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Flooding Moves MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Seven from Grand Lake to Table Rock

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Flooding Moves MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Seven from Grand Lake to Table Rock
The MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Seven moves from Grand Lake to Table Rock Lake, bringing with it changes to the fishing times. The revised afternoon-to-evening format will allow audiences to watch the entire competitions on the MLF NOW! live stream, extending viewings into prime time
Flooding Moves MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Seven
from Grand Lake to Table Rock

TULSA, Okla. (May 23, 2019) – Major League Fishing (MLF) officials announced today that the Bass Pro Tour Stage Seven originally scheduled for Oklahoma’s Grand Lake is being relocated to Table Rock Lake in Missouri, due to flood conditions impacting northeast Oklahoma.

The Bad Boy Mowers Stage Seven Presented by Covercraft will take place on the same dates originally intended – May 31 to June 5 – but there will be some changes to the competition format when the 80-angler Bass Pro Tour field returns to Table Rock.

“Of the options we had for guaranteeing the required connectivity for our format and live streaming, convenience to our anglers and entertaining fishing, Table Rock was our perfect solution for the time frame,” said Don Rucks, MLF executive vice president and general manager. “Table Rock is in great shape and, as we saw in Stage Six, it’s fishing exceptionally well right now. But we’re going to change things up somewhat for the return to make it a different challenge for the anglers and equally exciting as the previous Bass Pro Tour event was for our fans.”

Most significant is the change to the fishing times. For the five days encompassing the usual Shotgun, Elimination and Knockout Rounds, competition will be from noon to 8 p.m. CDT. On day six, the Championship Round, competition will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT. And the MLF NOW! live streaming will cover all three fishing periods throughout each of the six competition days, providing 7 1/2 hours of live coverage daily, the most ever in the history of competitive bass fishing, and extending into prime time.

For all days, MLF’s standard catch, weigh and immediate-release format will apply.

“The later competition times will give our MLF NOW! live stream audience a different look at Table Rock,” Rucks said. “It’ll also provide anglers in the region who fish in the evening a chance to learn even more about how to be successful on their home water this time of year.”
The MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Six on Table Rock provided record catches throughout the competition week.
A total of 6,078 bass were recorded on SCORETRACKER®.
The MLF Postgame Show Presented by Berkley will follow the conclusion of the Championship Round on June 5; there will be no Postgame Show following the first five days of competition because of 8 p.m. end of competition.

For more information, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

‘An Exercise In Randomness’ Gives Cox Lead In Bassmaster Open At Chickamauga

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‘An Exercise In Randomness’ Gives Cox Lead In Bassmaster Open At Chickamauga

John Cox of Debary, Fla., leads after Day 1 of the 2019 BassPro.com Central Open on Lake Chickamauga, out of Dayton, Tenn., with a total weight of 26 pounds, 11 ounces.

Photo by James Overstreet/B.A.S.S.

May 23, 2019

‘An Exercise In Randomness’ Gives Cox Lead In Bassmaster Open At Chickamauga

DAYTON, Tenn. — Consistency eluded John Cox, but the Debary, Fla., pro picked his way to a five-bass limit of 26 pounds, 11 ounces that leads the first round of the Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open on Lake Chickamauga.

Like many of his competitors, Cox lamented a distinct lack of current — pretty much the spark that ignites a late-spring bite on the Tennessee River. Knowing that the day’s sweltering heat and mostly slow water would have the fish in a lethargic mood, Cox figured that mobility was his best weapon.

“I started up shallow and I could instantly tell nothing good was happening. There wasn’t any movement, and it was really still,” he said. “That’s when I started going out (into deeper water) and bouncing around. It was slack out there, too, but then I caught a big one and I’m like, ‘Oh, okay.’ But then I fished for another hour and got nothing.”

Cox worked his way into other areas and tried different depths, catching heavy bass on back-to-back casts in a shallow spot and two more solid keepers, one after the other, in a place he had not tried in practice.

Describing his day as “an exercise in randomness,” Cox said he simply focused on persevering in hopes of running into an active fish.

Cox said he avoided the traditional offshore ledge patterns for which Chickamauga is famous, as he’s never felt comfortable with that style of fishing. He ended up catching his fish over river flats and sandbars in 7 to 12 feet. He caught his fish on a mix of crankbaits, swimbaits and a jig.

Known mostly for his shallow-water prowess, Cox joked that fishing off the bank felt odd.

“It was weird for me — I couldn’t touch the bottom where I was fishing today,” he said.

Buddy Gross of Chickamauga, Ga., is in second place with 23-8. He got off to a quick start numerically, but the quality was another story.

“It took all day to get my weight,” Gross said. “I had a small limit of 11 or 12 pounds shortly after I first started and then just culled up slowly throughout the day. I think the afternoon bite is better. I have a later check-in tomorrow, so I think it’s going to be good for me.

“I grew up fishing here, and it’s taken a lot of my ‘juice’ to get what I had today. I have about as much left as I fished today, but it’s not easy. The ledges are getting hammered. We’ve had so many tournaments that the pressure has the fish pushed off.”

Gross said he caught his bass in 10 to 15 feet with deeper water close by. Most of his bites were on reaction baits, but the tough conditions required him to catch a couple of his heavier bass on a dropshot with a Zoom Z-Too in the morning dawn color.

Stephen Mui of Bartlett, Ill., is in third place with 21-6. Making his day was an 8-pound, 6-ounce Chickamauga largemouth that he caught as a result of a momentary decision he made while moving to another fishing area.

“I was running down the lake, doing about 60, and I decided to pull up on this spot where I had caught a 14-incher in practice,” Mui said. “I know from past experience that ledge fishing can really turn on midday on deep spots like this. I stopped to fish, and on my third cast, that big fish hit.”

Mui started shallow with a topwater lure and then moved to ledges, where he caught most of his fish on crankbaits. His big bass bit a shaky head with a Missile Baits Tomahawk worm.

Mui’s kicker is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors.

Charles Fochtman of Moneta, Va., leads the co-angler division with 14-15. He found success when his pro partner was finally able to access a small grassline in a shallow pocket.

“We had a late start, so the first grassbed we fished had five other boats already on it and was kind of worn out by the time we got there,” Fochtman said. “We had another little spot about 500 yards down, so we waited until everybody left, and then we went there and caught all our fish.”

Fochtman’s weapon was a 3/8-ounce ChatterBait paired with a 3.8 Keitech swimbait. Bringing his bait across a small hole in the middle of the grassbed was the key to getting bites.

John Goul of Philadelphia, Miss., holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with a 9-7.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:15 a.m. CT at Dayton Boat Dock. The weigh-in will be held at the dock at 2:15 p.m.

The event is hosted by Fish Dayton.

