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FLW WILL FISH FOR KIDS CHARITY TOURNAMENT CROSSES $1 MILLION DONATION MARK TO ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

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FLW WILL FISH FOR KIDS CHARITY TOURNAMENT CROSSES $1 MILLION DONATION MARK TO ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

FLW WILL FISH FOR KIDS CHARITY TOURNAMENT CROSSES $1 MILLION DONATION MARK TO ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Honorary Chairperson FLW Tour pro James Watson Leads Charge To Raise More Than $60,000 in 2017 Event

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ROGERS, Ark. (May 2, 2017) – Every year the FLW Tour makes an annual trek to northwest Arkansas to visit Beaver Lake. However, the action doesn’t stop after the tournament is finished. The FLW Will Fish for Kids (WFFK) Bill Kerr Memorial Charity Tournament Lake, presented by Quaker State, took place on Beaver Lake Monday following the conclusion of the Beaver Lake Tour stop.

Once the final count had been tallied, the 2017 event raised a total of $60,703 for the Dental Clinic at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Since 2005, WWFK has raised a grand total of $1,001,297 for the clinic.

“This money is going directly to our dental unit at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock,” said Elizabeth Sullivan, the Arkansas Children’s Hospital senior development officer, annual gifts. “For the pros to stick around a few extra days to help raise money for our community – it’s just special and a really great event. Everyone has so much fun and it’s for such a great cause. We’re truly excited and thankful for FLW and Walmart for this event.”

FLW Tour pro James Watson of Lampe, Missouri, was the WFFK honorary chairperson this year. Entry fees paid by pro contestants and Walmart employees, as well as corporate boat sponsorships, were collected prior to the tournament. That money was combined with funds raised at Sunday night’s banquet and silent auction and the check for more than $60,000 was delivered on-stage to Sullivan.

The fishing tournament was won by FLW Tour pro Scott Martin and David Hunter. The duo had a fantastic day on Beaver Lake, catching a five-bass limit that weighed 14 pounds, 14 ounces – larger than any limit that crossed the scale Sunday during the final day of the FLW Tour event. Though the charity tournament was not nearly as strenuous or stressful as the FLW Tour event, catching a solid limit on a muddy Beaver Lake was still quite a feat.

“We had a lot of fun today, but at the end of the day this is all for a really great cause,” said Martin, the 2011 Forrest Wood Cup champion and 2015 FLW Angler of the Year. “My hat is off to FLW and Walmart for all of the money that they raise for the Children’s Hospital. It is an honor to be a part of this. My partner David is a great fisherman and I hope we get to do this again.”

The top 10 teams finished the tournament:

1st:          Scott Martin and David Hunter, five bass, 14-14, $3,000

2nd:         Jeremy Thomas, five bass, 13-12, $2,000

3rd:         Old Spice pro Greg Bohannan and Jason Adams, five bass, 13-7, $500

3rd:         Jim Moynagh and Milton Polk, five bass, 13-7, $500

5th:         Yamamoto Baits pro Larry Nixon and Jeff George, five bass, 12-14

6th:         General Tire pro Mark Rose and Jim Enneking, five bass, 12-12

7th:         Jason Sanders and Brian Gripe, four bass, 12-6

8th:         Shane Michele and Bobby Dennis, five bass, 11-15

8th:         Keith Daffron and Ronnie Davidson, five bass, 11-15

10th:       Ben Fulcher and Don Herbert, five bass, 11-14

A complete list of results can be found at WillFishForKids.com.

The Will Fish for Kids charity auction and tournament was started in 1992. In 2015, the tournament was renamed to the Will Fish for Kids – Bill Kerr Memorial Charity Tournament in memory of the late Bill Kerr.

Kerr lived most of his life in Bentonville and worked for Walmart Stores Inc. for over 25 years. For the last several years Kerr had been with Outdoor Cap, Inc. He also served on the board of Igloo Corporation. Bill enjoyed fishing and was a constant and enthusiastic supporter of the Will Fish for Kids tournament and Arkansas Children’s Hospital.

All the money donated through this event goes to the Dental Clinic at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Dental problems are the number one reason for children missing school and if a child has dental problems, it has a direct effect on their overall health.

The Dental Clinic at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital also provides pediatric dental care for children with significant medical and/or developmental problems.

