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VILLA HILLS’ GERREIN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION EVENT ON BARREN RIVER PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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June 21, 2016

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VILLA HILLS’ GERREIN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION EVENT ON BARREN RIVER PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Vice wins co-angler title

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SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (June 20, 2016) – Chris Gerrein of Villa Hills, Kentucky, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 23 pounds, 2 ounces, Saturday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mountain Division tournament on the Barren River presented by Navionics. For his victory, Gerrein took home $7,925.

Gerrein said he spent his day fishing one area – a channel swing in 6 to 8 feet of water near Browns Ford ramp.

“The area was the perfect scenario,” said Gerrein, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “It was no larger than my boat and had a little bit of grass and a bunch of rock. I kept casting into it and was able to put something together.

“I used a Strike King Pro Model 5XD Crankbait and racked up about 19 pounds by noon,” Gerrein continued. “I figured I had enough to win, but I wanted to keep hammering for the big ones.”

Gerrein said he switched to a Strike King KVD 8.0 Magnum Square-Billed Crankbait to finish out the event.

“On my third cast with the Magnum I caught a 7-pounder which turned out to be the biggest fish in the tournament,” said Gerrein. “I’d never used it before, but ended up culling everything I had. After all was said and done, I probably culled 15 times.

The Kentucky angler said his key to victory was finding the big gizzard shad that bass were feeding on.

“Everyone was flipping, but I was out there imitating the shad I found in practice,” said Gerrein. “That’s what pushed me to the top.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Chris Gerrein, Villa Hills, Ky., five bass, 23-2, $5,925 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 17-13, $2,157

3^rd: Jason Cooper, Shelbyville, Tenn., five bass, 15-0, $1,439

4^th: Marshall Deakins, Dunlap, Tenn., five bass, 14-5, $1,307

5^th: Brett Graham, Cold Spring, Ky., five bass, 13-6, $863

6^th: Barry Strunk, Science Hill, Ky., five bass, 12-14, $791

7^th: Ryan Davidson, Branchland, W. Va., five bass, 12-13, $719

8^th: Michael Emberton, Tompkinsville, Ky., five bass, 12-7, $611

8^th: Mark Pierce, Cadiz, Ky., four bass, 12-7, $611

10^th Todd Yocum, Harrodsburg, Ky., five bass, 12-6, $503

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Gerrein also caught a 7-pound, 1-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $610.

John Vice of Owingsville, Kentucky, weighed in five bass totaling 17 pounds, 10 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $2,462.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: John Vice, Owingsville, Ky., five bass, 17-10, $2,462

2^nd: Dustin Jones, Stanford, Ky., five bass, 13-1, $1,079

3^rd: Don Carmack, Middlesboro, Ky., three bass, 10-12, $717

4^th: Tony Baber, Dayton, Ohio, five bass, 10-6, $503

5^th: Jason Stigall, Tateville, Ky., five bass, 10-3, $431

6^th: Mike Morrison, Prestonsburg, Ky., three bass, 9-10, $396

7^th: Timothy Ernst, Mount Eden, Ky., four bass, 7-9, $360

8^th: Justin Sensabaugh, Byrdstown, Tenn., three bass, 6-15, $324

9^th: Roger Crain, Louisville, Ky., two bass, 6-14, $288

10^th: Jordan Pyles, Somerset, Ky., three bass, 6-11, $252

Vice also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $305.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 6-8 Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

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DUNCAN’S MARKS WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE WYLIE

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June 21, 2016

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DUNCAN’S MARKS WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE WYLIE

Swicegood wins co-angler title

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LAKE WYLIE, S.C. (June 20, 2016) – Joseph Marks of Duncan, South Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 3 ounces, Saturday to win the fourth FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) North Carolina Division tournament of 2016 on Lake Wylie. For his victory, Marks took home $6,056.

“I spent the day fishing the lower end of the lake, on the South Carolina side,” said Marks, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “I rotated through five different brush piles and was able to piece together some decent catches.

“I started out throwing a drop-shot rig with a Morning Dawn-colored Roboworm in 14 to 18 feet of water,” Marks continued. “Before 9 a.m., I had a limit worth 12 pounds. Around 10:30 a.m., I switched to a green-pumpkin custom jig and caught another 15 keepers.”

Marks said preferred to position his baits inside the brush piles, even if it meant getting them hung up on the branches.

“I threw the jig and let it sit there on the bottom and the fish would pick it up,” said Marks. “It was hard to feel them bite and was very slow, but it worked. With the drop-shot, I used 5/16-ounce weights and went through about 40 of them from having to rip out of the brush. I had to let it fall inside, though, to get the reaction bite. It was a great day on the water.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Joseph Marks, Duncan, S.C., five bass, 16-3, $4,056 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Bernie Davis, Charlotte, N.C., five bass, 14-7, $1,878

3^rd: Stephen Cannon, Wilkesboro, N.C., five bass, 14-1, $1,064

3^rd: Jeff Queen, Catawba, N.C., five bass, 14-1, $1,064

5^th: Kameron Harbin, Abbeville, S.C., five bass, 13-6, $751

6^th: Jason Quinn, Rock Hill, S.C., five bass, 12-2, $689

7^th: Michael Stephens, Gastonia, N.C., five bass, 11-13, $626

8^th: Joey Sabbagha Prosperity, S.C., five bass, 11-3, $563

9^th: Steve Godfrey, Candler, N.C., five bass, 11-1, $469

9^th: Maurice Freeze, Concord, N.C., five bass, 11-1, $469

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Travis Young of Gastonia, North Carolina, caught a 5-pound, 7-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $490.

