Set The Hook With Pat Rose Featuring Brent Chapman, from Alabama Bass Trail Kay Donaldson, and Kevin VanDam.

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April 26, 2015

Set The Hook With Pat Rose Featuring Brent Chapman, from Alabama Bass Trail Kay Donaldson, and Kevin VanDam.

Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – Apr 11, 2015

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Webdude Kaminski

Another amazing line up! This week’s guests were Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Brent Chapman, from Alabama Bass Trail Kay Donaldson, and Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Kevin VanDam.

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MORGAN RETAINS LEAD AT WALMART FLW TOUR ON BEAVER LAKE PRESENTED BY RAYOVAC

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MORGAN RETAINS LEAD AT WALMART FLW TOUR ON BEAVER LAKE PRESENTED BY RAYOVAC

Reigning Angler of the Year Takes 1½-Pound Lead In To Fourth and Final Day

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ROGERS, Ark. (April 25, 2015) – Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan of Dayton, Tennessee, caught a five-bass limit weighing 10 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday to retain the lead on day three of the Walmart FLW Tour at Beaver Lake presented by Rayovac. Morgan’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 39 pounds, 2 ounces gives him a 1-pound, 9-ounce lead as competitors enter the fourth and final day of competition in the event that featured 154 of the best bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.

“Today was extraordinarily tough,” said Morgan, whose numerous career accolades include only one previous win on the FLW Tour, which came on Beaver Lake in 2007. “I caught my first fish around 9:30 a.m., then my second around noon. I caught my third keeper just five minutes later, and then in the last 30 minutes of the day I caught my last two. Just like yesterday I only caught five fish all day long and it was a grind.”

Morgan said that he is all out of the bed fish after catching them on the first two days of competition and that Saturday was all about junk fishing. Sunday will be more of the same.

“I’ve used a hodge podge of baits all week,” Morgan said. “I’ve caught them on a Zoom Finesse Worm, on a spinnerbait, on a Zoom Z-Craw and on a War Eagle jig. I caught a couple of fish this week on a buzzbait, too, but nothing that I weighed in. The key for me has just been to cover enough water and make enough casts that by the end of the day I’ve gotten five.

“Tomorrow, anybody in this top-10 can legitimately win this tournament. You’re going to have to have one big bite to win this thing – if somebody can catch a four- or five-pounder, that’s going to be golden.

“I like having the lead, because that means that someone can beat me by just a little bit tomorrow and I can still win,” Morgan went on to say. “It’s been a long time since I won one of these (FLW Tour events). I’ve had a lot of second place finishes, but I really, really want to get a W.”

The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition Sunday on Beaver Lake are:

1^st: Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 39-2

2^nd: Quaker State pro Matt Arey, Shelby, N.C., 15 bass, 37-9

3^rd Livingston Lures pro Stetson Blaylock, Benton, Ark., 15 bass, 37-3

4^th: John Cox, Debary, Fla., 15 bass, 37-0

5^th: Rayovac pro Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 15 bass, 36-7

6^th: Vic Vatalaro, Kent, Ohio, 15 bass, 35-6

7^th: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 15 bass, 35-1

8^th: Tracy Adams, Wilkesboro, N.C., 15 bass, 34-9

9^th: Peter Thliveros, Saint Augustine, Fla., 15 bass, 34-8

10^th: Mike Surman, Boca Raton, Fla., 15 bass, 34-5

Finishing in 11th through 20th are:

11^th: Darrel Robertson, Jay, Okla., 15 bass, 34-4, $12,000

12^th: Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn., 15 bass, 34-1, $12,000

13^th: Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 15 bass, 33-10, $12,000

14^th: Quaker State pro Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., 15 bass, 33-2, $12,000

15^th: Larry Nixon, Bee Branch, Ark., 15 bass, 33-1, $12,000

16^th: Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 15 bass, 31-15, $12,000

17^th: Keystone Light pro Chad Grigsby, Maple Grove, Minn., 14 bass, 31-6, $12,000

18^th: Clark Wendlandt, Leander, Texas, 14 bass, 31-5, $12,000

19^th: Darrell Davis, Dover, Fla., 13 bass, 30-15, $12,000

20^th: Lowrance pro Ishama Monroe, Hughson, Calif., 15 bass, 30-6, $12,000

Final results for the remaining field can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 96 bass weighing 187 pounds, 2 ounces caught by pros Saturday. 17 of 20 pros weighed in five-bass limits.

Luke Dunkin of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, won the co-angler division and $20,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 18 pounds, 2 ounces, followed by Todd Lee of Jasper, Alabama, who finished in second place for the second consecutive tournament with 10 bass weighing 17 pounds, 15 ounces worth $7,500.

In addition to casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and up to $25,000 cash in the co-angler division, anglers are also competing 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.

