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Lake Murray Readies for Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers

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Lake Murray Readies for Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers

163 Professional Anglers To Compete for up to $135,000 in Columbia –  Season Purse Exceeds $6.4 Million

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 14, 2021) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament organization, is set to head to Columbia, South Carolina, next week, April 22-25, for the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing – Lake Murray . This is the third event of the 2021 Pro Circuit season – hosted by the Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board – offering competitors the opportunity to compete for a total purse of more than $900,000.

“Capital City Lake Murray Country is proud to welcome Major League Fishing’s Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit to our region and to Lake Murray,” said Miriam Atira, President/CEO of Capital City Lake Murray Country RTB. “Our continued relationship with this national tournament organization provides a significant economic impact to our region and plays a vital role in our efforts to promote tourism and outdoor recreation.”

In its 26th season, the circuit formerly known as the FLW Tour features 163 of the world’s best bass-fishing professionals competing across six regular-season events, each with a top award of up to $135,000. The field will also compete for valuable points to qualify for the 2021 Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, and the opportunity to compete for up to $235,000.

This event will mark the eighth time the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit has visited the fishery in the Palmetto State.

Most of the MLF history on Lake Murray has taken place in the summertime, when the fishing is somewhat tough, with the most recent being Justin Atkins’ win in 2017. However, next week’s event will be a true testament of what Lake Murray really has to offer with prespawn, postspawn and spawning fish up for grabs.

Prior to Atkins’ win, Anthony Gagliardi of Prosperity, South Carolina, won the FLW Cup in 2014, tallying up 51-2 to win by 1 ounce in front of his hometown fans. Gagliardi had a previous win on Lake Murray in February 2006 when he hauled in 89-2 over four days, with a 26-pound bag on day one and a 28-pound limit on the final day.

“Lake Murray has been really good to me over the years, but I won’t have an advantage this time of year,” said Gagliardi. “With it being spawning season, the fish will be more accessible and that really levels the playing field.”

Gagliardi said he expects to see guys throwing a little bit of everything at this event, from pitching and flipping wacky-rigged worms and creature baits like the Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Hit Worm and a Berkley PowerBait MaxScent The General Worm in stained water to throwing topwater buzzbaits and popper baits.

“Anything goes this time of year and you can find fish just about any way you like to catch them,” said Gagliardi. “If we get a lot of sun and no wind, the sight-fishing might play a little more into it, but if it’s cloudy and overcast, we’ll probably have to do a little more strategic fishing.

“If it gets real slick and sunny, the weights will also fall off a bit, but they should be up more if we have some inclement weather roll in towards the end of the event.”

Gagliardi said as far as winning weights go, again, this time of year makes things a bit tricky to predict.

“I’ve thought a lot about what kind of weight it’s going to take to win this tournament and it’s really hard to know until I get out there and fish. If an angler can average 18 pounds a day over four days, he’d be positioned pretty well for the win,” continued Gagliardi. “I think it will take slightly under 80 pounds to win, but it will be close. I don’t foresee much separation between the weights at the top of the scoreboard.”

Anglers will take off at 6:30 a.m. ET, Thursday through 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.

In Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit competition, the full field of 163 anglers compete in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The top 50 pros based on their two-day cumulative weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition on Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

The Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Googan Baits Stop 3 Presented by Favorite Fishing at 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.

The 2021 season culminates with the Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Mercury, the Pro Circuit Championship, where the top 48 pros in the points standings plus 2020 TITLE Champion Rusty Salewske of Alpine, California, and 2020 Angler of the Year Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Michigan, will compete for at top prize of $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.

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.

Anglers will discover an extraordinary performance-to-price ratio in new Daiwa spinning reels

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Anglers will discover an extraordinary performance-to-price ratio in new Daiwa spinning reels

Small Price, High Quality

Anglers will discover an extraordinary performance-to-price ratio in new Daiwa spinning reels

Cypress, CA (April 14, 2021) – For anglers searching out their next reel that offers a high level of performance to value, now available, Daiwa’s Laguna LT was built for you. Abbreviated “LT” for “light” and “tough”, the Laguna LT offers everyone from panfish and trout anglers to bass, walleye, and inshore a solution that won’t leave your wallet empty.

