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Top 10 Baits from the 2016 Cup by Jody White and Garrick Dixon FLW Media

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Top 10 Baits from the 2016 Cup by Jody White and Garrick Dixon FLW Media

August 8, 2016  by Jody White and Garrick Dixon

The top 10 pros in the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart at Wheeler Lake caught bass just about every way you can catch them in the summer except for ledge fishing. From way up creeks to chasing schoolers, these are the baits they relied on.

Cox’s winning pattern

Complete results

John Cox

1. John Cox earned the win way up a creek, and his primary bait the entire time was a Jackall Iobee Frog. He also added a few fish on a Yamamoto Senko.

How John Cox fishes a weightless Senko

Michael Neal

2. Finishing runner-up, Michael Neal targeted schooling bass with a Lucky Craft Sammy as well as a Gunfish. Perhaps more important than the actual bait, Neal tipped his clear-colored topwaters with a feathered treble to better mimic the small baitfish in the area. Neal also threw a Carolina rig with a 6-inch Big Bite Baits Finesse Worm.

Todd Auten

3. Todd Auten mixed creek bass and schoolers for third. He tossed a Zoom Fluke for schoolers. In the creeks he mostly fished a 1/2-ounce Z-Man ChatterBait with a Zoom UV Speed Craw (both black and blue), a 7/16-ounce Zorro Baits Booza Brush Bug (black and blue) with a Zoom Super Chunk (sapphire blue) and a prototype 1/2-ounce buzzbait from Zorro with a white Zoom Horny Toad.

Bryan Thrift

4. Bryan Thrift says he relied on two primary baits: a Damiki D Pop 70 (spayu) and a 1/2-ounce Damiki Mamba Jig (brown).

Jeremy Lawyer

5. Jeremy Lawyer used a gamut of baits including a Yellow Magic Popper custom painted by Fall Creek Lures, a 1/2-ounce jigging spoon (white), a Texas-rigged Reaction Innovations Smallie Beaver (magic craw red) and a LIVETARGET BaitBall Threadfin Shad TDD-70 deep-diving crankbait.

Mark Rose

6. Mark Rose fished uncharacteristically shallow for sixth. He says he relied on an 8-inch Strike King Bull Worm Texas-rigged with a 5/16-ounce weight, a 3/8-ounce buzzbait with a toad trailer and a 1/8-ounce shaky head with a 6.5-inch Strike King Finesse Worm (morning dawn).

Jacob Wheeler

7. As usual, Jacob Wheeler was fishing shallow on the final day of the Forrest Wood Cup. He used an Accent Lures Game Changer Buzzbait (large blade) with black or white toads and a 9/16-ounce ENR Jig (magic craw) trailered with a Gene Larew Wheeler’s Punch Out Craw (Minnesota flash).

Chris Johnston

8. Walmart FLW Tour Rookie of the Year Chris Johnston caught his fish on an Evergreen SB 105 and a 4-inch Zoom Fluke.

Brandon Cobb

9. Making back-to-back Forrest Wood Cup top 10s, Brandon Cobb used a Zoom Baby Brush Hog (tilapia) on a 5/16-ounce Texas rig, a 1/2-ounce Greenfish Tackle HD Skipping Jig with a Zoom Salty Pro Chunk (both green pumpkin) and Duel Hardcore 1 and 2 crankbaits (citrus shad).

Joseph Webster

10. Joseph Webster earned a top-10 finish with a Lucky Craft Sammy 100, a 1/4-ounce drop-shot with a 6-inch Roboworm Straight Tail Worm (morning dawn) and a Norman DD22.

A look into the life of Gene Jensen (Fluke Master)

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A look into the life of Gene Jensen (Fluke Master)

Bass Cast radio had the great opportunity of catching up with Mr. Gene Jensen this week and talking about his life his past as well as the future of his YouTube channel (flukeMaster). Plus we got a special look behind the scenes of his plans with Chad Hoover & Kayak fishing.

Bobby & Zach Peaslee Win BassQuest SML August 7,2016

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Bobby & Zach Peaslee Win BassQuest SML August 7,2016

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1st Place Bobby & Zach Peaslee with five fish Weighing 19.39lbs.

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2nd Place Robert Cregger & Mark Clingenpeel with five fish weighing 19.11lbs.

