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‘EXCLUSIVE TO POWERPRO’ HONEYWELL SPECTRA HT FIBER FEATURED IN NEW MAXCUATRO BRAIDED FISHING LINE

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‘EXCLUSIVE TO POWERPRO’ HONEYWELL SPECTRA HT FIBER FEATURED IN NEW MAXCUATRO BRAIDED FISHING LINE

‘EXCLUSIVE TO POWERPRO’ HONEYWELL SPECTRA HT FIBER
FEATURED IN NEW MAXCUATRO BRAIDED FISHING LINE

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado USA – Now Available – Braided with new Spectra HT (High-Tenacity) fiber from Honeywell that is up to 25-percent thinner than equivalent test pound braid, PowerPro introduces its new Maxcuatro fishing line. Spectra HT fiber – exclusive to PowerPro for use in braided fishing line, allows for 4-End construction contributing to longer casting distance. Anglers will quickly notice the improved casting distance performance when used on a baitcasting reels, and can downsize their tackle and still have plenty of capacity when used in saltwater situations.
PowerPro Maxcuatro braid is offered in two colors – Moss Green primarily for freshwater situations, and High-Vis Yellow for both fresh and saltwater fishing use. Both colors are available in 50-, 65-, 80- and 100-pound test, on 150, 500, 1500 and 3000-yard spools.
“What anglers will note quickly is the how thin Maxcuatro is – up to 25-percent thinner at comparable test weights which is all due to our use of Spectra HT fiber,” said Dan Thorburn with PowerPro. “This leads to all kinds of fishing success benefits – more reel capacity, improved casting distance, lower visibility, plus you can downsize your tackle to enjoy the time on the water and the entire fish fighting scenario even more.”
Thorburn notes that while anglers know all about the abrasion-resistant feature of PowerPro braided fishing line, the new Maxcuatro provide two-times more abrasion resistance. “With Spectra HT, Honeywell is able to provide a fiber that has less internal friction, so Maxcuartro is also more durable, providing longer life on your reels, plus you’ll notice less line fray,” said Thorburn.
As with other PowerPro braided fishing line, Maxcuatro is up to eight-times more sensitive and has minimal stretch when compared to nylon and fluorocarbon fishing lines. Anglers feel even the lightest strikes, allowing them to make quick, solid hookset – all in hopes of catching more fish.
All manufactured at its facility in Grand Junction, Colo., Maxcuatro joins other advances in braided fishing line, including Enhanced Body Technology, available to anglers from PowerPro. Part of Shimano American Corp., PowerPro provides braided fishing line to fishermen around the globe.
For more information on Maxcuartro microfilament braided line – made with the newest Honeywell Spectra HT fiber, see your local tackle dealer, visit PowerPro.com on the web, or call PowerPro customer service at 877/577-0600.
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REDINGTON WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION EVENT ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES

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REDINGTON WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION EVENT ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES
REDINGTON WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION EVENT ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES
Readhimer wins co-angler title
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GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (May 9, 2015) – Tom Redington of Royse City, Texas, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 25 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the Rayovac FLW Series Central Division event on Kentucky and Barkley lakes presented by Evinrude with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 71 pounds, 13 ounces. For his win, Redington earned $40,000 and a new Ranger Z518 with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard..
“It feels really good to win here on Kentucky Lake,” said Redington, a professional on the Walmart FLW Tour. “This is my favorite lake in the country, so to come back here and do well after a slow start this season on Tour is really something else.”
Redington said he targeted the mouths of spawning pockets where postspawn fish were moving back into the main lake.
“During the first couple of days I stuck to shallower ledges in the 6 to 10 foot range,” said Redington. “Normally the ledges are packed and you stay away from them in tournaments, but I found some quiet areas where I knew the first wave fish were coming.
“On day one I ran to 10 or 12 spots and slow-pitched a 10-inch plum-colored Lake Fork Tackle worm,” continued Redington. “As the day went on the fish were were chasing more, so I switched to a shad-colored swimbait. I dragged or hopped it along the bottom and I ended up with 18 keepers.”
By day three Redington said he had narrowed down his numerous spots to three primary and four secondary locations deeper in the lake due to the swift movement of the fish.
“On days like today when it was stormy I swam the swimbait because the fish were higher,” Redington said. “I caught around 20 keepers today. They were really nice, good-sized fish.
Finding those big spawning pockets near the main-river channel is what sealed the deal for me,” said Redington. “I couldn’t be happier with how the tournament played out.”
The top 10 pros on Kentucky and Barkley lakes were:
               1st:          Tom Redington, Royse City, Texas, 15 bass, 71-13, $40,000 + Ranger Z518 with a 200 HP outboard motor
               2nd:         Randy Haynes, Counce, Tenn., 15 bass, 69-12, $15,500
               3rd:          Brandon Hunter, Benton, Ky., 15 bass, 65-11   , $12,000
               4th:          David Fields, Murray, Ky., 15 bass, 63-15, $10,000
               5th:          Walmart pro Mark Rose, West Memphis, Ark., 15 bass, 63-6, $9,000
               6th:          Jason Lambert, Pickwick Dam, Tenn., 15 bass, 63-4, $8,000
               7th:          Clent Davis, Montevallo, Ala., 15 bass, 62-6, $7,000
               8th:          Curt McGuire, Paris, Tenn., 15 bass, 61-0, $6,000
               9th:          Seth Davis, Decatur, Tenn., 15 bass, 56-14, $5,000
               10th:        Wesley Anderson, Moscow, Tenn., 10 bass, 40-06, $4,000
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Boater Tim Frederick of Leesburg, Florida, and co-angler Dennis Hollis of Bartlett, Tennessee had their day one weight disqualified from the tournament for violating Rayovac FLW Series rule No. 13, which contains provisions regarding permitted fishing locations. FLW officials were made aware that the duo fished inside the off-limits area. Frederick caught five bass for 15 pounds, 10 ounces Friday and finished in 202nd place.
Kelly Readhimer of Henderson, Tennessee, won the co-angler division and a Ranger Z117C with a 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard motor, with a three-day total of 12 bass weighing 48 pounds, 10 ounces.
The top 10 co-anglers on Kentucky and Barkley lakes were:
               1st:          Kelly Readhimer, Henderson, Tenn., 12 bass, 48-10, Ranger Z117C with a 90 horsepower outboard motor + $5,000 Ranger Cup Bonus
               2nd:         Taylor Bolton, Soddy Daisy, Tenn., 11 bass, 44-6, $5,000
               3rd:          Ryan Benson, Pinson, Tenn., 12 bass, 42-3, $4,000
               4th:          Edward Lovely, Manchester, Tenn., 14 bass, 39-6, $3,500
               5th:         Roger Olson Jr., Eagle River, Wis., 12 bass, 38-3, $3,000
               6th:          Rick Krassinger, House Springs, Mo., 12 bass, 35-12, $2,500
               7th:          Chris Martinkovic, Hamilton, Ohio, 10 bass, 34-12, $2,000
               8th:          Vince Denina, Willis, Texas, 10 bass, 32-13, $1,750
               9th:          Chester Gibbs, Wagoner, Okla., nine bass, 26-10, $1,500
               10th:        Michael Hrynewycz, Elkhart, Ind., nine bass, 25-4, $1,250
The Rayovac FLW Series consists of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western. Each division consists of three tournaments and competitors will be vying for valuable points in each division that could earn them the opportunity to fish in the no-entry-fee Rayovac FLW Series Championship. The 2015 Rayovac FLW Series Championship is being held Oct. 29-31 on the Ohio River in Paducah, Kentucky.
The Rayovac FLW Series on Kentucky and Barkley lakes was presented by Evinrude and hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau. It was the second Central Division tournament of 2015. The next Rayovac FLW Series tournament will be a Southeast Division event and will take place May 21-23 on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow FLW on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

