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Natchitoches’ Hortman Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake of the Pines

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Natchitoches’ Hortman Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake of the Pines

Big Sandy’s Roach Wins Co-angler Division

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JEFFERSON, Texas (June 15, 2020) – Boater Brett Hortman of Natchitoches, Louisiana, earned the win at the Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event at Lake of the Pines Saturday after bringing a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 26 pounds, 11 ounces. For his victory, Hortman earned $4,315.

The tournament was the fourth of five events in the Cowboy Division presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps.

“I was mid-lake, fishing secondary points,” said Hortman, who earned the first tournament win of his FLW career. “I was mainly fishing around 10 feet of water, throwing a 5/16-ounce magnum shaky head-rig with a Zoom Magnum Trick Worm (red bug).

“The key was my Humminbird electronics,” Hortman continued. “I hadn’t been on this lake before, but I put in a lot of windshield time during practice. I pretty much idled the whole lake and the shade mapping allowed me to idle right at that depth for two days and find a couple of good schools.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1st:       Brett Hortman of Natchitoches, La., five bass, 26-11, $4,315

2nd:      Shane Gibson of Kilgore, Texas, five bass, 24-7, $2,157

3rd:       James Ware of Longview, Texas, five bass, 22-12, $1,939

4th:       Lamonte Loyd of Pittsburg, Texas, five bass, 21-6, $1,007

5th:       Brad Smith of Longview, Texas, five bass, 19-1, $863

6th:       Kevin Lasyone of Dry Prong, La., five bass, 18-8, $791

7th:       Blake Istre of Orange, Texas, five bass, 18-7, $719

8th:       Wyatt Frankens of Corrigan, Texas, five bass, 18-4, $611

8th:       Kyle Dragulski of Lufkin, Texas, five bass, 18-4, $1,221

10th:     Andrew Harp of Linden, Texas, five bass, 17-11, $503

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Dragulski claimed the day’s Boater Big Bass Award of $610 after bringing a 7-pound, 10-ounce largemouth to the scale.

Ware took home an extra $500 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $7,000 per event in each Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Austin Roach of Big Sandy, Texas, won the Co-angler Division and $2,1577 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 20 pounds, 6 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

1st:       Austin Roach of Big Sandy, Texas, five bass, 20-6, $2,157

2nd:      Clarence Schwarz of Irving, Texas, five bass, 17-2, $1,079

3rd:       Ron Aulds of Choudrant, La., five bass, 16-13, $717

3rd:       Julio Garza of Houston, Texas, five bass, 15-14, $503

5th:       Chris Morris of Forest Hill, La., five bass, 15-5, $431

6th:       James Moore Jr. of Lampasas, Texas, five bass, 14-14, $396

6th:       Jake Inderman of Allen, Texas, five bass, 14-9, $360

8th:       Ty Haymon of Oakdale, La., five bass, 14-8, $324

9th:       Larry Davis of Gladewater, Texas, five bass, 14-1, $288

10th:     David Cox of Silsbee, Texas, five bass, 13-12, $252

Alford Cherry of Monroe, Louisiana, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, weighing in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $305.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Cowboy Division presented by A.R.E. based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 22-24 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, hosted by Explore Branson. Boaters will compete for a $60,000 prize package, including a new Phoenix 819 Pro bass boat with a 200-horsepower Mercury outboard and $10,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new 18-foot Phoenix bass boat with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League All-American will be held Nov. 11-13 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina and is hosted by Visit Anderson. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers plus tournament winners from each Phoenix Bass Fishing League division earn priority entry into the FLW Series, the pathway to the FLW Pro Circuit and ultimately the MLF Bass Pro Tour, where top pros compete with no entry fees.

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

North Carolina’s Madison High School Wins 2020 FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Smith Mountain Lake Open

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North Carolina’s Madison High School Wins 2020 FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Smith Mountain Lake Open

HUDDLESTON, Va. (June 15, 2020) – North Carolina’s Madison High School duo of Ransom Boone and Russell Moore brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 13 ounces to win the 2020 FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Lake Smith Mountain Lake Open.

For their win on Smith Mountain Lake, the team now advances to the 2021 High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship.

The top 10 finishers from the event were:

1st:    Madison High School, Marshall, N.C. – Ransom Boone and Russell Moore, five bass, 17-13

2nd:   Holston High School, Damascus, Va. – Konnor Sweet and John Milhorne, four bass, 15-15

3rd:    Blackwater River Bass Club – Broderick Luckey and Ava Luckey, both of Roanoke, Va., five bass, 13-11

4th:    Holston High School, Damascus, Va. – Mason Steele & Parker Newton, four bass, 10-13

5th:    Badin Bandits Fishing Team – Harrison McCall of Salisbury, N.C., and Carson Palmer of Richfield, N.C., four bass, 9-13

6th:    Long Creek Anglers – Avery Doughty of Durham, N.C., and Luke Miller of Richfield, N.C., four bass, 8-14

7th:    Magna Vista High School, Ridgeway, Va. – Hunter Barrow & Colin Bennett, four bass, 8-9

8th:    Southwest Virginia Jr. Anglers. – Will Austin of Abingdon, Va., and Dylan Thompson of Damascus, Va., five bass, 6-1

9th:    Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore, Md. – Travis Nale and Reed Barra, both of Pasadena, Md., two bass, 5-3

10th:  Hickory Grove Christian School, Charlotte, N.C. – Trent Lawson & Aaron Shumaker, one bass, 2-5

Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The event launched from the Parkway Marina in Huddleston, Virginia, and was hosted by Destination Bedford.

