TX

0.00

102

CHARLES SHOFNER JR
JASPER , TX

JACOB SHOFNER
HUNTSVILLE , TX

0.00

102

QUINTEN MOUSER
ATLANTA , TX

JAMES MCCLAIN
JASPER , TX

0.00

102

TRACY SHAFFER
MANSFIELD , TX

CHAD PENNEY
MANSFIELD , TX

0.00

102

HARLAN DUBOIS
WINNFIELD , LA

CHAD WHITED
DIAMOND CITY , AR

0.00

102

DOUG KARINS
MONTGOMERY , TX

KYLE KARINS
MONTGOMERY , TX

0.00

102

WILLIAM BROWN
GEORGETOWN , TX

ZACH BROWN
GEORGETOWN , TX

0.00

102

DANIEL LEE
COLMESNEIL , TX

SABRINA MCBRIDE
LIVINGSTON , TX

0.00

102

DEAN LEWIS
BOSSIER , LA

0.00

102

STEPHEN NEWELL
SHREVEPORT , TX

KEVIN GIDDENS
STONEWALL , LA

0.00

102

DUSTIN GUNSTREAM
VIDOR , TX

SHANE FERGUSON
VIDOR , TX

0.00

102

DAVID MORTON
LUFKIN , TX

DALTON MORTON
LUFKIN , TX

0.00

102

BRYAN FOX
PINELAND , TX

0.00

102

SKEETER FOWLER
GRAND SALINE , TX

BEN POPE
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MECHANICSVILLE’S ELROD WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON JAMES RIVER

West Virginia’s Peters Grabs Co-Angler Title

HENRICO, Va. (July 15, 2019) – Boater Bryan Elrod of Mechanicsville, Virginia, won Saturday’s T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Piedmont Division tournament on the James River after catching five bass weighing 16 pounds, 10 ounces. For his efforts, Elrod took home $3,637.

Elrod said he fished on the lower end of the James River.

“I probably fished 8 to 10 different places during the day – all shallow to mid-depth wood in 4 to 6 feet of water,” said Elrod, who earned his fourth win BFL competition – third on the James River. “It’s about a 30 minute run down there [from takeoff] and, for the most part, the areas were within a few miles of each other.

“I targeted crabs on wood, which is what they were feeding on,” continued Elrod. “I was just running the tide, trying to stay with the low water and flipping wood. I did that for as long as we could but by the end of the day the water was high.”

Elrod said his limit came on a Texas-rigged 3½-inch green pumpkin-colored Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw. He said he caught 10 keepers throughout the tournament.

“I have a lot of local knowledge, and I know which pieces of wood can be more productive than others,” said Elrod.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Bryan Elrod, Mechanicsville, Va., five bass, 16-10, $3,637

2^nd: Austin Burton, Hopewell, Va., five bass, 15-0, $1,868

3^rd: Mike Cherry, Hampton, Va., four bass, 14-12, $1,622

4^th: Derik Hudson, Concord, Va., five bass, 14-9, $1,029

5^th: Rick Tilley, Moneta, Va., five bass, 13-7, $667

6^th: Michael Belter, Reidsville, N.C., five bass, 13-2, $762

7^th: Chris Baldwin, Lexington, N.C., five bass, 12-13, $556

8^th: Otto Hecht, Sneads Ferry, N.C., five bass, 12-11, $501

9^th: Derek Brown, Charlottesville, Va., five bass, 12-1, $445

10^th: Chris Brummett, Lynch Station, Va., five bass, 11-12, $389

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Cherry caught a 7-pound, 3-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $410.

Gary Peters of Surveyor, West Virginia, won the Co-angler Division and $1,873 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 13 pounds even.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Gary Peters, Surveyor, W. Va., five bass, 13-0, $1,873

2^nd: Bill Naron, Beaverdam, Va., five bass, 12-13, $834

3^rd: Ernest McIntyre, Fayetteville, N.C., five bass, 11-14, $558

4^th: Brad Hendrix, Greensboro, N.C., five bass, 10-14, $561

4^th: Preston Hale, Providence Forge, Va., five bass, 10-14, $361

6^th: Timothy Kinder, Manassas, Va., five bass, 10-4, $356

7^th: Jamie Newton, Falls Church, Va., three bass, 9-13, $278

8^th: Andre Wynn, Windsor Mill, Md., five bass, 9-8, $236

8^th: Bud Amend, Pleasant Garden, N.C., five bass, 9-8, $386

10^th: David DeCiucis, Chester, Va., four bass, 9-7, $195

Peters also caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 1 ounce. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $205.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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SCHMITT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Pennsylvania’s Dellinger Tops Co-Angler Field

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (July 15, 2019) – FLW Tour pro Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Maryland, won Saturday’s T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) tournament on Lake Champlain presented by Navionics after catching five bass weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces. For his win, Schmitt earned $7,209 and 250 points in the Northeast Division presented by Gajo Baits standings. The winner of the division’s Angler of the Year title after five tournaments will win $3,000.

Schmitt spent the tournament fishing the north end of the lake in Malletts Bay. He said he ended up weighing a mixed limit – three largemouth and two smallmouth.

“I just ran and checked a lot of stuff that I fished in the Tour event, and a lot of it had gotten better,” said Schmitt, who notched his fifth win in BFL competition. “During the tournament I hit eight spots – I would catch a few on each place and kept it moving.

“I ran some topwater early on some points for smallmouth and got one really good one – a heavy 3-pounder, and then I was just running. They’re heavy on bluegills right now. I was fishing real shallow, inside grass, docks, that kind of thing. There was mixed species up shallow and I would just kind of fancast a Neko rig all around those areas.”

Schmitt’s topwater fish came in on a Bone-colored Heddon Zara Spook. On his Neko rig, he used a green-pumpkin-colored Missile Baits 48 stickbait worm with a 1/0-sized Hayabusa Spin Muscle Guard hook.

“I caught another smallmouth on the Neko rig, just kind of aimlessly fishing some sparse weeds in like 5 to 6 feet of water – I consider it a pretty lucky bite. My game was bluegill largies, though,” said Schmitt. “The key was super light 8-pound-test P-Line Ultimate Fluorocarbon line – the water is clean up there, so long casts and light line was important.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., five bass, 19-10, $5,209 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Brent Heyn, South Hero, Vt., five bass, 18-12, $2,105

3^rd: Cameron Chase, Conway, Mass., five bass, 18-6, $1,886

4^th: Joe Zombek II, Scranton, Pa., five bass, 18-3, $935

5^th: Andrew Bechard, Champlain, N.Y., five bass, 17-15, $768

5^th: Troy Morrow, Eastanollee, Ga., five bass, 17-15, $768

7^th: Tom Balachvili, Scarsdale, N.Y., five bass, 17-8, $934

7^th: Adam Poplaski, Adams, Mass., five bass, 17-8, $634

9^th: Andrew Heivly, Malvern, Pa., five bass, 17-4, $785

10^th: David Wilder, Middle River, Md., five bass, 17-2, $468

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Chase caught a 5-pound, 9-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $550.

Thomas Dellinger of Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, won the Co-angler Division and $2,005 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 16 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Thomas Dellinger, Womelsdorf, Pa., five bass, 16-5, $2,005

2^nd: Chad Dorney, Macungie, Pa., five bass, 16-0, $1,002

3^rd: Bradley Petrie, Johnstown, N.Y., five bass, 15-12, $868

4^th: Tony Bellissimo, Chelmsford, Mass., five bass, 15-11, $468

5^th: Casey Gut, Chichester, N.H., five bass, 14-14, $451

6^th: Henry McKee, Haddon Heights, N.J., five bass, 14-6, $518

7^th: Alexandre Jelev, Petawawa, Ontario, Canada, five bass, 14-5, $334

8^th: Chris Sanno, Shermans Dale, Pa., five bass, 14-3, $267

8^th: Mark Bilodeau, Burlington, Vt., five bass, 14-3, $267

8^th: John Henning, Lansdale, Pa., five bass, 14-3, $267

Robert Wedding of Welcome, Maryland, caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $275.

The tournament was hosted by the City of Plattsburgh and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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WOODHAVEN’S MITTLESTAT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE ST. CLAIR PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Co-Angler Title Goes to Ohio’s Kokoska

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (July 15, 2019) – Boater Dan Mittlestat of Woodhaven, Michigan, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Michigan Division tournament on Lake St. Clair presented by Navionics Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 7 ounces. Mittlestat netted $6,552 for his win.

“I fished mid-lake in 21 feet of water on Lake St. Clair all day,” said Mittlestat, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “I got one big one early on an umbrella rig – it was about 4½ pounds. I also lost a really big one.”

Mittlestat said he used a Shane’s Baits umbrella rig with 4-inch, Ayu-colored Strike King Rage Swimmers to catch his first one. The rest of his limit came on a Melon or Erie Green-colored Mizmo Baby Tube on a ¼-ounce custom jighead.

“The sun wasn’t high enough to penetrate through the water and there were 2-foot waves – I don’t think they could see the boat,” said Mittlestat. “The waves pulled the mayflies down into the water column and I think they were feeding on them.”

Mittlestat said the bite slowed down by 10:30 a.m. At that time, he said, the sun was high enough to reposition the fish into scattered grass beds. When it was lower, he figured the fish were feeding on the cleaner spots between them.

“I made long casts into the beds because they likely could see the boat and ended up plucking them out one after another,” said Mittlestat. “I’d keep tension on the line, and when I didn’t feel the tube hit the ground, that’s when I knew they had it – they didn’t hit it aggressively.”

Mittlestat said he caught around 25 keepers during the tournament. His biggest fish bit the tube around 11:15 a.m., and ended up being the heaviest of the event. He used a 7-foot, 11-inch iRod Bama Rig Special Heavy rod and 20-pound-test Sunline Super FC Sniper fluorocarbon line.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Dan Mittlestat, Woodhaven, Mich., five bass, 22-7, $4,552 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Cameron Moore, Howe, Ind., five bass, 21-5, $2,021

3^rd: Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., five bass, 20-13, $1,582

4^th: Dominic Ortiz, Midland, Mich., five bass, 20-11, $896

5^th: Ross Rhodes, Paw Paw, Mich., five bass, 20-8, $768

6^th: Kyle Greene, Ortonville, Mich., five bass, 20-6, $704

7^th: John Devries, Fishers, Ind., five bass, 20-4, $890

8^th: Ron Scharphorn, Grand Haven, Mich., five bass, 20-2, $576

9^th: Jamie Elliott, Warsaw, Ind., five bass, 19-13, $662

10^th: Matt Elkins, Spencerville, Ohio, five bass, 19-6, $448

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Mittlestat’s largest fish weighed 5-pounds, 3-ounces and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $510.

