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Kerr Lake April 2021 Fishing Report by Dennie Gilbert

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Kerr Lake April 2021 Fishing Report by Dennie Gilbert

Dennie Gilbert

Kerr lake

Kerrlakebass.com

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Largemouth Bass update:
The month of April usually brings rain and water in the bushes. Pitching bushes with all types of plastic. Spinnerbaits, possibly top water and flukes will sometimes work in the bushes. As the month progresses the shad spawn will occur if you’re lucky enough to find it because it’s continuing to move to the different parts of the lake. Some bass will start to spawn if the water level remains steady where you’re able to get to them. Bass will be on the move during this month trying to reach the pockets during rising water and leaving with falling water. Best of luck! Hope to see you on the water Kerr lake bass.com For a trip you can reach me at 434 579-1007

Roanoke River/Albermarle Sound April Fishing Report by Capt. Scooter Lilley

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Roanoke River/Albermarle Sound April Fishing Report by Capt. Scooter Lilley
Capt. Scooter Lilley

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Roanoke River/Albermarle Sound

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Largemouth Bass update:

The bite has definitely heated up! Depending on weather conditions and water temps the top water bite has been pretty good. I like to start using top waters at the 55 degree mark, the spring time is great time to use a Bango lure, buzz bait and even a frog. All these lure have produced some big bites throughout the day especially now that the bass are moving shallow to spawn. If your looking some cool top water action the lower Roanoke and Albermarle Sound have what your looking.

Striped Bass update:
My report on the stripers has been on the low side but the fish have finally started to show up throughout the fishery, recently had a great day of 58 fish caught in a half day trip with swim baits and light spinning tackle. The fish ranged from 15 in. To 27 in. That’s a lot of fun! Looking forward to many more great days on the water now that the Striper migration into the river has begun!

 

Robert Clements Wins the Bass Cast Kayak Bass Series stop #1 on SML

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Robert Clements Wins the Bass Cast Kayak Bass Series stop #1 on SML

32 anglers fished The Bass Cast Kayak Bass Series stop #1 on Smith Mountain Lake. The day started with below freezing temperatures but warmed up later in the day giving up some quality fish. Robert Clements took the win with 79.25 inches earning a 2022 KBF National Championship qualification. James Stanley was 2nd with 68.75 inches earning a 2022 KBF National Championship qualification. Buster Spencer was 3rd with 65 inches earning a 2022 KBF National Championship qualification. Brandon Overstreet was 4th with 64.75 inches. Bruce Deel was 5th with 62.5 inches. Jacob Stephens won Big Bass with a 21.25 inch Bass.

Robert Clements 1st

James Stanley 2nd

Buster Spencer 3rd

Brandon Overstreet 4th

Bruce Deel 5th

Jacob Stephens

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Ben & Robert Hudson Win CATT SML Championship with 25.34lbs

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Ben & Robert Hudson Win CATT SML Championship with 25.34lbs

on a cold spring day in April fifty teams fished the CATT championship on Smith Mountain Lake. Congratulations to the winners Ben & Robert Hudson who are also on a fish catching tare.
A special thanks to Alicia Matherly for covering our CATT SML events.

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Wagner Dominates Toyota Series Event on Dale Hollow Lake

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Wagner Dominates Toyota Series Event on Dale Hollow Lake

Cookeville Angler Goes Wire-To-Wire on Back-to-Back Wins, Brings Home $86,575

BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (April 3, 2021) – Toyota Series angler Adam Wagner of Cookeville, Tennessee, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Friday weighing 16 pounds, 10 ounces to win the three-day Toyota Series presented by A.R.E. at Dale Hollow Lake in Byrdstown, Tennessee. Wagner’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 53-11 earned him the win by a whopping 10-pound, 12-ounce margin over second-place angler Brandon Cline of Wheelersburg, Ohio , and earned Wagner the top payout of $86,575, including the lucrative $35,000 Phoenix MLF BIG5 contingency award, in the second tournament of the 2021 Toyota Series Central Division Presented by Neat Companies.

