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BENTON’S KINDY WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ARKIE DIVISION EVENT ON DEGRAY LAKE

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April 26, 2016

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BENTON’S KINDY WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ARKIE DIVISION EVENT ON DEGRAY LAKE

Day wins co-angler title

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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. (April 25, 2016) – Jeremiah Kindy of Benton, Arkansas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 13 pounds, 4 ounces, Saturday to win the second FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Arkie Division tournament of 2016 on DeGray Lake. For his victory, Kindy took home $5,592.

“I concentrated on pockets that had a lot of bushes from the dam all the way up the Caddo River,” said Kindy, who earned his third win in FLW competition. “I targeted postspawn bucks that were feeding on fry in the shade.”

Kindy said he rotated between flipping a Watermelon Candy-colored Zoom Brush Hog and throwing a Zoom Horny Toad.

“If the bushes were really thick, I’d flip the Hog,” said Kindy. “If they were scattered, I preferred to skip the Toad in there. I probably hit 20 different pockets. The sun needed to be high, but not directly above my area. That’s when the shade was the best.”

The Arkansas angler said he was able to hook 12 to 14 keepers throughout his day.

“I caught most of my fish between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.,” said Kindy. “Two of my limit bass – including my biggest – came on the Hog, and the rest were on the Toad. I just kept my head down and stayed persistent.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Jeremiah Kindy, Benton, Ark., five bass, 13-4, $3,592 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Danny Gwinn, Mount Ida, Ark., five bass, 12-12, $1,796

3^rd: Cody Glaze, Bald Knob, Ark., five bass, 12-8, $1,661

4^th: Greg Carpenter, Royal, Ark., five bass, 12-2, $838

5^th: Kyle Henderson, Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 11-15, $718

6^th: Cody Burke, Bryant, Ark., five bass, 11-13, $659

7^th: Stacey Tuggle, Bismarck, Ark., five bass, 11-12, $599

8^th: Quincy Houchin, Mabelvale, Ark., five bass, 11-4, $539

9^th: Joey Cifuentes, Clinton, Ark., five bass, 11-2, $479

10^th: Evan Barnes, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 10-15, $419

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Glaze caught a 4-pound, 1-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $460.

Gary Day of Auburndale, Florida, weighed in five bass totaling 7 pounds, 8 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $1,796.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Gary Day, Auburndale, Fla., five bass, 7-8, $1,796

2^nd: John Andrews Jr., Cherry Valley, Ark., three bass, 6-10, $898

3^rd: Steven Sherrill, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 6-9, $598

4^th: Derwin Thomas, Little Rock, Ark., three bass, 6-8, $419

5^th: Dusty Rhoades, Gravelly, Ark., three bass, 5-9, $344

5^th: John McCullar, Benton, Ark., three bass, 5-9, $344

7^th: Jimmy Terry, Mabelvale, Ark., two bass, 5-3, $284

7^th: Zach Doan, Leola, Ark., four bass, 5-3, $284

9^th: Alex Wigley, El Dorado, Ark., three bass, 5-2, $224

9^th: Branko Todorovic, Hot Springs, Ark., three bass, 5-2, $224

Wayne Hutton of Imboden, Arkansas, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 3 pounds, 10 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $230.

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

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

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

BLACK WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ILLINI DIVISION OPENER ON REND LAKE

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April 26, 2016

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BLACK WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ILLINI DIVISION OPENER ON REND LAKE

Rossi wins co-angler title

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WHITTINGTON, Ill. (April 25, 2016) – Michael Black of Toledo, Illinois, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 12 ounces, Saturday to win the first FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Illini Division tournament of 2016 on Rend Lake. For his victory, Black took home $8,240.

According to tournament reports, Black fished in mid-lake areas and used a Custom Cast Lures jig.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Michael Black, Toledo, Ill., five bass, 19-12, $6,240 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Marty Sisk, Evansville, Ind., four bass, 15-1, $2,288

3^rd: Travis Gillett, Salem, Ill., five bass, 12-0, $1,525

4^th: Toby Corn, West Frankfort, Ill., five bass, 11-15, $1,068

5^th: Neil McCord, West Frankfort, Ill., three bass, 8-15, $915

6^th: Darren Frazier, Anna, Ill., three bass, 8-14, $839

7^th: Derek Jenkel, Pinckneyville, Ill., five bass, 8-6, $763

8^th: Dan Shoraga, West Frankfort, Ill., three bass, 8-5, $686

9^th: Larry Caldwell, Saint Peters, Mo., three bass, 7-8, $610

10^th: Paul Leonard, Chatham, Ill., two bass, 7-2, $534

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Black also caught a 6-pound, 4-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $665.

