Wednesday, December 18, 2024

McKinney utilizes secret bait to take Day 1 lead at Bassmaster Open at Lake St. Clair

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Illinois’ Trevor McKinney takes the Day 1 lead at the 2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake St. Clair presented by SEVIIN with a five-bass limit weighing 27 pounds, 12 ounces.

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

July 11, 2024

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HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Trevor McKinney had never been to Lake St. Clair before the start of practice for the St. Croix Bassmaster Open presented by SEVIIN. But after one of the best days of fishing he’s ever experienced, he’s already planning return vacations in his head.

“I’ve never been somewhere as unique as St. Clair,” he said. “I’ll definitely be back. I was telling my wife that I’m going to start coming up here in the summers just to vacation. It’s an incredible place.”

On a day where 64 bags over 20 pounds hit the scales and 202 limits were weighed in, McKinney stood above the rest by catching a remarkable 27 pounds, 12 ounces to lead after one day of competition at the renowned smallmouth factory. The Noble, Ill., angler holds a 3-pound advantage over second-place Jack York

After the remnants of Hurricane Beryl created treacherous conditions the final day of practice, sunny skies and lighter winds prevailed on Day 1, allowing the Opens boaters to catch more than 3,800 pounds of bass. Sunny conditions are expected to continue the rest of the tournament as well.  

The 2020 College Bracket Champion had a good feeling about this tournament almost the moment he began practice. He caught more than 20 pounds of bass each day of the warm-up period but didn’t expect an increase in quality during the tournament. 

“Everywhere I went in practice, I caught big ones,” McKinney said. “My worst day of practice I had 22 pounds. I was so excited to start this tournament, but I didn’t know I was going to catch 27 pounds.”

McKinney credited much of his success to an unreleased bait. That one presentation accounted for all 40 of his keeper bass Day 1, including three smallies that hit the 5-11 mark. 

“I have a bait really dialed in,” he said. “I don’t know what it is about it, but they eat it. Every one I throw at bites, and they are all big. I think I caught probably 40 smallmouth. I caught 15 over 4 pounds and was culling constantly. It was unbelievable.”

While there is some grass around his primary area, McKinney has noticed the smallmouth are relating to a hard sand bottom between 8 and 12 feet of water and one sweet spot within that area is attracting more of the quality bass. Surprisingly, it’s an area he has mostly to himself.

Using his forward-facing sonar in practice involved learning to tell the difference between a drum and a smallmouth. Now that he knows what to look for, the McKendree University graduate can identify the bigger smallies in the area and make accurate pitches to them. 

“There’s probably 100 there,” McKinney said. “To get my weight, I bet I made 100 casts. I made 50 casts where I didn’t catch one, and the other 50 casts I caught one. I don’t cast unless I see one, and I don’t cast unless it’s big. There are quite a few little ones in the area, but a lot of big ones too.

“They are pretty tight to the bottom.”

McKinney filled out a limit around 8 a.m. and was constantly culling during the morning hours. By 11, McKinney stopped fishing in his primary area and started looking for new water he may need as the tournament progresses. 

“After I caught the last 5 pounder, I couldn’t do it anymore. I went and did something else and kept catching 4-pounders after that. I’m pretty optimistic about tomorrow. My best area, I didn’t even hit it.”

Coming off a Top 10 at Lake Eufaula, York landed 24-12 in his Lake St. Clair debut. Unlike McKinney, however, York did not have the same level of confidence about catching over 20 pounds. The Lake Fork guide only picked up his trolling motor one time on Day 1, electing to mill around one popular area of Lake St. Clair. He caught bass between 9 and 12 feet of water.

“I picked up the trolling motor one time today, and that was to come to the weigh-in. I found the area I wanted to hunker down in. I felt like if I was running around a bunch, I would just be missing out on bass. I hunkered down and made the most of it.”

Three baits contributed to York’s success, notably a 6th Sense Party Minnow that landed four of the five smallies in his final tally, which included a 5-pounder.

“I literally don’t make a cast until I see a bass.”

York was able to separate himself from other competitors in two different ways. For one, he has located several sweet spots that other anglers haven’t fished. One particular sweet spot is loaded with perch, crawfish and goby.

“It’s the mecca of life there,” York said. “I’m not seeing a lot of bass in there, but when I get bit, it is a good one. Hopefully we can go catch some 4-pounders and then get a few key bites.”

York has noticed the smallmouth are nomadic and tend to show up randomly, so he is fishing faster than others in the area in an attempt to pick off as many as he can.

“They are random. You’ll try and get keyed in on ‘Oh, they are floating today,’ or ‘Oh, they are on bottom,’ but I haven’t been able to get anything like that keyed in. I just roll around as fast as I can. I went twice as fast as everyone else.”

Aaron Jagdfeld took advantage of his local knowledge to catch 24-4 and land in third place after Day 1. It is the first Open for the Rochester Hills, Mich., native, who is hoping to reach the Elite Series in the near future.

“I love this place,” he said. “I was super pumped when the schedule came out last year. I was coming to the tail end of my college career, and this is the path I want to take. There’s not a better way to start it than on Lake St. Clair.”

A recent Adrian College graduate, Jagdfeld targeted smallmouth located around a ½-mile stretch of hard sand and cabbage grass in 19 to 24 feet of water. There is plenty of bait for the smallmouth to feed on as well, including perch. 