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3rd Place Trevis & Danny Towe with five fish weighing 18.52lbs

We will have full Results Posted Soon

COX GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING’S FORREST WOOD CUP PRESENTED BY WALMART

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COX GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING’S FORREST WOOD CUP PRESENTED BY WALMART

COX GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING’S FORREST WOOD CUP PRESENTED BY WALMART

Florida Angler Amasses 54 Pounds of Bass, Wins $300,000

Link to HD YouTube video of Cox’s Winning Moment

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 7, 2016) – Professional angler John Cox of DeBary, Florida, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 11 pounds, 8 ounces – enough to claim the title of Forrest Wood Cup Champion at the Forrest Wood Cup at Wheeler presented by Walmart. Cox went wire-to-wire with a four-day total of 20 bass for 54-13, winning by 4-pounds, 3-ounces over second-place angler Michael Neal of Dayton, Tennessee, and won the $300,000 top cash prize. The tournament featured 50 of the top bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for professional bass-fishing’s world championship.

“It’s been an amazing week,” said Cox, who earned his third career FLW Tour win and pushed his career earnings to more than $920k. “I didn’t think that one spot had enough fish in it to win, but it did. I’ve tried to get back in places like that in other Forrest Wood Cups to win, and it just didn’t work out. But this lake has so many of those little log-infested creeks, and I knew this would be a great opportunity to make it work, and it did.”

Cox’s winning area was located way in the back of Cotaco Creek, seven miles back off of the main river. Cox said that it would take him more than 40 minutes each day to work his Crestliner aluminum boat to the back of the creek, plowing over logs and timber as he made his way to the honey hole.

“That spot was the third creek arm that I checked in practice,” Cox said. “There was layer of duckweed and it looked like a great area to throw a frog.”

Cox said that he caught the majority of his fish throughout the week on a black- or bluegill-colored Jackall Iobee Frog on an MHX FP-885 rod. He also caught a few fish on a white ¼-ounce buzzbait and a Yamamoto Senko.

“The fish were definitely chomping the frog,” Cox said. “I was skipping it as far as I could under the trees into the shade.

“The key for me this week was definitely my aluminum boat and Mercury outboard,” Cox went on to say. “I would not have been able to get as far back into the creek and catch them out of that spot if I had been in a fiberglass rig.”

With his $300,000 victory, Cox made fishing history becoming the first pro to ever win a modern world championship bass-fishing tournament from an aluminum boat.

The top 10 pros finished the tournament in:

1st:          John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 20 bass, 54-13

2nd:         Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 20 bass, 50-10

3rd:         Todd Auten, Lake Wylie, S.C., 17 bass, 50-5

4th:         Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 20 bass, 49-6

5th:         Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., 19 bass, 49-5

6th:         Walmart pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., 20 bass, 47-15

7th:         Jacob Wheeler, Indianapolis, Ind., 20 bass, 46-7

8th:         Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 20 bass, 44-8

9th:         Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 20 bass, 44-4

10th:       Joseph Webster, Fulton, Miss., 20 bass, 42-3

A complete list of results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 48 bass weighing 106 pounds, 12 ounces caught by pros Sunday. Nine of the final 10 anglers weighed in five-bass limits.

The 2016 Forrest Wood Cup at Wheeler Lake presented by Walmart was hosted by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

FLW and Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board announced Saturday that Columbia, South Carolina, will be hosting the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world championship of bass fishing, Aug. 11-13, 2017, on Lake Murray. This event marks the third time that the Forrest Wood Cup, the sport’s richest prize, has visited Lake Murray.

Coverage of the Forrest Wood Cup will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) when “FLW” airs October 18 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

For a full schedule of events, 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.

Bass Fishing – How to fish the Texas Rig By Gene Jensen

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Bass Fishing – How to fish the Texas Rig By Gene Jensen

Bass Fishing most used rig. It has probably caught more bass than any other fishing rig

COLUMBIA TO HOST 2017 FORREST WOOD CUP AT LAKE MURRAY

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COLUMBIA TO HOST 2017 FORREST WOOD CUP AT LAKE MURRAY

COLUMBIA TO HOST 2017 FORREST WOOD CUP AT LAKE MURRAY

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Aug. 6, 2016) – FLW and Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board announced Saturday that Columbia, South Carolina, would once again be hosting the Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world championship of bass fishing, Aug. 11-13, 2017, on Lake Murray. The last time the Forrest Wood Cup was held in Columbia was 2014 and hometown hero Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, South Carolina, made professional bass-fishing history, becoming the 18th Forrest Wood Cup champion.

