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Roger Hoover Wins CATT Lake Norman, NC Oct 19,2019

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Roger Hoover Wins CATT Lake Norman, NC Oct 19,2019

Tournament Results Lake Norman, NC Oct 19, 209 Roger Hoover Takes 1st in the CATT! Jeff & KJ Queen Win the PRO Side!

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Next Lake Norman CATT is Sunday Nov 11 at Pinnacle!

Roger Hoover fishing solo claims the win at Norman with 5 bass weighing 11.50 lbs!

KJ & Jeff Queen PRO Side and finish 2nd in the CATT!

Derek Cummings & Craig Chambers with their Academy Gift Card!

18 Teams BF Weight Winnings Points
Roger Hoover 2.94 11.50 $775.00 110
Jeff & KJ Queen 3.26 11.43 $279.00 109
Reid McGinn & Reggie Pollock 2.93 10.99 $100.00 108
Dylan Fulk & Adam Waters 0.00 10.41 107
Adam Parker & Logan Anderson 2.68 9.78 106
Steve Addington 2.42 9.32 105
Aric Dwyer & Robbie Anderson 2.12 9.04 104
Luke Helms & Myles Stewart 0.00 7.76 103
Craig Chambers & Derrick Cummings 2.11 7.67 102
Troy & Fisher Armstrong 0.00 7.56 101
John Miller & Jeff Miller (VET) 2.35 7.21 100
Andy Brode & Herb Brammel 4.73 7.03 $126.00 99
Joel Marcotte  (VET) 0.00 6.24 98
Mark Morrison & Rodney Lambert (VET) 2.33 3.90 97
Will Price 0.00 0.00 96
Mike & Major Collier 0.00 0.00 96
Keith Speece & Willie Norman 0.00 0.00 96
Wendall Ireland & Todd Anders 0.00 0.00 96
Total Entrys $1,440.00
BONUS $ $275.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,280.00
Norman FALL 2019 Final Fund $355.00
2020 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund $50.00
2019 Norman Fall Final Fund Total $1,260.00
2020 CATT Champ/Phantom  Fund Total $1,165.00
Team PRO BF Weight Winnings Points
Jeff & KJ Queen 3.26 11.43 $395.00 110
Aric Dwyer & Robbie Anderson 2.12 9.04 109
Craig Chambers & Derrick Cummings 2.11 7.67 108
Pro Final Fund $45.00
Pro Finmal Fund Total $165.00

DRURY UNIVERSITY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

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DRURY UNIVERSITY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

DRURY UNIVERSITY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY BASS PRO SHOPS

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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (Oct. 22, 2019) – The Drury University duo of Cole Breeden of Eldridge, Missouri and Cameron Smith, of Nixa, Missouri, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Bass Pro Shops with a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 9 ounces. The victory earned the Panthers’ bass club $2,650 and a slot in the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

“On our second day of practice for this tournament, we had found a few keepers biting out of brush piles in the Grand Glaize arm, so our plan was to start the tournament there,” said Smith, a junior at Drury University majoring in biology.

“Around 10 a.m. we had only caught two fish, and they were little ones,” added Breeden, a sophomore majoring in architecture. “We knew we weren’t around the fish that we needed to do well, so we ended up running 5 or 6 miles to some new areas that we had caught fish at last year – basically looking for brush piles around docks.”

The duo said that they caught around 10 fish throughout the day targeting the docks – Breeden throwing a ½-ounce brown Chompers Football Jig with a green-pumpkin-colored Strike King Rage Craw, and Smith throwing a green-pumpkin brush-style jig with a green-pumpkin and purple-colored Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw trailer.

“We got our first bites when we were halfway back into the creeks, and that really clued us into where the fish were setting up, so we started hitting the middle halves of the creeks,” said Smith. “We were looking for bait – we could see big bowls of shad swimming around – and most of the fish came from the sides of the docks.”

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2020 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st:          Drury University – Cole Breeden, Eldridge, Mo., and Cameron Smith, Nixa, Mo., five bass, 18-9, $2,650

2nd:         Eastern Kentucky University – Mason Moore, Waynesburg, Ky., and Logan Estes, Kings Mountain, Ky., five bass, 15-4, $1,200

3rd:         McKendree University – Tyler Christy, Bolingbrook, Ill., and Devan Rathbun, five bass, 14-10, $500

4th:         McKendree University – Blake Jackson, Carterville, Ill., and Trevor McKinney, Benton, Ill., five bass, 14-7, $500

5th:         Bemidji State University – Luke Gillund, Ham Lake, Minn., five bass, 12-15, $500

6th:         University of Wisconsin-Stout – Will Reichert, Vernon Hills, Ill., and Noah Lindus, Woodville, Wis., four bass, 12-13

7th:         University of Wisconsin-Platteville – Seth Korb, Custer, Wis., and Josh Gruen, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 12-12

8th:         McKendree University – Trey Schroeder, Crestwood, Mo., and Bailey Bleser, Burlington, Wis., five bass, 12-8

