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Slow Fishing, Big Payouts Predicted For Collins Marine Bass For Cash Championship On Shearon Harris

“We averaged close to 50 boats per tournament this year and we have 62 individuals who have qualified for the championship,” said tournament director Jeff Narron.

Narron said the series will continue for the championship a tradition enjoyed by the anglers at every tournament during the season.

“As we have for all our events, during the weigh-in on Sunday we will feed everyone again,” he said. “That tends to go over very well with the anglers. It gives them a chance to socialize with each other, keeps them around and creates a little better atmosphere rather than just weighing in and going home.”

A highlight of the weekend, in addition to crowning the 2014 championship winner, will be awarding the points championship prizes, Narron said.

Steve Vann and Richard “Skippy” Lewis finalized their win in the Optional Points Competition with a 9th place finish in the final regular season tournament on the Roanoke River Aug. 2. Tommy and Wilburn Rutledge finished second in the points while Ronald and Ronnie were third.

“In our second season we introduced the Optional Points Competition,” Narron said. “It was not mandatory because we did not want to force anyone to pay if they were not going to fish all the tournaments. You could pay $20 per boat for each event for the Big Fish Pot.”

Narron said Ranger Boats and Collins Marine have added $5,000 to the pot, so the winners are going to receive a pretty hefty payout when the awards are made Sunday afternoon.

“It's going to catch a lot of folks by surprise and they are going to be interested in participating in the points competition next year,” he said.

Entry fee for the championship will be $100. Additional money withheld from the payout at the regular season tournaments will be added to the championship entry to provide a bigger payout on Sunday. The series began March 1 on Shearon Harris, followed by tournaments April 5, Pembroke Creek; May 3, Kerr Lake; June 28, Lake Gaston; July 12, Falls Lake; and August 2, Roanoke River.

Fishing this weekend is expected to be slow on Shearon Harris because September bass fishing on North Carolina lakes is traditionally “as tough a month as there is,” Narron said.

“The bites will probably be few and the slot limit on Shearon Harris will be their biggest nemesis. They can't keep fish between 16 and 20 inches.”

Collins Marine Bass for Cash Championship

Sep 6-7, 2014

Shearon Harris Lake

Cross Point Landing

Contact Jeff Narron at j_narron@hotmail.com

Call 919-934-3143

http://anglersites.com/collins/home

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St. John's Showdown Hoping To Attract Tourists With Bass Fishing And Fun

“We are trying to promote tourism in our area of Florida,” Key said. “We're kind of way out in the woods, in the Ocala National Forest, a small town on the St. John's River. It's a beautiful place out here and we want people to see it and enjoy it.”

To that end, Frey helped organize the first Showdown on the St. John's last year which attracted 25 boats that included some very good anglers. First place in the tournament was won by Keith Carson and John Cox, who went on to win the prestigious Wolfson Children’s Hospital Bass Tournament out of Palatka on the St. John's River this past May. The big bass the first day of the 2013 tournament was caught by a college angler, Hunter McKamey who, with his Central Florida University teammate Kyle Oliver, won the Carhartt College Southern B.A.S.S. Regional on Lake Okeechobee in early January.

“I hope he shows up again this year,” Frey said.

The first tournament in 2013 featured 25 boats, but Frey said he is hoping for a bigger turnout this year. “We have not had a lot of pre-registrations so far, but a lot of people plan to sign up on Saturday,” he said. Entry fee is $150 for pre-registration, $160 at the ramp, plus $10 for big fish each day, with 80 percent of the fees paid back in prize money.

Frey said it was hard to schedule a tournament because so many are being held in the area.

“It's crazy with tournaments every weekend, but we are trying to make our tournament better than the others so we can draw people here,” he said.

Sponsored by the Astor Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses, the tournament will run Saturday and Sunday, with weigh-in at 3 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

“In addition to the regular tournament we are holding a kids tournament Saturday morning with trophies and prizes so every kid will get something. I think we will have a good turnout for that. The local businesses have also donated a lot of good stuff for raffles and prizes at the weigh-ins.”

