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Beech Bluff’s Readhimer Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Percy Priest Lake Presented by Lithium Pros

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Boater Kelly Readhimer of Beech Bluff, Tennessee, and Strike-King co-angler Brian Haworth of Cookeville, Tennessee.
Cookeville’s Haworth Claims Strike King Co-Angler Division Victory

SMYRNA, Tenn. (May 16, 2022) – Boater Kelly Readhimer of Beech Bluff, Tennessee, caught five bass Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 1 ounce, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Percy Priest Lake presented by Lithium Pros. The tournament was the third event of the season for the Bass Fishing League Music City Division. Readhimer earned $4,235 for his victory.

“I practiced on Friday and caught probably 13 or 14 pounds in one school,” Readhimer said. “I threw a crankbait into it and didn’t get bit, so I spun the boat around and fired up onto the point in 8 to 10 feet of water. I caught three 3-pounders in a row. So I marked those fish.”

Readhimer said he began the tournament Saturday fishing a shad spawn and didn’t catch a bass. He said he returned to the school he found the previous day, but nothing bit the crankbait he threw. He switched to a brown ¾-ounce football mop jig and cast to the point, hopped the jig twice and landed a 4½-pound bass.

Readhimer said he focused on the Hobson Pike Bridge area and targeted a shallow flat that ran from an island to the bank and featured a lot of large rocks. He hopped the jig, caught a couple of keeper bass, and fished the spot until he filled his limit.

“All I was doing was stroking that big mop jig,” Readhimer said. “You couldn’t drag it and get bit. I was stroking it so hard with 30 minutes left in the tournament that my right arm was cramping.”

Readhimer said he had been to Percy Priest only five times and felt fortunate to get the win.

“I don’t have a lot of experience on the lake, but I knew it was fishing tough,” Readhimer said. “Basically, I had two spots and I just milked them for all it was worth. The way I found those fish was just luck.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:        Kelly Readhimer, Beech Bluff, Tenn., five bass, 18-1, $4,235
2nd:       Billy Hinson, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 17-5, $2,618 (includes $500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
3rd:       Josh Tramel, Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 16-14, $1,413
4th:        Chris Fondren, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 15-14, $988
5th:        Zach Youngblood, Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 15-6, $811
5th:        Mike Bryant, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 15-6, $1,011
7th:        Brandon Edel, Hendersonville, Tenn., five bass, 15-1, $706
8th:        Bryden Mugleston, Mount Juliet, Tenn., five bass, 14-3, $1,225
9th:        Michael Tuck, Old Hickory, Tenn., three bass, 13-2, $565
10th:     Dylan Wright, Murfreesboro, Tenn., five bass, 12-8, $494

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Mugleston had a largemouth that weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the day’s Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $590.

Brian Haworth of Cookeville, Tennessee, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,413 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 14 pounds, 11 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

1st:        Brian Haworth, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 14-11, $2,413
2nd:       Harvey Daniels, Portland, Tenn., four bass, 10-9, $1,059
3rd:       Robert Moore, Elkmont, Ala., five bass, 10-8, $806
4th:        Gary Haraguchi, Murfreesboro, Tenn., four bass, 9-7, $494
5th:        Teddy Baggett, Nashville, Tenn., four bass, 9-0, $424
6th:        Grant Frazier, Manchester, Tenn., four bass, 7-15, $388
7th:        Matt Perkins, Smyrna, Tenn., three bass, 7-11, $353
8th:        Keith Whipple, Iuka, Miss., three bass, 7-4, $318
9th:        Logan Stewart, Nashville, Tenn., four bass, 7-1, $282
10th:     Ricky England, Sparta, Tenn., three bass, 6-9, $247

Haworth caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $295.

After three events, Jade Keeton of Florence, Alabama, leads the Bass Fishing League Music City Division Boater Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 705 points, while Grant Frazier of Manchester, Tennessee, leads the Strike King Co-Angler Division AOY race with 732 points.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 13-15 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Pickwick Lake in Counce, Tennessee. Boaters will compete for a top award of $60,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Phoenix 819 Pro with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.

The 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six Regional Championships where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American. The 2022 All-American will be held June 2-4 at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the MLF Toyota Series, the pathway to the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine include: 4WP, 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, AFTCO, A.R.E. Truck Caps, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, Gary Yamamoto Baits, General Tire, Lew’s, Lowrance, Lucas Oil, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Revital Outdoors, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, Wiley X, YETI and Yo-Zuri.

For complete details and updated tournament information, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular Bass Fishing League updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF5’s social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Don Wheeler & Billy Strain Win Leesville Lake Team Trail with 17.87lbs

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Don Wheeler & Billy Strain Win Leesville Lake Team Trail with 17.87lbs

We had 15 boats battle it out at the Leesville Lake Team Trail. 1st place – Don Wheeler & Billy Strain with 17.87 lbs.

