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Penn State Takes Early Lead In Bassmaster College Eastern Regional

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Penn State Takes Early Lead In Bassmaster College Eastern Regional

Sean Cummins (left) and Maurice Hudson from Penn State University lead Day 1 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Eastern Regional presented by Bass Pro Shops on the James River with 17 pounds, 2 ounces.

Photo by Ronnie Moore/Bassmaster

May 19, 2016

Penn State Takes Early Lead In Bassmaster College Eastern Regional

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RICHMOND, Va. — Maurice Hudson and Sean Cummins of Penn State University took an early lead Thursday during the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Eastern Regional presented by Bass Pro Shops on the James River after catching 17 pounds, 2 ounces.

The duo utilized most of their day by staying close to the takeoff site and fishing every stage of the tide. With three bass by noon, including their biggest fish, Hudson and Cummins were pleased with their start, but knew they needed to fill their five-fish limit if they wanted to take an early lead.

“We had a good first day of practice, a lot of bites, but no big ones,” Hudson said. “We got a little nervous after Wednesday’s practice, but today was better than practice. Not as many bites, but the quality was there.”

Their 17-2 weight was anchored by a 6-pound, 5-ounce James River largemouth, which was their second fish of the day. Repeating their first-day performance is a possibility with the signs they saw on the water.

“I think there are more fish where we caught them today, so we should be able to duplicate it,” Cummins said.

The Nittany Lion anglers fished numerous spots throughout the day, and although they didn’t run far to start, they did run the tide at crucial points in order to find feeding bass. And, this team is used to running tides, as they said the James River is comparable to their home water, the Chesapeake Bay.

They take a 5-ounce lead over the Ramapo College team of Andrew Annuzzi and Zachary Orsino who caught a weight of 16-13.

Annuzzi and Orsino took an opposite approach Thursday as they ran to a less pressured area and bounced around key stretches. At their first stop, they were greeted with two boats close to their main spot. After boating one quick bass, they made a move to their second spot, which yielded a couple quick keepers.

“The tide isn’t really affecting the area we are targeting, so we are confident that we can catch them no matter what the tide is doing throughout the day,” Annuzzi said.

They closed the day out by catching their biggest fish, and that put them on the fast track to second place.

Sitting just 1 pound, 7 ounces behind them with a weight of 15-6 is the third-place team of Josh Cannon and Alex Frazier of Western Carolina Universiry. Frazier is half of the defending eastern regional team from last year, who took the title on Lake Norman.

The weights are tight on the James River as a pound and a half separates third place and 10th.

The 78-team full field fishes Friday, and the Top 20 teams will advance to the third day of competition.

Daily takeoffs are at Osborne Park at 6 a.m., and Friday’s weigh-in will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday’s weigh-in will be held at Virginia Commonwealth University at 3:30 p.m.

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 1
James River – Osborne Park & Boat Landing – Richmond, VA
5/19/2016 – 5/21/2016
Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Eastern Regional Presented by Bass Pro Shops

