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Florida’s Keith Carson Wins Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 at Detroit River

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Florida’s Keith Carson Wins Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 at Detroit River

DeBary, Florida pro catches final-day limit of 22 pounds, 8 ounces to win by 10-ounce margin and take home the top prize of $80,000

DETROIT (July 28, 2024) – The Major League Fishing (MLF) Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches at the Detroit River was a wild one from start to finish, with big weights, lots of movement in the points standings, and a tightly contested chase for the win. In the end, pro Keith Carson of DeBary, Florida, put it all together for three days to earn his first MLF win as a pro with a three-day total of 67 pounds, 6 ounces. For the win, Carson earned $80,000 and a ticket to REDCREST 2025. Finishing runner-up, rookie pro Alec Morrison of Peru, New York, weighed 66-12, and though he could not clinch the win, he did earn both the Fishing Clash Angler of the Year and Polaris Rookie of the Year titles.

Link to Photo Gallery of Day 3 On-the-Water Highlights
Link to Video of Fish-Catch Highlights of Day 3 on the Detroit River

A childhood friend of fellow pro John Cox, who is noted for eschewing forward-facing sonar and remining quite successful, you wouldn’t exactly peg Carson as a player on St. Clair. At home cruising the shallows, hood up and shades on, Carson prefers to look at the bass with his eyes, not a transducer. But this week, he bucked the theory that only young kids are good with a screen and proved that he could use his dedication and fishing skills to win at all angles of the game.

“I started Scopin’ in ’21, and I was fair with it, but my rule was I would always use it for smallmouth, and largemouth I wouldn’t use it at all,” Carson said. “I started learning that you kind of have to use it all the time.”

This winter at Toledo Bend, Carson finished 67th in the BPT season-opener, which was an inauspicious start to a lackluster rookie campaign on MLF’s top tour. Fast forward six months or so, and that event may have been responsible for this win.

“I found the same fish [Jacob] Wheeler did,” Carson recalled. “So, we both start there Day 1. Before lines-in, I see Wheeler racing around in his boat, and I know he’s looking for one. So, I start racing around, I figured that was what you do. I didn’t even own a jighead minnow at Toledo Bend, so, I was throwing a drop-shot to suspended fish. I was racing a drop-shot to them and they wouldn’t eat it. Wheeler caught like 96 pounds, and I caught 15 pounds. I took that day as a lesson. I watched him most of the day, because I knew it would help in the future. I’ve been practicing it, learning it. It’s a hell of a tool, to be honest.”

At St. Clair, Carson fished like a minnow veteran, adjusting his presentations, reading fish with Lowrance ActiveTarget and maintaining a level of consistency that nobody else matched. His primary setup was a 7-foot, 2-inch Fenwick World Class walleye rod, a 3000-size Abu Garcia Zenon reel, 8-pound Berkley FireLine, a 10-pound Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon leader, and a 5.3-gram jighead with a Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Jerk Shad.

“The best thing was actually to cast past them and bring it up to them in a natural presentation, but it got really hard because they wouldn’t stay in the frame – like they’d be swimming to the side,” Carson explained. “So, the best thing turned out to be to hit them on the head, and the splash of the water would call them up – it was so shallow, like 10 or 12 feet.

“A lot of times, it would splash the water, and they would eat it off the top, only a foot or two deep, when they were really feeding. If they didn’t eat it, I’d start swimming it, and I’d keep it four to five feet above their head and they’d come up and eat it. I noticed if I let it get too close to their head, they didn’t want to bite it, I had to keep it way above them, and they’d come, and I’d start going a little bit faster and they’d eat it.”

From the sounds of it, Carson may have won just about any tournament on the system this week. His practice was so good that his roommate, fellow pro Alex Davis said “hands down, you’re going to win,” after the report.   

“Everywhere I went, every day of practice, I caught like 25 pounds,” Carson said. “I went to Erie, I caught like 26, I went to Anchor Bay the next day, I caught 25, and my next five after 25 weighed almost 24 – everything was huge, anywhere I went. It wasn’t one spot, I’d try over here, catch a 5, try over there, catch a 5. Every now and then, you just can’t make a wrong decision.”

In the tournament, he even got some bites that he shouldn’t have, with fish following his minnow boatside and then miraculously eating.

“The 4-12 I caught today, I made a perfect cast, and it followed my minnow all the way to the trolling motor and it swam down – I dropped it on its head, and it swam up and ate it under the trolling motor,” Carson said. “All week, they’d follow it to the trolling motor and I couldn’t get them to bite. I had another, it followed it to the boat, and I flipped it to him and let it sit on the bottom, and it ate it off the bottom like a worm.”

Fishing in Anchor Bay, which was crowded in general, Carson stayed out of the crowds, and sometimes went 20 minutes or so without seeing a fish – he was chasing fewer, but better-quality bass. When the two sand areas he had focused his efforts at on Day 1 and Day 2 failed to produce on Day 3, he relocated his fish with relative ease.

“I had two general areas that were really good, and neither of them were producing,” he explained. “So, I just trolled around them, maybe they’re swimming around them, you know? And I ran into a stretch – I caught a 5, a 4, one almost 5 and then a 4-7 in a 50-yard stretch – they had moved there and I found it.”

Running to Anchor Bay every day and taking his time getting back, Carson fished a nearly perfect event, even down to the decision he didn’t make on the final morning.

“I almost went to Erie today, but something told me not to, so I went back,” he said. “I almost went to Erie to try to catch 25 or 26 pounds, but something told me not to, to go back to where I was and stay steady. So, I did, and it turned out.”

With a baby on the way in October, and having bought a new house last week, the win really couldn’t have come at a better time for Carson.

The top 30 pros at the Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 on the Detroit River Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches finished:

1st:        Keith Carson, DeBary, Fla., 15 bass, 67-6, $80,000
2nd:       Alec Morrison, Peru, N.Y., 15 bass, 66-12, $50,000
3rd:       Adrian Avena, Marmora, N.J., 15 bass, 66-10, $20,000
4th:        Kyle Hall, Granbury, Texas, 15 bass, 64-13, $18,000
5th:        Jon Canada, Helena, Ala., 15 bass, 64-8, $17,000
6th:        Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La., 15 bass, 64-6, $16,000
7th:        Jaden Parrish, Liberty, Texas, 15 bass, 64-3, $15,000
8th:        Cory Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 15 bass, 63-15, $14,000
9th:        Jack Daniel Williams, Kingsport, Tenn., 15 bass, 62-10, $13,000
10th:     Robby Lefere, Jackson, Mich., 15 bass, 62-5, $12,000
11th:     Brad Jelinek, Lincoln, Mo., 15 bass, 62-3, $11,000
12th:     Colby Dark, West Monroe, La., 15 bass, 62-3, $10,250
13th:     Mitchell Robinson, Landrum, S.C., 15 bass, 61-12, $10,000
14th:     Lane Olson, Jackson, Mich., 15 bass, 61-10, $10,000
15th:     Colby Miller, Elmer, La., 15 bass, 61-5, $10,000
16th:     Andrew Nordbye, Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 60-13, $10,000
17th:     Cameron Mattison, Benton, La., 15 bass, 60-7, $10,000
18th:     John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 15 bass, 60-5, $10,000
19th:     John Hunter, Shelbyville, Ky., 15 bass, 60-2, $10,000
20th:     Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., 15 bass, 59-14, $10,000
21st:      Mark Condron, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 15 bass, 59-6, $10,000
22nd:    Chase Serafin, White Lake, Mich., 15 bass, 59-6, $10,000
23rd:     Jeremy Gordon, Rutledge, Tenn., 15 bass, 59-1, $10,000
24th:     Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., 15 bass, 59-0, $10,000
25th:     Jake Lawrence, Buchanan, Tenn., 15 bass, 58-8, $10,000
26th:     Jordan Wiggins, Cullman, Ala., 15 bass, 58-5, $10,000
27th:     Jesse Wiggins, Logan, Ala., 15 bass, 57-13, $10,000
28th:     Terry Olinger, Louisa, Va., 15 bass, 57-9, $10,000
29th:     Connor Cunningham, Springfield, Mo., 14 bass, 55-14, $10,000
30th:     Chris Groh, Spring Grove, Ill., 14 bass, 54-5, $10,000

Complete results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Overall, there were 148 bass weighing 585 pounds, 7 ounces caught by the final 30 pros Sunday. Of the 30 final day competitors, 28 brought a five-bass limit to the scale.

While rookie pro Alec Morrison came up 10 ounces short of winning Stop 6 Presented by B&W Hitches on the Detroit River, he’ll return to New York with an impressive hardware haul. After besting Jake Lawrence by 17 points in the season-long AOY competition, Morrison received the $50,000 AOY prize from Fishing Clash as well as a berth to REDCREST 2025 on Lake Guntersville. For winning Polaris Rookie of the Year, Morrison will also receive a new Polaris UTV plus an invitation to join the Bass Pro Tour — Major League Fishing’s top circuit — in 2025.

With all six Tackle Warehouse Invitational tournaments now complete, the top five pros based on AOY rank now will receive invitations to compete in the 2025 Bass Pro Tour. The five pros that qualify are:

1st:        Alec Morrison, Peru Springs, N.Y.
2nd:       Jake Lawrence, Buchanan, Tenn.
3rd:       Colby Miller, Elmer, La.
4th:        Jaden Parrish, Liberty, Texas
5th:        Marshall Hughes, Hemphill, Texas

The three-day tournament, hosted by the Detroit Sports Commission, featured a field of professional anglers competing for a top prize of up to $115,000 and an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2025. The full field of anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Friday and Saturday in a five-fish, weigh-in format. Only the top 30 pros, based on their two-day cumulative weight, advanced to the final round on Championship Sunday, where they competed for the grand prize of up to $115,000.

The winner of the Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 at the Detroit River Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches was determined by the heaviest three-day cumulative weight and now receives an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2025 on Lake Guntersville in Huntsville, Alabama.

Television coverage of the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Stop 6 at the Detroit River Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches will air as a two-hour episode, premiering at 9 a.m. ET, on Saturday, Nov. 9 on CBS Sports Network.

Proud sponsors of the 2024 MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, E3 Sports Apparel, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, General Tire, Lew’s, Mercury, Mossy Oak Fishing, Onyx, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, PowerStop Brakes, REDCON1, Strike King, Suzuki, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, WIX Filters and YETI.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular Tackle Warehouse Invitational updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook,  Instagram and  YouTube.



