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Derek Goodman & Gary DeBrito Win CATT Tidewater Chowan River, NC Oct 15, 2023

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Derek Goodman & Gary DeBrito Win CATT Tidewater Chowan River, NC Oct 15, 2023

Next Tidewater Fall Qualifier is Oct 28 at the Chowan River – Pembroke Creek!

The first CATT Tidewater Division fall tournament took off this morning from Shoups landing on the Chowan River under cloudy skies with a cold front making it’s presence felt at blast off. Those cloudy skies gave way to a beautiful afternoon with sunny skies and lighter winds. However, the cold front seemed to put the bass in a somewhat non cooperative mood. Overall, Weights were down for the River but the team of Gary Debrito and Derek Goodman figured out how to get 5 good ones to cooperate compiling a 16.47 lb limit that included second big fish of the day weighing 4.86 lbs! There efforts earned them a $1400 payday!!! The team of Bobby Dunlop and Michael Kellet managed a very good bag on a tough day weighing 14.65 lbs that included the big fish of the day weighing 5.53 lbs. The following two teams rounded out the money winners.

Third place Matt Greschak and Ricky Hodges 13.24 lbs

Fourth place JA Wiliford and Mike Layton 12.39 lbs

TeamBFWeightsWinningsPoints
Derek Goodman – Gary DeBrito4.8516.47$1,463.00110
Bobby Dunlow/Michael Kellett5.5314.65$627.00109
Richard Hodges – Matt Greschak3.2213.42$210.00108
JA Williford – Mike Layton4.8212.39$140.00107
Brian Jackson – Billy Saunders0.0012.08106
Michael Hinson – Jeff Stoop4.1012.02105
Andrew Jones/George Sanderlin4.2810.93104
Kevin Jones/ Tyler Jones0.0010.29103
Kirk Nixon – Trent Nixon2.9910.16102
Russell Gammon0.009.78101
Ken Kipler – Shawn Dunlap4.319.74100
Timothy Fallon – Richard Griswold Jr0.008.7299
Brent Thomas – Dennis Cook4.686.6898
JP Scott – Mike Scott0.006.1197
Ben Knapp – Mike Knapp0.004.9996
Eric Polk0.004.2795
Jim Dick – Greg Dick0.003.5994
Bob Clarkson – Mark Ingram0.000.0084
David Shaffer – Scott Shaffer0.000.0084
Freddie Vance – Rick Plemons0.000.0084
William Heighter – Stephen Cardwell0.000.0084
Total Entrys$2,520.00
BONUS $$350.00
Total Paid At Ramp$2,440.00
CATT$50.00
2023 Tidewater Fall Final Fund$330.00
2024 CATT Championship Fund$50.00
2023 Tidewater Fall Final Fund Total$330.00



Davis makes history as first back-to-back winner of B.A.S.S. Nation Championship

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Davis makes history as first back-to-back winner of B.A.S.S. Nation Championship

Will Davis Jr. of Sylacauga, Ala., has become the first angler in history to win back-to-back B.A.S.S. Nation Championships, winning the 2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship at Lake Hartwell with a three-day total of 45 pounds, 6 ounces.

Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

October 20, 2023

Davis makes history as first back-to-back winner of B.A.S.S. Nation Championship

ANDERSON, S.C. — Will Davis Jr. made history Friday when he won the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship for the second consecutive year.

Not only did the 31-year-old Sylacauga, Ala., resident become the first angler to win the event in back-to-back seasons, but he started a chain reaction that helped two other anglers receive a bit of B.A.S.S. glory as well.

Davis weighed a five-bass limit of 15 pounds, 1 ounce on Day 3, giving him an overall weight of 15 bass for 45-6. That was nearly 4 pounds more than any other angler competing in this three-day derby on Lake Hartwell, and it guaranteed him a spot in the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series.

Thing is, Davis had already qualified for next year’s Elite Series, so his double qualification opened the door for New Hampshire’s Tim Dube, who finished second at Hartwell, to earn a spot in the Elite Series in 2024.

Davis’ win also had a ripple effect on the 2024 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic, which will be held March 22-24 on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees near Tulsa, Okla.

The Top 3 anglers in the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship earn spots in the 2024 Classic. But with Davis already having punched his ticket to the sport’s biggest tournament through the 2023 Progressive Insurance Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings, B.A.S.S. officials said his berth would go to the first Elite out in those rankings.

That lucky angler is Elite Series pro David Gaston, who ironically also hails from Sylacauga, Ala., and who now slides into the 2024 Bassmaster Classic courtesy of his 43rd-place finish in the AOY race and Davis’ victory at Hartwell.

“I had a feeling this week,” Davis said. “I did a lot of praying on it … I even keep a Bible in the boat, and I’ll read a verse to calm me down.”

Unlike last year, when he had to mount a come-from-behind win on Pickwick Lake to hoist the Bryan V. Kerchal Memorial Trophy, Davis had more than 3 pounds of cushion heading into the final day on Hartwell.

Davis ended Day 1 with a 16-1 limit, only 2 ounces behind Dube for the tournament lead, and he seized it on Day 2 with a 14-4 limit to take the lead. The weather changed overnight, and intermittent rain and steady winds moved through the area Friday morning.

But Davis didn’t blink. He had the big bag of the day and collected $20,000 for the win.

Despite having already secured his spot in the Classic and Elite Series, Davis said he fishes to win every tournament.

And at one point on Friday, Davis said he felt his nerves getting shaky. He switched to a Davis Bait Company spinnerbait (in the peacock color) early, anticipating it would work better in the windy weather. But he only had 9 pounds in his livewell as morning turned to afternoon.

“At that point, I went back to the (Davis) Wood Jig and headed to a hump that was in about 40 feet of water. I hadn’t fished it before, and I could see fish down there at about 35 feet. I dropped the Wood Jig right by them and prayed they’d hit it. I was able to get three big hits in a short amount of time and those few extra pounds made the difference.”

Davis rode last year’s Nation Championship to success in the Elite Series, winning a tournament on Lay Lake in May and finishing fifth in the Dakota Lithium Bassmaster Rookie of the Year standings. He wasn’t necessarily expecting to repeat as the B.A.S.S. Nation champ, but he’ll certainly take the victory.

“Last year was more emotional, but every win is sweet,” he said.

Dube, who finished second with a three-day total of 41-11, was amazed by his good fortune. He knew a Bassmaster Classic berth could be in the mix, but the chance to fish the 2024 Elite Series had the 29-year-old searching for words. A $15,000 check for finishing second in the tournament, plus $16,000 to cover Elite Series entry fees should he choose to compete, added to his amazement.

“This is all a dream,” Dube said. “I don’t know if you can say no to it. I’m just a rollercoaster of emotions.”

Dube caught a 14-8 limit on Friday, opting for spinnerbaits in choppy water.

“I’d pull up and bomb a 3/4-ounce spinner as far as I could,” he said. “It was shad color with silver blades. They’d come up and knock it out of the water.”

Wisconsin’s Josh Wiesner finished third with 37 pounds at Lake Hartwell. The performance secured him a Classic bid, as well as $10,000 for a podium finish on this storied fishery.

“This is unbelievable,” he said. “I thought I was maybe seventh place. To pull off a third? Unreal.”

Wiesner caught his best bass on a Hartwell Hammer Custom Rapala Jigging Rap and a 1/4-ounce shaky head with a Bass Assassin Tapout worm (peanut butter and jelly color).

A total of 113 anglers (58 boaters, 55 nonboaters) began the tournament on this 56,000-acre fishery straddling the South Carolina-Georgia border. They hailed from 48 states and eight foreign countries, earning their way into the field with their showings at one of five B.A.S.S. Nation regionals held across the country this year.

Arizona’s Hayden Spradling won the nonboater title on Thursday with 10 fish for 18 pounds. He earned $10,000 and was invited to fish in Friday’s final round, finishing with a three-day total of 29-4.

Georgia’s Chris Moody caught the Big Bass of the Tournament among boaters and earned a $1,000 prize. Kansas’ Kyle Klein had the Big Bass among nonboaters (4-8) and won a $500 prize.

Dube also won $500 for being the angler using Garmin electronics who finished highest in the overall boater standings.

The field split a total purse of $96,500.

Visit Anderson hosted the event.

2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship 10/18-10/20
Lake Hartwell, Anderson  SC.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3    Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$ 1.  Will Davis Jr          Sylacauga, AL           15  45-06    0  $20,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   14-04     Day 3: 5   15-01   
2.  Timothy Dube           Nashua, NH              15  41-11    0  $15,500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   11-00     Day 3: 5   14-08   
3.  Josh Wiesner           Fon du Lac, WI          15  37-00    0  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   13-12     Day 3: 5   09-12   
4.  Zach Taylor            Kimberly, ID            15  36-14    0   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   12-11     Day 3: 5   10-03   
5.  Nic Rand               Kalamazoo, MI           15  36-00    0   $4,000.00
  Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   12-09     Day 3: 5   09-02   
6.  Andrew Nienaber        Cape Town Western Cape  15  35-10    0   $3,000.00
  Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   11-14     Day 3: 5   09-05   
7.  Zeke Gossett           Pell City, AL           15  35-05    0   $2,000.00
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   13-07     Day 3: 5   10-10   
8.  Cole Findley           Forsyth, MO             15  33-13    0   $1,000.00
  Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 5   13-07     Day 3: 5   08-07   
9.  Brian La Clair         Denton, MD              15  32-12    0   $1,000.00
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 5   15-08     Day 3: 5   06-11   
10. Cody Steckel           Las Vegas, NV           15  32-12    0   $1,000.00
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   12-04     Day 3: 5   09-07   
11. Nate Caldwell          Fort Collins, CO        15  31-14    0     $500.00
  Day 1: 5   12-04     Day 2: 5   11-00     Day 3: 5   08-10   
12. Jonathan Carter        Portland, ME            14  31-10    0     $500.00
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   11-02     Day 3: 4   08-00   
13. Hayden Spradling       Gilbert, AZ             15  29-04    0  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 5   08-09     Day 3: 5   11-04   
14. Taylor Umland          Carlock, IL             10  23-08    0
  Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   10-11     Day 3: 0   00-00   
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BIG BASS OF TOURN
     Chris Moody              Brooks, GA          04-04          $0.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        48       268       541-09
 2        46       264       504-14
 3        12        64       131-00
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         106       596      1177-07



Ron Wolfarth & Shawn Knight Win CATT Badin Lake, NC Oct 14, 2023

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Ron Wolfarth & Shawn Knight Win CATT Badin Lake, NC Oct 14, 2023

Next up is the Yadkin Fall Final Nov 11 on High Rock Lake!

