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KENNEY WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE OCONEE

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KENNEY WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE OCONEE
Byron Kenney of Griffin, Georgia, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 12 pounds, 14 ounces Sunday to win the Bulldog Division Super Tournament on Lake Oconee with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 29 pounds, 15 ounces. Kenney earned a $5,126 check for his win. (FLW)
KENNEY WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE BULLDOG DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE OCONEE
                                                                                          
Grizzle wins co-angler title
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BUCKHEAD, Ga. (Sept. 28, 2015) – Byron Kenney of Griffin, Georgia, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 12 pounds, 14 ounces Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division Super Tournament on Lake Oconee with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 29 pounds, 15 ounces. For his victory, Kenney earned $5,126.
“My strategy for this tournament was different from what I’ve done on this lake in the past,” said Kenney of his second career win in FLW competition. “I basically put my trolling motor down and fished as many docks as I could.
“I started at mid-lake areas on day one and worked my way south,” continued Kenney. “I targeted seawalls in the morning and docks for the remainder of the day using a green-pumpkin jig with a green-pumpkin Strike King Rage Craw as a trailer. I ended up weighing nine of my 10 bass that I brought to the scale off of it.”
Kenney said he followed a similar pattern on day two but focused on different areas of the lake.
“I caught nearly 10 keepers each day, but lost a few good bass as well,” said Kenney. “I thought the misses might cost me the tournament, but luckily, they didn’t.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Byron Kenney, Griffin, Ga., 10 bass, 29-15, $5,126
2nd:         Michael Conley, Bainbridge, Ga., 10 bass, 27-3, $2,563
3rd:          Mark Holloway, Madison, Ga., 10 bass, 22-1, $1,709
4th:          Kip Carter, Social Circle, Ga., 10 bass, 21-15, $1,196
5th:          Wendell Grantham, Macon, Ga., 10 bass, 20-9, $1,025
6th:          Grant Kelly, Milledgeville, Ga., 10 bass, 20-8, $940
7th:          Allen Armour, Cumming, Ga., seven bass, 17-2, $854
8th:          David Millsaps, Ranger, Ga., eight bass, 17-0, $769
9th:          Robert Dees, Bonaire, Ga., eight bass, 16-11, $683
10th:        Jimmy Little, Macon, Ga., seven bass, 15-7, $598
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Kenney also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Friday. The fish weighed 6 pounds even and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $630.
Harold Grizzle of Gainesville, Georgia, won the co-angler division and $2,563 with a two-day total of seven bass weighing 15 pounds, 12 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Harold Grizzle, Gainesville, Ga., seven bass, 15-12, $2,563
2nd:         Michael Wright, Covington, Ga., five bass, 12-9, $1,281
3rd:          Jacob Thompson, Milledgeville, Ga., eight bass, 12-1, $853
4th:          Jamie Brett, Milledgeville, Ga., five bass, 10-15, $598
5th:          Erik Green, Tallahassee, Fla., four bass, 10-13, $513
6th:          Thom Dickson, Cartersville, Ga., five bass, 10-10, $470
7th:          Robert Fleming, McDonough, Ga., five bass, 10-5, $427
8th:          Jamie Amerson, Savannah, Ga., four bass, 7-11, $384
9th:          Jordan McDonald, Jackson, Ga., three bass, 7-1, $342
10th:        Mike Mahady, Kennesaw, Ga., four bass, 5-12, $299
Daulton Smith of Dacula, Georgia, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $315.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings now qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Alabama. 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 compete 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.

METZGER WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE LBL DIVISION FINALE ON KENTUCKY AND BARKLEY LAKES

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METZGER WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE LBL DIVISION FINALE ON KENTUCKY AND BARKLEY LAKES
Kyle Metzger of Paducah, Kentucky, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 7 ounces Sunday to win the LBL Division Super Tournament on Kentucky and Barkley lakes with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 44 pounds even. Metzger earned a $5,704 check for his win. (FLW)
METZGER WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE LBL DIVISION FINALE ON KENTUCKY AND BARKLEY LAKES
                                                                                          