Michael Kokoska of Findlay, Ohio, won the Co-angler Division and $2,021 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 23 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Michael Kokoska, Findlay, Ohio, five bass, 23-5, $2,021

2^nd: Aaron Stahley, Batavia, Ohio, five bass, 21-1, $1,010

3^rd: Mike Eldridge, Blairsville, Pa., five bass, 20-11, $641

4^th: Dan O’Neil, Canton, Mich., five bass, 20-7, $448

5^th: Tony Grubb, Ann Arbor, Mich., five bass, 20-4, $384

6^th: Ryan Hochstetler, Shipshewana, Ind., five bass, 19-3, $352

7^th: Craig Fanning, Elwood, Ill., five bass, 19-2, $320

8^th: Jim Betts, Fort Wayne, Ind., five bass, 18-8, $543

9^th: Riley Welch, Beecher, Ill., five bass, 17-15, $256

10^th: Matthew Snyder, Pinckney, Mich., four bass, 17-1, $224

Betts caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 5 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $255.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky and Barkley lakes in Buchanan, Tennessee, presented by Evinrude. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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Pelfrey Makes it Two In A Row With ABA Win On Watts Bar

ATHENS, Ala. –Coming off a win on Lake Douglas, Jonathan Dale Pelfrey of Rockwood, TN won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series event held on Watts Bar Lake on 7/13/19. Running out of Tom Fuller Park in Rockwood TN, Pelfrey weighed in a five bass limit weighing 15.19 pounds. He took home $1500.00 for the win.

“I caught all of my better fish today deep,” said Pelfrey. “I caught fish on a crankbait, worm, and a jig. I caught probably six limits today.”

Taking second for the boaters James Nuckols of Rockwood, TN weighed in a five bass limit weighing 14.63 pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 3.56 pounds.

“I pulled up on a spot about 10:00 and I saw them on my electronics. I was fishing a chartreuse and blue 10XD, siting in about 30 feet cranking up to about 18ft. Once the bite stopped there I was pretty much done,” said Nuckols.

Taking third for the boaters Keith Iddins of Knoxville, TN weighed in a five bass limit weighing 13.72 pounds.

“I had seven keepers today all on topwater,” said Iddins. “I had everything I weighed in by 8:30.”

In fourth place for the boaters Michael Vanosdale of Knoxville, TN weighed in five bass weighing 13.64 pounds including the biggest bass weighed in by a boater at 3.86 pounds. Vanosdale took home a total of $780.00. Rounding out the top five, Joe Zalewski of Ten Mile, TN weighed in five bass for 11.96 pounds.

In the co-angler division David Perron of Dayton TN, weighed in three bass for 5.81 pounds. He took home $700.00 for the win.

“The three I weighed in today all came on a different bait,” said Perron. “I had one on a Berkley General, one on a black and blue jig and one on a Mag II worm.”

In second place for the co-anglers Joseph Yocum of Strawberry Plains, TN weighed in three bass for 5.80 pounds.

“I was able to catch fish everywhere we went today,” said Yocum. “Everything I caught was in 4-8 feet on a jig.”

Taking third for the co-anglers Darren Kelly of Wartburg, TN weighed in a three bass limit weighing 5.26 pounds.

“The three bass I weighed in today all came on different baits. I had one on a spook, one on a drop shot and one on a squarebill crankbait,” said Kelly.

In fourth place for the co-anglers, Jerry Neuner of Rutherfordton, NC weighed in two bass for 4.82 pounds including the co-angler big bass that weighed in at 2.66 pounds. Rounding out the top five William Wilson of Morgantown, KY weighed in two bass for 4.59 pounds.

Being in the Berkley Cast for Cash program the following anglers will receive extra monies from Berkley:
Jonathan Dale Pelfrey boater $250.00
William Steele boater $150.00
David Perron co-angler $150.00
Darren Kelly co-angler $100.00

The next event for the East Tennessee Division will be the area championship on Guntersville Lake slated for 9/7-9/8 running out of Goose Pond.

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Cockerham Wins Media Bass Lake LBJ Individual Derby with over 20 pounds!

Place	Angler	Hometown	# Bass	Pounds	Winnings	Points
1	Travis Cockerham	Bartlet	5	20.22	$1,000.00	170.22
2	Ander Meine	Austin	5	17.12	$500.00	166.12
3	Dylan Thompson	Del Rio	5	15.19	$400.00	163.19
4	Chris Goodman	Stephenville	5	14.82	$150.00	161.82
5	Johnny Matthews	Waco	5	13.83		159.83
6	Bubba Wampler	Bertram	5	13.15		158.15
7	Charles Dortch	Leander	3	11.94		155.94
8	Donnie Oneal	AOY	5	11.42		154.42
9	Patrick Amick	Austin	3	11.29		153.29
10	James Valchar	Nolonville	5	10.91		151.91
11	David Wencil	Buda	5	9.81		149.81
12	Scott Blakely	Killeen	4	9.80		148.80
13	Paul Sherrill	Austin	3	9.11		147.11
14	Tom Guidry	New Braunsfels	3	8.68		145.68
15	John Warden	Dripping Springs	3	7.27		143.27
16	Michael Reeves	Kingsland	3	6.13		141.13
17	Mark Ribera	Dripping Springs	2	5.88		139.88
18	Palo Pike	Killeen	5	5.20		138.20
19	Randall Frisbie	Lago Vista	2	4.95		136.95
20	Bryan Porter	Burnett	2	2.85		133.85
21	Terry Adair	Buchannan	0	0.00		65.00
21	Scott Smith	Horseshoe Bay	0	0.00		65.00

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Anders & Anders Win Media Bass event on Ouachita River with over 16 pounds!

Place	Angler 1	Angler 2	# Bass	Pounds	Winnings	Points
1	Allen Anders	Richard Anders	5	16.92	$1,600.00	166.92
2	Taylor Kolb	Jacob Andrews	5	13.58	$718.00	162.58
3	Kenny Covington	Lee King	5	13.44	$432.00	161.44
4	Kevin Cromwell	Ran Caldwell	5	12.71		159.71
5	Slade Hampton	Sean Southern	5	11.53		157.53
6	Craig Kolb	Mickey Fontana	5	10.16		155.16
7	Heath Crocker	Justin Webb	5	7.91		151.91
8	Mark Smith *	David Smith *	5	7.41		150.41
9	Matthew Hall	Todd Murry	5	6.79		148.79
10	Ronnie Sanderson	John Ross	4	6.41		147.41
11	Joey Bagwell	Brad Lantrip	3	3.77		143.77
12	Todd Eppinette	Stephen Chevallier	1	2.44		141.44
13	Bucky Bailey	Malcom Cooper	1	1.30		139.30
14	Raymond Cheek	Michael Coolman	0	0.00		68.50
14	Larry Causey	Adam Green	0	0.00		68.50
14	Michael Colvin	Aaron Branch	0	0.00		68.50

Place	Big Bass		Pounds	Winnings
1	Allen Anders	Richard Anders	5.15	$150.00
2	Kevin Cromwell	Ran Caldwell	4.68	$0.00

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frogg toggs® Scores Big with Best of Show Award at ICAST 2019

ARAB, Ala., July 12, 2019 — frogg toggs^® – the undisputed leader in lightweight, breathable, affordable rain gear – has become one of the most recognized names in the outerwear industry. During ICAST 2019, frogg toggs debuted its all-new shoe line and from the brand new performance footwear collection, “The Skipper” won “Best of Show” in the footwear category.

“frogg toggs has been in the game for many years but this is our first venture into the footwear industry,” said Will Fowler, frogg toggs^®director of marketing. “Our commitment to producing quality products has always been the number one focus for the company and we made sure this stood true with the new performance footwear collection. Being named as the ‘best of’ during an established show like ICAST and amongst our peers is truly humbling.”

The Skipper is constructed with premium water drainage technology featuring a quick drying air mesh, breathable uppers “hold tight” elastic lacing system. With color options in mossy green or black, this high performing shoe contains cushioned midsoles with water expulsion release holes and lightweight outsoles featuring strategic slip grip rubber inserts.

“With this collection, we set out to build a line of shoes that could withstand the rigors of days spent out on the trails and water, all while keeping your feet dry and comfortable,” said Bob Hollenberg, frogg toggs^®vice president of footwear division. “The Skipper is truly unique with its premium water drainage technology that features a quick drying air mesh, breathable uppers “hold tight” elastic lacing system. Combine that with the FTX Aquaclearz drainage system bottom construction and you have the ultimate drainage shoe.”

Working with the best shoe factories throughout the globe, frogg toggshas produced the ultimate in fishing, boating, and hunting footwear for the entire family. This collection features high tech waterproof breathable materials, premium rugged leather uppers, rust proof metal hardware, memory foam cushioning, rip proof nylon uppers, moisture wicking linings, and slip resistant outsoles.

“The Skipper,” along with the rest of frogg toggs’new shoe line, will be available for purchase to the general public beginning in 2020. For more information about frogg toggs please visit froggtoggs.com, or check them out on Facebook and Instagram.

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ICAST, ICAST & more ICAST!

This week the boys are in Orlando for ICAST and its all new products with a ton of opinions! Jason, Chris and Guest Picker Kenneth check in from Orlando along with Floridian Vance McCullough to give us the scoop and the insight into the 2020 New Product offerings from the Fishing Indutstry!

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Hunter Shryock Wins Abu Garcia Casting Competition, Featuring New Revo EXD Reel

To celebrate the launch of the new Abu Garcia EXD reel at ICAST, Abu Garcia gathered eight bass anglers from its pro team to compete in an extreme distance casting contest. In a head to head bracket style competition Abu Garcia pros competed for a prize of $1,000 to their charity of choice.

Round one of the bracket pitted Adrian Avena vs. Justin Lucas, Jordan Lee vs. John Cox, Bobby Lane vs. Justin Atkins and Hunter Shryock vs. Josh Bertrand. Coming out of the first round, Lucas, Cox, Lane and Shryock were able to go the distance and out score their competition. Lucas and Shryock went head to head in a heated battle to claim the championship, and Shryock used the new EXD to play to his strengths and came out the winner.

“Competing against the other guys was a blast and I was able to cast nearly 100 yards with the new EXD reel,” said Hunter Shryock. “The EXD is tremendous when it comes to long distance casting – I’m able to cast further than ever before with unmatched accuracy.”

Designed to provide anglers with maximum casting capabilities with any bait in their arsenal, the Abu Garcia Revo EXD Baitcasting Reels deliver unmatched casting distance. The EXD has a total of eleven high-performance bearings, including two custom EXD bearings on the spool shaft, along with an extremely lightweight machined EXD finesse spool providing low start up inertia making it easier to cast lighter weight baits.

