Local Author Publishing Children’s Fishing Book Joshua Mutters Works with Big Names in Fishing to Release Let’s Go Fishing
Local Author Publishing Children’s Fishing Book
Joshua Mutters Works with Big Names in Fishing to Release Let’s Go Fishing
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[Waynesboro, VA, 10/8/2021] Local author Joshua Mutters has written an impactful children’s book and he is launching a preorder campaign with the goal to fund the preorders and donate a large quantity of books to children’s charities.
The book focuses on the theme of fishing and is designed to entertain as well as to inspire those that read it to get outdoors. It is educational and features 25 different types of freshwater fish as well as techniques used to catch them. The book also features a diverse group of characters which was of great importance to Joshua, who stated, “It was incredibly important to me that every kid that reads the book would see a character that they could identify with participating in the sport of fishing”.
He is working with some of the biggest names in the fishing industry as well. Bassmaster Champion and fan favorite Mike Iaconelli has contributed to the foreword for the book, saying, “Let’s Go Fishing is a wonderful book that makes it fun for kids to learn about all the freshwater fish species and introduces them to fishing and being in the outdoors. I’m really excited to be a part of it!”. Joshua is working with Mike and his charity The Ike Foundation, in addition to other charities, to donate copies of the book to kids that need them most. In addition to Mike Iaconelli, fishing legend Jimmy Houston has also agreed to contribute to the foreword of the book.
The book will be available for preorder only on Kickstarter through the link www.letsgofishingbook.com . Aside from just preordering the book, there are also many other great options for purchase, which Kickstarter calls rewards. Some of the rewards include donation options, getting your child’s name in the book, and even turning your child into a book character.
Help Joshua reach his preorder and donation goals by visiting the campaign at www.letsgofishingbook.com and purchasing some rewards.
2021 WON Bass U.S. Open Preview Field Readies for Changing Conditions by Dan O’Sullivan
2021 WON Bass U.S. Open Preview
Field Readies for Changing Conditions
by Dan O’Sullivan
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Las Vegas, Nev. – October 10, 2021 – Fall tournaments can be tricky. From an angling perspective, fall presents a time of transition where shorter nights and cooler temperatures cause baitfish to begin to move, which spurs a nomadic response in feeding bass. This urgency to move can cause schools of fish to become aggressive, vulnerable to presentation, but also difficult to stay in contact with as they can be here one minute and gone the next.
From a weather perspective, the fall can create logistical challenges for event organizers. As is the case for the 2021 WON Bass U.S. Open presented by Bass Cat Boats and Mercury. The desert can be a beautiful, but cruel mistress, and from all predictions, the weather for the opening day may feature very heavy winds and small craft warnings for the Lake Mead area.
With the safety of the anglers in mind, tournament officials are closely monitoring the situation and will make decisions as it warrants. Bill Egan, Director of events for WON Bass said that the safety of competitors is paramount. “Obviously, none of us want to see a day of a prestigious event like the WON Bass U.S. Open cancelled, but we are committed to safety first,” said Egan. “With winds to 40MPH predicted for day one, we will assess the situation and make decisions as needed, but we hope we don’t have to make that call.”
Practice has revealed that Lake Mead may be a little stingier this year than usual. While the past several years have produced slightly heavier winning weights, the challenges of the winds and the lower water levels may create close quarters fishing for the anglers. But someone always figures out the pattern, no matter the conditions.
One of those hoping to do so is Runnemede, NJ pro Mike Iaconelli who is competing in his first U.S. Open. Having won nearly every major title there is in bass fishing, the 2003 Bassmaster Classic Champion said being in this field is something is a dream come true. “I’m a Basshead, and this is a tournament I’ve followed, and wanted to fish for many years,” he said. “In fact, the history of the tournament is so important to me, that I really feel that I couldn’t have imagined my career being complete without having been in this field – it’s an important event, I’m proud to be fishing it, and supporting Bass Cat’s support of the U.S. Open and The West.”
From a fishing perspective, Iaconelli can only draw from his few days on the surface of Lake Mead. “It’s a different fishery in stunning landscape, but it’s not easy to find quality bites,” he said. “It’s historically been a low weight event, and growing up fishing the Delaware River, I’m comfortable fishing these types of events, we’ll just have to get out there and see what happens.”
Tim Klinger, the 2020 WON Bass U.S. Open Champion, said that it should be different than year’s past. “The low water level will have an effect, but I think the wind is going to make it fish smaller,” he said. “The field won’t have too many areas to completely hide from the wind, and those areas that are protected will get a lot of traffic.”
He said that the conditions should result in a lower weight. “It could be a smaller weight event this year,” said Klinger. “I’ve checked some of the stuff I’ve done well on in the past, and I’m not seeing the fish that I’ve seen in the past, but I will keep looking, play the wind and do whatever I need to do to have a chance to repeat.”
Weather permitting, the first day of the 2021 WON Bass US Open is scheduled to commence October 11 and on October 12 and 13 at safe light, with daily weigh-ins from Callville Bay Marina on Lake Mead beginning approximately 2:00PM Pacific. Should any day be cancelled due to unsafe conditions, the event will be shortened by a day.
On the final day, the pro winner will receive the keys to a 2021 Bass Cat Puma FTD powered by a Mercury Pro XS 250 Four Stroke outboard valued at $64,000 and cash prizes. The live weigh-in broadcast, presented by Life Source Water Systems will bring you the weigh-in at Callville Bay Marina, access the activity at http://www.wonbassevents.com, and on the WON Bass Facebook page.
The Sponsors of the 2021 U.S. Open are: Bass Cat Boats, Mercury, HUK Performance Fishing, KUIU, Phenix Rods, Daiwa, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Seaguar Fluorcarbon, Lew’s, Strike King, Power Pole, Life Source Water Systems, Gamakatsu, Lowrance, Next Gen Lithium, Century Marine, Costa, Anglers Marine, San Juan Marine, Boatmasters, Last Chance Performance Marine, Huntington Beach Honda, Sure Life, Chevron / Techron Marine and Access Parks.
Pro Roster can be found below.
2021 WON Bass U.S. Open Pro Roster
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Matthew | Adamson |
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Angelo | Aliotti |
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Darius | Arberry |
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Ray | Arbesu |
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Randy | Austin |
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Duck | Ayers |
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Victor | Azevedo |
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David | Baca |
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Jeff | Baird |
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Russ | Barger |
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Brent | Becker |
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Jiggs | Benn |
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Josh | Bertrand |
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Jeff | Bias |
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Gabe | Bolivar |
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Austin | Bonjour |
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Kona | Borja |
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Jason | Borofka |
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Mike | Brillhart |
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Tyler | Brinks |
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Adam | Brister |
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Bill | Brown |
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Ben | Byrd |
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Adam | Cacal |
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Joe | Caporuscio |
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Tony | Capparelli |
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Allen | Clark |
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Rick | Clunn |
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Sean | Coffey |
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Chase | Colby |
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Joe | Cole |
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Samuel | Collins |
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Jordan | Collom |
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Rob | Copple |
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Duaine | Cowley |
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Jay | Cranney |
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Travis | Darrough |
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Scott | Davis |
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Dylan | Denny |
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Mark | Dotterer |
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Kurt | Dove |
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Henry | Dover |
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Phil | Dutra |
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Jordon | Erekson |
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David | Erickson |
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DeeJay | Evans |
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George | Fedor |
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Marco | Fenelli |
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James | Feney Jr. |
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Louis | Fernandes |
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Kalum | Figy |
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Kevin | Finley |
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Marvin | Finley |
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Cy | Floyd |
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John | Fuqua |
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Brandon | Gaither |
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Carlos | Garcia |
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Greg | Garcia |
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Richard | Garcia |
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Steve | Gibson |
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Keegan | Graves |
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Jonathan | Green |
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Bryan | Grier |
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Scooter | Griffith |
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Kevin | Gross |
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Kyle | Grover |
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Greg | Halliman |
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Ron | Hammett |
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Davis | Hart |
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Roy | Hawk |
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Mike | Hawkes |
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Scott | Hellesen |
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Max | Hernandez |
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Jason | Hickey |
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Shawn | Hilton |
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Billy | Hines |
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Brett | Hite |
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Zack | Holwerda |
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Garrett | Howard |
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Kevin | Hugo |
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Mike | Iaconelli |
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Eric | Inman |
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Brent | James |
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Rick | Jarakian |
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Steve | Jenkins |
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Travis | Jewell |
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Tom | Job |
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Johnny | Johnson |
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Kevin | Johnson |
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Ron | Johnson |
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Douglas | Jones |
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Miach | Jones |
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David | Kemper |
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Steve | Kennedy |
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Justin | Kerr |
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Cliff | King |
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Chris | Kinley |
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Todd | Kline |
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Jeff & Clay Ross Wins Anglers Choice 2021 Classic on Kerr lake with 32lbs
Day two of the Anglers Choice Classic started off slow with a good portion of the anglers heading to the house. But some of the anglers that weight in just to try to get a check showed that day two was extremely rough. But Jeff & Clay showed up with another great bag of fish & crushed the final day bringing in a two day limit to 32.29lbs & taking home there 5th boat, Steve Roberts & Mark cooper finished second with 25.64lbs & finishing third Trevis & Danny Towe with 25.39. What an end to a great season see you all in 2022.
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Ed Smith Talks Fall Patterns in this Bass Cast Rewind from 2016
Back in 2016 I had the wonderful opportunity of creating a series of Tips & trick videos with Long time friend (that has since passed) tourney angler Ed Smith, n this video Ed covers Fall Patterns.
Powroznik Storms Back To Win Bassmaster Central Open On Lewis Smith Lake
Jacob Powroznik, of North Prince George, Va.., has won the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Lewis Smith Lake with a three-day total of 37 pounds, 9 ounces.
Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.
October 9, 2021
Powroznik Storms Back To Win Bassmaster Central Open On Lewis Smith Lake
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JASPER, Ala. — Jacob Powroznik had one goal in mind when he signed up for the entire 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens schedule: requalify for the Bassmaster Elite Series.
