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Major League Fishing Announces Details for 2020 MLF College Faceoffs presented by Wiley X

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Major League Fishing Announces Details for 2020 MLF College Faceoffs presented by Wiley X

March 2, 2020 (Tulsa, Okla.) Major League Fishing (MLF) announced today the schedule, host cities and details for the 2020 MLF College Faceoffs presented by Wiley X. The four-tournament series, held in conjunction with MLF Bass Pro Tour events, will feature 20 College Fishing teams competing in an MLF-style catch-weigh-immediate release format at each event. Teams qualify to compete in the Faceoffs through their finish in select Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI tournaments.

Two teams from 10 unique schools will compete in the no entry-fee Faceoff events for great prizes and swag from Major League Fishing and select sponsors. The total one-day combined weight of the two teams from each school will comprise the final standings.

“With all of the great enhancements being offered to MLF and FLW anglers this season, we are excited to add these great opportunities for our College Fishing competitors as well,” said Todd Walker, MLF Vice President of Operations. “We expect this year’s lineup of MLF College Faceoff tournaments to produce a series of exciting events that will allow student anglers to experience the challenge and excitement of competing in an MLF-style event.”

2020 MLF College Faceoffs Schedule:

  • April 4            Raleigh, N.C.

Qualifying tournament: Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI Open at Kentucky Lake, March 17-18

  • April 25          Grove, Okla.

Qualifying tournament: Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at Fort Gibson Lake, March 27

  • June 6             Winnebago, Wis.

Qualifying tournament: Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at Table Rock Lake, March 6

  • June 27           Ogdensburg, N.Y.

Qualifying tournament: Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI at Smith Mountain Lake, April 17

 

The top 10 schools from each of the select Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI events with the most combined Tackle Warehouse Team of the Year points from their two highest-finishing individual teams will qualify. Competition waters will be in proximity to the host cities, with exact fishery details revealed to tournament anglers before the start of each event.

Each tournament will receive coverage through the MLF and FLW website and social media outlets, including interviews and a trophy presentation for top finishers on Facebook and Instagram Live. Top individual teams will be recognized, but the school with the highest total combined weight from their two participating teams will be crowned MLF Faceoff Champion.

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

About Major League Fishing  
Founded in 2011, Major League Fishing (MLF) brings the high-intensity sport of competitive bass fishing into America’s living rooms on Outdoor Channel, Discovery, CBS, CBS Sports Network, World Fishing Network, Sportsman Channel, and on-demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV). The Bass Pro Tour consists of eight events and a championship streamed live on http://www.MajorLeagueFishing.com and MOTV.

In late 2019 MLF acquired FLW, which expands their portfolio to include the world’s largest grassroots fishing organization, including the strongest five-fish format professional bass fishing tour, the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit, as well as the Toyota Series, Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine, and Abu Garcia College Fishing presented by YETI, and High School Fishing presented by Favorite Fishing.

A Team of Brothers Win it all at Lake Jordan. Noah and Cole Godwin drop a 20 pound bag on Lake Jordan. 

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A Team of Brothers Win it all at Lake Jordan. Noah and Cole Godwin drop a 20 pound bag on Lake Jordan. 

A Team of Brothers Win it all at Lake Jordan. Noah and Cole Godwin drop a 20 pound bag on Lake Jordan. 

By Jason Duran

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The first stop of the Alabama Bass Trail Southern division kicked off at Lake Jordan. The Team of brothers, Noah and Cole Godwin, won with 20.33 pounds of Coosa River spotted bass. This is their second year fishing the ABT, and while they are not the first brothers to ever win, they are the youngest team to ever win. They are only 19 and 17 years old.

Their day began on a spot down river about two minutes from take-off. Reflecting on practice they said, “it was pretty rough… we found some fish Friday, caught two of them and left them. They were big ones. We went straight to them Saturday and had a limit in the first 30 minutes. We then culled up until around 9:00 to the 20.33 pounds.” They stayed on that spot until about 1pm and went looking for a big largemouth. With no luck finding a largemouth, they returned to their winning spot and finished the day there.

The spot was a secondary point. They said the spotted bass “would hang out in deeper water, pull up to feed in about four foot of water and drop back down into deep water about every 20 to 30 minutes.”  The point was about a 15-yard stretch they worked with a Rapala crankbait in chartreuse and blue. Some were also caught on a shaky head with a Zoom trick worm in green with a chartreuse tip.

The team said, “we put in a lot of time and have worked hard to learn to catch these fish.” Their mom and dad both said they were really proud of them. Mom said, “she never has to worry about them staying out late at night because they always have to get up early in the morning to go fishing.” They only caught about 15 fish, but that was enough to defeat the other 224 teams of highly respected anglers.

Kenny Smith and RJ Thompson claimed the second place along with the $1000 Wedowee Marine Bonus. They “spent the morning putting the trolling motor down, covering water in the river and fishing mostly current related and deeper type spots.” They said, “we threw everything at them from spinner baits to crankbaits to shaky heads and managed only 4 fish.”

About noon they decided to try to go shallow. When they showed up in their shallow area, there were about four or five boats already in there, so they made a U-turn and headed back upriver. At 1:30, still only having four fish, “they decided they were going hero or zero and went shallow,” Kenny said.

This time they were able to get into their shallow area and use a brown beaver style bait to flip cover. They caught three of their biggest fish in an hour to fill out their limit and cull up to 18.76 pounds and a full bag of spots. They said the fish were really moving up with conditions improving and water temps warming up to 55°. “If they had another hour, they would have really had a bigger bag,” they said.

The plan for the team of Clay Harris and Billy Norwalk was to “just show up today and not embarrass themselves.” They made a short run within sight of take-off and had their first fish before the next flight finished taking off. They found those fish on Friday when it was foggy. While waiting for the fog to lift, they just happened to scan over the area and spotted the school of fish. They “fired at them just to see and got a 3.5 pounder off of it pretty quickly and left.” They felt with the amount of fish and shad that was a good place to start.

Within sight of the boat ramp they finished out that limit in just a short time. The spot is best described as two shallow flats at the mouth of a creek that almost meet in one area where the fish headed into spawn funnel through. They were casting up to 4 foot and working it down to twenty-four foot. They targeted those fish using chartreuse and blue black Rapala DT 10 Jenko CD20 and a Strike King series five all in the same color.  They did try one other spot in the back of the same creek that produced two more fish allowing them to fill out the bag of all spots for 18.36 pounds.

 

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

Download and listen to the ABT Podcast on your favorite Podcast app by searching for “Alabama Bass Trail Podcast.”  This week’s Podcast will be released on Tuesday and will feature winners Noah and Cole Godwin.

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.

Evans’ Jeane Jr. Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Toledo Bend

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Evans’ Jeane Jr. Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Toledo Bend

Evans’ Jeane Jr. Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event on Toledo Bend

Trout’s Pearson Wins Co-angler Division

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ZWOLLE, La. (March 2, 2020) – Boater George Jeane Jr. of Evans, Louisiana, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 24 pounds, 2 ounces to win the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event at Toledo Bend Reservoir in Zwolle, Louisiana. For his victory, Jeane earned a total of $5,911.

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

“I was in the mid-lake area, fishing ditches and drains with standing timber in it,” said Jeane, who pushed his career earnings to more than $310,000 in FLW competition. “I started off catching them on a sexy blueback herring-colored (Strike King) 10XD, than I went to a P.J.’s jig and a Carolina-rigged 6-inch lizard.

“The key was definitely the 6-pound, 14-ounce kicker that I caught later in the day,” Jeane went on to say. “It’s been awhile since I won one of these. I’ve had a Tour-level win, a Series win, and now this is my second BFL win. It feels good.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1st:       George Jeane Jr. of Evans, La., five bass, 24-2, $5,911

2nd:      Dwight Abshire of Santa Fe, Texas, five bass, 19-6, $2,561

3rd:       Bart Stanisz of Brookeland, Texas, five bass, 17-8, $1,705

4th:       John LaFitte of Keithville, La., five bass, 17-0, $1,195

5th:       Josh Champagne of Breaux Bridge, La., five bass, 16-9, $1.024

6th:       Leon Stone of Carthage, Texas, five bass, 16-5, $939

7th:       Scotty Villines of Ponca, Ark., five bass, 15-9, $854

8th:       Daniel Blanton of Huntington, Texas, five bass, 15-6, $725

8th:       Jim Dillard of West Monroe, La., five bass, 15-6, $725

10th:     Kyle Dragulski of Lufkin, Texas, five bass, 15-5, $598

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Jeane’s 6-pound, 14-ounce kicker was also the largest bass weighed on the day and earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $790.