Anglers will take off for the fourth and final day of competition from Prairie Creek Park Marina located at 9300 N. Park Road in Rogers at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Sunday’s final weigh-in will be held at the John Q. Hammons Center, located at 3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway in Rogers beginning at 4 p.m.

Fans will also be treated to the FLW Expo on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at the John Q. Hammons Center prior to the final weigh-ins. The Expo includes a Ranger boat simulator, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. All activities are free and open to the public. Also on Sunday, country music artists Backroad Anthem will perform a free live concert on the Walmart weigh-in stage at 3 p.m. Pros Rich Dalbey and Todd Hollowell’s “Hooked on Helping” foundation will also be hosting a food drive to benefit the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. FLW fans who donate five or more cans of food will be entered to win a $50 Walmart gift card.

Coverage of the Beaver Lake tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) October 12 from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. ET. when Season 20 of “FLW” returns this fall. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

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.

Dwain Bever with a 6.25lb big bass! Leads Day 1 @ Oakley Big Bass on SML April 25th 2015

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Dwain Bever with a 6.25lb big bass! Leads Day 1 @ Oakley Big Bass on SML April 25th 2015

With a wet and cold day on SML Dwain Bever was able to grab this great looking 6.25lb Bass. Special thanks to the guys with Oakley Big Bass for this amazing photo.

2015 Smith Mountain Lake, VA
Saturday 2-3
Rank Angler Weight
1 MIKE PAQUIN 4.97
2 BILL BAILEY 4.66
3 JONATHAN MARTIN 4.58
4 TREVIS TOWE 4.41
5 SHANNON SPRADLIN 4.32
6 MERLE DAVIS 4.30
7 MARK WHITMAN 4.14
8 DAVID WITT 4.12
Leaders
Rank Angler Weight
1 DWAIN BEVER 6.25
2 GEOFF HILL 6.03
3 JACOB ROTHGEB 6.01
4 DWAIN BEVER 5.86
5 RYAN PAYNE 5.72
6 TONY MILAM 5.61
6 CHAD LIBERTY 5.61
8 CLAY ROSS 5.51
9 ANDREW BYRD 5.36
10 BRAYDEN RAKES 5.35
Saturday 8-9
Rank Angler Weight
1 GEOFF HILL 6.03
2 TONY MILAM 5.61
3 MARK BRADSHAW 4.95
4 LUKE NICHOLS 4.46
5 MICHAEL ALDHIZER 4.27
6 SHANNON WHEELER 4.19
7 TIM MURRAY 4.15
8 STEVEN GOAD 3.72
Saturday 9-10
Rank Angler Weight
1 JACOB ROTHGEB 6.01
2 DAMIEN MCMAHAN 4.86
3 JARRED WILLIAMS 4.46
4 BARRY WYATT 4.25
5 BUDDY MASON 4.15
6 STEVEN COLEMAN 4.14
7 TONY MILAM 3.82
8 JASON HALE 3.76
Saturday 10-11
Rank Angler Weight
1 DWAIN BEVER 5.86
2 WILLIAM BOWERS 5.28
3 ANDREW BYRD 5.03
4 TIM GOFF 4.93
5 DANTE VILLA 4.75
6 CHRIS ADDISON 4.67
7 RYAN PAYNE 4.65
8 AARON SPITZ 4.23
Saturday 11-12
Rank Angler Weight
1 DWAIN BEVER 6.25
2 ANDREW BYRD 5.36
3 ROBERT HALSEY 5.02
4 DENNIS HILL 4.97
5 JOHNNY CRAWFORD 4.38
6 JASON OBRYANT 4.10
7 CHUCK BRAMMER 3.97
8 JAMES MYERS 3.92
Saturday 12-1
Rank Angler Weight
1 CHAD LIBERTY 5.61
2 CLAY ROSS 5.51
3 BRAYDEN RAKES 5.35
4 STACY YEATTS 4.63
5 ALAN MICHAUX 4.51
6 LUKE NICHOLS 4.23
7 MIKE MAYHEW 4.21
8 JOE YOUNG 4.17
Saturday 1-2
Rank Angler Weight
1 RYAN PAYNE 5.72
2 CHARLES WHITMAN 5.30
3 DAVID BRYANT 5.06
4 STEPHEN HUNDLEY 5.01
5 DAVID MILLS 4.87
6 MARK EDWARDS 4.85
7 JP AMOS 4.73
8 DWAYNE BINGMAN 4.35
Saturday 2-3
Rank Angler Weight
1 MIKE PAQUIN 4.97
2 BILL BAILEY 4.66
3 JONATHAN MARTIN 4.58
4 TREVIS TOWE 4.41
5 SHANNON SPRADLIN 4.32
6 MERLE DAVIS 4.30
7 MARK WHITMAN 4.14
8 DAVID WITT 4.12