Mattingly wins co-angler title
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GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 28, 2015) – Kyle Metzger of Paducah, Kentucky, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 7 ounces Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League LBL Division Super Tournament on Kentucky and Barkley lakes with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 44 pounds even. For his victory, Metzger earned $5,704.
“On Saturday I ran 50 miles south to some grass near Paris where I had found some fish,” said Metzger of his second career win in FLW competition. “I used a bone-colored Picasso Shad Walker and was able to put a small limit in the boat by 10 a.m.
“Around 10 I moved to my second area, which was a flat outside of a bay just south of Paris,” continued Metzger. “It had a shell bed on one end and a ledge that stretched from 8 to 14 feet down the other. I moved up onto the shell bed and caught a 5-pounder using a swimbait on the first cast. Within 20 minutes I caught 23 pounds of bass.
“On day two I headed to the flat again. I threw the same swimbait, but the fish were hitting it a little bit different. The water was clear, so I switched to 15-pound test P-Line FloroClear and used a 7-foot Denali heavy action rod and had to jerk the bait more quickly.”
Metzger said that he then switched to a hairjig rigged with a Zoom Super Fluke to catch his last keeper and finish out his tournament.
“The fish bit it on the fall and I was able to grab my fifth keeper towards the end of the day,” said Metzger. “I had a great weekend on the water.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Kyle Metzger, Paducah, Ky., 10 bass, 44-0, $5,704
2nd:         Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., nine bass, 34-5, $2,852
3rd:          Ray Barga, Benton, Ky., nine bass, 31-11, $1,904
4th:          Matt Robertson, Central City, Ky., 10 bass, 30-3, $1,331
5th:          John Hopkins, Hendersonville, Tenn., 10 bass, 29-15, $1,141
6th:          Sam Boss, Paducah, Ky., nine bass, 29-3, $1,046
7th:          Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., 10 bass, 28-0, $951
8th:          Rob Vannerson, Benton, Ky., 10 bass, 26-15, $856
9th:          Jackson Ryley, Clinton, Ind., eight bass, 26-7, $761
10th:        Edward Gettys, Buchanan, Tenn., 10 bass, 25-11, $665
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Curtis Persinger of New Albany, Indiana, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Friday. The fish weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $757.
Derrick Mattingly of Uniontown, Kentucky, won the co-angler division and $2,852 with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 1 ounce.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Derrick Mattingly, Uniontown, Ky., 10 bass, 27-1, $2,852
2nd:         James Wathen, La Grange, Ky., seven bass, 26-5, $1,426
3rd:          Chuck Rounds, Benton, Ky., four bass, 22-4, $950
4th:          Mike Westfall, Norris City, Ill., seven bass, 16-1, $666
5th:          Jeff Johnston, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 14-12, $570
6th:          Stanley Head, Lexington, Ky., six bass, 14-7, $523
7th:          James Lee, Ledbetter, Ky., six bass, 12-6, $475
8th:          Dennis Taylor, Fulton, Ky., five bass, 11-15, $428
9th:          Jerry Sterling, Jackson, Mo., three bass, 9-12, $380
10th:        Jake Steinkuhl, Evansville, Ind., three bass, 9-10, $333
Rounds caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $379.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings now qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Alabama. 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 compete 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.

WILLIAMS WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SAVANNAH RIVER DIVISION FINALE ON CLARKS HILL LAKE

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WILLIAMS WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SAVANNAH RIVER DIVISION FINALE ON CLARKS HILL LAKE
WILLIAMS WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SAVANNAH RIVER DIVISION FINALE ON CLARKS HILL LAKE
                                                                                          
