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Major League Fishing Launches Free-to-Play Bass Pro Tour PREDICTOR Game Presented by Phoenix to Win Fishing Trip with Skeet Reese

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Major League Fishing Launches Free-to-Play Bass Pro Tour PREDICTOR Game Presented by Phoenix to Win Fishing Trip with Skeet Reese

New Game Built by Bally’s Interactive Allows Fans to Make Predictions on Bass Pro Tour Events to Win Outdoor Gear and Experiences

TULSA, Okla. (Sept. 8, 2021) – Major League Fishing (MLF) has launched a new free-to-play game that allows fans to make predictions on Bass Pro Tour events to win numerous prizes, including an all-expense paid fishing trip in California with Bass Pro Tour star Skeet Reese.

The game, called Bass Pro Tour Predictor Presented by Phoenix Boats, challenges players to predict the outcome of various questions in conjunction with the upcoming Bass Pro Tour CarParts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft, which starts Friday. Open now through Saturday, Sept. 11, the free-to-play game offers a grand prize of an all-expense paid (flight, hotel and accommodations) fishing trip in California with Reese, along with 25 runner-up prizes consisting of an Abu Garcia rod and reel combo.

MLF, in partnership with Abu Garcia and Mercury, developed the game with SportCaller, a leading global B2B free-to-play game provider and Bally’s Interactive, a division of Bally’s Corporation that operates the omni-channel provider’s sports betting, iGaming, free-to-play, and daily fantasy sports platforms. Additional games and offerings for the Bass Pro Tour will be announced for the 2022 season

“We are excited to introduce Major League Fishing’s first free-to-play game, which will allow fans to play along while they watch the Bass Pro Tour CarParts.com Stage Seven this week at Lake St. Clair,” said John Acosta, MLF Vice President of Marketing & Business Development. “The Predictor game offers a quick, simple and fun experience that we think our fans and anglers will love and sets the foundation for future MLF gaming opportunities including fantasy fishing and the exploration of legalized gambling platforms.”

To learn more about the MLF Bass Pro Tour Predictor Presented by Phoenix Boats, register, and make your predictions, please visit MajorLeagueFishing.com/Predictor.

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 at the CarParts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft 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.

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

Stage Set For 2021 Big Bass Zone Junior Championship World Finals

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Stage Set For 2021 Big Bass Zone Junior Championship World Finals

The world finals of the 2021 BassCat Boats Big Bass Zone Junior Championship presented by B.A.S.S. features 54 young anglers from across the county, including 2020 winner Carter Doren (left) and his high school fishing partner Ryan Lachniet (right). The duo finished in the Top 5 at the 2021 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.  

Photo by Emily Hand/B.A.S.S.

September 8, 2021

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Stage Set For 2021 Big Bass Zone Junior Championship World Finals

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After eight months of online competition, 54 young anglers from across the country will converge on Missouri’s Lake Taneycomo Oct. 30 for the world finals of the BassCat Boats Big Bass Zone Junior Championship presented by B.A.S.S.

The anglers qualified for the world finals via the online Big Bass Zone Junior Championship, which allowed young competitors to fish from anywhere and on their own schedule. Anglers submitted their fish catches to a virtual leaderboard for each state through the Fishing Chaos app. The angler with the heaviest five-bass limit from that state moved on to the 2021 BBZ Junior Championship world finals. The world finals will be a one-fish tournament.

Among the impressive field of finalists are some of the country’s best high school anglers, including 11 students who competed in July’s Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors and seven anglers who were named to the 2021 Bassmaster High School All-State Fishing Team presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.

Carter Doren captured the 2020 BBZ Junior Championship title with a 4.35-pound largemouth. It was one of four tournaments Doren won during his 2020 season. Doren was part of the prestigious 2021 Bassmaster High School All-American Fishing Team and along with his partner Ryan Lachniet, who is also a BBZ Junior Championship finalist, notched an impressive Top 5 finish at the High School National Championship.

The 2021 champion will take home an astonishing prize package that includes a fully loaded 2021 BassCat Margay powered by a Mercury Pro XS outboard and outfitted by MotorGuide, Lowrance and Power-Pole. Other prizes up for grabs in the tournament include four trips to Lake El Salto, Mexico, provided by Anglers Inn International, scholarships from Bethel University and a host of gear from AFTCO.

2021 BassCat Boats Big Bass Zone Junior Championship presented by B.A.S.S. Finalists

  • Micaiah Lindquist (Ala.)
  • Nicole Williams (Ariz.)
  • Aiden Baiza (Ark.)
  • Kaine Navarro (Calif.)
  • Evan Cox (Colo.), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Samuel Shoemaker (Conn.)
  • Jake Muir (Del.), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Matteo Lasorsa (Fla.)
  • James Quinlivan (Ga.), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Cassius Olson (Hawaii)
  • Hannah McCalmant (Idaho)
  • Trey McKinney (Ill.)
  • Dylan May (Ind.), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Joaquin Wailes (Iowa)
  • Casey Cobbs (Kan.)
  • Will Carnes (Ky.), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Wade Roberts (La.), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Danen Smith (Maine)
  • Nicholas Burnett (Mass.)
  • Trey Richardson (Md.)
  • Remington Barkley (Mich.)
  • Kyle Bahr (Minn.)
  • Wyatt Davis (Miss.)
  • Will Shepherd (Mo.)
  • Preston LittleEagle (Mont.)
  • Jason Gibson (N.C.)
  • Logan Bullinger (N.D.)
  • Joey Oathoudt (Neb.)
  • Dawson Wiggins (Nev.)
  • Jack Forrestt (N.H.)
  • Nicholas DellaPorta (N.J.), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Adam Condito (N.M.)
  • Kyle Burl (N.Y.)
  • Braden McNamara (Ohio), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Logan Hoehne (Okla.)
  • Joshua Buller (Ore.)
  • Ayden Cowan (Pa.)
  • Michael Browning (R.I.)
  • Chase Black (S.C.)
  • Brandon Bullinger (S.D.)
  • Chase Hicks (Tenn.), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Triston Richardson (Texas)
  • Henry Barber (Utah)
  • Ryan Lachniet (Va.), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Avery Shoemaker (Vt.)
  • Mason Bridges (Wash.)
  • Brant Rowland (Wis.)
  • Myles Paugh (W.Va.)
  • Katy Carey (Wyo.)
  • 2020 National Champion: Carter Doren (Nev.), 2021 Bassmaster High School National Championship qualifier
  • Second Chance BassCat Boats: Cody Wilder (Conn.)
  • Second Chance B.A.S.S.: Joel Ahern (Ga.)
  • Largemouth National: Carson Kamien (Fla.)
  • Smallmouth National: Carson Forrester (Pa.)

