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Josh Warren Wins CATT Lake Wylie ,SC March 5, 2022

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Josh Warren Wins CATT Lake Wylie ,SC March 5, 2022

Next Lake Wylie CATT is March 19th at Buster Boyd Bridge!

Josh Warren wins again! Josh brought in 5 bass weighing 16.75 lbs to take 1st Place and $805.00!

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Josh Warren 4.30 16.75 $805.00 110
Glenn Sparrow/Chris B. 2.70 12.13 $200.00 109
Mike Swick/Tim Cline 2.64 11.74 108
David Winters/Derek L 3.23 11.67 107
Jason Rhodes/Jody Black 2.30 9.87 106
Dave Calbert/Bill Carothers 3.45 8.13 $40.00 105
Clay and Randy Williams 0.00 7.68 104
Ron and Roger Farrow 0.00 0.00 94
Ronnie Wilson 0.00 0.00 94
Cory Stone/Heath Fender 0.00 0.00 94
Josh Cannon/Doug Deesch 0.00 0.00 94
Eddie Smith/Tim Chapman 0.00 0.00 94
Hunter Denton 0.00 0.00 94
Total Entrys $1,040.00
BONUS $ $325.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,045.00
Wylie 2022 Spring Final Fund $230.00
2022 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2022 Wylie Spring Final Fund Total $430.00

Winky Watford and Scotty Mixon Win CATT Cooper River, SC March 5, 2022

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Winky Watford and Scotty Mixon Win CATT Cooper River, SC March 5, 2022

Next Cooper River CATT is March 19th at Cypress Gardens!

The Cooper River CATT continues to have a great crowd as 31 teams showed up Saturday to battle it out! Winky Watford and Scotty Mixon took 1st Place with 5 bass weighing 20.60 lbs worth $1,020.00!

Randy Gibson & Jeremy Henedez brought in 18.45 lbs for 2nd! Their BF weighed up at 11.71 lbs! This is the largest bass weighed a CATT Event since we started in 1997!

Justin Harvey & Dawson Harvey brought in 15.10 lbs for 3rd!

JW Smith & Ben Nye 4th 14.75 lbs!

5th went to James Skelton with 13.71 lbs!

Sam & Fred Cruise 6th 12.73 lbs!

 

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Winky Watford Scotty Mixon 0.00 20.60 $1,050.00 110
Randy Gibson Jeremy Hernedez 11.71 18.45 $435.00 109
Justin Harvey Dawson Harvey 0.00 15.10 $175.00 108
JW J.W. Smith Ben Nye 0.00 14.75 $130.00 107
James Skelton 0.00 13.71 $100.00 106
Fred Cruise Sam Cruise 0.00 12.73 $75.00 105
Todd Thompson Jimmy King 0.00 12.57 104
Brian Suroweic Walter Cumbee 0.00 11.95 103
Landy Filyaw Jr. Chris Weaver 0.00 10.23 102
Kyle Welch James Fender 0.00 9.80 101
Kyle Howard Timmy Vereen 0.00 9.20 100
Grant Powell Travis Gatlin 0.00 8.84 99
Dewayne Reine 0.00 8.61 98
James Roy Robison Jr William Gregory 0.00 7.58 97
Jeff Shelton Tyler Peters 0.00 7.44 96
Howard Singletary 0.00 7.31 95
Wendell Lampkin Jayden Lampkin 0.00 7.13 94
Ira Lewis 0.00 6.71 93
Nate Johnson Cody Donady 0.00 6.69 92
Michael DiBello Edward Punchak 0.00 5.77 91
Craig Jurgiski Ben Dietzi 0.00 5.37 90
Johnny Watkins Aaron Watkins 0.00 5.12 89
Willie Weatherford Wyatt Weatherford 0.00 4.84 88
Joshua Coyle 0.00 2.87 87
Matt Baker Andrew Baker 0.00 0.95 86
John Campbell 0.00 0.00 76
Terry Silliman Mitchell Bowers 0.00 0.00 76
Clay Kolb Jeffrey Peralta 0.00 0.00 76
Chris Peirano Jesse Stanly 0.00 0.00 76
Will Thompson – Doug Robertson 0.00 0.00 76
Paul Pagnato 0.00 0.00 76
Total Entrys $1,550.00
BONUS $ $550.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,965.00
Cooper River 2022 Spring Final Fund $125.00
2022 CATT Championship Fund $10.00
Cooper River 2022 Spring Final Fund Total $390.00

