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Kingston Springs’ Anderson Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Pickwick Lake

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Boater Brent Anderson of Kingston Springs, Tenn., and Strike-King co-angler Johnny Suratt, Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
COUNCE, Tenn. (Feb. 28, 2022) – Boater Brent Anderson of Kingston Springs, Tennessee, caught five bass Saturday weighing 21 pounds even to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Pickwick Lake . The tournament, hosted by Hardin County Convention and Visitors Bureau, was the second event for the Bass Fishing League Choo Choo Division. Anderson earned $12,618, which included the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory.

“I ran to the mid-lake section and fished pretty much from Waterloo down to State Line Islands, and targeted mud lines where clear water was running into all of the mud,” Anderson said. “I used a Z-Man (Evergreen) Chatterbait Jack Hammer and targeted anything from 1 to 6 feet deep.”

Anderson said he used a combination of white, chartreuse/white and black/blue ChatterBaits, depending on water color to catch “about 20 keepers.”

“Where the mud started I would stay with the dark, and as it cleared up I would go to the light colors,” Anderson said. “A lot of what I was fishing I would run multiple times, and I would switch colors on my second trip.”

Anderson now has nine Phoenix Bass Fishing League wins under his belt.

“It’s a relief to start your year off with a win and have that momentum,” Anderson said. “The years I’ve done that have turned out to be really good years.

“I just try not to take these wins for granted,” Anderson added. “I’ve been doing this a long time, and they’re a lot harder to come by now. Guys are a lot better, technology is a lot better and information is a lot easier to gain. You never know when a win might be your last one.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:        Brent Anderson, Kingston Springs, Tenn., five bass, 21-0, $12,618, (includes $7,000 Phoenix Bonus)
2nd:       Chris Kirksey, Fairmount, Ga., five bass, 17-12, $2,309
3rd:       Blake Fritts, Florence, Ala., four bass, 16-13, $2,219
4th:        Nick Stickland, Sulligent, Ala., five bass, 16-11, $1,078
5th:        Garrett Warren, Hoover, Ala., five bass, 16-3, $924
6th:        Steve Stewart, Donalsonville, Ga., five bass, 15-8, $847
7th:        Brandon Bright, Crossville, Ala., two bass, 15-6, $770
8th:        Justin Atkins, Florence, Ala., five bass, 15-0, $693
9th:        Mickey Beck, Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 14-9, $616
10th:     Chris Youngblood, Kingston, Ga., five bass, 14-7, $539

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Fritts 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 $680.

Johnny Suratt of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,640 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 14 pounds, 8 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

1st:        Johnny Suratt, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., four bass, 14-8, $2,640
2nd:       Ethan Wheeler, Mayfield, Ky., four bass, 13-8, $960
2nd:       Jose Serna, Albertville, Ala., three bass, 13-8, $960
4th:        Craig Johnson, Trinity, Ala., five bass, 13-4, $538
5th:        Nicholas Gresens, Decatur, Ga., five bass, 12-7, $461
6th:        Teddy Baggett, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 12-3, $423
7th:        Caleb Edgerton, Dayton, Ohio, three bass, 9-14, $584
8th:        Bob Thompson, Florence, Ala., three bass, 9-1, $346
9th:        Jason Long, Calhoun, Ga., three bass, 7-14, $307
10th:     Randall Kramer, Signal Mountain, Tenn., two bass, 7-3, $269

Suratt also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 7 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $335.

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, S.C. 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.

Rob Lee and Steve Winslett win $10,750 on Logan Martin Lake By Jason Duran

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Rob Lee and Steve Winslett win $10,750 on Logan Martin Lake By Jason Duran

Rob Lee and Steve Winslett win $10,750 on Logan Martin Lake

By Jason Duran

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Lincoln, Ala. Feb. 26- The Alabama Bass Trail South Division began the 2022 season from Logan Martin Lake, a lake well known for its spotted bass. 211 of 225 teams weighed at least one fish and the majority of those teams weighed in a 5 bass limit. Teams found this tournament to be very competitive as the weights were very tight among the field. The team of Rob Lee and Steve Winslett took the win with 17.72 pounds of Logan Martin bass.

Typically, Logan Martin Lake is visited by the ABT towards the end of the season when the lake levels are at full pool, but with the newly constructed Lincoln’s Landing, access to the lake is much easier when the lake is in winter pool. This provides more opportunities for tournaments to be hosted. The town of Lincoln invested millions into this facility with a large multiple lane boat ramp and spacious concrete parking. Construction continues on a large pavilion and other facilities. When this project is complete, it will be one of the best fishing destinations in Alabama.

