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Pickwick Lake To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Championship

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Pickwick Lake To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Championship

Alabama’s Pickwick Lake will host the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship Nov. 11-13, 2020.

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November 5, 2020

Pickwick Lake To Host B.A.S.S. Nation Championship

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Florence, Ala. — Grass-roots anglers from around the country will take to the waters of Pickwick Lake to compete for one of three berths into the 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic during the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship Nov. 11-13, 2020.

Pickwick Lake bass will be gorging on threadfin and gizzard shad during the Nation Championship, according to Bassmaster Elite Series pro Brandon Lester.

The Tennessee angler believes the best lures to throw will be shad imitators like squarebill crankbaits, bladed jigs, spinnerbaits and swimbaits. Bass will likely be in 2 to 10 feet of water.

Lester suggests the tournament could be won on either end of the lake. “On the upper end of the lake you can fish the Wilson Dam tailrace in the headwaters of Pickwick,” he said. “There is a real good chance that is where it will be won because at this time of the year there are big smallmouth and big largemouth up there. If I was fishing the tournament that’s probably where I would spend a lot of my practice time.” However Lester suggests competitors could win if they find “a good concentration of big largemouth” feeding in some of the creeks on the lower end.

The tailrace could receive a lot of pressure in three days of competition, but Lester believes it still can produce a winner. “That tailrace is a hard deal to dial in, but if somebody really gets it dialed in those fish there will replenish,” he said. “The bass sit on very isolated little places, and if you catch what is there one day there will be some more there the next day. Those places replenish because the fish sit on those little feeding spots and when they are there they are there to feed.”

The local expert warns championship contenders to be careful navigating in the tailrace area because of submerged boulders. “You will tear your boat up if you don’t know what you are doing,” Lester said. “That is the land of the giants.”

Lester predicts the tournament could be won with all largemouth, all smallmouth or a mixed bag. “There is a good population of each in the lake, and that time of year it could go either way,” he said.

The contenders can expect to catch some quality bass during the championship. “It should be late enough in the fall that some of the fish have already started to put some weight on,” Lester said. “There should be a few 20-pound bags mixed in there, but don’t expect it to be a slugfest like if it was in March when you would see 24- and 25-pound bags.”

Takeoff is held at 6 a.m. CT from McFarland Park with weigh-ins held back at the park each day at 2 p.m.

The full field in both the pro and co-angler divisions fish the first two days. The co-angler champion will be crowned Thursday afternoon, but their work won’t be done. That winner will compete with the Top 10 pros on Championship Friday, as will the top two pros from each region who failed to make the Top 10 cut. Friday’s field also will include any co-angler who had enough weight to have finished in the Top 10 in the pro division.

The tournament is being hosted by Visit Florence.

Clunn Gets Specific For Lake Fork Lead

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Rick Clunn, of Ava, Mo., is leading after Day 1 of the 2020 Toyota Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department on Lake Fork with 29 pounds, 4 ounces.

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Clunn Gets Specific For Lake Fork Lead

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QUITMAN, Texas — A highly specific presentation plus one key bite gave Rick Clunn of Ava, Mo., the Day 1 lead at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks and Wildlife Department on Lake Fork with 29 pounds, 4 ounces.

Spending his day in the mid- to lower-lake region, Clunn targeted docks with an Ichikawa Rick Clunn RC King Kong Shad 10 squarebill. He found one particular structure most productive and relied on a specific undisclosed presentation.

“I fished several docks, but I caught all but one of my (limit fish) off of one dock,” Clunn said. “I found this dock in practice and it had a lot of fish holding in front of it. Today, I pulled up there and I did not see those fish, but I guess they were there.

“You can throw at that dock all day and if you’re not doing it exactly right, you’re not going to catch them,” he said. “I can fish behind three other boats and if they’re not doing (what I’m doing), I’m going to catch fish.”

Midday delivered an unexpected opportunity that propelled Clunn into the lead. Moving to another spot, he passed a round, sandy point that looked appealing enough to merit a few casts with a different reaction bait. One of them tempted an 8-9 largemouth, which stands as the day’s second-largest fish.

