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Almight Sinking Braid by SUNLINE

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Almight Sinking Braid by SUNLINE

As the use of braided lines on spinning reels continues to grow in popularity Sunline continues to develop new braided lines for increased efficiency on spinning reels. A sinking braid helps reduce line drift and the bow in your line caused by wind and waves on a cast. This allows it to sink quickly after the cast and to sink more quickly in water to reduce the bow in an angler’s line. This faster sink rate also helps lures fall faster in deep water presentations. Almight has a specific gravity that is 50% heavier than traditional braided lines. By reducing line drift and bow in the line Almight provides an angler with better lure contact for enhanced bite detection. Almight is currently the only sinking braided line in the US market. Almight has a specific gravity of 1.48 compared to water at 1.0 and traditional braided lines at 0.97. Almight is constructed with a four plus one fiber design that features four outside PE strands with a high specific gravity core in the center. Almight is available in pink for high visibility or olive for camo with orange metering for more stealthy presentations.
Benefits/Features
• Sinking braided line that reduces line drift and line bow
• Reduction of line drift provides greater contact with lures and the bottom
• Improved hooking ratios with less line slack
• Sunline exclusive sinking braided line
• Specific gravity 50% higher than traditional braided lines for a faster fall rate
• Available in pink or olive colors for high vis or camo
• Available in 7lb, 11lb, 13lb, 16lb and 18lb sizes
• 165yd spool

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Lucas Murphy Wins CATT Lake Monticello, SC Feb 23, 2025

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Lucas Murphy Wins CATT Lake Monticello, SC Feb 23, 2025

Next Lake Monticello Spring Qualifier is Match 9th at the Hwy 99 ramp! Join us! The fishing is great right now on Lake Monticello!

Lucas Murphy wins Lake Monticello with 5 bass weighing 19.95 lbs!

TeamBFWeightWinningsPoints
Lucas Murphy0.0019.95$575.00110
James Schneider – David Schneider4.6919.52$170.00109
Travis Robinson – Randy Rose6.0018.93$70.00108
Justin Kanute5.2018.44107
Jeff Douglas – Hunter Enlow5.4618.38106
Shane Cantley – Quentin Motley4.1818.34105
TJ Ford – Carl Black5.5717.17104
Eric Enlow – Frankie Taylor3.5214.96103
Brice Rizzetta – Michael Hall3.9013.39102
Austin Knox – Jason Branham0.0011.86101
Christopher Faulkner – Tanner Smith0.000.0091
Bryar Moore – Chance Smith0.000.0091
Charlie Childers – Ben Sherbert0.000.0091
Dalton Russell – Hunter Layne0.000.0091
Total Entrys$840.00
BONUS $$$275.00
Total Paid At Ramp$815.00
2025 Monticello Final Fund$110.00
2025 CATT Championship Fund$50.00
2025 Monticello Spring Final Fund$135.00





Parish Malone & Mike McClusky Win CATT Lake Gaston, NC Feb 23, 2025

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Parish Malone & Mike McClusky Win CATT Lake Gaston, NC Feb 23, 2025

We had 4 teams weigh in over 20 lbs this past weekend! The next Lake Gaston CATT Spring Qualifier is out of Summitt Landing this Saturday, Mar 1! The BIGGUNS are biting! Join us!

The 2025 CATT Academy Championship will take place on Kerr Lake May 17-18, 2025, and we are guaranteeing $10,000.00 to 1st Place!

Nutbush Ramp Kerr Lake State Park – 115 Jack Wade Farm Road, Henderson, NC

A team or solo angler must fish 2 CATT events (Finals count) to Qualify! You may fish the Championship solo or with your partner or alternate partner your team used in any CATT event. You can get in your 2 events by fishing any CATT Summer/Fall 2024 and CATT Spring 2025!  Any CATT event after May 20, 2024 will count!

Tap here form more info! 2025 CATT Academy Championship – Carolina Anglers Team Trail

To pay online tap here! Carolina Angler Team Trail Bass Tournaments – CATT Tournaments

Parish Malone & Mike McClusky weigh in the heaviest bag we have seen in a long time at Lake Gaston! They had 5 that went 25.86 lbs taking 1st Place by a wide margin!! Boom!

TeamBFWeightWinningsPoints
Parish Malone Mike McClusky6.0225.86$1,450.00110
Ayden Rigsbee Nick Urbas5.7622.88$500.00109
Ben Dalton Dean Dalton5.1021.28$525.00108
Jake Murdock John Murdock6.2420.56$213.00107
Shane Doughtie Evan White0.0019.36106
Geno Mccree Vincent Jones5.2018.50105
James Joyner Chris McDaniel0.0016.36104
Bryson Peed Mike Corbishley0.0015.68103
Joey Scott Michael Bryant7.9615.60$147.00102
Jerry Bono Gary Deangelo4.5614.28101
John Edwards Jr Jesse Gay0.0012.02100
Alex Barnes Justin Miles0.0011.8099
Dylan Lynch Bubba Eastwood Jr6.1011.6098
Kirby Shearin Caleb Horn0.0010.8297
Frank Pridemore Mike Gunn0.009.5696
Rich Hartman Roger Castillo0.009.3095
Dennis Bradley0.008.9094
Mark Ellis Greg Husic0.000.0084
Brandon Hardy0.000.0084
Mike Henderson Bobby Henderson0.000.0084
Chis Cox Mike May0.000.0084
Brooks Woodard0.000.0084
Total Entries$2,520.00
BONUS $$750.00
Total Paid At Ramp$2,835.00
2025 Gaston Spring Final$335.00
CATT$50.00
2025 CATT Championship Fund$50.00
2025 Gaston Spring Final Total$335.00





Breaking down the award-winning line-through swimbait

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Breaking down the award-winning line-through swimbait
Breaking down the award-winning line-through swimbait
Ladson, SC (February 27, 2025) – “Can’t imagine a more versatile, durable, go-anywhere swimbait,” affirms Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Beau Browning, with a nod to Z-Man’s ICAST award-winning Shadtron™ LT.Like Browning, anglers today face the burden of selecting from a surplus of specialty swimbaits. Most of these lifelike lures do one or two things particularly well, yet often lack the intangibles to close the deal. Consider the confident hope of a big bass hookset, swiftly shattered when the hawg in question head-rattles free on the first jump. Or the angst of a giant in hot pursuit gone horribly wrong . . . As the lure tries to accelerate, it rolls on its side instead, spooking the bass and breaking your heart. Or, perhaps worst of all, sacrificing the tail off your prized swimbait when a pike or other toothy critter chomps down on your very first cast. Ouch.Last July, solving each of these dilemmas and more, the fishing world witnessed the arrival of the Z-Man® Shadtron™ LT, stamping the line-through swimbait with its seal of approval and ICAST’s Best Freshwater Soft Lure award. Finally, after months of salivating over YouTube videos and watching bass pros rave about its performance, anglers are finding Shadtron LT swimbaits at their favorite fishing retailers, ready to crush personal-best bass, everywhere. 
The Deets
Offered in two sizes (4.5” and 6”) and two rates of fall (Slow Sink and Fast Sink), the Z-Man Shadtron LT leads with its supernatural shad sculpt and visual sizzle, exact to every scale. The Fast Sink version sinks 12 feet in 10 seconds (ROF 12), while the Slow Sink Shadtron is rated ROF 5. Eight photo-printed and hand-painted shad patterns include vivid Gizzard and Threadfin Shad models, as well as Blueback Herring, Sight Flash and other strike-inducing hues.Matching the prevailing sizes of threadfin and gizzard shad eaten most often by predators, the 4.5-inch Shadtron LT gets gobbled by bass of all sizes, while the meatier 6-inch appeals to bigger bass, stripers and other predators. 
Dual Line-Through Design
“LT stands for line-through, but they should have called it ‘DLT’ or dual line-through,” Browning laughs, “because the bait’s hidden core contains an impressive two-way harness for fishing it around cover or open water. Factor in its durability, and you can throw this swimbait almost anywhere, including places you’d normally cast a ChatterBait®.”Beneath its malleable yet impossibly durable ElaZtech® body, the 10X Tough Shadtron’s two-way line-through harness can be rigged with the included single sickle-style dorsal hook, ideal for rolling through cover, bottom bumping or skipping beneath boat docks.Alternatively, for casting around openwater shad schools, or for smallmouth or spotted bass that bite from below, arm the Shadtron with a favorite belly treble hook. The bait’s underside sports a smart hook claw that clips the hook tight, pinning the shank against the bait’s body until a fish pulls it free. In either case, hooksets almost always culminate in liplocks and fist-bumps in the boat, a direct result of the line-through system that slides the lure up the line, where bass can no longer leverage lure weight as a means of a headshaking escape. 
Multi-Speed Wedge Tail
Generating the most realistic shad-swimming action attainable, the Shadtron’s calibrated wedge-shaped tail empowers a versatile range of motions—from slow-roll to escape velocity. Further imitating the locomotion of a live shad, the Shadtron swims with minimal body roll and just a hint of head wag—all in the name of enticing eagle-eyed predators.“If I’ve got a big fish that’s following but won’t eat, I can give the bait a quick burst of speed—or twitch the rod to make it slash right or left—to induce a positive reaction,” Browning explains. “Try the speed thing with most swimbaits and they’ll usually roll over or crash and burn—spooks bass every time. But the Shadtron nails it, keeps its composure at almost any speed.” Oppositely, Browning often retrieves the Shadtron extra slow, which shines in cooler water. “Even in the clearest water, a slow retrieve can be so good as it lets bass get a good look at the bait and inspect its natural shad body before it eats,” explains Browning. “I’m also digging the bait’s flat sides, which let me skip it under docks like the perfect pancake rock.” 
A specially designed wedge tail yields a wide range of retrieve speeds.
Factoring Rate-of-Fall
For slower tail-thumping retrieves, particularly near cover or bottom, Browning suggests opting for the Slow Sink version and the dorsal hook option. “Particularly for moving a big fish off a dock or a cool piece of cover, slow-rolling or surface-bulging the Shadtron is always a tasty tactic,” he suggests.“If I’m working deeper water or want to fish the swimbait a little faster, the Fast Sink version counts down quickly and stays at depth. I can also burn the ROF12 version faster across shallow water, which can be great in warmer conditions.”
Durability to the Max
Two vital elements ensure the Shadtron LT’s long, fruitful, fish-catching lifespan. One, when a bass or other predator engulfs the soft swimmer, it automatically slides up your fishing line where it’s removed from powerful jaws and plastics-piercing teeth. Two, the Shadtron’s exclusive ElaZtech composition prevents it from tearing or sacrificing its tail. Z-Man’s proven superplastic formula is soft and active underwater, and yet almost impossibly durable. At just $13 to $16 a pop, it’s likely the best value in high-end swimbaits today.  
A bulletproof ElaZtech body assures the Shadtron will outlast other swimbaits in your box. 
Tips & Tricks
Among its numerous above-and-beyond design elements and extra fish-catching goodies, the Shadtron LT features a refined sound-making rattle implanted deep in the line-through harness itself. It’s just enough audible enticement—a restrained clicking noise—to complement the full meal deal. Activate the rattle by giving the lure occasional rodtip action, creating subtle clacking sounds.Finally, to keep your bait in mint condition, Z-Man has packaged the Shadtron LT in a special protective clamshell. When you first open the lure, don’t discard this storage package. Instead, when you’re done fishing, put the lure back into its clamshell, hooking it to a reel or rod guide. This will keep the lure’s tail perfectly straight, even in cramped rod boxes.The new Z-Man Shadtron LT mimics the bass’ most prolific meal on every level. Available in stores now, the Shadtron is perhaps the most user-friendly shad swimbait ever made. MSRP $12.99 (4.5”) and $15.99 (6”), www.zmanfishing.com. 
A special, reusable bait-protecting clamshell keeps your Shadtron fresh and ready for the next battle. 





Key adjustment leads to victory for Milam and Dubose at Smith Lake

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Key adjustment leads to victory for Milam and Dubose at Smith Lake

James Dubose, left, and Daylon Milam, right, of University of Montevallo win the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake with 10 bass weighing 29-14.

Photo by Solomon Glenn/B.A.S.S.

Feb. 27, 2025

Key adjustment leads to victory for Milam and Dubose at Smith Lake

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CULLMAN, Ala. — Using lessons learned in their home state of Georgia, Daylon Milam and James Dubose from the University of Montevallo claimed the victory at the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops with a two-day total weighing 29 pounds, 14 ounces. 

Milam and Dubose opened the tournament in 23rd place with 13-13 before rocketing up the leaderboard with 16-1 on Day 2. They edged out Stephen F. Austin’s Ben Burns and Grant Pursifull and their Montevallo teammates Brody Robison and Peyton Sorrow by 9 ounces.

“I’ve been watching Bassmaster all of my life, and to hold one of these trophies is something like I’ve never felt before,” Dubose said.

It is the sophomore duo’s second Top 15 finish of the year, adding this victory to their 13th-place finish at Lake Okeechobee at the end of January. 

“You have to have a lot go right (to win),” Milam said. “It was just our day, I guess.”

Smith Lake served as the second stop of the Lunkers Trail season, and anglers took advantage of the warming trend that spread over the southeast this week. In total, 293 limits were brought to the scales and over 4,200 pounds of bass were weighed in over two days. 

Neither Milam nor Dubose had ever fished Smith Lake before this week’s tournament, but their experiences fishing blueback herring lakes in their home state — notably Lake Lanier — helped them grasp what was happening on the Black River impoundment. 

The Montevallo duo discovered their best area the first day of practice — a ¼-mile long stretch of docks in a creek they felt had the best water clarity. Docks with baitfish tended to produce the better-quality bass.

“There were a lot of people around us, but they weren’t doing the same thing we were,” Milam explained. “A lot of teams were out in the middle, and we felt like a lot of the bass were staging on the docks. The water temperature is rising, and we felt like they were staging and waiting for it to warm up a little more so they could go up and spawn.” 

