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SANDUSKY READIES FOR WEEKEND OF FLW YOUTH BASS-FISHING TOURNAMENTS

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SANDUSKY READIES FOR WEEKEND OF FLW YOUTH BASS-FISHING TOURNAMENTS

SANDUSKY READIES FOR WEEKEND OF FLW YOUTH BASS-FISHING TOURNAMENTS

YETI FLW College Fishing tournament set for Friday, Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Open tournament to follow Saturday

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SANDUSKY, Ohio (Aug. 27, 2019) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) is set to visit northern Ohio next week, Sept. 6-7, with the YETI FLW College Fishing tournament at Lake Erie and the Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Open at Lake Erie presented by Costa. The tournaments, hosted by the City of Sandusky, will showcase some of the top young anglers from across the region competing for cash and prizes and angling for their chance to advance to the FLW College Fishing National Championship and High School Fishing National Championship events.

“There is going to be a lot of fish schooled up out deep, and it will take a lot of idling to find them, but once they find them, they’re going to catch a ton of fish,” said third-year FLW Tour pro Grae Buck of Harleysville, Pennsylvania, a former College Fishing angler who competed for Penn State University. “The fish tend to group up by size – you’ll find a school of 2½- to 3-pounders, then move around and find a school of 4- to 5-pounders. The key to winning these tournaments will be finding that bigger class of fish.”

Buck predicted that the event would be won and the overwhelming majority of clubs would weigh in with a limit of smallmouth bass, but did say that there could be a few largemouth brought to the scales, especially if the wind becomes a factor and anglers choose to stick to Sandusky Bay. He said that drop-shot rigs will be the primary lure of choice for tournament competitors.

“They’re going to be dropping anything that mimics a goby or perch,” Buck said. “A lot of green-pumpkin colors, maybe something with a pearl belly. If I was fishing this tournament, I’d be using a Cornerstone Shimmy Shot.

“My advice would be to look for the deep rock humps – 20 to 40 foot range – and that’s where the goby and crawfish will be,” Buck went on to say. “I think it’ll take a limit weighing 22 to 23 pounds to win.”

The college anglers will kick off competition on Friday, Sept. 6, at 7 a.m. EDT at the Shelby Street Public Boat Launch, located at 101 Shelby St., in Sandusky. The weigh-in will be held at the park on Friday at 3:30 p.m. The high school anglers will then compete on Saturday, Sept. 7, launching at 7 a.m. from the park and weighing in at 3:30 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.

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. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats.

The Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Open tournaments are free, two-person (team) events for students in grades 7-12 and open to any FLW and Student Angler Federation-affiliated high school clubs. The top 10 percent of teams at each Open event along with the TBF High School Fishing state championships will advance to the 2020 High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow YETI FLW College Fishing and the Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Opens at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

About FLW
FLW is the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, providing anglers of all skill levels the opportunity to compete for millions in prize money in 2019 across five tournament circuits. Headquartered in Benton, Kentucky, with offices in Minneapolis, FLW and their partners conduct more than 290 bass-fishing tournaments annually around the world, including the United States, Canada, China, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Namibia, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and Zimbabwe. FLW tournament fishing can be seen on the Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show while FLW Bass Fishing magazine delivers cutting-edge tips from top pros. For more information visit FLWFishing.com and follow FLW at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Lowrance Angler Makes History at Inaugural 2019 Major League Fishing REDCREST Championship

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Lowrance Angler Makes History at Inaugural 2019 Major League Fishing REDCREST Championship

Lowrance Angler Makes History at Inaugural 2019 Major League Fishing REDCREST Championship

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Edwin Evers Claims Top Prize of $300,000 on Mississippi RIver
Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, solidified its domination of America’s tournament-fishing circuit as Lowrance Pro Edwin Evers won the 2019 Major League Fishing (MLF) REDCREST Championship Round, held on Sunday, August 25, on the upper Mississippi River in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He also won the Points Champion Title for 2019. Armed with Lowrance HDS LIVE displays, and the all-new, ultra-quiet Ghost Trolling Motor, Evers caught 64 bass weighing a total of 86-pounds, 10-ounces to secure his victory.

“What a great week,” said Evers. “I cannot believe that I am the REDCREST Champion. As the only competitor with a Ghost trolling motor, I’d have to say it was a huge advantage.”

Reliable, rugged and built to last, the new ultra-quiet Lowrance Ghost freshwater trolling motor (available to consumers later this year) helps anglers fish longer, run faster and get in closer without making a sound. Ghost has a brushless motor with the most thrust and the longest run time of any trolling motor on the market, plus other benefits including integrated Lowrance sonar options. The brushless motor emits no electromagnetic interference – giving anglers the clearest sonar views possible with zero onscreen interference. The combination of reliability, power, efficiency and quiet performance give the Ghost trolling motor a winning combination.

“Our Ghost trolling motor delivers unparalled performance and silent operation providing a clear advantage in any compeition,” said Knut Frostad Ottosson, CEO, Navico Group. “We’re thrilled to congratulate Edwin on his incredible victory.”

For more information on Lowrance and its tournament-winning trolling motor and fish-finding technology, please visit www.lowrance.com.

BELLEVILLE’S TROMBLY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON DETROIT RIVER

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BELLEVILLE’S TROMBLY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON DETROIT RIVER

BELLEVILLE’S TROMBLY WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON DETROIT RIVER

Marine City’s Jacques Grabs Co-Angler Win

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TRENTON, Mich. (Aug. 26, 2019) – Boater Mike Trombly of Belleville, Michigan, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Michigan Division tournament on the Detroit River Saturday after catching five bass weighing 24 pounds, 13 ounces. For his day on the water, Trombly took home $4,545.

