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Wayne Nidiffer Wins Spring Big Bass Tour event on Smith Mountain Lake with a 7.87 by Danielle Englund

Brian Carter

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May 7, 2023

Wayne Nidiffer Wins Spring Big Bass Tour event on Smith Mountain Lake with a 7.87 by Danielle Englund

Author Danielle Englund

Wayne Nidiffer, a well-known and successful tournament angler on Philpott lake, set his sights on Smith Mountain Lake this weekend for the 2023 Spring Big Bass Tour.

Nidiffer caught his 7.87 pound fish first thing Friday morning, and says he knew it could potentially be a winner as soon as he had it in the boat. After catching just one other fish that day, he chose not to fish the last two days of the event. He says that Saturday and Sunday were some of the most nerve-wracking days he’s had, especially when he was nearly unseated by Randy Rose’s 7.77 on Saturday.

As the last few minutes ticked away, we had an opportunity to speak with Nidiffer and hear a little bit about his event and how he caught this fish that ultimately won him a 2023 Nitro Z18. While he doesn’t want to give away all his secrets, he does tell us that he found the most success with a topwater walking bait in shallow water. He says there is a specific color that the fish seem to prefer, so, if you can figure out what that is, it might be you who catches the next big one.

Photo taken by Brian Myers

White and Adcock make long run to win Bassmaster High School Series event on Red River

Brian Carter

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May 7, 2023

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White and Adcock make long run to win Bassmaster High School Series event on Red River

Jase White and Carsen Adcock of Louisiana’s Bossier Parish team have won the Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Red River presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors with 14 pounds, 12 ounces.

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

May 7, 2023

White and Adcock make long run to win Bassmaster High School Series event on Red River

NATCHITOCHES, La. — Jase White and Carsen Adcock consider the Red River their home water, so they fished with confidence here on Sunday in the Strike King Bassmaster High School Series at Red River presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.

The teenagers, who attend Haughton High School and are part of the Bossier Parish (La.) team, caught a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 12 ounces to clinch the title in northwest Louisiana.

White, 18, and Adcock, 16, fished in Pool 5, about 2 1/2 hours one-way from Grand ECORE Recreational Area where the day began and ended. The long run left them with a shorter window to fish, but they made the most of what time they had.

“We didn’t get to our starting spot until about 9:30 or 10 o’clock this morning,” White said. “But as soon as we got there, some clouds and a little wind blew through. I threw my buzzbait out there and a 3 1/4-pounder blew up on it.”

When White says “my buzzbait,” he actually means one he designed. He began making the lures about 18 months ago and the young entrepreneur began selling them in January as Jase’s Custom Baits.

“It’s got a black back with a white or silver belly, like a shad,” White said. “I had a Strike King Rage Swimmer (shad color) as a trailer.”

Three of their keeper bites came on a 3/8-ounce War Eagle Double Willow spinnerbait (spot remover) and another came on a Lucky Craft 2.5 squarebill (black/yellow).

Once in Pool 5, the duo fished a slough off the main river. Their best bass came in about 3 feet of water where vegetation was thick.

Adcock said making such a long run was a gamble, but their knowledge of the river helped them pick a pattern that proved a winner.

“It means a lot to us to get this win,” Adcock said. “Jase and I go out on the weekends. We put a lot of effort into this. We’ve had a couple of close finishes this year, with a second and some other Top 10s. So, to win one here is a great feeling.”

White and Adcock split a $1,076 first-place cash prize. A total of 97 teams from eight states competed, with the Top 12 teams getting part of a $3,711 cash purse.

Rounding out the Top 5 teams were, second, Dylan Sorrells and Cullum Brown, of Highland Park (Tex.) High School, 13-8; third, Max Hondorp and Tyler Hondorp, of Florida Panhandle Youth Anglers, 10-8; fourth, William Guidry and Tanner Meyer, of Rayne (La.) Bass Club, 10-1; and fifth, Carson Winn and Jake Krauth, of Franklin (Tenn.) High School, 9-7.

Sorrells and Brown had the Big Bass of the tournament — a 3-13 that helped them to second place overall. Sorrels landed the lunker on a Zoom Speed Craw (junebug).

“Our best spot was about two minutes from the ramp on some laydowns,” Sorrels said. “We slowed down and were flipping an area that was getting pressure from all the boats moving through. After a couple of hours, the fish started biting.”

The tournament caps an exciting week for White, who was named to the 2023 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors on Friday.

The Top 25 teams in the tournament qualified for the Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors when it’s held July 27-29 on Lake Hartwell in South Carolina.

Sunday’s event was hosted by the Red River Waterway Commission.

2023 Strike King Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors 4/15-4/15
Red River, Natchitoches LA.

(BOATER) Standings Day 1 Angler Club/School
Pts 1. Jase White – Carsen Adcock Bossier Parish High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 14-12 Total: 5 14-12
2. Dylan Sorrells – Cullum Brown Highland Park High School – TX 0
Day 1: 5 13-08 Total: 5 13-08
3. Max Hondorp – Tyler Hondorp Panhandle Youth Anglers – FL 0
Day 1: 5 10-08 Total: 5 10-08
4. William Guidry – Tanner Meyer Rayne Bass Club – LA 0
Day 1: 5 10-01 Total: 5 10-01
5. Carson Winn – Jake Krauth Franklin High School – TN 0
Day 1: 5 09-07 Total: 5 09-07
6. Landon Parker – Jake Watson DeWitt High School – AR 0
Day 1: 5 09-05 Total: 5 09-05
7. Luke Leblanc – Colin Sittig Notre Dame High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 09-00 Total: 5 09-00
8. Gavin Choate – Luke Mire Central High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 08-12 Total: 5 08-12
9. Landon Watts – Josiah Shockley Livingston Parish High School – 0
Day 1: 5 08-08 Total: 5 08-08
10. Carson Falk – Trey Blackmon III Capital City Bass Hunters – FL 0
Day 1: 5 08-04 Total: 5 08-04
11. Hayden Corrent – Tanner Reed Brusly High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 07-09 Total: 5 07-09
12. Justin Blais – Glenmora High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 07-08 Total: 5 07-08
13. Isaac Garvin – Blake Gibson Valley Springs High School – AR 0
Day 1: 5 07-06 Total: 5 07-06
14. Benjamin Jumonville – David Gummow Catholic High of Pointe Coupee – 0
Day 1: 5 07-03 Total: 5 07-03
15. Hunter Holland – Breanna Holland Walker High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 07-02 Total: 5 07-02
16. Jayden Corr – Jase Corr Lone Star JR Bassmasters – TX 0
Day 1: 5 07-01 Total: 5 07-01
16. Max Deroche – Jesse Boudreaux North Vermilion High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 07-01 Total: 5 07-01
18. Levi Loe – Trace Loe Magnolia Bass Cats – AR 0
Day 1: 5 06-14 Total: 5 06-14
19. Emma Dayton – Ryder Fontenot Walker High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 06-11 Total: 5 06-11
19. Jack Varnado – Dylan Johnson Denham Springs High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 06-11 Total: 5 06-11
21. Bennett Fontenot – Braxton Speyrer Port Barre High School – LA 0
Day 1: 3 06-10 Total: 3 06-10
22. Connor Hebert – Catholic High School – LA 0
Day 1: 4 06-07 Total: 4 06-07
23. Nicholas England – Tyler Medica Alexandria Senior High School – 0
Day 1: 5 06-05 Total: 5 06-05
24. Garrett Hooker – Samuel Rachal Oak Hill High School – LA 0
Day 1: 4 06-02 Total: 4 06-02
24. Brady Talbot – Bryce Distefano Live Oak High School – LA 0
Day 1: 4 06-02 Total: 4 06-02
26. Kaleb Page – Kasen Page Coffee County High School – TN 0
Day 1: 5 05-15 Total: 5 05-15
26. Reese Ray – Connor Mccown Glenmora High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 05-15 Total: 5 05-15
26. Wyatt Roach – Cameron Courville Sulphur High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 05-15 Total: 5 05-15
29. Briley Knowles – Kayden Townsend Genoa Central – AR 0
Day 1: 4 05-12 Total: 4 05-12
30. Jacob Longlois – Slade Nunnally Little Cypress-Mauriceville – TX 0
Day 1: 3 05-10 Total: 3 05-10
31. Kolby Leger – Nicholas Vitello Sulphur High School – LA 0
Day 1: 5 05-06 Total: 5 05-06
32. Kayden Waller – Michael Harris Mt. Juliet High School – TN 0
Day 1: 4 05-03 Total: 4 05-03
33. Christopher Kahrs – William Lounsberry Barbe Fishing Club – LA 0
Day 1: 3 05-01 Total: 3 05-01
34. Elijah Cruze – Malcolm Leger Sam Houston High School – LA 0
Day 1: 3 04-14 Total: 3 04-14
35. Daymon Columbia – Wyatt Jones Walker High School – LA 0
Day 1: 4 04-11 Total: 4 04-11
36. Trevor Huval – Aiden Mouton Erath High School – LA 0
Day 1: 3 04-11 Total: 3 04-11
37. Caleb Cason – Hayden Robinson Lone Star JR Bassmasters – TX 0
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
38. Temern Pfaffenberger – Reece Chambless DeWitt High School – AR 0
Day 1: 2 04-09 Total: 2 04-09
39. Baylen Guy – Brandt Babineaux Teurlings Catholic High School – 0
Day 1: 4 04-08 Total: 4 04-08
40. Braden Pujol – Ty Milazzo Assumption High School – LA 0
Day 1: 4 04-05 Total: 4 04-05
41. Bradley Gravouia – Austin Hebert Erath High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 04-04 Total: 2 04-04
42. Will Turrentine Jr. – Clint Turrentine Alexandria Senior High School – 0
Day 1: 4 04-03 Total: 4 04-03
43. Drake Carret – Evan Leboeuf Teurlings Catholic High School – 0
Day 1: 3 04-03 Total: 3 04-03
44. Sean Blue – Jaylin Wilson Alexandria Senior High School – 0
Day 1: 4 03-15 Total: 4 03-15
45. Rowdie Thacker – Hunter King Live Oak High School – LA 0
Day 1: 4 03-14 Total: 4 03-14
46. Kaden Leblanc – Jacob Pourciau Brusly High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 03-14 Total: 2 03-14
46. Franklin Mangrum – Kaden Mangrum Sulphur High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 03-14 Total: 2 03-14
48. Deaton Leblanc – Denham Springs High School (9149 0
Day 1: 3 03-11 Total: 3 03-11
49. Evan Breaux – Cole Breaux Lafourche Bassmasters – LA 0
Day 1: 3 03-10 Total: 3 03-10
50. Hunter Hamilton – Noah Higgins Parkview Baptist School – LA 0
Day 1: 3 03-09 Total: 3 03-09
51. Cole Pickett – Dutch Kor Many High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 03-08 Total: 2 03-08
52. John Michael Klanchar – Wyatt Womack Benton High School – AR 0
Day 1: 2 03-07 Total: 2 03-07
53. Dylan Gorsulowsky – Kyce Daigle Sulphur High School – LA 0
Day 1: 3 03-05 Total: 3 03-05
54. Noah Roberts – Jacob LaCroix Tioga High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 03-04 Total: 2 03-04
55. Colton Caskey – Brayden Pearah Riverdale Bassmasters – LA 0
Day 1: 2 03-02 Total: 2 03-02
56. Collin Hampton – Lucas Cheatham Magnolia Bass Cats – AR 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Total: 2 02-11
56. Langston Martin – Lee County Anglers – AL 0
Day 1: 2 02-11 Total: 2 02-11
58. Ethan Glascock – Cullen Bishop Walker High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 02-10 Total: 2 02-10
59. Aidan Manuel – Noah Harmon Teurlings High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 02-08 Total: 2 02-08
59. Landon Rhine – Gabe Morrow Lamar High School – AR 0
Day 1: 2 02-08 Total: 2 02-08
61. Lily Girouard – Tuerlings Rebel Fishing Team – L 0
Day 1: 2 02-07 Total: 2 02-07
62. Logan Patterson – Landon Patterson Central High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 02-06 Total: 2 02-06
63. John Carboni – Hunter Ott Live Oak High School – LA 0
Day 1: 1 02-06 Total: 1 02-06
64. Grayson Bonfils – East Baton Rouge Bassmaster – LA 0
Day 1: 2 02-01 Total: 2 02-01
64. Caleb Johnston – Colin Cosenza Many High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 02-01 Total: 2 02-01
64. Ross Miller – Notre Dame High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 02-01 Total: 2 02-01
67. Cooper Lemons – Connor Lafargue Kinder High School – LA 0
Day 1: 1 02-01 Total: 1 02-01
68. Hannah Robertson – Hunter Robertson Denham Springs High School – LA 0
Day 1: 2 02-00 Total: 2 02-00
69. Brayden Landry – Branson Word Erath High School – LA 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Total: 1 02-00
69. Michael Watkins – Clark Robinson Alexandria Senior High School – 0
Day 1: 1 02-00 Total: 1 02-00
71. Keegan Robbins – Mason Gregg Salem High School – AR 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Total: 1 01-13
72. Tyler Covington – Brantley Tate Walker High School – LA 0
Day 1: 1 01-08 Total: 1 01-08
73. Caleb Kuykendall – Pate Willis Murfreesboro High School – AR 0
Day 1: 1 01-07 Total: 1 01-07
74. Grant Brouillette – St Michael The Archangel – LA 0
Day 1: 1 01-05 Total: 1 01-05
75. Devon Kessler – Charlie Ellis Lakeside High School – AR 0
Day 1: 1 01-02 Total: 1 01-02
76. Abigail Brewer – Live Oak High School – LA 0
Day 1: 1 01-00 Total: 1 01-00
77. Hinesley Bryant – Arlen Francois Central High School – LA 0
Day 1: 1 00-15 Total: 1 00-15
78. Kaden Holley – Caleb Pourciau Brusly High School – LA 0
Day 1: 1 00-14 Total: 1 00-14
79. Gage Booty – Hayden Murphy Central High School – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Logan Brice – Michael Crossland Hallsville High School – TX 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Kira Calvert – Aiden Martin Natchitoches Central High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Thomas Cramer – Joshua Burrows Teurlings Catholic High School – 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Derek Davis – Connor Jaco Mt. Pleasant High School – TN 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Daylin Doak – Brooks Putnam Mt. Juliet High School – TN 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Michael Doucet – Brylee Williams Teurlings High School – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Thomas Dupuis – Alex Mcdaniel North Vermilion High School – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Trace Feazell – Kayne Calvert Magnolia Bend Academy – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Chance Fontenot – Todd Thompson Natchitoches Central High School 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Joseph Hathcox – Jude Gilmore Denham Springs High School – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Spencer Hebert – Colston Olivier Teurlings Catholic High School – 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Max Himmel – Tyler Morris Catholic High School – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Carter Lanclos – Brandon Courville Sulphur High School – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Caden Mauldin – Lane Black SpringHill High School – AR 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Jerry Nugent III – Landon Stockstill Tuerlings Rebel Fishing Team – L 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Caleb Roblin – Luke Clark Denham Springs High School – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Hayden Talley – Central High School – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
79. Clayton Towns – Logan Canales Cedar Creek Fishing Team – LA 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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BIG BASS OF TOURN
Dylan Sorrells Dallas, TX 03-13 $0.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 25 252 381-15
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25 252 381-15