Vandalen and Bloom Tie for Win at Rescheduled Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Harris Chain of Lakes

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Boaters Devin Vandalen of Umatilla, Fla. (l), and Joey Bloom of Winter Springs, Fla. (r), and Strike-King co-angler Randy Paquette of Sarasota, Fla.
LEESBURG, Fla. (March 7, 2022) – Boaters Devin Vandalen of Umatilla, Florida, and Joey Bloom of Winter Springs, Florida, each caught five bass Sunday weighing 22 pounds, 7 ounces, to tie for the victory at the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Harris Chain of Lakes. The tournament, hosted by Visit Lake County, Florida, was rescheduled from Jan. 29 due to high water levels and unsafe conditions, and was the third event for the Bass Fishing League Gator Division Presented by Revital Outdoors. For their efforts, Vandalen and Bloom each earned $4,500.“I fished shell bars on Big Harris and knew it was going to be hit or miss,” Bloom said. “I pulled up and saw a bunch of fish on my Lowrance ActiveTarget Sonar, so I threw a black and blue 13 Fishing Bubble Butt Worm and caught all of my big fish on that. I also caught a couple of keepers on a Tennessee Shad-colored Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap.

“This is my first BFL win,” Bloom continued. “I literally sat in the boat yesterday and cried. All of my family was there, and it was an amazing experience to have the people who support me there to see it. It is one of the coolest things that has ever happened in my life.”

Vandalen’s win was not the typical tournament day. He said his intention was to target bass on shell bars using a white Z-Man Evergreen ChatterBait Jack Hammer. He said he was a mile from his first spot when his lower unit malfunctioned.

“I made it to the bank and used the trolling motor to fish two miles of bank and ended up finding a shell bar and caught a small limit that went about 4 pounds,” Vandalen said.

Vandalen received a replacement boat from tournament officials and continued the competition.

“When I got the boat, I went to my other spot and I ended up culling all my fish out,” Vandalen said. “I caught my biggest fish at about 2 o’clock, and that was pretty much my day.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:        Devin Vandalen, Umatilla, Fla., five bass, 22-7, $4,500
1st:        Joey Bloom, Winter Springs, Fla., five bass, 22-7, $4,500
3rd:       Ben McCann, Bradenton, Fla., five bass, 21-15, $3,000
4th:        Greg Jones, Sarasota, Fla., five bass, 20-0, $1,400
5th:        Billy Jackson Jr., Ocala, Fla., five bass, 19-12, $1,200
6th:        Santos Solis, Vero Beach, Fla., five bass, 19-2, $1,100
7th:        Kyle Wieczorek, Nokomis, Fla., five bass, 18-4, $1,000
8th:        Eric Panzironi, Longwood, Fla., five bass, 18-0, $900
9th:        Mark Lundgren, Saint Cloud, Fla., five bass, 17-10, $800
10th:     Tray Bozeman, Anthony, Fla., five bass, 16-7, $700

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

McCann had an 8-pound, 12-ounce largemouth that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the day’s Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $1,000.

Randy Paquette of Sarasota, Florida, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $3,000 Sunday after catching five bass weighing 19 pounds, 12 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

1st:        Randy Paquette, Sarasota, Fla., five bass, 19-12, $3,000
2nd:       Greg Fox, Bonita Springs, Fla., five bass, 16-9, $1,700
3rd:       James Sponaugle, Auburndale, Fla., five bass, 16-2, $1,000
4th:        Antoni Bicy, Lehigh Acres, Fla., five bass, 15-4, $700
5th:        Walter McClure, Apopka, Fla., five bass, 14-4, $1,100
6th:        Davis Dimauro, Longwood, Fla., five bass, 14-3, $550
7th:        Kevin Thomas, Miramar, Fla., five bass, 13-8, $500
8th:        Steve England, Soddy Daisy, Tenn., five bass, 13-6, $450
9th:        Paul Giove, Punta Gorda, Fla., three bass, 12-11, $400
10th:     Sean Ripley, Lakeland, Fla., three bass, 12-8, $350

McClure caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 8 pounds, 12 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $500.

