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NEW LONDON’S CHANDLER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE PIEDMONT DIVISION OPENER ON KERR LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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March 27, 2017

NEW LONDON’S CHANDLER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE PIEDMONT DIVISION OPENER ON KERR LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Virginia’s Freeman tops Co-angler field

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HENDERSON, N.C. (March 27, 2017) – Kevin Chandler of New London, North Carolina, weighed a 20-pound, 14-ounce, limit Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Piedmont Division opener on Kerr Lake presented by Navionics. For his win, Chandler earned $8,211.

Chandler said he split his day between fishing rocks in Grassy Creek, and docks and laydowns in the main-river channel. He said every fish he weighed in came on a ½-ounce green-pumpkin-colored Shooter Lures Jig.

“I flipped and made little underhand pitches with the jig because the fish were so shallow,” said Chandler, who logged his fifth career-win in BFL competition. “Every bite came in 1 to 4 feet of water. My medium-heavy Level rod was a big part of my success. It’s got the perfect tip for flipping. I could make soft presentations under everything I targeted.”

Chandler said he spent a lot of his day running, including making 30 to 40 stops in the afternoon.

“I didn’t catch very many fish in one spot,” said Chandler. “My biggest bass – a 6-pound, 4-ouncer – came out of the rocks early on, but I got more bites in the afternoon. The water warmed up a couple of degrees when the sun came up, which helped.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Kevin Chandler, New London, N.C., five bass, 20-14, $6,211 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Ray Griffin, Greensboro, N.C., five bass, 20-2, $4,001

3^rd: Mike Miller, Trinity, N.C., five bass, 20-0, $2,101

4^th: Todd Harris, Clemmons, N.C., five bass, 18-7, $1,403

5^th: Rodney Bell, Salisbury, N.C., five bass, 17-12, $1,202

6^th: Chris Daves, Spring Grove, Va., five bass, 16-11, $1,102

7^th: George Lambeth, Thomasville, N.C., five bass, 16-9, $1,302

8^th: Keith Roberts, Hurt, Va., five bass, 16-1, $902

9^th: David Wright, Lexington, N.C., five bass, 16-0, $802

10^th: Scooter Lilley, Williamston, N.C., five bass, 15-13, $666

10^th: Chris Baldwin, Lexington, N.C., five bass, 15-13, $666

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Griffin caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces – the largest of the event – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $995.

Larry Freeman Jr. of La Crosse, Virginia, weighed in five bass totaling 14 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $3,006.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Larry Freeman Jr., La Crosse, Va., five bass, 14-11, $3,006

2^nd: Derek Sewell, Forest, Va., four bass, 14-8, $1,503

3^rd: Graham Burke, Clemmons, N.C., four bass, 13-0, $1,008

4^th: Randy Ruffin, Norfolk, Va., four bass, 12-9, $1,198

5^th: Bailey Hollingsworth, Lexington, N.C., five bass, 12-1, $601

6^th: Jake Rowe, Selma, N.C., five bass, 11-11, $551

7^th: Francis Andrews, Matoaca, Va., five bass, 11-8, $501

8^th: Mark Whitman, Elon, N.C., five bass, 11-4, $651

9^th: Scott Anderson, China Grove, N.C., five bass, 11-2, $401

10^th: Chris Tucker, Albemarle, N.C., three bass, 10-12, $351

Ruffin caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 5 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $497.

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

The 2017 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. 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.

HAYDEN’S WISSINGER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BAMA DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE MITCHELL

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HAYDEN’S WISSINGER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BAMA DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE MITCHELL

Lake View’s Parker tops Co-angler field

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CLANTON, Ala. (March 27, 2017) – Josh Wissinger of Hayden, Alabama, brought a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds, 12 ounces, to the scale Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bama Division event on Lake Mitchell. For his win, Wissinger took home $3,586.

“I started out fishing isolated grass patches on the main lake with a Dirty Jigs No-Jack Swim Jig with a Zoom Super Ultra Vibe Speed Craw,” said Wissinger, who earned his first career-win in FLW competition. “I picked up one or two keepers, but there were a lot of boats around. Lake Mitchell is small, so I knew there would be a lot of pressure.”

As the morning continued, Wissinger said he worked his way up the Coosa River looking for spawning bass.

“I hit seawalls and caught two spotted bass, including a 4-pounder, using a Z-Man ChatterBait,” said Wissinger. “The 5- to 6-foot depths are ideal spawning areas. It’s the first shallow water they come to when they get out of the main-river current.

“I eventually got up to the dam, and fished some flats near concrete walls,” continued Wissinger. “There is a lot of food for the fish up there, as well as holes and big boulders they get around and use to spawn. They offer the bass some protection.”

Wissinger said he used a ¼-ounce Buckeye Lures Spot Remover Shaky-Head Jig with a Reaction Innovations Flirt Worm to round out his limit.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Josh Wissinger, Hayden, Ala., five bass, 18-12, $3,586

2^nd: Erick Sommers, Deatsville, Ala., five bass, 17-1, $1,411

2^nd: Tim Hurst, Oxford, Ala., five bass, 17-1, $1,836

4^th: Brandon McGinnis, Pell City, Ala., five bass, 16-1, $790

5^th: James Baber, Ozark, Ala., five bass, 15-8, $777

6^th: Jimmy Bahakel, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 14-12, $621

7^th: David Milsaps, Ranger, Ga., five bass, 14-10, $564

8^th: Daniel White, Clanton, Ala., five bass, 14-7, $508

9^th: Mark McCaig, Oxford, Ala., five bass, 14-2, $451

10^th: M.J. Vihnanek, Walnut Hill, Fla., five bass, 14-1, $395

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Hurst caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 4 ounces – the largest of the event in the Pro Division – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $425.