“We couldn’t be happier to be bringing the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup to Lake Murray,” said Kathy Fennel, FLW president of operations. “We’ve had great success hosting our FLW events in Columbia in the past and the fan attendance and enthusiasm at our previous tournaments has made bringing the Cup back an obvious choice. We are proud to bring our championship event back to our fans in South Carolina.”

Lake Murray and the Columbia area are a very familiar destination for FLW. The city has played host to both the 2008 and 2014 Forrest Wood Cups and numerous FLW-sanctioned tournaments. The 2017 Forrest Wood Cup will mark the 22nd anniversary of the championship event. The event will be held at the Colonial Life Arena with the Expo held at the neighboring Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

“We are so proud to once again welcome the Forrest Wood Cup to the ‘Jewel of South Carolina’. The economic impact felt when we hosted this event in 2014 is award winning,” said Miriam Atria, president and CEO of the Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board. “The fans in South Carolina are extremely passionate about bass fishing and we are excited to bring another world-class event that Lake Murray Country can enjoy.”

Bethel University’s John Garrett Wins Bassmaster Classic Bracket Championship

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Bethel University’s John Garrett Wins Bassmaster Classic Bracket Championship

John Garrett of the Bethel University wins the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket earning a berth in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic to be held on Lake Conroe out of Houston, Texas.

Photo by Ronnie Moore/Bassmaster

August 6, 2016

Bethel University’s John Garrett Wins Bassmaster Classic Bracket Championship

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PARIS, Tenn. — Some of John Garrett’s earliest bass fishing memories come from days spent on Kentucky Lake. He remembers frequent weekend trips with his grandad — driving up from Union City, Tenn., to the fabled fishery about an hour away.

It started when I was 7 or 8 years old,” Garrett said. “For about four or five years, we’d come out here just about every weekend … He’s taught me everything he knows, and he knows his stuff pretty well.”

Those memories will always be with John Garrett, but now he has a few more for the mental scrapbook –– he’s earned a spot in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, and he did it on the same body of water where he learned to fish.

Garrett, a 20-year old incoming junior at nearby Bethel University, won the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops on Saturday when he weighed a 14 pound, 13-ounce limit before a crowd filled with familiar faces in downtown Paris. That was more than enough weight to defeat Texas State University’s Evan Coleman, who had an unfortunate day on Saturday, and didn’t catch a weighable fish.

After Coleman took the stage empty-handed, the fishing fans in attendance knew Garrett had won the single-elimination tournament. Garrett was the only angler to catch a limit through two days of fishing, and he did so again on Saturday. Although total weight didn’t count in this event (only how you compared head-to-head against your daily opponent mattered), Garrett’s three-day haul of 46-9 was impressive. Coleman had the second highest total, and that was exactly 30 pounds, 4 ounces behind the winner.

Van Garrett, John’s dad, was one of the first to greet the angler when he wheeled his truck into Paris Town Square where the final weigh-in was held. The two embraced and fought back tears, as Garrett’s Bethel University teammates swarmed him; offering high fives and fist bumps.

“There’s a lot of emotion going through me right now,” Garrett said. “I’m just happy I got blessed today and how things turned out. I’m an hour away from my hometown, and I’m pretty sure the whole city is up there by the stage right now. If I had to do this, it’s a great place to do it right here.”

Garrett, the No. 4 seed in this eight-man tournament, established a pattern early in the week and stuck with it throughout. On the first day, when he defeated No. 5 seed Sam Stone of Texas State University, he boated five bass in the 2 1/2 – pound range by going first to a shallow hump about a miley from the launch site at Paris Landing State Park, and then moving another 15 miles south on Kentucky Lake where he fished a ledge in approximately 15 feet of water.

On Friday, he lit into his biggest limit of the tournament — a 19-7 bag that was by far the heaviest of the event, and handily dispatched No. 2 seed Taylor Bivins of Kansas State. Saturday, Garrett caught 35 keepers and had a few of his biggest bites break off, preventing his 14-13 from going even heavier.

On the hump, he threw a small crankbait for keepers, and his bigger bites later in the day came on a 3/4-ounce wobble head with a Magnum Green Pumpkin Trick Worm.

