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Preparation And Adjustments Carry Schlapper To B.A.S.S. Nation Win At Lake Vermilion

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August 28, 2020

Preparation And Adjustments Carry Schlapper To B.A.S.S. Nation Win At Lake Vermilion

Pat Schlapper, of Eleva, Wis., has won the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional at Lake Vermilion with a three-day total of 52 pounds, 8 ounces.

Photo by Chris Mitchell/B.A.S.S.

August 28, 2020

Preparation And Adjustments Carry Schlapper To B.A.S.S. Nation Win At Lake Vermilion
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TOWER, Minn. — An intense effort to learn a lake he’d never fished gave Pat Schlapper of Eleva, Wis., the insight to claim a wire-to-wire victory at the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional on Minnesota’s Lake Vermilion with a three-day total weight of 52 pounds, 8 ounces.

Day 1 saw Schlapper turn in his best performance, a limit of 19-4. He followed with 16-5 on Thursday and sealed the deal with Friday’s catch of 16-15.

Notably, after leading the Day 1 field by 7 ounces, Schlapper increased his margin to 1-2 on Day 2. Friday, his winning margin of 2-13 earned him a first-place prize of $5,000 and a spot in the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, Nov. 11-13 on Pickwick Lake

“This week was awesome, I’m very thankful,” Schlapper said. “I had a nine-day stretch where (Wisconsin B.A.S.S. Nation teammate) Lonnie (Peterson) and I were practicing and we basically split the lake in half.

“I knew that docks were going to be a big factor, but I also knew that the majority of people would be fishing that. So, Lonnie and I both committed to fishing offshore, and we graphed every day all day.”

Schlapper said he identified a large number of promising spots but found the fish favored different habitat as the tournament progressed. Sunlight had a lot to do with this, as Day 1 brought a mix of sun and clouds, followed by a mostly sunny Day 2 and mostly cloudy skies in the final round.

“By today, I had it narrowed down to just a handful of spots,” Schlapper said. “A lot of the places I thought I was going to get them, I didn’t get them.

“I initially thought I was going to get them in 18 to 20 feet of water — and I did get a few out there. But as the tournament went on, I started to get them shallower, more in that 14-foot range.”

Schlapper caught most of his fish on a green pumpkin Big Bite Baits tube Texas-rigged on a 1/4-ounce head. He also caught fish on a drop shot with a Big Bite Baits Smallie Smasher and a Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Flat Worm — both in green pumpkin — and a 5/16-ounce shaky head with a craw bait.

Ultimately, Schlapper attributes his success to extensive pre-event preparation and the discipline to know when he needed to relocate.

“Moving around the lake and not sitting on spots was a big factor,” he said. “I’d pull up and if I didn’t catch one in the first five minutes, I left.

“It took me a lot of time to figure it out, but it saved me a lot of time during the tournament. I could pull and go right to the spot where I felt like, if there was a fish that was ready to eat, I knew where it was going to be.”

Eric Storms of Winner, S.D., placed second with 49-11. Starting strong with a second-place catch of 18-13 on Day 1, he added 14-6 on Day 2 and slipped to fourth. Today, Storms weighed 16-8.

For three days, Storms followed the same game plan: Secure a solid limit of smallmouth over a hump in the back of Daisy Bay and then hunt kicker largemouth by flipping Texas-rigged tubes around shallow pencil reeds in Greenwood Bay.

“When you fish for those largemouth, the bites are few and far between, but when you get a bite, it’s usually a good one,” Storms said. “I got to weigh a largemouth over 4 pounds every day of the tournament.

“For my smallmouth, I fished a green pumpkin Get Bit tube on a 1/4-ounce head. For the largemouth, I used a Lake Fork Craw Tube on a 4/0 hook with a 3/16-ounce bullet weight.”

Hailing from Chippewa Falls, Wis., Lonnie Peterson finished third with 49-10. Starting Day 1 with a 12th-place effort of 15-15, he turned in his best catch — 17-10 — on Day 2 and moved into third before settling in this position with a final-round limit of 16-1.

Peterson caught his fish on a drop shot with a 4-inch Roboworm in the Aaron’s Magic color and an undisclosed plastic bait. Peterson described the latter as a power presentation on baitcasting gear.

“I was fishing in 8 to 16 feet of water and looking for anything that was a little bigger than anything else in the area,” Peterson said. “Every morning this week was terrible; I was spinning out really bad until I’d get my first keeper around 10 o’clock each day.”

Dan Parker of Guttenberg, Iowa, won the Big Bass award with his 4-14.

Matt Byrnes of Hudson, Wis., won the nonboater division with 30-10. On Day 1, Byrnes caught 9-2 and placed 15th before adding 11-6 on Thursday to take over his division’s lead. His Day 3 limit of 10-2 gave him a winning margin of 4-4 and earned the top prize of $2,500, along with a spot in the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Championship.

Dan O’Keefe of Prior Lake, Minn., won the Big Bass award among nonboaters with a 5-5.

The event was hosted by the Fortune Bay Resort Casino.

2020 TNT Fireworks Bass Nation Northern Regional Lake Vermilion 8/26-8/28
Lake Vermilion, Tower MN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Pat Schlapper Eleva, WI (WI) 15 52-08 0
2. Eric Storms Winner, SD (SD) 15 49-11 0
3. Lonnie Peterson Chippewa Falls, WI (WI) 15 49-10 0
4. Richard Lindgren Lakeville, MN (MN) 15 48-07 0
5. Jeff Napier Martinsville, IN (IN) 15 48-03 0
6. Ted Heitschmidt Tomahawk, WI (WI) 15 47-14 0
7. Josh Miller Roberts, WI (WI) 15 46-13 0
8. JP Przekurat Stevens Point, WI (WI) 15 46-02 0
9. Chris Wilkinson Farmersburg, IN (IN) 15 46-00 0
10. Eddie Levin Westerville, OH (OH) 15 46-00 0
11. Brian Coleman Mitchell, IN (IN) 15 45-03 0
12. Bryce Kalen Greenwood, IN (IN) 15 44-05 0
13. Nick Leonard Cincinnati, OH (OH) 15 43-11 0
14. Matt Reagan Hudsonville, MI (MI) 15 43-06 0
15. Harry Marsh III New Berlin, WI (WI) 15 43-05 0
16. Josh Hubbard Braidwood, IL (IL) 15 43-03 0
17. Troy Diede Sioux Falls, SD (SD) 14 42-05 0
18. Trevor Kettles Waukee, IA (IA) 15 42-02 0
19. Brock Belik Orchard, NE (SD) 15 42-01 0
20. Brent Haimes Elgin, MN (MN) 15 41-11 0
21. Dan Brown Joliet, IL (IL) 13 40-07 0
22. Tanner Bock Davenport, IA (IA) 15 38-05 0
23. John Thomsen Creston, IA (NE) 15 37-04 0
24. Denny Cook Auburn, IN (MI) 15 34-05 0
25. Robert Hime Odessa, MO (NE) 15 34-03 0
26. Eric Ritter Buffalo, MN (MN) 10 28-11 0
27. Justin Rowe New Auburn, WI (WI) 10 28-02 0
28. Nate Brown Muscatine, IA (IA) 10 27-13 0
28. John Fairbanks Hastings, MN (MN) 10 27-13 0
30. Johnston Westmoreland Mooselake, MN (MN) 10 27-06 0
31. Terry McWilliams Greenfield, IN (IN) 10 27-04 0
32. Carl Spande Mounds View, MN (MN) 10 27-04 0
33. Kody Lane Rock Springs, WI (WI) 10 26-14 0
34. J. Scott Foureman Bradford, OH (OH) 10 26-14 0
35. Dan Parker Guttenberg, IA (IA) 10 26-14 0
36. Shane Stiehl Pierre, SD (SD) 10 26-02 0
37. Bob Slama Harrisburg, SD (SD) 10 26-02 0
38. Lee Farber Watertown, MN (MN) 10 26-01 0
39. Bob Bayless Indianapolis, IN (IN) 10 25-14 0
40. Tom Kiefer Fowlerville, MI (MI) 10 25-14 0
41. David Watson Sullivan, IN (IN) 10 25-12 0
42. Jay Swanson Lakeville, MN (MN) 10 25-10 0
43. Joe Discerni Warren, OH (OH) 10 25-09 0
44. Chris Myers Madison, IN (IN) 10 25-05 0
45. Reid Culler Hudson, IN (MI) 10 25-04 0
46. Cliff Van Beek Canistota, SD (SD) 10 24-07 0
47. Austin Brimeyer Dubuque, IA (IA) 9 24-06 0
48. Donald Roberts Bellville, OH (OH) 10 24-02 0
49. Wes Westerveld Ramsey, MN (MN) 9 23-05 0
50. Paul Amstutz Gambler, OH (OH) 10 23-05 0
51. Mike Obal Springfield, NE (NE) 10 23-01 0
52. Kirk Hansen Omaha, NE (NE) 9 22-14 0
53. Andrew Nitchals Willmar, MN (MN) 9 22-13 0
54. Jerry Avis Council Bluffs, IA (NE) 10 22-11 0
55. Bob Garman Center Point, IA (IA) 9 22-09 0
56. Randy Burch Ladysmith, WI (WI) 9 22-05 0
57. Tad Tinlin Des Moines, IA (IA) 9 22-05 0
58. Kyle Waller Thornville, OH (OH) 9 22-00 0
59. Joshua Brown Corydon, IN (IN) 10 22-00 0
60. Jacob Stauthammer Lafayette, IL (IL) 10 21-12 0
61. Ryan Koehn Lofts Ada, MI (MI) 10 21-12 0
62. Brian Martin Papillion , NE (NE) 9 21-04 0
63. Jared Knuth Wahoo, NE (NE) 8 21-03 0
64. Pete Saele Lockport, IL (IL) 10 20-02 0
65. Eric Culler Hudson, IN (MI) 8 19-09 0
66. Zachary Nelson Glen Flora, WI (WI) 9 19-06 0
67. Peter Tuls Grand Haven, MI (MI) 8 17-14 0
68. Corey Peterson Yankton, SD (SD) 7 17-10 0
69. Tom Shumowsky North Riverside, IL (IL 10 17-09 0
70. Scott Dunn Morris, IL (IL) 9 16-11 0
71. Mark Vote Omaha, NE (NE) 8 16-04 0
72. Scott Cooke Marengo, OH (OH) 6 16-02 0
73. Edward Gad Braidwood, IL (IL) 7 15-10 0
74. Aaron Faulk Mc Causland, IA (IA) 8 15-10 0
75. Richard Hladky Yankton, SD (SD) 8 15-06 0
76. Steven Kunz Jasper, IN (IN) 7 15-06 0
77. Ed Sizemore Lebanon, OH (OH) 10 15-03 0
78. Jason Citta Hershey, NE (NE) 6 14-13 0
79. Nick Ash Omaha, NE (NE) 6 14-08 0
80. Justin Kohl Hastings, NE (SD) 7 13-15 0
81. Jim Friedman Dubuque, IA (IA) 5 13-00 0
82. Steven Smith Johnstown, OH (OH) 6 12-10 0
83. Chad Timmer Hudsonville, MI (MI) 7 12-10 0
84. Jeff Mcfarland Petoskey, MI (MI) 6 12-08 0
85. Allen Williford West Frankfort, IL (IL) 5 12-07 0
86. Glen Gray Hartland, MI (MI) 6 12-00 0
87. Rex Ryckman Ft. Pierre, SD (SD) 3 09-13 0
88. Brian Sopko Saint Anne, IL (IL) 5 09-05 0
89. Chris Lally Manteno, IL (IL) 3 06-10 0
90. Doug Lamont Long Grove, IA (IA) 3 05-14 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 74 412 1104-06
2 61 388 971-11
3 24 124 350-00
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159 924 2426-01

TEAM STANDINGS Day 3
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State Lbs-Oz
1 WISCONSIN 512-12
2 INDIANA 494-03
3 MINNESOTA 430-04
4 SOUTH DAKOTA 392-12
5 IOWA 371-03
6 OHIO 369-06
7 ILLINOIS 368-09
8 MICHIGAN 344-15
9 NEBRASKA 330-00

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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IOWA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Trevor Kettles Waukee, IA 15 42-02 0
2 Tanner Bock Davenport, IA 15 38-05 0
3 Nate Brown Muscatine, IA 10 27-13 0
4 Dan Parker Guttenberg, IA 10 26-14 0
5 Austin Brimeyer Dubuque, IA 9 24-06 0
6 Bob Garman Center Point, IA 9 22-09 0
7 Tad Tinlin Des Moines, IA 9 22-05 0
8 Aaron Faulk Mc Causland, IA 8 15-10 0
9 Jim Friedman Dubuque, IA 5 13-00 0
10 Doug Lamont Long Grove, IA 3 05-14 0

ILLINOIS
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Josh Hubbard Braidwood, IL 15 43-03 0
2 Dan Brown Joliet, IL 13 40-07 0
3 Jacob Stauthammer Lafayette, IL 10 21-12 0
4 Pete Saele Lockport, IL 10 20-02 0
5 Tom Shumowsky North Riverside, IL 10 17-09 0
6 Scott Dunn Morris, IL 9 16-11 0
7 Edward Gad Braidwood, IL 7 15-10 0
8 Allen Williford West Frankfort, IL 5 12-07 0
9 Brian Sopko Saint Anne, IL 5 09-05 0
10 Chris Lally Manteno, IL 3 06-10 0