Shawn Holland & Aaron Scott Win LU SML Summer Shootout

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Shawn Holland & Aaron Scott Win LU SML Summer Shootout

Stop #2 of the Liberty University Bass summer shootout is in the books & it was another good day for a lot of the anglers. As you can see by the weights almost every team caught fish for the three limit event. Congratulations to today’s winners Shawn Holland & Aaron Scott on their close win.

Taking one Step Back with MLF Pro Derik Hudson

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Taking one Step Back with MLF Pro Derik Hudson

On the latest episode of Bass Cast Radio, I have the incredible opportunity to sit down with MLF Pro angler Derik Hudson for an engaging conversation. We’ll take a quick look back at the highlights of ICAST 2024 before diving deep into his exciting career transition. Derik shares his decision to step back and compete in the Toyota Series of events, offering a candid look at his journey through the Tackle Warehouse Series—the triumphs, the trials, and the lessons learned on his path to the Pro Series.If you’re an aspiring angler dreaming of going full-time pro, this is one episode you absolutely cannot afford to miss. Tune in for invaluable insights, heartfelt stories, and inspiring advice from one of the best in the business!

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Martin Villa Wins Shenandoah Division BFL on James River with 19.15lbs

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Martin Villa Wins Shenandoah Division BFL on James River with 19.15lbs

On a warm but humid day on the James River 150 Anglers & Co-Anglers fished for their chance for the win. The weigh in was a constant flow of anglers fishing for those all important end of the year points as well as a stake for the end of the year Region 2 championship on Kerr Lake. Congratulations to Martin Villa on his winning bag weighing 19.15lbs & co-Angler champion David Deciucis weighing 15.08lbs.

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Soddy Daisy squeaks out victory at Bassmaster Junior National Championship 

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Soddy Daisy squeaks out victory at Bassmaster Junior National Championship 

The Soddy Daisy Junior High team of William Collins and Kyler Jenkins wins the Bassmaster Junior National Championship at Chickamauga Lake with 20 pounds, 9 ounces.

Photo by Tyler Bridges/B.A.S.S.

July 27, 2024

Soddy Daisy squeaks out victory at Bassmaster Junior National Championship 

DAYTON, Tenn. — Despite falling one bass short of their limit on the final day, the Soddy Daisy Junior High duo of William Collins and Kyler Jenkins claimed the 2024 Bassmaster Junior National Championship title with a two-day total of 20 pounds, 9 ounces.

Collins and Jenkins, both rising freshmen, led the tournament after the first day with a three-bass limit weighing 14-4 and anchored that bag with a 6-14 largemouth. On Day 2, they landed just two bass weighing 6-5, but it was just enough to edge out the second-place Cumberland Elite Junior Anglers team of Damian Gumm and Brock Stevens.

“This means the world to me. I couldn’t have done it without having Kyler as my partner,” Collins said.

Gumm and Stevens finished with a two-day total of 20-4 followed by the Southwest Louisiana Junior Anglers team of Joseph Childers and Bray Youngblood in third with 19-8.

While Collins has been tournament fishing for a while now, Jenkins joined the team for the first time this year.

“It feels pretty good, especially since it is my first year fishing with Will and with Bassmaster,” he said. “I’m happy about it, but I know it means a whole lot to Will. He’s been doing it for a while.”

To catch their Day 1 bag, the Soddy Daisy team focused most of their efforts on stretches of hydrilla and stargrass in 7 to 10 feet of water. A ChatterBait paired with a Hog Farmer Spunk Shad trailer produced the 6-14, but they also mixed in a big worm and a drop shot.

Although Day 1 was cloudy and windy, Day 2 brought sunny and calm conditions that Collins felt hurt their grass bite. Along with the change in conditions, there was more fishing pressure and boat traffic around some of their better areas.

“It was a really slow day today,” Collins said. “It was bright and sunny today. Yesterday was a really good overcast day with a lot of wind. That made a good current and let us have the grass bite longer. At the point I had the 6-14 yesterday, it was already bright and sunny today.”

Jenkins landed a 3-pounder out of one of their best grass stretches to open the morning, but the duo struggled to generate bites the rest of the day other than non-keeper spotted bass. But with only a couple of minutes left to fish, Collins and Jenkins landed their second keeper of the day by dragging a big worm on a shellbed. 

“We only had one fish in the boat at that point,” Jenkins said. “We caught that last one in the last 15 minutes. It was pretty close.”

That bass weighed just enough to keep them in the top spot. 

“I’m just really proud of them,” boat captain Willie Collins said. “They fished so clean both days. I kept telling them, ‘You left it all out there. If it comes up short, I’m still really proud of you.’ They never quit. They fished down to the last minute and never gave up.”

Kerry Johnson and Mavrick Grove from the Creekwood Redhawks fishing team caught the Big Bass of the Tournament, an 8-14 largemouth. 

The City of Dayton hosted the tournament.

