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Jacob Stephens & Greg Lindsay Win HillCity Bassmasters Bannister River Event April 15,2017

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Jacob Stephens & Greg Lindsay Win HillCity Bassmasters Bannister River Event April 15,2017

Six teams came out on a beautiful Saturday morning to fish the mud hole called Bannister River (lake) the bite was on for all of the teams, but congratulations goes out to Jacob Stephens & Greg Lindsay on their five fish 11.79lb win. Click bellow to see full results & current standings.

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McKendree University Gets a Second Chance; fish bit twice, seals the win

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McKendree University Gets a Second Chance; fish bit twice, seals the win

“Twice” is a Charm

McKendree University Gets a Second Chance; fish bit twice, seals the win

Park Falls, WI (April 14, 2017) – In terms of competitive bass fishing, you can’t force a win; when it’s meant to happen, it will. Such was the case for the accomplished college bass team at McKendree University. Through a competitive career spanning four years, numerous members of the Bearcat crew had scored high finishes at major college events. Yet none had pulled off a Bassmaster College Series Regional win.

Until now.

Video tell the story of the fish that bit twice.

Thanks to a monster stringer the final day of the Midwest Regional at Lake of the Ozarks, the team of Jacob Louis and JT Russell successfully brought home the champion’s trophy to McKendree University. After jumping out to an early lead in the opening round, Louis and

Russell were natural favorites to place well. However, a bit of good fortune may deserve some credit in the final outcome.

Louis and Russell beat out the hard-charging team of Colin Cropp and Louie Dazzo, from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Crop and Dazzo credited St. Croix’s new Bass-X Series of rods for their second-place finish.

Members of the McKendree University bass team have always been strong proponents of the St. Croix scholastic program, as well. In fact, another McKendree team – Brock Wilke and Brady Faust – used Legend Tournament models to haul in over 22-pounds the final day of the Ozark event, and place fourth.

This year, McKendree will join top high school and college bass teams in a newly-expanded, St. Croix sponsorship program, designed to ensure their athlete’s move forward with the best rod building technology in the palms of their hands.

 

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Anderson, S.C., To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Championship On Lake Hartwell

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Anderson, S.C., To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Championship On Lake Hartwell

The 2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan will be held on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, Oct. 19-21. Ryan Lavigne won the title last year as a nonboater with a three-day total weight of 58 pounds, 3 ounces on Lake Conroe, Texas.

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April 14, 2017

Anderson, S.C., To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Championship On Lake Hartwell

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 2017 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan will be held on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, Oct. 19-21, B.A.S.S. announced today.

Competitors from all over the world will compete for a chance to return to Lake Hartwell next March for the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

“We are excited to be going to Anderson, S.C., and Lake Hartwell for the Championship,” said Jon Stewart, B.A.S.S. Nation director. “It is a great fishery, and Green Pond Landing is a fantastic launch and weigh-in area.

“The city and state did a great job renovating the ramp area for the 2015 GEICO Bassmaster Classic a few years ago, and they have improved it even more since then. We are expecting the weather and the fishing to be excellent that time of year.”

There are several routes anglers can take to qualify for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

Forty-seven states and one Canadian province (Ontario) will send 20-person teams (10 boaters and 10 nonboaters) to one of three regional tournaments — Central, Western and Eastern. The top boater and nonboater from each state will then advance to the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Hartwell.

Also invited to the Championship are the top boater and nonboater from nine other foreign countries (which have their own qualifying events), the Paralyzed Veterans of America champion and the defending B.A.S.S. Nation champion.

“We are so proud of the opportunity to host the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship at Green Pond Landing and Lake Hartwell,” said Neil Paul, Visit Anderson’s executive director. “In Anderson County, we take great pride in being able to host anglers from all over the country in our community, and the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship is yet another opportunity to host a championship event in our championship facility on our championship lake.

“It’s an honor and privilege to be able to host the great team from B.A.S.S. in Anderson County, and we cannot wait to welcome the anglers and their families to our great community.”

The champion will receive a Bassmaster Elite Series berth, paid entry into the division of their choice in the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens, a prize boat to keep, plus a “B.A.S.S. Nation’s Best” prize package, which is a fully rigged tournament-ready boat for one year.