9th:         Murray State University – Jordan Hartman, Murray, Ky., and Will Gentry, Utica, Ky., five bass, 11-12

10th:       University of Wisconsin-La Crosse – Brady Fernette, La Crosse, Wis., and Devin Wallin, Soldiers Grove, Wis., five bass, 11-4

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

The YETI FLW College Fishing event on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Bass Pro Shops was hosted by the Tri-County Lodging Association. It was the third and final regular-season qualifying tournament for Central Conference anglers. The final event of the 2019 sesaon for FLW College Fishing anglers will be a Southeastern Conference event – the YETI FLW College Fishing tournament on Lake Hartwell presented by Costa, Nov. 1 in Hartwell, Georgia.

YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club that is recognized by their school. The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship, scheduled for Feb. 26-28 on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Florida. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats.

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

Ingram Wins 2019 ABA Championship Lake Eufaula in Alabama

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Ingram Wins 2019 ABA Championship Lake Eufaula in Alabama

Ingram Wins 2019 Championship

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ATHENS, Ala. – Ryan Ingram won the 2019 Bass Pro Shops Fishing Tour National Championship on Lake Eufaula in Alabama this week with 54.35 pounds (just over an eighteen pound per day average).

“I caught basically all of my fish in 18-25 foot depths in the mid & upper areas of the lake. I mainly looked for isolated trees on a ledge, using a 1.5 oz Ledge Buster with a Gorilla blade attached. Most of my fish were caught early on each day,” Ingram explained. “The first day weather was not a big factor, as the biggest concern was the timing of trying to catch the fish while they transitioned between ledges and shallow beds.”

The National Championship event launched out of Lakepoint State Park in Eufaula, AL on Wednesday October 16th and concluded on Friday October 18th. The rain held off after the first day for the most part and allowed for some pretty fair-weather fishing for the majority of the event. This championship event was comprised of 321 anglers from across the country who qualified and competed in local regional divisions over the past year. Top prizes for the event included two (2) Triton 21TRX boats, one (1) Triton 19TRX boat, all of them outfitted with Mercury 4-Stroke outboard motors and select Garmin electronics, as well as a slew of cash and door prizes.

Ryan brought in a 5-fish limit bag of bass each day, with his largest weighed bass coming to 5.99 lbs on the scales. Ingram had the largest daily catch on day 1 at 21.68 lbs, and he was also the highest placing Angler of the Year from all divisions, winning one of the brand new Triton 21TRX boats (valued at $65,000) and a cash reward.

In second place overall was Scott Montgomery, locally from Eufaula, AL. Montgomery brought 15 fish to the scales throughout the event for a total placing weight of 50.16 lbs. Montgomery was averaging just approximately 14.8 lbs on the scales the first two days of the event but hammered it home on the final day with a 20.43 lb pound bag to secure the 2nd place spot overall. His largest bass of the event landed at 5.68 lbs. Montgomery earned the other Triton 21TRX boat for his high placed finish.

“I stayed down lake the whole time. I started out fishing anywhere from probably 25-30 foot, “Montgomery said. “I just ran until I found a natural tree and started to drop shot. The second day I had to come back up the lake to find my bites. I caught my fish using 6-8” finesse worm by Big Bite then switched to a 7” Suicide Shad swim bait. I was catching about 60 fish the first day, and closer to 20 the other days, but was getting limited actual bites. All I can say is that I tried!”

The third-place finisher for the event was Ethan Greene, a high school senior from Eufaula, AL. Greene also brought 15 fish to the scales during the event and, even with one dead fish penalty, totaled up a 47.87 lb weight for the event. He was also one of the youngest competitors in the event.

“I caught all of my bass this week using an 8” finesse worm made by Big Bite Baits. Most of my fishing was on ledges in 15 to 20 feet of water,” explained Greene. “It’s been a fun week.”

The fourth-place competitor for the week was Bradley Enfinger out of Colquitt, GA. Also bringing in 5 solid fish each day, his 15-fish catch landed at 45.67 lbs for the overall event. Enfinger’s largest bass weighed in at 5.53 lbs. His start on day 1 was lower than he anticipated but his day 2 weight of 17.84 lbs launched his rank upward into his fourth place total.

“I used a Ben Parker mini mag spoon while fishing in 15-20 foot range of water,” reported Enfinger. “My rod was an Impulse 7’11” heavy-moderate. I added a bigger feather hook to the spoon for some added appeal. I used that spoon because everyone else that I was sharing these ledges with were worming! I lost a few fish a day but that is to be expected with spoon fishing!”

Rounding out the top 5 finishers is Michael Smith from Andalusia, AL. Averaging just under 15 lbs per day, Smith brought up 15 fish during the event for a total weight of 44.58 lbs. Smith did not weigh a large bass but maintained consistent catches all week.

