Buckeye Flick-It Review Walker Smith August 2,2016

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Buckeye Flick-It Review

Walker Smith

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This football-shaped jighead is an great tool for wacky-rigging your favorite finesse and stick worms when the bite gets tough.

When everything else fails to produce, anglers around the world rely on wacky-rigged worms to get the job done. By hooking a stick worm or finesse worm through the middle, you’re able to show the bass something totally different than they’re accustomed to seeing. This technique doesn’t just catch small ones either; some of my biggest catches have come on a wacky-rigged stick worm.

I’ve spent the last several months testing the Buckeye Flick-It jighead. After catching bass with it in in several different bodies of water, it has become a major confidence technique for me.

Bethel University And Texas State Square Off In Bassmaster Classic Bracket Finals

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Bethel University And Texas State Square Off In Bassmaster Classic Bracket Finals

John Garrett of Bethel University and Evan Coleman of Texas State University move on to the final day of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops. At stake is a berth in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro to be held on Lake Conroe out of Houston, Texas.

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August 5, 2016

Bethel University And Texas State Square Off In Bassmaster Classic Bracket Finals

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PARIS, Tenn. — It was a bad day for Kansas State. But the Wildcats’ loss was the gain of Bethel University’s John Garrett and Texas State’s Evan Coleman, who both reached the final of the 2016 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops.

Garrett, who attends Bethel, which is just a few dozen miles from Kentucky Lake where this tournament is taking place, once again was the dominant angler in the head-to-head tournament that started with eight collegiate fishermen on Thursday. The No. 4 seed in the College Classic Bracket, Garrett defeated second-seeded Taylor Bivins of Kansas State with a tremendous 19-pound, 7-ounce limit of bass that was more than 10 pounds heavier than any of the other three student anglers fishing on Friday.

Garrett topped Bivins, who had only one bass on Friday that weighed 4-3.

“They’re pulling current on (Kentucky Lake), and where I’m fishing is a real sloping point, and there’s a hot spot on top of it,” he said. “In my mind yesterday, I thought they would bite on the tip of that point, and it’s not really deep there on top of it. That’s where they were today. The place I caught a lot of 2 pounders yesterday, I skimmed over it and the fish grew in numbers and in size. I made one cast, and caught a 4-pounder.”

Bivins said the key to surviving the semifinal round was to put five bass in the livewell. He was right, and with only one fish (albeit a nice one) to his credit on Friday, the magical run that included a National College Championship win with Kyle Alsop last week, came to an end.

“Today was slow and obviously, John Garrett had a huge bag of fish,” Bivins said. “When I get back home, and my mind is off fishing for a little bit, it will finally sink in that we won a National Championship. You can’t take that away.”

Coleman, the No. 6 seed from Texas State, is the last man standing between Garrett and a berth in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro. Though he hadn’t fished on Kentucky Lake until practice for the College Classic Bracket began, he has shown a tremendous amount of creativity and is cruising all over the water in search of bass.

He had four fish that weighed 8-3 on Friday, which topped Alsop’s two fish that totaled 3-5. Alsop was the No. 1 seed in the tournament.

Coleman said he was undeterred facing the top seed, and won’t be intimidated fishing against Garrett on his home water.

“I’m rolling, and covering miles and miles of shoreline,” Coleman said. “I’m comfortable doing that. I had a really good sack on Day 2 of practice and I think if I can mimic that, I’ve got a shot. I have to see if I can figure out what I was doing then, and what I’m not doing now, and make the adjustments accordingly. But I’m never intimidated. It’s kind of unfortunate (that Garrett knows this lake better than I do), but I’ve got to do what I’ve got to do.

“I want it, and I want it bad,” Coleman said.

Alsop knows Coleman is an extremely capable angler who can win the Classic Bracket Saturday, whether it’s familiar water or not.

“Anything can happen in fishing,” Alsop said.

Garrett and Coleman are scheduled to launch at 5:30 a.m. Saturday at Paris Landing State Park. Weigh-in is scheduled to begin in downtown Paris, Tenn. at 2:30 p.m. CST.

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 2
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 5 19- 7 10 10 31-12
2 Evan Coleman – Texas State University 4 4 8- 3 7 6 16- 5
3 Kyle Alsop – Kansas State University 2 2 3- 5 5 5 10-15
4 Taylor Bivins – Kansas State University 1 1 4- 3 4 4 9- 5
5 Sam Stone – Texas State University 1 1 2- 1
6 Caleb Wozniak – Auburn University 1 1 1-12
7 Austin Handley – Auburn University 0 0 0- 0
7 Brian Pahl – Bethel University 0 0 0- 0
Name City,State Lbs-Oz
BIG BASS
Day
1 Austin, TX 2- 1
2 Dallas, TX 4- 3
Day # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
TOTALS
# Fish
1 16 15 37- 0 1
2 12 12 35- 2 1

Pell City Takes High School Championship Lead

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Pell City Takes High School Championship Lead

an Davis and Grayson Hanson of Pell City High School out of Alabama lead after Day 2 of the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship on Kentucky Lake with 38 pounds,13 ounces.

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August 5, 2016

Pell City Takes High School Championship Lead

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PARIS, Tenn. — When all else fails, “junk fishing” often prevails. Fishing both shallow and deep paid off for Ean Davis and Grayson Hanson, giving them the second-round lead in the Costa Bassmaster High School Championship.

The team, representing Pell City High School in Alabama, caught five bass weighing 21 pounds, 12 ounces Friday for an overall total of 38-13. The catch stands as the heaviest single day weight caught during the tournament underway on Barkley and Kentucky lakes.

Junk fishing is a last resort when there is no prevailing pattern in a lake. The junk term comes from the attempt to catch a bass from any casting target or cover encountered along a given stretch of shoreline. You are basically using everything in the tacklebox and casting at anything.

“In August on the Tennessee River everybody talks about fishing the ledges,” said Zeke Gossett, the team captain who coincidentally is a 2014 graduate of the high school located near Birmingham, Ala.

“That’s how it’s going for us and we’re making the most of it,” said Davis, 18, a senior. “At least in our junk pattern the areas have produced at least one quality bass on both days.”

Today that was a largemouth weighing 7-5. Thursday the pair anchored their catch with a largemouth weighing 6-13.

“We’re not getting a lot of bites but they are quality fish,” added Hanson, 17, a junior. “There is at least one good one in there and we’ll need it again tomorrow.”

They will indeed need it. The junk spot didn’t give up the 7-pounder until 1:30 p.m. Tomorrow will take swinging for the fences since the Top 12 teams will compete for college bass fishing’s national championship title. Weekend anglers and a large-scale local tournament will replace the fishing pressure created by the high school teams eliminated after Day 2.

The Panthers bass fishing team is fishing two areas. Those include deepwater ledges and a key 700-yard stretch of shoreline.

“We are just rotating between the two areas but the shallow spot is the best,” said Gossett.

Austin Hamner and Aaron Reed, the Day 1 leaders, dropped to second with a total weight of 35-7. Samuel and Matthew Vandagriff of Warren County High School in Tennessee dropped to third with 33-8. Ryan Wood and Turner Mason, fishing for the Front Range Bass Club in Colorado, pulled into fourth with 32-9. Colton Didion and John Hutson of the Hartley Hawgs in Ohio hold down fifth place with 32-6.

The leaders behind Pell City continue finding success using a traditionally popular method of fishing here during summer. That is finding tight schools of bass offshore on the lake’s underwater ledges. Those drop off into the deep, cooler water of the Tennessee River channel.

That is where the bass find a comfort zone and source of food. The current and cooler water also attracts baitfish. Timing is everything. The bass follow the bait and there are no guarantees they stay in the same spot. Even so, it’s a gamble worth taking.

“Today we didn’t have enough current,” admitted Hamner, referring to the flow created by the release of water from Kentucky Dam. “We need it to run all day to be good.”

The Northside High School team from Tuscaloosa, Ala., duplicated their fishing strategy today by fishing shallow and then going to the deepwater ledges.

“We are fishing shallow to catch a quick limit and then moving deep for the bigger bite,” said Reed.

