FLW ANNOUNCES 2018 FLW TOUR RULES, ENTRY DATES

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September 26, 2017

FLW ANNOUNCES 2018 FLW TOUR RULES, ENTRY DATES

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MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 25, 2017) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced Monday its rules and entry dates for the 2018 FLW Tour. The season will consist of a 160-boat field competing in seven-regular season events and culminating with the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing, to be held on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

“We couldn’t be more excited to get the 2018 FLW Tour season under way,” said Bill Taylor, FLW Senior Director of Tournament Operations. “We’ve put together a great seven-event regular season schedule that is a nice mix of familiar and new fisheries. The FLW Tour pros are the best anglers in the world, and we look forward to another fantastic season showcasing the finest lakes in the United States.”

Among the changes for 2018, the FLW Tour will now feature a cut to the top 30 pros – not 20 – on Day 3 of all regular-season qualifier tournaments. Pro anglers will still compete for up to $125,000 and co-anglers will be vying for up to $25,000 in each tournament including Ranger Cup contingency bonuses. Paybacks include $10,000 through 50th place on the pro side and $1,000 on the co-angler side. Entry fees are unchanged from 2017 at $31,500 for pros, who must fish all seven qualifiers, and $800 per tournament for co-anglers.

The top 40 pros from the 2018 FLW Tour will qualify for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, which will consist of 56 professional anglers. In addition to the top 40 pros from the Tour, qualifiers will also include the highest finishing pro from each of five U.S. divisions and the International division at the 2017 Costa FLW Series Championship, plus the top five pros not already selected as the highest finisher in a division at the 2017 FLW Series Championship, the 2018 BFL All-American boater champion, the 2018 TBF boater champion, the 2018 FLW College Fishing champion, the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup champion and the 2017 FLW Tour Angler of the Year.

Registration is now open for the top 100 pros and co-anglers from the 2017 FLW Tour, the top 10 pros and co-anglers from each division of the 2017 FLW Series, the 2017 TBF National Champion from the boater and co-angler division and the boater and co-angler champion from the 2017 BFL All-American. These anglers have until Dec. 4, 2017, to secure their priority entry. Entries from Ranger boat owners and FLW Tour sponsors will be accepted beginning Dec. 5, 2017. Pros and co-anglers who fished the full 2017 FLW Tour or a full division of the 2017 FLW Series will be accepted beginning Dec. 6, 2017, followed by TBF members beginning Dec. 7, 2017. All other entries will be accepted beginning Dec. 8, 2017. Qualified anglers can register by calling 270.252.1000 or online at FLWFishing.com.

Complete rules for the 2018 FLW Tour can be found at FLWFishing.com.

2018 Payouts:

FLW Tour Qualifiers:

Place Pro Ranger Cup Co-angler Ranger Cup

1 $100,000 $25,000 $20,000 $5,000

2 30,000 7,500

3 25,000 5,000

4 20,000 4,000

5 19,000 3,000

6 18,000 2,500

7 17,000 2,000

8 16,000 1,800

9 15,000 1,700

10 14,000 1,600

11-20 12,000 1,500

21-50 10,000 1,000

Big Bass – Day 1 500 250

Big Bass – Day 2 500 250

Angler of the Year:

$100,000 + 2019 Forrest Wood Cup entry

Co-angler of the Year:

Place

1 Ranger Z518C with 200 HP outboard

2 $10,000

3 9,000

4 8,000

5 7,000

6 6,000

7 5,500

8 5,000

9 4,500

10 4,000

Forrest Wood Cup:

Place Pro

1 $300,000 + 2019 Forrest Wood Cup entry

2 60,000

3 50,000

4 37,500

5 30,000

6 24,000

7 23,000

8 22,000

9 21,000

10 20,000

11-20 15,000

21-56 10,000

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

WENDELL’S GUINS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE PIEDMONT DIVISION FINALE ON KERR LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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September 26, 2017

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WENDELL’S GUINS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE PIEDMONT DIVISION FINALE ON KERR LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Virginia’s Wright Nabs Co-angler Title

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HENDERSON, N.C. (Sept. 25, 2017) – Jonathon Guins of Wendell, North Carolina, weighed a two-day cumulative of eight bass totaling 24 pounds, 13 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Piedmont Division tournament on Kerr Lake presented by Navionics. For his win, Guins earned $8,011.

