‘An Exercise In Randomness’ Gives Cox Lead In Bassmaster Open At Chickamauga

0
829

John Cox of Debary, Fla., leads after Day 1 of the 2019 BassPro.com Central Open on Lake Chickamauga, out of Dayton, Tenn., with a total weight of 26 pounds, 11 ounces.

Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.

May 23, 2019

An Exercise In Randomness Gives Cox Lead In Bassmaster Open At Chickamauga

DAYTON, Tenn. Consistency eluded John Cox, but the Debary, Fla., pro picked his way to a five-bass limit of 26 pounds, 11 ounces that leads the first round of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open on Lake Chickamauga.

Like many of his competitors, Cox lamented a distinct lack of current — pretty much the spark that ignites a late-spring bite on the Tennessee River. Knowing that the day’s sweltering heat and mostly slow water would have the fish in a lethargic mood, Cox figured that mobility was his best weapon.

“I started up shallow and I could instantly tell nothing good was happening. There wasn’t any movement, and it was really still,” he said. “That’s when I started going out (into deeper water) and bouncing around. It was slack out there, too, but then I caught a big one and I’m like, ‘Oh, okay.’ But then I fished for another hour and got nothing.”

Cox worked his way into other areas and tried different depths, catching heavy bass on back-to-back casts in a shallow spot and two more solid keepers, one after the other, in a place he had not tried in practice.

Describing his day as “an exercise in randomness,” Cox said he simply focused on persevering in hopes of running into an active fish.

Cox said he avoided the traditional offshore ledge patterns for which Chickamauga is famous, as he’s never felt comfortable with that style of fishing. He ended up catching his fish over river flats and sandbars in 7 to 12 feet. He caught his fish on a mix of crankbaits, swimbaits and a jig.

Known mostly for his shallow-water prowess, Cox joked that fishing off the bank felt odd.

“It was weird for me — I couldn’t touch the bottom where I was fishing today,” he said.

Buddy Gross of Chickamauga, Ga., is in second place with 23-8. He got off to a quick start numerically, but the quality was another story.

“It took all day to get my weight,” Gross said. “I had a small limit of 11 or 12 pounds shortly after I first started and then just culled up slowly throughout the day. I think the afternoon bite is better. I have a later check-in tomorrow, so I think it’s going to be good for me.

“I grew up fishing here, and it’s taken a lot of my ‘juice’ to get what I had today. I have about as much left as I fished today, but it’s not easy. The ledges are getting hammered. We’ve had so many tournaments that the pressure has the fish pushed off.”

Gross said he caught his bass in 10 to 15 feet with deeper water close by. Most of his bites were on reaction baits, but the tough conditions required him to catch a couple of his heavier bass on a dropshot with a Zoom Z-Too in the morning dawn color.

Stephen Mui of Bartlett, Ill., is in third place with 21-6. Making his day was an 8-pound, 6-ounce Chickamauga largemouth that he caught as a result of a momentary decision he made while moving to another fishing area.

“I was running down the lake, doing about 60, and I decided to pull up on this spot where I had caught a 14-incher in practice,” Mui said. “I know from past experience that ledge fishing can really turn on midday on deep spots like this. I stopped to fish, and on my third cast, that big fish hit.”

Mui started shallow with a topwater lure and then moved to ledges, where he caught most of his fish on crankbaits. His big bass bit a shaky head with a Missile Baits Tomahawk worm.

Mui’s kicker is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors.

Charles Fochtman of Moneta, Va., leads the co-angler division with 14-15. He found success when his pro partner was finally able to access a small grassline in a shallow pocket.

“We had a late start, so the first grassbed we fished had five other boats already on it and was kind of worn out by the time we got there,” Fochtman said. “We had another little spot about 500 yards down, so we waited until everybody left, and then we went there and caught all our fish.”

Fochtman’s weapon was a 3/8-ounce ChatterBait paired with a 3.8 Keitech swimbait. Bringing his bait across a small hole in the middle of the grassbed was the key to getting bites.

John Goul of Philadelphia, Miss., holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with a 9-7.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:15 a.m. CT at Dayton Boat Dock. The weigh-in will be held at the dock at 2:15 p.m.

The event is hosted by Fish Dayton.

