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Yamaha Continues As B.A.S.S. Sponsor Through New Multiyear Agreement

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Yamaha Continues As B.A.S.S. Sponsor Through New Multiyear Agreement

Sept. 20, 2016

Yamaha Continues As B.A.S.S. Sponsor Through New Multiyear Agreement

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. and Yamaha Marine Group have signed an agreement for Yamaha to continue to sponsor Bassmaster events through 2020.

Yamaha is an Official Premier Engine Sponsor of all B.A.S.S.-owned events. These include the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series, Carhartt® Bassmaster College Series, Costa Bassmaster High School Series and the grass-roots B.A.S.S. Nation regional tournaments. Also included is the Bassmaster Classic, the annual world championship of bass fishing, and the Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship.

Yamaha Marine Group, based in Kennesaw, Ga., markets and supports a full line of four-stroke outboards for bass and other boats. B.A.S.S., based in Alabama, is the most prestigious fishing tournament organization in the world, as well as a membership organization of more than 500,000 avid bass anglers.

“The B.A.S.S. tournaments give Yamaha the opportunity to demonstrate the power of the V MAX SHO outboards year-round,” said Dale Barnes, division manager, Marketing, Yamaha Marine Group. “We are proud of the fact that our outboards provide anglers with the most reliable way to get to the fish, and we appreciate the opportunity B.A.S.S. gives fans to learn from the pros. The B.A.S.S. sponsorship provides a great way for Yamaha to support the sport and reach the fans who love and live it.”

“B.A.S.S. is pleased to have Yamaha on board once again as an Official Premier Engine Sponsor,” said Bruce Akin, CEO of B.A.S.S. “We look forward to working together during the next four years to promote and grow the sport of bass fishing.”

At Bassmaster events, Yamaha showcases its V MAX SHO® outboards built to power bass boats. Fishing fans are able to experience the V MAX SHO’s performance capabilities by taking a free ride through the Yamaha Demo Tour conducted at the Bassmaster Classic and during Elite Series events. The program also allows fans to interact with Yamaha Pro Anglers who participate in the largest bass fishing tournaments in the country.

Yamaha also reaches fishing fans through other B.A.S.S. properties. They include “The Bassmasters” TV show, Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times magazines and Bassmaster.com.

About Yamaha Marine
Yamaha Marine products are marketed throughout the United States and around the world. Yamaha Marine Group, based in Kennesaw, Ga., supports its 2,000 U.S. dealers and boat builders with marketing, training and parts for Yamaha’s full line of products and strives to be the industry leader in reliability, technology and customer service. Yamaha Marine is the only outboard brand to have earned NMMA®’s C.S.I. Customer Satisfaction Index award every year since its inception. Visit www.yamahaoutboards.com.

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 500,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (“The Bassmasters” on ESPN2), social media programs and events. For more than 45 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Open Series, B.A.S.S. Nation, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Costa Bassmaster High School Series, Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro.

Early Fall Bass Fishing Baits and Techniques by Greg Blanchard

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Early Fall Bass Fishing Baits and Techniques by Greg Blanchard

Alrighty guys, this is probably one of the longest videos I’ve uploaded but I wanted to include most of the content from my day on the water. I had full intentions on making this an “Early Fall Bass Fishing” video, and it is, but I definitely ended up fishing a way that I did not anticipate (mainly due to the floating grass throughout the river). That aside, the fact of the matter is that the bass are grouping up here in New York at least and have started to move shallow and are chasing/feeding on bait in anticipation for the cooler months to come.

DAVIS WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA

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DAVIS WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA

DAVIS WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA

Neuner wins co-angler title

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HIXSON, Tenn. (Sept. 19, 2016) – FLW Tour pro Alex Davis of Albertville, Alabama, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 11 pounds, 10 ounces, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Volunteer Division Super Tournament on Lake Chickamauga, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 28 pounds, 6 ounces. For his victory, Davis earned $8,006.

“I spent the tournament targeting smaller, isolated grass mats on the lower end of the lake,” said Davis, who earned his third win in FLW competition. “In the fall, on a grass lake, you’re going to win by either flipping, punching or throwing a frog, and that’s what I did.

“On Saturday, I caught four keepers by 9 a.m. on a Bluegill-colored Jackall Iobee Frog out of a 40- by 40-yard mat,” Davis continued. “After that, I caught my fifth punching a mat with a black-and-blue Jackall Archelon. I probably had 15 pounds by noon.”

