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Brandon’s Coker Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Tournament on Ross Barnett Reservoir

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March 11, 2020

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Brandon’s Coker Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Tournament on Ross Barnett Reservoir

West Point’s Armstrong Wins Co-angler Division

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BRANDON, Miss. (March 10, 2020) – Local boater Clyde Coker of Brandon, brought five bass to the scale Saturday totaling 16 pounds, 13 ounces to win the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event at Ross Barnett Reservoir in Brandon, Mississippi. For his victory, Coker earned a total of $4,315.

“The water temperatures had dropped, so I started out throwing a spinnerbait in the morning,” said Coker, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition. “I caught a bunch of short fish, then switched over to a ChatterBait.

“When the wind picked up and the sun came out they wouldn’t hit the ChatterBait anymore, so I started swimming a jig and that is what the majority of my fish came on.”

Coker said he was mainly fishing main-lake flats in 3 feet of water. His jig of choice was a green-pumpkin and orange-colored Blacks Custom jig. He used a twin-tailed trailer with the tails dyed chartreuse.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1^st: Clyde Coker of Brandon, Miss., five bass, 16-13, $4,315

2^nd: Taurian Parks of Clinton, Miss., three bass, 11-7, $2,157

3^rd: Joel Barber of Brandon, Miss., five bass, 11-2, $1,439

4^th: Andy Graves of Clarksdale, Miss., two bass, 10-9, $1,617

5^th: Mike Jones of Brandon, Miss., four bass, 9-15, $1,063

6^th: Andy Coy of Corinth, Miss., four bass, 9-4, $1,291

7^th: Lloyd Pickett Jr. of Bartlett, Tenn., two bass, 9-2, $683

7^th: Gary Caruso of Baton Rouge, La., two bass, 9-2, $683

9^th: Darrell Hunter of Lena, Miss., two bass, 8-13, $575

10^th: Bryant Adam of Madison, Miss., three bass, 8-8, $503

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Graves brought a 6-pound, 4-ounce bass to the scale to win the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $610.

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

Eddie Armstrong of West Point, Mississippi, won the Co-angler Division and $2,157 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 17 pounds, 10 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

1^st: Eddie Armstrong of West Point, Miss., five bass, 17-10, $2,157

2^nd: Desmond Champion of El Dorado, Ark., three bass, 13-5, $1,384

3^rd: David Hug of Collierville, Tenn., four bass, 11-7, $717

4^th: Louie Parkman Jr. of Brandon, Miss., three bass, 8-0, $503

5^th: Daniel Corkern of Florence, Miss., two bass, 7-2, $581

6^th: Tim Davis of Laurel, Miss., two bass, 7-1, $396

7^th: Joel Ross of Brandon, Miss., two bass, 6-14, $460

8^th: Chris Godfrey of Columbus, Miss., two bass, 6-8, $324

9^th: Chris Bray of Southaven, Miss., two bass, 5-12, $288

10^th: Tyler Patterson of Tupelo, Miss., one bass, 5-11, $252

Champion caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, weighing in at 7 pounds, 15 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $305.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Ross Barnett Reservoir was the first of five qualifying events in the Mississippi Division.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Mississippi Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 8-10 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee, hosted by the Rhea Economic and Tourism Council. 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 April 30 through May 2 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.

Ohio’s Haunert Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Dale Hollow Reservoir

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March 11, 2020

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Ohio’s Haunert Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Dale Hollow Reservoir

West Virginia’s Sansom Wins Co-angler Division

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BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (March 10, 2020) – Boater Andrew Haunert of Blue Ash, Ohio, brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 19 pounds, 10 ounces to win the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event at Dale Hollow Reservoir in Byrdstown, Tennessee. For his victory, Haunert earned a total of $5,103.

The tournament was the first of five events in the Music City Division presented by A.R.E. Truck Caps.

“It feels awesome to get the win. I just got a new boat – it’s actually Hank Parker’s old Ranger – and hopefully it continues to bring me good luck,” said Haunert, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition.

