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FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE TOHO

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March 8, 2016

FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE TOHO

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (March 8, 2016) – The Fort Pierce Central High School duo of Griffin White and Kyle Vericella brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 22 pounds, 6 ounces, to win the 2016 TBF/FLW High School Fishing Florida State Championship on Lake Toho. The win earned the team trophies, the title of state champions and advanced the team to the High School Fishing Southeastern Conference championship on Lake Cumberland in Somerset, Kentucky on September 16-17.

Forty-five teams competed in the event, which launched from Kissimmee Lakefront Park. The winning squad from Fort Pierce said that they punched through weed mats with a Dirty Jig topped with a Carolina Craw-colored trailer to catch the majority of their fish. The bulk of their fish came from one location in the afternoon as the sun warmed and brought the fish to the edge of the weed lines.

The top four teams on Lake Toho that advanced to the Southeastern Conference championship were:

1st: Fort Pierce Central High School, Fort Pierce, Fla. – Griffin White and Kyle Vericella, five bass, 22-6

2nd: Seminole Junior Anglers Bass Club – Ian Rife, Altimonte Springs, Fla., and Jacob Rosser, Oveido, Fla., five bass, 18-2

3rd: St. Johns County High School, St. Johns, Fla. – Blake Mardant and Dawson Wiles, five bass, 15-12

4th: St. Johns County High School, St. Johns, Fla. – Chandler Mills and Daniel Cheung, both of Jacksonville, Fla., five bass, 11-11

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

5th: Citrus High School, Inverness, Fla. – Beau Zuppinger, Inverness, Fla., and Liam O’Neill, Beverly Hills, Fla., five bass, 11-7

6th: Osceola High School, Kissimmee, Fla. – Stephen Soileau and Logan Parisciani, five bass, 11-3

7th: Pasco High School, Dade City, Fla. – Javier Rodriguez, San Antonio, Fla., and Taylor Messer, Dade City, Fla., five bass, 10-9

8th: Bartow High School, Bartow, Fla. – Jacob Adrian and Trent Coleman, five bass, 10-6

8th: Marion County High Schools – Jonathan Day and Chase Davis, both of Ocala, Fla., five bass, 10-6

10th: West Nassau High School, Callahan, Fla. – Colby Cowart, Callahan, Fla., and Cody Hadden, Hilliard, Fla., four bass, 10-4

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

The 2016 Florida 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.

FLW LOCKS IN LOWRANCE® WITH MULTI-YEAR SPONSORSHIP DEAL

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March 8, 2016

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FLW LOCKS IN LOWRANCE® WITH MULTI-YEAR SPONSORSHIP DEAL

MINNEAPOLIS (March 8, 2016) – FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, and Lowrance, a world-leading brand in fishing electronics since 1957, have announced a sponsorship agreement that will extend through the 2017 tournament season. Full terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Lowrance and FLW have a very long history together. Our anglers and fanbase continue to rely on Lowrance electronics for a variety of reasons and we’re proud to continue this relationship for years to come,” said Trish Blake, FLW President of Marketing.

Per terms of the agreement, Lowrance will be the exclusive marine electronics, sonar and GPS provider of FLW. The brand will receive exposure at all tournaments and expos and across FLW’s multiple media platforms including FLWFishing.com, FLW Bass Fishing magazine and the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show. Lowrance’s Insight Genesis College Cup competition will also remain the presenting sponsor of the FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“Through our continued commitment to FLW competitions and media – including the FLW college program – the Lowrance brand has enhanced its position as the No.1 brand among bass-tournament anglers,” said Lowrance Marketing Director, Gordon Sprouse. “With our recent introduction of StructureScan 3D, Lowrance continues to lead the way in innovation, helping anglers to find fish and fish-holding structure – both faster and more efficiently. We’re also pleased to announce that thru our commitment to college tournaments, the Insight Genesis College Cup helped generate more than 400,000 acres of high-definition mapping coverage in 2015.”

The Lowrance brand is wholly owned by Navico, Inc. A privately held, international corporation, Navico is currently the world’s largest marine electronics company, and is the parent company to leading marine-electronics brands Lowrance, Simrad Yachting and B&G. With 50 years continuous manufacturing experience, Lowrance designs products that provide the ultimate in high-performance features at highly competitive prices. Navico has approximately 1,500 employees globally and distribution in more than 100 countries worldwide.

SPRADLEY WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION EVENT ON CLARKS HILL LAKE PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

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March 7, 2016

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SPRADLEY WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION EVENT ON CLARKS HILL LAKE PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

Chavis wins co-angler title

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MCCORMICK, S.C. (March 7, 2016) – Joey Spradley of Gloverville, South Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 7 ounces, Saturday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) South Carolina Division tournament on Clarks Hill Lake presented by Power-Pole. For his victory, Spradley took home $3,990.

Spradley said he focused on creek points on the lower end of the lake using a green pumpkin-colored Buckeye Lures Mop Jig with a Zoom Super Chunk trailer of the same color.

“I rotated through three different areas where fish were starting to pull up off of the river,” said Spradley, who earned his first win in BFL competition. “Everybody else was fishing shallow using crankbaits, but I figured bass wouldn’t be up that far yet. I opted to stay in around 30 feet of water which was deeper than everyone else.”