MORGAN GRABS LEAD AFTER DAY TWO OF WALMART FLW TOUR ON BEAVER LAKE PRESENTED BY RAYOVAC

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MORGAN GRABS LEAD AFTER DAY TWO OF WALMART FLW TOUR ON BEAVER LAKE PRESENTED BY RAYOVAC

Tennessee’s Dunkin Wins Co-Angler Title, $20,000

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ROGERS, Ark. (April 24, 2015) – The weather threw anglers another curveball Friday morning at the Walmart FLW Tour at Beaver Lake presented by Rayovac. After cold and wind greeted anglers on Thursday, heavy rainfall and lightning was the story today, prompting FLW Tournament Director Bill Taylor to delay takeoff 45 minutes due to the lightning and low visibility.

After the morning storm passed, 154 anglers embarked on day two of the four-day competition. After starting the day in 15th place, pro Andy Morgan of Dayton, Tennessee, brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 15 pounds, 7 ounces to vault to the top of the leaderboard in the competition, hosted by the Rogers Convention and Visitors Bureau, that features the best bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.

Morgan’s two-day cumulative total of 10 bass weighing 28 pounds, 9 ounces gives him a slim 11-ounce cushion over second place, former Forrest Wood Cup Champion Darrel Robertson of Jay, Oklahoma , who has weighed 10 bass totaling 27-14.

“I caught my fifth fish on my very last cast of the day,” said Morgan, the reigning back-to-back FLW Tour Angler of the Year winner. “The rain delay this morning hurt me bad because I was in the first flight to check in today. It was storming and nasty, but the fish were biting.

“I’m mostly spawn fishing and looking for bedders,” Morgan continued. “All of the fish that I had marked are gone, though. I came in with around 15 marked. I caught 10 keepers yesterday and five today, so I’m going to have to start from scratch (tomorrow).”

The top 20 pros that made the Buck Knives Cut and will fish Saturday on Beaver Lake are:

1^st: Livingston Lures pro Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 28-9

2^nd: Darrel Robertson, Jay, Okla., 10 bass, 27-14

3^rd: Quaker State pro Matt Arey, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 27-2

4^th: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 26-4

5^th: Livingston Lures pro Stetson Blaylock, Benton, Ark., 10 bass, 26-1

6^th: Tracy Adams, Wilkesboro, N.C., 10 bass, 25-10

7^th: Larry Nixon, Bee Branch, Ark., 10 bass, 25-3

8^th: Quaker State pro Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., 10 bass, 25-0

9^th: Rayovac pro Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., 10 bass, 24-13

10^th: Peter Thliveros, Saint Augustine, Fla., 10 bass, 24-12

11^th: Darrell Davis, Dover, Fla., 10 bass, 24-8

12^th: Vic Vatalaro, Kent, Ohio, 10 bass, 24-3

13^th: John Cox, Debary, Fla., 10 bass, 24-3

14^th: Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., 10 bass, 24-2

15^th: Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn., 10 bass, 23-10

16^th: Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 10 bass, 23-10

17^th: Clark Wendlandt, Leander, Texas, 10 bass, 23-9

18^th: Mike Surman, Boca Raton, Fla., 10 bass, 23-5

19^th: Lowrance pro Ishama Monroe, Hughson, Calif., 10 bass, 22-14

20^th: Keystone Light pro Chad Grigsby, Maple Grove, Minn., 10 bass, 22-13

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Nixon won the Bridgford Big Bass Award on the pro side Friday with a bass weighing 4 pounds, 10 ounces to win the $500 prize.

Overall there were 601 bass weighing 1,094 pounds, 6 ounces caught by 147 pros Friday. The catch included 87 five-bass limits.

Pro Drew Benton of Panama City, Florida, has his day one weight disqualified from the tournament Friday for violating FLW Tour rule No. 13, which contains provisions regarding permitted fishing locations. FLW officials were made aware that Benton fished within 50 feet of a marked No Fishing Zone in a commercial marina on Thursday. Benton caught two bass for 3 pounds, 8 ounces Friday and finished in 153^rd place.

Walmart pro Mark Rose of West Memphis, Arkansas, and co-angler Nick Loeffelman Jr., of Valles Mines, Missouri had their day two weights disqualified, also for violation of rule No. 13. After mechanical failure both Rose and Loeffelman left the boat, leaving it unattended and violating the rule regarding abandoning a boat and leaving it adrift without proper tie-off or anchoring after a mechanical failure. Rose finished in 142^nd place with five bass weighing 8 pounds even. Loeffelman weighed one bass totaling 1 pound, 12 ounces and finished in 141^st place in the co-angler division.

