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Buddy Holmes Win’s CATT Sparkleberry Swamp Quest Sept 21, 2019

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Buddy Holmes Win’s CATT Sparkleberry Swamp Quest Sept 21, 2019

Tournament Results Sparkleberry Swamp Quest Sept 21, 2019 Buddy Holmes Weighes In 23.72 lbs! Next Swamp Quest is Oct 12 at Packs!

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Next Sparkleberry Swamp Quest is Oct 12 at Packs on Lake Marion!

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Buddy Holmes weighed in 5 bass at 23.72 lbs and also brought in the BF at 7.07 lbs to take 1st place Saturday at Packs!

2nd Place was Jason Morse with 14.92 lbs!

12 Teams BF Weight Winnings Points
Buddy Holmes 7.07 23.72 $640.00 110
Jason Morse 3.72 14.92 $150.00 109
Danny Shanz – Cody Armstrong 4.17 14.10 108
Mason Miles 0.00 13.78 107
Allen Bowzard – Victor Moore 0.00 13.70 106
Scott Spittle 0.00 13.24 105
Austin Kitterman 0.00 11.36 104
Dalton Hayes – Zac Hayes 0.00 11.07 103
Paul Geddings – Bruce Peavy 0.00 10.92 102
Scott Glazer – Michael Crider 0.00 8.05 101
Nathan Tyson – Cash Holloway 0.00 7.41 100
David Eargle – Dale Bradshaw 0.00 1.82 99
Total Entrys $600.00
BONUS $ $300.00
Total Paid At Ramp $790.00
Swamp Quest 2019 Fall Final Fund $100.00
2020 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund $10.00
Swamp Quest Final Fund Total $100.00
2020 CATT Championship/Phantom  Fund Total $415.00

Mel Long & Felix Stanley Win CATT Savannah River, GA Sept 22, 2019

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Mel Long & Felix Stanley Win CATT Savannah River, GA Sept 22, 2019

Tournament Results Savannah River, GA Sept 22, 2019 Mel Long & Felix Stanley Win With 14.88 lbs! Tim Roundtree & Al Pittman Win the Points!

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Next up on the Savannah River is the October 20th Final out of Stokes Bluff! We have 39 teams eligible to enter!

Tim Roundtree and Al Pittman win the Savannah River Summer Points and will fish the Final Free!

Mel Long & Felix Stanley took 1st with 5 bass weighing 14.88 lbs!

Joe Toth with the BF at 5.86 lbs!

22 Teams BF Weight Winnings Points
Mel Long/Felix Stanley 4.59 14.88 $866.00 110
Paul Johnson/Adam Wood 0.00 13.01 $300.00 109
Tim Roundtree/Al Pittman 3.65 12.60 $200.00 108
Barry Thames/Jamie Thames 0.00 12.20 $100.00 107
Joseph Toth 5.86 11.72 $154.00 106
Wesley Mullins/Matt Cantrell 0.00 11.02 105
Dan Martin/Monte Misplay 0.00 10.93 104
Clint Proudfoot/Cody Brant 0.00 10.79 103
Patrick Findley/Corey Rewis 0.00 10.67 102
Christopher Chavis/Nick Hager 0.00 10.53 101
Ronald Welch 0.00 9.52 100
Weston Wilkes/Danielle Oliff 0.00 9.45 99
Junior Morgan 0.00 8.38 98
Jerry Hood/Ann Hood 0.00 8.31 97
Mac Sampey/Vonette Sampey 0.00 8.18 96
Eddie Coto/Lamar Pope 0.00 8.07 95
Sawyer Hunt/Daniel Wing 0.00 7.59 94
Rocky Mullis/Jeff Mullis 0.00 5.71 93
Gary Lee/Gary Lee Jr. 0.00 4.25 92
Scott Nobles/Ray Kessler 0.00 0.00 91
Steven Decker/Nathan Singletary 0.00 0.00 91
Anthony Joyner 0.00 0.00 91
Total Entrys $1,760.00
BONUS $ $300.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,620.00
Savannah River 2019 Summer Final Fund $390.00
2019 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund $50.00
2019 Savannah River Summer Final Fund Total $1,580.00
2019 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund Total $465.00

Zaldain Moves Into AOY Lead With Solid Day On Lake St. Clair

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Zaldain Moves Into AOY Lead With Solid Day On Lake St. Clair
Chris Zaldain of Fort Worth, Texas is leading the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings after weighing 20 pounds, 12 ounces on Day 1 of competition. 

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September 29, 2019

Zaldain Moves Into AOY Lead With Solid Day On Lake St. Clair

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HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship is actually several competitions in one.

But the biggest one by far will decide the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year points race — and for the moment, Chris Zaldain has moved into that big-picture lead.

The California native turned Texas resident caught 20 pounds, 12 ounces Sunday and moved from second place in the AOY standings into first with 842 points. Arkansas pro Stetson Blaylock (840) is just two points back, followed by Alabamian Scott Canterbury (838), Canadian Cory Johnston (833) and Tennessee pro Brandon Lester (811).

