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Chris Markin Wins Big Bass Tour on Smith Mountain Lake with 8.08lbs

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Chris Markin Wins Big Bass Tour on Smith Mountain Lake with 8.08lbs

Another Big Bass Tour is in the books, and it was an event filled with highs and lows for anglers across Virginia and the surrounding areas. Everyone knew that Chris Markin’s 8.08 from Saturday would be tough to beat, but several anglers came close. Many fortunate individuals took home checks today, but none were able to best Chris’ beat. Chris waited with baited breath as the countdown as initiated and he was announced the winner of The Big Bass Tour and a brand new Nitro boat. He stood proudly with his son by his side before taking the stage and his trophy. Congratulations to the Markins and all the anglers who won this weekend. We look forward to seeing you for this event again in October.

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BackStage Fishing crashed the Big Bass Tour and broke down some of the baits that help cash some great checks. Plus we interviewed some of the anglers & talked about the bite.

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Carson Captures Wire-to-Wire Wright Patman Victory

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Carson Captures Wire-to-Wire Wright Patman Victory
The Debary Florida Pro kept finding gold on Wright Patman to the tune of $50,000.

By Justin Brouillard | Photos Tanner & Travis Lyons

Texarkana, Texas – Keith Carson started the event with 25-pounds on day one, followed that up with 22-pounds, 4-ounces on day two, and brought 20-pounds, 6-ounces to the scale on Showdown Saturday. His 4-day total of 67-pounds, 10-ounces gives Carson his first NPFL win and he did it in dominant fashion.

Carson employed a run and gun pattern this week on Wright Patman after scrapping his entire practice early on day one. With the water falling, Carson reverted to pure instinct and never looked back. The Debary, Florida pro rotated through a Texas rig and chatterbait all week to catch his fish and the final day once again proves how dialed in Carson was.

“This morning, I has no idea where I was going to start. I had been starting on new water every day and on different parts of the creek. Today, the wind changed and blew out of the North West. I pulled up on a wind-blown bank. I had not fished here all week but I was feeling it.”

On his first two casts, his Abu Garcia rod loaded up but the fish got off. Ten casts later, another bite and another lost fish. Carson believed the fish were not bass, but picked up a flipping bait to keep it honest.

“I flipped that bait in and bam. I caught a 4-pounder and realized they were bass. That was the only fish I could get off that point. I went flipping and was getting bites every fifteen minutes but they were all small. I caught another 4.5 around 9am, and at that point I started to feel good.”

Two hours later, Carson had no bites and another instinct decision lead him back to the chatterbait and those wind-blown points.

“I went by a bush I have been fishing all week and it was all dry. I knew I had to make a move. I put that chatterbait in my hand with the Berkley Meaty Chunk trailer and basically caught all my weight that way. I only hooked about 50% of the fish I had bite for whatever reason but it didn’t matter.”

Carson used Abu Garcia Fantasista Premier casting rods all week – 7’3” medium-heavy for the chatterbait and a 7’6” heavy rod for flipping bushes. Spooled with 50-pound X5 braid, Carson relied on Abu Garcia Revo Premier reels in 7.3:1 gear ratio. The big key, the size of his flipping weight.

“I was flipping a 1-ounce tungsten all week. I said differently earlier in the week because I didn’t want that to get out. That weight allowed me to fly around and get that bait anywhere I wanted quickly. I was able to cover way more water while still fishing thoroughly.”

Nick Prvonozac

Nick Prvonozac once again finds himself at the top of the leaderboard in NPFL competition. The Warren, Ohio pro tallied 58-pounds, 4-ounces of Wright Patman bass anchored by his 23-pound day one. Jumping one spot from 3rd place, Prvonozac’s 16-pound, 6-ounce effort on day three landed him in 2nd place this week.

“On the first two days, I caught fish steadily but they were the right quality. Today, I started in an area that I had not hit since day one. The water had fallen so much and I never got settled in. I moved around and made it to an area I was catching some smaller fish before, missed a big one and caught a small keeper.”

Prvonozac made a move to where he ended day two and caught the rest of his weight. The final day was a lot slower for the Ohio angler but his 3-day total put him a pound ahead of the next closest competitor.

“That area I ended on today was special. It has a bit cleaner water and lots of isolated cover off the bank – that was the key. I flipped a Yum Wooly Bug all week paired with a 5/16th weight.

Sheldon Collings

Sheldon Collings combined increasing bags of 16-pounds, 12 ounces on day one, 18-pounds, 14-ounces on day two, and a final day weight of 21-pounds, 8-ounces to slide into the 3rd place spot. Jumping from 12th place on the final day, the Grove, Oklahoma pro weighed the biggest bag on the final day.

Michael Yoder

Texarkana’s own, Michael Yoder yielded a 20-pound bag on the final day to give him a 3-day total of 55-pounds, 12-ounces and a cool 4th place finish on Wright Patman. With more experience than any other competitor, Yoder has a decision to make this week and he executed it flawlessly, almost.

“My simple game plan this week was to keep a bait wet in the area with the biggest population on the lake. All those fish were in a certain section of the lake and with the falling water and muddy water, that cut off 40% of the lake.”

Yoder knew he could go for gold, or semi play it safe. Avoiding the hero or zero, Yoder grinded all week and kept a 6th Sense bait in his hand and flipped his way to what he calls a blessing of a week.

“I could have easily won, or easily lost. I am very fortunate and blessed to have the type of event I has. The lake was fishing hard and I am thrilled with a top 10. The one thing I wish I could do over would be to spend more time in the main lake in practice.”

Yoder gambled and spent too much time in the river, trying to force a bite that was dying. With more time in the main lake, and an executed big bite, things could have been different.

“I have caught and weighed about 27 bass over ten pounds on this lake. On day two, I lost one that was between 8.5 and 10-pounds. That fish would have culled a small fish and I knew right then my shot to win was gone.”

Yoder credits 6th Sense baits for his week, flipping a Stroke and Pawn soft plastic to catch most of his fish. He mixed in a little chatterbait and a little frog and wanted to thank Garmin Electronics and Jones Trolling Motor as well.

Cody Ryan Greaney

Cody Ryan Greaney rallied on two 20-pounds bags the last 2 days to jump inside the top 5 with a total weight of 55-pounds, 10-ounces. Starting the day in the 16th spot, the Texas pro jumped to 5th place riding a bite he found on day two.

“I basically scratched my practice after day one. There were so many people where I wanted to fish, I couldn’t get into a groove. I should have had over 20-pounds on day one also but everyone was losing them so it definitely happens fishing around bushes.

Getting away from other anglers, Greaney went junk fishing, rotating between 8 or 10 rods and just started plucking them off one at a time. Fishing what looked good, a key timeframe was when things started to click.

“I had a magic hour; I could call my shots on the main lake. I was fishing windblown points with a spinnerbait and ended up catching a giant.”

On the final day, the weather threw another curve ball. Going back to the points, Greaney noticed the water has changed and two small bites has him looking to make moves.

“I stopped on a shad spawn deal and caught a good one. I happened to look over and noticed my best flipping stretch had nobody on t and I went right there.”

The rest is history as Greaney caught 20-pounds, 5-ounces to end his event.

“I want to thank my family and my lord and savior. He allowed us all to fish this week and kept us safe. My sponsors, Keystone Bank and Kids Outdoor Zone, I couldn’t do any of this without them.”

Shawn Murphy

Shawn Murphy made the biggest jump on the final day going from 19th after two days to the 6th place spot with a 20-pound, 14-ounce bag on day three. His 3-day total of 55-pounds, 6-ounces came by fishing high pressure areas and working a different presentation behind the “flippers.”

“I caught my fish by fishing behind anglers and getting baits way back up into the bushes. I swapped between a ½-ounce spinnerbait and a ½-ounce Buckeye Lures swim jig, both black and blue color.”

The Nicholasville, Kentucky pro stayed in one creek all week but scrambled on the final day and ran new after away from other anglers.

“At 11:30 am, I had 11-pounds or so and made a move across the lake and found them on mud banks with single laydown trees. I caught all my weight on those trees. Big thanks to Kentucky Sonar, Day’s Boat Sales, Mercury, Lowrance, and Power Pole.”

Josh Ray

Josh Ray relied on strong days one and two to go with his 14-pound, 6-ounce limit today. With a 3-day total of 55-pounds, 2-ounce, the Alexander, Arkansas pro ended his event in 7th place.

Eddie Carper

Eddie Carper tallied increasing bags all three days to finish in 8th place. Moving from the 17th spot, Carper brought 19-pounds, 13-ounces to the scales and ended with a 3-day total of 54-pounds, 14 ounces.

“I didn’t make any changes this week. I stuck to my guns and flipped bushes with a green pumpkin brush hog and 5/16th ounce Woo Tungsten. I flipped 25-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and my Kistler rods got them out of the thick stuff. The only thing that changed was the win and it made the water dirtier than it was.”

Missing some small fish on the final day, Carper landed a key bass early on to get him in a groove.

“I flipped a root wad and saw a fish flash. I dropped down and let her eat it good. I set the hook and went to boat flip it. Little did I know but she was over 6 and it bounced off the rub rail and back into the drink. Thankfully I was able to get her in the boat.”

The Valliant, Oklahoma pro had one big bass and 3 rats for the longest time and about noon time landed a 4-pounder to help his bag. He kept moving on points and caught another big one.

“That 5-pounder was about it. I had one small fish I couldn’t get rid of but I want to thank Rugged Products for sending us to Texarkana with a pile of stuff to give away to the anglers and fans. They make a variety of things, sun block, bug spray, skin care products and it is all natural.”

Marc Schilling

Texas angler Marc Schilling brought 19-pounds, 14-ounces to the scale on the final day to give him a 3-day total of 54-pounds, 1-ounce. Too many lost fish cost him a chance for the win on day two, but several key changes lead to a top 10 finish here at Wrigt Patman.

“Today I began by getting two 4-pounders on a spinnerbait and then I swapped to the spinning rod. I landed three of the six 5-pound bites I got on the senko and that was basically the day.”

The first day, Schilling got his fish flipping and day two saw the spinnerbait get the most action. Looking for fish in spawning coves, the Texas pro just kept moving.

“There were too many guys in my areas and I just fished a lot of new water. I want to thank my sponsors, SEI Roofing, Mercury, Up River Rod Sleeves, Power Pole, Sartin Marine, South Western Parts and Service, and of course, my lovely girlfriend.”

Brian Hatfield

Brian Hatfield brought in 19-pounds, 10-ounces on the final day to round out the top 10 with a 3-day total of 53-pounds, 15-ounces.