In terms of application, the Laguna is available in six sizes – all the way from a pocket-sized 1000 model for panfish and smaller freshwater fish to the LAGUNA LT5000-C, which fits the bill for inshore applications and larger freshwater fish pursuits.

The reels feature a carbon frame, ABS aluminum spool, as well as DIGIGEAR® technology. DIGIGEAR means machined, digitally cut gears that are polished to increase smoothness and gear meshing. Daiwa’s Laguna LT is also considerably more resistant to wear than similarly priced models.

Anglers will also notice that the new Laguna LT family is lighter than earlier models. Likewise, the aesthetics have been improved – the reels are an attractive silver and gold, sure to match any rod choice.

The Laguna LT also features a machined aluminum handle.

Laguna LT Features:

  • LT Light Tough
  • ABS Aluminum Spool
  • DIGIGEAR®
  • Machined Aluminum Handle

For budget-conscious freshwater and inshore anglers looking for their next spinning reel, look no further than the Laguna LT, a reel engineered and manufactured with the needs of the everyday angler in mind.

MSRP $39.99 – $49.99

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

Milford Lake To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional

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Milford Lake To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional

Milford Lake will host the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional April 21-23, 2021.

Photo courtesy of Geary County Convention and Visitors Bureau

April 14, 2021

Milford Lake To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional

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Junction City, Kan. — When grass-roots anglers from eight states arrive at Lake Milford in Kansas for the 2021 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional April 21-23, the spawn will likely be in full swing, according to Kansas B.A.S.S. Nation President Richard Heflin.

“April is an interesting time for Milford,” Heflin said. “You are kind of going to be right in the heart of the spawn. You are going to have prespawn, spawn and postspawn going on.”

Located several miles northwest of Junction City, Milford Lake is home to the Kansas state record smallmouth, a 6-pound, 8-ounce fish caught in early April 2010, and Heflin suspects the next record-breaking smallmouth will also be caught in Milford. 

The lake has hosted a couple of Bassmaster tournaments through the years, including the 2018 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket presented by Bass Pro Shops held in August.

Milford is a predominantly rocky lake with lots of offshore structure, including brushpiles, although the upper end of the lake has a large section of mud flats that can stain the water during heavy rains. While tournament anglers will be focusing on smallmouth and largemouth bass, weekend anglers visit the lake for crappie, walleye and catfish.

“It is right next to the military base, and we have a lot of people fish for a lot of species,” Heflin said. “There’s a lot of hidden brushpiles that some of the crappie fishermen put out. Locating some of that stuff could be a key player for guys that come in.”

While most bass anglers visit the lake to target smallmouth bass, Heflin said he wouldn’t be surprised to see a 6-pound smallmouth and a 6-pound largemouth weighed in on the same day. 

Heflin said he expects the smallmouth to be at the tail end of the spawn or in the early postspawn phase, while the largemouth will be locking down on bed. Largemouth will be in classic spawning pockets and flats, and creature baits and jigs have historically caught those fish.

“The thing about Milford is the channels that go back in the pockets are fairly deep, so you are going to have edges and flats that are conducive to spawning. Depending on the rain volume, there’s a 50/50 chance that there will be some flooded vegetation and other flooded cover that will be good for largemouth.”

For smallmouth bass, Heflin said banks that transition from clay to chunk rock, clay to sand, or clay to pea gravel will be productive areas to cover with jigs and tubes.

The tournament is one of five regional championship events the B.A.S.S. Nation has scheduled around the country this year. Anglers will be competing for cash prizes and a spot in the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.The event is being hosted by the Geary County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

“Junction City and Geary County, Kan., are very honored to have been selected as the host of the 2021 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional Tournament,” said Michele Stimatze, Geary County Convention and Visitors Bureau Director.

“This will be an exciting time for Milford Lake, the largest lake in Kansas, and for our citizens and visitors. Having worked with B.A.S.S. Nation in the past, we know this event will attract visitors from across the nation and put the spotlight on Kansas bass fishing. Our team is already working to make it a great event, and we look forward to making everyone feel welcome.”

