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Gallant Takes Over Lead In Bassmaster Open At 1000 Islands

Cooper Gallant, of Bowmanville, Canada, is leading after Day 2 of the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open at the St. Lawrence River/1000 Islands with a two-day total of 52 pounds, 2 ounces. 

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

September 10, 2021

Gallant Takes Over Lead In Bassmaster Open At 1000 Islands

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CLAYTON, N.Y. — Cooper Gallant’s Day 2 limit of 25 pounds, 2 ounces was right about where his practice results indicated he’d be, but an unexpected Day 1 bonus positioned him to take the Day 2 lead of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open at the St. Lawrence River/1000 Islands.

Placing second on Day 1 with 27 pounds — 7 ounces behind first-round leader Cal Climpson — Gallant said he was surprised at that weight because he came into the tournament targeting the 25-pound mark. Topping the field with a two-day total of  52-2, the Bowmanville, Canada, pro enters Championship Saturday with a 1 1/2-pound lead over Bassmaster Elite angler Cory Johnston, who sits in second with 50-10.

“I had a pretty good bag today, but I didn’t see any of the big, big, big ones like those 6-pounders you’d like to have,” Gallant said. “If you can catch five 5s, you’ll be sitting pretty good.

“I ended up culling about four times and I had about 10 fish all day. I’m not getting many bites, but they’re the right ones.”

Gallant spent his day in Lake Ontario, not far from the mouth of the river. There he fished a drop shot with an unnamed bait over rocky bottom with isolated boulders on the Canadian side.

“The bigger fish are getting on the noticeably bigger boulders and then you also have big ones cruising the whole flat,” Gallant said. “I found when it’s calm and the sun’s out, they get on the boulders really good.

“From what I’ve seen, when the wind’s blowing, they’ve been pulling off of them. You just have to drift and find them. I think they feel protected sitting on those boulders.”

After Thursday’s huge catch, Gallant commented that he was concerned he had caught most of his spot’s potential.

“I knew there was still fish around there, but I didn’t know if I could catch five,” he said. “I thought I could catch one or two but I ended up camping out all day on what I fished yesterday.

“Tomorrow I’m going to switch it up. I pounded that area pretty good the last two days and we’re going to gamble and hopefully come in with another 25 pounds.”

Two months ago, Johnston finished fourth in the Farmers Insurance Bassmaster Elite event on the St. Lawrence. This week, the Canadian pro has been consistent with daily limits of 25-7 and 25-3

“I ran similar stuff as I did yesterday; I started in the river and worked my way out to the lake and caught fish all day,” Johnston said. “I worked little subtleties in the (rock structure) in about 40 feet and caught them on a drop shot with a prototype Spro worm.

“The fish are definitely moving (with the cooling weather). They’ll probably be gone tomorrow and I’ll have to find new fish.”

Climpson slipped to third with 49-14. After starting with the event’s heaviest bag — 27-7 — the Cavan, Canada angler added 22-7. Day 2, he said, required much more of a search effort.

“I had to run quite a bit of spots,” Climpson said. “Today, it wasn’t so much that the fish left; I just lost a few key fish. I didn’t relocate today, I just kept running a couple of the spots where I’d found them in practice and I just ran into them. I only fished two new spots that I didn’t fish yesterday.”

Targeting rocky bottom and boulders in 20-30 feet, Climpson again caught his fish on a drop shot with a 3/4-ounce weight. On Thursday, he rotated through three different baits. Today, he had to increase his selection to five.

“They’re getting picky for sure,” Climpson said. “I probably dropped down on a dozen fish that wouldn’t bite today.”

Andrew Upshaw of Hemphill, Texas, leads the Phoenix Boats Big Bass standings with a 6-13.

Zack Eggleston of Goleta, Calif., highlighted his summer visit with Upstate New York relatives by winning the co-angler division with 33-6. After placing third on Day 1 with 15-2, he added an eye-popping 3-fish limit of 18-4.

Eggleston caught one of his keepers on a drop shot with a 4-inch Big Hammer Baits Salt Shaker worm and a 3/8-ounce weight, but most of his fish ate his homemade 3/32-ounce black hair jig. Eggleston added a piece of stick worm to the jig’s hook shank to bulk up the body.

“I think they like the hair jig because it’s very subtle in the water; it’s not intrusive,” he said. “They’ll follow it but then they’ll come up and eat it. It’s something you can swim and cover water with. There are so many little bugs that get washed around down there; it’s just like candy to them that they can’t pass up.”

Eggleston tied Mathew Mccarthy of Marysville, Ohio, for the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers. Both caught fish weighing 6-12.

Jonathan Kelley of Old Forge, Pa., leads the Northern Open points standings with 554. Mike Iaconelli of Pitts Grove, N.J., is in second with 549, followed by Alex Redwine of Blue Ash, Ohio who is tied for second with 549, J.T. Thompkins of Myrtle Beach, S.C., is in fourth with 520 and Gallant is in fifth with 515

Jacob Powroznik of North Prince George, Va., leads the overall Falcon Rods Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year points standings with 1,029.

Saturday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. ET at the Antique Boat Museum. The weigh-in will be held at the museum at 2:30 p.m.

Live coverage of the event can be streamed on Bassmaster.com and the FOX Sports digital platforms. FS1 will also broadcast live with the tournament leaders from 8-11 a.m.

