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Yamaha Signs Multi-Year Deal To Sponsor Bassmaster Tournament Trail

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Yamaha Signs Multi-Year Deal To Sponsor Bassmaster Tournament Trail

February 9, 2021

Yamaha Signs Multi-Year Deal To Sponsor Bassmaster Tournament Trail

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S. and Yamaha have inked a new agreement expanding their longstanding partnership for four more years. Yamaha’s sponsorship of the Bassmaster Tournament Trail and iconic Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk will continue through 2024 as an Official Premier Engine Sponsor.

“We’re thrilled to continue working alongside the team at Yamaha to support boaters at all levels,” said Bruce Akin, B.A.S.S. CEO. “As we reach new audiences and outdoor enthusiasts, it is great to have a partner like Yamaha, who is dedicated to helping anglers get incredible performance out of their equipment as well as active in vital conservation missions that benefit everyone who loves spending time on the water. The expansion of our partnership proves that, together, Yamaha and B.A.S.S. are committed to ensuring a bright future for sportfishing.”

Yamaha will be a Premier Sponsor for the Bassmaster Classic, Bassmaster Elite Series, Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens Series, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bassmaster Team Championship and the grass-roots TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation regional and championship tournaments.

“Yamaha is excited to continue our Premier sponsorship with Bassmaster through 2024,” said Yamaha Marine Business Unit President Ben Speciale. “Bassmaster is the pinnacle of bass fishing in the United States, but they’re not sitting still. The team at B.A.S.S. has impressed us in recent years with flexibility in the face of challenges and their efforts to bring newcomers into the sport of bass fishing. We feel secure knowing we will be working with them on current and new initiatives.”

As a tournament trail sponsor, Yamaha will enjoy exposure to enthusiastic fans of sportfishing and B.A.S.S. members at live events, where they routinely offer demo rides on some of the country’s most incredible fisheries. Additionally, Yamaha will be featured in Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times magazines, on the Bassmaster LIVE show broadcast on FS1 and streamed on Bassmaster.com and the FOX Sports digital platforms and across various social media platforms while their exciting Power Pay contingency program will be highlighted on BassTrakk and Bassmaster.com.

For the 2021 season, 32 Elite Series anglers will be powered by Yamaha. According to Yamaha pro Clark Wendlandt, who won the 2020 Bassmaster Angler of the Year title, “I run my Yamaha for a few reasons: reliability, great fuel efficiency and outstanding customer service. If you want to compete against the best, you’ve got to have the best companies in your corner.”

Beyond partnering at the tournament level, B.A.S.S. and Yamaha also work together to promote sustainability and natural resource conservation through the Yamaha Rightwaters program, which champions environmental stewardship and supports marine habitat restoration, invasive species control and scientific research.

“Yamaha’s Rightwaters sustainability initiative advocates and educates to protect our aquatic resources,” explained Gene Gilliland, B.A.S.S. Conservation Director. “As a B.A.S.S. Conservation partner, their mission aligns perfectly with our agenda to maintain public boating and fishing access, support scientific fishery management, improve fish habitat, fight invasive species and educate anglers about proper fish care.”

Eastanollee’s Morrow Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League on Lake Keowee

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Eastanollee’s Morrow Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League on Lake Keowee

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Gainesville’s South Wins Strike King Co-Angler Division

SENECA, S.C. (Feb. 8, 2021) – Boater Troy Morrow of Eastanollee, Georgia, won the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine at Lake Keowee presented by Googan Baits in Seneca, South Carolina. Morrow earned $7,011 for his victory at the event, which was hosted by Visit Oconee.

TOP 10 RESULTS

RANK BOATER NAME/HOMETOWN BASS WEIGHT AWARD
1st Troy Morrow of Eastanollee, Ga. 5 15-2 $7,011
2nd Bo Price of Seneca, S.C. 5 13-14 $3,006
3rd Todd Goade of White Pine, Tenn. 5 13-7 $2,001
4th Randy Dover of Buford, Ga. 5 13-6 $1,403
5th Jared Pelfrey of Westminster, S.C. 5 12-12 $1,202
6th Chris Nelson of Social Circle, Ga. 5 12-3 $1,102
7th Andy Burgess of Greenville, S.C. 5 11-15 $1,502
8th Hunter Eubanks of Inman, S.C. 5 11-14 $852
8th Jody Holland of Clermont, Ga. 5 11-14 $852
10th Jayme Rampey of Liberty, S.C. 5 11-13 $701
RANK
STRIKE KING CO-ANGLER NAME/HOMETOWN
 BASS WEIGHT AWARD
1st James South of Gainesville, Ga. 5 11-9 $3,006
2nd Johnny Hancox of West Union, S.C. 4 9-6 $2,000
3rd Chris Coleman of Ware Shoals, S.C. 5 9-4 $1,008
4th Kyle Rogers of Cleveland, Ga. 5 7-13 $701
5th Corey Veal of Royston, Ga. 5 7-11 $576
5th Stewart Uldrick of Anderson, S.C. 5 7-11 $576
7th Shane Swann of Mars Hill, N.C. 5 7-5 $476
7th Kyle Davis of Liberty, S.C. 5 7-5 $476
9th Lee Montgomery of Duncan, S.C. 4 6-7 $401
10th Trey Paul of Anderson, S.C. 4 6-6 $319
10th Jimmy Plakas of Greenville, S.C. 3 6-6 $319
10th Caleb Roberson of Travelers Rest, S.C. 5 6-6 $319
Full results from the event can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

CONTINGENCY AWARDS

AWARD NAME CONTINGENCY PAYOUT
Boater Berkley Big Bass Shane Peck of Gainesville, Ga. 4-pound, 9-ounce bass $995
Strike King Co-Angler Berkley Big Bass Johnny Hancox of West Union, S.C. 4-pound, 12-ounce bass $497
Phoenix MLF BIG5 Bonus Andy Burgess of Greenville, S.C. 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 BAITS COLOR
Boater – 3/8-ounce Outkast Tackle Swimbait Jig Head with a Zoom Boot Tail Fluke Swimbait Not Disclosed
Strike King Co-Angler
– ½-ounce Unnamed Swimbait Jig Head with a Keitech Swing Impact FAT Swimbait
– Shaky-Head Rig
 Not Disclosed
2021 QUALIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES
EVENT DATE LOCATION HOST
Savannah River Division – Phoenix Bass Fishing League Regional Championship Oct. 14-16 Lake Murray, Columbia, S.C. Capital City Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board
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.

Bryan Bailey Win’s Smith Mountain Lake Winter Trail Feb 7th 2021 with 19.86lbs

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Bryan Bailey Win’s Smith Mountain Lake Winter Trail Feb 7th 2021 with 19.86lbs

Crafting the Best Bass Rods on Earth

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Crafting the Best Bass Rods on Earth

Crafting the Best Bass Rods on Earth

St. Croix describes the special material and unique construction behind its all-new Park Falls-made bass rods

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PARK FALLS, Wisc. (February 8, 2021) – Successful anglers learn something from every outing on the water. St. Croix does, too. Just as an angler experiments with different presentations to maximize results, the family-owned American rodcrafters never stop looking for new ways of combining the latest materials and technologies to craft and deliver the Best Rods on Earth®.

St. Croix Product Manager, Ryan Teach, says the company’s all-new bass-centric rod series being announced next week represents a big win for anglers at all levels. “Our goals for this new series were simple,” he says. “Utilize our latest, all-new material to produce the best-performing series of technique-specific bass rods available in a mid-level price range (most models in the new series will retail between $180 and $200)… AND build them on American dirt, right here in Park Falls, Wisconsin.”

