Gold Hill’s Drew Runs Bream Bed Pattern to Win Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event at High Rock Lake

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Gold Hill’s Drew Runs Bream Bed Pattern to Win Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event at High Rock Lake

Boater winner Mitch Drew of Gold Hill, North Carolina, and co-angler winner David Deciucis of Chester, Virginia.

Pennsylvania’s McGeary Logs First Career Win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event at the Potomac River

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May 12, 2025

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Pennsylvania’s McGeary Logs First Career Win at Phoenix Bass Fishing League Event at the Potomac River

Boater winner Joshua McGeary of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, and co-angler winner Cole Bernier of Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania.

$50,000 Champion Breaks Down His BAM Super 60 Victory

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May 12, 2025

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$50,000 Champion Breaks Down His BAM Super 60 Victory

BAM Podcast with Karl Okerman at Lake Mohave

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Angling gearKark Okerman wins Mohave

$50,000 Champion Breaks Down His BAM Super 60 Victory

In this episode of the BAM Podcast, we talk with Karl Okerman, the newest BAM Trail Champion, fresh off his impressive victory at the Bass Boat Technologies BAM Super 60 Lake Mohave event. Traveling all the way from Idaho, Karl made the long trek to the Arizona desert—and returned with $50,000 and the winner’s trophy.

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From Idaho’s Glacier Lakes to the Colorado River

Live bass bait

Lake Mohave is a challenging and dynamic body of water that demands adaptability, especially for anglers used to different fisheries. Karl, who hails from the glacier-fed lakes of Idaho, faced a steep learning curve. But instead of being intimidated by the change in conditions, he embraced it.

In this episode, he shares:

How he prepped for the tournament from afar
What surprised him most about fishing the Colorado River system
How he adjusted his techniques to match Mohave’s structure and clarity

Adapting to the Conditions

Karl dives into the strategies and mindset that helped him overcome unfamiliar territory. From water temperature shifts to dealing with fluctuating clarity and depth changes, his success was built on constant evaluation and adjustment.

Key Discussion Points:

Boat positioning in deep, clear water
Fine-tuning presentations to target pressured fish
The lures and tackle that made the difference
How forward-facing sonar played a role—but didn’t dominate

Championship Performance Under Pressure

With some of the West Coast’s top anglers competing for a huge payday, the pressure was intense. Karl breaks down how he stayed focused during each day of the event and how his decision-making and timing led to a consistent, winning performance.

“You have to make the right move at the right time—and trust your gut,” Karl says in the interview. “That’s what wins these kinds of events.”

Lessons for Every Angler

Whether you’re a weekend warrior or chasing your own pro-level dreams, Karl’s story is packed with valuable insights. His dedication, focus, and humility make this episode a must-listen for any serious bass angler.

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Stream the full episode on your favorite podcast platform or at BAMTrail.com. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review!

Stay tuned for more exclusive interviews with BAM Trail champions and rising stars.

Hobie® Eyewear Expands 2025 Lineup with Three New Standouts

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May 12, 2025

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Hobie® Eyewear Expands 2025 Lineup with Three New Standouts

FTR Industry Wire
May 10, 2025

Following the successful launch of Hull Float earlier this year, Hobie® Eyewear is thrilled to announce the addition of three new premium styles to its 2025 lineup: Cove Float, Mya, and Commander.

Oceanside, CA — Each frame reflects Hobie® Eyewear’s unwavering commitment to blending performance technology with authentic coastal style—and ensures that adventurers, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts are covered from sunrise to sundown.

“Our goal has always been to design eyewear that doesn’t just keep up—it leads,” said Stephen Vaughan, Senior Director of Product Development. “With these new additions, we’re giving our community more ways to stay protected and look great while doing what they love most.”

Cove Float

The evolution of a fan favorite, Cove Float takes the beloved clean-lined silhouette of the original Cove and introduces Hobie’s ultra light, floatable frame technology.

Polarized Nylon Lenses
Ultra light Floatable Frame
HydroClean™ 360° Coating
100% UV Protection
Co Molded Megol Rubber for Grip
Rx Ready

“The original Cove was a hit because of its clean, unisex design and that laid-back, sporty vibe,” said Vaughan. “But we kept hearing from our water loving customers that they needed a little extra peace of mind, so we added our Floating technology. Now, you get the same style you love, but with the confidence that if they hit the water, they won’t sink. It’s fashion and function, effortlessly combined.”

Mya

Designed for the woman always on the move, Mya delivers an elegant, lightweight frame that doesn’t compromise durability or comfort.

Polarized Polycarbonate Lenses
TR-90 Frame
HydroClean™ Coating
100% UV Protection
Co-Molded Megol Rubber for Comfort & Grip
Rx Ready

“With Mya, we set out to create a frame that speaks to active women who care about style but also demand performance,” Vaughan explained. “We fine tuned the grip on the temples—just enough to keep them in place without pulling your hair, which we know is a dealbreaker for many women. It’s lightweight, flattering, and built to move—whether you’re headed to the beach or out on a run.”

Commander

A bold reinterpretation of the classic aviator, Commander is built for those who lead from the front—on land, water, or in the air.

Polarized Polycarbonate Lenses
Stainless Steel Frame
HydroClean™ Coating
100% UV Protection
Adjustable Silicone Nose Pads
Rx Ready

“For Commander, we wanted to modernize that classic aviator silhouette without losing its timeless edge,” said Vaughan. “We chose TR-90 for the temples to cut weight and boost durability, then added adjustable silicone nose pads for that dialed in fit. Whether in the cockpit, behind the wheel, or on the dock, it’s a design that commands attention and comfort.”

While Hull Float made waves with its launch earlier this year, the arrival of Cove Float, Mya, and Commander further cements Hobie® Eyewear’s leadership in durable, water ready sunglasses that are as functional as they are stylish. All new styles are now available at select retailers and online at hobieeyewear.com.

About Hobie® Eyewear

As the exclusive licensee for Hobie® Eyewear, Eyeking LLC stands as a multi-generational, award-winning design firm dedicated to crafting and delivering distinctive eyewear globally. Specializing in private label and licensed eyewear, Eyeking LLC fosters the evolution of Hobie® Eyewear, a brand inspired by the legendary waterman Hobie Alter. This sunglasses collection is tailored for outdoor enthusiasts, water sports athletes, and those passionate about adventure. Since 1982, our extensive line of performance polarized sunglasses has consistently upheld a legacy of cutting-edge vision technology and design focused on enhancing performance. Committed to excellence and driven by a shared love for enriching outdoor experiences, Eyeking LLC and Hobie® Eyewear jointly shape the future of performance eyewear. Explore the collection at www.eyeking.com or www.hobieeyewear.com for more information.