While the tournament and all the activities surrounding it are expected to be a lot of fun, Frey said the fishing this weekend could be pretty tough.

“It's been very slow. It's been very hot down here and the fish are way back up under the mats, out of the sun. I think if you are flipping you might do well,” he said.

2nd Annual Showdown on the St John’s

Sep 6-7, 2014

St John’s River

Powell’s Campground

Call James Powell at 352-759-2121

Presented by the Astor Area Chamber of Commerce

www.astorchamber.com

by AnglersChannel

Hackney Still Leads Elites On Cayuga

2014 A.R.E. Truck Caps Bassmaster Elite Series at Cayuga Lake 8/21-8/24
Cayuga Lake, Union Springs  NY.
Standings Day 3

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            14  61-01  100     $500.00
Day 1: 5   20-05     Day 2: 5   23-01     Day 3: 4   17-11
2.  Todd Faircloth         Jasper, TX              15  60-07   99
Day 1: 5   20-02     Day 2: 5   20-02     Day 3: 5   20-03
3.  Chris Zaldain          San Jose, CA            15  56-04   98
Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 5   21-08     Day 3: 5   19-00
4.  Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA        15  55-11   97
Day 1: 5   20-04     Day 2: 5   18-10     Day 3: 5   16-13
5.  Brandon Palaniuk       Hayden, ID              15  54-07   96
Day 1: 5   20-10     Day 2: 5   16-05     Day 3: 5   17-08
6.  Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, KS        15  54-04   95
Day 1: 5   19-01     Day 2: 5   17-06     Day 3: 5   17-13
7.  Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA       15  53-12   94
Day 1: 5   17-00     Day 2: 5   19-06     Day 3: 5   17-06
8.  Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              15  52-12   93
Day 1: 5   19-12     Day 2: 5   19-05     Day 3: 5   13-11
9.  Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            15  51-07   92
Day 1: 5   18-11     Day 2: 5   15-12     Day 3: 5   17-00
10. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ    15  51-07   91
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   16-12     Day 3: 5   18-10
11. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS              14  51-06   90
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 4   15-04     Day 3: 5   19-01
12. Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR           15  51-04   89
Day 1: 5   19-06     Day 2: 5   19-14     Day 3: 5   12-00
13. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR         15  48-15   88  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-12     Day 2: 5   15-14     Day 3: 5   15-05
14. David Walker           Sevierville, TN         15  48-03   87  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-11     Day 2: 5   14-02     Day 3: 5   15-06
15. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL               15  48-02   86  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   16-00     Day 3: 5   19-04
16. Mark Davis             Mount Ida, AR           15  48-00   85  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   16-10     Day 3: 5   10-15
17. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        15  48-00   84  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   19-11     Day 3: 5   14-11
18. Casey Scanlon          Lanexa, KS              15  47-15   83  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-04     Day 2: 5   16-15     Day 3: 5   10-12
19. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         15  47-12   82  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   15-03     Day 3: 5   17-08
20. Brandon Card           Caryville, TN           15  47-11   81  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   15-04     Day 3: 5   17-09
21. Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK               15  47-05   80  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-12     Day 2: 5   17-12     Day 3: 5   11-13
22. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC               15  46-14   79  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   16-13     Day 3: 5   12-14
23. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              15  46-12   78  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5   15-00     Day 3: 5   15-07
24. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC          15  46-10   77  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   16-10     Day 3: 5   15-09
25. Randall Tharp          Port Saint Joe, FL      15  45-11   76  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   15-05     Day 3: 5   16-06
26. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          15  45-10   75  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-12     Day 2: 5   13-04     Day 3: 5   15-10
27. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                 15  45-06   74  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 5   15-09     Day 3: 5   14-01
28. Randy Howell           Springville, AL         15  45-04   73  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   16-07     Day 3: 5   12-11
29. Justin Lucas           Guntersville, AL        15  44-10   72  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 5   13-05     Day 3: 5   16-09
30. Morizo Shimizu         Osaka JAPAN             15  44-10   71  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   14-11     Day 3: 5   15-05
31. Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC             15  44-09   70  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   15-15     Day 3: 5   14-04
32. Derek Remitz           Grant, AL               15  44-09   69  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 5   15-00     Day 3: 5   13-13
33. James Elam             Tulsa, OK               15  44-00   68  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-04     Day 2: 5   12-03     Day 3: 5   13-09
34. Bobby Lane             Lakeland, FL            15  43-13   67  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-01     Day 2: 5   14-15     Day 3: 5   14-13
35. Kevin Hawk             Guntersville, AL        15  43-10   66  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-10     Day 2: 5   16-14     Day 3: 5   11-02
36. Andy Montgomery        Blacksburg, SC          15  43-04   65  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   15-08     Day 3: 5   11-09
37. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         15  43-03   64  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   15-14     Day 3: 5   13-06
38. Nate Wellman           Newaygo, MI             15  42-04   63  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-15     Day 2: 5   09-11     Day 3: 5   13-10
39. Matt Reed              Madisonville, TX        15  42-04   62  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-09     Day 2: 5   14-10     Day 3: 5   14-01
40. Jonathon VanDam        Kalamazoo, MI           15  41-14   61  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-03     Day 2: 5   15-05     Day 3: 5   09-06
41. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        15  41-14   60  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 5   14-14     Day 3: 5   11-08
42. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK             15  41-03   59  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-01     Day 2: 5   16-11     Day 3: 5   12-07
43. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          15  41-02   58  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 5   13-00     Day 3: 5   12-07
44. Tracy Adams            Wilkesboro, NC          15  40-12   57  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   15-15     Day 3: 5   10-14
45. Mike Kernan            Wylie, TX               13  40-01   56  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 3   07-12     Day 3: 5   11-14
46. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL          15  39-13   55  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   14-03     Day 3: 5   11-00
47. Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL        14  39-05   54  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   15-13     Day 3: 4   09-08
48. Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ             15  38-06   53  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-09     Day 2: 5   10-11     Day 3: 5   09-02
49. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA             15  38-05   52  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-07     Day 2: 5   15-00     Day 3: 5   09-14
50. Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA              15  38-01   51  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   16-13     Day 3: 5   08-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        99       516      1442-12
2        97       512      1404-15
3        48       248       710-10
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244      1276      3558-05