John Cox Holds on To Win Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks

Brian Carter

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May 7, 2023

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John Cox Holds on To Win Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks

Florida Pro Catches 17-pound, 9-ounce Final-Day Limit to Earn Victory by 1-pound, 1-ounce Margin Over Longtime Friend and Tournament Partner Keith Carson

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (May 6, 2023) – As the MLF NOW! live stream ended on Saturday afternoon, the weights were still too close to call as the top three pros were in a virtual tie as the broadcasters signed off with the anglers headed toward the weigh-in. However after the final fish had been weighed at the Lake of the Ozarks State Park, it was a familiar name atop the leaderboard.

Berkley pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, weighed in five bass totaling 17 pounds, 9 ounces to hold onto his lead and win the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Mystik Lubricants and the top payout of $80,000. Cox’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 55 pounds, 14 ounces, edged out his longtime friend and tournament partner Keith Carson, also of DeBary, Florida , who weighed in a three-day total of 14 bass for 54-13, good for $50,000. Nineteen-year-old pro Marshall Robinson of Landrum, South Carolina, son of Bass Pro Tour angler Marty Robinson, finished in third place with 53-13 to earn $20,000.

Link to Video of Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Final Day Weigh-in
Link to Photo Gallery of Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Day 3 Afternoon Highlights
Link to Video of Fish-Catch Highlights of Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Day 3

“Me and Keith have fished together for a long time, and I’ve dreamt of this day – when me and him would be 1-2 in a tournament. And here we are,” an emotional Cox said on-stage. “I truly love this. I am just so thankful. The fact that we get to do this for a living is unreal. Me and Keith used to paint apartments together. I can’t believe we’re here – this is just so unreal I feel like I’m in a dream right now.

“When we left the house this morning, I told him we could be coming out of here with 130 grand to bring back to DeBary, and now here we are,” Cox continued. “This has been just an incredibly awesome week.”

Cox spent the week on Lake of the Ozarks sight fishing, finding bedding bass and fry guarders. Often tucked oddly behind docks or under cables, Cox finesse fished with his signature Abu Garcia Pro Series rod, an Abu Garcia Zenon spinning reel, Berkley FireLine and a 10-pound-test Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon leader. For baits, he rolled with either a wacky-rigged Berkley PowerBait MaxScent The General or a Berkley PowerBait Jerk Shad.

One of the differences for Cox may have been that he was fishing for less pressured bass.

“I don’t think there were that many where I was at,” he said. “What Keith was saying he was seeing, there were a lot more fish. I think a lot of the other guys might have been fishing over there. Where I was fishing, they were few and far between, it kind of opened it up to where I had a lot of it to myself. We were talking in practice about making something out of nothing. That’s what I did, I just tried to run into five you can catch.”

Still, even as a good sight fisherman, Cox couldn’t really dial it in.

“I tried to figure a pattern, but every time I thought I figured a pattern, it didn’t play out anywhere else,” he said. “I didn’t catch more than one fish in a creek until today.”

The win was bittersweet for Cox. Although he was thrilled to earn the top payout and automatic REDCREST qualification, he was disappointed that his best friend didn’t get the first major win of his career.

“I felt stuff at that weigh-in that I’ve never felt at any other weigh-in before,” Cox said. “I wanted Keith to win, because he’s my buddy. I always want him to do well.

“It’s bittersweet, but it felt good to win, and to get to go to REDCREST. That’s huge. When I heard that, I was like ‘Please let me win.’ Every time I miss one of those, it’s terrible. I watched it at Lake Norman this year, and I was heartbroken I wasn’t there.”

The top 50 pros at the Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks finished:

1st:        John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 15 bass, 55-14, $82,500
2nd:       Keith Carson, DeBary, Fla., 14 bass, 54-13, $50,000
3rd:       Marshall Robinson, Landrum, S.C., 15 bass, 53-13, $20,000
4th:        Drew Gill, Mount Carmel, Ill., 15 bass 53-13, $18,000
5th:        Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., 15 bass, 52-7, $17,000
6th:        Andy Newcomb, Camdenton, Mo., 15 bass, 49-15, $16,300
7th:        Andrew Nordbye, Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 49-10, $15,000
8th:        Shaw Grigsby, Gainesville, Fla., 15 bass, 46-9, $14,000
9th:        Martin Villa, Charlottesville, Va., 15 bass, 46-2, $13,000
10th:     Matthew Stefan, Junction City, Wis., 15 bass, 45-5, $12,000
11th:     Grae Buck, Green Lane, Pa., 15 bass, 45-5, $10,000
12th:     Tai Au, Glendale, Ariz., 15 bass, 44-0, $10,000
13th:     Tom Redington, Royse City, Texas, 15 bass, 43-11, $10,000
14th:     Jordan Collom, Canyon Lake, Calif., 15 bass, 43-8, $10,000
15th:     Jared Lintner, Covington, Ga., 15 bass, 43-3, $10,000
16th:     Robby Lefere, Jackson, Mich., 15 bass, 42-13, $10,000
17th:     Brock Reinkemeyer. Warsaw, Mo., 15 bass, 42-9, $10,000
18th:     Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., 15 bass, 42-3, $10,000
19th:     Jordan Hirt, Glenwood, Iowa, 15 bass, 41-10, $10,000
20th:     Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 41-9, $10,000
21st:      Derik Hudson, Concord, Va., 15 bass, 41-3, $10,000
22nd:    Connor Cunningham, Springfield, Mo., 15 bass, 41-0, $10,000
23rd:     Troy Stokes, Trenton, Mich., 15 bass, 40-12, $10,000
24th:     Charley Slaton, Valliant, Okla, 14 bass, 40-8, $10,000
25th:     Mark Rose, Wynne, Ark., 15 bass, 40-5, $10,000
26th:     J. Todd Tucker, Moultrie, Ga., 15 bass, 40-2, $10,000
27th:     Joe Grafeman, Camdenton, Mo., 15 bass, 40-0, $10,000
28th:     Kyle Schutta, Forest Lake, Minn., 15 bass, 39-11, $10,000
29th:     Thomas Wooten, Huddleston, Va., 15 bass, 38-15, $10,000
30th:     Brian Latimer, Belton, S.C., 15 bass, 38-11, $10,000
31st:      Brad Jelinek, Lincoln, Mo., 15 bass, 38-8, $8,000
32nd:    Dylan Hays, Hot Springs, Ark., 15 bass, 38-7, $8,000
33rd:     Cody Parker, Ball Ground, Ga., 15 bass, 38-5, $8,000
34th:     Jaden Parrish, Liberty, Texas, 15 bass, 38-4, $8,000
35th:     Bobby Bakewell, Orlando, Fla, 15 bass, 38-3, $8,000
36th:     Kyle Palmer, Winchester, Tenn., 15 bass, 38-3, $8,000
37th:     Tyler Stewart, Dubach, La., 15 bass, 38-3, $8,000
38th:     Jeremy Southerly, Fulks Run, Va., 15 bass, 38-1, $8,000
39th:     Dakota Ebare, Brookeland, Texas, 15 bass, 37-9, $8,000
40th:     Kyle Hall, Granbury, Texas, 15 bass, 37-8, $8,000
41st:      Rick Chenoweth, Fredericksburg, Va., 15 bass, 37-6, $8,000
42nd:    Hunter Eubanks, Inman, S.C., 15 bass, 37-2, $8,000
43rd:     Austin Culbertson, Moberly, Mo., 15 bass, 36-14, $8,000
44th:     Colby Schrumpf, Highland, Ill., 15 bass, 36-14, $8,000
45th:     Mike McClelland, Blue Eye, Mo., 14 bass, 35-11, $8,000
46th:     Cody Pike, Powhatan, Va., 15 bass, 35-9, $8,000
47th:     Joe Bennett, Ashland, Mo., 13 bass, 35-8, $8,000
48th:     Kyle Weisenburger, Columbus Grove, Ohio, 15 bass, 35-8, $8,000
49th:     Andrew Behnke, Fond du Lac, Wis., 13 bass, 34-14, $8,000
50th:     David Walker, Huntingdon, Tenn., 11 bass, 29-4, $8,000

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

Overall, there were 240 bass weighing 619 pounds, 15 ounces caught by the 50 pros Saturday. The catch included 45 five-bass limits.

