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CAL DELTA SET TO HOST WEEKEND OF FISHING LEAGUE WORLDWIDE BASS-FISHING TOURNAMENTS

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September 17, 2019

CAL DELTA SET TO HOST WEEKEND OF FISHING LEAGUE WORLDWIDE BASS-FISHING TOURNAMENTS

Two Events – Costa FLW Series and YETI FLW College Fishing – To Take Place at Russo’s Marina in Bethel Island, Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Open Set for Buckley Cove in Stockton

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BETHEL ISLAND, Calif. (Sept. 17, 2019) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) is set to visit the California Delta next week, Sept. 26-29, for three bass-fishing tournaments that will award anglers of all ages and skill levels thousands of dollars in cash and prizes.

The Costa Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) Series Western division will kick things off, Sept. 26-28, with the Costa FLW Series at the California Delta presented by Power-Pole. The three-day tournament will feature more than 150 of the best West Coast bass-fishing professionals and co-anglers casting for a top prize of $85,000, including a brand new Ranger Z518L boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard in the pro division.

Saturday, Sept. 28, college anglers will launch their competition at the YETI FLW College Fishing event at the California Delta presented by Bass Pro Shops. The one-day tournament will showcase college bass-fishing clubs from the Western Conference competing for cash and prizes and angling for their chance to advance to the FLW College Fishing National Championship.

Competition will wrap up Sunday, Sept. 29, with the Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Open at the California Delta. The one-day High School Fishing Open tournament is a free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and open to any FLW and Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school club in the country. The top 10 percent of finishers at the High School Open will advance to the 2020 High School Fishing National Championship on the Mississippi River in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

According to Lincoln, California pro angler Wade Curtiss, fans can expect to see anglers facing two choices – fishing a lot of water as they run with the tide, or hunkering down and fishing in one area all day long.

“The fish are starting to transition into their fall patterns, which could make the fishing a little bit tougher than usual,” said Curtiss, who won the 2015 Costa FLW Series at the Cal Delta tournament. “Most guys will either hunker down and fish one area all day – flooded islands like Franks Tract, Mandeville or Mildred – or they’ll run the tide.

“I think we’ll see a lot of topwater baits, reaction baits – swimbaits, swimjigs, crankbaits – and a lot of flipping,” Curtiss continued. “A lot of bigger bites will come punching, too. I believe that’s how the tournament was won last year. I think the three-day Costa winner will be right under 60 pounds – high 50s – and for the one-day tournaments it’s going to take a weight into the high teens to win.”

FLW Series and College Fishing anglers will take off from Russo’s Marina, located at 3995 Willow Road in Bethel Island, at 7 a.m. PT each day. Weigh-ins will also take place at the Resort, starting at 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. High School Fishing anglers will take off Sunday from Buckley Cove, located at 4911 Buckley Cove Way in Stockton, at 7 a.m. PT. Weigh-in will take place at Buckley Cove at 2 p.m. All takeoffs and weigh-ins are free to attend and open to the public, and will be streamed live online at FLWFishing.com.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow FLW and their multiple tournament circuits at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

Toyota Extends Sponsorship Of Bassmaster Events Through 2023

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September 17, 2019

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B.A.S.S. and Toyota have extended their longstanding partnership through 2023.

September 17, 2019

Toyota Extends Sponsorship Of Bassmaster Events Through 2023

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S., the world’s largest fishing organization, and Toyota have renewed their longstanding, 16-year partnership for four more years. An exclusive sponsor of the B.A.S.S.-owned Bassmaster Tournament Trail since 2004, Toyota will continue through 2023 as a Platinum-level, exclusive Automobile/Truck and Mobility partner.

“Toyota is thrilled to continue our exclusive partnership with B.A.S.S. into 2023,” said Matt Ozawa, engagement marketing manager, Toyota Motor North America. “What began as a partnership to help launch the Tundra 16 years ago has evolved to Toyota now serving as the Official Vehicle of B.A.S.S. It’s truly a great fit for Toyota and continues to excite fans across the country.”

