YADKINVILLE’S HAIRE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION EVENT ON KERR LAKE

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YADKINVILLE’S HAIRE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION EVENT ON KERR LAKE

Virginia’s Wright tops Co-angler Division

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HENDERSON, N.C. (April 10, 2017) – Boater Danny Haire of Yadkinville, North Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds even Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division event on Kerr Lake. Haire took home $5,590 for his victory.

According to post-tournament reports, Haire caught his fish in the Satterwhite Point area of Kerr Lake, fishing a Carolina-rigged Zoom Lizard. It was Haire’s third career BFL win, all of them coming on Kerr Lake.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Danny Haire, Yadkinville, N.C., five bass, 18-0, $3,590 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Aaron Falwell, Forest, Va., five bass, 15-4, $1,803

3^rd: Wayne Dorman, Louisa, Va., five bass, 15-1, $1,068

4^th: Kendall Dail, Chinquapin, N.C., five bass, 14-8, $748

5^th: Jason Houchins, Clarksville, Va., five bass, 14-5, $714

5^th: Manley Jones, Raleigh, N.C., five bass, 14-5, $614

7^th: Curtis Talbott, Forest, Va., five bass, 14-2, $507

7^th: Josh Milligan, Edenton, N.C., five bass, 14-2, $507

9^th: James Blankenship, Siler City, N.C., five bass, 14-1, $727

10^th: Frank Ippoliti, Mercersburg, Pa., five bass, 13-15, $374

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Haire also caught a 5-pound, 9-ounce bass, which was the heaviest of the tournament in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $385.

Craig Wright of Rustburg, Virginia, weighed in five bass totaling 15 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $1,803.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Craig Wright, Rustburg, Va., five bass, 15-7, $1,803

2^nd: J.R. Milligan, Merry Hill, N.C., five bass, 14-0, $801

3^rd: Greg Dawson, Rustburg, Va., five bass, 12-11, $583

4^th: Rob Hilliard, Roanoke, Va., five bass, 11-14, $374

5^th: Kevin Fore, Powhatan, Va., three bass, 10-1, $513

6^th: Danny Crickenberger, Charlottesville, Va., three bass, 9-0, $294

7^th: Jeff Warter, Howardsville, Va., three bass, 8-2, $267

8^th: Dick Allen, Sumerduck, Va., three bass, 8-1, $240

9^th: Bill Naron, Beaverdam, Va., three bass, 8-0, $214

10^th: Al Berkley, Madison Heights, Va., three bass, 7-9, $187

Kevin Fore of Powhatan, Virginia, weighed a 5-pound, 8-ounce bass which earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award and $192.

The T-H Marine BFL at 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. 19-21 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. 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.

Tony and Hunter Axt Win VA Bass Nation Mr. Bass 2017

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Tony and Hunter Axt Win VA Bass Nation Mr. Bass 2017

Congratulations goes out to the 90 teams that competed in the 2017 Mr Bass event on Lake Gaston. Tony & Hunter Axt took home the win with a two day total weight of 33.78lbs. Click on the link bellow to see full results.

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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN WINS THIRD ANNUAL YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING OPEN ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES

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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN WINS THIRD ANNUAL YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING OPEN ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES

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GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (April 10, 2017) – The University of Tennessee-Martin team of Matthew Lamastus of Hornbeak, Tennessee, and Dylan True of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, won the third annual YETI FLW College Fishing Open on Kentucky and Barkley lakes Saturday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 44 pounds, 4 ounces. The victory earned the club a $27,000 prize package which includes a Ranger Z175 with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard and advanced the team to the 2017 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship.

Lamastus, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, said that the pair didn’t expect to catch the fish they did and their main goal going in was to qualify for next year’s championship. Mission accomplished, but they also won the Ranger/Evinrude boat package and prizes furnished by such sponsors as YETI, Costa, Plano and Zoom.

Tournament leaders always worry, and True and Lamastus sweated through their share of angst as Saturday wore on and it became apparent that they weren’t going to duplicate Friday’s stringer.

“It was slow Friday, and even slower Saturday,” said True, a junior majoring in agricultural business. “We caught our fish in Jonathan Creek Friday, but it sort of dried up and we decided to run to another place we found in Blood River. As it turned out, we caught seven keepers, compared to six on Friday. But the size definitely wasn’t there. I think the bigger fish pulled out some because the water was a little cooler.”