Saturday was another major step toward accomplishing that goal, as Powroznik rallied in the final round to win the second Central Open of the season, on Alabama’s Lewis Smith Lake, with a three-day total of 37 pounds, 9 ounces.
After catching 11-12 on Day 1 and 11-8 on the second day, the North Prince George, Va., native landed 14-5 of spotted bass on the final day, propelling him past Days 1 and 2 leader Nick LeBrun, who caught just three keeper bass on the final day to finish with a three-day total of 33-6.
Not only does Powroznik maintain his lead in the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year standings, but he also punches his ticket to the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk at Lake Hartwell. The win is his fifth in Bassmaster competition.
“It is a dream come true. That is what you fish for,” Powroznik said. “My best friend Hank (Cherry) has won it two years in a row, so now I’ve got something to shoot for. I put myself in to requalify for the Elite Series, and then to be able to come here and win this tournament is a blessing.
“It all kind of came together and I can’t wait to get to Hartwell. God is good and I love bass fishing.”
Powroznik’s pattern all week centered around standing timber in deep water areas where suspended spotted bass were feeding on blueback herring. Some of the trees he was fishing were in over 100 feet of water, but the bass were suspended only 20 feet deep.
“I was fishing in ditches that run into pockets and they had to have standing timber that was taller than anything else,” he said. “The thermocline was at about 35 feet this week, so those bass would never go below that.”
After experimenting with several techniques in practice, Powroznik settled on a V&M Drop Shad rigged on a 3/16- or 1/4-ounce jighead paired with a Quantum Smoke spinning outfit and 10-pound High Seas braid and an 8-pound fluorocarbon leader. He added his Lowrance Active Target units were essential as he could watch how the bass reacted to the bait as it fell to them.
“The technique is called tight-lining,” he said. “When I know it is going to fall right to them, I’ll hold my rod and it will pendulum down. It looks like a dying shad or a herring, whatever they are after. They didn’t want anything with a paddletail, they wanted it kind of clean and one of them was going to get it.”
Powroznik noticed distinct feeding windows for the spotted bass.
“They would bite right off the bat and then there would be an hour or two lull,” he said. “Once it got to be around noon, that’s when they clustered around those trees a whole lot better. And then they would slack off toward the end.”
While there had been a couple of striper fishing boats in his areas throughout the tournament, Powroznik didn’t have very much fishing pressure around him throughout the week. When he arrived at his spot Saturday, there were a few more boats, but he was able to find success.
“I don’t ever say this, but I told my buddy that I might have found the winning bag of fish,” Powroznik said. “I ended up catching a big one right off the bat and then I caught another one. I am never sitting still, so I moved around and ended up catching another big one. They were bigger than the ones I had been catching all week.
“Being around the striper fisherman, they know what is in there and the stripers feed on herring and so do the big spots.”
After leading through the first two days with 15-2 on Day 1 and 12-13 on Day 2, LeBrun weighed in just three bass for 5-7 to drop into second place.
“It was a great week,” LeBrun said. “Something changed with those suspended fish. It was tough to get bites and when they did they were small and I hadn’t had that problem all week. It seemed like the bait was up at the surface a lot more and I think that was due to the lack of boat traffic. When the fish were busting, I couldn’t catch them.”
Hometown favorite Jesse Wiggins finished in third with 33-3, jumping up from fifth place with a Day 3 bag that weighed 10-10.
“Overall, I’m not satisfied but I’m pleased,” Wiggins said. “It could have been a lot worse. I know how fickle it is and it could have been a really bad deal. I’m excited to be in the Top 10. It was a tough week and this lake doesn’t handle boat pressure really well, especially during a tough time of year.”
After a tough Day 1, Wiggins went all in on a largemouth pattern on Day 2 to catch 12-6 to get to the final day.
“The water cleaned up a little and I was able to grind out 10 pounds on Day 1,” Wiggins said. “I started on my river stuff Day 2 and they were biting. I caught them all on a Jackall Firecracker Buzzbait and then one on a squarebill.
“Today I went back up there and caught a few on a buzzbait and a couple on a shaky head and my second biggest one on a squarebill.”
With a 5-15 largemouth on Day 1, Brandon Ackerson won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Tournament and earned $750.
With 1,371 points, Powroznik leads the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year standings. Tommy Williams is second with 1,301 and Daisuke Aoki is third with 1,269.
Joseph Webster leads the Central Opens standings with 381 points while Jay Przekurat and Brandon Lester are tied for second with 378.
The final Central Open is scheduled for Grand Lake in Grove, Okla., Oct. 21-23. The final three Central Opens Elite Series invites will be awarded at the conclusion of that tournament as well as the invites from the overall Opens standings.
The Chamber of Commerce of Walker County hosted the event.
2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Lewis Smith Lake 10/7-10/9
Smith Lake, Jasper AL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 15 37-09 200 $50,400.00
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 5 11-08 Day 3: 5 14-05
2. Nick LeBrun Bossier City, LA 13 33-06 199 $24,480.00
Day 1: 5 15-02 Day 2: 5 12-13 Day 3: 3 05-07
3. Jesse Wiggins Logan, AL 15 33-03 198 $17,280.00
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 12-06 Day 3: 5 10-10
4. Kyle Austin Ridgeville, SC 15 31-08 197 $14,900.00
Day 1: 5 10-04 Day 2: 5 10-10 Day 3: 5 10-10
5. Cody Huff Ava, MO 14 28-15 196 $12,528.00
Day 1: 5 11-04 Day 2: 5 09-10 Day 3: 4 08-01
6. Tom Frink Cedartown, GA 10 27-08 195 $11,520.00
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 13-06 Day 3: 0 00-00
7. Jay Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 10 24-15 194 $10,800.00
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 4 10-02 Day 3: 1 01-10
8. Cody Bird Granbury, TX 10 23-06 193 $10,080.00
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 4 07-07 Day 3: 1 01-05
9. Allen Stewart Lakeview, AR 11 23-00 192 $7,920.00
Day 1: 5 09-11 Day 2: 5 11-14 Day 3: 1 01-07
10. Robin Erb Crane Hill, AL 9 20-14 191 $6,480.00
Day 1: 4 08-08 Day 2: 5 12-06 Day 3: 0 00-00
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Brandon Ackerson Afton, OK 05-15 $750.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 39 527 1073-00
2 24 412 862-11
3 3 25 53-07
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Big Morning Lifts Hollen And Clark To Bassmaster Junior Championship Win
Bo Hollen and Ari Clark, of West Virginia’s Mon Valley Bassmasters, have won the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior National Championship at Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake with a two-day total of 19 pounds, 11 ounces.
Photo by Emily Hand/B.A.S.S.
October 9, 2021
Big Morning Lifts Hollen And Clark To Bassmaster Junior Championship Win
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HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — A double dose of early excitement set Bo Hollen and Ari Clark of the Mon Valley Bassmasters on course to winning the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior National Championship on Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake. They had a two-day total of 19 pounds, 11 ounces.
Starting their day on a windward mid-lake point that went from about 7 to 25 feet, the anglers threw Carolina rigs with 1-ounce weights, 3-foot leaders and green pumpkin Strike King Space Monkey baits.
“We caught our first big one (an 8-pounder) around 7:20,” Clark said. “Then the 5-pounder was at 7:45, so they were near each other. We knew we’d get in the Top 10, but I told myself ‘We need to catch another one at least 4 pounds if we’re going to get first.’
“We tried; we didn’t get it, but we still won.”
After placing 28th on Day 1 with a four-fish bag of 3-8, the anglers from West Virginia more than quadrupled their productivity by turning in a final-round limit of 16-3 — the event’s heaviest catch. For their efforts, Hollen and Clark will split a $2,000 scholarship.
Hollen said the point they fished was a place they had visited during a previous Bassmaster Junior National Championship event. Patient presentations were the key.
“We made long casts and reeled it kind of slow,” Hollen said.
Hollen and Clark caught a few fish — including their first keeper of the day — on a drop shot. They fished this finesse rig with 4- and 6-inch Roboworms in the morning dawn color.
Hollen, who had plenty to say on stage, was nearly speechless when he lifted his trophy. Clark shared the enthusiasm and noted that catching a pair of kickers sweetens the experience.
“I’m shocked because I don’t get to see bass that big a lot,” he said. “The fact that I got to see an 8- and 5-pounder just blows my mind.”
Clayburn Reed and Gavin Gooding of Academy at the Farm finished second with 16-7. After placing 11th on Day 1 with a 5-pound limit, the Florida anglers added a four-fish bag of 11-7, which included a 6-12. Reed and Gooding earned a $1,000 scholarship.
“We changed things up today after we figured something out yesterday,” Reed said. “Today, we figured we should fish topwaters shallow in the morning. We were mostly fishing offshore yesterday, but we saw some bigger fish moving up shallow.
“This morning, we went to a cove and fished shallow and caught (that big fish) on a Yo-Zuri Pencil Popper in a translucent shad color.”
Gooding said he and his partner caught the other three keepers on a Texas-rigged pink stickworm. They fished that bait around shallow trees and offshore grass.
Brooks Hibbit and Grant Buzard of the Hartley’s Hawgs Youth Fishing Club finished third with 16-3. Catching an 8-1 gave them a big Day 1 lead with a 12-1 limit. Today, they could manage only 4 fish for 4-2.
“If we hadn’t caught that big fish (on Friday), we probably would have had only 8 pounds (total),” Hibbit said. “We weren’t on them today. It kind of started like it did on Day 1; about two hours in, no fish.
“But we got three fish in like 10 to 15 minutes. It was probably 10 casts, but that was the only hot action we had. We probably moved back and forth across the lake three or four times, just looking for spots, but it didn’t work that well.”
Sticking with their Day 1 strategy, Hibbit and Buzard slow-rolled Carolina-rigged green pumpkin Venom Trench Hogs. They used 4-foot leaders to allow the bait to float up as the weight impacted bottom structure.
