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Ed Smith – A few kind Words in memory of Butch Thorpe & Taylor Powell

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We sat down with local long time angler Ed Smith as he spoke about two long time angler’s in the area Butch Thorpe and Taylor Powell. Take a listen as he gives a look back at the impact that they played in his life and the legacy that they will leave behind.


In Loving Memory of
Butch Thorpe
&
Taylor Powell


One Stop Tournament Trail – Breaking News 9-11-2013

One Stop Mart Tournament Series

The  one stop tourney on the 28th has moved to Penhook from 7-4.

Thanks…………….Tim Davis

Priority Fishing – September 7th 2013 – CLassic Results

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James RIver Series

Team Tournament Results

9/07/2013 Classic

Division: JAMESRIVER

Federation#:

Team Boat#

Fish

Wgt

Pnlty

B/F

Total

Points

1 TODD DORTON-STEVE
LUCY

23

5/ 5

20.10 6.20

20.10

200

2 BO BOLTZ-MICKEY
ANDERSON

8

5/ 5

19.05

19.05

199

3 WAYNE VAUGHAN-MITCH
BLAKENSHIP

1

5/ 5

17.10

17.10

198

4 JOHN MANSINI-MIKE
MARTINEZ

6

5/ 5

16.70 6.10

16.70

197

5 RAY HOGGE-DONNIE
DANIEL

7

5/ 5

16.65 6.55

16.65

196

6 ERIC ROWE-MIKE
ROWE

96

5/ 5

16.50

16.50

195

7 RYAN POWROZNIK-MARK
MUELLER

52

5/ 5

16.40 5.25

16.40

194

8 RICHARD ADDY-KELLY
PRATT

4

5/ 5

16.10 6.05

16.10

193

9 DANNY LAMIE-JACK
EARHART

54

5/ 5

15.15 3.45

15.15

192

10 CLAY POWERS-JEREMY
MOORE

25

5/ 5

14.60 5.20

14.60

191

11 BRAD WEBB-DANNY
FERK

45

5/ 5

14.05

14.05

190

12 RICHARD OWEN-CONNER
HARRISON

10

5/ 5

14.00

14.00

189

13 GILBERT MILTON-TJ
MILTON

34

5/ 5

13.95 4.70

13.95

188

14 AUDIE MURPHY-MONTE
ALEMAN

87

5/ 5

13.90

13.90

187

15 CLIFF ABNEY-CARL
JOHNSON

50

5/ 5

13.60 6.20

13.60

186

16 DON WARREN-CHUCK
COMER

59

5/ 5

13.50

13.50

185

17 CRAIG CHEEK-BILLY
ALLEN

51

5/ 5

13.05

13.05

184

18 EDDIE DUFFIE-BRODY
WEBB

73

5/ 5

13.00

13.00

183

19 EDWARD MILTON-CHRIS
MILTON

17

5/ 5

12.95

12.95

182

20 RALPH TAYLOR-JARMEY
TAYLOR

28

5/ 5

12.60

12.60

181

21 CARL SADLER-BECKY
CALLAWAY

83

5/ 5

12.15

12.15

180

22 MARK ADAMS-RON
STUDER

29

5/ 5

11.85

11.85

179

22 JERRY BRITT-HOWARD
AUSTIN

36

5/ 5

11.85

11.85

179

22 STEVE LAMM-JESSE
JOHNSON

20

5/ 5

11.85

11.85

179

22 SAMMY YATES-STEVE
COLGIN

2

5/ 5

11.85

11.85

179

26 GREG COOPER-RODNEY
MUTTER

47

5/ 5

11.50

11.50

175

27 JOHN GUZIK-MICHAEL
GUZIK

81

5/ 5

11.35

11.35

174

28 JERRY HAMMITT-RICHARD
IVES

101

5/ 5

11.30

11.30

173

29 RICKY BODSFORD-NICHOLAS BODSFORD

31

5/ 5

11.20

11.20

172

30 DENNIS WHITTAKER-DENNIS
WHITTAKER JR.

108

5/ 5

11.15

11.15

171

31 LEIDY CLARK-JUNIOR
BRENT

53

5/ 5

11.10

11.10

170

32 ROB WHELAN-BRYAN
ARMES

35

5/ 2

12.25

1.50

10.75

169

33 CALVIN HUNTER-MARC
WAGY

24

5/ 5

10.65

10.65

168

34 WAYNE DREWERY-RYAN
DREWERY

38

5/ 4

11.05

0.50

10.55

167

35 WALTER
HILL-BRANDON HILL

13

5/ 5

10.45

10.45

166

36 WALTER EMERSON-BRANDON NEFF

121

5/ 5

10.30

10.30

165

