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Keepin’ It Real…and Local

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Keepin’ It Real…and Local
 
Keepin’ It Real…and Local

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Keweenaw Tackle Company lends a hand so others can achieve their full potential 
Traverse City, MI (April 9, 2015) – When you look up the word “business” in the dictionary, one definition says: The practice of making one’s living by engaging in commerce.Even for some of the smallest of companies in the fishing industry, business is, well, business, and amassing the all-mighty dollar often wins out over all other motivations.

But let’s go behind the scenes of the production of Keweenaw (KEE-wi-naw) Tackle Company’s Fin-Wing. You know: “The Lure that Swims”, which was created in the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula’s “Copper Country’s” Keweenaw Peninsula in 1948.

What’s so unique about this bait besides its wide-wobbling, fish-attracting, spoon-meets-swimbait action? The fact that the entire bait was not only developed in, but remains manufactured and assembled right here in the good ol’ U. S. of A. – start to finish.

First, let’s talk about the snipping and stamping of its high-quality steel. The so-called blacksmithing takes place in Minnesota, the Land of 10,000 Lakes. And then there’s the craft of applying topnotch coats of classic-hue paints. Yep, the same state’s where that happens, too.

Now, here’s where the plot thickens – the assembly of the split-ring and high-grade hook, as well as packaging and shipping.

Not a big deal?

Well, let us introduce you to the “Goodwill Industries of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Inc”. Their mission: Helping people achieve their full potential through the power of work.

Here in Calumet, Michigan, just a few miles from where the Fin-Wing was first forged, people with disabilities get paid, receive vocational training and other benefits all while contributing to commerce. Not only do the employees here earn cash, they build pride and confidence while being part of a highly productive team. And trust that this spills out into the Calumet community in a positive way.

“There are so many benefits from employing the dedicated staff at Goodwill,” says Keweenaw Tackle’s President, Dale Elliott. “Fin-Wing has a perfect profile to provide growth in an area that, overall, is considered depressed. It’s a win-win.

“Besides that, the Fin-Wing was invented in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and it makes sense that it is made there.”

So what are the duties of the folks employed by Goodwill Industries of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Inc? Receiving Fin-Wing customer orders and then computer assembling, packaging, and shipping.

“It’s a great opportunity for folks with non-defined motor skills,” says Keith Stenger, manager of the Calumet’s work center. “There are so many diverse jobs on so many different levels. And we can match the skills needed to the person at hand.

“This work could have gone anyplace other than the community of its roots, but Keweenaw Tackle kept it local…literally right where it was invented. And the company is very committed to what we are doing here, as well as dedicated to our cause.”

Made in the USA and assembled in Michigan. That’s what Fin-Wing is all about. Oh, and they catch fish, too.

 

Iaconelli Takes Lead On Guntersville With ‘Magical’ Opening Day

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Iaconelli Takes Lead On Guntersville With ‘Magical’ Opening Day

Michael Iaconelli of Pittsgrove, N.J., takes the lead on the first day of the Diet Mtn Dew Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville, bringing 28 pounds, 2 ounces to the scales. 

Photo by Gary Tramontina/Bassmaster

April 9, 2015

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Iaconelli Takes Lead On Guntersville With ‘Magical’ Opening Day

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. – Michael Iaconelli arrived in Alabama Sunday limping on a swollen right ankle, and he went to bed Wednesday night worried the fish he had found in practice would disappear due to rapidly rising water temperatures.

But neither issue was a problem once he hit the water Thursday morning.

Iaconelli had what he called a “magical day” in the Diet Mtn Dew Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville, taking the opening-round lead with five bass that weighed 28 pounds, 2 ounces. The New Jersey pro’s best single-day catch in recent memory was one of many head-turners on a day when it took 21-0 to crack the Top 20.

Kelly Jordon (26-1), Bernie Schultz (25- 8), Skeet Reese (24-15) and Kelley Jaye (24- 4) rounded out the Top 5 with eye-popping catches of their own.