Mario Rossi of Granite City, Illinois, weighed in three bass totaling 7 pounds, 2 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $2,140.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Mario Rossi, Granite City, Ill., three bass, 7-2, $2,140

2^nd: Mike Houle, Orland Park, Ill., two bass, 6-6, $1,070

3^rd: Chris Gable, Eddyville, Ky., one bass, 5-10, $1,014

4^th: Dave Dobill, Royalton, Ill., two bass, 5-5, $499

5^th: Anthony Macon, Greenville, Ill., two bass, 4-7, $428

6^th: Jarred Metje, Woodlawn, Ill., one bass, 3-15, $392

7^th: Bill Higgins, Albers, Ill., two bass, 3-13, $357

8^th: Ryan Fancher, Olney, Ill., one bass, 3-9, $321

9^th: Tony Kirkpatrick, Woodlawn, Ill., one bass, 3-5, $285

10^th: Danny Toohey, Greenville, Ill., one bass, 3-1, $250

Gable caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $302.

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

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

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

MOUNT JULIET’S MERRICK WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION EVENT ON PERCY PRIEST PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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April 26, 2016

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MOUNT JULIET’S MERRICK WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION EVENT ON PERCY PRIEST PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Foutz wins co-angler title

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SMYRNA, Tenn. (April 25, 2016) – William Merrick of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds, 4 ounces, Saturday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Music City Division tournament on Percy Priest presented by Navionics. For his victory, Merrick took home $3,648.

“I spent my day on the south end of the lake throwing a large swimbait,” said Merrick, who earned his second win in FLW competition. “I slow-rolled it out deep for both pre- and postspawn bass in about 20 different spots. I preferred spawning banks that had a specific mix of rock and gravel.”

Merrick said he used a 7-inch, trout-colored Osprey Swimbait and caught nearly 13 keepers on a fairly consistent basis.

“It’s a lot larger than most swimbaits used in this part of the country,” said Merrick. “It was definitely something the fish weren’t accustomed to seeing.”

Merrick said his limit consisted of three postspawn smallmouth and two prespawn largemouth bass.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: William Merrick, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 18-4, $3,648

2^nd: Chris Fondren, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 16-9, $1,324

3^rd: Jeff Lokken, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 15-14, $882

4^th: Brandon Edel, Hendersonville, Tenn., five bass, 13-10, $903

5^th: Billy Hinson, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 13-6, $530

6^th: Jeremy Ethridge, Murfreesboro, Tenn., five bass, 12-14, $463

7^th: Charlie Crisp Jr., Catlettsburg, Ky., five bass, 12-14, $463

8^th: Josh Tramel, Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 12-5, $397

9^th: Adam Militana, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 12-3, $353

10^th: Brandon Maynard , Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 12-2, $309

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Edel caught a 5-pound, 9-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $285.

Jacob Foutz of Charleston, Tennessee, weighed in five bass totaling 11 pounds, 10 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $1,324.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Jacob Foutz, Charleston, Tenn., five bass, 11-10, $1,324

2^nd: Jim Fontaine, Smyrna, Tenn., five bass, 10-12, $804

3^rd: Jason McCanless, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 10-10, $440

4^th: Michael Birdwell, Granville, Tenn., five bass, 10-4, $309

5^th: Greg Whittaker, Monterey, Tenn. five bass, 10-2, $265

6^th: Brandon Russell, Murfreesboro, Tenn., four bass, 8-14, $243

7^th: Larry Anderson, Hillsboro, Ohio, three bass, 8-5, $221

8^th: Jake Short, Lebanon, Tenn., four bass, 8-3, $199

9^th: Alex Hester, Crossville, Tenn., four bass, 7-11, $177

10^th: Brennon Binkley, Franklin, Tenn., three bass, 7-10, $154

Fontaine caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 3 pounds, 14 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $142.

