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NORTH CAROLINA’S BURNS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION OPENER ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

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NORTH CAROLINA’S BURNS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION OPENER ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

NORTH CAROLINA’S BURNS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION OPENER ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

Stuart’s Pilson tops Co-angler Division

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HUDDLESTON, Va. (March 20, 2017) – Shane Burns of Durham, North Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 10 ounces, Saturday to win the first T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division event of 2017 on Smith Mountain Lake. Burns took home $6,042 for his victory.

“I’ve been so close to winning before, and I have wanted one of those big winner trophies for a long time,” said Burns, who earned his first career win in FLW competition after 15 previous top-10 finishes. “I have so many of the fish hook trophies that they give out to the top-10, but it was so awesome to finally get over that hump and get the win.”

Burns said that he caught his winning limit by fishing points in pockets in Craddock Creek. He was originally targeting smallmouth with a jerkbait, but found an area where big females were staging for the spawn and capitalized with a green-pumpkin Dave’s Tournament Tackle football jig with a Dave’s Tournament Tackle Sweet Tail Craw, also in green-pumpkin.

Burns said that he caught eight keepers throughout the day – seven largemouth and one smallmouth – and weighed in five largemouth.

“I had given up on trying to find the deep fish and was planning on committing to the docks, but my Lowrance unit showed me those big largemouth were there. They weren’t stacked up, but I worked the point up and down, both sides. There were enough females there to get me a good limit.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Shane Burns, Durham, N.C., five bass, 19-10, $4,042 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Brian Calloway, Danville, Va., five bass, 19-5, $2,021

3rd:          Dennis Burdette, Lindside, W. Va., five bass, 16-7, $1,282

4th:          Mike Altizer, Hardy, Va., five bass, 16-1, $896

5th:          Benjamin Clark, Smithfield, Va., five bass, 15-7, $768

6th:          Steve Wagner, Raleigh, N.C., five bass, 15-1, $704

7th:          Andy Francis, Chester, Va., four bass, 14-11, $640

8th:          Rick Tilley, Moneta, Va., five bass, 14-10, $576

9th:          Ben Reynolds, Callands, Va., four bass, 14-8, $512

10th:        Chad Pilson, Bassett, Va., four bass, 14-0, $448

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Todd Harris of Clemmons, North Carolina, caught a 7-pound, 6-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 $510.

Elliot Pilson of Stuart, Virginia, weighed in four bass totaling 9 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $1,921.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Elliot Pilson, Stuart, Va., four bass, 9-11, $1,921

2nd:         Timothy Kinder, Culpeper, Va., five bass, 9-5, $960

3rd:          Michael Wade, Midlothian, Va., three bass, 8-13, $641

4th:          John Poos, Manassas, Va., two bass, 7-6, $448

5th:          Dick Allen, Sumerduck, Va., two bass, 7-4, $384

6th:          Isaac Jones, Shawsville, Va., two bass, 6-13, $352

7th:          Zack Stamper, Rural Retreat, Va., two bass, 6-12, $320

8th:          Rob Hilliard, Roanoke, Va., two bass, 5-13, $288

9th:          Tony Toombs, Drakes Branch, Va., two bass, 5-12, $256

10th:        Matt McCluskey, Ashburn, Va., one bass, 5-11, $479

McCluskey weighed a 5-pound, 11-ounce bass which earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award and an additional $255.

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.

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Jeff & Clay Ross Win Bass Quest Smith Mountain Lake March 19,2017

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Jeff & Clay Ross Win Bass Quest Smith Mountain Lake March 19,2017

1st Place Jeff & Clay Ross with five Fish weighing 22.75lbs

2nd Place Greg & Michael Sibold with five fish weighing 18.47lbs

3rd Place Todd & Zach Mabry with five fish weighing 17.38lbs

4th Place Michael Tony & Robert Rice with five fish weighing 17.10

COOKEVILLE’S PHY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION OPENER ON CENTER HILL LAKE

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COOKEVILLE’S PHY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION OPENER ON CENTER HILL LAKE

COOKEVILLE’S PHY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION OPENER ON CENTER HILL LAKE

Smithville’s Bouldin claims Co-angler title

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SPARTA, Tenn. (March 20, 2017) – Tim Phy of Cookeville, Tennessee, brought a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 3 ounces, to the scale Saturday to win the first T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Music City Division event of 2017 on Center Hill Lake. For his win, Phy pocketed $6,053.