On the first day of the tournament, they caught the majority of their prespawn spotted bass by slowly rolling a 3.8 Keitech swimbait rigged on a ¼-ounce jighead by the floating docks. On Day 2, the bass would not touch the swimbait, so they began throwing brown ¼-ounce Spot Sticker casting jigs paired with a Spot Sticker Twin Tail grub trailer. 

“It was important to use a ¼-ounce so it would fall slowly around the docks,” Milam added.

Dubose and Milam started Day 2 strong, filling out a solid limit by 9 a.m. While they weren’t catching many quality bass, Milam said they were confident they would eventually run into some bigger bass. Sure enough, they pulled up to one particular dock and saw three bass under it using their forward-facing sonar.

“I skipped my jig under there and the biggest bass of the group ate it,” Milam said. “That ended up being a 4.60 spotted bass.”

The duo searched for one more big bite the rest of the day, and around 2:30 p.m., they landed another 3 ½-pounder that gave them what they needed to seal the win. 

“We really felt like we were one fish short,” Dubose said. “We were really nervous, though. We knew the weights were going to be tight and we knew we needed a little luck on our side to pull it off.”

Hailing from east Texas, Burns and Pursifull landed bags of 14-8 and 14-13 to finish in second place with a two-day total of 29-5. They anchored their Day 2 bag with a 4-pound spotted bass. The Stephen F. Austin team also finished fourth at the first event in the Lunkers Trail season at the Harris Chain of Lakes, putting them in position to secure the Team of the Year in the division. 

“We didn’t have a good practice at all. We caught maybe seven or eight keepers,” Burns explained. “We came out a lot better than we thought we were going to, for sure. Since we did good at the Harris Chain, we are sitting up there for TOY now. It’s a pretty good finish.”

While Smith Lake looks much different than their home lakes of Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend, Burns and Pursifull were able to utilize several of their favorite techniques this week. Using their forward-facing sonar, they targeted spotted bass setting up along main-lake breaks. 

A 6th Sense Ozzie in the gizzard shad color rigged on either a ¼- or ½-ounce tungsten jighead produced the bulk of their catch.

“We tried to throw at as many bass as we could,” Burns said. “There would be wolfpacks that we could see in 20 feet of water, and then there were some floaters in 8 to 12 feet of water.”

Robison and Sorrow also finished the tournament with 29-5, landing bags of 14-13 and 14-8 respectively. 

“It didn’t go as planned,” Sorrow said. “We fished by the seat of our pants and went with the flow. We didn’t stress when our fish disappeared. We sat back, put our heads together and just went fishing.”

After a productive practice fishing flat banks with shaky heads and jigs, the Montevallo duo was forced to move offshore during the tournament where they targeted spotted bass in ditches and drains. The most productive drains had a flat spot in the middle where the bass would set up. The ditches with baitfish ended up being the most productive. 

Sorrow and Robison rotated through three different baits depending on how deep the bass were. A 4-inch or 5-inch Z-Man Scented Jerk ShadZ paired with a ½-ounce or ¾-ounce Queen Tackle Live Sonar tungsten jighead produced several key bites. A Neko-rigged Yamamoto Sensei Worm and a Zoom Trick Worm rigged on a ¼-ounce shaky head secured several bigger bites as well.

Tyler Chmelar and Kase Kramer from Tarleton State University caught the Big Bass of the Tournament, a 5-9 spotted bass that anchored their Day 1 bag. 

The Top 10% of the field punched their tickets to the 2025 Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops, details of which will be announced at a later date.

New for 2025, the top two highest-finishing teams in the Strike King Bassmaster College Series Bass Pro Shops Team of the Year race as well as each team that stands atop the rankings in the Legends and Lunkers divisions of the College Series will receive the exclusive honor of being named a Bassmaster College All-American. The All-Americans will be honored on the biggest stage in bass fishing, the 2026 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour.

Visit Cullman hosted the tournament.

2025 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops 2/26-2/27
Smith Lake, Cullman  AL.
Standings Day 2