Tommy Swicegood of Salisbury, North Carolina, weighed in five bass totaling 12 pounds, 13 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $2,123.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Tommy Swicegood, Salisbury, N.C., five bass, 12-13, $2,123

2^nd: Dennis Langdon, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., five bass, 11-3, $939

3^rd: Erik Myers, Southmont, N.C., five bass, 10-7, $627

4^th: Wayne Smelser, Rural Retreat, Va., five bass, 9-8, $438

5^th: Doug File, Salisbury, N.C., four bass, 8-9, $376

6^th: Darren Jeter, Marshall, N.C., five bass, 8-8, $344

7^th: Brandon Coalter, Greensboro, N.C., five bass, 8-2, $313

8^th: Aaron Digh, Denver, N.C., four bass, 7-15, $282

9^th: Brian Transon, Sherrills Ford, N.C., four bass, 7-14, $250

10^th: Michael Miller, Clemmons, N.C., four bass, 7-11, $219

Swicegood also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 1 ounce and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $245.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 27-29 Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Seneca, South Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

WOOSTER’S VITARO WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BUCKEYE DIVISION EVENT ON INDIAN LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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June 21, 2016

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WOOSTER’S VITARO WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BUCKEYE DIVISION EVENT ON INDIAN LAKE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Long wins co-angler title

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LAKEVIEW, Ohio (June 20, 2016) – Jim Vitaro of Wooster, Ohio, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 1 ounce, Saturday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Buckeye Division tournament on Indian Lake presented by Navionics. For his victory, Vitaro took home $7,422.

“I actually fished the Costa Series event on the Potomac River this weekend, so I didn’t get a chance to practice,” said Vitaro, who earned the third win of his FLW career. “I ended up driving all night and got into town at 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning. With no up-to-date knowledge of the lake, I just went fishing and hoped for the best.

“I spent the day up north on a 30-yard section of flat lily pads with milfoil mixed in,” Vitaro continued. “The bass were between the pads and the rock on the bank, so I picked up a frog and got to work.”

Vitaro said he caught his limit using a Leopard-colored Strike King KVD Sexy Frog.

“I threw the frog to the bank and would walk it three times,” said Vitaro. “That’s when they’d bite. I gave them three seconds, then would cast again. I did that all day.”

With 10 minutes left to compete, Vitaro said he caught a 5-pounder – the largest bass of the tournament.

“With less than an hour to go, I knew I was going to catch a big one,” said Vitaro. “I threw the frog to some pads about 15 yards from my primary stretch and the fish blew up on it in a hole. I can’t believe how well my tournament went considering the circumstances.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Jim Vitaro, Wooster, Ohio, five bass, 13-1, $5,422 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Dan Fry, Marysville, Ohio, five bass, 11-11, $2,236

3^rd: Dan Moran, London, Ohio, five bass, 10-9, $1,492

4^th: Sean Wieda, Florence, Ky., five bass, 10-8, $1,043

5^th: Dick Shaffer, Rockford, Ohio, five bass, 10-1, $894

6^th: Gary Edwards, Milton, Ky., five bass, 9-14, $820

7^th: Chris Bulaw, Wheaton, Ill., five bass, 9-13, $745

8^th: Jeremiah Sall, Wintersville, Ohio, five bass, 9-7, $671

9^th: Mike Combs, Frenchburg, Ky., five bass, 9-5, $596

10^th: Steve Hatfield, Ashland, Ohio, five bass, 9-3, $522

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Vitaro’s 5-pound, 2-ounce kicker bass earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $650.

John Long of New Bremen, Ohio, weighed in five bass totaling 9 pounds, 2 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $2,236.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: John Long, New Bremen, Ohio, five bass, 9-2, $2,236

2^nd: Brent Jones, Okeana, Ohio, five bass, 8-12, $1,118

3^rd: Ryan Rich, Eaton, Ohio, five bass, 8-5, $745

4^th: Brett Warrick, Westerville, Ohio, five bass, 8-1, $522

5^th: Billy French, Hamilton, Ohio, five bass, 7-15, $447

6^th: Keith Stewart, Fort Jennings, Ohio, five bass, 7-11, $391

6^th: Robert Fulton, Ray, Ohio, five bass, 7-11, $391

8^th: Pat White, Batavia, Ohio, five bass, 7-4, $335

9^th: Jeffrey Yost, Zanesfield, Ohio, five bass, 7-2, $298

10^th: Mat Smiddy, Wauseon, Ohio, five bass, 7-1, $261

Dylan Sibley of Strasburg, Ohio, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 4 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $325.

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

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

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100,000 Bass Go in the Drink Big Bass Bonanza

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June 21, 2016

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100,000 Bass Go in the Drink

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Simmons Bank Big Bass Bonanza participants partner with Game & Fish, Department of Corrections to rebuild fabled bass fishery.

Arkansas, U.S.A., (June 21, 2016) – With a $50,000 check and tens of thousands of dollars in other winnings up for grabs during the state’s largest amateur fishing tournament, it’s no secret that the Simmons Bank Big Bass Bonanza is all about numbers. And while anglers are fishing for a shot at life-changing sums of money June 24-26, thousands of other lives will be changing in the process— the lives of some 100,000 black bass fingerlings.

“20,000 fingerlings go to each weigh-in location,” said Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (AGFC) biologist Joe Gladden, of the five weigh-in locations spread along the Arkansas River from Fort Smith to Desha County. “As some anglers come in to weigh their fish hourly, we give them bags of fingerlings to stock on their return trip.”

The result, Game & Fish biologists say, is part of the solution to the decline of spawning grounds along the Arkansas River’s backwaters. “The river has seen a dramatic decline in backwater spawning and nursery habitat,” explains Colton Dennis, the Black Bass Program coordinator for the AGFC. “That, coupled with years when the river experiences high flows and flooding during the spring when bass are trying to spawn, make programs such as this very important.”

This particular program consists of a joint partnership between the Simmons Bank Big Bass Bonanza, Arkansas Game & Fish, and the state’s Department of Corrections, which houses and collects the fingerlings that are released during the tournament. VIDEO

Fishery experts have been actively attempting to maintain the black bass population on the Arkansas River since at least 2001, when AGFC biologists began working with the Army Corps of Engineers in Little Rock on long-term solutions to population decline that included habitat restoration, the notching of dikes and—crucially—increased stocking efforts.

Now, thanks to tournament participants, black bass are returning to backwaters like the creeks and bayous that feed not only the main river itself, but popular fisheries like Mud Lake near Pendleton, Lake Longhofer near Pine Bluff and Ozark Lake near Fort Smith.