Guins said he fished a 2- to 3-mile stretch midlake to catch his fish. He said he focused on points and smaller pockets, and was able to put nine keepers in his boat throughout the weekend.

“I caught the majority of my fish on a natural-colored topwater bait in 3 to 6 feet of water,” said Guins, who earned his second BFL victory on Kerr Lake. “I only caught three keepers Saturday and six keepers on Sunday. I needed to have wind on the points, and it was a little windier on Sunday.”

Guins said that he also used a Carolina-rigged Zoom Trick Worm and that the bite was best during the mid- to late-morning hours.

“The area I was fishing had quality fish, but not the quantity,” said Guins. “It was a tough tournament. I had to keep my head down and grind it out.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Jonathon Guins, Wendell, N.C., eight bass, 24-13, $6,011 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Mark Inman, Greensboro, N.C., 10 bass, 22-14, $3,206

3^rd: Chris Baldwin, Lexington, N.C., 10 bass, 22-11, $2,002

4^th: Jason Houchins, Clarksville, Va., eight bass, 21-1, $1,503

5^th: Kay Choosakul, Lillington, N.C., nine bass, 20-2, $1,202

6^th: Billy Shelton III, La Crosse, Va., seven bass, 19-13, $1,102

7^th: James Wall, Greensboro, N.C., eight bass, 19-4, $1,002

8^th: Scott Hamrick, Denver, N.C., nine bass, 18-14, $902

9^th: Daniel Wicker, Hillsborough, N.C., nine bass, 18-9, $1,627

10^th: Scooter Lilley, Williamston, N.C., eight bass, 18-5, $701

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Wicker caught a 5-pound, 10-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the Big Bass award of $825.

Craig Wright of Rustburg, Virginia, caught a two-day total of eight bass weighing 18 pounds, 10 ounces, to win the Co-angler Division and $3,199.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Craig Wright, Rustburg, Va., eight bass, 18-10, $3,199

2^nd: James Hastings, Holly Springs, N.C., six bass, 16-9, $1,499

3^rd: Joe Westmoreland, Greensboro, N.C., eight bass, 16-7, $1,046

4^th: Jason Hinger, Timberlake, N.C., seven bass, 14-13, $700

5^th: Mark Robertson, Henderson, N.C., six bass, 14-6, $600

6^th: Stacy Metz, Staley, N.C., seven bass, 14-6, $550

7^th: Lenny Baird, Stafford, Va., five bass, 13-3, $500

8^th: Robert Tysinger, Coats, N.C., five bass, 12-7, $450

9^th: Thomas Hirsch, Powhatan, Va., six bass, 12-7, $400

10^th: Randy Ruffin, Norfolk, Va., six bass, 11-15, $350

Mark Whitman of Elon, North Carolina, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 5 pounds, 5 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $405.

The T-H Marine FLW BFL Piedmont Division tournament on Kerr Lake was hosted by the Vance County Department of Tourism.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 12-14 BFL Regional Championship on the James River in Williamsburg, Virginia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 All-American will be held on Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, May 31-June 2 and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier City Sports Commission and the Red River Waterway Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

Hal Blackwelder & Brian Welch Win PBC End of Year Team Bass Fishing Trail September 23,2017 Kerr Lake

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Hal Blackwelder & Brian Welch Win PBC End of Year Team Bass Fishing Trail September 23,2017 Kerr Lake

PBC CASHION FISHING RODS ‘End of Year’ TEAM BASS FISHING TRAIL RESULTS

Saturday September 23rd, 2017 ~ Kerr Lake ~ Flemingtown Landing Wildlife Ramp

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The qualifier #6 of PBC Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Trail at Kerr Lake is always interesting! Usually it’s “which ever team catches the 5 biggest little fish win” and today was no exception!! 32 teams competed for the top
prize and it was a little tough! Air temps ranged from 59 degrees in the am with fog and on up to 82 at the 3pm weighin. Water temps averaged about 81 degrees. Winds were nonexistent in the am up to about 7 mph in the
afternoon. The bite was good but it was tough to get 5 good fish.

The team of Hal Blackwelder & Brian Welch caught the best little ones, weighing in 5 bass at 14.82 lbs., enough to win 1st Place and also won the 1st Place Tournament within a Tournament (TWT) for a total of $1,410 in winnings. The team said most of their bass were caught off shallow rocky bank bottoms in 2 to 4‘ of water with topwater &C- rigs.1st…Blackwelder on left.

