Three Of The Deadliest Ways To Fish A Creature Bait – MTB

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May 13, 2019

Three Of The Deadliest Ways To Fish A Creature Bait

They look like something from outer space with all sorts of tentacles and flappers that make all the right moves to entice bass into biting. Creature baits come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes that make you wonder if these lures are a genetic mutation of a plastic worm or crawfish or the hybrid offspring of a tube bait and plastic grub. The versatility of these soft plastic baits allows you to fish the lures a variety of ways. Here are three techniques you can employ to catch bass with creature baits.

1) Creature Baits On The T-Rig

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Texas rigging a creature bait lets you flip the lure to targets such as docks or thick bushes. Impale the lure on a 4/0 or 5/0 hook and match it with a 1/4- or 3/8-ounce bullet sinker. After flipping the lure to a target, you can let the creature bait do its own thing on the initial fall. The curly appendages, flappers and fins of the creature bait create undulating action and a tantalizing fall that bass in the cover have a hard time resisting. If a bass ignores the lure on the initial fall, hop the creature a couple of times to trigger strikes.

2) Carolina Rigging A Creature Bait

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Dragging a creature on a Carolina rig along the bottom turns the lure into an ideal crawfish imitator. Crawfish constantly crawl across the bottom so steadily drag your rig along the bottom to trigger strikes. The less time the fish gets a chance to see the lure, the more apt it’s going to be to attack the creature. When fishing deeper than 10 feet, drag the Carolina-rigged creature behind a 3/4-ounce egg sinker. Drop down to a 1/2-ounce sinker when dragging the rig less than 10 feet deep.

3) Creature Baits On A Shaky Head

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Although shaky head fishing is usually a finesse tactic you can convert it into a power fishing technique by matching a heavier shaky jighead with a creature bait. You can pitch or cast this combination to bedding bass in open water or to bass hiding in cover. Shaky head creatures are a good alternative on pressured waters where bass have seen plenty of jig-and-craw combos. I stick my creature baits on 1/4- or 3/8-ounce shaky jigheads designed with extra wide gap hooks for a better hook set. You can trigger strikes with this setup on the initial fall or by shaking it on the bottom.

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Craig & Tim Haven win CATT Wateree Open May 11,2019 with 19.42 lbs

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Craig & Tim Haven win CATT Wateree Open May 11,2019 with 19.42 lbs

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Next Wateree Open is May 25th! With the water level finally stable we see there is still plenty of Water Willow or “grass” as most call it growing along the banks again! It’s in patches but there’s plenty of it! Hopefully the lake can not suffer anymore flooding this year and next Spring. If that happens the fishing will start improving. Yesterday the fishing was very good for just about all the teams. 22 of the 23 teams weighed in a limit which averaged 15.23 lbs per team and total weight was 335.22 lbs. The average BF was 4.01 lbs!

The team with the top weight was Tim & Craig Haven! They brought in 5 bass weighing 19.42 lbs and weighed the 1st BF as well. All total the Havens took home $1,299.00!

2nd Place went to Jason Bateman & Steve Phillips with 5 bass weighing 18.68 lbs!

3rd Ronnie & Jason McCoy 18.10 lbs!

4th Jerry Freezon 18.07 lbs!

	Big	Total	Total
23 Teams	Fish	Weight	Winnings	Points
Craig Haven – Tim Haven	5.63	19.42	$1,299.00	110
Jason Bateman – Steve Phillips	5.06	18.68	$350.00	109
Jason McCoy – Ronnie McCoy	5.28	18.10	$266.00	108
Jerry Freezon	4.13	18.07	$144.00	107
Jeff Norris – Jacob Norris	4.28	17.68		106
Lee Royson – Jeff Reynolds	4.48	16.63		105
Alan Fletcher – Donald Hinson **	3.67	16.47		104
Chad Rabon – Walt Almond	3.73	16.00		103
Max Price	4.49	15.95		102
Michael Richardson -Shane Cantley	4.00	15.84		101
Jonny Player – John Gardenhre	3.67	15.76		100
Chad Gainey – Todd Butler	4.01	15.54		99
Bobby Purvis	3.64	14.91		98
Scott Williams – Robbie English	4.28	14.56		97
Chris Wells -Woody Woodworth	3.44	14.51		96
Greg Atkinson – Anitra Atkinson	4.66	14.16		95
Brett Collins – Brad Petway	4.34	13.73		94
Rick Corn Sr – Rick Corn	3.49	13.66		93
David Canupp & David Canupp	3.82	13.44		92
Scott Floyd – Greg Corvin	2.75	12.58		91
Calvin Griggs – Jimmy McFarland	2.89	9.95		90
Walter Knotts – Wayne Cook	2.48	9.61		89
Mike Ellis – Mark Faircloth	0.00	0.00		88
Chris Sullivan	0.00	0.00		88
2019 Wateree Open Final Fund			$450.00
2019 Wateree Open Final Fund Total			$1,890.00
2019 Wateree Open Point Fund			$675.00
**2018 Point Winners Free Entry
2019 Pt Winners Receive Free Entry 2019
Teams 2-6 In Points Receive $$

Mitch Mitchell and Candler McCollum Win 2019 Alabama Bass Trail Pickwick Lakeby Dan O’Sullivan

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Mitch Mitchell and Candler McCollum Win 2019 Alabama Bass Trail Pickwick Lake
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May 11, 2019 – Florence, Ala. – Pickwick Lake has been a steady performer whenever the Northern Division of the Alabama Bass Trail make a stop at Florence Alabama’s McFarland Park. Typically, the winning weight at Pickwick will be somewhere between 20 and 25 pounds, and it will take 14 pounds to get a paycheck.

May 11, 2019 was not a typical Pickwick Lake day. The winning weight was much higher, and it took nearly 17 pounds to get the last paycheck spot.

No strangers to the ABT podium, the team of Mitch Mitchell and Candler McCollum produced a stellar 29.04-pound limit of Pickwick Lake largemouth and walked away with their third career ABT victory and the first place prize of $10,000.

The pair said that they felt this event in particular was their best chance to move back into the winner’s circle. “We have been waiting for a tournament at Pickwick that lines up with the fish just moving out to their postspawn haunts, and today was that day,” they said. “We had 40 or 50 small schools of quality fish marked, and hit 20 of them to get out limit; it feels really good to be holding another one of these trophies.”

They reported making the long run to in sight of the Pickwick Dam and fishing offshore current breaks with moving lures. “We caught all of our fish on 6-inch Zoom swimbaits on a jighead and Strike King 10XD crankbaits,” they said. “We only caught about 20 fish, but they were all the right caliber of fish; it was a great day.”

Nolen Spencer and Jonathon Reese finished the day in second place with a limit weighing 26.73 pounds. The former ABT Northern Division winners said that they too made a long run and fished for postspawn fish. “We ran to just past the State Line and caught fish off of three spots within three miles of each other,” they said. “We caught our fish on a variety of lures, but our main ones were 3/4-ounce Mean Mouth Lures Football Jigs and Big Hammer Swimbaits on jigheads. We did all we could, and got beat by a huge bag; we feel good about our day, and possibly took over the lead in the points race, so we’re happy.” The pair earned $5,000 for their performance.

The third place tea of Jake and Michael Gipson produced a limit of 23.44 pounds to finish third and take home to $4,000 payday. Their limit was anchored by a remarkable 10.33-pound Pickwick Lake largemouth that took home the Mountain Dew Big Bass $500 bonus for being the largest bass of the event.

The Northern Division of the Alabama Bass Trail hits the water next at the Neely Henry Lake on June 8.