The anglers competed against one another aiming at floating targets positioned at 60-, 75- and 80-yards. Shryock took the championship and won $1,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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PLATTSBURGH READIES FOR ROUND TWO – FLW RETURNS WITH COSTA FLW SERIES AT LAKE CHAMPLAIN PRESENTED BY POLARIS

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (July 9, 2019) – The 2019 Costa Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Series Northern Division presented by Gajo Baits will open the season next week at Lake Champlain, July 18-20, with the Costa FLW Series at Lake Champlain presented by Polaris. Hosted by the City of Plattsburgh and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, the three-day tournament will feature more than 320 of the best regional bass-fishing pros and co-anglers casting for a top prize of up to $95,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard in the pro division.

“Like the Tour event, this tournament is going to be dominated by the largemouth,” said FLW Series pro Chris Adams of Shrewsbury, Vermont, who has five top-10 finishes on Lake Champlain in FLW competition. “Champlain, right now, is in transition time. There are a lot of patterns that are dying off and we’re starting to see some new things pick up. The key to this event will be timing – can you land in the right area as it’s hitting its peak?

“It will be important to find a group of fish – or several – that are starting to build up,” Adams continued. “The smallmouth won’t be real grouped up yet, so I think it’s going to be standard largemouth stuff – flipping, cranking and frogging. Fishing grass and hard cover.”

Adams went on to predict that the winning angler would bring a three-day total nearing 60 pounds to the scale.

“I think we’re going to need to catch at least 18 pounds a day to make the top-10 cut and fish the final day,” Adams went on to say. “It could be a little less, or a little more, but I say the winner will need 56 pounds to have a shot.”

Anglers will take off from the Plattsburgh City Marina located at 5 Dock Street in Plattsburgh at 6 a.m. EDT each day of competition. The weigh-ins will be held each day at the Marina beginning at 2 p.m. All takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

In Costa FLW Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event. At Lake Champlain, pros will fish for a top prize of up to $95,000 including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard if Ranger Cup qualified. Co-anglers will cast for a brand new Ranger Z175 boat with a 115-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard, and $5,000 if Ranger Cup qualified.

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Garmin® enters the freshwater trolling motor market with Force, unveils the industry’s most powerful, most efficient trolling motor

OLATHE, Kan./July 8, 2019/Business Wire – Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN), the world’s leading marine electronics manufacturer1 today announced its new Force™ Trolling Motor, bringing superior power and efficiency to the freshwater trolling motor market.More power and efficiency means anglers can cover more area and stay on their spots longer, even in toughconditions—and without spooking the fish. Thanks to its unique brushless motor, Force operates with almost undetectable levels of sonar and steering noise both below and above the water. It’s also the firsttrolling motor to include built-in industry-leading Garmin CHIRP traditional and Ultra High-Definition ClearVü and SideVü scanning sonars.

“The trolling motor is one of the most critical pieces of equipment on a freshwater fishing boat, and it can single-handedly be the difference between a good or bad day on the water,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin worldwide vice president of consumer sales. “As a new player in the trolling motor market, Garmin is dedicated to delivering a motor that’s as innovative as it is reliable, yet still whisper quiet. Not only is the Force trolling motor at the forefront of power and efficiency, its robust, reliable design was built to withstand strenuous use, season after season, and the result is a trolling motor that’s second to none.”

Quiet, powerful and efficient

Anglers with Garmin Force get the best of all three. Thanks to its quiet brushless motor, Force operates with nearly imperceptible sonar noise interference. It’s extremely quiet above water, too, without compromise in performance. In fact, the Force trolling motor is 30% more powerful2 than existing freshwater trolling motors on the market today. It can move anglers from one dock or brush pile to the nextmore quickly, throttle back with ease when they need to fish slow, and stand up better to winds and currents. Even with all that power, Force is also the most efficient trolling motor available, so anglers can count on it to fish all day. Its high-efficiency brushless motor operates at either 36V or 24V. When running at 24V, Force delivers comparable thrust to competitors’ 36V motors. It’s everything anglers want in a trolling motor and more.

Integrated Ultra High-Definition sonar

The Force trolling motor comes with an integrated transducer optimized for freshwater use with Garmin CHIRP traditional and Ultra High-Definition ClearVü and SideVü scanning sonars so anglers can see more fish and structure clearly. The built-in transducer is user serviceable, and the cable management system protects the built-in transducer cables as well as additional accessories, including the full range of Panoptix™ and Panoptix LiveScope™ sonars.

The complete system for precise boat control

Wireless integration with a Garmin chartplotter and built-in autopilot functionality allow anglers with Force to get to the fish faster and stay in that same location while they fish. Thanks to its integrated heading sensor and GPS, Force offers precise virtual anchor lock to help anglers lock their boat onto their fishing spot quickly and with accuracy. From the chartplotter, users can create routes to their favorite waypoint and follow tracks while they go. Anglers can set their track, or select a suggested Auto Guidance3 route, and the Force will move them along the course.

Force includes a convenient wireless foot pedal that provides instant control and responsiveness yet feels and steers like a cable-steered pedal. The pedal resistance is adjustable, and features foot-actuated buttons to control speed, heading and anchor lock. It can be operated wirelessly using AA batteries, or with the included power cable for wired power installation. When battery-operated, the wireless foot pedal will remain charged through one year of typical fishing use.

What’s more, Force can also be controlled from anywhere on the boat via the included wireless remote. The remote gives anglers complete control of the trolling motor with precise virtual anchor lock, autopilot functionality and simple point-and-go gesture steering and includes user-programmable keys for remote chartplotter control—plus it floats!

A reputation of reliability and award-winning support

Garmin has a long-standing commitment to build products that offer a compelling design and superior quality, and its Force trolling motor is no exception. As the world’s leading marine electronics manufacturer, Garmin has been recognized for four consecutive years as the Manufacturer of the Year by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA), an honor given to the most recognized marine electronics company for support of products in the field. Led by decades of marine industry expertise and innovation, Force is built to last— it’s rugged and durable, yet easy to deploy and retract and stow with dual-gas shocks. It’s backed by a 3-year warranty and a limited lifetime warranty on the shaft, along with support through an ever-increasing servicing dealer network.

The Force trolling motor is being unveiled at the International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST), in Orlando, Fla., July 10-12, where it will be on display in booth #4800. Expected to be available in August 2019, it will be offered with a 50-inch or 57-inch adjustable shaft for suggested retail prices of $3099.99 and $3199.99, respectively. For more information, visit www.garmin.com/force.

Garmin’s portfolio includes some of the industry’s most sophisticated chartplotters and touchscreen multifunction displays, sonar technology, high-definition radar, autopilots, high-resolution mapping, sailing instrumentation, audio, entertainment and other products and services that are known for innovation, reliability, and ease-of-use. Other Garmin marine brands include FUSION® Entertainment, Navionics–a premier supplier of electronic charts, and EmpirBus.

For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary markets, including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at garmin.com/newsroom, contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200, or follow us at facebook.com/garmin, twitter.com/garmin, instagram.com/garmin or youtube.com/garmin.

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Abu Garcia® Brings Fishing Intelligence to Life in First-Ever Fishing Rod enabled with Bluetooth® Technology

COLUMBIA, S.C., July 8, 2019 – Abu Garcia^® is forging a new path with connected rod technology as it rolls out the new Abu Garcia Virtual, a fishing rod with Bluetooth^® technology that fully integrates with the free ANGLR smartphone app. The new series of rods allow anglers to record catches and mark waypoints in their personal and private logbook with the simple press of a button integrated into the butt of the rod.

The new series of rods is the first to integrate this type of technology and has been created in concert with ANGLR, a fast-growing company that offers a free fishing intelligence app helping anglers plan, record and improve their fishing. The Virtual rods allow the angler to simply press a button to record catches, double-click to drop editable waypoints at their exact location and press and hold the button to indicate a change in tackle. The action to record a catch also compiles location, weather and water data with the stored catch information. This information, coupled with the durability and performance of Abu Garcia rod technology will provide anglers a complete package as they look to maximize their time on the water.

“As connected technology continues to advance in fishing, we have been working on the ability to integrate electronics into our rods,” said Vice President of Marketing for Abu Garcia, Jon Schlosser. “We are proud to partner with companies like ANGLR as we continue to innovate and bring new creative solutions, like the Virtual rod, to our consumers.”

The Virtual rod connects to the free ANGLR app on iPhone and Android devices. It allows anglers to record catches complete with automated weather, water and location details. It also enables the phone’s camera to add a photo. All recorded fishing data is 100 percent private by default. The rod does not require charging and delivers a 2-year battery life. It works regardless of cell service for off-the-grid fishing.

The Virtual rod series consists of ten total conventional and spinning rods ranging from 6-foot, 6-inch Medium Fast spinning to 7-foot, 6-inch Heavy Fast conventional to cover most bass angling techniques. All are built with 30-ton graphite for a lightweight balanced design, IntraCarbon^™ technology, providing a lightweight barrier to improve durability without adding weight, and stainless steel guides with zirconium inserts.

The rods retail for $129.95 and are expected to be available in Spring 2020. For more information visit www.AbuGarcia.com.

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Minn Kota® Debuts New Saltwater Trolling Motor with 87-Inch Shaft at ICAST

New Riptide Terrova^® Answers Increasing Need for Connected Bow-Mount Trolling Motor Among Big-Boat Saltwater Anglers

RACINE, Wis., July 8, 2019 – Minn Kota^®, the leader in trolling motor innovation, will debut a new Riptide Terrova^® trolling motor with 87-inch shaft at the American Sportfishing Association’s International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST).

Now, anglers on larger saltwater boats will have another shaft length option for their trolling motor needs. The new Minn Kota Terrova with 87-inch shaft joins the 72-inch offering and provides 112-pounds of thrust and comes with i-Pilot^® Link^™ technology for networking with Humminbird^® fish finder units as part of the One-Boat Network^™. The bow-mount motor offers a clean set up and stow and deploy lever for easy hand or foot use.

“The addition of a trolling motor with 87-inch shaft is part of our commitment to providing solutions for anglers as they seek to find and catch more fish,” said Minn Kota Brand Manager, Brad Henry. “Saltwater anglers are increasingly recognizing the benefits of having a trolling motor for key fishing applications and we’ve delivered a solution for anglers and captains with larger boats, so they can utilize key Minn Kota features like Spot-Lock and the One-Boat Network.”

As part of the One-Boat Network, the new Minn Kota trolling motor features i-Pilot Link GPS technology. The new motor is also equipped with Bluetooth^® compatibility allowing anglers to control the trolling motor from the Minn Kota mobile app and make software updates wirelessly. Anglers can utilize i-Pilot Link to control their trolling motor from the Humminbird unit, the mobile app or the i-Pilot Link remote to “follow” a contour at a set speed – with the press of a button the boat will automatically follow the exact path. The motor also offers Minn Kota’s Spot-Lock^™ feature, the most accurate electronic GPS anchor ever, giving you unparalleled confidence to stay exactly where you want to be.

