Duncan & Donnie Woody Win Carolina’s Bass Challenge NC Division April 3,2016

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Duncan & Donnie Woody Win Carolina’s Bass Challenge NC Division April 3,2016

High Rock – Tamarac Marina, NC(Apr 2, 2016)

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Saturday at High Rock we had our 1st back to back winners on the CBC Trail! Dale Duncan & Donnie Woody took 1st Place with a limit weighing 22.62 and 1st Place SKEETER BONUS $ worth $14,000.00! Dale & Donnie have won $28,000.00 in the past 2 CBC events -$8,000.00 being SKEETER BONUS $!!

2nd Place Chris Wagner & Chase Deal 22.52 lbs 2nd SKEETER BONUS $ worth another $3,000.00. Total winnings $8,000.00!

3rd Place Chris Corriher & Randy Christy 22.40 lbs BF 6.67 lbs Total winnings $4,500.00!

Scott Henley & Neil McDonald finished 10th with 17.74 lbs plus 3rd SKEETER BONUS $ Total winnings $2,800.00!

Steve Sink & Tony Foster weighed 17.19 lbs good enough for 11th and 4th SKEETER BONUS $ Total winnings $1,625.00!

TIPTON HIGH SCHOOL WINS INDIANA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP ON PATOKA LAKE

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TIPTON HIGH SCHOOL WINS INDIANA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP ON PATOKA LAKE

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JASPER, Ind. (April 5, 2016) – The Tipton High School duo of Chad Mauck and Jaret Wampner brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 18 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the 2016 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Indiana State Championship on Patoka Lake. The win earned the team trophies, the title of state champions and advanced the team to the High School Fishing Central Conference championship on the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on September 23-24.

Thirty-four teams competed in the event, which launched from the Lick Fork Launch Ramp near Jasper. The winning squad from Tipton said that they used a green-pumpkin-colored Z-Man ChatterBait and caught 10 to 12 fish throughout the day.

The top three teams on Patoka Lake that advanced to the Central Conference championship were:

1st: Tipton High School, Tipton, Ind. – Chad Mauck and Jaret Wampner, five bass, 18-5

2nd: Lawrenceburg High School, Lawrenceburg, Ind. – Hunter Schneider and William Halbig, four bass, 14-7

3rd: Union High School, Modoc, Ind. – Austin Tinsman and Evan Patterson, five bass, 13-8

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

4th: Bloomington High School South, Bloomington, Ind. – Blake Albertson and Adam Puckett, five bass, 13-7

5th: Heritage Hills High School, Lincoln City, Ind. – Derek Kerstiens and Garret Vaal, two bass, 8-13

6th: Wabash High School, Wabash, Ind. – Griffin Fernandes and Benjamin Messersmith, three bass, 7-14

7th: Prairie Heights High School, LaGrange, Ind. – Hunter Light and Avery Elswick, two bass, 7-2

8th: Brownstown Central High School, Brownstown, Ind. – Chanier Fleetwood and Carson Lambring, two bass, 6-8

9th: Wabash High School, Wabash, Ind. – Jacob Ireland and Travis Miller, two bass, 4-5

10th: Southridge High School, Huntingburg, Ind. – Chad Meyer and Coleman Gerber, one bass, 3-12

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

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

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

What’s wrong with the Potomac and how do you fix it?

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What’s wrong with the Potomac and how do you fix it?