The Top 10 Standings are below, for complete standings, visit: https://www.alabamabasstrail.org/tournament-series/pl-results/

Place	Team	Weight	Big Fish	Winnings
1	Mitch Mitchell / Candler McCollum	29.04	7.56	$10,000
2	Nolen Spencer / Jonathon Reese	26.73	6.67	$5,000
3	Jake Gipson / Michael Gipson	23.44	10.33	$4,000
4	Blake Hall / Triston Crowder	23.39		$3,000
5	Jeremy Sanders / Kelly Treece	22.58		$2,000
6	Jamie Starnes / Ricky Fowler	22.22	8.55	$1,500
7	Adam Bain / Kris Colley	22.06		$1,100
8	Griffin Phillips / David Allen	21.32		$1,100
9	Will Bullen / Paul Shelly	21.06		$1,100
10	Derek Cogland / Jeffrey Couvillon	20.89	5.88	$1,100

The sponsors of the 2019 Alabama Bass Trail include; Phoenix Bass Boats, Bill Penney Toyota, Garmin, Academy Sports & Outdoors, America’s First Federal Credit Union, Sweet Home Alabama, Alabama Tourism Department, Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association, T-H Marine Supplies, Wedowee Marine, Buffalo Rock, Mountain Dew, Jack’s, Fish Neely Henry Lake.com, Alabama Power Company, Lew’s Fishing, AFTCO, YETI, Power Pole, Big Bite Bait Company and E3 Apparel.

Josh Lanaville & Timmy Davis Win CATT Lake Gaston May 5th 2019 with 17.59 lbs

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Josh Lanaville & Timmy Davis Win CATT Lake Gaston May 5th 2019 with 17.59 lbs

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Next CATT Gaston Qualifier is June 30th at Summit Landing!

Don’t forget! CATT Championship is coming up fast!

2019 Academy CATT Championship June 1-2 Kerr Lake!

$10,000.00 1st Place GUARANTEED!

New Nutbush Ramp – Kerr State Park!

A team or solo angler must fish 3 CATT events to Qualify!

You can get in your 3 events by fishing any CATT Fall 2018 and CATT Spring 2019!

Enter 1 CATT event as a team – Entering solo or with a Sub also counts toward your teams Championship Qualification!

$200 Per Team Entry

Optional Platinum BONUS $100

Optional BONUS $50

Josh Lanaville & Timmy Davis took 1st Place at Gaston this past weekend with 5 bass weighing up at 17.59 lbs! They collected $2,119.00!

Bubba Heyward & David Frey claimed 2nd with 14.78 lbs and took home $701.00!

4th Place David Collins & Jim Sampson!

	Big	Total	Total
33 Teams	Fish	Weight	Winnings	Points
Josh Lanaville- Timmy Davis	5.34	17.59	$2,119.00	110
Bubba Haywood- David Frey	0.00	14.78	$701.00	109
Flash Butts- Shawn Hammock	0.00	14.72	$550.00	108
Dave Collins- Jim Sampson	0.00	14.35	$375.00	107
JT Palmore – Bobby Crisman	0.00	13.73	$335.00	106
Gerald Beck – Rodney Sorrell	0.00	13.51	$135.00	105
Tony Axt- Bo Grovernor	4.43	13.35		104
Billy Patrick – Jerry Cullum	5.14	13.32	$96.00	103
Scott Golden- Jessie Medlin	0.00	13.30		102
Rich Hartman- Mark Brown	0.00	13.23		101
Carl Enos- Derek Moyer	0.00	12.85		100
Adam Richardson- Gene Richardson	0.00	12.52		99
Michael Chlomoudus- Gage(sub)	0.00	12.25		98
Brent Enos- David Enos	0.00	11.91		97
Cavin Young- Rob Wells	0.00	11.82		96
Mike Franklin- Frank Bowers	0.00	11.75		95
Gregory Kopp- Dave Fowler	0.00	11.70		94
Shane Doughtie- Evan White	0.00	11.42		93
Jeff Price – Cason Price	4.24	11.15		92
Matthew Little- Derek Bowden	0.00	11.10		91
Andy Liles- Ricky Todd	0.00	10.73		90
Tom Peele- Brian Bartholomew	0.00	10.43		89
Raymond Jones- James Williams	0.00	9.90		88
Ivan Morris- Janet Morris	0.00	9.81		87
Danny Moss- April Willis(sub)	0.00	9.09		86
Ryan Harrell- Carter Harrell	0.00	8.99		85
Robert Carter- Chris Pulley	0.00	8.76		84
Edward Davis- Conner Davis	0.00	8.58		83
Lee Gay- David Gay(sub)	0.00	4.03		82
Scott Griffin-Randy Groves(SUB)	0.00	0.00		81
Garrison Vick – Gary Vick	0.00	0.00		81
David Dehart- Gary Horsley	0.00	0.00		81
Larry Gunn- Hal Caldwell	0.00	0.00		81
Total Entrys			$3,840.00
BONUS $			$960.00
Total Paid At Ramp			$4,300.00
Gaston 2019 Final Fund			$420.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund			$50.00
2019 Gaston Spring Final Fund Total			$800.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund Total			$5,285.00

Bryan Elrod from Mechanicsville, VA Wins FLW BFL Piedmont Division weighing 17.01 lbs. $3,466 – Photos Taken by Jeff Reid

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Bryan Elrod from Mechanicsville, VA Wins FLW BFL Piedmont Division weighing 17.01 lbs. $3,466 – Photos Taken by Jeff Reid

Co-angler winner / Co-angler Big Bass winner David Deciucis from Chester, VA 5 fish weighing 15.00 lbs. Big Fish 4.08 lbs.