According to tournament reports, Phy caught his fish near mid-lake gravel points in 8 to 10 feet of water using a green-pumpkin-colored D&L Tackle Jig.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Tim Phy, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 20-3, $4,053 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Terry Steele, Sparta, Tenn., five bass, 17-6, $1,877

3rd:          Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 17-0, $1,185

4th:          Matt Stanley, Alexandria, Tenn., five bass, 16-6, $829

5th:          Jay Melton, Murfreesboro, Tenn., five bass, 16-4, $711

6th:          Hunter Bouldin, McMinnville, Tenn., five bass, 15-10, $651

7th:          Kevin Crutcher, Collierville, Tenn., five bass, 15-5, $592

8th:          Noel Smith, Portland, Tenn., five bass, 15-0, $533

9th:          William Merrick, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 14-2, $474

10th:        Conoly Brown, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 14-1, $415

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Rik Richter of Cookeville, Tennessee, caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 4 ounces – the largest of the event – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $455.

Matthew Bouldin of Smithville, Tennessee, weighed in five bass totaling 17 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $1,777.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Matthew Bouldin, Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 17-8, $1,777

2nd:         Ricky Underhill, Parts Unknown, five bass, 14-1, $888

3rd:          Justin Lloyd, Murfreesboro, Tenn., three bass, 10-10, $692

4th:          Rodney Brown, Gainesboro, Tenn., four bass, 10-3, $415

5th:          Mitchell Adams, Goodletsville, Tenn., two bass, 9-10, $582

6th:          Steven Brown, Tompkinsville, Ky., four bass, 9-6, $326

7th:          Gregory Goodwin, Louisville, Ky., two bass, 8-8, $296

8th:          Matt Simcox, Paris, Tenn., four bass, 7-6, $267

9th:          Jake May, Smyrna, Tenn., three bass, 6-15, $237

10th:        Brennon Binkley, Franklin, Tenn., four bass, 6-10, $197

10th:        Sam Loveless, Somerset, Ky., five bass, 6-10, $197

Adams caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 6 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $227.

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.

WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING MISSISSIPPI OPEN AT COLUMBUS POOL

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WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING MISSISSIPPI OPEN AT COLUMBUS POOL

WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING MISSISSIPPI OPEN AT COLUMBUS POOL

COLUMBUS, Miss. (March 13, 2017) – The West Point High School duo of Jordan Camp and Matthew Bagwell, both of West Point, Mississippi, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 13 pounds, 1 ounce, to win the 2017 FLW High School Fishing Mississippi Open tournament at Columbus Pool in Columbus, Mississippi. 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 29 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Columbus Marina in Columbus. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top two teams on Columbus Pool that advanced to the 2017 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st:          West Point High School – Jordan Camp and Matthew Bagwell, both of West Point, Miss., five bass, 13-1

2nd:         North Mississippi Student Anglers – Hunter Nanney, Dumas, Miss., and Jake Kimbrough, Smithville, Miss., five bass, 11-13

Rounding out the top 10 teams was:

3rd:          West Point High School – Katie Wilson and Dylan Doss, both of West Point, Miss., five bass, 11-13

4th:          New Life Christian Academy – Joshua Rush and Aaron Williams, both of Laurel, Miss., five bass, 11-11

5th:          Smithville High School – Landon McMellon, Greenwood Springs, Miss., and T.J. Edwards, Tremont, Miss., five bass, 11-11

6th:          Hamilton High School – Houston Vaiden and Tucker Welch, both of Hamilton, Miss., five bass, 10-6

7th:          Smithville High School – Daniel McAfee, Amory, Miss., and Marietta Guthery, Smithville, Miss., four bass, 8-14

8th:          St. Martin High School – Brandon Morano and Paul Swan, both of Ocean Springs, Miss., five bass, 8-8

9th:          Hatley High School – Blake Duncan and Auston Ballard, both of Smithville, Miss., four bass, 8-3

10th:        West Tennessee Bass Anglers – Cameron Massey, Somerville, Tenn., and Austin Sherrod, Eads, Tenn., four bass, 7-13

In order to break the tie between the second- and third-place teams, FLW tournament officials adhered to FLW High School Fishing Rule No. 17, which states that ties are to be broken first by total number of fish for the tournament, total number of live fish, the earliest entry for the tournament and finally by lottery.