Smith’s timing earns Bassmaster Elite Title at Lake Fork

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May 11, 2025

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Smith’s timing earns Bassmaster Elite Title at Lake Fork

Alabama’s Tucker Smith has won the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork with a four-day total of 127 pounds, 8 ounces.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

May 11, 2025

Smith’s timing earns Bassmaster Elite Title at Lake Fork

YANTIS, Texas — It’s said that timing is everything and Tucker Smith proved as much en route to tallying a four-day total of 127 pounds, 8 ounces in the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork.

Smith opened his campaign with a limit of 25-4 that put him in 20th place. Picking up the pace, he added 34-5 on Day 2 and rose to fourth.

A Semifinal Saturday limit of 33-1 sent Smith into Championship Sunday in the No. 3 spot and his best bag of the week — 34-14 — sealed the deal with a total weight that ranks seventh largest in Elite history.

“It’s unbelievable; I feel like I’m in a dream right now,” said Smith, who anchored his Day 4 bag with a 7-14. “This was one of the best days I’ve ever had on the water.

“It’s really special to win on Mother’s Day with my mother (Mallory) here. She and I fish together a lot and the most important thing she’s taught me is to just be happy.”

Smith edged his roommate and fellow rookie Paul Marks by 13 ounces. Notably, Smith finished second to Marks by 14 ounces two weeks ago at the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell.

A 3-time Bassmaster High School National Champion and the 2023 College National Champion, Smith collected the $100,000 top prize, along with his first Bassmaster Century Club Belt. The Bassmaster Century Club recognizes anglers who reach the 100-pound mark in a four-day Elite event.

Smith kicked off his final round with a big catch in the first hour of competition.

“This morning, I wasn’t getting bit much, so I pulled up to a place and decided to sidescan and look at some new stuff on my Humminbird APEX,” Smith said. “I saw a bunch of birds on the bank, so I picked up a Picasso swim jig and caught a 6-4.

“That started my day off good. That told me I had to catch four more giants today. I went out there and rotated all the best stuff I had and ended up catching a good bag today.”

After that ice breaker, Smith hit a variety of offshore spots from clay points and saddles with hard spots, to remnant pond dams from the lake’s pre-construction days. Fishing from 6 to 40 feet, Smith said the key to his success was hitting each spot at the right time.

“I think finding my rotation every day was the biggest thing,” Smith said. “After the first day, I slowly started figuring out that rotation. The second day, I caught a big bag and then the third day, I followed that same rotation and caught another big bag.

“Today, I got in that same rotation and the fish were just bigger. It seems like those offshore fish especially have bite windows and I found the bite windows on the five best places I had and ended up pulling up to them at the same time every day.”

Smith caught his fish on a jighead minnow with a 1/4-ounce Picasso jig head and 3/4-ounce Picasso football head with a Yamamoto Yama Craw.

Considering the amount of fishing pressure Lake Fork receives, the fish can be remarkably skittish. Smith said his Minn Kota Quest trolling motor played a key role in his requisite stealth.

“That trolling motor is super fast and super quiet,” he said. “I had to get pretty close to my spots to be able to cast to the fish because the wind was so strong today and having a quiet trolling motor allowed me to get close to them.”

Giving a nod to his competitors, Smith said: “These guys are so good, it really takes a special day to get one of these trophies.”

Hailing from Cumming, Ga., Marks finished second with 126-11. Marks placed fifth on Day 1 with 30-13 and rose to third with a second-round limit of 31-10. A Day 3 limit of 33-4 moved him up to second where he’d end his run with a final-round catch of 31-0.

Targeting suspended fish over offshore hard spots, Marks did all of his work with a 7 1/2-inch Zoom Winged Fluke on a 1/4-ounce jig head.

“What an awesome week out there,” Marks said. “Over 30 pounds every day. I have nothing to complain about.”

Trey McKinney of Carbondale, Ill., finished third with 122-3. His daily weights were 32-5, 30-7, 21-5 and 38-2 — the event’s heaviest bag.

“I’ll probably never beat today, as long as I fish,” McKinney said. “I fished all new water today and didn’t hardly make a wrong move. I lost only one fish out of I don’t know how many I caught. I was throwing back 6-pounders.”

McKinney, who won the 2024 Elite at Lake Fork, caught fish on a glidebait, crankbait, a jighead minnow and a jig.

Wesley Gore took home an additional $3,000 for being the highest-placing entrant in the Toyota Bonus Bucks program, while Easton Fothergill earned $2,000 for being the second-highest placing entrant.

As part of the Yamaha Power Pay program, Marks earned an additional $4,000 while Tyler Williams claimed an additional $1,500 for being the second-highest placing entrant.

Jay Przekurat of Plover, Wis., and Kyle Norsetter of Cottage Grove, Wis., both earned $1,000 Phoenix Boats Big Bass awards for their 9-pound, 14-ounce bass. Przekurat also won the $1,000 daily award for Day 1. Norsetter won the $1,000 daily award for Day 2.

Przekurat leads the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with 464 points. Will Davis Jr. of Sylacauga, Ala., is in second with 419, followed by McKinney with 411, Chris Johnston of Otonabee, Canada with 410, and Smith with 398.

2025 Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork 5/8-5/11
Lake Fork, Yantis TX.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4

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

1. Tucker Smith Birmingham, AL 20 127-08 104 $100,000.00
Day 1: 5 25-04 Day 2: 5 34-05 Day 3: 5 33-01 Day 4: 5 34-14
2. Paul Marks Cumming, GA 20 126-11 103 $20,000.00
Day 1: 5 30-13 Day 2: 5 31-10 Day 3: 5 33-04 Day 4: 5 31-00
3. Trey McKinney Carbondale, IL 20 122-03 102 $17,000.00
Day 1: 5 32-05 Day 2: 5 30-07 Day 3: 5 21-05 Day 4: 5 38-02
4. Kyoya Fujita Yamanashi CA JAPAN 20 121-13 101 $13,000.00
Day 1: 5 31-00 Day 2: 5 34-00 Day 3: 5 35-10 Day 4: 5 21-03
5. JT Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 20 120-04 100 $11,750.00
Day 1: 5 28-04 Day 2: 5 30-09 Day 3: 5 28-11 Day 4: 5 32-12
6. Tyler Williams Belgrade, ME 20 110-09 99 $11,000.00
Day 1: 5 23-04 Day 2: 5 26-08 Day 3: 5 32-13 Day 4: 5 28-00
7. Wesley Gore Clanton, AL 20 107-06 98 $11,500.00
Day 1: 5 20-02 Day 2: 5 23-06 Day 3: 5 34-01 Day 4: 5 29-13
8. Easton Fothergill Grand Rapids , MN 20 106-08 97 $10,300.00
Day 1: 5 29-03 Day 2: 5 19-04 Day 3: 5 33-02 Day 4: 5 24-15
9. Jay Przekurat Plover, WI 20 106-07 96 $13,200.00
Day 1: 5 31-02 Day 2: 5 27-07 Day 3: 5 23-02 Day 4: 5 24-12
10. Seth Feider Elko New Market, MN 20 101-08 95 $10,000.00
Day 1: 5 27-10 Day 2: 5 28-04 Day 3: 5 23-13 Day 4: 5 21-13
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1 Jay Przekurat Plover, WI 09-14 $1,000.00
2 Kyle Norsetter Cottage Grove, WI 09-14 $1,000.00
3 Will Davis Jr Sylacauga, AL 09-00 $500.00
3 Kyoya Fujita Yamanashi CA JAPAN 09-00 $500.00
4 Wesley Gore Clanton, AL 08-07 $1,000.00

