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BRYAN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA

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BRYAN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA
BRYAN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA
Seese wins co-angler title
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HIXSON, Tenn. (April 20, 2015) – Burton Bryan of Sevierville, Tennessee, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 9 ounces Saturday to win the second Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division tournament of 2015 on Lake Chickamauga. For his victory, Bryan earned $4,046.

“I just went out there and stuck to my strategy and it ended up working well,” said Bryan.

Bryan spent his day fishing the mouths of creeks where bass were moving into shallow waters to spawn. He said that all of his fish were caught in less than five feet of water.
“I was targeting slick banks that no one had touched yet,” said Bryan. “A lot of the anglers had been practicing on the lake for three or four days, so I really wanted to find an area that wasn’t worked over.
“I picked a green pumpkin-colored YUM F2 Dinger and on the second cast I caught a 4-pounder,” said Bryan. “After that I noticed the fish were finicky and not biting like they should be so I switched to a wacky-rig.
“My strategy was to take it slow. It’s all about the slow presentation,” continued Bryan. “Just throw the worm out, let it sit, drag it four inches, and then let it sit again. After a while it would take off and start swimming sideways.
“I ended up catching a ton of fish but only had about nine keepers,” said Bryan. “I guess they were the right ones.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Burton Bryan, Sevierville, Tenn., five bass, 15-9, $4,046
2nd:         Rogne Brown, Hixson, Tenn., five bass, 14-6, $2,023
3rd:          Wes Tilley, Andersonville, Tenn., three bass, 14-1, $1,348
4th:          Shawn Strader, Rockwood, Tenn., four bass, 13-11, $944
5th:          Michael Johnson, Gray, Tenn., four bass, 13-0, $809
6th:          Brandon Roop, Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 12-4, $742
7th:          Jeff Knight, Cleveland, Tenn., five bass, 12-3, $674
8th:          Dale Pelfrey, Rockwood, Tenn., five bass, 10-11, $607
9th:          Perry Dawson, Spring City, Tenn., four bass, 10-9, $539
10th:        Kevin McKamey, Clinton, Tenn., three bass, 10-6, $472
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Strader caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $555.
Chris Seese of Lenoir City, Tennessee, weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 15 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win $2,023 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Chris Seese, Lenoir City, Tenn., five bass, 15-7, $2,023
2nd:         Jason Lake, Barbourville, Ky., five bass, 15-0, $1,011
3rd:          Michael King, Bristol, Va., five bass, 13- 3, $674
4th:          Donnie Holder, Mooresburg, Tenn., three bass, 6-13, $472
5th:          Josh Osborne, Bristol, Va., three bass, 6-7, $405
6th:          Justin McGaha, Knoxville, Tenn., three bass, 6-3, $371
7th:          Patrick McClenahan, Chattanooga, Tenn., one bass, 5-15, $337
8th:          Nick Coker, Knoxville, Tenn., two bass, 5-14, $303
9th:          Jon Saylor, Johnson City, Tenn., three bass, 5-11, $270
10th:        Dustin Dyer, Knoxville, Tenn., two bass, 5-10, $236
McClenahan caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $277.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 15-17 Regional Championship on Lake Wateree in Camden, South Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