.For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. To learn more about the Dental Clinic at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital visit ARChildrens.org.

Extreme Angler television host and St. Croix pro Karl Kalonka puts a bead on bass

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Extreme Angler television host and St. Croix pro Karl Kalonka puts a bead on bass

From Canada with Love

Extreme Angler television host and St. Croix pro Karl Kalonka puts a bead on bass

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Park Falls, WI (May 1, 2017) – And now we go to our Canadian correspondent, Karl Kalonka, for blue-chip bass fishing tips… Say what? (Insert sound of vinyl record screeching to a halt.) Yes, friends, the Canadian frontier isn’t only about lifer walleyes, paddle-length pike and legal Cuban cigars. Our neighbor to the north also tenders world-class smallmouth AND… largemouth bass fishing. That, and the nation known for producing elite hockey talent is also home to a fountain of bass fishing information.

Welcome St. Croix pro and killer Canuck stick, Karl Kalonka.

Swapping the archetypal southern drawl for something bred from the movie Fargo, Kalonka openly shares bass fishing intel that’ll make you a better angler – north, south, east or west.

With the post-spawn period in mind, Kalonka serves up four scenarios that are sure to keep a bend in your rod this summer.

Wacky Rigging. I fish wacky style when the bass are in a neutral, non-chasing mood. You can always provoke strikes with a Strike King Zero stick worm by slightly twitching the tip of your rod as the worm falls through the water column. Wacky rigging a stick worm is also a great backup when fishing topwaters and a fish misses. Pick up the wacky rigged stick worm and cast it as close to the initial strike as possible and just wait!

Best rod for the job? I recommend the Legend Tournament Bass 6′ 8″ Medium, X-Fast ‘Wacky Style’ spinning rod (TBS68MXF) matched with a 2000-series reel and 15-lb braid tied to a 8-lb fluorocarbon leader. Or, just go with straight fluorocarbon line tied to a #1 or #2 wacky style worm hook, with or without a weed guard depending on the cover or structure you are fishing.

Cranking the Bronze. I love throwing crankbaits for smallmouth bass. If you locate a pod of roaming brown bass, the results can be memorable to say the least. Pack-hunting smallmouth are like seagulls; when one fish gets hooked up, his or her schoolmates want a piece of the action. On northern lakes, school is in session from June through early September, with bass roaming the shallows, or just off the first break.

I use a low-profile casting reel with a speedy 6:1.1 retrieve to burn the crankbait, and then stop it dead in in its tracks. This burn-and die-cadence is deadly on fish that follow, but need inspiration to strike. If you plan on a slower cadence or retrieve, a 5:1.1 reel may be your better option. But remember, smallmouth bass are like cats; they can be triggered by letting them see the bait and making them believe it’s getting away from them.

The new St. Croix Legend Glass 7′ 2″ Medium, Moderate-Action casting rod (LGC72MM) is tops for casting crankbaits. If I am fishing larger crankbaits, or deep divers, I switch to the Legend Glass 7′ 4″ medium-heavy, moderate-action model (LGC74MHM).

The Timeless Spinnerbait. Nothing like the from bass slamming your spinnerbait! Up here in the north country, the smallmouth is king when it comes to overall strength, power and a never-say-die attitude when hooked. I fish spinnerbaits from late May to early fall in water depths ranging from 12 inches to 20-plus feet. Spinnerbaits can be cast long distances, helping you cover water quickly and locate aggressive, shallow roamers. Speed kills in the summer.

In autumn, I fish spinnerbaits over deep baitfish, making long casts, letting the lure fall on a semi-slack line to the depth baitfish appear on my sonar. Next, I begin a strike-provoking cadence of lifts, falls, twitches and speed-reeling that produces some of my biggest bass.

I prefer a low-profile casting reel with a high line capacity for 14-lb fluorocarbon. No leaders or snaps; tie directly to the spinnerbait and hold on.

The St. Croix Legend Tournament Bass medium-heavy, moderate-action, 6′ 9″ ‘Sniper Spinnerbait’ rod (TBC69MHMF) is the real deal. In tighter conditions, like standing eel grass, the Sniper Spinnerbait rod makes manipulating your spinnerbait easier through thicker cover, as well as up and around rocks and boulders. My second choice is the Legend Tournament Bass medium-heavy, moderate-fast action, 7′ ‘Sweeper Spinnerbait’ casting rod (TBC70MHMF) for larger spinnerbaits or making long bomb casts and covering water.

