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Tony Fofi & Dave Murdock Win Cashion Fishing Rods T.T.T. Qualifier #2 – March 11,2017 – Jordan Lake

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Tony Fofi & Dave Murdock Win Cashion Fishing Rods T.T.T. Qualifier #2 – March 11,2017 – Jordan Lake

CASHION FISHING RODS SPRING TEAM TOURNAMENT BASS TRAIL QUALIFIER #2
Saturday March 11th, 2017 ~ ~ Jordan Lake ~ ~ Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp

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Cold, cold, cold!! 50 teams showed up for the Cashion Fishing Rods Spring Team Tournament Bass Trail Qualifier #2 at Jordan Lake. It was a beautiful day but cold with winds light in the am and up to 10 mph in the afternoon, the air temps ranged from 32 to 49 and the water level was about normal. Surface water temps averaged 56 degrees and the water was a little dingy! Numerous females were caught and swelled with roe, but with the unstable temps it’s just a matter of time before the Mom’s hit the bank!! A lot of 6, 7 to 8 lb. bass were  weighed in today.

Tony Fofi & Dave Murdock won 1st place with 5  bass weighing a total of 23.74 lbs to take 1st Place and 1st Place TWT for a total of $1,940 in prize money!

The 2nd Place team of Logan Ammons & Hunter Collins caught 5 bass weighing 23.30 lbs. and took home $600 in winnings. The 3rd Place team of Paul Owens & Tyler Faggart  netted 5 bass weighing 23.02 lbs. to pocket $520.

Keith Deal & Ricky Kenworthy won big fish honors & $500  with an 8.60 lb. chub.

It was close on the top of the leader board!! 163 bass were brought to the scales for a total of 598 pounds averaging 3.67 lbs. each. Jerk bait, spinnerbaits, jig  & pigs, crankbaits, WLS Shakey Heads, Chatterbaits and wacky worms fished in water from 4 to 10′ seemed to  be the ticket to hits. The bite was good with most all teams weighing in fish.

I want to thank Cashion Fishing Rods and all the anglers that participated. Our next tournament will be the 2017  Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #2 , Saturday March 18th also at Jordan  Lake out of Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp.  All the information on our tournaments and dates can be found
http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:
1st Place: Tony Fofi & Dave Murdock of Spring Lake & Sanford…5 bass…23.74 lbs…$1,040
2nd Place: Logan Ammons & Hunter Collins of Sanford…5 bass…23.30 lbs…$600
3rd Place: Tyler Faggart & Paul Owens of Raleigh…5 bass…23.02 lbs…$520
4th Place: Brian Smith & Kenny Thorn of Reidsville & Pinnacle…5 bass…22.78 lbs…$440
5th Place: Andre Powell & James Phillips of Pittsboro & Winterville…5 bass…22.33 lbs…$360
6th Place: Carl & J.T. Johnson of Apex…5 bass…21.05 lbs…$280
7th Place: Scott Woodson & Todd Staker of Fuquay Varina & Cary…5 bass…20.95 lbs…$240
8th Place: Travis & Erby Parker of Sanford…5 bass…20.65 lbs…$200
9th Place: Keith Deal & Ricky Kenworthy of Holly Springs & Cary…4 bass…20.17 lbs…$170
10th Place: John Michenfelder & Daniel Love of Durham…5 bass…18.93 lbs…$150

1st Place Big Fish: 9th Place Team above…8.60 lbs…$500

1st Place TWT: 1st Place Team above: 23.74 lbs…$900



Contact Information:
Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC   27712
Home: 919-471-1571     Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected]            website: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

World Record Spotted Bass Catch Updates By Jason Sealock March 13,2017

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World Record Spotted Bass Catch Updates By Jason Sealock March 13,2017

World Record Spotted Bass Catch Updates

Jason Sealock

March 13,2017

More details, videos and pictures coming out about world record spotted bass caught in California.

UPDATED INFORMATION: March 12, 2017 (More Pictures Below)

Some additional details came in over the weekend for the pending world record spotted bass. The IGFA has certified Nick Dulleck’s scale that was used to weigh the pending world record spotted bass. His application, video documentation and equipment are still under review with the IGFA, but they have shared his catch on their instagram page which would insinuate this record could likely be certified.

Also Dulleck has released the world record bass was not caught on a drop shot or wacky rigged plastic like many assumed but rather on a Dirty Jigs Finesse Football jig with a Yamamoto Double Tail trailer. Pictured here are a couple of Dulleck’s favorited pairings for bass fishing from Dirty Jigs and Yamamoto, although he’s reluctant to give up the exact color for which the record spot fell for obvious reasons.

Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Mar 4, 2017 Featuring Buddy Gross & Darren Gallaher

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Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Mar 4, 2017 Featuring Buddy Gross & Darren Gallaher

Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Mar 4, 2017

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REAGAN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION OPENER ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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REAGAN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION OPENER ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

REAGAN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION OPENER ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Kentucky’s Jones tops Co-angler field

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BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (March 13, 2017) – Local angler Robert Reagan of Byrdstown weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 7 ounces, Saturday to win the first T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mountain Division event of 2017 on Dale Hollow Lake presented by Navionics. For his win, Reagan was awarded $7,298.

“I started off the day throwing a green-pumpkin-colored custom jig,” said Reagan, who earned his third career-win on Dale Hollow Lake in BFL competition. “I focused on mid-lake transition banks that had chunk rock. I caught a smallmouth and two largemouth bass before the wind really picked up.”

Reagan said that around 9:30 a.m. he switched to a ½-ounce Strike King spinnerbait. He said he continued running chunk rock banks and was up able to catch three more largemouth.

“I was sitting in 25 to 30 feet of water, but the bass were up shallower,” said Reagan. “They were stationed where the bluff walls turned into flats. I worked the lures to about 4 to 8 feet, which seemed to be the magic depth.”

Reagan said his heaviest catches came toward the end of the day.