“I fished the north shore of Lake Erie – everything came from 24 to 28 feet,” said Trombly, who earned his eighth career win in FLW competition – all launching out of the Detroit River. “I used shad-style baits – all of the fish that I weighed in came from drop-shot rigs.”

Trombly said he used a few different baits on his drop-shot rigs – a Zoom Fluke, a Strike King 3X ElazTech Z Too Soft Jerkbait and a Berkley PowerBait MaxScent Flatnose Minnow. He also rotated in a Lure Craft Big D darter-style bait, adding that everything he used was in shad-style colors.

“I had to soak it through the rock piles and breaks I was fishing to get the fish to bite,” said Trombly. “They were finicky – we had a strong northeast wind and the current ran the opposite, moving from west to east. You had to play the current to get them to strike. It was all about presentation.”

Trombly said he caught around 10 keepers throughout the day – all smallmouth. He credited his G. Loomis [IMX822S DSR IMX] Dropshot Spinning Rod and Shimano STRADIC CI4+ reel as being key components of his day.

“With the amount of current I was fishing, at those depths, the sensitivity really made an impact on my catch – I could feel the bites.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Mike Trombly, Belleville, Mich., five bass, 24-13, $4,545

2nd:         Brett Haake, Shorewood, Ill., five bass, 24-11, $1,973

3rd:          Jim Vitaro, Wooster, Ohio, five bass, 24-1, $1,731

4th:          John Devries, Fishers, Ind., five bass, 21-7, $1,077

5th:          Pat Upthagrove, Monroe, Mich., five bass, 21-6, $709

6th:          Andrew Gaul, Saint Clair Shores, Mich., five bass, 20-7, $650

7th:          Ross Parsons, Williamston, Mich., five bass, 20-1, $591

8th:          David Reault, Livonia, Mich., five bass, 20-0, $532

9th:          Troy Stokes, Brownstown, Mich., five bass, 19-14, $443

9th:          Heath Wagner, Angola, Ind., five bass, 19-14, $443

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Gary Solomon of Clinton Township, Michigan, caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 15 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $445.

Erik Jacques of Marine City, Michigan, won the Co-angler Division and $1,973 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 25 pounds, 9 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Erik Jacques, Marine City, Mich., five bass, 25-9, $1,973

2nd:         Brian Kich, Berea, Ohio, five bass, 18-13, $936

3rd:          Zach Laupp, Plainwell, Mich., five bass, 18-12, $591

4th:          Jeffrey Thomson, Birmingham, Mich., five bass, 18-8, $414

5th:          Darwin Griva, Hamilton, Ind., five bass, 18-3, $355

6th:          Mike Eldridge, Blairsville, Pa., five bass, 17-2, $325

7th:          Craig Fanning, Elwood, Ill., five bass, 16-8, $295

8th:          Bill Dodge, Laingsburg, Mich., five bass, 16-7, $266

9th:          Robert Busby, Fenton, Mich., five bass, 16-6, $236

10th:        Andy Fryer, Westerville, Ohio, five bass, 16-3, $357

Neil Heisler of Plymouth, Michigan, caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 13 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $222.

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 Kentucky and Barkley lakes in Buchanan, Tennessee, presented by Evinrude. 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.

BB Kicker Bundle Kit Only $18.99 form Russ Lane

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BB Kicker Bundle Kit Only $18.99 form Russ Lane
In celebration of Russ Lane‘s BB Kicker Video reaching ONE MILLION views, Big Bite Baits Fishing Lures is having a big sale!
The sale: For a limited time, buy any three packs of BB Kickers on our website for only $18.99 with FREE shipping (use code KICKER).
The Kamikaze Swimon (pronounced “swim on”) was designed specifically to be used as a bladed jig trailer. It swims at the perfect cadence to match up with bladed jigs, complimenting the action rather than interfering like some trailers do.
 
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College fishing continues to grow each year, and Big Bite Baits Fishing Lures is looking to help collegiate anglers on the water with a new fish catching soft plastic craw, but also help them off the water with an exciting new program. Two percent of all sales of the College Craw will go towards a grant that will be awarded to teams which are selected based on an application process at the end of each year. Big Bite Baits will match the two percent , for a total of a four percent donation going towards the grants. The grant application will be open to any recognized college team, and awarded in December of 2019. A minimum of one $500 scholarship will be awarded. The College Craw is available in 3.5″ and 4″ sizes, with nine colors to meet any water condition. The ninth color, Spicy Purple was even designed by a collegiate angler earlier this year, he won 5,000 of the baits as a prize for his submission. The College Craw makes a great jig trailer, featuring a subtle swimming action. The 3.5″ size is a great choice for finesse jigs and the 4″size pairs perfectly with full size jigs. Both sizes of the College Craw can also be fished alone on finesse or Texas rigs.
 

Hartman Comes From Behind To Win Bassmaster Elite Series Event At Cayuga Lake

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Hartman Comes From Behind To Win Bassmaster Elite Series Event At Cayuga Lake
Fishing in his home state of New York, Jamie Hartman came from behind to win on the final day of the 2019 SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake with a four-day total of 80 pounds, 13 ounces. 

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August 25, 2019

Hartman Comes From Behind To Win Bassmaster Elite Series Event At Cayuga Lake

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UNION SPRINGS, N.Y. — On Sunday afternoon, for the second time in three tournaments, Jamie Hartman claimed a Bassmaster Elite Series victory.

Both were special. But he couldn’t deny this one meant just a little more.