Luke Dunkin of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, won the co-angler division and $20,000 Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 18 pounds, 2 ounces, followed by Todd Lee of Jasper, Alabama, who finished in second place for the second consecutive tournament with 10 bass weighing 17 pounds, 15 ounces worth $7,500.

“It’s hard to describe my feeling right now,” said Dunkin, who earned his first win as a co-angler on the Walmart FLW Tour. “I have a bunch of friends and family calling and texting me right now with so man messages. This is awesome.”

The top 10 co-anglers finished:

1^st: Luke Dunkin, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., 10 bass, 18-2 $20,000

2^nd: Todd Lee, Jasper, Ala., 10 bass, 17-15, $7,500

3^rd: Dustin Evans, Eads, Tenn., eight bass, 16-4, $5,000

4^th: Clint Williams, Fayetteville, Ark., 10 bass, 15-0, $4,000

5^th: Billy Dehart Burlingame Calif., 10 bass, 14-15, $3,000

6^th: Bryan New, Belmont, N.C., eight bass, 14-13, $2,500

7^th: Kerry Barnett, Waldron, Ark., seven bass, 14-9, $2,000

8^th: Alan Lane, Church Hill, Tenn., eight bass, 14-9, $1,800

9^th: Timmy Thompkins, Myrtle Beach, S.C., nine bass, 14-8, $1,700

10^th: Sean Richards, Carson City, Nev., eight bass, 14-8, $1,600

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Lee caught Friday’s Bridgford Big Bass in the co-angler division, a bass weighing 5 pounds, 5 ounces to win the $250 prize.

Overall there were 341 bass weighing 530 pounds, 4 ounces caught by co-anglers Friday. The catch included 23 five-bass limits.

In addition to casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and up to $25,000 cash in the co-angler division, anglers are also competing 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.

Anglers will take off from the Prairie Creek Park Marina located at 9300 N. Park Road in Rogers at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Weigh-ins will be held at the John Q. Hammons Center, located at 3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway in Rogers beginning at 4 p.m. each day.

Fans will also be treated to the FLW Expo on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at the John Q. Hammons Center prior to the final weigh-ins. The Expo includes a Ranger boat simulator, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. All activities are free and open to the public. Also on Sunday, country music artists Backroad Anthem will perform a free live concert on the Walmart weigh-in stage at 3 p.m. Pros Rich Dalbey and Todd Hollowell’s “Hooked on Helping” foundation will also be hosting a food drive to benefit the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. FLW fans who donate five or more cans of food will be entered to win a $50 Walmart gift card.

Coverage of the Beaver Lake tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) October 12 from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. ET. when Season 20 of “FLW” returns this fall. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

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.

Proctor, Team South Carolina Win Southern Divisional

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Proctor, Team South Carolina Win Southern Divisional

John Proctor of Conway, S.C., caught 34 pounds, 11 ounces to take the title at the Pee Dee River Basin during the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Southern Divisional held out of Georgetown, S.C., Friday.

Photo Craig Lamb/B.A.S.S.

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Proctor, Team South Carolina Win Southern Divisional

GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Familiar water and tidal fishing knowledge paid off for South Carolina’s John Proctor, the overall winner Friday of the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Southern Divisional held on the Pee Dee River Basin.

Proctor’s winning weight totaled 34 pounds, 11 ounces in a tournament separated by mere ounces all three days. Kentucky’s Mark Pierce finished second with 30-4, followed by Alabama’s Kyle Glasgow with 26-2.

Proctor’s win centers around a fishing tale that is actually real. He fished during practice with a hookless soft plastic jerkbait to avoid spooking spawning bass. Oddly, one fish took the bait and refused to shake free.

“She jumped out of the water, I got a good look and knew I had to go back the next day,” he said.

Proctor, a member of the Conway Bassmasters, went sleepless on competition eve for good reason. He couldn’t wait to go back and try his luck to catch the bass. He returned and caught the fish, weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces.

That bass proved vital to the win and then some. Proctor received a bonus for catching the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass of the tournament.

Proctor targeted a dike protecting a marina all three days. He said the draw for the spawning females was a hard, sandy bottom created when the marina was dredged.

“That’s local knowledge, and the fish use those areas to spawn,” he said. “There is also deeper water in the harbor bordered by the firm bottom.”

Proctor gained new knowledge even though he is considered a local expert. He discovered the best success for spawning happens on a rising tide.

“The spawning females stay longer because high tide keeps the beds underwater,” he observed. “They are more aggressive and willing to bite.”

Another lesson learned is what happens during a falling tide.

“You can find the beds easier because they are nearly out of the water,” he said.

That’s how he located the bass anchoring the win. During practice he did not see the bed, although he returned later in the day to find it.