Strike King 2.5 and Series 5 crankbaits produced for the team in the opening round, but as many other anglers discovered, the fish wanted slower-moving baits on Day Two. After going about an hour and a half without boxing a fish, True decided to switch to a Carolina rig with a green-pumpkin-colored 5-inch Strike King Rage Lizard. They caught four of the bass they weighed on it, and the other on the Series 5 crankbait.

“Mainly we just kept the boat in about 10 feet of water, casted to the bank and dragged the Carolina rig out real slow,” added True.

The top 20 teams on Kentucky Lake finished:

1^st: University of Tennessee-Martin – Dylan True, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and Matthew Lamastus of Hornbeak, Tenn., 10 bass, 44-4

2^nd: University of North Alabama – Koby Littrell, Florence, Ala., and Martin McCravy, Killen, Ala., 10 bass, 40-8

3^rd: Murray State University – Nick Montilino, Edina, Minn., and Brock Spencer, Waynesfield, Ohio, 10 bass, 39-15

4^th: Bryan College – Nathan Bell, Riceville, Tenn., and Cole Sands, Calhoun, Tenn., 10 bass, 36-12

5^th: University of Tennessee – Bradley Devaney, Oliver Springs, Tenn., and Saxton Long, Pulaski, Tenn., 10 bass, 35-5

6^th: University of North Alabama – Austin Mize, Sheffield, Ala., and Ethan Goodwin, Warrior, Ala., 10 bass, 34-9

7^th: Bethel University – Tyler Black, Catawba, N.C., and Ryan Winchester, Powell, Tenn., nine bass, 34-0

8^th: Adrian College – Nicholas Czajka, Brighton, Mich., and Jack Hippe III, Davison, Mich., 10 bass, 33-10

9^th: Bethel University – Brian Pahl, Wildwood, Mo., and John Coble Garrett, Union City, Tenn., 10 bass, 33-0

10^th: University of Louisiana-Monroe – Thomas Soileau and Hunter Freeman, both of Monroe, La., 10 bass, 32-13

11^th: University of Kentucky – Hunter Fulcher, White Plains, Ky., and Austin Elswick, Virgie, Ky., nine bass, 32-10

12^th: Murray State University – Austin Butler, Murray, Ky., and Ryan Kirkpatrick, Lindenhurst, Ill. 10 bass, 32-3

13^th: Texas A&M University – Evan Cook, College Station, Texas, and Bradley Fleming, Magnolia, Texas, 10 bass, 31-13

14^th: Illinois State University – Justin Schick, Morton, Ill., and Tyler Rocke, Peoria, Ill., 10 bass, 31-9

15^th: Ohio State University – Ben Wiley, Newbury, Ohio, and Colin Bope, Rushville, Ohio, 10 bass, 31-1

16^th: Bethel University – Carter McNeil, Abbeville, S.C., and Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio, nine bass, 30-14

17^th: Murray State University – Hunter Mills, Mayfield, Ky., and Hunter McKinley, Murray, Ky. 10 bass, 30-13

18^th: Bemidji State University – Thor Swanson and Mitchell Swanson, both of Blaine, Minn., nine bass, 30-11

19^th: University of South Carolina – Hunter Buice, Pacolet, S.C., and William Bond, Moncks Corner, S.C., 10 bass, 30-11

20^th: Campbellsville University – Nick Ratliff, Vine Grove, Ky., and Luke Patterson, Middleburg, Ky., 10 bass, 30-7

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

This YETI FLW College Fishing Open was hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau and Moors Resort & Marina. The next event for FLW collegiate anglers is a Northern Conference tournament scheduled for April 29 on Smith Mountain Lake in Huddleston, Virginia.

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.

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.

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.

Bass Fishing Tournament Rules: No Excuses By Terry Brown April 10,2017

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Bass Fishing Tournament Rules: No Excuses

Terry Brown

April 10,2017

Decades of running bass fishing tournaments have taught TB the importance of fully knowing and understanding the rules.

Whether you’re playing ball-and-stick sports or fishing a bass tournament, there are rules you have to follow—they exist to create a level playing field. They take conjecture and favoritism out of the equation if written well.

As the stakes—and prize money—increase in fishing tournaments, the more rules there are. This also means they become more complicated.

Tournament anglers are a wily group and will look for angles in these rules for a competitive advantage. Cheating is not common and can be inadvertent, but it is up to the trail and the competitors to keep anglers honest.

How can we participate if we don’t know them? It is absolutely essential to know the rules in their entirety.