LANTER WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE ILLINI DIVISION OPENER ON REND LAKE

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LANTER WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE ILLINI DIVISION OPENER ON REND LAKE
Jodie Lanter of Carlyle, Illinois, weighed four bass totaling 12 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the Illini Division tournament on Rend Lake and a check for $4,000. (FLW)
LANTER WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE ILLINI DIVISION OPENER ON REND LAKE
Williams wins co-angler title
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WHITTINGTON, Ill. (April 20, 2015) – Jodie Lanter of Carlyle, Illinois, weighed four bass totaling 12 pounds, 7 ounces Saturday to win the first Walmart Bass Fishing League Illini Division tournament of 2015 on Rend Lake. For his victory, Lanter earned $4,000.
“It feels really great to take home a check,” said Lanter. “It was a tough tournament to find sizable fish but my spot ended up producing some good weight.”
Lanter said that he targeted spawning bass on the north end of the lake along a 60-yard stretch of bank.
“It was the only stretch that I found that had fish in it,” said Lanter. “They were on the beds in about a foot and a half of water.”
Lanter used a chartreuse and white-colored spinnerbait as well as a custom-made swimjig to catch his fish.
“I threw the spinnerbait across the bed and ended up catching two nice fish early on and two more in the afternoon,” said Lanter. “I really got them to jump for those willow leaf blades I used.”
Lanter said that he caught around nine fish throughout his day.
“What put me ahead of the competition was the bank I was on,” Lanter went on to say. “There were a lot of gar and carp in the area and the sun hit the beds just right. It had everything the fish wanted.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Jodie Lanter, Carlyle, Ill., four bass, 12-7, $4,000
2nd:         Jerry Walker, Zeigler, Ill., four bass, 8-3, $2,000
3rd:          Toby Corn, West Frankfort, Ill., three bass, 7-10, $1,334
4th:          William Walker, Mulkeytown, Ill., three bass, 7-3, $933
5th:          Brad Pardue, Hecker, Ill., one bass, 6-3, $800
6th:          Darren Frazier, Anna, Ill., two bass, 4-9, $700
6th:          Dan Kehrer, Woodlawn, Ill., one bass, 4-9, $700
8th:          Michael Black, Toledo, Ill., two bass, 4-7, $600
9th:          Greg Mullins, Mount Vernon, Ill., one bass, 4-0, $533
10th:        Neil McCord, West Frankfort, Ill., two bass, 3-8, $467
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Pardue caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $540.
Frank Williams of Saint Charles, Missouri, weighed in three bass totaling 8 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to win $2,000 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Frank Williams, Saint Charles, Mo., three bass, 8-5, $2,000
2nd:         Steve Bowcock, Bridgeport, Ill., three bass, 6-9, $1,000
3rd:          Mario Rossi, Granite City, Ill., one bass, 4-8, $666
4th:          Michael Watson, Addison, Ill., one bass, 3-4, $467
5th:          Eugene Kim, Wheeling, Ill., one bass, 3-2, $400
6th:          Aaron Wehmeyer, Odell, Ill., one bass, 2-15, $367
7th:          James Schubert, Mount Vernon, Ill., one bass, 2-13, $333
8th:          Charles Dammerman, Owaneco, Ill., one bass, 2-7, $300
9th:          Christopher Cunningham, Green Valley, Ill., one bass, 2-6, $267
10th:        Daniel Brockett, Fairfield, Ill., one bass, 2-3, $221
10th:        Keith Clore, Percy, Ill., one bass, 2-3, $221
Rossi caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $270.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

MORFIS WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

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MORFIS WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Joshua Morfis of Cape Coral, Florida, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 34 pounds, 14 ounces Saturday to win the Gator Division tournament on Lake Okeechobee and a check for $6,300. (FLW)