Second- and third-place finishers will earn paid entry into their division of choice in the Bassmaster Opens, and the “B.A.S.S. Nation’s Best” prize package, which is also the use of a fully rigged tournament-ready boat for one year.

The nonboater champion will win a memorial trophy, paid Bassmaster Opens entry to his or her division of choice, a prize boat and a Bassmaster Classic Marshal spot.

In 2016, Ryan Lavigne of Gonzales, La., won the tournament as an unlikely candidate — a nonboater — and won it by an enormous margin of 16 1/2 pounds on Lake Conroe outside of Houston, Texas. He also earned a chance to compete in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, which was held March 24-26, 2017, also on Lake Conroe, in which he finished 16th among 52 of the world’s best bass anglers.

The Nation qualifier tournaments kicked off April 5, with the Central Regional, which was held on Lake of the Ozarks, featuring 20-angler teams from 19 states.

The Western Regional will be April 19-21 on Lake Shasta, California, with the final qualifying tournament, the Eastern Regional, to be held June 14-16 on Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

Competing in the Eastern Regional for a berth in the Championship will be a few new female faces, including Angela Mayo, who was crowned the first female nonboater champion in the North Carolina Western qualifier.

Last year, Becca Golightly became the first female angler to compete in the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

For more information on the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship or how to qualify, please visit Bassmaster.com.

We Need More Women in Fishing By Ken Duke April 13, 2017

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We Need More Women in Fishing By Ken Duke April 13, 2017
If you haven’t seen the April issue of Fishing Tackle Retailer, it has a theme: Women in Fishing. On some level, it seems a shame that such a thing could serve as a theme for our industry’s trade publication. Women represent half of the world’s population — a little more than half by some estimates. When you give a magazine a theme, you’re essentially saying, “Hey, here’s a topic that deserves more attention than it’s currently getting.”So it is for women in fishing.

I wish I could tell you that all you have to do is click on www.getmorewomeninvolvedinsportfishing.com and you’ll be well on your way to increasing their numbers and improving your bottom line, but it’s not so. There are no easy answers and, like too many things in this industry, you and I are largely on our own when it comes to making things happen.

And that’s OK. It’s always been that way … and probably always will be. But we still need answers, and we still need to work to find a solution.

Robinson Goes Wire to Wire at Ray Scott Championship May 2017

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Robinson Goes Wire to Wire at Ray Scott Championship May 2017

Robinson Goes Wire to Wire at Ray Scott Championship

ATHENS, Ala. –  Angler Tracy Robinson of Gadsden, AL dominated the field at the Ray Scott Championship on Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, to win the Championship. Robinson held an 8-pound lead over the field the final day and weighed in his third limit weighing 16.04. Tracy amassed a three-day total of 55.49 eclipsing the field by more than 15 pounds.

His day didn’t start well as he lost two big keeper fish. “I almost spun out there for a minute, I started thinking this is one of those days that guys tell horror stories about. I regrouped and got back busy with it and started catching them,” says Robinson. “I caught them on a simple white jig. There was nothing special about it, a white Choo Choo jig. Just a white swim jig with a white craw, it was just as plain as you can get”.

“It’s an unbelievable experience for me. My dad fished a lot of tournaments with Ray Scott. Ray and I were talking about it yesterday, and he gave me a little good luck charm, a patch from a 1965 tournament,” concluded Robinson.

Tracy caught most of his fish on deeper grass. He credited this pattern on visiting the lake this past October when the lake was down. He and his wife Lisa ran the entire lake and idled through every cove marking weigh points where grass was showing in 2-3 feet of water with the lake down. The pattern held throughout the lake as during practice he had what he thinks would have been over 20lb limit. He narrowed down to the spots that were holding the larger fish.

For the win, Tracy takes home $50,000 and new 2017 Triton 21TRX, loaded with a Mercury Marine 250ProXS outboard, MotorGuide Trolling Motor, Garmin, T-H Marine Products all sitting on Carlisle Tires. Tracy will also receive a two-year Ram Truck lease of a Ram Truck that is MSRP up to $50,000.

Second place went to David Hendrick of Cherryville, NC with a three-day total of 39.65. David weighed-in 15.81 on the final day to capture second place. David’s final bag was anchored with a 6.77 big bass.