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.

Scottie Melton & Shawn Smith Win CATT Potomac River, VA March 5, 2022

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Scottie Melton & Shawn Smith Win CATT Potomac River, VA March 5, 2022

Next Potomac River CATT is March 26 at Hope Springs Marina!

Guys if you look at the payback we took in $360.00 and paid back $430.00! Spread the word and we can have a good Trail on the Potomac River. The payback will be awesome!

To view the Potomac River Spring Points go to the Potomac River Division page and scroll down!

Scottie Melton & Shawn Smith win the Potomac with a total weigh of 9.44 lbs! They also weighed in the BF at 7.12 and took home $430.00!

2nd Place went to Clayton Payne and Thomas Palmer with 5.25 lbs!

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Scottie Melton – Shawn Smith 7.12 9.44 $430.00 110
Clayton Payne – Thomas Palmer 5.25 5.25 109
Sterling Jennings – Tyler Johnson 0.00 0.00 108
Total Entrys $360.00
BONUS $ $0.00
Total Paid At Ramp $430.00
2022 Potomac River Spring Final Fund $0.00
2022 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund $0.00
2022 Potomac River Spring Final Fund Total $0.00

Alabama’s Dustin Connell Earns Second Career MLF Bass Pro Tour Win at Favorite Fishing Stage Three on Lewis Smith Lake Presented by Mercury

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Alabama’s Dustin Connell Earns Second Career MLF Bass Pro Tour Win at Favorite Fishing Stage Three on Lewis Smith Lake Presented by Mercury
Favorite Fishing Pro Weighs in 33 Bass Totaling 71 Pounds, 2 Ounces to Earn Second Bass Pro Tour Win and Top Award of $100,000

Link to Photo Gallery of Best Shots from Championship Day
Link to Video of Fish Catch Highlights from Day 6
Link to Video of Dustin Connell Trophy PresentationCULLMAN, Ala. (March 7, 2022) – For the second time in two years, Alabama is ‘home sweet home’ for MLF pro angler and 2021 REDCREST Champion Dustin Connell of Clanton, Alabama, who caught a total of 33 bass weighing 71 pounds, 2 ounces during Monday’s Championship Round to take home the big, red trophy and $100,000 at the Favorite Fishing Stage Three on Lewis Smith Lake Presented by Mercury in Cullman, Alabama. This was Connell’s second major national win in his home state, the first being REDCREST 2021 on Lake Eufaula, in Eufaula, Alabama.

Monday marked the seventh time Connell has qualified for the Championship Round on the MLF Bass Pro Tour. The MLF NOW!® broadcast team coined the Alabama pro “Connell the Conqueror” – a moniker that just may stick after battling it out with a star-studded field of fierce competitors and a headliner list of some of the best in the business.

Connell said he felt blessed to be able to find his honey-hole on Lewis Smith Lake and that everything lined up the way it did on the final day.

“I rolled in here during the afternoon of the Knockout Round. When I saw the fish and the opportunity in here my adrenaline started rushing and I thought, ‘Oh my goodness – this is the winning spot’,” said Connell. “I knew if I could make it into the Championship Round, it could happen. I woke up this morning and told my wife and my camera guy Brett, ‘It could happen today.’

“I think I ended up catching over 70 scorable bass today – I got a little bit of ‘bass thumb’ going on,” laughed Connell.

The Alabama pro said he attributes his success on Championship Monday in large part to the current on Lewis Smith Lake.

“The water has been high on this fishery all week, but they started pulling off two turbines in preparation for the rain today, which is a lot of current,” said Connell. “I could see a lot of spotted bass stacked up on a big rock ridge on my Lowrance ActiveTarget . Any time they got up off the bottom and on bait, I could pitch over to them, and it was an automatic bite.

“I caught a lot of my fish using my ActiveTarget, on Favorite Fishing 6-foot 10-inch and 7-foot 2-inch Hex Series rods, spooled with 15-pound Seaguar Smackdown braided line with a 12-pound Seaguar Gold Label Fluorocarbon Leader.”