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Cold Water, Algae Bloom Should Push Fish Shallow For Flw College Tournament On Chautauqua Lake

Mike Longacre and Zach Longo headed to New York's Chautauqua Lake last weekend, planning to work deep-diving crankbaits and jigs in the deep, clear water while practicing for the FLW College Fishing Northern Conference Tournament on the lake this weekend.

What they found made for a drastic change in plans.

“We found the fishing tough. A cold front had moved through and the locals said that shut the bite down,” said Longacre, of Perkasie, Pa., a junior at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Longacre said the lake is also feeling the effects of recent rains and a heavy blue-green algae bloom covers most of the lake.

“We caught about 10 fish a day, but only 10 to 12 pounds a day, mainly largemouths. We caught two smallmouths in some rocky areas, but all the largemouths came off docks.”

Longacre said he believes the rain will help push some of the offshore fish up on the bank and make the dock fishing a little better for the tournament. And he is hoping a little warmer weather will help, too.

“The highest temperature we saw was 70 degrees and that is pretty cold for August. It might warm up and a we are hoping for some sun to fire up that dock bite,” said Longacre, a junior aquatics and fisheries biology major.

In practice he and Longo, a senior environmental engineering major from Mohegan Lake, N.Y., fished offshore early, but once the sun came up they started flipping on the docks.

“With the water cold and dirty we figure the fish will pull up shallow. When it gets to about 10 o'clock in the morning we plan to go straight to the docks and stick with them the rest of the day,” he said.

“We were casting jigs and soft plastics as far beck under the docks as we could get. We really did not find a pattern as to what area of the docks the fish were on or what kind of docks they were on, but we did find they were relating to the shade from the docks.”