Today’s Activity
# Fish Lbs – Oz
Accumulative
Name # Live # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz
1 Maurice Hudson – Sean Cummins Penn State University 5 5 17- 2 5 5 17- 2
2 Andrew Annuzzi – Zachary Orsino Ramapo College 5 5 16-13 5 5 16-13
3 Josh Cannon – Alex Frazier Western Carolina University 5 5 15- 6 5 5 15- 6
4 Wesley Fox – Cody Pack UNC Charlotte 5 5 15- 0 5 5 15- 0
5 Nathan Adams – Mason Grabowski Murray State University 5 5 14-14 5 5 14-14
5 John Teare – Christopher Campo Virginia Commonwealth University 5 5 14-14 5 5 14-14
7 Jacob Miller – Kyle Waller Ohio State University 5 5 14-11 5 5 14-11
8 Jay Emmert – Logan Brewster U. of Tennessee 5 5 14-10 5 5 14-10
9 Carson Orellana – Strayer University 5 5 14- 3 5 5 14- 3
10 Matt Allen – Daniel Bray Tennessee Tech University 5 5 14- 0 5 5 14- 0
11 Blaine Atkins – Hunter Altice Patrick Henry Comm College 5 5 13-14 5 5 13-14
12 Weston Chandler – Chase Nye East Carolina University 5 5 13- 6 5 5 13- 6
13 Jacob Crowe – Zachary Tallent Western Carolina University 5 5 13- 5 5 5 13- 5
14 Jordan Wise – Chris Phinney East Carolina University 5 5 12-15 5 5 12-15
15 Chase Johnson – Eric Leifheit East Carolina University 5 5 12-13 5 5 12-13
16 Nick Schultz – Zachary McGeehan UNC Charlotte 5 5 12-11 5 5 12-11
17 Justin St Onge – Ryan McLaughlin Haywood Community College 5 5 12- 3 5 5 12- 3
18 Pete Kenny – Taylor Godsey Christopher Newport University 5 5 11-13 5 5 11-13
19 Sam Carris – Elliot Lee Tennessee Tech University 5 5 11-11 5 5 11-11
20 Seth Winslow – Galen Creekmore Christopher Newport University 5 5 11- 9 5 5 11- 9
21 Hunter Whitman – Alec Lower NC State University 5 5 11- 8 5 5 11- 8
22 Sam Glenn – Cameron Baker UNC Charlotte 5 5 11- 5 5 5 11- 5
23 Joshua Fletcher – Bryson Peed East Carolina University 5 5 11- 4 5 5 11- 4
24 Garrett Paquette – Zak Fadden Schoolcraft College 5 5 11- 2 5 5 11- 2
25 Nick White – Sean Coast The Apprentice School 5 5 10-12 5 5 10-12
26 Zachary Bodford – Alex Hinkle NC State University 5 5 10-11 5 5 10-11
27 Mark Adams – Kile Quick Virginia Tech 5 5 10- 9 5 5 10- 9
28 Tyler Dixon – Hunter Hatcher Virginia Tech 5 5 10- 7 5 5 10- 7
29 Kelly Johnson – Matt Reid Appalachian State University 5 5 10- 4 5 5 10- 4
29 Zander Monk – Kolton Hawks UNC Charlotte 5 5 10- 4 5 5 10- 4
31 Andrew Helms – Taylor Thomas UNC Charlotte 5 5 9-11 5 5 9-11
32 Josh Cook – Rob Hendrick Western Carolina University 4 4 9- 9 4 4 9- 9
33 Dylan Jackson – Erik Struder Virginia Commonwealth University 5 5 9- 7 5 5 9- 7
34 Hunter Fulcher – Andrew Day U. of Kentucky 5 5 9- 6 5 5 9- 6
35 Jason Ashe – Justin McClure Western Carolina University 5 5 9- 4 5 5 9- 4
36 Matt Pastino – Michael Manning East Carolina University 5 5 9- 3 5 5 9- 3
37 Michael Corbishley – Austin Warmus East Carolina University 4 4 9- 2 4 4 9- 2
38 Jacob Osborne – Hunter Massie West Virginia University 5 5 8-13 5 5 8-13
39 Benjamin Hager – Christohper Cordova UNC Charlotte 5 5 8-11 5 5 8-11
40 Brian Travers – Caleb Unger Liberty University 5 5 8- 8 5 5 8- 8
41 Bentley Manning – John Berry Tennessee Tech University 5 5 8- 7 5 5 8- 7
42 Tyler Woolcott – Cody Wilson Emby-Riddle Aeronoautical University 5 5 8- 5 5 5 8- 5
43 Kyle McHenry – Tyler Barnes West Virginia University 5 5 7-13 5 5 7-13
44 Skye Riggleman – Alex Williamson Liberty University 5 5 7-10 5 5 7-10
45 Bryce Owen – Greg Burchfield NC State University 5 5 7- 8 5 5 7- 8
46 Darrell Pease – Justin Anderson Virginia Commonwealth University 3 3 7- 7 3 3 7- 7
47 Tripp Norris – Spence Hutcheson NC State University 3 3 6-13 3 3 6-13
48 Jackob Leonard – Daniel Smathers Liberty University 3 3 6-12 3 3 6-12
49 Trevor Lewis – Lucas Harrison Georgetown College 3 3 6- 9 3 3 6- 9
50 Tate Clements – Gavin Draper Eastern Kentucky University 3 3 6- 2 3 3 6- 2
51 Jerris Bush – Jake Powell East Carolina University 3 3 6- 1 3 3 6- 1
51 Zachary Castano – Aaron Sollenberger UNC Charlotte 3 3 6- 1 3 3 6- 1
53 Jake Thompson – Tyler Maschal Virginia Tech 3 3 6- 0 3 3 6- 0
54 Parker Dixon – Nicholas Newberry UNC Charlotte 2 2 5-15 2 2 5-15
55 Gerald Ramsey – Kolby Kindley Haywood Community College 4 4 5- 9 4 4 5- 9
56 Mark Moran – Zach Browning Glenville State College 3 3 5- 9 3 3 5- 9
57 James Shank – Clayton Frey Penn State University 2 2 5- 7 2 2 5- 7
58 Corey Smith – Cantley Krafft Virginia Tech 3 3 5- 5 3 3 5- 5
59 Mack Hicks – Aaron Creech Alice Lloyd College 3 3 5- 2 3 3 5- 2
60 Dylan Whitmore – Gary Nix The Apprentice School 2 2 5- 1 2 2 5- 1
61 Charlie Sipe – Ethan Howell Appalachian State University 3 3 5- 0 3 3 5- 0
62 JR Little – Sam McLamb NC State University 2 2 4- 7 2 2 4- 7
63 Christian Chavez – Western Carolina University 2 2 3- 9 2 2 3- 9
64 Joe Mullins – David Maples Virginia Tech 2 2 3- 6 2 2 3- 6
65 Qiurun Chen – Johns Hopkins University 2 2 3- 4 2 2 3- 4
66 William Ray IV – Michael Resor Western Carolina University 2 2 3- 2 2 2 3- 2
67 Andre Vicari – Ryan Worth Ramapo College 2 2 2-15 2 2 2-15
68 Andrew Green – Anne Arundel Comm College 1 1 2- 7 1 1 2- 7
69 Kain Fadeley – Sid Hoover Ohio State University 1 1 1-11 1 1 1-11
70 Ryan Rainey – Austin Frazier UNC Greensboro 1 1 0-15 1 1 0-15
71 Lee Blackmon – Trey Sweeting UNC Greensboro 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
71 Matthew Combs – West Virginia University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
71 Shawn Combs – Hans Mikellsoo Georgetown College 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
71 Kevin Deley – Tommy Arena West Chester University of PA 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
71 Ian Hardesty – Milton Sheesley Virginia Tech 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
71 Branden Newcome – Michael Shughart West Virginia University 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
71 Elliott Roberson – William Adams Virginia Tech 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
71 RC Sutton – Andrew Davis Virginia Tech 0 0 0- 0 0 0 0- 0
Name City,State Lbs-Oz
BIG BASS
Day
1 Jay Emmert – Logan BrewsterKnoxville, TN 7- 8
Day # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
TOTALS
# Fish
1 284 284 637-13 43
2 0 0 0- 0 0

