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

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September 26, 2016

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10^th: 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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10^th: 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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10^th: 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.

LEXINGTON’S RUBBO WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE WYLIE

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September 26, 2016

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LEXINGTON’S RUBBO WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE WYLIE

Sharp wins co-angler title

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LAKE WYLIE, S.C. (Sept. 26, 2016) – Tom Rubbo of Lexington, South Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 6 ounces, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) South Carolina Division Super Tournament on Lake Wylie, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 24 pounds, 14 ounces. Rubbo pocketed $4,531 for his win.

“The lake was challenging, but I was able to get on a shallow-water pattern,” said Rubbo, who logged his first win in FLW competition. “There was a lot of baitfish in the creeks, so I targeted them.”

Rubbo said he fished the lower end of the lake and rotated between six different creeks.

“I caught one keeper on a small Luck-E-Strike Rick Clunn Crankbait on Day One,” said Rubbo. “I fished toward the backs of the creeks and ended up catching around 10 keepers with a few different lures.

“On Sunday, I rotated between three of the creeks,” Rubbo continued. “I caught a limit and culled three or four bass by 10:30 a.m. After that, I realized the fish in my school were all similar-sized, so I spent the remainder of the day looking for a bigger catch.”

Rubbo said he used the Lucky-E-Strike crankbait the entire day Sunday and was able to put eight keepers in the boat.

“I really fished clean – I only lost one bass all weekend,” said Rubbo. “I was able to keep the trolling motor down and maximize my fishing time.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Tom Rubbo, Lexington, S.C., 10 bass, 24-14, $4,531

2^nd: Jason Wilson, Lincolnton, N.C., eight bass, 19-8, $2,465

3^rd: Bryan New, Belmont, N.C., eight bass, 18-8, $1,611

4^th: Willie McMullen, Oxford, Ga., eight bass, 16-8, $1,057

5^th: Maurice Freeze, Concord, N.C., seven bass, 15-14, $1,206

6^th: Parks Jones Jr., Lake Wylie, S.C., six bass, 13-6, $831

7^th: Joey Sabbagha, Prosperity, S.C., five bass, 13-4, $1,272

8^th: Ronnie McCoy, Lamar, S.C., seven bass, 12-12, $680

9^th: Johnathan Crossland, Chapin, S.C., six bass, 12-10, $604

10^th: Winston Husband, Gilbert, S.C., six bass, 11-12, $529

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Sabbagha caught a bass weighing 5 pounds even – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $517.

Calvin Sharp of Round O, South Carolina, won the co-angler division and earned $2,200 with a two-day cumulative catch of six bass weighing 11 pounds, 13 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Calvin Sharp, Round O, S.C., six bass, 11-13, $2,200

2^nd: Khris Williams, Mount Holly, N.C., five bass, 9-12, $1,300

3^rd: David Hutcherson, Campobello, S.C., four bass, 9-6, $734

4^th: Donald Black, Fort Mill, S.C., four bass, 8-4, $513

5^th: Lee Inman, Inman, S.C., four bass, 7-13, $490

6^th: Rodney Tapp, North Augusta, S.C., three bass, 6-8, $403

7^th: Travis Ruff, Connelly Springs, N.C., two bass, 5-7, $618

8^th: Adam Fincher, Roebuck, S.C., two bass, 5-7, $330

9^th: Randy Brown, Lugoff, S.C., two bass, 4-11, $293

10^th: Mark Wingate, Gaston, S.C., three bass, 4-1, $257

Ruff caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 1 ounce, and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $251.

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, Gerogia. 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.

B.A.S.S. Raises Maximum Rod Length To 10 Feet In 2017

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B.A.S.S. Raises Maximum Rod Length To 10 Feet In 2017

The 8-foot length limit on Bassmaster tournament competitors’ fishing rods will be changed for 2017, allowing anglers to use rods as long as 10 feet. Elite Series pro Skeet Reese was one of the main proponents of the change.