2024 Bassmaster Junior Championship 7/26-7/27
Chickamauga Lake, Dayton  TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  William Collins – Kyler Jenkins              Soddy Daisy Jr High                   0
  Day 1: 3   14-04     Day 2: 2   06-05   Total:   5  20-09
2.  Damian Gumm – Brock Stevens                  Cumberland Elite Junior Anglers       0
  Day 1: 3   09-14     Day 2: 3   10-06   Total:   6  20-04
3.  Joseph Childers – Bray Youngblood            Swla Jr Anglers                       0
  Day 1: 3   10-06     Day 2: 3   09-02   Total:   6  19-08
4.  Kipton Hall – Wyatt Parker                   Baldwin County Hs Juniors Fishin      0
  Day 1: 3   08-13     Day 2: 3   10-10   Total:   6  19-07
5.  Mitchell Boles – Nixon Melton                Clay County Junior Anglers            0
  Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 3   11-15   Total:   6  19-04
6.  Tayson Stiehl –                              Winner Junior Bassmasters             0
  Day 1: 3   11-03     Day 2: 2   07-05   Total:   5  18-08
7.  Sawyer Adams – Colton Talbert                Gilbert Jr Bass Anglers               0
  Day 1: 3   08-12     Day 2: 3   09-08   Total:   6  18-04
8.  Kerry Johnson – Mavrick Grove                Creekwood Hs Redhawks Fishing         0
  Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 3   12-00   Total:   6  18-03
9.  Lem Tate – Baylor Mccuiston                  Pine Grove High School                0
  Day 1: 3   08-07     Day 2: 3   09-10   Total:   6  18-01
10. Drew Mcclellan – Noah Hiott                  Indiana Junior Bassmasters            0
  Day 1: 3   10-03     Day 2: 3   07-13   Total:   6  18-00
11. Carson Stevens – Wesley Osuna                Franklin County Jr Bass Team – T      0
  Day 1: 3   09-07     Day 2: 3   07-10   Total:   6  17-01
12. Crews Mcferrin –                             Karns Jr High School                  0
  Day 1: 3   07-03     Day 2: 3   09-13   Total:   6  17-00
13. Bo Hollen – Ari Clark                        Mon Valley Junior Bassmasters –       0
  Day 1: 3   08-12     Day 2: 3   07-13   Total:   6  16-09
14. Jack Kennedy – Brentley West                 Mid Florida Youth Anglers             0
  Day 1: 3   09-03     Day 2: 3   07-04   Total:   6  16-07
15. Caleb Terrazas – Rylan Emerson               Phoenix Junior Bassmasters            0
  Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 3   10-03   Total:   6  16-06
16. Grahm Singerhouse – Andres Solorzano         Stillwater Junior                     0
  Day 1: 3   10-08     Day 2: 3   05-10   Total:   6  16-02
17. Cooper Taylor – Gage West                    Lowndes Jr Viking Lip Rippers         0
  Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   07-15   Total:   6  16-01
18. Parker Smith – Carson Randan                 Scotts Hill High School Anglers       0
  Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 3   07-04   Total:   6  15-10
19. Max Daniel – Carter Oufnac                   Parkview Baptist Jr School Bass       0
  Day 1: 3   08-04     Day 2: 3   07-03   Total:   6  15-07
20. Hannah Sage – Tanner Ortega                  High Country Bass Anglers             0
  Day 1: 3   12-12     Day 2: 1   02-06   Total:   4  15-02
21. Bryant Atwood – Matthew Balden               Vidor Pirate Jr Fishing Team          0
  Day 1: 2   04-06     Day 2: 3   10-10   Total:   5  15-00
22. Liam Holze – John Price                      Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters – IL      0
  Day 1: 3   08-08     Day 2: 3   06-07   Total:   6  14-15
23. Conner White – Drake Highsmith               Junior Keystone Bassmasters           0
  Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 3   12-03   Total:   4  14-06
24. Conner Tate – Sawyer Knickerbocker           Vermillion Junior Anglers             0
  Day 1: 3   09-09     Day 2: 2   04-09   Total:   5  14-02
25. Maddox Shaffer – Myles Shaffer               Junior Garrett Bass Slayers           0
  Day 1: 3   06-07     Day 2: 3   07-10   Total:   6  14-01
26. Knox White – Grayson Sanford                 Mt. Juliet Fishing – Juniors          0
  Day 1: 3   08-05     Day 2: 3   05-08   Total:   6  13-13
27. Bennett Bullard – Kei Blaylock               Trader Bills                          0
  Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 3   05-02   Total:   6  13-11
28. Isaiah Crockett – Eli Milam                  Southern WV Jr Bassmasters – WV       0
  Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 2   06-05   Total:   5  13-10
29. Joseph Eskew – Nathan Banach                 Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters          0
  Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 3   07-02   Total:   6  13-10
30. Brady Almand – Jaxon Martin                  Tennessee Valley Jr Bass Club         0
  Day 1: 3   06-05     Day 2: 3   06-05   Total:   6  12-10
31. Lane Lewis – Grady Peterson                  Iowa Youth Fishing League – IA        0
  Day 1: 3   10-09     Day 2: 1   01-14   Total:   4  12-07
32. Halton Howard – Garrett Westfall             Arkansas Youth Anglers Junior         0
  Day 1: 2   03-11     Day 2: 3   08-10   Total:   5  12-05
33. Brantley Pennington – Ethan Hill             Central Arkansas Junior Bassmast      0
  Day 1: 2   05-12     Day 2: 3   06-09   Total:   5  12-05
34. Larson Morgan – John Balcerzak               Southlake Fishing Team                0
  Day 1: 3   09-11     Day 2: 1   02-08   Total:   4  12-03
35. Tucker Burr – Logan Herbst                   Anoka Ramsey Jr Bassers               0
  Day 1: 3   06-13     Day 2: 1   05-00   Total:   4  11-13
36. Kannon Sample – Samuel Shuford               Sc Lower State Jr Bass Club           0
  Day 1: 3   06-07     Day 2: 2   05-05   Total:   5  11-12
37. Fisher Williams – Blaine Chastain            Bolivar Hs                            0
  Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 1   02-15   Total:   4  11-08
38. Cash Rath – Parker Clennon                   Arkansas Youth Anglers Junior         0
  Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 2   03-07   Total:   5  11-02
39. Brady Gunkle – Quintin Bergey                Junior Wildcats                       0
  Day 1: 1   04-09     Day 2: 3   06-09   Total:   4  11-02
40. Gage Wright – Braxton Bogdansky              Sc Upper State Bass Club              0
  Day 1: 1   03-15     Day 2: 3   07-01   Total:   4  11-00
41. Kort Roberts – Katera Roberts                Junior Keystone Bassmasters           0
  Day 1: 1   02-06     Day 2: 3   08-09   Total:   4  10-15
42. James Boquet – Landon Grabert                Houma Christian Jr Bass Club          0
  Day 1: 2   04-12     Day 2: 3   06-00   Total:   5  10-12
43. Blaine Davis – Bo Pearson                    Liberty County Junior Anglers         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   10-11   Total:   3  10-11
44. Brody Allen – Caden Harris                   Hendry County Junior Bassmater        0
  Day 1: 3   08-11     Day 2: 1   01-13   Total:   4  10-08
45. Asher Hart – Camden Baker                    Hartley’s Hawgs Piglets               0
  Day 1: 2   05-05     Day 2: 3   05-02   Total:   5  10-07
46. Hudson Clark – Jackson Leath                 Sumner County Jr Bass Team – TN       0
  Day 1: 3   08-05     Day 2: 1   02-00   Total:   4  10-05
47. Reed Crisman – Will Crisman                  Mecklenburg High School Junior A      0
  Day 1: 3   08-00     Day 2: 1   02-02   Total:   4  10-02
48. Boston Werner –                              Northeast Wisconsin Bass – WI         0
  Day 1: 3   07-04     Day 2: 1   02-12   Total:   4  10-00
49. Eben Bolding – Mason Carter                  Trhs Devildog Anglers Travelers       0
  Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 3   06-08   Total:   5  09-11
50. Brady Wells – Dakota Gordon                  Bath County Juniors                   0
  Day 1: 3   07-08     Day 2: 1   01-15   Total:   4  09-07
51. Holt Harmon – Memphis Howard                 Central Lion Fishing                  0
  Day 1: 3   07-01     Day 2: 1   02-04   Total:   4  09-05
52. Blake Richardson – Bentley Richardson        Southern Outcast Jr                   0
  Day 1: 3   09-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   3  09-03
53. Logan Dunham – Braeden Walker                Fighting Fishsticks Jr. Bass Clu      0
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 3   07-08   Total:   4  09-02
54. Greyson Harper – Garreson Currie             Topeka Jr Hawgs                       0
  Day 1: 1   02-02     Day 2: 3   07-00   Total:   4  09-02
55. Hunter Beach – Austin Jefferson              Fighting Fishsticks Jr. Bass Clu      0
  Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 2   05-05   Total:   4  09-02
56. Quinn Cancellieri – Kingston Bartley         Denver Jr Bassmasters                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   08-15   Total:   2  08-15
57. Kenny Simonis – Peter Riker                  Fruitport High School                 0
  Day 1: 1   02-14     Day 2: 2   06-01   Total:   3  08-15
58. Carsen Sands – Owen Chittenden               Grand Haven High School               0
  Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 2   06-02   Total:   3  08-12
59. Easton Dickens – Eli Stevens                 New River Bassmasters                 0
  Day 1: 3   08-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   3  08-11
60. Brayen Barnhill – Reed Abrams                757 Bass                              0
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 3   06-09   Total:   4  08-09
60. Avery Schmitt – Maddox Hanson                Eastern Iowa Jr. Bassmasters          0
  Day 1: 3   06-09     Day 2: 1   02-00   Total:   4  08-09
62. Cole Watkins – Luke Delaney                  Jr. Southwest Bassmasters-Denham      0
  Day 1: 3   06-12     Day 2: 1   01-09   Total:   4  08-05
63. Piers Picou – Jaxon Plaisance                Central Catholic – LA                 0
  Day 1: 3   08-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   3  08-04
64. Logan Carmichael – Finn Mahoney              Kawartha Hs Bassmasters               0
  Day 1: 2   04-11     Day 2: 1   03-08   Total:   3  08-03
65. Dean Austin – Caleb Moore                    Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters          0
  Day 1: 2   04-13     Day 2: 2   03-04   Total:   4  08-01
66. Coy Cassady – Ryan Crane                     Wateree Anglers Club                  0
  Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 2   04-00   Total:   4  08-00
67. Beckett Kraft – Sullivan Kraft               Port City Junior Bass Masters         0
  Day 1: 3   06-03     Day 2: 1   01-12   Total:   4  07-15
68. Cason Curry – Jaxon Curry                    Rocky Mtn Bass Anglers                0
  Day 1: 1   02-14     Day 2: 3   05-00   Total:   4  07-14
69. Grant Klein – Elijah Marziano                New Hampshire Jr. Bassmasters         0
  Day 1: 2   05-08     Day 2: 1   02-05   Total:   3  07-13
70. James Barkley – Nikolas Foster               New Hampshire Jr. Bassmasters         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-12   Total:   3  07-12
70. Elijah Booker – Bayler Cooksey               Mt. Juliet Fishing – Juniors          0
  Day 1: 3   07-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   3  07-12
72. Gavin Brubaker – Hunter Haines               Susquehanna Valley Jr Fishing Te      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-10   Total:   3  07-10
72. Braydon Scott – Bentley Keeter               Pickett County Elementary Fishin      0
  Day 1: 3   07-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   3  07-10
74. Grifinn Thomas-Hamm – Tahlen Thomas-Hamm     Southside Junior Anglers              0
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 3   05-13   Total:   4  07-10
75. Kale Temple – Easton Kelley                  Hart County High School Anglers       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-09   Total:   3  07-09
76. Jake Sidney – Luke Sidney                    Phoenix Junior Bassmasters            0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   07-09   Total:   2  07-09
77. Brock Davis – Kaine Smith                    Bolivar Hs                            0
  Day 1: 1   03-14     Day 2: 2   03-11   Total:   3  07-09
78. Brayden Griffin –                            Willis Junior Basskats                0
  Day 1: 2   07-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  07-01
79. Elijah Hart – Marlon Gammon                  Hartley’s Hawgs Piglets               0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-11   Total:   3  06-11
80. Drake Walls – Hunter Shrader                 Mid Florida Youth Anglers Jr          0
  Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 2   04-08   Total:   3  06-11
81. Jaxon Schmidt – Brayden Savage               Junior Garrett Bass Slayers           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   06-08   Total:   2  06-08
82. Gary Allen Underwood – Jeremiah Underwood    Hamblen County Anglers Juniors        0
  Day 1: 2   04-07     Day 2: 1   02-01   Total:   3  06-08
83. Heston Hoffman – Samuel Holland              Topeka Jr Hawgs                       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-06   Total:   3  06-06
84. Jaxson Beard – Landon Vaughn                 Pendleton High School Fishing Te      0
  Day 1: 1   03-00     Day 2: 2   03-06   Total:   3  06-06
85. Anna Brown – Coleman Moore                   Loudon Redskins Jr Bass Team – T      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-03   Total:   3  06-03
86. Jake Jaracy – Jack Jaracy                    Bass Lightning                        0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-15   Total:   3  05-15
86. Gunner Robbins – Drew Smith                  Livingston Academy Junior Bassma      0
  Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   3  05-15
88. Bryson Hannem – Jayse Ordahl                 Bloomington Juniors                   0
  Day 1: 1   01-14     Day 2: 2   04-01   Total:   3  05-15
89. Tyler Nelson – Saw Reynolds                  Bandys Fishing Team Juniors           0
  Day 1: 2   04-04     Day 2: 1   01-10   Total:   3  05-14
90. Hayden Vanwinkle – Kendal Ward               Rocky Mtn Bass Anglers                0
  Day 1: 2   04-01     Day 2: 1   01-10   Total:   3  05-11
91. Wally Peer Iv – Tanner Muzyk                 Bass Nation Juniors                   0
  Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 1   03-08   Total:   2  05-11
92. Carson Beal – Tripp Bearden                  Abilene Wylie Junior Bass             0
  Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 1   02-04   Total:   3  05-11
93. Graham Streeter – Jackson Reed               Indiana Junior Bassmasters            0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   05-08   Total:   2  05-08
93. Tristan Topa – Caleb Robert                  Port City Junior Bass Masters         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   05-08   Total:   2  05-08
95. Cameron Bougher – Levi White                 Mannford High School Bass Fishin      0
  Day 1: 2   05-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  05-05
96. Olivia King – Harper Krohn                   D’iberville Hs Warrior Bass Nati      0
  Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 1   02-11   Total:   2  05-05
97. Mason Samson – Reed Orzechowski              NH Junior Bassmasters – NH            0
  Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 1   02-09   Total:   2  05-03
98. Dixon Heflin – Toby Potts                    Bedford County Youth Bass Club –      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   05-00   Total:   2  05-00
99. Kannon Wood –                                Gulf Port High School                 0
  Day 1: 2   04-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  04-15
100. Austin Buttrick – Weston Hamrick             Cleveland County Bass Anglers         0
  Day 1: 1   02-05     Day 2: 2   02-10   Total:   3  04-15
101. Hunter Brakefield – Landon White             Mt. Juliet Fishing – Juniors          0
  Day 1: 1   04-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  04-12
102. Tristan Stewart – DJ Johnson III             Mt. Pleasant Junior Bass Team –       0
  Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 1   02-11   Total:   2  04-12
103. Brayden Marcum – Tyler Goble                 Cardinal Youth Fishing Team           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-09   Total:   2  04-09
104. Tucker Fratz – Rowan Rikhye                  Junior Garrett Bass Slayers           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-07   Total:   2  04-07
105. Buddy Malone – Avren Wells                   Topeka Jr Hawgs                       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   04-07   Total:   1  04-07
106. Deacon Keefe – Brayden Blair                 Reeths Puffer High School Fishin      0
  Day 1: 1   02-02     Day 2: 1   02-04   Total:   2  04-06
107. Bentley Wright – Staten Whitecotton          Buckhorn Bass Fishing                 0
  Day 1: 1   02-02     Day 2: 1   02-03   Total:   2  04-05
108. Burke Sorenson – Braden Royse                Eureka Youth Club                     0
  Day 1: 1   01-14     Day 2: 1   01-14   Total:   2  03-12
109. Landon Emmons – Conner Emmons                Franklin County Jr Bass               0
  Day 1: 2   03-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  03-08
110. Levi Snowball – Zachary Mcalister            Cincinnati Youth Bass Club Jr         0
  Day 1: 2   03-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   2  03-07
111. Brayden Jenner – Tatum Ceccorulli            St. Martin Bassmasters                0
  Day 1: 1   03-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  03-07
112. Eastin Gilliland – Gunnar Freeman            Lone Star Jr Bassmasters – TX         0
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 1   01-10   Total:   2  03-07
113. Mackenzie Muntz – Jacob Muntz                Black Swamp High School Fishing       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-01   Total:   1  03-01
114. Coleman Hampel – Landon Tatum                Lumpkin County Schools                0
  Day 1: 1   02-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  02-13
115. Dylin Mizell –                               Bossier Parish High School Bass       0
  Day 1: 1   02-06     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  02-06
115. Brantley Todd – Owen Goss                    Piedmont Youth Fishing Team           0
  Day 1: 1   02-06     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  02-06
117. Jaxon Sparks – Colby Peoples                 Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team        0
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 1   00-05   Total:   2  02-05
118. Harlow Bryant – Huxley Bryant                Tarkington Youth Fishing Team         0
  Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  02-01
119. Johnathon Harris – Maci Golden               West Greene High School               0
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  01-15
120. Kylan Martin – Ryder Ginter                  Montgomery County High School Ba      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
120. Walker Sawyer – Ashbi Sawyer                 Payette River Jr. Bassmasters         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
122. Ben Johnston – Sam Bucala                    Federation Nation Jr. Bassmaster      0
  Day 1: 1   00-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   1  00-10
123. Korben Burgess – Mack Josey                  Cleveland County Bass Anglers         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
123. Rachel Burks –                               Clay County Anglers – TN              0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
123. Quinn Cook – Michael Basile                  Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters          0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
123. Kaden Henderson – Nickolas Tinkle            Arkansas Youth Anglers – AR           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
123. Hunter Hogan – Chase Hogan                   Avonworth Middle School               0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
123. Jake Ray – Max Stewart                       Live Oak Jr Eagles                    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
123. Oliver Williams – Corvin Katzban             Eagleton Fishing Team                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        49       220       581-08
 2        46       219       559-12
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          95       439      1141-04



