Minor, Lanier Claim Day 1 Lead At Bassmaster College Series On Lake Cumberland 

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Nolan Minor and Casey Lanier, from West Virginia, are leading after Day 1 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Hartwell presented by Bass Pro Shops with 13 pounds, 10 ounces.
Photo by Brenden Kanies/B.A.S.S.

October 1, 2020

Minor, Lanier Claim Day 1 Lead At Bassmaster College Series On Lake Cumberland 

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RUSSELL COUNTY, Ky. — After a difficult practice on a stingy body of water, the team of Nolan Minor and Casey Lanier caught a five-bass limit of 13 pounds, 10 ounces to take the lead in the 175-boat field at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Cumberland presented by Bass Pro Shops.

This is the final regular-season stop on the 2020 College Series slate.

“The last day of practice we caught two fish total and fished as hard as we did today, just in a different region of the lake,” Minor said. “It is definitely not easy out there, and we were fortunate to connect with the fish we did today and get them in the boat.

“To do what we did, I’m extremely pleased. I said I would be happy with any five fish today, even if they were 12-inchers.”

Minor and Lanier focused their efforts on a 2-mile stretch of the main lake after keying in a school of fish early in the morning.

They used topwater baits to convince their fish to bite early in the morning. Minor added that he and Lanier are fishing a different way than he is used to but declined to go into specifics.

“We caught our biggest fish, a 2-something largemouth, right off the bat,” Minor said. “Today, we weren’t even sure about catching bass in general. We stayed in a 2-mile stretch and fished it until about noon. The largemouth we were catching was a pattern we found in practice and that all made sense, but Casey caught a random, big smallmouth which really helped us out.”

Minor and Lanier were one of many teams that weighed in a mixed bag of fish Thursday, as largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass were shown off on the weigh-in stage at Halcomb’s Landing.

Gunner Whitaker and Lafe Messer from Kentucky Christian University hold second place after Day 1, collecting a limit of smallmouth that weighed 12-11.

“The day started great. As soon as we sat down we went to catching them,” Messer said. “After we left our second spot it slowed way down. We had a limit in like an hour and only culled twice throughout the day, and towards the end of the day we couldn’t even get bit.”

Messer said they have 15 to 20 spots they feel comfortable with, while one spot is producing most of their bigger bites.

The team of Noah Campbell and Adam Salvador and the Clemson University duo of Sean Clayton and Owen Dimaio are tied for third with 12-8. Campbell said he and Salvador focused on catching smallmouth in a tight section of the main lake.

Meanwhile, Clayton said he and Dimaio are keying in on wood and finding specific spots where wood meets the rock banks.

“We fished the same way in practice,” Clayton said. “It took us 30 minutes to find that pattern, and we went and found something else in practice. We ran Plan A all day long, and it ended up working pretty well.

“We are staying in the same general area, but we have been able to move 5 or 6 miles and do the same thing.”

Tristan McCormick and Stevie Mills of Bethel University earned Carhartt Big Bass of the day honors with a 5-4 largemouth, which helped them to sixth place in the overall standings. If that fish remains the largest caught during the tournament, McCormick and Mills will earn a $500 Carhartt gift card.

The full field will take off from Halcomb’s Landing at 7 a.m. CT Friday, with the weigh-in scheduled for 3 p.m. back at the Landing. After Friday’s weigh-in, only the Top 12 teams will advance to Championship Saturday.

The Top 17 teams after Day 2 will punch their ticket to the 2020 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops scheduled for Oct. 29-31 on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida.

This week’s tournament is being hosted by the Russell County Chamber of Commerce and State Dock on Lake Cumberland.

