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Michael Chlomoudis & Powell Kemp Win CATT Lake Gaston, NC May 1, 2022

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Michael Chlomoudis & Powell Kemp Win CATT Lake Gaston, NC May 1, 2022

Next and last Lake Gaston Spring CATT Qualifier is June 5th!

Mark your calendar! 2022 Academy CATT Championship!

$250 Academy Gift Card Drawing! For every $50 you spend at Academy you will get a raffle ticket at Kerr Lake to go into a drawing for a $250 Academy Gift Card! Bring your Academy receipts to Kerr 1st day of the Championship! Drawing will be held at final weigh in and you do not have to be present to win! PLUS we will raffle another $250 Academy Gift Card and award to the lucky winner!

The 2022 Academy CATT  Championship will take place on Kerr Lake May 21-22, 2022 and we are guaranteeing $10,000.00 to 1st Place!

Nutbush Ramp Kerr Lake State Park – 115 Jack Wade Farm Road, Henderson, NC

Either NC & VA License are valid. You do not need both.

**2018 & 2019 1st Place Winners Have Taken Home $25,000.00! 2020 Winners took home $24,000.00!

A team or solo angler must fish 2 CATT events to Qualify! You may fish the Championship solo or with your partner or alternate partner your team used in any CATT event.
You can get in your 2 events by fishing any CATT Fall 2021 and CATT Spring 2022! Any CATT event after June 1st , 2021 will count!

How To Qualify

Must enter 2 CATT Events to be eligible! Enter 1 or more CATT event as a team – Entering solo or with a Sub also counts toward your teams Championship Qualification! The 2 events do not have to be in the same CATT Trail! If you entered 2  2022 CBC Qualifiers you are eligible to enter!

Entry Fees

$200 Per Team Entry – $210 At Ramp

Optional Platinum BONUS $100  – Paying Up to 3 Places

Optional Gold BONUS $50 – Paying Up to 3 Places

Optional Silver BONUS $25 –  Paying Up to 2 Places

Michael Chlomoudis & Powell Kemp take the win at Lake Gaston with 5 bass weighing 18.88 lbs! They collected $2,175.00!

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Michael Chlomoudis Powell Kemp 4.72 18.88 $2,175.00 110
Chris Bishop 5.60 18.06 $1,016.00 109
Jay Allen Scott Griffin 4.06 16.66 $910.00 108
Ryan Harrell 4.24 15.40 $530.00 107
Ivan Morris Janet Morris 0.00 15.27 $250.00 106
Joey Scott Chris Clary 4.20 14.62 $200.00 105
Jeff Price Cason Price 0.00 14.60 $140.00 104
John Edwards Jr Carter Edwards 0.00 14.58 103
Danny Moss April Moss 0.00 14.44 102
Robert Todd Chanler Todd 0.00 14.36 101
Bennett Owen BK Kelly 4.94 14.02 $114.00 100
Carl Enos David Enos 3.66 13.66 99
Shane Doughtie Evan White 0.00 13.18 98
Derrik Wynkoop Shaquille Freeman 0.00 12.80 97
Rip Bass 3.46 12.36 96
Jake Murdock John Murdock 0.00 12.28 95
Michael Garner 0.00 11.74 94
Randy Groves Keith Joyce 0.00 11.48 93
Jesse Medlin Scott Golden 0.00 11.06 92
Nathaniel Kilgore Bryce Henley 0.00 10.24 91
Jay Wright Mikey Anderson 0.00 10.14 90
Joshua Lanaville Timothy Davis 0.00 9.56 89
Dennis Phillips Craig Phillips 0.00 8.74 88
Steven Michaels Tony Ashtabridge 0.00 8.62 87
Dennis Bradley Allen Mitchell 0.00 8.00 86
Jim Sampson Mike Dunham 0.00 7.44 85
Michael Scott William Scott 0.00 7.19 84
Harold Caldwell John Caldwell 0.00 7.04 83
John Blau Jeff Beachum 0.00 6.30 82
Michael Hobbs Alexis Vaughn 0.00 0.00 72
Kenny Reynolds Brandon Reynolds 0.00 0.00 72
Brandon Hardy 0.00 0.00 72
Glenn Tribble Grady Tribble 0.00 0.00 72
Brandon Taylor David Lanaville 0.00 0.00 72
Bobby Peedin TJ Myrick 0.00 0.00 72
Joseph Sharp Nate Arrington 0.00 0.00 72
Mike May Chris Cox 0.00 0.00 72
Chris Bowen Cody Lucy 0.00 0.00 72
Jerry Cullom Ricky Todd 0.00 0.00 72
Total Entrys $4,680.00
BONUS $ $1,100.00
Total Paid At Ramp $5,335.00
Gaston 2022 Spring Final Fund $375.00
2022 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2022 Gaston Spring Final Fund Total $1,135.00

South Carolina’s Burroughs Posts Win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Hartwell

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Boater Jason Burroughs and Strike-King co-angler Sammy Evans, both of Hodges, South Carolina.

South Carolina’s Evans Claims Strike King Co-Angler DivisionLAVONIA, Ga. (May 2, 2022) – Boater Jason Burroughs of Hodges, South Carolina, caught five bass Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Hartwell . The tournament, hosted by the City of Lavonia, was the third event for the Bass Fishing League Savannah River Division. Burroughs earned $13,472, which includes the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory.