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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Jay Przekurat Plover, WI 09-14 $1,000.00
Kyle Norsetter Cottage Grove, WI 09-14 $1,000.00
RAPALA CRUSHCITY MONSTER BAG

Trey McKinney Carbondale, IL 38-02 $2,000.00

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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 90 485 1961-10
2 80 469 1897-02
3 45 240 1070-10
4 10 50 287-04
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225 1244 5216-10

Rookie Pro Banks Shaw Wins Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 4 at Pickwick Lake

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May 11, 2025

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Rookie Pro Banks Shaw Wins Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 4 at Pickwick Lake

Harrison, Tennessee pro catches 23-pound limit on final day to overtake Jake Lawrence and win top prize of $115,000

COUNCE, Tenn. (May 11, 2025) – Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Stop 4 Presented by E3 Sport Apparel turned out to be gem of a Pickwick Lake tournament, with big weights and a tight finish on the final day. Taking the title – his first on the Invitationals – pro Banks Shaw of Harrison, Tennessee, tallied 26 pounds, 6 ounces on Day 1, 21-11 on Day 2 and finished off with an even 23 pounds on the final day for a 71-1 total and a convincing margin over Paris, Tennessee pro Jake Lawrence. With a 67-15 total, Lawrence won the tiebreaker to beat Jacob Walker of Springville, Alabama, who finished third.

Shaw took home his fourth MLF winner’s trophy between College, Toyota Series and the Invitationals, and by far his biggest payday yet – a cool $115,000, which includes the Phoenix MLF Bonus. Shaw also took over the Fishing Clash Angler of the Year lead with 783 points, while pro Mitchell Robinson finished 19^th and moved up to second in the points.

Link to Photo Gallery of Day 3 on-the-water Highlights
Link to Video of Fish-Catch Highlights of Day 3 from Pickwick Lake

In 2024, Shaw won the Toyota Series event on Lake Chickamauga, his home lake, with a record winning margin and an 82-12 total – as you’d guess, he won it offshore. Raised on Chick, Shaw has been fishing offshore on the Tennessee River his whole life, and going to school at the University of North Alabama has given him an intimate familiarity with Pickwick. This week, having to make hay without the aid of forward-facing sonar on Day 2, Shaw put together a real masterclass on modern Tennessee River success.

Shaw primarily targeted a few schools out deep on Day 1 and mostly relied on an offshore shad spawn on Day 2. On the final day, he mixed the two to secure the win. A key difference-maker for Shaw turned out to be Day 2, when many contenders dropped out of the hunt.

“In practice I could catch some fish off a shad spawn, but at the same time, I also just tried going shallow, getting on the bank,” Shaw said. “I caught a handful of fish doing that, but nothing good. I was really worried about [Day 2] because if it was sunny, then I might not even have had a limit. That’s just how it was – the sunny days in practice, I could barely get bit off the shad spawn. The fish were there, you just couldn’t really get them to bite, they were too smart. I knew I could catch fish, and it turned into more than what I thought it was.”

Fishing in 2 to 8 feet, Banks targeted the shad spawn bass with a minnow, as well as a Scottsboro Tackle Top Hook Swimbait and a ¾-ounce Z-Man Evergreen ChatterBait JackHammer.

“It was shallow bars that had really rough shell on it,” Shaw said. “There’s no way you could really pinpoint where the fish would be at. You just had to go down it and just cover water, making as many long casts as you can to find the fish.”

On the first and third days of competition, the bulk of Shaw’s weight came from the few offshore schools Pickwick currently offers, with some as deep as 22 feet but his best bets being in 12 to 14 feet. One of his keys was the area of the lake he ended up in, fishing mostly around or above the Natchez Trace Bridge.

“It was definitely the area of the lake that was playing going into the event,” Shaw said. “I like it up there, but I’ve never fished a tournament up there. But, I was just thinking with the amount of tournament pressure this year, I knew certain areas where fish were super pressured, and I thought that was somewhere they were less pressured. And on top of that, one of the main reasons why I keyed in on that area is I just thought there were more fish, with all the fish that have been released this year out of McFarland [in Florence] and all the big tournaments that go out of there.”

For his schools, Shaw did his best work with a minnow on a jighead, including a Rapala CrushCity Freeloader.

Shaw has come of age in an era where the best young anglers can find a school on side scan as well as any veteran, and he’s loaded to the gills with forward-facing sonar skills as well. It’s not exclusive to the area, but lately, the Tennessee River Valley is turning out some of the county’s best young anglers – schooled in every aspect of offshore fishing.

“LiveScope’s definitely the dominant way of fishing,” Shaw said. “I felt like my recent two or three years with it have just been the most important, because I was just able to learn more than anything. I understand what’s going on, where fish are, what they’re relating to, how big fish are.”

Of course, just because Shaw’s boat is loaded with screens didn’t mean it came easy. On Day 1 particularly, he could have given the tournament away.

“I went straight offshore and I rotated my four or five best places three times,” Shaw said. “I ran all the way up to hit another random place where I saw one big one and I decided I was going to hit them one more time on the way back down. I was planning on running all the way down here, and I only had, like, 15 pounds. And the last rotation through, my fish just started biting. I stayed up there. If that wouldn’t have happened, then I would have probably ran down here and just had a had a rough day.”

In 2024, while he was winning on Chickamauga, he was learning on Pickwick, and it turned into big money this week.

“All the Tennessee River lakes are similar, but they somewhat set up in different ways,” Shaw said. “Chickamauga is not really a good shad spawn lake. That’s something I strictly learned here recently. Last year is the year I dialed in the shad spawn a little bit and figured out what they relate to.”

When he won at Chickamauga last year, Shaw blew the field away and had all day to think about the win. Today without a megabag in the ‘well, he had all day to worry.

“(At Chickamauga), I knew that I probably had it, just because I knew the body of water so good, I knew what it had to offer,” Shaw said. “I know this place good too, but just how it’s been fishing here recently and the guys I was fishing against, I wasn’t confident really with anything I had.

“If I would have had 28 pounds, I would have probably still been worried. So it was it was definitely a very tough mental day, I would say. Especially after losing fish – I’ve never been able to win a tournament losing fish like that. I thought I definitely threw it away when I lost those fish. It definitely could have happened that way, but it was meant to be this week.”