“I caught my fish mid-lake, and I stayed there all day throwing a jig,” Haunert continued. “I was fishing in 15 to 20 feet of water, and I pretty much grinded it out in the same spot all day. I kept leaving them and then coming back, and it kept producing.”

Haunert said he caught his fish on a ½-ounce Stan Sloan’s Zorro jig with a Zoom Twin Tail trailer.

“The key was persistence – I knew the fish weren’t biting everywhere, so I stayed in the water that I knew was productive and just kept at it.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1^st: Andrew Haunert of Blue Ash, Ohio, five bass, 19-10, $5,103

2^nd: Scott Brummett of Brentwood, Tenn., five bass, 17-15, $2,232

3^rd: Hunter Bouldin of McMinnville, Tenn., five bass, 17-0, $1,489

4^th: J.B. King of Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 15-15, $1,041

5^th: Jimmy Gayhart of Sadieville, Ky, five bass, 15-7, $855

5^th: Tim McDonald of Prestonsburg, Ky, five bass, 15-7, $855

7^th: Brian Copeland of Rickman, Tenn., five bass, 14-15, $744

8^th: Jayson Johnson of Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 14-14, $632

8^th: Robert Reagan of Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 14-14, $632

10^th: Josh Tramel of Smithville, Tenn, five bass, 14-12, $721

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Haunert also earned the day’s $640 Boater Big Bass award with his largest fish, a 5-pound, 1-ounce bass.

Eric Moore of Union, Kentucky, 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.

Mick Sansom of Salt Rock, West Virginia earned the win in the Co-angler Division Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 6 ounces. Sansom earned $2,197 for his victory.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

1^st: Mick Sansom of Salt Rock, W.Va., five bass, 14-6, $2,197

1^st: Brandon Barker of Nancy, Ky., five bass, 13-6, $1,098

3^rd: Douglas Lyon of Cincinnati, Ohio, five bass, 13-5, $733

4^th: Lucas Devere of Berea, Ky., five bass, 12-4, $513

5^th: Brad Goetz of Montello, Wis., five bass, 11-14, $439

6^th: Ryan Mealer of Spring Hill, Tenn., four bass, 11-11, $403

7^th: Brian Gentry of Smyrna, Tenn., five bass, 11-9, $366

8^th: Matthew Poss of Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 11-3, $330

9^th: Timothy Ernst of Winchester, Ky., four bass, 10-14, $293

10^th: Bill Haunert of Byrdstown, Tenn., four bass, 10-11, $256

Joe Gentry of Gallatin, Tennessee, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $315.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Dale Hollow Reservoir was hosted by Star Point Resort.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Music City 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 Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, hosted by the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau. 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 April 30 through May 2 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.

Georgia’s Hicks Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Chickamauga

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March 10, 2020

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Georgia’s Hicks Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Chickamauga

Chattanooga’s Bradford Wins Co-angler Division

HIXSON, Tenn. (March 9, 2020) – Boater Derek Hicks of Rocky Face, Georgia, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 22 pounds, 10 ounces to win the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event at Lake Chickamauga in Hixson, Tennessee. Hicks earned a total of $5,519 for his victory.

“Lake Chickamauga is my home waters, so it feels pretty nice to get a win here,” said Hicks, who earned his second career victory in Bass Fishing League competition. “I fished the lower end of the lake all the way to above Dayton – about 25 different spots in that 20-mile stretch.

“I was targeting shallow rock – 1½- to 3-feet-deep,” Hicks continued. I caught my fish on three baits – a 5/8-ounce Stan Sloan Zorro Bango Blade spinnerbait, a Sonny McFarland Flat-Shad crankbait and a homemade 5/8-ounce brown jig.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1^st: Derek Hicks of Rocky Face, Ga., five bass, 22-10, $5,519