Pad Patrol. You would think bass would be smart enough to stay away from lily pads, since it’s the first area most anglers head. Goes to show you, they really are not that smart – the bass, I mean. Scenic images of miles of pad beds are legendary, but most times not the best option for catching bigger bass. My favorite pad beds are the smaller, isolated ones away from the large matted pads. Big bass are notorious loners and seek out the best hiding spots that offer both security and ambush options; a smaller pad patch away from the heavily fished locations are usually over looked and are magnets for bigger bass.

I work a low-profile casting reel loaded with either 30- or 40-lb Gamma Torque braid tied directly to the hook or incorporate a 20-lb fluorocarbon leader. Or, go to straight to 20- to 25-lb fluorocarbon. Any Strike King Perfect Plastic or Rage Tail plastic creature bait or worm will provoke the laziest bass to bite. I would suggest a wide-gap hook, 4/0 or 5/0 depending on the size of bait you choose.

You want a 7′ 4″ heavy-power with fast or moderate-fast action. Bass X, Avid X, Legend Xtreme and Legend Tournament Bass are all in my rod locker.

Hopefully, any stereotype you’ve held about Canadian bassing has been put to rest. From Karl, and Canada, with love…​

 

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May 2017 Lake Anna Fishing Report by Chris Craft

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May 2017 Lake Anna Fishing Report by Chris Craft

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 FISHING TOURNAMENTS

SAT 5-6 1ST ANNUAL JMU BASS TOURNAMENT 630A-3P $110 ENTRY BLAKE MILES 804-920-0596
SUN 5-7 SUNDAY MORNING BASS SERIES CHRIS/DAVE 7A-12P 540-895-5900 EXT5
 SAT 5-13 APM/FISH TALES YOUTH TOURNAMENT CHRIS/DAVE 9A-1P 540-895-5900 
SUN 5-14  SUNDAY MORNING BASS SERIES CHRIS/DAVE 7A-12P 540-895-5900 EXT5 
SAT 5-20  SHENANDOAH VALLEY BASS ASSOCIATION  TIM SHANK
 SUN 5-21  SHENANDOAH VALLEY BASS ASSOCIATION  TIM SHANK
 SUN 5-21  SUNDAY MORNING BASS SERIES CHRIS/DAVE 6A-11A 540-895-5900 EXT5
SUN 5-28  SUNDAY MORNING BASS SERIES CHRIS/DAVE 6A-11A 540-895-5900 EXT5
BASS- The vast majority of the bass have spawned (although we will have another small push of fish this month) and we are heading into one of the most exciting times of the year, the POST SPAWN TOP WATER bite is about to explode. 

Buzz baits, walking baits, frogs and poppers will all catch fish early and late in the day. Once the sun is up, move out to deeper water or around boat docks with shakey head rigged plastics, carolina rigged plactics and medium running crankbaits.
 
The shad and herring will also start to spawn this month and catching bass may seen easy at times. Look for long shallow rocky points, rip rap banks, bluff walls and sea walls for these spawning bait fish. Jerkbaits, both hard and soft are great lures to imitate the forage. Top water walking baits like Zara Spooks, Repo Man and the Damiki Rambler all work well. The Whopper Plopper 90 is another great bait during the shad spawn. 

If fishing uplake try pitching jigs, creature baits and worms to the emerging willow grass once the sun is high in the sky. A spinnerbait will still catch a lot of fish on windy, rainy and cloudy conditions.


 CRAPPIE- The Specks are almost done spawning, the males are guarding the eggs and are very willing to bite anything in front of them.
Two inch curl tail grubs rigged on a 1/16oz jig head will produce many fish for you. They will bite a variety of colors, we all have our favorite colors and here are a few of mine….. John Deere Green (Tractor Green), Wally World, Green Weenie and Electric Chicken.
If the bite is slow, small minnows rigged on a slip bobber is a great back up and sometimes you may need to employee minnows to get a school fired up.
STRIPER- You can catch striper in the uplake regions of the lake all month long, however, they will begin to make a move back towards the midlake region as the month comes to a close.  Bass Assassin Sea Shads rigged on a 1/4oz jig head, broken back redfins and top water walking baits will all produce fish.  