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Sept. 26, 2016

B.A.S.S. Raises Maximum Rod Length To 10 Feet In 2017

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 40-year-old rule that has limited Bassmaster tournament competitors to rods that were 8 feet or shorter will be changed for 2017, allowing competitors to use rods as long as 10 feet.

The new rule will apply to all B.A.S.S. trails, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens and all B.A.S.S. Nation and youth events.

“This is something that the anglers wanted,” said B.A.S.S. Tournament Director Trip Weldon. “After discussing it during our annual rules committee meeting, we saw no reason not to expand to 10 feet.”

The rule in question is tournament rule C8, which currently reads in part: “Only one casting, spin casting or spinning rod (8-foot maximum length from butt of handle to rod tip) and reel may be used at any one time.”

Bassmaster Elite Series angler Skeet Reese of California said during the ICAST trade show in Orlando, Fla., in July that he planned to suggest a change to the rule, believing it would help the sport grow. The change was formally proposed and discussed during last month’s Elite Advisory Board meeting in Waldorf, Md.

“You can fish a 16-inch swimbait with a 400-pound-test leader if you wanted,” Reese said. “There are no reel-speed restrictions. Having the length limit makes no sense. It’s antiquated.”

Some rod makers agreed with Reese about the rule change’s impact on the industry.

“St. Croix is excited about the change B.A.S.S. is making to increase rod lengths,” said Jesse Simpkins, marketing director for St. Croix Rod. “It grows the market and broadens product lines. It will be interesting to see what this opportunity does in the hands on the world’s best bass anglers. Ultimately — as it has always been — it will be the anglers who drive the development process.”

Restrictions on rod length began in the West, and they were the catalyst for the development of the popular and effective “flippin’” technique. Dee Thomas of California, the “Father of Flippin’,” began winning tournaments in that state by “dipping” jigs in stands of tules with a 14-foot surf casting rod. When competitors complained, Thomas developed the flipping presentation, which delivered the lures to the same spots with a 7 1/2-foot rod.

The 8-foot maximum was added to B.A.S.S. rules by B.A.S.S. founder Ray Scott and Tournament Director Harold Sharp in 1976. Back then, competitors were paired by random draw and took turns controlling the boat. There were no pro anglers and co-anglers; everyone was fishing for the same prize, two to a boat.

Scott and Sharp believed a rod longer than 8 feet gave the angler operating the boat a distinct advantage over the other.

Today’s Elite Series events pair one angler with a marshal or cameraman who is not fishing. Opens tournaments involve a pro angler or “boater” who is fishing for a larger prize and a co-angler or “non-boater” who is restricted to the back of the boat.

With the format changes, anglers like Reese have long wished for a change to the rule.

“It has bothered me for years,” he said. “I’ve never understood it. I’ve always wanted an 8 1/2-foot spinning rod for fighting smallmouth in open water. With a longer crankbait rod, we could cast a lure longer distances and get the rod down further to help it dive. Think of what you could do with a longer punching rod — that kind of leverage over the fish would be amazing.

“I don’t see any disadvantage, and it would give the industry new products and new techniques.”

An article in the September 2016 B.A.S.S. Times Magazine — written well before the rule change was formally proposed — noted that some tournament circuits in the Western United States began allowing longer rods years ago to accommodate the growing popularity of large, heavy swimbaits. Elite Series anglers also like longer fishing rods for smallmouth bass techniques, including the float-and-fly method, which is impractical with a rod shorter than 9 or 10 feet.

The float-and-fly technique involves using a 1/8- or 1/16-ounce jig suspended 10 or more feet beneath a plastic bobber on line as light as 4-pound test, and it is particularly popular on smallmouth fisheries during the cold winter months. That means it could come into play early, as the Bassmaster Elite Series begins its 2017 regular season on Tennessee’s Cherokee Lake, Feb. 9-12.

Weldon said he is pleased with the rules committee’s decision regarding rod length.

“We always listen when anglers make suggestions or express concerns,” he said. “Obviously, we can’t accommodate all of the requests. But this was one that made sense, and we think it’s a good change.”