The top 30 pros at the Tackle Warehouse Invitational Stop 4 at Pickwick Lake Presented by E3 Sport Apparel finished:

1st:        Banks Shaw, Harrison, Tenn., 15 bass, 71-1, $115,000
2nd:       Jake Lawrence, Paris, Tenn., 15 bass, 67-15, $30,000
3rd:       Jacob Walker, Springville, Ala., 15 bass, 67-15, $20,500
4th:        Kyle Cortiana, Broken Arrow, Okla., 15 bass, 62-6, $18,000
5th:        Jimmy Washam, Stantonville, Tenn., 15 bass, 59-10, $17,000
6th:        Colby Miller, Elmer, La., 14 bass, 59-4, $16,000
7th:        Andrew Nordbye, Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 59-0, $15,000
8th:        Ken Thompson, Roaring Springs, Pa., 15 bass, 57-11, $14,000
9th:        Lane Olson, Forest Grove, Ore., 15 bass, 55-10, $13,000
10th:     Levi Thibodaux, Thibodaux, La., 15 bass, 55-4, $12,000
11th:     Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla., 15 bass, 54-0, $10,000
12th:     Thomas Wooten, Huddleston, Va., 15 bass, 52-14, $10,000
13th:     Tyler Stewart, Dubach, La., 15 bass, 52-13, $10,000
14th:     Terry Fisher, Decatur, Ala., 15 bass, 52-9, $10,000
15th:     Carter Nutt, Nashville, Tenn., 15 bass, 52-6, $10,000
16th:     Chad Mrazek, Montgomery, Texas, 15 bass, 51-10, $10,000
17th:     Ethan Greene, Eufaula, Ala., 15 bass, 50-11, $10,000
18th:     Austin Swindle, Parrish, Ala., 15 bass, 50-6, $10,000
19th:     Mitchell Robinson, Landrum, S.C., 15 bass, 50-5, $10,000
20th:     Blake Hall, Rogersville, Ala., 15 bass, 48-7, $10,000
21st:      Brian Latimer, Belton, S.C., 15 bass, 48-6, $9,000
22nd:    Ricky Robinson, Greenback, Tenn., 13 bass, 47-14, $9,000
23rd:     Jack Daniel Williams, Kingsport, Tenn., 15 bass, 47-14, $9,000
24th:     Keith Poche, Cecil, Ala., 13 bass, 47-9, $9,000
25th:     Kyle Glasgow, Guin, Ala., 15 bass, 47-7, $9,000
26th:     Shaw Grigsby, Gainesville, Fla., 15 bass, 47-0, $9,000
27th:     Samuel Fish, Chelsea, Ala., 15 bass, 46-14, $9,000
28th:     Jon Canada, Helena, Ala., 13 bass, 46-4, $9,000
29th:     Todd Walters, Kernersville, N.C., 14 bass, 44-7, $10,000
30th:     Chris Lane, Guntersville, Ala., 14 bass, 42-5, $9,000

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

Overall, there were 142 bass weighing 507 pounds 2 ounces caught by the final 30 pros on Sunday. The catch included 25 five-bass limits.

The three-day tournament, hosted by Explore Pickwick Lake/Hardin County Tourism, featured pro anglers competing for a top prize of up to $115,000 and valuable points to qualify for the 2025 Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Championship in September. The full field of anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Friday and Saturday in a five-fish, weigh-in format. Only the top 30 pros, based on their two-day cumulative weight, advanced to the final round on Championship Sunday.

Television coverage of the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Stop 4 at Pickwick Lake Presented by E3 Sport Apparel will air as a two-hour episode, premiering at 9 a.m. ET, on Saturday, Oct. 25 on CBS Sports Network.

The next event on the schedule for Invitationals anglers is the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Stop 5 at the James River Presented by 7Brew Coffee, set for June 20-22 in Richmond, Virginia.

Proud sponsors of the 2025 MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals include: 7Brew Coffee, Abu Garcia, Athletic Brewing, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, Bubba, Deep Dive, E3 Sport Apparel, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, Grizzly, Humminbird, Lew’s, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, Precision Sonar, Strike King, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota, VOSKER, WIX Filters and YETI.

For complete details and updated information visit MajorLeagueFishing.com. For regular Tackle Warehouse Invitationals updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the MLF5 social media outlets at Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Brian Scott & Bennett Lawshe win Santee Cooper with 5 bass weighing 33.21 lbs!

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Brian Scott & Bennett Lawshe win Santee Cooper with 5 bass weighing 33.21 lbs!

Bennett Lawshe & Casey Warren win the Santee Cooper Spring Points and will fish the Final free!

Brian Scott & Bennett Lawshe win Santee Cooper with 5 bass weighing 33.21 lbs!

Freddie Gibbs – Clark Gibbs 2nd with 25.32 lbs!

Dusty Hardy & Gunner Bowen 3rd Place 24.43 lbs!

Team	BF	Weight	Winnings	Points
Bennett Lawshe – Brian Scott	7.68	33.21	$1,470.00	110
Freddie Gibbs – Clark Gibbs	0.00	25.32	$530.00	109
Dusty Hardy – Gunner Bowen	0.00	24.43	$120.00	108
Patrick Oliver – Jonathan Gowdy	0.00	21.83		107
Roby Kelley	0.00	19.38		106
Zach Scelsi – Dillon Simpson	0.00	17.81		105
Billy Willis – Glenn Porter	0.00	15.44		104
Curt Causey – Bill Park	5.26	15.01		103
Justin Cromer – Mark Barnes	0.00	14.61		102
Don Pendarvis – Bobby Gibbs	0.00	14.06		101
Mack Altman – Randall Miller	4.29	12.84		100
Max Terry – Brian Henderson	0.00	12.38		99
Bugsy Terry	0.00	0.00		89
Steve Borton	0.00	0.00		89
Lonnie Jones – Hunter Hoffmeyer	0.00	0.00		89
Total Entrys			$1,800.00
BONUS $			$725.00
Total Paid At Ramp			$2,120.00
2025 Santee Cooper Spring Final Total			$305.00
CATT			$50.00
2025 CATT Championship Fund			$50.00
2025 Santee Cooper Spring Final Total			$1,175.00

Mike Evans & Brian Meadows Win CATT Tidewater Chowan River, NC May 10, 2025

Brian Carter

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May 11, 2025

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Mike Evans & Brian Meadows Win CATT Tidewater Chowan River, NC May 10, 2025

If there has ever been a nicer day to go fishing, I haven’t seen it in my 54 years on this earth!! Moderate temps and a slight breeze made for ideal conditions on the Chowan River. The best news of all was that the fish cooperated as well with many teams reporting catch 30-40 fish throughout the day. Seems like the big girls might be in a little post spawn funk but the males were cooperating in a big way.

