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White’s magic spot delivers win in Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River

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July 22, 2023

White’s magic spot delivers win in Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River

Jody White of Shaftsbury, Vt., has won the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River with a three-day total of 71 pounds, 15 ounces.

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

July 22, 2023

White’s magic spot delivers win in Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — The bad news was only one of Jody White’s spots produced.

The good news was that spot yielded a three-day total of 71 pounds, 15 ounces that won the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River.

“I wish I had more spots that produced,” he said. “I wish I did something cool. I wish I dodged and weaved. But I had one spot and it worked.”

Hailing from Shaftsbury, Vt., White notched his first Bassmaster professional win by catching daily limits of 25-11, 22-10 and 23-10. He took home the top prize of $49,700, plus the $500 Garmin Tournament Rewards bonus.

In 2016, the former collegiate angler won the co-angler division for the Bassmaster Open on Smith Lake. This week’s win, White said, tops his career achievements.

“This is No. 1, no question,” he said. “I’m really happy with this win.”

White said his win was sweetened by the fact that he edged Canadian Cory Johnston, the seasoned Bassmaster Elite Series pro who triumphed the last time the Bassmaster Opens visited the St. Lawrence in 2021. After leading Days 1 and 2, Johnston finished second with a three-day total of 70-1.

The first two days, White trailed the lead by 1-3 and 1-4. On Championship Saturday, he edged Johnston by 1-14.

White made a long upriver run nearly to the tournament’s western boundary and fished a familiar ledge near Clayton, N.Y. Describing his spot as a drop-off with fish-friendly structure on the edge and on the flat, he said he caught his fish in 30 to 45 feet.

“It’s a long ledge that faces the current and there’s a couple of sweet spots where two boulders break off from it,” White said. “On one of them, I’ve caught four bass over 5 pounds (during multiple tournaments). It’s good.

“On Day 2, I found another sweet spot back on the flat in 30 to 35 feet. There was a group of fish sitting there. I couldn’t see what they were sitting on; it could have been a little piece of rock, but I have no idea.”

White said that second spot is not one he has typically fished over the years, but it ended up producing three of his fish.

Thinking he needed to hit other spots, White made milk runs the first two days. The final round saw him focus most of his effort on the money spot.

“The first day, I didn’t catch that many; I probably caught 10, but I caught big ones right out of the gate,” he said. “The second day, I stayed longer and caught more. Then, today, I put it in park as soon as I got there and caught a lot of fish.”

White caught most of his fish on a drop shot with a 3/8-ounce weight and a Berkley MaxScent Flat Worm on a No. 2 Gamakatsu split-shot/drop-shot hook. He alternated between brown back and green pumpkin.

White also caught fish on 3.3- and 3.8-inch Keitech Fat Swing Impact swimbaits. He rigged those baits on 3/8-ounce Queen Tackle Tungsten ball-head jigs for their clearer sonar image. Lastly, he threw a Carolina rig with a 3/4-ounce weight and a Zoom Speed Craw on a Gamakatsu hybrid worm hook.

“It’s been an incredible week,” White said. “I love this river. I never could have imagined I would catch them as good as I did. It’s been a pleasure.”

Hailing from Cavan, Ontario, Johnston took the Day 1 lead by catching a limit of 26-14 — the event’s heaviest bag. His second-round catch went 22-11 and he closed with a Day 3 limit of 20-8 that pushed his total to 70-1.

“Anytime you can make the Top 10 and fish the final day, it’s a great week,” Johnston said. “It’s been a frustrating week at the same time. This has been the worst practice I’ve ever had.

“This place is changing. It’s getting a ton of pressure and the fish are doing a lot of different things than they normally do. They’re getting really hard to catch, so I had to do some different stuff and find some new areas.”

Johnston tried multiple spots from the western boundary up to the Waddington area and ultimately ended up catching his fish by targeting deeper flats and looking for isolated rock. A drop shot with a prototype 6th Sense soft-plastic bait produced all of his fish.

Jamie Bruce of Kenora, Ontario, finished third with 69-12. After reaching the final round in third place with daily limits of 23-5 and 24-8, Bruce finished with a Day 3 bag that weighed 21-15.

Fishing upriver, Bruce did most of his work with a 1/4- to 1/2-ounce Smeltinator Underspin and a Z-Man swimbait. Later in the day, he moved shallow and caught a couple of keepers on a 1/16-ounce black marabou jig.

“This is my first time here and because I’m sitting pretty in the (Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers) points, I wanted to just lay up and fish near takeoff,” Bruce said. “My practice near Waddington didn’t work out, so I went upriver near Lake Ontario and had 24 pounds one day (in practice).

“I knew that was my best chance. I have a big (deep-v) Lund (aluminum boat), so I ran down there and kept expanding.”

Johnston won the $750 Phoenix Boats Big Bass award for the 6-11 he caught on Day 1.

Eighth-place finisher Rick Ortiz of Fort Ann, N.Y., earned an additional $500 as the highest-finishing registered pro fishing St. Croix rods thanks to the St. Croix Rod Rewards program.

South Carolina’s JT Thompkins leads the Bassmaster Opens Elite Qualifiers standings with 1,087 points. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Kenta Kimura of Hirakata Osaka, Japan, is second with 1,080, followed by John Garrett of Union City, Tenn., with 1,067, Trey McKinney of Carbondale, Ill., with 1,034, and Robert Gee of Knoxville, Tenn., with 1,018.

Only anglers who fish all nine Opens this season are eligible for the Elite Qualifiers Division. After the final three Opens of the year, the top nine eligible anglers will receive invitations to fish the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series.

Complete standings are available at Bassmaster.com.

The 2023 event was hosted by the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Village of Waddington. It is part of a series of tournaments and is supported by a Market New York grant from I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River 7/20-7/22
St. Lawrence River, Waddington NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Jody White Shaftsbury, VT 15 71-15 200 $50,200.00
Day 1: 5 25-11 Day 2: 5 22-10 Day 3: 5 23-10
2. Cory Johnston Cavan CANADA 15 70-01 199 $24,890.00
Day 1: 5 26-14 Day 2: 5 22-11 Day 3: 5 20-08
3. Jamie Bruce Kenora Ontario CANADA 15 69-12 198 $17,040.00
Day 1: 5 23-05 Day 2: 5 24-08 Day 3: 5 21-15
4. Bo Thomas Edwardsburg, MI 15 65-09 197 $14,200.00
Day 1: 5 23-07 Day 2: 5 21-03 Day 3: 5 20-15
5. Zach Goutremout Chaumont, NY 15 65-07 196 $12,354.00
Day 1: 5 22-13 Day 2: 5 20-00 Day 3: 5 22-10
6. Brent Anderson Kingston Springs, TN 15 63-01 195 $11,360.00
Day 1: 5 24-10 Day 2: 5 22-01 Day 3: 5 16-06
7. JT Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 15 62-12 194 $10,650.00
Day 1: 5 23-08 Day 2: 5 21-13 Day 3: 5 17-07
8. Rich Ortiz Fort Ann, NY 15 60-13 193 $9,940.00
Day 1: 5 21-02 Day 2: 5 21-03 Day 3: 5 18-08
9. Josh Bragg Fayetteville, GA 15 59-15 192 $7,810.00
Day 1: 5 21-08 Day 2: 5 22-06 Day 3: 5 16-01
10. Gary Miller Stouffville Ontario CAN 13 53-01 191 $6,390.00
Day 1: 5 20-13 Day 2: 5 21-11 Day 3: 3 10-09
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Cory Johnston Cavan CANADA 06-11 $750.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 180 991 3274-15
2 175 954 3048-11
3 9 48 188-09
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364 1993 6512-03

Temple and Schnell come from behind to win Bassmaster Junior Championship on Lake Hartwell

Brian Carter

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July 22, 2023

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Temple and Schnell come from behind to win Bassmaster Junior Championship on Lake Hartwell

Kale Temple and Luke Schnell of Georgia’s Hart County Junior Anglers have won the 2023 Bassmaster Junior National Championship at Lake Hartwell with a two-day total of 21 pounds, 12 ounces.

Photo by Logan Crumley/B.A.S.S.

July 22, 2023

Temple and Schnell come from behind to win Bassmaster Junior Championship on Lake Hartwell

ANDERSON, S.C. — Kale Temple and Luke Schnell were only 4 ounces out of the Day 1 lead at the 2023 Bassmaster Junior National Championship, so they knew a good finish on Lake Hartwell might lock up the tournament title for them.

It did.

Temple and Schnell, who compete for the Hart County Junior Anglers just across the state line in Georgia, closed the gap with authority on Saturday, catching a three-bass limit of 10 pounds, 15 ounces. Coupled with their 10-13 limit on Friday, the boys posted a two-day total of 21-12, which was nearly 4 pounds more than their closest competitors.

The duo topped 123 teams from 32 states for the win on Lake Hartwell. They earned $2,000 in scholarship money, as well.

Being on their home water didn’t hurt their chances, but Temple and Schnell had to work from behind to win the derby. Their early bites on Saturday weren’t exactly the best, either.

“The water levels today were about 2 feet low,” Temple said. “We knew the shallow bite wouldn’t work, so we went offshore all day. Still, we only had about 5 pounds until about 11:30 or 12 o’clock. That’s when the fish started schooling and we were able to get a 4-pounder and a couple of 3-pounders.”

The boys said a bright and busy Saturday brought additional boat traffic to Hartwell, which actually helped their cause.

“There was a poker run today with about 400 pontoon boats,” Temple said. “All the boats stirred the bait up and the bass started coming up.”

Temple and Schnell, both 14, fished in anywhere from 10 to 35 feet of water, but the sweet spot was between 20 to 30 feet on Saturday. They threw Zoom Fluke worms (smoke/blue and disco ball) to boat their best bass.

“We’d fished this spot before,” Schnell said. “There’s a lot of shallow timber and the fish were in the tops of the trees … It’s amazing to win because we didn’t think we’d accomplish it with what we had at 11 o’clock.”

Isaac Temple, Kale’s dad and the duo’s boat captain for the tournament, said the teens put the work in to win the national title.

“They fished nonstop, including all the weekends that weren’t off limits,” he said. “They won Junior Anglers of the Year for the state of Georgia, so being on their home lake, I knew they’d be contenders.”

Colton Hembree and Tyson Browning of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Junior Bassmasters finished second with 18-2 and won $1,000 in scholarship money.

Tristan Stewart and DJ Johnson III, in first place after Day 1, wound up third with 17-10 and collected $500 in scholarship money. The duo is part of the Mt. Pleasant (Tenn.) Junior Bass Team.

Anderson Mesplay and Kelby Conrady, of the Mid-Kansas Kastmasters, also caught 17-10 and placed fourth after tiebreakers. The boys earned $400 for their showing and also split the $200 Big Bass Award for the 6-7 largemouth they caught on Saturday. That whopper easily topped Hembree and Browning’s 4-14 which led the Day 1 Big Bass standings.

Teams qualified for the championship through state competitions and four different Junior Opens held earlier this year on Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes, Alabama’s Lay Lake, Tennessee’s Chickamauga Lake and the Red River in Louisiana.

Visit Anderson hosted the Bassmaster Junior National Championship.

2023 Bassmaster Junior National Championship 7/21-7/22
Lake Hartwell, Anderson SC.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Kale Temple – Luke Schnell Hart County Jr Anglers – GA 0
Day 1: 3 10-13 Day 2: 3 10-15 Total: 6 21-12
2. Colton Hembree – Tyson Browning Bluegrass Junior Bassmasters – KY 0
Day 1: 3 10-07 Day 2: 3 07-11 Total: 6 18-02
3. Tristan Stewart – DJ Johnson III Mt. Pleasant Junior Bass Team – TN 0
Day 1: 3 11-01 Day 2: 3 06-09 Total: 6 17-10
4. Anderson Mesplay – Kelby Conrady Mid-Kansas Kastmasters – KS 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 3 10-11 Total: 6 17-10
5. Hank Riley – Ty Montgomery Lone Star Jr Bassmasters – TX 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Day 2: 3 08-05 Total: 6 16-11
6. Jake Paradis – Nolan Savage L/A Junior Bassmasters – ME 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 3 08-01 Total: 6 16-10
7. Zac Arnold – Ross Clark Good Hope Fishing Team – AL 0
Day 1: 3 09-06 Day 2: 3 07-00 Total: 6 16-06
8. Jaxen White – Christopher Trobaugh Clay County Anglers – TN 0
Day 1: 3 07-13 Day 2: 3 07-11 Total: 6 15-08
9. Tyler Nelson – Seth Harrell Bandys High School – NC 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 3 08-09 Total: 6 14-12
10. Caleb Toubia – Isaac Toubia Kickback High School – KS 0
Day 1: 3 10-07 Day 2: 3 03-15 Total: 6 14-06
11. Cody Carboni – William Reynolds Live Oak Junior High School – LA 0
Day 1: 3 10-10 Day 2: 2 03-11 Total: 5 14-05
12. Eli Ledbetter – Collin Ledbetter Jr Southwest Bassmasters-Denham 0
Day 1: 3 08-00 Day 2: 3 06-03 Total: 6 14-03
13. Ryder Milam – Colton Milam Mecklenburg High School Junior A 0
Day 1: 3 08-01 Day 2: 3 05-07 Total: 6 13-08
14. Parker Terrell – Cameron Terrell Port City Jr. Bassmasters – NY 0
Day 1: 3 06-00 Day 2: 3 07-08 Total: 6 13-08
15. Caden Hall – Kaleb Wilson Russell County Middle School – K 0
Day 1: 3 09-06 Day 2: 3 03-14 Total: 6 13-04
16. Jack Kennedy – Brentley West Mid Florida Youth Anglers – FL 0
Day 1: 3 04-15 Day 2: 3 08-04 Total: 6 13-03
17. Grayson Goodwin – Colton Baker Renegades Perry County Jr Angler 0
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 3 06-08 Total: 6 13-02
18. Wyatt North – Wylie North Marion County High School Bassma 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 3 06-11 Total: 6 12-14
19. Lucas Gerlach – Brayden Nickless Denver Jr. Bassmasters – CO 0
Day 1: 3 07-03 Day 2: 3 04-12 Total: 6 11-15
20. Kingston Bartley – Wade Clemmensen Denver Jr. Bassmasters – CO 0
Day 1: 3 05-15 Day 2: 3 05-15 Total: 6 11-14
21. Jack Naas – JT Cross L/A Junior Bassmasters – ME 0
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 3 04-07 Total: 6 11-13
22. Daniel Ingram – Morgan Carden Shelby County Jr Anglers – AL 0
Day 1: 2 02-09 Day 2: 3 09-01 Total: 5 11-10
23. Conley Tyler – Tripp Martin Arkansas Youth Anglers – AR 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 2 04-04 Total: 5 11-09
24. Brennon Davidson – Hagen Barnes Brandon High School – MS 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 3 05-04 Total: 6 11-07
25. Luke Stewart – Austin Craze Southern WV Jr Bassmasters – WV 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Day 2: 3 06-04 Total: 6 11-06
26. Ty Magargle – Brady Gunkle Junior Wildcats – PA 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 3 04-05 Total: 6 11-04
27. Vegas Iaconelli – Maxsim Hughen NJ BASS Nation Juniors – NJ 0
Day 1: 3 04-15 Day 2: 2 06-03 Total: 5 11-02
28. Dawson Turner – Ruby Caldwell Crescent High School Jr Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 05-10 Day 2: 3 05-07 Total: 6 11-01
29. Landon Grabert – Houma Christian School – LA 0
Day 1: 3 05-14 Day 2: 3 05-00 Total: 6 10-14
30. Nickolas Tinkle – Kaden Henderson Arkansas Youth Anglers – AR 0
Day 1: 3 03-12 Day 2: 3 06-14 Total: 6 10-10
31. Eli Herring – Hunter Lee Greene County Bassmasters – MS 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 3 03-10 Total: 6 10-09
32. Landon Horton – Eli Meckert Idaho Student Anglers – ID 0
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 3 03-01 Total: 6 10-07
33. Nash Parham – Jude Gibson Sumner County Jr Bass Team – TN 0
Day 1: 3 04-12 Day 2: 3 05-08 Total: 6 10-04
34. Landon Moore – Trig Mchone Meigs Middle School – TN 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Day 2: 2 04-12 Total: 5 10-01
35. Colton Willging – Finn Boyle Dubuque Bass Club – IA 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Day 2: 3 04-09 Total: 6 09-14
36. Fisher Butler – Landon Reel Arkansas Youth Anglers – AR 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Day 2: 2 04-12 Total: 5 09-14
37. Mason Bush – Hayden Berryman Club Florida High School Bassmas 0
Day 1: 3 04-08 Day 2: 3 05-03 Total: 6 09-11
38. Boone Baxter – Hunter Stewart Buckeye State Student Anglers – 0
Day 1: 3 05-09 Day 2: 2 04-00 Total: 5 09-09
39. Cullen Bearden – Chance White Ark-La-Tex Junior Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 3 06-05 Total: 5 09-08
40. Kolsyn Sollars – Dylan Barnhart Southside Junior Anglers – IN 0
Day 1: 3 05-00 Day 2: 3 04-06 Total: 6 09-06
41. Jackson Ray – TJ Murray Rhea County Eagle Anglers – TN 0
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 2 03-01 Total: 5 09-05
42. Eli Milam – Isaiah Crockett Southern WV Jr Bassmasters – WV 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Day 2: 3 04-12 Total: 6 09-05
43. Denver Leblanc – Jackson Gomez Jr Southwest Bassmasters-Denham 0
Day 1: 3 05-08 Day 2: 3 03-12 Total: 6 09-04
44. Zeb Ates – Cameron Barham North Louisiana Jr Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 3 05-06 Day 2: 3 03-11 Total: 6 09-01
45. Tatum Ceccorulli – Brayden Jenner St. Martin Bassmasters – MS 0
Day 1: 3 04-07 Day 2: 3 04-10 Total: 6 09-01
46. Walker Woodall – Mason Watkin Harmony Grove – AR 0
Day 1: 2 03-15 Day 2: 3 05-01 Total: 5 09-00
47. Evan Bradshaw – Gabe Browning Russell County Middle School – K 0
Day 1: 3 05-03 Day 2: 3 03-12 Total: 6 08-15
48. Kort Roberts – Katera Roberts Garfield County High School – OK 0
Day 1: 2 01-15 Day 2: 3 06-14 Total: 5 08-13
49. Brayden Tisdale – Opp Middle School – AL 0
Day 1: 1 00-15 Day 2: 3 07-12 Total: 4 08-11
50. Dominick Andux – Peyton Faber Tampa Bay Junior Bass Club – FL 0
Day 1: 3 06-02 Day 2: 2 02-09 Total: 5 08-11
51. Hudson Clark – Jackson Leath Sumner County Jr Bass Team – TN 0
Day 1: 3 05-07 Day 2: 3 03-04 Total: 6 08-11
52. Dj Broome Jr. – Shepard Crumley Tallulah Falls School Jr Team – 0
Day 1: 3 05-03 Day 2: 2 03-08 Total: 5 08-11
53. Bentley Richardson – Blake Richardson Southern Outcast Jr – NC 0
Day 1: 2 04-08 Day 2: 3 04-01 Total: 5 08-09
54. Drake Walls – Hunter Shrader Mid Florida Youth Anglers – FL 0
Day 1: 3 04-02 Day 2: 3 04-07 Total: 6 08-09
55. Landon Lynch – Colton Miller Brunswick Academy – VA 0
Day 1: 3 03-03 Day 2: 3 05-05 Total: 6 08-08
56. Mack Hardee – Jackson Smalls Conway High Anglers – SC 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 1 01-02 Total: 4 08-07
57. Avery Schmitt – Maddox Hanson Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters – IA 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Day 2: 3 05-11 Total: 5 08-06
58. Sawyer Knickerbocker – Conner Tate Vermilion Junior Anglers – LA 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 3 06-10 Total: 4 08-02
59. Harrison Hobbs – Cade Speligene Franklin High School – TN 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Day 2: 3 07-04 Total: 4 08-01
60. Beau McQuade – Kahl Cordell Jr. Potomac River Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 3 04-06 Day 2: 3 03-10 Total: 6 08-00
61. Sam Keely – Bradyn Stubenrauch Kickback High School – KS 0
Day 1: 3 04-00 Day 2: 3 03-14 Total: 6 07-14
62. Ethan McBrayer – Zachary King Briarwood Christian School – AL 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 2 02-00 Total: 5 07-13
63. Tom Shumowsky – Amira Glenn Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters – IL 0
Day 1: 3 03-04 Day 2: 2 04-09 Total: 5 07-13
64. Bentley Gibson – Reese Carpenter Junior Keystone Bassmasters – OK 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 3 05-12 Total: 4 07-12
65. Landon Burke – Kolbey Burke Dixie Junior Bassmasters – FL 0
Day 1: 3 03-05 Day 2: 3 04-07 Total: 6 07-12
66. Kasey Stamper – Chase Bennett Howell Junior High School – MI 0
Day 1: 3 02-13 Day 2: 3 04-14 Total: 6 07-11
67. Brayden Rivest – Andrew Crawford Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters – IL 0
Day 1: 3 06-01 Day 2: 1 01-09 Total: 4 07-10
68. Jesse Lancaster – Fisher Lancaster Lancaster Academy – NC 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 2 01-09 Total: 5 07-06
69. Piers Picou – Jaxon Plaisance Central Catholic – LA 0
Day 1: 3 03-10 Day 2: 3 03-11 Total: 6 07-05
70. Fisher Williams – Cooper Kennedy Bolivar Middle School – MO 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 07-03 Total: 3 07-03
71. Connor Magee – Corbin Goode Live Oak Junior High School – LA 0
Day 1: 1 03-05 Day 2: 3 03-14 Total: 4 07-03
72. Bo Hollen – Ari Clark Mon Valley Junior Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 2 01-11 Day 2: 3 05-07 Total: 5 07-02
73. Coy Cassady – Wateree Anglers Club – SC 0
Day 1: 3 03-08 Day 2: 3 03-10 Total: 6 07-02
74. Landry Scott – Caden Daniel Lone Star Jr Bassmasters – TX 0
Day 1: 2 02-07 Day 2: 3 04-10 Total: 5 07-01
75. Tristan Topa – Parker Stevens Port City Jr. Bassmasters – NY 0
Day 1: 3 03-06 Day 2: 3 03-10 Total: 6 07-00
76. Carson Stevens – Wesley Osuna Franklin County Jr Bass Team – T 0
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 3 05-06 Total: 4 06-13
77. Drew Mcclellan – Noah Hiott Indiana Jr Bassmasters – IN 0
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 3 04-01 Total: 4 06-12
78. Cale Compton – Adam Reed Moore HS Fishing Club – OK 0
Day 1: 3 03-15 Day 2: 2 02-13 Total: 5 06-12
79. Sawyer Sheffield – Brody Holliman Shelby County Jr Anglers – AL 0
Day 1: 2 06-10 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 06-10
80. Zack Ramsey – Carson Buchanan McDowell High School – NC 0
Day 1: 3 04-04 Day 2: 2 02-05 Total: 5 06-09
81. Parker Bilbrey – Tyler Thompson Livingston Academy – TN 0
Day 1: 3 02-11 Day 2: 3 03-13 Total: 6 06-08
82. Hollis Daigle – Vincent Vilcan-Soprano Catholic High School New Iberia 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-06 Total: 3 06-06
83. Garrett Hestor – Easton Herman Junior Wildcats – PA 0
Day 1: 2 02-09 Day 2: 2 03-13 Total: 4 06-06
84. Boston Werner – Northeast Wisconsin Bass – WI 0
Day 1: 3 04-00 Day 2: 1 02-05 Total: 4 06-05
85. Donovan Yang – Logan Xiong Anoka Ramsey Bassers – MN 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Day 2: 3 00-15 Total: 6 06-04
86. Colton Howell – Cullen Howell Mt. Pleasant Junior Bass Team – 0
Day 1: 2 02-04 Day 2: 2 03-07 Total: 4 05-11
87. Reiston Ratchford – Ryland Ratchford Headland Jr High School – AL 0
Day 1: 2 02-00 Day 2: 3 03-09 Total: 5 05-09
88. Carter Shadinger – Aiden Ferguson Curry High School – AL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-07 Total: 3 05-07
88. Knox White – Grayson Sanford Mt. Juliet Fishing – TN 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-07 Total: 3 05-07
90. Ethan Martinez – Bryson Stewart Hendry County Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 3 03-12 Total: 4 05-06
91. Chance Washington – Ashton Otto Aggie Anglers – GA 0
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 2 02-01 Total: 4 05-06
92. Jackson Beatty – Gable Eddy Independence High School – IA 0
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 2 02-10 Total: 3 05-06
93. Eben Whalen – Luke Whalen L/A Junior Bassmasters – ME 0
Day 1: 3 02-11 Day 2: 2 02-10 Total: 5 05-05
94. Wyatt Michaels – Austin Parsons Morgan County Junior Bass Master 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-03 Total: 3 05-03
95. Gunner Tate – Coffee County Youth Bass Club – 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 04-14 Total: 3 04-14
96. Jonah Harbison – Thomas Benton Hayden Jr High School – AL 0
Day 1: 3 02-02 Day 2: 3 02-12 Total: 6 04-14
97. Joey Newman – Logan Robertson Meigs Middle School – TN 0
Day 1: 3 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 04-06
98. Dean Austin – Liam Holze Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters – IL 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Day 2: 1 03-07 Total: 2 04-04
99. Hunter Brakefield – Landon White Mt. Juliet Fishing – TN 0
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 04-03
100. Blake Meiser – Liam Duncan Eureka Youth Club – MO 0
Day 1: 1 00-11 Day 2: 3 03-04 Total: 4 03-15
101. Hunter Moore – Ashton Pogue Caledonia Bassmasters – MO 0
Day 1: 1 00-14 Day 2: 3 02-13 Total: 4 03-11
102. Logan Eudy – Brody Clontz Stanly County Jr Bassmasters – N 0
Day 1: 3 02-09 Day 2: 1 01-02 Total: 4 03-11
103. Brayden Marcum – Tyler Goble Cardinal Youth Fishing Team – KY 0
Day 1: 3 03-09 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 03-09
104. Gunner Robbins – Carson Everley Upperman High School – TN 0
Day 1: 3 03-07 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 03-07
105. Landon Verbit – Brody McCoy Muddyrun Bassmaster Jr – PA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 03-06 Total: 3 03-06
106. Presley Jo Cook – Brody Baber Ark-La-Tex Junior Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 2 02-04 Day 2: 1 01-01 Total: 3 03-05
107. Mitchell Boles – Clay County Anglers – TN 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-02 Total: 2 03-02
108. Jake Jaracy – Jack Jaracy CT BASS Thunder – CT 0
Day 1: 3 02-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 02-14
109. James Barkley – Nikolas Foster NH Junior Bassmasters – NH 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 02-13
109. Daniel Coley – Elijah Ambrose Junior Potomac River Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 02-13 Total: 2 02-13
111. Eastin Gilliland – Gunnar Freeman Lone Star Jr Bassmasters – TX 0
Day 1: 3 02-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 02-11
112. Jaxson Pierce – Tucker Larrance Jefferson County Patriot Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 02-04
113. Jason Perkins – Tyler Perkins Port City Jr. Bassmasters – NY 0
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 02-03
114. Bradie Talaski – Carter Osantowski Bad Axe High School – MI 0
Day 1: 2 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 01-14
115. Cash Holloway – Ava Lowery East Clarendon Wolverines – SC 0
Day 1: 2 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 01-13
116. Dalton Adkins – David Potts Skyline High School – AL 0
Day 1: 1 00-14 Day 2: 1 00-12 Total: 2 01-10
117. Owen Williams – Jase Quattlebaum Rehobeth Junior Bass Team – AL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 01-09 Total: 2 01-09
118. Ty Landry – Brant Cavalier Central Catholic – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-07 Total: 1 01-07
119. Jace Hickman – Teays Valley Toads – OH 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 00-14 Total: 1 00-14
120. Beckett Kraft – Sullivan Kraft Port City Jr. Bassmasters – NY 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 00-13 Total: 1 00-13
121. John Parker Deal – Hayes Henderson Headland Jr High School – AL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
121. Liam Jeddry – Luke Laudenklos Team Outcast Juniors – MD 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
121. Mason Samson – Luke Adasczik NH Junior Bassmasters – NH 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 74 274 496-07
2 76 282 492-14
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150 556 989-05