“That worm seemed to be the deal,” Garrett said.

Garrett and Coleman had duked it out since 5:45 a.m. on Saturday until they checked in at Paris Landing State Park in nearby Buchanan, Tenn. at 1:30 p.m. The anglers were trailered the 25 minutes to Paris, where the final weigh-in was held.

Exhausted from some intense shoreline work the first two days, sixth-seeded Coleman broke form on Saturday when bluebird skies replaced the expected cloud cover which he hoped would help his shallow-water bite. In an effort to find bigger fish, he ran 40 minutes north to where Kentucky and Barkley lakes meet, but he couldn’t find a bass to bite.

He was disappointed, but said he gave everything he had.

“It was extremely frustrating,” Coleman said. “I knew I had to catch them today, and John’s schools … he hadn’t been burning them. He did today and he caught them. I could have done the same thing I had been doing the other days and maybe caught three fish for 8 1/2 pounds. But I had to gamble. I went to an area I hadn’t seen. It looked good on the contour maps, and it matched my pattern. So I ran there, and all I did was catch a few shorts.”

He wouldn’t do anything differently, however, he said.

“I got to the finals of the bracket, and I have no regrets,” the 20-year old Coleman said. “I gave it my all.”

The top four teams at last week’s College National Championship traveled to northwest Tennessee for the bracket event. The eight anglers were seeded individually and fished in a head-to-head format, with only one angler being able to advance all the way through the finals and into the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro.
Garrett, who is a business management major at Bethel, said it’s his aspiration to use his education to be around the fishing business as a professional. But at least for a year, it’s his fishing education and expertise that will have him matching wits against the world’s best bass anglers in the sport’s marquee event. The 2017 Classic will be held on Lake Conroe near Houston, Texas,  Marc 24-26h.

“I’m trying not to think about that too much and stress on it,” Garrett said. “I’m going to let this sink in. But I can guarantee when I get to the Classic, I’m going to have a good time and enjoy it.”

Bethel University bass fishing coach Garry Mason said he’s not surprised Garrett fished his way into the Classic.

“John is such a great angler, a great young man, and a leader of our program,” Mason said. “But anytime you win at this level, there’s some amount of surprise…We were very much in anticipation of seeing him win, and he’s very confident right now. He was on a lot of fish.”

In addition to the Classic berth, Garrett won $7,500 to cover fishing expenses, and he earned free entry to all nine of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens in 2017. He will have use of a Nitro boat and a fully-rigged Toyota truck for the year, as well.

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 3
Kentucky Lake – Paris Landing State Park – Paris, TN
8/4/2016 – 8/6/2016
Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket presented by
Bass Pro Shops
Today’s Activity
# Fish Lbs – Oz
Accumulative
Name # Live # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz
1 John Garrett – Bethel University 5 4 14-13 15 14 46- 9 2
Evan Coleman – Texas State University 0 0 0- 0 7 6 16- 5Day
1 Austin, TX 2- 1
2 Dallas, TX 4- 3
3 Union City, TN 4- 3

Day # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
TOTALS
# Fish
1 16 15 37- 0 1
2 12 12 35- 2 1
3 5 4 14-13 1

Colorado Wins High School Championship

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Colorado Wins High School Championship
Turner Mason (left) and Ryan Wood (right) of the Front Range Bass Club in Colorado win the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship held on Kentucky Lake out of Paris, Tenn., with a three-day total weight of 49 pounds, 4 ounces.

Photo by Ronnie Moore/Bassmaster

August 6, 2016

Colorado Wins High School Championship

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PARIS, Tenn. — Redemption. That sums up the week on Kentucky Lake for Turner Mason and Ryan Wood, winners of the Costa Bassmaster High School Championship.

Last year the teenage anglers from Colorado fished this very event and failed to catch a single keeper bass all week. Today, they capped an amazing week of fishing by winning the tournament with 49 pounds, 4 ounces.

Wood and Mason represented the Front Range Bass Club while enrolled at Legacy High School. Wood, a former B.A.S.S. youth state and national champion, was a member of the 2016 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team.

Ethan Stone and Nolan Minor, fishing for Orange County High School in Virginia, took second with 48-6. Dailus Richardson and Trevor McKinney of Benton County High School in Illinois finished third with 46-5. Fourth were Ean Davis and Grayson Hanson of Pell City High School in Alabama with 45-15. Austin Hamner and Aaron Reed of Northside High School in Alabama took fifth with 45-12.