2nd place – Charlie Davis & Greg Dawson with 15.23 lbs.

 

3rd place – Ryan Reynolds & Lee White with 14.98 lbs. They also had Big Bass with a 5.43 lb. Lunker.

Stephen Browning Earns Victory at 2022 MLF Builders FirstSource Patriot Cup on Outdoor Channel

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Stephen Browning Earns Victory at 2022 MLF Builders FirstSource Patriot Cup on Outdoor Channel

Hot Springs, Arkansas, Angler Throws 3/8-ounce Bladed Jig to Catch 44 Pounds, 5 Ounces and Earn Patriot Cup Title
Stephen Browning,MAy
DALLAS, Texas (May 16, 2022) – Major League Fishing (MLF) pro Stephen Browning of Hot Springs, Arkansas, caught 17 scorable bass weighing 44 pounds, 5 ounces, to top the Championship Round and win the 2022 Builders FirstSource Patriot Cup Presented by Guaranteed Rate in Dallas, Texas, which premiered Saturday on the Outdoor Channel and Monday on the MyOutdoorTV app. The victory pushed Browning’s career earnings to more than $1.6 million.

Browning dominated the six-day event, winning his Elimination Round, Sudden Death Round and Championship Round of competition.

“Woo wee, that was fun!” exclaimed an excited Browning in his postgame interview with MLF analyst Marty Stone. “Look at these goosebumps on my arm – that’s how much this means to me. It was a battle, and I knew it was going to be. I just kept thinking to myself – don’t get off your gameplan. Fish your strengths, fish slow, fish thorough, make multiple casts and just let them come to you instead of trying to push it. It worked out perfect.”

Browning dialed into a pattern targeting the standing timber, which was plentiful in the Championship Round on Lavon Lake.

“I did all of my work on a 3/8-ounce bladed jig with a straight tail trailer on it,” Browning said. “Anytime I’ve got that bait in my hand I’ve got so much confidence. The biggest thing is I was fishing in super-shallow water.”

The final eight anglers at the 2022 Builders FirstSource Patriot Cup Presented by Guaranteed Rate in Dallas, Texas finished:

1st:          Stephen Browning, Hot Springs, Ark., 17 bass, 44-5
2nd:         Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla., 14 bass, 36-1
3rd:         Skeet Reese, Auburn, Calif., 10 bass, 23-7
4th:         James Elam, Tulsa, Okla., 11 bass, 22-0
5th:         Jeff Sprague, Point, Texas, 12 bass, 20-4
6th:         John Cox, DeBary, Fla., seven bass, 14-0
7th:         Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., four bass, 9-15
8th:         Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn., five bass, 8-13

Complete results along with photos from the event can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Cox caught the Championship Round Berkley Big Bass – a nice 4-pound, 15-ounce largemouth that bit a Berkley Frittside crankbait in Period 3.

Overall, there were 80 bass weighing 178 pounds, 13 ounces caught by the final eight pros during the Championship Round of competition on Lavon Lake.

The 2022 Builders FirstSource Patriot Cup Presented by Guaranteed Rate was hosted by the Dallas Sports Commission and premiered on the Outdoor Channel as six, two-hour original episodes each Saturday afternoon debuting on April 9, 2022, and running through March 14, 2022.

The event was shot over six days in November in the Dallas area and featured 24 MLF pro anglers visiting the Knoxville area to compete on either Lewisville Lake, Eagle Mountain Lake or Lavon Lake on each day of competition. The locations were unknown to the anglers – they did not learn where they were competing until they arrived to the launch ramp each morning of competition.

All six episodes of the event are now available for viewing on the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) streaming app. The full television schedule can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

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

A Tale of Two Anglers: Isaacs and Jensen win at Laurel River

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A Tale of Two Anglers: Isaacs and Jensen win at Laurel River

A Tale of Two Anglers: Isaacs and Jensen win at Laurel River

by | May 15, 2022

Carved out of the western edge of the Appalachian range before it meets the Ohio basin, eastern Kentucky’s lakes are deep and clear, its waterfalls tall and its unbroken forests seem to never end. The KBF TRAIL and KBF Pro Series had never competed on Laurel River Lake near Corbin, KY, and when they did on May 14-15, 2022, the lake did not disappoint.

The lake’s healthy Smallmouth and Largemouth fisheries showed up in numbers on the Ledlenser leaderboards on Fishing Chaos, rewarding KBF anglers who made the trip with beautiful catches and unforgettable views. With clear weather in the forecast, it was a recipe for the best of times.

It was nearly a clean sweep of all the weekend events for Gene “Flukemaster” Jensen, but for one interesting wrinkle. Jensen finished second to Tim Isaacs in the Saturday KBF Trail tournament. In a rare reversal of places on a KBF Trail weekend, Isaacs would take second place and Jensen would recover and take first in the Sunday KBF Trail event. In the end, both veteran KBF anglers earned their first KBF Trail victories.