By Jason Houchins

April 5,2016

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Recent controversy over the Potomac has sparked many opinions and questions on what’s wrong with the Potomac and how do you fix it? The regulations are bearing down on fisherman, but only seem to affect tournament anglers, causing us all to cry foul. Many people thinking that tighter regulations on tournament angling is the answer. Tournaments are killing the Potomac! That’s what you are hearing from conservationist and suits in Maryland. Is this true? Could tournaments have a diverse effect on a body of water the size of the Potomac River? I guess everything has an effect, but let’s be real this is more about stopping tournaments and making them look as if they are the only reason for a decline in fish catches. I think patience in this case is our best ally.
I remember one of the first times I fished the Potomac River, mid to late 80s I was probably 12 or 13 years old. My uncle asked me to go with him and fish the mighty Potomac, I couldn’t wait. The stories he had told me of how you could catch; 20 fish off of one log or throw a spinnerbait to the grass edge for total pandemonium, and the guarantee of 50 -100 fish days had me from the word go. As we put in the 14’ Jon boat and left Bell Haven Marina, the haze seemingly hovered above the enormous grass flat that took up the whole middle of the river from Hog Island to above Blue Plains. All you needed was three baits to be successful; Bomber 6A fire tiger, a white spinnerbait, and the bloodline worm. Every story and tall tale became reality that day. It was true, it was all true, and this place was like fishing at a trout hatchery and only thirty minutes from my house. It only fueled my fire for fishing more and ultimately has lived in my memory for almost thirty years.
Through those thirty years the Potomac has had great times and some not so great times, but in the end it has survived along with its fish population. Every body of waters’ life has its ups and downs, no different than any other life. There are always peaks and valleys and it’s no different with a tidal fishery. I will say that something is definitely not right with the River 100%. I do not fish it nearly as much as I did before 2007, but last fall in the BFL Regional, it was the toughest I’d ever seen it. I honestly began the tournament unsure if I could even catch a fish. Talking with others who frequent the Potomac and my uncle who still lives in Northern Virginia and fishes the Potomac weekly, something was off and still is off. But to say that it’s all caused by tournament anglers is the most uneducated thing I’ve ever heard. With pollution, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, and the introduction of the Northern Snakehead, Everything together has an effect. But can anyone accurately say how much? NO!
In this world of instant messages, texting, and social media the world wants a “right now” solution or answer to everything. Some people and agencies are also influenced easily by people who scream the most and the loudest. This seems to be what caused the latest knee jerk reaction by Maryland DNR and now they have corrected it in some form with a new option. In my opinion the Potomac will recover in time, maybe a few years or maybe more than a few years. We are seeing Kerr Lake rebound now after years of decline, seems God has a way of fixing things but we need to remember it’s not going to happen overnight. And of course we all can do our share along with states to ensure fisheries for years to come. On the other hand we have to be realistic about tournament angling on the Potomac and its future. Instead of complaining and blaming you need to get organized, if not I feel the tournament of the Potomac River will be a thing of the past. It will slowly be regulated to death and over many years’ time will not be worth the cost or hassle to have one. About how many regulations have been added over the last ten years? Boater’s safety courses, off limit areas, fees, etc. Who does this directly affect the most? Tournament Anglers are without question are the most affected. Is that just a coincidence? Or maybe it was just the beginning of what was to come? I ask you to do one thing, just think about it…..

Oregon’s Jacob Wall Claims Carhartt Bassmaster College Regional Victory

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Oregon’s Jacob Wall Claims Carhartt Bassmaster College Regional Victory

Jacob Wall of the University of Oregon wins the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Western Regional presented by Bass Pro Shops on Lake Mead out of Henderson, Nev., with a three-day total of 42 pounds even.

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April 4, 2016

Oregon’s Jacob Wall Claims Carhartt Bassmaster College Regional Victory

HENDERSON, Nev. — Jacob Wall of the University of Oregon bass fishing team took home the title of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Western Regional presented by Bass Pro Shops on Lake Mead with a three-day total of 42 pounds — and he did it without benefit of a partner in the team tournament.

His 16-pound, 13-ounce limit in the final round propelled him to the top of the standings and gave him the win by 1 pound, 2 ounces.

While the rest of the colleges and universities represented in the Western Regional fielded two-angler teams, Wall fished solo. Except for a stroke of luck, he very nearly was out of the tournament before it began.