Big Bass- Taylor Godsey-Chester, VA 5-07 lbs. $435

Scott Howard-Bedford 2nd co-angler

Roland Burton Hopewell, VA 3rd Co-angler

Rick Tilley, Jr. 6th Boater $635

ANGLER RESULTS

PLACE	Angler	City/State	Day 1 WT (Fish)	Day 1-3 WT (Fish)	Day 1-4 WT (Fish)	WINNINGS
1	BRYAN ELROD	MECHANICSVLLE, VA	17 – 1 (5)	17 – 1 (5)	17 – 1 (5)	$3,766
2	STEPHEN MILLER	MECHANICSVILLE, VA	16 – 15 (5)	16 – 15 (5)	16 – 15 (5)	$1,933
3	MATT HICKS	EVINGTON, VA	15 – 15 (5)	15 – 15 (5)	15 – 15 (5)	$1,155
4	KEITH JOYCE	APEX, NC	15 – 14 (5)	15 – 14 (5)	15 – 14 (5)	$1,159
5	DENNIS BURDETTE	PEMBROKE, VA	15 – 9 (5)	15 – 9 (5)	15 – 9 (5)	$693
6	RICK TILLEY	MONETA, VA	15 – 4 (5)	15 – 4 (5)	15 – 4 (5)	$635
7	TOMMY LITTLE	CHESTER, VA	15 – 1 (5)	15 – 1 (5)	15 – 1 (5)	$578
8	POWELL KEMP	SCOTLAND NECK, NC	14 – 13 (5)	14 – 13 (5)	14 – 13 (5)	$520
9	JUSTIN HICKS	ROANOKE, VA	14 – 8 (5)	14 – 8 (5)	14 – 8 (5)	$462
10	KEVIN KANE	WOODBRIDGE, VA	14 – 6 (5)	14 – 6 (5)	14 – 6 (5)	$404
11	CHAD GREEN	MONETA, VA	14 – 3 (5)	14 – 3 (5)	14 – 3 (5)	$364
12	BOBBY RAKES	MAX MEADOWS, VA	14 – 1 (5)	14 – 1 (5)	14 – 1 (5)	$329
12	KERMIT CROWDER	MATOACA, VA	14 – 1 (5)	14 – 1 (5)	14 – 1 (5)	$329
14	MIKE MILLER	TRINITY, NC	13 – 12 (5)	13 – 12 (5)	13 – 12 (5)	$456
15	TODD WALTERS	KERNERSVILLE, NC	13 – 6 (5)	13 – 6 (5)	13 – 6 (5)	$289
16	BEN REYNOLDS	CALLANDS, VA	13 – 3 (5)	13 – 3 (5)	13 – 3 (5)	$277
17	MARTIN VILLA	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA	12 – 12 (5)	12 – 12 (5)	12 – 12 (5)	$266
18	BURKE HUTCHESON	DURHAM, NC	12 – 8 (5)	12 – 8 (5)	12 – 8 (5)
19	RICHARD OWEN	CHESTER, VA	12 – 6 (5)	12 – 6 (5)	12 – 6 (5)
20	RONNIE BAKER	PROVIDENCE FORGE, VA	12 – 5 (5)	12 – 5 (5)	12 – 5 (5)
20	JACK DICE	LYNCHBURG, VA	12 – 5 (5)	12 – 5 (5)	12 – 5 (5)
22	AUSTIN BURTON	HOPEWELL, VA	12 – 4 (5)	12 – 4 (5)	12 – 4 (5)
23	AL BERKLEY	MADISON HEIGHTS, VA	11 – 15 (5)	11 – 15 (5)	11 – 15 (5)
24	BRANTLEY PEOPLES	WENDELL, NC	11 – 14 (5)	11 – 14 (5)	11 – 14 (5)
25	ROBERT HINDS JR	SOUTH PRINCE GEORGE, VA	11 – 11 (5)	11 – 11 (5)	11 – 11 (5)
25	BYRON BRUSH	ROCKWELL, NC	11 – 11 (5)	11 – 11 (5)	11 – 11 (5)
27	MICHAEL BELTER	REIDSVILLE, NC	11 – 10 (5)	11 – 10 (5)	11 – 10 (5)
28	DENNIS MIDDLETON	MADISON HEIGHTS, VA	11 – 9 (5)	11 – 9 (5)	11 – 9 (5)
29	ANDY NIX	THOMASVILLE, NC	11 – 6 (5)	11 – 6 (5)	11 – 6 (5)
30	OTTO HECHT	SNEADS FERRY, NC	11 – 3 (5)	11 – 3 (5)	11 – 3 (5)
31	MIKE CHERRY	HAMPTON, VA	11 – 2 (5)	11 – 2 (5)	11 – 2 (5)
31	JACKSON PLEASANT	RALEIGH, NC	11 – 2 (5)	11 – 2 (5)	11 – 2 (5)
33	JAE HANGGE	STAFFORD, VA	11 – 0 (5)	11 – 0 (5)	11 – 0 (5)
34	KEITH ROBERTS	HURT, VA	10 – 15 (5)	10 – 15 (5)	10 – 15 (5)
34	GARY D’ANGELO	WOODBINE, MD	10 – 15 (4)	10 – 15 (4)	10 – 15 (4)
36	MARVIN REESE	RANDALLSTOWN, MD	10 – 14 (5)	10 – 14 (5)	10 – 14 (5)
37	CRAIG NELSON	MATHER, PA	10 – 13 (5)	10 – 13 (5)	10 – 13 (5)
38	TOM HEBB	MONETA, VA	10 – 12 (5)	10 – 12 (5)	10 – 12 (5)
39	RICKY BOMAR	LYNCHBURG, VA	10 – 10 (4)	10 – 10 (4)	10 – 10 (4)
39	BRIAN BERSIK	CHESTERFIELD, VA	10 – 10 (5)	10 – 10 (5)	10 – 10 (5)
41	BILLY MEDLIN	RALEIGH, NC	10 – 9 (5)	10 – 9 (5)	10 – 9 (5)
41	RON ROUSSEAU III	CARY, NC	10 – 9 (5)	10 – 9 (5)	10 – 9 (5)
43	DEREK BROWN	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA	10 – 7 (5)	10 – 7 (5)	10 – 7 (5)
44	LES ORE	CHESAPEAKE, VA	10 – 3 (5)	10 – 3 (5)	10 – 3 (5)
45	RYAN POWROZNIK	HOPEWELL, VA	10 – 0 (5)	10 – 0 (5)	10 – 0 (5)
46	TAYLOR GODSEY	CHESTER, VA	9 – 13 (3)	9 – 13 (3)	9 – 13 (3)	$435
46	CHRIS DAVES	SPRING GROVE, VA	9 – 13 (5)	9 – 13 (5)	9 – 13 (5)
48	GREG LAHR	FAYETTEVILLE, NC	9 – 8 (5)	9 – 8 (5)	9 – 8 (5)
49	BEN DALTON	KEELING, VA	9 – 6 (5)	9 – 6 (5)	9 – 6 (5)
50	PAUL SPENCE	FREDERICK, MD	9 – 2 (5)	9 – 2 (5)	9 – 2 (5)
51	CHRIS BRUMMETT	LYNCH STATION, VA	8 – 14 (5)	8 – 14 (5)	8 – 14 (5)
52	DOUG JENKINS	SAINT LEONARD, MD	8 – 13 (4)	8 – 13 (4)	8 – 13 (4)
53	JAMES WALL	GREENSBORO, NC	8 – 8 (2)	8 – 8 (2)	8 – 8 (2)
54	JEREMY DAVIS	BEDFORD, VA	8 – 7 (5)	8 – 7 (5)	8 – 7 (5)
54	FRANK IPPOLITI	MERCERSBURG, PA	8 – 7 (3)	8 – 7 (3)	8 – 7 (3)
54	CRAIG WRIGHT	RUSTBURG, VA	8 – 7 (4)	8 – 7 (4)	8 – 7 (4)
57	LEE COX	FREDERICK, MD	8 – 6 (5)	8 – 6 (5)	8 – 6 (5)
57	MICHAEL MAULL	FAYETTEVILLE, NC	8 – 6 (4)	8 – 6 (4)	8 – 6 (4)
59	JAMES STOWERS	NARROWS, VA	8 – 5 (4)	8 – 5 (4)	8 – 5 (4)
60	DERIK HUDSON	CONCORD, VA	7 – 9 (5)	7 – 9 (5)	7 – 9 (5)
61	TIMOTHY MCFAUL	EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ	7 – 7 (4)	7 – 7 (4)	7 – 7 (4)
62	NICK DISABATINO	OAKTON, VA	7 – 2 (2)	7 – 2 (2)	7 – 2 (2)
63	SHANE BURNS	DURHAM, NC	6 – 15 (4)	6 – 15 (4)	6 – 15 (4)
64	JERRY CROSS	SOUTHERN PINES, NC	6 – 14 (4)	6 – 14 (4)	6 – 14 (4)
65	CHIP ADAMS	FREDERICKSBURG, VA	6 – 12 (3)	6 – 12 (3)	6 – 12 (3)
66	CHRIS BALDWIN	LEXINGTON, NC	6 – 3 (3)	6 – 3 (3)	6 – 3 (3)
67	ROGER GRIFFITH	SNEADS FERRY, NC	5 – 15 (3)	5 – 15 (3)	5 – 15 (3)
68	STEVEN LAHR	DUBUQUE, IA	5 – 14 (2)	5 – 14 (2)	5 – 14 (2)
69	RICK (HAWK) HAWKINS	ROANOKE, VA	5 – 13 (2)	5 – 13 (2)	5 – 13 (2)
70	JASON BROWN	SUMMERSVILLE, WV	5 – 11 (3)	5 – 11 (3)	5 – 11 (3)
71	TERRY KING	BROOKNEAL, VA	5 – 5 (3)	5 – 5 (3)	5 – 5 (3)
72	PETER WEBSTER	ROCKVILLE, MD	4 – 13 (2)	4 – 13 (2)	4 – 13 (2)
73	BRIAN CALLOWAY	DANVILLE, VA	4 – 10 (2)	4 – 10 (2)	4 – 10 (2)
74	JOHN SISSON	BROOKVILLE, MD	4 – 6 (2)	4 – 6 (2)	4 – 6 (2)
74	STEVEN WISEMAN	BRYANS RD, MD	4 – 6 (2)	4 – 6 (2)	4 – 6 (2)
76	PHILLIP BANKS	WARRENTON, VA	4 – 1 (2)	4 – 1 (2)	4 – 1 (2)
77	ADAM GUM	PRINCETON, WV	3 – 14 (2)	3 – 14 (2)	3 – 14 (2)
78	TIM MACKNAIR	RICES LANDING, PA	2 – 6 (1)	2 – 6 (1)	2 – 6 (1)
79	RUSS BRENNER	BURLINGTON, NC	2 – 4 (1)	2 – 4 (1)	2 – 4 (1)
80	DAVE CRAWFORD	SPRINGFIELD, WV	1 – 12 (1)	1 – 12 (1)	1 – 12 (1)
81	JEFFREY DAVIS	WILLIAMSTON, NC	1 – 11 (1)	1 – 11 (1)	1 – 11 (1)
	CHRISTOPHER ATKINS II	GOODE, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	CHRIS DILLOW	WAYNESBORO, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	WILLIAM JOHNSON	MONETA, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	BRYAN SISK	GLENELG, MD	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	JOHN BREEDING	MONETA, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	RONALD KNIGHT	MCKENNEY, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)