(BOATER) Standings Day 1
Chickamauga Lake, Dayton  TN.
2019 Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open Lake Chickamauga 5/23-5/25
Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  John Cox               Debary, FL               5  26-11  200
Day 1: 5   26-11
2.  Buddy Gross            Chickamauga, GA          5  23-08  199
Day 1: 5   23-08
3.  Stephen Mui            Bartlett, IL             5  21-06  198
Day 1: 5   21-06
4.  Craig Chambers         Harrisburg, NC           5  20-11  197
Day 1: 5   20-11
5.  Tyler Berger           Delaware, OH             5  19-15  196
Day 1: 5   19-15
6.  Cody Pike              Powhatan, VA             5  18-05  195
Day 1: 5   18-05
7.  Thomas Oltorik III     Deland, FL               5  17-15  194
Day 1: 5   17-15
8.  Buddy Cipoletti        Wading River, NY         5  17-12  193
Day 1: 5   17-12
9.  Jayme Rampey           Liberty, SC              5  17-04  192
Day 1: 5   17-04
10. Scott Hamrick          Denver, NC               5  17-02  191
Day 1: 5   17-02
11. David Kilgore          Jasper, AL               5  16-09  190
Day 1: 5   16-09
11. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  16-09  190
Day 1: 5   16-09
13. Sam George             Athens, AL               5  16-06  188
Day 1: 5   16-06
14. Jeff Dyer              Oak Hill, OH             5  15-13  187
Day 1: 5   15-13
15. David May              Odessa, FL               5  15-12  186
Day 1: 5   15-12
16. Dean Silvester         Boonah Queensland AUSTR  5  15-11  185
Day 1: 5   15-11
17. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           5  15-11  184
Day 1: 5   15-11
18. Seiji Kato             Outsu Shiga JAPAN        5  15-10  183
Day 1: 5   15-10
19. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  15-07  182
Day 1: 5   15-07
20. Derrick Blake          Rockwood, TN             5  15-07  181
Day 1: 5   15-07
21. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN         5  15-03  180
Day 1: 5   15-03
21. Mark Inman             Greensboro, NC           5  15-03  180
Day 1: 5   15-03
23. Carson Orellana        Mooresville, NC          5  15-00  178
Day 1: 5   15-00
24. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC           5  14-13  177
Day 1: 5   14-13
25. Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              5  14-12  176
Day 1: 5   14-12
26. Preston Harris         State Road, NC           5  14-11  175
Day 1: 5   14-11
26. Brian Nelson           Groveland, FL            5  14-11  175
Day 1: 5   14-11
28. Christian Mazzola Sr   Walnutport, PA           5  14-09  173
Day 1: 5   14-09
28. Chris Peters           Birchwood, TN            5  14-09  173
Day 1: 5   14-09
30. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  5  14-07  171
Day 1: 5   14-07
31. Rob Digh               Denver, NC               5  14-05  170
Day 1: 5   14-05
32. Raymond Jones III      Statesville, NC          5  14-04  169
Day 1: 5   14-04
33. Trait Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           5  14-02  168
Day 1: 5   14-02
34. Nick Tate              Knoxville, TN            5  14-02  167
Day 1: 5   14-02
35. Bob Behrle             Hoover, AL               5  14-01  166
Day 1: 5   14-01
35. Lance Doughty          Sweetwater, TN           5  14-01  166
Day 1: 5   14-01
37. Pete Gluszek           Mount Laurel, NJ         5  14-01  164
Day 1: 5   14-01
38. Cody Bertrand          Dyer, IN                 5  14-00  163
Day 1: 5   14-00
39. Nathan Martin          Sheffield, AL            5  13-15  162
Day 1: 5   13-15
40. Ronald Ryals Jr        Live Oak, FL             5  13-13  161
Day 1: 5   13-13
40. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC          5  13-13  161
Day 1: 5   13-13
42. Eric Panzironi         Longwood, FL             5  13-12  159
Day 1: 5   13-12
43. Austin Neary           Sylva, NC                5  13-11  158
Day 1: 5   13-11
44. Nick Ratliff           Vine Grove, KY           5  13-10  157
Day 1: 5   13-10
45. Gary Dover             Blacksburg, SC           5  13-07  156
Day 1: 5   13-07
45. Jim Moynagh            Carver, MN               5  13-07  156
Day 1: 5   13-07
45. Garrett Rocamora       Lithia, FL               5  13-07  156
Day 1: 5   13-07
48. Kyle Welcher           Opelika, AL              5  13-06  153
Day 1: 5   13-06
49. Kay Choosakul          Sanford, NC              5  13-03  152
Day 1: 5   13-03
50. Randy Huffman          Charleston, WV           5  13-01  151
Day 1: 5   13-01
51. Joe Thompson           Clayton, GA              5  13-00  150
Day 1: 5   13-00
52. Danny Hall             Ellijay, GA              4  13-00  149
Day 1: 4   13-00
53. Shayne Berlo           Mclean, VA               5  12-15  148
Day 1: 5   12-15
54. Kevin Martin           Crown City, OH           5  12-15  147
Day 1: 5   12-15
55. Ray Trudeau            Saint Cloud, FL          4  12-11  146
Day 1: 4   12-11
56. John Hunter Jr         Shelbyville, KY          5  12-10  145
Day 1: 5   12-10
57. Scott Patton           Paris, TN                5  12-09  144
Day 1: 5   12-09
58. Kurt Mitchell          Milford, DE              4  12-09  143
Day 1: 4   12-09
59. David Boelkins         Hubertus, WI             5  12-08  142
Day 1: 5   12-08
60. Tyler Ellis            Battlefield, MO          5  12-07  141
Day 1: 5   12-07
60. Rich Howes             Oviedo, FL               5  12-07  141
Day 1: 5   12-07
62. Dwayne Stevens         Fort Myers, FL           3  12-07  139
Day 1: 3   12-07
63. Trevor Fitzgerald      Belleview, FL            5  12-06  138
Day 1: 5   12-06
64. Shane Rees             Middletown, IN           5  12-06  137
Day 1: 5   12-06
65. James Cassaday         Wirtz, VA                5  12-02  136
Day 1: 5   12-02
65. Tony Hogan             Mc David, FL             5  12-02  136
Day 1: 5   12-02
65. Austin Schroeder       Zephyrhills, FL          5  12-02  136
Day 1: 5   12-02
68. Rusty White            Chattanooga, TN          5  12-01  133
Day 1: 5   12-01
69. Bill Chapman           Salt Rock, WV            5  12-00  132
Day 1: 5   12-00
70. Gunnar Meger           Otsego, MN               5  12-00  131
Day 1: 5   12-00
70. Laramy Strickland      Bushnell, FL             5  12-00  131
Day 1: 5   12-00
72. Whitney Stephens       Waverly, OH              5  11-15  129
Day 1: 5   11-15
73. Jeff Lugar             Cross Junction, VA       5  11-14  128
Day 1: 5   11-14
74. Robert Pearson         Herndon, VA              4  11-14  127
Day 1: 4   11-14
75. Cole Bailey            Thamesford Ontario CANA  5  11-11  126
Day 1: 5   11-11
75. Trevor Prince          Blue Ridge, GA           5  11-11  126
Day 1: 5   11-11
77. Darrell Davis          Dover, FL                5  11-11  124
Day 1: 5   11-11
78. Jared Dial             Winter Haven, FL         5  11-09  123
Day 1: 5   11-09
78. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               5  11-09  123
Day 1: 5   11-09
80. Stan Gunter            Saluda, SC               5  11-09  121
Day 1: 5   11-09
81. David Cornelius Jr.    Apison, TN               5  11-08  120
Day 1: 5   11-08
82. Jacopo Gallelli        Firenze ITALY            5  11-08  119
Day 1: 5   11-08
83. Simon Borja            Tavares, FL              5  11-07  118
Day 1: 5   11-07
84. Justin Hamner          Northport, AL            5  11-05  117
Day 1: 5   11-05
85. Kyle Fox               Lakeland, FL             5  11-05  116
Day 1: 5   11-05
86. Jesse Rigsby           Old Hickory, TN          5  11-03  115
Day 1: 5   11-03
87. Cameron Smith          Wareham, MA              5  11-02  114
Day 1: 5   11-02
88. Matthew Robertson      Kuttawa, KY              5  11-02  113
Day 1: 5   11-02
89. Josh Douglas           Isle, MN                 5  11-01  112
Day 1: 5   11-01
89. Al Farace Jr           Hunt Valley, MD          5  11-01  112
Day 1: 5   11-01
89. Kameron Harbin         Abbeville, SC            5  11-01  112
Day 1: 5   11-01
92. Jordan Nettles         Purvis, MS               5  11-00  109
Day 1: 5   11-00
93. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI              4  10-15  108
Day 1: 4   10-15
94. Kent Mittelstaedt      New Hope, MN             5  10-14  107
Day 1: 5   10-14
95. Woo Daves              Spring Grove, VA         4  10-14  106
Day 1: 4   10-14
96. Teddie Scalf           Gray, KY                 5  10-13  105
Day 1: 5   10-13
97. Richard Dunham         Odessa, FL               5  10-12  104
Day 1: 5   10-12
98. Destin DeMarion        Grove City, PA           4  10-12  103
Day 1: 4   10-12
99. Allen Brooks           Canton, GA               5  10-11  102
Day 1: 5   10-11
99. Scott Kirsch           Edgewater, FL            5  10-11  102
Day 1: 5   10-11
99. Ronald Young           New Braunfels, TX        5  10-11  102
Day 1: 5   10-11
102. Freddy  Palmer         Estill Springs, TN       4  10-10   99
Day 1: 4   10-10
103. Andy Hribar            Lakeville, MN            5  10-08   98
Day 1: 5   10-08
104. Kenneth Dials          Creston, OH              4  10-06   97
Day 1: 4   10-06
105. Randy Futch            Vero Beach, FL           2  10-06   96
Day 1: 2   10-06
106. Douglas Lyon           Glendale, OH             5  10-05   95
Day 1: 5   10-05
107. Barron Adams           Mineral Bluff, GA        5  10-04   94
Day 1: 5   10-04
108. Bryant Adam            Madison, MS              4  10-04   93
Day 1: 4   10-04
109. Billy Myatt            Charlotte, NC            5  10-03   92
Day 1: 5   10-03
110. Teb Jones              Hattiesburg, MS          4  10-01   91
Day 1: 4   10-01