(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Chickamauga Lake, Dayton  TN.
2019 Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open Lake Chickamauga 5/23-5/25
Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  John Cox               Debary, FL               5  26-11  200
Day 1: 5   26-11
2.  Buddy Gross            Chickamauga, GA          5  23-08  199
Day 1: 5   23-08
3.  Stephen Mui            Bartlett, IL             5  21-06  198
Day 1: 5   21-06
4.  Craig Chambers         Harrisburg, NC           5  20-11  197
Day 1: 5   20-11
5.  Tyler Berger           Delaware, OH             5  19-15  196
Day 1: 5   19-15
6.  Cody Pike              Powhatan, VA             5  18-05  195
Day 1: 5   18-05
7.  Thomas Oltorik III     Deland, FL               5  17-15  194
Day 1: 5   17-15
8.  Buddy Cipoletti        Wading River, NY         5  17-12  193
Day 1: 5   17-12
9.  Jayme Rampey           Liberty, SC              5  17-04  192
Day 1: 5   17-04
10. Scott Hamrick          Denver, NC               5  17-02  191
Day 1: 5   17-02
11. David Kilgore          Jasper, AL               5  16-09  190
Day 1: 5   16-09
11. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  16-09  190
Day 1: 5   16-09
13. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  16-06  188
Day 1: 5   16-06
14. Jeff Dyer              Oak Hill, OH             5  15-13  187
Day 1: 5   15-13
15. David May              Odessa, FL               5  15-12  186
Day 1: 5   15-12
16. Dean Silvester         Boonah Queensland AUSTR  5  15-11  185
Day 1: 5   15-11
17. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           5  15-11  184
Day 1: 5   15-11
18. Seiji Kato             Outsu Shiga JAPAN        5  15-10  183
Day 1: 5   15-10
19. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  15-07  182
Day 1: 5   15-07
20. Derrick Blake          Rockwood, TN             5  15-07  181
Day 1: 5   15-07
21. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN         5  15-03  180
Day 1: 5   15-03
21. Mark Inman             Greensboro, NC           5  15-03  180
Day 1: 5   15-03
23. Carson Orellana        Mooresville, NC          5  15-00  178
Day 1: 5   15-00
24. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC           5  14-13  177
Day 1: 5   14-13
25. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              5  14-12  176
Day 1: 5   14-12
26. Preston Harris         State Road, NC           5  14-11  175
Day 1: 5   14-11
26. Brian Nelson           Groveland, FL            5  14-11  175
Day 1: 5   14-11
28. Christian Mazzola Sr   Walnutport, PA           5  14-09  173
Day 1: 5   14-09
28. Chris Peters           Birchwood, TN            5  14-09  173
Day 1: 5   14-09
30. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  5  14-07  171
Day 1: 5   14-07
31. Rob Digh               Denver, NC               5  14-05  170
Day 1: 5   14-05
32. Raymond Jones III      Statesville, NC          5  14-04  169
Day 1: 5   14-04
33. Trait Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           5  14-02  168
Day 1: 5   14-02
34. Nick Tate              Knoxville, TN            5  14-02  167
Day 1: 5   14-02
35. Bob Behrle             Hoover, AL               5  14-01  166
Day 1: 5   14-01
35. Lance Doughty          Sweetwater, TN           5  14-01  166
Day 1: 5   14-01
37. Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ         5  14-01  164
Day 1: 5   14-01
38. Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                 5  14-00  163
Day 1: 5   14-00
39. Nathan Martin          Sheffield, AL            5  13-15  162
Day 1: 5   13-15
40. Ronald Ryals Jr        Live Oak, FL             5  13-13  161
Day 1: 5   13-13
40. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC          5  13-13  161
Day 1: 5   13-13
42. Eric Panzironi         Longwood, FL             5  13-12  159
Day 1: 5   13-12
43. Austin Neary           Sylva, NC                5  13-11  158
Day 1: 5   13-11
44. Nick Ratliff           Vine Grove, KY           5  13-10  157
Day 1: 5   13-10
45. Gary Dover             Blacksburg, SC           5  13-07  156
Day 1: 5   13-07
45. Jim Moynagh            Carver, MN               5  13-07  156
Day 1: 5   13-07
45. Garrett Rocamora       Lithia, FL               5  13-07  156
Day 1: 5   13-07
48. Kyle Welcher           Opelika, AL              5  13-06  153
Day 1: 5   13-06
49. Kay Choosakul          Sanford, NC              5  13-03  152
Day 1: 5   13-03
50. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV           5  13-01  151
Day 1: 5   13-01
51. Joe Thompson           Clayton, GA              5  13-00  150
Day 1: 5   13-00
52. Danny Hall             Ellijay, GA              4  13-00  149
Day 1: 4   13-00
53. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA               5  12-15  148
Day 1: 5   12-15