While the numbers looked great at the end of the third period, the final day wasn’t a runaway by any means. Connell had Berkley pro Jordan Lee – a Cullman local who ended the day in second place – on his heels, getting within 12 pounds of him twice throughout the day.

“Kudos to Jordan, man, he caught them good,” said Connell. “I just kept listening to my SCORETRACKER® updates and thinking, ‘Please don’t break that 10-pound barrier’, because you can easily catch two five-pounders here and then boom, someone else is leading.

“I caught those last few fish and was thinking ‘I just won the tournament’, but I was still checking with my competition official with three minutes left on the clock,” laughed Connell.

And what a confidence-booster for Connell – to win another major event before going into REDCREST 2022 – the prestigious Bass Pro Tour World Championship – in just a few short weeks in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

“I felt like I was in a bit of a slump after last season ended, because I hadn’t made a top 10, other than REDCREST 2021,” said Connell. “I came close several times, but it just didn’t ever work out.

“The first two events this year were tough for me, so I did not see this week going the way it did. I knew something special could happen, but I’d have to find the right little zone for everything to work out.”

And find it he did, during the Knockout Round, with one hour left of competition.

“Outside of the current, I think the biggest key for me this week on Smith Lake was the warm weather, followed by warm rain,” said Connell. “It kind of put all the fish in the creeks in a funk because they are wanting to spawn but weren’t really ready to get up there yet.

“The water throughout most of the fishery was high and muddy all week – but the fish up at the dam where I fished today were hardcore, pre-spawn bass, which was a game-changer. The water temp was 52 degrees there, whereas it’s 62 up in the creeks, and those fish by the dam were all grouped up. I knew if someone could find them in that deep, clear water, they could win the tournament.”

The top 10 pros at the Favorite Fishing Stage Three Presented by Mercury finished:

1st:           Dustin Connell, Clanton, Ala., 33 bass, 71-2, $100,000
2nd:          Jordan Lee, Cullman, Ala., 29 bass, 56-1, $45,000
3rd:          Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 24 bass, 52-2, $38,000
4th:           Jesse Wiggins, Addison, Ala., 17 bass, 34-1, $32,000
5th:           Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla., 13 bass, 30-2, $30,000
6th:           Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn., 13 bass, 27-8, $26,000
7th:           Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn., 13 bass, 25-1, $23,000
8th:           Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., 12 bass, 24-5, $21,000
9th:           Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif., five bass, 11-15, $19,000
10th:        Randy Howell, Guntersville, Ala., five bass, 9-7, $16,000
Full results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.Overall, there were 164 scorable bass weighing 341 pounds, 12 ounces caught by the 10 pros Monday.

Evers and Ehrler both caught spotted bass weighing 4-pounds, 10-ounces in the third period to tie for the final day $1,000 Berkley Big Bass Award, which will be split between the two pros, with pro Randall Tharp of Port Saint Joe, Florida winning the $3,000 Berkley Big Bass of the tournament with his 6-7 largemouth caught on Friday. 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 Favorite Fishing Stage Three on Lewis Smith Lake Presented by Mercury featured anglers competing with a 1-pound, 8-ounce minimum weight requirement for a bass to be deemed scorable. Minimum weights are determined individually for each competition waters that the Bass Pro Tour visits, based on the productivity, bass population and anticipated average size of fish in each fishery.

The Favorite Fishing Stage Three Presented by Mercury, hosted by Cullman Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism, Cullman County Parks and Rec and the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce, showcased 80 of the top professional bass-fishing anglers in the world competing over six days for a total purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner.

Television coverage of the Favorite Fishing Stage Three on Lewis Smith Lake Presented by Mercury will premiere at 7 a.m. ET, Oct. 1 on the Discovery Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on the Discovery Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel. Each two-hour long reality-based episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition.

The Bass Pro Tour features a field of 80 of the top professional anglers in the world competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, competing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual General Tire Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2023 championship.