Brian McDonald & Billy Bledsoe Win CATT Old North Falls April 8, 2017

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Brian McDonald & Billy Bledsoe Win CATT Old North Falls April 8, 2017

CATT has teamed up with Terus Fishing Apparel!
The partnership between CATT and Terus, not only brings two quality companies together, it comes with the opportunity to win a massive amount of gear awarded, through the loyalty program, at every event to the top place finishers. At EVERY event throughout the 2016 Fall, 2017 Spring, and 2017 Summer Schedules, the First place team of each event will receive from Terus Fishing Apparel a $50 Gift Card; Big Fish winner will receive a $25 Gift Card; and in addition, if the first place finishing team are members of the Loyalty Program, they will win an additional $50 Gift Card… More than $20,000 in additional payout of Terus Fishing Gear in the coming season!! www.terusfishing.com Give their Facebook page a like – https://www.facebook.com/terusfishingapparel/

Lews products awarded at each 2017 CATT Final!
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At Each Wateree, Murray & Santee Cooper CATT Tournament a $25 Palmetto State Armory Fishing Post is awarded!

CATT has Alx Rods! Purchase any 3 and you’ll receive free entry at 1 CATT regular Qualifier $80 value!

The 2017 CATT SC Championship is set for Wateree June 3-4 out of the Clearwater Cove Marina.

Click Here To See Full Results

You only have to enter 1 CATT Qualifier anywhere in VA, NC or SC to be eligible to enter either or both Championships. If you entered a CATT 2016 Spring Qualifier that was held after the May 21-22, 2016 CATT NC/VA Championship then your eligible. If not then you must fish 1 Qualifier of the CATT Trails in the Summer of 2016, or Fall of 2016 or Spring of 2017. Take your pick! You can fish both CATT state championships!
Remember guys CATT offer multiple boat owner incentives…Skeeter Real Money, Triton Gold, Stratos 2x, Phoenix First Flight, Basscat Quest and Legend Advantage.
Billy Bledsoe & Brian McDonald weighed in 5 Falls Lake bass at 23.15 lbs taking 1st Place this past Saturday at Ledgerock! They also weighed in the 1st BF at 8.21 lbs and claimed the 1st BONUS $. On top of that they were in a Skeeter powered by a Yamaha SHO and they will receive another $3,000.00 for participating in the Skeeter Real; Money Program! All total Billy & Brian left the ramp with $5,158.00!
Randy Parker & Rick Ohlson weighed in a limit at 21.35 lbs goof enough for 2nd Place and the 2nd Place BONU $. They earned $1,102.00!
Jesse Wise & Dale Morgan finished 3rd with 5 bass weighing 20.90 lbs. They took home $600.00 with the 3rd BONSU $ added in.
Bubba Haywood & David Frye finished 4th with a limit weighing 19.62 lbs and they collected $300.00
5th went to Barry Klinefelter & Mick Harris claimed 5th with a limit weighing 19.54 lbs and took home $200.00.
Taking 6th and $150.00 with 19.45 lbs were Grayson Barefoot & Aaron Johnson
Ronnie Hatem & Mike Hair took the last money paying place with a limit weighing 19.15 lbs and took home $120.00!
Next CATT Old North is at Kerr April 29 launching out of Longwood/Grassy Creek! Get there early and take home some big cash!!

MARTIN WINS FLW TOUR ON LAKE CUMBERLAND PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE

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MARTIN WINS FLW TOUR ON LAKE CUMBERLAND PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE

Scott Martin Earns Record Eighth Tour Win, Pockets $125,000

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SOMERSET, Ky. (April 9, 2017) – Pro Scott Martin of Clewiston, Florida, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 13 pounds , 12 ounces, to win the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by T-H Marine. Martin’s four-day total of 20 bass weighing 60 pounds, 1 ounce, gave him a 1-pound, 11-ounce edge over second-place pro Barry Wilson of Birmingham, Alabama, and earned him $125,400 in the internationally-televised tournament that featured 164 of the world’s best bass anglers. With his victory, Martin also became the first angler in FLW history to win eight Tour-level events.

“It feels great to win another tournament – it’s awesome,” said Martin, the 2015 FLW Angler of the Year and 2011 Forrest Wood Cup Champion. “I always try to go out there and be as good as I can be. I’m very blessed.”

Martin’s primary areas this week were on the lower end of the lake, near the dam. He said he preferred locations that had a good population of spotted, smallmouth and largemouth bass, and that he ran to new water each day of the tournament.

“My fish had to be in a creek. Not a main pocket off of the river, but a creek with small arms,” said Martin. “The creeks I liked had lots of little arms. At the intersections there were points, then a straight stretch that led back to pockets with bushes. The largemouth used the bushes in the back of the drain, while the spotted bass keyed in on the bushes along the stretches. The smallmouth liked the secondary points with rock and bushes near the intersection openings.”

