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Lowrance Pro Ryan Salzman Takes First Major League Fishing Win at Stage Five

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Lowrance Pro Ryan Salzman Takes First Major League Fishing Win at Stage Five

Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, is pleased to congratulate Lowrance pro angler Ryan Salzman on his first Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour win at General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake in Spring City, Tenn., June 4-9, 2022.

Equipped with the Lowrance Ultimate Fishing System, including HDS LIVE 12 displays, ActiveTarget® Live Sonar, Active Imaging™ 3-in-1 and Ghost® Trolling Motor, Salzman brought in 13 bass totaling 24 pounds, 13 ounces in the Championship Round to bring home the $100,000 prize.

“I could not have won this event without my Lowrance ActiveTarget and Ghost Trolling Motor,” said Salzman. “I held my current the entire time using my Ghost, which is super tough and durable, and I was able to see fish out to 80 feet with ActiveTarget. The Ultimate Fishing System is so efficient, and everything worked flawlessly.”

The Alabama native joined the tour in February and this event was his first time qualifying for the Championship Round.  Other career highlights include four Phoenix Bass Fishing League wins, a Top 10 finish in the Forrest Wood Cup, and he finished third in the Angler of the Year race on the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit in 2021.

Of the five Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour Stages held in 2022, Lowrance Pro Anglers have finished in the top spot four times, in addition to the 2022 Redcrest Championship won by Lowrance Pro Bobby Lane.

For more information on Lowrance and its tournament-winning fishfinding technology, please visit www.lowrance.com.

Shane Doughtie & Evan White Win CATT Lake Gaston, NC June 4, 2022

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Shane Doughtie & Evan White Win CATT Lake Gaston, NC June 4, 2022

The March 27th Lake Gaston Qualifier that was cancelled will be made up June 19th! This will be the last Gaston Spring Qualifier!

Shane Doughtie & Evan White win Gaston with 5 bass weighing 17.22 lbs! They earned $1,478.00!

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Shane Doughtie Evan White 4.76 17.22 $1,478.00 110
Scott Golden Jesse Medlin 4.34 16.28 $450.00 109
Flash Butts Shawn Hammack 4.26 14.96 $190.00 108
Michael Chlomoudis Gauge Chlomoudis 4.74 14.14 $457.00 107
Jay Wright Mikey Anderson 3.72 13.94 106
Jake Murdock John Murdock 0.00 13.90 105
Ryan Harrell Carter Harrell 0.00 13.10 104
Ivan Morris Janet Morris 0.00 12.94 103
Wesley Caswell 0.00 12.00 102
Chandler Todd Robert Todd 0.00 11.84 101
Michael Hobbs Alexis Vaughn 3.08 11.54 100
Land Weaver John Edwards Jr 3.96 11.12 99
Randy Groves Chuck Murray 0.00 10.96 98
Ricky Todd Jerry Cullom 3.78 10.94 97
Michael Garner Justin Chamblee 0.00 10.88 96
Dennis Bradley Allen Mitchell 0.00 9.76 95
Jenny Li Michael Dikun 0.00 9.14 94
Jason Law 0.00 0.00 84
Brandon Hardy 0.00 0.00 84
Anthony Jones Artie Jones 0.00 0.00 84
Total Entrys $2,400.00
BONUS $ $600.00
Total Paid At Ramp $2,575.00
Gaston 2022 Spring Final Fund $305.00
2022 CATT Championship Fund $70.00
2022 Gaston Spring Final Fund Total $1,440.00

Alabama’s Ryan Salzman Earns First MLF Bass Pro Tour Win at General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft

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Alabama’s Ryan Salzman Earns First MLF Bass Pro Tour Win at General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft
Mercury Pro Weighs in 13 Bass Totaling 24 Pounds, 3 Ounces to Earn First Bass Pro Tour Win and Top Award of $100,000

Link to Photo Gallery of Championship Day Highlights
Link to Video of Fish Catch Highlights from Championship Day
Link to Photo Gallery of Ryan Salzman’s Championship Day on the Water

SPRING CITY, Tenn. (June 9, 2022) – It was a fight to the finish during Thursday’s Championship Round among the very best anglers in the sport, but when time ran out it was Mercury pro Ryan Salzman of Huntsville, Alabama, whose name sat at the top of the SCORETRACKER® at the General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft in Spring City, Tennessee. The Bass Pro Tour newcomer weighed 13 bass totaling 24 pounds, 3 ounces, to earn his first Bass Pro Tour win – as well as his first major career win – and take home the big red trophy and the top award of $100,000.

“Right now, I’m just putting all my trust in God, and that’s the only way I can rise up to this moment, because it’s too big for me,” Salzman said in the final moments as the clock ticked down. “Words just can’t describe how I feel even being in contention to win this event, especially going up against some of the greatest anglers in the world. Fishing against my childhood heroes, it’s just amazing.”

Moments later, time expired and Salzman was announced the General Tire Stage Five Champion on Watts Bar Lake.

“I never in my life thought I would win this event,” Salzman said excitedly, amid cheers from fans and followers who surrounded him on the water. “I knew the winning fish were in this area, but I didn’t know if they would bite today. I’ve lost several fish this week, even lost 2 or 3 today that would have given me more of a cushion at the end of the day, but I’m just speechless and so thankful for this opportunity.”

Thursday marked the first time the Alabama pro has qualified for the Championship Round on the MLF Bass Pro Tour since joining the tour in February and culminated in a moment he said he will never forget.

“First and foremost, I have to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,” Salzman said. “I’ve been a mess the last few years but have made a lot of life changes and attitude changes, so to go from where I was 3-4 years ago, to where I am today, there just isn’t anything that He can’t do.”

Salzman said he found his winning area above the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Watts Bar Dam during practice and knew it had potential, but as the tournament progressed, he realized the bass were only schooling and feeding during certain time windows.

“This has been a week of highs and lows and the way my tournament began, I didn’t think this win was a possibility,” Salzman said. “I found this spot above the dam on the first day, with hundreds of bass schooling and stacked up against this wall. I knew there were enough fish here to win the event, I just had to figure out how to catch them.”

Salzman hit the first obstacle during his Qualifying Round, in large part because the fish in his winning area weren’t schooling. He finished in 15th place after his first day and ended the second day in 16th place to advance to the Knockout Round – and that’s where the fun really began.

“On Wednesday, the TVA began running water through the dam, generating 30,000, 40,000 watts, stirring up the bait fish and in turn, the bass,” Salzman said. “Once they started moving the water, this spot really lit up. The majority of the fish I caught this week were right here in this spot, on a 4½-inch morning dawn-colored Roboworm with an 1/8-ounce Titan Tungsten ball weight.”

Salzman’s flurry halted to a stop about an hour and a half prior to the end of the tournament day, as the TVA turned down the generators and the bass around him stopped feeding. Not to be deterred from the win, Salzman made a quick pivot to another place on the dam, boating a 2-pounder.

“With only 25 minutes left in the day, that kicker fish made all the difference,” Salzman finished.

The Mercury pro earned the win by a slim 11-ounce margin over Academy Sports + Outdoors pro Jacob Wheeler of Harrison, Tennessee , who finished Championship Day in second place with a total of 10 scorable bass, weighing 23-8. Although Wheeler missed the $100,000 win by mere ounces, he earned valuable points in the 2022 Bally Bet Angler of the Year (AOY) race. Wheeler, the reigning 2021 AOY winner, currently leads again with 379 points after five regular-season events, while Jordan Lee sits in second place with 341 points. Dayton, Tennessee’s Andy Morgan sits in third with 315 points. Kevin VanDam is in fourth place with 302.5 points, while Randall Tharp rounds out the top five with 302 points.

The top 10 pros at the General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft finished:

1st:           Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala., 13 bass, 24-3, $100,000
2nd:          Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., 10 bass, 23-8, $45,000
3rd:          Dakota Ebare, Brookeland, Texas, seven bass, 16-4, $38,000
4th:           Randall Tharp, Port St. Joe, Fla., seven bass, 14-12, $32,000
5th:           Mark Davis, Mount Ida, Ark., six bass, 13-12, $30,000
6th:           Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich., seven bass, 12-9, $26,000
7th:           Alton Jones, Sr., Lorena, Texas, four bass, 10-11, $23,000
8th:           Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif., four bass, 8-13, $21,000
9th:           Fletcher Shryock, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 8-7, $19,000
10th:        David Walker, Sevierville, Tenn., two bass, 4-0, $16,000
Full results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Overall, there were 65 scorable bass weighing 136 pounds, 15 ounces caught by the final 10 pros Thursday.

