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Top 10 Baits from the Ohio River – FLW

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Top 10 Baits from the Ohio River – FLW

Top 10 Baits from the Ohio River

November 2, 2015  by Jody White and Matt Pace

The Rayovac FLW Series Championship on the Ohio River showed off a range of techniques – from traditional Ohio River patterns to smallmouth deals for the Tennessee River. In fact, if you followed the event hosted by the Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau and the City of Paducah you almost certainly have some new ideas about how to catch big smallmouths in the fall.

These are the baits that got the job done.

Ray Hanselman gives his tackle details for the top 10 baits article.

1. Ray Hanselman earned the win with a bladed umbrella rig. The A-rig consisted of two hookless and weightless 3-inch swimbaits, two 1/2-ounce Strike King Squadron Swimbait Heads – rigged with 4-inch swimbaits – and a 3/4-ounce model in the same jig head with a 5-inch swimbait. The Texas pro also caught a few key fish on a 3/8-ounce Strike King Denny Brauer Baby Structure Jig with a Rage Tail Menace Grub trailer.

2. Brandon Perkins primary tactic was cranking a chartreuse blue back-colored Strike King 6XD for smallmouths. He used 10-pound-test fluorocarbon and a 7-11 medium-heavy Hammer Rod to get the most out of it.

3. To catch the first smallmouths of his life Trevor Fitzgerald used a homemade 1/2-ounce pb&j-colored football jig with a green pumpkin Zoom Fat Albert Twin Tail and a 4.5-inch True Bass Little Head swimbait on a 3/4-ounce Revenge head. A 7-3 medium-heavy power, fast action Fitzgerald Rods Stunner HD was his stick of choice for both.

4. Brian Holder stuck to crankbaits for his catch – his primary baits were Rapala DT 10s and 14s and a Strike King Red Eye Shad.

5. Nick Prvonozac caught his fish on both a YUMbrella Flash Mob Jr. with 4-inch Damiki Anchovy Shad swimbaits and a virgo blue-colored YUM Wooly Bug.

6. The good ol’ combo of a Carolina rig and a jig produced for Tyler Suddarth. His jig of choice was a 1/2-ounce Strike King Tour Grade Football Jig and he paired it with a Gambler Burner Craw for the trailer. Suddarth also mixed in a 3/4-ounce War Eagle spinnerbait and a Gambler EZ Swimmer.

7. David Barnes threw a Carolina rig almost exclusively. His plastic of choice on the rig was a 4-inch Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw (green pumpkin) with the pincers dipped in chartreuse.

8. Jeff Hippert worked the rivers with a green pumpkin Zoom Finesse Worm on a 1/8-ounce Owner shaky head and a Rapala DT10 in Helsinki Shad.

9. Way up in the Ohio, Bill Chapman caught the majority of his fish on a Lucky Craft 1.5 with a custom paint job.

10. This is likely the only photo in existence of Denny Brauer holding up a crankbait. The legendary pro used the Strike King HC Flat Side in sexy blueback herring to catch the majority of his weight on the Ohio.

St. Croix’s popular Mojo Bass snow stronger, lighter and more sensitive with SCIII® and IPC®

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St. Croix’s popular Mojo Bass snow stronger, lighter and more sensitive with SCIII® and IPC®

One-Upping Themselves

St. Croix’s popular Mojo Bass snow stronger, lighter and more sensitive with SCIII® and IPC®

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Park Falls, WI (November 3, 2015) – We all know “that guy”. You know, Mr. One-Up…

You land a 5-pound smallie? He just catches a 5-1/2-pounder. You score 4th in a club tournament (bass…or chess). He slides in with a 3rd place. You snag what you thought was a one-of-a-kind vintage bass bait online? Yeah, he just acquired two…and got a better deal. And the self-esteem stomping goes on and on. Getting one-up’d is never a good feeling…until now.