PLACE	Angler	City/State	Day 1 WT (Fish)	Day 1-3 WT (Fish)	Day 1-4 WT (Fish)	WINNINGS
1	DAVID L DECIUCIS	CHESTER, VA	15 – 0 (5)	15 – 0 (5)	15 – 0 (5)	$1,896
2	SCOTT HOWARD	BEDFORD, VA	14 – 4 (5)	14 – 4 (5)	14 – 4 (5)	$1,044
3	ROLAND BURTON	HOPEWELL, VA	13 – 9 (5)	13 – 9 (5)	13 – 9 (5)	$614
4	PAT KENDRICK	BUMPASS, VA	12 – 7 (5)	12 – 7 (5)	12 – 7 (5)	$394
5	BRIAN LACLAIR	DENTON, MD	12 – 6 (5)	12 – 6 (5)	12 – 6 (5)	$338
6	TIMOTHY KINDER	MANASSAS, VA	12 – 3 (5)	12 – 3 (5)	12 – 3 (5)	$310
7	MICKEY BERGERON	AMHERST, VA	11 – 14 (5)	11 – 14 (5)	11 – 14 (5)	$281
8	GERALD HEFFLER	CHESTER, VA	11 – 12 (5)	11 – 12 (5)	11 – 12 (5)	$253
9	TIM PRIVETTE JR	WENDELL, NC	11 – 11 (5)	11 – 11 (5)	11 – 11 (5)	$225
10	SHAWN HUWAR	FREDERICKSBURG, VA	11 – 9 (5)	11 – 9 (5)	11 – 9 (5)	$197
11	PATRICK HASH	ROANOKE, VA	11 – 3 (5)	11 – 3 (5)	11 – 3 (5)	$177
12	DEXTER ANDREWS	KING GEORGE, VA	10 – 6 (5)	10 – 6 (5)	10 – 6 (5)	$163
13	CHRIS MOORE	MECHANICSVILLE, VA	9 – 8 (3)	9 – 8 (3)	9 – 8 (3)	$158
14	ANTHONY STAFFORD	TEMPLE HILLS, MD	9 – 5 (4)	9 – 5 (4)	9 – 5 (4)	$149
15	MICHAEL NELMS	HARTWOOD, VA	9 – 3 (4)	9 – 3 (4)	9 – 3 (4)	$291
16	MEKYE BARNES	RALEIGH, NC	8 – 14 (4)	8 – 14 (4)	8 – 14 (4)	$67
16	JOSHUA GREENBERG	MONTPELIER, VA	8 – 14 (4)	8 – 14 (4)	8 – 14 (4)	$67
18	BEN HUDSON	LYNCHBURG, VA	8 – 6 (5)	8 – 6 (5)	8 – 6 (5)
18	RODERICK MANGUM	DURHAM, NC	8 – 6 (3)	8 – 6 (3)	8 – 6 (3)
18	KEVIN FARLEY	EAST BEND, NC	8 – 6 (3)	8 – 6 (3)	8 – 6 (3)
21	STEVIE MAZINGO	BEDFORD, VA	7 – 14 (4)	7 – 14 (4)	7 – 14 (4)
22	TREVOR WRIGHT	CHESTERFIELD, VA	7 – 12 (4)	7 – 12 (4)	7 – 12 (4)
23	JOSH NIXON	EVINGTON, VA	7 – 5 (3)	7 – 5 (3)	7 – 5 (3)
23	WILLIAM LANE	MIDLOTHIAN, VA	7 – 5 (4)	7 – 5 (4)	7 – 5 (4)
25	CECIL KINSEY	CHESAPEAKE, VA	6 – 13 (4)	6 – 13 (4)	6 – 13 (4)
26	JAMIE BAYNARD	CLAYTON, NC	6 – 12 (3)	6 – 12 (3)	6 – 12 (3)
26	CRAIG WHEELER	KING GEORGE, VA	6 – 12 (4)	6 – 12 (4)	6 – 12 (4)
26	LEWIS WILLIAMS	ROANOKE, VA	6 – 12 (3)	6 – 12 (3)	6 – 12 (3)
29	MARK BLANKENSHIP	CHRISTIANSBURG, VA	6 – 9 (4)	6 – 9 (4)	6 – 9 (4)
30	JOSHUA LONG	HARDY, VA	6 – 7 (2)	6 – 7 (2)	6 – 7 (2)
31	DAVID COLE	CHESTER, VA	6 – 6 (3)	6 – 6 (3)	6 – 6 (3)
32	BRIAN BLAIR	CHATHAM, VA	5 – 14 (3)	5 – 14 (3)	5 – 14 (3)
33	JESSIE MOORE	SEVERN, MD	5 – 11 (3)	5 – 11 (3)	5 – 11 (3)
34	ZACK LEMASTER	BEDFORD, VA	5 – 6 (3)	5 – 6 (3)	5 – 6 (3)
35	ALEX KING	AMELIA, VA	5 – 5 (2)	5 – 5 (2)	5 – 5 (2)
36	TYLER BEASLEY	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	5 – 3 (3)	5 – 3 (3)	5 – 3 (3)
37	CHASE SHUMATE	KEELING, VA	5 – 2 (2)	5 – 2 (2)	5 – 2 (2)
37	ANDRE WYNN	WINDSOR MILL, MD	5 – 2 (2)	5 – 2 (2)	5 – 2 (2)
39	JEFF WHITE	RHOADESVILLE, VA	4 – 15 (2)	4 – 15 (2)	4 – 15 (2)
40	JAMIE NEWTON	FALLS CHURCH, VA	4 – 13 (2)	4 – 13 (2)	4 – 13 (2)
40	SERGIO RENDER	CHRISTIANSBURG, VA	4 – 13 (2)	4 – 13 (2)	4 – 13 (2)
42	MARK WHITMAN	ELON, NC	4 – 6 (1)	4 – 6 (1)	4 – 6 (1)
43	LOUIS BRITOS	DISPUTANTA, VA	4 – 4 (2)	4 – 4 (2)	4 – 4 (2)
44	ROBERT RAYMOND	FARMVILLE, VA	4 – 3 (2)	4 – 3 (2)	4 – 3 (2)
45	ZACH LYLES	MOORESVILLE, NC	4 – 2 (2)	4 – 2 (2)	4 – 2 (2)	$100
46	TRI NGUYEN	HAMPTON, VA	3 – 15 (1)	3 – 15 (1)	3 – 15 (1)
47	BRUCE PETTIFORD	ROXBORO, NC	3 – 12 (2)	3 – 12 (2)	3 – 12 (2)
48	LEW JENKINS	WALDORF, MD	3 – 10 (1)	3 – 10 (1)	3 – 10 (1)
48	CORNELL BADRA	CLARKSBURG, MD	3 – 10 (2)	3 – 10 (2)	3 – 10 (2)
50	JC MILLER	WASHINGTON, PA	3 – 9 (2)	3 – 9 (2)	3 – 9 (2)
51	JOHN CASTRO	LORTON, VA	3 – 7 (2)	3 – 7 (2)	3 – 7 (2)
52	JASON HINGER	TIMBERLAKE, NC	3 – 5 (1)	3 – 5 (1)	3 – 5 (1)
53	TODD GREENWOOD	CHESTERFIELD, VA	3 – 2 (1)	3 – 2 (1)	3 – 2 (1)
54	VINCENT PAYNE	MECHANICSVILLE, VA	3 – 1 (1)	3 – 1 (1)	3 – 1 (1)
55	JEFF TOLLIVER	BOLT, WV	2 – 6 (1)	2 – 6 (1)	2 – 6 (1)
56	CASEY WISEMAN	RADFORD, VA	2 – 1 (1)	2 – 1 (1)	2 – 1 (1)
57	RICH KNISELY	DISPUTANTA, VA	2 – 0 (1)	2 – 0 (1)	2 – 0 (1)
57	TODD EICHER	FAIRCHANCE, PA	2 – 0 (1)	2 – 0 (1)	2 – 0 (1)
57	THOMAS SESCO	GREENSBORO, NC	2 – 0 (1)	2 – 0 (1)	2 – 0 (1)
60	PAT RILEY	EVINGTON, VA	1 – 14 (1)	1 – 14 (1)	1 – 14 (1)
60	PHIL WITMER	HUDDLESTON, VA	1 – 14 (1)	1 – 14 (1)	1 – 14 (1)
62	RONALD HALEY	DANVILLE, VA	1 – 13 (1)	1 – 13 (1)	1 – 13 (1)
63	JACOB YELTON	CHRISTIANSBURG, VA	1 – 12 (1)	1 – 12 (1)	1 – 12 (1)
64	JAMES GOSS	BECKLEY, WV	1 – 11 (1)	1 – 11 (1)	1 – 11 (1)
65	BEN DACEY	CHESTERFIELD, VA	1 – 9 (1)	1 – 9 (1)	1 – 9 (1)
66	MATTHEW SHELTON	STUART, VA	1 – 8 (1)	1 – 8 (1)	1 – 8 (1)
66	GARY PETERS	SURVEYOR, WV	1 – 8 (1)	1 – 8 (1)	1 – 8 (1)
68	VICTOR RIVERAS	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	1 – 4 (1)	1 – 4 (1)	1 – 4 (1)
	DAVID WAREHAM	PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	FIELDING FOCHTMAN	MONETA, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	JAMES FERGUSON	INDIAN HEAD, MD	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	CORT GARDNER	JESSUP, MD	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	CHASE HILTON	ADVANCE, NC	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	WILL WHITE	WAKE FOREST, NC	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	LUIS GARCIA	WOODBRIDGE, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	TODD LANGFORD	GREAT FALLS, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	BUD AMEND	PLEASANT GARDEN, NC	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	JOE WESTMORELAND	GREENSBORO, NC	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	MATTHEW NORAAS	PAMPLIN, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	BRAD HENDRIX	GREENSBORO, NC	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	NELSON BAILEY	VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	JACOB THOMPSON	MONETA, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)
	ZACK STAMPER	RURAL RETREAT, VA	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)	0 – 0 (0)