Teach describes the new material – known as SCIII+ – as a hybrid of St. Croix’s advanced SCIII carbon and exotic SCVI carbon. “In itself, SCIII is an exceptional material for building fishing rods,” he says. “It’s a high-modulus high-strain carbon fiber that produces sensitive and lightweight rods with excellent durability. SCIII is used in our Avid, latest-generation Mojo Bass, Mojo Musky and other popular St. Croix rod series,” Teach adds. “SCVI is a super high-modulus high-strain carbon fiber that’s too stiff to be used as a primary material, but can be efficiently combined in selective amounts and strategic locations with other materials – SCIII in this case – to add power while reducing overall weight. At the same time, durability and performance are further enhanced with our ARTTM (Advanced Reinforcing Technology), FRS (Fortified Resin System), TET (Taper Enhancement Technology) and IPC® (Integrated Poly Curve) technologies. These new rods have it all, at a price that’s accessible for a wide variety of anglers. ”

While lightweight performance and extreme durability are hallmarks across the entirety of this new series, Teach says the construction of each technique-specific model is customized to excel in its intended use. “The exact amount and location of SCVI material is optimized on each rod in the series. Each one is different and completely unique,” he says. “For the angler, that means each rod has the right power exactly where it’s needed, with a correctly balanced tip that supports the desired technique while minimizing rod torque. And it isn’t just the blanks that are unique,” Teach continues. ”Handles, guide spacing, and even hook-keeper designs are customized and optimized on each of these rods.”

St. Croix will announce full details of these exceptional new made-in-the-USA bass rods next Monday, February 15. They’ll be available for anglers to purchase online and at select St. Croix dealers nationwide on March 19.

Keep up to date at https://stcroixrods.com/pages/new-st-croix-rod.

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Expanded Roles for Daiwa Pros – Daiwa

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Expanded Roles for Daiwa Pros – Daiwa

Expanded Roles for Daiwa Pros

Meyer Adds Lures and Howell takes onExpanded Roles for Daiwa Pros

Cypress, CA (February 8, 2021) – It takes a lot to stay at the top of your field, especially in the fishing world where the leaderboard always seems to be changing. You’ve got to put in the work, invest the time, stay hungry and balance yourself on the cutting edge of innovation and technology. In short, you need to earn your place among the elite and have the resolve to stay there.

After more than 60 years at the top of the recreational fishing industry, Daiwa knows a little something about what it takes to thrive and grow amongst stiff competition. For one thing, says Curt Arakawa, Daiwa’s USA Marketing Manager, it requires a knowledgeable team that’s willing to listen carefully to what anglers have to say when it comes to tackle and equipment needs, exploring new possibilities, and envisioning better products for the future.

“That’s exactly why we’re proud to announce expanded roles for Daiwa pro team members Cody Meyer and Randy Howell,” says Arakawa. “It’s hard to imagine two more qualified anglers to represent and promote the Daiwa brand while adding their hard-earned fishing knowledge to our design and development process. These guys have won the respect of their peers and demonstrated their fishing prowess day after day on the professional circuit. Not only are they excellent anglers, they are proven team players with keen insight into what makes things tick from a fishing perspective.”

Daiwa pro Cody Meyer

Meyer, 37, from Star, Idaho, has accumulated over 30 top ten finishes in his 12-year professional career, including a win at the Bassmaster Western Open on Shasta Lake, CA in 2005. A Daiwa pro-staffer since 2013, he specializes in finesse tactics and fishes from coast to coast catching a ton of bass and shaking a lot of hands along the way.

“Cody already promotes and consults for many of our products,” notes Arakawa. “We’re thrilled to expand our relationship with him to also include working with Ever Green International’s lures and Daiwa NEKO Soft Plastics, which Daiwa distributes.”

Ever Green Flat Force

The additional duties make Meyer the first pro-team member involved in all major aspects of Daiwa fishing. His strong knowledge of lure action, color and design should have an immediate impact in matching the Japanese-engineered Ever Green and Daiwa NEKO soft Plastics to the baitfish and prey species found here in the U.S.A.

“I’m really excited at the opportunity to help with lure development, in addition to my other duties,” says Meyer. “I love how Daiwa counts on its pro staff to provide input. That just makes a lot of sense. We all fish for a living. We’re on the water daily so we get to know what anglers need, what works and what doesn’t. It makes a difference when an industry leader like Daiwa factors in our suggestions. That’s one reason I’m so honored to be here.”

Long time pro Randy Howell has focused on rods, reels and J-Braid lines for Daiwa over the years. Now he’ll be joining Meyer and fellow pro-team member Ish Monroe in also promoting Daiwa’s J-Fluoro Samurai Fluorocarbon Line. You might know Howell, 47, from his “Miracle Win” at the 2014 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Guntersville, or from any of his nearly 50 top ten tourney finishes. The Guntersville, Alabama, resident has been on the professional trail for 27 years and he’s still going strong.

“Working with Daiwa since 2007 has just been terrific and I’m really looking forward to fishing both the J-Braid braided line I’ve used for the past four years and adding the J-Fluoro Samurai line to my arsenal this season,” reveals Howell. “I had a chance to give them a try late last year and was amazed by their strength, thin diameter and sensitivity. The quality is just so good, I had to have them. I love the smoothness, and the power. Plus, with such a thin diameter, I can fish with a higher breaking strength and thinner line – that’s key in clear water and places seeing a lot of pressure.”

When it comes your fishing arsenal, whether it’s rods, reels, lines or lures, Howell suggests asking yourself one question before heading out:

“Do I want to fish with good gear or great gear?”

“Daiwa,” he says proudly, “knows the right answer. I’m already rigged and ready to go!”

Daiwa pro Randy Howell

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/

Wade Amick & Zach Huffstetler Win CATT Lake Murray, SC Jan 30, 2021

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Wade Amick & Zach Huffstetler Win CATT Lake Murray, SC Jan 30, 2021

Next Lake Murray CATT is Feb 20 at Billy Dreher State Park! You must enter 2 Murray Qualifiers to be eligible to enter the Murray Spring Final which will pay $3,000 to 1st Place!

Check out Farm Boys BBQ at 525 Columbia Ave Chapin SC. Great food!

Wade Amick & Zach Huffstetler took 1st Place with 5 bass weighing 22.80 lbs worth $1,552.00!

2nd went to Ronnie Mueller & Wayne Frierson with 5 bass weighing 20.68 lbs!

3rd Place Jeremiah Jensen & Greg Spagnola 19.77 lbs!

4th with 18.00 lbs Karson Grubbs & Emmett Maynor

Carl Smith & Josh Renebaum 5th 17.60 lbs!

Eric & Hunter Enlow weighed in the BF at 6.67 lbs! They earned $238.00 plus an Academy Gift Card!

More Lake Murray Pics!