The South Carolina angler said that he caught around 10 keepers over the course of the event.

“I dragged the jig along the bottom very slowly,” said Spradley. “I wanted the skirt to flair out. That’s important. You have to slow it down and let it do what it’s supposed to do.”

Spradley’s winning stringer was anchored by an 8-pound, 2-ounce kicker which he caught along a secondary point.

“If I hadn’t boated that 8-pounder, there’s no way I would’ve won,” said Spradley. “I couldn’t have asked for a better day on the water.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Joey Spradley, Gloverville, S.C., five bass, 20-7, $3,990

2^nd: Chuck Howard, Elloree, S.C., five bass, 18-6, $2,073

3^rd: Ken Ellis, Bowman, S.C., five bass, 18-0, $1,181

4^th: Greg Rikard, Leesville, S.C., five bass, 17-11, $827

5^th: Mel Long, Hampton, S.C., five bass, 17-10, $709

6^th: Bart Blackburn, North Augusta, S.C., five bass, 17-4, $650

7^th: Chris Hadden, North Augusta, S.C., five bass, 17-1, $591

8^th: Charles Doyle, Augusta, Ga., five bass, 16-9, $532

9^th: Chris Marshall, Forest City, N.C., five bass, 15-15, $443

9^th: Chris Epting, Chapin, S.C., five bass, 15-15, $443

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Spradley’s 8-pound, 2-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $445.

Christopher Chavis of Rincon, Georgia, weighed in five bass totaling 17 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to earn $1,773 and win the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Christopher Chavis, Rincon, Ga., five bass, 17-15, $1,773

2^nd: Scott Faile, Harlem, Ga., five bass, 13-5, $1,108

3^rd: Rodney Tapp, North Augusta, S.C., five bass , 13-0, $591

4^th: Chad Hamm, Aiken, S.C., five bass, 12-12, $414

5^th: Eddie Hall, Inman, S.C., five bass, 12-0, $355

6^th: Michael Thomas, York, S.C., four bass, 11-3, $325

7^th: David Smith, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 10-7, $295

8^th: Beau Wilder, Charlotte, N.C., five bass, 10-4, $266

9^th: Todd Sosebee, Bessemer City, N.C., five bass, 9-14, $236

10^th: Mitchell Pare, Guyton, Ga., five bass, 9-13, $207

Faile caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $222.

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.

CRANE WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OPENER ON ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR

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March 7, 2016

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CRANE WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OPENER ON ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR

Willins wins co-angler title

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FLOWOOD, Miss. (March 7, 2016) – Mitch Crane of Columbus, Mississippi, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 19 pounds, 1 ounce, Saturday to win the first FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mississippi Division tournament of 2016 on Ross Barnett Reservoir. For his victory, Crane took home $5,582.

“I started my day targeting bass in a pocket right off of the main channel in the Pearl River,” said Crane, who took top honors in his first-ever FLW event. “I caught three keepers along a point within 30 minutes using a white Z-Man ChatterBait rigged with a Gambler Little EZ Swimbait.”

Crane said that a key to his pattern was dialing in on bedding fish.

“Around noon, I went to a bedding area where a couple of canals came off of an old channel swing,” said Crane. “I flipped a Blueberry-colored Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw and caught two bass – a 4- and 5-pounder – that were settled in clear water. After I got them in the boat I was feeling pretty confident.”

Crane went on to say that the competition likely overlooked bedding fish due to colder water temperatures.

“The water temperature was only around 58 degrees, but I went looking for the big bedding fish and they were there,” said Crane. “They ended up sealing the deal.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Mitch Crane, Columbus, Miss., five bass, 19-1, $5,582

2^nd: Teddy Cranford, Seminary, Miss., five bass, 16-15, $2,791

3^rd: Matt Allen, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 15-2, $1,861

4^th: Rick Mcklemurry, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 14-12, $1,302

5^th: Bradley Burns, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 14-6, $1,116

6^th: Jeffery Davis, Steens, Miss., four bass, 14-0, $1,023

7^th: Kevin Daigle, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 13-15, $930

8^th: Joel Barber, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 13-14, $837

9^th: Justin Leet, Bartlett, Tenn., five bass, 13-13, $744

10^th: Dalton Laster, Morton, Miss., four bass, 13-10, $618

10^th: Michael Savell, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 13-10, $618

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Philip Atkins of Columbus, Mississippi, caught a fish weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces – the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $895.

Mark Willins of Bartlett, Tennessee, weighed in five bass totaling 19 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to earn $2,791 and win the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Mark Willins, Bartlett, Tenn., five bass, 19-11, $2,791

2^nd: Mike Allen, Crystal Springs, Miss., five bass, 15-1, $1,395

3^rd: Jesse Steadham, Florence, Miss., five bass 14-15, $931

4^th: Noel Allen Jr., Brandon, Miss., five bass, 14-3, $651

5^th: Glen Mire, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 13-9, $558

6^th: Richard Hitt, Brandon, Miss., five bass, 13-3, $512

7^th: Hunter Ketteringham, Philadelphia, Miss., three bass, 11-12, $465

8^th: Frank Parker, McHenry, Miss., three bass, 11-8, $419

9^th: Marian Hall, Hattiesburg, Miss., five bass, 11-5, $372

10^th: Todd Fowlkes, Collierville, Tenn., five bass, 10-7, $326

James Brauer caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $447.