1000 Islands Clayton Chamber of Commerce and the Antique Boat Museum are hosting the event.

2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at 1000 Islands 9/9-9/11
St. Lawrence River/1000 Islands, Clayton  NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Coop Gallant           Bowmanville Ontario CAN 10  52-02  200
Day 1: 5   27-00     Day 2: 5   25-02
2.  Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            10  50-10  199
Day 1: 5   25-07     Day 2: 5   25-03
3.  Cal Climpson           Cavan CANADA            10  49-14  198
Day 1: 5   27-07     Day 2: 5   22-07
4.  Jonathan Kelley        Old Forge, PA           10  49-02  197
Day 1: 5   24-12     Day 2: 5   24-06
5.  Adam Neu               Forestville, WI         10  49-01  196
Day 1: 5   23-15     Day 2: 5   25-02
6.  Dean Meckes            Clayton, NY             10  48-12  195
Day 1: 5   22-03     Day 2: 5   26-09
7.  Timmy Thompkins        Myrtle Beach, SC        10  48-10  194
Day 1: 5   22-05     Day 2: 5   26-05
8.  Gary Adkins            Green Bay, WI           10  48-05  193
Day 1: 5   25-10     Day 2: 5   22-11
9.  Chris Johnston         Otonabee Ontario CANADA 10  47-07  192
Day 1: 5   21-03     Day 2: 5   26-04
10. Brad Leuthner          Independence, MN        10  46-10  191
Day 1: 5   22-01     Day 2: 5   24-09
11. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         10  45-12  190   $4,907.00
Day 1: 5   21-12     Day 2: 5   24-00
12. Alex Redwine           Blue Ash, OH            10  45-07  189   $4,293.00
Day 1: 5   22-08     Day 2: 5   22-15
13. Brett Carnright        Plattsburgh, NY         10  44-15  188   $3,373.00
Day 1: 5   23-12     Day 2: 5   21-03
14. Travis Manson          Conshohocken, PA        10  44-11  187   $3,373.00
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   24-04
15. Jason Burger           Bridgeton, NJ           10  44-05  186   $3,373.00
Day 1: 5   24-06     Day 2: 5   19-15
16. Kevin Park             Waymart, PA             10  44-04  185   $3,373.00
Day 1: 5   25-10     Day 2: 5   18-10
17. Joe Lucarelli          Center Harbor, NH       10  43-10  184   $3,373.00
Day 1: 5   19-01     Day 2: 5   24-09
18. Billy Gilbert          Hamburg, NY             10  43-00  183   $3,373.00
Day 1: 5   20-10     Day 2: 5   22-06
19. Brent Shores           Boise, ID               10  42-15  182   $3,373.00
Day 1: 5   19-01     Day 2: 5   23-14
20. Erik Luzak             Fenelon Falls CANADA    10  42-06  181   $3,373.00
Day 1: 5   15-14     Day 2: 5   26-08
21. Brad Elwood            Clear Spring, MD        10  42-03  180   $3,067.00
Day 1: 5   19-07     Day 2: 5   22-12
22. JT Thompkins           Myrtle Beach, SC        10  42-03  179   $3,067.00
Day 1: 5   21-03     Day 2: 5   21-00
23. Zak Fadden             Plymouth, MI            10  42-01  178   $3,067.00
Day 1: 5   22-08     Day 2: 5   19-09
24. John Garrett           Union City, TN          10  41-14  177   $3,067.00
Day 1: 5   23-06     Day 2: 5   18-08
25. Brock Belik            Orchard, NE              9  41-13  176   $3,067.00
Day 1: 5   24-12     Day 2: 4   17-01
26. AJ Slegona Jr          Walker Valley, NY       10  41-05  175   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   21-13     Day 2: 5   19-08
27. Sam George             Athens, AL              10  41-04  174   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   21-11     Day 2: 5   19-09
28. Matt Pangrac           Bixby, OK               10  41-04  173   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   21-00     Day 2: 5   20-04
29. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI              10  41-01  172   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   22-10     Day 2: 5   18-07
30. Joe Labarbera          Montrose, PA            10  40-05  171   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   19-09     Day 2: 5   20-12
31. Trevor Jancasz         White Pigeon, MI        10  40-04  170   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   20-15     Day 2: 5   19-05
32. Brian Hughes           Barrie CANADA           10  40-03  169   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   23-06
33. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ         10  40-02  168   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   19-03     Day 2: 5   20-15
34. Tyler Williams         Belgrade, ME            10  39-15  167   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   20-11     Day 2: 5   19-04
35. Zackery Seal           Findley Lake, NY        10  39-11  166   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   19-14     Day 2: 5   19-13
36. Neil Deleeuw           Fenwick CANADA          10  39-03  165   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   22-04     Day 2: 5   16-15
37. Reese Hudson           Broomall, PA            10  39-03  164   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   18-12
38. Joe Ford               Bewdely CANADA          10  39-02  163   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   20-04     Day 2: 5   18-14
39. Scott Pellegrin        Chippewa Falls, WI      10  39-01  162   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   22-05     Day 2: 5   16-12
40. Zach Goutremout        Chaumont, NY            10  39-00  161   $2,821.00
Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   25-12
41. Nolan Minor            Charlottesville, VA     10  39-00  160
Day 1: 5   20-08     Day 2: 5   18-08
42. Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ        10  38-15  159
Day 1: 5   19-06     Day 2: 5   19-09
43. Daisuke Aoki           Minamitsurugun Yamanash 10  38-12  158
Day 1: 5   24-13     Day 2: 5   13-15
44. Austin Cranford        Moore, OK               10  38-11  157
Day 1: 5   18-15     Day 2: 5   19-12
45. Tommy Williams         Shepherdsville, KY      10  38-10  156
Day 1: 5   17-15     Day 2: 5   20-11
46. Julius Mazy            Phoenix, AZ             10  38-10  155
Day 1: 5   20-08     Day 2: 5   18-02
47. Joel Willert           Prior Lake, MN          10  38-06  154
Day 1: 5   21-07     Day 2: 5   16-15
48. Jonathan Robla         Waddington, NY          10  38-04  153
Day 1: 5   23-11     Day 2: 5   14-09
49. Justin Margraves       Diana, TX               10  38-04  152
Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   22-03
50. Jacob Powroznik        North Prince George, VA 10  38-04  151
Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   22-02
51. Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA        10  38-01  150
Day 1: 5   22-07     Day 2: 5   15-10
52. Douglas Reed           Bridgeton, NJ           10  37-08  149
Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 5   18-11
53. Chad Wentzell          St.Thomas CANADA        10  37-05  148
Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 5   17-13
54. Keith Nemcek           St Charles, IL          10  37-03  147
Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   21-12
55. Drew Tiano             Hudson, NY              10  37-00  146
Day 1: 5   18-05     Day 2: 5   18-11
56. Christopher Fiore      Midlothian, VA          10  36-15  145
Day 1: 5   19-09     Day 2: 5   17-06
57. Jonathan Dietz         Corry, PA               10  36-10  144
Day 1: 5   18-00     Day 2: 5   18-10
58. Marc Schilling         Shady Shores, TX        10  36-07  143
Day 1: 5   16-12     Day 2: 5   19-11
59. Michael Zampese        Haskell, NJ             10  36-07  142
Day 1: 5   18-05     Day 2: 5   18-02
60. Chad Pipkens           Dewitt, MI              10  36-05  141
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   21-15
61. George Yund            Albany, NY              10  36-05  140
Day 1: 5   20-13     Day 2: 5   15-08
62. Randy Lamanche         Marcellus, NY           10  35-15  139
Day 1: 5   19-03     Day 2: 5   16-12
63. Josh Summerville       Lilly, PA               10  35-14  138
Day 1: 5   20-00     Day 2: 5   15-14
64. Ryan Whitacre          Chicago, IL             10  35-13  137
Day 1: 5   16-08     Day 2: 5   19-05
65. Frank Arthur           Fallston, MD            10  35-12  136
Day 1: 5   17-13     Day 2: 5   17-15
66. Kyle Austin            Ridgeville, SC          10  35-11  135
Day 1: 5   21-14     Day 2: 5   13-13
67. Hugh Cosculluela       Spring, TX              10  35-11  134
Day 1: 5   19-06     Day 2: 5   16-05
68. Dennis Carnahan        Cazenovia, NY           10  35-10  133
Day 1: 5   17-10     Day 2: 5   18-00
69. Jeremy Sadowski        Voluntown, CT           10  35-08  132
Day 1: 5   18-00     Day 2: 5   17-08
70. Spike Stoker           Cisco, TX                8  35-04  131
Day 1: 5   23-07     Day 2: 3   11-13
71. Cass Terrance          Akwewsane, NY           10  35-04  130
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   16-08
72. Michael Murphy         East Syracuse, NY       10  35-01  129
Day 1: 5   20-14     Day 2: 5   14-03
73. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA              10  35-00  128
Day 1: 5   18-01     Day 2: 5   16-15
74. Steve Morella          Townshend, VT           10  34-15  127
Day 1: 5   19-03     Day 2: 5   15-12
75. Lane Olson             Sherwood, OR            10  34-15  126
Day 1: 5   18-07     Day 2: 5   16-08
76. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA          10  34-09  125
Day 1: 5   21-01     Day 2: 5   13-08
77. Blake Sylvester        Plaquemine, LA          10  34-05  124
Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   18-02
78. Lucas Murphy           Lexington, MI           10  34-04  123
Day 1: 5   16-09     Day 2: 5   17-11
79. Kraig Kettelkamp       Clifton Springs, NY     10  34-02  122
Day 1: 5   20-07     Day 2: 5   13-11
80. Andy Hribar            Lakeville, MN           10  33-14  121
Day 1: 5   17-02     Day 2: 5   16-12
81. Greg Mansfield         Olathe, KS              10  33-12  120
Day 1: 5   18-03     Day 2: 5   15-09
82. Jason Putman           Cicero, NY              10  33-11  119
Day 1: 5   17-11     Day 2: 5   16-00
83. Tom Dolin              Palatine Bridge, NY     10  33-08  118
Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   16-11
84. Youme Vu               Paramount, CA           10  33-07  117
Day 1: 5   14-06     Day 2: 5   19-01
85. Brian Bylotas          Scott Township, PA      10  33-00  116
Day 1: 5   17-15     Day 2: 5   15-01
86. Greg Alexander         Hebron, MD              10  32-14  115
Day 1: 5   12-01     Day 2: 5   20-13
87. Shane Rees             Middletown, IN          10  32-14  114
Day 1: 5   13-14     Day 2: 5   19-00
88. Trevor McKinney        Benton, IL              10  32-08  113
Day 1: 5   14-04     Day 2: 5   18-04
89. Tanner Ward            Woodsfield , OH         10  32-07  112
Day 1: 5   18-05     Day 2: 5   14-02
90. Eddie Casey            Whiteford, MD           10  32-06  111
Day 1: 5   17-07     Day 2: 5   14-15
91. Kenny Mittelstaedt     Paynesville, MN          9  32-04  110
Day 1: 4   11-13     Day 2: 5   20-07
92. Stanley Sypeck Jr      Sugarloaf, PA           10  32-03  109
Day 1: 5   18-07     Day 2: 5   13-12
93. Andrew Upshaw          Hemphill, TX             8  32-02  108
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 3   13-06
94. Brian Post             Janesville, WI          10  31-13  107
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   14-09
95. Jake Biram             Tulsa, OK               10  31-10  106
Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 5   16-14
96. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV          10  31-09  105
Day 1: 5   15-14     Day 2: 5   15-11
97. Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT          10  31-08  104
Day 1: 5   19-13     Day 2: 5   11-11
98. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH          10  31-07  103
Day 1: 5   17-00     Day 2: 5   14-07
99. Alec Morrison          Peru, NY                10  31-06  102
Day 1: 5   17-00     Day 2: 5   14-06
100. Barry Rathbone         Jeffersonton, VA        10  31-02  101
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   16-01
101. Gregory DiPalma        Millville, NJ           10  31-01  100
Day 1: 5   17-12     Day 2: 5   13-05
102. John Zeolla            Oak Park, CA             8  31-00   99
Day 1: 3   10-13     Day 2: 5   20-03
103. Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                10  30-13   98
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 5   13-09
104. Cameron Smith          Wareham, MA             10  30-12   97
Day 1: 5   18-10     Day 2: 5   12-02
105. Oliver Ngy             Frisco, TX              10  30-11   96
Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 5   15-00
106. Jeff Queen             Catawba, NC             10  30-07   95
Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 5   15-12
107. Denny Fiedler          Wabasha, MN             10  30-02   94
Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 5   12-13
108. Tom Knee               Newtown Square, PA      10  30-00   93
Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   16-12
109. Frank Poirier          North Prince George, VA 10  30-00   92
Day 1: 5   14-07     Day 2: 5   15-09
110. Jeff Jensen            Beech Creek, PA          9  29-11   91
Day 1: 5   19-03     Day 2: 4   10-08
111. David Boelkins         Lake Zurich, IL          9  29-10   90
Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 4   16-04
112. Nick Radtke            Greenwood Lake, NY      10  29-07   89
Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 5   17-04
113. Mike Loughlin          Caesarea CANADA         10  29-07   88
Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 5   17-00
114. Tyler Ferris           Williamston, MI         10  29-06   87
Day 1: 5   12-09     Day 2: 5   16-13
115. Glynn Goodwin          Marietta, OH            10  29-05   86
Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   10-15
116. Matthew Szczoczarz     Cumberland, RI          10  29-02   85
Day 1: 5   13-13     Day 2: 5   15-05
117. Paul Kimball           Glastonbury, CT         10  28-09   84
Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 5   14-07
118. Bill Vierzen           Hanover, NH             10  28-08   83
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   12-09
119. Jonathan Carter        Portland, ME             8  28-05   82
Day 1: 5   18-03     Day 2: 3   10-02
120. Ryan Powroznik         Prince George, VA        9  28-03   81
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 4   14-04
121. Trait Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          10  27-15   80
Day 1: 5   13-02     Day 2: 5   14-13
122. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH             10  27-06   79
Day 1: 5   16-04     Day 2: 5   11-02
123. Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS          9  27-06   78
Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 4   14-05
124. Carmen Peluso          Pittsburgh, PA          10  27-04   77
Day 1: 5   12-03     Day 2: 5   15-01
125. Brian Mullaney         New Market, MD          10  27-03   76
Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 5   14-11
126. Brian Brooks           Pittsgrove, NJ          10  27-03   75
Day 1: 5   13-09     Day 2: 5   13-10
127. Eddie Levin            Westerville, OH         10  27-01   74
Day 1: 5   14-01     Day 2: 5   13-00
128. Ed Powell              Sandyville, WV          10  27-00   73
Day 1: 5   09-06     Day 2: 5   17-10
129. Robert Reesey          Newfoundland, PA         9  27-00   72
Day 1: 5   15-13     Day 2: 4   11-03
130. Darryl Halbert         Enoree, SC              10  26-15   71
Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 5   10-13
131. Kerry Frey             Middlebury, IN          10  26-14   70
Day 1: 5   09-14     Day 2: 5   17-00
132. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR         10  26-02   69
Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   14-02
133. Willy Dennison         Willoughby Hills, OH    10  25-10   68
Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   12-13
134. Keith Brumfield        Vicksburg, MS            7  25-06   67
Day 1: 5   19-06     Day 2: 2   06-00
135. Luke Losey             Kersey, PA               9  25-06   66
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 4   10-05
136. James Mignanelli       Harmony, PA             10  25-01   65
Day 1: 5   10-12     Day 2: 5   14-05
137. Tom Hardy              Penetanguishene CANADA   7  24-15   64
Day 1: 2   05-01     Day 2: 5   19-14
138. Masayuki Matsushita    Tokoname-Shi JAPAN       8  24-15   63
Day 1: 5   18-09     Day 2: 3   06-06
139. Luke Plunkett          Pinson, AL              10  24-09   62
Day 1: 5   09-04     Day 2: 5   15-05
140. Jason Tibbetts         Centreville, VA         10  24-07   61
Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 5   13-12
141. Kirk McMullen          Greensburg, PA           8  23-14   60
Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 3   11-00
142. Austin Hoke            Lititz, PA              10  23-08   59
Day 1: 5   12-15     Day 2: 5   10-09
143. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            8  23-05   58
Day 1: 5   16-04     Day 2: 3   07-01
144. Dan Grove              Harrisville, PA          8  23-02   57
Day 1: 3   08-11     Day 2: 5   14-07
145. Greg Fisher            Zanesville, OH          10  22-14   56
Day 1: 5   10-13     Day 2: 5   12-01
146. Chris Beaudrie         Princeton, KY            8  22-12   55
Day 1: 5   14-03     Day 2: 3   08-09
147. Jesse Hilliard         Delhi CANADA             8  22-09   54
Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 3   07-02
148. Brandon Brown          Lockport, NY            10  22-01   53
Day 1: 5   13-00     Day 2: 5   09-01
149. Gary Greenwood         Taylors, SC             10  21-14   52
Day 1: 5   10-05     Day 2: 5   11-09
150. Mandel Pettus          Rocky Point, NY          7  21-09   51
Day 1: 5   17-04     Day 2: 2   04-05
151. Ed Stiefel             Mahwah, NJ               7  20-04   50
Day 1: 2   05-13     Day 2: 5   14-07
152. Sheron Brown           Leminster, MA            8  20-03   49
Day 1: 5   12-10     Day 2: 3   07-09
153. Tyler Morgan           Schuylkill Haven, PA     8  19-09   48
Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 5   13-15
154. Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              5  19-05   47
Day 1: 5   19-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
155. Steven Camp            Mechanicsvlle, VA       10  18-15   46
Day 1: 5   07-05     Day 2: 5   11-10
156. Chris Hellebuyck       Waterford, MI            6  18-15   45
Day 1: 2   08-15     Day 2: 4   10-00
157. Steven Hatala          Harrison Township, MI    5  18-09   44
Day 1: 5   18-09     Day 2: 0   00-00
158. Chancy Walters         West Des Moines, IA      6  18-02   43
Day 1: 2   06-09     Day 2: 4   11-09
159. Greg Secord            Salem, SC                7  17-08   42
Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 2   04-10
160. John Pelletier         Castleton, NY            5  17-05   41
Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
161. Danny McGarry          Newcastle CANADA         5  16-02   40
Day 1: 5   16-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
162. Troy Baxter            Canton, NY               6  16-02   39
Day 1: 4   08-10     Day 2: 2   07-08
163. John Hagaman           Egg Harbor City, NJ      8  16-00   38
Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 5   09-12
164. Christian Mazzola Sr   Walnutport, PA           8  15-06   37
Day 1: 3   06-12     Day 2: 5   08-10
165. Curtis Richardson      Belleville Ontario CANA  5  14-10   36
Day 1: 5   14-10     Day 2: 0   00-00
166. Patrick Martin         St Roch De L Achigan Qu  5  14-02   35
Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
167. Dane Anderson          Hudson, NY               5  13-07   34
Day 1: 5   13-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
168. Danger Kelly           Somerset, KY             7  13-00   33
Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 4   07-10
169. Patrick Hildenbrand    Red Hook, NY             5  11-07   32
Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
170. John Mcgraw            Hamilton Sq, NJ          5  11-02   31
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
171. Justin Salisbury       Binghamton, NY           5  11-01   30
Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 0   00-00
172. Denis Karachopan       Rocky Point, NY          5  10-15   29
Day 1: 5   10-15     Day 2: 0   00-00
172. Joe Spano              Scranton, PA             5  10-15   29
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   10-15
174. Frankie Appaluccio     Franklin, NJ             5  09-15   27
Day 1: 2   05-11     Day 2: 3   04-04
175. Scott Lindstam Jr.     Largo, FL                4  09-02   26
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 4   09-02
176. Roger Stahl JR         Chittenango, NY          5  08-06   25
Day 1: 5   08-06     Day 2: 0   00-00
177. Hunter Bland           Williston, FL            5  08-04   24
Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 2   03-08
178. Randy Elliott          Severn, MD               2  07-02   23
Day 1: 2   07-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
179. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      2  07-00   22
Day 1: 1   04-10     Day 2: 1   02-06
180. Michelle Jalaba        Birmingham, MI           2  03-13   21
Day 1: 1   01-07     Day 2: 1   02-06
181. Craig Chambers         Midland, NC              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
181. Frank Guarascio        Marcy, NY                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
181. Nathan Knapp           Candor, NY               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
181. Trevor Lo              Maplewood, MN            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       161       848      2929-13
2       139       781      2684-01
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300      1629      5613-14

 