LAMPE’S OLLIVERSON WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON TABLE ROCK LAKE PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

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LAMPE’S OLLIVERSON WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON TABLE ROCK LAKE PRESENTED BY POWER-POLE

Missouri pro Earns First Career Victory and earns $38,450

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BRANSON, Mo. (May 11, 2019) – ProEric Olliverson of Lampe, Missouri , caught a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 8 ounces, to win the three-dayCosta FLW Series on Table Rock Lake presented by Power-Pole. Olliverson’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 46 pounds, 3 ounces, was enough to earn him the victory by a 5-ounce margin over second-place pro Dakota Ebare of Denham Springs, Louisiana, and earn him $38,450.

Olliverson said that he fished two main patterns throughout the week, targeting smallmouth in the morning before flipping for largemouth in bushes in the afternoon.

“Every morning I’d start out fishing for smallmouth and would spend 2 to 5 hours doing that,” said Olliverson, who earned his first career victory in FLW competition. “Then I’d go flipping in the bushes for largemouth. I’d have done that the whole time, but I just couldn’t get a largemouth bite going early.”

Targeting offshore areas off points on the lower end of the lake, Olliverson caught a limit of smallmouths on Thursday throwing a Keitech Swing Impact FAT 3.3 swimbait on a 6th Sense Divine Swimbait Jighead and a 6th Sense Dogma 115 topwater bait, on which he replaced the back hook with a feathered VMC treble.

From there, he went flipping a beaver-style bait to shallow brush from Kimberling City to the mouth of the rivers, catching a pair of culling largemouths.

Friday was more of the same, but Olliverson noticed his morning smallmouth bite really never got going until after 8 a.m. Saturday, Olliverson only spent an hour on his smallmouths, catching one keeper before heading shallow to flip. Yet, he never got out his flipping rod.

“Before I flipped, I picked up the Dogma topwater and was throwing it around the bushes and a 3-pounder ate it,” Olliverson said. “From there I just kept the topwater in my hand and covered a ton of water.

“I think the key for me this week was trusting my instinct and trusting the Good Lord,” Olliverson went on to say. “It’s weird, but I felt like I was led this entire week. I’d be running down the lake and it was like there was a voice telling me to ‘turn around, that looked good.’ I’ve got a lot of experience here and I was fishing random places that I’d never fished before. And I was catching big ones. It was truly an amazing week.”

The top 10 pros on Table Rock Lake finished:

1^st: Eric Olliverson, Lampe, Mo., 15 bass, 46-3, $38,450

2^nd: Dakota Ebare, Denham Springs, La., 15 bass, 45-14, $15,122

3^rd: Costa pro Todd Castledine, Nacogdoches, Texas, 15 bass, 44-7, $11,575

4^th: Kyle Minke, Lindstrom, Minn., 15 bass, 43-6, $9,562

5^th: Greg Bohannan, Bentonville, Ark., 15 bass, 41-14, $8,884

6^th: Matt Wood, Jessieville, Ark., 15 bass, 41-9, $7,928

7^th: Jake Morris, McKee, Ky., 14 bass, 41-6, $8,194

8^th: Wesley Rogers, Mammoth Spring, Ark., 15 bass, 41-6, $5,737

9^th: Greg Mansfield, Louisburg, Kan., 15 bass, 40-13, $4,781

10^th: Jason Bonds, Lufkin, Texas, 15 bass, 39-15, $3,825

A complete list of results can be found atFLWFishing.com .

Wood weighed a 6-pound, 11-ounce bass Thursday – the heaviest of the tournament in the Pro Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $278.

Scott Parsons of Rogers, Arkansas, won the Co-angler Division with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 36 pounds, 9 ounces. For his win, Parsons took home the top prize package of a new Ranger Z175 boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor.

The top 10 co-anglers on Table Rock Lake finished:

1^st: Scott Parsons, Rogers, Ark., 15 bass, 36-9, $27,300

2^nd: Robbie Bartoszek, Hampshire, Tenn., 15 bass, 36-5, $5,134

3^rd: Dennis Meyer, Ballwin, Mo., 15 bass, 36-3, $3,918

4^th: Rob Crane, Fairview Heights, Ill., 14 bass, 34-9, $3,569

5^th: Wes Proctor, Manhattan, Kan., 15 bass, 32-15, $2,901

6^th: Mark Howard, Mesquite, Texas, 13 bass, 30-12, $2,417

7^th: Michael Catt, Jacksonville, Fla., 13 bass, 28-8, $1,934

8^th: Kurt Chelminiak, Delafield, Wis., 12 bass, 28-1, $1,842

9^th: Todd Lee, Jasper, Ala., 13 bass, 27-3, $1,450

10^th: Todd Adamitis, Glen Carbon, Ill., 11 bass, 25-9, $1,209

Caleb Chapman of Dawson Springs, Kentucky, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Thursday, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 10 ounces. Chapman earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $185 for his catch.

The Costa FLW Series on Table Rock Lake presented by Power-Pole was hosted by Explore Branson. It was the second of three Central Division tournaments of the 2019 regular season. The next tournament for FLW Series anglers will be the Costa FLW Series at Clear Lake presented by Ranger Boats, held May 16-18 in Lakeport, California. For a complete schedule, visitFLWFishing.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 visitFLWFishing.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.

Baumgardner Wins $1800 in ABA North Carolina Event on Hickory

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Baumgardner Wins $1800 in ABA North Carolina Event on Hickory

Baumgardner Wins $1800 in North Carolina Event on Hickory

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ATHENS, Ala. – Chris Baumgardner of Gastonia, NC won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series North Carolina Division tournament, held May 4th on Lake Hickory. Running out of Whittenburg Wildlife Access in Hickory, NC Chris caught five bass weighing 16.55 pounds. For the Boater Division victory, Baumgardner took home a check for $1800 for his win.

“I caught my fish on topwater and bed fishing. The two best fish came on topwater. I started off cranking on a point but that didn’t work out. Then I ran to pockets and started bed fishing.” Baumgardner said.

In second for the boaters, Michael Stephens of Gastonia, NC landed a five-bass tournament limit going 16.00 pounds.

“I caught my fish today on a floating worm. I was targeting post spawn fish that were guarding frye. The better bite was early for me but I caught fish all day.” Stephens said.