“B.A.S.S. is looking forward to four more years with Toyota,” said Bruce Akin, CEO of B.A.S.S. “This partnership will give Toyota elevated exposure to our growing audience of the world’s best bass anglers and fans, who learn about Toyota onsite at our events and through our award-winning media properties. Plus, our angler competitors are excited about the opportunity to continue participating in the Toyota Bonus Bucks program.”

The popular Toyota Bonus Bucks program offers cash prizes to eligible anglers who tow their boats with a qualifying Toyota vehicle.

The agreement includes Toyota sponsorship of the 50th Bassmaster Classic, as well as the Bassmaster Elite Series, Basspro.com Bassmaster Opens Series, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Mossy Oak Fishing High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors and the grass-roots T.N.T Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation regional and championship tournaments.

For bass fishing fans attending Elite Series events, Toyota will continue with its family-friendly activities and Toyota vehicle displays.

Besides its strong presence at Bassmaster events, Toyota will continue garnering prime visibility in B.A.S.S. multimedia platforms. They include Bassmaster Magazine and B.A.S.S. Times, the popular Bassmaster.com website, Bassmaster social media and the award-winning TV show, The Bassmasters, which airs on ESPN2 and The Pursuit Channel.

About B.A.S.S.
B.A.S.S. is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the 510,000-member organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), television show (The Bassmasters on ESPN2 and The Pursuit Channel), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail includes the most prestigious events at each level of competition, including the Bassmaster Elite Series, Basspro.com Bassmaster Open Series, TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Series, Carhartt Bassmaster College Series presented by Bass Pro Shops, Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster High School Series presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bassmaster Team Championship and the ultimate celebration of competitive fishing, the GEICO Bassmaster Classic.

PADUCAH’S SCHROEDER WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON KENTUCKY LAKE

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September 17, 2019

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PADUCAH’S SCHROEDER WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON KENTUCKY LAKE

Co-angler Title Goes to Paducah’s Konas

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GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2019) – Boater Billy Schroeder of Paducah, Kentucky, brought a two-day total of seven bass to the scale Sunday weighing 22 pounds, 12 ounces, to win the two-day T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) LBL Division super-tournament on Kentucky and Barkley lakes. Schroeder earned $6,122 for his efforts.

Fishing in his 200^thtournament with FLW, Schroeder said he primarily fished brush piles with a 9/16-ounce green-pumpkin jig with a Zoom Salty Pro Chunk.

“It was sheer knowledge of the lake that allowed me to win,” said Schroeder, who earned his sixth career victory. “I started out on Saturday trying to get something established, so it took me a couple of hours to figure it out. I tried topwater around some stumps and rock. For some reason these fish aren’t on stumps right now, I guess the water hasn’t cooled down enough. They’ll get on stumps in the next two or three weeks, but I never had a single bite on stumps. Once I started fishing those brush piles I started getting bites. I probably fished 20 on Saturday and 30 or 40 on Sunday, and I still had more I could have fished.”

Plagued by lost fish on Saturday, Schroeder turned it around in a big way on Sunday. Starting off with a fish on a bone-colored Evergreen Shower Blow topwater bait, he turned to the brush piles the rest of the day.

“It’s old-school fishing. It’s the way I like to fish, and it’s the way I’ve been fishing all my life,” said Schroeder. “Once I got in the meat of the brush pile I kept my jig in them as long as I could, and if I didn’t get bit I went on to the next one.

“At 10:20 on Sunday I had two fish and I made a decision to go south of Paris,” Schroeder said. “As I was running I came by some buoys and saw the current was pulling pretty hard. So, as I ran toward Paris I actually changed my location and started fishing some brush piles out in the lake, and I was glad I did, because I caught two on the first one I stopped on and two on the next one.”

