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Autism Auctions and Fund Raising Underway
Salem, Va. – April 17, 2015 – Autism Awareness is in full swing and now the fund raising portion of many in the bass fishing community including John Crews is in motion. John Crews’ Autism themed tournament jersey worn during the month of April, which is Autism Awareness month, at the Lake Guntersville BASS Elite event is now up for auction. Valley Fashions provided the jersey for Crews. 100% of the auction price of the jersey will be donated to the Autism Society, a national autism organization (www.Autism-Society.org). Now, the jersey has been signed by Crews and is on eBay at the link below:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231534206178?ssPageName=STRK:MESCX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1554.l2649
Crews said, “Last year we raised some awareness and raised a great amount of money for Autism. I know that our awareness efforts have been much better this year and I hope the fund raising portion does the same. We tried to have a little something for everyone’s price range that wants to donate through our various items.”
In addition to the jersey, Crews asked all the BASS Elite pros at the Lake Guntersville event to run specially made “Fishin’ With A Mission” Autism Awareness flag from their light poles. Almost every pro was proud to run the flag, autograph it, and return them for auction. There will be various rounds of auctions for the flags to maximize donations and to give more people a chance to bid on them. Round one of the flag auctions will feature flags from Kevin Vandam, Ish Monroe, Chris Lane, and over 20 more pros. Round one of the flag auctions will benefit the Doug Flutie Jr Foundation (www.flutiefoundation.org) and are available on ebay at the following link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231534219160?ssPageName=STRK:MESCX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1554.l2649
Skeet Reese’s autographed flag will have a separate auction as the champion of the event since Dave Mercer is offering a $1000 donation for the flag. If he is outbid, he will donate his bid along with the winners bid to Autism Speaks (www.AutsimSpeaks.org). John Crews signed flags are available on www.missilebaits.com for $100 each and benefit the Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center (www.braacroanoke.org). Subsequent rounds of flags will be auctioned off as they become available and will benefit even more Autism charities.

College Championship Race Tightens

COLUMBIA, S.C. – As the Forrest Wood Cup proved last August, Lake Murray is famous for its close tournament finishes and it looks as if that trend will continue here as the FLW College Fishing National Championship presented by Lowrance Insight Genesis College Cup enters Saturday’s title round.

Liberty University’s Travis Rulle and Caleb Eppler are still in the lead, but it’s no longer a 3-pound cushion between them and second place. In fact, only 5 ounces separates them from Patrick Walters and Gettys Brannon of the University of South Carolina, and their lead over the third-place team, Chase Cochran and Ryan Sparks of Oregon State University, is 6 ounces. In fact, anyone in the top 10 has a shot at the crown, as a couple of the kickers the lake is known to produce could boost a team to the top if the leaders falter.

On day one, Rulle caught a 7-pound, 9-ounce largemouth that gave the Flames 22 pounds, 2 ounces – still the tournament’s heaviest stringer overall. But he and Eppler could manage only 14-4 in the second round for a two-day total of 36-6.

“We think our fish will hold out. We’ve got a few key spots and there are a ton of fish where we’re fishing,” says Rulle. “A big factor for us is going to be the local traffic. We know of one tournament set for Saturday, so that might affect us. Maybe the weather will be the biggest factor though. We have what Jacob Wheeler calls ‘bite windows’ where maybe a cloud goes over the sun or the wind gusts up for 5 minutes and the fish go to biting. For sure, our best fish came when the wind was blowing. It’s like they need some kind of stimulus to start feeding on the bluebacks around us.”

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Connell Maintains Lead On Alabama River

Dustin Connell of Clanton, Ala., leads on Day 2 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open #2 presented by Allstate held on the Alabama River out of Prattville, Ala. Connell brought 14 pounds, 8 ounces to the scales at Friday’s weigh-in for a two-day total of 36-11.

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April 17, 2015

Connell Maintains Lead On Alabama River

PRATTVILLE, Ala. — The anglers competing on Day 2 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open presented by Allstate did more flip-flopping than the bass they were catching from the Alabama River.

The constantly changing water level, current flow and water clarity forced many anglers to switch locations, change tactics or do both. The fishermen who made the right adjustments flipped up in the standings. Those who didn’t, flopped down.

Local angler Jamie Horton, an Alabama River bass wizard, was in second place Thursday with 19 pounds, 5 ounces. Friday, he brought in a 5-13 limit and fell short of making the Top 12 cut that will fish tomorrow’s final round.

Day 1 tournament leader Dustin Connell, another Alabama River bass ace, nearly flopped, as well. Friday, he had only two bass for 3 pounds with half his fishing time spent. His water had risen 4 feet and had gotten muddy, which shut off his bass bite.

Undaunted, Connell raced to another pool and switched tactics to pull together a 14-8 limit. His two-day total of 36-11 allowed him to stay in first place and receive the Livingston Lures Leader Award of $250.

“Tomorrow I’m not going to the pool where I caught my fish the first day,” Connell said.

That would appear to be quite a gamble, given that Connell caught more than 22 pounds there on Thursday. However, he believes he has a good shot at another 20-pound limit elsewhere on the final day.

Flopping also wasn’t an issue for Bassmaster Elite Series pro Russ Lane of Prattville, Ala. Lane knows the intricacies of the Alabama River as well as anyone, and it shows.

Yesterday Lane sacked a mixed bag of three largemouth and two spotted bass for 16-13, which landed him in seventh place. His 17-4 limit today consisted of five spotted bass, good enough to hoist him to second place.

It took Lane two hours Thursday to boat his first limit of bass. Friday, it took him only 12 minutes.

“The current was stronger today than yesterday,” Lane said. “That had my bass more stacked up.”

Lane is fishing three key places and is confident they will reload with bass for tomorrow’s final day.

Given the unique challenges the Alabama River presents to bass tournament anglers, it’s no surprise that Clent Davis, another Alabama angler, is in third place with 32-3. Davis is targeting spotted bass, but he caught one largemouth Thursday that weighed 6-14. It earned the big bass award for the day.

“Yesterday I caught 40 bass,” Davis said. “My water came up 4 feet today. I didn’t figure out the right adjustment until 10 o’clock.”

If Davis can figure things out earlier in the morning Saturday, he might be the last man standing at the final weigh-in, which will take place at the Bass Pro Shops in Prattville, Ala., at 3 p.m. CT.