Pennsylvania’s Becker Extends Lead at Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Googan Baits Stop 3 at Lake Murray

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Pennsylvania’s Becker Extends Lead at Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Googan Baits Stop 3 at Lake Murray

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 24, 2021) – Pro Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pennsylvania, padded his Day 2 lead Saturday, bringing a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 17 pounds, 8 ounces to remain in control of the leaderboard after Day 3 of the  MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing – Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina. Becker’s three-day total of 15 bass for 58-10 will give him a 7-pound, 4-ounce cushion heading into the fourth and final day of competition.

Pro Derrick Snavely of Piney Flats, Tennessee, held on to second place with four bass weighing 13 pounds even, for a three-day total of 51-6. Rookie Tai Au of Glendale, Arizona, jumped from 24th place into 9th on Day 3 with a five-bass limit weighing 17-11, while pro Cody Huff of Ava, Missouri, made the biggest leap from 39th place, barely squeezing into the 10th spot by a mere ounce.

With more than a 7-pound lead, Becker is set up nicely for championship Sunday and with the current weather forecast, it seems the sun – and his herring-spawn streak – will continue to shine. However, with a stacked field in the top 10, Becker said he is hedging his excitement and focused on hard fishing on championship Sunday.

“It doesn’t really matter to be in the lead now,” said Becker. “Some of the best fishermen in the world are right behind me – [Anthony] Gagliardi, the hottest fisherman in the world right now Michael Neal – those are some real hammers and they’re right behind me.”

Despite the weather change and rainy conditions Saturday, the 2018 Pro Circuit Rookie of the Year continued his risk versus reward pattern, hitting the edges of points in hopes of finding schooling fish – a pattern that once again kept him at the front of the pack.

“I caught a lot more small fish today, and didn’t catch as many,” said Becker. “I caught three in 10 minutes in the morning and only had two small flurries where I caught three in three casts right before the last storms hit this afternoon. It was not as hot and heavy as it has been, but I’m hoping it was just the weather.”

Becker said once the rain started coming down hard, he was basically just wasting time – time he didn’t have to waste if he wanted to hold on to his lead.

“It was crowded [on the points today], and I got in a bad rotation,” said Becker. “There was a boat on a lot of the spots I wanted to fish. Fortunately, we cut 40 guys after today, so hopefully that opens the lake up more.”

Becker said now it’s just a matter of finishing strong.

“I can’t look in the rearview mirror,” said Becker. “I just have to go out and do my thing. All that really matters is that I catch them because the other guys will really have to catch them to pass me. Hopefully the sun pops out, the fish bite, and I sack up another 17 to 20 pounds to seal the deal.”

The top 10 pros advancing to the final day of competition Sunday on Lake Murray are:
1st:       Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pa., 15 bass, 58-10
2nd:      Derrick Snavely of Piney Flats, Tenn., 14 bass, 51-6
3rd:       Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 51-6
4th:       Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, S.C., 15 bass, 51-4
5th:       Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif., 15 bass, 51-2
6th:       Evan Barnes of Hot Springs, Ark., 15 bass, 50-9
7th:       Adrian Avena of Vineland, N.J., 15 bass, 50-0
8th:       David Williams of Maiden, N.C., 15 bass, 49-11
9th:       Tai Au of Glendale, Ariz., 15 bass, 49-1
10th:     Cody Huff of Ava, Mo., 15 bass, 49-1

Anglers finishing 11th through 20th are:
11th:     Miles Howe of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 14 bass, 49-0, $11,000
12th:     Ryan Salzman of Huntsville, Ala., 15 bass, 48-11, $11,000
13th:     Casey Ashley of Donalds, S.C., 15 bass, 48-8, $11,000
14th:     Jason Reyes of Huffman, Texas, 15 bass, 48-8, $11,000
15th:     Matthew Stefan of Junction City, Wisc., 15 bass, 48-4, $11,000
16th:     Cody Meyer of Star, Idaho, 15 bass, 48-1, $11,000
17th:     Kurt Mitchell of Milford, Del., 15 bass, 46-5, $11,000
18th:     Cole Floyd of Leesburg, Ohio, 15 bass, 46-5, $11,000
19th:     Mike McClelland of Blue Eye, Mo., 15 bass, 46-1, $11,000
20th:     Dean Rojas of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., 14 bass, 46-0, $11,000

For a full list of results visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Overall, there were 222 bass weighing 632 pounds, 10 ounces caught by the 50 pros Saturday. The catch included 36 five-bass limits.

The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing – Lake Murray is hosted by the Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board.

In Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit competition, the full field of 161 anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The field was cut to 50 anglers on Saturday. Now, the top 10 pros based on their three-day cumulative weight advance to Sunday where the winner will be determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from all four days of competition.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, where they will compete for up to $235,000. The 2021 TITLE will be on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Aug. 17-22, and is hosted by Explore La Crosse.

The final 10 anglers will take off at 6:30 a.m. ET on Sunday from Dreher Island State Park, located at 3677 State Park Road in Prosperity. Weigh-in will also be held at the park on Sunday at 3 p.m. Attendance is limited to competing anglers, family, essential staff and media covering the event. Fans are encouraged to follow the action online through the MLF NOW! live stream and coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing – Lake Murray will feature live on-the-water coverage and a two-hour action-packed television show that will premiere on the Outdoor Channel on Sunday, July 25 from 7 to 9 a.m. ET and re-air on the Sportsman Channel this fall. Weigh-in will be streamed and fans can catch live on-the-water action all day Sunday, April 25 on MLF NOW! beginning at 7 a.m. ET at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers on the MLF BIG5’s social media outlets at Facebook,  Twitter,  Instagram and YouTube.

Card Overcomes Setbacks To Lead Bassmaster Elite Event On Lake Fork

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Card Overcomes Setbacks To Lead Bassmaster Elite Event On Lake Fork

April 24, 2021

Card Overcomes Setbacks To Lead Bassmaster Elite Event On Lake Fork

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QUITMAN, Texas — Despite a slow start, a big loss and a painful injury, Brandon Card caught a Day 3 limit of 21 pounds, 10 ounces and retained the lead at the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork.

Entering Semifinal Saturday with an 11-ounce lead over Louisiana pro Quentin Cappo, Card bolstered his first two days’ weights of 27-6 and 28-1 to tally a three-day total of 77-1. Card heads into Championship Sunday with a 3-pound cushion over Cappo.

Camping in Little Caney Creek the first two days, Card spent most of his time on a shallow point he called his “Hammer Hole” and leveraged a shad spawn for the majority of his fish. Today, that bite proved elusive and Card had to make position and presentation changes.

“My morning bite was completely dead today, and I only caught two little fish on my Hammer Hole,” said Card, a veteran pro from Salisbury, N.C. “I moved to another spot about 7 to 8 minutes away and fished one of the schools I had found. There wasn’t a shad spawn there; it was just prespawners staging on a point.

“I had fished that spot the two previous days and two of my weight fish came from there on Day 1. I was just trying different baits and different depths.”

After catching bass on a jerkbait, swimbait and crankbait throughout the first two days, Card made a key adjustment and pulled out a 1/2-ounce white hair jig. Noting that this bait has served him well on Tennessee River reservoirs, Card said he felt the fish needed a different look and the pulsing hair skirt seemed to be triggering reluctant bass.

He also caught fish on an unnamed crankbait. That 10- to 14-foot diver definitely helped his cause, but not without significant grief.

“I lost a 6-pounder on that bait and then the next cast, I hooked a 2-pounder that shook as I was releasing it and stuck a hook in my (right index finger),” Card said.

Card and his marshal tried to remove the hook with the common technique of pushing down on the shank to rotate the barb angle and then using no-stretch braided line, tied to the bend, to quickly snap the hook free.

Two attempts failed, so Card had to push the hook through his skin far enough for fellow competitor Matt Herren to clip the point and barb. From there, the hook easily slid back out of his finger.

“I had two options: I could go to the emergency room or I could push it through,” Card recalled. “Thankfully, my finger was numb, and it really didn’t hurt as bad as it looked.”

Card said he still believes in his Hammer Hole’s potential, so he’ll give it a good look Sunday morning and then adjust as needed. With only the Top 10 anglers fishing, he’s expecting greater freedom of movement.

“I really put the time in during practice and spent hours upon hours idling and not seeing anything and I found three schools of fish (in Little Caney),” Card said. “Hopefully, between those schools, it will hold up and we can go catch another big bag tomorrow.

“That shad spawn may or may not be there, but I think tomorrow I’ll be able to rotate my spots a little bit better. A couple times today, I’d run and there would be a boat sitting on my spot and I’d just have to turn around.”

Looking at Sunday’s forecast for warm, stable weather, Card has this final-round expectation: “There have been a few of us flirting with 30 pounds this week. I think somebody will catch 28 to 30 tomorrow.”

Maintaining the second-place spot since Day 1, Cappo experienced a dip in productivity and turned in a limit of 19-4. Adding this weight to his previous limits of 28-15 and 25-13 sends him into Championship Sunday with 74 pounds.

Sticking with the pattern he’s exploited since the tournament’s start, Cappo is targeting shallow areas with shell bottom. His key spots are the submerged root masses, where deflecting a Strike King KVD 4.0 squarebill has consistently triggered bites.

Wind and the presence of jumbo gizzard shad have been the keys to Cappo’s bite. Both elements were there today but in different form.

“Today, it was a different wind (direction) and it positions the bait differently,” Cappo said. “Today, (the bass) never showed themselves. Usually, they’ll come up between 1 and 3 o’clock. They’ll start eating shad at the surface and you’ll see exactly where they’re positioned.”

Without that surface action, Cappo never got bit on the Strike King Sexy Dawg topwater he threw Friday. Also, changing squarebill colors from citrus shad to sexy shad seemed to trigger more bites.

“I’m committed to that pattern because one swing of the bat, you can be right back in this game,” he said. “I’m going to live by it or die by it. That pattern has gotten me this far, so I’m going to go out swinging tomorrow and try to get that blue trophy.”

Chris Zaldain of Fort Worth, Texas, is in third with 71-14. Rising from 12th place on Day 2, Zaldain added 29-3 — the day’s biggest bag — to his first two limits of 27-1 and 15-10.

Zaldain targeted windward points where bass were eating giant gizzard shad. He used an 8-inch Megabass Magdraft swimbait and a 10-inch Tater Hog glidebait designed to closely mimic this hefty forage.

“While a lot of guys are fishing for spawning fish, I’ve been targeting pre- and postspawn fish,” Zaldain said. “I like fishing for these fish when they’re actually feeding and chasing.