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

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

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

The Shell Rotella Brand Signs On As A B.A.S.S. Supporting Sponsor

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April 26, 2016

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April 25, 2016

The Shell Rotella Brand Signs On As A B.A.S.S. Supporting Sponsor

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. is pleased to announce that Shell Rotella heavy duty diesel engine oils will be a supporting level sponsor of the 2016 Bassmaster tournament circuits. This includes the Bassmaster Elite Series, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens Series,Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation events presented by Magellan outdoors, Toyota Bonus Bucks Bassmaster Team Championship, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops and Costa Bassmaster High School Series.

“The Bassmaster Elite Series showcases some of the best anglers in the world and we are happy to support B.A.S.S. and its fans,” said Chris Guerrero, global brand manager, Shell Rotella. “The Bassmaster anglers put on great competitions and the people that come out to support them understand the hard work involved. Shell Rotella will be there to provide them with some fun and interactive Shell Rotella programs.”

The Rotella Road Show trailer and the Rotella T6 BBQ Grill will be at key Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments throughout the year. The interactive design of the Shell Rotella Road Show trailer includes a number of interesting displays starting with how motor oil protects your engine. A demonstration area will show how engine oils may affect fuel efficiency, wear protection, engine cleanliness and prevent acid corrosion. Engine parts show examples of how low viscosity CK-4 and FA-4 test engine oils have protected against engine wear.

“We are so glad to have Shell Rotella as the newest member of the B.A.S.S. sponsor family,” said Bruce Akin, CEO of B.A.S.S. “Our members and fans represent a huge group of consumers of Shell Rotella products, and I’m grateful for their decision to support the sport of bass fishing and market to our anglers.”

The Shell Rotella Road Show also highlights the Koester Racing and Corzine Motorsports National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) teams and the Rotella Cup. The hardworking Shell Rotella portfolio is on display and visitors can test their diesel oil knowledge to win prizes and learn about the MyMilesMatters rewards program. There will also be a Real Destinations area where guests can view Shell Rotella Unsung films.

The Shell Rotella Garage also appears on the set of Bassmaster Live with hosts Tommy Sanders and Mark Zona, as the show chronicles each competition day on the Bassmaster Elite Series.

The Rotella T6 BBQ Grill will be on site at select events with a 20-foot barbecue trailer that includes a grill and a smoker. The will be done cooking by the World Famous Pitts & Spitts A1 Catering team. This world champion cooking team has won more than 30 barbecue and cooking awards and is sponsored by Shell Rotella.

Information about upcoming Bassmaster Elite Series events will be posted on Facebook at ShellRotella, on Twitter at @ShellRotella and Instagram at ShellRotellaT.

PITTSBURGH’S STASIAK WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTHEAST DIVISION OPENER ON POTOMAC RIVER

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April 26, 2016

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PITTSBURGH’S STASIAK WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTHEAST DIVISION OPENER ON POTOMAC RIVER

Maurer wins co-angler title

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MARBURY, Md. (April 25, 2016) – Matt Stasiak of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 13 ounces, Saturday to win the first FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Northeast Division tournament of 2016 on the Potomac River. For his victory, Stasiak took home $7,498.

Stasiak said he spent his day focusing on a spawning area in Piscataway Creek. He said the bass were actively feeding on perch, which ended up being a crucial part of his pattern.

“I started out throwing a green-pumpkin Zoom Brush Hog,” said Stasiak, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “I was fan casting and dragging it. In tidal waters, sometimes you can’t see the beds, so dragging is the best option.”

Around midday, Stasiak said he switched to using a green-pumpkin and orange-colored Z-Man ChatterBait.

“When the tide was moving, the bass were active and really wanted the ChatterBait,” said Stasiak. “At high-tide, I ran it slow over the top of grass. If it got caught, I’d pop it, let it fall, then keep reeling. At low tide, I kept my rod tip up as there was only about a foot of water where I was throwing.”

Stasiak went on to say that he was able to catch 15 keepers throughout the event.