 

Bassmaster Introduces New Fantasy Fishing Game

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Bassmaster Introduces New Fantasy Fishing Game

April 14, 2021

Bassmaster Introduces New Fantasy Fishing Game

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In 2020, more than 37,500 engaged fans played Rapala Bassmaster Fantasy Fishing, a number that has grown steadily over the past decade. This week, Bassmaster launched a second fantasy game — Mercury Bassmaster Drain the Lake Challenge. Fans can set their rosters by 6 a.m. ET on April 22 to play along during the Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork.

The Drain the Lake Challenge, using elimination pool rules, requires players to use an entirely different strategy than standard Fantasy Fishing. When building their team, players can only use an Elite Series angler once over the course of the season. Unlike traditional Fantasy Fishing, there are no buckets. Tournament players select any eight Elite Series anglers. After choosing an angler for a specific event, players can no longer select that angler for the remainder of the season.

An angler’s points will be based on their finish in the tournament, just like Fantasy Fishing. The angler who wins each Elite Series event will receive double points while the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk champion will garner triple points, so choosing the winning angler will be big in terms of winning the overall grand prize.

The Drain the Lake Challenge winning player, along with the rest of the Top 5 points leaders for each event, will receive a prize pack including a Mercury backpack, Mercury 12-can cooler bag, Mercury hat and Mercury hoodie. A $500 Bass Pro Shops gift card will be rewarded to any individual prize winner who is a B.A.S.S. member. The 2021 Drain the Lake Challenge overall winner will enjoy a fishing trip with Bassmaster LIVE host Mark Zona in Michigan, with airfare and hotel included.

Registration for both games, along with full rules and a description of each prize package, can be found at Bassmaster.com/fantasy.

Butch Williams and David Ethridge Win CATT Lake Wateree, SC April 10, 2021

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Butch Williams and David Ethridge Win CATT Lake Wateree, SC April 10, 2021

The Lake Wateree Spring Final will be April 17th at Clearwater Cove Marina! We have $2,350.00 in the Wateree Spring Final Fund so we’re looking at another great payday on Lake Wateree!

Butch Williams and David Ethridge win the Wateree Spring Points and will fish the Final FREE plus blast off #1!

Guys by fishing 2 Wateree  CATTs you are qualified to enter 2 $10,000 1st Place CATT Events in 2021!

May 22-23. 2021  Kerr Lake, NC CATT Academy Championship! $10,000 1st Place! Tap on the link to view info!

2021 CATT Championship

Nov 5-6, 2021 Phantom Outdoors Invitational Classic on Lake Hartwell, SC! $10,000 1st Place! Tap on the link to view info!

2021 Phantom Outdoors Invitational Classic

Donnie Maiers & Dean Benfield took 1st Place with 5 bass weighing 18.75 lbs! They took home $1,155.00!

2nd Place Michael Richardson & Shane Cantley with 16.65 lbs!

Scott Floyd & Greg Corvin claimed 3rd with 15.74 lbs!

CATT April 11, 2021
Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Dean Benfield & Donnie Maiers 5.36 18.75 $1,155.00 110
Shane Cantley & Michael Richardson 3.79 16.65 $350.00 109
Scott Floyd & Greg Gorvin 4.73 15.74 $250.00 108
Jimmy McFarland & Calvin Griggs 5.42 15.09 $214.00 107
Kenneth McFarland 3.78 14.74 $100.00 106
Mike Ellis & Mark Faircloth 3.72 13.77 105
Butch Williams & David Ethridge 3.54 13.69 104
Greg Sigmon 3.70 13.66 103
Chad Gainey & Mack Kitchens 3.32 13.05 102
Tanner Fletcher & Allan Fletcher 3.25 12.50 101
Alex Dewey & Will Dewey 3.87 11.69 100
Craig Haven 3.75 11.62 99
Chad Sinclair 5.62 11.30 $196.00 98
Kyle Westerman 4.46 11.15 97
Brad Connell & Will Connell 4.48 10.58 96
Paul Wilkie & Greg Nettles 0.00 10.41 95
Scott Williams & Robbie English 2.90 8.51 94
Stacy Seagars & Darrell Fenton 2.75 5.55 93
Tim Haven & Aby Lesso 0.00 0.00 83
Daryl Watson 0.00 0.00 83
Larry Hastings 0.00 0.00 83
Mark Healon & Brian Jeffords 0.00 0.00 83
Bobby Purvis & Matt Ross 0.00 0.00 83
Skeebo Kelly & Earl McElveen 0.00 0.00 83
Greg Atkinson & James Brinson 0.00 0.00 83
Ron Catoe & Bo Simon 0.00 0.00 83
Steve Phillips 0.00 0.00 83
Lorenzo Portee & Gary Cunningham 0.00 0.00 83
Total Entrys $2,240.00
BONUS $ $575.00
Total Paid At Ramp $2,265.00
2021 Wateree Spring Final Fund $450.00
2021 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund $50.00
2021 Wateree Spring Fund Total $2,350.00
2021 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund Total $2,445.00