New York’s Alec Morrison Moves into Lead on Day 2 at Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 at Detroit River

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New York’s Alec Morrison Moves into Lead on Day 2 at Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 at Detroit River

DETROIT (July 27, 2024) – Looking to pull off a sweep of Polaris Rookie of the Year, Fishing Clash Angler of the Year and the tournament win, rookie pro Alec Morrison of Peru, New York, wrangled 23 pounds, 6 ounces of smallmouth Saturday to move into the lead at Stop 6 Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches at the Detroit River.

With a two-day total of 46-4 total, Morrison is trailed by pros Keith Carson of DeBary, Florida, (44-14), and Jon Canada of Helena, Alabama, (44-6), with multiple other pros entering the final day over the 40-pound mark and within striking distance, given the right circumstances. So, as has been the case all year, the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals will not lack drama, even down to the final day.


Link to Photo Gallery of Day 2 Highlights
Link to Video of Fish-Catch Highlights of Day 2 on the Detroit River

Running to Lake St. Clair from takeoff in the Detroit River, Morrison has been going hard all day, on both of the first two days of competition. While a culling mishap cost him 2 pounds and a big lead on Day 1, he backed up his opening round performance with another top tier bag on Saturday.

“It was definitely a good day, I felt like I really needed to push hard after yesterday,” Morrison said. “Yesterday was a tough deal, and I knew the only way I could get through it was if I caught ‘em the next two days.

“I got off to a good start this morning in one of my primary areas and then did some searching around. I think there are still fish left in my areas, they’re just getting a little tougher, by the hour it seems like. As long as I can get five of them to bite, I should be okay.”

Scanning around in the open water of St. Clair,  Morrison has seen the fish get tougher to catch by the day.

“They’re definitely not easy to get to bite, as it seems like they are everywhere during this schedule,” he said. “The weights have been crazy, but we see a lot more of them than we get in the boat. It’s been tough. I’ll definitely see them tomorrow, hopefully I’ll be able to get the right ones to connect.”

A New Yorker with a ton of smallmouth experience, Morrison has taken well to St. Clair, despite never fishing an event there before.

“St. Clair is very much its own fishery as far as smallmouth go,” he said. “It’s a different beast. It was tricky during practice to find them and figure out areas, but I’m learning to love it the last two days for sure.”

In 2023, Morrison won a Toyota Series event at Sam Rayburn, and he’s been on a tear since, knocking down numerous Top-10 finishes. Barring disaster, he’ll make AOY official on Sunday, and with a winning effort he’d wrap up about as perfect a season as you could ask for.

“It’s not official yet, but it’s something I’ve really pushed for the last few events,” Morrison said of AOY. “The second I got in somewhat of a good position around Kentucky Lake, I’ve been pushing for that ever since. The goals have been to win (an Invitational), and to get Angler of the Year. To get one of those, that would be unreal – hopefully we can have a magical day tomorrow and put it all together.”

Only the top 30 pros, based on their two-day cumulative weight, now advance to Championship Sunday. The three-day tournament, hosted by the Detroit Sports Commission, featured a field of professional anglers competing for a top prize of up to $115,000 and an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2025.

The top 30 pros advancing to the final day of competition on the Detroit River are:

1st:        Alec Morrison, Peru, N.Y., 10 bass, 46-4
2nd:       Keith Carson, DeBary, Fla., 10 bass, 44-14
3rd:       Jon Canada, Helena, Ala., 10 bass, 44-6
4th:        Kyle Hall, Granbury, Texas, 10 bass, 43-10
5th:        Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., 10 bass, 43-9
6th:        Adrian Avena, Marmora, N.J., 10 bass, 43-5
7th:        Cory Johnston, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 10 bass, 42-10
8th:        Brad Jelinek, Lincoln, Mo., 10 bass, 42-8
9th:        Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., 10 bass, 42-7
10th:     Jaden Parrish, Liberty, Texas, 10 bass, 42-7
11th:     Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La., 10 bass, 42-5
12th:     Jack Daniel Williams, Kingsport, Tenn., 10 bass, 41-13
13th:     John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 10 bass, 41-13
14th:     Andrew Nordbye, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 41-9
15th:     Lane Olson, Jackson, Mich., 10 bass, 41-7
16th:     Robby Lefere, Jackson, Mich., 10 bass, 41-5
17th:     Mark Condron, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 10 bass, 41-4
18th:     Jesse Wiggins, Logan, Ala., 10 bass, 41-0
19th:     Colby Dark, West Monroe, La., 10 bass, 41-0
20th:     Connor Cunningham, Springfield, Mo., 10 bass, 40-11
21st:      Chris Groh, Spring Grove, Ill., 10 bass, 40-10
22nd:    Jeremy Gordon, Rutledge, Tenn., 10 bass, 40-5
23rd:     John Hunter, Shelbyville, Ky., 10 bass, 40-4
24th:     Chase Serafin, White Lake, Mich., 10 bass, 40-3
25th:     Terry Olinger, Louisa, Va., 10 bass, 40-3
26th:     Mitchell Robinson, Landrum, S.C., 10 bass, 40-2
27th:     Jordan Wiggins, Cullman, Ala., 10 bass, 40-1
28th:     Cameron Mattison, Benton, La., 10 bass, 40-1
29th:     Colby Miller, Elmer, La., 10 bass, 40-1
30th:     Jake Lawrence, Buchanan, Tenn., 10 bass, 39-13

Complete results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Pro Braxton Setzer of Wetumpka, Alabama, brought a bass weighing 6 pounds even to the scale to earn Saturday’s $1,000 Berkley Big Bass award.

Overall, there were 589 bass weighing 2,088 pounds 13 ounces caught by 122 pros Saturday. The catch included 113 five-bass limits.

In Tackle Warehouse Invitational competition, the full field of anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Friday and Saturday in a five-fish, weigh-in format. Only the top 30 pros, based on their two-day cumulative weight, now advance to the final round on Championship Sunday, where they will compete for the grand prize of up to $115,000. The winner of the Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 at the Detroit River Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches will be determined by the heaviest three-day cumulative weight and will receive an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2025 on Lake Guntersville in Huntsville, Alabama.

The final 30 anglers will launch at 6:30 a.m. ET each day from Elizabeth Park, located at 202 Grosse Ile Parkway in Trenton, Michigan. Weigh-ins will also be held at the park and will begin at 2:30 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend all launch and weigh-in events and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLFNOW!® live stream and coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The MLFNOW! broadcast team of Chad McKee and Rob Newell will break down the extended action live on Championship Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. ET. MLFNOW! will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) and Rumble apps.

Television coverage of the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Stop 6 at the Detroit River Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches will air as a two-hour episode, premiering at 9 a.m. ET, on Saturday, Nov. 9 on CBS Sports Network.

Proud sponsors of the 2024 MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, E3 Sports Apparel, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, General Tire, Lew’s, Mercury, Mossy Oak Fishing, Onyx, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, PowerStop Brakes, REDCON1, Strike King, Suzuki, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, WIX Filters and YETI.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular Tackle Warehouse Invitational updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook,  Instagram and  YouTube.



Soddy Daisy duo claims Day 1 lead at Bassmaster Junior National Championship

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Soddy Daisy duo claims Day 1 lead at Bassmaster Junior National Championship

The Soddy Daisy Junior High team of William Collins and Kyler Jenkins takes the Day 1 lead in the Bassmaster Junior National Championship at Chickamauga Lake with a three-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 4 ounces.

Photo by Tyler Bridges/B.A.S.S.