Longacre said the algae bloom, which covers the lake every August, should help the shallow water bite, also.

“The fish should be a little more comfortable sitting up shallow,” he said.

Longacre has fished two FLW College tournaments so far this year, finishing 3^rd at Smith Mountain Lake in May and 2nd on the Chesapeake Bay in July. He and Longo are veterans of local club tournaments in their home areas.

FLW College Fishing

Sat, Aug 23, 2014

Northern Chautauqua Lake

Long Point State Park

www.flwoutdoors.com

by AnglersChannel

Pro Who Knows Predicts Rayovac Flw Series Will Be Won In The Chickahominy

The Rayovac FLW Series tournament out of Osborne boat Landing on the James River this week will be won in the Chickahominy River, a tributary of the James, predicted a professional angler who knows a thing or two about winning a James River tournament.

However, said David Dudley, winner of the 2003 Forrest Wood Cup on the James, if he were fishing the Rayovac Series he'd be heading to the backs of the creeks and looking for grass, wood and other types of cover.

.”A lot of them will go to the Chickahominy and I think it will be won on the Chickahominy, for sure,” said Dudley who pocketed a $500,000 paycheck for winning what was then called the Jacobs Cup. “But, if I were fishing the tournament, I'd go as far back in the creeks off the James as I could go and fish any type of cover I could find.”

Those fishing the Chickahominy will have several excellent ways to catch fish this week, Dudley said, because there are a lot of lily pads, isolated docks, trees, wood piles and other structures that hold bass.

“There will be a real strong topwater bite with frogs over those lily pads in the Chickahominy. This time of year topwater frogging comes in really strong,” he said. “Of course when you have lily pads and grass frogs are always going to be a player.”

Flipping will also play a major role, he said. “You can flip in those areas, too, and you can flip the wood cover with your bait of choice.”

Dudley, who won an unprecedented $1.2 million in two tournaments in 2003, including $700,000 in the Ranger M1 tournament that year, is back home in Lynchburg, Va., after finishing 15^th in the Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Murray in South Carolina. He led the Cup the first day with 17 pounds 14 ounces, but only caught three fish the second day and one the third day, and did not advance to the 10-man championship round on Sunday.

Rayovac FLW Series

Aug 21-23, 2014

James River

Osborne Landing

www.flwoutdoors.com

by AnglersChannel

2015 Elite Series To Feature A Western Swing - Rest Of The Schedule Remains A Mystery For Now

The 2015 Bassmaster Elite Series will feature a pair of tournaments in the Western United States as the world’s greatest bass fishermen test their skills on the Sacramento River out of Sacramento, Calif., April 30-May 3, and Lake Havasu out of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., May 7-10. Both rank in the Top 20 of Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes, and it will be the first time since 2010 that the Elites have traveled so far west.

The two Western destinations represent the third and fourth stops of the 2015 Elite season, and both fisheries have been the sites of successful Bassmaster events in the past. B.A.S.S. held the first of eight events on the Sacramento River and California Delta in 1997. In 2007 and 2010, the Elite Series visited the Delta out of Stockton, Calif. Defending Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year (AOY) Aaron Martens won the first, and eight-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier John Crews took the second. The Delta currently ranks 13th on Bassmaster’s list of the 100 Best Bass Lakes.

“It is a pleasure to welcome the Bassmaster Elite Series to Sacramento and our beautiful river,” said Mike Sophia, director of the Sacramento Sports Commission. “Sacramento plays host to the top sports events in the country, from the USGA to USA Track and Field and NCAA events. Bringing the best anglers in the world here and highlighting the natural beauty of our destination will show all we have to offer to anglers and visitors alike.”

Coming in at No. 20 is Lake Havasu, generally considered the best desert lake in the country and a fishery that offers both largemouth and smallmouth bass. The event will be the Elite Series’ first trip to the lake and B.A.S.S.’s first stop there in more than a decade. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff Pirch of Payson, Ariz., finished second in the 2003 Bassmaster Western Open at Lake Havasu, and Elite Series angler John Murray of Phoenix was eighth.