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

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

Kentucky’s Wayne County High School Wins MLF High School Fishing Open on Lake Guntersville

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GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (March 7, 2022) – The Wayne County High School team of Elijah Adkins and Austin Criswell, both of Monticello, Kentucky, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 20 pounds, 12 ounces, to win the MLF High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Open on Lake Guntersville.

A field of 85 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Lake Guntersville State Park in Guntersville. In MLF and The Bass Federation (TBF) High School Fishing competition, the top 10% of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top eight teams that advanced to the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship are:

1st: Wayne County High School, Monticello, Ky. – Elijah Adkins and Austin Criswell, both of Monticello, Ky., five bass, 20-12
2nd: Alcoa High School, Alcoa, Tenn. – Walker Larue, Alcoa, Tenn., and Joe Vaulton, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 19-8
3rd: Fenton Community Bass Club, Fenton, Mich. – Mitchell Straffon and Henri Sturm, both of Fenton, Mich., five bass, 19-4
4th: Oneonta City School, Oneonta, Ala. – Luke Coleman and Bobby McCray, both of Pinson, Ala., five bass, 19-0
5th: Rhea County High School, Evensville, Tenn. – Riley Faulkner, Jacksboro, Tenn., and Blake Wheat, Evensville, Tenn., five bass, 18-2
6th: Pickens Anglers High School Fishing Club, Reform, Ala. – Daniel Birmingham, Reform, Ala., and Kaden Posey, Gordo, Ala., four bass, 17-14
7th: Bibb County High School, Centreville, Ala. – Evan Dunn, Centreville, Ala., and A.J. McGee, Brierfield, Ala., five bass, 17-3
8th: Bullitt East High School, Mount Washington, Ky. – Tyler Leachman, Mount Washington, Ky., and Ethan Martin, Shepherdsville, Ky., five bass, 16-1

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

9th: Edinburg Community USD, Edinburg, Ill. – Lane Argo and Levi Kohl, both of Edinburg, Ill., five bass, 15-10
10th: Carlson Marauders Fishing Team, Gibraltar, Mich. – Tristan Fawley, Gibraltar, Mich., and Van Price, Rockwood, Mich., five bass, 15-7

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

The MLF High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Open on Lake Guntersville was hosted by Marshall County Tourism and Sports. The next event for High School Fishing anglers will be the MLF High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Open on Sam Rayburn Reservoir, March 12 in Brookeland, Texas.

MLF High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing tournaments are free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and are open to any MLF and TBF Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club. The top 10% of teams at each Open event, along with the TBF High School Fishing state championships, will advance to the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship. The 2022 MLF High School Fishing National Championship will be held on Pickwick and Wilson Lakes in Florence, Alabama, June 22-25, and is hosted by the Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The High School Fishing National Champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice and advance to the 2022 MLF Toyota Series Championship to compete as co-anglers.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing include: 4WP, 13 Fishing, Abu Garcia, 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, Strike King, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, Wiley X and YETI.

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

Mooresville’s Monti Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Norman

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Mooresville’s Monti Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Norman
Boater Jake Monti of Mooresville, N.C., and Strike-King co-angler Chris McMillan of Charlotte, N.C.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 7, 2022) – Boater Jake Monti of Mooresville, North Carolina, caught five bass Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 2 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Norman . The tournament, hosted by Visit Lake Norman, was the season-opener for the Bass Fishing League North Carolina Division. Monti earned $9,158, including a $2,500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory.

“In practice on Friday I found a bed on the lower end of the lake where I saw a male locked on the bed,” Monti said. “He was about a 3½-pounder, and I could see the female sitting off to the side underneath a dock. I thought she would go about 6 pounds, because she was real wide across the back.

“Usually when the female is sitting off the bed like that you don’t have a real good chance of catching her unless you catch the male first and she moves up to protect the bed,” Monti added.

Monti said he had a good takeoff draw with boat No. 10, and he ran to the bedding pair of bass to start his tournament day. He said he targeted the pair with a Queen Tackle Tungsten Hammer Shake Shaky Head tipped with a Bizz Baits Cutter Craw.

“The female bit on the first cast I made there,” Monti said. “She ended up being a 5-pounder. The male bit on my next flip. So within the first 10 minutes of my day I had 9 pounds with two fish.”