"When I first started running a Minn Kota on my 25-foot Parker, I got a lot of strange looks,” said BJ Silvia, renowned saltwater captain. “But now that guys in my area have seen what a Minn Kota can do in terms of boat positioning, they're all looking for ways to install one. This 87-inch motor will open the door for bigger boats to get the advantage of the One-Boat Network."

The new trolling motors are compatible with Humminbird SOLIX^®, second generation HELIX^®, and ONIX^®models and will be available in the fall of 2019. For more information visit MinnKotaMotors.com.

About Minn Kota
JOHNSON OUTDOORS FISHING is comprised of the Minn Kota^®, Cannon^® and Humminbird^® brands. Minn Kota is the world’s leading manufacturer of electric trolling motors, as well as a complete line of shallow water anchors, battery chargers and marine accessories. Humminbird is a leading global innovator and manufacturer of marine electronics products including fish finders, multifunction displays, autopilots, ice flashers, and premium cartography products. Cannon is the leader in controlled-depth fishing and includes a full line of downrigger products and accessories.
Visit Minn Kota at http://www.minnkotamotors.com

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ICAST - Battle Ground of New Ideas

Vance McCullough

ICAST is always a battle ground of new ideas as manufacturers fight for retail markets while trying to educate soon-to-be consumers. This edition promises to be extra exciting. Brace yourself for the summer blockbuster of 2019: Trolling Motor Wars.

Manufacturers old and new are scrambling to link their positioning motors with Global Positioning Technology.

The result has been an arms race of sorts.

The winners will be the anglers who benefit from advancements in boat positioning abilities.

Minn-Kota led the way with its Ultrex motor featuring Spot-Lock technology that keeps a boat pinned to a coordinate in any depth.

Spot-Lock compensates for wind and current as well.

The feature was instrumental in Jordan Lee’s Bassmaster Classic win on Lake Conroe. This writer marveled at the efficiency with which Lee was able to cast and catch, then cull or fiddle with tackle all while the Ultrex kept his boat lined up on the sweet spot just offshore of a main lake point, winds all the while building waves of a couple feet in height.

Does Minn-Kota have anything new in the works as we head toward the year 2020? Do they need anything new? After all, they have been leading the GPS anchoring game for years now. We’ll see what’s happening in the Minn-Kota booth at ICAST.

Motorguide is catching up. “Finally,” is the collective cry from fans of this trolling motor manufacturer. And boy, are they excited about the new features to be unveiled at ICAST.

Almost certainly, some sort of GPS anchor has to be a big part of the big reveal. What else? You’ll know as soon as we do!

All I can say is there has been a tremendous buzz among pros who have used Motorguide’s latest product in testing sessions - Elite Series Pro Bernie Schultz and MLF Bass Pro Tour competitor Shaw Grigsby among them.

Meanwhile, Lowrance has come at the smart motor segment from the opposite end. Rather than educating an existing physical motor, they have jumped in the game with a trolling motor that runs off their ‘brain power’.

The soul of the Lowrance company has always been information.

Just as they have used screens provide us with eyes under the water along with positioning info beamed from the stars, Lowrance has now given a body to its digital brain so that it can take you ‘fishing’ not ‘boating’.

This will be one of the most buzzed-about launches of the 2019 ICAST show. And why not? If the new Lowrance motor can do for anglers what car makers promise to do for motorists with autonomous automobiles, then The Future is here indeed.

Now, everything just stated above about the new Lowrance trolling motor, ditto that for the new Garmin Force.

Yep. Navigation giant Garmin is getting into the motor game as well.

But don’t mistake this intelligent motor for a wimpy nerd. Apparently, it’s athletic too. In a staged Facebook ‘leak’ Bill Dance said, “It’s the quietest, strongest trolling motor I’ve ever seen. And no interference (with other electronics) whatsoever.”

Garmin has a proven track record in the aviation industry. If this new motor lives up to the bar the company has set with products such as Panoptics, it could be a real . . . I refuse to say ‘game changer’ but you get the point.

We at AnglersChannel.com can hardly wait to see all of these exciting new trolling motors at ICAST – and to share them with you.

Putting the brakes on all of this mobility, Power-Pole turns 20 years old. Hard to believe. They keep the new ideas, and the power, flowing. None of the above-mentioned tech runs without electricity and Power-Pole has some on-board power charging and maintenance options we need to look at.

And of course, Power-Poles will still turn your boat into a fishing dock, as always.

Minn-Kota Talons serve a similar purpose. The motor maker has been in its own arms race with Power-Pole for years, each trying to outreach the other in terms of how deep they can anchor.

So, with Spot-Lock and similar technology, are pole-based anchoring systems still relevant?

Yes. In our increasingly grass-filled waters trolling motors are challenged in heavy vegetation. When they can chop the salad, they sound like a food processor to nearby fish. Swift. Silent. Secure. There’s a lot to like about hydraulic anchoring systems.

By the way, got an older electric motor? Want to enjoy the latest technology? At last year’s ICAST ProNav introduced a new way to run your trolling motor. With an intuitive handheld controller, the gesture-based PointDrive feature creates a wireless way to direct your smart trolling motor.

ProNav allows users to create routes, anchor their boat with a touch, even move a short distance automatically via the PointJog feature.

With Bluetooth connection and tool-free plug & play installation, ProNav works with any smart trolling motor.

At this year’s show we’ll see what the past year has held for the nascent ProNav.

ProNav is an excellent addition to small boats and kayaks. So too, is ProControll (no relation to ProNav).

ProControll is a universal mounting bracket that adapts a trolling motor to a kayak. Any trolling motor. Any kayak. Even stand up paddleboards. John boats too. There are a couple of different models to fit all small craft. This is an idea too simple, too focused, too useful to not succeed.

We’ll check-in with RM Industries to see how business has been and what’s new with ProControll.

Of course, Power-Pole offers the Micro to fit small boats and ‘yaks so we can put on the brakes no matter how light we travel.

With options such as ProControll, ProNav and Power-Pole Micro, we all have access to modern technology that makes boat positioning a breeze regardless of which boat we choose.

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Bass Champs Event on Sam Rayburn this Saturday will be a 3 fish limit. $20,000 Guraranteed for 1st Place

Upcoming Bass Champs event this Weekend
Lake Sam Rayburn - July 13th
This is a make-up event from January.
*SPECIAL NOTICE*
In an effort to maximize conservation during expected
warmer weather, this event will be a 3 fish limit.
$20,000 Guaranteed for 1st Place
Registration is at Umphrey Pavilion - Friday 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Saturday Registration opens at 5:00 AM

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4 Hot Summer Crankbait Tips with Brandon Lester

Alan McGuckin - Dynamic Sponsorships

Team Toyota pro angler Brandon Lester considers himself a “No Shoes Nation” kind of guy. Lester lives on the Alabama-Tennessee border, but loves to spend a couple free weeks in the summertime six hours south of home on the sugar white sandy beaches of the Gulf Coast. His time in Orange Beach, AL is spent relaxing with his young family, and chasing a variety of saltwater species out of the Flora-Bama Marina.

However when it’s time to go to work as a top Bassmaster Elite Series pro in freshwater, few rival Lester’s ability to dredge up summertime largemouth from their deep water haunts on a crankbait. Between recent trips to Lake Guntersville and Orange Beach, he graciously shared four tips that will make you a better deep crankbait angler when water temps are at their warmest.

Be really careful with rattling crankbaits

It’s natural to think a lure that rattles has an increased chance of getting chewed, but Lester says deep divers that rattle are best used in moderation.

“I use a rattling crankbait a lot more in May and June when the fish first go deep, but by July and August, once they’ve been pressured for a couple of months, I prefer the silent crankbaits,” says Lester. “I’ve seen good schools of fish run for the hills purely because of fishing pressure, so be really careful not to overuse rattles, or you might spook a good school.”

Two of Lester’s favorite colors

“Day in and day out, Citrus Shad is my #1 favorite summer crankin color. But again, once the bass have seen a lot of baits by mid-summer, you may want to reach for something a little subtler like Green Gizzard, “ he warns.

He says his color selection is based more on fishing pressure and water clarity than cloud cover. “Clouds versus sun isn’t a huge determiner of what color I tie on. It’s more about using natural colors like Green Gizzard in clearer waters, or at times when bass are getting pressured, but if you’re only choosing one – Citrus Shad is hard to beat, especially if the water is a little dingy.”

Line size

“I use 10-pound Vicious Pro Elite fluorocarbon about 60% of the time, and I’ll bump up to 12-pound line if I’m cranking around a lot of rocks or shell beds, but most of the time I like 10-pound test to maximize the depth of the lure, as well as its action,” says Lester, who fished in college for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Speed of retrieve is super important

“One of the biggest keys to spurring strikes with a deep crank is to burn it through the strike zone. Water temps are plenty warm. A bass can catch anything that swims when the water is warm, and a fast moving bait makes them react instinctively,” says Lester, who winds the reel handle as fast as possible with a 6.3:1 gear ratio reel.

Based on recent social media photos Lester posted, his ability to catch red snapper from 80 feet of water eight miles out in the Gulf of Mexico is pretty strong too.

But when it comes to cranking for largemouth bass in that somewhat magical 14 to 18 foot depth range where summer bass often call home, take note of these four quick tips he shares, and you’re sure to become a little more salty in your cranking game too.

Author Alan McGuckin, Head PR Guru for Dynamic Sponsorships working with brands such as Quantum Fishing, Toyota USA, Carhartt and many more.

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AC Insider Podcast - FLW Free for All!!!

The boys are back and ready to kick off the Holiday weekend with a FLW Free for all featuring lake Champlain winner Casey Scanlon and Angler of the year Champ David Dudley! Chris returns from the beach to give his take on Pro Staffs and working media as well as the Redcrest Field and FLW Cup Roster. Happy 4th to everyone!

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Matt Arey on hot summer spoonin’

Alan McGuckin - Dynamic Sponsorships

Team Toyota’s Matt Arey had just slapped 21 pounds of Guntersville bass on the scales to take the tournament lead, yet he seemed equally as thrilled when a buddy handed him a giant, freshly squeezed $5 lemonade from a Bassmaster vendor located a short cast from the weigh-in stage.

It was hot. Like beat you down while you’re covered in sweat kinda hot. And while Arey had done most of his damage with a prototype ¾-ounce Titan Tungsten football jig, one of summer’s best-kept secrets sat ready to play nearby – an oversized 6” 2.5-ounce “flutter spoon” or what some call a “structure spoon.”

While not nearly as popular as mid-summer’s first string players such as football jigs, deep cranks, and giant plastic worms --- pros like Arey know anytime you’re on a southern body of water full of big bass and plenty of shad – few lures fire up a fat school of largemouth like these flashy oversized spoons.