“We can all be proud that our prime fishery will be put in front of fishing fanatics all over the world,” said Doug Traub, president/CEO of the Lake Havasu City Convention & Visitors Bureau. “We expect that the entire town will be packed with fans who are here to see the Top 100 anglers in the world compete for a series-wide top prize of $100,000. We also thank all of our partners who came together to bring this world-class event to Lake Havasu for the first time. It’s taken nearly two years of effort to bring the Bassmaster Elite Series back to the Western U.S.”

“We’re thrilled to bring our premier anglers and events back to the West,” said Bruce Akin, CEO of B.A.S.S. “The West offers outstanding angling, beautiful venues and first-class hospitality. The Elite Series is a national tournament circuit, and bringing it to California and Arizona gives us the opportunity to test our anglers while serving our fans and stakeholders in the area. These will be great events!

“The many thousands of B.A.S.S. members and other fans in the region will be able to see the very best anglers in the world compete on a first-rate fishery unlike any they’ve fished on since the Elite Series was launched.”

“It’s always great to travel to a new venue because we draw huge crowds,” said Trip Weldon, B.A.S.S. tournament director. “Lake Havasu is a very unique spot in the country, and the fishing has really improved from what it was years ago. Our anglers are looking forward to competing out West again,” Weldon said.

There will be six other events in the 2015 Elite season plus a Toyota Bassmaster AOY Championship tournament that will crown the sport’s best angler of 2015 and send dozens of other top anglers to the 2016 Bassmaster Classic. The dates and locations of the remaining events will be announced in early September.

by AnglersChannel

Day 2 Notes From The 2014 Forrest Wood Cup

His uncle, David Dudley had 17-14 yesterday. He added only 6 pounds and an ounce today and fell to 6^th with 23-15. But Dudley and Jarabeck have kept it in the family so far with the tourney’s two heaviest sacks.

Brent Ehrler moved into 2^nd with 12-07 today (25-12 total).

Bryan Thrift slipped just a notch from 2^nd to 3^rd today with 10-07 (25-00 total).

Michael Wooley made a big move into 4^th with 14-12 (24-04 total).

Jacob Wheeler rounds out the Top 5 after an 11-pound, 13-ounce day that brings his total weight to 24-02.

Gone is the 3-pound, 5-ounce stranglehold that Dudley had on the field. Now ounces separate contestants. The Top 20 cut separated 25 of them from competition altogether. Dan Morehead was the last man in with a 15-13 total. Randall Tharp was the first out with 15-11.

Some guys are fishing shallow. Some are fishing deep. Most are mixing it up a bit.

Tharp was in the shallow camp. “I wish I was fishing tomorrow because it got real easy today,” said Tharp. “I was in 2 feet of water and then I caught about 7 fish in 6 inches of water during hottest part of the day.”

Wooley went the other way, “My shallowest fish came from 23 feet of water. My deepest was in 40 feet.”

With a jam-packed leader board and so many fishing styles in play, this is shaping up to be an interesting derby. Y’all stay tuned!

Co-angler Champ Crowned:

Bryan New of Belmont, NC won the co-angler division with a 2-day total weight of 15-14. New was consistent with daily weights of 7-9 and 8-5. He enjoyed a winning margin of 3 pounds, 6 ounces over Jason Johnson of Gainesville, GA. New won $50,000.

by AnglersChannel

Dudley Opens With Big Lead On Day 1 Of 2014 Forrest Wood Cup!

“The fish are in 1-to-30 feet of water and I have no idea where my next bite is coming from,” said Brent Ehrler backstage after weighing 13-05 – a very respectable limit that put him in the Top 10 after the first day of the 2014 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Murray.

Ehrler’s sentiments sum-up the nature of the mid-August bite on a lake known for producing eye-popping bags of bass in spring.