Florida angler Matthew Olley leads the co-angler side of the tournament with 15-11 and received the Livingston Lures Leader Award of the co-angler side of $250 in Livingston gifts. Olley is just 1 ounce ahead of Alabama’s Steve Callins, who is 6 ounces ahead of North Carolina’s Jason Rice.

The 6-14 largemouth that Davis caught on Thursday is leading the Bass Pro Shops Big Bass, which is worth $750.

The Bass Pro Shops Big Bass on the co-angler side weighed 6-5 and was caught by North Carolina’s Taylor Schneider. That trophy bass earned Schneider $250.

Kazunori Okuma won the $250 Allstate Good Hands, Great Day award for climbing the most places from Day 1 to Day 2. His 16-5 limit on Day 2 rocketed him from 121st place to 26th place.

Kenneth Moore won the Allstate Good Hands, Great Day co-angler award of $150 for leapfrogging from 142nd place to 17th place.

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open – Alabama River Presented by Allstate 4/16-4/18 Standings

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open – Alabama River Presented by Allstate 4/16-4/18
Alabama River, Prattville  AL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Dustin Connell         Clanton, AL             10  36-11  200     $250.00
Day 1: 5   22-03     Day 2: 5   14-08
2.  Russ Lane              Prattville, AL          10  34-01  199
Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   17-04
3.  Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL          10  32-03  198
Day 1: 5   18-01     Day 2: 5   14-02
4.  Jp Prouty              Jacksonville, FL        10  31-13  197
Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 5   14-07
5.  Brandon McMillan       Clewiston, FL           10  31-11  196
Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 5   16-15
6.  Drew Benton            Panama City, FL         10  31-06  195
Day 1: 5   18-05     Day 2: 5   13-01
7.  Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA              10  29-15  194
Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   16-05
8.  Michael Neal           Dayton, TN              10  28-15  193
Day 1: 5   15-00     Day 2: 5   13-15
9.  Jordan Lee             Vinemont, AL            10  28-07  192
Day 1: 5   15-06     Day 2: 5   13-01
10. David Perdue           Wirtz, VA               10  28-00  191
Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 5   14-13
11. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH          10  26-10  190
Day 1: 5   10-12     Day 2: 5   15-14
12. Luke Clausen           Otis Orchards, WA       10  26-09  189
Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 5   12-13
13. Trevor Fitzgerald      Belleview, FL           10  26-05  188   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   14-15
14. Britt Myers            Lake Wylie, SC          10  26-05  187   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 5   11-08
15. John Cox               Debary, FL              10  25-12  186   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   14-12
16. Chad Grigsby           Maple Grove, MN          7  25-09  185   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 2   07-12
17. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        10  25-09  184   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   14-01     Day 2: 5   11-08
18. Marty Robinson         Lyman, SC               10  25-04  183   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   12-01     Day 2: 5   13-03
19. Clabion Johns Jr       Covington, GA           10  25-03  182   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 5   10-09
20. Jamie Horton           Centerville, AL         10  25-02  181   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   19-05     Day 2: 5   05-13
21. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC          10  25-00  180   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 5   15-09
22. Ed Loughran            Mechanicsville, VA      10  24-07  179   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   10-00
23. Jimmy Johnson          La Crosse, WI           10  24-04  178   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   14-05
24. Patrick Pierce         Jacksonville, FL        10  24-04  177   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   12-04     Day 2: 5   12-00
25. Guy Eaker Sr.          Cherryville, NC         10  24-01  176   $3,033.00
Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   11-09
26. Kazunori Okuma         Moriyama-Shi Shiga JAPA 10  22-12  175   $2,919.00
Day 1: 5   06-07     Day 2: 5   16-05
27. Matt Lee               Auburn , AL             10  22-11  174   $2,669.00
Day 1: 5   13-13     Day 2: 5   08-14
28. Scott Canterbury       Springville, AL         10  22-09  173   $2,669.00
Day 1: 5   15-00     Day 2: 5   07-09
29. Brent Bonadona         Port Allen, LA          10  22-07  172   $2,669.00
Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 5   10-00
30. Gerald Swindle         Warrior, AL              9  22-02  171   $2,669.00
Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 4   08-13
31. Vu Au                  Tucson, AZ              10  22-00  170   $2,305.00
Day 1: 5   12-11     Day 2: 5   09-05
32. Gerald Spohrer         Gonzales, LA            10  21-15  169   $2,305.00
Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   07-10
33. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA        10  21-09  168   $2,305.00
Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   11-10
34. Scott Luster           Prattville, AL          10  21-07  167   $2,305.00
Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 5   09-12
35. David Kilgore          Jasper, AL              10  21-07  166   $2,305.00
Day 1: 5   10-12     Day 2: 5   10-11
36. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            10  21-05  165   $1,941.00
Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 5   10-06
37. Blake Nick             Adger, AL               10  21-03  164   $1,941.00
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   10-03
38. Randall Tharp          Port St. Joe, FL        10  20-10  163   $1,941.00
Day 1: 5   13-02     Day 2: 5   07-08
39. Jim Dillard            West Monroe, LA          9  20-08  162   $1,941.00
Day 1: 4   09-10     Day 2: 5   10-14
40. Craig Chambers         Charlotte, NC           10  20-08  161   $1,941.00
Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 5   10-04
41. Shawn Carnahan         Gilbert, AZ             10  20-07  160
Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   09-03
42. Kazuki Kitajima        Orlando, FL              9  20-06  159
Day 1: 4   09-09     Day 2: 5   10-13
43. Kyle Fox               Lakeland, FL             9  20-02  158
Day 1: 4   10-00     Day 2: 5   10-02
44. Bobby Lane Jr.         Lakeland, FL            10  19-13  157
Day 1: 5   09-05     Day 2: 5   10-08
45. Tim Arnold             Cullman, AL             10  19-12  156
Day 1: 5   11-03     Day 2: 5   08-09
46. David Hudson           Jasper, AL              10  19-12  155
Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   08-12
47. Greg Vinson            Wetumpka, AL            10  19-10  154
Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   08-09
48. Alton Jones Jr.        Lorena, TX              10  19-04  153
Day 1: 5   10-06     Day 2: 5   08-14
49. JT Kenney              Palm Bay, FL            10  19-03  152
Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 5   10-03
50. Clayton Batts          Warner Robins, GA       10  19-00  151
Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   09-01
51. Dylan Fulk             Concord, NC             10  18-14  150
Day 1: 5   10-03     Day 2: 5   08-11
52. Jade Keeton            Killen, AL               9  18-13  149
Day 1: 5   09-12     Day 2: 4   09-01
53. Hank Cherry Jr         Maiden, NC              10  18-12  148
Day 1: 5   07-08     Day 2: 5   11-04
54. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA          9  18-10  147
Day 1: 4   06-14     Day 2: 5   11-12
55. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  18-10  146
Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 5   08-05
56. Kevin Hawk             Guntersville, AL        10  18-10  145
Day 1: 5   10-03     Day 2: 5   08-07
57. Terry Scroggins        San Mateo, FL           10  18-09  144
Day 1: 5   08-15     Day 2: 5   09-10
58. Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR         10  18-08  143
Day 1: 5   12-10     Day 2: 5   05-14
59. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH        7  18-04  142
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 2   02-15
60. Shaw Grigsby Jr.       Gainesville, FL         10  18-02  141
Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 5   08-01
61. Jesse Tacoronte        Orlando, FL             10  18-00  140
Day 1: 5   09-12     Day 2: 5   08-04
62. Rick Shannon           Woodlawn, TN            10  17-15  139
Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 5   07-11
63. Shin Fukae             Palestine, TX           10  17-14  138
Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 5   07-13
64. David Williams         Maiden, NC              10  17-13  137
Day 1: 5   11-05     Day 2: 5   06-08
65. Wade Leblanc           Gonzales, LA            10  17-12  136
Day 1: 5   07-02     Day 2: 5   10-10
66. Andrew Slegona Jr      Walker Valley, NY       10  17-12  135
Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 5   07-07
67. Derek Remitz           Grant, AL               10  17-11  134
Day 1: 5   05-13     Day 2: 5   11-14
68. Sandy Melvin           Boca Grande, FL         10  17-11  133
Day 1: 5   09-06     Day 2: 5   08-05
69. Joey Nania             Cropwell, AL            10  17-09  132
Day 1: 5   10-02     Day 2: 5   07-07
70. Kent Biggs             Morristown, TN          10  17-09  131
Day 1: 5   08-08     Day 2: 5   09-01
71. Darrell Davis          Dover, FL               10  17-03  130
Day 1: 5   09-05     Day 2: 5   07-14
72. Tyler Carriere         Youngsville, LA         10  17-01  129
Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 5   08-12
73. Jamey Caldwell         Carthage, NC             9  17-00  128
Day 1: 4   05-07     Day 2: 5   11-09
74. Earnie Jones Jr        Columbia, SC             9  17-00  127
Day 1: 4   11-05     Day 2: 5   05-11
75. Kenta Kimura           Livingston, TX          10  17-00  126
Day 1: 5   08-14     Day 2: 5   08-02
76. Darren Gallaher        Hixson, TN               8  16-13  125
Day 1: 5   12-06     Day 2: 3   04-07
77. William Hensley        Chattaroy, WV            6  16-13  124
Day 1: 2   04-11     Day 2: 4   12-02
78. Jayme Rampey           Liberty, SC             10  16-11  123
Day 1: 5   07-14     Day 2: 5   08-13
79. Cody Detweiler         Orlando, FL             10  16-10  122
Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   06-11
80. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               5  16-04  121
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   16-04
81. Patrick Bone           Cleveland, GA           10  16-04  120
Day 1: 5   09-01     Day 2: 5   07-03
82. Ryan Worthington       Middleburg, FL           9  16-03  119
Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 4   05-10
83. Danny Lavoie           Franklin, GA             9  16-02  118
Day 1: 4   05-12     Day 2: 5   10-06
84. Robbie Latuso          Gonzales, LA             9  16-00  117
Day 1: 4   08-04     Day 2: 5   07-12
85. Stan Gunter            Saluda, SC               7  15-14  116
Day 1: 5   10-03     Day 2: 2   05-11
86. Mike Blalock           Carnesville, GA         10  15-14  115
Day 1: 5   07-02     Day 2: 5   08-12
87. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL            10  15-13  114
Day 1: 5   09-01     Day 2: 5   06-12
88. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL            5  15-11  113
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   15-11
89. Ott DeFoe              Knoxville, TN            9  15-10  112
Day 1: 5   09-10     Day 2: 4   06-00
90. Randall Cnota          Panama City, FL          9  15-10  111
Day 1: 5   09-06     Day 2: 4   06-04
91. Michael Johnson        Talking Rock, GA         6  15-09  110
Day 1: 4   06-13     Day 2: 2   08-12
92. Rob Jordan             Flowery Branch, GA      10  15-09  109
Day 1: 5   07-09     Day 2: 5   08-00
93. Eric Conant            Lakeland, FL             9  15-07  108
Day 1: 4   06-11     Day 2: 5   08-12
94. Roland Martin          Naples, FL               9  15-03  107
Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 4   05-03
95. Chris Lane             Guntersville, AL        10  15-02  106
Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 5   07-07
96. Brent Chitty           Moultrie, GA             9  14-14  105
Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 4   05-10
97. Lane Wright            Loganville, GA           8  14-14  104
Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 5   08-11
98. Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR              10  14-11  103
Day 1: 5   07-07     Day 2: 5   07-04
99. Steve Sennikoff        Forney, TX               7  14-10  102
Day 1: 3   03-12     Day 2: 4   10-14
100. Jeff Cloud             Lubbock, TX              9  14-08  101
Day 1: 5   08-03     Day 2: 4   06-05
101. Arnie Lane             Lakeland, FL            10  14-04  100
Day 1: 5   07-10     Day 2: 5   06-10
102. Scotty Taylor          Prattville, AL           6  14-03   99
Day 1: 4   11-14     Day 2: 2   02-05
103. Marty Nester           Mount Airy, NC           7  14-03   98
Day 1: 5   07-08     Day 2: 2   06-11
104. Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC            8  14-01   97
Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 3   04-02
105. Shane Powell           Midland City, AL        10  14-00   96
Day 1: 5   07-05     Day 2: 5   06-11
106. Chad Morgenthaler      Coulterville, IL         8  13-14   95
Day 1: 4   05-07     Day 2: 4   08-07
107. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL           10  13-13   94
Day 1: 5   06-11     Day 2: 5   07-02
108. Casey Ashley           Donalds, SC             10  13-12   93
Day 1: 5   06-11     Day 2: 5   07-01
109. Bradley Enfinger       Colquitt, GA            10  13-10   92
Day 1: 5   08-08     Day 2: 5   05-02
110. J Todd Tucker          Moultrie, GA             9  13-09   91
Day 1: 4   04-00     Day 2: 5   09-09
111. Gerald Sensabaugh      Gray, TN                 7  13-08   90
Day 1: 2   02-00     Day 2: 5   11-08
112. Jimmie Murphy          Ocala, FL                8  13-02   89
Day 1: 3   02-13     Day 2: 5   10-05
113. Todd Murray            Prarrieville, LA         9  13-02   88
Day 1: 5   07-04     Day 2: 4   05-14
114. David Walker           Sevierville, TN          8  13-01   87
Day 1: 3   03-01     Day 2: 5   10-00
115. William Shipes         Williston, SC            7  12-11   86
Day 1: 5   05-09     Day 2: 2   07-02
116. Garrett Rocamora       Lithia, FL               9  12-09   85
Day 1: 5   08-01     Day 2: 4   04-08
117. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL              9  12-09   84