Following really close were Tony Woodard & Stewart Adams. They came in 2nd place with 5 fish weighing 14.65 lbs. & also won 2nd Place TWT to pocket a total of $747. 3rd place team Allen White & Mike Vaughan, with 5 weighing
14.22 lbs., also won the 1st Place Big Fish Award (4.62 lbs.) to take home $833. The 2nd Place Big Fish weighed 4.07 lbs. and was caught by the 5th Place Team of Jeff Dunn & Max Hoover netting them $423 in prize money!! Things
were really close for the top 5 teams!!!

Only 72 fish were weighed in for a total of 170 pounds for an average of 2.36 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught on Topwater, Carolina rigs, Jig combos and Shakey Heads in 2 to 4‘ of water off boat docks, rocky and woody lake
banks.

I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. The next Cashion Fishing
Rods ‘End of Year’ Tournament Trail Qualifier will be October 7th at Shearon Harris Reservoir. Go to this webpage
for the info on the ‘End of Year’ Trail: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/2017CashionEOYTrailMainPage.htmlAll the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Hall Blackwelder & Brian Welch of Greensboro & Climas…5 bass…14.82 lbs…$920
2nd Place: Tony Woodard & Stewart Adams of Four Oaks...5 bass…14.65 lbs…$537
3rd Place: Allen White & Mike Vaughan of Clayton & Raleigh…5 bass…14.22 lbs…$385
4th Place: Keith Deal & Anthony Miller of Holly Springs…5 bass…13.73 lbs…$282
5th Place: Jeff Dunn & Max Hoover of Fuquay Varina & Raleigh…5 bass…13.41 lbs…$231
6th Place: Thomas Sheffer & Ken McNeill of Cary & Raleigh…5 bass…11.03 lbs…$205

1st Place Big Fish..3rd Place Team above...4.62 lbs…$448
2nd Place Big Fish..5th Place Team above…4.07 lbs…$192

1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…14.82 lbs…$490
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above…14.65 lbs…$210

Contact Information:

Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected]
website:http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

How To Fish Football Jigs For Offshore Bass – MTB

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September 26, 2017

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How To Fish Football Jigs For Offshore Bass

In early fall, the bass in most reservoirs gang up on offshore structure like points, humps, and ledges. One of the most efficient ways to locate and catch these offshore bass is with a football jig. Football jigs do a great job of imitating bottom feeding forage species like crawfish, darters, and sculpin.

As effective as they are at catching offshore bass though, fishing a football jig effectively requires a bit of practice, the right setup, and the right attitude.

Here’s how to fish football jigs:

The setup:

To effectively cover water with a football jig, you’ll want to choose a rod long enough to cast far and pick up lots of line, sensitive enough to feel a distant bite, and strong enough to bury the hook from 30 yards away. Most top pros opt for longer rods in the 7 foot 2 inch to 7 foot 6 inch range, with a fast action and medium heavy to heavy power. They commonly pair this with 12 to 17 pound fluorocarbon line, and a high speed reel. In less than 15 feet of water, start out with a ½ ounce jig, and move up to ¾ or 1 ounce as the water deepens. The goal should be able to feel the bottom throughout the retrieve without too much trouble.

The location:

Use your electronics to locate potential offshore structure like humps, saddles, ledges, and points. If you can find cover on these types of structures, like rocks or brush, that’s even more ideal. It pays to put your time in graphing before you fish, as you can often see whether there are even bass on the structure before you ever make a cast.

The fishing:

Once you’ve located a likely spot, make a long cast past the structure, and free spool your reel so the jig falls straight to the bottom. Once you’re on the bottom, keep the rod tip to the side and slowly drag the jig along the bottom, feeling for rocks, wood, or other structure. Pay attention, because sometimes the bite is nothing more than the line going slack or just feeling “mushy.” If you don’t get bit with a slow drag, either move to a different location, or experiment with some hops, or even a quicker drag. Sometimes the bass want football jigs with a specific retrieve, so it pays to experiment a little if you think you’re around fish.

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MADISONVILLE’S HOLCOMB WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION FINALE ON WATTS BAR LAKE

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September 26, 2017

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MADISONVILLE’S HOLCOMB WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION FINALE ON WATTS BAR LAKE

Virginia’s Viers Nabs Co-angler Title

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ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (Sept. 25, 2017) – Brian Holcomb of Madisonville, Tennessee, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Volunteer Division tournament on Watts Bar Lake Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of nine bass weighing 22 pounds, 1 ounce. For his win, Holcomb pocketed $6,804.

