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Conner Hardy take commanding lead with an 8.37lb on Day 1 Big Bass Tour on SML

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Conner Hardy take commanding lead with an 8.37lb on Day 1 Big Bass Tour on SML

What a day one at the Big Bass Tour on Smith Mountain lake two anglers come out swinging James Brugh swung first with a 6.42lb. Then a few hours latter Conner Hardy weighed in one of the biggest bass weighed in at a Big Bass event on Smith mountain lake & his personnel best weighing 8.37lb. Tomorrow is another day will the 8.37lb hold up? Good luck to everyone & lets prey the weights move up for everyone.

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Kimura Overcomes Slow Start To Lead Bassmaster Central Open On Grand Lake

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Kimura Overcomes Slow Start To Lead Bassmaster Central Open On Grand Lake

Kenta Kimura, of Osaka, Japan, is leading after Day 1 of the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Grand Lake with 21 pounds, 14 ounces. 

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

October 21, 2021

Kimura Overcomes Slow Start To Lead Bassmaster Central Open On Grand Lake

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GROVE, Okla. — It was a tale of extremes for Japanese pro Kenta Kimura, whose limit catch of 21 pounds, 14 ounces leads Day 1 of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Grand Lake.

After spending the first half of his day in a painfully unproductive drought, the Bassmaster Elite Series pro shifted gears and tallied a huge second half. Kimura was the only competitor to break the 20-pound mark.

“I had a really good day, but I only had one keeper until 1 o’clock and then I just figured it out,” Kimura said.

Starting his day on the lake’s lower end, Kimura tried to find a big bite offshore. Fishing in about 10 feet of water, he thought he could get a jump on the day by targeting rock structure.

“I didn’t have a good practice, so I just kept looking around,” he said. “I fished all over this lake, up and down, but it just didn’t work out.”

Abandoning his offshore ambitions, Kimura switched to a shallower game. He spent the final hours of his day rotating between various hard targets.

“I fished docks, rock and wood,” he said. “I got them on a little bit of everything. I was mainly looking for baitfish, but sometimes I couldn’t see it on my Garmin LiveScope because the spot was so shallow.”

Continuing the premise of extreme differences, Kimura said he caught his fish on fast-moving reaction baits and slow presentations. He kept his bait specifics confidential but said his slow presentations included a specialized Japanese technique.

“I would take almost 20 minutes on each cast,” he said.

Kimura said he often tried both presentation styles on the same spot. His strategy was to show the fish multiple looks.

“I caught my biggest one by fishing really slow and my second-largest one on a reaction bait,” Kimura said. “It really didn’t matter, I was just trying to fish each spot the way I know how.”

Kimura fished in the last of 18 flights Thursday. With the take-off order reversing for Day 2, he said he’s hoping he can get the ball rolling early.

“I really don’t know what I’m going to do tomorrow, I’m probably going back to where I caught them,” he said. “It looks like I’m going to have a short day, so I’ll really have to think about it.”

John Soukup of Sapulpa, Okla., is in second place with 19-1. Noting that he started his day power fishing and then switched to finesse baits, Soukup said the key to his success was covering water. Around 2 p.m., his fast-paced presentations yielded a 4-7 kicker.

Using his Garmin LiveScope all day, Soukup said he fished from 1 to 50 feet deep. While he’s fished Grand many times and competed in a recent tournament, he decided to enter this event with a clean slate.

“I wanted to come up here and fish off my instincts and that’s what today was about,” Soukup said. “It was all instinctual; watching the wind, running the wind.

“The big deal was how much wind and current was hitting a spot and from what direction. Also, where the little and big drop-offs were at.”

Nick LeBrun of Bossier City, La., is in third place with 17-12. Enjoying a quick start, LeBrun started his day with a 5-8.

“I had that big one about 8 o’clock, then I caught a 2 1/2- and a 3-pounder really quickly,” LeBrun said. “I really just got in a flurry and I had four in the first hour of fishing.”

LeBrun said one bait presented in a unique manner in a specific scenario was the key to his success. He held his cards low, but noted that the setup he sought was so dependable he could practically expect a bite.

“It’s definitely conditions-related and I do need wind,” he said.

Jacob Walker of Alabaster, Ala., is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 6-9.

Cole Boyd of Springfield, Mo., leads the co-angler division with 10-10. Boyd anchored his bag with a 5-3 that he caught around 9 o’clock.

“I was just following my pro (Bassmaster Elite) Carl Jocumsen and he was throwing a big swimbait, so I was throwing a Yo-Zuri jerkbait up shallow,” Boyd said.

Boyd caught his other keepers on a brown football jig with a Berkley Chigger Craw trailer. He fished the jig around docks and a chunk rock point with wood.

Bill Benford of Phil Campbell, Ala., holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with a 6-4.

Cody Huff of Ava., Mo., leads the Central Opens standings with 568 points. Walker is in second with 541, followed by Daisuke Aoki of Japan with 531, Jacob Powroznik of North Prince George, Va., with 529 and Masayuki Matsushita of Japan with 522.

Powroznik leads the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year standings with 1,530 points.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 7:15 a.m. CT at Wolf Creek Park with the weigh-in back at the park at 3:15 p.m. Saturday’s final weigh-in will be held at the Bass Pro Shops in Broken Arrow, Okla., at 4:45 p.m.

The final day’s action will be available on Bassmaster Opens LIVE presented by Bassmaster Fishing 2022, the Official Video Game, starting at 7 a.m. CT on FS1, Bassmaster.com and the FOX Sports digital platforms.

The City of Grove is hosting the tournament.