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Daylon Milam – James Dubose                  University of Montevallo            250
  Day 1: 5   13-13     Day 2: 5   16-01   Total:  10  29-14
2.  Ben Burns – Grant Pursifull                  Stephen F Austin State Universit    249
  Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   14-13   Total:  10  29-05
2.  Brody Robison – Peyton Sorrow                University of Montevallo            249
  Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 5   14-08   Total:  10  29-05
4.  John Michael Ortman – Max Heaton             Emmanuel College                    247
  Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 5   15-04   Total:  10  29-00
5.  Garrett Smith – Andrew Blanton               Lander University                   246
  Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 5   14-00   Total:  10  28-13
6.  Anderson Jones –                             Lander University                   245
  Day 1: 5   16-10     Day 2: 5   11-14   Total:  10  28-08
7.  Harrison Terry – Jordan Hampton              Bethel University                   244
  Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   13-09   Total:  10  27-13
8.  Connor Green – Peter West                    Faulkner University                 243
  Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 5   15-14   Total:  10  27-09
9.  Connor Hall – Carson Belville                McKendree University                242
  Day 1: 5   11-14     Day 2: 5   15-11   Total:  10  27-09
10. Nick Dumke – Connor Bell                     University of Montevallo            241
  Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   14-12   Total:  10  27-09
11. Cole Hadlock – Jackson Kulijof               Murray State University             240
  Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 5   14-08   Total:  10  27-09
12. Wyatt Pearman – Ridge Rutledge               Campbellsville University           239
  Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   13-08   Total:  10  27-08
13. Trace Antunes III – Garrett Ring             University of Montevallo            238
  Day 1: 5   14-01     Day 2: 5   13-05   Total:  10  27-06
14. Adrian Urso – Corbin Templon                 Murray State University             237
  Day 1: 4   09-05     Day 2: 5   17-12   Total:   9  27-01
15. Jeff Giffen – Cooper Gilroy                  University of Alabama               236
  Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 5   14-00   Total:  10  27-01
16. Jaxson Freeman – Evan Sutton                 McKendree University                235
  Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   12-09   Total:  10  27-00
17. Michael Markham – Kolby Angell               University of Montevallo            234
  Day 1: 5   13-02     Day 2: 5   13-14   Total:  10  27-00
18. Brendin Simich – Benjamin Travis             Auburn University                   233
  Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   11-12   Total:  10  26-14
19. Christian Moore –                            Tarleton State University           232
  Day 1: 5   14-01     Day 2: 5   12-12   Total:  10  26-13
20. Braden Cox – Cameron Smith                   Ohio State University               231
  Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 5   14-08   Total:  10  26-11
21. Ethan Fields –                               McKendree University                230
  Day 1: 5   15-02     Day 2: 5   11-08   Total:  10  26-10
22. Peyton Harris – Dalton Head                  University of Montevallo            229
  Day 1: 5   14-13     Day 2: 5   11-12   Total:  10  26-09
23. Reece Keeney – Brantley Anders               Kentucky Christian University       228
  Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 5   11-13   Total:  10  26-08
24. Tucker McCoy – Skipper Stallings             University Of Montevallo            227
  Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 5   11-15   Total:  10  26-07
25. Levi Kohl – Grant Meisenhelter               Murray State University             226
  Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   13-08   Total:  10  26-06
26. Ryan Lachniet – Carter Doren                 Campbellsville University           225
  Day 1: 5   13-10     Day 2: 5   12-09   Total:  10  26-03
27. Karsten Raney – Brayson Claunch              Campbellsville University           224
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   12-14   Total:  10  26-02
28. Carty Shoen – Tyler Swan                     Auburn University                   223
  Day 1: 5   13-02     Day 2: 5   12-15   Total:  10  26-01
29. Brett Hill – Brayden Hoehn                   Campbellsville University           222
  Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 5   13-09   Total:  10  26-00
30. Cameron Dials – Ethan Burnette               Kentucky Christian University       221
  Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   11-10   Total:  10  25-15
31. Kyle Hopping – Kai Barnett                   McKendree University                220
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   12-10   Total:  10  25-14
32. Cody Domingos – Jackson Paden                University of Tennessee             219
  Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 5   15-05   Total:  10  25-13
33. Tyler Leachman –                             Murray State University             218
  Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 5   12-09   Total:  10  25-12
34. Matthew Wilson – Gus Dietrich                University of Alabama               217
  Day 1: 5   12-12     Day 2: 5   13-00   Total:  10  25-12
35. Scooter Ligon Jr – Levi Seagraves            Emmanuel College                    216
  Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   12-05   Total:  10  25-10
36. Brock Blazier – Colby Joseph                 Campbellsville University           215
  Day 1: 5   13-09     Day 2: 5   11-13   Total:  10  25-06
37. Braxon Hightower – Luke Wenger               Dallas Baptist University           214
  Day 1: 5   13-08     Day 2: 5   11-14   Total:  10  25-06
38. Corey Morris – Brayden Mercer                East Texas Baptist University       213
  Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   13-13   Total:  10  25-03
39. Coleman Stewart – Keenan Stewart             Campbellsville University           212
  Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   12-05   Total:  10  25-03
40. Brice Hudler – Roy Crush IV                  Texas A&M University                211
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   12-11   Total:  10  25-03
41. Bryant Martin – William Tew                  LSU – Shreveport                    210
  Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   13-02   Total:  10  25-02
42. Austin Denmark – Matthew Bennett             Faulkner University                 209
  Day 1: 5   12-11     Day 2: 5   12-07   Total:  10  25-02
43. Brett Jolley Jr. – Carson Stevens            East Texas Baptist University       208
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   11-13   Total:  10  25-01
44. Charlie Wright – Logan Plueger               University of Montevallo            207
  Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   13-10   Total:  10  25-00
45. Maxwell Trotter – Chase Logue                McKendree University                206
  Day 1: 4   08-13     Day 2: 5   16-01   Total:   9  24-14
46. Tyler Morris – Hunter Hamilton               LSU – Shreveport                    205
  Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 5   10-14   Total:  10  24-14
47. Matthew Dettling – Mason Thompson            University of Tennessee             204
  Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   10-07   Total:  10  24-12
48. Brogan Gregg – Tyler Conrad                  Wabash Valley College               203
  Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 5   13-00   Total:  10  24-07
49. Syler Prince – Parker Stalvey                St Johns River State College        202
  Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   10-00   Total:  10  24-06
50. Mason Kornegay – Miller Dowling              University of Montevallo            201
  Day 1: 5   09-10     Day 2: 5   14-11   Total:  10  24-05
51. Clayton Greer – Aiden Larson                 Georgia College                     200
  Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   13-05   Total:  10  24-05
52. Hunter Keller – Wes Smith II                 Catawba Valley Community College    199
  Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 5   10-02   Total:  10  24-04
53. Dalton Phelps – Peyton Rose                  Wabash Valley College               198
  Day 1: 5   12-06     Day 2: 5   11-11   Total:  10  24-01
53. Triston Richardson – Johnny Hudson Jr        LSU – Shreveport                    198
  Day 1: 5   12-06     Day 2: 5   11-11   Total:  10  24-01
55. Evan Fields – Noah Dabney                    Campbellsville University           196
  Day 1: 5   13-00     Day 2: 5   11-00   Total:  10  24-00
56. Lane Pohlman – Gabe Amburgey                 Campbellsville University           195
  Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 5   12-04   Total:  10  24-00
57. Trent Gilmore – Jack Alexander               University of Montevallo            194
  Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 5   09-15   Total:  10  23-14
58. Lane Stephens – Jack Stephens                McKendree University                193
  Day 1: 5   13-00     Day 2: 5   10-13   Total:  10  23-13
59. Jake Peck – Luke Wyle                        Auburn University                   192
  Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   12-15   Total:  10  23-13
60. Will Oberman – Clay Oberman                  Campbellsville University           191
  Day 1: 5   13-12     Day 2: 5   10-00   Total:  10  23-12
61. Will Baker – Hayden Cooper                   Moltow State Community College      190
  Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   11-08   Total:  10  23-10
62. Ryan Doel –                                  Missouri State University           189
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   11-01   Total:  10  23-09
63. Parker Lambert – Will Hammond                Lander University                   188
  Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 5   11-01   Total:  10  23-08
64. Caleb Neu – Anthony Cicero IV                Bethel University                   187
  Day 1: 5   11-14     Day 2: 5   11-09   Total:  10  23-07
65. Grant McCraney –                             Faulkner University                 186
  Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 5   10-11   Total:  10  23-04
66. Allen Powe – Jonathan Combs                  Campbellsville University           185
  Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 5   12-04   Total:  10  23-04
67. Jackson Smith – Ely Hagans                   Bethel University                   184
  Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 5   11-13   Total:  10  23-04
68. Wilson York – Matthew Tucker                 JC Calhoun Community College        183
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   10-09   Total:  10  23-01
69. Xander Patton – Stephen Brooks               Emmanuel College                    182
  Day 1: 5   09-12     Day 2: 5   13-04   Total:  10  23-00
70. Hunter Russell – Richard Skiff               Wabash Valley College               181
  Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 5   11-04   Total:  10  23-00
71. Logan East – Victor Alford                   Tennessee Wesleyan University       180
  Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 5   10-05   Total:  10  22-14
72. Easton Bouma – Zachary Ward                  Drury University                    179
  Day 1: 5   12-01     Day 2: 5   10-13   Total:  10  22-14
73. Noah Wright – Bennett Matheny                University of Alabama               178
  Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 5   11-01   Total:  10  22-14
74. Fisher Britt – Carson Yero                   University of Montevallo            177
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   11-10   Total:  10  22-14
75. Blair Erickson – Jackson Pontius             University of Montevallo            176
  Day 1: 5   12-11     Day 2: 5   10-01   Total:  10  22-12
76. Alex Wood – Joe Williams                     Missouri State University           175
  Day 1: 5   12-06     Day 2: 5   10-06   Total:  10  22-12
77. Bryce Kindell –                              Oklahoma State University           174
  Day 1: 5   12-05     Day 2: 5   10-06   Total:  10  22-11
78. Sam Semper – Sonny Mann                      Tarleton State University           173
  Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 5   10-09   Total:  10  22-11
79. Jack Carroll – Tucker Dottley                Bethel University                   172
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 5   11-15   Total:  10  22-08
80. Jack Gano – Cole Muenzer                     Southwestern Michigan College       171
  Day 1: 5   10-06     Day 2: 5   12-00   Total:  10  22-06
81. Brayden Stoker – Tucker Kendall              Tarleton State University           170
  Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 5   11-09   Total:  10  22-06
82. Tyler Chmelar – Kase Kramer                  Tarleton State University           169
  Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 3   07-02   Total:   8  22-03
83. Brooks Parker – Briggs Alavezos              University of Montevallo            168
  Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 4   07-13   Total:   9  22-02
84. Carter Smith – Ross Deters                   Wabash Valley College               167
  Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 5   11-08   Total:  10  21-13
85. Walker Griffith – Brady Mccamy               Snead State Community College       166
  Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 5   11-06   Total:  10  21-13
86. Logan Greeno – Matthew Nichols               University of Nebraska              165
  Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 5   11-12   Total:  10  21-12
87. Blair Cox – Grant Simmons                    Missouri State University           164
  Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 5   10-00   Total:  10  21-09
88. Noah Trant – Evan Howe                       Northwestern State University       163
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   10-02   Total:  10  21-06
89. Brennan Berglund – Colton White              University of Montevallo            162
  Day 1: 3   06-12     Day 2: 5   14-09   Total:   8  21-05
90. Caden Pearson – Ty Leak                      Wabash Valley College               161
  Day 1: 5   10-02     Day 2: 5   11-03   Total:  10  21-05
91. Gage Starks – Jack Thompson                  Murray State University             160
  Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 5   10-13   Total:  10  21-05
92. Wes Kinard – Sam Hatcher                     University of Alabama               159
  Day 1: 5   08-13     Day 2: 5   12-07   Total:  10  21-04
93. Bryson Dotson – Christian Misciagna          Tennessee Wesleyan University       158
  Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   11-05   Total:  10  21-04
94. Connor Dunn – Caden Denny                    Texas A&M University                157
  Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 5   09-10   Total:  10  21-01
95. Braden Lankford – Tityn Miller               Murray State College                156
  Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 5   10-01   Total:  10  21-00
96. Colten Drawdy – Hunter Shelton               Bethel University                   155
  Day 1: 5   09-07     Day 2: 5   11-08   Total:  10  20-15
97. Sam Ausbrooks – Eli Jaime                    Wabash Valley College               154
  Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 5   08-11   Total:  10  20-14
98. Tyler Madden – Kyle Knoll                    Auburn University                   153
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 5   10-05   Total:  10  20-14
99. Jase White – Brady Horton                    Drury University                    152
  Day 1: 5   09-02     Day 2: 5   11-10   Total:  10  20-12
100. Colby Carrier – Justin Frey                  Bethel University                   151
  Day 1: 5   09-11     Day 2: 5   10-15   Total:  10  20-10
101. Hilary Sue Martin – Jack Wilson              University of Alabama               150
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 5   09-08   Total:  10  20-09
102. Trey McMeen – Dylan Armstrong                East Texas Baptist University       149
  Day 1: 5   12-05     Day 2: 4   07-14   Total:   9  20-03
103. Barrett Bennefield – Mason Mccormick         LSU – Shreveport                    148
  Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 4   10-03   Total:   9  20-03
104. Shaden Farley – Sam Sutter                   Murray State College                147
  Day 1: 5   11-11     Day 2: 4   08-03   Total:   9  19-14
105. Alex Avery – Christian Bales                 Murray State University             146
  Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   08-14   Total:  10  19-12
106. Parker Womack – Zayne Niziol                 Dallas Baptist University           145
  Day 1: 5   11-12     Day 2: 4   07-12   Total:   9  19-08
107. Cole Pickett – Dawson Cowden                 Northwestern State University       144
  Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 5   11-03   Total:  10  19-08
108. Nathan Preston – Evan Conn                   Auburn University                   143
  Day 1: 5   09-02     Day 2: 5   10-06   Total:  10  19-08
109. Ryan Foster – Colton Hill                    McKendree University                142
  Day 1: 4   06-15     Day 2: 5   12-08   Total:   9  19-07
110. Jack Dill – Luca Palermo                     Clemson University                  141
  Day 1: 5   09-12     Day 2: 5   09-11   Total:  10  19-07
111. Hunter Sandschafer – Connor Becker           Wabash Valley College               140
  Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 5   09-06   Total:  10  19-06
112. Stone Smith – Drake Wadsworth                Northwestern State University       139
  Day 1: 5   09-09     Day 2: 5   09-13   Total:  10  19-06
113. Malcolm Patton II – Jordan Brewer            Auburn University                   138
  Day 1: 5   08-15     Day 2: 5   10-04   Total:  10  19-03
114. Paul Baker – Chandler Cook                   Auburn University                   137
  Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 5   08-12   Total:  10  19-00
115. Mason George – Carter Maples                 Snead State Community College       136
  Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 5   09-08   Total:  10  18-12
116. Levi Thibodaux – Miles Smith                 LSU – Shreveport                    135
  Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 5   12-06   Total:   8  18-10
117. Patrick Monahan – Caleb White                Murray State University             134
  Day 1: 3   06-07     Day 2: 5   12-00   Total:   8  18-07
118. Coleman Bingham –                            Bethel University                   133
  Day 1: 5   10-03     Day 2: 5   08-02   Total:  10  18-05
119. Connor Foreman – Joe Krejci                  Texas A&M University                132
  Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 5   12-05   Total:   8  18-04
120. Clay Henderson – Brant Rowland               Drury University                    131
  Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 3   06-07   Total:   8  18-04
121. Ian Carter – Nevan Osburn                    LSU – Shreveport                    130
  Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 4   06-13   Total:   9  18-04
122. Christian Boyd – Luke Ray                    Shelton State Community College     129
  Day 1: 3   07-08     Day 2: 5   10-11   Total:   8  18-03
123. Jonathan Fitch – Joe Bob Burchett            Kentucky Christian University       128
  Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 4   07-12   Total:   9  18-03
124. Nathan Finch – Parker Mckee                  Faulkner University                 127
  Day 1: 5   08-07     Day 2: 5   09-11   Total:  10  18-02
125. Sawyer Williams –                            Bethel University                   126
  Day 1: 3   06-05     Day 2: 5   11-10   Total:   8  17-15
126. Michael Gammons – Colby Elliott              Emmanuel College                    125
  Day 1: 2   05-01     Day 2: 5   12-11   Total:   7  17-12
127. Stone Grove –                                Bethel University                   124
  Day 1: 4   07-15     Day 2: 5   09-13   Total:   9  17-12
128. Stone Robertson – Carter Martin              University of Tennessee             123
  Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 5   12-09   Total:   8  17-11
129. Andrew Oswalt – Evan Mabrey                  University of Montevallo            122
  Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 5   10-05   Total:   8  17-10
130. Easton Booth – Wesley Garner                 Enterprise State Community Colle    121
  Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 3   06-08   Total:   8  17-08
131. Zach Pocos – Tucker Siminak                  McKendree University                120
  Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 4   08-04   Total:   9  17-08
132. Dustin Michek – Josh Morrow                  University of Wisconsin – Platte    119
  Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 3   06-05   Total:   8  17-07
133. Michael Canonica – Seth Proctor              University of Tennessee             118
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 2   04-14   Total:   7  17-06
134. Emerson Petty – Jaxon Humphrey               Tennessee Wesleyan University       117
  Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 5   09-11   Total:   8  17-06
135. Archer Smith – Nathan Kallstrand             Murray State University             116
  Day 1: 5   12-02     Day 2: 3   05-03   Total:   8  17-05
136. Hayes Pate – Garrett Sullivan                Faulkner University                 115
  Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 2   05-01   Total:   7  17-01
137. Reece Knight – Sean Baugh                    Snead State Community College       114
  Day 1: 4   08-02     Day 2: 5   08-15   Total:   9  17-01
138. Landon Robbins – Will Eriksson               University of Tennessee             113
  Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 3   05-07   Total:   8  17-00
139. Kaden Raichel – Luke Davis                   University of Montevallo            112
  Day 1: 4   11-03     Day 2: 2   05-12   Total:   6  16-15
140. Dawson Hendrix – Henry Fleddermann           McKendree University                111
  Day 1: 5   09-10     Day 2: 3   07-05   Total:   8  16-15
141. Cade Lipham – Caleb Coleman                  Drury University                    110
  Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 4   07-15   Total:   9  16-15
142. Jacob Highley –                              Kentucky Christian University       109
  Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 3   06-14   Total:   8  16-11
143. Andrew Sell –                                Missouri State University           108
  Day 1: 4   06-11     Day 2: 5   09-15   Total:   9  16-10
144. Aaron McGill – Trey Woliver                  University of Tennessee             107
  Day 1: 5   09-06     Day 2: 4   07-04   Total:   9  16-10
145. Breckett Long – Cooper Mayes                 Texas A&M University                106
  Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 3   06-02   Total:   8  16-07
146. Michael Raymer – Grayden Scibilia            Bethel University                   105
  Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 5   11-06   Total:   8  16-06
147. Cade Smith – Axel Pierce                     Murray State College                104
  Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 3   05-08   Total:   8  16-06
148. Mark Bixler – Ty Reynolds                    Murray State University             103
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 3   05-12   Total:   8  16-05
149. Karson Denton – Hayden Hurst                 Tarleton State University           102
  Day 1: 4   06-15     Day 2: 5   09-05   Total:   9  16-04
150. Dawson Lynch – John Mizell                   Tarleton State University           101
  Day 1: 3   05-05     Day 2: 5   10-12   Total:   8  16-01
151. Wesley Macdonald –                           Mississippi State University        100
  Day 1: 3   06-09     Day 2: 5   09-08   Total:   8  16-01
152. Trevor Alexander – Fletch Titus              Missouri State University            99
  Day 1: 4   06-14     Day 2: 5   09-02   Total:   9  16-00
153. Camden Kozikoski – Dayne Kobriger            Drury University                     98
  Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 2   04-12   Total:   7  15-14
154. Atlan Pfluger – Cade Johnson                 Texas A&M University                 97
  Day 1: 5   09-11     Day 2: 3   05-13   Total:   8  15-08
155. Grant Gale –                                 Tarleton State University            96
  Day 1: 5   10-01     Day 2: 3   05-06   Total:   8  15-07
156. Alex Standerfer – Dustin Swafford            Catawba Valley Community College     95
  Day 1: 5   11-08     Day 2: 2   03-13   Total:   7  15-05
157. Logan Ware – Conner Pickens                  Southwestern Michigan College        94
  Day 1: 4   11-07     Day 2: 2   03-14   Total:   6  15-05
158. Caden Cardoza – Greyson Brock                University of Tennessee              93
  Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 5   11-04   Total:   7  15-04
159. Luke Rokavec – Braden Fairbanks              Campbellsville University            92
  Day 1: 5   10-03     Day 2: 2   05-00   Total:   7  15-03
160. Trevor Johnston – Ashton Hehr                Texas A&M University                 91
  Day 1: 2   03-05     Day 2: 5   11-11   Total:   7  15-00
161. Dillan Mcglothern – Nick Claussen            Webber International                 90
  Day 1: 3   04-15     Day 2: 5   10-00   Total:   8  14-15
162. Noah Lieberman – Jacob Hiebsch               Missouri State University            89
  Day 1: 5   10-04     Day 2: 3   04-10   Total:   8  14-14
163. Hayden Short – Dylan Mcgee                   Kentucky Christian University        88
  Day 1: 2   03-06     Day 2: 5   11-05   Total:   7  14-11
164. Ben Puckett – Collin Foley                   Mississippi State University         87
  Day 1: 1   01-08     Day 2: 5   13-02   Total:   6  14-10
165. Grant Harris – Tyler Eggers                  Catawba Valley Community College     86
  Day 1: 5   09-09     Day 2: 3   04-15   Total:   8  14-08
166. Joshua Roberts – Braylin Lewis               Faulkner University                  85
  Day 1: 5   08-14     Day 2: 3   05-09   Total:   8  14-07
167. Ethan Powell – Aidan Casey                   Texas A&M University                 84
  Day 1: 4   06-12     Day 2: 4   07-10   Total:   8  14-06
168. David Gummow – Coleman Self                  Bethel University                    83
  Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 1   01-15   Total:   6  14-02
169. Cole Edwards – Brody Mitchell                University of Montevallo             82
  Day 1: 2   05-00     Day 2: 4   09-01   Total:   6  14-01
170. Caleb Johnston – Colin Cosenza               Northwestern State University        81
  Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 1   01-08   Total:   6  13-11
171. Nathan Fideldy – Noah Wells                  Drury University                     80
  Day 1: 5   10-08     Day 2: 2   03-03   Total:   7  13-11
172. Matthew Parrish – Drew Moss                  Auburn University                    79
  Day 1: 1   02-05     Day 2: 5   11-05   Total:   6  13-10
173. Cody Tiemann – Luke Salvail                  JC Calhoun Community College         78
  Day 1: 5   10-00     Day 2: 2   03-08   Total:   7  13-08
174. Willem Van Der Heijden – Jack Middlebrook    Tarleton State University            77
  Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 2   03-09   Total:   7  13-06
175. Delaney Platt – Ryan Olsen                   Wabash Valley College                76
  Day 1: 5   09-03     Day 2: 2   03-12   Total:   7  12-15
176. Jeffrey Jones – Nickolas Illobre             Bethel University                    75
  Day 1: 2   03-15     Day 2: 4   08-14   Total:   6  12-13
177. Kyle Smith –                                 Kentucky Christian University        74
  Day 1: 5   11-00     Day 2: 1   01-11   Total:   6  12-11
178. Zane Stroman – Dylan Benson                  East Texas Baptist University        73
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 5   10-06   Total:   6  12-05
179. Gavin Robinson – Bennett Mcbride             Tarleton State University            72
  Day 1: 4   07-01     Day 2: 3   05-00   Total:   7  12-01
180. Tyler Dubois – Joseph Senn                   Bethel University                    71
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   11-13   Total:   5  11-13
181. Luke Iles – Hunter Greer III                 Northwestern State University        70
  Day 1: 2   03-11     Day 2: 4   08-02   Total:   6  11-13
182. Nathan Baldwin – Thomas Avery                University of Alabama                69
  Day 1: 4   07-12     Day 2: 2   04-01   Total:   6  11-13
183. Evan Mccormick – Cole Sampson                McKendree University                 68
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   11-12   Total:   5  11-12
184. Will Gordon – Will Burch                     Murray State University              67
  Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 3   06-04   Total:   6  11-12
185. Luke Bennett –                               Tarleton State University            66
  Day 1: 3   06-06     Day 2: 3   05-05   Total:   6  11-11
186. Ryan Pero – Tucker Evans                     Stephen F Austin State Universit     65
  Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  11-10
187. Wilson Bennett – Luke Abston                 Auburn University                    64
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 5   09-09   Total:   6  11-06
188. Josh Richardson – Nathan Vahle               University of Nebraska               63
  Day 1: 5   09-08     Day 2: 1   01-12   Total:   6  11-04
189. Braci Ault – Brody Ault                      Purdue University                    62
  Day 1: 3   04-15     Day 2: 2   05-13   Total:   5  10-12
190. Dillon Robertshaw – Jake Mantovani           Missouri State University            61
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  10-09
191. Will Boyd Jr –                               Florida Gateway College              60
  Day 1: 1   02-08     Day 2: 3   08-00   Total:   4  10-08
192. Max Newkirk –                                Murray State University              59
  Day 1: 5   00-00     Day 2: 5   10-06   Total:  10  10-06
193. Jordan Bezold – Joe Bezold                   Northern Kentucky University         58
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   10-06   Total:   5  10-06
194. Isaac Patrick – Braylon Carden               Catawba Valley Community College     57
  Day 1: 4   08-15     Day 2: 1   01-05   Total:   5  10-04
195. Hunter Stuart – Ryan Rhodes                  Tarleton State University            56
  Day 1: 2   03-06     Day 2: 3   06-13   Total:   5  10-03
196. Palmer Parrish –                             Clemson University                   55
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   09-14   Total:   5  09-14
197. Harmon Marien – Mason Darling                McKendree University                 54
  Day 1: 5   09-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  09-12
198. Caden Bunney – Ryan Mizee                    Oklahoma State University            53
  Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 1   03-14   Total:   4  09-04
199. Colton Odom – William Gully                  Auburn University                    52
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   09-02   Total:   5  09-02
200. Parker Welch – Angelo Malek                  McKendree University                 51
  Day 1: 3   05-08     Day 2: 2   03-10   Total:   5  09-02
201. Jackson Wyatt – Tyler Gentry                 Texas A&M University                 50
  Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   5  09-00
202. Luka Strepacki – Hampton Smith Jr.           University of Tennessee              49
  Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 4   07-04   Total:   5  09-00
203. Anna Kay – Briley Mills                      Emmanuel College                     48
  Day 1: 3   06-05     Day 2: 1   02-08   Total:   4  08-13
204. Carson Owen – Dylan Reed                     Murray State College                 47
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 4   08-09   Total:   4  08-09
205. Landon O’Connor –                            Stephen F Austin State Universit     46
  Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   3  08-09
206. Carson Floyd – Jarred Bodine                 Snead State Community College        45
  Day 1: 2   03-10     Day 2: 2   04-07   Total:   4  08-01
207. Aiden Hamblin –                              Tarleton State University            44
  Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 2   03-15   Total:   4  07-15
208. Mason Lyons – Logan Howarter                 Kentucky Christian University        43
  Day 1: 2   04-08     Day 2: 2   03-05   Total:   4  07-13
209. Colby Ullery – Matthew Poss                  Faulkner University                  42
  Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 1   01-08   Total:   4  07-12
210. Hayden Peck –                                Tennessee Wesleyan University        41
  Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 1   02-05   Total:   4  07-11
211. Turner Barksdale – Jared Walters             Shelton State Community College      40
  Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 3   05-12   Total:   4  07-08
212. James Broderick – Camden Romero              Mississippi State University         39
  Day 1: 3   05-14     Day 2: 1   01-09   Total:   4  07-07
213. Hunter Nipper – Reese Wade                   Shelton State Community College      38
  Day 1: 1   03-09     Day 2: 2   03-13   Total:   3  07-06
214. Peyton Bryant – Brezlyn Hightower            Murray State College                 37
  Day 1: 2   03-12     Day 2: 2   03-09   Total:   4  07-05
215. Anderson Keim – Adam Hyder                   Clemson University                   36
  Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 1   02-15   Total:   3  06-12
216. Skyler Stevens – Brier Hardy                 Faulkner University                  35
  Day 1: 2   03-09     Day 2: 1   02-12   Total:   3  06-05
217. Parker Phillips – Mac Bowman                 Auburn University                    34
  Day 1: 2   04-07     Day 2: 1   01-13   Total:   3  06-04
218. Logan Carter – Caleb Martinez                Motlow State Community College       33
  Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 2   03-14   Total:   3  05-15
219. Cooper Crowell – Sam Taylor                  Stephen F Austin State Universit     32
  Day 1: 3   05-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   3  05-13
220. Braydon Kelley – Noah Parrish                East Texas Baptist University        31
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 2   03-13   Total:   3  05-12
221. Peter Bourgeois – Joseph Brown               Dallas Baptist University            30
  Day 1: 2   04-04     Day 2: 1   01-07   Total:   3  05-11
222. Zach Thompson – John Whetter                 Oklahoma State University            29
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-09   Total:   3  05-09
223. Logan Clark – Hunter Stuckey                 East Texas Baptist University        28
  Day 1: 1   02-13     Day 2: 1   02-06   Total:   2  05-03
224. Jack Clancy – Samuel Spraberry               University of Tennessee              27
  Day 1: 3   04-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   3  04-13
225. Hampton Shull –                              Lander University                    26
  Day 1: 2   04-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  04-09
226. Will Hadley – Blayne Leeman                  Kentucky Christian University        25
  Day 1: 2   04-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  04-04
227. Adam Barinowski – John Ingram                Georgia College                      24
  Day 1: 2   03-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  03-14
228. Avery Merrow – Mason Stidwill                Southwestern Michigan College        23
  Day 1: 1   01-06     Day 2: 1   02-03   Total:   2  03-09
229. Jacob Webb – Cabe Mackey                     Catawba Valley Community College     22
  Day 1: 2   02-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  02-14
230. Mitch Johnson –                              Kentucky Christian University        21
  Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  02-03
231. Trenton Underwood – Lane Grogan              Northeastern State University        20
  Day 1: 2   01-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  01-15
232. Ty Kreis –                                   University of Nebraska               19
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  01-13
232. Matthew Qualich – Liam Bonnett               McKendree University                 19
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  01-13
234. Garrett Huddleston – Riley Voltz             Auburn University                    17
  Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  01-12
235. Wyatt Loving – Kenny Price                   Stephen F Austin State Universit     16
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  01-10
235. Colin Oldfield –                             Southwestern Michigan College        16
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  01-10
237. Elizabeth Eastman – Ethan Powell             Auburn University                    14
  Day 1: 1   01-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  01-09
237. Reagan Mills – Luke Wilson                   Auburn University                    14
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-09   Total:   1  01-09
239. Farren Todd III – Brady Cornwell             Northeastern State University        12
  Day 1: 1   01-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  01-08
240. Tyler Gunter – Mason Sills                   Catawba Valley Community College     11
  Day 1: 1   01-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  01-03
241. Fisher Edwards – Drew Bates                  Georgia College                       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
241. Chris Fallon – Briar Dodson                  University of Montevallo              0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
241. Pete Johnson – Tanner Wolf                   Southwestern Michigan College         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
241. Dalton Langner – Charlie Pennington          University of Alabama                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
241. Kaden Mueck –                                Stephen F Austin State Universit      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
241. Jordan Simpson – Jacob Keller                University of Florida                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
241. Grason Turnbull IV – Robert Montgomery       Auburn University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
241. Elijah Walker – Thomas Skelton               Auburn University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
241. Reese Walters – Connor Amberger              University of Alabama                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
241. Will Weischwill – Cade Dornburg              Texas A&M University                  0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
241. Michael Zanglin – Carter Stambelos           Auburn University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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BIG BASS OF TOURN
     Tyler Chmelar            Stephenville, TX    05-09          $0.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       151       949      2148-07
 2       142       902      2052-06
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         293      1851      4200-13