Jacob Wheeler Catches 7½-Pound Largemouth to Earn $50K, Final 10 Set for Championship Round at General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops

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Jacob Wheeler Catches 7½-Pound Largemouth to Earn $50K, Final 10 Set for Championship Round at General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops
Morgan Wins Knockout Round to Advance, $100,000 Top Prize and $100,000 Big Bass Bonus Up for Grabs on Wednesday

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RALEIGH, N.C. (April 13, 2021) – One fish. $50,000. Pro Jacob Wheeler of Harrison, Tennessee, boated a 7-pound, 8-ounce, largemouth Tuesday afternoon on Shearon Harris Reservoir, the largest fish of the day, to win $50,000 at the Major League Fishing (MLF) General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops in Raleigh, North Carolina. Wheeler finished the day in 2nd place and punched his ticket straight to Wednesday’s final-day Championship Round.

Link to Photo of Knockout Round Big Bass Winner Jacob Wheeler
Link to Photo of Knockout Round Winner Andy Morgan
Link to Photo Gallery of Highlights from Knockout Round on Shearon Harris Reservoir

“50 g’s, heck yeah, that is unreal,” Wheeler said in his post-game interview. “That will be a fish that I remember for the rest of my life. I was cruising down the bank and when I saw that fish, I literally stopped and was like ‘Whoa, that’s a $50,000 bass.’ It took me about 45 minutes trying to figure out how to catch her, and it was pretty dang awesome when I did.”

Wheeler caught the big bass on a Googan Baits Lunker Log, although he credited a different bait as being his key for the day.

“The (Googan) Bandito Bug was the big player for me today and I caught several of my fish doing that,” Wheeler said. “But, I also caught a couple, including the big ‘un, on the Lunker Log.

“I got really close to winning here two years ago, and I’d love to try to take home the title and get a little pay back on this lake this time around. So far, after today, it’s treating me pretty solid. Shearon Harris… I love you.”
Joining Wheeler in the Championship Round will be pro Andy Morgan of Dayton, Tennessee, who won Tuesday’s Knockout Round with 15 bass weighing 46 pounds, 11 ounces.

“It was a great day for me, and well beyond my expectations,” said Morgan. “It was pretty simple fishing – just looking for spawning fish. They were up super-shallow, right around the bank. Weed clumps, trees, logs – whatever they could get around.

“I caught them on just a couple of baits,” Morgan continued. “I threw a ½-ounce Strike King Thunder Cricket with a chartreuse and white-colored Zoom Swimmer on the back. I also caught them flipping a Zoom Brush Hog and a Zoom Z-Craw . Some of the fish were actually feeding – those ones I’d catch on the Cricket. The bass that I caught flipping were primarily all spawning.”

Morgan fished the Thunder Cricket on a 7-foot, 2-inch medium-heavy Favorite Fishing Big Sexy casting rod, paired with a Lew’s 6:3:1 reel and spooled with 16-pound fluorocarbon line. For his flipping setup, he Texas-rigged the creature baits and threw them on a Favorite Fishing Pro Series The GOAT rod paired with an 8:3:1 Lew’s Flipping and Pitching reel and 20-pound fluorocarbon line.

Wednesday’s Championship Round will feature Qualifying Round winners Fletcher Shryock and Bryan Thrift, along with the top eight anglers from Tuesday’s Knockout Round, competing in a final-day shootout for the top prize of $100,000. In addition to the tournament purse, a $100,000 Big Bass Bonus will be awarded to the angler that lands the single biggest fish on the final day.

