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Kenney Leads Day One Of Walmart Flw Tour Event On Lake Toho Presented By Mercury

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Kenney Leads Day One Of Walmart Flw Tour Event On Lake Toho Presented By Mercury
J.T. Kenney brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 29 pounds, 14 ounces to vault to the top of the leaderboard on day one of the Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Toho.

March 6, 2015

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Mercury pro J.T. Kenney of Palm Bay, Florida, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Thursday weighing 29 pounds, 14 ounces to vault to the top of the leaderboard on day one of the Walmart FLW Tour at Lake Toho presented by Mercury. Kenney will hold a 1-pound, 13-ounce lead heading into day two of the four-day event, hosted by Experience Kissimmee and the Osceola County Department of Tourism, that features 154 of the best bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a top cash award of up to $125,000.
“I put a lot of work in here to get ready for this tournament,” said Kenney, an eight-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier who has career earnings of more than $1.2 million in FLW competition. “I came over here every day for two weeks prior to the lake going off-limits and I found as many places that I could that looked perfect. I had different areas for all different wind directions and conditions. I was looking for specific spots.
“Then, in our official practice period, I never used a hook,” Kenney continued. “I would make a cast, feel a big one hit my bait, then mark my waypoint. I have color-coded waypoints all over based on how big the fish are. I really put a lot of time and effort into this event.”
The hard work seems to be paying off for Kenney, as he managed to catch his entire limit of bass out of only one of his areas today.
“My area that I went in today was my biggest, and I just went in and beat it up,” Kenney said. “There were seven red waypoints in there and I caught six of them. I had the seventh on, but she shook off and got spooked. I caught every fish that was in there by 11 a.m. today, so I’m not going back.
“I’ve got eight more spots to go to. I don’t think any of those are as big or as good as my area today, so from here on out I’m going to be running around a lot more. I’m going to be fishing very specific areas.”
Although he is known on the FLW Tour for his prowess with a big flipping stick, Kenney said that he was casting to catch his fish today, not flipping.
“I’ve played this game long enough to know that everything could go downhill really fast,” Kenney went on to say. “But, I’ve got fish to go to. I’ve done my work.”
Right behind Kenney in second-place is legendary angler Stacy King of Reeds Spring, Missouri, who weighed in five bass for 28 pounds, 1 ounce. King was forced to withdraw from the Tour last season after being diagnosed with throat cancer and has endured multiple treatments to battle back and return to the FLW Tour this year.
The top 10 pros after day one on Lake Toho are:
1st:          J.T. Kenney, Palm Bay, Fla., five bass, 29-14
2nd:         Stacey King, Reeds Spring, Mo., five bass, 28-1
3rd:          Jason Reyes, Huffman, Texas, five bass, 21-15
4th:          Charlie Ingram, Centerville, Tenn., five bass, 21-7
5th           Lionel Botha, Fort Pierce, Fla., five bass, 20-10
6th           Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., five bass, 20-9
7th:          Luke Clausen, Spokane, Wash., five bass, 20-0
8th:          Shane Lehew, Mooresville, N.C., five bass, 19-15
9th:          Quaker state pro Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., five bass, 19-1
10th:        James Biggs, Euless, Texas, five bass, 19-0
10th:        Brad Knight, Lancing, Tenn., five bass, 19-0
For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.
Lehew won the Bridgford Big Bass Award on the pro side Thursday with a bass weighing 9 pounds, 11 ounces to win the $500 prize.
Overall there were 705 bass weighing 1,736 pounds, 14 ounces caught by 151 pros Thursday. The catch included 126 five-bass limits.
Chad Randles of Elkhorn, Nebraska, leads the co-angler division with five bass weighing 19 pounds, 0 ounces followed by John Hunter of Shelbyville, Kentucky, in second place with five bass weighing 18-4.
The top 10 co-anglers are:
1st:          Chad Randles, Elkhorn, Neb., 19-0
2nd:         John Hunter, Shelbyville, Ky., five bass, 18-4
3rd:          Ken Keirsey, Owasso, Okla., five bass, 17-1
4th:          Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., five bass, 15-6
5th:          Alan Lane, Church Hill, Tenn., four bass, 15-3
6th:          Kyle Prskalo, Hobart, Ind., five bass, 14-15
7th:          Josh Smith, Hamilton, Ohio, five bass, 14-14
8th:          Paul LaFleur, Benton, Ark., 14-10
9th:          Mike Devere, Berea, Ky., five bass, 14-2
9th:          Mark Holman, Cornelius, N.C., four bass, 14-2
For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.
Hunter caught Thursday’s Bridgford Big Bass in the co-angler division weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces to win the $250 prize.
Overall there were 429 bass weighing 850 pounds, 8 ounces caught by co-anglers Thursday. The catch included 36 five-bass limits.
In addition to casting for top awards of up to $125,000 cash in the pro division and up to $25,000 cash in the co-angler division, anglers are also competing for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. The 2015 Forrest Wood Cup will be in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 20-23 on Lake Ouachita and is hosted by Visit Hot Springs. The Forrest Wood Cup Champion could win as much as $500,000 – professional bass-fishing’s richest prize.
Anglers will take off from Big Toho Marina located at 69 Lakeview Drive in Kissimmee at 7:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday’s final take off. Friday’s weigh-in will be held at the marina beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s final weigh-ins will be held at the marina 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 Big Toho Marina 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.
In conjunction with the FLW Expo, the FLW “Get Outdoors. Go Fish!” Youth Fishing Derby will also be held at Big Toho Marina on Saturday from noon – 3 p.m. The derby is free and open to area youth 15 years of age and younger. FLW Tour pros who are not one of the top 20 anglers that make the Buck Knives Cut will be on hand to assist the youth. Pros Rich Dalbey and Todd Hollowell’s “Hooked on Helping” foundation will also be hosting a food drive to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. FLW fans who donate five or more cans of food will be entered to win a $50 Walmart gift card.
Coverage of the Lake Toho tournament will be broadcast in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) when Season 20 of “FLW” premieres Sept. 28 from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. ET. 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.