Monti said he then made his way up the lake and focused on pre-spawn fish using a Rapala DT 6 Series crankbait as well as a Fluke. He said he caught about 20 keepers during the course of the tournament – none of which were short fish.

“I didn’t want to stay down the lake with the crowd down there, so I filled out the rest of my limit with pre-spawners,” Monti said.

“This feels amazing,” Monti said. “I’ve been waiting for one of these wins, and it feels great for my hard work to finally pay off.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:        Jake Monti, Mooresville, N.C., five bass, 17-2, $9,158 (includes $2,500 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
2nd:       Stephen Cannon, Wilkesboro, N.C.., five bass, 16-4, $2,357
2nd:       Michael Webster, Gastonia, N.C., five bass, 16-4, $2,357
4th:        Chad Sims, Lancaster, S.C., five bass, 15-11, $1,520
5th:        Ben Robertson, Walnut Cove, N.C., five bass, 15-5, $1,132
6th:        Aaron Digh, Denver, N.C., five bass, 15-4, $1,037
7th:        Kevin Farley, East Bend, N.C., five bass, 15-2, $1,858
8th:        James Blankenship, Siler City, N.C., five bass, 14-13, $1,049
9th:        Chris Dover, Blacksburg, S.C., five bass, 14-12, $754
10th:     Shane Lineberger, Lincolnton, N.C., five bass, 14-4, $627
10th:     Ben Hudson, Lynchburg, Va., five bass, 14-4, $627

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Farley had a 6-pound, 13-ounce largemouth that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the day’s Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $915.

Chris McMillan of Charlotte, North Carolina, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,829 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 11 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

1st:        Chris McMillan, Charlotte, N.C., five bass, 11-4, $2,829
2nd:       Alex Ortiz, Asheboro, N.C., five bass, 11-2, $1,414
3rd:       Hunter Harwell, Maiden, N.C., five bass, 10-9, $945
4th:        Jonathan Strickland, Graham, N.C., five bass, 10-8, $660
5th:        Travis Ruff, Connelly Springs, N.C., five bass, 9-12, $542
5th:        Wayne Smelser, Wytheville, Va., five bass, 9-12, $542
7th:        Byran Lefever, Statesville, N.C., five bass, 9-9, $471
8th:        Mike Shatley, North Wilkesboro, N.C., five bass, 9-6, $400
8th:        Hunter Carpenter, Lincolnton, N.C., four bass, 9-6, $400
10th:     Justin Strickland, Roseboro, N.C., five bass, 9-4, $330

Kyle Allred of Lexington, North Carolina, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 12 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $457.

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 the James River in Richmond, Virginia. 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.

Virginia’s Trent Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Kerr Lake

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Boater Tyler Trent of Nathalie, Va., and Strike-King co-angler David Slaybaugh of Colonial Heights, Va.
HENDERSON, N.C. (March 7, 2022) – Boater Tyler Trent of Nathalie, Virginia, caught five bass Saturday weighing 20 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Kerr Lake . The tournament, hosted by the Vance County Tourism Development Authority, was the season-opener for the Bass Fishing League Shenandoah Division. Trent earned $12,229, including the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory.

“I started close to takeoff and started catching fish immediately,” said Trent, who now has three Phoenix Bass Fishing League wins on Kerr Lake. “I caught two good ones that I ended up weighing in, and I caught them off and on all day.

“Most of the day I was fishing mid-lake targeting rock with a homemade green-pumpkin and orange jig and a Zoom Super Chunk Jr. trailer,” added Trent.

Trent was in the last flight and caught two of his biggest bass in the last hour of competition. He said he caught about 25 keepers over the course of the day. Trent said his familiarity with Kerr Lake was the key to his victory Saturday.