2021 Bassmaster College Classic Bracket Features New Format

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2021 Bassmaster College Classic Bracket Features New Format

2021 National Championship-winning anglers Hayden Scott and Griffin Fernandes of Michigan’s Adrian College will be among the eight competitors at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops Oct. 1-4 on Alabama’s Coosa River. 

                                                                                                                                                   Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

September 8, 2021

2021 Bassmaster College Classic Bracket Features New Format

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When eight of the country’s best college anglers launch on the Coosa River from Wetumpka, Ala., Oct. 1-4 during the Carhartt Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops they will be fishing a new tournament format while competing for a berth in the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk.

New for this year, on Day 1 of the event, all eight anglers will compete individually to determine seeding and set the bracket for head-to-head competition. Morning action on Day 2, the first elimination day in the tournament, will be broadcast on FS1 beginning at 7 a.m. CT.

For the first time, the 2021 Bassmaster College Team of the Year — Auburn University’s Logan Parks and Tucker Smith — automatically punched their ticket to the College Classic Bracket to compete alongside the Top 3 teams from the Bassmaster College National Championship in this individual, elimination-style tournament. Joining Parks and Smith will be National Champions Hayden Scott and Griffin Fernandes from Michigan’s Adrian College, Tristan McCormick and Stevie Mills from bass fishing powerhouse Bethel University and a second team from Auburn, Conner Crosby and James Cobbs.

Anglers will be battling it out below Jordan Dam, where the Coosa River converges with the Tallapoosa and Alabama rivers.

“Having grown up in Wetumpka and fished this river numerous times throughout my life, I am excited to see what it will produce,” said B.A.S.S. College Series Senior Manager Hank Weldon. “This is often hailed as the best stretch of the Coosa River, and we can’t wait to highlight both the fishery and the country’s best collegiate anglers to a national audience.”

Current will play a big role as anglers look for answers on one of the top spotted bass fisheries in the Southeastern United States. Current breaks on the main river often hold spotted bass in the 4- to 5-pound range, and areas where fresh water is flowing into the fishery sometimes offer the chance to fill a limit quickly without lifting the trolling motor.

It might require weeding through hybrid bass and stripers, but a five-bass limit of spotted bass weighing 18 to 20 pounds isn’t out of the question in the wild river environment.

“We welcome the opportunity to partner with and host the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket,” said Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis. “It’s a great opportunity to showcase our area. The Coosa River has always been known as a hotspot for bass fishing and we are excited to once again be able to participate in an event such as this.”

The most recent major Bassmaster event out of Wetumpka was a two-day Elite All-Star Semifinal tournament on Lake Jordan in 2011.

The City of Wetumpka is hosting the tournament.

For full coverage of the tournament, visit Bassmaster.com.

2021 Bassmaster College Series Title Sponsor: Carhartt

2021 Bassmaster College Series Presenting Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops

2021 Bassmaster College Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2021 Bassmaster College Series Premier Sponsors: Berkley, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Ranger Boats, Skeeter Boats, Yamaha

2021 Bassmaster College Series Supporting Sponsors: AFTCO, Garmin, Huk Performance Fishing, Marathon, Rapala, TNT Fireworks

Bass Pro Tour Anglers Will Participate in Smallmouth Study at CarParts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft

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Bass Pro Tour Anglers Will Participate in Smallmouth Study at CarParts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. (Sept. 7, 2021) – At the upcoming CarParts.com Stage Seven at Lake St. Clair Presented by Covercraft that starts Friday on Michigan’s Lake St. Clair, anglers competing on Day 1 and Day 2 will once again have the option to use their livewells.

The last time you saw a livewell option on the Bass Pro Tour was at Lake Fork in 2020, where anglers had the opportunity to preserve ShareLunker largemouth – fish 13 pounds or larger – in their livewells to hand off to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Division for spawning purposes. This time around, it will be to help advance research into Largemouth Bass Virus (Ranavirus) and its clinical signs in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu).

The anglers are assisting Dr. Thomas Loch’s research team at Michigan State University’s Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory and Tom Wills at Michigan DNR, both of whom are currently researching if external skin lesions on smallmouth bass are linked to Largemouth Bass Virus (LMBV).

The Science of LMBV
Much of what we know about LMBV comes from the southern U.S., where the virus can result in the mortality of largemouth (Micropterus salmoides). It was first isolated from fish in Lake Weir in 1991 and has been considered the cause of dozens of fish kills in the late 90s and early 2000s. In largemouth, the virus causes lethargy, bleeding, enlarged organs, swim bladder lesions and death in adult-sized fish.

Recent research has shown the virus infecting smallmouth in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and several rivers in Pennsylvania. Dr. Loch’s lab has also been able to infect smallmouth with LMBV in the lab, demonstrating that external skin lesions appear on these infected fish. Dr. Loch’s team is drawing closer to finding a correlation between LMBV, external skin lesions, temperature and smallmouth bass kills that have occurred in the Susquehanna, Juniata, and Alleghany Rivers since 2005.

Collecting smallmouth that have skin lesions in St. Clair is part of the ongoing look into the prevalence and clinical signs of LMBV in the Great Lakes system.

Our anglers will report to the MLF Fisheries Management Division (FMD) during practice the number of smallmouth they catch that exhibit a skin lesion. Once competition starts, FMD will continue to tally the occurrences of skin lesions as part of the data we collect from every fish caught during the event. On Days 1 and 2, anglers will also be allowed to place any fish with a skin lesion into their livewells for donation to Dr. Loch’s lab for further analysis.

These fish will be transported back to the Michigan State Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory for observation, skin lesion biopsy, and virus isolation. We will also provide catch data – including GPS location – for each donated fish to calculate any correlations between location and LMBV prevalence.

Because these anglers may consequently have carried LMBV-positive fish in their livewells, FMD will implement a cleaning procedure for any angler that donates a fish. This will include using a disinfectant in the livewell and recirculation pumps for 15 minutes, then flushing the system and drying the livewells out on their off day.

The Fisheries Management Division – as well as the roster of Bass Pro Tour anglers – is excited to be part of this research project as well as helping to further this research in coming seasons.

Watch for regular updates on similar projects on the MLF Fisheries Management Division page. For complete details and updated tournament information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram, and YouTube.
About Major League Fishing
Major League Fishing (MLF) is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, producing more than 250 events annually at some of the most prestigious fisheries in the world, while broadcasting to America’s living rooms on CBS, the Discovery Channel, the Outdoor Channel, CBS Sports Network, the World Fishing Network, the Sportsman Channel and on-demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with offices in Benton, Kentucky, the MLF roster of bass anglers includes the world’s top pros and more than 30,000 competitors in all 50 states and 13 countries. In 2019 MLF acquired FLW and rebranded it as MLF BIG5, which expanded its portfolio of catch, weigh and immediate release events to include the sport’s strongest five-biggest-fish format tournament circuits. Since its founding in 2011, MLF has advanced the sport of competitive fishing through its premier television broadcasts and livestreams, and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bass through research, education, fisheries enhancement and fish care.