Dicky Newberry of Houston, Texas, 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.

Travis Pearson of Trout, Louisiana, won the Co-angler Division and $2,561 Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 12 pounds, 13 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

1st:       Travis Pearson of Trout, La., five bass, 12-13, $2,561

2nd:      Grayson Honeycutt of Temple, Texas, five bass, 12-7, $1,280

3rd:       Loren Rives of Austin, Texas, four bass, 12-2, $854

4th:       Brandt Dillon of Houston, Texas, four bass, 11-12, $598

5th:       Randy Hitt of Belton, Texas, four bass, 10-12, $512

6th:       Ken Ford of Benton, Ark., five bass, 10-10, $469

7th:       Jordan Ebarb of Stonewall, La., five bass, 10-7, $427

7th:       Cody Laird of Goodrich, Texas, five bass, 10-3, $384

9th:       Ron Aulds of Choudrant, La., five bass, 10-2, $341

9th:       Bradley Mock of Ragley, La., five bass, 10-1, $299

Don Johnson of Lufkin, Texas caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 3 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $395.

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 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.

Bassmaster Classic Rookie Sensations Talk Top Guntersville Patterns 

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Bassmaster Classic Rookie Sensations Talk Top Guntersville Patterns 

Canadian pro Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson has the versatility it takes to conquer Lake Gunterville’s constantly changing conditions. Photo courtesy of Wired2Fish

Bassmaster Classic Rookie Sensations Talk Top Guntersville Patterns 

Z-Man® pros Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson and Grae Buck divulge MVP baits for the Classic

Ladson, SC (March 2, 2020) – Long before signing sponsor deals with ace bait brand Z-Man Fishing, Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson and Grae Buck both leaned on ElaZtech® softbaits and ChatterBait® bladed jigs to cash hefty tournament checks. Now, on the eve of the 50th annual Bassmaster Classic, the two talented anglers—both Classic rookies— are configuring potential tournament-winning gameplans.

A highly versatile Ontario based bass pro with numerous international tournament wins to his credit, Gussy has in recent years produced a pile of top-ten finishes on southern U.S. waters. The only Elite Series angler to rock a deep-V aluminum Lund boat, you’ve got to respect Gussy’s style for staying true to his northern roots.

A hockey star during his days at Penn State, Pennsylvania angler Grae Buck qualified for his first Classic after winning the 2020 Bassmaster Eastern Open at Oneida Lake, NY with a Ned-Rigged Finesse TRD™. Regardless of the bite, Buck fishes with an infectious positive energy. It’s an outlook and approach that’s resulted in several wins on the FLW College and Phoenix Bass Fishing Leagues—and the potential for bigger triumphs in the future.

The new Fire Craw pattern ChatterBait JackHammer has been as hot as its name.

Before hitting the water for pre-fishing this week, the two enthusiastic Z-Man pros paused to break down a variety of probable Classic presentations:

Bladed Jigs

Gussy: Obviously, the high water, rain and cold weather could really throw some crazy variables into the mix, but I’m pretty confident in my abilities with a ChatterBait JackHammer™. At the 2014 Classic at Guntersville, Paul Mueller set the one-day tournament record, boating something like 32-pounds with a ChatterBait Elite. The big fish track records of both the ChatterBait Elite and JackHammer are pretty hard to ignore.

Buck: Gussy’s got the right idea! My Classic strategy revolves around Guntersville’s giant prespawn females and the lure that consistently puts them in the boat. That means locating concentrations of bass staging in milfoil and hydrilla, particularly milfoil edges or pockets and lanes between the vegetation. Like Gussy, I’ll be targeting those areas with a 3/8- or ½-ounce ChatterBait JackHammer, probably something bright and highly visible. For me, the JackHammer simply triggers the biggest bass in the lake; it’s certainly one of the favorites to win the Classic. The easy-starting blade and its consistent, rod-thumping vibration make this ChatterBait one of the all-time tournament baits, for sure.

Gussy: Have to add that a lot of us will be throwing Z-Man’s new Fire Craw pattern. You’ll see this bright red ChatterBait rigged on the decks of a lot of anglers at the Classic; can’t tell you how many competitors have been asking me to hook them up with this color. Fire Craw JackHammers have become hard to find, though, so alternatives like Spring Craw and Hite’s Hot Craw could also play prominently. I put a green pumpkin pattern RaZor ShadZ on the back for what might be the ultimate big fish confidence bait.

Buck: Worth noting, too, that the other popular bait for working the shallow vegetation at Guntersville is a lipless crankbait. While these lures have a track record of producing here, I think the ChatterBait slides through the vegetation a bit better and simply yields bigger bites.

A swimbait like the DieZel MinnowZ can be a potent presentation for bass using bridge areas.

Swimbaits

Gussy: Another pattern that’s always in play at Guntersville involves bass relating to bridges and riprap around causeways. These areas provide current breaks that attract baitfish and bass, consistently. During prefishing, I’m sure I’ll be checking several bridges for the presence of fish with an Aqua-Vu camera. If the fish are there, you can catch a bunch pretty fast.

For working bridges, there’s no better bait than a 5- or 7-inch DieZel MinnowZ™—a really productive paddletail swimbait I rig on a HeadLockZ HD™ jighead. A crankbait or a jerkbait can also work well around riprap, but for me, the swimbait is a little more versatile. The big 7-inch DieZel could prove valuable this week for big fish.

Flippin’

Buck: Last time I fished Guntersville, I marked a bunch of laydowns in the back of creeks that looked really good. Been looking forward to coming back and flipping a jig with a Palmetto BugZ™ in these spots. Particularly if weather messes up the grass bite, flippin’ the stumps could become a major factor.  

Gussy: We had an FLW Tour event here in 2017 and there were some really good bags caught punching mats of hydrilla and milfoil. If the weather is cold and nasty, the Classic could become a flipping deal. Either way, I’ll have a couple rods ready with CrossEyeZ™ Flipping Jigs—one with a Palmetto BugZ and another with Punch CrawZ™. The buoyancy of the ElaZtech material gives these trailers a lot of action and loft in the water. And they’re so durable you can flip with a single trailer, a lot of times, all day long. 

The SlingBladeZ Spinnerbait could fly under the radar and play a prominent role at the Classic.

Spinnerbaits

Gussy: This past season, we’ve seen several big events won on spinnerbaits. If the water is dirty at Guntersville, a big ¾-ounce SlingBladeZ™ could play a role. This is the most well-balanced, high-level spinnerbait out there right now. Certainly, with so many anglers throwing ChatterBaits and lipless cranks, the bigger profile of the SlingBladeZ spinnerbait could make a difference. It’s funny to call the spinnerbait a sleeper lure, but with the right conditions, it just might be a winner.

Final Thoughts

Buck: Fishing the Classic is a dream come true, for sure. It’ll be really fun to fish Guntersville during what should be a strong prespawn bite. The one thing Classic rookies like Gussy and I have going for us is an open mind. We haven’t fished these lakes as often as some of the veterans, but I’ll approach my practice period with a totally clean slate. Almost any bait could work . . . so long as it’s a ChatterBait <laughs>.

Gussy: I like fishing these Tennessee River lakes. You can’t come here with too many preconceived notions, and that certainly applies to the weather. We just had an Elite event cancelled at Chickamauga on the same system a few weeks ago, due to high water. Looks like we’ve got more rain in the forecast, so it could get interesting.

Really hoping to find some green grass in some of the creeks—that could be really important. The fish aren’t making spawning movements yet, it’s more of a staging situation. We’ll likely have guys catching bass way far back in the creeks, while others will be working those 4 to 8 foot bars closer to the main river channel.

For everyone who’s ever fished a bass tournament, the Classic is the goal. No matter what happens, this will certainly be one of the highlights of my fishing career. Can’t wait. 

Classic rookie Grae Buck is no stranger to tournament wins and big prespawn largemouths.