July 26, 2024

Soddy Daisy duo claims Day 1 lead at Bassmaster Junior National Championship

DAYTON, Tenn. — William Collins and Kyler Jenkins from Soddy Daisy Junior High bass team took advantage of their home-field advantage at the Bassmaster Junior National Championship at Chickamauga Lake by catching a three-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 4 ounces to take the Day 1 lead.

The High Country Bass Anglers duo of Hannah Sage and Tanner Ortega are second with 12-12 and Tayson Stiehl from the Winner Junior Bassmasters is third with 11-3. On the day, 50 teams achieved limits, and more than 100 teams caught at least one keeper bass.

“I feel pretty amazing right now,” Collins said. “Today was a really fun day. I’m pretty excited for tomorrow. I’ve been praying about it. We had our bite (dialed in) between two practice days. The third day we pretty much eliminated water.”

The rising freshmen live five minutes from the nearest boat ramp, which has provided them ample opportunity to get out on the water and hone their skills. Fishing close to home also allowed Jenkins to make it to football practice immediately after weigh-in.

“It is fishing pretty well for us right now,” Collins said. “I’ve been having good trip after good trip, so I can’t really complain.”

While their first spot didn’t pan out quite like they hoped, Collins and Jenkins landed their biggest bass of the day at the second stop, a 6-14 that turned out to be Collins’ personal best largemouth.

“I threw beside a clump of grass and caught that (big one),” Collins said. “I was pretty much jumping up and down when I caught it. It bit right beside the boat. I set the hook and (Jenkins) netted it really quickly.”

From there, the duo landed four bass over 3 pounds to upgrade to their final tally. 

The Soddy Daisy anglers have several different patterns working in their favor, and Collins said he and Jenkins used eight or nine different baits throughout the day.  

Knowing how many big bass are in Chickamauga Lake, Collins said he and Jenkins will likely have to repeat their impressive Day 1 performance in order to claim the victory.

“Tomorrow we are going to shoot for 15 pounds,” Collins said. 

The full field of 129 teams will launch from the Dayton Boat Dock beginning at 6:30 a.m. ET and return for weigh-in at 2:30 p.m., and the winning team will be crowned at the conclusion of weigh-in.

The City of Dayton is hosting the tournament.