Fin-Wing gets new state-of-the-art glow-in-the-dark for after-hours and dark water fishing

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Fin-Wing gets new state-of-the-art glow-in-the-dark for after-hours and dark water fishing

Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

Fin-Wing gets new state-of-the-art glow-in-the-dark for after-hours and dark water fishing

Traverse City, MI (May 19, 2016) – The sundial ticks. Mere days remain and the first day of summer will be upon us. The few weeks leading up to the summer solstice—the longest day of the year—are glorious for anglers. There’s more time to cast, troll and jig, even after putting in a full eight at the daily grind.

But then comes the very next day – June 21st this year, to be exact – and daylight’s term begins to dwindle. A depressing thought? Not so to the nocturnal minded who understand that when darkness falls the biggest, baddest predators often get on the bite.

But it’s not easy for fish to make contact with their quarry in the pitch blackness. Those ultra-sensitive lateral lines of theirs? Yeah, they’re still working overtime, picking up the waves of whatever’s displacing water around them. And that inner ear? It’s continuously abuzz with various vibrations. Their vision after dark, however, is not 100 percent. And that one sense out-of-order interrupts the top of the food chain. Attempts on targets are made, but misses are often more frequent than meals.

Fin-Wing Confetti Glow

So to enable these visually challenged fish, Fin-Wing has added three new potent glow-in-the-dark patterns to help big fish make contact with their prey under darkness and in colored water.

Born in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 1943, well before phosphorescent paint was common place, “The Lure that Swims!” was catching all species of fish with its spoon-meets-swimbait dance and one-of-a-kind patented design. These new glow coated Fin-Wings further increase your odds, beaming brightly for extended periods after being activated by a flashlight or camera-type flash. You’ll immediately notice their exceptional brightness, too, produced by Fin-Wing’s heavy application of premium quality paint.

Snook? Salmon? Trout? Walleye? Bass? Muskies? Yessir, all these species and more are notorious for feasting after sundown and throughout the night. Fin-Wing’s new Confetti Glow, Evil Eye Glow and Green Ghost Glow have the luminosity to light up the night and bite cast after cast, as well as trolling and jigging.