Wheeler caught a largemouth weighing 4 pounds, 2 ounces on a drop-shot rig in the second period to win Thursday’s 1,000 Berkley Big Bass Award. Pro Brandon Coulter of Knoxville, Tennessee took home the $3,000 Berkley Big Bass of the tournament with his 6-7 largemouth that he caught on Day 1. Berkley awards $1,000 to the angler who weighs the heaviest bass each day, and a $3,000 bonus to the angler who weighs the heaviest bass of the tournament.

The General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft featured anglers competing with a 1-pound, 8-ounce minimum weight requirement for a bass to be deemed scorable. 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 six-day event, hosted by Fish Dayton, the Rhea County Economic Tourism Council and Spring City, Tennessee, showcased 80 of the top professional bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a total purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner.

Television coverage of the General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft will premiere at 7 a.m. ET, Oct. 29 on the Discovery Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on the Discovery Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel. Each two-hour long reality-based episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition.

The 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, competing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual General Tire Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2023 championship.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Bass Pro Tour include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, A.R.E. Truck Caps, B&W Trailer Hitches, BallyBet, Bass Cat, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Covercraft, Favorite Fishing, Garmin, General Tire, Googan Baits, Grundéns, Guaranteed Rate, Humminbird, Lowrance, Luminox, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Nitro Performance Boats, Onyx, Plano, Power-Pole, Power Stop, Rapala, Starbrite, Toro, Toyota, Wrangler, Yellowstone Bourbon and Zoom.

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.

Parks, Smith Take Lead In Bassmaster College Event, Vying For Repeat On Saginaw Bay

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Parks, Smith Take Lead In Bassmaster College Event, Vying For Repeat On Saginaw Bay
Logan Parks and Tucker Smith of Auburn University are leading after Day 1 of the 2022 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Saginaw Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops with 22 pounds, 15 ounces.
Photo by Kyle Jessie/B.A.S.S.

June 9, 2022

Parks, Smith Take Lead In Bassmaster College Event, Vying For Repeat On Saginaw Bay

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BAY CITY, Mich. — It’s safe to say, Logan Parks and Tucker Smith enjoy fishing Saginaw Bay.

With a Day 1 limit of smallmouth weighing 22 pounds, 15 ounces, the Auburn University duo claimed the lead at the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Saginaw Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops. They are looking to repeat on the fishery after winning this same event last season.

Their Day 1 bag exceeded their biggest limit from last year (21-0), and the duo holds nearly a 2-pound lead over Brian Linder and Nathan Thompson from Minnesota State-Mankato.

“This is just an awesome fishery,” Parks said. “They aren’t everywhere but when you find them you really find them. We have a pretty special place we found last year and it is producing again.”

After winning the Bassmaster College Series Team of the Year championship in 2021 as well, Parks and Smith had a tough start to this season but qualified for the National Championship at Norfork Lake. With that goal achieved, Parks added winning was the only thing on their minds this week.

After fishing exclusively for smallmouth in their best area during the 2021 event, Smith and Parks arrived at their spot today and caught over 20 pounds within 15 minutes. They made a couple of short moves, resulting in several key culls throughout the day.

“It was like three casts in a row that we had three 4-pounders,” Parks said. “We caught our limit, culled once and left it after we got to 20 pounds. We ran around and fished some other stuff that was nearby that set up the same way, and we were able to cull up.”

Smith said they decided early on in practice that focusing solely on smallmouth would be their best chance at achieving that goal. Those smallmouth bites have all revolved around the spawn and most of their damage was done with one bait.

“They are in all stages right now,” Smith said. “I think we are catching more spawners than post-spawners where we are catching them. You can see rocks and see an occasional one swim around. But they are glued to the bottom and you just have to fish around and wait for a bite.”

With more bass left in their primary area and a couple of secondary areas left to fish as well, Parks and Smith are optimistic about their chances at a repeat.

“We left them biting. There are more fish there, and we have a few places that have some fish on them that we didn’t fish hard at all today,” Smith said. “We are looking forward to it. Hopefully, they bite and we get some good weather and we can go catch them.”

Dakota Posey and Trent Buchholz from Lamar State College Orange anchored their 20-14 third-place bag with a 5-8 largemouth, earning Big Bass of the day honors.

The full field will launch from the Independence Boat Launch at the USS Edison Battle Ship starting at 5:30 a.m. ET and will return for weigh-in beginning at 2:30 p.m.

Following the Day 2 weigh-in, 19 teams will earn a spot in the 2022 Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship at Winyah Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops Sept. 2-4.

The tournaments are being hosted by the Michigan B.A.S.S. Nation.