“I finished off my day with the jig in more stained water,” said Reagan. “I put my two biggest bass in the boat by 1 p.m., which was a great way to wrap things up.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Robert Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 20-7, $5,298 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Brett Graham, Cold Spring, Ky., five bass, 19-8, $2,509

3rd:          Dwight Fox, Gainesboro, Tenn., five bass, 18-8, $1,639

4th:          Barry Smith, Catlettsburgh, Ky., five bass, 18-4, $1,078

5th:          Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., five bass, 17-12, $924

6th:          Michael Frank, Cassopolis, Mich., five bass, 16-11, $847

7th:          Jimmy Gayhart, Sadieville, Ky., five bass, 16-0, $731

7th:          Talmadge Marcum, McKee, Ky., five bass, 16-0, $731

9th:          Jonathan Green, East Bernstadt, Ky., five bass, 15-11, $616

10th:        Keith Monson, Burgin, Ky., five bass, 15-7, $539

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

One of Reagan’s bass – a 5-pound, 14-ouncer – was the heaviest weighed in at the event. The catch earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $680.

Dustin Jones of Stanford, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division title and $2,309 with five bass weighing 15 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Dustin Jones, Stanford, Ky., five bass, 15-4, $2,309

2nd:         Greg Trobaugh, Rickman, Tenn., four bass, 13-12, $1,255

3rd:          Ed Bennington, Scottsville, Ky., four bass, 13-0, $770

4th:          Eddie Johnson, Jamestown, Tenn., five bass, 11-10, $539

5th:          Robbie Welsh, Berea, Ky., three bass, 10-15, $802

6th:          Alex Kerns, Middletown, Ohio, four bass, 10-10, $423

7th:          Travis Parrott, Byrdstown, Tenn., three bass, 10-9, $435

8th:          Matthew Smith, Richmond, Ky., four bass, 10-7, $346

9th:          Jason Ratcliff, Eubank, Ky., four bass, 10-6, $308

10th:        Jordan Scales, Murray, Ky., four bass, 10-0, $269

Welsh caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 6 ounces, and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $340.

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.

BROKEN ARROW’S FULPS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION OPENER ON GRAND LAKE

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BROKEN ARROW’S FULPS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION OPENER ON GRAND LAKE

BROKEN ARROW’S FULPS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION OPENER ON GRAND LAKE

Marlow’s Spence tops Co-angler field

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GROVE, Okla. (March 13, 2017) – Derek Fulps of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds, 10 ounces, Saturday to win the first T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Okie Division event of 2017 on Grand Lake. For his win, Fulps took home $5,996.

“My three biggest bass came on a Molting Craw-colored Elk River Finesse Jig,” said Fulps, who earned his second career win in FLW competition. “I worked it through mid-lake areas around docks and where bass were staging. I had a lot of success on bluff ends, specifically ones that transitioned into a flat with pea gravel and smaller rock.”

Fulps said that the slope of the bluff ends was an important factor in his areas.

“The bluff ends produced a lot more than the bluffs themselves – I couldn’t find bass on the 45-degree banks,” said Fulps. “By 11 a.m., I had three bass in the boat nearing 17 pounds.”

In the afternoon, Fulps said he continued working bluff ends using a Storm Wiggle Wart. He said he stayed mid-lake, and was able to top off a five-bass limit.

“With 10 minutes left to fish, I caught my sixth keeper and culled out one of the smaller Wiggle Wart fish,” said Fulps. “It came in on a War Eagle Spinnerbait and ended up winning me the event by 3 ounces.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Derek Fulps, Broken Arrow, Okla., five bass, 21-10, $5,996

2nd:         Kevin Treece, Fort Smith, Ark., five bass, 21-7, $2,898

3rd:          Kyle Kitts, Joplin, Mo., five bass, 19-3, $1,934

4th:          Cade Alsbury, Springdale, Ark., five bass, 17-15, $1,352

5th:          Larry Crouch, Carthage, Mo., five bass, 17-11, $1,159

6th:          Dalton Harbin, Harrah, Okla., four bass, 17-7, $2,008

7th:          Luke Frazier, Owasso, Okla., five bass, 17-1, $1,066

8th:          James Marsh, Thomas, Okla., five bass, 16-6, $869

9th:          Ryan Wilbanks, Wagoner, Okla., five bass, 16-1, $773

10th:        Robert Myers, Broken Arrow, Okla., five bass, 15-11, $676

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Harbin caught a bass weighing 8 pounds, 2 ounces – the largest of the event – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $945.

Chris Spence of Marlow, Oklahoma, weighed in three bass totaling 13 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $3,370.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Chris Spence, Marlow, Okla., three bass, 13-5, $3,370

2nd:         Kurt Gordon, Cushing, Okla., three bass, 11-9, $1,449

3rd:          J.P. Northcutt, Wyandotte, Okla., three bass, 8-15, $967

4th:          Kevin Tye, Watts, Okla., four bass, 8-8, $676

5th:          Chris Rinehart, Mustang, Okla., two bass, 8-5, $580

6th:          Phillip Delong, Stillwater, Okla., three bass, 8-4, $531

7th:          Christopher Johnson, Kansas, Okla., two bass, 7-9, $483

8th:          Patrick Weir, Broken Arrow, Okla., three bass, 7-8, $435

9th:          Kevin Turner, Sand Springs, Okla., two bass, 7-7, $586

10th:        Jay Nyce, Rogers, Ark., two bass, 7-4, $321

10th:        Jimmy Green, Grove, Okla., three bass, 7-4, $321

Spence also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing 9 pounds even. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $472.

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 the Red River in Bossier City, Louisiana. 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.

David Surat and Nathan Brewer Win 2017 Alabama Bass Trail Pickwick Lake – March 12,2017 by Dan O’Sullivan

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David Surat and Nathan Brewer Win 2017 Alabama Bass Trail Pickwick Lake – March 12,2017 by Dan O’Sullivan

David Surat and Nathan Brewer Win 2017 Alabama Bass Trail Pickwick Lake
Team Combats Freezing Temperature and Crowds to win Second Northern Division Event
by Dan O’Sullivan

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March 12, 2017 – Florence, Ala – It seems that every time there is a bass tournament, the weather is going to decide to make a change – at least, it happens so often, that it seem like it happens every time.