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.

FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP READIES FOR LAKE KEOWEE

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March 7, 2016

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FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP READIES FOR LAKE KEOWEE

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ANDERSON, S.C. (March 7, 2016) – The best anglers in the world fishing the Walmart FLW Tour won’t be the only anglers competing in South Carolina next week. College fishing teams from across the country will be heading to Lake Keowee in Seneca, South Carolina, March 17-20 for the 2016 FLW College Fishing National Championship presented by the Lowrance Insight Genesis College Cup. Fifty-four college bass fishing clubs will be competing for a top award of a Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower outboard engine and entry into the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing.

For the first time ever in FLW College Fishing competition, the winning team will compete against each other the following day in a one-day fish-off on an undisclosed body of water. The two anglers will weigh in prior to the final weigh in of the Walmart FLW Tour event at Lake Hartwell. The team member with the largest one-day stringer will advance to the world championship of bass fishing, the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup, and a chance to win $300,000.

“Winning the FLW College Fishing National Championship was a definite jump-start to my professional career,” said FLW Tour pro Austin Felix, a former collegiate angler for the Minnesota Golden Gophers who won the National Championship when the circuit visited Lake Keowee in 2014. “Lake Keowee is a very fun fishery and you can catch fish in a lot of different ways.”

When Felix and partner Chris Burgan won in 2014, they did so by targeting Keowee’s consistent spotted bass population in deeper water, on main-lake points and humps. Felix said that in a multi-day tournament, he expects a similar pattern from the winning team.

“There are some giant largemouth in Keowee and in a one-day tournament you could fish the creeks and weigh a very big limit, but the problem is that the big ones are few and far between,” Felix said. “Finding the largemouth bass is a little more difficult to do over multiple days. The spotted bass out deep tend to reload a little better and are a little more consistent.

“That being said, most of these teams won’t have much practice on the lake. It’ll be a lot easier to fish shallow and pick apart a lot of water. It’s definitely a crucial decision that every team is going to have to make.”

Felix predicted that football jigs along with shaky-head and drop-shot rigs would be popular with teams that targeted the spotted bass, while jigs, swimbaits, jerkbaits and fluke rigs would be popular with teams fishing shallow.

“I think that if a team can put together 12 to 13 pounds a day, they’ll be right there competing for the win on Saturday,” Felix went on to say. “It’s going to take a three-day total right around 39 to 40 pounds to win the championship.”

Anglers will take off from South Cove County Park, located at 1099 S. Cove Road, in Seneca at 7:30 a.m. EST. Thursday and Friday’s weigh-in will be held at South Cove County Park beginning at 3:30 p.m. Saturday’s weigh-in will be held at Green Pond Landing, located at 470 Green Pond Road in Anderson, at 3:15 p.m., prior to the day 3 weigh-in of the FLW Tour event at Lake Hartwell.

The winning team will compete Sunday in a one-day fish-off on an undisclosed body of water. The two anglers will weigh in at 4 p.m. EST at Green Pond Landing, prior to the final weigh in of the FLW Tour event at Lake Hartwell. All takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

Schools competing in the 2016 FLW College Fishing National Championship, which is hosted by the Mountain Lakes Convention & Visitors Bureau, include:

Adrian College – Jarrett Martin, Gallipolis, Ohio, and Jacob Bayer, Westfield, Mich.

Adrian College – Jeff Morton, Troy, Mich., and Nickolas Marsh, Commerce Township, Mich.

Auburn University – Ethan Hayes and Garrett Roberts, both of Cullman, Ala.

Auburn University – Timmy Ward, Childersburg, Ala., and Mitchell Jennings, Auburn, Ala.

Bethel University – Kyler Chelminiak, Franklin, Wis., and Alec Piekarski, Greenfield, Wis.

Bethel University – Kristopher Queen, Catawba, N.C.

Bethel University – Ty Dyer, Lexington, Tenn., and Joseph Huggins, Oveido, Fla.

California State University-Chico – Travis Bounds, Roseville, Calif., and Andrew Loberg, Rocklin, Calif.

California State University-Chico – Chas Brannon, Santa Maria, Calif., and Michael Woods, Olivehurst, Calif.

California State University-Sacramento – Tanner Austin, El Dorado Hills, Calif., and Ethan Clark, Elk Grove, Calif.

Christopher Newport University – Travis Riley, Lynchburg, Va., and Seth Winslow, Chesapeake, Va.

Clemson University – Ross Burns, Columbia, S.C., and Isaac Nesbitt, Aiken, S.C.

Colorado Mesa University – Josh Worth, Grand Junction, Colo., and Kennedy Kinkade, Alpine, Utah

Dallas Baptist University – Zackery Hines, Clyde, Texas, and Reed Foster, Combine, Texas

Daytona State College – James Oltorik and Thomas Oltorik, both of Deland, Fla.

Eastern Washington University – Cy Floyd and Travis Opel, both of Wenatchee, Wash.

Fairmont State University – Landon Paul and Ryan Houser, both of Fairmont, W.Va.

