We had 21 boats competing at Leesville Lake on July 19. Results are:
1st Place-Tim Goff/Larry Witt-5 fish-17.05 lbs.
2nd Place-Jerry Rice/Robert Reynolds-5 fish-13.97 lbs.
3rd Place-Steven Costa/Avery Talbott-4 fish-10.79 lbs.
4th Place-Tie-Frank Dalton/Jeff Rowland-3 fish-10.67 lbs.
Joey Dawson/Kevin Dawson-5 fish-10.67 lbs.
Big fish of the day-Jerry Rice/Robert Reynolds- a 5.83 lb. largemouth
Tackle Warehouse discusses the new Duckett Fishing 300 Series casting reel at the 2015 ICAST Show in Orlando.
Big Bite Baits Swinghead & Mag Fintwist Jighead
Top Fishing Teams Compete In B.A.S.S. High School, Junior Championships
PARIS, Tenn. — High school bass fishing’s elite teams are preparing to compete in the ultimate match of skills at the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by TNT Fireworks. The championship is July 22-25 on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tenn.
“We are thrilled to host this tournament on beautiful Kentucky Lake,” said David Hamilton, CEO of the Henry County Tourism Authority. “Kentucky Lake is one of the top lakes for bass fishing, and we are excited for these high school anglers to return to compete for the national championship title.”
Teams will compete for $75,000 in scholarships and prizes. Schools participating in the B.A.S.S. Nation High School program are eligible to qualify two-angler teams for the championship. Competing for the high school and junior titles are more than 160 qualified teams representing 37 states.
“Just qualifying for the national championship is an achievement,” said Hank Weldon, manager of the B.A.S.S. high school and college programs. “Getting this far requires a lot of skill and dedication to advance through the local tournaments and beyond.”
The high school field is reduced to the Top 10 teams after the second day of competition. Teams ranked 11th through 50th places will fish on the third day at Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake. The best two teams will then join the Top 10 for the final day of competition on Kentucky Lake.
A coach whose role is mentoring the anglers will accompany each pair of anglers in the boat. Each team is required to take a 15-minute half-time break after four hours of fishing. One-minute timeouts are optional. The breaks allow the coaches and anglers to share strategies and stay hydrated and energized during the day.
Recent unseasonably heavy rainfall has the lakes filled above normal summer pool levels. Those conditions have the bass scattered along inundated shoreline cover and are challenging to catch. All that is expected to change with lake levels returning to normal.
“The anglers should experience the best ledge fishing of the summer by tournament time,” said Garry Mason, coach of the Bethel University bass fishing team. “The bass will be easier to catch, and it will likely set up the chance for some big catches.”
He added, “Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake produces great numbers of bass, and I predict the junior and second-chance anglers will find fishing success there, too.”
Bethel University’s campus in McKenzie is the site of the tournament rules meeting and dinner on the eve of competition. Special guests include Casey Ashley, winner of the 2015 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by GoPro, Dave Ittner of Yamaha, Mason and Fishing University TV host Charlie Ingram. Attendance is limited to contestants and coaches.
On July 22-23, the weigh-ins are at Paris Landing State Park. On July 24, the second-chance and junior weigh-ins are in downtown Huntingdon, Tenn. The final weigh-in on July 25 is on the McKenzie campus of Bethel University.
High school championship week includes also the B.A.S.S. Youth Nation Junior Championship, July 24-25. Teams compete at Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake. The B.A.S.S. Youth Nation is designed to seed the high school program.
“We are excited that the junior championship qualifier will be held at Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake,” said Brad Hurley, president of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. “We are looking forward to a big week with the final junior and high school championship weigh-ins set for the campus of Bethel University.”
At Bassmaster.com you can follow the tournament with live weigh-ins, a real-time scoreboard, photo galleries, features and BassCam videos. High school boat captains are expected to post to the live blog with photos during the competition day.
Official hosts are Paris-Henry County, Carroll County, Northwest Tennessee Tourism and Bethel University.
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LEGENDARY PRO ANGLER BILL DANCE, CODY DETWEILER AND DAVE EAST WIN INAUGURAL ICAST CUP PRESENTED BY FLW ON LAKE TOHO
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 14, 2015) – The Mystik Lubricants-sponsored trio of Bill Dance, Cody Detweiler and Dave East brought a five-bass limit to the scale Tuesday morning totaling 17 pounds, 1 ounce to win the inaugural ICAST Cup presented by FLW bass-fishing tournament on Lake Toho. For their victory, the trio each earned trophies to take home and the title of ICAST Cup Champions.
The event marked the start of ICAST, the largest sportfishing trade show in the world. The tournament launched out of Big Toho Marina in Kissimmee, Florida, and featured 61 teams competing for bragging rights and to raise money for the KeepAmericaFishing™ foundation. Each company that sponsored a boat donated a minimum $100 entry fee to the foundation in order to compete. After the final fish had been weighed Tuesday, more than $6,300 was raised for the KeepAmericaFishing™ foundation.