MORFIS WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE
Rudolph wins co-angler title
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OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (April 20, 2015) – Joshua Morfis of Cape Coral, Florida, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 34 pounds, 14 ounces Saturday to win the fourth Walmart Bass Fishing League Gator Division tournament of 2015 on Lake Okeechobee. For his victory, Morfis earned $6,336.
“It feels great to win a tournament,” said Morfis. “I love fishing on Lake Okeechobee and to see all of my hard work finally pay off is really nice.”
Morfis said that he headed 35 miles south to his first spot where he targeted fish that were moving in shallow to spawn.
“I flipped the Kissimmee grass and bulrushes where the fish were sitting in 4 to 5 feet of water,” Morfis said. “I used a green pumpkin-colored Gambler Otter with a black and blue-colored Eco Pro Honey Badger Punch Skirt.
“On my third cast I caught a 9-pound fish,” Morfis continued. “After that the bite slowed down.”
After filling out his five-bass limit with smaller fish, Morfis said that he knew he’d need more weight to win. He decided to make a move to his second spot where he stuck an 8-pounder shortly after arriving.
“Five minutes after the 8-pounder, I caught a 7-pound fish and then a 6-pounder just ten minutes later,” Morfis said. “I got eight big bites in the second spot and put seven of them in the boat.”
Morfis went on to say he caught approximately 25 to 30 fish during the course of the tournament.
“The key for me was stumbling on those prespawn fish while searching for the postspawn fish,” Morfis said. “I knew my two spots I targeted had the potential to produce a top-10 finish so I put my hat down, grinded it out and it worked out for me.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Joshua Morfis, Cape Coral, Fla., five bass, 34-14, $5,336 + $1,000 Mercury Bonus
2nd:         Donny Bass, Naples, Fla., five bass, 28-3, $2,668
3rd:          Justin Morgan, Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 25-9, $1,780
4th:          Greg Hughes, Inverness, Fla., five bass, 23-15, $1,245
5th:          Terry Oliver, Belleview, Fla., five bass, 21-9, $1,067
6th:          Anthony Ford, New Smyrna, Fla., five bass, 21-2, $978
7th:          Buck Durrance, Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 21-1, $844
7th:          Jeremy Hobson, Plant City, Fla., five bass, 21-1, $844
9th:          Mark Lundgren, Cocoa, Fla., five bass, 20-7, $712
10th:        Bruce Carter, Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 20-4, $591
10th:        Fred George, Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 20-4, $591
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Hunter Abowd of Clewiston, Florida, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division – a monster weighing 11 pounds, 10 ounces – and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $840.
Jessey Rudolph of Deltona, Florida, weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 21 pounds, 8 ounces Saturday to win $2,668 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Jessey Rudolph, Deltona, Fla., five bass, 21-8, $2,668
2nd:         Phillip Ford, Clewiston, Fla., five bass, 17-10, $1,334
3rd:          Scott Kirsch, Edgewater, Fla., five bass, 17-3, $888
4th:          Jose Luis Gallardo, Belle Glade, Fla., five bass, 15-12, $623
5th:          Nick Ahearn, Tampa, Fla., five bass, 15-9, $534
6th:          Albert Winter, Boca Raton, Fla., five bass, 15-2, $489
7th:          Robert Branagh, Palm Bay, Fla., five bass, 15-1, $422
7th:          Brian Cole, Sebastian, Fla., five bass, 15-1, $422
9th:          Jeff Peterson, Lake Worth, Fla., five bass, 14-7, $356
10th:        Joshua Kelting, Port Saint Lucie, Fla., five bass, 14-5, $311
Ahearn caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $420.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 8-10 Regional Championship on Lake Sinclair in Milledgeville, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