Fishing in his home state of New York, Hartman caught five bass that weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces Sunday and jumped from fourth place into the winner’s spot at the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake with a four-day total of 80-13.

After all the bass had been weighed, Hartman carried the blue trophy into a boisterous crowd of fans who were eager to hug and high-five their hometown favorite. It was a stark contrast to the celebration he was basically denied when he earned his first victory two months ago at Lake Guntersville and a severe thunderstorm rolled through just as he was handed the trophy.

“It just couldn’t be any better than this,” Hartman said. “For it to happen right here in my home state with all of my family here, it’s incredibly special.

“This is where my heart is. It’ll be hard to top this — ever.”

Hartman was one of the few anglers all week whose trajectory was consistently headed upward. He caught 16-14 Thursday, 19-9 Friday, 22-2 Saturday and 22-4 Sunday.

He spent all week fishing with two baits — a 4.75-inch Synth Worm from Riot Baits in green pumpkin neon on a drop-shot rig and a shad-colored crankbait he said is no longer in production.

He said his weights went up every day because he slowly learned the sweet spots of the area he was fishing on the North end of the lake.

“I had found a place on the South end during practice that was just loaded with them,” he said. “That’s where I started, and they just weren’t in there. I left there with only about 14 pounds and went back up to one little area of grass I found back up North.

“I decided to stick with that the rest of the week, and I learned which parts of it I needed to be fishing and which ones I didn’t have to bother with.”

Hartman said the green pumpkin neon pattern, which is a two-toned worm with green pumpkin on one side and chartreuse on the other, seemed perfect for the water color at Cayuga. He dyed the tail chartreuse to add even more color.

His crankbait bite was best when there was at least a little wind blowing. So, when he found slick calm conditions Sunday morning, he panicked and decided to run to the South end of the lake in an effort to catch one more big bass fishing boat docks.

After fishing 15 docks without a bite, he ran back North.

“As I was running to the South end, I could see that wind was finally putting a little bit of a ripple on the water,” Hartman said. “I started to just turn around and go right back to fish the crankbait. But I knew I would be able to tell pretty fast if the dock bite was happening — and it wasn’t.”

His decision to leave the docks proved to be the right one as he quickly landed a 4-pounder on the crankbait that put him over the top.

“Everything happens for a reason,” he said. “If I don’t make that run to the South — if I just stay where I was — maybe I don’t catch that 4-pounder. It worked out just right.”

Without that final big fish, Hartman would have come up short at the scales. His final total of 80-13 was just 10 ounces better than that of second-place angler Jeff Gustafson (80-3) and less than 2 pounds better than third-place pro Chris Zaldain (79-0).

Hartman’s second $100,000 first-place check of the season brought his career earnings with B.A.S.S. to just over $458,000. He only joined the Elite Series three years ago, and he missed several tournaments last season with back issues.

“The first win was awesome, coming back after everything that happened last year,” Hartman said. “I had missed everything that I had worked so hard for my whole life.

“This is all I’ve ever wanted to do — and to have this happen here today in New York, is literally my dream coming true.”

The Phoenix Boats Big Bass award of $1,500 went to Derek Hudnall for the 8 pound, 1 ounce giant he landed on Day 1 of the tournament.

Hartman earned $3,000 in Toyota Bonus Bucks for being the highest placing angler to drive a Toyota, while Brandon Lester earned an extra $2,000 for being the second highest-placing pro to drive a Toyota.

2019 Bassmaster Elite At Cayuga Lake Title Sponsor: SiteOne

2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota

2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Premier Sponsors:  Abu Garcia, Berkley, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Skeeter Boats, Talon, Triton Boats, Yamaha,

2019 Bassmaster Elite Series Supporting Sponsors: Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bass Pro Shops, Carhartt, Lowrance, Mossy Oak Fishing, T-H Marine

2019 Bassmaster Elite At Cayuga Lake Local Host: Village of Union Springs

(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 4
Cayuga Lake, Auburn  NY.
2019 SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake 8/22-8/25
   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             20  80-13  100 $100,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-14     Day 2: 5   19-09     Day 3: 5   22-02     Day 4: 5   22-04   
2.  Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA 20  80-03   99  $25,000.00
  Day 1: 5   23-11     Day 2: 5   25-06     Day 3: 5   15-04     Day 4: 5   15-14   
3.  Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          20  79-00   98  $20,000.00
  Day 1: 5   24-05     Day 2: 5   21-11     Day 3: 5   14-00     Day 4: 5   19-00   
4.  David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           20  75-14   97  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   22-01     Day 2: 5   23-13     Day 3: 5   12-05     Day 4: 5   17-11   
5.  Seth Feider            New Market, MN          20  75-13   96  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   21-08     Day 2: 5   21-05     Day 3: 5   15-14     Day 4: 5   17-02   
6.  Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        20  75-09   95  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   17-00     Day 2: 5   19-12     Day 3: 5   18-07     Day 4: 5   20-06   
7.  Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            20  71-07   94  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-10     Day 2: 5   20-03     Day 3: 5   21-02     Day 4: 5   13-08   
8.  Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR              20  71-00   93  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   21-13     Day 2: 5   19-07     Day 3: 5   15-07     Day 4: 5   14-05   
9.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL              20  69-02   92  $15,500.00
  Day 1: 5   19-02     Day 2: 5   21-10     Day 3: 5   14-07     Day 4: 5   13-15   
10. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL             20  65-04   91  $15,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 5   15-11     Day 3: 5   20-14     Day 4: 5   09-14   
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PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS
     Derek Hudnall            Baton Rouge, LA     08-01      $1,500.00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        64       351      1198-01
 2        59       336      1114-11
 3        32       169       538-12
 4        10        50       163-15
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         165       906      3015-07

What a Great 3 Days on the Potomac for these anglers – Marvin Reese, Jim Short & Adrian Avena

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What a Great 3 Days on the Potomac for these anglers – Marvin Reese, Jim Short & Adrian Avena

We caught up with these three anglers after the FLW Costa event on the Potomac River to get a glimpse of how their awesome week went Marvin Reese, Jim Short & Adrian Avena.