The three-day tournament was hosted by the Tri-County Lodging Association and featured a roster of 150 anglers competing for a top prize of up to $115,000 and an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2024, Major League Fishing’s most prestigious event. The next Tackle Warehouse Invitational event will take place June 17-19 at the Tackle Warehouse Invitational at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland.

In MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational competition, the full field of 150 anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday in a traditional five-fish, weigh-in format. Only the top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight advanced to the final round on Championship Saturday, where they competed for the grand prize of up to $115,000, including the lucrative $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus for qualified anglers. The winner of the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Mystik Lubricants was determined by the heaviest three-day cumulative weight and will now receive an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2024.

The season-long Invitational Bally Bet Angler of the Year (AOY) will also earn a berth into REDCREST and the Top 8 anglers in the season-long Invitational AOY point standings will qualify for the 2024 Bass Pro Tour. After four events in the six-event Qualifying Circuit, pro Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Michigan, leads the AOY race with 777 points. Junction City, Wisconsin, pro Matthew Stefan sits in second place with 735 points, while Martin Villa of Charlottesville, Virginia is in third with 733 points. Pro Grae Buck of Green Lane, Pennsylvania is in fourth place with 724 points, while Bass Pro Tour angler Michael Neal rounds out the top five with 719 points.

The MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational Phoenix Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Mystik Lubricants will feature a two-hour action-packed television show that will premiere on the CBS Sports Network on Saturday, October 21.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, Fox Rent a Car, General Tire, Grundéns, Lew’s, Lowrance, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Wiley X and YETI.

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

May Buggs Island Fishing Report by Captain Rick Morris

Brian Carter

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May 6, 2023

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May Buggs Island Fishing Report by Captain Rick Morris

With all the recent heavy rains Kerr lake is high enough to bring the bushes into play for the BassMaster Open event that started today. The full moon is Friday that is bringing a new wave of spawners to the bank! As long as the core of engineers doesn’t drastically drop the water level over the next few days the BassMaster competitors will enjoy many fish, catching patterns, depending on the time of day and weather conditions. War Eagle, spinner, baits, buzz, baits, frogs swim baits, and of course, flipping lizards and creature baits directly into the base of the buck bushes. later this month I expect the water levels to come back down moving the post spawn bass out onto the long flat points then it will be time for top water, walking, baits like the Zara spook, swim baits, crank baits, for the bottom drop shot shaky head and Carolina rig. For instructional fishing trips, on Kerr Lake or Lake Gaston please contact me through www.RickMorrisfishing.com. @MercuryMarine #goboldly #PowerPole @RPMCUSTOMRODS

Jacob Lee & Sam Terry Lead Day 1 of the Bass Nation of VA event on Buggs Island with 16.15lbs

Brian Carter

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May 6, 2023

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Jacob Lee & Sam Terry Lead Day 1 of the Bass Nation of VA event on Buggs Island with 16.15lbs

A Tough day over over half the field as you cant tell by the the results. But a few teams were able to find the 10lb bags needed to stay close to the leaders Jacob Lee & Sam Terry. But tomorrow is a different day & its still anybody’s tourney to win.

CLICK HERE TO SEE DAY 1 RESULTS

WACKY RIGGING WORMS TO CATCH BIG BASS! by Fresh Baitz

Brian Carter

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May 6, 2023

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WACKY RIGGING WORMS TO CATCH BIG BASS! by Fresh Baitz

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John Cox Sight-Fishes Way to Day 2 Lead at Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks

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May 6, 2023

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John Cox Sight-Fishes Way to Day 2 Lead at Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks

Florida Pro Catches 18-pound, 4-ounce Limit to Take Slim 7-ounce Lead into Championship Saturday – Field Cut to Final 50

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (May 5, 2023) – Pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, weighed in five bass totaling 18 pounds, 4 ounces Friday to take the lead after Day 2 at the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational Phoenix Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Mystik Lubricants. Cox’s two-day total of 38 pounds, 5 ounces give him a slim 7-ounce advantage over 19-year-old pro Marshall Robinson of Landrum, South Carolina, who has weighed in 10 bass totaling 37-14 to end the day in second place.

Link to Photo Gallery of Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Day 2 Afternoon Highlights
Link to Video of Fish-Catch Highlights of Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Day 2

The three-day tournament, hosted by the Tri-County Lodging Association, features a roster of 150 anglers competing for a top prize of up to $115,000 and an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2024, Major League Fishing’s most prestigious event. The full field of 150 anglers concluded the two-day opening round on Friday, with only the top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight now advancing to Championship Saturday.

“It feels good to be here again,” Cox said in his post-game interview. “The last one I won was at Smith Lake (March 2021), and that feels very similar to this place. I do feel like if I end up winning tomorrow it’s going to be because I land on something. Either a pocket with two or three big ones, or something like that. Cause so far, it’s just been super random and I’ve had to do a lot of trolling to run into one of them.

“Luckily today I got a 5-pounder,” Cox continued. “That fish was everything. I worked on that one for a really long time. I had to come back to her, and the wind was blowing hard – it was just terrible. I was just blind pitching and somehow ended up getting her, so I was just super lucky on that one. If I somehow win this thing, I’ll definitely remember that fish catch for a long time.”

Cox spent the majority of the day roaming the shallows targeting bed fish with a 5-inch Berkley PowerBait MaxScent The General worm.

“I saw one really nice one right at the end of the day and I was going to try to catch it, but it was getting really close on check-in time so I decided that I’ll just need to start on it in the morning,” Cox said. “It’s a solid 5 (pounder). If I can catch that first thing, then we’re looking at only needing to catch four for the rest of the day, and I’d feel really good about that.”

The top 50 pros advancing to Championship Saturday at the Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks are:

1st:        John Cox, DeBary, Fla., 10 bass, 38-5
2nd:       Marshall Robinson, Landrum, S.C., 10 bass, 37-14
3rd:       Drew Gill, Mount Carmell, Ill., 10 bass 37-11
4th:        Keith Carson, DeBary, Fla., nine bass, 35-11
5th:        Andrew Nordbye, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 35-4
6th:        Andy Newcomb, Camdenton, Mo., 10 bass, 33-4
7th:        Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., 10 bass, 33-2
8th:        Tom Redington, Royse City, Texas, 10 bass, 32-7
9th:        Tai Au, Glendale, Ariz., 10 bass, 32-0
10th:     Charley Slaton, Valliant, Okla, 10 bass, 31-15
11th:     Joe Bennett, Ashland, Mo., 10 bass, 31-4
12th:     Dylan Hays, Hot Springs, Ark., 10 bass, 30-10
13th:     Connor Cunningham, Springfield, Mo., 10 bass, 30-9
14th:     Martin Villa, Charlottesville, Va., 10 bass, 30-4
15th:     Jordan Hirt, Glenwood, Iowa, 10 bass, 29-13
16th:     Robby Lefere, Jackson, Mich., 10 bass, 29-12
17th:     Thomas Wooten, Huddleston, Va., 10 bass, 29-7
18th:     Jaden Parrish, Liberty, Texas, 10 bass, 29-5
19th:     Derik Hudson, Concord, Va., 10 bass, 29-3
20th:     Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 29-0
21st:      Kyle Schutta, Forest Lake, Minn., 10 bass, 29-0
22nd:    Jeremy Southerly, Fulks Run, Va., 10 bass, 28-5
23rd:     Brock Reinkemeyer. Warsaw, Mo., 10 bass, 28-10
24th:     Bobby Bakewell, Orlando, Fla, 10 bass, 27-14
25th:     Kyle Palmer, Winchester, Tenn., 10 bass, 27-13
26th:     Joshua Weaver, Macon, Ga., 10 bass, 27-13
27th:     Matthew Stefan, Junction City, Wis., 10 bass, 27-12
28th:     Shaw Grigsby, Gainesville, Fla., 10 bass, 27-12
29th:     Jared Lintner, Covington, Ga., 10 bass, 27-11
30th:     Tyler Stewart, Dubach, La., 10 bass, 27-8
31st:      Troy Stokes, Trenton, Mich., 10 bass, 27-8
32nd:    Brian Latimer, Belton, S.C., 10 bass, 27-7
33rd:     Grae Buck, Green Lane, Pa., 10 bass, 27-5
34th:     Cody Pike, Powhatan, Va., 10 bass, 27-1
35th:     Cody Parker, Ball Ground, Ga., 10 bass, 27-1
36th:     David Walker, Huntingdon, Tenn., 10 bass, 27-1
37th:     Jordan Collom, Canyon Lake, Calif., 10 bass, 26-14
38th:     Kyle Hall, Granbury, Texas, 10 bass, 26-11
39th:     Brad Jelinek, Lincoln, Mo., 10 bass, 26-11
40th:     Mark Rose, Wynne, Ark., 10 bass, 26-10
41st:      J. Todd Tucker, Moultrie, Ga., 10 bass, 26-10
42nd:    Rick Chenoweth, Fredericksburg, Va., 10 bass, 26-6
43rd:     Mike McClelland, Blue Eye, Mo., 10 bass, 26-3
44th:     Kyle Weisenburger, Columbus Grove, Ohio, 10 bass, 26-0
45th:     Andrew Behnke, Fond du Lac, Wis., 10 bass, 25-13
46th:     Austin Culbertson, Moberly, Mo., 10 bass, 25-12
47th:     Joe Grafeman, Camdenton, Mo., 10 bass, 25-10
48th:     Colby Schrumpf, Highland, Ill., 10 bass, 25-10
49th:     Dakota Ebare, Brookeland, Texas, 10 bass, 25-10
50th:     Hunter Eubanks, Inman, S.C., 10 bass, 25-9

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Pro William Fletcher of Dallas, Georgia, weighed in a 5-pound, 12-ounce largemouth to earn Friday’s $1,000 Berkley Big Bass award.

Overall, there were 673 bass weighing 1,647 pounds, 10 ounces caught by 145 pros Friday. The catch included 120 five-bass limits.

In MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational competition, the full field of 150 anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday in a traditional five-fish, weigh-in format. Only the top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight now advance to the final round on Championship Saturday, where they will compete for the grand prize of up to $115,000, including the lucrative $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus for qualified anglers. The winner of the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational Phoenix Boats Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Mystik Lubricants will be determined by the heaviest three-day cumulative weight and will receive an invitation to compete at REDCREST 2024.

The final 50 anglers will launch Saturday at 6:30 a.m. CT from the Grand Glaize Beach Boat Ramp (Public Beach No. 2) at Lake of the Ozarks State Park, located at 711 Public Beach Road in Osage Beach, Missouri. The final weigh-in will also be held at the boat ramp beginning at 2:30 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend the event or follow the live on-the-water action online on MLF NOW! beginning at 7 a.m. CT at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The MLF NOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action on all three days of competition from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. CT. MLF NOW!® will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

The MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitational Phoenix Stop 4 at Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Mystik Lubricants will feature live on-the-water coverage and a two-hour action-packed television show that will premiere on the CBS Sports Network on Saturday, October 21.

Proud sponsors of the 2023 MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, Fox Rent a Car, General Tire, Grundéns, Lew’s, Lowrance, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Wiley X and YETI.

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

Jacksonville State’s Elkins and Hansard win Bassmaster College Series event on Louisiana’s Red River

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Jacksonville State’s Elkins and Hansard win Bassmaster College Series event on Louisiana’s Red River

Seth Elkins and Dale Hansard of Alabama’s Jacksonville State University have won the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Red River presented by Bass Pro Shops with a two-day total of 29 pounds, 9 ounces.