The winning game plan for Mason and Wood was conceived on the cross-country drive from their homes in Broomfield, Col.

“We fished deep last year and didn’t have the confidence in doing it again,” said Wood, 18, who will attend Dallas Baptist University and join its bass fishing team.

“We all are jerkbait junkies and use the lure a lot for all species back in Colorado,” added Chad LaChance, team coach and angling mentor of Wood since he was 9 years old.

“On the drive over we decided to somehow make it work since we have so much confidence in the jerkbait,” said Mason, 18, who will fish for the Colorado State University bass fishing team beginning this fall.

The jerkbait plan got validated upon arrival at Kentucky Lake. During practice the team caught fish of all species on the sub-topwater lure, just like back home, and plenty of quality largemouth and smallmouth.

“It worked from one end of the lake to the other, at least where we fished,” added Wood. “We could do no wrong and it was obvious all the various species were moving into shallow water to feed.”

In summer on Kentucky Lake bass fishermen rarely use the floating jerkbait. That is because the largemouth and smallmouth inhabit deeper, cooler water along the main river channel. They stay all summer long and feed on large schools of shad. Deep diving crankbaits are the top producers this time of year.

Mason and Wood discovered the bass moved into coves adjacent to the deep water to feed on baitfish. Even in shallow water the bass had a quick, short trip back to deeper water. Fish of all species came to feed, spending time to do little else, before darting back to deep water.

On average, they caught fish so shallow the boat created a mud line behind them. The presentation was equally as unusual. Mason and Wood snapped the rod tip and retrieved the lure as quickly as possible.

They used 5-inch floating jerkbaits in chrome for sunny skies and white under cloudy conditions. The lure was tied to 15-pound Stren braid with a 20-pound monofilament leader to prevent the lure from getting tangled. A 6-foot, 8-inch St. Croix Legend Elite Spinning Rod and Pflueger Patriarch spinning reel completed the tackle.

“We know it is unusual to catch bass in 90 degree water this time of year, on this lake, and in just a few inches of water,” said Mason. “But we had to give it a try.”

Redemption came early and quick. The team landed a limit weighing 14-10 by 7:30 a.m. on Thursday. They moved from 19th place into fourth on Friday with a limit weighing 17-15. The final effort produced a catch weighing 16-11 to seal the win.

Northside led the tournament on Thursday and then dropped to second the following day. They never recovered from missed opportunities. Fishing pressure from a weekend tournament hurt, too, today.

“We just didn’t execute well and had a lot of boats on our areas,” said Hamner.

The team focused on the typical summertime pattern of fishing the offshore ledges with deep running crankbaits.

Cap Massey, 14, of Animas, N.M., caught the big bass of the day weighing 8-5. He caught the largemouth on a Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper soft plastic lure. The strike occurred as the lure was slowly dragged along the bottom near a dropoff in 7 feet of water.

The tournament began with 348 anglers representing 175 high schools from across the nation and Ontario. The field was cut to the Top 12 on Day 3 with the weigh-in held on the downtown square in Paris, Tenn.

Teams were awarded $70,250 in scholarship funds. B.A.S.S. contributed $21,000 and sponsors are provided $9,250. Bethel University provided the remaining $40,000. Triton Boats gave an additional $500 scholarship to each angler through sixth place.

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 3
Kentucky Lake – Paris Landing Park – Paris, TN
8/4/2016 – 8/6/2016
Costa Bassmaster High School Series National Championship