From a stocking standpoint, biologists say the Simmons Bank Big Bass Bonanza presents a perfect solution for distributing fingerlings, as the “baby bass” are carried by anglers from weigh-in locations to all corners of the river’s ecosystem. “They’re spreading out and placing fingerlings in the backwaters and areas they fish,” Dennis says. “It’s going to be a more favorable habitat than if we backed up a truck at a ramp and released thousands into an area with a less complex habitat.”

In the past four years, biologists say that over 373,000 fingerlings have been distributed by anglers at the Simmons Bank Big Bass Bonanza, giving the Arkansas River ecosystem a shot in the arm. Dennis says that research from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff shows that stocked fingerlings contributed between 10 and 15 percent of the wild population of largemouth bass in the river.

It’s a wildlife impact that parallels the human aspect of the Simmons Bank Big Bass Bonanza. Since 2001, tournament participants have collected well over $1 million by fishing the river’s waters. But— perhaps more importantly—biologists say they’ve released over 1 million lively fingerings back into the great waterway that breathes so much life into The Natural State, turning Arkansas’ largest fishing tournament into a win-win for both humans and fish.

The Simmons Bank Big Bass Bonanza runs from June 24-26. Weigh-in locations are located at Fort Smith, Russellville, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Dumas. For more information, previous results and registration forms, visit ArkansasBigBass.com.

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Mississippi Teenagers Win Costa Bassmaster High School Central Open Bass Tournament

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June 21, 2016

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Mississippi Teenagers Win Costa Bassmaster High School Central Open Bass Tournament

Caleb Gatwood and Cayden Soberoski of Oak Grove High School in Mississippi catch 14 pounds, 4 ounces to win the Costa Bassmaster High School Central Open on Toledo Bend Reservoir out of Many, La., Monday.

Photo by Andrew Canulette/B.A.S.S.

June 20, 2016

Mississippi Teenagers Win Costa Bassmaster High School Central Open Bass Tournament

MANY, La. — Caleb Gatwood and Cayden Soberoski came to the Costa Bassmaster High School Series Central Open looking to qualify for a spot in the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship tournament in August.

The young duo from Oak Grove (Miss.) High School did that and more on Monday on Toledo Bend Reservoir — they also won the Costa Bassmaster High School Central Open.

And they did so in truly unique fashion, by only bringing three bass to the scales. However, two of those three fish were the hogs Toledo Bend is known for producing. Gatwood caught a 6-pound, 8-ounce lunker, and he followed it up with another that weighed 6-5.

Soberoski hooked his team’s final fish of the day; a small one that only weighed 1-7, but it could be considered the most important fish of all. Had he not boated that bass, the Mississippi teenagers still would have qualified for nationals, but they wouldn’t have clinched the Central Open.

Their 14-pound, 4-ounce total was enough to win first place in the tournament, and also $1,000 for the Oak Grove High School team. In all, 98 teams of anglers from 10 different states took part in the competition. The Top 10 teams earned spots in the national championship on Kentucky Lake in early August, and the Top 13 duos won money for their prep squads.

“We were hoping we’d get a top position, but with only three fish, I was nervous,” Gatwood, a 17-year old incoming senior, said. “It’s a high school tournament, so you don’t expect 25-pound bags everywhere, but you’d think you’d see one. I was thinking we had a shot (to win,) but it was slim.”

The Mississippi-based squad got off to a hot start early on Toledo Bend. Between 8:30-9:15 a.m., Gatwood hooked his two big fish on a shaky head jig with a long magnum finesse worm on it. He was fishing in about 30 feet of water off points, and casting toward an underwater hump in about 25 feet.

Then things went quiet for the boys, as the sun beat down relentlessly in the Louisiana afternoon. They caught a fish that was a throwback, but in the final 15 minutes, Soberoski boated the 1-7 bass that made all the difference.

“I finally caught a fish, and it was the fish that kept us in first place,” Soberoski said. “Normally I fish decent in deep water, but I had a tough day. I was fishing a Carolina rig, but wasn’t getting much action at all.”

Gatwood and Soberoski weighed in relatively early on Monday at Cypress Bend Park, and after assuming the hot seat, they stayed there until the very end. With many teams weighing behind them, they chatted nervously at times and stared intently at other anglers’ bags as they were brought to the stage.

It was only when the last pair of anglers brought just over 3 pounds to the scales that Gatwood and Soberoski knew they had won the Central Open.

Now, they turn their attention to Kentucky Lake. Soberoski, a 16-year old rising junior at Oak Grove (which is located just outside of Hattiesburg, Miss.,) said he’s never been to nationals, and is relishing the chance.

“I’m stoked,” he said. “I know it’s going to be fun.”

“This is really nice,” Gatwood said. “Winning here is great, but I want one in Kentucky too.”

The Top 10 teams after Gatwood and Soberoski were second, Dailus Richardson and Trevor McKinney of Benton (Ill.) High School, 13-13; third (tie) Will Moffett and Kyle McCormick of Franklin County (Miss.), and Hunter Muncrief and Landen McCary of West Sabine Bass Club (Texas), 12-9; fifth, Ben Abraham, Alexandria (La.) Senior High School 12-5; sixth, Grant Bourque and Ethan Smart of Ascension (La.) Anglers, 12-2; seventh, Kole Greer and Kyler Radford of North DeSoto (La.) High School, 11-14; eighth, Stephen Whitlow and Jared Young of Sarasota (Fla.) High School, 11-14; ninth, Wesley Holt and Colby Miller of Oak Hill (La.) High School, 10-13; 10th, Kyle Everett and Dustin Wellman of DeRidder (La.) High School, 10-11.

Richardson and McKinney — both members of the 2016 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team — had already qualified for the national championship, as had the 11th place team of Laura Ann Foshee and Reid Connor of Gardendale (Ala.) High. That meant the last qualifying spot for nationals was awarded to Noah Sowell and Charles Lee Proctor of Hemphill (Texas) High, who placed 12th at Toledo Bend with a four-fish catch of 9-14.