Schroeder said he never fished south of Kenlake on Saturday, and primarily fished brush piles in the bays on the first day. Though he fished deeper piles on both days, Schroeder said that brush in about 12 feet was the best.

“It’s been a while since I won one,” said Schroeder of his win. “I think it’s time on the water that’s killing me, because my fishing on Saturday was really, really rusty. If I’d have been fishing four days a week like when I was winning a lot I might have done even better.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Billy Schroeder, Paducah, Ky., seven bass, 22-12, $6,122

2^nd: Daniel Johnson, Lebanon, Tenn., eight bass, 21-0, $2,511

3^rd: Tommy Williams, Shepherdsville, Ky. nine bass, 19-11, $1,374

4^th: Larry Bailey, Paducah, Ky., seven bass, 19-7, $1,112

5^th: Harry Barber, Earlington, Ky., six bass, 18-1, $824

6^th: Daniel Langton, Haubstadt, Ind., six bass, 17-1, $756

7^th: Eric Sanders, Lexington, Ky., six bass, 16-13, $787

8^th: Stu Moyer, Indianapolis, Ind., six bass, 14-11, $918

9^th: Keith Amerson, Bethel Springs, Tenn., six bass, 14-2, $550

10^th: Daniel Sepeck, West Union, Ohio, six bass, 13-0, $481

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Scott McGlinchey of Dexter, Kentucky, caught a 7-pound, 2-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the event’s Boater Big Bass award of $457.

Paducah, Kentucky’s Jim Konas won the Co-angler Division and $2,061 Sunday after catching a two-day total of five bass weighing 14 pounds, 1 ounce.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Jim Konas, Paducah, Ky., five bass, 14-1, $2,061

2^nd: Aaron Grainger, Bloomfield, Mo., four bass, 13-0, $1,031

3^rd: Alan Scott, Shelbyville, Ind., five bass, 12-9, $686

4^th: Barry Gunter, Trafalger, Ind., four bass, 12-8, $681

5^th: Bill Wasden, Paris, Tenn., four bass, 10-7, $462

6^th: Gary Huber II, Saint Charles, Mo., three bass, 9-4, $378

7^th: Paul McBride, Vienna, Ill., two bass, 8-4, $573

8^th: Charles Richardson III, Dyersburg, Tenn., three bass, 7-15, $309

9^th: Chad Sellars, Henderson, Ky., two bass, 5-14, $275

10^th: Ed Daniell, West Frankfort, Ill., two bass, 5-6 $240

McBride caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 15 ounces. The catch earned him the event’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $229.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Guntersville presented by Mercury Marine in Guntersville, Alabama. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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.

Wayne Doorman & Josh Hallm Win Wet Line Productions Lake Anna September 14,2019

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September 17, 2019

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Wayne Doorman & Josh Hallm Win Wet Line Productions Lake Anna September 14,2019

Saturday September 14, 2019 saw 28 boats (53 anglers) compete for the top spots in the WLPCBS event #10. Great times had by all, including our awesome sponsors George & Deb Thomas of The Hook Pal who surprised us with their visit as they enjoyed seeing the winners collecting checks & trophies. Awards went out to the following: 1st place team of Wayne Doorman & Josh Hall cashed in big with a 5 fish limit weighing 20.58 lbs anchored with a nice 4.97 lber, taking home $1036.00 for their efforts and some nice hardware to go along with that check. 2nd place honors went to the team of Preston Cox & Larry Wollersheim with their 5 fish limit weighing in @ 17.92 lbs with a 5.00 lbs kicker, worth $636.00 for their work for the day. This team also pulled in some valuable points to get them right back in the hunt for the season championship run. 3rd place honors went to Dubby Carr & Erich Kunz with a 5 fish limit weighing 11.75 lbs and a check for $422.00. This is also their second consecutive 3 rd place win on the trail. 4th place went to James Graves & McKenzie Washington with 5 fish weighing in @ 11.70 lbs taking home $307.00. Glen & Mike Beachy rounded out the top 5 with their 5th place weight of 11.39 lbs for a 5 fish limit. Bill Deeds & Matt Seale sealed the Big Fish pot of $280.00 with a nice 5.21 lb catch. Congratulations to each of you for your awards, and continued thanks for your support of this amazing trail. It is sure to heat up this fall as we head to the James River on October 5th before returning to Lake Anna and Sturgeon Creek for the Fall classic and championship final on October 19th. Its going to be fun to watch the top 5 in this final stretch with what was a 32 point spread between teams 1&2 that is now down to just 15 points separating them with 2 events left..This is going to be an awesome final 2 events. Remember the fall classic is open to everyone regardless of points standings, so come on out and have some fun. we look forward to seeing everyone on October 5th, so go online and secure your spot with our online registration. There are now 3 teams pre registered. Stay safe and god bless..