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Kerr Lake September 2021 Fishing Report by Dennie Gilbert

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Kerr Lake September 2021 Fishing Report by Dennie Gilbert
Dennie Gilbert
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Kerrlakebasd.com
Kerr lake

September is a prime month to start searching for schoolers Topwaters of all types, swim baits, flukes and jerkbaits will all work. Either sitting on known schooling holes or riding and looking. When located get the bait in the water quick because they don’t usually stay up for long periods of time.  Another pattern to look for is fishing brush you can throw most anything if they’re there it’ll work.  It’s time for fish to start moving to back of some creeks. This is also the time they’ll suspend which will make the fishing tough
Good luck and good fishing.
Dennie
Kerr lake bass.com

Pamlico Sound/Albermarle Sound September Fishing Report by Capt. Scooter Lilley

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Pamlico Sound/Albermarle Sound September Fishing Report by Capt. Scooter Lilley
Capt. Scooter Lilley
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CWW Inshore Charters
Pamlico Sound/Albermarle Sound
Largemouth Bass update:
The Roanoke river is still pumping out some heavy weights in the weekend tournaments. The fish are starting to transition to their fall time feeding patterns transitioning to the creeks and fallowing bait. Top waters are still working well, crank baits and flipping creature baits seem to be the best for success! I’ve been spending most of the month chasing bull reds on the Pamlico sound with popping corks. Using DOA lures , Zman swimbaits and gulp underneath the cork. The bite has been stingy last couple of days but we have boated some trophy fish. The cut bait fisherman have been doing well into the late afternoon and nighttime hours. If your interested in a fish of a lifetime give us a call for your chance at a 50 lb. Bull Red!

Brandon Overstreet Wins The Bass Cast Kayak Bass Series on Leesville Lake Sept 4th 2021

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Brandon Overstreet Wins The Bass Cast Kayak Bass Series on Leesville Lake Sept 4th 2021

The Bass Cast Kayak Bass Series had our final points tournament of the season on Leesville Lake. The Staunton River was also in bounds which a few anglers decided to fish there.

Brandon Overstreet took the win as he caught 79.75 inches as well as Big Bass which was 17.75 inches. Brandon took home $364 in total and some very valuable points.

Jacob Stephens caught 67.25 inches for 2nd place. Jacob took home $140.

New tournament angler Jacob Taylor was 3rd place with 61.25 inches of Staunton River smallmouth. Jacob earned $88.

Chris Gibson and Troy Wines ended with a tie at 56 inches. Chris Gibson would get the tie breaker with bigger fish for 4th place. Troy Wines ended up in 5th place.

Then There Were 3 / The Bass Cast kayak Bass Series / Interview

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Then There Were 3 / The Bass Cast kayak Bass Series / Interview

As the regular season comes to an end 3 anglers stand alone. With a unique format the top 3 in points will fish off at Smith Mountain Lake September 25th for Angler Of the Year.

Our first Angler is Robert Clements. Robert was unstoppable all season. Robert had a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and a 6th place finish being his worst tournament.

Our 2nd Angler is the defending Angler Of the Year Brandon Overstreet. Brandon is coming of a 1st place win. He also has a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.

Our 3rd Angler is rookie Angler Yoan Lopez. Yoan has a 1st, 5th, 5th, and a 7th place finish.

Hamann’s Big Bag Lifts Him To B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional Victory On Mississippi River

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Adam Hamann, of Prairie Du Chien, Iowa, has won the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional on the Upper Mississippi River with a three-day total of 47 pounds, 6 ounces.
Photo by Kara Pasma/B.A.S.S.

September 3, 2021

Hamann’s Big Bag Lifts Him To B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional Victory On Mississippi River

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LA CROSSE, Wis. — Iowa’s Adam Hamann played it safe the first two days of the 2021 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional on the Upper Mississippi River, leaving his primary area after filling his limit and saving the fish he thought were still there for later.

On Championship Friday, the Prairie Du Chien native proved he had saved the best for last, landing an 18-pound, 7-ounce bag to claim the victory with a three-day total of 47-6, earning a $5,000 check from Ranger and a berth in the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship scheduled for Nov. 3-5 on the Ouachita River in Monroe, La.

“I’d like to say I think it is because I saved some fish,” Hamann said. “The first two days I really saved them and I cracked on them today. We stayed in our starting spot for a long time today.

“Me and my co-angler let 15 fish over 3 pounds go today. It was a magical day. With the overcast sky and the water getting cleaner every day, it just kept getting better and better.”

Hamann is a Mississippi River native and mostly fishes Pool 10 around his hometown, but does not have as much experience in the La Crosse section of the river. Even still, he was worried that his knowledge of the river would hurt him more than it would help.

“I’m a Mississippi River guy through and through,” Hamann said. “It’s huge. I talked about it all year with my buddies, the local curse is usually a thing. That kind of scared me the whole time. Trying to compete on your home water can really hurt you a lot. It didn’t this time and it worked out in my favor.”

With 13-12 on Day 1, Hamann landed in eighth before jumping to third on the second day with 15-3. After two days of sunny, mild conditions, a cold front brought clouds, rain and wind to the area on Friday, which ended up helping Hamann’s bite.

“They were just cruising on a flat and they never came off the flat because of the colder weather,” he said. “They stayed up there and were feeding all day and there was no reason for them to go back to deeper water.”

Throughout the week, Hamann said he made the longest run of anyone in the field and targeted a fall migration area that he believed other anglers wouldn’t find. Using Humminbird 360 technology, he located submerged weed beds as well as longer points.

“I focused on stuff I knew other anglers wouldn’t get. Stuff you can’t see without Humminbird 360,” he said. “Today we had all solid fish. We didn’t have one fish over 4 pounds. As the year goes on, they will get bigger.”

Hamann caught both smallmouth and largemouth during the first two days of the event. But on Friday, he weighed all largemouth. As the water cleared up in his area, the bite improved.

A ChatterBait did the majority of the damage on the final day, but Hamann had as many as 16 rods on his deck each day of the tournament and believes he caught a bass on each rod throughout the week.

After leading the first two days of the tournament, Minnesota native Richard Lindgren fell to second place with a three-day total of 42-3. He landed just three fish for 10-2 on the final day.