Team BF Weight Winnings Points
Wade Amick – Zach Huffstetler 6.60 22.80 $1,552.00 110
Ronnie Mueller – Wayne Frierson 5.82 20.68 $400.00 109
Jeremiah Jensen – Greg Spagnola 5.11 19.77 $300.00 108
Emmett Maynor – Karson Grubbs 6.17 18.00 $175.00 107
Josh Rennebaum – Carl Smith 4.55 17.60 $120.00 106
Phillip Anderson 4.36 16.62 $100.00 105
Neil Huffstetler – Tim Huffstetler 4.97 16.21 104
Roger Farr – David Farr 3.71 16.13 103
Sean Anderson – George Berry 3.66 16.00 102
Jeff Norris – Jacob Norris 6.17 15.68 101
Chris Epting – Johnny Mayer 3.77 15.60 100
Darryl Starkey – Nelson Walker 4.31 15.42 99
Travis Parrish – Gavin Parrish 4.85 14.36 98
Tim Richardson – Landen Rose 5.88 12.57 97
Jason Ries – Roger McKee 0.00 12.28 96
Eric Enlow – Hunter Enlow 6.67 12.04 $238.00 95
Wesley ? – Anthony ? 4.53 11.84 94
Jeremy Adams – Shawn Callahan 6.40 10.22 93
Chase Austin – Casey Bladwin 0.00 9.06 92
Chris Sullivan 0.00 6.73 91
Danny Truett – Curtis Bryant 4.36 5.79 90
Hunter Jeffcoat – Dylan Sills 0.00 5.28 89
Wayne Jeffcoat – Kevin Banks 0.00 0.00 88
Justin McGrady – AJ DiPietro 0.00 0.00 88
Brandon Jeffcoat 0.00 0.00 88
Jonathan Brindel – David Grooms 0.00 0.00 88
Joe Quinn – Justin Dunn 0.00 0.00 88
Tim Slice – Jake Wright 0.00 0.00 88
Les Westberry – Wyatt Westberry 0.00 0.00 88
Joe Lindler- Jospeh Metts 0.00 0.00 88
Ben Lee 0.00 0.00 88
Greg Sigmon – Paul Wells 0.00 0.00 88
Mike Allman – Jim Davis 0.00 0.00 88
Josh Kirby – Trevon Mode 0.00 0.00 88
Total Entrys $2,720.00
BONUS $$ $750.00
Total Paid At Ramp $2,885.00
2021 Murray Spring Final Fund $485.00
2021 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2021 Murray Spring Final Fund $485.00
2021  CATT /Phantom Championships $565.00

Schmitt Wins Toyota Series Event on Lake Toho Presented by Googan Baits

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Schmitt Wins Toyota Series Event on Lake Toho Presented by Googan Baits

Maryland Pro Earns Sixth Career Toyota Series Victory – Breaks Record for Most All-Time

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2021) – Maryland pro Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Maryland, brought four bass to the scale Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 2 ounces – including a 9-pound, 2-ounce kicker – to win the Toyota Series presented by A.R.E. at Lake Toho Presented by Googan Baits . Schmitt weighed in 15 bass over three days of competition totaling 66 pounds, 10 ounces, besting second-place angler Mikey Keyso of North Port, Florida, by more than 8 pounds. For his victory, Schmitt earned the top payout of $51,500 in the first tournament of the 2021 Toyota Series Presented by A.R.E. Southern Division.

The victory was the sixth career Toyota Series win of Schmitt’s career and moved him to No. 1 for the most Toyota Series wins all-time. Schmitt had been in a three-way tie with Randy Haynes (5) and Koby Kreiger (5), now tied for second-most.

“I am so blessed,” Schmitt said. “I am blessed to have grown up fishing the Potomac River where I had no choice but to learn all the intricacies of grass fishing if I wanted to compete. Those lessons have served me well over the years.”

This week the puzzle started with a long, narrow vein of grass that ran out across a vast flat of bare sand and shell in about 6 feet of water. The thin strip of hydrilla was about ¼ of a mile long and terminated into a huge and shallower grass bed in about 3 or 4 feet of water.

“The band of grass grew up about 2 or 3 feet off the bottom and it was clumpy the whole way.” Schmitt said. “When I first found it in practice, I knew fish had to relate to it in some way.”

On the first day of the tournament, Schmitt figured out exactly how they related to it.

“I graphed the entire length of that narrow strip several times and finally found the mother lode where the strip ran into the shallow grass flat,” he said. “There was like an intersection right there.”

His suspicions were confirmed when he began using his LiveScope to scan along the clumpy grass strip and saw big dots swimming everywhere. With that, he picked up SPRO Aruku Shad 75, in a color aptly named wild shiner, tied to 15-pound test P-Line Tactical Fluorocarbon and the rest is history.

Schmitt guesses that he saw about 70 percent of the fish he caught on LiveScope before casting to them. On several occasions when he saw fish meander up close to the boat, he pitched the Aruku Shad to the fish, let sink, ripped it up and watch the fish annihilate it on his screen.

He also watched fish take a swipe at the rattle bait on the screen, but never touch it. When that happened, he would resort to a couple of back up lures, including a Missile Baits Quiver Worm (junebug) Neko-rigged on a Hayabusa Weedless Spin Muscle Wacky Hook. He also caught a few on his namesake ½-ounce swim jig called the Lil’ Schmitty (river special) trailed with a Missile Baits Shockwave (shrapnel).

“I caught a lot of big fish on that Aruku Shad this week,” Schmitt went on to say. “I put fresh Hayabusa trebles on it: a #4 on the back and #5 on the front. The very first fish I hooked this morning was that 9-pounder and she stayed pinned the whole way.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Toho finished:
1st:       Bryan Schmitt of Deale, Md., 14 bass, 66-10, $51,500
2nd:      Mikey Keyso of North Port, Fla., 15 bass, 58-8, $20,000
3rd:       Bobby Bakewell of Orlando, Fla., 15 bass, 50-15, $14,250
4th:       Steven Hatala of Harrison Township, Mich., 15 bass, 43-4, $12,250
5th:       Eric Conant of Lakeland, Fla., 13 bass, 42-2, $11,250
6th:       Trevor Fitzgerald of Belleview, Fla., 15 bass, 42-2, $9,125
7th:       Eric Panzironi of Longwood, Fla., 15 bass, 38-11, $7,900
8th:       Jared McMillan of Clewiston, Fla., 15 bass, 37-14, $7,900
9th:       Samuel Whitmire of Babson Park, Fla., 11 bass, 35-6, $5,900
10th:     Cole Hewett of Orange Park, Fla., 14 bass, 34-3, $4,500

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

Whitmire won Thursday’s Berkley Big Bass Award after bringing a 11-pound, 11-ounce lunker to the scale. Friday’s Berkley Big Bass Award went to pro McMillan with a 9-pound, 13-ounce largemouth. Each angler won a bonus of $150.

McMillan took home and extra $1,000 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.

Jeffrey Baffa of Frankfort, Illinois, won the Strike King Co-angler Division Saturday with a three-day total of nine bass weighing 35 pounds, 15 ounces. Baffa 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 Lake Toho finished:
1st:       Jeffrey Baffa of Frankfort, Ill., nine bass, 35-15, Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat w/115-hp outboard
2nd:      Benton Peoples of Bardstown, Ky, 11 bass, 34-2, $6,125
3rd:       Ricky Grant of Inverness, Fla., 11 bass, 32-3, $4,900
4th:       Theron Asbery of Longwood, Fla., 10 bass, 30-9, $3,950
5th:       Frank Kitchens Jr. of Blairsville, Ga., 12 bass, 28-11, $3,450
6th:       Todd Classon of Camilla, Ga., nine bass, 27-15, $2,950
7th:       Clinton Lacinak of Homosassa, Fla., 10 bass, 24-2, $2,450
8th:       James Littich of Davidson, N.C., eight bass, 20-3, $1,975
9th:       Troy Johnson Jr. of Carrabelle, Fla., five bass, 18-2, $1,590
10th:     Joe Cifuentes of Clinton, Ark., six bass, 16-5, $1,350

The Toyota Series at Lake Toho was presented by Googan Baits and was hosted by Experience Kissimmee – Kissimmee Sports Commission. It was the first of three regular-season tournaments in 2021 for Southern Division anglers. The next event for Toyota Series anglers will take place on Feb. 16-18 – the Toyota Series at Lake Guntersville presented by Googan Baits in Guntersville, Alabama. 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.