“I fished the lower end of the lake from Andersonville Island to the dam,” said Burroughs, who tabs Lake Hartwell as his home body of water. “I caught 10 or 11 fish during the day, and they were all keepers.”

Burroughs said he focused on fishing blueback herring patterns by utilizing a white swimbait and chrome topwater bait, as well as a shaky-head rig to catch his bass.

“The fishing was just spread out all during the day,” Burroughs said. “I had one fish that weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces, and it made all the difference in the world. I caught it at 1:45.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Jason Burroughs, Hodges, S.C., five bass, 18-5, $13,472 (includes $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
2nd:        Greg Glouse, Liberty, S.C., five bass, 17-2, $2,436
3rd:        Joe Anders, Easley, S.C., five bass, 16-5, $1,623
4th:         Baylor Ronemus, Tiger, Ga., five bass, 15-10, $1,137
5th:         Austin Davis, Pelzer, S.C., five bass, 15-7, $974
6th:         Blake Campbell, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 14-13, $852
6th:         Michael Webster, Gastonia, N.C., five bass, 14-13, $852
8th:         Daulton Smith, Martin, Ga., five bass, 14-10, $1,466
9th:         Darren Ashley, Calhoun Falls, S.C., five bass, 14-5, $609
9th:         Jayme Rampey, Liberty, S.C., five bass, 14-5, $609

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.Smith earned the day’s Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $735 with a largemouth that weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces.

Sammy Evans of Hodges, South Carolina, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,664 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 13 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

1st:          Sammy Evans, Hodges, S.C., five bass, 13-5, $2,664
2nd:        Jason Goldman, Commerce, Ga., five bass, 12-4, $1,182
3rd:        Gavin Ballew, Travelers Rest, S.C., five bass, 11-8, $670
3rd:        Brandon Hendrix, Anderson, S.C., five bass, 11-8, $670
5th:         Harold Grizzle, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 11-7, $473
6th:         Kevin Dye, Central, S.C., five bass, 11-5, $413
6th:         Scott Gardner, Seneca, S.C., five bass, 11-5, $413
8th:         Johnny Hancox, West Union, S.C., five bass, 10-15, $335
8th:         Matthew Bourgoin, North Augusta, S.C., five bass, 10-15, $335
10th:      Casey McQuerns, Appling, Ga., five bass, 10-13, $628

McQuerns 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 $352.After three events, Jason Burroughs of Hodges, South Carolina, leads the Bass Fishing League Savannah River Boater Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 744 points, while Eduardo Pabon of Gainesville, Georgia, leads the Strike King Co-Angler Division AOY race with 717 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. 20-22 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Smith Lake in Cullman, Alabama. 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.

Kluender / Wyatt Win Castaway Anglers Buggs Island

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Kluender / Wyatt Win Castaway Anglers Buggs Island
Castaway Anglers had our tournament at Buggs Island 5/1/22 and we had 15 boats come to do battle with the buck bass ,almost everyone weighed limits but mostly buck bass
1st place Kluender /Wyatt. 12.80
2nd place. West/Irby 12.15
3rd place. Davis/ Martin. 11.25
Big fish Jordan. 4.10
See everyone at the next club tourney at Smith Mountain Lake may 21

Calera’s Reynolds Wins Toyota Series Event on Grand Lake

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Calera’s Reynolds Wins Toyota Series Event on Grand Lake
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GROVE, Okla. (May 2, 2022) – After starting the final day in sixth place, Jeff Reynolds of Calera, Oklahoma brought a limit weighing 18 pounds, 3 ounces – the biggest bag of the day – to the scales Saturday to win the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. at Grand Lake Presented by Outlaw Ordnance. Reynolds’ three-day total of 15 bass weighing 54-2 earned him the win by an 11-ounce margin over second-place pro Cade Alsbury of of Gentry, Arkansas, and earned Reynolds the top payout of $76,500, including the lucrative $35,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus.

Hosted by the City of Grove, the three-day tournament was the second event of the season for the Toyota Series Plains Division anglers and featured the region’s best bass-fishing pros and Strike King co-anglers, competing for up to $75,000 and the opportunity to advance to the Toyota Series Championship for the chance to win up to $235,000.

This event marks the second Toyota Series win for the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit pro, who previously won on Lake Texoma in 2017.

“This event was all sight fishing – This is my favorite time of year, and I caught every one of my fish on beds,” Reynolds said. “I didn’t find a lot of big fish in practice, and I caught the two I did find on the first day of competition, so I didn’t really have a whole lot left after that first day.”

Reynolds ended Day One in second place, with a limit weighing 21 pounds, 8 ounces, but quickly fell to sixth by the end of Day Two.

“I knew where a lot of fish were, but not any big ones,” Reynolds said. “I went back on the second day and found some decent ones and thankfully I caught a good 4 ½ pounder later in the day that bumped me up to the 14-pound mark to finish out Day Two.

“When I found that fish, it didn’t take me long to get it to bite, but I foul-hooked it and had to throw it back,” Reynolds continued. “Then it took another 30 minutes to get it back to the bed, so I could catch him again.”