Key spot delivers DiPalma’s lead in Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee

Brian Carter
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Key spot delivers DiPalma’s lead in Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee

New Jersey’s Greg DiPalma leads the Champion Power Equipment Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee in Okeechobee, Fla., with a weight of 29 pounds, 12 ounces.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

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Feb. 27, 2025

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. —  Greg DiPalma of Millville, N.J., believes Lake Okeechobee may be one of the nation’s least-explored bass fisheries, but he did his best to change that by sacking up a limit of 29 pounds, 12 ounces to lead Day 1 of the Champion Power Equipment Bassmaster Elite at this Florida powerhouse.

Fishing an atypical area that he found during practice, DiPalma heads into Day 2 with a lead of 3-10 over Will Davis Jr.

“Me and Will were sitting side-by-side, which was pretty special,” DiPalma said. “There were four of us in one area and we all had (big) bags.

“It was an absolutely incredible day. To be leading one of these, to be honest with you, it’s about time! It feels good. It’s gonna feel really good if I can maintain it.”

As DiPalma explained, recent years have seen high water levels choke out much of the Lake Okeechobee vegetation that once created vast bass habitat. With the obvious targets heavily pressured, he knew he needed to find something unique.

“This is probably the most unlocked lake in the country, to be honest with you, because everybody beats the bank here and nobody really goes out in the lake and looks for anything,” DiPalma said. “I think there are key areas in this lake if you can find them, and that was one of them.

“There’s not a lot of contour where we’re fishing, and this is the only area that has a little high spot where they can pull up and feed. I’m guessing maybe that’s part of it. It does have some current flowing through there — not a lot, just a little bit at times.”

DiPalma said his key area has the dingy water tone common to much of the lake. The high point rose to about 4 feet from surrounding depths of 10.

“The key was working together with the other anglers,” DiPalma said. “We just laughed and giggled and caught fish all day.”

Noting that he leaned on a trio of baits to amass his leading weight, DiPalma said he’s eager to give his spot another shot on Day 2.

“There’s definitely some fish in the area; I just hope they stay where they’re at so I can catch them again tomorrow,” DiPalma said.

Hailing from Sylacauga, Ala., Davis is in second place with 26-2. The spot he shared with DiPalma, as well as third-place Brandon Palaniuk, comprised the ideal coming-and-going scenario.

“There’s a lot of hyacinth mats and deep water close to it,” Davis said. “It was just the perfect storm; it was a postspawn/prespawn-type place. There’s a lot of bait in the area.

“There’s more fish around, but they got really educated with (several) of us jacking on them. We might pull up there tomorrow and not get a bite, but if we do, I think the quality is there, and I think we’re going to do good.”

Davis said he threw a mix of moving baits and slower presentations. He caught keepers on both styles.

Looking ahead to Day 2, Davis said he’s comfortable again sharing water with his fellow competitors. In his view, the proximity enhanced the experience.

“It was a blessed day; there was a couple of us fishing around one another and we worked really well together,” Davis said. “It was one of those days you dream about. It was awesome to catch those Okeechobee giants.”

Palaniuk, who makes his home in Rathdrum, Idaho, is in third place with 23-7. In his opinion, the day’s shared productivity was a pleasant surprise.

“It was pretty obvious that we all knew what was going on, but I don’t think any of us knew what was there,” Palaniuk said. “Each one of us caught a big one there in practice and then left. Today, we go to show what it was capable of, but it’s not lights-out.

“I had six bites, Greg might’ve had seven or eight and Will had like seven. It seemed like one guy would get a hot hand.”

Describing a junk-fishing scenario that required each of the neighboring anglers to rotate through several different baits, Palaniuk said he caught his fish on four different baits. Combining camaraderie with competition fueled the necessary cooperation.

“The thing that I’ve learned over the past 15 years is (sharing a spot requires) communication,” Palaniuk said. “The fish catches were special, but being able to work with fellow competitors was pretty amazing.”

DiPalma and Brandon Cobb of Greenwood, S.C., share the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors, each with bass weighing 8-10.

Jay Przekurat of Plover, Wis., leads the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with 194 points. Patrick Walters of Eutawville, S.C., is in second with 186, followed by Davis with 184, Shane LeHew of Catawba, N.C., with 180, and 2024 Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year Chris Johnston of Otonabee, Canada, with 179.

Evan Kung of Pickering, Canada, leads the Dakota Lithium Elite Series Rookie of the Year standings with 156 points.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. ET at C. Scott Driver Park. The weigh-in will be held at the park at 3 p.m.