LAKE LEVEL- Full Pool
WATER TEMPS
DOWN LAKE- 72-76 Degrees
MID LAKE- 71-74 Degrees
UP LAKE-70-75

 Chris Craft
Anna Point Marina/Fish Tales Tackle Manager

 

Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 253 – Casey Scanlon – April 1, 2017

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Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 253 – Casey Scanlon – April 1, 2017

Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 253 – Casey Scanlon
April 1, 2017
Episode #253: 2017 FLW Tour Pro Angler Casey Scanlon is featured on Bass Edge Radio presented by MegaWare KeelGuard. Casey discusses his quick start to the 2017 tournament season and April fishing in MO.

Nathan Burgess & Bent Riley win Carolina’s Bass Challenge SC Division On Santee Cooper April 29,2017

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Nathan Burgess & Bent Riley win Carolina’s Bass Challenge SC Division On Santee Cooper April 29,2017
Santee Cooper, SC (Apr 29, 2017)

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SC CBC Points are Updated! 2017 CBC Classic Lake Wateree Oct 27-28!
Nathan Burgess & Bent Riley win big on Santee Cooper with a 5 bass limit weighing 30.68 lbs! Brent & Nathan take home $10,000.00!

Bryan Cook & Steve Harman finished 2nd with another great bag weighing 29.52 lbs and they collected $4,675.00!

3rd – Ben Lee & Lex Costas 24.13 lbs $3,175.00!
4th – Clark Gibbs & Freddie Gibbs 22.21 lbs $2,075.00!
5th – Scott Farmer & Ross Burns 22.00 lbs $1,575.00!

Barry Holloman & Joey Bramlett finished 10th with 20.99 lbs and took home the 1st SKEETER BONUS $ worth $4,000.00. All total they received $4,650.00! PLUS they win the SC CBC Point race!

Terry Thomas & David Kneece took 11th with 20.82 lbs and the 2nd SKEETER BONUS $ pushing their total winnings to $3,550.00!

Sean Skey & Tim Harmon earned $2,420.00 with a total weight of 19.11 lbs good enough for 14th and the 3rd SKEETER BONUS $!

The 4th SKEETER BONUS $ went to Thomas Hardwick & Tommy Williams with a total weight of 19.06 lbs. They took home $1,385.00!

The BF of the tournament was brought in by Curt & Zach Causey and weighed up at 8.65 lbs! They received $1,000.00

MINNESOTA’S LAUFENBERG WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION OPENER PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER

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MINNESOTA’S LAUFENBERG WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION OPENER PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER

MINNESOTA’S LAUFENBERG WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION OPENER PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Illinois’ Overton Takes Co-angler Title

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LA CROSSE, Wis. (May 1, 2017) – Cade Laufenberg of Winona, Minnesota, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Great Lakes Division opener presented by Navionics on the Mississippi River Saturday after weighing five bass totaling 22 pounds, 3 ounces. For his victory, Laufenberg took home $6,016.

Laufenberg said he split his day between two areas he had found in practice – one on the north end of Pool No. 8, and the other on the south end. He said he put around 20 pounds of bass in the boat on the lower end within 30 minutes, including a 3-pounder on his first cast.

“I was fishing a wing dam near a spawning area,” said Laufenberg, a former standout YETI FLW College Fishing angler who now has four career-victories in FLW competition. “There was a special spot in there that you had to pinpoint with your cast. It was about as big as my boat deck. There was some sand that created a current seam and I was focusing right where the current met the slackwater.

“The location was crucial,” continued Laufenberg. “Any fish that were in that spawning area were pulled out because of a cold front that had passed through.”

Laufenberg said he caught everything he weighed in on a 5-inch Pearly Shad-colored Big Bite Baits Suicide Shad swimbait on a 1/8-ounce Gamakatsu Superline Swimbait Head. He said he caught 30 to 40 bass throughout his day, and that his limit that he brought to the scale consisted entirely of smallmouth.