One-upping themselves, St. Croix Rod introduces significant upgrades to the wildly popular Mojo Bass series. The entire line of premium, yet affordable bass-fishing-specific rods just got stronger, lighter and more sensitive.

“We launched the Mojo Bass line in 2009, and, if you’ll recall, that was a dark time for the American economy,” said St. Croix Vice President of Brand Management, Jeff Schluter. “Mojo Bass created a new category of high-performance, technique-specific bass rods offering incredible value. It took the market by storm and remains one of the most successful product launches in the 68-year history of St. Croix.

But not wanting to rest on their laurels, St. Croix decided to create an all-new version of Mojo Bass that provided even greater performance and value.”

“We’ve updated the graphite in Mojo Bass rods to feature our premium, high-modulus SCIII blanks, along with [Integrated Poly Curve®] IPC® tooling technology. This makes the rods lighter, more sensitive, more durable and fish with improved balance.

“We also tweaked the rod assortment to match current trends in bass fishing techniques.” This means specialty rods like a 6’ 8” spinning for Wacky Worms and a 7’ 10” casting rod for Alabama Rigs and Swimbaits. All told, there are 17 technique-specific models in the Mojo Bass assortment.

Brandishing Mojo Bass’ popular Black Cherry Metallic finish, the SCIII blanks are created with advanced high-modulus graphite, making the rods up to 15% lighter than before. St. Croix’s exclusive IPC technology aims to eliminate all transitional points in the rod blank, yielding smoother actions, increased strength and greater sensitivity.

Mojo Bass will continue featuring Kigan Master Hand 3D guides with slim, strong aluminum-oxide rings surrounded by stylish black frames. The thread wraps are protected with two coats of Flex Coat slow-cure finish.

A Fuji® ECS reel seat with black hood graces the casting models, as a Fuji® DPS reel seat with black hood comes standard on spinning rods. The split-grip/premium-grade cork handle offers extreme comfort and sensitivity in the hand. And let us not forget the exclusive Kigan hook-keeper, which holds lures steadfast while at rest. Mojo Bass Glass models sport all this on a super-premium, 100% linear S-glass blank.

Designed in Park Falls, Wisconsin, and handcrafted in Fresnillo, Mexico, the 2016 Mojo Bass series retails from $120 to $140, and comes with a 5-year warranty backed by St. Croix Superstar Service.

So when is it a good time to one-up anyone? When you make the “Best Rods on Earth”, and you’ve just improved an incredible technique-specific bass series designed for superior performance.

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WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE WILD CARD TOURNAMENT SET FOR LAKE HARTWELL

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WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE WILD CARD TOURNAMENT SET FOR LAKE HARTWELL

WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE WILD CARD TOURNAMENT SET FOR LAKE HARTWELL

Spotted Bass Bite Likely to Be Key

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SENECA, S.C. (Nov. 3, 2015) – The Walmart Bass Fishing League (BFL) is headed to Lake Hartwell Nov. 13-14 for the no-entry-fee BFL Wild Card Tournament. The two-day tournament will feature anglers who entered all five regular-season events in one of the 24 BFL divisions and fished in at least two but did not advance to a Regional Championship. The top six boaters and co-anglers will qualify for the 2016 Walmart BFL All-American – one of the longest running championships in competitive bass fishing.

“This time of year can be tough on Lake Hartwell because the bass are stuck between their fall and winter patterns,” said Walmart FLW Tour pro Brandon Cobb of Greenwood, South Carolina, who finished third in the Forrest Wood Cup this past August. “Luckily, there are still a few different options for anglers to catch fish.

“I think one of the big players in this tournament will be the spotted bass,” continued Cobb. “They tend to live in deeper water and they’re a little more consistent than the largemouth right now. There are also schools of spotted and largemouth bass that are eating herring over submerged timber and on main-lake points, but they’re always moving. If anglers are able to find these schools each day, they’ll have a very good stringer.”

Cobb said that there will likely be a variety of lures used in this tournament and it will come down to which areas anglers choose to target.