ONTARIO’S TARASOFF WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTHEAST DIVISION FINALE ON 1000 ISLANDS

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ONTARIO’S TARASOFF WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTHEAST DIVISION FINALE ON 1000 ISLANDS

Ashley wins co-angler title

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CLAYTON, N.Y. (Sept. 26, 2016) – Tom Tarasoff of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 1 ounce, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Northeast Division Super Tournament on 1000 Islands, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 44 pounds, 4 ounces. Tarasoff took home $6,367 for his win.

According to post-tournament reports, Tarasoff targeted humps, flats and drops with tubes fishing near Wolfe Island.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Tom Tarasoff, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 44-4, $6,367

2^nd: Kraig Kettelkamp, Clifton Springs, N.Y., 10 bass, 43-12, $2,816

3^rd: Jamie Hartman, Bridgeport, N.Y., 10 bass, 43-9, $2,077

4^th: Curtis Richardson, Belleville, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 42-0, $1,614

5^th: Dane Anderson, Copake, N.Y., 10 bass, 39-12, $1,126

6^th: Chris Blanc, Riverside, Conn., 10 bass, 39-5, $1,033

7^th: Kyle Metzger, Baldwinsville, N.Y., 10 bass, 39-4, $939

8^th: Joseph Fonzi, Gasport, N.Y., 10 bass, 38-13, $845

9^th: Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., 10 bass, 35-4, $751

10^th: Frank Guarascio, Marcy, N.Y., 10 bass, 33-9, $657

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Tarasoff also caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $735.

Eric Ashley of Little Falls, New York, won the co-angler division and earned $2,816 with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 34 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Eric Ashley, Little Falls, N.Y., 10 bass, 34-15, $2,816

2^nd: Graydon Bonser, Keyser, W. Va., nine bass, 34-14, $1,408

3^rd: Henry McKee, Haddon Heights, N.J., 10 bass, 32-11, $941

4^th: Chad Dorney, Macungie, Pa., eight bass, 28-14, $657

5^th: Brandon Esterly, Forest, Va., 10 bass, 28-13, $1,030

6^th: Conner Petropoulos, Portland, Maine, 10 bass, 28-2, $566

7^th: Christy Tiano, Hudson, N.Y., eight bass, 26-2, $469

8^th: Andrew Bechard, Champlain, N.Y., 10 bass, 25-0, $422

9^th: Terry Beck, Lock Haven, Pa., nine bass, 24-15, $375

10^th: Bryan Cumbo, West Wyoming, Pa., eight bass, 24-10, $329

Esterly caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces, and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $367.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 6-8 Regional Championship on Kerr Lake in Henderson, North Carolina. 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.

ARKANSAS’ YOUNG WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OZARK DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY MINN KOTA

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ARKANSAS’ YOUNG WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OZARK DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY MINN KOTA

Delgado wins co-angler title

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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (Sept. 26, 2016) – Ed Young of Harrison, Arkansas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 12 ounces, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Ozark Division Super Tournament on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Minn Kota, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 37 pounds, 13 ounces. For his victory, Young earned $6,586.

“On Saturday I started close to the takeoff ramp and was throwing a River2Sea Whopper Plopper,” said Young, who notched his first win in BFL competition. “I hit some main-lake points with black rock and caught some keepers fairly quick. After that, I worked my way up to the 55-mile marker of the lake.”

Young said he spent the majority of the event fishing shallow flats in main-lake pockets.

“There was a perch spawn going on, and I’d catch fish wherever they were present,” said Young. “I was flipping the shallow side of docks using a Red Bug-colored Zoom Magnum Trick Worm and Ribbontail Worm – both rigged on shaky-head jigs.”

Young said all of his bass came from less than 4 feet of water each day, and that a slow and steady presentation was a crucial part of his success.