2020 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Cumberland
presented by Bass Pro Shops 10/1-10/3
Lake Cumberland, Russell County  KY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Nolan Minor – Casey Lanier                                                       250
Day 1: 5   13-10   Total:   5  13-10
2.  Gunner Whitaker – Lafe Messer                Kentucky Christian University       249
Day 1: 5   12-11   Total:   5  12-11
3.  Noah Campbell – Adam Salvador                                                    248
Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-08
3.  Sean Clayton – Owen Dimaio                   Clemson University                  248
Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-08
5.  Dalton Smith – Bradley Dunagan               Campbellsville University           246
Day 1: 5   12-03   Total:   5  12-03
6.  Tristan McCormick – Stevie Mills             Bethel University                   245
Day 1: 5   11-08   Total:   5  11-08
7.  Jacob Lambert – Austin Smith                 Carson-Newman University            244
Day 1: 5   10-07   Total:   5  10-07
8.  Joseph McClosky – Ryan Winchester            Bethel University                   243
Day 1: 5   10-05   Total:   5  10-05
9.  Bryce Fowler – Chris Bowen                   East Carolina University            242
Day 1: 5   10-04   Total:   5  10-04
9.  Solomon Glenn – Hunter Ward                  University of Montervallo           242
Day 1: 5   10-04   Total:   5  10-04
11. Mason Moore – Logan Estes                    Eastern Kentucky University         240
Day 1: 5   10-01   Total:   5  10-01
12. Colin Slentz – Grant Lusk                    Lander University                   239
Day 1: 5   09-15   Total:   5  09-15
13. Tyler Thompson – Charles Snawder Rougeux     University of Louisville            238
Day 1: 4   09-11   Total:   4  09-11
14. Weston Hollar – Wesley Gore                  University of Montevallo            237
Day 1: 5   09-08   Total:   5  09-08
15. Cole Thompson – Benson Dowler                                                    236
Day 1: 5   09-08   Total:   5  09-08
16. Alec Coffey – Kyle Roy                       Campbellsville University           235
Day 1: 5   09-07   Total:   5  09-07
17. Jacob Lovell – Dillon Bryant                 King University                     234
Day 1: 3   09-07   Total:   3  09-07
18. Garrett Beem – Garrett Guinan                                                    233
Day 1: 5   09-06   Total:   5  09-06
19. Carter Ball – Austin Tapley                  Adrian College                      232
Day 1: 5   09-05   Total:   5  09-05
20. Sam Clark – Hunter Osborne                   Georgetown College                  231
Day 1: 5   09-02   Total:   5  09-02
20. Jack Dice –                                  Liberty University                  231
Day 1: 5   09-02   Total:   5  09-02
22. Cole Hopson – James Pearson                                                      229
Day 1: 5   09-00   Total:   5  09-00
23. Hayden Gaddis – Ben Cully                    Carson-Newman University            228
Day 1: 5   08-12   Total:   5  08-12
24. Matthew Cummings – Joseph Woods              Bethel University                   227
Day 1: 5   08-08   Total:   5  08-08
25. Connor Jacob – Sam Smith                                                         226
Day 1: 5   08-06   Total:   5  08-06
25. Garrett McWilliams – John Berry              Hinds community college             226
Day 1: 5   08-06   Total:   5  08-06
27. Robert Cruvellier – Chase Clarke                                                 224
Day 1: 5   08-05   Total:   5  08-05
27. Jacob Frazier – Griffin Heffington           Carson-Newman University            224
Day 1: 5   08-05   Total:   5  08-05
27. Adam Puckett – Will O’Rourke                 Murray State University             224
Day 1: 5   08-05   Total:   5  08-05
30. Cordell Beckman – Dru Johnson                Greenville University               221
Day 1: 5   08-03   Total:   5  08-03
31. Tyler Price – Ethan Shaw                     Bryan College                       220
Day 1: 5   08-02   Total:   5  08-02
32. Andrew Fisher – Bennett Kudder               Bryan College                       219
Day 1: 4   08-02   Total:   4  08-02
33. James Duncan – Blake Stringer                Campbellsville University           218
Day 1: 5   08-01   Total:   5  08-01
33. Kirk Elijah – Austin Goins                   bryan college                       218