2022 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Saginaw Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops 6/9-6/10
Saginaw Bay, Bay City  MI.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Logan Parks – Tucker Smith                   Auburn University                   250
Day 1: 5   22-15   Total:   5  22-15
2.  Brian Linder – Nathan Thompson               Minnesota State – Mankato           249
Day 1: 5   21-01   Total:   5  21-01
3.  Dakota Posey – Trent Buchholz                Lamar State College Orange          248
Day 1: 5   20-14   Total:   5  20-14
4.  Easton Fothergill – Nick Dumke               University of Montevallo            247
Day 1: 5   20-09   Total:   5  20-09
5.  Tyler Christy – Trey Schroeder               McKendree University                246
Day 1: 5   19-15   Total:   5  19-15
6.  Owen Januszewski – Matt Mosby                Adrian College                      245
Day 1: 5   19-13   Total:   5  19-13
7.  Sam Hanggi – Sam Hoesley                     Auburn University                   244
Day 1: 5   19-10   Total:   5  19-10
8.  Easton Lindus – Matthew Zdrazil              Emmanuel College                    243
Day 1: 5   19-07   Total:   5  19-07
9.  Mitchell Gunn – Kyle Kunst                   Grand Valley State University       242
Day 1: 5   19-04   Total:   5  19-04
10. Brooks Anderson – Parker Guy                 Emmanuel College                    241
Day 1: 5   19-01   Total:   5  19-01
11. Connor Jacob – Sam Smith                     Auburn University                   240
Day 1: 5   19-00   Total:   5  19-00
12. Lafe Messer – Matt Messer                    Kentucky Christian University       239
Day 1: 5   18-15   Total:   5  18-15
12. Eion Patterson – Brennan Kenison             UNC Charlotte                       239
Day 1: 5   18-15   Total:   5  18-15
14. Parker Domschke – Lane Stephens              McKendree University                237
Day 1: 5   18-14   Total:   5  18-14
14. Robert Gee – Chad Sentell                    University of Tennessee             237
Day 1: 5   18-14   Total:   5  18-14
16. Harmon Marien – Bailey Bleser                McKendree University                235
Day 1: 5   18-07   Total:   5  18-07
16. Zach Mcnary – Eric Hanover                   Grand Valley State University       235
Day 1: 5   18-07   Total:   5  18-07
18. Jack Baron – Bradley Martin                  University of Montevallo            233
Day 1: 5   18-06   Total:   5  18-06
19. Justin Botts – Conner Dimauro                Bryan college                       232
Day 1: 5   17-15   Total:   5  17-15
20. Chase Carey – Dylan Akins                    Emmanuel College                    231
Day 1: 5   17-08   Total:   5  17-08
20. Jack York – Jacob Miller                     stephen f austin state universit    231
Day 1: 5   17-08   Total:   5  17-08
22. Louis Monetti – Michael Fugaro               UNC Charlotte                       229
Day 1: 5   17-05   Total:   5  17-05
23. Adrian Urso – Corbin Templon                 Murray State University             228
Day 1: 5   17-04   Total:   5  17-04
24. Tim Herrmann – Austin Goins                  Bryan College                       227
Day 1: 5   16-15   Total:   5  16-15
25. Weston Hollar – Jordan Pennington            University of Montevallo            226
Day 1: 5   16-14   Total:   5  16-14
26. Russel Buffa – Jenson Kay                    Adrian College                      225
Day 1: 5   16-13   Total:   5  16-13
27. Tyler Cory – Scott Sledge                    University of Montevallo            224
Day 1: 5   16-12   Total:   5  16-12
28. Ryan Park – Samuel Niemeyer                  Murray State University             223
Day 1: 5   16-10   Total:   5  16-10
29. Connor Hicks – Austin Wadzinski              University of Tennessee             222
Day 1: 5   16-07   Total:   5  16-07
30. Griffin Fernandes – Hayden Scott             Adrian College                      221
Day 1: 5   16-06   Total:   5  16-06
30. Drew Fromm – Hunter Capehart                 Wabash Valley College               221
Day 1: 5   16-06   Total:   5  16-06
30. Haydan Quesenberry – James Cobbs             Auburn University                   221
Day 1: 5   16-06   Total:   5  16-06
33. Cason Ragsdale – Kaden Proffitt              East Texas Baptist University       218
Day 1: 5   16-03   Total:   5  16-03
34. Landon Lawson – Hunter MCClaskey             King University                     217
Day 1: 5   16-02   Total:   5  16-02
35. Cody Ross – Ethan Thurston                   East Texas Baptist University       216
Day 1: 5   16-01   Total:   5  16-01
35. Drew Traffanstedt – Dakendrick Patterson     University of Montevallo            216
Day 1: 5   16-01   Total:   5  16-01
37. Dustin Bauer – Wyatt Pearman                 Campbellsville University           214
Day 1: 5   16-00   Total:   5  16-00
38. Alex Richmond – Riley Bowen                  Grand Valley State University       213
Day 1: 5   15-13   Total:   5  15-13
39. Joseph Bissing – Jackson Paden               University of Tennessee             212
Day 1: 5   15-11   Total:   5  15-11
40. Walter Trulock – Paden Chrisman              Mississippi State University        211
Day 1: 5   15-10   Total:   5  15-10
40. Gunner Whitaker – Mitch Johnson              Kentucky Christian University       211
Day 1: 5   15-10   Total:   5  15-10
42. Brantley Anders – Will Rooker                Kentucky Christian University       209
Day 1: 5   15-07   Total:   5  15-07
42. Derek Rodriguez Jr. – Nick Owens             Adrian College                      209
Day 1: 5   15-07   Total:   5  15-07
44. Will Oberman – Lane Pohlman                  Campbellsville University           207
Day 1: 5   15-05   Total:   5  15-05
45. Jacob Highley – Autumn Belcher               Kentucky Christian University       206
Day 1: 5   15-05   Total:   5  15-05
46. Max Pierlott – Mike Pierlott                 UNC Charlotte                       205
Day 1: 5   15-04   Total:   5  15-04
47. Jordan McCaleb – Chase Clarke                Auburn University                   204
Day 1: 5   15-03   Total:   5  15-03
48. Troy Harris – Jase Smith                     Georgia College                     203
Day 1: 5   15-02   Total:   5  15-02
49. Morgan Miracle – Clay Oberman                Campbellsville University           202
Day 1: 5   15-01   Total:   5  15-01
49. Jake Monti – Samuel Dunson                   UNC Charlotte                       202
Day 1: 5   15-01   Total:   5  15-01
51. Drew Gill – Jonah Potts                      Wabash Valley College               200
Day 1: 5   15-00   Total:   5  15-00
52. Caz Anderson – William Harris                Carson-Newman University            199
Day 1: 5   14-14   Total:   5  14-14
53. Bo Thomas – Mason Vernia                     Western Michigan University         198
Day 1: 5   14-13   Total:   5  14-13
53. Jacob Witkowski – Hunter Jenkins             Dallas Baptist Univesity            198
Day 1: 5   14-13   Total:   5  14-13
55. Dawson Burton –                              Kentucky Christian University       196
Day 1: 5   14-10   Total:   5  14-10
55. Isaac Carlson – Blaine Mattingly             Campbellsville University           196
Day 1: 5   14-10   Total:   5  14-10
57. Spencer Black – Caleb Lonca                  Catawba Valley Community College    194
Day 1: 5   14-09   Total:   5  14-09
57. Luke Byerly – Parker Kaye                    University of Tennessee Knoxvill    194
Day 1: 5   14-09   Total:   5  14-09
59. JD Clarke – Hunter Muncrief                  Stephen F Austin State Universit    192
Day 1: 5   14-07   Total:   5  14-07
59. Troy Gibson – Jake Novotny                   University of Louisville            192
Day 1: 5   14-07   Total:   5  14-07
59. Logan Hawkins – Evan Waggener                Campbellsville University           192
Day 1: 5   14-07   Total:   5  14-07
59. Cole Holloway – Taylor Mcmullen              Emmanuel College                    192
Day 1: 5   14-07   Total:   5  14-07
59. Cameron Tullis – Brett Jolley                East Texas Baptist University       192
Day 1: 5   14-07   Total:   5  14-07
64. Ben Rehm – Jarrod Pritchett                  UW Stevens Point                    187
Day 1: 5   14-07   Total:   5  14-07
65. Conner Giles – Christian Wright              Bryan College                       186
Day 1: 5   14-06   Total:   5  14-06
66. Andrew Fisher – Elijah Kirk                  Bryan College                       185
Day 1: 5   14-06   Total:   5  14-06
67. Storm Cline – Ely Dennison                   Carson-Newman University            184
Day 1: 5   14-05   Total:   5  14-05
67. Lucas Oliver – Nathan Dellinger              Catawba Valley Community College    184
Day 1: 5   14-05   Total:   5  14-05
69. Kyle Bahr – Trey Dickert                     University of Montevallo            182
Day 1: 5   14-04   Total:   5  14-04
69. Ryan Franks – Jason Reding                   Kent State University               182
Day 1: 5   14-04   Total:   5  14-04
69. Britt Myers – Tyler Anderson                 Lander University                   182
Day 1: 5   14-04   Total:   5  14-04
72. Joshua DeKoning – Dalton Mollenkopf          Adrian College                      179
Day 1: 5   14-03   Total:   5  14-03
72. Blayner  Leeman – Noah Hurford               Kentucky Christian University       179
Day 1: 5   14-03   Total:   5  14-03
74. Ty Mundhenke – Bennett Slinkard              Auburn University                   177
Day 1: 5   14-02   Total:   5  14-02
74. Nate Triplett – Cy Lambert                   University of North Alabama         177
Day 1: 5   14-02   Total:   5  14-02
76. Ryan Thomas – Solomon Glenn                  University of Montevallo            175
Day 1: 5   14-01   Total:   5  14-01
76. Ethan Troutman – Tyler Thompson              Univerisity of Louisville           175
Day 1: 5   14-01   Total:   5  14-01
78. Victor Alford – Logan East                   bryan college                       173
Day 1: 5   14-00   Total:   5  14-00
78. Beau Browning – Jake Peck                    Drury University                    173
Day 1: 5   14-00   Total:   5  14-00
78. Garrett Huddleston – Riley Voltz             Auburn University                   173
Day 1: 5   14-00   Total:   5  14-00
81. Walker Brown – Cole Thompson                 University of North Alabama         170
Day 1: 5   13-15   Total:   5  13-15
81. Gavin Clevenger – Chase Hastings             Carson-Newman University            170
Day 1: 5   13-15   Total:   5  13-15
83. JJ Kocevar – Christian Turner                Kent State University               168
Day 1: 5   13-14   Total:   5  13-14
83. Garrett Thompson – Ethan Perry               West Virginia University            168
Day 1: 5   13-14   Total:   5  13-14
85. Logan Dillon – Spencer Maxwell               Southwest Mississippi Community     166
Day 1: 5   13-13   Total:   5  13-13
86. Brycen Hendriks – Gavin Ange                 UNC Charlotte                       165
Day 1: 5   13-12   Total:   5  13-12
86. Calvin Landsberg – Tyler Lubbat              University of Alabama               165
Day 1: 5   13-12   Total:   5  13-12
88. Layton Brown – Parker Brown                  Dallas Baptist University           163
Day 1: 5   13-11   Total:   5  13-11
88. Caleb Dachenhaus – Elliot Wielgopolski       Adrian College                      163
Day 1: 5   13-11   Total:   5  13-11
88. Reece Martin – Mark Harris                   Dallas Baptist University           163
Day 1: 5   13-11   Total:   5  13-11
91. Cole Breeden – Zachary Ward                  Drury University                    160
Day 1: 5   13-10   Total:   5  13-10
91. Seth Elkins –  Dale Hansard                  Jacksonville State University       160
Day 1: 5   13-10   Total:   5  13-10
93. Matthew Davis – Sam Shoemaker                Adrian College                      158
Day 1: 5   13-09   Total:   5  13-09
94. Coleman Bingham – Braden Leffew              Bethel University                   157
Day 1: 5   13-08   Total:   5  13-08
95. Camden Lewis – TJ Edwards Jr                 Blue Mountain College               156
Day 1: 5   13-07   Total:   5  13-07