Kenny Reynolds & Ryan Reynolds One Stop Mart Leesville Lake Tournament Trail April 19-Smith Mtn

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Kenny Reynolds & Ryan Reynolds One Stop Mart Leesville Lake Tournament Trail April 19-Smith Mtn

We had 15 boats at Smith Mtn. on April 19

    Results are:

1st Place-Kenny Reynolds/Ryan Reynolds-5 fish-19.06 lbs.

2nd Place-Dalton Burns/Steven Costa-5 fish-15.67 lbs.

3rd Place-Chris Dawson/Jerame Edwards-5 fish-14.81 lbs.

Big fish of the day-Josh Carter/A.J. Luckadamo-a 4.70 lb. largemouth

 

                                    Thanks

                                        J.Rice

 

SALZMAN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE

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SALZMAN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE
Ryan Salzman of Huntsville, Ala., won the April 18 Choo Choo Division event on Lake Guntersville with a massive 31-pound, 15-ounce limit to claim a $4,900 check. (FLW)
SALZMAN WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION EVENT ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE
Miller wins co-angler title
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GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (April 20, 2015) – Ryan Salzman of Huntsville, Alabama, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 31 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win the third Walmart Bass Fishing League Choo Choo Division tournament of 2015 on Lake Guntersville. For his victory, Salzman earned $4,948.
“I feel blessed,” said Salzman. “I never fish my two best spots during a tournament but I did on Saturday because I figured I’d need all the weight I can get.”
In order to catch his winning stringer, Salzman said he focused on mid-lake shell beds and stumps.
“Ten minutes into the day I caught a 7-pound fish,” said Salzman. “About 15 minutes later I netted another 7-pounder and from there we went to work.
“Around 9 a.m. I went to another spot and fired up a school and got them eating. At that point my co-angler and I were both doing well,” said Salzman.
The Alabama angler said he caught the majority of his fish on a R2-D2-colored True Bass Little Head 4.5 swimbait in 8 to 10 feet of water.
“Around 2 p.m. I stopped at a spot I found in practice and culled out a 4½-pounder with a 6-pounder,” Salzman said. “I knew then that I had a chance at a top-3 finish.”
Salzman said he caught around 20 fish during the tournament.
“I was nervous about weigh-in because I knew someone else would be catching 30 pounds. The big ones were biting,” Salzman said. “I don’t think I would’ve won if I hadn’t culled at that final spot.”
The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:
1st:          Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 31-15, $4,948
2nd:         Benjie Allen, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 31-6, $2,474
3rd:          Wayne Boyd, Rome, Ga., five bass, 22-3, $1,649
4th:          David Allen, Florence, Ala., five bass, 21-7, $1,155
5th:          Shane Moss, Jasper, Tenn., five bass, 21-5, $990
6th:          Freddy Palmer, Estill Springs, Tenn., five bass, 21-0, $907
7th:          Josh Butler, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 20-12, $783
7th:          Wayne Christopher, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 20-12, $783
9th:          Tyler Kiker, Alexandria, Ala., five bass, 20-9, $660
10th:        Brian Horton, Fort Payne, Ala., five bass, 18-13, $548
10th:        Cole Wade, Scottsboro, Ala., five bass, 18-13, $548
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Allen caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the pro division, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $755.
Randy Miller of Huntsville, Alabama, weighed in a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 15 ounces Saturday to win $2,474 in the co-angler division.
The top 10 co-anglers were:
1st:          Randy Miller, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 17-15, $2,474
2nd:         Marcus Corbett, Heflin, Ala., five bass, 17-3, $1,237
3rd:          Daniel McGhee, Cumming, Ga., five bass, 16-13, $824
4th:          Wesley Smith, Vinemont, Ala., five bass, 16-5, $577
5th:          Craig Pletcher, Ringgold, Ga., five bass, 15-13, $495
6th:          Devereaux Adams, Powder Springs, Ga., five bass, 15-12, $454
7th:          Allan Garner, Estill Springs, Tenn., five bass, 15-9, $391
7th:          Jerry Nydam, Arab, Ala., five bass, 15-9, $391
9th:          Jody Evans, Toney, Ala., five bass, 15-7, $330
10th:        Devin O’Dell, Trenton, Ga., five bass, 15-5, $289
Garner caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division and earned the day’s Big Bass award of $377.
The top 50 boaters and 50 co-anglers based on point standings will qualify for the Oct. 22-24 Regional Championship on Neely Henry Lake in Gadsden, Alabama. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.
The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 120 tournaments throughout the season, five in each division. The top 50 boaters and co-anglers from each division qualify for a regional tournament and compete to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Walmart BFL All-American. Top winners in the BFL can move up to the Rayovac FLW Series or even the Walmart FLW Tour.

Chris Lewis & Wayne Smelzer win Region Four Virginia Bass TBF on Claytor Lake Results 4.18.15

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Chris Lewis & Wayne Smelzer win Region Four Virginia Bass TBF on Claytor Lake Results 4.18.15

 

37 boats joined us today for a beautiful, warm spring day with water temps in the mid to upper 60’s, air temps in the high 70’s and light winds.

Conditions set up for a shallow water bite but anglers still brought mixed bags to scales of both LM and SM.

Full results and pictures are attached to this post.

Championship tournament location voting is now Claytor Lake 67 votes to SML 58 votes.

We have a bit of break in our schedule now until May 16th when we move to Lake Douglas in TN. We return to a perenial favorite location for Region Four, and we hope that as many folks as possible can join us for what will be a super tournament.

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HALLMAN WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON GRAND LAKE

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HALLMAN WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON GRAND LAKE
HALLMAN WINS RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON GRAND LAKE
Triplett wins co-angler title

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GROVE, Okla. (April 18, 2015) – Bradley Hallman of Norman, Oklahoma, weighed a five-bass limit totaling 22 pounds, 4 ounces Saturday to win the Rayovac FLW Series Central Division event on Grand Lake presented by Power-Pole with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 65 pounds, 15 ounces. For his victory, Hallman earned $40,000.