“It was pretty awesome being able to lead wire-to-wire,” Wagner said of his most recent of 16 career wins in MLF competition – four on Dale Hollow. “My win last year [on Dale Hollow Lake] was really awesome, too. That was one of my favorite wins because of the way I found them and the comeback, but this one is pretty special, too.”

His finish adds another Top-10 finish to Wagner’s resume, bringing his total Top-10 finishes to 70 in the last 20 years.

“I was rattled coming into the final day because I only had five bites on Day Two,” he admitted. “I had one area that I had saved that I thought I could go in and catch five. I saved it for today and they bit really good. I caught all my fish in that one area.

“[On Day 2] I pulled into that area I was saving, and I almost fished it, but I’m really glad I didn’t.”

Wagner weighed in 10-pounds, 13-ounces less on Thursday than he did on Wednesday, and said he was certain his lead would evaporate by the end of the Day 2 weigh-in. However, nearly everyone strugged that day due to a cold front that moved Dale Hollow’s impressive bass population off the bank.

Wagner said he knew he’d need to at least catch a limit on Championship Friday to contend for the victory, so he picked up his flipping stick, as he had done all week, and went up shallow.

“I caught every fish in this tournament on a Big Bite Baits Craw Tube in watermelon red, flipping dirt-shallow near run-ins on Wednesday with the rain, and off the bank a little more on Thursday as the cold front pushed fish further from their future beds,” said Wagner.

A second day of cold, sunny conditions moved those same fish back up ultra-shallow on Championship Friday and Wagner said he was ready for them, bringing in a 16-10 bag on a day when Bass Pro Tour angler Bryan Thrift was the only other pro to weigh in a limit.

Wagner said confidence is what made all the difference in this tournament.

“I don’t know what to say about it,” he said. “It’s just a confidence thing – I’ve done this for so long – I just have confidence in everything I do.”

The top 10 pros on the Dale Hollow Lake finished:
1st:       Adam Wagner of Cookeville, Tenn., 15 bass, 53-11, $86,575
2nd:      Brandon Cline of Wheelersburg, Ohio, 13 bass, 42-15, $20,250
3rd:       Bryan Thrift of Shelby, N.C., 14 bass, 42-9, $14,250
4th:       Jimmy Washam of Covington, Tenn., 13 bass, 41-1, $12,250
5th:       Robert Reagan of Byrdstown, Tenn., 12 bass, 37-12, $11,250
6th:       Derek Remitz of Grant, Ala., 12 bass, 37-7, $9,125
7th:       Ryan Salzman of Huntsville, Ala., 12 bass, 35-9, $7,900
8th:       Derik Hudson of Concord, Va., 12 bass, 33-14, $7,100
9th:       Chase Henley of Kingston, Tenn., 10 bass, 30-7, $5,900
10th:     Steve Lopez of Oconomowoc, Wis., 11 bass, 29-2, $4,500

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

Wagner and Mason Sapp of Campbellsville, Kentucky, each took home an additional $75 for the Day One Berkley Big Bass award in the pro division, with a bass weighing 5 pounds, 11 ounces. Ethan McDonald of Livingston, Tennessee, won the Day Two Berkley Big Bass award in the pro division, bringing a bass weighing 6-pounds even to the scale.

Wagner’s winning total included an extra $35,000 as the highest finishing Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $35,000 per event in each Toyota Series tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Bryan McNeal of Cabot, Arkansas, won the Strike King Co-angler Division Friday with a three-day total of seven bass weighing 25 pounds, 5 ounces. McNeal took home the top prize package of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard motor.