Tennessee Team Takes Day 1 Lead Of College Central Regional

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Tennessee Team Takes Day 1 Lead Of College Central RegionalNATCHITOCHES, La. — Brandon Koon and Kyle Winstead of the University of Tennessee Martin brought in 13-5 Thursday to take the Day 1 lead of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Regional presented by Bass Pro Shops on the Red River.

Koon and Winstead not only took the lead, but they also caught the only limit of the day. Extreme weather conditions seemed to be the culprit causing the poor fishing. A drastic 50-degree swing in temperatures from yesterday to today shut down most of the shallow bite these anglers had going.

As a front pushed into the Red River region yesterday, air temperatures plummeted from 82 degrees at 4 p.m. to 29 degrees by midnight. A sleet and snow mixture shuffled around by a 25-mile-per-hour wind greeted anglers as they launched at Grand Ecore this morning. The foul weather conditions caused a 2 1/2 hour delay as tournament officials held the field until safer conditions finally took hold.

Of the 90 boats participating, only 36 registered one or more fish on Day 1. The potential maximum number of fish those 90 boats could have brought in would max out at 450 if they all caught a five-fish limit. Instead only 70 fish came across the scale on Day 1.

“We had a pretty rough practice,” Winstead said. “We scrapped everything and just tried something off the wall.”

That “off the wall” pattern seemed to work well on Day 1. When asked if they thought the pattern would hold up, the UT Martin team seemed fairly confident that not only would their primary area hold up, but that they also could also expand on their pattern.

“It’s a unique pattern, but we found one other place where we can duplicate it and one more place we think we can catch them in. We just didn’t have time to try it today,” Winstead said.

Tyler Craig and Blake Alford of the University of Louisiana Monroe sit in second after Day 1 with four fish weighing 11-10, while Brock Enmeier and Colten Hutson of the University of Central Oklahoma hold down the third spot with three fish for 10-3.