“If guys prefer offshore brush piles and isolated rock piles, it’s going to be your typical deep-water arsenal of drop-shots, spoons or football-head jigs,” said Cobb. “For those who decide to follow baitfish into creeks I see crankbaits, spinnerbaits and vibrating jigs doing well.”

Cobb estimated that a two-day catch totaling 29 pounds would win the tournament.

Anglers will take off from Clemson Marina, located at 150 Clemson Marina Drive in Seneca at 7 a.m. EST each day. Weigh-ins will be held at the marina beginning at 3 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

The BFL Wild Card on Lake Hartwell is being hosted by the Mountain Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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 Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac 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.

Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 218 – Scott Martin

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Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 218 – Scott Martin

Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 218 – Scott Martin
October 15, 2015
Bass Edge Radio presented by MegaWare KeelGuard welcomes 2015 FLW Angler of the Year Scott Martin to the mic! This episodes reveals how Scott focuses his goals and an excellent tutorial on fishing Florida bass.

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ESPN finalizes sale of B.A.S.S. to investor group

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ESPN finalizes sale of B.A.S.S. to investor group

Bass Communications

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ESPN Inc. announced Tuesday that it has finalized the sale of BASS, LLC to a group of investors including Don Logan, Jerry McKinnis and Jim Copeland. An agreement in principle was announced in August by ESPN and the transaction was completed Monday.

BASS is the largest membership organization of B.A.S.S. anglers in the U.S. with more than 500,000 members. It was purchased by ESPN in 2001 and includes several media platforms, including three magazines and a popular website. The investor group is a powerful combination of business acumen and superior knowledge of the outdoors industry.

With the completion of the transaction, the purchasing party assumes ownership of B.A.S.S. and will run the Celebration, Fla.-based company. As part of the agreement, ESPN will continue to air B.A.S.S. core television programming assets — the Bassmaster Elite Series and Bassmaster Classic — for multiple years.

“We are proud of our employees’ contribution to B.A.S.S. this past decade and we are pleased to continue ESPN’s association going forward,” said George Bodenheimer, co-chairman, Disney Media Networks and president, ESPN. Inc. “Under the direction of Don Logan, Jerry McKinnis and Jim Copeland, B.A.S.S. will be well positioned to serve anglers’ interests for many years to come.”

Investor and outdoorsman McKinnis has a long and rich history with ESPN as the host of the network’s second longest-running show, The Fishin’ Hole, which aired from 1980 until 2007. McKinnis, who has been involved in outdoors television since hosting a fishing show for KATV in Little Rock, Ark., in 1964, has developed a special connection with outdoorsmen and anglers with his innovative programming and accessibility.

“This is a dream come true,” said McKinnis. “I’m so excited to begin working with B.A.S.S.’ passionate membership base on developing an even more powerful organization.”

Retired Time Inc. executive and avid angler Logan at one time oversaw Time Inc., America Online, Time Warner Cable and the Time Warner Book Group before his retirement from the media giant in 2005.

Logan’s varied experience in the media industry set up well for guiding a complex brand that boasts several multimedia platforms.

“With a strong multimedia portfolio, B.A.S.S. is well positioned to serve fans with innovative content,” said Logan. “We are focused on maintaining B.A.S.S.’ leadership position in the industry.”

Georgia native Copeland retired as U.S. and Global CEO of international financial services firm Deloitte in 2003 and currently serves on the board of directors of three Fortune 500 companies.

The investor group has put a premium on focusing on issues that resonate at a grassroots level. B.A.S.S. will continue to spearhead positive, progressive change on issues related to conservation and resource management.

B.A.S.S. was founded in 1968 by Ray Scott.