Bryan New of Belmont, NC took third moving up from seventh place from day two with a 13.44 for a final tournament total of 39.17lbs. He made the decision to run as far up the lake as he could go and said he only had two gallons of fuel when he returned.

In fourth place, boater Matthew Robertson of Kuttawa, KY dropped a spot from day two to fourth place on day three with a three-day total of 38.96. Robertson talked about his quest to get the possible Old Hickory lake record for its largest Kentucky Spotted Bass on certified scales after the day-two weigh-in.

The Top 25 Boaters:

Name Hometown Total
1   Tracy D. Robinson Gadsden AL 55.49
2   David R. Hendrick Cherryville NC 39.65
3   Bryan New Belmont NC 39.17
4   Matthew T. Robertson Kuttawa KY 38.96
5   Jason Wilson Lincolnton NC 36.74
6   Dale Pelfrey Rockwood TN 35.03
7   Andy Wicker Pomaria SC 34.58
8   Todd Castledine Nacogdoches TX 33.05
9   Brian Morgan Newton NC 32.89
10  Nick LeBrun Bossier City LA 32.68
11  Andrew S. Getsy Hastings PA 32.18
12  Brad Weese Petersburg WV 31.63
13  Adam M. Wagner Cookeville TN 30.46
14  Kirk C. Smith Edmond OK 28.77
15  Kelly Logan Morganton NC 27.96
16  Drew Boggs Lebanon TN 27.05
17  Greg B. Worsham chattanooga TN 25.62
18  Scott McDaniel Bonaire GA 25.34
19  Chris Sanders Stockbridge GA 24.84
20  Randy Tolbert Jr. Rome GA 24.42
21  Josh M. Butler Hayden AL 23.78
22  Seth N. Ellis Charlotte NC 22.96
23  Damien K. Willis Jacksonville AL 22.38
24  Duke Nave Norristown PA 20.31
25  Daniel D. Johnson Lebanon TN 20.00

 

The Co-Angler Champion is Timothy Adams from Powder Springs, GA. He brought to the scales, a solid bag (three fish limit) weighing in at 9.39 lbs for a three day winning total of 19.74 lbs. Adams took home $25,000 and a 2017 Triton 19TRX boat, Mercury Marine 225ProXs outboard Garmin electronics, MotorGuide trolling motor, Carlisle tires, and TH Marine products. Timothy will also receive a two-year Ram Truck lease of a Ram Truck that is MSRP up to $50,000.

“Well I didn’t catch many fish on day 1 or day 2. I needed some of the fish I was throwing back today to make it a little better. A spinner bait was my 5-pounder yesterday, and a spinner bait got my big fish today. This has been an awesome experience, and I’m thankful for everything!”, Adams explained.

Timothy Woods of Midville, GA finished in second place for the Co-Anglers with a 2.47 lbs weight, but carried it with an overall event total weight of 18.55 lbs!

“I tried hard, this is what I’m going to do for a living. This is the first time I fished this trail, and I made it all the way to finish second. I couldn’t be more pleased! I’m going to take that money and buy me a boat when I get home!”, Woods said.

In third place was Christopher Chavis out of Rincon, GA. He brought in a single solid fish today with a weight of 5.06 lbs. His total weight for the event was 17.56 lbs.

“Started at the beginning of the week fishing grass, and the last two days been fishing on wood. Caught that fish today on a Choo Choo Lures jig, barely bit it. All my guys back home, thank you for picking me up and taking care of me,” Chavis explained.

The largest bass of the overall tournament for the boaters was caught by Chad Schroeder with a weight of 7.64 lbs, and the big bass of the tournament for the Co-Angler was brought in by Timothy Woods weighing in at 5.71 lbs.