Dan Funderburk of Rockwell, NC took third for the boaters with five bass going 15.32 pounds including a big bass that weighed 5.41-pounds.

“I started out with a swim jig and switched over to a floating worm and caught a few later in the day on a flipping jig. My big bass came on a 1/2oz Davis jig around a dock.” Funderburk said.

Finishing fourth, Jeffrey Queen of Catawba, NC landed a five-bass limit for 15.27 pounds. Brian Travis of Conover, NC rounded out the top five boaters with five bass at 14.88pounds.

In the Co-Angler Division, Ronnie D Brown of Cherryville, NC won with three bass going 7.50 pounds. He pocketed a check for $950 for his win.

“I caught all my fish on a Senko around mid-lake docks. “Brown said.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Richard “Ricky” Moore of Clover, SC brought in three bass weighing 7.24 pounds.

“I also caught my fish on a Senko around docks.” Moore said. “

Nick Shaver of Marion, NC placed third among the co-anglers with three bass going 6.94 pounds.

“I also caught my fish on a Senko around docks. I broke off a giant first thing this morning.” Shaver said.

The co-angler big bass award went to Doug File of Salisbury, NC for a bass that weighed 3.58 pounds.

“I caught that big bass with a Bagley crankbait on a rocky point. “File said.

In fourth place among the co-anglers, Paul Foley of Mooresville, NC brought in three bass for 6.84 pounds. Alex Ortiz of Asheboro, NC finished in fifth place with three bass for 6.83 pounds.

Slated for June 15th, 2019 the next tournament will be held on High Rock out of Tamarac Marina in Salisbury, NC. At the end of the season, the best anglers from across the nation advance the 2020 Ray Scott Championship to be held at Lake Hartwell in April, 2020.

For more information on this tournament, call Billy Benedetti, tournament manager, at 256-230-5632 or ABA at 256-232-0406. On line, see www.americanbassanglers.com

About the American Bass Anglers – American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler while offering an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers and all their bass tournament trails visit www.americanbassanglers.com.

American Bass Anglers is sponsored by: Bass Pro Shops, Triton Boats, Mercury Marine, Nitro Boats, Tracker Boats, MotorGuide, Garmin, T-H Marine, Abu Garcia, Berkley, Engel Coolers, Four Roses Bourbon, Lucas Oil, Maui Jim, Optima Batteries and Power-Pole. Mailing address: American Bass Anglers, Inc, PO Box 475, Athens, AL 35612 PH (256) 232-0406.

Final Round Surge Lifts Thomas Nokes To Narrow Win In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional

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Final Round Surge Lifts Thomas Nokes To Narrow Win In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional

Utah angler Thomas Nokes wins the 2019 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional with a three-day total weight of 33 pounds, 15 ounces on Shasta Lake, California.

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Final Round Surge Lifts Thomas Nokes To Narrow Win In B.A.S.S. Nation Regional

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REDDING, Calif. — Following two consistent performances on the first two days of the TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional on Shasta Lake, Thomas Nokes saved the best for last and mounted a final-round rally that propelled him to a three-day winning weight of 33 pounds, 15 ounces.

For his victory, Nokes earned $5,000 and a spot in the B.A.S.S. Nation Championship, to be held Nov. 6-8 on Lake Hartwell, South Carolina.

The Riverton, Utah, boater placed 14th on Day 1 with a five-bass limit catch of 10-12 and then advanced to 10th on Day 2 by adding a limit that went 10-1. Today, Nokes added 13-2 — the biggest catch of the day — to surge up the standings and overtake Day 2 leader Taylor Smith by a 5-ounce margin.

Nokes was the top boater for the Utah B.A.S.S. Nation state team, which finished third in the event’s team competition. Most of his fish came on what he described as an old-school tactic, but today it offered a tremendous opportunity that he leveraged to the fullest.

“I started out this morning doing the same thing I’d been doing all week — using a 1/4-ounce dart head with a Berkley Power Worm,” he said. “I got a random big fish — a 4-pounder — off a point that I had worn out for the last three days. It just happened to be there today.”

Nokes said he and his nonboater got their limits fairly quickly by fishing main-lake points. Unsatisfied with his weight, he knew he needed to make something big happen, so he relocated to Shasta Lake’s Pitt Arm and immediately got to work.

“We rolled in and made a few casts, and they were there,” Nokes said. “We landed on a big topwater bite and the fish were busting shad in the backs of little tiny cuts. We spent about three hours whooping and hollering and catching fish.

“It was a mess; we had tied-up stuff all over the boat, broken lines and baits, but it was fun. We took a long time culling things out and we’d regroup until the fish would come back up somewhere else and we’d go over there and get them.”

Nokes caught his schooling fish on a bone-colored Zara Super Spook. The fish seemed to respond best to a speedy retrieve.

Once he felt comfortable with his day’s productivity, Nokes returned to Bridge Bay Marina early. With a potentially winning limit in his livewell, he was taking no chances.

“We came back down here around 1 o’clock (an hour before weigh-in) and sat at the dock for an hour to make sure we made it in time,” Nokes said.

Smith, who hails from Spokane Valley, Wash., caught a limit that weighed 10-8 and finished with a second-place tournament total of 33-10. He began the final round by focusing on spotted bass early with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper, a Reaction Innovations Vixen and a Lucky Craft Sammy. This pattern yielded one keeper before Smith transitioned to his largemouth pattern.

“After my nonboater got his limit, I ran my largemouth stuff and flipped all day,” Smith said. “I was flipping a Texas-rigged Senko.”

Smith was the top boater for the Idaho B.A.S.S. Nation state team.

Nate Caldwell of Fort Collins, Colo., finished third with 32-3. Topping the Colorado B.A.S.S. Nation state team, Caldwell rose from 26th on Day 1 to eighth on Day 2 before rising to third on the strength of his final-round limit that weighed 11-1.

“I was throwing 3.3 Keitech swimbaits on a 1/4-ounce white head for spawning spotted bass that I couldn’t see,” Caldwell said. “Occasionally, I’d follow up with Ned rigs and drop shots. I caught some nice largemouth in practice, but I abandoned the pattern of running pockets because everyone was doing it. I just played the numbers game and tried to cull up. I caught 75 to 100 fish a day.”

Trevor Scott of Windsor, Co. won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass award with his 7-4.

Jonathan “J.B.” Bryson of Las Vegas, Nev., completed the wire-to-wire victory in the nonboater division with daily weights of 8-3, 7-11 and 5-13 for a tournament total of 21-11. His was a simple strategy of drop shotting a Keitech Easy Shiner to secure a couple of keepers and then switching to a larger drop shot with a 7-inch Zoom Trick Worm.

“My boaters put me on fish, so I just tried to whack as many as I could,” he said. “I wasn’t going for the big giant fish; I was just going for numbers.”

The tactics did produce one big bass, however. Bryson won the Phoenix Boats Big Bass award for the nonboater division with his 4-1.