JOHN MURRAY WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON WATTS BAR LAKE

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September 17, 2019

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JOHN MURRAY WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON WATTS BAR LAKE

Washburn’s Crooke Wins Co-angler Division

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ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (Sept. 16, 2019) – Boater John Murray of Spring City, Tennessee, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 28 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the two-day T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Volunteer Division super-tournament on Watts Bar Lake Sunday. Murray earned $7,334 for his efforts.

“I fished in the lower end of the lake, main-lake near the dam,” said Murray, a West Coast fishing legend who has accumulated more than $1.2 million dollars in career earnings as a professional angler. “I felt pretty good about this tournament, because I had a good shallow-water pattern and also a couple of deep areas for when the weather cleared up and got sunny.

“Saturday was awesome – I think I caught around 15 to 20 keepers,” Murray continued. “Both my co-angler and I had great days – he ended up winning as well. Sunday was tough, though. I only boated five keepers, and my co-angler only boated two. Luckily, it was enough for us to both get the wins.”

Murray said that of the 10 fish that he weighed in, seven – including his big ones – came from his shallow-water pattern while three came from out deep. Murray threw a Z-Man Evergreen ChatterBait Jack Hammer with a clear-sparkle-colored shad-shaped fluke-type bait while fishing shallow and drop-shotted a red bug-colored Gene Larew TattleTail Worm out deep.

“The key was having my deep spots for when the sun got up,” Murray said. “A couple of the deep areas were loaded up, and I was able to find them using my Garmin electronics to key in on the right spots.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: John Murray, Spring City, Tenn., 10 bass, 28-11, $5,334 + $2,000 Ranger Cup

2^nd: Wesley Strader, Spring City, Tenn., 10 bass, 27-1, $2,667

3^rd: Lance Doughty, Sweetwater, Tenn., nine bass, 24-12, $1,444

4^th: Tyler Meredith, Oliver Springs, Tenn., 10 bass, 24-0, $1,111

5^th: Jonathan Bowling, Harriman, Tenn., nine bass, 23-0, $1,117

6^th: Derek Lehtonen, Woodruff, S.C., nine bass, 21-12, $795

7^th: Joseph Tallent, Madisonville, Tenn., eight bass, 21-0, $1,217

8^th: Alex Hester, Crossville, Tenn., 10 bass, 19-8, $650

9^th: Tee Watkins, East Point, Ky., seven bass, 16-15, $728

10^th: Archie Wilson Jr., Corryton, Tenn., nine bass, 16-9, $506

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Tallent caught a 5-pound, 11-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the event’s Boater Big Bass award of $495.