2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at 1000 Islands 9/9-9/11
St. Lawrence River/1000 Islands, Clayton  NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Zack Eggleston         Goleta, CA               6  33-06  200  $18,372.00
Day 1: 3   15-02     Day 2: 3   18-04
2.  Ethan Mcmahon          Swanton, VT              6  27-11  199   $4,293.00
Day 1: 3   14-07     Day 2: 3   13-04
3.  David Kovack           Lancaster, PA            6  27-10  198   $3,220.00
Day 1: 3   13-10     Day 2: 3   14-00
4.  Timothy Nichols        Pittsgrove, NJ           6  26-09  197   $2,415.00
Day 1: 3   15-12     Day 2: 3   10-13
5.  Eric Stecker           Quakertown, PA           6  26-06  196   $2,254.00
Day 1: 3   13-11     Day 2: 3   12-11
6.  Sakae Ushio            Tonawanda, NY            6  26-04  195   $2,147.00
Day 1: 3   15-13     Day 2: 3   10-07
7.  Joe Mantione           West Milford, NJ         6  25-15  194   $2,039.00
Day 1: 3   13-05     Day 2: 3   12-10
8.  Christy Tiano          Hudson, NY               6  25-14  193   $1,932.00
Day 1: 3   12-02     Day 2: 3   13-12
9.  Mitch Van Ert          Watertown, WI            6  25-09  192   $1,771.00
Day 1: 3   14-03     Day 2: 3   11-06
10. James Bojonny          Hunlock Creek, PA        6  24-15  191   $1,610.00
Day 1: 3   11-04     Day 2: 3   13-11
11. BK Kelley              Chester, VA              6  24-09  190   $1,503.00
Day 1: 3   13-08     Day 2: 3   11-01
12. Brent Temple           BREWERTON, NY            6  24-07  189   $1,395.00
Day 1: 3   13-09     Day 2: 3   10-14
13. Ben Jacobi             Richmond, VA             6  23-14  188   $1,181.00
Day 1: 3   11-06     Day 2: 3   12-08
14. Lenny Speed Jr.        Chadds Ford, PA          6  23-06  187   $1,073.00
Day 1: 3   09-09     Day 2: 3   13-13
15. Kevin Hesson           Seneca, PA               6  23-06  186     $966.00
Day 1: 3   13-04     Day 2: 3   10-02
16. Jacob Thompkins        Myrtle Beach, SC         6  23-06  185     $859.00
Day 1: 3   11-06     Day 2: 3   12-00
17. Mathew Thompson        Hogansburg, NY           6  23-00  184     $805.00
Day 1: 3   13-05     Day 2: 3   09-11
18. Gary Haraguchi         Murfreesboro, TN         6  23-00  183     $805.00
Day 1: 3   12-10     Day 2: 3   10-06
19. Bryan Folino           Williamstown, MA         6  23-00  182     $805.00
Day 1: 3   11-15     Day 2: 3   11-01
20. Jeffrey Burns          Cicero, NY               6  22-15  181     $805.00
Day 1: 3   10-03     Day 2: 3   12-12
21. Ryan Park              Mount Joy, PA            6  22-12  180     $751.00
Day 1: 3   14-03     Day 2: 3   08-09
22. Sean Mckee IV          Haddon Heights, NJ       6  22-12  179     $751.00
Day 1: 3   08-14     Day 2: 3   13-14
23. Mark Snyder            Elizabethtown, PA        6  22-11  178     $751.00
Day 1: 3   10-11     Day 2: 3   12-00
24. Harry Moore            Clarington, OH           6  22-08  177     $751.00
Day 1: 3   11-11     Day 2: 3   10-13
25. Cody Stahl             Griffin, GA              6  22-05  176     $751.00
Day 1: 3   12-05     Day 2: 3   10-00
26. Shon Pulley            Greenfield, IN           6  22-04  175     $644.00
Day 1: 3   10-05     Day 2: 3   11-15
27. Hunter Kosmerick       Sturgis, MI              6  22-04  174     $644.00
Day 1: 3   11-14     Day 2: 3   10-06
28. Brad Goetz             Montello, WI             6  22-04  173     $644.00
Day 1: 3   11-10     Day 2: 3   10-10
29. Michael Schrader       North Attleboro, MA      6  22-03  172     $644.00
Day 1: 3   08-14     Day 2: 3   13-05
30. Dan Loux               Quakertown, PA           6  22-03  171     $617.00
Day 1: 3   12-12     Day 2: 3   09-07
30. George Petrak          Binghamton, NY           6  22-03  171     $617.00
Day 1: 3   12-12     Day 2: 3   09-07
32. Joseph Vacanti         Mount Laurel, NJ         6  22-01  169     $590.00
Day 1: 3   13-05     Day 2: 3   08-12
33. Curtis Hall II         Lenore, WV               6  22-00  168     $590.00
Day 1: 3   14-02     Day 2: 3   07-14
34. Jody Gardner           Tippecanoe, OH           6  21-13  167     $590.00
Day 1: 3   11-00     Day 2: 3   10-13
35. Shawn Gokey            Fairfax, VT              6  21-11  166     $590.00
Day 1: 3   12-06     Day 2: 3   09-05
36. Matthew Mccarthy       Marysville, OH           6  21-06  165     $715.00
Day 1: 3   14-12     Day 2: 3   06-10
37. Nickolas Ferry         Feasterville, PA         6  21-04  164     $590.00
Day 1: 3   14-10     Day 2: 3   06-10
38. Bubba Leister III      Kintnersville, PA        6  20-11  163     $590.00
Day 1: 3   13-06     Day 2: 3   07-05
39. Sudhir Nath            Cheektowaga, NY          6  20-08  162     $590.00
Day 1: 3   10-03     Day 2: 3   10-05
40. Bailey Eigbrett        Victor, NY               6  20-07  161     $590.00
Day 1: 3   12-10     Day 2: 3   07-13
41. Grant Loney            Vineland CANADA          6  20-06  160
Day 1: 3   09-06     Day 2: 3   11-00
42. Gary Hall              Delbarton, WV            6  20-04  159
Day 1: 3   12-07     Day 2: 3   07-13
43. Jordan Laclair         Morristown, NY           6  20-03  158
Day 1: 3   12-03     Day 2: 3   08-00
44. Jon Putman             Carthage, NY             6  20-00  157
Day 1: 3   09-10     Day 2: 3   10-06
45. Paul Kimball           Philadelphia, PA         6  19-12  156
Day 1: 3   08-11     Day 2: 3   11-01
46. Todd Hughes            Mount Bethel, PA         6  19-10  155
Day 1: 3   10-12     Day 2: 3   08-14
47. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 6  19-09  154
Day 1: 3   10-07     Day 2: 3   09-02
48. Mark Kendra            Great Meadows, NJ        6  19-08  153
Day 1: 3   07-07     Day 2: 3   12-01
49. Brooks Parker          Bridgeville, DE          6  19-08  152
Day 1: 3   10-12     Day 2: 3   08-12
50. Jody White             Shaftsbury, VT           6  19-08  151
Day 1: 3   09-10     Day 2: 3   09-14
51. John Ciavaglia         Pittsford, NY            6  19-07  150
Day 1: 3   10-14     Day 2: 3   08-09
52. Chris Newton           Whitesboro, NY           6  19-06  149
Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 3   12-14
53. Nathan Wojslaw         Avon, NY                 6  19-06  148
Day 1: 3   11-09     Day 2: 3   07-13
54. Jacob Zaremski         West Henrietta, NY       6  19-05  147
Day 1: 3   08-00     Day 2: 3   11-05
55. Wayne Thompson         Tunkhannock, PA          5  19-04  146
Day 1: 2   08-00     Day 2: 3   11-04
56. Bud Biram              Tulsa, OK                5  19-03  145
Day 1: 3   10-12     Day 2: 2   08-07
57. Simon Clarke-Okah      Toronto CANADA           6  19-03  144
Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 3   10-10
58. Chip Stith             Piscataway, NJ           6  19-01  143
Day 1: 3   09-07     Day 2: 3   09-10
59. Kurtis Lapointe        Enfield, CT              6  18-13  142
Day 1: 3   08-03     Day 2: 3   10-10
60. Joe Sodora             Garfield, NJ             6  18-11  141
Day 1: 3   08-03     Day 2: 3   10-08
61. Joshua Geyer           Loganton, PA             6  18-10  140
Day 1: 3   11-02     Day 2: 3   07-08
62. Terry Wilson           Tillsonburg Ontario CAN  6  18-10  139
Day 1: 3   10-07     Day 2: 3   08-03
63. John Husnay            Holland Patent, NY       6  18-06  138
Day 1: 3   10-11     Day 2: 3   07-11
64. John Stoughtenger      Waterloo, NY             6  18-05  137
Day 1: 3   11-12     Day 2: 3   06-09
65. Craig Johnson          Mars, PA                 6  18-04  136
Day 1: 3   09-05     Day 2: 3   08-15
66. Mark Shopene           Point Pleasant Beach, N  6  18-02  135
Day 1: 3   10-10     Day 2: 3   07-08
67. Brok Schwartzkopf      New Prague, MN           6  18-01  134
Day 1: 3   09-11     Day 2: 3   08-06
68. Levi Allgeier          Bardstown, KY            6  18-00  133
Day 1: 3   07-04     Day 2: 3   10-12
69. PJ Mcmanamon Jr        Ruby, NY                 6  17-12  132
Day 1: 3   06-07     Day 2: 3   11-05
70. Adam Deakin            Windsor, CO              6  17-11  131
Day 1: 3   05-00     Day 2: 3   12-11
71. Brian Setlock          Lancaster, PA            6  17-11  130
Day 1: 3   07-13     Day 2: 3   09-14
72. Brian Landkrohn        Nashport, OH             5  17-09  129
Day 1: 3   10-11     Day 2: 2   06-14
73. Thomas Ulintz          Mars, PA                 6  17-07  128
Day 1: 3   12-10     Day 2: 3   04-13
74. Shane Nelson           Wadsworth, OH            6  17-06  127
Day 1: 3   05-14     Day 2: 3   11-08
75. Jason Grey             Amherst, NY              6  17-06  126
Day 1: 3   09-03     Day 2: 3   08-03
76. John Scipione Jr       Brewerton, NY            5  17-05  125
Day 1: 3   11-07     Day 2: 2   05-14
77. Chad Bushnaq           Buffalo, NY              6  17-03  124
Day 1: 3   05-04     Day 2: 3   11-15
78. Mike Mueller           Medway, MA               4  17-02  123
Day 1: 3   12-14     Day 2: 1   04-04
79. Mike Anderson          Harlem, GA               6  17-00  122
Day 1: 3   07-01     Day 2: 3   09-15
80. Bailey Rothrock        Monticello, IN           6  16-15  121
Day 1: 3   09-11     Day 2: 3   07-04
81. Bart Stanisz           Wichita Falls , TX       6  16-15  120
Day 1: 3   09-10     Day 2: 3   07-05
82. Kyle Patrick           Cooperstown, NY          4  16-13  119
Day 1: 3   12-15     Day 2: 1   03-14
83. Alan Alfonso Jr.       Ruther Glen, VA          5  16-13  118
Day 1: 2   06-08     Day 2: 3   10-05
84. Jimmy Schaffer         Oak Ridge, NJ            5  16-10  117
Day 1: 2   02-12     Day 2: 3   13-14
85. John Brzozowski        Plymouth, PA             5  16-10  116
Day 1: 3   10-05     Day 2: 2   06-05
86. Joseph Zapf            Oak Ridge, NJ            5  16-10  115
Day 1: 3   08-09     Day 2: 2   08-01
87. Cade Bacon             Pennellville, NY         5  16-10  114
Day 1: 3   08-08     Day 2: 2   08-02
88. Keith Cleary           Bethel, CT               6  16-04  113
Day 1: 3   08-02     Day 2: 3   08-02
89. Scott Devault          New Philadelphia, OH     4  16-02  112
Day 1: 3   13-05     Day 2: 1   02-13
90. Joshua Torres          Brandywine, MD           6  16-02  111
Day 1: 3   05-02     Day 2: 3   11-00
91. Justin Eger            Monticello, IN           6  16-02  110
Day 1: 3   10-03     Day 2: 3   05-15
92. Taurus Lopez           Ellenville, NY           6  15-14  109
Day 1: 3   07-03     Day 2: 3   08-11
93. Jesse Buss             Pennsburg, PA            6  15-04  108
Day 1: 3   09-05     Day 2: 3   05-15
94. Mike Rinaldi           North Haledon, NJ        6  14-15  107
Day 1: 3   06-02     Day 2: 3   08-13
95. Scott Seros            Redmond, OR              5  14-14  106
Day 1: 2   06-14     Day 2: 3   08-00
96. Matt Noraas            Pamplin, VA              4  14-13  105
Day 1: 1   02-08     Day 2: 3   12-05
97. Wes Vyverberg          Rochester, NY            5  14-09  104
Day 1: 3   11-04     Day 2: 2   03-05
98. Brian Durham           Dinwiddie, VA            5  14-09  103
Day 1: 3   09-01     Day 2: 2   05-08
99. Mike Eldridge          Blairsville, PA          6  14-09  102
Day 1: 3   07-06     Day 2: 3   07-03
100. Phillip Manning        Bellefonte, PA           6  14-05  101
Day 1: 3   07-04     Day 2: 3   07-01
101. Brad Hollowell         Azle, TX                 5  14-04  100
Day 1: 3   10-12     Day 2: 2   03-08
102. Gus Kneidinger         Prospect, PA             6  14-00   99
Day 1: 3   07-03     Day 2: 3   06-13
103. Matthew Jones          Delmar, NY               4  13-14   98
Day 1: 3   11-02     Day 2: 1   02-12
104. Akira Okuyama          Forest Hills, NY         4  13-13   97
Day 1: 1   02-13     Day 2: 3   11-00
105. Rick Hamer             Charleston, WV           5  13-11   96
Day 1: 3   09-00     Day 2: 2   04-11
106. Kevin Ritchie          Trenton, OH              5  13-09   95
Day 1: 2   05-12     Day 2: 3   07-13
107. Trevor Fitzgerald      Belleview, FL            4  13-08   94
Day 1: 3   09-04     Day 2: 1   04-04
108. Mathew Bertram         Worthington, OH          4  13-07   93
Day 1: 3   08-13     Day 2: 1   04-10
109. Danny Stafursky        Athens, PA               5  13-05   92
Day 1: 2   03-09     Day 2: 3   09-12
110. Jason Dubernas         Old Forge, PA            6  13-04   91
Day 1: 3   07-14     Day 2: 3   05-06
111. Chris McCarthy         Woonsocket, RI           6  13-04   90
Day 1: 3   06-10     Day 2: 3   06-10
112. Ed Guidon              Bethlehem, PA            5  13-02   89
Day 1: 2   05-05     Day 2: 3   07-13
113. Rich Knisely Jr.       Disputanta, VA           6  13-02   88
Day 1: 3   06-13     Day 2: 3   06-05
114. Mark Frickman          Dexter, NY               6  13-01   87
Day 1: 3   04-07     Day 2: 3   08-10
115. Dawson Wisner          Westminster, MD          4  12-12   86
Day 1: 3   09-07     Day 2: 1   03-05
116. Austin Sears           Dayton, OH               4  12-04   85
Day 1: 2   04-08     Day 2: 2   07-12
117. Vern Gatson            Totowa, NJ               5  12-04   84
Day 1: 3   06-01     Day 2: 2   06-03
118. Lewis Mendall          Winthrop, MA             5  12-01   83
Day 1: 2   05-04     Day 2: 3   06-13
119. Samuel Jenesky Jr      Cecil, PA                4  11-13   82
Day 1: 1   03-01     Day 2: 3   08-12
120. Rick Williams Jr       Sandston, VA             3  11-12   81
Day 1: 3   11-12     Day 2: 0   00-00
121. David Booth            Erin, TN                 6  11-10   80
Day 1: 3   04-12     Day 2: 3   06-14
122. Joe Franzwa            Pittsgrove, NJ           3  11-08   79
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   11-08
123. Jess Salmon            Milford, NJ              4  11-08   78
Day 1: 1   01-01     Day 2: 3   10-07
124. Johnnie Garrett        Union City, TN           4  11-07   77
Day 1: 2   06-00     Day 2: 2   05-07
125. Brock Bonadio          Conneaut Lake, PA        3  11-05   76
Day 1: 3   11-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
126. Gary Besmer            East Islip, NY           4  11-03   75
Day 1: 1   03-05     Day 2: 3   07-14
127. Jeff Somers            Crystal, MN              4  11-03   74
Day 1: 1   03-07     Day 2: 3   07-12
128. Jimmy Brumfield        Madison, MS              6  11-01   73
Day 1: 3   07-09     Day 2: 3   03-08
129. Matthew Kremers        Pittsford, NY            5  11-00   72
Day 1: 3   06-01     Day 2: 2   04-15
130. Skyler Anderson        Harlem, GA               4  10-14   71
Day 1: 1   03-01     Day 2: 3   07-13
131. Robert Bruguiere       Roseland, VA             3  10-11   70
Day 1: 1   04-11     Day 2: 2   06-00
132. Christopher House      Walworth, NY             5  10-05   69
Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 2   04-15
133. James Schneider        Watervliet, NY           3  09-05   68
Day 1: 3   09-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
134. Liam Kendra            Great Meadows, NJ        3  09-05   67
Day 1: 2   05-08     Day 2: 1   03-13
135. Mark Rebolos           Long Island City,, NY    3  09-04   66
Day 1: 2   06-11     Day 2: 1   02-09
136. Lloyd Raheem           Orange, NJ               4  09-03   65
Day 1: 3   06-14     Day 2: 1   02-05
137. David Camp             Sterling, OH             3  08-09   64
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   08-09
138. Joshua McGeary         Mt. Pleasant, PA         4  08-08   63
Day 1: 3   05-11     Day 2: 1   02-13
139. Stephen Schneider      Selden, NY               4  08-05   62
Day 1: 3   04-03     Day 2: 1   04-02
140. John Pliska            Duryea, PA               3  08-04   61
Day 1: 3   08-04     Day 2: 0   00-00
141. Matt Leicester         Hertford, NC             5  08-02   60
Day 1: 2   03-02     Day 2: 3   05-00
142. Kieth Allen            Elma, NY                 3  08-00   59
Day 1: 3   08-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
143. Ken Jester             Landenberg, PA           3  07-08   58
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-08
144. Chris Longo            Tunkhannock, PA          3  07-02   57
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   07-02
145. Greg Cronk             Syracuse, NY             4  06-15   56
Day 1: 2   02-13     Day 2: 2   04-02
146. Carl Smith             Lugoff, SC               3  06-11   55
Day 1: 3   06-11     Day 2: 0   00-00
147. Angela Mayo            Maiden, NC               2  06-10   54
Day 1: 1   03-08     Day 2: 1   03-02
148. Tim Mcglenn            Welcome, MD              3  06-09   53
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-09
149. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Winter Garden, FL        3  06-08   52
Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 0   00-00
150. Andrew Packard         Fresno, CA               2  06-08   51
Day 1: 1   03-15     Day 2: 1   02-09
151. Chuck Vacanti          Penn Yan, NY             3  05-11   50
Day 1: 2   02-06     Day 2: 1   03-05
152. Jeff Fellows           Orlando, FL              3  05-05   49
Day 1: 3   05-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
153. Steve Williams         Harrington, ME           2  05-02   48
Day 1: 2   05-02     Day 2: 0   00-00
154. Sam Leary              Canaan, CT               3  04-14   47
Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 2   02-13
155. Bill Bauman            Westland, MI             2  04-11   46
Day 1: 2   04-11     Day 2: 0   00-00
156. Christopher Sawicki    Binghamton, NY           3  04-03   45
Day 1: 3   04-03     Day 2: 0   00-00
157. Burley Langford Jr.    S.Chesterfield, VA       1  03-11   44
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-11
158. Mike Elkins            Kalamazoo, MI            1  02-07   43
Day 1: 1   02-07     Day 2: 0   00-00
159. Peter Barello          Staten Island, NY        1  02-02   42
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-02
160. Mike Bell              Lisbon, NY               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
160. Robert Sweeney         Elkton, MD               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       123       415      1344-10
2       112       389      1234-00
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235       804      2578-10

Tennessee’s Michael Neal Leads First Day at MLF Bass Pro Tour CarParts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft

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Tennessee’s Michael Neal Leads First Day at MLF Bass Pro Tour CarParts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft
Dayton, Tennessee Pro Weighs 36 Bass Totaling 120 Pounds, 13 Ounces to Pace Qualifying Group A – Group B to Fish Saturday

Link to Photo of Qualifying Group A Leader Michael Neal
Link to Video Coverage of Day 1 Highlights at Lake St. Clair, Qualifying Group A

ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. (Sept. 10, 2021) – Pro “The Real Deal” Michael Neal of Dayton, Tennessee, caught 36 bass totaling 120 pounds, 13 ounces, to grab the early lead for Group A on Day 1 of the CarParts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft Friday in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.