2019 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional 5/8-5/10
Lake Shasta, Redding CA.
(BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Thomas Nokes Riverton, UT (UT) 15 33-15 0
2. Taylor Smith Spokane Valley, WA (ID) 15 33-10 0
3. Nate Caldwell Fort Collins, CO (CO) 15 32-03 0
4. Cody Hollen Beaverton, OR (OR) 15 32-01 0
5. Steve Tosh Modesto, CA (CA) 15 31-15 0
6. Keegan Graves Meridian, ID (ID) 15 31-15 0
7. Levi McNeill West Valley City, UT (W 15 31-13 0
8. Trevor Scott Windsor, CO (CO) 15 31-09 0
9. Kory Ray Lebanon, OR (OR) 15 31-03 0
10. Joe Cole Coalville, UT (WY) 15 31-02 0
11. Gabriel Litterell Coer D’Alene, ID (ID) 15 31-00 0
12. Ty Faber Pagosa Springs, CO (UT) 15 30-06 0
13. Jason Virgil Hermiston, OR (OR) 15 29-11 0
14. Steve Lund Glendale, AZ (AZ) 15 29-10 0
15. Kelly Kellogg Kelso, WA (WA) 15 29-09 0
16. Tate Brown Orem, UT (UT) 15 29-08 0
17. Timothy Klinger Boulder City, NV (NV) 15 29-08 0
18. Tim Rawlings Malad City, ID (WY) 15 29-07 0
19. Kenny Hansel Los Alamos, NM (NM) 15 29-07 0
20. Zack Holwerda Maricopa, AZ (AZ) 15 29-00 0
21. Kelvin Ratchford Kennwick, WA (WA) 15 28-10 0
22. Cole Schneider Rathdrum, ID (ID) 15 28-08 0
23. Kenneth Cleveland Bakersfield, CA (CA) 15 28-08 0
24. Tim Johnston Kalispell , MT (MT) 15 28-07 0
25. Stephen Roth Kalispell, MT (MT) 15 28-00 0
26. Dick Watson Alta Loma, CA (NV) 15 26-15 0
27. Charles Cornelison Placerville, CA (CA) 15 26-10 0
28. Randell Bell Elephant Butte, NM (NM) 15 24-14 0
29. Jacob Russell Tucson, AZ (AZ) 10 19-01 0
30. JJ Gibbs IV Lake Havasu City, AZ (A 10 18-15 0
31. Josh Ragan Rathdrum, ID (ID) 10 18-14 0
32. Robert Peixotto Albuquerque, NM (NM) 10 18-13 0
33. Wade Headrick South Jordan, UT (UT) 10 18-11 0
34. Douglas Jones North Las Vegas, NV (NV 10 18-10 0
35. Bill Brown Grand Junction, CO (UT) 10 18-09 0
36. Brian Kennemer Bakersfield, CA (CA) 10 18-08 0
37. Jay Evans Missoula, MT (MT) 10 18-08 0
38. Robert Gritski Pendleton, OR (WA) 10 18-07 0
39. Justin Campbell Pasco, WA (WA) 10 18-06 0
40. Tyler Ivie Farr West, UT (UT) 10 18-06 0
41. Bryson Mort Post Falls, ID (MT) 10 18-05 0
42. Larry Triplett Castle Rock, CO (CO) 10 18-04 0
43. Frankie Mueller Kingman, AZ (AZ) 10 18-04 0
44. David Kromm Kennewick, WA (WA) 10 18-02 0
45. Jason Hickey Weiser, ID (ID) 10 18-02 0
46. Kevin Melford Camarillo, CA (CA) 10 17-15 0
47. Christian Gladfelter Albuquerque, NM (NM) 10 17-14 0
48. David Withee Pueblo West, CO (CO) 10 17-13 0
49. Brett Felter Malad, ID (WY) 10 17-12 0
50. Randy Carroll Litchfield Park, AZ (AZ 10 17-12 0
51. Justin Orr Elephant, NM (NM) 10 17-12 0
52. Zach Barnes Boise, ID (ID) 10 17-11 0
53. Nathan Tumelson Lewiston, ID (ID) 10 17-10 0
54. Tom Geffert Pine, AZ (AZ) 10 17-07 0
55. Travis Whitney Kennewick, WA (WA) 10 17-05 0
56. Frank Scarla McMinnville, OR (OR) 10 17-04 0
57. Stanley Fisher Trout Creek, MT (MT) 10 17-03 0
58. Mike Borjia Henderson, NV (NV) 10 17-03 0
59. Josh Marthaller Salem, OR (OR) 10 17-03 0
60. Gene Batey Jr. Pasco, WA (WA) 10 17-02 0
61. Kevin Wiggins Winterheaven, NV (NV) 10 17-02 0
62. Andrew Parsons Ione, CA (CA) 10 17-02 0
63. Clint Johanson Benton City, WA (WA) 10 17-00 0
64. Taylor Hulstrom Pinehurst, ID (ID) 10 16-15 0
65. Greg Mcwhorter Truth Or Consequences, 10 16-14 0
66. Jason Crone Kalispell, MT (MT) 10 16-14 0
67. Cory Miller Lebanon, OR (OR) 10 16-13 0
68. Jake Anderson Richland, WA (WA) 10 16-13 0
69. Bruce Harris Oakdale, CA (CA) 10 16-13 0
70. Gregg Price Farmington, NM (NM) 10 16-12 0
71. Joshua Powell Libby, MT (MT) 10 16-11 0
72. Ryan Sparks Beaverton, OR (OR) 10 16-10 0
73. Steven Sepulveda Oakdale, CA (CA) 10 16-09 0
74. Ron Raymond Paso Robles, CA (CA) 10 16-09 0
75. Donovan Allphin Provo, UT (UT) 10 16-08 0
76. Dusten Stewart Roy, UT (WY) 10 16-03 0
77. Ryan Yamagata Las Vegas, NV (NV) 10 16-03 0
78. Brent James St George, UT (NV) 10 16-01 0
79. Stephen Tauriello Las Vegas, NV (NV) 10 15-15 0
80. Elli Hubbard Las Vegas, NV (NV) 10 15-15 0
81. Mark Hilyer Libby, MT (MT) 10 15-15 0
82. Raymond Archer Greeley, CO (CO) 10 15-15 0
83. Dan Jordan Camas, WA (OR) 10 15-12 0
84. Rick Mason Glendale, AZ (AZ) 10 15-12 0
85. Patrick Davis Henderson, NV (NV) 10 15-11 0
86. Mark Warren Kiowa, CO (CO) 10 15-10 0
87. Scott Rich Ogden, UT (WY) 10 15-09 0
88. Chad Hullinger West Valley, UT (WY) 10 15-08 0
89. Andrew Miller Los Lunas, NM (NM) 10 15-06 0
90. Kevin Ford Eugene, OR (OR) 10 15-06 0
91. Stephen Way Security, CO (CO) 10 15-04 0
92. Brent Shores Boise, ID (WY) 10 15-03 0
93. Paul Morley Kaysville, UT (UT) 10 15-03 0
94. Brent Daybell West Jordan, UT (WY) 10 15-00 0
95. Dave Lee Mesa, AZ (AZ) 10 14-13 0
96. Shawn Hilton Phoenix, AZ (AZ) 10 14-13 0
97. Jason Hemminger Oxnard, CA (CA) 10 14-12 0
97. Steve Zumwalt El Paso, TX (NM) 10 14-12 0
99. Perry Flot Lasalle, CO (CO) 10 14-07 0
100. Mike Larsen Bluffdale, UT (UT) 10 14-05 0
101. Chase Colby St. George, UT (UT) 10 14-05 0
102. Robert Christensen Wallace, ID (MT) 10 14-03 0
103. Jon Webb Centennial, CO (CO) 10 14-02 0
104. Derek Phillips Larkspur, CO (CO) 10 14-00 0
105. Ron Wiseman Pendleton, OR (OR) 10 13-10 0
106. Tracy Dursteler Blackfoot, ID (WY) 10 13-09 0
107. Jake Boomer Spokane Valley, WA (ID) 10 13-06 0
108. Richard Cowley Columbia Falls, MT (MT) 10 13-04 0
109. Earl Conway Albuquerque, NM (NM) 10 12-13 0
110. Travis Archer Covington, WA (WA) 5 12-00 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 110 550 988-14
2 109 545 934-15
3 28 140 265-08
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247 1235 2189-05

2019 TNT Fireworks B.A.S.S. Nation Western Regional 5/8-5/10
Lake Shasta, Redding CA.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 3

