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KERR LAKE SET TO HOST FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

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KERR LAKE SET TO HOST FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

KERR LAKE SET TO HOST FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

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HENDERSON, N.C. (Sept. 27, 2016) – The FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) is headed to Kerr Lake Oct. 6-8 for the second of six BFL regional championships. The three-day tournament, which is presented by Evinrude, will feature the top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers from each of the Northeast, Savannah River, Shenandoah and Volunteer divisions.

The winning boater will receive a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower outboard and a check for $20,000, while the winning co-angler will receive a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower outboard. The top six boaters and co-anglers at each regional will advance to one of the longest-running championships in bass fishing – the BFL All-American.

“In the fall, the fishing on Kerr Lake depends on the water levels,” said Walmart FLW Tour pro Shane LeHew, of Mooresville, North Carolina. “I think we’ll see anglers using spinnerbaits, vibrating jigs and square-billed crankbaits to fish bushes up the river. If the water is lower, Carolina-rigged soft plastics on long points could be productive as well.

“Both Nutbush creeks and Grassy Creek are going to be popular in this event,” continued LeHew. “If there’s good grass, competitors will catch them on spinnerbaits, buzzbaits or a variety of Texas-rigged soft-plastics. A lipless crankbait may also come in handy. It all depends on the water levels.”

LeHew said that green-pumpkin-colored baits tend to do well in clearer water, while black and blue shades are preferable in more stained areas.

“White and chartreuse-colored vibrating jigs and spinnerbaits should be a good bet,” said LeHew. “There may be some baitfish in the backs of creeks, so colors like Sexy Shad will clean up.”

LeHew finished by estimating that a three-day catch totaling 46 pounds would be enough to win the tournament.

Anglers will take off from Nutbush North, located at 115 Jack Wade Farm Road in Henderson, at 7:30 a.m. EDT each day. Weigh-in each day will be held at the ramp beginning at 3:30 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

The BFL Regional Championship event on Kerr Lake is being hosted by the Vance County Department of Tourism.

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and 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 winners in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the Walmart 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.

FLW ANNOUNCES 2017 COSTA FLW SERIES RULES, ENTRY DATES

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FLW ANNOUNCES 2017 COSTA FLW SERIES RULES, ENTRY DATES

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MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 27, 2016) – FLW announced Tuesday the Costa FLW Series rules, entry fees and payouts for the 2017 season. The season will again consist of three events in each of the five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the no-entry-fee Costa FLW Series Championship to be held on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tennessee.

The top 40 pros and co-anglers who fished all three qualifiers in each U.S. division advance to the no-entry-fee FLW Series Championship for a shot at winning $95,000, including a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower outboard in the pro division. The second-place championship pro earns $25,000 followed by $20,000 for third and $15,000 for fourth. The winning co-angler at the championship earns as much as $32,000, including a Ranger Z175, while the second-place championship co-angler earns $12,500 followed by $10,000 for third and $7,500 for fourth.

The highest finishing pro from each of the five U.S. FLW Series divisions and the FLW Series International division based on final results at the 2017 FLW Series Championship will qualify for the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup along with the overall top five finishers not already selected as the highest finisher in a division. A total of 11 FLW Series pros will advance to the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing.

Entry fees for the Costa FLW Series are unchanged for 2017 at $1,600 per tournament for pros and $550 per for co-anglers.

Each qualifying tournament pays as much as $85,000, including a Ranger Z518C with a 200 HP outboard, to the winning pro and $32,000, including a Ranger Z175 with a 90 HP outboard, to the winning co-angler based on a 150 boat field. As the number of participants increases, so do the awards. At the maximum field size of 250 boats, the payout jumps to $105,000, including a Ranger Z518C with a 200 HP outboard, for the winning pro and $34,500, including a Ranger Z175 with a 90 HP outboard, for the winning co-angler. The depth of the payout also grows with participation from 40 places paid at 150 boats to 67 places paid at 250 boats.

“The Costa FLW Series is incredibly popular,” said Kathy Fennel, FLW President of Operations. “We introduced the sliding payout last year to ensure that anglers are rewarded proportionally when fishing events with more than 150 boats, and it was very well received. Now, the more boats that fish, the more you win, and we are proud of the fact that no other circuit offers higher rewards for a lower entry fee.”