Alexander’s Ray Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Tournament on Lake Hamilton

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Alexander’s Ray Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Tournament on Lake Hamilton

Alexander’s Ray Wins Phoenix Bass Fishing League Tournament on Lake Hamilton

Conway’s Allen Wins Co-angler Division

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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (March 2, 2020) – Boater Josh Ray of Alexander, Arkansas, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday totaling 18 pounds, 14 ounces to win the 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine event at Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas. For his victory, Ray earned a total of $12,350, including the lucrative $7,000 FLW PHOENIX Bonus contingency award.

“It feels good to win, and to win in a Phoenix boat makes it that much sweeter,” said Ray, who earned his second career win in Bass Fishing League competition. “I caught them all over the lake today – three on an Alabama rig and two on a brown football-head jig. I just got lucky and had six or seven good bites.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament as follows:

1st:       Josh Ray of Alexander, Ark., five bass, 18-14, $12,350

2nd:      Quincy Houchin of Mabelvale, Ark., five bass, 16-5, $2,175

3rd:       Brian Bean of Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 13-15, $1,651

4th:       Chris Darby of Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 13-10, $1,015

5th:       John Carroll of Cabot, Ark., five bass, 13-4, $1,585

6th:       Travis Mosley of Benton, Ark., five bass, 12-15, $798

7th:       Mark Hensiek of England, Ark., five bass, 12-12, $725

8th:       Russell Richmond of Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 12-11, $653

9th:       Dustin Huggins of Russellville, Ark., five bass, 12-4, $580

10th:     Steve Howard of Conway, Ark., five bass, 12-3, $508

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Carroll brought a 6-pound, 9-ounce bass to the scale to win the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $615.

Ray was the highest-finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member and took home an extra $7,000. 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.

Jared Allen of Conway, Arkansas, won the Co-angler Division and $2,175 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 10 pounds, 10 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers finished as follows:

1st:       Jared Allen of Conway, Ark., four bass, 10-10, $2,175

2nd:      Steve Duggan of Pearcy, Ark., five bass, 9-12, $1,088

3rd:       Jody Jones of Harvey, Ark., five bass, 9-8, $726

4th:       Chris Cusick of Hot Springs, Ark., four bass, 9-4, $507

5th:       Kanon Harmon of Benton, Ark., four bass, 7-14, $435

6th:       Justin Wagner of Mena, Ark., four bass, 7-10, $399

7th:       Glenn Russell of Sherwood, Ark., four bass, 7-6, $363

8th:       Luke Hendrixson of Conway, Ark., three bass, 6-11, $326

9th:       Terry Dugger of Little Rock, Ark., three bass, 5-8, $290

10th:     Robert Bogard Jr. of Conway, Ark., three bass, 5-7, $241

10th:     Jordan Pirraglia of Booneville, Ark., three bass, 5-7, $241

Joshua Elmore of Hot Springs caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, weighing in at 4 pounds, 13 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $307.

The 2020 Phoenix Bass Fishing League presented by T-H Marine on Lake Hamilton was the first of five qualifying events in the Arkie Division.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the Arkie Division 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 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.

Bradley, Greene Survive Boat Trouble To Win Bassmaster High School Series On Smith

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Bradley, Greene Survive Boat Trouble To Win Bassmaster High School Series On Smith
March 1, 2020

Bradley, Greene Survive Boat Trouble To Win Bassmaster High School Series On Smith

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CULLMAN, Ala. — In their first high school tournament outside the state of South Carolina, Alex Bradley and Rylan Greene of Chapman High School caught five bass that weighed 12 pounds, 11 ounces Sunday to take home the title at the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series at Smith Lake presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors.

“It’s very exciting, this is unbelievable,” Bradley said.

Bradley and Greene edged out Brody Hopper and Landon Franks from Cullman High School by an ounce for the victory. The duo sat on the hot seat for most of the afternoon, and Bradley said he was thinking each bag might be the one to knock them off.

With the tournament victory, Bradley and Greene claimed a spot in the 2020 Bassmaster High School Series National Championship. They also secured a spot in the 2020 Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Classic on Lay Lake presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors on March 7 and the weigh-in on the Bassmaster Classic stage in Birmingham.

The duo used their experiences on their home lake, Lake Hartwell, to guide them through the tournament day.

“We were out there today and Alex goes, ‘This reminds me of Lake Hartwell,’” Greene said. “That’s sort of what we took it as and went with it.”

The week did not start out promising for Bradley and Greene, however, as motor problems limited practice time Friday morning.

Bradley’s father, Mark, who also served as the duo’s boat captain for the event, actually tried to talk them into going home. But they wouldn’t have it. “They don’t ever give up,” Mark said. “Through all the problems, their confidence was unbelievable. They are just happy to be fishing. It’s unbelievable how calm they stay and they don’t ever give up.”

After Bradley and Greene decided to stay for the tournament, Mark took the boat to Fredrick’s Marine and fixed the fuel pump among other things. With a properly working motor, they took off on Sunday morning and headed to the first spot they found on Friday and caught all of their bass off that one spot — three spotted bass and two largemouth, in 20 to 30 feet of water.

“We caught them mainly on a Senko, but we caught a few on a drop shot and underspin,” Bradley said. “I was dragging the Senko and then deadsticking it, and that’s when they would bite it.”

Hopper and Franks did not practice prior to tournament day, but managed to catch four keepers for 12-10 to achieve their goal of qualifying for the National Championship. They also claimed the Phoenix Boats Big Bass with a 4-14.

Franks said they utilized Ned rigs much of the day, and also caught several good fish around brush and docks using ChatterBaits.

“I honestly didn’t think we would finish Top 5,” Hopper said. “We surprised ourselves. This lake is my backyard, so this is where we come the majority of the time. We knew we could scrounge up a couple fish.”

Eli Stevenson and Ben Freeman from Grundy County High School finished third with 11-15 and joined 25 other teams in qualifying for the 2020 National Championship.

Sunday’s tournament was hosted by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce.

Tournament note: High school competitors wore small ribbons on their hats and jerseys to support the high school teammates and their boat captain from Obion County who are missing on Pickwick Lake as well as family and friends of those anglers.