Evan Smith and Aaron Sarna of Arkansas Tech University brought in the heaviest bass weighing 6-3 to claim the Carhartt Big Bass lead for Day 1.

Anglers will head back out onto the Red River tomorrow morning starting at 6:30 a.m. CT from Grand Ecore landing. The weigh-in will begin at 2:45 p.m. as anglers make their way in off the water. Find all the action on Bassmaster.com.

2015 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Title Sponsor: Carhartt

2015 Bass Bassmaster College Series Presenting Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops

2015 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Official Sponsors: Toyota, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, GoPro, Humminbird, Mercury, Nitro Boats, Skeeter Boats, Triton Boats, Yamaha

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Kevin Hawk on Spy Bating with the Duo Realis Spinbait

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Kevin Hawk on Spy Bating with the Duo Realis Spinbait

Kevin Hawk gives the Bass Cast a look at a new technique that is spreading across the nation called Spy Bating.



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Jackall Aska SR Crankbait Review Walker Smith

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Jackall Aska SR Crankbait Review Walker Smith

Jackall Aska SR Crankbait Review

Walker Smith

This crankbait has excellent deflection properties and a unique belly hook hanger

I put a lot of effort into testing all different types of crankbaits throughout the year. Everybody has their thing—some like rods and reels, others get all jacked up about swimbaits. I’m a bit different. I absolutely love a good crankbait. There’s nothing better than feeling your rod slowly load and feeling a few slow, heavy head shakes on the end of your line.

The crankbait bite is just now starting to develop in my area, which has given me an opportunity to spend a considerable amount of time with the Jackall Aska SR. I’ve been using the 50 series due to the coolder water temperatures and have become a really big fan of it. It’s a small crankbait, measuring only 2 inches and weighing just 1/4-ounce, which makes it an excellent choice when targeting especially finicky bass.

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Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 203 – Andy Montgomery

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Bass Edge’s The Edge – Episode 203 – Andy Montgomery

 Andy Montgomery
March 1, 2015 – Click Here To Listen
BASS Elite Angler Andy Montgomery joins Bass Edge Radio hosts Kurt Dove and Aaron Martin on this episode presented by MegaWare KeelGuard. Discussions include the 2015 Classic and a dock fishing tutorial!

Tax advice for anglers – Bassmaster.com

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Tax advice for anglers – Bassmaster.com

Tax advice for anglers

Chris Mitchell
By Mike Kernan

Editor’s note: Mike Kernan is entering his second season as an Elite pro. 

Tax season is here, and now is the time to get all your income and expenses organized.  I received my CPA designation in 2001 after getting an accounting degree from Texas A&M, so I have always tried to stay on top of the accounting for my businesses.  This year, I have many more fishing expenses as I pursued the Bassmaster Elite Series.  But the good foundation that I put together over the years sure has made it much easier.  I thought I would share that foundation with you in the hopes of making your tax season easier.

The IRS obviously requires that you maintain records.  For those of you pursuing your tournament fishing dreams, it would be a good idea to have a credit card you use only for fishing expenses.  If you have a nice stable of sponsors, you may want to maintain a separate bank account.  If your fishing business is set up as a corporation or an LLC, a bank account is even a better idea.  But each state can require additional forms filing under those entity types, so you will need to choose wisely, and maybe even seek the advice of a professional.

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CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLORIDA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE TOHO

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CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLORIDA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE TOHO
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CITRUS HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLORIDA STATE HIGH SCHOOL FISHING CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE TOHO
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (March 4, 2015) – The Citrus High School team of Hunter McPherson and Laramy Strickland brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 29 pounds, 3 ounces to win the 2015 Florida State High School Fishing Championship on Lake Toho. The win earned the team the title of state champions and qualified the team to compete in the High School Fishing Southeastern Conference Regional Championship tournament on Lake Lanier in September.