Wall suffered engine problems during the opening round on Saturday that threatened to sideline him, but a local angler came to his rescue and happened to have with him the very spare parts Wall needed. The repair job completed, Wall fished in the vicinity of the takeoff location and managed to catch 12 pounds, 6 ounces and that put him in third place.

Wall relied on multiple baits throughout the week, but a wacky-rigged 5-inch Gary Yamamoto Senko in pro blue was key throughout the week. He fished the setup early in the morning when the bass were roaming the middepth area and feeding on slow moving baits.

“Those fish were feeding every morning, but they were feeding on the bottom,” Wall said. “You couldn’t (find them) in the bushes — the best morning bite was just a little deeper.”

Fishing solo this week and without a big motor on Day 1 allowed him to explore different water depths because he had to rotate through the same creek for most of the day. Doing so showed him that bass were moving into certain areas and how they were affected by the changing angle and intensity of the sun.

“I realized a lot of the big fish were pulling up really tight to the cover with the sunny skies,” Wall said. “They were using every inch of shade they could find, and I was able to follow the fish as they moved shallower throughout the day.”

Wall’s monumental final day gave him the win and also made him the first angler to win a Carhartt Bassmaster College Series event as a solo competitor. With the win, he also took home the $250 Livingston Lures Leader award.

Travis Bounds and Andrew Loberg of Chico State made a run at the title as they rose from fourth place to fall just short of the win with a three-day total of 40-14. Bounds and Loberg claimed both the Nitro Big Bag of the tournament and also the Carhartt Big Bass award with their 17-7 final day limit. Their 6-7 Lake Mead brute took big fish honors and bested the previous big bass by more than 2 pounds. The team took home $500 for the Carhartt Big Bass and $250 for the Nitro Big Bag award.

That big bite came early on the final day and it gave them momentum that they carried throughout the final frame.

“It was thrilling catching that fish here because we haven’t seen a bass that big all week,” Loberg said. “We had two in the boat already, and I was casting a shaky head to a secondary point when the fish just started swimming with it.”

Bounds and Loberg are familiar with clear fisheries like Mead so they knew that no matter what weather changes they were presented with that they could possibly adjust.

“We’ve dealt with clear water before because we’ve fished lakes like Havasu and some of the California fisheries,” Loberg said. “We know how those clear water fish change based on the given weather conditions so we were pretty confident we could adapt.”

Gunnar Stanton and Gunner Campbell of Northern Arizona University fell to third with a three-day total of 40-1.

“I’m excited that we get to head to the National Championship, but I’m disappointed we slipped up,” Stanton said. “It’s my home lake, so I felt like we should’ve won it. But it was so impressive how Jacob won it. Congrats to him for pulling it off.”

Stanton and Campbell struggled to catch their limit in the early morning stages in the first two rounds, but on the final day the duo put a limit in the boat by 9 a.m. They relied on a weightless Senko, which they would throw into the patches of tules (reeds). Campbell also found success from the back of the boat by dragging a drop shot around shallow Lake Mead cover.

The Top 10 teams qualify for the Carhartt Bassmaster College National Championship. In addition to the Top 3 teams, qualifiers include Josh Worth and Kennedy Kinkade of Colorado Mesa, Tanner Mort and Austin Turpin of Idaho, Adam Deakin and Alex Stuart of Colorado State, Alex Robbins and Rudy Directo of Humboldt State, Cy Floyd and Kyle Sittman of Eastern Washington, Travis McGuire and Layne Bynum of Texas Tech and Zachary Martinez and Joseph Billmaier of Oregon State.

Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Western
4/2/2016 – 4/4/2016
Lake Mead – Calville Bay Marina – Henderson, NV

STANDINGS BOATER DAY 3
Today’s Activity Accumulative

Name # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz # Fish # Live Lbs – Oz
1 Jacob Wall – Dalton Taylor University of Oregon 5 5 16-13 15 15 42- 0
2 Travis Bounds – Andrew Loberg Chico State 5 5 17- 7 15 15 40-14
3 Gunnar Stanton – Gunner Campbell Northern Arizona University 5 5 13- 3 15 15 40- 1
4 Josh Worth – Kennedy Kinkade Colorado Mesa University 5 5 11- 3 15 15 37- 5
5 Tanner Mort – Austin Turpin University of Idaho 5 5 14-11 15 15 36-10
6 Adam Deakin – Alex Stuart Colorado State University 5 5 10-11 14 14 33- 5
7 Alex Robbins – Rudy Directo Humboldt State 5 5 11- 4 14 14 30-12
8 Cy Floyd – Kyle Sittman Eastern Washington University 5 5 10- 2 14 14 27-12
9 Travis McGuire – Layne Bynum Texas Tech University 5 5 9- 5 15 15 26- 8
10 Zachary Martinez – Joseph Billmaier Oregon State University 3 3 4-13 8 8 16- 5
11 Jessie Bass – William Hutchinson New Mexico State University 3 3 5-15 8 6 15-10
12 Joseph Smith – Donald Peters Texas Tech University 2 2 3-10 8 8 13-13
13 Justin Hettinga – Nicholas DiCamillo New Mexico State University 2 2 3- 7 6 6 10- 9
14 Michael Woods – Chas Brannon Chico State 2 2 3-12 5 5 9-15
15 Mike Harpell – Mitchell Rosandich Colorado State University 1 1 1- 4 2 2 3-11
16 Johan Eide – Alec Pitts Cal Poly 1 1 1-10

BIG BASS TOTALS
Day Name City,State Lbs-Oz Day # Fish # Live Lbs-Oz # Limits
1 Gunnar Stanton – Gunner Campbell Boulder City, NV 4- 6 1 59 58 130- 3 6

3 Travis Bounds – Andrew Loberg Roseville, CA 6- 7 3 58 58 137- 8 9

Joseph Rogers & Dustin Mulins Win HillCity Bassmasters Event April 2,2016 On Holiday Lake

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Joseph Rogers & Dustin Mulins Win HillCity Bassmasters Event April 2,2016 On Holiday Lake

Joseph Rogers & Dustin Mulins with five fish weighing 6.5lbs

Jacob Stephens & Justin Doss with three fish weighing 4.8lbs

Chris Kimbrough & Brian Carter One fish for 1.5lbs.

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NEWBERRY, LEBRUN TIE FOR WIN AT FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE COWBOY DIVISION EVENT ON SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

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NEWBERRY, LEBRUN TIE FOR WIN AT FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE COWBOY DIVISION EVENT ON SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

Simmons wins co-angler title

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BROOKELAND, Texas (April 4, 2016) – Dicky Newberry of Houston, Texas, and Nick Lebrun of Bossier City, Louisiana, each weighed a five-bass limit totaling 22 pounds, 6 ounces, Saturday to share top honors at the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Cowboy Division tournament on Sam Rayburn Reservoir presented by Power-Pole. For their efforts, both earned $3,373, with Newberry adding another $3,845 in bonuses.

Newberry said he began his day targeting postspawn bass near clay points using a Carolina-rigged, green-pumpkin-colored V&M Lizard. After catching a limit, he said he switched to flipping bushes with a black and blue Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver.

“The water was higher than normal so I knew the bushes would be a good bet,” said Newberry. “Around 1 p.m., I went back to a set of bushes I’d hit earlier and threw the Beaver over the top of them. Before I knew it, the 11-pounder bit it and pulled it down. It was quite the fight. I never thought a bass could pull that hard.”

Lebrun said he caught his fish between five areas near the Highway 147 Bridge. He said he used one bait to catch his limit – a green-pumpkin-colored V&M Cliff’s Wild Craw with a 1-ounce tungsten weight.