Jensen would also take the Pro Series trophy, as well as Dakota Lithium Big Bass. Here is the story of how the two anglers battled at Laurel River….

Trail I Saturday, May 14

Tim Isaacs won Trail I on Saturday with an 86.25″ limit. Isaacs had posted his winning limit by mid day, and had to keep fishing, hoping to upgrade, while the field behind him threw its best at the leaderboard. Gene Flukemaster Jensen held 2nd place with 83.25”. 2021 TN Challenge Series champion Jimmy McClurkan also posted a limit of 82.75” before it was over, as did Eric Cormack, who surged in to 3rd place with 83”. Jensen would upgrade to 84.75” before the end, but as the day wore on it appeared Tim Isaacs would hold on for the win. When Jody Queen’s 5th place limit of 80.75” came in, the last major threat had passed, and Isaacs had his first ever KBF Trail victory.

Isaacs achieved victory by fishing a homemade lure.

“I make a 1/8 oz. round head jig with a weed guard and a thin skirt, and trail it with a 3” green pumpkin Keitech swimbait. I threw that lure all weekend long and caught all of my fish on it. I caught my fish in everything from 3’ of water to 40’ of water. My biggest on Sunday came from near a sheer rock wall. The lake reminded me of Summersville Lake back home [in West Virginia]. I just loved it. My son [Jason] talked me into fishing the event, and if KBF ever goes back I will be there.”

Tim Isaacs at the KBF Trail at Laurel River Lake

 

Top 5 Trail I (Saturday)

  1. Tim Isaacs 86.25”
  2. Gene Jensen 84.75”
  3. Eric Cormack 83”
  4. Jimmy McClurkan 82.75”
  5. Jody Queen 80.75”

 

Trail II Sunday, May 15

Gene Jensen finished second in the KBF Trail on Saturday, but heading into Sunday he held the lead on the KBF Pro Series leaderboard. He also had a 19.75” Smallmouth Bass on the Dakota Lithium Big Bass leaderboard, good enough for 1st place. If he could have another strong day, he had a shot at a good payday. He would also earn the points to make a big jump in the Farwide KBF Angler of the Year standings.

Jensen came out strong but found himself in second place again after two hours of competition. In the early going on Trail II, William Stuntz held a 1″ lead over Gene Flukemaster Jensen. After filling an early limit, Jensen found the upgrades he needed by adjusting his strategy. He had 82.5” by mid-day, and would cull and upgrade again. His success resulted from the fact that he noticed how the lake’s falling water levels affected the bite:

“When I arrived on Monday, the lake was high. It dropped 2.5 feet during the week, and those bass that were on beds moved on. The bass had spawned shallow, and on Saturday the males were still shallow, guarding beds that were on dry land. I caught most of my fish Saturday on a fluke, but on Sunday, the fish had backed off. The shad were spawning, so I targeted those areas, and had my limit in 30 minutes.

Reflecting on his weekend in the context of his tournament season, Jensen remarked:

“The last time I fished a lake like this, I didn’t do well. It was nice to figure it out. I will fish the KBF Trail at Pineview in Utah next month. I’m looking forward to it, because I’m in a spot now where I could win my way into The Ten. For now, I just want to do the best I can do.”

Jensen moved into a tie for 7th place in the Farwide AOY standings. It was a fruitful weekend for Tim Isaacs in that regard as well, where he has moved into a tie for 9th place, in the 10th overall spot.

Top 5 Trail II (Sunday)

  1. Gene Jensen  84.5”
  2. Tim Isaacs 82”
  3. William Stuntz 82”
  4. Philip Backus 81.5”
  5. Jimmy McClurkan 80”

Top 5 Pro Series

  1. Gene Jensen 168.75”
  2. Jimmy McClurkan 162.75”
  3. Jody Queen 157”
  4. Brandon Palmer 155.25”
  5. Jason Isaacs 151.5”

Dakota Lithium Big Bass: Gene Jensen 19.75”

Additional Info

For complete Laurel River Lake standings, click here.

Tim Isaacs is sponsored by Dakota Lithium Batteries and Fishing Online.

Gene Jensen is sponsored by 13 Fishing, JJ’s Magic, Motorguide, Bona Fide Kayaks, Yak Attack, Alumacraft, Seaguar, Realtree Fishing, Plano, Gamakatsu, Spro Lures, Westbrook Supply Company and Dakota Lithium Batteries.

Realtree Fishing KBF TRAIL Series Tournaments are presented by Dee Zee Truck Accessories

Additional Sponsors

Dakota Lithium Batteries    Shimano  YakAttack     FishUSA    Torqeedo     Yeti

Power Pole  Rogue Fishing  NRS   Nines   FarWide

Lowrance Pro Nick Lebrun Wins Stop Four of Major League Fishing Pro Circuit

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Lowrance Pro Nick Lebrun Wins Stop Four of Major League Fishing Pro Circuit

Lowrance pros claimed five of the top 10 spots in the final round

Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, announced today that Lowrance pro angler Nick Lebrun won Major League Fishing (MLF) B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4 presented by A.R.E on Lake Guntersville in Alabama, May 12-15, 2022.