Day 1: 5   07-00     Day 2: 4   05-09
118. Chase Brooks           Iraan, TX                9  12-09   83
Day 1: 5   06-11     Day 2: 4   05-14
119. Mike Jackson           San Mateo, FL            8  12-08   82
Day 1: 3   04-03     Day 2: 5   08-05
120. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           7  12-07   81
Day 1: 2   04-07     Day 2: 5   08-00
121. Jimmy Mason            Rogersville, AL          9  12-07   80
Day 1: 5   07-15     Day 2: 4   04-08
122. Joshua Cook            Clarksville, TN          6  11-14   79
Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 1   01-04
123. Jeff Holland           Winter Springs, FL       7  11-09   78
Day 1: 5   06-08     Day 2: 2   05-01
124. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN            9  11-08   77
Day 1: 5   07-00     Day 2: 4   04-08
125. Brooks Forsyth         Hester, LA               8  11-08   76
Day 1: 5   05-14     Day 2: 3   05-10
126. Sean Brehm             Eddyville, KY            7  11-06   75
Day 1: 2   02-11     Day 2: 5   08-11
127. Matt Henry             Milledgeville, GA        8  10-14   74
Day 1: 5   07-13     Day 2: 3   03-01
128. Alan Ives              Welaka, FL               4  10-13   73
Day 1: 4   10-13     Day 2: 0   00-00
129. Darrell Pons           Gainesville, FL          7  10-11   72
Day 1: 5   07-00     Day 2: 2   03-11
130. Jeffrey Brooks         Boca Raton, FL           5  10-08   71
Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 0   00-00
131. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  10-05   70
Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 2   04-02
132. Jim Garrett            Tyrone, GA               7  10-04   69
Day 1: 5   08-00     Day 2: 2   02-04
133. Trait Crist            Fort Worth, TX           5  10-03   68
Day 1: 1   03-14     Day 2: 4   06-05
134. Stephen Rogers         Prattville, AL           5  10-02   67
Day 1: 5   10-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
135. Duane Pittman          Prairieville, LA         8  10-01   66
Day 1: 4   04-14     Day 2: 4   05-03
136. Byron Kenney Jr        Griffin , GA             6  09-05   65
Day 1: 5   08-09     Day 2: 1   00-12
137. Red Flowers            Deland, FL               5  09-04   64
Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 0   00-00
138. Donna Bilbrey          Crossville, TN           4  09-02   63
Day 1: 2   01-14     Day 2: 2   07-04
139. William Blanton        Fayetteville, NC         7  08-15   62
Day 1: 2   02-15     Day 2: 5   06-00
140. Thomas Jones           Gainesville, FL          7  08-13   61
Day 1: 3   03-10     Day 2: 4   05-03
141. Paul Gettys            Due West, SC             7  08-09   60
Day 1: 5   06-02     Day 2: 2   02-07
142. Kendall Newson         Lagrange, GA             6  08-05   59
Day 1: 4   04-11     Day 2: 2   03-10
143. Ronnie Green           Sebring, FL              6  08-03   58
Day 1: 4   04-13     Day 2: 2   03-06
144. Paul Elias             Laurel, MS               5  08-00   57
Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 3   04-09
145. Jon Englund            Farwell, MN              5  08-00   56
Day 1: 2   04-08     Day 2: 3   03-08
146. Bob Behrle             Hoover, AL               5  07-13   55
Day 1: 5   07-13     Day 2: 0   00-00
146. Timmy Reneau           Del Rio, TX              5  07-13   55
Day 1: 5   07-13     Day 2: 0   00-00
148. John Brazzell          Ocoee, FL                7  07-12   53
Day 1: 2   02-08     Day 2: 5   05-04
149. Randy Elliott          Bowie, MD                4  07-11   52
Day 1: 2   02-03     Day 2: 2   05-08
150. Bud Morin Jr           Saint Cloud, FL          4  07-10   51
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 4   07-10
151. Bruce Whitmire         Channelview, TX          6  07-08   50
Day 1: 2   02-09     Day 2: 4   04-15
152. Wil Hardy II           Harlem, GA               5  07-07   49
Day 1: 5   07-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
153. Colby Flinn            Linden, TN               5  07-04   48
Day 1: 5   07-04     Day 2: 0   00-00
154. Derek Yasinski         Senoia, GA               3  07-01   47
Day 1: 3   07-01     Day 2: 0   00-00
155. Larry Garner           Cottondale, AL           6  06-13   46
Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 3   03-02
156. John Marshall          Easley, SC               6  06-08   45
Day 1: 5   05-07     Day 2: 1   01-01
157. Gary Clouse            La Vergne, TN            5  06-07   44
Day 1: 4   05-08     Day 2: 1   00-15
158. Warren Barnes Jr       Rockmart, GA             3  06-06   43
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-06
159. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              5  05-14   42
Day 1: 5   05-14     Day 2: 0   00-00
160. Ken Bearden            Lagrange, GA             5  05-07   41
Day 1: 3   03-00     Day 2: 2   02-07
161. Tim Foster             Louisville, KY           3  05-06   40
Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 0   00-00
162. Chris Cline            Stafford, VA             4  05-04   39
Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 3   04-00
163. James Bailey           Warrenton, VA            3  04-15   38
Day 1: 2   03-11     Day 2: 1   01-04
164. Randy Morrison         Piedmont, SC             3  04-11   37
Day 1: 2   02-14     Day 2: 1   01-13
165. Gerry Brousseau        Naples, FL               4  04-05   36
Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 3   03-04
166. Eric Silverstrim       Indian Mound, TN         2  03-15   35
Day 1: 2   03-15     Day 2: 0   00-00
167. Donald Herwick III     Springboro, OH           3  03-07   34
Day 1: 2   02-00     Day 2: 1   01-07
168. Rich Howes             Oviedo, FL               1  03-01   33
Day 1: 1   03-01     Day 2: 0   00-00
169. Joe Clements           Saint Cloud, FL          2  02-14   32
Day 1: 2   02-14     Day 2: 0   00-00
170. Clay Dyer              Fayetteville, TN         2  02-03   31
Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 1   01-00
171. Brad Knight            Lancing, TN              2  01-12   30
Day 1: 2   01-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
172. Jason Patterson        Bluffton, IN             1  01-12   29
Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
173. Jimmy Hayes            Fayetteville, NC         2  01-09   28
Day 1: 2   01-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
174. Richard Langley        Danielsville, GA         1  01-06   27
Day 1: 1   01-06     Day 2: 0   00-00
175. Bill Walls             Spring, TX               1  00-12   26
Day 1: 1   00-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
176. Anthony Ford           New Smyrna, FL           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
176. Mike Kernan            Wylie, TX                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
176. Toby Lillard           Clarksville, TN          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
176. Russell Ludwig IV      Auburn, GA               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
176. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
176. Van Soles              Haines City, FL          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
176. Chris Zaldain          San Jose, CA             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       116       729      1454-12
2        99       655      1272-15
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215      1384      2727-11