“When the lake is high, I’m confident fishing flooded trees and bushes,” said Lebrun. “The best bites came in 5 to 6 feet. It was a great day on the water.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, five bass, 22-6, $5,018 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

1^st: Nick Lebrun, Bossier City, La., five bass, 22-6, $3,373

3^rd: Terry Adams, Berwick, La., five bass, 21-0, $1,498

4^th: Michael LaFleur, Orangefield, Texas, five bass, 20-14, $1,050

5^th: Phil Marks, Dallas, Texas, five bass, 20-11, $900

6^th: Bob Vote, Kingwood, Texas, five bass, 19-10, $1,125

7^th: Ricky Guy, Humble, Texas, five bass, 18-10, $750

8^th: Chris King, Jasper, Texas, five bass, 17-7, $675

9^th: Steve Phillips, Huntington, Texas, five bass, 16-15, $600

10 Chad Heitman, League City, Texas, five bass, 16-7, $498

10^th: Caleb Sumrall, New Iberia, La., five bass, 16-7, $498

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Newberry also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, an 11-pound, 6-ounce behemoth and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $645.

Jacob Harrison of Nash, Texas, weighed in five bass totaling 15 pounds, 6 ounces Saturday to earn $2,249 and win the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Jacob Harrison, Nash, Texas, five bass, 15-6, $2,249

2^nd: Danny Rodgers, Ore City, Texas, four bass, 15-3, $1,447

3^rd: George Cox, Silsbee, Texas, three bass, 13-13, $752

4^th: Jace Patterson, Ruston, La., five bass, 13-8, $525

5^th: Misty Schmidt, Mabank, Texas, five bass, 13-0, $450

6^th: Patrick Harwell, Des Arc, Ark., three bass, 11-14, $412

7^th: Shad Jenkins, San Augustine, Texas, five bass, 11-12, $375

8^th: Wesley Meeks, Mont Belvieu, Texas, five bass, 11-9, $337

9^th: David Cox, Silsbee, Texas, five bass, 11-8, $300

10^th: Benjamin Shaw, Haughton, La., four bass, 11-7, $262

Rodgers caught a largemouth weighing 9 pounds, 2 ounces – the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division – 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. 27-29 Regional Championship on Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Arkansas. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

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

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

JORDAN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE SINCLAIR

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JORDAN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE SINCLAIR

Denney wins co-angler title

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (April 4, 2016) – Frank Jordan Jr. of Bainbridge, Georgia, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds, 11 ounces, Saturday to win the third FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Bulldog Division tournament of 2016 on Lake Sinclair. For his victory, Jordan took home $4,575.

Jordan said he started his day targeting wind-blown seawalls on the outsides of spawning pockets using a Cole Slaw-colored War Eagle Mike McClelland Finesse Spinnerbait.

“The shad were spawning along the seawalls and I was able to catch some decent fish – including one I brought to the scale,” said Jordan, who earned his second career win in FLW competition. “Around 8:30 a.m. I switched to a chartreuse-colored Z-Man ChatterBait with a Zoom Fat Albert Grub. After that, the quality of fish improved a lot. I actually weighed in three fish off of the ChatterBait.”

At 1:30 p.m., Jordan said strong winds forced him to relocate. He said he proceeded to a creek and started flipping and pitching shallow docks with a black and blue War Eagle Jig rigged with a black Zoom Super Chunk.

“I probably hit 10 or 12 docks,” said Jordan. “Of the 20 keepers I caught during the event, my biggest – a 6-pound, 11-ouncer – came from that creek. It was a big upgrade. That jig pretty much sealed the deal for me.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Frank Jordan Jr., Bainbridge, Ga., five bass, 21-11, $4,575

2^nd: Barry Stokes, Oxford, Ga., five bass , 17-10, $2,288

3^rd: Grant Kelly, Milledgeville, Ga., five bass, 16-15, $1,296

3^rd: Dylan Wylie, Carrollton, Ga., five bass, 16-15, $1,296

5^th: Matt Henry, Milledgeville, Ga., five bass, 16-0, $915

6^th: Carl Hayes III, Sharpsburg, Ga., five bass, 15-12, $839

7^th: Wayne Garner, Locust Grove, Ga., five bass, 15-10, $763

8^th: Mark Cameron, Phenix City, Ala., five bass, 15-7, $686

9^th: Kip Carter, Social Circle, Ga., five bass, 15-0, $572

9^th: Byron Kenney, Griffin, Ga., five bass, 15-0, $572

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Tyler Morgan of Columbus, Georgia, caught a 6-pound, 15-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $665.