Proctor targeted spawning bass for another reason. He claims the recent new moon sparked a major migration. Waves of bass moved from the river channel into the shallow basin.

“That gave me a lot of confidence,” he said. “I felt like when the fishing slowed it would improve when another wave moved shallow to spawn.”

To catch his winning weight, Proctor relied on a rotation of three lures. Those were a weightless Senko, a shaky head and a Zoom Baby Brush Hog. He made casts to the spawning beds to coax fish off the beds.

The contestants qualified from local bass clubs and state championships. As the top angler from South Carolina, Proctor advances to the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Championship to be held this fall. The following high finishers from the following states will join him: Mark Pierce, Tennessee; Roger Thomas, North Carolina; Lance Freeman, Kentucky; Kyle Glasgow Jr., Alabama; Wayne Black, Florida; and Brad Durden, Georgia.

The tournament included a competition between states as well. Each team had 14 anglers with their cumulative weight counting toward the total. South Carolina won with 288 pounds, 9 ounces. Alabama took second place with 242-11, followed by Georgia with 227-12. Florida followed with 219-1 and North Carolina placed fifth with 218-10. Tennessee finished with 213-10 and Kentucky claimed seventh place with 199-9.

South Carolina received a Triton 189 TrX rigged with a Mercury outboard, Lowrance electronics and a MotorGuide trolling motor. The complete package is valued at $33,340.

State championship high school teams competed alongside the adults to hone their skills. The cumulative weight caught was added to the overall score of the state team. Carter McNeil and Tucker Smith represented Abbeville High School to win the title for South Carolina. The team’s overall weight was 17-11.

ANGLING SUPERSTAR BRENT CHAPMAN JOINS PLANO/FRABILL PRO STAFF

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ANGLING SUPERSTAR BRENT CHAPMAN JOINS PLANO/FRABILL PRO STAFF

2012 BASSMASTER ELITE SERIES ANGLER OF THE YEAR TO REPRESENT TWO OF THE OLDEST AND MOST-TRUSTED NAMES IN FISHING

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Plano, IL (April 24, 2015) – Lake Quivera, Kansas angler, Brent Chapman is a popular man these days. With nearly 100,000 likes on his Facebook page, a 2012 Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year title, 13 Bassmaster Classic qualifications, four Bassmaster tournament wins, 32 top-ten finishes and $1.65 million in earnings under his belt, one might conclude the man would have an ego to match his resume.

Incorrect.

Like the high school prom king elected by his peers because he’s a genuinely swell guy who considers the needs of others alongside his own, Chapman’s popularity comes not only from what he has accomplished as a professional angler, but also from who he is – a driven and detail-oriented husband and father who successfully balances the demands of a professional fishing career with his love for family and passion for all things outdoors.

Unlike various other superstars who actively promote a public side of their celebrity and shield a private one, Chapman doesn’t separate the two in his social media presence. “My roles as husband and father are the biggest parts of who I am,” says Chapman, whose Facebook page looks a lot like yours and mine – complete with day-to-day family posts and pics – but also including ample instances of angling insights and ingenuity. “I share what’s genuine,” Chapman continues. “I believe people appreciate seeing that.”

Plano Synergy certainly does. The parent company to the time-trusted Plano and Frabill tackle brands has recently added Chapman to their Pro Staff.

“Protecting passions is what we do at Plano,” says Plano Synergy Marketing and Pro Staff Coordinator, Justina Whalen, referring to the company’s focus on delivering the products that organize and protect outdoorspeople’s valuable gear. “Our products help pros like Brent function at maximum efficiency, while also making it easier for average anglers to make the most of their precious time on the water with family or friends,” she adds.

“Brent is a fabulous fit to represent our brands, not only because of his tournament accomplishments or his exceptional work ethic, but also because he lives and breathes both the competition and recreational sides of fishing.”

Chapman, a self-described type-A personality whose formula for tournament success includes copious quantities of preparation, science, organization and efficiency, feels the love, too.

“All of the work and preparation that go into fishing a tournament is at risk when gear isn’t protected, organized and accessible,” says Chapman, who has used Plano and Frabill products to increase his angling efficiency and enjoyment since childhood. “Whether I’m grinding the clock looking for an upgrade during the last 30 minutes of a tournament or spending a precious morning with my kids down at the pond, my Plano tackle storage products help make the most of every second on the water.”

As a key member of Plano’s extensive Pro Staff, Chapman will use and represent Plano products on the 2015 Bassmaster Elite Series tournament trail, as well as at various other events, including an appearance at the 2016 ICAST Show, July 15-17 in Orlando. Additional promotional exposure for the Plano and Frabill brands will come from Chapman’s significant online presence including Facebook, Twitter, www.brentchapmanfishing.com, and his new web-based TV show, Pro Vs. Joe.