2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open – Alabama River Presented by Allstate 4/16-4/18
Alabama River, Prattville  AL.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Matthew Olley          Crestview, FL            6  15-11  200
Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 3   10-05
2.  Steve Callins          Deatsville, AL           6  15-10  199
Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   07-08
3.  Jason Rice             Swannanoa, NC            6  15-04  198
Day 1: 3   07-03     Day 2: 3   08-01
4.  Mark Bartosch          Clarksville, TN          6  15-02  197
Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 3   06-12
5.  Chris Moody            Brooks, GA               5  14-10  196
Day 1: 2   04-03     Day 2: 3   10-07
6.  Logan Latuso           Gonzales, LA             6  14-09  195
Day 1: 3   07-02     Day 2: 3   07-07
7.  David Blanton          Wilmington, NC           6  14-08  194
Day 1: 3   07-03     Day 2: 3   07-05
8.  Scott Byrd             Ocklawaha, FL            6  14-07  193
Day 1: 3   09-02     Day 2: 3   05-05
9.  Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS          6  14-07  192
Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 3   08-08
10. Larry Beauboeuf        Bossier City, LA         6  14-05  191
Day 1: 3   08-13     Day 2: 3   05-08
11. Jim Keith              Newberry, FL             6  14-05  190
Day 1: 3   05-09     Day 2: 3   08-12
12. Ronald Young           Winter Haven, FL         6  14-03  189
Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 3   08-08
13. Taylor Schneider       Matthews, NC             6  14-01  188   $1,456.00
Day 1: 3   09-15     Day 2: 3   04-02
14. Marlon Crowder         Tampa, FL                6  13-09  187   $1,335.00
Day 1: 3   07-08     Day 2: 3   06-01
15. Radney Atchison        Prattville, AL           6  13-06  186   $1,213.00
Day 1: 3   07-09     Day 2: 3   05-13
16. John Armour            Kissimmee, FL            6  13-05  185   $1,092.00
Day 1: 3   07-07     Day 2: 3   05-14
17. Kenneth Moore          Red Oak, TX              4  13-03  184     $999.00
Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 3   11-15
18. Steven Johnson         Prattville, AL           5  12-14  183     $728.00
Day 1: 3   06-11     Day 2: 2   06-03
19. Brian Dotson           Middleburg, FL           6  12-11  182     $728.00
Day 1: 3   07-14     Day 2: 3   04-13
20. Tyler Boyle            Sterrett, AL             6  12-09  181     $607.00
Day 1: 3   06-06     Day 2: 3   06-03
21. Christopher Murphy     Warrenton, VA            6  12-06  180     $516.00
Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 3   06-15
22. Don Ramsey             Orlando, FL              5  12-05  179     $516.00
Day 1: 3   09-06     Day 2: 2   02-15
23. Larry Mullikin         Lauderhill, FL           6  12-05  178     $516.00
Day 1: 3   04-10     Day 2: 3   07-11
24. Doug Workman           Cleveland, GA            5  12-02  177     $516.00
Day 1: 2   01-14     Day 2: 3   10-04
25. Carlton Tipp Jr        Grand Bay, AL            6  11-13  176     $516.00
Day 1: 3   04-06     Day 2: 3   07-07
26. Travis Kelehan         Broussard, LA            6  11-09  175     $516.00
Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 3   03-14
27. David Glenn            Auburndale, FL           5  11-09  174     $516.00
Day 1: 3   07-04     Day 2: 2   04-05
28. Mandel Pettus          Sound Beach, NY          6  11-06  173     $516.00
Day 1: 3   07-13     Day 2: 3   03-09
29. Steve Thrash           Prattville, AL           5  11-06  172     $516.00
Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 3   07-04
30. William Wood           Sylacauga, AL            6  11-05  171     $516.00
Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 3   05-01
31. Lane Guy               Sylacauga, AL            4  11-03  170     $516.00
Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 1   02-13
32. Russell McGuairt       Round Rock, TX           6  11-02  169     $516.00
Day 1: 3   07-14     Day 2: 3   03-04
33. Joe Koch               Kewaskum, WI             6  11-01  168     $516.00
Day 1: 3   04-04     Day 2: 3   06-13
34. John Moon              Brookeland, TX           5  10-14  167     $516.00
Day 1: 3   03-03     Day 2: 2   07-11
35. Angelo Padilla         Deland, FL               5  10-12  166     $516.00
Day 1: 2   02-11     Day 2: 3   08-01
36. Phil Thalheimer        Raleigh, NC              5  10-11  165     $516.00
Day 1: 3   07-07     Day 2: 2   03-04
37. Kain Shelton           Dayton, TN               6  10-11  164     $516.00
Day 1: 3   03-09     Day 2: 3   07-02
38. Steven Roosen          Charlotte, NC            4  10-10  163     $516.00
Day 1: 3   08-13     Day 2: 1   01-13
39. Kenny Sammons          Pinetta, FL              5  10-10  162     $516.00
Day 1: 3   07-04     Day 2: 2   03-06
40. Daniel Parks           Greer, SC                5  10-10  161     $516.00
Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 3   07-03
41. Mike Spears            Jasper, AL               6  10-09  160
Day 1: 3   04-13     Day 2: 3   05-12
42. Kevin Booty            Dequincy, LA             4  10-05  159
Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 3   08-04
43. Bailey Boutries        Daphne, AL               5  10-02  158
Day 1: 2   02-07     Day 2: 3   07-11
44. Ty Story               Prattville, AL           5  10-00  157