Curtis Crooke of Washburn, Tennessee, won the Co-angler Division and $2,312 Sunday after catching a two-day total of seven bass weighing 16 pounds, 7 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Curtis Crooke, Washburn, Tenn., seven bass, 16-7, $2,312

2^nd: Marty Barnes, Crossville, Tenn., six bass, 14-11, $1,181

3^rd: William Kissinger, Knoxville, Tenn., four bass, 11-15, $963

4^th: Eric Moore, Union, Ky., four bass, 10-1, $505

5^th: Brandon Harris, Spring City, Tenn., six bass, 9-15, $482

6^th: Brandon Garrison, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 9-5, $396

7^th: Bill King, Greenback, Tenn., seven bass, 9-3, $360

8^th: Chris Frazier, Gate City, Va., five bass, 8-15, $324

9^th: Larry Brumett Jr., Bristol, Tenn., four bass, 8-8, $388

10^th: Tom Godsey, Chickamauga, Ga., four bass, 6-6, $252

Kissinger caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 4 pounds, 6 ounces. The catch earned him the event’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $240.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 3-5 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell presented by Navionics in Seneca, South Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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.

LOCAL GUIDE LEARY WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE PRESENTED BY CORTLAND LINE

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September 16, 2019

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LOCAL GUIDE LEARY WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE PRESENTED BY CORTLAND LINE

Anniston’s Corbett Wins Co-angler Division

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GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 16, 2019) – Local angler Jim Leary of Guntersville, Alabama, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 37 pounds, 12 ounces, to win the two-day T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Choo Choo Division super-tournament on Lake Guntersville presented by Cortland Line Sunday. Leary earned $5,869 for his efforts.

Leary spent most of his time on Day One fishing grass mats in the mid-section of the lake, between South Sauty Creek and Goose Pond.

“I knew I couldn’t win the tournament on Day One, but I could lose it,” said Leary who earned his first career victory. “The first day was tough, but I was able to frog and flip up 16 pounds, 9 ounces to keep myself in the game.”

“On Day Two I started out flipping deeper, submerged grass. That is where I caught my biggest fish of the tournament – a 7- or 8-pounder,” Leary continued. “Right after catching the big one, I caught another 5-pounder in the same grass patch.”

Leary said the grass mats he targeted were not as dependent on current as some of the other popular areas further up the lake.

“The TVA was only pulling 12,000 (cubic feet per second) on Day Two so I went to my spots where I knew the fish didn’t need the current to turn on,” he said.

Leary’s frog of choice over the weekend was a Castaic Boyd Duckett BD Frog. When the Guntersville guide needed to get deep in the grass, he opted for a NetBait Paca Craw with a 1¼-ounce tungsten weight.

“The Paca Craw was a little bit tougher to punch the mat with, but once I got it through, I could yo-yo the bait seven or eight times and the fish would eat,” Leary said.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Jim Leary, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 37-12, $5,869

2^nd: Charles Hemm, Huntsville, Ala., 10 bass, 33-5, $2,634

3^rd: Casey Martin, Brownsboro, Ala., 10 bass, 33-1, $1,623

4^th: Marshall Deakins, Dunlap, Tenn., 10 bass, 32-9, $1,236

5^th: Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala., 10 bass, 31-2, $974

6^th: Josh Butler, Hayden, Ala., 10 bass, 27-12, $893

7^th: Randall Allen, Owens Cross Roads, Ala., 10 bass, 27-7, $811

8^th: Justin Wallace, Scottsboro, Ala., eight bass, 27-2, $730

9^th: Daniel Whitaker, Phil Campbell, Ala., 10 bass, 26-11, $649

10^th: Kenny Everette, Villa Rica, Ga., 10 bass, 23-13, $568

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Fletcher Shryrock of Dennison, Ohio, caught a 6-pound, 5-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the event’s Boater Big Bass award of $585.

Anniston, Alabama’s Marcus Corbett won the Co-angler Division and $2,684 Sunday after catching a two-day total of nine bass weighing 22 pounds, 10 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Marcus Corbett, Anniston, Ala., nine bass, 22-10, $2,684

2^nd: Ethan Wheeler, Mayfield, Ky., nine bass, 21-11, $1,367

3^rd: Cameron Gatlin, Chattanooga, Tenn., nine bass, 21-6, $1,105

4^th: Richard Lucia, Buford, Ga., nine bass, 21-5, $568

5^th: Mark Lyons, Marion, Ind., 10 bass, 21-0, $487

6^th: Chase Owens, Athens, Ala., eight bass, 20-12, $446

7^th: Matt Hardy, Guntown, Miss., nine bass, 18-15, $406

8^th: Steven Jacques, Addison, Ala., seven bass, 16-15, $365

9^th: Bruce Stanley, Jasper, Ala., five bass, 15-11, $325

10^th: Jacob Gardner, Arab, Ala., eight bass, 14-8, $284

Cameron Gatlin caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 4 ounces. The catch earned him the event’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $292.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 10-12 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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.

