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Messer adjusts and takes Bassmaster Open lead at Harris Chain of Lakes

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Matt Messer of Warfield, Ky., is leading after Day 1 of the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Harris Chain of Lakes with 24 pounds, 6 ounces. 

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

October 13, 2023

Messer adjusts and takes Bassmaster Open lead at Harris Chain of Lakes

LEESBURG, Fla. — Most folks love it when a plan comes together.

But Matt Messer is actually pretty stoked that his did not initially work.

As much as it pained Messer to shift gears from his starting area and technique, doing so delivered a limit of 24 pounds, 6 ounces, which leads Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Harris Chain of Lakes.

Hailing from Warfield, Ky., Messer heads into Championship Saturday — the event was shortened to two days due to inclement weather on Thursday — with a lead of 3-9 over Ben Milliken of New Caney, Texas.

“I had something I was going to run, but I only had two keepers at almost 11 o’clock. I had to completely switch everything,” Messer said. “I have a way that I can catch a limit pretty easily, but I knew I wasn’t going to win doing it, so I completely scrapped that.

“I’ve fished this place a bunch. I love this place and it ended up working out. I got a couple of the right bites.”

Anchoring his bag with a 7-14 largemouth, Messer also had a 7-2.

No stranger to these waters, Messer and his brother, Kentucky Christian University teammate Lafe Messer, won the Bassmaster College Series event at Harris Chain in 2022 with a two-day total of 61 pounds, 13 ounces that included monster bags of 25-6 and 36-7, a College Series single-day record.

After severe weather prompted the postponement of Day 1, the full field is now fishing both Friday and Saturday instead of the traditional format of trimming the field to the Top 10 for the third and final day.

With the heavy rains and strong winds roiling the Harris Chain, Messer found much of his success flipping a Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Creature Hawg. While many chose to flip hydrilla and Kissimmee grass, Messer opted to target pads, eelgrass and shellbars.

“This is the dirtiest I’ve seen this water,” Messer said. “I think I could have caught ‘em on some of the stuff I started on this morning. I’m glad I didn’t because I ended up finding good ones elsewhere.”

In addition to his creature bait, Messer caught keepers on a Zoom Speed Worm and a buzzbait.

“I started catching them early, and I junk fished my way to a limit,” he said. “The two big ones came between noon and 1. Both of them were pretty close.

“I fished Lake Harris, Eustis and Griffin. I have a lot of history on this place, so I was just running around checking stuff. I wasn’t really on anything (solid).”

Milliken, who won the Bassmaster Open at Toledo Bend in mid-April, is in second place with 20-13. Stating that he was committed to his areas regardless of weather, Milliken said he was pleasantly surprised with the quality he encountered.

“I was just fortunate to find a spot with a big group of fish on Day 2 of practice,” Milliken said. “I never went back there in practice, so I had no idea what it was going to be like when I got there this morning.

“I fished multiple lakes today, but I’m going to narrow it down tomorrow because I know what I’m doing. One lake had all of them — one spot.”

Fishing in what he described as a mid-depth range, Milliken said he caught his bass on a mixture of dragging baits, cranking and a big glidebait.

Bassmaster Elite Series pro John Soukup of Sapulpa, Okla., is in third place with 19-10. Parking in one lake all day, Soukup put his faith in an offshore grass area he had located during practice.

“It was a whole day of figuring out what the bass were going to do — was (Thursday’s weather) going to pack them into their areas really tight, or was it going to loosen them up because the weather started getting good and they started feeling good,” Soukup pondered. “It was a little bit of both.

“I think the weather drew more fish into the cover, and they started biting early and kept going and going and going.”

Noting he threw mostly reaction baits, Soukup said he had several other boats in close proximity, but none seemed to fare as well as he did. The key, he said, was stepping on the gas.

“It was speed, weight, bait,” Soukup said. “I was being way more aggressive than everyone else.

“When other guys came through my area, I could see they were struggling. When people are struggling, they usually think they have to slow down. But sometimes to trigger fish in Florida, you need a heavier weight and a faster presentation.”

Messer is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 7-14.

Pic Dieffenbauch Jr. of Hundred, W.Va., leads the co-angler division with 13-4. With a 6-15 anchoring his limit, Dieffenbauch established a margin of 3-6 over Yukinori Kusabuka of Ibaraki, Japan.

“I threw some moving baits and I did some flipping,” Dieffenbauch said. “I caught the big one on a flipping bait in the afternoon.

“It kind of surprised me because it was later in the day. It wasn’t even in the cover. It was just out in the open water.”

Dieffenbauch holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with his 6-15.

JT Thompkins of Myrtle Beach, S.C., leads the Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers standings with 1667 points. The EQ season standings will be decided after Saturday’s rounds, with the top nine finishers earning invitations to fish the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series.