In the morning hours, he found the smallmouth were in big groups. In fact, Jagdfeld said there were three or four groups of 50 to 100 smallmouth in the area. As the day wore on, the bass spread out. 

“It was insane. When you panned over on the ‘Scope, you could just see them stacked up on the bottom. I was throwing a drop shot and a Damiki-style bait and I would cast it in there, and 20 or 30 of them would come up to fight over it. That lasted an hour before they broke up.”

His first catch of the day was a 4½-pounder, and he caught the majority of his bass within the first hour and a half of the day. Late in the day, he caught a 4¾-pound smallmouth close to the ramp to upgrade one final time.

New Market, Minn., pro Seth Feider landed the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Day, a 6-1 lunker smallmouth.

Niko Romero of Coldspring, Texas, leads the nonboater division with a three-bass limit measuring 12-13. Jay Jackson of Clio, Mich., is second with 12-12 and Joe Digiovanni of Sterling Heights, Mich., is third with 12-1. Kevin Newcomb of Saint Albans, W.V., caught a 5-2, which leads the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Tournament honors. 

The full field of anglers will launch from the Harley Ensign boat ramp beginning at 6 a.m. ET and will return for weigh-in beginning at 2 p.m. The Top 10 pros after the Day 2 weigh-in will advance to the final day while the co-angler champion will be crowned at the end of Friday’s festivities. 

Tournament coverage begins Saturday at 8 a.m. on FS1 and runs through 1 p.m. Bassmaster LIVE will be streaming on Bassmaster.com daily. All coverage times are ET.