Late rally keeps Johnston atop Bassmaster Open field at St. Lawrence River

Brian Carter

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July 21, 2023

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Late rally keeps Johnston atop Bassmaster Open field at St. Lawrence River

Cory Johnston of Cavan, Canada, is leading after Day 2 of the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River with a two-day total of 49 pounds, 9 ounces.

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

July 21, 2023

Late rally keeps Johnston atop Bassmaster Open field at St. Lawrence River

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — A frustrating start had Cory Johnston scratching his head, but the Bassmaster Elite Series veteran from Cavan, Ontario, put together a late-day rally that delivered what he needed to tally a two-day total of 49 pounds, 9 ounces at the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at the St. Lawrence River.

Johnston took the Day 1 lead by catching a limit of 26-14. His second-round catch went 22-11.

Adding another trophy to the one he earned the last time the Opens visited the St. Lawrence (2021) will require Johnston to hold off Vermont pro Jody White, who trailed the lead by 1-3 on Day 1. White heads into Championship Saturday 1-4 behind Johnston.

Day 1 saw Johnston running back and forth between the tournament’s western boundary near Lake Ontario and waters closer to takeoff. He repeated that routine on Day 2. But while the first day produced bass throughout his range, the second proved stingier.

“I tried that again today and it wasn’t working this morning,” Johnston said. “I ran all the way to the lake and fished a bunch of stuff where I thought I was going to be able to catch them pretty well and never had a bite.

“I just started working my way back down the river and got to a point where I was like, ‘I gotta catch 17 to 18 pounds so I’m fishing (Championship Saturday).’”

Reaching into his deep well of local knowledge, Johnston ran to a promising area and found the jackpot he was hoping for.

“I hit a ton of stuff, and I went back to what I like to do in the last hour and a half,” Johnston said. “I stopped on a spot and there were tons of them. I caught all of my fish in an hour, so I’m excited to go back out there tomorrow.”

Understandably guarded with details on his specific technique, Johnston said he is fishing a replicable pattern and using a mixture of reaction and finesse baits. His only regret was not getting on this pattern earlier.

“Location was key today because all I had time to fish was one little area,” Johnston said. “They’re on all of it, so I’m going to run a lot of (similar spots) tomorrow and see what happens.”

Nabbing all of his fish upriver close to Lake Ontario, Johnston stopped fishing at 1 o’clock and left in plenty of time for a safe return. The day’s windy conditions did not hinder him, but Johnston said the cloudy skies and occasional showers were less than preferable.

“Sun is ideal, but the conditions are the conditions, so you gotta go with it,” Johnston said. “When it’s cloudy, the fish don’t set up right when you’re fishing deep, they’re not off the bottom, so they’re not easy to see on (Garmin) LiveScope.

“Hopefully, we get a little sun tomorrow.”

Hailing from Shaftsbury, Vt., White turned in daily limits of 25-11 and 22-10, for a second-place total of 48-5.

Repeating what worked for him on Day 1, White ran upriver to the Clayton, N.Y., area. There, he fished many of the same spots he worked on Thursday but found his best results in one key area.

“I hit the same starting spot and that was pretty productive again and then I fished my way around,” White said. “Yesterday, my milk run didn’t work really well, so today I tried to run a new milk run and it also didn’t work well.

“I ended up weighing in one fish from somewhere other than my starting spot, which is not what you want. But I’m in the Top 10, so I’m just going to keep trying.”

White caught most of his fish on a ledge break. Using mainly a drop shot, his bites came in 30 to 50 feet.

Jamie Bruce of Kenora, Ontario, is in third with 47-13. Fishing upriver near the lake, Bruce turned in two days of consistent work, his limits weighed 23-5 and 24-8.

“I had no intentions of running there; I stayed near Waddington during practice, but after a couple of days of pre-fishing and seeing what I saw, I wasn’t loving it,” Bruce said. “I went to the lake and it looked a lot like where I’m from in Northwest Ontario and nostalgia was in the air.

“I only had half a day of practice in the area I’m fishing, so I’ve been expanding on it every day. I found another new spot this morning, and I was gassed up and on my way back (to Waddington) by 10 o’clock today.”

Bruce said he caught his fish on a 1/4- to 1/2-ounce Smeltinator Underspin and a Z-Man swimbait. Pinpoint accuracy, he said, was essential to attracting big bites.

Johnston is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with the 6-11 he caught on Day 1.

Perry See of Rochester, Minn., won the co-angler division with 25-6. Turning in daily weights of 13-9 and 11-13, See earned the top prize of $22,452.

Although See has plenty of experience catching smallmouth in his Mississippi River home waters, he initially struggled with the St. Lawrence’s deeper spots. Starting off with a drop shot, he was unproductive, but a key move quickly changed his fortunes.

“The drop shot didn’t pan out for me because, apparently, I wasn’t doing it right,” See said. “Then I went to my trusty Ned rig (1/6-ounce Z-Man ShroomZ head with a green pumpkin Z-Man Finesse TRD.). I threw it out and just let it hang and let the current take it.

“I got my first big one and that’s what I did the rest of the day.”

See actually caught one of his Day 2 keepers on a drop shot after he figured out that he needed to drift his drop shot in a natural presentation, rather than trying to impart action.

See earned free entries into the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Opens by winning the 2022 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Non-Boater Championship.

See and Dylan Drephal of Black Creek, Wis., split the $250 Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers, each with a 5-12.

Co-angler Cade Bacon finished seventh and earned an additional $250 for being the highest-finishing registered co-angler in the St. Croix Rod Rewards program.

Saturday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6 a.m. ET at Whitaker Park. The weigh-in will be held at the park at 2 p.m. Full coverage will be available on Bassmaster.com.

The 2023 event is being hosted by the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Village of Waddington. It is part of a series of tournaments and is supported by a Market New York grant from I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