Holcomb said he started out the event fishing mid-lake pockets near Euchee Marina and Resort.

“I caught them on Saturday throwing a white 3/8-ounce buzzbait,” said Holcomb, who earned his first career-victory in FLW competition. “I targeted isolated milfoil clumps and caught four keepers in less than 2 feet of water.

“On Sunday I went back to the same area, but I couldn’t get a bite on the buzzbait,” continued Holcomb. “I switched to a (Gambler Cane) toad and was able to put together a limit.”

Holcomb said he worked through numerous pockets between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and caught seven keepers to finish out the tournament.

“There had to be a transition on the bottom to the grass,” said Holcomb. “That was the key for me. If there wasn’t deeper water in front of the grass, they wouldn’t be there. I just kept relying on my judgement and it worked out for me.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Brian Holcomb, Madisonville, Tenn., nine bass, 22-1, $4,804 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Kevin Edwards, Knoxville, Tenn., 10 bass, 19-15, $2,302

3^rd: Tommy Brown, Louisville, Tenn., seven bass , 19-8, $1,636

4^th: Joshua Short, Bean Station, Tenn., seven bass, 17-12, $1,074

5^th: Glenn Carter, Rockwood, Tenn., nine bass, 17-8, $921

6^th: Kyle Smith, Elizabethton, Tenn., seven bass, 16-14, $844

7^th: Jesse Burnett, Knoxville, Tenn., 10 bass, 16-13, $767

8^th: Jack Faulkner II, Jacksboro, Tenn., seven bass, 15-6, $691

9^th: Derrick Blake, Rockwood, Tenn., seven bass, 15-4, $614

10^th: Cody Seeber, Clinton, Tenn., four bass, 14-11, $1,077

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Seeber caught a 6-pound, 10-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the Big Bass award of $540.

Chris Viers of Haysi, Virginia, caught a two-day total of four bass weighing 14 pounds, 4 ounces, to win the Co-angler Division and $2,270.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Chris Viers, Haysi, Va., four bass, 14-4, $2,270

2^nd: Cameron Crider, Dwale, Ky., five bass, 12-2, $1,135

3^rd: Dennis Napier, Dandridge, Tenn., three bass, 11-0, $1,023

4^th: Don Bible, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 10-0, $530

5^th: Jim Neece Sr., Bristol, Va., four bass, 8-14, $454

6^th: Jason Khym, Maryville, Tenn., two bass, 7-12, $416

7^th: Darren Kelly, Wartburg, Tenn., four bass, 7-4, $478

8^th: Justin McGaha, Knoxville, Tenn., three bass, 7-3, $391

9^th: Steve Hall, Hillsville, Va., three bass, 6-2, $303

10^th: Colton Chambers, Elizabethton, Tenn., two bass, 5-5, $265

Napier caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $266.

The T-H Marine FLW BFL Volunteer Division tournament on Watts Bar Lake was hosted by the Roane County Visitors Bureau.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 12-14 BFL Regional Championship on the James River in Williamsburg, Virginia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2018 All-American will be held on Cross Lake in Shreveport, Louisiana, May 31-June 2 and is hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier City Sports Commission and the Red River Waterway Commission. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

LSU-SHREVEPORT WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING TOURNAMENT ON RED RIVER PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

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September 26, 2017

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LSU-SHREVEPORT WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING TOURNAMENT ON RED RIVER PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

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BOSSIER CITY, La. (Sept. 25, 2017) – The Louisiana State University-Shreveport duo of Harrison Hopkins of Bossier City, and Ryan Antee, of Hosston, Louisiana, won the YETI FLW College Fishing Southern Conference tournament at the Red River presented by Bass Pro Shops Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 7 ounces. The victory earned the Shreveport bass club $2,000 and the team will now advance to compete at the 2018 FLW College Fishing National Championship, which will also be hosted on the Red River, May 30-June 2.

The duo said that they stayed in Pool No. 5 of the river, fishing the entire day within 100 to 200 yards of the launch site at the Red River South Marina in Bossier City.

“The Red River is basically our backyard,” said Hopkins, a sophomore majoring in business. “We fish there all the time. Practice was really key for us in this tournament. We found our fish on Wednesday and left them alone until the morning of the tournament. Luckily, they were still there.

