Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Burrill and Simpson brave rough Saginaw Bay for Bassmaster College Series win

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Branden Burrill and Jack Simpson of the Western Michigan University Bass Club won the 2024 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Saginaw Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops with 10 bass for a total of 35 pounds, 2 ounces.

Photo by Tommy Sendek/B.A.S.S.

June 7, 2024

Burrill and Simpson brave rough Saginaw Bay for Bassmaster College Series win

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BAY CITY, Mich. — There was a moment on Friday, as 6-foot waves tossed their bass boat around Saginaw Bay like a cork in a maelstrom, that Branden Burrill and Jack Simpson stared at one another, silently asking, “What the heck are we doing?”

The answer? They were winning the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Saginaw Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops.

High winds prevented anglers from venturing into open water on Day 1, but the wind died down just enough on Friday to squelch the small-craft warning for the inner part of Saginaw Bay — a sprawling 1,143-square-mile bass factory in coastal northeast Michigan.

And when tournament officials said the bay was in play on the final day of the derby, nothing was going to keep Burrill and Simpson from chasing bedding smallmouth some 30 miles into the bay in hopes of a tournament title.

The 23-year-old seniors from Western Michigan University did win the final Bassmaster College Series regular-season event of 2024 with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing  35 pounds, 2 ounces. That earned the duo a $4,938 cash prize for their school’s bass program — part of a $16,400 total purse up for grabs among the Top 10 teams competing this week.

It also secured them a spot in the Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops when it’s held Aug. 22-24 on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina. A total of 20 teams competing this week grabbed berths in the championship.

“It was extremely nasty out there,” Burrill said. “It took us two hours to get out (by the Charity Islands) and it was as rough a ride as I’ve ever had on the water.”

B.A.S.S. officials had to make Saginaw Bay off limits on Thursday, with the chance of consistently high winds and rough seas too great a threat. That forced each of the 196  competing tandems to fish in the sheltered Saginaw River, away from the worst of the wind. 

Fishing pressure there was, in a word, tough.

“You saw 10 boats anywhere you looked,” Simpson said.

There was a similar crowd atop the Day 1 leaderboard, with 13 different duos within 2 pounds of Burrill and Simpson’s 16-pound bag.

Mother Nature was a bit more cooperative on Friday, but the waves on Saginaw Bay (which opens into Lake Huron) were anything but tame.

And despite the odyssey, the duo only had four smallmouth in the boat when they had to leave around noon. Granted, their weight was in the 17-pound range, but it was a last-minute largemouth, back in the Saginaw River, that provided the extra weight they needed to win.

“We only had five bites today, and all four of the smallmouth were 4-pounders that came off a bed we marked during practice,” Simpson said. “We had well over 40 fish marked on beds in our area, but we couldn’t see them. The water was dirty. Waves were crashing into the boat. It was crazy out there.”

Burrill and Simpson chose their lures wisely in the gale-force winds — opting for a Beast Coast O.W. Sniper Jig in the green pumpkin color and a series of drop shots. The kicker largemouth on Friday came on the same Beast Coast jig.

“I was using a big casting rod because of the wind,” Simpson said. “It was disheartening at times, all that work, and to only get five bites? We’re fortunate. We almost didn’t make it back in time. We ran in really shallow water, through reeds, and just skipped our way back across the bay to the river.

“But this is an amazing feeling, to battle against these conditions and win the tournament.”

Elliot Wielgopolski and Aaron Jagdfeld of Adrian College, weighed a 19-4 limit on Day 2 and finished second overall with 10 bass for 32-9. They won $2,963 for their bass team, and like the winners, they too went for broke and ventured deep into Saginaw Bay on Friday.

“The waves were really big,” Wielgopolski said. “It was a long run. It probably took us about two hours to get out there to the (Charity) Islands, but it paid off. I wouldn’t change a thing.”

All of the Adrian duo’s Friday fish were bedding smallies caught on drop shots.

Brendin Simich and Benjamin Travis of Auburn University, placed third with 31-15 overall ($2,304). The University of Montevallo’s Easton Fothergill and Nick Dumke, last year’s Bassmaster College Series Team of the Year, caught 20-6 on Day 2, which was the biggest bag of the derby. They finished fourth overall at Saginaw with 31-10 and won $1,975 for Montevallo.