The six-day event, hosted by Macomb County, St. Clair Shores and the Detroit Sports Commission, showcases the 80 top professional bass-fishing anglers on the planet competing for a purse of $805,000, including a top cash prize of $100,000 to the winner. The tournament is livestreamed each day at MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MOTV app and also being filmed for broadcast later this fall on the Discovery Channel.

Neal will bring a 18-pound, 9-ounce, lead into Sunday’s second day of competition for Group A. In second place on the SCORETRACKER® leaderboard is the red-hot Academy Sports + Outdoors pro Jacob Wheeler of Harrison, Tennessee, who caught 39 bass totaling 102-4. B&W Trailer Hitches pro Russ Lane of Prattville, Alabama, sits in third place – 1-ounce behind Wheeler – with 33 bass weighing 102-3. Kalamazoo’s Kevin VanDam caught 13 bass weighing 36-12 and sits in 18th place.

The 40 anglers in Group A will now have the day off on Saturday, while the 39 anglers competing in Group B will begin their first day of competition. Group A will resume competition on Sunday.

“It was a heck of a day. It’ll be interesting to see if I can get back our here on Sunday or not,” Neal said, pondering the weather forecast. “If I can’t, I’m going to have to try to come up with a different plan to try to win the round.”

Neal spent pretty much his entire day fishing the same general area – a spot that he described as a big grass flat with a few irregularities – using multiple different baits and techniques. In Period 1, Neal relied on a drop-shot rig and boated six bass. In Period 2, he mixed a jerkbait into his repertoire and along with the drop-shot added another 10 scorable bass. In Period 3, Neal caught fire with a medium-diving crankbait and another 20 scorable bass in the period.

“Whenever it is calm enough to fish, I’m all in on the area that I fished today,” Neal added. “There are tons of fish there, but I don’t know how long they’ll stay, or if the wind will move them or what. We’ll have to see what happens. Regardless, today has been a really fun day.”

Straight off of his two back-to-back Bass Pro Tour victories, second-place pro Jacob Wheeler maintained his historic pace and had another great day on the water Friday.

“It was another incredible day,” Wheeler said. “I stayed on them all day long. It was great to have another 100-pound day, but we’ve still got a lot of work left ahead of us. It’s a solid start, though. And I’ve got a chance to win the round, and that’s really all that you can ask for after Day 1.”

The top 20 pros in Group A after Day 1 on Lake St. Clair are:

1st:          Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 36 bass, 120-13
2nd:         Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., 39 bass, 102-4
3rd:         Russ Lane, Prattville, Ala., 33 bass, 102-3
4th:         Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 28 bass, 98-6
5th:         Gary Klein, Mingus, Texas., 28 bass, 80-6
6th:         Jesse Wiggins, Addison, Ala., 22 bass, 66-8
7th:         Gerald Spohrer, Gonzales, La., 21 bass, 63-1
8th:         Brett Hite, Phoenix, Ariz., 15 bass, 48-9
9th:         Ish Monroe, Oakdale, Calif., 16 bass, 48-3
10th:       Luke Clausen, Spokane, Wash., 16 bass, 45-11
11th:       Adrian Avena, Vineland, N.J., 14 bass, 41-14
12th:       Jeff Sprague, Point, Texas, 15 bass, 40-7
13th:       Fletcher Shryock, Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 40-1
14th:       John Murray, Spring City, Tenn., 15 bass, 39-11
15th:       Takahiro Omori, Tokyo, Japan, 16 bass, 38-14
16th:       Cliff Pace, Petal, Miss., 12 bass, 38-10
17th:       Matthew Stefan, Junction City, Wis., 12 bass, 37-13
18th:       Kevin VanDam, Kalamazoo, Mich., 13 bass, 36-12
19th:       Shinichi Fukae, Osaka, Japan, 13 bass, 36-10
20th:       Keith Poche, Pike Road, Ala., 13 bass, 36-5

A complete list of results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Overall, there were 530 bass weighing 1,558 pounds, 10 ounces caught by 39 pros on Friday.

Ish Monroe won the Berkley Big Bass Award and earned $1,000 Friday for weighing a 5-pound, 13-ounce largemouth bass on a frog during Period 3. Berkley awards $1,000 to the angler who weighs the heaviest bass each day, and a $3,000 bonus to the angler who weighs the heaviest bass of the tournament.

The 40 Anglers in Group A compete in their two-day qualifying round on Lake St. Clair on Friday and Sunday – the 40 anglers in Group B on Saturday and Monday. After each two-day qualifying round is complete, the anglers that finish in 2nd through 20th place from both groups advance to Tuesday’s Knockout Round, while the winner of each group advances directly to Wednesday’s Championship Round. In the Knockout Round, weights are zeroed and the remaining 38 anglers compete to finish in the top 8 to advance to the Championship Round. In the final day Championship Round, weights are zeroed and the highest one-day total wins the top prize of $100,000.

Anglers will take off from the 9-Mile Ramp, located in St. Clair Shores, at 8 a.m. ET each day of competition. With strong winds being forecast for Saturday, Bass Pro Tour Tournament Director Aaron Beshears has decided to allow tournament competitors to trailer their boats. Anglers must remain at the 9-Mile Boat Ramp until 8 a.m. and then will be allowed to depart to the desired launch ramp of their choosing.

The General Tire Takeout ceremonies will also be held at the Launch Ramp, beginning at 5 p.m. each day. Fans are welcome to attend all takeoff and takeout ceremonies and also encouraged to follow the event online throughout the day on the MLF NOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

As part of the event fans will also be treated to the Bass, Brews & BBQ Festival at Blossom Heath Park in St. Clair Shores, from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The festival is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite Bass Pro Tour anglers, enjoy food and beverages from local food truck and St. Clair Shores Micro Breweries, watch the on-the-water action at the MLF watch party, shop at numerous MLF sponsor and local vendor booths, and enjoy live concerts from local musicians each day. For more information on the Bass, Brews & BBQ Festival hosted by Macomb County, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The CarParts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft features anglers competing with a 2-pound minimum weight requirement for a bass to be deemed scorable. Minimum weights are determined individually for each competition waters that the Bass Pro Tour visits, based on the productivity, bass population and anticipated average size of fish in each fishery.

The Bass Pro Tour features a field of 76 of the top professional anglers in the world – joined at each event by 4 pros that qualify from the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit – competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, competing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2022 championship.

The MLF NOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action on all six days of competition from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET. MLF NOW!®  will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

Television coverage of the CarParts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft will premiere at 7 a.m. ET, Nov. 13 on the Discovery Channel. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on the Discovery Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman Channel. Each two-hour long reality-based episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition.

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

Bobby Clark & Tommy Hughes Win CATT East Roanoke River, NC August 29, 2021

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Bobby Clark & Tommy Hughes Win CATT East Roanoke River, NC August 29, 2021

Next East FALL CATT is September 1th at the Roanoke River – Water St. Lighthouse Landing!

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2021 PHANTOM OUTDOORS INVITATIONAL CLASSIC

The 2021 PHANTOM OUTDOORS Invitational Classic will take place on Lake Hartwell Nov 5-6 and we are guaranteeing $10,000.00 to 1st Place!

Green Pond Landing & Event Center – 470 Green Pond Rd, Anderson, SC 29625

A team or solo angler must fish 2 CATT events to Qualify! You may fish the Invitational solo or with your partner or alternate partner your team used in any CATT event.
You can get in your 2 events by fishing any CATT Fall 2020,  CATT Spring 2021, CATT Summer 2021 & CATT Fall 2021!

Go to the Division page and tap on 2021 Phantom Outdoor Invitational Classic!

Bobby Clark & Tommy Hughes win with 5 bass weighing 15.72 lbs and collect $732.00!

2nd went to Shane Craft & Matt Harrell with 13.83 lbs!

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Bobby Clark – Tommy Hughes  4.64 15.72 $732.00 110
Shane Craft – Matt Harrell 4.67 13.83 $298.00 109
Houston Cash – Chase Davis 3.11 13.35 108
Larry Thomas 0.00 11.92 107
Darryl Peele – Steve Bishop 0.00 10.23 106
Zeb West – Wayne Stallings 0.00 9.29 105
Mike Ellis – Mark Faircloth 0.00 8.96 104
Mike White – Danna Moore 0.00 8.17 103
Tracey King – Jackson King 0.00 7.45 102
Davdi Grantham – Tony Clark 4.55 6.54 101
Matt Oakley 0.00 6.10 100
Chris Monton – Kurt Honican 0.00 0.00 90
Thaoms Craft – Jordan Barrow 0.00 0.00 90
Reed Samples 0.00 0.00 90
Total Entrys $1,120.00
BONUS $ $240.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,030.00
East 2021 Fall Final Fund $280.00
2022 CATT Championship Fund $0.00
2021 East Fall Final Fund Total $280.00
2022 CATT Championship Fund Total $0.00

Jason Riggs & Steve Sink Win CATT Yadkin High Rock Lake, NC August 29, 2021

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Jason Riggs & Steve Sink Win CATT Yadkin High Rock Lake, NC August 29, 2021

Next Yadkin CATT is September 26th at Tuckertown launching from Flat Creek!

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2021 PHANTOM OUTDOORS INVITATIONAL CLASSIC

The 2021 PHANTOM OUTDOORS Invitational Classic will take place on Lake Hartwell Nov 5-6 and we are guaranteeing $10,000.00 to 1st Place!

Green Pond Landing & Event Center – 470 Green Pond Rd, Anderson, SC 29625

A team or solo angler must fish 2 CATT events to Qualify! You may fish the Invitational solo or with your partner or alternate partner your team used in any CATT event.
You can get in your 2 events by fishing any CATT Fall 2020,  CATT Spring 2021, CATT Summer 2021 & CATT Fall 2021!

Go to the Division page and tap on 2021 Phantom Outdoor Invitational Classic!

Jason Riggs & Steve Sink weighed in 5 bass at 17.82 lbs to take 1st Place and $1,1730.00!

John Kistler & Rusty Melton took 2nd with 16.18 lbs!

David Hunt  & Darrell Crumbley claimed 3rd with 15.15 lbs!

Rodney Bell & Jack Crook took 5th with 14.74 lbs!

Justin Goodyear & Jerry Bono finished 6th with 14.70 lbs!

Alan Thompson – Michael Coley with the Academy BF at 5.45 lbs!

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Jason Riggs – Steve Sink 4.88 17.82 $1,173.00 110
John Kistler – Rusty Melton 4.30 16.18 $509.00 109
David Hunt – Darrell Crumbley 3.42 15.15 $327.00 108
Joel Ketchum – Sam Cole 0.00 14.89 $140.00 107
Rodney Bell – Jake Crook 4.63 14.74 $110.00 106
Jerry Bono – Justin Goodyear 4.22 14.70 $100.00 105
John Ritchie – Bryant Ritchie 0.00 14.48 104
Dwayne Hughes – Chuck Hughes 0.00 13.13 103
Chris Wagner 3.93 12.74 102
Alan Thompson – Michael Coley 5.45 12.21 $224.00 101
Chris Brown – Wayne Ingram 0.00 11.76 100
Byron Brush 5.03 11.76 $96.00 99
Hunter Harwood – Scott Harwood 0.00 11.25 98
RM Parker – Corey Gibson 0.00 10.49 97
Scott Henley – Johnny Hunter 3.57 10.46 96
Mike Ray – Orlando Giles 4.77 10.30 95
Todd Haynes – Jeremy Talbert 0.00 9.83 94
Brandon Shaver – Brandon Gibson 4.17 7.70 93
Robbie Walser – Mack Lowe 4.85 6.42 92
Brad Burns – Caleb Burns 2.01 4.45 91
Josh Griffin – Daniel Griffin 0.00 4.07 90
Zack Scelsi 0.00 0.00 80
Elliott White – Blake White 0.00 0.00 80
Chad Kindley – Austin Wike 0.00 0.00 80
Bud Radcliff – Coery Ricketts 0.00 0.00 80
Christian Johnson 0.00 0.00 80
Myles Stewart 0.00 0.00 80
Derek Crumbley – Jeff Proctor 0.00 0.00 80
Frank Leonard – David Leonard 0.00 0.00 80
Alan Griffin – Kevin Cahndler 0.00 0.00 80
Jacob Briggs – Brady Briggs 0.00 0.00 80
Total Entrys $2,480.00
BONUS $ $675.00
Total Paid At Ramp $2,680.00
Yadkin FALL 2021 Final Fund $425.00
2022 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2021 Yadkin FALL Final Fund Total $845.00
2022 CATT Championship Fund Total $0.00

Celebrating a Life of Service / Take A Vet Fishing

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Celebrating a Life of Service / Take A Vet Fishing

 

Celebrating a Life of Service

Career Military Veteran, NYC First Responder, and American Hero, William “Bill” Hayes, Recognized in Special 9/11 Edition of Operation Outdoor Freedom TV

BARTLETT, Ill. (September 10, 2021) – Americans over the age of 25 or so recall exactly where they were and what they were doing when the first, loosely reported accounts of September 11, 2001 began circulating. As details firmed up and the horrifying images of the terror attack were broadcasted – along with the heroic actions of NYC and U.S. Military first responders – life and time both seemed to stop.

As most Americans watched their television screens in disbelief from afar, thousands of others were right there at Ground Zero. In the moments, days, and weeks following the attacks, these brave and selfless first responders fought the chaos in any way they could, doing anything and everything in their power to attenuate the pain, suffering, and heartbreak associated with what would become the loss of nearly 3,000 American lives and physical injuries to some 6,000 more.

William (Bill) Hayes is one of those people. His 31 years in the U.S. Military and 24 years as a FDNY firefighter represent a remarkable commitment and life of service to our nation.

Hayes was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey as the son of a FDNY firefighter. Following graduation from high school, he enlisted in the United States Navy in April of 1980 at the age of 17. While assigned to VS-37 (S3 Anti-Submarine Squadron) at the Naval Air Station in North Island, California, he made a WESTPAC Cruise onboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65). Upon his honorable discharged from active duty, he immediately enlisted in the United States Naval Reserves at the Naval Air Station in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, where he was assigned to VR-52 (C9 Airlift Squadron).

In January of 1986, Hayes was appointed to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and briefly served as a New York City Police Officer until July 1987, when he was appointed to the New York City Fire Department. As a member of the FDNY, Hayes would participate in countless missions to preserve the lives and livelihoods of New York City residents, including search and rescue operations during and after both World Trade Center attacks on February 26, 1993, and September 11, 2001.