Originally an alternate for the Minnesota team, Lindgren said he is happy to be making his third trip to the Nation Championship.

“I got my stuff together in 24 hours’ notice and made it down here. Put in three superlong days of practice and I wasn’t on a lot, but I saw just enough,” the Lakeville, Minn., native said. “The Minnesota team works together and the clues I got in the meeting along with what I saw in practice, I was able to unlock it in the tournament.”

Throughout the week, Lindgren had caught both smallmouth and largemouth, starting each day on some backwater sand drops and current-oriented structure with topwater lures. From there he rotated to a closing dam that produced several smallmouth bites on a Carolina rig before frogging for largemouth.

On the final day, Lindgren’s only bites — all of which were largemouth — came from one grass mat that he circled for over an hour.

“The first two days I weighed three largemouth and two smallmouth,” he said. “Today I had three largemouth and no smallmouth. The clouds and the rain shut down my smallmouth bite. I couldn’t get them to go.

“I just didn’t have enough largemouth spots to get five largemouth. I just needed two more bites. I was on the quality. I was one mat away from not catching a fish today.”

Wisconsin angler Jim Barczak finished third with 41-0, catching 14-2 on Day 1 and 13-8 on Day 2. Using mostly a topwater walking bait, Barczak targeted smallmouth that were setup on current seams, wing dams and hard edges.

“The fishing for this tournament was pretty tough for me, but I grinded it out and had backup after backup,” Barczak said. “Thankfully I got five fish in the boat every day. I found some good largemouth during pre-fishing and tried to find them again for four hours the first day and three hours the second day, but I never did connect. So, after that, I went smallie fishing and made the best of it.”

Hamann’s magical day also lifted his nonboater Chizta Xiong to the nonboater title. With a three-bass limit weighing 9-10, the Minnesota angler increased his three-day total to 22-13.

Being in the back of the boat, Xiong expected this tournament to be particularly tough for him. After landing just over 4 pounds on Day 1, he rebounded with 8-13 on Day 2 to put himself back in contention before his epic day with Hamann on Championship Friday.

“This is the best bag I’ve ever caught down here. Just the amount of fish we culled, I’m super excited,” Xiong said. “There were moments where we were doubled-up with 3 pounders and were just laughing because we didn’t even need them.”

Nebraska’s Brock Belik landed a 4-10 bass on the final day to earn the Big Bass of the Tournament award, earning $500. Fellow Nebraska angler Leray Anderson II won $250 for the same title on the nonboater side with a 4-11. Both anglers compete for the South Dakota team.

The top boater and nonboater from each state qualified for the Nation Championship to compete for one of three berths into the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk.

2021 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional  9/1-9/3
Mississippi River, La Crosse  WI.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Adam Hamann            Prairie Du Chien, IA (I 15  47-06  0
2.  Richard Lindgren       Lakeville, MN (MN)      13  42-03  0
3.  Jim Barczak            Osceola, WI (WI)        15  41-00  0
4.  Brock Belik            Orchard, NE (SD)        15  40-00  0
5.  Tadd Johnson           Lakeville, MN (MN)      15  36-07  0
6.  Connor Leagjeld        Pequot Lakes, MN (MN)   12  35-15  0
7.  Jay Przekurat          Stevens Point, WI (WI)  14  34-14  0
8.  Lonnie Peterson        Chippewa Falls, WI (WI) 13  34-01  0
9.  Jeff Wiita             Prior Lake, MN (MN)     15  33-15  0
10. Trent Beier            Crystal Lake, IL (IA)   14  33-14  0
11. Greg Sochocki          Bridgeport , MI (MI)    12  33-12  0
12. Greg Vance             Delhi, IA (IA)          14  32-13  0
13. Kyle Goltz             Cornell, WI (WI)        14  32-00  0
14. Nick Leonard           Amelia, OH (OH)         11  30-03  0
15. Jason Hewitt           Norway , IA (IA)        12  28-15  0
16. Jacob Stauthammer      Lafayette, IL (IL)      14  28-12  0
17. Tony Puelz             Garnavillo, IA (IA)     12  28-10  0
18. Luke Gritter           Otsego, MI (MI)         12  28-09  0
19. Austin Kunz            Celestine, IN (IN)      12  27-06  0
20. Rich Carter            Columbus, OH (OH)       12  26-15  0
21. Tanner Bock            Davenport, IA (IA)      13  26-07  0
22. Nick Uebelhor          Jasper, IN (IN)         11  25-14  0
23. Troy Diede             Sioux Falls, SD (SD)    10  20-07  0
24.  Allen Williford       West Frankfort, IL (IL) 8  17-13  0
25. Blake Knies            Jasper, IN (IN)         7  17-06  0
26. Danny Blandford        Cannelton, IN (IN)      7  17-03  0
27. Devin Knoblauch        La Vista, NE (NE)       8  16-10  0
28. Brian Mailot           Columbus, OH (OH)       8  16-03  0
29. Casey Kmiecik          Oconto, WI (WI)         7  15-12  0
30. Taylor Umland          Carlock, IL (IL)        6  15-02  0
31. Marc Snyder            St. Johns, MI (MI)      6  14-07  0
32. Richard Risewick       Norton, KS (NE)         6  13-14  0
33. Dan Parker             Guttenberg, IA (IA)     5  13-07  0
34. Eric Culler            Hudson, IN (MI)         6  13-05  0
35. Matt McCoy             Indianapolis, IN (IN)   6  13-02  0
36. Mike Towe              Braidwood, IL (IL)      5  13-01  0
37. Cody Thompson          Delano, MN (MN)         4  12-13  0
38. Jacob Miller           Thornville, OH (OH)     5  12-08  0
39. Ron Mehr               Paynesville, MN (MN)    6  11-14  0
40. Nate  Sleight          Linwood, MI (MI)        5  11-13  0
41. Weston Krug            vinton, IA (IA)         5  11-10  0
42. Sean Gillenwater       Bloomington, IN (IN)    6  11-07  0
43. Brian Hensley          Edwardsburg, MI (IN)    6  11-04  0
44. Tim Prokop             Plainfield, IL (IL)     5  11-01  0
45. Allen Prevatt          Fenton, MI (MI)         5  11-00  0
46. Tim Hartman            Effingham, IL (IL)      5  10-13  0
47. Josh Wiesner           Fon du Lac, WI (WI)     5  10-07  0
48. Rodney Russell         Granville, OH (OH)      5  10-04  0
49. Eddie Levin            Westerville, OH (OH)    4  09-10  0
50. Robert Hime            Odessa, MO (NE)         5  09-10  0
51. Jeremy Knepp           Montgomery, IN (IN)     5  09-09  0
52. Chris Brokman          Council Bluffs, IA (NE) 3  09-07  0
53. Justin Heidinger       Sioux Falls, SD (SD)    4  09-04  0
54. Pete Saele             Lockport, IL (IL)       5  09-02  0
55. Chris Herzog           Loveland, OH (OH)       4  08-12  0
56. Scott Tyrell           White Lake, MI (MI)     4  08-10  0
57. Lee Farber             Watertown, MN (MN)      4  08-02  0
58. Corey Peterson         Yankton, SD (SD)        3  08-00  0
59. Joseph Sestak          Tabor, SD (SD)          4  07-14  0
60. Chad Timmer            Hudsonville, MI (MI)    4  07-10  0
61. Tony Stoffers          Davenport, IA (IA)      4  07-08  0
62. Paul Amstutz           Gambler, OH (OH)        2  06-11  0
63. Dan Stowell            Plainwell, MI (MI)      3  06-07  0
64. Steven Galletta        Perham, MN (MN)         3  06-05  0
65. Ryan Whitacre          Chicago, IL (WI)        3  06-02  0
66. Josef Rogers           Ames, IA (NE)           3  05-07  0
67. Nick Koehne            Manteno, IL (IL)        2  05-06  0
68. Jeff Blackford         Hopkins, MO (NE)        2  05-04  0
69. Tim Benson             Monticello, MN (MN)     2  05-01  0
70. Eric Storms            Winner, SD (SD)         2  05-00  0
71. Frank Ramsey           Spring Grove, IL (IL)   3  04-15  0
72. Edward Gad             Braidwood, IL (IL)      2  04-11  0
73. Jared Knuth            Wahoo, NE (NE)          2  04-04  0
74. Justin Schneider       New London, MN (MN)     1  04-04  0
75. Josh Peterson          Milwaukee, WI (WI)      2  04-02  0
76. Nathan Diamond         Omaha, NE (NE)          2  03-15  0
77. Tim Vaal               Saint Meinrad, IN (IN)  2  03-13  0
78. Bob Slama              Harrisburg, SD (SD)     1  03-04  0
79. Danny Ryan Jr          Cincinnati, OH (OH)     1  03-02  0
80. Phil Vanslambrouck     Leoma, TN (MI)          1  02-15  0
81. Aaron Faulk            Mc Causland, IA (IA)    1  02-14  0
82. Scott Bateman          Jasper, IN (IN)         1  02-04  0
82. Yancey Hartzer         Culbertson, NE (NE)     1  02-04  0
84. Andy Cleveland         Appleton, WI (WI)       1  02-03  0
85. Richard Hladky         Yankton, SD (SD)        1  02-01  0
85. Steven Smith           Johnstown, OH (OH)      1  02-01  0
87. Kenny Bowen            Hager City, WI (WI)     1  01-15  0
88. Monty Fralick          Martin, SD (SD)         1  01-14  0
89. Jonathan Kludt         Mitchell, SD (SD)       0  00-00  0
89. Dylan Petersen         North Platte, NE (NE)   0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       24       236       560-13
2       20       213       500-02
3       14       98        245-04
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58       547      1306-03