“I’m just running and gunning, throwing big baits and doing what I like to do. It was an amazing day today and I hope to have an amazing day tomorrow.”

Clifford Pirch of Payson, Ariz., is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 9-13 largemouth caught on Day 2.

Seth Feider of New Market, Minn., leads the Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with 434 points. Patrick Walters of Summerville, S.C., is in second with 430, followed by Drew Cook of Cairo, Ga., with 387, Chris Johnston of Peterborough, Canada, with 383 and Lee Livesay of Longview, Texas, with 381.

Josh Stracner of Vandiver, Ala., leads the Rookie of the Year standings with 333 points.

Sunday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:45 a.m. CT at Sabine River Authority (SRA) — Lake Fork. The weigh-in will be held at SRA at 3 p.m

Live coverage of the event can be streamed on Bassmaster.com and the FOX Sports digital platforms. FS1 will also broadcast the action live with the leaders beginning at 7 a.m. CT.

The tournament is being hosted by the Sabine River Authority and Wood County Economic Development Commission.

2021 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork 4/22-4/25
Lake Fork, Quitman  TX.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Brandon Card           Salisbury, NC           15  77-01  100
Day 1: 5   27-06     Day 2: 5   28-01     Day 3: 5   21-10
2.  Quentin Cappo          Prairieville, LA        15  74-00   99
Day 1: 5   28-15     Day 2: 5   25-13     Day 3: 5   19-04
3.  Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          15  71-14   98
Day 1: 5   27-01     Day 2: 5   15-10     Day 3: 5   29-03
4.  Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         15  71-02   97   $1,000.00
Day 1: 5   32-14     Day 2: 5   15-07     Day 3: 5   22-13
5.  Lee Livesay            Longview, TX            15  70-02   96
Day 1: 5   25-06     Day 2: 5   17-14     Day 3: 5   26-14
6.  Chad Morgenthaler      Reeds Spring, MO        15  68-08   95
Day 1: 5   25-15     Day 2: 5   20-12     Day 3: 5   21-13
7.  Taku Ito               Chiba, JAPAN    15  66-11   94
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   33-03     Day 3: 5   18-07
8.  Seth Feider            New Market, MN          15  65-12   93
Day 1: 5   22-03     Day 2: 5   20-14     Day 3: 5   22-11
9.  Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN        15  64-02   92
Day 1: 5   25-11     Day 2: 5   18-07     Day 3: 5   20-00
10. Chris Johnston         Otonabee Ontario CANADA 15  62-04   91
Day 1: 5   24-02     Day 2: 5   15-11     Day 3: 5   22-07
11. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland, AUSTRALIA 15  61-13   90  $11,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-06     Day 2: 5   17-13     Day 3: 5   23-10
12. Jay Yelas              Lincoln City, OR        15  61-02   89  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   21-05     Day 3: 5   28-11
13. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            15  60-04   88  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   22-13     Day 2: 5   16-03     Day 3: 5   21-04
14. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            15  60-01   87  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-10     Day 2: 5   17-10     Day 3: 5   23-13
15. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        15  59-10   86  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   23-00     Day 2: 5   20-13     Day 3: 5   15-13
16. Joshua Stracner        Vandiver, AL            15  59-06   85  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   24-11     Day 2: 5   15-03     Day 3: 5   19-08
17. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN           15  59-05   84  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   25-13     Day 3: 5   17-09
18. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC              15  59-02   83  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-12     Day 2: 5   18-04     Day 3: 5   21-02
19. Drew Benton            Blakely, GA             15  59-01   82  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-04     Day 2: 5   15-13     Day 3: 5   22-00
20. John Cox               Debary, FL              15  58-00   81  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-05     Day 2: 5   20-12     Day 3: 5   15-15
21. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA          15  57-14   80  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-13     Day 2: 5   18-00     Day 3: 5   18-01
22. Kyle Welcher           Opelika, AL             15  57-11   79  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-04     Day 2: 5   18-15     Day 3: 5   17-08
23. Scott Martin           Clewiston, FL           15  57-06   78  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-09     Day 2: 5   18-13     Day 3: 5   19-00
24. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC             15  57-04   77  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-02     Day 2: 5   20-06     Day 3: 5   19-12
25. Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC           15  57-01   76  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   25-00     Day 2: 5   19-08     Day 3: 5   12-09
26. Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR              15  56-11   75  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   24-08     Day 2: 5   18-08     Day 3: 5   13-11
27. Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            15  56-10   74  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   22-09     Day 2: 5   15-04     Day 3: 5   18-13
28. Chad Pipkens           Dewitt, MI              15  56-10   73  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-14     Day 2: 5   15-12     Day 3: 5   19-00
29. Wes Logan              Springville, AL         15  55-09   72  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-11     Day 2: 5   16-05     Day 3: 5   19-09
30. Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA 15  55-00   71  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-03     Day 2: 5   21-12     Day 3: 5   14-01
31. Drew Cook              Cairo, GA               15  54-14   70  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   16-01     Day 3: 5   20-07
32. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        15  54-04   69  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   20-07     Day 3: 5   18-08
33. Justin Atkins          Florence, AL            14  53-00   68  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-14     Day 2: 4   14-03     Day 3: 5   16-15
34. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           15  52-08   67  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-05     Day 2: 5   16-13     Day 3: 5   14-06
35. Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK            15  51-14   66  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-02     Day 2: 5   14-14     Day 3: 5   16-14
36. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              15  51-11   65  $11,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   21-05     Day 3: 5   17-01
37. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC             15  51-09   64  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   24-01     Day 2: 5   12-03     Day 3: 5   15-05
38. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            15  51-09   63  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   21-09     Day 2: 5   14-01     Day 3: 5   15-15
39. Gerald Swindle         Guntersville, AL        15  51-06   62  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-15     Day 2: 5   17-06     Day 3: 5   13-01
40. Matt Robertson         Kuttawa, KY             14  48-14   61  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   23-12     Day 2: 5   14-00     Day 3: 4   11-02
41. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        15  48-11   60  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-11     Day 2: 5   16-15     Day 3: 5   12-01
42. Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL           14  48-09   59  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-01     Day 2: 5   20-10     Day 3: 4   08-14
43. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          13  47-14   58  $10,000.00
Day 1: 4   11-04     Day 2: 5   24-00     Day 3: 4   12-10
44. Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK           15  47-03   57  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   17-02     Day 2: 5   19-01     Day 3: 5   11-00
45. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC          13  44-09   56  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 5   20-12     Day 3: 3   12-06
46. Cody Hollen            Beaverton, OR           14  43-08   55  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   20-15     Day 3: 4   08-14
47. Derek Hudnall          Denham Springs, LA      12  43-06   54  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   19-10     Day 2: 5   15-12     Day 3: 2   08-00
48. Buddy Gross            Chickamauga, GA         12  41-05   53  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   18-07     Day 3: 2   04-12
49. Frank Talley           Temple, TX              10  36-00   52  $10,000.00
Day 1: 5   20-02     Day 2: 4   13-05     Day 3: 1   02-09
50. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             10  32-01   51   $5,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-09     Day 2: 5   13-08
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1   Patrick Walters          Summerville, SC     08-14      $1,000.00
2   Clifford Pirch           Payson, AZ          09-13      $1,000.00
3   Carl Jocumsen            Queensland TN AUSTRALIA09-05      $1,000.00

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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        90       477      1782-15
2        69       415      1377-10
3        41       229       847-03
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200      1121      4007-12

Luke Nichols Win MLF/BFL Shenandoah Division David Deciucis Wins Co-Angler Division

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Luke Nichols Win MLF/BFL Shenandoah Division David Deciucis Wins Co-Angler Division

On a day that started out cold and ended up rainy, 76 boats braved the busy waters of Smith Mountain Lake for the MLF/BFL Shenandoah Division tournament. While many of the anglers struggled to get a limit, a few determined individuals managed to rise to the top. On the angler side, Luke Nichols took the win with a 20lb bag. The co-angler winner was David Deciucis with a limit weighing 12.10lb Special thanks to Danielle Englund for covering this event.

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Chris Markin Leads Day 2 of the Big Bass Tour on SML with an 8.08lb

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Chris Markin Leads Day 2 of the Big Bass Tour on SML with an 8.08lb

Day 2 of the Big Bass tour on Smith Mountain lake started off with a bang. The first angler to the scales that morning, Chris Markin, weighed in an 8.08lb large mouth and took the lead. After Mr. Markin’s big splash, the rest of the day just seemed to just roll on like day 1 with over 4lbs required to get a check. We will see if this holds up going in to day 3 tomorrow.

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Carson Clings To Day Two Lead – NPFL

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Carson Clings To Day Two Lead – NPFL

By Justin Brouillard | Photos Tanner & Travis Lyons

Day 1 leader Keith Carson added 22-pounds, 4-ounces to the scales to give him a two-day total of 47-pounds, 4-ounces and a steady hold on the day 2 lead.

A shallow water expert, Carson had no words as he held up his two biggest bass during the rainy weigh-in.

“I am not even sure what to say, it was an amazing day. My primary areas had a ton of boats on them, I don’t know if word got out, but I just ran all new water. I fished a ton of spots, fished on instincts, and it just worked out.”

Carson abandoned his practice areas early into the day on day one and has completely changed his approach. Hardly unable to describe his decisions, the Debary, Florida pro has been giving viewers on Live Coverage a firsthand look to his master plan, and is running purely on instincts.

“I am targeting bushes and I am looking for small pockets. In every pocket, there is one bush that will produce a bite. I have no idea which one it will be until I get there and get to look around.”

Extremely key subtleties are what is separating Carson from the pack, and picking up on minor details he uses in Florida could be the answer we have all been looking for.

“The bushes are all different. Some have moss on them. Some of the bushes are big and I know there is a big root system. This lake fluctuates so much that a lot of the year, all the bushes are out of the water. The root balls get the clay washed away when it rains hard so those areas are 6” deeper than everything else. When I am fishing 1-foot of water, those bushes have deeper water under them and the bass are up there.”

Carson has a stellar morning catching all of his weight early but has been struggling to get bit later in the day. The last 3 hours have been tough but it’s not been for a lack of effort.

“I don’t know what it is, but I have been running all over and I even got under that little bridge today. Tomorrow is going to be tough and the water will be muddier than we have seen. With that said, I’ll decide what I am going to do when I get there and I’ll keep going on instincts.

Although Wright Patman has seen more pressure than it ever has before, the lake is showing out. 7 limits of more than 20-pounds today made the weights tight, but Carson is carrying a 5-pound, 3-ounce lead into the final day.