“We started out throwing black buzzbaits in 3 to 4 feet of water through stump fields,” Hopkins continued. “We caught our biggest kicker bass in the morning, then once the sun came up the buzzbait bite shut down. We spent the rest of the day flipping stumps and laydowns.”

The Shreveport club said that their flipping bait of choice was a black and red-colored Texas-rigged Zoom Speed Craw.

“Even though we won, it was still a bit of a struggle,” Hopkins went on to say. “We lost a few fish that would have put us around 15 pounds, and we definitely didn’t think that 11½ pounds would be enough to win. I’m glad that we had the outcome that we did.”

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2018 College Fishing National Championship are:

1^st: Louisiana State University-Shreveport – Harrison Hopkins, Bossier City, La., and Ryan Antee, Hosston, La., five bass, 11-7, $2,000

2^nd: University of Texas-Tyler – James Shamburger and Cameron Bradbury, both of Tyler, Texas, five bass, 11-2, $1,000

3^rd: Oklahoma State University – Bates Enmeier, Enid, Okla., and Dexter Flick, Stillwater, Okla., five bass, 11-1, $900

4^th: Oklahoma State University – Kobe Payton, Pauls Valley, Okla., and Blaise Weimer, of Grapevine, Texas, five bass, 10-8, $500

5^th: Texas A&M University – Connor Whisenant, The Woodlands, Texas, and Carter Henderson, Tyler, Texas, five bass, 10-0, $500

6^th: Northeastern State University – Tyler Winn and Ethan Burris, both of Tahlequah, Okla., five bass, 10-0

7^th: Louisiana Tech University – Scott McClellan, Leesville, La., and Adam Forester, Pineville, La., five bass, 9-14

8^th: Northwestern State University – Hunter Malmay, Zwolle, La., and Robert Jones, Minden, La., five bass, 9-12

9^th: University of Louisiana-Monroe – Koby Dortch, Clarks, La., and Hogan Beckley, Grayson, La., five bass, 9-6

10^th: Sam Houston State University – Jackson Carrell, Anderson, Texas, and Kyle Pasket, Tomball, Texas, five bass, 9-4

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

This YETI FLW College Fishing Southern Conference event at the Red River was hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission and was the second of three regular-season qualifying tournament for Southern Conference anglers in 2017. The third and final YETI FLW College Fishing event for Southern Conference anglers is scheduled for Oct. 14 at Fort Gibson Lake in Wagoner, Oklahoma.

YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments, along with an additional qualifier for every 10 teams over 100 that compete, along with the top 20 teams from the annual YETI FLW College Fishing Open advance to the 2018 FLW College Fishing National Championship on the Red River, hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission & Red River Waterway Commission.

College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club that is recognized by their school.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow College Fishing on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing. Visit FLWFishing.com to sign up or to start a club at your school.

C-MAP 4D CHARTS AVAILABLE FOR RAYMARINE AXIOM

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September 25, 2017

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C-MAP 4D CHARTS AVAILABLE FOR RAYMARINE AXIOM
Latest Software Update Brings Premium Worldwide Charts and New Benefits to Raymarine Axiom Multifunction Displays

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C-MAP, a leader in digital marine cartography and cloud-based mapping, announced today that the Raymarine Axiom series of multifunction displays is now compatible with the brand’s latest offerings, including the powerful C-MAP 4D MAX and 4D MAX+ cartography.

C-MAP offers the most advanced navigational features for any cruising, fishing or sailing needs, including up-to-date Vector Charts, Easy Routing and High Resolution Bathymetry on 4D MAX; and Dynamic Raster Charts, Satellite Imagery and 3D-View with 4D MAX+. Packed with innovative features designed to enhance every cruising, fishing or sailing experience, these charts offer local and wide coverage areas worldwide and are available at a budget that suits all boating styles.

“We are constantly striving to offer the unique functionality of our cartography catalog to a larger audience of users through building strong relationships with an ever-expanding collection of OEM partners,” said Matt Johnson, C-MAP Product Manager. “C-MAP is an all-in-one charting solution and our C-MAP 4D MAX and 4D MAX+ chart packages offer features navigators require, at an excellent value to consumers, tailored specifically to their particular needs.”