Day 1: 5   08-01   Total:   5  08-01
35. Cade Holcomb – Kopeland Rosser               University of Montevallo            216
Day 1: 5   07-15   Total:   5  07-15
35. Kele Maney – Reid Fletcher                                                       216
Day 1: 5   07-15   Total:   5  07-15
37. Stephen Kinard – Jimmy Mitchum               Lander University                   214
Day 1: 3   07-14   Total:   3  07-14
38. Shawn Coots – Luke Henderson                 Campbellsville University           213
Day 1: 5   07-11   Total:   5  07-11
38. Marshall Wiggins – Dawson McGovern           University of Central Florida       213
Day 1: 5   07-11   Total:   5  07-11
40. Hunter Schneider – Sean Mercier              Adrian College                      211
Day 1: 4   07-10   Total:   4  07-10
41. Jr Young – Samuel Harrison                   Jacksonville State University       210
Day 1: 5   07-08   Total:   5  07-08
42. Matt Baker – Kory England                    Arkansas Tech University-AR         209
Day 1: 5   07-05   Total:   5  07-05
42. Tanner Maness – Chandlar Ellis               Lander University                   209
Day 1: 5   07-05   Total:   5  07-05
44. Zachary Asher – Jacob Klicman                                                    207
Day 1: 4   07-03   Total:   4  07-03
45. Hunter Jones – Jonathan Fraley               Kentucky Christian University       206
Day 1: 5   07-02   Total:   5  07-02
46. Dawson Cassidy – Gus Mclarry                 Texas AM Commerce                   205
Day 1: 4   07-02   Total:   4  07-02
46. Reid Strobl – Jacob Witkowski                Dallas Baptist University- TX       205
Day 1: 4   07-02   Total:   4  07-02
48. Blake Milligan – Chase Mundhenke                                                 203
Day 1: 5   07-01   Total:   5  07-01
48. Garrett Warren – Will Jones                                                      203
Day 1: 5   07-01   Total:   5  07-01
50. Louis Monetti –                                                                  201
Day 1: 5   06-15   Total:   5  06-15
51. Shane Nelson – Brayden Federer               Adrian College                      200
Day 1: 4   06-14   Total:   4  06-14
52. Austin Polly – Ryan Phillips                 Morehead State University           199
Day 1: 4   06-14   Total:   4  06-14
53. Jack Rankin – Hunter Baird                   Drury University                    198
Day 1: 5   06-12   Total:   5  06-12
54. Ty Black – Avry Thomason                     Georgia Southern University         197
Day 1: 4   06-10   Total:   4  06-10
55. Cal Culpepper – Mason Waddell                University of Montevallo            196
Day 1: 5   06-09   Total:   5  06-09
55. Griffin Phillips – Ethan King                University of Montevallo            196
Day 1: 5   06-09   Total:   5  06-09
55. Jacob Silver – Ethan Ange                                                        196
Day 1: 5   06-09   Total:   5  06-09
58. Lane Bailey – Adam Seagle                    CVCC                                193
Day 1: 4   06-05   Total:   4  06-05
59. Cole Jackson – Lane Collier                                                      192
Day 1: 5   06-04   Total:   5  06-04
60. Zeke Gossett – Lucas Smith                   Jacksonville State                  191
Day 1: 5   06-03   Total:   5  06-03
61. Joseph Bruener – Parker Domschke             McKendree University                190
Day 1: 4   06-02   Total:   4  06-02
62. Jacob Welch – Lee Lambrecht                  Drury University                    189
Day 1: 2   06-02   Total:   2  06-02
63. Chase Sansom – Tyler Drown                   Marshall University                 188
Day 1: 5   06-00   Total:   5  06-00
64. Ty Cox – Fisher Overton                      Blue Mountain College               187
Day 1: 5   05-13   Total:   5  05-13
65. Whit Edmonds – Bobby Long                    Lander University                   186
Day 1: 4   05-12   Total:   4  05-12
65. Conner Giles – Christian Wright              Bryan College                       186
Day 1: 4   05-12   Total:   4  05-12
67. Morgan Miracle – Dustin Bauer                Campbellsville University           184
Day 1: 3   05-11   Total:   3  05-11
68. Robert Gee – Reed Noyes                      University of Tennessee             183
Day 1: 5   05-09   Total:   5  05-09
69. Logan Hawkins – Colby Hays                   Campbellsville University           182