The 2020 FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Smith Mountain Lake Open was a free, two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12 and open to any FLW and Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club. The top 10 percent of teams at each Open event along with the TBF High School Fishing state championships will advance to the 2021 High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2021 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. More than $2.8 million in scholarships and prizes were offered at the 2019 World Finals.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.

Bryant Copley & Marvin Dewease Win VA Region 2 Bass Nations June 14th 2020

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Bryant Copley & Marvin Dewease Win VA Region 2 Bass Nations June 14th 2020

11 teams made the trip out to fish the VA Bass nation Region 2 event on Smith Mountain Lake & it was a close one but the team of Bryant Copley & Marvin Dewease were able to pull off the win by an ounce.

Photos Taken By Danielle Englund

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Brittain and Springer Take the Win on Wheeler Lake with 21.84

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Brittain and Springer Take the Win on Wheeler Lake with 21.84
Alabama Bass Trail Norther Division
Brittain and Springer Take the Win on Wheeler Lake with 21.84
By Jason Duran

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Decatur, AL The team of Chris Brittain and Eric Springer was first in line when the scales opened at Ingalls Harbor.  They dropped 21.84 pounds on the scales setting the bar high for the other 224 teams. At the close of the scales, no team came within three pounds of them. They took home the win and $10,000 on Wheeler Lake.

Fishing up the Elk River in pre-practice on Monday, Eric located a group of fish and, in about one and a half hours, he caught a 5.41 and a 3.99. He called Chis and said, “they are here!”  Storms and changing conditions caused them to wonder all week if the fish would still be around come tournament day.

On Saturday, the plan was to head to Eric’s spot in the hopes the fish were still there. As they were fishing and working their way to the spot, they kept telling each other the same thing they said all week, “man, they are going to be here.” Chris made the first cast on the spot and caught a 3-pound fish. Two casts later, he caught a 5.51 pounder, and Eric followed up with a 4.65 pounder. There was a 10-minute span where they didn’t get a bite, so they decided to let it rest a little and fish close by. They came back 20 minutes later and caught a 5.35-pound fish.  Chris quickly realized, “we are on our way today!” About 10 minutes later Eric caught another 3-pound fish. It was over after that because they didn’t get another bite after 9am.

The team agrees “Wheeler has been really tough and normally the fishing here is better at night this time of year.” They worked hard to take good care of their fish making sure to protect their catch. They headed back early as soon as the scales opened to be sure and put a healthy bag of fish on the scale.

Brittain and Springer described the spot as a sandbar with a hole ranging from 5 to 8 feet. They said the fish stayed in the 5 feet range early, and they were able to catch them on two baits. They used a Zoom Ultra Vibe green pumpkin Texas rig and fished on the bottom slow. This is the same bait Eric used in practice to find the fish. Chris added a Mean Mouth ½ oz. football jig in green pumpkin with a Zoom Speed Craw green pumpkin trailer. This was the bait Chris caught the big fish on.

The second place team of Chad Sykes and Michael Briggs made a short run to the Decatur Flats and quickly went to work. The team said they “had a limit and were culling before blast off was completed.” Michael said he “has fished this spot for about 15 years with a lot of good days on there, but this was by far his best tournament day on the spot.” Chad said they “practiced separately and he was really thinking it was going to be a tough day based on practice, but it was really a fun few minutes in the morning. The rest of the day went just like practice with no bite after 6 am.” They used a Bone Zara Spook on a 7-foot hammer rod and Lew’s Reel.

Alan Barrett and Tyler Caldwell finished third with 18.36. They too made a quick run expecting to catch them early fishing the flats using topwater and swimbaits. That first stop was not productive for them as “they just couldn’t get them to bite.” After a few hours they decided to make a move. Alan also said they “knew they had to get a limit if they were even going to have a chance.”  They moved out to a river ledge and were able to get a 14-incher to bite. They agreed that the fishing was really tough out there, so they decided to move back to their first spot and fish the grass edges.  Alan said, “Tyler is really good at finessing the fish to bite,” and that was the plan they stuck with the rest of the day. Alan and Tyler targeted the grass edge mixed in with stumps using a Ned Rig composed of a 3/16 oz. Z-Man Shroomz Head and a Z-man TRD Finesse in Green Pumpkin. Alan said a “couple times during the day they had their hearts broken when they hooked a drum thinking they had hooked a big smallmouth.” They only lost one fish, probably a 3 pounder, that could have made weigh-in a little more interesting. They were very surprised to see their weight hold for a solid third place.

The top ten standings are below for a full list of results visit: https://www.alabamabasstrail.org/tournament-series/wl-results/

Download and listen to the ABT Podcast on your favorite Podcast app by searching for “Alabama Bass Trail Podcast.”  The Podcast is released each week on Tuesday.