2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Grand Lake 10/21-10/23
Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, Grand Lake  OK.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Kenta Kimura           Osaka OK JAPAN           5  21-14  200
Day 1: 5   21-14
2.  John Soukup            Sapulpa, OK              5  19-01  199
Day 1: 5   19-01
3.  Nick LeBrun            Bossier City, LA         5  17-12  198
Day 1: 5   17-12
4.  Sam George             Athens, AL               5  17-08  197
Day 1: 5   17-08
5.  Cody Huff              Ava, MO                  5  16-11  196
Day 1: 5   16-11
6.  Jacob Walker           Alabaster, AL            4  16-10  195
Day 1: 4   16-10
7.  Kyle Austin            Ridgeville, SC           5  16-07  194
Day 1: 5   16-07
8.  Austin Cranford        Moore, OK                5  15-08  193
Day 1: 5   15-08
9.  Vance Montgomery       Claremore, OK            5  15-04  192
Day 1: 5   15-04
10. Masayuki Matsushita    Tokoname-Shi JAPAN       5  15-03  191
Day 1: 5   15-03
11. Billy McCaghren Jr     Mayflower, AR            5  15-01  190
Day 1: 5   15-01
12. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS         5  14-14  189
Day 1: 5   14-14
13. Justin Kerr            Lake Havasu, AZ          5  14-06  188
Day 1: 5   14-06
13. Julius Mazy            Phoenix, AZ              5  14-06  188
Day 1: 5   14-06
15. Brandon Ackerson       Afton, OK                5  14-03  186
Day 1: 5   14-03
16. Matt Pangrac           Bixby, OK                5  14-00  185
Day 1: 5   14-00
16. John Pilcher           Kansas, OK               5  14-00  185
Day 1: 5   14-00
18. Lance Williams         Billings, MO             5  13-14  183
Day 1: 5   13-14
19. Dave Redington         Winnsboro, TX            4  13-12  182
Day 1: 4   13-12
20. Jacob Bigelow          Cecil, WI                4  13-07  181
Day 1: 4   13-07
21. Adrian Barnes          Belton, TX               5  13-06  180
Day 1: 5   13-06
22. Curt Warren            Rose, OK                 4  13-05  179
Day 1: 4   13-05
23. David Williams         Newton, NC               5  13-02  178
Day 1: 5   13-02
24. Jeremy Johnson         Kansas City, KS          5  13-01  177
Day 1: 5   13-01
24. Chancy Walters         West Des Moines, IA      5  13-01  177
Day 1: 5   13-01
26. Cody Bird              Granbury, TX             5  12-15  175
Day 1: 5   12-15
27. Todd Castledine        Nacogdoches, TX          5  12-14  174
Day 1: 5   12-14
28. Allan Nail             Sand Springs, OK         4  12-14  173
Day 1: 4   12-14
29. Toby Hartsell          Afton, OK                5  12-12  172
Day 1: 5   12-12
30. Bradley Hallman        Edmond, OK               5  12-11  171
Day 1: 5   12-11
31. Andrew Behnke          Fond Du Lac, WI          5  12-07  170
Day 1: 5   12-07
31. Conner Choate          Toddville, IA            5  12-07  170
Day 1: 5   12-07
33. BJ Baxter              Willshire, OH            5  12-03  168
Day 1: 5   12-03
34. Kaoru O’Bryan          Benton, KY               5  12-02  167
Day 1: 5   12-02
34. Spike Stoker           Cisco, TX                5  12-02  167
Day 1: 5   12-02
36. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          5  12-01  165
Day 1: 5   12-01
36. Randy Plyler           Arkadelphia, AR          5  12-01  165
Day 1: 5   12-01
38. Tadd Johnson           Lakeville, MN            5  11-15  163
Day 1: 5   11-15
39. Luke Plunkett          Pinson, AL               5  11-11  162
Day 1: 5   11-11
40. John Garrett           Union City, TN           5  11-10  161
Day 1: 5   11-10
41. Greg Vance             Delhi, IA                5  11-09  160
Day 1: 5   11-09
42. Brian Post             Janesville, WI           5  11-06  159
Day 1: 5   11-06
42. Jacob Powroznik        North Prince George, VA  5  11-06  159
Day 1: 5   11-06
44. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname-Shi JAPAN       5  11-05  157
Day 1: 5   11-05
45. Tyler Ellis            Battlefield, MO          5  11-04  156
Day 1: 5   11-04
46. Daisuke Aoki           Minamitsurugun Yamanash  5  11-03  155
Day 1: 5   11-03
46. Mark Watson            Midlothian, TX           5  11-03  155
Day 1: 5   11-03
48. Trevor McKinney        Benton, IL               5  10-14  153
Day 1: 5   10-14
49. Dustin Reneau          Mckinney, TX             5  10-12  152
Day 1: 5   10-12
50. Luke Shrader           Barrington, NJ           5  10-11  151
Day 1: 5   10-11
51. Matt Green             Cartersville, GA         5  10-10  150
Day 1: 5   10-10
52. Randy Blaukat          Springfield, MO          5  10-09  149
Day 1: 5   10-09
52. Blake Sylvester        Plaquemine, LA           5  10-09  149
Day 1: 5   10-09
54. Jay Brainard           Mountain Home, AR        5  10-08  147
Day 1: 5   10-08
55. Robert Parkison        Marshall, TX             5  10-07  146
Day 1: 5   10-07
55. Kyle Patrick           Cooperstown, NY          5  10-07  146
Day 1: 5   10-07
57. Joey Nania             Cropwell, AL             5  10-06  144
Day 1: 5   10-06
58. Jim Dillard            West Monroe, LA          4  10-06  143
Day 1: 4   10-06
59. Caiden Sinclair        Wilsonville, AL          5  10-05  142
Day 1: 5   10-05
60. Lance Crawford         Broken Bow, OK           5  10-03  141
Day 1: 5   10-03
60. Chris Keeble           Lenoir City, TN          5  10-03  141
Day 1: 5   10-03
62. Jeff Lugar             Princeton, TX            4  10-00  139
Day 1: 4   10-00
63. Jaxon Sullivan         Reagan, TN               5  09-15  138
Day 1: 5   09-15
64. Scott Isaacs           Ladonia, TX              4  09-15  137
Day 1: 4   09-15
65. Tom Frink              Cedartown, GA            5  09-14  136
Day 1: 5   09-14
65. Joseph Webster         Winfield, AL             5  09-14  136
Day 1: 5   09-14
67. Lucas Bradley          Flippin, AR              4  09-12  134
Day 1: 4   09-12
68. Casey Scanlon          Eldon, MO                4  09-10  133
Day 1: 4   09-10
69. Josh Pladies           Belton, MO               4  09-09  132
Day 1: 4   09-09
70. Tom Redington          Winnsboro, TX            5  09-07  131
Day 1: 5   09-07
71. Adam Neu               Forestville, WI          4  09-07  130
Day 1: 4   09-07
72. Daisuke Kita           Ootsu-Shi JAPAN          3  09-07  129
Day 1: 3   09-07
73. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TN AUSTRALIA  4  09-06  128
Day 1: 4   09-06
74. Jason Lieblong         Conway, AR               5  09-04  127
Day 1: 5   09-04
75. Brian Robison          Bellville, TX            5  09-00  126
Day 1: 5   09-00
76. Cody Detweiler         Guntersville, AL         4  09-00  125
Day 1: 4   09-00
76. Jay Przekurat          Stevens Point, WI        4  09-00  125
Day 1: 4   09-00
78. Mitchell Jennings      Valley, AL               4  08-14  123
Day 1: 4   08-14
79. Ryan Heavener          Tulsa, OK                4  08-13  122
Day 1: 4   08-13
79. Hensley Powell         Whitwell, TN             4  08-13  122
Day 1: 4   08-13
81. Jarrett Brown          Montevallo, AL           4  08-12  120
Day 1: 4   08-12
82. Blake Whatley          Harleton, TX             5  08-11  119
Day 1: 5   08-11
83. Darold Gleason         Many, LA                 3  08-10  118
Day 1: 3   08-10
84. Greg Mansfield         Olathe, KS               3  08-09  117
Day 1: 3   08-09
84. Andrew Upshaw          Hemphill, TX             3  08-09  117
Day 1: 3   08-09
86. Tyler Rivet            Raceland, LA             5  08-07  115
Day 1: 5   08-07
87. Phillip Brannon        Sylacauga, AL            4  08-07  114
Day 1: 4   08-07
88. Andy Hribar            Lakeville, MN            3  08-07  113
Day 1: 3   08-07
89. Chris Groh             Spring Grove, IL         5  08-05  112
Day 1: 5   08-05
90. Joseph Hardy           Hewitt, TX               5  08-03  111
Day 1: 5   08-03
91. Jimmy Steed            Zapata, TX               3  08-02  110
Day 1: 3   08-02
92. Nathen Luce            Claremore, OK            4  08-01  109
Day 1: 4   08-01
93. John Maner             Falkville, AL            3  08-00  108
Day 1: 3   08-00
94. Jimmy Mason            Rogersville, AL          4  07-14  107
Day 1: 4   07-14
95. Denny Fiedler          Wabasha, MN              2  07-13  106
Day 1: 2   07-13
96. Robbie McDonald        Little Rock, AR          4  07-12  105
Day 1: 4   07-12
97. Connor Rushing         Zachary, LA              3  07-12  104
Day 1: 3   07-12
98. Billy Smith            Montgomery, TX           4  07-11  103
Day 1: 4   07-11
99. Chris Bailey           Eddy, TX                 3  07-08  102
Day 1: 3   07-08
100. Aaron Bailen           Roseville, MN            2  07-08  101
Day 1: 2   07-08
101. Corey Stewart III      Lees Summit, MO          4  07-07  100
Day 1: 4   07-07
102. Dustin Wheeler         Hulbert, OK              3  07-06   99
Day 1: 3   07-06
103. RJ Chandler Jr.        Vinton, LA               3  07-05   98
Day 1: 3   07-05
103. Crispin Powley         Camden, TN               3  07-05   98
Day 1: 3   07-05
105. Randall Carter         Maplesville, AL          4  07-04   96
Day 1: 4   07-04
106. Zeke Gossett           Pell City, AL            4  07-01   95
Day 1: 4   07-01
107. Cory Leita             Victoria, TX             4  07-00   94
Day 1: 4   07-00
108. Jennings Earnest       Guin, AL                 4  06-15   93
Day 1: 4   06-15
109. Chris Beaudrie         Princeton, KY            3  06-14   92
Day 1: 3   06-14
110. John Hammersmith       Branson, MO              3  06-12   91
Day 1: 3   06-12
111. Connor Graham          Minneapolis, MN          4  06-11   90
Day 1: 4   06-11
112. Chris Jones            Bokoshe, OK              4  06-10   89
Day 1: 4   06-10
113. Nick Ratliff           Vine Grove, KY           3  06-08   88
Day 1: 3   06-08
114. Travis Burch           La Cygne, KS             4  06-06   87
Day 1: 4   06-06
115. Brock Enmeier          Bixby, OK                3  06-05   86
Day 1: 3   06-05
116. Shigekazu Tateno       Dallas, TX               3  06-03   85
Day 1: 3   06-03
117. Brent Breznik          Borger, TX               3  06-02   84
Day 1: 3   06-02
118. Jd Williams            Mckinney, TX             3  06-00   83
Day 1: 3   06-00
119. Mark Russell           Mt Vernon, TX            2  05-12   82
Day 1: 2   05-12
120. Wayne Hall             Cottonwood, AZ           3  05-11   81
Day 1: 3   05-11
120. Jeff Kitchens          Auburn, AL               3  05-11   81
Day 1: 3   05-11
122. Austin Brimeyer        Dubuque, IA              3  05-10   79
Day 1: 3   05-10
122. Travis Harriman        Huntsville, AR           3  05-10   79
Day 1: 3   05-10
124. Jerod Hawkes           Eagle Pass, TX           3  05-07   77
Day 1: 3   05-07
125. Nathan Harbison        Madera, CA               2  05-07   76
Day 1: 2   05-07
126. Wesley Gore            Clanton, AL              1  05-06   75
Day 1: 1   05-06
127. Christopher Edwards    Little Elm, TX           2  05-05   74
Day 1: 2   05-05
128. Brent Crow             Hartselle, AL            3  05-04   73
Day 1: 3   05-04
129. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         3  05-03   72
Day 1: 3   05-03
130. Martin Sims            Huntsville, AR           2  05-03   71
Day 1: 2   05-03
131. Dustin Williamson      Aiken, SC                3  05-00   70
Day 1: 3   05-00