Zaldain said things didn’t go as he expected, but he was more than satisfied with the results.

“I caught two 5-pounders on what I thought was my worst spot,” said Zaldain, who finished 13th or higher in six of the nine regular-season Elite Series events this year. “Then on my best spot — out in 17 to 19 feet — I only caught one 3 1/2-pounder.

“That’s telling me things are changing a lot, and you’ve gotta stay on your toes.”

Blaylock came into the event fourth in the AOY race, but moved up after catching five smallmouth that weighed 24-12. Canterbury, who held a nine-point AOY lead coming into the event, had mechanical problems and caught only 17-11, causing him to slip into third.

Canterbury was forced to fish all day Sunday without the use of depthfinders on the front of his boat.

“It was brutal all day long,” he said. “I walked to the back about 93 times just to see the console graphs. You don’t know how deep it is. You don’t know if there’s grass.

“It was a little bit of an aggravating day. But I actually had a little more weight than I thought, so I may have survived. I’ve just got to catch them these next two days.”

In addition to the AOY Championship trophy, a blue Elite Series trophy and $25,000 will be awarded to the angler from 50 qualifiers who can weigh the biggest three-day catch this week.

Minnesota angler Seth Feider took the lead in that competition during Sunday’s opening round with five giant smallmouth that weighed 26-12. He is 2 pounds ahead of Blaylock in the race for the weekly crown.

Feider said all of his weight came off a spot he hadn’t fished on St. Clair in five years.

“There’s this one buoy right on the river channel that’s kind of a community place,” Feider said. “I was rolling up there and the waves were crashing in really hard. So, I just sort of stopped short and made one cast with a Rapala DT-10 (crankbait) and caught a big one.

“I caught them every cast for 20 to 30 minutes.”

Feider’s bag included a 6-12 smallmouth that took the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the week. But with conditions expected to change Monday, he said he doesn’t think the community hole is likely to produce again.

“I’ll probably give it a try for a minute,” he said. “But with the winds shifting, I should be able to get to the place I want to fish on the South end. There would have been 5- to 6-foot waves down there today with the way it was blowing.”

The one race that was decided Sunday was for DICK’S Sporting Goods Rookie of the Year. Florida pro Drew Cook held a big lead in that competition coming into this week and secured the title with a 4-pounder just after 8 a.m. He only caught one fish the rest of the day and sits in 45th place for the tournament.

But he was happy about the new shining mark on his resume.

“It’s incredibly special this year, with this group of rookies,” Cook said. “All of these guys — Patrick Walters, Garrett Paquette, Lee Livesay — those will be household names for years to come.

“Obviously, it means something winning Rookie of the Year now. But later on down the road, to be able to say I won Rookie of the Year against guys who went on to become the new greats of fishing — that’ll be incredible.”

Since the AOY Championship will determine the final AOY standings, it will also decide which 42 Elite Series anglers earn berths into the 2020 Bassmaster Classic scheduled for March 6-8 on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville.

After Sunday’s round, Louisiana’s Derek Hudnall is in the 42nd spot — the last angler in the Classic — because of the 24-12 bag he caught that tied him for second with Blaylock in the tournament.

A Classic berth would be especially sweet for Hudnall, who fished only eight regular-season Elite Series events after being disqualified from a midseason tournament at Lake Hartwell. He was ruled ineligible for that event because he accidentally violated the off-limits rule and self-reported the violation.

“I haven’t done the math or tried to figure out where I need to finish to make it — and I’m not going to do that,” Hudnall said. “I’m just going to fish as hard as I can, and this is a good start.”

The tournament will resume Monday, with a full field taking off at 7:10 a.m. ET off from Lake St. Clair MetroPark. The weigh-in will be held back at the park at 3:30 p.m.

2019 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship 9/26-9/29
Lake St. Clair, Harrison Township  MI.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 1