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

May 5, 2023

Jacksonville State’s Elkins and Hansard win Bassmaster College Series event on Louisiana’s Red River

NATCHITOCHES, La. — Seth Elkins and Dale Hansard burned an estimated 80 gallons of gas over two days of the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Red River presented by Bass Pro Shops.

It was worth every last drop.

The tandem from Jacksonville (Ala.) State University finished with a total of 10 bass that weighed 29 pounds, 9 ounces, which was enough to win the derby in northwest Louisiana.

Elkins and Hansard claimed their spot in the College Series National Championship with authority, but they had to work for the win. They made a 2 1/2-hour, one-way run from Grand ECORE Recreational Area to Pool 5 of the Red River, where they fished a creek in the Caspiana area.

That left them with only three hours of fishing time each day, but they made the most of it. They fished in about 9 feet of water on Thursday but went a bit deeper on Friday.

“It was about 12 feet today,” Elkins said. “We noticed the fish had pulled off the tree stumps and some were closer to the bank. We were throwing a black Whopper Plopper 110 yesterday and a lighter-colored model today.

“But the main lure for us was an Ima Skimmer walking bait in a pearl or bone color. That was drawing the bigger bites. And really, those are the only two lures that were working for us at all.”

Hansard caught a 6-5 largemouth on Day 1 which anchored their bag of 13-12 and also was the big bass of the tournament. They didn’t have one as big on Day 2, but the catch was consistent.

“The heaviest today was a 4-pounder, but we had more quality bites,” Elkins said. “We had to fish slow. You really had to make the bait look appetizing or make them mad enough to eat it.”

Hansard said winning a tournament was a special way to qualify for the College National Championship.

“It’s the first time either of us have made it,” Hansard said. “It feels good like a weight is off our shoulders. And I’d like to think the win is for our past teammates … We had (eight people on our team) last year and now we’re the only ones here.”

Day 1 leaders Cole Holloway and Brandon Martin of Georgia’s Emmanuel College slipped to second overall with 10 bass weighing 28-9. Rounding out the Top 5 tandems were Brayden Nichols and William Tew of LSU-Shreveport, third, 23-11; Tripp Bowman and Matthew Nesbit, also of LSU-Shreveport, fourth, 23-2; and fifth, Nicholas Holtgrave and Colsyn Head, of McKendree University in Illinois, 23-0.

B.A.S.S. officials will verify Team of the Year standings in the coming days, which will earn one duo a spot in the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Lew’s later this year. The Top 3 teams (six anglers in all) from the Strike King Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops will earn the other three spots in the head-to-head competition.

Those eight anglers then will compete for a spot in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota when it’s held next March in Tulsa, Okla., with fishing on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees.

A total of 135 teams competed, and 14 of them punched their tickets to the College National Championship, which will be held later this year on a fishery yet to be announced.

The fishing action isn’t complete just yet here on the Red River, though.

Following a day off on Saturday, the Strike King Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors will hit the water Sunday, as will the Junior Series anglers. Coverage from those two events will be available on Bassmaster.com.

The tournaments all are hosted by the Red River Waterway Commission.