They added an additional $200 to their winnings on Friday after catching a 5-2 smallmouth, the heaviest of the tournament.

The week’s events will conclude Sunday when the Strike King Bassmaster High School Series and Bassmaster Junior Series are scheduled to compete on the Saginaw system. Both events will begin at 5:30 a.m. ET, with the Juniors weighing in at 1:30 p.m. ET and the prep anglers taking the stage at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Go Great Lakes Bay is hosting this week’s tournaments.

2024 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Saginaw Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops 6/6-6/7
Saginaw Bay, Bay City, MI.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Branden Burrill – Jack Simpson               Western Michigan University Bass    250
  Day 1: 5   16-00     Day 2: 5   19-02   Total:  10  35-02
2.  Elliot Wielgopolski – Aaron Jagdfeld         Adrian College                      249
  Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   19-04   Total:  10  32-09
3.  Brendin Simich – Benjamin Travis             Auburn University                   248
  Day 1: 5   14-01     Day 2: 5   17-14   Total:  10  31-15
4.  Easton Fothergill – Nick Dumke               University of Montevallo            247
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   20-06   Total:  10  31-10
5.  Trevor Young – Maxwell Schweikert            Grand Valley State University       246
  Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   17-02   Total:  10  31-09
6.  Bryson O’ Steen – Seth Jones                 Florida Gateway College Fishing     245
  Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 5   15-14   Total:  10  30-09
7.  Logan Greeno – Matthew Nichols               University of Nebraska – Lincoln    244
  Day 1: 5   13-09     Day 2: 5   16-11   Total:  10  30-04
8.  Ryan Olsen – Delaney Platt                   Southwestern Michigan College       243
  Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 5   15-07   Total:  10  30-02
9.  Hayden Short –                               Kentucky Christian University       242
  Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   16-08   Total:  10  29-06
10. Hank Sturm – Matt Amosby                     Adrian College                      241
  Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 5   14-10   Total:  10  29-05
11. Storm Cline – Gabe Fishlock                  Carson-Newman University            240
  Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 5   15-15   Total:  10  29-00
12. Blake Bullock – John Mark Berry              Blue Mountain Christian Universi    239
  Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   14-11   Total:  10  28-15
13. Adrian Urso – Corbin Templon                 Murray State University             238
  Day 1: 5   14-15     Day 2: 5   13-10   Total:  10  28-09
14. Chase Rogers – Kaleb Butts                   University of South Carolina – U    237
  Day 1: 5   08-15     Day 2: 5   19-07   Total:  10  28-06
15. Harmon Marien – Maxwell Trotter              McKendree University                236
  Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 4   16-04   Total:   9  28-04
16. Carter Nutt – Dylan Nutt                     University of North Alabama         235
  Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 5   16-06   Total:  10  28-02
17. Ty Mundhenke – Matthew Welcher               Auburn University                   234
  Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   16-07   Total:  10  28-01
18. Kai Barnett – Parker Welch                   McKendree University                233
  Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   14-01   Total:  10  28-01
19. Brendan Vinton – Jacob Vanscoik              Catawba Valley Community College    232
  Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   16-05   Total:  10  27-15
20. Jack Stephens – Jason Qualich                McKendree University                231
  Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   12-09   Total:  10  27-15
21. Brooks Parker – Hudson Choquette             University of Montevallo            230
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   14-08   Total:  10  27-12
22. Chris Baker – Elijah Kelley                  Kentucky Christian University       229
  Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   16-11   Total:  10  27-09
23. Dylan Akins – Chase Carey                    Emmanuel College                    228
  Day 1: 5   14-01     Day 2: 5   13-06   Total:  10  27-07
24. Drake Heath – Evan Ludlow                                                        227
  Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 5   16-09   Total:  10  27-04
25. Logan East – Conner Giles                    Bryan College                       226
  Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   15-01   Total:  10  27-01
26. Spencer Grooms – Nathan Preston              Auburn University                   225
  Day 1: 5   12-04     Day 2: 5   14-13   Total:  10  27-01
27. Blake Milligan – Carson Maddux               Auburn University                   224
  Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 5   14-09   Total:  10  27-00
28. Hunter Petrovic – Kaiya Ziga                 Southwestern Michigan College       223
  Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 5   13-04   Total:  10  27-00
29. Michael Witherup – Tucker Cory               University of Montevallo            222
  Day 1: 5   10-03     Day 2: 5   16-10   Total:  10  26-13