“I had a 7-pounder follow it to the boat and just sharked it down, it didn’t open its mouth. I’ll probably go and try to catch that tomorrow. I am going to run all new water tomorrow and try to catch 20-pounds.”

Jesse Millsaps

In 2nd place going into the final day, Jesse Millsaps brought 23-pounds, 4-ounces to the scale to give him 42-pounds, 1-ounce total.

Millsaps is riding a reaction bite this week to catch his bass and got to work early again on day two.

“I started out my day and got two big ones early on my Abu Garcia rods fishing moving baits. I have been running some of the places I fished in practice but have been running new water every day to find fresh fish.”

The Jasper, Georgia pro wanted to keep his bait a secret until tomorrow, but said what he is doing is different than most. A late bite while running new water this afternoon culled him to his days weight and Millsaps believes the falling water is actually helping his bite.

“I had my 20-pound bag this afternoon and I was actually trying to lay off them. I made a move and caught that 4-10 to get up there. I am looking for fresh fish and the falling water is helping position the fish where I can get to them easier.”

Nick Prvonozac

Nick Prvonozac added 19-pounds to his 23-pounds on day one for a two-day total of 42-pounds. The Warren, Ohio pro sits in 3rd place going into the final day on Wright Patman.

“I caught them steady again all day today and stopped culling around 1. I kept getting bites but they were all the same size fish and I never culled again. I was fishing the same stuff, within the same area and tomorrow I’ll run some new water but all in the same area. I am fishing everything but definitely keyed inro a certain type of cover.

Josh Ray

Josh Ray settled in on day two after a few early bites and flipped his way to the tune of 19-pounds, 2-ounces. A two-day total of 40-pounds, 12-ounces has the Alexander, Arkansas pro sitting in the 4th spot heading into Showdown Saturday.

“I got a few fish early and got a few culls late. I am fishing the same baits as yesterday, and I fished one stretch from yesterday. I got in there and spent more time in there today to pick it apart. I had 17-pounds on the unofficial board and made one last cull within last 10 minutes that I didn’t enter. I am still just pitching that Big Bite Baits Yo Mama around and I am not sure about tomorrow just yet.

David Gaston

With a day two weight of 22-pounds, 13-ounces, David Gaston finished the day in the 5th spot with a two-day total of 39-pounds, 11-ounces.

Gaston went back to the same areas he has been fishing and noted the only difference was he just got the right bites. Fishing a combination of moving baits and flipping, the Sylacauga, Alabama pro rode a steady bite all day to land in the top 5 going into showdown Saturday.

“I just ran across them today verses yesterday, and the falling water got them positioned good for me.”

After catching a few early on a squarebill crankbait, Gaston “got sick of throwing it,” and made the switch to his flipping bite. A 5-pound bite soon after clued him in to make a change which was key to get his event back on track.”

“I noticed something weird when that big one bite. I got her in the boat and started throwing a lighter weight on the Texas rig and got to catching them really good after that – the weight change was key. And, I want to thank my lovely wife.”

Pennsylvania’s Becker Moves Ahead on Day Two of Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Googan Baits Stop 3 at Lake Murray

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Pennsylvania’s Becker Moves Ahead on Day Two of Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Googan Baits Stop 3 at Lake Murray

COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 23, 2021) – Pro Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pennsylvania, caught five bass weighing 19 pounds, 9 ounces Friday to move from second into first place after Day 2 of the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing – Lake Murray in Columbia, South Carolina. Becker’s two-day total of 10 bass weighing 41 pounds, 2 ounces gives him a 2-pound, 12-ounce advantage heading into Day 3 of the four-day competition that features a field of 161 bass-fishing professionals from around the world competing for a top cash award of up to $135,000.

Pro Derrick Snavely of Piney Flats, Tennessee, jumped from 15th place to 2nd with a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 15 ounces, giving him a two-day total of 38 pounds, 6 ounces.

Becker managed to turn only a couple 10-minute flurries into some of the biggest bags on Lake Murray. Utilizing great timing and a schooling-fish pattern, he turned three flurries into 21 pounds, 9 ounces on Day 1, followed by just one flurry on Day 2 that helped him toward his 19-9 bag – putting him in the lead with 41-2 total.

“We survived another day, but boy was it stressful and risky,” said Becker, the 2018 Pro Circuit Rookie of the Year. “I was super lucky on my timing again where I pulled up and was able to catch four of the five I weighed in within a few minutes. Otherwise, it was a struggle.”

Becker said that flurry came at 9 a.m. but before that, he hadn’t had a bite.

“I fished that spot three times today before I caught anything,” said Becker. “I knew the fish were there, but I rotated through multiple times and never had a bite. Then I came back and they were there and they were eating. I went from zero to 14 pounds in minutes.”

Becker said he originally planned to just hit the edges of the points quickly on the first morning before moving on to bed-fishing or fishing docks, but was fortunate to get a couple bites early on Day 1 to point him in the right direction.

Although that timing has held out so far, a significant storm system is set to roll through the region early tomorrow morning, with a 100-percent chance of severe thunderstorms most of Saturday, which could change everything for Becker, as well as the other pros.

“I say we cancel tomorrow. It’s one less day I have to hang on to the lead,” laughed Becker. “I think it’s going to be really hard and it’s going to hurt my fish. The sun has been real important, and that rain is probably going to put a damper on that tomorrow. With this weather changing, it’s anyone’s game going into the weekend.”

The top 20 pros after Day 2 on Lake Murray are:
1st:       Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pa., 10 bass, 41-2
2nd:      Derrick Snavely of Piney Flats, Tenn., 10 bass, 38-6
3rd:       Miles Howe of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., 10 bass, 37-9
4th:       Evan Barnes of Hot Springs, Ark., 10 bass, 37-0
5th:       Dean Rojas of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., 10 bass, 35-9
6th:       Tommy Dickerson of Orange, Texas, 10 bass, 34-15
7th:       Skeet Reese of Auburn, Calif., 10 bass, 34-14
8th:       Clabion Johns of Social Circle, Ga., 10 bass, 34-9
9th:       Matthew Stefan of Junction City, Wisc., 10 bass, 34-9
10th:     Adrian Avena of Vineland, N.J., 10 bass, 33-13
11th:     Casey Ashley of Donalds, S.C., 10 bass, 33-10
12th:     Jim Tutt of Longview, Texas, 10 bass, 33-5
13th:     Jamie Horton of Centerville, Ala., 10 bass, 33-4
14th:     David Williams of Maiden, N.C., 10 bass, 33-3
15th:     Josh Butler of Hayden, Ala., 10 bass, 32-14
16th:     Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 32-11
17th:     Kurt Mitchell of Milford, Del., 10 bass, 32-10
18th:     Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, S.C., 10 bass, 32-5
19th:     Mitch Crane of Columbus, Miss., 10 bass, 32-4
20th:     Jimmy Reese of Witter Springs, Calif., 10 bass, 32-1

For a full list of results and to see the top 50 anglers that will continue to Day 3, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Zack Birge of Blanchard, Oklahoma, won the day’s $500 Berkley Big Bass award bringing a largemouth weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces to the scale.

Overall, there were 744 bass weighing 1,983 pounds even caught by 160 pros Friday. The catch included 133 five-bass limits.

The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing – Lake Murray is hosted by the Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board.

In Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit competition, the full field of 161 anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight advanced to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros will continue competition on Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2021 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit TITLE presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, where they will compete for up to $235,000. The 2021 TITLE will be on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Aug. 17-22, and is hosted by Explore La Crosse.

Anglers will take off at 6:30 a.m. ET Saturday and Sunday from Dreher Island State Park, located at 3677 State Park Road in Prosperity. Weigh-ins will also be held at the park daily at 3 p.m. Attendance is limited to competing anglers, family, essential staff and media covering the event. Fans are encouraged to follow the action online through the MLF NOW! live stream and coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing – Lake Murray will feature live on-the-water coverage and a two-hour action-packed television show that will premiere on the Outdoor Channel on Sunday, July 25 from 7 to 9 a.m. ET and re-air on the Sportsman Channel this fall. Weigh-ins will be streamed daily and fans can catch live on-the-water action all day Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25 on MLF NOW! beginning at 7 a.m. ET at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit presented by Bad Boy Mowers on the MLF BIG5’s social media outlets at Facebook,  Twitter,  Instagram and YouTube.

One Keeper Vaults Bosley To B.A.S.S. Nation Regional Win On Milford

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One Keeper Vaults Bosley To B.A.S.S. Nation Regional Win On Milford
New Mexico B.A.S.S. Nation team angler Kris Bosley, of Amarillo, Texas, has won the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional at Milford Lake with a three-day total of 23 pounds, 5 ounces.
Photo by Brenden Kanies/B.A.S.S.

April 23, 2021

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One Keeper Vaults Bosley To B.A.S.S. Nation Regional Win On Milford

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. – Kris Bosley was certain he had to catch more than one bass Friday to come from behind and win the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional.

But as difficult as Milford Lake fished this week, a 3-pound, 14-ounce largemouth on the final day was enough to give the 42-year-old financial advisor a victory in the heart of the Sunflower State.

Bosley finished with a three-day total of nine bass weighing 23-5. He collected a $5,000 cash prize courtesy of Ranger and earned his third trip to the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

“I thought I needed at least two fish today to hold off Christian (Gladfelter) for the team lead,” Bosley said, referring to his New Mexico teammate who placed second overall among boaters after catching 10 bass weighing 22-12 in the three-day event.

“But I really wanted to win the whole tournament, and to do that, I thought I’d probably need four fish. I didn’t expect to win with only one fish today, so it’s a real surprise. But still, it’s a really great feeling.”

Bosley lives in Amarillo, Texas, but qualified for the regional through the New Mexico B.A.S.S. Nation. He’ll represent the state again in the Nation Championship on the Ouachita River in Louisiana on Nov. 3-5.

Bosley has qualified for nationals twice before, finishing 34th on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell in 2019 and 23rd on Lake Dardanelle in Arkansas in 2013.

The 3-14 largemouth he caught Friday was the ticket to this year’s championship. He hooked the bass fishing a point near the Milford Lake Dam with a Delta Craw squarebill crankbait on 12-pound line.

“I threw that squarebill between two tree trunks about 6 inches apart,” Bosley said. “It deflected off the tree and, as soon as it did, she immediately jumped all over it. She swallowed it whole.”

Other than one keeper, Bosley struggled to find bites, as did each of the 40 anglers that survived the cut to fish Friday.

“The only other bites I had were six short fish and one drum,” Bosley said, laughing. “The drum was the most fun of the day up until the keeper!”