Davis said he made the same milk run on Sunday, using the same baits on the lower end of the lake.

“I caught a keeper on the Iobee, and then two more from a punching spot with the Archelon,” said Davis. “By 1:30 p.m., I only had four in the boat and a storm was on the way. I decided to run back to my frogging area for one more chance. I threw out the Iobee and a fish blew up on it. That was my fifth, and I headed into the scales.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 10 bass, 28-6, $6,006 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Nick Huff, Corbin, Ky., nine bass, 23-3, $2,503

3rd:          Buddy Gross, Ringgold, Ga., eight bass, 21-3, $1,603

4th:          Steve Barnes, Harrison, Tenn., nine bass, 19-6, $1,121

5th:          Adam Johnston, Loudon, Tenn., four bass, 18-2, $1,538

6th:          Brad Napier, Harts, W. Va., eight bass, 16-5, $1,181

7th:          Burton Bryan, Sevierville, Tenn., five bass, 15-7, $801

8th:          Dean Iles, Knoxville, Tenn., six bass, 14-5, $721

9th:          Norm Attaway, Clearwater, S.C., four bass, 13-3, $641

10th:        Matthew Rock, Crossville, Tenn., five bass, 12-6, $561

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Johnston caught a bass weighing 9 pounds, 8 ounces – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the Boater Big Bass award of $577.

Jerry Neuner of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, won the co-angler division and earned $2,403 with a two-day cumulative catch of six bass weighing 10 pounds, 9 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Jerry Neuner, Rutherfordton, N.C., six bass, 10-9, $2,403

2nd:         Ted Ridley, Maryville, Tenn., three bass, 9-13, $1,491

3rd:          Tony Brown, Harriman, Tenn., four bass, 8-15, $801

4th:          Don Bible, Knoxville, Tenn., three bass, 8-2, $561

5th:          Chris Darby, Hot Springs, Ark., three bass, 7-4, $581

6th:          Stacey Newberry, Maryville, Tenn., three bass, 6-14, $441

7th:          Wayne Musick, Lebanon, Va., two bass, 6-5, $401

8th:          Joseph Renfro, Kingsport, Tenn., three bass, 6-1, $360

9th:          Randall Hillyer, Summerville, S.C., two bass, 6-0, $370

10th:        Dennis Lewis, Powell, Tenn., two bass, 5-9, $280

Ridley caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 11 ounces, and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $289.

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.

INVERNESS’ CROSNOE WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

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INVERNESS’ CROSNOE WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Gunter wins co-angler title

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CLEWISTON, Fla. (Sept. 19, 2016) – Robert Crosnoe of Inverness, Florida, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 9 ounces, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Gator Division Super Tournament on Lake Okeechobee, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 43 pounds, 13 ounces. For his win, Crosnoe took home $8,254.

“I caught all of my fish flipping a Hematoma-colored Reaction Innovations Kinky Beaver,” said Crosnoe, who earned his third career BFL win as a boater in FLW competition. “I had it rigged with a 1½-ounce tungsten weight on a 7’8” Fitzgerald Titan HD rod. I was also using PermaLine Braid Paint from Fitzgerald Fishing. I was painting my braid from the hook to 4 feet up the line, camouflaging my line. I believe the Braid Paint was the difference maker.”

Crosnoe said that he flipped super heavy cover in several areas at the very back of Harney Pond. He estimated that he caught around 40 fish throughout the two-day event but only one area produced his bigger fish. Crosnoe caught four 7-pounders from the same spot.

“I caught two 7-pounders on Saturday and two more on Sunday,” Crosnoe said. “It was a ¼-mile stretch of the muddiest, slimiest, deadest water that you could find. There was some hyacinth that had recently been sprayed and was blown in. The bluegill were popping in the hyacinth and the big bass were there eating the bluegill.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:           Robert Crosnoe, Inverness, Fla., 10 bass, 43-13, $8,254

2nd:          George Kapiton, Inverness, Fla., 10 bass, 37-9, $3,627

3rd:          Fred George, Okeechobee, Fla., 10 bass, 36-5, $2,417

4th:           Kyle Monti, Okeechobee, Fla., 10 bass, 36-4, $1,693

5th:           Mason Boylan, Melbourne, Fla., 10 bass, 34-1, $1,451

6th:           Gary Milicevic, Labelle, Fla., 10 bass, 33-13, $2,625

7th:           Tony Bennett, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 10 bass, 32-12, $1,209

8th:           Brian Divito, Saint Petersburg, Fla., 10 bass, 32-6, $1,188

9th:           Cedric Perry, Cross City, Fla., 10 bass, 31-7, $967

10th:        Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., 10 bass, 31-7, $1,146

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Milicevic caught a bass weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the Boater Big Bass award of $1,095.