The sponsors of the 2020 Alabama Bass Trail include; Phoenix Bass Boats, Bill Penney Toyota, Garmin, Academy Sports & Outdoors, America’s First Federal Credit Union, Sweet Home Alabama, Alabama Tourism Department, Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, T-H Marine Supplies, Wedowee Marine, Strike King, Buffalo Rock, Mountain Dew, Jack’s, Fish Neely Henry Lake.com, Alabama Power Company, Lew’s Fishing, Berkley, YETI, Power Pole, Big Bite Bait Company, E3 Apparel and Hydrowave.

For information about Alabama Bass Trail and for complete tournament standings visit www.alabamabasstrail.org.

 

Taylor McCann & John Doyle Win Lake Anna CATT Series – June 13, 2020

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Taylor McCann & John Doyle Win Lake Anna CATT Series – June 13, 2020
1st Place – Taylor McCann & John Doyle / 5 Fish – 23.60 lbs
Big Fish – Taylor McCann & John Doyle / 6.65 lbs
2nd Place – Larry Wollersheim & Preston Cox / – 5 Fish – 21.50
3rd Place – Dean & Trey Perrin / 5 Fish – 16.63 lbs
Last Pic – Tyrone Guyse

 

Lakepoint State Park Hosts B.A.S.S. Nation Clean-Up Challenge 

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Lakepoint State Park Hosts B.A.S.S. Nation Clean-Up Challenge 

olunteers collected pounds of trash from the shores of Lake Eufaula as part of the activities surrounding the DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula.

Photo by B.A.S.S.

June 13, 2020

Lakepoint State Park Hosts B.A.S.S. Nation Clean-Up Challenge 

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EUFAULA, Ala. — Just hours before the DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula crowns its champion, volunteers spread out along the shores of Lake Eufaula to collect trash as part of the B.A.S.S. Nation Clean-Up Challenge sponsored by AFTCO and Huk.

“I love this lake and fish here a lot, so I hate to see trash around the area,” said volunteer Cal Culpepper, a 2018 member of the Bassmaster High School All-American team who now fishes for the University of Montevallo. “We also want to keep tournaments coming to Eufaula, and I worry that seeing litter at the weigh-in site will deter events from coming back.”

Led by Darrel High, the Youth and High School Director for the Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation, volunteers from Headland High School, Zion Chapel High School, Harris County (Ga.) High School and the Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation collected bags of trash from the shoreline of Lakepoint State Park, site of daily takeoffs and weigh-ins for the Elite Series event.

Harris County High School parent Dawn Culpepper felt it was important to have young anglers participate in the clean up efforts. “This teaches kids that there’s more than just fishing. They have to learn about conservation and protecting the source.”

Conservation efforts are a cornerstone of the B.A.S.S. tradition, and leading efforts to collect litter can have a sizable impact on the waterways the organization and its fans frequent.

“B.A.S.S. was founded on three things: tournament fishing competition, youth participation and conservation,” B.A.S.S. Conservation Director Gene Gilliland said. “(B.A.S.S. Founder) Ray Scott used to always talk about the three-legged stool. This is one of the legs, and it doesn’t get talked about a lot.”

Bags of plastic bottles, cans, paper and plastic trash, styrofoam, umbrellas, shoes and even a water gun were collected in the clean-up effort.

“One of the things that we want to try to do is to improve the resource anytime we have a chance,” Gilliland said. “An event like this builds camaraderie between those participating. It builds goodwill with the communities that host our events.

“Most importantly, it helps us leave the venue better than we found it.”

The latest information on B.A.S.S. conservation efforts can be found on their group Facebook page or at Bassmaster.com.

2020 DEWALT Bassmaster Elite At Lake Eufaula Title Sponsor: DEWALT

2020 Bassmaster Elite Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2020 Bassmaster Elite Series Premier Sponsors: Abu Garcia, Berkley, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Ranger Boats, Skeeter Boats, Talon, Yamaha

2020 Bassmaster Elite Series Supporting Sponsors: Bass Pro Shops, Carhartt, Garmin, Huk Performance Fishing, Mossy Oak Fishing, Rapala

2020 Bassmaster Elite Series Conservation Partners: AFTCO, Huk

2020 DEWALT Bassmaster Elite At Lake Eufaula Local Host: Eufaula Barbour Chamber of Commerce

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 515,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2 and The Pursuit Channel), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens Series, TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bassmaster Team Championship, new Huk Bassmaster B.A.S.S. Nation Kayak Series powered by TourneyX presented by Abu Garcia and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic.

Gross Earns First Bassmaster Elite Series Victory On Lake Eufaula

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Gross Earns First Bassmaster Elite Series Victory On Lake Eufaula
Buddy Gross, of Chickamauga, Ga., has won the 2020 DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula with a four-day total of 84 pounds, 8 ounces. 

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June 13, 2020

Gross Earns First Bassmaster Elite Series Victory On Lake Eufaula
EUFAULA, Ala. — After a week of constant adjustments, everything came together perfectly for Buddy Gross on Championship Saturday.