CURTISS WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES WESTERN DIVISION EVENT ON CALIFORNIA DELTA

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CURTISS WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES WESTERN DIVISION EVENT ON CALIFORNIA DELTA

Farage wins co-angler title

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OAKLEY, Calif. (May 9, 2015) – Wade Curtiss of Meadow Vista, California, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 22 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the Rayovac FLW Series Western Division event on the California Delta presented by Ranger  Boats with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 61 pounds, 13 ounces. For his victory, Curtiss earned $36,100.

“This has been an amazing tournament,” said Curtiss, who earned the first victory of his career. “After starting the day in 10th place, I knew I’d have my work cut out for me. And I honestly didn’t think that I had enough weight to win it. This is my seventh or eighth tournament that I’ve competed in on the Delta, and to get the win is just so sweet.”
Curtiss said that he fished, “from the north end of the Delta to the south end of the Delta,” targeting grass beds and big flats.
“The first two days I ran my areas and caught a lot of fish – around 50 keepers on day one, and 25 keepers on day two. Today, I just went fishing and ended up fishing a lot of new water. I caught around 20 keepers, and none of my fish came deeper than 6 feet of water all week.”
Curtiss credited two key baits for his success throughout the week – a Jackall MC 60 crankbait in red or brown and orange, and a 3/8-ounce bluegill-colored swimjig with a Zoom Horny Toad trailer. He also said that he picked up a Jackall Iobee Frog Saturday and used it to boat his largest bass of the day.
“In the mornings I would catch them real well on the incoming tide,” Curtiss said. “I would just try to run the high tide each day as long as possible. The key for me was definitely finding the right fish along the grass lines. I knew the fish were there and that’s how I like to fish, so this tournament set up perfectly for me.”
The top 10 pros on the California Delta were:
  1st:         Wade Curtiss, Meadow Vista, Calif., 15 bass, 61-13, $36,100
  2nd:       Ken Mah, Elk Grove, Calif., 15 bass, 59-9, $13,989
  3rd:                       David Valdivia, Norwalk, Calif., 15 bass, 55-13, $10,830
  4th:                       Chris Parks, Eugene, Ore., 15 bass, 55-13, $9,025
  5th:                       Stephen Tosh Jr., Turlock, Calif., 15 bass, 55-5, $8,122
  6th:                       Joe Uribe Jr., Surprise, Ariz., 15 bass, 54-6, $7,220
  7th:                       Phillip Dutra, Antioch, Calif., 14 bass, 50-4, $6,317
  8th:                       Gary Dobyns, Live Oak, Calif., 15 bass, 49-15, $5,415
  9th:                       Austin Bonjour, Atascadero, Calif., 15 bass, 47-9, $4,512
  10th:      Nick Nourot, Benicia, Calif., 13 bass, 43-12, $3,610
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Valdivia caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division Friday – a monster weighing 10 pounds even – that earned him the day’s Big Bass award of $254.
Jack Farage of Discovery Bay, California, won the co-angler division and a Ranger Z117C with an Evinrude or Mercury outboard motor, with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 54 pounds, 9 ounces. Farage’s winning margin of 15 pounds, 7 ounces was the third largest co-angler margin of victory in Rayovac FLW Series history.
 The top 10 co-anglers on the California Delta were:
  1st:         Jack Farage, Discovery Bay, Calif., 15 bass, 54-9, Ranger Z117C with a 90-horsepower outboard
  2nd:       Todd Kline, San Clemente, Calif., 15 bass, 39-2, $4,536
  3rd:                       Jordan Pinasco, Galt, Calif., 14 bass, 38-15, $3,629
  4th:                       John Rossetti, Stockton, Calif., 14 bass, 38-4, $3,175
  5th:                       Eric Hawkins, Sacramento, Calif., 15 bass, 38-0, $2,721
  6th:                       Randy Bruno, Huntington Beach, Calif., 13 bass, 37-8, $2,268
  7th:                       Daniel Leue, Colusa, Calif., 15 bass, 36-11, $1,814
  8th:                       Paul Reutlinger, West Jordan, Utah, 12 bass, 36-9, $1,588
  9th:                       Rafael Ortiz, Roseville, Calif, 12 bass, 33-10, $1,361
  10th:      Tom Nokes, Riverton, Utah, 15 bass, 33-6, $1,134
Bruno caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division to earn the day’s Big Bass award of $169.
The Rayovac FLW Series consists of five divisions – Central, Northern, Southeast, Texas and Western. Each division consists of three tournaments and competitors will be vying for valuable points in each division that could earn them the opportunity to fish in the no-entry-fee Rayovac FLW Series Championship. The 2015 Rayovac FLW Series Championship is being held Oct. 29-31 on the Ohio River in Paducah, Kentucky.
The Rayovac FLW Series on the California Delta was presented by Ranger Boats and was hosted by the City of Oakley. It was the second of three Western Division tournaments in 2015. The next Rayovac FLW Series tournament will be a Southeastern Division event presented by Evinrude, held May 21-23, on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow FLW on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