Rick Gunter of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, won the co-angler division and earned $3,627 with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 25 pounds, 14 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:           Rick Gunter, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., 10 bass, 25-14, $3,627

2nd:          Greg Hervey, Cape Coral, Fla., 10 bass, 25-7, $2,013

3rd:          Charles Kilgore, Cape Canaveral, Fla., 10 bass, 23-11, $1,209

4th:           Kevin Bermejo, Altamonte Springs, Fla., 10 bass, 23-4, $846

5th:           Nik Kayler, Apopka, Fla., 10 bass, 22-14, $775

6th:           Adam Trieschmann, Wellington, Fla., eight bass, 22-8, $665

7th:           David DiMauro, Longwood, Fla., 10 bass, 22-0, $604

8th:           Jackie Barber, Cocoa, Fla., 10 bass, 21-8, $544

9th:           Robert Lauffer, Clermont, Fla., eight bass, 20-15, $1,031

10th:        Kyle Stafford, Lakeland, Fla., 10 bass, 20-11, $423

Lauffer caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $547.

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.

DANDRIDGE’S DELVISCO WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION FINALE ON OLD HICKORY LAKE

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DANDRIDGE’S DELVISCO WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION FINALE ON OLD HICKORY LAKE

Lovely wins co-angler title

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GALLATIN, Tenn. (Sept. 19, 2016) – Michael Delvisco of Dandridge, Tennessee, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 11 pounds, 1 ounce, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Music City Division Super Tournament on Old Hickory Lake, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 28 pounds, 14 ounces. For his win, Delvisco took home $4,037.

“On Saturday I started shallow in the back of East Fork Station Camp Creek using a white Z-Man ChatterBait with a Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm,” said Delvisco, who earned his first win in BFL competition. “I caught some keepers, and then went out deep to fish mid-lake drops.”

Delvisco said he topped off Saturday’s limit using the ChatterBait and a VMC Swinging Rugby Jig. He said he wrangled a 5-pounder – the heaviest bass weighed in the event – toward the end of the day.

“On Sunday I went straight to my stretch of drops instead of going shallow,” said Delvisco. “I returned periodically to the most productive hole, which was a little ditch on a drop, and caught four good keepers. I had to be patient. I only had five bites Sunday compared to 12 the day before.”

Delvisco said he built his final-day limit using a football–head jig rigged with a crawdad, and the Swinging Rugby Jig with a green-pumpkin Yamamoto Creature Bait trailer.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Michael Delvisco, Dandridge, Tenn., 10 bass, 28-14, $4,037

2nd:         Donnie Rubel, Murfreesboro, Tenn., seven bass, 23-10, $2,116

3rd:          Brandon Edel, Hendersonville, Tenn., 10 bass, 22-6, $1,278

4th:          Anthony Nash, Quebeck, Tenn., 10 bass, 21-14, $894

5th:          Daniel Johnson, Lebanon, Tenn., 10 bass, 21-12, $766

6th:          Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., 10 bass, 21-2, $702

7th:          J.B. King, Byrdstown, Tenn., 10 bass, 20-7, $739

8th:          Tim Phy, Cookeville, Tenn., nine bass, 19-1, $875

9th:          Dwight Fox, Gainesboro, Tenn., nine bass, 16-13, $511

10th:        Robert Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., seven bass, 14-14, $447

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Delvisco’s 5-pound bass also earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $206.

Edward Lovely of Manchester, Tennessee, won the co-angler division and earned $1,939 with a two-day cumulative catch of six bass weighing 19 pounds even.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Edward Lovely, Manchester, Tenn., six bass, 19-0, $1,939

2nd:         Kasey Brown, Pulaski, Tenn., seven bass, 14-3, $919

3rd:          Diana Montgomery, Lebanon, Tenn., six bass, 13-9, $613

4th:          Charles Bennington, Scottsville, Ky., four bass, 12-0, $429

5th:          Larry Anderson, Hillsboro, Ohio, five bass, 11-8, $368

6th:          Alex Hester, Crossville, Tenn., six bass, 10-14, $337

7th:          Michael Birdwell, Granville, Tenn., four bass, 10-1, $547

8th:          J.P. Sims, Cookeville, Tenn., six bass, 9-0, $276

9th:          Mitchell Adams, Goodletsville, Tenn., five bass, 8-10, $245

10th:        Michael Weimann, Murfreesboro, Tenn., five bass, 8-2, $215

Birdwell caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 14 ounces, and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $191.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 27-29 Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Seneca, South 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.