Fin-Wing Evil Eye Glow

And, the Fin-Wing keeps it tantalizing subsurface path whether fished naked or tipped with a lively minnow or soft plastic bait. Even heavy-duty fluorocarbon leaders of 20-pound test won’t impede the lure’s motion. And don’t forget that walk-the-dog action generated when speeding up the retrieve for heart-stopping topwater action under the moonlit sky.

Like all members of the Fin-Wing family, the new glow colors are available in 1/4, 3/4 and 1 ounce sizes…

So yes, darkness is your old friend, but not in that melancholy Simon & Garfunkel sort of way. This time, you’ll become an optimistic creature of the night.

#FinWing

FLW FOUNDATION OFFERING GRANTS TO FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CLUBS

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FLW FOUNDATION OFFERING GRANTS TO FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CLUBS

FLW FOUNDATION OFFERING GRANTS TO FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CLUBS

Funds help establish new or expand existing High School Fishing clubs

MINNEAPOLIS (May 19, 2016) – The Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Foundation has announced the availability of grants to Student Angler Federation (SAF)-affiliated high school fishing clubs in Florida of up to $500 per school to establish new or expand existing clubs. The grants are offered via a two-year initiative with the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

The grants can be used by school teams/clubs to pay SAF dues for participating students, cover the cost of running team-sponsored tournaments, purchase student jerseys or other club costs. The initiative will help recruit new anglers, retain existing anglers during a critical developmental period, and reactivate lapsed anglers, including parents and grandparents, eager to support fishing as a high school sport.

Florida High School Fishing clubs that have at least 10 SAF members or are interested in becoming an SAF-affiliated club are eligible and encouraged to apply for the grants.

“High School Fishing in the most impactful recruitment tool that our industry has,” FLW Foundation Director Dave Washburn said. “Studies conducted by the Illinois High School Association show that 60 percent of High School Fishing participants do not participate in other school-sponsored sports. This means that participating schools are reaching a whole new segment of the student body, giving them an incentive to make good grades and a sense of school pride that they may not previously have had.”

The program will increase sales of youth and regular fishing licenses among high school students and recruit new anglers to the sport. Many youth demonstrate less interest in fishing as they enter high school. This program intends to retain these younger anglers and create lifelong avid anglers who have a strong conservation appreciation.

Funding provided by RBFF will be administered by the FLW Foundation. Additional requirements include completion of aquatic education and/or boater safety courses and a conservation project. All Florida high schools and members of the Home School Cooperative are encouraged to apply. Special consideration will be given to schools that include novice anglers in their club roster.

The Florida High School Fishing Grant Application is available at FLWFishing.com/Foundation. Applications are generally reviewed within three to five business days, but may be as long as four weeks. Applicants are encouraged to begin applying as soon as possible.

More information on the FLW Foundation is available at FLWFishing.com/Foundation. Questions from the public should be directed to Dave Washburn by emailing [email protected] or calling 270-252-1607. Please note that this is not a toll-free number.

Walker Day Benefit July 9th 2016

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Walker Day Benefit July 9th 2016

Walker Day
Walker was born with Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS). He also has Hirschsprungs Disease(a bowel disease) and Ectodermal Dysplasia(it affects the hair, skin, nails, and teeth). The biggest issue is the CCHS, it is a Central Nervous System disorder, but most severely affects the automatic control of breathing. So where as you and I don’t have to think about breathing, Walker does. He mostly breathes ok when he is awake, although it can still be an issue when awake. However when he falls asleep, that part of the brain that controls all of those things when we sleep, like breathing, shuts down. This is why Walker has a trach. We hook him up to a ventilator (a machine that breathes for you) and a pulse ox (a machine that monitors you heart rate and oxygen levels) everytime he goes to sleep. Without the ventilator Walker would not live through the night.
This has been our way of life for almost 11 years now, and it is our “normal”. We have had nurses and other medical staff in and out of our house daily for Walker’s entire life. This has been hard but we know that is the best thing for him, and my husband and I need to get sleep at some point. Although I haven’t slept very well in over 10 years! I am always sleeping with one ear and eye open. We also have to other son’s, Wyatt 7, and Weston almost 2. Walker’s nurse also goes to school with him to keep an eye on him, suction his trach to clear his airway, and put him on his ventilator shall he need it. She takes a ventilator, oxygen tank, suction machine, and a bag that contains anything she might need for his equipment or emergencies, including an ambu bag that she can resuscitate him with if she needs to.
There is no cure for CCHS, however there is something that could help Walker and improve his quality of life drastically. There is a procedure that he can have. He can have Diaphragmatic Pacers implanted. These trigger your diaphragm (the muscle that makes you breathe). The procedure would be done in California at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). He has already been approved for the procedure and we go in October for his consultation to meet the 3 surgeons and team that will be performing the surgery. In all we will be making 4 trips, ranging from 4 days to 2 weeks per stay. Eventually, hopefully 6-8 months out from surgery, Walker will be able to get rid of his trach!! He will be able to do all of the things that he dreams about, going underwater in a pool or ocean, take an actual shower instead of a bath with mom helping, and most of all fit in more around other children and the general public.
This is going to cost a substantial amount of money and we are trying to raise some money to help with the funds. Please help in any way that you can, we appreciate anything and everything! You can visit www.cchsnetwork.org to learn more about CCHS and www.averybiomedical.com to learn more about diaphragmatic pacers. Also follow Walker Day on Facebook to keep up with the status of our journey.