Complete results from the event can be found at HighSchoolFishing.org.

The 2017 FLW High School Fishing Mississippi 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.

A conversation with Bradley Dortch & Shane Collins plus Elliot Pillson

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A conversation with Bradley Dortch & Shane Collins plus Elliot Pillson

On this Episode we had the Opportunity to talk to FLW Pro Bradley Dortch & discuss life,Fishing & his career as an FLW PRO. Plus we had the privilege of discussing their BFL wins on Smith Mountain Lake & more with Shane Collins (Angler) & Elliot Pillson (Co-Angler). What a great show.

Robert Parker & Phillip Jarabeck Win HillCity Bassmasters March 18,2017 Leesville Lake

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Robert Parker & Phillip Jarabeck Win HillCity Bassmasters March 18,2017 Leesville Lake

Congratulation to the Team of Robert Parker & Phillip Jarabeck on their HillCity Bassmaster win of 2017 on Leesville lake. The team weigh in five fish for a total weight of  13.49lbs. We would like to thank everyone that was able to fish the first event of 2017.

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2nd Place Matt Harrop & Tyree Lee with three fish weighing 8.49lbs

3rd Place Jacob Stephens & Justin Doss with two fish weighing 6.82lbs

Check out the 4.04lb Lunker for the Day caught by Kevin Lankford

Seaguar proudly supports nine contenders in the 2017 Bassmaster Classic

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Seaguar proudly supports nine contenders in the 2017 Bassmaster Classic

 

9 Lives…Literally

Seaguar proudly supports nine contenders in the 2017 Bassmaster Classic

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New York, NY (March 20, 2017) – There’s a “fine line” between winning and losing – like a low-diameter, abrasion-resistant fishing line. And there’s hope that one – or more – of those fine lines will be cast by Seaguar’s nine pros fishing in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic.

The site, Texas’ Lake Conroe, is a reservoir well-known for producing double digit largemouth, including a lake-record fish caught in 2009 that nearly eclipsed the 16-pound mark. On a lake that is renowned for excellent water quality, no line will play a bigger part in keeping anglers connected to their finned quarry than Seaguar. Indeed, with nine Seaguar pros bringing fat sacks of largemouth to the Classic scales every day, be prepared to learn why savvy anglers across the world turn to Seaguar when the money, especially the BIG money, is on the line.

(Shaw Grigsby)

Seaguar Fresh Faces

The Bassmaster Classic is a dynamic venue for learning about the prowess of bass fishing’s up-and-comers, and this year’s Classic will include three Seaguar pros from the Elite Series with relatively limited experience on fishing’s biggest stage: Drew Benton, the 2016 Elite Series Rookie of the Year and a first-timer at the Bassmaster Classic; James Elam, who will be blasting off on his second Classic trip; and Jordan Lee, who will be competing in his third Classic event.

Benton and Elam have limited experience on Lake Conroe, consisting of short, “getting-to-know-you” trips before the lake went off-limits to Classic competitors. Being new to a lake has its advantages, however, as Elam and Benton won’t be tempted to fish memories; instead, they will focus solely on the conditions that this year’s Classic delivers to them on game day.

Both of these Seaguar fresh faces agree that this year’s mild winter will have a large proportion of the lake’s lunker largemouth in a post-spawn pattern, where flipping or pitching Texas-rigged plastics to shallow cover could be a pathway to the podium on Sunday.

(Drew Benton) Photo courtesy of B.A.S.S.

Seasoned Seaguar veterans

Team Seaguar will also include five seasoned veterans of the Elite series, including one angler who has fished his way into the Classic from the Bassmaster Open circuit. These experienced competitors include Chris Zaldain, an experienced Texas bass angler who has cashed a check in 44 of his 65 competitive events; Cliff Pirch, a southwesterner from Arizona who, like Zaldain, is always a favorite to land in the money; Keith Combs, an accomplished pro who has fished six tournaments on Lake Conroe in addition to his five Bassmaster Classic appearances; Brandon Palaniuk, the young gun from Idaho with past fall tournament experience on Lake Conroe; and Cliff Crochet, who qualified for this year’s Classic by winning the Bassmaster Central Open on the Atchafalaya Basin.