Brock wins co-angler title
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APPLING, Ga. (Sept. 28, 2015) – David Williams of Maiden, North Carolina, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 14 pounds even Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division Super Tournament on Clarks Hill Lake with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 29 pounds, 2 ounces. For his victory, Williams earned $7,316.
“Coming into this tournament I wanted to try and cover as much water as I could,” said Williams, who has amassed more than $244,000 in winnings in FLW competition. “I ran from to creek to creek looking for baitfish. I eventually settled into three different areas.
“I targeted any natural cover I could find,” continued Williams. “The water was down nearly 6 feet so a lot of bass were hiding around the rock and wood because of how scarce it was. I used a spinnerbait to catch fish near the cover and the grasslines and a topwater propbait along the shore. When I wanted to slow my pace down, I flipped a TrueSouth Lures jig around docks.”
Williams said he caught seven hefty keepers on day one and 10 smaller keepers on day two.
 “They ended up weighing enough to get me the win,” Williams said.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          David Williams, Maiden, N.C., 10 bass, 29-2, $5,316 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd:         Michael Anders, Anderson, S.C., 10 bass, 27-5, $2,658
3rd:          Jayme Rampey, Liberty, S.C., 10 bass, 27-3, $1,774
4th:          Franklin Ramey, Abbeville, S.C., 10 bass, 26-9, $1,240
5th:          David Nichol, Gainesville, Ga., 10 bass, 26-2, $1,063
6th:          Jonathon Webb, Elberton, Ga., eight bass, 25-15, $975
7th:          Furman Thompson, Clayton, Ga., 10 bass, 25-7, $886
8th:          Zack Lamb, Martinez, Ga., 10 bass, 25-6, $797
9th:          Joseph Marks, Duncan, S.C., 10 bass, 23-11, $709
10th:        Charles Doyle, Augusta, Ga., 10 bass, 23-4, $620
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Marks caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Friday. The fish weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $667.
Brandon Brock of Honea Path, South Carolina, won the co-angler division and $2,658 with a two-day total of nine bass weighing 24 pounds, 1 ounce.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Brandon Brock, Honea Path, S.C., nine bass, 24-1, $2,658
2nd:         John Wilson, Six Mile, S.C., 10 bass, 22-14, $1,329
3rd:          Brad Gambrell, Seneca, S.C., eight bass, 21-15, $886
4th:          Tony Holbrooks, Franklin, N.C., 10 bass, 20-15, $620
5th:          Travis Spivey, Tiger, Ga., nine bass, 20-9, $532
6th:          Brian Callahan, Gainesville, Ga., 10 bass, 20-8, $487
7th:          Michael Smith, Piedmont, S.C., 10 bass, 20-3, $443
8th:          Chris Nunziato, Elberton, Ga., 10 bass, 18-15, $399
9th:          Chuck Bond, Laurens, S.C., nine bass, 18-3, $354
10th:        Bill Hawkins, Piedmont, S.C., eight bass, 16-4, $310
Spivey caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $334.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings now qualify for the Oct. 15-17 Regional Championship on Lake Wateree in Camden, 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 compete 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.

PIKE WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION FINALE ON THE POTOMAC RIVER

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PIKE WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION FINALE ON THE POTOMAC RIVER
Cody Pike of Powhatan, Virginia, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 4 ounces Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division Super Tournament on the Potomac River with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 30 pounds, 2 ounces. Pike earned a $4,668 check for his win. (FLW)
PIKE WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION FINALE ON THE POTOMAC RIVER
                                                                                          
Williams wins co-angler title
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MARBURY, Md. (Sept. 28, 2015) – Cody Pike of Powhatan, Virginia, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 4 ounces Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division Super Tournament on the Potomac River with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 30 pounds, 2 ounces. For his victory, Pike earned $4,668.
According to tournament reports, Pike fished north of the takeoff location, targeting ditches in between two creeks. He caught the majority of his fish on an unnamed crankbait and a vibrating jig.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Cody Pike, Powhatan, Va., 10 bass, 30-2, $4,668
2nd:         Matthew Caffi, Fairfax, Va., 10 bass, 29-15, $2,334
3rd:          Lenny Baird, Stafford, Va., 10 bass, 29-8, $1,557
4th:          Thomas Harris, Beaverdam, Va., 10 bass, 28-5, $1,089
5th:          Shane Burns, Durham, N.C., 10 bass, 28-5, $934
6th:          Gary Marean, Manassas, Va., 10 bass, 25-11, $856
7th:          Bill Hamilton, Huntingtown, Md., 10 bass, 24-13, $778
8th:          Geoffrey Hill, Rocky Mount, Va., 10 bass, 24-9, $700
9th:          Rick Chenoweth, Fredericksburg, Va., 10 bass, 22-12, $622
10th:        Terry King, Brookneal, Va., 10 bass, 21-5, $545
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Jerry Gray of Glen Allen, Virginia, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Friday. The fish weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $547.
David Williams of Fredericksburg, Virginia, won the co-angler division and $2,334 with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 23 pounds, 10 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          David Williams, Fredericksburg, Va., 10 bass, 23-10, $2,334
2nd:         Greg Ravitsky, Ashburn, Va., nine bass, 22-1, $1,167
3rd:          Wes Campbell, Centerville, Ohio, eight bass, 21-4, $779
4th:          Aaron Bartlett, Mechanicsville, Va., nine bass, 21-0, $545
5th:          Jerry Pyles, Middletown, Md., seven bass, 20-12, $467
6th:          Sergio Render, Christiansburg, Va., eight bass, 19-14, $428
7th:          Otto Hecht, Stafford, Va., eight bass, 19-11, $389
8th:          Derek Brown, Charlottesville, Va., nine bass, 19-6, $350
9th:          Lawrence Aucoin, Durham, N.C., seven bass, 17-10, $311
10th:        Darrin Wells, Woodbridge, Va., 10 bass, 17-8, $272
Pyles caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $274.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings now qualify for the Oct. 15-17 Regional Championship on Lake Wateree in Camden, 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 compete 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.