While he didn’t bring in a large limit on Day Two, that kicker fish did give him a limit weighing 14-7, a solid bag that kept him in contention for the final day.

Reynolds said his key baits were a white-colored, Texas-rigged Strike King Game Hawg and an Okeechobee Craw-colored Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver. He threw the baits on a 7-foot, 3-inch heavy Crotalus Custom Rod with 5-pound Sunline FX2 Braided Line and 22-pound Sunline Shooter Fluorocarbon line.

“Sight fishing is mainly reacting to what the fish do, so I throw that white bait when the fish are really locked on the bed and I want to be able to see that they lock on, have it in their mouth and aren’t foul-hooked,” Reynolds said. “I throw the neutral Okeechobee Craw-colored bait when they aren’t locked on. Sometimes I can flip that in the bed and get them to bite.”

Reynolds also said a big player for his win were his Amphibia Performance Sunglasses.

“They are the best sunglasses for sight fishing,” Reynolds said. “I’ve tried a bunch of different ones because I love sight fishing and I feel like I can see a lot more fish, even in dirtier water, with those glasses. They make a huge difference.”

Aside from competing on the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit throughout the year, the Phoenix pro typically only fishes the Southwestern Division events on the Toyota Series, but said he registered for the Plains Division event as a safeguard to make sure he qualifies for the Toyota Series Championship.

Outside of their division, Toyota Series pros and Strike King co-anglers have a second chance at qualifying for the Toyota Series Championship in the Wild Card Division, by fishing four or more tournaments in any combination of divisions and keeping their three highest finishes. Twelve pros and 12 co-anglers advance to the Toyota Series Championship based on Wild Card division points with ties resolved by the highest finish in a tournament.

“I’m currently sitting 5th in points for the Southwestern Division and I’m about to head to that final event, but I’d already entered the Grand Lake tournament to give myself a fourth event for the Wild Card division,” Reynolds said.

With the Grand Lake win however, Reynolds can now rest easy knowing the win automatically advances him to the Toyota Series Championship and the opportunity to win up to $235,000.

“A lot of guys will say they appreciate the hardware, but I’m not too concerned about the trophies,” Reynolds laughed. “I care about the money that comes with it and am excited about this win and the opportunities it opens up for me.”

The top 10 pros on Grand Lake finished:

1st:           Jeff Reynolds of Calera, Okla., 15 bass, 54-2, $76,500
2nd:          Cade Alsbury of Gentry, Ark., 15 bass, 53-7, $15,500
3rd:          Kyle Schutta of Forest Lake, Minn., 15 bass, 52-15, $12,000
4th:           Michael Harlin of Sunrise Beach, Mo., 15 bass, 52-11, $10,900
5th:           Nicky Parsons of West Fork, Ark., 12 bass, 48-1, $9,000
6th:           Curt Warren of Rose, Okla., 15 bass, 47-14, $8,000
7th:           Kyle Kitts of Joplin, Mo., 15 bass, 46-14, $7,000
8th:           Orlean Smith of McAlester, Okla., 15 bass, 46-6, $6,000
9th:           Jeremy Johnson of Kansas City, Kan., 14 bass, 45-14, $5,000
10th:        Jason Bonds of Lufkin, Texas, 15 bass, 44-12, $4,000

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.Pros William Gaddis of Afton, Oklahoma and Brett Brumnett of Wagoner, Oklahoma, tied for the $500 Day One Berkley Big Bass award in the pro division Thursday, both bringing a bass weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces to the scale and taking home $250 each. Michael Harlin of Sunrise Beach, Missouri won Friday’s $500 Berkley Big Bass award, bringing a 6-pound, 1-ounce bass to the scale.

Reynolds took home an extra $35,000 as the highest finishing Phoenix MLF Bonus member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $35,000 per event in each Toyota Series tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Steven Bale of Grove, Oklahoma won the Strike King Co-angler Division Saturday with a three-day total of 13 bass weighing 35 pounds, 9 ounces. Bale took home the top prize package of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard motor.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers on Grand Lake finished:

1st:           Steven Bale of Grove, Okla., 13 bass, 35-9, Phoenix 518 Pro boat w/115-hp Mercury outboard
2nd:          Bryan Barnard of Harrison, Ark., 15 bass, 33-5, $5,000
3rd:          Matthew Hargarten of Bolivar, Mo., 12 bass, 30-9, $4,000
4th:           Scott McCleery of Winchester, Ill., 11 bass, 30-3, $3,700
5th:           Nathan Christie of Claremore, Okla., 11 bass, 27-4, $3,000
6th:           Steve Gregg of Florissant, Mo., 10 bass, 26-8, $2,650
7th:           Tate Brumnett of Wagoner, Okla., 13 bass, 26-1, $2,000
8th:           Bobby Dennison of St. Louis, Mo., 10 bass, 24-10, $1,750
9th:           Matt Krekovich of Granite City, Ill., nine bass, 24-0, $1,500
10th:        Jason Clark of Bixby, Okla., 10 bass, 23-13, $1,250