“I caught that big one trying to find other places,” Clunn said. “That was just one of those gift fish. I don’t even know where he came from and I couldn’t duplicate the cast.

“In practice, I was catching a few fish late in the day off of stuff like that. Most of the fish I caught, I caught them where I was expecting to catch them. But I didn’t expect to catch that one.”

Noting that Fork’s tremendous number of quality fish justifies its trophy lake reputation, Clunn said he caught about 15 keepers today, but his three big bites (8-9, 6-6 and a 5-9) were the difference-makers.

“This lake is so full of fish, you’re fishing over a thousand to catch one,” he said. “The key here is you have to get those two key bites to get you up over that 20-pound mark.”

Clunn said he plans on fishing a similar game plan on Day 2. He’s confident he’s around plenty of fish, but he said today’s bag was surprising.

“I didn’t expect to catch 29 pounds,” Clunn said. “The thing about the fall is that fish are finicky. But I’m doing something I like to do. This is Act I of a four-act play. Tomorrow’s Act II, so we’ll see what happens.”

Patrick Walters of Summerville, S.C., is in second place with 25-14. Fishing main-lake standing timber in about 20 feet, Walters described his area as fairly obvious. The key, he said, is finding the fish in the right depths for feeding.

“When they’re shallower than 10 and they’re not sitting in 20, or they’re not on the bottom, you can catch them,” Walters said. “There are fish on every inch of this lake, but when you find them in the right position, you can catch them.

“You want to find the bait, but there are certain pieces of structure and when you find it, it is usually the recipe for a good time.”

Walters said he caught his fish on a variety of baits including a big spinnerbait, a jerkbait, crankbait, dropshot and a big Texas-rigged worm.

Seth Feider of New Market, Minn., is in third place with 23-4. He caught his two best fish — a 9-9 and a 5-2 — on a Rapala OG flat-sided crankbait fished over a long, flat point in 4 to 6 feet of water.

“I started on a point where I’d caught three keepers in 18 feet of water in practice,” Feider said. “I wasn’t catching anything, but it was cloudy so I kept sliding up that point and caught those two in shallow water.”

Feider filled out his limit by throwing a 1/2-ounce Z-Man JackHammer ChatterBait with a Z-Man Razor ShadZ trailer.

Feider is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 9-9.

Clark Wendlandt of Leander, Texas, leads the Bassmaster Elite Series Angler of the Year standings with 690 points, while David Mullins of Mt. Carmel, Tenn., follows in second with 681. Minnesota pro Austin Felix is in third with 677, Walters is fourth with 688 and Brock Mosley of Collinsville, Miss., is fifth with 667

Felix leads the Rookie of the Year standings.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:40 a.m. CT at Sabine River Authority (SRA) — Lake Fork. The weigh-in will be held back at the SRA — Lake Fork at 3 p.m.

Live coverage of the event will start at 8 a.m. on Bassmaster.com and ESPN3.

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

2020 Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department 11/5-11/8
Lake Fork, Emory TX.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 1

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

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

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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 46 323 957-09
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46 323 957-09

Lake Hartwell Gears Up for 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine All-American presented by TINCUP

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Lake Hartwell Gears Up for 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine All-American presented by TINCUP

Total Event Payout of Nearly a Half Million and Qualification Opportunities to the 2020 Toyota Series Championship Await Nation’s Best Weekend Anglers

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ANDERSON, S.C. (Nov. 5, 2020) – The best weekend anglers from across the nation will come together Nov. 11-13 for the 37^th annual Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine All-American presented by TINCUP on Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina. The three-day no-entry-fee event – hosted by Visit Anderson – features a boater/co-angler format, with lucrative payouts and serves as a stepping-stone for anglers to advance to the 2020 Toyota Series Championship.

The 2020 All-American will feature a field of the top 55 boaters and 55 co-anglers from across the 24-division Bass Fishing League, The Bass Federation, Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI and High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing, all competing for a grand prize of up to $120,000 in the boater division, including a lucrative $20,000 FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency award, and $50,000 in the co-angler division.