“The water temperature in practice on Monday was 60 degrees,” said Iaconelli, who injured his ankle during last month’s Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River presented by STARK Cultural Venues in Texas. “By Wednesday, it was 65 to 67 degrees. That’s a huge difference, and I kind of knew those fish I found in practice were going to go away.”

Rather than going completely back to the drawing board, Iaconelli just moved with the fish.

“Today, I tried to visualize where they went,” he said. “Knowing the water went up six or seven degrees, I knew they didn’t go deeper. Everything wants to spawn right now, and I tried to visualize the route they would take.”

Iaconelli, who is often much more open with details of how he’s catching fish during tournaments than other anglers, wouldn’t say much about his techniques Thursday. He said he wasn’t sight fishing for bedding fish like many of the other top anglers, and he said he was fishing “all new water” with a “new bait.”

“I marked about 30 fish on beds during practice, and I’m not saying I won’t have to do that eventually,” said Iaconelli, who won an Elite Series event on Guntersville in 2006. “But that’s not my strength. That would be like telling Kevin VanDam (a noted power fisherman) to go out finesse fishing.”

The fact that Iaconelli is not sight fishing for spawning bass might play to his advantage if thunderstorms and heavy rains move into the region Thursday night and Friday morning as predicted. That nasty weather could cause headaches for anglers like Jordon and Schultz, who relied heavily on spawning fish during the opening round.

Jordon struggled early with a sight fishing game plan Thursday, only to see it come together rapidly after 10:30 a.m. as he culled his way up to 26-1. But he’s worried about what a nasty bout of thunderstorms could do to the fish he’s depending on.

“The thunderstorms will run the fish off the beds,” said Jordon, who finished first in a Bassmaster Tour event on Guntersville in 2006. “I mean it is what it is. But man, it sure would be more fun if they’d just hold off a little while.”

Schultz also targeted shallow spawners for a catch of 25-8 that included two bass over 6 pounds. The second 6-pounder almost didn’t make it in his boat after wrapping around his trolling motor shaft and forcing him to pull the line in by hand.

He said stormy weather could take the all-important “sight” element out of his sight fishing.

“It’s not going to help, because you won’t be able to see the fish,” Schultz said. “With the bigger fish, you’ve got to look at them and really work them. They’re not easy. They’re just not aggressive at all.”

No one was more surprised to see Reese find his way into the Top 5 than Reese himself.

After a particularly tough practice, the popular California pro decided to do something “completely different” Thursday. It resulted in a catch of 24-15 that he said could have been even better.

“I lost two big ones today that would have been nice to have,” said Reese, winner of the 2010 Elite Series Southern Challenge on Guntersville. “But to catch almost 25 pounds after the practice I had, I’m tickled to death. I’ll go out tomorrow, put the raingear on and see what happens.”

The 113-angler field will be trimmed to the Top 53 after Friday’s round. Take-off is scheduled for 6:15 a.m. from Guntersville City Harbor, with the weigh-in scheduled back at the launch site at 3 p.m.