Steve Winslett and Rob Lee are quickly becoming one of the most consistent teams on the ABT. Year after year their names are at the top of the leader board. Once again today, they take home another victory and $10,750 including bonus from ABT Gear and Garmin highest finisher. They said, “it’s good to get a good start to the year against the high caliber of fishermen in this trail.” The lake had lots of current in practice and on tournament day. They spent their day fishing south of Lincoln’s Landing. Earlier in the week, they “found the bait fish to be pushed up in shallow pockets to get out of the current, and the big fish just followed the bait into those pockets. We caught our fish early this morning in those type areas right off the main river. The fish were setting up just outside the river within 20 yards of the current seam. We caught most of our fish early in the morning. They hit a spinner bait early, and after the bite slowed down, we switched over to the jig.  We also noticed the spinner bait bite came back right at the end of the day.  The fish really wanted it a certain way causing us to slow down as the day went on. Because of the muddy water, we found that throwing a spinnerbait with a painted white blade helped match the bait fish better.” For them matching the bait fish with their bait was important. “This time of year bait fish have a really white hue color to them.” The spinner bait used also had an orange and yellow skirt because the fish need color as well as the blade vibration, and this time of year orange is a great color of choice. The second bait they used was a black and blue ½ Strike King Hack Attack jig with a blue sapphire Zoom Chunk trailer. They weighed in a mixed bag of Largemouth and spotted bass finding both grouped up in the same area and fairly the same size. They were very thankful to get this win and hope to continue the success this year at the next four events.

Ryan Parks and Brian West, a first-year team on the ABT, took second place starting the year off with a very successful finish. They consider Logan Martin Lake home and have been successful in other trails at Logan Martin. Today they shared the game plan was to focus on catching spotted bass. They spent their day “fishing channel swings where current would have a break in it right off the river channel and the shad would get pushed in the shallow areas.”  They targeted these fish using shad colored jerk baits, swim baits and rattle traps. They had to downsize their line to get the fish to bite they changed to 12 to 14 Fluorocarbon and later in the day they had to slow down their retrieve. They weighed in a full bag of Spotted Bass that tipped the scales at 17.21 which was good enough for second place and $500. Going forward they hope to stay high in the points and win AOY and make the ABT Championship in their first year.

Eric Morris and Ben Williamson secured third place with 16.83 pounds. They found Logan Martin Lake to be very productive when it came to catching fish. Ben shared, “this lake is very diverse from the north end of the lake where it fishes more like a river system to down south where its spreads out with more pockets and creek channels. We focused mainly on the mid lake areas in shallow creeks and targeted shallow structure. Our original game plan didn’t pan out with the weather change and the water temp dropping, so we looked for new areas and found two good fish later in the day.” The team worked hard to locate fish in practice using their own boats separately and looking to find fish that suits their style of fishing. Ben is more of a “shallow water fishermen and Eric focuses on more offshore areas. They combined their practice information to make a plan for tournament day.” Eric feels it was important to finish at the top saying, “you always want that hardware to take home and third place is the hardware. We really want to do well this year, and our focus is on AOY. We were really close a couple of years ago but just missed our chance, so we want to get it this yearz.”

The Top 10 places are below for a complete list of standings visit:

https://www.alabamabasstrail.org/logan-martin-lake/results/

Download and listen to the ABT Podcast on your favorite Podcast app by searching for “Alabama Bass Trail Podcast.”  The podcast is released each week on Tuesday.

The sponsors of the 2022 Alabama Bass Trail include: Phoenix Boats, Academy Sports, Alabama Power, America’s First Federal Credit Union, American Trailer Rental Group, BAJIO, Berkley, Big Bite Baits, Bill Penny Automotive, Black Rife Coffee Company, Buck N’ Bass, Anheuser – Bush, Inc., E3 Sports Apparel, Fish Neely Henry Lake.com, Garmin, Jack’s, Lew’s, Mountain Dew, Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, Power-Pole, Strike King, Sweet Home Alabama, T-H Marine, Wedowee Marine, Yamaha, Navionics and YETI Coolers.

Will forward facing sonar win it’s first Bassmaster Classic?

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Will forward facing sonar win it’s first Bassmaster Classic?

In the 52nd Bassmaster Classic we may just see forward facing sonar in all its glory. Lake Hartwell in pre-spawn definitely sets itself up to anglers “sight fishing” without looking at the water. This will be the fourth time The Classic is held at Lake Hartwell. It has been this exact time of year all of the previous times. This makes it hard to discount the fact that a majority of those fish caught by the winners were caught offshore. Offshore is without a doubt where forward facing sonar shines. So, it stands to reason that forward facing sonar will dominate this event.

The interesting fact is forward facing sonar is not new to the scene. This poses the question, why would this be its first Classic win? Let’s take a look back in history to get that answer.

Garmin came out with the first forward facing sonar with Panoptix in 2015. The Classic that year was won on Lake Hartwell by Lowrance Pro Casey Ashley. Although the technique he utilized that year would have been perfect for forward facing sonar, Lowrance would not come out with their version, LiveSight, until 4 years later. In 2016 double the trouble; Lowrance pro Edwin Evers won in shallow muddy water. In 2017, yet another Lowrance Pro Jordan Lee won utilizing his electronics offshore, but it was StructureScan not LiveSight that got the job done. In 2018, Jordan Lee repeats as Champion with the same recipe. In 2019, Hummingbird Pro Ott Defoe dominated on shallow moving baits without having Hummingbird’s version Mega Live which didn’t release until 2021. In 2020, Garmin Pro Hank Cherry dominated wire to wire at Lake Guntersville on bridges. Now that’s a recipe for Garmin Livescope right? Not quite! Hank Cherry even talked about not being able to see the fish on his Livescope during that event. I just finished 3rd in the Lake Guntersville Toyota Series and I fished the same bridge he did with the following conclusion. The boulders are so big on those bridges that the fish tuck in between them making seeing them with forward facing sonar nearly impossible. So, let’s move on. Last year in 2021, Hank Cherry repeated as Classic champion but this time high waters on Ray Roberts in June led to a phenomenal flipping bite that the reigning Classic champ capitalized on.