When the more than 200 anglers of the Alabama Bass Trail’s Northern Division arrived for practice in Florence, Ala. for the second stop of the 2017 schedule, they were able to wear shorts and flip flops.  By the time tournament day arrived, they were in cold weather gear, and likely wishing they could build a fire on the deck of their boats for warmth.

Despite a nearly 30-degree temperature drop in three days, the fishing on Pickwick Lake proved to be the one thing that was on fire. On a day that most would assume would result in tough fishing, the Tennessee River fishery would show its potential as a big bass factory with nearly everyone in the top 15 eclipsing the 20-pound mark, and it taking 15.79-pounds to get the final check in 40th place.

The chief fire starters amongst the group were the Tennessee team of David Surat and Nathan Brewer, who decided to battle the crowds of anglers who fought it out in the tailrace of the Wilson lake Dam.  Surat and Brewer used swimbaits on jigheads to produce a 25.89-pound limit to take home the title and the $10,000 winner’s purse.

The pair said that they were surprised to be standing where they were at the end of the day.  “We actually thought it would take 27 to 28 pounds to win today,” they reported.   “We also didn’t think our fish were that heavy, so we’re a little surprised to have won, but really happy that it worked out the way that it did.”

They reported fishing both the face of the dam and the lock in producing their limit.  “We had a few key little spots within the whole area and we just worked our way in there as best we could to make the casts we needed,” they said.  “There were times we just had to wait a little while for someone to move off, but we caught a lot of fish, and had a fun day.”

They reported throwing a variety of shad colored, 5-inch Zoom Swimmer Paddletail swimbaits on 1/2 to 3/4 –ounce swimbait jig and scrounger styled heads to produce their catch; which was made up of three smallmouth and two largemouth.  Their catch included a behemoth 7.14-pound smallmouth that anchored their creel.

In contrast to the onslaught of smallmouth laden tailrace pattern that dominated the standings, the team of Jake and Michael Gipson ran down lake seeking to avoid the crowds.  While the approach led to a grinding style of fishing, it produce a 25.54-pound limit of largemouth that was good enough to earn the $5,000 second place prize.  “We ran all the way to the Nachez Trace Bridge area and threw red crankbaits and lipless crankbaits to the small grass patches along the edge of the channel,” they reported.  “We only caught five keepers all day, and had one 15-inch smallmouth that we tried to cull, but just couldn’t make it happen.  Despite that, we had a great day and are happy with a second place finish.”

The team of Cody Nichols and Koby Newman produced 24.55 pounds to finish third and claim the $4,000 purse, followed by Nicholas Reeves and Blake Hall in 4th with 24.25 pounds, who earned $3,000 and rounding out the top five was Phillip and Bailey Dukes who produced 23.29 pounds, earning $2,000.

The big fish of the tournament, a 10.36-pound largemouth was caught by the team of Logan Johnson and Jeremy Christian.  The behemoth anchored their 22.52-pound limit, which was good for 10th place, and a total of $1,600 including the $500 Big Bass bonus.

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

Place Anglers Weight Big Fish Winnings
1 David Surat / Nathan Brewer 25.89 7.14 $10,000
2 Jake Gipson / Michael Gipson 25.54 8.74 $5,000
3 Cody Nichols / Koby Newman 24.55 $4,000
4 Nicholas Reeves / Blake Hall 24.25 $3,000
5 Phillip Dukes / Bailey Dukes 23.29 7.06 $2,000
6 Jamie Smith / Michael Rains 23.26 $1,500
7 Mark Meyer / Ty Campell 23.19 8.82 $1,100
8 Donny Beck / Tony Harvey 23.06 $1,100
9 Chris Brittain / Eric Springer 22.82 6.03 $1,100
10 Logan Johnson / Jeremy Christian 22.52 10.36 $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.

 

ROOKIE DORTCH WINS FLW TOUR AT HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS

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ROOKIE DORTCH WINS FLW TOUR AT HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS

ROOKIE DORTCH WINS FLW TOUR AT HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS

Alabama Pro Catches 22-pound, 2-ounce Final Day Limit, Wins $100,000

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LEESBURG, Fla. (March 12, 2017) – Rookie pro Bradley Dortch of Atmore, Alabama, brought a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 2 ounces to the scale Sunday to win the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Ranger Boats. Dortch’s four-day total of 20 bass weighing 73-9 gave him the win by a narrow 1-pound, 12-ounce margin over second-place pro J.T. Kenney of Palm Bay, Florida, and earned him $100,000 in a dramatic finale to the four-day tournament that featured 163 of the best bass anglers in the world.

“This is something that I’ve been dreaming about and working towards for years,” said Dortch, who had one prior career win in FLW competition – a Costa FLW Series event on Wheeler Lake. “It really hasn’t even set in yet, I cannot believe it. When you’re sitting in the middle of J.T. Kenney, John Cox, Bryan Thrift, and my name is being mentioned with those anglers – wow.

“It’s kind of crazy to think about, but the key for me this week was my Day One boat draw,” Dortch continued. “I had a late boat draw on Day One and that caused me not to go to Lake Griffin, which is where I had spent the majority of my practice. I was boat 121, so I decided to stay in Lake Harris for an hour or so and let the lock clear. While I was waiting, I caught two 4-pounders and that kind of told me that I should hang around.”

The decision paid off for Dortch, as he spent all four days of the tournament fishing in Lake Harris and Little Lake Harris. He said he caught most of his fish throughout the week on a chrome and blue-colored Rat-L-Trap and a junebug-colored NetBait Salt Lick worm. He also caught a few fish on Sunday with a junebug-colored NetBait Big Bopper worm.

“I used to live down here, so I’m pretty familiar with Florida and how the fish like to set up,” Dortch said. “I knew what I needed to look for – green, crispy hydrilla growing out in front of spawning pockets. I figured the spawn would be pretty much over by now and that those postspawn fish would probably be the deal.”

With his tournament win, Dortch has now earned 500 total Angler of the Year points on the season and is in second place in the coveted Rookie of the Year (ROY) race. Justin Atkins of Florence, Alabama, the current ROY leader, is one spot ahead of Dortch with 502.