Upon his Honorable Discharge from the Naval Reserves in 1990, Hayes enlisted in the New York Air National Guard and was assigned as a Traditional Guardsman to the 105th Air Lift Wing (C5 Squadron) at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburg, New York. On October 19, 2001, he was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Noble Eagle and deployed back to the World Trade Center in New York City. On November 1, 2006, he was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 105th Air Lift Wing. In 2007, Hayes was deployed to Bagram, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. On April 30, 2012, he completed his active duty tour and returned to work at the FDNY.

After sustaining a severe back injury and contracting cancer while serving on both active military duty and as a firefighter, Hayes retired from the FDNY in May of 2011 after 24 years of service. In December, 2011, he retired from the New York Air National Guard as a Senior Master Sergeant (E8) with 31 years of military service.

In the years since his retirement, Bill Hayes has beaten his cancer, and his service has not ceased. He has volunteered with numerous Veterans nonprofit organization at both the local and national levels, including Project Healing Waters and the VFW, among others. “We started a VFW post in the FDNY in 2005. I’ve been an active member since its inception and a Commander for the past six years,” Hayes says. “It’s a very special community. Almost 1000 members of the FDNY have been activated and deployed in the U.S. Military. We’ve lost 47 of them; four since 9/11. We fight on all fronts for Veteran’s benefits and do whatever we can to provide support and healing for our military families.”

Like most U.S. Veterans and first responders, Hayes never set out to be a hero or receive any special recognition. “I was just 17 years old when I enlisted, so my father had to co-sign me. It was during the Iranian hostage crisis,” Hayes recalls. “I took the test for the Fire Department when I was in the Navy. My father was a New York firefighter and I just always wanted to be part of something that helped people. Service of others and to our country is my whole life, and that’s why I just kept re-enlisting in the reserves. Besides being a father, being able to serve in the military, as a police officer, and a as a firefighter is what I’m most proud of.”

The Operation Outdoor Freedom Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the lives of our U.S. Military Veterans. Its varied and wide-reaching initiatives and partnerships include Take a Vet Fishing, The Sparta Project, the Yontz Valor Foundation, Stellate Ganglion Block Treatment, TRP Therapy, and the Operation Outdoor Freedom Presented by Great Clips television show, which documents the lives of our American Heroes through their own voices.

“Bill Hayes is an incredible individual who has selflessly served our country in multiple capacities throughout his life, and his meaningful efforts are still ongoing,” says Operation Outdoor Freedom Foundation co-founder, Jay Garstecki. “The 20th anniversary of 9/11 is going to be a challenging day for Bill and people like him who were there amidst the horrors at Ground Zero, digging through the rubble with their bare hands. We’re humbled to be able to offer rise to Bill’s voice and story in a special episode of our TV show, which will air in the spring of 2022.”

Hayes will be busy on and around September 11 this year, honoring and remembering his fallen brothers and sisters from 9/11 at a variety of memorial services and other gatherings. “FDNY has a memorial that’s been in Manhattan for some 200 years,” Hayes says. “I will be there on September 11th this year, just as I have been in past years, with over 5,000 other firefighters from New York and around the country. My daughter will be there with me. She was only 9 years old in 2001 and was removed from school after the attacks happened, because neither she nor her school knew if I was alive or dead. We’ll have appropriate moments of silence at all of the historical times when numbers of Americans lost their lives. We’ll read the 343 names of the New York firefighters who died and take time to remember each of them individually. People are calling this an anniversary, but it’s not a celebration. It’s going to be a very difficult day.”

Join the nation in hearing Bill Hayes’ story when this special 9/11 edition of Operation Outdoor Freedom airs next spring. Check local listings for stations and times.

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Climpson Takes Lead In Bassmaster Northern Open At 1000 Islands

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Climpson Takes Lead In Bassmaster Northern Open At 1000 Islands

Cal Climpson, of Cavan, Canada, is leading after Day 1 of the 2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open at the St. Lawrence River/1000 Islands with 27 pounds, 7 ounces. 

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

September 9, 2021

Climpson Takes Lead In Bassmaster Northern Open At 1000 Islands

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CLAYTON, N.Y. — Fall’s seasonal transition took a big chunk out of Cal Climpson’s practice findings, but the Canadian pro located enough quality to assemble a limit catch of 27 pounds, 7 ounces to lead Day 1 of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Northern Open at the St. Lawrence River/1000 Islands.

The recent arrival of cooler weather and big winds have cracked the whip on large schools of smallmouth that had been lounging in deep water. With schools fragmenting and scattered fish starting to push shallower, consistency has become challenging.

“I had quite a bit of fish located in practice, but a lot of my spots were dry today, so I had to work really hard to get that weight,” Climpson said. “I wish I knew where they moved to. The fish that I caught were ones that stuck around in the same depths as they were in practice.

“This is classic September; the fish are in all depths right now. The water temperature has dropped 7 to 8 degrees in the last week and a half, and the fish are not as grouped up as they were in August.”

Knowing that Lake Ontario has historically produced a higher quality of fish than the St. Lawrence — river fish burn more calories in the higher current — Climpson began his day in the big water.

“I snuck out into the lake, but then it started getting rough, so I ended up in the river around noon,” Climpson said. “What I caught was about fifty-fifty between the lake and the river.”

For his Lake Ontario work, Climpson ran about 7 miles out and targeted an area of rock and transition bottom (rock to gravel) in 25 to 35 feet. Noting that large, isolated boulders were the key spots, Climpson said his Garmin LiveScope played a key role in his success.

“I’d be casting around until I saw one and then I’d start targeting it,” he said. “I was able to catch a couple of fish that I saw on LiveScope.

“When it was calmer this morning, I was using the trolling motor to try and cover some water, but once the wind picked up, I just let it (propel my drift).”

Climpson said he found that the fish were on the move, even within the spot he fished. To counter this, he made measured drifts that worked progressively across the hard bottom. Drifts that yielded a catch earned a follow-up pass.

Back in the St. Lawrence River, Climpson caught fish with a similar game plan.

Anchoring his bag with the 6-9 he caught in the lake, Climpson said he tried a variety of baits, but caught all of his fish on a drop shot. While keeping his bait particulars guarded, Climpson said he used a 3/4-ounce weight to keep his drop shot on target in rough water.

“I actually caught fish on three different drop-shot baits,” Climpson said. “I just rotated through the baits if I didn’t get bit.”

Cooper Gallant of Bowmanville, Canada, is in second place with 27-0. Committing his day to Lake Ontario, Gallant fished a long point using a drop shot to target several key areas in depths of 7 to 30 feet.

“I had (most of) my weight by 10 and then I upgraded once around 1 o’clock,” Gallant said. “Then I just went looking the rest of the day.

“I knew I was on a 25-pound bag in practice and I knew 27 was possible. Honestly, today I thought I had 25. I didn’t even weigh them. I just like to throw them in the livewell and surprise myself at the end of the day.”

Gary Adkins of Green Bay, Wis., is in third place with 25-10. Spending his day in the lake, Atkins said that carefully controlling his drift speed for natural presentations was essential to his success. He also benefited from a change in conditions.

“I caught my biggest fish — a 5-7 — around 1 o’clock,” Adkins said. “Actually, once the wind picked back up, the bite got better because of more current. I’m on a structure that needs current and when that current blows up on there, the fish move up to feed.”

Sharing the third-place spot is Kevin Park of Waymart, Pa.

Climpson, Brock Belik of Orchard, Neb., and Chris Hellebuyck of Waterford, Mich., share the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors. Each angler caught a 6-9 smallmouth.

Sakae Ushio of Tonawanda, N.Y., leads the co-angler division with 15-3. Matthew Mccarthy of Marysville, Ohio, holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with a 6-12.

Jonathan Kelley of Old Forge, Pa., leads the Bassmaster Northern Open standings with 551 points. Alex Redwine of Blue Ash, Ohio, is second with 545, followed by Spike Stoker of Cisco, Texas, with 533, Michael Iaconelli of Pitts Grove, N.J., with 527 and Hugh Cosculluela of Spring, Texas, with 522.

Jacob Powroznik of North Prince George, Va., leads the overall Falcons Rods Bassmaster Opens Angler of the Year standings with 977 points.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. ET at the Antique Boat Museum. The weigh-in will be held back at the museum at 2:30 p.m. Coverage of the event will be available at Bassmaster.com.