2024 Bassmaster Junior Championship 7/26-7/27
Chickamauga Lake, Dayton  TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  William Collins – Kyler Jenkins              Soddy Daisy Jr High                   0
  Day 1: 3   14-04   Total:   3  14-04
2.  Hannah Sage – Tanner Ortega                  High Country Bass Anglers             0
  Day 1: 3   12-12   Total:   3  12-12
3.  Tayson Stiehl –                              Winner Junior Bassmasters             0
  Day 1: 3   11-03   Total:   3  11-03
4.  Lane Lewis – Grady Peterson                  Iowa Youth Fishing League – IA        0
  Day 1: 3   10-09   Total:   3  10-09
5.  Grahm Singerhouse – Andres Solorzano         Stillwater Junior                     0
  Day 1: 3   10-08   Total:   3  10-08
6.  Joseph Childers – Bray Youngblood            Swla Jr Anglers                       0
  Day 1: 3   10-06   Total:   3  10-06
7.  Drew Mcclellan – Noah Hiott                  Indiana Junior Bassmasters            0
  Day 1: 3   10-03   Total:   3  10-03
8.  Damian Gumm – Brock Stevens                                                        0
  Day 1: 3   09-14   Total:   3  09-14
9.  Larson Morgan – John Balcerzak               Southlake Fishing Team                0
  Day 1: 3   09-11   Total:   3  09-11
10. Conner Tate – Sawyer Knickerbocker           Vermillion Junior Anglers             0
  Day 1: 3   09-09   Total:   3  09-09
11. Carson Stevens – Wesley Osuna                Franklin County Jr Bass Team – T      0
  Day 1: 3   09-07   Total:   3  09-07
12. Jack Kennedy – Brentley West                 Mulberry Bassmasters Jr Anglers       0
  Day 1: 3   09-03   Total:   3  09-03
12. Blake Richardson – Bentley Richardson        Southern Outcast Jr                   0
  Day 1: 3   09-03   Total:   3  09-03
14. Kipton Hall – Wyatt Parker                   Baldwin County Hs Juniors Fishin      0
  Day 1: 3   08-13   Total:   3  08-13
15. Sawyer Adams – Colton Talbert                Gilbert Jr Bass Anglers               0
  Day 1: 3   08-12   Total:   3  08-12
16. Bo Hollen – Ari Clark                        Mon Valley Junior Bassmasters –       0
  Day 1: 3   08-12   Total:   3  08-12
17. Brody Allen – Caden Harris                   Hendry County Junior Bassmater        0
  Day 1: 3   08-11   Total:   3  08-11
18. Easton Dickens – Eli Stevens                 New River Bassmasters                 0
  Day 1: 3   08-11   Total:   3  08-11
19. Bennett Bullard – Kei Blaylock               Trader Bills                          0
  Day 1: 3   08-09   Total:   3  08-09
19. Fisher Williams – Blaine Chastain            Bolivar Hs                            0
  Day 1: 3   08-09   Total:   3  08-09
21. Liam Holze – John Price                      Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters – IL      0
  Day 1: 3   08-08   Total:   3  08-08
22. Lem Tate – Baylor Mccuiston                  Pine Grove High School                0
  Day 1: 3   08-07   Total:   3  08-07
23. Parker Smith – Carson Randan                 Scotts Hill High School Anglers       0
  Day 1: 3   08-06   Total:   3  08-06
24. Hudson Clark – Jackson Leath                 Sumner County Jr Bass Team – TN       0
  Day 1: 3   08-05   Total:   3  08-05
24. Knox White – Grayson Sanford                 Mt. Juliet Fishing – Juniors          0
  Day 1: 3   08-05   Total:   3  08-05
26. Max Daniel – Carter Oufnac                   Parkview Baptist Jr School Bass       0
  Day 1: 3   08-04   Total:   3  08-04
26. Piers Picou – Jaxon Plaisance                Central Catholic – LA                 0
  Day 1: 3   08-04   Total:   3  08-04
28. Cooper Taylor – Gage West                    Lowndes Jr Viking Lip Rippers         0
  Day 1: 3   08-02   Total:   3  08-02
29. Reed Crisman – Will Crisman                  Mecklenburg High School Junior A      0
  Day 1: 3   08-00   Total:   3  08-00
30. Elijah Booker – Bayler Cooksey               Mt. Juliet Fishing – Juniors          0
  Day 1: 3   07-12   Total:   3  07-12
31. Cash Rath – Parker Clennon                   Arkansas Youth Anglers Junior         0
  Day 1: 3   07-11   Total:   3  07-11
32. Braydon Scott – Bentley Keeter               Pickett County Elementary Fishin      0
  Day 1: 3   07-10   Total:   3  07-10
33. Brady Wells – Dakota Gordon                  Bath County Juniors                   0
  Day 1: 3   07-08   Total:   3  07-08
34. Mitchell Boles – Nixon Melton                Clay County Junior Anglers            0
  Day 1: 3   07-05   Total:   3  07-05
34. Isaiah Crockett – Eli Milam                  Southern WV Jr Bassmasters – WV       0
  Day 1: 3   07-05   Total:   3  07-05
36. Boston Werner –                              Northeast Wisconsin Bass – WI         0
  Day 1: 3   07-04   Total:   3  07-04
37. Crews Mcferrin –                             Karns Jr High School                  0
  Day 1: 3   07-03   Total:   3  07-03
38. Holt Harmon – Memphis Howard                 Central Lion Fishing                  0
  Day 1: 3   07-01   Total:   3  07-01
39. Brayden Griffin –                            Willis Junior Basskats                0
  Day 1: 2   07-01   Total:   2  07-01
40. Tucker Burr – Logan Herbst                   Anoka Ramsey Jr Bassers               0
  Day 1: 3   06-13   Total:   3  06-13
41. Cole Watkins – Luke Delaney                  Jr. Southwest Bassmasters-Denham      0
  Day 1: 3   06-12   Total:   3  06-12
42. Avery Schmitt – Maddox Hanson                Eastern Iowa Jr. Bassmasters          0
  Day 1: 3   06-09   Total:   3  06-09
43. Joseph Eskew – Nathan Banach                 Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters          0
  Day 1: 3   06-08   Total:   3  06-08
44. Kannon Sample – Samuel Shuford               Sc Lower State Jr Bass Club           0
  Day 1: 3   06-07   Total:   3  06-07
44. Maddox Shaffer – Myles Shaffer               Junior Garrett Bass Slayers           0
  Day 1: 3   06-07   Total:   3  06-07
46. Brady Almand – Jaxon Martin                  Tennessee Valley Jr Bass Club         0
  Day 1: 3   06-05   Total:   3  06-05
47. Kerry Johnson – Mavrick Grove                Creekwood Hs Redhawks Fishing         0
  Day 1: 3   06-03   Total:   3  06-03
47. Beckett Kraft – Sullivan Kraft               Port City Junior Bass Masters         0
  Day 1: 3   06-03   Total:   3  06-03
47. Caleb Terrazas – Rylan Emerson               Phoenix Junior Bassmasters            0
  Day 1: 3   06-03   Total:   3  06-03
50. Gunner Robbins – Drew Smith                  Livingston Academy Junior Bassma      0
  Day 1: 3   05-15   Total:   3  05-15
51. Brantley Pennington – Ethan Hill             Central Arkansas Junior Bassmast      0
  Day 1: 2   05-12   Total:   2  05-12
52. Grant Klein – Elijah Marziano                New Hampshire Jr. Bassmasters         0
  Day 1: 2   05-08   Total:   2  05-08
53. Cameron Bougher – Levi White                 Mannford High School Bass Fishin      0
  Day 1: 2   05-05   Total:   2  05-05
53. Asher Hart – Camden Baker                    Hartley’s Hawgs Piglets               0
  Day 1: 2   05-05   Total:   2  05-05
55. Kannon Wood –                                Gulf Port High School                 0
  Day 1: 2   04-15   Total:   2  04-15
56. Dean Austin – Caleb Moore                    Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters          0
  Day 1: 2   04-13   Total:   2  04-13
57. James Boquet – Landon Grabert                Houma Christian Jr Bass Club          0
  Day 1: 2   04-12   Total:   2  04-12
58. Hunter Brakefield – Landon White             Mt. Juliet Fishing – Juniors          0
  Day 1: 1   04-12   Total:   1  04-12
59. Logan Carmichael – Finn Mahoney              Kawartha Hs Bassmasters               0
  Day 1: 2   04-11   Total:   2  04-11
60. Brady Gunkle – Quintin Bergey                Junior Wildcats                       0
  Day 1: 1   04-09   Total:   1  04-09
61. Gary Allen Underwood – Jeremiah Underwood    Hamblen County Anglers Juniors        0
  Day 1: 2   04-07   Total:   2  04-07
62. Bryant Atwood – Matthew Balden               Vidor Pirate Jr Fishing Team          0
  Day 1: 2   04-06   Total:   2  04-06
63. Tyler Nelson – Saw Reynolds                  Bandys Fishing Team Juniors           0
  Day 1: 2   04-04   Total:   2  04-04
64. Hayden Vanwinkle – Kendal Ward               Rocky Mtn Bass Anglers                0
  Day 1: 2   04-01   Total:   2  04-01
65. Coy Cassady – Ryan Crane                     Wateree Anglers Club                  0
  Day 1: 2   04-00   Total:   2  04-00
66. Gage Wright – Braxton Bogdansky              Sc Upper State Bass Club              0
  Day 1: 1   03-15   Total:   1  03-15
67. Brock Davis – Kaine Smith                    Bolivar Hs                            0
  Day 1: 1   03-14   Total:   1  03-14
68. Hunter Beach – Austin Jefferson              Fighting Fishsticks Jr. Bass Clu      0
  Day 1: 2   03-13   Total:   2  03-13
69. Halton Howard – Garrett Westfall             Arkansas Youth Anglers Junior         0
  Day 1: 2   03-11   Total:   2  03-11
70. Landon Emmons – Conner Emmons                Franklin County Jr Bass               0
  Day 1: 2   03-08   Total:   2  03-08
71. Carson Beal – Tripp Bearden                  Abilene Wylie Junior Bass             0
  Day 1: 2   03-07   Total:   2  03-07
71. Levi Snowball – Zachary Mcalister            Cincinnati Youth Bass Club Jr         0
  Day 1: 2   03-07   Total:   2  03-07
73. Brayden Jenner – Tatum Ceccorulli            St. Martin Bassmasters                0
  Day 1: 1   03-07   Total:   1  03-07
74. Eben Bolding – Mason Carter                  Trhs Devildog Anglers Travelers       0
  Day 1: 2   03-03   Total:   2  03-03
75. Jaxson Beard – Landon Vaughn                 Pendleton High School Fishing Te      0
  Day 1: 1   03-00   Total:   1  03-00
76. Cason Curry – Jaxon Curry                    Rocky Mtn Bass Anglers                0
  Day 1: 1   02-14   Total:   1  02-14
76. Kenny Simonis – Peter Riker                  Fruitport High School                 0
  Day 1: 1   02-14   Total:   1  02-14
78. Coleman Hampel – Landon Tatum                Lumpkin County Schools                0
  Day 1: 1   02-13   Total:   1  02-13
79. Olivia King – Harper Krohn                   D’iberville Hs Warrior Bass Nati      0
  Day 1: 1   02-10   Total:   1  02-10
79. Mason Samson – Reed Orzechowski              NH Junior Bassmasters – NH            0
  Day 1: 1   02-10   Total:   1  02-10
79. Carsen Sands – Owen Chittenden               Grand Haven High School               0
  Day 1: 1   02-10   Total:   1  02-10
82. Dylin Mizell –                               Bossier Parish High School Bass       0
  Day 1: 1   02-06   Total:   1  02-06
82. Kort Roberts – Katera Roberts                Junior Keystone Bassmasters           0
  Day 1: 1   02-06   Total:   1  02-06
82. Brantley Todd – Owen Goss                    Piedmont Youth Fishing Team           0
  Day 1: 1   02-06   Total:   1  02-06
85. Austin Buttrick – Weston Hamrick             Cleveland County Bass Anglers         0
  Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
86. Drake Walls – Hunter Shrader                 Mid Florida Youth Anglers Jr          0
  Day 1: 1   02-03   Total:   1  02-03
86. Conner White – Drake Highsmith               Junior Keystone Bassmasters           0
  Day 1: 1   02-03   Total:   1  02-03
88. Wally Peer Iv – Tanner Muzyk                 Bass Nation Juniors                   0
  Day 1: 1   02-03   Total:   1  02-03
89. Greyson Harper – Garreson Currie             Topeka Jr Hawgs                       0
  Day 1: 1   02-02   Total:   1  02-02
89. Deacon Keefe – Brayden Blair                 Reeths Puffer High School Fishin      0
  Day 1: 1   02-02   Total:   1  02-02
89. Bentley Wright – Staten Whitecotton          Buckhorn Bass Fishing                 0
  Day 1: 1   02-02   Total:   1  02-02
92. Harlow Bryant – Huxley Bryant                Tarkington Youth Fishing Team         0
  Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
92. Tristan Stewart – DJ Johnson III             Mt. Pleasant Junior Bass Team –       0
  Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
94. Brayen Barnhill – Reed Abrams                757 Bass                              0
  Day 1: 1   02-00   Total:   1  02-00
94. Jaxon Sparks – Colby Peoples                 Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team        0
  Day 1: 1   02-00   Total:   1  02-00
96. Johnathon Harris – Maci Golden               West Greene High School               0
  Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
97. Bryson Hannem – Jayse Ordahl                 Bloomington Juniors                   0
  Day 1: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
97. Burke Sorenson – Braden Royse                Eureka Youth Club                     0
  Day 1: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
99. Eastin Gilliland – Gunnar Freeman            Lone Star Jr Bassmasters – TX         0
  Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
99. Grifinn Thomas-Hamm – Tahlen Thomas-Hamm     Southside Junior Anglers              0
  Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
101. Logan Dunham – Braeden Walker                Fighting Fishsticks Jr. Bass Clu      0
  Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
102. Ben Johnston – Sam Bucala                    Federation Nation Jr. Bassmaster      0
  Day 1: 1   00-10   Total:   1  00-10
103. James Barkley – Nikolas Foster               New Hampshire Jr. Bassmasters         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Anna Brown – Coleman Moore                   Loudon Redskins Jr Bass Team – T      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Gavin Brubaker – Hunter Haines               Susquehanna Valley Jr Fishing Te      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Korben Burgess – Mack Josey                  Cleveland County Bass Anglers         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Rachel Burks –                               Clay County Anglers – TN              0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Quinn Cancellieri – Kingston Bartley         Denver Jr Bassmasters                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Quinn Cook – Michael Basile                  Off The Hook Jr. Bassmasters          0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Blaine Davis – Bo Pearson                    Liberty County Junior Anglers         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Tucker Fratz – Rowan Rikhye                  Junior Garrett Bass Slayers           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Elijah Hart – Marlon Gammon                  Hartley’s Hawgs Piglets               0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Dixon Heflin – Toby Potts                    Bedford County Youth Bass Club –      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Kaden Henderson – Nickolas Tinkle            Arkansas Youth Anglers – AR           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Heston Hoffman – Samuel Holland              Topeka Jr Hawgs                       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Hunter Hogan – Chase Hogan                   Avonworth Middle School               0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Jake Jaracy – Jack Jaracy                    Bass Lightning                        0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Buddy Malone – Avren Wells                   Topeka Jr Hawgs                       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Brayden Marcum – Tyler Goble                 Cardinal Youth Fishing Team           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Kylan Martin – Ryder Ginter                  Montgomery County High School Ba      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Mackenzie Muntz – Jacob Muntz                Black Swamp High School Fishing       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Jake Ray – Max Stewart                       Live Oak Jr Eagles                    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Walker Sawyer – Ashbi Sawyer                 Payette River Jr. Bassmasters         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Jaxon Schmidt – Brayden Savage               Junior Garrett Bass Slayers           0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Jake Sidney – Luke Sidney                    Phoenix Junior Bassmasters            0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Graham Streeter – Jackson Reed               Indiana Junior Bassmasters            0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Kale Temple – Easton Kelley                  Hart County High School Anglers       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Tristan Topa – Caleb Robert                  Port City Junior Bass Masters         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
103. Oliver Williams – Corvin Katzban             Eagleton Fishing Team                 0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        49       220       581-08
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          49       220       581-08



High-risk, high-reward strategy pays off for Burgess at B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Champlain

Brian Carter
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High-risk, high-reward strategy pays off for Burgess at B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Champlain

Massachusetts’ Mark Burgess wins the B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Champlain with a three-day total of 62 pounds, 1 ounce.

Photo by Chase Sansom/B.A.S.S.

July 26, 2024

High-risk, high-reward strategy pays off for Burgess at B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Champlain

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Everything about Mark Burgess’ strategy for the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Champlain presented by Lowrance was high risk, but the risk was well worth the reward as the Massachusetts angler claimed the victory with a three-day total of 62 pounds, 1 ounce. 

A former Elite Series angler, Burgess caught bags of 17-6, 21-15 and then 22-12 on the final day to edge out Dan Tavilla by 15 ounces. Along with the victory, Burgess earned $8,793 and qualified for the 2024 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Lowrance at Grand Lake, putting him one step closer to achieving the dream of fishing the Bassmaster Classic.

“I’m amazed, really. When I signed up for this tournament, I knew (Garmin) LiveScope would play for smallmouth, and that’s not my deal. I was in my total comfort zone this week. I had a flipping stick almost the whole time with a little bit of ChatterBaiting and square billing. I just made the right decisions each day.

“I’m so stoked. This is my best Bassmaster event ever.”

Burgess has been fishing Lake Champlain since the 1990s when he flew a plane over the Ticonderoga region of the lake to locate milfoil beds. This week, Burgess was about as far from Ticonderoga as he possibly could be, instead making a long run north towards the Canadian border. 

Heavy rain before the event lifted the lake levels 2 feet higher than normal, and with dirtier water than normal to go along with it, Burgess decided to focus on the shallows and targeted a mix of laydowns, milfoil and docks. 

It was one magic tree, however, that produced the majority of his bass. This specific laydown sits mostly on the bank, but the water has created a void where the bass sit to ambush prey, and Burgess used that to his advantage.

“It’s in a deep creek, but this tree is on the bank,” he explained. “The waves have washed out the area under the tree, so even though it looks like it is in the mud, there is a hollow spot under the tree. That is where the fish lay, right on the edge of the drop.”