Day 1: 4   05-09   Total:   4  05-09
70. Anthony Fazio –                                                                  181
Day 1: 3   05-09   Total:   3  05-09
71. Cole Sands – Conner Dimauro                  Bryan College                       180
Day 1: 5   05-06   Total:   5  05-06
71. Tate Sloan – Thaddeus Simerly                Tennessee Tech University           180
Day 1: 5   05-06   Total:   5  05-06
73. Nolan Yeager – Ethan LeGare                  Stephen F. Austin State Universi    178
Day 1: 5   05-06   Total:   5  05-06
74. GL Compton – Matthew Sprouse                 Clemson University                  177
Day 1: 3   05-05   Total:   3  05-05
75. Josh Cannon – Joseph Dobbratz                                                    176
Day 1: 5   05-04   Total:   5  05-04
75. Jacobie Miller – Devin Vega                  Stephen F. Austin State Universi    176
Day 1: 5   05-04   Total:   5  05-04
77. Chris Payne – Judd Morgan                    Tennessee                           174
Day 1: 4   05-04   Total:   4  05-04
78. John Pearson – Troy Harris                                                       173
Day 1: 3   05-03   Total:   3  05-03
79. Jake Lee – Mason Cizek                       Bryan College                       172
Day 1: 3   05-02   Total:   3  05-02
80. Hayden Bailey – John Anderson                Bellarmine University               171
Day 1: 4   05-01   Total:   4  05-01
81. Cole Lamb – Tristan Weaver                   Arkansas Tech University- AR        170
Day 1: 2   04-14   Total:   2  04-14
82. Justin Botts –                               Bryan college                       169
Day 1: 4   04-13   Total:   4  04-13
83. Carson Maddux – Sam Hoesley                                                      168
Day 1: 4   04-12   Total:   4  04-12
84. Chandler Jarrard – James Rogers              Georgia Southern University         167
Day 1: 3   04-12   Total:   3  04-12
85. Connor Whisenant – Brian Arabie                                                  166
Day 1: 4   04-11   Total:   4  04-11
86. Jared Page – Will Leonard                                                        165
Day 1: 3   04-09   Total:   3  04-09
87. Rudolph Worley – John Nowlin                 Blue Mountain College               164
Day 1: 2   04-09   Total:   2  04-09
88. Andrew Kuebler – Jacob Gruneisen             Bellarmine University               163
Day 1: 2   04-07   Total:   2  04-07
89. Jacob Schmidt – Sam Popovitz                 Bellarmine University               162
Day 1: 3   04-05   Total:   3  04-05
90. Luke Lamb – Seth Roberts                     Bethel University                   161
Day 1: 2   04-05   Total:   2  04-05
91. Brad Ableman – Wilson Smith                  Bethel University                   160
Day 1: 2   04-04   Total:   2  04-04
91. Landon Howe – John Jacobs                    GSU                                 160
Day 1: 2   04-04   Total:   2  04-04
93. Dax Ewart – Kyle Palmer                      Bethel University                   158
Day 1: 3   04-03   Total:   3  04-03
94. Jack Long – Brock Bila                       Drury University                    157
Day 1: 3   04-02   Total:   3  04-02
95. Jackson Staib – Baylor Howell                Bethel University                   156
Day 1: 2   04-02   Total:   2  04-02
96. Harper Burkeen – Devon Rathbun               McKendree University                155
Day 1: 4   04-01   Total:   4  04-01
97. Bo Thomas – Kurt Antonowitsch                Western Michigan University         154
Day 1: 3   04-01   Total:   3  04-01
98. Zachary Bowen – Thomas Millraney             Bethel University                   153
Day 1: 4   03-14   Total:   4  03-14
98. Britt Myers – Tyler Anderson                 Lander University                   153
Day 1: 4   03-14   Total:   4  03-14
98. Kyle Simmons – Brett Halstead                Kansas State University             153
Day 1: 4   03-14   Total:   4  03-14
101. Tristan Barrett – Trey Budach                McKendree University                150
Day 1: 2   03-14   Total:   2  03-14
102. Logan Parks – Peyton Nance                                                       149
Day 1: 4   03-12   Total:   4  03-12
103. Noah Boyett – Ty Garlington                                                      148
Day 1: 2   03-12   Total:   2  03-12
104. Austin Carr – Justin Carr                                                        147