Gustafson Struggles On Day 3, But Holds On To Lead At Bassmaster Elite On Cayuga Lake

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Gustafson Struggles On Day 3, But Holds On To Lead At Bassmaster Elite On Cayuga Lake
Canadian pro Jeff Gustafson maintains the lead on Day 3 of the 2019 SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake with a three-day total of 64 pounds, 5 ounces. 

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August 24, 2019

Gustafson Struggles On Day 3, But Holds On To Lead At Bassmaster Elite On Cayuga Lake

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UNION SPRINGS, N.Y. — As Jeff Gustafson struggled through a difficult Saturday at the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake, he assumed he would probably fall out of the lead.

What he didn’t know is that most of the field was struggling right along with him — and despite catching five bass that weighed only 15 pounds, 4 ounces, he held on to first place with a three-day total of 64-5.

The Canadian pro will now lead the Top 10 remaining anglers into Championship Sunday with a chance to earn his first Bassmaster Elite Series victory and the $100,000 paycheck that goes with it.

“Today went by a lot quicker than the last two days when I had those big bags,” said Gustafson, who started the event with catches of 23-11 and 25-6. “I’m pretty surprised to be in this position. Hopefully I can close the door and catch those big fish again like I did the first two days.”

Despite his Day 3 dropoff, Gustafson has more than a 4-pound lead over second-place angler Chris Zaldain (60-0), who also struggled Saturday bringing in only 14 pounds. Minnesota pro Seth Feider caught just 15-14 and is in third with 58-11.

Gustafson was shocked to still be at the top of the standings.

“I was pretty sure I would have enough to stay in the Top 10,” he said. “But I figured I’d be probably fourth or fifth and playing catchup.

“I figured there would be another parade of 20-pound bags.

Many anglers were scratching their heads about why the quality of fishing took a nosedive Saturday. But some believed a cold front that blew into the region Friday evening was at least partly to blame.

After two days of bright sunshine, conditions were cloudy and cool Saturday — and Zaldain said it seemed to upset the entire ecosystem.

“The first thing I noticed was that the start of the food chain wasn’t like it was yesterday,” he said. “It starts with alewives. From there, the yellow perch eat those, the white perch eat them, even the bluegill eat them.

“On all of my best spots the first two days, it seemed like the whole food chain lived there. But today those little alewives weren’t there, and that just ruined a lot of the feeding activity.”

Like Gustafson, Zaldain has been fishing mostly offshore structure — and he said he intends to start offshore again Sunday. But if he sees quickly that it isn’t working, he plans to look elsewhere.

“I’ll have to think about it tonight,” he said. “I might fish a swimbait around some docks or something like that. I’m not sure what it’ll be. But if my first two spots aren’t cracking, I’ll have to do something different.”

The disappointment was obvious in Feider’s voice after he weighed in 15-14 — down from 21-8 and 21-5 the first two days. He also believed Saturday’s weather conditions played a role in his change of fortunes — and he’s hoping the front passes quickly.

“I’m praying for sun and a South wind,” he said. “I’ve got some stuff on the South end of the lake that I haven’t fished yet because it wouldn’t have been good on these days with a North wind.

“I think I can catch a big bag down there if it’s sunny and the wind is blowing out of the South.”

During the first two rounds, there were 28 five-bass limits brought to the scales that weighed 20 pounds or more. On Saturday, only three anglers cracked the 20-pound mark.

One of those anglers was New York native Jamie Hartman, who had the best catch of the day with 22-2. Hartman moved into fourth place with 58-9 — and considering he’s already come from 10th place on the final day to win an event Lake Guntersville earlier this year, he’s certainly within striking distance.

Alabama pro Scott Canterbury, who had been fishing one small spot most of the week, finally ran out of fish and brought only 9-10 to the scales. He finished 11th with 54-12, missing the Top 10 cut by only 7 ounces.

Canterbury held on to his lead in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings with a total of 679 points. Florida pro Drew Cook, a rookie from Florida, is in second with 660.

Cook caught only 14-7 Saturday, but made the Sunday cut in ninth place with 55-3. He maintained his lead in the race for DICK’S Sporting Goods Rookie of the Year.

Louisiana’s Derek Hudnall still holds the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the week with an 8-1 largemouth.

The tournament concludes Sunday, with the Top 10 remaining pros taking off at 6:30 a.m. ET from Frontenac Park. The weigh-in will be held back at the park at 3 p.m.