For their third-place finish, Hibbit and Buzard won a $500 scholarship. They also took home the $200 Big Bass scholarship for their 8-1.
The Bassmaster Junior Series National Championship was hosted by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce.
2021 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior National Championship 10/8-10/9
Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake, Huntington TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Bo Hollen – Ari Clark Mon Valley Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 4 03-08 Day 2: 5 16-03 Total: 9 19-11
2. Clayburn Reed – Gavin Gooding Academy at the Farm 0
Day 1: 5 05-00 Day 2: 4 11-07 Total: 9 16-07
3. Grant Buzard – Brooks Hibbit Hartleys Hawgs Youth Fishing Clu 0
Day 1: 5 12-01 Day 2: 4 04-02 Total: 9 16-03
4. Trey Richardson Iii – Reid Luckett Free State Bass 0
Day 1: 5 04-15 Day 2: 5 11-00 Total: 10 15-15
5. Parker Adair – Jackson Miller Arkansas Youth Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 09-05 Day 2: 5 05-04 Total: 7 14-09
6. Wes Warnock – Ryan Seitz Southeastern Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 01-15 Day 2: 5 12-02 Total: 7 14-01
7. Drew Lee – Cole Mcausland American Christian Academy 0
Day 1: 5 04-09 Day 2: 4 08-07 Total: 9 13-00
8. Luke Stewart – Austin Craze Clay Co Middle School and Clay C 0
Day 1: 5 04-14 Day 2: 5 08-00 Total: 10 12-14
9. Nolan Savage – Jake Paradis LA Jr Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 08-04 Day 2: 5 04-09 Total: 10 12-13
10. Nolan Holloway – Jackson Fanning Morgan County Middle School 0
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 3 02-09 Total: 8 12-01
11. Milam Mcillwain – Landon Lewis CREEKWOOD FISHING 0
Day 1: 3 03-01 Day 2: 5 07-02 Total: 8 10-03
12. James Barkley – Tanner Moulton New Hampshire Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 05-08 Day 2: 5 04-11 Total: 10 10-03
13. Dominic Bianchi – Ethan Haley Rochester Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 5 08-15 Day 2: 1 01-02 Total: 6 10-01
14. Chase Black – Cayden Collins South side middle 0
Day 1: 5 05-10 Day 2: 4 03-15 Total: 9 09-09
15. Lucas D’angelo – Drew Hinzman Elkins 0
Day 1: 4 03-10 Day 2: 5 05-13 Total: 9 09-07
16. Presley Lannom – Preston Maddux Mt Juliet Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 04-05 Day 2: 5 05-02 Total: 10 09-07
17. Kent Falls – Colby Falls York Middle School 0
Day 1: 4 03-01 Day 2: 5 06-01 Total: 9 09-02
18. Jackson Rogers – Caden Sellers Jr. Southwest Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 04-08 Day 2: 5 04-07 Total: 10 08-15
19. Tate Reynolds – Blane Smith Russell County High School 0
Day 1: 4 03-04 Day 2: 3 05-09 Total: 7 08-13
20. Caleb Hildenbrand – Ethan Denu Port City Jr. Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 04-08 Day 2: 5 04-05 Total: 10 08-13
21. Jase Johnson – Keaton Coe Anoka Ramsey Jr Bassers 0
Day 1: 5 04-08 Day 2: 5 03-15 Total: 10 08-07
22. Aiden King – Dillyn Dill Shelby County Jr Anglers 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Day 2: 5 07-07 Total: 6 08-04
23. Connor Kennedy – Hayden Johns Mulberry High School 0
Day 1: 5 06-08 Day 2: 2 01-11 Total: 7 08-03
24. Rhiauna Switzer – Abigail Panak Pretty Water Junior Bass Club 0
Day 1: 5 03-09 Day 2: 5 04-06 Total: 10 07-15
25. Murphy Childers – Ryder Colee 0
Day 1: 1 00-12 Day 2: 5 07-00 Total: 6 07-12
26. Charles Klug – Brock Huebner PJ Jacobs Junior High 0
Day 1: 1 06-13 Day 2: 1 00-15 Total: 2 07-12
27. Alexander Tyler – Briley West McKeel Junior Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 5 07-07 Total: 5 07-07
28. Wyatt Massey – Leland Pageler Phoenix Junior Bass Masters 0
Day 1: 5 04-01 Day 2: 4 03-05 Total: 9 07-06
29. Lainie Holbert – Sarah Swindle Riverside Bass Team 0
Day 1: 3 02-06 Day 2: 5 04-06 Total: 8 06-12
30. Cameron Prokop – Tom Shumowsky New Age Bass Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 5 04-05 Day 2: 3 02-07 Total: 8 06-12
31. Alex Meland – Carter Michalek Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 05-03 Day 2: 3 01-08 Total: 8 06-11
32. Nathan Chiasson – Evan Breaux Lafourche Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 01-07 Day 2: 3 05-03 Total: 5 06-10
33. Ty Magargle – Quintin Bergey Wildcat Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 04-12 Day 2: 2 01-09 Total: 7 06-05
34. Cole Bowen – Tate Bowen Mecklenburg 0
Day 1: 5 04-06 Day 2: 2 01-15 Total: 7 06-05
35. Terryn Boland – Wyatt Becker West Salem 0
Day 1: 5 03-13 Day 2: 2 01-15 Total: 7 05-12
36. Cassidy Sawyer – Vaughn Mckay L A Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 00-11 Day 2: 5 04-06 Total: 6 05-01
37. Caleb Moore – Joseph Siegel Off The Hook IL Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 01-09 Day 2: 2 03-08 Total: 4 05-01
38. Parker Eubanks – Garrett Evans Plainview Jr. Bass Club 0
Day 1: 5 03-09 Day 2: 1 01-00 Total: 6 04-09
39. Boots Burleson – Brady Mikes Texas Bass Nation 0
Day 1: 1 00-15 Day 2: 4 03-06 Total: 5 04-05
40. Cameron Mcdonel – Trenton Zoellner Swatara and CD Middle 0
Day 1: 1 01-00 Day 2: 3 03-04 Total: 4 04-04
41. Cason Redwine – Bo Helms Bear Creek Anglers 0
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 2 02-01 Total: 3 03-15
42. Justin Waggener – Eli Pauley Burgin Independent School 0
Day 1: 3 03-14 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 03-14
43. Brayden Vallie – Easton Fett Fruitport 0
Day 1: 2 01-15 Day 2: 2 01-11 Total: 4 03-10
44. Beau McQuade – Elijah Ambrose Jr. Potomac River Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 01-12 Day 2: 2 01-14 Total: 4 03-10
45. Jack Meiser – Blake Meiser Eureka 0
Day 1: 3 02-03 Day 2: 1 01-00 Total: 4 03-03
46. Lucas Sheafer – Steele Smith Louisburg Middle School 0
Day 1: 2 02-02 Day 2: 1 00-13 Total: 3 02-15
47. Avery Bowen – Laiken Emanuel Jefferson West High School 0
Day 1: 1 00-10 Day 2: 2 02-03 Total: 3 02-13
48. Carter Gaines – Charlie Brekke Poudre School District 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 02-12 Total: 2 02-12
49. Princeton Jordan – Peyton Jordan Marshfield Blue Jays 0
Day 1: 3 02-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 02-11
49. Troy Watson – Shockley Hiatt Mount Airy Middle School – Maybe 0
Day 1: 3 02-11 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 3 02-11
51. Tyler Camp – Kason Carmichiel Pine Grove 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 02-11 Total: 3 02-11
52. Jonathan Jarvis – Tanner Trawick Seminole Co. Middle High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-03 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 2 02-03
53. Connor Krech – Landon Bizal Anoka Ramsey 0
Day 1: 1 00-09 Day 2: 2 01-10 Total: 3 02-03
54. Nicholas Syrett – Landon Homrich Howell Highlander Way Middle Sch 0
Day 1: 1 01-00 Day 2: 1 00-15 Total: 2 01-15
55. Grant Rees – Keegan Carnicle West Delaware 0
Day 1: 1 00-11 Day 2: 1 01-03 Total: 2 01-14
56. Leo Yonkman – Drew Wagner Southside Junior Anglers 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-02 Total: 1 01-02
57. Mackenzie Muntz – Jacob Muntz Gibsonburg 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-00 Total: 1 01-00
58. Austin Evans – Trevor Wallace Mecklenburg Youth Bass Masters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 00-15 Total: 1 00-15
58. Levi Sowell – Maggie Miller Broaddus 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 00-15 Total: 1 00-15
60. Nikolas Foster – Massachusetts BASS Nation 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
60. Kaleb Harris – Dakota Power Ark-La-Tex Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
60. John Pharr – Collin Pharr 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 23 176 195-08
2 20 178 225-04
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43 354 420-12
Jeff & Clay Ross lead Day 1 of Anglers Choice Classic on Kerr Lake with 16.69lbs
Ninety teams are fishing the Anglers Choice 2021 classic on Kerr lake for there chance to take home a brand new Ranger 518. With day one starting off the way a lot of anglers had hopped we would not see the all day down pore that kept the weights in the 8lb range. But one team was able to crush them on day one Jeff & Clay Ross with a 2.64lb lead going into day 2 over Scooter Lilley & & Eric Galasso. Tomorrow is another day & someone will be crowned champion & will be taking home this awesome boat.
CLICK HERE TO SEE DAY 1 RESULTS
LeBrun Maintains Lead At Bassmaster Central Open On Lewis Smith Lake
Nick LeBrun, of Bossier City, La., is leading after Day 2 of the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Lewis Smith Lake with a two-day total of 27 pounds, 15 ounces.
Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.
October 8, 2021
LeBrun Maintains Lead At Bassmaster Central Open On Lewis Smith Lake
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JASPER, Ala. — Nick LeBrun has been using Lowrance Active Target for nearly a year to target crappie in deep water back in his home state of Louisiana. During that time, he has learned he often has one opportunity to make the perfect cast and lead those fish to the bait.