Stephen & John Lasher Win Cashion Fishing Rods SPRING Team BASS Mini Trail Qualifier #4 Results Saturday Apr. 18th, 2015

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Stephen & John Lasher Win Cashion Fishing Rods SPRING Team BASS Mini Trail Qualifier #4 Results Saturday Apr. 18th, 2015

Here are the results for the Cashion Fishing Rods Mini Trail
Q#4 this past Sat. Apr. 18th..
C ASHION FISHING RODS SPRING TEAM BASS MINI TRAIL QUALIFIER #4 RESULTS
Saturday Apr. 18th, 2015 ~ Falls Lake ~ Ledge Rock Wildlife Ramp
www.cashionrods.com
The C ashion Fishing Rods Spring Team Bass Mini Trail Qualifier #4 at Falls Lake went off without a hitch! 31 teams fished it out for the top spot! The weather was great..wait a minute! We did have a hitch..the bass knew we were there and they paid very little attention to us! The winds were light, the air temps ranged from 58 to 80 and the water level was ok. Water temps averaged 70. Either the fish are still bedding or are transitioning back to deeper water after the spawn or they just plain ain’t hungry! The bite was really off compared to a week ago. Who knows??

Stephen & John Lasher managed to catch 5 weighing 18.82 lbs to take 1st Place and 1st Place TWT for a total of $1,235!

2nd Place team was Jaime Fajardo & John Hooks with 5 bass weighing 15.95 lbs. They also won 2nd place TWT to take home a total of $675. The Father~Son team of Carl & Justin Johnson took 3rd Place with 5 weighing 14.38 lbs for $360 in prize money! Big Fish for the day (6.82 lbs.) was caught by the team of Vinston Nettles & Jasper Cotton. They pocketed $420 for that big bass!!
74 bass were weighed in for a total of 219 pounds averaging 2.95 lbs. each. Most were caught on worm rigs
and spinnerbaits in shallow water around laydowns.

I want to thank Cashion Fishing Rods and all the anglers that participated. Our next tournament will be the 2015 Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #5, Saturday April 25th at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown Landing Wildlife Ramp. All the information on our tournaments can be found on our website: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:
1st Place: Stephen & John Lasher of Bahama…5 bass…18.82 lbs…$885
2nd Place: Jaime Fajardo & Josh Hooks of Fuquay Varina & Apex…5 bass…15.95 lbs…$525
3rd Place: Carl & Justin Johnson of Apex…5 bass…14.38 lbs…$360
4th Place: Randy Fisher & Donnie Lowe of Hillsborough & Mebane…5 bass…13.69 lbs…$280
5th Place: Aaron Rockwell & Josh Allen of Raleigh & Wake Forest…5 bass…13.66 lbs…$230
6th Place: Vinston Nettles & Jasper Cotten of Pittsboro…4 bass…13.59 lbs…$200

1st Place Big Fish: 5th Place Team above…6.82 lbs…$420
2nd Place Big Fish: 6th Place Team above…6.76 lbs…$180

1st Place TWT: 1st Place Team above: 18.82 lbs…$350
2nd Place TWT: 2nd Place Team above: 15.95 lbs…$150

Tow Boats US Award: Jaime Fajardo of Fuquay Varina: $50

WHEELER LEADS DAY ONE OF WALMART FLW TOUR ON BEAVER LAKE PRESENTED BY RAYOVAC

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WHEELER LEADS DAY ONE OF WALMART FLW TOUR ON BEAVER LAKE PRESENTED BY RAYOVAC

South Carolina’s Thompkins Paces Co-Anglers

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ROGERS, Ark. (April 23, 2015) – A cold and blustery morning greeted anglers this morning for the start of the Walmart FLW Tour at Beaver Lake presented by Rayovac. After the field of 154 anglers had crossed the weigh-in stage, pro Jacob Wheeler of Indianapolis, Indiana, stood alone atop the leaderboard after bringing a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 15 pounds, 14 ounces. Wheeler will begin day two with a slim 5-ounce lead in the four-day event, hosted by the Rogers Convention and Visitors Bureau, that features the best bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.

“I went out with a game plan today and stuck with it,” said Wheeler, the 2012 Forrest Wood Cup Champion. “I caught a couple of key fish and really just had the right bites today. I got lucky with a nice 4-pounder, and that was the difference maker for me.”

Wheeler said that he caught eight keepers throughout the day on four different baits. He said three of his fish were caught by sight-fishing, including the 4-pounder.

“The fish that are on the beds here are very moody. One day they’re ready to bite, and then the next day they are not. I have five or six more fish that I think are 3½- to 4-pounders marked, so if I can catch them throughout the next few days I should be able to weigh a good bag.