Additionally, the highest-finishing boater and co-angler from each of seven Regional Championships (including the Wild Card) at the All-American will advance to the 2020 Toyota Series Championship for a shot at winning $235,000 and $33,500, respectively.

Although the fishery has never hosted an All-American, Lake Hartwell has hosted numerous major bass-fishing tournaments throughout the years, providing a venue that showcases intense competition, excellent community support and high numbers of solid limits.

“There isn’t anything in Lake Hartwell that doesn’t have fish on it right now,” said Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit angler Troy Morrow of Eastanollee, Georgia, who was the 2010 All-American champion. “Everything on the fishery is going to be in play, but the fish are spread out, which means catching five quality fish may prove to be a little tricky.

“With the temperature consistently in the 60s, the winter bite won’t be in full effect, so I expect to see several different tactics – from topwater fishing in the backs of creeks to fishing in 40 foot of water on the main lake.”

Morrow said he believes versatility is the key to earning the win on this fishery, and expects the 2020 All-American champion will weigh in 13 to 14 pounds per day.

“It’s probably going to take a combination of largemouth and spotted bass to pull out the win,” Morrow said. “If the topwater bite happens, flukes and pencil poppers may come into play. I also expect to see large numbers caught fishing a drop-shot around offshore brush piles, flipping jigs and creature baits in laydowns or bushes, and a shaky-head-rig or small crankbait on intermediate points.”

All-American competitors will take off from Green Pond Landing, located at 470 Green Pond Road in Anderson, at 7:30 a.m. EST each morning, Nov. 11-13. Weigh-in will be held at the landing at 4 p.m. daily. Attendance is limited to anglers, family and essential staff. Fans are encouraged to follow the event online through the daily coverage, live blogs and photos at FLWFishing.com.

FLW Live weigh-in coverage will be streamed daily on FLWFishing.com. Television coverage of the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine All-American presented by TINCUP will premiere Jan. 2, 2021, on the Outdoor Channel, Jan. 4, 2021, on the World Fishing Network and will also be prominently featured in the FLW television series on YouTube.com/FLWFishing.

The 2020 All-American field of 55 boaters and 55 co-anglers is comprised of the top six boaters and co-anglers from each of the six Bass Fishing League Regional Championships held in 2019, along with the top six boaters and co-anglers from the 2019 Wild Card tournament. They are joined by the top boater and co-angler from each of the seven divisions at the 2020 TBF National Championship, along with both members of the second, third and fourth-place teams at the 2020 Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship presented by Lowrance, who compete as boaters. The fifth and sixth place teams from the College Fishing National Championship and the winning team from the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship compete as co-anglers.

The full field of anglers will compete on Days One and Two of the event, with the top 10 boaters and top 10 co-anglers based on cumulative weight from the first two days continuing to the third and final day. The 2020 All-American champions will be determined by the heaviest three-day total weight.

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

SteelShad™ Fishing Company Receives U.S. Trademark Protection

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November 4, 2020

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SteelShad^™ Fishing Company Receives U.S. Trademark Protection

The SteelShad™ draws vicious strikes in both freshwater and saltwater. Now, there’s no duplicating it’s unique shape and aggressive action.

East Dorset, Vermont (November 4, 2020) – Most fans of SteelShad Fishing Company’s highly acclaimed lure, The Original SteelShad™, realize this aggressively reverberating lure just drives fish crazy. What they may not know, however, is that infuriating action is derived from a shape that is functional, exclusive and perfected.

Just how original is that shape, you ask? “To be sure, it’s one of a kind,” says Stephen Price, President and CFO of SteelShad. “In fact, it’s so vital to the lure’s tremendous productivity that we recently received trademark protection for the shape itself. Now no other lure in the USA can exactly copy our shape and design – testament that points to the uniqueness of our product while protecting the SteelShad’s exclusive fish-attracting ability from duplication going forward.”

Indeed, the Vermont company’s motto: “Any Depth, Any Fish, Any Season,” highlights the SteelShad’s amazing ability to light up a wide variety of predatory fish species ranging from freshwater bass, muskie, walleye, trout, perch and panfish to saltwater favorites including redfish, snook, jacks, striped bass, bluefish, false albacore and more. The SteelShad catches fish on the flats, along channels, in back bays and ocean waters, as well as in rivers, lakes and streams. It’s productive year-round, even through the ice for hardwater action. Simply put, “Fish Bite It!”

