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Todd Massey & Tim Parker Win Piedmont Bass Classic April 16,2016 Kerr Lake

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Todd Massey & Tim Parker Win Piedmont Bass Classic April 16,2016 Kerr Lake

PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS $10,000 SPRING TEAM BASS TRAIL QUALIFIER #4 RESULTS
Saturday April 16th, 2016 ~ Kerr Lake ~ Flemingtown Landing Wildlife Ramp

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The 2016 Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #4 at Kerr Lake produced another  great turnout for the PBC Trails!!  The weather started out great with air temps about 49 degrees in the am on up
to 65 in the pm. Water temps ranged from 58 to 64. Winds were quiet in the am and blowing up to about 10 in the  pm. A great total of 84 teams participated with most all of them weighing in fish. The bite at Kerr is really being
affected by the up and down weather patterns coming thru the area, some cold fresh water rains, dropping water levels and cold fronts. It’s just up & down. The water level was a good 3 feet low, which moved the fish out of the bushes into deeper water. But the warm weather is on the way and that just means better fishing to come!

Todd Massey & Tim Parker finished 1st Place weighing in 5 bass at 19.17 lbs. and along with winning the 1st Place TWT, Tow Boats US Member Award and with a check coming from Triton Boats Gold Program , their
winnings will top out at $9,675!!! Not a bad payday!!!
Zak Davenport & Ben Whittington took 2nd place with 5 fish weighing 14.96 lbs. and they also won 2nd Place TWT for a total of $1,370. The 1st Place Big Fish (6.29 lbs.) was caught by the 15th place team of Mike Salguero & Dale Delaney netting them total winnings of $1,259. Payback got spread out pretty good!!

269 fish were weighed in for a total of 866 pounds for an average of 2.48 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, whacky worms and jerk baits in 2 to 10 feet of water. Water temps are very important
now and bass are starting to bed in the shallower water. Hopefully they will keep the water level at Kerr up a little for the spring spawn.

I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. Our next tournament is the Tobacco Bass Invitational, which is a private tournament, Saturday April 23rd at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown Landing Wildlife Ramp. If you work in the tobacco industry you might be eligible to fish. All the info can be found at this link: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/TobaccoBass.htmlFollowing that will be the Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #5, Saturday April30th at Jordan Lake out of Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp. Click on this link for all the info:http://piedmontbassclassics.com/2016PBCSpringTeamTrailMain.htmlAll the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/
Now here are the full results:

1st Place: ……Todd Massey & Tim Parker of Chapel Hill & New Hill…5 bass…19.17 lbs…$1,400
2nd Place: ……Zak Davenport & Ben Whittington of Raleigh…5 bass…14.96 lbs…$845
3rd Place: ……Tony Stanley & Travis Parker of Four Oaks & Benson…5 bass…14.72 lbs…$650
4th Place: ……Bobby Houser & Randy Leonard of Raleigh & Wendell…5 bass…14.49lbs…$580
5th Place: ……Chris & David Huffine of Raleigh & Wake Forest…5 bass…14.29 lbs…$520
6th Place: ……Russell Winneberger & Ted Boyette of Raleigh & Kenly…5 bass…14.07 lbs…$460
7th Place: ……Glenn Elliott & Stump Bledsoe of Fayetteville & Hope Mills…5 bass…13.67 lbs…$395
8th Place: …….Ricky Petty & Billy Cobb of Gibsonville & Brown Summit…5 bass…13.65 lbs…$330
9th Place: …….Vinston Nettlew & Jasper Cotton of Pittsboro…5 bass…13.52 lbs…$280
10th Place: ……Tim Goad & Mark Williams of Pittsboro & Wilmington…5 bass…12.97 lbs…$253
11th Place: ……Kevin Woodall & Bill Tobias of Angier…5 bass…12.95 lbs…$187.50 (Tie)
11th Place: ……Ron White & Jesse Soles of West End & Aberdeen…5 bass…12.95 lbs…$187.50 (Tie)
13th Place: ……Mike Dinterman & Vern Fleming of Oxford & Raleigh…5 bass…12.86 lbs…$157
14th Place: ……Larry Hipps & Dean Larson of Cary & Zebulon 4 bass…12.78 lbs…$135
15th Place: ……Mike Salguero & Dale DeLaney of Durham & Kinston…4 bass…12.59 lbs…$125
16th Place: ……Mark Sherrer & Chris Wood of Raleigh…5 bass…12.55 lbs…$115
17th Place: ……Keith Roberts & Billy Owens of McGees Crossroads & St. Pauls…5 bass…12.20 lbs…$100

1st Place Big Fish..15th Place Team above…6.29 lbs…$1,134
2nd Place Big Fish..14th Place Team above…5.52 lbs…$486
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…19.17 lbs…$1,225
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above: 14.96 lbs…$525

Tow Boats US Award: Todd Massey of Chapel Hill : $50

Outdoor Life calls St. Croix Legend Elite the best; technology trickles-down to other series’

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Outdoor Life calls St. Croix Legend Elite the best; technology trickles-down to other series’

High-Tech Recipe for an Elite Fishing Rod

Outdoor Life calls St. Croix Legend Elite the best; technology trickles-down to other series’

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Park Falls, WI (May 2, 2016) – The ice is gone. High-powered bass boats crisscross southern waters in search of five hefty keepers to bring to tournament scales. And across the fruited plains, anglers prepare for battle with finned adversaries where success is measured in the numbers of smiles created and memories forged.

Fishing rod selection is an integral component of the seasonal ritual, and every angler that has taken cork in hand and swung a rod over their shoulder recognizes that all fishing rods are not created alike.

St. Croix builds rods like none other, fusing time-honored handcrafting with 21st-century advances in materials science and rod manufacturing processes. Many of these breakthrough components and fabrication techniques “trickle down” from the flagship Legend Elite, through the technique-specific Legend Tournament series, to the workhorse St. Croix Avids.

The St. Croix Legend Elite was recently named the 2016 Editor’s Choice among spinning rods by Outdoor Life magazine.

In recognition of its fishability, sensitivity, versatility and durability, the St. Croix Legend Elite was recently named the Editor’s Choice among 2016 spinning rods by Outdoor Life magazine. The Legend Elite took home the hardware because, in the words of the editors, “it is extraordinarily sensitive, due primarily to a blank, which features super-high modulus graphite in the lower section. It is coated with two layers of slow-cure epoxy, offering an eye-popping finish with protection from occasional bumps and bruises. The firm butt steered big fish through the slop, while a delicately tapered tip provided uncompromised feel when monitoring finesse baits.”