The top pro and co-angler from the point standings in each division after three events (ties resolved by total weight) win the Strike King Angler of the Year and Co-angler of the Year titles, respectively. The top 10 pros and co-anglers from each division receive priority entry into the 2018 FLW Tour, the world’s top professional bass-fishing circuit.

Complete rules can be found online at FLWFishing.com.

Registration for the 2017 Costa FLW Series season is open for the top 40 pros and co-anglers from the 2016 FLW Series and the top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division of the 2016 Bass Fishing League (BFL).  These anglers have until Nov. 28, 2016 to secure their priority entry. Ranger boat owners and sponsor entries may register beginning Nov. 29, 2016 followed by TBF members Nov. 30, 2016. All other entries will be accepted beginning Dec. 1, 2016. Qualified anglers can register by calling 270.252.1000 or online at FLWFishing.com.

2017 Costa FLW Series Payouts:

Qualifying Event Payout – 150 Boats:

Place                                       Pro                             Ranger Cup                                 Co-angler         Ranger Cup

1                                       $40,000                         Ranger Z518C                            Ranger Z175                   $5,000

with 200 HP outboard               with 90 HP outboard

2                                         15,500                                                                                              5,000

3                                         12,000                                                                                              4,000

4                                         10,000                                                                                              3,500

5                                           9,000                                                                                              3,000

6                                           8,000                                                                                              2,500

7                                           7,000                                                                                              2,000

8                                           6,000                                                                                              1,750

9                                           5,000                                                                                              1,500

10                                         4,000                                                                                              1,250

11                                         3,750                                                                                              1,000

12                                         3,500                                                                                              1,000

13                                         3,000                                                                                              1,000

14                                         3,000                                                                                              1,000

15                                         3,000                                                                                              1,000

16-20                                   3,000                                                                                                 800

21-25                                   2,750                                                                                                 700

26-30                                   2,500                                                                                                 600

31-40                                   2,000                                                                                                 500

Big Bass: Day 1                   300                                                                                                 200

Big Bass: Day 2                   300                                                                                                 200

Entry Fee                         $1,600                                                                                               $550

Qualifying Event Payout – 250 Boats:

Place                                       Pro                             Ranger Cup                                 Co-angler         Ranger Cup

1                                       $60,000                         Ranger Z518C                            Ranger Z175                   $5,000

with 200 HP outboard  with 90 HP outboard  + 2,500

2                                         25,500                                                                                              7,500

3                                         17,000                                                                                              6,000

4                                         15,000                                                                                              4,500

5                                         14,000                                                                                              4,000

6                                         10,500                                                                                              3,500

7                                           9,000                                                                                              3,000

8                                           8,000                                                                                              2,250

9                                           7,000                                                                                              1,700

10                                         5,000                                                                                              1,450

11                                         4,700                                                                                              1,100

12                                         4,000                                                                                              1,100

13                                         3,500                                                                                              1,100

14                                         3,500                                                                                              1,100

15                                         3,500                                                                                              1,100

16                                         3,500                                                                                                 900

17                                         3,500                                                                                                 900

18                                         3,500                                                                                                 900

19                                         3,500                                                                                                 900

20                                         3,500                                                                                                 900

21-25                                   2,850                                                                                                 800

26-30                                   2,600                                                                                                 700

31-40                                   2,200                                                                                                 600

41-43                                   2,180                                                                                                 590

44-45                                   2,160                                                                                                 580

46-48                                  2,140                                                                                                 570

49-51                                   2,120                                                                                                 560

52-53                                   2,120                                                                                                 550

54-56                                   2,080                                                                                                540

57-59                                   2,080                                                                                                530

60-61                                   2,040                                                                                                520

62-64                                   2,020

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WISCONSIN’S WAUNAKEE HIGH SCHOOL WINS TBF/FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CENTRAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE OHIO RIVER

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WISCONSIN’S WAUNAKEE HIGH SCHOOL WINS TBF/FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CENTRAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE OHIO RIVER

WISCONSIN’S WAUNAKEE HIGH SCHOOL WINS TBF/FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CENTRAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE OHIO RIVER

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LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. (Sept. 27, 2016) – The Waunakee High School duo of Colin Steck and Nathan Lorenz from Waunakee, Wisconsin, brought four bass to the scale Saturday weighing 8 pounds, 12 ounces, to win the 2016 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Central Conference Championship tournament on the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The win earned the team the title of Central Conference champions and advanced the team to the 2017 High School Fishing National championship, held next spring at a location yet to be announced in conjunction with the TBF National Championship and a Walmart FLW Tour event.