Equipped with the Lowrance Ultimate Fishing System, including HDS-12 LIVE displays, ActiveTarget™ Live Sonar, Active Imaging™ 3-in-1 and Ghost™ Trolling, Lebrun stacked up 22 pounds, 15 ounces on Championship Sunday to bring home the $100,000 prize.

“It was a combination of side imaging, ActiveTarget and the Ghost Trolling Motor that helped me get this win,” said Lebrun. “I used my Active Imaging to find the fish, ActiveTarget to catch it and my Ghost Trolling Motor to lock down on the spot.”

A Bossier City, La. native, Lebrun has won four titles during his career, his last a Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American title in 2018. Additionally, Lowrance pro anglers claimed five of the top 10 spots on Championship Sunday.

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

Terry Hedrick and Jonathan East Win HillCity Bassmasters on the Banister River

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Terry Hedrick and Jonathan East Win HillCity Bassmasters on the Banister River

We obviously have a way of picking tournament days with some of the worst weather! Despite all of the rain, we had a great tournament and a lot of weight brought in to the scales!

1st Place: Terry Hedrick and Jonathan East with 5 fish weighing in at 13.07lbs


2nd Place: Jamie Martin and Quinn Martin with 5 fish weighing in at 11.82lbs


3rd Place: Bert Fitzgerald and Kevin Fitzgerald with 5 fish weighing in at 10.05lbs

Thank you all again for coming out and braving the weather! We truly appreciate all of you joining us each month!

Largemouth Lead Mah to APEX Pro Tour Win on Columbia River

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Largemouth Lead Mah to APEX Pro Tour Win on Columbia River

ARLINGTON, Ore. — Old Blue Eyes would’ve been proud of Ken Mah. No question, Sinatra was the better singer, but the angler from Elk Grove, Calif. tackled a new fishery with an “I’ll do it my way” attitude and won the APEX Pro Tour event on the Columbia River presented by RomanMade Japan and A1 Tactical Outdoors with 21.79 pounds.

With smallmouth bass numerically dominating this impressive Pacific Northwest fishery, Mah took a page out of the playbook he’s used for years on West Coast powerhouses like the California Delta. He got out of the current, focused on prespawn habitat and targeted big largemouth bass like the 6.81-pounder anchoring his Day-3 bag.

“I shy away from smallmouth bass, but if there are green ones (largemouth), the water’s dirty and there’s grass, that’s where I’m going,” Mah said.

Often, the story’s in the stats and this event was no exception. Simply put, in a tournament that saw only two bags over 20 pounds, when you own both of them, you’re taking that trophy home. After catching 14.59 on Day 1, Mah added 21.18 on Day 2 and ended with a final-round limit that gave him a nearly 5 1/2-pound margin of victory.

Spending his tournament in the John Day River, Mah focused on main river backwater pockets with dingier water. Finding hard bottom with submerged grass next to deep water was the critical formula — a classic prespawn deal he’s fished hundreds of times.

“It was a textbook Delta scenario,” Mah said. “There were times during the day when it felt like I was fishing (popular Delta area) White Slough.”

After catching his Day-2 fish on a crankbait, spinnerbait and punch rig, Mah felt like the warming afternoon was right for a topwater bite. He threw a buzzbait and a River2Sea Rover, but a Jackall Gavacho in gold gill color yielded four big bites in 15 minutes. Catching two of them — one in the 5-pound class and one around 6 — Mah knew he was onto something special.

“I was working the frog in a slow, deliberate pattern,” he said. “The key on Day 3, was walking the frog farther off the bank than normal.”

On Championship Sunday, Mah caught four of his keepers on the frog and added a 3 3/4-pounder on a SPRO Rock Crawler 55 in red craw.

Mah’s game plan was intentionally predicated on quality over quantity. While others caught significantly greater numbers of scorable bass — including sixth-place Christian Ostrander’s phenomenal Day-2 total of 122 — Mah was content to work a program of intimate familiarity.

Doing so earned him his third APEX trophy. Last year, Mah won the APEX Pro Tour event on Thermalito Afterbay and the APEX Pro Tour Championship on Lake Berryessa, along with the Wild West Bass Trail Pro/Am Championship on the Cal Delta.

“I’ve had five total days on this body of water, but to sit here as the champ — to put the puzzle together — it’s humbling,” Mah said.

Scott Hellesen of Pasa Robles, Calif. finished second with 16.33. Committing his three days to the Boardman area, upriver from takeoff, Hellesen quickly identified the key scenario he needed for a successful event.

“It was an awesome three days; this is an incredible fishery,” Hellesen said. “I ended up finding a wing dam with some current pushing on it and a little break behind it with some boulders. I sat there for three days.”