2022 is here and how is this storm shaping up? All three of the biggest fishing electronic brands, Garmin, Lowrance, and Hummingbird, all have forward facing sonar. Lake Hartwell is a spotted bass factory, and as everyone knows spotted bass are very comfortable offshore. The 52nd Bassmaster Classic will be held during prime pre-spawn conditions. This means fish staging around points, ditches, brush, and docks are a 100% guarantee. All these things make forward facing sonar a real threat for the win.

Final thoughts for you as a spectator. If you are playing fantasy fishing or betting your buddies on this event you should consider those comfortable with forward facing sonar. Several of the Classic competitors have recent big wins utilizing this technology. These competitors will be a threat for sure. Lastly, if you have been looking to buy this technology you better buy now. As we all know the virus has severely impacted distribution chains with several things including electronic devices. A huge win like the Classic, in addition to the conflicts overseas may cause a ridiculous shortage of this technology coming soon. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

Dream a Little Dream: The Bassmaster Classic by Bruce Callis Jr

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Dream a Little Dream: The Bassmaster Classic by Bruce Callis Jr

Dream a Little Dream:
The Bassmaster Classic
by Bruce Callis Jr

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Dreams, the dreams of a teenage boy or girl, never really die. We may get older, but that dream stays fresh with us. I remember as a kid, I was starting to learn to fish for bass using artificial lures. I wasn’t great at it, but I never stopped trying to learn more. Then back in the early 70s, around 1973, I was a Boy Scout and someone knew that a bunch of us were into fishing. They invited 2 members of B.A.S.S. to come talk with us about fishing. I remember it well as they talked about the baits and techniques. I remember them teaching us how to properly rig a worm and work it. From that meeting I was truly hooked for life. I remember we became a member of the Bassmaster Youth group. I remember we had a couple of fishing events, no big tournament, but we all went to the same lake to fish. And I remember hearing about the men who fished Bassmaster and the Bassmaster Classic.
I remember dreaming of winning the Classic, but as hard as I tried, it was something that I never got to do. But that kid still lives in me. I still dream of lifting that trophy high. But I don’t believe it will ever happen, unless. That dream still lives in me. That same dream the top anglers still dream.

B.A.S.S. founder Ray Scott and Bassmaster Magazine editor Bob Cobb came up with the idea and put it all together. And in 1971, they loaded the top anglers on a plane and took off. Not one of them knew where they were headed to until they were airborne. Ray Scott got up and told them that they were headed to Lake Mead in Nevada. There was a lot of hooping and hollering from the anglers. I can’t imagine what was truly going on inside their minds, but they were truly excited. The largest and most prestigious fishing tournament was born. And when the dust settled, Bobby Murray was crowned the first Classic winner.


Over the years it has gone through a lot of fine tuning, but one thing has never changed, it has been the ultimate test of the best anglers. It is the biggest championship in professional bass fishing. From it’s beginning in 1971, the trophy, the prize money and the name has changed through the years. It was originally called Bass Masters Classic, then BASS Masters Classic, and since 2002, it has been called the Bassmaster Classic. From Lake Mead in Nevada to Lake Hartwell in South Carolina for 2022, the best are still seeking to join the ranks of the winners.

While just being able to be one of the anglers to qualify to fish the Classic is truly a great accomplishment, winning it once is a major accomplishment. Winning it twice is a dream and winning it back to back, very difficult. Rick Clunn was the first to do just that in 1976 and 1977. Kevin VanDam did it in 2010 and 2011, followed by Jordan Lee in 2018 and 2019 and finally Hank Cherry did it in 2020 and 2021. But history has never see a three-peat winner. Will 2022 be the year it happens or will someone who has never won it win this year. Only time will tell if someone from Virginia will join Woo Daves as a Classic Champion.

That dream that so many kids still dream about, that thing that drives so many men and women to learn all they can learn and to drive across the country to qualify for that chance, is still just as strong. Who is that kid that is getting into fishing tomorrow that will be a future champion? Do we have a future champion living with us? Are they the kid we help at a Free Kids Fishing event? Only time will tell.

Fantasy Fishing gives us the opportunity to research and pick who we believe will be the best. We pick with stats, we pick with gut instincts, and sometimes we pick with our heart. My heart says to pick the Virginians, John Crews and Jacob Powroznik. You really can’t go wrong either thinking that both of them could do it this year. Or do you go with Hank and a 3-peat? Or one of the young guns? I can only imagine how it feels to see your name on that short list and know that someone besides yourself thinks you could be the winner.