Edwin Evers Wins 2021 MLF Lucas Oil Challenge Cup presented by B&W Trailer Hitches in Neenah, Wisc.

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Edwin Evers Wins 2021 MLF Lucas Oil Challenge Cup presented by B&W Trailer Hitches in Neenah, Wisc.
Oklahoma Superstar Nearly Laps the Field with 39+ pounds to Win Third Challenge Cup Title of Career

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NEENAH, Wis. (Feb. 6, 2021) – Major League Fishing (MLF) pro Edwin Evers of Talala, Oklahoma, caught 18 bass totaling 39 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the Championship Round of the 2021 MLF Lucas Oil Challenge Cup presented by B&W Trailer Hitches in Neenah, Wisconsin, which premiered Saturday on the Outdoor Channel. It was the third MLF Challenge Cup title of Evers’ career, and pushed his career earnings to nearly $3.7 million.

“I am so incredibly excited right now,” Evers said in his post-game press conference. “I had a very tough season last year. It was really up and down for me and it was pretty frustrating. So, to start off the 2021 Cup season with a win is super special. And to win it on Lake Winnebago – this is such an awesome fishery. When we were riding to the lake and turned left out of the parking lot, my heart started beating out of my chest because I knew where we were going. I love this lake; it is super special to me.”

Period 1 of the Championship Round was dominated by Evers on the strength of a wacky-rigged 4-inch Berkley PowerBait MaxScent The General worm. All of his bites in the period came off of three docks near the main lake.

“It was a very specific pattern – it had to be docks that were on a point,” Evers said. “It had to have clean water, with a rocky bottom – not sand – and fairly clean with not a lot of grass around. And we talk about the 48 miles of shoreline and more than 23,000 acres of water… I fished every possible scenario where there would be a bass and I caught all of my fish off of just five docks. There might be one more dock out there, but I’m pretty sure those were the only five docks that worked with my pattern that day.”

Without either angler knowing, second-place finisher Mike McClelland also found those exact same three docks during Period 2 and they had reloaded. McClelland caught several key fish on a small spinnerbait and got to within 5 pounds of Evers, however the Oklahoma pro found two similar docks in the southern end of the competition zone and pulled away.

“I guess (Mike) McClelland also caught his fish off of those same docks, but unfortunately for him he was just behind me,” Evers said. “Everything I caught came on that Berkley General. I would have liked to catch them on a spinnerbait or with a vibrating jig, but it just wasn’t working for me. I learned early in the day I had to slow way down and just let that worm soak.”

Evers is now tied with two other anglers for the most Cup wins in MLF history with three – Kevin VanDam and Jacob Wheeler.

“I know I keep saying it, but just I’m super excited,” Evers went on to say. “You never know what tomorrow holds, so to win another one… I will never, ever, take one of these wins for granted. Period. These Cup events are so hard to win – they’re like a mini-championship. I am so fortunate and I’m looking forward to getting home to celebrate this win with my family.”

The final eight anglers at the 2021 Lucas Oil Challenge Cup presented by B&W Trailer Hitches in Neenah, Wisconsin finished:

1st:          Edwin Evers of Talala, Okla., 18 bass, 39-5
2nd:         Mike McClelland of Blue Eye, Mo., nine bass, 18-3
3rd:          Jordan Lee of Cullman, Ala., four bass, 9-8
4th:          Andy Morgan of Dayton, Tenn., four bass, 7-10
5th:          Takahiro Omori of Tokyo, Japan, three bass, 6-8
6th:          Michael Neal of Dayton, Tenn., three bass, 5-6
7th:          Greg Hackney of Gonzales, La., two bass, 4-1
8th:          Dustin Connell of Clanton, Ala., one bass, 1-4

Complete results along with photos from the event can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Lee caught the Berkley Big Bass of the day – a chunky 3-pound, 11-ounce largemouth during Period One.

Overall, there were 44 bass weighing 91 pounds, 13 ounces caught by the final eight pros during the Championship Round of competition on Lake Winnebago.

The 2021 Lucas Oil Challenge Cup presented by B&W Trailer Hitches was hosted by the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau and premiered on the Outdoor Channel as six, two-hour original episodes each Saturday afternoon debuting on Jan. 2, 2021, and running through Feb. 6, 2021.

All six episodes of the event are available for viewing on the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) streaming app.

The event was shot over six days in mid-September in Neenah and featured 30 MLF pro anglers visiting Eastern Wisconsin to compete on four different fisheries across the region, including Lake Poygan and Winneconne, Lake Butte des Morts and Lake Winnebago. The fisheries were unknown to the anglers – they did not learn where they were competing until they arrived at the launch ramp each morning of competition.

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

Jody Queen Wins DEE ZEE KBF THE TEN 2021

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Jody Queen Wins DEE ZEE KBF THE TEN 2021

Jody Queen Wins DEE ZEE KBF THE TEN 2021

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The 2021 edition of  DEE ZEE KBF THE TEN tournament was held on February 3-4, 2021 on the Kissimmee Chain of lakes in Kissimmee, Florida. The 2021 roster again included some of the  top names in kayak fishing, among them Jody Queen, Rus Snyders and Cory Dreyer. They were joined by:

“Tougher than Shoe Leather.”

That’s how West Virginia angler Brian Aliff once described his fellow Mountaineer Jody Queen. Most anglers know Jody as a kindly man, generous with his fishing knowledge and quick with a smile. He’s a gifted artist, too, and together with his wife Vicki and artist Gary Bowling, they run a non-profit center for the arts in historic Bluefield, West Virginia.

If you ever visit, you won’t soon forget the place. Part museum, part gallery and all funhouse, it’s a vibrant community. And if Jody Queen gives you a private tour, you may notice one of the old classrooms has been converted into a fishing room. Decorating the walls are as impressive a collection of tournament trophies as any professional angler has ever won.

That room will be getting a make-over, because Jody Queen has won the most exclusive, prestigious event in all of kayak fishing: he is champion of the 2021 DEE ZEE KBF THE TEN.

The 2021 edition of the tournament – the 5th all-time – had as many twists and turns as the mountain roads of West Virginia. You had to be tough to stick this tournament out. Every competitor gutted it to the very end.

Here is how it went down.

Late Giant Lifts Smith To Victory At B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional On Havasu

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Taylor Smith, of Valleyford, Wash., has won the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional at Lake Havasu with a two-day total of 33 pounds, 15 ounces.
Photo by Brenden Kanies/B.A.S.S.

February 5, 2021

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Late Giant Lifts Smith To Victory At B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional On Havasu

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — Taylor Smith caught only five bass on the final day of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional at Lake Havasu, and it was the final bite that gave him the weight he needed to win the season-opener on the 2021 B.A.S.S. tournament schedule.

Smith hooked a 5-pound largemouth a few dozen yards from the Lake Havasu State Park weigh-in site with only 45 minutes of tournament time remaining on Friday. The catch rounded out his 15-pound, 13-ounce limit and added to his 18-2 limit on Day 1. Smith finished with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 33-15.

The 35-year-old Valleyford, Wash., resident won $5,000 for topping the boater division. It was part of a $27,200 total purse split between the best of the 177 competitors this week on the 19,200-acre impoundment straddling the Arizona/California border.

Smith is no stranger to success in B.A.S.S. Nation events. He finished second in the Nation Championship at South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell in 2019, which qualified him for the 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk held on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville.

Smith’s win at Lake Havasu qualified him for the 2021 Nation Championship, which will be held later this year at a location to be determined.