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers on Dale Hollow Lake finished:

1st:       Bryan McNeal of Cabot, Ark., seven bass, 25-5, Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat w/115-hp outboard
2nd:      Timothy Jolley of Monroe, Tenn., eight bass, 24-2, $6,125
3rd:       Steven Curtsinger of Buffalo, Ky., nine bass, 24-0, $4,900
4th:       Chad Cartwright of Eddyville, Ky., eight bass, 24-0, $3,950
5th:       Chris Graham of Blue Ridge, Ga., nine bass, 22-11, $3,450
6th:       Pop Catalin of Cookeville, Tenn., eight bass, 22-2, $2,950
7th:       Jared Mataczynski of Wausau, Wis., eight bass, 21-15, $2,450
8th:       Zach Haitz of Ripley, Ohio, six bass, 21-0, $1,975
9th:       Bobby Gray of Lexington, Ky., seven bass, 19-9, $1,590
10th:     Bud McKelvey of Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 15-8, $1,350

In the Strike King co-angler division, the $100 Day One Berkley Big Bass award winner was Danell McKinney of West Liberty, Kentucky, with a 5-pound, 8-ounce bass, while the $100 Day Two award went to McNeal with a 5-pound, 5-ounce bass.

The Toyota Series at Dale Hollow Lake was hosted by the Byrdstown-Pickett County Chamber of Commerce. It was the second of three regular-season tournaments in 2021 for Central Division Presented by Neat Companies anglers. The next event for Toyota Series anglers will take place on April 8-10 – the Toyota Series at Grand Lake presented by Fenwick in Grove, Oklahoma. For a complete schedule, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

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

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

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

East Texas Baptist University Wins Seventh-Annual Abu Garcia College Fishing Open at Lake Chickamauga

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East Texas Baptist University Wins Seventh-Annual Abu Garcia College Fishing Open at Lake Chickamauga

DAYTON, Tenn. (April 1, 2021) – The East Texas Baptist University duo of Cannon Bird of Marshall, Texas and Jacob Keith of Jefferson, Texas, won the seventh-annual Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI Open tournament at Lake Chickamauga on Wednesday. The team’s two-day cumulative total of 10 bass weighing 38 pounds, 13 ounces, gave them a mere 3-ounce-margin over the second-place team, Bryan College’s Cole Sands of Calhoun, Tennessee, and Conner DiMauro of Dayton, Tennessee, who brought 10 bass to the stage weighing 38-10. The ETBU victory earned the duo a $33,500 prize package, including a new Phoenix 518 Pro with a 115-horsepower Mercury outboard, and an automatic berth into the 2022 Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship.

A total of 228 teams competed in the event on Lake Chickamauga, setting the record for the most teams in Major League Fishing history to compete in the College Fishing Open. With such a large field of competitors, Keith and Bird said they didn’t initially believe they could vault to the win based off of their Day One results.

“We didn’t think we had a shot,” Bird said. “There were guys that dropped some really big bags on Day One and we only had 18 pounds.”

After Tuesday’s sun-splashed day and beautiful blue skies, Wednesday brought in cold, driving rain. But Keith and Bird had a plan and executed it methodically and deliberately.

The duo said they had practiced around the marinas dotting Harrison Bay, and that training session gave them confidence for the finale.

“Going into Day Two, we figured, let’s start right back where we caught the 4 (pounder) and the 3 (pounder) the day before,” said Keith. “And immediately Cannon caught another one that was about 3½ pounds.”

Keith and Bird threw a Z-Man Evergreen ChatterBait Jack Hammer – black and blue and fire craw – with the same green pumpkin V&M J-Bug  trailers.

The duo said they fished the same pattern both days but thought poor planning may have cost them the chance at a win after Day One.

“We left our stuff down south, probably about 10 o’clock or 10:30 on Day One and started running back toward the weigh-in, just panicking trying to put together a limit,” said Bird. “We were worried that decision had hurt us, but in the long run, it actually helped us because it made us save stuff that we needed to pull out the win on Day Two.”

Bird said winning the tournament is something he will never forget.

“I’ve fished a lot of BFL’s and other tournaments, but I’ve never won a big tournament like this, so it’s crazy.”