TEAM STANDINGS Day 3
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State                Lbs-Oz
1 IOWA                 315-08
2 WISCONSIN            280-13
3 MINNESOTA            248-12
4 INDIANA              227-12
5 MICHIGAN             197-02
6 ILLINOIS             187-10
7 OHIO                 174-00
8 SOUTH DAKOTA         136-08
9 NEBRASKA             107-01

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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IOWA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Adam Hamann          Prairie Du Chien, IA        15   47-06  0
2 Trent Beier          Crystal Lake, IL            14   33-14  0
3 Greg Vance           Delhi, IA                   14   32-13  0
4 Jason Hewitt         Norway , IA                 12   28-15  0
5 Tony Puelz           Garnavillo, IA              12   28-10  0
6 Tanner Bock          Davenport, IA               13   26-07  0
7 Dan Parker           Guttenberg, IA              5   13-07  0
8 Weston Krug          vinton, IA                  5   11-10  0
9 Tony Stoffers        Davenport, IA               4   07-08  0
10 Aaron Faulk          Mc Causland, IA             1   02-14  0

ILLINOIS
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jacob Stauthammer    Lafayette, IL               14   28-12  0
2  Allen Williford     West Frankfort, IL          8   17-13  0
3 Taylor Umland        Carlock, IL                 6   15-02  0
4 Mike Towe            Braidwood, IL               5   13-01  0
5 Tim Prokop           Plainfield, IL              5   11-01  0
6 Tim Hartman          Effingham, IL               5   10-13  0
7 Pete Saele           Lockport, IL                5   09-02  0
8 Nick Koehne          Manteno, IL                 2   05-06  0
9 Frank Ramsey         Spring Grove, IL            3   04-15  0
10 Edward Gad           Braidwood, IL               2   04-11  0

INDIANA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Austin Kunz          Celestine, IN               12   27-06  0
2 Nick Uebelhor        Jasper, IN                  11   25-14  0
3 Blake Knies          Jasper, IN                  7   17-06  0
4 Danny Blandford      Cannelton, IN               7   17-03  0
5 Matt McCoy           Indianapolis, IN            6   13-02  0
6 Sean Gillenwater     Bloomington, IN             6   11-07  0
7 Brian Hensley        Edwardsburg, MI             6   11-04  0
8 Jeremy Knepp         Montgomery, IN              5   09-09  0
9 Tim Vaal             Saint Meinrad, IN           2   03-13  0
10 Scott Bateman        Jasper, IN                  1   02-04  0

MICHIGAN
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Greg Sochocki        Bridgeport, MI              12   33-12  0
2 Luke Gritter         Otsego, MI                  12   28-09  0
3 Marc Snyder          St. Johns, MI               6   14-07  0
4 Eric Culler          Hudson, IN                  6   13-05  0
5 Nate  Sleight        Linwood, MI                 5   11-13  0
6 Allen Prevatt        Fenton, MI                  5   11-00  0
7 Scott Tyrell         White Lake, MI              4   08-10  0
8 Chad Timmer          Hudsonville, MI             4   07-10  0
9 Dan Stowell          Plainwell, MI               3   06-07  0
10 Phil Vanslambrouck   Leoma, TN                   1   02-15  0