Builders of the “Best Rods on Earth” introduce super-sweet performance fishing wear

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Builders of the “Best Rods on Earth” introduce super-sweet performance fishing wear

Best Logo-Wear on Earth?

Builders of the “Best Rods on Earth” introduce super-sweet performance fishing wear

Park Falls, WI (May 19, 2016) – Not much worse than cheesy logo-wear. Think about your last giveaway ball cap, the foam one with the badly screened emblem and zero fit. Um, guessing you’re not wearing it. And good luck passing it along in the “free box” at your next garage sale. Garbage man won’t be scoring if from the dumpster, either.

St. Croix Rod takes an entirely different approach. We sell fairly priced, premium quality logo-gear that you’ll want wear – show off your colors, so to speak. We do it out of respect for our customers. You’ve stepped up and purchased “The Best Rod on Earth,” and we want you to feel as good about wearing the brand as you do about casting our rods.

Proving the point are new entries in long-sleeve, performance fishing wear. Leading the charge is the edgy Kryptek Pontus™ Shirt. Kryptek describes the rich aquatic pattern as “a color pallet created for those individuals with an obsession that is manifested by chasing rainbows in Montana or wrestling marlin off the coast of Baja.” We agree…

The garment itself is fraught with technology and features-fit-for-fishing. Constructed of advanced microfiber polyester, the long-sleeve shirt transports moisture from your body while taking in deep breaths of outside air. The anti-microbial treatment keeps funky smells in your boat, not on your body. And all this while built-in sun protection battles back high-noon.

St. Croix stacks the deck of coolness, adding Kryptek Typhoon™ to a new high-performance hoodie. The dark gray, moodier pattern dares fish to go fin-to-toe with you. The new hoodie features Kryptek-patterned, fleece-lined sleeves partnered with a rich solid gray body. This is one ultra-comfortable midlayer for whitecap conditions or worn standalone to score style-points at the pub.

Still not enough bling? St. Croix has perfected fist-pumping and podium-pizazz with the new Gemini Brown and Green Camo Tournament Shirts. The patented Intera® fabric features dye sublimation that will not fade or peel and is resistant to wear. Adding value, the tournament shirts sport UPF25 UV sun protection, anti-microbial and breathable lightweight fabric.

So go ahead and open up a couple hooks in the closet. Turn the tattered tournament shirts into a garage rag and that moth-infested freebie sweatshirt into landfill fodder. St. Croix has new duds waiting with your name on them…figuratively, not literally speaking.

 

 

#StCroixRod

FORT PAYNE HIGH SCHOOL WINS ALABAMA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP ON WHEELER LAKE

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FORT PAYNE HIGH SCHOOL WINS ALABAMA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP ON WHEELER LAKE

FORT PAYNE HIGH SCHOOL WINS ALABAMA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP ON WHEELER LAKE

DECATUR, Ala. (May 18, 2016) – The Fort Payne High School duo of Brody and Grant Robison brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 13 pounds, 15 ounces, to win the 2016 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Alabama State Championship on Wheeler Lake. The win earned the team trophies, the title of state champions and advanced the team to the High School Fishing Southeastern Conference championship on Lake Cumberland in Somerset, Kentucky, on September 16-17.

Fifty-two teams competed in the event, which launched from Joe Wheeler State Park in Decatur.