Day 1: 4   03-10   Total:   4  03-10
105. Tanner Barnes – Jordan Smallwood             Campbellsville University           146
Day 1: 2   03-10   Total:   2  03-10
106. Joshua DeKoning – Zach Salters               Adrian College                      145
Day 1: 3   03-05   Total:   3  03-05
107. Blake Quinn – Jacob Locke                    Georgetown College                  144
Day 1: 4   03-04   Total:   4  03-04
108. Jeremy Dellinger – Nathan Smith              Catawba Valley Community College    143
Day 1: 3   03-04   Total:   3  03-04
108. Grant Harris – Lauren Plunkett               Drury University                    143
Day 1: 3   03-04   Total:   3  03-04
110. Jordan Nicely – Jake Thomas                  Georgetown College                  141
Day 1: 2   03-04   Total:   2  03-04
110. Emil Wagner –                                Ole Miss                            141
Day 1: 2   03-04   Total:   2  03-04
112. Jarrod Layton – Zach Graham                  Adrian College                      139
Day 1: 3   03-00   Total:   3  03-00
112. Garrett Thompson – Matthew Cavanaugh         Mckendree University                139
Day 1: 3   03-00   Total:   3  03-00
114. Cody Gregory – Levi Mullins                  Bethel University                   137
Day 1: 2   03-00   Total:   2  03-00
115. Landon Lawson – Donavan Carson               King University                     136
Day 1: 2   02-13   Total:   2  02-13
116. Brycen Hendriks – Gavin Ange                                                     135
Day 1: 2   02-12   Total:   2  02-12
117. Sam Shoemaker – Aaron Jagdfeld               Adrian College                      134
Day 1: 3   02-10   Total:   3  02-10
118. Seth Hornsby – Nicholas Holtgrave            McKendree University                133
Day 1: 1   02-09   Total:   1  02-09
119. Joe Bardill – Canyon Kenny                   Murray State University             132
Day 1: 2   02-08   Total:   2  02-08
119. Tyler Lubbat – Calvin Landsberg                                                  132
Day 1: 2   02-08   Total:   2  02-08
121. Zach Bell – Jake Thornbury                   Campbellsville University           130
Day 1: 1   02-07   Total:   1  02-07
122. Bryce Eaton – Liam Putz                                                          129
Day 1: 2   02-06   Total:   2  02-06
122. Alex Palomba – Brennan Kenison                                                   129
Day 1: 2   02-06   Total:   2  02-06
124. Alec Berens – Christian Hernandez            Mckendree University                127
Day 1: 1   02-06   Total:   1  02-06
124. Cameron Gautreau – Cade Fortenberry          Nicholls State University           127
Day 1: 1   02-06   Total:   1  02-06
126. Dustan Jones – Will Sams                     U. of Kentucky                      125
Day 1: 2   02-03   Total:   2  02-03
126. Taylor Owens – Bryant Marsh                  Blue Mountain College               125
Day 1: 2   02-03   Total:   2  02-03
128. Bryce Miller – Nick Crawford                                                     123
Day 1: 1   02-03   Total:   1  02-03
128. Miller Spivey – Trey Dickert                 University of Montevallo            123
Day 1: 1   02-03   Total:   1  02-03
130. David Brashear – Mitchel Goodin              Georgia Southern University         121
Day 1: 2   02-02   Total:   2  02-02
130. Corey Yaden – Caleb Barrow                   Brewton-Parker                      121
Day 1: 2   02-02   Total:   2  02-02
132. Kayden Tanner – Samuel Climer                Tarleton State University           119
Day 1: 2   02-01   Total:   2  02-01
133. Hunter MCClaskey – Nicholas Gilbert          King University                     118
Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
134. Hayden Fuhr – Austin Gregory                 Lander University                   117
Day 1: 2   02-00   Total:   2  02-00
135. Atom Ward – Gavin Lagle                      Indiana University Southeast        116
Day 1: 2   01-14   Total:   2  01-14
136. Troy Gibson –                                University of Louisville            115
Day 1: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
137. Jared Turnbloom –                                                                114
Day 1: 2   01-13   Total:   2  01-13
138. Jonathan Mcelroy – Austin Sisson                                                 113
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