“I caught my fish on isolated offshore structure,” Smith stated. “My main weapons were a 3/8 oz. 6th Sense Divine shaky head with a 6th Sense Divine shaky worm in melon dawn color. Additionally, I used a Missile Baits 48 worm in watermelon red. I also caught some fish cranking in those same areas with a 6th Sense C10 or C15 crankbait.”

The overall top 25: (Full Results)

Pl Name Srv Fish Day-1 Day-2 Day-3 Total
1 Ryan D12-AOY Ingram ASC 15/15 21.68 15.47 17.20 54.35
2 Dennis Scott S. Montgomery ASC 15/15 14.94 14.79 20.43 50.16
3 Ethan Greene ASC 15/14 13.64 14.72 19.51 47.87
4 Bradley A. Enfinger ASC 15/15 13.39 17.84 14.44 45.67
5 Michael M. Smith ASC 15/15 15.58 14.77 14.23 44.58
6 Chandler D12-AOY A. Ray ASC 15/15 13.03 15.56 15.66 44.25
7 Chad Prough ASC 15/15 10.58 14.86 16.50 41.94
8 Don Thomas ASC 15/15 14.37 12.05 14.43 40.85
9 David D72-AOY H. Lowery ASC 15/15 8.59 14.10 14.79 37.48
10 Donald D41-AOY L. Griffith ASC 13/13 12.72 9.38 14.00 36.10
11 Nicholas Brown ASC 15/15 11.43 9.50 14.27 35.20
12 Jim Banks ASC 14/13 11.04 7.08 15.56 33.68
13 Ken Nobles ASC 13/13 12.66 13.95 6.58 33.19
14 Warren Mike M. York A 13/13 11.18 11.44 10.11 32.73
15 Sean Bierman ASC 13/13 13.91 12.62 6.14 32.67
16 Cole Phillips ASC 13/13 12.60 14.13 5.72 32.45
17 Chris D. Nelson ASC 15/15 10.12 11.02 10.55 31.69
18 Chase D96-AOY Stewart ASC 11/11 6.53 17.11 7.91 31.55
19 Michael T. Hardin ASC 14/14 16.04 5.66 9.73 31.43
20 Paul Tony A. Tidwell N 12/12 8.44 8.29 14.40 31.13
21 Darren K. Ashley ASC 15/15 12.22 9.00 9.66 30.88
22 Randy F. Ruffin N 12/12 11.60 5.91 13.11 30.62
23 Richard Rick W. Hoefle A 10/10 4.49 11.29 14.56 30.34
24 Rodney Cromer DHS 12/12 12.37 13.75 4.15 30.27
25 Nicholas Nick D125-AOY Tunney ASC 15/15 8.40 9.52 12.22 30.14

There was a secondary full-payout side pot for the largest bass caught during each of the three-day events. On day 1, Scott Sarff of Bloomington, MN caught a 6.83 lbs bass, while Donald Griffith from Robertsdale, AL caught his 6.19 lb bass on the second day. During the last day of the event, Andra Willis out of Raleigh, NC caught the biggest bass of the day at 6.24 lbs.

The awards banquet for the event was held at the Eufaula Community Center Friday evening following the final weigh-in. Further presentations and draw prizes were awarded, as well as the induction of two new members into the American Bass Anglers’ Hall of Fame. Tom O’Bryant from Cedar Grove, TN and Roger Gunsell from Derby, KS joined the prestigious ranks of the Hall of Fame this year. The top 5 finishers in the event from various service teams and groups were also announced, included the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Lady Anglers, and Associate Anglers. As a final draw prize award, John Stevenson Sr. from Brooklyn Center, MN was the lucky recipient of the third boat, a Triton 19TRX (valued at $45,000).

For more information about American Bass Anglers Bass Pro Shops Fishing Tour, the Bass Pro Shops Open Series, the Bass Pro Shops Team Tour or the Bass Pro Shops Couples Series visit www.americanbassanglers.com.

American Bass Anglers is sponsored by: Bass Pro Shops, Triton Boats, Mercury Marine, Nitro Boats, Tracker Boats, MotorGuide, Garmin, T-H Marine, Abu Garcia, Berkley, Engel Coolers, Four Roses Bourbon, Lucas Oil, Maui Jim, Optima Batteries and Power-Pole.

Winters & Mike Stephens Win CATT Lake Wylie, SC

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Winters & Mike Stephens Win CATT Lake Wylie, SC

Tournament Results Lake Wylie, SC Wet & Windy! David Winters & Mike Stephens Finish 1st! 15.57 lbs!

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Next Lake Wylie CATT is November 9th at Buster Boyd Bridge!

David Winters & Mike Stephens  took 1st Place with 5 bass weighing 15.57 lbs!

Mike with his Academy Gift Card!

Sawyer & Glenn Sparrow 2nd with 14.93 lbs!