2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake St. Clair presented by SEVIIN 7/11-7/13
Lake St. Clair, Harrison Township  MI.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Trevor McKinney        Noble, IL                5  27-12  200
  Day 1: 5   27-12   
2.  Jack York              Emory, TX                5  24-12  199
  Day 1: 5   24-12   
3.  Aaron Jagdfeld         Rochester Hills, MI      5  24-04  198
  Day 1: 5   24-04   
4.  Jay Przekurat          Plover, WI               5  24-03  197
  Day 1: 5   24-03   
5.  Ish Monroe             Oakdale, CA              5  23-14  196
  Day 1: 5   23-14   
6.  Brett Cannon           Kiln, MS                 5  23-11  195
  Day 1: 5   23-11   
7.  Kenta Kimura           Osaka OK JAPAN           5  23-06  194
  Day 1: 5   23-06   
7.  Tyler Lubbat           Wheeling, IL             5  23-06  194
  Day 1: 5   23-06   
9.  Taku Ito               Dalton GA JAPAN          5  23-02  192
  Day 1: 5   23-02   
9.  Trey Schroeder         Theodosia, MO            5  23-02  192
  Day 1: 5   23-02   
11. Seth Feider            New Market, MN           5  23-00  190
  Day 1: 5   23-00   
12. Lucas Murphy           West Columbia, MI        5  22-14  189
  Day 1: 5   22-14   
13. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  22-13  188
  Day 1: 5   22-13   
14. Chris Hellebuyck       White Lake, MI           5  22-12  187
  Day 1: 5   22-12   
15. Tai Au                 Glendale, AZ             5  22-10  186
  Day 1: 5   22-10   
16. Paul Marks             Cumming, GA              5  22-08  185
  Day 1: 5   22-08   
17. Yui Aoki               Minamitsurugun JAPAN     5  22-07  184
  Day 1: 5   22-07   
18. Billy Gilbert          Hamburg, NY              5  22-06  183
  Day 1: 5   22-06   
19. Dakota Ebare           Brookeland, TX           5  22-04  182
  Day 1: 5   22-04   
20. Cody Dawson            Mount Vernon, OH         5  22-03  181
  Day 1: 5   22-03   
20. Emil Wagner            Marietta, GA             5  22-03  181
  Day 1: 5   22-03   
22. Joey Nania             Cropwell, AL             5  22-02  179
  Day 1: 5   22-02   
23. Tucker Smith           Birmingham, AL           5  22-01  178
  Day 1: 5   22-01   
24. Blake Smith            Lakeland, FL             5  22-00  177
  Day 1: 5   22-00   
24. Jacob Thompkins        Myrtle Beach, SC         5  22-00  177
  Day 1: 5   22-00   
26. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN         5  21-14  175
  Day 1: 5   21-14   
26. Brad Leuthner          Victoria, MN             5  21-14  175
  Day 1: 5   21-14   
28. Bobby Bakewell         Orlando, FL              5  21-13  173
  Day 1: 5   21-13   
28. Connor Jacob           Auburn, AL               5  21-13  173
  Day 1: 5   21-13   
30. Joseph Titus           Bemidji, MN              5  21-13  171
  Day 1: 5   21-13   
31. Mike McClelland        Blue Eye, MO             5  21-11  170
  Day 1: 5   21-11   
32. Garrett Warren         Scottsboro, AL           5  21-08  169
  Day 1: 5   21-08   
33. Kollin Crawford        Broken Bow, OK           5  21-06  168
  Day 1: 5   21-06   
33. Sam Hanggi             Knoxville, TN            5  21-06  168
  Day 1: 5   21-06   
33. Rich Lindgren          Lakeville, MN            5  21-06  168
  Day 1: 5   21-06   
36. Masayuki Matsushita    Porter TX JAPAN          5  21-02  165
  Day 1: 5   21-02   
36. Cody Meyer             Eagle, ID                5  21-02  165
  Day 1: 5   21-02   
38. Jacob Bigelow          Cecil, WI                5  21-01  163
  Day 1: 5   21-01   
39. Justin Eger            Monticello, IN           5  21-00  162
  Day 1: 5   21-00   
40. Kenny Mittelstaedt     Minnetonka, MN           5  20-15  161
  Day 1: 5   20-15   
40. Alex Redwine           Blue Ash, OH             5  20-15  161
  Day 1: 5   20-15   
42. Andrew Loberg          Grant, AL                5  20-14  159
  Day 1: 5   20-14   
42. Tristan McCormick      Burns, TN                5  20-14  159
  Day 1: 5   20-14   
44. Jamie Bruce            Kenora Ontario CANADA    5  20-13  157
  Day 1: 5   20-13   
45. Darold Gleason         Many, LA                 5  20-12  156
  Day 1: 5   20-12   
45. Laker Howell           Guntersville, AL         5  20-12  156
  Day 1: 5   20-12   
45. Joe Wieberg            Freeburg, MO             5  20-12  156
  Day 1: 5   20-12   
48. Cody Steckel           Las Vegas, NV            5  20-12  153
  Day 1: 5   20-12   
49. Elijah Benson          Dahlonega, GA            5  20-11  152
  Day 1: 5   20-11   
50. Matt Messer            Warfield, KY             5  20-11  151
  Day 1: 5   20-11   
51. Keith Tuma             Brainerd, MN             5  20-10  150
  Day 1: 5   20-10   
51. Cole Zagrzebski        Stevens Point, WI        5  20-10  150
  Day 1: 5   20-10   
53. Brock Belik            Orchard, NE              5  20-08  148
  Day 1: 5   20-08   
54. Jimmy Washam           Stantonville, TN         5  20-07  147
  Day 1: 5   20-07   
55. Adam Bartusek          Clearwater, MN           5  20-06  146
  Day 1: 5   20-06   
56. Zach Goutremout        Chaumont, NY             5  20-05  145