World’s Best Amateur Anglers To Descend On Ouachita – Bassmaster

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World’s Best Amateur Anglers To Descend On Ouachita – Bassmaster
Paul Mueller of Naugatuck, Conn., won the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Championship last year on the Ouachita River with 32 pounds, 15 ounces. He’ll be back this year to defend his title on the same water as the championship returns to the river Nov. 5-7.
Photo by Shaye Baker/Bassmaster

Nov. 2, 2015

World’s Best Amateur Anglers To Descend On Ouachita

MONROE, La. — This week, Nov. 5-7, anglers from all over the world will gather in Monroe to compete on the Ouachita River for the 2015 Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

“We are very excited to be back on the Ouachita again this year,” said Jon Stewart, director of the B.A.S.S. Nation, “and we expect it to be a nail-biter just like it was last fall.”

In November 2014, Paul Mueller came from behind to win with a five-bass limit that was bigger than any other bag for the whole tournament. His victory earned him a berth in the 2015 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, as well as a spot in the 2015 Bassmaster Elite Series.

Mueller will be back on the Ouachita this week to defend his championship title and to compete for a spot in the upcoming Classic.

Mueller learned to be consistent on the Ouachita River last year despite heavy water level fluctuation that left other competitors struggling. This year, it could be more of the same. Many anglers will likely be headed for the bayous, according to Nick LaDart, a graduate of the University of Louisiana-Monroe who frequently fishes the river.

“There will still be a few fish left on the main river, but I don’t think you can win with them because usually they are a lot smaller,” LaDart said. “If the water rises a little bit before the tournament, it will definitely push a lot of shad back in those pockets.”

The bass will be shallow around laydowns and cypress trees in the early morning and then move out to deeper cover later in the day, LaDart added. “I have caught them in a couple of inches of water and then, when the sun comes up, they tend to spread out a little bit more,” LaDart said.

Mueller will compete against 58 other anglers, who are representing 47 states and one Canadian province, plus Japan, South Africa, Italy, Portugal, Mexico, Spain, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Australia. In addition, Jack Barber will represent the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA). The PVA sends its Angler of the Year to the BNC each year, and this is Barber’s first year to qualify.

The overall winner of the championship will earn a berth in the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake. Joining the champ at the Classic will be the top contender from each of the other five divisions. Six divisions make up the B.A.S.S. Nation: Western, Central, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Mid-Atlantic. You can see who’s competing in this photo gallery.

Competition begins Thursday, Nov. 5, and concludes Saturday, Nov. 7. Launches will take place daily at 6:15 a.m. CT at Forsythe Park Boat Launch, 140 Forsythe Ave., Monroe, LA 71201. Weigh-ins will be held at Forsythe Park daily beginning at 2:30 p.m. CT, and they will be streamed live on Bassmaster.com.

Bryant Copley/Mike Compton win One Stop Mart Leesville Lake Tournament Trail Classic on Nov 1

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Bryant Copley/Mike Compton win One Stop Mart Leesville Lake Tournament Trail Classic on Nov 1

We had 16 boats competing in our Classic Tournament Nov. 1 at Leesville Lake. Results are:

1st Place-Bryant Copley/Mike Compton-5 fish-16.11 lbs.

2nd Place-Don Wheeler/Billy Strain-5 fish-15.70 lbs.

3rd Place-Kenneth Sterne/Lee White-5 fish-14.72 lbs.

4th and 5th Place -Tie-Larry Witt/Tim Goff and Reggie Mayhew/Rick White-5 fish-13.34 lbs. each