KANSAS’ KING WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION FINALE ON GRAND LAKE

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KANSAS’ KING WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION FINALE ON GRAND LAKE

Sandidge wins co-angler title

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GROVE, Okla. (Sept. 19, 2016) – Benjamin King of Garnett, Kansas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 14 pounds, 2 ounces, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Okie Division Super Tournament on Grand Lake, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 29 pounds, 7 ounces. King pocketed $8,349 for his victory.

King said he split his tournament between two patterns – dragging a worm near flats with docks and flipping a creature bait to willows. He said his areas were spread out between Sailboat Bridge and Drowning Creek.

“I used a Mesu Baits Shaky-Head Jig with a worm on the flats, and I flipped a green-pumpkin Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver in the willows,” said King, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “I dragged the worm on the bottom from 6 inches to 2 feet of water.”

King said he moved a lot, fishing 15 to 20 areas each day of the event.

“I kept running because I wasn’t catching much,” said King. “The first day I had five keeper bites, and the second day I had six.”

King said his Ardent Apex Elite reel and 7’6” Medium-Heavy Ardent Edge rod were essential to his victory.

“The Ardent equipment was really the difference maker for me,” said King. “It loaded up well, even with that little bait. I felt like I could cast a mile. If I saw one blow up on the flats, I was able to reach it.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Benjamin King, Garnett, Kan., 10 bass, 29-7, $6,349 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Sawyer Grace, Russellville, Ark., 10 bass, 27-8, $3,175

3rd:          Chris Torkleson, Sand Springs, Okla., nine bass, 27-5, $2,317

4th:          Cade Alsbury, Cave Springs, Ark., 10 bass, 26-6, $1,481

5th:          Ryan Wilbanks, Wagoner, Okla., nine bass, 26-3, $1,270

6th:          Brandon Mosley, Choctaw, Okla., 10 bass, 25-14, $1,164

7th:          Sean McAllister, Checotah, Okla., 10 bass, 24-12, $1,058

8th:          Joel Baker, Talala, Okla., 10 bass, 24-8, $1,052

9th:          Brett Stearnes, Joplin, Mo., nine bass, 24-3, $1,732

10th:        Spencer Grace, Dardanelle, Ark., 10 bass, 22-15, $741

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Stearnes caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the Boater Big Bass award of $885.

Jason Sandidge of Centerton, Arkansas, won the co-angler division and earned $3,175 with a two-day cumulative catch of eight bass weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Jason Sandidge, Centerton, Ark., eight bass, 20-6, $3,175

2nd:         Steve Bradfield, Claremore, Okla., six bass, 15-13, $1,808

3rd:          Justin Lillie, Owasso, Okla., five bass, 13-15, $1,059

4th:          Chris Zins, Oklahoma City, Okla., four bass, 12-8, $741

5th:          Justin Newell, Muskogee, Okla., four bass, 11-1, $635

6th:          Dick Hindman, Sapulpa, Okla., four bass, 10-15, $582

7th:          Kyle Pride, Skiatook, Okla., five bass, 10-11, $529

8th:          Marc Logan, Jones, Okla., three bass, 10-2, $476

9th:          Paul Loveland, Grove, Okla., three bass, 9-9, $644

10th:        Luke Frazier, Skiatook, Okla., four bass, 9-8, $570

Bradfield caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 7 ounces, and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $221.

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.

LA CROSSE’S BRUEGGEN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION FINALE ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER PRESENTED BY MINN KOTA

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LA CROSSE’S BRUEGGEN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GREAT LAKES DIVISION FINALE ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER PRESENTED BY MINN KOTA

Leno wins co-angler title

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LA CROSSE, Wis. (Sept. 19, 2016) – Local angler Mike Brueggen of La Crosse, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 5 ounces, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Great Lakes Division Super Tournament on the Mississippi River presented by Minn Kota, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 32 pounds, 6 ounces. For his win, Brueggen took home $8,011.