The top two five on the Wheeler Lake that advanced to the Southeastern Conference championship were:

1st:        Fort Payne High School, Fort Payne, Ala. – Brody Robison and Grant Robison, five bass, 13-15

2nd:      Gardendale High School, Gardendale, Ala. – Laura Ann Foshee and Reid Conner, five bass, 13-0

3rd:       Sylvania High School, Sylvania, Ala. – Kade Griffith and Will Batey, five bass, 10-10

4th:       Mortimer Jordan High School, Kimberley, Ala. – Parker Davis and Aaron Stephens, five bass, 9-9

5th:       East Limestone High School, Athens, Ala. – Tyler Wagnon and Delano Green, five bass, 9-1

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

6th:       Fairview High School, Cullman, Ala. – Eli Denney and Noah Garnett, five bass, 9-0

7th:       Hartselle High School, Hartselle, Ala. – Ross Napier and Levi Lanier, five bass, 8-6

8th:       Sipsey Valley High School, Buhl, Ala. – Grant Sanford and Landon Kornegay, five bass, 8-2

9th:       Russellville High School, Russellville, Ala. – Shelton Byrd and Austin Nelson, five bass, 8-2

10th:     Hartselle High School, Hartselle, Ala. – Jordan Thompson and Lucas Terry, five bass, 7-15

Complete results from the event can be found at HighSchoolFishing.org.

The 2016 Alabama State High School Fishing Championship was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12. The top 10 percent from each TBF/FLW state championship field will advance to a High School Fishing conference championship along with the top three teams from each of the seven TBF/FLW High School Fishing Opens held this season. The top 10 percent of each conference championship field will then advance to the High School Fishing National Championship, coinciding with the TBF National Championship and an FLW Tour stop in the spring of 2017. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2016 High School Fishing World Finals. At the 2015 World Finals more than $20,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded. Visit HighSchoolFishing.org for details.

LAWRENCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WINS KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP ON KENTUCKY LAKE

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LAWRENCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WINS KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP ON KENTUCKY LAKE

LAWRENCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WINS KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP ON KENTUCKY LAKE

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (May 18, 2016) – The Lawrence County team of Eric Price and Noah West brought a two-day cumulative total of 10 bass weighing 34 pounds, 4 ounces to the scale last weekend, beating out 63 other teams to win the 2016 Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Fishing Championship on Kentucky Lake. The win earned the team medals, a trophy to display in their school and the title of KHSAA state champions.

The top 10 high school teams on Kentucky Lake were:

1st:        Lawrence County High School – Noah West and Eric Price, 10 bass, 34-4

2nd:      McCracken County High School – Daniel Schroeder and Ashton Goff, 10 bass, 30-2

3rd:       Wayne County High School – Bailey Hardwick and Logan Rigney, 10 bass, 27-9

4th:       Pulaski County High School – Colby Hays and Austin Bray, 10 bass, 27-4

5th:       Muhlenberg County High School – James Hampton and Cole Noffsinger, 10 bass, 27-2

6th:       Washington County High School – Nathaniel Messer and Mason Hamilton, 10 bass, 26-14

7th:       South Laurel High School – Kyler Petrey and Logan Martin, 10 bass, 26-12

8th:       Trigg County High School – Douglas Colson and Drake Oliver, 10 bass, 26-8

9th:       Montgomery County High School – Tristan Powell and Dalton Crowe, 10 bass, 26-6

10th:     Johnson Central High School – Blake Martin and Kenneth Powers, 10 bass, 26-1

Complete results can be found at KHSAA.org.

The 2015 KHSAA Fishing Championship was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 9-12. The event was formed after The Bass Federation (TBF) and FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, partnered with the KHSAA to present the 2015 KHSAA season, which featured four regional events across Kentucky as well as the state championship.

In addition to the KHSAA State Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2015 High School Fishing World Finals, held on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama, on July 8-11. At the 2014 World Finals more than $40,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded. Visit HighSchoolFishing.org for details.