“I’m jacked,” he said. “It was such a fun time down here. I didn’t have very high expectations. My pre-fishing was terrible. So, I’m elated. To have another chance to fish for a berth in the Classic is unbelievable.”

Smith was in second place after Day 1 on Wednesday, trailing only California’s Matty Wong, who led with 18-8. That’s how standings remained Friday, as Thursday’s competition was canceled due to strong winds in the region. B.A.S.S. officials determined the full field would fish again on Friday, and Mother Nature cooperated with postcard-perfect weather — winds at a much tamer 10 mph, bluebird skies and temperatures in the low 70s.

Still, Smith struggled to find bites Friday. His luck changed with the 5-pounder he caught on a green pumpkin football-head jig outfitted with a blue trailer.

“I yelled so loud when I caught that fish, I’m surprised you didn’t hear me up here (at weigh-in),” Smith said of his big catch. “But other than that, it really was a grind out there today.

“A lot of people had fish follow a jerkbait or a spinnerbait (on Wednesday), but I think that just slowly went away. I couldn’t get any kind of reaction bite today.”

Smith believed Thursday’s turbulent conditions made the fishing tougher Friday.

“The wind yesterday changed things for me, so I feel lucky to catch what I did,” he said. “I didn’t think I had (as much weight as I did).”

Steve Lund, who was in fourth on Day 1, climbed to second overall with a two-day total of 32-2. The Glendale, Ariz., resident caught a 16-1 limit on Friday, which was the heaviest bag of the day. Wong finished third with 28-5.

Jake Morrison of Scottsdale, Ariz., caught six bass weighing 12-11 and won $2,500 for finishing first in the co-angler division. Tom Nokes of Riverton, Utah, led the Day 1 co-angler standings and finished second overall with 12-8. Hunter Loveless of American Fork, Utah, was third with 12-0.

The squad from Washington State handily won the team championship portion. Washington anglers caught 76 bass over two days for a total weight of 188-13, and the squad collected $5,600 with the win. Idaho finished second (62 bass, 140-1) and won $3,350, while Arizona (56 bass, 135-15) placed third and won $2,200.

Other states in team scoring included California, fourth, 132-6; Utah, fifth, 131-10; Oregon, sixth, 129-3; Montana, seventh, 128-3; Wyoming, eighth, 127-5; and Nevada, ninth, 126-1.

Jay Evans of Missoula, Mont., won the $500 Big Bass Award with a 6-pounder he caught Wednesday. Scooter Griffin of Hayden, Idaho, caught a 4-12 bass Friday to win the $250 top prize for big bass among co-anglers.

JJ Gibbs IV, who lives in Lake Havasu City, won the Garmin Tournament Rewards prize of $500. He finished fourth in the boater division with a two-day total of 26-3.

The leading angler and co-angler for each state team at the Western Regional qualified for the B.A.S.S. Nation Team Championship. Four other regionals will be held in 2021, including: April 21-23 at Milford Lake in Junction City, Kan.; April 28-30 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, S.C.; June 23-25 at Lake Erie/Presque Isle Bay in Erie, Pa.; and Sept. 1-3 on the upper Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wis.

2021 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional Lake Havasu  2/3-2/5
Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City  AZ.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Taylor Smith           Valleyford, WA (WA)     10  33-15  0
2.  Steve Lund             Glendale, AZ (AZ)       10  32-02  0
3.  Matthew Wong           Culver City, CA (CA)    8  28-05  0
4.  JJ Gibbs IV            Lake Havasu City, AZ (A 10  26-03  0
5.  Jay Evans              Missoula, MT (MT)       8  25-07  0
6.  Jason Crone            Kalispell, MT (MT)      10  23-15  0
7.  Ken Day                Kennewick, WA (WA)      10  22-05  0
8.  Ben Byrd               Moab, UT (UT)           10  21-15  0
9.  Jeremy Mckay           Eugene, OR (OR)         8  21-14  0
10. Harrison Bertsch       Rathdrum, ID (ID)       10  21-08  0
11. Clint Johanson         Cle Elum, WA (WA)       8  21-05  0
12. Don Allphin            Manila, UT (UT)         7  19-15  0
13. Timothy Wells          Clovis, CA (CA)         6  19-14  0
14. William Naugle         Lake Havasu City, AZ (N 9  19-04  0
15. Earl Wells             Payette, ID (WY)        8  18-02  0
16. Bubba O’Neill Jr       Evanston, WY (WY)       7  18-00  0
17. Josh Worth             Grand Junction, CO (UT) 7  17-05  0
18. James Castillo         West Richland, WA (WA)  9  17-03  0
19. Sean Andrachick        Marion, MT (MT)         7  16-04  0
20. Chris Harvey           Idaho Falls, ID (WY)    6  15-15  0
21. Mat Cole               Hayden, ID (ID)         5  15-15  0
22. Justin Campbell        Pasco, WA (WA)          7  15-06  0
23. Dick Watson            Alta Loma, CA (NV)      6  15-02  0
24. Frank Scarla           Amity, OR (OR)          7  14-09  0
25. Jason Virgil           Hermiston, OR (OR)      6  14-02  0
26. Cody Steckel           Las Vegas, NV (NV)      6  13-07  0
27. Kevin Wiggins          Winterheaven, NV (NV)   6  13-05  0
28. Timmy Wells II         Fresno, CA (CA)         7  13-05  0
29. Toby Robinson          Henderson, NV (NV)      5  13-04  0
30. Benny Mello            Wilder, ID (ID)         8  12-11  0
31. David Kromm            Kennewick, WA (WA)      4  12-10  0
32. Jeffry Ball            Pendleton, OR (OR)      6  12-09  0
33. Cole Schneider         Rathdrum, ID (ID)       6  12-07  0
34. Jason Warren           Pleasant Grove, UT (UT) 6  12-01  0
35. Mel Williams           Kennewick, WA (WA)      5  11-06  0
36. Frankie Mueller        Kingman, AZ (AZ)        5  11-02  0
37. Bruce Harris           Oakdale, CA (CA)        4  11-01  0
38. Justin Hicks           Gunnison, CO (UT)       5  10-13  0
39. Addam Gross            Pendleton, OR (OR)      5  10-04  0
40. Cody Pierson           Pocatello, ID (WY)      4  10-01  0
41. Scott Rich             Ogden, UT (WY)          4  09-09  0
42. Kenneth Cleveland      Bakersfield, CA (CA)    3  08-11  0
43. Cully Scroggins        Longview, WA (WA)       2  08-10  0
44. Dane Lawrence          Tillamook, OR (MT)      4  08-10  0
45. Clif Gallagher         Saint George, UT (WY)   3  08-05  0
46. Zackery Shaff          Richland, WA (WA)       4  08-05  0
47. Tim Johnston           Plains, MT (MT)         4  08-03  0
48. Kevin Melford          Camarillo, CA (CA)      4  08-03  0
49. Justin Soppe           Middleton, ID (ID)      3  07-11  0
50. Brent James            St George, UT (NV)      2  07-09  0
51. Zack Holwerda          Maricopa, AZ (AZ)       3  07-08  0
52. Stephen Pike           Las Vegas, NV (NV)      3  07-06  0
53. Cory Kerber            Kerman, CA (CA)         3  07-05  0
54. Kalib Lund             Glendale, AZ (AZ)       4  07-00  0
55. Josh Ragan             Rathdrum, ID (ID)       3  06-13  0
56. David Bertsch          Harrison, ID (ID)       3  06-13  0
57. Tony McCalmant         Post Falls, ID (ID)     3  06-11  0
58. Brandon Morton         San Tan Valley, AZ (AZ) 3  06-06  0
59. Karl Okerman           Sandpoint, ID (MT)      3  06-02  0
60. Douglas Gaskill        Las Vegas, NV (NV)      3  05-15  0
61. Kory Ray               Lebanon, OR (OR)        4  05-12  0
62. Tyler Ivie             Ogden, UT (UT)          2  05-11  0
63. Brian Kennemer         Bakersfield, CA (CA)    2  05-09  0
64. Ray Huff               Bakersfield, CA (CA)    3  05-04  0
65. Joe Cole               Coalville, UT (WY)      2  05-01  0
66. Drew Forster           Kalispell, MT (MT)      2  05-00  0
67. Chris Cook             Gilbert, AZ (AZ)        2  04-15  0
68. Jonathan Schuyler      Las Vegas, NV (NV)      2  04-05  0
69. Paul Morley            Kaysville, UT (WY)      2  04-01  0
70. Jake Anderson          Richland, WA (WA)       1  04-01  0
71. Brian Bolander         Scottsdale, AZ (AZ)     2  03-07  0
72. Mike Rennie            Pioche, NV (NV)         2  03-07  0
73. Jim Hawkes             A.J., AZ (AZ)           1  03-05  0
74. Andrew Sayles          Middleton, ID (WY)      2  03-00  0
75. Levi Ployhar           Kalispell, MT (MT)      1  02-13  0
76. Marc Caldwell          Rifle, CO (UT)          1  02-10  0
77. Bill Brown             Grand Junction, CO (UT) 1  02-09  0
78. Reece Wells            Clovis, CA (CA)         1  02-07  0
79. Kenny Carver           Coeur D Alene, ID (ID)  1  02-06  0
79. Eric Inman             West Jordan, UT (UT)    1  02-06  0
81. Kyle Quinnell          Kalispell, MT (MT)      1  02-00  0
82. Billy Ricker           Clinton, UT (UT)        1  01-15  0
83. Todd Herman            Gilbert, AZ (AZ)        1  01-13  0
84. Cody King              Island City, OR (OR)    1  01-11  0
85. Brett Bennett          Kalispell, MT (MT)      1  01-10  0
86. Don Dethloff Jr        Rathdrum, ID (ID)       1  01-09  0
87. David Mays             Portland, OR (OR)       1  01-06  0
88. Ryan Sparks            Beaverton, OR (OR)      0  00-00  0
88. Ron Wiseman            Pendleton, OR (OR)      0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       21       219       518-03
2       10       168       419-13
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31       387       938-00