The Day One Berkley Big Bass $150 award winner in the Strike King co-angler division, was Steve Gregg of Florissant, Missouri with a 6-pound, 12-ounce bass, while the Day Two $150 award went to Joseph Greene of Granby, Missouri with a 5-pound, 6-ounce bass.The Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. at Grand Lake Presented by Outlaw Ordnance was hosted by the City of Grove. It was the second tournament in the Plains Division. The next event for Toyota Series anglers will take place on May 4-6 – the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E on Sam Rayburn Reservoir in Brookeland, Texas, hosted by the Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Chamber of Commerce. For a complete schedule, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The 2022 Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. consists of six divisions – Central, Northern, Plains, Southern, Southwestern and Western – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International and Wild Card divisions. Anglers who fish in any of the six divisions and finish in the top 25 – or the top 12 from the Wild Card division – will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Championship for a shot at winning up to $235,000 cash. The winning Strike King co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard. The 2022 Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Championship will be held Nov. 3-5 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, and is hosted by Marshall County Tourism and Sports.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. 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, Outlaw Ordinance, 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 MLF Toyota Series on the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook , Instagram and YouTube.

Omnia Fishing To Simulcast Bassmaster LIVE As Shoppable Feed For Two Elite Series Events

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Omnia Fishing To Simulcast Bassmaster LIVE As Shoppable Feed For Two Elite Series Events

May 3, 2022

Omnia Fishing To Simulcast Bassmaster LIVE As Shoppable Feed For Two Elite Series Events

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Fishing fans streaming two upcoming Bassmaster Elite Series events will be able to watch, learn and shop in one seamless experience. During Days 1 and 2 of the Simms Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork and the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe, Omnia Fishing and B.A.S.S. have partnered to simulcast Bassmaster LIVE as a shoppable stream on Omnia’s website and mobile app.

“We’re thrilled to provide an enhanced simulcast of Bassmaster Elite Series events where viewers can see and shop the products they see the pros using on screen in real time,” said Matt Johnson, CEO of Omnia Fishing. “We’re blown away by how passionate our customers are about learning and improving their skills. We can’t wait to see what they’re able to accomplish when they have a direct path from inspiration at Bassmaster events to trying new gear on their local waters.”

Anglers often use their time on camera during Bassmaster LIVE to help educate anglers of all levels on how to break down a fishery and what techniques and gear will help them be most successful. The Omnia Fishing Bassmaster LIVE simulcast will provide an opportunity for enthusiastic fans to follow along as their favorite Elite anglers adjust to two very different bodies of water while Omnia’s live shopping platform guides detail-hungry anglers through the pros’ bait, rod and reel selections.

Omnia Fishing currently sponsors three Elite Series anglers — Wisconsin’s Bob Downey, who already has a second-place finish this season, 2021 Bassmaster Angler of the Year Seth Feider of Minnesota and South Carolina’s Patrick Walters, who has earned Century Belts in two consecutive stops at Lake Fork.

Fans will be able to shop along with the pros May 19-20 during the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork and August 18-19 during the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Oahe at OmniaFishing.com and on the soon to be released Omnia Fishing app, which will be available free in the Apple and Google Play stores.

 

Hollister’s Bryan Grier Wins Toyota Series Event on Clear Lake

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CLEARLAKE, Calif. (May 2, 2022) – Pro Bryan Grier of Hollister, California, brought five bass to the stage Saturday weighing 21 pounds, 12 ounces to win the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. at Clear Lake and earn the top payout of $25,129. Grier’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 58-5 earned him the victory by a 2-pound, 9-ounce margin over second place boater Joshua Adams of Cloverdale, California.

The three-day event, which launched from Redbud Park in Clearlake, was the second event of the season for the Toyota Series Western Division.

Grier noted that a major difference-maker for him was targeting fish in the right stage of the spawn cycle. He felt this improved his chances at the quality bites that could (and eventually did) put him at the top on the final day.

“The big thing was fishing the prespawn fish,” Grier said. “A lot of the lake has spawning fish, some postspawn fish, but I found a pretty big group of prespawn fish, and they were just a lot heavier. It wasn’t necessarily that they were ‘bigger’, but they weighed a lot more. They were still feeding up. They were still prespawn, and they were just moving up.”

Grier worked over his prespawn fish with a 7-inch Osprey Inline Tournament Talon swimbait and a Daiwa Yamamoto Neko Fat Worm consistently throughout the week. But, unlike many anglers in the Top 10, Grier opted to target boulders as opposed to vegetation and spawning fish.

“I just had a very large wad of fish, they didn’t really change much,” he said. “The first day I just kind of got blown off of it. I think I could have stuck it out, but I didn’t feel safe. There were big waves coming right into where I was fishing. Today though, I had nothing to lose so I just stuck out there. It was brutal.”

Grier also noted that depth was a predominant factor as many anglers cruised the banks, he opted to target fish deeper that were less affected by windy conditions and were more likely to be in a prespawn pattern.

“I was looking for them a little deeper,” Grier said. “I was looking for my fish in anywhere from 10 to 14 feet.  Where most people were up shallow fishing the flats, I stuck out deeper trying to get those prespawn fish.”

For Grier, the come-from-behind victory is not only a culmination of 20 years of professional tournament fishing on the west coast, but also a proper send-off for the San Jose area, pro as he prepares to migrate east in the coming month.