11 Teams BF Weight Winnings Points
David Winters/Mike Stephens 4.01 15.57 $602.00 110
Glenn Sparrow/Sawyer Sparrow 3.36 14.93 $208.00 109
Adam Filmore 2.56 9.68 108
Brent Kulkowski/Pat Carter 2.39 9.48 107
Eddie Smith 1.89 7.75 106
Brad Ziegler/John Walker 0.00 7.72 105
Bill Carothers/David Calbert 0.00 6.29 104
Ryan Shoaf 1.95 6.28 103
Brian Dooly/Cacey West 0.00 0.00 102
Jay Adams Jr 0.00 0.00 102
Mike Seawright/Jason Eaker 0.00 0.00 102
Total Entrys $880.00
BONUS $ $200.00
Total Paid At Ramp $810.00
Wylie 2019 Fall Final Fund $215.00
2020 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund $25.00
2019 Wylie Fall Final Fund Total $475.00
2020 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund Total $1,065.00

IOWA’S MYERS WINS T-H MARINE BFL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

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IOWA’S MYERS WINS T-H MARINE BFL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

IOWA’S MYERS WINS T-H MARINE BFL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON KENTUCKY/BARKLEY LAKES PRESENTED BY EVINRUDE

Dayton’s Bays Wins Co-angler Division

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BUCHANAN, Tenn. (Oct. 22, 2019) – Boater Mark Myers of Cedar Falls, Iowa, brought a three-day total of 12 bass to the scale weighing 31 pounds even to win the no-entry fee T-H Marine FLW BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky/Barkley Lakes presented by Evinrude Saturday. For the win, Myers earned $70,000, including a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Evinrude outboard and automatic entry into the 2020 BFL All-American Championship, April 30-May 2, at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina.

Myers is a long-time BFL Great Lakes Division competitor, having fished events since 2005. Along the way, he has competed in several BFL Regionals, including several at this year’s venue. A change in his approach is what he attributes to his success this time around.

“I am a deep-water finesse angler, and I always tried to make it work on Kentucky Lake, and it never does for me. This time I abandoned that and committed to shallow water,” said Myers.

He committed to making the long run each day to New Johnsonville. What he had found was a backwater slough off the main river channel with a shallow flat and a ditch running through it. In this area were scattered stumps, wood, and, most importantly, bass feeding on baitfish.

The first day Myers made the hour-long run to his winning location, put the trolling motor down, and then never picked it up the rest of the day.

“I was fishing a bone-colored Heddon Super Spook and caught five fish, about one every hour. I had my limit at 12:30 and then went searching for new areas,” he said.

The second day brought different conditions, and he was only able to muster two fish for 4-5.

“I caught a 13-inch spotted bass right away, and then it went dead. The first day they were hitting my topwater aggressively, but on the second day, they were coming up and rolling on it and missing it,” Myers recalls.

Around midday, he noticed shad being pushed near the bank, and he edged his trolling motor as far as it could go in the shallow water. Myers then made a long cast with a bone-colored River2Sea Whopper Plopper 90 and hooked a 3-pounder. Then, near the end of the day, he broke off a solid keeper on a finesse jig, which gave him a clue for the final day.

Myers found himself in eighth place going into the third and final day. The morning arrived with less fog, and that allowed him to get to his area much more quickly than he had the previous two days.

“There were two ways to get in, and I went in the opposite direction of how I had been entering, and that allowed me to get to the prime areas much sooner. When I got there, I caught two spotted bass in the first 15 minutes, and then caught a largemouth close to 6 pounds shortly afterward,” Myers said.

With three quick fish in the livewell, Myers assured himself that his All-American berth was sewed up and committed to finishing out his tournament in the backwater. He added one more spotted bass on a Reaction Innovations Skinny Dipper and then went back to the log where he broke off a bass the previous day and added a 3-pounder on a jig.

“I was using a Lethal Weapon Lethal Bug in green pumpkin/orange with a green pumpkin Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw. That is my ultimate confidence lure. I use it everywhere,” he said.

When asked for the key to his victory, Myers had two answers.

“The first thing was picking the right area of the lake. I knew that place had big fish potential,” he says. “The other key was that there are more spotted bass on that end of the lake.”

Of Myers’ 12 keeper bass, eight were largemouth, and four were spotted bass.

The top six boaters that qualified for the 2020 BFL All-American were:

1st:          Mark Myers, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 12 bass, 31-0, $20,000 + Ranger Z518L w/200-horsepower outboard

2nd:         Sam Caron, Pleasant Lake, Mich., eight bass, 28-0, $10,100

3rd:         Kerry Frey, Middlebury, Ind., nine bass, 27-10, $5,000

4th:         Mark Flick, Delton, Mich., 10 bass, 27-2, $3,000

5th:         Troy Stokes, Brownstown, Mich., nine bass, 24-4, $2,000

6th:         Matt McCoy, Indianapolis, Ind., eight bass, 23-10, $2,800

Rounding out the top-10 boaters were:

7th:         Lloyd Pickett Jr., Bartlett, Tenn., 10 bass, 23-4, $1,600

8th:         Marty Sisk, Evansville, Ind., nine bass, 22-8, $1,400

9th:         Angel Rosario, Kalamazoo, Mich., seven bass, 22-3, $1,200

10th:       Mike Winkler, Peshtigo, Wis., nine bass, 21-11, $1,000

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Lenny Bays of Dayton, Kentucky, weighed in six bass over three days totaling 19 pounds, 6 ounces to win the top co-angler prize package of $50,000, including a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Evinrude outboard.