“I finished out the event in the mouth of a small spawning pocket on the north end where two points came together,” said Laufenberg. “The fish were positioned right between them. I just rolled the swimbait through and ended up culling out three more fish. It was incredible.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Cade Laufenberg, Winona, Minn., five bass, 22-3, $6,016

2nd:         Mike Brueggen, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 18-6, $2,523

3rd:          Fernando Lobato, Sparta, Wis., five bass, 16-2, $1,682

4th:          Nathan Huss, Elkhart Lake, Wis., five bass, 15-15, $1,177

5th:          Ron Taylor, Chicago, Ill., five bass, 15-10, $1,009

6th:          Kevin Ruh, Onalaska, Wis., five bass, 15-9, $1,025

7th:          Dan Mohn, Lansing, Iowa, five bass, 15-8, $841

8th:          Jim Caulum, Rockland, Wis., five bass, 15-4, $757

9th:          Travis Brueggen, Cashton, Wis., five bass, 15-3, $673

10th:        Bob Oines, Galesville, Wis., five bass, 15-2, $889

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Laufenberg also caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $770.

Shawn Overton of Coal Valley, Illinois, won the Co-angler Division and $2,623 Saturday after bringing a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 1 ounce to the scale.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Shawn Overton, Coal Valley, Ill., five bass, 15-1, $2,623

2nd:         Donald Roscovius, Tomah, Wis., five bass, 13-15, $1,262

3rd:          Bryan Bergman, Monona, Wis., five bass, 13-14, $891

4th:          Chad Smith, Davenport, Iowa, four bass, 12-8, $589

5th:          Jared Greninger, Byron, Ill., four bass, 12-6, $697

6th:          Rollie Truehl, DeForest, Wis., five bass, 11-9, $463

7th:          Alan Bernicky, Joliet, Ill., five bass, 11-6, $399

7th:          John Pliwko, Plover, Wis., four bass, 11-6, $399

9th:          Tim Willihnganz, Madison, Wis., five bass, 11-5, $336

10th:        Josh Mohn, Lansing, Iowa, five bass, 11-4, $294

Tom Zenanko of Prior Lake, Minnesota, caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $192.

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 Barren River in Scottsville, Kentucky. 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. 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.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NORTHERN CONFERENCE OPENER ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NORTHERN CONFERENCE OPENER ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NORTHERN CONFERENCE OPENER ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

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BEDFORD, Va. (May 1, 2017) – The Community College of Baltimore County duo of Michael Duarte and Matthew Iman, both of Baltimore, Maryland, won the YETI FLW College Fishing Northern Conference opener on Smith Mountain Lake Saturday after weighing a five bass-limit totaling 17 pounds, 13 ounces. The win earned their club a $2,000 scholarship and advanced the team to the 2018 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“A win like this means a lot for our club,” said Iman, a sophomore majoring in nursing. “I think it will help us get the word out, and maybe even get more people to be involved. Michael (Duarte) and I just love to fish. We make a great team.”

Iman said the two started off the event by catching their biggest fish – a 6½-pounder – with a topwater bait off of a secondary point on the bend of a pocket. Around 10:30 a.m., they made their way up the Roanoke River.

“We stumbled upon some bedding fish when we pulled into one of our areas way up the Roanoke,” said Duarte, a freshman majoring in business and marketing. “The first one I caught was suspended under a dock. When they suspend under docks back home, that tells me they’re getting ready to pull up or are already spawning. We went along the shoreline and saw more fish spawning between the docks. They were stacked in there. We worked along a 100- to 200-yard stretch until 1 p.m., caught a limit, and culled once.”

Duarte said they used a wacky-rigged Yamamoto Senko to catch their fish, and rotated in a drop-shot rig with a Strike King Dream Shot when they wanted to place bait right on the spawning bed.

“The biggest key was hiding behind docks so the bass couldn’t see us,” said Duarte. “We would pull up, and if we didn’t get a certain bass to bite, we’d leave and come back to it after 15 minutes.”