St. Croix Legend Elite: the award-winning, high-tech flagship rod

Touring professional walleye angler and longtime guide Brian “Bro” Brosdahl relies on his Legend Elites, but especially when the deck is stacked against him and he needs to produce. Bro recounts a recent instance when the Legend Elite made the difference between a disappointing event and a fat paycheck: “During a National Walleye Tour event on Leech Lake, the bite turned tough as the wind picked up. Walleyes were just barely grabbing my jig and shiner combo, and even those bites were far and few between. I used the Legend Elite 6’0″ Med-Fast, which helped to negate the wind while whispering subtle bites to me, allowing me to make a massive move on day two and make bank.”

Why does Bro turn to the Legend Elite when the money is on the line? The answer is simple: a full complement of premium St. Croix Rod technologies are found here.

Super-high modulus graphite. The Legend Elite is constructed with a combination of incredibly-high modulus SCV and SCVI graphite. Modulus is a term used to describe the relationship between the stiffness and the weight of the blank; thus, a high-modulus rod provides a high stiffness-to-weight ratio. Why would an angler want to use a high-modulus rod? Such a rod is excellent at transferring rod momentum to the bait during the cast so you can fling your baits farther, and also smoothly delivers angler energy to the fish during the hookset so you can make your bites count.

Integrated Poly Curve (IPC). The Legend Elite is built using IPC technology, a process that creates rods with smooth tapers by eliminating transition points that can focus stress and lead to rod failure.

Advanced Reinforcing Technology (ART). Legend Elite blanks include ART, which blends an exotic carbon fiber material into the rod blank, resulting in a 10-fold increase in rod strength without increasing its weight.

Fortified Resin System (FRS). A space-age super resin, coupled with precision temperature control that ensures perfect alignment of graphite fibers are what FRS is all about. FRS produces rods that are 33% stronger than those built with other resins or curing methods.

Taper Enhancement Technology (TET). Further distinguishing the Legend Elite is TET, a process that begins with unique, precision cut, curved blank designs. These machine-cut patterns create rods with better actions and improved sensitivity.

Jeff Schluter, St. Croix Rod Vice President for Brand Management, elaborates further on the strengths of the Legend Elite: “In addition to TET, we made significant upgrades to rod components including new Fuji Torzite solid titanium frame guides and Fuji reel seats. The new Legend Elite is the best rod we’ve ever built, with a dramatic increase in comfort and fishing performance compared to other rods.”

Trickle Down Technology

St. Croix Rod’s technological innovations aren’t limited to the bellwether Legend Elite, either. Many of these same difference-makers find a home in other St. Croix rod families. For example, St. Croix Legend Tournament (Bass and Walleye) rods bring technique-specific rod selection to bass, walleye and musky anglers. Want to slip-bobber for walleyes or punch grass mats for largemouth? There are precision-crafted Legend Tournament rods for these, as well as a myriad of other applications favored by contemporary anglers.

Beautiful blue Legend Tournament rods are crafted from high-modulus SCIV graphite fibers, and include IPC, ART, and FRS technologies that trickle down from the Legend Elite.

Many consider St. Croix Avids (Spinning and Casting) to be the foundation of their rod collections. The timeless tools are sensitive, strong, dependable and can be called to duty year after year. Avids are precision crafted using high-modulus SCIII graphite fibers and are assembled using the same IPC technology that originates with the cornerstone Legend Elite.

Whether you draw a St. Croix Legend Elite, Legend Tournament or Avid rod from your locker, know that each of these high-tech, Wisconsin-crafted rods will help you cash more paychecks, create more smiles and forge more memories of success on the water.

Fish with confidence. Fish with a St. Croix Rod.

#StCroixRod

 

Omori Comes From Behind To Win Bassmaster Elite On Wheeler Lake

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Omori Comes From Behind To Win Bassmaster Elite On Wheeler Lake

Takahiro Omori of Emory, Texas, wins the 2016 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake held out of Decatur, Ala., Sunday, with a four-day total weight of 81 pounds, 6 ounces.

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May 1, 2016

Omori Comes From Behind To Win Bassmaster Elite On Wheeler Lake

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DECATUR, Ala. — In 2004, Japan native Takahiro Omori won the GEICO Bassmaster Classic during the final minutes of the final day. On Championship Sunday of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake, Omori earned another win after putting together a final-day catch of five bass weighing 25 pounds, 3 ounces.

Omori, who now hails from Emory, Texas, finished with a four-day total of 81-6, more than 4 pounds ahead of Saturday’s leader, Dave Lefebre of Erie, Pa.

Omori struggled on Thursday’s opening round of competition weighing only 10-7, which put him in 72nd place. He made a powerful comeback on Friday, catching 23-3, which bumped him all the way up to fourth place.

Following Saturday’s competition, Omori climbed into second place after weighing a mixed bag of large- and smallmouth bass for 22-9. The former Classic winner kept his momentum rolling and produced the tournament’s heaviest limit of bass on Sunday for an impressive come-from-behind victory.

“I found the spot where I caught my fish on Monday of practice, and I shook off several fish that I knew would weigh up to 6 pounds,” Omori said.

During the practice period, it’s common for anglers to avoid setting the hook in hopes the same fish will bite again during official competition days.

“I knew the area was pretty special, but I was concerned the pattern had changed after a tough first day,” he said. “You never know with these fish; sometimes they do exactly as they had in practice, and other times they just disappear for what seems like no reason. And, sometimes the fish just move around and you have to find them again. That’s what I did Friday through today, and it paid off.”

He was fishing a popular area known as Decatur Flats, which was only a few hundred yards from Ingalls Harbor in Decatur, Ala. The flat is only 3 to 4 feet deep, but it’s adjacent to the main river channel, which helps the area reload with fresh bass daily.

“Each day there were new waves of fish moving in, but I wasn’t sure that I could keep catching over 20 pounds,” Omori said. “That really helps when you’re trying to win a four-day tournament.”

Omori caught most of his bass during the morning hours, especially early, but he was able to upgrade with bigger bass as the day went on. His baits of choice included a walk-the-dog style topwater, a 5-inch swimbait in a shad pattern and a Carolina-rigged worm.