The 22 teams that advanced to the 2022 Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship were:

1st:       East Texas Baptist University – Jacob Keith, Jefferson, Texas, and Cannon Bird, Marshall, Texas, 10 bass, 38-13
2nd:      Bryan College – Cole Sands, Calhoun, Tenn., and Conner DiMauro, Dayton, Tenn., 10 bass, 38-10
3rd:       University of Tennessee – Robert Gee and Reed Noyes, both of Knoxville, Tenn., 10 bass, 35-12
4th:       Murray State University – Adam Puckett, Murray, Ky., and Nick Montilino, Edina, Minn., nine bass, 35-8
5th:       Emmanuel College – Chase Carey, Hoschton, Ga., and Dylan Akins, Buford, Ga., 10 bass, 33-15
6th:       Bethel University – Chase Milholen, Lexington, Tenn., and Levi Mullins, Nineveh, Ind., nine bass, 33-12
7th:       University of Montevallo – Chandler Holt, Sterett, Ala., and Aaron Cherry, Kinsey, Ala., 10 bass, 32-15
8th:       University of Montevallo – Trey Dickert, Taylors, S.C., and Adam Carroll, Carrollton, Ga., 10 bass, 32-11
9th:       Carson Newman University – Caz Anderson, Haysville, N.C., and Lee Rose Koza, Marietta, Ga., 10 bass, 31-15
10th:     Drury University – Beau Browning, Hot Springs, Ark., and Hunter Baird, Gypsum, Kan., 10 bass, 31-10
11th:     Missouri Western State University – Gaige Blanton and Kody Mazur, both of Saint Joseph, Mo., 10 bass, 30-15
12th:     Bryan College – Bailey Fain, Lenoir City, Tenn., and Preston Kendrick, Mount Olive, Ind., 10 bass, 29-10
13th:     Bethel University – Cody Gregory, Troy, Tenn., and Seth Roberts, Jacksboro, Tenn., 10 bass, 29-4
14th:     Carson Newman University – Braden Perry, Bluff City, Tenn., and Aidan England, Wise, Va., 10 bass, 28-15
15th:     University of Louisville – Tyler Thompson, Radcliff, Ky., and Charles Snawder Rougeux, Louisville, Ky., nine bass, 27-               11
16th:     Georgia Southern – Avry Thomason, Dalton, Ga., and Ty Black, Cumming, Ga., 10 bass, 27-11
17th:     University of Tennessee – Teddy Peznola, Knoxville, Tenn., and Jonathan Ayers, Jacksboro, Tenn., seven bass, 26-15
18th:     Murray State University – Harbor Lovin, Fayetteville, Ohio, and Allen Mullins, Murray, Ky., seven bass, 26-15
19th:     Campbellsville University – Wil Rigdon, Campbellsville, Ky., and Dustin Jones, Stanford, Ky., 10 bass, 26-12
20th:     Bethel University – Wilson Smith, Southaven, Mo., and Dax Ewart, Humboldt, Tenn., eight bass, 26-11
21st:     Catawba Valley Community College – Nathan Dellinger and Spencer Black, both of Hickory, N.C., 10 bass, 26-11
22nd:    Bryan College – Justin Botts, Bluff City, Tenn., and Eli Stevenson, Dechard, Tenn., 10 bass, 26-6

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI Open tournament was hosted by Fish Dayton and the Rhea Economic & Tourism Council. The next event for MLF collegiate anglers will be a Southern Conference tournament, scheduled for April 16 on Lake Somerville in Brenham, Texas.

Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. Registration is accepted from any eligible college team from across the United State. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual Abu Garcia College Fishing Open advance to the following year’s Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship. One additional team will automatically qualify for the National Championship for every 10 teams over 200 competing.

For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI on MLF’s social media outlets at  Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram and YouTube.

Voice Your Victory and Win! St.Croix

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Voice Your Victory and Win! St.Croix

Voice Your Victory and Win!

Here’s your chance to win the new St. Croix Victory rod everyone’s talking about… Maybe all of them… plus other great prizes totaling over $10,000 in retail value

PARK FALLS, Wisc. (April 1, 2021) – Victory reveals itself in many forms, each as unique as the individual who defines it. A personal-best big bass? Spending more time on the water with family or friends? Winning a tournament? All of these are victories for those who set the goals.