“I fish here all the time and have plenty of places to hit,” Trent said.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:        Tyler Trent, Nathalie, Va., five bass, 20-11, $12,229 (includes $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus)
2nd:       Brian Calloway, Danville, Va., five bass, 17-13, $2,614
3rd:       Cody Pike, Powhatan, Va., five bass, 17-9, $1,745
4th:        Rick Tilley, Vinton, Va., five bass, 17-5, $2,035
5th:        Ryan Powroznik, Hopewell, Va., five bass, 17-3, $1,002
5th:        Rodney Sorrell, Stokesdale, N.C., five bass, 17-3, $1,002
7th:        Jacob Floyd, Ruckersville, Va., five bass, 16-14, $871
8th:        Brian Bersik, Chesterfield, Va., five bass, 16-12, $784
9th:        Rick Mills, Manassas, Va., five bass, 16-7, $697
10th:     Kevin Kane, Woodbridge, Va., five bass, 16-6, $610

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Tilley had a 6-pound, 5-ounce largemouth that was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and earned the day’s Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $815.

David Slaybaugh of Colonial Heights, Virginia, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,614 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 12 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

1st:        David Slaybaugh, Colonial Heights, Va., five bass, 12-5, $2,614
2nd:       Shaquille Freeman, Meherrin, Va., five bass, 12-3, $1,307
3rd:       Thomas Elliott, Lake Waccamaw, N.C., four bass, 10-7, $872
4th:        Lenny Baird, Stafford, Va., five bass, 10-1, $916
4th:        Jeramy Evans, Forest, Va., three bass, 10-1, $566
6th:        Ken Eng, Abingdon, Md., three bass, 9-6, $682
7th:        Jesse Ketchum, Columbia, Md., three bass, 9-1, $436
8th:        Stephen Smith, Archer Lodge, N.C., three bass, 8-13, $392
9th:        Travis Garrett, Charlottesville, Va., four bass, 8-6, $349
10th:     Robert Wedding, Welcome, Md., three bass, 8-2, $305

Carter Atkins of Greenville, Virginia, and Eng each caught fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 4 ounces to split the day’s Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award. Both Atkins and Eng each received $203.

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 the James River in Richmond, Virginia. 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.

Dallas Baptist University Wins MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Tournament on Lake Havasu

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LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (March 7, 2022) – The Dallas Baptist University duo of Mark Harris of Lindale, Texas, and Jacob Witkowski of Dallas, Texas, won the MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI event on Lake Havasu Saturday with a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 2 ounces. The victory earned the Patriot’s bass club $2,000 and a slot in the 2023 MLF College Fishing National Championship.

“On the last day of practice we found a pretty good swimbait bite going through some of the flatter pockets,” Witkowski said. “So, the morning of the tournament, we ran to our first spot to do the same thing but we didn’t find any fish.”

“We were super stressed out because we had a really good practice,” Harris said. “That morning bite was super important to us.”

The Dallas Baptist team were targeting artificial fish habitat that have been placed in Lake Havasu to offer growing fish refuge and protection from predators. The team used a Garmin Panoptix LiveScope System to scan structure in 10 to 15 feet of water for quality bass that were staging to spawn.

“We ran probably four or five creeks and didn’t see any action,” Witkowski said. “We didn’t have any fish in the boat three hours into the day. We started running shade lines and picked up one with a wacky rig with a green pumpkin-colored Yamamoto Senko, and that was the pivotal bite for us that changed the mood of the day.”

The team discovered that as a cold front moved in during the day the bass had moved to structure in 25 feet of water.

“We ran to a flatter creek that had another shade line, and we were throwing 8-inch Megabass Magdraft swimbaits,” Witkowski added. “We boated a 6-pounder and thought, ‘We can definitely make something out of today.’”

“We only had six bites all day, but they were the right ones,” Witkowski continued. “Right at the end of the day we picked up a 5¼-pounder, and that’s when we thought we seriously had a shot to win.”

The team of DBU juniors are competing in their third year of College Fishing competition, and the Lake Havasu event is their first win.

“We’re getting to live the dream, and this never gets old,” Harris said. “DBU’s backing is great and truly a blessing.”