A field of 21 teams from 10 states qualified to compete in this conference championship.

The Waunakee High School duo landed the tournament big fish – a 5-pound, 4-ounce beauty – just 10 minutes into the start of

the event. Catching that fish set the stage for what they hoped would be a repeat win from last year’s Central Conference Championship at Lake Carlyle in Illinois.

“Catching that big fish right off the bat on a crankbait was a huge lift for us,” said Steck, a senior at Waunakee High School.

“We knew we had to grind it out and get more fish to go with him to give us a chance,” added Lorenz, also a senior at Waunakee High.

The pair was able to boat three more fish for a total weight of 8 pounds, 12 ounces, to secure their second straight Central Conference Championship as well as their second trip to the High School Fishing National Championship.

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

1st:        Waunakee High School, Waunakee, Wis. – Colin Steck and Nate Lorenze, (four bass, 8-12)

2nd:      Lawrenceburg High School, Lawrenceburg, Ind. – Hunter Schneider and William Halbig, (five bass, 5-8)

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

3rd:       Graham High School, St. Paris, Ohio – Rocky Jordan and Tanner Jordan, (four bass, 5-5)

4th:       Joliet Central High School, Joliet, Ill. – Sean Cook and Tommy Zobel, (three bass, 4-14)

5th:       Coshocton High School, Coshocton, Ohio – Tanner Ward and Ethan Woodie, (two bass, 3-7)

6th:       Union High School, Modoc, Ind. – Austin Tinsman and Evan Patterson, (two bass, 3-5)

7th:       Field High School, Mogadore, Ohio – Kody Whitaker and Abagail Shade, (two bass, 1-15)

8th:       Brainerd High School, Brainerd, Minn. – Austin Neyens and Tyler Bahr, (one bass, 1-13)

9th:       Brainerd High School, Brainerd, Minn. – Caleb Nagel and Ares Soukup, (one bass, 1-5)

10th:     Brainerd High School, Brainerd, Minn. – Kyle Bahr and Troy Peterson, (one bass, 1-4)

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

The 2016 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Central Conference Championship was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12. The top 10 percent of each conference championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship, coinciding with the TBF National Championship and an FLW Tour stop in the spring of 2017. 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. At the 2016 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded. Visit HighSchoolFishing.org for details.

YakAttack LLC on the 2016 Inc. 5000 with Growth of 284%

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YakAttack LLC on the 2016 Inc. 5000 with Growth of 284%

YakAttack LLC on the 2016 Inc. 5000 with Growth of 284%

September 26, 2016 Chris Payne Announcement

Burkeville, VA, September 26, 2016 – On August 17, 2016, Inc. Magazine published its annual ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, and for the second year in a row, YakAttack LLC was one of those companies. A 3 year sales growth of 284% from 2012 to 2015 has YakAttack ranked at No. 1354, which is in the 70th percentile of an elite group of companies making the list.

“Making the Inc. 5000 for the second year in a row is exciting for our team,” said YakAttack President Luther Cifers. “We’ve adopted some unconventional approaches to managing and growing our business, and while it’s never been easy, seeing it succeed in this way has been truly rewarding. We feel very fortunate to serve the customer base we serve, and doing so has created American manufacturing jobs and career-changing opportunities for many local people. Our future is bright and with recent developments in manufacturing technology and investments in state-of-the-art equipment, we are poised to take YakAttack to the next level over the next few years.”

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Keith Butler & Mark Belew Win The Bass Cast Fall Trail Stop #1 September 25,2016 Lake Anna

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Keith Butler & Mark Belew Win The Bass Cast Fall Trail Stop #1 September 25,2016 Lake Anna

We would like to thank everyone that come out for our very first ever event on Lake Anna VA. Congartulations to the team of Keith Butler & Mark Belew on their win.

CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL RESULTS

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Take a look at this 6.55lb hog brought in by the team of Travis Lugar & Costas melendez.

A Conversation with Michael Coleman – Bass Cast Radio – September 25,2016

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A Conversation with Michael Coleman – Bass Cast Radio – September 25,2016

What a great episode of Bass Cast Radio. The team had the opportunity of speaking with West cost Angler Michael Coleman. Michael gave us a look into his fishing career as well as what it takes to win out on the California Delta. We are excited to talk to him in the future.

Lew’s Signs with Major League Fishing – September 26,2016 FTR

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Lew’s Signs with Major League Fishing – September 26,2016 FTR

Lew’s Signs with Major League Fishing

TULSA, Okla. – Major League Fishing (MLF) officials announce that Lew’s has signed on as a new sponsor of the popular made-for-television bass fishing competitions for the show’s 2017 season. Lew’s will showcase its rods, reels and fishing line through the advertising opportunities afforded, and also stands to benefit from having some of its national pro staff members among the anglers who have qualified to compete.

The Lew’s and MLF pairing brings together two of fishing’s hottest brands: Lew’s was honored in July with two “Best of Show” awards at the ICAST trade show, while MLF was rated Outdoor Channel’s overall No. 1 show for first quarter 2016.

The age discrepancy between the two brands makes the new relationship particularly interesting. Lew’s got its start in 1949. MLF is in its 5th season.

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BRYAN COLLEGE WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE EVENT ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA

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BRYAN COLLEGE WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE EVENT ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA

BRYAN COLLEGE WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE EVENT ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA

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DAYTON, Tenn. (Sept. 24, 2016) – The Bryan College duo of Connor Cohran of Dalton, Georgia, and Cole Sands, of Calhoun, Tennessee, won the FLW College Fishing Southeastern Conference event at Lake Chickamauga Saturday with five bass weighing 16 pounds, 3 ounces. The victory earned the club $2,000 and qualified the team for the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

The duo narrowly edged out the 2015 FLW College Fishing National Champion squad of Patrick Walters and Gettys Brannon from the University of South Carolina, who weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 2 ounces to finish in second place. A massive field of 203 college teams competed in the event.

“Today was so exciting,” said Cohran, a freshman majoring in Biology. “This was my first ever College Fishing tourney, and Cole really put us on some fish. The morning was a little better, but we caught around 35 fish today. We caught probably 25 of them on a green-pumpkin-colored MGC jig with a Strike King Rage Craw and the other 10 on swimbaits – a Strike King Shadalicious and a Gambler Big EZ.”

“Our school is about six blocks away from the lake, so I was able to practice here every day for the last month,” said Sands, a sophomore majoring in Business. “I think I fished every single grass mat on this lake. I figured out a pattern – the fish were not in the grass. They were right by it waiting to go in. It was almost like fishing offshore, but in grass.

“For a while this morning we were catching them on every single cast,” Sands continued. “Our most productive stretches were from Soddy Creek to Chester Frost.”

“We really have to credit our assistant coach at Bryan College, Coach Perron, as well,” Cohran said. “He let us borrow his boat – it was a little nicer and faster – and it definitely helped us get the win today.”

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2017 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st:   Bryan College – Connor Cohnran, Dalton, Ga., and Cole Sands, Calhoun, Tenn., five bass, 16-3, $2,000

2nd:  University of South Carolina – Patrick Walters, Summerville, S.C., and Gettys Brannon, Gaffney, S.C., five bass, 16-2, $1,000

3rd:   University of North Alabama – Sloan Pennington, Childersburg, Ala., and Martin McCravy, Killen, Ala., five bass, 15-10, $500

4th:  University of Tennessee – Anthony Thorn, Knoxville, Tenn., and Scott Ellis, Madison, Tenn., five bass, 15-5, $500

5th:  University of Central Florida – Caleb Bundy, Lake City, Fla., and Jake Carter, Clermont, Fla., four bass, 15-5, $500

6th:  Middle Tennessee State University – Austin Wyatt, Gladeville, Tenn., and Mekiah Jack, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 14-14