Taylor Parker of Lake View, Alabama, weighed in five bass totaling 12 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $1,693.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Taylor Parker, Lake View, Ala., five bass, 12-13, $1,693

2^nd: Timmy Ward, Sylacauga, Ala., five bass, 12-10, $846

3^rd: Harold Grizzle, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 12-8, $764

4^th: Jeff Morgan, Kennesaw, Ga., five bass, 12-4, $445

5^th: Lew Moore, Roanoke, Ala., five bass, 11-5, $339

6^th: Larry Purdie, Columbus, Ga., five bass, 11-0, $310

7^th: Ross Duncan, Newnan, Ga., five bass, 10-15, $282

8^th: Tyler Fields, Kingsport, Tenn., five bass, 10-3, $254

9^th: Daniel Douglas, Meridianville, Ala., five bass, 10-1, $226

10^th: Tanner Ellison, Clanton, Ala., five bass, 10-0, $198

Mason Powell of Odenville, Alabama, caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 12 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $212.

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.

SARASOTA’S MIZELL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

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SARASOTA’S MIZELL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Fort Lauderdale’s Bartlett tops Co-angler field

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CLEWISTON, Fla. (March 27, 2017) – Jessie Mizell of Sarasota, Florida, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Gator Division event on Lake Okeechobee Saturday with a five-bass limit totaling 23-pounds even. For his victory, Mizell pocketed $4,915.

“I began the day fishing near Bird Island, but the wind picked up and muddied the water,” said Mizell, who earned his second career-win on Lake Okeechobee in BFL competition. “I stayed there for a while and caught a couple of small ones. By 1 p.m., I knew I needed to change things up.

“I went to a little cove by the North Shore that was out of the wind and fished really slow in the calm water,” continued Mizell. “I focused on some small lilypads. I went back and forth along a 100-yard stretch and caught my limit by 3:30 p.m.”

Mizell said he used a Red Ear-colored Spro Dean Rojas Bronzeye Poppin’ Frog 60 on a 7-foot, 11-inch medium-heavy 13 Fishing rod to craft his limit.

“I could see a slight wake under the frog that most people wouldn’t notice,” said Mizell. “I paused and let the bait sit for about 10 or 15 seconds. When I moved it, they’d eat it.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Jessie Mizell, Sarasota, Fla., five bass, 23-0, $4,915

2^nd: Brianne McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., five bass, 22-4, $2,658

3^rd: Jim Hurlock Jr., West Palm Beach, Fla., five bass, 19-9, $1,640

4^th: Cody Davis, Deerfield Beach, Fla., five bass, 18-9, $1,147

5^th: Nicholas Hoinig, Delray Beach, Fla., five bass, 18-8, $1,083

6^th: Mike Surman, Boca Raton, Fla., five bass, 18-6, $1,201

7^th: Dustin Royer, Davie, Fla., five bass, 18-5, $819

8^th: Jesus Villegas, Virginia Gardens, Fla., five bass, 16-12, $737

9^th: Frank Mackin, New Port Richey, Fla., five bass, 16-9, $1,405

10^th: Kyle Monti, Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 16-4, $573

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Mackin caught the heaviest bass of the tournament, a fish weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces, which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $750.

Brandon Bartlett of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, weighed in five bass totaling 19 pounds, 9 ounces, Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $2,833.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Brandon Bartlett, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., five bass, 19-9, $2,833

2^nd: Matthew Wolfe Jr., Orlando, Fla., five bass, 15-7, $1,429

3^rd: Fernando Rosa, Plantation, Fla., five bass, 13-9, $817

4^th: Richard Mongiovi, Indian Lake Estates, Fla., five bass, 12-10, $573

5^th: Garrett Carter, Middleburg, Fla., five bass, 12-8, $471

5^th: John Hendry, Crystal River, Fla., five bass, 12-8, $471

7^th: Michael Carter, Bokeelia, Fla., five bass, 12-2, $460

8^th: Andrew Pulliam, Spring Hill, Fla., five bass, 11-13, $369

9^th: Robert Alton, Fort Pierce, Fla., five bass, 11-11, $328

10^th: Hayden Scharf, De Leon Springs, Fla., five bass, 11-10, $287

Bartlett also caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $375.

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.

BOURBON’S HULSEY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OZARK DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS

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BOURBON’S HULSEY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OZARK DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS

Lee’s Summit’s Huntley tops Co-angler field

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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (March 27, 2017) – Kyle Hulsey of Bourbon, Missouri, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 25 pounds, 5 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Ozark Division event on Lake of the Ozarks. For his win, Hulsey took home $5,551.

“Lake of the Ozarks is fishing incredibly well right now,” said Hulsey, who earned his first career-win in FLW competition. “I fished through 25 to 30 areas and caught nearly 20 keepers.”

Hulsey said he targeted mid-lake channel swings where bass were moving in shallow to spawn. He said he rotated between three lures – an umbrella rig with Bass Pro Speed Shad swimbaits, a 7/16-ounce Jewel Bait Finesse Jig and a ½-ounce War Eagle spinnerbait.