132. Logan Latuso           Gonzales, LA             2  04-14   69
Day 1: 2   04-14
133. Joe Combs              Paragould, AR            3  04-13   68
Day 1: 3   04-13
133. Brandon Tallhamer      Parkersburg, WV          3  04-13   68
Day 1: 3   04-13
135. Adam Rasmussen         Sturgeon Bay, WI         2  04-13   66
Day 1: 2   04-13
136. Travis Loyd            Brookeland , TX          3  04-09   65
Day 1: 3   04-09
137. Kyle Glasgow           Guin, AL                 2  04-09   64
Day 1: 2   04-09
137. Troy O’Rourke          Bentonville, AR          2  04-09   64
Day 1: 2   04-09
137. Brian Peterson         Sauk City, WI            2  04-09   64
Day 1: 2   04-09
140. Cody Ryan Greaney      La Grange, TX            2  04-08   61
Day 1: 2   04-08
141. Chris White            Russiaville, IN          1  04-08   60
Day 1: 1   04-08
142. Danny Hardy            Cantonment, FL           3  04-07   59
Day 1: 3   04-07
143. Seiji Kato             Outsu Shiga JAPAN        3  04-06   58
Day 1: 3   04-06
144. Myles Palmer           Alexander City, AL       2  04-05   57
Day 1: 2   04-05
144. Tommy Robinson         Westland, MI             2  04-05   57
Day 1: 2   04-05
146. Oliver Ngy             Frisco, TX               2  04-04   55
Day 1: 2   04-04
147. Cody Steckel           Las Vegas, NV            2  04-02   54
Day 1: 2   04-02
148. Kevin Rogers           Pleasant Hill, MO        2  03-15   53
Day 1: 2   03-15
149. Corey Goss             Silver City, IA          2  03-14   52
Day 1: 2   03-14
149. Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             2  03-14   52
Day 1: 2   03-14
151. Tim Arnold             Cullman, AL              2  03-12   50
Day 1: 2   03-12
151. Philip Atkins          Killen, AL               2  03-12   50
Day 1: 2   03-12
151. Justin Hymel           Norco, LA                2  03-12   50
Day 1: 2   03-12
151. Brian Mathis           Cedar Park, TX           2  03-12   50
Day 1: 2   03-12
155. Christian Mazzola Sr   Walnutport, PA           1  03-12   46
Day 1: 1   03-12
156. Tommy Williams         Shepherdsville, KY       2  03-11   45
Day 1: 2   03-11
157. Justin Nichols         Tuscaloosa, AL           2  03-10   44
Day 1: 2   03-10
158. Marshall Hughes        Hemphill, TX             2  03-09   43
Day 1: 2   03-09
158. Troy Stinson           Peyton, CO               2  03-09   43
Day 1: 2   03-09
160. Billy Billeaud         Lafayette, LA            2  03-07   41
Day 1: 2   03-07
160. Shane Melton           Kokomo, IN               2  03-07   41
Day 1: 2   03-07
162. Chris Wooten           West Point, MS           1  03-07   39
Day 1: 1   03-07
163. Terry Luedtke          Burton, TX               2  03-04   38
Day 1: 2   03-04
164. Jay Nyce               Rogers, AR               2  03-03   37
Day 1: 2   03-03
165. Mike Alls              Fort Worth, TX           1  03-03   36
Day 1: 1   03-03
166. Scott Allgood          Fair Play, SC            2  03-02   35
Day 1: 2   03-02
167. John Connell           Marion, IL               2  03-01   34
Day 1: 2   03-01
167. Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS          2  03-01   34
Day 1: 2   03-01
167. Brandon Looney         Athens, AL               2  03-01   34
Day 1: 2   03-01
170. Darrel Robertson       Jay, OK                  2  03-00   31
Day 1: 2   03-00
171. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           1  02-14   30
Day 1: 1   02-14
172. Deejay Evans           Las Vegas, NV            2  02-11   29
Day 1: 2   02-11
173. Cole Drummond          Effingham, SC            1  02-03   28
Day 1: 1   02-03
173. Dustin Wilkey          Durant, OK               1  02-03   28
Day 1: 1   02-03
175. Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              1  02-01   26
Day 1: 1   02-01
176. Lonnie Cochran         Section, AL              1  02-00   25
Day 1: 1   02-00
177. Cody Shry              Pinehrst, TX             1  01-14   24
Day 1: 1   01-14
178. Brent Homan            Graham, TX               1  01-13   23
Day 1: 1   01-13
179. Jeremy Johnson         Mansfield, TX            1  01-11   22
Day 1: 1   01-11
180. Lucas Ragusa           Gonzales, LA             1  01-10   21
Day 1: 1   01-10
181. Rick Nishio            Southside, AL            1  01-09   20
Day 1: 1   01-09
182. Mark Hicks             Glouster, OH             1  01-08   19
Day 1: 1   01-08
183. Adam Bartusek          Lakeville, MN            1  01-07   18
Day 1: 1   01-07
183. Lance Freeman          Eddyville, KY            1  01-07   18
Day 1: 1   01-07
185. Adam Knowles           Trevor, WI               1  01-06   16
Day 1: 1   01-06
185. Darrell Newman         Bruceville, TX           1  01-06   16
Day 1: 1   01-06
187. Caleb Gibson           Tahlequah, OK            1  01-05   14
Day 1: 1   01-05
188. James Christian        Dickson, TN              1  01-04   13
Day 1: 1   01-04
188. Richard Kaluba         Litchfield, OH           1  01-04   13
Day 1: 1   01-04
190. Joel Willert           Prior Lake, MN           1  00-09   11
Day 1: 1   00-09
191. Justin Atkins          Florence, AL             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Todd Childs            Waxahachie, TX           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Travis Coleman         Lake Ozark, MO           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Clay Dyer              Hamilton, AL             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Rutger Hyche           Double Springs, AL       0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Larry Jenkins          Leesburg, TX             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Bill McNutt            Henry, IL                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Todd Risinger          West Monroe, LA          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Brent Shores           Boise, ID                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Tom Statler            Kimberling City, MO      0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Allen Stewart          Lakeview, AR             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Trey Swindle           Cleveland, AL            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Briana Tucker          Trinity, AL              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
191. Michael Wooten         White House, TN          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        65       647      1512-00
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65       647      1512-00
2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Grand Lake 10/21-10/23
Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees, Grand Lake  OK.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Cole Boyd              Springfield, MO          3  10-10  200
Day 1: 3   10-10
2.  Scott Hill             Saint Louis, MO          3  08-14  199
Day 1: 3   08-14
3.  Chad Harvey            Cave Creek, AZ           3  08-11  198
Day 1: 3   08-11
4.  Adam Boyd              Humble, TX               3  08-10  197
Day 1: 3   08-10
5.  Caleb Black            Mcalester, OK            3  08-03  196
Day 1: 3   08-03
6.  Jimmy Fellegy          Lakeville, MN            3  07-14  195
Day 1: 3   07-14
7.  Jack Evans             Bucklin, KS              3  07-13  194
Day 1: 3   07-13
8.  Ralph Myhlhousen       Grove, OK                2  06-13  193
Day 1: 2   06-13
9.  Adam Tims              Royse City, TX           3  06-12  192
Day 1: 3   06-12
10. Jacob Collins          Hillsboro, IL            2  06-04  191
Day 1: 2   06-04
11. Bill Benford           Phil Campbell, AL        1  06-04  190
Day 1: 1   06-04
12. Colten Anders          Burton, TX               3  06-02  189
Day 1: 3   06-02
12. Dalton Warrington      Tishimingo , OK          3  06-02  189
Day 1: 3   06-02
12. Frank Williams         Saint Charles, MO        3  06-02  189
Day 1: 3   06-02
15. Troy Enmeier           Enid, OK                 3  06-01  186
Day 1: 3   06-01
16. Ken Yamate             Richardson, TX           2  06-01  185
Day 1: 2   06-01
17. Jeffrey Jennings       Lanett, AL               3  06-00  184
Day 1: 3   06-00
18. Kusaka Ryuya           Yasu-shi Shiga-ken JAPA  3  05-15  183
Day 1: 3   05-15
19. Jacob Novak            Clear Lake, MN           2  05-11  182
Day 1: 2   05-11
20. James Boyett           Mountain Home, AR        2  05-08  181
Day 1: 2   05-08
21. Jonathan Beason Sr     Broken Arrow, OK         3  05-07  180
Day 1: 3   05-07
22. Scott Bunday           Plano, TX                3  05-06  179
Day 1: 3   05-06
22. Walter Tucker          Osceola, MO              3  05-06  179
Day 1: 3   05-06
24. Gary Haraguchi         Murfreesboro, TN         2  05-06  177
Day 1: 2   05-06
25. David Booth            Erin, TN                 3  05-05  176
Day 1: 3   05-05
26. Levi Allgeier          Bardstown, KY            1  05-02  175
Day 1: 1   05-02
27. Jim Ford               Magnolia, AR             3  05-01  174
Day 1: 3   05-01
28. Clay Osteen            Fort Worth, TX           2  05-01  173
Day 1: 2   05-01
29. Sheabob Hornbuckle     Wagoner, OK              3  04-13  172
Day 1: 3   04-13
30. Clifton Overstreet     Dothan, AL               2  04-12  171
Day 1: 2   04-12
30. Matt Schiefelbein      Marseilles, IL           2  04-12  171
Day 1: 2   04-12
32. Christopher Self       Lawrence, KS             2  04-10  169
Day 1: 2   04-10
33. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 2  04-06  168
Day 1: 2   04-06
34. Bill McCoun            Amarillo, TX             3  04-05  167
Day 1: 3   04-05
35. Kaden Wiedenfeld       Boerne, TX               2  04-05  166
Day 1: 2   04-05
36. Joseph Shaw            Madison, WI              3  04-03  165
Day 1: 3   04-03
37. Justin Eger            Monticello, IN           2  04-00  164
Day 1: 2   04-00
37. Gary Roberts           Monroe, LA               2  04-00  164
Day 1: 2   04-00
37. Kayden Tanner          Tolar, TX                2  04-00  164
Day 1: 2   04-00
40. John Cummings          Maumelle, AR             1  04-00  161
Day 1: 1   04-00
41. Greg Hornbuckle        Wagoner, OK              2  03-15  160
Day 1: 2   03-15
42. Brad Hollowell         Azle, TX                 1  03-14  159
Day 1: 1   03-14
43. Neill Beckham          Jacksonville, TX         2  03-12  158
Day 1: 2   03-12
43. Terry Petchinsky       Lewisville, TX           2  03-12  158
Day 1: 2   03-12
43. Ronald Robbs           Fredericktown, MO        2  03-12  158
Day 1: 2   03-12
46. Dj Pugh Jr             Overland Park, KS        1  03-12  155
Day 1: 1   03-12
47. Travis Culbreth        Alexander City, AL       2  03-11  154
Day 1: 2   03-11
48. Lonnie Miller          Broken Arrow, OK         2  03-10  153
Day 1: 2   03-10
48. Cal Teneyck            Shakopee, MN             2  03-10  153
Day 1: 2   03-10
50. Gary Hall              Wardville, OK            2  03-09  151
Day 1: 2   03-09
50. Allen Heston           Pittsburg, TX            2  03-09  151
Day 1: 2   03-09
52. Shawn Koscheski        Collinsville, OK         1  03-09  149
Day 1: 1   03-09
53. Cody Morgan            Bixby, OK                2  03-08  148
Day 1: 2   03-08