St. Croix, handcrafters of the Best Rods on Earth®, wants to hear your Voice of Victory. Tell us about a personal victory you’ve experienced and you’ll earn a chance to win one of eight (8) Victory prize packs valued at over $850 each, a Victory Grand Prize Pack valued at over $3,800, or a very special Victory Fishing Trip & Factory Tour package.

Eight (8) Victory Prize Pack winners will receive a St. Croix Victory Rod, Daiwa Reel, Z-Man Bait Assortment, Rapala Bait Assortment, Seaguar Line Assortment, Wiley X Sunglasses, Black Rifle Coffee, and a St. Croix Victory Apparel Bundle.

One Victory Grand Prize winner will receive eight St. Croix Victory Rods, Four Daiwa Reels (3 casting and one spinning), Z-Man Bait Assortment, Rapala Bait Assortment, Seaguar Line Assortment, two pairs of Wiley X Sunglasses, Black Rifle Coffee One-Year Subscription, and a St. Croix Victory Apparel Bundle.

One Victory Fishing Trip & Factory Tour winner will receive a Three-Day/Two-Night Expenses-Paid Trip to the St. Croix Rod Factory in Park Falls, Wisconsin, a Factory Tour, a One-Day Fishing Excursion with St. Croix Employees, one Victory Rod (finished in-person during the Factory Tour), one compatible Daiwa Reel, and a St. Croix Victory Apparel Bundle.

Entering is easy; simply visit https://stcroixrods.com/pages/voice-of-victory-givewaway for complete rules and follow all instructions. There is no cost to enter, but only one entry per e-mail address is permitted. Winners will be notified by email on or about May 14.

The Voice Your Victory Giveaway will run from 12:00 AM Thursday, April 1, 2021 through 11:59 PM on Friday, April 30, 2021, so act fast and enter today. We can’t wait to hear what you have to say.

Sabine River Offers Vast Fishery, Uncertain Conditions For Bassmaster Elite

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Sabine River Offers Vast Fishery, Uncertain Conditions For Bassmaster Elite

April 1, 2021

Sabine River Offers Vast Fishery, Uncertain Conditions For Bassmaster Elite

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ORANGE, Texas — Greg Hackney has had plenty of opportunities to familiarize himself with the Sabine River, but in terms of current events, he acknowledges an understandable mystique enshrouding the Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River.

Competition days will be April 8-11 with daily takeoffs from City of Orange Boat Ramp at 6:45 a.m. CT and weigh-ins each day at the ramp at 3 p.m.

“The funny thing about the Sabine is you can’t gather information like you can other lakes,” he said. “It’s a great fishery, but it’s not (a common tournament destination) because it lays just south of two of the best fisheries in the country — Toledo Bend and Rayburn. So, it’s not a fishery where you can get a lot of information off the internet.”

Good thing is, Hackney has history here. Having fished the Sabine on each of the Elites’ three prior visits, he claimed his most recent of six B.A.S.S. titles there in June 2018. This year, Hackney suspects the seasonal patterns may be running later than normal.

“Spring is later this year because that area was impacted by the (extreme winter storm of mid-February); it’s about three weeks behind,” he said. “Typically, the fish should be done spawning by the end of February, but everything just seems to be way behind this year.”

In 2018, Hackney caught his summer fish by throwing a 1/4-ounce black Hack Attack Select ToadBuzz rigged with a black plastic toad (no skirt) and a Strike King Sexy Frog, and by flipping a Strike King Rage Bug. This time around, he’s anticipating more spawn/postspawn patterns.

Calling the Sabine River a “target-rich environment,” Hackney said Texas-rigged plastics will likely dominate the show. But he expects to see plenty of squarebills, topwater frogs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and swimbaits making the rounds. Traditional southern colors matched to water clarities will work, but the presence of marine forage like cocahoe minnows, mullet and blue crabs may influence strategic selections.