Martin caught fish early on in the week with an M-Pack Lures Flippin’ Jig, but did the bulk of his damage with a translucent-shad-colored jerkbait. On the final day of competition, Martin rotated in a Bomber Lures Long A wake bait, which turned out to be a crucial adjustment.

“I caught two that I weighed in today on the wake bait,” said Martin. “It just felt right to throw it. Today the water temperature was rising a little bit, I saw some baitfish activity and it was dead-slick calm. Those are the best conditions to use it in.”

Martin wound up bringing two spotted, two largemouth and a smallmouth bass to the weigh-in stage Sunday. He said his win was secured by a largemouth that weighed nearly 3 pounds that he caught on his final cast of the day.

The top 10 pros finished the event on Lake Cumberland:

1^st: Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 20 bass, 60-1, $125,000

2^nd: Barry Wilson, Birmingham, Ala., 20 bass, 58-6, $30,000

3^rd: Terry Bolton, Paducah, Ky., 20 bass, 57-5, $25,000

4^th: Matt Reed, Madisonville, Texas, 20 bass, 55-15, $20,000

5^th: Quaker State pro Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., 20 bass, 55-7, $19,000

6^th: Chris McCall, Palmer, Texas, 20 bass, 53-10, $18,000

7^th: Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 20 bass, 53-8, $17,000

8^th: Casey Scanlon, Lenexa, Kan., 19 bass, 51-11, $16,500

9^th: Clark Wendlandt, Leander, Texas, 15 bass, 50-0, $15,000

10^th: Anthony Gagliardi, Prosperity, S.C., 19 bass, 48-14, $14,000

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 43 bass weighing 98 pounds, 5 ounces, caught by nine pros Sunday. The catch included seven five-bass limits.

Jeff Clark of Fort Smith, Arkansas, won the Co-angler Division and $20,100 Friday with a two-day total of eight bass weighing 20 pounds, 1 ounce, followed by Frank Divis Sr. of Farmington, Arkansas, who finished in second place with six bass weighing 19 pounds, 8 ounces, worth $7,550.

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 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.

The FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by T-H Marine was hosted by the Somerset Tourist and Convention Commission. The next event for FLW Tour anglers will be the FLW Tour at Beaver Lake presented by General Tire, April 27-30 in Rogers, Arkansas.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by T-H Marine will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) May 24 from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.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.

Murray Slams The Door On His First Bassmaster Elite Series Victory At Toledo Bend

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Murray Slams The Door On His First Bassmaster Elite Series Victory At Toledo Bend

John Murray of Spring City, Tenn., wins the 2017 Bassmaster Elite at Toledo Bend presented by Econo Lodge held out of Many, La., on Sunday, with a four-day total weight of 77 pounds, 10 ounces.

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April 9, 2017

Murray Slams The Door On His First Bassmaster Elite Series Victory At Toledo Bend

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MANY, La. — After spending 11 seasons on the Bassmaster Elite Series without a victory, John Murray was starting to think his window of opportunity might have already closed.

Now, he knows better.

The West Coast native was in 34th place after Friday’s second round and in danger of missing the final cut. But he made an enormous recovery with 23 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday and then slammed the door with 24-15 Sunday to win the Bassmaster Elite at Toledo Bend presented by Econo Lodge.

His final four-day total was 77-10.

“I’ve been on the Elite Series since its inception (in 2006),” said Murray, who earned $100,000 for the victory. “All that time I’ve been trying to win one, and I always thought I would. But as the years went by and the competition kept getting better and better, I was starting to think maybe it wasn’t going to happen.

“To finally really do it … It just feels like a dream.”

Murray’s week certainly started out like a dream.

He had one spot on the south end of the lake where he knew there were some big fish — and he found those fish. But when he wasn’t able to put them in the boat, he decided to rely more on a spot back near the launch site at Cypress Bend Park that’s been good to him through the years.

“I lost a couple of big ones the first two days that cost me a lot,” said Murray, who had two wins with B.A.S.S. before the creation of the Elite Series, including a 2003 Open Championship on Toledo Bend. “The third day, I just finally decided I wasn’t going south.

“I decided I was going to stay up here. I know they’re big up here.”

Murray’s comeback really took off Saturday in a spot he said was only 200 yards from where he won the Open Championship in 2003.

He used large jerkbaits and a crankbait to target big largemouth bass that were feeding on small white bass along a ridge. He said the spot had about 4 or 5 feet of water on top and some type of old housing foundation that was holding fish.