The top 10 pros finished the tournament on the Harris Chain of Lakes:

1st:          Bradley Dortch, Atmore, Ala., 20 bass, 73-9, $100,700

2nd:         J.T. Kenney, Palm Bay, Fla., 20 bass, 71-13, $30,000

3rd:         Mud Hole Custom Tackle pro John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 20 bass, 69-1, $25,000

4th:         Shane LeHew, Catawba, N.C., 20 bass, 66-1, $20,100

5th          Matt Reed, Madisonville, Texas, 20 bass, 64-14, $19,000

6th:         Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 20 bass, 64-9, $18,000

7th:         Chris Whitson, Louisville, Tenn., 20 bass, 62-14, $17,000

8th:         Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., 20 bass, 57-10, $16,000

9th:         Aaron Britt, Yuba City, Calif., 20 bass, 56-3, $15,000

10th:       Rusty Trancygier, Hahira, Ga., 20 bass, 54-14, $14,000

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 50 bass weighing 149 pounds, 10 ounces caught by pros Sunday. All of the final 10 pros weighed in five-bass limits.

Robert Crosnoe of Inverness, Florida, won the co-angler division and $25,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 33 pounds, 1 ounce, followed by Tyler Woolcott of Port Orange, Florida, who finished in second place with 10 bass weighing 30 pounds, 9 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 of 326 anglers competes Thursday and Friday. 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 the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Ranger Boats was hosted by Lake County, Florida. The next event for FLW Tour anglers will be the FLW Tour at Lake Cumberland presented by T-H Marine, April 6-9 in Somerset, Kentucky.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Ranger Boats will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) May 3 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.

Johnny Martin & Geoff Hill Win Angler’s Choice Team Trail Stop #1 – Smith Mountain Lake – March 11,2017

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Johnny Martin & Geoff Hill Win Angler’s Choice Team Trail Stop #1 – Smith Mountain Lake – March 11,2017

What a great afternoon out on Smith Mountain lake for the first big event of 2017. The Angler’s Choice Team Tournament Trail kicking of their season with 162 boats with a field that weigh in a lot of fish for the weather pattern that had hit central virginia. But congratulations goes out to the team of Geoff Hill & Johnny Martin with their win today a five fish limit weighing 23.50lbs,

2nd Place Greg Stallings & Ricky Grant with Five fish weighing 21.45lbs.

3rd PLace Tadd & Zach Maybry with five fish weighing 20.58lbs

CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL RESULTS

Sam Houston High School Team Sweats Out Victory In Bassmaster Event On Toledo Bend

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Sam Houston High School Team Sweats Out Victory In Bassmaster Event On Toledo Bend

Hunter Courvelle (right) and Alex Erickson of Sam Houston High School in Louisiana won the 2017 Costa Bassmaster High School Central Open presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods with 23 pounds, 3 ounces.

Photo by Andy Canulette/Bassmaster

March 11, 2017

Sam Houston High School Team Sweats Out Victory In Bassmaster Event On Toledo Bend

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MANY, La. — Hunter Courvelle and Alex Erickson had spent so much time in the hot seat their legs may have fallen asleep.

After being among the first few dozen of 181 duos to weigh in for the Costa Bassmaster High School Central Open presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods, they occupied the top of the leaderboard for nearly two hours. Team after team came to the stage to weigh their bass, but none could knock the Sam Houston (La.) High School tandem from their perch.

Then with only two duos remaining, the 2015 Bassmaster High School national champions Alex Heintze and Justin Watts came to the scales at Cypress Bend Park. Word was they had a great bag, and they did. But it wasn’t enough to bump the leaders from the pole position.

Courvelle and Erickson caught a limit of five bass weighing 23 pounds, 3 ounces to win the single-day tournament held on Toledo Bend Reservoir. Heintze and Watts of the Livingston Parish (La.) Bassmasters, came in second with a bag of 22-3, and Carter Pourciau and Zach Naquin of Assumption (La.) High were third with 20-14.

Courvelle and Erickson’s limit was an ounce shy of the one-day record for a Bassmaster High School event. In fact, it was Watts and Heintze who set that mark back in 2015 during their national championship win on Kentucky Lake in Tennessee.

Both of the Sam Houston High anglers breathed a heavy sigh of relief when they realized they had survived Heintze and Watts. Only a moment later, they were hoisting championship trophies and mugging for pictures snapped by well-wishers who withstood a steady rain to view the weigh-in.

“It’s a great feeling,” Erickson said. “We fish here almost every weekend, so we know some of the spots where we should go.”

It was, however, a flat the duo located in practice that they fished Saturday, and it was extremely productive. They were fishing in about 6 to 8 feet of water with Carolina rigged flukes in the watermelon red color pattern. They had five keepers in the boat by 9 a.m., and Erickson landed the lunker of the creel about 12:30 p.m. That big fish weighed approximately 7 1/2 pounds, but it wasn’t the biggest bass he’s ever landed.

“We fish up here every weekend this time of year,” Erickson said. “It’s about an hour and half drive from home (in Lake Charles). So we see some big bass.”

Toledo Bend is known for lunker bass, and Courvelle said the set-up they used in the Central Open was productive for a couple of reasons.

“We were fishing some deeper water and in the wind, it was easier to use that Carolina rigged fluke,” he said. “It was about 5 inches long, and it was easier to get it down in the water.”

Courvelle and Erickson couldn’t celebrate their catches too loudly. That’s because Saturday’s top spot was only a couple hundred yards from the Cypress Bend Marina and there was ample traffic through that area during the day.

Erickson’s big bass came out of Housen Bay on the Texas side of the reservoir, said boat captain Keith Courvelle.

“There was a lot of adrenaline, but we didn’t want to make much noise,” Erickson said. “Someone might see our spot.”

They didn’t, but everyone did see the pair of high school juniors clinch a spot in the upcoming Costa Bassmaster High School Classic, which will be held in Houston, Texas, at the end of March in conjunction with the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods. The Top 5 teams at the Central Open earned spots in the High School Classic, and the Top 19 teams advanced to the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods to be held this summer. Courvelle and Erickson also earned $1,500 for their high school bass team with the win.

Heintze and Watts fished with Carolina rigs and football head jigs in 12 feet of water to boat their haul Saturday. Other teams advancing to the Bassmaster High School Classic include Nolan Wright and Coltin Pool of Blanchard (Okla.) High (fourth place, 19-5,) and Jackson Hall and Daniel Helsley of Lovejoy (Texas) High (fifth place, 19-3.)