One team that managed to find some of the big girls was the team of Michael Evans and Brian Meadows who brought a nice sack of river fish to the scales totaling 21.27 lbs that was anchored by a 6.33lb kicker! The 2023 AOY winners took home a $2760 payday for what sounded like a good day on the River. I said it earlier and I’ll say it again these two guys just get harder to beat the more the season progresses.

Bubba and Tommy Banks made things interesting with a 20.79 lb bag that secured second place and a check for $950.

Apparently, it was a good day to be named Bubba cause the third-place team made up of Bubba Barnett and Bob Monroe brought in a 17.43lb bag to take home the third-place check worth $630.

The always tough to beat team of Kevin and Tyler Jones weighed in a 16.97 lb bag anchored by the days lunker weighting 7.81 lbs. to wrap up fourth place and a total payday of $1070.

The following teams rounded out the money winners.

5th Holden Northcott and Austin Hughes 16.04 lbs

6th Eric Roberson and Adam Baldwin 15.91 lbs

7th Charles Weatherbee and Jason White 15.16 lbs

8th Cody and Marty Matthews 14.97 lbs

9th Mike Layton and JA Williford 14.76lbs

10th Christian and Ronnie Bland 14.43 lbs

Our next tournament will be May 25th on the Perquimans River. That will be our last regular season tournament and a chance to fish our championship in June out of Pembroke creek. We had a good turnout today and it was good to see some new teams show up today with a few of them taking home a good payday.

Team	BF	Weight	Winnings	Points
Mike Evans Brian Meadows	6.33	21.27	$2,760.00	110
Tommy Banks Bubba Banks	5.62	20.79	$950.00	109
Bubba Barnett Bob Monroe	4.54	17.43	$630.00	108
Kevin Jones Tyler Jones	7.81	16.97	$1,070.00	107
Holden Northcott Austin Hughes	4.87	16.04	$400.00	106
Eric Roberson Adam Baldwin	6.14	15.91	$280.00	105
Charles Weatherbee Jason White	3.95	15.16	$210.00	104
Cody Matthews Marty Matthews	0.00	14.97	$180.00	103
JA Williford Mike Layton	4.87	14.76	$155.00	102
Christian Bland Ronnie Bland	0.00	14.43	$135.00	101
JR Milligan Richard Griswold	0.00	14.40		100
Larry Barefoot John Williams	5.21	13.99		99
Justin Bohannon Howard Bohannon	6.89	13.66		98
Stacey Light Matt Greshak	4.77	13.28		97
Randy Broughman Ryan Broughman	0.00	13.05		96
Wayne Hayes Andy Morath	3.78	12.74		95
Joe Glazebrook Brad Higginbotham	5.17	12.70		94
Eugene Foushee Tony Horton	0.00	11.80		93
Kenneth Moore Joseph Eure	0.00	11.61		92
Joshua Lanaville Timothy Davis	4.00	11.52		91
Al Biagioni John Larock	3.56	11.44		90
Ronnie Ketchum Mike Watson	6.01	11.32		89
Heath Parker Brian Cooper	0.00	11.16		88
Ray Cobb Mark Moretz	0.00	11.11		87
Jeremy Gatewood Russell Gammon	0.00	10.79		86
Bryan Hendricks Charles Overton	4.36	10.77		85
Jeffrey Archer Ricky Britt	0.00	10.76		84
Chris Turner Quintin Chappell	0.00	10.35		83
Richard Hodges Jimmy Baart	3.97	10.22		82
Chris Banks Zachery Meads	0.00	10.13		81
Jim Dick Greg Dick	0.00	10.09		80
Jason Stacy Steve Cox	0.00	10.08		79
Nick Meek Kyle Verkuilen	0.00	9.56		78
Kirk Nixon Trent Nixon	0.00	9.14		77
Sammy Henman Troy Neff	2.82	8.67		76
Patrick Robertson John Robertson	0.00	8.38		75
Chuck Napier Aaron Johnson	0.00	8.33		74
Mike Knapp Ben Knapp	0.00	8.06		73
Brian Jackson	0.00	8.02		72
John Sanderlin Lloyd Sanderlin	0.00	7.55		71
Andrew George Jordan Sanderlin	3.16	7.55		70
Chad Howell	0.00	5.79		69
Derek Goodman Gary DeBrito	0.00	4.36		68
Steve Brickhouse Bud Elkins	0.00	0.00		58
David Shaffer Scott Shaffer	0.00	0.00		58
Brent Thomas	0.00	0.00		58
Hunter Holloman Tommy Houlroyd	0.00	0.00		58
Robert Pervatte	0.00	0.00		58
Brandon Taylor David Lanaville	0.00	0.00		58
Brandon Vaughn	0.00	0.00		58
Tyler Bunch Jason Woolard	0.00	0.00		58
Michael Lassiter Ricky Paige	0.00	0.00		58
Dean Jones Levi Jones	0.00	0.00		58
Matt Mainhart Shane Johnson	0.00	0.00		58
Total Entrys			$7,020.00
BONUS $			$900.00
Total Paid At Ramp			$6,770.00
CATT			$50.00
2025 Tidewater Final Fund			$510.00
2025 CATT Championship Fund			$50.00
2025 Tidewater Final Fund Total			$1,725.00
2025 Tidewater Point Fund			$1,700.00

Lawrence takes lead on Day 2, showdown brewing on final day at Pickwick

Brian Carter

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May 10, 2025

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Lawrence takes lead on Day 2, showdown brewing on final day at Pickwick

Jake Lawrence is hunting back-to-back wins on the Tennessee River. Photo by Rob Matsuura. Angler: Jake Lawrence.

May 10, 2025 • Jody White

COUNCE, Tenn. – With modern sonar set aside for Day 2 of Tackle Warehouse Invitationals Stop 4 Presented by E3 Sport Apparel on Pickwick Lake, it was a foregone conclusion that the weights would go down. Still, the pros that either had some sort of backup or didn’t need forward-facing sonar to be effective were able to make big moves on the leaderboard.

Totally changing his game plan overnight, Jake Lawrence ran to the tailrace and blasted 23 pounds, 14 ounces to move into the lead. Behind him, Banks Shaw dropped into second, staying offshore and making hay on a shad spawn pattern in the morning to the tune of 21-11. Lawrence leads the pack with a 49-5 total, Shaw is right behind with 48-1, and Jacob Walker, who has set up shop at the tailrace, is in third with 45-12 – very much within striking distance.

Heading into the final day, all sorts of sonar will be turned back on, and we’re probably in for a heck of a finish. The Tennessee River reservoir has been kicking out all kinds of 30-pound bags this year, and at the top, Lawrence and Shaw are two of the best on the Tennessee River, no matter what particular pool of water they’re on. Behind them, the Top 30 is stacked with similarly excellent talent and pros catching them all kinds of ways.