The limit came again by 8:30 a.m. and the anglers replaced the smaller catch with bigger bass caught on the ledges.

The lack of current and calm winds played into the favor of the strategy chosen by Wood and Mason, students at Legacy High School in Broomfield, Co.

“Current doesn’t matter at all to us because we are fishing in shallow water,” said Wood, who was on the 2015 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team.

Coincidentally, shallow water produced the winning catch for three consecutive days for the winning team last year. That high school championship was held on Kentucky Lake in early August.

A coach, whose role is mentoring the anglers, accompanies them in the boat. Teams must take a 15-minute half-time break after four hours of fishing. One-minute timeouts are optional.

Teams are eligible to win $70,250 in scholarship funds. B.A.S.S. is contributing $21,000 and sponsors are providing $9,250. The remaining $40,000 will be awarded by Bethel University in McKenzie, Tenn. The school has the distinction as the first to offer academic scholarships for members of a collegiate bass fishing team. Triton will also provide an additional $500 scholarship to each angler through sixth place.

Saturday, the Top 12 teams take off at 5:30 a.m. from Paris Landing State Park. The final weigh-in, when the Costa Bassmaster High School Champions will be crowned, will be held at 2:30 p.m. on the Henry County Court House square in downtown Paris.

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 2
Kentucky Lake – Paris Landing State Park – Paris, TN
8/4/2016 – 8/6/2016
Costa Bassmaster High School Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops

Today’s Activity
# Fish Lbs – Oz
Accumulative
Name # Live # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz
1 Ean Davis – Grayson Hanson AL-Pell City High School 5 5 21-12 10 10 38-13
2 Austin Hamner – Aaron Reed AL-Northside High School 5 5 15- 4 10 9 35- 7
3 Samuel Vandagriff – Matthew Vandagriff TN-Warren County 5 5 14- 2 10 10 33- 8
4 Ryan Wood – Turner Mason CO- Front Range Bass Club 5 5 17-15 10 10 32- 9
5 Colten Didion – John Hutson OH-Hartley Hawgs 5 5 15- 5 10 10 32- 6
6 Drake Boyd – Daelyn Whaley SC-Abbeville HS 5 4 16-10 9 7 31-14
7 Dailus Richardson – Trevor McKinney IL-Benton High School 5 5 14-14 10 10 31-11
8 Tommy Floyd JR – James Gibbons SC-South Florence High 5 5 15- 7 10 10 30-11
9 Will Sigmon – Luke Doughty WV- Carver Career Center 5 5 19-10 9 9 30- 9
10 Ethan Stone – Nolan Minor VA- OCHS Anglers 5 5 14- 0 10 10 29-13
11 Bobby Bauer – CJ Guest NC-Carson High School 5 4 11- 1 10 9 29- 7
12 Zach Vielhauer – Remington Wagner KS- Kickback High School Club 5 5 9-12 9 8 28- 9
13 Justin Watts – Alex Heintze LA-Livingston Parish Bassmasters 5 5 12- 3 10 10 27- 7
14 Ben Abraham – Dane Humbles LA-Alexandria Senior High School 4 4 9- 9 9 9 27- 6
15 Justin Kanute – Josh Wissinger AL-Hayden High School 5 3 13- 6 10 7 27- 2
16 Oakley Connor – Hunter Harrison SC-Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers 4 4 14- 5 9 9 27- 1
17 Wesley Gore – Blake Davenport AL-Jemison HS 5 5 12-11 10 10 26-14
18 Ethan Mally – Cole Housley NE-NHSB 5 4 15- 4 10 9 25-12
19 Jackson Elder – Drake Montgomery AL-American Christian Academy 5 5 14- 2 10 10 25-12
20 Cody Stahl – Tate VanEgmond GA -Crosspointe Christian Fishing Club 3 3 6- 7 8 7 25-11
21 Hunter Baird – Nick Davenport KS- Capital City 2 2 8- 8 7 6 25- 1
22 Parker Davis – Aaron Stephens AL-Mortimer Jordan HS Bass Club 5 5 10- 9 10 10 24-11
23 Colby Miller – Wesley Holt LA-Oak Hill HS Bass Club 5 4 17- 9 8 6 24- 8
24 Buck Burns – Clint Dailey AL-Sipsey Valley High School 5 4 11- 5 10 9 24- 3
25 Garrett McWilliams – Dalton Jones MS-Discovery Christian School Lions 3 3 12- 1 7 6 23- 7
26 Gavin Hessler – Tucker Nauss WI- St. Croix Central 5 5 12- 0 10 10 23- 7
27 Grayson Whicker – Andrew Lear NC – Carson HS 4 3 11-11 9 8 23- 3
28 Noah Winslow – Shane Powers Nonnewaug HS 5 4 12-14 10 9 23- 0
29 Jarrod Willbur – Garrett Tyrell MI- Walled Lake Central 5 5 9-11 10 10 22- 3
30 Michael Arndt – Ryan Hujar NY-Oneida Lake 5 4 17-13 7 6 22- 2
31 Luke Farley – Owen Hawker NC-NC Highschool Anglers 3 3 6- 6 8 8 22- 1
32 Logan Stensrud – Devon O’Neil MN- Rogers HS 4 4 9- 9 9 9 22- 1
33 Keaton Greenawald – Tanner Cheeseman IN- Southside Anglers 4 4 9- 9 9 9 21-15
34 Lake Norsworthy – Blaine Fulton MS- Brandon HS 5 5 11-12 8 8 21-11
35 Will Garrett – Fischer Keel AL-Auburn Anglers 5 5 11- 2 10 10 21- 6
36 Jonathan Suttle – Gavin Deshotels LA-Sulphur High School 5 5 12- 9 8 8 21- 4
37 Jarrett McMillan – Scout Suddeth GA-Bremen High School 4 2 8- 1 9 7 21- 3
38 Zane Loveday – Quintin Dorough AL-Chelsea Anglers 5 5 14- 3 8 8 20- 6
39 Evan Bramhill – Teddy Peznola Mass Bass Nation HS 5 4 10-11 10 9 20- 1
40 Craig Wilson – Trevor St John TN-Campbell Co HS Cougars 5 5 11- 9 9 9 19-10
41 Jeremy Bates – Josh Holden NH- Bishop Brady HS 4 4 11-13 8 8 19- 8
42 Glenn Banaszak – Alec Berens IL-Minooka Anglers Club 4 3 8- 9 9 8 18-13
43 Victor Papaiz – Evan Citrigno ON- St. Catharines Bassmasters 5 5 13- 8 7 7 18-12
44 Sean Hall – SC-North Augusta High School 4 4 12- 8 7 6 18-12
45 Ethan Greene – Cody Lynn AL- Lakeside Chiefs 3 2 8- 0 8 7 18- 9
46 Sutton Black – Justin Barnes AL-Monroe Student Anglers 1 1 2- 9 6 6 18- 8
47 Clay Torson – Jacob Maloney Cedar Rapids Jr Bassmasters 3 3 6-11 8 8 18- 8
48 Bradly Powell – Erik Van Dyke FL- Marion County HS Bassmasters 5 5 16- 3 6 6 18- 7
49 Eric Noyes – Mikey Reiss OK-Broken Arrow Fishing Team 2 2 5-12 7 7 18- 7
50 Tyler Lubbat – Matt Runge Buffalo Grove Bass Fishing 5 4 18- 3 5 4 18- 3
51 Bryson Glenn – Laython McLean SC- Dixie HS 3 3 7- 7 7 7 17-12
52 Nathan Hardin – Preston Williamson GA-Bremen High School 5 5 10- 2 8 8 17- 7
53 Cap Massey – Adon Hernandez NM-Mesilla Valley Bass Anglers 1 1 1-11 6 6 17- 6
54 Hunter Porter – Cade Crocker Hillcrest High School 5 5 12-15 7 7 17- 6
55 Caleb Dupre – Garret Smith Sulphur High School 1 1 2- 0 6 6 17- 0
56 Taylor Gilliland – Charlie Baker AL-American Christian Academy 3 3 7- 3 8 8 17- 0
57 Ryan Winchester – Jake Lee TN-Clinton High School 5 5 10- 4 9 9 16-11
58 Tucker Putnam – Blake Barrett AL-Good Hope Fishing Team 5 5 11-14 7 7 16-10
59 Grant Bourque – Ethan Smart LA-Ascension Anglers 4 4 8-15 7 7 16- 8
60 Kyle Ingleburger – Kyle Palmer TN-Grundy County HS 2 2 4-12 7 7 16- 6
61 Cole Drummond – Piercen Lynch SC- South Florence High 2 2 3-14 7 6 15-14
62 Cal Culpepper – Parker Marshall GA-Harris County High School 4 4 9-10 7 7 15- 9
63 Bryson Mills – Luke Byerly TN- Brentwood HS 1 1 2- 1 6 4 14-15
64 Caleb Gatwood – Cayden Soberoski MS- Oak Grove HS Warrior Bass Club 1 1 2- 6 6 4 14-13
65 Dax Ewart – Andrew McDaniel AL-Tuscaloosa County High School 2 2 4- 4 7 7 14-13
66 Shaw Sandy – Sam Bennett AL-Athens Anglers 4 4 10-11 6 6 14-12
67 Nick Denham – Cole Baker KY- Jefferson County Bassmasters 4 3 11- 2 6 5 14- 8
68 Colin Slentz – Evan Slentz SC- Abbeville HS 5 5 9-15 7 7 14- 8
69 Jason Felter – Anthony Mello Idaho Trophy Bass Hunters 3 3 5-11 7 7 14- 8
70 Steven Deason – Blake Handley AL-Hayden HS 1 1 2- 5 5 5 14- 5
71 Gunner Wilson – Zach Manneback MI-Hartland HS 4 4 6-11 7 7 14- 3
72 Wyatt Gabby – Drew Herrmann IL- Marion 3 3 7-15 6 6 14- 0
73 Hayden Pinho – Ian Doucet LA- Patterson HS 5 5 9- 6 7 7 13-15
74 Nathan Powell – Chase Cantrell TN-Whitwell High School 3 1 7- 5 6 4 13-15
75 Adam Isler – Bemjamin Statly MI-Hartland HS 1 1 2- 6 6 6 13-14
76 Cuyler Duke – Bryson Arthur GA-Bainbridge HS Basscats 3 3 5-10 6 6 13-14
77 Dustin Benefield – Adam Higgins AL-Arab Fishing Knights 1 1 3- 6 5 5 13- 7
78 Drew Gunter – Chase Watson TN-Rhea County 2 2 5-11 5 5 13- 6
79 Wyatt Powell – Glen McFee WV-Wirt County Tigers 5 5 8-13 7 7 13- 4
80 Cole Wood – Will Wood GA-Jefferson High School 4 4 6-15 7 7 13- 3
81 Griffin Fernandes – Joe Keller Southeastern Bass Anglers 5 5 10- 9 6 6 13- 0
82 Austin Smith – Noah Pierce TN- Campbell County HS 3 3 12-10 3 3 12-10
83 Jordan Mullis – Adam Puckett IN-Southside Anglers 5 5 12- 8 5 5 12- 8
84 Bryce Kiely – Johnathan Hoefer MO-Liberty North 5 3 12- 4 5 3 12- 4
85 Max McQuiade – Ryan Richardson MA-Massachusetts HS Club 1 1 5- 7 4 4 11-13
86 Tyler Feddersen – Ben Dodson TN-Lenior City HS Bass Club 2 2 3- 5 6 6 11-11
87 Jake Beihoffer – Bailey Faires TN-Soddy Daisy HS 0 0 0- 0 5 4 11- 5
88 Austin Goins – Bryar Goins TN-Rhea County High School 2 2 4- 9 5 5 11- 2
89 Will Moffett – Spencer Higginbotham MS-Franklin County High School 2 2 3- 6 5 5 10-10
90 Lucas Lindsay – Logan Parks Auburn Anglers 1 1 1-12 5 5 10- 9
91 Jackson Ebbers – Tyler Witte NE-Cambridge Trojan Bass Anglers 2 2 4- 3 5 5 10- 8
92 Chris Brown – Bryce Warren DE-Milford HS 3 2 7-14 4 3 10- 7
93 Harmon Marien – Michael John WI-Northland Pines HS 1 1 1-11 5 5 10- 6