7th:  Bethel University – Evan Owrey, Jackson, Tenn., and Kristopher Queen, Catawba, N.C., five bass, 14-9

8th:  University of North Alabama – Lake Blasingame, Killen, Ala., and Triston Crowder, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., five bass, 14-1

9th:  Jacksonville State University – Trevor Brown, Deltona, Fla., and Brandon Padilla, Roswell, Ga., four bass, 13-9

10th:  University of Tennessee-Chattanooga – Patrick Hoskins, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Dillon Falardeau, Chattanooga, Tenn., five bass, 13-6

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

This FLW College Fishing Southeastern Conference event was hosted by the Rhea Economic & Tourism Council and Fish Dayton and was the third and final regular-season qualifying tournament in the Southeastern conference. The next event for Southeastern Conference anglers will be the FLW College Fishing National Championship, held early next spring on a lake yet to be announced.

FLW College Fishing teams compete in regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 15 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow College Fishing on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing. Visit CollegeFishing.com to sign up or to start a club at your school.

FLW ANNOUNCES RULES, ENTRY DATES FOR 2017 FLW TOUR

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FLW ANNOUNCES RULES, ENTRY DATES FOR 2017 FLW TOUR

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MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 26, 2016) – FLW announced Monday its rules and entry dates for the 2017 Walmart FLW Tour. The season will consist of a 160-boat field competing in seven-regular season events and culminating with the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing, to be held on Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina.

“We are riding the momentum of a fantastic 2016 FLW Tour season and look forward to carrying that over into 2017,” said Kathy Fennel, FLW President of Operations. “As previously announced, we added another qualifying tournament to the schedule for a total of seven regular-season events plus the Forrest Wood Cup next year. We’ve also made some minor adjustments to the rules and eliminated the Invitationals in favor of the extra regular-season tournament. Our FLW Tour pros are among the best in the world, and we look forward to showcasing them next season on some of the finest fisheries in the United States.”

Pro anglers will compete for up to $125,000 and co-anglers will be vying for up to $25,000 in each tournament including Ranger Cup contingency bonuses. With a full field, the paybacks will be $10,000 through 50th place on the pro side and $1,000 on the co-angler side. Entry fees are unchanged for 2017 at $4,500 per tournament for pros and $800 per tournament for co-anglers. Pros must commit to fishing all seven qualifiers while co-anglers can fish individual tournaments.

Registration is now open for the top 100 pros and the top 10 co-anglers from the 2016 FLW Tour, the top 10 pros from each division of the 2016 FLW Series, the 2016 TBF National Champion from the boater division and the boater champion from the 2016 BFL All-American. These anglers have until Dec. 5, 2016 to secure their priority entry. Entries from Ranger boat owners and FLW Tour sponsors will be accepted beginning Dec. 6, 2016 followed by TBF members Dec. 7, 2016. All other entries will be accepted beginning Dec. 8, 2016. Qualified anglers can register by calling 270.252.1000 or online at FLWFishing.com.

The top 35 pros from the 2017 FLW Tour will qualify for the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup, which will consist of 53 professional anglers. In addition to the top 35 pros from the Tour, qualifiers will also include the winning pro from each of the two 2016 FLW Tour Invitationals, the highest finishing pro from each of five U.S. divisions and the International division at the 2016 Costa FLW Series Championship plus the top five pros not already selected as the highest finisher in a division at the 2016 FLW Series Championship, the 2017 BFL All-American boater champion, the 2017 TBF boater champion, the 2017 FLW College Fishing champion, the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup champion and the 2016 FLW Tour Angler of the Year.

Complete rules for the 2017 Walmart FLW Tour can be found at FLWFishing.com.