Who will win it? I will be there to find out and report about it. I will get to talk to and ask questions of the anglers before the event starts. I will be in the arena once again to watch the daily weigh-ins and especially the final weigh-in. I will get to see the reaction and that smile, and the tears. Can’t be there yourself, make sure to tune in live. And come back here to read even more each and every day.

St. Croix set to drop all-new Legend Tournament Bass Series at the 2022 Bassmaster Classic

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St. Croix set to drop all-new Legend Tournament Bass Series at the 2022 Bassmaster Classic

Fish a Legend

St. Croix set to drop all-new Legend Tournament Bass Series at the 2022 Bassmaster Classic

PARK FALLS, Wisc. (February 28, 2022) – Having the blues is never a good thing, unless, of course, you’re a bass angler with a deck full of St. Croix Legend Tournament Bass rods. Introduced some 17 years ago and consistently refined and expanded over the past decade, this coveted collection of technique-specific casting and spinning rods quickly grew to become a favorite of performance-minded bass anglers seeking an elite combination of St. Croix materials and technologies.

The Rebirth of a Legend

Building on its expanding and proprietary expertise with hybrid blank engineering and construction, St. Croix Rod announces its latest expression of angler-centric design, an all-new series of Legend Tournament Bass rods that are lighter, stronger, and poised to elevate the bass-fishing experience with improved balance, performance, and capability in any technique or presentation.

Scheduled to be unveiled at stcroixrods.com and in the St. Croix booth (#2231) at the 2022 Bassmaster Classic Expo in Greenville, South Carolina, March 4, these 24 all-new Legend Tournament Bass casting and spinning rods will feature next-generation hybrid SCIV+ carbon fiber blanks.

Select reaction bait models will feature all-new iACT Glass hybrid blanks.

In addition to their unique combination of proprietary materials, all-new Legend Tournament Bass rods will also incorporate all of St. Croix’s top technologies. Handcrafted in Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA, new Legend Tournament Bass rods will come with a 15-year transferrable warranty backed by St. Croix Superstar Service and will retail between $290 and $345.

Get the Blues

Learn complete details on the all-new technique-specific made-in-the-USA Legend Tournament Bass Series in the coming weeks. Plan to make them your own at stcroixrods.com and at St. Croix dealers worldwide on March 25.

Hodges’ Burroughs Earns Victory at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Santee Cooper

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Boater Jason Burroughs of Hodges, S.C., and Strike-King co-angler Hunter Bailey of North Augusta, S.C.
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SUMMERTON, S.C. (Feb. 28, 2022) – Boater Jason Burroughs of Hodges, South Carolina, caught five bass Saturday weighing 30 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Santee Cooper . The tournament was the second event for the Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division. Burroughs earned $13,463, including the lucrative $7,000 Phoenix MLF Contingency Bonus, for his victory.

Burroughs, who now has four Phoenix Bass Fishing League wins, said during practice he had found areas that held 3½- to 4½-pound bass, and he expected to net 19 pounds at weigh-in. During the tournament, he said he focused on the edges of grass on the lower lake using a ½-ounce shad-colored Buckeye Lures Double Willow Spinnerbait.

“When I got to my first area, my first fish was probably 5½ pounds and jumped off,” Burroughs said. “But by 9:30 I had five fish – including one that weighed 1½ pounds – that went 20 pounds. Then I culled that 1½-pounder with one that weighed 9-6, so that was a pretty big upgrade.

“I had the rest of the day to catch one more big one, and I ended up culling a 4-pounder with a 7-pounder, and that’s what pushed me over 30 pounds,” Burroughs added.

Burroughs said he fished in just one area throughout the day.

“The females had moved up, and the fish were the right size, so I wasn’t going to run to another area,” Burroughs said. “I knew there were big ones where I was, so I chose to stay. That’s definitely out of character for me. I’m normally moving more than everybody.

“This win is very special to me,” Burroughs added. “It’s been 10 years since I was on Santee, and I only practiced two days. There were some absolute local hammers there that could have pulled off the win. So, winning there is a whole lot more special than winning on your home lake where you fish all the time.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:        Jason Burroughs, Hodges, S.C., five bass, 30-11, $13,463 (includes $7,000 Phoenix Bonus)
2nd:       Corey Casey, Moncks Corner, S.C., five bass, 26-4, $2,214
3rd:       Wade Grooms, Bonneau, S.C., five bass, 25-9, $1,478
4th:        Brent Riley, Cross, S.C., five bass, 25-1, $1,033
5th:        Daniel Jordan, Hartsville, S.C., four bass, 24-2, $886
6th:        Ross Burns, Columbia, S.C., five bass, 21-15, $812
7th:        Tanner Fletcher, Hartsville, S.C., five bass, 21-13, $738
8th:        Sean Anderson, Leesville, S.C., five bass, 20-13, $664
9th:        John Duarte, Middle River, Md., five bass, 20-12, $590
10th:     Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C., five bass, 20-4, $517

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Burroughs’ 9-pound, 6-ounce largemouth was the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division and also earned him the day’s Berkley Big Bass Boater award of $635.