95. Matthew Roberts –                            Alice Lloyd College                 156
Day 1: 5   13-07   Total:   5  13-07
97. Bailey Rene – John Phipps                    Indiana University Southeast        154
Day 1: 5   13-06   Total:   5  13-06
97. Wesley Smith – Grant Harris                  Catawba Valley Community College    154
Day 1: 5   13-06   Total:   5  13-06
99. Dalton Coleman – Joe Bob Burchett            Kentucky Christian University       152
Day 1: 5   13-05   Total:   5  13-05
99. Trevor Easter – Reagan Nelson                Tarleton State University           152
Day 1: 5   13-05   Total:   5  13-05
101. Aaron Cherry – Cal Culpepper                 University of Montevallo            150
Day 1: 5   13-03   Total:   5  13-03
101. Kopeland Rosser – Brenton Godwin             University of Montevallo            150
Day 1: 5   13-03   Total:   5  13-03
101. Cole Zagrzebski – Kurt Antonowitsch          Western Michigan University         150
Day 1: 5   13-03   Total:   5  13-03
104. Hayden Gaddis – Ben Cully                    Carson-Newman University            147
Day 1: 5   13-01   Total:   5  13-01
105. Colby Kerr – Jonathan Fitch                  Kentucky Christian University       146
Day 1: 5   13-00   Total:   5  13-00
105. Reed Kochan – Nate Boenning                  University of Wisconsin Stevens     146
Day 1: 5   13-00   Total:   5  13-00
105. Sam Schmitz – Walker Sahagun                 University of North Alabama         146
Day 1: 5   13-00   Total:   5  13-00
108. Hunter Enlow –                               Lander University                   143
Day 1: 5   12-14   Total:   5  12-14
108. Isaac Irvin – Mason Gross                    wabash valley college               143
Day 1: 5   12-14   Total:   5  12-14
108. Riley Lawson – Chris Baker                   Kentucky Christian University       143
Day 1: 5   12-14   Total:   5  12-14
111. Connor Cartmell – Andrew Vereen              Coastal Carolina University         140
Day 1: 5   12-13   Total:   5  12-13
111. Hunter Fillmore – Dylan Fogarty              Bethel University                   140
Day 1: 5   12-13   Total:   5  12-13
111. Colton Hill – Trey Budach                    mckendree university                140
Day 1: 5   12-13   Total:   5  12-13
111. Clayton Primrose – Fisher Davis              Etbu                                140
Day 1: 5   12-13   Total:   5  12-13
115. Clay Henderson – Brant Rowland               Drury University                    136
Day 1: 5   12-10   Total:   5  12-10
115. Nathan Smith – Cabe Mackey                   Catawba Valley Community College    136
Day 1: 5   12-10   Total:   5  12-10
115. Nick Staub – Lake Norsworthy                 Blue Mountain College               136
Day 1: 5   12-10   Total:   5  12-10
118. Zachary Bowen – Harrison Terry               Bethel University                   133
Day 1: 5   12-09   Total:   5  12-09
118. Tanner Maness – Chandler Ellis               Lander University                   133
Day 1: 5   12-09   Total:   5  12-09
118. Stevie Mills – Brady Duncan                  Carson-Newman University            133
Day 1: 5   12-09   Total:   5  12-09
121. Blair Erickson – Charlie Wright              University of Montevallo            130
Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-08
121. Braden Perry – Austin Smith                  Carson-Newman University            130
Day 1: 5   12-08   Total:   5  12-08
123. Alec Berens – Joseph Bruener                 Mckendree University                128
Day 1: 5   12-07   Total:   5  12-07
123. Michael Zawicki – Carson Tucker              UW Whitewater                       128
Day 1: 5   12-07   Total:   5  12-07
125. Justin Latham – Karsten Raney                campbellsville university           126
Day 1: 5   12-06   Total:   5  12-06
125. Bryant Marsh – Tyler Hill                    Blue Mountain College               126
Day 1: 5   12-06   Total:   5  12-06
125. Chase Sansom – Tyler Drown                   Marshall University                 126
Day 1: 5   12-06   Total:   5  12-06
128. Kobe Thompson – Mathias Dahline              Adrian College                      123
Day 1: 5   12-05   Total:   5  12-05
129. Ben Brockwell – Justice Gayhart              Kentucky Christian University       122
Day 1: 5   12-04   Total:   5  12-04
129. Fisher Overton – Rudy Worley                 Blue Mountain College               122
Day 1: 5   12-04   Total:   5  12-04
131. Landon Brown – Maycee Lyons                  Morehead State University           120
Day 1: 5   12-02   Total:   5  12-02
132. Shane Nelson – Aaron Jagdfeld                Adrian College                      119
Day 1: 5   12-00   Total:   5  12-00
132. Andrew Rickman – Michael Postlewait          Dallas Baptist University           119
Day 1: 5   12-00   Total:   5  12-00
134. Grant Dohle – Wyatt Montle                   Missouri State University           117
Day 1: 5   11-15   Total:   5  11-15
135. Rob Lindsey – Mason Cizek                    Bryan College                       116
Day 1: 5   11-13   Total:   5  11-13
136. Hunter Bailey – JR Young Jr                  Jacksonville State University       115
Day 1: 5   11-12   Total:   5  11-12
136. Chase Mundhenke – Blake Milligan             Auburn University                   115
Day 1: 5   11-12   Total:   5  11-12
136. Teddy Peznola – Thomas Mingle                University of Tennessee             115
Day 1: 5   11-12   Total:   5  11-12
139. David Hendel – Ian Mcgregor                  Ohio State University               112
Day 1: 5   11-09   Total:   5  11-09
139. Hunter Keller – Carson Eckard                Catawba Valley Community College    112
Day 1: 5   11-09   Total:   5  11-09
141. Patrick Henry – Jared Minor                  Ohio State University               110
Day 1: 5   11-07   Total:   5  11-07
142. Carter Ball – Austin Tapley                  Adrian College                      109
Day 1: 5   11-06   Total:   5  11-06
142. Joseph Woods – Anthony Cicero Iv             Bethel University                   109
Day 1: 5   11-06   Total:   5  11-06
144. Matthew Bischoff – Nicholas Donald           Bowling Green State University      107
Day 1: 5   11-05   Total:   5  11-05
144. Andy Clark – Jack Simpson                    Western Michigan University         107
Day 1: 5   11-05   Total:   5  11-05
146. Tyler Finley – Lane Lassiter                 University of North Alabama         105
Day 1: 5   11-01   Total:   5  11-01
147. Hunter Palmer – Eli Stevenson                bryan college                       104
Day 1: 5   10-14   Total:   5  10-14
148. Ethan Vanden Busch – Luke Loewe              University of Minnesota             103
Day 1: 4   10-14   Total:   4  10-14
149. Cameron Dials – Jonathan Fraley              Kentucky Christian University       102
Day 1: 5   10-13   Total:   5  10-13
149. Jaxson Freeman – Kyle Hopping                McKendree                           102
Day 1: 5   10-13   Total:   5  10-13
149. Wil Rigdon – Cade Hayford                    Campbellsville University           102
Day 1: 5   10-13   Total:   5  10-13
152. Blair Cox – Zach Adamec                      Missouri State University            99
Day 1: 4   10-12   Total:   4  10-12
153. Jared Muzyka – Sean Prendergast                                                   98
Day 1: 5   10-10   Total:   5  10-10
154. Parker Lambert – Koby Horn                   Lander university                    97
Day 1: 4   10-10   Total:   4  10-10
155. Matthew Benson – Nathanael Wright            Emmanuel College                     96
Day 1: 5   10-08   Total:   5  10-08
156. Cody Griffith – Drew Jennings                Auburn University                    95
Day 1: 4   10-07   Total:   4  10-07
157. Jordan Smallwood – Luke Henderson            Campbellsville University            94
Day 1: 4   10-02   Total:   4  10-02
157. Alex Strunk – Jamesen Simion                 Bowling Green State University       94
Day 1: 4   10-02   Total:   4  10-02
159. Braden Cox – Joel Berelsman                  Ohio State                           92
Day 1: 5   10-00   Total:   5  10-00
160. Tommy Sendek – Andrew Howell                 University of Montevallo             91
Day 1: 4   10-00   Total:   4  10-00
161. Jacob Welch – Brycen Soliday                 Drury University                     90
Day 1: 5   09-14   Total:   5  09-14
162. Jacob Conyers – Spencer Pergrem              Morehead State University            89
Day 1: 5   09-12   Total:   5  09-12
163. Adam Troyer – Andrew Yazdi                   Indiana University                   88
Day 1: 4   09-12   Total:   4  09-12
164. Jake Kimbrough – Chandler Pruett             Blue Mountain College                87
Day 1: 5   09-09   Total:   5  09-09
165. Kyle Knoll – Luke Morgan                     Southern Union State Community C     86
Day 1: 4   09-00   Total:   4  09-00
166. Andrew Thompson – Jacob Swanson              Montevallo                           85
Day 1: 4   08-13   Total:   4  08-13
167. Blake Bullock –                              Blue Mountain College                84
Day 1: 4   08-12   Total:   4  08-12
168. Carter Koza – Lee Koza                       Carson Newman University             83
Day 1: 4   08-11   Total:   4  08-11
169. Turner Hart – Summer Dees                    Bryan College                        82
Day 1: 5   07-05   Total:   5  07-05
170. Cody Prichard – Kris Kautz                   University of Dubuque                81
Day 1: 3   07-05   Total:   3  07-05
171. Keegan Barber – John Smegner                 Missouri State University            80
Day 1: 3   06-15   Total:   3  06-15
172. Mason Phillpotts – Max Schweikert            Grand Valley State University        79
Day 1: 3   06-13   Total:   3  06-13
173. Matthew Cummings – Levi Mullins              Bethel University                    78
Day 1: 2   05-07   Total:   2  05-07
174. Jackson Stephens – Maxwell Trotter           Mckendree University                 77
Day 1: 2   04-12   Total:   2  04-12
175. Cameron Smith – Jacob Blackburn              Ohio State University                76
Day 1: 2   04-02   Total:   2  04-02
176. Cole Taylor – Hunter Temples                 Lander                               75
Day 1: 2   04-01   Total:   2  04-01
177. Jacob Lambert – Cole Rankin                  Carson-Newman University             74
Day 1: 2   03-09   Total:   2  03-09
178. Spencer Knight – Brandon Oakes               Ohio State                           73
Day 1: 1   02-12   Total:   1  02-12
179. Steve Kinard – Jimmy Mitchum                 Lander University                    72
Day 1: 1   02-11   Total:   1  02-11
180. Bryar Chambers – Clent Blackwood             Wallace State Community College      71
Day 1: 1   02-06   Total:   1  02-06
181. Lane Bailey – Justin Eggers                  Catawba Valley Community College      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
181. Brock Bila – Dylan Chambers                  Drury University                      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
181. Jacob Butts – Mark Kershaw                   Erskine College                       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
181. Robert Cruvellier – Carson Maddux            Auburn University                     0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
181. Drake Hemby – Ewing Minor                    Carson-Newman University              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
181. Seth Jenkins – TJ McKenzie                   Emmanuel College                      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
181. Tomas Matual – Grant Olsen                   McKendree University                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
181. Ben Rand – Mason Grossbauer                  Davenport University                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
181. Nolan Yeager – Riley Aebi                    Stephen F. Austin State Universi      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       157       855      2420-08
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157       855      2420-08