“I think they were feeding on little baby white bass,” Murray said. “I think the white bass were in there feeding on shad, and then the bigger bass were feeding on the white bass.

“Throwing a shad-sized bait worked earlier in the day. But once the sun got up, you needed something bigger. So, I went to the bigger sized jerkbait.”

Murray’s lures of choice were two 30-year-old Smithwick Rogues, a Strike King 5XD crankbait and a Lucky Craft 128 Pointer jerkbait that was given to him by his friend and fellow Elite Series angler, Skeet Reese.

On Sunday, it was the crankbait that worked best.

“I didn’t even have the 5XD crankbait out of my rod box,” Murray said. “I just saw the conditions and picked it out. It was sort of neat that they just switched.

“I think maybe the wind all night kind of brought them out a little deeper.”

Murray had two giants in his bag Sunday that weighed 7-9 and 7-7. He thought for a while the larger of the two might be a catfish until he finally got a look at it.

“It never jumped,” he said. “It just fought so hard and pulled my rod straight down. There’s big stumps here, and you can’t just let them go down or you’ll never get them out. I knew I had to pull hard.

“Once it came up and jumped, I knew it really was a bass.”

Oklahoma angler Jason Christie finished second with 72-11 and earned $2,500 dollars as the winner of the Phoenix Boats Big Bass award. He had the largest fish of the tournament with a 9-12 on Day 1.

The amazing comeback by Murray overshadowed a great week by Elite Series rookie Jamie Hartman. After leading the event on Days 2 and 3, Hartman caught another solid bag of 15-8 on Day 4. But that left him in third place with a total of 72-7.

Many Elite Series pros who didn’t make Sunday’s final cut gathered around the weigh-in stand to watch Murray finally raise the trophy.

“With all of the stars that have won tournaments here, for me to come back and win again here is a dream come true,” Murray said. “I keep expecting my alarm to go off in a minute and wake me up.”

DeFoe was awarded $1,000 for the leading the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points race at the end of the event.

Christie also won the Toyota Bonus Bucks Award of $3,000 for being the highest-placing eligible entrant in the program. The second-highest-placing eligible entrant, Jamie Hartman, received $2,000.

Christie also earned the Power-Pole Captain’s Cash Award of $1,000 for being the highest-placing angler who is registered and eligible and uses a client-approved product on his boat.

Christie earned $500 as the recipient of the Livingston Lures Day 2 Leader Award.

The event is hosted by Toledo Bend Lake Country.

2017 Bassmaster Elite at Toledo Bend presented by Econo Lodge 4/6-4/9
Toledo Bend Reservoir, Many LA.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4

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

1. John Murray Spring City, TN 20 77-10 110 $100,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-13 Day 2: 5 11-07 Day 3: 5 23-07 Day 4: 5 24-15
2. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 20 72-11 109 $27,500.00
Day 1: 5 21-05 Day 2: 5 15-03 Day 3: 5 16-02 Day 4: 5 20-01
3. Jamie Hartman Newport, NY 20 72-07 108 $20,500.00
Day 1: 5 23-05 Day 2: 5 15-12 Day 3: 5 17-14 Day 4: 5 15-08
4. Casey Ashley Donalds, SC 20 70-06 107 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 23-09 Day 3: 5 16-07 Day 4: 5 17-03
5. Brandon Palaniuk Hayden, ID 20 67-05 106 $14,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-13 Day 2: 5 13-11 Day 3: 5 17-01 Day 4: 5 16-12
6. Andy Montgomery Blacksburg, SC 20 65-09 105 $13,500.00
Day 1: 5 18-03 Day 2: 5 12-00 Day 3: 5 16-11 Day 4: 5 18-11
7. Alton Jones Lorena, TX 20 65-03 104 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 5 13-06 Day 3: 5 18-03 Day 4: 5 15-05
8. Todd Faircloth Jasper, TX 19 61-09 103 $12,500.00
Day 1: 5 20-02 Day 2: 5 17-12 Day 3: 4 09-11 Day 4: 5 14-00
9. Brett Hite Phoenix, AZ 20 59-14 102 $12,000.00
Day 1: 5 24-11 Day 2: 5 13-02 Day 3: 5 09-04 Day 4: 5 12-13
10. Jacob Wheeler Indianapolis, IN 19 57-02 101 $11,500.00
Day 1: 5 25-01 Day 2: 4 11-01 Day 3: 5 11-09 Day 4: 5 09-07
11. Randy Howell Guntersville, AL 20 56-14 100 $11,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-12 Day 2: 5 17-05 Day 3: 5 13-15 Day 4: 5 09-14
12. Matt Lee Guntersville, AL 17 53-04 99 $10,500.00
Day 1: 5 20-00 Day 2: 5 13-05 Day 3: 5 15-05 Day 4: 2 04-10
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 09-10 $1,500.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 97 524 1472-01
2 87 503 1299-03
3 39 234 621-06
4 11 57 179-03
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Chad and Chase Schroeder Win 2017 Alabama Bass Trail Lake Martin Spawning Bass Hold Out Despite Cold Fronts