“In the morning I threw the umbrella rig, but mixed in the spinnerbait a handful times when the breeze picked up,” said Hulsey. “I reeled them off of a 6- to 8-foot-deep ledge. That’s where the bass were suspended and feeding. As the day went on, the weather got pretty slick. They weren’t aggressive enough to come up and eat the spinnerbait, so the umbrella rig would clean up well.”

Hulsey said the jig came in handy when bass were extra finicky and refused to bite both the umbrella rig and the spinnerbait.

“I caught bass just about everywhere I went,” said Hulsey. “It was the kind of day you want to have, but doesn’t come around very often.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Kyle Hulsey, Bourbon, Mo., five bass, 25-5, $5,551

2^nd: Caleb Spinks, Springfield, Mo., five bass, 24-10, $2,975

3^rd: Shawn Kowal, Linn Creek, Mo., five bass, 23-9, $1,946

4^th: Rick Johnston, Webb City, Mo., five bass, 23-1, $1,595

5^th: Bill Edwards, Nixa, Mo., five bass, 22-12, $1,110

6^th: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., five bass, 22-1, $1,018

7^th: Brian Hansen, Fenton, Mo., five bass, 20-13, $925

8^th: Craig Torkleson, Sand Springs, Okla., five bass, 20-6, $833

9^th: Kyle Alsop, Overland Park, Kan., five bass, 20-0, $740

10^th: Wes Endicott, Joplin, Mo., five bass, 19-15, $648

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Tyler Ellis of Springfield, Missouri, caught a bass weighing 7 pounds, 10 ounces – the largest of the event – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $890.

Eric Huntley of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, weighed in five bass totaling 19 pounds, 13 ounces, Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $2,775.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Eric Huntley, Lee’s Summit, Mo., five bass, 19-13, $2,775

2^nd: Jesse Moore, Saint Robert, Mo., five bass, 18-6, $1,156

2^nd: Matt Wertheimer, Arnold, Mo., five bass, 18-6, $1,156

4^th: Brannan Austin, Wentzville, Mo., five bass, 18-0, $648

5^th: Jacques Fleischmann, Lampe, Mo., five bass, 16-7, $555

6^th: Charles Frick, St. Louis, Mo., five bass, 16-6, $509

7^th: Alex Torkleson, Sand Springs, Okla., four bass, 16-3, $463

8^th: Trey Schroeder, Crestwood, Mo., five bass, 15-14, $616

9^th: John Payne, Ozark, Mo., four bass, 15-0, $420

10^th: Quinton Booth, Ozark, Mo., five bass, 14-15, $324

James Beussink of Bridgeton, Missouri, caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $445.

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. 5-7 BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, 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.

SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING ARKANSAS OPEN AT LAKE HAMILTON

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SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING ARKANSAS OPEN AT LAKE HAMILTON

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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (March 27, 2017) – The Spring Hill High School duo of Brady Gentry and Kory England, both of Hope, Arkansas, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the 2017 FLW High School Fishing Arkansas Open tournament on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The win advanced the team to the 2017 High School Fishing National championship, held June 27-July 1

at Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama.

A field of 40 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from the Hulsey State Hatchery in Hot Springs. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

According to tournament reports, the team caught their limit fishing main-lake points with a Zoom Trick Worm on a shaky-head rig.

The top four teams on Lake Hamilton that advanced to the 2017 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st: Spring Hill High School, Hope, Ark. – Brady Gentry and Kory England, both of Hope, Ark., (five bass, 16-5)

2nd: Fountain Lake High School, Hot Springs, Ark. – Jonathan Pipkins, Benton, Ark., and Eligah Luna, Cabot, Ark., (five bass, 13-5)

3rd: Fountain Lake High School, Hot Springs, Ark. – Hunter Bryant, Hot Springs, Ark., and Jordan Mungle, Jessieville, Ark., (five bass, 13-2)

4th: Trumann High School, Trumann, Ark. – Jay Morgan and Cade Gartman, both of Trumann, Ark., (five bass, 13-0)

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

5th: West Side High School, Greers Ferry, Ark. – Maci Parks, Edgmont, Ark., and Andrew Turner, Greers Ferry, Ark., (five bass, 12-1)

6th: Lake Hamilton High School, Pearcy, Ark. – Karson Hamilton, Hot Springs, Ark., and Fisher Bissell, Mount Ida, Ark., (five bass, 11-3)

7th: Prescott High School, Prescott, Ark. – Tyler Rucker and Bryer Pennington, both of Prescott, Ark., (five bass, 10-15)

8th: Lake Hamilton High School, Pearcy, Ark. – Eli Vaughn and Tristan Leach, both of Royal, Ark., (five bass, 9-14)

9th: Bryant High School, Bryant, Ark. – Lyndsay Moore and Brandon Davis, both of Alexander, Ark., (five bass, 9-13)

10th: Hot Springs High School, Hot Springs, Ark. – Sebastian Love and McCoy Vereen, both of Hot Springs, Ark., (five bass, 8-14)

Complete results and photos from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The 2017 FLW High School Fishing Arkansas Open was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2017 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2016 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.

JORDAN LEE MAKES MASSIVE MOVES IN CLASSIC COMEBACK

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JORDAN LEE MAKES MASSIVE MOVES IN CLASSIC COMEBACK

PLANO PRO ENGINEERS MID-TOURNAMENT CHARGE TO EARN PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS TITLE

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PLANO, IL (March 27, 2017) – Sitting on a scant total of just 8 pounds, 9 ounces of bass at noon on day two of the three-day 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic at Lake Conroe, Texas, 25-year-old Bassmaster Elite angler Jordan Lee had no idea where he’d be standing just 28 hours later. As it turned out, he’d be living his dream of holding high the most coveted trophy in professional angling on competitive fishing’s grandest stage.