37 BUBBA POWERS-FARRON
MCDANIEL

48

5/ 5

10.10

10.10

164

38 ROBERT LATHAN-ADAM
LATHAN

80

5/ 5

9.95

9.95

163

39 BRIAN BROOKS-CYNTHIA
SUMNER

43

5/ 5

9.85

9.85

162

40 KEVIN BEST-CARLTON
OWENS

66

5/ 5

9.80

9.80

161

41 KEVIN HOWLETT-BILL
BUTLER

30

5/ 5

9.65

9.65

160

42 STEVE JONES-CHRIS
JACKSON

89

4/ 4

9.60

9.60

159

42 BURLEY LANGFORD-FAYE
FLETCHER

103

5/ 5

9.60

9.60

159

44 ROBERT WHITEHURST-JAY
GRIFFIN

67

5/ 5

9.40

9.40

157

45 JIMMY ARMES-DARREN
NORWOOD

19

5/ 5

9.35

9.35

156

46 ROBERT GODSEY-JACK
OLIVA

79

5/ 5

9.15

9.15

155

46 ARTHUR PARTIN
JR-KOLBY PARTIN

40

5/ 5

9.15

9.15

155

48 BRIAN SNIPES-CHRIS
COCKRELL

37

5/ 5

9.10

9.10

153

49 TIMOTHY CHAFFIN-THOMAS
DERR

15

5/ 5

9.05

9.05

152

50 JOSHUA WAGY-JERRY
HEFFLER

5

5/ 5

9.00

9.00

151

51 TOM LEARY-BOBBY
LYTHGOE

12

5/ 5

8.90

8.90

150

52 CURTIS COMBS
SR-CURTIS COMBS JR

62

5/ 5

8.80

8.80

149

53 TERRY MCCAMIS-CHARLES
JAMES

44

5/ 5

8.65

8.65

148

54 DAVID BIVINS-DAVID
NOEL

60

5/ 5

8.60

8.60

147

55 FRANK POIRIER-WARREN
POIRIER

22

5/ 5

8.50

8.50

146

56 TONY LONG-DANIEL
LONG

85

5/ 5

8.30

8.30

145

57 MARCUS ONEILL-ANDY
SEMONCO

86

5/ 5

8.25

8.25

144

58 BRIAN CHEEK-WINSTON
STANLEY

122

5/ 5

8.20

8.20

143

59 HARVEY REECE-ANTHONY
WITHERS

18

5/ 5

8.10

8.10

142

60 HUNTER CROWDER-ROBBIE
PATTERSON

33

5/ 4

8.35

0.50

7.85

141

61 NICK LOPANSHANSKI-CULLEN LAMM-HOOVER

46

5/ 5

7.75

7.75

140

61 BUDDY RHODES-JIMBO
RICE

32

5/ 5

7.75

7.75

140

63 BRANDON SMITH-ANTHONY
CARPENTER

11

4/ 4

7.70 4.45

7.70

138

64 ALAN JACKSON-TOM
BOLT

63

5/ 5

7.65

7.65

137

65 DONNIE MEADE-TRAVIS
DANIELS

9

5/ 5

7.60

7.60

136

66 BOB HINDS-DAVID
COLE

55

5/ 5

7.50

7.50

135

67 MATTHEW BERNHARD-JOSH BLALOCK

75

5/ 5

7.35

7.35

134

67 KELLY ROBINETTE-JERRY
COPLEY

112

5/ 5

7.35

7.35

134

69 CHRISTOPHE
JONES-DONALD BLAKE

100

5/ 5

7.05

7.05

132

69 TOM VAUGHN-WILLIAM
GIBSON

26

5/ 5

7.05

7.05

132

71 DAVID FOX
SR.-ROGER WALTERS

41

5/ 5

6.70

6.70

130

72 JIMMY TAYLOR-MATT
WHITAKER

57

5/ 5

6.60

6.60

129

73 BUTCH IVERSON-CORKY
IVERSON

97

5/ 5

5.85

5.85

128

74 RANDY GARRISON-CHAD
PHILPOT

118

4/ 4

5.60

5.60

127

75 MIKE CAUL-BILL
PETZOLD

39

5/ 5

5.50

5.50

126

76 KERMIT FUNN-DAN
ROBINSON

71

2/ 2

4.80

4.80

125

77 CHRIS STANLEY-DONALD
GREEN

78

3/ 3

4.60

4.60

124

78 JOHN CONWAY-ANTHONY
RUSTIN

3

3/ 3

4.20

4.20

123

79 PHILLIP A.
MOORE-JV POWROZNIK

64

3/ 3

4.10

4.10

122

80 DANNY ASHTON-TIM
ASHTON

74

0.00

0.00

121

80 STEVE CAMP-BLAKE
SHARP

109

0.00

0.00

121

80 MIKE CLARY-ANTHONY
PULLEY

21

0.00

0.00

121

80 MIKE DOWNES-KEVIN
KING

77

0.00

0.00

121

80 TRAVIS PIGFORD-STEWART
BRITTAIN

14

0.00

0.00

121

80 RICHARD RODRIGUEZ
JR.-GEORGE WHITE

82

0.00

0.00

121

80 LANDON TUCKER-ERIC
WAFF

68

0.00

0.00

121

80 KEVIN WHITEHURST-TODD
AKRIE

76

0.00

0.00

121

*** MARK BRANNOCK-LES
ORE

98

5/ 5

0.00

0.00

Teams Fished:

88.00

Hours Fished:

Total Fish Weighed: 388.00 Average Weight / Fish: 2.13