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Chad and Chase Schroeder Win 2017 Alabama Bass Trail Lake Martin
Spawning Bass Hold Out Despite Cold Fronts
by Dan O’Sullivan

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April 8, 2017 – Alexander City, Ala. – Lake Martin always presents an interesting challenge for a tournament angler. While a limit of bass is always the objective, an average sized limit of spotted bass at Lake Martin will typically reward you with only the satisfaction that you weighed in a limit, and little else.

Being competitive at Lake Martin typically involves locating at least a couple largemouth bass that will be willing to go for a ride in a livewell. An angler who finds all largemouth is ahead of the curve. In the springtime, shallow, bedding largemouth tend to be the focus of every team’s desires.

When the Alabama Bass Trail Southern Division made its third stop on the 2017 schedule, the hope was to find an abundance of largemouth. However, as can happen in bass fishing, a cold front rolled through the South, and once again, the conditions changed.

Despite those changes, the brother team of Chad and Chase Schroeder managed to locate a shallow flat loaded with spawning bass that allowed them to catch a 15.49-pound mixed bag limit that helped them take home a hard fought victory and the winner’s prize of $10,000.

“We found some spawning fish on a shallow flat in a creek on the south end of the lake yesterday, and we caught our fish there,” they said. “We really didn’t catch a lot of fish, but the quality was good enough to get the win, and we’re thrilled with the outcome.”

The pair reported using a topwater approach, as well as pitching a jig to corral their limit. “We caught two of our better fish early on a Zara Spook topwater, then turned to the jig,” they reported. “We pitched black and blue and green pumpkin 3/8-ounce finesse flipping jigs and Baby Rage Craws to anything visible to fill out our limit; we didn’t expect the winning weight to be this low, but could’t be happier with the way today went.”

The team of Matt Green and Justin Nunley found spawning bass as well around Kowaliga. While the winners were blind casting their area, the runner ups earned their $5,000 payday by fishing for visible spawners. “We used a variety of lures to make them bite,” they said. “We threw swimbaits, jigs, grubs, creature baits and anything else we could at them. We thought we could do better based on what we found in practice, but we’re pleased with the finish.”

The team of Kyle Welcher and Chris Haynes finished third with 13.91 pounds; earning $4,000 for their day. They were followed by Marty Giddens and Josh Stracner who earned $3,000 for their 13.87-pound limit, and Ronnie Faulkner and Michael Johnson rounded out the top five with 13.45 pounds, good enough for a $2,000 payday.

The big bass of the tournament was a 5.53-pound largemouth bass worth $500 to the team of Victor and Blake Harper of Tuscaloosa.

The top 10 standings are below, for complete standings go to http://www.alabamabasstrail.org/tournament-series/lm-results/

Place	Anglers	Weight	Big Fish	Winnings
1	Chad Schroeder / Chase Schroeder	15.49		$10,000
2	Matt Green / Justin Nunley	14.74	4.40	$5,000
3	Kyle Welcher / Chris Haynes	13.91	5.08	$4,000
4	Marty Giddens / Josh Stracner	13.87		$3,000
5	Ronnie Faulkner / Michael Johnson	13.45		$2,000
6	William Davis / Will Davis	13.22		$1,500
7	Matthew Cottle / Nicklous Robinson	13.05	3.04	$1,100
8	Tim Peek / Byron Smith	12.98	4.26	$1,100
9	Rob Lee / Steve Winslett	12.71		$1,100
10	Danny Lavoie / Todd Mahoney	12.34		$1,100

The sponsors of the 2017 Alabama Bass Trail include; Bill Penney Toyota, Phoenix Bass Boats, GP8 Oxygen Water, Garmin, Academy Sports & Outdoors, Wind Creek Hospitality – Wetumpka, Wind Creek Hospitality – Montgomery, Alabama Tourism Department, SCA Performance, T-H Marine Supplies, Wedowee Marine, AFTCO, Fish Neely Henry Lake.com, Lew’s Fishing, Crossed Industries, YETI, E3 Apparel, TVA and Alabama Power.