LEONARD WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION FINALE ON DOUGLAS LAKE

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LEONARD WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION FINALE ON DOUGLAS LAKE
Bryan Leonard of Blountville, Tennessee, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 10 ounces Sunday to win the Volunteer Division Super Tournament on Douglas Lake with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 9 ounces. Leonard earned a $6,732 check for his win. (FLW)
LEONARD WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION FINALE ON DOUGLAS LAKE
                                                                                          
Holder wins co-angler title
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KODAK, Tenn. (Sept. 28, 2015) – Bryan Leonard of Blountville, Tennessee, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds, 10 ounces Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division Super Tournament on Douglas Lake with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 27 pounds, 9 ounces. For his victory, Leonard earned $6,732.
“The fishing was tough in this tournament,” said Leonard of his first win in FLW competition “The lake was being drawn down 8 inches a day and it affected my strategy.
“On Saturday morning I focused on an area down south near the Douglas Dam,” continued Leonard. “I threw a bone-colored Heddon Zara Spook topwater and caught my biggest fish around noon at the end of a bluff point. After that my co-angler and I did a lot of junk-fishing. I caught approximately 12 keepers.
“On day two I started out with the Zara Spook but decided to put it down after an hour,” said Leonard. “I headed up the French Broad River to the headwaters and found an area with clear water.”
Leonard said he used a spinnerbait and a green-pumpkin jig rigged with a green-pumpkin Berkley PowerBait Chigger Craw to catch 10 keepers on Sunday.
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Bryan Leonard, Blountville, Tenn., 10 bass, 27-9, $4,732 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
2nd:         Tim Smiley, White Pine, Tenn., 10 bass, 23-11, $2,366
3rd:          Dale Pelfrey, Rockwood, Tenn., seven bass, 22-12, $1,577
4th:          Michael Cantrell, Philadelphia, Tenn., 10 bass, 21-11, $1,104
5th:          Tim Saylor, Johnson City, Tenn., 10 bass, 20-1, $946
6th:          Eddie Ball, Newport, Tenn., 10 bass, 19-8, $868
7th:          Tee Watkins, East Point, Ky., 10 bass, 17-8, $789
8th:          Bill Freeman, Knoxville, Tenn., six bass, 17-4, $710
9th:          Steve Redmond, Waynesville, N.C., eight bass, 16-5, $631
10th:        Shane Sloan, Knoxville, Tenn., six bass, 15-7, $552
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Ball caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Friday. The fish weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $555.
Donnie Holder of Mooresburg, Tennessee, won the co-angler division and $2,238 with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 16 pounds, 13 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Donnie Holder, Mooresburg, Tenn., 10 bass, 16-13, $2,238
2nd:         Travis Carpenter, Rogersville, Tenn., seven bass, 15-9, $1,119
3rd:          Stacey Newberry, Maryville, Tenn., eight bass, 14-10, $748
4th:          Chris Seese, Lenoir City, Tenn., seven bass, 14-4, $522
5th:          Kyle Warden, Bluff City, Tenn., eight bass, 12-10, $448
6th:          Jimmy Crum, Afton, Tenn., five bass, 11-9, $410
7th:          Justin McGaha, Knoxville, Tenn., eight bass, 10-14, $373
8th:          Marty Estep, Piney Flats, Tenn., five bass, 10-9, $336
9th:          John Gillespie, Princeton, W. Va., seven bass, 9-11, $298
10th:        Matt Brown, Harriman, Tenn., six bass, 8-4, $261
Wes Ratcliff of Knoxville, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $262.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings now qualify for the Oct. 15-17 Regional Championship on Lake Wateree in Camden, 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 compete 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.
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Ricky Kenworthy & Keith Deal Win CAshion Fishing Rods #6 September 26th 2015