The top eight pros from the Knockout Round that advanced to Wednesday’s final-day Championship Round on Shearon Harris Reservoir are:

1st:          Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 15 bass, 46-11
2nd:         Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., 13 bass, 41-6
3rd:         Alton Jones, Woodway, Texas, 13 bass, 39-6
4th:         Ish Monroe, Oakdale, Calif., 12 bass, 36-15
5th:         Dave Lefebre, Erie, Pa., 10 bass, 35-8
6th:         Brent Ehrler, Redlands, Calif., nine bass, 30-3
7th:         Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 29-13
8th:         Jeff Sprague, Point, Texas, nine bass, 29-13

Eliminated from competition after the Knockout Round on Shearon Harris Reservoir are:

9th:         Adrian Avena, Vineland, N.J., eight bass, 27-7, $4,000
10th:       Cliff Pace, Petal, Miss., eight bass, 27-0, $4,000
11th:       Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., seven bass, 24-5, $4,000
12th:       Mark Davis, Mount Ida, Ark., seven bass, 19-15, $4,000
13th:       Justin Lucas, Guntersville, Ala., seven bass, 17-9, $4,000
14th:       Dean Rojas, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., four bass, 15-5, $4,000
15th:       Chris Lane, Guntersville, Ala., four bass, 13-5, $4,000
16th:       Jordan Lee, Cullman, Ala., three bass, 8-12, $4,000
17th:       Boyd Duckett, Guntersville, Ala., three bass, 6-12, $4,000
18th:       Stephen Browning, Hot Springs, Ark., one bass, 2-15, $4,000

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

Overall, there were 143 bass weighing 453 pounds even caught by the 18 pros on Tuesday, which included one 7-pounder, one 6-pounders and seven 5-pounders caught from Shearon Harris Reservoir.

The MLF General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops is hosted by the Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance.

The 20 Anglers in Group A competed in their two-day qualifying round on Jordan Lake on Friday and Sunday – the 20 anglers in Group B on Falls Lake on Saturday and Monday. The anglers that finished in 2nd through 10th place from both groups advanced to Tuesday’s Knockout Round on Shearon Harris, while the winner of each group advanced directly to Wednesday’s Championship Round on Shearon Harris. In Wednesday’s final-day Championship Round, weights are zeroed and the highest one-day total wins.

Attendance is limited to competing anglers, essential staff and media covering the event only. Fans are encouraged to follow the event online through the MLF NOW!® live stream and SCORETRACKER® coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com

The MLF NOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the Championship Round action from 7:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET Wednesday. MLF NOW!®  will be live streamed on MajorLeagueFishing.com. and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

Television coverage of the General Tire Heavy Hitters Presented by Bass Pro Shops will be showcased across six two-hour episodes, premiering at 7 a.m. ET, July 17 on the Discovery Channel. A one-hour special episode of MLF Inside Heavy Hitters will also air on CBS in late 2021. New MLF episodes premiere each Saturday morning on the Discovery Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman Channel. Each two-hour long reality-based episode goes in-depth to break down each day of competition.

For complete details and updated information on General Tire Heavy Hitters, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram, and  YouTube.

Preston Cox & George Decatur Win Sturgeon Creek Elite Series on Lake Anna

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Preston Cox & George Decatur Win Sturgeon Creek Elite Series on Lake Anna
Results of the first Sturgeon Creek Elite Series:
1st Preston Cox/George Decatur 17.84lbs
2nd Tommy Bailey/Jeff Bailey 16.60 lbs
3rd Mike Wandel/Mike Webster 15.55 lbs
4th Tim Garner/Martin Villa 14.89 lbs
5th Kieth Lupo/Ken Presley 14.56 lbs
6th Dean Perrin/Trey Perrin 13.23 lbs
Big Fish Tommy Bailey/Jeff Bailey 5.58 lbs

Jason & Michael Bateman Win CATT Lake Monticello, SC April 10, 2021

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Jason & Michael Bateman Win CATT Lake Monticello, SC April 10, 2021

Next Lake Monticello CATT is May 1 at the Hey 99 Ramp!