INDIANA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jeff Napier Martinsville, IN 15 48-03 0
2 Chris Wilkinson Farmersburg, IN 15 46-00 0
3 Brian Coleman Mitchell, IN 15 45-03 0
4 Bryce Kalen Greenwood, IN 15 44-05 0
5 Terry McWilliams Greenfield, IN 10 27-04 0
6 Bob Bayless Indianapolis, IN 10 25-14 0
7 David Watson Sullivan, IN 10 25-12 0
8 Chris Myers Madison, IN 10 25-05 0
9 Joshua Brown Corydon, IN 10 22-00 0
10 Steven Kunz Jasper, IN 7 15-06 0

MICHIGAN
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Matt Reagan Hudsonville, MI 15 43-06 0
2 Denny Cook Auburn, IN 15 34-05 0
3 Tom Kiefer Fowlerville, MI 10 25-14 0
4 Reid Culler Hudson, IN 10 25-04 0
5 Ryan Koehn Lofts Ada, MI 10 21-12 0
6 Eric Culler Hudson, IN 8 19-09 0
7 Peter Tuls Grand Haven, MI 8 17-14 0
8 Chad Timmer Hudsonville, MI 7 12-10 0
9 Jeff Mcfarland Petoskey, MI 6 12-08 0
10 Glen Gray Hartland, MI 6 12-00 0

MINNESOTA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Richard Lindgren Lakeville, MN 15 48-07 0
2 Brent Haimes Elgin, MN 15 41-11 0
3 Eric Ritter Buffalo, MN 10 28-11 0
4 John Fairbanks Hastings, MN 10 27-13 0
5 Johnston Westmoreland Mooselake, MN 10 27-06 0
6 Carl Spande Mounds View, MN 10 27-04 0
7 Lee Farber Watertown, MN 10 26-01 0
8 Jay Swanson Lakeville, MN 10 25-10 0
9 Wes Westerveld Ramsey, MN 9 23-05 0
10 Andrew Nitchals Willmar, MN 9 22-13 0

OHIO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Eddie Levin Westerville, OH 15 46-00 0
2 Nick Leonard Cincinnati, OH 15 43-11 0
3 J. Scott Foureman Bradford, OH 10 26-14 0
4 Joe Discerni Warren, OH 10 25-09 0
5 Donald Roberts Bellville, OH 10 24-02 0
6 Paul Amstutz Gambler, OH 10 23-05 0
7 Kyle Waller Thornville, OH 9 22-00 0
8 Scott Cooke Marengo, OH 6 16-02 0
9 Ed Sizemore Lebanon, OH 10 15-03 0
10 Steven Smith Johnstown, OH 6 12-10 0

SOUTH DAKOTA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Eric Storms Winner, SD 15 49-11 0
2 Troy Diede Sioux Falls, SD 14 42-05 0
3 Brock Belik Orchard, NE 15 42-01 0
4 Shane Stiehl Pierre, SD 10 26-02 0
5 Bob Slama Harrisburg, SD 10 26-02 0
6 Cliff Van Beek Canistota, SD 10 24-07 0
7 Corey Peterson Yankton, SD 7 17-10 0
8 Richard Hladky Yankton, SD 8 15-06 0
9 Justin Kohl Hastings, NE 7 13-15 0
10 Rex Ryckman Ft. Pierre, SD 3 09-13 0

WISCONSIN
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Pat Schlapper Eleva, WI 15 52-08 0
2 Lonnie Peterson Chippewa Falls, WI 15 49-10 0
3 Ted Heitschmidt Tomahawk, WI 15 47-14 0
4 Josh Miller Roberts, WI 15 46-13 0
5 JP Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 15 46-02 0
6 Harry Marsh III New Berlin, WI 15 43-05 0
7 Justin Rowe New Auburn, WI 10 28-02 0
8 Kody Lane Rock Springs, WI 10 26-14 0
9 Randy Burch Ladysmith, WI 9 22-05 0
10 Zachary Nelson Glen Flora, WI 9 19-06 0

NEBRASKA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 John Thomsen Creston, IA 15 37-04 0
2 Robert Hime Odessa, MO 15 34-03 0
3 Mike Obal Springfield, NE 10 23-01 0
4 Kirk Hansen Omaha, NE 9 22-14 0
5 Jerry Avis Council Bluffs, IA 10 22-11 0
6 Brian Martin Papillion , NE 9 21-04 0
7 Jared Knuth Wahoo, NE 8 21-03 0
8 Mark Vote Omaha, NE 8 16-04 0
9 Jason Citta Hershey, NE 6 14-13 0
10 Nick Ash Omaha, NE 6 14-08 0

2020 TNT Fireworks Bass Nation Northern Regional Lake Vermilion 8/26-8/28
Lake Vermilion, Tower MN.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Matt Byrnes Hudson, WI (WI) 9 30-10 0
2. Kevin Mullins Brooklyn, IN (IN) 9 26-06 0
3. Scott Hrcka Homer, MI (MI) 9 26-05 0
4. Matthew Marques Seneca, IL (IL) 9 24-12 0
5. Eddie Gad Braidwood, IL (IL) 9 24-08 0
6. Jesse Weener Holland, MI (MI) 9 24-08 0
7. Michael Hamilton Plainfield, IN (IN) 9 24-06 0
8. Michael Pruitt Martinsville, IN (IN) 8 24-03 0
9. John-Paul Hey Chicago, IN (WI) 9 23-13 0
10. Coleton Usher Atkins, IA (IA) 8 23-09 0
11. Casey Morgan Byron, IL (IL) 9 23-07 0
12. John Smith Corydon, IN (IN) 9 23-05 0
13. Mark Emenecker Matton, IL (IL) 9 22-11 0
14. Tristin Wilcox Ely, IA (IA) 8 22-08 0
15. Bryan Larson Waconia, MN (MN) 9 22-05 0
16. Bryce Hauf Winner, SD (SD) 9 22-01 0
17. Adam Edwards Andover, MN (MN) 9 21-12 0
18. Dennis Carroll Ashland, NE (NE) 9 21-06 0
19. Bob Vaughn Waterloo, IA (IA) 7 20-13 0
20. Shawn Van Gerpen Sioux Falls, SD (SD) 9 20-11 0
21. Larry Sallis Herculaneum, MO (NE) 8 20-06 0
22. Jeffrey Lopez Bolingbrook, IL (IL) 7 20-00 0
23. Colten Didion Westerville, OH (OH) 9 19-15 0
24. Aaron Bunge Fairfax, IA (IA) 7 19-11 0
25. Ryan Kriegel Delphos, OH (OH) 9 19-03 0
26. Nick Strilzuk Balsam Lake, WI (WI) 6 15-05 0
27. Hunter Scharphorn Grand Haven, MI (MI) 6 14-12 0
28. Bryan Kalen Mooresville, IN (IN) 6 14-01 0
29. Jack Johnson Brandon, SD (SD) 6 13-13 0
30. Devon Dvorak Keystone, IA (IA) 5 13-12 0
31. Luke Kerstetter Brookfield, WI (WI) 6 13-11 0
32. Chris Pope Greenville, OH (OH) 6 13-08 0
33. Alfonso Garcia Jr Mccook, NE (NE) 5 13-05 0
34. Brian Liming Dillsboro, IN (IN) 5 13-04 0
35. Ethan Hladky Yankton, SD (SD) 6 13-03 0
36. Markus Werner Cannon Falls, MN (MN) 6 13-02 0
37. Todd Stiehl Winner, SD (SD) 6 13-02 0
38. Phillip Rummel Jr Mount Vernon, OH (OH) 6 13-01 0
39. Kyle Taylor Shelburn, IN (IN) 6 13-01 0
40. Bryan Quigley Green Bay, WI (WI) 4 12-12 0
41. Patrick Stradal Minneapolis, MN (MN) 5 12-10 0
42. Obie Oberts Custer Park, IL (IL) 5 12-07 0
43. Chris Jewett Longville, MN (NE) 6 12-07 0
44. Joe Paulson Winner, WY (SD) 6 12-07 0
45. Jon Sohlden Paw Paw, MI (MI) 6 12-06 0
46. Matt Green Battle Creek, MI (MI) 5 12-04 0
47. William Clark Vincennes, IN (IN) 6 12-03 0
48. Tracy Skare Lakeville, MN (MN) 6 11-15 0
49. John Terry Mansfield, OH (OH) 6 11-12 0
50. Tim Spande Plymouth, MN (MN) 5 11-08 0
51. Robert Swem Buchanan, MI (MI) 5 10-15 0
52. Joshua Rogers Minneapolis, MN (MN) 4 10-13 0
53. Ryan Bergeman Chippewa Falls, WI (WI) 4 10-11 0
54. Sawyer Schugel Victoria, MN (MN) 5 10-02 0
55. Bradley Waller Plainfield, IL (IL) 4 09-15 0
56. Dan O’Keefe Prior Lake, MN (MN) 3 09-15 0
57. Jayson Rewolinski Bellevue, NE (NE) 4 09-14 0
58. Bryson Steele Homer, IL (IL) 5 09-13 0
59. Timothy Peterson Springfield, SD (SD) 5 09-10 0
60. Kirk Mclouth Indianapolis, IN (IN) 4 09-09 0
61. Austin Sudduth Waterford, WI (WI) 3 09-08 0
62. Brian Vogelsang Zanesfield, OH (OH) 4 09-08 0
63. Brian Hinspeter Waukee, IA (IA) 4 09-05 0
64. Adam Markiewicz Plainfield, IL (IL) 5 09-02 0
65. Pat Soppe Manchester, IA (IA) 3 09-01 0
66. Jim Gacke Harrisburg, SD (SD) 4 08-11 0
67. Charrlie Kuebler Jasper, IN (IN) 4 08-09 0
68. Leray Anderson II Crofton, NE (SD) 4 08-08 0
69. Steve Tagg Wyoming, MI (MI) 5 08-07 0
70. Austin Moore Washburn, IL (IL) 3 08-02 0
71. Jose Munoz McHenry , IL (WI) 4 07-05 0
72. Josh Peters Morristown, MN (MN) 3 07-01 0
73. Randy Cloeter Norfolk, NE (NE) 4 06-15 0
74. Joe Wilcox Millersport, OH (OH) 2 06-14 0
75. Jeff Schultz Amelia, OH (OH) 3 06-13 0
76. Jake Drukenbrod Canton, OH (OH) 3 06-11 0
77. Jason Fairbanks Grove City, OH (OH) 2 06-09 0
78. Jerry Duncklee Fayette, IA (IA) 4 06-07 0
79. Anthony Nelson Ladysmith, WI (WI) 2 06-02 0
80. Doug Rishel Plattsmouth, NE (NE) 3 05-15 0
81. Billy Ray Plattsmouth, NE (NE) 3 05-10 0
82. Dylan McMains Madrid, IA (IA) 2 05-04 0
83. Zeb Mcfarland Stanton , IA (NE) 3 05-00 0
84. Adam Stachura Warren, MI (MI) 3 04-10 0
85. John Ryan Georgetown, TN (MI) 1 03-06 0
86. Cal Plienis Sioux Falls, SD (SD) 2 03-02 0
87. Tyler Uekman Mount Clemens, MI (MI) 1 02-04 0
88. Taylor Burgin Palo, ID (IA) 2 01-15 0
89. Morgan McLain Lenexa, KS (NE) 1 01-01 0
90. Fischer Bailey Baraboo, WI (WI) 0 00-00 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 57 217 560-07
2 0 202 471-05
3 0 67 156-03
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57 486 1187-15

TEAM STANDINGS Day 3
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State Lbs-Oz
1 WISCONSIN 512-12
2 INDIANA 494-03
3 MINNESOTA 430-04
4 SOUTH DAKOTA 392-12
5 IOWA 371-03
6 OHIO 369-06
7 ILLINOIS 368-09
8 MICHIGAN 344-15
9 NEBRASKA 330-00

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 3
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IOWA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Coleton Usher Atkins, IA 8 23-09 0
2 Tristin Wilcox Ely, IA 8 22-08 0
3 Bob Vaughn Waterloo, IA 7 20-13 0
4 Aaron Bunge Fairfax, IA 7 19-11 0
5 Devon Dvorak Keystone, IA 5 13-12 0
6 Brian Hinspeter Waukee, IA 4 09-05 0
7 Pat Soppe Manchester, IA 3 09-01 0
8 Jerry Duncklee Fayette, IA 4 06-07 0
9 Dylan McMains Madrid, IA 2 05-04 0
10 Taylor Burgin Palo, ID 2 01-15 0

ILLINOIS
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Matthew Marques Seneca, IL 9 24-12 0
2 Eddie Gad Braidwood, IL 9 24-08 0
3 Casey Morgan Byron, IL 9 23-07 0
4 Mark Emenecker Matton, IL 9 22-11 0
5 Jeffrey Lopez Bolingbrook, IL 7 20-00 0
6 Obie Oberts Custer Park, IL 5 12-07 0
7 Bradley Waller Plainfield, IL 4 09-15 0
8 Bryson Steele Homer, IL 5 09-13 0
9 Adam Markiewicz Plainfield, IL 5 09-02 0
10 Austin Moore Washburn, IL 3 08-02 0