139. Jj Kocevar – Tanner Shriver                                                      112
Day 1: 2   01-12   Total:   2  01-12
140. Walker Leslie – Eion Patterson                                                   111
Day 1: 1   01-12   Total:   1  01-12
141. Gavin Clevenger – Tj Simmons                 Carson-Newman University            110
Day 1: 1   01-11   Total:   1  01-11
142. Nathan Doty – Bailey Bleser                  McKendree University                109
Day 1: 1   01-09   Total:   1  01-09
143. Cody Batterson – Matthew Davis               Adrian College                      108
Day 1: 1   01-07   Total:   1  01-07
144. Tyler Cain –                                 University of Montevallo            107
Day 1: 1   01-06   Total:   1  01-06
145. Parker Reed – Brandon Bates                  Bryan College                       106
Day 1: 2   01-05   Total:   2  01-05
146. Spencer Black – Caleb Lonca                  CVCC                                105
Day 1: 1   01-05   Total:   1  01-05
147. River Lee – Hank Harrison                    Stephen F. Austin State Universi    104
Day 1: 1   01-02   Total:   1  01-02
147. Trey Schroeder – Tyler Christy               McKendree University                104
Day 1: 1   01-02   Total:   1  01-02
149. Samuel Vandagriff – Jacob Woods              Tennessee Tech University           102
Day 1: 1   01-01   Total:   1  01-01
150. Jacob Blackburn –                            Ohio State University               101
Day 1: 1   01-00   Total:   1  01-00
150. Landen Lowry – Bailey Rene                   Indiana University Southeast        101
Day 1: 1   01-00   Total:   1  01-00
152. Nathan Ragsdale – Justin Sisavath                                                 99
Day 1: 1   00-14   Total:   1  00-14
153. Conner  Johnson – Tyler Greenlee             Georgetown college                   98
Day 1: 1   00-13   Total:   1  00-13
154. Jacob Bickett – Kaden Woo                    Bellarmine University                97
Day 1: 2   00-12   Total:   2  00-12
155. Phillip Green – Cole Landreth                                                     96
Day 1: 1   00-11   Total:   1  00-11
156. Blake Brashears – Tyler Stacy                University of Kentucky                0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Allen Bryan – Kevin Dunahoo                                                        0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Chase Cardoza – Connor Hicks                 University of Tennessee               0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Mark Harris – Reece Martin                   Dallas Baptist University             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. David Hendel –                               Ohio State University                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Patrick Henry – Jacob Middleton              Ohio State University                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Alex Hinton – Zack Ruhland                   Bellarmine University                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Jarred Jones – Logan Tate                    Jacksonville State University         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Alden Keel Jr – Fisher Young                 Blue Mountain College                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Colby Kerr – Noah Hurford                    Kentucky Christian University         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Matthew Roberts – Nick Sergent               Alice Lloyd College                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Rob Schmidt –                                Rocket Bassmasters                    0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Evan Seggerman – Nate Overocker                                                    0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Kyle Svachula – Rick Hamann                  University of Wisconsin Stevens       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Drew Traffanstedt – Da’kendrick Patterson    University of Montevallo              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
156. Ethan Troutman – Adam Hope                   Univerisity of Louisville             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        56       526       832-09
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56       526       832-09