With tournament waters extending northward to the Toledo Bend Dam and southwest to Galveston County, the Sabine’s mid to upper reaches offer traditional river scenarios with lots of sandbars, bends and shallow wood. The river also holds a significant amount of cypress and tupelo swamp, while the lower end — below Interstate 10 — sprouts flat, grassy marshlands.

Emptying into Sabine Lake, which connects to the Gulf of Mexico, this is a tidal river, with daily ebb and flow. A couple of miles north of Orange, that influence dwindles and eventually yields to traditional river current — in the Sabine’s case, rather slow.

This, Hackney said, could affect strategies, in terms of tidal planning. Later in the year, anglers often “run” the tide — moving up or downriver to stay with a favorable tide stage. A spring event, he said, puts more emphasis on the reproductive priorities.

“Tides make a big difference later in the year because of feeding windows,” Hackney said. “But in spring, you rarely run the tide for feeding, as opposed to finding a good area and fish it through the tide.

“The fish will be spawning, postspawn or guarding fry. They’re not going to be moving around much.”

That being said, anglers have the option of staying close to find those special areas or burning a lot of their time — and fuel — making long runs to areas of greater promise. Three years ago, Hackney stayed fairly close to the launch site, while others targeted distant options, including the 100-plus-mile one-way trip to the fertile waters of Galveston Bay.

Addressing the risk-reward calculations, Hackney said, “In that whole system, it’s a gamble. It’s not a gamble of fishing, it’s a gamble with your equipment.”

One thing Hackney will be closely watching is the wind. With minimal tidal fluctuation throughout much of this fishery, strong south winds common to this time of year can pile up the water and prevent it from receding.

“If the water stays up, that’s not so good, because it could be muddy,” Hackney said. “The water tends to clear up when it falls. The whole deal there is water clarity — that will spread people out.”

Another variable may be fish population. The historic 2020 hurricane season saw two major storms — Laura (Aug. 27, Category 4) and Delta (Oct. 10, Category 2) — making landfall just east of the Sabine. Despite the influx of rainwater, Hackney notes how a seasonal factor may have had an impact.

“It just depends on if there was any fish kill,” Hackney said. “That place has had some really bad freshwater floods, but those storms last summer came during times of the year when water levels were low, and that can bring a saltwater surge (which can kill freshwater species).”

Overall, Hackney believes the Sabine River will deliver as it has in past years — heavier on quantity than quality. “There’s a lot of fish there. Not a lot of big ones, but it’s loaded with keeper bass.”

In that 2018 event, Hackney posted a Day 1 limit of 16-3, which included a 5-14 kicker. (Brock Mosley won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass award with a 6-3.) He’d add three more limits of 11-15, 12-14 and 7-5.

This year, Hackney said he’s looking for similar numbers. Around 14 to 15 pounds a day should be very competitive, while 10 a day will likely earn a Championship Sunday spot.

“In the past, guys that have done well had a couple areas,” Hackney said. “Typically, you have to micromanage your fish. You can burn them up in a day.”

Live coverage for all four days of the event can be streamed on Bassmaster.com and the FOX Sports digital platforms. FS1 will also broadcast live with the tournament leaders beginning at 7 a.m. CT on Saturday and Sunday.

The tournament is being hosted by the Greater Orange Chamber of Commerce.

Major League Fishing Prohibits Berkley PowerBait MaxScent in Bass Pro Tour Competition

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Major League Fishing Prohibits Berkley PowerBait MaxScent in Bass Pro Tour Competition
Citing Unfair Competitive Advantage, League Announces New Rule to Even Playing Field

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TULSA, Okla. (March 31, 2021) – Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, announced today a rule change to Bass Pro Tour Rule No. 7 regarding Tackle and Equipment, which addresses the usage of Berkley PowerBait MaxScent baits on the MLF Bass Pro Tour. Effective immediately, anglers that compete on the Bass Pro Tour are prohibited from using any Berkley PowerBait MaxScent product, both in practice and competition.