INDIANA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Kevin Mullins Brooklyn, IN 9 26-06 0
2 Michael Hamilton Plainfield, IN 9 24-06 0
3 Michael Pruitt Martinsville, IN 8 24-03 0
4 John Smith Corydon, IN 9 23-05 0
5 Bryan Kalen Mooresville, IN 6 14-01 0
6 Brian Liming Dillsboro, IN 5 13-04 0
7 Kyle Taylor Shelburn, IN 6 13-01 0
8 William Clark Vincennes, IN 6 12-03 0
9 Kirk Mclouth Indianapolis, IN 4 09-09 0
10 Charrlie Kuebler Jasper, IN 4 08-09 0

MICHIGAN
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Scott Hrcka Homer, MI 9 26-05 0
2 Jesse Weener Holland, MI 9 24-08 0
3 Hunter Scharphorn Grand Haven, MI 6 14-12 0
4 Jon Sohlden Paw Paw, MI 6 12-06 0
5 Matt Green Battle Creek, MI 5 12-04 0
6 Robert Swem Buchanan, MI 5 10-15 0
7 Steve Tagg Wyoming, MI 5 08-07 0
8 Adam Stachura Warren, MI 3 04-10 0
9 John Ryan Georgetown, TN 1 03-06 0
10 Tyler Uekman Mount Clemens, MI 1 02-04 0

MINNESOTA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Bryan Larson Waconia, MN 9 22-05 0
2 Adam Edwards Andover, MN 9 21-12 0
3 Markus Werner Cannon Falls, MN 6 13-02 0
4 Patrick Stradal Minneapolis, MN 5 12-10 0
5 Tracy Skare Lakeville, MN 6 11-15 0
6 Tim Spande Plymouth, MN 5 11-08 0
7 Joshua Rogers Minneapolis, MN 4 10-13 0
8 Sawyer Schugel Victoria, MN 5 10-02 0
9 Dan O’Keefe Prior Lake, MN 3 09-15 0
10 Josh Peters Morristown, MN 3 07-01 0

OHIO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Colten Didion Westerville, OH 9 19-15 0
2 Ryan Kriegel Delphos, OH 9 19-03 0
3 Chris Pope Greenville, OH 6 13-08 0
4 Phillip Rummel Jr Mount Vernon, OH 6 13-01 0
5 John Terry Mansfield, OH 6 11-12 0
6 Brian Vogelsang Zanesfield, OH 4 09-08 0
7 Joe Wilcox Millersport, OH 2 06-14 0
8 Jeff Schultz Amelia, OH 3 06-13 0
9 Jake Drukenbrod Canton, OH 3 06-11 0
10 Jason Fairbanks Grove City, OH 2 06-09 0

SOUTH DAKOTA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Bryce Hauf Winner, SD 9 22-01 0
2 Shawn Van Gerpen Sioux Falls, SD 9 20-11 0
3 Jack Johnson Brandon, SD 6 13-13 0
4 Ethan Hladky Yankton, SD 6 13-03 0
5 Todd Stiehl Winner, SD 6 13-02 0
6 Joe Paulson Winner, WY 6 12-07 0
7 Timothy Peterson Springfield, SD 5 09-10 0
8 Jim Gacke Harrisburg, SD 4 08-11 0
9 Leray Anderson II Crofton, NE 4 08-08 0
10 Cal Plienis Sioux Falls, SD 2 03-02 0

WISCONSIN
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Matt Byrnes Hudson, WI 9 30-10 0
2 John-Paul Hey Chicago, IN 9 23-13 0
3 Nick Strilzuk Balsam Lake, WI 6 15-05 0
4 Luke Kerstetter Brookfield, WI 6 13-11 0
5 Bryan Quigley Green Bay, WI 4 12-12 0
6 Ryan Bergeman Chippewa Falls, WI 4 10-11 0
7 Austin Sudduth Waterford, WI 3 09-08 0
8 Jose Munoz McHenry , IL 4 07-05 0
9 Anthony Nelson Ladysmith, WI 2 06-02 0
10 Fischer Bailey Baraboo, WI 0 00-00 0

NEBRASKA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Dennis Carroll Ashland, NE 9 21-06 0
2 Larry Sallis Herculaneum, MO 8 20-06 0
3 Alfonso Garcia Jr Mccook, NE 5 13-05 0
4 Chris Jewett Longville, MN 6 12-07 0
5 Jayson Rewolinski Bellevue, NE 4 09-14 0
6 Randy Cloeter Norfolk, NE 4 06-15 0
7 Doug Rishel Plattsmouth, NE 3 05-15 0
8 Billy Ray Plattsmouth, NE 3 05-10 0
9 Zeb Mcfarland Stanton , IA 3 05-00 0
10 Morgan McLain Lenexa, KS 1 01-01 0

Shuffield Wins Knockout Round at Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota at Sturgeon Bay

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Shuffield Wins Knockout Round at Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota at Sturgeon Bay

Championship Saturday Field Set as 10 Anglers Advance from Knockout Round

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STURGEON BAY, Wis. (Aug. 28, 2020) – Pro Spencer Shuffield of Hot Springs, Arkansas, caught 25 smallmouth bass totaling 86 pounds, 13 ounces, to win the Knockout Round Friday at the Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota, the FLW Pro Circuit Championship. Weights are now zeroed as the top 10 anglers advance to the sixth and final day of competition Saturday on Lake Michigan in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, for the top prize of $200,000.

“I am so excited to get back out there. I had a really good day today, but I found some stuff that could be really special – it has the potential for 150 to 200 pounds, tomorrow,” Shuffield said. “I ran 15 miles from my starting spot this morning to a spot that I had found yesterday. I thought it was a sweet spot, about the size of a basketball court, but I found out today it’s like 10-times the size of that. There are thousands of smallmouth there, and they are tucked away and there hasn’t been a boat on them all week.

“The key tomorrow is going to be managing the wind,” Shuffield continued. “The last I saw, they were saying it is supposed to be blowing 15 to 25 miles per hour, which is no joke on a place like this. I made as many waypoints as I could today, every group of fish that I could find. Tomorrow I can spend time drifting over each and every one of those waypoints and I think I can catch a lot of them.”

Shuffield has fished a drop-shot rig exclusively throughout the week. His setup consists of a ½-ounce tungsten drop-shot weight with a No. 1 Gamakatsu Drop/Split Shot hook, rigged on a Phenix M1 7’2 Medium spinning rod with a Daiwa Ballistic LT spinning reel. He throws the rig on 15-pound test Yo-Zuri Superbraid High Vis Yellow line with an 8-pound Yo-Zuri Top Knot 100% Flurocarbon leader.

“The bait doesn’t really seem to matter,” Shuffield said. “I’ve thrown every color (Berkley) Flat Worm that I had and have caught them on all. I threw both sizes of the Gulp Minnow and caught them on that, but the bait that I’ve weighed in the most on this week has been a 3-inch Gulp Leech. It really didn’t seem to matter too much, though. They bit everything that you threw at them.”

Berkley pro John Cox of DeBary, Florida, was the last angler in at 10^th place, narrowly beating out Arkansas pro Dylan Hays. Cox caught his last fish – a 4¾-pound smallmouth – around 3 p.m. to move into the top-10, then had to sweat out the last hour of competition as anglers slowly crept up the leaderboard behind him.

“That was one of the most intense things that I have ever experienced, especially because the weights zero tomorrow and everything starts over. I was just praying to stay in the top 10,” Cox said. “There were times when I wasn’t breathing. There were times when I was breathing really heavy. When I finally caught that last fish, I think I threw up in my mouth a little bit.

“I really feel like that if I can execute, the fish are there to do well. I just have to get it together,” Cox went on to say. “It’s going to be exciting either way and I know it’ll be fun to watch.”

The top 10 pros from Friday’s Knockout Round that now advance to Championship Saturday are:

1^st:       Spencer Shuffield of Hot Springs, Ark., 25 bass, 86-13
2^nd:      Joey Cifuentes of Clinton, Ark., 21 bass, 77-10
3^rd:       Grae Buck of Green Lane, Pa., 17 bass, 66-7
4^th:       Bradford Beavers of Summerville, S.C., 20 bass, 64-11
5^th:       Casey Scanlon of Eldon, Mo., 23 bass, 64-0
6^th:       Rusty Salewske of Alpine, Calif., 17 bass, 61-10
7^th:       Kyle Hall of Granbury, Texas, 15 bass, 59-11
8^th:       Kurt Mitchell of Milford, Del., 17 bass, 58-8
9^th:       Evan Barnes of Hot Springs, Ark., 18 bass, 48-10
10^th:     John Cox of DeBary, Fla., 12 bass, 43-8

Finishing in 11^th through 20^th place are:

11^th:     Dylan Hays of Hot Springs, Ark., 11 bass, 40-2, $11,000
12^th:     Wade Strelic of Alpine, Calif., 10 bass, 35-11, $11,000
13^th:     Jon Canada of Helena, Ala., nine bass, 31-4, $11,000
14^th:     Joshua Weaver of Macon, Ga., nine bass, 23-1, $11,000
15^th:     Matthew Stefan of Junction City, Wis., seven bass, 22-9, $11,000
16^th:     Christopher Brasher of Longview, Texas, seven bass, 21-7, $11,000
17^th:     Greg Bohannan of Bentonville, Ark., six bass, 20-2, $11,000
18^th:     Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Mich., five bass, 16-13, $11,000
19^th:     Mitch Crane of Columbus, Miss., four bass, 13-0, $11,000
20^th:     Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pa., two bass, 7-4, $11,000

Complete results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Overall there were 255 bass weighing 862 pounds, 13 ounces caught by the 20 pros in Friday’s Knockout Round. Canada caught the largest bass of the day – a chunky 5-pound, 2-ounce smallmouth.

The Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota, the FLW Pro Circuit Championship, is hosted by Destination Sturgeon Bay. The six-day event features the top 50 professional anglers from the 2020 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit season angling for a piece of $820,000, including the first-place prize of $200,000.

Unique to the TITLE Championship, the event is being fished using the MLF catch-weigh-immediate release format. A select group of 25 pros (Group A) competed on Days 1 & 3 (Monday & Wednesday), and the other 25 pros (Group B) competed on Days 2 & 4 (Tuesday & Thursday). The top-10 pros from each group based on their cumulative two-day total advanced to Day 5 (Friday). Now, only the top 10 pros continue on to the sixth and final day of competition Saturday, with the winner earning the inaugural Tackle Warehouse TITLE Championship Belt presented by Toyota.

Attendance is limited to anglers and essential staff and fans are encouraged to follow the event online through expanded broadcast coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com and read the daily coverage, live blogs and photos at FLWFishing.com.

The MLF NOW! broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the final day of competition Saturday from 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. They’re joined by FLW Live hosts Travis Moran and Todd Hollowell, who will be reporting and providing from-the-water analysis from Sturgeon Bay.

Television coverage of the Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota event will be showcased across six two-hour episodes, premiering at 7 p.m. EDT, Oct. 9 on the Outdoor Channel. Episodes premiere in Friday night primetime slots on the Outdoor Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman Channel.

The 2020 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit featured a field of 150 of the top professional anglers in the world competing at six regular-season events around the country. The top 50 anglers in the Angler of the Year (AOY) standings after the six events qualified to compete in this event, the inaugural Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented /by Toyota.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Who is Cody Hollen & how did he get so good? On this Episode of Bass Cast Radio

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Who is Cody Hollen & how did he get so good? On this Episode of Bass Cast Radio

Who is Cody Hollen & how did he get to fish the 2020 Bassmaster Classic & have his 1st Top Ten finish on the Bassmaster Elite Series at Lake St. Clair all on his first year on tour. With 4 more venets left in the 2020 season will he make it back to the Classick again & what does he have to do to make it.

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Win A Chance To Fish With Champions And A VIP Classic Experience

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — In partnership with Toyota, B.A.S.S. is offering fans a chance to win a trip to the 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic in Fort Worth, Texas, an exclusive fishing experience and more in their new Toyota Fishing With Champions Sweepstakes.

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Schlapper Expands His Lead In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional On Lake Vermilion

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Schlapper Expands His Lead In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional On Lake Vermilion

Pat Schlapper, of Eleva, Wis., is leading after Day 2 of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional at Lake Vermilion with a two-day total of 35 pounds, 9 ounces.

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Schlapper Expands His Lead In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional On Lake Vermilion
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TOWER, Minn. — Despite a slower day, Pat Schlapper of Eleva, Wis., maintained his lead at the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Northern Regional on Minnesota’s Lake Vermilion with a two-day total weight of 35 pounds, 9 ounces.

After taking the top spot on Wednesday with 19-4, Schlapper added 16-5 on Day 2. Even though today’s productivity was lower, Schlapper expanded his lead from 7 ounces on Day 1 to nearly 2 pounds heading into Friday’s final round.

“I was very fortunate to have what I have today,” Schlapper said. “I’m not really optimistic about tomorrow.”

Doing most of his work in Vermilion’s east end, Schlapper said his morning started off slower than he had anticipated. He found a day-making 4-pounder around 10:20 a.m., but that was the only bright spot in his day.

“I maybe had 12 pounds before I caught that good one,” Schlapper said. “I caught a couple more good ones before that, but overall, it was a struggle.

“I caught plenty of fish, but getting those fish over 3 pounds was really difficult today. We had more sun today and that helped the bite on some spots, but I just think I’m running out of fish.”