Day 1: 2   02-12     Day 2: 3   07-04
45. Benjie Seaborn         Guin, AL                 6  09-11  156
Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 3   04-05
46. Colton Hinson          Hohenwald, TN            6  09-10  155
Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 3   04-15
47. David Eden             Adams, TN                4  09-09  154
Day 1: 3   07-14     Day 2: 1   01-11
48. Kevin Murphy           Orange Beach, AL         6  09-09  153
Day 1: 3   06-02     Day 2: 3   03-07
49. BJ Garrett             Montgomery, AL           6  09-08  152
Day 1: 3   03-01     Day 2: 3   06-07
50. Linda Higginbotham     Palm Coast, FL           6  09-08  151
Day 1: 3   05-09     Day 2: 3   03-15
51. Craig Cavanna          Spring Hill, FL          4  09-07  150
Day 1: 2   04-01     Day 2: 2   05-06
52. Bobby Poncev           Boca Raton, FL           4  09-06  149
Day 1: 3   06-10     Day 2: 1   02-12
53. Gerald Robbins Jr.     Asheboro, NC             5  09-06  148
Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 2   03-12
54. Dalton Darnell         Deatsville, AL           6  09-06    0
Day 1: 3   04-02     Day 2: 3   05-04
55. Grant Bennett          Athens, AL               6  09-05  146
Day 1: 3   05-13     Day 2: 3   03-08
56. Greg Mauldin           Archdale, NC             6  09-05  145
Day 1: 3   04-10     Day 2: 3   04-11
57. Gary Henry             Conyers, GA              6  09-03  144
Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 3   05-08
58. Stephen Sennikoff Jr.  Forney, TX               4  09-02  143
Day 1: 3   08-04     Day 2: 1   00-14
59. Dan Green              Prattville, AL           5  09-01    0
Day 1: 3   06-11     Day 2: 2   02-06
60. Joel Mayfield          Perkinston, MS           6  09-00  141
Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 3   05-05
61. Justin Swindle         Kimberly, AL             6  09-00  140
Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 3   03-14
62. Jamie Higdon           Calera, AL               5  08-15  139
Day 1: 3   04-05     Day 2: 2   04-10
63. Fredrick Requarth      Dayton, OH               5  08-13  138
Day 1: 3   04-10     Day 2: 2   04-03
64. Mitchell Cardell       Griffin, GA              5  08-13  137
Day 1: 3   04-06     Day 2: 2   04-07
65. Anthony Johnson        Lincolnton, NC           5  08-11  136
Day 1: 2   02-02     Day 2: 3   06-09
66. David Bourque          Gonzales, LA             5  08-09  135
Day 1: 2   03-04     Day 2: 3   05-05
67. Don Johnson            Deatsville, AL           5  08-08  134
Day 1: 2   04-13     Day 2: 3   03-11
68. Eulon Lee Jr.          Montgomery, AL           4  08-07  133
Day 1: 3   07-06     Day 2: 1   01-01
69. Walley Grant           Melrose , FL             5  08-06  132
Day 1: 2   02-04     Day 2: 3   06-02
70. Shawn Hendrix          Sharpsburg, GA           5  08-04  131
Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 2   03-08
71. Rick Harris Jr         San Angelo, TX           5  08-02  130
Day 1: 3   04-06     Day 2: 2   03-12
72. JJ Polak               Covington, GA            4  07-15  129
Day 1: 3   06-14     Day 2: 1   01-01
73. Will Major             Port Allen, LA           6  07-15  128
Day 1: 3   03-01     Day 2: 3   04-14
74. David Barrett          Scottsburg, IN           5  07-15  127
Day 1: 2   04-06     Day 2: 3   03-09
75. Allen Robbins III      Asheboro, NC             6  07-13  126
Day 1: 3   03-13     Day 2: 3   04-00
76. Brad Gandee            Mcdonough, GA            6  07-12  125
Day 1: 3   03-03     Day 2: 3   04-09
77. Jason Mccormick        Knoxville, TN            5  07-10  124
Day 1: 3   03-05     Day 2: 2   04-05
78. Ralph Logan            Hemphill, TX             5  07-09  123
Day 1: 2   02-01     Day 2: 3   05-08
79. Robert Hatfield        Morehead, KY             5  07-09  122
Day 1: 3   03-15     Day 2: 2   03-10
80. Wayne Murphy           Monroe, GA               5  07-08  121
Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 2   02-06
81. Travis Dehart          Greenville, SC           5  07-08  120
Day 1: 2   02-10     Day 2: 3   04-14
82. James Hatch            Gainesville, FL          5  07-08  119
Day 1: 2   03-09     Day 2: 3   03-15
83. Tim White              Vicksburg, MI            4  07-06  118
Day 1: 2   02-04     Day 2: 2   05-02
84. Dwayne Boyce           Covington, GA            5  07-06  117
Day 1: 3   04-00     Day 2: 2   03-06
85. Andy Leslie            Prattville, AL           4  07-06  116
Day 1: 1   03-08     Day 2: 3   03-14
86. Robbie Anderson        Crystal River, FL        5  07-05  115
Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 2   01-14
87. Tommy Gunn Jr          Cusseta, AL              6  07-05  114
Day 1: 3   03-02     Day 2: 3   04-03
88. Matthew Alter          Tyndall Afb, FL          3  07-04  113
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-04
89. Joe Moore              Kissimmee, FL            4  07-03  112
Day 1: 1   01-05     Day 2: 3   05-14
90. Paul Hanley            Sanford, FL              4  07-01  111
Day 1: 3   05-12     Day 2: 1   01-05
91. Ryan Wilson            Byhalia, MS              4  07-01  110
Day 1: 2   05-05     Day 2: 2   01-12
92. Scott Giddens          Douglasville, GA         3  07-00  109
Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 1   03-13
93. William Turner         Deatsville, AL           3  06-15  108
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-15