We had 13 teams enter this past weekend on Lake Monticello! Jason & Michael Bateman were our 1st place team with 5 bass weighing up at 18.16 lbs! They weighed in the BF at 5.65 lbs and took home $1,035.00!

2nd went to Louis Rosborough & Louis Rosborough II with a sack weighing 16.44 lbs!

Guys by fishing 2 Monticello CATTs you are qualified to enter 2 $10,000 1st Place CATT Events!

May 22-23. 2021  Kerr Lake, NC CATT Academy Championship! $10,000 1st Place! Tap on the link to view info!

2021 CATT Championship

Nov 5-6, 2021 Phantom Outdoors Invitational Classic! $10,000 1st Place! Tap on the link to view info!

2021 Phantom Outdoors Invitational Classic

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Jason Bateman – Michael Bateman 5.65 18.16 $1,035.00 110
Louis Rosborough – Louis Rosborough II 4.17 16.44 $330.00 109
Bruce Andrews – Wayne Ashley 4.03 14.69 108
Wink Brock – Dennis Nix 0.00 13.75 107
Tony Exall 4.45 12.90 106
Jon Sexton – Rodney Cromer 0.00 12.88 105
Tony Slack – Brent Helms 3.60 12.35 104
Tim Kelly – Josh Kirby 0.00 11.71 103
Charlie Hendricks – Ron Knowlin 4.71 11.33 102
Ronnie Byrd Authur – Ray Youngblood 0.00 9.98 101
Chad Bradburn – Phillip Thompson 0.00 9.46 100
Devin Black 0.00 9.39 99
Robbie Green – Todd Smith 0.00 0.00 89
Monticello Final $130.00

Winter Garden’s Pechacek Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League on Lake Okeechobee

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Winter Garden’s Pechacek Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League on Lake Okeechobee

Mulberry’s Dunn Wins Strike King Co-Angler Division

CLEWISTON, Fla. (April 13, 2021) – Boater David Pechacek of Winter Garden, Florida, wins the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine at Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, Florida. Pechacek earned $5,519 for his victory at the event.

TOP 10 RESULTS

RANK BOATER NAME/HOMETOWN BASS WEIGHT AWARD
1st David Pechacek of Winter Garden, Fla. 5 20-3 $5,519
2nd Brian MacDougall of La Belle, Fla. 5 19-4 $2,298
2nd Kevin Izzi of Smithville, Texas 5 19-4 $2,298
4th Jessie Mizell of Myakka City, Fla. 5 18-15 $1,288
5th Garrett Farmer of Estero, Fla. 5 18-3 $1,104
6th Brandon Medlock of Lake Placid, Fla. 5 18-0 $1,012
7th Trevor Hamlin of Cape Coral, Fla. 5 17-4 $1,805
8th Joe Callahan of Plantation, Fla. 5 16-9 $828
9th Clay Batson of Bradenton, Fla. 5 16-8 $736
10th Tony Bennett of Tarpon Springs, Fla. 5 15-14 $644
RANK STRIKE KING CO-ANGLER NAME/HOMETOWN BASS WEIGHT AWARD
1st Joshua Dunn of Mulberry, Fla. 5 22-0 $2,760
2nd Jonathan Miller of Dundee, Ohio 5 19-3 $1,380
3rd Chris Nickle of Sanford, Fla. 5 14-8 $918
4th Edwin Rivera of Orlando, Fla. 5 14-7 $644
5th Dawson Wiles of Fruit Cove, Fla. 5 13-6 $552
6th Randy Paquette of Sarasota, Fla. 5 12-13 $506
7th Brandon St. Pierre of Lehigh Acres, Fla. 5 12-11 $460
8th Jose Valasquez of Gibsonton, Fla. 5 12-10 $414
9th Giovanni Pizza of Boca Raton, Fla. 5 12-8 $368
10th Barry Colbert of Port Saint Lucie, Fla. 5 12-2 $322
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
AWARD NAME CONTINGENCY PAYOUT
Boater Big Bass Trevor Hamlin of Cape Coral, Fla. 7-pound, 10-ounce bass $885
Strike King Co-Angler Berkley Big Bass Bruce McFayden of Deerfield Beach, Fla. 8-pound, 2-ounce bass $442
Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus Jared McMillan of Clewiston, Fla. Eligible Phoenix Boat* $500
* Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