 

The Bassmaster Elite Series rookie, fishing only his second event on the trail, caught a tournament-best five-bass limit that weighed 27 pounds, 11 ounces and sprang from 10th place to a victory in the DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula with a four-day total of 84-8. He earned $100,000 and one of the coveted blue trophies that comes with every Elite Series win.

Instead of the usual routine of being handed the trophy by Elite Series Tournament Director Trip Weldon, Gross received the prize onstage from his family due to strict social distancing measures in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It doesn’t get much better than that,” Gross said. “This is something you dream of as a kid because B.A.S.S. is the epitome of fishing — just the staple of the fishing world. To dream about something like this, and then for it to happen so early in my career, is amazing.”

Gross, who lives in Chickamauga, Ga., made two scouting trips to Lake Eufaula before the event. Each trip, the weather was so rough that he spent all of his time just idling around and marking brushpiles.

During those two trips, he said he marked over 300 of the man-made structures that are so prominent on the fishery.

But when he showed up for the official practice period on Sunday, some of the brush he had marked was gone — presumably washed away by flooding in the area. However, Gross said new brushpiles had already been put in place since his most recent visit.

“I didn’t want to spend time fishing phantom waypoints,” Gross said. “So, I had to start marking those places off the list where brushpiles had washed away. Then as I was doing that, I found brushpiles in places where there weren’t any back before the off-limits period just 35 or 40 days ago.

“The people in this town must be part beaver or something. I’ve never been to a place with so many brushpiles.”

Gross started his week probing the brush with a Zoom Swimmer in the Tennessee shad color and a 5-inch Natural Light Scottsboro Swimmer. That netted him just 16-14 on Day 1 and left him in 43rd place.

The next day, he made possibly his most important adjustment of the week.

“On the second day of the tournament, I switched over to a jig,” he said. “First cast, I got bit. Second cast, I got bit. It was just consecutive. Every brushpile I went to it probably increased my bites by 50 or 60 percent.”

The magic lure was a prototype bullethead jig from Nichols Lures with a green pumpkin Zoom Super Chunk trailer. It allowed him to catch 20-7 on Day 2, 19-8 on Day 3 and then the monster bag of 27-11 during Saturday’s final round.

On Saturday, another slight logistical adjustment was necessary for him to find the quality of fish he needed to jump from 10th place and surpass Alabama pro Scott Canterbury who entered the day with more than a 4-pound lead.

“I had started off fishing new brush this morning, just places I hadn’t fished,” Gross said. “On the deeper ones, I just didn’t get bit.”

Then he moved to an area with shallower brush in Pataula Creek.

“On the first shallow brushpile I fished, I hung one and lost it,” he said. “Then on the second one, I caught a 6-13 that was my biggest fish of the day. I said right then, ‘This is gonna be the deal all day.’

“My best brushpiles today were the ones in 5 1/2 to 6 feet.”

The season has been one of ironic twists for Gross.

Considered one of the best anglers on Lake Chickamauga, he was deeply disappointed when Elite Series tournaments scheduled for that fishery were cancelled in February and then again in April. He thought that might be his best chance for a win this season, but Eufaula helped take the sting out of those two curves thrown to the professional fishing world — first by flooding on the Tennessee River and then by the COVID-19 outbreak.

This week, Gross wouldn’t have even qualified for Saturday’s final Top 10 if North Carolina pro Shane LeHew hadn’t been penalized several ounces for weighing in dead fish and then 2 pounds for accidentally making a cast with six bass in his livewell.

Crazy things also happened to Gross on the water.

“The first day of the tournament, I was running brushpiles so fast that I was fishing with my lifejacket on,” he said. “I had a 7-pounder at the boat, and I reeled my lanyard up into my reel. That fish was out there jumping, so I tried to just muscle through it. All that did was make it worse.

“That fish eventually got off — and I thought [for] sure that would cost me a lot. But I guess when something is meant to be, it’s meant to be.”

Canterbury caught 19-3 and finished less than a pound back with 83-9. Georgia pro Drew Benton weighed in 24-8 — the second-biggest bag of the event — and placed third with 82-4.

Texas pro Chris Zaldain took home Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the week honors with a 7-5 largemouth.

South Carolina’s Brandon Cobb finished third, earning an additional $3,000 for being the highest-placing entrant in the Toyota Bonus Bucks program, and Jamie Hartman took home $2,000 for being the second-highest placing entrant.

2020 DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula 6/10-6/13
Lake Eufaula, Eufaula  AL.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4