“It’s amazing, I’ve been fishing off and on … for the last 20 years, I’ve been fishing as a pro somewhat, here and there,” said Grier.  “Some years more than others. I actually just sold my house here and bought a house in Texas. In 30 days, I’ve got to be out of my house. I was just bummed because I’ve done it so long here and never won a (major) tournament in California. So, I’m excited to get one in California.”

The top 10 pros on Clear Lake finished:

1st:          Bryan Grier, Hollister, Calif., 15 bass, 58-5, $25,129
2nd:         Joshua Adams, Cloverdale, Calif., 15 bass, 55-12, $9,738
3rd:         Kyle Grover, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., 15 bass, 54-9, $7,539
4th:         Daniel Andrusaitis, Lakeport, Calif., 13 bass, 53-2, $6,282
5th:         Scott MacKenzie, Hercules, Calif., 15 bass, 52-14, $5,654
6th:         Ronald Lorenzo, Princeton, Calif., 15 bass, 52-13, $5,026
7th:         Jordan Collom, Canyon Lake, Calif., 15 bass, 51-12, $4,398
8th:         Patrick Touey, Santa Maria, Calif., 15 bass, 51-11, $4,269
9th:         David Valdivia, Norwalk, Calif., 15 bass, 51-5, $3,141
10th:       Justin Kerr, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., 15 bass, 50-1, $2,513

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Pro Joshua Glenn of Temecula, California, won the $500 Day 1 Berkley Big Bass award in the pro division Thursday with a largemouth weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Patrick Touey of Santa Maria, California, earned Friday’s $500 Berkley Big Bass award with a 6-pound, 6-ouncer.

Pro Randy Pierson of Oakdale, California, took home an extra $1,000 as the highest finishing Phoenix MLF Bonus member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $35,000 per event in each Toyota Series tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Blaine Christiansen of San Jose, California, won the Strike King Co-angler Division Saturday with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 49 pounds, 15 ounces. Christiansen took home the top prize package of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard motor.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers on Clear Lake finished:

1st:          Blaine Christiansen, San Jose, Calif., 15 bass, 49-15, Phoenix 518 Pro boat w/115-hp Mercury outboard
2nd:         Jose Juarez, Jr., Kelseyville, Calif., 15 bass, 49-14, $3,261
3rd:         George Fedor, Yucaipa, Calif., 15 bass, 45-1, $2,609
4th:         David Zavvar, Concord, Calif., 15 bass, 44-14, $2,283
5th:         Jonathan Green, San Pablo, Calif., 15 bass, 44-8, $1,957
6th:         Kirk Marshall, Discovery Bay, Calif., 15 bass, 44-6, $1,631
7th:         Ty Crofts, Cedar City, Utah, 15 bass, 43-10, $1,304
8th:         Mike Walsh, El Cajon, Calif., 15 bass, 43-8, $1,291
9th:         Bruce Harris, Oakdale, Calif., 15 bass, 42-6, $978
10th:       Kristian Puga, La Mirada, Calif., 15 bass, 41-5, $815

The Day 1 Berkley Big Bass $150 award winner in the Strike King co-angler division, was Daniel Riportella of Exeter, California, with a 6-pound, 14-ounce bass, while the Day 2 $150 award went to Christiansen, also with a 6-pound, 14-ounce fish.

After two events in the Toyota Series Western Division, boater Kyle Grover of Rancho Santa Margarita, California, leads the Toyota Series Western Division Pro Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 517 points, while Zack Eggleston of Goleta, California, leads the Strike King Co-Angler Division AOY race with 507 points.

The next event for Toyota Series Western Division anglers will take place June 1-3 – the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. at the California Delta win Bethel Island, California. For a complete schedule, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The 2022 Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. consists of six divisions – Central, Northern, Plains Presented by Outlaw Ordnance, Southern, Southwestern Presented by Outlaw Ordnance and Western – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International and Wild Card divisions. Anglers who fish in any of the six divisions and finish in the top 25 – or the top 12 from the Wild Card division – will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Championship for a shot at winning up to $235,000 cash. The winning Strike King co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard. The 2022 Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Championship will be held Nov. 3-5 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, and is hosted by Marshall County Tourism and Sports.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. 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, Outlaw Ordnance, 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 MLF Toyota Series on the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Indiana’s Hardesty Takes Top Spot at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Rough River Lake

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Indiana’s Hardesty Takes Top Spot at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Rough River Lake
Boater Eric Hardesty of Nineveh, Indiana and Strike-King co-angler Austin Tinsman of Losantville, Indiana.
Hoosier State’s Tinsman Wins Strike King Co-Angler DivisionFALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. (May 2, 2022) – Boater Eric Hardesty of Nineveh, Indiana, caught five bass Saturday weighing 13 pounds, 2 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Rough River Lake . The tournament was the season-opener for the Bass Fishing League Hoosier Division. Hardesty earned $5,201 for his victory.

“It was a slow bite, and the fish were staging on hardwood trees,” Hardesty said. “I was flipping a green pumpkin Zoom Super Speed Craw three or four feet deep, and I really had to soak it.”

By soaking it, Hardesty meant he would let the Speed Craw sit for “10 to 15 seconds” before he moved it. The tactic resulted in 10 fish in the boat coming from the north arm of Rough River Lake, seven of which were keepers.