MINNESOTA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Richard Lindgren     Lakeville, MN               13   42-03  0
2 Tadd Johnson         Lakeville, MN               15   36-07  0
3 Connor Leagjeld      Pequot Lakes, MN            12   35-15  0
4 Jeff Wiita           Prior Lake, MN              15   33-15  0
5 Cody Thompson        Delano, MN                  4   12-13  0
6 Ron Mehr             Paynesville, MN             6   11-14  0
7 Lee Farber           Watertown, MN               4   08-02  0
8 Steven Galletta      Perham, MN                  3   06-05  0
9 Tim Benson           Monticello, MN              2   05-01  0
10 Justin Schneider     New London, MN              1   04-04  0

OHIO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Nick Leonard         Amelia, OH                  11   30-03  0
2 Rich Carter          Columbus, OH                12   26-15  0
3 Brian Mailot         Columbus, OH                8   16-03  0
4 Jacob Miller         Thornville, OH              5   12-08  0
5 Rodney Russell       Granville, OH               5   10-04  0
6 Eddie Levin          Westerville, OH             4   09-10  0
7 Chris Herzog         Loveland, OH                4   08-12  0
8 Paul Amstutz         Gambler, OH                 2   06-11  0
9 Danny Ryan Jr        Cincinnati, OH              1   03-02  0
10 Steven Smith         Johnstown, OH               1   02-01  0

SOUTH DAKOTA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Brock Belik          Orchard, NE                 15   40-00  0
2 Troy Diede           Sioux Falls, SD             10   20-07  0
3 Justin Heidinger     Sioux Falls, SD             4   09-04  0
4 Corey Peterson       Yankton, SD                 3   08-00  0
5 Joseph Sestak        Tabor, SD                   4   07-14  0
6 Eric Storms          Winner, SD                  2   05-00  0
7 Bob Slama            Harrisburg, SD              1   03-04  0
8 Richard Hladky       Yankton, SD                 1   02-01  0
9 Monty Fralick        Martin, SD                  1   01-14  0
10 Jonathan Kludt       Mitchell, SD                0   00-00  0

WISCONSIN
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jim Barczak          Osceola, WI                 15   41-00  0
2 Jay Przekurat        Stevens Point, WI           14   34-14  0
3 Lonnie Peterson      Chippewa Falls, WI          13   34-01  0
4 Kyle Goltz           Cornell, WI                 14   32-00  0
5 Casey Kmiecik        Oconto, WI                  7   15-12  0
6 Josh Wiesner         Fon du Lac, WI              5   10-07  0
7 Ryan Whitacre        Chicago, IL                 3   06-02  0
8 Josh Peterson        Milwaukee, WI               2   04-02  0
9 Andy Cleveland       Appleton, WI                1   02-03  0
10 Kenny Bowen          Hager City, WI              1   01-15  0

NEBRASKA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Devin Knoblauch      La Vista, NE                8   16-10  0
2 Richard Risewick     Norton, KS                  6   13-14  0
3 Robert Hime          Odessa, MO                  5   09-10  0
4 Chris Brokman        Council Bluffs, IA          3   09-07  0
5 Josef Rogers         Ames, IA                    3   05-07  0
6 Jeff Blackford       Hopkins, MO                 2   05-04  0
7 Jared Knuth          Wahoo, NE                   2   04-04  0
8 Nathan Diamond       Omaha, NE                   2   03-15  0
9 Yancey Hartzer       Culbertson, NE              1   02-04  0
10 Dylan Petersen       North Platte, NE            0   00-00  0