“I had an absolute great week this week,” said Hallman, who earned his second win in FLW competition, first at the Rayovac FLW Series level. “My wife and kids made it out to the weigh-in today to watch me and this whole experience has just been really special.
“I was sight fishing all week. I came back home after the Rayovac tournament on Sam Rayburn last weekend and jumped into a local tournament. So many fish were on beds, so I knew that would be huge player in this tournament. I spent my entire practice just looking for fish on beds and if I found one that looked four pounds or better, I’d mark it.”
The strategy definitely paid off for Hallman, as the local started the tournament on Thursday morning with 107 different marks to target. He caught six keepers on day one, then 10 on day two by Texas-rigging an unnamed white tube or a green-pumpkin Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw with ¼-ounce weight and 20-pound test fluorocarbon line.
“Today it was raining pretty good and I knew that it would make it really tough to sight fish, but I really felt like I could catch them on a Zara Spook,” Hallman said. “I have a ton of confidence in that bait. As soon as I picked it up and started throwing it this morning I caught a four-pounder, and I kept getting bit. Two of the fish that I weighed in came on a white Spook and I think that decision really turned out to be the key to my win.”
As the rain cleared and the sun came out Saturday, Hallman actually had his most productive day on the water, catching 15 total keepers. He said that he targeted beds from Duck Creek and Browning Creek down to the dam.
“I caught fish all week long and it feels really good to finish it,” Hallman went on to say. “I do have to give special credit to two very good friends of mine – Steve Williams and Larry Bryant. They have done so much for me on this pond and I would not be here today without their guidance. I would say that 90-percent of what I know as an angler, I learned from them. What a week this has been.”
The top 10 pros on Grand Lake were:
  1st:         Bradley Hallman, Norman, Okla., 15 bass, 65-15, $40,000
  2nd:       Jonathan Henry, Grant, Ala., 15 bass, 60-11, $15,500
  3rd:                       Quaker State pro Matt Arey, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 59-6, $12,000
  4th:                       Todd Castledine, Nacogdoches, Texas, 15 bass, 58-13, $10,000
  5th:                       Jason Christie, Park Hill, Okla., 15 bass, 57-6, $9,000
  6th:                       Robbie Dodson, Harrison, Ark., 15 bass, 56-7, $8,000
  7th:                       James Watson, Springfield, Mo., 15 bass, 52-12, $7,000
  8th:                       Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., 15 bass, 52-9, $6,000
  9th:                       Dylan Hays, Sheridan, Ark., 15 bass, 51-1, $5,000
  10th:      Brandon Perkins, Counce, Tenn., 15 bass, 50-9, $4,000
Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.
Tommy Brown of Louisville, Tenn., caught the Bridgford Big Bass of the tournament in the pro division Thursday – a fish weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces that earned him the day’s Big Bass award of $300.
Kyle Triplett of Washington, Mo., 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 39 pounds, 6 ounces.
 The top 10 co-anglers on Grand Lake were:
  1st:         Kyle Triplett, Washington, Mo., 15 bass, 39-6, Ranger Z117C with a 90-horsepower outboard
  2nd:       Steven Meador, Bella Vista, Ark., 15 bass, 38-5, $5,000
  3rd:                       Matt Krekovich, Granite City, Ill., 14 bass, 35-4, $4,000
  4th:                       Lance Baker, Huxley, Iowa, 14 bass, 33-8, $3,500
  5th:                       Jeffery Smith, Knob Noster, Mo., 14 bass, 32-1, $3,000
  6th:                       Erick Fernengel, Lake Waukomis, Mo., 11 bass, 29-9, $2,500
  7th:                       Jason Sandidge, Centerton, Ark., 11 bass, 26-2, $2,000
  8th:                       Clint Williams, Fayetteville, Ark., 11 bass, 25-11, $1,750
  9th:                       Randy Baskins, Owasso, Okla., 11 bass, 25-0, $1,500
  10th:      Richie Riddle, Columbus, Ind., 11 bass, 23-15, $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 Grand Lake was hosted by the Grand Lake Association. It was the first of three Central Division tournaments in 2015. The next Rayovac FLW Series tournament will be a Texas Division event, held April 30-May 2, on Lake Texoma in Pottsboro, Texas. 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.

Chuck Vance & Phillip Cox win Angler’s Choice VA Division on Buggs Island – April 18th 2015

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Chuck Vance & Phillip Cox win Angler’s Choice VA Division on Buggs Island – April 18th 2015

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1st Place Chuck Vance & Philllip Cox with five fish weighing 19.65lbs and a 6.34lbs Lunker.

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2nd Place Ryan Harrell & Danny Moss with five fish weighing 18.56lbs.

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3rd Place Scooter Lilly & MIke Layton with five fish weighing 18.16lbs.

 

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Connell’s Adjustments Earn Victory In Second Southern Open On Alabama River

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Connell’s Adjustments Earn Victory In Second Southern Open On Alabama River

Dustin Connell of Clanton, Ala., wins the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open #2 presented by Allstate held on the Alabama River out of Prattville, Ala. Connell brought 18 pounds, 6 ounces to Saturday’s weigh-in giving him a three-day total weight of 55-1.