Big fish of the day-Larry Witt/Tim Goff-a 5.72 lb. largemouth

           Thanks,

            J.Rice

HANSELMAN WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ON OHIO RIVER

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HANSELMAN WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ON OHIO RIVER
HANSELMAN WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ON OHIO RIVER
Texas Angler Becomes First to Win Four FLW Series Events in a Single Season
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PADUCAH, Ky. (Oct. 31, 2015) – Ray Hanselman of Del Rio, Texas, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 13 ounces to win the Rayovac FLW Series Championship on the Ohio River. Hanselman’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 46 pounds, 11 ounces earned him $50,000 and a berth into the Forrest Wood Cup in the event that featured 171 of the best semi-professional bass-fishing anglers from across the country.
Ray Hanselman of Del Rio, Texas, won the Rayovac FLW Series Championship on the Ohio River. with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 46 pounds, 11 ounces. For his win, Hanselman took home $50,000 and a berth into the Forrest Wood Cup.
“To win this championship is unbelievable. I’m in shock,” said Hanselman, who became the first angler to ever win four FLW Series events in one season, sweeping the Texas Division before winning the Championship. “My only goal coming into this tournament was to qualify for the Forrest Wood Cup. I guess it was meant to be.”
Hanselman said he won the tournament by targeting bass in slack water between rip currents and eddys created by specific structure on the Tennessee River, about a quarter mile from the Kentucky Dam.
“I followed the same pattern all three days of competition,” said Hanselman. “I had three areas that I rotated through and they kept replenishing so it worked.
“Within the first 15 minutes on the water today I had a keeper in the boat,” continued Hanselman. “I was really dialed-in on that slack current. I could feel the change in the current’s speed with every cast. It set up perfect. After catching two more decent-sized fish I made a move into the main current and caught a 4-pounder. From there, I drifted to other isolated areas of structure and put together a quality limit of bass.”
Hanselman said he caught his winning stringer of four smallmouth and one largemouth on an umbrella rig using 3-, 4- and 5-inch swimbaits on Strike King Squadron Swimbait Jig Heads.
“I tried my best to imitate the small Asian carp – a popular baitfish,” said Hanselman. “I saw a lot of them in the grass and even caught a couple during practice so I knew they’d be a factor. I don’t think many other anglers realized their potential so they became a crucial part of my pattern.”
The top finishing boater from each of the five Rayovac FLW Series that qualified for the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup were:
               Texas Division: Ray Hanselman, Del Rio, Texas, 15 bass, 46-11, $50,000
               Central Division: Brandon Perkins, Counce, Tenn., 13 bass, 38-9, $20,000
               Southeastern Division: Trevor Fitzgerald, Belleview, Fla., 11 bass, 38-2, $15,000
               Northern Division: David Barnes Sr., China, Maine, 10 bass, 35-4, $7,000
               Western Division: Charlie Weyer, West Hills, Calif., six bass, 20-5, $4,000
Additionally, the overall top five finishers that were not already selected as the highest finisher in their division qualify for the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup. Those five anglers were:
               4th:          Brian Holder, Belmont, N.C., 13 bass, 37-4, $12,000 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
               5th:          Nick Prvonozac, Warren, Ohio, 13 bass, 36-10, $10,000 + $1,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
               6th:          Tyler Suddarth, Valdosta, Ga., 13 bass, 35-14, $8,000
               8th:          Jeff Hippert, Hamburg, N.Y., 14 bass, 35-3, $6,000
               9th:          Bill Chapman, Salt Rock, W. Va., 14 bass, 34-8, $5,000
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Todd Kline of San Clemente, California, won the co-angler division and a Ranger Z117 with 12 bass weighing 25 pounds, 3 ounces, followed by Scott Stallings of Glencoe, Oklahoma, who finished in second place with eight bass weighing 20-7 worth $9,000.
The top 10 co-anglers finished the tournament:
               1st:          Todd Kline, San Clemente, Calif., 12 bass, 25-3, Ranger Z117 w/ 90-horsepower outboard
               2nd:         Scott Stallings, Glencoe, Okla., eight bass, 20-7, $9,000
               3rd:          Dave Crawford, Springfield, W. Va., 11 bass, 20-0, $7,500
               4th:          Bill Fussell, Thibodaux, La., 11 bass, 18-15, $6,000
               5th:          Jimmy Ballard, Paris, Texas, 13 bass, 18-15, $5,000
               6th:          Lorne Dornak, Cedar Park, Texas, eight bass, 18-0, $4,000
               7th:          Buddy Hicks, Port Neches, Texas, five bass, 16-15, $3,500
               8th:          Kirk Sims, Lowell, Ark., six bass, 16-15, $3,000
               9th:          Michel Purvis, Canton, Ga., eight bass, 15-2, $2,500
               10th:        Tom Rubbo, Lexington, S.C., seven bass, 12-10, $2,000
Co-anglers casted this week for a top award of a Ranger Z117 with 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $5,000 if Ranger Cup guidelines were met.
The 2015 Rayovac FLW Series Championship at the Ohio River was hosted by the Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau and the City of Paducah.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Rayovac FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