Gadsden State Community College – Josh Oliver, Anniston, Ala., and Colby Smith, Jacksonville, Ala.

Georgia Highlands College – Jake Akin, Power Springs, Ga., and Eric Fisher, Dallas, Ga.

Henderson State University – Michael Gross, Gurdon, Ark., and Cobey Wingfield, Malvern, Ark.

Humboldt State University – Tristan Merlaud, Sebastopol, Calif., and Rudy Directo, Alpine, Calif.

Illinois State University – Bryce Wegman, Normal, Ill., and Taylor Umland, Gridley, Ill.

Iowa State University – Zachary Hartley, Minneapolis, Minn., and Zachariah Beek, Bloomington, Minn.

Kansas State University – Kyle Alsop, Overland Park, Kan., and Taylor Bivins, Manhattan, Kan.

Kansas State University – Lance Maldonado, Junction City, Kan., and Ethan Dhuyvetter, Manhattan, Kan.

Kansas State University – Quinn Fowler, Olathe, Kan., and Dylan McKee, Abilene, Kan.

Lake Superior State University – Hunter Scharphorn, Grand Haven, Mich., and Jake Dorony, South Lyon, Mich.

Northwest Missouri State University – Andrew Nordbye, St. Joseph, Mo., and Adam Almohtadi, Blue Springs, Mo.

Northwestern State University – John Ledet, Natchitoches, La., and Justin Cooper, Pelican, La.

Oregon State University – Zach MacDonald, Willits, Calif., and Zach Martinez, Linden, Calif.

Pennsylvania State University – Matt Bakewell, Brownsville, Pa., and Tyler Smith, Pine Grove, Pa.

Ramapo College – Andrew Annuzzi, Old Bridge, N.J., and Andrew Zapf, Whippany, N.J.

Shenandoah University – Thomas Arens and Billy Arens, both of Purcellville, Va.

Southern Illinois University – Kyle Wagner, Waterloo, Ill., and Steve Seiler, Mokena, Ill.

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville – Zach Hartnagel, Edwardsville, Ill., and Dalton Wesley, Worden, Ill.

Southeastern Oklahoma State University – Dwight Camp, Talihina, Okla., and Jonathan Furlong, Bixby, Okla.

Stephen F. Austin State University – Shelby Hutchens, Spring, Texas, and Brian Blades, Terrell, Texas

Tarleton State University – Jacob Beyer and Dakota Ebare, both of Stephenville, Texas

Texas A&M University – Josh Bensema, Willis, Texas, and Matthew McArdle, Crosby, Texas

University of Akron – Robert Webber, Elyria, Ohio, and Anthony Villalba, Silver Lake, Ohio

University of Alabama – Ethan Flack and Konnor Kennedy, both of Cullman, Ala.

University of Alabama-Birmingham – Matthew Oliver, Gardendale, Ala.

University of Arkansas – Drew Porto, Colleyville, Texas, and Zachary Pickle, South Lake, Texas

University of Central Oklahoma – Brock Enmeier, Enid, Okla., and Colten Hutson, Edmond, Okla.

University of Illinois – Qiurun Chen, Beijing, China, and Luke Stoner, Pekin, Ill.

University of North Alabama – Dawson Lenz, Peachtree City, Ga., and Andrew Tate, Florence, Ala.

University of Oklahoma – Charles Vang, Tulsa, Okla., and Landon Dixon, Hinton, Okla.

University of South Carolina – Chris Blanchette, Irmo, S.C., and Hampton Anderson, Anderson, S.C.

University of Tennessee-Chattanooga – Dillon Falardeau, North Smithfield, R.I., and Patrick Hoskins, Knoxville, Tenn.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville – Brett Stanek, Elroy, Wis., and Grant Ehlenfeldt, New Richmond, Wis.

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – Samuel Sobieck, New Prague, Minn., and Connor Graham, Stevens Point, Wis.

West Virginia University – Jacob Marshall, Catonsville, Md., and Matthew Combs, Dayton, Ohio

Western Carolina University – Tyler Thomasson, Whittier, N.C., and Josh Cannon, Waxhaw, N.C.

Winona State University – Cade Laufenberg, La Crosse, Wis., and Wyatt Stout, Winona, Minn.

Fans will be treated to the FLW Expo on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at Green Pond Landing prior to the final weigh-ins. The Expo includes interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, and the opportunity to interact with professional anglers to learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. All activities are free and open to the public.

The FLW College Fishing National Championship awards the top team a $30,000 prize package, including a Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower outboard engine and an entry into the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup. The Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing, will be held August 4-7 on Wheeler Lake in Huntsville, Alabama, and will offer a collegiate angler the opportunity to compete for a top award of $300,000.

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 fishing club recognized by their college or university.

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.

MANN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE

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March 7, 2016

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MANN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE

Wade wins co-angler title

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GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (March 7, 2016) – Terry Mann of Warrior, Alabama, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 27 pounds, 13 ounces, Saturday to win the second FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Choo Choo Division tournament of 2016 on Lake Guntersville. For his victory, Mann took home $7,337.

Mann said he targeted bass mid-river, near isolated grass clumps that were located in the mouths of spawning pockets. He said that the clumps were approximately 10 feet by 10 feet in size.