30. Caden Pearson – Nathan Kallstrand            Wabash Valley College               221
  Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   12-05   Total:  10  26-13
31. Braden Cox – Joel Berelsman                  Ohio State University               220
  Day 1: 5   10-12     Day 2: 5   15-13   Total:  10  26-09
32. Joe Lutz – Jake Monti                        UNC – Charlotte                     219
  Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 5   15-05   Total:  10  26-08
33. Logan Evans – Brock Catlett                  Campbellsville University           218
  Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   14-06   Total:  10  26-08
34. Kobe Thompson – Cole Carr                    Adrian College                      217
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 5   15-13   Total:  10  26-06
35. Spencer Knight – Colton Cybulski             Ohio State University               216
  Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 5   14-10   Total:  10  26-06
36. Hunter Sandschafer – Blake Beckmann          Wabash Valley College               215
  Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 5   14-07   Total:  10  26-06
37. Chandler Pruett –                            Blue Mountain Christian Universi    214
  Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 5   13-03   Total:  10  26-06
38. Broxson Daigle – Sid Wallace                 Texas A&M University – Aggie Ang    213
  Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 5   13-00   Total:  10  26-03
39. James Willoughby – Phillip Herring           University of Montevallo            212
  Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 5   13-10   Total:  10  26-01
40. Brock Blazier – Colby Joseph                 Campbellsville University           211
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   12-13   Total:  10  26-01
41. Brady Metzger – Mason Bohland                Purdue University                   210
  Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   14-07   Total:  10  26-00
42. Reece Keeney – Brantley Anders               Kentucky Christian University       209
  Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 5   13-07   Total:  10  26-00
43. Kyle Zainitzer – Brock Vogel                 University of North Alabama         208
  Day 1: 5   13-07     Day 2: 5   12-07   Total:  10  25-14
44. Luke Rokavec – Evan Waggener                 Campbellsville University           207
  Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   14-05   Total:  10  25-11
45. Turner Hart – Summer Dees                    Bryan College                       206
  Day 1: 5   12-10     Day 2: 5   13-01   Total:  10  25-11
46. Nicholas Feczko – Nicholas Jones                                                 205
  Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 5   14-02   Total:  10  25-10
47. Luke Davis – Chance Schwartz                 University of Montevallo            204
  Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 5   13-13   Total:  10  25-10
48. Ty Reynolds – Mark Bixler                    Murray State University             203
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   14-05   Total:  10  25-09
49. Dylan May – Carson Palmer                    Carson-Newman University            202
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   12-13   Total:  10  25-05
50. Kyle Knoll – Evan Conn                       Auburn University                   201
  Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   13-09   Total:  10  25-02
51. Cameron Dials – Blayner  Leeman              Kentucky Christian University       200
  Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 5   11-15   Total:  10  25-02
52. Cameron Smith – Thomas Phillips              Ohio State University               199
  Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 5   14-04   Total:  10  25-01
53. Tucker Dottley – Jordan Hampton              Bethel University                   198
  Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   11-10   Total:  10  25-00
54. Christian Turner – Aaron Mcgill              Coastal Carolina University         197
  Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 5   15-01   Total:  10  24-14
55. Lane Stephens – Ethan Fields                 McKendree University                196
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   13-13   Total:  10  24-14
56. Lucas Thornton – Nathan Reynolds             University of North Alabama         195
  Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   11-09   Total:  10  24-14
57. Jarrett Prunty – Chase Fleenor               Western Kentucky University         194
  Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   13-04   Total:  10  24-13
58. Nate Triplett – Holden Johnson               University of North Alabama         193
  Day 1: 5   12-05     Day 2: 5   12-08   Total:  10  24-13
59. Allen Powe – Jonathan Combs                  Campbellsville University           192
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   11-08   Total:  10  24-12
60. Luke Dardeen – Connor Becker                 Wabash Valley College               191
  Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   11-14   Total:  10  24-12
61. Jack Hay – Eli Jaime                         Southwestern Michigan College       190
  Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   12-12   Total:  10  24-12
62. Colby Carrier – Justin Frey                  Bethel University                   189
  Day 1: 5   13-07     Day 2: 5   11-03   Total:  10  24-10
63. Connor Westerman – Michael Mcnulty           West Virginia University            188
  Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 5   12-14   Total:  10  24-10
64. Payton Sodervick – Adam Troyer               Indiana University                  187
  Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 5   14-05   Total:  10  24-09
65. Jacob Swanson – Zack Cooper                  University of Montevallo            186
  Day 1: 5   13-00     Day 2: 3   11-09   Total:   8  24-09
66. Hunter Palmer – Eli Stevenson                Bryan College                       185
  Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   11-11   Total:  10  24-09
67. Casey Cornelius – Zion Dunaway               Purdue University                   184
  Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 5   13-03   Total:  10  24-06
68. Dalton Phelps – Gannon Stork                 Wabash Valley College               183
  Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 5   13-07   Total:  10  24-04
69. Chris Fallon – Hagan Marlin                  University of Montevallo            182
  Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 5   11-11   Total:  10  24-04
70. Tomas Matual – Colton Hill                   McKendree University                181
  Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 5   14-06   Total:  10  24-03
71. Mitchell Dean – Zachary Nolan                Georgia College                     180
  Day 1: 5   12-11     Day 2: 5   11-07   Total:  10  24-02
72. Owen Januszewski – Mitch Straffon            Adrian College                      179
  Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   11-03   Total:  10  24-01
73. Dustin Weinberg – Sawyer Brady               Blue Mountain Christian Universi    178
  Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   11-03   Total:  10  24-00
74. Chase Loftus –                               University of Iowa                  177
  Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 5   12-08   Total:  10  24-00
75. Carson Tucker – Kade MacDonald               University of Wisconsin – Whitew    176
  Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   12-06   Total:  10  23-15
76. Hunter Barrow – Caleb Dugger                 King University                     175
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 5   13-05   Total:  10  23-14
76. Logan Plueger – Charlie Wright               University of Montevallo            175
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 5   13-05   Total:  10  23-14
78. Tyler Madden – Colton Odom                   Auburn University                   173
  Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 5   13-01   Total:  10  23-14
79. Henry Vincent – Mathias Dahline              Adrian College                      172
  Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   12-14   Total:  10  23-14
80. Andrew Oswalt – Evan Mabrey                  University of Montevallo            171
  Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 5   13-08   Total:  10  23-13
81. Alex Strunk – Joshua Morrison                Bowling Green State University      170
  Day 1: 5   12-11     Day 2: 5   11-02   Total:  10  23-13
82. Wyatt Pearman – Ridge Rutledge               Campbellsville University           169
  Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   12-03   Total:  10  23-13
83. Billy Erdakos – Davis Klimczak               Southwestern Michigan College       168
  Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   11-11   Total:  10  23-13
84. Jack Alexander – Nick Pemberton              University of Montevallo            167
  Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   10-02   Total:  10  23-12
85. Andrew Jones – Tyler Malone                  Southern Union State Community C    166
  Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   12-10   Total:  10  23-12
86. Owen Wheeler – Caleb Neu                     Bethel University                   165
  Day 1: 5   10-06     Day 2: 5   13-05   Total:  10  23-11
87. Derek Rodriguez Jr. – Dalton Mollenkopf      Adrian College                      164
  Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 5   11-07   Total:  10  23-10
88. Joseph Woods – Anthony Cicero IV             Bethel University                   163
  Day 1: 5   11-05     Day 2: 5   12-04   Total:  10  23-09
89. Kyle Hopping – Colsyn Head                   McKendree University                162
  Day 1: 5   10-06     Day 2: 5   13-01   Total:  10  23-07
90. Max Pierlott – Mike Pierlott                 UNC – Charlotte                     161
  Day 1: 5   11-05     Day 2: 5   12-02   Total:  10  23-07
91. Cy Lambert – Austin King                     University of North Alabama         160
  Day 1: 5   11-14     Day 2: 5   11-09   Total:  10  23-07
92. Robie Vines Jr –                             Catawba Valley Community College    159
  Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   11-15   Total:  10  23-05
93. Chris McGregor – Preston Kolisek             University of North Alabama         158
  Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 5   11-08   Total:  10  23-05
94. Dylan Thomson – Trey Marco                   King University                     157
  Day 1: 4   09-05     Day 2: 5   13-14   Total:   9  23-03
95. Jordan Bezold – Joe Bezold                   Nku Bassmasters Club                156
  Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   09-11   Total:  10  23-01
96. Colin Chavers – Preston Barnett              Southern Union State Community C    155
  Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 4   08-04   Total:   9  22-14