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

1.  Buddy Gross            Chickamauga, GA         20  84-08  100 $101,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-14     Day 2: 5   20-07     Day 3: 5   19-08     Day 4: 5   27-11   
2.  Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL           20  83-09   99  $25,000.00
  Day 1: 5   20-12     Day 2: 5   20-13     Day 3: 5   22-13     Day 4: 5   19-03   
3.  Drew Benton            Blakely, GA             20  82-04   98  $20,000.00
  Day 1: 5   20-12     Day 2: 5   18-12     Day 3: 5   18-04     Day 4: 5   24-08   
4.  Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC           20  79-08   97  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-03     Day 2: 5   21-00     Day 3: 5   19-05     Day 4: 5   20-00   
5.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL              20  78-05   96  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-10     Day 2: 5   18-09     Day 3: 5   22-15     Day 4: 5   18-03   
6.  Caleb Kuphall          Mukwonago, WI           20  77-04   95  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   22-02     Day 3: 5   19-05     Day 4: 5   17-01   
7.  Matt Arey              Shelby, NC              20  76-09   94  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   20-06     Day 2: 5   22-15     Day 3: 5   16-09     Day 4: 5   16-11   
8.  Clark Wendlandt        Leander, TX             20  75-05   93  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   22-00     Day 2: 5   18-12     Day 3: 5   16-05     Day 4: 5   18-04   
9.  Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             20  74-07   92  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   21-13     Day 2: 5   17-02     Day 3: 5   20-00     Day 4: 5   15-08   
10. Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          19  70-01   91  $17,000.00
  Day 1: 5   22-02     Day 2: 5   17-07     Day 3: 5   18-09     Day 4: 4   11-15   
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS 
Day
 1   Mike Huff                Corbin, KY          06-12      $1,000.00
 2   Chris Zaldain            Fort Worth, TX      07-05      $1,000.00
 3   Shane LeHew              Catawba, NC         07-04      $1,000.00
 4   Buddy Gross              Chickamauga, GA     06-13      $1,000.00

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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
     Chris Zaldain            Fort Worth, TX      07-05      $1,000.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        83       422      1413-06
 2        81       419      1291-09
 3        39       196       640-15
 4         9        49       189-00
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         212      1086      3534-14

 

Canterbury In Position For First Career Elite Series Victory At Lake Eufaula

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Canterbury In Position For First Career Elite Series Victory At Lake Eufaula

Scott Canterbury, of Odenville, Ala., is leading after Day 3 of the 2020 DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula with a three-day total of 64 pounds, 6 ounces. 

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Canterbury In Position For First Career Elite Series Victory At Lake Eufaula

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EUFAULA, Ala. — Back in October, Scott Canterbury was crowned Bassmaster Angler of the Year for being the most consistent professional bass angler on the planet

That was almost nine months ago, but it seems not much has changed.

Consistency has led Canterbury to catches of more than 20 pounds the past three days and put him in the lead going into the final round of the DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula with a three-day total of 64 pounds, 6 ounces.

Friday marked his best catch yet, as he brought 22-13 to the scales to jump from third place into first with a chance to win $100,000 and his first blue winner’s trophy on the Elite Series.

“I had almost 23 pounds today and lost a big one — should have had 25 pounds,” said Canterbury, who holds more than a 4-pound lead over the rest of the field. “I lost a giant. I didn’t see it, but I know it was a big one.

“I’m not gonna complain.”

Canterbury said he came into the event expecting to catch the majority of his fish on deeper offshore structure. But during the first two days when he landed catches of 20-12 and 20-13, he bounced back and forth between the lake’s plentiful deep-water brushpiles and its abundant shallow cover.

He had enough success fishing shallow during Thursday’s second round that he actually started shallow with a frog Friday morning — and that quickly netted him a 4-pound largemouth. But he eventually moved back deep and anchored his five-bass limit with a 6-6 largemouth from a brushpile he hadn’t previously fished this week.

Though his weights have looked good, he said the fishing has still been tough.

“I only caught about eight keepers today,” said Canterbury, who’s had eight Top 20 finishes since joining the Elite Series last year. “I could go out and not catch but one tomorrow. I’m not catching many, but I’ve managed to catch some of the right ones.”

Though the shallow bite has been intriguing — and at times certainly helpful — Canterbury said the tournament is shaping up to be exactly the event he expected. He still believes the angler who wins will have caught the majority of his fish deep.

That’s where he plans to spend most of his time Saturday.

“I’m gonna have to hit some of the brushpiles that I haven’t been fishing,” he said. “They haven’t had any pressure, maybe because there haven’t been any fish on them. But I think fish are just moving out there.

“One way or another, I’m gonna be swinging hard. I want to win.”

Elite Series rookie Caleb Kuphall of Wisconsin caught 19-5 Friday to move up from fifth to second with 60-3. He’s been fishing shallow all week and intends to stay there during the first Championship Saturday of his young career.

“It’s been a grind to progressively get five 4-plus-pound bites every day, and today I wasn’t able to do it,” Kuphall said. “I actually had a 2 1/2-pounder in my bag that I would have liked to have culled.

Like many in the field, Kuphall has been surprised by the amount of bass holding in shallow water even as the water temperature rises due to the sweltering daytime weather.

“When I got here, I was kind of thinking that it was gonna be just an offshore deal, but I idled around and really didn’t like what I found,” he said. “So, I went to the bank and apparently found something good.

“Every fish that I’ve caught has been in 4 feet of water or less, so that’s where I’m going to stay.”

Drew Cook, a noted shallow-water angler from Florida, has spent most of his time fishing offshore brushpiles this week — and it’s landed him in third place going into the final day with 60-2. In three days, he’s brought 18-10, 18-9 and 22-15 to the scales.

His Friday catch included a 6-6 and two 5-pounders.

“I’ve got a school of fish that I’ve found that I’ll probably start on in the morning,” Cook said. “But then I’ll probably end up fishing brushpiles.