Struggling to establish consistency, Schlapper had to cover a range of depths from 5 to 17 feet. Two of his weight fish came from deeper spots, while three — including his biggest — were shallow bites.

For his shallow work, Schlapper fished a Texas-rigged tube or a craw bait on a shaky head or football-head jig. In the deeper spots he relied on a drop shot.

“I’ve been running a 1/4-ounce drop-shot weight when it’s calm, and I’ll go up to a 3/8 if I have to when it’s windy,” he said. “I don’t like to use that 3/8 because it gets hung up a lot more.

“I’m using a 4-inch green pumpkin worm and an 18-inch leader out here to keep it up off the rocky bottom.”

Getting quality bites was tough, and Schlapper lamented several moments when he had his opportunities but watched good ones swim away.

“It was a tough day; I left a lot out there,” he said. “I had a lot of missed opportunities that are probably going to haunt me. But these (smallmouth) are tough to catch.”

Richard Lindgren of Lakeville, Minn., is in second place with 33-10. Improving from seventh place on Day 1, he displayed noteworthy consistency by adding 16-12 to Wednesday’s weight of 16-14.

Fishing the lake’s east and central regions, Lindgren targeted various rock features in less than 10 feet. He kept his bait details guarded but noted that he’s power fishing with a mix of reaction baits and plastics.

“I ran some new water today and fished a couple different patterns, both shallow and offshore,” Lindgren said. “I had most of my weight by 10:30, and then I upgraded two times after that.

“It was just one fish here, one fish there, they’re not schooled up. I fished like 30 spots today.”

Lonnie Peterson of Chippewa Falls, Wis., is in third place with 33-9. After placing 12th on Day 1 with 15-15, he added 17-10 today. He fished the same areas he fished on Wednesday, but today’s sunnier conditions stimulated more active feeding and improved his opportunities.

“I’m fishing 8 to 16 feet of water in the lake’s northwest section,” Peterson said. “I was fishing isolated stuff or anything that’s bigger.

“I was fishing a drop shot with a green pumpkin worm and working it really slowly and methodically. I was picking apart each section.”

Dan Parker of Guttenberg, Iowa, is in the lead for Big Bass honors with his 4-14.

Matt Byrnes of Hudson, Wis., leads the nonboater division with 20-8. On Day 1, Byrnes placed 15th with 9-2 and took over his division’s top spot today by adding 11-6.

Dan O’Keefe of Prior Lake, Minn., holds the Big Bass lead among nonboaters with a 5-5.

In tomorrow’s final round, the Top 18 boaters and Top 18 nonboaters compete for the first-place prize and a spot in the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, Nov. 11-13 on Pickwick Lake.

In the state team competition, the Indiana B.A.S.S. Nation accumulated a two-day total of 402 pounds, 15 ounces and won the top prize of $6,250. Trailing by a mere 2 ounces, the Wisconsin B.A.S.S. Nation took second with 402-13 and won $3,750. Finishing third with 391-3, the Minnesota B.A.S.S. Nation won $2,500.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6 a.m. CT from Fortune Bay Resort Marina. The weigh-in will be held at the marina at 2 p.m.

The event is being hosted by the Fortune Bay Resort Casino.

2020 TNT Fireworks Bass Nation Northern Regional Lake Vermilion 8/26-8/28
Lake Vermilion, Tower MN.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Pat Schlapper Eleva, WI (WI) 10 35-09 0
2. Richard Lindgren Lakeville, MN (MN) 10 33-10 0
3. Lonnie Peterson Chippewa Falls, WI (WI) 10 33-09 0
4. Eric Storms Winner, SD (SD) 10 33-03 0
5. Jeff Napier Martinsville, IN (IN) 10 32-03 0
6. JP Przekurat Stevens Point, WI (WI) 10 32-02 0
7. Josh Miller Roberts, WI (WI) 10 31-14 0
8. Eddie Levin Westerville, OH (OH) 10 31-08 0
9. Ted Heitschmidt Tomahawk, WI (WI) 10 31-07 0
10. Bryce Kalen Greenwood, IN (IN) 10 31-02 0
11. Nick Leonard Cincinnati, OH (OH) 10 30-09 0
12. Trevor Kettles Waukee, IA (IA) 10 29-09 0
13. Brent Haimes Elgin, MN (MN) 10 29-08 0
14. Troy Diede Sioux Falls, SD (SD) 10 29-06 0
15. Brian Coleman Mitchell, IN (IN) 10 29-04 0
16. Brock Belik Orchard, NE (SD) 10 28-15 0
17. Chris Wilkinson Farmersburg, IN (IN) 10 28-14 0
18. Harry Marsh III New Berlin, WI (WI) 10 28-12 0
19. Matt Reagan Hudsonville, MI (MI) 10 28-11 0
20. Eric Ritter Buffalo, MN (MN) 10 28-11 0
21. Tanner Bock Davenport, IA (IA) 10 28-03 0
22. Justin Rowe New Auburn, WI (WI) 10 28-02 0
23. Josh Hubbard Braidwood, IL (IL) 10 28-02 0
24. Nate Brown Muscatine, IA (IA) 10 27-13 0
24. John Fairbanks Hastings, MN (MN) 10 27-13 0
26. Johnston Westmoreland Mooselake, MN (MN) 10 27-06 0
27. Denny Cook Auburn, IN (MI) 10 27-06 0
28. Terry McWilliams Greenfield, IN (IN) 10 27-04 0
29. Carl Spande Mounds View, MN (MN) 10 27-04 0
30. Kody Lane Rock Springs, WI (WI) 10 26-14 0
31. J. Scott Foureman Bradford, OH (OH) 10 26-14 0
32. Dan Parker Guttenberg, IA (IA) 10 26-14 0
33. Shane Stiehl Pierre, SD (SD) 10 26-02 0
34. Bob Slama Harrisburg, SD (SD) 10 26-02 0
35. Lee Farber Watertown, MN (MN) 10 26-01 0
36. Bob Bayless Indianapolis, IN (IN) 10 25-14 0
37. Tom Kiefer Fowlerville, MI (MI) 10 25-14 0
38. David Watson Sullivan, IN (IN) 10 25-12 0
39. Jay Swanson Lakeville, MN (MN) 10 25-10 0
40. Joe Discerni Warren, OH (OH) 10 25-09 0
41. Chris Myers Madison, IN (IN) 10 25-05 0
42. Reid Culler Hudson, IN (MI) 10 25-04 0
43. Dan Brown Joliet, IL (IL) 8 25-01 0
44. John Thomsen Creston, IA (NE) 10 24-13 0
45. Cliff Van Beek Canistota, SD (SD) 10 24-07 0
46. Austin Brimeyer Dubuque, IA (IA) 9 24-06 0
47. Donald Roberts Bellville, OH (OH) 10 24-02 0
48. Robert Hime Odessa, MO (NE) 10 23-12 0
49. Wes Westerveld Ramsey, MN (MN) 9 23-05 0
50. Paul Amstutz Gambler, OH (OH) 10 23-05 0
51. Mike Obal Springfield, NE (NE) 10 23-01 0
52. Kirk Hansen Omaha, NE (NE) 9 22-14 0
53. Andrew Nitchals Willmar, MN (MN) 9 22-13 0
54. Jerry Avis Council Bluffs, IA (NE) 10 22-11 0
55. Bob Garman Center Point, IA (IA) 9 22-09 0
56. Randy Burch Ladysmith, WI (WI) 9 22-05 0
57. Tad Tinlin Des Moines, IA (IA) 9 22-05 0
58. Kyle Waller Thornville, OH (OH) 9 22-00 0
59. Joshua Brown Corydon, IN (IN) 10 22-00 0
60. Jacob Stauthammer Lafayette, IL (IL) 10 21-12 0
61. Ryan Koehn Lofts Ada, MI (MI) 10 21-12 0
62. Brian Martin Papillion , NE (NE) 9 21-04 0
63. Jared Knuth Wahoo, NE (NE) 8 21-03 0
64. Pete Saele Lockport, IL (IL) 10 20-02 0
65. Eric Culler Hudson, IN (MI) 8 19-09 0
66. Zachary Nelson Glen Flora, WI (WI) 9 19-06 0
67. Peter Tuls Grand Haven, MI (MI) 8 17-14 0
68. Corey Peterson Yankton, SD (SD) 7 17-10 0
69. Tom Shumowsky North Riverside, IL (IL 10 17-09 0
70. Scott Dunn Morris, IL (IL) 9 16-11 0
71. Mark Vote Omaha, NE (NE) 8 16-04 0
72. Scott Cooke Marengo, OH (OH) 6 16-02 0
73. Edward Gad Braidwood, IL (IL) 7 15-10 0
74. Aaron Faulk Mc Causland, IA (IA) 8 15-10 0
75. Richard Hladky Yankton, SD (SD) 8 15-06 0
76. Steven Kunz Jasper, IN (IN) 7 15-06 0
77. Ed Sizemore Lebanon, OH (OH) 10 15-03 0
78. Jason Citta Hershey, NE (NE) 6 14-13 0
79. Nick Ash Omaha, NE (NE) 6 14-08 0
80. Justin Kohl Hastings, NE (SD) 7 13-15 0
81. Jim Friedman Dubuque, IA (IA) 5 13-00 0
82. Steven Smith Johnstown, OH (OH) 6 12-10 0
83. Chad Timmer Hudsonville, MI (MI) 7 12-10 0
84. Jeff Mcfarland Petoskey, MI (MI) 6 12-08 0
85. Allen Williford West Frankfort, IL (IL) 5 12-07 0
86. Glen Gray Hartland, MI (MI) 6 12-00 0
87. Rex Ryckman Ft. Pierre, SD (SD) 3 09-13 0
88. Brian Sopko Saint Anne, IL (IL) 5 09-05 0
89. Chris Lally Manteno, IL (IL) 3 06-10 0
90. Doug Lamont Long Grove, IA (IA) 3 05-14 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 74 412 1104-06
2 61 388 971-11
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135 800 2076-01

TEAM STANDINGS Day 2
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State Lbs-Oz
1 INDIANA 402-15
2 WISCONSIN 402-13
3 MINNESOTA 391-03
4 SOUTH DAKOTA 338-15
5 OHIO 330-12
6 IOWA 328-15
7 ILLINOIS 310-05
8 MICHIGAN 307-07
9 NEBRASKA 294-08

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 2
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IOWA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Trevor Kettles Waukee, IA 10 29-09 0
2 Tanner Bock Davenport, IA 10 28-03 0
3 Nate Brown Muscatine, IA 10 27-13 0
4 Dan Parker Guttenberg, IA 10 26-14 0
5 Austin Brimeyer Dubuque, IA 9 24-06 0
6 Bob Garman Center Point, IA 9 22-09 0
7 Tad Tinlin Des Moines, IA 9 22-05 0
8 Aaron Faulk Mc Causland, IA 8 15-10 0
9 Jim Friedman Dubuque, IA 5 13-00 0
10 Doug Lamont Long Grove, IA 3 05-14 0

ILLINOIS
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Josh Hubbard Braidwood, IL 10 28-02 0
2 Dan Brown Joliet, IL 8 25-01 0
3 Jacob Stauthammer Lafayette, IL 10 21-12 0
4 Pete Saele Lockport, IL 10 20-02 0
5 Tom Shumowsky North Riverside, IL 10 17-09 0
6 Scott Dunn Morris, IL 9 16-11 0
7 Edward Gad Braidwood, IL 7 15-10 0
8 Allen Williford West Frankfort, IL 5 12-07 0
9 Brian Sopko Saint Anne, IL 5 09-05 0
10 Chris Lally Manteno, IL 3 06-10 0

INDIANA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Jeff Napier Martinsville, IN 10 32-03 0
2 Bryce Kalen Greenwood, IN 10 31-02 0
3 Brian Coleman Mitchell, IN 10 29-04 0
4 Chris Wilkinson Farmersburg, IN 10 28-14 0
5 Terry McWilliams Greenfield, IN 10 27-04 0
6 Bob Bayless Indianapolis, IN 10 25-14 0
7 David Watson Sullivan, IN 10 25-12 0
8 Chris Myers Madison, IN 10 25-05 0
9 Joshua Brown Corydon, IN 10 22-00 0
10 Steven Kunz Jasper, IN 7 15-06 0

MICHIGAN
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Matt Reagan Hudsonville, MI 10 28-11 0
2 Denny Cook Auburn, IN 10 27-06 0
3 Tom Kiefer Fowlerville, MI 10 25-14 0
4 Reid Culler Hudson, IN 10 25-04 0
5 Ryan Koehn Lofts Ada, MI 10 21-12 0
6 Eric Culler Hudson, IN 8 19-09 0
7 Peter Tuls Grand Haven, MI 8 17-14 0
8 Chad Timmer Hudsonville, MI 7 12-10 0
9 Jeff Mcfarland Petoskey, MI 6 12-08 0
10 Glen Gray Hartland, MI 6 12-00 0

MINNESOTA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Richard Lindgren Lakeville, MN 10 33-10 0
2 Brent Haimes Elgin, MN 10 29-08 0
3 Eric Ritter Buffalo, MN 10 28-11 0
4 John Fairbanks Hastings, MN 10 27-13 0
5 Johnston Westmoreland Mooselake, MN 10 27-06 0
6 Carl Spande Mounds View, MN 10 27-04 0
7 Lee Farber Watertown, MN 10 26-01 0
8 Jay Swanson Lakeville, MN 10 25-10 0
9 Wes Westerveld Ramsey, MN 9 23-05 0
10 Andrew Nitchals Willmar, MN 9 22-13 0