2023 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Red River presented by Bass Pro Shops 5/4-5/5
Red River, Natchitoches LA.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Seth Elkins – Dale Hansard Jacksonville State University 250
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 15-13 Total: 10 29-09
2. Cole Holloway – Brandon Martin Emmanuel College 249
Day 1: 5 15-14 Day 2: 5 12-11 Total: 10 28-09
3. Brayden Nichols – William Tew LSU – Shreveport 248
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 5 11-15 Total: 10 23-11
4. Tripp Bowman – Matthew Nesbit LSU – Shreveport 247
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 5 12-04 Total: 10 23-02
5. Nicholas Holtgrave – Colsyn Head McKendree University 246
Day 1: 5 10-09 Day 2: 5 12-07 Total: 10 23-00
6. Caleb Dachenhaus – Sam Shoemaker Adrian College 245
Day 1: 5 10-01 Day 2: 5 12-00 Total: 10 22-01
7. Kyle Zainitzer – Avery Whitwell University of North Alabama 244
Day 1: 5 07-04 Day 2: 5 14-08 Total: 10 21-12
8. Blake Bullock – John Mark Berry Blue Mountain College 243
Day 1: 5 11-01 Day 2: 5 10-09 Total: 10 21-10
9. Cal Culpepper – Ryan Thomas University of Montevallo 242
Day 1: 5 10-12 Day 2: 5 10-02 Total: 10 20-14
10. Trey Schroeder – Lane Stephens McKendree University 241
Day 1: 5 10-04 Day 2: 5 09-13 Total: 10 20-01
11. Kaden Proffitt – Cason Ragsdale East Texas Baptist University 240
Day 1: 5 10-06 Day 2: 5 09-10 Total: 10 20-00
12. Tyler Cory – Scott Sledge University of Montevallo 239
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 5 10-07 Total: 10 19-15
13. Levi Mullins – Matthew Cummings Bethel University 238
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 09-12 Total: 10 19-15
14. Bryson O’steen – Ty Jackson Florida Gateway College 237
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 5 09-10 Total: 10 19-10
15. Hunter McClaskey – Landon Lawson King University 236
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 09-04 Total: 10 19-07
16. Corey Morris – Brayden Mercer East Texas Baptist University 235
Day 1: 5 07-10 Day 2: 5 11-06 Total: 10 19-00
17. Gus McLarry – Jared West Texas A & M Commerce 234
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 07-07 Total: 10 18-14
18. Turner Hart – Summer Dees Bryan College 233
Day 1: 5 08-10 Day 2: 5 10-04 Total: 10 18-14
19. Morgan Miracle – Jake Thornbury Campbellsville University 232
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 5 08-11 Total: 10 18-11
20. William Travis – Victor Alford Bryan College 231
Day 1: 5 09-07 Day 2: 5 09-04 Total: 10 18-11
21. Zach Pocos – Trey Budach McKendree University 230
Day 1: 5 07-10 Day 2: 5 10-14 Total: 10 18-08
22. Hayden Marbut – Tucker Smith Auburn University 229
Day 1: 5 09-09 Day 2: 5 08-14 Total: 10 18-07
23. James Willoughby – Jacob Pfundt University of Montevallo 228
Day 1: 5 09-10 Day 2: 5 08-09 Total: 10 18-03
24. Parker O’Bryan – Miller Dowling University of Montevallo 227
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 3 06-02 Total: 8 18-01
25. Tommy Dunaway – Seth Jones Florida Gateway College 226
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 5 07-13 Total: 10 17-05
26. Jeremy Dellinger – Garrett Smith Lander University 225
Day 1: 5 09-06 Day 2: 5 07-09 Total: 10 16-15
27. Carter Koza – Drew Pitts Carson-Newman University 224
Day 1: 5 08-01 Day 2: 5 08-13 Total: 10 16-14
28. Cole Rankin – Riley Faulkner Carson-Newman University 223
Day 1: 5 10-11 Day 2: 4 05-15 Total: 9 16-10
29. Easton Fothergill – Nick Dumke University of Montevallo 222
Day 1: 5 07-00 Day 2: 5 09-09 Total: 10 16-09
30. Ben Brockwell – Justice Gayhart Kentucky Christian University 221
Day 1: 5 08-14 Day 2: 5 07-09 Total: 10 16-07
31. Cy Lambert – University of North Alabama 220
Day 1: 5 06-07 Day 2: 5 09-15 Total: 10 16-06
32. Levi Thibodaux – Chance Shelby LSU – Shreveport 219
Day 1: 5 09-00 Day 2: 4 07-00 Total: 9 16-00
33. Connor Jacob – Sam Smith Auburn University 218
Day 1: 5 08-02 Day 2: 5 07-10 Total: 10 15-12
34. Christian Turner – John Gray Coastal Carolina University 217
Day 1: 5 08-11 Day 2: 5 06-13 Total: 10 15-08
35. Harmon Marien – Jack Stephens McKendree University 216
Day 1: 5 07-15 Day 2: 5 07-08 Total: 10 15-07
36. Reid Farris – Colton Swize Texas A&M University 215
Day 1: 5 11-10 Day 2: 3 03-12 Total: 8 15-06
37. Zach Bushey – Brandon Traw Tarleton State University 214
Day 1: 5 06-08 Day 2: 5 08-13 Total: 10 15-05
38. Matthew Dettling – Austin Wadzinski University of Tennessee 213
Day 1: 4 05-06 Day 2: 5 09-13 Total: 9 15-03
39. Jaxson Freeman – Maxwell Trotter McKendree University 212
Day 1: 5 05-07 Day 2: 5 09-12 Total: 10 15-03
40. Cody Domingos – Luka Strepacki University of Tennessee 211
Day 1: 5 06-15 Day 2: 5 08-02 Total: 10 15-01
41. Drake Sturgill – Beau Browning University of Montevallo 210
Day 1: 5 07-01 Day 2: 5 07-14 Total: 10 14-15
42. Seth Slanker – Jackson Swisher Florida Gateway College 209
Day 1: 5 08-13 Day 2: 5 06-01 Total: 10 14-14
43. Trevor Easter – Clayton Easter Tarleton State University 208
Day 1: 5 05-11 Day 2: 5 09-02 Total: 10 14-13
44. Tyler Cain – Cole Dodson University of Montevallo 207
Day 1: 3 05-14 Day 2: 5 08-11 Total: 8 14-09
45. Zach McNary – Mason Phillpotts Grand Valley State University 206
Day 1: 5 08-02 Day 2: 5 06-06 Total: 10 14-08
46. Cade Lipham – Caleb Coleman Drury University 205
Day 1: 5 05-11 Day 2: 5 08-12 Total: 10 14-07
47. Wade Roberts – LSU – Shreveport 204
Day 1: 5 09-00 Day 2: 4 05-06 Total: 9 14-06
48. Brendan Vinton – Dalton Eury Catawba Valley Community College 203
Day 1: 5 08-07 Day 2: 5 05-11 Total: 10 14-02
49. Kaden Buchmann – Jared Hubbard Lander University 202
Day 1: 5 10-13 Day 2: 3 03-04 Total: 8 14-01
50. Ridge Rutledge – Ryan Daugherty Campbellsville University 201
Day 1: 5 07-01 Day 2: 5 07-00 Total: 10 14-01
51. Carson Kamien – Tyson Verkaik University of Florida 200
Day 1: 5 06-01 Day 2: 5 07-07 Total: 10 13-08
52. Ryan Park – Sam Niemeyer Murray State University 199
Day 1: 5 09-04 Day 2: 3 04-03 Total: 8 13-07
53. Noah Trant – Evan Howe Northwestern State University (8 198
Day 1: 5 05-00 Day 2: 5 08-07 Total: 10 13-07
54. Cody Monlezun – Atlan Pfluger Texas A&M University 197
Day 1: 5 08-13 Day 2: 3 04-06 Total: 8 13-03
55. Wyatt Pearman – Dustin Bauer Campbellsville University 196
Day 1: 4 05-12 Day 2: 5 07-07 Total: 9 13-03
56. Matt Short – Pruitt Lansdale Eastern Kentucky University 195
Day 1: 5 07-00 Day 2: 4 06-03 Total: 9 13-03
57. Evan Sutton – Grant Olsen McKendree University 194
Day 1: 5 07-02 Day 2: 5 06-00 Total: 10 13-02
58. Hunter Fillmore – Dylan Fogarty Bethel University 193
Day 1: 5 06-00 Day 2: 3 07-01 Total: 8 13-01
59. Tucker Siminak – Kyle Hopping McKendree University 192
Day 1: 5 06-09 Day 2: 4 06-06 Total: 9 12-15
60. Brantley Anders – Cameron Dials Kentucky Christian University 191
Day 1: 5 07-00 Day 2: 4 05-14 Total: 9 12-14
61. Trent Buchholz – Dakota Posey Lamar State College Orange 190
Day 1: 5 06-05 Day 2: 5 06-09 Total: 10 12-14
62. Parker Brown – Layton Brown Dallas Baptist University 189
Day 1: 5 08-04 Day 2: 4 04-08 Total: 9 12-12
63. Chris Baker – Elijah Kelley Kentucky Christian University 188
Day 1: 4 06-03 Day 2: 5 06-08 Total: 9 12-11
64. Solomon Glenn – Briggs Alavezos University of Montevallo 187
Day 1: 5 06-14 Day 2: 5 05-12 Total: 10 12-10
65. Brock Blazier – Benjamin Blank Wabash Valley College 186
Day 1: 5 05-14 Day 2: 5 06-11 Total: 10 12-09
66. Bryant Martin – Luke Batts LSU – Shreveport 185
Day 1: 5 05-15 Day 2: 5 06-10 Total: 10 12-09
67. Drake Hemby – Szymon Piton Carson-Newman University 184
Day 1: 4 06-02 Day 2: 5 06-07 Total: 9 12-09
68. Giancarlo Russo – Remington Potter Florida Gateway College 183
Day 1: 5 06-11 Day 2: 5 05-12 Total: 10 12-07
69. Carson Hickman – Jacob Dobbs Tarleton State University 182
Day 1: 5 07-09 Day 2: 5 04-12 Total: 10 12-05
70. William Vega – Will Emmert Sam Houston State University 181
Day 1: 5 06-14 Day 2: 5 05-03 Total: 10 12-01
71. Hunter Keller – Grant Harris Catawba Valley Community College 180
Day 1: 5 05-13 Day 2: 5 06-04 Total: 10 12-01
72. Clay Osteen – John Mizell Tarleton State University 179
Day 1: 5 07-08 Day 2: 4 04-06 Total: 9 11-14
73. Max Heaton – Brooks Anderson Emmanuel College 178
Day 1: 5 07-05 Day 2: 3 04-05 Total: 8 11-10
74. Derek Rodriguez Jr. – Mathias Dahline Adrian College 177
Day 1: 4 04-07 Day 2: 5 07-00 Total: 9 11-07
75. Justin Botts – Tim Herrmann Bryan College 176
Day 1: 4 06-07 Day 2: 4 04-14 Total: 8 11-05
76. Ashton Hehr – Trevor Johnston Texas A&M University 175
Day 1: 5 07-04 Day 2: 2 03-14 Total: 7 11-02
77. Dustin Weinberg – Sawyer Brady Blue Mountain Christian Universi 174
Day 1: 5 06-14 Day 2: 3 04-04 Total: 8 11-02
78. Sawyer McCullough – Hunter Bettner Troy University 173
Day 1: 2 02-05 Day 2: 5 08-07 Total: 7 10-12
79. Jadon Spencer – Chase Martin Catawba Valley Community College 172
Day 1: 5 08-04 Day 2: 2 02-08 Total: 7 10-12
80. Russel Buffa – Dalton Mollenkopf Adrian College 171
Day 1: 5 07-00 Day 2: 3 03-09 Total: 8 10-09
81. Cross Campbell – Ethan Thurston East Texas Baptist University 170
Day 1: 4 06-00 Day 2: 3 04-08 Total: 7 10-08
82. Carter Ball – Austin Tapley Adrian College 169
Day 1: 5 05-10 Day 2: 5 04-14 Total: 10 10-08
83. Chase Hubble – Brent May University of Florida 168
Day 1: 5 08-04 Day 2: 2 02-01 Total: 7 10-05
84. Taylor McMullen – Emmanuel College 167
Day 1: 4 06-05 Day 2: 2 04-00 Total: 6 10-05
85. Carter Smith – Gannon Stork Wabash Valley College 166
Day 1: 1 03-01 Day 2: 4 07-03 Total: 5 10-04
86. Caleb Bridges – Matthew Dopp Bryan College 165
Day 1: 5 07-01 Day 2: 3 03-03 Total: 8 10-04
87. John Karisny – Brodie Paige Louisiana Tech University 164
Day 1: 5 05-07 Day 2: 3 04-13 Total: 8 10-04
88. Matthew Zdrazil – Easton Lindus Emmanuel College 163
Day 1: 5 07-06 Day 2: 2 02-09 Total: 7 09-15
89. Miles Smith – Zach Henderson Georgia College 162
Day 1: 5 06-12 Day 2: 1 03-00 Total: 6 09-12
90. Dylan Breaux – Joel Richard Nicholls State University 161
Day 1: 5 07-01 Day 2: 2 02-04 Total: 7 09-05
91. Colton Hill – Tomas Matual McKendree University 160
Day 1: 3 04-10 Day 2: 3 04-09 Total: 6 09-03
92. Jordan Pennington – Andrew Oswalt University of Montevallo 159
Day 1: 5 07-04 Day 2: 2 01-14 Total: 7 09-02
93. Justin James – Keegan Trahan Lamar State College Orange 158
Day 1: 3 02-14 Day 2: 4 06-04 Total: 7 09-02
94. Reece Keeney – Colby Kerr Kentucky Christian University 157
Day 1: 4 06-09 Day 2: 1 02-07 Total: 5 09-00
95. Cooper Arthur – Luke Frankowicz Louisiana Tech University 156
Day 1: 3 04-13 Day 2: 4 04-00 Total: 7 08-13
96. Gavin Schmitz – Addison Sikes University of Montevallo 155
Day 1: 5 06-05 Day 2: 2 02-05 Total: 7 08-10
97. Roy Crush – Hunter Hernandez Texas A&M University 154
Day 1: 1 00-15 Day 2: 5 07-05 Total: 6 08-04
98. Brody Robison – Jack Alexander University of Montevallo 153
Day 1: 5 06-14 Day 2: 3 01-02 Total: 8 08-00
99. Max Gosdin – Andrew Howell University of Montevallo 152
Day 1: 5 06-13 Day 2: 1 01-02 Total: 6 07-15
100. Stephen Bovia – Preston Madere Louisiana Tech University 151
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 4 04-06 Total: 6 07-15
101. Wesley Smith II – Jacob Oliver Catawba Valley Community College 150
Day 1: 4 06-13 Day 2: 1 00-14 Total: 5 07-11
102. Nathan Coffman – Garrett Mawalls LSU – Shreveport 149
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 07-09 Total: 5 07-09
103. Brett Jolley Jr. – Cade Nettles East Texas Baptist University 148
Day 1: 5 04-15 Day 2: 2 02-10 Total: 7 07-09
104. Brenton Godwin – Hunter Odom University of Montevallo 147
Day 1: 3 04-15 Day 2: 2 02-09 Total: 5 07-08
105. Spencer Brister – Roeh Burton Lamar State College Orange 146
Day 1: 4 04-12 Day 2: 3 02-11 Total: 7 07-07
106. Gunner Whitaker – Mitch Johnson Kentucky Christian University 145
Day 1: 5 07-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 07-00
107. Hank Sturm – Mitch Straffon Adrian College 144
Day 1: 5 06-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 06-14
108. Conner Giles – Christian Wright Bryan College 143
Day 1: 2 02-11 Day 2: 4 04-01 Total: 6 06-12
109. Dylan Benson – Austin Rose East Texas Baptist University 142
Day 1: 5 06-04 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 06-04
110. Cole Thompson – Rees Williams University of North Alabama 141
Day 1: 5 06-01 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 5 06-01
111. Jacob Autry – Will Niebrugge Murray State University 140
Day 1: 4 04-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 4 04-13
112. Luke Iles – Northwestern State University 139
Day 1: 1 00-13 Day 2: 2 03-14 Total: 3 04-11
113. Zeb Roberts – Cabe Mackey Catawba Valley Community College 138
Day 1: 1 01-00 Day 2: 2 03-08 Total: 3 04-08
114. Kreed Averhoff – Jordan Kalsbeek Tarleton State University 137
Day 1: 2 03-02 Day 2: 1 01-05 Total: 3 04-07
115. Thomas Mingle – Braxton Simmons University of Tennessee 136
Day 1: 3 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 04-06
116. Lane Bailey – Justin Eggers Catawba Valley Community College 135
Day 1: 2 03-02 Day 2: 1 01-04 Total: 3 04-06
117. Hampton Shull – Landon Surrett Lander University 134
Day 1: 1 01-03 Day 2: 2 02-14 Total: 3 04-01
118. Seth Jenkins – TJ McKenzie Emmanuel College 133
Day 1: 3 03-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 03-13
119. Fischer Barber – Tucker Jordan Troy University 132
Day 1: 1 01-01 Day 2: 3 02-12 Total: 4 03-13
120. Riley Lawson – Dawson Burton Kentucky Christian University 131
Day 1: 3 03-04 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 03-04
121. Caleb Hart – Connor Vanderploeg Grand Valley State University 130
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-03 Total: 2 03-03
122. Hunter Palmer – Eli Stevenson Bryan College 129
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 1 01-05 Total: 2 03-00
123. Kyle Knoll – Luke Morgan Southern Union State Community C 128
Day 1: 2 02-13 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 02-13
124. Sid Wallace – Broxson Daigle Texas A&M University 127
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 02-02
125. Caleb Jacob – Illinois State University 126
Day 1: 2 01-15 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 01-15
126. Kaden Liles – Kolby Clark University of North Alabama 125
Day 1: 1 01-01 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 01-01
127. Hunter Starling – William Vickery Georgia Southern University 124
Day 1: 1 00-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 1 00-14
128. Jacob Butts – Mark Kershaw-Klara USC Union 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
128. Carson Calvert – Austin Thomas University of North Alabama 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
128. Marlee Churchman – Ty Gentry LSU – Shreveport 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
128. Cody Clifton – Robert Hunt Missouri State University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
128. Logan East – Rob Lindsey Bryan College 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
128. Connor Lynch – Domenic Bartel Grand Valley State University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
128. Chandler Pruett – Wes Bailey Blue Mountain College 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
128. Rudy Worley – Fisher Overton Blue Mountain College 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 88 536 853-13
2 63 454 732-10
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151 990 1586-07

Kemp completes wire-to-wire victory at Bassmaster Open on Buggs Island Reservoir

Brian Carter

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May 6, 2023

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Kemp completes wire-to-wire victory at Bassmaster Open on Buggs Island Reservoir

Powell Kemp of Scotland Neck, N.C., has won the 2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Buggs Island Reservoir with a three-day total of 48 pounds, 13 ounces.

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

May 5, 2023

Kemp completes wire-to-wire victory at Bassmaster Open on Buggs Island Reservoir

CLARKSVILLE, Va. — Powell Kemp admits he was mostly trying to avoid criticism for ending early. But in doing so, the local pro from Scotland Neck, N.C., stumbled across a key area that helped him tally a three-day total of 48 pounds, 13 ounces to secure a wire-to-wire victory at the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Buggs Island.

Kemp started his run by nabbing the tournament’s heaviest bag — a Day 1 limit of 19-8. Adding 16-12 in the second round, then a Championship Friday limit of 12-9, Kemp cruised to victory by a margin of 3-2 over Bassmaster Elite Series pro David Williams.

For his achievement, Kemp took home over $52,000 and earned a spot in the 2024 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota March 22-24 in Tulsa, Okla.

“That sounds unbelievable,” Kemp said upon hearing his winnings announced. “The Classic is the goal for every fisherman out there. Weekend guys, tour guys — that’s what everyone wants. Dream come true.