After leading Friday and Saturday, Lefebre didn’t have the big bites today that he was expecting. Lefebre finished in second place after a Day-4 weight of 16-10 and total of 77-3.

“On Saturday, I purposely backed off of some of my better spots hoping to catch those fish today, but it just didn’t work that way,” Lefebre said. “If I could go back and change that decision, it probably would have changed the outcome. But, you can’t change the past. I made a lot of solid decisions and fished a great tournament.”

Lefebre said it’s hard to second-guess a game-time decision, but he believes that heavier weights during the second and third days of the tournament would have helped his four-day total.

His baits of choice throughout this event included a new Terminator Popping Frog that is set to be unveiled at ICAST 2016, a Terminator buzzbait with a copper blade, a 1/4-ounce Yamamoto black and blue swim jig and a Terminator swim jig in the same size and a similar color pattern.

John Crews of Salem, Va., burned a lot of fuel fishing numerous spots across Wheeler Lake.

“Most of my best water was within five miles of Decatur,” Crews said. “But, I really had to mix it up between several areas, and I drove back and forth several times each day. My pattern had a spawning shad component to it, and that made the first two hours of the day key to catching the right fish.”

Crews caught most of his fish on walking topwater baits, a fluke-style soft plastic a Missile D-Bomb flipping bait.

Rounding out Top 13 anglers on Championship Sunday were Steve Kennedy (64-0), Bobby Lane (60-7), Greg Hackney (59-12), Cliff Crochet (59-10), Luke Clausen (59-9), James Elam (58-9), Casey Ashley (58-0), Gerald Swindle (56-12), Gary Klein (52-12) James Niggemeyer (50-1).

Greg Hackney was awarded $1,000 for the leading the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points race at the end of the event.

Crews also earned the Power-Pole Captain’s Cash award of $1,000 for being the highest-placing angler who is registered and eligible and uses a client-approved product on his boat.

Lefebre earned the Livingston Lures Leader Award of $500 for leading on the second day.

Crews also won the Toyota Bonus Bucks of $3,000 for being the highest-placing eligible entrant in the program. The second-highest-placing eligible entrant, Bobby Lane, received $2,000.

The Phoenix Boats Big Bass Award of $1,500 was presented to both Casey Ashley and Gerald Swindle for each weighing in the overall biggest bass of the event — a 6-14 bass. Ashley caught his 6-14 bass on the first day of competition, and Swindle caught his on the third day of competition.

Crews earned the A.R.E. Top Angler Award of $1,000 for being the highest placing angler using A.R.E. products.

Dick Cepek Rolling Forward Award of $1,000 will be presented to the angler who makes the largest gain in Toyota Angler of the Year points from tournament to tournament.

2016 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake 4/28-5/1
Wheeler Lake, Decatur  AL.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX               20  81-06  110 $100,000.00
Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 5   23-03     Day 3: 5   22-09     Day 4: 5   25-03
2.  Dave Lefebre           Erie, PA                20  77-03  109  $25,500.00
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   21-03     Day 3: 5   20-10     Day 4: 5   16-10
3.  John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               20  66-04  108  $22,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   12-00     Day 3: 5   19-01     Day 4: 5   14-12
4.  Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL              20  64-00  107  $15,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   17-06     Day 3: 5   11-08     Day 4: 5   20-12
5.  Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            20  60-07  106  $14,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   17-01     Day 3: 5   15-01     Day 4: 5   13-00
6.  Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            20  59-12  105  $14,500.00
Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   15-00     Day 3: 5   15-07     Day 4: 5   13-03
7.  Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA         20  59-10  104  $20,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   13-13     Day 3: 5   18-01     Day 4: 5   16-10
8.  Luke Clausen           Otis Orchards, WA       20  59-09  103  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   13-15     Day 3: 5   15-12     Day 4: 5   13-15
9.  James Elam             Tulsa, OK               20  58-09  102  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-14     Day 2: 5   14-08     Day 3: 5   11-11     Day 4: 5   14-08
10. Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC             20  58-00  101  $10,750.00
Day 1: 5   19-12     Day 2: 5   13-11     Day 3: 5   14-01     Day 4: 5   10-08
11. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL             20  56-12  100  $10,750.00
Day 1: 5   16-08     Day 2: 5   14-06     Day 3: 5   13-14     Day 4: 5   12-00
12. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX         20  52-12   99  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   19-07     Day 3: 5   08-03     Day 4: 5   09-01
13. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                 20  50-01   98  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   13-04     Day 3: 5   17-05     Day 4: 5   06-12
PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Gerald Swindle           Warrior, AL         06-14        $750.00
Casey Ashley             Donalds, SC         06-14        $750.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       100       529      1304-00
2        95       512      1228-11
3        44       236       568-14
4        13        65       186-14
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252      1342      3288-07

ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EVENT ON FORT GIBSON LAKE

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ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EVENT ON FORT GIBSON LAKE

ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EVENT ON FORT GIBSON LAKE

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WAGONER, Okla. (April 30, 2016) – The Rogers State University duo of Dillon Roberts of Claremore, Oklahoma, and Bret Fite of Salina, Oklahoma, won the FLW College Fishing Southern Conference event on Fort Gibson Lake Saturday with five bass weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce. The victory earned the club $2,000 and qualified the team for the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“To come here and win the tournament is the coolest feeling,” said Fite, a sophomore majoring in applied technology. “We’ve both fished a few local tournaments, but this was one of the biggest that we have ever competed in and to actually win, that’s what you dream about. It really hasn’t even sunk in yet.”

“Our morning was pretty crazy and we didn’t even know if we were going to be able to fish today,” said Roberts, a freshman majoring in business. “We were camping, and a bad storm came through last night. Apparently at some point there was a lightning strike and the electronics on our boat were fried this morning. We had to scramble and borrow a boat from my dad’s friend who happens to live nearby.

“Once we got on the lake, we had some trolling motor issues and had to spend some time fixing that,” Roberts continued. “Once we finally got everything working and started fishing we decided to commit our day to one stretch of water, put our heads down and go to work.”

The duo said they fished a mile-long stretch of bank, targeting postspawn fish that were moving up the rip-rap banks as the water levels were rising. They caught seven keepers throughout the day – four on a white ½-ounce Terminator Lures spinnerbait and three on a citrus shad-colored Strike King KVD HC Square Bill Silent Crankbait.

“A lot of the teams were still looking for prespawn fish, but the key for us was finding the postspawn fish,” Fite said. “They were still shallow, from 2½ to 3½ feet.”