Milford Lake, which normally produces a solid mix of bass in various stages of the spawn this time of year, was a mystery to every one of the 160 competitors who started the tournament Wednesday. A late-season snowstorm dumped nearly 6 inches of powder in central Kansas overnight on Monday, and it shut down what had been a productive bite in the days leading up to the tournament.

Anglers scattered across the 15,700-acre reservoir to find bites of any sort, but they struggled mightily – 89 of the 160 zeroed on Day 1 and 116 didn’t weigh a fish on Day 2. Nineteen of the 40 that fished Friday didn’t weigh a bass, either.

That unfortunate group included Chris Johnson, a Farmington, Ark., resident who led the regional on Days 1 and 2.

“I couldn’t get anything going today,” Johnson said. “It was a real grind the whole tournament, but I was able to get a few things going on the first two days … But no disappointments. I’m going to nationals.”

Of the 80 competitors in the boater division, Bosley was one of two who caught a limit of five bass on Day 1. That 13-5 haul put him in third place and he jumped to second on Day 2, despite adding only three bass and 6-2 to his weight.

Bosley entered Friday only an ounce behind. Gladfelter jumped ahead of Johnson, too, finishing second and collecting $3,000. Johnson placed third and won $2,000.

Hunter Neuville, an 18-year-old high school student from New Iberia, La., won the co-angler division with a three-day total of four bass that weighed 9-10. Like Bosley, Neuville only needed one bass to earn the win Friday.

“I caught one short fish today and I missed one good one,” Neuville said. “I was fishing with (Gladfelter), and he said, ‘Last cast,’ and that’s when I caught my keeper. It was only 2-5, but this is one of the toughest tournaments I’ve ever fished.”

Neuville won $2,500 courtesy of Yamaha for his co-angler victory.

Sixteen anglers (the top boater and co-angler from each of the eight teams in the regional) qualified for the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship in November. The top anglers split a purse of $34,500 this week.

Johnson won a $500 cash prize for having the heaviest bass of the regional, a 7-pounder he caught early on Day 1 that vaulted him into the lead.

Colorado won the team title on Thursday with a two-day total of 34 bass that weighed 84-9. The 20-angler team earned a $5,000 prize courtesy of Ranger with the win. New Mexico finished in second place, and Texas was third, with Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Louisiana rounding out the eight-team field.

The tournament was one of five B.A.S.S. Nation derbies this year leading up to the championship in November.

The Geary County Convention and Visitors Bureau, as well as Acorns Resort, hosted the tournament on Milford Lake.

2021 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional  Milford Lake 4/21-4/23
Milford Lake, Junction City  KS.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Kris Bosley            Amarillo, TX (NM)       9  23-05  0
2.  Christian Gladfelter   Albuquerque, NM (NM)    10  22-12  0
3.  Chris Johnson          Farmington, AR (AR)     6  19-08  0
4.  Brandon Moss           Blanchard, OK (OK)      9  18-02  0
5.  Chad Petrie            McKinney, TX (TX)       7  17-02  0
6.  Jared Miller           Norman, OK (CO)         6  15-10  0
7.  Nick Luna              Grain Valley, MO (KS)   7  14-09  0
8.  Mike Wheaton           Ottumwa, IA (MO)        4  14-05  0
9.  Travis Sneith          Elizabeth, CO (CO)      6  13-09  0
10. Shane Morgan           Littleton, CO (CO)      4  12-08  0
11. Nate Caldwell          Fort Collins, CO (CO)   5  12-07  0
12. Jeremy Fuentes         Carlsbad, NM (NM)       6  11-01  0
13. Jay Beffa              Festus, MO (MO)         5  10-14  0
14. Doug Thompson          Mabelvale, AR (AR)      5  10-12  0
15. Matt Pangrac           Bixby, OK (OK)          4  10-09  0
16. Jeff Lugar             Princeton, TX (TX)      5  10-09  0
17. David Cavell           Prairieville, LA (LA)   3  09-12  0
18. Daniel Ward            Sage, AR (AR)           4  09-04  0
19. Casey Welch            Arvada, CO (CO)         3  08-03  0
20. Robert Paxton Jr       Flower Mound, TX (TX)   3  07-13  0
21. Justin Royal           Bridge City, TX (TX)    4  07-09  0
22. Nicholas Kincaid       Coweta, OK (OK)         3  07-09  0
23. Garrett Kemp           Port Allen, LA (LA)     4  07-03  0
24. Jesse Jordan           Stilwel, KS (KS)        3  06-14  0
25. Larry Stoafer          Leavenworth, KS (KS)    3  06-09  0
26. Maurice Gutierrez      Albuquberque, NM (NM)   2  06-02  0
27. Travis Rivest          Smithville, MO (MO)     2  06-00  0
28. Larry Triplett         Castle Rock, CO (CO)    3  05-14  0
29. Matthew Abeyta         Albuquerque, NM (NM)    2  05-10  0
30. Ronald Giebel          Penrose, CO (CO)        2  05-05  0
31. Justin Privett         Bald Knob, AR (AR)      2  05-01  0
32. Branden Garrison       Gladstone, MO (KS)      2  04-10  0
33. Nathan Pratt           Albuquerque, NM (NM)    2  04-06  0
34. Robert Royal           Vidor, TX (TX)          1  04-01  0
35. Brandon Simoneaux      Lumberton, TX (TX)      1  03-15  0
36. Cole Buser             Farmington, NM (NM)     2  03-15  0
37. Kevin Johnston         Sedalia, MO (MO)        2  03-14  0
38. Brock Enmeier          Bixby, OK (OK)          1  03-09  0
39. Jim Simpson            Canyon, TX (TX)         1  03-07  0
40. Byron Albrecht         Waco, TX (TX)           1  03-02  0
40. Troy Morrison          Malvern, AR (AR)        1  03-02  0
42. Mike Zachary           Ada, OK (OK)            1  03-01  0
43. Alan Daniels           Kansas City, KS (MO)    1  03-00  0
44. Klint VonFeldt         Hays, KS (KS)           1  02-14  0
45. Brian Stangel          Albuquerque, NM (NM)    1  02-10  0
46. Rick Wheeler           Whitewater, KS (KS)     1  02-08  0
47. Tony Grubbs            Pryor, OK (OK)          1  02-07  0
48. Mike Chain             Stillwater, OK (OK)     1  02-06  0
49. Kenny Turpin           El Dorado, KS (KS)      1  02-05  0
50. Dalton Warrington      Tishimingo , OK (OK)    1  02-04  0
51. Gabriel Rivera         Portales, NM (NM)       1  02-01  0
52. Paul Lampron           Penrose, CO (CO)        1  01-13  0
53. Braxton Resweber       Saint Martinville, LA ( 1  01-12  0
54. Dean Amos              San Antonio, TX (TX)    0  00-00  0
54. Jason Baird            Gypsum, KS (KS)         0  00-00  0
54. Jim Coyner             Ofallon, MO (MO)        0  00-00  0
54. Jamie Dumas            El Dorado, AR (AR)      0  00-00  0
54. David Flemming         Littleton, CO (CO)      0  00-00  0
54. Teddy Granier          Thibodaux, LA (LA)      0  00-00  0
54. Mike Harris            Cowgill, MO (MO)        0  00-00  0
54. Jan Hebert             Houma, LA (LA)          0  00-00  0
54. Alex Heintze           Denham Springs, LA (LA) 0  00-00  0
54. Michael Henager        Harrah, OK (OK)         0  00-00  0
54. Keith Hendrix          Monroe City, MO (MO)    0  00-00  0
54. Adam Johnson           Pontiac, MO (MO)        0  00-00  0
54. Johnny Johnson         Bloomfield, NM (NM)     0  00-00  0
54. Kenny King             El Dorado, AR (AR)      0  00-00  0
54. Jamie Laiche           Gonzales, LA (LA)       0  00-00  0
54. Travis Laurent         Gonzales, LA (LA)       0  00-00  0
54. Cory Leita             Victoria, TX (TX)       0  00-00  0
54. JP Mcvay               Hermitage, AR (AR)      0  00-00  0
54. Mike Meadows           El Dorado, AR (AR)      0  00-00  0
54. Matthew Mesplay        Wichita, KS (KS)        0  00-00  0
54. Jeremy Norris          Ama, LA (LA)            0  00-00  0
54. Brandon Pedigo         Lawton, OK (OK)         0  00-00  0
54. Josh Pladies           Belton, MO (KS)         0  00-00  0
54. Scott Sheldon          Loveland, CO (CO)       0  00-00  0
54. Harold Stark           Eldon, MO (MO)          0  00-00  0
54. Joe Ward               Cave City, AR (AR)      0  00-00  0
80. Blake Marionneaux      Brusly, LA (LA)         0  -2-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       2        97        244-11
2       1        49        115-15
3       0        21        46-14
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3       167       407-08

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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KANSAS
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Nick Luna            Grain Valley, MO            7   14-09  0
2 Jesse Jordan         Stilwel, KS                 3   06-14  0
3 Larry Stoafer        Leavenworth, KS             3   06-09  0
4 Branden Garrison     Gladstone, MO               2   04-10  0
5 Klint VonFeldt       Hays, KS                    1   02-14  0
6 Rick Wheeler         Whitewater, KS              1   02-08  0
7 Kenny Turpin         El Dorado, KS               1   02-05  0
8 Jason Baird          Gypsum, KS                  0   00-00  0
8 Matthew Mesplay      Wichita, KS                 0   00-00  0
8 Josh Pladies         Belton, MO                  0   00-00  0

OKLAHOMA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Brandon Moss         Blanchard, OK               9   18-02  0
2 Matt Pangrac         Bixby, OK                   4   10-09  0
3 Nicholas Kincaid     Coweta, OK                  3   07-09  0
4 Brock Enmeier        Bixby, OK                   1   03-09  0
5 Mike Zachary         Ada, OK                     1   03-01  0
6 Tony Grubbs          Pryor, OK                   1   02-07  0
7 Mike Chain           Stillwater, OK              1   02-06  0
8 Dalton Warrington    Tishimingo , OK             1   02-04  0
9 Michael Henager      Harrah, OK                  0   00-00  0
9 Brandon Pedigo       Lawton, OK                  0   00-00  0

LOUISIANA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 David Cavell         Prairieville, LA            3   09-12  0
2 Garrett Kemp         Port Allen, LA              4   07-03  0
3 Braxton Resweber     Saint Martinville, LA       1   01-12  0
4 Teddy Granier        Thibodaux, LA               0   00-00  0
4 Jan Hebert           Houma, LA                   0   00-00  0
4 Alex Heintze         Denham Springs, LA          0   00-00  0
4 Jamie Laiche         Gonzales, LA                0   00-00  0
4 Travis Laurent       Gonzales, LA                0   00-00  0
4 Jeremy Norris        Ama, LA                     0   00-00  0
10 Blake Marionneaux    Brusly, LA                  0   -2-00  0