The top six co-anglers that qualified for the 2020 BFL All-American were:

1st:          Lenny Bays, Dayton, Ky., six bass, 19-6, Ranger Z518L w/200-horsepower outboard

2nd:         Alan Bernicky, Joliet, Ill., six bass, 17-8, $5,100

3rd:         Kristian Dus, Chicago, Ill., seven bass, 17-6, $2,550

4th:         David Blankinship, Cushing, Okla., four bass, 16-10, $1,500

5th:         John Baumert, Pryor, Okla., five bass, 16-5, $1,000

6th:         Philip Borsa, Redford, Mich., six bass, 14-15, $900

Rounding out the top-10 co-anglers were:

7th:         Shane McGlothlin, Anadarko, Okla., five bass, 12-7, $800

8th:         Jeff McCarnan, Henderson, Ky., five bass, 9-7, $700

9th:         Josh Yonak, Big Lake, Minn., four bass, 9-6, $600

10th:       Matt Wright, Clay Center, Kan., three bass, 8-13, $500

The T-H Marine FLW BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky/Barkley Lakes presented by Evinrude was hosted by the Henry County Alliance. It featured the top pros and co-anglers from the Great Lakes (Minnesota-Wisconsin-Iowa), Hoosier (Iowa), Okie (Oklahoma), and Michigan divisions.

The 2019 BFL 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 BFL All-American. The 2020 BFL All-American will be held April 30-May 2 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina, and is hosted by Visit Anderson. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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

CAMDENTON HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING LAKE OF THE OZARKS OPEN PRESENTED BY COSTA

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CAMDENTON HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING LAKE OF THE OZARKS OPEN PRESENTED BY COSTA

CAMDENTON HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING LAKE OF THE OZARKS OPEN PRESENTED BY COSTA

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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (Oct. 22, 2019) – The Camdenton High School duo of Reece Waters of Camdenton and Caden Kowal, of Linn Creek, Missouri, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 11 pounds, 7 ounces to win the 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Lake of the Ozarks Open presented by Costa.

A field of 56 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from the Grand Glaize Recreation Area in Osage Beach and was hosted by the Tri-County Lodging Association. In FLW and The Bass Federation (TBF) High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top five teams on Lake of the Ozarks that advanced to the 2020 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st:       Camdenton High School, Camdenton, Mo. – Reece Waters, Camdenton, Mo., and Caden Kowal, Linn Creek, Mo., five bass, 11-7

2nd:     Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon, Ill. – Tanner Koontz and Tanner Shaw, both of Mount Vernon, Ill., five bass, 10-11

3rd:      Eureka High School, Eureka, Mo. – Steven Lafata, Eureka, Mo., and Cole Wiese, High Ridge, Mo., four bass, 9-13

4th:      Kiefer High School, Kiefer, Okla. – Gabriel Boyd, Slick, Okla., and Gavin Ashford, Kiefer, Okla., three bass, 7-11

5th:      Legacy Christian Academy, Lenexa, Kan. – Mason Chapman, Lake Quivira, Kan., and Ryder Mains, Lenexa, Kan., two bass, 7-5

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

6th:      Tremont High School, Tremont, Ill. – Dylan Micael and Logan Roller, both of Tremont, Ill., three bass, 6-6

7th:      Carthage High School, Carthage, Mo. – Colson Brust and Tristan Beck, both of Carthage, Mo., two bass, 6-4

8th:      PCR 3 Bass Fishing Club – Baylor Logan, Carl Junction, Mo., and Logan Stackhouse, Platte City, Mo., three bass, 5-14

9th:      Bradleyville High School, Bradleyville, Mo. – Dalton Coffelt, Rueter, Mo., and Brock Rogers, Bradleyville, Mo, three bass, 5-9

10th:    Purdy High School, Purdy, Mo. – Clay Henderson and Mason Harkey, both of Purdy, Mo., three bass, 5-9

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

The 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Open on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Costa was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the 2020 High School Fishing National Championship on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2020 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2019 World Finals more than $150,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

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

Johnny Mayer & Chris Epting WIn CATT Lake Murray, SC Oct 20,2019

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Johnny Mayer & Chris Epting WIn CATT Lake Murray, SC Oct 20,2019

Tournament Results Lake Murray, SC Oct 20, 2019 Johnny Mayer & Chris Epting Break the 20 Lb Mark!

Next Lake Murray CATT is November 9th at Dreher Island! Remember entry fee is only $60!