111. Jerod Hawkes           Eagle Pass, TX           5  09-15   90
Day 1: 5   09-15
112. Chris Jackson          Dora, AL                 5  09-14   89
Day 1: 5   09-14
113. Dustin Neat            Dunnville, KY            4  09-14   88
Day 1: 4   09-14
114. Nick Hatfield          Chuckey, TN              5  09-12   87
Day 1: 5   09-12
115. Stephen Crawley        Bush, LA                 5  09-12   86
Day 1: 5   09-12
116. Brad Burkhart          Speedwell, TN            4  09-11   85
Day 1: 4   09-11
117. Lucas Bogosian         Harrington Park, NJ      5  09-10   84
Day 1: 5   09-10
118. Ryan Claypool          Lancaster, NY            5  09-10   83
Day 1: 5   09-10
119. Grae Buck              Harleysville, PA         5  09-09   82
Day 1: 5   09-09
119. Bryan Schmitt          Deale, MD                5  09-09   82
Day 1: 5   09-09
121. Chris Hart             Leiper’s Fork TN, TN     5  09-08   80
Day 1: 5   09-08
122. Randy Elliott          Severn, MD               4  09-07   79
Day 1: 4   09-07
123. Curt Causey            Ridgeville, SC           3  09-07   78
Day 1: 3   09-07
124. Clayton Batts          Butler, GA               5  09-06   77
Day 1: 5   09-06
125. Tim Ward               Sylacauga, AL            5  09-06   76
Day 1: 5   09-06
126. Alvin Shaw             Roaring Gap, NC          4  09-06   75
Day 1: 4   09-06
127. Ken Iyobe              Tokoname JAPAN           5  09-05   74
Day 1: 5   09-05
128. Daniel Martin          Elmhurst, IL             5  09-04   73
Day 1: 5   09-04
129. Clayton Dyer           Fayetteville, TN         4  09-04   72
Day 1: 4   09-04
130. Douglas Reed           Bridgeton, NJ            3  09-04   71
Day 1: 3   09-04
131. Patrick Martin         Mascouche Quebec CANADA  5  09-03   70
Day 1: 5   09-03
132. Jesse Spellicy         Gouverneur, NY           5  09-01   69
Day 1: 5   09-01
133. Colin James            Otsego, MN               5  09-00   68
Day 1: 5   09-00
133. James Mignanelli       Harmony, PA              5  09-00   68
Day 1: 5   09-00
135. Brian Hatfield         Spring City, TN          5  08-11   66
Day 1: 5   08-11
136. Tom Frink              Cartersville, GA         4  08-10   65
Day 1: 4   08-10
137. Troy Roder             Brookeland, TX           4  08-08   64
Day 1: 4   08-08
138. Jordan Osborne         Longview, TX             3  08-07   63
Day 1: 3   08-07
139. Steve York             Bronson, MI              4  08-06   62
Day 1: 4   08-06
140. William Pioch          Beckley, WV              4  08-05   61
Day 1: 4   08-05
141. Bradley Dortch         Atmore, AL               4  08-03   60
Day 1: 4   08-03
142. Scott Kerslake         Okeechobee, FL           2  08-02   59
Day 1: 2   08-02
143. Curt Mcguire Jr        Buchanan, TN             5  08-01   58
Day 1: 5   08-01
144. Lee Black              Moulton, AL              3  07-11   57
Day 1: 3   07-11
145. Darryl Halbert         Enoree, SC               4  07-09   56
Day 1: 4   07-09
146. Brian Tyler            Johnsonville, SC         3  07-09   55
Day 1: 3   07-09
147. Timothy Sisk           Kings Mtn, NC            4  07-08   54
Day 1: 4   07-08
148. Matt Becker            Finleyville, PA          4  07-07   53
Day 1: 4   07-07
149. Scott Siller           Milwaukee, WI            3  07-07   52
Day 1: 3   07-07
150. David Gaston           Sylacauga, AL            4  07-06   51
Day 1: 4   07-06
151. Denny Fiedler          Minnetonka, MN           4  07-03   50
Day 1: 4   07-03
152. Douglas Dulin          Apex, NC                 2  07-03   49
Day 1: 2   07-03
153. Hermilo Salgado        Artemus, KY              4  07-00   48
Day 1: 4   07-00
154. Darrell Pons           Earleton, FL             2  07-00   47
Day 1: 2   07-00
155. Chad Smith             Minnetonka, MN           4  06-15   46
Day 1: 4   06-15
156. Dave Frost             Mount Dora, FL           3  06-15   45
Day 1: 3   06-15
156. Mandel Pettus          Rocky Point, NY          3  06-15   45
Day 1: 3   06-15
158. Scott Ashmore          Broken Arrow, OK         3  06-13   43
Day 1: 3   06-13
159. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           3  06-09   42
Day 1: 3   06-09
160. John Pollard           Eclectic, AL             4  06-08   41
Day 1: 4   06-08
161. Linwood Shores         Powhatan, VA             3  06-08   40
Day 1: 3   06-08
162. Tim Arnold             Cullman, AL              4  06-07   39
Day 1: 4   06-07
163. Tom Huynh              Moorhead, MN             3  06-04   38
Day 1: 3   06-04
164. Shawn Hendrix          Sharpsburg, GA           3  06-01   37
Day 1: 3   06-01
165. Chris Ferguson         Wittensville, KY         3  06-00   36
Day 1: 3   06-00
166. Gabriel Keen           Caryville, TN            3  05-14   35
Day 1: 3   05-14
167. Wayne Hauser Jr        Mooresville, NC          2  05-13   34
Day 1: 2   05-13
168. Cody Detweiler         Orlando, FL              3  05-12   33
Day 1: 3   05-12
168. Willy Hicks            Chester, VA              3  05-12   33
Day 1: 3   05-12
170. Jonathan Carter        Glenburn, ME             3  05-11   31
Day 1: 3   05-11
171. Gregg Fogner           Conway, SC               3  05-11   30
Day 1: 3   05-11
172. Jamey Caldwell         Carthage, NC             3  05-09   29
Day 1: 3   05-09
173. Phillip Brannon        Sylacauga, AL            2  05-06   28
Day 1: 2   05-06
174. Sander Entus           Plantation, FL           3  05-05   27
Day 1: 3   05-05
174. Colby Robertson        Summerfield, FL          3  05-05   27
Day 1: 3   05-05
176. Kenny Johnson          Hogansville, GA          3  05-04   25
Day 1: 3   05-04
176. Matt Mattingly         Gravel Switch, KY        3  05-04   25
Day 1: 3   05-04
178. Scott King             Crescent City, FL        3  05-04   23
Day 1: 3   05-04
179. Dave Turner            Crystal River, FL        2  05-01   22
Day 1: 2   05-01
180. Andrew Iversen         Mound, MN                3  05-00   21
Day 1: 3   05-00
181. John Brazzell          Winter Garden, FL        2  04-13   20
Day 1: 2   04-13
181. Anthony Ford           New Smyrna, FL           2  04-13   20
Day 1: 2   04-13
183. Vernon Kemp            Umatilla, FL             1  04-10   18
Day 1: 1   04-10
184. Frank Ramsey           Spring Grove, IL         2  04-08   17
Day 1: 2   04-08
185. John Parker            Gaffney, SC              1  04-04   16
Day 1: 1   04-04
186. Jeff Mathews           Maitland, FL             2  04-00   15
Day 1: 2   04-00
187. Tim Frederick          Leesburg, FL             2  03-12   14
Day 1: 2   03-12
188. James Taylor Jr        Humboldt, TN             2  03-11   13
Day 1: 2   03-11
189. Russell Nixon          Rustburg, VA             2  03-10   12
Day 1: 2   03-10
190. Kotaro Kiriyama        Guntersville, AL         2  03-09   11
Day 1: 2   03-09
190. Jody Wilson            Blue Ridge, GA           2  03-09   11
Day 1: 2   03-09
192. Bill Hunter            Murfreesboro, TN         2  03-08    9
Day 1: 2   03-08
193. Tyler Morgan           Pine Grove, PA           2  03-04    8
Day 1: 2   03-04
194. Jerrod Albright        Kissimmee, FL            1  03-03    7
Day 1: 1   03-03
195. Marty Brown            Dalton, GA               2  03-01    6
Day 1: 2   03-01
196. Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT           1  02-14    5
Day 1: 1   02-14
197. Chris Hensley          Marbury, AL              2  02-09    4
Day 1: 2   02-09
198. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            1  02-03    3
Day 1: 1   02-03
199. Ronnie Getz            Sunman, IN               1  01-12    2
Day 1: 1   01-12
199. Terry Segraves         Kissimmee, FL            1  01-12    2
Day 1: 1   01-12
201. Ron Johnson            Chandler, AZ             1  01-11    0
Day 1: 1   01-11
202. Levi Wiget             Lakewood Ranch, FL       1  01-10    0
Day 1: 1   01-10
203. Allan Nail             Sand Springs, OK         1  01-09    0
Day 1: 1   01-09
204. Jerome Baird           Williamsburg, KY         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Hunter Bland           Ocala, FL                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Guy Eaker              Cherryville, NC          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Hunter Eubanks         Inman, SC                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Steven Foster Jr       Mc Alpin, FL             0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Wil Hardy II           Harlem, GA               0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Mitch Liss             Saint Cloud, FL          0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. J.R. McCay             Helen, GA                0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Brandon McMillan       Clewiston, FL            0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Shane Mills            Myrtle Beach, SC         0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Parker Mott            Winter Garden, FL        0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Toshinari Namiki       Tokyo JAPAN              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Kendall Newson         Decatur, GA              0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Kyle Sommer            Fort Wayne, IN           0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
204. Brad Staley            Pleasant Garden, NC      0  00-00    0
Day 1: 0   00-00
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
1       116       831      2085-12
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116       831      2085-12