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2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River 7/20-7/22
St. Lawrence River, Waddington NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Cory Johnston Cavan CANADA 10 49-09 200
Day 1: 5 26-14 Day 2: 5 22-11
2. Jody White Shaftsbury, VT 10 48-05 199
Day 1: 5 25-11 Day 2: 5 22-10
3. Jamie Bruce Kenora Ontario CANADA 10 47-13 198
Day 1: 5 23-05 Day 2: 5 24-08
4. Brent Anderson Kingston Springs, TN 10 46-11 197
Day 1: 5 24-10 Day 2: 5 22-01
5. JT Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 10 45-05 196
Day 1: 5 23-08 Day 2: 5 21-13
6. Bo Thomas Edwardsburg, MI 10 44-10 195
Day 1: 5 23-07 Day 2: 5 21-03
7. Josh Bragg Fayetteville, GA 10 43-14 194
Day 1: 5 21-08 Day 2: 5 22-06
8. Zach Goutremout Chaumont, NY 10 42-13 193
Day 1: 5 22-13 Day 2: 5 20-00
9. Gary Miller Stouffville Ontario CAN 10 42-08 192
Day 1: 5 20-13 Day 2: 5 21-11
10. Rich Ortiz Fort Ann, NY 10 42-05 191
Day 1: 5 21-02 Day 2: 5 21-03
11. Erik Luzak Fenelon Falls CANADA 10 41-11 190 $5,680.00
Day 1: 5 22-02 Day 2: 5 19-09
12. Chris Beaudrie Princeton, KY 10 41-10 189 $4,970.00
Day 1: 5 23-12 Day 2: 5 17-14
13. Chad Pipkens Dewitt, MI 10 41-04 188 $3,905.00
Day 1: 5 23-03 Day 2: 5 18-01
14. Evan Kung Pickering Ontario CANAD 10 41-01 187 $3,905.00
Day 1: 5 21-05 Day 2: 5 19-12
15. Jacob Bigelow Cecil, WI 10 40-14 186 $3,905.00
Day 1: 5 21-12 Day 2: 5 19-02
16. Joey Cifuentes III Clinton, AR 10 40-03 185 $3,905.00
Day 1: 5 21-08 Day 2: 5 18-11
17. Kyle Monti Okeechobee, FL 10 40-03 184 $3,905.00
Day 1: 5 21-04 Day 2: 5 18-15
18. Buck Mallory Lawton, MI 10 39-15 183 $3,905.00
Day 1: 5 18-14 Day 2: 5 21-01
19. Cody Stahl Barnsville, GA 10 39-14 182 $3,905.00
Day 1: 5 22-01 Day 2: 5 17-13
20. Brock Belik Orchard, NE 10 39-11 181 $3,905.00
Day 1: 5 22-14 Day 2: 5 16-13
21. Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO 10 39-06 180 $3,550.00
Day 1: 5 21-05 Day 2: 5 18-01
22. Brian Post Janesville, WI 10 39-05 179 $3,550.00
Day 1: 5 20-09 Day 2: 5 18-12
23. Matt Pangrac Shawnee, OK 10 39-01 178 $3,550.00
Day 1: 5 20-06 Day 2: 5 18-11
24. Kyle Goltz Cornell, WI 10 39-00 177 $3,550.00
Day 1: 5 20-00 Day 2: 5 19-00
25. Scott Hamrick Denver, NC 10 39-00 176 $3,550.00
Day 1: 5 19-08 Day 2: 5 19-08
26. Harvey Horne Bella Vista, AR 10 38-13 175 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 18-00 Day 2: 5 20-13
27. Cameron Smith Wareham, MA 10 38-11 174 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 18-07 Day 2: 5 20-04
28. Casey Smith Victor, NY 10 38-07 173 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 18-07 Day 2: 5 20-00
29. Kyle Austin Ridgeville, SC 10 38-06 172 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 17-14 Day 2: 5 20-08
30. Jack Dice Lynchburg, VA 10 38-05 171 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 22-11 Day 2: 5 15-10
31. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 10 38-03 170 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 23-08 Day 2: 5 14-11
32. Craig Chambers Midland, NC 10 37-15 169 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 19-13 Day 2: 5 18-02
33. Brandon McMillan Clewiston, FL 10 37-14 168 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 18-09 Day 2: 5 19-05
34. David Williams Newton, NC 10 37-13 167 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 20-13 Day 2: 5 17-00
35. Jonathan Dietz Corry, PA 10 37-13 166 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 19-12 Day 2: 5 18-01
36. Sam George Athens, AL 9 37-12 165 $3,266.00
Day 1: 4 15-06 Day 2: 5 22-06
37. Chris Dover Blacksburg, SC 10 37-12 164 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 18-13 Day 2: 5 18-15
38. Darrell Davis Dover, FL 10 37-10 163 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 16-13 Day 2: 5 20-13
39. Austin Cranford Norman, OK 10 37-10 162 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 20-06 Day 2: 5 17-04
40. Logan Johnson Jasper, AL 10 37-04 161 $3,266.00
Day 1: 5 16-11 Day 2: 5 20-09
41. Chris Blanchette Edisto Island, SC 10 37-04 160
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5 20-02
42. Trevor McKinney Benton, IL 10 37-04 159
Day 1: 5 20-00 Day 2: 5 17-04
43. Robert Gee Knoxville, TN 10 37-03 158
Day 1: 5 17-03 Day 2: 5 20-00
44. Bobby Lane Jr. Lakeland, FL 10 37-00 157
Day 1: 5 18-06 Day 2: 5 18-10
45. Zeke Gossett Pell City, AL 10 36-15 156
Day 1: 5 17-09 Day 2: 5 19-06
46. Jason Tibbetts Centreville, VA 10 36-15 155
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 19-04
47. Brady Vernon Sterrett, AL 10 36-14 154
Day 1: 5 21-00 Day 2: 5 15-14
48. Paul Bouvier Kingston CANADA 10 36-12 153
Day 1: 5 16-12 Day 2: 5 20-00
49. Jason Lambert Savannah, TN 10 36-11 152
Day 1: 5 19-04 Day 2: 5 17-07
50. Brad Knight Lancing, TN 10 36-10 151
Day 1: 5 18-07 Day 2: 5 18-03
51. Cal Climpson Cavan CANADA 10 36-08 150
Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 5 20-05
52. Steve Morella Townshend, VT 10 36-08 149
Day 1: 5 18-06 Day 2: 5 18-02
53. Andrew Upshaw Hemphill, TX 10 36-07 148
Day 1: 5 16-13 Day 2: 5 19-10
54. Brett Cannon Willis, TX 10 36-05 147
Day 1: 5 19-15 Day 2: 5 16-06
55. Wesley Gore Clanton, AL 10 36-04 146
Day 1: 5 18-03 Day 2: 5 18-01
56. Blake Smith Lakeland, FL 10 36-03 145
Day 1: 5 20-03 Day 2: 5 16-00
57. Taylor Watkins Clinton, TN 10 36-03 144
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5 19-01
58. Bobby Lanham Eddyville, KY 10 35-14 143
Day 1: 5 17-07 Day 2: 5 18-07
59. Shaine Campbell Brookeland, TX 10 35-11 142
Day 1: 5 16-15 Day 2: 5 18-12
60. John Garrett Union City, TN 10 35-07 141
Day 1: 5 19-13 Day 2: 5 15-10
61. Ryan Broughman Corapeake, NC 10 35-07 140
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5 18-05
62. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 10 35-06 139
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 5 21-05
63. Jimmy Washam Stantonville, TN 10 35-06 138
Day 1: 5 17-14 Day 2: 5 17-08
64. Pete Gluszek Mount Laurel, NJ 10 35-05 137
Day 1: 5 13-11 Day 2: 5 21-10
65. Jake Maddux Birmingham, AL 10 35-04 136
Day 1: 5 17-13 Day 2: 5 17-07
66. Brett Carnright Plattsburgh, NY 10 35-03 135
Day 1: 5 15-08 Day 2: 5 19-11
67. Kurt Mitchell Milford, DE 10 35-02 134
Day 1: 5 18-15 Day 2: 5 16-03
68. Louis Monetti Brielle, NJ 10 35-01 133
Day 1: 5 17-05 Day 2: 5 17-12
69. Hunter Sales Blaine, TN 10 34-15 132
Day 1: 5 17-00 Day 2: 5 17-15
70. Matt Henry Milledgeville, GA 10 34-13 131
Day 1: 5 19-08 Day 2: 5 15-05
71. Cole Drummond Effingham, SC 10 34-13 130
Day 1: 5 18-06 Day 2: 5 16-07
72. Logan Parks Auburn, AL 9 34-12 129
Day 1: 5 24-04 Day 2: 4 10-08
73. Mike Surman Boca Raton, FL 10 34-05 128
Day 1: 5 17-10 Day 2: 5 16-11
74. Adam Rasmussen Sturgeon Bay, WI 10 34-04 127
Day 1: 5 16-06 Day 2: 5 17-14
75. Keith Tuma Brainerd, MN 10 34-03 126
Day 1: 5 16-12 Day 2: 5 17-07
76. Justin Kimmel Athens, GA 10 34-01 125
Day 1: 5 19-07 Day 2: 5 14-10
77. Clark Reehm Elm Grove, LA 9 33-15 124
Day 1: 4 16-00 Day 2: 5 17-15
78. Derek Lehtonen Woodruff, SC 10 33-15 123
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5 16-13
79. Logan Anderson Catawba, NC 10 33-12 122
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 5 19-02
80. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 10 33-11 121
Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 5 17-08
81. Ish Monroe Oakdale, CA 10 33-07 120
Day 1: 5 17-12 Day 2: 5 15-11
82. Douglas Reed Bridgeton, NJ 10 33-06 119
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 5 19-02
83. Tucker Veronee Gilbert, SC 10 32-12 118
Day 1: 5 17-10 Day 2: 5 15-02
84. Danny McGarry Newcastle CANADA 10 32-09 117
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 5 18-05
85. Chad Grigsby Maple Grove, MN 10 32-08 116
Day 1: 5 16-08 Day 2: 5 16-00
86. Julius Mazy Phoenix, AZ 10 32-07 115
Day 1: 5 18-11 Day 2: 5 13-12
87. Kevin Ledoux Choctaw, OK 10 32-07 114
Day 1: 5 17-12 Day 2: 5 14-11
88. Trey McKinney Carbondale, IL 10 32-06 113
Day 1: 5 17-13 Day 2: 5 14-09
89. Wesley Cashwell Roanoke Rapids, NC 10 32-04 112
Day 1: 5 17-09 Day 2: 5 14-11
90. Chase Clarke Virginia Beach, VA 10 32-01 111
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 18-05
91. JT Russell Mc Calla, AL 10 32-01 110
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 17-15
92. Michael Spaulding Jr. Dundee, MI 10 32-00 109
Day 1: 5 17-15 Day 2: 5 14-01
93. Ben Milliken New Caney, TX 10 32-00 108
Day 1: 5 14-06 Day 2: 5 17-10
94. Brian Mullaney Ijamsville, MD 10 31-15 107
Day 1: 5 18-08 Day 2: 5 13-07
95. Chad Warren Sand Springs, OK 10 31-13 106
Day 1: 5 15-01 Day 2: 5 16-12
96. Tyler Williams Belgrade, ME 10 31-09 105
Day 1: 5 17-12 Day 2: 5 13-13
97. Tommy Williams Shepherdsville, KY 10 31-07 104
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 5 18-04
98. Wil Dieffenbauch III Hundred, WV 10 31-07 103
Day 1: 5 17-04 Day 2: 5 14-03
99. Jason Abram Piney Flats, TN 10 31-07 102
Day 1: 5 16-07 Day 2: 5 15-00
100. Jacob Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 10 31-07 101
Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 5 15-13
101. Ed Powell Sandyville, WV 10 31-05 100
Day 1: 5 14-06 Day 2: 5 16-15
102. Ryan Clark Whitby Ontario CANADA 10 31-04 99
Day 1: 5 17-06 Day 2: 5 13-14
103. Reece Tremaglio Dunkirk, MD 10 31-00 98
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 5 16-06
104. Denny Fiedler Wabasha, MN 10 30-14 97
Day 1: 5 13-10 Day 2: 5 17-04
105. Jonathan Kelley Old Forge, PA 10 30-12 96
Day 1: 5 19-00 Day 2: 5 11-12
106. Paul Browning Pecos, TX 10 30-10 95
Day 1: 5 18-07 Day 2: 5 12-03
107. Greg Bohannan Bentonville, AR 10 30-07 94
Day 1: 5 14-05 Day 2: 5 16-02
108. John Soukup Sapulpa, OK 10 30-05 93
Day 1: 5 12-04 Day 2: 5 18-01
109. Jack Tindel III Orange, TX 10 30-05 92
Day 1: 5 16-09 Day 2: 5 13-12
110. Kyle Patrick Cooperstown, NY 10 30-03 91
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 12-08
111. Kyoya Fujita Minamitsuru, Yamanashi 10 30-01 90
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 17-09
111. Chris Hellebuyck White Lake, MI 10 30-01 90
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 5 17-09
113. Reese Hudson Broomall, PA 10 30-01 88
Day 1: 5 16-13 Day 2: 5 13-04
114. Garrett Paquette Canton, MI 10 30-00 87
Day 1: 5 18-07 Day 2: 5 11-09
115. Brad Leuthner Victoria, MN 10 29-15 86
Day 1: 5 17-01 Day 2: 5 12-14
116. Shane Lineberger Lincolnton, NC 10 29-15 85
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 5 15-11
117. Scout Echols Monticello, AR 10 29-11 84
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 5 11-06
118. Bryan Bickell Newcastle CANADA 10 29-10 83
Day 1: 5 09-14 Day 2: 5 19-12
119. Blake Sylvester Plaquemine, LA 10 29-10 82
Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 5 16-03
120. Andrew Mlotek Indianapolis, IN 10 29-07 81
Day 1: 5 17-07 Day 2: 5 12-00
121. Michael Rowe Providence Forge, VA 10 29-07 80
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 5 16-11
122. Mike Mayo Athens, TX 10 29-05 79
Day 1: 5 11-04 Day 2: 5 18-01
123. Chris Whitson Louisville, TN 10 29-04 78
Day 1: 5 13-00 Day 2: 5 16-04
124. Casey Scanlon Eldon, MO 10 29-03 77
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 15-01
125. Takayuki Koike Otsu-City JAPAN 9 29-03 76
Day 1: 4 14-09 Day 2: 5 14-10
126. Josh Hubbard Dunnellon, FL 10 29-02 75
Day 1: 5 15-00 Day 2: 5 14-02
127. Steve Tennison Lexington, OK 9 28-15 74
Day 1: 5 18-15 Day 2: 4 10-00
128. Keith Brumfield Vicksburg, MS 10 28-14 73
Day 1: 5 16-11 Day 2: 5 12-03
129. Hugh Cosculluela Spring, TX 10 28-13 72
Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 13-14
130. Flash Butts Roanoke Rapids, NC 10 28-10 71
Day 1: 5 13-08 Day 2: 5 15-02
131. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 9 28-09 70
Day 1: 5 19-11 Day 2: 4 08-14
132. Kenny Mittelstaedt Minnetonka, MN 10 28-07 69
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 5 11-05
133. Joe Labarbera Montrose, PA 7 28-05 68
Day 1: 2 06-10 Day 2: 5 21-11
134. Tyler Lubbat Wheeling, IL 7 28-03 67
Day 1: 2 08-00 Day 2: 5 20-03
135. John Murray Spring City, TN 10 28-02 66
Day 1: 5 17-15 Day 2: 5 10-03
136. Tom Frink Southside, AL 10 28-02 65
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 16-11
137. David Wootton Collierville, TN 10 28-00 64
Day 1: 5 15-13 Day 2: 5 12-03
138. Cody Detweiler Guntersville, AL 9 27-15 63
Day 1: 4 12-02 Day 2: 5 15-13
139. Destin DeMarion Harborcreek, PA 10 27-07 62
Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 5 16-05
140. Trey Swindle Cleveland, AL 8 27-02 61
Day 1: 5 18-00 Day 2: 3 09-02
141. Powell Kemp Scotland Neck, NC 10 27-02 60
Day 1: 5 16-15 Day 2: 5 10-03
142. Dale Hightower Mannford, OK 8 27-01 59
Day 1: 5 18-04 Day 2: 3 08-13
143. Jack York Emory, TX 10 27-00 58
Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 12-01
144. Seiji Kato Outsu Shiga JAPAN 10 26-14 57
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 09-03
145. Cass Terrance Akwewsane, NY 10 26-12 56
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 5 13-14
146. Evan Poroznik Nestleton Station CANAD 9 26-11 55
Day 1: 5 17-02 Day 2: 4 09-09
147. Shayne Berlo Mclean, VA 10 26-11 54
Day 1: 5 11-01 Day 2: 5 15-10
148. Bailey Boutries Springfield, MO 9 26-08 53
Day 1: 5 15-10 Day 2: 4 10-14
149. Griffin Phillips Mount Olive, AL 9 26-07 52
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 4 13-11
150. Mark Dimarzio McDonald, PA 9 26-04 51
Day 1: 5 15-15 Day 2: 4 10-05
151. Billy McDonald Greenwood, IN 10 26-02 50
Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 5 15-03
152. David Perdue Wirtz, VA 10 26-01 49
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 5 14-02
153. Rick Hawkins Roanoke, VA 9 25-14 48
Day 1: 5 12-08 Day 2: 4 13-06
154. Jason Meninger Yulee, FL 10 25-11 47
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 5 13-00
155. Phil Killian Solomon, AZ 10 25-08 46
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 5 13-02
156. Jonathan Bowling Harriman, TN 9 25-06 45
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 4 09-08
157. Christian Shoda Homosassa, FL 10 25-04 44
Day 1: 5 11-08 Day 2: 5 13-12
158. Scott Isaacs Ladonia, TX 10 24-13 43
Day 1: 5 11-04 Day 2: 5 13-09
159. Alex Murray Lake Charles, LA 9 24-08 42
Day 1: 4 09-12 Day 2: 5 14-12
160. Bart Stanisz Austin, TX 9 24-03 41
Day 1: 4 08-12 Day 2: 5 15-07
161. Lafe Messer Warfield, KY 9 24-03 40
Day 1: 4 13-00 Day 2: 5 11-03
162. Rick Hamer Charleston, WV 8 24-01 39
Day 1: 3 07-12 Day 2: 5 16-05
163. Paul Flint Valatie, NY 10 24-00 38
Day 1: 5 14-15 Day 2: 5 09-01
164. Jerry Gallogly Jr North Tazewell, VA 8 23-15 37
Day 1: 3 09-12 Day 2: 5 14-03
165. TJ Dobs Oneida , NY 9 23-08 36
Day 1: 4 08-03 Day 2: 5 15-05
166. Kayden Tanner Tolar, TX 9 23-08 35
Day 1: 4 12-00 Day 2: 5 11-08
167. Steven Camp Mechanicsvlle, VA 10 23-07 34
Day 1: 5 14-04 Day 2: 5 09-03
168. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 10 23-01 33
Day 1: 5 10-09 Day 2: 5 12-08
169. Miles Burghoff Dayton, TN 9 22-15 32
Day 1: 4 07-15 Day 2: 5 15-00
170. Les Zacny Orangeville Ontario CAN 9 22-05 31
Day 1: 4 11-02 Day 2: 5 11-03
171. Lucas Bogosian Harrington Park, NJ 10 22-01 30
Day 1: 5 14-03 Day 2: 5 07-14
172. Daisuke Kita Ostu Shiga JAPAN 8 22-00 29
Day 1: 5 10-05 Day 2: 3 11-11
173. Whitney Stephens Waverly, OH 10 21-15 28
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 5 10-00
174. Chris Kingree Inverness, FL 10 21-11 27
Day 1: 5 10-11 Day 2: 5 11-00
175. Tim Frederick Leesburg, FL 10 21-07 26
Day 1: 5 11-09 Day 2: 5 09-14
176. B.J. Usie Bourg, LA 7 21-05 25
Day 1: 5 16-03 Day 2: 2 05-02
177. Johnathan Crossland Chapin, SC 10 21-05 24
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 5 09-06
178. Jordan Sanderlin Kill Devil Hills, NC 7 21-04 23
Day 1: 4 13-06 Day 2: 3 07-14
179. Chancy Walters West Des Moines, IA 9 21-03 22
Day 1: 4 13-05 Day 2: 5 07-14
180. Teb Jones Yalaha, MS 10 20-14 21
Day 1: 5 11-13 Day 2: 5 09-01
181. Matt Messer Warfield, KY 8 20-12 20
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 3 08-03
182. Tripp Noojin Bryant, AL 7 20-10 19
Day 1: 5 14-08 Day 2: 2 06-02
183. Daniel Valois Gomez Caracas FL VENEZUELA 7 20-00 18
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 2 05-03
184. Jon Canada Helena, AL 5 19-11 17
Day 1: 5 19-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
185. Andrew Hargrove Moody, TX 8 19-05 16
Day 1: 3 08-07 Day 2: 5 10-14
186. Chris Keeble Lenoir City, TN 5 18-09 15
Day 1: 5 18-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
187. Scott Kerslake Okeechobee, FL 9 18-05 14
Day 1: 4 08-04 Day 2: 5 10-01
188. Willy Dennison Willoughby Hills, OH 7 18-02 13
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 2 05-04
189. Nick Radtke Greenwood Lake, NY 6 18-00 12
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 5 15-09
190. Jeff Mcbeth New Phila, OH 8 18-00 11
Day 1: 3 06-14 Day 2: 5 11-02
191. Gary Krammes Jr. Pottsville, PA 8 17-11 10
Day 1: 3 06-03 Day 2: 5 11-08
192. Joey Hanna Corsicana, TX 8 17-09 9
Day 1: 4 09-03 Day 2: 4 08-06
193. Chris Dillow Waynesboro, VA 9 17-07 8
Day 1: 4 07-15 Day 2: 5 09-08
194. Andrew Harp Linden, TX 6 16-13 7
Day 1: 5 12-14 Day 2: 1 03-15
195. Brandon Tallhamer Parkersburg, WV 5 16-11 6
Day 1: 5 16-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
196. John Watts Jr Flushing, MI 6 16-08 5
Day 1: 4 12-09 Day 2: 2 03-15
197. Jason Carpenter Castle Pines, CO 8 15-09 4
Day 1: 5 10-08 Day 2: 3 05-01
198. James Niggemeyer Van, TX 5 15-00 3
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 15-00
199. Lance Owen Greer, SC 6 14-14 2
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 1 01-11
200. Tony Dumitras Winston, GA 6 14-09 1
Day 1: 5 12-15 Day 2: 1 01-10
201. Rick Mitchell Naples, FL 5 14-01 0
Day 1: 5 14-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
201. Kenji Yamada Hixson, TN 5 14-01 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 14-01
203. Jeff Salmon Mechanicsville, VA 5 13-13 0
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
204. Clay Samples South Boston, VA 5 13-07 0
Day 1: 5 13-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
205. Angela Mayo Maiden, NC 6 13-07 0
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 4 10-01
206. Danny Ramsey Trinidad, TX 5 12-11 0
Day 1: 5 12-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
207. Brayden Rakes Winston Salem, NC 4 12-02 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 12-02
208. Stacey Jefferson Conway, SC 5 11-12 0
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
209. Evan Barnes Dardanelle, AR 5 11-08 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 11-08
210. Burke Hutcheson Hillsborough, NC 5 09-10 0
Day 1: 5 09-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
211. A.J. Menssen Bloomington, IL 1 01-14 0
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
212. Bronk Mcdaniel Alexandria, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
212. Alec Morrison Peru, NY 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 180 991 3274-15
2 175 954 3048-11
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355 1945 6323-10