OHIO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Eddie Levin Westerville, OH 10 31-08 0
2 Nick Leonard Cincinnati, OH 10 30-09 0
3 J. Scott Foureman Bradford, OH 10 26-14 0
4 Joe Discerni Warren, OH 10 25-09 0
5 Donald Roberts Bellville, OH 10 24-02 0
6 Paul Amstutz Gambler, OH 10 23-05 0
7 Kyle Waller Thornville, OH 9 22-00 0
8 Scott Cooke Marengo, OH 6 16-02 0
9 Ed Sizemore Lebanon, OH 10 15-03 0
10 Steven Smith Johnstown, OH 6 12-10 0

SOUTH DAKOTA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Eric Storms Winner, SD 10 33-03 0
2 Troy Diede Sioux Falls, SD 10 29-06 0
3 Brock Belik Orchard, NE 10 28-15 0
4 Shane Stiehl Pierre, SD 10 26-02 0
5 Bob Slama Harrisburg, SD 10 26-02 0
6 Cliff Van Beek Canistota, SD 10 24-07 0
7 Corey Peterson Yankton, SD 7 17-10 0
8 Richard Hladky Yankton, SD 8 15-06 0
9 Justin Kohl Hastings, NE 7 13-15 0
10 Rex Ryckman Ft. Pierre, SD 3 09-13 0

WISCONSIN
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Pat Schlapper Eleva, WI 10 35-09 0
2 Lonnie Peterson Chippewa Falls, WI 10 33-09 0
3 JP Przekurat Stevens Point, WI 10 32-02 0
4 Josh Miller Roberts, WI 10 31-14 0
5 Ted Heitschmidt Tomahawk, WI 10 31-07 0
6 Harry Marsh III New Berlin, WI 10 28-12 0
7 Justin Rowe New Auburn, WI 10 28-02 0
8 Kody Lane Rock Springs, WI 10 26-14 0
9 Randy Burch Ladysmith, WI 9 22-05 0
10 Zachary Nelson Glen Flora, WI 9 19-06 0

NEBRASKA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 John Thomsen Creston, IA 10 24-13 0
2 Robert Hime Odessa, MO 10 23-12 0
3 Mike Obal Springfield, NE 10 23-01 0
4 Kirk Hansen Omaha, NE 9 22-14 0
5 Jerry Avis Council Bluffs, IA 10 22-11 0
6 Brian Martin Papillion , NE 9 21-04 0
7 Jared Knuth Wahoo, NE 8 21-03 0
8 Mark Vote Omaha, NE 8 16-04 0
9 Jason Citta Hershey, NE 6 14-13 0
10 Nick Ash Omaha, NE 6 14-08 0

2020 TNT Fireworks Bass Nation Northern Regional Lake Vermilion 8/26-8/28
Lake Vermilion, Tower MN.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1. Matt Byrnes Hudson, WI (WI) 6 20-08 0
2. Matthew Marques Seneca, IL (IL) 6 19-13 0
3. Michael Pruitt Martinsville, IN (IN) 6 18-09 0
4. Jeffrey Lopez Bolingbrook, IL (IL) 6 18-09 0
5. Kevin Mullins Brooklyn, IN (IN) 6 18-04 0
6. Eddie Gad Braidwood, IL (IL) 6 18-04 0
7. Scott Hrcka Homer, MI (MI) 6 17-09 0
8. Tristin Wilcox Ely, IA (IA) 6 17-08 0
9. Jesse Weener Holland, MI (MI) 6 17-06 0
10. Bob Vaughn Waterloo, IA (IA) 6 16-15 0
11. Adam Edwards Andover, MN (MN) 6 16-15 0
12. John-Paul Hey Chicago, IN (WI) 6 16-15 0
13. Michael Hamilton Plainfield, IN (IN) 6 16-10 0
14. Coleton Usher Atkins, IA (IA) 6 16-09 0
15. Bryce Hauf Winner, SD (SD) 6 16-03 0
16. Aaron Bunge Fairfax, IA (IA) 5 16-00 0
17. John Smith Corydon, IN (IN) 6 15-13 0
18. Dennis Carroll Ashland, NE (NE) 6 15-10 0
19. Casey Morgan Byron, IL (IL) 6 15-10 0
20. Mark Emenecker Matton, IL (IL) 6 15-05 0
21. Nick Strilzuk Balsam Lake, WI (WI) 6 15-05 0
22. Shawn Van Gerpen Sioux Falls, SD (SD) 6 15-05 0
23. Bryan Larson Waconia, MN (MN) 6 15-01 0
24. Hunter Scharphorn Grand Haven, MI (MI) 6 14-12 0
25. Colten Didion Westerville, OH (OH) 6 14-09 0
26. Bryan Kalen Mooresville, IN (IN) 6 14-01 0
27. Jack Johnson Brandon, SD (SD) 6 13-13 0
28. Devon Dvorak Keystone, IA (IA) 5 13-12 0
29. Luke Kerstetter Brookfield, WI (WI) 6 13-11 0
30. Ryan Kriegel Delphos, OH (OH) 6 13-09 0
31. Larry Sallis Herculaneum, MO (NE) 5 13-08 0
32. Chris Pope Greenville, OH (OH) 6 13-08 0
33. Alfonso Garcia Jr Mccook, NE (NE) 5 13-05 0
34. Brian Liming Dillsboro, IN (IN) 5 13-04 0
35. Ethan Hladky Yankton, SD (SD) 6 13-03 0
36. Markus Werner Cannon Falls, MN (MN) 6 13-02 0
37. Todd Stiehl Winner, SD (SD) 6 13-02 0
38. Phillip Rummel Jr Mount Vernon, OH (OH) 6 13-01 0
39. Kyle Taylor Shelburn, IN (IN) 6 13-01 0
40. Bryan Quigley Green Bay, WI (WI) 4 12-12 0
41. Patrick Stradal Minneapolis, MN (MN) 5 12-10 0
42. Obie Oberts Custer Park, IL (IL) 5 12-07 0
43. Chris Jewett Longville, MN (NE) 6 12-07 0
44. Joe Paulson Winner, WY (SD) 6 12-07 0
45. Jon Sohlden Paw Paw, MI (MI) 6 12-06 0
46. Matt Green Battle Creek, MI (MI) 5 12-04 0
47. William Clark Vincennes, IN (IN) 6 12-03 0
48. Tracy Skare Lakeville, MN (MN) 6 11-15 0
49. John Terry Mansfield, OH (OH) 6 11-12 0
50. Tim Spande Plymouth, MN (MN) 5 11-08 0
51. Robert Swem Buchanan, MI (MI) 5 10-15 0
52. Joshua Rogers Minneapolis, MN (MN) 4 10-13 0
53. Ryan Bergeman Chippewa Falls, WI (WI) 4 10-11 0
54. Sawyer Schugel Victoria, MN (MN) 5 10-02 0
55. Bradley Waller Plainfield, IL (IL) 4 09-15 0
56. Dan O’Keefe Prior Lake, MN (MN) 3 09-15 0
57. Jayson Rewolinski Bellevue, NE (NE) 4 09-14 0
58. Bryson Steele Homer, IL (IL) 5 09-13 0
59. Timothy Peterson Springfield, SD (SD) 5 09-10 0
60. Kirk Mclouth Indianapolis, IN (IN) 4 09-09 0
61. Austin Sudduth Waterford, WI (WI) 3 09-08 0
62. Brian Vogelsang Zanesfield, OH (OH) 4 09-08 0
63. Brian Hinspeter Waukee, IA (IA) 4 09-05 0
64. Adam Markiewicz Plainfield, IL (IL) 5 09-02 0
65. Pat Soppe Manchester, IA (IA) 3 09-01 0
66. Jim Gacke Harrisburg, SD (SD) 4 08-11 0
67. Charrlie Kuebler Jasper, IN (IN) 4 08-09 0
68. Leray Anderson II Crofton, NE (SD) 4 08-08 0
69. Steve Tagg Wyoming, MI (MI) 5 08-07 0
70. Austin Moore Washburn, IL (IL) 3 08-02 0
71. Jose Munoz McHenry , IL (WI) 4 07-05 0
72. Josh Peters Morristown, MN (MN) 3 07-01 0
73. Randy Cloeter Norfolk, NE (NE) 4 06-15 0
74. Joe Wilcox Millersport, OH (OH) 2 06-14 0
75. Jeff Schultz Amelia, OH (OH) 3 06-13 0
76. Jake Drukenbrod Canton, OH (OH) 3 06-11 0
77. Jason Fairbanks Grove City, OH (OH) 2 06-09 0
78. Jerry Duncklee Fayette, IA (IA) 4 06-07 0
79. Anthony Nelson Ladysmith, WI (WI) 2 06-02 0
80. Doug Rishel Plattsmouth, NE (NE) 3 05-15 0
81. Billy Ray Plattsmouth, NE (NE) 3 05-10 0
82. Dylan McMains Madrid, IA (IA) 2 05-04 0
83. Zeb Mcfarland Stanton , IA (NE) 3 05-00 0
84. Adam Stachura Warren, MI (MI) 3 04-10 0
85. John Ryan Georgetown, TN (MI) 1 03-06 0
86. Cal Plienis Sioux Falls, SD (SD) 2 03-02 0
87. Tyler Uekman Mount Clemens, MI (MI) 1 02-04 0
88. Taylor Burgin Palo, ID (IA) 2 01-15 0
89. Morgan McLain Lenexa, KS (NE) 1 01-01 0
90. Fischer Bailey Baraboo, WI (WI) 0 00-00 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 57 217 560-07
2 0 202 471-05
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57 419 1031-12

TEAM STANDINGS Day 2
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State Lbs-Oz
1 INDIANA 402-15
2 WISCONSIN 402-13
3 MINNESOTA 391-03
4 SOUTH DAKOTA 338-15
5 OHIO 330-12
6 IOWA 328-15
7 ILLINOIS 310-05
8 MICHIGAN 307-07
9 NEBRASKA 294-08

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS Day 2
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IOWA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Tristin Wilcox Ely, IA 6 17-08 0
2 Bob Vaughn Waterloo, IA 6 16-15 0
3 Coleton Usher Atkins, IA 6 16-09 0
4 Aaron Bunge Fairfax, IA 5 16-00 0
5 Devon Dvorak Keystone, IA 5 13-12 0
6 Brian Hinspeter Waukee, IA 4 09-05 0
7 Pat Soppe Manchester, IA 3 09-01 0
8 Jerry Duncklee Fayette, IA 4 06-07 0
9 Dylan McMains Madrid, IA 2 05-04 0
10 Taylor Burgin Palo, ID 2 01-15 0

ILLINOIS
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Matthew Marques Seneca, IL 6 19-13 0
2 Jeffrey Lopez Bolingbrook, IL 6 18-09 0
3 Eddie Gad Braidwood, IL 6 18-04 0
4 Casey Morgan Byron, IL 6 15-10 0
5 Mark Emenecker Matton, IL 6 15-05 0
6 Obie Oberts Custer Park, IL 5 12-07 0
7 Bradley Waller Plainfield, IL 4 09-15 0
8 Bryson Steele Homer, IL 5 09-13 0
9 Adam Markiewicz Plainfield, IL 5 09-02 0
10 Austin Moore Washburn, IL 3 08-02 0

INDIANA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Michael Pruitt Martinsville, IN 6 18-09 0
2 Kevin Mullins Brooklyn, IN 6 18-04 0
3 Michael Hamilton Plainfield, IN 6 16-10 0
4 John Smith Corydon, IN 6 15-13 0
5 Bryan Kalen Mooresville, IN 6 14-01 0
6 Brian Liming Dillsboro, IN 5 13-04 0
7 Kyle Taylor Shelburn, IN 6 13-01 0
8 William Clark Vincennes, IN 6 12-03 0
9 Kirk Mclouth Indianapolis, IN 4 09-09 0
10 Charrlie Kuebler Jasper, IN 4 08-09 0

MICHIGAN
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Scott Hrcka Homer, MI 6 17-09 0
2 Jesse Weener Holland, MI 6 17-06 0
3 Hunter Scharphorn Grand Haven, MI 6 14-12 0
4 Jon Sohlden Paw Paw, MI 6 12-06 0
5 Matt Green Battle Creek, MI 5 12-04 0
6 Robert Swem Buchanan, MI 5 10-15 0
7 Steve Tagg Wyoming, MI 5 08-07 0
8 Adam Stachura Warren, MI 3 04-10 0
9 John Ryan Georgetown, TN 1 03-06 0
10 Tyler Uekman Mount Clemens, MI 1 02-04 0

MINNESOTA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Adam Edwards Andover, MN 6 16-15 0
2 Bryan Larson Waconia, MN 6 15-01 0
3 Markus Werner Cannon Falls, MN 6 13-02 0
4 Patrick Stradal Minneapolis, MN 5 12-10 0
5 Tracy Skare Lakeville, MN 6 11-15 0
6 Tim Spande Plymouth, MN 5 11-08 0
7 Joshua Rogers Minneapolis, MN 4 10-13 0
8 Sawyer Schugel Victoria, MN 5 10-02 0
9 Dan O’Keefe Prior Lake, MN 3 09-15 0
10 Josh Peters Morristown, MN 3 07-01 0