Jordan Lee is one of the hottest anglers in the Bassmaster Elite Series. Since winning the Carhartt Bassmaster College Championship as a member of the Auburn University Fishing Team in 2013, the young gun from Alabama has finished in the money an astonishing 33 times at 41 events, earning 14 top-ten finishes in just three Elite seasons. So what happened at the Bassmaster Classic between noon on Saturday and the final weigh-in on Sunday at Houston’s grand Minute Maid Park – while unexpected, dramatic and remarkable – really can’t be considered too surprising.

Photo by Gabe VanWormer

After coming to the stage with less than nine pounds at the end of day one on Friday, the Plano Fishing pro shocked the crowd at Saturday’s day-two weigh-in with a four-fish bag weighing 21 pounds, including a single bass over seven pounds.

“I found a spot in practice and I really thought if I could catch ‘em off of it I could do really well,” Lee told fans and Bassmaster Elite Emcee, Dave Mercer. “I rolled up to it this afternoon and caught that biggest one, and there was a whole school of five pounders with it,” said Lee, who dredged the spot with a Strike King Football Jig to get back in the game. “I knew it was something special.”

Lee would continue his massive move on Sunday, spending the majority of the last day of competition battling Conroe’s unrelenting boat traffic while finding success dragging his football jig across a single point holding good numbers of staging pre-spawn bass. After bringing a mega-bag of five fish to the stage weighing 27-4, Lee found himself in first place midway through the final weigh-in – confined to the leader’s hot seat and forced to watch one after another of his childhood heroes parade past with bulging sacks of bass, each one threatening to crush the young angler’s immediate and fragile dream of bass fishing supremacy.

Last to weigh-in, fellow Plano Fishing pro, Brent Ehrler would be the final threat. The California angler had spent the last day of competition guarding a narrow lead, and marched a five-fish limit past Lee on his way to the scale. He needed just 13-7 to hold off Jordan Lee’s three-day total of 56-10. In a dramatic iteration of Bassmaster Classic history, Ehrler’s final weight fell 1-13 short.

Seconds after realizing he had won the 2017 Bassmaster Classic, Lee was presented with the iconic, world championship trophy, which he held high overhead in true Classic form. Joined by his family on stage, the young champion fought both an onslaught of emotion and the weight of his prize while recounting his path to the cherished moment at hand.

“I had eight pounds total at noon yesterday,” he said. “I could have easily given up. It just shows you about fishing and how things can change. I could easily have said there’s nothing I can do to change this, but I stuck with it and made something happen. You just can’t give up. This is unbelievable.”

Lee’s perseverance is one of the many positive characteristics that led the legendary fishing tackle storage and management brand, Plano Molding Company, to offer support and sponsorship to the upstart angler. “We’re extremely proud of Jordan and what he’s accomplished,” says Plano Synergy VP Marketing, Pete Angle. “Here’s a young man who has worked tirelessly pursuing his dream of fishing at the highest level of competition, while showing the greatest respect for his competitors and himself through his conduct along the way. With or without his incredible new title of Bassmaster Classic Champion, we couldn’t be happier to lend our support to Jordan. He’s a great addition to the Plano Team.”

Indeed, Sunday was a landmark day for both Jordan and Plano alike. In addition to Lee’s Classic win, Plano Bassmaster Elite pros Brent Ehrler and Kevin Van Dam both also finished in the top ten, landing in 3rd and 10th places, respectively.

Photo by Gabe VanWormer

Lee, A 25-Year-Old Former College Angler From Alabama, Wins The Bassmaster Classic

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Lee, A 25-Year-Old Former College Angler From Alabama, Wins The Bassmaster Classic

Jordan Lee of Guntersville, Ala., wins the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods held out of Houston, Texas, Sunday, with a three-day total weight of 56 pounds, 10 ounces.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

March 26, 2017

Lee, A 25-Year-Old Former College Angler From Alabama, Wins The Bassmaster Classic

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HOUSTON — In 2013, Jordan Lee was a member of the Auburn University fishing team.

Today, he’s on top of the professional bass fishing world.

The 25-year-old pro from Guntersville, Ala., stayed within striking distance all week at the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. Then during Sunday’s final round at Minute Maid Park, he caught five bass from Lake Conroe that weighed 27 pounds, 4 ounces, pushing his three-day total to a tournament-best 56-10.

Lee earned $300,000 and the most coveted trophy in the sport, while Steve Kennedy — a resident of Auburn, Ala. — finished second with 55-1.

“To all of the guys fishing the college tournaments right now, this just says you can do it,” Lee said. “It’s hard work — and you’re going to have a lot of days out here that aren’t good.

“On this lake, I wasn’t sure there was any way I could do it. But you’re never out of it here.”

Lee had every reason to fold after Friday’s first round when he caught only three fish that weighed 8-6. But Saturday provided a revelation that would ultimately lead to his first B.A.S.S. victory.

He was fishing a point with a hard bottom that he found during practice, and he believed it would pay off during the tournament. After failing to catch a fish there in windy, cloudy conditions on Friday, he returned to the spot in calmer weather on the following day.