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April 18, 2015

Connell’s Adjustments Earn Victory In Second Southern Open On Alabama River

PRATTVILLE, Ala. — The final day of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open presented by Allstate was the first not to be pelted by incessant rain. Although the weather was pleasant, the Alabama River’s rising water had the 12 anglers who made Saturday’s cut scrambling.

Dustin Connell of Clanton, Ala., who held the lead Thursday and Friday, pulled off an impressive victory today with an 18-pound, 6-ounce limit, the heaviest of the final round. It brought his winning total to 55-1.

Connell also bagged the biggest limit of the tournament on Thursday, which weighed 22-3.

“I had adversity all week,” Connell said. “I don’t know how I adjusted.”

On Thursday Connell locked downriver to Millers Ferry. He fished the ends of the lock walls and rocky banks below the dam to boat his big limit. Connell locked down to Millers Ferry again Friday morning, but the water level had risen 4 feet overnight and his bass would not cooperate.

The adjustments Connell made that afternoon were the most critical of the tournament for him. He locked back upriver with five small bass and culled them for a 14-8 limit by cranking rocky creek mouths.

Connell chose not to lock down to Millers Ferry today. He fished “community water” that had been pounded by his competitors Thursday and Friday. The bass pounced on Connell’s spinnerbait. All the bass that he brought to the scale during the event were Coosa River spots.

Not one to get stuck on a single lure, Connell showed the bass a wide variety of baits. His most productive lures were a 3/4-ounce chartreuse Strike King spinnerbait sporting tandem chartreuse willowleaf blades, a 1/2-ounce Strike King jig and a Spro Fat Popa crankbait. A Keitech swimbait rigged on 1/2-ounce jig also produced two key bass for Connell Thursday.

The downside to Connell’s victory is that he will not receive an invitation to fish the 2016 Bassmaster Classic. He did not compete in the first Bassmaster Southern Open in January at Florida’s Lake Tohopekaliga. Any angler who wins a Bassmaster Open tournament must fish all three of the events in that division to qualify for the Classic.

Connell was awarded a Triton 19TrX rigged with a Mercury 200 Pro XS.

Florida angler Jeremy Prouty claimed second place and $18,443 with a three-day total of 47-1. He concentrated mainly on two small underwater current breaks that he found with his depthfinder.

One current break was a large, submerged stump 8 feet deep. A small ditch had been washed out behind the stump. It was an ideal ambush location for spotted bass. A 1/2-ounce jig and a 1/4-ounce Gambler Giggy Head jig with a finesse worm produced equal numbers of bass for Prouty.

Prouty states that he had to make the “perfect cast” upstream so his baits would wash into the sweet spots behind the current breaks where the bass were feeding.

Third place went to Clent Davis of Montevallo, Ala., for bringing 46-8 to the official Bassmaster scale. Davis locked downriver to Millers Ferry on all three days of the tournament. He relied mainly on a 1/8-ounce Nichols Screwball Shaky Head jig dressed with a 6.5-inch Mr. Twister Poc’it Shake’R worm.

“The water came up every day but the bass didn’t come up with it,” Davis said.

On Thursday Davis caught his bass 2 feet deep. Friday, they were 6 feet deep. Today, they were 10 to 12 feet deep.

The 6-14 largemouth that Davis caught Thursday prevailed as the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass, which added $750 to Davis’ winnings.

North Carolinian David Blanton earned the co-angler victory with 20-4, winning by only 4 ounces. His primary bait was a Texas rigged, 5-inch Zoom Mag Finesse worm with a 1/8-ounce tungsten bullet sinker.

Blanton earned a Triton 179 TrX with a Mercury 115 Pro XS engine.

The $250 Bass Pro Shops Big Bass award on the co-angler side went to North Carolina’s Taylor Schneider for a 6-5 lunker.

Jesse Johnson & Steve Lamm Win Ol Hookers Fishing Club Wed Niter 4/15/15

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Jesse Johnson & Steve Lamm Win Ol Hookers Fishing Club Wed Niter 4/15/15

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2nd place Curtis Combs & Cj Combs — with Cj Lightnin Combs.

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Big Fish Brandon Smith & Anthony Carpenter 5.30

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