“The fish were biting just really weird,” Hardesty said. “It was a mushy bite at times. At other times they’d try to take the rod out of your hands, and the next bite you wouldn’t even know you had until they had already spit it out.

“I caught my biggest bass at 8:30 and thought if I could just fill out the limit I could be in the hunt for the win,” Hardesty added.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Eric Hardesty, Nineveh, Ind., five bass, 13-2, $5,201
2nd:        Chris Martinkovic, Hamilton, Ohio, five bass, 12-0, $3,170
3rd:        Blake Knies, Jasper, Ind., five bass, 11-14, $1,514
4th:         Michael Bailey, Richmond, Ind., five bass, 10-4, $1,060
5th:         Michael Seals, Terre Haute, Ind., five bass, 10-3, $908
6th:         Jonny Norris, Bloomington, Ind., four bass, 9-10, $833
7th:         Brody Campbell, Oxford, Ohio, five bass, 9-9, $757
8th:         Tyler Land, Coatsville, Ind., five bass, 9-7, $681
9th:         Clint Bissonett, Beavercreek, Ohio, five bass, 9-3, $605
10th:      Jordan Tong, Owensboro, Ky., five bass, 9-0, $530
Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.Hardesty earned the day’s Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $660 with a largemouth that weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces.


Austin Tinsman of Losantville, Indiana, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,232 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 9 pounds, 8 ounces.The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

1st:          Austin Tinsman, Losantville, Ind., five bass, 9-8, $2,232
2nd:        Rob Campbell, Martinsville, Ind., five bass, 7-14, $1,116
3rd:        Hunter Coats, Martinsville, Ind., five bass, 7-9, $743
4th:         Heath Kohlmeier, Mackey, Ind., four bass, 7-4, $671
5th:         Jarrod Pickel, Indianapolis, Ind., four bass, 6-11, $446
6th:         Marty Bryant, North Vernon, Ind., four bass, 6-10, $409
7th:         Daniel Hurst, Troy, Ohio, five bass, 5-15, $372
8th:         Jordan Bean, Pimento, Ind., five bass, 5-13, $335
9th:         Collin Hillen, Evansville, Ind., four bass, 5-11, $298
10th:      David Rector, Brazil, Ind., four bass, 5-10, $260
Bill Kissinger of Knoxville, Tennessee, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 3 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $320.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 the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin. 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.

David Williams Wins Rescheduled Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Kerr Lake

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David Williams Wins Rescheduled Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Kerr Lake
Boater David Williams of Newton, North Carolina, and Strike-King co-angler Kenneth Brown of Leesburg, Virginia.
Virginia’s Brown Tops Strike King Co-Angler DivisionHENDERSON, N.C. (May 2, 2022) – Boater David Williams of Newton, North Carolina, caught five bass Sunday weighing 18 pounds, 2 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Kerr Lake . The Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division tournament, hosted by the Vance County Tourism Development Authority, had been rescheduled from March 12 because of severe storms and inclement weather. Williams earned $3,756 for his victory.

“I started off just covering a lot of water with an Evergreen Shower Blows Topwater bait,” Williams said. “I had been getting a couple of fish like that each morning, and if they blew up on it and I didn’t catch them, usually I could go back later and catch them. I think a lot of them were bedding and I was getting a reaction bite.”

Williams said he focused his efforts in the Nutbush Bridge area of Kerr, and added if wind was present he could catch fish on a spinnerbait around rocks on points where shad or blueback herring were spawning. Later in the day, he shifted tactics to swimming a jig or a jig fished on the bottom around wood or docks. Williams said his jig setup consisted of a ½-ounce Queen Tackle Jig with a Zoom Z Craw Jr. trailer. Williams said 12 to 15 of the 20 bass he caught during competition were keepers.

Williams finished third in Saturday’s MLF BFL tournament on Kerr Lake and thought it would take 18 pounds to be in the running for a win Sunday. Williams edged that number and said the successful weekend held special meaning for him.

“I lost my mom last week and actually came up the day after I lost her and started fishing,” Williams said. “I dedicate this win to her. She was always my biggest fan.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:        David Williams, Newton, NC., five bass, 18-2, $3,756
2nd:       Kevin Walton, Norfolk, Va., five bass, 17-0, $1,878
3rd:       Dennis Middleton, Madison Heights, Va., five bass, 15-11, $1,253
4th:        Aaron Falwell, Forest, Va., five bass, 15-1, $876
5th:        Kevin Chandler, New London, N.C., five bass, 14-12, $751
6th:        Shawn Hammack, Gasburg, Va., five bass, 14-11, $1,679 (includes $500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
7th:        Keith Roberts, Hurt, Va., five bass, 14-10, $1,026
8th:        Ben Dalton, Keeling, Va., five bass, 14-5, $563
9th:        Jeremy Talbert, Albemarle, N.C., five bass, 14-3, $501
10th:     Michael Maull, Fayetteville, N.C., five bass, 13-14, $438

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Hammack had a largemouth that weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the day’s Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $490.