Hunter Bailey of North Augusta, South Carolina, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $2,531 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 19 pounds, 12 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

1st:        Hunter Bailey, North Augusta, S.C., five bass, 19-12, $2,531
2nd:       Jacob Barfield, Conway, S.C., five bass, 17-11, $1,107
3rd:       Lonnie Drusch, Sumter, S.C., four bass, 15-1, $738
4th:        Brennan Gunther, Mount Pleasant, S.C., three bass, 14-4, $455
4th:        Kiel Kelly, Moore, S.C., four bass, 14-4, $455
4th:        Gordon Owens, Summerton, S.C., five bass, 14-4, $455
7th:        Eddie Hall, Inman, S.C., five bass, 12-10, $369
8th:        Sammy Evans, Donalds, S.C., three bass, 11-4, $332
9th:        Christopher Helton, Greer, S.C., three bass, 10-0, $295
10th:     Mack Martin, Clinton, S.C., four bass, 9-15, $258

Bailey also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 8 pounds, 3 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Berkley Big Bass Co-angler award of $317.

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

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

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

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

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

Cumming’s Brumfield Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Lanier

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Boater Jerry Brumfield of Cumming, Georgia, and Strike King Co-Angler Jonathan Gregory of Somerset, Kentucky, were champions at the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Lanier.

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GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Feb. 28, 2022) – Boater Jerry Brumfield of Cumming, Georgia, caught five bass Saturday weighing 20 pounds, 2 ounces, to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on Lake Lanier. The tournament was the season-opener for the Bass Fishing League Bulldog Division. Brumfield earned $6,000 for his victory.

“The day started off a little sluggish,” Brumfield said. “After the first hour and a half I didn’t have anything, so I had to make a move.”

Brumfield said he practiced for three weeks before the tournament, and for the most part had success. But Brumfield said the week leading up to the event was a different story.

“They moved on me,” Brumfield said. “I had holes I had caught big fish on, so I moved to them. And then at 11 o’clock I had 18 pounds.”

Brumfield credits his win in large part to his Garmin Panoptix LiveScope he used to locate fish, and a Keitech Swim Jig to provoke strikes in 30 to 42 feet of water.

“At 2:30 I caught one that upgraded me 2 pounds,” Brumfield said. “I told my co-angler, ‘I just won this tournament.’”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:        Jerry Brumfield, Cumming, Ga., five bass, 20-2, $6,000
2nd:       Will Harkins, Blairsville, Ga., five bass, 19-13, $3,000
3rd:       Grant Kelly, Milledgeville, Ga., five bass, 19-5, $3,000
4th:        Todd Anderson, Dawsonville, Ga., five bass, 18-15, $1,400
5th:        Patrick Brown, Swainsboro, Ga., five bass, 18-5, $1,200
6th:        Jeff Williams, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 18-0, $1,100
7th:        Alex Prince, Blue Ridge, Ga., five bass, 17-8, $1,500 (includes $500 Phoenix Bonus)
8th:        Carl Smith, Lugoff, S.C., five bass, 17-7, $800
8th:        Dalton Tankersley, Copperhill, Tenn., five bass, 17-7, $800
8th:        Weston Parker, Mansfield, Ga., five bass, 17-7, $800

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Kelly had a 7-pound, 3-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.

Jonathan Gregory of Somerset, Kentucky, won the Strike King Co-angler Division and $3,000 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 14 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:

1st:        Jonathan Gregory, Somerset, Ky., five bass, 14-15, $3,000
2nd:       Jarrett Vick, Archer, Fla., five bass, 14-14, $1,500
3rd:       David Uselton, McDonough, Ga., five bass, 14-9, $1,200
4th:        Chris Pfrogner, Dawsonville, Ga., five bass, 14-7, $650
4th:        J.B. Banks, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 14-7, $650
6th:        Ryan Frazier, Stone Mountain, Ga., five bass, 13-15, $525
6th:        Shane Carlton, Akron, Ohio, five bass, 13-15, $525
8th:        Caleb Wyatt, Easley, S.C., five bass, 13-11, $450
9th:        Ben Brisbois, Gainesville, Ga., five bass, 13-0, $400
10th:     Judah Eernisse, Chapin, S.C., five bass, 12-14, $350

Jody Cook of Dawsonville, Georgia, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 9 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, S.C. 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.

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Bethel University Wins Eighth-Annual MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Open at Lake Chickamauga

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DAYTON, Tenn. (Feb. 28, 2022) – The Bethel University duo of Hunter Fillmore of Waynesville, Ohio and Dylan Fogarty of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania won the eighth-annual Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI Open tournament at Lake Chickamauga on Friday. The team’s two-day cumulative total of 10 bass weighing 45 pounds, 9 ounces, gave them a whopping 14-pound, 3-ounce-margin over the second-place team, Georgetown College’s Conner Johnson of Paris, Kentucky and Jordan Nicely of Mount Vernon, Kentucky, who brought 10 bass to the stage weighing 31-6. The Bethel victory earned the duo a $33,500 prize package, including a new Phoenix 518 Pro boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard, and an automatic berth into the 2023 Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship.