“A lot of people were throwing white Chatterbaits out there, but I don’t think they were dialed in on the shad,” said Stasiak. “I had a lot of perch bites up near my boat which made me choose the green-pumpkin and orange. That’s what got me the better bites.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Matt Stasiak, Pittsburgh, Pa., five bass, 19-13, $5,498 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Al Fiorille, Mount Airy, Md., five bass, 19-6, $2,249

3^rd: Ryan Ingalls, Fairfax, Va., five bass, 18-7, $1,498

4^th: Michael Durbak, Woodbourne, N.Y., five bass, 18-0, $975

4^th: Ernie Freeman, Broad Run, Va., five bass, 18-0, $975

6^th: Grae Buck, Harleysville, Pa., five bass, 17-15, $825

7^th: Joseph Thompson, Coatesville, Pa., five bass, 17-14, $750

8^th: Mark Schafer, Williamstown, N.J., five bass, 17-11, $675

9^th: Bruce Ring, Front Royal, Va., five bass, 17-10, $600

10^th: Anthony Ebel, Davidsonville, Md., five bass, 17-7, $525

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Brian Christy of Media, Pennsylvania, caught a 6-pound, 9-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $645.

Ken Maurer of Herndon, Pennsylvania, weighed in five bass totaling 19 pounds, 7 ounces, Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $2,249.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Ken Maurer, Herndon, Pa., five bass, 19-7, $2,249

2^nd: Griffen Hurt, Bound Brook, N.J., five bass, 18-1, $1,125

3^rd: Kenneth Henderson, Fredericksburg, Va., five bass, 17-11, $752

4^th: Robert Parmer Jr., Linden, Pa., five bass, 17-9, $525

5^th: Dennis Jones, La Plata, Md., five bass, 16-13, $450

6^th: Brandon Esterly, Fleetwood, Pa., five bass, 16-11, $412

7^th: Richard Pace, Frederick, Md., five bass, 16-3, $375

8^th: Bill Naron, Beaverdam, Va., five bass, 15-13, $318

8^th: Wyatt Morris, Little Falls, N.Y., five bass, 15-13, $318

10^th: Damon Reid, Bowie, Md., five bass, 15-7, $262

Ron Terlop of Cleveland, Ohio, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $322.

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

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

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

Tharp Masters Bull Shoals And Norfork For His First Elite Series Win

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April 25, 2016

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Tharp Masters Bull Shoals And Norfork For His First Elite Series Win

Randall Tharp of Port St. Joe, Fla., wins the 2016 Bassmaster Elite at Bull Shoals/Norfork held out of Mountain Home, Ark., Sunday, with a four-day total weight of 61 pounds, 10 ounces.

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April 24, 2016

Tharp Masters Bull Shoals And Norfork For His First Elite Series Win

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — The tournament format was complicated.

It was one event on two lakes over the course of four days.

But through all of the shifting and changing, Florida pro Randall Tharp decided to keep things simple — and that stay-the-course approach ultimately led to a victory in the Bassmaster Elite at Bull Shoals/Norfork.

Tharp used a 4×4 Jig — the Randall Tharp Signature series that he designed for the company — in the golden craw color pattern with a green pumpkin Zoom Big Salty Chunk to catch his fish all four days.

His final total of 61 pounds, 10 ounces was more than 2 pounds better than that of second-place finisher Skeet Reese (59-8). Chris Zaldain (58-12), Matt Herren (58-10) and Bill Lowen (58- 5) made up the rest of the Top 5.

“When I got here, I wanted to find one pattern that would work on both lakes,” Tharp said. “Both of these lakes are Ozark Lakes, and they’re very, very similar. That’s the game plan I wanted to have. It just took me three days of practice to figure it out.”

Tharp said he discovered the key to winning on the third day of practice and really dialed it on the fourth and final practice day, which he spent at Norfork.

On the first day of the tournament, he caught 15-8 on Norfork to put himself in fifth place. He didn’t fare quite as well on the second day of the event at Bull Shoals, catching only 13-12. But he made a slight adjustment the next day on Bull Shoals — and that may have been the key to his winning the tournament.

“I used a 1/2-ounce and a 5/8-ounce version of the jig this week, but the majority of the fish I weighed in came on the bigger one,” Tharp said. “I had one fish in the boat Saturday, and I just kept thinking they wanted something quicker. That’s why I went to the bigger jig.”

Tharp’s Saturday catch of 16-4 pushed him into the lead going into Sunday’s finale on Norfork. He landed 16-2 Sunday to stay ahead of a Top 12 that was separated by only 4 pounds coming into the day.