54. Kevin Martin           Crown City, OH           5  12-15  147
Day 1: 5   12-15
55. Ray Trudeau            Saint Cloud, FL          4  12-11  146
Day 1: 4   12-11
56. John Hunter Jr         Shelbyville, KY          5  12-10  145
Day 1: 5   12-10
57. Scott Patton           Paris, TN                5  12-09  144
Day 1: 5   12-09
58. Kurt Mitchell          Milford, DE              4  12-09  143
Day 1: 4   12-09
59. David Boelkins         Hubertus, WI             5  12-08  142
Day 1: 5   12-08
60. Tyler Ellis            Battlefield, MO          5  12-07  141
Day 1: 5   12-07
60. Rich Howes             Oviedo, FL               5  12-07  141
Day 1: 5   12-07
62. Dwayne Stevens         Fort Myers, FL           3  12-07  139
Day 1: 3   12-07
63. Trevor Fitzgerald      Belleview, FL            5  12-06  138
Day 1: 5   12-06
64. Shane Rees             Middletown, IN           5  12-06  137
Day 1: 5   12-06
65. James Cassaday         Wirtz, VA                5  12-02  136
Day 1: 5   12-02
65. Tony Hogan             Mc David, FL             5  12-02  136
Day 1: 5   12-02
65. Austin Schroeder       Zephyrhills, FL          5  12-02  136
Day 1: 5   12-02
68. Rusty White            Chattanooga, TN          5  12-01  133
Day 1: 5   12-01
69. Bill Chapman           Salt Rock, WV            5  12-00  132
Day 1: 5   12-00
70. Gunnar Meger           Otsego, MN               5  12-00  131
Day 1: 5   12-00
70. Laramy Strickland      Bushnell, FL             5  12-00  131
Day 1: 5   12-00
72. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              5  11-15  129
Day 1: 5   11-15
73. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA       5  11-14  128
Day 1: 5   11-14
74. Robert Pearson         Herndon, VA              4  11-14  127
Day 1: 4   11-14
75. Cole Bailey            Thamesford Ontario CANA  5  11-11  126
Day 1: 5   11-11
75. Trevor Prince          Blue Ridge, GA           5  11-11  126
Day 1: 5   11-11
77. Darrell Davis          Dover, FL                5  11-11  124
Day 1: 5   11-11
78. Jared Dial             Winter Haven, FL         5  11-09  123
Day 1: 5   11-09
78. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               5  11-09  123
Day 1: 5   11-09
80. Stan Gunter            Saluda, SC               5  11-09  121
Day 1: 5   11-09
81. David Cornelius Jr.    Apison, TN               5  11-08  120
Day 1: 5   11-08
82. Jacopo Gallelli        Firenze ITALY            5  11-08  119
Day 1: 5   11-08
83. Simon Borja            Tavares, FL              5  11-07  118
Day 1: 5   11-07
84. Justin Hamner          Northport, AL            5  11-05  117
Day 1: 5   11-05
85. Kyle Fox               Lakeland, FL             5  11-05  116
Day 1: 5   11-05
86. Jesse Rigsby           Old Hickory, TN          5  11-03  115
Day 1: 5   11-03
87. Cameron Smith          Wareham, MA              5  11-02  114
Day 1: 5   11-02
88. Matthew Robertson      Kuttawa, KY              5  11-02  113
Day 1: 5   11-02
89. Josh Douglas           Isle, MN                 5  11-01  112
Day 1: 5   11-01
89. Al Farace Jr           Hunt Valley, MD          5  11-01  112
Day 1: 5   11-01
89. Kameron Harbin         Abbeville, SC            5  11-01  112
Day 1: 5   11-01
92. Jordan Nettles         Purvis, MS               5  11-00  109
Day 1: 5   11-00
93. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI              4  10-15  108
Day 1: 4   10-15
94. Kent Mittelstaedt      New Hope, MN             5  10-14  107
Day 1: 5   10-14
95. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA         4  10-14  106
Day 1: 4   10-14
96. Teddie Scalf           Gray, KY                 5  10-13  105
Day 1: 5   10-13
97. Richard Dunham         Odessa, FL               5  10-12  104
Day 1: 5   10-12
98. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA           4  10-12  103
Day 1: 4   10-12
99. Allen Brooks           Canton, GA               5  10-11  102
Day 1: 5   10-11
99. Scott Kirsch           Edgewater, FL            5  10-11  102
Day 1: 5   10-11
99. Ronald Young           New Braunfels, TX        5  10-11  102
Day 1: 5   10-11
102. Freddy  Palmer         Estill Springs, TN       4  10-10   99
Day 1: 4   10-10
103. Andy Hribar            Lakeville, MN            5  10-08   98
Day 1: 5   10-08
104. Kenneth Dials          Creston, OH              4  10-06   97
Day 1: 4   10-06
105. Randy Futch            Vero Beach, FL           2  10-06   96
Day 1: 2   10-06
106. Douglas Lyon           Glendale, OH             5  10-05   95
Day 1: 5   10-05
107. Barron Adams           Mineral Bluff, GA        5  10-04   94
Day 1: 5   10-04
108. Bryant Adam            Madison, MS              4  10-04   93
Day 1: 4   10-04
109. Billy Myatt            Charlotte, NC            5  10-03   92
Day 1: 5   10-03
110. Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS          4  10-01   91