“The perfect time for a flutter spoon is anytime bass are ganged-up offshore and feeding somewhat deep on shad,” says the North Carolina pro, who has earned nearly $1 Million in prize money.

Where to throw it

While perhaps easiest to utilize in open water situations away from the bank, big spoons have proven super effective in recent years around the shade lines of deeper floating boat docks, and can also be fantastic to coax lethargic summer bass suspended deep in underwater treetops. Just don’t throw into a brushpile, because your chances of snagging it, and not getting it back run higher than the mercury in a mid-summer thermometer.

Don’t throw them far

Unlike a deep summertime crankbait -- where Olympic distance casts are critical to the lure reaching and staying in the strike zone – a big, heavy spoon can find its way into a limited strike zone with quick precision. So a short underhanded cast or pitch is far better to probe a specific zone like a dock’s shade line, or the sweet spot on a road bed, or point.

The gear

“You’re dealing with a big lure, so a big rod with plenty of backbone is critical. I use a heavy action 7’ 6” rod like I’d use for pitching heavy cover,” says Arey. “And it’s really important to use a fast reel with an 8.1:1 gear ratio.” He spools the reel with 17-pound fluorocarbon for 6” spoons, and 20-pound fluro for even bigger spoons.

Add a stinger hook

While big spoons feature a meaty treble on their tail, Arey says adding an additional ‘stinger hook’ to the top of the spoon near the spit ring will not only increase your catch rates, but can actually help you catch two-at-a-time.

While some anglers tether a hook directly to the split ring, Arey adds a feathered treble through a rigging he credits former FLW pro Kyle Mabrey with teaching him, before Mabrey died tragically in a 2017 single vehicle accident. He uses a barrel swivel with a 12” leader tied between it and the feathered treble, to allow the extra hook to slide up and down the main line, so that when two bass are hooked at the same time they stayed buttoned-up.

While big oversized spoons are still far less popular than deep diving crankbaits, big worms, and football jigs in the heat of summer, their ability to fire up a lethargic school of fat largemouth is as undeniably good as an icy cold, fresh squeezed lemonade after a sweltering hot day on the water.

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GEORGIA’S KILGORE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE NEELY HENRY

GADSDEN, Ala. – Boater Andy Kilgore of Kingston, Georgia, caught five bass Saturday weighing 19 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) tournament on Lake Neely Henry. Kilgore pocketed $4,426 for his win in the event and earned 250 points in the Bama Division Angler of the Year (AOY) standings. The winner of the division’s AOY title after five tournaments will win $3,000.

“Everything that I caught on Saturday came flipping,” said Kilgore, who earned his first career BFL victory. “I was fishing grass in the lower lake in around 2-feet of water. I threw a frog around a little bit, but I never did have any blowups. I caught them flipping a beaver-style bait in black and blue and green pumpkin.”

Kilgore said he caught eight fish throughout the day, including a spotted bass that Kilgore joked, “was lost.” He described his key area as a shallow grass flat with a ditch in front of it. He had his boat sitting in four feet of water and was flipping into two feet of water.

“I think the key was the precise location,” he said. “There were other boats fishing around and I guess I just got lucky.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st: Andy Kilgore, Kingston, Ga., five bass, 19-7, $4,426

2nd: Terry Fisher, Jacksonville, Fla., five bass, 15-15, $1,427

2nd: Kris Colley, Ragland, Ala., five bass, 15-15, $1,427

4th: Adam Brown, Rainbow City, Ala., five bass, 15-14, $799

5th: Kyle Dorsett, Odenville, Ala., five bass, 14-7, $685

6th: Terry Tucker, Gadsden, Ala., five bass, 13-4, $828

6th: Mark McCaig, Oxford, Ala., five bass, 13-0, $571

8th: Kenny Pannell, Springville, Ala., five bass, 12-12, $514

9th: Brent Reaves, Alexander City, Ala., five bass, 12-11, $457

10th: Jeff Kitchens, Auburn, Ala., five bass, 12-10, $500

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Scott Daughtry of Abbeville, Alabama, caught a 6-pound bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $430.

Cameron Isbell of Ashville, Alabama, won the Co-angler Division and $1,713 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 10 pounds, 1 ounce.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st: Cameron Isbell, Ashville, Ala., five bass, 10-1, $1,713

2nd: Gary Marlowe, Montgomery, Ala., four bass, 10-0, $1,056

3rd: Roman Robinson, Steele, Ala., five bass, 9-10, $571

4th: Marcus Corbett, Anniston, Ala., five bass, 9-9, $571

4th: Matthew Haizel, Dallas, Ga., five bass, 9-9, $371

6th: Lew Moore, Roanoke, Ala., five bass, 9-8, $314

7th: Jacob Davis, Talladega, Ala., five bass, 9-6, $285

8th: Jeremy Carter, Harpersville, Ala., four bass, 9-5, $257

9th: Michael Corbett, Oxford, Ala., five bass, 8-12, $328

10th: Ty Story, Prattville, Ala., five bass, 8-9, $200

Sean Allen of Phenix City, Alabama caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $215.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 24-26 BFL Regional Championship on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

by AnglersChannel

ICAST is all about innovation.

Courtesy of Vance McCullough

ICAST is all about innovation.

So is Patrick Sebile.

The man has designed over 200 fishing lures, many anonymously for other companies, a handful for his namesake Sebile Lures.

The Magic Swimmer and the Flat Shad gained widespread popularity in bass fishing circles before Patrick sold his company to Pure Fishing a couple of years ago. He stayed on as a consultant for a while.

But creators gotta create.

Patrick has a new venture – A Band of Anglers(ABOA) – for which he has already developed dozens of designs.

Brian Anderson serves as President/CEO of the new venture. “We stopped at our attorney’s office and filed 13 patents. In one day!’” said Anderson. He spoke of Patrick Sebile’s pure genius, his energy and love for all things fishing and how Sebile has almost died at least twice in his pursuit of fish.

That passionate, relentless pursuit of piscatorial opponents has produced over 300 world records for Sebile who has visited 69 countries; caught fish in 68. “The 69^thcountry was The Vatican,” notes Anderson. The tiny city-state is landlocked without even a freshwater lake.

“But they have a goldfish pond,” says Sebile with a sly smile.

“That’s what I need,” says Anderson, “video of Patrick getting arrested with a pocket fisherman rod and reel trying to catch goldfish at The Vatican. Heck, given his personality, he’d have the Pope out there fishing with him.”

“It is all about the love of fishing,” shared Sebile in his thick accent that has not abated after two years of proud American citizenship. “Take this guy here,” he gestured toward Anderson. “He could be the worst at catching fish. Just terrible at casting and hooking fish, but if he has love for the sport, that’s all that matters. So, A Band Of Anglers is all about the love of fishing. If we share that, we are connected.”

In case anyone doubts Sebile’s love of the sport, I was on a trip with him in May. We met with a large group to have lunch on Pigeon Key, near Marathon, Fla. While others stood in line nearby to dig into a huge bowl of paella, Sebile casted one of his new creations – the Dartspin – along the shore. He promptly caught a barracuda.

Of all Sebile’s latest brainchildren, bass fishermen will be especially interested in the Dartspin.

There are several brands under the ABOA umbrella. Hyperlastics features lures, such as the Dartspin and some soon-to-be-revealed designs, all made of a super plastic known as Softough.

When I first saw the Dartspin I said, ‘bass fishermen have been quietly adding small spinner blades to soft plastics, such as the Senko for a while with great results. So, this is a sound concept’. “Yes”, said Anderson, “but these spinners won’t tear out, get slung out or otherwise lost, no matter how hard or long you fish them.”

As a demonstration two men played tug of war with a Dartspin, stretching it nearly two feet, and it was the split ring that eventually gave way, leaving one man with a blade in hand while the other held the lure body, tiny corkscrew still firmly locked in the Softough tail.

During testing one angler reportedly caught 148 bass on a single Dartspin.

The Softough Dartspin has held up to everything from giant tarpon to the aforementioned toothy barracuda. I’ve caught barracuda on it myself with no sign of wear nor tear afterward.

The ultra-new lure blurs the lines that once separated spinnerbaits from swimbaits. It may become your single best choice for blitzing shallow bass, especially in clear water environs.

No, the Dartspin doesn’t have any tournament pros endorsing its virtues – yet. It really is THAT new, and that’s why you want to be the first to show it to the bass on your home water.

It can be rigged a number of ways, including on jig heads for deep slow rolling applications, on a weedless EWG hook (belly-weighted models work best) even nose-hooked. They work well behind a swim jig. Chatterbait trailer, anyone? The race is on to see how versatile the Dartspin ultimately proves to be.

The Softough material has just enough rigidity to allow for the molding of a generous hook slot. This will readily expose the hook but it also makes these lures slightly less weedless than most soft plastics, probably about the same as most spinnerbaits – hence, my classification of the Dartspin as more of a spinnerbait than a soft plastic swimbait, although it could easily fall into both categories.

So that’s just one lure from the Hyperlastics family that anglers can search out and buy now by checking the dealer locator tab on the ABOA web site: https://abandofanglers.com/pages/store-locator

We will see more at ICAST.

Not only will ABOA exhibit at ICAST, “We will have one of the biggest booths,” said Hai Truong, Social Media Manager for the aggressive new company.

We will also see offerings from the Engage Baits line that includes the Twitshad, a hard-bodied, slow-sinking, fast-rising lure that works similar to a fluke style soft plastic. While fishing a Twitshad, this writer caught a giant Jack Crevalle on the surface over 200 feet of water one day.

I went to Miami the next day, fished with Truong, and caught a 4-pound peacock bass that raced from unseen depths to outrun two others its size and inhale the lure.

By the way, you can fish with Truong too as he guides for peacocks in the Miami area. It’s a unique experience you won’t forget. – HaiTruongFishing on Instagram and Hai Truong on Facebook.

The Twitshad will catch bass. Again, be the first to fish it on your waters.

ABOA boasts other product lines such as Ocean Born that cater to saltwater casters and SpoolTek which should appeal to the big swimbait crowd.

Keep an eye on AnglersChannel.com next week as we bring you more from A Band Of Anglers and tons of other latest and greatest fish-catching technology from ICAST 2019 in Orlando!

by AnglersChannel

OHIO’S CAMPBELL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON ROUGH RIVER LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Campbell Wins Third BFL Event of 2019 Season – Hamilton’s Sykes Earns Co-Angler Title

FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. (July 1, 2019) – Boater Brody Campbell of Oxford, Ohio, won the rescheduled T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Hoosier Division tournament on Rough River Lake presented by Navionics Sunday after catching four bass weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Campbell earned $5,703 for his win.