Chris Epting & Johnny Mayer took 1st with 21.26 lbs!

Rhett & Mark Richardson 2nd with 17.92 lbs! 

14 Teams BF Weight Winnings Points
Johnny Mayer – Chris Epting 5.87 21.26 $770.00 110
Mark Richardson – Rhett Richardson 4.62 17.92 $170.00 109
Tom Rubbo – Derek Schlotterback 4.88 17.88 108
Russ Padgett – Brent Long 4.61 14.62 107
Doug Lown – Rhett Manus 4.85 14.29 106
Zack Martin – John Ray 3.31 12.95 105
Aaron Weed – Gerald Kelly 5.19 12.89 104
David Farr – Harry Farr 3.52 10.28 103
Steve Pizzino – Dave Murdock 3.92 9.88 102
Mike Green – Drew Montgomery 0.00 0.00 101
Chase Austin – William Bendenbaugh 0.00 0.00 101
Chad Hastings 0.00 0.00 101
Matt Mollohan 0.00 0.00 101
John Mitchell – Keri Mitchell 0.00 0.00 101
Total Entrys $840.00
BONUS $$ $250.00
Total Paid At Ramp $940.00
Murray 2019 Fall Final Fund $130.00
2020 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund $20.00
2919 Murray Fall Final Fund Total $310.00
2020  CATT Championship/Phantom Fund Total $1,040.00

OHIO’S COLE FLOYD WINS T-H MARINE BFL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE PRESENTED BY MERCURY MARINE

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OHIO’S COLE FLOYD WINS T-H MARINE BFL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE PRESENTED BY MERCURY MARINE

OHIO’S COLE FLOYD WINS T-H MARINE BFL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE PRESENTED BY MERCURY MARINE

Cherokee’s Steele Wins Co-angler Division

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GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (Oct. 21, 2019) – Boater Cole Floyd of Leesburg, Ohio, – an FLW College Fishing standout from Bethel University – brought a three-day total of 15 bass to the scale weighing 44 pounds, 15 ounces, to win the no-entry fee T-H Marine FLW BFL Regional Championship on Lake Guntersville presented by Mercury Marine Saturday. For the win, Floyd earned $71,200, including a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Evinrude outboard and automatic entry into the 2020 BFL All-American Championship, April 30-May 2, at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina.

Floyd, who won the LBL Division Angler of the Year title this year for the third year in a row, knew the tough fall conditions on Guntersville would call for some flexibility.

“The first day I fished an area, and it was just a bunch of schooling fish that were just keepers,” he said. “I tried to start there and catch a limit, and then I’d go to try to get a big bite or two. As tough as it was, I knew 14 pounds would be pretty good.”

He came up just short of that mark on day one with 12 pounds, 6 ounces, but the spot at which Floyd caught his schooling keepers on day one was good enough to return to each day to get a limit and some confidence for the rest of the day.

He was able to catch one 5-pounder there, but otherwise used it just as a limit spot. After that, his plan worked perfectly, as Floyd caught one or two big ones after he left.

After leaving his starting spot, Floyd fished new water every day and “junk-fished” for the most part, weighing in all his fish on several different baits: a Strike King Sexy Dawg, a Strike King Thunder Cricket with a Strike King Rage Twin Tail Menace trailer or a Strike King Rodent with a 1/2-ounce tungsten weight.

The Sexy Dawg, which did the heavy lifting to the tune of 16 pounds on day three, was perhaps the real key bait for Floyd’s victory, though.

“The final day I caught them all on it [the Sexy Dawg], and I caught them off a place I never caught them before,” he said.

The Leesburg, Ohio, native plans to make a push to fish professionally when he graduates from Bethel. For now, Floyd is just focused on adding more wins to his resume.

“It feels good,” he said. “I finished second the last couple years a handful of times, and I really didn’t think I was going to win. I thought I was going to get another second place. To finally pull one off and win a boat and everything is a pretty cool deal. I’m just excited.”

The top six boaters that qualified for the 2020 BFL All-American were:

1st:          Cole Floyd, Leesburg, Ohio, 15 bass, 44-15, $20,000 + Ranger Z518L w/200-horsepower outboard

2nd:         Jeramiah Sifers, New Albany, Ind., 15 bass, 44-5, $10,100

3rd:         Ryan Davidson, Branchland, W. Va., 15 bass, 42-7, $5,000

4th:         Billy Schroeder, Paducah, Ky., 15 bass, 42-4, $3,000

5th:         Mitch Crane, Columbus, Miss., 15 bass, 39-2, $2,000

6th:         Jason Hester, Phil Campbell, Ala., 14 bass, 34-15, $1,800

Rounding out the top-10 boaters were:

7th:         Dathan Jones, Harrodsburg, Ky., 15 bass, 32-15, $1,600

8th:         Josh Stracner, Vandiver, Ala., 10 bass, 32-4, $1,400

9th:         Mark Willins, Collierville, Tenn., 12 bass, 29-14, $1,200

10th:       Matt Stanley, Alexandria, Tenn., 12 bass, 28-15, $1,000

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Dalton Steele of Cherokee, Alabama, weighed in nine bass over three days totaling 28 pounds, 2 ounces to win the top co-angler prize package of $50,000, including a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Evinrude outboard.