Day 1: 4   10-01
111. Jerod Hawkes           Eagle Pass, TX           5  09-15   90
Day 1: 5   09-15
112. Chris Jackson          Dora, AL                 5  09-14   89
Day 1: 5   09-14
113. Dustin Neat            Dunnville, KY            4  09-14   88
Day 1: 4   09-14
114. Nick Hatfield          Chuckey, TN              5  09-12   87
Day 1: 5   09-12
115. Stephen Crawley        Bush, LA                 5  09-12   86
Day 1: 5   09-12
116. Brad Burkhart          Speedwell, TN            4  09-11   85
Day 1: 4   09-11
117. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      5  09-10   84
Day 1: 5   09-10
118. Ryan Claypool          Lancaster, NY            5  09-10   83
Day 1: 5   09-10
119. Grae Buck              Harleysville, PA         5  09-09   82
Day 1: 5   09-09
119. Bryan Schmitt          Deale, MD                5  09-09   82
Day 1: 5   09-09
121. Chris Hart             Leiper’s Fork TN, TN     5  09-08   80
Day 1: 5   09-08
122. Randy Elliott          Severn, MD               4  09-07   79
Day 1: 4   09-07
123. Curt Causey            Ridgeville, SC           3  09-07   78
Day 1: 3   09-07
124. Clayton Batts          Butler, GA               5  09-06   77
Day 1: 5   09-06
125. Tim Ward               Sylacauga, AL            5  09-06   76
Day 1: 5   09-06
126. Alvin Shaw             Roaring Gap, NC          4  09-06   75
Day 1: 4   09-06
127. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname JAPAN           5  09-05   74
Day 1: 5   09-05
128. Daniel Martin          Elmhurst, IL             5  09-04   73
Day 1: 5   09-04
129. Clayton Dyer           Fayetteville, TN         4  09-04   72
Day 1: 4   09-04
130. Douglas Reed           Bridgeton, NJ            3  09-04   71
Day 1: 3   09-04
131. Patrick Martin         Mascouche Quebec CANADA  5  09-03   70
Day 1: 5   09-03
132. Jesse Spellicy         Gouverneur, NY           5  09-01   69
Day 1: 5   09-01
133. Colin James            Otsego, MN               5  09-00   68
Day 1: 5   09-00
133. James Mignanelli       Harmony, PA              5  09-00   68
Day 1: 5   09-00
135. Brian Hatfield         Spring City, TN          5  08-11   66
Day 1: 5   08-11
136. Tom Frink              Cartersville, GA         4  08-10   65
Day 1: 4   08-10
137. Troy Roder             Brookeland, TX           4  08-08   64
Day 1: 4   08-08
138. Jordan Osborne         Longview, TX             3  08-07   63
Day 1: 3   08-07
139. Steve York             Bronson, MI              4  08-06   62
Day 1: 4   08-06
140. William Pioch          Beckley, WV              4  08-05   61
Day 1: 4   08-05
141. Bradley Dortch         Atmore, AL               4  08-03   60
Day 1: 4   08-03
142. Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           2  08-02   59
Day 1: 2   08-02
143. Curt Mcguire Jr        Buchanan, TN             5  08-01   58
Day 1: 5   08-01
144. Lee Black              Moulton, AL              3  07-11   57
Day 1: 3   07-11
145. Darryl Halbert         Enoree, SC               4  07-09   56
Day 1: 4   07-09
146. Brian Tyler            Johnsonville, SC         3  07-09   55
Day 1: 3   07-09
147. Timothy Sisk           Kings Mtn, NC            4  07-08   54
Day 1: 4   07-08
148. Matt Becker            Finleyville, PA          4  07-07   53
Day 1: 4   07-07
149. Scott Siller           Milwaukee, WI            3  07-07   52
Day 1: 3   07-07
150. David Gaston           Sylacauga, AL            4  07-06   51
Day 1: 4   07-06
151. Denny Fiedler          Minnetonka, MN           4  07-03   50
Day 1: 4   07-03
152. Douglas Dulin          Apex, NC                 2  07-03   49
Day 1: 2   07-03
153. Hermilo Salgado        Artemus, KY              4  07-00   48
Day 1: 4   07-00
154. Darrell Pons           Earleton, FL             2  07-00   47
Day 1: 2   07-00
155. Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           4  06-15   46
Day 1: 4   06-15
156. Dave Frost             Mount Dora, FL           3  06-15   45
Day 1: 3   06-15
156. Mandel Pettus          Rocky Point, NY          3  06-15   45
Day 1: 3   06-15
158. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK         3  06-13   43
Day 1: 3   06-13
159. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           3  06-09   42
Day 1: 3   06-09
160. John Pollard           Eclectic, AL             4  06-08   41
Day 1: 4   06-08
161. Linwood Shores         Powhatan, VA             3  06-08   40
Day 1: 3   06-08
162. Tim Arnold             Cullman, AL              4  06-07   39
Day 1: 4   06-07
163. Tom Huynh              Moorhead, MN             3  06-04   38
Day 1: 3   06-04
164. Shawn Hendrix          Sharpsburg, GA           3  06-01   37
Day 1: 3   06-01
165. Chris Ferguson         Wittensville, KY         3  06-00   36
Day 1: 3   06-00
166. Gabriel Keen           Caryville, TN            3  05-14   35