2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River 7/20-7/22
St. Lawrence River, Waddington NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Perry See Rochester, MN 6 25-06 200 $22,452.00
Day 1: 3 13-09 Day 2: 3 11-13
2. Michael Schrader North Attleboro, MA 6 23-09 199 $5,254.00
Day 1: 3 13-01 Day 2: 3 10-08
3. David Pilcher De Ruyter, NY 6 23-07 198 $3,941.00
Day 1: 3 13-07 Day 2: 3 10-00
4. Aaron Busch East Syracuse, NY 6 23-07 197 $2,955.00
Day 1: 3 12-05 Day 2: 3 11-02
5. Dylan Drephal Black Creek, WI 6 22-15 196 $2,883.00
Day 1: 3 10-12 Day 2: 3 12-03
6. Alex Watts Salem, VA 6 22-14 195 $2,627.00
Day 1: 3 10-11 Day 2: 3 12-03
7. Cade Bacon Pennellville, NY 6 22-10 194 $2,496.00
Day 1: 3 11-07 Day 2: 3 11-03
8. Sakae Ushio Tonawanda, NY 6 22-08 193 $2,364.00
Day 1: 3 11-10 Day 2: 3 10-14
9. Rick Cheatham Carterville, IL 6 22-02 192 $2,167.00
Day 1: 3 12-00 Day 2: 3 10-02
10. Travis Turcotte Pembroke CANADA 6 21-10 191 $1,970.00
Day 1: 3 08-08 Day 2: 3 13-02
11. Joe Tomasino Pennsburg, PA 6 21-08 190 $1,839.00
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 3 12-01
12. Chris Donavant Yorktown, VA 6 21-01 189 $1,708.00
Day 1: 3 09-08 Day 2: 3 11-09
13. Chad Stahl Barnesville, GA 6 21-00 188 $1,445.00
Day 1: 3 12-04 Day 2: 3 08-12
14. Yua Kishimoto Osaka JORDAN 6 20-13 187 $1,314.00
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 3 11-06
15. Johnnie Garrett Union City, TN 6 20-12 186 $1,182.00
Day 1: 3 12-11 Day 2: 3 08-01
16. Benjamin Antoniewicz Mosinee, WI 6 20-12 185 $1,051.00
Day 1: 3 11-06 Day 2: 3 09-06
17. Mark Hughes Saegertown, PA 6 20-11 184 $985.00
Day 1: 3 10-14 Day 2: 3 09-13
18. Rick Ganoung Chenango Forks, NY 6 20-10 183 $985.00
Day 1: 3 09-03 Day 2: 3 11-07
19. Tonk Kingphilavanh Cambridge Ontarion CANA 6 20-06 182 $985.00
Day 1: 3 09-04 Day 2: 3 11-02
20. Darren Marcine Merlin CANADA 6 20-05 181 $985.00
Day 1: 3 12-01 Day 2: 3 08-04
21. Michael Leach Shenandoah, TX 6 20-01 180 $919.00
Day 1: 3 09-01 Day 2: 3 11-00
22. Eric Santoro Oshawa Ontario CANADA 6 20-01 179 $919.00
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 3 10-04
23. Trenton Carey York Springs, PA 6 20-00 178 $919.00
Day 1: 3 08-11 Day 2: 3 11-05
24. Dan O’Callaghan Chalfont, PA 6 19-13 177 $919.00
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 3 10-06
25. Trevor Easter Morgan, TX 6 19-11 176 $919.00
Day 1: 3 08-15 Day 2: 3 10-12
26. Bobby Scott Poultney, VT 6 19-11 175 $788.00
Day 1: 3 10-08 Day 2: 3 09-03
27. Manoshi Mano Koto-Ku JAPAN 6 19-10 174 $788.00
Day 1: 3 09-12 Day 2: 3 09-14
28. Sergio Render Crockett, VA 6 19-09 173 $788.00
Day 1: 3 10-10 Day 2: 3 08-15
29. James Tilley Aylett, VA 6 19-04 172 $788.00
Day 1: 3 11-02 Day 2: 3 08-02
30. Gary Haraguchi Murfreesboro, TN 6 19-04 171 $788.00
Day 1: 3 10-12 Day 2: 3 08-08
31. John Ciavaglia Pittsford, NY 6 19-02 170 $723.00
Day 1: 3 10-13 Day 2: 3 08-05
32. Scott Weiland Saddle Brook, NJ 5 18-15 169 $723.00
Day 1: 2 06-14 Day 2: 3 12-01
33. Michael Hunt Watertown, NY 6 18-13 168 $723.00
Day 1: 3 10-07 Day 2: 3 08-06
34. Tony Long Moseley, VA 6 18-12 167 $723.00
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 3 11-08
35. Tristan Bramblett Tiger, GA 6 18-12 166 $723.00
Day 1: 3 11-01 Day 2: 3 07-11
36. John Boandl Moscow, PA 6 18-11 165 $723.00
Day 1: 3 10-11 Day 2: 3 08-00
37. Addison Kelly Queensbury, NY 6 18-10 164 $723.00
Day 1: 3 11-00 Day 2: 3 07-10
38. Scott Devault New Philadelphia, OH 6 18-10 163 $723.00
Day 1: 3 08-10 Day 2: 3 10-00
39. Mark Kendra Great Meadows, NJ 6 18-08 162 $723.00
Day 1: 3 09-06 Day 2: 3 09-02
40. Creed David Zachary, LA 6 18-06 161 $723.00
Day 1: 3 11-00 Day 2: 3 07-06
41. Erik Fossum Porter, ME 6 18-06 160
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 3 09-10
42. Alex Richmond South Elgin, IL 6 18-04 159
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 3 10-05
43. Lonnie Mesar New Richmond, WI 6 18-04 158
Day 1: 3 09-15 Day 2: 3 08-05
44. Austin Olsby Oak grove, MN 5 18-00 157
Day 1: 3 10-09 Day 2: 2 07-07
45. Brent Temple BREWERTON, NY 6 18-00 156
Day 1: 3 09-09 Day 2: 3 08-07
46. Joe Lineberry Ramseaur,, NC 6 17-14 155
Day 1: 3 10-09 Day 2: 3 07-05
47. Jo Jo Walsh Lyles, TN 6 17-14 154
Day 1: 3 07-09 Day 2: 3 10-05
48. Hayden Reed Bridgeton, NJ 6 17-13 153
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 3 10-07
49. Todd Winters Troy, NY 5 17-12 152
Day 1: 2 06-08 Day 2: 3 11-04
50. David Camp Sterling, OH 5 17-10 151
Day 1: 3 12-05 Day 2: 2 05-05
51. Randy Tallhamer Brandenton, FL 6 17-09 150
Day 1: 3 08-14 Day 2: 3 08-11
52. Russell Hoyle Hickory, NC 6 17-07 149
Day 1: 3 07-00 Day 2: 3 10-07
53. Jordan LaClair Ogdensburg, NY 6 17-07 148
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 3 09-08
54. Dane Morris Agoura Hills, CA 6 17-06 147
Day 1: 3 06-02 Day 2: 3 11-04
55. Jeff Mellott Warfordsburg, PA 6 17-06 146
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 3 09-15
56. John Lewis Centreville, VA 6 17-02 145
Day 1: 3 06-08 Day 2: 3 10-10
57. Frank McCormick Warwick, RI 6 17-01 144
Day 1: 3 09-11 Day 2: 3 07-06
58. Alex Brogan Fishers, IN 6 17-00 143
Day 1: 3 07-10 Day 2: 3 09-06
59. Chuck Vacanti Penn Yan, NY 6 16-15 142
Day 1: 3 10-11 Day 2: 3 06-04
60. Logan Powell West Point, NY 6 16-15 141
Day 1: 3 09-04 Day 2: 3 07-11
61. Fletcher Phillips Mount Olive, AL 6 16-14 140
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 3 09-10
62. Ty Kenyon Dodgeville, WI 6 16-13 139
Day 1: 3 11-03 Day 2: 3 05-10
63. Cody Howard Snow Hill, NC 5 16-10 138
Day 1: 2 06-09 Day 2: 3 10-01
63. Steven Robbins Piketon, OH 5 16-10 138
Day 1: 2 06-09 Day 2: 3 10-01
65. Jayden Adrians Green Bay, WI 5 16-05 136
Day 1: 2 06-07 Day 2: 3 09-14
66. Kenneth Ott Manahawkin, NJ 6 16-05 135
Day 1: 3 08-14 Day 2: 3 07-07
67. David Waack Cary, NC 4 16-03 134
Day 1: 3 13-11 Day 2: 1 02-08
68. Ronald Young New Braunfels, TX 5 16-03 133
Day 1: 3 10-12 Day 2: 2 05-07
69. Bryce Bason Mill Hall, PA 6 16-03 132
Day 1: 3 09-06 Day 2: 3 06-13
70. Mathew Thompson Hogansburg, NY 6 16-02 131
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 3 09-07
71. Erik Talty Brick, NJ 6 16-02 130
Day 1: 3 09-03 Day 2: 3 06-15
72. James Cobbs VINEMONT, AL 6 16-01 129
Day 1: 3 07-14 Day 2: 3 08-03
73. John Herring Quakertown, PA 4 16-00 128
Day 1: 1 04-07 Day 2: 3 11-09
74. James Roten West Jefferson, NC 6 16-00 127
Day 1: 3 07-08 Day 2: 3 08-08
75. Jesse Simpkins Minocqua, WI 6 15-15 126
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 3 08-10
76. Scott Johnsen Wallkill, NY 6 15-15 125
Day 1: 3 07-12 Day 2: 3 08-03
77. Marc Letourneau Brome Quebec CANADA 6 15-14 124
Day 1: 3 09-09 Day 2: 3 06-05
78. Jimmy Schaffer Oak Ridge, NJ 6 15-13 123
Day 1: 3 11-05 Day 2: 3 04-08
79. Riku Hayashi Ritto Shiga JAPAN 6 15-12 122
Day 1: 3 10-05 Day 2: 3 05-07
80. Charles Bowman II Kernersville, NC 6 15-11 121
Day 1: 3 10-03 Day 2: 3 05-08
81. Ricky Fulk Shenandoah, VA 6 15-10 120
Day 1: 3 08-09 Day 2: 3 07-01
82. Joshua Geyer Loganton, PA 6 15-10 119
Day 1: 3 08-07 Day 2: 3 07-03
83. Scott Bannerman Stratford CANADA 6 15-06 118
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 3 08-07
84. Matt Champion Scottsville, NY 6 15-06 117
Day 1: 3 08-02 Day 2: 3 07-04
85. Jason Gibson Iron Station, NC 5 15-05 116
Day 1: 2 06-15 Day 2: 3 08-06
86. John Sanderlin Chesapeake, VA 5 15-05 115
Day 1: 3 07-14 Day 2: 2 07-07
87. John Mills Leesville, SC 6 15-04 114
Day 1: 3 10-10 Day 2: 3 04-10
88. Chad Boyer Elizabethtown, PA 6 15-04 113
Day 1: 3 04-15 Day 2: 3 10-05
89. Joseph Horne Bella Vista, AR 5 15-01 112
Day 1: 3 10-08 Day 2: 2 04-09
90. Dylan Mayo Athens, TX 6 15-00 111
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 3 07-11
91. JK Kutil Beaufort, SC 5 14-13 110
Day 1: 3 10-04 Day 2: 2 04-09
92. Alec Fernandez Medford, NJ 6 14-12 109
Day 1: 3 08-08 Day 2: 3 06-04
93. Avery Williams Murrells Inlt, SC 6 14-11 108
Day 1: 3 08-10 Day 2: 3 06-01
94. Phillip Easterling Clanton, AL 6 14-10 107
Day 1: 3 09-04 Day 2: 3 05-06
95. Matt Kelly CAMBRIDGE Ontario CANAD 5 14-09 106
Day 1: 3 09-13 Day 2: 2 04-12
96. Will Nutting Granger, IN 6 14-09 105
Day 1: 3 09-00 Day 2: 3 05-09
97. Eric Stecker Quakertown, PA 6 14-09 104
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 3 07-15
98. Rick Ivy Ponder, TX 6 14-06 103
Day 1: 3 08-08 Day 2: 3 05-14
99. Kenneth L Brown Leesburg, VA 5 14-05 102
Day 1: 3 10-01 Day 2: 2 04-04
100. Jeff Giffen Phoenix, AZ 6 14-05 101
Day 1: 3 05-00 Day 2: 3 09-05
101. Gary Hall Wardville, OK 5 14-05 100
Day 1: 3 08-00 Day 2: 2 06-05
102. Nikolai Amarose Franklin, NJ 5 14-04 99
Day 1: 2 04-07 Day 2: 3 09-13
103. Mark Aaron Gastonia, NC 6 14-03 98
Day 1: 3 05-07 Day 2: 3 08-12
104. David Booth Erin, TN 4 13-13 97
Day 1: 3 09-11 Day 2: 1 04-02
105. Ashley Bishop Chesapeake, VA 5 13-13 96
Day 1: 3 06-05 Day 2: 2 07-08
106. Alex Reece Greenville, SC 6 13-12 95
Day 1: 3 07-04 Day 2: 3 06-08
107. Weston Phillips Athens, AL 4 13-11 94
Day 1: 3 10-06 Day 2: 1 03-05
108. Tyler Smith Portage, MI 6 13-11 93
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 3 06-05
109. Seth Gabri Madrid, NY 5 13-08 92
Day 1: 3 07-06 Day 2: 2 06-02
110. Justin Bell Lacona, NY 6 13-08 91
Day 1: 3 06-09 Day 2: 3 06-15
111. Bob Bauer China Grove, NC 5 13-06 90
Day 1: 3 09-07 Day 2: 2 03-15
112. Jason Dubernas Old Forge, PA 6 13-05 89
Day 1: 3 07-01 Day 2: 3 06-04
113. Joseph Shaw Madison, WI 5 13-03 88
Day 1: 2 07-04 Day 2: 3 05-15
114. Gregory Mintz Potsdam, NY 6 13-03 87
Day 1: 3 07-00 Day 2: 3 06-03
115. Laz Durham Dumfries, VA 6 13-03 86
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 3 06-08
116. Dean Gibbs North Chesterfield, VA 4 13-00 85
Day 1: 3 09-01 Day 2: 1 03-15
117. Harvey Reece Chesterfield, VA 6 13-00 84
Day 1: 3 07-11 Day 2: 3 05-05
118. Phillip Arnold Powhatan, VA 5 12-14 83
Day 1: 3 09-12 Day 2: 2 03-02
119. Alicia Raytrowsky Delaware CANADA 4 12-13 82
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 3 11-05
120. William Clute Hogansburg, NY 5 12-11 81
Day 1: 2 05-04 Day 2: 3 07-07
121. Leslie Brandenburg Springfield, MO 5 12-11 80
Day 1: 2 06-04 Day 2: 3 06-07
122. Satoshi Egawa Fort Lee, NJ 6 12-05 79
Day 1: 3 04-15 Day 2: 3 07-06
123. Felicia Pavelich New Dundee Ontario CANA 4 12-02 78
Day 1: 2 07-03 Day 2: 2 04-15
124. Curtis Gossett Pell City, AL 4 12-00 77
Day 1: 3 09-15 Day 2: 1 02-01
125. Melvin Bowling Shenandoah, VA 3 11-15 76
Day 1: 3 11-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
126. Tim Rulon Downingtown, PA 5 11-15 75
Day 1: 3 09-05 Day 2: 2 02-10
127. Allen Heston Pittsburg, TX 6 11-15 74
Day 1: 3 06-10 Day 2: 3 05-05
128. Steve Kline Hilltop Lakes, TX 4 11-14 73
Day 1: 1 03-06 Day 2: 3 08-08
129. Akira Okuyama Forest Hills, NY 4 11-14 72
Day 1: 2 07-03 Day 2: 2 04-11
130. Steve Williams Harrington, ME 4 11-11 71
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 3 10-05
131. John Higginbotham Slaughter, LA 6 11-11 70
Day 1: 3 06-05 Day 2: 3 05-06
132. Paul Rush New Martinsville, WV 3 11-06 69
Day 1: 1 03-09 Day 2: 2 07-13
133. Jimmy Fellegy Mustang, OK 4 11-05 68
Day 1: 1 02-03 Day 2: 3 09-02
134. Cory Weaver Ankeny, IA 5 11-03 67
Day 1: 2 02-11 Day 2: 3 08-08
135. Clint Bartlett Sylva, NC 4 11-01 66
Day 1: 2 02-09 Day 2: 2 08-08
136. Bird Jones Loxahatchee, FL 4 11-00 65
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 2 06-13
137. David Chamberlain Hampton, VA 3 10-14 64
Day 1: 3 10-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
138. Matthew Kremers Pittsford, NY 5 10-14 63
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 3 06-00
139. Nick Melcher Gypsum, CO 4 10-12 62
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 3 08-15
140. Jack Adams Wynantskill, NY 5 10-11 61
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 3 07-02
141. Dai Kitajima Otsu-Shi JAPAN 3 10-10 60
Day 1: 3 10-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
142. Logan Beebe Marriottsville, MD 3 10-09 59
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 10-09
143. Jimmy Brumfield Madison, MS 4 10-08 58
Day 1: 3 07-12 Day 2: 1 02-12
144. Mark Shopene Point Pleasant Beach, N 5 10-06 57
Day 1: 2 05-04 Day 2: 3 05-02
145. Liam Kendra Great Meadows, NJ 4 10-05 56
Day 1: 3 07-10 Day 2: 1 02-11
146. Joe Tucker Osceola, MO 6 10-03 55
Day 1: 3 03-12 Day 2: 3 06-07
147. AJ Jones Lutz, FL 4 10-00 54
Day 1: 3 06-13 Day 2: 1 03-03
148. Steve Kiser Tarboro, NC 3 09-08 53
Day 1: 2 05-12 Day 2: 1 03-12
149. Ernest McIntyre Jr Fayetteville, NC 4 09-06 52
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 3 07-06
150. Dave McQuate Doylestown, PA 5 09-06 51
Day 1: 3 06-14 Day 2: 2 02-08
151. Richard Greene Ocala, FL 6 09-04 50
Day 1: 3 07-15 Day 2: 3 01-05
152. Jason Coughlin Brasher Falls, NY 4 09-03 49
Day 1: 3 06-06 Day 2: 1 02-13
153. Levi Allgeier Bardstown, KY 3 09-02 48
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 09-02
154. Nat Lussi Plains, PA 3 09-01 47
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 09-01
155. David Wright Ft. Meade, MD 3 08-15 46
Day 1: 3 08-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
156. Dan Loux Quakertown, PA 3 08-12 45
Day 1: 3 08-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
157. Ian Freeman Hickory, NC 3 08-10 44
Day 1: 3 08-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
158. Joe Sodora Garfield, NJ 4 08-09 43
Day 1: 3 07-07 Day 2: 1 01-02
159. RD Roulston Little Rock, AR 4 08-09 42
Day 1: 3 06-08 Day 2: 1 02-01
160. Cody Smith South Windsor, CT 4 08-08 41
Day 1: 3 08-06 Day 2: 1 00-02
161. PJ Mcmanamon Jr Ruby, NY 3 08-06 40
Day 1: 2 04-15 Day 2: 1 03-07
162. Jacob Zaremski Rochester, NY 3 08-05 39
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 08-05
163. Chip Stith Jr Piscataway, NJ 3 08-01 38
Day 1: 3 08-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
164. Billy Limerick Chandler, TX 3 08-00 37
Day 1: 3 08-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
165. Ryan Patterson Scott Township, PA 4 07-13 36
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 3 05-14
166. Jesse Buss Pennsburg, PA 3 07-12 35
Day 1: 3 07-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
167. George Epley Livingston Manor, NY 4 07-11 34
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 3 05-14
168. Dominic Lussi Danville, PA 4 07-09 33
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 3 06-00
169. Chad Penney Mansfield, TX 3 07-05 32
Day 1: 3 07-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
170. Ed Mlotek Naperville, IL 3 07-04 31
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 2 05-05
171. Archie Eslinger Paris, IL 3 07-00 30
Day 1: 3 07-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
172. Brad Hollowell Azle, TX 3 06-11 29
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
173. Phillip Medford Whitakers, NC 2 06-08 28
Day 1: 2 06-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
174. Shaun Carney Kincardine Ontario CANA 3 06-07 27
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-07
175. Clancy Hefferly Taylors, SC 4 06-06 26
Day 1: 2 04-01 Day 2: 2 02-05
176. James Schneider Watervliet, NY 3 06-04 25
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
177. Bob Harper Lombard, IL 3 06-02 24
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-02
178. Ernest Brabon Albion, NY 2 06-01 23
Day 1: 2 06-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
179. Robert Bruguiere Roseland, VA 2 05-13 22
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-13
180. Jim Boyce Massena, NY 3 05-10 21
Day 1: 3 05-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
181. Brooks Parker Bridgeville, DE 3 05-01 20
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-01
182. Allen Leister III Kintnersville, PA 3 04-11 19
Day 1: 2 02-11 Day 2: 1 02-00
183. Donny Coffman Russellville, AR 3 04-00 18
Day 1: 3 04-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
184. Guy Cisternino Oak Ridge, NJ 3 03-15 17
Day 1: 3 03-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
185. Grady Phillips Gardendale, AL 2 03-13 16
Day 1: 2 03-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Tracy Shaffer Mansfield, TX 2 03-10 15
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 1 01-06
187. Beanie Leuer Lockport, NY 2 03-09 14
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
188. Andrew Bechard Plattsburgh , NY 1 03-07 13
Day 1: 1 03-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
189. Darrell Curl Winston Salem, NC 2 02-07 12
Day 1: 2 02-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
190. TJ Raytrowsky Delaware CANADA 1 02-05 11
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
191. Kevin Mallow Kansas, OK 1 02-04 10
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
192. Burley Langford Jr. South Chesterfield, VA 1 01-13 9
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
193. Benjamin Demo Plymouth, MN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
193. Gerard Golden Coopersburg, PA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
193. Rick Sweadner Woodsboro, MD 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
193. Rodney Vaow Huntersville, NC 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
197. Calvin Landsberg Raleigh, NC 0 -1-00 0
Day 1: 0 -01-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 140 491 1420-12
2 128 446 1246-11
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268 937 2667-07

Walters Whacks Them Again at Saginaw Bay, Extends Lead

Brian Carter

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July 21, 2023

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Walters Whacks Them Again at Saginaw Bay, Extends Lead

South Carolina Pro Patrick takes an almost two-pound lead into Showdown Saturday at Saginaw Bay.

Story by Justin Brouillard | Photos by Tanner & Travis Lyons

With a day two that featured both largemouth and smallmouth, leader Patrick Walters added 22 pounds to his day one weight of 20 pounds, 4 ounces. With a two-day total of 42 pounds, 4 ounces, the South Carolina pro takes an almost 2-pound lead into the final day.

While waiting for the winds to calm, Walters targeted largemouth for a few hours in the morning and was able to put three bass in the boat to get off to a good start. Once the wind began to die off, he knew it was time to make the move.

“The largemouth were finicky this morning and I said the heck with it, I am going,” said Walters. “Once I got out there it took me 45 minutes and I finally caught one.”

With four bass in the box, he made a slight move and slide over to the juice and that’s when it got interesting. As seen on live, Walters went to work and caught his day’s weight.

“It was insane, and I was able to catch four good ones and then a 3.5-pounder,” added Walters. “Tomorrow, I have some stuff I have not messed with; today I ended up fishing a little of that stuff, and on day one I fished a little as well.”

Aside from losing a few fish in the grass first thing, Walters has fished a fairly clean event. His 22-pound bag today, the biggest bag of the event thus far, included “clones” and “no giants.”