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

1.  Seth Feider            New Market, MN           5  26-12  100
  Day 1: 5   26-12   
2.  Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR               5  24-12   99
  Day 1: 5   24-12   
2.  Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA          5  24-12   99
  Day 1: 5   24-12   
4.  Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            5  22-06   97
  Day 1: 5   22-06   
5.  Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC              5  22-00   96
  Day 1: 5   22-00   
6.  Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN            5  21-13   95
  Day 1: 5   21-13   
7.  Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH        5  21-08   94
  Day 1: 5   21-08   
7.  Jake Whitaker          Fairview, NC             5  21-08   94
  Day 1: 5   21-08   
9.  Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL              5  21-03   92
  Day 1: 5   21-03   
10. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC           5  20-14   91
  Day 1: 5   20-14   
11. Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           5  20-12   90
  Day 1: 5   20-12   
12. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  20-08   89
  Day 1: 5   20-08   
12. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA           5  20-08   89
  Day 1: 5   20-08   
14. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA               5  20-06   87
  Day 1: 5   20-06   
15. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC               5  19-07   86
  Day 1: 5   19-07   
15. Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA             5  19-07   86
  Day 1: 5   19-07   
17. Clark Wendlandt        Leander, TX              5  18-14   84
  Day 1: 5   18-14   
18. Brandon Card           Knoxville, TN            5  18-06   83
  Day 1: 5   18-06   
19. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX           5  18-04   82
  Day 1: 5   18-04   
20. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY               5  18-01   81
  Day 1: 5   18-01   
21. Ed Loughran III        Richmond, VA             5  18-00   80
  Day 1: 5   18-00   
21. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY              5  18-00   80
  Day 1: 5   18-00   
23. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              5  17-13   78
  Day 1: 5   17-13   
24. Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL            5  17-11   77
  Day 1: 5   17-11   
25. Lee Livesay            Gladewater, TX           5  16-15   76
  Day 1: 5   16-15   
26. Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA  5  16-04   75
  Day 1: 5   16-04   
27. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN            5  16-00   74
  Day 1: 5   16-00   
28. Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC            5  15-09   73
  Day 1: 5   15-09   
29. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC          5  15-05   72
  Day 1: 5   15-05   
30. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS         5  15-04   71
  Day 1: 5   15-04   
30. Jay Yelas              Lincoln City, OR         5  15-04   71
  Day 1: 5   15-04   
32. Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK             3  14-05   69
  Day 1: 3   14-05   
33. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL          5  13-13   68
  Day 1: 5   13-13   
34. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL           5  13-12   67
  Day 1: 5   13-12   
35. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY              5  12-09   66
  Day 1: 5   12-09   
36. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA                5  12-04   65
  Day 1: 5   12-04   
37. Chad Morgenthaler      Reeds Spring, MO         5  12-01   64
  Day 1: 5   12-01   
38. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI              3  11-12   63
  Day 1: 3   11-12   
39. Chris Johnston         Peterborough Ontario CA  5  11-07   62
  Day 1: 5   11-07   
40. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO         5  11-04   61
  Day 1: 5   11-04   
41. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC           3  11-03   60
  Day 1: 3   11-03   
42. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL            4  10-01   59
  Day 1: 4   10-01   
43. Tyler Rivet            Raceland, LA             3  09-12   58
  Day 1: 3   09-12   
44. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               3  09-11   57
  Day 1: 3   09-11   
45. Drew Cook              Midway, FL               2  07-10   56
  Day 1: 2   07-10   
46. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ               2  05-13   55
  Day 1: 2   05-13   
47. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN           2  04-02   54
  Day 1: 2   04-02   
48. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL             1  04-02   53
  Day 1: 1   04-02   
49. Ray Hanselman Jr       Del Rio, TX              1  01-14   52
  Day 1: 1   01-14   
50. Greg DiPalma           Millville, NJ            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        38       217       781-09
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          38       217       781-09

JT Palimore & Bobby Crisman Win CATT Lake Gaston,NC Sept 21,2019

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JT Palimore & Bobby Crisman Win CATT Lake Gaston,NC Sept 21,2019

Tournament Results Lake Gaston, NC Sept 21, 2019 Chuck Murray & Randy Groves Take 1st Place 16.79 lbs! $1,453.00! JT Palimore & Bobby Crisman Win the Gaston Points!

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Next up on Lake Gaston is the 2019 Gaston Fianl Nov 2 & 3 out of Summitt Landing!

JT Palimore & Bobby Crisman win the Gaston Points and will fish the 2020 Gaston Qualifiers free!

Chuck Murray & Randy Groves brought in 5 bass at 16.79 lbs good enough for the win and $1,4353.00!

Todd Smith & Eric Schell 2nd with 16.46 lbs!

3rd Mark Roberson & Keith Joyce with 14.41 lbs!

4th Evan White & Shane Doughtie 14.12 lbs!

Ryan & Carter Harrell with some good ones!

19 Teams BF Weight Winnings Points
Chuck Murray- Randy Groves 4.99 16.79 $1,453.00 110
Eric Schell- Todd Smith 4.38 16.46 $630.00 109
Mark Roberson- Keith Joyce 4.57 14.41 $247.00 108
Shane Doughtie- Evan White 0.00 14.12 $220.00 107
Ryan Harrell- Carter Harrell 3.89 14.05 106
Ivan Morris- Janet Morris 4.39 13.49 105
Spencer Barrows- Robert Perkins 0.00 13.34 104
Adam Richardson- Gene Richardson 0.00 12.95 103
Michael Gardner- Ryan Brown 0.00 12.45 102
JT Palmore – Bobby Crisman 0.00 10.55 101
John Caldwell- Robbie Thompson 0.00 10.47 100
Wesley Bennett- Chris Bishop 0.00 8.95 99
Scott Golden- Jessie Medlin 0.00 8.22 98
Michael Hobbs- Robbie Butler 0.00 7.40 97
Greg Kropp- Dave Fowler 0.00 0.00 96
Brock Rouse 0.00 0.00 96
Larry Gunn- Hal Caldwell 0.00 0.00 96
Ricky Todd- Mike Barfield(sub) 0.00 0.00 96
Billy Patrick – Allen Mitchell 0.00 0.00 96
Total Entrys $2,160.00
BONUS $ $600.00
Total Paid At Ramp $2,550.00
Gaston 2019 Final Fund $210.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund $0.00
2019 Gaston Spring Final Fund Total $1,735.00
2020 CATT Championships Fund Total $405.00