“I think that the key for us was just staying focused,” Roberts said. “We had to overcome all of the obstacles this morning, and then just commit to our one area. We just started our bass club this year and this is a great way to get some exposure. We can’t wait to compete at the National Championship.”

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2017 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st:   Rogers State University – Dillon Roberts, Claremore, Okla., and Bret Fite, Salina, Okla., five bass, 18-1, $2,000

2nd:  Northeastern State University – Cody Metzger and Michael King, both of Wagoner, Okla., five bass, 17-12, $1,000

3rd:   University of Texas-Tyler – Jimmy Powell, Tyler, Texas, and Caleb Young, Maud, Texas, five bass, 16-5, $500

4th:  Tarleton State University – Justin Seeton, Midlothian, Texas, and Stetson Overton, Glen Rose, Texas, five bass, 15-15, $500

5th:  Tarleton State University – Zach Ziober, Decatur, Texas, and Dakota Ebare, Denham Springs, La., five bass, 15-10, $500

6th:  East Central University – Wyatt Smith, Depew, Okla., and Wyatt Ryan, Ada, Okla., five bass, 15-0

7th:  Colorado Mesa University – Josh Worth, Grand Junction, Colo., and Kennedy Kinkade, Alpine, Utah, five bass, 14-9

8th:  Texas A&M University – Josh Bensema, Willis, Texas, and Tyler Anderson, Austin, Texas, four bass, 14-0

9th:  Rogers State University – Benny Boone, Collinsville, Okla., and John Gann, Salina, Okla., three bass, 13-13

10th:  Abilene Christian University – Andrew Harruff and Tanner Sanderson, both of Abilene, Texas, five bass, 13-10

Complete results will be posted at FLWFishing.com.

This FLW College Fishing Southern Conference event was hosted by the Wagoner Area Chamber of Commerce and was the second regular-season qualifying tournament in the Southern conference. The next event for Southern Conference anglers is a tournament scheduled for Oct. 8 on the Ouachita River in Monroe, Louisiana.

FLW College Fishing teams compete in regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 15 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow College Fishing on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing. Visit CollegeFishing.com to sign up or to start a club at your school.

OHIO’S FLOYD WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNEY ON KENTUCKY LAKE PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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OHIO’S FLOYD WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNEY ON KENTUCKY LAKE PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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PARIS, Tenn. (April 30, 2016) –Steve Floyd of Leesburg, Ohio, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to win the Costa FLW Series Central Division event on Kentucky Lake presented by Lowrance with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 51 pounds, 2 ounces. For his win, Floyd earned $95,000, including a new Ranger Z518 bass boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard engine.

“I ran south and fished a 10-mile area around the I-40 bridge,” said Floyd, who earned his fourth career win in FLW competition. “I was flipping shallow bushes all week, in 1½-feet of water. I caught around 20 keepers each day, all on a green-pumpkin Berkley Havoc Pit Boss.

“To win at Kentucky Lake you have to get at least one big bite each day, and that happened for me this week,” Floyd continued. “I was able to catch a 5-pounder on Thursday, another on Friday and an 8½-pounder today. My son fishes for the Bethel University fishing team and was following me on the water today and got to see me catch the big one. That was pretty special.”

Although Floyd resides in Ohio, he has plenty of experience on Kentucky Lake and owns a cabin near Paris. He said that his favorite way to fish was flipping bushes and when he saw the Kentucky Lake event was scheduled for April this year, he knew that he could have a chance to win.

“I won a BFL tournament here last year in early May flipping bushes, and it’s just my favorite way to fish,” Floyd said. “The first two days of the tournament the fish were biting better later in the day, but today they bit right away this morning. To come away with a win against this level of competition feels really, really good.”

The top 10 pros on Kentucky Lake were:

1st:          Steve Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio, 15 bass, 51-2, $95,000

2nd:         Ramie Colson Jr., Cadiz, Ky., 15 bass, 50-13, $20,500

3rd:          Walmart pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., 15 bass, 48-15, $14,500

4th:          Chris Miranda, Russellville, Ark., 15 bass, 48-9, $12,500

5th:          Travis Fox, Rogers, Ark., 14 bass, 48-8, $11,800

6th:          Daniel Kweekul, Bryant, Ark., 15 bass, 47-9, $9,250

7th:          Todd Schmitz, Goshen, Ind., 15 bass, 46-2, $8,000

8th:          Christopher Jones, Bokoshe, Okla., 15 bass, 43-8, $7,000

9th:          Jeff Ritter, Prairie du Chien, Wis., 14 bass, 40-14, $6,000

10th:        Kelly Readhimer, Beech Bluff, Tenn., 13 bass, 39-4, $4,500

Complete results will be posted at FLWFishing.com.

Sam Lashlee of Camden, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Thursday – a largemouth weighing 8 pounds, 7 ounces to earn him the day’s Big Bass award of $300.

Steve Keller, Jr., of Bethel, Ohio, won the co-angler division and $28,250, including a Ranger Z117 with a 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard motor, with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 34 pounds, 7 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers on Kentucky Lake were:

1st:          Steve Keller Jr., Bethel, Ohio, 15 bass, 34-7, $28,250

2nd:         Frank Divis, Farmington, Ark., 13 bass, 33-9, $6,250

3rd:          Damian Dobrinich, Staunton, Ill., 11 bass, 31-5, $5,000

4th:          Scott Parsons, Bentonville, Ark., 11 bass, 30-3, $4,000

5th:          Gary Brookshear, Lavaca, Ark., 12 bass, 30-1, $3,500

6th:          Justin English, Owensboro, Ky., 10 bass, 28-6, $3,000

7th:          Dustin Roberts, Clarksville, Ark., 12 bass, 28-3, $2,500

8th:          Brandon Bridger, Jackson, Tenn., 12 bass, 27-6, $2,000

9th:          Carl Hemken, Walshville, Ill., seven bass, 26-13, $1,600

10th:        Clint Long, Raymore, Mo., 10 bass, 21-13, $1,350

Keith Newsom of Memphis, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division Friday weighing 9 pounds, 7 ounces to earn him the day’s Big Bass award of $200.

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 Kentucky Lake was hosted by the Henry County Alliance. It was the second Central Division tournament of 2016.

The next Costa FLW Series tournament will be a Southeastern division event, held May 12-14, on Wheeler Lake in Rogersville, Alabama, and is hosted by Florence/Lauderdale Tourism. 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.