Jeremy Hewitt & Dustin Powell Win CATT Waccamaw River, SC June 4, 2022

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Jeremy Hewitt & Dustin Powell Win CATT Waccamaw River, SC June 4, 2022

Mark your calendar! CATT Phantom Outdoors Invitational Waccamaw River July 23rd! Bucksport!

2022 CATT MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED!
This membership can be applied to any CATT Trail afterwards!
NO OFF LIMITS!
Normal CATT Rules Apply!
Pre Pay on Line or at Ramp Morning of!

$5,000 1st Place based on 50 teams entering!
Entry Fee: $200 per team $210 at Ramp

Enter 1 or more side pots or none! Optional!
Platinum BONUS $100 (Paying 3 Places)
Gold BONUS $50 (Paying up to 3 Places)
Silver BONUS $25 (Paying up to 2 Places)
Blastoff # Determined by Order of Payment!
Safe light – 3 PM weigh in. We will have flights!
Paying 2 Big Fish Places and 1 Place for Every 7 Teams Entered!
Enter 1 2022 Phantom Invitationals & Qualify to fish the Phantom Outdoor Classics!
Lake Norman Dec 2-3, 2022

Jeremy Hewitt & Dustin Powell win the Waccamaw River with 5 bass weighing 18.88 lbs! They collected $1,965.00!

2nd Place went to Dylan McConnell & Trye Cribb with a limit weighing 18.79 lbs! They also weighed in the Academy BF at 6 lbs even! All they earned $1,169.00!

Shawn Benton & Wyatt Pope finished 3rd with 16.45 lbs!

4th Place Logan & Greg Benton with 16.01 lbs and the 2nd BF at 5.968 lbs!

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Jeremy Hewitt & Dustin Powell 4.58 18.88 $1,965.00 110
Dylan McConnell & Trey Cribb 6.00 18.79 $1,169.00 109
Shawn Benton & Wyatt Pope 5.81 16.45 $425.00 108
Greg & Logan Benton 5.98 16.01 $436.00 107
George Gore & Marshall Sasser 4.24 15.53 $240.00 106
Brian Howard & Richard Mcconnell 3.25 13.52 $175.00 105
R D Prince & Chris Ray 3.51 13.01 $130.00 104
Charles Fryer & Charlie Johnson 3.33 12.69 103
Avery Williams $ Wilson Springs 3.48 12.57 102
Chris Jones & Ed Owens 3.73 12.49 101
Wesley & Timmy Williamson 3.33 12.40 100
Danny McLain 3.46 11.98 99
James Wade & Steve Spivey 3.66 11.56 98
Scott Ledford & Brad Suggs 3.55 11.18 97
Danny Martin & Britt Brown 2.58 11.03 96
Robbie Byrum & Eric Cox 2.74 10.82 95
OJoe Gabella & Lee Floyd 4.73 10.37 94
Alex Cribb & Roddy Cross 0.00 10.37 93
Steve & Jacob Martin 2.93 10.28 92
Jason Smith & Jackson Terrell 0.00 9.50 91
Brandon Porter & David Thornall 0.00 9.19 90
Freddy Mincey & Aaron Blue 0.00 8.80 89
Ron & Sonya Terwilliger 0.00 8.75 88
Darren cook & Peter Horne 0.00 8.66 87
Kevin Edge & Jeff Cannon 0.00 7.45 86
Tommy & Thomas Collins 0.00 0.00 76
Dylan Gasque & Blake Collins 0.00 0.00 76
Scott & daphne Mixon 0.00 0.00 76
Cal marsh & Garrett Howard 0.00 0.00 76
Hunter Dickerson & Garrett Taylor 0.00 0.00 76
Jacob Barfield 0.00 0.00 76
Jamon Carroll & David Wilder 0.00 0.00 76
Gary Pope & Mark Johnson 0.00 0.00 76
Adam Lewis 0.00 0.00 76
Ron Cannon 0.00 0.00 76
Anthony Lee & Jason Owens 0.00 0.00 76
Kyle & Kristen Chestnut 0.00 0.00 76
Total Entrys $4,440.00
BONUS $ $625.00
Total Paid At Ramp $4,540.00
2022 Waccamaw Summer Final Fund $400.00
2023 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund $75.00
2022 Waccamaw Summer Fund Total $450.00

Bassmaster College Series Takes On Logan Martin With Last-Chance Championship Qualifier

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Bassmaster College Series Takes On Logan Martin With Last-Chance Championship Qualifier

Alabama’s Logan Martin Lake will host the 2022 Strike King Bassmaster College Series Wild Card presented by Bass Pro Shops June 17-18.

Photo by Kyle Jessie/B.A.S.S.

June 9, 2022

Bassmaster College Series Takes On Logan Martin With Last-Chance Championship Qualifier

LINCOLN, Ala. — College anglers will have one last chance to qualify for the Strike King Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops when teams from around the country take on Alabama’s Logan Martin Lake for a Wild Card tournament June 17-18. The Wild Card gives teams waitlisted for the other four regular-season events one last chance to make it into the field for the National Championship Sept. 2-4 on South Carolina’s Winyah Bay.