Pirch Maintains Slim Lead In Havasu Elite Series

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May 9, 2015

Pirch Maintains Slim Lead In Havasu Elite Series

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LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — Home-state angler Cliff Pirch caught five bass that weighed 14 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday and held onto the top spot in the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Havasu presented by Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels with a three-day total of 51-11.

Pirch leads Emory, Texas, angler Takahiro Omori (50-12) by less than a pound, and Sunday’s championship round could come down to a battle between those two anglers fishing just a few hundred yards away from one another near the takeoff site.

Omori caught 20-0 Saturday to jump into second place.

“I just really didn’t have the big bite today, and that’s why my weight was lower than it was Thursday and Friday,” said Pirch, who narrowly missed winning a Bassmaster Open event on Havasu in 2003. “I’ve been drop shotting all week. I don’t know what Takahiro’s doing, but I know he caught a big one today.

“I need that big bite tomorrow.”

After last week’s tournament when most anglers made daily round-trip boat runs of 160 miles or more, Pirch said the longest run he’s made this week has been about 10 miles. The majority of his fish have come just a stone’s throw away from Lake Havasu State Park.

Pirch has tried several methods — and a few other areas — but he keeps coming back to the drop shot rig in the same small stretch near the launch.

“I went and tried a couple of other places today that I knew from practice, and it really just didn’t seem like those areas were on,” Pirch said. “There were a couple of areas where I caught them cranking and doing some other stuff, but that has really tailed off. I’ve had to slow down to catch them.”

Pirch couldn’t help but wonder if his brief trips out of his best area might have hurt him Saturday. He worries he might have missed the big-bite window that allowed Omori to bring a 5-pounder to the scales.

While he may try one more spot Sunday that was good to him in practice, he expects to spend most of his time in the area that’s been best to him this week — especially with the field down to 12 anglers.

“Fewer boats might make that rotation a little better tomorrow,” Pirch said. “A lot of fish have been caught out of that spot this week, but hopefully there are five more big ones I can catch.”

Omori has been a constant presence in the area this week. But he only weighed in 15-4 Thursday and 15-8 Friday because he couldn’t put his biggest fish in the boat.

The 5-pound bass he landed Saturday gave him the biggest catch of the day with 20-0 and put the 2004 Bassmaster Classic champion in serious contention for his sixth career victory with B.A.S.S.

“I see the potential out there all week,” said Omori, a Japanese native who moved to the United States to pursue a pro fishing career. “I’ve been fishing around a bunch of other guys who’ve had big bags. I lost big ones the last two days, but every bite I had today I put in the boat.”

Despite heavy pressure, Omori said he believes there are plenty of fish left where he and Pirch are fishing.
“It’s held up three days and in practice,” Omori said. “Maybe it will hold up one more day. That’s what I’m hoping for.”

Behind Pirch and Omori, the remainder of the Top 12 qualifiers for Sunday were Edwin Evers (50-6), Aaron Martens (49-4), Justin Lucas (48-9), Casey Ashley (47-9), David Williams (47-4), Dean Rojas (19-9), John Murray (47-0), Brandon Palaniuk (46-13), Gary Klein (46-4) and Jonathon VanDam (45-15).

Rojas, who lives on Lake Havasu, caught 19-9 Saturday and jumped from 50th place into eighth. He also made his third-straight Top 12 cut and took over the top spot in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings.
“This is Havasu weather, and I know how to catch them in this stuff,” said Rojas, referring to Saturday’s bright, sunny, calm conditions. “I think the wind kind of served as an equalizer the first two days and helped some guys who don’t have a lot of experience here. These are the kinds of conditions I like, and I think it’s going to be a shootout tomorrow.”

The tournament concludes Sunday with a 6:15 a.m. PT takeoff from Lake Havasu State Park and the final weigh-in back at the park at 3:15 p.m. PT. The wining angler will take home $100,000.