The patterns these pros will rely on are as varied as the tournament experiences that have brought each of them to this year’s Classic. For example, Keith Combs and Cliff Crochet both recognize that the mild Texas winter will not have bass locked into one pattern, but instead, available in all three phases of the spawn and perhaps beyond! Brandon Palaniuk agrees that multiple techniques could be used to collect a championship-worthy weight, with dock fishing playing a major role among Classic competitors.

A Seaguar Senior Statesman

Every fishing team has a leader, a senior statesman, a “Mr. Been-there-done-that.” On team Seaguar, that angler is Shaw Grigsby, renowned as one of the greatest sight-fishermen of all time, who will be making his 16th Bassmaster Classic appearance. Like many of his Seaguar teammates, Grigsby agrees that bass will be in a post-spawn mode, and interestingly, he is looking forward to a hot topwater bite. Asked how he might approach Lake Conroe’s abundant structure, Grigsby said that he plans to rely heavily on jig fishing, especially when incorporating Seaguar Smackdown braid. Grigsby adds that, beyond its strength, Smackdown, “cuts through the water nicely due to its round shape, and is also very quiet through the guides.”

Seaguar Keys to Success

There is no more intimate connection between the nine Seaguar pros fishing the Bassmaster Classic than the lines they use to spool their reels. An overwhelming majority of these anglers will rely on Seaguar InvizX during the Classic. Essentially invisible, and therefore perfect for Lake Conroe’s clear waters, InvizX is a soft, supple, castable 100% fluorocarbon line that is designed to dominate freshwater fishing.

Team Seaguar pros who pitch and flip to heavy cover and to Conroe’s abundant docks will be spooled with Seaguar AbrazX. This advanced 100% fluorocarbon line boasts double the abrasion resistance of other fluorocarbons, and could be the key to inviting a double-digit largemouth for a livewell ride.

Finally, those competitors who will swing for the fences and fish fierce will be spooled with Seagur Tatsu. Tatsu, a 100% fluorocarbon line, which borrows its name from the Japanese word for “Dragon”, is a unique, double-structured line that represents the fusion of two different fluorocarbon resins, delivering a line with superior strength and unmatched softness.

We wish all of our Team Seaguar pros “tight lines” and the best of luck in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic!

 

B.A.S.S. Names Students To 2017 Bassmaster High School All-State Team

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B.A.S.S. Names Students To 2017 Bassmaster High School All-State Team

March 20, 2017

B.A.S.S. Names Students To 2017 Bassmaster High School All-State Team

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sixty-nine outstanding high school anglers from across the country have been named to the 2017 class of Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods.

The students were selected for the honor based on their success in bass tournament competition, academic achievement and leadership in conservation and community service.

“From the very beginning, a guiding principle of B.A.S.S. has been to introduce youngsters to the sport of fishing, and the resumes of the young people nominated for All-State and All-American honors proves that these efforts are paying off,” said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO. “High School fishing programs are great incentives for getting students and their parents out of doors and on the water.”

To be considered for the All-State Fishing Team, a student must have been nominated by a parent, coach, teacher or other school official. Students currently enrolled in grades 10-12 with a current-year grade point average of 2.5 or higher are eligible.

B.A.S.S. received more than 380 nominations from across the nation, a 75 percent increase over the number nominated in the first two years of the program. From these, judges selected 69 student anglers from 40 states to make the All-State Fishing Teams.

“Our All-State team is such a strong group of young anglers who have tremendous fishing accomplishments, as well as extensive community service and academic achievements,” said Hank Weldon, senior manager of the B.A.S.S. High School program. “We are extremely proud to recognize these student anglers, and we congratulate them on their success on and off the water.”

A second panel of judges will review nominations of the 69 All-State team members and select the 12 members of the 2017 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. As in all-state judging, criteria include success in high school fishing tournaments, involvement in conservation efforts and other community service activities.

The 12 finalists will compete in a one-day Bassmaster All-American High School Bass Tournament held during the 2017 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department event, a fan-favorite festival that will be held May 17-21 on Sam Rayburn Reservoir out of Lufkin, Texas.

Elite Series anglers will serve as teammates and “coaches” of the student anglers in the tournament. The high school standouts will be honored on the main Texas Fest stage at the weigh-in. All will be profiled in Bassmaster Magazine, read monthly by 4.4 million people, as well as on Bassmaster.com.