Saturday’s takeoff is scheduled for 7:15 a.m. ET at Ski Beach and the weigh-in will be held back at the launch site at 3:15 p.m. FS1 will broadcast live with the leaders beginning at 8 a.m. with continuing coverage on Bassmaster.com

The tournament is being hosted by Visit Lake, the City of Leesburg and the Greater Orlando Sports Commission.

2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Harris Chain 10/13-10/15
Harris Chain Of Lakes, Leesburg  FL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Matt Messer            Warfield, KY             5  24-06  200
  Day 1: 5   24-06   
2.  Ben Milliken           New Caney, TX            5  20-13  199
  Day 1: 5   20-13   
3.  John Soukup            Sapulpa, OK              5  19-10  198
  Day 1: 5   19-10   
4.  Wesley Gore            Clanton, AL              5  18-15  197
  Day 1: 5   18-15   
5.  Tyler Lubbat           Wheeling, IL             5  18-02  196
  Day 1: 5   18-02   
6.  Chad Prough            Chipley, FL              5  17-05  195
  Day 1: 5   17-05   
7.  Takayuki Koike         Otsu-City JAPAN          5  16-13  194
  Day 1: 5   16-13   
7.  Mike Mayo              Athens, TX               5  16-13  194
  Day 1: 5   16-13   
9.  Trevor McKinney        Benton, IL               5  16-12  192
  Day 1: 5   16-12   
10. Ish Monroe             Oakdale, CA              5  16-11  191
  Day 1: 5   16-11   
11. Blake Sylvester        Plaquemine, LA           5  15-14  190
  Day 1: 5   15-14   
11. Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT           5  15-14  190
  Day 1: 5   15-14   
13. Teb Jones              Yalaha, MS               5  15-13  188
  Day 1: 5   15-13   
14. JT Thompkins           Myrtle Beach, SC         5  15-11  187
  Day 1: 5   15-11   
15. Louis Monetti          Brielle, NJ              5  15-04  186
  Day 1: 5   15-04   
16. Tyler Williams         Belgrade, ME             5  15-03  185
  Day 1: 5   15-03   
17. Brady Vernon           Sterrett, AL             5  14-07  184
  Day 1: 5   14-07   
18. Billy McDonald         Greenwood, IN            5  14-05  183
  Day 1: 5   14-05   
19. Zack Smith             Starke, FL               5  14-02  182
  Day 1: 5   14-02   
20. JT Russell             Mc Calla, AL             5  14-00  181
  Day 1: 5   14-00   
21. Griffin Phillips       Mount Olive, AL          5  13-15  180
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
22. Miles Burghoff         Dayton, TN               5  13-12  179
  Day 1: 5   13-12   
22. Craig Chambers         Midland, NC              5  13-12  179
  Day 1: 5   13-12   
22. D.J. Ellis             Leesburg, FL             5  13-12  179
  Day 1: 5   13-12   
22. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  5  13-12  179
  Day 1: 5   13-12   
26. Bryan New              Saluda, SC               5  13-10  175
  Day 1: 5   13-10   
27. Keith Tuma             Brainerd, MN             5  13-09  174
  Day 1: 5   13-09   
28. Keith Bardolf          Abbeville, AL            5  13-07  173
  Day 1: 5   13-07   
29. Dave Turner            Citrus Springs, FL       5  13-07  172
  Day 1: 5   13-07   
30. Billy Charland         Lakeland, FL             5  13-05  171
  Day 1: 5   13-05   
31. Andrew Hargrove        Moody, TX                5  13-02  170
  Day 1: 5   13-02   
31. Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             5  13-02  170
  Day 1: 5   13-02   
31. Alex Murray            Lake Charles, LA         5  13-02  170
  Day 1: 5   13-02   
31. Daniel Valois Gomez    Caracas FL VENEZUELA     5  13-02  170
  Day 1: 5   13-02   
35. Ron Ryals Jr           Live Oak, FL             5  12-14  166
  Day 1: 5   12-14   
35. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            5  12-14  166
  Day 1: 5   12-14   
37. Chris Blanchette       Edisto Island, SC        5  12-13  164
  Day 1: 5   12-13   
37. Jack York              Emory, TX                5  12-13  164
  Day 1: 5   12-13   
39. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  12-12  162
  Day 1: 5   12-12   
39. Kurt Mitchell          Milford, DE              5  12-12  162
  Day 1: 5   12-12   
39. Chad Warren            Sand Springs, OK         5  12-12  162
  Day 1: 5   12-12   
42. Shaine Campbell        Brookeland, TX           5  12-10  159
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