54. Trent Peace            Moore, SC                2  03-07  147
Day 1: 2   03-07
55. Lamar Shelton          Athens, AL               2  03-06  146
Day 1: 2   03-06
56. Derek Felton           Willard, MO              1  03-04  145
Day 1: 1   03-04
57. Kristine Fischer       Weeping Water, NE        2  03-03  144
Day 1: 2   03-03
57. Timmy Smith            Jemison, AL              2  03-03  144
Day 1: 2   03-03
57. Marty Trent            Dodge City, KS           2  03-03  144
Day 1: 2   03-03
60. Kevin Roberts          Cherokee, OK             2  03-02  141
Day 1: 2   03-02
61. Todd Brown             Bigelow, AR              1  03-02  140
Day 1: 1   03-02
62. David Cortinas         Keller, TX               2  03-00  139
Day 1: 2   03-00
63. Jeremy Duke            Gautier, MS              2  02-15  138
Day 1: 2   02-15
64. Rick Ivy               Ponder, TX               1  02-15  137
Day 1: 1   02-15
65. Chris Black            Fort Worth, TX           1  02-14  136
Day 1: 1   02-14
66. David Harrell          Downsville, LA           2  02-13  135
Day 1: 2   02-13
67. Mamoru Kagiya          Takahama JAPAN           2  02-12  134
Day 1: 2   02-12
68. Hunter Miles           Collinsville, MS         2  02-11  133
Day 1: 2   02-11
69. BJ Sparks              Republic, MO             1  02-10  132
Day 1: 1   02-10
70. Morris Collins         Gainsville, FL           2  02-09  131
Day 1: 2   02-09
70. Jimmie Moreland        Weatherford, TX          2  02-09  131
Day 1: 2   02-09
72. Dustin Keys            Nevada, MO               2  02-08  129
Day 1: 2   02-08
73. A.J. Menssen           Bloomington, IL          1  02-07  128
Day 1: 1   02-07
74. Ben Shuler             Midland, TX              1  02-06  127
Day 1: 1   02-06
74. James Thompson         Dodge City, KS           1  02-06  127
Day 1: 1   02-06
76. Chris Schuh            Brookfield, WI           1  02-05  125
Day 1: 1   02-05
76. Jerry Whitaker         Dodge City, KS           1  02-05  125
Day 1: 1   02-05
78. Mao Matsuzaki          Tokoname-Shi JAPAN       1  02-03  123
Day 1: 1   02-03
79. Vernon Cooksey         Bossier City, LA         1  02-02  122
Day 1: 1   02-02
79. Bill Leib              Morris, OK               1  02-02  122
Day 1: 1   02-02
79. Kevin Mallow           Kansas, OK               1  02-02  122
Day 1: 1   02-02
79. Scott Shea             Wellsville, KS           1  02-02  122
Day 1: 1   02-02
83. Noah Boyett            Mountain Home, AR        1  02-00  118
Day 1: 1   02-00
83. Christopher Haynes     Memphis, TN              1  02-00  118
Day 1: 1   02-00
83. Charlie Whitt          Detroit, TX              1  02-00  118
Day 1: 1   02-00
86. Albert Hudson          Austin, TX               1  01-14  115
Day 1: 1   01-14
86. Hunter Reifschneider   Marion, IA               1  01-14  115
Day 1: 1   01-14
86. Clint Reynolds         Bentonville, AR          1  01-14  115
Day 1: 1   01-14
86. David Riggs            Hillsboro, IL            1  01-14  115
Day 1: 1   01-14
90. Charles Armstrong      Arthur City, TX          1  01-13  111
Day 1: 1   01-13
90. Chris Jeffery          Sedan, KS                1  01-13  111
Day 1: 1   01-13
92. Bill Black             Mcalester, OK            1  01-12  109
Day 1: 1   01-12
92. Blake Campbell         Hanceville, AL           1  01-12  109
Day 1: 1   01-12
92. Ed Laroche             Gilllespie, IL           1  01-12  109
Day 1: 1   01-12
92. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Winter Garden, FL        1  01-12  109
Day 1: 1   01-12
92. Andrew Packard         Fresno, CA               1  01-12  109
Day 1: 1   01-12
97. Ken Coats              Claremore, OK            1  01-11  104
Day 1: 1   01-11
97. Jon Mohon Sr           Port Neches, TX          1  01-11  104
Day 1: 1   01-11
97. Jiles Richards         New Carrollton, MD       1  01-11  104
Day 1: 1   01-11
97. Dillon Saffle          Eureka, MO               1  01-11  104
Day 1: 1   01-11
97. Sam Sobieck            New Prague, MN           1  01-11  104
Day 1: 1   01-11
102. Daniel Gorman          Broken Arrow, OK         1  01-10   99
Day 1: 1   01-10
102. Jimmy Patterson        Amarillo, TX             1  01-10   99
Day 1: 1   01-10
102. Tobie Ummel            Leitchfield, KY          1  01-10   99
Day 1: 1   01-10
105. Andrew Dunford         Christopher, IL          1  01-09   96
Day 1: 1   01-09
105. Robert Fortner         Conway, AR               1  01-09   96
Day 1: 1   01-09
105. Hunter King            Mounds, OK               1  01-09   96
Day 1: 1   01-09
108. Doug Hainley           Lake Lotawana, MO        1  01-08   93
Day 1: 1   01-08
109. Carson Denmark         Malcolm, AL              1  01-07   92
Day 1: 1   01-07
109. Keith Eddleman         Buda, TX                 1  01-07   92
Day 1: 1   01-07
109. Kelly Salow            Delhi, IA                1  01-07   92
Day 1: 1   01-07
109. Cory Weaver            Ankeny, IA               1  01-07   92
Day 1: 1   01-07
113. Andy Beloat            Montgomery, TX           1  01-06   88
Day 1: 1   01-06
113. Daniel Smith           Blountsville, AL         1  01-06   88
Day 1: 1   01-06
115. Kerry Trent            Dodge City, KS           1  01-05   86
Day 1: 1   01-05
116. Ruben Arevalos         Poth, TX                 1  01-04   85
Day 1: 1   01-04
116. Ryker Holmes           Arlington, TX            1  01-04   85
Day 1: 1   01-04
118. Brett Boulter          Fort Gibson, OK          1  01-03   83
Day 1: 1   01-03
118. John Stewart           Lees Summit, MO          1  01-03   83
Day 1: 1   01-03
120. Elliot Gardner         Brenham, TX              1  01-00   81
Day 1: 1   01-00
121. Jessie Ayers           Antlers, OK              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Calvin Balch           Porter, TX               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Gary Bates             Athens, AL               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Larry Beauboeuf        Bossier City, LA         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Aaron Bishop           Hamilton, AL             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Denny Bowers Jr        Kempner, TX              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Dakota Brantmeyer      Madison, WI              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Patrick Butler         Hemphill, TX             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Brandon Carrizales     Gun Barrel City, TX      0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Todd Carroll           Mountain View, AR        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Austin Chandler        Ketchum, OK              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Tanner Crim            Devine, TX               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Don Evans              Canon City, CO           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Farley Fondren         Maben, MS                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Salvador Garcia        Lowell, AR               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Ralph Gibson           Locust Grove, OK         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Kolten Goolsby         Palestine, TX            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Osvaldo Gutierrez      Grand Island, NE         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Deforest Hall          Sapulpa, OK              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Thomas Heinen          Topeka, KS               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Darrell Hille          Springfield, TN          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Yo Howard              Bolingbrook, IL          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. AJ Jones               Odessa, FL               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Joe Kelly              Siloam Springs, AR       0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Paul Keys III          Nevada, MO               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Curtis King            Plaquemine, LA           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Ron Koscheski          Collinsville, OK         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. James Lewis            Odessa, TX               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Steve Madar            Starkville, MS           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Will Major             Port Allen, LA           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Kevin Maxwell          Laneville, TX            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Tanner Means           White Deer, TX           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Terry Neal             Magnolia, AR             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Maurice Parent II      Taylorsville, NC         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Stephen Parnell        Brandon, MS              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Ethen Preston          Tower City, ND           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Johnny Ramos           Odessa, TX               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Zach Roberts           Morris, OK               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Chuck Sabia            Ottawa, IL               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Tyler Schweigert       Morton, IL               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. James Scott            Moore, OK                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Shane Soriano          Merced, CA               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Daniel Sparlin         Cave Springs, AR         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. William Spencer        Maplesville, AL          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Hunter Stuckey         Kilgore, TX              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Randy Tallhamer        Parkersburg, WV          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Marty Tanner           Tolar, TX                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Lance Todd             Lincoln, NE              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Daniel Valois Gomez    Caracas FL VENEZUELA     0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Stephen Vogel          Muenster, TX             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Dwain Vogelpohl        Cambridge, MN            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Karl Voss              Sulphur, LA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Matt White             Mountain View, AR        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
121. Kevin Younger          Derby, KS                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        22       203       422-04
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22       203       422-04