Kenneth Brown of Leesburg, Virginia, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,101 Sunday after catching five bass weighing 14 pounds, 13 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

1st:        Kenneth Brown, Leesburg, Va., five bass, 14-13, $2,101
2nd:       Arthur Harris, York, S.C., five bass, 12-14, $929
3rd:       David Deciucis, Chester, Va., five bass, 11-15, $619
4th:        Nathan Reeves, Lynchburg, Va., four bass, 11-10, $534
5th:        Greg Ravitsky, Palmyra, Va., five bass, 10-14, $372
6th:        Anthony Pulley, Chester, Va., five bass, 10-12, $341
7th:        Darrell Medley, Chesapeake, Va., four bass, 10-7, $310
8th:        Scott McKay, New London, N.C., four bass, 10-4, $279
9th:        Pat Kendrick, Bumpass, Va., four bass, 9-5, $448
10th:     James Williams, Sims, N.C., three bass, 9-4, $217

Brown caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $242.

After three events, Eric Johnson of Partlow, Virginia, leads the Bass Fishing League Piedmont Division Boater Angler of the Year (AOY) race with 703 points, while Nathan Reeves of Lynchburg, Virginia, leads the Strike King Co-Angler Division AOY race with 742 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. 6-8 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Murray in Prosperity, South Carolina. 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.

Jesse Wiggins Wins Qualifying Round A at MLF Bass Pro Tour Bass Boat Technologies Stage Four on Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Bass Cat

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Alabama Pro Catches Two-Day Total of 24 Bass Weighing 63 Pounds, 4 Ounces to Advance Straight to Thursday’s Championship Round, 19 Anglers Advance to Wednesday’s Knockout Round

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (May 2, 2022) – It was a dramatic finish on the SCORETRACKER® Monday afternoon, as several pros battled it out for the automatic berth to the Championship Round on Thursday. With less than five minutes left in the competition day, pro Jesse Wiggins of Addison, Alabama caught a largemouth to take over the top spot, giving him 13 scorable bass weighing 34 pounds even to earn the win Monday during the Group A Qualifying Round at the MLF Bass Pro Tour Bass Boat Technologies Stage Four on Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Bass Cat in Osage Beach, Missouri.

Link to Hi-Res Photo of Qualifying Group A Winner Jesse Wiggins
Link to Video Highlights of Group A Qualifying Round Day Two

Wiggins’ two-day catch of 24 scorable bass totaling 63 pounds, 4 ounces, earned him the Qualifying Round win by a mere 11-ounce margin over General Tire pro Alton Jones, Jr. of Waco, Texas who caught a two-day total of 23 scorable bass weighing 62-9 to finish the round in second place. Garmin pro Alton Jones, Sr. of Lorena, Texas caught a two-day total of 17 bass weighing 57-11 to finish the round in third, while Berkley pro Jordan Lee of Cullman, Alabama, ended the round in fourth place with a two-day total of 19 bass for 57-8. Rounding out the top five was Day One leader and Gainesville, Florida pro Shaw Grigsby, who caught a two-day total of 20 bass for 56-3 to advance in fifth place.

There was a flurry of movement along the Toro Cut Line as well as the day wrapped up, with Cullman, Alabama pro Matt Lee catching two largemouth with minutes to spare, to squeeze into the Top 20 and end the day in 17th place. Bass Pro Shops pro Timmy Horton of Muscle Shoals, Alabama also caught two bass within the final minutes to slide up into 18th place, but Toyota pro Terry Scroggins of San Mateo, Florida made the biggest moves in period three, including a 5-pound, 3-ounce kicker at the end of the day, to jump from 36th place up to 13th and move on to Wednesday’s Knockout Round.

The top 20 anglers from Group A will now have an off day from competition Tuesday, while the 40 anglers competing in Qualifying Group B will complete their two-day Qualifying Round. The Knockout Round, featuring 38 anglers competing to finish in the top eight, will take place Wednesday. Thursday’s Championship Round will feature Wiggins, Tuesday’s Group B winner and the top eight anglers from the Knockout Round competing in a final-day shootout for the top prize of $100,000.

“We’re in the Championship Round after back-to-back top 10’s – I can’t believe it,” Wiggins said. “Especially after the day I’ve had – I lost a 3 ½-pounder and multiple 2-pounders right here at the boat. It’s just been crazy. Getting behind these cables around the docks, you just never know what’s going to happen. I’m used to it though, so I don’t panic, and it worked today – we pulled off a miracle here at the end.”

This marks the Alabama pro’s second time to win the Qualifying Round for his group, although the first time was in 2019 on Smith Lake, before the automatic berth was offered to anglers.

“I saved this best stretch for the end of the day,” Wiggins said. “I caught tons of 14-inch bucks during practice and I knew if any of those big ones slid up in here, it could get interesting. It’s where I caught them on Day One as well. I let them set up all day today, nobody touched it, and I came back at the end of the day and caught three good ones.”

Wiggins said the last stretch of the day gave him great confidence that he’ll be able to go back through all his other areas during the Championship Round because he believes there are more of those big ones coming.

“I caught all my fish on a 7-foot, 1-inch St. Croix Legend Elite Casting Rod, medium-heavy with extra-fast action with Seaguar 30-pound Smackdown Braided Line in Stealth Gray and a 12-pound Seaguar Red Label Fluorocarbon Line ,” Wiggins said. “It’s bigger, but the water’s dirty and these fish are spawning so you can get away with bigger line.”