“I fished the majority of the tournament in Pool No. 8, but also a little bit in Pool No. 9,” said Brueggen, who earned his fourth career BFL win. “I started out the tournament fishing for smallmouth, but by 10 a.m. on Saturday I scrapped that plan. In certain areas of the river as the weeds die off it exposes a clean, sandy bottom. I ended up targeting largemouth in those areas.

“My numbers were good – I caught between 20 and 40 fish each day,” Brueggen continued. “The majority of them were 2-pounders, but I caught a couple of big ones each day.”

Brueggen said that he caught his fish on three baits – a ¼-ounce swimjig with a yellow, silver and blue-colored twister tail, a Kureiji buzzbait and a protoype frog from Kureiji.

“The frog really is a prototype – I have the only two that currently exist,” said Brueggen. “This win should help speed up the release process, though.

“I think the key to my win was just fishing with confidence,” Brueggen went on to say. “I’ve been fishing on this river for more than 15 years and I didn’t even figure out the clean bottom pattern until mid-way through that first day. When you completely scrap the pattern that you have planned, it takes confidence in your abilities.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:           Mike Brueggen, La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 32-6, $6,011 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:          Jason Howland, Albert Lea, Minn., 10 bass, 32-0, $3,006

3rd:          Chris Aswegan, Tiffin, Iowa, 10 bass, 31-8, $2,827

4th:           Brandon Gann, Sparta, Wis., 10 bass, 31-4, $1,603

5th:           Brian Fitzpatrick, La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 30-3, $1,502

6th:           Jeff Ritter, Prairie du Chien, Wis., 10 bass, 29-7, $1,202

7th:           Devin Teigen, Eau Claire, Wis., 10 bass, 29-4, $1,002

8th:           Jeff Benson, Holmen, Wis., 10 bass, 28-7, $902

9th:           Travis Brueggen, Cashton, Wis., 10 bass, 28-6, $802

10th:        Jimmy Johnson, Holmen, Wis., 10 bass, 27-13, $701

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Aswegan caught a bass weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the Boater Big Bass award of $825.

Nicholas Leno of Chicago, Illinois, won the co-angler division and earned $3,006 with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 2 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:           Nicholas Leno, Chicago, Ill., 10 bass, 27-2, $3,006

2nd:          David Boelkins, Waukesha, Wis., 10 bass, 21-13, $1,503

3rd:          Rick Ragner, La Crosse, Wis., eight bass, 17-2, $1,004

4th:           Chad Smith, Davenport, Iowa, six bass, 17-0, $901

5th:           Ben Fisher, Waterloo, Iowa, six bass, 16-15, $1,013

6th:           Benny Stutzman, Caledonia, Minn., six bass, 15-5, $551

7th:           Dan McAdams, Nekoosa, Wis., seven bass, 15-0, $501

8th:           Kristin Knuteson, De Forest, Wis., eight bass, 14-8, $451

9th:           Bill McBride, Rockford, Ill., six bass, 14-6, $401

10th:        Troy Rebeck, Sparta, Wis., six bass, 13-9, $351

Fisher caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 1 ounce, and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $412.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 13-15 Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. 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.

GREENVILLE’S BURGESS WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SAVANNAH RIVER DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE KEOWEE

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GREENVILLE’S BURGESS WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SAVANNAH RIVER DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE KEOWEE

Swaim wins co-angler title

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SENECA, S.C. (Sept. 19, 2016) – Andy Burgess of Greenville, South Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 12 pounds, 14 ounces, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Savannah River Division Super Tournament on Lake Keowee, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 3 ounces. For his win, Burgess took home $4,931.

“I caught seven keepers on Day One fishing mid-lake docks,” said Burgess, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “I probably hit 40 of them. They were shallow and on sandy flats. It was sunny, so bass were seeking shade under them. That was crucial – the docks had to be on sandy flats and providing shade.”

Burgess said he used a bream-colored swimjig, and caught his entire limit from the docks.

“On Sunday I started running the same pattern, but I couldn’t get a bite,” said Burgess. “I proceeded to the north end of the lake and ran along banks with chunk and natural rock using a bream-colored Greenfish Tackle Prop Bait.”

Burgess said he hit 40 to 50 areas, stopping to fish 30-yard stretches before moving on.