2021 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional  9/1-9/3
Mississippi River, La Crosse  WI.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Chizta Xiong           Saint Cloud, MN (MN)    8  22-13  0
2.  Allen Severance        Lake Villa, IL (IL)     8  18-07  0
3.  Dustin Drath           Coon Valley, WI (WI)    7  18-03  0
4.  Josh Cole              Columbus, IN (IN)       8  17-06  0
5.  Brad Goetz             Montello, WI (WI)       8  17-04  0
6.  Josh Mohn              Lansing, IA (IA)        7  16-10  0
7.  Chad Moore             Scottsburg, IN (IN)     6  16-10  0
8.  Jerry Cooper           Indianapolis, IN (IN)   7  16-02  0
9.  Eric Moore             Mooresville, IN (IN)    6  14-09  0
10. Todd Martens           Rockton, IL (WI)        5  14-00  0
11. Michael Schelling      Sioux Falls, SD (SD)    6  13-15  0
12. Ty Kenyon              Dodgeville, WI (IA)     7  13-15  0
13. Austin Moore           Washburn, IL (IL)       6  13-12  0
14. Tyler Uteg             Glenview, IL (WI)       5  13-08  0
15. Brian Vogelsang        Zanesfield, OH (OH)     5  13-04  0
16. Michael O’Rourke       Curtice, OH (MI)        5  13-01  0
17. AJ Mende               Bellevue, NE (NE)       5  12-07  0
18. Cameron Ingle          Coggon, IA (IA)         5  11-13  0
19. Cal Plienis            Sioux Falls, SD (SD)    5  11-07  0
20. Hunter Frederickson    Redford, MI (MI)        4  10-13  0
21. TJ Kotas               Lincoln, NE (NE)        4  09-15  0
22. Tristin Wilcox         Watkins, IA (IA)        4  09-12  0
23. Miles Coffin           Van Meter, IA (IA)      4  08-07  0
24. Greg Poetz             Winsted, MN (MN)        4  08-06  0
25. Shane Harrison         Georgetown, IN (IN)     4  08-00  0
26. Brett Stanek           La Crosse, WI (WI)      3  07-11  0
27. Matteo Turano          Naperville, IL (IL)     4  07-11  0
28. Kevin Collins          Bristol, WI (IL)        3  07-06  0
29. Chad Lovell            Dowagiac, MI (MI)       3  06-15  0
30. Tim Meyer              Neenah, WI (WI)         3  06-15  0
31. Jerry Duncklee         Fayette, IA (IA)        3  06-13  0
32. David Titara           Franklin, IN (IN)       3  06-13  0
33. Joshua Olson           Pepin, WI (WI)          3  06-07  0
34. Leray Anderson  II     Crofton, NE (SD)        2  06-07  0
35. Barry Jones            Otsego, MI (MI)         3  06-07  0
36. Larry Leonardi         Clinton Township, MI (M 2  06-06  0
37. Sam Ausbrooks          Loogootee, IN (IN)      2  06-00  0
38. Jay Cukla              Holmen, WI (WI)         2  05-11  0
39. Derrick Peterson       Brooklyn Park, MN (MN)  3  05-10  0
40. Ryan Mallory           WESTERVILLE, OH (OH)    3  05-08  0
41. David Schultz          Wilmington, IL (IL)     2  05-07  0
42. Colten Didion          Westerville, OH (OH)    2  05-05  0
43. Kody Lane              Rock Springs, WI (WI)   2  05-04  0
44. John Grimm II          Churubusco, IN (MI)     3  05-02  0
45. Bryan Freyermuth       Muscatine, IA (IA)      2  04-04  0
46. Charles Pustz          Tinley Park, IL (IL)    2  04-03  0
47. Jody Adkins            Navarre, OH (OH)        2  04-03  0
48. Ted Tinlin             Des Moines, IA (IA)     2  04-02  0
49. Allen Howard           Cincinnati, OH (OH)     2  04-01  0
50. Billy Ray              Plattsmouth, NE (NE)    2  04-01  0
51. Tim Berg               Prior Lake, MN (MN)     2  03-14  0
51. Jeff Grzywinski        Clarkston, MI (MI)      2  03-14  0
53. Clint Paulette         Malvern, OH (OH)        2  03-14  0
54. Nathan Stec            Highland, MI (MI)       2  03-14  0
55. Dan Conklin            Iuka, IL (IL)           2  03-12  0
56. Robert Myers           Lacona, MN (IA)         2  03-09  0
56. Phillip Rummel Jr      Mount Vernon, OH (OH)   2  03-09  0
58. Fischer Bailey         Baraboo, WI (WI)        2  03-06  0
59. Grant Hack             Mount Gilead, OH (OH)   1  03-04  0
60. Jerry Pape             Milford, IA (NE)        1  03-02  0
61. Kevin Watson           Bloomington, MN (MN)    1  03-01  0
62. Dale Walton            Greenwood, IN (IN)      2  03-00  0
63. Michael Tesch          Saint Paul, MN (MN)     1  03-00  0
64. James Haas             Yankton, SD (SD)        1  02-13  0
64. Ryan Kriegel           Delphos, OH (OH)        1  02-13  0
66. Aaron Bunge            Fairfax, IA (IA)        1  02-11  0
67. Dolyn Brown II         Valley, NE (NE)         1  02-10  0
68. George Schlegel        Lake Lillian, MN (MN)   1  02-09  0
69. Chad Mehlum            Duluth, MN (MN)         1  02-08  0
70. Donatas Jakelis        Oak Lawn, IL (IL)       1  02-07  0
71. Eric Ledger            Council Bluffs, IA (NE) 1  02-04  0
71. Loran Moore            Yankton, SD (SD)        1  02-04  0
73. John Ryan              Troy, MI (MI)           1  02-02  0
74. Bill Skowronski        Hennepin, IL (IL)       1  02-00  0
75. Jim  Benedict          Springfield, NE (NE)    1  01-15  0
76. Jesse Rick             Brandon, SD (SD)        1  01-14  0
76. Jesse Stewart          Lima, OH (OH)           1  01-14  0
78. Keith Ringger          Hudson, IL (IL)         1  01-13  0
79. Brandon Baker          Oneill, NE (SD)         0  00-00  0
79. Jesse Cermak           Maple Grove, MN (MN)    0  00-00  0
79. Lee Cooper             Council Bluffs, IA (NE) 0  00-00  0
79. Bryce Hauf             Winner, SD (SD)         0  00-00  0
79. BK Kmiecik             Yutan, NE (NE)          0  00-00  0
79. Aj Leonard             Omaha, NE (NE)          0  00-00  0
79. Kevin Mullins          Brooklyn, IN (IN)       0  00-00  0
79. Drew Pearson           Chaska, MN (MN)         0  00-00  0
79. Shawn Van Gerpen       Sioux Falls, SD (SD)    0  00-00  0
79. Ryan Volquardsen       Creighton, NE (SD)      0  00-00  0
79. Kenny Zornes           Seymour, IN (IN)        0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       13       97        219-12
2       0        105       246-01
3       0        41        103-02
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13       243       568-15

TEAM STANDINGS Day 3
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State                Lbs-Oz
1 IOWA                 315-08
2 WISCONSIN            280-13
3 MINNESOTA            238-10
4 INDIANA              227-12
5 MICHIGAN             197-02
6 ILLINOIS             187-10
7 OHIO                 174-00
8 SOUTH DAKOTA         136-08
9 NEBRASKA             107-01

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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IOWA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Josh Mohn            Lansing, IA                 7   16-10  0
2 Ty Kenyon            Dodgeville, WI              7   13-15  0
3 Cameron Ingle        Coggon, IA                  5   11-13  0
4 Tristin Wilcox       Watkins, IA                 4   09-12  0
5 Miles Coffin         Van Meter, IA               4   08-07  0
6 Jerry Duncklee       Fayette, IA                 3   06-13  0
7 Bryan Freyermuth     Muscatine, IA               2   04-04  0
8 Ted Tinlin           Des Moines, IA              2   04-02  0
9 Robert Myers         Lacona, MN                  2   03-09  0
10 Aaron Bunge          Fairfax, IA                 1   02-11  0

ILLINOIS
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Allen Severance      Lake Villa, IL              8   18-07  0
2 Austin Moore         Washburn, IL                6   13-12  0
3 Matteo Turano        Naperville, IL              4   07-11  0
4 Kevin Collins        Bristol, WI                 3   07-06  0
5 David Schultz        Wilmington, IL              2   05-07  0
6 Charles Pustz        Tinley Park, IL             2   04-03  0
7 Dan Conklin          Iuka, IL                    2   03-12  0
8 Donatas Jakelis      Oak Lawn, IL                1   02-07  0
9 Bill Skowronski      Hennepin, IL                1   02-00  0
10 Keith Ringger        Hudson, IL                  1   01-13  0

INDIANA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Josh Cole            Columbus, IN                8   17-06  0
2 Chad Moore           Scottsburg, IN              6   16-10  0
3 Jerry Cooper         Indianapolis, IN            7   16-02  0
4 Eric Moore           Mooresville, IN             6   14-09  0
5 Shane Harrison       Georgetown, IN              4   08-00  0
6 David Titara         Franklin, IN                3   06-13  0
7 Sam Ausbrooks        Loogootee, IN               2   06-00  0
8 Dale Walton          Greenwood, IN               2   03-00  0
9 Kevin Mullins        Brooklyn, IN                0   00-00  0
9 Kenny Zornes         Seymour, IN                 0   00-00  0

MICHIGAN
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Michael O’Rourke     Curtice, OH                 5   13-01  0
2 Hunter Frederickson  Redford, MI                 4   10-13  0
3 Chad Lovell          Dowagiac, MI                3   06-15  0
4 Barry Jones          Otsego, MI                  3   06-07  0
5 Larry Leonardi       Clinton Township, MI        2   06-06  0
6 John Grimm II        Churubusco, IN              3   05-02  0
7 Jeff Grzywinski      Clarkston, MI               2   03-14  0
8 Nathan Stec          Highland, MI                2   03-14  0
9 John Ryan            Troy, MI                    1   02-02  0