2^nd: Seth Davis of Harrison, Tenn., five bass, 21-4, $4,345

3^rd: Justin Freeman of Dayton, Tenn., five bass, 19-0, $1,837

4^th: Steve Barnes of Harrison, Tenn., five bass, 18-3, $1,288

5^th: Brian Hatfield of Spring City, Tenn., five bass, 18-2, $1,104

6^th: Chase Henley of Kingston, Tenn., five bass, 17-11, $1,012

7^th: Brian Elder of Locust Grove, Ga., five bass, 17-8, $920

8^th: Derrick Blake of Rockwood, Tenn., five bass, 17-5, $782

8^th: Kevin Drake of Cleveland, Tenn., five bass, 17-5, $782

10^th: Jay Fagan of Lebanon, Tenn., five bass, 16-15, $644

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Davis brought an 8-pound, 7-ounce bass to the scale to win the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $885.

Davis also 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.

Jeff Bradford of Chattanooga, Tennessee, won the Co-angler Division and $2,760 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 1 ounce.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

1^st: Jeff Bradford of Chattanooga, Tenn., five bass, 21-1, $2,760

2^nd: Adam Godsey of Harriman, Tenn., five bass, 14-15, $1,380

3^rd: Joshua Jernigan of Rocky Top, Tenn., five bass, 14-1, $918

4^th: Elliott Gault of Leesburg, Ala., four bass, 12-15, $644

5^th: Wayne Hancock of Cumming, Ga., three bass, 12-12, $552

6^th: Thomas Pierce of Calhoun, Ga., two bass, 12-11, $506

7^th: Tony Pendley of Oakman, Ala., five bass, 12-7, $460

8^th: Ryan Wallace of Odenville, Ala., three bass, 10-8, $564

9^th: Shane Browder of Lynnville, Ind., four bass, 9-4, $368

10^th: Gene Delk of Georgetown, Tenn., three bass, 9-2, $322

Adam Hickman of Caledonia, Mississippi, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 8 pounds even. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $442.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Choo Choo Division based on point standings, along with the five winners of each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 16-18 Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Cherokee in Jefferson City, Tennessee, hosted by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. 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 April 30 through May 2 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.

Bradenton’s Batson Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Toho

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March 10, 2020

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Bradenton’s Batson Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Lake Toho

South Carolina’s Hall Wins Co-angler Division

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (March 10, 2020) – Boater Clay Batson of Bradenton, Florida, brought a huge five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 34 pounds, 8 ounces to win the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event at Lake Toho in Kissimmee, Florida. For his victory, Batson earned a total of $4,740.

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

“I was fishing on the north end of Lake Toho,” said Batson, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition. “Targeting hyacinth mats mixed in with pads, flipping a black and blue-colored Missile Baits D-Bomb with a 1¼-ounce weight.

“The key to my victory was that the mats and pads had to be adjacent to open lanes,” Batson continued. “The fish were using those access lanes as highways. All my fish were females that were staging for the spawn. The heavy cover had to be up next to an access lane.”

The Florida angler said that a positive attitude kept his mind in check and was a big factor in his win.

“It’s been a very tough year, but I just kept practicing and grinding and knew that one day, my luck would change. Today, it all came together,” Batson went on to say. “I didn’t lose any fish fishing that thick cover – that is rare. I got them all in the boat and it was a blessed day. I’ve been doing this a long time and always wanted to get one of these wins. It feels awesome.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1^st: Clay Batson of Bradenton, Fla., five bass, 34-8, $4,740

2^nd: Marlon Crowder of Tampa, Fla., five bass, 24-15, $2,000

3^rd: Thomas Clark of Wildwood, Fla., five bass, 20-14, $1,334

4^th: Trevor Brown of Deltona, Fla., five bass, 18-11, $933

5^th: Arthur Jackson of Kissimmee, Fla., five bass, 16-11, $800

6^th: Blaine Partee of Oviedo, Fla., five bass, 15-2, $833

7^th: Dan Blanchard of Kissimmee, Fla., five bass, 15-1, $667

8^th: Anthony Ford of New Smyrna, Fla., five bass, 14-11, $600

9^th: Robert Crosnoe of Inverness, Fla., five bass, 13-15, $533

10^th: Kyle Gelles of Pingree, Idaho, five bass, 13-8, $467

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Batson’s big 11-pound, 6-ounce kicker also won the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $540.