“With zero fish in the box at noon on the second day, I went back to that spot and caught a 7 1/2-pounder on the first cast,” Lee said. “When I was landing that fish, there was a whole school of 5- and 6-pounders that came with it.

“Right then, I knew something was about to happen — and I caught two more that were both big.”

Lee still didn’t manage a five-bass limit on Saturday, but the four fish he brought to the scales weighed 21-0.

That moved Lee into 15th place with 29-6 and guaranteed him a spot in Sunday’s Top 25. But he still didn’t feel good about his chances of catching California angler Brent Ehrler, who had led the first two rounds of the event and entered Championship Sunday with 43-4.

Sunday began with Lee planning to fish his magic point all day — even if the fishing had fizzled. As it turns out, he didn’t have much of a choice.

Engine troubles left him without the ability to run from spot to spot and forced him to milk every possible bite out of the point. He eventually had to hitch a ride back to the weigh-in with a spectator that he knew from Cullman, Ala. — a legal ploy in the Classic, as long as no fishing takes place in the spectator’s boat.

Lee’s main baits were a Strike King 5XD crankbait in the citrus shad color pattern, a football jig with a Rage Craw and a Space Monkey for a trailer and a Bullworm on a magnum shaky head.

“I stuck with it all day and caught fish on a football jig with a Rage Craw and a Space Monkey,” Lee said. “I threw the 5XD and the Bullworm and didn’t really get any bites on them. I caught all 27 pounds on that football jig.”

Of the hundreds of points on Conroe, Lee said it was one section of hard bottom that seemed to make his point special. Casting across the point — rather than parallel to it — was the better play all week.

“I never caught any shells or anything, so I think it was a gravel or a rock bottom,” he said. “It was really subtle. There was no brush. It was just kind of a flat point, and I was fishing probably 100 yards offshore.”

Lee had to sweat through the final few anglers, including Kennedy who weighed in 21-15 and fell just 1-9 short of the title. The final angler with a chance to unseat Lee from the top of the leaderboard was Ehrler, who weighed in just 11-10 and finished third with 54-14.

Ehrler was trying to become just the sixth angler in Classic history to lead the event from wire-to-wire and the first since Cliff Pace in 2013. Instead, he became the second angler in a row to lead the first two days, only to fall short in the end.

“I’m disappointed,” Ehrler said. “But what I really wanted to do coming in was be in position to win on the final day. I did that, but things just didn’t work out today.”

Ehrler earned the Berkley Big Bass Award of $2,500 for the largest fish of the event with a 9-12 largemouth he caught on Friday.

Ehrler also earned the GEICO Everyday Leader Award of $1,000 and the $1,500 GEICO Everyday Leader Bonus for leading both Friday and Saturday.

The event itself drew thousands of people to morning takeoffs at Lake Conroe Park, the Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods and the daily weigh-ins at Minute Maid Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros.

Official attendance estimates won’t be available for several days.

2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods 3/24-3/26
Lake Conroe, Houston TX.
(ANGLER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Jordan Lee Guntersville, AL 12 56-10 0 $300,000.00
Day 1: 3 08-06 Day 2: 4 21-00 Day 3: 5 27-04
2. Steve Kennedy Auburn, AL 14 55-01 0 $50,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-07 Day 2: 4 15-11 Day 3: 5 21-15
3. Brent Ehrler Newport Beach, CA 15 54-14 0 $47,500.00
Day 1: 5 23-03 Day 2: 5 20-01 Day 3: 5 11-10
4. James Elam Tulsa, OK 13 50-04 0 $30,000.00
Day 1: 4 20-01 Day 2: 5 17-12 Day 3: 4 12-07
5. Ott DeFoe Knoxville, TN 15 48-12 0 $25,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 16-05 Day 3: 5 18-10
6. Michael Iaconelli Pitts Grove, NJ 12 48-07 0 $22,000.00
Day 1: 5 21-02 Day 2: 5 16-06 Day 3: 2 10-15
7. Bradley Roy Lancaster, KY 12 47-04 0 $21,500.00
Day 1: 5 22-01 Day 2: 5 15-09 Day 3: 2 09-10
8. Bobby Lane Jr. Lakeland, FL 14 47-04 0 $21,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 4 11-05 Day 3: 5 19-07
9. Jared Lintner Arroyo Grande, CA 15 46-09 0 $20,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 5 12-05 Day 3: 5 19-10
10. Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo, MI 14 46-02 0 $20,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-06 Day 2: 5 17-13 Day 3: 4 09-15
11. Edwin Evers Talala, OK 12 45-11 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-03 Day 2: 5 20-13 Day 3: 2 06-11
12. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 15 43-12 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 5 13-00 Day 3: 5 16-03
13. Brett Hite Phoenix, AZ 13 43-09 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 3 08-11 Day 2: 5 18-08 Day 3: 5 16-06
14. Dave Lefebre Erie, PA 11 43-00 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 20-06 Day 2: 5 20-11 Day 3: 1 01-15
15. Timothy Klinger Boulder City, NV 14 42-07 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 4 10-06 Day 2: 5 13-01 Day 3: 5 19-00
16. Ryan Lavigne Gonzales, LA 12 41-09 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-10 Day 2: 5 13-03 Day 3: 2 11-12
17. Randall Tharp Port St. Joe, FL 13 40-14 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-00 Day 2: 3 06-06 Day 3: 5 18-08
18. Drew Benton Panama City, FL 13 39-11 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 18-01 Day 3: 3 08-10
19. Cliff Crochet Pierre Part, LA 11 39-10 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 21-08 Day 2: 3 09-02 Day 3: 3 09-00
20. Clifford Pirch Payson, AZ 8 32-14 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 20-11 Day 2: 1 06-01 Day 3: 2 06-02
21. Jason Williamson Wagener, SC 10 32-12 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 4 17-01 Day 2: 5 13-02 Day 3: 1 02-09
22. Ish Monroe Hughson, CA 10 32-10 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-04 Day 2: 1 02-09 Day 3: 4 10-13
23. Chris Zaldain Laughlin, NV 10 31-08 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 2 05-12 Day 3: 3 09-13
24. Justin Lucas Guntersville, AL 9 31-07 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 17-12 Day 2: 4 13-11 Day 3: 0 00-00
25. Todd Faircloth Jasper, TX 13 29-07 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-00 Day 2: 5 12-03 Day 3: 3 06-04
BERKLEY BIG BASS
Brent Ehrler Newport Beach, CA 09-12 $2,500.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 26 200 669-02
2 17 151 489-12
3 10 86 305-01
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53 437 1463-15