  Day 1: 5   20-05   
56. Reece Keeney           Winneconne, WI           5  20-05  145
  Day 1: 5   20-05   
58. Bart Stanisz           Austin, TX               5  20-04  143
  Day 1: 5   20-04   
59. Danny Ramsey           Trinidad, TX             5  20-03  142
  Day 1: 5   20-03   
60. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN           5  20-02  141
  Day 1: 5   20-02   
60. Bo Thomas              Edwardsburg, MI          5  20-02  141
  Day 1: 5   20-02   
62. Adam Rasmussen         Sturgeon Bay, WI         5  20-01  139
  Day 1: 5   20-01   
63. Nick Trim              Galesville, WI           5  20-01  138
  Day 1: 5   20-01   
64. Lance Keene            Manistee, MI             5  20-00  137
  Day 1: 5   20-00   
65. Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC              5  19-15  136
  Day 1: 5   19-15   
65. Dustin Bliss           Brooklyn Park, MN        5  19-15  136
  Day 1: 5   19-15   
67. Andrew Hargrove        Moody, TX                5  19-14  134
  Day 1: 5   19-14   
68. Austin Anderson        Ashley, IN               5  19-12  133
  Day 1: 5   19-12   
68. Chris Beaudrie         Princeton, KY            5  19-12  133
  Day 1: 5   19-12   
68. Austin Cranford        Norman, OK               5  19-12  133
  Day 1: 5   19-12   
68. Ty Faber               Pagosa Springs, CO       5  19-12  133
  Day 1: 5   19-12   
68. Ethen Preston          Tower City, ND           5  19-12  133
  Day 1: 5   19-12   
73. Easton Fothergill      Grand Rapids , MN        5  19-11  128
  Day 1: 5   19-11   
74. Tadd Johnson           Lakeville, MN            5  19-10  127
  Day 1: 5   19-10   
75. Jason Elliott          Warsaw, IN               5  19-09  126
  Day 1: 5   19-09   
75. Andrew Harp            Linden, TX               5  19-09  126
  Day 1: 5   19-09   
75. Chad Pipkens           Dewitt, MI               5  19-09  126
  Day 1: 5   19-09   
78. Matt Adams             Oxford, AL               5  19-08  123
  Day 1: 5   19-08   
78. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  5  19-08  123
  Day 1: 5   19-08   
80. Bailey Bleser          Burlington, WI           5  19-07  121
  Day 1: 5   19-07   
80. Adam Debono            Washington, MI           5  19-07  121
  Day 1: 5   19-07   
80. Brayden Rakes          Winston Salem, NC        5  19-07  121
  Day 1: 5   19-07   
83. Cade Laufenberg        Onalaska, WI             5  19-06  118
  Day 1: 5   19-06   
84. Cody Stahl             Barnsville, GA           5  19-04  117
  Day 1: 5   19-04   
85. Danny McGarry          Newcastle CANADA         5  19-03  116
  Day 1: 5   19-03   
85. Nathan Thompson        Eagan, MN                5  19-03  116
  Day 1: 5   19-03   
87. Jackson Swisher        Lake City, FL            5  19-01  114
  Day 1: 5   19-01   
88. Manny Sciberras        Liberty Twp, OH          5  19-00  113
  Day 1: 5   19-00   
89. Trey Swindle           Cleveland, AL            5  18-15  112
  Day 1: 5   18-15   
90. Alexander Welter       Onalaska, WI             5  18-14  111
  Day 1: 5   18-14   
91. Jim Moynagh            Remer, MN                5  18-13  110
  Day 1: 5   18-13   
91. Randy Ramsey           Burlington, MI           5  18-13  110
  Day 1: 5   18-13   
91. Dalton Smith           Taylorsville, KY         5  18-13  110
  Day 1: 5   18-13   
94. Tommy Parker           Delano, MN               5  18-12  107
  Day 1: 5   18-12   
95. Cole Drummond          Effingham, SC            5  18-10  106
  Day 1: 5   18-10   
96. Beau Browning          Hot Springs National Pa  5  18-10  105
  Day 1: 5   18-10   
97. Evan Kung              Pickering Ontario CANAD  5  18-09  104
  Day 1: 5   18-09   
97. Lafe Messer            Warfield, KY             5  18-09  104
  Day 1: 5   18-09   
99. Alex Heintze           Denham Springs, LA       5  18-08  102
  Day 1: 5   18-08   
99. Kyle Palmer            Winchester, TN           5  18-08  102
  Day 1: 5   18-08   
101. Jeffrey Copley         Marengo, OH              5  18-07  100
  Day 1: 5   18-07   
101. Daisuke Kita           Ostu Shiga JAPAN         5  18-07  100
  Day 1: 5   18-07   
103. Matt Pangrac           Shawnee, OK              5  18-06   98
  Day 1: 5   18-06   
104. Kyle Austin            Ridgeville, SC           5  18-03   97
  Day 1: 5   18-03   
104. Casey Scanlon          Eldon, MO                5  18-03   97
  Day 1: 5   18-03   
106. Randy Howell           Guntersville, AL         5  18-02   95
  Day 1: 5   18-02   
106. Mitchell Jacobs        Prior Lake, MN           5  18-02   95
  Day 1: 5   18-02   
108. Brandon McMillan       Clewiston, FL            5  18-01   93
  Day 1: 5   18-01   
108. Cody Salzmann          Southgate, MI            5  18-01   93
  Day 1: 5   18-01   
110. Andrew Julson          Stoughton, WI            5  18-00   91
  Day 1: 5   18-00   
110. Billy McDonald         Greenwood, IN            5  18-00   91
  Day 1: 5   18-00   
110. Jeremy Radford         Huntly, VA               5  18-00   91
  Day 1: 5   18-00   
110. Andrew Upshaw          Hemphill, TX             5  18-00   91