Eddie Carper of Valliant, Oklahoma, 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.

Sean Hall of North Augusta, South Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $2,000 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 14 pounds, 6 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

1^st: Sean Hall of North Augusta, S.C., five bass, 14-6, $2,000

2^nd: Alan Clayton of Live Oak, Fla., five bass, 13-13, $1,000

3^rd: Mike Tucker of Yalaha, Fla., five bass, 13-0, $666

4^th: Steve Proctor of Minneola, Fla., four bass, 11-6, $467

5^th: Dale Tomlinson of Lake Worth, Fla., four bass, 10-15, $550

6^th: Wesley Hall of Glen St. Mary, Fla., five bass, 10-10, $367

7^th: Charles Owens of Rockledge, Fla., five bass, 9-12, $333

8^th: Aymon Wilcox of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., five bass, 9-11, $300

9^th: Jason Suvak of Lauderhill, Fla., five bass, 9-10, $267

10^th: Steve Smith of Jacksonville, Fla., four bass, 9-9, $233

Ryan Meyer of Orlando, Florida caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 8 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $270.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Lake Toho was hosted by Experience Kissimmee.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Gator 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 Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia, hosted by the Gainesville Convention & Visitors Bureau. 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 April 30 through May 2 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.

Oklahoma’s Ketchum High School Wins 2020 FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Table Rock Lake Open

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Oklahoma’s Ketchum High School Wins 2020 FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Table Rock Lake Open

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BRANSON, Mo. (March 9, 2020) – Oklahoma’s Ketchum High School duo of Parker Still and Austin Chandler brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 18 pounds even to win the 2020 FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Lake Table Rock Lake Open.

The top six teams on Table Rock Lake that advanced to the 2020 High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing National Championship were:

1st: Ketchum High School, Ketchum, Okla. – Parker Still and Austin Chandler, five bass, 18-0

2nd: Kick-Back Bass Club – Garret Torres, Overland Park, Kan., and Sam Myers, Shawnee, Kan., five bass, 16-9

3rd: Timberland High School, Wentzville, Mo. – Sam Webert and Kyle Hopping, five bass, 16-7

4th: Ketchum High School, Ketchum, Okla. – Tyler Lake and Jesse Woodward, five bass, 15-3

5th: Carthage High School, Carthage, Mo. – Colson Brust and Tristan Beck, five bass, 14-2

6th: Camdenton High School, Camdenton, Mo. – Reece Waters and Caden Kowal, five bass, 13-2

Rounding out the top 10 were:

7th: Dunlap High School, Dunlap, Ill. – Brock Blazier and Nicholas Hands, five bass, 12-6

8th: Trigg County High School, Cadiz, Ky. – Hunter Shelton and Jordan Hampton, five bass, 12-6

9th: Bolivar High School, Bolivar, Mo. – John Hubbert and Andrew Johnson, five bass, 12-0

10th: Fair Grove High School, Fair Grove, Mo. – Wyatt Montle and Grant Dohle, four bass, 11-8

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

A field of 61 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from the Table Rock State Park Marina. The tournament was hosted by Explore Branson.

The 2020 FLW High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing Table Rock 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 2020 High School Fishing National Championship on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin. 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 2020 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.

Western Michigan University Wins Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI Tournament on Table Rock Lake

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Western Michigan University Wins Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI Tournament on Table Rock Lake

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BRANSON, Mo. (March 9, 2020) – The Western Michigan University duo of Joshua Lopez of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and John Neubauer of Decatur, Michigan, won the Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at Table Rock Lake Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 5 ounces. The victory earned the Broncos’ bass club $2,000 and qualified them to compete in the 2021 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

The Western Michigan team won by a narrow 3-ounce margin over the second-place duo of Tad Deatherage and Caleb Romazon from the University of Central Missouri, who weighed in five bass totaling 18 pounds, 3 ounces. The tournament launched from the Table Rock Lake State Park Marina in Branson, Missouri.