Most pundits figured that 13 pounds-per-day would make a winner out of a man this week. Indeed, there were only 3 sacks better than 14 pounds brought to the scales today.

David Dudley leads all pros with 17 pounds, 14 ounces.

Bryan thrift and Cody Meyer are tied for 2^nd with 14-09 apiece. The juxtaposition of Meyer and Thrift illustrates the variety of techniques in play among the3 scattered bass population:  West Coast deep water master Meyer caught 2 fish on a drop shot, two on swimbaits and one on a top water. Thrift, of Shelby North Carolina, stayed in his comfort zone. Tomorrow he may fish even shallower.

Dudley mixed it up shallow and deep.

Most guys are moving to new water tomorrow. Fish aren’t replenishing here this time of year as they do in spring. Andy Morgan (in 8^th with 12-10) joked with Thrift that he would trade spots with him on day 2. In all seriousness, that is likely to happen.

Witnesses put local favorite Anthony Gagliardi down by the dam today. He had 13-02, good for 7^th place.

Everybody is chasing Dudley now. A lead of 3 pounds, 5 ounces is huge in a tourney where the next 9 spots are separated by 3 pounds, 1 ounce.

But this is a 4-day event and things are bound to change.

Morgan said he will certainly head down the lake tomorrow. “I should have moved this afternoon,” noted the newly-crowned 2014 FLW Tour Angler of the Year. “I could have improved my weight if I had. I will definitely move to new water tomorrow.” AnglersChannel.com Insider Vance McCullough spent over 5 hours filming Morgan today. The back-to-back AOY Champ beat the bark off the dead willow trees in Little Saluda River. Three years of high water has killed the willows. Grass carp have eradicated the grass – and the fishing that was so productive in 2008 when Fred Roumbanis won a Bassmaster Elite Series tourney up there. Morgan managed in a limit in what many locals consider to be dead water. Watch for that footage on an upcoming episode of The Progressive Bass Wrap Up Show!

And stay with us at anglersChannel.com and our Facebook page as we bring you the action from Lake Murray, site of this year’s Forrest Wood Cup!

Your Day 1 Top 10:

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Ike Wins One For The Home Crowd On Delaware River

2014 Bassmaster Elite Series at Delaware River 8/7-8/10
Delaware River, Philadelphia  PA.
Standings Day 4

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Michael Iaconelli      Pittsgrove, NJ         20  47-14  100 $101,500.00
Day 1: 5   09-02     Day 2: 5   15-01     Day 3: 5   12-13     Day 4: 5   10-14
2.  Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL        18  39-14   99  $25,000.00
Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 3   07-00     Day 3: 5   09-07     Day 4: 5   12-14
3.  Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK           18  39-01   98  $20,000.00
Day 1: 5   09-12     Day 2: 3   07-12     Day 3: 5   10-11     Day 4: 5   10-14
4.  Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR           19  39-00   97  $15,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   10-01     Day 3: 4   06-09     Day 4: 5   11-00
5.  Shaw Grigsby Jr.       Gainesville, FL         16  36-15   96  $14,000.00
Day 1: 3   04-02     Day 2: 5   14-15     Day 3: 4   09-00     Day 4: 4   08-14
6.  Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA              19  34-11   95  $14,500.00
Day 1: 4   07-09     Day 2: 5   06-12     Day 3: 5   13-03     Day 4: 5   07-03
7.  Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          18  34-00   94  $13,750.00
Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   10-12     Day 3: 5   08-10     Day 4: 3   03-09
8.  Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL        13  33-07   93  $13,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-14     Day 2: 3   06-07     Day 3: 1   01-12     Day 4: 4   08-06
9.  Scott Rook             Little Rock, AR         16  32-08   92  $12,000.00
Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 5   09-13     Day 3: 5   08-14     Day 4: 1   02-14
10. Byron Velvick          Boenre, TX              14  31-08   91  $11,500.00
Day 1: 4   10-05     Day 2: 5   07-15     Day 3: 3   08-02     Day 4: 2   05-02
11. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               15  31-05   90  $11,000.00
Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 5   11-14     Day 3: 2   03-09     Day 4: 3   06-01
12. Chad Pipkens           Holt, MI                17  30-09   89  $10,500.00
Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 4   07-02     Day 3: 5   08-00     Day 4: 3   04-03
CARHARTT BIG BASS
Skeet Reese              Auburn, CA          04-06      $1,000.00
BERKLEY HEAVYWEIGHT
Boyd Duckett             Guntersville, AL    16-14        $500.00