2017 Payouts:

FLW Tour Qualifiers:

Place                                       Pro             Ranger Cup                 Co-angler             Ranger Cup

1                                    $100,000                     $25,000                     $20,000                       $5,000

2                                         30,000                                                              7,500

3                                         25,000                                                              5,000

4                                         20,000                                                              4,000

5                                         19,000                                                              3,000

6                                         18,000                                                              2,500

7                                         17,000                                                              2,000

8                                         16,000                                                              1,800

9                                         15,000                                                              1,700

10                                       14,000                                                              1,600

11-20                                 12,000                                                              1,500

21-50                                 10,000                                                              1,000

Big Bass – Day 1                 500                                                                 250

Big Bass – Day 2                 500                                                                 250

Angler of the Year:             

$100,000 + 2018 Forrest Wood Cup entry

Co-angler of the Year:

Place                                                                                 

1                                     Ranger Z518C with 200 HP outboard

2                                       $10,000

3                                           9,000

4                                           8,000

5                                           7,000

6                                           6,000

7                                           5,500

8                                           5,000

9                                           4,500

10                                         4,000

 

Forrest Wood Cup:

Place                                       Pro                                    

1                                    $300,000 + 2018 Forrest Wood Cup entry

2                                         60,000

3                                         50,000

4                                         37,500

5                                         30,000

6                                         24,000

7                                         23,000

8                                         22,000

9                                         21,000

10                                       20,000

11-20                                 15,000

21-53                                 10,000

 

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.

SUMMERLIN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

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SUMMERLIN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

Hill wins co-angler title

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GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 26, 2016) – Local angler Gil Summerlin of Guntersville, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 4 ounces, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Choo Choo Division Super Tournament on Lake Guntersville, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 38 pounds, 14 ounces. For his victory, Summerlin earned $8,234.

“I was on the lower end of the lake targeting two different shell beds that had a little depression in them,” said Summerlin, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “The areas were about five miles apart, but identical in terms of structure. The fish were set up on the bottom between 12 to 14 feet down.

“In the morning on Day One I used a Sexy Shad-colored Strike King 6XD crankbait and boated the largest bass of the event before 7 a.m.,” Summerlin continued. “After a while, I switched to a Mean Mouth Football-Head Jig rigged with a green-pumpkin Reaction Innovations soft-plastic. I dragged it slow, and then let it sit a minute. I caught seven keepers by 8 a.m. and was done.”

On Sunday, Summerlin said the lack of wind made for a tougher bite. He said he used the same lures as the day before to cap off the event.

“I rotated between the two beds and had a limit by 10 a.m.,” said Summerlin.  “I caught nine keepers, but spent most of the day going for a bigger bite.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Gil Summerlin, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 38-14, $8,234

2nd:         Cody Harrison, Florence, Ala., 10 bass, 35-11, $3,375

3rd:          Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 10 bass, 32-2, $2,217

4th:          Curtis Merriman, Cullman, Ala., nine bass, 31-13, $1,481

5th:          Josh Butler, Hayden, Ala., 10 bass, 31-0, $1,270

6th:          Tracy Robinson, Gadsden, Ala., 10 bass, 30-8, $1,164

7th:          Matt Lee, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 29-4, $1,058

8th:          Casey Martin, New Hope, Ala., 10 bass, 29-4, $1,252

9th:          Freddy Palmer, Estill Springs, Tenn., 10 bass, 29-3, $847

10th:        Clayton Joyce, Chapel Hill, Tenn., 10 bass, 28-14, $741

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Summerlin’s 6-pound, 10-ounce catch on Saturday earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $885.

Randy Hill of Athens, Alabama, won the co-angler division and earned $3,260 with a two-day cumulative catch of eight bass weighing 23 pounds, 13 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st”          Randy Hill, Athens, Ala., eight bass, 23-13, $3,260

2nd:         Danny Moss, Glencoe, Ala., nine bass, 22-12, $1,530

3rd:          Scott Bussey, Hayden, Ala., seven bass, 21-1, $1,020

4th:          Collin Bruce, Florence, Ala., eight bass, 18-2, $764

5th:          Josh Perrymon, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 16-6, $612

6th:          Derek Holly, Johnson City, Tenn., six bass, 15-7, $561

7th:          Brandon Skinner, DeArmanville, Ala., six bass, 15-5, $510

8th:          Jody Moore, Hixson, Tenn., five bass, 12-2, $459

9th:          Trent Hoover, Huntsville, Ala., three bass, 11-6, $828

10th:        Jared Murphree, Athens, Ala., five bass, 11-2, $357

Hoover caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounces, and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $420.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 13-15 Regional Championship on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and 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 winners in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the Walmart 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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