The Top 25 Co-Anglers:

1   Timothy “Tim” P. Adams Powder Springs GA 19.74
2   Timothy Woods Midville GA 18.55
3   Christopher L. Chavis Rincon GA 17.56
4   Ryan L. Eckman Okeechobee FL 17.50
5   Brian “B Dawg” P. Murphy Sulphur LA 16.54
6   Justin M. Clark White House TN 15.85
7   James E. Gunn Nolensville TN 15.54
8   David T. Williams Fredericksburg VA 15.06
9   Michael Huss Sherman TX 15.03
10  Jesse E. Jodon Windber PA 14.44
11  Marty J. Colley Ashville AL 14.37
12  Alex Hester Crossville TN 14.02
13  Mike J. Carter Flat Rock AL 14.01
14  Jett B. Loach Chickamauga GA 12.93
15  Ronnie Gibson Trinity TX 12.78
16  Randy Hobbs Dawson AL 12.58
17  Eldred B. Lewis Tuscaloosa AL 11.92
18  Giovanni Pena Davenport FL 11.19
19  Benton Peoples Bardstown KY 10.96
20  Thomas N. Henshaw Ft. Oglethorpe GA 10.96
21  Andy M. Strickler York PA 10.32
22  Patrick Weir Broken Arrow OK 10.21
23  Davy P. Campbell Delta AL 9.93
24  William “Toby” Steele Ten Mile TN 9.45
25  Lonnie B. Drusch Sumtner SC 9.43

Carson Orellana Wins 2017 Western Qualifier April 11, 2017 Jeffrey Davis

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Carson Orellana Wins 2017 Western Qualifier April 11, 2017 Jeffrey Davis

Carson Orellana Wins 2017 Western Qualifier

Jeffrey Davis

Press Release: April 7th and April 8th, 2017, Lake Wylie – Western Qualifier

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North Carolina hosted their NC BASS Nation Western Qualifier at Lake Wylie in Gastonia NC on April 7th and 8th with 92 anglers vying to represent the NC BASS Nation at the 2018 BASS Regional hosted by B.A.S.S. with all hoping to continue on the road to qualify for a shot at the BASS MASTER CLASSIC!

Carson Orellana was on a roll bringing 5 fish each day to the scales with a winning weight of 26.74 pounds! Carson has come up through the NCBN youth program qualifying several times as a youth and now has qualified for the third time as an adult member on the State Team and was crowned the Boater Champion. This was Carson’s first adult championship but with his proven skills, it surely will not be his last. Carson also fishes for Strayer University on the College BASS series. This will be his third time trying to advance from the next step (BASS Regional in 2018) to the Nation Championship, just one step from the BASS Master CLASSIC!.

Jody Wright is back on the team coming in second with 22.98 lbs, and youngster Johnny Guffey had a great tournament taking third place with 22.60 pounds. These three anglers have punched their way to the 2018 NCBN State Team as boaters

The ladies are beginning to dominate the co-angler side. Angela Mayo who just missed a state team spot on lake Norman last year, made sure there was not going to be any doubt this year. Angela was crowned the first ever female Non-boater Champion with a total weight of 17.63 pounds. Samantha Gay broke the ice last year and is a member of the 2017 State team and will compete in the upcoming Bass Nation regional on the upper Chesapeake in June. Congrats to Angela Mayo on her Championship and besting 46 other anglers!

Jerry Pruitt took second place with 14.55 pounds and qualified for his first State Team. Chet Beam was third with 14.11 pounds making his first State Team. Angela, Jerry and Chet will compete in BASS Nation Regional in 2018 as non-boaters. The Non-Boater Champion at the 2016 BASS Regional also won the Boater Division and almost took home over $125,000 in cash and prizes.

Triton Big Fish Honors were Day 1 Brandon Williams – 4.19 lbs (boater) ; Jerry Pruitt 4.30 (non-boater)

Day 2 Lowrance Big bass award (boater) Chris Richey 4.97 lbs (non-boater) Ken Bradey 3.19 lbs

Special thanks go out to Bob Bauer, Mike Carnes, Lori Murray, and Lenny and Vicky Smathers for their hard work as helpers during the tourney.

On Any Given Sunday By Bruce Callis April 14,2017

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On Any Given Sunday By Bruce Callis April 14,2017