Total Fish Released: 383 ( 99%) Average #Fish / Team: 4.41
Total Fish Weight: 824.90 Average Weight / Team: 9.27

Reel Drag Bass Anglers – Results 9-8-13 Smith Mountain Lake

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Nine boats entered the event on Sunday and breakfast was served. A big thank you to Smith Mountain Dock and Lodge for the hospitality.

 

 

 

Winners were,

 

Jeff Ross and Clay Ross with 15.62 for first.

 

Second went to Dan Rothgeb and Jacob Rothgeb with 13.88.

 

 

 

Lunker went to Todd Holcomb and Kevin Lankford with a 3.94 fish.

 

 

 

For pictures go to facebook Smith Mountain Dock and Lodge and like this wonderful spot.

 

 

 

Our next event will be at Buggs out of longwood on Oct.5 2013. 7-3

 

 

 

Hope to see you there, thanks to the faithful anglers who have fished with us this year.

 

 

 

Last event of the year will be at Smith on Nov.2 from Smith Mt. Dock and Lodge.

 

 

 

thanks, Kevin Lankford 434-941-8822

Lake Anna Lake Report – September 2013

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September is TRANSITION TIME here at the lake. With the Labor Day weekend passing, the fishing is just going to get better! Cool nights are dropping the water temps down and the schools of bait fish will be heading into the creeks. The weekends will still be busy for a while with the pleasure boaters, but during the week you just might get the lake all to yourself.

The LAPR 150 Series kicks back off on September 8. If you have a boat with a 150 horse power engine or less, come on out and take your chances. For more information go to www.laprbass.com or call Dave Fauntleroy at 540-840-6772.

On another note, talk of this years Lake Anna Cup is already in the air. November 3 is the date and it will go out of Sturgeon Creek Marina this year. Qualified teams have an entry fee of $70 (you had to have finished in the top 25 in any of the Lake Anna circuits in 2012)  At large entry is $80 per boat and the entry the day of the event is $85. Come on out and see if you can CLAIM THE CUP!!!!!!!!! Entry fee’s are already being collected and you can find your entry form on the last page of the September Woods & Water’s Magazine.
For more info call 540-840-6772 or email lkalife@earthlink.net

BASS- Schooling bass can be found down lake from around Dike 3 and the damn area up a short ways. Look for them shortly after sun up and again at dusk. Top water baits like the Pay Check Baits Repo Man, Zara Spooks and Pop-R’s will produce violent strikes for you. Another great way to catch them is by throwing a North Anna Bait Company       CC Minnow rigged on a 4/0 EWG Gamakatsu hook, this is also a good time to try out a DOUBLE MINNOW RIG (you can find these exclusivly at Fish Tales on Lake Anna or you can order at www.NorthAnnaBaitCo.com) If you do not know how to tie a double minnow rig, stop by Fish Tales and see Chris Craft. After the sun gets high, the bait (Blue Back Herring & Threadfin Shad) will start heading to deeper water. Small swim baits will continue to catch fish until you cannot find the school any longer.

