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The Cal Coast Fishing Battle Box Review by Bruce Callis

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April 13, 2019

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The Cal Coast Fishing Battle Box

By Bruce Callis

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We as anglers are always searching for answers to our storage solutions. Be it a new tackle box or bag, we search for the most effective way to store all of our baits and terminal tackle. We want it big enough to hold everything, but small enough so as to not take up too much room. Cal Coast Fishing has come out with a revolutionary new way of storing your terminal tackle and making it simple to use.

The Battle Box has taken a new approach to terminal tackle organization. David Romanus and the Cal Coast community worked to make a box that is both effective in size and dynamic in design. With the modular tackle system it allows the angler to customize the way they store their tackle to match their own individual needs.

The box is 14” x 9.75” x 3.75”, the same dimensions as other popular boxes, the Battle Box maximizes space and makes getting to your tackle fast and easy. The box is stackable and made from durable plastic with a triple latched , O-ring sealed, scratch resistant, transparent lid. It comes with 19 small individual Ammo Cans (9 with foam stoppers), 1 large Ammo Can with foam stopper, a tackle Mag with 2 foam inserts, 4 dividers, and labels.

The Ammo Cans are clear, water-resistant and squeeze-top, making it easy to open with one hand. There are stoppers in the cans so that you may keep your items nice and tight, but still easy to use.

The Tackle Mag is a transparent rectangular box that comes with 2 foam inserts to allow for custom use. It comes with a slotted insert for large and specialized hooks. And a holed insert to hold your larger lead or tungeston weights. You can also remove the insert and use it as needed.

It also comes with dividers that allow the angler to change the configuration of the Battle Box by simply removing the black foam and inserting as needed. You are only limited by your imagination. This can be especially useful for Co-Anglers, kayak anglers, and shore anglers.

The Battle Box sells for $42.99 on the Cal Coast Fishing website, www.calcoastfishing.com and at www.tacklewarehouse.com or your local sporting goods store that carries Cal Coast Fishing Products. (At the moment, the Battle Box is out of stock with an ETA of May 15^th, 2019, but available on back order) You can also order replacement foam for the left side on the Cal Coast website for $4.99 each and additional Ammo Cans for $5.99 for 10 cans.

I was one of those that thought it was just too big for my use, but after getting one to test, I have decided that I wasn’t thinking with an open mind. It does take up a lot of space in my tackle bag, but the trade off of keeping my tackle organized and easy to get to makes it a necessary addition to my tackle management. I simply slide it under the seat while in my jonboat, or in the crate on the kayak. A bass boat is so much simpler with it’s abundance of storage options.

The three latch system offers a secure and tight closure. I thought it was a little too much at first, but knowing that when it is fully closed, the latches are secure and I will not be losing tackle. For kayak anglers, there is a place under the front latch to attack a tether, making it it so much easier to keep it securely in the boat. Also on the front to the right side of the latch, there is a place molded into the box to attach the Line Cutterz flat mount, making it easier to cut your line when changing baits.

I would highly recommend the Cal Coast Fishing Battle Box to anyone who is looking for something new to store their terminal tackle. The latches are very strong and secure. The Battle Box combines innovative modular design with unbeatable quality ensuring absolute organization on the water or bank. But don’t just take my advice, go look for yourself. Happy fishing.

Birge Breaks 100 Pounds, Heavy Hitters Advance to Knockout Round on Chickamauga

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April 13, 2019

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MLF pro Zack Birge became the first competitor in Bass Pro Tour history to break the 100-pound mark, building his
two-day Shotgun/Elimination total to a record 105-6.

Birge Breaks 100 Pounds, Heavy Hitters Advance to Knockout Round on Chickamauga

DAYTON, Tenn. (April 12, 2019) – At the end of four rounds of competition in the Major League Fishing® (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Econo Lodge Stage Four Presented by Winn Grips, we’re all done asking “Just how good is Lake Chickamauga?” The answer is best expressed in numbers: 105-6; 11 over 80; 748; 1,400.