Adam Haithcock and Greg Taylor Win CATT Roanoke River, NC Sept 23,2019

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Adam Haithcock and Greg Taylor Win CATT Roanoke River, NC Sept 23,2019

Tournament Results East Roanoke River, NC Adam Haithcock & Greg Taylor Win With 15.41 lbs! Larry Thomas & Gerald Elks Win the East Points!

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Next up is the 2019 East Final October 19th! Next year guys we will tweak the East some to get the numbers up! Stay Tuned!

Larry Thomas & Gerald Elks win the East points and will fish the 2020 Qualifiers Free!

Congratulations to Adam Haithcock and Greg Taylor for taking 1st place with 15.41 lbs and a check for $525. They also won the side pot $180, and 1st big fish 5.60 lbs and a check for $70 for a grand total of $775. Great job guys!!

Congratulations go to our point leaders Larry Thomas and Gerald Elks for winning 2nd place with 12.42 lbs and a check for $250.

Congratulations to Zeb West for winning 2nd big fish 4.06 lbs and a check for $30. Apparently Zeb didnt think his fish was going to place and left early. We’ll see you at the final with your check Zeb.

Tim and I want to thank everyone who fished with us this year. We enjoyed spending one Saturday a month with you guys. See you at the finals next month and we’re excited for bigger things in 2020.

Big Total Total
11  Teams Fish Weight Winnings Points
Adam Haithcock – Greg Taylor 5.60 15.41 $775.00 110
Larry Thomas – Gerald Elks 3.29 12.42 $250.00 109
Charles Weathersby – Mike Henson 3.99 11.71 108
Mike James – Will James 0.00 11.22 107
Vincent Povaysay – Danny Hall 0.00 11.20 106
Zeb West – Harold Herring 4.06 9.00 $30.00 105
Mike White – Dana Moore 0.00 1.86 104
Daniel Leggett 0.00 0.00 103
Stacey Light – Mike Asher 0.00 0.00 103
Derrick Whitmore 0.00 0.00 103
Michael Chlomoudis – JA Williford 0.00 0.00 103
Total Entrys $1,200.00
BONUS $ $180.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,055.00
East 2019 Final Fund $275.00
2019 CATT Championship/Phantom Fund $50.00
2019 East Final Fund Total $1,615.00
2020 CATT Championship/Phantom  Fund Total $405.00

WALNUT CREEK’S DYER GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT AT CALIFORNIA DELTA PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

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WALNUT CREEK’S DYER GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT AT CALIFORNIA DELTA PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

Second-Year FLW Series Pro Earns First Career Victory – and $31,114

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BETHEL ISLAND, Calif. (Sept. 28, 2019) – Pro Blake Dyer of Walnut Creek, California, caught a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 8 ounces, to win the three-day Costa FLW Series on the California Delta presented by Power-Pole.

Dyer’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 62 pounds, 13 ounces was enough to earn him the victory by a 1-pound, 9-ounce margin over second-place pro Jason Borofka of Salina, California, and earn him the top prize of $31,114. The tournament was the third and final regular-season tournament of the year for anglers competing in the Costa FLW Series Western Division.

Dyer weighed in a monster 27-pound, 3-ounce limit on Day One of the tournament, catching all of his fish punching grass with a green-pumpkin-colored Reaction Innovations Spicy Beaver and a 1½-ounce weight. He said that most of his damage was done pretty early in the morning.

“I had what I had by about 9:45 in the morning,” Dyer said. “On the first stretch I went to, I caught two big ones. I think the biggest one was close to 7 and then another one over 5.

“I went to another little stretch not far away and, on my first cast, I caught a 5-pounder there. I went to the next stretch and caught two small fish, then I went to the backside of that spot and caught two more over 5.”

Cooler weather and steady winds forced Dyer and many others to adjust on day two. Dyer skipped one of his starting spots because the wind had blown the mat he intended to fish completely away.

“At my second spot it was blowing and I tried to punch those mats, but I just wasn’t getting through because the wind really compacts those mats,” Dyer said. “I didn’t want to waste any more time and lose the tide down in my south spot, so I ran to a tule island and caught a 2-pounder on a Senko and then booked it down south to my main spot.”

His southern area was considerably more protected, and he alternated between fishing a vibrating jig in the open areas and punching the mats.