The Bassmaster Big Bass Award went to Hunter Martin and Justin Jacob of Lutcher (La.) High. Martin landed a largemouth that weighed 8-11.

Warm weather during the previous few days leading up to the Central Open gave way to cooler temperatures with highs in the low 60s Saturday.

Of the 181 teams, 80 of them had bags that weighed double digits, with 16 weighing at least 15 pounds.

Costa Bassmaster High School Central Open presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods
3/11/2017
Toledo Bend Reservoir – Cypress Bend Park – Many, LA
STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1

Name # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz
1 Hunter Courvelle – Alex Erickson Sam Houston High School 5 5 23- 3 5 5 23- 3
2 Justin Watts – Alex Heintze Livingston Parish Bassmasters 5 5 22- 3 5 5 22- 3
3 Carter Pourciau – Zach Naquin Assumption High School 5 5 20-14 5 5 20-14
4 Nolan Wright – Coltin Pool Blanchard HS 5 5 19- 5 5 5 19- 5
5 Jackson Hall – Daniel Helsley Lovejoy High School 5 5 19- 3 5 5 19- 3
6 Connor Nimrod – Dylan Nimrod Desoto Bass Team 5 5 18-14 5 5 18-14
7 Eric Noyes – Mikey Reiss Broken Arrow High School 5 5 18- 4 5 5 18- 4
8 Cole Moore – Layken Moore Anacoco High School 5 5 18- 2 5 5 18- 2
9 Jacob Bruener – Austin Brewer Douglass HS Fishing Team 5 5 17-11 5 5 17-11
10 Cade Fortenberry – Brennan Edmond Ascension Anglers 5 5 17- 7 5 5 17- 7
11 George Dehoven II – Hagen Cooley DeRidder HS 5 5 17- 4 5 5 17- 4
12 Hunter Martin – Justin Jacob Lutcher High Fishing Team 4 4 16-14 4 4 16-14
13 Lucas Lindsay – Logan Parks Auburn Anglers 5 5 16- 3 5 5 16- 3
14 Jacob Tarpley – Keigan Maturin Teurlings Catholic High School 5 5 15-14 5 5 15-14
15 Caleb Mayers – Dane Balfantz Ascension Anglers 5 5 15-13 5 5 15-13
16 Christopher Capdeboscq – Dillon Wilson Northlake Christian 5 5 15- 4 5 5 15- 4
17 Brett Wray – Kasey Anderson North Desoto High School 5 5 15- 3 5 5 15- 3
18 Greyson Benoit – Zane Gunter Sulphur High School 5 5 14- 5 5 5 14- 5
18 Michael Bonadona – Trent Tullier Brusley High School 5 5 14- 5 5 5 14- 5
20 Mason Ferachi – Evan Ruiz Walker High School 5 5 14- 1 5 5 14- 1
20 Drew Landry – Collin Poirier St Thomas More HS 5 5 14- 1 5 5 14- 1
22 Mason Pitts – Alex Taylor Captain Shreve Gators 5 5 14- 0 5 5 14- 0
23 Wes Rollo – Hayden Rutledge Natchitoches Central HS 5 5 13-12 5 5 13-12
24 Kolby Barry – Austin Venable North DeSoto High School 5 5 13-11 5 5 13-11
25 Jacob Barras – Daniel Brewer St Thomas More HS 5 5 13-11 5 5 13-11
25 Christopher Breaux – Marcus Lejeune Midland High School 5 5 13-11 5 5 13-11
27 Hayden Pinho – Hunter Pinho Patterson High School 5 5 13- 9 5 5 13- 9
28 Ian Madere – Jordan Davenport East Baton Rouge Bassmasters 5 5 13- 6 5 5 13- 6
28 Maguire Parker – Logan Leone North DeSoto High School 5 5 13- 6 5 5 13- 6
30 Trevor Hadden – Brennan Simoneaux Central High School 5 5 13- 5 5 5 13- 5
30 Samuel Harrison – Ethan LeGare Lovejoy High School 5 5 13- 5 5 5 13- 5
32 Billy Young – Central HS 5 4 13- 5 5 4 13- 5
33 Jonathan Burns – Cooper Mury Assumption High School 5 5 13- 4 5 5 13- 4
33 Jackson McGee – Jake Courtney Captain Shreve Gators 5 5 13- 4 5 5 13- 4
35 Will Lambert – Jacob Pihl West Monroe Rebel Bass Club 5 5 13- 3 5 5 13- 3
35 Connor Rushing – Cayden Reily Central Private School 5 5 13- 3 5 5 13- 3
37 Hunter Meadows – Kaden Knoch Central OK Community Team 5 5 13- 2 5 5 13- 2
38 Connor Duffy – Matthew Courville St Thomas More HS 5 4 12-15 5 4 12-15
39 Logan Chaney – Matthew Myers David Thibodaux Bass Team 5 5 12-14 5 5 12-14
40 Austin Barbier – Brennen Leger St Thomas More HS 5 5 12-13 5 5 12-13
40 Christopher Keeble – Dalton Bailey Lenoir City High School 5 5 12-13 5 5 12-13
42 Dylan Byrd – Hunter McClendon Cold Springs HS 4 4 12-13 4 4 12-13
43 Landon Baudoin – Davin Baudoin Hahnville HS 5 5 12-12 5 5 12-12
43 Hanson Chaney – Bronson Beck Walker High School 5 5 12-12 5 5 12-12
43 Caleb Dupre – Garret Smith Sulphur High School 5 5 12-12 5 5 12-12
43 Jacob Lovelady – Zachary Faircloth North DeSoto High School 5 5 12-12 5 5 12-12
47 Chase Richardson – Cameron Rhodes NEA Youth Fishing 5 5 12-11 5 5 12-11
48 Dustin Benefield – Will Spencer Arab High School 4 4 12-11 4 4 12-11
49 Alexis Barton – Hunter Woodward Anacoco High School 5 5 12- 9 5 5 12- 9
50 Bryce Bullock – Blake Bullock Oak Grove High School 5 5 12- 4 5 5 12- 4
51 Ben Abraham – Graham Pearson Alexandria Senior HS 5 5 12- 3 5 5 12- 3
51 Bryant Martin – Grant Schexnailder Notre Dame High School 5 5 12- 3 5 5 12- 3
51 Hayden Williams – Annabelle Guins Sam Houston High School 5 5 12- 3 5 5 12- 3
54 Hunter Porter – Teddy Parsons Hillcrest High School 5 5 12- 2 5 5 12- 2
55 Casey Trosclair – Levi Areno Sulphur High School 5 5 11-15 5 5 11-15
56 Grant Bourque – Ethan Smart Ascension Anglers 3 3 11-15 3 3 11-15
57 Keegan Findley – Bailey House Grand Haven High School 5 5 11-14 5 5 11-14