1000 Islands Clayton Chamber of Commerce and the Antique Boat Museum are hosting the event.

2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Thousand Islands 9/9-9/11
St. Lawrence River/1000 Islands, Clayton  NY.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Cal Climpson           Cavan CANADA             5  27-07  200
Day 1: 5   27-07
2.  Coop Gallant           Bowmanville Ontario CAN  5  27-00  199
Day 1: 5   27-00
3.  Gary Adkins            Green Bay, WI            5  25-10  198
Day 1: 5   25-10
3.  Kevin Park             Waymart, PA              5  25-10  198
Day 1: 5   25-10
5.  Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA             5  25-07  196
Day 1: 5   25-07
6.  Daisuke Aoki           Minamitsurugun Yamanash  5  24-13  195
Day 1: 5   24-13
7.  Brock Belik            Orchard, NE              5  24-12  194
Day 1: 5   24-12
7.  Jonathan Kelley        Old Forge, PA            5  24-12  194
Day 1: 5   24-12
9.  Jason Burger           Bridgeton, NJ            5  24-06  192
Day 1: 5   24-06
10. Adam Neu               Forestville, WI          5  23-15  191
Day 1: 5   23-15
11. Brett Carnright        Plattsburgh, NY          5  23-12  190
Day 1: 5   23-12
12. Jonathan Robla         Waddington, NY           5  23-11  189
Day 1: 5   23-11
13. Spike Stoker           Cisco, TX                5  23-07  188
Day 1: 5   23-07
14. John Garrett           Union City, TN           5  23-06  187
Day 1: 5   23-06
15. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  22-10  186
Day 1: 5   22-10
16. Zak Fadden             Plymouth, MI             5  22-08  185
Day 1: 5   22-08
16. Alex Redwine           Blue Ash, OH             5  22-08  185
Day 1: 5   22-08
18. Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         5  22-07  183
Day 1: 5   22-07
19. Scott Pellegrin        Chippewa Falls, WI       5  22-05  182
Day 1: 5   22-05
19. Timmy Thompkins        Myrtle Beach, SC         5  22-05  182
Day 1: 5   22-05
21. Neil Deleeuw           Fenwick CANADA           5  22-04  180
Day 1: 5   22-04
22. Dean Meckes            Clayton, NY              5  22-03  179
Day 1: 5   22-03
23. Brad Leuthner          Independence, MN         5  22-01  178
Day 1: 5   22-01
24. Kyle Austin            Ridgeville, SC           5  21-14  177
Day 1: 5   21-14
25. AJ Slegona Jr          Walker Valley, NY        5  21-13  176
Day 1: 5   21-13
26. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC          5  21-12  175
Day 1: 5   21-12
27. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  21-11  174
Day 1: 5   21-11
28. Joel Willert           Prior Lake, MN           5  21-07  173
Day 1: 5   21-07
29. Chris Johnston         Otonabee Ontario CANADA  5  21-03  172
Day 1: 5   21-03
29. JT Thompkins           Myrtle Beach, SC         5  21-03  172
Day 1: 5   21-03
31. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA           5  21-01  170
Day 1: 5   21-01
32. Matt Pangrac           Bixby, OK                5  21-00  169
Day 1: 5   21-00
33. Trevor Jancasz         White Pigeon, MI         5  20-15  168
Day 1: 5   20-15
34. Michael Murphy         East Syracuse, NY        5  20-14  167
Day 1: 5   20-14
35. George Yund            Albany, NY               5  20-13  166
Day 1: 5   20-13
36. Tyler Williams         Belgrade, ME             5  20-11  165
Day 1: 5   20-11
37. Billy Gilbert          Hamburg, NY              5  20-10  164
Day 1: 5   20-10
38. Julius Mazy            Phoenix, AZ              5  20-08  163
Day 1: 5   20-08
38. Nolan Minor            Charlottesville, VA      5  20-08  163
Day 1: 5   20-08
40. Reese Hudson           Broomall, PA             5  20-07  161
Day 1: 5   20-07
40. Kraig Kettelkamp       Clifton Springs, NY      5  20-07  161
Day 1: 5   20-07
40. Travis Manson          Conshohocken, PA         5  20-07  161
Day 1: 5   20-07
43. Joe Ford               Bewdely CANADA           5  20-04  158
Day 1: 5   20-04
44. Josh Summerville       Lilly, PA                5  20-00  157
Day 1: 5   20-00
45. Zackery Seal           Findley Lake, NY         5  19-14  156
Day 1: 5   19-14
46. Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT           5  19-13  155
Day 1: 5   19-13
47. Christopher Fiore      Midlothian, VA           5  19-09  154
Day 1: 5   19-09
47. Joe Labarbera          Montrose, PA             5  19-09  154
Day 1: 5   19-09
49. Chad Wentzell          St.Thomas CANADA         5  19-08  152
Day 1: 5   19-08
50. Brad Elwood            Clear Spring, MD         5  19-07  151
Day 1: 5   19-07
51. Keith Brumfield        Vicksburg, MS            5  19-06  150
Day 1: 5   19-06
51. Hugh Cosculluela       Spring, TX               5  19-06  150
Day 1: 5   19-06
51. Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ         5  19-06  150
Day 1: 5   19-06
54. Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              5  19-05  147
Day 1: 5   19-05
55. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ          5  19-03  146
Day 1: 5   19-03
55. Jeff Jensen            Beech Creek, PA          5  19-03  146
Day 1: 5   19-03
55. Randy Lamanche         Marcellus, NY            5  19-03  146
Day 1: 5   19-03
55. Steve Morella          Townshend, VT            5  19-03  146
Day 1: 5   19-03
59. Joe Lucarelli          Center Harbor, NH        5  19-01  142
Day 1: 5   19-01
59. Brent Shores           Boise, ID                5  19-01  142
Day 1: 5   19-01
61. Austin Cranford        Moore, OK                5  18-15  140
Day 1: 5   18-15
62. Douglas Reed           Bridgeton, NJ            5  18-13  139
Day 1: 5   18-13
63. Cass Terrance          Akwewsane, NY            5  18-12  138
Day 1: 5   18-12
63. Andrew Upshaw          Hemphill, TX             5  18-12  138
Day 1: 5   18-12
65. Cameron Smith          Wareham, MA              5  18-10  136
Day 1: 5   18-10
66. Steven Hatala          Harrison Township, MI    5  18-09  135
Day 1: 5   18-09
66. Masayuki Matsushita    Tokoname-Shi JAPAN       5  18-09  135
Day 1: 5   18-09
68. Stanley Sypeck Jr      Sugarloaf, PA            5  18-07  133
Day 1: 5   18-07
69. Lane Olson             Sherwood, OR             5  18-07  132
Day 1: 5   18-07
70. Glynn Goodwin          Marietta, OH             5  18-06  131
Day 1: 5   18-06
71. Drew Tiano             Hudson, NY               5  18-05  130
Day 1: 5   18-05
71. Tanner Ward            Woodsfield , OH          5  18-05  130
Day 1: 5   18-05
73. Michael Zampese        Haskell, NJ              5  18-05  128
Day 1: 5   18-05
74. Jonathan Carter        Portland, ME             5  18-03  127
Day 1: 5   18-03
74. Greg Mansfield         Olathe, KS               5  18-03  127
Day 1: 5   18-03
76. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA               5  18-01  125
Day 1: 5   18-01
77. Jonathan Dietz         Corry, PA                5  18-00  124
Day 1: 5   18-00
77. Jeremy Sadowski        Voluntown, CT            5  18-00  124
Day 1: 5   18-00
79. Tommy Williams         Shepherdsville, KY       5  17-15  122
Day 1: 5   17-15
80. Brian Bylotas          Scott Township, PA       5  17-15  121
Day 1: 5   17-15
81. Frank Arthur           Fallston, MD             5  17-13  120
Day 1: 5   17-13
82. Gregory DiPalma        Millville, NJ            5  17-12  119
Day 1: 5   17-12
83. Jason Putman           Cicero, NY               5  17-11  118
Day 1: 5   17-11
84. Dennis Carnahan        Cazenovia, NY            5  17-10  117
Day 1: 5   17-10
85. Eddie Casey            Whiteford, MD            5  17-07  116
Day 1: 5   17-07
86. Denny Fiedler          Wabasha, MN              5  17-05  115
Day 1: 5   17-05
87. John Pelletier         Castleton, NY            5  17-05  114
Day 1: 5   17-05
88. Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                 5  17-04  113
Day 1: 5   17-04
88. Mandel Pettus          Rocky Point, NY          5  17-04  113
Day 1: 5   17-04
88. Brian Post             Janesville, WI           5  17-04  113
Day 1: 5   17-04
91. Andy Hribar            Lakeville, MN            5  17-02  110
Day 1: 5   17-02
92. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           5  17-00  109
Day 1: 5   17-00
92. Alec Morrison          Peru, NY                 5  17-00  109
Day 1: 5   17-00
94. Tom Dolin              Palatine Bridge, NY      5  16-13  107
Day 1: 5   16-13
94. Brian Hughes           Barrie CANADA            5  16-13  107
Day 1: 5   16-13
96. Marc Schilling         Shady Shores, TX         5  16-12  105
Day 1: 5   16-12
97. Lucas Murphy           Lexington, MI            5  16-09  104
Day 1: 5   16-09
98. Ryan Whitacre          Chicago, IL              5  16-08  103
Day 1: 5   16-08
99. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            5  16-04  102
Day 1: 5   16-04
99. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              5  16-04  102
Day 1: 5   16-04
101. Blake Sylvester        Plaquemine, LA           5  16-03  100
Day 1: 5   16-03
102. Darryl Halbert         Enoree, SC               5  16-02   99
Day 1: 5   16-02
102. Danny McGarry          Newcastle CANADA         5  16-02   99
Day 1: 5   16-02
102. Jacob Powroznik        North Prince George, VA  5  16-02   99
Day 1: 5   16-02
105. Justin Margraves       Diana, TX                5  16-01   96
Day 1: 5   16-01
106. Bill Vierzen           Hanover, NH              5  15-15   95
Day 1: 5   15-15
107. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV           5  15-14   94
Day 1: 5   15-14
108. Erik Luzak             Fenelon Falls CANADA     5  15-14   93
Day 1: 5   15-14
109. Robert Reesey          Newfoundland, PA         5  15-13   92
Day 1: 5   15-13
110. Oliver Ngy             Frisco, TX               5  15-11   91
Day 1: 5   15-11
111. Jesse Hilliard         Delhi CANADA             5  15-07   90
Day 1: 5   15-07
111. Keith Nemcek           St Charles, IL           5  15-07   90
Day 1: 5   15-07
113. Luke Losey             Kersey, PA               5  15-01   88
Day 1: 5   15-01
114. Barry Rathbone         Jeffersonton, VA         5  15-01   87
Day 1: 5   15-01
115. Jake Biram             Tulsa, OK                5  14-12   86
Day 1: 5   14-12
116. Jeff Queen             Catawba, NC              5  14-11   85
Day 1: 5   14-11
117. Curtis Richardson      Belleville Ontario CANA  5  14-10   84
Day 1: 5   14-10
118. Frank Poirier          North Prince George, VA  5  14-07   83
Day 1: 5   14-07
119. Chad Pipkens           Dewitt, MI               5  14-06   82
Day 1: 5   14-06
119. Youme Vu               Paramount, CA            5  14-06   82
Day 1: 5   14-06
121. Trevor McKinney        Benton, IL               5  14-04   80
Day 1: 5   14-04
122. Chris Beaudrie         Princeton, KY            5  14-03   79
Day 1: 5   14-03
123. Paul Kimball           Glastonbury, CT          5  14-02   78
Day 1: 5   14-02
123. Patrick Martin         St Roch De L Achigan Qu  5  14-02   78
Day 1: 5   14-02
125. Eddie Levin            Westerville, OH          5  14-01   76
Day 1: 5   14-01
126. Ryan Powroznik         Prince George, VA        5  13-15   75
Day 1: 5   13-15
127. Shane Rees             Middletown, IN           5  13-14   74
Day 1: 5   13-14
128. Matthew Szczoczarz     Cumberland, RI           5  13-13   73
Day 1: 5   13-13
129. Brian Brooks           Pittsgrove, NJ           5  13-09   72
Day 1: 5   13-09
130. Dane Anderson          Hudson, NY               5  13-07   71
Day 1: 5   13-07
131. David Boelkins         Lake Zurich, IL          5  13-06   70
Day 1: 5   13-06
132. Zach Goutremout        Chaumont, NY             5  13-04   69
Day 1: 5   13-04
132. Tom Knee               Newtown Square, PA       5  13-04   69
Day 1: 5   13-04
134. Trait Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           5  13-02   67
Day 1: 5   13-02
135. Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS          5  13-01   66
Day 1: 5   13-01
136. Brandon Brown          Lockport, NY             5  13-00   65
Day 1: 5   13-00
137. Austin Hoke            Lititz, PA               5  12-15   64
Day 1: 5   12-15
138. Kirk McMullen          Greensburg, PA           5  12-14   63
Day 1: 5   12-14
138. Greg Secord            Salem, SC                5  12-14   63
Day 1: 5   12-14
140. Willy Dennison         Willoughby Hills, OH     5  12-13   61
Day 1: 5   12-13
141. Sheron Brown           Leminster, MA            5  12-10   60
Day 1: 5   12-10
142. Tyler Ferris           Williamston, MI          5  12-09   59
Day 1: 5   12-09
143. Brian Mullaney         New Market, MD           5  12-08   58
Day 1: 5   12-08
144. Mike Loughlin          Caesarea CANADA          5  12-07   57
Day 1: 5   12-07
145. Carmen Peluso          Pittsburgh, PA           5  12-03   56
Day 1: 5   12-03
145. Nick Radtke            Greenwood Lake, NY       5  12-03   56
Day 1: 5   12-03
147. Greg Alexander         Hebron, MD               5  12-01   54
Day 1: 5   12-01
148. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          5  12-00   53
Day 1: 5   12-00
149. Kenny Mittelstaedt     Paynesville, MN          4  11-13   52
Day 1: 4   11-13
150. Patrick Hildenbrand    Red Hook, NY             5  11-07   51
Day 1: 5   11-07
151. John Mcgraw            Hamilton Sq, NJ          5  11-02   50
Day 1: 5   11-02
152. Justin Salisbury       Binghamton, NY           5  11-01   49
Day 1: 5   11-01
153. Denis Karachopan       Rocky Point, NY          5  10-15   48
Day 1: 5   10-15
154. Greg Fisher            Zanesville, OH           5  10-13   47
Day 1: 5   10-13
155. John Zeolla            Oak Park, CA             3  10-13   46
Day 1: 3   10-13
156. James Mignanelli       Harmony, PA              5  10-12   45
Day 1: 5   10-12
157. Jason Tibbetts         Centreville, VA          5  10-11   44
Day 1: 5   10-11
158. Gary Greenwood         Taylors, SC              5  10-05   43
Day 1: 5   10-05
159. Kerry Frey             Middlebury, IN           5  09-14   42
Day 1: 5   09-14
160. Ed Powell              Sandyville, WV           5  09-06   41
Day 1: 5   09-06
161. Luke Plunkett          Pinson, AL               5  09-04   40
Day 1: 5   09-04
162. Chris Hellebuyck       Waterford, MI            2  08-15   39
Day 1: 2   08-15
163. Dan Grove              Harrisville, PA          3  08-11   38
Day 1: 3   08-11
164. Troy Baxter            Canton, NY               4  08-10   37
Day 1: 4   08-10
165. Roger Stahl JR         Chittenango, NY          5  08-06   36
Day 1: 5   08-06
166. Steven Camp            Mechanicsvlle, VA        5  07-05   35
Day 1: 5   07-05
167. Randy Elliott          Severn, MD               2  07-02   34
Day 1: 2   07-02
168. Christian Mazzola Sr   Walnutport, PA           3  06-12   33
Day 1: 3   06-12
169. Chancy Walters         West Des Moines, IA      2  06-09   32
Day 1: 2   06-09
170. John Hagaman           Egg Harbor City, NJ      3  06-04   31
Day 1: 3   06-04
171. Ed Stiefel             Mahwah, NJ               2  05-13   30
Day 1: 2   05-13
172. Frankie Appaluccio     Franklin, NJ             2  05-11   29
Day 1: 2   05-11
173. Tyler Morgan           Schuylkill Haven, PA     3  05-10   28
Day 1: 3   05-10
174. Danger Kelly           Somerset, KY             3  05-06   27
Day 1: 3   05-06
175. Tom Hardy              Penetanguishene CANADA   2  05-01   26
Day 1: 2   05-01
176. Hunter Bland           Williston, FL            3  04-12   25
Day 1: 3   04-12
177. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      1  04-10   24
Day 1: 1   04-10
178. Michelle Jalaba        Birmingham, MI           1  01-07   23
Day 1: 1   01-07
179. Craig Chambers         Midland, NC              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
179. Frank Guarascio        Marcy, NY                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
179. Nathan Knapp           Candor, NY               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
179. Scott Lindstam Jr.     Largo, FL                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
179. Trevor Lo              Maplewood, MN            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
179. Joe Spano              Scranton, PA             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       161       848      2929-13
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161       848      2929-13
2021 Basspro.com Bassmaster Open at Thousand Islands 9/9-9/11
St. Lawrence River/1000 Islands, Clayton  NY.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Sakae Ushio            Tonawanda, NY            3  15-13  200
Day 1: 3   15-13
2.  Timothy Nichols        Pittsgrove, NJ           3  15-12  199
Day 1: 3   15-12
3.  Zack Eggleston         Goleta, CA               3  15-02  198
Day 1: 3   15-02
4.  Matthew Mccarthy       Marysville, OH           3  14-12  197
Day 1: 3   14-12
5.  Nickolas Ferry         Feasterville, PA         3  14-10  196
Day 1: 3   14-10
6.  Ethan Mcmahon          Swanton, VT              3  14-07  195
Day 1: 3   14-07
7.  Ryan Park              Mount Joy, PA            3  14-03  194
Day 1: 3   14-03
7.  Mitch Van Ert          Watertown, WI            3  14-03  194
Day 1: 3   14-03
9.  Curtis Hall II         Lenore, WV               3  14-02  192
Day 1: 3   14-02
10. Eric Stecker           Quakertown, PA           3  13-11  191
Day 1: 3   13-11
11. David Kovack           Lancaster, PA            3  13-10  190
Day 1: 3   13-10
12. Brent Temple           BREWERTON, NY            3  13-09  189
Day 1: 3   13-09
13. BK Kelley              Chester, VA              3  13-08  188
Day 1: 3   13-08
14. Bubba Leister III      Kintnersville, PA        3  13-06  187
Day 1: 3   13-06
15. Scott Devault          New Philadelphia, OH     3  13-05  186
Day 1: 3   13-05
15. Joe Mantione           West Milford, NJ         3  13-05  186
Day 1: 3   13-05
15. Mathew Thompson        Hogansburg, NY           3  13-05  186
Day 1: 3   13-05
18. Joseph Vacanti         Mount Laurel, NJ         3  13-05  183
Day 1: 3   13-05
19. Kevin Hesson           Seneca, PA               3  13-04  182
Day 1: 3   13-04
20. Kyle Patrick           Cooperstown, NY          3  12-15  181
Day 1: 3   12-15
21. Mike Mueller           Medway, MA               3  12-14  180
Day 1: 3   12-14
22. Dan Loux               Quakertown, PA           3  12-12  179
Day 1: 3   12-12
22. George Petrak          Binghamton, NY           3  12-12  179
Day 1: 3   12-12
24. Bailey Eigbrett        Victor, NY               3  12-10  177
Day 1: 3   12-10
24. Gary Haraguchi         Murfreesboro, TN         3  12-10  177
Day 1: 3   12-10
24. Thomas Ulintz          Mars, PA                 3  12-10  177
Day 1: 3   12-10
27. Gary Hall              Delbarton, WV            3  12-07  174
Day 1: 3   12-07
28. Shawn Gokey            Fairfax, VT              3  12-06  173
Day 1: 3   12-06
29. Cody Stahl             Griffin, GA              3  12-05  172
Day 1: 3   12-05
30. Jordan Laclair         Morristown, NY           3  12-03  171
Day 1: 3   12-03
31. Christy Tiano          Hudson, NY               3  12-02  170
Day 1: 3   12-02
32. Bryan Folino           Williamstown, MA         3  11-15  169
Day 1: 3   11-15
33. Hunter Kosmerick       Sturgis, MI              3  11-14  168
Day 1: 3   11-14
34. John Stoughtenger      Waterloo, NY             3  11-12  167
Day 1: 3   11-12
34. Rick Williams Jr       Sandston, VA             3  11-12  167
Day 1: 3   11-12
36. Harry Moore            Clarington, OH           3  11-11  165
Day 1: 3   11-11
37. Brad Goetz             Montello, WI             3  11-10  164
Day 1: 3   11-10
38. Nathan Wojslaw         Avon, NY                 3  11-09  163
Day 1: 3   11-09
39. John Scipione Jr       Brewerton, NY            3  11-07  162
Day 1: 3   11-07
40. Ben Jacobi             Richmond, VA             3  11-06  161
Day 1: 3   11-06
40. Jacob Thompkins        Myrtle Beach, SC         3  11-06  161
Day 1: 3   11-06
42. Brock Bonadio          Conneaut Lake, PA        3  11-05  159
Day 1: 3   11-05
43. James Bojonny          Hunlock Creek, PA        3  11-04  158
Day 1: 3   11-04
43. Wes Vyverberg          Rochester, NY            3  11-04  158
Day 1: 3   11-04
45. Joshua Geyer           Loganton, PA             3  11-02  156
Day 1: 3   11-02
45. Matthew Jones          Delmar, NY               3  11-02  156
Day 1: 3   11-02
47. Jody Gardner           Tippecanoe, OH           3  11-00  154
Day 1: 3   11-00
48. John Ciavaglia         Pittsford, NY            3  10-14  153
Day 1: 3   10-14
49. Bud Biram              Tulsa, OK                3  10-12  152
Day 1: 3   10-12
49. Brad Hollowell         Azle, TX                 3  10-12  152
Day 1: 3   10-12
51. Todd Hughes            Mount Bethel, PA         3  10-12  150
Day 1: 3   10-12
51. Brooks Parker          Bridgeville, DE          3  10-12  150
Day 1: 3   10-12
53. John Husnay            Holland Patent, NY       3  10-11  148
Day 1: 3   10-11
53. Brian Landkrohn        Nashport, OH             3  10-11  148
Day 1: 3   10-11
53. Mark Snyder            Elizabethtown, PA        3  10-11  148
Day 1: 3   10-11
56. Mark Shopene           Point Pleasant Beach, N  3  10-10  145
Day 1: 3   10-10
57. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 3  10-07  144
Day 1: 3   10-07
57. Terry Wilson           Tillsonburg Ontario CAN  3  10-07  144
Day 1: 3   10-07
59. John Brzozowski        Plymouth, PA             3  10-05  142
Day 1: 3   10-05
59. Shon Pulley            Greenfield, IN           3  10-05  142
Day 1: 3   10-05
61. Jeffrey Burns          Cicero, NY               3  10-03  140
Day 1: 3   10-03
61. Justin Eger            Monticello, IN           3  10-03  140
Day 1: 3   10-03
61. Sudhir Nath            Cheektowaga, NY          3  10-03  140
Day 1: 3   10-03
64. Bailey Rothrock        Monticello, IN           3  09-11  137
Day 1: 3   09-11
64. Brok Schwartzkopf      New Prague, MN           3  09-11  137
Day 1: 3   09-11
66. Jon Putman             Carthage, NY             3  09-10  135
Day 1: 3   09-10
66. Bart Stanisz           Wichita Falls , TX       3  09-10  135
Day 1: 3   09-10
66. Jody White             Shaftsbury, VT           3  09-10  135
Day 1: 3   09-10
69. Lenny Speed Jr.        Chadds Ford, PA          3  09-09  132
Day 1: 3   09-09
70. Chip Stith             Piscataway, NJ           3  09-07  131
Day 1: 3   09-07
70. Dawson Wisner          Westminster, MD          3  09-07  131
Day 1: 3   09-07
72. Grant Loney            Vineland CANADA          3  09-06  129
Day 1: 3   09-06
73. Jesse Buss             Pennsburg, PA            3  09-05  128
Day 1: 3   09-05
73. Craig Johnson          Mars, PA                 3  09-05  128
Day 1: 3   09-05
73. James Schneider        Watervliet, NY           3  09-05  128
Day 1: 3   09-05
76. Trevor Fitzgerald      Belleview, FL            3  09-04  125
Day 1: 3   09-04
77. Jason Grey             Amherst, NY              3  09-03  124
Day 1: 3   09-03
78. Brian Durham           Dinwiddie, VA            3  09-01  123
Day 1: 3   09-01
79. Rick Hamer             Charleston, WV           3  09-00  122
Day 1: 3   09-00
80. Sean Mckee IV          Haddon Heights, NJ       3  08-14  121
Day 1: 3   08-14
80. Michael Schrader       North Attleboro, MA      3  08-14  121
Day 1: 3   08-14
82. Mathew Bertram         Worthington, OH          3  08-13  119
Day 1: 3   08-13
83. Paul Kimball           Philadelphia, PA         3  08-11  118
Day 1: 3   08-11
84. Simon Clarke-Okah      Toronto CANADA           3  08-09  117
Day 1: 3   08-09
84. Joseph Zapf            Oak Ridge, NJ            3  08-09  117
Day 1: 3   08-09
86. Cade Bacon             Pennellville, NY         3  08-08  115
Day 1: 3   08-08
87. John Pliska            Duryea, PA               3  08-04  114
Day 1: 3   08-04
88. Kurtis Lapointe        Enfield, CT              3  08-03  113
Day 1: 3   08-03
88. Joe Sodora             Garfield, NJ             3  08-03  113
Day 1: 3   08-03
90. Keith Cleary           Bethel, CT               3  08-02  111
Day 1: 3   08-02
91. Kieth Allen            Elma, NY                 3  08-00  110
Day 1: 3   08-00
91. Jacob Zaremski         West Henrietta, NY       3  08-00  110
Day 1: 3   08-00
93. Wayne Thompson         Tunkhannock, PA          2  08-00  108
Day 1: 2   08-00
94. Jason Dubernas         Old Forge, PA            3  07-14  107
Day 1: 3   07-14
95. Brian Setlock          Lancaster, PA            3  07-13  106
Day 1: 3   07-13
96. Jimmy Brumfield        Madison, MS              3  07-09  105
Day 1: 3   07-09
97. Mark Kendra            Great Meadows, NJ        3  07-07  104
Day 1: 3   07-07
98. Mike Eldridge          Blairsville, PA          3  07-06  103
Day 1: 3   07-06
99. Levi Allgeier          Bardstown, KY            3  07-04  102
Day 1: 3   07-04
99. Phillip Manning        Bellefonte, PA           3  07-04  102
Day 1: 3   07-04
101. Gus Kneidinger         Prospect, PA             3  07-03  100
Day 1: 3   07-03
101. Taurus Lopez           Ellenville, NY           3  07-03  100
Day 1: 3   07-03
103. Mike Anderson          Harlem, GA               3  07-01   98
Day 1: 3   07-01
104. Lloyd Raheem           Orange, NJ               3  06-14   97
Day 1: 3   06-14
105. Scott Seros            Redmond, OR              2  06-14   96
Day 1: 2   06-14
106. Rich Knisely Jr.       Disputanta, VA           3  06-13   95
Day 1: 3   06-13
107. Carl Smith             Lugoff, SC               3  06-11   94
Day 1: 3   06-11
108. Mark Rebolos           Long Island City,, NY    2  06-11   93
Day 1: 2   06-11
109. Chris McCarthy         Woonsocket, RI           3  06-10   92
Day 1: 3   06-10
110. Chris Newton           Whitesboro, NY           3  06-08   91
Day 1: 3   06-08
110. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Winter Garden, FL        3  06-08   91
Day 1: 3   06-08
112. Alan Alfonso Jr.       Ruther Glen, VA          2  06-08   89
Day 1: 2   06-08
113. PJ Mcmanamon Jr        Ruby, NY                 3  06-07   88
Day 1: 3   06-07
114. Mike Rinaldi           North Haledon, NJ        3  06-02   87
Day 1: 3   06-02
115. Vern Gatson            Totowa, NJ               3  06-01   86
Day 1: 3   06-01
116. Matthew Kremers        Pittsford, NY            3  06-01   85
Day 1: 3   06-01
117. Johnnie Garrett        Union City, TN           2  06-00   84
Day 1: 2   06-00
118. Shane Nelson           Wadsworth, OH            3  05-14   83
Day 1: 3   05-14
119. Kevin Ritchie          Trenton, OH              2  05-12   82
Day 1: 2   05-12
120. Joshua McGeary         Mt. Pleasant, PA         3  05-11   81
Day 1: 3   05-11
121. Liam Kendra            Great Meadows, NJ        2  05-08   80
Day 1: 2   05-08
122. Christopher House      Walworth, NY             3  05-06   79
Day 1: 3   05-06
123. Jeff Fellows           Orlando, FL              3  05-05   78
Day 1: 3   05-05
124. Ed Guidon              Bethlehem, PA            2  05-05   77
Day 1: 2   05-05
125. Chad Bushnaq           Buffalo, NY              3  05-04   76
Day 1: 3   05-04
126. Lewis Mendall          Winthrop, MA             2  05-04   75
Day 1: 2   05-04
127. Joshua Torres          Brandywine, MD           3  05-02   74
Day 1: 3   05-02
128. Steve Williams         Harrington, ME           2  05-02   73
Day 1: 2   05-02
129. Adam Deakin            Windsor, CO              3  05-00   72
Day 1: 3   05-00
130. David Booth            Erin, TN                 3  04-12   71
Day 1: 3   04-12
131. Bill Bauman            Westland, MI             2  04-11   70
Day 1: 2   04-11
132. Robert Bruguiere       Roseland, VA             1  04-11   69
Day 1: 1   04-11
133. Austin Sears           Dayton, OH               2  04-08   68
Day 1: 2   04-08
134. Mark Frickman          Dexter, NY               3  04-07   67
Day 1: 3   04-07
135. Christopher Sawicki    Binghamton, NY           3  04-03   66
Day 1: 3   04-03
136. Stephen Schneider      Selden, NY               3  04-03   65
Day 1: 3   04-03
137. Andrew Packard         Fresno, CA               1  03-15   64
Day 1: 1   03-15
138. Danny Stafursky        Athens, PA               2  03-09   63
Day 1: 2   03-09
139. Angela Mayo            Maiden, NC               1  03-08   62
Day 1: 1   03-08
140. Jeff Somers            Crystal, MN              1  03-07   61
Day 1: 1   03-07
141. Gary Besmer            East Islip, NY           1  03-05   60
Day 1: 1   03-05
142. Matt Leicester         Hertford, NC             2  03-02   59
Day 1: 2   03-02
143. Skyler Anderson        Harlem, GA               1  03-01   58
Day 1: 1   03-01
143. Samuel Jenesky Jr      Cecil, PA                1  03-01   58
Day 1: 1   03-01
145. Greg Cronk             Syracuse, NY             2  02-13   56
Day 1: 2   02-13
146. Akira Okuyama          Forest Hills, NY         1  02-13   55
Day 1: 1   02-13
147. Jimmy Schaffer         Oak Ridge, NJ            2  02-12   54
Day 1: 2   02-12
148. Matt Noraas            Pamplin, VA              1  02-08   53
Day 1: 1   02-08
149. Mike Elkins            Kalamazoo, MI            1  02-07   52
Day 1: 1   02-07
150. Chuck Vacanti          Penn Yan, NY             2  02-06   51
Day 1: 2   02-06
151. Sam Leary              Canaan, CT               1  02-01   50
Day 1: 1   02-01
152. Jess Salmon            Milford, NJ              1  01-01   49
Day 1: 1   01-01
153. Peter Barello          Staten Island, NY        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
153. Mike Bell              Lisbon, NY               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
153. David Camp             Sterling, OH             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
153. Joe Franzwa            Pittsgrove, NJ           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
153. Ken Jester             Landenberg, PA           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
153. Burley Langford Jr.    S.Chesterfield, VA       0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
153. Chris Longo            Tunkhannock, PA          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
153. Tim Mcglenn            Welcome, MD              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
153. Robert Sweeney         Elkton, MD               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       123       415      1344-10
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123       415      1344-10