Chad Poteat & Maurice Freeze win the Yadkin Fall Points and receive $500.00!

RM Parker & Corey Gibson finish 2nd in the Points and will receive Free Entry at the Final!

Ron Wolfarth & Shawn Knight weighed in 5 bass at 19.60 lbs taking 1st Place b& $922.00!

John Kistler & Rusty Melton 2nd with 15.81 lbs PLUS the BF at 4.83 lbs!

Derek Crumbley – Calvin McCaskill 3rd with 13.79 lbs!

RM Parker & Corey Gibson 4th 13.46 lbs!

TeamBFWeightWinningsPoints
Shawn Knight – Ron Wolfarth4.7519.60$922.00110
John Kistler – Rusty Melton4.8315.81$573.00109
Derek Crumbley – Calvin McCaskill4.3413.79$200.00108
RM Parker – Corey Gibson0.0013.46$100.00107
Chad Coley – Micah Speights0.0012.30106
Zach Scelsi – Kris Scelis3.5912.30105
Dean Robertson – Danny Nifong0.0011.93104
Ronnie Smith – Jackie Reily4.0311.90103
Robin Collins – Ronnie White3.4511.52102
Austin Garland – Mike Smith0.0011.37101
Lee Williams – Gavin Williams0.0010.94100
Mark Mohler – Greham Bosch3.0810.9299
Mike Allen0.0010.4898
Jacob Bridges – Brad Younts0.0010.1197
Brendon Yeckley – Alston Presson0.009.3896
Kevin Stowell Sr – Dakota Harvey0.008.8295
Chad Poteat – Maurice Freeze0.005.2494
Chris Passmore – Michael Gauldin0.003.5793
Billy Marshall – Alan McKinney0.000.0083
Duke Dennison – Bobby Cline0.000.0083
Tony Stafford – Josh Stafford0.000.0083
Alan Griffin0.000.0083
Total Entrys$1,760.00
BONUS $$475.00
Total Paid At Ramp$1,795.00
CATT$50.00
2023 Yadkin Fall Final Fund$340.00
2023 CATT Championship Fund$50.00
2023 Yadkin Fall Final Fund Total$1,930.00



Bass Cast Tourney Series Launches Exciting Fall Season on Smith Mountain Lake

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Bass Cast Tourney Series Launches Exciting Fall Season on Smith Mountain Lake

Concord VA,10.20.23 – The wait is finally over for anglers and fishing enthusiasts as the highly anticipated Bass Cast Tourney Series gears up for its Fall season, set to commence tomorrow morning on the picturesque Smith Mountain Lake. As the temperatures drop and the air becomes crisp, anglers from far and wide are eagerly preparing to cast their lines and compete in one of the most thrilling bass fishing tournaments of the year.

Smith Mountain Lake, known for its serene waters and abundant marine life, is currently showcasing a unique blend of conditions, making it an exciting challenge for participants. With water temperatures plummeting to 65 degrees and water levels resting at 794 feet, a remarkable 10 feet below full pond, anglers can expect an intriguing and competitive atmosphere on the lake.

“The Fall season on Smith Mountain Lake always brings an element of surprise and excitement to our tournament series,” said Brian Carter the spokesperson for Bass Cast Tourney Series. “The cool air and the specific conditions we are witnessing this year will undoubtedly test the skills and strategies of our participants. We anticipate an incredible display of talent and sportsmanship.”

The Bass Cast Tourney Series encourages participants to not only rely on their skills but also to experiment with different baits and patterns. Adaptability is often the key to success in bass fishing, and by exploring various strategies, anglers can uncover what works best under the unique fall conditions of Smith Mountain Lake.

As always, the tournament promises not only fierce competition but also the possibility of landing the coveted giant Kicker that can make all the difference. Anglers are aware that a single exceptional catch has the power to transform their standing in the competition and secure victory. The Bass Cast Tourney Series has witnessed remarkable displays of skill and determination in the past, and this Fall season is expected to be no different.

Spectators are welcome to join the excitement at Smith Mountain Lake and witness the thrill of competitive bass fishing firsthand. The event is not just a tournament but also a celebration of the enduring passion for fishing that unites communities and individuals.

For more information about the Bass Cast Tourney Series, including detailed schedules, participant guidelines, and event updates, please visit THE BASS CAST TOURNEY PAGE. Follow us on social media @TheBassCast for live updates, highlights, and behind-the-scenes moments from the tournament.

About Bass Cast Tourney Series:

The Bass Cast Tourney Series is a premier bass fishing competition that brings together anglers of all skill levels to compete in exciting tournaments held in various scenic locations. With a focus on sportsmanship, camaraderie, and the thrill of the catch, the series provides an unparalleled platform for fishing enthusiasts to showcase their talent and passion for the sport.



The Jerkbait: From Ancient Origins to Modern Angler’s Must-Have

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The Jerkbait: From Ancient Origins to Modern Angler’s Must-Have

Introduction:
Fishing has been an integral part of human history, and throughout centuries, anglers have developed various techniques and tools to improve their chances of success. One such tool that has withstood the test of time is the jerkbait. In this blog post, we will delve deep into the creation and history of the jerkbait, exploring how this ancient bait has become a staple for anglers of all levels.

I. Origins of the Jerkbait:

  • The jerkbait dates back centuries, with its origins traced back to ancient civilizations.
  • Early versions of jerkbaits were crafted from a variety of materials, including wood, bone, and even stone.
  • These primitive jerkbaits were designed to imitate the appearance and movement of injured or dying baitfish, appealing to predatory fish species.

II. Traditional Jerkbaits:

  • In ancient Egypt, fishermen used hand-carved wooden jerkbaits to fool fish into striking.
  • These traditional jerkbaits had a slender, elongated body with a front lip to create a realistic swimming action. The wooden construction allowed for buoyancy and the ability to suspend at different depths.

III. Evolution of the Jerkbait:

  • With the advent of modern materials and manufacturing techniques, the jerkbait underwent significant transformations. The introduction of plastic materials in the mid-20th century revolutionized jerkbait design, allowing for greater durability and enhanced lifelike finishes. Plastic jerkbaits were also more versatile, as they could be molded into various shapes and sizes to mimic different baitfish species.

IV. The Jerkbait’s Impact on Angling:

  • The jerkbait’s erratic action and lifelike appearance quickly caught the attention of anglers worldwide.
  • Anglers realized that the jerkbait’s unique movement triggered predatory instincts in fish, making it an effective lure for species like bass, pike, musky, and walleye. The versatility of jerkbaits further contributed to their popularity, as they could be used in both freshwater and saltwater environments.

V. Modern Jerkbaits:

  • Today, jerkbaits come in a wide range of designs, colors, and sizes, catering to various fishing scenarios.
  • Modern jerkbaits often feature realistic finishes, intricate detailing, and internal rattles to add to their appeal. Some jerkbaits are designed to suspend at specific depths, while others are more buoyant or sink slowly, providing options for different fishing techniques.

VI. Techniques for Fishing with Jerkbaits:

  • Jerkbait fishing techniques have evolved over time, with anglers developing specific strategies to maximize their success. The “jerk and pause” technique involves imparting quick, sharp twitches to the rod, followed by pauses, imitating an injured baitfish. Anglers can experiment with different cadences and lengths of pauses to determine the most effective action. Jerkbaits can be retrieved at various speeds, allowing anglers to mimic different prey behaviors, such as fleeing or wounded fish.

Conclusion:
The jerkbait’s journey from ancient origins to becoming a staple in every angler’s tackle box is a testament to its effectiveness as a fishing lure. Its ability to imitate injured baitfish and trigger predatory instincts in various fish species has made it a go-to choice for anglers worldwide. Whether you’re a seasoned angler or a novice, adding a jerkbait to your arsenal can greatly enhance your chances of success. So, the next time you head out to the water, make sure to bring along a jerkbait and experience the allure of this ancient yet timeless bait for yourself.



Davis takes lead, eyes repeat at B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Lake Hartwell

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Davis takes lead, eyes repeat at B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Lake Hartwell

Will Davis Jr. of Sylacauga, Ala., is leading after Day 2 of the 2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship at Lake Hartwell with a two-day total of 30 pounds, 5 ounces.

Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

October 19, 2023

Davis takes lead, eyes repeat at B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Lake Hartwell

ANDERSON, S.C. — Will Davis Jr. hoisted the Bryan V. Kerchal Memorial Trophy a year ago, and by all accounts, it looks like he wants to hold on to the hardware that is awarded annually to the winner of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

Davis, in second place after Day 1 with 16 pounds, 1 ounce, jumped into the pole position Thursday on Lake Hartwell with another five-bass limit, this one weighing 14-4. That gives the 31-year-old Sylacauga, Ala., resident a two-day total of 30-5 and a 3-pound cushion as the derby heads into the final day on this storied 56,000-acre fishery.

Davis is trying to defend the B.A.S.S. Nation title he won a year ago on Pickwick Lake in his home state. That win earned him a spot in the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville and entry into the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series. Davis impressed there, winning on Lay Lake in May and finishing fifth in the Dakota Lithium Bassmaster Rookie of the Year standings.

He’s continued his hot hand at Hartwell.

“I spent a lot of time after winning the championship last year getting used to forward-facing sonar,” Davis said. “You have to be able to do it in the Elite Series, and it’s definitely played a role this week.”

Davis only had eight bites on Day 2, catching six Hartwell spotted bass, but they were quality catches. All came on the same Davis Bait Company Wood Jig he used for his best bass a day earlier.