FINDLEY LAKE’S SEAL WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT AT 1000 ISLANDS

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September 16, 2019

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FINDLEY LAKE’S SEAL WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT AT 1000 ISLANDS

Baltimore’s Duarte Wins Co-angler Division

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CLAYTON, N.Y. (Sept. 16, 2019) – Boater Zackery Seal of Findley Lake, New York, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 44 pounds, 4 ounces, to win the two-day T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Northeast Division super-tournament at the 1000 Islands Sunday. Seal earned $6,066 for his efforts. The Northeast Division is presented by Gajo Baits.

“It was the same deal both days,” said Seal, who earned the first BFL win of his career. “The first day the wind was blowing right out of the southwest, and there were 6- to 8-footers where I was fishing, so it made it real hard to stay on them. The second day the wind laid down and it was absolutely perfect.”

Seal said he fished in the St. Lawrence River both days, and on Day Two he and co-angler Michael Duarte both caught more than 22 pounds and moved up from second place for the win.

“It was just standard stuff – I was fishing from 20 to 40 feet around rocks, and I found an area that had some big ones,” said Seal. “I only lost one fish both days, so that was good. Those smallmouths get your heart pumping when they show themselves and then turn and go right back down.”

Seal said he caught all his fish on a drop-shot rig with a green pumpkin-colored Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm, straight 8-pound-test fluorocarbon line and ½- and 3/8-ounce weights.

“This is my first win, it was awesome,” said Seal. “I hadn’t fished tournaments in quite a while, and I’m starting to get back into it a bit. I just love going up there, and I caught ‘em both days. The second day we just crushed them. As we went on through the day and started catching those big ones you start thinking about it, and then being on stage and watching the scales settle – it was awesome.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Zackery Seal, Findley Lake, N.Y., 10 bass, 44-4, $6,066

2^nd: Bryan Schmitt, Deale, Md., 10 bass, 44-3, $3,233

3^rd: Ronald Penders Jr., Rochester, N.Y., 10 bass, 39-15, $2,424

4^th: Joseph Fonzi, Gasport, N.Y., 10 bass, 39-14, $1,415

5^th: Dean Meckes, Clayton, N.Y., 10 bass, 39-2, $1,213

6^th: Brian Bylotas, Scott Township, Penn., 10 bass, 39-1, $1,362

7^th: Kyle Hall, Rio Vista, Texas, 10 bass, 38-5, $1,011

8^th: Brett Holmes, Hudson, N.Y., 10 bass, 38-2, $910

9^th: Evan Luta, Bradford, N.Y., 10 bass, 38-1, $1,641

10^th: Brad Elwood, Clear Spring, Md., 10 bass, 37-15, $708

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Luta caught a 6-pound, 2-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the event’s Boater Big Bass award of $832.

Baltimore, Maryland’s Michael Duarte won the Co-angler Division and $3,133 Sunday after catching a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 45 pounds, 5 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Michael Duarte, Baltimore, Md., 10 bass, 45-5, $3,133

2^nd: Jim Buehler, Montoursville, Penn., 10 bass, 39-1, $1,567

3^rd: David Williams, Fredericksburg, Va., 10 bass, 38-15, $1,160

4^th: Ted Kephart, Philipsburg, Penn., 10 bass, 38-2, $708

5^th: Kyle Schmidt, Monticello, N.Y., 10 bass, 34-5, $607

6^th: Kyle Richardt, Raleigh, N.C., 10 bass, 30-8, $556

7^th: Phillip Manning, Bellefonte, Penn., 10 bass, 29-7, $506

8^th: Calvin Schwenk, Schwenksville, Penn., 10 bass, 28-12, $455

9^th: Scott Weaver Jr., Reading, Penn., 10 bass, 27-4, $404

10^th: Michael Seamon, Tully, N.Y., 10 bass, 26-8, $454

Joseph Murphy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds even. The catch earned him the event’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $416.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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.