  Day 1: 5   18-00   
110. Zack Williams          Shell Knob, MO           5  18-00   91
  Day 1: 5   18-00   
115. Tommy Dunaway          Havana, FL               5  17-15   86
  Day 1: 5   17-15   
115. Jack Tindel III        Orange, TX               5  17-15   86
  Day 1: 5   17-15   
117. Freddy  Palmer         Estill Springs, TN       5  17-13   84
  Day 1: 5   17-13   
118. James Watson           Lampe, MO                5  17-11   83
  Day 1: 5   17-11   
119. Brett Hite             Phoenix, AZ              5  17-10   82
  Day 1: 5   17-10   
120. Travis Turcotte        Pembroke CANADA          5  17-10   81
  Day 1: 5   17-10   
121. Kyoya Fujita           Yamanashi CA JAPAN       5  17-09   80
  Day 1: 5   17-09   
121. Phillip Kroll          Otego, NY                5  17-09   80
  Day 1: 5   17-09   
123. Chase Clarke           Virginia Beach, VA       5  17-07   78
  Day 1: 5   17-07   
123. Lance Crawford         Broken Bow, OK           5  17-07   78
  Day 1: 5   17-07   
123. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  17-07   78
  Day 1: 5   17-07   
123. Chancy Walters         West Des Moines, IA      5  17-07   78
  Day 1: 5   17-07   
127. Jack Dice              Lynchburg, VA            5  17-06   74
  Day 1: 5   17-06   
127. Scout Echols           Monticello, AR           5  17-06   74
  Day 1: 5   17-06   
127. Brady Vernon           Sterrett, AL             5  17-06   74
  Day 1: 5   17-06   
130. Christian Ostrander    Turlock, CA              5  17-06   71
  Day 1: 5   17-06   
131. Andy Newcomb           Camdenton, MO            5  17-05   70
  Day 1: 5   17-05   
132. Ed Czerwinski          Crown Point, IN          5  17-03   69
  Day 1: 5   17-03   
132. Clark Reehm            Elm Grove, LA            5  17-03   69
  Day 1: 5   17-03   
132. John Voyles            Petersburg, IN           5  17-03   69
  Day 1: 5   17-03   
135. Cody Donato            Burlington, MI           5  17-03   66
  Day 1: 5   17-03   
136. Cliff Pace             Ovett, MS                5  17-02   65
  Day 1: 5   17-02   
137. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL             5  17-02   64
  Day 1: 5   17-02   
138. Andy Dassow            Medford, WI              5  16-15   63
  Day 1: 5   16-15   
139. Fernando Lobato        Sparta, WI               5  16-14   62
  Day 1: 5   16-14   
140. Kyle Minke             Lindsrom, MN             5  16-14   61
  Day 1: 5   16-14   
141. Caden Cowan            Stephenville, TX         5  16-13   60
  Day 1: 5   16-13   
141. Patrick Goodman        Sturgis, MI              5  16-13   60
  Day 1: 5   16-13   
141. Logan Johnson          Jasper, AL               5  16-13   60
  Day 1: 5   16-13   
144. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV           5  16-12   57
  Day 1: 5   16-12   
145. Brian Post             Janesville, WI           5  16-09   56
  Day 1: 5   16-09   
146. Chris Blanchette       Edisto Island, SC        5  16-08   55
  Day 1: 5   16-08   
147. Ralph Blasey           Pinckney, MI             5  16-07   54
  Day 1: 5   16-07   
147. Josh Douglas           Isle, MN                 5  16-07   54
  Day 1: 5   16-07   
149. Kevin Langlands        Macomb, MI               5  16-05   52
  Day 1: 5   16-05   
149. Bryan Partak           Marseilles, IL           5  16-05   52
  Day 1: 5   16-05   
151. Blake Schroeder        Whitehouse, TX           5  16-03   50
  Day 1: 5   16-03   
151. Randall Tharp          Port St. Joe, FL         5  16-03   50
  Day 1: 5   16-03   
153. Avery Williams         Murrells Inlt, SC        5  16-01   48
  Day 1: 5   16-01   
154. Jason Borofka          Lavon, TX                5  15-15   47
  Day 1: 5   15-15   
154. Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              5  15-15   47
  Day 1: 5   15-15   
156. Jason Lambert          Savannah, TN             5  15-14   45
  Day 1: 5   15-14   
157. Brady Hanna            Silvis, IL               5  15-13   44
  Day 1: 5   15-13   
158. Dylan Mayo             Athens, TX               5  15-11   43
  Day 1: 5   15-11   
159. Andrew Behnke          Fond Du Lac, WI          5  15-10   42
  Day 1: 5   15-10   
159. Josh Butler            Hayden, AL               5  15-10   42
  Day 1: 5   15-10   
161. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL           5  15-08   40
  Day 1: 5   15-08   
162. Jason Abram            Piney Flats, TN          5  15-07   39
  Day 1: 5   15-07   
162. Keith Brumfield        Vicksburg, MS            5  15-07   39
  Day 1: 5   15-07   
162. Steven Caldwell        Whitesboro, TX           5  15-07   39
  Day 1: 5   15-07   
165. Derrick Sadlowski      Monaca, PA               5  15-07   36
  Day 1: 5   15-07   
166. Kevin Dritschler       Prosper, TX              5  15-06   35
  Day 1: 5   15-06   
167. Brad Swan              North Ridgeville, OH     5  15-03   34
  Day 1: 5   15-03   
168. Evan Poroznik          Nestleton Station Ontar  5  15-02   33
  Day 1: 5   15-02   
169. Greg Bohannan          Bentonville, AR          5  15-01   32
  Day 1: 5   15-01   