2020 HS Open Stop Smith Lake 3/1-3/1
Smith Lake, Cullman  AL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Alex Bradley – Rylan Greene                  Chapman High School                   0
Day 1: 5   12-11   Total:   5  12-11
2.  Brody Hopper – Landon Franks                 Cullman High School                   0
Day 1: 4   12-10   Total:   4  12-10
3.  Eli Stevenson – Ben Freeman                  Grundy County High School Bass T      0
Day 1: 5   11-15   Total:   5  11-15
4.  Garrett White – Tanner Mcclain               Rhea County Eagle Anglers             0
Day 1: 5   10-10   Total:   5  10-10
5.  AJ McGee – Austin Anz                        bibb county                           0
Day 1: 5   10-02   Total:   5  10-02
6.  Bracyn Sullivan – Tyler Crews                Scotts Hill High School               0
Day 1: 5   09-15   Total:   5  09-15
7.  Fischer Barber – Wells Johnson               Heritage Christian Academy            0
Day 1: 4   09-14   Total:   4  09-14
8.  Harrison Terry – Luke Clifton                Dickson County High School            0
Day 1: 5   09-12   Total:   5  09-12
9.  Dylan Breaux – Gage Boquet                   Lafourche Bassmaster                  0
Day 1: 3   09-04   Total:   3  09-04
10. Tyler Finley – Hunter Jones                  Mount Pleasant                        0
Day 1: 5   09-03   Total:   5  09-03
11. Caz Anderson – Griffin Hopkins               Chatuge Anglers                      0
Day 1: 3   09-03   Total:   3  09-03
12. Parker Brooks – Jonathan Horne               Harris County HS                      0
Day 1: 5   09-01   Total:   5  09-01
13. Tucker Smith – Hayden Marbut                 Briarwood Christian School            0
Day 1: 4   08-13   Total:   4  08-13
14. Tanner Barclay – Aj Widgeon                  Scottsboro BassCats                   0
Day 1: 4   08-12   Total:   4  08-12
14. Ethan Franklin – Jesse Franklin              Corner High School                    0
Day 1: 4   08-12   Total:   4  08-12
16. Jeremy Hunter Odom – Canyon Odom             Baldwin County HS                     0
Day 1: 4   08-10   Total:   4  08-10
17. Brooks Anderson – David Britt                Mt. Bethel Christian Academy          0
Day 1: 3   08-06   Total:   3  08-06
18. Cason Causey – Sam Westall                   Riley’s Catch                         0
Day 1: 4   08-02   Total:   4  08-02
19. Hayden Short – Archer Smith                  Burgin High School                    0
Day 1: 3   08-01   Total:   3  08-01
20. Dalton Bailey – Hayden Stockett              Lenoir City high School Bass clu      0
Day 1: 4   07-10   Total:   4  07-10
21. Jake Krauth – Hunter Weaver                  Franklin County Junior Bass           0
Day 1: 3   07-10   Total:   3  07-10
22. Ethan Swindall – Sam Schmitz                 Collierville High School and 901      0
Day 1: 3   07-06   Total:   3  07-06
23. Brennan Fox – Colin King                     Marion High School- IL                0
Day 1: 4   07-03   Total:   4  07-03
24. Ryan Baker – Joshua Hughes                   Camden Central High school            0
Day 1: 3   07-03   Total:   3  07-03
25. Colby Brown – Blake Handley                  Hayden High School                    0
Day 1: 4   07-02   Total:   4  07-02
26. Brody Robison – Levi Cox                     Sand Rock Wildcats                    0
Day 1: 3   07-02   Total:   3  07-02
27. Wynn Reed – Carter Cooper                    Scottsboro Junior BassCats            0
Day 1: 3   07-01   Total:   3  07-01
28. Keegan Jones – Chase Clark                   Hillcrest High School                 0
Day 1: 3   06-14   Total:   3  06-14
28. Konner West – Brice Williams                 Chapman High School                   0
Day 1: 3   06-14   Total:   3  06-14
30. Cameron Pruitt – Isaac Kidd                  Casey County High School- KY          0
Day 1: 3   06-13   Total:   3  06-13
30. Tanner Shaw – Tanner Koontz                  Mount Vernon HS                       0
Day 1: 3   06-13   Total:   3  06-13
32. Brandon Berry – Hunter Bright                Helena Bass Club                      0
Day 1: 4   06-12   Total:   4  06-12
33. Nathan Reynolds – Connor Polk                Backwoods Bassin                      0
Day 1: 3   06-10   Total:   3  06-10
34. Bryar Chambers – Levi Harris                 Fairview High School                  0
Day 1: 3   06-08   Total:   3  06-08
35. Ryan Thomas – Cole Holloway                  Morgan County High School             0
Day 1: 3   06-07   Total:   3  06-07
36. Aaron Cherry – Hudson Choquette              Headland Bass Team                    0
Day 1: 3   06-04   Total:   3  06-04
37. Cy Lambert – Houston Smith                   Cullman HS                            0
Day 1: 3   06-03   Total:   3  06-03
38. Reece Nixon – Caden Gilley                   Soddy Daisy HS                        0
Day 1: 3   06-02   Total:   3  06-02
39. Kenny Eddings – Hunter Gothard               Hueytown Student Anglers              0
Day 1: 2   06-00   Total:   2  06-00
40. Nick Staub – Braden Lewis                    901 High School                       0
Day 1: 3   05-15   Total:   3  05-15
41. Mason Daniell – Nick Hodges                  Moody Fishing Team                    0
Day 1: 3   05-14   Total:   3  05-14
42. Cole Rankin – Josh Lee                       Karns High School                     0
Day 1: 3   05-13   Total:   3  05-13
43. Hunter Brewer – Kade Suratt                  Lawrence County High School           0
Day 1: 2   05-13   Total:   2  05-13
44. Tanner English – Evan Dunn                   Bibb County                           0
Day 1: 2   05-11   Total:   2  05-11
45. Houston Snell – Austin Kelly                 Rehobeth High School                  0
Day 1: 3   05-10   Total:   3  05-10
46. Dakota Stewart – Scott Lemmler               Central High School                   0
Day 1: 2   05-09   Total:   2  05-09
47. Jace McNutt –                                Tuscaloosa County High School         0
Day 1: 2   05-07   Total:   2  05-07
48. Jon David Bedford – Walker Brown             Lawrence County                       0
Day 1: 2   05-00   Total:   2  05-00
49. Connor Mclaughlin – Barclay Butler           Scottsboro BassCats                   0
Day 1: 2   05-00   Total:   2  05-00
49. Gavin Monk – Hunter Embrey                   Hanceville High                       0
Day 1: 2   05-00   Total:   2  05-00
51. BJ Collins – Owen Jenkins                    Chatuge Anglers-NC                    0
Day 1: 3   04-15   Total:   3  04-15
51. Matthew Pitcher – Rein Golubjatnikov         Pittsford                             0
Day 1: 3   04-15   Total:   3  04-15
53. Joseph Wilson – Spencer Cothran              chapman pathers                       0
Day 1: 2   04-13   Total:   2  04-13
54. Tanner Hadden – Caleb Hudson                 Greenbrier High School                0
Day 1: 3   04-11   Total:   3  04-11
55. Braden Watson – Allen Baxter                 Rehobeth High School                  0
Day 1: 2   04-11   Total:   2  04-11
56. Matthew Writesman – Connor Burnett           AL-Hayden HS                          0
Day 1: 2   04-08   Total:   2  04-08
57. Evan Gonsalves – Matthew Windsor             Clarks hill Youth Fishing Team        0
Day 1: 2   04-07   Total:   2  04-07
58. Cody Hammond – Taylor Brown                  Rehobeth HS                           0
Day 1: 2   04-07   Total:   2  04-07
58. Tyler Starkley – Jacob Hodge                 Greenbrier High School                0
Day 1: 2   04-07   Total:   2  04-07
60. Riley Christensen – Jeffrey Lotierzo         Riley’s Catch- NC                     0
Day 1: 2   04-04   Total:   2  04-04
60. Jake Fondren – Andrew Young                  Bibb County Bass Club                 0
Day 1: 2   04-04   Total:   2  04-04
62. Caleb Bridges – Zachary Elliott              Mt. Juliet High School Fishing        0
Day 1: 2   04-01   Total:   2  04-01
62. Dylan Nutt – Carter Nutt                     Backwoods Bassin                      0
Day 1: 2   04-01   Total:   2  04-01
64. Caiden Galbreath – Ashlyn Shedd              West Point High School                0
Day 1: 2   04-00   Total:   2  04-00
65. Jaden Silas – Lane Harrell                   Denham springs freshman high          0
Day 1: 2   03-15   Total:   2  03-15
66. Jacob Gravett – Karson Rider                 Signal Mountain                       0
Day 1: 2   03-14   Total:   2  03-14
67. Hagan Marlin – Dylan Ingram                  Lee-Scott Fishing                     0
Day 1: 2   03-13   Total:   2  03-13
67. Gage Starks – Sawyer Williams                Henry County High School- TN          0
Day 1: 2   03-13   Total:   2  03-13
67. Jordan Thomas – Cole Reid                    Hayden                                0
Day 1: 2   03-13   Total:   2  03-13
70. Jacob Davidson – Owen Chamberlain            Mt. Juliet                            0
Day 1: 2   03-12   Total:   2  03-12
70. Owen Spurlock – Landon Phillips              Soddy Daisy High School               0
Day 1: 2   03-12   Total:   2  03-12
72. Elizabeth Eastman – Porter Savarese          Fairhope High School                  0
Day 1: 2   03-11   Total:   2  03-11
73. Kaden Cornelius – Jesse Blackmon             Good Hope Fishing Team                0
Day 1: 1   03-10   Total:   1  03-10
73. Zane O’Domirok – John Thompson               Lenoir City High School- TN           0
Day 1: 1   03-10   Total:   1  03-10
75. Walker Price – Austin Wallace                Moody Fishing Team                    0
Day 1: 2   03-07   Total:   2  03-07
76. Andrew Davis – Cal McInnis                   Headland High School                  0
Day 1: 1   03-07   Total:   1  03-07
76. Kade Jennings – Tristan Crawford             Hayden High School                    0
Day 1: 1   03-07   Total:   1  03-07
78. Luke Miller – Jacob Tullier                  central high school                   0
Day 1: 2   03-06   Total:   2  03-06
79. Andrew Weaver – Braxton Ekes                 Cold Springs High School              0
Day 1: 2   03-06   Total:   2  03-06
80. Eli Chambers – Connor Handley                Vinemont High School                  0
Day 1: 2   03-05   Total:   2  03-05
80. Jake Griggs – Lucas Miller                                                         0
Day 1: 2   03-05   Total:   2  03-05
80. Zeb Lambert – Hayden Winn                    Cullman High School                   0
Day 1: 2   03-05   Total:   2  03-05
83. Levi Thibodaux – Holdyn Delatte              Lafourche Bassmaster                  0
Day 1: 1   03-05   Total:   1  03-05
84. Connor Clark – Elijah Page                   Good Hope Fishing Team                0
Day 1: 2   03-04   Total:   2  03-04
85. Dj Arias – Ayden Braddy                      Rehobeth High School                  0
Day 1: 1   03-04   Total:   1  03-04
86. Noah Ray – Kyler smith                       Tullahoma High School- TN             0
Day 1: 1   03-02   Total:   1  03-02
87. Jake Hoover – Drew Thompson                  Dickson County High School            0
Day 1: 2   02-15   Total:   2  02-15
88. Grant Olsen – Ryan Olsen                     Gardner south wilminton high sch      0