B.A.S.S. Conservation Director Selected As Judge On Shimano Scholarship Panel

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Shimano has announced through the new “Shimano Varsity” program they will award five scholarships to select high school seniors planning to major in biology, fisheries, wildlife or natural resource fields.
The goal of the program is to recruit young anglers into natural resource professions, while learning about fishing tackle and success on the water.

The past 20 years have seen a decline in professional natural resource managers who fish and hunt, and through this award, Shimano hopes to encourage young professionals to pursue their interest in these fields.

B.A.S.S. Conservation Director Gene Gilliand was specially selected as a judge for the scholarship panel.

“As a former state fish and wildlife agency administrator, I and many of my colleagues often discussed our concern over the quality of candidates applying for fishery management positions in our states,” said Gilliand. “Recruiting biologists who had a fishing background, who understood the sport, had become more difficult.

“Shimano is stepping up with these scholarships to encourage high school students who have a passion for fishing and science, to enroll in college programs that can produce not just good biologists, but also biologists who understand their constituents — the anglers — because they are anglers themselves.”

The recipients will receive $3,000 toward their tuition beginning in the fall of 2017.

“Shimano continues to be a major supporter of our youth platforms,” said Hank Weldon, senior tournament manger for B.A.S.S. youth programs. “These scholarships are proof that they believe in our programs, and we are grateful for that. They will hopefully help change someone’s life by helping them continue their education while taking some financial burdens away.”

Others on the panel, in addition to Gilliand, include Shimano’s Vice President for Government Affairs/Advocacy Phil Morlock and Chris Horton with the Congressional Sportsman’s Foundation.

Applications must be completed no later than April 30 on the Shimano Varsity website at varsity.shimano.com. The scholarship is available to high school seniors in both the U.S. and Canada. Winners will be notified by June 1.

Legendary names – St. Croix Rod and Angler’s Inn – unite to offer the pinnacle in bass fishing

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Legendary names – St. Croix Rod and Angler’s Inn – unite to offer the pinnacle in bass fishing

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Park Falls, WI (March 26, 2017) – Proving grounds. It’s where companies go to push the envelope in product development, punishing and testing gear to the nth-degree. Say, for example, you wanted to produce the most cold-tolerant car battery on earth. You’d be packing for International Falls, MN (“Ice Box of the Nation”) and The Cold Weather Testing Facility, where Pluto-like temperatures push prototypes to the limit.

In similar fashion, if you claim to build the “Best Rods on Earth,” you better be testing them on what might be the best bass lakes on earth. And that precise thinking is behind St. Croix’s union with Angler’s Inn International.

Located in the beautifully bucolic outskirts of Mazatlán, Mexico, Lakes El Salto and Picachos are shoreline basecamps for two epic Angler’s Inn fishing resorts, and where St. Croix recently pitted man against fish (hundreds of them) in the final development stages of the new, extra-long Legend Glass and Legend Tournament Bass rods. In the end, the rods won, but the black bass put up one heck of a fight.

Angler’s Inn International owner Billy Chapman Jr. sings high praise of his new relationship with St. Croix. “It’s an honor to be with St. Croix Rod. They make great products. My customers are going to love it.” Moreover, Chapman says his guests will be appreciative of not having to carry their own rods, because of the wide variety of St. Croix rods he carries in camp. Flippin’, buzzing, cranking, dropshotting…. whatever. St. Croix and Angler’s Inn have it covered.

Choosing between Lakes Picachos and El Salto could be the toughest decision you make all year. The newest lake in North America – quite literally – Lake Picachos offers an unimaginable biomass of bass. “Numbers galore,” says Chapman. “You’ll wear the skin off your thumb” from lipping bass all day long. 200 to 300 fish days are commonplace, and average sizes are rapidly running up the size chart.

Iconic El Salto is the Holy Grail of bass fishing. It’s, as Chapman says, “Where the trophies are caught.” Proof positive for the proving grounds, a father and son duo recently nabbed 31 fish over 7 lbs., capped by a 10.2-lb. Mexican whale. Try doing that anywhere else on God’s green earth.

The successes and failures of most “fish camps” are dictated solely by catch-rates, and maybe the edibility of Uncle Ed’s chili. Not the case with Billy Chapman Jr.’s establishments. At equal footing with the fishing are the facilities, cuisine and service. Think of it like Sandals or a Royal Caribbean Cruise with world-class black bass swimming in the swan shaped pool, and you casting St. Croix’s from a chase lounger.