Day 1: 3   05-14
167. Wayne Hauser Jr        Mooresville, NC          2  05-13   34
Day 1: 2   05-13
168. Cody Detweiler         Orlando, FL              3  05-12   33
Day 1: 3   05-12
168. Willy Hicks            Chester, VA              3  05-12   33
Day 1: 3   05-12
170. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME             3  05-11   31
Day 1: 3   05-11
171. Gregg Fogner           Conway, SC               3  05-11   30
Day 1: 3   05-11
172. Jamey Caldwell         Carthage, NC             3  05-09   29
Day 1: 3   05-09
173. Phillip Brannon        Sylacauga, AL            2  05-06   28
Day 1: 2   05-06
174. Sander Entus           Plantation, FL           3  05-05   27
Day 1: 3   05-05
174. Colby Robertson        Summerfield, FL          3  05-05   27
Day 1: 3   05-05
176. Kenny Johnson          Hogansville, GA          3  05-04   25
Day 1: 3   05-04
176. Matt Mattingly         Gravel Switch, KY        3  05-04   25
Day 1: 3   05-04
178. Scott King             Crescent City, FL        3  05-04   23
Day 1: 3   05-04
179. Dave Turner            Crystal River, FL        2  05-01   22
Day 1: 2   05-01
180. Andrew Iversen         Mound, MN                3  05-00   21
Day 1: 3   05-00
181. John Brazzell          Winter Garden, FL        2  04-13   20
Day 1: 2   04-13
181. Anthony Ford           New Smyrna, FL           2  04-13   20
Day 1: 2   04-13
183. Vernon Kemp            Umatilla, FL             1  04-10   18
Day 1: 1   04-10
184. Frank Ramsey           Spring Grove, IL         2  04-08   17
Day 1: 2   04-08
185. John Parker            Gaffney, SC              1  04-04   16
Day 1: 1   04-04
186. Jeff Mathews           Maitland, FL             2  04-00   15
Day 1: 2   04-00
187. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL             2  03-12   14
Day 1: 2   03-12
188. James Taylor Jr        Humboldt, TN             2  03-11   13
Day 1: 2   03-11
189. Russell Nixon          Rustburg, VA             2  03-10   12
Day 1: 2   03-10
190. Kotaro Kiriyama        Guntersville, AL         2  03-09   11
Day 1: 2   03-09
190. Jody Wilson            Blue Ridge, GA           2  03-09   11
Day 1: 2   03-09
192. Bill Hunter            Murfreesboro, TN         2  03-08    9
Day 1: 2   03-08
193. Tyler Morgan           Pine Grove, PA           2  03-04    8
Day 1: 2   03-04
194. Jerrod Albright        Kissimmee, FL            1  03-03    7
Day 1: 1   03-03
195. Marty Brown            Dalton, GA               2  03-01    6
Day 1: 2   03-01
196. Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT           1  02-14    5
Day 1: 1   02-14
197. Chris Hensley          Marbury, AL              2  02-09    4
Day 1: 2   02-09
198. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            1  02-03    3
Day 1: 1   02-03
199. Ronnie Getz            Sunman, IN               1  01-12    2
Day 1: 1   01-12
199. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            1  01-12    2
Day 1: 1   01-12
201. Ron Johnson            Chandler, AZ             1  01-11    0
Day 1: 1   01-11
202. Levi Wiget             Lakewood Ranch, FL       1  01-10    0
Day 1: 1   01-10
203. Allan Nail             Sand Springs, OK         1  01-09    0
Day 1: 1   01-09
204. Jerome Baird           Williamsburg, KY         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Hunter Bland           Ocala, FL                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Guy Eaker              Cherryville, NC          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Hunter Eubanks         Inman, SC                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Steven Foster Jr       Mc Alpin, FL             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Wil Hardy II           Harlem, GA               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Mitch Liss             Saint Cloud, FL          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. J.R. McCay             Helen, GA                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Brandon McMillan       Clewiston, FL            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Shane Mills            Myrtle Beach, SC         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Parker Mott            Winter Garden, FL        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Toshinari Namiki       Tokyo JAPAN              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Kendall Newson         Decatur, GA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Kyle Sommer            Fort Wayne, IN           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Brad Staley            Pleasant Garden, NC      0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       116       831      2085-12
———————————-
116       831      2085-12