WALMART FLW TOUR SET FOR ANNUAL TREK TO BEAVER LAKE

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WALMART FLW TOUR SET FOR ANNUAL TREK TO BEAVER LAKE
Local pro angler Travis Fox of Rogers, Arkansas, finished in fourth place when the Walmart FLW Tour visited Beaver Lake in 2014.
WALMART FLW TOUR SET FOR ANNUAL TREK TO BEAVER LAKE
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Local pro expects spawn to be main factor for anglers
ROGERS, Ark. (April 9, 2015) – The third tournament of the 20th anniversary season of the Walmart FLW Tour, the most competitive tour in professional bass-fishing, kicks off April 23-26 with the Walmart FLW Tour at Beaver Lake presented by Rayovac. Hosted by the Rogers Convention & Visitors Bureau, the tournament will feature 154 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and up to $25,000 cash in the co-angler division.
“Beaver Lake is fishing really good right now,” said FLW Tour pro Travis Fox of Rogers, Arkansas, who finished this event in fourth place last year. “Competitors in this tournament are going to be able to catch them from one end of the lake to the other. I’ve heard some recent reports that the fish are already starting to get on beds, so I think that we’re going to hit it right smack dab in the middle of the spawn. It’s going to be a lot of fun.
“This is going to be one of those events where throwing everything but the kitchen sink will be the key,” Fox continued. “I honestly believe that there will not be a bait that won’t catch fish in this tournament. If you like fishing a jig, you can catch them on a jig. If you prefer a swimbait, you’ll catch them. Crankbaits, jerkbaits, shaky-head rigs – it’s going to be a junk fisherman’s paradise.”
Fox said that due to the health of the fishery that he expects anglers will be spread out all over the lake. He predicted that weights would be well above average for Beaver Lake, but they may not be as high as last year.
“The weights have been going up every year and the lake is fishing so much better than it has in past visits,” Fox said. “Last year we hit it just right and there had been a week-long warming trend just prior to the tournament and the big suspended fish moved up. This year, those fish are already up. Anglers are going to have to fish in the moment and really try to figure out some sort of key to trigger those big bites and catch a kicker.
“I think it will take 12 to 12½ pounds to make the top-20 cut and fish the weekend,” Fox went on to say. “I’m going to say that the tournament winner will have a four-day total of 56 pounds.”
In FLW Tour competition, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. The 2015 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 20-23 on Lake Ouachita and is hosted by Visit Hot Springs. The Forrest Wood Cup Champion could win as much as $500,000 – professional bass-fishing’s richest prize.
Anglers will take off from the Prairie Creek Park Marina located at 9300 N. Park Road in Rogers at 6:30 a.m. each day of competition. Thursday and Friday’s weigh-ins will be held at Prairie Creek Park beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s final weigh-ins will be held at the John Q. Hammons Center, located at 3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway in Rogers beginning at 4 p.m.
Fans will also be treated to the FLW Expo on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. at the John Q. Hammons Center prior to the final weigh-ins. The Expo includes a Ranger boat simulator, the opportunity to interact with professional anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by sponsors, and learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities. All activities are free and open to the public. Also on Sunday, country music artists Backroad Anthem will perform a free live concert on the Walmart weigh-in stage at 3 p.m.
Coverage of the Beaver Lake tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) October 12 from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. ET. when Season 20 of “FLW” returns this fall. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

Idaho Angler Brent Shores Leads Western Divisional At Clear Lake

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Idaho Angler Brent Shores Leads Western Divisional At Clear Lake

Brent Shores of the Boise Bass Busters in Idaho takes the Day 2 lead at the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Western Divisional on Clear Lake held out of Lakeport, Calif. 

Photo Craig Lamb/B.A.S.S

April 9, 2015

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Idaho Angler Brent Shores Leads Western Divisional At Clear Lake

LAKEPORT, Calif. — In a tournament dominated by offshore prespawn bass, there is one angler doing something completely different at one of the nation’s premier largemouth fisheries.

Brent Shores is junk fishing on Clear Lake.

To the educated bass fisherman that strategy just does not add up. The prevailing pattern should be staging bass on cover just outside the shallow coves. That’s how many of the top anglers are fishing, but not the leader from Idaho.

Even so, the leaderboard tells the truth. Shores moved from eighth place to take the lead with a five-bass limit weighing 22 pounds, 2 ounces. Going into tomorrow’s final round his two-day total is 39-14.

The Boise Bass Busters angler realizes his lead isn’t secure. In second place with 38-8 is Davick Hansen of Utah. Behind him is fellow Utah angler Mike Lavallee with 37-0. Considering where Shores was yesterday makes a dark horse coming from behind the pack entirely possible.

Shores already claimed one prize in this tournament. With the lead comes the Livingston Lures Leader Award and its $250 cash bonus.

Should Shores win tomorrow, he advances to the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Championship set for this fall. The overall tournament winner and leaders from the other 10 states in the competition advance to the championship.

Junk fishing is the go-to pattern when all other tactics fail to produce. It requires strong patience, intense focus and the willingness to use multiple lures and techniques.

Shores’ lineup of lures includes swimbaits, spinnerbaits, lipless crankbaits, and even a Carolina rig. He’s using a different lure presentation with each bait.