“That spot salvaged my day,” Dyer said. “I punched one that was almost 4 pounds, I caught one that was almost 5 pounds on a ChatterBait and then filled out my limit.”

Carrying the momentum of two big catches into the final round, Dyer started day three by returning to the Central Delta Slough where he had done most of his previous work. He actually had a different starting spot on days one and two, but his best area sees a lot of waterski and wakeboard activity on the weekends, so he decided to beat the rush.

With the exception of a few locals, who graciously gave him a wide berth, Dyer had the spot to himself. Despite the week’s cold front, which cranked up winds of 15-20 mph and dropped air temperatures a good 20 degrees from day one, his fish started biting in short order — but only after a key adjustment.

“I noticed the grass was flowing the opposite direction and I was going too fast, so I gunned it to the other end of the slough, turned around and started fishing the other direction so my bait was in the current, where the fish are looking up,” Dyer said. “Fish tend to point into the current so they see what’s coming at them. If you’re going the other way, they don’t have a chance to see it.

“My first cast, I catch a 3-pounder and then 10 minutes later, I catch a 6-pounder that made all the difference and won the tournament.”

The top 10 pros on the California Delta finished:

1st:          Blake Dyer, Walnut Creek, Calif., 15 bass, 62-13, $31,114

2nd:         Jason Borofka, Salinas, Calif., 15 bass, 61-4, $13,579

3rd:         Austin Wilson, Citrus Heights, Calif., 15 bass, 57-0, $9,274

4th:         Nick Nourot, Benicia, Calif., 15 bass, 55-4, $7,728

5th:         Mike Birch, Oakley, Calif., 15 bass, 53-13, $6,956

6th:         John Pearl, Upper Lake, Calif., 15 bass, 50-5, $6,183

7th:         Michael Fong, Sacramento, Calif., 15 bass, 49-5, $5,410

8th:         Stephen Tosh Jr., Modesto, Calif., 15 bass, 48-2, $5,833

9th:         Phillip Dutra, Concord, Calif., 15 bass, 47-3, $3,864

10th:       Jamond Andrews, Oakley, Calif., 15 bass, 46-1, $3,091

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

Mark Daniels Jr. of Tuskegee, Alabama, weighed in a big 8-pound, 13-ounce bass Thursday – the heaviest of the tournament in the Pro Division – and also earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $196.

Jack Farage of Discovery Bay, California, won the Co-angler Division Saturday with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 37 pounds, 2 ounces. For his win, Farage took home the top prize package of a new Ranger Z175 boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor, worth $27,100.

The top 10 co-anglers on the California Delta finished:

1st:          Jack Farage, Discovery Bay, Calif., 15 bass, 37-2, $27,100

2nd:         Cesar Laguna, Galt, Calif., 15 bass, 36-9, $4,194

3rd:         Travis Williams, Bethel Island, Calif., 15 bass, 35-3, $3,301

4th:         Justin Hurney, Oakley, Calif., 14 bass, 33-4, $2,845

5th:         Casey Dunn, North Highlands, Calif., 15 bass, 32-1 $2,819

6th:         Daniel Lutz, Las Vegas, Nev., 15 bass, 31-7, $2,032

7th:         Bryan Lutz, Clearlake Oaks, Calif., 15 bass, 30-5, $1,626

8th:         Blaine Christiansen, San Jose, Calif., 14 bass, 27-8, $1,423

9th:         Tony Zanotelli, Redding, Calif., 15 bass, 27-8, $1,219

10th:       Claudio Silva, Riverbank, Calif., 11 bass, 23-3, $1,016

Laguna caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Friday, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces. He earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $130.

The Costa FLW Series on the California Delta presented by Power-Pole was hosted by Russo’s Marina and the Sugar Barge RV Resort & Marina. It was the third and final tournament in the 2019 regular season for Western Division anglers. The next tournament for FLW Series anglers will also be in the Southwestern Division, the Costa FLW Series at Grand Lake presented by T-H Marine, held Oct. 3-5 in Grove, Oklahoma. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the International division. Each U.S. division consists of three regular-season tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to compete in the season-ending Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2019 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky.

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

Ryan & Wayne Mace Win’s Fishing For Friends: Benefiting Male Breast Cancer Coalition Sep 28,2019 SML

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Ryan & Wayne Mace Win’s Fishing For Friends: Benefiting Male Breast Cancer Coalition Sep 28,2019 SML

Fishing for Friends Benefitting The Male Breast Cancer Coalition
Written by Matt Harrup

It was a Saturday evening in late Sept 2016, Frank Dalton and his fishing partner Jeff Rowland were at the hotel winding down after day one of a two-day tournament when Frank’s arm brushed his chest and something wasn’t feeling right. Frank immediately palpated the area in question and found a lump that was very sore and the size of a dime.  By the next day, the lump had grown tremendously in size. As soon as he could he found himself at the doctor’s office being diagnosed with the most aggressive form of cancer that men could get. After countless hours, days and months Frank had underwent a mastectomy of the right breast, chemo and all of the medicine that goes along with it. He would go on to be a survivor and now a big voice for male breast cancer.