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

1st:          Community College Baltimore County – Michael Duarte and Matthew Iman, both of Baltimore, Md., five bass, 17-13, $2,000

2nd:         Liberty University – Brian Travers, West Jefferson, N.C., and Caleb Unger, Fry Fork, Va., five bass, 17-5, $1,000

3rd:          Adrian College – Jarrett Martin and Zachary Graham, both of Gallipolis, Ohio, five bass, 16-5, $900

4th:          The Apprentice School – Hunter Atkins, Carrsville, Va., and Kitt Moger, Suffolk, Va., five bass, 15-14, $500

5th:          Adrian College – Caleb Taylor, Zionsville, Ind., and Nickolas Marsh, Commerce Township, Mich., five bass, 14-15, $700

6th:          Schoolcraft College – Clayton Hatton, South Lyon, Mich., and Anthony Gilmore, Livonia, Mich., five bass, 14-14

7th:          West Virginia University – Nolan Minor, Charlottesville, Va., and Casey Lanier, Sanford, N.C., five bass, 14-12

8th:          Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University – Elliott Roberson, Claudville, Va., and Ross Adams, Stuart, Va. five bass, 14-10

9th:          Liberty University – Landon Riggleman, Lynchburg, Va., and Ethan Pitts, Gibsonia, Pa., five bass, 14-10

10th:        Radford University – Zack Lemaster, Bedford, Va., and Matthew Cooley, Chesterfield, Va., five bass, 14-8

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

This YETI FLW College Fishing Northern Conference opener at Smith Mountain Lake was the first regular-season qualifying tournament of 2017 and was hosted by Visit Bedford. The next event for Northern Conference anglers is an event scheduled for July 22 on Chautauqua Lake in Chautauqua, New York.

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 will advance to the 2018 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

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.

JACKSONVILLE’S BRAGG WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BAMA DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE EUFAULA PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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JACKSONVILLE’S BRAGG WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BAMA DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE EUFAULA PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

JACKSONVILLE’S BRAGG WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BAMA DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE EUFAULA PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Georgia’s Walden Claims Co-angler Title

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EUFAULA, Ala. (May 1, 2017) – Josh Bragg of Jacksonville, Alabama, caught a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 13 ounces to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bama Division tournament presented by Navionics on Lake Eufaula. Bragg pocketed $4,266 for his efforts.

Bragg said he spent his day fishing main-lake ledges between the takeoff ramp and Cheneyhatchee Creek. He said he rotated through about 20 brush piles as the day progressed.

“I started out on some shallow ledges, in 3 to 6 feet of water, throwing a crankbait,” said Bragg, who earned his first career-win in FLW competition. “Some shad were spawning and the fish were up feeding on them, so I hit as much as I could until the spawn slowed down.”

Bragg utilized both Sexy Shad- and Citrus-colored Strike King 5XD Crankbaits, which he cited as his most productive lure of the tournament. He also threw a Carolina-rigged green pumpkin-colored Zoom Brush Hog and a Texas-rigged plum-colored Zoom ‘Ol Monster Worm. He said he ended up catching 15 keepers throughout the event.

“After the wind picked up I started throwing the Carolina rig and the worm,” said Bragg. “The fish were ready to feed. It was one of those deals where if you pulled up and didn’t get a bite in ten minutes, you might as well move on to the next one. My Lowrance electronics and Minn Kota Ultrex trolling motor were what really got me the win. The Spot-Lock feature on the Ultrex allowed me to focus on fishing rather than battling the wind.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Josh Bragg, Jacksonville, Ala., five bass, 22-13, $4,266

2nd:         Bryan Brown, Cataula, Ga., five bass, 17-14, $2,083

3rd:          Cole Burdeshaw, Newville, Ala., five bass, 17-11, $1,256

4th:          Mark Stillwell, Salem, Ala., five bass, 17-5, $879

5th:          Ken Greene, Lumpkin, Ga., five bass, 16-7, $753

6th:          Winston Steen, Wellington, Ala., five bass, 16-6, $790

7th:          Robert Pelt II, Montgomery, Ala., five bass, 16-2, $628

8th:          Jade Keeton, Florence, Ala., five bass, 16-0, $565

9th:          Mike Cavender, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 14-13, $470

9th:          Michael Smith, Andalusia, Ala., five bass, 14-13, $470

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Bragg also caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 3 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $500.