“It took all of it to fill out the limit,” he admitted.

KC Stone, who today fished with Shores, went along with the junk fishing approach. It worked for him, too. Stone is 26th overall but his weight for today was 20 pounds. Yesterday, he didn’t weigh a fish.

“The fish are moving and it takes baits with different actions to get their attention,” added Shores. “Tomorrow might be completely different and require me to change up again.”

Today’s results also showcased Clear Lake’s top shelf status among the nation’s bass fisheries.

Several double-digit weight fish were caught. Adam Gross led the pack with a largemouth weighing 11 pounds. Two more fish weighing 10 pounds were weighed and several more near the mark. Ironically, by all standards the lake is not performing as well because of postfrontal conditions.

California maintains its lead in the state competition with 228-2. Washington follows with 217-7 and Utah is third with 214-15. Idaho is fourth place with 214-9 and Oregon is fifth with 207-3.

The winning state team will be awarded a Triton 189 TRx rigged with Mercury outboard, Lowrance electronics and a MotorGuide trolling motor. The complete package is valued at $39,000.

Another competition is brewing in this diverse event. High School teams are competing in a friendly competition alongside the adults. The teams already are state champions and will fish in the Costa Bassmaster High School Championship. The idea is for the youth to gain experience at a high-level event.

Stay tuned to Bassmaster.com during the 2015 Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Western Divisional.

Second Southern Open Promises Challenges On Alabama River

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Second Southern Open Promises Challenges On Alabama River
The Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Open #2 presented by Allstate heads to the run-of-river impoundment, the Alabama River out of Prattville, Ala., April 16-18. 

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April 9, 2015

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Second Southern Open Promises Challenges On Alabama River

PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Anglers fishing all three 2015 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Southern Opens presented by Allstate are being challenged with devilishly diverse fisheries. The first event, won by Elite Series pro Chad Morgenthaler, took place at Florida’s shallow, weedy, placid Lake Tohopekaliga.

The third stop of the series is slated for late October at Lake Seminole, a storied lowland reservoir in southern Georgia that shares a border with Florida.

The second Southern Open at the Alabama River, an aptly named run-of-river impoundment, will be held April 16-18. These fisheries are about as similar as Venus, Mars and Neptune.

The Alabama River originates just north of Montgomery, Ala., where the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers join hands and take their nuptials. Much of the water flows within the Alabama River’s original banks.

The water level and the current strength fluctuate constantly, which will force the Southern Open competitors to change locations and tactics throughout each tournament day.

Another major variable here is the fat, notoriously hard-fighting Coosa River spotted bass. The tournament may be won with mixed bags of spotted and largemouth bass. However, it can be done with spotted bass alone, as Edwin Evers demonstrated in May 2013.

That’s when Evers won an Elite Series tournament on the Alabama River with a four-day total of 75 pounds, 13 ounces. Every one of those ounces was spotted bass, including the 22-pound, 6-ounce limit Evers weighed on Day 3.

“The fishing on the Alabama River is always better in May than in April,” he said.

During Evers’ Elite tournament here, some of his competitors did well by braving rapids and boulders to fish the tailwater below the Jordan Dam on the Coosa River. Several boats were damaged on the rocks and some even got stuck.

That won’t happen at the Southern Open this month. Bassmaster tournament directors have made the Jordan Dam tailwater and other dangerous areas off-limits to avert a potential tragedy.

However, there is another long shot, which is running downriver and locking through to Millers Ferry. This stretch of the Alabama River is known for good largemouth fishing.

“The upper Alabama River fishes pretty small,” Evers said. “It could be won by locking downriver and getting away from the crowds.”

The run-and-gun strategy that paid off for Evers should serve anglers well during the Southern Open. He ventured more than 125 miles each day to fish sweet spots in the current on the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers and in the canal between the Alabama River and the Walter Bouldin Dam.

Casting a Texas rigged Zoom Z Hog Jr. and a spinnerbait did most of the damage for Evers. He also scored with a variety of crankbaits.

Because the Southern Open happens earlier in the spring than the Elite event that Evers won, there should be some late-spawning activity happening, and that might provide additional opportunities for kicker bass.