Day 1: 1   02-13   Total:   1  02-13
89. Alexis Grandstaff – James Quinlivan          Headland Bass Team                    0
Day 1: 1   02-12   Total:   1  02-12
89. Jeb Quick – Caleb Quick                      Hanceville High                       0
Day 1: 1   02-12   Total:   1  02-12
89. Alyssa Taylor – Reid Burns                   Walker Valley High School-TN          0
Day 1: 1   02-12   Total:   1  02-12
92. Jimmy Oguin – Austin Oldfield                Mt. Juliet Fishing Club- TN           0
Day 1: 1   02-11   Total:   1  02-11
93. Andon Goins – Blake Wheat                    Rhea County High School               0
Day 1: 1   02-10   Total:   1  02-10
94. Jacob Damron – Hunter Palmer                 Tullahoma City Schools                0
Day 1: 1   02-09   Total:   1  02-09
94. JP Johnson – Della Hand                      Vinemont HS                           0
Day 1: 1   02-09   Total:   1  02-09
94. Caemon Metcalf – Hayden Buchanan             Headland HS                           0
Day 1: 1   02-09   Total:   1  02-09
94. Ethan Moore – Lane Parker                    Cullman High School                   0
Day 1: 1   02-09   Total:   1  02-09
98. Gunner Mccluskey – Josh Rhodes               Hillcrest                             0
Day 1: 1   02-08   Total:   1  02-08
99. Jacob Clark – Logan Kirkland                 Rehobeth HS                           0
Day 1: 1   02-07   Total:   1  02-07
99. Braden Leffew – Brady Raines                 York Agricultural Institute- TN       0
Day 1: 1   02-07   Total:   1  02-07
99. Gavin Totherow – Josh Willis                 Whitwell                              0
Day 1: 1   02-07   Total:   1  02-07
102. Josh Foshee – Lance Roberts                  Mortimer Jordan                       0
Day 1: 1   02-06   Total:   1  02-06
103. Addison Gunter – Tracy Richardson            Scottsboro Junior BassCats            0
Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
103. Tyan Massengale – Logan Evans                Soddy Daisy High School               0
Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
103. Chase Mccarter –                             Sevier County High School             0
Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
103. Jordan Turner – Garrett Whitehead            Eufaula High School                   0
Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
107. Nicholas Boggs – Brady Howard                 Louisa Bass Club HS Fishing Tea      0
Day 1: 1   02-04   Total:   1  02-04
107. Doston Putman – Bobbi Johnson                Good Hope High School                 0
Day 1: 1   02-04   Total:   1  02-04
107. Justin Robbins – Payton Rains                Fentress County Bass Club- TN         0
Day 1: 1   02-04   Total:   1  02-04
110. Hunter Freeman – Wyatt Tomlin                Cold Springs Fishing Team             0
Day 1: 1   02-03   Total:   1  02-03
111. Dylan Johnson – Noah Widick                  Sequatchie County                     0
Day 1: 1   02-02   Total:   1  02-02
111. John Montooth – Katie Nelson                 Livingston Acedemy                    0
Day 1: 1   02-02   Total:   1  02-02
111. Tucker Pendergrass – Lucas Roberts           Livingston Academy                    0
Day 1: 1   02-02   Total:   1  02-02
114. Caden Acree – Will Cain                      Marietta Bassmaster II                0
Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
114. Nick Fox – Ross Webster                      Harris Coounty High School            0
Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
114. Ben Hester – Mason Caldwell                  Rhea County Eagle Anglers             0
Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
114. Luke Iles – Blake Peterson                   Ascension Anglers                     0
Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
114. Luke Troutman – Cole DeFoe                   Cullman High School                   0
Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
114. Brentyn Wheat – Cody Georgel                 Livingston Parish Bassmasters         0
Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
120. Moss Mcgee – Jack Poole                      Vestavia Hills High School            0
Day 1: 1   02-00   Total:   1  02-00
120. Cameron Thompson – Grant West                Scottsboro Junior BassCats            0
Day 1: 1   02-00   Total:   1  02-00
122. Kolby Clark – Landon Grider                  Scottsboro BassCats                   0
Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
122. Hayden Crosthwaite – Landen Dale             West Jessamine High School            0
Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
122. Drake Hemby –                                Whitwell HS                           0
Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
122. Jaxon Sullivan – Spencer Chase Milholen      Scotts Hill High School Anglers       0
Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
126. Dj Drake – Austin Jones                      Franklin County High School- TN       0
Day 1: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
126. Nick Hamilton – Dylan Pittman                Whitwell High School                  0
Day 1: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
126. Reece Keeney – Bryce Moder                   Northeast Wisconsin Bass              0
Day 1: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
126. Dylan Stokes – Keaton Mills                  Wilson Central High School- TN        0
Day 1: 1   01-14   Total:   1  01-14
130. Taylor Campbell – Lanie Guffey               Buckhorn High School                  0
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
130. Trace Johnson – Blake Lundy                  East Hickman HS                       0
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
130. Cameron LeBron – Henry Cook                  Cullman High School                   0
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
130. Hogan Mabury – Robbie Meggs                  Tuscaloosa Co HS                      0
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
130. Fletcher Phillips – Will Phillips            Gardendale High School                0
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
130. Chandler Pruett – Braden Wilson              Scotts Hill Student Anglers           0
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
130. Logan Weeks – Lewie Soli                     Hayden HS                             0
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
130. Jacob Young – Ethan Brooks                   Bradley Central HS                    0
Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
138. Kai Barnett – Justin Straate                 Shelby County High School             0
Day 1: 1   01-12   Total:   1  01-12
138. Hudson Tinnell – Kolby Harris                Helena High School                    0
Day 1: 1   01-12   Total:   1  01-12
140. Chance Bryars – Noah Bryars                  Baldwin County High School            0
Day 1: 1   01-11   Total:   1  01-11
140. Ryan Dennis – Jake Guffey                    Soddy Daisy High School               0
Day 1: 1   01-11   Total:   1  01-11
140. Ryhan Fox – Isaac Irvin                      Galatia High School                   0
Day 1: 1   01-11   Total:   1  01-11
140. Peter West – Zach Knight                     Gallatin                              0
Day 1: 1   01-11   Total:   1  01-11
144. Buckner Anderson – Greyson Widgeon           Scottsboro Junior BassCats            0
Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
144. Brady Duncan – Mason Huddleston              Mt. Juliet High School                0
Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
144. Devon Dvorak – Jacob Nekvinda                Eastern Iowa Bassmasters- IA          0
Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
144. Cayden Reily – Evan Maddie                   Central High School                   0
Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
144. Laindree Richardson – Lucas Wielt            Benton Bass Fishing-IL                0
Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
144. Tanner Shelton – Parker Vaughn               Hayden High School                    0
Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
144. Landon Surrett – Eli Allison                 Ninety Six High School                0
Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
151. Matthew Brault – Jackson Salley              South Florence High School            0
Day 1: 1   01-09   Total:   1  01-09
151. William Cothran – Ryan Cothran               Mt. Pleasant                          0
Day 1: 1   01-09   Total:   1  01-09
151. Brandon Iles – Colton Parten                 Rhea County Eagle Anglers- TN         0
Day 1: 1   01-09   Total:   1  01-09
151. Mason Taylor – Dylan Green                   Hayden High School                    0
Day 1: 1   01-09   Total:   1  01-09
155. Victoria Lemmler – Emma Simon                Central High School                   0
Day 1: 1   01-08   Total:   1  01-08
156. Ryan Smith – Dalton Caldwell                 Mortimer Jordan Bass Club             0
Day 1: 1   01-07   Total:   1  01-07
157. Jack Alexander – Colledge Elliott            Mountain Brook High School            0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Collin Allison – Copelin Prewitt             Vestavia high school                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Lou Ayers – Chas Nesmith                     Cullman High School                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Kolton Bagwell – Mason George                Albertville High School               0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Brayden Batchelor – Micah Holliman           Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team        0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Eli Bennefield – John Converse               Hanceville High                       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Jordan Bentley – Jacob Raymond               Hanceville High                       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Austin Birdsong – Jd Hoyt                    Mount Juliet Fishing                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Clent Blackwood – Hunter Clay                                                      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Brady Brasington – Aiden Sowell              Headland HS                           0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Tristan Burroughs – Gabe Jenkins             MGM Fishing Team                      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Rylie Burt – Mason Kerr                      Franklin County                       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Jeffrey Chapman – Jake Ellis                 MGM Fishing Team                      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Connor Chenault – Hudson Montgomery          George Rogers Clark                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Noah