LeBrun has used that same mindset to catch quality spotted bass this week and lead both days of the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Central Open at Lewis Smith Lake. He caught 12 pounds, 13 ounces Friday to increase his total weight to 27-15.
“I fished a pro circuit event here in February and had the bites to do really well and couldn’t get them in the boat and kind of stubbed my toe,” said LeBrun, a Bossier City resident. “It feels good to come back here when it is tough against so many top-notch anglers and catch them two days in a row.”
After weighing a mixed bag of 15-2 Thursday, LeBrun’s Friday bag contained all spotted bass that he saw using his Active Target units. Using a Damiki rig — a Hayabusa Ball Head jig rigged with a V&M Drop Shad — he caught all the spotted bass suspended over 50 feet of water.
The main difference between his crappie tactics and his spotted bass approach was when the bass would eat his bait.
“You have one shot to make one perfect cast and then you marry the fish and the bait on screen,” LeBrun said. “But every one I caught today, while the bait was falling 10 feet above their head, they would come up and smoke it.
“If it gets down to them, they won’t eat it. But if you can get them to come up at it, that increases your chances.”
LeBrun said the larger groups of fish were more likely to eat the bait while little packs of four or five would only look at it.
While there was a short period of fog early, sunny skies soon prevailed and LeBrun said that shut down his largemouth bite.
“The lack of cloud cover hurt me on the power fishing thing and on my largemouth tactic,” he said. “I only caught one short doing that and I know I reeled that bait on some good banks and behind some good docks. I just could never get a bite on it. The lack of clouds shut them down.”
Tom Frink of Cedartown, Ga., jumped from fourth to second with a 13-6 limit on Day 2 after securing 14-2 on the first day. With a two-day total of 27-8, he trails LeBrun by only 7 ounces heading into the final day.
With a later boat draw Friday, Frink decided to stay close to the ramp to take advantage of the morning bite and it paid off with three keepers in the first hour. From there, Frink weeded through several nonkeeper bass before filling his limit around noon.
“Thirty minutes later I caught a 2 3/4-pounder and culled a 2-pounder,” he said. “I think I caught eight keepers and around 25 fish today. This afternoon they just started biting kind of funny.”
After about 2 p.m., Frink decided to scout some new water in hopes of finding some areas that might produce on Championship Saturday.
Covering as much water as possible has been important for Frink this week. Each day he has found new water to fish as well and caught most of his weight in areas where he hadn’t previously made a cast.
Despite landing only four keepers for 10-2, Wisconsin native and two-time Bassmaster Open co-angler winner Jay Przekurat moved into third place with a two-day total of 23-5. After landing in sixth place on Day 1 with 13-3, Przekurat struggled to find bites Friday, landing his first keeper largemouth around 9:30 a.m.
He did not land another keeper until he hit an early-afternoon flurry when he landed a 3-pound spotted bass, a 2-pounder and another keeper. His fifth bite never came.
“Today was way tougher. The blue-bird skies and the post-front conditions absolutely shut down the fishing,” he said. “I hardly saw any fish busting or anything. It’s not a great day and you can tell by the weights.”
Although he battled tough conditions on Day 2, Przekurat said he is excited to head back to the water Saturday for a chance to potentially win his first trophy on the boater side after a 17th-place finish at the first Central Open earlier this year at Pickwick Lake.
“Anytime you are fishing on the final day, you have a chance at a big bag,” he said. “This is my first Top 10 as a pro in my first year as a pro. This is great.”
Although he stumbled on Day 2, Brandon Ackerson still holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the tournament on the boater side, a 5-15 largemouth he landed on Day 1.
Kelly Townson of Hartselle, Ala., took home the nonboater title and just over $16,000. He landed 5-0 on Day 2 to increase his two-day total to 11-13, edging out second-place Justin Stephenson by over a pound.
Townson said he used a buzzbait and a shaky head primarily on Day 1, while the shaky head was the biggest producer on the final day.
Jeffrey Jennings of Lanett, Ala., took home the Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the Tournament on the co-angler side with a 4-9 he caught on Day 2, earning $250.
With a two-day total of 23-4, Jacob Powroznik jumped into the Top 10 cut, maintaining his lead in the Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year standings with 1,368 points. Tommy Williams is second with 1,301 and Daisuke Aoki is third with 1,269.
In the Central Open standings, Przekurat jumped into the top spot with 382 points. He leads second-place Joseph Webster (381) by just one point while Brandon Lester is third with 378.
The Top 10 boaters earned a spot to compete on Championship Saturday and will takeoff from Smith Lake Public Boat Ramp starting at 6:30 a.m. CT and return for check-in at 2:30 p.m. Saturday’s weigh-in will be held at the Bass Pro Shops in Leeds, Ala., and is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. CT.
Full coverage of the event will be available at Bassmaster.com.
The Chamber of Commerce of Walker County is hosting the event.
2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Lewis Smith Lake 10/7-10/9
Smith Lake, Jasper AL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Nick LeBrun Bossier City, LA 10 27-15 200
Day 1: 5 15-02 Day 2: 5 12-13
2. Tom Frink Cedartown, GA 10 27-08 199
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 13-06
3. Jay Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 9 23-05 198
Day 1: 5 13-03 Day 2: 4 10-02
4. Jacob Powroznik North Prince George, VA 10 23-04 197
Day 1: 5 11-12 Day 2: 5 11-08
5. Jesse Wiggins Logan, AL 10 22-09 196
Day 1: 5 10-03 Day 2: 5 12-06
6. Cody Bird Granbury, TX 9 22-01 195
Day 1: 5 14-10 Day 2: 4 07-07
7. Allen Stewart Lakeview, AR 10 21-09 194
Day 1: 5 09-11 Day 2: 5 11-14
8. Robin Erb Crane Hill, AL 9 20-14 193
Day 1: 4 08-08 Day 2: 5 12-06
9. Cody Huff Ava, MO 10 20-14 192
Day 1: 5 11-04 Day 2: 5 09-10
10. Kyle Austin Ridgeville, SC 10 20-14 191
Day 1: 5 10-04 Day 2: 5 10-10
11. Brandon Ackerson Afton, OK 8 20-08 190 $5,760.00
Day 1: 5 14-03 Day 2: 3 06-05
12. Seiji Kato Outsu Shiga JAPAN 10 20-08 189 $5,040.00
Day 1: 5 10-15 Day 2: 5 09-09
13. Wesley Gore Clanton, AL 9 20-07 188 $3,960.00
Day 1: 4 08-04 Day 2: 5 12-03
14. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 10 19-15 187 $3,960.00
Day 1: 5 11-07 Day 2: 5 08-08
15. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 8 19-14 186 $3,960.00
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 3 05-12
16. Joseph Webster Winfield, AL 9 19-14 185 $3,960.00
Day 1: 4 08-03 Day 2: 5 11-11
17. Jordan Lee Cullman, AL 9 19-04 184 $3,960.00
Day 1: 4 07-14 Day 2: 5 11-06
18. Austin Cranford Moore, OK 7 19-03 183 $3,960.00
Day 1: 3 08-11 Day 2: 4 10-08
19. Casey Scanlon Eldon, MO 8 19-02 182 $3,960.00
Day 1: 5 12-00 Day 2: 3 07-02
20. Daisuke Aoki Minamitsurugun Yamanash 9 18-11 181 $3,960.00
Day 1: 4 08-03 Day 2: 5 10-08
21. David Kilgore Jasper, AL 8 18-11 180 $3,600.00
Day 1: 3 08-03 Day 2: 5 10-08
22. Griffin Phillips Mount Olive, AL 8 18-06 179 $3,600.00
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 3 07-08
23. Brandon Tallhamer Parkersburg, WV 8 18-06 178 $3,600.00
Day 1: 5 09-11 Day 2: 3 08-11
24. Tommy Williams Shepherdsville, KY 8 18-03 177 $3,600.00
Day 1: 5 11-15 Day 2: 3 06-04
25. Connor Graham Minneapolis, MN 8 17-15 176 $3,600.00
Day 1: 4 10-06 Day 2: 4 07-09
26. Jacob Walker Alabaster, AL 10 17-14 175 $3,312.00
Day 1: 5 08-06 Day 2: 5 09-08
27. Todd Castledine Nacogdoches, TX 9 17-13 174 $3,312.00
Day 1: 4 08-00 Day 2: 5 09-13
28. Kenta Kimura Osaka OK JAPAN 7 17-08 173 $3,312.00
Day 1: 2 04-05 Day 2: 5 13-03
29. Jay Nyce Jr. Rogers, AR 9 17-06 172 $3,312.00
Day 1: 5 08-14 Day 2: 4 08-08
30. David Williams Newton, NC 8 17-05 171 $3,312.00
Day 1: 4 05-11 Day 2: 4 11-10
31. Jacob Bigelow Cecil, WI 9 17-00 170 $3,312.00
Day 1: 5 09-08 Day 2: 4 07-08
32. Allan Glasgow Ashville, AL 8 16-11 169 $3,312.00
Day 1: 5 09-01 Day 2: 3 07-10
33. Jordan Wiggins Cullman, AL 8 16-08 168 $3,312.00
Day 1: 5 08-15 Day 2: 3 07-09
34. Greg Vance Delhi, IA 8 16-01 167 $3,312.00
Day 1: 5 10-14 Day 2: 3 05-03
35. Cole Drummond Effingham, SC 8 16-01 166 $3,312.00
Day 1: 3 05-09 Day 2: 5 10-08
36. Patrick Walters Summerville, SC 8 16-00 165 $3,312.00
Day 1: 4 06-04 Day 2: 4 09-12
37. Joey Nania Cropwell, AL 7 15-07 164 $3,312.00
Day 1: 2 03-08 Day 2: 5 11-15
38. Masayuki Matsushita Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 7 15-07 163 $3,312.00
Day 1: 2 04-09 Day 2: 5 10-14
39. Teb Jones Hattiesburg, MS 6 15-03 162 $3,312.00
Day 1: 5 12-06 Day 2: 1 02-13
40. Johnny McCombs Morris, AL 7 15-01 161 $3,312.00
Day 1: 5 11-00 Day 2: 2 04-01
41. Joseph Hardy Hewitt, TX 6 14-15 160
Day 1: 5 12-09 Day 2: 1 02-06
42. John Garrett Union City, TN 7 14-14 159
Day 1: 5 11-11 Day 2: 2 03-03
43. Allen Mcreath Cullman, AL 7 14-10 158
Day 1: 4 09-09 Day 2: 3 05-01
44. Todd Risinger West Monroe, LA 8 14-10 157
Day 1: 4 06-12 Day 2: 4 07-14
45. Brent Crow Hartselle, AL 7 14-07 156
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 5 10-11
46. Jeff Kitchens Auburn, AL 7 14-07 155
Day 1: 5 09-12 Day 2: 2 04-11
47. Blake Whatley Harleton, TX 6 14-04 154
Day 1: 2 05-10 Day 2: 4 08-10
48. Dustin Neat Dunnville, KY 7 14-03 153
Day 1: 4 07-02 Day 2: 3 07-01
49. Justin Atkins Florence, AL 7 14-02 152
Day 1: 5 09-13 Day 2: 2 04-05
50. Greg Pugh Cullman, AL 8 14-00 151
Day 1: 4 08-12 Day 2: 4 05-04
51. Bradley Hallman Edmond, OK 6 13-15 150
Day 1: 5 11-03 Day 2: 1 02-12
52. Tim Arnold Cullman, AL 7 13-13 149