2025 Champion Power Equipment Bassmaster Elite at Lake Okeechobee 2/27-3/2
Lake Okeechobee, Okeechobee  FL.
Standings Day 1

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

1.  Gregory DiPalma        Millville, NJ            5  29-12  104     $500.00
  Day 1: 5   29-12   
2.  Will Davis Jr          Sylacauga, AL            5  26-02  103
  Day 1: 5   26-02   
3.  Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID             5  23-07  102
  Day 1: 5   23-07   
4.  Trey McKinney          Carbondale, IL           5  21-00  101
  Day 1: 5   21-00   
5.  Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR               5  20-12  100
  Day 1: 5   20-12   
6.  Cody Meyer             Eagle, ID                5  20-03   99
  Day 1: 5   20-03   
7.  Cooper Gallant         Bowmanville Ontario CAN  5  19-15   98
  Day 1: 5   19-15   
7.  Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            5  19-15   98
  Day 1: 5   19-15   
9.  Matty Wong             Honolulu, HI             5  19-07   96
  Day 1: 5   19-07   
10. Timothy Dube           Nashua , NH              5  18-03   95
  Day 1: 5   18-03   
11. Kyoya Fujita           Yamanashi CA JAPAN       5  18-00   94
  Day 1: 5   18-00   
12. Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL            5  17-12   93
  Day 1: 5   17-12   
13. Kyle Welcher           Valley, AL               5  17-06   92
  Day 1: 5   17-06   
14. Jay Przekurat          Plover, WI               5  17-04   91
  Day 1: 5   17-04   
15. Patrick Walters        Eutawville, SC           5  16-13   90
  Day 1: 5   16-13   
16. Chris Johnston         Otonabee Ontario CANADA  5  16-12   89
  Day 1: 5   16-12   
17. Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC            5  16-11   88     $500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-11   
18. Kyle Patrick           Cooperstown, NY          5  16-09   87
  Day 1: 5   16-09   
19. Jordan Lee             Cullman, AL              5  15-04   86
  Day 1: 5   15-04   
20. Wes Logan              Springville, AL          5  15-03   85
  Day 1: 5   15-03   
21. Paul Marks             Cumming, GA              5  14-15   84
  Day 1: 5   14-15   
21. JT Thompkins           Myrtle Beach, SC         5  14-15   84
  Day 1: 5   14-15   
23. Cody Huff              Ava, MO                  5  14-14   82
  Day 1: 5   14-14   
24. David Gaston           Sylacauga, AL            5  14-11   81
  Day 1: 5   14-11   
25. Caleb Kuphall          Mukwonago, WI            5  14-08   80
  Day 1: 5   14-08   
26. Tyler Williams         Belgrade, ME             5  14-06   79
  Day 1: 5   14-06   
27. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC              5  14-01   78
  Day 1: 5   14-01   
28. KJ Queen               Catawba, NC              5  14-00   77
  Day 1: 5   14-00   
29. Kyle Norsetter         Cottage Grove, WI        5  13-15   76
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
29. Jake Whitaker          Hendersonville, NC       5  13-15   76
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
31. Taku Ito               Dalton GA JAPAN          5  13-13   74
  Day 1: 5   13-13   
32. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC           5  13-12   73
  Day 1: 5   13-12   
32. Emil Wagner            Marietta, GA             5  13-12   73
  Day 1: 5   13-12   
34. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX           5  13-11   71
  Day 1: 5   13-11   
34. Drew Cook              Cairo, GA                5  13-11   71
  Day 1: 5   13-11   
34. Jacob Foutz            Charleston, TN           5  13-11   71
  Day 1: 5   13-11   
37. Jason Christie         Dry Creek, OK            5  13-08   68
  Day 1: 5   13-08   
38. Evan Kung              Pickering Ontario CANAD  5  13-07   67
  Day 1: 5   13-07   
39. Ben Milliken           Omaha, NE                5  13-06   66
  Day 1: 5   13-06   
40. Tyler Rivet            Raceland, LA             5  13-05   65
  Day 1: 5   13-05   
41. Alex Redwine           Blue Ash, OH             5  13-03   64
  Day 1: 5   13-03   
42. Jason Williamson       Aiken, SC                5  13-02   63
  Day 1: 5   13-02   
43. Tucker Smith           Birmingham, AL           5  13-01   62
  Day 1: 5   13-01   
44. Beau Browning          Hot Springs National Pa  5  13-00   61
  Day 1: 5   13-00   
45. Wesley Gore            Clanton, AL              5  12-11   60
  Day 1: 5   12-11   
46. Ray Hanselman Jr       Del Rio, TX              5  12-10   59
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
47. Blake Capps            Muskogee, OK             5  12-08   58
  Day 1: 5   12-08   
48. John Cox               Debary, FL               5  12-06   57
  Day 1: 5   12-06   
49. Matt Robertson         Kuttawa, KY              5  12-03   56
  Day 1: 5   12-03   
50. Logan Latuso           Gonzales, LA             5  12-01   55
  Day 1: 5   12-01   
51. Bob Downey             Detroit Lakes, MN        5  11-15   54
  Day 1: 5   11-15   
52. Logan Parks            Auburn, AL               5  11-14   53
  Day 1: 5   11-14   
53. Cole Sands             Johnson City, TN         5  11-11   52
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
53. Hunter Shryock         Ooltewah, TN             5  11-11   52
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
55. Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK             5  11-09   50
  Day 1: 5   11-09   
56. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TN AUSTRALIA  4  11-07   49
  Day 1: 4   11-07   
57. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA             5  11-06   48
  Day 1: 5   11-06   
58. Randy Howell           Guntersville, AL         5  11-05   47
  Day 1: 5   11-05   
58. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN            5  11-05   47
  Day 1: 5   11-05   
60. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ               5  11-00   45
  Day 1: 5   11-00   
61. Cliff Pace             Ovett, MS                5  10-09   44
  Day 1: 5   10-09   
62. John Garrett           Union City, TN           5  10-08   43
  Day 1: 5   10-08   
62. Chris Zaldain          Boyd, TX                 5  10-08   43
  Day 1: 5   10-08   
64. Chad Pipkens           Dewitt, MI               5  10-05   41
  Day 1: 5   10-05   
65. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC               5  10-02   40
  Day 1: 5   10-02   
66. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ          5  10-00   39
  Day 1: 5   10-00   
66. Jacob Powroznik        North Prince George, VA  5  10-00   39
  Day 1: 5   10-00   
68. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               5  09-14   37
  Day 1: 5   09-14   
69. Jeff Gustafson         Kenora, ON Ontario CANA  5  09-13   36
  Day 1: 5   09-13   
69. Kenta Kimura           Osaka OK JAPAN           5  09-13   36
  Day 1: 5   09-13   
71. Justin Atkins          Florence, AL             5  09-12   34
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
71. Lee Livesay            Longview, TX             5  09-12   34
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
71. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS         5  09-12   34
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
74. Jonathan Kelley        Old Forge, PA            5  09-10   31
  Day 1: 5   09-10   
74. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  09-10   31
  Day 1: 5   09-10   
76. Bryan Schmitt          Deale, MD                5  09-08   29
  Day 1: 5   09-08   
77. Cory Johnston          Otonabee CANADA          5  09-06   28
  Day 1: 5   09-06   
78. Brad Whatley           Bivins, TX               5  09-02   27
  Day 1: 5   09-02   
79. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN           5  09-01   26
  Day 1: 5   09-01   
80. Buddy Gross            Chattanooga, TN          5  08-15   25
  Day 1: 5   08-15   
81. Dakota Ebare           Brookeland, TX           5  08-14   24
  Day 1: 5   08-14   
82. Easton Fothergill      Grand Rapids , MN        5  08-11   23
  Day 1: 5   08-11   
83. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL          5  08-10   22
  Day 1: 5   08-10   
83. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA           5  08-10   22
  Day 1: 5   08-10   
85. Gerald Swindle         Guntersville, AL         5  08-08   20
  Day 1: 5   08-08   
86. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA                5  08-06   19
  Day 1: 5   08-06   
87. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY              5  08-03   18
  Day 1: 5   08-03   
87. Bryant Smith           Roseville, CA            5  08-03   18
  Day 1: 5   08-03   
89. Pat Schlapper          Eleva, WI                4  07-12   16
  Day 1: 4   07-12   
90. Brandon Card           Salisbury, NC            5  07-07   15
  Day 1: 5   07-07   
90. Ed Loughran III        Richmond, VA             5  07-07   15
  Day 1: 5   07-07   
92. Andrew Loberg          Guntersville, AL         4  07-06   13
  Day 1: 4   07-06   
93. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN         5  07-04   12
  Day 1: 5   07-04   
94. Seth Feider            Elko New Market, MN      4  06-13   11
  Day 1: 4   06-13   
95. Marc Frazier           Newnan, GA               5  06-01   10
  Day 1: 5   06-01   
96. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY              3  06-00    9
  Day 1: 3   06-00   
96. Bryan New              Leesville, SC            3  06-00    9
  Day 1: 3   06-00   
98. Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT           4  05-15    7
  Day 1: 4   05-15   
99. Robert Gee             Knoxville, TN            5  05-07    6
  Day 1: 5   05-07   
100. Joey Cifuentes III     Clinton, AR              4  05-07    5
  Day 1: 4   05-07   
101. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL          5  05-04    4
  Day 1: 5   05-04   
102. Justin Hamner          Northport, AL            3  04-15    3
  Day 1: 3   04-15   
103. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
103. Scott Martin           Clewiston, FL            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS 
Day
 1   Gregory DiPalma          Millville, NJ       08-10        $500.00
 1   Brandon Cobb             Greenwood, SC       08-10        $500.00

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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        93       498      1261-13
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          93       498      1261-13





Bridging Winter to Spring

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Bridging Winter to Spring
Bridging Winter to Spring
Angling experts share their experiences combating extreme conditions in Whitewater Fishing’s Great Lakes Insulated suit. 
By Jay Anglin
MUSKEGON, Mich. (February 26, 2025) – Whitewater Fishing was born on the shores of the Great Lakes and created with the foundational pillars of fabric, fit, and technology. Technical fishing wear that delivers the confidence to overcome the harshest conditions and let anglers to focus on catching fish. With a growing lineup designed and engineered with purpose, it’s instantly apparent that Whitewater Fishing is navigating a better waypoint.Whitewater hit a homerun with the Great Lakes Angler Pro suit. The new Great Lakes Pro (GLP) Insulated Jacket and Bib aim to smash a grand slam. This advanced outerwear offers the ultimate protection and mobility for cold-weather angling, including ice fishing, winter steelhead and walleyes, even bass fishing when others stay home. The word is out and the guides and outdoor professionals who have put Whitewater’s GLP Insulated suit through the paces are singing high praise. The reviews are nothing short of exceptional! “We tested sample after sample of the GLP Insulated with real anglers and our pro staff to get it right,” said Whitewater President, Aaron Ambur. “They’d provide feedback, and we’d keep making tweaks. In fact, the final design was tested on the water for 60-days before we were convinced it was perfect.”
This writer spent fall and winter guiding steelhead anglers on Southwest Michigan’s icy rivers while wearing the GLP Insulated. I’m not one to gush about fancy fishing clothes, because I’ve been wearing “the best” for over 30 years as a river guide. At least that other stuff was the best at the time, but let me tell ya, there is a new sheriff in town named Whitewater. My first thought when I wore the jacket and bibs on a snotty November day was, this suit is the most comfortable I’ve ever worn. I should mention during my college years I skied way to often from November through March, and if I had been wearing the Whitewater’s GLP Insulated, I guarantee I’d have had better mobility – it’s just that agile and comfortable. And, at the time, I had the best ski outfit money could buy. But this isn’t about skiing, it’s about fishing, and being warm and comfortable while retaining an insane amount of mobility is something anglers are not used to.The weather often presents a legitimate challenge to anglers in places such as the Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes, New England, and Canada, and this insulated suit is a no-brainer for early spring, fall, and winter in these regions. The fact is Whitewater’s GLP Insulated offers a broad range of application in cool weather through frigid, wintery conditions, and the stretchy nylon shell sheds water, sleet, and snow like a duck’s back.Like any steelhead guide at this latitude, I know a thing or two about stacking garments in ridiculous layers to find the comfort zone. I have been wearing far less underneath the outer shell to stay warm and dry, and when it’s stupid cold, I sandwich Whitewater’s heated Torque vest in between a Merino base-layer and jacket, and it’s perfect. No chill, no cold down the backside, no clamminess, no shivers…just perfect. 
Apparently, I’m not the only one who was mind blown after wearing the Whitewater GLP Insulated jacket and bib…“Whitewater’s new Great Lakes Pro Insulated jacket and bibs…I’m telling you, I have used every suit, pant, bib combo on the market and they all have pros and cons, but this thing has blown my mind. Today is about the warmest day I’ve worn it, and it’s zero degrees. I’ve used it in conditions down to 27 degrees below zero and I have yet to be cold. I have been using it for the past two to three months and the mobility, light wight, staying warm, and staying mobile – you can actually bend down and grab a fish out of the ice hole, it blows my mind.” Brett McComas – Target Walleye“Looking back 30-some years, I started ice fishing in snowmobile and Carhartt gear. Years since, I’ve looked hard for warmth without bulk, typically layering a variety of gear. But since my first go with the Whitewater Great Lakes Pro Insulated suit on open water in late November, and then throughout this ice season, I’ve been thoroughly impressed. There’s elasticity, so the suit moves with your body, and you don’t feel restricted by stiff fabric, and the smart design promotes warmth without bulk. It really doesn’t feel like you’re wearing much, even when but it’s -20 outside. Plus, there are pockets in all the right places and the bib’s knees and legs are reinforced for kneeling in wet or icy conditions. Warm, dry, range of movement – it’s all there. You can tell Whitewater talked to pros and guides about what they wanted out of an insulated suit.” Jim Edlund – Freelance Outdoor Writer
“The Whitewater Great Lakes Pro Insulated suit is hands down the best cold-weather fishing gear I’ve ever worn. From brutal wind chills to freezing rain, this suit keeps me warm, dry, and focused on fishing instead of the elements. The insulation is top-notch without feeling bulky, and the fit allows for full mobility on the ice or in the boat. Whitewater nailed it with this design. If you’re serious about staying comfortable in extreme conditions, this is the suit to have.”Chris Philen – Target Walleye“I have had the Whitewater Great Lakes Pro Insulated suit since last year. I’ve been through the winters, cold springs, and it is the favorite suit I’ve ever owned, period. To say it’s my favorite is an understatement, because the old suits I had were super heavy and you felt bogged down. This one is super lightweight – it just molds to your body, you’re not constricted. It’s got everything you’d want in an insulated suit. I can’t say enough about this thing.”Jason Przekurat – Pro Angler and Whitewater Fishing Elite Pro Staff “As a content creator in the fishing industry, I spend long days on the water and ice, often in brutal conditions when staying warm, mobile, and staying focused isn’t optional—it’s essential. I don’t call gear “the best” unless it proves itself, and after putting the Whitewater Great Lakes Pro Insulated suit through relentless conditions, I can say with confidence—it delivers! Most suits force a compromise between warmth, mobility, and durability. This one doesn’t. It’s warm without bulk, flexible without restriction, and built to take a beating. I no longer need multiple base layers—just a sweatshirt, a heated vest, and the jacket. Every detail is designed with purpose, from ultra-durable materials to strategically placed pockets that keep batteries warm in subzero temps. When conditions get brutal, the last thing I want to think about is my gear—this suit lets me focus on what I’m doing, not what I’m wearing.”Joel VandeKrol – Target Walleye
Great Lakes Pro Insulated Jacket FEATURES:100% Waterproof (30,000 mm rated)100% WindproofExclusive 3-layer waterproof/breathable material4-way stretch nylon-based shell with smooth polyester liningThermal Mapped Primaloft® Silver insulation (133 grams front, 170 grams back, 100 below the waist)Articulated shoulders and elbowsSkillfully taped seamsHigh insulated collar3-panel, adjustable, and insulated hoodAdjustable waist2 sewn-in D-rings (lower ring for safety cord, upper ring for trolling motor fobs)5 pockets for storage and warmth: 2 AquaGuard® water-resistant zip chest, 2 AquaGuard® water-resistant zip waist, 1 interior zip chest for smartphoneReflective materialMSRP $499.99
Great Lakes Pro Insulated Bib FEATURES:100% Waterproof (30,000 mm rated)100% WindproofExclusive 3-layer waterproof/breathable material4-way stretch nylon-based shell with smooth polyester liningThermal Mapped Primaloft® Silver insulation (60 grams front, 80 grams back, 100 grams sleeves, and 80 grams hooda/collar)Gusseted crotch for added mobilityArticulated knees for added mobilitySkillfully taped seamsBEMIS PVC on knees for added durability and waterproofnessWaist high side zippers for easy in and outAdjustable suspenders with silicone grip to stay in place6 pockets with highly water-resistant AquaGuard® zippers (2 chest, 2 waist, and 2 cargo)2 sewn-in D-rings (lower ring for safety cord, upper ring for trolling motor fobs)Reflective materialMSRP $499.99