“I’m fishing a 20-mile stretch of the lake and I’m running to a lot of different spots,” Wheeler continued. “I’m trying to keep my options open and just fish the conditions. Tomorrow is just another day. Hopefully I can catch a few more that keep me near the top of the leaderboard and in contention.”

The top 10 pros after day one on Beaver Lake are:

1^st: Jacob Wheeler, Indianapolis, Ind., five bass, 15-14

2^nd: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., five bass, 15-9

3^rd: Quaker State pro Matt Arey, Shelby, N.C., five bass, 14-14

3^rd: Quaker State pro Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., five bass, 14-14

5^th: Rayovac pro Cody Meyer, Auburn, Calif., five bass, 14-7

6^th: Darrell Davis, Dover, Fla., five bass, 14-6

7^th: Darrel Robertson, Jay, Okla., five bass, 14-5

8^th: Brandon Cobb, Greenwood, S.C., five bass, 13-10

9^th: Stetson Blaylock, Benton, Ark., five bass, 13-8

10^th: Jim Moynagh, Carver, Minn., five bass, 13-7

10^th: Vic Vatalaro, Kent, Ohio, five bass, 13-7

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Cobb won the Bridgford Big Bass Award on the pro side Thursday with a bass weighing 5 pounds, 5 ounces to win the $500 prize.

Overall there were 702 bass weighing 1,406 pounds, 6 ounces caught by 154 pros Thursday. The catch included 120 five-bass limits.

Timmy Thompkins of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, leads the co-angler division with five bass weighing 10 pounds, 7 ounces followed by Ken Harp of Springdale, Arkansas, in second place with five bass weighing 10-3.

The top 10 co-anglers on Beaver Lake are:

1^st: Timmy Thompkins, Myrtle Beach, S.C., five bass, 10-7

2^nd: Ken Harp, Springdale, Ark., five bass, 10-3

3^rd: Cody Marshall, Cumming, Ga., five bass, 9-14

3^rd: Bryan New, Belmont N.C.., five bass, 9-14

5^th: Hector Delagarza, Rockwall, Texas, five bass, 9-12

5^th: Tee Watkins, East Point, Ky., five bass, 9-12

7^th: Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., five bass, 9-10

8^th: Dustin Evans, Eads, Tenn., four bass, 9-6

9^th: Kerry Barnett, Waldron, Ark., four bass, 9-5

10^th: Charles Dubroc, Hessmer, La., five bass, 9-3

Scott Gibson of Wiggins, Mississippi, caught Thursday’s Bridgford Big Bass Award in the co-angler division with a bass weighing 5 pounds, 11 ounces to win the $250 prize.

Overall there were 362 bass weighing 570 pounds, 12 ounces caught by co-anglers Thursday. The catch included 31 five-bass limits.

In addition to casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and up to $25,000 cash in the co-angler division, anglers are also competing 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.

Anglers will take off from the Prairie Creek Park Marina located at 9300 N. Park Road in Rogers at 6:30 a.m. each day of competition. Friday’s weigh-in will be held at Prairie Creek Park beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s final weigh-ins will be held at the John Q. Hammons Center, located at 3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway in Rogers beginning at 4 p.m.

Fans will also be treated to the FLW Expo on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at the John Q. Hammons Center prior to the final weigh-ins. The Expo includes a Ranger boat simulator, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. All activities are free and open to the public. Also on Sunday, country music artists Backroad Anthem will perform a free live concert on the Walmart weigh-in stage at 3 p.m. Pros Rich Dalbey and Todd Hollowell’s “Hooked on Helping” foundation will also be hosting a food drive to benefit the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank. FLW fans who donate five or more cans of food will be entered to win a $50 Walmart gift card.

Coverage of the Beaver Lake tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) October 12 from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. ET. when Season 20 of “FLW” returns this fall. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

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.

YUMA HIGH SCHOOL WINS ARIZONA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP ON MARTINEZ LAKE

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Johnathon Parrish and Brett Edington of Yuma High School (Photo courtesy of FLW)

YUMA HIGH SCHOOL WINS ARIZONA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP ON MARTINEZ LAKE

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YUMA, Ariz. (April 21, 2015) – The Yuma High School team of Jonathon Parrish and Brett Edington brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 7 ounces to win the 2015 Arizona State High School Fishing Championship on Martinez Lake. The win earned the team the title of state champions and qualified the team to compete in a High School Fishing conference championship on Clear Lake in September.