“I’ve been blessed; my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has done this. Everything I’ve done, I can’t explain. It just happened.”

With Buggs Island rattled by a recent cold front and fluctuating water levels, the Roanoke River reservoir proved challenging. Each day, Kemp noted that, due to the lack of consistency, he was simply fishing instinctively.

Toward the end of Day 2, marrying that instinct with the aforementioned criticism concern led Kemp to what was likely a game-clinching decision.

“Yesterday (Thursday), I was running in with about 30 minutes left and I knew if I went in then, my friends would say, ‘You are crazy. You came in 30 minutes early.’

“So, I stopped at one place 500 yards outside the off-limits area, caught three fish and culled one. I started there the final morning and caught most of what I weighed really quick.”

With his Day 3 nerves settled and a good limit in the boat, Kemp ran down to one of his key areas in Nutbush Creek but ended up catching all of his weight on the lake’s upper end. Flooded gumtrees and buckbrush were his top targets.

Kemp caught all of his bass on a 1/2-ounce Hawg Caller spinnerbait and an unnamed spinnerbait with oversized gold blades for the dirtier water. Slow rolling his baits was the best presentation. Kemp used no plastic trailers, but he rigged both baits with trailer hooks.

“That 20-pound P-Line CXX X-tra Strong line ripped them all out of the bushes,” Kemp said. “I didn’t lose any; I didn’t break any off.”

Kemp said the cold air that chilled the region likely limited the shad spawn that would normally be on fire this time of year. Lacking this morning jumpstart, his first two days were somewhat disjointed.

“I’ve fished here hundreds of days, but it was just a wind deal,” Kemp said. “I went where the wind said go and where the good Lord told me to go.”

Day 1 was particularly difficult due to strong winds, which built 4- to 5-foot waves on the main lake. Kemp was moving around a lot and just as he was about to relocate, the tournament’s biggest bass gave him a much-needed boost of confidence.

“I went through the shad spawn deal and when I got to the end of the stretch, I said: ‘Let me hit this little corner where some bushes are.’ I missed the male (of a spawning pair) so I threw back over there and caught the 5-13 (female).

“I was losing my mind while she was out there jumping. I finally got my hands on her. I’m glad I didn’t hurt her when I grabbed her. I was so excited to get her in the boat.”

Hailing from Newton, N.C., Williams finished second with 45-11. He started at a moderate pace with 11-5 but stepped on the gas in the latter two rounds with 17-0 and 17-6.

“My first day, I stumbled a little bit, but these last two days were incredible,” Williams said. “I covered a lot of water and never fished the same water twice. I fished from one end to the other — from Nutbush Creek to up the river.

“I covered water and the last two days, it just seemed like they bit everywhere I went. It’s an awesome lake and I’ve had a lot of success here. It holds a special place in my heart.

On Days 2 and 3, Williams focused on areas that had been windblown the first day. He caught his bass on a 1/2-ounce homemade white spinnerbait with two blade combinations. He used a double willow-leaf model in clear water and a Colorado/Indiana combo in stained water. Both carried Zoom Split Tail trailers.

Casey Scanlon of Eldon, Mo., placed third with 44-13. His daily weights were 14-11, 13-14 and 16-4.

Noting that he contended with dynamic conditions, Scanlon said he found success by sticking with his go-to bait.

“I pretty much kept my 1/2-ounce Trophy Bass Company spinnerbait with a 2/0 Hayabusa trailer hook in my hand,” he said. “The spinnerbait was a morning deal. A 1/2-ounce Z-Man Jackhammer ChatterBait with a Tackle HD Minnow Fluke trailer was an afternoon deal. Today, I caught four on the spinnerbait and one on the ChatterBait.

“I took it easy on that Nitro and Mercury. I didn’t make any long runs; I stayed within about 5 miles of here. Conditions changed for me every day and I had to change with it.”

As part of the Yamaha Power Pay program, Birmingham, Ala., angler Jake Maddux, who finished 11th, took home an additional $2,000.

Kemp won the $750 Phoenix Boats Big Bass award for his 5-13 largemouth. He also won the $500 Garmin Tournament Rewards.

Kemp leads the St. Croix Bassmaster Opens Division 3 standings with 200 points. Williams is in second with 199, followed by Scanlon with 198, Jack Dice of Lynchburg, Va., with 197 and Ryan Broughman of Corapeake, N.C., with 196.

John Garrett of Union City, Tenn., leads the Opens Elite Qualifiers standings with 577 points. Matt Henry of Milledgeville, Ga., is second with 545, followed by Kenta Kimura of Osaka, Japan, with 539, Wesley Gore of Clanton, Ala., with 538 and Ben Milliken of New Caney, Texas, with 535. Rounding out the nine anglers who are in position to qualify for the 2024 Bassmaster Elite Series via the Opens EQ are Trey McKinney, Keith Tuma, Brett Cannon and JT Thompkins. Follow the Opens EQ race all season at Bassmaster.com.

The St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Buggs Island Reservoir was hosted by Mecklenburg County, Va., Tourism.

2023 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Buggs Island 5/3-5/5
Buggs Island Reservoir, Clarksville VA.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Powell Kemp Scotland Neck, NC 15 48-13 200 $53,284.00
Day 1: 5 19-08 Day 2: 5 16-12 Day 3: 5 12-09
2. David Williams Newton, NC 15 45-11 199 $25,274.00
Day 1: 5 11-05 Day 2: 5 17-00 Day 3: 5 17-06
3. Casey Scanlon Eldon, MO 15 44-13 198 $17,840.00
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 13-14 Day 3: 5 16-04
4. Jack Dice Lynchburg, VA 15 42-11 197 $14,867.00
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 5 16-02 Day 3: 5 13-13
5. Ryan Broughman Corapeake, NC 15 42-07 196 $12,934.00
Day 1: 5 12-02 Day 2: 5 15-02 Day 3: 5 15-03
6. Joey Cifuentes III Clinton, AR 15 42-01 195 $11,893.00
Day 1: 5 14-03 Day 2: 5 14-09 Day 3: 5 13-05
7. Casey Smith Victor, NY 15 41-00 194 $11,150.00
Day 1: 5 12-12 Day 2: 5 16-04 Day 3: 5 12-00
8. JT Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 15 40-07 193 $10,407.00
Day 1: 5 13-12 Day 2: 5 14-07 Day 3: 5 12-04
9. Shayne Berlo Mclean, VA 15 38-07 192 $8,177.00
Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 5 17-13 Day 3: 5 09-11
10. Evan Barnes Dardanelle, AR 15 37-12 191 $6,690.00
Day 1: 5 14-11 Day 2: 5 14-00 Day 3: 5 09-01
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Powell Kemp Scotland Neck, NC 05-13 $750.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 160 964 2096-08
2 157 932 2013-01
3 10 50 131-08
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327 1946 4241-01

Findley comes from behind to win B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional on Arkansas River

Brian Carter

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May 5, 2023

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Findley comes from behind to win B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional on Arkansas River

Cole Findley of Forsyth, Mo., has won the 2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional at Arkansas River with a three-day total of 36 pounds, 4 ounces.

Photo by Mark Cisneros/B.A.S.S.

May 5, 2023

Findley comes from behind to win B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional on Arkansas River

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Cole Findley didn’t lead the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional at Arkansas River until it mattered most.

And that’s all that mattered.

Findley, a 39-year-old resident of Forsyth, Mo., caught limits of five bass on each of the tournament’s three days, finishing with a total weight of 36 pounds, 4 ounces. He won $5,000 for finishing atop the 80-angler field. Findley also earned a $500 in Garmin Rewards money.

He also locked up a spot in the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship scheduled for South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell Oct. 18-20. A Top 3 finish there would earn him a berth in the 2024 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Toyota which is scheduled for March 22-24 in Tulsa, Okla.

But first thing’s first, and that includes relishing Friday’s B.A.S.S. Nation win on the Arkansas River, the first regional on the Nation calendar in 2023.

“A lot of things have to happen to win a tournament, and everything came together for me this week,” Findley said shortly after lofting the tournament trophy at Three Forks Harbor, where the derby began and ended each day.

“I had a great time this week. The Team (Missouri) was great. My co-anglers were all I could ask for … It’s just been a perfect week.”

Findley locked downriver into the McClellan-Kerr area where he targeted reaction bites around stands of reeds instead of the rock and wood structures many of his fellow competitors were fishing.

“I needed deeper water, from 4 to 6 feet and 12 to 14 feet,” he said. “I got off the main channel and was flipping a Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver (black/blue) and I caught a few on a 6th Sense Vega Frog. But nothing was easy.”

That might be an understatement, considering Findley only had 19 keeper bites throughout the three-day competition.

“I was making a flip every four seconds,” he said. “The lure was going in and coming out just as quick … I caught a lot of shorts on the first day, but the bigger bites were just not happening often at all.”

Findley has had momentum on his side recently. He finished 11th in the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship on Alabama’s Pickwick Lake last November and paired with Jeffrey Barrickman to place 17th in the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Team Championship at Hartwell a month later.

“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve calmed down,” Findley said. “I don’t spin out. I’m easygoing and relaxed.”

As for his pending return trip to the Nation Championship, Findley was single-minded.

“There’s only one goal and that’s to make the Classic,” he said.

Oklahoma’s Tyler Ramsay slipped into second place in the angler field with a cumulative weight of 34-14. He caught 11-12 on Friday, which was the third-heaviest bag caught by the 40 anglers who made the cut.

“I fished in Kerr all three days,” the 33-year-old Sand Springs, Okla., resident said. “I was catching them in around 2 feet of water in some backwaters and oxbows, around lily pads and reeds.”

Ramsay used a SPRO Bronzeye Frog in black and a variety of white swim jigs to boat his best bass. He won $3,000 for finishing second in the angler field.

“The vegetation was important,” he said. “If there was water behind it, postspawn bass were coming in to feed on shad.”

Jesse Jordan of Stilwell, Kan., took home Big Bass of the Tournament honors and $500 for the 5-4 he caught Thursday.

James Seymour, of Oglesby, Texas, led the 80 competitors in the co-angler division with a three-day total of six bass weighing 19-8. Seymour caught a three-bass limit of 11-1 on Friday to jump to the top of his field and earn the $2,500 cash prize.

Seymour, 44, rallied after catching only one bass for 2-4 on Day 1 and a pair of fish totaling 6-3 on Day 2.

“I was grinding and knew I had to do something different,” Seymour said.

That involved Texas-rigging a Zoom Trick Worm (green pumpkin/purple flake) with its tail dipped in red dye. He popped a tungsten nail weight into the other end of the lure, which gave it a unique fall.

Seymour will be making his first trip to the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship. He also won the co-angler division of the Texas Nation Championship.

“It’s been pretty amazing,” he said. “We have a tough region. To win here and go to Nationals, it’s really a dream coming true.”

A total of 16 anglers qualified for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship at this week’s event — the leading angler and co-angler from each of the eight states represented.

The team championship of the derby concluded Thursday. Kansas finished first in that contest, with 71 bass weighing a total of 171-2, which was good for $5,000 for their Nation program. Team Louisiana finished second (77 bass, 166-12) and won $3,000, while Team Oklahoma (67 bass, 155-13) was third and won $2,000.

A total of $34,500 was awarded between individual and team competitions.

Four B.A.S.S. Nation Regionals remain on this year’s schedule — at Tennessee’s Douglas Lake (May 24-26), the Potomac River in Maryland (June 7-9), Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago (June 28-30) and the Western Regional, which is still to be announced.

The tournament was hosted by the Muskogee Tourism Authority.