2019 SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake 8/22-8/25
Cayuga Lake, Auburn  NY.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 3

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

1.  Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA 15  64-05  100
  Day 1: 5   23-11     Day 2: 5   25-06     Day 3: 5   15-04   
2.  Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          15  60-00   99
  Day 1: 5   24-05     Day 2: 5   21-11     Day 3: 5   14-00   
3.  Seth Feider            New Market, MN          15  58-11   98
  Day 1: 5   21-08     Day 2: 5   21-05     Day 3: 5   15-14   
4.  Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             15  58-09   97
  Day 1: 5   16-14     Day 2: 5   19-09     Day 3: 5   22-02   
5.  David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           15  58-03   96
  Day 1: 5   22-01     Day 2: 5   23-13     Day 3: 5   12-05   
6.  Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            15  57-15   95
  Day 1: 5   16-10     Day 2: 5   20-03     Day 3: 5   21-02   
7.  Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR              15  56-11   94
  Day 1: 5   21-13     Day 2: 5   19-07     Day 3: 5   15-07   
8.  Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL             15  55-06   93
  Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 5   15-11     Day 3: 5   20-14   
9.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL              15  55-03   92
  Day 1: 5   19-02     Day 2: 5   21-10     Day 3: 5   14-07   
10. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        15  55-03   91
  Day 1: 5   17-00     Day 2: 5   19-12     Day 3: 5   18-07   
11. Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL           15  54-12   90  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   22-14     Day 2: 5   22-04     Day 3: 5   09-10   
12. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          15  54-11   89  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   21-05     Day 3: 5   16-11   
13. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH       15  54-06   88  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   19-13     Day 3: 5   19-02   
14. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY              15  54-04   87  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-01     Day 2: 5   16-11     Day 3: 5   18-08   
15. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC          15  53-06   86  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   19-06     Day 2: 5   15-09     Day 3: 5   18-07   
16. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI             15  53-05   85  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   22-08     Day 2: 5   15-07     Day 3: 5   15-06   
17. Brandon Card           Knoxville, TN           15  53-02   84  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   20-07     Day 3: 5   14-09   
18. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         15  52-05   83  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-15     Day 2: 5   19-03     Day 3: 5   16-03   
19. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL         15  52-02   82  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   19-00     Day 3: 5   18-01   
20. Chris Johnston         Peterborough Ontario CA 15  51-07   81  $10,000.00
  Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   18-07     Day 3: 5   17-12   
21. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          15  51-05   80   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   22-01     Day 3: 5   14-06   
22. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT           14  51-01   79   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-14     Day 2: 4   12-12     Day 3: 5   17-07   
23. Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA              15  51-01   78   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-04     Day 2: 5   15-00     Day 3: 5   15-13   
24. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         15  50-12   77   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-11     Day 2: 5   15-04     Day 3: 5   14-13   
25. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC             15  50-12   76   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   19-09     Day 2: 5   14-11     Day 3: 5   16-08   
26. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        15  50-08   75   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   18-14     Day 2: 5   16-00     Day 3: 5   15-10   
27. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               15  50-05   74   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   17-03     Day 3: 5   16-07   
28. Ed Loughran III        Richmond, VA            15  50-03   73   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   20-15     Day 3: 5   13-03   
29. Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA         13  49-08   72   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 3   15-14     Day 2: 5   18-11     Day 3: 5   14-15   
30. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC             15  47-10   71   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-14     Day 2: 5   18-03     Day 3: 5   13-09   
31. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL          15  47-08   70   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 5   19-09     Day 3: 5   12-07   
32. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             15  47-08   69   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 5   18-11     Day 3: 5   14-01   
33. David Fritts           Lexington, NC           14  43-13   68   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   19-05     Day 2: 5   14-01     Day 3: 4   10-07   
34. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              14  43-09   67   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   21-10     Day 2: 5   11-12     Day 3: 4   10-03   
35. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN           11  41-15   66   $7,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-04     Day 2: 5   16-15     Day 3: 1   04-12   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        64       351      1198-01
 2        59       336      1114-11
 3        32       169       538-12
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         155       856      2851-08

RANDALLSTOWN’S REESE GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON POTOMAC RIVER PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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RANDALLSTOWN’S REESE GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON POTOMAC RIVER PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

RANDALLSTOWN’S REESE GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON POTOMAC RIVER PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

Maryland Pro Wins First Event as a Boater in Costa FLW Series Competition, Takes Home $38,026

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CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (Aug. 24, 2019) – Pro Marvin Reese of Randallstown, Maryland, caught four bass weighing 8 pounds, 5 ounces, Saturday to win the Costa FLW Series Northern Division tournament on the Potomac River presented by Lowrance. Reese’s three-day total of 14 bass weighing 38 pounds, 15 ounces, was enough to earn him the victory by a 1-pound, 6-ounce margin and a cash prize of $38,026. Reese also tallied 250 points in the Northern Division presented by Gajo Baits Angler of the Year (AOY) standings.

“This is my first win as a boater – it feels pretty special,” said Reese, who earned his fifth career victory in FLW competition – third on the Potomac River. “I’ve been in this position [to win] before as a co-angler and it always seems like things don’t go right the last day and you fall short. I had two fish break off today, and two other fish hooked up. I had the bites and I’m like ‘I blew it.’ It shouldn’t have been this close, but I’ll tell you what, this win feels great.”

Reese caught a fish or two in grass on days one and two and caught a couple on shallower hard cover up near Washington, D.C., but the vast bulk of his weight came from one particular structure.

“It was a pier in 20 feet of water in D.C., and I just fished simple. I threw up on the side of it, and they would hit the bait on the fall,” said Reese. “I was feeding the lure line so it could get down to the bottom – it was nothing more complicated than that.

“It had two key spots on it that accounted for 12 of the 14 bass I weighed-in,” continued Reese. “The two corners are the sweet spots, and I had stuff pretty dialed in on that dock. That structure is hollow underneath, and once that tide gets to a certain level they sit under there and they’d come out and hit it [the bait] on the fall. Not a fish we caught there all week hit it on the bottom.”

Reese cited a jig and a shaky-head rig as key lures this week. He preferred a ½-ounce handmade green-pumpkin-colored jig with a Strike King Rage Tail Craw trailer of the same color and a green-pumpkin/green-flake Zoom Trick Worm on a 3/16-ounce Spot Remover shaky-head hook. He said he caught six keepers Thursday and Friday, with each lure catching an equal amount of fish.