94. Chuck Cunningham       Wellford, SC             6  06-14  107
Day 1: 3   03-06     Day 2: 3   03-08
95. Meredith Havird        Chappells, SC            4  06-13  106
Day 1: 1   00-15     Day 2: 3   05-14
96. Paul Spellman          Fredericksburg, VA       3  06-11  105
Day 1: 3   06-11     Day 2: 0   00-00
97. Joshua Bauer           Random Lake, WI          3  06-10  104
Day 1: 1   00-13     Day 2: 2   05-13
98. Jay West               Canton, GA               5  06-09  103
Day 1: 2   01-14     Day 2: 3   04-11
99. Alan Engberg           Greenville, AL           6  06-08  102
Day 1: 3   03-02     Day 2: 3   03-06
100. Billy Wilson           Deatsville, AL           4  06-06  101
Day 1: 2   04-11     Day 2: 2   01-11
101. Steve Lipham           Opelika, AL              4  06-03  100
Day 1: 3   03-14     Day 2: 1   02-05
102. John Bomar             Hahira, GA               3  06-01   99
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-01
102. Raymond Loupe          Baton Rouge, LA          3  06-01   99
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-01
104. Ken Sharkey            Spring Lake, MI          3  06-01   97
Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 1   01-15
105. Mike Wisnewski         Melbourne, FL            3  06-00   96
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-00
106. Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           4  06-00   95
Day 1: 1   00-15     Day 2: 3   05-01
107. Keith Jones            Newport News, VA         4  06-00   94
Day 1: 3   04-15     Day 2: 1   01-01
108. Darrell Hille          Springfield, TN          4  05-15   93
Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 1   01-03
109. Jonathan Barnette      Jasper, AL               3  05-15   92
Day 1: 1   03-13     Day 2: 2   02-02
110. Paul Palmer            Madisonville, TN         4  05-14   91
Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 3   04-11
111. Scap Cicero            Wetumpka, AL             4  05-11   90
Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 1   01-00
112. Judy Reneau            Del Rio, TX              3  05-10   89
Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 0   00-00
113. Ryan Simmons           Crestview, FL            4  05-07   88
Day 1: 3   03-14     Day 2: 1   01-09
114. Wesley Sullivan III    Dawsonville, GA          5  05-07   87
Day 1: 3   03-07     Day 2: 2   02-00
115. Scott Mcdaniel         Bonaire, GA              4  05-06   86
Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 3   04-03
116. Josh Walden            Hartwell, GA             3  05-06   85
Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 2   04-02
117. Glenn Deal             Headland, AL             3  05-04   84
Day 1: 3   05-04     Day 2: 0   00-00
118. Eugene Stinson         Dry Branch, GA           5  05-04   83
Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 2   01-09
119. Luke Koch              Campbellsport, WI        3  05-03   82
Day 1: 3   05-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
120. Todd Gordon            Horton, AL               4  05-03   81
Day 1: 3   03-14     Day 2: 1   01-05
121. Jeremy Doyle           Tuscaloosa, AL           3  05-01   80
Day 1: 3   05-01     Day 2: 0   00-00
122. Jeremy Goodwyn         Bowling Green, FL        4  05-01   79
Day 1: 3   03-07     Day 2: 1   01-10
123. James Topmiller III    Orlando, FL              4  05-01   78
Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 2   02-11
124. David Abbott           Loudon, TN               1  05-00   77
Day 1: 1   05-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
125. Bill Bonner            Wetumpka, AL             3  04-15   76
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   04-15
126. Mark Bell              Pewee Valley, KY         3  04-14   75
Day 1: 3   04-14     Day 2: 0   00-00
126. Terry Law              Tavares, FL              3  04-14   75
Day 1: 3   04-14     Day 2: 0   00-00
128. Steven Crafton         Clarksville, TN          4  04-12   73
Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 1   01-01
129. Chad Christensen       Alpine, UT               4  04-10   72
Day 1: 1   01-04     Day 2: 3   03-06
130. Jenny Sander           Byron, GA                4  04-09   71
Day 1: 1   01-02     Day 2: 3   03-07
131. Douglas Davis Jr       Chipley, FL              4  04-07   70
Day 1: 1   00-14     Day 2: 3   03-09
132. Joel Parsons           Weaverville, NC          2  04-07   69
Day 1: 1   03-06     Day 2: 1   01-01
133. Cameron Mercer         Deatsville, AL           2  04-07   68
Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 1   02-08
134. Bill Hutchison Jr.     Bessemer, AL             2  04-02   67
Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
135. Bill Capps             Auburn, AL               1  03-14   66
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-14
136. Ryan Crawley           Troy, AL                 4  03-14   65
Day 1: 3   02-12     Day 2: 1   01-02
137. Kevin Etienne          Orange Park, FL          4  03-12   64
Day 1: 2   01-14     Day 2: 2   01-14
138. Jalen Conner           Tuscaloosa, AL           3  03-11   63
Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 0   00-00
139. Sam Fish               Alexander City, AL       3  03-09   62
Day 1: 3   03-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
140. Gerald Williams        Maiden, NC