Thibodaux Claims Overall Title At Inaugural Bassmaster High School Combine

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Lane King of Harrison, Ark., (Casting Distance), Justin Frey of Landisburg, Pa., (Casting Accuracy), Levi Thibodaux of Thibodaux, La., (Overall) and Kyle Smith of Richland, Mich., (Knot Tying) took home awards at the inaugural Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Combine. 

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

October 21, 2021

Thibodaux Claims Overall Title At Inaugural Bassmaster High School Combine

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DECATUR, Ala. — Talented high school anglers from across the U.S. gathered for the inaugural Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Combine on Wheeler Lake in Decatur, Ala., for a weekend combining skills challenges and recruiting visits in hopes of reeling in college fishing offers. After three challenges — Casting Distance, Knot Tying and Casting Accuracy — the combine’s overall points winner was Levi Thibodaux of Thibodaux, La.

Thibodaux edged out second-place finisher Jeremy Radford of Huntly, Va., by just four points and notes that the deciding factor in his performance was consistency throughout each of the three disciplines.

“(Leading up to the combine) I practiced evenly in every category prior to the event,” said Thibodaux. “You can ask anyone who has ever won an Angler of the Year title or multiple-day event, constancy in the sport of bass fishing is the key that separates luck from skill.

“I’m not one to be overconfident, I’m just thankful I got the chance to attend this event and be a part of this inaugural combine. I’m ready to start my career in college and see how I stack up against those guys. Fishing is my passion and being around others that share that passion is an incredible feeling.”

Thibodaux was also one of several anglers who signed with colleges during the weekend, inking an offer to fish for the Louisiana State University Shreveport Pilots and Coach Charles Thompson.

“By Sunday morning, my decision was clear,” said Thibodaux. “LSUS was the perfect fit for me. The recent standings prove that the LSUS program is headed in the right direction, and with a coach like Mr. Charles they will continue to see success. I’m glad that I’ll get a chance to make my mark on the program, and I am proud to fish on the collegiate level and represent my home state of Louisiana.”

Awards were also handed out to each of the skills challenge discipline winners. Justin Frey of Landisburg, Pa., took home the victory in Casting Accuracy with a perfect score of 50 completed in 1 minute 22 seconds. Kyle Smith of Richland, Mich., won the Knot Tying technical challenge, completing the discipline in 1 minute 16 seconds with a perfect score of 50. It took a tiebreaker for Lane King of Harrison, Ark., to take home the trophy for Casting Distance. After the first round of competition, King and Thibodaux went head-to-head to determine a winner.

Just like in a tournament, weather played a factor in testing the anglers’ skills as winds over 15 mph buffeted Ingalls Harbor where the event was taking place.

“I like that the wind was a factor; it added some real-world factors to the events,” said King. “The main thing for the casting competitions was to cast the bait into the wind from the side of the target in order to let the wind carry the bait back. My first long throw was timed perfectly where the wind died down just enough for me to bomb the cast. I had to play the wind exactly right to get my casting in bounds. The best way for me to get the long cast was to sweep the rod from behind around to the right of my body to keep it as close to the ground as possible.”

In addition to the three skills challenges, anglers spent portions of the weekend meeting with college coaches. After the first day, colleges could select anglers for a “second look” to further explore everything that angler has to offer and see if they would be the perfect fit for their fishing program.

“I connected with two universities during the combine that both have fantastic programs at an elite level,” said Frey. “What separated them the most in my mind was that both coaches were awesome, caring individuals. I was ecstatic and very blessed to sign with an athletic scholarship from Bethel University thanks to Coach Garry Mason. I can’t wait to get started; it’s been a dream come true.”

Prior to the combine, Frey was not being recruited by Bethel University, which was the first college in America to offer bass fishing scholarships and has claimed 11 national titles.

Only colleges offering bass fishing scholarships were invited to attend and a full recap of commitments and scholarship offers is expected at a later date.

For more information on the 2022 Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Combine as it becomes available, visit Bassmaster.com/high-school.

Abu Garcia Bassmaster High School Combine Points Totals
Casting Accuracy
Knot Tying
Long Cast
Total Points
1
Levi Thibodaux
Thibodaux, LA
50
50
53
153
2
Jeremy Radford
Huntly, VA
50
50
49
149
3
Zach Wolfe
Mokena, IL
50
50
48
148
3
Max Muzones
Lindenhurst, IL
50
50
48
148
5
Kai Barnett
Wilsonville, AL
50
50
46
146
5
Cole Moulton
Enfield, NH
50
50
46
146
7
Reece Keeney
Hortonville, WI
50
50
43
143
7
Tyler Morris
Port Allen, LA
50
50
43
143
9
Matt Boerboom
Inver Grove Heights, MN
50
50
41
141
9
Hudson Choquette
Headland, AL
50
50
41
141
9
Blake Wheat
Evensville, TN
50
50
41
141
9
Andrew Blanton
Chesnee, SC
50
50
41
141
13
Braden McNamara
Marysville, OH
50
50
40
140
14
Nathan Fiant
Delaware, OH
50
50
35
135
15
Ethan Stant
Dover, DE
45
50
39
134
15
Aaron McGill
Canton, OH
40
50
44
134

2021 Bassmaster High School Combine Title Sponsor: Abu Garcia
2021 Bassmaster High School Combine Supporting Sponsor: Mossy Oak Fishing
2021 Bassmaster High School Combine Partners: Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bajio, Dovetail Games’ Bassmaster Fishing 2022, the Official Video Game, Toyota

Splashing New Colors Across Popular CR Crankbait Line – Daiwa

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Splashing New Colors Across Popular CR Crankbait Line – Daiwa

 

Splashing New Colors Across Popular CR Crankbait Line

Eight new color patterns provide additional sizzle across a wide range of conditions to generate more strikes and increased lunker potential.

Cypress, CA (October 20, 2021) – Black bass fans across the country will be thrilled to know that Ever Green International is introducing eight new colors to its highly respected CR crankbait line. Encompassing sizes 6 through 16 of the deep digging hard baits that cover water depths ranging from six to 16 feet, the new colors provide a mix of bright, natural and translucent finishes. Combined with the current popular offerings, the new additions are designed to provide bass anglers more choices over an exceptionally wide range of fishing situations and water clarity conditions.

Widely recognized as a super producer for both largemouth and smallmouth bass, Ever Green’s CR crankbait series has long been a popular choice amongst serious bass anglers, but the addition of eight new colors really takes things to the next level. The new patterns include vibrant blue/red Pumpkinseed, yellow and black Oki Chart, and silver/black/orange Cold Shad, all of which should prove terrific for working discolored water. New Hologram Wakasagi, Skeleton Wakasagi and Half Mirror Shad patterns, meanwhile, feature silver hues and bring a more natural appearance to the series for those who love to match the hatch.

Hologram Wakasagi

Prespawn Dynamite

Pumpkinseed

Cold Shad

Also included in the color additions is Oki Gold, an awesome pattern that matches natural forage like yellow perch and golden shiners while generating an eye-catching flash that drives bass wild since true gold is an uncommon color in the crankbait realm. When fish are on a gold bait pattern, they sometimes focus on nothing else – so this could be the key to unlocking some furious action. Lastly, Ever Green is adding a Pre-Spawn Dynamite pattern. Burnt orange/brown and partially translucent, it’s flashy enough to turn heads but tame enough to not spook shy bass. Expect this pattern to excel in cool, clear waters.

With the addition of eight new colors to the current stable, which already includes Ayu, Blue Black Chartreuse, Fire Craw, Olive Crawdad, Diamond Shad and Queen Shad, Ever Green’s CR line-up is truly ready to rock and roll. These crankbaits feature a Tungsten weight transfer system for superior casting, minimal retrieval resistance, natural action, and the ability to securely stick any fish that strikes. Whether targeting bass in the spring, summer or fall, or in clear water, stained water or murky depths, there’s now a CR pattern to match every situation. MSRP ranges from $15.99 to $17.99 based on crankbait size.