“MLF has studied the use of the Berkley PowerBait MaxScent since its launch in 2018, and we’ve made the decision to no longer permit its usage on the Bass Pro Tour,” Aaron Beshears, MLF Bass Pro Tour Director said. “The ban applies only to Berkley PowerBait MaxScent baits. At this time, original Berkley PowerBait and Berkley Gulp! baits are not included in this restriction.

“The bait has simply evolved to a point that it provides an unfair competitive advantage to Bass Pro Tour anglers that cannot use the product – whether through limited availability or competing sponsorship restrictions,” Beshears continued. “That said, Berkley PowerBait MaxScent baits will still be permitted in our MLF BIG5 tournament circuits. This decision is consistent with the wishes of the majority of our Bass Pro Tour anglers.”

Berkley remains a sponsor of MLF and the Bass Pro Tour, and MLF is currently in discussions with the company and its stakeholders regarding this decision.

For further clarification on the elimination of Berkley PowerBait MaxScent from Bass Pro Tour competition, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

“We are proud to be an angler-driven league and to continue to support our anglers and their livelihood with this decision,” said Boyd Duckett, MLF co-founder and President of the Professional Bass Tour Anglers’ Association (PBTAA). “The Alabama Rig was banned in 2013 for similar reasons and we believe this is the next crucial step to creating a level playing field and ensuring no one angler or group of anglers has an unfair advantage over the rest of the field.

“Since 2012, we have prided ourselves on listening to our anglers, providing them with excellent tournaments on premium fisheries and a game that can be played and won by any competitor. We believe the game must continue to evolve as well in order to preserve the integrity of the sport.”

The Berkley PowerBait MaxScent products which are now prohibited from usage on the Bass Pro Tour are:

  • PowerBait MaxScent Creature Hawg
  • PowerBait MaxScent Critter Hawg
  • PowerBait MaxScent D-Worm
  • PowerBait MaxScent Flat Worm
  • PowerBait MaxScent Flatnose Jerk Shad
  • PowerBait MaxScent Flatnose Minnow
  • PowerBait MaxScent Hit Worm
  • PowerBait MaxScent Hit Worm Magnum
  • PowerBait MaxScent Kingtail
  • PowerBait MaxScent Lizard
  • PowerBait MaxScent Lunch Worm
  • PowerBait MaxScent Meaty Chunk
  • PowerBait MaxScent Power Chunk
  • PowerBait MaxScent The General

The 2021 Bass Pro Tour features a field of 76 of the top professional anglers in the world – joined at each event by 4 pros that qualify from the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit – competing across seven regular-season tournaments around the country, competing for millions of dollars and valuable points to qualify for the annual Heavy Hitters all-star event and the REDCREST 2022 championship. The next event for Bass Pro Tour anglers will be the 2021 General Tire Heavy Hitters Event, held April 9-14 at Falls Lake, Jordan Lake & Shearon Harris Reservoir in Raleigh, North Carolina.

For complete details and updated information on Major League Fishing and the Bass Pro Tour, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow MLF’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram, and  YouTube.
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Dane Butler & Derick Wright Win CATT Old North Falls Lake, NC March 27, 2021

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Dane Butler & Derick Wright Win CATT Old North Falls Lake, NC March 27, 2021

Next Old North CATT will be April 10th at Kerr! Should be a good one!

1st Place at the 2021 Old North Final is a MINIMUM of $5,000! Depending upon the number of boats entered at the Old North Final the purse will increase! You only have to enter 2 Old North Qualifiers to be eligible to enter the Old North Final! Enter 2 CATT events combined from any of the CATT Trails and you will be eligible to enter the 2021 CATT Championship on Kerr May 22-23, 2021! $10,000 1st Place! Any CATT event you entered after 1st week of June of 2020 to now also counts toward 2021 CATT Championship Qualification!

2021 CATT Academy Championship May 22-23, 2021 $10,000 1st Place

2018, 2019, & 2020 CATT Championship winners took home $25,000.00!

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2021 CATT Championship

We had 41 teams enter at Falls Lake this past Saturday with the total purse at $6,965.00! Check out the cash the top 3 Teams took home! What a payback!