TEAM STANDINGS Day 2
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State                Lbs-Oz
1 WASHINGTON           188-13
2 IDAHO                140-01
3 ARIZONA              135-15
4 CALIFORNIA           132-06
5 UTAH                 131-10
6 OREGON               129-03
7 MONTANA              128-03
8 WYOMING              127-05
9 NEVADA               126-01

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 2
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WASHINGTON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Taylor Smith         Valleyford, WA              10   33-15  0
2 Ken Day              Kennewick, WA               10   22-05  0
3 Clint Johanson       Cle Elum, WA                8   21-05  0
4 James Castillo       West Richland, WA           9   17-03  0
5 Justin Campbell      Pasco, WA                   7   15-06  0
6 David Kromm          Kennewick, WA               4   12-10  0
7 Mel Williams         Kennewick, WA               5   11-06  0
8 Cully Scroggins      Longview, WA                2   08-10  0
9 Zackery Shaff        Richland, WA                4   08-05  0
10 Jake Anderson        Richland, WA                1   04-01  0

IDAHO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Harrison Bertsch     Rathdrum, ID                10   21-08  0
2 Mat Cole             Hayden, ID                  5   15-15  0
3 Benny Mello          Wilder, ID                  8   12-11  0
4 Cole Schneider       Rathdrum, ID                6   12-07  0
5 Justin Soppe         Middleton, ID               3   07-11  0
6 Josh Ragan           Rathdrum, ID                3   06-13  0
7 David Bertsch        Harrison, ID                3   06-13  0
8 Tony McCalmant       Post Falls, ID              3   06-11  0
9 Kenny Carver         Coeur D Alene, ID           1   02-06  0
10 Don Dethloff Jr      Rathdrum, ID                1   01-09  0

OREGON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jeremy Mckay         Eugene, OR                  8   21-14  0
2 Frank Scarla         Amity, OR                   7   14-09  0
3 Jason Virgil         Hermiston, OR               6   14-02  0
4 Jeffry Ball          Pendleton, OR               6   12-09  0
5 Addam Gross          Pendleton, OR               5   10-04  0
6 Kory Ray             Lebanon, OR                 4   05-12  0
7 Cody King            Island City, OR             1   01-11  0
8 David Mays           Portland, OR                1   01-06  0
9 Ryan Sparks          Beaverton, OR               0   00-00  0
9 Ron Wiseman          Pendleton, OR               0   00-00  0

ARIZONA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Steve Lund           Glendale, AZ                10   32-02  0
2 JJ Gibbs IV          Lake Havasu City, AZ        10   26-03  0
3 Frankie Mueller      Kingman, AZ                 5   11-02  0
4 Zack Holwerda        Maricopa, AZ                3   07-08  0
5 Kalib Lund           Glendale, AZ                4   07-00  0
6 Brandon Morton       San Tan Valley, AZ          3   06-06  0
7 Chris Cook           Gilbert, AZ                 2   04-15  0
8 Brian Bolander       Scottsdale, AZ              2   03-07  0
9 Jim Hawkes           A.J., AZ                    1   03-05  0
10 Todd Herman          Gilbert, AZ                 1   01-13  0

WYOMING
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Earl Wells           Payette, ID                 8   18-02  0
2 Bubba O’Neill Jr     Evanston, WY                7   18-00  0
3 Chris Harvey         Idaho Falls, ID             6   15-15  0
4 Cody Pierson         Pocatello, ID               4   10-01  0
5 Scott Rich           Ogden, UT                   4   09-09  0
6 Clif Gallagher       Saint George, UT            3   08-05  0
7 Joe Cole             Coalville, UT               2   05-01  0
8 Paul Morley          Kaysville, UT               2   04-01  0
9 Andrew Sayles        Middleton, ID               2   03-00  0

CALIFORNIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Matthew Wong         Culver City, CA             8   28-05  0
2 Timothy Wells        Clovis, CA                  6   19-14  0
3 Timmy Wells II       Fresno, CA                  7   13-05  0
4 Bruce Harris         Oakdale, CA                 4   11-01  0
5 Kenneth Cleveland    Bakersfield, CA             3   08-11  0
6 Kevin Melford        Camarillo, CA               4   08-03  0
7 Cory Kerber          Kerman, CA                  3   07-05  0
8 Brian Kennemer       Bakersfield, CA             2   05-09  0
9 Ray Huff             Bakersfield, CA             3   05-04  0
10 Reece Wells          Clovis, CA                  1   02-07  0

MONTANA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jay Evans            Missoula, MT                8   25-07  0
2 Jason Crone          Kalispell, MT               10   23-15  0
3 Sean Andrachick      Marion, MT                  7   16-04  0
4 Dane Lawrence        Tillamook, OR               4   08-10  0
5 Tim Johnston         Plains, MT                  4   08-03  0
6 Karl Okerman         Sandpoint, ID               3   06-02  0
7 Drew Forster         Kalispell, MT               2   05-00  0
8 Levi Ployhar         Kalispell, MT               1   02-13  0
9 Kyle Quinnell        Kalispell, MT               1   02-00  0
10 Brett Bennett        Kalispell, MT               1   01-10  0