The spots spawn on the main river. The largemouth form beds in the backwaters, such as Tallawassee and Pintlala creeks and Crescent Lake. There should also be postspawn and prespawn largemouth in the backwaters.

However, the water will not be clear enough for sight fishing, points out Elite Series pro Russ Lane. Lane, who will be fishing this event, lives only three miles from the Alabama River and knows these waters intimately.

Lane finished 48th in the Elite tournament that Evers won and is a major threat to win this time around. He is equally adept at picking off largemouth in the backwaters and spotted bass on the main river.

“If there’s a lot of current, spots will be more prevalent,” Lane said. “If the current is slow, largemouth are more reliable.”

You can be sure that Lane will check the backwaters and the main river on the practice days preceding the tournament.

Anglers will take off each day at 6 a.m. CT. Weigh-ins will be held at 2 p.m. CT at Cooters Pond the first two days, with the final weigh-in on Day 3 held at the Bass Pro Shops in Prattville, Ala., at 3 p.m.

The local host of the event is the City of Prattville.

Ben & Brandon Reynold Win CATT Trail SML on April 4,2015

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Ben & Brandon Reynold Win CATT Trail SML on April 4,2015

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Earn a trip to the 2016 Bassmaster Classic! You can now do that via the CATT Trail! We will take the top finishing teams at the NC & SC CATT Championships! You can email me and I’ll send you the forms or get them from your director…mail back $10 per angler. We can send 1 team for every 25 teams entering. The 2015 Bassmaster Team Championship tournament will be held on Lake Guntersville!
The 2015 NC/VA CATT Championship is May 16-17 at Kerr Lake. A team only has to enter 1 CATT event anywhere in North Carolina or Virginia to be eligible to enter.
Brandon Reynolds & Ben Reynolds took 1st Place Saturday at SML with 5 bass weighing 15.89 lbs and weighed the BF at 4.25 lbs. They collected $1,175.00 plus a Lews Bait Cast Reel, Lews Cap and Lews Flouro Line valued at $225.00.
2nd went to Trip Emerson & Kevin Hyler with 5 bass weighing 14.80 lbs and they took home $345.00.
Chad Pilson & Elliot Pilson received $24 for the 2nd BF at 4 lbs even plus a Team Lews Speed Stick valued at $200.00.
Next up on SML is the Fall trail starting October 18th at Penhook.
Also we will start a Fall trail July 26 on Kerr Lake July 26th at Grassy Creek.
Brett Collins
Carolina Anglers Team Trail LLC

Californian Catches 30-Pound Sack To Lead Western Divisional

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Californian Catches 30-Pound Sack To Lead Western Divisional

California’s Mark “Chief” Torrez (center) catches 30 pounds, 10 ounces to lead Day 1 on Clear Lake at the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Western Divisional held out of Lakeport, Calif. 

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Californian Catches 30-Pound Sack To Lead Western Divisional

LAKEPORT, Calif. — Fishing partners Kory Ray and Mark “Chief” Torrez needed 10 weigh-in bags to haul their collective catches to the weigh-in scales at today’s Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Western Divisional underway on Clear Lake.

What sounds like a fish story is really the truth.

Ray’s five-bass limit weighed 29 pounds, 1 ounce, while the limit caught by Torrez tipped the scales at 30-10. That makes Torrez, of Camarillo, Calif., the Day 1 leader.

California state law, in the name of live fish care, is the reason for the overload of weigh-in bags. The state requires any bass believed to weigh 5 pounds or more to be carried in a separate bag. The catches of both anglers easily qualified for the extra bags.

The weights could have weighed much more. The tournament day was shortened by over an hour due to a fog delay. Obviously, the lost time didn’t hurt Torrez. In his case, it helped.

“Once the fog lifted and the sun came out it was over,” he said. “The fish fed early, were spread out and then disappeared.”

That’s not surprising at all and goes with the prevailing pattern for the season. Clear Lake’s bass are in prespawn mode, meaning the big females are staging on offshore habitat. Their next move will be into the backs of coves to spawn.