2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional 5/3-5/5
Arkansas River, Muskogee OK.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Cole Findley Forsyth, MO (MO) 15 36-04 0
2. Tyler Ramsey Sand Springs, OK (OK) 15 34-14 0
3. Blake Wilson Benton, AR (AR) 14 33-14 0
4. Brock Enmeier Bixby, OK (OK) 11 30-02 0
5. Nate Caldwell Fort Collins, CO (CO) 12 28-07 0
6. Matthew Nobile Sorrento, LA (LA) 11 28-07 0
7. Howard Hartley Jr Berwick, LA (LA) 13 28-02 0
8. Andy Gill Wellsville, KS (KS) 11 27-10 0
9. Matthew Abeyta Albuquerque, NM (NM) 9 27-06 0
10. Jamie Laiche Gonzales, LA (LA) 11 25-02 0
11. Chris Johnson Farmington, AR (KS) 10 24-09 0
12. Byron Albrecht Waco, TX (TX) 9 24-08 0
13. Jay Beffa Festus, MO (MO) 10 24-05 0
14. Kris Bosley Amarillo, TX (NM) 9 23-01 0
15. Tray Huddleston Russellville, AR (AR) 7 21-13 0
16. Tyler Wilson Carlsbad, NM (NM) 9 19-08 0
17. Grayson Morrow San Angelo, TX (TX) 8 19-00 0
18. Gabriel Rivera Portales, NM (NM) 8 18-03 0
19. Jesse Jordan Stilwel, KS (KS) 6 17-02 0
20. Keith Allen Okemah, OK (OK) 6 14-07 0
21. Brock Bila Louisburg, KS (KS) 7 14-03 0
22. Joe Conway Colorado Springs, CO (C 6 13-15 0
23. Kenny Turpin El Dorado, KS (KS) 6 13-11 0
24. Johnny Johnson Bloomfield, NM (NM) 5 13-09 0
25. Kevin Crady De Soto, MO (MO) 5 12-14 0
26. Chuck Major Morganza, LA (LA) 5 12-03 0
27. Austin Abadie Saint Amant, LA (LA) 5 11-13 0
28. Jeff Lugar Princeton, TX (TX) 6 11-06 0
29. Ross Roper Lutcher, LA (LA) 6 11-03 0
30. Tucker Pierce Hollister, MO (MO) 6 10-15 0
31. Chad Petrie Scroggins, TX (TX) 4 10-11 0
32. Jared Knuth Wahoo, NE (MO) 6 10-09 0
33. Nick Luna Buckner, MO (KS) 5 10-02 0
34. Steve Schneider Tijeras, NM (NM) 5 10-02 0
35. Austin O’Dell Cushing , OK (OK) 5 10-01 0
36. Klint VonFeldt Hays, KS (KS) 4 09-14 0
37. Drew Tabor Harrison, AR (AR) 7 09-14 0
38. Adam Deakin Windsor, CO (CO) 4 09-05 0
39. Teddy Granier Thibodaux, LA (LA) 4 09-03 0
40. Matthew Peter Saint James, MO (MO) 4 08-15 0
41. Dalton Ross Centerton, AR (AR) 4 08-06 0
42. Tony Halford Perkins, OK (OK) 3 08-05 0
43. Ramsey Romanin Wolcott, CO (CO) 3 08-03 0
44. Adam Johnson Pontiac, MO (AR) 2 07-13 0
45. Ryan Watkins Rockport, TX (TX) 3 07-10 0
46. Larry Stoafer Leavenworth, KS (KS) 4 07-05 0
47. Brian Dickirson Choctaw, OK (OK) 3 07-03 0
48. Brian Reinert Rathdrum, ID (CO) 4 07-02 0
49. David Henning Augusta, KS (KS) 3 07-02 0
50. Tim Cartwright Sand Springs, OK (OK) 3 07-01 0
50. Zachery Fowler Konawa, OK (OK) 3 07-01 0
52. Pete DuBois Mountain Home, AR (AR) 3 06-15 0
53. Kyle Torkelson Coweta, OK (KS) 3 06-13 0
54. Alan Daniels Kansas City, KS (MO) 3 06-02 0
55. Buddy Jorde II Clovis, NM (NM) 2 05-10 0
56. Brent Breznik Borger, TX (NM) 3 05-09 0
57. Kevin Late Pocahontas, AR (AR) 2 05-06 0
57. Casey Welch Arvada, CO (CO) 2 05-06 0
59. Steven Caldwell Whitesboro, TX (TX) 3 05-06 0
60. Boyd Gautreau Saint Amant, LA (LA) 2 04-15 0
61. Christian Gladfelter Winters, TX (NM) 2 04-07 0
62. Corey Stewart III Lees Summit, MO (MO) 1 04-01 0
63. Robert Thierry III Sugarland, TX (TX) 2 04-00 0
64. Charles Dodd Tyler, TX (TX) 2 03-15 0
65. Ron Strickland Pueblo West, CO (CO) 2 03-08 0
66. Wesley Baxley Cypress, TX (TX) 2 03-07 0
67. Larry Triplett Castle Rock, CO (CO) 1 03-03 0
68. Bradley Sullivan Shawnee, OK (OK) 2 02-12 0
69. Christopher Dollard Mountain Home, AR (AR) 3 02-09 0
70. Ira Lynn Adkins, TX (TX) 1 02-08 0
71. Preston Havens Mountain Home, AR (AR) 1 02-05 0
72. Chris Jarvis Albuquerque, NM (NM) 1 02-03 0
73. Austin Plaisance Belle Chasse, LA (LA) 1 01-14 0
74. Brian Murphy Sulphur, LA (LA) 1 01-03 0
75. Matthew Cesar Crane, MO (MO) 0 00-00 0
75. Tyler Frahm Kirbyville, MO (MO) 0 00-00 0
75. Jason Gasper Peyton, CO (CO) 0 00-00 0
75. Kris Lee Coweta, OK (OK) 0 00-00 0
75. Derek Leek Monticello, AR (AR) 0 00-00 0
75. Jerod Rosten Windsor, CO (CO) 0 00-00 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 10 164 368-02
2 12 166 404-14
3 4 59 135-08
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26 389 908-08

TEAM STANDINGS Day 3
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State Lbs-Oz
1 LOUISIANA 200-12
2 KANSAS 196-13
3 OKLAHOMA 194-03
4 ARKANSAS 166-07
5 NEW MEXICO 157-10
6 MISSOURI 150-14
7 TEXAS 140-06
8 COLORADO 105-14

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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KANSAS
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Andy Gill Wellsville, KS 11 27-10 0
2 Chris Johnson Farmington, AR 10 24-09 0
3 Jesse Jordan Stilwel, KS 6 17-02 0
4 Brock Bila Louisburg, KS 7 14-03 0
5 Kenny Turpin El Dorado, KS 6 13-11 0
6 Nick Luna Buckner, MO 5 10-02 0
7 Klint VonFeldt Hays, KS 4 09-14 0
8 Larry Stoafer Leavenworth, KS 4 07-05 0
9 David Henning Augusta, KS 3 07-02 0
10 Kyle Torkelson Coweta, OK 3 06-13 0

OKLAHOMA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Tyler Ramsey Sand Springs, OK 15 34-14 0
2 Brock Enmeier Bixby, OK 11 30-02 0
3 Keith Allen Okemah, OK 6 14-07 0
4 Austin O’Dell Cushing , OK 5 10-01 0
5 Tony Halford Perkins, OK 3 08-05 0
6 Brian Dickirson Choctaw, OK 3 07-03 0
7 Tim Cartwright Sand Springs, OK 3 07-01 0
7 Zachery Fowler Konawa, OK 3 07-01 0
9 Bradley Sullivan Shawnee, OK 2 02-12 0
10 Kris Lee Coweta, OK 0 00-00 0

LOUISIANA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Matthew Nobile Sorrento, LA 11 28-07 0
2 Howard Hartley Jr Berwick, LA 13 28-02 0
3 Jamie Laiche Gonzales, LA 11 25-02 0
4 Chuck Major Morganza, LA 5 12-03 0
5 Austin Abadie Saint Amant, LA 5 11-13 0
6 Ross Roper Lutcher, LA 6 11-03 0
7 Teddy Granier Thibodaux, LA 4 09-03 0
8 Boyd Gautreau Saint Amant, LA 2 04-15 0
9 Austin Plaisance Belle Chasse, LA 1 01-14 0
10 Brian Murphy Sulphur, LA 1 01-03 0

MISSOURI
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Cole Findley Forsyth, MO 15 36-04 0
2 Jay Beffa Festus, MO 10 24-05 0
3 Kevin Crady De Soto, MO 5 12-14 0
4 Tucker Pierce Hollister, MO 6 10-15 0
5 Jared Knuth Wahoo, NE 6 10-09 0
6 Matthew Peter Saint James, MO 4 08-15 0
7 Alan Daniels Kansas City, KS 3 06-02 0
8 Corey Stewart III Lees Summit, MO 1 04-01 0
9 Matthew Cesar Crane, MO 0 00-00 0
9 Tyler Frahm Kirbyville, MO 0 00-00 0

ARKANSAS
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Blake Wilson Benton, AR 14 33-14 0
2 Tray Huddleston Russellville, AR 7 21-13 0
3 Drew Tabor Harrison, AR 7 09-14 0
4 Dalton Ross Centerton, AR 4 08-06 0
5 Adam Johnson Pontiac, MO 2 07-13 0
6 Pete DuBois Mountain Home, AR 3 06-15 0
7 Kevin Late Pocahontas, AR 2 05-06 0
8 Christopher Dollard Mountain Home, AR 3 02-09 0
9 Preston Havens Mountain Home, AR 1 02-05 0
10 Derek Leek Monticello, AR 0 00-00 0

TEXAS
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Byron Albrecht Waco, TX 9 24-08 0
2 Grayson Morrow San Angelo, TX 8 19-00 0
3 Jeff Lugar Princeton, TX 6 11-06 0
4 Chad Petrie Scroggins, TX 4 10-11 0
5 Ryan Watkins Rockport, TX 3 07-10 0
6 Steven Caldwell Whitesboro, TX 3 05-06 0
7 Robert Thierry III Sugarland, TX 2 04-00 0
8 Charles Dodd Tyler, TX 2 03-15 0
9 Wesley Baxley Cypress, TX 2 03-07 0
10 Ira Lynn Adkins, TX 1 02-08 0

NEW MEXICO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Matthew Abeyta Albuquerque, NM 9 27-06 0
2 Kris Bosley Amarillo, TX 9 23-01 0
3 Tyler Wilson Carlsbad, NM 9 19-08 0
4 Gabriel Rivera Portales, NM 8 18-03 0
5 Johnny Johnson Bloomfield, NM 5 13-09 0
6 Steve Schneider Tijeras, NM 5 10-02 0
7 Buddy Jorde II Clovis, NM 2 05-10 0
8 Brent Breznik Borger, TX 3 05-09 0
9 Christian Gladfelter Winters, TX 2 04-07 0
10 Chris Jarvis Albuquerque, NM 1 02-03 0

COLORADO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Nate Caldwell Fort Collins, CO 12 28-07 0
2 Joe Conway Colorado Springs, CO 6 13-15 0
3 Adam Deakin Windsor, CO 4 09-05 0
4 Ramsey Romanin Wolcott, CO 3 08-03 0
5 Brian Reinert Rathdrum, ID 4 07-02 0
6 Casey Welch Arvada, CO 2 05-06 0
7 Ron Strickland Pueblo West, CO 2 03-08 0
8 Larry Triplett Castle Rock, CO 1 03-03 0
9 Jason Gasper Peyton, CO 0 00-00 0
9 Jerod Rosten Windsor, CO 0 00-00 0