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Ricky Kenworthy & Keith Deal Win CAshion Fishing Rods #6 September 26th 2015

CASHION FISHING RODS ‘END OF YEAR’ TEAM TOURNAMENT BASS FISHING
TRAIL QUALIFIER #6 RESULTS
Saturday September 26th, 2015 ~ Shearon Harris ~ Cross Point Landing Ramp

The Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Qualifier #6 at Shearon Harris was predicted to be tough by one of our premier Harris teams and they were correct. The weather was not
perfect and the lake may have been turning over and it made for a tough day of fishing. The winds ranged from 10 to 25, the air temps ranged from 68 to 75 and the water level was down a foot or so. Surface water temps
averaged 73. It rained or drizzled just about all day making it a little uncomfortable for the 33 teams. It was run and hit for most teams but the winning team hit only 4 fish capable of making the measurements and won!

Ricky Kenworthy & Keith Deal brought only 4 bass to the scales weighing 17.79 lbs but it was enough to take 1st Place & 1st Place TWT for a total of $1,425!   www.cashionrods.com2nd Place team was Todd Sumner & Mike Dinterman with 5 bass weighing 15.56 lbs. They also won 2nd place TWT to take home a total of $725. The 7th Place Team of  K.C. Choosakul & Tim Penhollow had a good day with only 2 bass weighing 9.93lbs. which included the 1st  place big fish (7.71 lbs.) netting them a total of $588.

62 bass were brought to the scales for a total of 195 pounds averaging 3.14 lbs. each. Fish were caught at all
depths using anything from buzz baits to creature baits! Fall fishing is unpredictable but fun!

See the full results at: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/926-15EOYResults.html

I want to thank Cashion Fishing Rods and all the anglers that participated. Our next tournament will be the
2015 Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Qualifier #7, Saturday  October 10th at Kerr Lake of out Flemingtown Landing Wildlife Ramp. All the information on our tournaments  can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:
1st Place: Ricky Kenworthy & Keith Deal of Cary & Holly Springs …4 bass…17.79 lbs…$900
2nd Place: Todd Sumner & Mike Dinterman of Southern Pines & Oxford…5 bass…15.56 lbs…$500
3rd Place: Manny Lenau of Vass…5 bass…15.38 lbs…$400
4th Place: Vinston Nettles & Jasper Cotton of Pittsboro…4 bass…14.08 lbs…$295
5th Place: Derek Bowden & Matthew Little of Louisburg…3 bass…11.58 lbs…$220
6th Place: Rick Ohlson & Allen White of Garner & Clayton…3 bass…10.47 lbs…$185
7th Place: K.C. Choosakul & Tim Penhollow of Sanford & Mebane…2 bass…9.93 lbs…$140

1st Place Big Fish: 7th Place Team above…7.71 lbs…$448
2nd Place Big Fish: 4th Place Team above…7.16 lbs…$192

1st Place TWT: 1st Place Team above: 17.79 lbs…$525
2nd Place TWT: 2nd Place Team above: 15.56 lbs…$225

Tow Boats US Award: $50 ~ Keith Deal of Holly Springs

PLEASE NOTE!!!
The Teams Listed Below, If Not Already Qualified With 4 Q’s
Fished, Still Have A Chance To Fish The Championship.
Teams With 3 Q’s Fished Must Fish 1 More Without The Use
Of A Sub, & Teams With 2 Q’s Must Fish The Last 2 Without
The Use Of A Sub To Qualify. If you have any questions, call me.

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SMITH WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION FINALE ON GRAND LAKE

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SMITH WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION FINALE ON GRAND LAKE
 

Kirk Smith of Edmond, Oklahoma, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 15 ounces Sunday to win the Okie Division Super Tournament on Grand Lake with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 35 pounds, 11 ounces. Smith earned a $6,910 check for his win. (FLW)
SMITH WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE OKIE DIVISION FINALE ON GRAND LAKE
                                                                                          