For information about Alabama Bass Trail and for complete tournament standings visit www.alabamabasstrail.org.

Chris Brummett Win’s Big Bass Tour 2017 on Smith Mountain Lake April 9,2017

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Over 900 anglers competed in this years event for their chance to win a New Nitro but one angler come out on top Mr. Chris Brummett with his amazing 7.81lb bass. Congratulation’s goes out to him and everyone that cashed a check in this years event. See you all in 2018.

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Sunday 8-9
Rank Angler Weight
1 NATHAN WARD 6.11
2 ROBERT HOYT 5.32
3 JEFFREY YEATTS 5.03
4 PAUL SARVER 4.80
5 TIM GOFF 4.67
6 KEVIN LANKFORD 4.63
7 ALAN SANFORD 4.53
8 ORION MAJEWSKI 4.24
9 DENNIS FITZ 4.21
10 BILL PIOCH 4.05

Sunday 9-10
Rank Angler Weight
1 JETH ODOM 6.54
2 GREG SNYDER 5.65
3 JOSEPH HEFLIN 5.46
4 CRAIG BLANKENSHIP 5.08
5 ERIC RUMLEY 4.95
6 TIM NICHOLS 4.63
7 WILLIAM PAYNE 4.42
8 JODY BELCHER 3.87
9 JOSH DUDLEY 3.80
10 TIM GOFF 3.71

Sunday 10-11
Rank Angler Weight
1 TYLER HATCHER 5.20
2 DONNIE THOMPSON 5.12
3 WILLIAM PERKINS 4.97
4 STEVEN MUSOLINO 4.52
5 MIKE HUNDLEY 4.43
6 AJ LUCADAMO 4.30
7 KEVIN PETERS 4.25
8 RAY KEATTS 4.19
9 MICHAEL ALVERSON 3.83
10 DANNY GOMEZ 3.82

Sunday 11-12
Rank Angler Weight
1 STUART GRAHAM 6.38
2 WILLIAM PERKINS 4.96
3 MONTE ATKINS 4.83
4 LUKE NICHOLS 4.65
5 ROGER MAXIE 4.54
6 BRADLEY PAGANS 4.31
7 TROY DOLNEY 4.28
8 MARTIN VILLA 4.10
9 MIKE SMITH 4.08
10 BAILEY MILLER 4.05

Sunday 12-1
Rank Angler Weight
1 LARRY WITT 6.53
2 JOEL SCHOTT 5.61
3 TYLER PURCELL 5.12
4 BRANDON FOSTER 4.80
5 KENNETH ROTHGEB 4.74
6 TOBY PETERS 4.57
7 JONATHAN MULLINS 4.38
8 TROY DOLNEY 4.21
8 FLOYD JUDE 4.21
10 DAVID SMITH 4.05

Sunday 1-2
Rank Angler Weight
1 RYAN MEYERS 5.30
2 EDDIE QUESENBERRY 5.04
3 BRIAN MULLINS 4.86
4 JACOB ROTHGEB 4.78
5 PERRY HUGHES 4.73
6 JACOB LUCAS 4.62
7 MIKE ALTIZER 4.57
8 KRIS WEAVER 4.53
9 TIM BOOTHE 4.39
10 MARK BRADSHAW 4.36

Sunday 2-3
Rank Angler Weight
1 JIMMY LANKFORD 7.02
2 JIMMY COLEMAN 5.81
3 BRAYDEN RAKES 5.68
4 RICK TILLEY 5.26
5 JOSH BAILEY 4.48
6 GREGG BASHAM 4.30
7 JAMES NOTTINGHAM 4.19
8 SKYE RIGGLEMAN 4.16
9 DEANE DIPAULO 4.15
10 MATHEW COLLINS 4.05

WENDLANDT EXTENDS LEAD ON DAY THREE OF FLW TOUR ON LAKE CUMBERLAND PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE

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WENDLANDT EXTENDS LEAD ON DAY THREE OF FLW TOUR ON LAKE CUMBERLAND PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE

Texas Pro Will Begin Fourth and Final Day With 3-pound, 11-ounce Advantage

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SOMERSET, Ky. (April 8, 2017) – Clark Wendlandt of Leander, Texas, padded his lead Saturday at the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by T-H Marine after bringing a five-bass limit totaling 14 pounds, 10 ounces to the weigh-in stage. Wendlandt’s three-day cumulative total of 15 bass weighing 50 pounds even is enough for him to hold the No. 1 seed heading into championship Sunday when the final 10 pros will cast for a top cash award of up to $125,000.