In the mid lake region you can consistently catch fish on Shaky Head rigged plastics. The new North Anna Bait Company 7″ Ring Shaker has been producing several fish.
Deep diving crank baits like the Bill Norman DD22 and the Luck E Strike FREAK will work great. Locate fish on brush piles, rock piles, deep boat docks and channel bends.

If you venture up lake, Jig & Pig combinations are working great around dock pilings, wood and willow grass. With the lake at full pool, there is going to be a Willow Grass bite this fall. Once the water drops below 80 degrees, the spinner bait bite will start to pick back up in and around the willow grass.

STRIPER- Schooling striper can be found in the splits area of the lake all month. Top water walking baits, small swim baits and broken back red fins will produce very violent strike for you. After the sun gets high, it is time to put you electronics to use and keep the school located and drop spoons down to them. Trolling for them after sun up will catch them as well. Deep Diving Red Fins  rigged with a bucktail trailer and DD22’s are my choices for trolling.

CRAPPIE- The Specks are still around the bridge pilings in 15-20 feet of water. Small minnows rigged on slip bobbers or on a plain jig head is the best tactic at the current time. Towards the end of the month and next month, you will be able to find them shallow again. 2″ curly tail grubs on a 1/16oz jig head casted under boat docks up lake will be where I am found chasing these tasty treats!!!!!

LAKE LEVEL- FULL POOL

WATER TEMPS
DIKE 3- 85 DEGREES
MID LAKE-  81-85 DEGREES
UP LAKE-  80-86 DEGREES

WATER CLARITY
DOWN LAKE-  CLEAR
MID LAKE-  CLEAR
UP LAKE-  SLIGHT STAIN

Chris Craft
CCBASSN Lake Anna Guide Service
www.ccbassnlakeanna.blogspot.com
ccbassn@aol.com
540-894-6195
540-895-5770
540-895-5900 ext5

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Fishing Clear Lake with Michael "Ike" Iaconelli Part 1 – Tips

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Fishing Clear Lake with Michael “Ike” Iaconelli Part 1

This week Ike takes on Clear Lake solo while Jared gears up for practice. Iaconelli get’s back to work with the Berkley Havoc Backslide and Ish’s Phat Frog.

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Fishing Clear Lake with Michael “Ike” Iaconelli Part 1 – Tips

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Fishing Clear Lake with Michael “Ike” Iaconelli Part 1

This week Ike takes on Clear Lake solo while Jared gears up for practice. Iaconelli get’s back to work with the Berkley Havoc Backslide and Ish’s Phat Frog.



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Bluefin Eyewear – Why anglers should wear polarized glasses – By Mark Bilbrey

Bluefin Eyewear – Why anglers should wear polarized glasses

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We have seen anglers wearing polarized glasses since the early days of professional bass fishing, and there are some good reasons. Over the years just as lure, rods, reels and techniques have evolved for sport fishing so has the evolution of polarized lens technology. Fashion and image are important factors to some anglers, while others want to obtain an advantage by seeing structure and even fish. Many anglers wear them for eye protection as well. As with all products, technology, research and development, marketing along with supply and demand has caused the price to fluctuate of the needed eyewear that anglers rely on. In this generation we have seen extremely expensive glasses and we have seen the prices began to drop due to competition and manufacturing productivity. However regardless of cost, the polarized sunglasses have become important parts of an anglers gear for safety as well as productivity while on the water. 

image_1.jpeg  Anglers expect a lot from their eyes, and the burden of glare causes the eyes to strain in order to see well. Wearing Polarized sunglasses will reduce or eliminate this strain, cut the impact of harsh glare and eliminate the need to squint. This reduction of glare is the advantage of polarized glasses. Polarized sunglasses also offer protection against serious exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UV). With the reflective glare eliminated, anglers can see into the water. This gives anglers the edge for sight fishing and for safety by being able to see objects such as a log or a rock below the surface. Anglers that buy inexpensive non-polarized glasses miss out on this innovation to fishing. Low end glasses are known to distort vision and affect clarity. They are designed only to reduce glare or shade the eyes. Anglers that buy lesser quality glasses end up not wearing them at all, which not only cost them fish but puts them in danger of damaging their boat, or injuring themselves or even getting a hook in the eye. All are good reasons glasses should be worn on the water.