Today’s Activity
# Fish Lbs – Oz
Accumulative
Name # Live # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz
1 Ryan Wood – Turner Mason CO- Front Range Bass Club 5 4 16-11 15 14 49- 4
2 Ethan Stone – Nolan Minor VA- OCHS Anglers 5 4 18- 9 15 14 48- 6
3 Dailus Richardson – Trevor McKinney IL-Benton High School 5 5 14-10 15 15 46- 5
4 Ean Davis – Grayson Hanson AL-Pell City High School 3 3 7- 2 13 13 45-15
5 Austin Hamner – Aaron Reed AL-Northside High School 5 5 10- 5 15 14 45-12
6 Tommy Floyd JR – James Gibbons SC-South Florence High 5 5 14- 0 15 15 44-11
7 Samuel Vandagriff – Matthew Vandagriff TN-Warren County 3 3 10- 7 13 13 43-15
8 Colten Didion – John Hutson OH-Hartley Hawgs 5 5 9-15 15 15 42- 5
9 Bobby Bauer – CJ Guest NC-Carson High School 5 5 12-11 15 14 42- 2
10 Drake Boyd – Daelyn Whaley SC-Abbeville HS 2 2 6- 8 11 9 38- 6
11 Will Sigmon – Luke Doughty WV- Carver Career Center 3 3 7- 9 12 12 38- 2
12 Zach Vielhauer – Remington Wagner KS- Kickback High School Club 2 2 4- 2 11 10 32-11
BIG BASS
Day
1 Cap Massey – Adon Hernandez Animas, NM 8- 5
2 Will Sigmon – Luke Doughty Clendenin, WV 7- 5
2 Ean Davis – Grayson HansonPelll City, AL 7- 5
3 Ryan Wood – Turner Mason Broomfield, CO 4- 5
Day # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
TOTALS
# Fish
1 461 442 1158- 7 47
2 414 392 1056-14 43
3 48 46 132- 9 7

FLORIDA’S COX MAINTAINS LEAD AT PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING’S FORREST WOOD CUP PRESENTED BY WALMART

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FLORIDA’S COX MAINTAINS LEAD AT PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING’S FORREST WOOD CUP PRESENTED BY WALMART

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 6, 2016) – Pro angler John Cox of DeBary, Florida, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 11 pounds even Saturday to hold his lead after Day Three of the Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, on Wheeler Lake in Huntsville, Alabama. Cox will bring a slim 9-ounce lead over second-place angler Todd Auten of Lake Wylie, South Carolina, into championship Sunday, which will feature the final 10 pros casting for the $300,000 top cash prize.

“I headed south to the same creek arm that I’ve been hitting for the past two days,” said Cox, whose previous best showing at a Forrest Wood Cup was a 16th place finish in 2013. “I wanted to change things up at first, but I decided to return. So many anglers have won tournaments like this in one spot. For me, that is the spot.

“There’s a ton of laydowns and a little bit of duckweed in there,” Cox continued. “The duckweed moved around a bit in the current. It was a grind today. I only caught seven keepers – all before noon.”

Cox said he used a few different lures to entice his limit, including a frog, a buzzbait and a topwater.

“In the afternoon, I headed to another arm farther north that had bigger fish – I could see them,” said Cox. “I tried flipping and fishing shadier banks to really mix it up, but the water was too dirty. It just didn’t feel right, so I brought in what I had.

“Tomorrow I’m going to keep my head down and pray that I can get 12 or 13 pounds,” said Cox. “I think that’s what it will take for me to win.”

The top 10 pros that will continue to championship Sunday on Wheeler Lake are:

1st:          John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 15 bass, 43-5

2nd:         Todd Auten, Lake Wylie, S.C., 14 bass, 42-12

3rd:         Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 37-14

4th:         Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 15 bass, 37-13

5th:         Jacob Wheeler, Indianapolis, Ind., 15 bass, 37-3

6th:         Walmart pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., 15 bass, 36-9

7th:         Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 15 bass, 35-9

8th:         Joseph Webster, Fulton, Miss., 15 bass, 34-13

9th:         Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 15 bass, 34-3

10th:       Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., 14 bass, 32-15

Finishing 11th: through 20th are:

11th:       Yamamoto Baits pro Jimmy Reese, Witter Springs Calif., 15 bass, 32-7, $15,000

12th:       Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 15 bass, 32-3, $15,000

13th:       Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 15 bass, 32-2, $15,000

14th:       Darrel Robertson, Jay, Okla., 13 bass, 30-0, $15,000

15th:       David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 15 bass, 29-14, $15,000

16th:       Shane LeHew, Mooresville, N.C., 15 bass, 29-13, $15,000

17th:       J.T. Kenney, Palm Bay, Fla., 11 bass, 29-5, $15,000

18th:       Bill Chapman, Salt Rock, W. Va., 15 bass, 29-3, $15,000

19th:       Brandon McMillan, Clewiston, Fla., 13 bass, 25-12, $15,000

20th:       Ray Hanselman, Del Rio, Texas, 13 bass, 24-0 $15,000

Final results for the remaining field can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 95 bass weighing 207 pounds, 6 ounces caught by pros Saturday. The catch included 17 five-bass limits.