A total of 275 teams competed in the event on Lake Chickamauga, setting the record for the most teams in Major League Fishing history to compete in the College Fishing Open. With the number of teams competing, the Bethel duo said they were surprised to realize they had such a large lead on the final day of the event.

“We honestly just got lucky,” said Fogarty. “We spent a whole day graphing Lake Chickamauga, from the dam all the way up to Sale Creek. This one spot we found is unlike anything we’ve ever seen – just one patch of grass, about the size of a boat – and we managed to pull over 45 pounds out of it.

“After we got a good limit on Day 1, we just stuck around the area to see if we could cull, and kept an eye on the place, but no one else showed up.”

The pair headed back to their lucky spot on Day 2, where they found conditions had changed – the formerly clean water was dirty and the water level had risen, pushing the grass down even deeper.

“The water had come up about a foot and a half or so, pushing the grass down to about 8 feet of water,” said Fillmore. “We had been fishing with a lipless crankbait on the first day, but switched over to vibrating jigs on Day 2, and had our limit by 11:30 a.m.,” said Fillmore.

Their key baits were a Z-Man ChatterBait Jack Hammer and a Queen Tackle Switch Blade Tungsten Bladed Jig in ½-ounce models, with red skirts and a white Yamamoto Zako , which they dyed orange. The pair said once Fogarty reeled in the 9-5, they had a pretty good idea they would be in first place.

“We knew we were sittin’ good but had no idea we had that large of a lead,” said Fillmore. “This is Bethel’s first Open win and it feels great.”

The 27 teams that advanced to the 2023 Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship were:

1st:            Bethel University – Hunter Fillmore, Waynesville, Ohio, and Dylan Fogarty, Mechanicsburg, Pa., 10 bass, 45-9
2nd:           Georgetown College – Conner Johnson, Paris, Ky., and Jordan Nicely, Mount Vernon, Ky., seven bass, 31-6
3rd:           Tarleton State University – Reagan Nelson, Athens, Texas, and Collin Reyes, Saginaw, Texas, 10 bass, 28-14
4th:           Louisiana State University – Bryan Bergeron, Port Allen, La., and Heath Pinell, Plaquemine, La., 10 bass, 28-3
5th:           Bryan College – Conner Giles, Riceville, Tenn., and Christian Wright, Clinton, Tenn., eight bass, 28-2
6th:           Blue Mountain College – Tyler Hill and Bryant Marsh, both of Corinth, Miss., six bass, 25-6
7th:           Bryan College – Mason Cizek, Knoxville, Tenn., and Rob Lindsey, Harrison, Tenn., seven bass, 25-1
8th:           Bethel University – Austin Aikins, Lower Burrell, Pa., and Sean O’Brien, McKenzie, Tenn., seven bass, 24-2
9th:           University of Montevallo – Cade Holcomb, Helena, Ala., and Grayson Morris, Birmingham, Ala., eight bass, 24-1
10th:        Catawba Valley Community College – Lane Bailey and Justin Eggers, both of Granite Falls, N.C., six bass, 22-5
11th:        Drury University – Hunter Baird, Springfield, Mo., and Cole Breeden, Eldridge, Mo., nine bass, 21-11
12th:        University of Montevallo – Adam Carroll, Carrollton, Ga., and Trey Dickert, Taylors, S.C., six bass, 21-9
13th:        Emmanuel College – Dylan Akins, Flowery Branch, Ga., and Chase Carey, Hoschton, Ga., eight bass, 20-11
14th:        Columbia State Community College – Hunter Jones and Ryan Prince, both of Mount Pleasant, Tenn., six bass, 20-5
15th:        Blue Mountain College – Lake Norsworthy, Brandon, Miss., and Nick Staub, Germantown, Tenn., seven bass, 19-14
16th:        University of North Carolina – Samuel Dunson, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Jake Monti, Mooresville, N.C., five bass, 19-11
17th:        Louisiana State University – Jeremy Severic, Bossier City, La., and Blakely Young, Hallsville, Texas, seven bass, 19-1
18th:        East Texas Baptist University – Kaden Proffitt, Pittsburg, Texas, and Cason Ragsdale, Winnsboro, Texas, five bass, 18-15
19th:        McKendree University – Tyler Christy, Bolingbrook, Ill., and Trey Schroeder, Crestwood, Mo., eight bass, 18-14
20th:        Bethel University – Matthew Cummings, Union City, Tenn., and Levi Mullins, Nineveh, Ind., six bass, 18-9
21st:         Emmanuel College – Seth Jenkins, Townville, S.C. and TJ McKenzie, Andrews, S.C., eight bass, 18-8
22nd:        McKendree University – Jack Stephens, St. Louis, Mo., and Maxwell Trotter, Decatur, Ill., seven bass, 18-0
23rd:        University of Nebraska – Cade Ludwig, Lincoln, Neb., and Hunter Suchsland, Kearney, Neb., seven bass, 17-9
24th:        Tarleton State – Kreed Averhoff, Hico, Texas, and Jordan Kalsbeek, Stephenville, Texas, six bass, 17-8
25th:        Emmanuel College – Cole Holloway, Madison, Ga., and Taylor McMullen, Oxford, Ga., five bass, 17-2
26th:        Blue Mountain College – John Berry, Mt. Olive, Miss., and Blake Bullock, Seminary, Miss., six bass, 17-0
27th:        University of North Alabama – Ty James, Iuka, Miss., and Walker Sahagun, Trussville, Ala., four bass, 16-10

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI Open tournament was hosted by Fish Dayton and the Rhea Economic & Tourism Council. The next event for MLF collegiate anglers will be a Southeastern Conference tournament, scheduled for March 4 on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama.

Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual Abu Garcia College Fishing Open advance to the following year’s Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship. One additional team will automatically qualify for the National Championship for every 10 teams over 200 competing.

Proud sponsors of the 2022 MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI 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 information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI on MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Bagley Baits Pros Talk Early-Season Tournament Bait Picks

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Bagley Baits Pros Talk Early-Season Tournament Bait Picks

Springtime in the South means Bagley—these pros tell all

BEMIDJI, Minn. (February 28, 2022) – Recent tournaments in Florida have had the Bagley Baits pro staff busy dissecting changing weather conditions with fish moving up shallow in pre-spawn and spawning behavior. Known as legendary largemouth bass fisheries, both the St. Johns River and Harris Chain produced for competitors in both fish numbers and size.

Familiar anglers know that February and March can be a tricky time on Florida’s reservoirs, lakes, rivers, and impoundments. Water temperatures are still fairly cool but warming trends signal movements of fish into the shallows to prepare for the inevitable spawn. It’s a transition period that should yield a variety of patterns, structures and depths. But as some of the best largemouth fisheries in the world, though, anything can happen if an angler is able to dial in the fish.

Drew Benton: Timber and Beds

“At the St. Johns tournament out on Rodman I was throwing the Bagley Sunny B around fallen timber. It was seven or eight feet deep and I was focused on staging fish and both the Sunny B and the Diving Balsa B caught fish in that timber. Both of them are balsa plugs and they come through the timber really good. All my bites came on some kind of horizontal timber, something that had fallen over and was laying on the bottom or was diagonally sticking up out of the water. That’s what the fish were holding on and not the vertical stuff,” says B.A.S.S. and Bagley pro Drew Benton. “It was really easy to see this cover because I’m fishing with Lowrance ActiveTarget so I can kind of pan around areas so even if the timber wasn’t visible I could see it 40 to 60 feet from the bow of the boat and make my casts with the Bagley balsa baits and let them swim and deflect through the cover nicely. That’s when I got my bites.”

In terms of colors, Benton kept it simple, sticking to shad-based colors. “I used Tennessee Shad in the Sunny B and the in the new Root Beer color. They seemed to match the forage the best,” offers Benton.

Scott Canterbury: Working Bagley Baits

At the St. Johns B.A.S.S. event Scott Canterbury had a good event to finish 12th overall; on the Harris Chain Canterbury finished 29th.

“At St. Johns I fished the Bagley Bang O Lure—not the Spintail with the propeller on the back. I fished it around pads mostly. And when we went to the Harris Chain I caught two big fish on the Pro Sunny B Twin Spin—a five- and a three-pounder. I was throwing the Twin Spin on 50-pound braid with a 17-pound monofilament leader. The Bang-O-Lure I fished on 15-pound monofilament,” notes Canterbury.

In terms of colors, Canterbury fished a Tennessee Shad/Orange Belly-colored Bang O Lure and Chartreuse Shad in the Pro Sunny B Twin Spin.

Canterbury is looking forward to the rest of the 2022 season, which he describes as “more opportunities to work Bagley Baits where I’ll know they’ll get bit.” He continues: “We’ve got Santee Cooper up next after the Classic and it should be a real good event for throwing a Bang O Lure. Those fish should be up spawning too.”

Scott Canterbury

At the B.A.S.S. event on the Harris Chain things went really well for Benton with the pro finishing in second place overall. “On the first day I sight-fished down south. After a good practice, I just felt like I could catch the bigger weight down south. I just didn’t anticipate having that much company down there. I thought I would have a lot of the water to myself but it seemed like every corner I came around I was bumping into another competitor. I only had 13-11 the first day, sitting in 47th, which was just about the cut,” volunteers Benton.

“Day two I changed it up and went to Griffin and didn’t see near the people doing what I was doing. I was basically working the manmade canals which warmed up the fastest on the lake. We were on a little warming trend with a full moon and the canals were the first place where the bass were going to come in and spawn. They’re dredged and dug out and have a good hard bottom. There I was throwing the Pro Sunny B Twin Spin and I would catch fish that were on the bed or guarding fry. I did that on Day 2 and had 19-something. Day 3 I had 21-something and on Day 4 we had a cooling trend. In Florida, any kind of subtle weather change affects the fish. Instead of going back to Griffin I knew another canal closer to take-off that I had caught fish at during practice. I went in there with the Pro Sunny B Twin Spin and I caught them really well first thing in the morning. I think I left there with 12 or 13 pounds, which really took the pressure off. I had a couple four-pounders and that really kind of set me day up. I felt like I only needed to find a couple really big ones to win. I was able to find one seven pounder and one four pounder which culled me up to 21-something and then I had two more hours to find another big one but that never happened. I finished in second place, although my sights had been set on the win.”