2019 Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open Lake Chickamauga 5/23-5/25
Chickamauga Lake, Dayton  TN.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1
Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Charles Fochtman       Moneta, VA               3  14-15  200
Day 1: 3   14-15
2.  Charlie Potts          Chattanooga, TN          3  13-09  199
Day 1: 3   13-09
3.  Travis Dehart          Greenville, SC           3  13-08  198
Day 1: 3   13-08
4.  Tripp Noojin           Bryant, AL               3  12-11  197
Day 1: 3   12-11
5.  Steve Robbins          Piketon, OH              3  11-09  196
Day 1: 3   11-09
6.  Thomas Abraham         Winchester, TN           3  11-08  195
Day 1: 3   11-08
7.  Bobby Drinnon          Rogersville, TN          3  10-15  194
Day 1: 3   10-15
8.  Don Bible II           Knoxville, TN            3  10-12  193
Day 1: 3   10-12
8.  Jeffrey Worth          Longwood, FL             3  10-12  193
Day 1: 3   10-12
10. Matt Pretzel           Waconia, MN              3  10-10  191
Day 1: 3   10-10
11. Gus Kneidinger         Prospect, PA             2  10-01  190
Day 1: 2   10-01
12. Brandon Blalock        Newnan, GA               2  09-13  189
Day 1: 2   09-13
13. Robert Gibson          Niota, TN                3  09-09  188
Day 1: 3   09-09
14. Chad Schroeder         Zephyrhills, FL          3  09-07  187
Day 1: 3   09-07
15. John Goul              Philadelphia, MS         1  09-07  186
Day 1: 1   09-07
16. Justin Leet            Bartlett, TN             3  09-02  185
Day 1: 3   09-02
17. Jeff Farmer            Jacksonville, NC         3  09-01  184
Day 1: 3   09-01
18. John Goebel            Lumberton, TX            3  09-00  183
Day 1: 3   09-00
19. Robert Bruguiere       Mechanicsville, VA       3  08-15  182
Day 1: 3   08-15
20. William Johnson        Hurricane Mills, TN      3  08-12  181
Day 1: 3   08-12
20. Jay West               Canton, GA               3  08-12  181
Day 1: 3   08-12
22. Lance Pemble           Leesburg, FL             3  08-10  179
Day 1: 3   08-10
23. Benjie Seaborn         Guin, AL                 3  08-05  178
Day 1: 3   08-05
23. Craig Wright           Rustburg, VA             3  08-05  178
Day 1: 3   08-05
25. Ross Rhodes            Paw Paw, MI              3  08-01  176
Day 1: 3   08-01
26. Mark Hill              River, VA                3  07-13  175
Day 1: 3   07-13
26. Steven Roosen          Charlotte, NC            3  07-13  175
Day 1: 3   07-13
26. Brian West             Gloucester, VA           3  07-13  175
Day 1: 3   07-13
29. Austin Baskette        Leesburg, FL             3  07-11  172
Day 1: 3   07-11
30. Ryan Bowman            Seneca, SC               3  07-07  171
Day 1: 3   07-07
30. Gary Hall              Delbarton, WV            3  07-07  171
Day 1: 3   07-07
32. John Vest              Cloverdale, VA           3  07-06  169
Day 1: 3   07-06
33. James Southeard        Scottsboro, AL           3  07-05  168
Day 1: 3   07-05
34. Mike Spears            Jasper, AL               3  07-04  167
Day 1: 3   07-04
35. Kenneth Lodwick        Dandridge, TN            1  07-04  166
Day 1: 1   07-04
36. Mike Hair              Erwin, NC                3  07-03  165
Day 1: 3   07-03
37. Johnny Bigger II       Spring Hill, FL          3  07-01  164
Day 1: 3   07-01
37. Larry Maring           Minneola, FL             3  07-01  164
Day 1: 3   07-01
39. Jason Rice             Swannanoa, NC            3  07-00  162
Day 1: 3   07-00
39. Craig Saylor           Oak Hill, OH             3  07-00  162
Day 1: 3   07-00
41. Roger Holtsclaw        New Tazewell, TN         2  07-00  160
Day 1: 2   07-00
42. Tom Helton             Charleston, TN           3  06-15  159
Day 1: 3   06-15
43. Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         2  06-15  158
Day 1: 2   06-15
44. Bob Bakewell           Orlando, FL              3  06-14  157
Day 1: 3   06-14
44. Rex Oneal              Fayetteville, TN         3  06-14  157
Day 1: 3   06-14
44. Bradley Sterner        Manchester, PA           3  06-14  157
Day 1: 3   06-14
47. Bobby Bakewell         Orlando, FL              3  06-13  154
Day 1: 3   06-13
47. Matthew Mccarthy       Marysville, OH           3  06-13  154
Day 1: 3   06-13
47. Chris Nail             Chandler, OK             3  06-13  154
Day 1: 3   06-13
47. Robert Ramsey          Hubert, NC               3  06-13  154
Day 1: 3   06-13
51. Larry Inman            Greensboro, NC           3  06-12  150
Day 1: 3   06-12
51. Karl Youngblood        Wetumpka, AL             3  06-12  150
Day 1: 3   06-12
53. Chaz Carrington        Suffolk, VA              3  06-11  148
Day 1: 3   06-11
54. Hiroyuki Watanabe      Fuji Shizuoka JAPAN      3  06-11  147
Day 1: 3   06-11
55. Jonathan Barnette      Jasper, AL               3  06-10  146
Day 1: 3   06-10
55. Carl Hunter            Snellville, GA           3  06-10  146
Day 1: 3   06-10
57. Timothy Kidwell        Florence, KY             3  06-08  144
Day 1: 3   06-08
58. Mike Eldridge          Blairsville, PA          3  06-07  143
Day 1: 3   06-07
58. John Sturdivant        Obion, TN                3  06-07  143
Day 1: 3   06-07
58. Jason Sturgill         Big Stone Gap, VA        3  06-07  143
Day 1: 3   06-07
61. Paul Coburn            Pewaukee, WI             3  06-06  140
Day 1: 3   06-06
61. John Duarte Jr         Middle River, MD         3  06-06  140
Day 1: 3   06-06
61. Alec Morrison          Peru, NY                 3  06-06  140
Day 1: 3   06-06
61. Kelvin Young           Guntersville, AL         3  06-06  140
Day 1: 3   06-06
65. Jamie Ferdarko         Dubois, PA               2  06-05  136
Day 1: 2   06-05
66. Jonathan Dietz         Corry, PA                3  06-04  135
Day 1: 3   06-04
66. Kibbee Mccoy           Knoxville, TN            3  06-04  135
Day 1: 3   06-04
66. Tim Watkins            Trussville, AL           3  06-04  135
Day 1: 3   06-04
69. Stephen Davis          Blacksburg, VA           3  06-03  132
Day 1: 3   06-03
70. Keith Honeycutt        Temple, TX               3  06-03  131
Day 1: 3   06-03
71. Danny Whaley           Kodak, TN                3  06-00  130
Day 1: 3   06-00
72. Eric Andrews           Davenport, FL            3  05-15  129
Day 1: 3   05-15
72. James Howell           Lake Villa, IL           3  05-15  129
Day 1: 3   05-15
74. Alex Prince            Blue Ridge, GA           3  05-14  127
Day 1: 3   05-14
75. Michael Bankes         Jacksonville, NC         3  05-13  126
Day 1: 3   05-13
76. George Cox             Avondale Estates, GA     3  05-12  125
Day 1: 3   05-12
76. Jeffery Lawrence       Spooner, WI              3  05-12  125
Day 1: 3   05-12
76. Chuck Thurlow          Auburn, AL               3  05-12  125
Day 1: 3   05-12
79. George Lauster Jr      Gold Hill, NC            2  05-12  122
Day 1: 2   05-12
80. Jerry Gallogly Jr      North Tazewell, VA       3  05-10  121
Day 1: 3   05-10
80. Dave Ramey             Kingsport, TN            3  05-10  121
Day 1: 3   05-10
82. Clinton Lacinak Jr     Homosassa, FL            2  05-09  119
Day 1: 2   05-09
83. Jesse Buss             Pennsburg, PA            2  05-08  118
Day 1: 2   05-08
84. Mark Frickman          Reidsville, NC           3  05-07  117
Day 1: 3   05-07
84. Don Harvey             Franklin, TN             3  05-07  117
Day 1: 3   05-07
84. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 3  05-07  117
Day 1: 3   05-07