42. Allen Johnson          Trinity, AL              5  12-10  159
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
44. Drew Cook              Cairo, GA                5  12-07  157
  Day 1: 5   12-07   
45. Frank Talley           Temple, TX               5  12-05  156
  Day 1: 5   12-05   
46. Trey McKinney          Carbondale, IL           5  12-03  155
  Day 1: 5   12-03   
46. David Wootton          Collierville, TN         5  12-03  155
  Day 1: 5   12-03   
48. Bo Thomas              Edwardsburg, MI          5  12-03  153
  Day 1: 5   12-03   
49. Justin Kimmel          Athens, GA               5  12-03  152
  Day 1: 5   12-03   
50. Jack Tindel III        Orange, TX               5  12-02  151
  Day 1: 5   12-02   
51. Kyle Austin            Ridgeville, SC           5  12-01  150
  Day 1: 5   12-01   
51. Brian Post             Janesville, WI           5  12-01  150
  Day 1: 5   12-01   
53. Robert Gee             Knoxville, TN            5  12-01  148
  Day 1: 5   12-01   
53. Parker Mott            Winter Garden, FL        5  12-01  148
  Day 1: 5   12-01   
55. Brett Cannon           Kiln, MS                 5  12-00  146
  Day 1: 5   12-00   
56. Colby Robertson        Summerfield, FL          5  11-15  145
  Day 1: 5   11-15   
57. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL             5  11-12  144
  Day 1: 5   11-12   
58. Mike Surman            Boca Raton, FL           5  11-11  143
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
58. Jimmy Washam           Stantonville, TN         5  11-11  143
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
60. Hunter Bland           Williston, FL            5  11-10  141
  Day 1: 5   11-10   
61. Matt Henry             Milledgeville, GA        5  11-09  140
  Day 1: 5   11-09   
61. Keith Nemcek           St Charles, IL           5  11-09  140
  Day 1: 5   11-09   
63. Chase Clarke           Virginia Beach, VA       5  11-08  138
  Day 1: 5   11-08   
63. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL             5  11-08  138
  Day 1: 5   11-08   
65. Destin DeMarion        Harborcreek, PA          4  11-07  136
  Day 1: 4   11-07   
66. Kenta Kimura           Osaka JAPAN              5  11-06  135
  Day 1: 5   11-06   
67. Wil Dieffenbauch III   Hundred, WV              5  11-05  134
  Day 1: 5   11-05   
68. Cole Drummond          Effingham, SC            5  11-04  133
  Day 1: 5   11-04   
68. John Garrett           Union City, TN           5  11-04  133
  Day 1: 5   11-04   
68. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA             5  11-04  133
  Day 1: 5   11-04   
71. David Kilgore          Jasper, AL               5  11-03  130
  Day 1: 5   11-03   
71. Kyle Patrick           Cooperstown, NY          5  11-03  130
  Day 1: 5   11-03   
73. Scout Echols           Monticello, AR           5  11-02  128
  Day 1: 5   11-02   
73. Tripp Noojin           Bryant, AL               5  11-02  128
  Day 1: 5   11-02   
75. Danny Ramsey           Trinidad, TX             5  11-01  126
  Day 1: 5   11-01   
76. Cody Detweiler         Guntersville, AL         5  10-14  125
  Day 1: 5   10-14   
76. Logan Johnson          Jasper, AL               5  10-14  125
  Day 1: 5   10-14   
76. Briana Tucker          Trinity, AL              5  10-14  125
  Day 1: 5   10-14   
79. Greg Bohannan          Bentonville, AR          5  10-14  122
  Day 1: 5   10-14   
80. Scott Gibbs            Rome, GA                 5  10-13  121
  Day 1: 5   10-13   
81. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            5  10-11  120
  Day 1: 5   10-11   
82. Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           5  10-10  119
  Day 1: 5   10-10   
83. Josh Hubbard           Dunnellon, FL            5  10-09  118
  Day 1: 5   10-09   
84. Cody Stahl             Barnsville, GA           5  10-08  117
  Day 1: 5   10-08   
85. Josh Bragg             Fayetteville, GA         5  10-05  116
  Day 1: 5   10-05   
86. Lafe Messer            Warfield, KY             5  10-02  115
  Day 1: 5   10-02   
87. Casey Scanlon          Eldon, MO                5  10-01  114
  Day 1: 5   10-01   
88. Jeffrey Fosdyck        Umatilla, FL             5  09-15  113
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
88. Daisuke Kita           Ostu Shiga JAPAN         5  09-15  113
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