“I had three main areas where I was throwing into about 4 to 8 feet of water,” said Mann, who earned his first win in BFL competition. “I kept throwing near anything that I thought would stop bass as they came up shallow to spawn and eventually the right fish bit.”

Mann said he used a 2.5 Chili Craw- and a 1.5 Bluegill-colored Strike King Square-Billed crankbaits to catch his fish. He said he the majority of his keepers came on the Chili Craw.

“Four of my stringer fish, including my 9-pounder, were caught on the 2.5,” said Mann. “The big thing for me was that the bait just barely touched the grass. If you got down too far, the hook would get a lot of sludge on it and nothing would bite.”

Mann went on to say that he caught eight keepers over the course of the day.

“I was lucky enough to catch a couple of decent-sized fish early,” said Mann. “It was just one of those days where everything went my way.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Terry Mann, Warrior, Ala., five bass, 27-13, $7,337

2^nd: Derek Remitz, Grant, Ala., five bass , 26-14, $2,528

3^rd: Jacob Gibbs, Baileyton, Ala., five bass, 18-11, $1,432

3^rd: Tracy Robinson, Gadsden, Ala., five bass, 18-11, $1,432

5^th: Bryon Luman, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 18-1, $1,011

6^th: Kent Keys, Anniston, Ala., five bass, 17-15, $927

7^th: Cameron Gautney, Muscle Shoals, Ala., five bass, 17-14, $843

8^th: John Polly, Nauvoo, Ala., five bass, 17-12, $758

9^th: Scott Towry, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., four bass , 17-11, $674

10^th: Ben Johnson, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 17-10, $590

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Mann also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 9 pounds, 7 ounces and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $780.

Chris Wade of Acworth, Georgia, weighed in five bass totaling 18 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to earn $2,528 and win the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Chris Wade, Acworth, Ga., five bass, 18-4, $2,528

2^nd: Jefferson Cobb, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 17-15, $1,654

3^rd: Rodney Treadaway, Decatur, Ala., five bass, 17-3, $845

4^th: Steve Melton, Shelbyville, Tenn., three bass, 11-9, $590

5^th: Danny Moss, Glencoe, Ala., four bass, 10-15, $506

6^th: Bruce Stanley, Jasper, Ala., four bass, 10-8, $464

7^th: Joey Morse, Cartersville, Ga., four bass, 10-4, $421

8^th: Johnny Pittman, Albertville, Ala., three bass, 9-4, $379

9^th: Randy Hobbs, Dawson, Ala., two bass, 9-3, $337

10^th: Chris Nesbitt, Suwanee, Ga., three bass, 9-0, $295

Cobb caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 8 pounds, 1 ounce and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $390.

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.

YOUNG WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE LBL DIVISION OPENER ON KENTUCKY-BARKLEY LAKES

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YOUNG WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE LBL DIVISION OPENER ON KENTUCKY-BARKLEY LAKES

Hurd wins co-angler title

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GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (March 7, 2016) – David Young of Mayfield, Kentucky, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 26 pounds, 1 ounce, Saturday to win the first FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) LBL Division tournament of 2016 on Kentucky and Barkley lakes. For his victory, Young took home $9,235.

“I originally planned on fishing this event out deep, but the sun came out earlier than I expected so I had to adjust my strategy,” said Young, who earned his 10^th career win in FLW competition. “With warmer water I knew the fish would be shallow, so I ended up hitting chunk rock along main-lake banks.

“I split my day between about 15 areas,” Young continued. “I’d catch a fish or two and then move on to more chunk rock. If you didn’t find similar rock in terms of size and depth, it was difficult to hook them.”

Young said he used one bait – a red Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap – to catch 10 keepers fairly consistently over the course of the day.

“I had to let it bump the rocks or else I wasn’t going to catch them,” said Young. “Once in a while I would avoid hitting them altogether and would reel fast to see if that technique was more efficient, but it never produced. For me, having the Trap deflect off of the rocks was what helped me edge out the rest of the field.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: David Young, Mayfield, Ky., five bass, 26-1, $7,235 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Sam Lashlee, Camden, Tenn., five bass, 20-13, $2,690

3^rd: Edward Gettys, Paris, Tenn., five bass, 18-2, $2,094

4^th: Gerald Andrews, Benton, Ky., five bass, 18-1, $1,165

4^th: Tim Smiley, White Pine, Tenn., five bass, 18-1, $1,165

6^th: Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 17-9, $986

7^th: Matt Robertson, Central City, Ky., five bass, 17-6, $897

8^th: Austin Brown, Benton, Ky., five bass, 17-2, $807

9^th: Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., five bass, 16-9, $717

10^th: Sam Boss, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 16-4, $628

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Young also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a largemouth weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $855.