2019 Basspro.com Bassmaster Eastern Open Lake Chickamauga 5/23-5/25
Chickamauga Lake, Dayton  TN.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 1
Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$

1.  Charles Fochtman       Moneta, VA               3  14-15  200
Day 1: 3   14-15
2.  Charlie Potts          Chattanooga, TN          3  13-09  199
Day 1: 3   13-09
3.  Travis Dehart          Greenville, SC           3  13-08  198
Day 1: 3   13-08
4.  Tripp Noojin           Bryant, AL               3  12-11  197
Day 1: 3   12-11
5.  Steve Robbins          Piketon, OH              3  11-09  196
Day 1: 3   11-09
6.  Thomas Abraham         Winchester, TN           3  11-08  195
Day 1: 3   11-08
7.  Bobby Drinnon          Rogersville, TN          3  10-15  194
Day 1: 3   10-15
8.  Don Bible II           Knoxville, TN            3  10-12  193
Day 1: 3   10-12
8.  Jeffrey Worth          Longwood, FL             3  10-12  193
Day 1: 3   10-12
10. Matt Pretzel           Waconia, MN              3  10-10  191
Day 1: 3   10-10
11. Gus Kneidinger         Prospect, PA             2  10-01  190
Day 1: 2   10-01
12. Brandon Blalock        Newnan, GA               2  09-13  189
Day 1: 2   09-13
13. Robert Gibson          Niota, TN                3  09-09  188
Day 1: 3   09-09
14. Chad Schroeder         Zephyrhills, FL          3  09-07  187
Day 1: 3   09-07
15. John Goul              Philadelphia, MS         1  09-07  186
Day 1: 1   09-07
16. Justin Leet            Bartlett, TN             3  09-02  185
Day 1: 3   09-02
17. Jeff Farmer            Jacksonville, NC         3  09-01  184
Day 1: 3   09-01
18. John Goebel            Lumberton, TX            3  09-00  183
Day 1: 3   09-00
19. Robert Bruguiere       Mechanicsville, VA       3  08-15  182
Day 1: 3   08-15
20. William Johnson        Hurricane Mills, TN      3  08-12  181
Day 1: 3   08-12
20. Jay West               Canton, GA               3  08-12  181
Day 1: 3   08-12
22. Lance Pemble           Leesburg, FL             3  08-10  179
Day 1: 3   08-10
23. Benjie Seaborn         Guin, AL                 3  08-05  178
Day 1: 3   08-05
23. Craig Wright           Rustburg, VA             3  08-05  178
Day 1: 3   08-05
25. Ross Rhodes            Paw Paw, MI              3  08-01  176
Day 1: 3   08-01
26. Mark Hill              River, VA                3  07-13  175
Day 1: 3   07-13
26. Steven Roosen          Charlotte, NC            3  07-13  175
Day 1: 3   07-13
26. Brian West             Gloucester, VA           3  07-13  175
Day 1: 3   07-13
29. Austin Baskette        Leesburg, FL             3  07-11  172
Day 1: 3   07-11
30. Ryan Bowman            Seneca, SC               3  07-07  171
Day 1: 3   07-07
30. Gary Hall              Delbarton, WV            3  07-07  171
Day 1: 3   07-07
32. John Vest              Cloverdale, VA           3  07-06  169
Day 1: 3   07-06
33. James Southeard        Scottsboro, AL           3  07-05  168
Day 1: 3   07-05
34. Mike Spears            Jasper, AL               3  07-04  167
Day 1: 3   07-04
35. Kenneth Lodwick        Dandridge, TN            1  07-04  166
Day 1: 1   07-04
36. Mike Hair              Erwin, NC                3  07-03  165
Day 1: 3   07-03
37. Johnny Bigger II       Spring Hill, FL          3  07-01  164
Day 1: 3   07-01
37. Larry Maring           Minneola, FL             3  07-01  164
Day 1: 3   07-01
39. Jason Rice             Swannanoa, NC            3  07-00  162
Day 1: 3   07-00
39. Craig Saylor           Oak Hill, OH             3  07-00  162
Day 1: 3   07-00
41. Roger Holtsclaw        New Tazewell, TN         2  07-00  160
Day 1: 2   07-00
42. Tom Helton             Charleston, TN           3  06-15  159
Day 1: 3   06-15
43. Barry Brandt Jr.       Newport News, VA         2  06-15  158
Day 1: 2   06-15
44. Bob Bakewell           Orlando, FL              3  06-14  157
Day 1: 3   06-14
44. Rex Oneal              Fayetteville, TN         3  06-14  157
Day 1: 3   06-14
44. Bradley Sterner        Manchester, PA           3  06-14  157
Day 1: 3   06-14
47. Bobby Bakewell         Orlando, FL              3  06-13  154
Day 1: 3   06-13
47. Matthew Mccarthy       Marysville, OH           3  06-13  154
Day 1: 3   06-13
47. Chris Nail             Chandler, OK             3  06-13  154
Day 1: 3   06-13
47. Robert Ramsey          Hubert, NC               3  06-13  154
Day 1: 3   06-13
51. Larry Inman            Greensboro, NC           3  06-12  150
Day 1: 3   06-12
51. Karl Youngblood        Wetumpka, AL             3  06-12  150
Day 1: 3   06-12
53. Chaz Carrington        Suffolk, VA              3  06-11  148
Day 1: 3   06-11
54. Hiroyuki Watanabe      Fuji Shizuoka JAPAN      3  06-11  147
Day 1: 3   06-11
55. Jonathan Barnette      Jasper, AL               3  06-10  146
Day 1: 3   06-10
55. Carl Hunter            Snellville, GA           3  06-10  146
Day 1: 3   06-10
57. Timothy Kidwell        Florence, KY             3  06-08  144
Day 1: 3   06-08
58. Mike Eldridge          Blairsville, PA          3  06-07  143
Day 1: 3   06-07
58. John Sturdivant        Obion, TN                3  06-07  143
Day 1: 3   06-07
58. Jason Sturgill         Big Stone Gap, VA        3  06-07  143
Day 1: 3   06-07
61. Paul Coburn            Pewaukee, WI             3  06-06  140
Day 1: 3   06-06
61. John Duarte Jr         Middle River, MD         3  06-06  140
Day 1: 3   06-06
61. Alec Morrison          Peru, NY                 3  06-06  140
Day 1: 3   06-06
61. Kelvin Young           Guntersville, AL         3  06-06  140
Day 1: 3   06-06