“The biggest challenge is weeding through all of the 2 1/2-pounders to get the big fish you need. There are a million 2 1/2-pounders in this place. I probably caught 60 or 70 fish today.”

One wild card that will likely come into play Saturday is a large local tournament being held on the lake. Cook said that could change the plot of the event significantly.

“It’s going to affect every one of us,” Cook said. “It wouldn’t surprise me if somebody takes a left out of takeoff and runs way up the river or does something off the wall to actually win the tournament.

“Hopefully not. That’s not what I plan to do.”

The tournament concludes Saturday with the Top 10 remaining anglers taking off at 5:25 a.m. CST from Lakepoint State Park. The final weigh-in will be back at the park at 2 p.m.

Live coverage of the event will be available from 7-10 a.m. and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Bassmaster Live at Bassmaster.com with simulcasts on ESPN2 and ESPN3. Check local listings for ESPN2 times.

2020 DEWALT Bassmaster Elite at Lake Eufaula 6/10-6/13
Lake Eufaula, Eufaula  AL.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3		 
   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL           15  64-06  100
  Day 1: 5   20-12     Day 2: 5   20-13     Day 3: 5   22-13   
2.  Caleb Kuphall          Mukwonago, WI           15  60-03   99
  Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   22-02     Day 3: 5   19-05   
3.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL              15  60-02   98
  Day 1: 5   18-10     Day 2: 5   18-09     Day 3: 5   22-15   
4.  Matt Arey              Shelby, NC              15  59-14   97
  Day 1: 5   20-06     Day 2: 5   22-15     Day 3: 5   16-09   
5.  Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC           15  59-08   96
  Day 1: 5   19-03     Day 2: 5   21-00     Day 3: 5   19-05   
6.  Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             15  58-15   95
  Day 1: 5   21-13     Day 2: 5   17-02     Day 3: 5   20-00   
7.  Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          15  58-02   94   $1,000.00
  Day 1: 5   22-02     Day 2: 5   17-07     Day 3: 5   18-09   
8.  Drew Benton            Blakely, GA             15  57-12   93
  Day 1: 5   20-12     Day 2: 5   18-12     Day 3: 5   18-04   
9.  Clark Wendlandt        Leander, TX             15  57-01   92
  Day 1: 5   22-00     Day 2: 5   18-12     Day 3: 5   16-05   
10. Buddy Gross            Chickamauga, GA         15  56-13   91
  Day 1: 5   16-14     Day 2: 5   20-07     Day 3: 5   19-08   
11. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC             15  56-09   90  $13,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-06     Day 2: 5   15-02     Day 3: 5   23-01   
12. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        15  56-08   89  $12,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-00     Day 2: 5   16-04     Day 3: 5   21-04   
13. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI             15  56-06   88  $12,000.00
  Day 1: 5   20-13     Day 2: 5   17-08     Day 3: 5   18-01   
14. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          15  56-05   87  $12,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-05     Day 2: 5   19-03     Day 3: 5   18-13   
15. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL          15  55-05   86  $12,000.00
  Day 1: 5   22-15     Day 2: 5   17-00     Day 3: 5   15-06   
16. Kyle Welcher           Opelika, AL             15  54-03   85  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   20-03     Day 2: 5   20-15     Day 3: 5   13-01   
17. Seth Feider            New Market, MN          15  53-03   84  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-05     Day 2: 5   21-14     Day 3: 5   15-00   
18. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC          15  52-13   83  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-15     Day 2: 5   16-01     Day 3: 5   19-13   
19. Lee Livesay            Gladewater, TX          15  52-06   82  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   21-11     Day 2: 5   12-12     Day 3: 5   17-15   
20. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         15  52-03   81  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   21-01     Day 3: 5   14-11   
21. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN        15  51-09   80  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   17-08     Day 2: 5   14-05     Day 3: 5   19-12   
22. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI              15  51-07   79  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-07     Day 2: 5   15-13     Day 3: 5   16-03   
23. Ray Hanselman Jr       Del Rio, TX             15  51-07   78  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-08     Day 2: 5   17-15     Day 3: 5   17-00   
24. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL          15  51-06   77  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   20-05     Day 2: 5   17-05     Day 3: 5   13-12   
25. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN           15  50-15   76  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   17-09     Day 2: 5   18-01     Day 3: 5   15-05   
26. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA          15  50-07   75  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 5   16-15     Day 3: 5   14-11   
27. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH       15  50-06   74  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 5   21-08     Day 3: 5   17-01   
28. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          15  49-12   73  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   23-04     Day 2: 5   16-08     Day 3: 5   10-00   
29. Gerald Swindle         Guntersville, AL        15  49-05   72  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 5   19-15     Day 3: 5   13-10   
30. Gary Clouse            Winchester, TN          15  49-05   71  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-07     Day 2: 5   16-08     Day 3: 5   13-06   
31. Wes Logan              Springville, AL         15  49-02   70  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-03     Day 2: 5   14-02     Day 3: 5   16-13   
32. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC          15  48-08   69  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   21-15     Day 2: 5   15-01     Day 3: 5   11-08   
33. John Cox               Debary, FL              15  48-01   68  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-13     Day 2: 5   18-05     Day 3: 5   09-15   
34. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            15  47-08   67  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   17-08     Day 2: 5   14-10     Day 3: 5   15-06   
35. Frank Talley           Temple, TX              15  46-13   66  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-00     Day 2: 5   18-02     Day 3: 5   12-11   
36. Brandon Card           Knoxville, TN           15  46-01   65  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-07     Day 2: 5   15-03     Day 3: 5   14-07   
37. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              15  45-13   64  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-04     Day 2: 5   12-11     Day 3: 5   13-14   
38. Brad Whatley           Bivins, TX              15  45-02   63  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-12     Day 2: 5   15-03     Day 3: 5   11-03   
39. Jake Whitaker          Fairview, NC            11  43-12   62  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   21-02     Day 2: 5   20-08     Day 3: 1   02-02   
40. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        15  43-06   61  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-08     Day 2: 5   13-04     Day 3: 5   11-10   
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS 
Day
 1   Mike Huff                Corbin, KY          06-12      $1,000.00
 2   Chris Zaldain            Fort Worth, TX      07-05      $1,000.00
 3   Shane LeHew              Catawba, NC         07-04      $1,000.00