“Our team was pulling for Drew as he was making a run at the championship on Day 3 and 4 at the Harris Chain,” said Northland Marketing Director Mike Anselmo. “Seeing him catch multiple fish on the Pro Sunny B Twin Spin was fun. It made me want to be in the boat. Bassmaster Live coverage is great, and watching those fish smash that bait on the surface is really fun to watch.”

Benton is now on his way to the Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell with practice beginning Friday, February 25th. “Anytime that we’re in a pre-spawn situations on a lake well known for crankin’, Bagley shallow crankbaits are going to come into play for those zones of 10 feet or less. You’ve got a plethora of Bagley Baits that are going to be key—I might be fishing a point or some deeper roadbed leading into a creek or a spawning area and fish the Diving DB2. It’ll dive 10 to 12 feet on 12-pound line. Then I’ll go up to a Diving Balsa B if I’m little shallower than that. If I’m going to be in those creeks before the spawning flats or creek channel bends, on those I’m going to be throwing the Pro Sunny B. I’ll also mix in the Flat Balsa B2 if the water is really cold or the fish are really shallow. If they’re super shallow or on rip rap I might throw the B1 square bill. Before I leave for Hartwell I’ll probably have rods rigged up on my deck with every one of Bagley’s line-up. About half of them will be a red craw pattern or some kind of brown craw with an orange belly because orange and red are staples this time of year in the south. You can’t go wrong with that especially if the water has a bit of stain to it. Hartwell’s also known for its herring so I’ll have the same number of shad or herring color baits on the deck as well.”

Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson

Gussy Talks Topwater

At St. Johns and Harris B.A.S.S. and Bagley pro Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson says he didn’t do a ton of cranking but when he went topwater with the Bang O Lure Spintail, it produced nicely.

“I did catch a couple of keepers and one really good fish on Harris on the Bang O Lure Spintail,” volunteers Gussy. “That bait is great for when the fish start setting up in the shallows pre-spawn through post-spawn. It’s become a staple on my deck. That lure has been a Florida staple for years. There are a lot of Needle Fish in the waters down here which is a slender baitfish forage type up shallow and the Bang O Lure and Bang O Lure Spin Tail does a good job of replicating those as well as small bluegills when they’re flipping around the surface. The prop does a good job of replicating both the sound and profile of the needlefish and the small bluegills. I always have it tied on when I’m fishing topwater down in Florida. It’s saved my butt several times over the years.”

He continues: “Both St. Johns and Harris were grinder tournaments for me. Luckily I made the cut on Harris which was $10,000, but I had hoped for more and bigger fish. It’s on to the Classic now, though, which is going to be a good tournament for crankin’ Bagley baits.”

“The Classic is going to be more up my alley for being able to fish a little deeper and use my electronics and enjoy the clear water. I’ve got a good history at Hartwell so I’m really excited to get out there and get after it. I’ll be going up into the creeks and cranking. The Flat Balsa B2 is probably going to be my go-to—just a solid cold-water crankbait. You’re going to see quite a few fish caught on this particular bait. The water’s going to be a little cold so that’s where the Bagley balsa really plays in; it’s more subtle and can tap those finicky bites,” concludes Gussy.

About the Bagley Family

These Bagley pros are especially thankful for sponsors like Bagley Baits and the belief and dedication the team has put into their careers. “I work a lot with Charlie Peterson, Mike Anselmo, and Sam Larsen at Northland. They’re great people to work with and we all get along great. Their baits are top notch and cover every situation I face on tour. It’s been a really good experience,” says Benton.

Canterbury and Gustafson echo those words. “Working with Bagley has just been great,” says Canterbury. “Their baits simply catch fish and in this game that’s what it’s all about.”

Gustafson adds, “Bagley baits have long been part of my arsenal on tour but to now be part of that team that works hand in hand with testing and development, well, that’s super cool. They listen to us and are open-minded to tweaks and ideas for new fish catchers. That says a lot in this business.”

Charlie Peterson, Northland Fishing Tackle and Bagley’s pro staff coordinator, is thrilled with his team’s performance in Florida and wishes Benton and Gustafson the best at the upcoming 2022 Bassmaster Classic on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell. “Benton, Canterbury and Gustafson are all very consistent anglers who have really helped promote the Bagley Baits brand. We’re rooting for them in every event and proud to see them weighing fish caught on our baits! Looking forward to the Bassmaster Classic and what that brings. It should be a crankin’ tournament” comments Peterson.

Chad Green & Johnny Martin Win CATT SML Feb 27th with 23.16lbs

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Chad Green & Johnny Martin Win CATT SML Feb 27th with 23.16lbs

Fifty two teams fished the CATT Smith mountain lake spring event. Congratulations to the team of Chad Green &Johnny Martin on there 23.16lbs.

A Special thanks to Alicia Matherly for covering.

 

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