94 Ethan Cruze – Carlo Castiglione LA-Sam Houston High School 2 2 4- 1 5 5 10- 5
95 Zach Martin – Cody Armstrong AL-Hayden High School 3 3 6- 5 5 5 10- 1
96 Connor Ezell – Riley Kilpatrick AL-Athens Anglers 3 3 6- 2 5 5 10- 1
97 Logan Henderson – Steven Swann AL-Springville Anglers 0 0 0- 0 5 5 10- 0
98 Kevin Sansom – Tucker Watts WV- Wayne HS 2 2 5-10 4 4 10- 0
99 Stephen Whitlow – Jared Young FL-Sarasota High School 0 0 0- 0 5 5 9-14
100 Garrett McCrackin – Gunner Baker OK-Mannford High School 2 2 6- 5 4 4 9- 7
101 Cole MacDonald – Kyle Calvert AL-Good Hope Fishing Team 1 1 5- 9 2 2 8-15
102 Noah Belt – Lane Couch OK- Kiowa HS 2 2 5- 2 4 4 8-14
103 Will Dewey – Cameron Kidd SC-York County HS Anglers 0 0 0- 0 4 4 8-11
104 Zachary Fones – Benjamin LeBlanc VA-Frederick County Bass Anglers 4 4 6-11 5 5 8- 9
105 Brianna Tucker – Garrett Jones AL – Hartselle Fishing Team 2 2 3- 9 4 4 8- 2
106 Alex Rigg – Joshua Austin NM – Mesilla Valley Bass Anglers 2 2 6- 3 3 3 8- 1
107 Jacob Kennom – Kaden Knoch OK-Central OKC 0 0 0- 0 2 1 7-15
108 Jacob Bruener – Austin Brewer TX- Douglass HS Fishing Team 2 2 5- 8 3 3 7-15
109 Joey Koller – Boyd Johnson IN-Martinsville 0 0 0- 0 4 4 7-14
110 Gracie Herbold – Addison Speigner AL-Headland Bass Team 2 2 7-14 2 2 7-14
111 Dawson Sturgis – Austen Willard AL-Athens Anglers 0 0 0- 0 4 3 7-13
112 Evan Hughes – Jacob Gray Abbeville High School 2 2 5-10 3 3 7- 8
113 Russ Brown – Bryce Strahan MS-Oak Grove HS Warrior Bass Club 1 1 2-12 3 3 7- 7
114 Austin Adcox – Wyatt Hamner AL-Sipsey Valley High School 0 0 0- 0 2 2 7- 6
115 Hunter Runyan – Chris Mcabee TN-Roane County High 3 3 7- 3 3 3 7- 3
116 Matthew Arndt – Logan Ukleya NY-Oneida Lake 0 0 0- 0 3 2 7- 3
117 Austin Smith – Devan Hamrick MD- Southern Garrett Bass Slayers 3 3 5- 9 4 4 7- 3
118 Tyler Thompson – Hunter Mims TN-Midway High School 2 2 4- 9 3 3 6-13
119 Nathanial Kimberling – Jakobe Akins ID – Lake City HS 1 1 2- 2 2 2 6-12
120 Braden Blanchard – Cade Fortenberry LA-Ascension Anglers 3 3 6- 5 3 3 6- 5
121 Zach Bezak – PA-Punxsutawney Christian School 0 0 0- 0 2 2 6- 5
122 Hunter Daniel – Brenden Farley AR-River Valley Fishing Club 2 2 4- 2 3 3 6- 4
123 Blake Albertson – Dylan Cobb IN-Southside Anglers 2 2 4- 8 3 3 6- 1
124 Isaac Duncan – Jack Kelly MS-North Pike Jaguars 1 1 1-14 3 3 6- 0
125 Laney Skipper – Taylor Owens AL-Rehobeth Bass Club 3 3 5-15 7 7 5-15
126 Ian Boehm – Brandon Laird-Fletcher AZ- Arizona HS Bass Nation 2 2 4- 0 3 3 5-15
127 Peyton McCord – Aaron Cherry Headland Bass Team 0 0 0- 0 2 2 5-13
128 Kole Greer – Kyler Radford LA-North Desoto High School 2 2 3- 8 3 2 5-10
129 Will Delaney – Kaleb Ballard AL-Hillcrest High School 0 0 0- 0 3 3 5- 9
130 Tanner Ward – Evan Stiteler OH-Coshocton Bass Club 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4-12
130 Jonathon Wilburn – Connor Jones AL-Guntersville High School 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4-12
132 Taylor Hamburger – Jack Hamburger Eagle Anglers 1 1 2-10 2 2 4-11
133 Zach Ingram – Chase Gallaway Heber Springs Panthers 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4- 8
134 Ian McGann – Riley McGann MD-Marriotts Ridge Mustangs BFC 1 1 2-11 2 2 4- 7
135 Josh Dugger – Jake Dugger Pottsville HS 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4- 5
136 Parker Guy – Jordan Gilbert GA- Irwin Bass Anglers 0 0 0- 0 1 1 4- 4
137 Tristen Raines – Seth Johnson KY- George Rogers Clark HS Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4- 3
138 Tyler Eagan – Noah Lewis MO-Lees Summit West HS Fishing Club 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4- 2
139 Anthony Fazio – Grant Olsen IL-Minooka Anglers Club 0 0 0- 0 2 2 4- 0
140 Christian Greico – Sebastian Greico FL- HS Hawg Hunters 2 2 3-15 2 2 3-15
141 Kaleb Tweite – Kyler Bauer Riceville 0 0 0- 0 2 2 3-14
142 Tyler McCubbins – Dalton Goble TN-Grainger HS 1 1 1-14 2 2 3-14
143 Jackson Staib – George Carr DE-Concord HS 1 1 1-13 2 2 3-13
144 Tyler Gavlick – Andrew Henry PA- Susquehanna Valley Fishing Team 1 1 1-12 2 2 3-11
145 Kyle Mach – Luke Bludworth TX-Douglass HS Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 2 2 3-10
146 Garrett Prenger – Zach Henry OH-Buckeye State Student Anglers 2 2 3- 7 2 2 3- 7
147 Cade Holcomb – Chace Gregory AL-Helena High School 2 2 3- 4 2 2 3- 4
148 Tyler Wagnon – Lucas Terry AL-East Limestone 0 0 0- 0 1 1 3- 2
149 Zach Bauer – Levi McKinney IN-Martinsville High School 1 1 2- 9 1 1 2- 9
150 Colton Colwell – Hunter Brady CO- Windsor HS Bass Fishing Club 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 4
150 Cole Miles – Dillan White Southside Anglers 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 4
150 Justin Mork – Nick Camarote MN- Rogers HS 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 4
153 Tristan McDonald – Jake Redmond ON-K-W Cambridge HS Club 1 1 2- 3 1 1 2- 3
154 Matt Miller – Tyler Moscrip IN-Southside Anglers 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 2
155 John Weddle – James Fry IN-Columbus East High School 0 0 0- 0 1 1 2- 1
156 Jacob Woods – Austin Winter TN-Lenoir City High School 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1-14
157 Cole Tabert – Dylan Hansen WA-Moses Lake HS 1 1 1-12 1 1 1-12
158 Mason Moore – Logan Estes KY- Lincoln County HS 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1-11
158 Braden Ryals – Tommy Beasley MS-Forrest County AHS 1 1 1-11 1 1 1-11
160 Landry Cooper – Cameron Kirkland TN-Sequoyah High School 0 0 0- 0 1 1 1- 8
161 Kyle Everett – Dustin Wellman LA- Dragon Bass Club 0 0 0- 0 1 1 0- 0
162 Austin Chism – Jackson Williams FL- Lakeland Area HS Club 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Maciek Chmielewski – Adrian Kurnyta IL-Hinsdale South HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Bransford Dean – Dustin Osborne TN-Rhea County 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Jacob Doster – Mitchell DeGraaf IL-Minooka Anglers Club 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Corey Elliott – Conner Akins KY-Corbin High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Denton Ellison – Tyler Allison MO-Lee’s Summit West HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Laura Ann Foshee – Reid Connor AL-Gardendale High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Noah Henderson – Blake Wood AL-Cold Springs Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Spencer Kirkpatrick – Davis Miller AL-Tuscaloosa County High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Wil Rickenbaker – Walker Moore SC-Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Auston Ricks – Cody Banks AL-Cold Springs Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Wade Sneed – Tyler Price TN-Rhea County High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Noah Sowell – Trey Proctor TX-Hemphill Hornet Bass Club 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
162 Lindsey Stevens – Clayton Scott GA- Ola HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
Name City,State Lbs-Oz
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
Day # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
TOTALS
# Fish
1 461 442 1158- 7 47
2 414 392 1056-14 43