“It was a struggle out there today, I only caught six keepers,” said Wendlandt, a 17-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier who has amassed more than $2 million in earnings in FLW competition. “I’m targeting smallmouth and had a good day in terms of the amount I caught, but there were a lot of short fish in the 17-inch range. Catching those big ones over 18 inches is hard right now.

“I think I have the best chance to win targeting smallmouth,” continued Wendlandt. “The fish I’m on are mostly prespawn. A few may be spawning, and sight-fishing may play a role tomorrow but it hasn’t for me yet. I think I saw one on a bed today, but it left. If I see one tomorrow, I’ll go after it.”

Wendlandt’s limit Saturday was made up of multiple species – four smallmouth and one largemouth bass.

“I have two main patterns and I’m rotating between two different baits,” said Wendlandt. “I’m mostly in creeks, but I’ve got a few main-river places I’m hitting as well. I probably moved 15 to 20 times today.”

Wendlandt said he plans on spending his final day on the water fishing like he has the entire event – loose.

“When you plan your day out too much it stifles any creativity and intuition you may have out there,” said Wendlandt. “This lake is big, and I don’t know where I’m pulling up to. I’m just going to fish and when I think it’s time to move, I’ll move. I think there’s something to be said of anglers who have the ability to adjust no matter what their original plan was.”

The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition on Lake Cumberland are:

1^st: Clark Wendlandt, Leander, Texas, 15 bass, 50-0

2^nd: Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 15 bass, 46-5

3^rd: Barry Wilson, Birmingham, Ala., 15 bass, 45-4

4^th: Terry Bolton, Paducah, Ky., 15 bass, 44-15

5^th: Casey Scanlon, Lenexa, Kan., 15 bass, 44-11

6^th: Quaker State pro Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., 15 bass, 43-7

7^th: Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 15 bass, 43-6

8^th: Chris McCall, Palmer, Texas, 15 bass, 43-4

9^th: Matt Reed, Madisonville, Texas, 15 bass, 42-14

10^th: Anthony Gagliardi, Prosperity, S.C., 15 bass, 42-6

Finishing in 11^th through 20^th are:

11^th: James Watson, Lampe, Mo., 14 bass, 41-8, $12,000

12^th: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 15 bass, 41-5, $12,000

13^th: Cody Bird, Granbury, Texas, 12 bass, 39-8, $12,000

14^th: Yamamoto Baits pro Shinichi Fukae, Palestine, Texas, 14 bass, 38-10, $12,000

15^th: Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 38-10, $12,000

16^th: Bill Day, Frankfort, Ky., 14 bass, 38-6, $12,000

17^th: Shane LeHew, Catawba, N.C., 15 bass, 37-12, $12,000

18^th: Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie Mo., 12 bass, 37-5, $12,000

19^th: Yamamoto Baits pro Gary Yamamoto, Palestine, Texas, 15 bass, 36-14, $12,000

20^th: Matthew Stefan, Junction City, Wis., 12 bass, 33-7, $12,000

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 89 bass weighing 219 pounds, 11 ounces, caught by the 20 pros Saturday. The catch included 14 five-bass limits.

Pro Johnny McCombs had his day-two weight disqualified after he was found to be in violation of FLW rule No. 14 which states that contestants may fish anywhere on tournament waters available to the public and accessible by boat except areas posted or otherwise designated as “off-limits,” “no boats,” “keep out,” “restricted,” “no trespassing” or “no fishing” (or similar language or markings intended to restrict public access) by FLW. McCombs’ total of five bass weighing 9 pounds, 15 ounces, was good for 144^th place.

Jeff Clark of Fort Smith, Arkansas, won the Co-angler Division and $20,100 Friday with a two-day total of eight bass weighing 20 pounds, 1 ounce, followed by Frank Divis Sr. of Farmington, Arkansas, who finished in second place with six bass weighing 19 pounds, 8 ounces, worth $7,550.

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 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.

The final 10 anglers will take off at 7 a.m. EDT Sunday from General Burnside Island State Park, located at 8801 S. Highway 27, in Burnside, Kentucky. Sunday’s championship weigh-in will be held at General Burnside Island State Park beginning at 4 p.m.

Prior to the weigh-in Sunday, fans are encouraged to experience the free Family Fishing Expo at General Burnside Island State Park from noon to 4 p.m. The Expo is a unique opportunity 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.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by T-H Marine will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) May 24 from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.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.

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by T-H Marine is more than $800,000, including $10,000 through 50th place in the Pro Division. The event is hosted by the Somerset Tourist and Convention Commission.

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.

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