88. Lance Owen             Greer, SC                5  09-15  113
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
88. Brandon Tallhamer      Parkersburg, WV          5  09-15  113
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
92. Trey Swindle           Cleveland, AL            5  09-14  109
  Day 1: 5   09-14   
93. Jason Meninger         Yulee, FL                5  09-13  108
  Day 1: 5   09-13   
94. Jacob Bigelow          Cecil, WI                5  09-13  107
  Day 1: 5   09-13   
94. Bryan Jones            Zephyrhills, FL          5  09-13  107
  Day 1: 5   09-13   
96. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL           5  09-12  105
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
97. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          5  09-11  104
  Day 1: 5   09-11   
97. Derek Lehtonen         Woodruff, SC             5  09-11  104
  Day 1: 5   09-11   
99. Hunter Sales           Blaine, TN               5  09-10  102
  Day 1: 5   09-10   
100. Jason Carpenter        Castle Pines, CO         5  09-09  101
  Day 1: 5   09-09   
100. Scott Isaacs           Ladonia, TX              5  09-09  101
  Day 1: 5   09-09   
102. Jack Dice              Lynchburg, VA            5  09-08   99
  Day 1: 5   09-08   
103. Tim Arnold             Crane Hill, AL           5  09-08   98
  Day 1: 5   09-08   
104. Austin Cranford        Norman, OK               5  09-07   97
  Day 1: 5   09-07   
105. Justin Barnes          Ellaville, GA            5  09-06   96
  Day 1: 5   09-06   
105. Caleb Gibson           Locust Grove, OK         5  09-06   96
  Day 1: 5   09-06   
107. Logan Parks            Auburn, AL               5  09-05   94
  Day 1: 5   09-05   
108. Chris Beaudrie         Princeton, KY            5  09-04   93
  Day 1: 5   09-04   
108. Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                 5  09-04   93
  Day 1: 5   09-04   
108. Blake Smith            Lakeland, FL             5  09-04   93
  Day 1: 5   09-04   
111. Chad Grigsby           Maple Grove, MN          5  09-04   90
  Day 1: 5   09-04   
112. Allan Nail             Sand Springs, OK         5  09-02   89
  Day 1: 5   09-02   
112. Jacob Thompkins        Myrtle Beach, SC         5  09-02   89
  Day 1: 5   09-02   
114. Christian Greico       Tampa, FL                5  09-01   87
  Day 1: 5   09-01   
115. Michael Wooten         White House, TN          4  09-00   86
  Day 1: 4   09-00   
116. Allen Brooks           Canton, GA               5  08-14   85
  Day 1: 5   08-14   
116. Kyle Goltz             Cornell, WI              5  08-14   85
  Day 1: 5   08-14   
118. Ryan Clark             Whitby Ontario CANADA    5  08-13   83
  Day 1: 5   08-13   
119. Clayton Batts          Butler, GA               5  08-12   82
  Day 1: 5   08-12   
119. Randall Carter         Maplesville, AL          5  08-12   82
  Day 1: 5   08-12   
121. Andrew Harp            Linden, TX               5  08-11   80
  Day 1: 5   08-11   
122. Jason Lambert          Savannah, TN             5  08-10   79
  Day 1: 5   08-10   
123. Chancy Walters         West Des Moines, IA      5  08-09   78
  Day 1: 5   08-09   
124. Joey Bloom             Winter Springs, FL       5  08-08   77
  Day 1: 5   08-08   
124. Clark Reehm            Elm Grove, LA            5  08-08   77
  Day 1: 5   08-08   
126. Jamie Bruce            Kenora Ontario CANADA    5  08-07   75
  Day 1: 5   08-07   
127. Jonathan Dietz         Corry, PA                5  08-06   74
  Day 1: 5   08-06   
128. Dustin Neat            Dunnville, KY            5  08-05   73
  Day 1: 5   08-05   
129. Joey Hanna             Corsicana, TX            5  08-05   72
  Day 1: 5   08-05   
130. Jason Tibbetts         Centreville, VA          5  08-04   71
  Day 1: 5   08-04   
130. B.J. Usie              Bourg, LA                5  08-04   71
  Day 1: 5   08-04   
132. Jess Beihoffer         Soddy Daisy, TN          5  08-03   69
  Day 1: 5   08-03   
133. Evan Kung              Pickering Ontario CANAD  5  08-02   68
  Day 1: 5   08-02   
134. Christian Shoda        Homosassa, FL            3  08-02   67
  Day 1: 3   08-02   
135. Keith Brumfield        Vicksburg, MS            5  08-01   66
  Day 1: 5   08-01   
136. Bobby Lanham           Eddyville, KY            5  08-00   65
  Day 1: 5   08-00   
137. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX               5  07-15   64
  Day 1: 5   07-15   
138. Cole Thompson          Saint Cloud, FL          5  07-14   63
  Day 1: 5   07-14   
139. Brayden Rakes          Winston Salem, NC        5  07-12   62
  Day 1: 5   07-12   
140. Warren Gensel          Brooksville, FL          3  07-10   61
  Day 1: 3   07-10   
141. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  07-07   60
  Day 1: 5   07-07   
141. Jake Maddux            Birmingham, AL           5  07-07   60
  Day 1: 5   07-07   
143. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           4  07-07   58
  Day 1: 4   07-07   
144. Erik Brztowski         Lemont, IL               5  07-04   57
  Day 1: 5   07-04   
144. Brandon McMillan       Clewiston, FL            5  07-04   57
  Day 1: 5   07-04   
146. Frank Ramsey           Spring Grove, IL         4  07-02   55
  Day 1: 4   07-02   
147. Daniel Rogers          Morriston, FL            5  07-00   54
  Day 1: 5   07-00   
148. Joey Nania             Cropwell, AL             5  06-13   53
  Day 1: 5   06-13   
149. Adam Rasmussen         Sturgeon Bay, WI         4  06-11   52
  Day 1: 4   06-11   
150. Clayton Wiggins        Sorrento, FL             5  06-07   51
  Day 1: 5   06-07   
151. Mike Oncale            Port Allen, LA           4  06-07   50
  Day 1: 4   06-07   
152. Paul Bouvier           Kingston CANADA          5  06-02   49
  Day 1: 5   06-02   
153. Darrell Davis          Dover, FL                4  06-02   48
  Day 1: 4   06-02   
154. Harry Peyton           Guntersville, AL         5  06-01   47
  Day 1: 5   06-01   
155. Denny Fiedler          Wabasha, MN              4  05-15   46
  Day 1: 4   05-15   
156. Jerry Riddle Jr        Summit, MS               4  05-14   45
  Day 1: 4   05-14   
157. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA                3  05-13   44
  Day 1: 3   05-13   
158. Ty Faber               Pagosa Springs, CO       4  05-11   43
  Day 1: 4   05-11   
159. Guy Eaker              Cherryville, NC          5  05-09   42
  Day 1: 5   05-09   
160. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           4  05-09   41
  Day 1: 4   05-09   
161. Julius Mazy            Phoenix, AZ              5  05-07   40
  Day 1: 5   05-07   
162. Taylor Watkins         Clinton, TN              4  05-06   39
  Day 1: 4   05-06   
163. Frank Williams         Mountain Home, AR        4  05-01   38
  Day 1: 4   05-01   
164. Scott Allgood          Fair Play, SC            2  04-13   37
  Day 1: 2   04-13   
165. Lee Young              Orlando, FL              3  04-09   36
  Day 1: 3   04-09   
166. Gary Caruso            Baton Rouge, LA          3  04-07   35
  Day 1: 3   04-07   
167. Brad Leuthner          Victoria, MN             2  04-07   34
  Day 1: 2   04-07   
168. Dalton Dowdy           Newberry, SC             4  04-06   33
  Day 1: 4   04-06   
169. Paul Browning          Pecos, TX                2  04-03   32
  Day 1: 2   04-03   
170. Mike Greenwell         Alva, FL                 3  04-02   31
  Day 1: 3   04-02   
171. Tony Dumitras          Winston, GA              2  04-01   30
  Day 1: 2   04-01   
172. Roland Stevens         Prairieville, LA         3  04-00   29
  Day 1: 3   04-00   
173. Phil Killian           Solomon, AZ              2  03-15   28
  Day 1: 2   03-15   
174. Destry Ford            Tuscaloosa, AL           3  03-03   27
  Day 1: 3   03-03   
175. Kenji Yamada           Hixson, TN               2  02-09   26
  Day 1: 2   02-09   
176. A.J. Menssen           Bloomington, IL          3  02-07   25
  Day 1: 3   02-07   
177. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               1  02-01   24
  Day 1: 1   02-01   
178. Gary Ogden             Sumrall, MS              1  01-12   23
  Day 1: 1   01-12   
179. Clay Dyer              Fayetteville, TN         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
179. Danny Hardy            Cantonment, FL           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
179. Koby Kreiger           Alva, FL                 0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
179. Harry Moore            Valley, AL               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       147       832      1818-02
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         147       832      1818-02
 