The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments advance to the 2021 Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI College Championship. Per FLW rules, additional teams qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats. A field of 130 teams competed at Table Rock Lake, so 13 teams now advance to the Championship.

The top 13 teams that advanced to the 2021 College Fishing National Championship are:

1^st: Western Michigan University – Joshua Lopez, Kalamazoo, Mich., and John Neubauer, Decatur, Mich., five bass, 18-5, $2,000

2^nd: University of Central Missouri – Tad Deatherage, Concordia, Mo., and Caleb Romazon, Excelsior Springs, Mo., five bass, 18-2, $1,000

3^rd: University of Wisconsin – Michael East, Chilton, Wis., and Dustin Li, Madison, Wis., five bass, 17-11, $500

4^th: University of Louisiana-Monroe – Jacob Andrews, Monroe, La., and Taylor Kolb, West Monroe, La., five bass, 16-9, $500

5^th: University of Missouri – Jonathan Hardy, Columbia, Mo., and David Goddard, Bowling Green, Mo., five bass, 15-15, $500

6^th: University of Central Missouri – Tyler Bartlett, Lees Summit, Mo., and Kyler Waisner, Greenwood, Mo., five bass, 15-15

7^th: University of Missouri – Justin Luetkemeyer and Joshua Luetkemeyer, both of Chesterfield, Mo., five bass, 15-12

8^th: Arkansas Tech University – Tristan Weaver, Sage, Ark., and Cole Lamb, Melbourne, Ark., five bass, 15-10

9^th: Eastern Kentucky University – Leighton Hensley, Salyersville, Ky., and Josh Boone, Richmond, Ky., five bass, 15-5

10^th: Missouri Western State University – Kody Mazur and Gaige Blanton, both of Saint Joseph, Mo., five bass, 15-5

11^th: Kansas State University – Brett Halstead, Riley, Kan., and Kyle Simmons, Leonardville, Kan., five bass, 15-4

12^th: Kansas State University – Hunter French, Manhattan, Kan., and Brianna Wagoner, Kansas City, Mo., five bass, 15-4

13^th: McKendree University – Tyler Christy, Bolingbrook, Ill., and Trey Schroeder, Crestwood, Mo., five bass, 15-0

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

The Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI event on Table Rock Lake was hosted by Explore Branson. It was the first of three regular-season qualifying tournaments for Central Conference anglers. The next event for College Fishing anglers will be on March 17-18 at the annual Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI OPEN at Kentucky Lake.

Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI teams compete in regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual Abu Garcia College Fishing Open advance to the following year’s Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI National Championship.

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

Hank Cherry Dominates From Start To Finish At 50th Bassmaster Classic

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March 9, 2020

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Hank Cherry Dominates From Start To Finish At 50th Bassmaster Classic

Hank Cherry, of Lincolnton, N.C., has won the 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk with 65 pounds, 5 ounces.

Photo by Gary Tramontina/B.A.S.S.

March 8, 2020

Hank Cherry Dominates From Start To Finish At 50th Bassmaster Classic

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Across the country, there are thousands of ultra-talented bass anglers who would have loved to compete in this week’s 50th Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk.

Only 53 got the opportunity — and from start to finish, there was no doubt which one of them owned the event.

Hank Cherry, a 46-year-old pro from Lincolnton, N.C., and an eight-year veteran of the Bassmaster Elite Series, caught five bass on Championship Sunday that weighed 19 pounds, 8 ounces. It gave him a three-day total of 65-5 and put the exclamation point on a dominant wire-to-wire victory that netted him a $307,500 first-place prize.

The competition was held at historic Lake Guntersville, but Cherry’s raw emotion shined through most back at the final weigh-in, which was held at Legacy Arena inside the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.

“I talked to (fellow competitor) Paul Mueller in the boatyard, and he told me the devil was gonna try to get in my head today,” Cherry said. “He said just tell the devil to get out of your boat. He said tell him you don’t have time for him.