. Forrest Wood: The Man Behind the Bass Boat Terry Brown 07/29/2016

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Forrest Wood: The Man Behind the Bass Boat

Terry Brown

07/29/2016

Equally as impressive as his popular Ranger bass boats is Forrest Wood’s wisdom, cerebral demeanor and dedication to fisheries management.

Believe it or not I was once an athlete. I lived for sports—mainly baseball and basketball—and found that sports centered me. They were something that I had to work hard in for success and due to my small size, I had to be twice as good as those I competed with to get playing time.

The men I looked up to in my childhood were my dad, uncles and grandpas and my heroes were all sports figures. The game of the week with Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese was mandatory. As my skills waned athletically I found that competition was still important to me and fishing competitively filled that void.

FLORIDA’S COX GRABS DAY ONE LEAD AT PROFESSIONAL BASS FISHING’S FORREST WOOD CUP PRESENTED BY WALMART

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FLORIDA’S COX GRABS DAY ONE 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

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 4, 2016) – Fifty of the best bass anglers in the world converged on Wheeler Lake in Huntsville, Alabama, this morning for the Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart, the world-championship of professional bass fishing. The four-day competition, which awards a top cash prize of $300,000, will feature a full field of anglers Friday before cutting to the top 20 on Saturday, and to the final 10 on championship Sunday.

Pro John Cox of Debary, Florida, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 11 ounces, to take the early lead after Day One on the water. Cox holds a slim 1-pound, 13-ounce, lead over Brandon McMillian of Clewiston, Florida, who caught five bass weighing 14-14, good for second place.

Cox said he spent his day on the south end of the lake dissecting a 300-yard creek arm off of the main river. He said it was one of four arms that he had hit during practice.

“I was on my way into a hole that I figured no one could get to, and I ended up catching them on the way back there,” said Cox, who won the FLW Tour event on Lake Hartwell earlier this season. “It took about 40 minutes to get in there. There were a lot of logs I had to go across.”

Cox said he caught 10 fish along his path using a variety of baits including a buzzbait, spinnerbait and a Yamamoto Senko.

“I saw some duckweed in a tree and caught one on a frog, and then another from a clump nearby,” said Cox. “I flipped and casted all day. I caught my largest fish in the morning – a 3-pounder – when I finally got to the back of the creek.”

Heading into Day Two, Cox said he is confident that some sizeable bass will still be in his area.

“I’m thinking I can go back in there tomorrow and catch them again,” said Cox. “The fish were healthy, thick and eating good. I like how the area was setting up. I don’t know if I can get the same weight as today, but 13 pounds is a definite possibility.”

The top 20 pros after day one on Wheeler Lake are:

1^st: John Cox, Debary, Fla., five bass, 16-11

2^nd: Brandon McMillan, Clewiston, Fla., five bass, 14-14

3^rd: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., five bass, 14-7

4^th: Joseph Webster, Fulton, Miss., five bass, 14-2

5^th: Walmart pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., five bass, 13-15

6^th: Bill Chapman, Salt Rock, W. Va., five bass, 13-8

7^th: Yamamoto Baits pro Shinichi Fukae, Palestine, Texas, five bass, 13-7

8^th: Shane Lehew, Mooresville, N.C., five bass, 13-3

9^th: Quaker State pro Matt Arey, Shelby, N.C., five bass, 12-8

10^th: Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., five bass, 12-1

11^th: Terry Bolton, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 11-13

12^th: Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., five bass, 11-6

13^th: Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., five bass, 11-2

14^th: Todd Auten, Lake Wylie, S.C., four bass, 10-12

15^th: Darrel Robertson, Jay, Okla., five bass, 10-11

16^th: Dan Morehead, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 10-8

17^th: Livingston Lures pro Stetson Blaylock, Benton, Ark., five bass, 10-7

18^th: Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 10-2

19^th: Old Spice pro Greg Bohannan, Bentonville, Ark., five bass, 9-15

20^th: Tyler Suddarth, Valdosta, Ga., five bass, 9-12

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

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 Friday, 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 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.