UTAH
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Ben Byrd             Moab, UT                    10   21-15  0
2 Don Allphin          Manila, UT                  7   19-15  0
3 Josh Worth           Grand Junction, CO          7   17-05  0
4 Jason Warren         Pleasant Grove, UT          6   12-01  0
5 Justin Hicks         Gunnison, CO                5   10-13  0
6 Tyler Ivie           Ogden, UT                   2   05-11  0
7 Marc Caldwell        Rifle, CO                   1   02-10  0
8 Bill Brown           Grand Junction, CO          1   02-09  0
9 Eric Inman           West Jordan, UT             1   02-06  0
10 Billy Ricker         Clinton, UT                 1   01-15  0

NEVADA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 William Naugle       Lake Havasu City, AZ        9   19-04  0
2 Dick Watson          Alta Loma, CA               6   15-02  0
3 Cody Steckel         Las Vegas, NV               6   13-07  0
4 Kevin Wiggins        Winterheaven, NV            6   13-05  0
5 Toby Robinson        Henderson, NV               5   13-04  0
6 Brent James          St George, UT               2   07-09  0
7 Stephen Pike         Las Vegas, NV               3   07-06  0
8 Douglas Gaskill      Las Vegas, NV               3   05-15  0
9 Jonathan Schuyler    Las Vegas, NV               2   04-05  0
10 Mike Rennie          Pioche, NV                  2   03-07  0

2021 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional Lake Havasu  2/3-2/5
Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City  AZ.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Jake Morrison          Scottsdale, AZ (AZ)     6  12-11  0
2.  Tom Nokes              Riverton, UT (UT)       4  12-08  0
3.  Hunter Loveless        American Fork, UT (UT)  6  12-00  0
4.  Dustin Frank           Rathdrum, ID (ID)       4  11-05  0
5.  Greg Hadden            Pendleton, OR (OR)      5  10-14  0
6.  Jon Pollock            Lakewood, CO (WY)       4  09-03  0
7.  Ken Hromada            Chandler, AZ (AZ)       4  09-03  0
8.  Nicholas Forbush       Provo, UT (WY)          3  08-15  0
9.  Ronald Schneider       Sandy, OR (OR)          4  07-13  0
10. Ron Christiansen       Las Vegas, NV (NV)      3  07-04  0
11. Scooter  Griffin       Hayden, ID (ID)         2  07-01  0
12. Levi McNeill           West Valley City, UT (W 2  06-14  0
13. Dean Yamagata          Las Vegas, NV (NV)      2  06-08  0
14. Jake Aubrey            Glendale, AZ (AZ)       4  06-08  0
15. Nathan Towes           Bakersfield, CA (CA)    3  06-07  0
16. Jess Pottenger         Harrison, ID (ID)       2  06-00  0
17. Jake Hansen            Bozeman, MT (MT)        3  05-15  0
17. Tate Webb              Richland, WA (WA)       3  05-15  0
19. Don Hull               Ione, WA (ID)           3  05-13  0
20. Kevin Pangle           Bend, OR (OR)           3  05-09  0
21. Zach Heiser            Sagle, ID (MT)          2  05-07  0
22. Dan Skillings          Bend, OR (OR)           2  05-06  0
23. Ron Mace               Kennewick, WA (WA)      2  05-02  0
24. Donald Javaux          Reedley, CA (CA)        2  05-01  0
25. Steve Larsen           Henderson, NV (NV)      2  04-10  0
26. Keith Truett           Lebanon, OR (OR)        3  04-05  0
27. James Hollingshead     Clarkston, WA (WA)      2  04-03  0
28. Clara Ricabal          Boulder Creek, CA (CA)  2  04-02  0
28. Austin Tate            North Salt Lake, UT (WY 2  04-02  0
30. Bill Rosenbalm         Arlington, OR (OR)      1  04-02  0
31. Tyler Frost            Kalispell, MT (MT)      2  03-15  0
32. Dawson Pudelko         Toledo, WA (WA)         2  03-15  0
33. Colton Crawford        Mcminnville, OR (OR)    2  03-14  0
33. Quincy Grupenhoff      Noxon, MT (MT)          2  03-14  0
35. Sam Villarreal         Othello, WA (WA)        2  03-14  0
36. Luke White             Coeur D Alene, ID (ID)  2  03-14  0
37. Taylor Hulstrom        Pinehurst, ID (ID)      2  03-12  0
38. Hayden Spradling       Gilbert, AZ (AZ)        1  03-12  0
39. Hunter Dahnke          Missoula, MT (MT)       2  03-11  0
40. Jake Weaver            Columbia Fls, MT (MT)   2  03-10  0
41. Garret Mcafee          Kennewick, WA (WA)      1  03-08  0
42. Robert Wysong          Newman Lake, WA (WA)    2  03-06  0
43. Kong Moua              Sacramento, CA (CA)     1  03-00  0
44. Rusty Bennett          Bear River City, UT (UT 2  03-00  0
45. Sean Sullivan          Las Vegas, NV (NV)      1  02-15  0
46. Josh Thalman           Saratoga Springs, UT (U 2  02-14  0
47. Chad Hullinger         West Valley, UT (WY)    1  02-10  0
48. Mark Shepard           Kaysville, UT (UT)      1  02-09  0
49. Greg Jager             Kennewick, WA (WA)      1  02-07  0
50. Aldo Acevedo           North Hollywood, CA (CA 1  02-04  0
50. Christian Hanson       Rathdrum, ID (ID)       1  02-04  0
52. Travis  Brewster       Spokane Valley, WA (ID) 1  02-00  0
53. Trevor Helfrecht       Adams, OR (OR)          1  01-14  0
54. Walker Mcelvany        Coeur D Alene, ID (ID)  1  01-13  0
55. Jerry Lake             Cottage Grove, OR (OR)  1  01-12  0
55. Mike Steckel           Las Vegas, NV (NV)      1  01-12  0
57. Austin Johnson         Noxon, MT (MT)          1  01-11  0
57. Bob Yelland            Coeur D Alene, ID (ID)  1  01-11  0
59. John Steinhilber       Santa Barbra, CA (CA)   1  01-08  0
60. Ed Marlow              Grand Junction, CO (UT) 1  01-07  0
60. Kenneth Sitton         Albany, OR (OR)         1  01-07  0
62. Joe Castillo           Prosser, WA (WA)        1  01-05  0
62. Steve Thompson         Ogden, UT (WY)          1  01-05  0
64. Russell Baker          Fort Bridger, WY (WY)   1  01-04  0
65. Kenny Baker            Mountain View, WY (WY)  1  00-14  0
66. Cody  Bandini          Stockton, CA (CA)       0  00-00  0
66. Tate Brown             Eagle Mountain, UT (UT) 0  00-00  0
66. Rick Culver            Taylor, UT (UT)         0  00-00  0
66. Mark Doren             Las Vegas, NV (NV)      0  00-00  0
66. Thomas Edwards         Gilbert, AZ (AZ)        0  00-00  0
66. Luis Gonzalez          San Rafael, CA (CA)     0  00-00  0
66. Michael Grisham        Glendale, AZ (AZ)       0  00-00  0
66. Dan Gumber             Grand Jct, CO (UT)      0  00-00  0
66. Jose Gutierrez         Bakersfield, CA (CA)    0  00-00  0
66. Kyle Harris            San Tan Valley, AZ (AZ) 0  00-00  0
66. Andrew Hays            Las Vegas, NV (NV)      0  00-00  0
66. Doc Ismail             Las Vegas, NV (NV)      0  00-00  0
66. Hunter Miller          Oak Hills, CA (NV)      0  00-00  0
66. Toua Moua              Missoula, MT (MT)       0  00-00  0
66. Wally Mueller          Kingman, AZ (AZ)        0  00-00  0
66. Sean Neumayer          Mesa, AZ (AZ)           0  00-00  0
66. Todd Ofsthun           Kennewick, WA (WA)      0  00-00  0
66. Aryton Oliver          San Jose, CA (CA)       0  00-00  0
66. Randy Pierson          Grand Junction, CO (UT) 0  00-00  0
66. Wesley Tanner          Missoula, MT (MT)       0  00-00  0
66. Michael Tauscher       Blackfoot, ID (WY)      0  00-00  0
66. Richard Vizcarra       Peoria, AZ (AZ)         0  00-00  0
66. Larry Warren           LaVerkin, UT (NV)       0  00-00  0
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       6        78        175-00
2       6        59        126-09
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12       137       301-09