Helping hand puts Lawrence ahead

The tailrace of Wilson Dam produced for Jake Lawrence on Day 2. Photo by Jody White

Lawrence and Walker have worked together all year, which is not an unusual arrangement in pro fishing. However, given the nature of the Invitationals, with the possibility of a pro needing multiple different patterns throughout the event, it can look a little odd. Rest assured, when Lawrence set his Phoenix down near the concrete at the Wilson Dam, Walker was fully expecting his presence and had briefed him on what to expect.

“The first event at Sam Rayburn last year, we shared that main drain that both of us utilized, and we just kind of hit it off,” Lawrence said. “He hollered at me over there and he had forgot his water, forgot anything to drink that morning. So, I threw him a couple bottles of water, and each time we’d pass each other in that drain, we’d kind of talk.”

Lawrence ended up second in that Invitationals event, starting his run to the Bass Pro Tour. Walker finished 25th, earning $10,000, and later that season, sharing water again with Lawrence, he won the Invitationals event on Champlain.

“After the event, I actually ran into him at The Stump, and we just hit it off,” Lawrence said. “And what a great guy. I mean, he’s an absolute blast to be around and such a great fisherman.”

At REDCREST this year, Walker and Lawrence hatched a plan to figure out every inch of Pickwick for this event, and so far, it’s paying off handsomely.

“Obviously, I’m a big offshore guy,” Lawrence said. “I know where the vast majority of these schools live from guiding here so long. The game plan going into this event was I was going to spend my time idling and looking for these groups. He was going spend his time up there. And whichever of the two showed more potential, we would both kind of lean on it.”

With very few schools out offshore at the moment, Lawrence didn’t end up shelling out waypoints to Walker.

“Had this been what we all expected, I’d have given him 20 or 30 schools, and we’d just divvy them all up,” he said. “I can’t say enough about our partnership, our team effort. We’re able to cover a tremendous amount of a big body of water very quickly, and we seem to jive pretty well together.”

On Day 1, Walker ran to the Wilson Dam and mined smallmouth, while Lawrence leaned on ‘Scope down the lake. Today, Lawrence rolled up to join Walker in the current for a wild day of fishing.

“That was the most mentally and physically challenging tournament day, fishing day, period,” Lawrence said. “I’ve never worked that hard.”

Fishing in heavy current, Lawrence was hooked up almost constantly – it was probably more common for him to be reeling in a fish than a bait. The problem was most of them were not bass.

“If I caught one, I bet I caught a hundred drum and catfish and gar – everything imaginable except a smallmouth,” he said. “But it worked out super, super fortunate. You know, there in the last couple minutes before I left, I was able to get in a good position where I could hit where most of those smallmouth were set up, and it made all the difference in the world. I went from catching a drum every cast to catching a smallmouth every cast.”

It took Lawrence almost all day, but he got five over the rail and got out – and those five were mighty strong. On Day 3, he’s planning on leaving the smallmouth to Walker and chasing the win on the section of Pickwick he knows best.

“I’m looking forward to turning the ‘Scope back on tomorrow and getting after a few of these deep bedders,” Lawrence said. “I’ve got several big ones – of course, I haven’t been to them in four days now, I don’t know if they’ll be there. But if they are, we’ve got a shot at catching a great big old bag. I’ve got no doubt in my mind that I have the waypoint or the dot to the five winners, it’s just a matter of making those five stops in the right order and getting them in the boat.”

Offshore shad spawn keeps Shaw in contention

Banks Shaw is fishing on home waters and looking good. Photo by Rob Matsuura

A local to Pickwick thanks to his status as a University of North Alabama student, Shaw was a favorite going into the event and has fished like one so far. While he caught most of his fish offshore on Day 1, targeting some of the few schools off the bank, he turned to offshore shad spawns on Day 2.

“I knew I was going to get some bites off the shad spawn, but I didn’t know exactly how it was going to be,” Shaw said. “I got some quality bites right off the bat, which made me fish comfortable, I had 20 1/2 pounds off a shad spawn by, like, 10:30. So, I can’t complain about that. I just ran around, looked for some new water, found one decent place that I didn’t really know was as good as it is now, and I’m going to mix that in tomorrow with some other stuff.”

Raised on Chickamauga, Shaw is no stranger to fishing offshore without LiveScope, and, remarkably, this is actually the first Invitationals event of the year where he’s dropped down the leaderboard on Day 2.

“This year, Day 2 has definitely been the moving day for me,” Shaw said. “I just feel like I kind of do it like I used to. Before, I fished offshore all the time. I know how to line up on a place, how to line up on a waypoint and make that one cast.

“Another thing, I pay a lot of attention on the first day to what the fish are doing,” he added. “I make certain waypoints to help me out, so I know exactly where to sit and make what cast.”

Going into the final day, Shaw figures to be a threat, and he’s close enough that this is no runaway. Given how the lake is fishing, and the possibility that the ledges could still come alive any day, it seems like it will take over 25 again on Day 3 to win.

“I have one really good place that I haven’t fished yet that I’m kind of excited about,” Shaw revealed. “It’s the deal out here if I’m going to catch 30 pounds. I’m excited to see how that goes, there might not be any fish there, they were on the move, but we’ll see how it goes.”

Top 10 pros

1. Jake Lawrence – 49 – 5 (10)
2. Banks Shaw – 48 – 1 (10)
3. Jacob Walker – 45 – 12 (10)
4. Jimmy Washam – 40 – 2 (10)
5. Andrew Nordbye – 39 – 4 (10)
6. Keith Poche – 38 – 9 (10)
7. Carter Nutt – 37 – 15 (10)
8. Jon Canada – 37 – 13 (10)
9. Levi Thibodaux – 37 – 5 (10)
10. Colby Miller – 37 – 3 (9)

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Phenomenal performance keeps Fujita atop the lead in Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork

Brian Carter

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May 10, 2025

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Phenomenal performance keeps Fujita atop the lead in Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork

Japan’s Kyoya Fujita maintains the lead heading into Championship Sunday of the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork with a three-day total of 100 pounds, 10 ounces.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

May 10, 2025

Phenomenal performance keeps Fujita atop the lead in Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork

YANTIS, Texas — Kyoya Fujita is a man on a mission and he made a clear statement to that effect by catching a Day 3 limit of 35 pounds, 10 ounces and maintain his lead at the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork.

Placing fourth on Day 1 with 31-0, Fujita added a second-round limit of 34-0 and took over the lead by a 2 1/4-pound margin. Semifinal Saturday saw him catch the event’s largest bag and boost his cumulative total to 100-10.

“I am very happy,” Fujita said. “I’m having a good week.”

The Bassmaster Century Club recognizes anglers who reach the 100-pound mark in a four-day Elite event. Those who achieve that feat receive the coveted Century Club belt.