“I caught around nine keepers on Day One, and another eight on Day Two – all on Lew’s rods and reels,” said Young.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Ed Young, Harrison, Ark., 10 bass, 37-13, $6,586

2^nd: Jeffrey Smith, Knob Noster, Mo., 10 bass, 37-5, $3,293

3^rd: Charlie Bogard, O’Fallon, Mo., 10 bass, 37-3, $2,195

4^th: Andy Newcomb, Camdenton, Mo., 10 bass, 36-5, $1,537

5^th: Dion Hibdon, Sunrise Beach, Mo., 10 bass, 34-6, $1,617

6^th: Bob Renken, Linn Creek, Mo., 10 bass, 34-1, $1,207

7^th: Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., 10 bass, 32-2, $1,098

8^th: Roger Cook, Lebanon, Mo., nine bass, 31-12, $988

9^th: Jeremy Medina, Camdenton, Mo., 10 bass, 31-4, $878

10^th: John Sapper, De Soto, Mo., 10 bass, 31-4, $768

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Craig Berkshire of Rogers, Arkansas, caught a bass weighing 6 pounds even – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $945.

Stephen Delgado of Lees Summit, Missouri, won the co-angler division and earned $3,293 with a two-day cumulative catch of nine bass weighing 25 pounds, 13 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Stephen Delgado, Lees Summit, Mo., nine bass, 25-13, $3,293

2^nd: Dennis Spell, Bonne Terre, Mo., 10 bass, 24-12, $1,646

3^rd: Ryan Jordan, Lake Ozark, Mo., eight bass, 20-4, $1,098

4^th: Jamie Eynard, Holts Summit, Mo., 10 bass, 19-10, $768

5^th: Sam Bremmerkamp, Joplin, Mo., seven bass, 19-0, $859

6^th: Aaron Strohkirch, Camdenton, Mo., seven bass, 18-13, $604

7^th: Brandon Hecker, Camdenton, Mo., six bass, 17-15, $549

8^th: Kevin Manion, Park Hills, Mo., five bass, 17-6, $494

9^th: John Bell, Lake Saint Louis, Mo., eight bass, 16-6, $439

10^th: Rich Purington, Platsmouth, Neb., five bass, 15-13, $906

Purington caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces, and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $472.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 27-29 Regional Championship on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Arkansas. 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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GoPro, Now an End-to-End Storytelling Solution with Cloud-Connected HERO5 Cameras; GoPro Plus Subscription Service; Quik Editing Apps

Karma, Much More than a Drone Hollywood-Caliber
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SAN MATEO, Calif., (September 19, 2016) – GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) today unveiled new products and services that dramatically simplify the process of capturing, editing and sharing engaging content, establishing GoPro as an end-to-end storytelling solution.

GoPro’s founder and CEO, Nicholas Woodman, introduced a new line of HERO5 cameras, cloud-based software, and drone, Karma, to international press at the base of Squaw Valley, CA, near Lake Tahoe. The event was broadcast live and can be seen HERE.

Sportfishing and Boating Community Launches Campaign to Increase Angling Participation

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Sportfishing and Boating Community Launches Campaign to Increase Angling Participation

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Washington, DC – The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) and National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) unveiled a campaign called “60-in-60” during a policy briefing on Capitol Hill this morning, hosted by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF). This campaign aims to increase numbers of anglers in the United States from 46 million to 60 million in 60 months by 2021.

Representatives from the angling and boating community as well as Members of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) attended the policy briefing to learn about the campaign, focusing on ways to reassess the nation’s approach to recruiting, retaining, and reactivating anglers, especially younger segments of the population. While angler numbers have remained relatively stable, the average age of those who buy a fishing license is getting older.

Bryan Schmitt Claims Bassmaster Victory At Champlain

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Bryan Schmitt Claims Bassmaster Victory At Champlain

Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Md., wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open #3 on Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, N.Y., with 59 pounds, 13 ounces.

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Bryan Schmitt Claims Bassmaster Victory At Champlain

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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Bryan Schmitt fed Lake Champlain bass a steady diet of bogus crawfish this week to win the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open finale.