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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Alabama Anglers Lead High School Championship

Austin Hamner (left) and Aaron Reed of Northside High School in Alabama lead Day 1 of the 2016 Costa Bassmaster High School Series National Championship with 20 pounds, 3 ounces.

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August 4, 2016

Alabama Anglers Lead High School Championship

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PARIS, Tenn. — Aaron Reed and Austin Hamner were among the last boats to leave the dock this morning, and the Alabama teens returned with the heaviest catch of the first round of the Costa Bassmaster High School Championship.

The two anglers from Tuscaloosa, Ala., caught five bass weighing 20 pounds, 3 ounces, to lead high school bass fishing’s national championship, underway this week on Kentucky and Barkley lakes.

“We had a good practice, catching mostly 3-pounders, and carried it over into today,” said Hamner.

“Being in the last flight of boats to leave didn’t hurt us, and we know that our takeoff time tomorrow will be earlier,” added Reed. “Our fish bite best in the morning.”

Reed and Hamner are members of the Northside High School Fishing team in Tuscaloosa. They are among 348 teen anglers from 175 high school teams competing for the national title after qualifying through a series of state and regional tournaments.

Not far behind the leaders with 19-6 are Samuel and Matthew Vandagriff, brothers fishing for Warren County High School in McMinnville, Tenn. Cody Stahl and Tate VanEgmond, of CrossPointe Christian Academy in Georgia, hold down third place with 19-4. Zach Vielhauer and Remington Wagner, fishing for Kickback High School in Kansas, are fourth with 18-13. And in fifth place with 18-6 are Bobby Bauer and C.J. Guest of Carson City High School in North Carolina.

The leaders are following a familiar fishing pattern on the lakes impounded by the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. During summer the bass gravitate to Kentucky and Barkley lakes’ offshore ledges. Those border the river channels and two of the bass’ key needs: food and comfort.

Cooler water is there, and so are schools of baitfish for sustaining their diet. The bass follow the food, making success hinge on the angler being at the right place at the right time.

Hamner and Reed are fishing early in the morning with topwater lures to catch actively feeding bass in shallow water. As the water temperature increases with the sunlight, the anglers are moving into deeper water.

“We have separate areas for catching limit fish and big bass,” explained Reed. “It’s a combination of being there when they are feeding.”

The anglers can weigh five bass per team measuring a minimum of 15 inches in length. The leaders are confident they can repeat the feat on Friday.

“We didn’t catch our limit until 10:30, but that was because of the late takeoff,” added Hamner. “We have four or five really good spots to try tomorrow.”

Like the leaders, the Vandagriff brothers are beginning the day shallow and then moving deeper.

“We culled up to bigger bass from our initial limit,” said Samuel. “We should be able to do it again tomorrow.”

The Vandagriffs caught their limit by 8:30 a.m. and then were able to cull those smaller bass with bigger ones that added up to the weight they brought to the scales.

“We only have two key areas, but that’s all we need,” added Matthew. “We didn’t need to fish the second area, it was that good.”

Fifth-place anglers Guest and Bauer are following the leaders by technique, fishing shallow early and then moving to deep water.

“We’re cranking ledges just like everyone else,” said Guest. “It’s all about being there at the right time and tomorrow we swing for the fences.”

That will be a good idea. After Friday, the field is cut to the Top 12 for the final day of fishing and to determine the national champion.

A coach, whose role is mentoring the anglers, accompanies them in the boat. Teams must take a 15-minute half-time break after four hours of fishing. One-minute timeouts are optional. Hamner and Reed landed their fifth keeper shortly after concluding the break.

Teams are eligible to win $70,250 in scholarship funds. B.A.S.S. is contributing $21,000 and sponsors are providing $9,250. The remaining $40,000 will be awarded by Bethel University in McKenzie, Tenn. The school has the distinction as the first to offer scholarships for members of a collegiate bass fishing team.

Triton Boas will also provide an additional $500 scholarship to each angler through sixth place.

Cap Massey, 14, of Animas, N.M., caught the big bass of the day weighing 8-5. He declined to comment on the lure used to catch the largemouth, saying only that it came from deep water.

The anglers take off at 5:30 a.m. from Paris Landing State Park and return for the weigh-in at 1:45 p.m. Paris Landing hosts the Day 2 weigh-in, while the final weigh-in, including crowning of the national champions, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in downtown Paris.