“That Wood Jig is my go-to for big bass,” he said. “I’m not catching a lot of fish, which is frustrating. But I’m getting the right bites.”

Friday’s weather is supposed to be rainy and windy, which Davis said might force him to change tactics.

“I’ll probably have to throw out a spinnerbait more tomorrow,” he said. “But I won’t change up too much. I think I’m on the right fish. I just have to get them to bite.”

The field of 58 boaters was whittled to 10 after the Day 2 weigh-in at Green Pond Landing.

Wisconsin’s Josh Wiesner jumped from ninth place to second in the boater division, courtesy of a 13-12 limit on Thursday, giving him 27-4 for the tournament.

“The bite was fairly steady throughout the day, but it really started getting active at the end of the day when the wind picked up,” Wiesner said. “I caught my biggest one with about a minute to go today. It was about 3 3/4 pounds and probably a 2-pound upgrade for me.”

Day 1 leader Tim Dube fell to third place in the angler division Thursday after catching an 11-pound limit to give him a two-day total of 27-3.

Unlike Wednesday, when hard-hitting spotted bass were gobbling Dube’s lures, Thursday was much more difficult for the 29-year-old New Hampshire resident.

“They weren’t committing to the bait today,” he said. “Every fish I hooked, it was in the corner of the mouth or barely in the lip. I lost more fish than I can count. But I’m getting past that. It’s good to know the fish are still there.

“I like the way tomorrow’s weather is looking for my bite. I want some cloud cover because they’ll school better.”

Rounding out the Top 10 boaters fishing Friday are Michigan’s Nic Rand, 26-14; fifth, Zach Taylor, who’s fishing for Wyoming, 26-11; sixth, South Africa’s Andrew Nienaber, 26-5; seventh, Brian La Clair, fishing for Delaware, 26-1; eighth, Missouri’s Cole Findley, 25-6; ninth, Alabama’s Zeke Gossett, 24-11; and 10th, Maine’s Jonathan Carter, 23-10.

Hayden Spradling of Gilbert, Ariz., won the nonboater title Thursday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 18 pounds. He collected the Louis “Pee Wee” Powers Memorial Trophy for being the top nonboater, as well as a $10,000 prize and a spot in Friday’s final round.

It’s the second time Spradling has competed in the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, having qualified previously in 2020.

“That experience made me a lot more headstrong about getting to this point, to be able to win,” he said. “I had to throw a little bit of everything this week to win the nonboater (division) and give myself a chance to fish on the last day.”

Kyle Klein, of Kansas, won $500 for the Big Bass among nonboaters (a 4-8 he hooked Wednesday.)

Nevada’s Cody Steckel (12th overall, 23-5) and Colorado’s Nate Caldwell (13th, 23-4) also will fish on Friday, after leading their respective regionals in the Hartwell boater standings.

A total of 113 B.A.S.S. Nation anglers from 48 states and eight other countries are competing at Hartwell.

The remaining 13 anglers will start the third and final day of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship at 7:30 a.m. ET from Green Pond Landing. Weigh-in is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. Full coverage will be available on Bassmaster.com.

The top three anglers will earn berths in the 2024 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic, which is scheduled for March 22-24 on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees near Tulsa, Okla. The champion will also receive an invitation to fish the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series. The second- and third-place finishers and Spradling will each earn paid entry fees for all divisions of the St. Croix Bassmaster Opens with the opportunity to qualify for the Elites.

Visit Anderson is hosting the event.

2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship 10/18-10/20
Lake Hartwell, Anderson  SC.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Will Davis Jr          Sylacauga, AL           10  30-05    0
  Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   14-04   
2.  Josh Wiesner           Fon du Lac, WI          10  27-04    0
  Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   13-12   
3.  Timothy Dube           Nashua, NH              10  27-03    0
  Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   11-00   
4.  Nic Rand               Kalamazoo, MI           10  26-14    0
  Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   12-09   
5.  Zach Taylor            Kimberly, ID            10  26-11    0
  Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   12-11   
6.  Andrew Nienaber        Cape Town Western Cape  10  26-05    0
  Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   11-14   
7.  Brian La Clair         Denton, MD              10  26-01    0
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 5   15-08   
8.  Cole Findley           Forsyth, MO             10  25-06    0
  Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 5   13-07   
9.  Zeke Gossett           Pell City, AL           10  24-11    0
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   13-07   
10. Jonathan Carter        Portland, ME            10  23-10    0
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   11-02   
11. Taylor Umland          Carlock, IL             10  23-08    0
  Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   10-11   
12. Cody Steckel           Las Vegas, NV           10  23-05    0
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   12-04   
13. Nate Caldwell          Fort Collins, CO        10  23-04    0
  Day 1: 5   12-04     Day 2: 5   11-00   
14. Aaron Green            Everett, PA             10  22-08    0
  Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 5   11-01   
15. Andrew Sams            Easton, MD              10  22-06    0
  Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   07-14   
16. Riley Nielsen          Murray, UT              10  21-12    0
  Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 5   09-15   
17. Austin Bonjour         Templeton, CA           10  21-01    0
  Day 1: 5   10-10     Day 2: 5   10-07   
18. Dave Frost             Mount Dora, FL          10  20-15    0
  Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 5   10-15   
19. Troy Diede             Sioux Falls, SD         10  20-14    0
  Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 5   11-00   
20. Chris Moody            Brooks, GA              10  20-10    0
  Day 1: 5   14-03     Day 2: 5   06-07   
21. Jess Pottenger         Harrison, ID            10  20-10    0
  Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 5   09-13   
22. BJ Baxter              Willshire, OH           10  20-09    0
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   09-08   
23. Jordan Card            Knoxville, TN           10  20-03    0
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   09-02   
24. Tyler Darling          Rapid City, SD           9  19-15    0
  Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 4   06-03   
25. Matthew Abeyta         Albuquerque, NM         10  19-14    0
  Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 5   10-10   
26. Kevin Walton           Norfolk, VA             10  19-13    0
  Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 5   08-14   
27. Tyler Ramsey           Sand Springs, OK        10  19-07    0
  Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 5   07-13   
28. Blake Wilson           Benton, AR              10  19-02    0
  Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   07-02   
29. Gary Pope              Georgetown, SC          10  18-01    0
  Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 5   08-10   
30. Marc Leech             Kings Mountian , NC     10  17-15    0
  Day 1: 5   07-15     Day 2: 5   10-00   
31. Cody Hollen            Beaverton, OR           10  17-14    0
  Day 1: 5   10-02     Day 2: 5   07-12   
32. Frankie Mueller        Kingman, AZ             10  17-11    0
  Day 1: 5   08-00     Day 2: 5   09-11   
33. Jerry  Pape            Bella Vista, AR         10  16-15    0
  Day 1: 5   05-10     Day 2: 5   11-05   
34. Adam Hamann            Prairie Du Chien, IA     9  16-13    0
  Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 4   07-10   
35. Dustin Hollen          Buckhannon, WV          10  16-10    0
  Day 1: 5   06-13     Day 2: 5   09-13   
36. Jay Swanson            Lakeville, MN           10  16-10    0
  Day 1: 5   08-10     Day 2: 5   08-00   
37. Jurgen Geiger          Luxury Hill Windoek  NA 10  16-08    0
  Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 5   08-03   
38. Manuel Cruz            Clifton, NJ             10  16-07    0
  Day 1: 5   08-12     Day 2: 5   07-11   
39. Luis Tavares Mendes    Cernache Do Bonjardim P 10  15-06    0
  Day 1: 5   06-11     Day 2: 5   08-11   
40. Byron Albrecht         Waco, TX                 9  15-03    0
  Day 1: 5   08-12     Day 2: 4   06-07   
41. Brian Hensley          Edwardsburg, MI         10  15-02    0
  Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 5   06-13   
42. Matthew Nobile         Sorrento, LA            10  14-13    0
  Day 1: 5   08-00     Day 2: 5   06-13   
43. Sean Andrachick        Marion, MT               9  14-12    0
  Day 1: 4   05-10     Day 2: 5   09-02   
44. Ken Day                Kennewick, WA           10  14-07    0
  Day 1: 5   07-00     Day 2: 5   07-07   
45. Andrej Chowaniec       Beeton Ontario CANADA    8  12-05    0
  Day 1: 5   09-06     Day 2: 3   02-15   
46. Michael Mello Jr       Manville, RI             7  11-13    0
  Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 2   02-13   
47. Lukas Matt             Syracuse, NY            10  11-11    0
  Day 1: 5   05-02     Day 2: 5   06-09   
48. Chad Warnol            Moss Point, MS           7  10-13    0
  Day 1: 2   03-06     Day 2: 5   07-07   
49. Thomas Waltz           St. Albans, VT           6  10-01    0
  Day 1: 1   01-05     Day 2: 5   08-12   
50. Yoshi Komada           Nishinomiya JAPAN        6  09-14    0
  Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 5   08-13   
51. Mickey Soler           Newington, CT            7  09-10    0
  Day 1: 3   03-11     Day 2: 4   05-15   
52. Andre Kondonis         Harare ZIMBABWE          6  09-07    0
  Day 1: 4   06-10     Day 2: 2   02-13   
53. Jacob Marcantonio      Moosup, CT               7  08-06    0
  Day 1: 5   05-11     Day 2: 2   02-11   
54. Jorge Trapero Barraza  Culiac n Rosales TX MEX  5  07-11    0
  Day 1: 2   02-11     Day 2: 3   05-00   
55. Richard Young Jr       Melbourne, KY            6  06-12    0
  Day 1: 4   03-15     Day 2: 2   02-13   
56. Oscar Gonzalez         Barcelona SPAIN          4  06-06    0
  Day 1: 2   02-11     Day 2: 2   03-11   
57. Andy Gill              Wellsville, KS           4  04-15    0
  Day 1: 3   04-00     Day 2: 1   00-15   
58. Jackie Barber          West, TX                 3  03-06    0
  Day 1: 2   02-09     Day 2: 1   00-13   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        47       263       532-02
 2        45       259       496-05
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          92       522      1028-07