“I really do find it amazing how this lure can score in so many environments and under such varied conditions,” says Kevin Lewis, CEO of SteelShad, “but in the end, it all comes back to that unique shape. Cut to imitate a shad, it casts a country mile, reverberates with ferocity when reeled or trolled at high to mid-speeds, and responds more tamely at a slower pace. It gets down quickly into the water column, digs in on the retrieve, and allows anglers to cover an area as quickly or slowly as necessary to match conditions from dawn ‘till dusk.”

Because the SteelShad was not patented in the early days, the SteelShad Fishing Company chose to apply for trademark protection for the unique shape of the Original SteelShad to prevent its lure from being duplicated as it grew in popularity. “To that end,” explains Price, “we had to establish that the shape of the lure was both unique and widely recognized. We had no problem proving the shape was unique, but we were also able to make the case based on surging sales across the country last year to fully demonstrate that we were widely known in the USA.”

Examine the SteelShad’s shape and you’ll quickly see how closely it mimics a shad in both size and color. That makes it easy for anglers to match the hatch nearly anywhere they fish since that shad shape is also representative of a wide variety of other baitfish species in both freshwater and saltwater environments. Next, trace the curvature of the SteelShad with your finger. It’s that smoothly curved edge, along with perfect weight placement and a slightly larger size than similar weighted bladebaits, that drive the SteelShad’s aggressive action.

“Retrieve or troll a SteelShad and you’ll be amazed at the thumping sensation transmitted though the rod,” continues Lewis. “That vibration tells you the lure is working perfectly, wiggling and flashing like a baitfish fleeing a predator. It has an action trophy fish just can’t seem to resist and it draws hard, aggressive strikes that stop the lure dead in its tracks.”

The SteelShad can also be jigged across the bottom to mimic a dying baitfish. Allow it to rest for a second or two, then crank or rip it forward for several feet before letting it settle to the bottom again on a slack line. Interestingly, notes Price, most strikes with this presentation come on the lift rather than the fall. Vertical jigging around baitfish schools, submerged stumps or hard structure such as rocks and reefs is another productive SteelShad presentation. Simply work the lure straight up and down with sharp snaps of the wrist and hold on tight!

With a wide range of SteelShad series featuring a variety of color patterns and sizes ranging from ¼-ounce up to 2 ounces, there’s a SteelShad lure to meet any challenge no matter where you cast, troll or drop your line. “Just be sure you start out with an authentic SteelShad lure,” advises Price. “It’s the only one that combines the perfect shape, size and weight balance to create that aggressive vibration fish can’t resist. You’ll be able to tell it’s the one and only by the SteelShad Trademark on the package.”

Mark Leech Wins CATT Lake Wylie, SC Oct 31, 2020

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Mark Leech Wins CATT Lake Wylie, SC Oct 31, 2020

Next Lake Wylie CATT is Nov 14th at Buster Boyd Brdige!

Tough fishing for sure on Lake Wylie right now! Mark Leech brought in 7.91 lbs and finished 1st!

Use CATT 15 at check out and earn 15% off your Ignite Baits order! Tap on the logo to get started!

12 Teams	BF	Weight	Winnings	Points
Mark Leech	2.78	7.91	$646.00	110
Jody and Jay Wright	1.70	7.28	$180.00	109
David Winters/Brandon Williams	2.01	6.59		108
Brent Kukowski/Pat Carter	2.02	6.40		107
David Calbert/Bill Carothers	2.85	5.33	$34.00	106
Chris Baumgardner	0.00	0.00		105
Arthur Harris/Eric Raines	0.00	0.00		105
Tony Carteret	0.00	0.00		105
Josh Cannon	0.00	0.00		105
Freddy Cunningham	0.00	0.00		105
Brent Long/Sydney Weaver	0.00	0.00		105
Donald Black	0.00	0.00		105
Total Entrys			$960.00
BONUS $			$200.00
Total Paid At Ramp			$860.00
Norman FALL 2020 Final Fund			$250.00
2020 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund			$0.00
2020 Norman Fall Final Fund Total			$250.00
2020 CATT Champ/Phantom Fund Total			$4,300.00

Roger Hoover Wins CATT Lake Norman, NC Oct 31, 2020

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Roger Hoover Wins CATT Lake Norman, NC Oct 31, 2020

Next Lake Norman CATT November 14th at Pinnacle Access!