Back in July as we were preparing for the Fishing for Friends event I reached out to Frank asking if he knew of anyone that may be in need of some financial help after having an illness, loss of a significant other, or just having bad luck.  He responded, “no not right off but could you do it for a charity that I support?” I responded with we could look into it it’s definitely a possibility what did you have in mind. And that’s when the idea of having Fishing for Friends Benefitting The Male Breast Cancer Coalition was born.  I was super stoked to do this as Frank’s story was very touching to me. I had not paid any attention to the possibility that men could get breast cancer because all we ever hear about is women getting it. Don’t get me wrong I’m not trying to take anything away from women but seriously I never knew any male to ever have it.  I’m sure we all know someone who has had cancer that has many forms and can relate to how devastating it is to find out they or someone they know has it. I personally lost my stepmom Kathy Harrup to breast cancer. My stepmom had found a lump her self went to the doctor to get their opinion and was told then it wasn’t breast cancer not to worry. Months later we found out they were wrong and she indeed had breast cancer.  But it was too late, my stepmom passed away in April 2007 with me dad by her side helping her be as comfortable as possible. If it would have been caught when she first noticed the lump then she still would be here today to tell her story just like Frank. So please be sure to go to the doctor as soon as you notice something out of the ordinary, we men are stubborn to go seek help but this is serious business and we shouldn’t be stubborn at all in this situation.

Saturday, September 28th, 2019 thebasscast.com team pulled up at the boat ramp of Parkway Marina ready to get these boats in the water. It was still dark at 5:30 am and very humid and warm. The forecast was to be around 90 degrees with storms rolling through the area around 1 or 2 pm. We were joined by Frank shortly after opening registration and started getting teams signed up.  Frank had a hand out with some talking points to pass out as he joked and laughed with everyone. In our fishing community just about everyone knows Frank and his story. Within an hour and a half, 19 boats were in the water and waiting for their boat number to be called. One by one each boat came by the launch point for a quick live well check and sent off.

Around 2 pm thebasscast.com team arrived back at Parkway Marina to get set up and put the final touches on things before everyone showed up to weigh in. At about a quarter to three boats were coming in with the first two going on the trailer saying they had nothing to weigh. It was clear very quickly that it was a tough day. Frank, Bryan, and Rick all showed up saying they had a few fish to show off. With that the weigh-in started along with all of the stories that go along with fishing. Most described the day being a good one with the sun coming out late, the wind picking up by nine am and an ugly looking storm that popped up there at the end made some come in early. It was not long before we saw a good bag of fish with a giant smallmouth. Several more big bags came across the scales and several four-pound Bass being weighed in hopes of being the big fish. We had 12 teams turn in fish and seven boats not weighing in. A total of 57 Bass were turned in weighing a little over 165 pounds. The average fish weighed 2.9 pounds with the average bag being 8.7 pounds. Ryan and Wayne Mace came out on top with 18.63 pounds and they also had the big bass that tipped the scales at 5.63 pounds. Bryan Humphreys and Jay Keyton had 18.40 pounds, and third place went to Chad green and Johnny Martin with 16.54. After weigh-in, Frank talked to those anglers that remained and shared his story. We were able to raise $645 at the tournament and $110 in donations before the tournament. Checks were passed out and thebasscast.com crew packed up and headed home.

I would like to take this time to thank each and every person that shared our flyers, shared our posts, told friends, donated before the tournament, helped at registration and weigh-in, and most importantly the ones who made this event a successful tournament…..THE ANGLERS!!!! Also a special thank you to Parkway Marina for allowing us to use their Marina to host this event again. If you head to the lake stop by Parkway Marina and launch your boat. Be sure to stop in the store and get your supplies before you head out. Next year we will be at it again giving back to the community. If you know someone or would like us to raise money for a charity please contact us at thebasscast.com, our Facebook page or email me Matt Harrup at [email protected].

Dennis Reedy & Scott Smith Win Cashion Fishing Rods Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Qualifier #6

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Dennis Reedy & Scott Smith Win Cashion Fishing Rods Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Qualifier #6
PBC CASHION FISHING RODS ‘END OF YEAR’ TEAM TOURNAMENT BASS FISHING TRAIL
QUALIFIER #6
Saturday September 21st, 2019 ~  ~ Kerr Lake ~ ~ Flemingtown Landing Wildlife Ramp

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Again at Kerr…a battle to see who can catch the best big little fish!!! The PBC Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’
Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail Qualifier #6 at Kerr Lake held true. Most of the 50 boat field caught plenty of  bass but had a hard time finding 5 for over a 12 lb. total.  As always one team did find the right pattern and were  lucky enough to land 5 nice bass!! Surface water temps were around 82 degrees and the weather was great, light wind and temps run from 52 to 85. It felt a little cold that morning!!!