Rodney Adams & Traden Freeze Win CATT Yadkin Lake Tillery, NC Feb 22, 2025

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Rodney Adams & Traden Freeze Win CATT Yadkin Lake Tillery, NC Feb 22, 2025

The next Yadkin Spring Qualifier is March 16th at High Rock! It should be a good one!

Rodney Adams & Traydun Freeze win Lake Tillery with 5 bass weighing 20.47 lbs!

Michael Swaringen & CJ Johnson took 2nd with 5 bass weighing 20.06 lbs!

Zach Scelsi & Kris Scelsi 3rd with 18.67 lbs!

4th place went to Zac Ridenhour with 5 bass weighing 18.63 lbs!

Stephen Garner Sr & Charles Kingen weighed in the Bf at 6.24 lbs!

TeamBFWeightWinningsPoints
Rodney Adams – Traden Freeze5.0120.47$920.00110
Michael Swaringen – CJ Johnson5.5320.06$430.00109
Zach Scelsi – Kris Scelsi0.0018.67$200.00108
Zac Ridenhour5.2318.63$120.00107
Donald Livengood – Sue Manhollan5.1318.56106
Stephen Garner Sr – Charles Kingen6.2417.61$230.00105
Michael Kinard – Aaron Harwood0.0016.58104
Rodney Thomas – Jason Thomas0.0013.75103
Todd Gibson – Jeff Faircloth0.0013.54102
Chris Brown – Sam Cole0.0012.70101
Calvin McCaskill – Jonathan Culp0.0012.48100
Weston Lineberry – Jordan Taylor0.0012.2599
David Cheek – Josh Young3.6312.2598
Robin Collins – Ronnie White0.0011.0298
Mark Mohler – Graeme Bosch5.549.7496
Justin Hill0.008.4695
Herby Young0.007.5094
Brian File – Brian Price0.000.0093
Micah Speights – Chad Coley0.000.0083
Louis Monetti0.000.0083
Tyler Currick – Daryl Curl0.000.0083
Casey Hissin – Dakota Garner0.000.0083
Kevin Stowell Sr0.000.0083
Total Entrys$1,840.00
BONUS $$525.00
Total Paid At Ramp$1,900.00
CATT$50.00
2025 Yadkin Spring Final Fund$365.00
2025 CATT Championship Fund$50.00
2025 Yadkin Spring Final Fund Total$685.00





Run-and-gun strategy lifts Jones to lead at Smith Lake

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Run-and-gun strategy lifts Jones to lead at Smith Lake

Anderson Jones of Lander University leads the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake with five bass weighing 16-10.

Photo by Solomon Glenn/B.A.S.S.

Feb. 26, 2025

Run-and-gun strategy lifts Jones to lead at Smith Lake

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CULLMAN, Ala. — Lander University’s Anderson Jones worked a run-and-gun strategy to perfection on Day 1 of the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops.

Anchoring his bag with a 5 1/4-pound spotted bass, the senior from Greenville, S.C., collected a five-bass limit of 16 pounds, 10 ounces to take the Day 1 lead. Jones holds a 1-8 advantage over McKendree University’s Ethan Fields and the Auburn University team of Brendin Simich and Benjamin Travis, who are tied for second with 15-2.

“It was a great day,” Jones said. “I didn’t get many bites, but when I did, they were the right ones. That is all that matters.”

The field of 250 college teams enjoyed warm and breezy conditions on Day 1 of the two-day derby and made the most of it. With the high temperature reaching 77 degrees, 151 limits and over 2,148 pounds of bass hit the scales. Cooler conditions are expected on Day 2, with highs only expected to reach the mid-60s. 

While Smith Lake is much deeper than the blueback herring lakes in South Carolina like Lake Hartwell, Jones has employed a similar strategy so far this week. Using four different baits so far, he has found spotted bass staging in shallow pockets off the main river channel. The majority of his bites came between 3 and 8 feet of water. 

By the end of the day, Jones estimated he fished 30 different areas with varying degrees of water clarity. In the cleaner water, he found the spotted bass were targeting shad, while in the dirtier water finding good cover was more important. 

“I had to fish a lot of new water today,” he said. “A lot of new docks and a lot of new rock. Herring fishing is so spot-oriented. You have to do milk runs throughout the lake.”

Jones started the day strong, landing 14 pounds by 10 a.m., including the big spotted bass that anchored his bag. That bass came from 3 feet of water, and initially Jones thought it might be a striper. 

“I (quickly) realized it was a bass and knew it was a good one,” Jones said. “Seeing it come up to the surface, stuff started to get real right there. I got that one in the boat and then caught a couple more to get to a solid place.”

From there, Jones was able to make some small culls before landing a 3-pounder with 20 minutes left to go in his fishing day. 

After practice, Jones wasn’t sure he could even reach the 14-pound mark, so he is not sure what to expect on Day 2, either. He is hoping his milk run will continue to pay off with better-than-average bass.

Tyler Chmelar and Dalton Head from Tarleton State University anchored their 15-1 Day 1 bag with a 5-9 spotted bass, which currently leads the Big Bass of the Tournament race.   

The full field will launch from Smith Lake Park in Cullman beginning at 6:30 a.m. CT and return for weigh-in starting at 2:30 p.m. The Top 10 percent of the field will punch their ticket to the College Series National Championship, details of which will be announced at a later date. Teams also earned points towards the Legends Trail points race.

Visit Cullman is hosting the tournament.

2025 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops 2/26-2/27
Smith Lake, Cullman  AL.
Standings Day 1