Bourque landed the big bass of the tournament with a 6-15 largemouth.

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1
Toledo Bend Reservoir – Cypress Bend Park – Many, LA
6/20/2016 – 6/20/2016
Costa Bassmaster High School Series Central

Today’s Activity
# Fish Lbs – Oz
Accumulative
Name # Live # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz
1 Caleb Gatwood – Cayden Soberoski Oak Grove High School 3 3 14- 4 3 3 14- 4
2 Dailus Richardson – Trevor McKinney Benton High School 5 5 13-13 5 5 13-13
3 Will Moffett – Kyle McCormick Franklin County High School 5 5 12- 9 5 5 12- 9
3 Hunter Muncrief – Landen McCary West Sabine Bass Club 5 5 12- 9 5 5 12- 9
5 Ben Abraham – Alexandria Senior High School 5 5 12- 5 5 5 12- 5
6 Grant Bourque – Ethan Smart Ascension Anglers 4 4 12- 2 4 4 12- 2
7 Kole Greer – Kyler Radford North Desoto High School 5 4 11-14 5 4 11-14
8 Stephen Whitlow – Jared Young Sarasota High School 4 2 11-14 4 2 11-14
9 Wesley Holt – Colby Miller Oak Hill High School 5 5 10-13 5 5 10-13
10 Kyle Everett – Dustin Wellman DeRidder High School 4 4 10-11 4 4 10-11
11 Laura Ann Foshee – Reid Connor Gardendale High School 5 4 10- 2 5 4 10- 2
12 Noah Sowell – Charles Lee Proctor Hemphill High School 4 4 9-14 4 4 9-14
13 Christopher Keeble – Micah Bryant Lenoir City High School Bass Club 3 3 9- 6 3 3 9- 6
14 Jonathan Suttle – Gavin Deshotels Sulphur High School 5 5 9- 0 5 5 9- 0
15 Tyler Songy – Spencer Mullen Archbishop Rummel HS 5 5 8- 8 5 5 8- 8
16 River Lee – Colby Vinyard Rains High School 4 4 8- 8 4 4 8- 8
17 Logan Shelton – Peyton Trimm Northside High School 5 5 8- 7 5 5 8- 7
18 Christopher Capdeboscq – Dillon Wilson Northlake Christian 5 5 8- 0 5 5 8- 0
19 Logan Chaney – Matthew Myers David Thibodaux Bass Team 5 5 7-14 5 5 7-14
20 Thomas Wiggins – Cody Hamous Natchitoches Central High School 4 4 7-11 4 4 7-11
21 Dane Humbles – Graham Pearson Alexandria Senior High School 4 4 7- 9 4 4 7- 9
22 Stevie Stephens – Josh Carpenter Petal High School Bassmasters 2 2 7- 6 2 2 7- 6
23 Hadden Lummus – Reese McGraw Hemphill High School 3 3 7- 4 3 3 7- 4
24 Nathan Mitchell – Hayden Simon Sam Houston High School 4 4 6-10 4 4 6-10
25 Darren Lowe – Richard Bennett Hemphill High School 2 1 6- 8 2 1 6- 8
26 Bryden Herring – Spencer Higginbotham Franklin County High School 3 2 5-14 3 2 5-14
27 Kaleb Sessions – Kameron Johnson Brandon High School 3 3 5-12 3 3 5-12
28 Eric Noyes – Mason Mitchell Broken Arrow Fishing Team 1 1 5- 7 1 1 5- 7
29 Joseph Bruener – Hunter Curry Douglass HS Fishing Team 3 3 5- 5 3 3 5- 5
30 Tony Falcinelli – Bret Sorrells Denton High School 2 2 5- 5 2 2 5- 5
31 Dayton Hawkins – Dalton Adams Sanger High School Bass Team 1 1 5- 4 1 1 5- 4
32 Samuel Bergeron – Andres Barletta Ascension Anglers 3 3 5- 3 3 3 5- 3
33 Chase Hopkins – William Dewil Hornbeck High School 2 2 5- 1 2 2 5- 1
34 Hunter Courvelle – Alex Erickson Sam Houston High School 3 3 4-15 3 3 4-15
34 Tucker Roe – Taylor Coutee Natchitoches Central High School 3 3 4-15 3 3 4-15
36 Dylan McDowell – Dawson McDowell Jena High School 2 2 4-13 2 2 4-13
37 Trevor Hadden – Jared Abbott Central High School 3 3 4-10 3 3 4-10
37 Dayten Schureman – Tommy Sendek Arizona BN HS Club 3 3 4-10 3 3 4-10
39 Griffin Gatwood – Layne Jacobs Oak Grove High School 2 2 4-10 2 2 4-10
40 Alec Louque – Sully Laiche Lutcher High School 3 3 4- 9 3 3 4- 9
41 Tyler Pate – Andrew Vosbury North DeSoto High School 2 2 4- 6 2 2 4- 6
42 Christian Mathews – Cole Ward North DeSoto High School 2 2 4- 0 2 2 4- 0
43 Karli Carpenter – Cade Crow Livingston Parish Bassmasters 2 2 3-13 2 2 3-13
44 Mason Ferachi – Evan Ruiz Walker High School 2 2 3-12 2 2 3-12
45 Nicholas Wiggins – Wes Rollo Natchitoches Central High School 2 2 3- 9 2 2 3- 9
46 Connor Nimrod – Dylan Nimrod Desoto Bass Team 2 2 3- 8 2 2 3- 8
47 Taylor Corley – Ashley Waugh Hemphill High School 2 2 3- 6 2 2 3- 6
48 Ethan Cruze – Carlo Castiglione Sam Houston High School 2 2 3- 3 2 2 3- 3
49 Ashley Batey – Kyle Little Pineville High School 2 2 2-14 2 2 2-14
50 Will May – John Ladd Herrin HS Fishing Tigers 2 2 2-13 2 2 2-13
51 Daulton Waldrop – Hayden Jarrett D’Iberville HS Warrior 1 1 2- 8 1 1 2- 8
52 Taylor Cobb – Mathew Fruge North Desoto High School 2 2 2- 4 2 2 2- 4
53 Jonathon Wilburn – Connor Jones Guntersville High School 1 1 2- 4 1 1 2- 4
54 Garrett Brown – Brandon Craig North DeSoto High School 1 1 2- 0 1 1 2- 0
55 Braden Blanchard – Cade Fortenberry Ascension Anglers 1 1 1-13 1 1 1-13
55 John Trammel – Justin Garsee Hemphill High School 1 1 1-13 1 1 1-13
57 Bryce Bullock – Blake Bullock Oak Grove High School 1 1 1-12 1 1 1-12
58 Gabe Dumatrait – Dylan Friloux Teurlings Rebel Fishing Team 1 1 1-10 1 1 1-10
59 Cason Lewis – Grant Cooper Pineville High School 1 1 1- 9 1 1 1- 9
59 Colin Rabalais – Saint Michaels 1 1 1- 9 1 1 1- 9
61 Kyle McAllen – Dawson Cranford North DeSoto High School 1 1 1- 5 1 1 1- 5
62 Annabelle Guins – Hayden Williams Sam Houston High School 1 1 1- 3 1 1 1- 3
63 Jack Alexander – Jake Hollingsworth Oak Grove High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Logan Anderson – Dustin Howell Natchitoches Central High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Zach Anderson – Peyton Burford North DeSoto High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Levi Areno – Casey Trosclair Sulphur High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Greyson Benoit – Saige Hessifer Sulphur High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Jacob Boyer – John Paul Allen Oak Grove High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Brock Bradley – Conner Peveto Sulpher High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Colby Breaux – Noah Trahan Sulphur High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Ethan Brooks – Lain Letchworth Teurlings Rebel Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Blake Broome – Dawson Lomax Oak Grove High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 DJ Conder – Max Thomas Broken Arrow Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Grant Debetaz – David Thibodaux Bass Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 John Edwards – Luke Herring North DeSoto High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Jeremy Evans – Saint Michaels 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Hunter Gould – Hayden Gould Sulpher High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Ronan Graham – Phelan Graham Sanger High School Bass Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Jackson Hall – Devin Bushland Arlington Martin High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Chase Hiesler – Cullman High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Ethan Howe – Maguire Parker North Desoto High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Lane Kennedy – Logan Burke Hallsville High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Pierce LaFleur – Christian Holt South Beauregard HS 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Jacob Lovelady – Zachary Faircloth North Desoto High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Ian Madere – Jordan Davenport East Baton Rouge Bassmasters 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Ryan Malone – Drake Young Sulphur High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Keigan Maturin – Teurlings Rebel Fishing Team 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Caleb Mayers – Dane Balfantz Ascension Anglers 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Gavin McAllister – Brandon Louviere Lutcher High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Jason McMillan – Kyle Lott Walker High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Erin Meeks – Sydney Peterson North Desoto High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Cole Moore – Tristen Nicholas Anacoco High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Ryan Neal – Travis Kring Anacoco High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Hunter Owens – Timothy Giddens Natchitoches Central High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Devin Prine – Blaine Marks Buna High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Houston Smith – Cole Smith Parklane Academy 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Christian Stampley – Payton Mays Sulpher High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
63 Brett Wray – Kasey Anderson North Desoto High School 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
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Day
1 Grant Bourque – Ethan SmartPrairieville, LA 6-15
Day # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
TOTALS
# Fish
1 175 169 378-12 12
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NORMAN’S SOMMER WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION EVENT ON FORT GIBSON LAKE