Turner wins co-angler title
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GROVE, Okla. (Sept. 28, 2015) – Kirk Smith of Edmond, Oklahoma, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 20 pounds, 15 ounces Sunday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Okie Division Super Tournament on Grand Lake with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 35 pounds, 11 ounces. For his victory, Smith earned $6,910.
“I was targeting main-lake points in 10 to 12 feet of water,” said Smith of his first win in FLW competition. “At each point, there would be a small 100-square-foot spot that I had to cast to repeatedly to get a bite. These spots were typically around subtle irregularities in the shoreline, like a small inlet.”
Smith said he used a green-pumpkin-colored jig and a Gene Larew Biffle Bug to catch six keepers on Saturday and eight keepers on Sunday.
“I caught the majority of my fish between and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.,” said Smith. “Two of them came on the Biffle Bug and the rest on the jig.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Kirk Smith, Edmond, Okla., 10 bass, 35-11, $6,910
2nd:         Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., 10 bass, 31-11, $3,455
3rd:          Thomas Canady, Bartlesville, Okla.,  10 bass, 30-13, $2,301
4th:          Mitchell Webb, Skiatook, Okla., 10 bass, 25-3, $1,612
5th:          Wade Ramsey, Choctaw, Okla., 10 bass, 24-10, $1,382
6th:          B.J. Miller, Adams, Neb., 10 bass, 24-4, $1,267
7th:          Wayne Diffee, Oakhurst, Okla., 10 bass, 24-3, $1,152
8th:          Justin Curnutte, Grove, Okla., nine bass, 24-1, $1,037
9th:          Crawford Brantley, Wichita, Kan., 10 bass, 23-14, $921
10th:        Joe Waggoner, Carthage, Mo., 10 bass, 23-7, $806
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Waggoner caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Friday. The fish weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $1005.
Kevin Turner of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, won the co-angler division and $3,403 with a two-day total of eight bass weighing 17 pounds even.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Kevin Turner, Sand Springs, Okla., eight bass, 17-0, $3,403
2nd:         Russell Leffew, Winfield, Kan., six bass, 16-1, $1,702
3rd:          James Rogers, Springdale, Ark., six bass, 14-7, $1,133
4th:          Chastin Ezell, El Reno, Okla., five bass, 13-9, $794
5th:          J.P. Northcutt, Wyandotte, Okla., six bass, 13-6, $681
6th:          Shane Cashman, Henryetta, Okla., six bass, 13-3, $624
7th:          Steven Dowty, Claremore, Okla., six bass, 13-1, $567
8th:          Jose Palma, Oklahoma City, Okla., four bass, 12-14, $511
9th:          Devin Duncan, Kansas, Okla., five bass, 12-11, $454
10th:        Bryant Bradford, Oklahoma City, Okla., six bass, 12-6, $397
Palma caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $495.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings now qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. 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 compete 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.
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FLW ANNOUNCES LAKE HARTWELL AS 2015 BFL WILD CARD VENUE

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FLW ANNOUNCES LAKE HARTWELL AS 2015 BFL WILD CARD VENUE
FLW ANNOUNCES LAKE HARTWELL AS 2015 BFL WILD CARD VENUE
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MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 27, 2015) – FLW announced Sunday that the 2015 BFL Wild Card tournament will take place on Lake Hartwell on Nov. 13-14. The event will launch from Clemson Marina, located at 150 Clemson Marina Drive in Seneca, South Carolina.
In order to be eligible to fish the no-entry-fee BFL Wild Card tournament, anglers must have entered all five events within a BFL division during the 2015 season. In addition, anglers who have already qualified for a BFL regional are ineligible.
During the BFL Wild Card tournament, the full field competes both days, with winners determined by the heaviest two-day catch. The top six boater and top six co-angler finishers advance to the 2016 BFL All-American based on accumulated weight.
The 2015 BFL Wild Card tournament is being hosted by the Mountain Lakes Convention & Visitors Bureau. Tournament entries will be accepted beginning Monday, Sept. 28 at 9 a.m. EST. You may enter by phone at (270) 252-1000 or onsite at the pre-tournament meeting.
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 compete 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.

Jesse Argenbright & Tony Axt Win 1st event of the Bass Cast Fall Trail on SML 9-27-15

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Jesse Argenbright & Tony Axt Win 1st event of the Bass Cast Fall Trail on SML 9-27-15

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1st place Tony Axt & Tony Axt & Jesse Argenbright with five fish weighing 18.25lbs.

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2nd place John Woodroff & Denis Stump with five fish weighing 17.69lbs.

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3rd place Ben & Brandon Reynolds with five fish weighing 15.88lbs.

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4th place Chris Brumett & Greg Lyndsey with five fish weighing 15.58lbs.

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5th place Bob Creegger & Mark Klingenpeel with five fish weighing 15.41lbs.

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The Dick’s Sporting Goods Lunker of the Day went to John Woodroff with this 6.39lb hog.