“I have a lot of time tomorrow and it’s going to be the best weather of the week,” he concluded. “I am going to settle in and just catch everything I can and see what happens.”

Trent Palmer

Surviving the wind on day one with 18 pounds, 8 ounces, Trent Palmer added 21 pounds, 10 ounces on day two for a total weight of 40 pounds, 2 ounces, putting him in the second-place spot just under two pounds behind Walters.

As planned, he began his day fishing for largemouth to build a limit and wait until the winds died down. At 10:30 AM, he made the move to the smallmouth and started catching fish immediately.

“I fished a new area today and I have two more I saved for tomorrow that I believe are just as productive,” said Palmer. “With no wind, we will have the ability to move around more on the final day and put together a good bag.”

Although his morning began by losing a 4-pound largemouth on a swim jig, he fished another clean day. If the fish make it to the boat, Showdown Saturday could be magical and make for some awesome Live Coverage.

“When the wind blows, the fish scatter,” added Palmer. “When it’s calm and high sun, they group up and the big ones really bite. I think if I can run my three areas, I have the opportunity for a really good day. If a few things go my way, it could be a magical day.”

Stu Martel

Increasing his weight from 18 pounds, 3 ounces on day one to 18 pounds, 14 ounces on day two, Stu Martel sits in the third-place spot with a two-day total weight of 37 pounds, 1 ounce.

Mike Corbishley

With a two-day weight of 34 pounds, 1 ounce, Mike Corbishley caught 18 pounds, 8 ounces on day one, and 15 pounds, 9 ounces on day two to sit in fourth place going into Showdown Saturday. After getting his day going with four largemouth first thing, Corbishley found it challenging to stay in his smallmouth areas.

“I spent four hours of my day driving today and then had a hard time fishing when I got to my little smallmouth spot cause the wind was blowing still,” said Corbishley. “Today was a survival day for me so I mixed in some largemouth to get going and I never was able to cull them out.”

He described his area as a “current break” deal where a shallow bar touches deep water and causes fish to set up to feed. With winds blowing through, the fish were there but it was difficult to present a bait.

“For the most part, I couldn’t even keep my trolling motor in the water,” added Corbishley. “It was hard to target individual fish but when I did see one and make a good cast, they would typically bite.”

He noted he is fishing “typical smallmouth baits” and fishing them on Cashion spinning rods with 13 Fishing reels.

Hunter Baughman

With 33 pounds, 2 ounces of largemouth bass over two days, Hunter Baughman is the only guy in the top five yet to weigh in a smallmouth. His day one weight of 15 pounds, 12 ounces, and day two weight of 17 pounds, 6 ounces puts him in the fifth-place spot going into the final day.

Baughman has been targeting specific structures with vegetation the first two days and notes that fish management is key to consistently catching quality bass each day.

“I had a decent practice and scrapped my plan this week to fish for smallmouth one day, and stuck with the shallow bite,” said Baughman. “I am fishing similar to last year and fishing specific stuff holding bigger quality largemouth.”

In 2022, his areas produced almost enough weight to cut a check, but with recent low water for this week, the bigger fish are utilizing his “current-based” areas with deeper water adjacent to shallow cover.

“I have yet to weigh one in over 4 pounds and they are all the same size,” he added. “Once I get to bigger than a 3-pound average I leave, and I have been trying to fish each area only one time per day. I think I hit two twice and was able to make a cull.”

With one more day to go, Baughman can fish his areas more thoroughly and has another place saved he may fish depending on how the day goes.

Rest of the Best:
Todd Goade 32-13
Sheldon Collings 32-5
Barron Adams 32-0
Louis Fernandez 31-12
Will Harkins 30-0

DAY TWO LEADERBOARD

Stewart and Johnson take narrow lead in opening round of Bassmaster Junior Championship on Lake Hartwell

Brian Carter

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July 21, 2023

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Stewart and Johnson take narrow lead in opening round of Bassmaster Junior Championship on Lake Hartwell

Tristan Stewart and DJ Johnson III of Tennessee’s Mt. Pleasant Junior Bass Team are leading after Day 1 of the 2023 Bassmaster Junior Championship at Lake Hartwell with 11 pounds, 1 ounce.

Photo by Logan Crumley/B.A.S.S.

July 21, 2023

Stewart and Johnson take narrow lead in opening round of Bassmaster Junior Championship on Lake Hartwell

ANDERSON, S.C. — Tristan Stewart and DJ Johnson III caught a three-bass limit weighing 11 pounds, 1 ounce to grab the Day 1 lead at the 2023 Bassmaster Junior National Championship Friday on Lake Hartwell.

The boys, who are part of the Mt. Pleasant (Tenn.) Junior Bass Team, hold a narrow 4-ounce lead in the tournament, which boasts 123 young duos from 32 different states.

Stewart and Johnson, both 13, enjoyed a consistent bite of largemouth and spotted bass, estimating they caught about 20 fish overall. The best of the bunch was a spot that weighed in the 4-pound range.

Stewart caught that bass in about 15 feet of water, but he preferred to not divulge his bait of choice. That’s because he and Johnson think they can repeat their performance on Day 2 and win the championship.

“We saw it on the Garmin LiveScope,” Stewart said. “It took me a minute or two to get it in, but it was fun. We found a spot in practice that we liked, and we fished it alone (early on Friday). But we had some other boats around us later in the day.”

Johnson said steady bites helped him shake off a hot afternoon on Hartwell. A steady wind made temperatures in the lower 90s bearable, but there’s no doubt the summer heat was rough on all the youngsters as the afternoon sun got overhead.

“Still, today was exciting,” Johnson said. “I started bass fishing was I was 9 or 10 and I’ve gotten a lot better. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

So is their captain, Glen Stewart, who said he expects a tight finish to the championship.

“When the limit is three, it’s gonna be a game of ounces,” Glen said. “It’s hard to separate from the field. We’ll do the same thing we did today, and if we can get fish that weigh 3 pounds, I think we’ll have a good shot at winning.”

Other top teams on Day 1 include Kale Temple and Luke Schnell of Georgia’s Hart County Junior Anglers, currently in second place with three bass totaling 10-13. They are followed by Cody Carboni and William Reynolds from Live Oak (La.) Junior High, who weighed a limit registering 10-10, and Colton Hembree and Tyson Browning of the Bluegrass (Ky.) Junior Bassmasters, who are fourth with 10-7.

Hembree and Browning weighed a 4-15 heavy that gave them the big bass on Day 1.

Caleb and Isaac Toubia of Kickback (Kan.) High School are fifth, also with a 10-7 limit. Caden Hall and Caleb Wilson of Russell County (Ky.) Middle School caught a 4-14 on Friday and settled into sixth place with three bass totaling 9-6, while Zac Arnold and Ross Clark of the Good Hope (Ala.) Fishing Team caught a 9-6 limit on Friday as well.

The winners in the two-day tournament will collect $2,000 in scholarship money. The squad in second place will win $1,000, third will earn $500, and fourth will take home $400.

Teams qualified for the championship through state competitions and four different Junior Opens held earlier this year on Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes, Alabama’s Lay Lake, Tennessee’s Chickamauga Lake and the Red River in Louisiana.

Day 2 of the 2023 Bassmaster Junior National Championship is scheduled to begin at 6:20 ET at Green Pond Landing and Event Center. Weigh-in will begin at 1:20 p.m., with the champions being crowned shortly after the final bass are weighed. Full coverage is available on Bassmaster.com.

Visit Anderson is hosting the tournament.

2023 Bassmaster Junior National Championship 7/21-7/22
Lake Hartwell, Anderson SC.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Tristan Stewart – DJ Johnson III Mt. Pleasant Junior Bass Team – TN 0
Day 1: 3 11-01 Total: 3 11-01
2. Kale Temple – Luke Schnell Hart County Jr Anglers – GA 0
Day 1: 3 10-13 Total: 3 10-13
3. Cody Carboni – William Reynolds Live Oak Junior High School – LA 0
Day 1: 3 10-10 Total: 3 10-10
4. Colton Hembree – Tyson Browning Bluegrass Junior Bassmasters – KY 0
Day 1: 3 10-07 Total: 3 10-07
5. Caleb Toubia – Isaac Toubia Kickback High School – KS 0
Day 1: 3 10-07 Total: 3 10-07
6. Caden Hall – Kaleb Wilson Russell County Middle School – KY 0
Day 1: 3 09-06 Total: 3 09-06
7. Zac Arnold – Ross Clark Good Hope Fishing Team – AL 0
Day 1: 3 09-06 Total: 3 09-06
8. Jake Paradis – Nolan Savage L/A Junior Bassmasters – ME 0
Day 1: 3 08-09 Total: 3 08-09
9. Hank Riley – Ty Montgomery Lone Star Jr Bassmasters – TX 0
Day 1: 3 08-06 Total: 3 08-06
10. Ryder Milam – Colton Milam Mecklenburg High School Junior A 0
Day 1: 3 08-01 Total: 3 08-01
11. Eli Ledbetter – Collin Ledbetter Jr Southwest Bassmasters-Denham 0
Day 1: 3 08-00 Total: 3 08-00
12. Jaxen White – Christopher Trobaugh Clay County Anglers – TN 0
Day 1: 3 07-13 Total: 3 07-13
13. Landon Horton – Eli Meckert Idaho Student Anglers – ID 0
Day 1: 3 07-06 Total: 3 07-06
13. Jack Naas – JT Cross L/A Junior Bassmasters – ME 0
Day 1: 3 07-06 Total: 3 07-06
15. Mack Hardee – Jackson Smalls Conway High Anglers – SC 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Total: 3 07-05
15. Conley Tyler – Tripp Martin Arkansas Youth Anglers – AR 0
Day 1: 3 07-05 Total: 3 07-05
17. Lucas Gerlach – Brayden Nickless Denver Jr. Bassmasters – CO 0
Day 1: 3 07-03 Total: 3 07-03
18. Eli Herring – Hunter Lee Greene County Bassmasters – MS 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Total: 3 06-15
19. Ty Magargle – Brady Gunkle Junior Wildcats – PA 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Total: 3 06-15
19. Anderson Mesplay – Kelby Conrady Mid-Kansas Kastmasters – KS 0
Day 1: 3 06-15 Total: 3 06-15
21. Grayson Goodwin – Colton Baker Renegades Perry County Jr Angler 0
Day 1: 3 06-10 Total: 3 06-10
22. Sawyer Sheffield – Brody Holliman Shelby County Jr Anglers – AL 0
Day 1: 2 06-10 Total: 2 06-10
23. Jackson Ray – TJ Murray Rhea County Eagle Anglers – TN 0
Day 1: 3 06-04 Total: 3 06-04
24. Brennon Davidson – Hagen Barnes Brandon High School – MS 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
24. Tyler Nelson – Seth Harrell Bandys High School – NC 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
24. Wyatt North – Wylie North Marion County High School Bassma 0
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
27. Dominick Andux – Peyton Faber Tampa Bay Junior Bass Club – FL 0
Day 1: 3 06-02 Total: 3 06-02
28. Brayden Rivest – Andrew Crawford Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters – IL 0
Day 1: 3 06-01 Total: 3 06-01
29. Parker Terrell – Cameron Terrell Port City Jr. Bassmasters – NY 0
Day 1: 3 06-00 Total: 3 06-00
30. Kingston Bartley – Wade Clemmensen Denver Jr. Bassmasters – CO 0
Day 1: 3 05-15 Total: 3 05-15
31. Landon Grabert – Houma Christian School – LA 0
Day 1: 3 05-14 Total: 3 05-14
32. Jesse Lancaster – Fisher Lancaster Lancaster Academy – NC 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Total: 3 05-13
32. Ethan McBrayer – Zachary King Briarwood Christian School – AL 0
Day 1: 3 05-13 Total: 3 05-13
34. Dawson Turner – Ruby Caldwell Crescent High School Jr Anglers 0
Day 1: 3 05-10 Total: 3 05-10
35. Boone Baxter – Hunter Stewart Buckeye State Student Anglers – 0
Day 1: 3 05-09 Total: 3 05-09
36. Denver Leblanc – Jackson Gomez Jr Southwest Bassmasters-Denham 0
Day 1: 3 05-08 Total: 3 05-08
37. Hudson Clark – Jackson Leath Sumner County Jr Bass Team – TN 0
Day 1: 3 05-07 Total: 3 05-07
38. Zeb Ates – Cameron Barham North Louisiana Jr Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 3 05-06 Total: 3 05-06
39. Landon Moore – Trig Mchone Meigs Middle School – TN 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
39. Colton Willging – Finn Boyle Dubuque Bass Club – IA 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
39. Donovan Yang – Logan Xiong Anoka Ramsey Bassers – MN 0
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
42. Evan Bradshaw – Gabe Browning Russell County Middle School – K 0
Day 1: 3 05-03 Total: 3 05-03
42. Dj Broome Jr. – Shepard Crumley Tallulah Falls School Jr Team – 0
Day 1: 3 05-03 Total: 3 05-03
44. Fisher Butler – Landon Reel Arkansas Youth Anglers – AR 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
44. Luke Stewart – Austin Craze Southern WV Jr Bassmasters – WV 0
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
46. Colson Sollars – Dylan Barnhart Southside Junior Anglers – IN 0
Day 1: 3 05-00 Total: 3 05-00
47. Jack Kennedy – Brentley West Mid Florida Youth Anglers – FL 0
Day 1: 3 04-15 Total: 3 04-15
48. Vegas Iaconelli – Maxsim Hughen NJ BASS Nation Juniors – NJ 0
Day 1: 3 04-15 Total: 3 04-15
49. Nash Parham – Jude Gibson Sumner County Jr Bass Team – TN 0
Day 1: 3 04-12 Total: 3 04-12
50. Eli Milam – Isaiah Crockett Southern WV Jr Bassmasters – WV 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
51. Mason Bush – Hayden Berryman Club Florida High School Bassmas 0
Day 1: 3 04-08 Total: 3 04-08
52. Bentley Richardson – Blake Richardson Southern Outcast Jr – NC 0
Day 1: 2 04-08 Total: 2 04-08
53. Tatum Ceccorulli – Brayden Jenner St. Martin Bassmasters – MS 0
Day 1: 3 04-07 Total: 3 04-07
54. Beau McQuade – Kahl Cordell Jr. Potomac River Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 3 04-06 Total: 3 04-06
54. Joey Newman – Logan Robertson Meigs Middle School – TN 0
Day 1: 3 04-06 Total: 3 04-06
56. Zack Ramsey – Carson Buchanan McDowell High School – NC 0
Day 1: 3 04-04 Total: 3 04-04
57. Hunter Brakefield – Landon White Mt. Juliet Fishing – TN 0
Day 1: 2 04-03 Total: 2 04-03
58. Drake Walls – Hunter Shrader Mid Florida Youth Anglers – FL 0
Day 1: 3 04-02 Total: 3 04-02
59. Sam Keely – Bradyn Stubenrauch Kickback High School – KS 0
Day 1: 3 04-00 Total: 3 04-00
59. Boston Werner – Northeast Wisconsin Bass – WI 0
Day 1: 3 04-00 Total: 3 04-00
61. Cale Compton – Adam Reed Moore HS Fishing Club – OK 0
Day 1: 3 03-15 Total: 3 03-15
62. Walker Woodall – Mason Watkin Harmony Grove – AR 0
Day 1: 2 03-15 Total: 2 03-15
63. Nickolas Tinkle – Kaden Henderson Arkansas Youth Anglers – AR 0
Day 1: 3 03-12 Total: 3 03-12
64. Piers Picou – Jaxon Plaisance Central Catholic – LA 0
Day 1: 3 03-10 Total: 3 03-10
65. Brayden Marcum – Tyler Goble Cardinal Youth Fishing Team – KY 0
Day 1: 3 03-09 Total: 3 03-09
66. Coy Cassady – Wateree Anglers Club – SC 0
Day 1: 3 03-08 Total: 3 03-08
67. Gunner Robbins – Carson Everley Upperman High School – TN 0
Day 1: 3 03-07 Total: 3 03-07
68. Tristan Topa – Parker Stevens Port City Jr. Bassmasters – NY 0
Day 1: 3 03-06 Total: 3 03-06
69. Landon Burke – Kolbey Burke Dixie Junior Bassmasters – FL 0
Day 1: 3 03-05 Total: 3 03-05
70. Chance Washington – Ashton Otto Aggie Anglers – GA 0
Day 1: 2 03-05 Total: 2 03-05
71. Connor Magee – Corbin Goode Live Oak Junior High School – LA 0
Day 1: 1 03-05 Total: 1 03-05
72. Tom Shumowsky – Amira Glenn Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters – IL 0
Day 1: 3 03-04 Total: 3 03-04
73. Landon Lynch – Colton Miller Brunswick Academy – VA 0
Day 1: 3 03-03 Total: 3 03-03
74. Cullen Bearden – Chance White Ark-La-Tex Junior Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 2 03-03 Total: 2 03-03
75. Jake Jaracy – Jack Jaracy CT BASS Thunder – CT 0
Day 1: 3 02-14 Total: 3 02-14
76. Kasey Stamper – Chase Bennett Howell Junior High School – MI 0
Day 1: 3 02-13 Total: 3 02-13
77. James Barkley – Nikolas Foster NH Junior Bassmasters – NH 0
Day 1: 2 02-13 Total: 2 02-13
78. Jackson Beatty – Gable Eddy Independence High School – IA 0
Day 1: 1 02-12 Total: 1 02-12
79. Parker Bilbrey – Tyler Thompson Livingston Academy – TN 0
Day 1: 3 02-11 Total: 3 02-11
79. Eastin Gilliland – Gunnar Freeman Lone Star Jr Bassmasters – TX 0
Day 1: 3 02-11 Total: 3 02-11
79. Eben Whalen – Luke Whalen L/A Junior Bassmasters – ME 0
Day 1: 3 02-11 Total: 3 02-11
82. Avery Schmitt – Maddox Hanson Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters – IA 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Total: 2 02-11
83. Drew Mcclellan – Noah Hiott Indiana Jr Bassmasters – IN 0
Day 1: 1 02-11 Total: 1 02-11
84. Logan Eudy – Brody Clontz Stanly County Jr Bassmasters – N 0
Day 1: 3 02-09 Total: 3 02-09
85. Garrett Hestor – Easton Herman Junior Wildcats – PA 0
Day 1: 2 02-09 Total: 2 02-09
85. Daniel Ingram – Morgan Carden Shelby County Jr Anglers – AL 0
Day 1: 2 02-09 Total: 2 02-09
87. Landry Scott – Caden Daniel Lone Star Jr Bassmasters – TX 0
Day 1: 2 02-07 Total: 2 02-07
88. Presley Jo Cook – Brody Baber Ark-La-Tex Junior Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 2 02-04 Total: 2 02-04
88. Colton Howell – Cullen Howell Mt. Pleasant Junior Bass Team – 0
Day 1: 2 02-04 Total: 2 02-04
88. Jaxson Pierce – Tucker Larrance Jefferson County Patriot Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 02-04 Total: 2 02-04
91. Jason Perkins – Tyler Perkins Port City Jr. Bassmasters – NY 0
Day 1: 1 02-03 Total: 1 02-03
92. Jonah Harbison – Thomas Benton Hayden Jr High School – AL 0
Day 1: 3 02-02 Total: 3 02-02
93. Reiston Ratchford – Ryland Ratchford Headland Jr High School – AL 0
Day 1: 2 02-00 Total: 2 02-00
94. Bentley Gibson – Reese Carpenter Junior Keystone Bassmasters – OK 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Total: 1 02-00
95. Kort Roberts – Katera Roberts Garfield County High School – OK 0
Day 1: 2 01-15 Total: 2 01-15
96. Bradie Talaski – Carter Osantowski Bad Axe High School – MI 0
Day 1: 2 01-14 Total: 2 01-14
97. Cash Holloway – Ava Lowery East Clarendon Wolverines – SC 0
Day 1: 2 01-13 Total: 2 01-13
98. Bo Hollen – Ari Clark Mon Valley Junior Bassmasters – 0
Day 1: 2 01-11 Total: 2 01-11
99. Ethan Martinez – Bryson Stewart Hendry County Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 01-10 Total: 1 01-10
100. Sawyer Knickerbocker – Conner Tate Vermilion Junior Anglers – LA 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Total: 1 01-08
101. Carson Stevens – Wesley Osuna Franklin County Jr Bass Team – T 0
Day 1: 1 01-07 Total: 1 01-07
102. Brayden Tisdale – Opp Middle School – AL 0
Day 1: 1 00-15 Total: 1 00-15
103. Dalton Adkins – David Potts Skyline High School – AL 0
Day 1: 1 00-14 Total: 1 00-14
103. Hunter Moore – Ashton Pogue Caledonia Bassmasters – MO 0
Day 1: 1 00-14 Total: 1 00-14
105. Dean Austin – Liam Holze Off the Hook Jr Bassmasters – IL 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Total: 1 00-13
105. Harrison Hobbs – Cade Speligene Franklin High School – TN 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Total: 1 00-13
107. Blake Meiser – Liam Duncan Eureka Youth Club – MO 0
Day 1: 1 00-11 Total: 1 00-11
108. Mitchell Boles – Clay County Anglers – TN 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Daniel Coley – Elijah Ambrose Junior Potomac River Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Hollis Daigle – Vincent Vilcan-Soprano Catholic High School New Iberia 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. John Parker Deal – Hayes Henderson Headland Jr High School – AL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Jace Hickman – Teays Valley Toads – OH 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Liam Jeddry – Luke Laudenklos Team Outcast Juniors – MD 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Beckett Kraft – Sullivan Kraft Port City Jr. Bassmasters – NY 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Ty Landry – Brant Cavalier Central Catholic – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Wyatt Michaels – Austin Parsons Morgan County Junior Bass Master 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Jeffrey Samson – Luke Adasczik NH Junior Bassmasters – NH 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Carter Shadinger – Aiden Ferguson Curry High School – AL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Gunner Tate – Coffee County Youth Bass Club – 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Landon Verbit – Brody McCoy Muddyrun Bassmaster Jr – PA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Knox White – Grayson Sanford Mt. Juliet Fishing – TN 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Owen Williams – Jase Quattlebaum Rehobeth Junior Bass Team – AL 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
108. Fisher Williams – Cooper Kennedy Bolivar Middle School – MO 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 74 274 496-07
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74 274 496-07

Rain Gear Passes Muster

Brian Carter

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July 21, 2023

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Rain Gear Passes Muster

Whitewater Fishing’s Packable Rain Jacket and Pant perform exceptionally on far-north, 8-day, off-grid canoe fishing trip

MUSKEGON, Mich. (July 21, 2023) – While legions of anglers have taken to the water in tricked-out motorized and pedal-drive kayaks everywhere there’s an easement, given the chance, I still prefer the solemnity of paddling and portaging a canoe through off-grid waters. Such was the case this past June when an old fishing buddy of mine and our seven kids traveled deep into the northwest corner of Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) and Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park.