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NORMAN’S SOMMER WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION EVENT ON FORT GIBSON LAKE

Williams wins co-angler title

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WAGONER, Okla. (June 20, 2016) – Steve Sommer of Norman, Oklahoma, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 9 ounces, Saturday to win the fourth FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Okie Division tournament of 2016 on Fort Gibson Lake. For his victory, Sommer took home $4,472.

“I started my day running 5 miles up the main river to a pair of humps,” said Sommer, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “At one end, it was 18 feet deep, while the other was at about 45 feet. I threw into where it all topped off at 6 feet.”

Sommer said he used a plum-colored Zoom Ol’ Monster Worm and caught his first limit-fish from the hump within 20 minutes.

“After that I left the area for two hours and caught a limit farther north on a watermelon-red-colored Zoom Brush Hog,” said Sommer. “At midday I came back and caught three more big ones off of the Zoom worm. I fished it slowly. They hit it right when it got up the ledge and onto the 6-foot mark.”

The Oklahoma angler said he ended up boating 10 keepers throughout the event.

“I really enjoyed my day out there,” said Sommer. “I’m looking forward to fishing the next event in our division – a two-day super tournament at Grand Lake.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Steve Sommer, Norman, Okla., five bass, 20-9, $4,472

2^nd: Cameron Pappan, Winfield, Kan., five bass, 20-6, $2,236

3^rd: Mark Johnson, Weleetka, Okla., five bass, 19-11, $1,492

4^th: Derek Fulps, Broken Arrow, Okla., five bass, 18-15, $1,043

5^th: T.J. Martin, Owasso, Okla., five bass, 18-14, $894

6^th: Ed Barton, Vian, Okla., five bass, 18-10, $820

7^th: Brett Brumnett, Wagoner, Okla., five bass, 18-3, $745

8^th: Joel Baker, Talala, Okla., five bass, 18-1, 633

8^th: Crawford Brantley, Haysville, Kan., five bass, 18-1, $633

10^th: Matt Garner, Seminole, Okla., five bass, 17-14, $522

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Chris Jones of Pocola, Oklahoma, caught a bass weighing 6 pounds even – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $650.