Bassmaster Elite Series champion and Coosa River guru Wes Logan believes a lot of bass will be caught, but that finding a couple of 3-pounders will be the key.

“It has a lot of 1- to 2 1/2-pounders in Logan Martin,” Logan said. “It has quite a few big ones too, but they aren’t everywhere. The average total weight this time of year isn’t going to be really high, somewhere between 8 and 11 pounds. It is going to be hard to catch anything over 12 pounds.”

Located between Neely Henry and Lay Lake, the Coosa River impoundment features both spotted bass and largemouth bass. Last year’s Wild Card event was held on Lay, and while they are on the same river chain, there are several differences in how the reservoirs are set up.

“They are more different than they are similar,” Logan said. “Lay has a lot more vegetation, whereas Logan Martin is more of a rocky-type place with hard structure like docks, gravel banks and long running points. Logan Martin is a little dirtier than Lay up the river. Logan Martin is one of the biggest party lakes in the area, and late in the day you will have a lot of pontoon boats and wake boats.”

Compared to a lot of other lakes in the country, Logan Martin is relatively small, but Logan said much of the lake will play.

“Especially this time of year, you can catch fish shallow, you can fish out deep on ledges,” he said. “You can fish brushpiles, humps and roadbeds. There are a lot of fish and it will spread guys out to where they can fish their strengths.”

Logan Martin is controlled by dams on either end of the lake, presenting the opportunity to fish current-oriented bass. Depending on the moon cycle, Logan added there could be a bluegill spawn happening as well.

If summer downpours and storms roll through, Logan said anglers will be more likely to find a bigger bite using frogs, buzzbaits and spinnerbaits. A shaky head will likely come into play as well.

While it could be won with all spotted bass or all largemouth, Logan anticipates it will take a mixed bag.

“You can catch a 4-pound spot in the same place you catch a 4-pound largemouth,” he said. “The better game plan would be to target largemouth and you might happen to catch one or two really good spots to go with it.

“As a whole, there are a lot more spotted bass than largemouth. If someone can crack the code on better-quality largemouth, you may not get as many bites, but if you are fishing to win — that is what I would do.”

The full field will compete June 17-18 with daily takeoffs from Lincoln’s Landing at 5:30 a.m. CT. Weigh-ins will take place back at the landing at 1:30 p.m. Coverage can be found on Bassmaster.com.

The tournament is being hosted by the City of Lincoln.

Mark Davis Leads Final Eight to Championship Round at MLF Bass Pro Tour General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft

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Arkansas Pro Boats 10 Bass Weighing 25-12 to Win Knockout Round, Final 10 Anglers Set for Championship Thursday and Final-Day Shootout for $100,000


Link to Video Highlights of Day 5 Knockout Round

SPRING CITY, Tenn. (June 8, 2022) –B&W Trailer Hitches pro Mark Davis of Mount Ida, Arkansas caught 10 scorable bass Wednesday weighing 25 pounds, 12-ounces, to win the Knockout Round and advance to the final day of competition at the General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft in Spring City, Tennessee.

After taking over the lead mid-day, the Bass Fishing Hall of Famer and three-time Angler of the Year (AOY) winner rose to the top of a stacked field going into Thursday’s Championship Round. Among the star-studded field of pros competing in the Championship Round are fellow Bass Fishing Hall of Famer and Michigan native Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo , who won an automatic berth to the Championship Round on Monday and boasts a staggering eight AOY awards in his astounding career, along with Forrest Wood Cup champion Randall “The Honey Badger” Tharp of Port Saint Joe, Florida , who has seven major wins and more than 30 Top-10 finishes in his career. Tharp finished in second place Wednesday, with 11 bass, weighing 23 pounds, 15 ounces.

The final 10 anglers are now set, and competition will resume Thursday morning with anglers launching at 7:30 a.m. ET in the Championship Round, where weights are zeroed, and the angler that catches the most one-day weight will win the top prize of $100,000.

The six-day event, hosted by Fish Dayton, the Rhea County Economic Tourism Council and Spring City, Tennessee, showcases 80 of the top professional bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a total purse of $805,000.

The top eight pros from Wednesday’s Knockout Round that will compete in Thursday’s Championship Round on Watts Bar Lake are:

1st:           Mark Davis, Mount Ida, Ark., 10 bass, 25-12
2nd:          Randall Tharp, Port St. Joe, Fla., 11 bass, 23-15
3rd:          Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala., 13 bass, 23-9
4th:           Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., nine bass, 23-9
5th:           Dakota Ebare, Brookeland, Texas, nine bass, 22-11
6th:           Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif., 11 bass, 21-11
7th:           Fletcher Shryock, Guntersville, Ala., nine bass, 19-1
8th:           Alton Jones, Sr., Lorena, Texas, eight bass, 18-0
They’ll be joined by Qualifying Round winners:

Group A: Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Group B: David Walker, Sevierville, Tenn.

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

“Man, what a great day,” Davis said. “I’ve had two bad tournaments, but I feel like I’m back on track now with my fishing.”

Davis spent most of his day fishing slowly and methodically, cranking and throwing a worm in the back of a creek on a big grass flat, targeting isolated hard cover.

“It’s been a fantastic day, fishing the way I like to fish,” Davis said. “A lot of the fish in this lake are suspended – and that was my back-up pattern for today – but I found a creek that’s about 10-foot-deep, where they aren’t suspended, and you can catch them just fishing stumps, trees and other hard cover.

“The last two days that I’ve fished this creek have been bright, bluebird skies with a little afternoon wind, and I caught a few five-pounders and a three-pounder, so I knew the bigger and better fish lived in here,” Davis continued. “I had a lot of other stuff I could hit today, but I was hoping with the cloud cover and the rain we had this morning, this place would really show out, so I got in here today and just slowed everything down.”

It was a winning technique that worked for the Arkansas pro, who bested 37 other anglers in the Knockout Round to end the day in the top spot.

“I know this creek has had a lot of pressure because it’s the prettiest creek on the lake,” Davis said. “Earlier in the week I was able to get them to eat a big, Texas-rigged worm, but today it took a drop-shot, finesse-fishing real slow to get them to bite, but we got it done.”

Rounding out the top 40 finishers were:

11th:        Takahiro Omori, Tokyo, Japan, eight bass, 16-14, $10,000
12th:        Chris Lane, Guntersville, Ala., seven bass, 16-12, $10,000
13th:        Jared Lintner, Covington, Ga., eight bass, 15-0, $10,000
14th:        Mark Daniels, Jr., Tuskegee, Ala., seven bass, 14-13, $10,000
15th:        Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., seven bass, 14-11, $10,000
16th:        Clabion Johns, Social Circle, Ga., six bass, 13-7, $10,000
17th:        Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn., six bass, 13-6, $10,000
18th:        Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla., six bass, 12-10, $10,000
19th:        Scott Suggs, Alexander, Ark., seven bass, 12-5, $10,000
20th:        Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., six bass, 12-4, $10,000
21st:        Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., six bass, 12-2, $10,000
22nd:       Josh Bertrand, Queen Creek, Ariz., five bass, 12-1, $10,000
23rd:       Jordan Lee, Cullman, Ala., five bass, 11-15, $10,000
24th:        Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 11-10, $10,000
25th:        Jeff Sprague, Wills Point, Texas, seven bass, 11-8, $10,000
26th:        Paul Elias, Laurel, Miss., five bass, 11-2, $10,000
27th:        Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn., four bass, 9-5, $10,000
28th:        Dave Lefebre, Erie, Penn., five bass, 9-3, $10,000
29th:        Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., five bass, 9-2, $10,000
30th:        Gary Klein, Mingus, Texas, four bass, 8-15, $10,000
31st:        Dustin Connell, Clanton, Ala., three bass, 8-13, $10,000
32nd:       Brandon Coulter, Knoxville, Tenn., four bass, 8-6, $10,000
33rd:       Gerald Spohrer, Gonzales, La., four bass, 7-12, $10,000
34th:        Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., four bass, 7-11, $10,000
35th:        Casey Ashley, Donalds, S.C., three bass, 7-4, $10,000
36th:        Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg, S.C., four bass, 7-0, $10,000
37th:        Ish Monroe, Oakdale, Calif., one bass, 3-15, $10,000
38th:        Timmy Horton, Muscle Shoals, Ala., one bass, 3-7, $10,000
39th:        Adrian Avena, Vineland, N.J., zero bass, 0-0, $10,000
40th:        Kelly Jordon, Flint, Texas, zero bass, 0-0, $10,000
Overall, there were 223 scorable bass weighing 481 pounds, 9 ounces caught by 36 pros Wednesday.