97. Tristen Dubbs – Alan Ter Molen               Grace College                       154
  Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 5   12-13   Total:  10  22-14
98. Ben Brockwell – Will Rooker                  Kentucky Christian University       153
  Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   10-02   Total:  10  22-14
99. Sam Moll – Will Burch                        Murray State University             152
  Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 5   11-09   Total:  10  22-12
100. Evan Sutton – Grant Olsen                    McKendree University                151
  Day 1: 5   11-05     Day 2: 5   11-07   Total:  10  22-12
101. Jake Kimbrough – Tyler Hill                  Blue Mountain Christian Universi    150
  Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   09-14   Total:  10  22-10
102. JD Sewell – Joshua Sonnier                   Lamar State College Orange          149
  Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   11-08   Total:  10  22-10
103. Jacob Highley – William Copley               Kentucky Christian University       148
  Day 1: 5   11-05     Day 2: 5   11-04   Total:  10  22-09
104. Hunter Russell – Benny Blank                 Wabash Valley College               147
  Day 1: 5   10-03     Day 2: 5   12-04   Total:  10  22-07
105. Avery Merrow – Mason Stidwill                Southwestern Michigan College       146
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   11-06   Total:  10  22-07
105. Logan Ware – Jack Romatz                     Southwestern Michigan College       146
  Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   11-01   Total:  10  22-07
107. Nick Shoffner – Drake Page                   UNC – Charlotte                     144
  Day 1: 5   10-02     Day 2: 5   12-04   Total:  10  22-06
108. Colin Oldfield – Nick Fashho                 Southwestern Michigan College       143
  Day 1: 5   12-01     Day 2: 5   10-05   Total:  10  22-06
109. Andrew Howell – Jordan Pennington            University of Montevallo            142
  Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   11-05   Total:  10  22-03
109. Nick Seitz – Paxton Giem                     Adrian College                      142
  Day 1: 5   11-05     Day 2: 5   10-14   Total:  10  22-03
111. Hayden Fry – Vance Roberts                   McKendree University                140
  Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 5   12-04   Total:  10  22-02
112. Harrison Terry – Zachary Bowen               Bethel University                   139
  Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 5   10-05   Total:  10  22-00
113. Will Hart – Logan Fisher                     Emmanuel College                    138
  Day 1: 5   12-01     Day 2: 5   09-13   Total:  10  21-14
114. Brandon Berry – River Eubanks                University of Montevallo            137
  Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 5   10-15   Total:  10  21-14
115. Hunter Kellogg – Jack Moran                  Ohio State University               136
  Day 1: 5   08-10     Day 2: 5   13-02   Total:  10  21-12
116. Jackson Holbert – Joshua Hayes               University of North Alabama         135
  Day 1: 5   12-01     Day 2: 4   09-11   Total:   9  21-12
117. Jackson Smith – Sawyer Williams              Bethel University                   134
  Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 5   11-12   Total:  10  21-12
118. Ryan Foster – Will Hornsby                   McKendree University                133
  Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   10-10   Total:  10  21-12
119. TJ McKenzie – Will Wester                    Emmanuel College                    132
  Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 5   11-03   Total:  10  21-11
120. Gavyn Rapp – Ephraim Cretsinger              Adrian College                      131
  Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   10-01   Total:  10  21-07
121. Jeffrey Jones – Coleman Bingham              Bethel University                   130
  Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 5   13-00   Total:  10  21-05
122. Dylan Fogarty – Hunter Fillmore              Bethel University                   129
  Day 1: 5   09-05     Day 2: 4   11-15   Total:   9  21-04
123. Braden Thompson –                            Wabash Valley College               128
  Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 5   11-06   Total:  10  21-03
124. William Henry – David Kaczur                 Purdue University                   127
  Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 5   10-08   Total:  10  21-03
125. John Goffinett – Eric Biesiada               Bowling Green State Fishing Club    126
  Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 5   11-09   Total:  10  21-00
126. Jake Thornbury – Lane Pohlman                Campbellsville University           125
  Day 1: 5   09-10     Day 2: 5   11-06   Total:  10  21-00
127. Kyle Smith – Aaron Mills                     Kentucky Christian University       124
  Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 5   11-11   Total:  10  20-15
128. Camden Lewis – TJ Edwards Jr                 Blue Mountain Christian Universi    123
  Day 1: 5   08-06     Day 2: 5   12-07   Total:  10  20-13
129. Levi Seagraves – Scooter Ligon Jr            Emmanuel College                    122
  Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 5   11-09   Total:  10  20-13
130. Brody Wilson – Cole Bedard                   NC State University                 121