wo.png Quality lenses provide clarity and will filter light allowing you to see deeper into the water. The problem in the past with obtaining quality glasses was the cost. The price alone has kept many anglers from enjoying the benefits of polarized glasses. Until recently a low cost meant lesser quality eyewear. The old adage, “you get what you pay for” definitely applied to these products. Technology and manufacturing practices have greatly improved quality as well as reduced the price of these tools of the trade.

photo_16.JPG The cost = quality factor no longer applies and one company in particular is proving this in volume, Bluefin Eyewear. For a fraction of the cost of other polarized sunglasses Bluefin has made them available to fit the budget of almost every angler. “The amount of science and technology that goes into making a pair of quality polarized fishing sunglasses is incredible. Modern high-end glasses are a combination of components that have been refined through bioengineering, anthropometry (design based on human physical characteristics), and quantum electrodynamics”. Says Steve McDaniel

1002588_614761421878129_1818713900_n.jpg The polarized sunglasses from Bluefin Eyewear incorporate decades of research and development in optical innovation, and this technological evolution has led to ground-glass and thermoplastic polymer lenses that enable anglers to see farther and deeper with clearer resolution than ever before. Polarized glasses have become gear that no fisherman should be without a pair. The innovative design has a entirely new feature of a swivel leg, that provides unbelievable comfort and reduces headaches from pressure to the temples.

 As people spend more time outdoors, the chance of potentially harmful effects of sunlight increases. Team Bilbrey Fishing encourages everyone to seek protection from the sun. Sunscreens and protective clothing are a good start to protect your skin, many of us forget to protect our eyes and quality polarized sunglasses like these from Bluefin Eyewear do a wonderful job protecting you and they make you look cool as well.  

Happy Fishing!

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2013 2nd Annual Bass Team Tournament Trail – August 11, 2013 – Results – Kerr Lake – Occoneechee

 

2013 2st Annual Bass Team Tournament Trail
Hosted by: Brandon Gray Local Lure Adventures

August 11, 2013 – Results – Kerr Lake – Occoneechee
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Place
Boat #
Team
Weight 
Payout
1
23
Bowen/Robertson
18.62
$1,145.76
2
3
Bullock/Perkins
17.61
$600.16
3
11
Inman/Inman
13.60
$327.36
4
21
Samples/Adkins
13.41
$245.52
5
1
Cashwell/Doughtie
13.30
$218.24
6
14
Rust/Shelor
12.98
$190.96
7
12
Moser/Milliam
12.31
8
5
Abernathy/Lucas
12.13
9
31
Hutcheson/Hutcheson
12.04
10
8
Sorrell/Madden
12.02
11
2
Criswell/Griffin
11.96
12
6
Moore/Reynolds
11.66
13
16
Houchins/Houchins
11.64
14
28
Reedy/Marrow
11.22
15
19
Boyd/Watts
10.74
16
4
Woodard/Szuba
10.60
17
10
Winn/Nichols
10.17
18
30
Busick II/McMillian Jr
9.74
19
29
Shelton/Dorton
8.42
20
25
Haigh/Washburn
7.89
21
26
Young/Wells
7.75
22
7
Elliott/Compton
5.71
23
20
Farly/Craven
5.50
24
27
Boyles/Banton
4.81
25
22
Little/Bowden
3.26
26
18
Caudill/Frost
2.48
27
9
Moore/Henshaw
0.00
28
13
Page/Page
0.00
29
15
Owens/Lemar
0.00
30
17
Purcell/Lackey
0.00
31
24
Warren/Warren
0.00
Biggest Fish YTD
Weight
Cavin Young/Rob Wells
6.06
Big Fish
Weight
Payout
Bullock/Perkins
4.68
$372.00
Bowen/Robertson
4.52
$248.00

 

081113-2 1st Place – Mark Robertson and Walt Bowen

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2nd Place – Robert Perkins and Chris Bullock