Fujita’s amazing accomplishment is only the fourth time an Elite angler has reached 100 pounds in three days of competition. The 2008 Elite tournament at Falcon Lake saw three competitors, the late Aaron Martens (109-8), Mark Davis (102-1) and Byron Velvick (101-12) reach that mark.

“One hundred in three days — very good,” Fujita said.

Since Day 1, Fujita has committed to a section of Caney Creek not far from takeoff. He’s using forward facing sonar to aggressively hunt down large bass amid submerged timber. Selectively casting to quality fish, Fujita’s not catching a lot, but he’s more concerned with quality than quantity.

Consistent with his week’s pattern, Fujita started off catching 3-pound class fish, with his better weights coming mid-morning through early afternoon.

After a late-morning round of trading the (unofficial) lead with Paul Marks, Fujita took over the top spot with a 6-pounder around noon. An hour and a half later, he set the hook on a 9-pound Lake Fork giant that had him noticeably animated.

That big fish — the day’s largest — did not make life easy on Fujita, who was fishing a finesse bait on a spinning rod.

“That fish got stuck on a tree twice,” Fujita said. “I was nervous. I thought the fish came off, or the line broke. My heart was racing but I caught the fish.”

Fujita credits his tackle set up for his day-topping catch. He used a 6-8 Daiwa Steez spinning rod and a Daiwa Exist reel loaded with 50-pound braid and a 28-pound fluorocarbon leader.

“I used very strong tackle, so I could get those big fish out of (the timber),” Fujita said. “That was the fish I needed.”

Notably, Fujita’s late-day kicker was a short, stumpy fish that did not reach the 24-inch minimum for possession. This tournament format comprises a catch, weigh and release rule, with anglers allowed to bring one fish over 24 inches to the weigh-ins.

Fujita’s biggest fish flirted with the 24-inch mark, but he correctly released it after logging the official weight.

Heading into Championship Sunday with a lead of 4-15 over Marks, Fujita is 31-14 away from breaking the all-time winning record for a 4-day, 5-bass limit tournament. Paul Elias won the 2008 event at Falcon Lake with 132-8.

When Bassmaster Emcee Dave Mercer stated the pending high mark, Fujita boldly replied: “I need 31-14 to break the record? I will try to break the record!”

Hailing from Cumming, Ga., Marks is in second place with 95-11. Marks placed fifth on Day 1 with 30-13 and rose to third with a second-round limit of 31-10. Day 3 yielded 33-4.

“This was my best day ever in a tournament, so I said, ‘I gotta order a pizza (for dockside deliver, without leaving his boat),’” Marks said. “I ordered one and it was very good.

“No pizzas for me tomorrow. I’ll have to catch close to 40 to win, so I’m going to go catch 5 (over 24 inches). That’s the plan. It’s doable out there.”

Marks, who claimed a blue trophy two weeks ago at the Whataburger Bassmaster Elite at Lake Hartwell, has enjoyed three days of morning action that delivered the majority of his weight before noon.

Day 3 saw Marks tally 32-8 by 9:30 a.m. After spending several hours scouting for Championship Sunday, he culled up with a 6-10 just before 2 p.m.

Spending his time offshore, Marks had been catching his fish on a jighead minnow rig with a 5-inch Zoom Winged Fluke. Today, he upsized to the 7 1/2-inch Winged Fluke.

Tucker Smith of Birmingham, Ala. is in third place with 92-10. His daily weights were 25-4, 34-5 and 33-1.

“What an awesome day,” Smith said. “I really didn’t have anything for the first two hours this morning. I ran to a place and couldn’t catch ’em. I came back about an hour later and caught 31 pounds.

“I caught one that was 8-12. It was an unbelievable day.”

Jay Przekurat of Plover, Wis., and Kyle Norsetter of Cottage Grove, Wis., share the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors, each with a 9-14.

Przekurat leads the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with 466 points. Will Davis Jr., of Sylacauga, Ala. is in second with 419, followed by Chris Johnston of Otonabee, Canada with 410, Trey McKinney of Carbondale, Ill. with 409 and Smith with 396.

Smith leads the Dakota Lithium Elite Series Rookie of the Year standings with 396 points.

Bassmaster LIVE coverage of Championship Sunday at the Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork will be broadcast on FS1 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and FOX from noon to 3 p.m. Live Cast will be available all day on Bassmaster.com.

Sunday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. CT at Caney Point Recreation Area. The weigh-in will be held at the same area at 2:30 p.m.

2025 Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite at Lake Fork 5/8-5/11
Lake Fork, Yantis TX.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