Lefebre Retains The Lead In Bassmaster Elite At Wheeler Lake

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Lefebre Retains The Lead In Bassmaster Elite At Wheeler Lake

Dave Lefebre of Erie, Pa., maintains the lead on the third day of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake, bringing 20 pounds, 10 ounces to the scales on Saturday for a three-day total weight of 60-9. 

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April 30, 2016

Lefebre Retains The Lead In Bassmaster Elite At Wheeler Lake

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DECATUR, Ala. — Championship Sunday in Decatur, Ala., will be a shootout as the top anglers battle for the coveted first-place title and the $100,000 that goes with it.

With one day of competition remaining, Dave Lefebre of Erie, Pa., remains in the lead after weighing five bass for 20 pounds, 10 ounces at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake.

Lefebre’s success comes after a relatively unproductive three days of practice fishing.

“On the first day of the event, I wasn’t sure if the pattern I had found was sustainable for more than one day,” Lefebre said. “I mean, it was the only spot I found during practice that was producing any good bass at all, and I typically like to have several spots — each with back-up plans.”

Lefebre was very pleased with his results on Thursday and Friday, but after weighing 20-10 during today’s semi-final round, which pushed his three-day total to 60-9, he is confident that he can win the tournament from his location.

“As soon as I culled out my smallest fish, I backed off the spot around 11 a.m., hoping to save some fish for tomorrow,” he said. “I had my limit early enough that I didn’t even get a chance to fish the best brushpiles in that part of the lake. Each time I have fished those brushpiles over the past couple of days, I’ve caught a big one. Keeping those spots untouched for tomorrow is a bonus.”

While Lefebre’s best areas remain fresh for Sunday’s championship round, Takahiro Omori of Emory, Texas, is chipping away at Lefebre’s lead after weighing 22-9 for a total of 56-3 in three days of competition.

“In 2011, I fished in the same location that I have been fishing this week,” Omori said. “I finished in 12th place at that event, but the last two days have been the best days of fishing I’ve ever had on Wheeler Lake; it’s been a lot of fun. I don’t know for sure if I will catch them as well as I did today, but I’d like to think that I will — there are a lot of fish there.”

After weighing 19-1 for a total of 51-8, John Crews of Salem, Va., made up some ground after stumbling on Friday. He led on Day 1, but he only managed to catch 12 pounds on Friday and fell back in the standings. Crews made some fine-tuned adjustments on where he was fishing, and caught enough today to bump him back into third place.

“I’ve fished the same area for the past three days, but I just didn’t get the big bites that I needed yesterday, “Crews said. “I did a lot of exploring today, really focusing on the details of the structure, and I found where the bigger fish are located. I left biting fish to make the weigh-in today, which should play to my favor tomorrow.”

Also Saturday, Luke Clausen of Otis Orchards, Wash., has been disqualified from the Wheeler Lake event for violation of Bassmaster Elite Series Rule C3. Clausen appealed the decision and, under Rule C23, is allowed to compete on Sunday. In addition, Rule C23 provides that the “next angler below the cut will be invited to compete on the cut day with the clear understanding that any prize money and points he might earn will be contingent upon the outcome of the appeal.” The 13th-place angler, Cliff Crochet of Pierre Part, La., will compete on Sunday. The appeal hearing will be held shortly after the conclusion of the event Sunday.

In addition to the Top 3, competing on Championship Sunday are Casey Ashley (47-8), Bobby Lane (47-7), Greg Hackney (46-9), Clausen (45-10), Gerald Swindle (44-12), James Elam (44-1), Gary Klein (43-11), James Niggemeyer (43-5), Steve Kennedy (43-4) and Crochet (43-0).

Sunday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:15 a.m. CT at Ingalls Harbor in Decatur, Ala., with the final weigh-in scheduled at the same location Sunday afternoon at 3:15 p.m.

2016 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake 4/28-5/1
Wheeler Lake, Decatur  AL.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Dave Lefebre           Erie, PA                15  60-09  110     $500.00
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   21-03     Day 3: 5   20-10
2.  Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX               15  56-03  109
Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 5   23-03     Day 3: 5   22-09
3.  John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               15  51-08  108
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   12-00     Day 3: 5   19-01
4.  Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC             15  47-08  107
Day 1: 5   19-12     Day 2: 5   13-11     Day 3: 5   14-01
5.  Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            15  47-07  106
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   17-01     Day 3: 5   15-01
6.  Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            15  46-09  105
Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   15-00     Day 3: 5   15-07
7.  Luke Clausen           Otis Orchards, WA       15  45-10  104
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   13-15     Day 3: 5   15-12
8.  Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL             15  44-12  103
Day 1: 5   16-08     Day 2: 5   14-06     Day 3: 5   13-14
9.  James Elam             Tulsa, OK               15  44-01  102
Day 1: 5   17-14     Day 2: 5   14-08     Day 3: 5   11-11
10. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX         15  43-11  101
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   19-07     Day 3: 5   08-03
11. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                 15  43-05  100
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   13-04     Day 3: 5   17-05
12. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL              15  43-04   99
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   17-06     Day 3: 5   11-08
13. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA         15  43-00   98  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   13-13     Day 3: 5   18-01
14. Brandon Card           Caryville, TN           15  42-08   97  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   16-13     Day 3: 5   16-08
15. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC          15  42-00   96  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   10-02     Day 3: 5   14-13
16. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            15  41-11   95  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   12-08     Day 3: 5   14-05
17. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        15  41-06   94  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-11     Day 2: 5   08-07     Day 3: 5   14-04
18. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL           15  41-02   93  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   11-07     Day 3: 5   15-12
19. David Williams         Newton, NC              15  41-01   92  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   12-00     Day 3: 5   12-10
20. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         15  40-11   91  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   14-00     Day 3: 5   11-06
21. Scott Rook             Little Rock, AR         15  40-09   90  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 5   18-01     Day 3: 5   12-00
22. Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ             15  40-08   89  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-01     Day 2: 5   13-07     Day 3: 5   09-00
23. Randy Howell           Guntersville, AL        12  40-06   88  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   18-11     Day 3: 2   05-04
24. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              15  40-04   87  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   10-10     Day 3: 5   14-03
25. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC             14  40-02   86  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 4   09-11     Day 3: 5   16-01
26. Fletcher Shryock       New Philadelphia, OH    15  39-06   85  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-13     Day 2: 5   14-04     Day 3: 5   11-05
27. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL          15  38-15   84  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   13-14     Day 3: 5   13-01
28. Chris Zaldain          Laughlin, NV            15  38-10   83  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 5   13-10     Day 3: 5   09-05
29. Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL        15  38-06   82  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   11-13     Day 3: 5   09-05
30. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ    15  38-01   81  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 5   12-15     Day 3: 5   13-07
31. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL        15  37-10   80  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 5   18-03     Day 3: 5   08-04
32. Hank Cherry Jr         Maiden, NC              15  37-08   79  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   11-15     Day 3: 5   11-15
33. Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK           15  36-15   78  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   11-03     Day 3: 5   10-06
34. Keith Poche            Pike Road, AL           15  36-05   77  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 5   13-07     Day 3: 5   11-07
35. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL          15  36-03   76  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 5   13-15     Day 3: 5   08-02
36. Ott DeFoe              Knoxville, TN           15  36-01   75  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   14-02     Day 3: 5   09-01
37. Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              15  35-14   74  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-15     Day 2: 5   09-08     Day 3: 5   09-07
38. Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL            15  35-14   73  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 5   14-00     Day 3: 5   08-11
39. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL               15  35-07   72  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   15-08     Day 3: 5   05-08
40. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          15  35-04   71  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   13-00     Day 3: 5   08-00
41. Jordan Lee             Grant, AL               15  34-06   70  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   15-13     Day 3: 5   06-15
42. Matt Reed              Madisonville, TX        14  34-03   69  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 4   10-06     Day 3: 5   08-07
43. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             15  33-14   68  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   12-02     Day 3: 5   08-04
44. Justin Lucas           Guntersville, AL        15  33-09   67  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   11-12     Day 3: 5   08-09
45. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA 14  32-13   66  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   15-05     Day 3: 4   06-06
46. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        13  31-15   65  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   11-07     Day 3: 3   04-07
47. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA       15  31-03   64  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   11-05     Day 3: 5   05-10
48. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            13  30-14   63  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 5   12-02     Day 3: 3   05-11
49. Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK             13  29-15   62  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   09-15     Day 3: 3   04-11
50. Randy Allen            Shreveport, LA          11  27-11   61  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   09-14     Day 3: 1   03-05
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       100       529      1304-00
2        95       512      1228-11
3        44       236       568-14
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239      1277      3101-09

Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 230 – Trevor Lo

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Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 230 – Trevor Lo

Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 230 – Trevor Lo
April 15, 2016 at 1:00 AM
Bass Edge Radio presented by MegaWare KeelGuard chats with 2015 BASS College Bracket Champion Trevor Lo. We discuss Trevor’s classic appearance and his road to a fishing profession.

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Lefebre Takes Over Lead At Elite On Wheeler Lake

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Lefebre Takes Over Lead At Elite On Wheeler Lake

Dave Lefebre of Erie, Pa., takes the lead on the second day of the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake, bringing a two-day total weight of 39 pounds, 15 ounces to the scales.

Photo by Gary Tramontina/Bassmaster

April 29, 2016

Lefebre Takes Over Lead At Elite On Wheeler Lake 

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DECATUR, Ala. — Erie, Pa., angler and Bassmaster newcomer Dave Lefebre is the second-day leader after catching an impressive limit of bass that weighed 21 pounds, 3 ounces.

Like most of the anglers, Lefebre had a difficult practice and was only able to isolate a single area that was producing the kind of fish he thought could carry him through to Championship Sunday at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake.

Lefebre is competing during his first year as a Bassmaster Elite Series pro, but he is no rookie. He spent 13 years fishing the Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) tour, earning six wins and nearly $2 million in prize money.

“I knew I had more weight than yesterday, but I was pleasantly surprised to find I had caught better fish today than I had expected,” Lefebre said, who weighed 18-12 on Thursday for a combined two-day total of 39-15. “I feel like I could have weighed even more yesterday and today if I executed better. I’ve been leaving that area after I have a good limit hoping to keep some fresh bass for the next day.”

During a four-day tournament, the anglers need to manage their bite, which means not catching every single willing bass. Lefebre said that bigger fish seem to be moving into his area, and he’s eager for the semifinal round on Saturday.

“I saw a huge bass today,” he continued. “A big fish tried to eat my lure, but missed it and I saw the whole thing. I don’t want to sound unrealistic, but at first I thought it might have been a 10-pounder. But it was probably more like a 7 or 8-pound fish.”

Improving on Thursday’s weight by more than 2 pounds, and after seeing a big fish in the area, Lefebre has confidence that he is capable of producing a competitive five-fish limit of bass on Saturday that will carry him into Championship Sunday.

Veteran Bassmaster competitor Gary Klein of Weatherford, Texas, has appeared in 30 GEICO Bassmaster Classics during his illustrious career, and was able to produce another solid limit of bass on Friday’s second round of competition that weighed 19-7 for a total of 35-8. The successful day on Wheeler Lake bumped him up 13 places, and he is currently sitting in second place.

“I’m fishing a little area, and I got very fortunate with today’s catch,” Klein said. “I honestly don’t think that the winning fish are in my area, but it’s all I’ve got that is producing the kind of fish I need to stay competitive. I was surprised today, so maybe I’ll be surprised again tomorrow with another quality limit.”

Klein is fishing a pattern that is dependent upon the shad spawn, which occurs only at night. As the sun comes up in the morning, there’s only about 45 minutes to an hour of productivity that he can take advantage of. As with any spawn-related fishing pattern, things change daily and can be hard to predict.

Speaking of hard to predict, the 2014 Bassmaster Classic champion Randy Howell had every intention of running up the river to the Guntersville dam today, but an early morning smallmouth bite kept him near the main launch.

“Yesterday I ran to the Wheeler dam, and today I had plans to head the opposite direction,” Howell said. “I decided to make a quick stop on the way, and I quickly learned that making the run wasn’t worth it because I was catching the kind of fish I needed to stay in this tournament.”

Howell’s bite was exciting during the early morning hours, but later in the day he managed to catch the biggest bass of the day, which weighed 6 pounds even. That big bass contributed to his 18-pound, 11-ounce limit, increased his total weight to 35-2 and put him in third place.

After Friday, the remaining Top 10 anglers include: Takahiro Omori (33-10), Casey Ashley (33-7), John Crews (32-7), James Elam (32-6), Bobby Lane (32-6), Steve Kennedy (31-12) and Josh Bertrand (31-8)

The Top 50 anglers will compete during Saturday’s semifinal round, and will be cut to the Top 12 for Championship Sunday’s final round.