Old Gold

Oki Chart

Skeleton Wakasagi

Half Mirror Shad

For Daiwa’s latest color catalog and/or information on Daiwa products, call Daiwa’s Customer Service Department at 562-375-6800 or e-mail inquiries to: [email protected]. The URL for Daiwa’s web site is Daiwa.us                                                    

ST. CROIX ROD: Back-to-Back

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ST. CROIX ROD: Back-to-Back

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St. Croix Pro, Guillermo Gonzalez, Wins 2021 YakAttack KBF National Championship, Also Crowned 2021 KBF Trail Series Champion

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PARK FALLS, Wisc. (October 20, 2021) – The 2021 YakAttack Kayak Bass Fishing (KBF) National Championship presented by Torqueedo took place in the big-bass waters surrounding Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana last weekend. In addition to the championship title for the prestigious three-day tournament itself, at stake were final bragging rights and top prizes for the KBF Top Team Cup Challenge; the FishUSA KBF Challenge Series Championship powered by Dakota Lithium; and the Realtree Fishing KBF Trail Series Championship presented by DeeZee.

Massive fish caught during pre-fishing provided an intriguing preview to the historic limits of bass that would show up during the actual competition, including multiple daily five-fish limits totaling over 100 inches and – for the first time ever in KBF National Championship competition – two different three-day catch-photo-and-release limits totaling over 300 inches.

At the end of the drama and excitement, Texas angler and St. Croix Rod Pro, Guillermo Gonzalez, bested a field of 349 of the nation’s best kayak bass anglers to win the KBF National Championship, while also taking home the 2021 KBF Trail Series title.

A kayak-tournament veteran of more than ten years, Gonzalez isn’t new to winning tournaments and championships. The 2017 KATS Angler of the Year has been on a hot streak of late, posting three top-ten finishes and a win in this year’s Hobie BOS, as well as a KBF Trail Series win on the Trinity River. In addition to taking home the 2021 Realtree Fishing KBF Trail Series Championship title, Gonzalez remains squarely in the hunt for the Hobie BOS Angler of the Year title, which will be determined after the Hobie BOS Tournament of Champions (TOC) scheduled for November 12-14 at Alabama’s Lake Eufaula.

Shane Durrance photo, courtesy of Hobie B.O.S.

Gonzalez struggles to attribute his recent string of top performances to any single factor, but points towards a relaxed mindset as a possible explanation. “I really don’t know; it’s just happening,” he says. “You wouldn’t know it from the exceptional competition at these events, but both the KBF and Hobie BOS events have a really laid-back feel about them. I can enter these events and just go with the expectation that I’m going to see a lot of good friends, have a really good time, and try to do my best. I have already proven to myself that I can compete, so I can go into these tournaments more relaxed and that makes things a lot more fun.”

The 2021 KBF Trail Series Champion says he went into the KBF National Championship at Shreveport-Bossier City last weekend with a spinnerbait pattern he fine-tuned during practice. That single presentation, it turned out, would hold up throughout the three days of competition.

“I was fishing a spinnerbait with white painted blades, Gonzalez reveals. “I’ve been experimenting with new blade combinations in tannic water… generally combinations of copper and white. Day one I was catching some fish on copper and white blades and I switched to solid-white painted blades and started catching bigger bass. I stuck with it for all three days and averaged over 100 inches of bass each day.”

Because so much of successful bass fishing hinges on what’s happening right now – not yesterday or even a few hours ago – it’s rare that tournament anglers commit themselves to a single presentation over the duration of a tournament, much less one that lasts for three full days. Nonetheless, Gonzalez bested a talented field of 348 other anglers with his spinnerbait and a single St. Croix rod.

“St. Croix makes the Best Rods on Earth® and I’ve been saying for years that the St. Croix Legend Tournament Bass Sweeper (LBC70MHMF) is the best spinnerbait rod on earth. It has just the right amount of tip for making really accurate casts and the ideal action for keeping bass pinned up when they roll up and slash at a moving spinnerbait. I caught hundreds of bass over the course of this past tournament and I hardly lost any of them,” Gonzalez reports. “That’s really rare when fishing spinnerbaits.”

Gonzalez wishes to thank and congratulate KBF organizers for putting on such a well-run championship event and tournament trail. “The KBF team, their sponsors, and hosts do a great job at making these events fun and easy,” he says. “Last weekend’s event in particular was one of the smoothest I’ve ever been involved with.”

He also tips his hat to the folks in Park Falls, Wisconsin. “I’ve been a part of the St. Croix family for a few years now and can’t say enough about them. Of course, you’ve got these amazing fishing tools which make my job of competing so much easier and more fun, but it’s the people behind the brand that I appreciate just as much,” he says. “I love the fact that the rods I use are handcrafted by hardworking Americans whose passion for excellence matches my own passion for fishing. And whenever I talk to someone at St. Croix or need anything I’m always treated like family. St. Croix is a rare and special company and I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of that team.”

Gonzalez after his Hobie BOS win on Pickwick Lake last month. Shane Durrance photo, courtesy of Hobie BOS

All eyes will be on Gonzalez November 12-14, when he’ll battle against 49 other elite kayak anglers on Lake Eufaula at the 2021 Hobie BOS Tournament of Champions in pursuit of the Hobie BOS Angler of the Year title.

For complete information on the KBF organization, tournament and season results, and opportunities to compete in 2022, visit kayakbassfishing.com.

To learn more about the Hobie Bass Open Series (BOS) Anchored by Power-Pole, visit hobiebos.com.

Oklahoma Fishing Buddies Win Top Prizes at Bass Pro Shops US Open Regional Qualifying Event on Grand Lake

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Oklahoma Fishing Buddies Win Top Prizes at Bass Pro Shops US Open Regional Qualifying Event on Grand Lake

Seven (out of eight) Qualifiers Complete as 40 More Teams Advance to Million Dollar Tournament on Table Rock, Nov. 19-21, 2021

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Amateur fishing buddies James Wayne and Creston Harrel claimed first place at the regional qualifying event for the Bass Pro Shops US Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships – a first-of-its-kind amateur fishing tournament offering the biggest payout in freshwater fishing history – on Saturday, October 16, on Grand Lake.

Wayne from Vinita, Okla., and Harrel from Claremore, Okla., fished from a Ranger boat and hauled in a five-fish catch weighing in at 17.06 pounds to top the 250-team field. They collect a first-place prize of $50,000 and are one of 40 teams to qualify for the National Championship on Nov. 19-21 at Big Cedar Lodge on Missouri’s famed Table Rock Lake. The National Championship will be broadcast internationally on NBC and carries a $1 million cash prize to the winning team.

Six Bassmaster Elite Series Berths To Be Awarded At Grand Lake

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Jacob Powroznik will try to lock up the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year title and an Elite Series berth when Oklahoma’s Grand Lake hosts the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open Oct. 21-23, 2021. 

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October 20, 2021

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Six Bassmaster Elite Series Berths To Be Awarded At Grand Lake

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After weigh-in on Day 2 of the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Lewis Smith Lake earlier this month, Jacob Powroznik felt good about his chances at maintaining his spot in the Top 3 of the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year standings.

Entering the tournament with the lead in the overall points, Powroznik posted two bags over 11 pounds on a stingy Smith Lake to secure his third Top 10 of the season. The North Prince George, Va., native then went out on Day 3 and caught 14-5 to win the event, earning a berth to the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk and putting himself in a great position to secure a spot in the 2022 Elite field.

While Powroznik holds a 70-point lead in the AOY standings over second-place Tommy Williams heading into the final event of the season this week, the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Grand Lake in Grove, Okla., he has not mathematically secured his spot and there is still plenty left to decide in the overall and Central Opens point standings.

Here are the overall Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year standings heading into Grand Lake:

  1. Jacob Powroznik, 1371 points
  2. Tommy Williams, 1,301 points
  3. Daisuke Aoki, 1,269 points
  4. Masayuki Matsushita, 1,251 points
  5. Sam George, 1,230 points
  6. John Garrett, 1,203 points
  7. Matt Pangrac, 1,160 points

These seven anglers are mathematically still in contention for the three Elite Series berths offered in the overall standings. Powroznik and Aoki have won events this season, Powroznik at Smith and Aoki at Douglas Lake in the second Southern Open of the season. Meanwhile, Williams hasn’t posted a finish worse than 86th this season and has posted six Top 50s in eight events. His best finish of the season was at the James River, where he finished 7th.

Only 18 points separate Aoki from fellow Japanese angler Matsushita, who has finished in the Top 60 in seven of the eight Opens in 2021 but stumbled at the St. Lawrence River with a 138th-place finish. Meanwhile, George and Garrett have both made one championship cut throughout the season, George with a third-place finish at Oneida Lake and Garrett with a third-place at Pickwick Lake.

The two young anglers will need strong finishes at Grand to climb into the Top 3 and will likely need one or two of the anglers in front of them to stumble as well.

While Pangrac has the highest hill to climb in the overall standings, the Oklahoma native and Bass Talk Live cohost has spent countless hours on Grand Lake and that history could prove invaluable in a fall transition type of tournament.