MISSOURI
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Mike Wheaton         Ottumwa, IA                 4   14-05  0
2 Jay Beffa            Festus, MO                  5   10-14  0
3 Travis Rivest        Smithville, MO              2   06-00  0
4 Kevin Johnston       Sedalia, MO                 2   03-14  0
5 Alan Daniels         Kansas City, KS             1   03-00  0
6 Jim Coyner           Ofallon, MO                 0   00-00  0
6 Mike Harris          Cowgill, MO                 0   00-00  0
6 Keith Hendrix        Monroe City, MO             0   00-00  0
6 Adam Johnson         Pontiac, MO                 0   00-00  0
6 Harold Stark         Eldon, MO                   0   00-00  0

ARKANSAS
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Chris Johnson        Farmington, AR              6   19-08  0
2 Doug Thompson        Mabelvale, AR               5   10-12  0
3 Daniel Ward          Sage, AR                    4   09-04  0
4 Justin Privett       Bald Knob, AR               2   05-01  0
5 Troy Morrison        Malvern, AR                 1   03-02  0
6 Jamie Dumas          El Dorado, AR               0   00-00  0
6 Kenny King           El Dorado, AR               0   00-00  0
6 JP Mcvay             Hermitage, AR               0   00-00  0
6 Mike Meadows         El Dorado, AR               0   00-00  0
6 Joe Ward             Cave City, AR               0   00-00  0

TEXAS
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Chad Petrie          McKinney, TX                7   17-02  0
2 Jeff Lugar           Princeton, TX               5   10-09  0
3 Robert Paxton Jr     Flower Mound, TX            3   07-13  0
4 Justin Royal         Bridge City, TX             4   07-09  0
5 Robert Royal         Vidor, TX                   1   04-01  0
6 Brandon Simoneaux    Lumberton, TX               1   03-15  0
7 Jim Simpson          Canyon, TX                  1   03-07  0
8 Byron Albrecht       Waco, TX                    1   03-02  0
9 Dean Amos            San Antonio, TX             0   00-00  0
9 Cory Leita           Victoria, TX                0   00-00  0

NEW MEXICO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kris Bosley          Amarillo, TX                9   23-05  0
2 Christian Gladfelter Albuquerque, NM             10   22-12  0
3 Jeremy Fuentes       Carlsbad, NM                6   11-01  0
4 Maurice Gutierrez    Albuquberque, NM            2   06-02  0
5 Matthew Abeyta       Albuquerque, NM             2   05-10  0
6 Nathan Pratt         Albuquerque, NM             2   04-06  0
7 Cole Buser           Farmington, NM              2   03-15  0
8 Brian Stangel        Albuquerque, NM             1   02-10  0
9 Gabriel Rivera       Portales, NM                1   02-01  0
10 Johnny Johnson       Bloomfield, NM              0   00-00  0

COLORADO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jared Miller         Norman, OK                  6   15-10  0
2 Travis Sneith        Elizabeth, CO               6   13-09  0
3 Shane Morgan         Littleton, CO               4   12-08  0
4 Nate Caldwell        Fort Collins, CO            5   12-07  0
5 Casey Welch          Arvada, CO                  3   08-03  0
6 Larry Triplett       Castle Rock, CO             3   05-14  0
7 Ronald Giebel        Penrose, CO                 2   05-05  0
8 Paul Lampron         Penrose, CO                 1   01-13  0
9 David Flemming       Littleton, CO               0   00-00  0
9 Scott Sheldon        Loveland, CO                0   00-00  0

2021 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional  Milford Lake 4/21-4/23
Milford Lake, Junction City  KS.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Hunter Neuville        New Iberia, LA (LA)     4  09-10  0
2.  Ray Cates              Overland Park, KS (MO)  4  09-08  0
3.  Russell Vines          El Dorado, AR (AR)      3  07-06  0
4.  Brad Hauf              Las Cruces, NM (NM)     4  07-05  0
5.  Glenn Hahn             San Antonio, TX (TX)    3  06-12  0
6.  Morgan Fitzgerald      Durango, CO (CO)        3  06-06  0
7.  Bobby Maynard Jr       Eastland, TX (TX)       2  06-06  0
8.  Scooter Wright         Chickasha, OK (OK)      2  06-01  0
9.  Richard Heflin         Topeka, KS (KS)         2  06-01  0
10. Ryan Fontenot          Baton Rouge, LA (LA)    3  05-14  0
11. Todd Newchurch         Livonia, LA (LA)        2  05-04  0
12. Scott Hausman          Owasso, OK (OK)         2  05-02  0
13. Lewis Decker III       McGregor, TX (TX)       2  04-03  0
14. John Santos            Colorado Springs, CO (C 2  04-03  0
15. Dj Buser Jr            Farmington, NM (NM)     2  04-02  0
16. Deforest Hall          Edmond, OK (OK)         1  03-15  0
17. Christopher Dollard    Mountain Homes, AR (AR) 2  03-14  0
18. Jeffrey Mooter         Midwest City, OK (OK)   2  03-11  0
19. Randy Fleeman          Copperas Cove, TX (TX)  2  03-09  0
20. Darrell Hecht          Decatur, AR (AR)        2  03-06  0
21. Nathan Fideldy         Hutchinson, KS (KS)     1  03-04  0
22. Don Evans              Canon City, CO (CO)     1  02-09  0
22. Blake Forsyth          Paulina, LA (LA)        1  02-09  0
24. Austin Abadie          Saint Amant, LA (LA)    1  02-08  0
24. Joel Porter            Yates Center, KS (KS)   1  02-08  0
26. Danny Fourr            Waterflow, NM (NM)      1  02-04  0
27. Kyle Torkelson         Coweta, OK (KS)         1  02-03  0
28. Andrew Bowman          Aurora, CO (CO)         1  02-02  0
29. Chris Hamilton         Wellington, CO (CO)     1  02-01  0
29. Todd Tigar             Osage Beach, MO (MO)    1  02-01  0
31. Kris Cartrite          Dumas, TX (TX)          1  01-15  0
31. Justin Harris          McPherson, KS (KS)      1  01-15  0
33. Charlie Harrington     New Cambria, MO (MO)    1  01-14  0
34. Hayden Pinho           Patterson, LA (LA)      1  01-13  0
35. Jered Grooms           Ada, OK (OK)            1  01-12  0
35. Mike Turner            Berryton, KS (KS)       1  01-12  0
37. Scott Phillips         El Dorado , AR (AR)     1  01-11  0
38. Russel Wilson          Redfield, AR (AR)       1  01-08  0
39. Heath Andersen         Lakewood, CO (CO)       0  00-00  0
39. Felix Appelt           Goliad, TX (TX)         0  00-00  0
39. Macky Bosley III       Canyon, TX (NM)         0  00-00  0
39. Jason Bryant           Fort Sill, OK (MO)      0  00-00  0
39. Jason Campbell         Berwick, LA (LA)        0  00-00  0
39. Aaron Carroll          Nixa, MO (MO)           0  00-00  0
39. Danny Compton          Pocahontas, AR (AR)     0  00-00  0
39. Bill Denniston II      Ottumwa, IA (MO)        0  00-00  0
39. Jameson Dowler         Ashland, MO (MO)        0  00-00  0
39. Curtis Farley          Saint Peters, MO (MO)   0  00-00  0
39. Brent Goss             Leavenworth, KS (MO)    0  00-00  0
39. Tye Grissom            Austin, TX (TX)         0  00-00  0
39. Michael Guillory       Prairieville, LA (LA)   0  00-00  0
39. Luther Harris          Albuquerque, NM (NM)    0  00-00  0
39. Randy Heavin           Del City, OK (OK)       0  00-00  0
39. Justin Hebert          Gray, LA (LA)           0  00-00  0
39. Dennis Heusser         Strasburg, CO (CO)      0  00-00  0
39. James Hollensworth     El Dorado, AR (AR)      0  00-00  0
39. Kevin Holmes           Russellville, AR (AR)   0  00-00  0
39. Joby Houghtaling       Artesia, NM (NM)        0  00-00  0
39. Jeremy Jackson         Cassoday, KS (KS)       0  00-00  0
39. Chris Jarvis           Albuquerque, NM (NM)    0  00-00  0
39. Keith Kimbrough        Woden, TX (TX)          0  00-00  0
39. Zane Leibhart          Stillwater, OK (OK)     0  00-00  0
39. Andrew Madison         Mustang, OK (OK)        0  00-00  0
39. Joseph Martin          Baton Rouge, LA (LA)    0  00-00  0
39. Meleah Meadows         Norman, OK (OK)         0  00-00  0
39. Randal Moyer           Denver, CO (CO)         0  00-00  0
39. Hieu Nguyen            Stillwater, OK (OK)     0  00-00  0
39. Cody Paxton            Independence, MO (KS)   0  00-00  0
39. Carly Perry            Albuquerque, NM (NM)    0  00-00  0
39. Ron Price              Canon City, CO (CO)     0  00-00  0
39. Clayton Rudman         Victoria, KS (KS)       0  00-00  0
39. Gary Schipporeit       Westminster, CO (CO)    0  00-00  0
39. Ed Shay                Keller, MO (TX)         0  00-00  0
39. Reggie Smithson        El Dorado, KS (KS)      0  00-00  0
39. Eric Snow              Forsyth, MO (MO)        0  00-00  0
39. Justin Taylor          Las Cruces, NM (NM)     0  00-00  0
39. Ray Thomasson Jr       El Dorado, AR (AR)      0  00-00  0
39. Cecil Tubb             Dike, TX (TX)           0  00-00  0
39. Terry Wilson           Carlsbad, NM (NM)       0  00-00  0
39. Jared Wood             Clarksville, AR (AR)    0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       2        38        87-13
2       1        21        46-03
3       0        8         16-15
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3        67       150-15

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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KANSAS
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Richard Heflin       Topeka, KS                  2   06-01  0
2 Nathan Fideldy       Hutchinson, KS              1   03-04  0
3 Joel Porter          Yates Center, KS            1   02-08  0
4 Kyle Torkelson       Coweta, OK                  1   02-03  0
5 Justin Harris        McPherson, KS               1   01-15  0
6 Mike Turner          Berryton, KS                1   01-12  0
7 Jeremy Jackson       Cassoday, KS                0   00-00  0
7 Cody Paxton          Independence, MO            0   00-00  0
7 Clayton Rudman       Victoria, KS                0   00-00  0
7 Reggie Smithson      El Dorado, KS               0   00-00  0