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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        23       302       590-07
2        16       273       516-09
3        12       128       239-15
4         5        45        91-14
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56       748      1438-13

by AnglersChannel

Grass Getting Right Just In Time For Snag Proof Open On Lake Guntersville

The grass is getting greener in Lake Guntersville just in time for the 10^th annual Snag Proof Open out of Goose Pond Colony.

“A couple of weeks ago we had a cold front, but now we are back to summertime,” said Jamie Shay at The Bait, Tackle & Grill at Goose Pond, headquarters for the Snag Proof tournament Saturday. “The grass is topping off. The last two weeks it has changed drastically and it's looking good now.”

As the grass grows on one of the best frog lakes in the country the fishing, especially topwater frog fishing, keeps getting better and better, Shay said.

“We've already had a frog tournament, an inaugural team frog tournament some guys started up, two weeks ago with a 50-boat turnout. That was a little early for a frog tournament, but the fishing was pretty good, and there have been some guys cashing checks frog fishing in tournaments, too.”

Shay said the Snag Proof tournament features a $10,000 first place prize if 150 boats are entered – and he believes Saturday's tournament will reach that mark or better.

“We've averaged about 150 boats every year of the tournament here. We had 168 boats last year so we think it will be pretty close to that again.”

The $180 entry fee includes big fish and there will be multiple big fish payouts. The tournament will pay back to 20 percent of the field.

Registration will be held 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at The Bait, Tackle & Grill at Goose Pond, with a short meeting to follow at 6 p.m., Shay said.

“If anglers can't make it to the Friday registration, we will be taking registrations Saturday morning before the tournament,” he said.

Only Snag Proof Frogs will be allowed in the tournament and they must be fished topwater. Modifications by adding rattles or bbs, trimming skirts, painting and changing hooks are permitted. No trailers of any kind will be allowed.

Winners will be determined by the heaviest three fish.

Snag Proof Open Guntersville

Sat, Aug 9, 2014

Lake Guntersville

Goose Pond Colony

Call Jamie Shay 256-599-0132

www.snagproof.com

Email: fisheads2000@aol.com

by AnglersChannel

Rainy Weather, Good Fishing Forecast For End Of Year Tournament Saturday On Kerr

“It looks like it will be kind of wet,” said tournament director Phil McCarson. “We've been kind of lucky all year, but Saturday looks like a washout.”

McCarson said the temperature at Kerr is like everywhere else in the Southeast right now – hot. But by Saturday that could change drastically.

“They are calling for a big high pressure front coming in from the north Friday evening into Saturday, with showers and thunderstorms. The wind is going to change and come out of the East-Northeast at about 5 to 10 miles per hour.”

It should not be terribly stormy, he said, but it will be wet.

“I don't know how that pressure change will affect the fishing. If it moves on out at midday I don't know if the fish will be deep or shallow. You might be having a good shallow bite flipping docks and stuff and then you might back off and do real good with crankbaits.”

McCarson said that with a good cloud cover, depending on oxygen levels shallow, there should be a good shallow bite down to about 10 feet. Another factor is the surface temperature. Kerr is running around 75 degrees on the surface, while most of the lakes around North Carolina are up in the 80s.

“It's hard to say what the bass will be doing, but Kerr is a good fishery and winning weights up there are running around 18 pounds for five fish. I'd be surprised if the winning weight went over that,” he said.

“The fish at Kerr are not as big as most of the fish in the other lakes around here because of a bass disease they had a few years ago. That is supposed to be over now and the fish are looking healthier and getting up a little bigger in size, but you don't seen many fish over 4 1/2 to 5 pounds right now.”