Power-Pole pro Chris Lane of Guntersville, Alabama caught a 5-pound, 5-ounce largemouth on a jig in the first period to earn Wednesday’s $1,000 Berkley Big Bass Award. Berkley awards $1,000 to the angler who weighs the heaviest bass each day, and a $3,000 bonus to the angler who weighs the heaviest bass of the tournament.

The 40 Anglers in Group A competed in their two-day qualifying round on Saturday and Monday – the 40 anglers in Group B on Sunday and Tuesday. After the two-day Qualifying Round, the anglers that finish in 2nd through 20th place from both groups advanced to Wednesday’s Knockout Round, while the winner of each group advanced directly to Thursday’s Championship Round. In the Knockout Round, weights were zeroed, and the remaining 38 anglers competed to finish in the top 8 to advance to the Championship Round. Tomorrow, in the final day Championship Round, weights are zeroed, and the highest one-day total wins the top prize of $100,000.

The final 10 anglers competing in Thursday’s Championship Round will launch at 7:30 a.m. ET from the Spring City Boat Ramp, located at 417 Toestring Valley Road in Spring City, Tennessee. The General Tire Takeout will be held at the ramp, beginning at 4 p.m. Fans are welcome and encouraged to attend all launch and takeout events and to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLF NOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Also, on Championship Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET, MLF will host a Celebration Event for fans of all ages, inviting fans to come out and celebrate with the professional anglers from the Bass Pro Tour as they crown the champion of the General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft. The FREE, family-friendly event will be fun for fishing fans of all ages. The first 50 middle school or high school anglers will receive a free Abu Garcia rod and reel combo valued at $100. The final 10 Championship Round Bass Pro Tour anglers will be on hand to meet and greet fans, sign autographs, take selfies and participate in tackle giveaways.

The General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft features anglers competing with a 1-pound, 8-ounce minimum weight requirement for a bass to be deemed scorable. 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 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, competing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual General Tire Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2023 championship.

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

Television coverage of the General Tire Stage Five on Watts Bar Lake Presented by Covercraft will premiere at 7 a.m. ET, Oct. 29 on the Discovery Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on the Discovery Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel. Each two-hour long reality-based episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Bass Pro Tour include: 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, A.R.E. Truck Caps, B&W Trailer Hitches, BallyBet, Bass Cat, Bass Pro Shops, Berkley, Covercraft, Favorite Fishing, Garmin, General Tire, Googan Baits, Grundéns, Guaranteed Rate, Humminbird, Lowrance, Luminox, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Nitro Performance Boats, Onyx, Plano, Power-Pole, Power Stop, Rapala, Starbrite, Toro, Toyota, Wrangler, Yellowstone Bourbon and Zoom.

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.

Everything is bigger in Texas!

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Everything is bigger in Texas!

The Toyota ShareLunker Program has geared up to deliver pure Florida strain largemouth bass to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department “TPWD” through the month of July. The bass that will be delivered to help populate Texas fisheries are what are now known as the “Lone Star Bass”. They have been produced from what the Toyota ShareLunker Program consider “Legacy Class” which are over 13-pound bass.

The Toyota ShareLunker Program which was launched in 1986 is a unique program that has participants that catch bass over 13 pounds and loan the bass to the Texas ShareLunker Program during the spawning season of January – March. These bass are then part of the selective breeding program to restock other fisheries. The TPWD has been raising the brood fish in hatcheries since 2018 from the Florida strain initiative. The program has stocked 53 bodies of water with more than 6 million Lone Star Bass since inception.

This program is helping stock Texas fisheries to improve the bass fishing catches on some of the many lakes that they have been able to stock. The pure strain Florida largemouth bass stocking has been in the making for many years going back to 2018. The success of the program has allowed for this first spawning and statewide stocking from the Florida largemouth spawns.

The program has participants that “share” their lunker. These giant bass have proven they have what it takes to survive to trophy class standards. Then they are bred to pass on their resilient genetics, ensuring that the bass being stocked have exactly what it takes to grow to epic proportions.

The program is offered year-round and offers differing levels of participation: Lunker Class (8 pounds plus), Elite Class (10 pounds plus), and Legend Class (13 pounds plus). Providing an entry and participating in the program also enters participants into some drawings with prizes sponsored by Toyota, AFTCO, Bass Pro Shops, and 6th Sense to name a few.

If you visit the texassharelunker.com site you will find which lakes are the best producers and on that list in the top 10 you will find some lakes regularly visited by Major League Fishing and BASS, Lake Fork and Sam Rayburn are 2 that stand out. Lake Fork has produced 16 Lunker Class submissions and 1 Elite Class submission. Sam Rayburn has produced 7 Lunker Class, 4 Elite Class, and 2 Legacy Class submissions. That’s world class fishing at its finest.

With my recent MLF Pro Circuit qualification this news gets me excited for the 2023 season where I will likely get an opportunity to fish one of these mega bass fisheries. Texas here I come!

Morris & Glosson Win 5 Alive Team Trail Caswell Glass Heritage Trail Qualifier #5 Falls Lake

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Morris & Glosson Win 5 Alive Team Trail Caswell Glass Heritage Trail Qualifier #5 Falls Lake

5 Alive Team Trail
Caswell Glass Heritage Trail
Qualifier #5 Falls Lake
6/4/2022

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We had our 5th and Final Qualifier last Saturday at Falls Lake. Good Lord Blessed us with good weather this go around and we definitely appreciated it. We had several things happening Saturday.  We had our usual tournaments but we also had regular season
Points Championships playing out rite in front of us.We had 70 teams come out and try to get the win. Seemed as if the old lake fished tough for most but as usual somebody’s going to figure them out. At the end of the day it was the not surprisingly Team of Scottie Morris and Dan Glosson that topped the field.  They had a 5 fish limit weighing 26.64 pounds. That earned them a total of $2200.00 with the TWT.  Them boys are strong anywhere they go but you put them on Falls Lake and watch out!? Great job guys! They were followed by the team on Brandon Gray and Dannon Garber. They brought in a 5 fish limit weighing 23.73 pounds. That earned them $1105.00 with the TWT. Just a little FYI they wasn’t done collecting after that. We will get to that in a few minutes. Good job guys! BIG fish for the tournament was won by what I call the ( last minute boys!) ? If you see this team show up anytime early to register please call me so we can write it down.?

The team of Daniel Jenkins and Logan Thornton won Big Fish with a fish weighing 7.69 pounds.  That earned them $690.00. and that won them Big Fish of the year which they got plaques for. Good job guys!

Now let’s go to the Caswell Glass Heritage Trail side of things. We had 5 teams come out for their last chance of the year to take home a win in this division.  At the end of the day it was the team of Brandon Gray and Dannon Garber who took home the WIN. Remember I told you they wasn’t done collecting! There bag for 23.73 pounds earned them two Favorite Fishing rods, two $50.00 Tarheel Flooring gift cards to Bass Pro Shops and the last 2 plaques of the year. All that on top of what they won for finishing 2nd in the 5 Alive tournament. Thats a strong day rite there and we’ll deserved. They were followed by the team of Ross Oliver and Ethan Larabee with a bag weighing 9.30 pounds.  That earned them two $25.00 Bobcats Bait and Tackle Gift Cards . Good job guys!

Oh yeah I almost forgot. We had 2 Points Championships happening also.