In the Central Opens standings, there are 20 anglers separated by 50 points or less, and with an unpredictable fall bite, there could be a lot of moving and shaking at Grand Lake. After two events, Joseph Webster leads the points standings with 381 points with a fifth-place finish at Pickwick and a 16th-place finish at Smith. Jay Przekurat and Brandon Lester are tied for second with 378 points.

As an Elite Series veteran, Lester has already secured his spot in the 2022 field. If he finishes in the Top 3 in the Central Opens standings, his spot would roll down to the fourth-place finisher, which is currently Aoki with 376 points. If Aoki were to double-qualify for the Elites, he would earn his Elite spot through his placement in the overall standings, and his qualification spot in the Central Opens standings would roll down to the next angler.

Jesse Wiggins, a former Elite Series angler, is currently sitting in fifth place in the Central standings and within striking distance of requalifying for the top circuit; however, Wiggins has opted not to compete this week.

Former Bethel University angler and Bassmaster Classic qualifier Cody Huff sits behind Wiggins in sixth-place with 372 points followed by Powroznik in seventh with 370, Lake Pickwick Central Open winner Joey Nania in eighth with 364, Garrett in ninth with 357 and University of Montevallo angler Wesley Gore in 10th with 351.

All of this will be decided Oct. 21-23 on Grand Lake with takeoffs from Wolf Creek Park at 7:15 a.m. CT. Weigh-ins the first two days will be at the park at 3:15 p.m., with the final day’s weigh-in shifting to the Bass Pro Shops in Broken Arrow, Okla., at 4:45 p.m.

The final day’s action will be available on Bassmaster Opens LIVE presented by Bassmaster Fishing 2022, the Official Video Game, starting at 7 a.m. CT on FS1, Bassmaster.com and the FOX Sports digital platforms.

The City of Grove is hosting the tournament.

Elite Series Anglers Share How To Reel In A Win In Bassmaster Fishing 2022

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Elite Series Anglers Share How To Reel In A Win In Bassmaster Fishing 2022

October 20, 2021

Elite Series Anglers Share How To Reel In A Win In Bassmaster Fishing 2022

Bassmaster Fishing 2022 - Logo.pngBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Join Elite Series anglers Scott Martin, Hank Cherry and Carl Jocumsen for a video Q&A featuring expert tips and tricks to help anglers reel in a victory in the new Bassmaster Fishing 2022 video game. Plus, see their reactions to being three of the game’s 10 playable characters.

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In this new video hosted by Dovetail Games, developer and publisher of Bassmaster Fishing 2022 and other authentic sports simulation titles, Martin, Cherry and Jocumsen offer their thoughts on how they look in the digital world as well as favorite locations to fish from the eight real-world venues that players will be able to fish when the title releases next week. Each angler also has some tips for players, whether they’re new to fishing or are longtime fans, on how to make a career in bass fishing or how to set themselves up for success in the adrenaline-pumping Bassmaster Royale multiplayer mode.

For those who can’t wait to see these anglers in action in-game, Jocumsen is fishing the Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake this weekend.

Dovetail Games continues its support for the B.A.S.S. tournament trail by sponsoring Bassmaster Opens LIVE coverage on Championship Saturday. The final day’s action will be available on Bassmaster Opens LIVE presented by Bassmaster Fishing 2022, the Official Video Game, starting at 7 a.m. CT on FS1, Bassmaster.com and the FOX Sports digital platforms. Attendees at the weigh-ins will also be able to catch Jocumsen talking about the game.

Bassmaster Fishing 2022 will be available beginning Oct. 28 in North America and Europe on the PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, the Xbox One family of devices, including the Xbox One X and Xbox Game Pass, and Windows PC via Steam. The game is available for preorder now on PlayStation, and Playstation®Plus members get a 10% discount.

For regular updates and more information, please visit Bassmasterthegame.com.

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Dovetail Games was launched in 2013. Previously trading as RailSimulator.com Ltd, the business launched in 2009 initially producing and marketing the PC game Train Simulator. Today, Dovetail Games is responsible for developing train and fishing simulation games for PC and leading consoles. Dovetailgames.com.

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Chapin’s Crossland Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Murray

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Chapin’s Crossland Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Murray

Strike King Co-angler Victory Goes to Mountain Rest’s Guinn

PROSPERITY, S.C. (Oct. 19, 2021) – Pro Johnathan Crossland of Chapin, South Carolina brought a three-day total of 15 bass to the scale weighing 43 pounds, 12 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship Presented by T-H Marine at Lake Murray. For his victory, Crossland earned $61,500, including a Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, along with lucrative contingency awards, including up to an additional $7,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus. Crossland also received automatic entry into the 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American Championship, June 2-4, at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, as well as priority entry into the Toyota Series – the pathway to the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the Bass Pro Tour.

“Leading up to the off-limits the offshore bite was really good,” said Crossland. “I was catching 15 to 18 pounds pretty easily. But come practice, it got really tough as you can see from the results.

“Traditionally, Murray can get tough in October. I think there was some turnover happening in parts of the lake, but it’s also just that transition where they’re moving off the brush towards the bank, following bait. They’re just in a funk.”

Weather didn’t help matters and heavy rains leading up to the Regional had Crossland, along with other competitors, looking for other ways to get bit across the lake.

“One thing that messed the offshore bite up a little bit was that the water came up,” said Crossland. “We got all that rain up north of us and it came down the Saluda River and blew it out for the most part.

“I knew I was going to fish offshore on brush piles and things like that, so I wanted to look for something else. I looked up shallow and found grass on some deeper points – the first one I caught was like a 4-pounder and I had four more blowups. The river crested just before the tournament and was starting to fall, so I knew I was going to get one day of trying to catch a few on a frog.”

By the time the tournament got rolling on Day 1, Crossland said it didn’t take long for him to realize that offshore fishing was going to be key.

“I had one blow up by 9 o’clock on Day 1 and from there I committed to the offshore thing,” said Crossland. “I ran to a brush pile about 9:30 and it was the first one I stopped on and I got bit – at that point I was committed.”

Fishing drops, brush and points in around 20 feet of water from Buffalo Creek to the dam for the entirety of the event, Crossland said he made about 50 stops the first day but was able to narrow it down a bit over the final two days.

“I burned a lot of fuel and did a lot of running,” said Crossland. “It was a timing deal – sometimes they were there and sometimes they weren’t. I was using Garmin LiveScope, so that gave me the confidence to come back to areas where I didn’t catch a fish simply because I could see they were down there.”

Getting just five keeper bites on Day 1, and six keeper bites on days 2 and 3, Crossland said he knew each bite would count.

“On the final day I was nervous because the wind was supposed to blow bad and when it blows that hard for me it doesn’t usually work out well. I didn’t have a keeper by 9:30 and the wind was already starting to blow good. I pulled up to a brush pile and I caught my biggest fish of the final day. From there, I just got in my rotation and had a limit by about 12 o’clock.”

Opting for a topwater to call fish up from their offshore haunts, Crossland said he put a Castaic Cowboy in his hand all day, every day. He threw it on a 6-foot, 9-inch medium-action Bulldawg Rod spooled with 12-pound Berkley Trilene Big Game.

Winning a tournament of this caliber on his home pond certainly means a lot to the South Carolina boater, but it meant even more with his friends and family watching.

“I lost my father-in-law, Mike Patsolic, on August 17 to COVID,” said Crossland. “It’s been almost two months but to know he was there with me and proudly watching means a lot. My friends and family were also there, so I had a crowd rooting me on. It’s hard to put into words what it feels like. It still hasn’t really even set in.”

Having a good support system is vital to any tournament angler and Crossland said he is looking forward to representing them all at the All-American next year.

“The All-American is the hardest tournament to qualify for in bass fishing, in my opinion,” said Crossland. “The things you have to do to get there and all the locals you have to beat, it’s just a dream come true.”

The top six boaters that qualified for the 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American were:

1st:           Johnathan Crossland of Chapin, S.C., 15 bass, 43-12, $61,500, including Phoenix 819 Pro boat w/200-hp outboard
2nd:          Chase Stewart of Ware Shoals, S.C., 15 bass, 40-10, $10,000
3rd:          Andy Wicker of Pomaria, S.C., 13 bass, 39-4, $5,000
4th:           Scott Browning of Franklin, N.C., 11 bass, 37-12, $3,000
5th:           Hunter Eubanks of Inman, S.C., 15 bass, 35-10, $2,000
6th:           David Bright of Mooresville, N.C., 14 bass, 35-0, $1,800
Rounding out the top 10 boaters were:
7th:           Jack Dice of Lynchburg, Va., 13 bass, 34-4, $1,600
8th:           Corey Brooks of Louisville, Tenn., 15 bass, 33-7, $1,400
9th:           Chris Dover of Blacksburg, S.C., 13 bass, 32-5, $1,200
10th:        Rodney Bell of Salisbury, N.C., 13 bass, 31-11, $1,000
Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.Khris Williams of Mount Holly, North Carolina took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing Phoenix MLF Bonus member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Cory Guinn of Mountain Rest, South Carolina weighed in 12 bass over three days totaling 27 pounds, 2 ounces to win the top Strike King co-angler prize package of $50,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.