Fishing in only his fourth Bassmaster Open, Schmitt won the pro division title and took home the top prize of $52,278, including a Triton TR-19X with a Mercury 200 Pro XS outboard worth $45,000. He finished with a winning total of 15 bass weighing 59 pounds, 13 ounces.

Schmitt said he lost one “giant” fish today, but he boated everything else to finish the day with an 18-14 limit. The Deale, Md., angler caught a heavyweight limit of smallmouth Thursday, but the rain and clouds slowed down his smallmouth bite today. He still concentrated on smallmouth but his limit included a mixture of two green and three brown bass. “I had to adjust a little bit,” Schmitt said. “I fished one spot today that had largemouth and smallmouth.”

The Chesapeake Bay charter guide stuck with a 1/2-ounce Riot Baits Minima Jig in a green pumpkin/black color, tipped with a green pumpkin Riot Baits Fuzzy Beaver all week to catch both largemouth and smallmouth. Noticing that bass were spitting up crawfish in his livewell inspired Schmitt to use the jig throughout the tournament.

“I was throwing some swimbaits and did some Carolina rigging, but once I caught all the largemouth from one spot, I went to my smallmouth spot. I tried the swimbait, Carolina rig and drop shot, but as soon as I picked up the jig, it was just game on,” he said.

Schmitt keyed on shoals with a mixture of rocks and weeds to catch both largemouth and smallmouth. Most of his fish were holding near the bottom at 10 to 12 feet deep. After making a long cast to his spots, Schmitt would hop the jig about 5 feet off the bottom and let it drop. He said most of his strikes occurred on the fall.

Bartlett, Ill., angler Stephen Mui caught a 20-8 limit today to climb from ninth place into second in the pro division. He spent the week drop shotting a hump with a Strike King Dream Shot and Missile Baits Fuse about 16 feet deep for smallmouth and flipped a homemade jig later in shallow cover for largemouth to catch a three-day total of 58-3.

The remaining Top 5 finishers in the pro division included Alton Jones Jr., Lorena, Texas, third place, 56-6; Chris Molineaux, Hope Valley, R.I., fourth, 56-3; and David Gaston, Sylacauga, Ala., fifth, 55-0.

Winning the co-angler division and a $30,000 Nitro Z18/Mercury Pro XS rig was Eric Stecker, who caught nine bass weighing 34-13. Fishing in only his second Open, the Quakertown, Pa., angler relied on a green pumpkin football jig all three days to catch bass in depths of 6 to 15 feet on boulders along large flats.

Schmitt also earned the Livingston Lures Leader Award of $250 for finishing as the top pro on Thursday. Nicholas Sokolowski won the Livingston Lures gift pack worth $250 for finishing as the top co-angler on Thursday.

The Phoenix Boats Big Bass Award of $750 on the pro side went to Molineaux, with a 6-9 fish. Robin Roystan, Bath, N.H., weighed in a 5-6 bass to earn the $250 Phoenix Boats Big Bass Award in the co-angler division.

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Adrian Avena earned the A.R.E. Top Angler Award of $500 for being the highest placing angler using A.R.E. products.

Schmitt earned the Power-Pole Captain’s Cash award of $500 for being the highest-placing angler who is registered and eligible, and uses a client-approved product on his boat.

2016 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open Lake Champlain 9/21-9/23
Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$