Day 1: 2 03-00 Day 2: 5 10-13
53. Austin Brimeyer Dubuque, IA 7 13-11 148
Day 1: 4 07-14 Day 2: 3 05-13
54. Brian Peterson Sauk City, WI 6 13-09 147
Day 1: 4 09-15 Day 2: 2 03-10
55. Nick Ratliff Vine Grove, KY 7 13-08 146
Day 1: 5 09-13 Day 2: 2 03-11
56. Allan Nail Sand Springs, OK 6 13-07 145
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 5 11-10
57. Dustin Williamson Aiken, SC 6 13-07 144
Day 1: 4 09-04 Day 2: 2 04-03
58. Jimmy Steed Zapata, TX 6 13-04 143
Day 1: 4 08-15 Day 2: 2 04-05
59. James Rampey Liberty, SC 6 13-00 142
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 4 08-02
60. Kyle Glasgow Guin, AL 6 12-15 141
Day 1: 5 11-02 Day 2: 1 01-13
61. Terry Luedtke Burton, TX 6 12-12 140
Day 1: 4 08-15 Day 2: 2 03-13
62. Jennings Earnest Guin, AL 5 12-12 139
Day 1: 3 08-15 Day 2: 2 03-13
63. Denny Fiedler Wabasha, MN 6 12-10 138
Day 1: 5 11-00 Day 2: 1 01-10
64. Justin Kerr Lake Havasu, AZ 7 12-09 137
Day 1: 5 08-12 Day 2: 2 03-13
65. Matt Green Cartersville, GA 7 12-09 136
Day 1: 3 05-10 Day 2: 4 06-15
66. Kaoru O’Bryan Benton, KY 6 12-02 135
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 4 07-14
67. Bobby Taylor Jasper, AL 6 12-01 134
Day 1: 4 08-00 Day 2: 2 04-01
68. Matt Pangrac Bixby, OK 6 11-13 133
Day 1: 5 10-00 Day 2: 1 01-13
69. Marshall Hughes Hemphill, TX 6 11-12 132
Day 1: 4 07-15 Day 2: 2 03-13
70. Darrell Newman Bruceville, TX 6 11-12 131
Day 1: 2 04-08 Day 2: 4 07-04
71. Austin Archer Anniston, AL 5 11-06 130
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 4 09-12
72. Justin Hymel Norco, LA 6 11-06 129
Day 1: 5 09-05 Day 2: 1 02-01
73. Dustin Reneau Mckinney, TX 6 11-06 128
Day 1: 4 07-03 Day 2: 2 04-03
74. Josh Oliver Southside, AL 6 11-02 127
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 3 05-05
75. Harvey Horne Bella Vista, AR 6 11-01 126
Day 1: 4 06-14 Day 2: 2 04-03
76. Caiden Sinclair Wilsonville, AL 6 10-14 125
Day 1: 2 04-08 Day 2: 4 06-06
77. Chris Beaudrie Princeton, KY 6 10-14 124
Day 1: 3 05-00 Day 2: 3 05-14
78. Zeke Gossett Pell City, AL 5 10-12 123
Day 1: 3 06-15 Day 2: 2 03-13
79. Josh Bragg Jacksonville, AL 6 10-12 122
Day 1: 3 05-00 Day 2: 3 05-12
80. Adam Neu Forestville, WI 5 10-11 121
Day 1: 2 04-15 Day 2: 3 05-12
81. Wyatt Burkhalter Coker, AL 5 10-09 120
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 4 08-15
82. Sam George Athens, AL 6 10-09 119
Day 1: 4 06-04 Day 2: 2 04-05
83. Joe Combs Paragould, AR 5 10-08 118
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 4 09-02
84. Andrew Upshaw Hemphill, TX 6 10-08 117
Day 1: 3 04-13 Day 2: 3 05-11
85. Daisuke Kita Ootsu-Shi JAPAN 5 10-02 116
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 2 03-07
86. Jim Dillard West Monroe, LA 5 10-01 115
Day 1: 5 10-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
87. Luke Plunkett Pinson, AL 5 10-00 114
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 3 06-04
88. Briana Tucker Trinity, AL 4 09-15 113
Day 1: 1 03-13 Day 2: 3 06-02
89. Travis Burch La Cygne, KS 5 09-10 112
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 4 07-10
90. Julius Mazy Phoenix, AZ 5 09-10 111
Day 1: 2 04-11 Day 2: 3 04-15
91. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 4 09-07 110
Day 1: 3 05-11 Day 2: 1 03-12
92. Chris White Russiaville, IN 5 09-04 109
Day 1: 5 09-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
93. Dustin Wheeler Hulbert, OK 5 09-02 108
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 3 05-14
94. Lee Black Moulton, AL 5 09-00 107
Day 1: 5 09-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
95. Trevor McKinney Benton, IL 5 08-13 106
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 4 07-01
96. Andy Hribar Lakeville, MN 5 08-13 105
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 3 05-08
97. Luke Dunkin Lawrenceburg, TN 5 08-08 104
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 4 06-11
98. Randy Plyler Arkadelphia, AR 5 08-07 103
Day 1: 3 05-02 Day 2: 2 03-05
99. Derek Hicks Rocky Face, GA 4 08-06 102
Day 1: 2 04-14 Day 2: 2 03-08
100. Hensley Powell Whitwell, TN 4 08-04 101
Day 1: 4 08-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
101. Dave Redington Winnsboro, TX 4 08-03 100
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 08-03
102. Caleb Gibson Tahlequah, OK 5 08-03 99
Day 1: 4 05-11 Day 2: 1 02-08
103. James Christian Dickson, TN 5 08-02 98
Day 1: 4 06-04 Day 2: 1 01-14
104. Brent Shores Boise, ID 4 08-01 97
Day 1: 4 08-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
105. Chris Bailey Eddy, TX 3 08-01 96
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 2 05-05
106. Jimmy Mason Rogersville, AL 4 08-00 95
Day 1: 2 04-04 Day 2: 2 03-12
107. Mitchell Jennings Valley, AL 4 07-15 94
Day 1: 2 03-00 Day 2: 2 04-15
108. Joel Willert Prior Lake, MN 3 07-14 93
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 2 06-01
109. Billy Smith Montgomery, TX 4 07-13 92
Day 1: 4 07-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
110. Clay Dyer Hamilton, AL 4 07-12 91
Day 1: 2 02-11 Day 2: 2 05-01
111. Lonnie Cochran Section, AL 4 07-11 90
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 07-11
112. Jarrett Brown Montevallo, AL 4 07-11 89
Day 1: 3 06-00 Day 2: 1 01-11
113. Kyle Patrick Cooperstown, NY 3 07-11 88
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 1 04-00
114. Justin Nichols Tuscaloosa, AL 4 07-09 87
Day 1: 2 03-10 Day 2: 2 03-15
115. Charlie Hartley Grove City, OH 4 07-09 86
Day 1: 2 03-13 Day 2: 2 03-12
116. Travis Harriman Huntsville, AR 4 07-08 85
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 3 05-10
117. Dale Hightower Mannford, OK 4 07-05 84
Day 1: 3 05-07 Day 2: 1 01-14
118. BJ Baxter Willshire, OH 4 07-05 83
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 2 03-10
119. Randy Blaukat Springfield, MO 4 07-04 82
Day 1: 4 07-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
120. Robbie McDonald Little Rock, AR 3 07-02 81
Day 1: 3 07-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
121. Carl Jocumsen Queensland TN AUSTRALIA 4 07-01 80
Day 1: 3 05-08 Day 2: 1 01-09
122. Brian Post Janesville, WI 4 07-01 79
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 2 03-03
123. Chad Smith Minnetonka, MN 4 06-15 78
Day 1: 2 03-08 Day 2: 2 03-07
124. Cody Shry Pinehrst, TX 3 06-13 77
Day 1: 2 04-08 Day 2: 1 02-05
125. Oliver Ngy Frisco, TX 3 06-12 76
Day 1: 3 06-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
126. Kevin Ledoux Choctaw, OK 4 06-11 75
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 3 05-04
127. Trey Swindle Cleveland, AL 3 06-11 74
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 2 04-14
128. Myles Palmer Alexander City, AL 3 06-11 73
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 1 02-13
129. Jeremy Johnson Mansfield, TX 4 06-09 72
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 4 06-09
130. Scott Isaacs Ladonia, TX 4 06-08 71
Day 1: 4 06-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
131. Nathan Harbison Madera, CA 4 06-06 70
Day 1: 3 05-01 Day 2: 1 01-05
132. Travis Loyd Brookeland , TX 3 06-06 69
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 2 04-15
133. Chancy Walters West Des Moines, IA 3 06-05 68
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 2 04-13
134. Adam Knowles Trevor, WI 3 06-03 67
Day 1: 2 03-14 Day 2: 1 02-05
135. Lucas Ragusa Gonzales, LA 3 06-00 66
Day 1: 3 06-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
136. Allen Brooks Canton, GA 2 05-15 65
Day 1: 1 03-00 Day 2: 1 02-15
137. Chris Groh Spring Grove, IL 3 05-14 64
Day 1: 3 05-14 Day 2: 0 00-00
138. Christian Mazzola Sr Walnutport, PA 4 05-14 63
Day 1: 2 02-14 Day 2: 2 03-00
139. Jay Brainard Mountain Home, AR 3 05-13 62
Day 1: 3 05-13 Day 2: 0 00-00
140. Billy McCaghren Jr Mayflower, AR 2 05-13 61
Day 1: 1 02-15 Day 2: 1 02-14
141. Chris Jones Bokoshe, OK 2 05-09 60
Day 1: 2 05-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
142. Ken Iyobe Tokoname-Shi JAPAN 3 05-09 59
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 2 03-03
143. Darold Gleason Many, LA 3 05-08 58
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-08
144. Clayton Barnes Clanton, AL 3 05-08 57
Day 1: 2 03-05 Day 2: 1 02-03
145. Greg Mansfield Olathe, KS 3 05-07 56
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 2 03-08
146. Mark Watson Midlothian, TX 3 05-06 55
Day 1: 2 03-08 Day 2: 1 01-14
147. Brandon Looney Athens, AL 3 05-05 54
Day 1: 3 05-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
148. Randall Carter Maplesville, AL 3 05-05 53
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 1 02-01
149. Lance Crawford Broken Bow, OK 3 05-03 52
Day 1: 3 05-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
150. Cody Detweiler Guntersville, AL 3 05-03 51
Day 1: 2 03-00 Day 2: 1 02-03
151. Philip Atkins Killen, AL 3 05-02 50
Day 1: 3 05-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
152. Cory Leita Victoria, TX 3 05-01 49
Day 1: 3 05-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
153. Jacob Foutz Charleston, TN 2 04-15 48
Day 1: 2 04-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
154. Corey Stewart III Lees Summit, MO 3 04-14 47
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 1 01-11
155. Ryan Heavener Tulsa, OK 2 04-09 46
Day 1: 2 04-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
156. Tom Statler Kimberling City, MO 3 04-09 45
Day 1: 1 01-05 Day 2: 2 03-04
157. Mark Hicks Glouster, OH 2 04-06 44
Day 1: 2 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
157. Brian Robison Bellville, TX 2 04-06 44
Day 1: 2 04-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
159. Richard Kaluba Litchfield, OH 3 04-04 42
Day 1: 2 02-14 Day 2: 1 01-06
160. Mark Russell Mt Vernon, TX 2 04-03 41
Day 1: 2 04-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
161. Danny Hardy Cantonment, FL 3 04-01 40
Day 1: 2 03-00 Day 2: 1 01-01
162. Troy O’Rourke Bentonville, AR 2 03-13 39
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-13
163. Jeff Lugar Princeton, TX 2 03-13 38