WHITEWATER Fishing Packable Rain Jacket and Pants

To get farther back faster—skipping any clogged canoe routes—we hired Anderson’s Canoe Outfitters on Northern Minnesota’s Crane Lake to shuttle us up a serious of lakes, rivers, mechanical portages, and across Ontario’s massive Lac La Croix via flat-bottom, shallow-draft boat to start our portaging a good 4 or 5 days paddling into the interior.The result? We spent 8 days even farther off-grid than we would have gotten simply paddling and portaging our way—and with our fishing lines in hard-to-reach waters. While I could drag the fishing report out to novella-length proportions, highlights of the trip included a near 40-inch pike caught by my buddy’s 10-year-old daughter, acrobatic smallmouth bass to the 4-pound mark, and lots of walleyes for frequent shore lunches.

It had been a dozen years since I’d done a BWCA/Quetico canoe fishing/portaging trip—never before with kids in tow, this most recent adventure with two 10-year-old girls; two 15-year-old boys; two 16-year-old girls; and one 17-year-old girl. Yep, a full infield and outfield of anglers with varying experience and interests—just the kind of trip every kid needs to make at least once before they graduate. When asked about the recent adventure, I reply: “Everyone came back with hair on their chest—even the two 10-year-old girls.”Despite the shuttle, the trip was challenging. It rained intermittently the day Anderson’s dropped us off at our put-in point—a manageable, yet muddy and uphill 100-rod portage—and stormed our last day breaking down tents and organizing Duluth packs for the paddle miles back to the shuttle drop-off.Good thing I donned Whitewater Packable Rain Jackets and Pants for all, which we tested on the battlefield, paddling (and setting up/tearing down tents) in gear-drenching rain, swarms of mosquitoes, ankle-biting black flies, and blazing sun between squalls.

Because we’re all anglers and not accomplished long-range canoeists, we opted for recommended fishing rain gear, not the high-dollar apparel many backcountry trekkers purchase from mountaineering outlets. While we did rent a good amount of gear from our buddy Paul at Luna Rose Canoe Adventures, we also brought a lot of our own. A combination of tents, canoes, and bear-proof shoulder-strapped 60 L blue barrels of dry ice and perishable groceries, the items that proved especially critical for everyone’s comfort included rain gear, wide-brimmed mosquito-net hats, and bug dope. Did the Whitewater Packable Rain Gear pass muster? Absolutely.

Its first advantage for canoe portaging/fishing/camping? The rain gear packs down into included sacks that compress to the size of a softball, perfect for a 4-canoe, 9-person trip like ours where smart, space-saving packing was vital. Secondly, the gear does what it claims; it keeps you dry even in sheets of pounding rain, traversing big waters in wind and waves.

Lastly, when the rain did let up, it served as protection against ravenous mosquitoes. Same thing with the black flies, which had a hard time biting our ankles through the rain pants. Would I recommend Whitewater’s Packable Rain Jacket and Pants to other anglers, canoeists, campers, and off-grid enthusiasts? Without hesitation. By Jim Edlund

MLF’s Penalty on Spencer Sheffield: Your Reaction?

Brian Carter

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July 21, 2023

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MLF’s Penalty on Spencer Sheffield: Your Reaction?

Dear Readers,

I am writing to express my astonishment regarding the penalty imposed by Major League Fishing (MLF) on Spencer Sheffield for his recent rule violation. The severity of this punishment has left me blown away, and I am eager to hear your thoughts on the matter.

The penalty has sparked debate within the angling community. Is it proportional to the violation, or does it seem excessive? MLF needs to provide clarity and transparency in their decision-making process to regain the trust of fishing enthusiasts.

We must find a balance between accountability and allowing athletes to learn from their mistakes. Consistency and fairness in penalties are crucial. Open dialogue can help us create a system that upholds the sport’s integrity while supporting athletes’ growth.

I look forward to hearing you all’s opinion on MLF’s penalty for Spencer Sheffield’s rule violation.

Patrick Walters Secure Day One Saginaw Bay Lead

Brian Carter

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July 20, 2023

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Patrick Walters Secure Day One Saginaw Bay Lead

With a 20-pound, 4-ounce limit of smallmouth, Patrick Walters takes the lead on day one at Saginaw Bay.

Story by Justin Brouillard | Photos by Tanner & Travis Lyons

Coming into the event, Patrick Walters had planned to target smallmouth but after a tough event last year on day two, he dedicated a portion of his practice period to largemouth as a plan B for the event.

“I fished for smallmouth every day last year and it bit me in the butt,” said Walters. “This year, I did spend some time shallow as a plan I could rely on if the wind got too bad and the fish shut down. Today was a good day, I caught about 12 keepers, and I may swap things up tomorrow a little.”

Day two maybe when the plan B approach takes effect. Walters is keeping his eye on the weather forecast and may begin his day in search of a limit of largemouth to let the lake settle down before venturing back offshore.

“Tomorrow is expected to be challenging,” added Walters. “I may wait for a little to let things settle down and the lake conditions improve before fishing for the smallmouth. I did find some areas this year after catching only two bass on day two which cost me in the event.”

Walters noted he is fishing the standard plastic-type baits for both smallmouth and largemouth.

Louis Fernandes

The only angler in the top five weighing all largemouth, Louis Fernandes fished his way to an 18-pound, 12-ounce limit to finish day one in second place. Making a long run and fishing strictly shallow, the California angler believes he figured out a tactic that no other angler is doing to catch bigger quality largemouth.

“I started off making a long run and once I put my trolling motor down, I never picked it up until the end of the day,” said Fernandes. “I am fishing a way nobody else is fishing and caught over 60 fish today.”

With lots of anglers fishing shallow and the weights tight, catching a few bigger quality bass to separate yourself from the pack is key. Fernandes landed two bigger bites today and believes that will be the key to him having a shot on the final day.

“I know I can catch the 3-pound fish but the biggest ones are tough. I landed two today, and I saw the results on the leaderboard. 15 pounds in my areas should be easy but to have a shot I need to get that bigger bass in the boat,” he added.

Todd Goade

Todd Goade began the event in the second-place spot in Progressive Angler of the Year standings and wanted to ensure he remained consistent at Saginaw Bay. With an 18-pound, 8-ounce limit mixed with largemouth and smallmouth, he did exactly what he needed to get his event off on the right track.

“I had a dead fish penalty today which hurt a little bit but the fish were biting great first thing this morning,” said Goade. “I had four quality smallmouth on my starting spot and then went looking for largemouth.”

With wind expected to affect his areas on day two, Goade is planning on visiting some areas from practice he has saved for this wind direction and preventing any shake-up of his plan to stay consistent.

“Once I fish the smallmouth spot tomorrow morning, I am going to a ‘new’ to me area I found in practice and hope to repeat my day today. If that doesn’t work, I have more fish a long way away I was saving for Saturday, but I will run there if needed tomorrow.”

Coming into the event, Saginaw Bay was the one event Goade circled that would make or break his season. He is off to a good start executing his pre-event plan and looking good going into day two.

“I did my job,” added Goade. “I want to have a chance going into the last event at Lanier and I need to keep after it the next two days.”

Trent Palmer

With 18 pounds, 8 ounces on day one, Trent Palmer fished his third and fourth-best areas on day one to finish in the fourth-place spot. With wind forecasted to make running around a challenge, Palmer is playing some defense and managing his smallmouth areas while mixing in some largemouth as necessary this week.

“The areas today has good wind protection and I thought I could catch some good fish and that is what happened,” said Palmer. “Tomorrow is going to be a different story and I am going back to that area to get started while the lake sets up and then make a move to my primary area another 15 plus miles away.”

As he does back home, he is sight fishing for deeper bass using his Livescope and watching schools of 30-plus bass. The hard part, however, is getting them to bite.

“I am going to keep running and gunning and try to hit them on a feeding window,” added Palmer.

Mike Corbishley

With an 18-pound, 8-ounce bag on day one, Mike Corbishley ground out nine bites on his main smallmouth area to finish the day in fifth place. After making a 2.5-hour run in adverse conditions, the outlook for day two will be a game-time decision.

“It’s going to be rough tomorrow and I speared several waves today. I will keep checking the wind and decide when I wake up tomorrow if I am going to attempt the run,” said Corbishley. “The Phoenix ran great all day and it landed seven of my nine bites today.”

Corbishley spent 2.5 days of practice looking for smallmouth and located only three schools, and one with size. He also planned for the worst and looked for largemouth. If the weather is too bad to make the run, he plans to hang back and try to survive day two before calmer winds will make the big lake travel much smoother.

Rest of the best:
Stu Martel 18-3
Barron Adams 16-11
Ron Johnson 15-14
Hunter Baughman 15-12
Dustin Smith 15-10

DAY ONE LEADERBOARD

Johnston overcomes crowded waters to lead Day 1 at Bassmaster Open on St. Lawrence River

Brian Carter

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July 20, 2023

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Johnston overcomes crowded waters to lead Day 1 at Bassmaster Open on St. Lawrence River

Cory Johnston of Cavan, Canada, is leading after Day 1 of the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River with 26 pounds, 14 ounces.

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

July 20, 2023

Johnston overcomes crowded waters to lead Day 1 at Bassmaster Open on St. Lawrence River

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Cory Johnston knows the fishery of his youth is hardly a secret, but the Bassmaster Elite Series pro from Cavan, Ontario, battled through extreme crowding to round up a limit of 26 pounds, 14 ounces that leads Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River.

Johnston, who won the 2021 Bassmaster Open on the same fishery, leads Jody White of Shaftsbury, Vt., by 1-3. Having grown up fishing the river, Johnston has seen this stellar fishery attract a steadily increasing level of attention — and boat traffic.

“This was the toughest practice I’ve ever had,” Johnston said. “This fishery’s changing. It’s getting a ton of pressure and the fish are doing different stuff, so I kinda had to adjust today and came across the right ones.

“When I was here for pre-practice, I have never seen so many boats on this river. I couldn’t even get a spot at a boat ramp. These fish feel the pressure and they don’t go to where they’re typically at.”

Johnston said his main adjustment came down to hunting individual bass in areas with less pressure. Doing most of his work on flats with isolated structure, Johnston relied heavily on his electronics to spot his skittish targets.

“I caught one in 2 feet of water today, and I caught the rest in 35 feet,” Johnston said. “I was using Garmin LiveScope and picking apart the structure and looking for the bigger fish.”

Johnston said he caught all of his bass on a drop shot with a 3/4-ounce weight and a prototype 6th Sense soft-plastic bait. Noting that he burned two full tanks of gas, Johnston said he covered nearly the entire length of the tournament boundaries.

“I spent a lot of time looking for fish today,” he said. “I hit 40 spots and you’d just catch one here, one there. They’re not grouped up anywhere and that’s part of the problem.

“There’s no specific area I’m fishing. I’m just running down the river and I’m like, ‘That looks good,’ and I’ll pull over and fish it. It might be a shallow patch, or it might be a rock in 30 feet of water.”

Last year, Johnston became the first angler to break 100 pounds with all smallmouth in a four-day event, during the Bassmaster Elite at the St. Lawrence. His four-day total weighed 100-5, though he ultimately finished second.

Johnston knows another Century Club Belt isn’t realistic in the three-day Opens format, but he’s hoping to back up his opening-round effort with a solid Day 2 bag. Contrasting Day 1’s calm, sunny complexion, Friday’s forecast for rain and strong winds will likely impact the opportunities.

“I’m glad I caught a big bag today because I can’t see that happening again tomorrow,” Johnston said. “I need to do something to stay in contention and hopefully catch a 23-pound bag.”

White, who sits in second place with 25-11, enjoyed a highly productive morning, despite a later boat number and a deck maintenance issue. He had to stop short of his upriver destination when one of his baits came loose and line started flying off one of his reels.

“This morning was incredible,” he said. “I got to where I wanted to go, and I had my weight by probably 9 o’clock. I thought my late boat draw would hurt me, but it didn’t.”

White said he fished current-related places in 30 to 50 feet and caught his fish on a mix of drop shots and other finesse baits. Intuitively adapting to fish behavior, he said, came easy.

“Champlain is my home lake and I love it, but the St. Lawrence might be my new favorite place to fish,” White said. “There’s just something about it. I feel like I understand it and flow with it pretty well right now — at least the deep side.”

Brent Anderson of Kingston Springs, Tenn., is in third place with 24-10. With a combination of factors pointing him toward something familiar, Anderson stuck with one technique and caught all of his bass within a short run from takeoff.

“I had a short day today and no co-angler, so having no one in the back of the boat, I can be more efficient,” he said. “I’ve guided on the Tennessee River for 20 years, and I just treated these (St. Lawrence River) shoals like Tennessee River ledges.”

Anderson caught fish on a drop shot but added one of his better smallmouth on a goby imitator he designed. Noting that he caught (approximately) 60 bass, Anderson said his day required quantity to find the quality.

“I had to catch so many 3- to 4 1/4-pounders,” Anderson said. “Hopefully, there’s some left, but to get to those 5-pounders, I have to weed through them.”

Johnston is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 6-11.

David Waack of Cary, N.C., leads the co-angler division with 13-11.

Perry See of Rochester, Minn., holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with a 5-12.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6 a.m. ET at Whitaker Park. The weigh-in will be held at the park at 2 p.m. Full coverage will be available on Bassmaster.com.