C-MAP gives boaters the option of full-feature vector charts including depth areas and contours, spot soundings, navaids, aerial photos, detailed port plans and more. The Dynamic Raster Charts give users a traditional paper chart presentation for easy location recognition. Satellite image overlay provides real-world reference and enhances situational awareness for simple coastal navigation. C-MAP 3D-View offers stunning three-dimensional views of land elevation and bottom contours to bring the world to life. High-Resolution Bathymetric views offer the highest available detail of underwater pinnacles, ledges and canyons that attract offshore and coastal gamefish. The Easy Routing feature automatically plots the shortest, safest route between two waypoints for fast and efficient navigation.

C-MAP 4D is available in local and wide coverage areas worldwide on a micro SD card. Charts are available in multiple languages. For more information on C-MAP, C-MAP 4D MAX and C-MAP 4D MAX+, please visit www.c-map.com.

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About C-MAP:
C-MAP offers the world’s largest marine navigation digital chart database helping its customers explore the digital options and address the complexity of marine operations by providing integrated, intelligent information. C-MAP covers the world with accurate, up-to-date electronic charts, value-added data and services that let you sail safely to distant horizons, fill the boat with fish, or cruise with confidence. C-MAP cartography is compatible with the latest navigation systems offered by the world’s top Marine Electronics manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.c-map.com.

The C-MAP group of companies, owned by Digital Marine Solutions Holding AS (DMS), is located in 9 countries. DMS is owned by Altor Private Equity and investment Bank Goldman Sachs. The group is trading its products under the C-MAP brand.

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A Conversation with Dustin Connell & Ott DeFoe Plus Steve Camp & Captain Dale Wilson

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September 25, 2017

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A Conversation with Dustin Connell & Ott DeFoe Plus Steve Camp & Captain Dale Wilson

A look back at two great seasons & their thoughts on the future plus more. Plus Special guest Steve Camp Giving us a look at the Elite 70 & The Priority Automotive Group. Dale Wilson will be giving us a SML Lake Report as always.

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OKLAHOMA’S REYNOLDS WINS COSTA FLW SERIES SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE TEXOMA PRESENTED BY FRABILL

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September 24, 2017

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OKLAHOMA’S REYNOLDS WINS COSTA FLW SERIES SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE TEXOMA PRESENTED BY FRABILL

Oklahoma Angler Takes Home $80,167 including New Ranger Boat

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DENISON, Texas (Sept. 23, 2017) – Boater Jeff Reynolds of Calera, Oklahoma, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday to win the Costa FLW Series Southwestern Division tournament on Lake Texoma presented by Frabill. Reynolds’ three-day total of 15 bass weighing 51 pounds, 9 ounces was enough to earn him $80,167, including a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

“I put a lot of work into preparing for this event,” said Reynolds, who earned his first career-victory in FLW Series competition. “The payday means more than anything to me right now. I’m building a house and we have a baby on the way, so any money helps.

“I played the wind a lot this week – it was one of the biggest factors in where I decided to fish,” continued Reynolds. “On Day One it was blowing really hard so I stayed shallow. On Day Two it was a bit lighter so I was able to catch some out deep. On Day Three, it was so calm that all but one came from deep water.”

Reynolds said his most productive bait up shallow was a Heddon Super Spook topwater. He said his shallow areas were primarily on the main lake.

“I focused on flat points and banks with rock, sand and clay,” said Reynolds. “The biggest key was the shad. If I could find shad pushed up on the flats, I knew I could catch them.”

For the deep bite, Reynolds worked through stumps, brush and rock piles with a Texas-rigged green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Trick Worm with a ½-ounce weight.

“I had deeper areas both on the main lake and in pockets,” said Reynolds “Some keepers came as shallow as 10 feet, but most were 20 to 25 feet down.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Texoma finished:

1^st: Jeff Reynolds, Calera, Okla., 15 bass, 51-9, $80,167

2^nd: Don McFarlin, Gordonville, Texas, 15 bass, 47-1, $13,627

3^rd: T.R. Andreas, Kerrville, Texas, 15 bass, 44-6, $10,750

4^th: Alton Wilhoit, Noble, Okla., 15 bass, 44-6, $8,892

5^th: Kevin Gressett, Tioga, Texas, 15 bass, 43-2, $7,913

6^th: Hayden Burkett, Bokchito, Okla., 15 bass, 42-7, $7,033

7^th: Jeff Sprague, Point, Texas, 15 bass, 42-7, $6,154

8^th: Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, 15 bass, 41-7, $5,275

9^th: Brandon Mosley, Choctaw, Okla., 15 bass, 40-13, $4,396

10^th: Ricci Head, Shawnee, Okla., 11 bass, 37-14, $3,517

A complete list of results will be posted at FLWFishing.com.