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Whitney Stephens Wins At Lake Erie, Earns Berth In GEICO Bassmaster Classic

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Whitney Stephens Wins At Lake Erie, Earns Berth In GEICO Bassmaster Classic

Whitney Stephens of Waverly, Ohio, wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open #3 presented by Allstate held on Lake Erie out of Sandusky, Ohio. Stephens brought 20 pounds, 5 ounces to Saturday’s weigh-in giving him a three-day total weight of 61-5.

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Sept. 26, 2015

Whitney Stephens Wins At Lake Erie, Earns Berth In GEICO Bassmaster Classic

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SANDUSKY, Ohio — Whitney Stephens’ tournament winning edge came not from a secret lure but a widely used electronic gadget rigged on the front deck of his boat. Knowing how to use it well paid off Saturday at the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open presented by Allstate.

Stephens, of Waverly, Ohio, won after three days with a final weight of 65 pounds, 1 ounce. He fished consistently all week, beginning in fifth place Thursday and moving to third on Friday. Jeff Lugar of Virginia took second place with 64-8, followed by third-place finisher Jason Root with 64-7.

Stephens relied on his bow-mounted fishfinder to pinpoint the location of smallmouth bass holding on isolated rockpiles. Those ranged in depth from the bottom at 28 to 23 feet on the peaks of underwater ridges. The rocks created a buffer of calm water for the bass until baitfish swept by in the current.

“I found the baitfish first and the bass were nearby,” he said. “It would have been nearly impossible to find them without the fishfinder.”

The electronics proved invaluable due to constantly shifting winds. The direction and velocity shifted each day, causing the bass to relocate their precise position on the rocks.

“It was like starting over every day because the wind made the current shift and reposition the bass,” he added.

He fished eight different areas around the bass-rich waters of Pelee Island. Stephens, like most other anglers fishing similar patterns, had limited fishing time due to rough boating conditions. The trip to his fishing area took one hour each way.

Stephens and the other top anglers used a drop shot rig. He used a 1/2-ounce VMC Tungsten weight and a size 1 Gamakatsu Split Shot/Drop Shot hook. He alternated between a Z-Man Jerk Shadz, Jackall Crosstail Shad and Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits Shad Shape Worm.

“I do a lot of ice fishing and it led to a discovery for me this week,” Stephens said. “What I found out is tungsten shows up better and is detected more clearly by an electronic graph.”

To see the weight and lure he made short pitches, not casts, to the rockpiles while watching the screen. The high definition features of the unit allowed him to easily see the lure, bait and bass.

Before even deciding to fish an area, he idled around the rockpiles in search of baitfish and bass. If those fish appeared on the graph, he stopped, sometimes leaving after 15 minutes unless getting a bite.

“I just alternated around all of the spots,” he added.

Stephens collected $6,443 and a Triton 19TrX boat with accessories, a Mercury 200 Pro XS outboard and custom trailer. The package is valued at $45,000. Just as important is the automatic berth he received for the 2016 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake.

Mark Shopene, of Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., took first place in the co-angler division. He received a Nitro Z18 boat with accessories, a Mercury 150 Pro XS and custom trailer. The package is valued at $30,000.

Shopene fished a drop shot rig on all three days.

Finally, the Top 5 anglers from the 2015 Northern Open season received invitations to the 2016 Bassmaster Elite Series, the top tier of professional bass fishing.

The Allstate Good Hands, Great Day award of $250 will be presented to Jim Dillard for climbing the most points from Day 1 to Day 2. Co-angler Nick Ray wins $150.

The Livingston Lures Leader Award of $250 is presented to Derek Remitz for leading on Day 2. Co-angler Mark Shopene receives a Livingston Lures gift pack valued at $250.

The A.R.E. Top Angler award of $500 will be awarded to Fletcher Shryock.

The Bass Pro Shops Big Bass award of $750 goes to Rick Nitkiewicz for the 6-4 he caught on the first day. Co-angler Bob Snyder wins $250 for the 6-7 he caught on the first day.