OHIO
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Colten Didion Westerville, OH 6 14-09 0
2 Ryan Kriegel Delphos, OH 6 13-09 0
3 Chris Pope Greenville, OH 6 13-08 0
4 Phillip Rummel Jr Mount Vernon, OH 6 13-01 0
5 John Terry Mansfield, OH 6 11-12 0
6 Brian Vogelsang Zanesfield, OH 4 09-08 0
7 Joe Wilcox Millersport, OH 2 06-14 0
8 Jeff Schultz Amelia, OH 3 06-13 0
9 Jake Drukenbrod Canton, OH 3 06-11 0
10 Jason Fairbanks Grove City, OH 2 06-09 0

SOUTH DAKOTA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Bryce Hauf Winner, SD 6 16-03 0
2 Shawn Van Gerpen Sioux Falls, SD 6 15-05 0
3 Jack Johnson Brandon, SD 6 13-13 0
4 Ethan Hladky Yankton, SD 6 13-03 0
5 Todd Stiehl Winner, SD 6 13-02 0
6 Joe Paulson Winner, WY 6 12-07 0
7 Timothy Peterson Springfield, SD 5 09-10 0
8 Jim Gacke Harrisburg, SD 4 08-11 0
9 Leray Anderson II Crofton, NE 4 08-08 0
10 Cal Plienis Sioux Falls, SD 2 03-02 0

WISCONSIN
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Matt Byrnes Hudson, WI 6 20-08 0
2 John-Paul Hey Chicago, IN 6 16-15 0
3 Nick Strilzuk Balsam Lake, WI 6 15-05 0
4 Luke Kerstetter Brookfield, WI 6 13-11 0
5 Bryan Quigley Green Bay, WI 4 12-12 0
6 Ryan Bergeman Chippewa Falls, WI 4 10-11 0
7 Austin Sudduth Waterford, WI 3 09-08 0
8 Jose Munoz McHenry , IL 4 07-05 0
9 Anthony Nelson Ladysmith, WI 2 06-02 0
10 Fischer Bailey Baraboo, WI 0 00-00 0

NEBRASKA
Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Total $$$
1 Dennis Carroll Ashland, NE 6 15-10 0
2 Larry Sallis Herculaneum, MO 5 13-08 0
3 Alfonso Garcia Jr Mccook, NE 5 13-05 0
4 Chris Jewett Longville, MN 6 12-07 0
5 Jayson Rewolinski Bellevue, NE 4 09-14 0
6 Randy Cloeter Norfolk, NE 4 06-15 0
7 Doug Rishel Plattsmouth, NE 3 05-15 0
8 Billy Ray Plattsmouth, NE 3 05-10 0
9 Zeb Mcfarland Stanton , IA 3 05-00 0
10 Morgan McLain Lenexa, KS 1 01-01 0

Pair Of CVCC Teams Top The Field At Bassmaster College Series Event On Lake Hartwell

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Pair Of CVCC Teams Top The Field At Bassmaster College Series Event On Lake Hartwell

Jeremy Dellinger (pictured) and Nathan Smith, from North Carolina’s Catawba Valley Community College, are leading after Day 1 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Hartwell presented by Bass Pro Shops with 11 pounds, 9 ounces.

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August 27, 2020

Pair Of CVCC Teams Top The Field At Bassmaster College Series Event On Lake Hartwell

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ANDERSON, S.C. — After a five-month layoff, the Catawba Valley Community College fishing program opened the third stop of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Hartwell presented by Bass Pro Shops with a bang as two Red Hawks teams led the 115-boat field after Day 1 on Thursday.

Jeremy Dellinger and Nathan Smith hold the top spot after dropping a three-bass limit of 11 pounds, 9 ounces on the scales. They hold a 1-4 pound lead over teammates Lane Bailey and Adam Seagle.

The teams from the two-year college with an enrollment of 4,610 in Hickory, N.C., combined to weigh in six largemouth bass, passing on the spotted bass that Lake Hartwell is known for.

“It’s crazy,” Dellinger said. “We are just a little community college competing against the best fishing colleges in the country. Here we are, one and two (in the standings), a little community college leading the most prestigious tournament trail in college fishing. It’s insane.”

For Dellinger and Smith, the deep bite never materialized during practice, so they moved to shallow water and found an area that produced some fish that Dellinger thought would give them 7 to 8 pounds a day.

To their surprise, the area produced excellent quality.

“One of our biggest fish came up schooling in the middle of a pocket within throwing range,” Dellinger said. “It was one of those things that just happened to go right. And to do well in a tournament, you need some things to go right.”

A Lake Norman native, Dellinger said he isn’t sure if they can catch the same quality for the next two days but feels he has enough to stay near the top.

“If I can manage my fish the right way, I might be able to stretch it for three days,” he said. “But, I will need a couple of those luscious fish like I caught today.”

Bailey, a Lake Hickory native, said he and Seagle made a 15- to 20-minute run up the Tugaloo River where they caught mostly largemouth bass with a topwater bait around shallow cover.

While all of the fish they weighed were over 2 1/2 pounds for a total of 10-5, Bailey and Seagle missed a couple of key fish that would have given them a substantial lead.

“We had marked a bunch of areas in practice, and (Seagle) actually caught a 7-pounder on one of these banks. We went back to that bank today and the 7-pounder bit a topwater and I missed it. Then we lost one about 8 pounds. We should have had like 17 pounds.

“We missed five blow-ups on the topwater this morning, and we thought the day was over. But we just kept with it.”

Bailey and Seagle struggled to catch fish during their first 2 1/2 days of practice but stumbled upon some quality fish midway through the third day. That clued them in to a pattern Bailey believes can hold up for two more days.

Higher-than-normal water on Hartwell has helped the bite, Bailey said, but if the water drops he and Seagle’s bite may get tougher.

This week’s tournament at Lake Hartwell was originally scheduled for the end of March following the first two tour stops at Toledo Bend in January and Smith Lake in February, but the COVID-19 pandemic brought the season to a screeching halt. After an extended layoff, Thursday’s blastoff was a special moment for Bailey.

“When they started playing music right before blastoff, I got goosebumps,” he said. “Not many people in the country get to do this stuff, and we are blessed to get to do it.”

The move to a late-summer event threw another curveball for the anglers, as the decision was made to change the limit from five fish to three to ensure the health of the fish and fishery. With the three-fish limit, Bailey said largemouth are the key to success, despite the healthy spotted bass population.

“In a three-fish deal, you aren’t going to win it with spotted bass,” he said.

Grant Adams and Wil Rigdon from Campbellsville University in Kentucky claimed third place on Day 1 with a limit weighing 10-2, trailing the leaders by a little less than 1 1/2 pounds. The Clemson University duo of GL Compton and Matthew Sprouse sit in fourth with 10-1 — a limit that was anchored by a 5-14 largemouth that gave them Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the day.

The full field will take off Friday at 6:45 a.m. ET from Green Pond Landing. The weigh-in will be held back at Green Pond at 2:45 p.m. The Top 12 teams after Friday’s weigh-in will compete on Championship Saturday and will earn a spot in the 2020 National Championship to be held on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida Oct. 29-31.