“Just about everything I caught all week came from 5 feet of water of less,” he said. “The whole stringer that I weighed in today probably came from 2 feet or less.”

Though bass were spawning on both lakes, Tharp said he wasn’t sight fishing for bedding fish.

“I was just looking for crevices in rocks — shady places,” he said. “I was looking for isolated stuff that was different, whether it was a stump or a laydown or whatever.

“If there was a whole bunch of cover, it usually wasn’t all that good. I just keyed on little turns or isolated boulders — stuff that stood out.”

Tharp was already a three-time winner on the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens circuit, but Sunday marked his first time to raise the coveted blue trophy awarded to winners on the Bassmaster Elite Series. The $103,000 he received for first place pushed his career earnings with B.A.S.S. to $493,457.

Last year’s Elite Series season was one of the toughest of Tharp’s professional career. He earned checks in only two of the eight regular-season events and failed to qualify for the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship or the GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro.
But so far this season, he’s made up for all that went wrong.

Tharp finished 11th in the 2016 Elite Series opener on the St. Johns River in his home state of Florida and 16th in the second tournament of the season earlier this month on South Carolina’s Winyah Bay. His victory Sunday vaulted him into first place in the Angler of the Year standings.

“Before last year, two bad tournaments in a row was the longest bad stretch I’d ever had,” Tharp said. “For some reason, I just couldn’t put two good days together.

“Maybe I got all of my bad days out of the way, because I have yet to have one this year.”

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

Tharp 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.

Lowen and Zaldain earned the Livingston Lures Leader Award of $500 for both leading on the second day.

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

The Big Bass Award of $1,500 was presented to Herren for weighing in the overall biggest bass of the event — a 6-1 largemouth bass.

Tharp also 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 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Norfork – Bull Shoals 4/21-4/24
Lake Norfork/Bull Shoals, Mountain Home AR.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4

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

1. Randall Tharp Port St. Joe, FL 20 61-10 110 $103,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-08 Day 2: 5 13-12 Day 3: 5 16-04 Day 4: 5 16-02
2. Skeet Reese Auburn, CA 20 59-08 109 $25,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-04 Day 2: 5 12-07 Day 3: 5 19-02 Day 4: 5 14-11
3. Chris Zaldain Laughlin, NV 20 58-12 108 $20,250.00
Day 1: 5 16-02 Day 2: 5 14-12 Day 3: 5 14-04 Day 4: 5 13-10
4. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 20 58-10 107 $15,750.00
Day 1: 5 17-00 Day 2: 5 11-06 Day 3: 5 15-05 Day 4: 5 14-15
5. Bill Lowen Brookville, IN 20 58-05 106 $14,250.00
Day 1: 5 13-10 Day 2: 5 17-04 Day 3: 5 12-12 Day 4: 5 14-11
6. Jacob Powroznik Port Haywood, VA 20 56-10 105 $13,500.00
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 5 15-08 Day 3: 5 16-04 Day 4: 5 12-05
7. Steve Kennedy Auburn, AL 20 55-09 104 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 13-09 Day 3: 5 14-12 Day 4: 5 13-08
8. Adrian Avena Vineland, NJ 20 53-09 103 $12,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-00 Day 2: 5 15-15 Day 3: 5 11-15 Day 4: 5 11-11
9. Mike McClelland Bella Vista, AR 20 53-01 102 $12,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-01 Day 2: 5 16-10 Day 3: 5 14-08 Day 4: 5 10-14
10. Brian Snowden Reeds Spring, MO 20 52-07 101 $11,500.00
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 5 14-08 Day 3: 5 16-01 Day 4: 5 09-08
11. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 19 51-13 100 $11,000.00
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 5 15-13 Day 3: 5 15-10 Day 4: 4 08-10
12. Koby Kreiger Bokeelia, FL 20 51-05 99 $10,500.00
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 13-13 Day 3: 5 16-07 Day 4: 5 08-09
BIG BASS OF TOURNAMENT
Davy Hite Ninety Six, SC 06-01 $750.00
Matt Herren Ashville, AL 06-01 $750.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 88 500 1125-13
2 94 506 1327-05
3 40 229 624-10
4 11 59 149-02
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233 1294 3226-14

Jeff Johnson Wins Big Bass Tour on SML April 24,2016

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April 25, 2016

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Jeff Johnson Wins Big Bass Tour on SML April 24,2016

It only took one Bass for Jeff Johnson to win a 2016 Nitro Z18 with a Mecury 150HP ProXS motor and thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. A reason why over 600 angler made their way to Smith Mountain lake this weekend for their chance to to win 1,000’s of dollars in cash each and every hour.