“I should have won the BFL tournament on Saturday as well, but I had a few dead fish penalties – it was very hot – and I finished second,” said Campbell, who earned his third BFL victory of the season on Sunday. “I went back out on a mission.

“I started the day targeting early-morning schooling fish by the dam for an hour or so, then I ran up to the North Fork area and flipped flooded willow bushes,” Campbell said. “I caught around 20 fish in that first hour, but there were a lot of little ones. North Fork was a lot tougher, and I only had three or four bites there.”

Campbell said he threw a Heddon Zara Spook and a fluke while targeting the schooling fish, then flipped a green-pumpkin-colored Strike King Rodent and a ½-ounce peanut butter and jelly-colored jig with a green-pumpkin Strike King Rage Craw trailer to the willow bushes.

“I think the key to my victory was just capitalizing on the bites that I did get,” Campbell went on to say. “I was around fish, but I only had four or five keeper bites all day. It was tough, it was hot. And it was important that I landed every keeper fish that bit.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Brody Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, four bass, 7-13, $3,703 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Bob Drake, Noblesville, Ind., four bass, 7-4, $1,602

3^rd: Bryce Kalen, Greenwood, Ind., two bass, 6-10, $1,401

4^th: Matt McCoy, Indianapolis, Ind., three bass, 6-7, $931

5^th: Doug Ruster, New Palestine, Ind., three bass, 6-4, $641

6^th: Chris Gable, Hopkinsville, Ky., three bass, 5-14, $646

7^th: Jake Morris, McKee, Ky., three bass, 5-7, $451

8^th: Marty Sisk, Evansville, Ind., three bass, 5-6, $405

9^th: Jimmy Shepherd, Indianapolis, Ind., four bass, 5-4, $360

10^th: Todd Hensley, New Albany, Ind., three bass, 5-3, $315

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Kalen caught a bass weighing 4 pounds, 12 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $300.

Ryan Sykes of Hamilton, Ohio, won the Co-angler Division and $1,547 Sunday after catching four bass weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Ryan Sykes, Hamilton, Ohio, four bass, 7-14, $1,547

2^nd: Mark Dehart, Brownstown, Ind., four bass, 6-8, $674

3^rd: Jordan Loveless, Indianapolis, Ind., three bass, 5-0, $381

3^rd: Gary Critser, Covington, Ind., two bass, 5-0, $526

5^th: John Young, Franklin, Ind., three bass, 4-15, $269

6^th: Leroy Miller, Napoleon, Ohio, two bass, 4-4, $247

7^th: Mark Redman, Pendleton, Ky., two bass, 3-15, $213

7^th: Bo Bivins, Evansville, Ind., two bass, 3-15, $213

9^th: Michael Dehart, Franklin, Ind., two bass, 3-11, $180

10^th: Brant Gish, Evansville, Ind., two bass, 3-10, $157

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship presented by Evinrude on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

by AnglersChannel

CORYDON’S MELTON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON ROUGH RIVER LAKE

Co-Angler Title Goes to Martinsville’s Pruitt

FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. (July 1, 2019) – Boater John Melton of Corydon, Indiana, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Hoosier Division tournament on Rough River Lake Saturday after catching five bass weighing 13 pounds, 12 ounces. Melton netted $4,838 for his win.

According to post-tournament reports, Melton caught his limit near the dam, throwing a topwater lure and soft plastics.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: John Melton, Corydon, Ind., five bass, 13-12, $2,838 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Brody Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, five bass, 13-9, $1,734

3^rd: Todd Hensley, New Albany, Ind., four bass, 9-10, $1,255

4^th: Mike Quinlin, Mooresville, Ind., five bass, 9-10, $805

5^th: Rob Flowers, Lawrenceburg, Ind., four bass, 9-2, $718

6^th: Jake Morris, McKee, Ky., four bass, 8-6, $520

7^th: Jay Ellis, Celina, Ohio, five bass, 7-10, $573

8^th: Richard Ison, New Washington, Ind., three bass, 7-6, $426

9^th: Scott Bateman, Jasper, Ind., three bass, 7-5, $378

10^th: Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., four bass, 6-13, $331

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Campbell caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $315.

Michael Pruitt of Martinsville, Indiana, won the Co-angler Division and $1,374 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 8 pounds, 9 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Michael Pruitt, Martinsville, Ind., four bass, 8-9, $1,374

2^nd: Roger Seitzinger, Lawrenceville, Ill., three bass, 7-12, $989

3^rd: Talmadge Marcum, McKee, Ky., three bass, 6-12, $459

4^th: Mike Hamaker, Cicero, Ind., three bass, 6-4, $321

5^th: Jordan Loveless, Indianapolis, Ind., two bass, 5-15, $275

6^th: Ronnie Gill, Indianapolis, Ind., two bass, 5-4, $252

7^th: Leroy Miller, Napoleon, Ohio, three bass, 4-8, $229

8^th: William Kissinger, Knoxville, Tenn., two bass, 4-7, $206

9^th: James McWhorter, Hamilton, Ohio, three bass, 4-6, $183

10^th: Tim McCue, New Whiteland, Ind., three bass, 4-3, $160

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship presented by Evinrude on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

by AnglersChannel

PINCKNEYVILLE’S JENKEL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON REND LAKE

Co-Angler Title Goes to West Frankfort’s Campbell

WHITTINGTON, Ill. (July 1, 2019) – Boater Derek Jenkel of Pinckneyville, Illinois, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Illini Division tournament on Rend Lake Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 15 pounds, 8 ounces. Jenkel earned $4,384 for his victory.

“I was flipping bushes in the mid-lake region,” said Jenkel, who earned his third career win in BFL competition. “I didn’t have a specific bay or creek or anything like that, but I figured out a pattern flipping buck brush and I was able to replicate it in multiple areas.

“Traditionally, the bass on Rend Lake love to be shallow – like fins sticking out of the water ridiculously shallow,” Jenkel continued. “However, they just weren’t there. I figured out that the fish were holding on deeper bushes, which really was odd to me. They were not supposed to be there. But they were, and once I figured that out I was able to apply that in multiple different areas.”

Jenkel said that the fishing was a little slow, as he and his co-angler only had about 13 keeper bites throughout the day. He said he fished six different areas, mainly flipping a watermelon-red-colored Zoom Brush Hog, but also adding one keeper on a Strike King Rage Bug.

“The key, honestly, was figuring out the depth,” Jenkel went on to say. “It had to be bushes in three feet of water.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Derek Jenkel, Pinckneyville, Ill., five bass, 15-8, $4,384

2^nd: Jerry Walker, Zeigler, Ill., five bass, 14-1, $1,767

3^rd: Terry Holsapple, Greenup, Ill., five bass, 13-8, $1,077

4^th: James Powell, Murphysboro, Ill., five bass, 13-6, $684

5^th: Mike Barnes, Mackinaw, Ill., five bass, 12-7, $587

6^th: Brad Porter, Bluford, Ill., five bass, 11-15, $538

7^th: Ray Cortivo, Troy, Ill., four bass, 11-13, $824

8^th: Toby Corn, Calvert City, Ky., five bass, 11-3, $590

9^th: James Williams, Neoga, Ill., five bass, 11-1, $366

9^th: Brennon McCord, West Frankfort, Ill., five bass, 11-1, $366

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Cortivo caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $335.

Gabe Campbell of West Frankfort, Illinois, won the Co-angler Division and $1,602 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 11 pounds, 3 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Gabe Campbell, West Frankfort, Ill., four bass, 11-3, $1,602

2^nd: Dave Dobill, Royalton, Ill., four bass, 10-12, $721

3^rd: Amanda Black, Greenup, Ill., four bass, 9-2, $633

4^th: Jacob Greco, Edwardsville, Ill., five bass, 8-12, $336

5^th: Aaron Arning, Walnut Hill, Ill., three bass, 8-8, $488

6^th: Tad Cain, La Place, Ill., three bass, 7-4, $264

7^th: James Lang, Benton, Ill., three bass, 6-14, $240

8^th: Drew Cress, Highland, Ill., two bass, 5-13, $216

9^th: Eugene Kim, Lindenhurst, Ill., three bass, 5-9, $230

9^th: Jamie Ebbert, Canton, Ill., two bass, 5-9, $230

by AnglersChannel

DANVILLE’S SIGGERS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

Co-Angler Title Goes to Max Meadows’ Rakes

HUDDLESTON, Va. (July 1, 2019) – Boater Dennis Siggers of Danville, Virginia, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division tournament on Smith Mountain Lake Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 19 pounds, 1 ounce. For his victory, Siggers earned $2,585 for his victory.

“I would say the key to my win was my 30 years of experience on this lake,” said Siggers, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition. “On Tuesday they filled the lake up, and I saw the bass swimming on the bank lines. So I started working down the bank lines, just throwing a topwater. I knew I’d catch them – I didn’t know that I’d catch 19 pounds – but it all worked out nicely.”

Siggers said he threw a Rebel Pop-R topwater bait until 10:30 a.m., then switched to a green-pumpkin and purple-colored Zoom Trick Worm.

“I would say that I caught around 10 keepers, and of the five that I brought to the scale, three came on the topwater bait and two came on the Trick Worm. My big one came on the Pop-R,” Siggers went on to say.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Dennis Siggers, Danville, Va., five bass, 19-1, $2,585

2^nd: Dennis Burdette, Pembroke, Va., five bass, 16-11, $1,375

3^rd: Rick Hawkins, Roanoke, Va., five bass, 15-7, $784

4^th: William Johnson, Moneta, Va., five bass, 14-7, $548

5^th: Jack Dice, Lynchburg, Va., five bass, 13-15, $720

6^th: Trevis Towe, Daleville, La., five bass, 13-12, $531

7^th: Ryan Spicer, Narrows, Va., four bass, 13-10, $392

8^th: Timothy Kowalewski, Bumpass, Va., five bass, 13-5, $502

9^th: Derik Hudson, Concord, Va., four bass, 13-3, $613

10^th: Michael Delvisco, Dandridge, Tenn., four bass, 13-1

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Siggers also earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $235 after weighing in a bass totaling 5 pounds, 12 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division.