On Any Given Sunday

By Bruce Callis

April 14,2017

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The Bassmaster Elite at Toledo Bend presented by Econo Lodge is in the books. John Murray got to raise the trophy high over his head for his first elite victory. What an awesome thrill! But victory wasn’t as easy as you would think for this 11 year veteran.
Day 1 started off fairly nice, with John catching a 5 fish limit of 17 lbs 13 ounces and was holding onto 14th place. He was only a little over 7 pounds out of 1st place. But day 2 was a tough one, with John only bringing in a 5 fish limit of 11 pounds 7 ounces, dropping him into 34th place, almost 10 pounds out of 1st place. But it was enough to get him into the all important 3rd day, and John made the most of it. He was able to turn things around with a huge 23 pound 7 ounce bag, leaping him all the way up to 3rd place and a spot on Championship Sunday. John put together another impressive bag for the second day in a row, amassing 24 pounds 15 ounces to slam the door shut. He had 2 big beauties to fill out Sunday’s bag, a 7 lb 7 oz and a 7 lb 9 oz bass.
This marks the 4th tournament, including the Classic, this year and the 4th winner. No one angler has been in the zone on 2 consecutive tournaments. But what each tournament has in common is that the winners never gave up. Adversity came to each of them and they didn’t quit.
On any given day, we can all put together that magical day, where we can do no wrong. And sometimes, we can go out and find that the bass just don’t like anything we offer. Practice doesn’t always lead to perfection in the bass fishing world. It can humble us beyond imagination.
We go out and practice for an upcoming tournament, we find the fish we are looking for, and then on tournament day, they are no longer there. We know they should be, we fish looking for them to be there, and we come away scratching our heads. Why? Because we get dialed in and refuse to admit that what we knew isn’t the answer anymore. We refuse to overcome, to adapt.
Jacob Wheeler overcame boat issues, Timmy Horton overcame losing a giant bass, and John Murray overcame lost fish as well.
Being able to change our thinking when everything is falling apart isn’t easy. Fishing is about learning patterns, and adapting our to put them to our best advantage. We don’t want anyone to thing we can’t do it. But making the most of what we have isn’t a weakness, its a strength. To trust our gut instincts when our brain says otherwise. We give up searching because we know what they are doing instead of searching because the conditions have changed.
I plead guilty as charged. I’ve done it way too often. Throw out the rule book when it happens. Just go fishing instead. Have fun doing what we love. For any given day, we may find glory, the day we always dream of when fishing. And we too can lift that trophy high.

Bassmaster Open Slated For Tennessee’s Chickamauga Lake

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Bassmaster Open Slated For Tennessee’s Chickamauga Lake

Opens competitors will take on Chickamauga Lake during the second Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open, held out of Dayton, Tenn., April 20-22. 

Photo by Gary Tramontina/Bassmaster

April 13, 2017

Bassmaster Open Slated For Tennessee’s Chickamauga Lake

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DAYTON, Tenn. — How good is the fishing on Chickamauga Lake right now?

Ask Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Coulter, who lives in Knoxville, Tenn., which is about an hour away from the northern end of the 38,000-acre Tennessee River impoundment. Coulter was only minutes removed from missing the cut in an Elite Series event at Toledo Bend earlier this month when he fired off a quick note to Chris Bowes, tournament director for the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series.

The next Southern Open is being held April 20-22 on Chickamauga Lake and Coulter wanted in. Unfortunately for him, he was too late to get into the Open.

“I was expecting to be at Toledo Bend longer, but when that didn’t work out, I knew where I wanted to be,” Coulter said. “Chick is on fire right now.”

Indeed it is, and Coulter had numbers to back that up.

“My dad called me when I was at Toledo Bend and said he and my uncle went out and caught two 5-pounders and a 9-4,” Coulter said. “And before the Classic (on Texas’ Lake Conroe in March) a buddy and I went to Chickamauga, and we had five fish that weighed 34 pounds, 4 ounces. On our Tennessee Team Trail tournament there back in February, we had a guy catch a 10-2, and that wasn’t ‘Big Bass.’ It wasn’t even second place. Two other guys caught an 11-even and a 10-8.”

That’s music to the ears of the 400 anglers and co-anglers scheduled to compete in the Bass Pro Shops Southern Open No. 2 on Chickamauga Lake. They all hope to replicate any of the fantastic catches Coulter mentioned. The pro with the most weight after three days of action will earn a berth into the 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, which will be held on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina — provided the winner fishes all other Opens in the Southern Division.

Competitors next week should expect a heavy dose of shoreline fishing, Coulter said. The spawn on Chickamauga was about to begin in early April, but a cold front that week lowered water temperatures and may have delayed the bedding season.

Anglers couldn’t ask for a more well-timed weather system, Coulter said.