Coleman – Luke Coleman                  Oneonta                               0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Wyatt Cornett – Seth Deburlet                George Rogers Clark High School       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Christopher Daniels – Justin Kanute          York County High School Anglers       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Logan Dixon – Morgan Newton                  Greenbrier High School                0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Briar Dodson – Chris Fallon                  Gardendale Rockets                    0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Miller Dowling – Chandlar Hollingsworth      American Christian Academy            0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Alexander Dunaway – Avery Brown              GRC HS                                0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Colby Dupuy – Brennyn Hebert                 Central  HS                           0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Hunter Edwards – Cooper Shepard              Buckhorn High School                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. TJ Edwards – Houston Vaiden                  North Mississippi Anglers             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Michael Evans – Spencer Minter               Whitwell High School                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Trevor Ezell – Austin Mitchell               Hillcrest High School                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Preston Freeman – Matthew Cole               MGM Fishing Team                      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Mason Gay – Brodie Curvin                    Vinemont HS                           0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Mason Gibbs – Jack Tanner                    Soddy Daisy High School               0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Jonathan Giddens – Grayden Garner            Guntersville High School              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Clay Gough – Mccaden Skeens                  George Rogers Clark                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Lucas Griffice – Ethan Nix                   Hueytown High                         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Jacob Guillory – Shelbi Crocker              Hillcrest High School                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Logan Guy – Brennan Simoneaux                Central HS                            0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Sam Hatcher – Tyler Crowell                  Muscle Shoals                         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Reagan Hershman – Tristen Boyd               Coffee County Raider Academy          0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Kaden Hillman – Andrew Hunt                  Hazard High School Fishing Team       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Jackson Holbert – Avery Johnson              Riverside High School                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Kolby Holcomb – Bryan Martin                 Walker Valley                         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Brennen Howard – Logan Turner                White Plains High School              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Jackson Isbell – Dalton Head                 Moody High                            0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Lucas Keller – Nathan Muse                   George Rogers Clark                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Mark Kershaw – Chance Konrad                 YCHSA                                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Brent Key – Hunter Canova                    Lenoir City High School               0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Reece Knight – Drew Shankles                 Albertville High School               0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Colby Koon – Cole Reynolds                   Harris County High School             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Manning Larkins – Matthew Isbell             Hueytown High School                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Noe Liles – Jake Sparks                      Fairhope HS                           0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Seth Loggins – Briley Mattox                 Good Hope Fishing Team                0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Will Lowery – Brody Taylor                   Cullman High School                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Benjamin Marling – Alex Perry                Helena High School                    0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Caleb Maybrey – Kole Palmer                  Franklin County High School- TN       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Zac Mccaw – Braxton Williams                 Cullman High School                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Tucker McCoy – Ethan Hopkins                 Mortimer Jordan Bass Club             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Dalton Mckenzie – Aaron Thornburg            MGM Fishing Team                      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Daniel Meadows – Parker Price                Mortimer Jordan Bass Club             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Daniel Moon – Zachary Helton                 Karns Jr. High                        0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Ridge Mullis – Garrison Palmer               Hillcrest High School- AL             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Trayton Overton – Slade Beasley              Mortimer Jordan Bass Club             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. James Clark Parrish – Jack West              Cullman High School                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Asher Peters – Gracie Herbold                Headland Bass Team                    0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Allen Powe – Jonathan Combs                  George Rogers Clark High School-      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Nathan Powell –                              Whitwell High School                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Hunter Presley – James Gravitte              Rhea County High School               0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Evan Ramsey – Zachary Coleman                Baldwin County                        0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Jon Raper – Braxton Williams                 Tuscaloosa County High School         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. James Riggs – Aaron Riggs                    Mt Pleasant HS                        0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Asa Robertson – Matthew Vandagriff           Warren County High School Pionee      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Marshal Robinson – Mitchell Robinson         Byrnes Rebels Fishing                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Evan Salter – Jacob Rice                     Hueytown High School                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Chad Salyer III – Lofton Livingston          York County High School Anglers       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Gavin Schmitz – Addison Sikes                Saraland High School Fishing Tea      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Tanner Scruggs – Storm Cline                 Anderson Co.                          0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Ethan Simon –                                Central High School                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Cole Sims – Harrison Prince                  Hayden High School                    0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. JC Sivley – Skyler Stevens                   Helena High School                    0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Davian Smith – Weston Walker                 Eufaula High School                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Jt Smith – Tyler Chapman                     MGM Fishing Team                      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Evan Smith – Dalton Herring                  Guntersville Youth Bass Club          0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Dylan Smith – cody jewell                    Cold Springs                          0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Cody Smith – Nathan Ferrell                  Soddy Daisy High School               0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Blake Stephenson – Gavin Gilbert             Clarks Hill Youth Fishing Team        0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Timber Stokes – Jaylen Uline                 Mortimer Jordan Bass Club             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Rhett Stottlemire – Noah Ferrell             Soddy Daisy High School               0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Kendrick Terrell – Clay Holloway             Hillcrest High School                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Garrett Thomas – Caleb Seynour               Walker High School-LA                 0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Brady Underwood – Trace Montgomery           Corner High School Bass Fishing       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Garrison Walker – Cannon Brewer              901 High School Bass Club             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Carson Walker – Randal Griffice              Hueytown Student Anglers              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Lili Waters – Cloe Waters                    Cold Springs High School              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Nathan Webster – Jayden Taylor               Hueytown Student Anglers              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Brandon Williams – Hunter Williams           Baldwin County High School            0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Colton Williams – Landon Graham              Good Hope Fishing Team                0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Ryan Wood – Colton Buckelew                  Hanceville HS                         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
157. Canon Ybarra – Chase Fluty                   Beech high school                     0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1         8       308       664-07
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8       308       664-07