  Day 1: 5   09-08     Day 2: 5   11-05   Total:  10  20-13
131. Luke Caylor – Joe Gollmer                    Indiana University                  120
  Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 5   10-07   Total:  10  20-12
132. Cole Hadlock – Braiden Koerber               Murray State University             119
  Day 1: 5   09-08     Day 2: 5   11-00   Total:  10  20-08
133. Jadon Spencer – Chase Martin                 Catawba Valley Community College    118
  Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 5   11-07   Total:  10  20-07
134. Ethan Tedder – Carson Winn                   University of North Alabama         117
  Day 1: 5   08-03     Day 2: 5   12-03   Total:  10  20-06
135. Campbell Coyle – Tanner Davis                University of Kentucky              116
  Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 5   10-05   Total:  10  20-06
136. Caleb Brady – Joseph Catania                 Grand Valley State University       115
  Day 1: 4   07-13     Day 2: 5   12-08   Total:   9  20-05
137. Connor Lynch – Andrew Contat                 Grand Valley State University       114
  Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 5   10-03   Total:  10  20-04
138. Peyton Rose – Brogan Gregg                   Wabash Valley College               113
  Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 5   09-14   Total:  10  20-03
139. Chan Barber II – Ben Hutchins                NC State University                 112
  Day 1: 5   09-09     Day 2: 5   10-09   Total:  10  20-02
140. David Alan Stith – Jase Smith Jr.            Georgia College                     111
  Day 1: 5   09-06     Day 2: 5   10-11   Total:  10  20-01
141. Joseph Senn –                                Bethel University                   110
  Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   10-12   Total:  10  19-15
142. Hayden O’Barr – Cooper Gilroy                University of Alabama               109
  Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 5   09-03   Total:  10  19-14
143. Conner Pickens – Dalton DeFelice             Southwestern Michigan College       108
  Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 5   10-00   Total:  10  19-14
144. Lucas Washburn – Braylon Eggerding           Adrian College                      107
  Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 5   10-13   Total:  10  19-13
145. Carter Smith – Sam Ausbrooks                 Wabash Valley College               106
  Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 5   10-09   Total:  10  19-13
146. Karsten Raney – Ben Sadler                   Campbellsville University           105
  Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 5   09-14   Total:  10  19-12
147. Tyler Eggers – Dustin Swafford               Catawba Valley Community College    104
  Day 1: 5   08-10     Day 2: 5   10-15   Total:  10  19-09
148. Riley Lawson – Joe Bob Burchett              Kentucky Christian University       103
  Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 5   09-09   Total:  10  19-07
149. Daniel Schroeder – Jacob Autry               Murray State University             102
  Day 1: 5   08-03     Day 2: 5   11-03   Total:  10  19-06
150. Collin Barnett – Sander Ludeman              Minnesota State University – Man    101
  Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 5   09-15   Total:  10  19-06
151. Merrick Diaz – Cade Hayford                  Campbellsville University           100
  Day 1: 5   09-12     Day 2: 5   09-09   Total:  10  19-05
152. Carter Doren – Brett Hill                    Campbellsville University            99
  Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 5   13-07   Total:   8  18-14
153. Dawson Woerner – Wyatt Cash                  Purdue University                    98
  Day 1: 5   10-03     Day 2: 5   08-08   Total:  10  18-11
154. William Vickery – Hunter Starling            Georgia Southern University          97
  Day 1: 5   06-09     Day 2: 5   11-13   Total:  10  18-06
155. Carson Aarup – Matt Peine                    UNC – Charlotte                      96
  Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   09-02   Total:  10  18-05
156. Victor Alford – Tanner Herndon               Bryan College                        95
  Day 1: 5   12-01     Day 2: 3   06-03   Total:   8  18-04
157. Cole Berry – Braci Ault                      Purdue University                    94
  Day 1: 4   07-13     Day 2: 5   09-14   Total:   9  17-11
158. Gus Dietrich – Jack Wilson                   University of Alabama                93
  Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 5   10-10   Total:   8  16-02
159. Hunter Shelton – Colten Drawdy               Bethel University                    92
  Day 1: 1   02-07     Day 2: 5   13-06   Total:   6  15-13
160. Jerry Brumbaugh Jr. – Brady Pinwar           Adrian College                       91
  Day 1: 5   12-01     Day 2: 1   03-12   Total:   6  15-13
161. Bryson Hatcher – Matthew Dopp                Bryan College                        90
  Day 1: 5   10-12     Day 2: 3   05-00   Total:   8  15-12
162. Sam Harvey – Jordan Brewer                   Auburn University                    89
  Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 1   01-13   Total:   6  15-11
163. Ethan Vue – Christian Vue                    UNC – Charlotte                      88
  Day 1: 4   07-11     Day 2: 4   07-10   Total:   8  15-05
164. Robert Richbourg – Cal Austin                Catawba Valley Community College     87
  Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 2   04-01   Total:   7  14-15