OKLAHOMA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Scooter Wright       Chickasha, OK               2   06-01  0
2 Scott Hausman        Owasso, OK                  2   05-02  0
3 Deforest Hall        Edmond, OK                  1   03-15  0
4 Jeffrey Mooter       Midwest City, OK            2   03-11  0
5 Jered Grooms         Ada, OK                     1   01-12  0
6 Randy Heavin         Del City, OK                0   00-00  0
6 Zane Leibhart        Stillwater, OK              0   00-00  0
6 Andrew Madison       Mustang, OK                 0   00-00  0
6 Meleah Meadows       Norman, OK                  0   00-00  0
6 Hieu Nguyen          Stillwater, OK              0   00-00  0

LOUISIANA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Hunter Neuville      New Iberia, LA              4   09-10  0
2 Ryan Fontenot        Baton Rouge, LA             3   05-14  0
3 Todd Newchurch       Livonia, LA                 2   05-04  0
4 Blake Forsyth        Paulina, LA                 1   02-09  0
5 Austin Abadie        Saint Amant, LA             1   02-08  0
6 Hayden Pinho         Patterson, LA               1   01-13  0
7 Jason Campbell       Berwick, LA                 0   00-00  0
7 Michael Guillory     Prairieville, LA            0   00-00  0
7 Justin Hebert        Gray, LA                    0   00-00  0
7 Joseph Martin        Baton Rouge, LA             0   00-00  0

MISSOURI
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Ray Cates            Overland Park, KS           4   09-08  0
2 Todd Tigar           Osage Beach, MO             1   02-01  0
3 Charlie Harrington   New Cambria, MO             1   01-14  0
4 Jason Bryant         Fort Sill, OK               0   00-00  0
4 Aaron Carroll        Nixa, MO                    0   00-00  0
4 Bill Denniston II    Ottumwa, IA                 0   00-00  0
4 Jameson Dowler       Ashland, MO                 0   00-00  0
4 Curtis Farley        Saint Peters, MO            0   00-00  0
4 Brent Goss           Leavenworth, KS             0   00-00  0
4 Eric Snow            Forsyth, MO                 0   00-00  0

ARKANSAS
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Russell Vines        El Dorado, AR               3   07-06  0
2 Christopher Dollard  Mountain Homes, AR          2   03-14  0
3 Darrell Hecht        Decatur, AR                 2   03-06  0
4 Scott Phillips       El Dorado , AR              1   01-11  0
5 Russel Wilson        Redfield, AR                1   01-08  0
6 Danny Compton        Pocahontas, AR              0   00-00  0
6 James Hollensworth   El Dorado, AR               0   00-00  0
6 Kevin Holmes         Russellville, AR            0   00-00  0
6 Ray Thomasson Jr     El Dorado, AR               0   00-00  0
6 Jared Wood           Clarksville, AR             0   00-00  0

TEXAS
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Glenn Hahn           San Antonio, TX             3   06-12  0
2 Bobby Maynard Jr     Eastland, TX                2   06-06  0
3 Lewis Decker III     McGregor, TX                2   04-03  0
4 Randy Fleeman        Copperas Cove, TX           2   03-09  0
5 Kris Cartrite        Dumas, TX                   1   01-15  0
6 Felix Appelt         Goliad, TX                  0   00-00  0
6 Tye Grissom          Austin, TX                  0   00-00  0
6 Keith Kimbrough      Woden, TX                   0   00-00  0
6 Ed Shay              Keller, MO                  0   00-00  0
6 Cecil Tubb           Dike, TX                    0   00-00  0

NEW MEXICO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Brad Hauf            Las Cruces, NM              4   07-05  0
2 Dj Buser Jr          Farmington, NM              2   04-02  0
3 Danny Fourr          Waterflow, NM               1   02-04  0
4 Macky Bosley III     Canyon, TX                  0   00-00  0
4 Luther Harris        Albuquerque, NM             0   00-00  0
4 Joby Houghtaling     Artesia, NM                 0   00-00  0
4 Chris Jarvis         Albuquerque, NM             0   00-00  0
4 Carly Perry          Albuquerque, NM             0   00-00  0
4 Justin Taylor        Las Cruces, NM              0   00-00  0
4 Terry Wilson         Carlsbad, NM                0   00-00  0

COLORADO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Morgan Fitzgerald    Durango, CO                 3   06-06  0
2 John Santos          Colorado Springs, CO        2   04-03  0
3 Don Evans            Canon City, CO              1   02-09  0
4 Andrew Bowman        Aurora, CO                  1   02-02  0
5 Chris Hamilton       Wellington, CO              1   02-01  0
6 Heath Andersen       Lakewood, CO                0   00-00  0
6 Dennis Heusser       Strasburg, CO               0   00-00  0
6 Randal Moyer         Denver, CO                  0   00-00  0
6 Ron Price            Canon City, CO              0   00-00  0
6 Gary Schipporeit     Westminster, CO             0   00-00  0

Consistency Lands Card In Lead At Bassmaster Elite Event On Lake Fork

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Consistency Lands Card In Lead At Bassmaster Elite Event On Lake Fork

April 23, 2021

Consistency Lands Card In Lead At Bassmaster Elite Event On Lake Fork

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QUITMAN, Texas — Brandon Card of Salisbury, N.C., committed to a spot he called the “Hammer Hole” and nailed down a limit of 28 pounds, 1 ounce to lead Day 2 of the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork.

Rising from third place, Card bolstered his Day 1 weight of 27-6 for a two-day total of 55-7 that leads Quentin Cappo of Prairieville, La., by 11 ounces.

Working in Little Caney Creek, Card’s key spot was a subtle point adjacent to multiple spawning pockets with a creek channel in close proximity. What’s interesting is that Card encountered this fish-laden staging area on his way to inspect other spots.

“I’m really fortunate I found this spot,” he said. “It didn’t look like much when I saw it on my side scan, but it looked like just enough to make me want to make a cast in there.

“I caught them at the mouth of Little Caney really good (during the Elite event) in 2019. I had two giant schools, so I checked that out and they weren’t there. So, I just kept going farther in there.”

With two fish over 6 pounds in his bag, Card did most of his work with a Yo-Zuri 3DB 110 jerkbait. He also caught fish on a 3DB 110 Deep, a Yo-Zuri Hardcore Crank 3+ and a 4-inch hand-poured swimbait on a 1/2-ounce lead head.

“Changing angles and trying to stay fresh on the baits was important,” he said. “I’m just thinking, ‘What else can I throw out there?’ I’ll rig up some new stuff tonight.”

Noting that he had his weight by about 9:45 a.m., Card said, “What a morning. There wasn’t much to speak of after the morning. I did catch a 4 1/2-pounder that didn’t help, but I couldn’t get on anything (productive) after I left the Hammer Hole.

“Hopefully, that place keeps reloading. It’s a pretty magical spot.”

Addressing the obvious question of why he left the Hammer Hole, Card said that his bite slowed down — possibly a casualty of meteorological disruptions from an approaching storm system that prompted B.A.S.S. to move up Friday’s weigh-in by one hour.

“Also, I didn’t want to just sit there and protect the spot, and I didn’t want to just sit there and keep fishing,” Card said of his fish-management strategy. “I didn’t want to catch a 4-pounder that didn’t help today because I might need it for tomorrow.”

Card’s largest fish — a 6-12 — bit the swimbait after he effectively retrieved the bait through a labyrinth of submerged timber off a deeper section of his point. Thinking he may be onto something, he repeated his cast, but at that point the wheels came off.

“The very next cast, I hung up,” he said. “I didn’t want to go in there and get it, so I broke it off and tied on another one. I threw back out there and, on the next cast, I got hung again and had to break that one off.

“Literally two casts later, I get hung again and break off the third swimbait. I was like, ‘What is going on?’ It’s like I couldn’t get back in there after I caught the big one. I’ll have to rig up a jighead with a weedguard tonight.”

Holding steady in second place, Cappo added 25-13 to the 28-15 he caught Thursday to keep himself in contention with 54-12. Returning to the Caney Creek areas he fished on Day 1, Cappo anchored his bag with a 7-1 shortly before 9 a.m.

“My main area was a little underwater point with a rootball from an old tree,” he said. “They stage right there coming in and out, so if you can hit that rootball with a crankbait and deflect, they’ll come out and attack it.”

Wind exposure is key to Cappo’s success, and both days he saw clear examples of how an increase in surface disturbance would trigger feeding. Also, his area holds scattered pods of big gizzard shad, so he threw sizable baits — a Strike King KVD 4.0 squarebill and a Strike King Sexy Dawg topwater.

“They were eating kind of funny today,” he said. “I could tell by the way they were grabbing my crankbait. But it’s just one of those deals where you have to keep your head down and go because you know it’s going to happen, you just don’t know when.

“I was fortunate, because with an hour (before check-in), I had three big bites (3-15, 5-11 and 6-3). You just have to let it happen, and it definitely happened today.”

Day 1 leader Patrick Walters of Summerville, S.C., saw a dramatic decline to the intense Day 1 action that produced the event’s second-heaviest bag — 32-14 (behind fourth-place Taku Ito’s Day 2 limit of 33-3). On Friday, Walters started strong with an 8-12 at 7:18, but quality bites eluded him the rest of the day and he weighed a limit of 15-7.

Having won his first Elite title on Fork last year with a four-day total of 104 pounds, 12 ounces, Walters remained committed to the game plan of hunting fish with his Garmin Panoptix LiveScope. He’s throwing jerkbaits over contour breaks for staging prespawners.

“I guess it was the weather conditions; something changed pressure-wise,” he said. “The fish are still there on all the spots I fished today. The bad thing was they would come look at your bait and almost take a nip at it. They would follow your bait for 40 feet and never commit.

“I’m going all in (tomorrow) because if I can catch them, it’s going to be a big bag. If I don’t, it’s going to be a very little bag.”

Clifford Pirch of Payson, Ariz., took the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 9-13 largemouth.

Seth Feider of New Market, Minn., leads the Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with 432 points. Walters is second with 431, followed by Kyle Welcher of Opelika, Ala., with 385, Lee Livesay of Longview, Texas, with 377 and Chris Johnston of Peterborough, Canada, with 375.

Joshua Stracner of Vandiver, Ala., leads the Rookie of the Year standings with 332 points.

Saturday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:45 a.m. CT at Sabine River Authority (SRA) — Lake Fork. The weigh-in will be held at SRA at 3 p.m.