Gammon And Terry Win Bassmaster Junior Series Event On Smith Lake

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Gammon And Terry Win Bassmaster Junior Series Event On Smith Lake
March 1, 2020

Greer Gammon and Andrew Terry of Dickson County (Tenn.) High School win the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior Series at Smith Lake with 6 pounds, 9 ounces.

                                                                                                                                                        Photo by Emily Hand/B.A.S.S.

Gammon And Terry Win Bassmaster Junior Series Event On Smith Lake
CULLMAN, Ala. — Sixth-grader Greer Gammon from Dickson County High School in Tennessee said his favorite way to fish on Old Hickory Lake, his home fishery near Nashville, is flipping boat docks and grass for largemouth bass.

On Sunday, however, he and his partner Andrew Terry, a seventh-grader, used a Ned rig and a shaky head to take home the title during the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster Junior Series event at Smith Lake with three spotted bass weighing 6 pounds, 9 ounces.

“It feels really good (to win). I’m just glad my boat captain can put me on the fish, and I can catch them,” Terry said.

Boat captain Whit Gammon said the duo had to learn how to finesse fish throughout practice and made the most of their first attempt.

“These boys never fish with a spinning rod, so it was a total about face to come down and finesse fish. They did a really good job,” Whit said. “As a tournament fisherman, I knew it was going to be a grinder, and getting something in the boat early was super important.”

Whit said the team arrived at their first spot and within five minutes, Greer swung the first keeper in the boat. A few minutes later, Terry landed a spotted bass close to 3 pounds for their second keeper of the day.

“It took all the pressure off,” Whit said.

Dickson County found two key areas in practice and milked one of those areas most of the tournament, an area about 12 miles from takeoff at Smith Lake Park. The key to success was a patient presentation, Greer said

“(The key was) Dragging it really slow, paying attention,” Greer said. “And having fun.”

Elisha Colley and Ashton Johnson from Sand Rock High School claimed second place with two fish weighing 3-15 and Hank Hudson and Brayden Cooper from the Good Hope Fishing team secured third place.

Colton and Carson Harrell from South Carolina took home big bass of the day with a 3-12 spotted bass.

Sunday’s tournament was hosted by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce.

The next Mossy Oak Bassmaster Junior Series event will take place on Lake Cumberland May 9.

2020 Bassmaster Junior Stop Smith Lake 3/1-3/1
Smith Lake, Cullman  AL.
(BOATER) Standings Day 1

Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Andrew Terry – Greer Gammon                  Dickson County High School            0
Day 1: 3   06-09   Total:   3  06-09
2.  Elisha Colley – Ashton Johnson               Sand Rock High School                 0
Day 1: 2   03-15   Total:   2  03-15
2.  Hank Hudson – Brayden Cooper                 Good Hope Fishing Team                0
Day 1: 2   03-15   Total:   2  03-15
4.  Colton Harrell – Carson Harrell              Chapman High School                   0
Day 1: 1   03-12   Total:   1  03-12
5.  Langston Martin – Coleman Mezick             Lee County Anglers                    0
Day 1: 2   03-03   Total:   2  03-03
6.  Oakley Howell – Cole Green                   Guntersville Youth Bass Club          0
Day 1: 1   03-02   Total:   1  03-02
7.  Jared Bodine – Carson Floyd                  Guntersville Youth Bass Club          0
Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
7.  Chase Stubblefield – John Carson Cooper      Scotts Hill High School Juniors       0
Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
9.  Gage Adkins – Manning Brooks                 ROGERSVILLE JR BASS                   0
Day 1: 1   02-02   Total:   1  02-02
9.  Grady Whitaker – Stephen Barkley             Guntersville Youth Bass Club          0
Day 1: 1   02-02   Total:   1  02-02
11. Jackson Mitchell – Ryan Webster              Hueytown Student Anglers              0
Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
12. Parker Batts – Brody Jones                   Jefferson County Patriots             0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Jake Benson – Jackson Reed                   Scottsboro High School BassCats       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Joshua Blake Landman – Brandon Walls         Buckhorn High School                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Hunter Brown – Eli Holliman                  Shelby County Jr Anglers              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Jackson Bynum – Morgan Mccauley              Guntersville                          0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Mason Carden – Dawson Bryant                 Shelby County Jr Anglers              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Barrett Choquette – Cloie Peters             Headland Bass Team                    0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Luke Dixson – Eli Sparks                     Scottsboro High School BassCats       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Robert Estis – Logan Sullivan                Northside Middle                      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Landon Gabby – Easton Hillard                Southern Illinois Future Anglers      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Holland Griggs – Silas Sherbundy             Scottsboro High School BassCats       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Matthew Hobbs – Kaleb Moss                   Buckhorn High School                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Audrey Jackson – Ashley Zeisset              Guntersville Middle School            0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Presley Lannom – Preston Maddux              Mt. Juliet fishing                    0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Annie Lassiter – Hayden Jones                warren co jr anglers                  0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Jackson Leath – Hudson Clark                 MT.JULIET FISHING                     0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Ethan Long – Charles Cr Goodwin              Shelby County Jr Anglers              0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Landon Loper – Tanner Stokley                MGM JR Fishing Team                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Colt McConnell – Chase McConnell             Mt Juliet Fishing                     0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Trip Nelson – Will Harrington                Scottsboro High School BassCats       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Jaxson Pierce – Tucker Larrance              Jefferson County Patriot Anglers      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Colin Pilkington – Ethan Ryan                Moody Jr High                         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Carter Pjesky – Brayden Rivest               Lincoln Trail                         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Zachary Plotts – kayden walker               Mt. Juliet                            0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Ethan Rose – Grant Arnold                    Jefferson County Patriot Anglers      0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Clayton Schwieterman – Ethan Melton          Guntersville Middle                   0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Joshua Sloan – Nathan Sloan                  Hanceville High                       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Druw Smith – Reed Potter                     Scottsboro High School BassCats       0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Mason Snider – Charlie Mitchell              Mt Juliet Fishing                     0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Hanna Taylor – Chelsy Wedding                Franklin County Jr Bass Team          0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Zachary Taylor – Carter Ensley               Walker Valley                         0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Reed Thomason –                              Guntersville Youth bass club          0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Brody Tuinder – Philip Parker                MGM JR Fishing                        0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
12. Colten Whatley – Dakota Overton              Good Hope Fishing Team                0
Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1         0        16        35-07
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0        16        35-07

Guntersville Hosts Bassmaster Classic Clean-Up Challenge 

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Volunteers collected pounds of trash from the shores of Lake Guntersville ahead of this week’s Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk.

Photo by B.A.S.S.

March 1, 2020

Guntersville Hosts Bassmaster Classic Clean-Up Challenge 

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — Just days before the world’s best anglers take to the water to compete in the 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk, volunteers spread out along the shores of Lake Guntersville to ensure the area is Classic ready as part of the Bassmaster Classic Clean-Up Challenge sponsored by AFTCO, Huk, TVA and Yamaha.

Volunteers from the City of Guntersville, Keep Guntersville Beautiful, Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful, Marshall County, Tennessee Valley Authority and the Alabama B.A.S.S. Nation collected 93 bags of trash from the shoreline around the Tom Jackson Boat Ramp and Civitan Park, site of daily takeoffs.

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.”

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Bags of plastic bottles, cans, paper and plastic trash, tires, styrofoam, a Barbie doll and even a bowling ball 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 next B.A.S.S. Nation Clean-Up Challenge is scheduled for March 21 at Chickamauga Lake in Dayton, Tenn.

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

2020 Bassmaster Classic Title Sponsor: Academy Sports + Outdoors

2020 Bassmaster Classic Presenting Sponsor: Huk Performance Fishing Apparel

2020 Bassmaster Classic Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

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

2020 Bassmaster Classic Local Partners: Alabama Power, Black Rifle Coffee, Books-A-Million, Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Jack’s Family Restaurants, Thompson Tractor, TNT Fireworks, TVA, Wind Creek Casino

2020 Bassmaster Classic Hosts: Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alabama Tourism Department and Marshall County Convention & Visitors Bureau

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 presented by Huk.

Bristol’s Neece Jr. Wins Toyota Series Tournament at Lake Chickamauga

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DAYTON, Tenn. (March 1, 2020) – Boater Jim Neece Jr. of Bristol, Tennessee, brought a final-day limit to the scale Saturday totaling 20 pounds, 9 ounces to vault to the top of the leaderboard and win the three-day Toyota Series at Lake Chickamauga. Neece’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 57-5 gave him the win by a 1-pound, 4-ounce margin and earned him a payout of $40,045 in the Toyota Series Central Division 2020 opener.

Neece left the Dayton Boat Dock Saturday with high hopes. But during the first hour he got worried after only putting one 15-inch bass in the livewell.

“The water came up, and I think the fish just left. They moved shallow,” said Neece. “It completely shut them down. I couldn’t believe it.”