170. Parker Knudsen         Minnetonka, MN           5  15-01   31
  Day 1: 5   15-01   
171. Dave Parsons           Yantis, TX               5  14-15   30
  Day 1: 5   14-15   
172. Mike Mayo              Athens, TX               5  14-12   29
  Day 1: 5   14-12   
173. Vue Thao               Madison, WI              5  14-11   28
  Day 1: 5   14-11   
174. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            5  14-09   27
  Day 1: 5   14-09   
175. Paul Browning          Monahans, TX             5  14-09   26
  Day 1: 5   14-09   
175. Sean Clayton           Seneca, SC               5  14-09   26
  Day 1: 5   14-09   
177. Scott Isaacs           Ladonia, TX              5  14-04   24
  Day 1: 5   14-04   
178. Chad Grigsby           Maple Grove, MN          5  14-02   23
  Day 1: 5   14-02   
178. Chris Miller           Spirit Lake, IA          5  14-02   23
  Day 1: 5   14-02   
180. Brian Bengtson         Bloomington, MN          5  13-15   21
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
180. Mark Tonjum            Spencer, IA              5  13-15   21
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
182. Andrew Smith           Chesterfield, MI         5  13-12   19
  Day 1: 5   13-12   
183. Tom Monsoor            La Crosse, WI            5  13-11   18
  Day 1: 5   13-11   
184. Derek Lehtonen         Woodruff, SC             5  13-09   17
  Day 1: 5   13-09   
185. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          5  13-07   16
  Day 1: 5   13-07   
186. Tripp Noojin           Bryant, AL               5  13-06   15
  Day 1: 5   13-06   
187. Mike Surman            Boca Raton, FL           5  13-02   14
  Day 1: 5   13-02   
188. Cody Bird              Granbury, TX             5  12-10   13
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
188. Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           5  12-10   13
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
188. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              5  12-10   13
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
191. Bryan Finch            Belton, TX               5  12-08   10
  Day 1: 5   12-08   
192. Jody Gardner           Tippecanoe, OH           5  12-03    9
  Day 1: 5   12-03   
193. Kyle Weisenburger      Columbus Grv, OH         5  12-02    8
  Day 1: 5   12-02   
194. Richard Kaluba         Litchfield, OH           5  12-00    7
  Day 1: 5   12-00   
195. Tyler Smith            Portage, MI              5  11-13    6
  Day 1: 5   11-13   
196. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           5  11-11    5
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
196. Lance Owen             Greer, SC                5  11-11    5
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
198. David Bromenshenkel    Sauk Centre, MN          5  11-09    3
  Day 1: 5   11-09   
199. Matt Thompson          Stacy, MN                4  11-09    2
  Day 1: 4   11-09   
200. Tony Dumitras          Winston, GA              4  11-06    1
  Day 1: 4   11-06   
201. Louis Moratti          Rockford, MI             5  11-05    0
  Day 1: 5   11-05   
202. Richard Lowitzki       Fort Myers, FL           5  11-03    0
  Day 1: 5   11-03   
203. Teb Jones              Yalaha, MS               5  11-01    0
  Day 1: 5   11-01   
204. Daniel Larson          Onamia, MN               4  10-10    0
  Day 1: 4   10-10   
205. Jordan Knutson         Saint Croix Falls, WI    5  10-05    0
  Day 1: 5   10-05   
206. Wayne Hall             Cottonwood, AZ           4  09-10    0
  Day 1: 4   09-10   
207. Doc Wootton            Collierville, TN         3  08-13    0
  Day 1: 3   08-13   
208. Allan Nail             Sand Springs, OK         3  08-12    0
  Day 1: 3   08-12   
209. A.J. Menssen           Bloomington, IL          3  08-04    0
  Day 1: 3   08-04   
210. Philip Roesener        Choctaw, OK              3  08-03    0
  Day 1: 3   08-03   
211. Tim Tyndell            Mineola, TX              4  08-02    0
  Day 1: 4   08-02   
212. Kelvin Wilcox          Hazlehurst, GA           4  07-15    0
  Day 1: 4   07-15   
213. Dale Salzmann          Hazel Green, WI          3  07-08    0
  Day 1: 3   07-08   
214. Dan Welsh              Elko New Mrkt, MN        2  06-13    0
  Day 1: 2   06-13   
215. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           3  06-10    0
  Day 1: 3   06-10   
216. Scott Noel             Loveland, OH             2  06-04    0
  Day 1: 2   06-04   
217. Brady Schran           Zumbrota, MN             2  05-09    0
  Day 1: 2   05-09   
218. Clint Leonard Jr       Saint Cloud, FL          2  03-14    0
  Day 1: 2   03-14   
219. Paul Bouvier           Kingston CANADA          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
219. Joey Hanna             Corsicana, TX            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
219. Brent Shores           Boise, ID                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       202      1060      3814-14
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         202      1060      3814-14