“That’s what I did. I caught my first fish and then I lost a big one. I could hear those voices in my head, but I didn’t listen to them. I just went and caught four more.”

This was the fifth Classic appearance for Cherry, and he had come close to hoisting the trophy once before — back in 2013 on Oklahoma’s Grand Lake, when he came in third after losing a key fish on jerkbait.

That same lure was one of his weapons of choice this week during three days of fishing that saw him catch 29-3, 16-10 and 19-8.

He did most of his damage during Friday’s first round with a Z-Man Jack Hammer ChatterBait. The bait allowed him to cut through a strong wind on his way to a tournament-best bag that featured a pair of 7-2 largemouth.

On Days 2 and 3, he relied mostly on his own Hank Cherry Signature Series Jig from Picasso in green pumpkin with a matching Berkley MaxScent Chunk trailer and the jerkbait — a Megabass 110+1 in the French pearl OB color. He replaced the factory hooks on the jerkbait with Berkley Fusion EWG No. 5s.

“I changed the hooks out to make it sink just the right way,” Cherry said. “About 90 percent of the fish I caught would be when it was directly falling. I had it heavy enough that I could see it falling, and if I saw one following it, I could watch them kill it.”

Cherry suffered an arm injury on Day 1 that he said may have limited the amount of running he did the rest of the week. But the major factor in his limited travel, he said, was the wind that blew hard on Lake Guntersville for most of the tournament.

He spent practically the whole event fishing one causeway and one grass flat.

“I never put gas in the boat all week,” Cherry said. “Y’all know me. If it’s windy, I’m not going to be making a lot of long runs — and anyway, I just didn’t need to.”

Cherry said Garmin LiveScope allowed him to keep track of the giant schools of gizzard shad that were drawing fish to the area. He also said a solid understanding of the way bass use causeways helped him catch big limits each day.

“Everybody has a misconception about those causeways,” Cherry said. “They think they should just fish the four corners. But bass use those causeways like highways. When they’re coming in, they come through the causeways and go down the rocks and to the back. Then they go exactly the same route when they come back out.

“That Garmin LiveScope just made them easy pickings.”

The win brought Cherry’s career earnings with B.A.S.S. to $934,500. He now has three career victories and 10 Top 10 finishes.

Perhaps more important than any statistic, however, was the fact that he exorcised some old demons that had lingered in the back of his mind since his near miss at Grand in 2013.

“When I caught that biggest bass on a jerkbait (Sunday), I felt some redemption,” he said. “I’ve learned a lot — and I’m still learning. I learned from this event how to handle the situation when you start with a big lead and have to protect it. I learned that your body will do wild things when you need that last fish to seal the deal, but you have to work through it.

“Those kinds of things make for an amazing feeling — and once it sinks in that I won this thing, I think that will be the most amazing feeling of all.”

South Carolina pro Todd Auten finished second with 58-10, and Arkansas angler Stetson Blaylock was third with 58-1.

Hank Cherry added an additional $7,500 to his winnings for being the highest-placing eligible angler in the Toyota Bonus Bucks program. Todd Auten was awarded an additional $2,500 for being the second-highest placing eligible angler in the Toyota Bonus Bucks program.

Virginia pro John Crews took the Berkley Big Bass award for the day with a 6-10 largemouth. But the Berkley Big Bass award for the week went to Auten for the 7-9 he caught on Day 1.