William Hurd of Lexington, Kentucky, weighed in five bass totaling 19 pounds, 11 ounces Saturday to earn $3,117 and win the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: William Hurd, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 19-11, $3,117

2^nd: Michael Emberton, Tompkinsville, Ky., five bass, 16-11, $1,345

3^rd: Trevor Gooch, Yuma, Tenn., five bass, 15-5, $899

4^th: Jon Witt, Kalamazoo, Mich., four bass, 13-8, $628

5^th: Brian Futch, Vienna, Ill., five bass, 12-7, $538

6^th: Ricky Boehringer, Troy, Ohio, three bass, 12-6, $493

7^th: Daniel Kroll, New Haven, Ky., four bass, 11-14, $448

8^th: Neal Risley, Corydon, Ky., five bass , 11-9, $404

9^th: Steve Kehrer, Woodlawn, Ill., four bass, 10-13, $359

10^th: Larry Cundiff, Dunnville, Ky., five bass, 10-12, $314

Hurd also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $427.

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.

EADY WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE TOHO

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EADY WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE TOHO

Simmons wins co-angler title

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (March 7, 2016) – Don Eady of Orlando, Florida, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 26 pounds, 6 ounces, Saturday to win the third FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Gator Division tournament of 2016 on Lake Toho. For his victory, Eady took home $8,668.

Eady said he caught nearly 25 keepers over the course of the day using an unnamed purple swimbait.

“I focused on submerged hydrilla and Kissimmee grass in less than four feet of water on the north end,” said Eady, who earned his first career win in FLW competition. “I fished the bait really slow. I made sure that it came right over the grass and touched it from time to time.”

The Florida angler said that he hit four different stretches of hydrilla and Kissimmee grass, but only two were needed to produce his winning stringer.

“My biggest fish hadn’t spawned yet and were in the grass waiting to go to the beds,” said Eady. “That was a huge factor in my pattern.”

Eady credited his knowledge of the lake and the recent weather patterns for helping him get the win.

“A lot of competitors were out looking for beds, but I wasn’t,” said Eady. “In fact, I didn’t see a bed all day. This lake is very shallow, so it doesn’t take much of a cold front to scatter fish. With the weather we’ve had, I knew there wouldn’t be anything left on the beds.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Don Eady, Orlando, Fla., five bass, 26-6, $6,668 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Ronald Yentz, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., five bass, 24-1, $2,744

3^rd: Kyle Walters, Grant Valkaria, Fla., five bass, 23-4, $1,829

4^th: Donny Bass, Naples, Fla., five bass, 20-4, $1,281

5^th: Trevor Hamlin, Cape Coral, Fla., five bass, 20-3, $1,098

6^th: Raymond Trudeau, Saint Cloud, Fla., five bass, 20-2, $1,006

7^th: Sandy Melvin, Boca Grande, Fla., five bass, 19-14, $915

8^th: Benny Townend, Boynton Beach, Fla., five bass, 19-6, $823

9^th: Dave Turner, Crystal River, Fla., five bass, 18-15, $732

10^th: Craig Mathews, Punta Gorda, Fla., five bass, 18-2, $640

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Eady also caught a 9-pound, 7-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $880.

Rodney Simmons of Alva, Florida, weighed in five bass totaling 19 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to earn $2,744 and win the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Rodney Simmons , Alva, Fla., five bass, 19-7, $2,744

2^nd: Delfin Pernas, Miami, Fla., four bass, 16-15, $1,372

3^rd: James Brown, Margate, Fla., five bass, 15-13, $917

4^th: Matthew Wolfe Jr., Casstown, Ohio, five bass, 15-12, $640

5^th: Charles Tucker, Eustis, Fla., four bass, 14-5, $989

6^th: Randy Paquette, Sarasota, Fla., five bass, 14-3, $503

7^th: Joseph Solenski, West Palm Beach, Fla., five bass, 14-0, $457

8^th: Nik Kayler, Apopka, Fla., five bass, 13-9, $412

9^th: Loel Brandstrom, Jensen Beach, Fla., two bass, 12-8, $366

10^th: William Carpenella, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., five bass, 12-4, $320

Tucker caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 9 pounds, 8 ounces and earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $440.

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.

HOUCHIN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ARKIE DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE OUACHITA PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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HOUCHIN WINS FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ARKIE DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE OUACHITA PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Conway wins co-angler title

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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (March 7, 2016) – Quincy Houchin of Mabelvale, Arkansas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds, 6 ounces, Saturday to win the FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Arkie Division tournament on Lake Ouachita presented by Navionics. For his victory, Houchin took home $4,359.

Houchin said he started his day casting an umbrella rig with Sexy Shad-colored Keitech swimbaits to rocks along banks on the Ouachita River.

“I had a limit in the boat by 8 a.m.,” said Houchin. “From there, I worked my way back to some mid-lake areas and caught four more keepers in the process. The wind was beginning to pick up and I knew bigger fish would be moving up shallow, so I wanted to target new structure.”

Around noon, Houchin said he switched things up and focused on mid-lake points using a red Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap.

“I caught my four biggest bass after 2 p.m.,” said Houchin. “All I had to do was adjust to the weather conditions and I caught some sizeable fish.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Quincy Houchin, Mabelvale, Ark., five bass, 21-6, $4,359

2^nd: Cody Burke, Bryant, Ark., five bass, 21-1, $2,804

3^rd: Leland Nixon, Bee Branch, Ark., five bass, 16-13, $1,752

4^th: Scott Hardin, Eads, Tenn., five bass, 16-5, $944

4^th: Timmy Poe, Bryant, Ark., five bass, 16-5, $944

6^th: Chris Layton, North Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 15-10, $799

7^th: Spencer Shuffield, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 15-6, $726

8^th: Kyle Henderson, Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 15-3, $654

9^th: Jeremiah Kindy, Benton, Ark., five bass, 14-14, $581

10^th: Brian Miller, Dardanelle, Ark., five bass, 14-13, $509

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Burke caught a 7-pound, 14-ounce bass – the biggest of the tournament in the pro division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $625.