The 2023 event is being hosted by the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Village of Waddington. It is part of a series of tournaments and is supported by a Market New York grant from I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River 7/20-7/22
St. Lawrence River, Waddington NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$ 1. Cory Johnston Cavan CANADA 5 26-14 200
Day 1: 5 26-14
2. Jody White Shaftsbury, VT 5 25-11 199
Day 1: 5 25-11
3. Brent Anderson Kingston Springs, TN 5 24-10 198
Day 1: 5 24-10
4. Logan Parks Auburn, AL 5 24-04 197
Day 1: 5 24-04
5. Chris Beaudrie Princeton, KY 5 23-12 196
Day 1: 5 23-12
6. Kenta Kimura Osaka JAPAN 5 23-08 195
Day 1: 5 23-08
7. JT Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 5 23-08 194
Day 1: 5 23-08
8. Bo Thomas Edwardsburg, MI 5 23-07 193
Day 1: 5 23-07
9. Jamie Bruce Kenora Ontario CANADA 5 23-05 192
Day 1: 5 23-05
10. Chad Pipkens Dewitt, MI 5 23-03 191
Day 1: 5 23-03
11. Brock Belik Orchard, NE 5 22-14 190
Day 1: 5 22-14
12. Zach Goutremout Chaumont, NY 5 22-13 189
Day 1: 5 22-13
13. Jack Dice Lynchburg, VA 5 22-11 188
Day 1: 5 22-11
14. Erik Luzak Fenelon Falls CANADA 5 22-02 187
Day 1: 5 22-02
15. Cody Stahl Barnsville, GA 5 22-01 186
Day 1: 5 22-01
16. Jacob Bigelow Cecil, WI 5 21-12 185
Day 1: 5 21-12
17. Joey Cifuentes III Clinton, AR 5 21-08 184
Day 1: 5 21-08
18. Josh Bragg Fayetteville, GA 5 21-08 183
Day 1: 5 21-08
19. Evan Kung Pickering Ontario CANAD 5 21-05 182
Day 1: 5 21-05
20. Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO 5 21-05 181
Day 1: 5 21-05
21. Kyle Monti Okeechobee, FL 5 21-04 180
Day 1: 5 21-04
22. Rich Ortiz Fort Ann, NY 5 21-02 179
Day 1: 5 21-02
23. Brady Vernon Sterrett, AL 5 21-00 178
Day 1: 5 21-00
24. Gary Miller Stouffville Ontario CAN 5 20-13 177
Day 1: 5 20-13
24. David Williams Newton, NC 5 20-13 177
Day 1: 5 20-13
26. Brian Post Janesville, WI 5 20-09 175
Day 1: 5 20-09
27. Matt Pangrac Shawnee, OK 5 20-06 174
Day 1: 5 20-06
28. Austin Cranford Norman, OK 5 20-06 173
Day 1: 5 20-06
29. Blake Smith Lakeland, FL 5 20-03 172
Day 1: 5 20-03
30. Trevor McKinney Benton, IL 5 20-00 171
Day 1: 5 20-00
31. Kyle Goltz Cornell, WI 5 20-00 170
Day 1: 5 20-00
32. Brett Cannon Willis, TX 5 19-15 169
Day 1: 5 19-15
33. Craig Chambers Midland, NC 5 19-13 168
Day 1: 5 19-13
33. John Garrett Union City, TN 5 19-13 168
Day 1: 5 19-13
35. Jonathan Dietz Corry, PA 5 19-12 166
Day 1: 5 19-12
36. Jon Canada Helena, AL 5 19-11 165
Day 1: 5 19-11
36. Alex Heintze Denham Springs, LA 5 19-11 165
Day 1: 5 19-11
38. Scott Hamrick Denver, NC 5 19-08 163
Day 1: 5 19-08
39. Matt Henry Milledgeville, GA 5 19-08 162
Day 1: 5 19-08
40. Justin Kimmel Athens, GA 5 19-07 161
Day 1: 5 19-07
41. Jason Lambert Savannah, TN 5 19-04 160
Day 1: 5 19-04
42. Jonathan Kelley Old Forge, PA 5 19-00 159
Day 1: 5 19-00
43. Kurt Mitchell Milford, DE 5 18-15 158
Day 1: 5 18-15
44. Steve Tennison Lexington, OK 5 18-15 157
Day 1: 5 18-15
45. Buck Mallory Lawton, MI 5 18-14 156
Day 1: 5 18-14
46. Chris Dover Blacksburg, SC 5 18-13 155
Day 1: 5 18-13
47. Julius Mazy Phoenix, AZ 5 18-11 154
Day 1: 5 18-11
48. Brandon McMillan Clewiston, FL 5 18-09 153
Day 1: 5 18-09
49. Chris Keeble Lenoir City, TN 5 18-09 152
Day 1: 5 18-09
50. Brian Mullaney Ijamsville, MD 5 18-08 151
Day 1: 5 18-08
51. Garrett Paquette Canton, MI 5 18-07 150
Day 1: 5 18-07
51. Cameron Smith Wareham, MA 5 18-07 150
Day 1: 5 18-07
53. Brad Knight Lancing, TN 5 18-07 148
Day 1: 5 18-07
53. Casey Smith Victor, NY 5 18-07 148
Day 1: 5 18-07
55. Paul Browning Pecos, TX 5 18-07 146
Day 1: 5 18-07
56. Cole Drummond Effingham, SC 5 18-06 145
Day 1: 5 18-06
56. Bobby Lane Jr. Lakeland, FL 5 18-06 145
Day 1: 5 18-06
58. Steve Morella Townshend, VT 5 18-06 143
Day 1: 5 18-06
59. Scout Echols Monticello, AR 5 18-05 142
Day 1: 5 18-05
60. Dale Hightower Mannford, OK 5 18-04 141
Day 1: 5 18-04
61. Wesley Gore Clanton, AL 5 18-03 140
Day 1: 5 18-03
62. Harvey Horne Bella Vista, AR 5 18-00 139
Day 1: 5 18-00
63. Trey Swindle Cleveland, AL 5 18-00 138
Day 1: 5 18-00
64. John Murray Spring City, TN 5 17-15 137
Day 1: 5 17-15
64. Michael Spaulding Jr. Dundee, MI 5 17-15 137
Day 1: 5 17-15
66. Kyle Austin Ridgeville, SC 5 17-14 135
Day 1: 5 17-14
67. Jimmy Washam Stantonville, TN 5 17-14 134
Day 1: 5 17-14
68. Jake Maddux Birmingham, AL 5 17-13 133
Day 1: 5 17-13
68. Trey McKinney Carbondale, IL 5 17-13 133
Day 1: 5 17-13
70. Tyler Williams Belgrade, ME 5 17-12 131
Day 1: 5 17-12
71. Ish Monroe Oakdale, CA 5 17-12 130
Day 1: 5 17-12
72. Kevin Ledoux Choctaw, OK 5 17-12 129
Day 1: 5 17-12
73. Seiji Kato Outsu Shiga JAPAN 5 17-11 128
Day 1: 5 17-11
74. Kyle Patrick Cooperstown, NY 5 17-11 127
Day 1: 5 17-11
74. Jason Tibbetts Centreville, VA 5 17-11 127
Day 1: 5 17-11
76. Mike Surman Boca Raton, FL 5 17-10 125
Day 1: 5 17-10
76. Tucker Veronee Gilbert, SC 5 17-10 125
Day 1: 5 17-10
78. Wesley Cashwell Roanoke Rapids, NC 5 17-09 123
Day 1: 5 17-09
78. Zeke Gossett Pell City, AL 5 17-09 123
Day 1: 5 17-09
80. Bobby Lanham Eddyville, KY 5 17-07 121
Day 1: 5 17-07
80. Andrew Mlotek Indianapolis, IN 5 17-07 121
Day 1: 5 17-07
82. Ryan Clark Whitby Ontario CANADA 5 17-06 119
Day 1: 5 17-06
83. Louis Monetti Brielle, NJ 5 17-05 118
Day 1: 5 17-05
84. Wil Dieffenbauch III Hundred, WV 5 17-04 117
Day 1: 5 17-04
85. Robert Gee Knoxville, TN 5 17-03 116
Day 1: 5 17-03
86. Chris Blanchette Edisto Island, SC 5 17-02 115
Day 1: 5 17-02
86. Derek Lehtonen Woodruff, SC 5 17-02 115
Day 1: 5 17-02
86. Kenny Mittelstaedt Minnetonka, MN 5 17-02 115
Day 1: 5 17-02
86. Evan Poroznik Nestleton Station CANAD 5 17-02 115
Day 1: 5 17-02
90. Taylor Watkins Clinton, TN 5 17-02 111
Day 1: 5 17-02
91. Ryan Broughman Corapeake, NC 5 17-02 110
Day 1: 5 17-02
92. Brad Leuthner Victoria, MN 5 17-01 109
Day 1: 5 17-01
93. Hunter Sales Blaine, TN 5 17-00 108
Day 1: 5 17-00
94. Shaine Campbell Brookeland, TX 5 16-15 107
Day 1: 5 16-15
95. Powell Kemp Scotland Neck, NC 5 16-15 106
Day 1: 5 16-15
96. Darrell Davis Dover, FL 5 16-13 105
Day 1: 5 16-13
96. Reese Hudson Broomall, PA 5 16-13 105
Day 1: 5 16-13
98. Andrew Upshaw Hemphill, TX 5 16-13 103
Day 1: 5 16-13
99. Keith Tuma Brainerd, MN 5 16-12 102
Day 1: 5 16-12
100. Paul Bouvier Kingston CANADA 5 16-12 101
Day 1: 5 16-12
101. Logan Johnson Jasper, AL 5 16-11 100
Day 1: 5 16-11
101. Brandon Tallhamer Parkersburg, WV 5 16-11 100
Day 1: 5 16-11
103. Keith Brumfield Vicksburg, MS 5 16-11 98
Day 1: 5 16-11
104. Jack Tindel III Orange, TX 5 16-09 97
Day 1: 5 16-09
105. Chad Grigsby Maple Grove, MN 5 16-08 96
Day 1: 5 16-08
106. Jason Abram Piney Flats, TN 5 16-07 95
Day 1: 5 16-07
107. Adam Rasmussen Sturgeon Bay, WI 5 16-06 94
Day 1: 5 16-06
108. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 5 16-03 93
Day 1: 5 16-03
108. B.J. Usie Bourg, LA 5 16-03 93
Day 1: 5 16-03
110. Cal Climpson Cavan CANADA 5 16-03 91
Day 1: 5 16-03
111. Clark Reehm Elm Grove, LA 4 16-00 90
Day 1: 4 16-00
112. Mark Dimarzio McDonald, PA 5 15-15 89
Day 1: 5 15-15
113. Jonathan Bowling Harriman, TN 5 15-14 88
Day 1: 5 15-14
114. David Wootton Collierville, TN 5 15-13 87
Day 1: 5 15-13
115. Jacob Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 5 15-10 86
Day 1: 5 15-10
116. Bailey Boutries Springfield, MO 5 15-10 85
Day 1: 5 15-10
117. Brett Carnright Plattsburgh, NY 5 15-08 84
Day 1: 5 15-08
118. Sam George Athens, AL 4 15-06 83
Day 1: 4 15-06
119. Chad Warren Sand Springs, OK 5 15-01 82
Day 1: 5 15-01
120. Josh Hubbard Dunnellon, FL 5 15-00 81
Day 1: 5 15-00
121. Hugh Cosculluela Spring, TX 5 14-15 80
Day 1: 5 14-15
121. Paul Flint Valatie, NY 5 14-15 80
Day 1: 5 14-15
121. Jack York Emory, TX 5 14-15 80
Day 1: 5 14-15
124. Daniel Valois Gomez Caracas FL VENEZUELA 5 14-13 77
Day 1: 5 14-13
125. Logan Anderson Catawba, NC 5 14-10 76
Day 1: 5 14-10
125. Reece Tremaglio Dunkirk, MD 5 14-10 76
Day 1: 5 14-10
127. Takayuki Koike Otsu-City JAPAN 4 14-09 74
Day 1: 4 14-09
128. Tripp Noojin Bryant, AL 5 14-08 73
Day 1: 5 14-08
129. Ben Milliken New Caney, TX 5 14-06 72
Day 1: 5 14-06
130. Ed Powell Sandyville, WV 5 14-06 71
Day 1: 5 14-06
131. Greg Bohannan Bentonville, AR 5 14-05 70
Day 1: 5 14-05
132. Steven Camp Mechanicsvlle, VA 5 14-04 69
Day 1: 5 14-04
132. Shane Lineberger Lincolnton, NC 5 14-04 69
Day 1: 5 14-04
132. Danny McGarry Newcastle CANADA 5 14-04 69
Day 1: 5 14-04
135. Douglas Reed Bridgeton, NJ 5 14-04 66
Day 1: 5 14-04
136. Lucas Bogosian Harrington Park, NJ 5 14-03 65
Day 1: 5 14-03
137. Casey Scanlon Eldon, MO 5 14-02 64
Day 1: 5 14-02
138. JT Russell Mc Calla, AL 5 14-02 63
Day 1: 5 14-02
139. Rick Mitchell Naples, FL 5 14-01 62
Day 1: 5 14-01
139. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 5 14-01 62
Day 1: 5 14-01
141. Jeff Salmon Mechanicsville, VA 5 13-13 60
Day 1: 5 13-13
142. Chase Clarke Virginia Beach, VA 5 13-12 59
Day 1: 5 13-12
143. Pete Gluszek Mount Laurel, NJ 5 13-11 58
Day 1: 5 13-11
144. Denny Fiedler Wabasha, MN 5 13-10 57
Day 1: 5 13-10
145. Flash Butts Roanoke Rapids, NC 5 13-08 56
Day 1: 5 13-08
146. Clay Samples South Boston, VA 5 13-07 55
Day 1: 5 13-07
147. Blake Sylvester Plaquemine, LA 5 13-07 54
Day 1: 5 13-07
148. Jordan Sanderlin Kill Devil Hills, NC 4 13-06 53
Day 1: 4 13-06
149. Chancy Walters West Des Moines, IA 4 13-05 52
Day 1: 4 13-05
150. Lance Owen Greer, SC 5 13-03 51
Day 1: 5 13-03
151. Tommy Williams Shepherdsville, KY 5 13-03 50
Day 1: 5 13-03
152. Chris Whitson Louisville, TN 5 13-00 49
Day 1: 5 13-00
153. Lafe Messer Warfield, KY 4 13-00 48
Day 1: 4 13-00
154. Tony Dumitras Winston, GA 5 12-15 47
Day 1: 5 12-15
155. Willy Dennison Willoughby Hills, OH 5 12-14 46
Day 1: 5 12-14
155. Andrew Harp Linden, TX 5 12-14 46
Day 1: 5 12-14
155. Cass Terrance Akwewsane, NY 5 12-14 46
Day 1: 5 12-14
158. Griffin Phillips Mount Olive, AL 5 12-12 43
Day 1: 5 12-12
158. Michael Rowe Providence Forge, VA 5 12-12 43
Day 1: 5 12-12
160. Jason Meninger Yulee, FL 5 12-11 41
Day 1: 5 12-11
161. Danny Ramsey Trinidad, TX 5 12-11 40
Day 1: 5 12-11
162. Matt Messer Warfield, KY 5 12-09 39
Day 1: 5 12-09
163. John Watts Jr Flushing, MI 4 12-09 38
Day 1: 4 12-09
164. Kyoya Fujita Minamitsuru, Yamanashi 5 12-08 37
Day 1: 5 12-08
164. Rick Hawkins Roanoke, VA 5 12-08 37
Day 1: 5 12-08
164. Chris Hellebuyck White Lake, MI 5 12-08 37
Day 1: 5 12-08
167. Phil Killian Solomon, AZ 5 12-06 34
Day 1: 5 12-06
168. John Soukup Sapulpa, OK 5 12-04 33
Day 1: 5 12-04
169. Cody Detweiler Guntersville, AL 4 12-02 32
Day 1: 4 12-02
170. Kayden Tanner Tolar, TX 4 12-00 31
Day 1: 4 12-00
171. Johnathan Crossland Chapin, SC 5 11-15 30
Day 1: 5 11-15
171. Whitney Stephens Waverly, OH 5 11-15 30
Day 1: 5 11-15
173. David Perdue Wirtz, VA 5 11-15 28
Day 1: 5 11-15
174. Teb Jones Yalaha, MS 5 11-13 27
Day 1: 5 11-13
175. Stacey Jefferson Conway, SC 5 11-12 26
Day 1: 5 11-12
176. Tim Frederick Leesburg, FL 5 11-09 25
Day 1: 5 11-09
177. Christian Shoda Homosassa, FL 5 11-08 24
Day 1: 5 11-08
178. Tom Frink Southside, AL 5 11-07 23
Day 1: 5 11-07
179. Scott Isaacs Ladonia, TX 5 11-04 22
Day 1: 5 11-04
180. Mike Mayo Athens, TX 5 11-04 21
Day 1: 5 11-04
181. Destin DeMarion Harborcreek, PA 5 11-02 20
Day 1: 5 11-02
182. Les Zacny Orangeville Ontario CAN 4 11-02 19
Day 1: 4 11-02
183. Shayne Berlo Mclean, VA 5 11-01 18
Day 1: 5 11-01
184. Billy McDonald Greenwood, IN 5 10-15 17
Day 1: 5 10-15
185. Chris Kingree Inverness, FL 5 10-11 16
Day 1: 5 10-11
186. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 5 10-09 15
Day 1: 5 10-09
187. Jason Carpenter Castle Pines, CO 5 10-08 14
Day 1: 5 10-08
188. Daisuke Kita Ostu Shiga JAPAN 5 10-05 13
Day 1: 5 10-05
189. Bryan Bickell Newcastle CANADA 5 09-14 12
Day 1: 5 09-14
190. Evan Barnes Dardanelle, AR 5 09-12 11
Day 1: 5 09-12
191. Alex Murray Lake Charles, LA 4 09-12 10
Day 1: 4 09-12
192. Jerry Gallogly Jr North Tazewell, VA 3 09-12 9
Day 1: 3 09-12
193. Burke Hutcheson Hillsborough, NC 5 09-10 8
Day 1: 5 09-10
194. Joey Hanna Corsicana, TX 4 09-03 7
Day 1: 4 09-03
195. Bart Stanisz Austin, TX 4 08-12 6
Day 1: 4 08-12
196. Andrew Hargrove Moody, TX 3 08-07 5
Day 1: 3 08-07
197. Scott Kerslake Okeechobee, FL 4 08-04 4
Day 1: 4 08-04
198. TJ Dobs Oneida , NY 4 08-03 3
Day 1: 4 08-03
199. Tyler Lubbat Wheeling, IL 2 08-00 2
Day 1: 2 08-00
200. Miles Burghoff Dayton, TN 4 07-15 1
Day 1: 4 07-15
200. Chris Dillow Waynesboro, VA 4 07-15 1
Day 1: 4 07-15
202. Rick Hamer Charleston, WV 3 07-12 0
Day 1: 3 07-12
203. Jeff Mcbeth New Phila, OH 3 06-14 0
Day 1: 3 06-14
204. Joe Labarbera Montrose, PA 2 06-10 0
Day 1: 2 06-10
205. Gary Krammes Jr. Pottsville, PA 3 06-03 0
Day 1: 3 06-03
206. Angela Mayo Maiden, NC 2 03-06 0
Day 1: 2 03-06
207. Nick Radtke Greenwood Lake, NY 1 02-07 0
Day 1: 1 02-07
208. A.J. Menssen Bloomington, IL 1 01-14 0
Day 1: 1 01-14
209. Bronk Mcdaniel Alexandria, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
209. Alec Morrison Peru, NY 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
209. James Niggemeyer Van, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
209. Brayden Rakes Winston Salem, NC 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
209. Kenji Yamada Hixson, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 181 996 3284-11
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181 996 3284-11 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River 7/20-7/22
St. Lawrence River, Waddington NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1 Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$ 1. David Waack Cary, NC 3 13-11 200
Day 1: 3 13-11
2. Perry See Rochester, MN 3 13-09 199
Day 1: 3 13-09
3. David Pilcher De Ruyter, NY 3 13-07 198
Day 1: 3 13-07
4. Michael Schrader North Attleboro, MA 3 13-01 197
Day 1: 3 13-01
5. Johnnie Garrett Union City, TN 3 12-11 196
Day 1: 3 12-11
6. Aaron Busch East Syracuse, NY 3 12-05 195
Day 1: 3 12-05
6. David Camp Sterling, OH 3 12-05 195
Day 1: 3 12-05
8. Chad Stahl Barnesville, GA 3 12-04 193
Day 1: 3 12-04
9. Darren Marcine Merlin CANADA 3 12-01 192
Day 1: 3 12-01
10. Rick Cheatham Carterville, IL 3 12-00 191
Day 1: 3 12-00
11. Melvin Bowling Shenandoah, VA 3 11-15 190
Day 1: 3 11-15
12. Sakae Ushio Tonawanda, NY 3 11-10 189
Day 1: 3 11-10
13. Cade Bacon Pennellville, NY 3 11-07 188
Day 1: 3 11-07
14. Benjamin Antoniewicz Mosinee, WI 3 11-06 187
Day 1: 3 11-06
15. Jimmy Schaffer Oak Ridge, NJ 3 11-05 186
Day 1: 3 11-05
16. Ty Kenyon Dodgeville, WI 3 11-03 185
Day 1: 3 11-03
17. James Tilley Aylett, VA 3 11-02 184
Day 1: 3 11-02
18. Tristan Bramblett Tiger, GA 3 11-01 183
Day 1: 3 11-01
19. Creed David Zachary, LA 3 11-00 182
Day 1: 3 11-00
19. Addison Kelly Queensbury, NY 3 11-00 182
Day 1: 3 11-00
21. David Chamberlain Hampton, VA 3 10-14 180
Day 1: 3 10-14
21. Mark Hughes Saegertown, PA 3 10-14 180
Day 1: 3 10-14
23. John Ciavaglia Pittsford, NY 3 10-13 178
Day 1: 3 10-13
24. Dylan Drephal Black Creek, WI 3 10-12 177
Day 1: 3 10-12
24. Gary Haraguchi Murfreesboro, TN 3 10-12 177
Day 1: 3 10-12
24. Ronald Young New Braunfels, TX 3 10-12 177
Day 1: 3 10-12
27. John Boandl Moscow, PA 3 10-11 174
Day 1: 3 10-11
27. Chuck Vacanti Penn Yan, NY 3 10-11 174
Day 1: 3 10-11
27. Alex Watts Salem, VA 3 10-11 174
Day 1: 3 10-11
30. John Mills Leesville, SC 3 10-10 171
Day 1: 3 10-10
31. Dai Kitajima Otsu-Shi JAPAN 3 10-10 170
Day 1: 3 10-10
32. Sergio Render Crockett, VA 3 10-10 169
Day 1: 3 10-10
33. Austin Olsby Oak grove, MN 3 10-09 168
Day 1: 3 10-09
34. Joe Lineberry Ramseaur,, NC 3 10-09 167
Day 1: 3 10-09
35. Joseph Horne Bella Vista, AR 3 10-08 166
Day 1: 3 10-08
35. Bobby Scott Poultney, VT 3 10-08 166
Day 1: 3 10-08
37. Michael Hunt Watertown, NY 3 10-07 164
Day 1: 3 10-07
38. Weston Phillips Athens, AL 3 10-06 163
Day 1: 3 10-06
39. Riku Hayashi Ritto Shiga JAPAN 3 10-05 162
Day 1: 3 10-05
40. JK Kutil Beaufort, SC 3 10-04 161
Day 1: 3 10-04
41. Charles Bowman II Kernersville, NC 3 10-03 160
Day 1: 3 10-03
42. Kenneth L Brown Leesburg, VA 3 10-01 159
Day 1: 3 10-01
43. Curtis Gossett Pell City, AL 3 09-15 158
Day 1: 3 09-15
43. Lonnie Mesar New Richmond, WI 3 09-15 158
Day 1: 3 09-15
45. Matt Kelly CAMBRIDGE Ontario CANAD 3 09-13 156
Day 1: 3 09-13
45. Eric Santoro Oshawa Ontario CANADA 3 09-13 156
Day 1: 3 09-13
47. Manoshi Mano Koto-Ku JAPAN 3 09-12 154
Day 1: 3 09-12
48. Phillip Arnold Powhatan, VA 3 09-12 153
Day 1: 3 09-12
49. David Booth Erin, TN 3 09-11 152
Day 1: 3 09-11
50. Frank McCormick Warwick, RI 3 09-11 151
Day 1: 3 09-11
51. Marc Letourneau Brome Quebec CANADA 3 09-09 150
Day 1: 3 09-09
51. Brent Temple BREWERTON, NY 3 09-09 150
Day 1: 3 09-09
53. Chris Donavant Yorktown, VA 3 09-08 148
Day 1: 3 09-08
54. Bob Bauer China Grove, NC 3 09-07 147
Day 1: 3 09-07
54. Yua Kishimoto Osaka JORDAN 3 09-07 147
Day 1: 3 09-07
54. Dan O’Callaghan Chalfont, PA 3 09-07 147
Day 1: 3 09-07
54. Joe Tomasino Pennsburg, PA 3 09-07 147
Day 1: 3 09-07
58. Bryce Bason Mill Hall, PA 3 09-06 143
Day 1: 3 09-06
58. Mark Kendra Great Meadows, NJ 3 09-06 143
Day 1: 3 09-06
60. Tim Rulon Downingtown, PA 3 09-05 141
Day 1: 3 09-05
61. Phillip Easterling Clanton, AL 3 09-04 140
Day 1: 3 09-04
61. Tonk Kingphilavanh Cambridge Ontarion CANA 3 09-04 140
Day 1: 3 09-04
63. Logan Powell West Point, NY 3 09-04 138
Day 1: 3 09-04
64. Rick Ganoung Chenango Forks, NY 3 09-03 137
Day 1: 3 09-03
64. Erik Talty Brick, NJ 3 09-03 137
Day 1: 3 09-03
66. Dean Gibbs North Chesterfield, VA 3 09-01 135
Day 1: 3 09-01
66. Michael Leach Shenandoah, TX 3 09-01 135
Day 1: 3 09-01
68. Will Nutting Granger, IN 3 09-00 133
Day 1: 3 09-00
69. Trevor Easter Morgan, TX 3 08-15 132
Day 1: 3 08-15
69. David Wright Ft. Meade, MD 3 08-15 132
Day 1: 3 08-15
71. Randy Tallhamer Brandenton, FL 3 08-14 130
Day 1: 3 08-14
72. Kenneth Ott Manahawkin, NJ 3 08-14 129
Day 1: 3 08-14
73. Erik Fossum Porter, ME 3 08-12 128
Day 1: 3 08-12
73. Dan Loux Quakertown, PA 3 08-12 128
Day 1: 3 08-12
75. Trenton Carey York Springs, PA 3 08-11 126
Day 1: 3 08-11
76. Scott Devault New Philadelphia, OH 3 08-10 125
Day 1: 3 08-10
76. Avery Williams Murrells Inlt, SC 3 08-10 125
Day 1: 3 08-10
78. Ian Freeman Hickory, NC 3 08-10 123
Day 1: 3 08-10
79. Ricky Fulk Shenandoah, VA 3 08-09 122
Day 1: 3 08-09
80. Alec Fernandez Medford, NJ 3 08-08 121
Day 1: 3 08-08
80. Rick Ivy Ponder, TX 3 08-08 121
Day 1: 3 08-08
82. Travis Turcotte Pembroke CANADA 3 08-08 119
Day 1: 3 08-08
83. Joshua Geyer Loganton, PA 3 08-07 118
Day 1: 3 08-07
84. Cody Smith South Windsor, CT 3 08-06 117
Day 1: 3 08-06
85. Matt Champion Scottsville, NY 3 08-02 116
Day 1: 3 08-02
86. Chip Stith Jr Piscataway, NJ 3 08-01 115
Day 1: 3 08-01
87. Gary Hall Wardville, OK 3 08-00 114
Day 1: 3 08-00
87. Billy Limerick Chandler, TX 3 08-00 114
Day 1: 3 08-00
89. Richard Greene Ocala, FL 3 07-15 112
Day 1: 3 07-15
89. Jordan LaClair Ogdensburg, NY 3 07-15 112
Day 1: 3 07-15
89. Alex Richmond South Elgin, IL 3 07-15 112
Day 1: 3 07-15
92. James Cobbs VINEMONT, AL 3 07-14 109
Day 1: 3 07-14
93. John Sanderlin Chesapeake, VA 3 07-14 108
Day 1: 3 07-14
94. Jimmy Brumfield Madison, MS 3 07-12 107
Day 1: 3 07-12
94. Jesse Buss Pennsburg, PA 3 07-12 107
Day 1: 3 07-12
94. Scott Johnsen Wallkill, NY 3 07-12 107
Day 1: 3 07-12
97. Harvey Reece Chesterfield, VA 3 07-11 104
Day 1: 3 07-11
98. Liam Kendra Great Meadows, NJ 3 07-10 103
Day 1: 3 07-10
99. Alex Brogan Fishers, IN 3 07-10 102
Day 1: 3 07-10
100. Jo Jo Walsh Lyles, TN 3 07-09 101
Day 1: 3 07-09
101. James Roten West Jefferson, NC 3 07-08 100
Day 1: 3 07-08
102. Jeff Mellott Warfordsburg, PA 3 07-07 99
Day 1: 3 07-07
102. Joe Sodora Garfield, NJ 3 07-07 99
Day 1: 3 07-07
104. Seth Gabri Madrid, NY 3 07-06 97
Day 1: 3 07-06
104. Hayden Reed Bridgeton, NJ 3 07-06 97
Day 1: 3 07-06
106. Tyler Smith Portage, MI 3 07-06 95
Day 1: 3 07-06
107. Dylan Mayo Athens, TX 3 07-05 94
Day 1: 3 07-05
107. Jesse Simpkins Minocqua, WI 3 07-05 94
Day 1: 3 07-05
109. Chad Penney Mansfield, TX 3 07-05 92
Day 1: 3 07-05
110. Tony Long Moseley, VA 3 07-04 91
Day 1: 3 07-04
110. Alex Reece Greenville, SC 3 07-04 91
Day 1: 3 07-04
112. Fletcher Phillips Mount Olive, AL 3 07-04 89
Day 1: 3 07-04
113. Joseph Shaw Madison, WI 2 07-04 88
Day 1: 2 07-04
114. Akira Okuyama Forest Hills, NY 2 07-03 87
Day 1: 2 07-03
114. Felicia Pavelich New Dundee Ontario CANA 2 07-03 87
Day 1: 2 07-03
116. Jason Dubernas Old Forge, PA 3 07-01 85
Day 1: 3 07-01
117. Archie Eslinger Paris, IL 3 07-00 84
Day 1: 3 07-00
117. Russell Hoyle Hickory, NC 3 07-00 84
Day 1: 3 07-00
117. Gregory Mintz Potsdam, NY 3 07-00 84
Day 1: 3 07-00
120. Scott Bannerman Stratford CANADA 3 06-15 81
Day 1: 3 06-15
121. Jason Gibson Iron Station, NC 2 06-15 80
Day 1: 2 06-15
122. Dave McQuate Doylestown, PA 3 06-14 79
Day 1: 3 06-14
123. Scott Weiland Saddle Brook, NJ 2 06-14 78
Day 1: 2 06-14
124. AJ Jones Lutz, FL 3 06-13 77
Day 1: 3 06-13
125. Laz Durham Dumfries, VA 3 06-11 76
Day 1: 3 06-11
125. Mathew Thompson Hogansburg, NY 3 06-11 76
Day 1: 3 06-11
127. Brad Hollowell Azle, TX 3 06-11 74
Day 1: 3 06-11
128. Allen Heston Pittsburg, TX 3 06-10 73
Day 1: 3 06-10
128. Eric Stecker Quakertown, PA 3 06-10 73
Day 1: 3 06-10
130. Justin Bell Lacona, NY 3 06-09 71
Day 1: 3 06-09
131. Cody Howard Snow Hill, NC 2 06-09 70
Day 1: 2 06-09
131. Steven Robbins Piketon, OH 2 06-09 70
Day 1: 2 06-09
133. John Lewis Centreville, VA 3 06-08 68
Day 1: 3 06-08
133. RD Roulston Little Rock, AR 3 06-08 68
Day 1: 3 06-08
135. Phillip Medford Whitakers, NC 2 06-08 66
Day 1: 2 06-08
135. Todd Winters Troy, NY 2 06-08 66
Day 1: 2 06-08
137. Jayden Adrians Green Bay, WI 2 06-07 64
Day 1: 2 06-07
138. Jason Coughlin Brasher Falls, NY 3 06-06 63
Day 1: 3 06-06
139. Ashley Bishop Chesapeake, VA 3 06-05 62
Day 1: 3 06-05
139. John Higginbotham Slaughter, LA 3 06-05 62
Day 1: 3 06-05
141. James Schneider Watervliet, NY 3 06-04 60
Day 1: 3 06-04
142. Leslie Brandenburg Springfield, MO 2 06-04 59
Day 1: 2 06-04
143. Dane Morris Agoura Hills, CA 3 06-02 58
Day 1: 3 06-02
144. Ernest Brabon Albion, NY 2 06-01 57
Day 1: 2 06-01
145. Steve Kiser Tarboro, NC 2 05-12 56
Day 1: 2 05-12
146. Jim Boyce Massena, NY 3 05-10 55
Day 1: 3 05-10
147. Mark Aaron Gastonia, NC 3 05-07 54
Day 1: 3 05-07
148. William Clute Hogansburg, NY 2 05-04 53
Day 1: 2 05-04
148. Mark Shopene Point Pleasant Beach, N 2 05-04 53
Day 1: 2 05-04
150. Jeff Giffen Phoenix, AZ 3 05-00 51
Day 1: 3 05-00
151. Chad Boyer Elizabethtown, PA 3 04-15 50
Day 1: 3 04-15
151. Satoshi Egawa Fort Lee, NJ 3 04-15 50
Day 1: 3 04-15
153. PJ Mcmanamon Jr Ruby, NY 2 04-15 48
Day 1: 2 04-15
154. Matthew Kremers Pittsford, NY 2 04-14 47
Day 1: 2 04-14
155. Nikolai Amarose Franklin, NJ 2 04-07 46
Day 1: 2 04-07
156. John Herring Quakertown, PA 1 04-07 45
Day 1: 1 04-07
157. Bird Jones Loxahatchee, FL 2 04-03 44
Day 1: 2 04-03
158. Clancy Hefferly Taylors, SC 2 04-01 43
Day 1: 2 04-01
159. Donny Coffman Russellville, AR 3 04-00 42
Day 1: 3 04-00
160. Guy Cisternino Oak Ridge, NJ 3 03-15 41
Day 1: 3 03-15
161. Grady Phillips Gardendale, AL 2 03-13 40
Day 1: 2 03-13
162. Joe Tucker Osceola, MO 3 03-12 39
Day 1: 3 03-12
163. Jack Adams Wynantskill, NY 2 03-09 38
Day 1: 2 03-09
163. Beanie Leuer Lockport, NY 2 03-09 38
Day 1: 2 03-09
165. Paul Rush New Martinsville, WV 1 03-09 36
Day 1: 1 03-09
166. Andrew Bechard Plattsburgh , NY 1 03-07 35
Day 1: 1 03-07
167. Steve Kline Hilltop Lakes, TX 1 03-06 34
Day 1: 1 03-06
168. Allen Leister III Kintnersville, PA 2 02-11 33
Day 1: 2 02-11
168. Cory Weaver Ankeny, IA 2 02-11 33
Day 1: 2 02-11
170. Clint Bartlett Sylva, NC 2 02-09 31
Day 1: 2 02-09
171. Darrell Curl Winston Salem, NC 2 02-07 30
Day 1: 2 02-07
172. TJ Raytrowsky Delaware CANADA 1 02-05 29
Day 1: 1 02-05
173. Tracy Shaffer Mansfield, TX 1 02-04 28
Day 1: 1 02-04
174. Kevin Mallow Kansas, OK 1 02-04 27
Day 1: 1 02-04
175. Jimmy Fellegy Mustang, OK 1 02-03 26
Day 1: 1 02-03
176. Ernest McIntyre Jr Fayetteville, NC 1 02-00 25
Day 1: 1 02-00
177. Ed Mlotek Naperville, IL 1 01-15 24
Day 1: 1 01-15
177. Ryan Patterson Scott Township, PA 1 01-15 24
Day 1: 1 01-15
179. George Epley Livingston Manor, NY 1 01-13 22
Day 1: 1 01-13
179. Burley Langford Jr. South Chesterfield, VA 1 01-13 22
Day 1: 1 01-13
179. Nick Melcher Gypsum, CO 1 01-13 22
Day 1: 1 01-13
182. Dominic Lussi Danville, PA 1 01-09 19
Day 1: 1 01-09
183. Alicia Raytrowsky Delaware CANADA 1 01-08 18
Day 1: 1 01-08
184. Steve Williams Harrington, ME 1 01-06 17
Day 1: 1 01-06
185. Levi Allgeier Bardstown, KY 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Logan Beebe Marriottsville, MD 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Robert Bruguiere Roseland, VA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Shaun Carney Kincardine Ontario CANA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Benjamin Demo Plymouth, MN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Gerard Golden Coopersburg, PA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Bob Harper Lombard, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Nat Lussi Plains, PA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Brooks Parker Bridgeville, DE 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Rick Sweadner Woodsboro, MD 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Rodney Vaow Huntersville, NC 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
185. Jacob Zaremski Rochester, NY 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00
197. Calvin Landsberg Raleigh, NC 0 -1-00 0
Day 1: 0 -01-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 140 491 1420-12
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140 491 1420-12