2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk 3/6-3/8
Lake Guntersville, Birmingham AL.
(ANGLER) Standings Day 3Angler Hometown No./lbs-oz Pts Total $$$

1. Hank Cherry Jr Lincolnton, NC 15 65-05 0 $300,000.00
Day 1: 5 29-03 Day 2: 5 16-10 Day 3: 5 19-08
2. Todd Auten Lake Wylie, SC 15 58-10 0 $52,500.00
Day 1: 5 20-00 Day 2: 5 18-00 Day 3: 5 20-10
3. Stetson Blaylock Benton, AR 15 58-01 0 $40,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-05 Day 2: 5 19-04 Day 3: 5 20-08
4. Seth Feider New Market, MN 15 54-00 0 $30,000.00
Day 1: 5 16-10 Day 2: 5 15-09 Day 3: 5 21-13
5. Micah Frazier Newnan, GA 15 54-00 0 $25,000.00
Day 1: 5 20-00 Day 2: 5 16-00 Day 3: 5 18-00
6. John Crews Jr Salem, VA 15 53-13 0 $22,000.00
Day 1: 5 21-08 Day 2: 5 16-11 Day 3: 5 15-10
7. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 15 53-09 0 $21,500.00
Day 1: 5 20-15 Day 2: 5 20-01 Day 3: 5 12-09
8. Lee Livesay Gladewater, TX 15 52-12 0 $21,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-02 Day 2: 5 16-13 Day 3: 5 21-13
9. Brandon Card Knoxville, TN 15 50-04 0 $20,500.00
Day 1: 5 17-11 Day 2: 5 19-07 Day 3: 5 13-02
10. Matt Herren Ashville, AL 15 49-05 0 $20,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-12 Day 2: 5 14-00 Day 3: 5 16-09
11. Jason Williamson Wagener, SC 15 48-14 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-03 Day 2: 5 16-00 Day 3: 5 14-11
12. Skylar Hamilton Dandridge, TN 14 48-02 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-11 Day 2: 4 11-00 Day 3: 5 17-07
13. David Mullins Mt Carmel, TN 14 48-00 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-08 Day 2: 5 16-13 Day 3: 4 12-11
14. Keith Combs Huntington, TX 13 45-15 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 3 07-12 Day 2: 5 23-10 Day 3: 5 14-09
15. Luke Palmer Coalgate, OK 15 45-02 0 $15,000.00
Day 1: 5 14-09 Day 2: 5 17-08 Day 3: 5 13-01
16. Chris Zaldain Fort Worth, TX 15 44-11 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 10-08 Day 2: 5 15-10 Day 3: 5 18-09
17. Bill Lowen Brookville, IN 13 44-10 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 3 11-10 Day 2: 5 19-06 Day 3: 5 13-10
18. Clent Davis Montevallo, AL 13 44-09 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 21-08 Day 2: 4 08-10 Day 3: 4 14-07
19. Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago, WI 14 44-06 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 4 14-01 Day 2: 5 12-15 Day 3: 5 17-06
20. Grae Buck Green Lane, PA 11 44-01 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 2 13-06 Day 2: 4 12-07 Day 3: 5 18-04
21. John Cox Debary, FL 14 44-00 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-02 Day 2: 4 14-12 Day 3: 5 14-02
22. Drew Cook Midway, FL 15 42-15 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 15-06 Day 2: 5 12-10 Day 3: 5 14-15
23. Greg DiPalma Millville, NJ 11 34-09 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 4 15-03 Day 2: 4 11-07 Day 3: 3 07-15
24. Cody Huff Ava, MO 11 33-06 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 4 12-13 Day 2: 5 13-12 Day 3: 2 06-13
25. Hunter Shryock Newcomerstown, OH 9 27-13 0 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-06 Day 2: 3 07-11 Day 3: 1 01-12
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BERKLEY BIG BASS
Todd Auten Lake Wylie, SC 07-09 $2,500.00
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 31 209 677-06
2 26 197 604-06
3 20 114 380-06
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77 520 1662-02

Rick Tilley Jr./Rick Tilley Sr. Win CATT Smith Mountain Lake March 8th 2020

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Rick Tilley Jr./Rick Tilley Sr. Win CATT Smith Mountain Lake March 8th 2020

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Jacksonville State University Wins College Classic On Lay Lake

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Jacksonville State University Wins College Classic On Lay Lake

Zeke Gossett and Lucas Smith of Jacksonville State University won the Carhartt Bassmaster College Classic presented by Bass Pro Shops with 17 pounds, 4 ounces.