58 Isaac Smith – Bryce Meave The Woodlands High School 5 5 11-12 5 5 11-12
59 Ben Harrington – Gunnar Theriot Central Catholic HS 5 5 11-10 5 5 11-10
59 Jonathan Suttle – Gavin Deshotels Sulphur High School 5 5 11-10 5 5 11-10
61 Cade Cassels – Luke Tynes Central HS 5 5 11- 8 5 5 11- 8
62 Isaac Abshire – Nick Wolf St Thomas More HS 5 5 11- 7 5 5 11- 7
63 Jordan Gunnells – Jordan Stapleton North Augusta Fishing Team 5 5 11- 6 5 5 11- 6
64 Parker Perot – Brandon Fort Captain Shreve Gators 4 4 11- 6 4 4 11- 6
65 Griffin Gatwood – Layne Jacobs Oak Grove High School 5 5 11- 4 5 5 11- 4
66 Gage White – Jacob Bocker Harlem Huskies Bass Club 4 4 11- 2 4 4 11- 2
67 Noah Sowell – Trey Proctor Hemphill High School 5 5 11- 0 5 5 11- 0
68 Jean-Luc Lemoine – Alex Barras St Thomas More HS 5 5 10-15 5 5 10-15
69 Kyle McAllen – Ethan Howe North DeSoto High School 5 5 10-12 5 5 10-12
70 Colby Miller – Jaden Cedars Oak Hill HS Bass Club 5 5 10- 9 5 5 10- 9
71 Blaze Lantier – Alex Woodward Midland High School 5 5 10- 8 5 5 10- 8
71 John Miller – Caden Pennington Sand Spring Sandites 5 5 10- 8 5 5 10- 8
73 Nathan Mitchell – Hayden Simon Sam Houston High School 5 5 10- 7 5 5 10- 7
74 Trent Andrus – Brady Harmon Sam Houston High School 5 5 10- 6 5 5 10- 6
75 Annsley Martin – Allie Richard Notre Dame High School 5 5 10- 5 5 5 10- 5
75 Dalton Melancon – Andrew Granier Hahnville HS 5 5 10- 5 5 5 10- 5
77 Taylor Hamburger – Hunter Harrison Northeastern OK HS 5 5 10- 4 5 5 10- 4
77 Rhett Tanner – Zachary Robichaux E D White Fishing Team 5 5 10- 4 5 5 10- 4
79 Walker Smith – Warren Smith Walker High School 5 5 10- 1 5 5 10- 1
80 Hunter Martindale – Kaleb Barnett Jasper High School 5 5 10- 0 5 5 10- 0
81 Philip Cormier – Matthew Taylor Sulpher High School 5 5 9-14 5 5 9-14
82 Sean Cook – Nathan Ballard Joliet Central High School 5 5 9-12 5 5 9-12
82 Trevor Dunne – Brennen Anderson Ascension Anglers 5 5 9-12 5 5 9-12
82 Luke Jones – Kole Snyder Central HS 5 5 9-12 5 5 9-12
85 Makinze Odom – Laryn Racca Sulphur High School 4 4 9-10 4 4 9-10
86 Jonathan Fisher – Drake Duplechin St Thomas More HS 5 4 9- 9 5 4 9- 9
87 Jason McMillan – Hunter Kogel Walker High School 5 5 9- 7 5 5 9- 7
88 Ashley Batey – Pineville High School 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 6
88 Ethan Cruze – Carlo Castiglione Sam Houston High School 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 6
88 Jeremy Dutreix – Louis Laville East Baton Rouge Bassmasters 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 6
88 Owen Foreman – Kyle Granger Sulpher High School 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 6
92 Samuel Bergeron – Andres Barletta Ascension Anglers 5 5 9- 5 5 5 9- 5
93 Kaden Bailey – Madison Lisotta South Beauregard High School 4 3 9- 4 4 3 9- 4
94 Joseph Blanchard – Cameron Breaux Assumption High School 4 4 9- 3 4 4 9- 3
95 Brennan Fontenot – Gabe Richard Sam Houston High School 5 5 8-15 5 5 8-15
96 Kolby Dugas – Ethan Farquhar Sam Houston High School 4 4 8-15 4 4 8-15
97 Burke Mathews – David Starkovich St Thomas More HS 4 4 8-13 4 4 8-13
98 Brant Youngblood – Landon Arceneaux Sulphur High School 2 2 8-12 2 2 8-12
99 Nathan Burrow – Riley Scott Central Arkansas HS Team 5 5 8-11 5 5 8-11
100 Cole Jordan – Colby Badeaux Livingston Parish Bassmasters 4 4 8-11 4 4 8-11
101 Brae Williams – Nate Robbins Hillcrest High School 2 2 8-11 2 2 8-11
102 Colin Sawyer – Hayes Dufrene Hahnville HS 5 5 8- 8 5 5 8- 8
103 Riley Falcon – Beau Gautreau Assumption High School 5 5 8- 7 5 5 8- 7
103 Keegan Jones – Hunter Edwards Hillcrest High School 5 5 8- 7 5 5 8- 7
105 Gennah Prince – Hayleigh Moore Sulpher High School 3 3 8- 6 3 3 8- 6
106 Trevor Robertson – Cameron Cannon St Thomas More HS 4 4 8- 5 4 4 8- 5
107 Logan Guy – Micah Hubbard Central HS 4 4 8- 2 4 4 8- 2
108 Hunter Wesley – Shane Okelley Sulpher High School 4 4 7-14 4 4 7-14
109 Christian Talbert – Jaren David Sulphur High School 4 4 7-13 4 4 7-13
110 John Edwards – Dawson Ferguson North DeSoto High School 5 5 7-12 5 5 7-12
111 Briana Tucker – Caleb Puckett Hartselle High School 4 4 7- 7 4 4 7- 7
112 Dayten Schureman – Calvin Neff Rogers High School 3 3 7- 7 3 3 7- 7
113 Brandon Louviere – Gavin McCallister Lutcher High Fishing Team 3 3 7- 5 3 3 7- 5
114 Nick Terracina – Will Powell E D White Fishing Team 3 2 7- 0 3 2 7- 0
115 Alden Keel Jr – Tavon Moore Stone County Bass Club 3 3 6-15 3 3 6-15
116 Kelly Istre – Seth newman Acadian Homeschool Bass Club 3 3 6-14 3 3 6-14
117 Erin Meeks – Trinity Jordan North DeSoto High School 3 2 5-13 3 2 5-13
118 Blaine Tramonte – Kole Pourciau Assumption High School 2 2 5-11 2 2 5-11
119 William Clark – Hayes Dominque Assumption High School 2 2 5-10 2 2 5-10
120 Patrick Johnson – Austin Morris Central HS 2 2 5- 7 2 2 5- 7
121 Jackson Leblanc – Kade Guidry Teurlings Catholic High School 2 2 5- 0 2 2 5- 0