Emory Walden of Newnan, Georgia, won the Co-angler Division and $2,333 Saturday after bringing a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds, 1 ounce to the scale.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Emory Walden, Newnan, Ga., five bass, 18-1, $2,333

2nd:         Keith Lynch, River Falls, Ala., four bass, 10-8, $992

3rd:          Heath Martin, Fyffe, Ala., five bass, 10-2, $627

4th:          James Wooddell, Columbus, Ohio, three bass, 9-4, $439

5th:          Justin Girdner, Wetumpka, Ala., five bass, 8-13, $377

6th:          Ferlin Weeks, Trinity, Ala., four bass, 8-10, $345

7th:          Thomas Gore, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 8-7, $314

8th:          Kevin Johnson, Grady, Ala., three bass, 8-3, $282

9th:          Arthur Lee Matthews III, Marietta, Ga., four bass, 7-14, $251

10th:        Lew Moore, Roanoke, Ala., four bass, 7-13, $220

Walden also caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $250.

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 Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama. 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. 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.

 

MONTEAGLE’S ROLLINS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON TIMS FORD RESERVOIR

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MONTEAGLE’S ROLLINS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON TIMS FORD RESERVOIR

MONTEAGLE’S ROLLINS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON TIMS FORD RESERVOIR

Alabama’s Davenport Grabs Co-angler Title

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WINCHESTER, Tenn. (May 1, 2017) – Greg Rollins of Monteagle, Tennessee, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Music City Division tournament on Tims Ford Reservoir after weighing five bass Saturday totaling 15 pounds, 15 ounces. Rollins pocketed $3,426 for his win.

According to post-tournament reports, Rollins targeted postspawn smallmouth bass on both ends of the lake, keying on pea gravel with a Carolina rig.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Greg Rollins, Monteagle, Tenn., five bass, 15-15, $3,426

2nd:         Tony Eckler, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 15-14, $1,427

2nd:         Hunter Bouldin, McMinnville, Tenn., five bass, 15-14, $1,427

4th:          Brent Sain, Manchester, Tenn., five bass, 15-1, $999

5th:          Bill Darby, Fayetteville, Tenn., five bass, 14-13, $685

6th:          William Merrick, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 13-13, $628

7th:          Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 13-12, $671

8th:          Jerry Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 13-2, $514

9th:          Matt Stanley, Alexandria, Tenn., five bass, 12-15, $457

10th:        Kenneth Smith, Tullahoma, Tenn., five bass, 12-8, $400

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Timothy Minton of Smiths Grove, Kentucky, caught a bass weighing 4 pounds, 4 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $215.

John Davenport of Huntsville, Alabama, won the Co-angler Division and $1,873 Saturday after bringing a five-bass limit totaling 12 pounds even to the scale.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          John Davenport, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 12-0, $1,873

2nd:         Bill Bruce, Hendersonville, Tenn., five bass, 11-3, $834

3rd:          Larry Goss, Hartsville, Tenn., four bass, 8-11, $558

4th:          Brice McMaster, Antioch, Tenn., three bass, 7-9, $389

5th:          Craig Allen, Kingston Springs, Tenn., three bass, 7-4, $334

6th:          Robert Harris, McEwen, Tenn., three bass, 7-0, $306

7th:          Corey Poss, Smithville, Tenn., three bass, 6-13, $278

8th:          John Wilkerson, Nashville, Tenn., three bass, 6-8, $450

9th:          Gaylon Calahan, Winchester, Tenn., three bass, 6-2, $222

10th:        Josh Bates, Pulaski, Tenn., three bass, 6-0, $245

Davenport also caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $205.

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 Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Alabama. 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. 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.

YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EVENT ON FORT GIBSON LAKE RESCHEDULED DUE TO FLOODING

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YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EVENT ON FORT GIBSON LAKE RESCHEDULED DUE TO FLOODING

WAGONER, Okla. (May 1, 2017) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) announced today that the YETI FLW College Fishing tournament scheduled for Fort Gibson Lake on Saturday, May 6 has been rescheduled for Oct. 14, 2017 due to the flooding and dangerous conditions currently wreaking havoc in the Ozark region.

All previously published information regarding takeoff and weigh-in locations remains unchanged.

Anglers will take off and weigh in at Taylors Ferry North Recreation Area in Wagoner, at 7:30 a.m. CDT Saturday, Oct. 14. Weigh-in will be held at the launch ramp beginning at 3 p.m. Takeoff and weigh-in are free and open to the public. The event is hosted by the Wagoner Area Chamber of Commerce.

Schools are allowed to register up until the morning of the tournament. Entries may be made either by phone or at FLWFishing.com.

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 and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2018 FLW College Fishing National Championship. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats.

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.

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