Neece had three areas, all points and breaks on the main river, that he had been fishing consistently. Around 9 a.m. he headed for spot No. 2 near the mouth of Richland Creek. He caught another keeper, and then five minutes later a 4-pounder loaded up on his Zoom Swimmer.

“I calmed down a little after that, but once I got that bite I knew this upper side was going to pay off today,” he said. “I fished two points the rest of the day.”

Neece said that the Zoom Swimmer (chartreuse and blue) was the only bait that he threw all week.

“The only thing I did different is I used an 8:1 gear ratio (reel), which I usually don’t do. It allowed me to keep that swimbait swimming in that current the way it needed to swim. A lower gear ratio wouldn’t allow me to keep up with it,” Neece said.

Neece said patience was also a major factor, especially since he was only fishing two spots.

“My co-angler today got a little frustrated watching me make 50 casts at the exact same spot. But then on that 50th cast I’d catch one.

“I think every 15 to 45 minutes a fish would roll up to feed, and I’d catch it,” he continued. “Then you’d go 15 minutes or even an hour with nothing and then catch another one.”

Neece’s father, Jim Sr., fished on the co-angler side and came in 53rd place. But the elder Neece said it was an incredible experience watching his son climb to the top and hold up the winner’s trophy.

A third generation of the Neece family also fishes competitively. Corey, son of Jim Jr., is a sophomore on the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit.

“He (Corey) just about won the Pro Circuit event at Rayburn,” said Jim Sr. “He was 8 ounces out of the lead going into the final day on Rayburn. Jim Jr. was 10 ounces out of the lead going into the final day on Chickamauga. I’m an old man, but I think I got a little bit older these last two days. But I’m proud and blessed just to be part of it. To get to fish with him and be a part of this, it’s all you can ask for.”

The top 10 pros on Lake Chickamauga finished:

1st:       Jim Neece Jr. of Bristol, Tenn., 15 bass, 57-5, $40,045

2nd:      Brian Elder of Locust Grove, Ga., 15 bass, 56-1, $14,936

3rd:       Steve Barnes of Harrison, Tenn., 15 bass, 50-12, $11,563

4th:       Josh Norris of Spring City, Tenn., 15 bass, 49-9, $9,636

5th:       Brent Butler of Vonore, Tenn., 15 bass, 49-0, $9,314

6th:       Tommy Brown of Louisville, Tenn., 14 bass, 43-15, $7,709

7th:       Ricky Robinson of Greenback, Tenn., 14 bass, 42-1, $6,745

8th:       Wesley Strader of Spring City, Tenn., 14 bass, 41-11, $5,782

9th:       Gavin Ainslie of Harrison, Tenn., 10 bass, 38-4, $4,818

10th:     Wayne Cook of Gautier, Miss., eight bass, 33-15, $3,854

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

Rusty White of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, brought a 10-pound, 15-ounce largemouth bass to the scale Friday – the largest fish weighed by a boater in the event – to earn the day’s Big Bass award of $141.

Seth Davis of Harrison, Tennessee, took home an extra $1,000 as the highest finishing FLW PHOENIX BONUS member. Boaters are eligible to win up to an extra $35,000 per event in each Toyota Series tournament if all requirements are met. More information on the FLW PHOENIX BONUS contingency program can be found at PhoenixBassBoats.com.

Derrick Myers of Corbin, Kentucky, won the Co-angler Division Saturday with a three-day total of eight bass weighing 32 pounds, 12 ounces. For his win, Myers took home the top prize package of a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor, worth $33,500.

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake Chickamauga finished:

1st:       Derrick Myers of Corbin, Ky., eight bass, 32-12, $33,500

2nd:      Luke Shrader of Barrington, N.J., eight bass, 30-15, $4,836

3rd:       Kevin Jones of Somerset, Ky., eight bass, 30-8, $3,868

4th:       Travis Akers of Morehead, Ky., eight bass, 25-5, $3,385

5th:       Jason Cook of Ooltewah, Tenn., eight bass, 25-0, $2,901

6th:       Roger Williams of Moss Point, Miss., five bass, 19-9, $2,418

7th:       James Roten of West Jefferson, N.C., nine bass, 18-5, $1,934

8th:       Christopher Morgan of Greendale, Wis., six bass, 16-15, $1,692

9th:       John Coker of Knoxville, Tenn., six bass, 16-6, $1,451

10th:     Darren Jeter of Marshall, N.C., six bass, 15-15, $1,209

Myers also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Friday, a fish weighing 10 pounds, 12 ounces. He earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $94.

The Toyota Series at Lake Chickamauga was hosted by Fish Dayton and the Rhea Economic and Tourism Council. It was the first of three regular-season tournaments in 2020 for Central Division anglers. The next tournament for Toyota Series anglers will be the Eastern Division opener – the Toyota Series at Lake Hartwell, held March 3-5 in Seneca, South Carolina. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The Toyota Series consists of eight divisions – Central, Eastern, Northern, Plains, Southeastern, Southern, Southwestern and Western – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International division. Anglers who fish all three qualifiers in any of the eight divisions and finish in the top 25 will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series Championship for a shot at winning $200,000 cash, plus lucrative contingency bonuses. The winning co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard. The 2020 Toyota Series Championship is being held Nov. 5-7 on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky, and is hosted by the Somerset Tourist & Convention Commission and the Burnside Tourism Commission.

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

Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Report by Captain Dale Wilson March 2020

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Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Report by Captain Dale Wilson March 2020

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REPORT
March 2020
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PHONE NO: 540-297-5650 / 540-874-4950
www.captaindalewilson.us

Picture: Nice largemouth bass caught in the spring time while fishing with Captain Dale Wilson

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OVERVIEW: March is a great month to fish Smith Mtn. lake. Spring is right around the corner! The water temperature has been rising and will continue to make the fishing better! Fishing overall has been good this past month! Water temperature will be in the 50’s to the low 60s. Best times will be early morning, late afternoon and cloudy days. Striper fishing will continue to be good! Night fishing will start to be good.

Largemouth Bass- Fishing for largemouth bass has been good this past month. Best lures will be jerk baits, jigs, swim baits, spinner baits, and crank baits. Points, stumps, rocky areas, shallow coves and deep docks will be the best areas to try your luck. Best depths will be from 2 to 15 feet deep. Remember to take care of the bass and release them! Bass fishing should continue to be good into the spawn. Crawfish are a big part of their diet during the later spring. Bait fish will be constantly on the move as the water temps change.

Smallmouth Bass- Fishing will be good. Best areas will be flats, humps, and rocky points. Best lures will be tubes, jig & pig, hair jigs, drop shots, Ned rigs and shallow running crank baits. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Cloudy days with light wind are good times to try your luck! Look for areas with rocks and stumps close to the deep water. Look for isolated rock piles near deep water. Smallmouth bass feed heavily on crawfish this time of the year.

Striped Bass- Striper fishing improve this month. Stripers will be caught in all sections of the lake and in the main creeks. Best lures will be swim baits, buck tails, Alabama rigs and Zoom flukes fished on 1/4 to 3/8 oz. lead heads. Best time to fish is cloudy days, early morning and late afternoon. Night fishing will start to improve. The best depths will be from the surface to 30 feet deep. Live bait fished on down lines and planner boards work well this month. This is also a good month to troll as the stripers can be shallow. The stripers will constantly be on the move. Look for large schools of stripers with your electronics. Look for stripers to be shallow just before dark! Casting to the points can be very productive.

Crappie- Fishing for crappie will be good this month. The best depths will be 5 to 15 ft. deep. Crappie will be found around docks, brush piles, stumps and fallen trees. Docks with brush piles are usually good areas to hold crappie. Small live minnows and 1½ to 2 inch tubes or shad shaped plastic lures fished on 1/32 to 1/16 oz. lead heads will work best to catch crappie this month. Best areas are the main creeks and the upper sections of both rivers.

TIP OF THE Month- The bait fish will start to move to the back of the creeks and the shallow points as the water temps rise. Night fishing will be good. Remember to always wear your life jacket!!! Fishing will improve as the water temperatures change! Make sure your running lights are on after dark!!! You can also hear reports about local fishing on the website: THE BASS CAST RADIO & WSLK 98.3 radio. Remember: TAKE A KID FISHING! SEE YOU ON THE LAKE!!! GOOD FISHING!

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