For the first two days, Hellesen caught his fish on a 3.3 Keitech Swing Impact Fat on a 1/4-ounce ball head. Day 3 saw him catch all of his fish on a Strike King 3XD in a red craw color.

Thomas Kanemoto of Elk Grove, Calif. finished third with 16 pounds. His final day began slowly, but a bold decision allowed him to turn things around a finish strong.

“The last two days, I caught a ton of fish and I only fished two of the 500 spots I had marked,” Kanemoto said. “I caught 65 scorable bass those first two days. Today, I went back to where I’d caught those fish but I couldn’t catch any big ones — I caught all small ones.

“About 10:30, I had five for, like, 8-9 pounds, so I decided to make the run all the way to Boardman and fish all new water. I’d never been up there, but I found some key spots. There was a lot of current today and, with it ripping around those shoals, those fish were posted up right on those edges.”

Kanemoto caught his fish on a 3.8 Keitech Swing Impact Fat, a jerkbait and a Lucky Craft Moonsault CB250.

Rounding out the top 5 were Ish Monroe of Oakdale, Calif. with 15.98 and Day-1 leader Hayden Lee of Angels Camp, Calif. with 15.84.

After two days of full-field competition, the top-10 anglers advanced to Sunday’s Championship round. The final field comprised the top-5 anglers with the Most Scorable Bass and the top-5 anglers with the highest Total Weight. Total days weight and keeper count from days 1 and 2 are accumulated. In the final round, weights and keeper count were zeroed.

Louisiana’s Nick LeBrun Wins Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4 on Lake Guntersville Presented by A.R.E.

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Bossier City Pro Weighs in 22-15 on Final Day to Take Home Top Prize of $100,000

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (May 15, 2022) – After going the first three hours of Championship Sunday without a single keeper fish, pro Nick LeBrun of Bossier City, Louisiana , finally reeled in his first fish of the day – a 7-pound Guntersville largemouth – to shake things up at the B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4 on Lake Guntersville Presented by A.R.E. in Guntersville, Alabama. LeBrun then went on a 45-minute flurry to put together a solid limit, ending the day with 22 pounds, 15 ounces to take home his first MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit win and earn the top payout of $100,000.

Link to Photo of B&W Trailer HItches Stop 4 Winner Nick LeBrun
Link to Photo Gallery of Nick LeBrun’s Championship Day & Weigh-In
Link to Video of Day 4 Championship Weigh-In from B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4
Link to Video of Fish Catch Highlights from Day 4 of B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4

LeBrun sat in 44th place after Day One of the tournament, only weighing in 16 pounds, 15 ounces, before jumping to seventh place on Day Two with a monster limit weighing 22-2. His momentum carried and continued to build throughout the event, ultimately ending on Championship Sunday with his biggest fish – and biggest limit – of the tournament. LeBrun’s final day total of 22-15 gave him a 2-pound, 6-ounce margin over Greeneville, Tennessee rookie Nick Hatfield, who brought a limit to the scales weighing 20 pounds, 9 ounces, good for second place.

“It’s just been a phenomenal day. I feel so blessed,” LeBrun said. “I started in my main spot first thing this morning and the eel grass was just out of control. I wasn’t even fishing – I was basically just raking grass with every cast and that started to spin me out a little. I knew where some more shallow stuff was, and some bream feeders and fry, so I decided to go hit that for a while. But even there, I just wasn’t seeing fish like I had been and was only catching small 10-inch fish.”

LeBrun said he spent an hour and a half trying to force the shallow bite to work and it just wasn’t happening.

“At 10 a.m. I had zero fish and was feeling really discouraged,” LeBrun said. “I pulled back to my main spot to find the eel grass had cleared out and we absolutely wrecked them for about 45 minutes. By 10:45 I had a solid sack of fish – I can’t ask for anything better than that.”

Because he had stacked up a quality limit early on, aided by the 7-pound kicker, LeBrun ended up going most of the day without culling.

“Most of my fish this week came from a main river ledge, in water about 30-foot deep,” LeBrun continued. “I had a few key baits, including a 4½-inch Producer Swimbait, blue-crack-colored, with a homemade ¾-ounce head that I was throwing on a Fitzgerald 7’6” All Purpose Casting Rod Heavy with a 7:1 Fitzgerald Stunner Casting Reel, paired with 18-pound Sunline Super FC Sniper Fluorocarbon . That’s what the 7-pounder, and most of my big ones, were caught on.

“That setup got them fired up, but when they went cold I had another waypoint where I would slide up shallow around the back and throw a 10½-inch V&M J-Mag Worm on a ¾-ounce,  V&M Mega Shakey Head in a couple of different colors,” LeBrun finished.

The momentous “turn-around” proved to be a theme for the Louisiana pro – during the tournament on Lake Guntersville – and in life in general.