MLF Bass Pro Tour Season Finale Set for Minn Kota Stage Seven Presented by Suzuki at Saginaw Bay

Brian Carter

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July 20, 2023

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MLF Bass Pro Tour Season Finale Set for Minn Kota Stage Seven Presented by Suzuki at Saginaw Bay

BAY CITY, Mich. (July 20, 2023) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament fishing organization, is set to conclude the fifth season of the Bass Pro Tour, the top level of professional bass fishing, next week, August 1-6, on Saginaw Bay and the Saginaw River at the Minn Kota Stage Seven on Saginaw Bay Presented by Suzuki.

The six-day tournament, hosted by Bay City, Michigan, will feature a field of 80 professional anglers, including bass-fishing superstar Kevin VanDam (KVD) of Kalamazoo, Michigan, who will be fishing in the last regular-season professional tournament of his career. Other anglers in the competition include KVD’s nephew, Kalamazoo’s Jonathon VanDam, REDCREST 2023 Champion Bryan Thrift, Stage Six at Lake St. Clair winner Jordan Lee and reigning back-to-back Bally Bet Angler of the Year (AOY) Jacob Wheeler. They’ll be competing for a purse of more than $805,000, including a top payout of $100,000 and valuable Angler of the Year (AOY) points in hopes of qualifying for the General Tire Heavy Hitters All-Star event and REDCREST 2024, the Bass Pro Tour championship.

“The city of Bay City is honored and excited to host Stage Seven of the MLF Bass Pro Tour,” said Edward Clements, Bay City Commissioner. “Bringing the best bass fisherman in the world, and the number one competitive fishing tournament in the world, to Bay City, Michigan is an opportunity we have been working toward for several years. Our fishing is spectacular, along with our restaurants, bars, shops, parks and the community as a whole. We are confident the professional anglers and families, fans, sponsors and tournament staff are going to have a great stay in Bay City.”

While Saginaw Bay has hosted numerous Phoenix Bass Fishing League tournaments over the years, this will be the first time the Bass Pro Tour or an MLF pro-level circuit has visited the Michigan fishery. However, Kalamazoo’s Jonathon VanDam said he doesn’t expect it to be the last.

“Saginaw Bay is kind of an unknown body of water to a lot of people, but it’s very different than what you would expect from your typical Great Lakes fisheries,” said VanDam. “The bay is relatively shallow compared to most of the Great Lakes and the areas that you see around them, so there are a lot of marshlands, reeds and shallow, matted vegetation.

“It almost looks like Lake Okeechobee in some ways, with a lot of cattails and emergent grass,” VanDam continued. “With that much vegetation, there’s been a substantial population of largemouth the last few years that have definitely become a player in the bay itself.”

Saginaw Bay is a part of Lake Huron, with 1,143 square miles of water – not including the 22-mile-long Saginaw River, which is also in play for competitors – and has been dominated by world-class walleye and perch fishing for the longest time. However, in recent years local bass tournaments have started putting Saginaw Bay on the map, and VanDam said it isn’t hard to see why.

“Some of the biggest smallmouth in the Great Lakes are in Lake Huron,” said VanDam. “They move into Saginaw Bay in the springtime and you’ll see tournament bags of 26 to 27 pounds, but you don’t see that a lot in the summer. They tend to migrate out to the deeper water towards the lake a little more during this time of year, which will be outside the tournament competition areas for this event.”

VanDam said despite the timing, there will definitely still be some quality smallmouth to be caught.

“They are super scattered this time of year and not grouped up, but if a guy can find them and figure them out, they can do really well,” said VanDam. “I expect the majority of the fish caught during the event will be largemouth. We had an abnormally mild winter, with no ice coverage, causing the Great Lakes to drop about 18 inches from last year – that’s a big deal, especially taking into consideration the shallow vegetation in Saginaw Bay.”

VanDam said he expects to see the guys targeting smallmouth to be throwing the typical drop-shot rigs and tubes, while those targeting largemouth will be pulling out frogs, swimjigs, topwater and buzzbaits.

“There have been some pretty solid weights coming out of there the past couple of weeks, so I think it will take about 14 to 15 pounds per day to make it into the Knockout Round and probably 17 to 18 pounds to make the Championship Round cut,” said VanDam. “I’m really excited to see the circuit go to a new fishery. I’ve been there a handful of times, but it’s a really big body of water, so I’m not super familiar with it myself and am looking forward to it.

“My wife’s family is from there, so we’ll have a really good support crew,” continued VanDam. “Obviously, the main focus during this event will be Uncle Kevin’s last Tour event of his career. It’s going to be an exciting time to celebrate with him.”

Anglers will launch at 7:30 a.m. ET each day from the Golson Boat Launch, located at 1598 N. Johnson St. in Bay City. Each day’s General Tire Takeout will be held at the launch location, beginning at 4 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend all launch and takeout events and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLFNOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

As part of the event, on Saturday, August 5 and Sunday, August 6, the MLF Fan Experience will be taking place at Wenonah Park in Bay City from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. MLF will welcome fans of all ages to celebrate fishing and the outdoors with free giveaways, local vendors, photo opportunities with pro anglers and PAW Patrol characters and the opportunity for fans to hang out and watch the pros live on the MLFNOW! ® big screen during the MLF Watch Party. The first 100 kids onsite each day will get a free rod and reel combo, and fans can also check out the latest gear and offerings from MLF and MLF sponsors including Toyota, Suzuki, the U.S. Air Force, Humminbird, Minn Kota and Kubota.

On Sunday, the final 10 Championship Round Bass Pro Tour anglers will be on hand at the trophy celebration to meet and greet fans, sign autographs, and take selfies. Kalamazoo’s own Kevin VanDam will be onsite throughout the weekend to celebrate his final regular-season professional tournament with fans.

The Minn Kota Stage Seven at Saginaw Bay Presented by Suzuki will feature pros competing using the MLF catch, weigh, immediate-release format, with each angler’s five (5) heaviest bass per day tallied as their day’s weight. Anglers strive to catch their heaviest five fish each day, while also feeling the pressure and intensity of the live scoring SCORETRACKER® leaderboard. Minimum weights are determined individually for each competition waters that the Bass Pro Tour visits, based on the productivity, bass population and anticipated average size of fish in each fishery.

The 2023 MLF Bass Pro Tour features a field of 80 of the top professional anglers in the world competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, fishing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual General Tire Heavy Hitters all-star event and REDCREST 2024, the Bass Pro Tour championship, held March 13-17, 2024, on Lay Lake in Birmingham, Alabama.

The 40 Anglers in Group A compete in their two-day qualifying round on Tuesday and Thursday – the 40 anglers in Group B on Wednesday and Friday. After each two-day qualifying round is complete, the top 20 anglers from each group advance to Saturday’s Knockout Round. In the Knockout Round, weights are zeroed, and the remaining 40 anglers compete to finish in the top 10 to advance to the Championship Round. In Sunday’s final day Championship Round, weight carries over from the Knockout Round and the angler with the heaviest two-day total wins the top prize of $100,000.

The MLFNOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action live on all six days of competition from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. MLFNOW!® will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

Television coverage of the Minn Kota Stage Seven at Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River Presented by Suzuki Championship Round will air with a two-hour episode starting at 7 a.m. ET, on Saturday, November 11, on the Discovery Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on Discovery, with re-airings on the Outdoor Channel.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Bass Pro Tour include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, Ark Fishing, ATG by Wrangler, B&W Trailer Hitches, Bally Bet, Bass Cat Boats, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, Daiwa, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, Ferguson, Fox Rent A Car, General Tire, Grundéns, Humminbird, Lowrance, Minn Kota, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Power-Pole, Rapala, Star tron, T-H Marine, TORO, Toyota, U.S. Air Force, Yellowstone Bourbon, Yo-Zuri and Zoom Baits.

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

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