2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship 10/18-10/20
Lake Hartwell, Anderson  SC.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Hayden Spradling       Gilbert, AZ             10  18-00    0  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 5   08-09   
2.  Richard White          Alexander City, AL      10  17-13    0   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 5   07-09   
3.  Tristan Garriga        Lucedale, MS            10  16-11    0   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   06-15     Day 2: 5   09-12   
4.  Cooper Haase           Duncannon, PA           10  16-07    0   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   07-00     Day 2: 5   09-07   
5.  Larry Witt             Evington, VA             8  16-01    0   $2,000.00
  Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 3   04-06   
6.  James D’Ambra          Hanover, MA             10  15-13    0   $1,500.00
  Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 5   08-02   
7.  Kyle Klein             Hutchinson, KS           8  15-08    0   $1,500.00
  Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 3   04-09   
8.  Gary Belanger          Plainville, CT          10  14-15    0     $500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-02     Day 2: 5   08-13   
9.  Cole Buser             Moscow, ID               7  14-08    0     $500.00
  Day 1: 5   13-00     Day 2: 2   01-08   
10. Marshal Allen          Greeley, CO              7  14-07    0     $500.00
  Day 1: 4   07-15     Day 2: 3   06-08   
11. Zachary Queeney        Atco, NJ                 9  14-01    0     $250.00
  Day 1: 5   08-13     Day 2: 4   05-04   
12. Edward Owens           Hemingway, SC            8  14-00    0     $250.00
  Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 5   08-06   
13. Ron Stierstorfer       Middle River, MD         9  13-14    0
  Day 1: 4   07-15     Day 2: 5   05-15   
14. Keisuke Sakamoto       Shiga JAPAN              8  13-10    0
  Day 1: 4   07-00     Day 2: 4   06-10   
15. Colten Hutson          Edmond, OK               8  12-14    0
  Day 1: 5   06-07     Day 2: 3   06-07   
16. Joe Whelan             Ozark, MO                9  12-02    0
  Day 1: 5   06-10     Day 2: 4   05-08   
17. Robert Rull Jr         Coventry, RI             7  12-00    0
  Day 1: 2   01-13     Day 2: 5   10-03   
18. Grant Aumiller         Danville, KY             6  11-15    0
  Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 1   01-10   
19. Kin Pui Wong           Bakersfield, CA          9  11-15    0
  Day 1: 4   05-07     Day 2: 5   06-08   
20. Dez Ruffin             Tukwila, WA              7  11-11    0
  Day 1: 2   01-13     Day 2: 5   09-14   
21. Hunter Frederickson    Redford, MI             10  11-11    0
  Day 1: 5   06-10     Day 2: 5   05-01   
22. James Seymour          Oglesby, TX              8  11-03    0
  Day 1: 3   04-05     Day 2: 5   06-14   
23. Christian Hanson       Rathdrum, ID             5  11-02    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   11-02   
24. Dave Roberts           Sisters, OR              8  11-02    0
  Day 1: 5   08-06     Day 2: 3   02-12   
25. Tristen Boyd           Monteagle, TN            8  11-01    0
  Day 1: 4   06-08     Day 2: 4   04-09   
26. Andrew Sayles          Middleton, ID            9  10-13    0
  Day 1: 5   06-10     Day 2: 4   04-03   
27. Matt Summers           Gassaway, WV             8  10-06    0
  Day 1: 3   03-13     Day 2: 5   06-09   
28. Matt Luken             Independence, KY         7  09-10    0
  Day 1: 4   06-09     Day 2: 3   03-01   
29. Dean Yamagata          Las Vegas, NV            5  09-04    0
  Day 1: 2   03-00     Day 2: 3   06-04   
30. Jason Campbell         Berwick, LA              7  08-13    0
  Day 1: 3   03-08     Day 2: 4   05-05   
31. Jesus Morales          Apodaca Nuevo Leon  MEX  6  08-13    0
  Day 1: 3   04-11     Day 2: 3   04-02   
32. David Pfeiffer         Milton Mills, NH         5  08-06    0
  Day 1: 1   01-05     Day 2: 4   07-01   
33. Greg Pink              Montrose, CO             5  08-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   08-00   
34. Fernando Henriques Henriques Cernache Do Bonjardim P  5  07-08    0
  Day 1: 1   00-15     Day 2: 4   06-09   
35. Alex Ellerbrock        Sugar Grove, IL          5  07-04    0
  Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 3   04-14   
36. Mike Bell              Ogdensburg, NY           4  07-02    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 4   07-02   
37. Will Presley Jr        Grove City, OH           5  06-12    0
  Day 1: 2   02-02     Day 2: 3   04-10   
38. Eric Moulton           Enfield, NH              5  06-12    0
  Day 1: 2   02-10     Day 2: 3   04-02   
39. Bryan Schumacher       Sparta, WI               4  06-10    0
  Day 1: 4   06-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
40. Garrett Sicely         Albany, VT               5  05-12    0
  Day 1: 1   01-09     Day 2: 4   04-03   
41. Miles Lausch           Lakeville, MN            6  05-10    0
  Day 1: 2   01-10     Day 2: 4   04-00   
42. Tyler Guthmiller       Yankton, SD              5  04-13    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   04-13   
43. Agustin  Pintado Salas El Burgo Del Ebro, Zara  3  04-07    0
  Day 1: 3   04-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
44. Blake Macumber         Elkhorn, NE              2  04-06    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-06   
45. Neels Beneke           Amanzimtoti SOUTH AFRIC  3  03-15    0
  Day 1: 1   01-14     Day 2: 2   02-01   
46. Brad Gandee            Mcdonough, GA            3  03-09    0
  Day 1: 2   01-10     Day 2: 1   01-15   
47. Roger Foraker          Magnolia, DE             2  02-15    0
  Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 1   01-03   
48. Carl Bowser            Indianapolis, IN         2  02-00    0
  Day 1: 1   01-06     Day 2: 1   00-10   
49. Leray Anderson  II     Crofton, NE              2  01-13    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   01-13   
50. Jeremiah Proulx        Cherokee Village, AR     1  01-11    0
  Day 1: 1   01-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
51. Andrew Krauss          Seabright CANADA         1  01-03    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-03   
52. Grant Harris           Maiden, NC               1  01-00    0
  Day 1: 1   01-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
53. Gavin Fraser           Bulawayo ZIMBABWE        1  00-14    0
  Day 1: 1   00-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
54. Jerry Duncklee         Fayette, IA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
54. Claude Loftin          Jacksonville, FL         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        16       151       240-10
 2        17       175       263-15
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          33       326       504-09



2024 Bass Nation Qualifier Schedule

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2024 Bass Nation Qualifier Schedule

The 2024 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series includes four national qualifying events in Alabama, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and New York.

Photo by Mark Cisneros/B.A.S.S. 

October 19, 2023

2024 B.A.S.S. Nation qualifier schedule announced

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The 2024 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series schedule features four national qualifiers on some of the country’s best bass fisheries along with a new format giving grass-roots anglers more opportunities to qualify for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship and a shot at a berth in the iconic Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic.

Beginning in 2024, both individual B.A.S.S. Nation anglers and club members from each state will be able to enter national qualifier events, with the Top 20 finishers advancing to the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. Additionally, club anglers will be able to qualify directly from their state tournaments to the championship. 

“Our goal is to give the everyday angler more chances to make it to the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, whether they get in via a state-run event or a national qualifier,” said GL Compton, tournament director for the B.A.S.S. Nation. “We know that for many anglers — especially when you’re working or in college — joining a local club isn’t practical, so opening our regional qualifying events to unaffiliated individuals is a way to accommodate those competitors. But, if you’re a club angler, now you’ll have two paths to qualify for the Nation Championship. It really is an all-around win for grass-roots anglers.”

The schedule will kick off early next year on Lake Eufaula in Eufaula, Ala., February 7-9. Known as the “Bass Fishing Capital of the World” and the hometown of late fishing industry legend Tom Mann, the brushpile-laden Chattahoochee River fishery has hosted 18 major B.A.S.S. events since 1968.

After a stop in Muskogee, Okla., April 3-5, the schedule will swing to the upper region of the United States in May with a qualifier on the Mississippi River May 8-10 in La Crosse, Wis.

Just weeks before the Elite Series heads to New York, the final national qualifier event will take place July 24-26 on Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh, N.Y. One of the most picturesque fisheries the B.A.S.S. events visit, this 435-square-mile natural lake straddling the New York/Vermont border delights anglers with the bass fishing trifecta — diversity, quantity and quality.

“We’re excited to roll out the welcome mat for the B.A.S.S. Nation Series on Lake Champlain in 2024,” said Alyssa Senecal, assistant director of tourism and marketing for the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “Our beautiful lake has been serving up big bass and good times for ages, making it a beloved hotspot for anglers and outdoor enthusiasts alike. Get ready for a ‘reel’ adventure as we proudly showcase our backyard to fellow lake-loving tournament participants who, like us, can’t resist the lure of some seriously epic bass action!”

The B.A.S.S. Nation Championship tournament will feature qualifiers from the states and the national qualifier tournaments, as well as international anglers and the Paralyzed Veterans of America Angler of the Year.

Not only will the Top 3 anglers from the overall standings realize a dream of competing in the 2025 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic, the winning angler will also be named the Nation’s Best, punch their ticket to the 2025 Elite Series and enjoy the use of a fully-rigged Nitro Boat and Toyota Tundra. The second- and third-place finishers and nonboater champion will each earn paid entry fees for all divisions of the St. Croix Bassmaster Opens with the opportunity to qualify for the Elites.

“The B.A.S.S. Nation local clubs have been the foundation of our organization for more than five decades and mean so much to so many different people,” said GL Compton, tournament director for the B.A.S.S. Nation. “As someone who grew up fishing with the South Carolina B.A.S.S. Nation, I know that these clubs add so much to the culture and growth of our sport through their conservation efforts and youth events and initiatives.”

For more information on registration, visit Bassmaster.com/b-a-s-s-nation.