Bobby Rakes of Max Meadows, Virginia, won the Co-angler Division and $1,250 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 12 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Bobby Rakes, Max Meadows, Va., five bass, 12-5, $1,250

2^nd: Austin Burdette, Pembroke, Va., five bass, 10-14, $625

3^rd: J.C. Miller, Washington, Pa., five bass, 9-5, $384

4^th: Jarrod Egolf, Frederick, Md., five bass, 8-11, $268

5^th: Joshua Dudley, Rustburg, Va., four bass, 8-1, $230

6^th: Billy Brown, Dahlgren, Va., two bass, 6-8, $361

7^th: David Deciucis, Chester, Va., four bass, 6-1, $192

8^th: Anthony Shanz, Selbyville, Del., three bass, 5-9, $272

9^th: Guy Maupin, Barboursville, Va., two bass, 5-8, $153

10^th: Matt Leicester, Hertford, N.C., three bass, 5-4

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 3-5 BFL Regional Championship presented by Navionics on Lake Hartwell in Seneca, South Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

by AnglersChannel

SUNRISE BEACH’S HARLIN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS

Sunrise Beach’s McKnight Wins Co-angler Division

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (July 1, 2019) – Boater Michael Harlin of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, caught five bass Saturday weighing 24 pounds, 9 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) tournament on Lake of the Ozarks. Harlin pocketed $4,463 for his win in the event and 250 points in the Ozark Division presented by Bassing Bob standings. The winner of the division’s Angler of the Year title after five tournaments will win $3,000.

“I basically fished from the dam to the mouth of the Gravois arm,” said Harlin, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “I had spent my practice mainly idling around and graphing, looking for schools that were off the beaten path. I had found five or six good spots that had fish on them and weren’t getting pressured, and Saturday they were there.

“I had around 15 keepers and was pretty much done fishing by 10:30 (a.m.),” Harlin continued. “I was throwing back 3-pounders like they were nothing. I lost a couple of big ones, too. I’m very confident I could have weighed in 26 pounds if everything had stayed buttoned up.”

Harlin said that all of his fish came on a chartreuse and powder blue-colored Strike King 6XD crankbait.

“The key was really my electronics and throwing a specific line,” Harlin went on to say. “I wasn’t fishing around spots – I was making exact casts and bringing my crankbait right through the school. I was catching them every single cast.”

.The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Michael Harlin, Sunrise Beach, Mo., five bass, 24-9, $4,463

2^nd: Brad Jelinek, Deepwater, Mo., five bass, 21-3, $2,232

3^rd: Austin Lowrey, Webb City, Mo., five bass, 20-15, $1,489

4^th: Kirk Smith, Edmond, Okla., five bass, 20-13, $1,041

5^th: Rick Johnston, Webb City, Mo., five bass, 20-4, $893

6^th: Chuck Austin, Saint Peters, Mo., five bass, 19-14, $818

6^th: Mike Roller, Purdy, Mo., five bass, 19-9, $944

8^th: Larry Stoafer, Leavenworth, Kan., five bass, 19-8, $1,019

9^th: Brett Govreau, House Springs, Mo., five bass, 18-15, $595

10^th: Rob Bueltmann, Osage Beach, Mo., five bass, 18-10, $473

10^th: Cory Steckler, Rocky Mount, Mo., five bass, 18-10, $473

10^th: Mark Wiese, High Ridge, Mo., five bass, 18-10, $473

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Raymond Bates of Lake Quivira, Kansas, caught a 6-pound, 10-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $640.

Kevin McKnight of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, won the Co-angler Division and $2,232 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 19 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Kevin McKnight, Sunrise Beach, Mo., five bass, 19-8, $2,232

2^nd: Andrew Messina, Valley Park, Mo., five bass, 17-8, $1,116

3^rd: Anthony Johnson, Excelsior Springs, Mo., five bass, 16-14, $743

4^th: Matthew Hargarten, Bolivar, Mo., five bass, 16-10, $841

5^th: Dillon Saffle, Ballwin, Mo., five bass, 16-9, $446

6^th: Dennis Young, Olathe, Kan., five bass, 16-6, $659

7^th: Ralph Laney, Rogersville, Mo., five bass, 16-0, $372

8^th: Bruce Lyford, Liberty, Mo., five bass, 15-15, $366

9^th: Dewey Lewis, Asbury, Mo., five bass, 15-15, $316

10^th: Michael Fey Sr., Cuba, Mo., five bass, 15-8, $260

Hargarten caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $320.

by AnglersChannel

Plano Brings New In-Depth Lineup to ICAST

Grand Prairie, Tx. (July 2, 2019) - Plano continues to be the leading innovators of tackle storage solutions with the release of their most technologically advanced storage series to date - EDGE.

Comprising of 10 new product SKUs, EDGE is built on the familiar Plano 3600 and 3700 Stowaway footprints. Four EDGE boxes are built for general storage in either standard, thin, or deep box configurations. Six additional boxes are designed specifically for custom storage solutions including terminal tackle, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, blade baits and jigs, and soft plastics. These products are immediately recognizable with their modern design, heavy-duty build, Duraview™ crystal-clear lids, revolutionary Rustrictor™infused bases, stainless-steel hinge pins, Dri-Loc™ rubber gaskets, and oversized single-handed latches. The EDGE series also feature Water Wick™ - a water-absorbing, rechargeable, desiccant divider, pre-cut vented dividers, and an innovative labeling system.

The new EDGE line implements a three-pronged defense against moisture and corrosion while protecting tackle and keep it organized.

First, the Dri-Loc™ rubber gasketscreate watertight seal between the lid and base that moisture that cannot penetrate. In addition, all EDGE series storage boxes feature Duraview™ crystal-clear lid and have a one-handed, easy to use latch, so anglers can find what they are looking for quickly and get to it fast. Durable steel pin hinges finish off the rugged lid and marry it to the EDGE's base.

Plano's exclusive Rustrictor™ material is infused into every new EDGE box, preventing terminal tackle and expensive baits from corroding. To help increase airflow throughout the box and to facilitate rust-preventative properties of Rustrictor™, the boxes include unique pre-separated, vented dividers. They also recess into the base, keeping terminal tackle and smaller items secure in their cell.

Finally, the EDGE series utilize Water Wick™ - a water-absorbing, rechargeable, desiccant divider. If any water makes it into an EDGE box, Water Wick™ quickly absorbs it and keeps it away from the lures.

Compartmentalize terminal tackle with the unique lift-out boxes included in the EDGE Terminal box. The boxes within-a-box design is a great way to store weights, hooks, and small parts. Small enough to put in your pocket, the revolutionary lift-out boxes are ideal to sort small items and keep the handy.

The EDGE Jig/Blade Bait box employs multiple vertical dividers to keep up to 70 jigs or bladed baits neat and organized. The vertical dividers individually lock jigs into place, keeping them from tangling or crushing hair or skirts.

Built to hold a large number of spinnerbaits, Plano's EDGE Spinnerbait box has a rugged one-piece construction base. The base has a center rail for hanging baits so that they dry naturally while not kinking their skirts. The depth of the box is deep enough to accommodate larger buzz baits and trailer hooks. Included are four adjustable dividers so that anglers can organize them by color, style or weight.

Soft plastic hoarders rejoice. The EDGE Plastics/Bulk Utility box is a large watertight enclosure allows you to bring along more bags of soft plastics than one could ever need. The box feature two movable dividers to help keep soft plastics and molded swim baits organized. In addition, they dividers can removed so the box can double as a dry-box.

The EDGE Crankbait boxes use patent pending silicone "fingers" to protect the lures, hooks, and finishes. The intricate silicone finger design eliminates the possibility of tangled hooks that often result in wasted time. These boxes also protect the lifelike finishes on today's premium hardbaits as they securely nestle among the fingers. The EDGE Crankbait boxes comes in two sizes, extra-large, for storing deep running, lipped crankbaits and other oversized lures. The smaller size is ideal for jerkbaits, low-profile search baits and spy baits.

See Plano's new EDGE line along with their other new products in booth #4618 at ICAST 2019, July 9-12 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

Product Features:

Dri-Loc™ - watertight seal
Rustrictor™ - rust prevention infused base
Duraview™ crystal-clear lid
One-Handed latch
Water Wick™ - water absorbing desiccant divider
Innovative labeling system
Pre-cut, pre-separated vented dividers
Ribbed lid and steel-pin hinges for durability
Available sizes: 3600 Standard, 3700 Thin, 3700 Standard, 3700 Deep: Terminal Box, Jig/Blade Bait Box, Spinnerbait Box, Plastics/Bulk Utility Box, and Crankbait boxes.

For more information, please visit: www.planomolding.com

by AnglersChannel

REDCREST Championship Field Set with Top 30 Anglers

Courtesy of Major League Fishing by Mason Prince - July 1, 2019

TULSA, Okla. – The picture that was once muddled with different scenarios and points calculations is now clear and concise, we have our 30 pros that will be competing in the first-ever Bass Pro Tour REDCREST Championship. After eight grueling Stages on the Bass Pro Tour, these 30 anglers rose above the rest to qualify for a chance to win the final trophy of the year.

Edwin Evers – 510 points
Jeff Sprague – 500 points
Brent Ehrler – 491 points
Jacob Wheeler – 488 points
Michael Neal – 470 points
Todd Faircloth – 468 points
Jordan Lee – 460 points
Dustin Connell – 445 points
Bobby Lane – 437 points
Mark Rose – 431 points
Andy Morgan – 428 points
Mike Iaconelli – 417 points
Casey Ashley – 414 points
Aaron Martens – 413 points
Andy Montgomery – 413 points
Ott DeFoe – 406 points
Wesley Strader – 406 points
Jared Lintner – 406 points
Greg Hackney – 406 points
Fred Roumbanis – 405 points
Bradley Roy – 402 points
Stephen Browning – 399 points
Jacob Powroznik – 390 points
Zack Birge – 385 points
Takahiro Omori – 376 points
Greg Vinson – 374 points
Brandon Palaniuk – 371 points
Mark Daniels, Jr. – 369 points
Cody Meyer – 365 points
Randall Tharp – 361 points

by AnglersChannel

2019 FLW Cup Roster

July 1, 2019 by FLW

With Casey Scanlon’s win at Lake Champlain in the books – not to mention the crowning of David Dudley as Angler of the Year for the fourth time and Ron Nelson as Polaris Rookie of the Year – the 2019 FLW Tour season is complete. Now, focus turns to Hot Springs, Ark., and the 2019 FLW Cup August 9-11.

Fifty-two of the world’s best anglers will compete on Lake Hamilton for the $300,000 top prize and the chance to hoist the most prestigious trophy in professional bass fishing.

This year, the FLW Cup field will include the top 40 pros from the 2019 FLW Tour Angler of the Year standings plus an additional two replacement spots for the 2018 FLW Cup champion and 2018 FLW Tour Angler of the Year, who both would have automatically qualified had they fished the FLW Tour this season. FLW Tour pro Ryan Salzman double-qualified through the Costa FLW Series, so a 43rd spot has been added, as well.

In addition to the top Tour pros, the highest-finishing pro from each of five U.S. divisions and the International division at the 2018 Costa FLW Series Championship are included in the field, along with the 2019 T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American boater champion, the 2019 The Bass Federation boater champion and both 2019 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship winning teammates (a first this year).

Here’s a full rundown of the 2019 FLW Cup field.