“We had a spot that we found in our pre-fishing yesterday that we thought was holding some good fish,” said McPherson, who won this same event last year with graduated partner Brandon Branch. “We started our morning there and caught our biggest fish of the day – a 9-pound, 12-ounce toad – on a Z-Man Chatterbait.
“A light went off right then,” McPherson continued. “We realized the fish had moved up a little bit, and soon we picked up an 8-pound, 10-ounce beauty on a jig just a short time later.”
The Hurricane duo said that green pumpkin was the most effective color that they used and that their key to victory was realizing that the fish had moved up shallow from where they had found them early in the week.
The top four teams on Lake Toho that advanced to the Southeastern Conference Regional Championship were:
  1st:       Citrus High School – Hunter McPherson and Laramy Strickland, five bass, 29-3
  2nd:      Auburndale High School – Jackson Williams and Bryce Goff, four bass, 14-6
  3rd:       West Nassau County High School – Colby Cowart and Cody Hadden, four bass, 14-1
  4th:       Bartow High School – Jeremy Morgan and Steven Singletary, four bass, 12-10
Rounding out the top 10 teams were:
  5th:       Florida Student Angler Federation – Travis Conrad and Bailey Hines, five bass, 11-8
  6th:       Bartow High School – Hunter Gadd and Shane Schmucker, five bass, 10-10
  7th:       Pine Ridge High School – Trevor Brown and Nicholas Sutton, five bass, 10-6
  8th:       Monteverde High School – Jake Carter and Will Thomas, three bass, 10-0
  9th:       Taylor High School – Austin Murray and Brayden Robinson, three bass, 9-13
  10th:     Florida Student Angler Federation – Tyler Woolcott and Parker Meadows, three bass, 9-8
Complete results can be found at HighSchoolFishing.org.
The 2015 Florida State High School Fishing Championship was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12. The top 10 percent from each TBF/FLW state championship field will advance to a High School Fishing conference championship. The top 10 percent of each conference championship field will then advance to the High School Fishing National Championship, coinciding with the TBF National Championship and an FLW Tour stop in the spring of 2016. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.
In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2015 High School Fishing World Finals, held on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama, on July 8-11. At the 2014 World Finals more than $40,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded. Visit HighSchoolFishing.org for details.

Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Report March 2015 by DALE WILSON’S

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Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Report March 2015 by DALE WILSON’S

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SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT
March 2015
DALE WILSON’S
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PHONE NO: 540-297-5650 / 540-874-4950
www.captaindalewilson.com

IMG_20141227_113638954Picture: Ben Hartman & son John with stripers caught last month while fishing with Captain Dale.

OVERVIEW: Fishing almost came to a stop the past two weeks due to the ice, snow and cold temperatures! Water temperature will be in the upper 30’s to upper 40’s. Baitfish will start to move to shallow water this month. Most species of fish will begin feeding actively this month as water temperature rises.

Largemouth Bass- Fishing will be fair to good later this month. Best lures will be Alabama rigs, jigs, drop shot rigs, crank baits, spinner baits, jigging spoons and jerk baits. Most largemouth bass will be caught on secondary points, creek channel banks, brush piles and docks. Best depths will be from 2 to 30 feet deep. Most largemouth bass will start to follow the shad movements. Rocks, stumps and shallow brush are key factors to finding bass this month. Slow your retrieve when fishing cold water temps.

Smallmouth Bass- Fishing should be fair. Best areas will be rocks, humps, ledges, main and secondary points. Best lures will be jig & pig, jerk baits, hair jigs, crank baits and floating-fly-rigs. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Most smallmouth bass will be suspended on or around ledges and humps this month. Cloudy days with light winds are good times to try your luck! Light line and smaller lures will increase your chances to catch smallmouth bass.

Striped Bass- Fishing will be good. Stripers will be caught in the mid to upper sections of the lake and in
the larger creeks. Best lures will be jerk baits, Alabama rigs, swim baits, and Zoom flukes fished on 1/4 to 3/8 oz. lead heads. The best depths will be from near the surface to 40 feet deep. Try to find areas with the largest concentrations of baitfish. Vertical jigging with 3/4 oz. Hopkins spoons will also work this month. Find the seagulls and you will usually find feeding stripers. Live bait will also work this month. Night fishing will improve later this month.