“That cold front put everything on pause for a few days,” he said. “So now, if the weather holds, almost all of the bass are going to be spawning. I would figure almost all the fish will be up on the banks. It could be a sight fisherman’s dream; just an absolute heyday for them to be pitching and flipping for big bites.”

The beneficial timing of the cold snap could be further aided by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which manages Chickamauga Lake. Coulter said the TVA usually raises the water level in the lake on April 15, which could really heighten spawning conditions. If the TVA does its part, and the water has time to settle for a few days, fishing on Chickamauga after Tax Day could produce even greater dividends.

The first Southern Open of the 2017 season was held on the Harris Chain of Lakes in central Florida. Elite Series rookie Jesse Wiggins won that tournament and locked up a berth in the 2018 Classic. He’ll fish on Chickamauga Lake too, and he’s hoping to continue his recent hot streak. Not only did he win Southern Open No. 1, but he’s also leading the Toyota Bassmaster Elite Series Rookie of the Year standings and is eighth in the Angler of the Year standings.

“I expect to see all stages of the spawn (on Chickamauga Lake),” Wiggins said. “I’d prefer to see postspawn conditions because they’d be out deep, which is what I like. But however they are, I think we’re going to be spread out enough with everyone looking at different things. It should be a good one.”

And there’s little pressure on the Cullman, Alabama pro to win, though he’d love nothing more.

“I want to win every single tournament I fish,” he said. “But it’s definitely nice to have a win already and have the Classic berth locked up.”

Jacob Wheeler won the last B.A.S.S. event on Chickamauga Lake – the 2014 BASSFest. The 1986 Bassmaster Classic also was held there, and the lake ranked third in the southeastern division of Bassmaster Magazine’s 100 Best Lakes for 2016.

The Rhea Economic and Tourism Council is hosting the tournament.

The Bassmaster Southern Open No. 2 will begin each day with take off at 6:45 a.m. ET from the Dayton Boat Dock, 175 Lakeshore St. Weigh-in for Thursday and Friday will begin at 2:45 p.m. ET at the same location. Saturday’s weigh-in will begin at 3:45 p.m. ET at Bass Pro Shops, 1000 Bass Pro Drive, in East Ridge, Tenn.

FLW ANGLERS READY FOR ANNUAL VISIT TO BEAVER LAKE IN TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY GENERAL TIRE

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FLW ANGLERS READY FOR ANNUAL VISIT TO BEAVER LAKE IN TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY GENERAL TIRE

FLW ANGLERS READY FOR ANNUAL VISIT TO BEAVER LAKE IN TOURNAMENT PRESENTED BY GENERAL TIRE

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ROGERS, Ark. (April 13, 2017) – The fifth tournament of the 22nd season of the FLW Tour, the most competitive Tour in professional bass-fishing, kicks off April 27-30 with the FLW Tour at the Beaver Lake presented by General Tire. Hosted by Visit Rogers, the tournament will feature 322 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the Pro Division and up to $25,000 cash in the Co-angler Division.

“Beaver Lake is in as good of shape as I’ve ever seen it,” said Old Spice pro Greg Bohannan of Bentonville, a four-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier. “I know the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has been stocking shad in the lake and the fish are as healthy as they’ve ever been. If you look at the weights over the past 10 years, it’s been a steady increase. So the lake is in great shape. This tournament is going to be a fun event.”

This year’s trek to Beaver Lake is about a month later than FLW usually visits, and Bohannan suggests that the lake will be just a little different for the FLW Tour anglers.

“The last couple of years we’ve hit the lake right before the spawn,” Bohannan said. “I think this year we’re going to see a lot of spawning fish. But, like most Ozark lakes, not all of the bass spawn at the same time. So we’re going to have all three phases going on – prespawn, bedding fish and postspawn.

“Bait-wise, we’re going to see a little bit of everything in this event. For anglers that are fishing for sight fish, shaky-head rigs and finesse-type baits are going to be really big. About a third of the lake is stained water clarity, so spinnerbaits and crankbaits will do well for the power fishermen. I think there will be a little bit of a topwater bite going on as well. This is going to be a tournament where a guy can pick what suits him best and just go fishing.”

Bohannan predicted that the winner would likely have a four-day total right around 58 pounds.