Lefebre also earned the Livingston Lures Leader award of $500 for leading the second day of the event.

Daily takeoffs are scheduled for 6:15 a.m. ET at Ingalls Harbor in Decatur, Ala., with weigh-ins scheduled at the same location each afternoon at 3:15 p.m.

2016 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Wheeler Lake 4/28-5/1
Wheeler Lake, Decatur  AL.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts

1.  Dave Lefebre           Erie, PA                10  39-15  110
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   21-03
2.  Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX         10  35-08  109
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   19-07
3.  Randy Howell           Guntersville, AL        10  35-02  108
Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   18-11
4.  Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX               10  33-10  107
Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 5   23-03
5.  Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC             10  33-07  106
Day 1: 5   19-12     Day 2: 5   13-11
6.  John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               10  32-07  105
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   12-00
7.  James Elam             Tulsa, OK               10  32-06  104
Day 1: 5   17-14     Day 2: 5   14-08
8.  Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            10  32-06  103
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   17-01
9.  Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL              10  31-12  102
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   17-06
10. Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ             10  31-08  101
Day 1: 5   18-01     Day 2: 5   13-07
11. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            10  31-02  100
Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   15-00
12. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL             10  30-14   99
Day 1: 5   16-08     Day 2: 5   14-06
13. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL               10  29-15   98
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   15-08
14. Luke Clausen           Otis Orchards, WA       10  29-14   97
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   13-15
15. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL        10  29-06   96
Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 5   18-03
16. Chris Zaldain          Laughlin, NV            10  29-05   95
Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 5   13-10
17. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         10  29-05   94
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   14-00
18. Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL        10  29-01   93
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   11-13
19. Scott Rook             Little Rock, AR         10  28-09   92
Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 5   18-01
20. David Williams         Newton, NC              10  28-07   91
Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   12-00
21. Fletcher Shryock       New Philadelphia, OH    10  28-01   90
Day 1: 5   13-13     Day 2: 5   14-04
22. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL          10  28-01   89
Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 5   13-15
23. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        10  27-08   88
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   11-07
24. Jordan Lee             Grant, AL               10  27-07   87
Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   15-13
25. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            10  27-06   86
Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   12-08
26. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          10  27-04   85
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   13-00
27. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC          10  27-03   84
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   10-02
28. Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL            10  27-03   83
Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 5   14-00
29. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  27-02   82
Day 1: 5   18-11     Day 2: 5   08-07
30. Ott DeFoe              Knoxville, TN           10  27-00   81
Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   14-02
31. Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK           10  26-09   80
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   11-03
32. Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              10  26-07   79
Day 1: 5   16-15     Day 2: 5   09-08
33. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA 10  26-07   78
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   15-05
34. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              10  26-01   77
Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   10-10
35. Brandon Card           Caryville, TN           10  26-00   76
Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   16-13
36. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                 10  26-00   75
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   13-04
37. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL          10  25-14   74
Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   13-14
38. Matt Reed              Madisonville, TX         9  25-12   73
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 4   10-06
39. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             10  25-10   72
Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   12-02
40. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA       10  25-09   71
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   11-05
41. Hank Cherry Jr         Maiden, NC              10  25-09   70
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   11-15
42. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL           10  25-06   69
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   11-07
43. Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK             10  25-04   68
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   09-15
44. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            10  25-03   67
Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 5   12-02
45. Justin Lucas           Guntersville, AL        10  25-00   66
Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   11-12
46. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA         10  24-15   65
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   13-13
47. Keith Poche            Pike Road, AL           10  24-14   64
Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 5   13-07
48. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ    10  24-10   63
Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 5   12-15
49. Randy Allen            Shreveport, LA          10  24-06   62
Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   09-14
50. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              9  24-01   61
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 4   09-11
51. Randall Tharp          Port St. Joe, FL        10  23-12   60
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   12-10
52. Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA        10  23-11   59
Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 5   12-12
53. Kelly Jordon           Flint, TX               10  23-06   58
Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   11-12
54. Brent Ehrler           Newport Beach, CA       10  23-05   57
Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   08-13
55. Casey Scanlon          Rocky Mount, MO         10  23-02   56
Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 5   13-01
56. Adrian Avena           Vineland, NJ            10  23-02   55
Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 5   12-05
57. Andy Montgomery        Blacksburg, SC          10  23-00   54
Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 5   10-09
58. Dennis Tietje          Roanoke, LA             10  22-14   53
Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   10-12
59. Matt Lee               Guntersville, AL        10  22-13   52
Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 5   12-04
60. David Walker           Sevierville, TN         10  22-12   51
Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 5   07-04
61. Brandon Coulter        Knoxville, TN           10  22-10   50
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   08-11
62. Bradley Roy            Lancaster, KY           10  22-10   49
Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   09-02
63. Alton Jones            Lorena, TX              10  22-09   48
Day 1: 5   08-14     Day 2: 5   13-11
64. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK             10  22-06   47
Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 5   08-08
65. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                 10  22-06   46
Day 1: 5   09-10     Day 2: 5   12-12
66. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL           10  22-04   45
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   08-10
67. Chad Morgenthaler      Reeds Spring, MO        10  22-01   44
Day 1: 5   07-07     Day 2: 5   14-10
68. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, MI            7  21-15   43
Day 1: 5   18-07     Day 2: 2   03-08
69. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          10  21-15   42
Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 5   12-11
70. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT           10  21-12   41
Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 5   10-00
71. Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, KS        10  21-11   40
Day 1: 5   07-08     Day 2: 5   14-03
72. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           10  21-08   39
Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   09-00
73. Shaw Grigsby Jr.       Gainesville, FL          9  21-07   38
Day 1: 4   03-12     Day 2: 5   17-11
74. Seth Feider            Bloomington, MN         10  21-00   37
Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 5   12-11
75. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC               10  20-14   36
Day 1: 5   09-06     Day 2: 5   11-08
76. Cliff Pace             Petal, MS               10  20-09   35
Day 1: 5   07-07     Day 2: 5   13-02
77. Chad Grigsby           Maple Grove, MN         10  20-08   34
Day 1: 5   13-00     Day 2: 5   07-08
78. John Murray            Spring City, TN         10  20-05   33
Day 1: 5   08-04     Day 2: 5   12-01
79. Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK               10  20-03   32
Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   10-04
80. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              10  20-02   31
Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   08-08
81. John Hunter Jr         Shelbyville, KY         10  20-00   30
Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 5   09-06
82. Brett Hite             Phoenix, AZ              9  19-13   29
Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 4   06-15
83. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         10  19-12   28
Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   06-07
84. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL         10  19-08   27
Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 5   10-05
85. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS               9  18-15   26
Day 1: 4   08-02     Day 2: 5   10-13
86. Morizo Shimizu         Suita, Osaka JAPAN      10  18-14   25
Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 5   11-03
87. Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA              10  18-11   24
Day 1: 5   10-03     Day 2: 5   08-08
88. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        10  18-09   23
Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 5   08-11
89. Todd Faircloth         Jasper, TX              10  18-06   22
Day 1: 5   08-14     Day 2: 5   09-08
90. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI             10  17-12   21
Day 1: 5   06-12     Day 2: 5   11-00
91. Mark Davis             Mount Ida, AR           10  17-12   20
Day 1: 5   09-10     Day 2: 5   08-02
92. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR         10  17-11   19
Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 5   10-00
93. Jay Brainard           Enid, OK                 9  17-09   18
Day 1: 4   07-00     Day 2: 5   10-09
94. Fabian Rodriguez       Ocean City, DE          10  17-09   17
Day 1: 5   08-07     Day 2: 5   09-02
95. Koby Kreiger           Bokeelia, FL            10  16-11   16
Day 1: 5   08-09     Day 2: 5   08-02
96. Jonathon VanDam        Kalamazoo, MI            8  16-05   15
Day 1: 4   07-15     Day 2: 4   08-06
97. Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA               8  16-01   14
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 3   05-01
98. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA             10  15-13   13
Day 1: 5   07-00     Day 2: 5   08-13
99. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX              10  15-05   12
Day 1: 5   07-07     Day 2: 5   07-14
100. Britt Myers            Lake Wylie, SC           9  15-00   11
Day 1: 4   07-08     Day 2: 5   07-08
101. J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, GA             9  14-12   10
Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 4   04-12
102. Kotaro Kiriyama        Moody, AL                7  13-15    9
Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 2   02-09
103. Billy McCaghren Jr     Mayflower, AR            6  13-00    8
Day 1: 5   08-07     Day 2: 1   04-09
104. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR          8  12-15    7
Day 1: 5   08-01     Day 2: 3   04-14
105. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname  Aichi JAPAN    7  12-06    6
Day 1: 5   09-01     Day 2: 2   03-05
106. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL              7  12-00    5
Day 1: 2   03-09     Day 2: 5   08-07
107. Tim Horton             Muscle Shoals, AL        6  10-10    4
Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 3   05-15
108. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           5  06-14    3
Day 1: 4   05-12     Day 2: 1   01-02
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       100       529      1304-00
2        95       512      1228-11
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195      1041      2532-11