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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        83       422      1413-06
 2        81       419      1291-09
 3        39       196       640-15
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         203      1037      3345-14

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Major League Fishing Wraps a Week-Long Live Event on the Kissimmee Chain after Mid-Season Pause due to COVID-19

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June 12, 2020 (Kissimmee, Fla.) Major League Fishing concluded their first live event today since pausing midseason to minimize the spread of the coronavirus. 28-year-old Jordan Lee won both the Toyota Heavy Hitters presented by Venmo Title and the Berkley Big Bass Bonus for $200,000 in total winnings. This marks the second Bass Pro Tour Title for Lee on the Kissimmee Chain. MLF Rookie Bryan Thrift took second place, earning a $40,000 paycheck with a total weight of 33 pounds, three ounces. This inaugural Heavy Hitters event featured a three-pound minimum weight for scorable bass, the highest minimum scorable weight in the history of competitive bass fishing. The 2020 Bass Pro Tour season is set to continue July 10-15 on Lake Champlain.
Berkley Pro Jordan Lee scored 52 pounds, nine ounces of largemouth in a single day featuring a three-pound minimum scorable weight, the highest standard in any bass tournament. He finished 19 pounds, six ounces ahead of second place but never stopped looking for the next big bass offshore bouncing between crankbait and finesse worm. This win marks Lee’s second on the Kissimmee Chain in as many years; Lee won the inaugural Bass Pro Tour event in January 2019 on Lake Toho.

“Toho has been good to me,” said Lee as the clock wound down in the third Period. “It’s hard to find those places, it wasn’t easy; but with the right equipment, I was able to make it happen. It was pretty cool to win the first-ever event last year, and then come back. I had some good memories down here; the Kissimmee Chain has been good to me as of late.”

As the clock ran down to zero, securing his victory, a teary Lee thanked fans for tuning in.

“I want to thank our fans, everyone who have watched and supported us this week, that’s what drives us. We really, really appreciate your support,” said Lee, a resident of Cullman, Ala. “It’s been a blast out here on Toho. Thanks for tuning in; I hope you learned something. It was a dream day out here.”

Second-place finisher Bryan Thrift kept pace with Lee but found fewer scorable bass at the three-pound minimum. Thrift ended the day with seven scorable largemouth totaling 33 pounds, three ounces. While five of those were caught on a jig, Thrift told fans he approached today’s Championship Round with a three-bait strategy.

“I was fishing a lot of grass patches and isolated patches of hydrilla, so I came with a three-pronged approach today,” Thrift toldMLFNOW! viewers after lines-out. “I would brush a swim jig over the area, then hit it with a crankbait before dragging a worm through it. I caught a lot of my fish this week on a Damiki 12-inch, skinny worm that I cut down by two inches.”

After winning $25,000 earlier in the week for a nine-pound, two-ounce catch, General Tire pro Mark Rose finished third with 21 pounds, 14 ounces, 30 pounds behind Lee. The Memphis-area pro was disappointed with the results but not with his effort.

“I’m not disappointed in my performance. I felt like I fished the best I could and tried to honor God in the process,” said Rose before offering words of encouragement to fans. “I’m thankful to MLF for coming out with this Heavy Hitters deal. In this fishing game, you’ve gotta keep it in perspective: you’re going to finish at the top, the bottom, and anywhere in between. Stay focused and learn from your mistakes.”

With the added challenge of the three-pound minimum weight for scorable bass, two anglers went scoreless: Bass Fishing Hall of Famer Gary Klein and reigning MLF General Tire World Champion Jacob Wheeler. A zero-weight showcases how tough the fishing was on Toho today. Klein scored seven fish over three pounds in yesterday’s Knockout Round to make it into the Championship Round. Wheeler, who in the first rounds only had five of his 17 fish under three pounds, told MLFNOW! viewers that his score did not reflect his effort.

“I’ve been working all day, just not been getting a lot accomplished,” said Wheeler, a resident of Harrison, Tenn. “I probably caught more fish today than any other single day. I caught eight or nine two-pounders today. The big ones like to sit on isolated stuff. For me, that’s what I’ve been doing all day long, trying to get a big one.”