On the stage at the weigh-in, LeBrun said “Seven-pounders are awesome and getting a top 10 is awesome, but that doesn’t compare to my relationship with Jesus Christ” which was met with applause from the audience.

“The last time I held up a check for Major League Fishing, I wasn’t the same guy I am today,” LeBrun continued. “The last time I stood on this stage and held up a trophy was at the 2018 All-American on Cross Lake, and that was a dark time in my life. There were a lot of things wrong, but shortly after that Jesus Christ redeemed me, and now I stand here giving Him all the glory – not myself, but Him.

“There’s nothing in life that’s too far gone with Him, so to stand here with my lovely wife Jolene by my side, and to be here with all of you, it really means a lot.”

The top 10 pros at the B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4 on Lake Guntersville finished:

1st:           Nick Lebrun of Bossier City, La., five bass, 22-15, $100,000
2nd:          Nick Hatfield of Greeneville, Tenn., five bass, 20-9, $30,000
3rd:          Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 18-6, $25,000
4th:           Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fla., five bass, 17-3, $20,000
5th:           Josh Butler of Hayden, Ala., five bass, 15-15, $19,000
6th:           Jacob Wall of New Hope, Ala., five bass, 14-10, $18,000
7th:           Spencer Shuffield of Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 13-2, $17,000
8th:           Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Mich., five bass, 11-8, $16,000
9th:           Brandon Mosley of Choctaw, Okla., five bass, 11-6, $15,000
10th:        Lane Olson of Forest Grove, Ore., five bass, 0-0, $14,000
For a full list of results visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.Overall, there were 50 bass weighing 145 pounds, 10 ounces caught by 10 pros Sunday. The catch included nine five-bass limits.

Pro Lane Olson of Forest Grove, Oregon, had his weight disqualified, Sunday, as he violated Pro Circuit Rule No. 14 on the final day of competition, which states, “The use of braid or other line to attach a single stinger hook to a lure is allowed as long as the line is no more than 2 inches in length.” Olson was unaware of the rule and mistakenly attached a second stinger hook to his lure on Championship Sunday, therefore his weight for the day was disqualified. Olson finished the event in 10th place and earned a payout of $14,000.

The four-day Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Fuel Me B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4 at Lake Guntersville Presented by A.R.E. was hosted by Marshall County Tourism and Sports. The event will premiere on the CBS Sports Network later this summer.

In Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit competition, the full field of 156 anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight advanced to Saturday, then only the top 10 pros, based on cumulative weight from the first three days, continued competition on Championship Sunday, where weights were zeroed, and the winner was determined by the heaviest weight from the final day of competition.

The Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4 on Lake Guntersville Presented by A.R.E. marked the fourth regular-season event of the year for the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Fuel Me. The next event for Pro Circuit anglers will be Toyota Stop 5 at the James River Presented by PowerStop Brakes, June 16-19 in Richmond, Virginia.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2022 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE Presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, where they will compete for up to $235,000. The 2022 TITLE will be on the St. Lawrence River in Massena, New York on Aug. 16-21, and is hosted by the Town of Massena.

Arkansas pro Spencer Shuffield held on to his lead in the Bally Bet Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 732 points after four events, while Hayden, Alabama’s Josh Butler currently sits in second place with 720 points. Shelbyville, Kentucky’s John Hunter currently sits in third place with 695 points, while reigning and defending 2021 AOY Michael Neal of Dayton, Tennessee, sits in fourth with 685 points. Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pennsylvania, rounds out the top five with 677 points. Two events remain in the 2022 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit regular season.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Fuel Me include: 4WP, 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, A.R.E. Truck Caps, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, Fuel Me, Gary Yamamoto Baits, General Tire, Lew’s, Lowrance, Lucas Oil, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, 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 Pro Circuit on the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram and  YouTube.

Chad & Elliot Pilson Win Anglers Choice Tourney Trail on Smith Mountain Lake with 21.99 lbs

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Chad & Elliot Pilson Win Anglers Choice Tourney Trail on Smith Mountain Lake with 21.99 lbs

Congratulations to these two hammers again racking up another win again on Smith Mountain Lake with over 101 boats competing ina strong filed of anglers. These guys were able to bring in the win with 21.99lbs. Congartulatiosn to them & everyone that cashed a check.

A special thank you to Alecia Matherly for covering this event for us.

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Arkansas’ Shuffield Continues to Pace Field at MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4 on Lake Guntersville Presented by A.R.E.

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Top 10 Anglers Now Set for One-Day Shootout for Top Payout of Up to 135k on Championship Sunday

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (May 14, 2022) – While Lake Guntersville continues to show out for anglers across the board, pro Spencer Shuffield of Hot Springs, Arkansas , finished yet another stellar day, bringing a limit weighing 19 pounds, 6 ounces to the stage Saturday to lead the final 10 anglers and advance to the final day of competition at the B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4 on Lake Guntersville Presented by A.R.E. in Guntersville, Alabama. Shuffield’s three-day total of 63 pounds, 7 ounces, was a mere 12 ounces  over rookie Nick Hatfield of Greeneville, Tennessee, who brought a limit weighing 21-15 to the scales for a three-day total of 62 pounds, 11 ounces, good for second place.