2020 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Lake Hartwell presented by
Bass Pro Shops 8/27-8/29
Lake Hartwell, Anderson SC.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Jeremy Dellinger – Nathan Smith CVCC 250
Day 1: 3 11-09 Total: 3 11-09
2. Lane Bailey – Adam Seagle CVCC 249
Day 1: 3 10-05 Total: 3 10-05
3. Grant Adams – Wil Rigdon Campbellsville University 248
Day 1: 3 10-02 Total: 3 10-02
4. GL Compton – Matthew Sprouse Clemson University 247
Day 1: 3 10-01 Total: 3 10-01
5. Jake Lee – Mason Cizek Bryan College 246
Day 1: 3 09-12 Total: 3 09-12
6. Brad Ableman – Wilson Smith Bethel University 245
Day 1: 3 09-11 Total: 3 09-11
7. Braden Perry – Aidan England Carson-Newman University 244
Day 1: 3 09-09 Total: 3 09-09
8. Cody Gregory – Levi Mullins Bethel University 243
Day 1: 3 09-03 Total: 3 09-03
9. George Fallon – George Gore Clemson University 242
Day 1: 3 09-00 Total: 3 09-00
10. Harbor Lovin – Zachary Martin Murray State University 241
Day 1: 3 08-12 Total: 3 08-12
11. Griffin Fernandes – Gunner Wilson Adrian College 240
Day 1: 3 08-08 Total: 3 08-08
12. Cole Sands – Conner Dimauro Bryan College 239
Day 1: 3 08-05 Total: 3 08-05
13. Drew Pridgen – Kaleb Brown Lander University 238
Day 1: 3 08-04 Total: 3 08-04
14. Grayson Morris – Jacob Pfundt University of Montevalllo 237
Day 1: 3 08-00 Total: 3 08-00
15. Dax Ewart – Kyle Palmer Bethel University 236
Day 1: 3 07-14 Total: 3 07-14
16. Hunter Bond – Bowman Davis Clemson University 235
Day 1: 3 07-11 Total: 3 07-11
17. Jarred Jones – Logan Tate Jacksonville State University 234
Day 1: 3 07-07 Total: 3 07-07
18. Colin Slentz – Evan Slentz Lander University 233
Day 1: 3 07-03 Total: 3 07-03
19. Jason Zubris – Penn State University 232
Day 1: 3 07-02 Total: 3 07-02
20. Cal Culpepper – Mason Waddell University of Montevallo 231
Day 1: 3 07-02 Total: 3 07-02
21. Jacob Blumling – Nathanael Wright Emmanuel College 230
Day 1: 3 07-01 Total: 3 07-01
22. Joshua DeKoning – Carter Ball Adrian College 229
Day 1: 3 06-14 Total: 3 06-14
23. Bryce Henley – Reese Kingston 228
Day 1: 3 06-13 Total: 3 06-13
24. Stephen Kinard – Jimmy Mitchum Lander University 227
Day 1: 3 06-12 Total: 3 06-12
25. Luke Lamb – Seth Roberts Bethel University 226
Day 1: 2 06-11 Total: 2 06-11
26. Garrett Warren – Snead State Community College 225
Day 1: 3 06-10 Total: 3 06-10
27. Hayden Gaddis – Ben Cully Carson-Newman University 224
Day 1: 3 06-08 Total: 3 06-08
28. Miller Spivey – Trey Dickert University of Montevallo 223
Day 1: 3 06-06 Total: 3 06-06
29. Weston Hollar – Wesley Gore University of Montevallo 222
Day 1: 3 06-05 Total: 3 06-05
30. Zeke Gossett – Lucas Smith Jacksonville State 221
Day 1: 3 06-03 Total: 3 06-03
31. Cole Dodson – Trent Jones University of Montevallo 220
Day 1: 3 06-02 Total: 3 06-02
31. Emil Wagner – Ole Miss 220
Day 1: 3 06-02 Total: 3 06-02
33. Shane Nelson – Brayden Federer Adrian College 218
Day 1: 3 06-01 Total: 3 06-01
34. Caleb Lonca – Justin Eggers CVCC 217
Day 1: 3 05-13 Total: 3 05-13
34. Kollin Smith – John Wesley Wardlaw Emmanuel College 217
Day 1: 3 05-13 Total: 3 05-13
36. James Willoughby – Chance Schwartz University of Montevallo 215
Day 1: 3 05-12 Total: 3 05-12
37. Jj Kocevar – Tanner Shriver Kent State University 214
Day 1: 3 05-11 Total: 3 05-11
37. Cole Zagrzebski – Ryan Bradway Western Michigan University 214
Day 1: 3 05-11 Total: 3 05-11
39. Hunter MCClaskey – Nicholas Gilbert King University 212
Day 1: 3 05-11 Total: 3 05-11
40. Jackson Staib – Baylor Howell Bethel University 211
Day 1: 3 05-10 Total: 3 05-10
41. Brian Linder – Nathan Thompson Minnesota State Univ Mankato 210
Day 1: 3 05-09 Total: 3 05-09
42. Zachary Asher – Jacob Klicman Kent State University 209
Day 1: 3 05-07 Total: 3 05-07
43. Weston Bison – Parker Wilton Lander University 208
Day 1: 3 05-06 Total: 3 05-06
44. Tyler Christy – Trey Schroeder McKendree University 207
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
44. Whit Edmonds – Bobby Long Lander University 207
Day 1: 3 05-05 Total: 3 05-05
46. Hayden Fuhr – Chase Carver Lander University 205
Day 1: 3 05-02 Total: 3 05-02
47. Calvin Currie – Tommy Teaster Lander University 204
Day 1: 3 05-01 Total: 3 05-01
48. Conner Giles – Christian Wright Bryan College 203
Day 1: 3 05-00 Total: 3 05-00
49. Jack Dice – LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 202
Day 1: 3 04-15 Total: 3 04-15
50. Matthew Davis – Cody Batterson Adrian College 201
Day 1: 3 04-13 Total: 3 04-13
51. Jake Maddux – Southern Union Community College 200
Day 1: 3 04-12 Total: 3 04-12
52. Dawson Cassidy – Gus Mclarry Texas AM Commerce 199
Day 1: 3 04-10 Total: 3 04-10
52. Joseph McClosky – Ryan Winchester Bethel University 199
Day 1: 3 04-10 Total: 3 04-10
52. Levi Sanchez – NATHAN SCHRADER Clemson 199
Day 1: 3 04-10 Total: 3 04-10
55. Austin Goins – Kirk Elijah Bryan college 196
Day 1: 3 04-10 Total: 3 04-10
56. Dalton Smith – Bradley Dunagan Campbellsville University 195
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
57. Cameron Rhodes – Jacob Witkowski Dallas Baptist University 194
Day 1: 3 04-09 Total: 3 04-09
58. Bryce Miller – Nick Crawford Kent State University 193
Day 1: 2 04-08 Total: 2 04-08
59. William Martin – Jack Baron University of Montevallo 192
Day 1: 3 04-07 Total: 3 04-07
59. Atom Ward – Gavin Lagle Indiana University Southeast 192
Day 1: 3 04-07 Total: 3 04-07
61. Sean Clayton – Owen Dimaio Clemson University 190
Day 1: 3 04-06 Total: 3 04-06
61. Trevor Harrill – Ty Leatherwood Appalachian State University 190
Day 1: 3 04-06 Total: 3 04-06
61. Chandler Jarrard – David Brashear Georgia Southern University 190
Day 1: 3 04-06 Total: 3 04-06
64. Shawn Coots – Luke Henderson Campbellsville University 187
Day 1: 3 04-05 Total: 3 04-05
64. Mitchel Goodin – John Jacobs Georgia Southern University 187
Day 1: 3 04-05 Total: 3 04-05
64. Mason Moore – Ryan Freeman Eastern Kentucky University 187
Day 1: 3 04-05 Total: 3 04-05
64. Wyatt Reid – Gehrig DeFronzo Erskine College 187
Day 1: 3 04-05 Total: 3 04-05
68. Zach Manneback – Jarrod Layton Adrain College 183
Day 1: 2 04-05 Total: 2 04-05
69. Austin Davis – Josh Howard Greenville Techincal 182
Day 1: 3 04-03 Total: 3 04-03
70. Curtis Dillon – Aaron Digh East Carolina University 181
Day 1: 3 04-02 Total: 3 04-02
71. Cy Casey – Daelyn Whaley Emmanuel College 180
Day 1: 3 04-01 Total: 3 04-01
72. Ty Black – Avry Thomason Georgia Southern University 179
Day 1: 3 04-00 Total: 3 04-00
72. Solomon Glenn – Hunter Ward University of Montervallo 179
Day 1: 3 04-00 Total: 3 04-00
74. Jack York – Cooper Thor Stephen F Austin State Universit 177
Day 1: 3 03-15 Total: 3 03-15
75. Bailey Bleser – Christian Hernandez Mckendree University 176
Day 1: 3 03-14 Total: 3 03-14
76. Andrew Fisher – Bennett Kudder Bryan College 175
Day 1: 3 03-12 Total: 3 03-12
76. Rob Lindsey – Justin Botts Bryan College 175
Day 1: 3 03-12 Total: 3 03-12
78. Tanner Barnes – Jordan Smallwood Campbellsville University 173
Day 1: 3 03-11 Total: 3 03-11
78. Cordell Beckman – Dru Johnson Greenville University 173
Day 1: 3 03-11 Total: 3 03-11
80. Ross Parris – Reed Green Lander University 171
Day 1: 2 03-11 Total: 2 03-11
81. Spencer Black – Lucas Oliver CVCC 170
Day 1: 3 03-08 Total: 3 03-08
81. Nolan Minor – Casey Lanier West Virginia University 170
Day 1: 3 03-08 Total: 3 03-08
83. Britt Myers – Tyler Anderson Lander University 168
Day 1: 3 03-06 Total: 3 03-06
84. Nolan Yeager – Ethan LeGare Stephen F. Austin State Universi 167
Day 1: 3 03-06 Total: 3 03-06
85. Mark Harris – Reece Martin Dallas Baptist University 166
Day 1: 3 03-05 Total: 3 03-05
86. Alex Saxon – Andrew Brock Emmanuel College 165
Day 1: 3 03-03 Total: 3 03-03
87. Matthew Cummings – Joseph Woods Bethel University 164
Day 1: 3 02-14 Total: 3 02-14
88. Adam Puckett – Blake Albertson Murray State University 163
Day 1: 3 02-13 Total: 3 02-13
89. Tyler Lusk – Corey Waits Lander University 162
Day 1: 2 02-11 Total: 2 02-11
90. Alec Coffey – Kyle Roy Campbellsville University 161
Day 1: 1 02-10 Total: 1 02-10
91. Denver Monteith – Adam Watts Trevecca Nazarene University 160
Day 1: 2 02-09 Total: 2 02-09
92. Ethan Shaw – Tyler Price Bryan College 159
Day 1: 2 02-06 Total: 2 02-06
93. Zachary Bowen – Thomas Millraney Bethel University 158
Day 1: 2 02-02 Total: 2 02-02
94. Austin Smith – Maddux Walters Carson Newman 157
Day 1: 1 02-02 Total: 1 02-02
95. Colby Hays – Logan Hawkins Campbellsville University 156
Day 1: 2 01-15 Total: 2 01-15
95. Cade Tootle – Thomas Mcelwaney Georgia Southern University 156
Day 1: 2 01-15 Total: 2 01-15
97. Matthew Benson – Garrett Ankerich Emmanuel College 154
Day 1: 1 01-15 Total: 1 01-15
97. Sam Shoemaker – Hayden Scott Adrian College 154
Day 1: 1 01-15 Total: 1 01-15
99. Griffin Phillips – Ethan King University of Montevallo 152
Day 1: 3 01-11 Total: 3 01-11
100. Ryan Park – Jon Johnston Murray State University 151
Day 1: 1 01-06 Total: 1 01-06
101. James Duncan – Blake Stringer Campbellsville University 150
Day 1: 1 01-03 Total: 1 01-03
102. River Lee – Hunter Muncrief Stephen F. Austin State Universi 149
Day 1: 1 01-02 Total: 1 01-02
103. Mark Wilson – Dylon Williams georgia southern 148
Day 1: 1 01-01 Total: 1 01-01
104. David Hendel – Jacob Blackburn Ohio State University 147
Day 1: 1 01-00 Total: 1 01-00
104. Matthew Roberts – Alice Lloyd College 147
Day 1: 1 01-00 Total: 1 01-00
106. Bailey Fain – Preston Kendrick Bryan College 145
Day 1: 1 00-15 Total: 1 00-15
106. Tristan McCormick – Stevie Mills Bethel University 145
Day 1: 1 00-15 Total: 1 00-15
106. Weston Randall – Anthony Hunckler Appalachian State University 145
Day 1: 1 00-15 Total: 1 00-15
109. Garritt Coughenour – University of North Alabama 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
109. Troy Gibson – Adam Hope University of Louisville 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
109. Jonah Gilbert – Emmanuel College 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
109. Griffin Heffington – Jacob Frazier Carson-Newman University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
109. Tanner Maness – Chandlar Ellis Lander University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
109. Caleb Sheldon – Ben Kinney Lander University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
109. Brant Shuler – Blake Nalley Clemson University 0
Day 1: 0 00-00 Total: 0 00-00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 85 288 538-10
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85 288 538-10

Former Bassmaster Classic Qualifier From Montana Leading Research For COVID-19 Vaccine

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Former Bassmaster Classic Qualifier From Montana Leading Research For COVID-19 Vaccine

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Working on a COVID-19 vaccine has kept Montana B.A.S.S. Nation angler and 2009 Bassmaster Classic qualifier Jay Evans, of Missoula, Mont., off the water for most of 2020.

The Big Sky Bassers Club member is the director of the Center for Translational Medicine at the University of Montana and the CEO of Inimmune Corporation, a biotech company focused on the development of vaccines and novel treatments for immune-related diseases.

“We have probably one of the larger vaccine discovery and development groups in the country here in Missoula, which I lead up,” Evans said. “We have a large and very active research team working on vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, tuberculosis, pseudomonas, influenza, pertussis, E. coli, opioid addiction, allergy and cancer.”

Evans said his research team started working on a COVID-19 vaccine in February. The virologist has also been advising the Montana B.A.S.S. Nation on how to practice social distancing when holding tournaments during the pandemic.

“I have been involved in discussions here locally in Montana about what to do about tournaments and if we can safely do tournaments in Montana,” Evans said. “Fortunately, Montana is the state with the fewest cases in the nation, which helps a lot.

“The state is going through a careful but pretty quick reopening. So, as the restaurants and things started to open, we also started holding tournaments. But we do it in a different way than we did it before. We have kept people from amassing in groups by limiting the number of weigh bags we give out, so we don’t have so many people waiting at the scales. We actually moved the location of the weigh-in at our last tournament from up near a restaurant and bar where we have crowds of people watching down to the ramp, which is a little quieter and faster, with less people congregating.”

Evans recalls his longtime association with the B.A.S.S. Nation started around 1993 when he decided to join the Evergreen Bass Club in Washington. “I had been fishing since before I could walk,” Evans said. “I sort of liked bass fishing, so I thought I would join a club to learn how to do it better. I enjoyed meeting other people to fish with and learning more about fishing.”

While working on his Ph.D. in molecular cellular biology at Oregon State University, Evans joined the Central Valley Bass Club. After earning his Ph.D., Evans went to work for a year at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., where he joined the Memphis Bassmasters Club. Then he moved to Texas and joined the Irving Bass Club while working at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

When he moved to Montana and joined the Big Sky Bassers Club, Evans started compiling his impressive list of B.A.S.S. Nation accomplishments by fishing Montana Nation state-qualifier tournaments. Since then, Evans has made the Montana Nation state team to qualify for 16 B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regionals and competed in five B.A.S.S. Nation Championships and the 2009 Bassmaster Classic.

His work schedule has made it tough sometimes for Evans to find time for fishing. “I also have three kids, and my two boys love to fish. (His son Tyler has fished in the Junior Bassmasters National Championship twice.) Juggling work and fishing and family time is a challenge, and right now fishing is suffering the most. I am not fishing the number of tournaments I typically would and not getting out as much as I normally would this time of year, but priority has to be family and a COVID-19 vaccine.”

His time-consuming work on a coronavirus vaccine caused Evans to skip a couple of Montana Nation tournaments and jeopardized his chances of making the state team. However, he was able to fish the Montana Nation State Championship on June 12-14 at Noxon Reservoir, where he finished in 10th place and made the state team on the boater side for the 2021 Western Regional. “I hadn’t been able to fish that much this spring because of the coronavirus vaccine work that I have been doing, so it was nice that I was still able to make the team,” Evans said.

The Montana angler has achieved some of the goals he has set for fishing in the B.A.S.S. Nation ranks.

“My lifetime goal when I first started was to make the Nation Championship, which was a thrill to do the first time in 2000, and then of course being able to fish the Classic is a dream that every Nation angler has from Day 1,” said Evans, who made the Classic final-day cut and finished 25th. Being able to fish all three days was a pretty neat experience.

“I am lucky enough to have done well enough in tournaments to make it that far, which is great. So now my goal is to grow the Nation and support the Montana Nation. The Nation has been great to me for all the years I have been in it. It is a great organization. I like the conservation, education and youth parts of it. When I joined a club years ago, people took me fishing, so I hope to do the same for kids and people wanting to join the Nation. That is kind of what the organization is all about.”

Evans said he would love to make the Classic again someday. For now, though, his main goal is to find a vaccine to curb a menacing disease.

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Cifuentes Wins Qualifying Round on Day Four at Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota at Sturgeon Bay

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Cifuentes Wins Qualifying Round on Day Four at Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota at Sturgeon Bay

Top 10 Anglers from Group B Now Join Top 10 Anglers from Group A in Friday’s Knockout Round

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STURGEON BAY, Wis. (Aug. 27, 2020) – Pro Joey Cifuentes of Clinton, Arkansas, caught 14 fish Thursday totaling 49 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the Group B Qualifying Round at the Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota, the FLW Pro Circuit Championship on Lake Michigan in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Cifuentes’ two-day cumulative total of 32 bass weighing 109-10 was 15½ pounds ahead of second-place, fellow Arkansan pro Spencer Shuffield of Hot Springs, who finished with 29 bass totaling 94-2.

“I started out on a place this morning where I had fished on Tuesday and caught a 3½ pounder on my first cast,” said Cifuentes. “Other than that, every place that I fished today was brand new water for me. I put the (Berkley) Flat Worm to work and caught a ton of fish. My goal was to catch around 20 pounds and finish in the top 10, so to catch almost 50 and win the round – I’m feeling ecstatic.

“I really think that I can do even better tomorrow than I did today,” Cifuentes continued. “I wasn’t really doing anything different today – I was fishing the same pattern, the same depths, but I put a few things together mid-day and it just clicked. I’m really excited to get back out there.”

Cifuentes said that every bass that he caught came on the drop-shot rig, fished on an Abu Garcia Veritas Winch Spinning Rod with an Abu Garcia Revo Premier 30 spinning reel. He used 15-pound Berkley X5 braided line with a 6-pound Berkley Trilene 100% fluorocarbon leader and a No. 1 Berkley Fusion19 drop-shot hook.

“My goal coming into the event was to make it to the Knockout Round, so now I’m going for it,” Cifuentes said. “I want to win it, bad. I feel like I’m on the right fish and if things work out, I can do it.”

South Carolina pro Bradford Beavers caught the most weight Thursday – 17 bass weighing 56-1 – to make the biggest jump of the day, climbing to eighth place to punch his ticket to the Knockout Round after starting the day in 24^th.