2024 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Lake St. Clair presented by SEVIIN 7/11-7/13
Lake St. Clair, Harrison Township  MI.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Niko Romero            Coldspring, TX           3  12-13  200
  Day 1: 3   12-13   
2.  Jay Jackson            Clio, MI                 3  12-12  199
  Day 1: 3   12-12   
3.  Joe Digiovanni         Sterling Heights, MI     3  12-01  198
  Day 1: 3   12-01   
4.  Jeff Somers            Crystal, MN              3  11-13  197
  Day 1: 3   11-13   
5.  Scott Dondlinger       Scottsboro, AL           3  11-11  196
  Day 1: 3   11-11   
6.  Brandon Troupe         Chicago, IL              3  11-10  195
  Day 1: 3   11-10   
7.  Jimmy Obrien           Southampton, NY          3  11-09  194
  Day 1: 3   11-09   
8.  Brad Goetz             Waunakee, WI             3  11-05  193
  Day 1: 3   11-05   
8.  Craig Hanna            Powell, OH               3  11-05  193
  Day 1: 3   11-05   
8.  Richard Simmons        Pewamo , MI              3  11-05  193
  Day 1: 3   11-05   
11. Andy Bulson            Highland, MI             3  11-04  190
  Day 1: 3   11-04   
12. Benjamin Antoniewicz   Kronenwetter, WI         3  11-03  189
  Day 1: 3   11-03   
12. Jed Lamb               Chapel Hill, TN          3  11-03  189
  Day 1: 3   11-03   
14. Scott Bannerman        Stratford CANADA         3  11-02  187
  Day 1: 3   11-02   
15. Travis Bradley         Hurricane, WV            3  11-00  186
  Day 1: 3   11-00   
15. Kevin Yeska            Madison, WI              3  11-00  186
  Day 1: 3   11-00   
17. Danny Mancini          Necedah, WI              3  10-15  184
  Day 1: 3   10-15   
18. John Bolen             Marshall, MI             3  10-14  183
  Day 1: 3   10-14   
19. Kevin Newcomb          Saint Albans, WV         3  10-13  182
  Day 1: 3   10-13   
20. Shane Kuehn            Bennington, NE           3  10-13  181
  Day 1: 3   10-13   
21. Gary Dennis            Ravenswood, WV           3  10-12  180
  Day 1: 3   10-12   
21. Mark Lyons             Marion, IN               3  10-12  180
  Day 1: 3   10-12   
23. Kristian Johnson       Belvidere, NJ            3  10-11  178
  Day 1: 3   10-11   
23. Dawson Wisner          Palatka, FL              3  10-11  178
  Day 1: 3   10-11   
25. Tom Lyskawka           Arlington Heights  , IL  3  10-11  176
  Day 1: 3   10-11   
26. Klaus Kuester          Forest Park, IL          3  10-10  175
  Day 1: 3   10-10   
26. Pete  Pisello          Phillipsburg, NJ         3  10-10  175
  Day 1: 3   10-10   
26. Ronald Young           New Braunfels, TX        3  10-10  175
  Day 1: 3   10-10   
29. Chad Stahl             Barnesville, GA          3  10-09  172
  Day 1: 3   10-09   
30. Cullan Parker          Avon Lake, OH            3  10-08  171
  Day 1: 3   10-08   
31. Jimmy Fellegy          Mustang, OK              3  10-07  170
  Day 1: 3   10-07   
32. Jared Choiniere        South Lyon, MI           3  10-06  169
  Day 1: 3   10-06   
32. Charlie Gabbeart       Plymouth, MI             3  10-06  169
  Day 1: 3   10-06   
32. Arron Kowalczyk        Newport, MI              3  10-06  169
  Day 1: 3   10-06   
32. Bob Morin              Seymour, TN              3  10-06  169
  Day 1: 3   10-06   
32. Hayden Spradling       Gilbert, AZ              3  10-06  169
  Day 1: 3   10-06   
37. Greg Davis             Reynoldsburg, OH         3  10-05  164
  Day 1: 3   10-05   
37. Riku Hayashi           Ritto Shiga JAPAN        3  10-05  164
  Day 1: 3   10-05   
39. Gary Emery III         Gladwin, MI              3  10-04  162
  Day 1: 3   10-04   
40. Eugene Kim             Lindenhurst, IL          3  10-03  161
  Day 1: 3   10-03   
41. Eric Gates             Laurel, IN               3  10-01  160
  Day 1: 3   10-01   
42. Darren Gates           Macon, IL                3  10-00  159
  Day 1: 3   10-00   
42. Adam Yeagley           Mulberry, IN             3  10-00  159
  Day 1: 3   10-00   
44. Erik Fossum            Porter, ME               3  09-15  157
  Day 1: 3   09-15   
44. Tom Stark III          Angola, IN               3  09-15  157
  Day 1: 3   09-15   
44. Mike Steckel           Las Vegas, NV            3  09-15  157
  Day 1: 3   09-15   
47. Gary Haraguchi         Murfreesboro, TN         3  09-14  154
  Day 1: 3   09-14   
47. Tiffany Leal           Austin, TX               3  09-14  154
  Day 1: 3   09-14   
49. Jerry Adamski          Chicago, IL              3  09-13  152
  Day 1: 3   09-13   
49. Tony Grubb             Ann Arbor, MI            3  09-13  152
  Day 1: 3   09-13   
51. Hunter Brinkman        Wolcottville, IN         3  09-13  150
  Day 1: 3   09-13   
52. Corey Gue              Huntington, WV           3  09-12  149
  Day 1: 3   09-12   
52. Ron Norris             Portage, MI              3  09-12  149
  Day 1: 3   09-12   
52. Sean O’Brien           Norman, OK               3  09-12  149
  Day 1: 3   09-12   
55. Eric Polenz            Trenton, MI              3  09-11  146
  Day 1: 3   09-11   
56. Phil Cowan             Fort Worth, TX           3  09-10  145
  Day 1: 3   09-10   
56. Darwin Griva           Hampton, IN              3  09-10  145
  Day 1: 3   09-10   
56. Cody Harris            Grand Blanc, MI          3  09-10  145
  Day 1: 3   09-10   
56. Kevin Lewis            Lexington, KY            3  09-10  145
  Day 1: 3   09-10   
60. Mike Elkins            Kalamazoo, MI            3  09-09  141
  Day 1: 3   09-09   