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VIRGINIA TECH WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING NORTHERN CONFERENCE OPENER ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

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VIRGINIA TECH WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING NORTHERN CONFERENCE OPENER ON SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

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HUDDLESTON, Va. (April 23, 2016) – The Virginia Tech team of Kile Quick of Lyndhurst, Virginia, and Mark Adams of Aylett, Virginia, won the FLW College Fishing Northern Conference opener on Smith Mountain Lake Saturday with five bass weighing 17 pounds, 15 ounces. The victory earned the club $2,000 and advanced the team to the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“To qualify for the National Championship this early in the season really takes a lot of pressure off of us,” said Quick, a freshman majoring in agriculture. “It’s great to see all of our hard work pay off.”

“A lot of clubs have a couple of great anglers on their roster, but we had three teams in the top 10,” said Adams a freshman majoring in agricultural technology. “I think it shows the strength of our program.

“We went into this thing knowing that a lot of teams were going to start the day using topwater baits along points,” Adams continued. “In practice, we found that the bed fish were biting just about everything we threw at them, so that’s what we did. We had a game plan, we stuck to it and it worked.”

The duo said they ran south to the dam and focused on a cut in Craddock Creek. Quick said they primarily used a natural-colored Big Bite Baits Jerk Minnow rigged on a drop-shot and a Texas-rigged green-pumpkin Zoom lizard to catch three bass fairly quickly.

“If they didn’t want the lizard, Mark (Adams) would flip the minnow in there and they couldn’t resist it,” said Quick. “After that we hit a main-lake cut and focused on a couple of bigger ones, but they were really finicky. After the sun came out they finally bit. By 7:30 a.m. we had a limit worth nearly 11 pounds.”

After navigating another cut near Hales Ford Bridge, the team said they had about 16 pounds.

“Around 1 ‘o clock we decided to run north and hit two or three points to try for a kicker,” said Adams. “I ran a Carolina-rigged green-pumpkin Yamamoto Fat Baby Craw and caught a nice smallmouth with 30 minutes left in the day. That fish put us over the 17-pound mark. Everything just fell into place for us today.”

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

1^st: Virginia Tech – Mark Adams, Aylett, Va., and Kile Quick, Lyndhurst, Va., five bass, 17-15, $2,000

2^nd: Liberty University – Brian Travers, West Jefferson, N.C., and Caleb Unger, Dry Fork, Va., five bass, 15-6, $1,000

3^rd: Adrian College – Nickolas Marsh, Commerce Township, Mich., and Caleb Taylor, Zionsville, Ind., five bass, 14-7, $500

4^th: Patrick Henry Community College – Blaine Atkins, Martinsville, Va., and Dillon Crowder, Ridgeway, Va., four bass, 13-11, $500

5^th: Rochester Institute of Technology – Jason Karol and John Henderson, both of Rochester, N.Y., five bass, 13-2, $500

5^th: Mansfield University – Tyler Grabowski, Fairless Hills, Pa., and Ryan Fluharty, Perkiomenville, Pa., five bass, 13-2

7^th: Virginia Tech – Elliott Roberson, Claudville, Va., and Ross Adams, Stuart, Va., five bass, 13-1

8^th: Ramapo College – Zachary Orsino, Westville, N.J., and Andrew Annuzzi, Old Bridge, N.J., five bass, 12-11

9^th: Virginia Tech – Andrew Davis, Penhook, Va., and Ethan Morrison, Gordonsville, Va., five bass, 12-8

10^th: Marshall University – Drew Sallada, Hurricane, W. Va., and Jonathan Williams, Glade Spring, W. Va., five bass, 12-1

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

This FLW College Fishing Northern Conference event on Smith Mountain Lake was the first regular-season qualifying tournament in the Northern conference. The next event for Northern Conference anglers is scheduled for June 4 on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland.

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 FLWFishing.com to sign up or to start a club at your school.