The top 10 teams on Martinez Lake were:

1st: Yuma High School – Johnathon Parrish and Brett Edington, five bass, 17-11

2nd: Yuma High School – Jaysen Brooks and Brian Valasquez, five bass, 13-7

3rd: Yuma High School – Aaron Cadena and Ben Jackson, five bass, 13-4

4th: Phoenix High School – Shane Edgar and Justin Fields, five bass, 13-3

5th: Yuma High School – Tristan Casaus and Matthew Jimenez, four bass, 12-14

6th: Perry High School – Steven Mack and Morgan Nurenberg four bass, 10-10

7th: Phoenix High School – Nathan Cummings and Taj White, five bass, 9-14

8th: Yuma High School – Marco Ramirez and Seth Schlamann, five bass, 8-11

9th: Phoenix High School – Ian Boehm and Kade Anderson, three bass, 7-15

10th: Show Low High School – Mason Fagutti and Skyler Koury, five bass, 7-10

Complete results can be found at HighSchoolFishing.org.

The 2015 Arizona State High School Fishing Championship was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12. The top 10 percent from each TBF/FLW state championship field will advance to a High School Fishing conference championship along with the top three teams from each of the seven TBF/FLW High School Fishing Opens held this season. The top 10 percent of each conference championship field will then advance to the High School Fishing National Championship, coinciding with the TBF National Championship and an FLW Tour stop in the spring of 2016. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2015 High School Fishing World Finals, held on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama, on July 8-11. At the 2014 World Finals more than $40,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded. Visit HighSchoolFishing.org for details.

Tennessee Angler Has Ounces Lead At Nation Southern Divisional

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Tennessee Angler Has Ounces Lead At Nation Southern Divisional

Mark Pierce of Radcliff, Ky., takes the Day 2 lead at the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Southern Divisional on the Pee Dee River Basin held out of Georgetown, S.C.

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Tennessee Angler Has Ounces Lead At Nation Southern Divisional

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GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Only ounces separate Mark Pierce from second-place angler John Proctor going into the final round of the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Southern Divisional underway on the Pee Dee River Basin.

Ounces might separate the leader today and the winner tomorrow. However, include pounds in the equation of who will be declared the overall champion.

Pierce, of Kentucky, has the lead with 22 pounds, 13 ounces. Just 12 ounces behind is Day 1 leader Proctor, of South Carolina. Three pounds behind Proctor is fifth-place angler Hayes Hudson with 19-4. Take away the 4-11 big bass caught today by Pierce, and you have a wide-open race.

Pierce earned earned a $250 bonus as the Livingston Lures Leader Award on Day 2.

Proctor, of nearby Conway, S.C., has the edge with experience on this challenging tidal fishery. Pierce, of Radcliff, Ky., is applying a practical approach to his strategy.

“I never fished a tidal river before this tournament,” said the Montgomery Bass Club member. “What I discovered is a lot of black, stained water that I’m not accustomed to fishing.”

By the process of elimination and intuition, he found something different.

“The tide does not affect where I am fishing,” he added. “And it has plenty of current with 2 feet of visibility.”

Even familiar conditions require a persistent presentation for Pierce, who is fishing for the Tennessee team.

“I’m having to grind it out because the fish are so spread out,” he said.

Even so, consistency is on his side. That is a plus in this tournament with narrow weight margins across the scoreboard. Yesterday Pierce weighed 11-7 compared to his catch weighing 11-6 today.

With the scores so close and much at stake, Pierce declined to disclose his location and lures. The same applied to runner-up Proctor, although he abandoned a bed-fishing pattern in favor of expanding his fishing area.

That’s a good idea on a tournament fishery with six river systems available to the competition. The Pee Dee River Basin includes the Sampit, Great Pee Dee, Waccamaw, Black, Santee and Little Pee Dee rivers. The area covers 232 river miles.

South Carolina widened its lead in the competition between states. The team’s cumulative weight is 187-11. Alabama is second with 164-5 and Georgia has 157-7 for third place. Tennessee is fourth with 147-6.

The winning state team is awarded a Triton 189 TrX rigged with a Mercury outboard, Lowrance electronics and a MotorGuide trolling motor. The complete package is valued at $33,340.

The contestants from seven states qualified from local bass clubs and state championships to at the Nation Southern Divisional. Each team has 14 members. Two of them are high school students taking part in another competition also concluding tomorrow.

State championship high school teams are competing alongside the adults to hone their skills. Cumulative weight caught is added to the overall score of the state team. The winning team receives $500, with $250 going to the runner-up.

Leading the high school rankings is Jake Mims and Jace Garrett of Alexander High School. The Georgia anglers caught 8-9 to take the lead. Caden Watson and Cole Sams of Tennessee are second with 7-15. The anglers represent Marion County High School.

Each adult angler winning his state here advances to the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Championship in the fall.

Takeoff for the final day, Friday, of the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Southern Divisional will take place at Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex in Georgetown at 6:30 a.m. The weigh-in will occur at the same location at 2:30 p.m.

Visit Bassmaster.com for live daily coverage of the 2015 Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Southern Divisional.

The tournament host is Georgetown County.

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