65. Jamie Ferdarko         Dubois, PA               2  06-05  136
Day 1: 2   06-05
66. Jonathan Dietz         Corry, PA                3  06-04  135
Day 1: 3   06-04
66. Kibbee Mccoy           Knoxville, TN            3  06-04  135
Day 1: 3   06-04
66. Tim Watkins            Trussville, AL           3  06-04  135
Day 1: 3   06-04
69. Stephen Davis          Blacksburg, VA           3  06-03  132
Day 1: 3   06-03
70. Keith Honeycutt        Temple, TX               3  06-03  131
Day 1: 3   06-03
71. Danny Whaley           Kodak, TN                3  06-00  130
Day 1: 3   06-00
72. Eric Andrews           Davenport, FL            3  05-15  129
Day 1: 3   05-15
72. James Howell           Lake Villa, IL           3  05-15  129
Day 1: 3   05-15
74. Alex Prince            Blue Ridge, GA           3  05-14  127
Day 1: 3   05-14
75. Michael Bankes         Jacksonville, NC         3  05-13  126
Day 1: 3   05-13
76. George Cox             Avondale Estates, GA     3  05-12  125
Day 1: 3   05-12
76. Jeffery Lawrence       Spooner, WI              3  05-12  125
Day 1: 3   05-12
76. Chuck Thurlow          Auburn, AL               3  05-12  125
Day 1: 3   05-12
79. George Lauster Jr      Gold Hill, NC            2  05-12  122
Day 1: 2   05-12
80. Jerry Gallogly Jr      North Tazewell, VA       3  05-10  121
Day 1: 3   05-10
80. Dave Ramey             Kingsport, TN            3  05-10  121
Day 1: 3   05-10
82. Clinton Lacinak Jr     Homosassa, FL            2  05-09  119
Day 1: 2   05-09
83. Jesse Buss             Pennsburg, PA            2  05-08  118
Day 1: 2   05-08
84. Mark Frickman          Reidsville, NC           3  05-07  117
Day 1: 3   05-07
84. Don Harvey             Franklin, TN             3  05-07  117
Day 1: 3   05-07
84. Jon Jezierski          Troy, MI                 3  05-07  117
Day 1: 3   05-07
87. David Booth            Erin, TN                 2  05-06  114
Day 1: 2   05-06
88. Doug Fowler            Charleston, TN           3  05-05  113
Day 1: 3   05-05
89. Curtis Hall II         Lenore, WV               2  05-05  112
Day 1: 2   05-05
89. Jeff Spurgeon          Harriman, TN             2  05-05  112
Day 1: 2   05-05
91. Julien Raymond         Wendover CANADA          3  05-04  110
Day 1: 3   05-04
92. Jim Opetaia-Williamson Dunnellon, FL            2  05-04  109
Day 1: 2   05-04
93. Trey Grow III          Mechanicsville, VA       3  05-01  108
Day 1: 3   05-01
94. Rick Hamer             Charleston, WV           2  05-01  107
Day 1: 2   05-01
94. Buck Hilliard Jr.      Peachtree City, GA       2  05-01  107
Day 1: 2   05-01
96. Todd Lee               Jasper, AL               3  04-14  105
Day 1: 3   04-14
97. Bret Giaudrone         Edwardsville, IL         1  04-11  104
Day 1: 1   04-11
98. Sakae Ushio            Tonawanda, NY            2  04-10  103
Day 1: 2   04-10
98. James Wold             Wellington, FL           2  04-10  103
Day 1: 2   04-10
100. Jerry Britt            Barhamsville, VA         2  04-09  101
Day 1: 2   04-09
101. Eulon Lee Jr.          Eclectic, AL             2  04-07  100
Day 1: 2   04-07
102. Scott Waters           Saint Cloud, FL          2  04-06   99
Day 1: 2   04-06
103. Dennis Akers           South Portsmouth, KY     2  04-05   98
Day 1: 2   04-05
104. John Wiese             Charlotte, NC            2  04-03   97
Day 1: 2   04-03
105. Skyler Anderson        Harlem, GA               2  04-02   96
Day 1: 2   04-02
105. Mike Toney             Blacksburg, VA           2  04-02   96
Day 1: 2   04-02
107. Michael Carroll        Murphy, NC               2  04-01   94
Day 1: 2   04-01
107. Randy Gardner          Titus, AL                2  04-01   94
Day 1: 2   04-01
107. Christopher Luburich   Honesdale, PA            2  04-01   94
Day 1: 2   04-01
110. Joe Stewart            Jacksonville, NC         1  03-15   91
Day 1: 1   03-15
111. Rodney Manson          Glen Burnie, MD          2  03-14   90
Day 1: 2   03-14
112. Cj King                Ocala, FL                1  03-14   89
Day 1: 1   03-14
113. Nick Bagnato           Madison, MS              2  03-13   88
Day 1: 2   03-13
113. David Pechacek         Champlin, MN             2  03-13   88
Day 1: 2   03-13
115. William Anderson       Dunlap, TN               2  03-11   86
Day 1: 2   03-11
115. Paul Palmer            Madisonville, TN         2  03-11   86
Day 1: 2   03-11
117. Chad Bushnaq           Buffalo, NY              2  03-10   84
Day 1: 2   03-10
118. Barry Burford          Charlotte, NC            3  03-08   83
Day 1: 3   03-08
119. David Eden             Adams, TN                2  03-08   82
Day 1: 2   03-08
119. Tom Sutton             Bidwell, OH              2  03-08   82
Day 1: 2   03-08
119. Andrew Thomasson       Dublin, VA               2  03-08   82
Day 1: 2   03-08
122. Regan Coffey           Richmond, VA             2  03-06   79
Day 1: 2   03-06
122. Bruce Faulkner         Seneca, SC               2  03-06   79
Day 1: 2   03-06
122. Todd Walters           Summerville, SC          2  03-06   79
Day 1: 2   03-06
125. Donnie Bowman          Quinton, VA              2  03-05   76
Day 1: 2   03-05
125. David Lawson           Williamtown AUSTRALIA    2  03-05   76
Day 1: 2   03-05
125. Michael Morris         Hubert, NC               2  03-05   76
Day 1: 2   03-05
125. William Powers         Kissimmee, FL            2  03-05   76
Day 1: 2   03-05
129. Russ Brenner           Burlington, NC           1  03-05   72
Day 1: 1   03-05
130. Jon  Ear               Easley, SC               2  03-04   71
Day 1: 2   03-04
131. Jeff Keever            Tignall, GA