Mark Denney of Bonaire, Georgia, weighed in five bass totaling 20 pounds even Saturday to win the co-angler division and earn $2,249.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Mark Denney, Bonaire, Ga., five bass, 20-0, $2,249

2^nd: Ken Smith, Lula, Ga., five bass, 13-11, $1,125

3^rd: Steve King, Cumming, Ga., five bass, 12-12, $1,074

4^th: Isaac Clemmons, Fitzgerald, Ga., five bass, 12-8, $525

5^th: Mike Wilder, Macon, Ga., five bass, 12-7, $450

6^th: Robert Enke, Columbus, Ga., five bass, 12-6, $412

7^th: Shamond Stephens, Leesburg, Ga., five bass, 12-2, $375

8^th: Erik Green, Tallahassee, Fla., five bass, 11-12, $337

9^th: Cal Hyers, LaGrange, Ga., four bass, 11-5, $300

10^th: James Lamons, Boston, Ga., five bass, 10-10, $262

King caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 14 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. 13-15 Regional Championship on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia. 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.

BELTER WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE PIEDMONT DIVISION OPENER ON KERR LAKE

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BELTER WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE PIEDMONT DIVISION OPENER ON KERR LAKE

Kendrick wins co-angler title

HENDERSON, N.C. (April 4, 2016) – Michael Belter of Reidsville, North Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 12 ounces, Saturday to win the first FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Piedmont Division tournament of 2016 on Kerr Lake. For his victory, Belter took home $6,514.

“I spent my day in Nutbush Creek focusing on wood in several pockets,” said Belter, who earned his first career win in BFL competition. “The fish weren’t spawning yet, but they were setting up very close to the areas where they were going to be.”

Belter said he split his day between throwing a green-pumpkin-colored Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver and a green-pumpkin Yamamoto Senko.

“I threw both lures to any piece of wood that was on the corner of a spawning pocket, or in the spawning pocket,” said Belter. “The fish in these spots were either staging to go in or actually setting up a bed. My co-angler and I ended up catching around 20 keepers, and they were the right ones.”

Belter said the key to his success was making accurate casts to the wood.

“You needed to hit the ends of the wood because the water was down,” said Belter. “Some of our casts were long, but they had to be precise.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Michael Belter, Reidsville, N.C., five bass, 19-12, $4,514 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: David Farrington, Greensboro, N.C., five bass, 18-10, $1,757

3^rd: Neil Eckberg, Cary, N.C., five bass, 18-1, $1,172

4^th: Steve Wagner, Raleigh, N.C., five bass, 17-13, $820

5^th: Mike Miller, Trinity, N.C., five bass, 17-4, $673

5^th: Chris Baldwin, Lexington, N.C., five bass, 17-4, $673

7^th: Shawn Hammack, Gasburg, Va., five bass, 16-4, $586

8^th: Chad Pilson, Bassett, Va., five bass, 15-14, $948

8^th: Ron Rousseau, Raleigh, N.C., five bass, 15-14, $498

10^th: Danny Moss Jr., Norlina, N.C., five bass, 15-12, $389

10^th: Joey Dawson, Rustburg, Va., five bass, 15-12, $389

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Pilson caught a 6-pound, 14-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $450.