2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Harris Chain 10/13-10/15
Harris Chain Of Lakes, Leesburg  FL.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Pic Dieffenbauch Jr    Hundred, WV              3  13-14  200
  Day 1: 3   13-14   
2.  Yukinori Kusabuka      Ibaraki JAPAN            3  10-08  199
  Day 1: 3   10-08   
3.  Riku Hayashi           Ritto Shiga JAPAN        3  10-08  198
  Day 1: 3   10-08   
4.  Ronald Miller          Attalla, AL              3  09-04  197
  Day 1: 3   09-04   
5.  Ralph Gibson           Locust Grove, OK         3  08-15  196
  Day 1: 3   08-15   
6.  Chandler Howell        Guntown, MS              3  08-11  195
  Day 1: 3   08-11   
7.  Marrell Deering        Rome, GA                 3  08-08  194
  Day 1: 3   08-08   
7.  Larry Mullikin         Jacksonville, FL         3  08-08  194
  Day 1: 3   08-08   
7.  Avery Williams         Murrells Inlt, SC        3  08-08  194
  Day 1: 3   08-08   
10. Frank Lauria           Wesley Chapel, FL        3  08-05  191
  Day 1: 3   08-05   
11. John Lewis             Centreville, VA          3  08-03  190
  Day 1: 3   08-03   
12. Bobby Williams         Salisbury, NC            3  08-00  189
  Day 1: 3   08-00   
13. Ron Causey             Spring Hill, FL          3  07-13  188
  Day 1: 3   07-13   
13. Landon Parrish         Trenton, FL              3  07-13  188
  Day 1: 3   07-13   
15. Thomas Crosswhite      Hartwell, GA             3  07-10  186
  Day 1: 3   07-10   
15. David Dimauro          Longwood, FL             3  07-10  186
  Day 1: 3   07-10   
15. Ronald Young           New Braunfels, TX        3  07-10  186
  Day 1: 3   07-10   
18. Nathan Bloom           Winter Springs, FL       3  07-07  183
  Day 1: 3   07-07   
18. Clayton Ellis          Saltillo, MS             3  07-07  183
  Day 1: 3   07-07   
20. Mark Moore             Freeport, FL             3  07-05  181
  Day 1: 3   07-05   
21. Mark Wethington        Liberty, KY              3  07-03  180
  Day 1: 3   07-03   
22. Byong Lee              Stedman, NC              3  07-01  179
  Day 1: 3   07-01   
22. Clyde Roberts          Marshall, NC             3  07-01  179
  Day 1: 3   07-01   
24. Kevin Edwards          Ruskin, FL               3  06-11  177
  Day 1: 3   06-11   
25. Larry Davis            Gladewater, TX           2  06-09  176
  Day 1: 2   06-09   
26. George Malcolm         Gainesville, FL          3  06-06  175
  Day 1: 3   06-06   
27. Ray Hill               Lake City, FL            3  06-05  174
  Day 1: 3   06-05   
28. Blake Campbell         Bremen, AL               3  06-04  173
  Day 1: 3   06-04   
28. Ronnie Davidson        Leesburg, FL             3  06-04  173
  Day 1: 3   06-04   
28. Perry See              Rochester, MN            3  06-04  173
  Day 1: 3   06-04   
31. Mike Spears            Jasper, AL               3  06-02  170
  Day 1: 3   06-02   
32. Gary Haraguchi         Murfreesboro, TN         3  06-01  169
  Day 1: 3   06-01   
33. Keir Sexton            Clermont, FL             3  06-00  168
  Day 1: 3   06-00   
34. Robbie Anderson        Crystal River, FL        3  05-14  167
  Day 1: 3   05-14   
34. Jon Brown              Brandon, FL              3  05-14  167
  Day 1: 3   05-14   
34. Noah Reville           Orlando, FL              3  05-14  167
  Day 1: 3   05-14   
37. Skyler Anderson        Harlem, GA               3  05-13  164
  Day 1: 3   05-13   
37. Kyle Graham            Flagler Beach, FL        3  05-13  164
  Day 1: 3   05-13   
37. Ashton Smith           Lake Helen, FL           3  05-13  164
  Day 1: 3   05-13   
40. Satoshi Egawa          Fort Lee, NJ             3  05-12  161
  Day 1: 3   05-12   
40. Ray Larson             Springfield, IL          3  05-12  161
  Day 1: 3   05-12   
42. Michael Hill           Daytona Beach Shores, F  3  05-10  159
  Day 1: 3   05-10   
43. Scott Waters           Saint Cloud, FL          3  05-09  158
  Day 1: 3   05-09   
44. Dylan Johnson          Longwood, FL             3  05-08  157
  Day 1: 3   05-08   
45. Eric Camarote          The Villages, FL         3  05-03  156
  Day 1: 3   05-03   
46. Chris Timmons          Apopka, FL               3  05-02  155
  Day 1: 3   05-02   
46. Chris Westhelle        Sanford, FL              3  05-02  155
  Day 1: 3   05-02   
48. Jackie Flack           Cullman, AL              3  05-00  153
  Day 1: 3   05-00   
49. Dawson Wisner          Palatka, FL              3  04-15  152
  Day 1: 3   04-15   
50. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 3  04-14  151
  Day 1: 3   04-14   