Wiggins said he threw a homemade 3/16-ounce shaky head, but the key was the Jackall 6.8 Flick Shake Worm.

“I bit the Flick Shake off to about 5 inches, but it’s got that little tail on it – something about that tail just drives them crazy,” Wiggins said. “The water’s dirty and I wanted a thicker profile with a short worm, kind of like a stick worm-style bait, but that tail makes all the difference.

“If you think being on the cutline is stressful – that right there is stressful,” Wiggins added. “I wasn’t showing it because I had one thing in mind, to get that jighead in front of another bass, but lordy mercy. All my lines are broke, no leaders, all my worms are cut in half, I got millions of Flick Shake worms laying around, but we are in the Championship now and we got two days to get everything rigged and ready.”

The six-day tournament, hosted by Central Missouri’s Tri-County Lodging Association, the Lake of the Ozarks Fishing Council and BassingBob.com , showcases 80 of the top pro bass-fishing anglers in the world competing for a purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner. The tournament is livestreamed each day at MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MOTV app, and also filmed for broadcast later this fall on the Discovery Channel.

The top 20 pros in Qualifying Group A that now advance to Wednesday’s Knockout Round on Lake of the Ozarks are:

1st:           Jesse Wiggins, Addison, Ala., 24 bass, 63-4
2nd:          Alton Jones, Jr., Waco, Texas, 23 bass, 62-9
3rd:          Alton Jones, Lorena, Texas, 17 bass, 57-11
4th:           Jordan Lee, Cullman, Ala., 19 bass, 57-8
5th:           Shaw Grigsby, Gainesville, Fla., 20 bass, 56-3
6th:           Jonathon VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich., 15 bass, 49-9
7th:           Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio, 17 bass, 47-5
8th:           Greg Vinson, Wetumpka, Ala., 12 bass, 43-1
9th:           Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif., 13 bass, 41-1
10th:        Chris Lane, Guntersville, Ala., 13 bass, 40-5
11th:        Shin Fukae, Thomson, Ga. and Osaka, Japan, 13 bass, 40-4
12th:        Skeet Reese, Auburn, Calif., 13 bass, 38-3
13th:        Terry Scroggins, San Mateo, Fla., 12 bass, 38-1
14th:        Dylan Hays, Hot Springs, Ark., 14 bass, 37-11
15th:        Jeff Kriet, Ardmore, Okla., 12 bass, 37-11
16th:        Anthony, Gagliardi, 14 bass, 36-14
17th:        Matt Lee, Cullman, Ala., 14 bass, 36-13
18th:        Timmy Horton, Muscle Shoals, Ala., 11 bass, 36-12
19th:        Todd Faircloth, Jasper, Texas, 13 bass, 34-13
20th:        Fred Roumbanis, Russellville, Ark., 11 bass, 34-11
A complete list of results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.Overall, there were 229 scorable bass weighing 667 pounds, 6 ounces caught by 38 pros Monday, which included 23 four-pounders, seven five-pounders and one six-pounder.

Gunterville, Alabama’s Chris Lane caught a 6-pound, 1-ounce largemouth in Period 2, throwing a River2Sea Whopper Plopper in a pocket to earn the day’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 each two-day qualifying round is complete, the anglers that finish in 2nd through 20th place from both groups advance to Wednesday’s Knockout Round, while the winner of each group advances directly to Thursday’s Championship Round. In the Knockout Round, weights are zeroed, and the remaining 38 anglers compete to finish in the top 8 to advance to the Championship Round. In the final day Championship Round, weights are zeroed, and the highest one-day total wins the top prize of $100,000.

Anglers will launch each day at 7:30 a.m. from the Grand Glaize Marina Recreation Area, located at 711 Public Beach Road in Osage Beach. Each day’s General Tire Takeout will be held at the Marina, beginning at 4 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend all launch and takeout events and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLF NOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

On Championship Thursday, May 5, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 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 Bass Boat Technologies Stage Four on Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Bass Cat. 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 Bass Boat Technologies Stage Four on Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Bass Cat features anglers competing with a 2-pound 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. CT. MLF NOW!®  will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

Television coverage of the Bass Boat Technologies Stage Four on Lake of the Ozarks Presented by Bass Cat will premiere as two two-hour episodes at 7 a.m. ET, on Saturday, Oct. 15 and Saturday, Oct. 22 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, Bally Bet, 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.

May Kerr Lake Fishing Report by Dennie Gilbert

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May Kerr Lake Fishing Report by Dennie Gilbert
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Largemouth Bass update:
Entering May, the birds Chirp the bees buzz, mosquitoes bite and the Bass drive everyone crazy. The bass are pre spawn.spawn and post spawn. They will stage out and bite lots of different baits. They will be on the beds and hard to see because of water movement. This usually causes them to bed deeper and guard the fry. Some will go out and suspend and begin to feed up. There will be bait fish spawns also you have to burn gas and look. They can be anywhere. Load your boat with plastics and hard baits, there’ll be lots of variables this month beginning to end. Wear your life jackets and happy searching! Check me out at Kerrlaskebass.com Dennie
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