Dane Butler & Derick Wright took home their share of the hefty purse with 5 bass weighing 22.83 lbs! They took home $2,770.00 with ONLY 41 boats entered!

2nd Place went to Lucas Lobaugh & Preston Jacobs with a limit weighing 22.02 lbs worth another chunk of cash! $1,000.00!

3rd and $1,255.00 went to Jesse Wise with a sack weighing 18.29 lbs! Jesse also weighed in the 2nd BF at 7.17 lbs!

Mike & Jonathan Rhew 4th 17.01 lbs! $695.00!

Taking 5th Dennis & Dalton Allen 16.00 lbs! $325.00

Coming in 6th David Farmer & Matt Deese 15.92 lbs! $260.00!

Todd Staker & Scott Woodson 7th 14.21 lbs! $200.00

Jamie Olive & Rich Z took the last money sport with 13.41 lbs and brought in the 1st BF at 8.11 lbs! $460.00!

41 Teams BF Weight Winnings Points
Dane Butler / Derick Wright 5.52 22.83 $2,770.00 110
Lucas Lobaugh / Preston Jacobs 6.72 22.02 $1,000.00 109
Jesse Wise 7.17 18.29 $1,255.00 108
Mike & Jonathan Rhew 5.84 17.01 $695.00 107
Dennis & Dalton Allen 0.00 16.00 $325.00 106
David Farmer / Matt Deese 5.00 15.92 $260.00 105
Todd Staker / Scott Woodson 6.06 14.21 $200.00 104
Rich Z / Jamie Olive 8.11 13.41 $460.00 103
Dennis Reedy / Tommy Marrow 3.65 12.72 102
Cole Harris / Chris Phinney 5.65 11.28 101
Terry Amen / Casey Johnson 0.00 10.21 100
Jerry & Robert Dean 6.11 9.29 99
Todd Sumner / Mike Dinterman 0.00 8.74 98
John McClelland / Eric Schell 0.00 8.42 97
Blaine Brogden / Tyler Dunn 0.00 8.09 96
Jeff Shaw / James Richmand 0.00 8.01 95
Travis Watson / Brian Benish 0.00 7.49 94
Nate Arrington / Dustin Hess 0.00 6.63 93
Brandon Taylor / David Pearce 5.09 6.57 92
Brian & Noah Howard 0.00 5.49 91
Gary Johnson / Scottie Smith (sub) 2.99 5.25 90
Ashley Ivey / Keith Norris 0.00 4.05 89
David Newell / Christopher Moss 0.00 3.92 88
Jeffery Brown / Ron Johnson 0.00 2.32 87
Dean & D J Myslinski 0.00 2.17 86
Tim Goad / Mark Williams 0.00 1.96 85
Tim Parker 0.00 1.77 84
Brad McLaurin / Mike Marchant 0.00 0.00 74
Matthew Jones / Sonny Tindal 0.00 0.00 74
Jordan & Mark Young 0.00 0.00 74
Craig Leff / Thomas Scheffer 0.00 0.00 74
Alec & Richard Lower 0.00 0.00 74
Johnny Howard / Rick Sossoman 0.00 0.00 74
David Bullock / Jimmy Hendreson 0.00 0.00 74
Corey Herndon / Brady Trueheart 0.00 0.00 74
Damon Brock 0.00 0.00 74
Troy Searcy / Mark Lowe 0.00 0.00 74
Roger Clary / Justin Rhew 0.00 0.00 74
Arnold Hall / Josh Hart 0.00 0.00 74
Josh Fletcher / Gary Vaughn 0.00 0.00 74
Derek Lindaman / Joel Lloyd 0.00 0.00 74
Total Entrys $6,400.00
BONUS $ $1,400.00
Total Paid At Ramp $6,965.00
Old North 2021 Spring Final Fund $650.00
2021 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2021 Old North Spring Final Fund Total $1,800.00
2021 CATT Championship Fund Total $2,135.00
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