Pro Lane Olson of Forest Grove, Oregon, moved from second place to third, with a limit weighing 19 pounds, 1 ounce, for a three-day total of 61-9, while the reigning Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Angler of the Year (AOY) Michael Neal of Dayton, Tennessee, finished the day in fourth place, with a limit weighing 19-9, giving him a three-day total of 61-2. REDCREST 2022 Champion “Big Fish” Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Florida, brought a five-bass limit to the stage – the biggest bag of the day, 22 pounds, 9 ounces – for a three-day total of 59-13 to round out the top five.

After starting the day in 32nd place, pro Brandon Mosley of Choctaw, Oklahoma, made the biggest move of the day, bringing a limit weighing 20 pounds, 4 ounces to the scale for a three-day total of 54-7 to slide into the tenth and final spot in Sunday’s Championship Round.

The final 10 anglers are now set, and competition will resume tomorrow on Championship Sunday, where weights are zeroed, and the angler that catches the heaviest five-fish weight will earn the top prize of up to $135,000.

Link to Photo of Day 3 Leader Spencer Shuffield

“I caught a limit pretty quick today, then idled around and ended up finding some good stuff later in the day,” Shuffield said. “I had 18 pounds or so and made a cast on a new school I found and caught a 4½-pounder to cull out a 3½-pound spotted bass, so it worked out pretty good.

“The spot where I’ve been catching my big fish all week, I thought I could win off of that spot, but after today I no longer think you can win there. As a matter of fact, I don’t even know if I’m going to try to fish it tomorrow,” Shuffield continued. “The second school I found during practice had the same potential as that main spot, I just haven’t had a chance to fish it because there have been two or three other guys on it all the time.”

Shuffield said fish out on the ledges just don’t seem to want to bite when there are multiple guys fishing them, and that rings especially true for the bigger bass.

“Today I was able to pull up on that second spot and there was no one on it,” Shuffield said. “The fish were set up just right and biting nearly every cast I threw at them, and there were even bigger ones following the ones I had hooked up all the way to the boat.”

Shuffield has caught all his fish this week on the Duel Hardcore Bullet Crank 7+, and said his last good fish today was caught on a Duel Hardcore Bullet Crank 5+, a new bait that will premiere at ICAST later this year.

“The cool thing about that crankbait is that you typically have to have current on those ledges to make the fish bite it, but the way I’m fishing it is forcing them to bite,” Shuffield said. “I feel like as long as they are bunched up together, current or no current, I can still get them to bite, just because of the way I’m presenting it. It’s completely a reaction deal, they have no choice but to snap at it, and they’ve been eating it really well.

“I’d be netting a 4-pounder on that second spot today and there would be six or seven 5-plus-pounders right there with her,” Shuffield continued. “I’ve left a lot of big ones out there this week, so I’m really looking forward to getting back out there and leaning into them tomorrow.”

The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition Sunday on Lake Guntersville are:

1st:           Spencer Shuffield of Hot Springs, Ark., 15 bass, 63-7
2nd:          Nick Hatfield of Greeneville, Tenn., 15 bass, 62-11
3rd:          Lane Olson of Forest Grove, Ore., 15 bass, 61-9
4th:           Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 61-2
5th:           Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fla., 15 bass, 59-13
6th:           Nick Lebrun of Bossier City, La., 15 bass, 58-9
7th:           Jacob Wall of New Hope, Ala., 15 bass, 56-7
8th:           Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Mich., 15 bass, 55-12
9th:           Josh Butler of Hayden, Ala., 15 bass, 55-9
10th:        Brandon Mosley of Choctaw, Okla., 15 bass, 54-7
Anglers finishing 11th through 50th are:
11th:        Derrick Snavely of Piney Flats, Tenn., 15 bass, 54-5, $11,000
12th:        Blake Hall of Decatur, Ala., 15 bass, 53-12, $11,000
13th:        Justin Lucas of Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 53-7, $11,000
14th:        Rusty Salewske of Alpine, Calif., 15 bass, 53-2, $11,000
15th:        Jared McMillan of Clewiston, Fla., 15 bass, 52-6, $11,000
16th:        Trevor Fitzgerald of Belleview, Fla., 15 bass, 52-4, $11,000
17th:        Kyle Cortiana of Broken Arrow, Okla., 15 bass, 52-4, $11,000
18th:        Dylan Hays of Hot Springs, Ark., 15 bass, 51-12, $11,000
19th:        Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif., 15 bass, 51-8, $11,000
20th:        Chris Lane of Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 51-0, $11,000
21st:        Ricky Robinson of Greenback, Tenn., 15 bass, 50-14, $10,500
22nd:       John Hunter of Shelbyville, Ky., 15 bass, 50-11, $10,500
23rd:       Mickey Beck of Lebanon, Tenn., 15 bass, 49-13, $10,500
24th:        Grae Buck of Green Lane, Pa., 15 bass, 49-7, $10,500
25th:        Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pa., 15 bass, 49-3, $10,500
26th:        Kyle Weisenburger of Columbus Grove, Ohio, 15 bass, 49-2, $10,500
27th:        Brian Latimer of Belton, S.C., 15 bass, 49-0, $10,500
28th:        Alex Davis of Albertville, Ala., 15 bass, 48-12, $10,500
29th:        Larry Nixon of Quitman, Ark., 15 bass, 48-11, $10,500
30th:        Cody Pike of Powhatan, Va., 15 bass, 48-10, $10,500
31st:        Dakota Ebare of Brookeland, Texas, 15 bass, 48-9, $10,000
32nd:       Tyler Stewart of Dubach, La., 15 bass, 48-4, $10,000
33rd:       Takayuki Koike of Otsu Shiga, Japan, 15 bass, 48-4, $10,000
34th:        Jason Reyes of Huffman, Texas, 14 bass, 48-2, $10,000
35th:        Josh Bragg of Fayetteville, Ga., 15 bass, 47-15, $10,000
36th:        Steve York of Bronson, Mich., 15 bass, 47-8, $10,000
37th:        Casey Scanlon of Eldon, Mo., 15 bass, 47-5, $10,000
38th:        Clabion Johns of Social Circle, Ga., 15 bass, 47-2, $10,000
39th:        Chad Warren of Sand Springs, Okla., 15 bass, 47-0, $10,000
40th:        David Walker of Sevierville, Tenn., 15 bass, 46-0, $10,000
41st:        Robert Nakatomi of Sacramento, Calif., 13 bass, 45-8, $10,000
42nd:       Ramie Colson, Jr. of Cadiz, Ky., 15 bass, 45-8, $10,000
43rd:       Jim Moynagh of Shakopee, Minn., 15 bass, 44-15, $10,000
44th:        Tom Monsoor of La Crosse, Wis., 13 bass, 44-13, $10,000
45th:        Cal Lane of Guntersville, Ala., 13 bass, 44-9, $10,000
46th:        Mike McClelland of Blue Eye, Mo., 15 bass, 44-8, $10,000
47th:        Shonn Goodwin of Moore, Okla., 14 bass, 44-4, $10,000
48th:        Jeff Bridges of Pilot Point, Texas, 14 bass, 44-2, $10,000
49th:        Bill McDonald of Greenwood, Ind., 15 bass, 43-15, $10,000
50th:        Keith Carson of DeBary, Fla., 10 bass, 35-3, $10,000
For a full list of results visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Overall, there were 236 bass weighing 739 pounds, 11 ounces caught by 49 pros Saturday. The catch included 43 five-bass limits.

The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Fuel Me B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4 at Lake Guntersville Presented by A.R.E. is hosted by Marshall County Tourism and Sports and features a total purse of more than $850,000.

In Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit competition, the full field of 156 anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight advanced to Saturday. Now, only the top 10 pros, based on cumulative weight from the first three days, will continue competition on Championship Sunday, where weights will be zeroed and anglers will compete in a one-day shootout for the grand prize of up to $135,000, including the lucrative $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus for qualified anglers.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2022 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE Presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, where they will compete for up to $235,000. The 2022 TITLE will be on the St. Lawrence River in Massena, New York on Aug. 16-21, and is hosted by the Town of Massena.

The final 10 anglers will launch at 6:30 a.m. CT Sunday from the Lake Guntersville State Park, located at 1155 Lodge Drive, in Guntersville. Sunday’s Championship weigh-in will also be held at the park at 2:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to attend the event or follow the live on-the-water action all four days of competition online on MLF NOW! beginning at 7 a.m. CT at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Abu Garcia will be giving away a FREE rod and reel combo on Sunday, May 15th from 12:30-2:30 p.m. to the first 100 high school anglers to check in at the MLF booth and fans can also meet PAW Patrol’s Marshall and Skye prior to the weigh-in from 1-2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit B&W Trailer Hitches Stop 4 at Lake Guntersville Presented by A.R.E. will feature live on-the-water coverage and a two-hour action-packed television show that will premiere in July on the CBS Sports Network.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Fuel Me include: 4WP, 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, A.R.E. Truck Caps, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Black Rifle Coffee, E3, Epic Baits, Favorite Fishing, Fuel Me, Gary Yamamoto Baits, General Tire, Lew’s, Lowrance, Lucas Oil, Mercury, Mossy Oak, Onyx, Phoenix, Polaris, Power-Pole, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, 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 Pro Circuit on the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram and  YouTube.

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