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 1 02-07
164. Logan Latuso Gonzales, LA 2 03-12 37
Day 1: 2 03-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
165. Adam Bartusek Lakeville, MN 1 03-09 36
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-09
166. Jerod Hawkes Eagle Pass, TX 2 03-06 35
Day 1: 1 01-14 Day 2: 1 01-08
167. Blake Sylvester Plaquemine, LA 2 03-05 34
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 1 01-09
168. Scott Allgood Fair Play, SC 2 03-03 33
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-03
168. John Maner Falkville, AL 2 03-03 33
Day 1: 2 03-03 Day 2: 0 00-00
170. Cody Steckel Las Vegas, NV 2 03-02 31
Day 1: 2 03-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
171. Connor Rushing Zachary, LA 1 02-15 30
Day 1: 1 02-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
172. Gary Caruso Baton Rouge, LA 2 02-12 29
Day 1: 2 02-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
173. Larry Jenkins Leesburg, TX 1 02-08 28
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-08
174. Chris Keeble Lenoir City, TN 1 02-05 27
Day 1: 1 02-05 Day 2: 0 00-00
175. Adam Rasmussen Sturgeon Bay, WI 1 02-04 26
Day 1: 1 02-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
176. Michael Wooten White House, TN 1 02-02 25
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
177. Mitchell Grimsley Hiawassee, GA 1 02-01 24
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-01
177. James Meers Rome, GA 1 02-01 24
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
177. Crispin Powley Camden, TN 1 02-01 24
Day 1: 1 02-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
180. Andrew Behnke Fond Du Lac, WI 1 01-15 21
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-15
180. Jaxon Sullivan Reagan, TN 1 01-15 21
Day 1: 1 01-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
182. RJ Chandler Jr. Vinton, LA 1 01-11 19
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-11
182. Shane Melton Kokomo, IN 1 01-11 19
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
182. Brian Morris Cullman, AL 1 01-11 19
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
182. Luke Shrader Barrington, NJ 1 01-11 19
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-11
186. Shaine Campbell Brookeland, TX 1 01-10 15
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Cody Ryan Greaney La Grange, TX 1 01-10 15
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
186. Ethan King Wilsonville, AL 1 01-10 15
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
189. Conner Choate Toddville, IA 1 01-09 12
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-09
189. Bill McNutt Henry, IL 1 01-09 12
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 0 00-00
191. David Dove Columbus, MS 1 01-07 10
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
191. Brent Homan Graham, TX 1 01-07 10
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-07
193. Billy Billeaud Lafayette, LA 1 01-06 8
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
193. Tadd Johnson Lakeville, MN 1 01-06 8
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-06
195. Todd Childs Waxahachie, TX 1 01-04 6
Day 1: 1 01-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
195. Toby Hartsell Afton, OK 1 01-04 6
Day 1: 1 01-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
197. Bill Weidler Helena, AL 1 00-07 4
Day 1: 1 00-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
198. Rutger Hyche Double Springs, AL 1 00-06 3
Day 1: 1 00-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Adrian Barnes Belton, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Lucas Bradley Flippin, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Phillip Brannon Sylacauga, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Jon Canada Helena, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. John Connell Marion, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Neal Gilmore Magnolia, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Johnny Grice Arp, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Wayne Hall Cottonwood, AZ 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Rick Nishio Southside, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Josh Pladies Belton, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Tom Redington Winnsboro, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Jason Reyes Huffman, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Tommy Robinson Westland, MI 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Spike Stoker Cisco, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Austin Sudduth Waterford, WI 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Dustin Wilkey Durant, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Skyler Williams Arley, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
199. Chris Wooten West Point, MS 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 39 527 1073-00
2 24 412 862-11
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63 939 1935-11
2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Lewis Smith Lake 10/7-10/9
Smith Lake, Jasper AL.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$
1. Kelly Townson Hartselle, AL 6 11-13 200 $16,320.00
Day 1: 3 06-13 Day 2: 3 05-00
2. Justin Stephenson Jasper, AL 5 10-04 199 $3,840.00
Day 1: 3 05-05 Day 2: 2 04-15
3. Travis Culbreth Alexander City, AL 5 09-15 198 $2,880.00
Day 1: 3 05-11 Day 2: 2 04-04
4. Levi Allgeier Bardstown, KY 4 08-12 197 $2,160.00
Day 1: 3 06-11 Day 2: 1 02-01
5. Terry Neal Magnolia, AR 4 08-09 196 $2,016.00
Day 1: 2 03-07 Day 2: 2 05-02
6. Kolten Goolsby Palestine, TX 5 08-03 195 $1,920.00
Day 1: 2 03-01 Day 2: 3 05-02
7. Ruben Arevalos Poth, TX 4 08-00 194 $1,824.00
Day 1: 3 06-07 Day 2: 1 01-09
8. Curtis King Plaquemine, LA 3 07-05 193 $1,728.00
Day 1: 2 05-09 Day 2: 1 01-12
9. Marty Tanner Tolar, TX 4 07-04 192 $1,584.00
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 2 04-00
10. James Boyett Mountain Home, AR 3 06-13 191 $1,440.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-13
11. Skyler Browning Crosby, TX 3 06-11 190 $1,344.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-11
12. Joseph Shaw Madison, WI 3 06-10 189 $1,248.00
Day 1: 2 03-09 Day 2: 1 03-01
13. Gary Haraguchi Murfreesboro, TN 3 06-07 188 $1,056.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 06-07
14. Michael Butler Lake In The Hills, IL 3 06-06 187 $960.00
Day 1: 2 03-01 Day 2: 1 03-05
15. Jacob Novak Clear Lake, MN 3 06-04 186 $864.00
Day 1: 3 06-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
16. Riley Kilpatrick Jasper, AL 3 06-00 185 $768.00
Day 1: 2 03-13 Day 2: 1 02-03
17. Jamey Sickafoose Dora, AL 3 05-15 184 $720.00
Day 1: 3 05-15 Day 2: 0 00-00
18. Joe Laseter Addison, AL 3 05-14 183 $720.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 3 05-14
19. Trae Anderson Jasper, AL 3 05-14 182 $720.00
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 2 04-05
19. Gary Roberts Monroe, LA 3 05-14 182 $720.00
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 2 04-05
21. David Harrell Downsville, LA 3 05-10 180 $672.00
Day 1: 3 05-10 Day 2: 0 00-00
22. Mitch Van Ert Watertown, WI 3 05-07 179 $672.00
Day 1: 3 05-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
23. Todd Lee Jasper, AL 3 05-06 178 $672.00
Day 1: 3 05-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
24. Teron Prince New Hope, AL 2 05-06 177 $672.00
Day 1: 1 01-04 Day 2: 1 04-02
25. Mark Wethington Liberty, KY 2 05-02 176 $672.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 05-02
26. Clifton Overstreet Dothan, AL 3 05-02 175 $576.00
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 2 03-09
27. Douglas Vaughn Houston, AL 3 05-01 174 $576.00
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 2 03-08
28. Charles Reed Batesville, MS 3 05-01 173 $576.00
Day 1: 2 03-06 Day 2: 1 01-11
29. Ryker Holmes Arlington, TX 3 04-12 172 $576.00
Day 1: 1 01-04 Day 2: 2 03-08
30. James Scott Moore, OK 2 04-10 171 $576.00
Day 1: 1 02-14 Day 2: 1 01-12
31. Jeffrey Jennings Lanett, AL 1 04-09 170 $778.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 04-09
32. Jim Ford Magnolia, AR 3 04-09 169 $528.00
Day 1: 2 03-02 Day 2: 1 01-07
32. Frank Williams Saint Charles, MO 3 04-09 169 $528.00
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 2 03-02
34. Jonathan Barnette Jasper, AL 2 04-07 167 $528.00
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 1 01-12
35. Colten Anders Burton, TX 2 04-06 166 $528.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-06
36. W Luckett Jr Ridgeland, MS 2 04-06 165 $528.00
Day 1: 1 01-10 Day 2: 1 02-12
37. Jeremy Duke Gautier, MS 2 04-06 164 $528.00
Day 1: 1 02-06 Day 2: 1 02-00
38. Matt Schiefelbein Marseilles, IL 2 04-05 163 $528.00
Day 1: 1 02-00 Day 2: 1 02-05
39. Chad Harvey Cave Creek, AZ 2 04-02 162 $528.00
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 04-02
40. John Goul Philadelphia, MS 2 04-01 161 $528.00
Day 1: 1 02-12 Day 2: 1 01-05
41. Cole Boyd Springfield, MO 1 03-15 160
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 03-15
42. Adam Tims Royse City, TX 2 03-14 159
Day 1: 1 02-08 Day 2: 1 01-06
43. Vernon Cooksey Bossier City, LA 1 03-12 158
Day 1: 1 03-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
44. John Jacobs Birmingham, AL 2 03-11 157
Day 1: 2 03-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
44. A.J. Menssen Bloomington, IL 2 03-11 157
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-11
44. Terry Petchinsky Lewisville, TX 2 03-11 157
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-11
47. Don Harvey Franklin, TN 2 03-11 154
Day 1: 1 01-13 Day 2: 1 01-14
48. David Riggs Hillsboro, IL 2 03-08 153
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-08
49. Brad Hollowell Azle, TX 2 03-07 152
Day 1: 2 03-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
49. Clayton Torson Cedar Rapids, IA 2 03-07 152
Day 1: 2 03-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
51. Steve Madar Starkville, MS 2 03-06 150