The top six co-anglers that qualified for the 2020 BFL All-American were:

1st:          Dalton Steele, Cherokee, Ala., nine bass, 28-2, Ranger Z518L w/200-horsepower outboard

2nd:         Joel Ross, Brandon, Miss., 11 bass, 28-1, $5,100

3rd:         Taylor Wisniewski, Lexington, Ky., nine bass, 23-12, $2,550

4th:         Joshua Moore, Petal, Miss., nine bass, 23-3, $1,500

5th:         Don White, Columbus, Miss., nine bass, 22-0, $1,000

6th:         Alan Scott, Shelbyville, Ind., six bass, 21-10, $900

Rounding out the top-10 co-anglers were:

7th:         Tommy Nichols, Fayette, Ala., 10 bass, 21-7, $800

8th:         Jimmy Tisdale, Ellisville, Miss., seven bass, 21-0, $700

9th:         Michael Anderson, Newton, Ala., eight bass, 17-4, $600

10th:       Nick Haunert, Maineville, Ohio, six bass, 17-2, $500

The T-H Marine FLW BFL Regional Championship on Lake Guntersville presented by Mercury Marine was hosted by the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau. It featured the top pros and co-anglers from the Bama (Alabama), LBL (Kentucky), Mississippi, and Mountain (Kentucky-Tennessee) divisions.

The 2019 BFL 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 BFL All-American. The 2020 BFL All-American will be held April 30-May 2 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina, and is hosted by Visit Anderson. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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

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Alan Fletcher & Donald Hinson Win CATT Wateree Open, SC Oct 19, 2019

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Alan Fletcher & Donald Hinson Win CATT Wateree Open, SC Oct 19, 2019

Tournament Results Wateree Open, SC Oct 19, 2019 Alan Fletcher & Donald Hinson Do It Agian & Jump To The Top Of The Points Lead! 18.16 lbs!

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We have 1 more 2019 Lake Wateree Open left! Looks like we will have over $6,000.00 up for grabs at the Lake Wateree Open Final November 23rd!

Next and last Lake Wateree Open is November 9th at Clearwater! 

Alan Fletcher & Donald Hinson make it 2 in a row and jump to the top of the Points lead! They brought in 18.16 lbs taking 1st Place!

Tim Haven & Craig Haven claimed 2nd with 13.63 lbs!

11 Teams BF Weight Winnings Points
Alan Fletcher – Donald Hinson 4.48 18.16 $705.00 110
Tim Haven – Craig Haven 3.70 13.63 $175.00 109
Chad Sims 3.90 13.58 108
Scott Williams – Robbie English 3.15 11.27 $70.00 107
David Ethridge – Butch Williams 4.59 11.21 106
Shawn Hickens – Jody Sykes 0.00 6.79 105
Jason Bateman – Michael Bateman 0.00 6.38 104
Garrett Brown 0.00 4.58 103
Shane Cantley – Michael Richardson 0.00 3.38 102
Scott Floyd – Greg Corvin 0.00 3.07 101
Addi Collins – Brett Collins 0.00 0.00 100
2019 Wateree Open Final Fund $225.00
2019 Wateree Open Final Fund Total $4,230.00
2019 Wateree Open Point Fund $1,500.00
**2018 Point Winners Free Entry
2019 Pt Winners Receive Free Entry 2020
Teams 2-6 In Points Receive $$

SOUTH CAROLINA’S BRADFORD BEAVERS WINS T-H MARINE BFL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON POTOMAC RIVER

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SOUTH CAROLINA’S BRADFORD BEAVERS WINS T-H MARINE BFL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON POTOMAC RIVER

SOUTH CAROLINA’S BRADFORD BEAVERS WINS T-H MARINE BFL REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON POTOMAC RIVER

Virginia’s Blankenship Wins Co-angler Division

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MARBURY, Md. (Oct. 21, 2019) – Summerville, South Carolina’s Bradford Beavers, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 28 pounds, 8 ounces, to win the weather-shortened, no-entry fee T-H Marine FLW BFL Regional Championship on the Potomac River Saturday. The event was originally scheduled for three days, but tournament officials canceled competition on day one due to significant winds. For the win, Beavers earned $71,200, including a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Evinrude outboard and automatic entry into the 2020 BFL All-American Championship, April 30-May 2, at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina.

The cold front and significant winds didn’t just cancel the first day of the event; they drastically changed water levels and left anglers scrambling for any semblance of a pattern. A total of 37 pros never weighed in a fish either day, and Bradford Beavers sure felt like he might be one of them when he got to his planned starting spot and found it on dry ground. Yet, a little luck can go a long way in an event like that, and he got just the right amount of luck.