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Anderson Jones –                             Lander University                   250
  Day 1: 5   16-10   Total:   5  16-10
2.  Ethan Fields –                               McKendree University                249
  Day 1: 5   15-02   Total:   5  15-02
2.  Brendin Simich – Benjamin Travis             Auburn University                   249
  Day 1: 5   15-02   Total:   5  15-02
4.  Tyler Chmelar – Kase Kramer                  Tarleton State University           247
  Day 1: 5   15-01   Total:   5  15-01
5.  Peyton Harris – Dalton Head                  University of Montevallo            246
  Day 1: 5   14-13   Total:   5  14-13
5.  Brody Robison – Peyton Sorrow                University of Montevallo            246
  Day 1: 5   14-13   Total:   5  14-13
5.  Garrett Smith – Andrew Blanton               Lander University                   246
  Day 1: 5   14-13   Total:   5  14-13
8.  Reece Keeney – Brantley Anders               Kentucky Christian University       243
  Day 1: 5   14-11   Total:   5  14-11
9.  Ben Burns – Grant Pursifull                  Stephen F Austin State Universit    242
  Day 1: 5   14-08   Total:   5  14-08
9.  Tucker McCoy – Skipper Stallings             University Of Montevallo            242
  Day 1: 5   14-08   Total:   5  14-08
11. Jaxson Freeman – Evan Sutton                 McKendree University                240
  Day 1: 5   14-07   Total:   5  14-07
12. Syler Prince – Parker Stalvey                St Johns River State College        239
  Day 1: 5   14-06   Total:   5  14-06
13. Matthew Dettling – Mason Thompson            University of Tennessee             238
  Day 1: 5   14-05   Total:   5  14-05
13. Cameron Dials – Ethan Burnette               Kentucky Christian University       238
  Day 1: 5   14-05   Total:   5  14-05
13. Brooks Parker – Briggs Alavezos              University of Montevallo            238
  Day 1: 5   14-05   Total:   5  14-05
16. Harrison Terry – Jordan Hampton              Bethel University                   235
  Day 1: 5   14-04   Total:   5  14-04
17. Hunter Keller – Wes Smith II                 Catawba Valley Community College    234
  Day 1: 5   14-02   Total:   5  14-02
18. Trace Antunes III – Garrett Ring             University of Montevallo            233
  Day 1: 5   14-01   Total:   5  14-01
18. Christian Moore –                            Tarleton State University           233
  Day 1: 5   14-01   Total:   5  14-01
20. Tyler Morris – Hunter Hamilton               LSU – Shreveport                    231
  Day 1: 5   14-00   Total:   5  14-00
20. Wyatt Pearman – Ridge Rutledge               Campbellsville University           231
  Day 1: 5   14-00   Total:   5  14-00
22. Trent Gilmore – Jack Alexander               University of Montevallo            229
  Day 1: 5   13-15   Total:   5  13-15
23. Daylon Milam – James Dubose                  University of Montevallo            228
  Day 1: 5   13-13   Total:   5  13-13
24. Will Oberman – Clay Oberman                  Campbellsville University           227
  Day 1: 5   13-12   Total:   5  13-12
24. John Michael Ortman – Max Heaton             Emmanuel College                    227
  Day 1: 5   13-12   Total:   5  13-12
26. Ryan Lachniet – Carter Doren                 Campbellsville University           225
  Day 1: 5   13-10   Total:   5  13-10
27. Brock Blazier – Colby Joseph                 Campbellsville University           224
  Day 1: 5   13-09   Total:   5  13-09
28. Braxon Hightower – Luke Wenger               Dallas Baptist University           223
  Day 1: 5   13-08   Total:   5  13-08
29. Scooter Ligon Jr – Levi Seagraves            Emmanuel College                    222
  Day 1: 5   13-05   Total:   5  13-05
30. Kyle Hopping – Kai Barnett                   McKendree University                221
  Day 1: 5   13-04   Total:   5  13-04
30. Brett Jolley Jr. – Carson Stevens            East Texas Baptist University       221
  Day 1: 5   13-04   Total:   5  13-04
30. Karsten Raney – Brayson Claunch              Campbellsville University           221
  Day 1: 5   13-04   Total:   5  13-04
33. Tyler Leachman –                             Murray State University             218
  Day 1: 5   13-03   Total:   5  13-03
34. Michael Markham – Kolby Angell               University of Montevallo            217
  Day 1: 5   13-02   Total:   5  13-02
34. Carty Shoen – Tyler Swan                     Auburn University                   217
  Day 1: 5   13-02   Total:   5  13-02
36. Jeff Giffen – Cooper Gilroy                  University of Alabama               215
  Day 1: 5   13-01   Total:   5  13-01
36. Cole Hadlock – Jackson Kulijof               Murray State University             215
  Day 1: 5   13-01   Total:   5  13-01
38. Evan Fields – Noah Dabney                    Campbellsville University           213
  Day 1: 5   13-00   Total:   5  13-00
38. Lane Stephens – Jack Stephens                McKendree University                213
  Day 1: 5   13-00   Total:   5  13-00
40. Levi Kohl – Grant Meisenhelter               Murray State University             211
  Day 1: 5   12-14   Total:   5  12-14
40. Coleman Stewart – Keenan Stewart             Campbellsville University           211
  Day 1: 5   12-14   Total:   5  12-14
42. Nick Dumke – Connor Bell                     University of Montevallo            209
  Day 1: 5   12-13   Total:   5  12-13
43. Matthew Wilson – Gus Dietrich                University of Alabama               208
  Day 1: 5   12-12   Total:   5  12-12
44. Austin Denmark – Matthew Bennett             Faulkner University                 207
  Day 1: 5   12-11   Total:   5  12-11
44. Blair Erickson – Jackson Pontius             University of Montevallo            207
  Day 1: 5   12-11   Total:   5  12-11
46. Logan East – Victor Alford                   Tennessee Wesleyan University       205
  Day 1: 5   12-09   Total:   5  12-09
46. Grant McCraney –                             Faulkner University                 205
  Day 1: 5   12-09   Total:   5  12-09
48. Michael Canonica – Seth Proctor              University of Tennessee             203
  Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-08
48. Ryan Doel –                                  Missouri State University           203
  Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-08
48. Brice Hudler – Roy Crush IV                  Texas A&M University                203
  Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-08
48. Wilson York – Matthew Tucker                 JC Calhoun Community College        203
  Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-08
52. Brett Hill – Brayden Hoehn                   Campbellsville University           199
  Day 1: 5   12-07   Total:   5  12-07
52. Parker Lambert – Will Hammond                Lander University                   199
  Day 1: 5   12-07   Total:   5  12-07
54. Dalton Phelps – Peyton Rose                  Wabash Valley College               197
  Day 1: 5   12-06   Total:   5  12-06
54. Triston Richardson – Johnny Hudson Jr        LSU – Shreveport                    197
  Day 1: 5   12-06   Total:   5  12-06
54. Alex Wood – Joe Williams                     Missouri State University           197
  Day 1: 5   12-06   Total:   5  12-06
57. Bryce Kindell –                              Oklahoma State University           194
  Day 1: 5   12-05   Total:   5  12-05
57. Trey McMeen – Dylan Armstrong                East Texas Baptist University       194
  Day 1: 5   12-05   Total:   5  12-05
59. Sam Ausbrooks – Eli Jaime                    Wabash Valley College               192
  Day 1: 5   12-03   Total:   5  12-03
59. Braden Cox – Cameron Smith                   Ohio State University               192
  Day 1: 5   12-03   Total:   5  12-03
59. David Gummow – Coleman Self                  Bethel University                   192
  Day 1: 5   12-03   Total:   5  12-03
59. Caleb Johnston – Colin Cosenza               Northwestern State University       192
  Day 1: 5   12-03   Total:   5  12-03
63. Will Baker – Hayden Cooper                   Moltow State Community College      188
  Day 1: 5   12-02   Total:   5  12-02
63. Sam Semper – Sonny Mann                      Tarleton State University           188
  Day 1: 5   12-02   Total:   5  12-02
63. Archer Smith – Nathan Kallstrand             Murray State University             188
  Day 1: 5   12-02   Total:   5  12-02
66. Easton Bouma – Zachary Ward                  Drury University                    185
  Day 1: 5   12-01   Total:   5  12-01
67. Bryant Martin – William Tew                  LSU – Shreveport                    184
  Day 1: 5   12-00   Total:   5  12-00
67. Hayes Pate – Garrett Sullivan                Faulkner University                 184
  Day 1: 5   12-00   Total:   5  12-00
69. Connor Hall – Carson Belville                McKendree University                182
  Day 1: 5   11-14   Total:   5  11-14
69. Caleb Neu – Anthony Cicero IV                Bethel University                   182
  Day 1: 5   11-14   Total:   5  11-14
71. Clay Henderson – Brant Rowland               Drury University                    180
  Day 1: 5   11-13   Total:   5  11-13
71. Noah Wright – Bennett Matheny                University of Alabama               180
  Day 1: 5   11-13   Total:   5  11-13
73. Lane Pohlman – Gabe Amburgey                 Campbellsville University           178
  Day 1: 5   11-12   Total:   5  11-12
73. Hunter Russell – Richard Skiff               Wabash Valley College               178
  Day 1: 5   11-12   Total:   5  11-12
73. Parker Womack – Zayne Niziol                 Dallas Baptist University           178
  Day 1: 5   11-12   Total:   5  11-12
76. Shaden Farley – Sam Sutter                   Murray State College                175
  Day 1: 5   11-11   Total:   5  11-11
76. Connor Green – Peter West                    Faulkner University                 175
  Day 1: 5   11-11   Total:   5  11-11
78. Ryan Pero – Tucker Evans                     Stephen F Austin State Universit    173
  Day 1: 5   11-10   Total:   5  11-10
79. Blair Cox – Grant Simmons                    Missouri State University           172
  Day 1: 5   11-09   Total:   5  11-09
79. Landon Robbins – Will Eriksson               University of Tennessee             172
  Day 1: 5   11-09   Total:   5  11-09
81. Alex Standerfer – Dustin Swafford            Catawba Valley Community College    170
  Day 1: 5   11-08   Total:   5  11-08
82. Ian Carter – Nevan Osburn                    LSU – Shreveport                    169
  Day 1: 5   11-07   Total:   5  11-07
82. Connor Dunn – Caden Denny                    Texas A&M University                169
  Day 1: 5   11-07   Total:   5  11-07
82. Brogan Gregg – Tyler Conrad                  Wabash Valley College               169
  Day 1: 5   11-07   Total:   5  11-07
82. Jackson Smith – Ely Hagans                   Bethel University                   169
  Day 1: 5   11-07   Total:   5  11-07
86. Logan Ware – Conner Pickens                  Southwestern Michigan College       165
  Day 1: 4   11-07   Total:   4  11-07
87. Corey Morris – Brayden Mercer                East Texas Baptist University       164
  Day 1: 5   11-06   Total:   5  11-06
87. Charlie Wright – Logan Plueger               University of Montevallo            164
  Day 1: 5   11-06   Total:   5  11-06
89. Fisher Britt – Carson Yero                   University of Montevallo            162
  Day 1: 5   11-04   Total:   5  11-04
89. Noah Trant – Evan Howe                       Northwestern State University       162
  Day 1: 5   11-04   Total:   5  11-04
91. Kaden Raichel – Luke Davis                   University of Montevallo            160
  Day 1: 4   11-03   Total:   4  11-03
92. Camden Kozikoski – Dayne Kobriger            Drury University                    159
  Day 1: 5   11-02   Total:   5  11-02
92. Dustin Michek – Josh Morrow                  University of Wisconsin – Platte    159
  Day 1: 5   11-02   Total:   5  11-02
94. Hilary Sue Martin – Jack Wilson              University of Alabama               157
  Day 1: 5   11-01   Total:   5  11-01
95. Easton Booth – Wesley Garner                 Enterprise State Community Colle    156
  Day 1: 5   11-00   Total:   5  11-00
95. Clayton Greer – Aiden Larson                 Georgia College                     156
  Day 1: 5   11-00   Total:   5  11-00
95. Allen Powe – Jonathan Combs                  Campbellsville University           156
  Day 1: 5   11-00   Total:   5  11-00
95. Kyle Smith –                                 Kentucky Christian University       156
  Day 1: 5   11-00   Total:   5  11-00
99. Braden Lankford – Tityn Miller               Murray State College                152
  Day 1: 5   10-15   Total:   5  10-15
100. Alex Avery – Christian Bales                 Murray State University             151
  Day 1: 5   10-14   Total:   5  10-14
100. Jake Peck – Luke Wyle                        Auburn University                   151
  Day 1: 5   10-14   Total:   5  10-14
100. Cade Smith – Axel Pierce                     Murray State College                151
  Day 1: 5   10-14   Total:   5  10-14
103. Brayden Stoker – Tucker Kendall              Tarleton State University           148
  Day 1: 5   10-13   Total:   5  10-13
104. Mark Bixler – Ty Reynolds                    Murray State University             147
  Day 1: 5   10-09   Total:   5  10-09
104. Jack Carroll – Tucker Dottley                Bethel University                   147
  Day 1: 5   10-09   Total:   5  10-09
104. Tyler Madden – Kyle Knoll                    Auburn University                   147
  Day 1: 5   10-09   Total:   5  10-09
104. Dillon Robertshaw – Jake Mantovani           Missouri State University           147
  Day 1: 5   10-09   Total:   5  10-09
108. Cody Domingos – Jackson Paden                University of Tennessee             143
  Day 1: 5   10-08   Total:   5  10-08
108. Nathan Fideldy – Noah Wells                  Drury University                    143
  Day 1: 5   10-08   Total:   5  10-08
108. Gage Starks – Jack Thompson                  Murray State University             143
  Day 1: 5   10-08   Total:   5  10-08
111. Jonathan Fitch – Joe Bob Burchett            Kentucky Christian University       140
  Day 1: 5   10-07   Total:   5  10-07
111. Walker Griffith – Brady Mccamy               Snead State Community College       140
  Day 1: 5   10-07   Total:   5  10-07
113. Jack Gano – Cole Muenzer                     Southwestern Michigan College       138
  Day 1: 5   10-06   Total:   5  10-06
114. Breckett Long – Cooper Mayes                 Texas A&M University                137
  Day 1: 5   10-05   Total:   5  10-05
114. Carter Smith – Ross Deters                   Wabash Valley College               137
  Day 1: 5   10-05   Total:   5  10-05
116. Paul Baker – Chandler Cook                   Auburn University                   135
  Day 1: 5   10-04   Total:   5  10-04
116. Noah Lieberman – Jacob Hiebsch               Missouri State University           135
  Day 1: 5   10-04   Total:   5  10-04
118. Coleman Bingham –                            Bethel University                   133
  Day 1: 5   10-03   Total:   5  10-03
118. Luke Rokavec – Braden Fairbanks              Campbellsville University           133
  Day 1: 5   10-03   Total:   5  10-03
120. Caden Pearson – Ty Leak                      Wabash Valley College               131
  Day 1: 5   10-02   Total:   5  10-02
121. Grant Gale –                                 Tarleton State University           130
  Day 1: 5   10-01   Total:   5  10-01
122. Barrett Bennefield – Mason Mccormick         LSU – Shreveport                    129
  Day 1: 5   10-00   Total:   5  10-00
122. Logan Greeno – Matthew Nichols               University of Nebraska              129
  Day 1: 5   10-00   Total:   5  10-00
122. Hunter Sandschafer – Connor Becker           Wabash Valley College               129
  Day 1: 5   10-00   Total:   5  10-00
122. Cody Tiemann – Luke Salvail                  JC Calhoun Community College        129
  Day 1: 5   10-00   Total:   5  10-00
126. Bryson Dotson – Christian Misciagna          Tennessee Wesleyan University       125
  Day 1: 5   09-15   Total:   5  09-15
127. Jacob Highley –                              Kentucky Christian University       124
  Day 1: 5   09-13   Total:   5  09-13
127. Willem Van Der Heijden – Jack Middlebrook    Tarleton State University           124
  Day 1: 5   09-13   Total:   5  09-13
129. Jack Dill – Luca Palermo                     Clemson University                  122
  Day 1: 5   09-12   Total:   5  09-12
129. Harmon Marien – Mason Darling                McKendree University                122
  Day 1: 5   09-12   Total:   5  09-12
129. Xander Patton – Stephen Brooks               Emmanuel College                    122
  Day 1: 5   09-12   Total:   5  09-12
132. Colby Carrier – Justin Frey                  Bethel University                   119
  Day 1: 5   09-11   Total:   5  09-11
132. Atlan Pfluger – Cade Johnson                 Texas A&M University                119
  Day 1: 5   09-11   Total:   5  09-11
134. Dawson Hendrix – Henry Fleddermann           McKendree University                117
  Day 1: 5   09-10   Total:   5  09-10
134. Mason Kornegay – Miller Dowling              University of Montevallo            117
  Day 1: 5   09-10   Total:   5  09-10
136. Grant Harris – Tyler Eggers                  Catawba Valley Community College    115
  Day 1: 5   09-09   Total:   5  09-09
136. Stone Smith – Drake Wadsworth                Northwestern State University       115
  Day 1: 5   09-09   Total:   5  09-09
138. Josh Richardson – Nathan Vahle               University of Nebraska              113
  Day 1: 5   09-08   Total:   5  09-08
139. Colten Drawdy – Hunter Shelton               Bethel University                   112
  Day 1: 5   09-07   Total:   5  09-07
140. Aaron McGill – Trey Woliver                  University of Tennessee             111
  Day 1: 5   09-06   Total:   5  09-06
141. Adrian Urso – Corbin Templon                 Murray State University             110
  Day 1: 4   09-05   Total:   4  09-05
142. Mason George – Carter Maples                 Snead State Community College       109
  Day 1: 5   09-04   Total:   5  09-04
142. Zach Pocos – Tucker Siminak                  McKendree University                109
  Day 1: 5   09-04   Total:   5  09-04
144. Delaney Platt – Ryan Olsen                   Wabash Valley College               107
  Day 1: 5   09-03   Total:   5  09-03
145. Nathan Preston – Evan Conn                   Auburn University                   106
  Day 1: 5   09-02   Total:   5  09-02
145. Jase White – Brady Horton                    Drury University                    106
  Day 1: 5   09-02   Total:   5  09-02
147. Cade Lipham – Caleb Coleman                  Drury University                    104
  Day 1: 5   09-00   Total:   5  09-00
147. Jackson Wyatt – Tyler Gentry                 Texas A&M University                104
  Day 1: 5   09-00   Total:   5  09-00
149. Malcolm Patton II – Jordan Brewer            Auburn University                   102
  Day 1: 5   08-15   Total:   5  08-15
150. Isaac Patrick – Braylon Carden               Catawba Valley Community College    101
  Day 1: 4   08-15   Total:   4  08-15
151. Joshua Roberts – Braylin Lewis               Faulkner University                 100
  Day 1: 5   08-14   Total:   5  08-14
152. Wes Kinard – Sam Hatcher                     University of Alabama                99
  Day 1: 5   08-13   Total:   5  08-13
153. Maxwell Trotter – Chase Logue                McKendree University                 98
  Day 1: 4   08-13   Total:   4  08-13
154. Landon O’Connor –                            Stephen F Austin State Universit     97
  Day 1: 3   08-09   Total:   3  08-09
155. Nathan Finch – Parker Mckee                  Faulkner University                  96
  Day 1: 5   08-07   Total:   5  08-07
156. Cole Pickett – Dawson Cowden                 Northwestern State University        95
  Day 1: 5   08-05   Total:   5  08-05
157. Reece Knight – Sean Baugh                    Snead State Community College        94
  Day 1: 4   08-02   Total:   4  08-02
158. Stone Grove –                                Bethel University                    93
  Day 1: 4   07-15   Total:   4  07-15
159. Nathan Baldwin – Thomas Avery                University of Alabama                92
  Day 1: 4   07-12   Total:   4  07-12
160. Emerson Petty – Jaxon Humphrey               Tennessee Wesleyan University        91
  Day 1: 3   07-11   Total:   3  07-11
161. Christian Boyd – Luke Ray                    Shelton State Community College      90
  Day 1: 3   07-08   Total:   3  07-08
162. Andrew Oswalt – Evan Mabrey                  University of Montevallo             89
  Day 1: 3   07-05   Total:   3  07-05
163. Gavin Robinson – Bennett Mcbride             Tarleton State University            88
  Day 1: 4   07-01   Total:   4  07-01
164. Karson Denton – Hayden Hurst                 Tarleton State University            87
  Day 1: 4   06-15   Total:   4  06-15
164. Ryan Foster – Colton Hill                    McKendree University                 87
  Day 1: 4   06-15   Total:   4  06-15
166. Trevor Alexander – Fletch Titus              Missouri State University            85
  Day 1: 4   06-14   Total:   4  06-14
167. Ethan Powell – Aidan Casey                   Texas A&M University                 84
  Day 1: 4   06-12   Total:   4  06-12
168. Brennan Berglund – Colton White              University of Montevallo             83
  Day 1: 3   06-12   Total:   3  06-12
169. Andrew Sell –                                Missouri State University            82
  Day 1: 4   06-11   Total:   4  06-11
170. Wesley Macdonald –                           Mississippi State University         81
  Day 1: 3   06-09   Total:   3  06-09
171. Patrick Monahan – Caleb White                Murray State University              80
  Day 1: 3   06-07   Total:   3  06-07
172. Luke Bennett –                               Tarleton State University            79
  Day 1: 3   06-06   Total:   3  06-06
173. Anna Kay – Briley Mills                      Emmanuel College                     78
  Day 1: 3   06-05   Total:   3  06-05
173. Sawyer Williams –                            Bethel University                    78
  Day 1: 3   06-05   Total:   3  06-05
175. Levi Thibodaux – Miles Smith                 LSU – Shreveport                     76
  Day 1: 3   06-04   Total:   3  06-04
175. Colby Ullery – Matthew Poss                  Faulkner University                  76
  Day 1: 3   06-04   Total:   3  06-04
177. Connor Foreman – Joe Krejci                  Texas A&M University                 74
  Day 1: 3   05-15   Total:   3  05-15
178. James Broderick – Camden Romero              Mississippi State University         73
  Day 1: 3   05-14   Total:   3  05-14
179. Cooper Crowell – Sam Taylor                  Stephen F Austin State Universit     72
  Day 1: 3   05-13   Total:   3  05-13
180. Will Gordon – Will Burch                     Murray State University              71
  Day 1: 3   05-08   Total:   3  05-08
180. Parker Welch – Angelo Malek                  McKendree University                 71
  Day 1: 3   05-08   Total:   3  05-08
182. Caden Bunney – Ryan Mizee                    Oklahoma State University            69
  Day 1: 3   05-06   Total:   3  05-06
182. Hayden Peck –                                Tennessee Wesleyan University        69
  Day 1: 3   05-06   Total:   3  05-06
184. Dawson Lynch – John Mizell                   Tarleton State University            67
  Day 1: 3   05-05   Total:   3  05-05
185. Stone Robertson – Carter Martin              University of Tennessee              66
  Day 1: 3   05-02   Total:   3  05-02
186. Michael Gammons – Colby Elliott              Emmanuel College                     65
  Day 1: 2   05-01   Total:   2  05-01
187. Michael Raymer – Grayden Scibilia            Bethel University                    64
  Day 1: 3   05-00   Total:   3  05-00
188. Cole Edwards – Brody Mitchell                University of Montevallo             63
  Day 1: 2   05-00   Total:   2  05-00
189. Braci Ault – Brody Ault                      Purdue University                    62
  Day 1: 3   04-15   Total:   3  04-15
189. Dillan Mcglothern – Nick Claussen            Webber International                 62
  Day 1: 3   04-15   Total:   3  04-15
191. Jack Clancy – Samuel Spraberry               University of Tennessee              60
  Day 1: 3   04-13   Total:   3  04-13
192. Hampton Shull –                              Lander University                    59
  Day 1: 2   04-09   Total:   2  04-09
193. Mason Lyons – Logan Howarter                 Kentucky Christian University        58
  Day 1: 2   04-08   Total:   2  04-08
194. Parker Phillips – Mac Bowman                 Auburn University                    57
  Day 1: 2   04-07   Total:   2  04-07
195. Peter Bourgeois – Joseph Brown               Dallas Baptist University            56
  Day 1: 2   04-04   Total:   2  04-04
195. Will Hadley – Blayne Leeman                  Kentucky Christian University        56
  Day 1: 2   04-04   Total:   2  04-04
197. Caden Cardoza – Greyson Brock                University of Tennessee              54
  Day 1: 2   04-00   Total:   2  04-00
197. Aiden Hamblin –                              Tarleton State University            54
  Day 1: 2   04-00   Total:   2  04-00
199. Jeffrey Jones – Nickolas Illobre             Bethel University                    52
  Day 1: 2   03-15   Total:   2  03-15
200. Adam Barinowski – John Ingram                Georgia College                      51
  Day 1: 2   03-14   Total:   2  03-14
201. Anderson Keim – Adam Hyder                   Clemson University                   50
  Day 1: 2   03-13   Total:   2  03-13
202. Peyton Bryant – Brezlyn Hightower            Murray State College                 49
  Day 1: 2   03-12   Total:   2  03-12
203. Luke Iles – Hunter Greer III                 Northwestern State University        48
  Day 1: 2   03-11   Total:   2  03-11
204. Carson Floyd – Jarred Bodine                 Snead State Community College        47
  Day 1: 2   03-10   Total:   2  03-10
205. Skyler Stevens – Brier Hardy                 Faulkner University                  46
  Day 1: 2   03-09   Total:   2  03-09
206. Hunter Nipper – Reese Wade                   Shelton State Community College      45
  Day 1: 1   03-09   Total:   1  03-09
207. Hayden Short – Dylan Mcgee                   Kentucky Christian University        44
  Day 1: 2   03-06   Total:   2  03-06
207. Hunter Stuart – Ryan Rhodes                  Tarleton State University            44
  Day 1: 2   03-06   Total:   2  03-06
209. Trevor Johnston – Ashton Hehr                Texas A&M University                 42
  Day 1: 2   03-05   Total:   2  03-05
210. Jacob Webb – Cabe Mackey                     Catawba Valley Community College     41
  Day 1: 2   02-14   Total:   2  02-14
211. Logan Clark – Hunter Stuckey                 East Texas Baptist University        40
  Day 1: 1   02-13   Total:   1  02-13
212. Will Boyd Jr –                               Florida Gateway College              39
  Day 1: 1   02-08   Total:   1  02-08
213. Matthew Parrish – Drew Moss                  Auburn University                    38
  Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
214. Mitch Johnson –                              Kentucky Christian University        37
  Day 1: 1   02-03   Total:   1  02-03
215. Logan Carter – Caleb Martinez                Motlow State Community College       36
  Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
216. Trenton Underwood – Lane Grogan              Northeastern State University        35
  Day 1: 2   01-15   Total:   2  01-15
217. Braydon Kelley – Noah Parrish                East Texas Baptist University        34
  Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
217. Zane Stroman – Dylan Benson                  East Texas Baptist University        34
  Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
219. Wilson Bennett – Luke Abston                 Auburn University                    32
  Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
219. Ty Kreis –                                   University of Nebraska               32
  Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
219. Matthew Qualich – Liam Bonnett               McKendree University                 32
  Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
222. Turner Barksdale – Jared Walters             Shelton State Community College      29
  Day 1: 1   01-12   Total:   1  01-12
222. Garrett Huddleston – Riley Voltz             Auburn University                    29
  Day 1: 1   01-12   Total:   1  01-12
222. Luka Strepacki – Hampton Smith Jr.           University of Tennessee              29
  Day 1: 1   01-12   Total:   1  01-12
225. Wyatt Loving – Kenny Price                   Stephen F Austin State Universit     26
  Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
225. Colin Oldfield –                             Southwestern Michigan College        26
  Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
227. Elizabeth Eastman – Ethan Powell             Auburn University                    24
  Day 1: 1   01-09   Total:   1  01-09
228. Ben Puckett – Collin Foley                   Mississippi State University         23
  Day 1: 1   01-08   Total:   1  01-08
228. Farren Todd III – Brady Cornwell             Northeastern State University        23
  Day 1: 1   01-08   Total:   1  01-08
230. Avery Merrow – Mason Stidwill                Southwestern Michigan College        21
  Day 1: 1   01-06   Total:   1  01-06
231. Tyler Gunter – Mason Sills                   Catawba Valley Community College     20
  Day 1: 1   01-03   Total:   1  01-03
232. Max Newkirk –                                Murray State University              19
  Day 1: 5   00-00   Total:   5  00-00
233. Jordan Bezold – Joe Bezold                   Northern Kentucky University          0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Tyler Dubois – Joseph Senn                   Bethel University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Fisher Edwards – Drew Bates                  Georgia College                       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Chris Fallon – Briar Dodson                  University of Montevallo              0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Pete Johnson – Tanner Wolf                   Southwestern Michigan College         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Dalton Langner – Charlie Pennington          University of Alabama                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Evan Mccormick – Cole Sampson                McKendree University                  0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Reagan Mills – Luke Wilson                   Auburn University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Kaden Mueck –                                Stephen F Austin State Universit      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Colton Odom – William Gully                  Auburn University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Carson Owen – Dylan Reed                     Murray State College                  0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Palmer Parrish –                             Clemson University                    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Jordan Simpson – Jacob Keller                University of Florida                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Zach Thompson – John Whetter                 Oklahoma State University             0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Grason Turnbull IV – Robert Montgomery       Auburn University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Elijah Walker – Thomas Skelton               Auburn University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Reese Walters – Connor Amberger              University of Alabama                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Will Weischwill – Cade Dornburg              Texas A&M University                  0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
233. Michael Zanglin – Carter Stambelos           Auburn University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       151       949      2148-07
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         151       949      2148-07





Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley could see ‘absolutely perfect’ water conditions

Brian Carter
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Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley could see ‘absolutely perfect’ water conditions

Recent rainfall should have current flowing and bass biting at the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley presented by SEVIIN March 6-8.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

Feb. 26, 2025

Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley could see ‘absolutely perfect’ water conditions

PARIS, Tenn. — John Garrett finished fourth in the FXR Pro Fish Bassmaster Elite at St. Johns River, but he wasn’t surprised when, an hour later, he was asked to shift his attention instead to the upcoming Division 2 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley presented by SEVIIN back home on the Tennessee/Kentucky border.

The Open will be held March 6-8 and Garrett, who hails from Union City, Tenn., cut his teeth on those fisheries just east of his hometown. He then honed his game during routine practices and tournaments there when competing for nearby Bethel University.

And if Garrett’s instinct is correct, the 231 anglers entered in the Open have reason to be excited.

“That’s probably going to be one of the best tournaments of the season,” the 29-year-old pro said. “There should be absolutely perfect water conditions because we’ve had just inches and inches of rain, which makes the water a little dirty but also gets the current flowing.

“And that’s a combination that makes the fish want to eat their own tails,” he added, his voice rising at the prospect of promising catches. “It will be absurd, the number of 15- to 18-pound bags you’re gonna see caught.”

Garrett isn’t fishing in the Open, but said if he was, he’d go with what’s worked for him before to boat the best bass on Lake Barkley or Kentucky Lake.

“I’d go old-school, cranking a Rat-L-Trap in the main-river current,” he said. “(Underwater) drops will be huge players, I’m sure. You can ’Scope out in the current and find fish or tuck into a creek pocket throwing to moving water. There’ll probably be a healthy portion of smallmouth weighed, maybe 50%. But if you’re looking to win, I think you’ll need to mix in four or five largemouth to have a chance.”

There certainly is no lack of space for competitors to explore. Kentucky Lake is a 160,000-acre impoundment of the Tennessee River, making it the seventh-largest man-made lake in the U.S. Lake Barkley, which runs parallel and is connected to Kentucky Lake via a canal at the north (Kentucky) end of both lakes, provides an additional 58,000 acres.

That tremendous expanse of water, not to mention historically solid largemouth and smallmouth populations, has lured B.A.S.S. through the years. The last visit, for the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship on Kentucky Lake in December, saw the team portion of the event won by Noah Morgan and Clint Knight, who caught 47 pounds, 5 ounces over the course of two days.

Garrett said it’ll take a similar daily haul to win the Open tournament. And, of course, this isn’t a team event, so the burden of production is placed squarely on the shoulders of individual anglers.

“Over three days, you’ll need about 23 pounds per day to win it,” Garrett said. “But this will be different than that December tournament. That was strictly a deep-water ’Scoping deal. There will be a lot more shallow-water bites this time. And the water will have some color with how much is moving through the TVA right now.

“And, it’ll definitely still be prespawn,” Garrett added. “Kentucky Lake has a later spawn than any (Southern) lake because it gets all the cooler water dumped into it from other lakes above it.”

The St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Kentucky Lake/Lake Barkley presented by SEVIIN will begin with daily takeoffs at 6:15 a.m. CT from Paris Landing State Park. Daily weigh-ins are scheduled for 2:15 p.m. CT and will be held back at the park. The full field will compete the first two days of the event, with the Top 10 anglers fishing on Championship Saturday.

Bassmaster LIVE will be streaming on Bassmaster.com. Stay up-to-date on all tournament coverage at Bassmaster.com/how-to-watch/.

The City of Paris is hosting the event.

2025 Bassmaster Opens Series Title Sponsor: St. Croix

2025 Bassmaster Opens Series Presenting Sponsor: SEVIIN

2025 Bassmaster Opens Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota
2025 Bassmaster Opens Series Premier Sponsors: Bass Pro Shops, Dakota Lithium, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Progressive Insurance, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Skeeter Boats, Yamaha
2025 Bassmaster Opens Series Supporting Sponsors: AFTCO, Daiwa, Garmin, Lew’s, Lowrance, Marathon, Triton Boats, VMC





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