The final 10 anglers will take off from the Ditto Landing located at 2963 Ditto Landing Road in Huntsville, at 7 a.m. Sunday at the Folger’s Morning Takeoff. Sunday’s final weigh-in will be held at the Propst Arena located at 700 Monroe St. SW, in Huntsville, beginning at 5 p.m.

Fans will also be treated to the FLW Expo on Sunday at the Von Braun Center from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., prior to the final weigh-in. The Expo includes games, activities and giveaways provided by more than 40 FLW sponsors, the opportunity to shop the latest tackle and outdoor gear from more than 100 exhibitors, Ranger boat simulators, a casting pond and a trout pond for children, as well as the opportunity to meet and interact with top professional anglers, including Hank Parker, Jimmy Houston and Byron Velvick. FLW’s namesake Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, will also be greeting fans.

On Sunday the first 500 children 14 and under who are accompanied by an adult will receive a voucher to redeem for a free rod and reel combo courtesy of WHNT News 19 after the evening’s weigh-in. Also on Sunday, one lucky fishing fan will win a brand new Ranger Z521C bass boat with a 250-horsepower Mercury outboard motor courtesy of WAFF 48. The Ranger Boat giveaway is free to enter but the winner must be present at the conclusion of Sunday’s final weigh-in to win.

FLW fans will be treated to the Bass & BBQ Festival in conjunction with the FLW Expo. The BBQ Festival, presented by WQRV 100.3 The River, will feature four award-winning BBQ teams offering delicious fare to visitors at the Forrest Wood Cup. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to local Alabama charities.

Country music superstar Dustin Lynch will perform a free concert on the Walmart weigh-in stage at the Propst Arena on Sunday starting at 4 p.m., prior to the final weigh-in. The concert is presented by WDRM 102.1 radio. Lynch occupies a unique place in today’s country music. Thanks to his classic sensibilities, he’s been heralded as the heir to George Strait’s throne. Yet with one listen to, “Where It’s At” it’s obvious the young Tennessee native knows how to combine his traditional influences with an edgy intensity that places him at the vanguard of today’s contemporary country scene.

The Folger’s Morning Takeoff, FLW Expo, Bass & BBQ event, live concert and weigh-ins are all free and open to the public.

Coverage of the Forrest Wood Cup will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) when “FLW” airs October 18 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

The 2016 Forrest Wood Cup at Wheeler Lake presented by Walmart is being hosted by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

For a full schedule of events, 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.

FLORIDA’S COX EXTENDS LEAD AT PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING’S FORREST WOOD CUP PRESENTED BY WALMART

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FLORIDA’S COX EXTENDS LEAD AT PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING’S FORREST WOOD CUP PRESENTED BY WALMART

FLORIDA’S COX EXTENDS LEAD AT PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING’S FORREST WOOD CUP PRESENTED BY WALMART

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Link to HD video of Cox’s weighing in his leading limit on Day Two

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 5, 2016) – Fifty of the best professional bass anglers in the world continued their four-day competition for the top cash award of $300,000 at the Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world championship of bass fishing, at Wheeler Lake in Huntsville, Alabama, on Friday.

After the last fish had been brought to the scale, John Cox of DeBary, Florida, extended his Day One lead Friday by weighing in a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 10 ounces. Cox’s two-day total of 10 bass weighing 32-5 gives him a 6-pound, 7-ounce lead heading into Day Three, with Jacob Wheeler of Indianapolis, Indiana, in second place with 10 bass weighing 25-14.

“Today was pretty good for me,” said Cox, who has already earned more than $144,000 this season in FLW competition. “I caught seven keepers out of the same hole that I was in yesterday. I went past where I stopped yesterday – I hit a couple of logs running in and a couple of logs running out – and I thought it was going to be better, but the fish that I thought were in the back were making their way out.”

Although he was not ready to get specific, Cox said that he caught his fish Friday on two different baits – a topwater and a plastic worm. He said that he planned to start tomorrow in the same location, but wouldn’t hesitate to change things up if he has to.

“Things are going pretty good right now, but you never know what’s going to happen and things could change tomorrow,” he said. “I’ve only fished that one spot so far. I’ve got a backup spot, but I’m going to wait and see. It’s similar, but it’s a different tributary and I’d rather not use it right now if I don’t have to.