87. David Booth            Erin, TN                 2  05-06  114
Day 1: 2   05-06
88. Doug Fowler            Charleston, TN           3  05-05  113
Day 1: 3   05-05
89. Curtis Hall II         Lenore, WV               2  05-05  112
Day 1: 2   05-05
89. Jeff Spurgeon          Harriman, TN             2  05-05  112
Day 1: 2   05-05
91. Julien Raymond         Wendover CANADA          3  05-04  110
Day 1: 3   05-04
92. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL            2  05-04  109
Day 1: 2   05-04
93. Trey Grow III          Mechanicsville, VA       3  05-01  108
Day 1: 3   05-01
94. Rick Hamer             Charleston, WV           2  05-01  107
Day 1: 2   05-01
94. Buck Hilliard Jr.      Peachtree City, GA       2  05-01  107
Day 1: 2   05-01
96. Todd Lee               Jasper, AL               3  04-14  105
Day 1: 3   04-14
97. Bret Giaudrone         Edwardsville, IL         1  04-11  104
Day 1: 1   04-11
98. Sakae Ushio            Tonawanda, NY            2  04-10  103
Day 1: 2   04-10
98. James Wold             Wellington, FL           2  04-10  103
Day 1: 2   04-10
100. Jerry Britt            Barhamsville, VA         2  04-09  101
Day 1: 2   04-09
101. Eulon Lee Jr.          Eclectic, AL             2  04-07  100
Day 1: 2   04-07
102. Scott Waters           Saint Cloud, FL          2  04-06   99
Day 1: 2   04-06
103. Dennis Akers           South Portsmouth, KY     2  04-05   98
Day 1: 2   04-05
104. John Wiese             Charlotte, NC            2  04-03   97
Day 1: 2   04-03
105. Skyler Anderson        Harlem, GA               2  04-02   96
Day 1: 2   04-02
105. Mike Toney             Blacksburg, VA           2  04-02   96
Day 1: 2   04-02
107. Michael Carroll        Murphy, NC               2  04-01   94
Day 1: 2   04-01
107. Randy Gardner          Titus, AL                2  04-01   94
Day 1: 2   04-01
107. Christopher Luburich   Honesdale, PA            2  04-01   94
Day 1: 2   04-01
110. Joe Stewart            Jacksonville, NC         1  03-15   91
Day 1: 1   03-15
111. Rodney Manson          Glen Burnie, MD          2  03-14   90
Day 1: 2   03-14
112. Cj King                Ocala, FL                1  03-14   89
Day 1: 1   03-14
113. Nick Bagnato           Madison, MS              2  03-13   88
Day 1: 2   03-13
113. David Pechacek         Champlin, MN             2  03-13   88
Day 1: 2   03-13
115. William Anderson       Dunlap, TN               2  03-11   86
Day 1: 2   03-11
115. Paul Palmer            Madisonville, TN         2  03-11   86
Day 1: 2   03-11
117. Chad Bushnaq           Buffalo, NY              2  03-10   84
Day 1: 2   03-10
118. Barry Burford          Charlotte, NC            3  03-08   83
Day 1: 3   03-08
119. David Eden             Adams, TN                2  03-08   82
Day 1: 2   03-08
119. Tom Sutton             Bidwell, OH              2  03-08   82
Day 1: 2   03-08
119. Andrew Thomasson       Dublin, VA               2  03-08   82
Day 1: 2   03-08
122. Regan Coffey           Richmond, VA             2  03-06   79
Day 1: 2   03-06
122. Bruce Faulkner         Seneca, SC               2  03-06   79
Day 1: 2   03-06
122. Todd Walters           Summerville, SC          2  03-06   79
Day 1: 2   03-06
125. Donnie Bowman          Quinton, VA              2  03-05   76
Day 1: 2   03-05
125. David Lawson           Williamtown AUSTRALIA    2  03-05   76
Day 1: 2   03-05
125. Michael Morris         Hubert, NC               2  03-05   76
Day 1: 2   03-05
125. William Powers         Kissimmee, FL            2  03-05   76
Day 1: 2   03-05
129. Russ Brenner           Burlington, NC           1  03-05   72
Day 1: 1   03-05
130. Jon  Ear               Easley, SC               2  03-04   71
Day 1: 2   03-04
131. Jeff Keever            Tignall, GA