“This is all about light and the cold snap we just experienced,” added Torrez.

Daytime high temperatures in the 80s prior to the tournament had the fish beyond where they are now. The warming trend underway now could push the fish into ultra shallow and clear water.

That scenario might develop before the tournament ends. Temperatures are expected to gradually warm each day. Should that happen, look for even better catches, predicted Torrez.

Ray agreed. “If the fish stay on the move then we’ll do it again tomorrow.”

With the fish on the move, without blinding sunshine, the bait of choice is no secret. Many of the anglers are using lipless crankbaits that resemble shad being fed upon by the bass. The lure is favored for covering water and causing the predatory bass to strike when in search of food.

Fish on the move create a mind-boggling puzzle for the fishermen to solve. Ray, who provided the boat for the leading anglers, knows what that can mean.

“I don’t expect those fish to be there tomorrow,” he admitted. “In this tournament it’s all about staying on the move, just like the fish. They can be in one place today, another area tomorrow.”

Up for grabs at this tournament are state bragging rights, among other prizes. After the conclusion of the three-day event the state posting the highest collective weight is awarded a Triton 189 TRx rigged with Mercury outboard, Lowrance electronics and a MotorGuide trolling motor.

The highest placing individual advances to the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, the highest level of bass club competition. So far that berth belongs to Torrez, whose Ventura County Bass Club has five members on the team from California.

California leads the state competition with 115-2. Idaho follows with 112-2 and Oregon is third with 109-12. Washington is fourth place with 95-7 with Utah in fifth with 95-7.

Other current state leaders are Andy Bravence, Arizona; Larry Triplett, Colorado; Josh Ragan, Idaho; Tim Johnston, Montana; Ellison Hubbard, Nevada; Robert Peixotto, New Mexico; Kory Ray, Oregon; Davick Hansen, Utah; David Kromm, Washington; and Levi McNeill, Wyoming.

Another competition is brewing in this diverse event. Teenage anglers from the states are competing for the reward of the top high school division. That prize is awarded on Friday, the final day of the tournament.

Stay tuned to Bassmaster.com during the 2015 Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Western Divisional. The tournament on Clear Lake concludes on Friday. The top anglers from each state advance to the championship next March at Grand Lake, Okla.

TYPHOON, FLW JOIN FORCES

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MINNEAPOLIS (April 8, 2015) – FLW, the world’s premier tournament-fishing organization, announced today that California-based optics manufacturer Typhoon® has renewed their sponsorship agreement for the 2015 tournament season. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Typhoon has been a mainstay on the Walmart FLW Tour since 2012 and is represented on Tour by the top anglers in the sport, including two-time reigning Angler of the Year Andy Morgan, J.T. Kenney, Scott Canterbury and Wesley Strader. As part of the sponsorship agreement, the Typhoon brand will receive exposure across multiple FLW outlets, including FLW Bass Fishing magazine, tournaments and expos, website and social media outlets.
“Quality, affordable eyewear are essential for any serious tournament angler,” said Patterson Leeth, FLW Vice President of Marketing. “Typhoon has demonstrated a commitment to the sport of competitive bass fishing and its sunglasses are extremely effective. This was further evidenced at the FLW Tour opener on Lake Toho when three members of its pro staff – J.T., Scott and Wesley – finished 1-2-3 in the standings, all wearing Typhoon polarized sunglasses.”
The brand will also continue to offer tournament anglers the Wear It to Win It™ (WITWI) contingency program that awards cash prizes to top finishers who wear Typhoon sunglasses in FLW-sanctioned tournaments. In 2015, the top three finishers in the professional, boater and co-angler divisions will be eligible to receive WITWI payouts. For more information, tournament anglers are encouraged to visit typhoon.com.
“Our Wear It To Win It program had really grown since 2012,” said Typhoon CEO, Roy Burchett. “We’ve had more requests than ever before to expand the program. We’re very pleased to be an official sponsor of FLW.”
Typhoon offers a selection of 15 different styles of polarized sunglasses and 6 different lens colors, featuring their exclusive AquaView® hydrophobic, polarized lens that filters out 99.9% of reflected glare and enhances your vision while driving, fishing or boating. Each style is backed by a limited lifetime warranty that ensures that Typhoon polarized sunglasses will be the last pair that you ever have to purchase.