Hobie Announces 6th Annual Hobie Fishing World Championship

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Hobie Announces 6th Annual Hobie Fishing World Championship

OCEANSIDE, California – May 11, 2016 – The sixth annual Hobie Fishing World Championship (HFW6), presented by Rhino-Rack™ and hosted by Hobie Cat® Company, will take place in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, December 4-10 of this year. Located in Southern Louisiana 90 minutes from New Orleans, Lafourche Parish is the gateway to Cajun Country and the Gulf of Mexico, offering a distinctly Louisiana “bayou” way of life and promising a memorable experience for both U.S. and international competitors. And then there is the fishing. According to Hobie’s Keeton Eoff, this could easily be the kayak fishing capital of the world.
Anglers from around 25 countries are expected to compete for the chance to be crowned this year’s Hobie Fishing World Champion. All competitors will fish for trout, flounder and redfish (40 to 50 inchers are common that time of year) from identically rigged Hobie Mirage® Pro Angler 14’s, provided by Hobie Cat Company and outfitted with Lowrance® Electronics and Power-Pole® MICRO™ Anchors.
The tournament will be a traditional CPR (Catch, Photograph and Release) format in which each competitor will enter his or her three best lengths in aggregate each day. The angler with the highest cumulative length over the three-day period will be crowned Champion. By qualifying, anglers will have earned their ticket to an experience of a lifetime with plenty of prizes to boot.
A series of five qualifying events being held in the U.S. and Canada gives anglers the opportunity to qualify for six coveted spots on the North American team. Benton Parrott, the USA’s only qualifier as of this date, will compete in his 4th HFW, attempting to dethrone Chinese 2015 winner, Ma Xiaohong. “Everyone loves Ma, it’s the funniest thing,” mentioned Keeton. ‘And he doesn’t speak a lick of English.”
Benton went on to add that ”every competitor will catch a lot of fish and some of them will be trophies, but we should all catch good fish. I promise you. Just last week I was fishing a trout hole in the area in two feet of water and caught a 33-inch red. When you fish there, you can launch in one spot and find all your species. The estuaries go for miles. And there are no bad places to fish.”
Past Hobie Fishing Worlds Champions:
2011 – Scott Baker (Australia)
2012 – Marty Mood (USA)
2013 – Richard Somerton (Australia)
2014 – Steve Lessard (USA)
2015 – Ma Xiaohong (China)
Follow the road to the Hobie Fishing World Championship and the event itself at hobiefishingworlds.com.

Hobie Bass Open 2016 Quickly Approaching

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Hobie Bass Open 2016 Quickly Approaching

OCEANSIDE, California – April 27, 2016 – Hobie’s Bass Open qualifier for the Hobie Fishing Worlds Vl is quickly approaching. The competition will be held at the Kentucky Lake Dam Village State Resort Park in Kentucky, June 3-5. First and second place winners will be invited to join Benton Parrott, U.S./Canada team captain and 2015 IFA Kayak Tour Champion, at the Hobie Fishing World’s competition next fall, location to be announced shortly. The Open is the second in a series of four qualifying events to be held in the U.S. and one in Canada that will produce six coveted World Championship spots on the North American team.
The event is a catch, photograph and release (CPR) tournament where anglers measure and photograph their top three bass during each of the two days, to be scored by total aggregate length. Eligible species include largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass caught on human powered kayaks, canoes or SUP’s. One hundred percent of entry fees will be paid out with a ratio of one place for every 10 entrants. The first place finisher will have his/her airfare, accommodations and entry fee covered courtesy of Kentucky Dam Village and Hobie Cat Company. There will be raffles and prizes as well as other awards including one for the biggest bass each day.
A Hobie Fun Fest public consumer event will be held simultaneously along the lakeshore by the dam, Saturday 9:00AM-1:00PM and Sunday, Noon-3:00PM. Hobie invites all competitors to bring their families and friends to join in the festivities. Fun seekers will have the opportunity to demo Hobie kayaks, SUP’s and sailboats as well as Hobie’s new Mirage Eclipse stand-up pedalboard that has taken the world by storm.
The 2016 Hobie Fishing World Championship US and Canadian Qualifiers schedule:

The 2015 IFA Kayak Tour Championship, Chalmette LA, Oct 9 2015 won by Benton Parrott, 2016 Hobie Fishing Top Gun http://www.ifatours.com/kayak-tour/kayak-results/

The Jamaica Bay Kayak Fishing Classic, May 12-15 – 1 spot
http://www.captainkayak.com/tournaments.html

The Hobie Bass Open, Kentucky Lake, KY, June 3-5 – 2 spots
http://www.hobiefishing.com/blog/2016-hobie-bass-open-announced,382/

The Border City Classic, Canada and the USA, June 25-26 – 2 spots – 1 US, 1 Canadian
https://www.bordercityclassic.org/