Benny Williams Jr. of Poteau, Oklahoma, weighed in five bass totaling 19 pounds, 2 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $2,561.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Benny Williams Jr., Poteau, Okla., five bass, 19-2, $2,561

2^nd: William Hudson, Norman, Okla., five bass, 16-6, $1,118

3^rd: Ken Hagar, Colcord, Okla., five bass, 15-10, $633

3^rd: Myron Means, Van Buren, Ark., five bass, 15-10, $633

5^th: Chris Zins, Oklahoma City, Okla., four bass, 13-15, $428

5^th: Dick Hindman, Sapulpa, Okla., five bass, 13-15, $428

7^th: Cory Miller, Marlow, Okla., five bass, 13-14, $373

8^th: Jeffrey Bullinger, Sapulpa, Okla., four bass, 13-0, $335

9^th: Clint James, Colcord, Okla., five bass, 12-15, $298

10^th: Jerry Powell, Winfield, Kan., three bass, 12-6, $261

Williams also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $325.

The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 27-29 Regional Championship on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Arkansas. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

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Toledo Bend Retains Top Spot On Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes List

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Toledo Bend Retains Top Spot On Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes List

Bassmaster Magazine has released the 2016 rankings for the 100 Best Bass Lakes in America, and Toldeo Bend Reservoir has been named the No. 1 fishery in the country for the second year in a row.

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Toledo Bend Retains Top Spot On Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes List

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For the first time since the creation of Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes rankings, a fishery has reclaimed the No.1 spot in the nation. Toledo Bend Reservoir, which straddles the Texas and Louisiana border, keeps the crown and is the only lake to earn the title more than once.

“More than three months of research went into this year’s rankings,” explained Bassmaster Magazine editor James Hall, who noted that the initial pool of top fisheries was developed with input from B.A.S.S. Nation members across the country, state fisheries biologists, the 3,500-member B.A.S.S. Council and some of the 650,000 Facebook fans of B.A.S.S.

“Then, we scoured the Internet for current catch-rate data, using the results of more than two dozen tournament organizations and several state ‘lunker’ programs to narrow the field to 100. It’s a brutal process, but the results give bass anglers the ultimate bucket list of lakes for 2016,” Hall said.

There is one big difference in the rankings this year. The Top 10 lakes in the nation are ranked regardless of location, but instead of ranking the remaining lakes through 100, as has been done in the past, Bassmaster divided the nation into four regions: Northeast, Southeast, Central and Western. Now, readers will see the Top 25 lakes closest to them. This also created four No. 1 regional fisheries.

In the Southeast division, Santee Cooper lakes earned the top spot (it’s also ranked No. 2 in the nation). Clear Lake took the No. 1 spot in the Western division (No. 3 nationally), while the New York portion of Lake Erie was named No. 1 in the Northeast (No. 4 in the nation). Of course, Toledo Bend was the Central division’s No.1 fishery.

“Our panel of judges who finalized the rankings were absolutely blown away by the production of Toledo Bend the past 12 months,” Hall noted. “The lake has yielded 139 certified bass over 10 pounds with a 14.15-pounder topping the list. Plus, a 38-pound limit and countless limits in the 30-pound range have been weighed in during tournaments over the past year.”

The 185,000-acre impoundment was the site of the A.R.E. Truck Caps Bassmaster Elite at Toledo Bend in May, which Kevin VanDam won with almost 100 pounds, even though the anglers were fishing in tough conditions after regional flooding had occurred.

A couple of other highlights from the rankings include Texas’ Falcon Lake climbing back into the nation’s Top 10 with a No. 9 ranking. This lake was ranked No.1 in 2012 and then very nearly fell off the list when drought plagued the region. Plus, a couple of new lakes have cracked the rankings, including Mississippi’s Okatibbee Lake, Arizona’s Saguaro Lake and Florida’s Lake Rousseau.

Texas earned bragging rights for the state with the most ranked lakes, boasting eight fisheries on the list. Florida and California tied for the second most with seven ranked lakes, while New York and Michigan each have six lakes in the Top 100.

Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes will be published in an eight-page section of the July/August issue of Bassmaster Magazine. The complete rankings will also be featured on Bassmaster.com.

The Top 10 In The Nation
1. Toledo Bend, Texas/Louisiana [185,000 acres]
2. Santee Cooper lakes, Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina [110,000 acres and 60,000 acres, respectively]
3. Clear Lake, California [43,785 acres]
4. Lake Erie, New York [30-mile radius from Buffalo]
5. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California [1,100 square miles]
6. Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota [132,000 acres]
7. Lake Berryessa, California [20,700 acres]
8. Rodman Reservoir, Florida [13,000 acres]
9. Falcon Lake, Texas [83,654 acres]
10. Lake St. Clair, Michigan [430 square miles]

Central Division
1. Toledo Bend, Texas/Louisiana
2. Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota
3. Falcon Lake, Texas
4. Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas [114,000 acres]
5. Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin [from Little Sturgeon Bay to Fish Creek]
6. Lake Palestine, Texas [25,560 acres]
7. Caddo Lake, Louisiana [25,400 acres]
8. Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, Oklahoma [46,500 acres]
9. Lake Ray Roberts, Texas [29,350 acres]
10. Newton Lake, Illinois [1,775 acres]
11. Rainy Lake, Minnesota [360 square miles]
12. Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri [54,000 acres]
13. Green Bay, Wisconsin [up to Little Sturgeon Bay]
14. Lake Fork, Texas [27,690 acres]
15. Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota [14,528 acres]
16. Lake Bistineau, Louisiana [15,500 acres]
17. Minocqua Chain of lakes, Wisconsin [six small lakes up to 3,600 acres]
18. Squaw Creek Reservoir, Texas [3,275 acres]
19. Mississippi River, Pools 4-8, Minnesota/Wisconsin [from Lake City past La Crosse]
20. Lake Hudson, Oklahoma [12,000 acres]
21. Leech Lake, Minnesota [103,000 acres]
22. Lake Dardanelle, Arkansas [40,000 acres]
23. Lake Texoma, Texas/Oklahoma [89,000 acres]
24. Table Rock Lake, Missouri [43,100 acres]
25. Brushy Creek Lake, Iowa [690 acres]