50. Michael Murphy         Umatilla, FL             3  04-14  151
  Day 1: 3   04-14   
52. Dylan Mayo             Athens, TX               2  04-14  149
  Day 1: 2   04-14   
52. Mike Tenda             Casselberry, FL          2  04-14  149
  Day 1: 2   04-14   
54. Tim Rasmussen          Orlando, FL              3  04-12  147
  Day 1: 3   04-12   
54. Sakae Ushio            Tonawanda, NY            3  04-12  147
  Day 1: 3   04-12   
56. Rick Cheatham          Carterville, IL          3  04-11  145
  Day 1: 3   04-11   
57. Nick Richey            Aledo, TX                3  04-10  144
  Day 1: 3   04-10   
58. Craig Cavanna          Spring Hill, FL          3  04-09  143
  Day 1: 3   04-09   
58. Cody Richardson        Gautier, MS              3  04-09  143
  Day 1: 3   04-09   
58. Frankie Spicer         Brandon, FL              3  04-09  143
  Day 1: 3   04-09   
58. Dusty Wood             Belton, SC               3  04-09  143
  Day 1: 3   04-09   
58. Corey Yaden            Grovetown, GA            3  04-09  143
  Day 1: 3   04-09   
63. David Petrisko         Jacksonville, FL         3  04-08  138
  Day 1: 3   04-08   
64. Jordan McDonald        Jackson, GA              3  04-07  137
  Day 1: 3   04-07   
65. Cal Teneyck            Shakopee, MN             2  04-07  136
  Day 1: 2   04-07   
66. John Higginbotham      Slaughter, LA            3  04-06  135
  Day 1: 3   04-06   
66. Matthew Rogers         Chiefland, FL            3  04-06  135
  Day 1: 3   04-06   
66. Buddy Rohn             Jacksonville, FL         3  04-06  135
  Day 1: 3   04-06   
69. James Cornell          Longwood, FL             3  04-04  132
  Day 1: 3   04-04   
70. Fred Rigdon            Belleview, FL            3  04-03  131
  Day 1: 3   04-03   
70. Adam Sangster          Sanford, FL              3  04-03  131
  Day 1: 3   04-03   
72. Jimmy Brumfield        Madison, MS              3  04-02  129
  Day 1: 3   04-02   
73. Jerry Gonzalez Rivero  Torreon Coah MEXICO      3  04-01  128
  Day 1: 3   04-01   
74. Chad Stahl             Barnesville, GA          3  04-00  127
  Day 1: 3   04-00   
75. James Cottingham       Panama City, FL          2  03-15  126
  Day 1: 2   03-15   
76. Philip Morris Jr       Raleigh, NC              3  03-14  125
  Day 1: 3   03-14   
76. Jack Taft              Winter Garden, FL        3  03-14  125
  Day 1: 3   03-14   
78. Todd Boyd              Lynn Haven, FL           2  03-14  123
  Day 1: 2   03-14   
78. Jeff Fellows           Orlando, FL              2  03-14  123
  Day 1: 2   03-14   
80. Bailey Rothrock        Milan, MI                2  03-14  121
  Day 1: 2   03-14   
81. Troy Mims              Suwanee, GA              3  03-13  120
  Day 1: 3   03-13   
81. Steven Obester         Palatka, FL              3  03-13  120
  Day 1: 3   03-13   
83. Jeffery Davis          Palm Bay, FL             3  03-13  118
  Day 1: 3   03-13   
84. Austin Nelson          Apopka, FL               3  03-12  117
  Day 1: 3   03-12   
85. Alvin Jenkins          Savannah, GA             3  03-11  116
  Day 1: 3   03-11   
85. Michael Leach          Shenandoah, TX           3  03-11  116
  Day 1: 3   03-11   
87. Jacob Altman           Edgewood, TX             3  03-09  114
  Day 1: 3   03-09   
88. John Searles Jr.       Townville, SC            3  03-08  113
  Day 1: 3   03-08   
89. Shane Davis            Jacksonville, FL         2  03-08  112
  Day 1: 2   03-08   
90. Sho Egawa              Osaka JAPAN              3  03-05  111
  Day 1: 3   03-05   
91. Jay  Kamensky          Plantation, FL           2  03-05  110
  Day 1: 2   03-05   
92. Carl Hunter            Snellville, GA           3  03-04  109
  Day 1: 3   03-04   
92. Randy Tallhamer        Brandenton, FL           3  03-04  109
  Day 1: 3   03-04   
94. Bill Hutchison Jr.     Bessemer, AL             2  03-03  107
  Day 1: 2   03-03   
94. Rick Ivy               Ponder, TX               2  03-03  107
  Day 1: 2   03-03   
96. AJ Jones               Lutz, FL                 3  03-02  105
  Day 1: 3   03-02   
96. Johnny Ward Jr         Ludowici, GA             3  03-02  105
  Day 1: 3   03-02   
98. Michael Ryan           Mount Dora , FL          3  03-01  103
  Day 1: 3   03-01   
99. Jim Bland              Ocala, FL                3  03-00  102
  Day 1: 3   03-00   
100. Jonathan Barnette      Jasper, AL               3  02-15  101
  Day 1: 3   02-15   
101. Antoni Bicy            Ocklawaha, FL            1  02-15  100
  Day 1: 1   02-15   
102. Stephen Mcpherson      Minneola, FL             3  02-14   99
  Day 1: 3   02-14   