2024 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier Schedule

Southeast Qualifier: February 7-9, Lake Eufaula, Eufaula, Ala.
Central Qualifier: April 3-5, Arkansas River, Muskogee, Okla. 
Northern Qualifier: May 8-10, Mississippi River, La Crosse, Wis.
Northeast Qualifier: July 24-26, Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, N.Y.

B.A.S.S. Nation Title Sponsor: TNT Fireworks
B.A.S.S. Nation Platinum Sponsor: Toyota
B.A.S.S. Nation Premier Sponsors: Bass Pro Shops, Dakota Lithium, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Progressive Insurance, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Skeeter Boats, Yamaha
B.A.S.S. Nation Supporting Sponsors: AFTCO, Daiwa, Garmin, Lew’s, Marathon, Triton Boats, VMC

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About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S., which encompasses the Bassmaster tournament leagues, events and media platforms, is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting-edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 500,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), TV show, radio show, social media programs and events. For more than 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, St. Croix Bassmaster Opens Series, TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series, Strike King Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Strike King Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship, Yamaha Rightwaters Bassmaster Kayak Series powered by TourneyX, Yamaha Bassmaster Redfish Cup Championship presented by Skeeter and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic.



MLF Announces Entry Dates for 2024 Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, Toyota Series, Phoenix Bass Fishing League, Abu Garcia College Fishing and High School Fishing Programs

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MLF Announces Entry Dates for 2024 Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, Toyota Series, Phoenix Bass Fishing League, Abu Garcia College Fishing and High School Fishing Programs

BENTON, Ky. (Oct. 19, 2023) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today the complete rules and entry dates for the 2024 Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats, Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine, Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI and High School Fishing seasons.

Tackle Warehouse Invitationals:
With national television coverage on CBS Sports, daily MLFNOW! on-the-water livestreams, a top award of $115,000 (including a $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus), and advancement to REDCREST 2025 on the line at every stop, the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals are a lucrative proving ground for anglers looking to qualify for the 2025 Bass Pro Tour where they will fish as part of an exclusive field of 50 pros competing for the sport’s most lucrative payouts. Invitations will be distributed this week to qualified anglers from the 2023 Toyota Series, Tackle Warehouse Invitationals and Bass Pro Tour.

The complete 2024 Tackle Warehouse Invitational schedule, rules and payouts are available online at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats:
Offering the biggest payouts for the lowest entry fees of any national tournament trail, the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats gives anglers the opportunity to fish close to home for incredible awards and advancement to the nationally televised Toyota Series Championship where pros compete for up to $235,000, including a $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus, and co-anglers compete for a $33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat powered by a 115hp outboard.

The winning pro at the Toyota Series Championship qualifies for REDCREST 2025 for the chance to win $300,000, and the highest-finishing pro from each division, including the Wild Card, at the Toyota Series Championship receives a $10,000 bonus.

The 2024 Toyota Series Championship, hosted by the Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Madison County Commission and the Huntsville Sports Commission, is scheduled for Nov. 7-9, at Wheeler Lake in Huntsville, Alabama. The championship field will feature the top 25 pros and co-anglers from each of the six U.S. Toyota Series divisions and the Wild Card division plus tournament winners; the highest finishing boater and co-angler from each of the six Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine Regionals and the TBF from the All-American; the top three teams from the Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship; the High School Fishing National Champions; the TBF National Champions; and up to two pros from each MLF International country.

Every Toyota Series tournament features live weigh-in coverage and the Toyota Series Championship will be nationally televised on CBS Sports. New for 2024, the Toyota Series Championship will also include MLFNOW! on-the-water livestream during the final day of competition.

The top five pros from each U.S. division in Angler of the Year standings qualify for the MLF Invitationals. If a top-five pro declines his or her bid or earns qualification through the Invitationals or Bass Pro Tour, the next eligible pro qualifies. This process continues through the top 10 pros in each division.

The Anglers of the Year and Strike King Co-anglers of the Year will also be awarded $5,000 and $2,000, respectively, in each of the six U.S. divisions.

Entry fees are unchanged for 2024 at $1,700 per tournament for pros and $550 per tournament for co-anglers. Anglers can register for the 2024 Toyota Series season at MajorLeagueFishing.com or by calling 270.252.1000, beginning at 8 a.m. CT on the dates listed below:

  • Entries from the top 25 pros and co-anglers and tournament winners from each division of the 2023 Toyota Series and the top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division of the 2023 Phoenix Bass Fishing League – plus the winner of each 2023 Bass Fishing League tournament (who paid an entry fee for all five tournaments in a division and fished at least two tournaments in the same division) and the top 10 anglers from the 2023 College Fishing National Championship – will be accepted beginning November 6. These anglers have until November 27 to secure their priority entry position.
  • Phoenix boat owners (Phoenix owners with current registrations or confirmation of a boat order who will use their Phoenix boat in Toyota Series competition) may enter beginning November 28.
  • Anglers who fished a full division of the 2023 Toyota Series or a full division of the 2023 Bass Fishing League may enter beginning November 29.
  • TBF members may enter beginning November 30.
  • All other entries will be accepted beginning December 1.

The complete 2024 Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats schedule, rules and payouts are available online at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine:
The Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine is the premier grassroots tournament circuit for weekend anglers, maintaining the best payouts and advancement opportunities for the lowest entry fees available in the sport. The BFL is the only circuit offering weekend anglers the opportunity to advance to the prestigious All-American, Toyota Series Championship and REDCREST 2025 for a shot at winning top boater awards of $120,000, $235,000 and $300,000, respectively, including lucrative Phoenix MLF Bonuses.

The 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be hosted by Visit Jefferson County, TN on May 29-31 at Cherokee Lake in Jefferson County, Tennessee. The top six boaters and co-anglers from each of six Regional tournaments and the Wild Card will qualify. The highest-finishing boater and co-angler from each Regional and the Wild Card at the All-American advance to the Toyota Series Championship for a shot at winning $235,000 (including a $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus). Beat just five anglers from your regional and advance to a second no-entry-fee championship for a shot at one of the sport’s biggest paydays. The All-American boater champion will also advance to REDCREST 2025 for a shot at winning $300,000.

With every tournament featuring livestreamed weigh-in coverage, the Phoenix Bass Fishing League allows anglers to fish close to home – creating a clear path to the Toyota Series, the MLF Invitationals and ultimately the Bass Pro Tour – while placing anglers in front of the sport’s largest fan base. This also provides grassroots anglers the opportunity to showcase their talents to more than 5 million visitors on MajorLeagueFishing.com and 2.3 million followers on MLF’s social media outlets, as well as coverage in Bass Fishing magazine and in dedicated public relations outreach that generates a potential reach of up to 5.5 billion impressions annually across all MLF circuits.

The Phoenix MLF Bonus contingency award will continue for the 2024 season, enhancing payouts from $500 to $7,000 for registered Phoenix boat owners in every qualifier, super-tournament and regional tournament, an additional $20,000 in the All-American, and $35,000 in the Toyota Series Championship.

Each qualifying tournament will continue to offer a top boater award of up to $13,000, including a $7,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus, and a top Strike King co-angler award of $3,000. Top awards jump up to $16,000 for boaters, including a $7,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus, and $4,500 for Strike King co-anglers in super tournaments.

The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers, plus the five tournament winners in each division, advance to a Regional. Boaters in each Regional compete for a $67,000 top award, including a Phoenix 819 Pro with 200hp outboard and $10,000 plus a $7,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus for qualified anglers. Co-anglers in each Regional compete for a $50,000 Phoenix 819 Pro with 200hp outboard. Additionally, the highest finishing boater from each division in each Regional receives a $1,000 bonus and the highest finishing co-angler from each division receives a $500 bonus – you only have to beat 49 anglers from your division to win big. Each Regional also features a $1,000 boater and $500 co-angler Berkley Big Bass award.

Entry fees will remain the same in 2024 – $220 per boater and $110 per co-angler for one-day qualifying tournaments, and $330 per boater and $165 per co-angler in two-day Super Tournaments and Regional events.
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The Wild Card will maintain its $13,000 top boater award, including Phoenix MLF Bonus, and a top co-angler award of $3,000. Enter all five events in a division, fish at least two and automatically advance to the Wild Card if you are not qualified for a Regional. The top six boaters and co-anglers from each Regional and the Wild Card advance to the All-American.

The 2024 All-American will be nationally televised on CBS Sports, offering Bass Fishing League anglers unmatched media exposure. New for 2024, the All-American will also include MLFNOW! on-the-water livestream during the final day of competition.

Anglers can register for the 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League season at MajorLeagueFishing.com or by calling 270.252.1000, beginning at 8 a.m. CT on the dates listed below:

Dec. 4, 2023 – Bama, Choo Choo, Cowboy, Gator and Savannah River. 
Dec. 5, 2023 – Arkie, Bulldog, North Carolina, South Carolina and Volunteer. 
Dec. 6, 2023 – LBL, Mississippi, Okie, Ozark and Piedmont. 
Dec. 7, 2023 – Great Lakes, Hoosier, Mountain, Music City and Shenandoah. 
Dec. 8, 2023 – Buckeye, Illini, Michigan and Northeast.

Phoenix boat owners (Phoenix owners with current registrations or confirmation of a boat on order who will use their Phoenix boat in Bass Fishing League competition) and TBF members may enter all divisions by phone starting Dec. 1, 2023.

The complete 2024 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine schedule, rules and payouts are available online at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI:
The winning team at the 2024 Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship will receive $43,500, including a $33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro powered by a 115hp outboard and $10,000. The winning team also advances to the 2024 Toyota Series Championship to compete as pros for a shot at winning as much as $235,000. The highest finishing team member at the Toyota Series Championship advances to REDCREST 2025. The runner-up at the 2024 College Fishing National Championship will receive a $33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro powered by a 115hp outboard. The team will also advance to the 2024 Toyota Series Championship to compete as pros. Third place at the 2024 National Championship will receive $4,000 and advance to the 2024 Toyota Series Championship to compete as co-anglers for the chance to win a $33,500 Phoenix 518 Pro powered by a 115hp outboard. Fourth and fifth place will receive $3,000 and $2,000, respectively, with sixth through 10th receiving $1,000 each.