On Saturday, Reese struggled a bit, but managed to scrape up three late in the day, with his third fish coming from an area called the Spoils. He added that the shaky-head rig was what produced for him on the final day of the tournament.

“I thought if I could get one more fish I would run back up there to that dock to try and get a kicker,” said Reese. “I fished and fished and didn’t catch one, so with 15 minutes left I ran back up there anyway. With three fish in the boat and 15 or 20 minutes to fish I pulled up on it and caught one, and that ended up being the difference.”

The top 10 pros on the Potomac River finished:

1st:          Marvin Reese, Randallstown, Md., 14 bass, 38-15, $38,026

2nd:         Troy Morrow, Eastanollee, Ga., 15 bass, 37-9, $14,932

3rd:          Justin Atkins, Florence, Ala., 15 bass, 37-3, $12,948

4th:          Ryan Davidson, Branchland, W. Va., 15 bass, 36-3, $9,457

5th:          Adrian Avena, Vineland, N.J., 15 bass, 36-3, $9,511

6th:          Robert Grike, Dumfries, Va., 14 bass, 36-0, $7,565

7th:          Jordan Thompkins, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 15 bass, 33-10, $6,620

8th:          Nitro pro Dylan Hays, El Dorado, Ark., 14 bass, 31-12, $5,874

9th:          Casey Smith, Macedon, N.Y., 14 bass, 30-9, $4,728

10th:        Wil Dieffenbauch, Morgantown, W. Va., 12 bass, 30-1, $3,783

A complete list of results will be posted at FLWFishing.com.

Chris Moxley of Strasburg, Virginia, weighed a 5-pound, 15-ounce bass Friday – the heaviest fish of the tournament in the Pro Division. The catch earned Moxley the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $272.

Jim Short of Ocean Pines, Maryland, won the Co-angler Division with a three-day total catch of 13 bass weighing 29 pounds, 9 ounces. For his win, Short took home a $32,350 prize package, including a Ranger Z175 with a 115-horsepower outboard motor.

The top 10 co-anglers on the Potomac River finished:

1st:          Jim Short, Ocean Pines, Md., 13 bass, 29-9, $27,350 + $5,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Ted Kephart, Philipsburg, Pa., 13 bass, 28-10, $4,800

3rd:          Austin Archer, Anniston, Ala., 12 bass, 26-11, $3,840

4th:          Michael Duarte, Baltimore, Md., 14 bass, 26-1, $3,410

5th:          Ryan Bauman, Fleetwood, Pa., 14 bass, 23-1, $3,030

6th:          Dennis Blakely, Norwalk, Ohio, 13 bass, 22-7, $2,400

7th:          William Puduski, Portsmouth, N.H., 10 bass, 19-4, $1,920

8th:          Daniel Taylor, Elizabethton, Tenn., 6 bass, 17-6, $1,861

9th:          David Williams, Fredericksburg, Va., 9 bass, 17-1, $1,440

10th:        Sakae Ushio, Tonawanda, N.Y., 8 bass, 17-0, $1,200

Jeff Mellott of Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Friday, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces. For his catch, Mellott earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $181.

The Costa FLW Series on the Potomac River presented by Lowrance was hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners. It was the second Northern Division tournament of the 2019 regular season. The next tournament for FLW Series anglers will be the Costa FLW Series at the St. Lawrence River presented by Realtree Fishing, held Sept. 19-21, in Massena, New York. 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.

Gustafson Cracks 25 Pounds, Takes Lead At Bassmaster Elite Series Event On Cayuga Lake

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Canadian pro Jeff Gustafson has taken over the lead on Day 2 of the 2019 SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake after weighing-in 25 pounds, 6 ounces. 

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

August 23, 2019

Gustafson Cracks 25 Pounds, Takes Lead At Bassmaster Elite Series Event On Cayuga Lake

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UNION SPRINGS, N.Y. — Canadian pro Jeff Gustafson came into the SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake with modest expectations.

But his confidence has grown with each passing day — and on Friday, it grew by leaps and bounds as Gustafson caught five bass that weighed 25 pounds, 6 ounces and took the lead with a two-day total of 49-1.

His catch of 25-6 is the biggest of the tournament so far.

“It was a dream day — both of the last two days were,” said Gustafson, who lives in Keewatin, Canada. “I was expecting that to happen either day, but now the expectations are pretty high. I’ve seen what’s out there, and it’s pretty impressive.”

While much of the field has been concentrating on shallow grass, Gustafson has focused on small patches of hard bottom offshore. Since this is his first trip to Cayuga, he said he doesn’t know a lot of spots to try.

So, he’s been sticking mainly with one area.

“There’s just not a lot of rock here,” he said. “In practice, I idled for hours and every couple of hours I’d kind of find something.

“When I started the tournament, my plan was to get a limit of largemouth and then go fish for smallmouth. I thought the smallmouth would be my biggest fish, but they disappeared.”

Gustafson has been using an Aqua-Vu underwater camera — and on Friday, he saw a few smallmouth that gave him an extra tinge of hope for the final two days.

“Even though I caught 25 pounds today, it wasn’t as easy as it might have seemed,” he said. “I’m really just catching one here and one there, but they’re the right ones.

“If the smallmouth turn back on, that could really make a big difference for me.”

Thursday’s leader Chris Zaldain of Fort Worth, Texas, caught another impressive bag of 21-11 and now rests in second place with 46-0.

He said his day could have been much better if it hadn’t been for some early miscues.