2015 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Havasu presented by Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels 5/7-5/10
Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City  AZ.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              15  51-11  100     $500.00
Day 1: 5   17-08     Day 2: 5   19-04     Day 3: 5   14-15
2.  Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX               15  50-12   99
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   15-08     Day 3: 5   20-00
3.  Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              15  50-06   98
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   14-01     Day 3: 5   15-14
4.  Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL               15  49-04   97
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   16-06     Day 3: 5   17-10
5.  Justin Lucas           Guntersville, AL        15  48-09   96
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   13-14     Day 3: 5   18-12
6.  Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC             15  47-09   95
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   14-11     Day 3: 5   17-08
7.  David Williams         Maiden, NC              15  47-04   94
Day 1: 5   16-08     Day 2: 5   11-04     Day 3: 5   19-08
8.  Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ    15  47-01   93
Day 1: 5   14-01     Day 2: 5   13-07     Day 3: 5   19-09
9.  John Murray            Phoenix, AZ             15  47-00   92
Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 5   16-01     Day 3: 5   11-07
10. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            15  46-13   91
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   18-08     Day 3: 5   13-15
11. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX         15  46-04   90
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   14-09     Day 3: 5   18-01
12. Jonathon VanDam        Kalamazoo, MI           15  45-15   89
Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 5   15-08     Day 3: 5   18-08
13. Brent Ehrler           Newport Beach, CA       15  45-14   88  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 5   16-04     Day 3: 5   15-12
14. Chad Morgenthaler      Coulterville, IL        15  45-08   87  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   14-13     Day 3: 5   17-00
15. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                 15  45-05   86  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-00     Day 2: 5   13-09     Day 3: 5   15-12
16. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA       15  45-02   85  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   15-04     Day 3: 5   14-12
17. Ott DeFoe              Knoxville, TN           15  45-01   84  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 5   14-12     Day 3: 5   16-07
18. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL              15  45-01   83  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-09     Day 2: 5   15-10     Day 3: 5   14-14
19. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK             15  45-00   82  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-09     Day 2: 5   16-00     Day 3: 5   14-07
20. Bradley Roy            Lancaster, KY           15  44-01   81  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 5   16-07     Day 3: 5   15-01
21. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC          15  44-00   80  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   16-01     Day 3: 5   12-13
22. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR         15  43-13   79  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   12-13     Day 3: 5   14-05
23. Shaw Grigsby Jr.       Gainesville, FL         15  43-10   78  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-15     Day 2: 5   13-07     Day 3: 5   12-04
24. Dennis Tietje          Roanoke, LA             15  43-10   77  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   16-03     Day 3: 5   14-11
25. Jared Miller           Norman, OK              15  43-09   76  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-07     Day 2: 5   16-02     Day 3: 5   14-00
26. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              15  43-08   75  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   12-10     Day 3: 5   15-05
27. Randy Howell           Springville, AL         15  43-06   74  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   16-13     Day 3: 5   11-02
28. Alton Jones            Lorena, TX              15  43-03   73  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   12-14     Day 3: 5   13-10
29. Randall Tharp          Port St. Joe, FL        15  43-02   72  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-03     Day 2: 5   13-10     Day 3: 5   11-05
30. Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ             15  43-02   71  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   15-15     Day 3: 5   11-00
31. Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA        15  42-15   70  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5   13-01     Day 3: 5   13-09
32. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            15  42-11   69  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-09     Day 2: 5   14-07     Day 3: 5   09-11
33. Morizo Shimizu         Suita, Osaka JAPAN      14  42-11   68  $10,000.00
Day 1: 4   11-03     Day 2: 5   16-04     Day 3: 5   15-04
34. Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR           15  42-06   67  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   16-00     Day 3: 5   14-04
35. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            15  42-05   66  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   12-04     Day 3: 5   12-04
36. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL             15  42-05   65  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   14-05     Day 3: 5   11-13
37. Kelly Jordon           Flint, TX               15  41-14   64  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-12     Day 2: 5   14-03     Day 3: 5   09-15
38. David Walker           Sevierville, TN         15  41-05   63  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 5   14-09     Day 3: 5   12-00
39. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          15  41-03   62  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 5   16-04     Day 3: 5   10-03
40. Seth Feider            Bloomington, MN         15  41-03   61  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   13-15     Day 3: 5   12-14
41. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        15  41-01   60  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 5   14-12     Day 3: 5   10-09
42. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA             15  40-15   59  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   12-06     Day 2: 5   17-03     Day 3: 5   11-06
43. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            15  40-05   58  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   13-02     Day 3: 5   12-12
44. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL        14  40-04   57  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   17-04     Day 3: 4   07-11
45. Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL            15  40-02   56  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   10-13     Day 3: 5   12-10
46. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         15  39-11   55  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   13-11     Day 3: 5   10-15
47. Casey Scanlon          Lanexa, KS              15  39-07   54  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   12-10     Day 3: 5   10-06
48. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT           14  37-03   53  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-14     Day 2: 5   14-05     Day 3: 4   07-00
49. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           12  36-10   52  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-10     Day 2: 5   13-09     Day 3: 2   07-07
50. Mike Kernan            Wylie, TX               13  35-10   51  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   13-00     Day 3: 3   04-08
51. Brandon Card           Caryville, TN           13  34-13   50  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   12-07     Day 3: 3   07-01
52. Chad Pipkens           Holt, MI                10  29-00   49  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   14-11     Day 3: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        93       524      1457-04
2        96       524      1422-05
3        46       246       684-05
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235      1294      3563-14

Jonathon VanDam Choose smallmouth rod actions carefully

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JVD: Choose smallmouth rod actions carefully

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— Honing his bass fishing skills on smallmouth in lakes around his Kalamazoo, Mich. home, pro angler Jonathon VanDam offers up some advice on the right rods for key techniques.