“The weights have been excellent in all of the local tournaments the past three months,” he said. “I think that realistically 58 pounds might be a little on the light side, but we’ve had a lot of tournaments on the lake, lately. A 14- to 15-pound limit on Beaver Lake is a really good day, and if someone can do that four days in a row – if you don’t win, you’re going to be right there on the final day.”

Anglers will take off from the Prairie Creek Park Marina located at 9300 N. Park Road in Rogers at 6:30 a.m. each day of competition. Thursday and Friday’s weigh-ins will be held at Prairie Creek Park beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s final weigh-ins will be held at Walmart, located at 2110 W. Walnut St., in Rogers beginning at 4 p.m.

Prior to the weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday, FLW will host a free Fishing Expo at Walmart from noon to 4 p.m. each day. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.

Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at Lake Bentonville Park, located at 2204 SW I St., in Bentonville on Saturday, April 29, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to area youth 15 years of age and younger and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one.

The FLW Tour has visited Beaver Lake 18 times previously, with 2017 marking the 19th visit in FLW’s 22-year history. The total purse for the FLW Tour at the Beaver Lake presented by General Tire is more than $800,000, including $10,000 through 50th place in the Pro Division.

In FLW Tour competition, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day, with pros supplying the boat, controlling boat movement and competing against other pros. Co-anglers fish from the back deck against other co-anglers. The full field of 322 anglers competes in the two-day opening round. Co-angler competition concludes following Friday’s weigh-in, while the top 20 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2017 Forrest Wood Cup will be on Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina Aug. 11-13.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Beaver Lake presented by General Tire will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) June 18 from 6 a.m.-7 a.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

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.

IMTRA RELEASES HIGH INTENSITY PROFESSIONAL GRADE LED DECK LIGHTS

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IMTRA RELEASES HIGH INTENSITY PROFESSIONAL GRADE LED DECK LIGHTS

IMTRA RELEASES HIGH INTENSITY PROFESSIONAL GRADE LED DECK LIGHTS

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Two New Series of Lights Are Manufactured to IMTRA’s Rigorous Specifications
New Bedford, Mass. – IMTRA, the leading manufacturer and importer of quality marine and commercial products, announced today the release of the Offshore and PitMaster series LED deck lights engineered and manufactured by Vision X for the recreational and commercial marine markets. The new lights provide superior illumination with durability and reliability that is ideal for offshore watercraft, oil platforms, shoreline industrial complexes and shipyards.
The new Offshore series LED deck lights are available from 3,300 to over 11,000 effective lumens, while the PitMaster series lights are available in models providing 11,000 to over 22,000 effective lumens. Both series are offered in a selection of beam patterns – from narrow beam and extra wide floods, to elliptical patterns – for projecting light exactly where it is needed and away from where it is not. IMTRA offers customized engineered solution services with 3D vessel modeling and deck lighting simulation to design a precise coverage map for its customers.
“Offshore and industrial situations can range from peaceful to chaotic; high-quality lighting can be the deciding factor in a successful outing or excursion, it can even mean the difference between life and death,” said Kinder Woodcock, product development manager, IMTRA. “Our new Offshore and PitMaster series LED deck lights are built to IMTRA’s exacting standards to survive the seas and can be counted on to provide the illumination required to focus on the job at hand.”
All models are offered in white or black vibration dampened and shockproof anodized 6061 die-cast aluminum housings with an exclusive marine-grade Interpon 810 Polyester TGIC-free powder coating for the highest weatherability under the most extreme conditions. The units also feature a durable impact and UV resistant PCB lens; meet CE, ROHS, and IEC safety standards; and are IP68/IP69K rated for submersion to 3 meters and up to 100 bar high-pressure spray. The PitMaster series also meet UL standards. A patented Prime Drive electronic thermal management system prolongs LED and component life, and prevents LED color shifting, while the isolated copper circuit-board and reverse polarity protection defends installations from short circuits and electrical damage from stray current. The units are designed to produce a consistent lumen output throughout a temperature range of -40 degrees to over 185 degrees Fahrenheit.
For information on the new Offshore and PitMaster series LED deck lights, visit www.imtra.com/offshore-pitmaster-led-deck-lights.htm. For information about IMTRA and its entire product line, please call 508-995-7000 or visit www.imtra.com.

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