The IFA Kayak Fishing Tour, Sarasota, Florida, September 11 – 1 spot
http://www.ifatours.com/kayak-tour/kayak-schedule/

For more information and to register, go to hobiefishingworlds.com
For continual updates, log onto hobiefishingworlds.com

Elites Help Out With Restocking Program That Will Benefit Toledo Bend Reservoir

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Elites Help Out With Restocking Program That Will Benefit Toledo Bend Reservoir
Ten thousand Florida-strain largemouth bass fingerlings provided by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries were released in select areas on Toledo Bend Saturday by a group of volunteers that included pros from the Bassmaster Elite Series, B.A.S.S. staff members and locals, in an effort to produce larger-than-average bass for the next generation of Toledo Bend largemouth.
Photo by Trip Weldon/Bassmaster

May 18, 2016

Elites Help Out With Restocking Program That Will Benefit Toledo Bend Reservoir

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MANY, La. — During Sunday’s final round of the A.R.E. Truck Caps Bassmaster Elite at Toledo Bend, Hank Cherry of Maiden, N.C., landed a 14-inch bass that was easily one of his smallest fish of the week to that point.

“That must be one of those fingerlings they released this week,” Cherry joked. “They grow fast.”

Actually, they don’t grow that fast.

But the 10,000 Florida-strain largemouth bass fingerlings released by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on Saturday, May 14, could definitely be a big part of the next generation of big bass at Toledo Bend.

The fish were released in select areas by a group of volunteers that included pros from the Bassmaster Elite Series, B.A.S.S. staff members and locals who care about the future of their fishery. The pros were allowed to pick the best spots.

“Typically, fingerlings stocked into areas of good habitat will have a better chance of survival,” said Kristi Butler, biologist manager for the LDWF. “Our goal with producing and stocking Florida largemouth bass is to increase anglers’ chances of catching larger-than-average bass and the Florida/Northern hybrid largemouth bass grow larger than Louisiana’s native Northern largemouth bass.”

Anglers who didn’t make the Top 50 cut to fish during Saturday’s semifinal round collected the fingerlings at Cypress Bend Park where they were bagged safely with water and oxygen. The fingerlings, which were produced by Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery in central Louisiana, were about 2 to 2 1/2 inches long — still small enough to be eaten by predator fish, but large enough to find shelter that will aid their survival.

“With this water up so high on Toledo Bend, there should be plenty of good places to put them,” said Alabama pro Randy Howell, who helped with the stocking. “The little fish will have a lot of places to hide, and that’ll just mean even more big fish on this lake in the future.”

Other anglers who helped with the project included Kelly Jordon, Brent Chapman, Mike McClelland, Cliff Crochet, Cliff Prince, Alton Jones, John Crews, Carl Jocumsen, Russ Lane, David Williams, Dean Rojas, Greg Vinson, Todd Faircloth, Jared Lintner, Fabian Rodriguez, Marty Robinson, Casey Ashley, David Walker, Fletcher Shryock and Jonathon VanDam.

In 2015, Toledo Bend Reservoir claimed the top spot on Bassmaster Magazine’s list of 100 Best Bass Lakes in the Nation — and that hard-earned status was due largely to the efforts of the many organizations that work to keep the lake in top form.

Since 1990, LDWF, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Toledo Bend Lake Association, Sabine River Authority and the Sabine Parish Tourist Commission have released more than 28 million Florida-strain largemouth fingerlings into the reservoir. In 2016 alone, LDWF will produce and stock over 820,000 Florida largemouth bass fingerlings into the lake.

To reward anglers for catching big bass — and to ensure those bass are released — the Toledo Bend Lake Association has started the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program. Under program rules, anglers who catch a bass that weighs 10 pounds or more can bring it to one of several pre-determined locations to receive a free replica mount — as long as the fish can be released unharmed back into the lake.

After awarding 81 replicas in 2015, anglers have already weighed in 139 qualifying bass this year. Elite Series pro Boyd Duckett caught a 13-pound largemouth during practice for last week’s event, but he released it immediately in hopes of catching it again once the tournament started.

The largest bass caught by an Elite Series pro during competition days was a 9-5 by Stephen Browning. He earned $1,500 as winner of the Phoenix Boats Big Bass award.

The tournament was the 700th all-time event held by B.A.S.S., and daily crowds for takeoffs and weigh-ins totaled more than 15,000. Michigan angler Kevin VanDam won with a four-day total of 96-2, furthering his own record for victories with his 21st.

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