The techniques used for northern smallmouth bass fishing aren’t much different than those used for largemouth bass, but the fishing rod requirements are.
The reasons are two-fold. First, smallmouth anglers battling powerful, hard-pulling bass on light line and secondly, you’re usually fishing in clear water. You not only need the proper rod for playing and landing fish, but one that allows us to make long casts and refined presentations.
Here are three spinning rods you’ll find in my boat when the smallies are biting:
Tube baits: The ideal length is between 7-foot-3-inch and 7-foot-6, especially when fishing waters in the Great Lakes region where long casts are necessary. My favorite is the G. Loomis NRX 872S JWR, an extra-fast action jig/worm rod measuring 87 inches and in a 2 ‘medium’ power. The length and soft tip enables me to make extra-long casts in ultra-clear water with 10-pound PowerPro Super 8 Slick braid tipped with a 5-foot fluorocarbon leader. The rod loads perfectly for launching baits, has the backbone needed for a good hook set, and will absorb stress from hard-fighting smallmouth that won’t give up.
Now, if I’m fishing really light tubes (1/8-ounce or less), I’ll use the JWR 902, a 7-6 rod with slightly softer action for hurling lighter baits long distances.
While I rely on the best in the G. Loomis rod line for my tournament fishing, if you’re just looking into G. Loomis quality for the first time, try out the new E6X 852S JWR medium power spinning rod – at 7-foot-1-inch, it’s a great choice to help you with long distance casting and good backbone you’ll need.
Drop shotting: When fishing these rigs, the action and feel are more important than length. Because I’m tall, I prefer 6-foot-10-inch rods like the NRX 822S DSR – but I’ve seen shorter guys fish 6-foot-6-inch models with solid success.
A medium action drop-shot rod must transfer the stress of big fish from the line to the rod but you also need a fast tip to feel light bites. Drop-shot baits employ small, light-wire hooks, so the softer action delivers get a good hook-set without straightening hooks hook or pulling them out of bass’ mouth.
The NRX or E6X 822S DSR paired with 10-pound PowerPro and a 6-pound fluorocarbon leader are perfect for this. You can check out the 6-foot-6 E6X ‘Classic Action’ 782S SJR – it can also be used for a few different techniques.
Finesse jigs: Smaller skirted jigs with weed guards are good baits for fishing around rocks and wood in river systems. For this, I use a 7-foot-1 NRX or GLX 853S JWR, or the value-priced E6X medium heavy power version. The length is best for making pinpoint casts to eddies and structure, while the extra power helps drive the heavier hook home when fishing with 10 pound or heavier line.

Arizona Elite Series Anglers Lead The Field At Lake Havasu

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Arizona Elite Series Anglers Lead The Field At Lake Havasu

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LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — After two days, the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Havasu presented by Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels has turned into a neck-and-neck battle between two home-state pros with a star-studded cast lurking not too far behind.

Payson, Ariz., angler Cliff Pirch had an impressive catch of 19 pounds, 4 ounces Friday and took the lead with a two-day total of 36-12. John Murray of Phoenix, Ariz., caught 16-1 Friday to land in second, a little more than a pound back, with 35-9.

The anglers, who both have a long list of amateur victories on Lake Havasu, will lead the remaining field of 52 anglers into Saturday, as they brace for the lake’s legendary weekend boat traffic.

“The increased boat traffic may hurt me, I just don’t know,” said Pirch, who finished second in a Bassmaster Open event on Havasu in 2003. “It’s one of those things where you just hope you can make some adjustments and keep on fishing. It was tough out there today.”

Pirch’s biggest competition Friday wasn’t recreational boat traffic, but rather the high volume of Elite Series pros who were crowded into the areas he’s been fishing. He said the increased pressure, combined with several near misses on good fish early, almost caused him to lose focus.

“I cut one off on the first cast, and when I stood up from re-rigging, there were eight guys fishing around me,” Pirch said. “I was on kind of a community hole, and I got my head out of the game a little bit. I had to leave and go do some other stuff. But I finally got some things going, and it went really well after that.”

Pirch said anglers who spent Thursday sight fishing might have run out of fish and filtered into the area he was fishing Friday out of desperation.

“I had three to four times the guys on the areas where I wanted to fish today than what I had yesterday,” he said. “They didn’t have anything today, so the best thing to do is kind of see what other guys are doing.”

Though Pirch didn’t say exactly how he was fishing, he said he’s using a finesse tactic that requires a spinning reel and lighter line than the pros sometimes use on other fisheries where the water isn’t as clear. He lost four of the first five fish that bit Friday, and he’s being forced to handle every fish carefully.

Most of the bass he’s weighed this week have taken several minutes to land – and since B.A.S.S. rules prohibit a landing net, each has been an adventure.

“These are postspawn fish that aren’t really weighing what they should,” Pirch said. “But they’re big-framed fish, and you have to take it easy with them.”

One of the few anglers in the field this week with as much experience on Lake Havasu as Pirch is Murray.

The 50-year-old angler, who said Thursday he has been fishing the lake since 1985, amended that to 1978 Friday, remembering he caught his first-ever tournament bass on Havasu when he was still in high school.

He spent Thursday fishing areas he’s known for years and caught a good bag of 19-8 despite not finding bunches of fish in any one area. He did the same thing Friday and added 16-1 to his total.

Just as he embraced the high winds on Thursday and Friday, he said he’s actually looking forward to the flood of recreational boat traffic Saturday.