His best bait was a YUM Wooly Hawg Craw rigged on a 4/0 VMC heavy-duty flipping hook and a ⅜-ounce weight. In clearer water, he used a green pumpkin color and dyed the tails orange. Black neon was his choice of color in dirtier water. 

He also caught several key fish on a ChatterBait and an old-school Lucky Craft RC 1.5 squarebill. All of the bass he brought to weigh-in were largemouth, but he did land several quality smallmouth, as well. 

Not only did Burgess have to fight the wind and waves to reach his area, but he had to battle through a variety of mechanical issues all week. On the final day, his navigation lights at the bow of the boat malfunctioned, so his co-angler downloaded an app to his phone and then taped his phone to the trolling motor so they could take off on time.

After landing in 33rd after Day 1, Burgess knew he was within range of qualifying for the Nation Championship, but an impressive Day 2 bag anchored by a 6-4 largemouth lifted him into contention for the final day.  

“Days 1 and 2 started really rough. I had two big fish pull off on the first day. I set my sights on 20th at that point and putting the biggest bag I could put together in the boat. The second day I didn’t have a fish until 9 a.m. I was starting to spin out a little bit but realized you don’t get these opportunities very often.”

After not catching a bass off the laydown to start Day 2, Burgess returned later in the morning and filled out his limit, including the 6-4 largemouth. Later in the day, he caught a 5-pounder off a set of docks he had only seen 2-pounders on in practice. 

On the final day, the wind slowed down, and Burgess was able to move around much easier. He started on the magic laydown and filled out another quality limit before running to several other key pieces of cover and a row of docks to upgrade his bag.

“I went straight to the juice, and it was a good decision because another competitor, an absolute hammer on this lake, was basically fishing the same stuff. I got to it first. I was culling by the time he arrived. I had the start of a good bag there, around 19 pounds.”

After taking the Day 2 lead, Tavilla fell to second on the final day with a total of 61-2. He opened the tournament with 21-2 before landing 19-14 on the second day and 20-2 on Championship Friday. 

“I have fished against Mark since I started bass fishing in 2009,” Tavilla said. “He deserves this. He has put the time in and has done it forever. He got the big largemouth for sure. I’m happy for him.”

The boater from Portsmouth, N.H., scoured the Inland Sea for pelagic smallmouth that were chasing groups of white and yellow perch as well as alewives in 25 to 40 feet of water outside of a boulder ridge. Using his forward-facing sonar, Tavilla pitched a ¼-ounce tungsten ball-head jig rigged with a 5-inch Deps Sakamata Shad to the bait balls. 

At the end of each day, Tavilla would fish for largemouth and landed two quality green fish using a ChatterBait. 

The final day started well for Tavilla, but he could not find a 5-pounder to bolster his limit.

“It was fast and furious this morning, but the size wasn’t as consistent,” he said. “There were more 3-pounders today. I caught a 4-5 pretty early on and then I had to grind after that. The first two or three hours I probably caught 12 bass. I caught a bonus fish on a Carolina rig.”

With bags of 20-14, 18-9 and 20-9, University of Montevallo senior Jacob Swanson finished third with a three-day total of 60-0. The Framingham, Mass., angler split his time between smallmouth and largemouth this week. With his forward-facing sonar, Swanson found smallmouth chasing bait in 35 feet of water and used a Z-Man Scented Jerk ShadZ on either a ¼-ounce or ⅛-ounce jighead to catch those bass. 

He searched for largemouth by tossing a ⅜-ounce jig paired with a Strike King Rage Menace trailer around docks and rock. As the tournament progressed, the largemouth bite became increasingly more reliable.

Day 1 leader Frankie Appaluccio landed the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Tournament, a 6-15 largemouth he caught the first day. 

Craig Morris won the $200 Garmin Rewards Trolling Motor contingency and Justin Yenter earned a $300 Garmin Rewards Electronics bonus.

By catching three-bass limits of 7-14, 12-9 and 12-5, Rob Ross won the nonboater division with a three-day total of 32-12. Guiseppe Andreoli finished second with a total of 31-14 and Ernest Weathersby finished third with 31-4. 

Sophon Chhoeun landed the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Day on Championship Friday, a 5-3. 

All 40 final day competitors punched tickets to the 2024 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Lowrance at Grand Lake scheduled for Nov. 6-8.

The winner of that event will earn the title of Nation’s Best and will earn an invite to the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series plus a spot in the 2025 Bassmaster Classic. The second- and third-place finishers at the Nation Championship will also compete in the 2025 Bassmaster Classic. 

2024 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Champlain presented by Lowrance 7/24-7/26
Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh  NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Mark Burgess           Norton, MA              15  62-01    0   $8,793.00
  Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 5   21-15     Day 3: 5   22-12   
2.  Dan Tavilla            Portsmouth, NH          15  61-02    0   $4,271.00
  Day 1: 5   21-02     Day 2: 5   19-14     Day 3: 5   20-02   
3.  Jacob Swanson          Framingham, MA          15  60-00    0   $3,015.00
  Day 1: 5   20-14     Day 2: 5   18-09     Day 3: 5   20-09   
4.  Matt Pangrac           Shawnee, OK             15  58-03    0   $2,780.00
  Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   16-06     Day 3: 5   21-06   
5.  J Judd                 Saint Albans, VT        15  58-01    0   $2,186.00
  Day 1: 5   20-05     Day 2: 5   20-01     Day 3: 5   17-11   
6.  Jonathan Carter        Portland, ME            15  56-13    0   $2,010.00
  Day 1: 5   18-04     Day 2: 5   18-09     Day 3: 5   20-00   
7.  Frankie Appaluccio     Ogdensburg, NJ          15  56-09    0   $1,884.00
  Day 1: 5   24-05     Day 2: 5   16-03     Day 3: 5   16-01   
8.  Cody Peryea            Altona, NY              15  56-08    0   $1,759.00
  Day 1: 5   20-13     Day 2: 5   16-07     Day 3: 5   19-04   
9.  Robert Williamson II   Gorham, ME              15  56-08    0   $1,530.00
  Day 1: 5   20-00     Day 2: 5   20-00     Day 3: 5   16-08   
10. Jay Walls              Milford, DE             15  56-04    0   $1,131.00
  Day 1: 5   18-08     Day 2: 5   18-05     Day 3: 5   19-07   
11. Connor Jacob           Auburn, AL              15  56-04    0   $1,005.00
  Day 1: 5   19-02     Day 2: 5   18-14     Day 3: 5   18-04   
12. Scott Robert           Greene, ME              15  55-11    0     $975.00
  Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   19-06     Day 3: 5   20-03   
13. Justin Yenter          Stevens Point, WI       15  55-01    0     $991.00
  Day 1: 5   18-14     Day 2: 5   19-02     Day 3: 5   17-01   
14. Jed Worthington        Eden Mills, VT          15  55-00    0     $691.00
  Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   17-09     Day 3: 5   19-01   
15. Craig Morris           Frankford, DE           15  54-03    0     $891.00
  Day 1: 5   22-04     Day 2: 5   18-11     Day 3: 5   13-04   
16. Joseph Tefft           Fort Edward, NY         15  53-15    0     $691.00
  Day 1: 5   17-14     Day 2: 5   17-15     Day 3: 5   18-02   
17. Chase Loftus           Iowa City, IA           15  53-06    0     $691.00
  Day 1: 5   18-04     Day 2: 5   20-03     Day 3: 5   14-15   
18. Anthony Lorefice Jr    Johnson City, NY        15  51-11    0     $691.00
  Day 1: 5   20-08     Day 2: 5   16-10     Day 3: 5   14-09   
19. Ty Austin              Rush, NY                15  49-14    0     $691.00
  Day 1: 5   19-07     Day 2: 5   16-02     Day 3: 5   14-05   
20. David Mathieu          Woodstock, CT           15  49-04    0     $691.00
  Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   17-02     Day 3: 5   13-06   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       126       648      1993-11
 2       101       546      1705-14
 3        20       100       356-14
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         247      1294      4056-07

2024 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Champlain presented by Lowrance 7/24-7/26
Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh  NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Rob Ross               Hopedale, MA             9  32-12    0   $3,500.00
  Day 1: 3   07-14     Day 2: 3   12-09     Day 3: 3   12-05   
2.  Guiseppe Andreoli      Foster, RI               9  31-14    0   $2,000.00
  Day 1: 3   10-13     Day 2: 3   11-03     Day 3: 3   09-14   
3.  Ernest Weathersby      Leominster, MA           9  31-04    0   $1,000.00
  Day 1: 3   12-03     Day 2: 3   09-09     Day 3: 3   09-08   
4.  Sophon Chhoeun         Fall River, MA           9  31-02    0     $926.00
  Day 1: 3   10-03     Day 2: 3   09-15     Day 3: 3   11-00   
5.  Grant Fry              Bay City, MI             9  31-00    0     $685.00
  Day 1: 3   09-04     Day 2: 3   12-02     Day 3: 3   09-10   
6.  Jacob Muir             Milford, DE              9  31-00    0     $575.00
  Day 1: 3   08-15     Day 2: 3   10-11     Day 3: 3   11-06   
7.  Josh Giran             Elizabeth, PA            9  30-04    0     $514.00
  Day 1: 3   12-06     Day 2: 3   09-03     Day 3: 3   08-11   
8.  Stephen Sanders        New Britain, CT          9  30-01    0     $480.00
  Day 1: 3   08-10     Day 2: 3   11-03     Day 3: 3   10-04   
9.  Conner Petropoulos     South Portland, ME       9  29-02    0     $450.00
  Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 3   12-00     Day 3: 3   08-12   
10. Travis Rockett         Intervale, NH            9  28-15    0     $400.00
  Day 1: 3   09-09     Day 2: 3   08-07     Day 3: 3   10-15   
11. Jake Minch             Stevens Point, WI        9  28-03    0     $400.00
  Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 3   10-00     Day 3: 3   09-10   
12. Vic Brown II           Glen Burnie, MD          9  27-11    0     $350.00
  Day 1: 3   07-06     Day 2: 3   11-07     Day 3: 3   08-14   
13. Dave Reed              Westminster, MD          9  27-08    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 3   07-10     Day 2: 3   10-11     Day 3: 3   09-03   
14. Wes Vyverberg          Rochester, NY            9  27-08    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 3   06-12     Day 2: 3   10-10     Day 3: 3   10-02   
15. Mike Wotanowski        Lake Hopatcong, NJ       9  26-15    0     $250.00
  Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 3   09-00     Day 3: 3   09-06   
16. Robert Rull Jr         Coventry, RI             9  26-08    0     $250.00
  Day 1: 3   10-13     Day 2: 3   07-06     Day 3: 3   08-05   
17. Joe Devoe              Aberdeen, MD             9  26-04    0     $250.00
  Day 1: 3   11-04     Day 2: 3   07-02     Day 3: 3   07-14   
18. Brian Marino           Vineland, NJ             8  25-09    0     $250.00
  Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   11-04     Day 3: 2   06-03   
19. Dylan Stowe            Weybridge, VT            9  25-09    0     $250.00
  Day 1: 3   08-14     Day 2: 3   10-14     Day 3: 3   05-13   
20. JT Fitzgerald          Lincoln, DE              9  23-06    0     $250.00
  Day 1: 3   10-02     Day 2: 3   07-08     Day 3: 3   05-12   
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        54       210       557-15
 2        61       203       581-07
 3        19        59       183-07
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         134       472      1322-13