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Jacksonville State University Wins College Classic On Lay Lake

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Despite a slow start, Zeke Gossett and Lucas Smith capitalized on a morning flurry that yielded a five-bass limit of 17 pounds, 4 ounces, which led the Jacksonville State University bass fishing team to victory in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops on Lay Lake.

Gossett, a senior majoring in parks and recreation, and Smith, a freshman business management major, fished the lake’s south end and targeted main-current seams. Their first half hour was frustratingly fruitless, but then the bite ignited and the winners boxed their weight by 9:30 a.m.

“At one place where we actually caught three of our keepers, we ended up catching four more in a row and we had to stop fishing to cull,” Gossett said. “That kind of hurt us because the school was fired up, but we couldn’t figure out which one to cull.

“We hit a flurry — I caught two in a row, then he caught two in a row. It was crazy. Our biggest one today was a 3-13. Our smallest was barely 3 pounds.”

Gossett and Smith alternated between 1/2-ounce Z-Man Jack Hammer ChatterBaits with Reaction Innovations Little Dipper trailers and those same Skinny Dippers rigged on 1/2-ounce swimbait heads.

“Some places were better for the ChatterBait and some places were better for the swimbait,” Gossett said. “Anywhere the ChatterBait would get hung up a lot, we’d throw the swimbait.”

Smith said being at the right place at the right time was key. Strategic site selection was also an important element of their game plan.

“There were two feeding windows; one at 7 and one about 9:30,” he said. “After 9:30, we didn’t cull anymore.

“The current definitely played a role, for sure. We targeted spotted bass because the current was so strong and we knew we could catch them in the current breaks.”

Gossett said today’s victory was particularly gratifying, given its redemptive backstory. During his sophomore year, his team fell short in what he considered an ideal scenario.

“We had a tournament back in 2016 on Lay Lake in June, which is my favorite time of year, and we absolutely bombed,” Gossett said. “I put in a lot of hard work practicing for this tournament and it paid off.”

The tournament was hosted by Discover Shelby County.

2020 Carhartt Bassmaster College Classic presented by Bass Pro Shops 3/8-3/8
Lay Lake, Birmingham AL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler Club/School Pts

1. Zeke Gossett – Lucas Smith Jacksonville State 0
Day 1: 5 17-04 Total: 5 17-04
2. Cole Sands – Jake Lee Bryan College- TN 0
Day 1: 5 15-05 Total: 5 15-05
3. Tyler Vanbrandt – Grant Gallagher Adrian College 0
Day 1: 5 12-07 Total: 5 12-07
4. Jacob Harris – Nicholas Moore Southeast Missouri State Univers 0
Day 1: 5 12-03 Total: 5 12-03
5. Dax Ewart – KJ Queen Bethel University- TN 0
Day 1: 4 10-11 Total: 4 10-11
6. Carter McNeil – Cole Floyd Bethel University- TN 0
Day 1: 4 10-04 Total: 4 10-04
7. Braden Perry – Aidan England Carson-Newman University 0
Day 1: 5 10-03 Total: 5 10-03
8. Michael Childers – Landon Nelson Calhoun Community College 0
Day 1: 4 09-05 Total: 4 09-05
9. Ethan Jones – Andrew Althoff Mckendree UNiversity 0
Day 1: 3 09-01 Total: 3 09-01
10. Logan Parks – Cody Griffith Auburn University 0
Day 1: 1 05-00 Total: 1 05-00
11. Jacob Pfundt – Emil Wagner Ole Miss 0
Day 1: 2 02-05 Total: 2 02-05
12. Brian Linder – Nathan Thompson MINNESOTA STATE Mankato 0
Day 1: 1 01-15 Total: 1 01-15
13. Bailey Fain – Preston Kendrick Bryan College 0
Day 1: 1 01-13 Total: 1 01-13
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 5 45 117-12
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5 45 117-12

Zeke Gossett & Lucas Smith From Jacksonville Sate Gamecocks Win the College Bassmaster Classic

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