2023 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional 5/3-5/5
Arkansas River, Muskogee OK.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. James Seymour Oglesby, TX (TX) 6 19-08 0
2. Cole Buser Moscow, ID (NM) 8 17-10 0
3. Kyle Klein Hutchinson, KS (KS) 6 17-00 0
4. Colten Hutson Edmond, OK (OK) 7 16-15 0
5. Jason Campbell Berwick, LA (LA) 6 16-10 0
6. Jeremiah Proulx Cherokee Village, AR (A 6 16-08 0
7. Kevin Sullivan Tecumseh, OK (OK) 7 16-01 0
8. Lanny Dooley Mountain Home, AR (AR) 6 15-09 0
9. Jobie Vongpraphanh Springdale, AR (AR) 7 14-15 0
10. Parker Welch Spring Hill, KS (KS) 4 13-03 0
11. Billy Freeny Sperry, OK (OK) 4 10-13 0
12. Marshal Allen Greeley, CO (CO) 4 10-06 0
13. Travis Bodin Erwinville, LA (LA) 5 10-04 0
14. Dennis Dustmann Oklahoma City, OK (OK) 5 09-12 0
15. Joe Whelan Ozark, MO (MO) 3 09-07 0
16. Ron Darr Kirksville, MO (MO) 4 09-05 0
17. Clayton Smith Montgomery, TX (TX) 4 09-02 0
18. Jesse Cornell Abilene, KS (KS) 3 07-09 0
19. Jonathan Small Pleasant Hill, MO (MO) 4 07-08 0
20. Logan Farrimond Garden City, MO (MO) 2 06-13 0
21. Dylan Eschette Brusly, LA (LA) 4 06-09 0
22. Kit Lueg Stilwell, KS (KS) 2 06-06 0
23. Kelly Ross Solomon, KS (KS) 3 06-05 0
24. Cambre Webb Walker, LA (LA) 3 06-04 0
25. Scott Guitreau St Amant, LA (LA) 2 05-11 0
26. R.J. Leblanc Jr Franklin, LA (LA) 3 05-09 0
27. David Gummow New Roads, LA (LA) 2 05-06 0
28. Aaron Danos Jr Bella Vista, AR (AR) 2 05-03 0
29. Shayne Dupree Haslet, TX (TX) 3 05-02 0
30. Garrett Smith Vidor, TX (TX) 2 05-01 0
31. Levi Evans Ava, MO (AR) 3 05-00 0
32. Korbyn Parker Sand Springs, OK (OK) 2 05-00 0
33. Sean Bowen Midwest City, OK (OK) 2 04-15 0
34. Jake Beach Opelousas, LA (LA) 5 04-14 0
35. Joshua Plott Sumner, TX (TX) 2 04-14 0
36. Lance Henderson Springdale, AR (AR) 2 04-04 0
37. Neil Raedel Colorado Springs, CO (C 2 04-03 0
38. Scott Hausman Owasso, OK (OK) 2 04-02 0
39. Pam Horne Bella Vista, AR (AR) 2 04-01 0
40. Larry Fralick Wichita, KS (KS) 2 04-00 0
41. Melissa Jarvis Albuquerque, NM (NM) 2 04-00 0
42. Mark Warren Kiowa, CO (CO) 2 03-15 0
43. Richard Crine Columbine Valley, CO (C 2 03-09 0
44. Alex Falcon Morgan City, LA (LA) 2 03-08 0
45. Steven Temple Carlsbad, NM (NM) 2 03-05 0
46. Johnnie Large Owasso, OK (OK) 1 03-00 0
47. Zack Busch Festus, MO (MO) 1 02-04 0
48. Tai Hunt Denver, CO (CO) 1 02-01 0
49. Greg Brown Overland Park, KS (KS) 1 02-00 0
49. Mark Laird Springdale, AR (AR) 1 02-00 0
49. Tiger Manuel Jr Sulphur, LA (LA) 1 02-00 0
52. Larry Brumley Topeka, KS (KS) 1 01-15 0
53. Kirk Fulton Nolanville, TX (TX) 1 01-12 0
54. Brezlyn Hightower Choctaw, OK (OK) 1 01-11 0
55. Ronnie Hill Canadian, TX (NM) 1 01-10 0
56. Glenn Hahn San Antonio, TX (TX) 1 01-09 0
57. Cameron Anielak Saint Peters, MO (MO) 1 01-08 0
58. Christopher Sanchez Albuquerque, NM (NM) 1 01-07 0
59. Don Evans Canon City, CO (CO) 1 01-06 0
60. Andrew Bowman Aurora, CO (CO) 1 01-05 0
61. David Porter Rockwall, TX (TX) 3 00-15 0
62. Kevin Hallemann Saint Louis, MO (MO) 1 00-00 0
63. Michael Arndt Potosi, MO (MO) 0 00-00 0
63. Macky Bosley III Canyon, TX (NM) 0 00-00 0
63. Bruce Carter Carrollton, TX (TX) 0 00-00 0
63. Richard Castellese Albuquerque, NM (NM) 0 00-00 0
63. Ray Cates Overland Park, KS (KS) 0 00-00 0
63. Luke Davidson Centennial , CO (CO) 0 00-00 0
63. Mike Estrada Belen, NM (NM) 0 00-00 0
63. Jim Evers Edmond, OK (OK) 0 00-00 0
63. Jon Gipson Magnolia, TX (TX) 0 00-00 0
63. Bob Howard Colorado Springs, CO (C 0 00-00 0
63. Matt Hyde Springfield, MO (MO) 0 00-00 0
63. Ron Kless Rio Rancho, NM (NM) 0 00-00 0
63. Turner Mason Thornton, CO (CO) 0 00-00 0
63. AJ Rongey Osage Beach, MO (MO) 0 00-00 0
63. Jim Vielhauer Shawnee, KS (KS) 0 00-00 0
63. Marty Whisnant Gainesville, MO (AR) 0 00-00 0
63. John Widner Albuquerque, NM (NM) 0 00-00 0
63. Chuck Wisdom Jr Beebe, AR (AR) 0 00-00 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 7 66 129-15
2 15 88 211-06
3 5 26 63-02
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27 180 404-07

TEAM STANDINGS Day 3
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State Lbs-Oz
1 LOUISIANA 200-12
2 KANSAS 196-13
3 OKLAHOMA 194-03
4 ARKANSAS 166-07
5 NEW MEXICO 157-10
6 MISSOURI 150-14
7 TEXAS 140-06
8 COLORADO 105-14

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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KANSAS
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kyle Klein Hutchinson, KS 6 17-00 0
2 Parker Welch Spring Hill, KS 4 13-03 0
3 Jesse Cornell Abilene, KS 3 07-09 0
4 Kit Lueg Stilwell, KS 2 06-06 0
5 Kelly Ross Solomon, KS 3 06-05 0
6 Larry Fralick Wichita, KS 2 04-00 0
7 Greg Brown Overland Park, KS 1 02-00 0
8 Larry Brumley Topeka, KS 1 01-15 0
9 Ray Cates Overland Park, KS 0 00-00 0
9 Jim Vielhauer Shawnee, KS 0 00-00 0

OKLAHOMA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Colten Hutson Edmond, OK 7 16-15 0
2 Kevin Sullivan Tecumseh, OK 7 16-01 0
3 Billy Freeny Sperry, OK 4 10-13 0
4 Dennis Dustmann Oklahoma City, OK 5 09-12 0
5 Korbyn Parker Sand Springs, OK 2 05-00 0
6 Sean Bowen Midwest City, OK 2 04-15 0
7 Scott Hausman Owasso, OK 2 04-02 0
8 Johnnie Large Owasso, OK 1 03-00 0
9 Brezlyn Hightower Choctaw, OK 1 01-11 0
10 Jim Evers Edmond, OK 0 00-00 0

LOUISIANA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jason Campbell Berwick, LA 6 16-10 0
2 Travis Bodin Erwinville, LA 5 10-04 0
3 Dylan Eschette Brusly, LA 4 06-09 0
4 Cambre Webb Walker, LA 3 06-04 0
5 Scott Guitreau St Amant, LA 2 05-11 0
6 R.J. Leblanc Jr Franklin, LA 3 05-09 0
7 David Gummow New Roads, LA 2 05-06 0
8 Jake Beach Opelousas, LA 5 04-14 0
9 Alex Falcon Morgan City, LA 2 03-08 0
10 Tiger Manuel Jr Sulphur, LA 1 02-00 0

MISSOURI
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Joe Whelan Ozark, MO 3 09-07 0
2 Ron Darr Kirksville, MO 4 09-05 0
3 Jonathan Small Pleasant Hill, MO 4 07-08 0
4 Logan Farrimond Garden City, MO 2 06-13 0
5 Zack Busch Festus, MO 1 02-04 0
6 Cameron Anielak Saint Peters, MO 1 01-08 0
7 Kevin Hallemann Saint Louis, MO 1 00-00 0
8 Michael Arndt Potosi, MO 0 00-00 0
8 Matt Hyde Springfield, MO 0 00-00 0
8 AJ Rongey Osage Beach, MO 0 00-00 0

ARKANSAS
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jeremiah Proulx Cherokee Village, AR 6 16-08 0
2 Lanny Dooley Mountain Home, AR 6 15-09 0
3 Jobie Vongpraphanh Springdale, AR 7 14-15 0
4 Aaron Danos Jr Bella Vista, AR 2 05-03 0
5 Levi Evans Ava, MO 3 05-00 0
6 Lance Henderson Springdale, AR 2 04-04 0
7 Pam Horne Bella Vista, AR 2 04-01 0
8 Mark Laird Springdale, AR 1 02-00 0
9 Marty Whisnant Gainesville, MO 0 00-00 0
9 Chuck Wisdom Jr Beebe, AR 0 00-00 0

TEXAS
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 James Seymour Oglesby, TX 6 19-08 0
2 Clayton Smith Montgomery, TX 4 09-02 0
3 Shayne Dupree Haslet, TX 3 05-02 0
4 Garrett Smith Vidor, TX 2 05-01 0
5 Joshua Plott Sumner, TX 2 04-14 0
6 Kirk Fulton Nolanville, TX 1 01-12 0
7 Glenn Hahn San Antonio, TX 1 01-09 0
8 David Porter Rockwall, TX 3 00-15 0
9 Bruce Carter Carrollton, TX 0 00-00 0
9 Jon Gipson Magnolia, TX 0 00-00 0

NEW MEXICO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Cole Buser Moscow, ID 8 17-10 0
2 Melissa Jarvis Albuquerque, NM 2 04-00 0
3 Steven Temple Carlsbad, NM 2 03-05 0
4 Ronnie Hill Canadian, TX 1 01-10 0
5 Christopher Sanchez Albuquerque, NM 1 01-07 0
6 Macky Bosley III Canyon, TX 0 00-00 0
6 Richard Castellese Albuquerque, NM 0 00-00 0
6 Mike Estrada Belen, NM 0 00-00 0
6 Ron Kless Rio Rancho, NM 0 00-00 0
6 John Widner Albuquerque, NM 0 00-00 0

COLORADO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Marshal Allen Greeley, CO 4 10-06 0
2 Neil Raedel Colorado Springs, CO 2 04-03 0
3 Mark Warren Kiowa, CO 2 03-15 0
4 Richard Crine Columbine Valley, CO 2 03-09 0
5 Tai Hunt Denver, CO 1 02-01 0
6 Don Evans Canon City, CO 1 01-06 0
7 Andrew Bowman Aurora, CO 1 01-05 0
8 Luke Davidson Centennial , CO 0 00-00 0
8 Bob Howard Colorado Springs, CO 0 00-00 0
8 Turner Mason Thornton, CO 0 00-00 0

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