Northeastern Division
1. Lake Erie, New York
2. Lake St. Clair, Michigan
3. Lake Erie, Ohio [30-mile radius from Sandusky]
4. Thousand Islands (St. Lawrence River), New York [50-mile stretch]
5. Saginaw Bay, Michigan [1,143 square miles]
6. Lake Charlevoix, Michigan [17,200 acres]
7. Bays de Noc, Michigan [Escanaba to Little Summer Island]
8. Lake Champlain, New York/Vermont [490 square miles]
9. Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan [32 miles long, 10 miles wide]
10. Presque Isle Bay, Pennsylvania [5.8 square miles]
11. Oneida Lake, New York [79.8 square miles]
12. Cayuga Lake, New York [43,000 acres]
13. Burt/Mullett lakes, Michigan [17,120 acres and 16,630 acres, respectively]
14. Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire [20 miles long, 9 miles wide]
15. Cobbosseecontee Lake, Maine [5,540 acres]
16. Candlewood Lake, Connecticut [5,420 acres]
17. Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia [20,600 acres
18. China Lake, Maine [3,845 acres]
19. Lake Cumberland, Kentucky [65,530 acres]
20. Chautauqua Lake, New York [13,156 acres]
21. Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland [The entire bay is more than 64,000 square miles, but the best fishing is in the top one-third.]
22. Pymatuning Reservoir, Pennsylvania/Ohio [17,088 acres]
23. Stonewall Jackson Lake, West Virginia [2,630 acres]
24. Squam Lake, New Hampshire [6,791 acres]
25. Kezar Lake, Maine [2,510 acres]

Southeast Division
1. Santee Cooper lakes, Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina
2. Rodman Reservoir, Florida
3. Chickamauga Lake, Tennessee [36,240 acres]
4. Kentucky/Barkley lakes, Tennessee/Kentucky [160,309 and 58,000, acres respectively]
5. Lake Guntersville, Alabama [70,000 acres]
6. Lake Istokpoga, Florida [26,762 acres]
7. Pickwick Lake, Alabama/Mississippi/Tennessee [43,100 acres]
8. Falls of the Neuse Reservoir (Falls Lake), North Carolina [12,410 acres]
9. Ross Barnett Reservoir, Mississippi [33,000 acres]
10. Lake Murray, South Carolina [50,000 acres]
11. Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida [22,700 acres]
12. Dale Hollow Reservoir, Tennessee/Kentucky [27,700 acres]
13. St. Johns River, Florida [310 miles long]
14. Randleman Lake, North Carolina [3,007 acres]
15. Watauga Lake, Tennessee [6,430 acres]
16. Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi [4,000 acres]
17. Lake Okeechobee, Florida [730 square miles]
18. South Holston Lake, Tennessee/Virginia [7,580 acres]
19. Clarks Hill Lake (Lake Strom Thurmond), Georgia [71,000 acres]
20. Lake Rousseau, Florida [3,700 acres]
21. Lake Eufaula (Walter F. George Reservoir), Alabama/Georgia [46,000 acres]
22. Lake Hartwell, Georgia/South Carolina [56,000 acres]
23. Smith Lake, Alabama [21,000 acres]
24. Lake Seminole, Georgia/Florida [37,500 acres]
25. Lay Lake, Alabama [12,000 acres]

Western Region
1. Clear Lake, California
2. Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California
3. Lake Berryessa, California
4. Lake Havasu, Arizona/California [19,300 acres]
5. Dworshak Reservoir, Idaho [17,090 acres]
6. Lake Casitas, California [1,100 acres]
7. Tenmile Lake, Oregon [1,626 acres]
8. Lake Washington, Washington [21,747 acres]
9. Don Pedro Reservoir, California [13,000 acres]
10. Saguaro Lake, Arizona [1,267 acres]
11. Snake River, Idaho/Oregon [100 mile Hells Canyon Wilderness reach]
12. Potholes Reservoir, Washington [14,281 acres]
13. Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho [25,000 acres]
14. Roosevelt Lake, Arizona [21,493 acres]
15. C.J. Strike Reservoir, Idaho [7,500 acres]
16. Lake Mohave, Nevada/Arizona [26,500 acres]
17. Banks Lake, Washington [26,886 acres]
18. Columbia River, Oregon/Washington [191 miles from Portland to McNary Dam]
19. Brownlee Reservoir, Idaho/Oregon [15,000 acres]
20. Lake Mead, Nevada/Arizona [158,080 acres]
21. Lake Powell, Utah/Arizona [108,335 acres]
22. Shasta Lake, California [30,000 acres]
23. Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Utah/Wyoming [42,020 acres]
24. Apache Lake, Arizona [2,568 acres]
25. Sand Hollow Reservoir, Utah [1,300 acres]

Potomac River Top 10 Baits by David A. Brown and Jody White FLW

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Potomac River Top 10 Baits by David A. Brown and Jody White FLW

June 19, 2016 by David A. Brown and Jody White

From ChatterBaits to Senkos, all the Potomac River staples made an appearance in the Costa FLW Series presented by Plano, but some of the pros caught ‘em on oddball baits as well. If you’re headed to fish some grass or tides then you’d better at least consider bringing some of the below.

Casey Smith’s winning pattern

Complete results

1. Tournament winner Casey Smith most threw a 4.8-inch Keitech Swing Impact FAT in bluegill flash rigged on a 6/0 wide gap hook with a 1/4-ounce belly weight. He also caught fish on a 7/16-ounce Gambler Southern Swim Jig with a purple Yamamoto Swim Senko and 1/2-ounce watermelon Z-Man ChatterBait with a Keitech Swing Impact FAT trailer.

2. In second place, Charlie Machek fished Texas-rigged Yamamoto Senkos on 5/0 Gamakatsu EWG SuperLine hooks and a pegged 1/8-ounce sinker. He also fished a Zoom UV Speed Worm with an unpegged 3/16-ounce weight and a 3/8 Bait Buffet Swim Jig with a craw trailer. He threw all his baits on a variety of JB Custom Rods.

3. Fishing wacky-rigged Yamamoto Senkos lifted Ron Nelson to a third-place finish. Nelson also caught a few on a frog during the off times of his pattern.