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

1. Kyoya Fujita Yamanashi CA JAPAN 15 100-10 104 $500.00
Day 1: 5 31-00 Day 2: 5 34-00 Day 3: 5 35-10
2. Paul Marks Cumming, GA 15 95-11 103
Day 1: 5 30-13 Day 2: 5 31-10 Day 3: 5 33-04
3. Tucker Smith Birmingham, AL 15 92-10 102
Day 1: 5 25-04 Day 2: 5 34-05 Day 3: 5 33-01
4. JT Thompkins Myrtle Beach, SC 15 87-08 101
Day 1: 5 28-04 Day 2: 5 30-09 Day 3: 5 28-11
5. Trey McKinney Carbondale, IL 15 84-01 100
Day 1: 5 32-05 Day 2: 5 30-07 Day 3: 5 21-05
6. Tyler Williams Belgrade, ME 15 82-09 99
Day 1: 5 23-04 Day 2: 5 26-08 Day 3: 5 32-13
7. Jay Przekurat Plover, WI 15 81-11 98 $1,000.00
Day 1: 5 31-02 Day 2: 5 27-07 Day 3: 5 23-02
8. Easton Fothergill Grand Rapids , MN 15 81-09 97
Day 1: 5 29-03 Day 2: 5 19-04 Day 3: 5 33-02
9. Seth Feider Elko New Market, MN 15 79-11 96
Day 1: 5 27-10 Day 2: 5 28-04 Day 3: 5 23-13
10. Wesley Gore Clanton, AL 15 77-09 95
Day 1: 5 20-02 Day 2: 5 23-06 Day 3: 5 34-01
11. Greg Hackney Gonzales, LA 15 77-05 94 $7,000.00
Day 1: 5 21-06 Day 2: 5 25-06 Day 3: 5 30-09
12. Patrick Walters Eutawville, SC 15 75-07 93 $7,000.00
Day 1: 5 27-09 Day 2: 5 26-04 Day 3: 5 21-10
13. Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TN 15 74-14 92 $7,000.00
Day 1: 5 29-05 Day 2: 5 22-09 Day 3: 5 23-00
14. Bryan New Leesville, SC 15 73-14 91 $7,000.00
Day 1: 5 22-04 Day 2: 5 20-07 Day 3: 5 31-03
15. Chris Johnston Otonabee Ontario CANADA 15 69-14 90 $7,000.00
Day 1: 5 18-00 Day 2: 5 30-01 Day 3: 5 21-13
16. Caleb Sumrall New Iberia, LA 15 69-08 89 $6,500.00
Day 1: 5 23-02 Day 2: 5 18-12 Day 3: 5 27-10
17. Cory Johnston Otonabee CANADA 15 69-03 88 $6,500.00
Day 1: 5 20-03 Day 2: 5 21-00 Day 3: 5 28-00
18. Andrew Loberg Guntersville, AL 15 69-00 87 $6,500.00
Day 1: 5 23-00 Day 2: 5 23-13 Day 3: 5 22-03
19. Brad Whatley Bivins, TX 15 67-12 86 $6,500.00
Day 1: 5 25-06 Day 2: 5 21-02 Day 3: 5 21-04
20. Bryan Schmitt Deale, MD 15 67-11 85 $6,500.00
Day 1: 5 19-07 Day 2: 5 26-02 Day 3: 5 22-02
21. Jason Christie Dry Creek, OK 15 67-09 84 $6,000.00
Day 1: 5 21-14 Day 2: 5 24-06 Day 3: 5 21-05
22. Caleb Kuphall Mukwonago, WI 15 67-04 83 $6,000.00
Day 1: 5 19-11 Day 2: 5 24-04 Day 3: 5 23-05
23. Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, ID 12 66-12 82 $6,000.00
Day 1: 5 29-06 Day 2: 4 20-06 Day 3: 3 17-00
24. Bill Lowen Brookville, IN 15 66-05 81 $6,000.00
Day 1: 5 25-10 Day 2: 5 19-07 Day 3: 5 21-04
25. Jake Whitaker Hendersonville, NC 15 65-15 80 $6,000.00
Day 1: 5 22-06 Day 2: 5 20-14 Day 3: 5 22-11
26. Will Davis Jr Sylacauga, AL 15 65-12 79 $6,000.00
Day 1: 5 23-15 Day 2: 5 17-00 Day 3: 5 24-13
27. Drew Benton Panama City, FL 15 65-08 78 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 21-07 Day 2: 5 20-13 Day 3: 5 23-04
28. Tyler Rivet Raceland, LA 15 65-05 77 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 20-03 Day 2: 5 25-02 Day 3: 5 20-00
29. Jordan Lee Cullman, AL 15 64-07 76 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 17-00 Day 2: 5 23-14 Day 3: 5 23-09
30. Cooper Gallant Bowmanville Ontario CAN 15 64-02 75 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 21-01 Day 2: 5 21-05 Day 3: 5 21-12
31. Brandon Cobb Greenwood, SC 15 63-00 74 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 22-14 Day 2: 5 22-13 Day 3: 5 17-05
32. Pat Schlapper Eleva, WI 15 62-11 73 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 15-09 Day 2: 5 26-13 Day 3: 5 20-05
33. Drew Cook Cairo, GA 15 62-05 72 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 22-01 Day 2: 5 18-08 Day 3: 5 21-12
34. Taku Ito Dalton GA JAPAN 15 61-13 71 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 23-02 Day 2: 5 18-02 Day 3: 5 20-09
35. Wes Logan Springville, AL 15 60-15 70 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 20-11 Day 2: 5 20-10 Day 3: 5 19-10
36. Kyle Patrick Cooperstown, NY 15 60-06 69 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 25-15 Day 2: 5 15-12 Day 3: 5 18-11
37. Kyle Norsetter Cottage Grove, WI 15 59-12 68 $6,500.00
Day 1: 5 15-04 Day 2: 5 25-05 Day 3: 5 19-03
38. Ed Loughran III Richmond, VA 15 59-08 67 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 22-05 Day 2: 5 20-00 Day 3: 5 17-03
39. Robert Gee Knoxville, TN 15 59-01 66 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 13-13 Day 2: 5 25-08 Day 3: 5 19-12
40. Brock Mosley Collinsville, MS 15 58-14 65 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 18-10 Day 2: 5 21-07 Day 3: 5 18-13
41. Buddy Gross Chattanooga, TN 11 58-10 64 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 33-09 Day 2: 4 20-03 Day 3: 2 04-14
42. Shane LeHew Catawba, NC 13 57-10 63 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 19-15 Day 2: 5 28-10 Day 3: 3 09-01
43. Randy Howell Guntersville, AL 15 56-14 62 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 20-05 Day 2: 5 18-15 Day 3: 5 17-10
44. Marc Frazier Newnan, GA 15 56-05 61 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 14-13 Day 2: 5 31-11 Day 3: 5 09-13
45. Cole Sands Johnson City, TN 15 55-06 60 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 18-03 Day 2: 5 23-05 Day 3: 5 13-14
46. David Mullins Mt Carmel, TN 13 54-05 59 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 25-05 Day 2: 5 18-00 Day 3: 3 11-00
47. Mark Menendez Paducah, KY 15 53-06 58 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 19-02 Day 2: 5 22-07 Day 3: 5 11-13
48. John Garrett Union City, TN 13 52-09 57 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 28-12 Day 2: 3 09-14 Day 3: 5 13-15
49. Chris Zaldain Boyd, TX 15 50-15 56 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 23-11 Day 2: 5 17-11 Day 3: 5 09-09
50. Bryant Smith Roseville, CA 14 49-15 55 $5,500.00
Day 1: 5 19-04 Day 2: 5 22-00 Day 3: 4 08-11
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
Day
1 Jay Przekurat Plover, WI 09-14 $1,000.00
2 Kyle Norsetter Cottage Grove, WI 09-14 $1,000.00
3 Will Davis Jr Sylacauga, AL 09-00 $500.00
3 Kyoya Fujita Yamanashi CA JAPAN 09-00 $500.00

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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 90 485 1961-10
2 80 469 1897-02
3 45 240 1070-10
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215 1194 4929-06

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Dusty Hardy & Gunner Bowen 3rd Place 24.43 lbs!

Bubba and Tommy Banks made things interesting with a 20.79 lb bag that secured second place and a check for $950.

Apparently, it was a good day to be named Bubba cause the third-place team made up of Bubba Barnett and Bob Monroe brought in a 17.43lb bag to take home the third-place check worth $630.

The always tough to beat team of Kevin and Tyler Jones weighed in a 16.97 lb bag anchored by the days lunker weighting 7.81 lbs. to wrap up fourth place and a total payday of $1070.

The following teams rounded out the money winners.

5th Holden Northcott and Austin Hughes 16.04 lbs

6th Eric Roberson and Adam Baldwin 15.91 lbs

7th Charles Weatherbee and Jason White 15.16 lbs

8th Cody and Marty Matthews 14.97 lbs

9th Mike Layton and JA Williford 14.76lbs

10th Christian and Ronnie Bland 14.43 lbs

Helping hand puts Lawrence ahead

Offshore shad spawn keeps Shaw in contention

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