“I’m really looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow,” Cox continued. “We’re on the Tennessee River and there are a lot of big fish in this place. I’m going back to the same spot tomorrow and we’ll see what happens. I think that if I can catch 15 (pounds) tomorrow and 10 (pounds) the last day, it ought to be enough to get it done.”

The top 20 pros that will continue to Saturday’s competition on Wheeler Lake are:

1st:          John Cox, Debary, Fla., 10 bass, 32-5

2nd:         Jacob Wheeler, Indianapolis, Ind., 10 bass, 25-14

3rd:         Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 25-14

4th:         Darrel Robertson, Jay, Okla., 10 bass, 25-3

5th:         Todd Auten, Lake Wylie, S.C., nine bass, 25-2

6th:         Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 24-10

7th:         Walmart pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., 10 bass, 24-4

8th:         Bill Chapman, Salt Rock, W. Va., 10 bass, 22-5

9th:         Yamamoto Baits pro Jimmy Reese, Witter Springs, Calif., 10 bass, 22-3

10th:       Walmart pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 10 bass, 21-11

11th:       Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 10 bass, 21-10

12th:       Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 10 bass, 21-9

13th:       Chris Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 21-8

14th:       Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 10 bass, 21-6

15th:       Ray Hanselman, Del Rio, Texas, 10 bass, 21-3

16th:       Joseph Webster, Fulton, Miss., 10 bass, 20-15

17th:       Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., 10 bass, 20-15

18th:       J.T. Kenney, Palm Bay, Fla., six bass, 20-13

19th:       Shane LeHew, Mooresville, N.C., 10 bass, 20-8

20th:       Brandon McMillan, Clewiston, Fla., eight bass, 20-7

Final results for the remaining field can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 218 bass weighing 451 pounds, 10 ounces caught by pros Friday. The catch included 39 five-bass limits.

Anglers will take off from the Ditto Landing located at 2963 Ditto Landing Road in Huntsville, at 7 a.m. each morning at the Folger’s Morning Takeoff. Each day’s weigh-in will be held at the Propst Arena located at 700 Monroe St. SW, in Huntsville, beginning at 5 p.m.

Fans will also be treated to the FLW Expo at the Von Braun Center on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. prior to the weigh-ins. The Expo includes games, activities and giveaways provided by more than 40 FLW sponsors, the opportunity to shop the latest tackle and outdoor gear from more than 100 exhibitors, Ranger boat simulators, a casting pond and a trout pond for children, as well as the opportunity to meet and interact with top professional anglers, including Hank Parker, Jimmy Houston and Byron Velvick. FLW’s namesake Forrest L. Wood, the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, will also be greeting fans.

On Saturday and Sunday the first 500 children 14 and under each day who are accompanied by an adult will receive a voucher to redeem for a free rod and reel combo courtesy of WHNT News 19 after the evening’s weigh-in. Also on Sunday one lucky fishing fan will win a brand new Ranger Z521C bass boat with a 250-horsepower Mercury outboard motor courtesy of WAFF 48. The Ranger Boat giveaway is free to enter but the winner must be present at the conclusion of Sunday’s final weigh-in to win.

Also on Saturday and Sunday, FLW fans will be treated to the Bass & BBQ Festival in conjunction with the FLW Expo. The BBQ Festival, presented by WQRV 100.3 The River, will feature four award-winning BBQ teams offering delicious fare to visitors at the Forrest Wood Cup. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to local Alabama charities.

Country music superstar Dustin Lynch will perform a free concert on the Walmart weigh-in stage at the Propst Arena on Sunday starting at 4 p.m., prior to the final weigh-in. The concert is presented by WDRM 102.1 radio. Lynch occupies a unique place in today’s country music. Thanks to his classic sensibilities, he’s been heralded as the heir to George Strait’s throne. Yet with one listen to, “Where It’s At” it’s obvious the young Tennessee native knows how to combine his traditional influences with an edgy intensity that places him at the vanguard of today’s contemporary country scene.

The Folger’s Morning Takeoff, FLW Expo, Bass & BBQ event, live concert and weigh-ins are all free and open to the public.

Coverage of the Forrest Wood Cup will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) when “FLW” airs October 18 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

The 2016 Forrest Wood Cup at Wheeler Lake presented by Walmart is being hosted by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

For a full schedule of events, complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

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