165. Max Phillpotts – GRAHAM SHIFFERD             Grand Valley State University        86
  Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 5   09-06   Total:   8  14-14
166. Dylan Reid – Jaxson Smoak                    Georgia Southern University          85
  Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 3   06-07   Total:   8  14-12
167. Jacob Newton – Zachary Lubben                Grand Valley State University        84
  Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 2   04-08   Total:   7  14-08
168. Bryce Dimauro – Tripp Berlinsky              Bryan College                        83
  Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  14-04
169. William Brogan – Cole Bubenzer               Indiana University                   82
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   13-14   Total:   5  13-14
170. Bennett Slinkard – Matthew Parrish           Auburn University                    81
  Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 2   02-01   Total:   7  13-08
171. Tyler Altizer – Landon Lawson                King University                      80
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  13-04
172. Ryan Daugherty – Brantley Barrentine         Campbellsville University            79
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   12-15   Total:   5  12-15
173. Peyton Harris – Dalton Head                  University of Montevallo             78
  Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  12-13
174. Jaxson Freeman – Connor Hall                 McKendree University                 77
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  12-08
174. Brayden Ruckman – Zachary Helton             Carson-Newman University             77
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  12-08
176. Brody Robison – Colton White                 University of Montevallo             75
  Day 1: 5   12-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  12-05
177. Luke Willis – Brandon Wingo                  University of South Carolina         74
  Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  11-11
178. Easton Lindus – Seth Jenkins                 Emmanuel College                     73
  Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  11-10
179. Dawson Burton – Ethan Burnette               Kentucky Christian University        72
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   11-09   Total:   5  11-09
179. Lucas Toliver – Jacob Wilkie                 Western Michigan University Bass     72
  Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  11-09
181. Zachary Wolfe –                              Carson-Newman University             70
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   11-07   Total:   5  11-07
182. Mitch Johnson – Jonathan Fitch               Kentucky Christian University        69
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  11-04
183. Cole Taylor – Clay Taylor                    Lander University                    68
  Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  10-10
184. Sam Hoesley – Malcolm Patton                 Auburn University                    67
  Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  10-05
185. Lucas Bowers – Fisher Rodgers                University of South Carolina         66
  Day 1: 5   10-02     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  10-02
186. Jacob Butts – Mark Kershaw-Klara             University of South Carolina – U     65
  Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  10-00
187. Grant Meisenhelter – Levi Kohl               Murray State University              64
  Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  09-14
188. Zach Pocos – Tucker Siminak                  McKendree University                 63
  Day 1: 5   09-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  09-09
189. Jake Peck – Carty Shoen                      Auburn University                    62
  Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  09-07
190. Hayden Marbut –                              Auburn University                    61
  Day 1: 5   09-06     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  09-06
191. Daniel Weber – Mitchell Mccotter             Bass Fishing Team At Virginia Te     60
  Day 1: 5   09-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  09-05
192. Kyle Ashe – Bobby Beck JR                    University at Buffalo                59
  Day 1: 5   09-02     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  09-02
193. Jake Buzin – Finn Maher                      University of South Carolina         58
  Day 1: 5   08-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  08-09
194. Nick Staub – Sam Schmitz                     University of North Alabama          57
  Day 1: 5   07-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  07-09
195. Brennan Berglund –                           University of Montevallo             56
  Day 1: 5   07-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  07-08
196. William Gully – Chapman Horsley              Southern Union State Community C     55
  Day 1: 2   03-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  03-15
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BIG BASS OF TOURN
     Easton Fothergill        Grand Rapids , MN   05-02          $0.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       183       943      2130-12
 2       158       830      2105-00
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         341      1773      4235-12



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