Freedom to Explore: Introducing the Arcade | National Geographic Belt Collection

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Freedom to Explore: Introducing the Arcade | National Geographic Belt Collection

Freedom to Explore: Introducing the Arcade | National Geographic Belt Collection

Collection Represents the Drive for Exploration of our World and Beyond

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. – July 26, 2024 – Arcade (https://arcadebelts.com), a brand founded on the belief that belts could be designed to function better, last longer, and be more comfortable, today launches a new collection with National Geographic. 

Based on the idea that everyone should live for the freedom to explore, the collaboration with the National Geographic brand represents the wide open space and curiosity to explore the world. Combining Arcade’s original performance engineering and progressive design with National Geographic’s iconic yellow portal, the new belts celebrate the pinnacle of adventure, travel, and a life lived through rich experiences. Each of the three belts in the new Arcade | National Geographic collection is designed with the goal to create a connection with the countless inspirational stories told and adventures yet to be written. 

“It is an absolute honor to introduce the Arcade | National Geographic collection,” said Kevin Walker, Director of Marketing, Arcade. “Our core as a brand is about living experiences through travel, community and adventure, and we’re thrilled that our latest  collaboration is with a brand that has inspired millions and millions of people to seek adventure by exploring the world.” 

The three new belts are the National Geographic Topo, featuring black with yellow trim, Arcade’s A2 buckle, and the National Geographic and Arcade logos; National Geographic Collective, an eye-catching belt in National Geographic’s signature yellow with logos and A2 buckle; and National Geographic 1888 (the year of the first edition of National Geographic magazine), a black belt with a globe printed on a larger buckle, the yellow portal and National Geographic-inspired trim.

The collection is available today at https://arcadebelts.com and in select retail. MSRP $37.95-$42.95

Arcade National Geographic Collection Features: 

  • Contoured Buckle – Low-profile and contoured to follow the curve of your form for maximum comfort
  • Performance Stretch – Freedom of motion to move with your body, providing a secure hold with no pinching
  • Easy On & Off – Tapered buckle design feeds easily through belt loops
  • Patented A2 Buckle System – holds securely while in use and releases with less pressure
  • Custom Fit – More precise than holes, micro-adjustable buckle dials in your exact fit
  • Recycled Materials – Webbing is made with 85% post-consumer recycled REPREVE®️ polyester
  • Long-lasting – Our buckle is molded with high density plastic that is durable, yet lightweight, designed to endure the toughest outdoor adventures
  • Machine Washable and Dryable – Throw ’em in the laundry with your pants
  • Travel Friendly – Metal-free materials make airport security a breeze
  • Belt Keeper – Elastic loop keeps excess belt tucked in place.

About Arcade: 

Arcade was founded on the belief that belts could be designed to function better, last longer, and be more comfortable. Developed from the ground up with materials that are built to go everywhere and anywhere, each Arcade belt provides a custom fit, sturdy hold, and the right amount of flexibility to move with you. Love for our planet and the adventurous people on it is the spark that lights our fuse. We celebrate and protect the places and communities that are the fabric of an active, fun, and healthy life. Arcade is proud to partner with and support the High Fives Foundation, Protect Our Winters, Save the Waves Coalition, and Big City Mountaineers. Learn more at http://www.arcadebelts.com.



Florida Pro Keith Carson Leads After Day 1 at Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 at Detroit River

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Florida Pro Keith Carson Leads After Day 1 at Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 at Detroit River

DETROIT (July 26, 2024) – With most of the contenders (but not all) making the trek to Lake St. Clair on Day 1 of Stop 6 Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches at the Detroit River, the standings are packed tight as you’d expect in a smallmouth event. Leading the way, pro Keith Carson of DeBary, Florida, tallied 22 pounds, 15 ounces, and pro Alec Morrison of Peru, New York, is an ounce back with 22-14. Behind the leaders, Jon Canada, Jacob Wheeler and Jesse Wiggins all weighed more than 22 pounds, which has set the stage for a fantastic weekend of action.

Notable Friday, with both tournament-specific and Fishing Clash Angler of the Year implications on the line, Morrison was assessed a 2-pound penalty for making a cast with six fish in the livewell. Though he doesn’t have much higher to climb in the standings, you never know when 2 pounds could come in handy. 

Link to Photo Gallery of Day 1 Highlights
Link to Video of Fish-Catch Highlights of Day 1 on the Detroit River

The full field of pros will conclude the two-day opening round on Saturday, with only the top 30 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight advancing to Championship Sunday. The three-day tournament, hosted by the Detroit Sports Commission, features a roster of professional anglers competing for a top prize of up to $115,000 and an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2025.

Running to St. Clair and hunting smallmouth with Lowrance ActiveTarget, tournament leader Keith Carson put together a fantastic day of smallmouth fishing.

“I found in practice that the big ones seem to be all by themselves,” explained Carson. “If you get in schools, you’re catching 3s and 4s; if you get out and see one every once in a while, they’re all over 4, every one of them. I’m just out there roaming around. I don’t have a single spot anywhere. I’ve got an area where there’s some perch, and there seems to be bass around them. But you really have to search and move a lot. I’m only seeing one fish every 20 minutes or so.”

Culling multiple 4-pounders on the day, Carson did most of his damage with a drop-shot and a Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Flat Worm or a minnow.

While some folks reported that the fish were very difficult to trick in practice, Carson ran pretty good percentages today.

“I love smallmouth fishing. There’s something about them, I’ve been able to find bigger ones and figure out the structure almost everywhere,” said Carson. “Every day in practice and today, I’ll get a flurry where I catch three in a row, and then I’ll get three in a row that won’t bite it or will nip it or get the tail. So, it’s about 50 percent, I’d say.”

Carson is mired in a pretty tough rookie season on the Bass Pro Tour, but his Invitationals performance has been strong, as it usually is. With a couple more good days, he could be heading to the season finale at the St. Lawrence with some serious smallmouth mojo.

The top 20 pros after Day 1 on the Detroit River are:

1st:        Keith Carson, DeBary, Fla., five bass, 22-15
2nd:       Alec Morrison, Peru, N.Y., five bass, 22-14
3rd:       Jon Canada, Helena, Ala., five bass, 22-12
4th:        Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., five bass, 22-6
5th:        Jesse Wiggins, Logan, Ala., five bass, 22-3
6th:        Scott Dobson, Clarkston, Mich., five bass, 21-15
6th:        Matteo Turano, Puryear, Tenn., five bass, 21-15
8th:        Connor Cunningham, Springfield, Mo., five bass, 21-14
9th:        John Cox, DeBary, Fla., five bass, 21-12
9th:        Troy Stokes, Trenton, Mich., five bass, 21-12
11th:     Brad Jelinek, Lincoln, Mo., five bass, 21-10
12th:     Colby Dark, West Monroe, La., five bass, 21-9
13th:     Jeremy Gordon, Rutledge, Tenn., five bass, 21-8
14th:     Adrian Avena, Marmora, N.J., five bass, 21-7
14th:     Robby Lefere, Jackson, Mich., five bass, 21-7
14th:     Brock Reinkemeyer, Warsaw, Mo., five bass, 21-7
17th:     Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La., five bass, 21-5
18th:     Justin Atkins, Florence, Ala., five bass, 21-4
19th:     Chris Groh, Spring Grove, Ill., five bass, 21-0
19th:     Jaden Parrish, Liberty, Texas, five bass, 21-0
19th:     Mitchell Robinson, Landrum, S.C., five bass, 21-0

Complete results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Pro Brad Jelinek of Lincoln, Missouri, earned the Day 1 $1,000 Berkley Big Bass award Friday with a bass that weighed in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces.

Overall, there were 672 bass weighing 2,357 pounds 14 ounces caught by 137 pros Friday. The catch included 130 five-bass limits.

In Tackle Warehouse Invitational competition, the full field of anglers compete in the two-day opening round on Friday and Saturday in a five-fish, weigh-in format. Only the top 30 pros, based on their two-day cumulative weight, advance to the final round on Championship Sunday, where they will compete for the grand prize of up to $115,000. The winner of the Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 6 at the Detroit River Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches will be determined by the heaviest three-day cumulative weight and will receive an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2025 on Lake Guntersville in Huntsville, Alabama.

Anglers will launch at 6:30 a.m. ET each day from Elizabeth Park, located at 202 Grosse Ile Parkway in Trenton, Michigan. Weigh-ins will also be held at the park and will begin at 2:30 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend all launch and weigh-in events and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLFNOW!® live stream and coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The MLFNOW! broadcast team of Chad McKee and Rob Newell will break down the extended action live each day of competition from 7:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. ET. MLFNOW! will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) and Rumble apps.

Television coverage of the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Stop 6 at the Detroit River Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches will air as a two-hour episode, premiering at 9 a.m. ET, on Saturday, Nov. 9 on CBS Sports Network.

Proud sponsors of the 2024 MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals include: 7Brew, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, E3 Sports Apparel, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, General Tire, Lew’s, Mercury, Mossy Oak Fishing, Onyx, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, PowerStop Brakes, REDCON1, Strike King, Suzuki, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, WIX Filters and YETI.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Tackle Warehouse Invitationals, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular Tackle Warehouse Invitational updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook,  Instagram and  YouTube.




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