WALMART FLW TOUR PRO SOLES WITHDRAWS FROM TOUR, REPLACED BY GERARD

WALMART FLW TOUR PRO SOLES WITHDRAWS FROM TOUR, REPLACED BY GERARD
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MINNEAPOLIS (April 17, 2015) – Walmart FLW Tour pro Van Soles of Haines City, Florida, informed FLW of his decision Friday to withdraw from the remaining four regular-season FLW Tour events in the 2015 season. Joe Gerard of Concordia, Kansas, a 12-year veteran of the Rayovac FLW Series, has agreed to replace Soles on Tour and will fish the remaining four events this season. The full tournament field will remain at 154.
In addition to competing for the top prize of $125,000 at each FLW Tour event, 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.

Region 2 Gaston Gaston Results March 29th 2015

Region 2 Gaston
1 B.Morris M.Morris 18.39
2 R. Tweedy R. Rowland 18.16
3 B. Atkins C. Davis 17.40
4 M. Bowling M. Hentwole 15.92
5 B.Herrdon R. Waterman 15.63
6 B. Harlow P. Harlow 15.19
7 J.Gaford E. Fore 13.88
8 T. Axt H. Axt 13.52
9 F. Sipe D. Perry 13.29
10 R.Castillo T. Mascle 13.02
11 T. Lee J. Lee 12.58
12 T. Taylor A. Miller 12.20
13 J. Lugar B. Harold 11.72
14 T. Trent R. Trent 10.76
15 K. Sterne L. White 10.41
16 T. Bates J. Augenbrisht 8.19
17 J. Sipe D. Hanson 7.92
18 P. Newman L. Witt 7.78
19 S. Acree N. Fisher 5.58
20 J. Swink J. Bandsl 2.57

Liberty Leads College Championship

Liberty Leads College Championship

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – A 22-pound, 2-ounce stringer anchored by a 7-pound, 9-ounce largemouth boosted Liberty University’s Travis Rulle and Caleb Eppler into the opening-round lead of the FLW College Fishing National Championship presented by Lowrance Insight Genesis College Cup here on Lake Murray.

Rulle and Eppler were the last anglers to weigh in on day one, and their five-fish limit gave them a lead of more than 3 pounds ahead of Eastern Kentucky University veterans Kyler Raymer and Ethan Snyder, who had 18-15. The surprise team of the tournament so far is Colorado Mesa University’s Josh Worth and Kennedy Kinkade, who brought in 18-10 despite never having fished east of the Mississippi River before. Worth and Kinkade are in third place, followed by Cade Laufenberg and Wyatt Stout of Winona State University, and Ben Curry and Tim Ward of Auburn University, both teams with 17-8.

“I caught the 7-9 fairly early in the day, but we caught fish off and on all day and culled six or seven fish,” says Rulle. “We have a couple of shallow-water patterns going, but the bigger fish came from deeper water adjacent to the shallower water we’re keying on. I say shallow – it’s about 10 feet deep on average.”

Had Rulle not caught the biggest bass of the tournament so far, it would have cost them about 4 pounds and still kept them near the top, notes Eppler.

“We were a bit surprised they bit as well as they did,” adds Eppler, an exercise science major. “We thought the weather would set them back a bit, but even so we have backup plans for every condition we thought we might encounter. We feel pretty good about our chances of fishing Saturday [in the championship round of 10].”

The Liberty pair is fishing the main lake and creeks, but wouldn’t elaborate on the pattern or lures.

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Clausen Joins Dirty Jigs

 Bridgford Foods pro Luke Clausen shows of a Florida stud. He finished fifth and added to his history of success on Toho this week. 

Walmart FLW Tour pro Luke Clausen has joined “Team Dirty,” the national pro-staff for Dirty Jigs Tackle. Clausen will work to promote the line of flipping, pitching, football and swim jigs, along with new products set to be released in the near future.

“Dirty Jigs have been a part of my arsenal since I discovered them several years ago,” says Clausen. “They are the only jigs out there with the attention to detail that I require to fish at the highest level. From the colors offered to the quality of the all of the products, Dirty Jigs are the best on the market.”

“We are excited to have someone join our team with the years of experience and tournament success that Luke has,” says Curtis Demerath, owner of Dirty Jigs. “He is a perfect complement to join fellow FLW Tour pro Scott Canterbury and Matt Allen of Tactical Bassin.’  We have multiple Signature Series baits in the works for each of them that will expand our offerings and will develop new product types that we do not currently offer”

For more information on Dirty Jigs Tackle, visit dirtyjigstackle.com.

For more information on Luke Clausen, visit LukeClausenFishing.com.

Bedrug, Team Top This Launch Pro-Staff

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 Bedrug Bed Liners

Bedrug and Team Top This have joined forces to sponsor a team of professional anglers.

“We are looking forward to participating in a great industry led by two premier organizations, FLW and B.A.S.S.,” says Bedrug National Sales Manager Mike Timmons. “Partnering with a team of true professionals fits well with our company and brand.”

The team will include:

Kevin Stewart is a third-year pro on the Walmart FLW Tour and participant in the Southern B.A.S.S. Opens in 2015.

Cody Meyer has been one of the most consistent anglers on the Walmart FLW Tour since his first year in 2009.  In 2014, Meyer finished runner-up in the Angler of the Year race by only a few points.

Jimmy Reese, another Californian, is no stranger to the national tournament scene. After primarily a regional tournament career, Reese is going all in this year as he works to become one of the top anglers on the Walmart FLW Tour.

Mark Lassagne, another new team member, will be competing in the Rayovac FLW Series events and B.A.S.S. Southern Opens.

Billy Hines is also fishing the Rayovac FLW Series and B.A.S.S. Southern Opens.

Chuck Kavros is the president of Top This and is fishing his second season on the Walmart FLW Tour.

 

For more information about Bedrug, go to bedrug.com. Follow Team Top This on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

New Contour Elite and SmartStrike Editions now available

New Contour Elite and SmartStrike Editions now available

EUFAULA, AL (April 16, 2015) – Now is the time to take your fishing to the next level. 2015 editions for the Contour Elite computer software and SmartStrike predictive search micro cards for ONIX are now available.

Anglers armed with these two revolutionary fishing tools can double their success when searching for more productive fishing locations. It’s like having your own personal fishing guide with decades of experience all at your fingertips.

 

Contour Elite

 

NEW FOR 2015:

 

Contour Elite is a state-of-the-art computer software program designed to put you on fish. Paired with the most accurate lake data available means you can be more productive by fishing smarter.

Conduct searches for specific species based on season, time of day, water conditions, cloud cover, and wind. Search depth, slope, structure, sun & current exposure, aspect, distance to key features, and more with ease.

Visit our Contour Elite product page for more information on the edition that best fits your fishing area. See all of the new lakes, additional features, images, lake lists, lake elevations, PC compatibility and more.

SmartStrike

 

NEW FOR 2015:

 

Conduct Searches for the best fishing locations with the SmartStrike Map Card. SmartStrike takes you straight to the action by showing you where the fish are biting at any given moment. Based on search parameters like season, time of day, weather conditions, and fish species, SmartStrike highlights areas on high definition lake maps where your prey is most likely to be located- before you even wet a line. Full search functionality is exclusive to High-Definition waters only.

 

Visit our SmartStrike product page for more information on the edition that best fits your fishing area. See all of the new lakes, additional features, images, lake lists, and more.

 

SmartStrike map cards work exclusively with Humminbird ONIX