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

1. Jonathan Bryson Las Vegas, NV (NV) 9 21-11 0
2. Ryan Gutierrez Weiser, ID (ID) 9 20-10 0
3. Kody Johnson San Tan Valley, AZ (AZ) 9 19-05 0
4. Stanley Beebe San Luis obispo, CA (CA 9 19-04 0
5. Luke Johns Folsom, CA (CA) 9 19-03 0
6. Gary Schipporeit Westminster, CO (CO) 9 19-01 0
7. Luke Davidson Centennial , CO (CO) 9 18-07 0
8. Brad Hauf Elephant Butte, NM (NM) 9 18-07 0
9. Addam Gross Pendleton, OR (WA) 9 18-07 0
10. Nathan Pratt Albuquerque, NM (NM) 9 18-07 0
11. Andy Hackett Colorado Springs, CO (C 9 18-02 0
12. James Hollingshead Clarkston, WA (WA) 9 18-02 0
13. Austin Johnson Noxon, MT (MT) 9 17-14 0
14. Scott Seros Bend, OR (OR) 9 17-12 0
15. Stephen Kujawa Libby, MT (MT) 9 17-12 0
16. Kyle Graham North Ogden, UT (WY) 9 17-11 0
17. Dave Cole Roy, UT (WY) 9 17-10 0
18. Greg Pink Montrose, CO (UT) 9 17-04 0
19. Jake Weaver Columbia Falls, MT (MT) 9 17-02 0
20. Jesse Ortega Las Vegas, NV (NV) 9 17-02 0
21. Jordan Schwartzkopf Peoria, AZ (AZ) 9 17-01 0
22. Don Evans Canon City, CO (CO) 9 17-00 0
23. Jared Hoffman Coeur D’alene, ID (ID) 9 17-00 0
24. Marc Caldwell Rifle, CO (UT) 9 16-15 0
25. Nick Wood Yreka, CA (OR) 9 16-08 0
26. Chris Gilkison Bakersfield, CA (CA) 9 16-04 0
27. Jake Morrison Scottsdale, AZ (AZ) 9 15-10 0
28. Justin Dodd Kennewick, WA (WA) 9 15-04 0
29. Michael Hill Carlsbad, NM (NM) 6 11-08 0
30. Andrew Ingold Missoula, MT (MT) 6 11-07 0
31. Josh Unruh Sparks, NV (WY) 6 11-07 0
32. Jesse Boggs Mountain Home, ID (ID) 6 11-06 0
33. Brian Velasquez Yuma, AZ (AZ) 6 11-05 0
34. Riley Hansen Park City, UT (UT) 6 11-05 0
35. Randy Austin Cedar City, UT (UT) 6 11-04 0
36. Jason Billmaier Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 11-04 0
37. Kong Moua Sacramento, CA (CA) 6 11-01 0
38. Jeremy Stewart Clinton, UT (WY) 6 11-00 0
39. Ryan Morford Coeur D’ Alene, ID (ID) 6 11-00 0
40. Joshua Needleman Napa, CA (CA) 6 10-14 0
41. Mark Faber Pagosa Springs, CO (UT) 6 10-14 0
42. Chuck Harrison Ft Collins, CO (CO) 6 10-14 0
43. Chris Fisher Moriarty, NM (NM) 6 10-13 0
44. Christopher Campbell Kalispell, MT (MT) 6 10-11 0
45. Waylon Reynolds Jarales, NM (NM) 6 10-11 0
46. Mark Shepard Kaysville, CO (UT) 6 10-10 0
47. Robert Maglio Kennewick, WA (WA) 6 10-09 0
48. Andrew Hays Henderson, NV (NV) 6 10-08 0
49. Jim Mclaughlin Bakersfield, CA (CA) 6 10-07 0
50. Michael Simon Sr. Henderson, NV (NV) 6 10-07 0
51. Bobby Preece Las Cruces, NM (NM) 6 10-06 0
52. Jess Pottenger Harrison, ID (ID) 6 10-05 0
53. Garry Harner Milliken, CO (CO) 6 10-05 0
54. Clint Everett Surprise, AZ (AZ) 6 10-04 0
55. Clif Gallagher Lehi, UT (WY) 6 10-04 0
56. Colton Crawford Mcminnville, OR (OR) 6 10-04 0
57. Dan Skillings Bend, OR (OR) 6 10-04 0
58. Jerry Lake Cottage Grove, OR (OR) 6 10-03 0
59. Jon Pollock Lakewood, CO (CO) 6 10-03 0
60. Austin Bentz Hermiston, OR (OR) 6 10-02 0
61. Tim Meeks Elk Grove, CA (CA) 6 10-02 0
61. Wesley Tanner Missoula, MT (MT) 6 10-02 0
63. Chaunteil` Carte Damascus, OR (WY) 6 10-00 0
64. Clay Williams Athol, ID (ID) 6 10-00 0
65. Nathanial Kimberling Coeur D Alene, ID (ID) 6 09-15 0
66. Michael Rathe Colorado Springs, CO (C 6 09-15 0
67. Katie Tanner Coeur D’alene, ID (MT) 6 09-14 0
68. KC Stone Farr West, UT (UT) 6 09-14 0
69. John Steinhilber Santa Barbra, CA (CA) 6 09-12 0
70. Cody Steckel Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 09-12 0
71. Nick Andrews Roy, UT (WY) 6 09-12 0
72. Dean Yamagata Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 09-11 0
73. Zach Taylor Kimberly, ID (UT) 6 09-11 0
74. Lane Robinson Hayden, ID (ID) 6 09-11 0
75. Mike Liska Espanola, NM (NM) 6 09-10 0
76. Jakobe Akins Coeur D Alene, ID (ID) 6 09-09 0
77. Walter Haltom Malad City, ID (UT) 6 09-09 0
78. Kenneth Sitton Albany, OR (OR) 6 09-08 0
79. Nicholas Forbush Heber, UT (WY) 6 09-08 0
80. Richard Sainz Truth Or Conquenses, NM 6 09-08 0
81. Toby Tafoya Gallup, NM (NM) 6 09-08 0
82. Joel Skinner Glendale, AZ (AZ) 6 09-07 0
83. Richard Hoitinga Buckeye, AZ (AZ) 6 09-06 0
84. James Robey Pasco, WA (WA) 6 09-06 0
85. David Vega McCammon , ID (WY) 6 09-06 0
86. Skyler Keeton Pasco, WA (WA) 6 09-03 0
87. Jose Torres Tucson, AZ (AZ) 6 09-01 0
88. Steve Larsen Henderson, NV (NV) 6 09-01 0
89. Scott Jamison Burbank, WA (WA) 6 09-01 0
90. Ronald Chambers Tonto Basin, AZ (AZ) 6 08-15 0
91. Jake Hansen Bozeman, MT (MT) 6 08-15 0
92. Sean Sullivan Henderson, NV (NV) 6 08-14 0
93. Justin Whisler Bonney Lake, WA (WA) 6 08-13 0
94. Tom Mcart Jr Albany, OR (OR) 6 08-12 0
95. Steven Mazur Lolo, MT (MT) 6 08-12 0
96. Matthew Antonich Post Falls, ID (ID) 6 08-10 0
97. Robert Beck Keizer, OR (OR) 6 08-10 0
98. Greg Jager Kennewick, WA (WA) 6 08-08 0
99. Micah Hart West Richland, WA (WA) 6 08-05 0
100. Keith Truett Lebanon, OR (OR) 6 08-05 0
101. Mel Biggs Manteca, CA (CA) 6 08-03 0
102. Mark Torrez Camarillo, CA (CA) 6 08-03 0
103. Steve Mawson Mesa, AZ (AZ) 6 08-03 0
104. Lee Johnson Artesia, NM (NM) 6 07-13 0
105. Bryan Crosby Clinton, UT (UT) 6 07-10 0
106. Chris Harvey Idaho Falls, ID (WY) 6 07-09 0
107. John Romanin Wolcott, CO (CO) 6 07-01 0
108. Lynn Irwin Las Vegas, NV (NV) 6 06-09 0
109. Sheldon Jones Missoula, MT (MT) 4 05-12 0
110. Cody Ralph Thornton, CO (CO) 3 04-14 0
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Totals
Day #Limits #Fish Weight
1 110 330 583-13
2 0 325 550-05
3 0 84 156-12
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110 739 1290-14

On This Episode of Bass Cast Radio Brandon Cobb & John Cox give us a look back at their big wins

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On This Episode of Bass Cast Radio Brandon Cobb & John Cox give us a look back at their big wins

What a great episode of Bass Cast Radio Featuring Brandon Cobb as he gives us a look at his big Toyota Texas Fest win on Lake Fork. Plus FLW Pro John Cox gives us a look back at his big win on Lake Chickamauga. Congratulations to both of these anglers & we hope you enjoy this podcast.

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Safu Rana and Peter Webster Win Potomac River Battle Series May 5th 2019

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Safu Rana and Peter Webster Win Potomac River Battle Series May 5th 2019

First Place- Safu Rana / Paul Webster 23.25lbs & Big Fish 6.75lbs $1310.00

Second Place- Lenny Baird / Tom Hassler 17.50lbs $680.00

Third Place- Tyler Wilcox / Chase Dyson 16.25lbs $400.00

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