4. Aaron Hastings moved up to fourth place after catching a solid limit with 3/8-ounce swim jig with a Zoom Swimmin’ Chunk trailer and a chartreuse/white spinnerbait with double Colorado blades and a 1/0 trailer hook.

5. Tidal ace Bryan Schmitt says he fished a Riot Baits Recon Vibrating Jig with a Riot Baits Fuzzy Beaver trailer in a variety of colors. He also says he flipped a black and blue Fuzzy Beaver when he wasn’t winding. Regardless, Schmitt used 15-pound-test P-Line Ultimate Fluorocarbon and Ardent Apex Grand reels for his presentations.

6. Gregory Wilder says he caught his fish on weightless finesse worms, ranging from a Yamamoto Senko to a floating worm.

7. A Zoom Horny Toad and a Z-Man ChatterBait were the top choices for seventh-place Chris Baumgardner.

8. Joseph Wood placed eighth with a 1/4-ounce black/blue Strike King Hack Attack Heavy Cover Swim Jig with a Reaction Innovations Little Dipper trailer. Like many, Wood says he also caught a few on a Senko.

9. Jeff Coble put in a lot of casts with his Rico Rico popper this week and it excelled on the first two days.

10. Targeting mostly spatterdock, Bill Chapman flipped a Missile Baits D Bomb in the bruiser flash color.

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BREAKING DOWN WATER – PART 1 Kayak Bassin TV – Chad Hoover

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NEW YORK’S SMITH WINS COSTA FLW SERIES NORTHERN DIVISION OPENER ON POTOMAC RIVER PRESENTED BY PLANO

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NEW YORK’S SMITH WINS COSTA FLW SERIES NORTHERN DIVISION OPENER ON POTOMAC RIVER PRESENTED BY PLANO

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MARBURY, Md. (June 18, 2016) – Casey Smith of Macedon, New York, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to win the Costa FLW Series Northern Division opener on the Potomac River presented by Plano with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 51 pounds, 6 ounces. For his win, Smith took home $39,208.

“I feel absolutely phenomenal right now,” said Smith, who earned the win fishing in his first-ever Costa Series event. “I’ve wanted to step up to this level of competition for a long time now. A lot of work went into getting here.

“The key for me this week was the area I concentrated on,” Smith continued. “I found a ditch in the mouth of the Aquia Creek that connected a large grass flat to a deep hole. The fish were using the ditch as a highway and I was able to snatch them out of it. On Day One, I had four bass for 13 pounds by 8:15 a.m.

“The morning bite on Day Two was strong and I had 14 pounds fairly quickly,” said Smith. “In the afternoon I culled out everything in the incoming tide. We just sat there with the Power-Poles down and smashed them for six hours.”

Smith said he caught the majority of his fish throughout the event on a Bluegill Flash-colored Keitech Swing Impact FAT Swimbait as well as a couple of key fish on a green-pumpkin and purple-colored Gambler Southern Swim Jig.

“I dragged the Keitech through the grass as slow as I could,” said Smith. “When it got hung up, I knocked it with the reel. I didn’t yank it, but I give the crank a half-turn and popped it out of the grass. The bait would fall and after a couple of full cranks, they’d bite. It was a reaction bite, but it was very slow.”

Smith said he returned to the ditch on Day Three and hit a flurry around 9:15 a.m. to seal the deal.

“My biggest fish today came on a white ChatterBait,” said Smith. “Luckily I had the ditch to myself this week. We caught a lot of fish, and there’s definitely some more big ones left there.”

The top 10 pros on the Potomac River were:

1^st: Casey Smith, Macedon, N.Y., 15 bass, 51-6, $39,208

2^nd: Charlie Machek, Midlothian, Va., 15 bass, 49-11, $15,481

3^rd: Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., 15 bass, 48-2, $11,763

4^th: Aaron Hastings, Middletown, Md., 15 bass, 47-0, $9,802

5^th: Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., 15 bass, 45-12, $9,110

6^th: Gregory Wilder, Millersville, Md., 15 bass, 45-5, $7,842

7^th: Chris Baumgardner, Gastonia, N.C., 15 bass, 45-0, $6,861

8^th: Joseph Wood, Westport, Mass., 15 bass, 43-8, $5,881

9^th: Jeff Coble, Manson, N.C., 15 bass, 43-7, $4,901

10^th: Bill Chapman, Salt Rock, W. Va., 14 bass, 37-8, $3,921

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Machek and Schmitt each caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 6 ounces – the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division – that earned them each a Big Bass award of $288.

David Williams of Fredericksburg, Virginia, won the co-angler division and a Ranger Z117 with a 90-horsepower Mercury outboard motor. Williams earned his win with a three-day total catch of 15 bass weighing 44 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers on the Potomac River were:

1^st: David Williams, Fredericksburg, Va., 15 bass, 44-15, $27,000

2^nd: Michael Bahnweg, Union Dale, Pa., 15 bass, 39-12, $5,101

3^rd: Eric Correll, Birdsboro, Pa., 15 bass, 37-2, $3,927

4^th: Derek Brown, Charlottesville, Va., 15 bass, 36-15, $3,436

5^th: Brett Holmes, Hudson, N.Y., 14 bass, 36-13, $2,945

6^th: Tyler Sheppard, Hermitage, Pa., 15 bass, 36-4, $2,455

7^th: John Duarte, Middle River, Md., 14 bass, 34-13, $1,964

8^th: Kevin Hesson, Polk, Pa., 13 bass, 33-14, $1,718

9^th: Brett Ewing, Waldorf, Md., 13 bass, 33-5, $1,473

10^th: Rickey Farris, Forest, Va., 12 bass, 28-3, $1,227

Doug Jenkins of Saint Leonard, Maryland, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division Thursday, a bass weighing 5 pounds, 5 ounces that earned him the day’s Big Bass award of $192.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western. Each division consists of three tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to fish in the Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2016 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 3-5 on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri.

The Costa FLW Series on the Potomac River was hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners. It was the first Northern Division tournament of 2016. The next Costa FLW Series tournament will also be a Northern Division event, held July 21-23, on 1000 Islands in Clayton, New York. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

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