Great crowd at Norman this past weekend with 22 teams entering! Roger Hoover worked his magic again on Lake Norman taking 1st Place with 15.75 lbs! Roger took home the 1st BF at 4.50 lbs as well and earned a total of $984.00!

2nd went to Steve Addington with 5 bass weighing 13.74 lbs worth $445.00!

3rd Place Mike Stephens 10.08 lbs!

David & Tye Cook 4th Place 9.46 lbs!

Bobby Gill moves up to 1st in the Norman Fall Points!

Visit the Phantom Outdoors on line store and stop shopping for Christmas! Click on the Phantom Camo Wear to visit the site and use PHANTOMCATT15 at checkout to earn 15% off your order!

22 Teams	BF	Weight	Winnings	Points
Roger Hoover	4.50	15.75	$984.00	110
Steve Addington	3.41	13.74	$445.00	109
Mike Stephens	3.11	10.08	$200.00	108
David & TY Cooke	4.06	9.46	$166.00	107
Cameron Lineback / Chris Barnes	2.61	9.31		106
Matt Haywood	2.73	8.75		105
Derek Cummings / Craig Chambers	0.00	8.16		104
Bobby Gill	3.59	7.50		103
John Anderson / Chris Anderson	0.00	7.41		102
Eric Vangeloff / Lee Busque	0.00	7.38		101
Todd Harris / Chris Brown	0.00	6.95		100
Scott Robeson / Doug Hudgens	0.00	6.70		99
Joel Marcotte	0.00	4.02		98
Steven Staley / Mickry Edwards	0.00	3.82		97
Andrew Brode / Herb Bammel	0.00	3.71		96
Darin Baumgarner / Clayton Detwiller	0.00	0.00		95
Todd Alexander / Mike Bigelow	0.00	0.00		95
Mike Seawright / Jason Eaker	0.00	0.00		95
Daniel Helms / Lane Puckett	0.00	0.00		95
Robin Parker	0.00	0.00		95
Chuck & Charles Douthit	0.00	0.00		95
Darren Gay / Joe Miller	0.00	0.00		95
Total Entrys			$1,760.00
BONUS $			$475.00
Total Paid At Ramp			$1,795.00
Norman FALL 2020 Final Fund			$340.00
2020 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund			$50.00
2020 Norman Fall Final Fund Total			$1,090.00
2020 CATT Champ/Phantom Fund Total			$4,300.00

Alan & Tanner Fletcher Win CATT Lake Wateree, Oct 31, 2020 Open

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Alan & Tanner Fletcher Win CATT Lake Wateree, Oct 31, 2020 Open

Next Lake Wateree Open is Nov 14th at Clearwater Cove!

Must enter 6 Opens to be eligible to enter the Open Final
Enter 10 Opens and fish the Open Final Free
Must fish Wateree Open Final with your partner or a sub your team used
NO NEW SUBS AT FINAL & NO PAIRING UP AT FINAL WITH ANOTHER MEMBER
Safe Daylight – Weigh in Determined at Ramp
$100 Entry Optional $25 side pot at each event!
Lews Product awarded at Final!
Plaques awarded to Point Winners & Final Winners
1st Place Points – Receive free entry to all 2021 Wateree Open Events
2nd Points -$500
3rd Points – $350
4th Points – $250
5th Points – $200
6th Points – $150

Alan & Tanner Fletcher double up on Wateree! They win the Open with 13.44 lbs worth $1,153.00!