The FLW Tour pro found a magic pass through a grass flat that accounted for the majority of his weight, as he caught 13-15 and 14-9 over two days to win with a total of 28-8.

“I don’t really know why they were there,” said Beavers, who earned his fifth career victory in FLW competition. “There was nothing really different. But if I had gone 50 yards in either direction, I never would’ve found them.”

Beavers had only been to the Potomac once before – five years ago – for a Costa FLW Series event in the summertime. So he spent the majority of practice refamiliarizing himself with the fishery. Overall, practice was OK, and he figured he at least identified a starting spot for Thursday.

Then the storm happened, with winds gusting so hard the river went from flood stages to as low as what even locals had ever seen. Bryan Schmitt, who finished third in this event, guides on the river and said he’d never seen the Potomac change that much so quickly.

“The place was a mud hole,” added Beavers, who never ventured more than five miles from takeoff. “I was afraid I’d get stuck at blastoff because we were kicking up mud. I got to my first spot and it was practically dry. So I went to another spot that was a little deeper. I was fishing around, not catching anything, so I started fishing my way out because it was too shallow.”

As he fished his way out, he caught his first keeper. And then he caught another, and another, and another. He landed four keepers by 9:15 a.m. from a 50-yard stretch by alternating between a 1/2-ounce white spinnerbait and a black-and-blue homemade vibrating jig thrown on Dobyns Champion 734 C rods.

Beavers fished another five hours without a single bite, making it pretty easy for him to know where he’d be starting on Saturday.

“I lined up and made the exact same pass, and I had a limit by 9:30 a.m.,” said Beavers of the final morning. “It wasn’t a flurry or anything. You just had to grind and fish for them; make a lot of casts and eventually you ran into one.”

By the time Saturday was over, Beavers had managed to land nine keepers, with seven coming from that magic 50-yard stretch, to help him close out his season with consecutive victories.

“I won the BFL on Lake Hartwell in September to qualify for the Regional Championship,” said Beavers. “So, I’m extremely surprised and extremely satisfied to win the Regional. It’s the best way to end my season.”

The top six boaters that qualified for the 2020 BFL All-American were:

1st:          Bradford Beavers, Summerville, S.C., 10 bass, 28-8, $20,000 + Ranger Z518L w/200-horsepower outboard

2nd:         Al Fiorille, Mount Airy, Md., 10 bass, 25-11, $10,100

3rd:         Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., 10 bass, 24-5, $5,000

4th:         Dennis Burdette, Pembroke, Va., 10 bass, 23-12, $3,000

5th:         Otto Hecht, Sneads Ferry, N.C., 10 bass, 23-5, $2,000

6th:         Frank Ippoliti, Mercersburg, Pa., 10 bass, 23-4, $1,800

Rounding out the top-10 boaters were:

7th:         Ryan Powroznik, Hopewell, Va., 10 bass, 23-3, $1,600

8th:         Andrew Heivly, Malvern, Pa., 10 bass, 23-0, $1,400

9th:         Chris Baldwin, Lexington, N.C., nine bass, 22-15, $1,200

10th:       Derek Brown, Charlottesville, Va., 10 bass, 22-12, $1,000

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Mark Blankenship of Christiansburg, Virginia, weighed in 10 bass over two days totaling 21 pounds, 3 ounces to win the top co-angler prize package of $50,200, including a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower Mercury or Evinrude outboard.

The top six co-anglers that qualified for the 2020 BFL All-American were:

1st:          Mark Blankenship, Christiansburg, Va., 10 bass, 21-3, Ranger Z518L w/200-horsepower outboard

2nd:         Michael Duarte, Baltimore, Md., nine bass, 19-3, $5,050

3rd:         Robert Wedding, Welcome, Md., 10 bass, 18-13, $2,500

4th:         Chad Dorney, Macungie, Pa., 10 bass, 18-12, $1,500

5th:         Brent Jones, Okeana, Ohio, 10 bass, 18-10, $1,000

6th:         Timothy Kinder, Manassas, Va., 10 bass, 18-7, $900

Rounding out the top-10 co-anglers were:

7th:         Patrick Hash, Roanoke, Va., 10 bass, 18-6, $800

8th:         James Wilcox, Cincinnati, Ohio, nine bass, 18-3, $700

9th:         Mike Wotanowski, Lake Hopatcong, N.J., 10 bass, 17-9, $600

10th:       Cort Gardner, Jessup, Md., 10 bass, 17-4, $500

The T-H Marine FLW BFL Regional Championship on the Potomac River was hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners. It featured the top pros and co-anglers from the Buckeye (Ohio), Northeast (Maryland-New York), Piedmont (North Carolina-Virginia), and South Carolina divisions.

The 2019 BFL 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 BFL All-American. The 2020 BFL All-American will be held April 30-May 2 at Lake Hartwell in Anderson, South Carolina, and is hosted by Visit Anderson. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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

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