“Because of the tremendous increase in nominations this year, and because the All-State anglers in many states were decided by razor-thin margins, B.A.S.S. decided to recognize an additional group of outstanding students with honorable mention awards,” said Helen White, High School All-American program manager. “These student anglers illustrated strong tournament success rates as well as solid community service and academic achievement.”

Below is the list of the 69 All-State anglers, in order by state:

Alabama
Logan Parks, Auburn
Briana Tucker, Moulton
Lucas Lindsay, Auburn — Honorable Mention
Ryan Sweeney, Springville — Honorable Mention

Arizona
Steven Mack, Queen Creek
Taj White, Glendale
Tommy Sendek, Tucson — Honorable Mention

Arkansas
Reese Jones, Rogers
Bryer Pennington, Prescott

California
Luke Johns, Folsom
Brian Lopez, Yuba City

Colorado
Eric “Jordan” Evans, Colorado Springs

Connecticut
Noah Winslow, Naugatuck

Delaware
Jackson Staib, Wilmington

Florida
Colin Blanton, Winter Springs
Cole Thompson, St. Cloud
Jacob Eaton, Fort Myers — Honorable Mention
Parker Klump, North Fort Myers — Honorable Mention

Georgia
Jake Blumling, Evans
Cy Casey, Evans
Taylor Cox, Carrollton — Honorable Mention
Cal Culpepper, Hamilton — Honorable Mention
Garrett Hayes, Chatsworth — Honorable Mention
Emil Wagner, Marietta — Honorable Mention

Illinois
Tyler Lubbat, Wheeling
Alex Wojtowicz, Shorewood
Nathan Doty, Decatur — Honorable Mention
Adam Hingson, Atwood — Honorable Mention

Indiana
Blake Albertson, Bloomington
Beau Ashcraft, Lafayette
Adam Puckett, Bloomington — Honorable Mention

Iowa
Sam Louw, Story City
Kaleb Tweite, Riceville
Kyler Bauer, Riceville — Honorable Mention
Isaiah Minton, Marion — Honorable Mention

Kansas
Hunter French, Buhler
Zach Vielhauer, Shawnee
Brock Bila, Overland Park — Honorable Mention
Thomas Heinen, Topeka — Honorable Mention

Kentucky
Dustin Jones, Stanford
Kyle Roy, Jamestown
Morgan Miracle, Lancaster — Honorable Mention

Louisiana
Cade Fortenberry, Prairieville
Colby Miller, Elmer
Annabelle Guins, Lake Charles — Honorable Mention
Wes Rollo, Natchitoches — Honorable Mention

Maine
Reid Lavigne, Biddeford

Maryland
Jospeh McClosky, Swanton
Tyler Wallace, New Market

Massachusetts
Evan Bramhill, Northborough
Teddy Peznola, Leominster

Michigan
Keegan Findley, Grand Haven
Gunner Wilson, Fenton
Matthew Davis, Coloma — Honorable Mention

Minnesota
Reid Saarela, Lakeville
Matt Stearns, Lakeville
Solomon Glenn, Lakeville — Honorable Mention

Mississippi
Russell Brown, Hattiesburg
James Willoughby, Gulfport

Missouri
Dalton Combs, Ozark
Tristin Williams, Grain Valley
Grant Nisbet, St. Louis — Honorable Mention

Nebraska
Draven Ray, Plattsmouth

New Hampshire
Jeremy Bates, Chichester
Craig Beucler, Sandown

New Jersey
Joe Buthusiem, Collingswood
Vincent Pustizzi, Pittsgrove

New Mexico
Alex Rigg, Las Cruces

New York
Matthew Arndt, North Syracuse
Perry Marvin, Peru
Brandon Biby, New York City — Honorable Mention

North Carolina
Christopher Guest, Shelby
Alden Patterson, Mebane
Titus Ward, Statesville — Honorable Mention

Ohio
Colten Didion, Westerville
Connor Aten, Macedonia

Oklahoma
Taylor Hamburger, Tulsa
Garrett McCrackin, Jennings
Kaden Knoch, Harrah — Honorable Mention