It had come down to the last Qualifier to determine who the 2022 – 5 Alive Team Trail Points Champions would be. There was about 8 teams that still had a chance to get it done. This was the best one we have had yet as far as it being a nail biter. At the end of the day it was determined by 1 point. Yes I said 1 point!
Let me introduce to yall the 2022 – 5 Alive Team Trail Points Champions. The team of Mr. Tony Fox And Mr. Patrick Wooten.? This teamed was solid all year and finished in the money 4 out of the 5 Qualifiers.  Against this caliber of fishermen that is very strong!? They well deserved this and we’re proud to have them represent our Trail. Let’s talk about what that earned them. They got a check for $1200.00, plaques, Points Champions coats, free entry fee’s to all of the 2023 Qualifiers and the # 1 blast off position in all of the 2023 Qualifiers. That’s close to $2000.00 worth of prizes and money. Remember guys it pays to fish them all! Let’s not forget about who they beat by 1 point to win the Championship.  The 2nd place team was the team of Corey Herndon and Zach Elliott. They had a heck of a year and they can hold their heads up high. Great job guys and we’re glad to have yall fishing with us!
Now on to the Caswell Glass Heritage Trail Points Championship.
It was a fun year watching this Trail progress and grow. We’re hoping and believe this Trail will grow each and every year. The winners of the first ever Heritage Trail tournament turned out to be the winners of the first ever Heritage Trail Points Championship.
Let me introduce yall to the 2022 Caswell Glass Heritage Trail Points Champions. The team of Mr. Ross Oliver and Mr. Ethan Larabee.? . That earned them two Favorite Fishing rods, plaques, Points Champions coats and free entry fees to all of the 2023 Caswell Glass Heritage Trail tournaments.Mr. Ethan Larabee also won a lifetime fishing license donated by Mr. JT Harrell for being the winning kid on the points championship team.I have watched this father and son team grow for the last 3 years and it has been a blast to watch. They had a great season in both trails and they well deserve to be called Points Champions. We’re proud to have yall represent out trail.

The winner of the $50.00 Bass Pro Shops gift card was Bobby Carter.

The winner of the Daves Tournament Tackle giveaway pack was Robert Galvin .

His son Noah Galvin also got him a $25.00 Bobcats Bait and Tackle Gift Card for fishing every tournament with his dad and helping me with the giveaway drawings all year. Thanks little man!

All of us at 5 Alive Team Trail  and Caswell Glass Heritage Trail want to THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YALL that came out and fished with us this year! I say it all the time and I mean it. We have the best group of fishermen and fisherwomen we could ever ask for fishing with us. THANK YALL!

PLEASE DONT FORGET OUR SPONSORS!
Without them non of this would happen. Please look through all of the pictures and check out the sponsors and if you need any of there services give them a call. They will take care of yall. We want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all of our 2022 sponsors!

We will see yall on October 29th and the 30th for the 2022- 5 Alive Team Trail Guaranteed $5000.00 Championship.

Thanks again and if yall have any questions please contact me Kevin Sheppard at 336-264-8416.

Full tournament results and full season points standings will posted after this post.

Results
1st. Morris & Glosson- 26.64 – $2200.00 TWT
2nd.Gray & Garber- 23.73- $1105.00 TWT
3rd. Peed & Corbishley- 21.08 – $850.00 TWT
4th. Strickland & Turbyfill- 20.65 – $405.00
5th. Morton & Riggs- 19.97 – $310.00
6th. Hall & Carter- 19.52 – $275.00
7th. Fox & Wooten- 19.35 – $260.00
8th. Huey & Mebane- 18.16 – $175.00
9th. Vaughn & Vaughn- 17.70 – $100.00

Big fish.

The Heat Is On: Part III: Fishing the Middle by Bruce Callis Jr

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The Heat Is On: Part III: Fishing the Middle by Bruce Callis Jr

The Heat Is On:
Part III: Fishing the Middle
by Bruce Callis Jr

 

In Part 1 we covered the top of the water column. And in Part 2, we covered the bottom. That leaves the middle section of the water column. The middle can be as little as a couple inches to who knows, depending on the depth of the water. What do we do and what do we throw. Everyone has that special bait they love, or are the most comfortable with. It is all about the reaction baits provoking the bass to strike.

One of my favorite baits is the lipless crankbait. And more precisely, the SPRO Aruku Shad. It can be worked from just below the surface to just above the bottom, and at any depth in between. It can be precise casts to the bank ,out off the points, across grass beds, along bluff walls, or it can be anywhere you want. I prefer to use 10 pound Seaguar Red Label Fluorocarbon on my Bulldog 7’2” lipless crankbait rod and a Quantum EXO reel. The rod and reel allow me to make long casts and I can feel every little bump along the way. Just be ready, for the bass love to just slam it hard. I like to work it a variety of ways, from the slow crawl along the bottom or just ticking the top of the grass. Depending on where the baitfish are relating to, I can work my bait at that depth. I can work it at any speed, but I like to vary the speed with quick burst by turning the reel faster, or even by pulling the lure with my rod. It’s all about trying to find what the bass want at that moment. And it can change from location to time of the day.

I also love to have a one-two punch with my Death Shimmer spinning bait and a chatter bait. I can work them in the shallows and out deep. I especially love to run them both just above the bottom when the bass are hanging deep. Call me crazy, but I don’t like to use braid for them, I still prefer to use fluorocarbon, and depending on where I am, I use either 10 or 12 pound. I don’t feel I as if I lose anything using the lighter Seaguar Red Label Fluorocarbon line, I still have the strength to fight in those big 10 pound bass. Work both around the edges of lily pads and grass lines, making sure to work different depths. I love to work them around the outside of laydowns to help draw a big girl out. And they both work great through stump fields and standing timber.

The jerkbait is one of those lures that works year round. And now is a great time. Shallow running jerkbaits up shallow and deeper diving ones off the drop offs and along the channel. Work around laydowns and the outside edges of the pads and grass. It is also a great choice over the submerged grass beds where bass love to hide and ambush prey. Again, I like to use 10 pound Red Label on a 7’ to 7’2” medium heavy rods. For the lighter, shallow running jerkbaits, I like to use a 7’ medium spinning rod and spool up with 10 pound braid with a 10 foot leader of 10 pound Seaguar Red Label Fluorocarbon.
One lure I don’t fish enough, is a swimbait. Be it a soft plastic on a swim jig, or on a weighted swimbait hook, or one of the hard body models, I just don’t throw it enough. I guess I get frustrated on throwing it over and over without a strike, but like a jig, I know it catches big bass. And I have seen plenty of others who catch those big bass on those big baits. I just don’t have that same confidence. But I am getting better at it, and I will be throwing it more, having one always tied on.

While most people think that a crankbait must hit bottom, I have found that it is also great for working the middle of the water column. I love to run into standing timber with a crankbait, making it jump and dart off of it. It’s all about making the bass react to the sudden change of direction and hit your lure.

Getting Out The Finesse

And then we come to the more finesse methods of covering the middle. Here we go with those baits to trick those finicky bass into biting. And the first I think of is a small swimbait, like a 3.25 inch Missile Baits Shockwave, on a small ballhead jig. Depending on where I am, I will go from 1/16th ounce to 3/16 ounce jig head, and I prefer either a 1/0 or 2/0 hook size. I use a spinning reel setup with a braid main line and a fluorocarbon leader. I like to use anywhere from 8 to 10 pound leader line, but depending on the bass, I have dropped down to a 6 pound leader. And I just reel it back slowly, keeping the bait active with little burst and twitches. And don’t worry, this bait will catch big bass.
The Ned rig is another finesse method. We all think about bouncing it across the bottom, but it is also a great way to catch suspending bass. You can use a short straight worm, like a ZMan TRD, a small Senko, the back end of a used Senko, or something like the Missile Bait Ned Bomb or a little longer 4.25 inch Quiver. Using a spinning rod, cast out and let your bait sink to the desired depth and then reel it back in slowly. Or you can cast it out and let it pendulum back to you on a tight line. It may seem like with it having very little to no action that it wouldn’t work, but bass can’t resist it. Light line is a must, and you can use anything from 4 to 8 pound fluorocarbon.

A spybait is another finesse technique to cover the middle and suspending bass. Using a spinning rod and light line, cast out your bait and let it flutter down to the desired depth. I’ve found a couple methods I like to use. One is the pull and drop. You let it sink, then give it a slow pull with the rod, let it flutter down, then repeat again. The other is the slow retrieve. Cast it out and let it sink, then start a slow retrieve back. I will give it small pulls and let it drop, then start reeling again. Light line is a must also. I prefer a 7 foot to 7’4” medium to medium light action rod for this.

One method that many think of as bottom fishing is the drop shot. But if you look at the setup, the bait is not on the bottom, it is actually suspended above the bottom. And depending on the length of the line between the hook and the weight, it can be 2 feet off the bottom. When fished vertically, you can actually stop the drop of the weight at any depth and have your bait suspended at your desired depth. So don’t always think of a drop shot as bottom fishing.

Covering the middle of the water column is by far more about making the bass react to your bait. We do more of this all the time. Throwing a crankbait to run just above the grass, or ticking the outside edges of the laydowns, it is all about making the bass come to you. What bait are you the most confident in and what will you be throwing? What new bait are you going to try to master to improve your catching?

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