60. Russell Vandiver       Greenfield, IN           3  09-09  141
  Day 1: 3   09-09   
62. Landon Lawson          Jonesborough, TN         3  09-08  139
  Day 1: 3   09-08   
62. Perry See              Rochester, MN            3  09-08  139
  Day 1: 3   09-08   
64. Tanner Visco           Chicago, IL              3  09-07  137
  Day 1: 3   09-07   
65. Randal Burr            Chesterfield, MI         3  09-07  136
  Day 1: 3   09-07   
66. Ken Bassler            Clarkston, MI            3  09-06  135
  Day 1: 3   09-06   
66. Thy Dinh               Charleston, WV           3  09-06  135
  Day 1: 3   09-06   
66. Jim Murphy             Walker, MI               3  09-06  135
  Day 1: 3   09-06   
69. Bee Carchidi           Baden CANADA             3  09-04  132
  Day 1: 3   09-04   
69. Dai Kitajima           Otsu-Shi JAPAN           3  09-04  132
  Day 1: 3   09-04   
71. Jeff Jones             West Seneca, NY          3  09-03  130
  Day 1: 3   09-03   
72. Todd Mason             Three Rivers, MI         3  09-01  129
  Day 1: 3   09-01   
73. Aaron Anders           Oakland FL CANADA        3  08-14  128
  Day 1: 3   08-14   
73. Jonathan Jackson       Las Vegas, NV            3  08-14  128
  Day 1: 3   08-14   
75. Michael Leach          Shenandoah, TX           3  08-13  126
  Day 1: 3   08-13   
76. Michael Hrynewycz      Goshen, IN               3  08-12  125
  Day 1: 3   08-12   
76. Garry Osborn           Kalamazoo, MI            3  08-12  125
  Day 1: 3   08-12   
78. Todd Robbins           Chelsea, MI              2  08-11  123
  Day 1: 2   08-11   
79. Christopher Majerle    Trenton, MI              3  08-10  122
  Day 1: 3   08-10   
80. Mohammad Rahimpour     Oxford, MI               3  08-09  121
  Day 1: 3   08-09   
80. Stephen Wolownik       Bloomingdale, MI         3  08-09  121
  Day 1: 3   08-09   
82. Jimmy Brumfield        Madison, MS              3  08-08  119
  Day 1: 3   08-08   
82. Tadd Davis             Colon, MI                3  08-08  119
  Day 1: 3   08-08   
84. Jason Barber           Gun Barrel City, TX      3  08-07  117
  Day 1: 3   08-07   
84. John Davis             Dowagiac, MI             3  08-07  117
  Day 1: 3   08-07   
86. Ethan Street           Coal Valley, IL          3  08-06  115
  Day 1: 3   08-06   
86. Andrew Williams        Fenton, MI               3  08-06  115
  Day 1: 3   08-06   
88. Ty Kenyon              Dodgeville, WI           3  08-04  113
  Day 1: 3   08-04   
89. Jon Linneman           Joliet, IL               3  08-02  112
  Day 1: 3   08-02   
89. Brandon Newman         Arlington, IN            3  08-02  112
  Day 1: 3   08-02   
91. Eric Breitkreutz       Sheboygan, WI            3  08-01  110
  Day 1: 3   08-01   
92. Owen Atchison          Van Buren, OH            3  08-00  109
  Day 1: 3   08-00   
92. Martin Terveer         Otsego, MN               3  08-00  109
  Day 1: 3   08-00   
92. Michael Willbur        Battle Creek, MI         3  08-00  109
  Day 1: 3   08-00   
95. Mark Wolownik          Paw Paw, MI              2  08-00  106
  Day 1: 2   08-00   
96. Bailey Rothrock        Milan, MI                3  07-15  105
  Day 1: 3   07-15   
97. Doug Clifford          Crooksville, OH          3  07-13  104
  Day 1: 3   07-13   
97. Kenny Stelter          Forest Lake, MN          3  07-13  104
  Day 1: 3   07-13   
99. Gabe Sowash            Gainesville, GA          3  07-12  102
  Day 1: 3   07-12   
99. Chip Wright            Gobles, MI               3  07-12  102
  Day 1: 3   07-12   
101. Steven Pennington      Delton, MI               3  07-12  100
  Day 1: 3   07-12   
102. Richard Greene         Ocala, FL                3  07-11   99
  Day 1: 3   07-11   
102. Nathan Oxenberg        Woodstock CANADA         3  07-11   99
  Day 1: 3   07-11   
102. Kenneth Taylor         Shelby Township, MI      3  07-11   99
  Day 1: 3   07-11   
105. Matt Kelley            Detroit, MI              2  07-11   96
  Day 1: 2   07-11   
106. Greg Shaughnessy       Miami, FL                3  07-10   95
  Day 1: 3   07-10   
106. Brad Thieman           Sioux City, IA           3  07-10   95
  Day 1: 3   07-10   
108. Rich Bleser            Burlington, WI           3  07-08   93
  Day 1: 3   07-08   
108. Hiroya Hyodo           Funabashi city Chibaken  3  07-08   93
  Day 1: 3   07-08   
110. Keith Gunsauls         Dandridge, TN            3  07-06   91
  Day 1: 3   07-06   
110. Patrick Ricchi         Waterford, MI            3  07-06   91
  Day 1: 3   07-06   
112. Philip Castrodale      West Bloomfield, MI      3  06-15   89
  Day 1: 3   06-15   
113. Daniel Vasquez         Boynton Beach, FL        2  06-15   88
  Day 1: 2   06-15   
114. Patrick Bartley        Waconia, MN              2  06-14   87
  Day 1: 2   06-14   
115. Austin Koleszar        Detroit, MI              3  06-11   86
  Day 1: 3   06-11   
115. Mark Saunders Sr       Valley City, OH          3  06-11   86
  Day 1: 3   06-11   
117. Eric Nitz              Lawton, MI               2  06-11   84
  Day 1: 2   06-11   
118. Andrew Shores          Boise, ID                3  06-10   83
  Day 1: 3   06-10   
119. Kenny Piper            Spring Lake, MI          3  06-08   82
  Day 1: 3   06-08   
120. Alex Grimbos           Innisfil CANADA          2  06-08   81
  Day 1: 2   06-08   
121. Jacob Collins          Hillsboro, IL            2  06-07   80
  Day 1: 2   06-07   
122. Rich Soderquist        South Haven, MI          2  06-04   79











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