20 Teams	BF	Weight	Winnings	Points
Alan Fletcher – Tanner Fletcher	4.95	13.44	$1,153.00	110
Craig Haven – Wes Jackson	3.20	13.00	$357.00	109
Donald Hinson – Bubba Baker	2.55	11.40	$150.00	108
Brad Petway – Jerry Freezon	3.09	9.17	$100.00	107
David Ethridge – Butch Williams	2.25	9.09		106
Jacob Norris – Jeff Norris	2.51	8.60		105
Donald Stouffer	2.90	8.30		104
Jeff reynolds – Trent Mclaughlin	0.00	5.17		103
Scott Floyd	2.78	4.97		102
Monroe Clandell – John Mitchell	2.89	4.82		101
Pat Whaley – Dearal Rodgers	2.20	2.92		100
Chris Bowers – Lucas Bowers	1.85	1.85		99
Greg Atkinson – Bo Simon	0.00	0.00		98
Steve Phillips	0.00	0.00		98
Greg Sigmon	0.00	0.00		98
Jarod Upchurch – Jason Byrd	0.00	0.00		98
Brandon West – Tyler Blue	0.00	0.00		98
Shane Cantley	0.00	0.00		98
Jermaine Roach – Steve Gilespie	0.00	0.00		98
Mitchell Gordon – AJ Kavesner	0.00	0.00		98
2020 Wateree Open Final Fund			$400.00
2020 Wateree Open Final Fund Total			$1,995.00
2020 Wateree Open Point Fund			$1,000.00
**2019 Point Winners Free Entry
2020 Pt Winners Receive Free Entry 2021
Teams 2-6 In Points Receive $$

Aaron Curry & Keith Green Win CATT Lake Chatuge, NC Fall Final Oct 31, 2020

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Aaron Curry & Keith Green Win CATT Lake Chatuge, NC Fall Final Oct 31, 2020

The very 1st Lake Chatuge CATT Trail is in the books and we paid back over $6,000.00! Looking forward to the Spring of 2021! Thanks for fishing!

Aaron Curry & Keith Green in the Lake Chatuge 2020 Fall Final with 5 bass weighing 18.60 lbs! They also weighed in the BF at 5.72 lbs and took home $1,552.00!

Aaron and Keith also received a Lews Baitcast Reel!

2nd Place and 2nd BF 15.13 lbs and BF was 4.53 lbs! $683.00! Robbie Graper & Michael West!

Fall Lake Chatuge Points Champs Robert Cope & Michael Bradley!

11 Teams	BF	Weight	Winnings
Aaron Curry – Keith Green	5.72	18.60	$1,552.00
Robbie Graper – Michael West	4.53	15.13	$683.00
Trevor Prince – Alex Prince	0.00	14.89
Blake Wright – Greg Wright	0.00	14.40
Travis Hooper – Dusty Williams	0.00	14.25
Jaxon Pace – Austin Smith	0.00	12.17
Michael Bradley – Robert Cope	0.00	12.05
Andy Parker – Larry Parker	4.20	12.03
Kyle Dillon – Jesse Mull	0.00	10.27
Mark Cook – Grayson Cook	0.00	7.97
Zach Thompson	0.00	0.00
Total 2020 Fall Chatuge Payback			$6,115.00

Texas Fest Offers Bassmaster Angler Of The Year Drama

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Texas Fest Offers Bassmaster Angler Of The Year Drama

Tennessee angler David Mullins is leading the 2020 Bassmaster Angler of the Year race by just five points heading into the season’s last event — the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department on Lake Fork.

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Texas Fest Offers Bassmaster Angler Of The Year Drama

QUITMAN, Texas — Three elements have come together — one planned, one unpredictable and one unforeseen — to create a perfect storm of Bassmaster Elite Series drama at Lake Fork Nov. 5-8. From Angler of the Year to Rookie of the Year to berths in the 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic, a fascinating number of scenarios will be in play at the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.

When the 2020 schedule was announced, it didn’t include a season-ending Angler of the Year Championship, which since 2014 had included only the Top 50 anglers in AOY points. That Top 50 format was, inadvertently, a drama-killer. It eliminated the volatility in points that occurs in all the other full-field events.

In regular season full-field events, first-place is worth 100 points and each place down the standings is worth one point less. With the current 85-man field, last place is worth 16 points, provided the angler catches at least one bass over two days. No bass, no points.