So You Want to Start a Tackle Company? by Ken Duke April 28, 2016

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So You Want to Start a Tackle Company? by Ken Duke April 28, 2016
Several times a year I find myself in conversations with people who say they’re going to start a tackle company. The conversations are pretty much the same, only the names and the products behind them change.

Invariably these people have a “new” product that’s going to “revolutionize” some aspect of the sportfishing industry. Those two words tend to fire up my skepticism like nothing else can, and I settle in for a description of a device that every angler simply “must have.”

Before they get started, though, I usually insist that they give me no details about the product. I don’t want to know if it’s a crankbait or a landing net, a sonar gizmo or a floating keychain. It doesn’t matter. Later on, though, I don’t want them thinking I spoiled things by telling other companies about the item. Wide-eyed enthusiasm has a way of turning into beady-eyed paranoia in this industry, and in this case what I don’t know can’t hurt me.

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Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Report May 2016 By Captain Dale Wilson

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Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Report May 2016 By Captain Dale Wilson

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT
May 2016
DALE WILSON’S
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PHONE NO: 540-297-5650 / 540-874-4950
www.captaindalewilson.com

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OVERVIEW- Fishing should be good this month! Water temperature will be in the 70’s. Best times will be cloudy days and at night the month. Fishing the past few weeks has been good! The baitfish has moved to the shoreline late at night as they are trying to spawn. The warmer weather has caused fishing patterns to change. Most fish are feeding at night!

Largemouth Bass- Fishing for largemouth bass will be good this month. Best lures will be jigs, drop shots, crank baits, top water lures and shaky heads. Most largemouth bass will be caught near shallow coves, stumps, shallow brush piles, secondary points and shallow water docks. Best depths will be from 2 to 15 feet deep. Most largemouth bass will have spawned by the end of the month. When fishing at night, most bass will be caught on wake type lures such as Thunder sticks, fished close to rip rap points.

Smallmouth Bass- Fishing should be good. Best areas will be humps, stumps and shallow secondary points. Best lures will be tubes, jigs, top water lures and shallow to medium running crank baits.. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Cloudy days with wind are good times to try your luck! Look for areas with rocks, on points next to deep water. Smallmouth bass will continue to spawn in shallow water. Look for stumps and isolated rocks on flats near deep water.

Striped Bass- Fishing should be good this month. Stripers will be caught in the lower sections of the lake and the large creeks. Best lures will be top water, Red-fins, Thunder Sticks and Zoom flukes fished on 3/8 to 3/4 oz. lead heads. Casting early and late day can be productive. Stripers will surface during the month of May
Best times to find schooling fish is cloudy days, early morning and later afternoon. The best depths will be from the surface to 30 feet deep. Live bait fished on planner boards will work well this month. Most fish will be suspended and will constantly be on the move. Find the largest concentration of shad. Night fishing will be good this month. Mid to lower end of the lake seems to work best when night fishing.

Crappie- Fishing for crappie will be good this month. They will be found 2 to 10 ft. deep. Crappie will be found around docks, brush piles, stumps and fallen tree tops. Small live minnows and 1½ to 2 inch tubes or shad shaped plastic lures fished on 1/32 to 1/16 oz. lead heads will work best to catch crappie this month. Most crappie will continue to spawn this month.

TIP OF THE Month- Shad constantly move to the shallow water at night to spawn this month. Best time to fish is from 11 pm to 2 am. Most species of fish, especially bass and stripers, will feed at night. You can also hear reports about local fishing on the website: THE BASS CAST RADIO SHOW each month. Make sure your running lights are on after dark! Remember to be courteous and obey all the boating laws. TAKE A KID FISHING!

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