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 1 02-00
52. Joshua Griffith Huntsville, AL 2 03-06 149
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 1 01-13
53. Morris Collins Fairfield, OH 2 03-05 148
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-05
54. Collin Allison Vestavia, AL 2 03-04 147
Day 1: 2 03-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
54. Timmy Smith Jemison, AL 2 03-04 147
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-04
56. Hunter Reifschneider Marion, IA 2 03-04 145
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 1 01-11
57. Jacob Collins Hillsboro, IL 2 03-01 144
Day 1: 2 03-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
57. Shane Soriano Merced, CA 2 03-01 144
Day 1: 2 03-01 Day 2: 0 00-00
59. Jeffrey Salter Bay Minette, AL 2 03-01 142
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 2 03-01
60. Noah Armstrong Fayetteville, GA 2 03-00 141
Day 1: 2 03-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
61. Steven Hatch Long Beach, MS 2 02-14 140
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 1 01-05
62. Hunter Miles Collinsville, MS 2 02-14 139
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 1 01-06
63. Sherman Marbutt Hackleburg, AL 1 02-11 138
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
63. Ken Yamate Richardson, TX 1 02-11 138
Day 1: 1 02-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
65. Gabe Pearce Logan, AL 1 02-07 136
Day 1: 1 02-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
66. David Cortinas Keller, TX 1 02-03 135
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-03
66. Richard Roulston Little Rock, AR 1 02-03 135
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-03
68. Wade Garcia Alma, AR 2 02-03 133
Day 1: 1 01-09 Day 2: 1 00-10
69. John Stewart Lees Summit, MO 1 02-02 132
Day 1: 1 02-02 Day 2: 0 00-00
70. Grayson Sanders Lewisville, TX 1 02-00 131
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 02-00
71. Thomas Abraham Winchester, TN 1 01-14 130
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-14
72. Jason Adams Raceland, LA 1 01-13 129
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-13
72. Daniel Valois Gomez Caracas FL VENEZUELA 1 01-13 129
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-13
74. Brian Hamaker Huntsville, AL 1 01-12 127
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-12
74. Johnny Ward Jr Waynesville, MO 1 01-12 127
Day 1: 1 01-12 Day 2: 0 00-00
76. Blake McAnnally Springville, AL 1 01-11 125
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
76. Tim Rath Lake Havasu City, AZ 1 01-11 125
Day 1: 1 01-11 Day 2: 0 00-00
78. Allen Heston Pittsburg, TX 1 01-09 123
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-09
79. Dirk Wenzlaff Frisco, TX 1 01-08 122
Day 1: 1 01-08 Day 2: 0 00-00
80. Michael Benson Cullman, AL 1 01-07 121
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
80. Chase Cook Guin, AL 1 01-07 121
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
80. Carson Denmark Malcolm, AL 1 01-07 121
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
80. Jonathan Majors Chelsea, AL 1 01-07 121
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
80. Larry Mcneil Meridianville, AL 1 01-07 121
Day 1: 1 01-07 Day 2: 0 00-00
80. Cory Weaver Ankeny, IA 1 01-07 121
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-07
86. Keith Eddleman Buda, TX 1 01-06 115
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
86. Stephen Parnell Brandon, MS 1 01-06 115
Day 1: 1 01-06 Day 2: 0 00-00
88. Elliot Gardner Brenham, TX 1 01-05 113
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-05
88. Ben Shuler Midland, TX 1 01-05 113
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 1 01-05
90. John Keith Remlap, AL 1 01-04 111
Day 1: 1 01-04 Day 2: 0 00-00
91. Andrew Packard Fresno, CA 1 00-10 110
Day 1: 0 -01-00 Day 2: 1 01-10
92. Gary Bates Athens, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. James Bell Pace, FL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Andy Beloat Montgomery, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Matthew Bierman Nashville, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Aaron Bishop Hamilton, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. David Booth Erin, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Kevin Booty Many, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Noah Boyett Mountain Home, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Scott Burnett Warrior, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Jamie Butler Jasper, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Jeffrey Chapman Chunchula, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Andy Chappell Warrior, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Rock Crowe Valley, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. John Cummings Maumelle, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Ethan Flack Baileyton, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Robert Fortner Conway, AR 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Ralph Gibson Locust Grove, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Gerald Grace Jasper, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Bruce Griffin Jasper, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Nikki Jo Hatten Clanton, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Christopher Haynes Memphis, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Darrell Hille Springfield, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Yo Howard Bolingbrook, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Mike Isaak Caryle, IL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Jon Jezierski Troy, MI 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Kevin Johns Eads, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Will Major Port Allen, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Kevin Mallow Kansas, OK 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Kevin Maxwell Laneville, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Michael Mayo Collierville, TN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Angela Mayo Maiden, NC 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. David McMurphy Wilsonville, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Winter Garden, FL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Blake Oswalt Jasper, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Ethen Preston Tower City, ND 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Dawain Rhudy Guin, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Cory Richard Carencro, LA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Ronald Robbs Fredericktown, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Dillon Saffle Eureka, MO 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Kelly Salow Delhi, IA 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Greg Secord Salem, SC 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Lamar Shelton Athens, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Leland Smith Warrior, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Sam Sobieck New Prague, MN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. William Spencer Maplesville, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Randy Tallhamer Parkersburg, WV 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Kayden Tanner Tolar, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Benjamin Townson Hartselle, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Dwain Vogelpohl Cambridge, MN 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Randy Waddell Guntersville, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Kaden Wiedenfeld Boerne, TX 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Tray Williams Danville, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
92. Steve Wilson Empire, AL 0 00-00 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Day 2: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 10 100 183-03
2 6 93 185-03
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16 193 368-06
Huge Kicker Lifts Hibbit And Buzard To Bassmaster Junior Championship Lead
Ohio’s Grant Buzard and Brooks Hibbit, of the Hartley’s Hawgs Youth Fishing Club, are leading after Day 1 of the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior National Championship at Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake with 12 pounds, 1 ounce.
Photo by Emily Hand/B.A.S.S.
October 8, 2021
Huge Kicker Lifts Hibbit And Buzard To Bassmaster Junior Championship Lead
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HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — Brooks Hibbit and Grant Buzard of the Hartley’s Hawgs Youth Fishing Club used an 8-pound, 1-ounce kicker largemouth to anchor a five-bass limit of 12-1 that leads the opening round of the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior National Championship on Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake.
“That was our first fish of the day,” Hibbit said of his big catch. “We were about two hours into our day and we weren’t off to a great start. We pulled up to a new spot and I caught it on the fifth cast.
“I thought I was snagged on something at first, but then it started moving and fighting back. It swam under the boat and jumped on the other side.”
The only team with a double-digit weight, Hibbit and Buzard caught their fish on finesse baits. As Hibbit explained, their day turned out much differently than they had anticipated.
“In practice, we found a spot where we caught fish, but it didn’t seem to work today,” he said. “Then we fished another spot where we only caught a 1 1/2-pounder in practice. We thought there would be a bunch of people on it, but there was no one there.
“We sat there and fished for probably 2 1/2 hours. We actually got our limit there.”
Noting that he and Buzard caught their bass in 15 to 25 feet of water, Hibbit said knowing when to abandon an unproductive effort was key to his team’s performance.