Each angler finishing in the top 10 at the 2024 College Fishing National Championship will receive priority entry into the 2025 Toyota Series, the pathway to the MLF Invitationals and the Bass Pro Tour. Every tournament will feature live weigh-in coverage and the National Championship will receive national television coverage on CBS Sports. New for 2024, the College Fishing National Championship will also include MLFNOW! on-the-water livestream during the final day of competition.

MLF will recognize the top performing school with the Tackle Warehouse School of the Year Presented by QuikTrip title, which includes a $10,000 award. Each school receives the total points earned by its top two teams in each tournament. School of the Year is awarded to the school with the highest point total from its three best tournaments.

Abu Garcia College Fishing teams can compete in up to nine qualifying tournaments around the country. The top 12 percent of teams from each event will advance to the following year’s College Fishing National Championship.

Registration for the 2024 season opens at 8 a.m. CT on Dec. 11, 2023. Fields are capped at 250 boats per tournament, so teams are encouraged to enter at their earliest opportunity. Teams can register at MajorLeagueFishing.com or by calling 270.252.1000. The entry fee is unchanged at $100 per team.

The complete 2024 Abu Garcia College Fishing schedule, rules and payouts are available online at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

MLF High School Fishing:
The 2024 MLF High School Fishing circuit will feature teams competing in seven open events held in conjunction with Abu Garcia College Fishing events so students and parents can network with prospective college teams and coaches during college weigh-ins. MLF High School Fishing Opens are two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF)-affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of teams in each tournament advance to the High School Fishing National Championship. Tournaments held on or before May 6, 2024, advance teams to the 2024 National Championship. Tournaments held after May 6, 2024, advance teams to the 2025 National Championship.

Both members of the winning team at the 2024 High School Fishing National Championship, held simultaneously with the TBF High School Fishing World Finals, are guaranteed $5,000 scholarships to the school of their choice, plus the opportunity to compete for a share of more than $3 million in scholarships and prizes. The 2024 High School Fishing National Champions will also advance to the 2024 Toyota Series Championship as co-anglers to compete on national television for a Phoenix 518 Pro powered by a 115hp outboard.

Registration for the 2024 MLF High School Fishing Opens will begin at 8 a.m. CT on Dec. 13, 2023. Teams can register at MajorLeagueFishing.com or by calling 270.252.1000. There is no entry fee for high school anglers to compete in any MLF or TBF High School Fishing tournament. Both anglers must, however, be a member of the Student Angler Federation (SAF). There is no limit to the number of teams accepted into a tournament from each school or club, but the maximum field size is 250 boats. Teams are encouraged to enter at their earliest opportunity.

The complete 2024 High School Fishing schedule, rules and payouts are available online at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

MLF High School Fishing Camp:
The extremely popular MLF High School Fishing Camp for students and parents will be held July 10-12 at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. The three-day camp experience immerses passionate young anglers and coaches into the world of bass fishing. Students and coaches learn techniques from top MLF pros in small groups, and receive a glimpse into the inner workings of the fishing industry through interaction with MLF staff and special guests. Registration for the 2024 MLF High School Fishing Camp will begin at 8 a.m. CT on Nov. 30, 2023. Visit MajorLeagueFishing.com/camp for details.

For complete details and updated tournament information on all MLF circuits, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular Major League Fishing updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF5’s social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

About Major League Fishing
Major League Fishing (MLF) is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, producing more than 250 events annually at some of the most prestigious fisheries in the world, while broadcasting to America’s living rooms on CBS, Discovery Channel, Outdoor Channel, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network and on-demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, the MLF roster of bass anglers includes the world’s top pros and more than 30,000 competitors in all 50 states and 13 countries. Since its founding in 2011, MLF has advanced the sport of competitive fishing through its premier television broadcasts and livestreams and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bass through research, education, fisheries enhancement and fish care.



Kyle Grover Wins 2023 WON BASS U.S. Open in Wire-to-Wire Fashion Patrick Touey Rallies to Second Place, Anthony Hunt Wins AAA Division

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Kyle Grover Wins 2023 WON BASS U.S. Open in Wire-to-Wire Fashion Patrick Touey Rallies to Second Place, Anthony Hunt Wins AAA Division

Laughlin, Nev. – October 18, 2023 – Once again, the final day theme of the 2023 Bass Cat / Mercury WON BASS U.S. Open presented by Laughlin Tourism Commission and Visit Laughlin turned out to be change.  While the weather remained warm as it had been the first two days of competition, the field was treated to stiff breezes that spun the speed gauges up to 25 miles per hour.

Wind can be an angler’s friend, or in the case of precision casting with Forward Facing Sonar and finesse tactics, it can be a massive frustration.  With many of the leaders using those type of tactics, the anxiety level of said anglers was elevated with concern of being able to present light lures to their prey.

As day three commenced, the anglers atop the leaderboard were separated by less than five pounds and day two leader Kyle Grover of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif, and second place pro Spencer Shuffield of Hot Springs, Ark. had a scant .51 pounds as their margin as the day began.  With such a tight grouping atop the leaderboard, it really was possible for anyone in the top five to take the victory.

It almost happened.

When fifth place pro Patrick Touey of Santa Maria, Calif. weighed 19.93 pounds to take the lead with four anglers remaining, the story got really interesting.  Garrett Howard of Riverside, Calif. fell short with 13.18 pounds. Roseville, Calif. pro Bryant Smith just missed the mark with 17.98 pounds and Shuffield had an atypical off day with 11.98 pounds leaving only Grover to erase Touey’s Cinderella story.

Feeling he had fallen short himself, Grover needed 16.25 pounds to tie Touey, but when the scales bottomed out to 16.49 pounds, Grover erupted in celebration and Touey emotionally left the stage after the pair embraced. 

Grover won the 2023 WON Bass U.S. Open in wire-to-wire fashion with a three-day total weight of 56.75 pounds, with a .24-pound winning margin over runner up Touey. Smith retained his third-place position with a total weight of 55.36 pounds.  Shuffield finished fourth with 51.73 pounds and Howard rounded out the top five with 50.01 pounds.

As he took the microphone from WON Bass tournament director Bill Egan, Grover exclaimed that he saw a fish move late in the day his AAA partner caught that made the difference.  “I saw a good smallmouth bolt under the bow of my Ranger Boat and head towards the back,” he said.  “I told him to drop behind the boat, he did and caught it.  It was a two pounder that culled us up a half of a pound, and that was the difference.”

Grover said that he spent his competition in the Upper Basin between Cottonwood and the power lines and had three areas that produced.  “I had a deep spot that had a school of smallmouth on it, and I caught a couple off of it each day,” he said.  “My other spots were guts and pockets that the fish were roaming in chasing shad, which was key, there had to be shad in those pockets.”

Grover used a pair of dropshot baits thrown on 7’3” medium-light St. Croix Legend Elite pinning rods matched with Daiwa Certate reels.  He spooled them with 10-pound-test Sunline braid and 6-pound-test Seaguar Tatsu Fluorocarbon leader.  He alternated between a 4.5-inch Straight Tailed Roboworm in Morning Dawn color or a Berkley Flatnose Minnow in Brownback Color.  He rigged them both on size 1 Gamakatsu Split Shot / Dropshot Hooks and alternated between 1/4 to 3/8-ounce teardrop tungsten dropshot weights depending on depth. Lowrance Active Target 2 was also instrumental in his victory, reporting that he used the Forward Facing technology to catch the majority of his weight.

He said he could not believe he was a U.S. Open Champion.  “I remember fishing my first U.S. Open on Lake Mead thinking I was hot stuff, and blanking,” he said.  “I realized how tough this tournament was then and watched as guys like Aaron Martens – who has always been my favorite angler – won this trophy, and now I have one of my own; I am so happy, but stunned, it’s a dream come true.”

For his efforts, Grover earned the keys to a 2024 Bass Cat Cougar FTD, Mercury 250 ProXS combo from Bass Cat Boats’ president Rick Pierce, that when rigged with Lithium Pro batteries and charger, a Power-Pole Total Boat Control 8’ Blade, trolling motor and electronics will be valued at $82,000.  He also earned a cash prize of $74,000, bringing the Champion’s purse to $156,000.

Touey said that the tale of his tournament would come down to lost fish.  He reported having a good practice period but had to adjust with the pressure.  “I fished above Cottonwood in the Upper Basin and caught them on a crankbait, a tube and a dropshot,” he said.  “I lost 10 pounds of culls that would have closed this out easily, and you just can’t do that in tournaments and expect to win.”

He fished a Bill Norman Little N in Chartreuse Shad color early in the week. that he threw on an iRod Crank Jr Rd, with 10-pound-test Fluorocarbon, but had to turn to finesse tactics more as the event progressed.  He chose iRod 722 Air spinning rods with 10-pound-test braid and 6-pound-test leader and a pair of finesse baits, a green pumpkin tube on a tube jig and Berkley Maxscent Flatworm in Green Pumpkin rigged on a dropshot rig with a 3/8-ounce weight.

Anthony Hunt, of Clovis, Calif. earned the title of AAA Champion by moving from fourth place with a 10.39-pound limit to bring his three-day total weight to 41.29 on the final day to take the victory in the AAA Division. The AAA Champions said that he was stunned.  “I have fished my whole life, but had to stop for quite a while, and I’ve just gotten back into recently with my father-in-law,” he said.  “I love to fish and knew that this was the biggest tournament out here, I can’t believe I’ve won it.”

Hunt reported using a variety of baits to catch fish.  “I caught some on finesse baits and some on reaction baits this week, and had a great week with my pros, I’m absolutely in shock.”  Hunt earned $8,500 cash and an ATV worth an additional $8,000.

He was followed by Markos Avalos of Las Vegas, Nev. in second place with 40.05 pounds.  Third place AAA went to Quincy Lewis, of San Diego, Calif. with 39.98 pounds, fourth place went to Travis Hargis of Chula Vista, Calif. with 38.98 pounds and Bo McNeely of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. rounded out the top five in the AAA Division with 39.19 pounds.