122 Peyton Trimm – Parker Trimm Northside High School 3 3 4-15 3 3 4-15
123 Zachary McCullough – Kameron Johnson Brandon Bass Club 3 3 4-14 3 3 4-14
124 Spencer Higginbotham – Bryden Herring Franklin County 2 2 4-14 2 2 4-14
125 Kyle Little – Gage Ulrich Pineville High School 3 3 4-13 3 3 4-13
126 John White – Connor Kuriger Ascension Anglers 2 2 4-12 2 2 4-12
127 Evan Yuhasz – Sam Houston High School 2 2 4-10 2 2 4-10
128 Jeremy Evans – St Michael 1 1 4-10 1 1 4-10
128 Levi Nelson – Bailey Nelson Hillcrest High School 1 1 4-10 1 1 4-10
130 Luke Cheramie – Caleb Joyce Hahnville HS 2 2 4- 9 2 2 4- 9
130 Stone Peterson – Aiden Chriss North DeSoto High School 2 2 4- 9 2 2 4- 9
132 Stevie Stephens – Josh Carpenter Petal High School Bassmasters 2 2 4- 6 2 2 4- 6
133 Kaleb Prmeaux – Austin Lebrun Sulpher High School 1 1 4- 2 1 1 4- 2
134 Chase Webb – Matthew McClendon Jasper High School 2 2 4- 1 2 2 4- 1
135 Caleb Clark – Thomas Wiltz St Thomas More HS 2 2 4- 0 2 2 4- 0
135 Lain Letchworth – Ethan Brooks Teurlings Catholic High School 2 2 4- 0 2 2 4- 0
137 Ethan Cortez – Mason Albares Assumption High School 2 2 3- 8 2 2 3- 8
137 John Pearce – Jackson Gregory Calvary Caviliers High School 2 2 3- 8 2 2 3- 8
139 Brandon Comeaux – Jacob Fontenot Sam Houston High School 2 2 3- 4 2 2 3- 4
140 Conner Peveto – Brock Bradley Sulphur High School 2 2 3- 2 2 2 3- 2
141 Dawson Andrews – Wyatt Ensminger Central HS 1 1 3- 0 1 1 3- 0
142 Dustin Stewart – Jackson Wells Natchitoches Central HS 2 2 2-13 2 2 2-13
143 Luke Herring – Tyler Pate North DeSoto High School 1 1 2- 8 1 1 2- 8
144 Taylor Cobb – Matthew Fruge North Desoto High School 1 1 2- 7 1 1 2- 7
144 Tyler Simms – Chase May Tyler Simms 1 1 2- 7 1 1 2- 7
146 Mason Mitchell – Logan Bailey Broken Arrow High School 1 1 2- 6 1 1 2- 6
147 Bryce Robertson – Brandon Huggins Sam Houston High School 1 1 2- 5 1 1 2- 5
148 Collin Charpentier – Drake Hoffpauir Loreauville Tiger Bass Team 2 2 2- 4 2 2 2- 4
149 Carter Lemaire – Schyler Neal Sulphur High School 1 1 2- 1 1 1 2- 1
150 Tucker Roe – Hunter Owens Natchitoches Central High School 1 1 2- 0 1 1 2- 0
150 Max Thomas – Adrian Ramirez Broken Arrow High School 1 1 2- 0 1 1 2- 0
152 Matthew Tharp – Riley Speights North DeSoto High School 1 1 1-15 1 1 1-15
153 Evan Maddie – Jared Abbott Central HS 1 1 1-12 1 1 1-12
154 Kenny Landrum – Jacob Lee North DeSoto High School 1 1 1-11 1 1 1-11
154 Nicolas Packett – Garrett Brown North DeSoto High School 1 1 1-11 1 1 1-11
156 Tyler Boudreaux – Andrew Hymel E D White Fishing Team 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10
157 Gage Nichols – Ryan Ivey North DeSoto High School 1 1 1- 8 1 1 1- 8
158 Emily Hamilton – Grace Ellis Huntington High School 1 1 1- 6 1 1 1- 6
158 Cameron Rachal – Jordan Lewis North DeSoto High School 1 1 1- 6 1 1 1- 6
160 Chase Godeaux – Ian Ducharme David Thibodaux Academy 2 2 1- 4 2 2 1- 4
161 Lyla David – Alec Leblanc Sulphur High School 1 0 1- 2 1 0 1- 2
162 Austin Alleman – Tyler Boudreaux Assumption High School 1 1 1- 1 1 1 1- 1
163 Jerik Berwick – Omere Matt Sulpher High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Joseph Bruener – Hunter Curry Douglass HS Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Parker Brunson – Joel Baxter Captain Shreve Gators 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Kodee Busekros – Jacob Lentz Harlem Huskies Bass Club 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Payton Canter – Payton Mays Sulpher High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Karli Carpenter – Cade Crow Livingston Parish Bassmasters 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Nick Duhon – Zack Duhon St Thomas More HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Gabe Dumatrait – Dylan Friloux Teurlings Catholic High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Isaac Duncan – Canden Grantham North Pike Fishing 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Ethan Easley – Nicolas Easley Central HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Hayden Gould – Hunter Gould Sulphur High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Madison Hohensee – Central HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 River Lee – Thomas Martin Rains High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Darren Lowe – Richard Bennett Hemphill High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Mason McDonald – Sulpher High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Hunter Muncrief – Landen McCary West Sabine Bass Club 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Trevor Richard – Alec Ardoin Sam Houston High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Dustin VanMatre – Dylan VanMatre Natchitoches Central HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
163 Noah Westmoreland – Colton Gill Captain Shreve Gators 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0