Jeffery Conway of Mineral Springs, Arkansas, weighed in five bass totaling 14 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to earn $2,442 and win the co-angler division.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Jeffery Conway, Mineral Springs, Ark., five bass, 14-8, $2,442

2^nd: Josh Tittle, Monticello, Ark., five bass, 11-8, $1,070

3^rd: Kevin Clark, Malvern, Ark., five bass, 10-7, $712

4^th: Garrett Jarvis, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 10-2, $499

5^th: Tommy Rigsby, Lonsdale, Ark., five bass, 9-13, $428

6^th: Jesse Mitchell, Malvern, Ark., five bass, 9-11, $392

7^th: Travis Harley, North Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 9-7, $339

7^th: John Andrews Jr., Cherry Valley, Ark., four bass, 9-7, $339

9^th: Josh Ford, Mount Ida, Ark., four bass, 9-1, $285

10^th: Justin Johnson, Lavaca, Ark., five bass, 8-5, $237

10^th: Ron Knight, Hot Springs, Ark., three bass, 8-5, $237

Conway also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 5 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. 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.

Mike Dinterman and Vern Fleming Win Piedmont Bass Classic $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #1Saturday March 5th, 2016 ~ Shearon Harris

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Mike Dinterman and Vern Fleming Win Piedmont Bass Classic $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #1Saturday March 5th, 2016 ~ Shearon Harris

PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS $10,000 SPRING TEAM BASS TRAIL QUALIFIER #1 RESULTS
Saturday March 5th, 2016 ~ Shearon Harris ~ Cross Point Landing Wildlife Ramp

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What a great turnout for the 2016 Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #1 at Shearon Harris!! The weather turned out great with air temps about 32 degrees in the am on up to 55 in the pm. Water temps ranged from 47 to 55. Winds were quiet in the am and blowing up to about 10 in the pm. A
whopping total of 88 teams participated with about half of them weighing in fish. More fish were caught by the field but could not be weighed in because of the slot limit rules. Harris fishing is just about to explode!!

Mike Dinterman and Vern Fleming took their first win this year with 5 bass weighing a whopping 31.86 lbs. along with 2nd place Big Fish (8.80) and 1st place TWT for a total of $3,673 in winnings.

Tim Goss & Jeff Vincent took 2nd place with 5 fish weighing 26.91 lbs. They also won 2nd Place TWT and the Tow Boats US Membership Award for a grand total of $1,620.

The 1st Place Big Fish (9.09 lbs.) was caught by the team of Jennifer & Eric
Christian netting them $1,232 along with winning 3rd Place for a total of $1,902 in cash.

92 fish were weighed in for a total of 333 pounds for an average of 3.62 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught on
shaky heads, crankbaits, jigs and jerk baits in 15 foot of water or less. Water temps are very important now.

I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. Our next tournament
is Saturday March 12th, the Piedmont Bass Classics St. Patricks Day Shamrock Open at Jordan Lake out of
Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp. All the info can be found at this link:
http://piedmontbassclassics.com/2016SaintPatricksShamrock.html

Following that will be the Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #2, Saturday March
19th also at Jordan Lake.
All the information on our tournaments can be found at http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: …Mike Dinterman & Vern Fleming of Oxford & Raleigh…5 bass…31.86 lbs…$1,465

2nd Place: …Tim Goss & Jeff Vincent of Franklinton & Durham…5 bass…26.91 lbs…$850

3rd Place: …Jennifer & Eric Christian of Cary…2 bass…14.19 lbs…$670

4th Place: …Jeff McQuillen & Billy Owens of Garner & St. Pauls…3 bass…13.23 lbs…$600
5th Place: …Jason Suggs & Britton O’Quinn of Fayetteville & Linden…3 bass…12.16 lbs…$530
6th Place: …Arthur & Don Pugh of Spring Lake…4 bass…10.47 lbs…$460
7th Place: …Vinston Nettles & Jasper of Pittsboro…2 bass…9.88 lbs…$395
8th Place: …Randy Fisher & Donnie Lowe of Hillsborough & Mebane…1 bass…8.69 lbs…$320
9th Place: …Bryce McClenney & Michael Christie of Cary & Fuquay Varina…2 bass…8.48 lbs…$280
10th Place: Chris & H.T. Eakins of Selma & Angier…5 bass…8.33 lbs…$245
11th Place: …Matt Harrison & Rock Goss of Franklinton & Creedmoor…3 bass…8.13 lbs…$210
12th Place: …Cody Shuffler & Stephen Lasher of Apex & Durham…3 bass…8.03 lbs…$200
13th Place: …Hunter & Terry Collins of Sanford…2 bass…7.70 lbs…$185
14th Place: …Larry Hipps & Dean Larson of Cary & Zebulon…2 bass…7.67 lbs…$140
15th Place: …Jerry Marshburn & Chuck Byrd of Sanford…1 bass…7.64 lbs…$135
16th Place: …K.C. Choosakul & Michael Allen of Sanford…2 bass…7.55 lbs…$130
17th Place: …Johnny Ellis & Joe Edwards of Wendell & Knightdale…1 bass…7.23 lbs….$120
18th Place: …Todd Massey & Tim Parker of Chapel Hill & New Hill…4 bass…7.20 lbs…$105