St. Croix’s master prototype-punisher and field-refiner, Dan Johnston, gushes about the grounds. “Unbelievable facilities. Unbelievable service. So proud to be part of this.”

So how is it possible to improve upon an Angler’s Inn bass fishing vacation? Do it with a clutch of St. Croix rods in your professionally guided boat.

“Billy, this is going to be a good, long ride,” closes St. Croix Marketing Director Jesse Simpkins, reaching out with two hands – one for shaking, and the other clasping the evening’s first cerveza.

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Ehrler Will Lead The Field Into The Final Round Of The Bassmaster Classic

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Ehrler Will Lead The Field Into The Final Round Of The Bassmaster Classic

Brent Ehrler of Newport Beach, Calif., maintains the lead on the second day of the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods at Lake Conroe, bringing 20 pounds, 1 ounce to the scales on Saturday for a two-day total weight of 43-4.

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Ehrler Will Lead The Field Into The Final Round Of The Bassmaster Classic

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HOUSTON — Brent Ehrler is trying his best to stay grounded.

He’s saying all the right things.

But after two big days, there’s just no denying that he’s one step away from the biggest accomplishment of his professional bass fishing career.

The 40-year-old California angler caught five bass Saturday that weighed 20 pounds, 1 ounce and pushed his two-day total to 43-4 in front of a giant crowd at Minute Maid Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros. That was good enough to lead the 47th annual GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Lake Conroe by more than 2 pounds going into Sunday’s final round.

“I didn’t know what I could catch today in the area where I’ve been fishing,” Ehrler said. “I thought I could go in there, and if I caught a limit, they’d weigh 15 to 16 pounds. You just don’t know what’s there until you start pulling on more of them.

“I could go in there tomorrow and not have a limit. I could go in there and catch 13 or 14 pounds, or I could have 25 pounds.”

Unlike Day 1 when the winds blew 20- to 30-mph, things were relatively calm on Conroe Saturday. Ehrler said that helped his cause — even though his weight was slightly lower than the 23-3 he caught Friday.

“I think it was better,” said Ehrler, who still hasn’t been open about how he’s catching his fish with one more day to go. “I would prefer to have less wind.

“I think in the best-case scenario, if it was slick calm, I could probably really catch them.”

After taking the early lead Friday, Ehrler said he prefers to start a little farther back and slowly work his way up the leaderboard by the final day. But he knows he’ll begin Championship Sunday as the man everyone is trying to top with a $300,000 first-place prize on the line.

The tournament has long been considered the Super Bowl of professional bass fishing, with a total purse of $1 million — and this year’s event is considered perhaps the biggest in history with chances for all-time attendance records to be set. Thousands of people have already lined up each day for takeoffs at Lake Conroe Park, the Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods at the George R. Brown Convention Center and the daily weigh-ins at Minute Maid Park.

Many of the 52 anglers in the field have never experienced this kind of pressure — and Ehrler admitted he’s feeling it a little bit.

“You have that target on your back, and it’s really a hard thing to do,” said Ehrler, who still leads the race for Berkley Big Bass of the event with the 9-12 largemouth he caught Friday. “It’s harder to sleep. I would like to be back and have that confidence that if I caught a big stringer, I’d have that ability to win.

“Right now, I have to worry about stumbling. In this position, you have to worry about everything.”

Ehrler certainly doesn’t have much margin for error with six anglers within 7 pounds of his total, including three former Classic champions. Pennsylvania pro Dave Lefebre is second with 41-1, followed by defending Classic champ Edwin Evers of Oklahoma (39-0), Oklahoma angler James Elam (37-13), Bradley Roy of Kentucky (37-10), the 2003 Classic winner Michael Iaconelli of New Jersey (37-8) and four-time Classic champion Kevin VanDam of Michigan (36-3).

Lefebre, who won the 2009 Toyota Texas Bass Classic on Conroe, said he has stayed in one creek all week and used just one lure on one rod.

“I’ve got 100 spots to fish on this lake, and 25 of them are in that creek,” said Lefebre, who caught 20-6 Friday and 20-11 Saturday. “I don’t think I’m going to leave that creek. I tried to leave about 10 of them for Sunday, but I had to hit them all today.”

Predictably, with the better weather, Lefebre said there was more boat traffic in the area he was fishing Saturday. But he thinks his technique is different enough to help him overcome the crowds.

“You can’t just fish around in there any way you want to and catch them,” Lefebre said. “I’m fishing areas the size of a light socket, and I’ve got a bait that I think the fish are keying on. I might have to make seven casts to that light switch, but they’re eventually eating it.

“I pulled in behind some of the best fishermen on Earth today and still caught them.”

Evers, who fished three distinctly different patterns to win last year’s Classic on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, said he’s been making subtle changes each day this year as well.

“Friday was a little bit different from today,” he said. “There’s a lot of stuff you can try on this lake. I’ve probably used six or seven baits — just switching up a little bit, depending on the time of day and the conditions.

“As for the wind and the conditions tomorrow, I’ll take it either way.”

The Top 25 remaining anglers will take off at 7:20 a.m. CT from Lake Conroe Park in Montgomery, Texas. The final weigh-in will take place at Minute Maid Park, with doors opening at 3 p.m. for B.A.S.S. Life and Nation members and at 3:15 p.m. for the general public.