BIG BASS
Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz
1 Hunter Martin – Justin Jacob Paulina, LA 8-11

TOTALS
Day # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
1 618 611 1541– 0 91

COX RETAINS LEAD ON DAY THREE OF FLW TOUR AT HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS

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COX RETAINS LEAD ON DAY THREE OF FLW TOUR AT HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS

COX RETAINS LEAD ON DAY THREE OF FLW TOUR AT HARRIS CHAIN OF LAKES PRESENTED BY RANGER BOATS

Hometown Favorite Brings 2-pound, 2-ounce Lead into Final Day

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LEESBURG, Fla. (March 11, 2017) – Mud Hole Custom Tackle pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, retained control of the leaderboard Saturday at the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Ranger Boats for the third straight day with five largemouth bass weighing 10 pounds, 4 ounces. If he retains his lead Sunday, Cox will earn his fourth career FLW Tour win and best 163 of the top bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.

“Today was not very good for me,” said Cox, who retained his lead despite weighing in the second-smallest limit amongst the top-10 Saturday. “I ran all over the place trying new places. I locked to (Lake) Apopka today for the first time this week. I was mainly sight-fishing, but I think I’m going to have to scrap that tomorrow and just go fishing.”

Cox said that with no real pattern to go on, he has been forced to change his baits each day. He said a Yamamoto Senko has his been his most productive bait this week, but he’s also caught fish on a Dirty Jigs swimjig, a fluke and pitching a jig. He welcomed the changing weather conditions that are currently being forecast for Sunday.

“Nothing went wrong for me today, it was just tough,” said Cox. “Hopefully the little bit of wind and rain that is being forecast tomorrow will make things exciting. So much can change here, even overnight. I’m pretty much just going to try to feel it out as the day goes.

“All that I know is I’m so happy to be where I’m at. I’ve dreamt of this moment – to be leading an FLW Tour event on my home lake. I cannot wait to get back out there tomorrow.”

Cox’s three day total of 15 bass weighing 54 pounds, 14 ounces, gives him a 2-pound, 2-ounce advantage over North Carolina pro Shane LeHew, who advanced to the final day cut of 10 pros in the No. 2 spot with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 52-12.

“I’ve caught the majority of my fish this week sight-fishing,” said LeHew, who earned his first career top-10 cut in FLW Tour competition. “I’ve been throwing a white Bizz Baits Killer Kraw and a Bizz Baits Sassy Stick.

“I’ve ran out of bed fish. I had one 2½-pounder left, and I caught him today. Now I’m going to have to go chunk and wind. I probably caught around 40 fish today, and I lost a 4-pounder, so I’m around some fish. Hopefully tomorrow I can make something happen,” added LeHew

The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition on the Harris Chain of Lakes are:

1st:          Mud Hole Custom Tackle pro John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 15 bass, 54-14

2nd:         Shane LeHew, Catawba, N.C., 15 bass, 52-12

3rd           Matt Reed, Madisonville, Texas, 15 bass, 52-8

4th:          Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 15 bass, 51-13

5th:          Bradley Dortch, Atmore, Ala., 15 bass, 51-7

6th:          Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., 15 bass, 47-0

7th:          Rusty Trancygier, Hahira, Ga., 15 bass, 46-14

8th:          Chris Whitson, Louisville, Tenn., 15 bass, 45-6

9th:          J.T. Kenney, Palm Bay, Fla., 15 bass, 44-10

10th:        Aaron Britt, Yuba City, Calif., 15 bass, 44-10

Finishing in 11th through 20th are:

11th:        Clark Wendlandt, Leander, Texas, 15 bass, 44-5, $12,000

12th:        Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 15 bass, 43-4, $12,000

13th:        Terry Bolton, Paducah, Ky., 15 bass, 42-15, $12,000

14th:        Tim Frederick, Leesburg, Fla., 13 bass, 42-8, $12,000

15th:        Jim Moynagh, Carver, Minn., 15 bass, 42-7, $12,000

16th:        Carl Jocumsen, Frisco, Texas, 14 bass, 41-14, $12,000

17th:        Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 41-8, $12,000

18th:        Casey Scanlon, Lenexa, Kan., 15 bass, 38-3, $12,000

19th:        Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., 15 bass, 36-15, $12,000

20th:        Jamie Horton, Centerville, Ala., 14 bass, 35-3, $12,000

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 96 bass weighing 236 pounds, 9 ounces caught by pros Saturday. Seventeen of the final 20 pros weighed in five-bass limits.

Robert Crosnoe of Inverness, Florida, won the co-angler division and $25,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 33 pounds, 1 ounce, followed by Tyler Woolcott of Port Orange, Florida, who finished in second place with 10 bass weighing 30 pounds, 9 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 of 326 anglers competes Thursday and Friday. 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 the Venetian Gardens, located at 201 E. Dixie Ave., in Leesburg. Sunday’s championship weigh-in will be held at the Venetian Gardens beginning at 4 p.m.

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

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Ranger Boats will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) May 3 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 the Harris Chain of Lakes presented by Ranger Boats is more than $800,000, including $10,000 through 50th place in the Pro division. The tournament is hosted by Lake County, Florida.

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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