TEAM STANDINGS Day 2
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State                Lbs-Oz
1 WASHINGTON           188-13
2 IDAHO                140-01
3 ARIZONA              135-15
4 CALIFORNIA           132-06
5 UTAH                 131-10
6 OREGON               129-03
7 MONTANA              128-03
8 WYOMING              127-05
9 NEVADA               126-01

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 2
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WASHINGTON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Tate Webb            Richland, WA                3   05-15  0
2 Ron Mace             Kennewick, WA               2   05-02  0
3 James Hollingshead   Clarkston, WA               2   04-03  0
4 Dawson Pudelko       Toledo, WA                  2   03-15  0
5 Sam Villarreal       Othello, WA                 2   03-14  0
6 Garret Mcafee        Kennewick, WA               1   03-08  0
7 Robert Wysong        Newman Lake, WA             2   03-06  0
8 Greg Jager           Kennewick, WA               1   02-07  0
9 Joe Castillo         Prosser, WA                 1   01-05  0
10 Todd Ofsthun         Kennewick, WA               0   00-00  0

IDAHO
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Dustin Frank         Rathdrum, ID                4   11-05  0
2 Scooter  Griffin     Hayden, ID                  2   07-01  0
3 Jess Pottenger       Harrison, ID                2   06-00  0
4 Don Hull             Ione, WA                    3   05-13  0
5 Luke White           Coeur D Alene, ID           2   03-14  0
6 Taylor Hulstrom      Pinehurst, ID               2   03-12  0
7 Christian Hanson     Rathdrum, ID                1   02-04  0
8 Travis  Brewster     Spokane Valley, WA          1   02-00  0
9 Walker Mcelvany      Coeur D Alene, ID           1   01-13  0
10 Bob Yelland          Coeur D Alene, ID           1   01-11  0

OREGON
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Greg Hadden          Pendleton, OR               5   10-14  0
2 Ronald Schneider     Sandy, OR                   4   07-13  0
3 Kevin Pangle         Bend, OR                    3   05-09  0
4 Dan Skillings        Bend, OR                    2   05-06  0
5 Keith Truett         Lebanon, OR                 3   04-05  0
6 Bill Rosenbalm       Arlington, OR               1   04-02  0
7 Colton Crawford      Mcminnville, OR             2   03-14  0
8 Trevor Helfrecht     Adams, OR                   1   01-14  0
9 Jerry Lake           Cottage Grove, OR           1   01-12  0
10 Kenneth Sitton       Albany, OR                  1   01-07  0

ARIZONA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jake Morrison        Scottsdale, AZ              6   12-11  0
2 Ken Hromada          Chandler, AZ                4   09-03  0
3 Jake Aubrey          Glendale, AZ                4   06-08  0
4 Hayden Spradling     Gilbert, AZ                 1   03-12  0
5 Thomas Edwards       Gilbert, AZ                 0   00-00  0
5 Michael Grisham      Glendale, AZ                0   00-00  0
5 Kyle Harris          San Tan Valley, AZ          0   00-00  0
5 Wally Mueller        Kingman, AZ                 0   00-00  0
5 Sean Neumayer        Mesa, AZ                    0   00-00  0
5 Richard Vizcarra     Peoria, AZ                  0   00-00  0

WYOMING
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jon Pollock          Lakewood, CO                4   09-03  0
2 Nicholas Forbush     Provo, UT                   3   08-15  0
3 Levi McNeill         West Valley City, UT        2   06-14  0
4 Austin Tate          North Salt Lake, UT         2   04-02  0
5 Chad Hullinger       West Valley, UT             1   02-10  0
6 Steve Thompson       Ogden, UT                   1   01-05  0
7 Russell Baker        Fort Bridger, WY            1   01-04  0
8 Kenny Baker          Mountain View, WY           1   00-14  0
9 Michael Tauscher     Blackfoot, ID               0   00-00  0

CALIFORNIA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Nathan Towes         Bakersfield, CA             3   06-07  0
2 Donald Javaux        Reedley, CA                 2   05-01  0
3 Clara Ricabal        Boulder Creek, CA           2   04-02  0
4 Kong Moua            Sacramento, CA              1   03-00  0
5 Aldo Acevedo         North Hollywood, CA         1   02-04  0
6 John Steinhilber     Santa Barbra, CA            1   01-08  0
7 Cody  Bandini        Stockton, CA                0   00-00  0
7 Luis Gonzalez        San Rafael, CA              0   00-00  0
7 Jose Gutierrez       Bakersfield, CA             0   00-00  0
7 Aryton Oliver        San Jose, CA                0   00-00  0

MONTANA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jake Hansen          Bozeman, MT                 3   05-15  0
2 Zach Heiser          Sagle, ID                   2   05-07  0
3 Tyler Frost          Kalispell, MT               2   03-15  0
4 Quincy Grupenhoff    Noxon, MT                   2   03-14  0
5 Hunter Dahnke        Missoula, MT                2   03-11  0
6 Jake Weaver          Columbia Fls, MT            2   03-10  0
7 Austin Johnson       Noxon, MT                   1   01-11  0
8 Toua Moua            Missoula, MT                0   00-00  0
8 Wesley Tanner        Missoula, MT                0   00-00  0

UTAH
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Tom Nokes            Riverton, UT                4   12-08  0
2 Hunter Loveless      American Fork, UT           6   12-00  0
3 Rusty Bennett        Bear River City, UT         2   03-00  0
4 Josh Thalman         Saratoga Springs, UT        2   02-14  0
5 Mark Shepard         Kaysville, UT               1   02-09  0
6 Ed Marlow            Grand Junction, CO          1   01-07  0
7 Tate Brown           Eagle Mountain, UT          0   00-00  0
7 Rick Culver          Taylor, UT                  0   00-00  0
7 Dan Gumber           Grand Jct, CO               0   00-00  0
7 Randy Pierson        Grand Junction, CO          0   00-00  0

NEVADA
Angler               Hometown                   No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Ron Christiansen     Las Vegas, NV               3   07-04  0
2 Dean Yamagata        Las Vegas, NV               2   06-08  0
3 Steve Larsen         Henderson, NV               2   04-10  0
4 Sean Sullivan        Las Vegas, NV               1   02-15  0
5 Mike Steckel         Las Vegas, NV               1   01-12  0
6 Mark Doren           Las Vegas, NV               0   00-00  0
6 Andrew Hays          Las Vegas, NV               0   00-00  0
6 Doc Ismail           Las Vegas, NV               0   00-00  0
6 Hunter Miller        Oak Hills, CA               0   00-00  0
6 Larry Warren         LaVerkin, UT                0   00-00  0

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