Tony Cook & Eddie Rogers Win CATT Savannah River, SC August 21, 2021

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Tony Cook & Eddie Rogers Win CATT Savannah River, SC August 21, 2021

Next and last Savannah River Qualifier is September 25th  Launching from Stokes Bluff! Scroll all the way down on the Savannah River Division page to view points!

Check this out!

2021 PHANTOM OUTDOORS INVITATIONAL CLASSIC

The 2021 PHANTOM OUTDOORS Invitational Classic will take place on Lake Hartwell Nov 5-6 and we are guaranteeing $10,000.00 to 1st Place!

Green Pond Landing & Event Center – 470 Green Pond Rd, Anderson, SC 29625

A team or solo angler must fish 2 CATT events to Qualify! You may fish the Invitational solo or with your partner or alternate partner your team used in any CATT event.
You can get in your 2 events by fishing any CATT Fall 2020,  CATT Spring 2021, CATT Summer 2021 & CATT Fall 2021!

Go to the Division page and tap on 2021 Phantom Outdoor Invitational Classic!

Tony Cook & Eddie Rogers weighed in 5 bass at 15.33 lbs good enough for the win and $979.00! They also weighed in the Strike King/Lews 2nd BF at 5.12 lbs!

Alston Long & Shawn Connelly took 2nd with 11.70 lbs!

Felix Stanley & Mel Long 3rd with 11.66 lbs!

Tim Roundtree and Al Pittman weighed in the Academy BF at 5.29 lbs!

Team BF Weight Winnings Point
Tony Cook/Eddie Rogers  5.12 15.33 $979.00 110
Alston Long/Shawn Connelly 0.00 11.70 $225.00 109
Mel Long/Felix Stanley 0.00 11.66 $100.00 108
Adam Wood/Randy Wood 0.00 10.96 107
Richard Boatwright 0.00 10.27 106
Michael Stanley/Benjamine Altman 0.00 10.13 105
Danny Houch/Susan Houch 0.00 10.16 104
Wesley Mullins/Matt Cantrell 0.00 10.04 103
Anthony Joyner/Chris Chavis 0.00 8.24 102
Barry Thames/Jamie Thames 0.00 8.20 101
Tim Roundtree/Al Pittman  5.29 8.11 $126.00 100
Wayne Ackerman/Chris Harley 0.00 7.39 99
Brian Archer/Kenneth Taylor 0.00 7.35 98
Scott Nobles/Ray Kessler 0.00 7.05 97
Tim Weredyk/Robert Wood 0.00 5.24 96
Joe Toth/Travis Malphrus 0.00 3.38 95
Landon Howe/John Sells 0.00 0.00 85
Kyle Scott 0.00 0.00 85
Total Entrys $1,440.00
BONUS $ $425.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,430.00
Savannah River 2020 Summer Final Fund $335.00
2022 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2021 Savannah River Summer Final Fund $1,035.00
2021 CATT Championship Fund Total $0.00

 

Legacy of Fishing, Family and Fantastic Finishes 

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Legacy of Fishing, Family and Fantastic Finishes 

 

Legacy of Fishing, Family and Fantastic Finishes 

Northland Founder, John Peterson, and great-nephew, Jace Peterson take first; brothers Travis and Craig Peterson take third

BEMIDJI, Minn. (September 9, 2021) – The International Falls Bass Championship (IFBC) is a fabled bass fishing event on Rainy Lake and Rainy River, Minnesota. With great smallmouth bass fishing on the lake and river, the intent of the tournament is to showcase what phenomenal opportunities the borderland has to offer. With more than $30,000 in prize money and three days of events and excitement for the whole family, competitors look forward to the tournament each year. The IFBC format features two person teams fishing for two days with the total combined weight of smallmouth bass caught.

Among those who look forward to the tournament each year is the Peterson family, including John Peterson, and his boat partner and great-nephew Jace Peterson, and John’s nephews, brothers Travis and Craig Peterson.

At the end of two days on the water the patriarch Peterson and Jace took home a humungous trophy and $10,000 for the win with 43.98 pounds of smallmouth bass. Bill Godin and Leroy Wilson took second with 42.24 pounds and brothers Travis and Craig Peterson placed third with 41.13 pounds. It’s worthwhile to note, too, that these are second titles for John and Jace, although with different partners. Jace and his dad Travis won in 2015, while John and his brother Duane took the crown in 2012. That’s a whole lotta Petersons on the podium…

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“John spends a lot of his summer on Rainy Lake,” said Jace Peterson. “He’ll look at the weather and if it’s nice, head up from Bemidji and fish for three or four days. We went up the Sunday before the tournament, giving us five days of prefishing before the event.”

He continued: “We had a decent practice, already having a pretty good idea about what we wanted to do. There were a couple days when we’d pull up on a spot and catch one big one, but because we were practicing, get out of there right away. So, we never really knew the potential of the spots. For the most part, it was a good practice.”