HANSELMAN TAKES LEAD AT RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ON OHIO RIVER

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HANSELMAN TAKES LEAD AT RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ON OHIO RIVER
HANSELMAN TAKES LEAD AT RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ON OHIO RIVER
Hicks Leads Co-anglers
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PADUCAH, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2015) – Ray Hanselman of Del Rio, Texas, brought another five-bass limit of smallmouth to the scale Friday weighing 11 pounds, 14 ounces to take the lead after day two of the Rayovac FLW Series Championship on the Ohio River. Hanselman’s second consecutive day with a limit of smallmouth gives him a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 30 pounds, 14 ounces. The tournament now heads into the third and final day of competition and the field is cut to the final 10 boaters and co-anglers in the three-day event, hosted by the Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau and the City of Paducah, that features 171 anglers from across the country casting for a top cash award of $50,000 plus a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard if Ranger Cup qualified.
“Today I went out there and basically retraced my steps from yesterday,” said Hanselman, who swept the FLW Series Texas Division earlier this season, winning all three regular-season events. “I’m focusing on small, isolated areas looking for a specific type of structure on the Tennessee River about a quarter-mile from the Kentucky Dam.”
Hanselman said the structure he likes produces eddys and rip currents. He said that bass are actively riding the slack water between the eddys and rips, creating a lucrative area for him to dissect.
“I can feel the current with every cast,” said Hanselman. “After a few seconds it slows down, that’s when I know I’m in the slack water and I can get a bite.
“Today I caught five keepers and lost four others,” continued Hanselman. “After catching two keepers at my first area before 8:30 a.m., the bite slowed down so I moved to some nearby structure and drifted over it a couple of times.  I caught a 4-pound, 11-ouncer which really helped. Then I left those two areas alone, I want to save them for tomorrow.”
Hanselman was vague about sharing his lure of choice, but said he was primarily using a big-profile bait.
“Tomorrow I plan on using the same bait and hitting the same areas near the Dam,” said Hanselman. “After two days of following the same pattern and gaining the lead, I think it’s the best choice.”
Day one leader David Barnes Sr. of China, Maine, fell to second place after weighing in two bass totaling 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Hanselman will hold a 2-pound, 7-ounce lead heading into Saturday’s finale.
The top 10 boaters that will advance to the final day of competition on the Ohio River are:
               1st:          Ray Hanselman, Del Rio, Texas, 10 bass, 30-14
               2nd:         David Barnes Sr., China, Maine, seven bass, 28-7
               3rd:          Brian Holder, Belmont, N.C., eight bass, 27-10
               4th:          Tyler Suddarth, Valdosta, Ga., nine bass, 27-7
               5th:          Brandon Perkins, Counce, Tenn., 10 bass, 27-5
               6th:          Nick Prvonozac, Warren, Ohio, eight bass, 22-11
               7th:          Bill Chapman, Salt Rock, W. Va., nine bass, 22-9