ony Brewer & Scott Faulkner Win Catt Yadkin High Rock Lake, NC May 18, 2019

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ony Brewer & Scott Faulkner Win Catt Yadkin High Rock Lake, NC May 18, 2019
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Next Yadkin CATT is this coming Saturday May 25 at High Rock launching from Tamarac Marina! This will be the 2019 Yadkin Spring Final and you had to enter 2 Yadkin Qualifiers to be able to enter the Spring Final!

Derek Livingston & Andrew Wallace win the Yadkin Points and will fish the Final Free and receive 2 Yadkin Spring Point Winner Plaques!

Tony Brewer & Scott Faulkner brought in 5 High Rock bass weighing up at 23.63 lbs good enough to take home the win and $850.00!

2nd went to Scott Henley & Robert Mixon with 22.23 lbs!

Lucas & Phillip Hedrick 3rd with 21.98 lbs!

Jeremy Talbert & Todd Haynes earned a $50 Gift Certificate from Wacky Riggers!

 

Big Total Total
 23 Teams Fish Weight Winnings Points
Tony Brewer – Scott Faulker 0.00 23.63 $850.00 110
Scott Henley – Robert Mixon 7.09 22.23 $494.00 109
Phillip & Lucas Hedrick 7.20 21.98 $411.00 108
Dwayne Hughes – Stan Gobbel 0.00 21.70 $120.00 107
Todd Haynes – Jeremy Talbert 0.00 21.42 $50.00 106
Marty Williams – Todd Walters 0.00 21.31 105
Steve Sink – Tony Foster 0.00 20.20 104
Danny Nifong – Dale Surrett 5.30 17.63 103
Derek Livingston – Andrew Wallace 0.00 15.29 102
Kevin Burrage – Patrick Burrage 0.00 14.84 101
Mike Ray – Orlando Giles 0.00 14.50 100
Noah Beck – Ben Renos 0.00 14.35 99
Kevin Farley – Landon Farley 0.00 14.09 98
Kirby Moffitt – Spencer Moffitt 4.20 13.99 97
Zac Gooch 0.00 13.77 96
Ladd & Landon Wicker 0.00 13.59 95
John Lancaster – Thomas Carroll 0.00 13.17 94
John Ritchie – Bryant Gobble 0.00 12.61 93
Hutson Hatfield 0.00 5.07 92
Maser Collier – Mike Collier 0.00 0.00 91
Jarett Albright – Chirs Albright 0.00 0.00 91
Hunter Harwood – Randy File 0.00 0.00 91
Brian File – Jeff Davis 0.00 0.00 91
Total Entrys $1,840.00
BONUS $ $500.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,875.00
Yadkin Spring 2019 Final Fund $385.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2019 Yadkin Spring Final Fund Total $2,305.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund Total $5,615.00

Gill Pro Angler Profile: Fred Roumbanis MLF Angler Chooses Gill for Versatility and Excellence in Tournament Wear

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Gill Pro Angler Profile: Fred Roumbanis MLF Angler Chooses Gill for Versatility and Excellence in Tournament Wear

Gill Pro Angler Profile: Fred Roumbanis

MLF Angler Chooses Gill for Versatility and Excellence in Tournament Wear

Buford, GA (May 23, 2019) – Among Gill’s diverse roster of pro bass anglers representing the B.A.S.S. Elite Series, FLW, and Major League Fishing (MLF), is Fred “Boom Boom” Roumbanis. Now fishing the MLF, Roumbanis has four wins, 23 top 10s, and 40 Top 20s – with $1.5 million in career winnings—to his credit.

“Not only is Fred one of the best pro bass anglers on the water,” says Tim Golden, U.S. National Sales Manager, Gill Fishing. “He’s an excellent promoter and has a very keen sense for contributing product design ideas that can help us continue to excel at making the best fishing wear on the water.”

Golden continues: “The fact that we have Fred on our team is a testament to the quality and confidence these anglers have in Gill. I have worked closely with Roumbanis, and I can tell you he only expects top quality products. We are honored he chose Gill.”

Although this is Roumbanis’ first year with Gill, he’s already been through many winter and spring events in the apparel, ultimately putting it through the challenging real-world tests that pro bass anglers face each and every day.

“Gill wear is simply the best apparel in our sport,” says Roumbanis. “From the Tournament Jacket and Bib Trousers I’ve been wearing to the layering technologies that kept me warm this winter—to the Expedition shorts and various gloves options—there’s simply nothing like Gill apparel available for anglers elsewhere.”

In particular, Roumbanis points out he was very pleased with the Vortex hood in the Tournament Jacket. “Any other jacket hood is going to pull at your neck when you’re running around. The wind blows through the Vortex hood and you can leave it on loosely, hat on, everything… I was cruising at 65 or 70 mph with absolutely no problems in the rain and staying absolutely dry. Plus, the sleeves are a little longer so they aren’t restricting when you’re casting; instead, you just stay really comfortable. Same thing with the Tournament Bib Trousers—they were super comfortable and kept me dry.”

Roumbanis is also a fan of the men’s Hybrid Down Jacket, which he says gave him the right level of layering and warmth under the Tournament Jacket during his winter tournament schedule. “While it’s a great jacket to keep you warm, it’s also sporty and makes the perfect looking jacket to wear when going out to dinner. That’s pretty cool.”

“The gloves are awesome, too—and they have so many different types to choose from. There are options to wear when I’m running in the boat, options to wear fishing, to models that provide excellent sun protection.”

While Roumbanis has been extremely pleased with all the Gill apparel he’s been wearing, he’s super excited for next generation products which he will start wearing soon, too. “Everything I’ve seen in the new Fusion suit looks absolutely incredible and I can’t wait to wear it on tour. It’s really hard for me to believe that Gill has made something even better than the Tournament family wear but apparently that’s the case.”

To learn more about Gill’s fishing rainwear and additional apparel, visit www.gillfishing.com.

CHESAPEAKE BAY READIES FOR WEEKEND OF FLW YOUTH BASS-FISHING TOURNAMENTS

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CHESAPEAKE BAY 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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BEL AIR, Md. (May 21, 2019) – Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) is set to visit Harford County next week, May 31- June 1, with the YETI FLW College Fishing tournament at the Chesapeake Bay presented by Bass Pro Shops and the Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Open at the Chesapeake Bay presented by Costa. The tournaments, hosted by Visit Harford, 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.

“The fishing has been really good on the Chesapeake Bay,” said FLW Tour pro Kurt Mitchell of Milford, Delaware, who has two top-10 finishes in FLW competition. “There isn’t a ton of grass at the moment, but by the time the tournament rolls around the pads and grass will be coming up. Lately they’ve been catching them off of wood and docks. I think the pads will be a big deal, and the grass is always a big player – especially in the Susquehanna Flats.

“The one thing about the Flats is that there are plenty of bass up there but you can spend all day up there and never find them,” Mitchell continued. “The Northeast River has the most bass in it, and it’s easy to catch them. I think both areas will see a lot of competitors in these two events.”

Mitchell predicted that reaction baits would be a strong choice for tournament anglers – swimjigs, ChatterBaits and buzzbaits – and said that if the pads were ready a frog could come into play.

“If I were fishing, I’d have a bluegill-patterned swimjig tied on with a Strike King Rage Menace trailer,” Mitchell said. “The key will be finding the milfoil and hydrilla – the right type of grass.”

Mitchell went on to predict that the winning teams would need to bring 23 to 25 pounds to the scale.

“The Chesapeake Bay has some really big bass in it – I’ve caught a few 30+ pound five-bass limits there,” Mitchell said. “Somebody is going to get on them and I think we’ll see some big bass in these events.”

The college anglers will kick off competition on Friday, May 31, at 6:30 a.m. EDT at Flying Point Park, located at 511 Kennard Ave. in Havre de Grace, Maryland. The weigh-in will be held at the park on Friday at 2:30 p.m. The high school anglers will then compete on Saturday, June 1, launching at 6 a.m. from the park and weighing in at 2:30 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 Potomac River and Marbury, Maryland, will play host to the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship, June 4-6, 2019.

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 2019 High School Fishing National Championship on Pickwick Lake in June. 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.

Old Style is New AgainThe Jaw Jacker Balsa Crankbaitby Bruce Callis Jr

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Old Style is New AgainThe Jaw Jacker Balsa Crankbaitby Bruce Callis Jr

Old Style is New Again
The Jaw Jacker Balsa Crankbait
by Bruce Callis Jr

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Crankbaits are some of the best lures to catch bass, and especially big bass. But what makes a good crankbait? The paint scheme? The hooks? The lip? Or what it is made of? Actually, it is a combination of a lot of things. The main thing is the body and what it is made of, for different design shapes and materials create the action of the bait.
Prior to the introduction of fishing lures made from balsa, baits were made from hardwoods. They worked great and were durable, but they lacked the desired life-like swimming action. And then came balsa wood and lures took on a new life.