In most years there’s no way to know whether one angler will have a nearly insurmountable lead in AOY points before the season-ending event. It has happened in the past. But that’s not the case this year. David Mullins, of Mt. Carmel, Tenn., has just a five-point lead over Elite Series rookie Austin Felix, of Eden Prairie, Minn. The Top 5 anglers — Mullins, Felix, Clark Wendlandt of Leander, Texas, Jake Whitaker of Fairview, N.C. and Kyle Welcher of Opelika, Ala. — are separated by only 31 points.

As for the Rookie of the Year race, Felix leads Welcher by 26 points. Japanese angler Taku Ito is third, 63 points behind Welcher.

Finally, there’s the unforeseen, namely the COVID-19 pandemic. The Elite Series schedule was completely reshuffled after the 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk at Lake Guntersville on March 6-8. The season-ending event in the original schedule was at Lake St. Clair on Aug. 20-23. The Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest was scheduled June 5-9, as the sixth in a nine-tournament slate.

Texas Fest has always included some bonuses bigger than the other regular-season events. First place is worth $125,000 instead of $100,000, and the angler with the biggest bass of the tournament receives a Toyota Tundra. But what can be the biggest prize for the winner, depending upon his AOY rank, is an automatic berth into the Bassmaster Classic. It seems fitting that in this crazy year, there would be a single automatic Classic berth available to every angler, no matter how far down the list he is in AOY points, in this final Elite Series event of 2020.

It is impossible to overestimate what it means for anglers to qualify for the Bassmaster Classic. Qualifying for the Classic signals a successful season for the angler, their family, sponsors and future in the sport. The Top 39 anglers in the final AOY points list qualify for the Classic. However, that number grows each season by a varying amount based on double-qualifiers.

For instance, as the 2020 Classic champion, Hank Cherry, of Lincolnton, N.C., automatically qualifies for the 2021 Classic. Cherry is currently 43rd in AOY points. If he moves inside the Top 39 Classic cut at Lake Fork, it would move the AOY list down another spot to 40.

If an angler wins Texas Fest at Lake Fork who is inside the AOY Classic cut, it would move the Classic qualifiers list down another spot to 41.

The Classic double-qualifiers grow also from the Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens Series winners. A Classic berth is awarded to each of the eight Opens winners.

Elite Series angler Patrick Walters, of Summerville, S.C., won September’s Bassmaster Eastern Open on Lake Hartwell. He currently ranks 11th in AOY points. A prerequisite for Classic qualification for an Opens winner is that the angler competes in all four tournaments of the division, whether Eastern or Central. Walters won’t officially be double-qualified until he competes in the final Eastern Open remaining on the schedule, but that’s a given. So the AOY Classic cut mark starts at 39, has moved to 40, and, if you count Walters, it could be 42 after Texas Fest, depending on Cherry’s AOY finish and whether the tournament winner is Classic-qualified via AOY.

There are still two Opens Series tournaments on the revised schedule — Nov. 19-21 at Texas’ Lewisville Lake and Dec. 3-5 at Alabama’s Lay Lake.

So, no matter what happens at Lake Fork, the automatic qualifiers from the final AOY points standings won’t be known until that final Eastern Open in December at Lay Lake.

But, again, with this full-field format in the final event, there will likely be several ups and downs in the AOY points race around that 40th place mark. There are infinite scenarios around the Classic cut line when only 55 points separate 35th place and 50th place, as they do now.

Thanks to a perfect storm of events, there will be more drama in an Elite Series final tournament of the year than there has ever been before.

Bassmaster LIVE will cover the Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefiting Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Nov. 5-8 on Bassmaster.com and ESPN3. Championship Sunday will feature additional live coverage on ESPN2. Check local listings for details.

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

Steve Crist & Dennis Stump Win One Stop Mart Leesville Lake

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Steve Crist & Dennis Stump Win One Stop Mart Leesville Lake

We had 5 boats on our One Stop Leesville lake make up tournament. Weather was horrible but these guys allways catch them. 1st place – Steve Crist & Dennis Stump – 11.85lbs they also had the big bass weighing 3.07lbs

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