Brown breaks BFL record with 40-14 on Chickamauga – FLW.com
23.Mar.2013
HIXSON, Tenn. – Rogne Brown of Hixson, Tenn., weighed a five-bass limit totaling 40 pounds, 14 ounces Saturday to win the Walmart Bass Fishing League Volunteer Division event on Lake Chickamauga. For his victory, Brown earned $4,271.
“It was absolutely incredible,” said Brown. “I can’t even explain it. It’s been incredible here for the past five weeks or so. I found a really good staging area where they are getting ready to move up and spawn as soon as the conditions get right. The spot has scattered out stumps on it and quick access to deep water. It is also near a shallow flat where they can roam and feed.
“I caught them all on the 3-arm, 6-blade Hog Farmer umbrella rig fitted with 3 1/2-inch Big Bite Baits Cane Thumpers,” Brown continued. “I was a little worried because the bite slowed down a bit the past week and a half, but today it picked back up for me. The way I have been catching them was messed up by the warm spell we had. As soon as the weather changes again, I have a feeling this might be over.”
Brown’s five-bass limit of 40-14 broke the record for all-time heaviest single-day weight in BFL competition, a record previously held by Dicky Newberry of Houston, Texas with 36-5. It was the second largest single-day weight ever brought to the scales in any FLW tournament. Brown added another $595 to his winnings by picking up the big bass of the day award with a fish weighing 11 pounds, 12 ounces.
WRCB Channel 3 of Chattanooga filmed Brown as he weighed in his catch. To view the video, click here.
Lake Chickamauga has been on fire lately and has been receiving a lot of national attention for its big bass and big limits. The Walmart FLW Tour is scheduled to visit Lake Chickamauga for the final regular-season Tour event of 2013 on June 27-30.
Rounding out the top 10 pros were:
2nd: Andy Lusk, Cleveland, Tenn., five bass, 31-0, $2,136
3rd: Jeremy York, Monroe, Ga., five bass, 30-2, $1,424
4th: Walmart pro Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn., five bass, 28-10, $997 + $300 Evinrude bonus
5th: Rex Pendergrass, Bristol, Tenn., five bass, 27-7, $854
6th: Shaun Lusk, Soddy Daisy, Tenn., five bass, 27-3, $747
6th: Daniel Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 27-3, $747
8th: Brian Hazel, Clinton, Tenn., five bass, 26-13, $641
9th: Thomas Helton, Charleston, Tenn., five bass, 24-11, $569
10th: Adam Dysart, Ooltewah, Tenn., five bass, 24-9, $498
For complete boater results, click here.
Combs holds off Clunn Texan busts 100-plus pounds in wire-to-wire win in home state – Bassmaster.com
Combs holds off Clunn Texan busts 100-plus pounds in wire-to-wire win in home state
ZAPATA, Texas — Third-year Elite pro Keith Combs of Huntington, Texas, locked out 11 other finalists Monday in the Rigid Industries Falcon Slam, including his biggest threat after three rounds, four-time Bassmaster Classic champ and Zen master of bass fishing, Rick Clunn.
After weighing 28 pounds, 2 ounces on the final day, Combs hit and surpassed the 100-pound mark with 111 pounds, 5 ounces over four days of competition on Falcon Lake out of Zapata, Texas. In his home state on a lake he’s guided on for years, Combs took his first Bassmaster Elite Series title in wire-to-wire fashion and by a margin of 5-15 over Clunn.
Besides the Bassmaster Century Club entry, Combs walked away with $100,000, an automatic berth in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic, and 100 points in the 2013 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race, which awards $100,000 at the end of the eight-event regular season.
Combs holds off Clunn Texan busts 100-plus pounds in wire-to-wire win in home state – Bassmaster.com
Combs holds off Clunn Texan busts 100-plus pounds in wire-to-wire win in home state
ZAPATA, Texas — Third-year Elite pro Keith Combs of Huntington, Texas, locked out 11 other finalists Monday in the Rigid Industries Falcon Slam, including his biggest threat after three rounds, four-time Bassmaster Classic champ and Zen master of bass fishing, Rick Clunn.
After weighing 28 pounds, 2 ounces on the final day, Combs hit and surpassed the 100-pound mark with 111 pounds, 5 ounces over four days of competition on Falcon Lake out of Zapata, Texas. In his home state on a lake he’s guided on for years, Combs took his first Bassmaster Elite Series title in wire-to-wire fashion and by a margin of 5-15 over Clunn.
Besides the Bassmaster Century Club entry, Combs walked away with $100,000, an automatic berth in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic, and 100 points in the 2013 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race, which awards $100,000 at the end of the eight-event regular season.
Angler's Choice Lake Gaston NC Division – 3.24.13 Results
We would like to apologize for no pictures from Sundays event but due to bad weather all over VA we headed home early. Their were 54 teams that competed in Sundays event with the win going to the team of Phil Bain & Tim Wiltfone with five fish and a total weight of 17.55lbs. Congratulations to them on this great Victory.
Angler’s Choice Lake Gaston NC Division – 3.24.13 Results
We would like to apologize for no pictures from Sundays event but due to bad weather all over VA we headed home early. Their were 54 teams that competed in Sundays event with the win going to the team of Phil Bain & Tim Wiltfone with five fish and a total weight of 17.55lbs. Congratulations to them on this great Victory.
Anglers Choice Team Tournament Trail – VA Division – Lake Gaston Results – 3-23-13
Their were 160 teams that competed in this past weekends event with the average team weight of 5.61lbs. But the win went to the team of Ray Cooke & Gene Woodard with 5 fish and a total weight of 18.76lbs. Congratulations to them on this great victory.
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Castaway Anglers – Buggs Island Tournament Results 3.16.13
Castaway Anglers – Buggs Island Tournament
Results 3.16.13
Harris/Tyree – 2.08 lbs