Crappie- Fishing for crappie will be good this month. They will be found 5 to 15 feet deep. Best areas will be in the main creeks around docks, fallen trees, and brush piles in the mid to upper parts of the lake. Small live minnows and 1 ½ to 2 inch tubes or shad shaped plastic lures fished on 1/32 to 1/16 oz. lead heads will work best to catch crappie this month. Spider rigging is also a great method to catch crappie this month.

TIP OF THE Month: Don’t over look fishing shallow when the water is cold! The bait fish will relate to the super shallow areas because of a slightly warmer water temperature. Most of the time sunny evenings are best time to try your luck! It’s a good idea to always fish with a partner during the cold months. Make sure you wear your life jacket. You can never be too careful when boating. Remember to be courteous and obey all the boating laws. Please practice catch and release. Take a kid fishing!

BOAT BLING PARTNERS WITH FLW

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BOAT BLING PARTNERS WITH FLW
MINNEAPOLIS (March 4, 2015) – FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, and Boat Bling, creator of high-quality premium boat detailing products, have announced a sponsorship agreement for the 2015 season. Boat Bling will receive exposure across multiple FLW platforms including its websites, tournament trails, Expos, social media outlets and FLW Bass Fishing magazine. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

“Boat Bling’s detailing products have been embraced by our anglers on the Walmart FLW Tour,” said Patterson Leeth, FLW Vice President of Marketing. “This partnership allows us to continue to showcase their products to our broad consumer base of anglers, members and their families, and we look forward to continuing to help them reach this loyal audience.”
Boat Bling will be represented on the FLW Tour by professional anglers Cody Meyer of Auburn, California, Cody Kelley of Conway, Arkansas, Michael Murphy of Lexington, South Carolina and Troy Hollowell of Paducah, Kentucky. Mitch Kistner of Gilbert, Arizona, will represent the company on the semi-professional Rayovac FLW Series circuit.
In conjunction with their FLW sponsorship, Boat Bling recently announced the “2015 Boat Bling Challenge – Beat a Pro, Win a Boat” contest. One lucky winner will win a VIP trip to the 2015 Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Airfare, hotel and VIP access will be given to the winner, as well as the opportunity to fish against a Boat Bling pro on Monday, August 24th. If the winner catches more weight than the pro, the contestant will win $1,000 and a chance at a brand new Ranger Bass Boat worth $50,000. No purchase is necessary. Visit www.boatbling.net/challenge for more details or to register for the contest.
“We are proud of our continued partnership with FLW,” says Patrick Jones, President and CEO of Boat Bling Inc.  “Last year, we were very eager to put our products in the hands of some of the world’s best anglers, weekend anglers and fans of bass fishing.  We accomplished that by giving away nearly 15,000 twin pack sample bags and the feedback we received from anglers and the FLW was phenomenal.  This year, we are proud to have a team of accomplished anglers promoting our products, our brand and feel our new contest, ‘Boat Bling Challenge – Beat a Pro, Win a Boat,’ will help the fans connect with Boat Bling even more.”
Boat Bling, in only its ninth year in business, has rapidly expanded from a two man garage operation in Phoenix, Arizona, to an international company spanning four countries and three continents that is featured in over 850 retail outlets. Their growth is in large part attributed to their revolutionary Hot Sauce, a specifically formulated hard water spot remover with wax sealants. Hot Sauce was launched 10 years ago this month. The Hot Sauce is complemented by three other award winning products that make up the entire SAUCE Premium Detailing Product Line. The entire product line has caught the eye of boat owners and manufactures alike as Boat Bling continues their mission of “Inspiring Pride in Ownership.”

Gerald Swindle on the 2015 Bassmaster Classic

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Gerald Swindle gives The Bass Cast a look back at his run in the 2015 Bassmaster classic. Take a listen to see what Gerald had to say.


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