That concludes the 2023 Bass Cat / Mercury WON BASS U.S. Open presented by Laughlin Tourism Commission and Visit Laughlin. Takeoffs and weigh-ins of 183 pro and AAA anglers occurred daily at Katherine Landing at Lake Mohave Marina located at 2690 Katherine Spur, Bullhead City, AZ 86429.

Complete Standings of both divisions can be found below:

For event news and results look to wonbassevents.com and WONews.com along with WON BASS and Western Outdoor News social media platforms on https://www.facebook.com/WONBassTournaments and https://www.instagram.com/wonbass/ for event details, livestreams and updates of future events.

The 41st Anniversary 2023 WON BASS U.S. Open is presented by the following sponsors; Bass Cat Boats, Mercury Marine, Berkley, Costa, Abu Garcia, Bridgford Foods, Daiwa, Gamakatsu, Phenix, Power-Pole Total Boat Control, Eagle Claw TroKar, Lithium Pros, Lowrance, Anderson Toyota, Loco’s Bar and Cocina, DD26, Top This, Johnon’s Bait and Tackle, LTC Laughlin Tourism Commission, Last Chance Performance Marine, Yamamoto Baits, Huntington Beach Honda, Peregrine 250, Livingston Lures, Roboworm, Trika Premium Fishing Gear, Liqui Moly Marine, Anglers Marine, Stealth Stix, Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff and Pouches, KUIU, Signature Gate Systems and Welding, Sure Life, Visit Laughlinand Western Outdoor News.

2023 Won Bass U.S. Open
Pro Final Results
 AnglerHometownFishWghtPnltyDay 1Day 2Day 3Total
1Kyle GroverRCHO STA MARG CA15-1556.75 20.7019.5616.4956.75
2Patrick ToueySanta Maria CA15-1556.51 17.7418.8419.9356.51
3Bryant SmithRoseville CA15-1555.36 18.4018.9817.9855.36
4Spencer ShuffieldHot Springs AR15-1551.73 20.1719.5811.9851.73
5Garrett HowardRiverside CA15-1550.01 19.2617.5713.1850.01
6Chris ZaldainFort Worth TX14-1448.65 18.8315.3914.4348.65
7Roy HawkLake Havasu City AZ15-1545.23 9.6018.9716.6645.23
8Zach VerBruggeLake Havasu AZ13-1343.71 18.9416.038.7443.71
9Evan BarnesDardanelle AR11-1143.41 20.5814.548.2943.41
10Jim VretzosEl Dorodo Hills CA12-1241.52 20.2311.779.5241.52
11Luke JohnsFolsom CA14-1440.54 12.569.6618.3240.54
12Max HernandezQueen Creek AZ13-1340.30 18.306.3115.6940.30
13Josh BertrandSan Tan Valley AZ14-1439.73 10.7414.7114.2839.73
14Joe Uribe, Jr.Surprise AZ13-1339.62 12.9812.1214.5239.62
15Scott HellesenPaso Robles CA13-1239.820.5015.8710.3813.0739.32
16Ray ArbesuHenderson NV15-1538.01 13.3116.558.1538.01
17Jon BellCampo CA13-1337.96 4.3315.0918.5437.96
18Jonathan SchuylerLas Vegas NV11-1137.66 6.4514.0017.2137.66
19Randy McAbee, Jr.Bakersfield CA11-1137.07 15.6817.334.0637.07
20Robert NakatomiSacramento CA15-1536.63 10.8313.8012.0036.63
21Gary ClouseWinchester TN13-1335.55 11.7914.609.1635.55
22Kevin ShortFairfield Bay AR13-1235.780.5014.259.2111.8235.28
23Matthew BeckerFinleyville PA12-1235.00<td width=”47″ nowrap=”” valign=”bottom” style=”width: 35pt; background-color: white; background-repeat: repeat;



Big limit of spotted bass lifts Dube to lead at B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Lake Hartwell

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Big limit of spotted bass lifts Dube to lead at B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Lake Hartwell

Tim Dube of Nashua, N. H., is leading after Day 1 of the 2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship at Lake Hartwell with 16 pounds, 3 ounces.

Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

October 18, 2023

Big limit of spotted bass lifts Dube to lead at B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Lake Hartwell

ANDERSON, S.C. — Tim Dube had never fished a competitive round on Lake Hartwell prior to Wednesday’s start of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

But he went out and treated the place like home water.

Dube, a 29-year-old New Hampshire resident, caught a limit of five spotted bass for a total of 16 pounds, 3 ounces. That was enough to give him a 2-ounce lead over defending B.A.S.S. Nation Champion and Bassmaster Elite Series pro Will Davis Jr., who finished Day 1 with 16-1.

“It was tough to even get fish to bite in practice,” Dube said. “But I got a tip from my co-angler from New Hampshire, and I ran some stuff I found in pre-practices. I just got the right ones to bite today. And I had room to grow, too. I had a 5-pounder break off at the boat.”

Dube was tightlipped when it came to the lures he used to hook Day 1’s big bag, but he indicated he’s covering a lot of water and power fishing.

“I’m doing something different, and I don’t have any boats around me,” he said. “(The key) has been finding the right brushpiles and the canepiles. The fish need to be set up on them right and to be unpressured, if there is such a thing here.”

Dube said he’ll continue with the tactics that helped him climb into the pole position on Day 1.

“I could get 8 pounds and I could get 18 pounds,” he said. “The good thing is the fish seem to reload every day. There are so many fish in this lake. It’s just a matter of getting them to bite.”

Davis, 31, already knows what it takes to win a B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, having won the 2022 title on Pickwick Lake. That got the Sylacauga, Ala., resident into the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville (he finished 40th of 55 anglers). It also earned him a spot on the 2023 Bassmaster Elite Series, and he impressed there, winning a derby on Lay Lake back in May and finishing fifth in the Dakota Lithium Bassmaster Rookie of the Year standings.

Davis said those experiences have given him plenty of confidence.

“It got my mind right to compete at another level,” he said. “Fishing is all about confidence. If you don’t have it, you might as well not even put a boat in the water.

“And Hartwell fits my style pretty well. I know the way the spotted bass behave some days. But they’ll change up on you. I must’ve fished 50 spots today and I only caught fish on four of them.”

Davis said three of his keepers came on a Davis Bait Company Wood Jig, and one each on a Davis 1/2-ounce spinnerbait (peacock color) and a Davis Shaky Head.

“That Wood Jig is a bad dude,” he said. “It’s a phenomenal bait when you power fish and want to cover a lot of water.”

Maryland’s Andrew Sams is third in the boater division with 14-8. South Africa’s Andrew Nienaber is fourth with 14-7 and Michigan’s Nic Rand is fifth with 14-5. Georgia’s Chris Moody, who’s in sixth place with 14-3, caught the heaviest bass in the boater field (4-4).

Cole Buser, who’s representing New Mexico, leads the nonboater field with a limit that weighed 13 pounds. Virginia’s Larry Witt is second with 11-11 and Kansas’ Kyle Klein is third with 10-15. Klein’s 4-8 spot was the heavy on Wednesday.

A total of 113 B.A.S.S. Nation anglers from 48 states and eight foreign countries are competing at Hartwell — the storied 56,000-acre reservoir straddling the South Carolina-Georgia border. Fifty-eight competitors are in the boater field and another 55 are nonboaters. Each finished atop their state standings at one of five B.A.S.S. Nation regionals this year to qualify for the championship.

Davis is fishing alone, as is customary for the defending champion. So are Jurgen Geiger of Namibia and Texas’ Jack Barber, who is representing the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

Besides the U.S. and Namibia, other countries represented this week include Canada, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Japan, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

The field will be cut after the Day 2 weigh-in, with the Top 10 boaters advancing to the third and final day of competition. Anglers from each of the five B.A.S.S Nation regions that don’t have a Top 10 weight after Day 2 also will advance to the final round, as will any nonboater whose weight is equal to or greater than any boater in the Top 10.

The Top 10 in each field will split a cash purse of $96,500, including Big Bass awards ($1,000 to the boater and $500 to the nonboater), as well as a $500 award to the angler using Garmin Electronics who finishes highest in the boater field.

The top three boaters will earn a spot in the 2024 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees near Tulsa, Okla., scheduled for March 22-24. The winner will qualify for the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series.

Day 2 of the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship will begin with a 7:30 a.m. ET takeoff from Green Pond Landing. Weigh-in is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. Follow all the action on Bassmaster.com.

Visit Anderson is hosting the event.

2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship 10/18-10/20
Lake Hartwell, Anderson  SC.