The top six Strike King co-anglers that qualified for the 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American were:

1st:           Cory Guinn of Mountain Rest, S.C., 12 bass, 27-2, $50,000, including Phoenix 819 Pro boat w/200-hp outboard
2nd:          Pop Catalin of Cookeville, Tenn., 12 bass, 20-7, $5,000
3rd:          Randy Hudson of Columbus, N.C., seven bass, 18-8, $2,500
4th:           Carl Whipple of Manassas, Va., seven bass, 16-15, $1,500
5th:           Harrison McCall of Salisbury, N.C., six bass, 15-9, $1,000
6th:           Kyle Rogers of Cleveland, Ga., seven bass, 15-3, $900
Rounding out the top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:
7th:           Travis Ruff of Connelly Springs, N.C., five bass, 14-0, $800
8th:           Justin Beaty of Flowery Branch, Ga., seven bass, 13-12, $700
9th:           William Bensel of Abbeville, S.C., six bass, 12-11, $600
10th:        Andrew Starnes of Chapin, S.C., six bass, 12-6, $500
The Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine Regional Championship on Lake Murray was hosted by the Capital City lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board. It featured the top pros and Strike King co-anglers from the North Carolina, Savannah River, Shenandoah and Volunteer divisions.The 2021 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine consisted of 24-divisions devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season and 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, advance to one of six Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championships.

The top six finishers in each regional will qualify for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American, which will be held June 2-4 at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

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

For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on MLF’s social media outlets at  Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and  YouTube.

Westerville’s Martin Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the Potomac River

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Westerville’s Martin Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on the Potomac River
Strike King Co-angler Victory Goes to Gaines’ Eldred

MARBURY, Md. (Oct. 19, 2021) – Pro Jarrett Martin of Westerville, Ohio brought a three-day total of 14 bass to the scale weighing 47 pounds, 7 ounces to win the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship Presented by T-H Marine at the Potomac River Presented by THE BASS UNIVERSITY TV . For his victory, Martin earned $62,500, including a Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, along with lucrative contingency awards, including up to an additional $7,000 Phoenix MLF Bonus. Martin also received automatic entry into the 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American Championship, June 2-4, at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, as well as priority entry into the Toyota Series – the pathway to the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the Bass Pro Tour.

Martin said he mined a stretch of mats in Pohick Creek most of the event, which is where a majority of the other contenders fished as well.

“Pre-fishing was a little bit rough,” said Martin. “I tried to go run a lot of the patterns I’ve run in the past – I’d been there twice and had caught a couple of fish on docks – but I couldn’t get a solid run going like I have before. So, it resulted in going into and really dissecting the creeks. I fished nonstop but really never found anything in practice until the last day, when I finally went up into Pohick.”

In Pohick, Martin said he immediately started to get quality frog bites. Though he didn’t catch any, he had a good starting spot, and said when he found the area during practice, no one else was around.

“I pulled in the first morning of the tournament, and there were already six boats all over the entire flat,” said Martin. “So, I went into the corner where I had caught them and started going back and forth, on like a 100-yard stretch. I just went back and forth on it all day. When the tide was wrong, the fish would come up and hit it, but they’d never actually eat it until that tide got right.”

As Day 1 continued, Martin said he figured out that the tide needed to be at a certain level for the fish to bite, but whether it was rising or falling didn’t seem to matter.

“I figured out that a 1.9-foot tide was the best tide,” said Martin. “Regardless of it going up or going down, for some reason, right there in that spot I was in, once 1.9 hit you could see big red crawdads come up to the surface and start flicking around in that scum, and man, they just started eating. You’d get a 30-minute window where they would just eat.”

On Day 1, Martin only caught 14-5 all day. On Day 2, he hit the tide just right and put the biggest bag of the tournament on deck first thing.

“On Day 2, I rolled into that spot – first cast, 4-pounder,” said Martin. “I looked back at the tide, and it was at 1.8. I was like, ‘Alright, it’s coming up, these fish are about to go off.’ And they did. It was unbelievable, I had all my fish by 8:45 a.m. that morning. I just sat in that spot with a flipping rod in my hand and protected it all day.”

On the final day, however, Martin said he was thrown a significant curveball by the weather. With most of the top anglers also fishing in Pohick, adjusting wasn’t an easy task.

“On Day 3, I rolled into the same location, and the wind was blowing in there. I pulled in, and looked at my waypoints, and I’m already 20 yards past my waypoints, going to the mats. I was sitting where the fish were. I was like ‘This is bad, this is not ideal.’”

After scratching out one keeper early on, Martin got dealt another round of bad luck. The fish in Pohick started biting, but for the anglers who were fishing alongside him – not where Martin was.

“For some reason, those fish started to fire off to the right,” said Martin. “As soon as those fish fired, everybody kind of circled up and tried to get in on the action. I was pretty much blocked out and didn’t want to go in there. So, I pulled the plug around 10:30 or 11, and ran to the other side and caught a 3-pounder and put it in the box.”

Around 11:30, with just two in the box and his main area wrecked from the wind, Martin said he knew things were slipping away.

“Luckily, my co-angler [John Martin] had caught some good ones in Mattawoman,” said Martin. “At probably 11:30, we decided to send it on back there. So, we run back, start fishing this mat, and like the fifth cast, I catch a 4-pounder. We go a little farther, another 20 minutes, and I catch a 3-pounder. That was all I could get, so thank goodness for him having caught some fish there the day before.”

Four fish on the final day ended up being enough to get the job done, sending Martin home to Ohio with the biggest payday of his career, all while catching literally every one of his fish on a frog. Doing most of his work with a SPRO Bronzeye 65 in black, Martin said he also caught a few on a BOOYAH Pad Crasher  in cricket frog. For his tackle, he rolled with a  Shimano Curado, a 7-foot, 3-inch, heavy power Daiwa Tatula Elite and 65-pound Sufix 832 braid.

A Project Engineer at Thomas Door Controls, Martin said he has won before in college and fished live on the final day of the National Championship, but this was his biggest win to date.

“I don’t think it’s really fully processed yet,” said Martin. “I drove 8 hours home, right after the tournament, and I had tons of phone calls and texts. I just answered the phone the whole time, I never listened to music or anything. I couldn’t believe it. This is what we work for – this is what everybody works for. There are so many factors that go into creating success on tidal water, so pulling out the win and making the All-American is definitely a dream come true. I think the All-American is one of the most coveted tournaments out there, and I never thought I would be in this position.”

The top six boaters that qualified for the 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American were:

1st:           Jarrett Martin of Westerville, Ohio, 14 bass, 47-7, $62,500, including Phoenix 819 Pro boat w/200-hp outboard
2nd:          Jim Vitaro of Wooster, Ohio, 15 bass, 46-10, $10,000
3rd:          Ryan Powroznik of Hopewell, Va., 15 bass, 44-6, $5,000
4th:           Christopher Helfer of Baltimore, Ohio, 15 bass, 44-1, $3,000
5th:           Brody Campbell of Oxford, Ohio, 15 bass, 44-1, $2,000
6th:           Michael Duarte of Baltimore, Md., 15 bass, 43-10, $1,800
Rounding out the top 10 boaters were:
7th:           Josh Smith of Hamilton, Ohio, 15 bass, 43-3, $1,800
8th:           Cody Salzmann of Clarkston, Mich., 15 bass, 42-5, $1,900
9th:           Bryan Elrod of Mechanicsville, Va., 15 bass, 41-1, $1,200
10th:        Dick Shaffer of Rockford, Ohio, 15 bass, 39-9, $1,000
Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Martin took home an extra $2500 as the highest finishing Phoenix MLF Bonus member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Evan Eldred of Gaines, Michigan weighed in 14 bass over three days totaling 35 pounds, 15 ounces to win the top Strike King co-angler prize package of $50,000, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.

The top six Strike King co-anglers that qualified for the 2022 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American were:

1st:           Evan Eldred of Gaines, Mich., 14 bass, 35-15, $50,000, including Phoenix 819 Pro boat w/200-hp outboard
2nd:          Max Meister of Atco, N.J., 13 bass, 30-2, $5,000
3rd:          Steve Sorrell of Beavercreek, Ohio, 15 bass, 30-1, $2,500
4th:           B.K. Kelley of Chester, Va., 11 bass, 29-2, $1,500
5th:           Brian Short of Oxford, Ohio, 11 bass, 27-14, $1,000
6th:           John Martin of Ridley Park, Pa., 11 bass, 24-10, $900
Rounding out the top 10 Strike King co-anglers were:
7th:           Adam Simpson of Gaithersburg, Md., 12 bass, 24-7, $1,050
8th:           Samuel Jones of Fuquay Varina, N.C., 10 bass, 24-3, $700
9th:           John Lane of Findlay, Ohio, 11 bass, 24-3, $600
10th:        Lavon Raber of Wolcottville, Ind., 11 bass, 23-12, $500
The Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine Regional Championship on the Potomac River was hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners. It featured the top pros and Strike King co-anglers from the Buckeye, Michigan, Northeast and Piedmont divisions.

The 2021 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine consisted of 24-divisions devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season and 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, advance to one of six Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championships.

The top six finishers in each regional will qualify for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American, which will be held June 2-4 at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

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

For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Phoenix Bass Fishing League Presented by T-H Marine on MLF’s social media outlets at  Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and  YouTube.

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