Only the Top 10 anglers after Saturday’s weigh-in will advance to Championship Sunday with a chance to win the $100,000 first-place prize.

Live coverage of the event can be streamed on Bassmaster.com and the FOX Sports digital platforms. FS1 will also broadcast the action live with the leaders beginning at 7 a.m. CT.

The tournament is being hosted by the Sabine River Authority and Wood County Economic Development Commission.

2021 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork 4/22-4/25
Lake Fork, Quitman,  TX
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Brandon Card           Salisbury, NC           10  55-07  100
Day 1: 5   27-06     Day 2: 5   28-01
2.  Quentin Cappo          Prairieville, LA        10  54-12   99
Day 1: 5   28-15     Day 2: 5   25-13
3.  Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         10  48-05   98   $1,000.00
Day 1: 5   32-14     Day 2: 5   15-07
4.  Taku Ito               Chiba JAPAN             10  48-04   97
Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   33-03
5.  Chad Morgenthaler      Reeds Spring, MO        10  46-11   96
Day 1: 5   25-15     Day 2: 5   20-12
6.  Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC           10  44-08   95
Day 1: 5   25-00     Day 2: 5   19-08
7.  Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN        10  44-02   94
Day 1: 5   25-11     Day 2: 5   18-07
8.  Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        10  43-13   93
Day 1: 5   23-00     Day 2: 5   20-13
9.  Lee Livesay            Longview, TX            10  43-04   92
Day 1: 5   25-06     Day 2: 5   17-14
10. Seth Feider            New Market, MN          10  43-01   91
Day 1: 5   22-03     Day 2: 5   20-14
11. Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR              10  43-00   90
Day 1: 5   24-08     Day 2: 5   18-08
12. Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          10  42-11   89
Day 1: 5   27-01     Day 2: 5   15-10
13. John Cox               Debary, FL              10  42-01   88
Day 1: 5   21-05     Day 2: 5   20-12
14. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN           10  41-12   87
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   25-13
15. Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA 10  40-15   86
Day 1: 5   19-03     Day 2: 5   21-12
16. Kyle Welcher           Opelika, AL             10  40-03   85
Day 1: 5   21-04     Day 2: 5   18-15
17. Joshua Stracner        Vandiver, AL            10  39-14   84
Day 1: 5   24-11     Day 2: 5   15-03
18. Chris Johnston         Otonabee Ontario CANADA 10  39-13   83
Day 1: 5   24-02     Day 2: 5   15-11
19. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA          10  39-13   82
Day 1: 5   21-13     Day 2: 5   18-00
20. Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL           10  39-11   81
Day 1: 5   19-01     Day 2: 5   20-10
21. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            10  39-00   80
Day 1: 5   22-13     Day 2: 5   16-03
22. Scott Martin           Clewiston, FL           10  38-06   79
Day 1: 5   19-09     Day 2: 5   18-13
23. Gerald Swindle         Guntersville, AL        10  38-05   78
Day 1: 5   20-15     Day 2: 5   17-06
24. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland AUSTRALIA    10  38-03   77
Day 1: 5   20-06     Day 2: 5   17-13
25. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           10  38-02   76
Day 1: 5   21-05     Day 2: 5   16-13
26. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC              10  38-00   75
Day 1: 5   19-12     Day 2: 5   18-04
27. Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            10  37-13   74
Day 1: 5   22-09     Day 2: 5   15-04
28. Matt Robertson         Kuttawa, KY             10  37-12   73
Day 1: 5   23-12     Day 2: 5   14-00
29. Chad Pipkens           Dewitt, MI              10  37-10   72
Day 1: 5   21-14     Day 2: 5   15-12
30. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC             10  37-08   71
Day 1: 5   17-02     Day 2: 5   20-06
31. Drew Benton            Blakely, GA             10  37-01   70
Day 1: 5   21-04     Day 2: 5   15-13
32. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  36-10   69
Day 1: 5   19-11     Day 2: 5   16-15
33. Buddy Gross            Chickamauga, GA         10  36-09   68
Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   18-07
34. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC             10  36-04   67
Day 1: 5   24-01     Day 2: 5   12-03
35. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID            10  36-04   66
Day 1: 5   18-10     Day 2: 5   17-10
36. Jason Christie         Park Hill, OK           10  36-03   65
Day 1: 5   17-02     Day 2: 5   19-01
37. Justin Atkins          Florence, AL             9  36-01   64
Day 1: 5   21-14     Day 2: 4   14-03
38. Wes Logan              Springville, AL         10  36-00   63
Day 1: 5   19-11     Day 2: 5   16-05
39. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        10  35-12   62
Day 1: 5   15-05     Day 2: 5   20-07
40. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA            10  35-10   61
Day 1: 5   21-09     Day 2: 5   14-01
41. Derek Hudnall          Denham Springs, LA      10  35-06   60
Day 1: 5   19-10     Day 2: 5   15-12
42. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX           9  35-04   59
Day 1: 4   11-04     Day 2: 5   24-00
43. Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK            10  35-00   58
Day 1: 5   20-02     Day 2: 5   14-14
44. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              10  34-10   57   $1,000.00
Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   21-05
45. Cody Hollen            Beaverton, OR           10  34-10   56
Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   20-15
46. Drew Cook              Cairo, GA               10  34-07   55
Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   16-01
47. Frank Talley           Temple, TX               9  33-07   54
Day 1: 5   20-02     Day 2: 4   13-05
48. Jay Yelas              Lincoln City, OR        10  32-07   53
Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   21-05
49. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC          10  32-03   52
Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 5   20-12
50. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             10  32-01   51   $5,000.00
Day 1: 5   18-09     Day 2: 5   13-08
51. KJ Queen               Catawba, NC              9  32-00   50   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   21-02     Day 2: 4   10-14
52. Koby Kreiger           Alva, FL                10  32-00   49   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   17-01     Day 2: 5   14-15
53. Hunter Shryock         Ooltewah, TN            10  31-14   48   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 5   14-08
54. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         10  31-12   47   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   14-15
55. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               8  30-13   46   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   17-14     Day 2: 3   12-15
56. Tyler Rivet            Raceland, LA             8  29-12   45   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   20-15     Day 2: 3   08-13
57. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC           9  29-11   44   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 4   10-15
58. Randy Sullivan         Breckenridge, TX        10  29-10   43   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   13-00     Day 2: 5   16-10
59. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA          10  29-10   42   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   16-06     Day 2: 5   13-04
60. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL             10  29-08   41   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   16-14     Day 2: 5   12-10
61. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA               8  29-06   40   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   19-07     Day 2: 3   09-15
62. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL           10  28-15   39   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   13-00
63. Brad Whatley           Bivins, TX               8  28-06   38   $2,500.00
Day 1: 3   10-00     Day 2: 5   18-06
64. Chris Groh             Spring Grove, IL        10  27-13   37   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   17-12     Day 2: 5   10-01
65. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY               8  27-08   36   $2,500.00
Day 1: 3   10-10     Day 2: 5   16-14
66. Darold Gleason         Many, LA                 7  27-04   35   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   22-05     Day 2: 2   04-15
67. Pat Schlapper          Eleva, WI                9  26-15   34   $2,500.00
Day 1: 4   10-06     Day 2: 5   16-09
68. Justin Hamner          Northport, AL            9  26-14   33   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   19-06     Day 2: 4   07-08
69. Ray Hanselman Jr       Del Rio, TX             10  26-12   32   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   11-05
70. Kenta Kimura           Osaka JAPAN              7  26-11   31   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   22-03     Day 2: 2   04-08
71. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA         10  26-03   30   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   15-00     Day 2: 5   11-03
72. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC           8  26-00   29   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   20-09     Day 2: 3   05-07
73. Jake Whitaker          Fairview, NC            10  26-00   28   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   12-11     Day 2: 5   13-05
74. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          10  25-14   27   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   12-00     Day 2: 5   13-14
75. Marc Frazier           Newnan, GA              10  25-13   26   $2,500.00
Day 1: 5   10-06     Day 2: 5   15-07
76. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               10  25-12   25
Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 5   12-06
77. Robbie Latuso          Gonzales, LA             7  25-08   24
Day 1: 5   15-10     Day 2: 2   09-14
78. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL              10  25-04   23
Day 1: 5   14-03     Day 2: 5   11-01
79. Caleb Kuphall          Mukwonago, WI            7  24-14   22
Day 1: 5   21-14     Day 2: 2   03-00
80. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             10  24-07   21
Day 1: 5   11-07     Day 2: 5   13-00
81. Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             7  22-13   20
Day 1: 5   19-07     Day 2: 2   03-06
82. Bryan Schmitt          Deale, MD                7  22-07   19
Day 1: 5   18-04     Day 2: 2   04-03
83. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL           8  22-04   18
Day 1: 3   10-08     Day 2: 5   11-12
84. Randy Pierson          Oakdale, CA             10  22-01   17
Day 1: 5   11-14     Day 2: 5   10-03
85. Bryan New              Belmont, NC              6  22-00   16
Day 1: 5   20-01     Day 2: 1   01-15
86. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            6  22-00   15
Day 1: 5   18-07     Day 2: 1   03-09
87. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               7  22-00   14
Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 2   07-02
88. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  6  21-14   13
Day 1: 4   16-01     Day 2: 2   05-13
89. Ed Loughran III        Richmond, VA             7  21-13   12
Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 2   05-02
90. Rob Digh               Denver, NC               7  21-00   11
Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 2   07-15
91. Gregory DiPalma        Millville, NJ            7  20-10   10
Day 1: 5   13-15     Day 2: 2   06-11
92. Bob Downey             Hudson, WI               6  19-03    9
Day 1: 5   17-02     Day 2: 1   02-01
93. Clark Wendlandt        Leander, TX              5  18-11    8
Day 1: 5   18-11     Day 2: 0   00-00
94. Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA               9  18-10    7
Day 1: 5   09-11     Day 2: 4   08-15
95. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL           6  17-12    6
Day 1: 5   16-06     Day 2: 1   01-06
96. Gary Clouse            Winchester, TN           6  13-11    5
Day 1: 3   08-08     Day 2: 3   05-03
97. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX               6  12-13    4
Day 1: 5   11-10     Day 2: 1   01-03
98. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          5  09-15    3
Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 2   04-05
99. David Fritts           Lexington, NC            2  05-11    2
Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   05-11
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1   Patrick Walters          Summerville, SC     08-14      $1,000.00
2   Clifford Pirch           Payson, AZ          09-13      $1,000.00

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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1        90       477      1782-15
2        69       415      1377-10
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159       892      3160-09

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