MECHANICSVILLE’S ELROD WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON JAMES RIVER

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MECHANICSVILLE’S ELROD WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON JAMES RIVER

Chester’s Deciucis Wins Co-angler Division

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HENRICO, Va. (Sept. 16, 2019) – Boater Bryan Elrod of Mechanicsville, Virginia, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 29 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the two-day T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division super-tournament on the James River Sunday. Elrod earned $3,542 for his efforts.

“I started each morning making the 45-minute run down to Chickahominy Creek, then I’d work my way back up with the low tide,” said Elrod, who earned his fifth career BFL victory – third this season. “I was flipping a green-pumpkin Zoom Brush Hog and throwing a 4- to 6-foot diving crankbait around wood. I probably caught around 7 or 8 keepers each day.”

Elrod said that of the 10 fish that he brought to the scale, five came on the Brush Hog and five came on the unnamed crankbait.

“I was just rotating the baits, throwing them in the same areas,” Elrod said. “I think there were two keys to my victory. One was my Evinrude outboard. I made a long run on both days and it ran efficiently and flawlessly – a huge weight off of your shoulders when we’re on the water. I also think that my local knowledge of the river was key. With the tides, you have to be in the right area at the right time and I knew what I was looking for.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Bryan Elrod, Mechanicsville, Va., 10 bass, 29-7, $3,542

2^nd: Wesley Farmer, New Kent, Va., 10 bass, 26-13, $1,821

3^rd: Keith Estes, Spring Grove, Va., 10 bass, 26-8, $1,578

4^th: Rob Uzzle, Hampton, Va., 10 bass, 25-14, $902

5^th: Richard Owen, Chester, Va., 10 bass, 25-2, $648

6^th: Brandon Stapleton, Temperanceville, Va., 10 bass, 24-2, $594

7^th: Todd Langford, Great Falls, Va., 10 bass, 22-12, $540

8^th: Ryan Powroznik, Hopewell, Va., five bass, 11-15

9^th: Joe Pautler, Catonsville, Md., five bass, 11-7

10^th: Stephen Miller, Mechanicsville, Va., five bass, 11-7

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Uzzle caught a 4-pound, 7-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the event’s Boater Big Bass award of $146.

Chester, Virginia’s Davis Deciucis won the Co-angler Division and $1,621 Sunday after catching a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 22 pounds, 15 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: David Deciucis, Chester, Va., 10 bass, 22-15, $1,621

2^nd: Jamie Newton, Falls Church, Va., 10 bass, 20-4, $957

3^rd: Brandt Thompson, Richmond, Va., nine bass, 17-4, $791

4^th: Patrick Lambert, Woodbridge, Va., five bass, 13-13, $478

5^th: Danny Crickenberger, Charlottesville, Va., seven bass, 12-7, $324

6^th: Gregory Chuhta, Germantown, Md., six bass, 9-13, $297

7^th: Anthony Shanz, Selbyville, Del., five bass, 9-6, $320

8^th: David Barlow, Disputanta, Va., three bass, 6-11

9^th: Dillon Reid, Ashland, Va., two bass, 6-4

10^th: Rob Hilliard, Vinton, Va., four bass, 6-3

Newton caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the event’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $146.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 3-5 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Hartwell in Seneca, South Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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.