Dennis Reedy (L) & Scott Smith won their 2nd EOY qualifier with 5 bass weighing 16.23 lbs. taking 1st Place and 1st

Place TWT for a total of $2,090 in prize money!
Two teams tied for 2nd Place: Charles Stewart & Matt Dean caught 5 fish bass weighing 14.59 lbs.  and tied for 2nd Place TWT to take home $785 in winnings. Also tied for 2nd
Place was the team of K.C. Choosakul & Steven Jacobs with 5 bass also weighing 14.59 lbs. They also tied for the  2nd Place TWT and won the 2nd Place Big Fish (5.58 lbs.) to take home $1,079 in winnings. The Team of Joe  Osborne & John Pilcher won 1st Place Big Fish (5.70 lbs.) winning $686!!! !

176 bass were brought to the scales and most teams weighed fish! Topwater was hot today! Worm rigs,  spinnerbaits, jerkbaits & crankbaits in about 7′ of water worked well also.

I want to thank Cashion Fishing Rods and all the anglers that participated.
Our next tournament will be the PBC Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Team Tournament Bass Fishing Trail
Qualifier #7 Saturday October 5th at Shearon Harris out of Cross Point Landing Wildlife Ramp.
All the information on our tournaments and dates can be found at: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Dennis Reedy & Scott Smith of Siler City & Apex…5 bass…16.23 lbs…$1,040
Tie 2nd Place: Charles Stewart & Matt Dean of Stem & Clayton…5 bass…14.59 lbs…$560
Tie 2nd Place: Steven Jacobs & K.C. Choosakul of Sanford…5 bass…14.59 lbs…$560
4th Place: Bryan Cottrell & Ellis Jones of Farmville VA…5 bass…14.43 lbs…$440
5th Place: Brian Stamps & Seth Ballard of Burlington & Liberty…5 bass…14.38 lbs…$360
6th Place: Keith Deal & Anthony Miller of Holly Springs…5 bass…14.35 lbs…$280
7th Place: Randy Black & Jay Fogleman of Creedmoor & Bahama…5 bass…14.01 lbs…$240
8th Place: Jeth Odom of Mt. Olive…5 bass…13.12 lbs…$200
9th Place: Mike Anderson & Cody Backus of Creedmoor…5 bass…12.86 lbs…$170
10th Place: Brian Welch & Billy Shelton of Greensboro & Lake Gaston, VA…5 bass…12.76 lbs…$150

1st Place Big Fish: Joe Osborne & John Pilcher of Wake Forest…5.70 lbs…$686
2nd Place Big Fish: K.C. Choosakul & Steven Jacobs (above)…5.58 lbs…$294

1st Place TWT: 1st Place Team above: 16.23 lbs…$1,050
2nd Place TWT: Tie 2nd Place Teams above: 14.59 lbs…$225 each.

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Contact Information:
Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC   27712
Home: 919-471-1571     Cell: 919-971-5042
email:[email protected]            website: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Carl Jocumsen talks first ever Bassmaster Win on this Episode of Bass Cast Radio

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Carl Jocumsen talks first ever Bassmaster Win on this Episode of Bass Cast Radio

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Carl gives us a look at his first-ever Bassmaster Win at Lake Tenkiller.

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Six Ways to Inject Your Fall and Winter Fishing with a Dose of Reality

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Six Ways to Inject Your Fall and Winter Fishing with a Dose of Reality

 

Six Ways to Inject Your Fall and Winter Fishing with a Dose of Reality

Fool more fish with LIVETARGET’s NEW Flutter Shad jigging spoon with Injected Core Technology (ICT)

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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (September 27, 2019) – Even though they’ve been around for decades, jigging spoons remain underutilized by many freshwater anglers. Too bad, because deep-water bass specialists, ice fishermen and other anglers who have learned to unlock the secrets of this versatile bait find great success with jigging spoons on a regular basis on a wide variety of gamefish species.

Truth is, there’s hardly a fish that swims that won’t eat a jigging spoon presented in the right place with the right action – especially during the critical fall feeding period. But the subdued and unpredictable actions of many traditional jigging spoons mean that “right action” can be difficult to predict and even more difficult to repeat. Their appearance limits effectiveness, too. Most jigging spoons don’t look like much… seemingly crude, heavy hunks of stamped metal, which may or may not include some kind of rudimentary paint scheme that lacks the realism necessary to trigger strikes from wary fish.

 

LIVETARGET Flutter Shad (211 Glow/Black)

A Star is Born

Recently, LIVETARGET – known for creating industry-leading lure designs incorporating realism and workmanship to closely mimic nature’s different prey species – set out to create an all-new jigging spoon design that is anatomically accurate with maximum strike-provoking action. The result? LIVETARGET’s new Flutter Shad employing Injected Core Technology® (ICT).

Unlike the traditional stamping process used to create most jigging spoons, Injected Core Technology gives the new LIVETARGET Flutter Shad a highly realistic, metallic Inner-Core, which hosts an incredibly detailed and life-like shad profile, and a clear plastic Exo-Skin to drive the lure’s heightened, signature action.