Complete details

David Dudley

2019 FLW TOUR STANDINGS

1 David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va.

2 John Cox, DeBary, Fla.

3 Joseph Webster, Winfield, Ala.

4 Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla.

5 Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga.

6 Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C.

7 Terry Bolton, Benton, Ky.

8 Brian Latimer, Belton, S.C.

9 Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich.

10 Braxton Setzer, Wetumpka, Ala.

11 Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo.

12 Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C.

13 Brandon McMillan, Clewiston, Fla.

14 Matt Becker, Finleyville, Pa.

15 Miles Burghoff, Hixson, Tenn.

16 Billy McCaghren, Mayflower, Ark.

17 Matt Reed, Madisonville, Texas

18 J Todd Tucker, Moultrie, Ga.

19 Josh Douglas, Isle, Minn.

20 Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn.

21 Brad Knight, Lancing, Tenn.

22 Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md.

23 Joel Willert, Prior Lake, Minn.

24 Kurt Mitchell, Milford, Del.

25 Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla.

26 Chris Brasher, Longview, Texas

27 Dakota Ebare, Denham Springs, La.

29 Wade Strelic, Alpine, Calif.

30 Larry Nixon, Quitman, Ark.

31 Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La.

32 Josh Weaver, Macon, Ga.

33 Todd Castledine, Nacogdoches, Texas

34 Kurt Dove, Del Rio, Texas

35 Andrew Upshaw, Tulsa, Okla.

36 Sheldon Collings, Grove, Okla.

37 Tommy Dickerson, Orange, Texas

38 John Voyles, Petersburg, Ind.

39 Casey Scanlon, Lake Ozark, Mo.

40 Jordan Osborne, Longview, Texas

41 Matt Stefan, Junction City, Wis.

42 Tom Redington, Royse City, Texas

43 Jason Reyes, Huffman, Texas

HIGHEST-FINISHING PROS, 2018 COSTA FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP, EACH DIVISION

44 Southeastern - Kyle Walters, Grant Valkaria, Fla.

45 Southwestern - Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla.

28 Central - Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala.

46 Northern - Cory Johnston, Cavan, Ont.

47 Western - Jon Griffith, Mesa, Ariz.

48 International - Erik Luzak, Fenelon Falls, Ont.

Brennon McCord

2019 BFL ALL-AMERICAN BOATER CHAMPION

49 Brennon McCord, Westfrankfort, Ill.

2019 TBF BOATER CHAMPION

50 Preston Craig, Philadelphia, Tenn.

Adam Puckett, Blake Albertson

2019 FLW COLLEGE FISHING CHAMPIONS (MURRAY STATE)

51 Adam Puckett, Bloomington, Ind.

52 Blake Albertson, Bloomington, Ind.

2019 FLW CUP PRIZE STRUCTURE

Place Pro

1 $300,000 + 2020 FLW Cup entry

2 $60,000

3 $50,000

4 $37,500

5 $30,000

6 $24,000

7 $23,000

8 $22,000

9 $21,000

10 $20,000

11-20 $12,000

21-52 $10,000

by AnglersChannel

Humminbird's® Best-In-Class Sonar Advances, Now Includes MEGA 360 Imaging™

RACINE, Wis., June 28, 2019 – The first to take sonar into the Megahertz range with the launch of MEGA Imaging, Humminbird^® now extends MEGA Imaging^™ to its Humminbird 360 Imaging^® transducer.

Providing sonar clarity more than three-times traditional 455 kHz frequencies, Humminbird’s MEGA 360 Imaging^™ is the only sonar option that gives a high-resolution 360-degree view around the boat and is integrated to allow full use of the trolling motor. MEGA Imaging provides clearer, sharper underwater views, making fish more identifiable, and fish holding to structure easy to find, so anglers can spend more time fishing the most productive water.

“Humminbird MEGA 360 sonar technology allows full use of the trolling motor while using the transducer and is another best-in-class element of Humminbird and Minn Kota’s One-Boat Network, which provides the ultimate in connectivity for angler navigation, boat control and sonar technologies,” said Joe Brown, senior director brand management, Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics.

The MEGA 360 Imaging transducer mounts independently to the trolling motor, keeping a constant orientation and imaging in a 360-degree circle out to 125 feet. A key benefit to MEGA 360 is its ability to provide full use of the trolling motor, so anglers can utilize Spot-Lock^™ and other important Minn Kota^®features without impacting their ability to use 360-degree sonar. This imaging technology provides anglers with a clear understanding of what’s below the water all around the boat – allowing anglers to mark and cast to structure accurately. Anglers can select the full 360-degree view, or customize the viewing area in 10-degree increments.

Humminbird’s new MEGA 360 Imaging can be viewed side-by-side with Dual Spectrum CHIRP sonar or mapping. Dual Spectrum CHIRP sonar shows a 2D representation of what is below the boat, while GPS and lake maps keep navigation and waypoint details at your fingertips, and allows anglers to access the best in mapping information with LakeMaster^® mapping.

“My Humminbird 360 played a big role in me winning this year’s Bassmaster Classic,” said Ott Defoe, Humminbird pro angler and 2019 Bassmaster Classic champion. “Knowing that MEGA Imaging will now be incorporated is very exciting to tournament anglers because it will provide the MEGA Imaging we’ve come to rely on, with Side- and Down-Imaging, into another one of our favorite on-the-water tools. When you combine MEGA 360 with Spot-Lock and the other One-Boat Network products, we will be able to pick apart entire structures knowing we aren’t leaving anything behind.”

Humminbird is part of the One-Boat Network^™, which along with Minn Kota and Talon^® products, provides anglers effortless command of their boat, elevates their experience, and helps them find, stay on and catch more fish. MEGA 360 Imaging delivers a unique One-Boat tool to see around the boat while fishing, which can be used simultaneously with Spot-Lock and other Minn Kota features without interference.

The new imaging technology can be mounted on bow mount Minn Kota trolling motors – Ultrex^®, Fortrex^®or Maxxum^®. Humminbird MEGA 360 Imaging can be directly connected to all SOLIX^® model fish finders and all HELIX^® models that have MEGA Imaging+^® capabilities. These units can share MEGA 360 imaging data over ethernet to all SOLIX models and HELIX G2N and G3N units.

Humminbird MEGA 360 Imaging will be available in December 2019 and will retail for $1,199. For more information call Humminbird at 800-633-1468 or visit www.humminbird.com/MEGA360.

by AnglersChannel

Pace Races to Bass Pro Tour Championship at Evinrude Stage Eight presented by Tracker Off Road

NEENAH, Wis. (June 30, 2019) - Out of all of the well-known bass factories that the Bass Pro Tour visited this year, who would have guessed that Green Lake, Wisconsin, would be one of the top producers? It proved to be an excellent venue for the 2019 regular-season finale and Championship Round of the Evinrude Stage Eight Presented by Tracker Off Road.

Sunday's championship battle required a hefty total to win (more than 81 pounds) and easily outdistanced the winning weight for Lakes Toho, Conroe, Smith, and Chickamauga.

That's because the day was defined mostly by non-stop action on SCORETRACKER®, except for the midday weather delay due to a strong band of rain, thunder, and lightning that covered the entirety of the nearly 8,000-acre lake.

Once fishing resumed, Cliff Pace took over and ran away with the title. Bobby Lane made a late charge, but in the end, Pace was the pace-setter, winning by over 12 pounds.

Pace Races Away With It

Pace grabbed the lead in the second period and never looked back. The windy and cloudy conditions played a significant role in his victory, and how he was able to catch 47 bass for 81-9.

Pace keyed on a mix of rock and sand, with most of his fishing coming on a Jackall Rerange Jerkbait, but he also caught some on a Jackall Crosstail Shad fished on a drop-shot rig.

The majority of Pace's fish fell for a Jackall Rerange Jerkbait, but he started the day plucking them off with a Jackall Crosstail Shad fished on a drop-shot rig.

"After the delay, the wind was still blowing, and when we went back out, I caught one on the jerkbait on the first cast," Pace said. "I never put it down after that. It was all about the conditions. I was looking for areas with rock since there was so much sand everywhere. The main thing on natural lakes is to find where there is a mix of rock and sand."

For his win, he takes home $100,000 and the title of Stage Eight Champion.

Lane's Rally Falls Short

Once Pace got on a roll, he proved to be too far out of reach for Lane and the rest of the field.

"I just couldn't keep pace with Cliff Pace today," Lane admitted. "Every time I would get on a little roll, he would start catching them again. He was just too far ahead."

Lane mixed in a jerkbait and drop-shot to finish a distant second. His key drop-shot baits were a Berkley PowerBait MaxScent 4-inch The General in black and green pumpkin.

Ehrler Finishes Third

Brent Ehrler started slow, but he rose toward the top of standings midday. Part of his ascension was thanks to quality smallmouths over 3 pounds at the start of Period 3.

"I got on one little deal with a jerkbait, topwater, Neko rig, drop-shot, and a spybait - it was all typical smallmouth stuff, I just didn't have enough areas to do it," said the California pro, who finished the Championship Round with 29 bass for 56-8. His catch included a smallmouth weighing 4-2.

Ashley Rallies Late for Fourth Place

With so many willing smallmouth biting, Ashley spent most of the day chasing brown bass before heading to the bank late in the day. He put on a largemouth clinic for those watching the MLF NOW! live stream.

Smallmouth have a reputation for vanishing in moments, and Ashley admitted that they're not his favorite target species. But going into the day, he thought he needed them to have a chance.

"After the storms moved through there were hardly any boats on the lake and the rest of our guys were out chasing smallmouth," said Ashley, who ended the day with 26 fish for 55-12. "I wish I would have gone for largemouth sooner because they were not as pressured."

The Wheels Fell Off for Wheeler

Out of the 10 anglers fishing today, only Wheeler took the time for the four-hour ride around on Green Lake during the off day earlier this week.

Early on, it appeared that his homework was going to pay off as he came out of the gates swinging. After the first period, he had 11 bass for 27-14 including several nice smallmouth. At this point, he held a commanding seven-pound lead over Bobby Lane.

From there, the conditions changed, and he only mustered four bass the rest of the day. He continued to fall down the standings and finished up in sixth place with 15 bass for 35-14.

Daily Winners

Shotgun Round daily awards were:

* The Berkley Big Bass of the day was Andy Morgan's 4-14 largemouth.

* Cliff Pace won the Berkley Catch Count award with 47 bass on the day.

* Pace also earned the Phoenix Boats Daily Leader award with 81-09.

Looking Ahead

For the 30 anglers who qualified for the REDCREST, they are rewarded with a return trip to Wisconsin in August. The event will be held on the Mississippi River out of La Crosse on August 21-25.

Final Results

To see all results for today's Championship Round, as well as all results for each competition day, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com and click "Results."

by AnglersChannel

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