“With the way they’re biting, you’ve got to capitalize early,” Zaldain said. “I had some big bites early today and didn’t catch any of them. I missed a bite on a swimbait when the fish just crushed it, and then I broke one off.

“You have to put fish in the boat in that situation.”

Like Gustafson, Zaldain is fishing offshore structure with a variety of baits, including the big swimbaits he’s known for using.

“I think these big bass roam, they’re nomadic,” he said. “There’s 400 feet of water out in the middle of this place, and it’s nothing for a 5- or 6-pound largemouth to live in 35 feet of water — just like they do during the wintertime here.

“Where they go after the morning bite, I have no clue. I think they just hang out in the lake with the lake trout.”

Tennessee pro David Mullins, who caught 22-1 on Day 1, added 23-13 Friday and is now in third place with 45-14. Mullins said he’s fishing “mid-range” depths and has been lucky enough to have several spots to himself.

“Not only have I been fishing by myself, but I’ve got several places from practice I haven’t even tried yet, and I haven’t seen anybody on those spots either,” he said. “It may be that there’s no fish there, but they were there in practice.

“It’s nice to have that in reserve.”

Alabama pro Scott Canterbury had yet another solid day, bringing in 22-4 to move into fourth place with 45-2. With that showing, he maintained his stranglehold on the lead for Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year.

Canterbury’s total of 686 puts him 24 points ahead of second-place angler Drew Cook, a rookie from Florida.

“It’s just been a dream week for me,” said Canterbury, who was obviously emotional over the prospect of winning the AOY title. “The last two weeks have been that way.

“There’s so much fishing left to do. But winning Angler of the year … that would just be a dream come true.”

Cook caught 21-10 Thursday and jumped from 20th place in the tournament to seventh. He maintained his lead in the race for DICK’S Sporting Goods Rookie of the Year.

Louisiana’s Derek Hudnall still holds the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass of the week with an 8-1 largemouth.

The tournament resumes Saturday, with the Top 35 remaining pros taking off at 6:30 a.m. ET from Frontenac Park. The weigh-in will be held back at the park at 3 p.m., with only the Top 10 advancing to Championship Sunday for a chance to win the $100,000 first-place prize.

2019 SiteOne Bassmaster Elite at Cayuga Lake 8/22-8/25
Cayuga Lake, Auburn  NY.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2