Pennsylvania
Austin Gaab, Montoursville

Rhode Island
Tyler Conde, Chepachet
Jordon Leahy, Lincoln

South Carolina
Caleb Blackwood, Rock Hill
Oakley Connor, Travelers Rest
Drake Boyd, Abbeville — Honorable Mention
Andrew Mitchell, Donalds — Honorable Mention

Tennessee
Kyle Ingleburger, Winchester
Kyle Palmer, Estill Springs
Hunter Conatser, Jamestown — Honorable Mention
Landry Cooper, Vonore — Honorable Mention
Cameron Kirkland, Knoxville — Honorable Mention
Samuel Vandagriff, McMinnville — Honorable Mention

Texas
Jared Gobel, Lumberton
Trace O’Dell, Buna
Hunter Martindale, Jasper — Honorable Mention
Hunter Muncrief, Pineland — Honorable Mention

Virginia
Trent Carr, Rhoadesville
Gavin Haley Locust Grove
Hylton Scott, Stuart — Honorable Mention
Travis Walker, Stuart — Honorable Mention

West Virginia
Grace Caldwell, Berkeley Springs
Landon Harrington, Berkeley Springs

Wisconsin
Bailey Bleser, Burlington
Bradley Gumtow, Neenah
Colton Haney, Baldwin — Honorable Mention

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Title Sponsor: Costa

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Presenting Sponsor: DICK’S Sporting Goods

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Premier Sponsors: Power-Pole, Minn Kota, Toyota, Berkley, Yamaha, Triton Boats, Humminbird, Huk, Shell Rotella, Mercury, Nitro Boats

2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Supporting Sponsors: Carhartt, Lowrance, ABU Garcia, St. Croix Rods, Phoenix Boats, Shimano, Academy Sports + Outdoors

Chip Baty & Jimmy Hayes Win Piedmont Bass Classic T.T.T. #2 March 18,2107 on Jordan Lake

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Chip Baty & Jimmy Hayes Win Piedmont Bass Classic T.T.T. #2 March 18,2107 on Jordan Lake

PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS $10,000 SPRING TEAM BASS TRAIL QUALIFIER #2 RESULTS
Saturday March 18th, 2017 ~ Jordan Lake ~ Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp

The 2017 Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #2 at Jordan Lake made history again for the PBC!! Along with a great crowd of 82 boats, There were 3 bass weighed in over 10 lbs. each! We’ve
never had 3 10’s weighed in on the same day! A bunch of other 7,8’s & 9’s were weighed in also! The weather was dismal for Saturday with morning rain and air temps 44 degrees in the am on up to 64 in the pm. Water temps
averaged about 53 degrees. Winds were 5 to 10. Ended up being a nice day however, with sun in the afternoon! Jordan was hot today with lots of nice bass being caught. Spring fishing in now getting good!!

Chip Baty & Jimmy Hayes topped the field weighing in 5 bass at 33.12 lbs. and also won the Tournament Within a Tournament (TWT) for a total of $2,775 in winnings. That was a nice bag of fish for Jordan Lake!!

Bobby & Brandon Gregory took 2nd place with 5 fish weighing 30.28 lbs. They also won 2nd Place Big Fish (10.71 lbs) for a grand total of $1,330. 3rd Place Team, Tom Powell & Brant Massey, had 5 weighing 27.61 lbs. They took home $655! Tony Woodard & Scott Smith weighed in the 1st Place Big Fish (10.90  lbs.) netting them $1,120!! The prize money got spread around pretty good today again!

Woodard

207 fish were weighed in for a total of 802 pounds for an average of 3.87 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught on WLS shaky heads, Shanes A-rigs, Jerkbaits, Pig & jigs, chatterbaits, Spinnerbaits and Crankbaits in anywhere
from 2 to 10 feet of water. A lot of the bass were loaded with eggs and are starting to move into the shallower water. The spawn is about to begin.