1. Bryan Schmitt Deale, MD 15 59-13 200 $52,278.00
Day 1: 5 20-09 Day 2: 5 20-06 Day 3: 5 18-14
2. Stephen Mui Bartlett, IL 15 58-03 199 $15,504.00
Day 1: 5 19-01 Day 2: 5 18-10 Day 3: 5 20-08
3. Alton Jones Jr. Lorena, TX 15 56-06 198 $11,628.00
Day 1: 5 18-11 Day 2: 5 19-10 Day 3: 5 18-01
4. Chris Molineaux Hope Valley, RI 15 56-03 197 $11,154.00
Day 1: 5 18-11 Day 2: 5 21-09 Day 3: 5 15-15
5. David Gaston Sylacauga, AL 15 55-00 196 $9,078.00
Day 1: 5 18-12 Day 2: 5 18-05 Day 3: 5 17-15
6. Adrian Avena Vineland, NJ 15 54-15 195 $8,252.00
Day 1: 5 20-15 Day 2: 5 16-15 Day 3: 5 17-01
7. Brett Carnright Plattsburgh, NY 15 54-09 194 $6,528.00
Day 1: 5 19-09 Day 2: 5 18-09 Day 3: 5 16-07
8. Bryan Labelle Hinesburg, VT 15 54-08 193 $5,202.00
Day 1: 5 16-11 Day 2: 5 21-03 Day 3: 5 16-10
9. Jesse Tacoronte Orlando, FL 15 52-08 192 $3,876.00
Day 1: 5 21-03 Day 2: 5 19-05 Day 3: 5 12-00
10. Steve York Bronson, MI 15 52-08 191 $3,570.00
Day 1: 5 19-00 Day 2: 5 17-11 Day 3: 5 15-13
11. Sam George Athens, AL 15 52-06 190 $3,264.00
Day 1: 5 17-08 Day 2: 5 19-03 Day 3: 5 15-11
12. Wil Hardy II Harlem, GA 15 52-03 189 $3,060.00
Day 1: 5 18-13 Day 2: 5 20-01 Day 3: 5 13-05
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Chris Molineaux Hope Valley, RI 06-09 $750.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 142 743 2186-06
2 142 731 2198-00
3 12 60 198-04
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296 1534 4582-10

2016 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open Lake Champlain 9/21-9/23
Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$

1. Eric Stecker Quakertown, PA 9 34-13 200 $30,000.00
Day 1: 3 10-03 Day 2: 3 12-10 Day 3: 3 12-00
2. Anthony Bell Beavercreek, OH 9 33-09 199 $4,998.00
Day 1: 3 11-11 Day 2: 3 10-12 Day 3: 3 11-02
3. Charles Jedlica Jr Merrick, NY 9 33-08 198 $3,774.00
Day 1: 3 10-07 Day 2: 3 12-01 Day 3: 3 11-00
4. Chad Smith Minnetonka, MN 9 33-07 197 $2,550.00
Day 1: 3 09-02 Day 2: 3 13-10 Day 3: 3 10-11
5. Scott Dupuis Wilmington, VT 9 32-12 196 $2,346.00
Day 1: 3 10-09 Day 2: 3 12-02 Day 3: 3 10-01
6. Josh Cotier Clinton, MA 9 32-08 195 $2,244.00
Day 1: 3 11-13 Day 2: 3 11-05 Day 3: 3 09-06
7. Michael Conway Mechanicville, NY 9 30-03 194 $2,142.00
Day 1: 3 11-08 Day 2: 3 11-09 Day 3: 3 07-02
8. Jack Dice Lynchburg, VA 9 29-13 193 $2,040.00
Day 1: 3 11-01 Day 2: 3 11-03 Day 3: 3 07-09
9. Nicholas Sokolowski Brewerton, NY 9 29-06 192 $1,938.00
Day 1: 3 10-15 Day 2: 3 12-05 Day 3: 3 06-02
10. Robin Roystan Bath, NH 9 29-06 191 $1,984.00
Day 1: 3 11-15 Day 2: 3 10-03 Day 3: 3 07-04
11. William Clute Hogansburg, NY 8 26-13 190 $1,530.00
Day 1: 3 11-11 Day 2: 3 10-09 Day 3: 2 04-09
12. Mike Sciacca Augusta, NJ 7 24-00 189 $1,428.00
Day 1: 3 10-11 Day 2: 3 12-04 Day 3: 1 01-01
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Robin Roystan Bath, NH 05-06 $250.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 132 424 1182-13
2 129 411 1218-01
3 10 33 97-15
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271 868 2498-13

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