“I’ve said many times that you’re only as good as the people you fish with and Cody (Detweiler) certainly knew what he was doing,” said Dance, the professional bass-fishing legend who has hosted Bill Dance Outdoors for more than 40 years. “I was very, very fortunate today and I fished with two great guys.”
The team estimated that they caught around 10 bass in the three-hour event, with the majority of their fish caught on a white and red Bass Pro Shops XPS Buzzbait and a few on a watermelon red-colored frog. They targeted two grassy areas within sight of the marina for the duration of the event.
“We were fortunate to get out there and catch our fish in the first two hours of the day,” Dance said. “This is the first year that this tournament has been held and I had a super time. I really enjoyed the early start and the quick format and it is all for a great cause. If the Good Lord is willing, I’ll be back next year.”
The top 10 teams finished the tournament in:
1st: Mystik Lubricants – Bill Dance, Cody Detweiler and Dave East, five bass, 17-1
2nd: Luck-E-Strike Corp. – Michael Michelli, Keith Poche and Jeff Phillips, four bass, 15-10
3rd: Typhoon Optics – Steve Reed, J.T. Kenney and Drew Mixon, five bass, 14-9
4th: Pro Angler Fishing App – Ben Daniels and Edwin Rivera, five bass, 12-14
5th: Lew’s/Sportsman’s Warehouse – Jay Richens, Tony Davis and Hayden Finnigan, five bass, 12-10
6th: Ardent – David Kiefer, Fred Roumbanis and Stephen Tyson Jr., five bass, 12-5
7th: Outkast Tackle – Connor Summers, Troy Morrow and Walker Smith, five bass, 11-8
8th: Yo-Zuri – Toru Komatsu, Mike Surman and Hideyuki Nomura, five bass, 10-10
9th: C&C Bait Co. – John Brazzell, Jim Root and Michele Eichstead, five bass, 9-9
10th: Star Brite – Lee Sisson and Evan Boutwell, two bass, 9-3
Complete results for the tournament can be found at ICASTCup.com.
Photos from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com/icast.
KeepAmericaFishing™ is leading the fight to preserve your right to sustainably fish on our nation’s waterways. As the voice of the American angler, KeepAmericaFishing works to keep our public resources – our oceans, lakes, rivers and streams – open, clean and abundant with fish. For more information, please visit KeepAmericaFishing.org.
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Plano, IL (July 15, 2015) – America’s fascination with plastic began when modern thermoplastic compounds were first developed for commercial use during the years leading up to WWII. Plano Molding Company was one of the first to begin injection molding these new “miracle materials” in 1938. Their complex mold designs and innovative spirit quickly showed the world what could be done with the new technology.
14 years later, Plano founder Pete Henning manufactured the very first molded plastic tackle box in 1952, revolutionizing – if not creating – the tackle storage industry.
But being first was just the beginning.
For the past six decades, Plano has focused on innovating and elevating tackle storage and management so anglers can find more success on the water and make the most out of every precious outing.
Today, Plano manufactures and sells over 200 distinct tackle storage products, each painstakingly designed to help anglers protect their passion with innovative, user-friendly function and pride-inspiring style. If you own a tackle box – and we know you do – there’s an 80% chance it carries Plano’s legendary triple P logo.
Beginning with the remarkable release of 30 all-new soft tackle bags in 2016, Plano will begin stamping a new trademark on its covetous collections – a trademark that showcases the company’s pioneering past, dynamic present, and self-destined future of industry-leading innovation.
“This mark allows us to celebrate our pride in being the original manufacturers of molded tackle storage equipment while also highlighting the date in which we began the relentless pursuit of offering the best performing and most innovative tackle storage products on the market,” says Plano Synergy Director of Marketing, Ben Rand.
Plano A-Series Collection
Debuting at ICAST this week, Plano’s new trademark looks at home on the adventurous and innovative A-Series, which consists of five premium and distinctive soft tackle bag designs, each combining high-quality materials with a clean and rugged all-new aesthetic.
The one-of-a-kind A-Series 3600 and 3700 size A-Series QuickTop Tackle Bags feature a unique hybrid soft/hard design, incorporating a range of pragmatic features that will help any angler maximize speed, efficiency and enjoyment on the water. The A-Series QuickTop looks and functions like no other tackle bag ever built, with a durable and sleek, molded ABS lid atop a richly-featured soft tackle bag.
In addition to the two QuickTop Tackle Bags, Plano’s new A-Series includes a Tackle Bag, Tackle Backpack, and a Tackle Duffel, providing the discriminating angler with a premium and comprehensive system for tackle storage and transportation.
There are a handful of truly iconic and enduring fishing brands, but none have crossed and connected more generations of anglers the way Plano has while still remaining on the cutting edge of innovation. Plano is a true angler-centric company, championed from top to bottom by employees who share the passions of their customers. “There’s no disconnect at Plano,” continues Rand.
“Celebrating who we are while striving to lead the way from an innovation standpoint is extremely important, and this new trademark is a visual reminder of these accomplishments and ideals.”