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING WESTERN CONFERENCE EVENT ON CLEAR LAKE

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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON WINS FLW COLLEGE FISHING WESTERN CONFERENCE EVENT ON CLEAR LAKE

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LAKEPORT, Calif. (April 23, 2016) – The University of Oregon team of Ryan Habenicht of Creswell, Oregon, and Daniel Marshall of Eugene, Oregon, won the FLW College Fishing Western Conference event on Clear Lake Saturday with five bass weighing 28 pounds, 8 ounces. The victory earned the club $2,000 and advanced the team to the 2017 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

The huge 28-8 limit brought to the scale by the Oregon duo shattered the all-time FLW College Fishing record for heaviest one-day catch. The previous record was 26-15, shared by the University of Georgia and Tennessee Technological University.

“This is a huge accomplishment for our program,” said Habenicht, a senior majoring in business. “It’s tough to raise money for club sports, so this prize will definitely help us down the road.”

“To be honest, I didn’t know we had the win until our weight was called,” said Marshall, a senior majoring in business. “To win this event makes a statement about the University of Oregon bass fishing team. It feels absolutely awesome.”

The duo said they spent the majority of their day in a creek channel near the takeoff ramp. Habenicht said they each used a green-pumpkin Yamamoto Senko and fan-casted their way along the edges of cover.

“There was a lot of vegetation, and the bass were up on the edges of it because it’s been so warm,” said Habenicht. “Once the midday sun came out, it was like the bass came in waves. I bet we hit flurries every few minutes or so. Most of our biggest fish came between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.”

Habenicht said the team hit about a dozen spots in the channel and caught between 30 and 40 keepers.

“I fished a tournament here in late March and ended up doing really well,” said Habenicht. “The warm temperatures over the last few days pushed the fish out to where I was catching them in March, so that was a huge advantage for us.”

Marshall said the two finished out their day on the north end of the lake running docks and seawalls using Senkos. Around 1 pm., they boated a 7-pounder – their biggest catch of the day.

“The big ones were up shallow on the seawalls and near the docks,” said Marshall. “With Ryan’s (Habenicht) knowledge of those key spots, we were really able to clean up. It was a great day.”

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

1^st: University of Oregon – Ryan Habenicht, Creswell, Ore. and Daniel Marshall, Eugene, Ore., five bass, 28-8, $2,000

2^nd: Oregon State University – Zach MacDonald, Willits, Calif., and Zach Martinez, Linden, Calif., five bass, 21-6, $1,000

3^rd: California State University-Chico – Andrew Loberg, Rocklin, Calif., and Travis Bounds, Roseville, Calif., five bass, 19-7, $500

4^th: California State University – Cole Thomas, Lakewood, Calif., and Via Thao, Long Beach, Calif., five bass, 18-12, $500

5^th: San Jose State University – Patrick Friedman, San Jose, Calif., and Manuel Munoz, Hollister, Calif., five bass, 17-12, $500

6^th: California State University-Chico – Carson Leber, Dixon, Calif., and Lucas Boxwell, Auburn, Calif., five bass, 16-7

7^th: Humboldt State University – Tristan Merlaud, Sebastopol, Calif., and Rudy Directo, Alpine, Calif., five bass, 15-1

8^th: University of Idaho – Tanner Mort, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, and Austin Turpin, Moscow, Idaho, five bass, 14-5

9^th: California State University-Chico – Travis Strain and Sean Huber, both of Chico, Calif., five bass, 13-2

10^th: California State University-Chico – Kevin Chen and Koulton Westbrook, both of Vacaville, Calif., five bass, 12-12

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

This FLW College Fishing Western Conference event on Clear Lake was the second regular-season qualifying tournament in the Western conference. The next event for Western Conference anglers is scheduled for May 21 on the California Delta in Bethel Island, California.

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 FLWFishing.com to sign up or to start a club at your school.

WOODS WINS COSTA FLW SERIES WESTERN DIVISION EVENT ON CLEAR LAKE PRESENTED BY MERCURY

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WOODS WINS COSTA FLW SERIES WESTERN DIVISION EVENT ON CLEAR LAKE PRESENTED BY MERCURY

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LAKEPORT, Calif. (April 23, 2016) – Todd Woods of San Dimas, California, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday to win the Costa FLW Series Western Division event on Clear Lake presented by Mercury with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 77 pounds even. For his win, Woods took home $33,002.