“It was cloudy, so the bass weren’t positioned and it was hard to pinpoint them,” said Burgess. “That’s why I had to keep running. I ended up catching 10 keepers.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Andy Burgess, Greenville, S.C., 10 bass, 27-3, $4,931

2nd:         Marty Robinson, Lyman, S.C., 10 bass, 26-6, $3,258

3rd:          Brock Taylor, Pendleton, S.C., 10 bass, 24-10, $1,644

4th:          Greg Glouse, Liberty, S.C., 10 bass, 23-13, $1,151

5th:          Jeremy Strong, Elberton, Ga., 10 bass, 23-0, $1,286

6th:          Greg Willimon, Pickens, S.C., 10 bass, 22-7, $904

7th:          Tra Dumit, Greenville, S.C., nine bass, 21-4, $822

8th:          B.J. Ballard, Abbeville, S.C., 10 bass, 20-7, $840

9th:          Ronnie Wald, Seneca, S.C., 10 bass, 20-1, $657

10th:        Todd Goade, Suwanee, Ga., 10 bass, 17-11, $575

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Robinson caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the Boater Big Bass award of $592.

Chad Swaim of Cumming, Georgia, won the co-angler division and earned $2,466 with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 12 pounds, 7 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Chad Swaim, Cumming, Ga., 10 bass, 12-7, $2,466

2nd:         Blake Rowland, Hartwell, Ga., six bass, 11-8, $1,433

3rd:          Kevin Dye, West Union, S.C., seven bass, 11-6, $823

4th:          Conner Giella, Lincolnton, Ga., five bass, 10-15, $575

5th:          Brandon Brock, Honea Path, S.C., six bass, 10-15, $543

6th:          Erik Faulk, Lyman, S.C., five bass, 8-14, $452

7th:          Michael Smith, Piedmont, S.C., eight bass, 8-14, $411

8th:          Ronnie Cutshall, Piedmont, S.C., four bass, 7-9, $666

9th:          Eduardo Pabon, Gainesville, Ga., three bass, 6-0, $329

10th:        Tony Everhart, Gaffney, S.C., three bass, 5-13, $288

Cutshall caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 6 ounces, and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $296.

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.

WEST FRANKFORT’S SHORAGA WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ILLINI DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE SHELBYVILLE

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WEST FRANKFORT’S SHORAGA WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ILLINI DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE SHELBYVILLE

Dobill wins co-angler title

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SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (Sept. 19, 2016) – Dan Shoraga of West Frankfort, Illinois, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 12 pounds, 1 ounce, Sunday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Illini Division Super Tournament on Lake Shelbyville, with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 23 pounds, 14 ounces. For his win, Shoraga took home $8,204.

“I caught my fish this week in areas around the State Park,” said Shoraga, who earned his second career win in BFL competition. “I would start my mornings fishing a rock pile in Eagle Creek and would fish my way down to the Finley area. I would leave the rock pile between 8:30 and 9 a.m. and fish laydowns for the rest of the day.

“I didn’t have many bites,” Shoraga continued. “I only had 7 or 8 keepers on Day One, and only 5 keepers on Day Two. The rock pile that I would start on was a community hole, but I had a good boat draw and was one of the first boats there. Then I had around 4 or 5 different laydowns that I would cycle through.”

Shoraga said that he caught the majority of his fish on a Texas-rigged black and blue Yamamoto Senko, but also managed to put a few fish in the boat with a green-pumpkin-colored tube as well.

“I think the Senko was the key for me,” Shoraga went on to say. “I was fishing around a dozen or so other boats and they were not catching them as good as I was. I think the Senko was the difference.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:           Dan Shoraga, West Frankfort, Ill., 10 bass, 23-14, $6,204 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:          Andrew Harper, Shelbyville, Ill., 10 bass, 21-1, $2,902

3rd:          John Wright, Windsor, Ill., 10 bass, 20-13, $1,666

4th:           Keith Bailey, Simpson, Ill., eight bass, 17-6, $1,168

5th:           Edward Gettys, Paris, Tenn., nine bass, 16-10, $1,001

6th:           Terry Holsapple, Greenup, Ill., seven bass, 15-15, $917

7th:           Marion Cordes, Sullivan, Ill., nine bass, 15-9, $834

8th:           Derek Jenkel, Pinckneyville, Ill., eight bass, 14-13, $751

9th:           Toby Corn, Calvert City, Ky., five bass, 14-12, $1,282

10th:        Travis Gillett, Salem, Ill., seven bass, 14-9, $584

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Corn caught a bass weighing 4 pounds, 15 ounces – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the Boater Big Bass award of $615.