MINNESOTA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Chizta Xiong         Saint Cloud, MN             8   22-13  0
2 Greg Poetz           Winsted, MN                 4   08-06  0
3 Derrick Peterson     Brooklyn Park, MN           3   05-10  0
4 Tim Berg             Prior Lake, MN              2   03-14  0
5 Kevin Watson         Bloomington, MN             1   03-01  0
6 Michael Tesch        Saint Paul, MN              1   03-00  0
7 George Schlegel      Lake Lillian, MN            1   02-09  0
8 Chad Mehlum          Duluth, MN                  1   02-08  0
9 Jesse Cermak         Maple Grove, MN             0   00-00  0
9 Drew Pearson         Chaska, MN                  0   00-00  0

OHIO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Brian Vogelsang      Zanesfield, OH              5   13-04  0
2 Ryan Mallory         WESTERVILLE, OH             3   05-08  0
3 Colten Didion        Westerville, OH             2   05-05  0
4 Jody Adkins          Navarre, OH                 2   04-03  0
5 Allen Howard         Cincinnati, OH              2   04-01  0
6 Clint Paulette       Malvern, OH                 2   03-14  0
7 Phillip Rummel Jr    Mount Vernon, OH            2   03-09  0
8 Grant Hack           Mount Gilead, OH            1   03-04  0
9 Ryan Kriegel         Delphos, OH                 1   02-13  0
10 Jesse Stewart        Lima, OH                    1   01-14  0

SOUTH DAKOTA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Michael Schelling    Sioux Falls, SD             6   13-15  0
2 Cal Plienis          Sioux Falls, SD             5   11-07  0
3 Leray Anderson  II   Crofton, NE                 2   06-07  0
4 James Haas           Yankton, SD                 1   02-13  0
5 Loran Moore          Yankton, SD                 1   02-04  0
6 Jesse Rick           Brandon, SD                 1   01-14  0
7 Brandon Baker        Oneill, NE                  0   00-00  0
7 Bryce Hauf           Winner, SD                  0   00-00  0
7 Shawn Van Gerpen     Sioux Falls, SD             0   00-00  0
7 Ryan Volquardsen     Creighton, NE               0   00-00  0

WISCONSIN
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Dustin Drath         Coon Valley, WI             7   18-03  0
2 Brad Goetz           Montello, WI                8   17-04  0
3 Todd Martens         Rockton, IL                 5   14-00  0
4 Tyler Uteg           Glenview, IL                5   13-08  0
5 Brett Stanek         La Crosse, WI               3   07-11  0
6 Tim Meyer            Neenah, WI                  3   06-15  0
7 Joshua Olson         Pepin, WI                   3   06-07  0
8 Jay Cukla            Holmen, WI                  2   05-11  0
9 Kody Lane            Rock Springs, WI            2   05-04  0
10 Fischer Bailey       Baraboo, WI                 2   03-06  0

NEBRASKA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 AJ Mende             Bellevue, NE                5   12-07  0
2 TJ Kotas             Lincoln, NE                 4   09-15  0
3 Billy Ray            Plattsmouth, NE             2   04-01  0
4 Jerry Pape           Milford, IA                 1   03-02  0
5 Dolyn Brown II       Valley, NE                  1   02-10  0
6 Eric Ledger          Council Bluffs, IA          1   02-04  0
7 Jim  Benedict        Springfield, NE             1   01-15  0
8 Lee Cooper           Council Bluffs, IA          0   00-00  0
8 BK Kmiecik           Yutan, NE                   0   00-00  0
8 Aj Leonard           Omaha, NE                   0   00-00  0

Bassmaster Pros Helping With Hurricane Relief

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Reigning Bassmaster Classic Champion Hank Cherry of Lincolnton, N.C., is one of several Elite Series anglers helping with hurricane relief efforts by raising funds or volunteering manpower. 

September 3, 2021

Bassmaster Pros Helping With Hurricane Relief

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After Hurricane Ida devastated areas across south Louisiana and Mississippi, Bassmaster Elite Series pros are helping to raise funds for hurricane relief as well as lending a helping hand to a fellow angler and impacted communities.

Immediately after the hurricane hit, reigning Bassmaster Classic champion Hank Cherry of Lincolnton, N.C., teamed up with his title sponsor, Woods to Water Outdoor Co., to formulate a plan to get down to Louisiana and help those in need. Local sporting goods store The Great Outdoors in Cherryville, N.C., was able to lend Cherry a massive trailer to load up goods to haul down to the Bayou State.

“I just felt like I needed to do something,” Cherry said. “I want to use my platform to help those in need right now.”

The response that Cherry and company received after posting about their efforts on social media was incredible. The local community donated an overwhelming number of supplies to send with the North Carolinian — which include water, food, tarps, charcoal, roofing equipment, diapers, paper towels and countless other necessities. Cherry has also created a GoFundMe relief account for the communities that were affected.

Initially, the goal was to reach $5,000. That number was reached within the first day. The plan is to keep the account open to donations and wait to use the funds until they know exactly what is needed most.

“Our area is so great,” he said. “We’ve had people all across the board reach out to help, which has been really cool to see. It may end up that we need two trailers to haul everything by the time we leave.

“The people down there have been devastated by this storm,” he continued. “We’re just trying to do as much as we can to help. Really, it’s just the right thing to do.”

Cherry is heading toward the Gulf Coast to meet up with fellow Elite Series pro Brock Mosley, of Collinsville, Miss., who is currently assisting their Elite Series roommate Tyler Rivet and his family in Raceland, La. Raceland, in Lafourche Parish, was one of the areas hit the hardest as Category 4 Ida moved across the area on Sunday.

“It’s not just about Tyler,” Mosley said. “It’s his entire family. We consider his family our family.

“I was in touch with Tyler the entire day when the hurricane landed. I got a hold of him while I was at Lowe’s and got them a load of supplies and let them know I would bring them as soon as I could.”

Other Elite pros are also joining in the fight to help rebuild Louisiana. Derek Hudnall of Denham Springs, La., and Caleb Sumrall of New Iberia, La., have both provided hands-on aid to both neighbors and those in need. Georgia pro Marc Frazier has set up a fundraising link through his Facebook page to buy tarps, water and supplies for Thibodaux, La., his wife’s hometown and the home of Nicholls State University, where he played college baseball.

“Hurricane Ida just demolished this town and the surrounding areas,” Frazier posted on social media. “Luckily our family and friends are okay, but people suffered lots of damage. Thibodaux is a great town and it will be a long road to recovery.”

Local officials have warned residents of the hardest-hit areas that it may be weeks before power is restored.

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