“You’ll start hearing the boats fire up about 10 o’clock, and that’s when the fish turn on,” Murray said. “They like the boat traffic. The boats spook the shad and all the other baitfish, and the bass start biting. Until you start hearing the big boats start, it won’t get right.”

Murray said his fish came from random areas Friday, just as they did Thursday. That worries him heading into Day 3.

“It always scares you, because you don’t have one place you can go,” Murray said. “But tomorrow’s Saturday, so I know I’ll be getting a check. Today, I was stressing. Tomorrow, I’ll fish a little more relaxed.”

All of the 52 anglers who qualified for Saturday’s semifinal round will all earn at least $10,000, but only the Top 12 from Saturday’s weigh-in will advance to Sunday’s championship round with a chance to compete for the $100,000 first-place prize.

Behind Pirch and Murray are Edwin Evers (34-8), Matthew Herren (33-0), Brandon Palaniuk (32-14), Chris Lane (32-9) and Randy Howell (32-4).

Pirch, as the leader on the second day of the tournament, will be awarded the Livingston Lures Leader Award of $500.

Saturday’s take-off is scheduled for 6:15 a.m. PT from Lake Havasu State Park, with the weigh-in scheduled back at the park at 3:15 p.m. PT.
2015 Bassmaster Elite at Lake Havasu presented by Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels 5/7-5/10
Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City  AZ.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              10  36-12  100     $500.00
Day 1: 5   17-08     Day 2: 5   19-04
2.  John Murray            Phoenix, AZ             10  35-09   99
Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 5   16-01
3.  Edwin Evers            Talala, OK              10  34-08   98
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   14-01
4.  Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            10  33-00   97
Day 1: 5   18-09     Day 2: 5   14-07
5.  Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            10  32-14   96
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   18-08
6.  Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL        10  32-09   95
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   17-04
7.  Randy Howell           Springville, AL         10  32-04   94
Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   16-13
8.  Josh Bertrand          Gilbert, AZ             10  32-02   93
Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   15-15
9.  Kelly Jordon           Flint, TX               10  31-15   92
Day 1: 5   17-12     Day 2: 5   14-03
10. Randall Tharp          Port St. Joe, FL        10  31-13   91
Day 1: 5   18-03     Day 2: 5   13-10
11. Aaron Martens          Leeds, AL               10  31-10   90
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   16-06
12. Shaw Grigsby Jr.       Gainesville, FL         10  31-06   89
Day 1: 5   17-15     Day 2: 5   13-07
13. Davy Hite              Ninety Six, SC          10  31-03   88
Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   16-01
14. Mike Kernan            Wylie, TX               10  31-02   87
Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   13-00
15. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          10  31-00   86
Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 5   16-04
16. Takahiro Omori         Emory, TX               10  30-12   85
Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   15-08
17. Jeff Kriet             Ardmore, OK             10  30-09   84
Day 1: 5   14-09     Day 2: 5   16-00
18. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL             10  30-08   83
Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   14-05
19. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        10  30-08   82
Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 5   14-12
20. Jared Lintner          Arroyo Grande, CA       10  30-06   81
Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   15-04
21. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT           10  30-03   80
Day 1: 5   15-14     Day 2: 5   14-05
22. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL              10  30-03   79
Day 1: 5   14-09     Day 2: 5   15-10
23. Brent Ehrler           Newport Beach, CA       10  30-02   78
Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 5   16-04
24. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            10  30-01   77
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   12-04
25. Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC             10  30-01   76
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   14-11
26. Justin Lucas           Guntersville, AL        10  29-13   75
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   13-14
27. Ish Monroe             Hughson, CA             10  29-09   74
Day 1: 5   12-06     Day 2: 5   17-03
28. Alton Jones            Lorena, TX              10  29-09   73
Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   12-14
29. Jared Miller           Norman, OK              10  29-09   72
Day 1: 5   13-07     Day 2: 5   16-02
30. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                 10  29-09   71
Day 1: 5   16-00     Day 2: 5   13-09
31. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR         10  29-08   70
Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   12-13
32. Jacob Powroznik        Port Haywood, VA        10  29-06   69
Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5   13-01
33. David Walker           Sevierville, TN         10  29-05   68
Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 5   14-09
34. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           10  29-03   67
Day 1: 5   15-10     Day 2: 5   13-09
35. Casey Scanlon          Lanexa, KS              10  29-01   66
Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   12-10
36. Bradley Roy            Lancaster, KY           10  29-00   65
Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 5   16-07
37. Chad Pipkens           Holt, MI                10  29-00   64
Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   14-11
38. Dennis Tietje          Roanoke, LA             10  28-15   63
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   16-03
39. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         10  28-12   62
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   13-11
40. Ott DeFoe              Knoxville, TN           10  28-10   61
Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 5   14-12
41. Chad Morgenthaler      Coulterville, IL        10  28-08   60
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   14-13
42. Seth Feider            Bloomington, MN         10  28-05   59
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   13-15
43. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              10  28-03   58
Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   12-10
44. Gary Klein             Weatherford, TX         10  28-03   57
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   14-09
45. Kevin Short            Mayflower, AR           10  28-02   56
Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   16-00
46. David Williams         Maiden, NC              10  27-12   55
Day 1: 5   16-08     Day 2: 5   11-04
47. Brandon Card           Caryville, TN           10  27-12   54
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   12-07
48. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            10  27-09   53
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   13-02
49. Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL            10  27-08   52
Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   10-13
50. Dean Rojas             Lake Havasu City, AZ    10  27-08   51
Day 1: 5   14-01     Day 2: 5   13-07
51. Morizo Shimizu         Suita, Osaka JAPAN       9  27-07   50
Day 1: 4   11-03     Day 2: 5   16-04
52. Jonathon VanDam        Kalamazoo, MI           10  27-07   49
Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 5   15-08
53. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX              10  27-06   48
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   12-15
54. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         10  27-04   47
Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   13-12
55. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL           10  27-00   46
Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   12-08
56. Mark Davis             Mount Ida, AR           10  26-15   45
Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 5   12-04
57. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA 10  26-10   44
Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   15-01
58. Kevin VanDam           Kalamazoo, MI            8  26-08   43
Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 3   09-02
59. Fletcher Shryock       New Philadelphia, OH    10  26-01   42
Day 1: 5   08-04     Day 2: 5   17-13
60. Fred Roumbanis         Bixby, OK               10  26-01   41
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   10-12
61. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL          10  26-01   40
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   12-02
62. Matt Reed              Madisonville, TX        10  25-14   39
Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   13-14
63. Kevin Hawk             Guntersville, AL        10  25-12   38
Day 1: 5   16-04     Day 2: 5   09-08
64. David Smith            Del City, OK            10  25-12   37
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   11-06
65. Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK           10  25-08   36
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   11-14
66. Andy Montgomery        Blacksburg, SC          10  25-06   35
Day 1: 5   11-05     Day 2: 5   14-01
67. Kurt Dove              Del Rio, TX             10  25-04   34
Day 1: 5   13-07     Day 2: 5   11-13
68. Todd Faircloth         Jasper, TX              10  25-02   33
Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 5   11-15
69. Britt Myers            Lake Wylie, SC          10  24-15   32
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   10-09
70. Keith Poche            Pike Road, AL           10  24-15   31
Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 5   12-12
71. Brent Chapman          Lake Quivira, KS        10  24-14   30
Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   12-00
72. Skeet Reese            Auburn, CA               8  24-13   29
Day 1: 3   06-00     Day 2: 5   18-13
73. Scott Rook             Little Rock, AR         10  24-05   28
Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   10-00
74. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL             10  24-04   27
Day 1: 5   12-15     Day 2: 5   11-05
75. Cliff Pace             Petal, MS               10  23-15   26
Day 1: 5   12-06     Day 2: 5   11-09
76. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname  Aichi JAPAN   10  23-14   25
Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   11-12
77. Zell Rowland           Montgomery, TX           8  23-11   24
Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 3   08-02
78. Mike McClelland        Bella Vista, AR         10  23-11   23
Day 1: 5   10-02     Day 2: 5   13-09
79. Kenyon Hill            Norman, OK              10  23-11   22
Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   11-09
80. Chris Zaldain          San Jose, CA             9  23-07   21
Day 1: 4   08-14     Day 2: 5   14-09
81. Boyd Duckett           Guntersville, AL         9  23-04   20
Day 1: 4   10-01     Day 2: 5   13-03
82. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL           10  23-04   19
Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 5   12-05
83. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC               10  23-03   18
Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   11-10
84. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA                8  22-15   17
Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 3   10-08
85. Tommy Biffle           Wagoner, OK              9  22-14   16
Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 4   10-02
86. Randy Allen            Shreveport, LA          10  22-13   15
Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   09-08
87. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  22-13   14
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   11-11
88. Byron Velvick          Boenre, TX               8  22-06   13
Day 1: 3   06-05     Day 2: 5   16-01
89. Koby Kreiger           Bokeelia, FL            10  22-06   12
Day 1: 5   12-15     Day 2: 5   09-07
90. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              8  22-05   11
Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 5   15-00
91. Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              9  21-10   10
Day 1: 4   10-05     Day 2: 5   11-05
92. Nate Wellman           Newaygo, MI             10  21-01    9
Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 5   10-07
93. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK         9  20-14    8
Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 4   09-15
94. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA         10  20-12    7
Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 5   10-07
95. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  8  20-05    6
Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 3   07-13
96. James Elam             Tulsa, OK                8  19-13    5
Day 1: 3   07-01     Day 2: 5   12-12
97. Kotaro Kiriyama        Moody, AL                7  19-10    4
Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 5   15-08
98. Billy McCaghren        Mayflower, AR            6  19-07    3
Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 1   03-11
99. Jordan Lee             Vinemont, AL             8  19-02    2
Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 3   06-09
100. Derek Remitz           Grant, AL                8  19-01    1
Day 1: 3   07-04     Day 2: 5   11-13
101. Matt Lee               Auburn , AL              8  18-11    0
Day 1: 3   06-10     Day 2: 5   12-01
102. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           9  18-07    0
Day 1: 5   09-09     Day 2: 4   08-14
103. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX           9  17-08    0
Day 1: 5   08-04     Day 2: 4   09-04
104. Joseph Sancho          New Windsor, NY          7  16-12    0
Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 4   11-04
105. Hank Cherry Jr         Maiden, NC               9  16-10    0
Day 1: 4   08-06     Day 2: 5   08-04
106. J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, GA             7  15-12    0
Day 1: 2   05-07     Day 2: 5   10-05
107. Brett Hite             Phoenix, AZ              6  14-08    0
Day 1: 4   09-08     Day 2: 2   05-00
108. Tim Horton             Muscle Shoals, AL        8  14-07    0
Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 5   09-12
109. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY              5  13-09    0
Day 1: 5   13-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
110. Stephen Longobardi     Northford, CT            5  12-14    0
Day 1: 2   03-15     Day 2: 3   08-15
111. Brandon Coulter        Knoxville, TN            6  12-06    0
Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 3   06-11
112. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS               2  03-03    0
Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        93       524      1457-04
2        96       524      1422-05
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189      1048      2879-09

Newest Updates on Fishidy – May 7, 2015

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Newest Updates on Fishidy – May 7, 2015

Newest Updates on Fishidy

by Fishidy on May 7, 2015

See below for the latest series of new updates on Fishidy!