A feathered treble hook helps hold the Flutter Shad in a more realistic, horizontal profile on the fall, while the Exo-Skin produces three distinct strike-provoking movements. It primarily shimmies from side to side, but also produces a cradle-style action that rocks the lure seductively from front to back. Finally, it occasionally backslides, or swings erratically from left to right. The bait produces a slow wobble with an all-important “kick” when steadily retrieved, and it can easily be twitched with a sharp snap of the rod tip. Longer lifts result in a panicked, darting movement set off by a strobing flash.

Aside from the lure’s remarkable, controllable action, additional advantages of ICT result from the extra mass provided by the Exo-Skin. For the first time ever, anglers can fish smaller hatches for big bites. The Inner-Core is much smaller than the entire lure. That means anglers can present a smaller hatch size while retaining the various advantages of throwing a bigger bait. The Exo-Skin adds about 30% more mass, which adds weight and enables anglers to cast farther and maintain more direct contact with the lure. That means more controlled presentations and increased strike detection.

Freshwater anglers will find increased success using LIVETARGET’s new Flutter Shad in any traditional spoon or jigging spoon application. Here are seven hot patterns happening right now or very soon.

Jigging the Trees

Once water temperatures dip in southern reservoirs, it’s no secret that bass and crappies hold tight to standing timber. They’ll do the same in northern impoundments before freeze-up as well. The predictable and repeatable action of the Flutter Shad makes it the ideal vertical jigging lure for plucking bass and crappies from the treetops.

Suspended Fish

Stripers, wipers, white bass, black bass and other gamefish will suspend around the thermocline during the fall turnover. Once fish are marked on your electronics, they can be effectively targeted with the Flutter Shad by vertical jigging, or by casting and counting the lure down and retrieving it through the strike zone with a lift and fall retrieve.

Surface Feeding

For many, nothing beats the excitement of casting to stripers, white bass, hybrids or black bass breaking shad and other baitfish on the surface. This can be a regular sight throughout fall, as schools of shad concentrate in key areas like the back ends of creek mouths. Cast the Flutter Shad past observed feeding activity and immediately begin a rapid retrieve with a high rod tip once the lure hits the water, occasionally skipping the Flutter Spoon over the surface. If it doesn’t get blown up, stop and let the Flutter Spoon fall seductively for a few seconds. Keep a fairly tight line and hang on!

Ledges and Other Deep Structure

The LIVETARGET Flutter Shad perfectly mimics a dying shad, shimmying and cradling as it descends past concentrations of bass stationed on creek channel ledges and other deep structure. Cast the Flutter Spoon across the structure, allow it to sink on a taut line, and work it back with long sweeps of the rod tip, allowing the lure to sink between sweeps while imparting regular twitches. Short, sharp rod tip snaps cause the Flutter Shad to twitch like a dying shad making a last-ditch effort to flee.

Standing Green Weeds

Wherever they exist throughout fall and into the winter, stands of green weeds are magnets for all fish. Pike, bass and musky patrol these beds and ambush smaller fish attracted by the oxygen and cover the weeds provide. The Flutter Shad can be retrieved at various speeds to keep it wobbling and kicking right over the weed tops, inviting vicious strikes from aggressive predators fattening up for the winter.

Fall Great Lakes Smallmouth and Lake Trout

Jigging spoons excel at targeting fall Great Lakes smallmouth bass in deep structure, as well as lake trout, which spawn in late fall over submerged riprap breakwalls, reefs and other structure. Cast the Flutter Shad over the target structure and allow it to sink to the bottom. Twitch the lure once or twice before making a longer lift, then allow it to rock back to the bottom on a tight line. Repeat the cadence and be ready for fish to strike on the fall. Walleye, jumbo perch, brown trout and steelhead can also be caught with this presentation.

Ice Fishing

Ice fishing season is coming! Numerous gamefish, including perch, walleye, crappie, whitefish and others will readily strike a jigging spoon – especially when it looks as life-like as the LIVETARGET Flutter Shad. “Poofing” bottom transition areas (hard to soft transitions) is a proven tactic for perch. The Flutter Shad “fishes heavy”, making it the perfect vertical jigging spoon to punch through slushy holes and quickly get down to suspending basin crappies. The most aggressive crappies will rush the Flutter Shad on the fall. The rest can be coaxed into striking the bait’s realistic profile by slowly pounding the bait as it’s being raised and lowered in the water column.

The new LIVETARGET Flutter Shad comes in five weights to meet a variety of freshwater fishing applications: 3/8 oz. (11 g); 1/2 oz. (14 g); 3/4 oz. (21 g); 1 oz. (28 g); and 1-1/2 oz. (42 g). Ten realistic forage-matching colors ensure anglers always have the ability closely Match-the-Hatch®. MSRP is $9.99 USD.

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