“The past couple of days have been some of the best days of my life,” said Woods, who earned his first win in FLW Series competition. “I’ve been waiting a long time to win. I’m in complete shock right now.”

Woods said he spent the first day of the event fishing near Highway 20 in an area he called the ‘new lake break’ – a unique structure formation where the lake’s old shoreline now rests under higher water.

“The shad were spawning near chunk rock on the bottom where the new water covered, and the bass were all over it,” said Woods. “The break was pretty far offshore, maybe 80 yards, and I ran parallel to it for about a mile.

“I primarily used a hitch-colored Basstrix Paddle Tail Swimbait,” Woods continued. “I also threw an umbrella rig, but only when I missed a bite or was in deeper water.”

Woods said he followed a similar pattern on day two, running the same stretch of water while rotating between the swimbait and umbrella rig.

“The only part of the pattern that was different was that the fish were isolated in different spots,” said Woods. “I’d catch one here and a few there. I was able to bring in 10 keepers.”

On the final day of competition, Woods said his day started out very slow – he had only five pounds in the livewell at noon.

“I almost blew the tournament today,” said Woods. “I had around five fish that were on beds marked, but I think someone had already caught most of them. I sight-fished for a while and then ran to a dock that was along my stretch from days one and two. By then I had about 11 pounds and knew I needed more. With 15 minutes to go, I noticed there were birds diving near a point that I hadn’t hit. I pulled up to it, used the Basstrix, and was able to boat a 5-pounder. I was truly blessed.”

The top 10 pros on Clear Lake were:

1^st: Todd Woods, San Dimas, Calif., 15 bass, 77-0, $33,002

2^nd: Roy Hawk, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., 15 bass, 70-0, $13,010

3^rd: Wade Curtiss, Meadow Vista, Calif., 15 bass, 69-11, $9,901

4^th: Wayne Breazeale, Kelseyville, Calif., 15 bass, 66-14, $8,251

5^th: Hunter Schlander, Modesto, Calif., 15 bass, 66-7, $7,426

6^th: Jim Moulton, Merced, Calif., 15 bass, 66-4, $6,600

7^th: Michael Caruso, Peoria, Ariz., 15 bass, 65-13, $5,775

8^th: Garrett Dixon, Durham, Calif., 15 bass, 61-3, $4,950

9^th: David Valdivia, Norwalk, Calif., 15 bass, 59-10, $4,125

10^th: Rusty Salewske, Alpine, Calif., 14 bass, 52-0, $3,300

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Hawk caught a giant largemouth weighing 11 pounds, 2 ounces Thursday – the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division – that earned him the day’s Big Bass award of $222.

Sergio Arguello of North Hollywood, California, won the co-angler division and a Ranger Z117 with a 90-horsepower Mercury outboard motor. Arguello earned his win with a three-day total catch of 15 bass weighing 53 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers on Clear Lake were:

1^st: Sergio Arguello, North Hollywood, Calif., 15 bass, 53-4, $27,000

2^nd: Justin Bolen, Paradise, Calif., 15 bass, 49-0, $4,163

3^rd: Ken Helms, Newman, Calif., 15 bass, 48-14, $3,330

4^th: Jack Farage, Discovery Bay, Calif., 15 bass, 45-6, $2,914

5^th: Stanley Beebe, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 13 bass, 45-4, $2,497

6^th: Todd Kline, San Clemente, Calif., 15 bass, 44-12, $2,081

7^th: Blake Dyer, Tempe, Ariz., 14 bass, 41-1, $1,665

8^th: Michael Tauscher, Blackfoot, Idaho, 14 bass, 35-0, $1,457

9^th: Chris Rhoden, Newhall, Calif., 15 bass, 34-4, $1,249

10^th: Rachel Uribe, Long Beach, Calif., 13 bass, 33-15, $1,041

Raymond Tak of Los Angeles, California, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division Thursday, a bass weighing 9 pounds, 5 ounces that earned him the day’s Big Bass award of $148.

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 Clear Lake was hosted by Konocti Vista Casino Resort & Marina. It was the second Western Division tournament of 2016. The next Costa FLW Series tournament will be a Central Division event, held April 28-30, on Kentucky Lake in Buchanan, Tennessee. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

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

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