“The fish are pretty much in their fall pattern, but (not many) are coming up shallow, they’re still hanging deep,” Hibbit said. “We thought they’d be pretty shallow because it’s still pretty warm out, but they’re not. We had to switch up and fish deeper water.
“We were marking bait on the fish finder, so we tried throwing crankbaits. It didn’t seem like crankbaits were working, so we switched to finesse and started catching fish.”
With stocked Florida-strain largemouth swimming its waters, the Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake has a reputation for producing impressive catches. Hibbit said he was thrilled the lake saved its quality for when it mattered.
“At the registration meeting last night, we heard that the lake has verified 10-pounders,” he said. “In practice, the biggest thing we caught was 1 1/2, so we thought that we were going to have maybe 6 pounds today.
“That big fish shook us up a little bit. I had to take a 10-minute break to cool down. I was getting jumpy and setting hooks on logs. I took a break and then got back to it and in the next hour and a half, we had a limit.”
Nolan Holloway and Jackson Fanning of Morgan County Middle School are in second place with 9-8. The anglers initially tried throwing reaction baits but ended up getting all their bites on slower presentations.
“We came into this event thinking a moving bite was going to work for fish that were pushing shad up, but we really couldn’t find a pattern on that, so we just moved back and forth from deep to shallow all day,” Holloway said. “We were fishing 1/4-ounce War Eagle shaky heads with Zoom Trick worms around deep brushpiles. We caught our biggest shallow fish on a Texas-rigged Zoom Old Monster worm.”
Fanning said that remaining diligent was their formula for success.
Parker Adair and Jackson Miller of the Arkansas Youth Anglers team are in third place with 9-5. While they weighed only two bass, one of them was Adair’s personal best — a 7-14 that ranked as the event’s second-heaviest bass.
Adair caught the big fish around noon by fishing a soft plastic bait with a slow presentation.
“I had just changed from a reaction bait to this slower technique,” he said. “I caught that fish in about 4 feet of water. It was close to wood and sandy bank.
“I didn’t think it was a 7-pounder, I thought it was more like a 2-pounder. But when it got up and jumped, it was like ‘Oh man, we gotta get that one.’”
Miller added: “We were on the trolling motor most of the day; we didn’t really use the big motor much. Once we got that fish, we tried to find a similar pattern. If the conditions are the same tomorrow, we’re hoping to do the same thing.”
Hibbit and Buzard are in the lead for Big Bass honors with their 8-1.
Saturday’s takeoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. CT at the Carroll County Lake Launch. The weigh-in will be held in downtown Huntingdonat 19463 West Main Street at 3:30 p.m.
Tournament coverage will be available on Bassmaster.com.
The Bassmaster Junior Series National Championship is being hosted by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce.
2021 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior National Championship 10/8-10/9
Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreational Lake, Huntington TN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Angler Club/School Pts
1. Grant Buzard – Brooks Hibbit Hartleys Hawgs Youth Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 5 12-01 Total: 5 12-01
2. Nolan Holloway – Jackson Fanning Morgan County Middle School 0
Day 1: 5 09-08 Total: 5 09-08
3. Parker Adair – Jackson Miller Arkansas Youth Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 09-05 Total: 2 09-05
4. Dominic Bianchi – Ethan Haley Rochester Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 5 08-15 Total: 5 08-15
5. Nolan Savage – Jake Paradis LA Jr Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 08-04 Total: 5 08-04
6. Charles Klug – Brock Huebner PJ Jacobs Junior High 0
Day 1: 1 06-13 Total: 1 06-13
7. Connor Kennedy – Hayden Johns Mulberry High School 0
Day 1: 5 06-08 Total: 5 06-08
8. Chase Black – Cayden Collins South side middle 0
Day 1: 5 05-10 Total: 5 05-10
9. James Barkley – Tanner Moulton New Hampshire Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 05-08 Total: 5 05-08
10. Alex Meland – Carter Michalek Eastern Iowa Jr Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 05-03 Total: 5 05-03
11. Clayburn Reed – Gavin Gooding Academy at the Farm 0
Day 1: 5 05-00 Total: 5 05-00
12. Trey Richardson Iii – Reid Luckett Free State Bass 0
Day 1: 5 04-15 Total: 5 04-15
13. Luke Stewart – Austin Craze Clay Co Middle School and Clay C 0
Day 1: 5 04-14 Total: 5 04-14
14. Ty Magargle – Quintin Bergey Wildcat Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 04-12 Total: 5 04-12
15. Drew Lee – Cole Mcausland American Christian Academy 0
Day 1: 5 04-09 Total: 5 04-09
16. Caleb Hildenbrand – Ethan Denu Port City Jr. Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 04-08 Total: 5 04-08
16. Jase Johnson – Keaton Coe Anoka Ramsey Jr Bassers 0
Day 1: 5 04-08 Total: 5 04-08
16. Jackson Rogers – Caden Sellers Jr. Southwest Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 5 04-08 Total: 5 04-08
19. Cole Bowen – Tate Bowen Mecklenburg 0
Day 1: 5 04-06 Total: 5 04-06
20. Presley Lannom – Preston Maddux Mt Juliet Fishing 0
Day 1: 5 04-05 Total: 5 04-05
20. Cameron Prokop – Tom Shumowsky New Age Bass Fishing Club 0
Day 1: 5 04-05 Total: 5 04-05
22. Wyatt Massey – Leland Pageler Phoenix Junior Bass Masters 0
Day 1: 5 04-01 Total: 5 04-01
23. Justin Waggener – Eli Pauley Burgin Independent School 0
Day 1: 3 03-14 Total: 3 03-14
24. Terryn Boland – Wyatt Becker West Salem 0
Day 1: 5 03-13 Total: 5 03-13
25. Lucas D’angelo – Drew Hinzman Elkins 0
Day 1: 4 03-10 Total: 4 03-10
26. Parker Eubanks – Garrett Evans Plainview Jr. Bass Club 0
Day 1: 5 03-09 Total: 5 03-09
26. Rhiauna Switzer – Abigail Panak Pretty Water Junior Bass Club 0
Day 1: 5 03-09 Total: 5 03-09
28. Bo Hollen – Ari Clark Mon Valley Bassmaster’s 0
Day 1: 4 03-08 Total: 4 03-08
29. Tate Reynolds – Blane Smith Russell County High School 0
Day 1: 4 03-04 Total: 4 03-04
30. Kent Falls – Colby Falls York Middle School 0
Day 1: 4 03-01 Total: 4 03-01
31. Milam Mcillwain – Landon Lewis CREEKWOOD FISHING 0
Day 1: 3 03-01 Total: 3 03-01
32. Princeton Jordan – Peyton Jordan Marshfield Blue Jays 0
Day 1: 3 02-11 Total: 3 02-11
32. Troy Watson – Shockley Hiatt Mount Airy Middle School – Maybe 0
Day 1: 3 02-11 Total: 3 02-11
34. Lainie Holbert – Sarah Swindle Riverside Bass Team 0
Day 1: 3 02-06 Total: 3 02-06
35. Jack Meiser – Blake Meiser Eureka 0
Day 1: 3 02-03 Total: 3 02-03
36. Jonathan Jarvis – Tanner Trawick Seminole Co. Middle High School 0
Day 1: 2 02-03 Total: 2 02-03
37. Lucas Sheafer – Steele Smith Louisburg Middle School 0
Day 1: 2 02-02 Total: 2 02-02
38. Brayden Vallie – Easton Fett Fruitport 0
Day 1: 2 01-15 Total: 2 01-15
38. Wes Warnock – Ryan Seitz Southeastern Bass Anglers 0
Day 1: 2 01-15 Total: 2 01-15
40. Cason Redwine – Bo Helms Bear Creek Anglers 0
Day 1: 1 01-14 Total: 1 01-14
41. Beau McQuade – Elijah Ambrose Jr. Potomac River Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 01-12 Total: 2 01-12
42. Caleb Moore – Joseph Siegel Off The Hook IL Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 01-09 Total: 2 01-09
43. Nathan Chiasson – Evan Breaux Lafourche Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 2 01-07 Total: 2 01-07
44. Cameron Mcdonel – Trenton Zoellner Swatara and CD Middle 0
Day 1: 1 01-00 Total: 1 01-00
44. Nicholas Syrett – Landon Homrich Howell Highlander Way Middle Sch 0
Day 1: 1 01-00 Total: 1 01-00
46. Boots Burleson – Brady Mikes Texas Bass Nation 0
Day 1: 1 00-15 Total: 1 00-15
47. Aiden King – Dillyn Dill Shelby County Jr Anglers 0
Day 1: 1 00-13 Total: 1 00-13
48. Murphy Childers – Ryder Colee 0
Day 1: 1 00-12 Total: 1 00-12
49. Grant Rees – Keegan Carnicle West Delaware 0
Day 1: 1 00-11 Total: 1 00-11
49. Cassidy Sawyer – Vaughn Mckay L A Junior Bassmasters 0
Day 1: 1 00-11 Total: 1 00-11
51. Avery Bowen – Laiken Emanuel Jefferson West High School 0
Day 1: 1 00-10 Total: 1 00-10
52. Connor Krech – Landon Bizal Anoka Ramsey 0
Day 1: 1 00-09 Total: 1 00-09
53. Tyler Camp – Kason Carmichiel Pine Grove 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
53. Austin Evans – Trevor Wallace Mecklenburg Youth Bass Masters 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
53. Nikolas Foster – Massachusetts BASS Nation 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
53. Carter Gaines – Charlie Brekke Poudre School District 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
53. Kaleb Harris – Dakota Power Ark-La-Tex Bassmaster 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
53. Mackenzie Muntz – Jacob Muntz Gibsonburg 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
53. John Pharr – Collin Pharr 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
53. Levi Sowell – Maggie Miller Broaddus 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
53. Alexander Tyler – Briley West McKeel Junior Fishing Team 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
53. Leo Yonkman – Drew Wagner Southside Junior Anglers 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 23 176 195-08
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23 176 195-08