Dave Dobill of Royalton, Illinois, won the co-angler division and earned $2,502 with a two-day cumulative catch of six bass weighing 17 pounds, 13 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:           Dave Dobill, Royalton, Ill., six bass, 17-13, $2,502

2nd:          Tim Renth, Hoyleton, Ill., six bass, 13-6, $1,251

3rd:          David Jones, Machinaw, Ill., six bass, 12-15, $834

4th:           Aaron Arning, Walnut Hill, Ill., five bass, 11-1, $584

5th:           Jeffrey Lee, Olney, Ill., four bass, 7-9, $500

6th:           Jarred Metje, Woodlawn, Ill., four bass, 7-9, $459

7th:           Bruce O”Brien, Normal, Ill., four bass, 7-2, $417

8th:           Chuck Sabia, Ottawa, Ill., two bass, 6-11, $575

9th:           Gary Denney, Livingston, Ill., two bass, 6-11, $334

10th:        Steve Bowcock, Bridgeport, Ill., four bass, 6-7, $292

Bill Higgins of Albers, Illinois, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 10 ounces, and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $307.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 13-15 Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. 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.

Mike Dinterman & Todd Sumner Win Cashion Fishing Rods EOY September 17,2016 on Falls Lake

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CASHION FISHING RODS ‘END OF YEAR’ TEAM BASS FISHING TRAIL QUALIFIER #6
  Saturday September 17th, 2016 ~ Falls Lake ~ Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp

Our 2nd biggest crowd of our final trail for the year, 38 teams, fished the Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’  Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Qualifier #6 at Falls Lake. The weather was really nice with winds light & variable, the air temps ranged from 69 to 81 and the water level was down a little at 250′. Surface water temps averaged 79 degrees! The water is starting to cool down at night and that is a good sign that the Fall fishing is going to be better!!

Mike Dinterman & Todd Sumner weighed in a nice bag of 5 bass weighing 16.96 lbs to take 1st Place and 1st Place TWT for a total of $1,596 in prize money!
Closely following the 1st place team and coming to the scales for 2nd Place was Mark Herndon, fishing without his regular partner Jay Garrard, presenting 5 bass weighing 16.78 lbs. Mark also won 2nd  place TWT and tied for 1st Place Big Fish (6.53 lbs.) to take home a total of $1,180. The 3rd Place Team of Rick Sossaman and Steve Upchurch (subbing for Doug Stallings) landed 5 bass weighing 15.59 lbs. and and won a total of $425.

90 bass were brought to the scales for a total of 261 pounds averaging 2.90 lbs. each. Most were caught on Carolina, Texas & Trick worm rigs, crankbaits & jig combos in 2 to 10 feet of water.

I want to thank Cashion Fishing Rods and all the anglers that participated. Our next tournament will be the 2016 Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Qualifier #7 , Saturday October 1st at Shearon Harris out of Cross Point Landing Wildlife Ramp. All the information on our tournaments can be found  http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:
1st Place: Mike Dinterman & Todd Sumner of Oxford & Southern Pines…5 bass…16.96 lbs…$1,001
2nd Place: Mark Herndon & Jay Garrard of Bahama & Durham…5 bass…16.78 lbs…$545
3rd Place: Rick Sossaman & Doug Stallings of Oak Ridge & Stem…5 bass…15.59 lbs…$425
4th Place: Terry Collins & Jerry Marshburn of Sanford…5 bass…15.55 lbs…$335
5th Place: Charles Stewart & Tobey Lawson of Oxford…5 bass…15.04 lbs…$242
6th Place: Allen Thomerson & Robert Bristow of Franklinton…5 bass…14.30 lbs…$212
7th Place: William Small & Lee Williams of Wake Forest & Durham…5 bass…12.30 lbs…$180
8th Place: John Pilcher & Patty Brantley of Wake Forest…5 bass…11.91 lbs…$100

1st Place Big Fish Tie: 2nd Place Team above…6.53 lbs…$380 and Alan Laws & Phillip Jenkins of Fuquay
Varina & Apex…6.53 lbs…$380

1st Place TWT: 1st Place Team above: 16.96 lbs…$595
2nd Place TWT: 2nd Place Team above: 16.78 lbs…$255

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/

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