MLF Co-Founder Boyd Duckett, who worked with League staff to develop the Heavy Hitters format, said the three-pound minimum scorable weight is a game-changer for competitive bass fishing.

“Our Heavy Hitters event has set the bar higher than any other tournament in the history of bass fishing,” said Duckett. “Fans want to see the best pros do extraordinary things and this is the highest bar ever set in our sport.”

The Top Ten finished the Championship Round of Toyota Heavy Hitters presented by Venmo as follows:

Place Angler One-Day Total Weight One-Day Total Fish Largest Fish Today
1 Jordan Lee 52-09 12 7-04
2 Bryan Thrift 33-03 7 6-11
3 Mark Rose 21-14 5 5-01
4 Justin Lucas 19-15 5 4-05
5 Skeet Reese 17-12 5 3-13
6 Zack Birge 13-08 4 3-09
7 Dustin Connell 10-11 3 4-09
8 Adrian Avena 8-01 2 4-08
9 Gary Klein — 0 —
10 Jacob Wheeler — 0 —

For complete results, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com, Bass Pro Tour, Results.

In addition to the traditional payout schedule based on finishing order, Toyota Heavy Hitters presented by Venmo bonused the angler for the biggest bass caught in each Group. The two-day Qualifying Rounds (June 7-10) paid a $25,000 big bass bonus ($50,000 total) to Mark Rose and Brent Ehrler respectively. The Knockout Round on day five (June 11), featured a $50,000 big bass bonus to Michael Neal, while the Championship Round (June 12) bonused winner Jordan Lee with a $100,000 big bass bonus, on top of his Stage Title $100,000 prize.

In response to the shortened season, MLF revised the payout schedule for Toyota Heavy Hitters presented by Venmo to include all 80 anglers: 1st $100,000; 2nd $40,000; 3rd $15,000; 4th $13,000; 5th $12,000; 6th $11,000; 7th $10,000; 8th $9,000; 9th $8,000; 10th$7,000; 11th – 20th $6,000; 21st – 40th $5,000; 41st – 80th $4,000. Each competitor is guaranteed a $4,000 check.

Toyota Heavy Hitters presented by Venmo on the Kissimmee Chain will air on Discovery Channel as six, two-hour original episodes beginning August 15, 2020. For additional details, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com/tv-schedule.

Due to inflexible television production deadlines, MLF was forced to shorten the 2020 Bass Pro Tour after an 80-day, midseason pause to minimize the spread of COVID-19.  MLF fans can tune-in to MLFNOW! to watch the final stage of the 2020 Bass Pro Tour July 10-15. The Evinrude Stage Five presented by Covercraft is currently scheduled on Lake Champlain, hosted Experience Vermont.

 

 

Johnathan Strickland & Dustin Compton Win CATT Lake Wateree, SC June 6, 2020

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We wrapped up the Spring CATT Trail Saturday with 22 competing! The Wateree Spring Final will be this coming Saturday! Alan Fletcher & Tanner Fletcher win the points and will fish the Final Free! The CATT Wateree Summer Trail will start up June 20th!

Johnathan Strickland & Dustin Compton took 1st Place with 5 bass weighing 17.32 lbs! They collected $1,000.00!

Steve Phillips took 2nd with 5 bass weighing 15.96 lbs!

Ron Catoe & Bo Simon 3rd with 15.19 lbs!

 

22 Teams BF Weight Winnings Points
Dustin Compton –  Jonathan Strickland 4.09 17.32 $1,000.00 110
Steve Phillips 3.90 15.96 $300.00 109
Ron Catoe – Bo Simon 4.20 15.19 $266.00 108
John Mitchell – Monroe 3.97 14.94 $100.00 107
RB Blackmon – Matt Nettles 3.35 14.42 106
Walt Almond – Chad Rabon 3.50 13.75 105
Mark Healon – Ella Healon 3.88 13.33 104
Mark Richardson – Rhett Richardson 2.96 13.33 103
Alan Fletcher – Taylor Fletcher 4.45 13.06 $154.00 102
Pat Whaley – Dearl Rodgers 3.19 12.93 101
Chad Gainey – Todd Butler 3.95 12.53 100
Greg Nettles – Paul Wilkie 2.68 12.32 99
Bryan Holmes- Mike Ware 3.23 12.21 98
Butch Williams – David Ethridge 2.63 11.65 97
Jeff Reynolds – Trent McLaughlin 3.73 10.98 96
Lewis Thompson – Jared Thompson 2.50 10.59 95
James Gibbons 4.07 9.04 94
Craig Haven – Tim Haven 2.46 7.99 93
Chris Sullivan 3.41 5.28 92
Jason Quinn – John Paul George 0.00 0.00 91
Darryl Watson – Ken McFarland 0.00 0.00 91
DJ Bullock – Parrish Deans 0.00 0.00 91
Total Entrys $1,760.00
BONUS $ $500.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,820.00
Wateree 2020 Spring Final Fund $340.00
2020 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2020 Wateree Spring Final Fund Total $1,040.00
2020  CATT Championship Fund Total $3,500.00
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