“I was doing the math and I thought that if I could somehow catch 17 fish today, I might have a shot,” Beavers said. “I lost two, but I still caught 17 and it ended up working out for me. The conditions weren’t favorable – there was no wind – but the fish were biting pretty steadily for me. I never had a big lull, I caught one about every 20 minutes on the Berkley Flat Worm.

“It was very stressful – I never felt safe until I caught the 5-pounder with about a minute left in Period 3,” Beavers went on to say. “But now, everyone starts over. I came into today with one good area, now I think I have two good areas. So, I’ll hit them again tomorrow and go, go, go until I run into them.”

The top 10 pros from Group B after the Qualifying Round finished:

1^st:       Joey Cifuentes of Clinton, Ark., 32 bass, 109-10
2^nd:      Spencer Shuffield of Hot Springs, Ark., 29 bass, 94-2
3^rd:       Wade Strelic of Alpine, Calif., 29 bass, 87-4
4^th:       John Cox of DeBary, Fla., 25 bass, 86-10
5^th:       Dylan Hays of Hot Springs, Ark., 26 bass, 81-1
6^th:       Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pa., 24 bass, 81-0
7^th:       Mitch Crane of Columbus, Miss., 22 bass, 73-5
8^th:       Christopher Brasher of Longview, Texas, 22 bass, 71-8
9^th:       Bradford Beavers of Summerville, S.C., 22 bass, 70-5
10^th:     Kyle Hall of Granbury, Texas, 17 bass, 62-14

Complete results for the entire field can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Clark Reehm of Elm Grove, Louisiana, caught a 5-pound, 11-ounce smallmouth bass Tuesday – the largest fish weighed in Group B’s Qualifying Round. For that fish, Reehm earned the $500 Berkley Big Bass Award.

Overall there were 214 bass weighing 710 pounds, 11 ounces caught by the 25 pros in Group B Thursday.

The top 10 pros from both Group A and Group B now advance to Friday’s Knockout Round. Tournament weights are zeroed, and anglers will compete to finish in the top 10 for the opportunity to advance to the sixth and final day of competition on Saturday.

The 20 anglers that will Compete in Friday’s Knockout Round are:

Evan Barnes of Hot Springs, Ark.
Bradford Beavers of Summerville, S.C.
Matt Becker of Finleyville, Pa.
Greg Bohannan of Bentonville, Ark.
Christopher Brasher of Longview, Texas
Grae Buck of Green Lane, Pa.
Jon Canada of Helena, Ala.
Joey Cifuentes of Clinton, Ark.
John Cox of DeBary, Fla.
Mitch Crane of Columbus, Miss.
Kyle Hall of Granbury, Texas
Dylan Hays of Hot Springs, Ark.
Kurt Mitchell of Milford, Del.
Ron Nelson of Berrien Springs, Mich.
Rusty Salewske of Alpine, Calif.
Casey Scanlon of Eldon, Mo.
Spencer Shuffield of Hot Springs, Ark.
Matthew Stefan of Junction City, Wis.
Wade Strelic of Alpine, Calif.
Joshua Weaver of Macon, Ga.

The Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota, the FLW Pro Circuit Championship, is hosted by Destination Sturgeon Bay. The six-day event features the top 50 professional anglers from the 2020 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit season angling for a piece of $820,000, including the first-place prize of $200,000.

Unique to the TITLE Championship, the event is being fished using the MLF catch-weigh-immediate release format. A select group of 25 pros (Group A) competed on Days 1 & 3 (Monday & Wednesday), and the other 25 pros (Group B) competed on Days 2 & 4 (Tuesday & Thursday). Now, the top-10 pros from each group based on their cumulative two-day total will advance to Day 5 (Friday). Only the top 10 pros will continue on to the sixth and final day of competition Saturday, with the winner earning the inaugural Tackle Warehouse TITLE Championship Belt presented by Toyota.

Attendance is limited to anglers and essential staff and fans are encouraged to follow the event online through expanded broadcast coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com and read the daily coverage, live blogs and photos at FLWFishing.com.

The MLF NOW! broadcast team of Chad McKee, Marty Stone and J.T. Kenney will break down the extended action every day of competition from 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. They’re joined by FLW Live hosts Travis Moran and Todd Hollowell, who will be reporting and providing from-the-water analysis from Sturgeon Bay.

Television coverage of the Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota event will be showcased across six two-hour episodes, premiering at 7 p.m. EDT, Oct. 9 on the Outdoor Channel. Episodes premiere in Friday night primetime slots on the Outdoor Channel, with additional re-airings on the Outdoor Channel and the Sportsman Channel.

The 2020 Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit featured a field of 150 of the top professional anglers in the world competing at six regular-season events around the country. The top 50 anglers in the Angler of the Year (AOY) standings after the six events qualified to compete in this event, the inaugural Tackle Warehouse TITLE presented by Toyota.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Seeing Fish Through Rose-Colored Lenses – Aqua-Vu

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Seeing Fish Through Rose-Colored Lenses

Aqua-Vu® TrueColor underwater technology illuminates previously dark, stained waterbodies in full HD video

Crosslake, MN (August 27, 2020) – From an angler’s perspective, sight-fishing for bass or other fish in dingy-water seems like a waste of time. But drop the optics of a high-definition Aqua-Vu camera into the dark abyss and perceptions of water clarity take a surprisingly positive turn.

It’s a tantalizing possibility offered by angling electronics guru Dr. Jason Halfen, who frequently fishes dark-water rivers and reservoirs. “Around the country, we have a lot of stained or dirty water and that’s particularly true of the flowages and reservoirs I fish in the Upper Midwest,” suggests Halfen, owner of The Technological Angler, a topnotch resource for anglers striving to better understand their electronics.

“People often notice I’m running the underwater camera and ask if I’m able to see anything down there. They’re pretty surprised when I show them just how different things look through the Aqua-Vu lens. Until you see the clarity difference, it’s hard to fathom that your eyeballs can only see down a foot, while the camera opens up a whole other world.”

Halfen, who mounts an Aqua-Vu HD7i Pro Underwater Viewing System right beside his sonar, constantly deploys the optics for real-life confirmation, such as structure, cover and fish species ID. “The high-definition Aqua-Vu lens is sensitive to different waves lengths of light than the human eye,” notes Halfen, a university biology professor. “The camera optics feature special light-filtering firmware known as TrueColor Technology, as well as highly refined, lab-quality lenses. The result is a super-clear image on the Aqua-Vu screen—even in dingy water where your eyes might not even see bottom in 2-feet of water.”

Aqua-Vu product designer Tom Maschhoff explains the remarkable water-clearing technology: “We built the newest generation of high-definition Aqua-Vu cameras with specialized firmware that essentially auto-adjusts the underwater image,” says Maschhoff. “What the angler sees is a super-refined or clarified underwater video image, altered as light and clarity conditions change.”

The science of light, says Maschhoff, demonstrates that water absorbs different colors based on depth. Colors with the longest wavelengths, such as red, disappear first, followed by orange, yellow, blue and green, as depth increases and light fades. “By auto-filtering specific colors— based on water conditions— we’re able to project a clean, clear video image—even in stained water.”

That’s good news for anglers, because it opens up dark, mysterious waters that cameras—or even scuba diving—couldn’t previously illuminate.

“In a lot of these stained water rivers and reservoirs, the Aqua-Vu has shown me that fish such as bass, walleyes and crappies really stick close to cover,” Halfen observes. “The Aqua-Vu continues to reveal fish nestled tightly into submerged brushpiles and wood, where sonar can’t always differentiate them. The cover provides a sense of security for the fish, who aren’t at all spooked by the presence of the camera.

“Recently, I dropped the optics into numerous wood snags in 10 to 12 feet of water and found an abundance of walleyes and crappies there. Each time, I’d quickly back the boat away, cast and catch fish—often, the same exact fish that posed in front of the lens. What’s really cool, too, is that I can see if the fish are tucked into the cover or hovering around it, which helps me pick the right presentation. For me, knowing my target species is living there—staying put—gives me a ton of confidence. Underwater video confirmation also lends me the patience to persevere, figure out the right approach and ultimately catch a bunch. Those are undeniable advantages.”

To benefit from the best underwater imagery, Halfen suggests deploying the camera optics during bright sunny conditions, often during that 10am to 2pm period when the sun reaches its zenith. He notes that while it’s possible to gain a clear underwater view of the terrain down to 12 feet in most daylight conditions, he’s often observed crappies and walleyes down to 24 feet. Fish such as bass, crappies and walleyes show up remarkably well on underwater video—even in dirty water— because their scale-covered bodies easily reflect back into the light-sensitive Aqua-Vu optics.

“At times, the best use of an Aqua-Vu in dirty water is to quickly deploy the optics to examine individual pieces of cover revealed during extensive sonar scans. Spot an underwater crib or brushpile? Drop the camera and you’ll immediately see if anybody’s home. Takes mere minutes. The Aqua-Vu knocks on the door, and big fish often answer, right up close and personal.”

Equipped on all Aqua-Vu HDi Series Underwater Viewing Systems, True-Color Technology and OptiRX lenses help anglers unlock the dark mysteries of previously impenetrable underwater depths. Each Aqua-Vu includes a daylight viewable LCD, HD camera optics, 75- to 100-feet of camera cable and a rechargeable 12-volt battery. For in-boat installation, a 12-volt boat-power adaptor is also available, while a pole-camera attachment, auxiliary infrared light, Live-Strike lure monitoring and many other Aqua-Vu accessories expand your underwater viewing horizons. For more information, visit www.aquavu.com.

Halfen’s camera / sonar equipped console allows for instant underwater verification.

Daiwa Launches Deluxe Kage LT MQ Spinning Reel Family

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Daiwa Launches Deluxe Kage LT MQ Spinning Reel Family

Longer life, more power and torque, and high performance characterize the new Kage LT MQ

Cypress, CA (August 27, 2020) – Behold the new standard in crossover saltwater and freshwater spinning reels, Daiwa’s brilliantly designed Kage LT MQ.

The new Kage (pronounced kah-gay) LT MQ embodies a rich features set, which starts with its one-piece MONOCOQUE Zaion body. This design framework yields more space for larger gears, thus promoting increased torque and power from the get-go… and at the same gear ratios of competitive reels.

The inventive Zaion MONOCOQUE body also offers 360 degrees of stability and improved waterproofing over standard spinning reels with conventional, screw-in side plates. 360 degrees of stability means the gearing is held firmly and in precise alignment; the less gears shift side to side, the less binding and wear take place, and longer your new reel will feel fresh out-of-the-box. The unique MONOCOQUE body features no screw holes. Engineering-wise, when you introduce screw holes to a reel body, the holes have to be built up with metal or plastic. That adds weight and decreases the amount of space inside the reel body for large gearing. In short, with MONOCOQUE, Daiwa can increase interior space to facilitate larger gearing and reduce overall weight, simultaneously. Lighter and more corrosion resistant than aluminum, Zaion is an exceptionally light but rigid material, which minimizes flex in the handle stem and gear box.

Unlike reels that use rubber seals to protect the one-way roller bearing, Daiwa employs a proprietary system of waterproofing protection called Magseal. Magsealing uses a special magnetic bushing in conjunction with a magnetic weld to create an airtight and watertight oil seal, virtually eliminating the travel of contaminants or water down the main shaft and into the gear set or roller bearing. Daiwa’s patented Magseal process is so effective, it was originally used in the aerospace industry on space suits.

The Kage LT MQ also features an air rotor engineered to be incredibly rigid and with minimal flex, especially at high drag pressures. Critically designed cut-outs reduce the weight of the rotor, itself. The lighter the rotor, the less force it takes to spin around the reel, making it easier to turn the handle. The Kage LT MQ also features a tubular air bail, which further reduces weight and offers more rigidity than standard wire, minimizing concerns over flex, bending or breaking. The thicker material feels better to the fingers when flipping the tubular air bail as well.

Zaion MONOCOQUE body also 360 degrees of stability and improved waterproofing over standard spinning reels with conventional, screw-in side plates.

A7075 aircraft-grade aluminum DIGIGEAR® technology is another hallmark of the Kage LT MQ. The especially hard and lightweight aluminum is precision machined and digitally cut, making it considerably more resistant to wear than traditional gear materials on the market.

Anglers fishing Kage LT MQ reels will appreciate Daiwa’s brilliant Advanced Tournament Drag (ATD™) when setting the hook and fighting fish. The smart system applies an increased, instantaneous and calculated resistance during the hookset. After the hook drives home and the fish starts pulling, ATD automatically returns to the selected drag setting.

Where reel meets angler, the Kage LT MQ features a machined screw-in handle that connects directly to the main drive gear. The other end of the handle features a premium, grippy cork handle knob, emblazoned with the Kage logo for aesthetic flair.

BG MQ Features:

One-piece MONOCOQUE ZAION body
MAGSEALED
AIR ROTOR and AIR BAIL
A7075 Aircraft Grade Aluminum DIGIGEAR®
Advanced Tournament Drag (ATD™)
Premium Cork Handle Knobs
Machined aluminum screw in handle

For freshwater and inshore anglers seeking their next premium, precision spinning reel, look no further than the Kage LT MQ, a reel engineered with advanced technology and constructed of the finest and most durable materials available.

MSRP $329.99 – $359.99

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

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