Balsa wood comes from the very fast growing balsa tree which is grown almost exclusively within the rain forests of South America. It is a super light softwood that has very low moisture content and proves tremendous buoyancy in water. While this is in many ways a perfect material to replicate the authentic action of bait fish, it also requires the lure be weighted or combined with other hardwood strips to provide stability of flotation and enhanced durability so that the lure can be easily casted.
I attended the East Tennessee Fishing Show and got to meet Rob Cochran of Jaw Jacker Lures. They are handcrafted using only the finest components, such as AAA Balsa, Lexan and Circuit Board for their lips and bodies. He explained the difference in balsa baits to hard plastics and how balsa baits can outshine all others at times. Their unique ability to back up quickly can produce some bone crushing strikes and help the bait work in and through laydowns much easier. He also explained that balsa baits are also a little more fragile than plastic baits, so do not smack them off the water to try to clean off grass or slime. Doing so could result in breaking the bill off the crankbait or even splitting the body itself. The rounded body baits are the shallowest running while the flat sided baits tend to run the deepest.

With all this in mind, I gave them a real workout, putting them through some of the best test, and sometimes worse fishing conditions. I through them downed wood, hitting and deflecting off so many limbs, and allowing the bait to back up when I got it hung. I put it in the rocks, bouncing back off them, and let the bait do its best action. I only managed to get hung up twice, both times in some thick brush I probably shouldn’t have been in with a crankbait, but also knowing it is something bass probably hadn’t seen before there.

I never had to tune the baits during my testing, as they ran true and straight, but I had my needle-nose pliers ready to adjust or tune them by making a slight bend of the eyelet to the right or left just a fraction of an inch. If it runs to the left, bend it ever so slightly to the right and if it runs to the right, bend to the left. Remember to take your time and make small adjustments, even if it means doing it multiple times.
Jaw Jacker Lures is a family owned company, founded in 1990, that builds custom handmade balsa lures for a variety of fisherman all over the world and strive to build the best lure that can be produced, You can find them on Facebook at Jawjacker handmade balsa crankbaits, www.JawJackerLures.com or by calling them at 865-986-9871.

I had never given it much thought, thinking that crankbaits were all the same material wise and that the new plastic versions were the best. But getting reintroduced to balsa reopened my eyes to see that there is a place for both in my tackle box. There is a time and a place for both. Now to get back on the water and get some hawgs! Tight lines and happy fishing!

Crist/Black Win Castaway Anglers Buggs Island May 19,2019

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Crist/Black Win Castaway Anglers Buggs Island May 19,2019
Congrats to Crist/Black for their first place finish with 15.85lbs; Davis/Martin finished second place with 12 lbs and had big fish with a 5.4 lb large mouth; and Coffer/Coffer finished third with 11.25 lbs. We had a good turnout with 16 boats and a nice sunny, hot day to fish. Lots of fish were caught and we had a good time. Our next tournament is a club tournament Sunday June 2nd at Philpott Lake out of Phillpott Lake Marina (near dam) from 6AM to 3PM. Hope to see everybody there.
Jimmy
Buggs Island Results

Crist/Black – 15.85 lbs

Davis/Martin – 12.00 lbs   Big Fish – 5.40 lbs

Coffer/Coffer – 11.25 lbs

Wood/Harris – 11.05 lbs

Johnson/Chapman – 9.85 lbs

Goolsby/Goolsby – 9.40 lbs

Dalton/Owens – 9.25 lbs

Taylor/Connelly – 9.00 lbs

Tyree/Taylor – 7.65 lbs

Thomas/Slayton – 5.95 lbs

Mayhew/Funk – 5.90 lbs

Slagle/Gore – 5.40 lbs

Millner – 5.30 lbs

Orange/Walker – 4.45 lbs

Lankford – 1.75 lbs

Castaway Anglers LLC 2019

Team                        Leesville     Anna    Claytor  Buggs  Philpott  Smith Mt.   Leesville   Total

Wood/Harris               100             60          80         80                                                            320

Tyree/Taylor                 70              80         65         55                                                            270

Coffer/Coffer                  45              45        70         85                                                           245

Johnson/Chapman           35           35           95        75                                                           240

Davis/Martin                  55              0           85         95                                                           235

Millner                           25            100         60         35                                                           220

Funk/Perez                      85               0         75         45                                                           205

Thomas/Slayton             40              75         40         50                                                           205

Taylor/Connelly             50              40         45          60                                                          195

Goolsby/Moon                30              50         35          70                                                         185

Orange/Walker               60             30          55         30                                                          175

Slagle/Gore                     25              55         50          40                                                         170

Dalton/Owens                                               100          65                                                        165

Atkins/Atkins                  85             75          —                                                                        160

Lankford                         65              65         —            25                                                         155

Crist                                                                              100                                                       100

Kluender                         90              —           —                                                                          90

Langford/Davis                0              90                           0                                                          90

McCoy/Weeks                 0              90                                                                                        90

Costa                               75                                                                                                         75

Jordan                               25                                                                                                       25

Witt/Goff                          25                                                                                                       25

Wright/Wright                                    0                                                                                         0

Aaron Martens Rides Deep Drop-Shot to Win at Table Rock

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Aaron Martens Rides Deep Drop-Shot to Win at Table Rock
MLF pro Aaron Martens connected with 50 fish for 86 pounds, 4 ounces today, claiming the Championship trophy at the Bass Pro Tour Stage Six on Missouri’s Table Rock Lake.
Aaron Martens Rides Deep Drop-Shot to Win at Table Rock
BRANSON, Mo. (May 22, 2019) – If you ask Major League Fishing® (MLF) pro Aaron Martens what his least-favorite technique is, he’ll giggle and tell you “Drop-shotting, bro.” It’s a running joke that the West Coast native has maintained for several years, claiming that he’d much rather be flipping a creature bait swimming jig, all the while racking up win after win using a technique he helped pioneer.
Martens can now add 100,000 more reasons to love the drop-shot.
Methodically plinking his way around a series of offshore brushpiles and flooded cedar trees in the main stem White River on Table Rock Lake, Martens connected with 50 fish for 86 pounds, 4 ounces, running away with the Championship Round of the Bass Pro Tour Berkley Stage Six Presented by TrueTimber and claiming a $100,000 paycheck (plus his first MLF championship trophy).
And he did it in true “A-Mart” fashion. While first-period leader Andy Montgomery watched his shad-spawn bite flame out in the second period, Martens kept a steady fish-catching pace from lines in to lines out, starting the morning connecting with multiple fish on a spinnerbait and swimbait between Moonshine Beach and Indian Point before picking up the drop-shot rod in the second period.
Martens stayed in the same area throughout the rest of the day, battling the wind and current while repeatedly dropping a Roboworm to fish he was seeing on his electronics and putting 34-14 on SCORETERACKER® in Period 1, adding 33-12 in Period 2 and holding on to the lead through the final period with 14 fish for 14-7.
“I spent my whole practice graphing,” Martens admitted. “I figured if I could find more waypoints and schools, that’s how I should spend my time. I knew every day the fish were going to change, but I had my graphs pretty dialed in where I can see fish in the trees, and see if they’re a bass, a white bass or shad. I know the bluff walls were a big deal, but I just felt better about what I had deeper.”
Montgomery Bet on Shad Spawn
Montgomery came out of the gate like he would run away with the trophy, thanks to the same morning shad spawn he had exploited all week long. Montgomery piled up 49-13 in the first period to open up a 15-pound lead on Martens and the rest of the field. But Period 2 proved to be the difference-maker of the day: Montgomery put only 8-11 on SCORETRACKER in 2 ½ hours, and could only keep working his docks as Martens overtook him with 30 minutes left in the period.
MLF pro Andy Montgomery finished second in the Bass Pro Tour Championship Round, also catching 50 scoreable bass. His weight totaled 77-14. (click to enlarge/download)
The South Carolina pro finally gave up on his dock pattern as the third period started, picking up a flipping stick and locating better-quality fish: five of his 10 fish in the final 2 ½ hours were 2 pounds or more, allowing Montgomery to stay within distant striking distance of Martens.
“There were a lot of signs that told me (I should’ve changed), but I just couldn’t quite pull the trigger soon enough,” Montgomery admitted. “I caught them so good (in the Knockout Round), but most of that was largemouth. Today, it was all spotted bass on those docks. I didn’t think that those largemouth could’ve moved out that fast, but I guess they did. I had a good third period flipping, but I wish I’d done it in the second period.”
Table Rock Showed Out
Although Table Rock is one of the most well-known tournament venues in the country, the six days of Bass Pro Tour competition showed this impoundment of the White River in a whole different – record breaking – light. Some of the most notable numbers from the week:
*    6,078 fish were put on SCORETRACKER
*    Total weight on SCORETRACKER for the field for the event was 9,815-2
*    Martens’ total weight for four rounds was a record 283-4
*    Cliff Pace weighed in a record 179 fish
Championship Notes
Martens’ victory is his 11th tour-level win. It’s also Martens’ first win in the MLF catch/weigh/immediate-release format.
Jeff Sprague took over the Points Championship lead with another strong event: Sprague has 417 points, followed by Edwin Evers with 414.