               8th:          Denny Brauer, Del Rio, Texas, 10 bass, 21-6
               9th:          Jeff Hippert, Hamburg, N.Y., nine bass, 21-2
               10th:        Trevor Fitzgerald, Belleview, Fla., six bass, 20-10
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
In addition to the top cash award of $50,000 and a Ranger boat if Ranger Cup guidelines are met, the highest finishing pro from each of the five Rayovac FLW Series divisions based on final results qualifies for the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup, along with the top five pros not already selected as the highest finisher from a division. A total of 10 Rayovac FLW Series boaters in this event will punch their ticket to the Forrest Wood Cup, the richest payday in bass fishing. The 2016 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 4-7 on Wheeler Lake.
Buddy Hicks of Port Neches, Texas, leads the co-angler division with five bass weighing 16 pounds, 5 ounces. Kirk Sims of Lowell, Arkansas, is in second place with six bass also weighing 16-15. Hicks holds the lead via the tiebreaker of having the heavier one-day catch.
 The top 10 co-anglers after day two on the Ohio River are:
               1st:          Buddy Hicks, Port Neches, Texas, five bass, 16-15
               2nd:         Kirk Sims, Lowell, Ark., six bass, 16-15
               3rd:          Bill Fussell, Thibodaux, La., nine bass, 14-9
               4th:          Scott Stallings, Glencoe, Okla., five bass, 13-14
               5th:          Michel Purvis, Canton, Ga., six bass, 12-15
               6th:          Tom Rubbo, Lexington, S.C., seven bass, 12-10
               7th:          Lorne Dornak, Cedar Park, Texas, four bass, 12-8
               8th:          Jimmy Ballard, Paris, Texas, eight bass, 11-14
               9th:          Dave Crawford, Springfield, W. Va., six bass, 10-15
               10th:        Todd Kline, San Clemente, Calif., seven bass, 10-13
Co-anglers are casting this week for a top award of a Ranger Z117 with 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $5,000 if Ranger Cup guidelines are met.
Saturday’s final weigh-in will take place at Walmart located at 5130 Hinkleville Road in Paducah, at 4 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
Also on Saturday, fans will also be treated to the FLW Expo at Walmart prior to the final championship weigh-in. The Expo includes a Ranger boat simulator, a unique opportunity to interact with anglers who did not make the weekend cut, interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and a chance to learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. The first 50 children 14 and under who are accompanied by an adult will receive a free rod and reel combo courtesy of WPSD Local 6 after the final weigh-in. All activities are free and open to the public.
The 2015 Rayovac FLW Series consisted of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western. Each division consisted of three tournaments, with competitors vying for valuable points to earn their way into the top 40 and the opportunity to fish in the Rayovac FLW Series Championship.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Rayovac FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.
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BARNES LEADS DAY ONE OF RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ON OHIO RIVER