ELDON’S FITZPATRICK WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS

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ELDON’S FITZPATRICK WINS TWO-DAY T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS

Ballwin’s Saffle Wins Co-angler Division

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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (Sept. 16, 2019) – Boater Roger Fitzpatrick of Eldon, Missouri, brought a two-day total of 10 bass to the scale weighing 36 pounds, 3 ounces, to win the two-day T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Ozark Division presented by Bassing Bob super-tournament on Lake of the Ozarks Sunday. For his victory, Fitzpatrick earned $6,891 for his efforts.

“My home is in the Gravois arm, so I like to fish on the north shore,” said Fitzpatrick, who earned his seventh career BFL victory. “I had two different patterns going – I’d fish docks in the morning with a black and blue jig, then later in the day I’d move out to the ledges.

“The deeper ledge fish were the key,” Fitzpatrick said. “They were bigger, but they didn’t bite in the morning – it had to be later in the day. It also takes heavy boat traffic for me to catch them, so I had to be patient and not go to the ledge fish too soon. Those morning docks ended up giving me some very key fish.”

Fitzpatrick said his key bait was a black-and-blue-colored Omega Pro Mega Structure jig tipped with a BioSpawn VileBug, as he weighed in nine of his 10 keepers on the jig. He also weighed in one keeper on a white Berkley Choppo that came on a seawall.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Roger Fitzpatrick, Eldon, Mo., 10 bass, 36-3, $6,891

2^nd: Lawson Hibdon, Versailles, Mo., 10 bass, 31-9, $3,345

3^rd: Donovan Hensley, Nixa, Mo., 10 bass, 30-11, $2,329

4^th: Marcus Sykora, Osage Beach, Mo., 10 bass, 29-10, $1,561

5^th: Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., 10 bass, 29-2, $1,338

6^th: Kirk Smith, Edmond, Okla., 10 bass, 28-4, $1,227

7^th: Rob Bueltmann, Osage Beach, Mo., 10 bass, 27-4, $1,115

8^th: Andre Dickneite, Freeburg, Mo., nine bass, 26-4, $1,004

9^th: Tom Silber, Labadie, Mo., 10 bass, 26-3, $892

10^th: Shonn Goodwin, Moore, Okla., 10 bass, 25-15, $1,031

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Chuck Austin of Saint Peters, Missouri, caught a 5-pound, 11-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the event’s Boater Big Bass award of $960.

Dillon Saffle of Ballwin, Missouri won the Co-angler Division and $3,545 Sunday after catching a two-day total of six bass weighing 15 pounds, 13 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Dillon Saffle, Ballwin, Mo., six bass, 15-13, $3,545

2^nd: Bill Amis, Shawnee, Kan., five bass, 14-8, $1,673

3^rd: Paul Davis, Battlefield, Mo., five bass, 14-7, $1,166

4^th: Paul Jung, Cuba, Mo., six bass, 14-4, $781

5^th: Joe Tucker, Osceola, Mo., seven bass, 14-4, $819

6^th: Ray Larson, Springfield, Ill., four bass, 13-6, $613

7^th: Ryan Hopping, Lake Saint Louis, Mo., four bass, 13-6, $558

8^th: Scott Parsons, Rogers, Ark., seven bass, 13-3, $502

9^th: Vi Nguyen, Pevely, Mo., five bass, 12-12, $446

10^th: Brandon Hecker, Camdenton, Mo., four bass, 12-8, $870

Hecker caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 12 ounces. The catch earned him the event’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $480.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 24-26 BFL Regional Championship on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

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.

Brian Hall & Jessie Cofflin Win HillCity Bassmasters Sept 16th 2019 on Leesville Lake

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Brian Hall & Jessie Cofflin Win HillCity Bassmasters Sept 16th 2019 on Leesville Lake

Brian Hall and Jessie Cofflin came in First Place with 17 lbs 4 oz!

Jeremiah Davis and Eric Bedford came in Second Place with 13 lbs 14 oz!

Dennis Stump and Zack Tyree came in Third Place with 12 lbs 4 oz and won Biggest Fish with 6 lbs 6 oz!!

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