McCarson said Saturday's tournament will be the third of eight qualifiers leading to the championship.

The Cashion Fishing Rods 'End of Year' Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail schedule includes Aug. 23, Falls, Ledge Rock; Sept. 13, Jordan, Farrington Point (Right Side); Sept. 27, Mayo, Triple Springs; Oct. 11, Shearon Harris, Cross Point Landing; and Oct. 25, Falls, Ledge Rock; with the championship Nov. 1, also on Falls, out of Ledge Rock.

McCarson said he combined the previous summer and fall trails into the Cashion Fishing Rods 'End of Year' trail to give the fishermen a break in entries.

“Because of the economy, we combined the two and called it the 'End of the Year' Trail. It starts in July , which gives me time and gives the anglers a break. They don't have to fish through the fall so there is not so much pressure on them – and it gives me a break, too. I get to stay home a visit my grandkids occasionally,” he said with a laugh.

He's hoping for a field of 30 to 40 boats at Kerr on Saturday.

“That would not be too bad for this time of year,” he said. “I hope we have a good catch. It's a good lake to fish.”

Piedmont Bass Classics End of year Team Trail

Sat, Aug 9, 2014

Kerr / Buggs Island Lake

Flemingtown Landing

Call Phil McCarson 919-971-5042

www.piedmontbassclassics.com

by AnglersChannel

Ten-Year-Old Angler Enjoys Cartoons And Beating The Pants Off Igfa Records

You likely saw Captain Wes Winters and his merry men. A now retired Westhampton, New York commercial maritime pilot, Captain Winters often treated his crew to bluewater trolling while moving freight athwart the Seven Seas. He tells stories of container-ship-caught mahi-mahi being “fixed up” in the galley and sailfish hooked off the coast of Miami.

But when asked about his greatest fishing moment, Grandpa Winters immediately turns to his granddaughter’s ongoing quest to establish and smash International Game Fish Association (IGFA) records.

In Winters’ eyes, 10-year-old Julia Grace Ketner is quite the catch. Ketner was four years old when she found a picture of a girl holding a plaque in grandpa’s IGFA quarterly publication. She turned to her mentor and said, “I can do that.” And so began a now decade-long and -lasting commitment to setting and besting IGFA records.

Under the tutelage of Grandpa Winters, Ketner has literally been putting on clinics. To date, she owns 24 approved IGFA world records — ten of which were caught on St. Croix rods. She also has 28 pending world records — 25 of those on St. Croix rods. In addition to this impressive resume of ‘Small Fry’ category successes, are three female line-class records.

Julia Ketner demonstrating she can do it with a flyrod, too.

Although young Ketner’s records are cast wide, from saltwater to freshwater, she has clear favorites; the fishing phenom names mahi-mahi, white marlin and locally-grown pickerel as her top species to tangle with.

What drives Ketner besides her documented achievements? “It’s fun. It’s exciting to fight a big fish,” she says with a glow. That’s a feeling that obviously doesn’t discriminate against age or dull with graying. And to the Captain’s delight, she also chases fins to “fish with Grandpa and spend time together.” That, in fact, is the essence of it all.

St. Croix Rod first became aware of the motivated lassie at an IGFA function where V.P. of Product Management and part-owner Dave Schluter met Grandpa Winters and Ketner. The rodsmith was so enamored by the girl and her pursuit that he fashioned Ketner a custom Avid Pearl embossed with her name. She fishes the Pearl proudly and sets records with it to this day.

Notwithstanding Ketner’s beyond-her-years competitive spirit, she does have a normal-kid side. The 6th grader giggles at Sponge Bob Square Pants and loves playing with her sister, Abby.

By the way, 8-year-old Abby already owns one IGFA record and has another pending.

Like granddaughters, like grandpa.

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Julia being presented with her 2013 Female Small Fry award at the 11th Annual IGFA World Record Achievement Awards banquet.

by AnglersChannel