1st Place Big Fish..3rd Place Team above…9.09 lbs…$1,232
2nd Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above…8.80 lbs…$528
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…31.86 lbs…$1,680
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above: 26.91 lbs…$720
Tow Boats US Award: Tim Goss of Franklinton : $50

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Mike Dinterman and Vern Fleming Win Piedmont Bass Classic $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #1Saturday March 5th, 2016 ~ Shearon Harris

PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS $10,000 SPRING TEAM BASS TRAIL QUALIFIER #1 RESULTS
Saturday March 5th, 2016 ~ Shearon Harris ~ Cross Point Landing Wildlife Ramp

Mike Dinterman and Vern Fleming took their first win this year with 5 bass weighing a whopping 31.86 lbs. along with 2nd place Big Fish (8.80) and 1st place TWT for a total of $3,673 in winnings.

Tim Goss & Jeff Vincent took 2nd place with 5 fish weighing 26.91 lbs. They also won 2nd Place TWT and the Tow Boats US Membership Award for a grand total of $1,620.

The 1st Place Big Fish (9.09 lbs.) was caught by the team of Jennifer & Eric
Christian netting them $1,232 along with winning 3rd Place for a total of $1,902 in cash.

92 fish were weighed in for a total of 333 pounds for an average of 3.62 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught on
shaky heads, crankbaits, jigs and jerk baits in 15 foot of water or less. Water temps are very important now.

Following that will be the Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #2, Saturday March
19th also at Jordan Lake.
All the information on our tournaments can be found at http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: …Mike Dinterman & Vern Fleming of Oxford & Raleigh…5 bass…31.86 lbs…$1,465

2nd Place: …Tim Goss & Jeff Vincent of Franklinton & Durham…5 bass…26.91 lbs…$850

3rd Place: …Jennifer & Eric Christian of Cary…2 bass…14.19 lbs…$670

1st Place Big Fish..3rd Place Team above…9.09 lbs…$1,232
2nd Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above…8.80 lbs…$528
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…31.86 lbs…$1,680
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above: 26.91 lbs…$720
Tow Boats US Award: Tim Goss of Franklinton : $50

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PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS $10,000 SPRING TEAM BASS TRAIL QUALIFIER #1 RESULTS Saturday March 5th, 2016 ~ Shearon Harris ~ Cross Point Landing Wildlife Ramp

Mike Dinterman and Vern Fleming took their first win this year with 5 bass weighing a whopping 31.86 lbs. along with 2nd place Big Fish (8.80) and 1st place TWT for a total of $3,673 in winnings.

Tim Goss & Jeff Vincent took 2nd place with 5 fish weighing 26.91 lbs. They also won 2nd Place TWT and the Tow Boats US Membership Award for a grand total of $1,620.

The 1st Place Big Fish (9.09 lbs.) was caught by the team of Jennifer & Eric Christian netting them $1,232 along with winning 3rd Place for a total of $1,902 in cash.

92 fish were weighed in for a total of 333 pounds for an average of 3.62 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught on shaky heads, crankbaits, jigs and jerk baits in 15 foot of water or less. Water temps are very important now.

Following that will be the Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #2, Saturday March 19th also at Jordan Lake. All the information on our tournaments can be found at http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: …Mike Dinterman & Vern Fleming of Oxford & Raleigh…5 bass…31.86 lbs…$1,465

2nd Place: …Tim Goss & Jeff Vincent of Franklinton & Durham…5 bass…26.91 lbs…$850

3rd Place: …Jennifer & Eric Christian of Cary…2 bass…14.19 lbs…$670

1st Place Big Fish..3rd Place Team above…9.09 lbs…$1,232 2nd Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above…8.80 lbs…$528 1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…31.86 lbs…$1,680 2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above: 26.91 lbs…$720 Tow Boats US Award: Tim Goss of Franklinton : $50

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PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS $10,000 SPRING TEAM BASS TRAIL QUALIFIER #1 RESULTS
Saturday March 5th, 2016 ~ Shearon Harris ~ Cross Point Landing Wildlife Ramp

The 1st Place Big Fish (9.09 lbs.) was caught by the team of Jennifer & Eric
Christian netting them $1,232 along with winning 3rd Place for a total of $1,902 in cash.

92 fish were weighed in for a total of 333 pounds for an average of 3.62 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught on
shaky heads, crankbaits, jigs and jerk baits in 15 foot of water or less. Water temps are very important now.

Following that will be the Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #2, Saturday March
19th also at Jordan Lake.
All the information on our tournaments can be found at http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

1st Place Big Fish..3rd Place Team above…9.09 lbs…$1,232
2nd Place Big Fish..1st Place Team above…8.80 lbs…$528
1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…31.86 lbs…$1,680
2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above: 26.91 lbs…$720
Tow Boats US Award: Tim Goss of Franklinton : $50