The Outdoors Expo presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods will be open Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods 3/24-3/26
Lake Conroe, Houston TX.
(ANGLER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Brent Ehrler Newport Beach, CA 10 43-04 0 $5,000.00
Day 1: 5 23-03 Day 2: 5 20-01
2. Dave Lefebre Erie, PA 10 41-01 0
Day 1: 5 20-06 Day 2: 5 20-11
3. Edwin Evers Talala, OK 10 39-00 0
Day 1: 5 18-03 Day 2: 5 20-13
4. James Elam Tulsa, OK 9 37-13 0
Day 1: 4 20-01 Day 2: 5 17-12
5. Bradley Roy Lancaster, KY 10 37-10 0
Day 1: 5 22-01 Day 2: 5 15-09
6. Michael Iaconelli Pitts Grove, NJ 10 37-08 0
Day 1: 5 21-02 Day 2: 5 16-06
7. Kevin VanDam Kalamazoo, MI 10 36-03 0
Day 1: 5 18-06 Day 2: 5 17-13
8. Steve Kennedy Auburn, AL 9 33-02 0
Day 1: 5 17-07 Day 2: 4 15-11
9. Justin Lucas Guntersville, AL 9 31-07 0
Day 1: 5 17-12 Day 2: 4 13-11
10. Drew Benton Panama City, FL 10 31-01 0
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 18-01
11. Cliff Crochet Pierre Part, LA 8 30-10 0
Day 1: 5 21-08 Day 2: 3 09-02
12. Jason Williamson Wagener, SC 9 30-03 0
Day 1: 4 17-01 Day 2: 5 13-02
13. Ott DeFoe Knoxville, TN 10 30-02 0
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 16-05
14. Ryan Lavigne Gonzales, LA 10 29-13 0
Day 1: 5 16-10 Day 2: 5 13-03
15. Jordan Lee Grant, AL 7 29-06 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Day 2: 4 21-00
16. Bobby Lane Jr. Lakeland, FL 9 27-13 0
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 4 11-05
17. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 10 27-09 0
Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 5 13-00
18. Brett Hite Phoenix, AZ 8 27-03 0
Day 1: 3 08-11 Day 2: 5 18-08
19. Jared Lintner Arroyo Grande, CA 10 26-15 0
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 5 12-05
20. Clifford Pirch Payson, AZ 6 26-12 0
Day 1: 5 20-11 Day 2: 1 06-01
21. Timothy Klinger Boulder City, NV 9 23-07 0
Day 1: 4 10-06 Day 2: 5 13-01
22. Todd Faircloth Jasper, TX 10 23-03 0
Day 1: 5 11-00 Day 2: 5 12-03
23. Randall Tharp Port St. Joe, FL 8 22-06 0
Day 1: 5 16-00 Day 2: 3 06-06
24. Ish Monroe Hughson, CA 6 21-13 0
Day 1: 5 19-04 Day 2: 1 02-09
25. Chris Zaldain Laughlin, NV 7 21-11 0
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 2 05-12
26. Aaron Martens Leeds, AL 8 20-15 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 4 10-10 Day 2: 4 10-05
27. Alton Jones Lorena, TX 5 19-13 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
28. Wesley Strader Spring City, TN 5 19-09 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
29. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 5 19-07 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
30. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 7 18-15 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-06 Day 2: 2 05-09
31. Skeet Reese Auburn, CA 6 18-06 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-13 Day 2: 1 02-09
32. Dean Rojas Lake Havasu City, AZ 5 18-04 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 3 13-10
33. Jesse Wiggins Cullman, AL 6 18-02 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 4 10-08 Day 2: 2 07-10
34. Jason Christie Park Hill, OK 6 17-11 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-03 Day 2: 1 02-08
35. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 8 17-09 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 3 07-11 Day 2: 5 09-14
36. Casey Ashley Donalds, SC 6 17-06 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 3 07-11 Day 2: 3 09-11
37. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 5 15-13 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 2 07-01 Day 2: 3 08-12
38. Darrell Ocamica New Plymouth, ID 5 15-10 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 3 09-03 Day 2: 2 06-07
39. Alton Jones Jr. Lorena, TX 5 15-06 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 4 12-13 Day 2: 1 02-09
40. Boyd Duckett Guntersville, AL 4 14-15 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 3 12-14 Day 2: 1 02-01
41. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 3 14-03 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 2 05-02 Day 2: 1 09-01
42. John Garrett Union City, TN 5 13-13 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 2 06-05
43. Hank Cherry Jr Lincolnton, NC 5 13-08 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 2 05-09
44. Andy Montgomery Blacksburg, SC 4 13-00 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 2 08-03 Day 2: 2 04-13
45. Takahiro Omori Emory, TX 4 13-00 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 2 06-03 Day 2: 2 06-13
46. Randy Howell Guntersville, AL 4 12-14 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 2 04-08 Day 2: 2 08-06
47. Bill Lowen Brookville, IN 4 12-03 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 4 12-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
48. Shaw Grigsby Jr. Gainesville, FL 4 10-09 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 2 05-01 Day 2: 2 05-08
49. Brandon Palaniuk Hayden, ID 4 09-10 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 2 04-10 Day 2: 2 05-00
50. Scott Clift Aldrich, MO 2 06-06 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 06-06
51. Wil Hardy Harlem, GA 1 02-08 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
51. Gerald Swindle Guntersville, AL 1 02-08 0 $10,000.00
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 26 200 669-02
2 17 151 489-12
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43 351 1158-14

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