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1
Kentucky Lake – Paris Landing State 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 Austin Hamner – Aaron Reed AL-Northside High School 5 4 20- 3 5 4 20- 3
2 Samuel Vandagriff – Matthew Vandagriff TN-Warren County 5 5 19- 6 5 5 19- 6
3 Cody Stahl – Tate VanEgmond GA -Crosspointe Christian Fishing Club 5 4 19- 4 5 4 19- 4
4 Zach Vielhauer – Remington Wagner KS- Kickback High School Club 4 3 18-13 4 3 18-13
5 Bobby Bauer – CJ Guest NC-Carson High School 5 5 18- 6 5 5 18- 6
6 Ben Abraham – Dane Humbles LA-Alexandria Senior High School 5 5 17-13 5 5 17-13
7 Ean Davis – Grayson Hanson AL-Pell City High School 5 5 17- 1 5 5 17- 1
8 Colton Didion – John Hutson OH-Hartley Hawgs 5 5 17- 1 5 5 17- 1
9 Dailus Richardson – Trevor McKinney IL-Benton High School 5 5 16-13 5 5 16-13
10 Hunter Baird – Nick Davenport KS- Capital City 5 4 16- 9 5 4 16- 9
11 Sutton Black – Justin Barnes AL-Monroe Student Anglers 5 5 15-15 5 5 15-15
12 Ethan Stone – Nolan Minor VA- OCHS Anglers 5 5 15-13 5 5 15-13
13 Cap Massey – Adon Hernandez NM-Mesilla Valley Bass Anglers 5 5 15-11 5 5 15-11
14 Luke Farley – Owen Hawker NC-NC Highschool Anglers 5 5 15-11 5 5 15-11
15 Tommy Floyd JR – James Gibbons SC-South Florence High 5 5 15- 4 5 5 15- 4
15 Justin Watts – Alex Heintze LA-Livingston Parish Bassmasters 5 5 15- 4 5 5 15- 4
17 Drake Boyd – Daelyn Whaley SC-Abbeville HS 4 3 15- 4 4 3 15- 4
18 Caleb Dupre – Garret Smith Sulphur High School 5 5 15- 0 5 5 15- 0
19 Ryan Wood – Turner Mason CO- Front Range Bass Club 5 5 14-10 5 5 14-10
20 Wesley Gore – Blake Davenport AL-Jemison HS 5 5 14- 3 5 5 14- 3
21 Parker Davis – Aaron Stephens AL-Mortimer Jordan HS Bass Club 5 5 14- 2 5 5 14- 2
22 Justin Kanute – Josh Wissinger AL-Hayden High School 5 4 13-12 5 4 13-12
23 Jarrett McMillan – Scout Suddeth GA-Bremen High School 5 5 13- 2 5 5 13- 2
24 Buck Burns – Clint Dailey AL-Sipsey Valley High School 5 5 12-14 5 5 12-14
25 Bryson Mills – Luke Byerly TN- Brentwood HS 5 3 12-14 5 3 12-14
26 Oakley Connor – Hunter Harrison SC-Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers 5 5 12-12 5 5 12-12
27 Eric Noyes – Mikey Reiss OK-Broken Arrow Fishing Team 5 5 12-11 5 5 12-11
28 Jarrod Willbur – Garrett Tyrell MI- Walled Lake Central 5 5 12- 8 5 5 12- 8
29 Logan Stensrud – Devon O’Neil MN- Rogers HS 5 5 12- 8 5 5 12- 8
30 Caleb Gatwood – Cayden Soberoski MS- Oak Grove HS Warrior Bass Club 5 3 12- 7 5 3 12- 7
31 Keaton Greenawald – Tanner Cheeseman IN- Southside Anglers 5 5 12- 6 5 5 12- 6
32 Cole Drummond – Piercen Lynch SC- South Florence High 5 4 12- 0 5 4 12- 0
33 Steven Deason – Blake Handley AL-Hayden HS 4 4 12- 0 4 4 12- 0
34 Clay Torson – Jacob Maloney Cedar Rapids Jr Bassmasters 5 5 11-13 5 5 11-13
35 Jackson Elder – Drake Montgomery AL-American Christian Academy 5 5 11-10 5 5 11-10
35 Kyle Ingleburger – Kyle Palmer TN-Grundy County HS 5 5 11-10 5 5 11-10
37 Adam Isler – Bemjamin Statly MI-Hartland HS 5 5 11- 8 5 5 11- 8
37 Grayson Whicker – Andrew Lear NC – Carson HS 5 5 11- 8 5 5 11- 8
39 Gavin Hessler – Tucker Nauss WI- St. Croix Central 5 5 11- 7 5 5 11- 7
40 Garrett McWilliams – Dalton Jones MS-Discovery Christian School Lions 4 3 11- 6 4 3 11- 6
41 Jake Beihoffer – Bailey Faires TN-Soddy Daisy HS 5 4 11- 5 5 4 11- 5
42 Will Sigmon – Luke Doughty WV- Carver Career Center 4 4 10-15 4 4 10-15
43 Dax Ewart – Andrew McDaniel AL-Tuscaloosa County High School 5 5 10- 9 5 5 10- 9
43 Ethan Greene – Cody Lynn AL- Lakeside Chiefs 5 5 10- 9 5 5 10- 9
45 Ethan Mally – Cole Housley NE-NHSB 5 5 10- 8 5 5 10- 8
46 Bryson Glenn – Laython McLean SC- Dixie HS 4 4 10- 5 4 4 10- 5
47 Glenn Banaszak – Alec Berens IL-Minooka Anglers Club 5 5 10- 4 5 5 10- 4
47 Will Garrett – Fischer Keel AL-Auburn Anglers 5 5 10- 4 5 5 10- 4
49 Noah Winslow – Shane Powers Nonnewaug HS 5 5 10- 2 5 5 10- 2
50 Dustin Benefield – Adam Higgins AL-Arab Fishing Knights 4 4 10- 1 4 4 10- 1
51 Logan Henderson – Steven Swann AL-Springville Anglers 5 5 10- 0 5 5 10- 0
52 Lake Norsworthy – Blaine Fulton MS- Brandon HS 3 3 9-15 3 3 9-15
53 Stephen Whitlow – Jared Young FL-Sarasota High School 5 5 9-14 5 5 9-14
54 Taylor Gilliland – Charlie Baker AL-American Christian Academy 5 5 9-13 5 5 9-13
55 Evan Bramhill – Teddy Peznola Mass Bass Nation HS 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 6
56 Jason Felter – Anthony Mello Idaho Trophy Bass Hunters 4 4 8-13 4 4 8-13
56 Lucas Lindsay – Logan Parks Auburn Anglers 4 4 8-13 4 4 8-13
58 Will Dewey – Cameron Kidd SC-York County HS Anglers 4 4 8-11 4 4 8-11
58 Harmon Marien – Michael John WI-Northland Pines HS 4 4 8-11 4 4 8-11
60 Jonathan Suttle – Gavin Deshotels LA-Sulphur High School 3 3 8-11 3 3 8-11
61 Tyler Feddersen – Ben Dodson TN-Lenior City HS Bass Club 4 4 8- 6 4 4 8- 6
62 Cuyler Duke – Bryson Arthur GA-Bainbridge HS Basscats 3 3 8- 4 3 3 8- 4
63 Craig Wilson – Trevor St John TN-Campbell Co HS Cougars 4 4 8- 1 4 4 8- 1
64 Jacob Kennom – Kaden Knoch OK-Central OKC 2 1 7-15 2 1 7-15
65 Joey Koller – Boyd Johnson IN-Martinsville 4 4 7-14 4 4 7-14
66 Dawson Sturgis – Austen Willard AL-Athens Anglers 4 3 7-13 4 3 7-13
67 Jeremy Bates – Josh Holden NH- Bishop Brady HS 4 4 7-11 4 4 7-11
68 Drew Gunter – Chase Watson TN-Rhea County 3 3 7-11 3 3 7-11
69 Grant Bourque – Ethan Smart LA-Ascension Anglers 3 3 7- 9 3 3 7- 9
70 Gunner Wilson – Zach Manneback MI-Hartland HS 3 3 7- 8 3 3 7- 8
71 Austin Adcox – Wyatt Hamner AL-Sipsey Valley High School 2 2 7- 6 2 2 7- 6
72 Nathan Hardin – Preston Williamson GA-Bremen High School 3 3 7- 5 3 3 7- 5
73 Will Moffett – Spencer Higginbotham MS-Franklin County High School 3 3 7- 4 3 3 7- 4
74 Matthew Arndt – Logan Ukleya NY-Oneida Lake 3 2 7- 3 3 2 7- 3
75 Colby Miller – Wesley Holt LA-Oak Hill HS Bass Club 3 2 6-15 3 2 6-15
76 Nathan Powell – Chase Cantrell TN-Whitwell High School 3 3 6-10 3 3 6-10
77 Austin Goins – Bryar Goins TN-Rhea County High School 3 3 6- 9 3 3 6- 9
78 Ryan Winchester – Jake Lee TN-Clinton High School 4 4 6- 7 4 4 6- 7
79 Max McQuiade – Ryan Richardson MA-Massachusetts HS Club 3 3 6- 6 3 3 6- 6
80 Jackson Ebbers – Tyler Witte NE-Cambridge Trojan Bass Anglers 3 3 6- 5 3 3 6- 5
81 Zach Bezak – PA-Punxsutawney Christian School 2 2 6- 5 2 2 6- 5
82 Ethan Cruze – Carlo Castiglione LA-Sam Houston High School 3 3 6- 4 3 3 6- 4
82 Cole Wood – Will Wood GA-Jefferson High School 3 3 6- 4 3 3 6- 4
84 Sean Hall – SC-North Augusta High School 3 2 6- 4 3 2 6- 4
85 Zane Loveday – Quintin Dorough AL-Chelsea Anglers 3 3 6- 3 3 3 6- 3
86 Wyatt Gabby – Drew Herrmann IL- Marion 3 3 6- 1 3 3 6- 1
87 Cal Culpepper – Parker Marshall GA-Harris County High School 3 3 5-15 3 3 5-15
88 Peyton McCord – Aaron Cherry Headland Bass Team 2 2 5-13 2 2 5-13
89 Will Delaney – Kaleb Ballard AL-Hillcrest High School 3 3 5- 9 3 3 5- 9
90 Victor Papaiz – Evan Citrigno ON- St. Catharines Bassmasters 2 2 5- 4 2 2 5- 4
91 Tucker Putnam – Blake Barrett AL-Good Hope Fishing Team 2 2 4-12 2 2 4-12
91 Tanner Ward – Evan Stiteler OH-Coshocton Bass Club 2 2 4-12 2 2 4-12
91 Jonathon Wilburn – Connor Jones AL-Guntersville High School 2 2 4-12 2 2 4-12
94 Russ Brown – Bryce Strahan MS-Oak Grove HS Warrior Bass Club 2 2 4-11 2 2 4-11
95 Nathanial Kimberling – Jakobe Atkins ID – Lake City HS 1 1 4-10 1 1 4-10
96 Hayden Pinho – Ian Doucet LA- Patterson HS 2 2 4- 9 2 2 4- 9
96 Colin Slentz – Evan Slentz SC- Abbeville HS 2 2 4- 9 2 2 4- 9
96 Brianna Tucker – Garrett Jones AL – Hartselle Fishing Team 2 2 4- 9 2 2 4- 9
99 Zach Ingram – Chase Gallaway Heber Springs Panthers 2 2 4- 8 2 2 4- 8
100 Hunter Porter – Cade Crocker Hillcrest High School 2 2 4- 7 2 2 4- 7
100 Wyatt Powell – Glen McFee WV-Wirt County Tigers 2 2 4- 7 2 2 4- 7
102 Kevin Sansom – Tucker Watts WV- Wayne HS 2 2 4- 6 2 2 4- 6
103 Michael Arndt – Ryan Hujar NY-Oneida Lake 2 2 4- 5 2 2 4- 5
103 Josh Dugger – Jake Dugger Pottsville HS 2 2 4- 5 2 2 4- 5
105 Parker Guy – Jordan Gilbert GA- Irwin Bass Anglers 1 1 4- 4 1 1 4- 4
106 Tristen Raines – Seth Johnson KY- George Rogers Clark HS Fishing Team 2 2 4- 3 2 2 4- 3
107 Isaac Duncan – Jack Kelly MS-North Pike Jaguars 2 2 4- 2 2 2 4- 2
107 Tyler Eagan – Noah Lewis MO-Lees Summit West HS Fishing Club 2 2 4- 2 2 2 4- 2
109 Shaw Sandy – Sam Bennett AL-Athens Anglers 2 2 4- 1 2 2 4- 1
110 Anthony Fazio – Grant Olsen IL-Minooka Anglers Club 2 2 4- 0 2 2 4- 0
111 Connor Ezell – Riley Kilpatrick AL-Athens Anglers 2 2 3-15 2 2 3-15
112 Kaleb Tweite – Kyler Bauer Riceville 2 2 3-14 2 2 3-14
113 Noah Belt – Lane Couch OK- Kiowa HS 2 2 3-12 2 2 3-12
113 Zach Martin – Cody Armstrong AL-Hayden High School 2 2 3-12 2 2 3-12
115 Kyle Mach – Luke Bludworth TX-Douglass HS Fishing Team 2 2 3-10 2 2 3-10
116 Nick Denham – Cole Baker KY- Jefferson County Bassmasters 2 2 3- 6 2 2 3- 6
117 Cole MacDonald – Kyle Calvert AL-Good Hope Fishing Team 1 1 3- 6 1 1 3- 6
118 Garrett McCrackin – Gunner Baker OK-Oak Grove HS Warrior Bass Club 2 2 3- 2 2 2 3- 2
119 Tyler Wagnon – Lucas Terry AL-East Limestone 1 1 3- 2 1 1 3- 2
120 Chris Brown – Bryce Warren DE-Milford HS 1 1 2- 9 1 1 2- 9
121 Jacob Bruener – Austin Brewer TX- Douglass HS Fishing Team 1 1 2- 7 1 1 2- 7
121 Griffin Fernandes – Joe Keller Southeastern Bass Anglers 1 1 2- 7 1 1 2- 7
123 Colton Colwell – Hunter Brady CO- Windsor HS Bass Fishing Club 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4
123 Cole Miles – Dillan White Southside Anglers 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4
123 Justin Mork – Nick Camarote MN- Rogers HS 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4
123 Bradly Powell – Erik Van Dyke FL- Marion County HS Bassmasters 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4
123 Tyler Thompson – Hunter Mims TN-Midway High School 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4
128 Hunter Daniel – Brenden Farley AR-River Valley Fishing Club 1 1 2- 2 1 1 2- 2
128 Matt Miller – Tyler Moscrip IN-Southside Anglers 1 1 2- 2 1 1 2- 2
130 Kole Greer – Kyler Radford LA-North Desoto High School 1 0 2- 2 1 0 2- 2
131 Taylor Hamburger – Jack Hamburger Eagle Anglers 1 1 2- 1 1 1 2- 1
131 John Weddle – James Fry IN-Columbus East High School 1 1 2- 1 1 1 2- 1
133 Tyler McCubbins – Dalton Goble TN-Grainger HS 1 1 2- 0 1 1 2- 0
133 Jackson Staib – George Carr DE-Concord HS 1 1 2- 0 1 1 2- 0
135 Ian Boehm – Brandon Laird-Fletcher AZ- Arizona HS Bass Nation 1 1 1-15 1 1 1-15
135 Tyler Gavlick – Andrew Henry PA- Susquehanna Valley Fishing Team 1 1 1-15 1 1 1-15
137 Zachary Fones – Benjamin LeBlanc VA-Frederick County Bass Anglers 1 1 1-14 1 1 1-14
137 Evan Hughes – Jacob Gray Abbeville High School 1 1 1-14 1 1 1-14
137 Alex Rigg – Joshua Austin NM – Mesilla Valley Bass Anglers 1 1 1-14 1 1 1-14
137 Jacob Woods – Austin Winter TN-Lenoir City High School 1 1 1-14 1 1 1-14
141 Ian McGann – Riley McGann MD-Marriotts Ridge Mustangs BFC 1 1 1-12 1 1 1-12
142 Mason Moore – Logan Estes KY- Lincoln County HS 1 1 1-11 1 1 1-11
143 Austin Smith – Devan Hamrick MD- Southern Garrett Bass Slayers 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10
144 Blake Albertson – Dylan Cobb IN-Southside Anglers 1 1 1- 9 1 1 1- 9
145 Landry Cooper – Cameron Kirkland TN-Sequoyah High School 1 1 1- 8 1 1 1- 8
146 Laney Skipper – Taylor Owens AL-Rehobeth Bass Club 4 4 0- 0 4 4 0- 0
147 Kyle Everett – Dustin Wellman LA- Dragon Bass Club 1 1 0- 0 1 1 0- 0
148 Zach Bauer – Levi McKinney IN-Martinsville High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Braden Blanchard – Cade Fortenberry LA-Ascension Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Austin Chism – Jackson Williams FL- Lakeland Area HS Club 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Maciek Chmielewski – Adrian Kurnyta IL-Hinsdale South HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Bransford Dean – Dustin Osborne TN-Rhea County 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Jacob Doster – Mitchell DeGraaf IL-Minooka Anglers Club 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Corey Elliott – Conner Akins KY-Corbin High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Denton Ellison – Tyler Allison MO-Lee’s Summit West HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Laura Ann Foshee – Reid Connor AL-Gardendale High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Christian Greico – Sebastian Greico FL- HS Hawg Hunters 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Noah Henderson – Blake Wood AL-Cold Springs Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Gracie Herbold – Addison Speigner AL-Headland Bass Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Cade Holcomb – Chace Gregory AL-Helena High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Bryce Kiely – Johnathan Hoefer MO-Liberty North 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Spencer Kirkpatrick – Davis Miller AL-Tuscaloosa County High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Tyler Lubbat – Matt Runge Buffalo Grove Bass Fishing 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Tristan McDonald – Jake Redmond ON-K-W Cambridge HS Club 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Jordan Mullis – Adam Puckett IN-Southside Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Garrett Prenger – Zach Henry OH-Buckeye State Student Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Wil Rickenbaker – Walker Moore SC-Travelers Rest HS Devildog Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Auston Ricks – Cody Banks AL-Cold Springs Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Hunter Runyan – Chris Mcabee TN-Roane County High 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Braden Ryals – Tommy Beasley MS-Forrest County AHS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Austin Smith – Noah Pierce TN- Campbell County HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Wade Sneed – Tyler Price TN-Rhea County High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Noah Sowell – Trey Proctor TX-Hemphill Hornet Bass Club 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Lindsey Stevens – Clayton Scott GA- Ola HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
148 Cole Tabert – Dylan Hansen WA-Moses Lake HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
Name City,State Lbs-Oz
BIG BASS
Day
1 Cap Massey – Adon Hernandez Animas, NM 8- 5
Day # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
TOTALS
# Fish
1 461 442 1158- 7 47
2 0 0 0- 0 0