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2023 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st: Dallas Baptist University – Mark Harris, Lindale, Texas, and Jacob Witkowski, Dallas, Texas, five bass, 20-2, $2,000
2nd: Simpson University – Myles Davis, Redding, Calif., and Austin Rojas, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., five bass, 17-5, $1,000
3rd: Oregon State University – Jeffrey Coleman and Tyler Parr, both of Corvallis, Ore., four bass, 13-9, $500
4th: Sonoma State University – Aaron King, Windsor, Calif., and Richard Maloney, Ukiah, Calif., three bass, 7-14, $500
5th: Tarleton State-Stephenville – Jordan Kenny, Fort Worth, Texas, and Davion Spiller, Killeen, Texas, two bass, 6-14, $500
6th: Tarleton State-Stephenville – Jason Ashlock, Azle, Texas, and Jacob Burton, Springtown, Texas, two bass, 6-12
7th: Simpson University – Ryan Beaty, Martinez, Calif., and James Hawkinson, Granite Bay, Calif., three bass, 6-9
8th: University of Idaho – Ethan Leininger, Vina, Calif., three bass, 6-7
9th: Simpson University – Jayden Nezy, Page, Ariz., and Nathan Phillips, Kelseyville, Calif., three bass, 6-1
10th: Fresno State – Nathan Seibert, Fresno, Calif., and Clark Vue, Clovis, Calif., three bass, 5-0

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

The Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI event on Lake Havasu was hosted by Go Lake Havasu. It was the first of three regular-season tournaments for Western Conference anglers. The next event for College Fishing anglers will be the Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir, March 11 in Brookeland, Texas.

MLF College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual Abu Garcia College Fishing Open will advance to the following season’s National Championship. The 2022 MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship Presented by Lowrance will be held on Fort Gibson Lake in Wagoner, Oklahoma, March 29-31, and is hosted by the Wagoner Area Chamber of Commerce.

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 College Fishing updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF5’s social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

California’s Liberty High School Wins MLF High School Fishing Open on Lake Havasu

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LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (March 7, 2022) – The Liberty High School team of Tanner Cleghorn and J.D. Farage, both of Discovery Bay, California, brought five bass to the scale Sunday weighing 19 pounds, 2 ounces, to win the MLF High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Open on Lake Havasu.

The no-entry fee tournament launched from Lake Havasu State Park in Lake Havasu City.

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship are:

1st: Liberty High School, Brentwood, Calif. – Tanner Cleghorn and J.D. Farage, both of Discovery Bay, Calif., five bass, 19-2
2nd: Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – Zachary Verbrugge and Brandon Verbrugge, both of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., five bass, 17-12
3rd: Oakdale High School, Oakdale, Calif. – Lex Bairos and Michael Brush, both of Oakdale, Calif., five bass, 16-12
4th: Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – Branden Kuhn and Aaron Stopke, both of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., five bass, 16-5
5th: Lake Havasu High School, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – Steven Brady and Daniel McCoy, both of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., five bass, 15-15
6th: Arizona High School Bassmasters, Phoenix, Ariz. – James Murphy Jr., Gilbert, Ariz., and Hayden White, Mesa, Ariz., five bass, 15-5
7th: Lake County High School Fishing Club, Lake County, Calif. – Tyler Bryant and Joey Gentle, both of Kelseyville, Calif., four bass, 10-14
8th: Paso Robles High School, Paso Robles, Calif. – Cody Domingos and Kyle Goldstein, both of Paso Robles, Calif., five bass, 10-0
9th: Oakdale High School, Oakdale, Calif. – Troy Cox and Zane Ravalin, both of Oakdale, Calif., three bass, 9-7
10th: Green Valley High School, Henderson, Nev. – Carter Doren, Las Vegas, Nev., and Ryan Lachniet, Gum Spring, Va., two bass, 7-9

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

The MLF High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Open on Lake Havasu was hosted by Go Lake Havasu. The next event for High School Fishing anglers will be the MLF High School Fishing Presented by Favorite Fishing Open on Sam Rayburn Reservoir, March 12 in Brookeland, Texas.

MLF High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing tournaments are free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and are open to any MLF and TBF Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club. The top 10% of teams at each Open event, along with the TBF High School Fishing state championships, will advance to the 2022 High School Fishing National Championship. The 2022 MLF High School Fishing National Championship will be held on Pickwick and Wilson Lakes in Florence, Alabama, June 22-25, and is hosted by the Florence-Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The High School Fishing National Champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice and advance to the 2022 MLF Toyota Series Championship to compete as co-anglers.

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 High School Fishing updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF5’s social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

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