Pat Kendrick of Bumpass, Virginia, weighed in five bass totaling 15 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to earn $1,757 and win the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Pat Kendrick, Bumpass, Va., five bass, 15-11, $1,757

2^nd: Elliot Pilson, Meadows of Dan, Va., five bass, 14-11, $879

3^rd: Dekle Taylor, Monroe, N.C., five bass, 13-13, $585

4^th: Will White, Wake Forest, N.C., five bass, 13-7, $410

5^th: Ben Whittington, Benson, N.C., five bass, 13-3, $351

6^th: Chuck Wilson, Youngsville, N.C., five bass, 13-2, $322

7^th: John Farmer, Sherrill’s Ford, N.C., five bass, 13-1, $293

8^th: Mark Whitman, Elon, N.C., five bass, 12-8, $264

9^th: Vernon Adams, Raleigh, N.C., five bass, 12-2, $234

10^th: Le’Mar Shore, Raleigh, N.C., five bass, 11-15, $205

Bud Amend of Pleasant Garden, North Carolina, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 2 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $225.

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.

HICKS WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION EVENT ON SOUTH HOLSTON RESERVOIR

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HICKS WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION EVENT ON SOUTH HOLSTON RESERVOIR

Brady wins co-angler title

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BRISTOL, Tenn. (April 4, 2016) – Tim Hicks of Kingsport, Tennessee, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds, 6 ounces, Saturday to win the second FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Volunteer Division tournament of 2016 on South Holston Reservoir. For his victory, Hicks took home $7,119.

Hicks said he concentrated on mid-lake points using a Texas-rigged, 4½-inch green-pumpkin-colored Roboworm Straight Tail Worm. He said he fished slowly while working his way along 50-yard stretches.

“I wanted to get the worm down into the 12-foot range,” said Hicks, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “The bass were a lot closer to the points this year than in the past, and I don’t think a lot of competitors noticed that. That was a big deal.”

Hicks said he fished nearly 25 points, citing their location as a key part of his pattern.

“On the upper end of Holston, the bigger fish have already spawned, but down south they haven’t even started,” said Hicks. “That’s why the mid-lake areas were so ripe. The shallower, longer points with rocks were the most productive.”

The Tennessee angler went on to say that he caught approximately 12 keepers over the course of the event.

“The majority of my fish came later in the day,” said Hicks. “On sunny days, the big ones come up in the afternoon during the spawn. All I needed to do was be up close to them.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Tim Hicks, Kingsport, Tenn., five bass, 21-6, $5,119 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Brandon Booher, Bristol, Tenn., five bass, 20-9, $2,059

3^rd: Bryan Leonard, Blountville, Tenn., five bass, 20-6, $1,374

4^th: Corey Cook, Delbarton, W. Va., five bass, 20-4, $961

5^th: Rod Grayson, Bristol, Va., five bass, 19-7, $789

5^th: Doug Burke, Castlewood, Va., five bass, 19-7, $1,354

7^th: Doug Austin, Bristol, Va., five bass, 19-3, $686

8^th: Larry Neal, Piney Flats, Tenn., five bass, 18-10, $918

9^th: Brandon Stanley, Johnson City, Tenn., five bass, 18-1, $549

10^th: Jonathan Bowling, Harriman, Tenn., five bass, 18-0, $480

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Burke caught a 7-pound, 3-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $565.

Steven Brady of Woodlawn, Virginia, weighed in five bass totaling 21 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to earn $1,940 and win the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Steven Brady, Woodlawn, Va., five bass, 21-5, $1,940

2^nd: Stephen Patterson, Marion, Va., five bass, 20-11, $970

3^rd: Joseph Renfro, Kingsport, Tenn., five bass, 17-13, $646

4^th: Andy Francis, Abingdon, Va., five bass, 17-12, $453

5^th: Donnie Holder, Mooresburg, Tenn., five bass, 17-11, $388

6^th: Jeff Green, Pennington Gap, Va., five bass, 16-8, $356

7^th: Kelsey Harvey, Jonesborough, Tenn., five bass, 15-15, $323

8^th: Nick Coker, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 15-4, $291

9^th: Don Bible II, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 14-15, $259

10^th: Michael Johnson, Bristol, Va., five bass, 14-14, $226

Wayne Musick of Lebanon, Virginia, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 6 pounds even and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $257.