College Anglers Advance To Second Round Of Classic Bracket Event on Kentucky Lake

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College Anglers Advance To Second Round Of Classic Bracket Event on Kentucky Lake

The Top 4 college anglers move on to the second day of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops. From left to right, top to bottom: Taylor Bivins of Kansas State University, John Garrett of Bethel University, Kyle Alsop of Kansas State University and Evan Coleman of Texas State University.

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August 4, 2016

College Anglers Advance To Second Round Of Classic Bracket Event on Kentucky Lake

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PARIS, Tenn. — Bethel University’s John Garrett already had a limit of fish in his livewell early on Thursday morning before he decided to head to another of his favorite spots on Kentucky Lake.

He figured that if he was going to survive the first day of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops, he’d need a lunker in his boat, instead of the steady stream of 2 1/2-pounders he found just after sunrise.

But when he got to that next spot, he found the unexpected.

“There were a bunch of (U.S.) Marines out there with helicopters and parachutes,” Garrett said. “There were rubber boats out there and people were diving in and catching them. I went over there, and they told me I had to leave. I went back a little later on, and they were gone. Then they came right back and told me to leave again. I kept trying to sneak in (but they weren’t having it.)”

Garrett may have been outmaneuvered during the military exercises, but it turns out that he didn’t need anything more than the five 2 1/2-pound bass he boated to start off the tournament. He was fishing head-to head against Texas State University’s Sam Stone, and only the winner of that pairing would compete on Friday when the eight-man field was winnowed to four.

Garrett’s limit of 12 pounds, 5 ounces put him in that number. He was the only angler in the College Classic Bracket to catch five keepers on Thursday, and he next will fish Kansas State University’s Taylor Bivins, who defeated Auburn University’s Austin Handley in another bracket.

Kyle Alsop, the K-State teammate with whom Bivins paired to win the college national championship last week, beat Auburn’s Caleb Wozniak, and also advanced. The fourth semifinal spot went to Texas State’s Evan Coleman, who knocked off Bethel University’s Brian Pahl. Alsop and Coleman will face off in another head-to-head matchup on Kentucky and Barkley lakes on Friday.

Individual members of the Top 4 teams from the college national championship were seeded 1 through 8 for the College Classic Bracket. The winner of the unique event earns a spot in the 2017 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro in Houston in March.

Garrett, the No. 4 seed in the tournament, beat No. 5 seed Stone, who only caught one fish on Thursday that weighed 2-1. Stone’s schoolmate Coleman, however, survived to fish on Friday with a three-fish total of 8-2. His first round opponent, Bethel’s Pahl, didn’t weigh a fish on Thursday at Paris Landing State Park.

Coleman had never fished Kentucky or neighboring Barkley Lake before practice for this tournament, but he had enough weight to make the second round.

“I’m just going out there and finding out what to do,” he said. “I know this is a ledge lake, but I’m not the best offshore guy. So I fished shallow some, and I got on fish today. I didn’t have five, but I did have three quality bites. Because of this format, you can’t save anything on any day. If I have to go out searching, I’ll have to do a lot of map work and cover a lot of water. I caught 30 fish today, but 15 of them or so were short by 1/8 of an inch. If those are just grow an inch, I can catch 12 or 13 pounds fast.” Bass must be at least 15 inches long to count in this tournament.

Alsop and Bivins both talked about having momentum coming into this event, after having won the Carhartt College Series National Championship in Kentucky last week. They now are one step closer to making the Classic — a dream for both of them.

Alsop caught three fish weighing 7-10 to beat Wozniak, who had one fish for 1-12.

“I had three fish at 7:40 this morning,” Alsop said. “I was on a roll. I started bouncing around, and covering new water, but I didn’t catch another fish until 12:50 or so … I’ve got another day of fishing. When you look at it, I’ve got two guys in between me and the Classic.”

One of those guys could be Bivins, who had three fish for 5-2 on Thursday to beat Handley who zeroed. The K-State teammates will meet in the finals if Alsop can beat Coleman on Friday, and Bivins can outlast Garrett.

“Today was a straight-up grind,” Bivins said. “I had a lot of hook sets for the camera, but a lot of undersized fish … I’ve got another day of fishing, though. Getting the ball rolling for Kyle and me was important. I think getting five fish in the boat is still the key. If you get that, you’ve got a good chance. If it happens, it happens.”

The second round of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops will begin with launch Friday at 5:30 a.m. at Paris Landing State Park. Weigh-in will begin at 1:45 p.m. The final two anglers will duke it out on Saturday for a spot in the 2017 Classic.

Minn Kota® Introduces Smarter & Tougher Terrova®

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Minn Kota^® Introduces Smarter & Tougher Terrova^®

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Racine, WI (August 4, 2016): Minn Kota^® unveils an “all new” Terrova^® and Riptide^® Terrova. The award-winning motors are now smarter, tougher, and better. These improvements deliver anglers increased functionality and performance when it’s needed most—redefining the industry’s best-in-class electric steer trolling motor.

New Features include:

Lift-Assist allows you to stow Terrova by barely lifting a finger
Reinvented Spot-Lock with activation on foot pedal*
Redesigned Stow/Deploy Lever for easier hand or foot use
Quieter Steering Motor
Bluetooth® wireless communication

Bluetooth enables compatibility with the new i-Pilot^® and i-Pilot^® Link™ systems featuring redesigned remotes and reinvented Spot-Lock, the most accurate electronic GPS anchor ever and also extends trolling motor controls to a phone app.

New Terrova and Riptide Terrova* motors are available in 12-, 24-, and 36-volt models, with 55-, 80-, and 112 lbs. thrust, and 45-, 48-, 54-, 60-, and 72-inch shaft lengths.

Product available in late fall, 2016.

Terrova MSRP: $949.99 – $2349.99
Riptide Terrova MSRP: $1349.99 – $2199.99

*Riptide Terrova models come standard with CoPilot, foot pedal sold separately.

For more information, visit minnkotamotors.com, contact Minn Kota, P.O. Box 8129, Mankato, MN 56002, or call 800-227-6433.

The Great Fishing Pyramid … but not the one in Memphis

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The Great Fishing Pyramid … but not the one in Memphis

Ken Duke

August 3, 2016

One of these days I’m going to sit down and write a diatribe about how we in the sportfishing industry lie to ourselves about the size and avidity of our audience. I’m going to call it “The Big Lie.” Perhaps luckily for you, today is not that day.Instead I want to write about a related matter — the customer pyramid that exists in any hobby- or leisure-based industry, like fishing.

FLW ADDS SEVENTH TOUR EVENT TO 2017 FLW TOUR SCHEDULE

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FLW ADDS SEVENTH TOUR EVENT TO 2017 FLW TOUR SCHEDULE

Lake Guntersville to Host Season Opener, Feb. 2-5

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 3, 2016) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) announced today the addition of a seventh Walmart FLW Tour event to the 2017 schedule. The 2017 season will now open at Lake Guntersville, Feb. 2-5, in Guntersville, Alabama.

“A seventh FLW Tour event is something that many pros have asked for in recent years,” said Kathy Fennel, FLW President of Operations. “We announced our traditional six Tour events at ICAST last month, but we wanted to surprise the pros with this announcement to kick off the Forrest Wood Cup in Huntsville. On Saturday we will also unveil the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup date and location as part of the week’s festivities.”

The 2017 season will feature seven tournaments, broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network, which will showcase the best bass anglers in the world competing in the most competitive circuit in the sport.

2017 Walmart FLW Tour Regular-Season Schedule:

February 2-5 Lake Guntersville Guntersville, Ala.

Hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau

February 16-19 Lake Travis Jonestown, Texas

Hosted by the City of Jonestown & Austin Sports Commission

March 9-12 Harris Chain of Lakes Leesburg, Fla.

Hosted by Lake County, Florida

April 6-9 Lake Cumberland Burnside, Ky.

Hosted by Somerset Tourist and Convention Commission

April 27-30 Beaver Lake Rogers, Ark.

Hosted by Visit Rogers

May 18-21 Mississippi River La Crosse, Wis.

Hosted by Explore La Crosse

June 15-18 Potomac River Marbury, Md.

Hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners

The full schedule and expected patterns/details for each fishery can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The date and location for the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup presented by Walmart will be unveiled on-stage at the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup on Saturday at the Propst Arena in Huntsville.

For 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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