WINNING BAITS

ANGLER BAIT COLOR
Boater Outkast Tackle RTX Flipping Jig
Zoom Super Speed Craw		 Black & Blue
Did Not Divulge
Strike King Co-Angler Havoc Devil Spear Brown & Purple
2021 QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
EVENT DATE LOCATION HOST
Gator Division – Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship Oct. 21-23 St. Johns River, Palatka, Fla. Putnam County Tourist Development Council
Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American June 3-5 Douglas Lake, Dandridge, Tenn. Jefferson County Department of Tourism
The 2021 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championships. Boaters will compete for a $60,000 prize package, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, while Strike King co-anglers will fish for a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.

The top six finishers in each regional will then qualify for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the Toyota Series, the pathway to the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.

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

Eatonton’s Carter Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League on Lake Sinclair

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Madison’s Thomas Wins Strike King Co-Angler Division

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (April 13, 2021) – Boater Kip Carter of Eatonton, Georgia wins the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine at Lake Sinclair in Milledgeville, Georgia. Carter earned $6,673 for his victory at the event.

TOP 10 RESULTS

RANK BOATER NAME/HOMETOWN BASS WEIGHT AWARD
1st Kip Carter of Eatonton, Ga. 5 20-08 $6,673
2nd Girard Jones of Macon, Ga. 5 17-11 $2,837
3rd Jackson Brown of Bogart, Ga. 5 16-14 $1,891
4th Willie McMullen of Covington, Ga. 5 16-6 $1,324
5th Justin Kimmel of Athens, Ga. 5 15-11 $1,385
6th Jason Cheek of Eatonton, Ga. 5 15-8 $1,040
7th Michael Wilder of Lizella, Ga. 5 15-1 $946
8th Jimmy Millsaps of Canton, Ga. 5 14-9 $851
9th Tony Couch of Buckhead, Ga. 5 14-4 $756
10th Ben-Oni Maldonado of Covington, Ga. 5 14-1 $662
RANK STRIKE KING CO-ANGLER NAME/HOMETOWN BASS WEIGHT AWARD
1st Will Thomas of Madison, Ga. 5 13-6 $2,844
2nd James Murphy of Phenix City, Ala. 5 11-3 $1,185
3rd Kyler Turner of Perry, Ga. 5 11-3 $1,385
4th Thomas Pierce of Calhoun, Ga. 4 10-14 $664
5th Troy Harris of Watkinsville, Ga. 5 10-9 $1,029
6th Travis Wilkes of Covington, Ga. 5 9-15 $521
7th Bruce Jeffrey of Lithonia, Ga. 5 9-6 $474
8th Spencer Sato of Warner Robins, Ga. 4 9-3 $427
9th Jerry Bryant of Douglas, Ga. 5 8-13 $379
10th Donald Peppers of Good Hope, Ga. 5 8-12 $332
CONTINGENCY AWARDS
AWARD NAME CONTINGENCY PAYOUT
Boater Big Bass William Glawson, Macon, Ga. 6-pound,11-ounce bass $925
Strike King Co-Angler Berkley Big Bass Troy Harris, Watkinsville, Ga. 6-pound, 6-ounce bass $460
Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus John Duvall, Madison, Ga. Eligible Phoenix Boat* $500
* Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.
WINNING BAITS
ANGLER BAIT COLOR
Boater Generic ½ ounce spinnerbait Did Not Divulge
Strike King Co-Angler Zoom Trick Worm June Bug
2021 QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
EVENT DATE LOCATION HOST
Bulldog Division – Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship Oct. 21-23 St. Johns, Palatka, Fla. Putnam County Tourist Development Council
Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American June 3-5 Douglas Lake, Dandridge, Tenn. Jefferson County Department of Tourism
The 2021 MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championships. Boaters will compete for a $60,000 prize package, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, while Strike King co-anglers will fish for a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard.

The top six finishers in each regional will then qualify for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.
The top 45 boaters and Strike King co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division will also earn priority entry into the Toyota Series, the pathway to the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour.

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

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