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.

DAVIDSON WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE HOOSIER DIVISION OPENER ON PATOKA LAKE

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DAVIDSON WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE HOOSIER DIVISION OPENER ON PATOKA LAKE

Konopacki wins co-angler title

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BIRDSEYE, Ind. (April 4, 2016) – Calvin Davidson of Plainfield, Indiana, weighed in four bass totaling 16 pounds even Saturday to win the first FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Hoosier Division tournament of 2016 on Patoka Lake. For his victory, Davidson took home $6,652.

“The weather was forecast to be calm, but by 10 a.m. we had 30 to 40 mph winds,” said Davidson, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “It affected some of my decisions, but I was able to remain fairly consistent.”

Davidson said he dialed in on bass along points near the Patoka Lake dam.

“I fished 50-yard stretches of rock or wood, in 4 to 5 feet of water,” said Davidson. “I concentrated on a few small areas; basically anywhere I could still feel my tube and stay out of the wind.”

Davidson said he used one bait to catch his fish – a green-pumpkin-colored Secret Lures Stupid Tube.

“This time of year, we rig it to mimic a crawfish,” said Davidson. “I dragged it around, and hopped it here and there, which gave it some erratic action.”

The Indiana angler said the fish he weighed in were the only four bites he had the entire day.

“I had three of them by 10 a.m., and the fourth around 1 p.m.,” said Davidson. “I kept thinking that I’d need a fifth for a limit but luckily they were the right kind of bites.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Calvin Davidson, Plainfield, Ind., four bass, 16-0, $4,652 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Jerad Schwedler, Noblesville, Ind., five bass, 15-15, $2,326

3^rd: Richard Hardebeck, Elwood, Ind., three bass, 14-15, $2,236

4^th: Eric Moore, Hamilton, Ohio, four bass, 14-6, $1,086

5^th: Kevin Reece, Elizabeth, Ind., four bass, 14-0, $930

6^th: Mario Mills, Valparaiso, Ind., three bass, 13-2, $853

7^th: Ted Scheeter, Jasper, Ind., four bass, 12-8, $775

8^th: Ray Brunner, Oxford, Ohio, three bass, 11-14, $998

9^th: Eric Johnson, Columbus, Ind., two bass, 11-10, $620

10^th: Chris Martinkovic, Hamilton, Ohio, three bass, 11-9, $543

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Hardeback caught a 6-pound, 6-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $685.

Michael Konopacki of Valparaiso, Indiana, weighed in three bass totaling 18 pounds, 10 ounces Saturday to earn $2,629 and win the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Michael Konopacki, Valparaiso, Ind., three bass, 18-10, $2,629

2^nd: Ryan Sykes, Hamilton, Ohio, three bass, 12-12, $1,146

3^rd: Nathaniel Hester, Indianapolis, Ind., three bass, 10-0, $765

4^th: Marshall Lachecki, Indianapolis, Ind., two bass, 8-0, $535

5^th: James Wathen, Louisville, Ky., two bass, 6-15, $458

6^th: Charlie Kuebler, Jasper, Ind., two bass, 6-4, $420

7^th: Scott Moon, Beech Grove, Ind., two bass, 6-0, $382

8^th: Arthur Stahlhut, Garrett, Ind., one bass, 5-13, $344

9^th: Bob Ungren, Jeffersonville, Ind., one bass, 5-11, $306

10^th: Shane Oxford, Saint Meinrad, Ind., two bass, 5-9, $254

10^th: J.P. Lamphere, Bloomington, Ind., two bass, 5-9, $254

Konopacki also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $337.

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

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

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

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