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open – Lake Erie Presented by Allstate 9/24-9/26
Lake Erie, Sandusky  OH.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH             15  65-01  200  $51,443.00
Day 1: 5   21-14     Day 2: 5   22-14     Day 3: 5   20-05
2.  Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA      15  64-08  199  $15,301.00
Day 1: 5   21-03     Day 2: 5   23-00     Day 3: 5   20-05
3.  Jason Root             Fostoria, OH            15  64-07  198  $11,476.00
Day 1: 5   21-05     Day 2: 5   21-13     Day 3: 5   21-05
4.  Jamie Jacobus          Johnstown, OH           15  62-15  197  $10,268.00
Day 1: 5   21-11     Day 2: 5   20-15     Day 3: 5   20-05
5.  Al Farace              Cockeysville, MD        15  59-09  196   $8,959.00
Day 1: 5   20-14     Day 2: 5   20-03     Day 3: 5   18-08
6.  Fletcher Shryock       New Philadelphia, OH    15  59-07  195   $8,151.00
Day 1: 5   21-04     Day 2: 5   19-00     Day 3: 5   19-03
7.  Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA          15  57-04  194   $6,443.00
Day 1: 5   19-03     Day 2: 5   21-08     Day 3: 5   16-09
8.  Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ        12  54-10  193   $5,134.00
Day 1: 5   23-01     Day 2: 5   22-14     Day 3: 2   08-11
9.  Tim Sprouse            Clarksville, TN         13  53-06  192   $3,825.00
Day 1: 5   20-11     Day 2: 5   20-13     Day 3: 3   11-14
10. Derek Remitz           Grant, AL               11  51-00  191   $3,773.00
Day 1: 5   24-04     Day 2: 5   22-06     Day 3: 1   04-06
11. Steven Clapper         Lima, OH                11  46-11  190   $3,221.00
Day 1: 5   20-13     Day 2: 5   22-08     Day 3: 1   03-06
12. Zachary Maisch         Lima, OH                12  45-13  189   $3,020.00
Day 1: 5   21-03     Day 2: 5   19-07     Day 3: 2   05-03
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Rick Nitkiewicz          Pittsburgh, PA      06-04        $750.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        82       533      1773-06
2        67       437      1498-00
3         7        44       170-00
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156      1014      3441-06

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Northern Open – Lake Erie Presented by Allstate 9/24-9/26
Lake Erie, Sandusky  OH.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Mark Shopene           Point Pleasant Beach, N  9  39-04  200  $30,000.00
Day 1: 3   13-08     Day 2: 3   12-04     Day 3: 3   13-08
2.  Jon Witt               Kalamazoo, MI            9  36-03  199   $4,933.00
Day 1: 3   10-15     Day 2: 3   13-00     Day 3: 3   12-04
3.  Mike Mueller           Berryville, VA           9  35-09  198   $3,725.00
Day 1: 3   10-13     Day 2: 3   13-01     Day 3: 3   11-11
4.  Dan Minor              Norwalk, OH              9  35-08  197   $2,517.00
Day 1: 3   13-02     Day 2: 3   09-03     Day 3: 3   13-03
5.  Shane Carlton          Akron, OH                9  35-00  196   $2,315.00
Day 1: 3   13-03     Day 2: 3   09-04     Day 3: 3   12-09
6.  Mike England           Sunbury, OH              9  35-00  195   $2,215.00
Day 1: 3   10-06     Day 2: 3   12-11     Day 3: 3   11-15
7.  Rick Harkness          Saint Marys, WV          9  34-05  194   $2,114.00
Day 1: 3   12-05     Day 2: 3   11-09     Day 3: 3   10-07
8.  Fredrick Requarth      Dayton, OH               9  33-15  193   $2,013.00
Day 1: 3   11-06     Day 2: 3   12-15     Day 3: 3   09-10
9.  Don Roberts            Bellville, OH            8  31-11  192   $1,913.00
Day 1: 3   11-07     Day 2: 3   11-06     Day 3: 2   08-14
10. Henry Mckee IV         Haddon Heights, NJ       7  30-05  191   $1,711.00
Day 1: 2   09-12     Day 2: 3   13-13     Day 3: 2   06-12
11. Mandel Pettus          Sound Beach, NY          8  28-05  190   $1,510.00
Day 1: 3   09-07     Day 2: 3   13-02     Day 3: 2   05-12
12. Bob Snyder             Marion, IN               6  23-00  189   $1,659.00
Day 1: 3   13-11     Day 2: 3   09-05     Day 3: 0   00-00
BASS PRO SHOPS BIG BASS
Bob Snyder               Marion, IN          06-07        $250.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        77       306      1011-11
2        62       255       872-02
3         8        30       116-09
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147       591      2000-06

 

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