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BARNES LEADS DAY ONE OF RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ON OHIO RIVER
BARNES LEADS DAY ONE OF RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ON OHIO RIVER
Bray Paces Co-anglers
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PADUCAH, Ky. (Oct. 29, 2015) – David Barnes Sr., of China, Maine, brought a five-bass limit of smallmouth to the scale Thursday weighing 21 pounds even to grab the lead after day one of the Rayovac FLW Series Championship on the Ohio River. Barnes now holds a 2-pound lead heading in to day two of the three-day event, hosted by Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau and the City of Paducah, that features 171 anglers from across the country casting for a top cash award of $50,000 plus a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard if Ranger Cup qualified.
“The good Lord blessed me with seven bites today, and I’m grateful for it,” said Barnes who is representing the Northern Division of the FLW Series after starting to compete in FLW events just this year. “Hopefully I can do that again tomorrow. I just have to stick go out there and stick with my instincts.”
Barnes said he targeted rock shelves 8- to 12-feet deep on the Tennessee River in an area halfway between the Ohio border and Kentucky Dam. He said what made these shelves special were the large holes that acted as safe-havens for fish.
“There is a significant current right now due to local authorities pulling water from the lake,” said Barnes. “During practice I discovered that bass were actually dropping off the shelves and into these holes to get out of it.
“I had three holes within a 200-yard stretch that I focused on,” continued Barnes. “I would move up to one, put my trolling motor down, and drift slowly away from it in the current. Then I’d work my bait from the shelf down to its opening.”
Barnes said he used a Carolina-rigged craw and an unnamed crankbait to catch his fish.
“My biggest fish – a 5-pounder – was caught on the crankbait,” said Barnes. “My other keepers came on the craw and were in the boat by 10:30 a.m.”
Right behind Barnes in second place is Ray Hanselman of Del Rio, Texas, who also weighed in a limit of smallmouth totaling 19 pounds even. Hanselman swept the FLW Series Texas Division earlier this season, winning all three regular-season events.
The top 10 boaters after day one on the Ohio River are:
               1st:          David Barnes Sr., China, Maine, five bass, 21-0
               2nd:         Ray Hanselman, Del Rio, Texas, five bass, five bass, 19-0
                3rd:          Brian Holder, Belmont, N.C., four bass, 14-6
                4th:          Bill Chapman, Salt Rock, W. Va., five bass, 14-3
                5th:          Dicky Newberry, Houston, Texas, five bass, 13-15
                6th:          Brandon Perkins, Counce, Tenn., five bass, 13-10
                7th:          Tyler Suddarth, Valdosta, Ga., four bass, 13-6
                8th:          Glenn Browne, Ocala, Fla., five bass, 13-2
                8th:          Wade Curtiss, Meadow Vista, Calif.,  five bass, 13-2
                10th:        Brandon Medlock, Lake Placid, Fla., four bass, 12-15
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
In addition to the top cash award of $50,000 and a Ranger boat if Ranger Cup guidelines are met, the highest finishing pro from each of the five Rayovac FLW Series divisions based on final results qualifies for the 2016 Forrest Wood Cup, along with the top five pros not already selected as the highest finisher from a division. A total of 10 Rayovac FLW Series boaters in this event will punch their ticket to the Forrest Wood Cup, the richest payday in bass fishing. The 2016 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 4-7 on Wheeler Lake.
Joe Bray of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, leads the co-angler division with four bass weighing 10 pounds, 4 ounces followed by Scott Stallings of Glencoe, Oklahoma, with three bass weighing 10-1.
 The top 10 co-anglers after day one on the Ohio River are:
               1st:          Joe Bray, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, four bass, 10-4
               2nd:         Scott Stallings, Glencoe, Okla., three bass, 10-1
               3rd:          Michel Purvis, Canton, Ga  ., four bass, 9-10
               3rd:          Rodney Treadaway, Decatur, Ala., five bass, 9-10
               5th:          Tom Rubbo, Lexington, S.C., five bass, 9-8
               6th:          Bill Fussell, Thibodaux, La., four bass, 9-0
               7th:          Dave Crawford, Springfield, W. Va., five bass, 8-8
               8th:          Randy Gardner, Wetumpka, Ala., two bass, 7-6
               9th:          Jimmy Ballard, Paris, Texas, five bass, 7-5
               10th:        Grant McPeters,   Marion, N.C., five bass, 6-12
               10th:        Mike Spurlock, Ripley, W. Va., two bass, 6-12
Co-anglers are casting this week for a top award of a Ranger Z117 with 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $5,000 if Ranger Cup guidelines are met.
Anglers will take off from the Foot of Broadway Ramp, located at 100 S. Riverfront in Paducah, at 7 a.m. CST each day. Weigh-in on Friday will be held at the boat launch beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday’s final weigh-in will take place at Walmart located at 5130 Hinkleville Road in Paducah, at 4 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.
Also on Saturday, fans will also be treated to the FLW Expo at Walmart prior to the final championship weigh-in. The Expo includes a Ranger boat simulator, a unique opportunity to interact with anglers who did not make the weekend cut, interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and a chance to learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. The first 50 children 14 and under who are accompanied by an adult will receive a free rod and reel combo courtesy of WPSD Local 6 after the final weigh-in. All activities are free and open to the public.
The 2015 Rayovac FLW Series consisted of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western. Each division consisted of three tournaments, with competitors vying for valuable points to earn their way into the top 40 and the opportunity to fish in the Rayovac FLW Series Championship.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Rayovac FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.
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