Joe Lane of Republic, Missouri, caught a 6-pound, 11-ounce bass Thursday – the biggest of the tournament in the Boater Division. For his catch, Lane earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $242.

Dan Wilson of Pilot Point, Texas, won the Co-angler Division, $5,000 and a new Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard motor. Wilson earned his win with a three-day total catch of 15 bass weighing 37 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake Texoma finished:

1^st: Dan Wilson, Pilot Point, Texas, 15 bass, 37-15, $27,200 + $5,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Daren Scott, Aledo, Texas, 12 bass, 35-0, $4,588

3^rd: Rick Parker, Kaufman, Texas, 14 bass, 31-12, $3,541

4^th: J.C. Thompson, Calera, Okla., 11 bass, 27-7, $3,099

5^th: Joe Copeland, Roff, Okla., 10 bass, 26-13, $2,656

6^th: Andrew Brandstrom, White Bear Lake, Minn., 10 bass, 25-11, $2,263

7^th: Chris Weaver, Lawton, Okla., 11 bass, 21-14, $1,771

8^th: Chad Witten, Elgin, Okla., 10 bass, 21-2, $1,549

9^th: Hugh Rose, Davis, Okla., nine bass, 20-15, $1,328

10^th: Bruce Jones, Arlington, Texas, eight bass, 20-2, $1,107

Chris Jeffery caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Thursday – a fish weighing 6 pounds, 7 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $161.

The Costa FLW Series on Lake Texoma presented by Frabill was hosted by the Denison Area Chamber of Commerce. It was the third and final Southwestern Division tournament of the 2017 season. The next Costa FLW Series event will be a Western Division tournament, held Sept. 28-30 on Clear Lake in Lakeport, California. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western. Each division consists of three tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to fish in the Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2017 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 2-4 on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tennessee, and is hosted by the Henry County Tourism Authority.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

4 Ways To Perfectly Imitate Fleeing Baitfish – MTB

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4 Ways To Perfectly Imitate Fleeing Baitfish

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Massive schools of baitfish swarming a lake drive bass into a feeding frenzy and bass anglers into a fit of frustration sometimes. Imitating fleeing baitfish is much tougher than it sounds, and when the real thing is readily available, it’s tough to get them to bite your imitation.

Finding baitfish is an easy task throughout the fall, but catching bass keying on this forage becomes frustrating when you can see bass busting through the baitfish schools but your repeated casts to the surface activity fails to trigger any strikes. The tournament pros face this dilemma every autumn and have devised special retrieves that make their lures imitate fleeing baitfish trying to escape a bass in a high-speed chase.

Here are four escaping baitfish retrieves to trigger reaction strikes from bass throughout the fall.

1. High Speed Chugging

Keeping your rod at the nine o’clock position, jerk your rod and simultaneously reel in line to make a topwater chugger pop and skip across the surface. The faster and more erratic you can make the lure act while still moving a lot of water and making it spit, the more strikes you will trigger. You should use a baitcast reel with at least a 6.1:1 gear ratio for quickly cranking in slack line and keeping the lure popping.

2. Darting a Jig

When you need to induce a strike from inactive bass hanging around docks, turn your jig into a fleeing baitfish by dropping the lure to the corner of a dock and quickly reeling it away from the target.

On the jig’s initial fall, let it drop into the shady area of the dock and then make the jig dart by quickly turning your reel handle four or five times. Then let the jig fall again to imitate a baitfish diving down into cover.

3. Deflecting Crankbaits

During their escape attempts, baitfish tend to accidentally bump into objects which leads to their demise. So imitate these bumbling baitfish by running a square bill crankbait at high speed and deflecting it off of stumps, laydowns or dock posts.

4. Burning Spinnerbaits

Any time you find bass suspending below baitfish in deep clear water, try burning a 1/2- or 3/4-ounce spinnerbait with tandem willowleaf blades across the surface. Maintaining the right speed is essential for this escaping baitfish retrieve.

Retrieve the spinnerbait as fast as you can without having the blades break the water surface. If you can keep the blade bait just below the surface where it creates a bulging wake, bass will rise from the deep and annihilate the lure.

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4 Ways To Perfectly Imitate Fleeing Baitfish – MTB

4 Ways To Perfectly Imitate Fleeing Baitfish

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