Stage Six Results
To see final results for Stage Six, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com and click “results.”

Scott Smith & Tony Woodard Win CATT Old North Jordan Lake, May 18,2019

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Next Old North CATT is June 8 at Kerr Lake! The Old North Points Race is tight! Next year we will go back to a 7 Qualifier format at the Old North! The Old North Points Winners will receivee free entry to all 2020 Old North Qualifiers which is a $1,120.00 value!

Scott Smith & Tony Woodard weigh in a heavy 5 bass limit weighing up at 28.12 lbs! Add in the BF at 7.43 lbs and they took home $2,717.00!

Mikey Marchant & Bradley Mclaurin 2nd with 23.57 lbs!

Brian West & Jonathan Holloway 3rd with 22.79 lbs!

 Todd Sumner & Chuck Bolton 4th 22.53 lbs!

Chase & Tony Stanley 5th 20.86 lbs!

Big Total Total
32 Teams Fish Weight Winnings Points
Scott Smith / Tony Woodard 7.43 28.12 $2,717.00 110
Bradley McLaurin / Mikey Marchant 6.57 23.57 $825.00 109
Jonathan Holloway / Brian West 6.38 22.79 $855.00 108
Todd Sumner / Chuck Bolton 5.97 22.53 $465.00 107
Tony & Chase Stanley 6.79 20.86 $318.00 106
Cody Amen / Colin Ford 4.95 20.71 $175.00 105
Tom Saywell / Bradd Carrao 6.04 20.47 104
Rick Dunstan / Josh Huff 4.76 18.57 103
Jeff Shaw / James Richmond 5.94 17.67 102
Tommy Marrow / Dennis Reedy 4.77 16.62 101
Jeff Brown / Ron  Johnson 4.53 16.26 100
Rich Z / Jamie Olive 4.07 15.66 99
Charles Stewart / Matt Dean 5.29 15.26 98
Todd Staker / Scott Woodson 3.50 15.24 97
Chad Craven / Ben Cannon 3.65 14.85 96
Alec & Richard Lower 4.42 14.67 95
Keith & Dennis Allen 5.77 14.27 94
Johnny & William Howard 5.63 14.00 93
John McClland / Eric Schell 4.49 13.32 92
Richard & Hunter Petty 3.65 12.79 91
Jordan & Mark Young 2.74 11.04 90
Mark Antonelli / Chris Inscoe 0.00 9.01 89
Mike Cole / Vinson Nettles 0.00 8.92 88
Terry Gibbons / Ronnie Thompson 4.08 8.19 87
Tery Amen 0.00 7.23 86
Randy Black / Mikey Anderson 0.00 5.75 85
Kyle Romhor / Tim Cantwell 0.00 1.78 84
Jeremy Sabo 0.00 0.00 83
Eric Stainback 0.00 0.00 83
Trevor Hulmam 0.00 0.00 83
Mike White 0.00 0.00 83
Zack Davenport  / Wesley Tucker 0.00 0.00 83
Total Entrys $5,120.00
BONUS $ $1,020.00
Total Paid At Ramp $5,355.00
Old North 2019 Spring Final Fund $490.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2019 Old North Spring Final Fund Total $3,150.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund Total $5,565.00

ALABAMA’S QUAINTANCE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON PICKWICK LAKE

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ALABAMA’S QUAINTANCE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE TOURNAMENT ON PICKWICK LAKE

Belden’s Gable Claims Co-Angler Title

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IUKA, Miss. (May 20, 2019) – Boater Chris Quaintance of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mississippi Division tournament on Pickwick Lake Saturday with five bass weighing 21 pounds, 5 ounces. Quaintance netted $4,119 for his victory.

Quaintance said he put between 10 and 15 keepers in the boat during the event and weighed all largemouth.

“I started out the day mid-lake, rotating between a long point that had a little brush at the end of it in 6 to 8 feet of water, and 2 or 3 patches of weed beds 200 yards toward the shoreline,” said Quaintance, who notched his second win as a boater in BFL competition on Pickwick Lake. “I got two good keepers off the point and two from the weed beds. My fourth fish ended up being my heaviest – about 6½ pounds.”

Quaintance used a few different baits to catch his fish – a ¼-ounce, pearl-colored Strike King Swim Jig with a pearl craw trailer, and a 3/8-ounce, green-pumpkin Mean Mouth Pro Rocker Jig with a 3.75-inch Yamamoto Custom Baits Flappin’ Hawg of the same color. He said the 6½-pounder came off a 7-inch, green-pumpkin NetBait T-Mac Straight Tail worm.

“I had a limit by about 8:30 (a.m.) and decided to make a run upstream to an area where I thought I could get a big fish, but someone was on it,” continued Quaintance. “I ended up going to a secondary deal around Koger Island that I hadn’t planned on fishing, but had caught some good ones at before. I caught a 4½-pounder on the Mean Mouth jig, which culled out my smallest fish and really sealed the deal.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Chris Quaintance, Muscle Shoals, Ala., five bass, 21-5, $4,119

2nd:         Christopher Whitehead, Tupelo, Miss., five bass, 19-15, $2,259

3rd:          Jimmy Washam, Covington, Tenn., five bass, 19-14, $1,474

4th:          Heath Gilmore, Meridian, Miss., five bass, 19-4, $1,211

5th:          Steve Hughes, Mooreville, Miss., five bass, 18-3, $824

6th:          Bryan Dowdy, Florence, Ala., five bass, 18-0, $755

7th:          Brian White, Pontotoc, Miss., five bass, 16-14, $686

8th:          Bryan Waldon, Falkner, Miss., five bass, 16-11, $618

9th:          Andrew Clayton, Westpoint, Tenn., five bass, 16-7, $549

10th:        Brandon Perkins, Counce, Tenn., five bass, 15-15, $456

10th:        Charles Crouch, Waterloo, Ala., four bass, 15-15, $1,021

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Crouch caught a bass weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $565.

Connor Gable of Belden, Mississippi, won the Co-angler Division and $2,059 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 15 pounds, 7 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Connor Gable, Belden, Miss., five bass, 15-7, $2,059

2nd:         Randy Hill, Athens, Ala., five bass, 15-5, $1,280

3rd:          Keith Whipple, Iuka, Miss., five bass, 15-4, $737

4th:          Dalton Steele, Cherokee, Ala., four bass, 14-2, $762

5th:          Daniel Corkern, Florence, Miss., five bass, 13-13, $412

6th:          Matthew Berry, Florence, Ala., five bass, 13-5, $378

7th:          Hunter Beal, Beech Bluff, Tenn., five bass, 13-2, $343

8th:          Clint Horton, Falkner, Miss., five bass, 12-15, $309

9th:          Ron Creasy, Florence, Ala., three bass, 12-13, $275

10th:        Anthony Rasberry, New Albany, Miss., five bass, 12-2, $240

Steele caught the heaviest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 8 pounds, 15 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $282.

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 in Guntersville, Alabama, presented by Mercury. 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 2019 BFL All-American will be held May 30-June 1 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Commissioners of Charles County. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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

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