“First thing we did was check the shallows to see if there were still fish around the islands and points. We hooked a few fish in these areas on Bagley topwaters, tubes and Ned Rigs, but focused most of our fishing on mid-depth humps from 6 to 15 feet. The smallmouth were relating to baitfish versus crawfish, almost in their fall patterns, which I think was because of this year’s low water. And with the hot summer and water temps between 75 and 78 degrees, I think it was just too much for the fish to handle and they moved deeper.”

Travis Peterson

In terms of presentations, with a baitfish feed going on, the Petersons found IMPULSE Smelt Minnows on a Northland Mimic Minnow or Thumper Jig ideal for the bite, especially in deeper water.

While practice fishing might have been good, teams hadn’t anticipated the severe weather on Day One of the event with 20 to 25 mph winds.

“Day One was probably the worst weather conditions I’ve ever fished in,” said Jace. “We got beat up all day long, taking 30 to 40 waves over the bow. We stayed close on one of our areas because traveling conditions were so poor. But we had a nice limit by noon with 16 or 17 pounds and were happy with that. Just getting through the day was a challenge. Toward the end of the day John got on a roll and caught two four and half pounders back-to-back. That put us over the edge with a weight of 21 and a quarter. We had about an hour left to fish and made the call to go in early rather than taking the chance of breaking down.”

There was a considerable weather change on Day Two with significantly decreased winds and cloudy skies.

Then, toward the end of the day, the duo made one crucial move and caught four big fish that pretty much culled out their entire livewell.

“We caught a four and half and John caught one that was close to five pounds, and I caught another four and a half and everything clicked like it was meant to be. I was culling and our scale read total weight of 22 pounds. We were both in shock. That was easily the best day of smallmouth bass fishing both of us had ever had and that says a lot—John’s fished Erie, Mille Lacs, Sturgeon Bay, you-name-it. We were confident going into weigh-in. We talked to my dad and uncle Craig and they were sitting in third after Day Two. They told us they had about 20 pounds, so we knew that we were sitting close to first,” said Jace.

Jace and John finished with 43.98 while Jace’s dad and uncle weighed 41.13. Again, the duo of Jace and John ended up with a $10,000 check for first.

Jace sums up the feelings of pulling off the IFBC and being part of such an historical fishing-focused family. “I’ve been working toward winning a tournament like this for the past ten plus years. Lots of time on the water, long days, all that, so to win this one on the Rainy Lake system is a dream come true. To do it with my great-uncle, John, is even more spectacular, while my dad and uncle Craig took third in another boat.”

Travis and Craig Peterson

Jace added: “It’s been a great experience growing up in the Northland Fishing Tackle family. Going back to kindergarten and first grade, we’d go to school and grandpa, or my great-uncle John would pick us up after school and take us to the Northland office.”

“One of my best memories as a kid was instead of having birthday parties at a roller rink or waterpark, we’d have them in the breakroom at Northland. All the kids got goodie bags of fishing tackle and we got to walk around the back and pick lures out from the bins. It’s always been a part of my life, and now that I’m older we fish together as a family all the time. I spend a lot of time on the water with my cousin Charlie Peterson who works at Northland, as well as my dad, uncle Craig, grandpa, and great uncle John. John and my grandpa have fished the International Falls Tournament since its beginning, and this is the 17th year. I’ve been there with them pre-fishing the past ten years or more. We’ve always had a close relationship.”

Once again, congratulations to the entire Peterson family for their wins at the 2021 International Falls Bass Championship! It’s just another example of how fishing can build strong family bonds and create awesome memories.

Potomac River Readies to Host Toyota Series Event

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MARBURY, Md. (Sept. 9, 2021) – The Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Northern Division will wrap up  its 2021 season with a tournament next week in Marbury, Maryland, Sept. 16-18, with the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. at the Potomac River . Hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners, the three-day tournament will feature the region’s best bass-fishing pros and Strike King co-anglers casting for a top prize of up to $65,000, plus an additional $35,000 bonus if the winner is a qualified Phoenix Boat owner.

Last September, the Eastern Division event was won on the Potomac River by James Maupin of Stanardsville, Virginia – catching more than 13 pounds each day, Maupin finished out the win with a spinnerbait on the final day.

Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit champ and Virginia native, Cody Pike said he believes last year’s event will be a good blueprint for this year’s showdown.

“It’s going to be very similar to last year,” said Pike. “The weights will probably be similar, but I don’t expect to see an 18-pound bag like [Wayne Vaughan] caught last year. I think if a guy can catch 14 pounds three days in a row, he’ll stand a really good chance to win it.”

With the grass growing thick, Pike said it limits the options a bit.

“This time of year, it’s getting to be where you’re either going to be flipping or sitting way off of the bank throwing a swim jig,” he said. “There’s more grass now than there has been and the hydrilla gets so thick in the summertime you can’t fish it because it’s not hollow underneath yet.”

A few years ago in late August, Marvin Reese of Randallstown, Maryland took the win fishing hard cover up near D.C., which Pike said he believes could also be viable.

“I think if a guy were to put their whole practice time into hard cover he could definitely stand out,” said Pike. “You have to manage your fish a whole lot better than in grass, but hard cover up there is something that really doesn’t get a whole lot of pressure, because everyone typically fishes grass. If you see a big bag weighed-in this time of year, it’s more than likely off hard cover. So, if a guy put their whole practice into hard cover, and ran the tide right, he could stand a chance to win.”

Though the fishing in the late summer and fall is a bit more hit and miss than post-spawn fishing, Pike said when you do find the fish, you often find quite a few.

“This time of year, you can find a school that’s grouped up really well and catch a lot on a swim jig,” said Pike. “They start moving in the fall – a lot of times they go into the creeks, and you can catch them moving from those big areas like Belmont Bay towards the back of it. They’ll be feeding, so once you find them you should get bit, but it can be a struggle to find them.”

Anglers will take off daily at 7 a.m. ET from Smallwood State Park in Marbury. Weigh-ins will also be held at the park and will begin at 3 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend the event or follow the action online through the “MLF Live” weigh-in broadcasts and daily coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

In Toyota Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event, scaling up for every 20 boats over 160 and scaling down for every boat below 160. With a 160-boat field, pros fish for a top prize of $40,000, plus an extra $35,000 if Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus qualified. Strike King co-anglers cast for the top prize of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard (valued at $33,500). With a 260-boat field, pros fish for a top award of $65,000, plus an extra $35,000 if Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus qualified. Strike King co-anglers cast for the top prize of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard (valued at $33,500) plus $5,000 cash.

The 2021 Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. consists of six divisions – Central, Northern, Plains, Southern, Southwestern and Western – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International division. Anglers who fish all three qualifiers in any of the eight divisions and finish in the top 25 will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Championship for a shot at winning $235,000 cash, including a $35,000 Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus for qualified anglers. The winning Strike King co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard. Pros and co-anglers have a second chance at qualifying for the Toyota Series Championship through the Wild Card division, by fishing four or more tournaments in any combination of divisions and keeping their three highest finishes.

In addition to wrapping up the Northern Division, the Potomac River event will also be one of the last chances for anglers to qualify for the Toyota Series Championship via the Wild Card division.

The 2021 Toyota Series Championship Presented by A.R.E. will be held Oct. 28-30 on Pickwick Lake in Counce, Tennessee, and is hosted by the Hardin County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. on the MLF BIG5’s social media outlets at Facebook , Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Q&A sessions: Ben Hudson brings us an exciting Q&A with one of the true hammers and premier guides of Smith Mountain Lake, Captain Chad Green!

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Q&A sessions: Ben Hudson brings us an exciting Q&A with one of the true hammers and premier guides of Smith Mountain Lake, Captain Chad Green!

Q&A sessions: Ben Hudson brings us an exciting Q&A with one of the true hammers and premier guides of Smith Mountain Lake, Captain Chad Green!

Q: First off, congrats on getting your Captains License! What made you want to pursue being a fishing guide and what can a group expect when spending a day/night out on the water with you?

A: Ever since I was a teenager I wanted to be a guide and almost went out west to be a hunting guide with an outfitter. I have been taking people fishing and hunting since then and enjoy helping others experience the outdoors and enjoy them like I do. I have 2 groups of clients I take out fishing and they differ greatly. Some want to just catch a fish and experience fishing as we all have different levels of interests in fishing. And others want to learn a specific technique, learn the lake, learn typical patterns in a specific time of year. No matter what the expertise is we still have a fun trip and they usually learn something after spending time with me that they didn’t know before which always a goal for me is for the client to go home with more knowledge or skills than what they had before.

Q: You and partner Johnny Martin had a run of back-to-back tournament bags of over 24lbs this spring on Smith Mountain Lake in The Bass Cast’s first event and CATT spring final. That’s a pretty incredible feat. Can you tell us a little bit about how your days played out in those 2 events?

A: Yes, those were 2 great days on Smith Mountain. We caught a lot of fish each of those days and the days went well with no mistakes, other than not covering some water that we should have as we ran out of time. I feel like we could have upgraded possibly with how the bigger fish were feeding later in the day but that’s the way it ended. We culled a low 20’s limit out of the boat after 11am on both of those days fishing completely different areas and techniques each day. We caught fish anywhere from 20ft to 2ft on both days we didn’t lose any fish which helps a lot but we still finished 2nd both days by less than 4-5 oz combined which is tough to swallow, but that’s fishing. I still remember Johnny sitting down in the boat and saying “I cant take any more of this my nerves are shot” LOL. We were catching em’ left and right and 4 pounders were just thrown back and you pondered over how many times you would have liked to have had one of them.

Q: I saw where you recently fished a few night tournaments, and came in with some impressive catches. What’s the night bite been like on SML this year and what is the biggest difference between daytime and nighttime fishing there?

A: Night fishing on SML this year has been very good and fairly consistent for me, it was a little later this year than normal for the deeper water bite. I don’t have time to fish a lot of night tournaments anymore but catching the 3.5 plus pound fish was very plentiful this year. The biggest difference between night time fishing on smith mountain and day time is how the fish react to darkness and each night is different and details are key after dark. You must pay close attention to where you get bites and the quality of fish to be competitive at night here because it changes after dark most of the time.

Q: As summer is coming to a close and fall is approaching, which tournaments are you most excited about for the fall season?

A: I like the early fall tournaments as fish are transitioning and I understand their movements a little better. As we get into October, it starts to get a little tougher because you have warm and cold days and then in November when the real cold sets in it gets a lot more consistent. So for me, September and November are more my favorite as I have also had great days in October, but I have never seen October be consistent from year to year. That has always been one of the toughest months to fish on this lake for quality fish and weights usually drop off during that month.

Q: In your opinion, how does fall differ from the springtime on Smith Mountain?

A: I think the fall differs from the spring on Smith Mountain because the fish are a lot more spooky, and they don’t feed like they do in the spring. You also have a lot of smaller bait fish and clearer water which tends to make a finesse presentation presentable. I also believe there are 2 different groups of fish one preys on the crawfish in the fall and others follow baitfish around. Pick your poison, and go with the flow. If you’re not catching 4 plus pound fish then you probably aren’t doing the right thing.

Q: When other local anglers think of Captain Chad Green, what do you think they would say your favorite bait is? Then tell us what your actual favorite bait is and why?

A: My favorite bait by far is a jig. I can fish it from January to January, rain or shine, deep or shallow. I make my own and if its not green and brown, make sure its brown and green. Now just make sure it’s the color of a crawfish, and fish it where the fish are. You cant catch em’ if they aren’t there. You just can’t beat a jig there is not another bait still to this day that is more consistent on catching big fish.

Q: What are the biggest largemouth and smallmouth that you have ever caught out of SML?

A: The biggest LM on this lake for me is 9lbs 14oz and the SMB is just a little over 5lbs. There are a lot of big bass in SML. If I remember correctly, I caught 5 over 8lbs this spring during weekdays, of course, which seems like that’s always the case for me. I don’t target smallmouth on this lake much because the real ones live in Lake Erie LOL. That’s another story.

Q: What do you consider your biggest tournament win of your career, and why?

A: The biggest tournament wins for me have been Anglers Choice. I have 2 of those and should have had some more, but that’s the way things go. The one that sticks out in my mind the most is one that me and long time partner Dean Wood won years ago. I think we had 23lbs and something, and we also won big largemouth and big smallmouth that day. It was big win for me as team tournaments can be the hardest ones to win, because your partner has to be successful most of time, also its not many times where you win a team event with one man’s catch. That tournament was memorable time frame as large weights were not as common then.

Q: I’m a sucker for “what if” scenarios when it comes to fishing. Do you have any on the water regrets, or any particular lost fish from this year that still haunt you?

A: Oh yes, of course somebody always has the one that got away story. The Anglers Choice tournament here in May. On Saturday we had a great catch, and lost a big one under a dock. Then had another chance at a giant which would have put us well over 20 lbs. We finished 5th with 17-something and it only took 19 lbs to win. Sometimes things just don’t go your way, all the stars have to align out there to win. I have been very blessed and thankful for the times that they do.

 

Q: Smith Mountain tournament weights have skyrocketed in the past 5 years, and even more so in the past 2 years. As one of the best anglers on the lake, no one knows about this better than you! Do you think the lake has that many bigger fish in it now, or have the anglers fishing SML just figured these big fish out?

A: There is no question in my mind that the F1 tiger bass are taking a large part in this. We have seen our average size catch ratios go up each year since they were stocked. Its going to continue to climb for years to come, and I do believe todays anglers are figuring out how to catch these bigger fish now. I have fished the lake for a long time and remember tournaments in October years ago only taking 10lbs to win. I have seen a definite increase in bass over 8 lbs the last 3 years, and I feel like its going to only get better in years to come. I also believe part of this is due to the low numbers of large stripers in the lake, and that makes larger forage more plentiful for the bass. I have been around long enough to see the effects of large stripers and forage numbers. When the gizzard shad are plentiful, the stripers sizes are smaller, and when they go down in numbers the stripers are more plentiful in size. We now have a very stable population of blue back herring in the lake and that creates a whole different scenario. They were not stocked here and have been collected in sampling for a long time, but the population is now getting to a point that’s noticeable. We have a prized lake here and by far the best fishery in the state.

Q: What is one personal on-the-water goal you hope to achieve for the rest of the year and for the 2022 fishing season?

A: My goal each year is to learn a new area or a new way to catch them, because it doesn’t take long for us to say “we used to catch em doing this or that”. Its strange how it changes over time and we never understand why that happens. My Goal for 2022 is break the 30 lb mark in a tournament, as I tried really hard to do this spring, but failed. I have done it during the week, breaking that mark with almost 33 lbs, but weekdays don’t count. That’s just a few pictures and some good memories with a friend.

Q: If a beginning angler is reading this, what is one tip you can give to help them catch more fish on Smith Mountain Lake.

A: The best tip I can give a beginning angler is learn to fish without electronics first. Learn bottom composition by feel of the rod. Be patient as big fish are typically slow movers. Don’t be afraid to cast at the same exact spot numerous times. Learn the difference in a fish feeding and feeding a fish. Take precious care of the fish, we have an opportunity to catch and cherish every minute of it. And always remember you can’t catch another mans fish, and your fishing against the fish, not fisherman.

The Bass Cast would like to send a big thank you to Captain Chad Green for taking the time to sit down and sharing some great information with us in this Q&A!
If you are interested in fishing with Chad on a guide trip on Smith Mountain Lake, you can reach him at “Last Cast Guide Service” on Facebook.

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