103. Phillip Easterling     Clanton, AL              2  02-13   98
  Day 1: 2   02-13   
103. Brian Rothrock         Monticello, IN           2  02-13   98
  Day 1: 2   02-13   
105. Johnnie Garrett        Union City, TN           2  02-12   96
  Day 1: 2   02-12   
106. Josh Roberts           Ocala, FL                1  02-08   95
  Day 1: 1   02-08   
107. David Booth            Erin, TN                 1  02-05   94
  Day 1: 1   02-05   
107. Satoshi Yaguchi        Ibaraki JAPAN            1  02-05   94
  Day 1: 1   02-05   
109. Wil Flack              Smithers BC CANADA       2  02-03   92
  Day 1: 2   02-03   
109. Zachery Kuhn           Summerfield, FL          2  02-03   92
  Day 1: 2   02-03   
111. Chris Earles           Lady Lake, FL            2  02-02   90
  Day 1: 2   02-02   
112. Zach Pringle           Newton, NC               1  02-02   89
  Day 1: 1   02-02   
113. Emiliano Zucchi        Port Orange, FL          1  01-15   88
  Day 1: 1   01-15   
114. Greg Fernandez         Palm Harbor, FL          2  01-14   87
  Day 1: 2   01-14   
115. Jeff Baffa             Estero, FL               1  01-14   86
  Day 1: 1   01-14   
116. Jimmy Bass             Ocala, FL                2  01-13   85
  Day 1: 2   01-13   
117. Cody Koehler           Acworth, GA              1  01-13   84
  Day 1: 1   01-13   
118. Steven Smith           Logan, OH                1  01-11   83
  Day 1: 1   01-11   
119. Rick Adams             Lake Wales, FL           1  01-10   82
  Day 1: 1   01-10   
119. Matthew Ball           Groveland, FL            1  01-10   82
  Day 1: 1   01-10   
119. JW Battle Jr.          Orlando, FL              1  01-10   82
  Day 1: 1   01-10   
122. William Carrasquillo   Clermont, FL             1  01-07   79
  Day 1: 1   01-07   
122. Eddie Kidd             Fort Benning, GA         1  01-07   79
  Day 1: 1   01-07   
124. Brian Jones            Meridianville, AL        1  01-03   77
  Day 1: 1   01-03   
125. Tristan Bramblett      Tiger, GA                1  01-02   76
  Day 1: 1   01-02   
126. Thomas Abraham         Winchester, TN           1  01-01   75
  Day 1: 1   01-01   
126. Glenn Bailey           Temple Terrace, FL       1  01-01   75
  Day 1: 1   01-01   
126. Gary Saxarra           Tavares, FL              1  01-01   75
  Day 1: 1   01-01   
129. Michael Robel          Bradenton, FL            1  01-00   72
  Day 1: 1   01-00   
129. Brian Strickland       Yantis, TX               1  01-00   72
  Day 1: 1   01-00   
131. Randy Lawrence         Pensacola, FL            1  00-15   70
  Day 1: 1   00-15   
132. Stephen Toth           Alachua, FL              1  00-14   69
  Day 1: 1   00-14   
133. Akeem Marsh            Wildwood, FL             1  00-12   68
  Day 1: 1   00-12   
133. Jim Williams           Winter Springs, GA       1  00-12   68
  Day 1: 1   00-12   
135. Zach Burell            Gainesville, FL          1  00-11   66
  Day 1: 1   00-11   
135. Alonzo Evans Jr        Topeka, KS               1  00-11   66
  Day 1: 1   00-11   
137. Steve Deyton           Forest City, NC          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. Dehn Ganey             Bonneau, SC              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. Daniel Hart            Orlando, FL              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. John Haynes            Gainesville, FL          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. Allen Heston           Pittsburg, TX            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. Darrell Hille          Springfield, TN          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. Kevin Mallow           Kansas, OK               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. Kyle Mckinney          Cedartown, GA            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. Bob Morin              Seymour, TN              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. John Mortimer          Mount Pleasant, SC       0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. David Patterson        Flowood, MS              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. Ben Shuler             Nokomis, FL              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. Greg Sloan             Chipley, FL              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
137. Jeffery Strong         Sharpsburg, GA           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        89       334       609-12
———————————-
          89       334       609-12



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