I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. Our next tournament is Saturday March 25th, the PBC Cashion Fishing Rods Spring Trail Q#3 at Falls Lake out of Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp. All the info can be found at this link:  http://piedmontbassclassics.com/2017CashionSpringTrail.html
Following that will be the Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #3, Saturday April 1st
also at Falls Lake.
All the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: …....Chip Baty & Jimmy Hayes of Linden & Fayetteville...5 bass…33.12 lbs…$1,375
2nd Place: ……Bobby & Brandon Gregory of Fuquay Varina…5 bass…30.28 lbs…$850
3rd Place: …....Tom Powell & Brant Massey of Haw River & Durham…5 bass…27.61 lbs…$655
4th Place: …....Ron White & Jesse Soles of Carthage & Aberdeen…5 bass…25.95 lbs…$590
5th Place: ...….Billy Bledsoe & Brian McDonald of Grays Creek & Hope Mills…5 bass…25.25 lbs…$520
6th Place: ….…Matthew Cashion & Chase Owens of Pittsboro…5 bass…25.12 lbs…$455
7th Place: ….…Matt Harrison & Rock Goss of Franklinton & Creedmoor…5 bass…24.81 lbs…$390
8th Place: …….Larry Kirk & Reginald Pickett of Climax & Greensboro..5 bass…23.18 lbs…$825
9th Place: …….Todd Sumner & Rich Szczerbala of Southern Pines & Apex...5 bass…22.86 lbs…$270
10th Place: …..James Blankenship & Chris Davis of Siler City…5 bass…22.82 lbs…$250
11th Place: …..Tyler Faggart & Paul Owens of Raligh...5 bass…21.65 lbs…$210
12th Place: ……Johnny Wilder & Mike Harris of Butner & Oxford...5 bass…21.07 lbs…$175
13th Place: ……Doug Stalling & Seth Ellis of Durham & Charlotte...5 bass…20.57 lbs…$150
14th Place: ……Chuck & Hunter Byrd of Sanford & Bunn Level…5 bass…20.33 lbs…$130
15th Place: ……Jaime Fajardo & Josh Hooks of Fuquay Varina & Apex…5 bass…20.32 lbs…$115
16th Place: …...Billy Vierra & Harry Smith of Chapel Hill...4 bass…20.11 lbs…$100

1st Place Big Fish..Tony Woodard & Scott Smith of Four Oaks & Apex…10.90 lbs…$1,120
2nd Place Big Fish..2nd Place Team above…10.71 lbs…$516
Honorable Mention…Scott Canady &Jaime Pate of Fayetteville & Hope Mills…10.32 lbs.

1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…33.12 lbs…$1,400
2nd Place TWT..5th Place Team above…25.25 lbs…$600

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Pay Attention By Bruce Callis

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Pay Attention By Bruce Callis

March 20,2017

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The FLW Tour event presented by Ranger on the Harris Chain is now in the history books. John Cox played his shallow water mastery almost too perfect but the bedding bass played out in his area on the last 2 days. Day 3 saw his 6 pound lead drop to just 2 pounds and on Championship Sunday, he slipped into 3rd place.
Rookie FLW Tour pro Bradley Dortch of Atmore, Ala., came charging on day 4, making up almost 3 1/2 pounds to overtake John and JT Kenney who made up a 10 pound defective to take 2nd place. JT had the tournament’s biggest bag on the final day, a whopping 27 pounds 3 ounces.
Paying attention to the movement of the bass is something we fail to notice when we are dialed in on a long term pattern. Most of us don’t fish multiple day events and if we do, it’s at most just for 2 days. But mostly we fish that single day event, not for 4 straight days. We have to be weary of everything that is happening around us.
The spawn is one of those difficult times, when we can get locked into sight fishing and lose tract of the movement off the beds. And if we don’t pay attention and have a backup plan, we can find ourselves on the short end of the stick.
Dortch made that move on day 2, retreating off the beds where he struggled. He headed out to catch those bass that were moving from the beds to their late spring feeding grounds. Cox was predicting the movement of new spawning bass to move up onto the beds, but they never moved up like they should have.
How often do we struggle because we get locked into what we know the bass should be doing and not into what they are actually doing? I’m just as guilty as any weekend warrior. I finally get my day out on the water and I have a preconceived notion of what the bass should be doing. I can be just as hard headed as the bass and the next angler. But what does it get me? Heartache, frustration, and discouraged?
I need to pay closer attention. I need to remember to not put all my eggs in one basket. I need to watch for the signs that the bass give out. I need to see the “We went thataway” sign and go thataway. Pay attention! The signs are there for us, it is up to us to read them.
When you go out this weekend, what will you do? Be stubborn like me at times, fishing from past memories and preconceived notions. Or will you let the fish tell you what they are doing? Pay Attention!

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