1. New Braggin’ Board

The best fishing photo contest around has been designed to be even better! No more waiting a week before your entry gets approved. As soon as you submit, your catch is entered into the contest and becomes social-share ready to earn votes so you can become the next weekly Braggin’ Board champ!

new braggin board

2. Social Sharing

Share your favorite catches and spots with your buddies across Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and hundreds of other social networks with one click of a button!

social sharing buttons

3. New Public Facing Pages

No more worrying about logging into your Fishidy account to view shared catches and spots. Check it out for yourself: http://www.fishidy.com/c/54295f4966b0170a2cc68f3c

public facing pages

4. Like and Comment from the Map

Now you can like and comment on catches/spots directly from Fishidy’s maps!

comment from map

Head over to Fishidy now and let us know what you think of these latest updates in the comments below!

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR INAUGURAL ICAST CUP FISHING TOURNAMENT – FLW May 8th 2015

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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR INAUGURAL ICAST CUP FISHING TOURNAMENT

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (May 8, 2015) – Registration for the first annual ICAST Cup Tournament which is being held the morning of Tuesday, July 14 on Lake Toho in conjunction with ICAST in Orlando, Florida, is now open. The tournament will feature three-person teams made up of a fishing industry representative, professional angler, and a member of the media for an action-packed, three hour bass-fishing shootout on Lake Toho. Teams will takeoff from Big Toho Marina in Kissimmee.
The tournament, which is presented by FLW, will feature prizes for top teams with the winners taking home the ICAST Cup. Each member of the winning team will receive a commemorative trophy with a larger trophy for industry representatives to display at their corporate headquarters.
Following weigh-in, participants and spectators may relax and enjoy refreshments while they explore ICAST on the Water presented by Fishing Tackle Retailer at Kissimmee Lakefront Park.
All proceeds from the tournament will benefit KeepAmericaFishing, an industry-leader in promoting conservation by keeping fisheries free and open to anglers.
Industry teams and media members who wish to compete in the tournament can register at www.icastcup.com.

New Humminbird® Software Bridges the Gap Between ONIX® and Core Units

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New Humminbird® Software Bridges the Gap Between ONIX® and Core Units

New Humminbird® Software Bridges the Gap Between ONIX® and Core Units
Latest version 2.300 software update allows anglers to network ONIX with core units, share waypoints and much more!

EUFAULA, AL (May 6, 2015) – In response to anglers’ requests to network ONIX and 800, 900 or 1100 series units on the same boat, Humminbird engineers rolled up their sleeves and started writing code.

Now, after months of caffeine-fueled sessions in the lab and on the water, Humminbird® is proud to announce Version 2.300 Software, a free download available through each unit owner’s “My Humminbird” account that seamlessly integrates 800, 900 and 1100 Series units with ONIX.

Most notably, Version 2.300 software offers significant performance upgrades and features, including the ability to share waypoint data (and Spot-Locks) in both directions between core units and ONIX.

Another breakthrough feature of Version 2.300 software is a new waypoint list view that allows easy viewing of map areas with dense waypoint clustering, which will be of particular interest to tournament anglers and guides.

Additionally, Version 2.300 software saves anglers considerable time and frustration when transferring waypoint data from non-Humminbird sources via an SD card. Version 2.300 imports and converts Raymarine, Lowrance, Garmin, and Google Earth waypoints, which can be immediately shared between ONIX and core units on the same network. No PC or laptop required.

The Software Update Process

To begin the update process, users should first verify they have registered their product and previously updated to Version 2.000 or 2.100 software via the owner’s My Humminbird account.

Following product registration, users should download the software to their computer. Once successfully downloaded onto your PC, unzip the files on your computer before copying them to a blank 4 GB or greater Class 6 SD card. Do not rename files.

Once the files have been saved to the blank SD card, eject the card from your computer or external card reader and insert into your Humminbird unit. Please note that during the update process it is critical that you maintain continual power to your unit.

Once the installation is completed, power down the unit and restart. Following restart, users will note significantly improved speed and additional new features, including:

  • Improved cartography data load times
  • Faster zoom in/out on cartography
  • Viewable waypoint list for map areas of dense waypoint clustering
  • Faster network syncing for units with thousands of waypoints
  • Current navigation track is saved in the event of power loss
  • Improved waypoint accuracy on chart when waypoints are selected in sonar, Down Imaging or Side Imaging view
  • Direct import of competitive TWR data (HWR, USR, GDB, MPS, KML, RWF, and GPS Babel extensions)
  • AS RC1 Bluetooth Remote support
  • LakeMaster PLUS support

WALMART FLW TOUR PRO GERARD OUT AT EUFAULA

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WALMART FLW TOUR PRO GERARD OUT AT EUFAULA
MINNEAPOLIS (May 7, 2015) – Walmart FLW Tour pros Joe Gerard of Concordia, Kansas, informed FLW this afternoon that he will also miss the upcoming Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Eufaula presented by Quaker State tournament next week. Gerard will miss the event due to a medical issue with his father. Gerard will return for the fifth regular-season FLW Tour event next month on Lake Chickamauga. A tournament field of 150 boats will compete on Lake Eufaula.
In FLW Tour competition, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. The 2015 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 20-23 on Lake Ouachita and is hosted by Visit Hot Springs. The Forrest Wood Cup Champion could win as much as $500,000 – professional bass-fishing’s richest prize.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.
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