(BOATER) Standings Day 1    Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$ 1.  Timothy Dube           Nashua, NH               5  16-03    0
  Day 1: 5   16-03   
2.  Will Davis Jr          Sylacauga, AL            5  16-01    0
  Day 1: 5   16-01   
3.  Andrew Sams            Easton, MD               5  14-08    0
  Day 1: 5   14-08   
4.  Andrew Nienaber        Cape Town Western Cape   5  14-07    0
  Day 1: 5   14-07   
5.  Nic Rand               Kalamazoo, MI            5  14-05    0
  Day 1: 5   14-05   
6.  Chris Moody            Brooks, GA               5  14-03    0
  Day 1: 5   14-03   
7.  Zach Taylor            Kimberly, ID             5  14-00    0
  Day 1: 5   14-00   
8.  Tyler Darling          Rapid City, SD           5  13-12    0
  Day 1: 5   13-12   
9.  Josh Wiesner           Fon du Lac, WI           5  13-08    0
  Day 1: 5   13-08   
10. Taylor Umland          Carlock, IL              5  12-13    0
  Day 1: 5   12-13   
11. Jonathan Carter        Portland, ME             5  12-08    0
  Day 1: 5   12-08   
12. Nate Caldwell          Fort Collins, CO         5  12-04    0
  Day 1: 5   12-04   
13. Blake Wilson           Benton, AR               5  12-00    0
  Day 1: 5   12-00   
14. Cole Findley           Forsyth, MO              5  11-15    0
  Day 1: 5   11-15   
15. Riley Nielsen          Murray, UT               5  11-13    0
  Day 1: 5   11-13   
16. Tyler Ramsey           Sand Springs, OK         5  11-10    0
  Day 1: 5   11-10   
17. Aaron Green            Everett, PA              5  11-07    0
  Day 1: 5   11-07   
18. Zeke Gossett           Pell City, AL            5  11-04    0
  Day 1: 5   11-04   
19. BJ Baxter              Willshire, OH            5  11-01    0
  Day 1: 5   11-01   
19. Jordan Card            Knoxville, TN            5  11-01    0
  Day 1: 5   11-01   
19. Cody Steckel           Las Vegas, NV            5  11-01    0
  Day 1: 5   11-01   
22. Kevin Walton           Norfolk, VA              5  10-15    0
  Day 1: 5   10-15   
23. Jess Pottenger         Harrison, ID             5  10-13    0
  Day 1: 5   10-13   
24. Austin Bonjour         Templeton, CA            5  10-10    0
  Day 1: 5   10-10   
25. Brian La Clair         Denton, MD               5  10-09    0
  Day 1: 5   10-09   
26. Cody Hollen            Beaverton, OR            5  10-02    0
  Day 1: 5   10-02   
27. Dave Frost             Mount Dora, FL           5  10-00    0
  Day 1: 5   10-00   
28. Troy Diede             Sioux Falls, SD          5  09-14    0
  Day 1: 5   09-14   
29. Gary Pope              Georgetown, SC           5  09-07    0
  Day 1: 5   09-07   
30. Andrej Chowaniec       Beeton Ontario CANADA    5  09-06    0
  Day 1: 5   09-06   
31. Matthew Abeyta         Albuquerque, NM          5  09-04    0
  Day 1: 5   09-04   
32. Adam Hamann            Prairie Du Chien, IA     5  09-03    0
  Day 1: 5   09-03   
33. Michael Mello Jr       Manville, RI             5  09-00    0
  Day 1: 5   09-00   
34. Byron Albrecht         Waco, TX                 5  08-12    0
  Day 1: 5   08-12   
34. Manuel Cruz            Clifton, NJ              5  08-12    0
  Day 1: 5   08-12   
36. Jay Swanson            Lakeville, MN            5  08-10    0
  Day 1: 5   08-10   
37. Jurgen Geiger          Luxury Hill Windoek  NA  5  08-05    0
  Day 1: 5   08-05   
37. Brian Hensley          Edwardsburg, MI          5  08-05    0
  Day 1: 5   08-05   
39. Frankie Mueller        Kingman, AZ              5  08-00    0
  Day 1: 5   08-00   
39. Matthew Nobile         Sorrento, LA             5  08-00    0
  Day 1: 5   08-00   
41. Marc Leech             Kings Mountian , NC      5  07-15    0
  Day 1: 5   07-15   
42. Ken Day                Kennewick, WA            5  07-00    0
  Day 1: 5   07-00   
43. Dustin Hollen          Buckhannon, WV           5  06-13    0
  Day 1: 5   06-13   
44. Luis Tavares Mendes    Cernache Do Bonjardim P  5  06-11    0
  Day 1: 5   06-11   
45. Andre Kondonis         Harare ZIMBABWE          4  06-10    0
  Day 1: 4   06-10   
46. Jacob Marcantonio      Moosup, CT               5  05-11    0
  Day 1: 5   05-11   
47. Jerry  Pape            Bella Vista, AR          5  05-10    0
  Day 1: 5   05-10   
48. Sean Andrachick        Marion, MT               4  05-10    0
  Day 1: 4   05-10   
49. Lukas Matt             Syracuse, NY             5  05-02    0
  Day 1: 5   05-02   
50. Andy Gill              Wellsville, KS           3  04-00    0
  Day 1: 3   04-00   
51. Richard Young Jr       Melbourne, KY            4  03-15    0
  Day 1: 4   03-15   
52. Mickey Soler           Newington, CT            3  03-11    0
  Day 1: 3   03-11   
53. Chad Warnol            Moss Point, MS           2  03-06    0
  Day 1: 2   03-06   
54. Oscar Gonzalez         Barcelona SPAIN          2  02-11    0
  Day 1: 2   02-11   
54. Jorge Trapero Barraza  Culiac n Rosales TX MEX  2  02-11    0
  Day 1: 2   02-11   
56. Jackie Barber          West , TX                2  02-09    0
  Day 1: 2   02-09   
57. Thomas Waltz           St. Albans, VT           1  01-05    0
  Day 1: 1   01-05   
58. Yoshi Komada           Nishinomiya JAPAN        1  01-01    0
  Day 1: 1   01-01   
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        47       263       532-02
———————————-
          47       263       532-02
  2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship 10/18-10/20
Lake Hartwell, Anderson  SC.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1    Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$ 1.  Cole Buser             Moscow, ID               5  13-00    0
  Day 1: 5   13-00   
2.  Larry Witt             Evington, VA             5  11-11    0
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
3.  Kyle Klein             Hutchinson, KS           5  10-15    0
  Day 1: 5   10-15   
4.  Grant Aumiller         Danville, KY             5  10-05    0
  Day 1: 5   10-05   
5.  Richard White          Alexander City, AL       5  10-04    0
  Day 1: 5   10-04   
6.  Hayden Spradling       Gilbert, AZ              5  09-07    0
  Day 1: 5   09-07   
7.  Zachary Queeney        Atco, NJ                 5  08-13    0
  Day 1: 5   08-13   
8.  Dave Roberts           Sisters, OR              5  08-06    0
  Day 1: 5   08-06   
9.  Marshal Allen          Greeley, CO              4  07-15    0
  Day 1: 4   07-15   
9.  Ron Stierstorfer       Middle River, MD         4  07-15    0
  Day 1: 4   07-15   
11. James D’Ambra          Hanover, MA              5  07-11    0
  Day 1: 5   07-11   
12. Cooper Haase           Duncannon, PA            5  07-00    0
  Day 1: 5   07-00   
13. Keisuke Sakamoto       Shiga JAPAN              4  07-00    0
  Day 1: 4   07-00   
14. Tristan Garriga        Lucedale, MS             5  06-15    0
  Day 1: 5   06-15   
15. Hunter Frederickson    Redford, MI              5  06-10    0
  Day 1: 5   06-10   
15. Andrew Sayles          Middleton, ID            5  06-10    0
  Day 1: 5   06-10   
15. Joe Whelan             Ozark, MO                5  06-10    0
  Day 1: 5   06-10   
18. Bryan Schumacher       Sparta, WI               4  06-10    0
  Day 1: 4   06-10   
19. Matt Luken             Independence, KY         4  06-09    0
  Day 1: 4   06-09   
20. Tristen Boyd           Monteagle, TN            4  06-08    0
  Day 1: 4   06-08   
21. Colten Hutson          Edmond, OK               5  06-07    0
  Day 1: 5   06-07   
22. Gary Belanger          Plainville, CT           5  06-02    0
  Day 1: 5   06-02   
23. Edward Owens           Hemingway, SC            3  05-10    0
  Day 1: 3   05-10   
24. Kin Pui Wong           Bakersfield, CA          4  05-07    0
  Day 1: 4   05-07   
25. Jesus Morales          Apodaca Nuevo Leon  MEX  3  04-11    0
  Day 1: 3   04-11   
26. Agustin  Pintado Salas El Burgo Del Ebro, Zara  3  04-07    0
  Day 1: 3   04-07   
27. James Seymour          Oglesby, TX              3  04-05    0
  Day 1: 3   04-05   
28. Matt Summers           Gassaway, WV             3  03-13    0
  Day 1: 3   03-13   
29. Jason Campbell         Berwick, LA              3  03-08    0
  Day 1: 3   03-08   
30. Dean Yamagata          Las Vegas, NV            2  03-00    0
  Day 1: 2   03-00   
31. Eric Moulton           Enfield, NH              2  02-10    0
  Day 1: 2   02-10   
32. Alex Ellerbrock        Sugar Grove, IL          2  02-06    0
  Day 1: 2   02-06   
33. Will Presley Jr        Grove City, OH           2  02-02    0
  Day 1: 2   02-02   
34. Neels Beneke           Amanzimtoti SOUTH AFRIC  1  01-14    0
  Day 1: 1   01-14   
35. Dez Ruffin             Tukwila, WA              2  01-13    0
  Day 1: 2   01-13   
35. Robert Rull Jr         Coventry, RI             2  01-13    0
  Day 1: 2   01-13   
37. Roger Foraker          Magnolia, DE             1  01-12    0
  Day 1: 1   01-12   
38. Jeremiah Proulx        Cherokee Village, AR     1  01-11    0
  Day 1: 1   01-11   
39. Brad Gandee            Mcdonough, GA            2  01-10    0
  Day 1: 2   01-10   
39. Miles Lausch           Lakeville, MN            2  01-10    0
  Day 1: 2   01-10   
41. Garrett Sicely         Albany, VT               1  01-09    0
  Day 1: 1   01-09   
42. Carl Bowser            Indianapolis, IN         1  01-06    0
  Day 1: 1   01-06   
43. David Pfeiffer         Milton Mills, NH         1  01-05    0
  Day 1: 1   01-05   
44. Grant Harris           Maiden, NC               1  01-00    0
  Day 1: 1   01-00   
45. Fernando Henriques Henriques Cernache Do Bonjardim P  1  00-15    0
  Day 1: 1   00-15   
46. Gavin Fraser           Bulawayo ZIMBABWE        1  00-14    0
  Day 1: 1   00-14   
47. Leray Anderson  II     Crofton, NE              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
47. Mike Bell              Ogdensburg, NY           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
47. Jerry Duncklee         Fayette, IA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
47. Tyler Guthmiller       Yankton, SD              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
47. Christian Hanson       Rathdrum, ID             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
47. Andrew Krauss          Seabright CANADA         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
47. Claude Loftin          Jacksonville, FL         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
47. Blake Macumber         Elkhorn, NE              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
47. Greg Pink              Montrose, CO             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        16       151       240-10
———————————-
          16       151       240-10



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