HALLMAN OUT, DILLARD IN

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HALLMAN OUT, DILLARD IN
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MINNEAPOLIS (April 7, 2015) – FLW was informed today that Bradley Hallman of Norman, Oklahoma has withdrawn his original agreement to join the Walmart FLW Tour as a replacement angler. Nine-year FLW Tour veteran Jim Dillard of West Monroe, Louisiana, has accepted his invitation to compete on Tour and will replace Hallman immediately. The full tournament field will remain at 154.
Walmart FLW Tour pros Guido and Payden Hibdon, both of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, informed FLW of their decision to withdraw from the remaining four regular-season FLW Tour events in the 2015 season Monday. Hallman and Jeremy Starks of Scott Depot, West Virginia, originally agreed to replace the Hibdons on Tour and fish the remaining four events this season. Hallman opted out on Tuesday and his spot was immediately accepted by Dillard.
Guido’s son and Payden’s father, Dion Hibdon, the 2000 Forrest Wood Cup champion, will continue to fish the Tour. He’ll travel to tournaments with his younger son, Lawson, 18, who is fishing the Tour as a co-angler.
In FLW Tour competition, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. The 2015 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 20-23 on Lake Ouachita and is hosted by Visit Hot Springs. The Forrest Wood Cup Champion could win as much as $500,000 – professional bass-fishing’s richest prize.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION OPENER SET FOR GRAND LAKE

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RAYOVAC FLW SERIES CENTRAL DIVISION OPENER SET FOR GRAND LAKE
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GROVE, Okla. (April 7, 2015) – The Rayovac FLW Series is headed to Grand Lake April 16-18 for a tournament presented by Power Pole when as many as 300 pros and co-anglers will take to the water for the first stop of 2015 in the Central Division.
“It’s going to be a great tournament,” said Walmart FLW Tour rookie Zack Birge of Blanchard, Oklahoma. “The lake is full of fish and the bite is better than it has been in a couple of years.”
Birge, the 2014 Rayovac FLW Series champion, said anglers will be able to catch fish in a variety of ways. He said that he predicts that the tournament winner will be fishing in the Grand River.
“With the warmer weather we’ve had, the river is where this tournament will probably be won,” Birge said. “There’s a lot of big fish up there in the wood right now in the smaller pockets. You’ll be able to throw a spinnerbait or square-billed crankbait up and down the banks around laydowns and catch a ton of fish.
“I could also see anglers choosing to head south to the dams,” Birge continued. “There’s been some nice stringers caught from that direction, but I think the bigger and more consistent bags are going to come from the river.
“Fish are going to be caught all over the lake. Some bass are already up on beds spawning, and some are still in the prespawn phase waiting to make the move. There are a lot of options for competitors in this tournament.”
Birge said that Bandit Lures 200 Series crankbaits and Rapala Shad Raps will be dominant forces in this tournament. He predicted that competitors would need to bring a three-day total of at least 55 pounds to the scale to have a shot of winning the tournament.
“At this time last year, Grand Lake was in a funk,” said Birge. “But this year they’re biting real well and we’re seeing some really impressive stringers being brought in.”
Anglers will take off from the Wolf Creek Park marina located at 963 N. 16th St. in Grove at 7 a.m. CDT each day. Weigh-in on days one and two will be held at the marina beginning at 3 p.m. On day three, weigh-in will be held at Walmart, located at 2115 S. Main St. in Grove, beginning at 4 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public. The event is being hosted by the Grand Lake Association.
Pros will fish for a top award of $40,000 plus a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard if Ranger Cup guidelines are met. Co-anglers will cast for a top award consisting of a Ranger Z117 with 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $5,000 if Ranger Cup guidelines are met.
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 Rayovac FLW Series Championship. The 2015 Rayovac FLW Series Championship is being held Oct. 29-31 on the Ohio River in Paducah, Kentucky.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Rayovac FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.
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