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

1.  Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA 10  49-01  100
  Day 1: 5   23-11     Day 2: 5   25-06   
2.  Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          10  46-00   99
  Day 1: 5   24-05     Day 2: 5   21-11   
3.  David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           10  45-14   98
  Day 1: 5   22-01     Day 2: 5   23-13   
4.  Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL           10  45-02   97
  Day 1: 5   22-14     Day 2: 5   22-04   
5.  Seth Feider            New Market, MN          10  42-13   96
  Day 1: 5   21-08     Day 2: 5   21-05   
6.  Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR              10  41-04   95
  Day 1: 5   21-13     Day 2: 5   19-07   
7.  Drew Cook              Midway, FL              10  40-12   94
  Day 1: 5   19-02     Day 2: 5   21-10   
8.  Brandon Card           Knoxville, TN           10  38-09   93
  Day 1: 5   18-02     Day 2: 5   20-07   
9.  Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          10  38-00   92
  Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   21-05   
10. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI             10  37-15   91
  Day 1: 5   22-08     Day 2: 5   15-07   
11. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN           10  37-03   90
  Day 1: 5   20-04     Day 2: 5   16-15   
12. Ed Loughran III        Richmond, VA            10  37-00   89
  Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   20-15   
13. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          10  36-15   88
  Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   22-01   
14. Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            10  36-13   87
  Day 1: 5   16-10     Day 2: 5   20-03   
15. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  36-12   86
  Day 1: 5   17-00     Day 2: 5   19-12   
16. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             10  36-07   85
  Day 1: 5   16-14     Day 2: 5   19-09   
17. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL         10  36-02   84
  Day 1: 5   16-15     Day 2: 5   19-03   
18. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         10  35-15   83
  Day 1: 5   20-11     Day 2: 5   15-04   
19. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY              10  35-12   82
  Day 1: 5   19-01     Day 2: 5   16-11   
20. Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA              10  35-04   81
  Day 1: 5   20-04     Day 2: 5   15-00   
21. Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH       10  35-04   80
  Day 1: 5   15-07     Day 2: 5   19-13   
22. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL          10  35-01   79
  Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 5   19-09   
23. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC          10  34-15   78
  Day 1: 5   19-06     Day 2: 5   15-09   
24. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        10  34-14   77
  Day 1: 5   18-14     Day 2: 5   16-00   
25. Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA          8  34-09   76
  Day 1: 3   15-14     Day 2: 5   18-11   
26. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL             10  34-08   75
  Day 1: 5   18-13     Day 2: 5   15-11   
27. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC             10  34-04   74
  Day 1: 5   19-09     Day 2: 5   14-11   
28. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL         10  34-01   73
  Day 1: 5   15-01     Day 2: 5   19-00   
29. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC             10  34-01   72
  Day 1: 5   15-14     Day 2: 5   18-03   
30. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               10  33-14   71
  Day 1: 5   16-11     Day 2: 5   17-03   
31. Chris Johnston         Peterborough Ontario CA 10  33-11   70
  Day 1: 5   15-04     Day 2: 5   18-07   
32. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            9  33-10   69
  Day 1: 5   20-14     Day 2: 4   12-12   
33. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             10  33-07   68
  Day 1: 5   14-12     Day 2: 5   18-11   
34. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              10  33-06   67
  Day 1: 5   21-10     Day 2: 5   11-12   
35. David Fritts           Lexington, NC           10  33-06   66
  Day 1: 5   19-05     Day 2: 5   14-01   
36. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA          10  33-03   65   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   17-05     Day 2: 5   15-14   
37. Chad Morgenthaler      Reeds Spring, MO        10  32-14   64   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   16-11   
38. Clark Wendlandt        Leander, TX             10  32-09   63   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-01     Day 2: 5   16-08   
39. Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK            10  32-03   62   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   16-03     Day 2: 5   16-00   
40. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            10  32-01   61   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   15-15     Day 2: 5   16-02   
41. Randy Sullivan         Breckenridge, TX        10  31-15   60   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   18-14     Day 2: 5   13-01   
42. Lee Livesay            Gladewater, TX          10  31-14   59   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   20-02     Day 2: 5   11-12   
43. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC          10  31-10   58   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-13     Day 2: 5   14-13   
44. Gary Clouse            Winchester, TN          10  30-12   57   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   17-09     Day 2: 5   13-03   
45. Jay Yelas              Lincoln City, OR        10  30-11   56   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   17-06     Day 2: 5   13-05   
46. Tyler Carriere         Youngsville, LA         10  30-11   55   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 5   15-00   
47. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC              10  30-00   54   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-15     Day 2: 5   15-01   
48. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  8  29-10   53   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 3   10-15     Day 2: 5   18-11   
49. Ray Hanselman Jr       Del Rio, TX             10  29-07   52   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   14-09   
50. Randy Pierson          Oakdale, CA             10  29-06   51   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   15-01   
51. Koby Kreiger           Alva, FL                 9  28-14   50   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   19-15     Day 2: 4   08-15   
52. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        10  28-05   49   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 5   15-00   
53. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL           10  28-00   48   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-14     Day 2: 5   13-02   
54. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI              10  27-11   47   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   14-05     Day 2: 5   13-06   
55. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC          10  27-09   46   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   13-11     Day 2: 5   13-14   
56. Greg DiPalma           Millville, NJ           10  27-08   45   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 5   14-11   
57. Chris Groh             Spring Grove, IL        10  27-03   44   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   12-05     Day 2: 5   14-14   
58. Jake Whitaker          Fairview, NC             7  26-13   43   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   19-08     Day 2: 2   07-05   
59. Brad Whatley           Bivins, TX               9  26-09   42   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 4   11-10     Day 2: 5   14-15   
60. Quentin Cappo          Prairieville, LA         9  25-15   41   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-12     Day 2: 4   10-03   
61. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA         10  25-14   40   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   15-09     Day 2: 5   10-05   
62. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX              10  25-11   39   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   09-00     Day 2: 5   16-11   
63. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA               8  24-13   38   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   16-04     Day 2: 3   08-09   
64. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               6  24-09   37   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   22-04     Day 2: 1   02-05   
65. Tyler Rivet            Raceland, LA             7  23-00   36   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 2   09-09     Day 2: 5   13-07   
66. Frank Talley           Temple, TX               7  18-10   35   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 2   05-09   
67. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL           5  18-06   34   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 1   02-11     Day 2: 4   15-11   
68. Rob Digh               Denver, NC               8  17-02   33   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 3   06-00   
69. Robbie Latuso          Gonzales, LA             7  15-09   32   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   11-09     Day 2: 2   04-00   
70. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          5  14-10   31   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 4   10-09     Day 2: 1   04-01   
71. Jesse Tacoronte        Kissimmee, FL            5  13-07   30   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 4   09-10     Day 2: 1   03-13   
72. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  5  12-00   29   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 3   06-02     Day 2: 2   05-14   
73. Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC            6  11-08   28   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 3   06-01   
74. Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             5  11-07   27   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 4   09-10   
75. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               4  10-05   26   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 3   07-15     Day 2: 1   02-06   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        64       351      1198-01
 2        59       336      1114-11
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         123       687      2312-12

Fish With Jamie Hartman Sweepstakes Prizes Include New Nitro Bass Boat

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Fish With Jamie Hartman Sweepstakes Prizes Include New Nitro Bass Boat

One lucky winner will enjoy fishing with Bassmaster Elite Series angler Jamie Hartman as part of a prize package valued at $40,000. 

August 23, 2019

Fish With Jamie Hartman Sweepstakes Prizes Include New Nitro Bass Boat

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — B.A.S.S., the world’s largest fishing organization, is offering fishing fans a chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to fish alongside a Bassmaster Elite angler and a new Nitro Z18 bass boat in their new “Fish With Jamie Hartman” sweepstakes.

The sweepstakes winner receives a fishing trip with 18-year pro angler Jamie Hartman which includes roundtrip airfare within the continental United States, a three-night hotel stay, a car rental and $500 in cash.

The winner will also receive an incredible prize pack that includes a Nitro Z18 bass boat with Mercury 150 Pro XS four-stroke engine, Power-Pole shallow water anchor, Lowrance Elite-9 Ti2 3-in-1 fishfinder, a $500 Bass Pro Shops gift card, assorted Hi-Seas fishing line, assorted baits from Riot Baits and i1 Baits, assorted rods and gear from Cashion Fishing Rods, and a hat and tshirt courtesy of ATC Motor Freight.

The total prize package is valued at $40,000.

The contest runs through Nov. 30. Contestants can enter up to once a day at Bassmaster.com/fishwithjamiehartman.

Hartman is currently ranked #16 in the Toyota Angler of the Year point standings after claiming his first Elite Series victory earlier this year at the Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Elite at Lake Guntersville (Ala.).

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), radio show (Bassmaster Radio), social media programs and events. For more than 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

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

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