Zack Birge ended Elimination Round 2 on Friday with 105 pounds, 6 ounces of combined weight from his two rounds, a new Bass Pro Tour record. Eleven anglers competing today in Group B had two-day totals over 80 pounds. And the 40-man field put 748 bass on SCORETRACKER™ for 1,400 pounds.

Birge Blisters the Elimination Record

Birge became the first competitor in Bass Pro Tour history to break the 100-pound mark in Elimination Round competition, connecting with 28 Tennessee River largemouth for 54-2 on the day, building his two-day Shotgun/Elimination total to a record 105-6. The Oklahoma pro maintained a steady pace with a vibrating jig with a Googan Baits Krackin Craw trailer from the moment lines went in, weighing nine fish in Period 1, six in Period 2, and then adding 13 fish for 22-2 in the final period.

“Once I got to where I thought 100 pounds was attainable, I really wanted to break that 100-pound mark,” Birge admitted. “I’m excited to go right back out and fish again, I feel like I can go catch a bunch of them. I haven’t even gone to a dozen places I found in practice that set up the same way as what I fished today.”

Top 11 All Over 80 Pounds

Local pro Andy Morgan was matter-of-fact about his 31-pound performance in the Shotgun Round, which brought him into competition on Friday in 21st place (“Middle-of-the-road at best,” Morgan said). But Morgan was one of the anglers who got busy early on Chickamauga, putting 18 fish on SCORETRACKER™ for 47-14 in the first two periods and finishing with 56-13 to bring his two-day total to 88-5.

Davis, Powroznik and Roumbanis did even better. Davis piled up 64-15 on the day, Powroznik added 60-14 on 32 fish, and Roumbanis boosted his two-day total with 58-11. Those three were part of an 11-angler group that finished the Elimination Round with 80-plus pounds.

“This is by far the best day I’ve had on the Bass Pro Tour,” Roumbanis said. “I’m starting to get the confidence of running around and fishing the entire day instead of period to period. That has helped me to fish more free and not get locked in on one certain deal. I probably had 15 rods on my deck today and moved through a bunch of them with confidence.”

MLF Pro Fred Roumbanis finished the Group B Elimination Round in the No. 2 spot with 94-12; his 58-11 weight

today was anchored by this 5-12 largemouth. (Click to enlarge/download)

Weights Back to Zero for Knockout Round

One thing that we’ve learned this week on Lake Chickamauga is that any standard that was set in the previous three stages of the 2019 Bass Pro Tour season is moot. It took 49 pounds to win the Knockout Rounds at both Kissimmee (Florida) and Raleigh (North Carolina), and 38 pounds for Boyd Duckett to claim the top knockout spot on Lake Conroe (Texas).

So far, there have been 15 single-day weights of 49 pounds or better recorded on SCORETRACKER this week on Chickamauga, and the two-day Shotgun/Elimination weight record has been broken two days in a row.

“I keep waiting for the weights to fall off at some point, but we just keep catching them better and better,” said Fletcher Shryock, who racked up 86-7 in two rounds. “We’re catching the numbers, but what this fishery hasn’t showcased yet is the big ones. We’re catching this much weight and we’re still not seeing the 8s, 9s and 10s. I guess that’s the quote of the day: Lake Chickamauga is fishing really good, but could be ever better. And that’s insane.”

When, Where & How to Watch

Competition begins Saturday at 7:30 a.m. ET, with live, official scoring available via SCORETRACKER on MajorLeagueFishing.com and on the MLF app. The MLF NOW! Live Stream starts at 10 a.m. ET, with live, on-the-water coverage and analysis provided by Chad McKee, JT Kenney, Marty Stone and Natalie Dillon until lines out at 3:30 p.m. The Berkley Postgame Show – hosted by Steven “Lurch” Scott – will start at 5 p.m. daily.

The Day’s Results

To see all results from the Elimination Round, and to keep up with cumulative results throughout the week, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com and click “Results.”

UPSHAW HOLDS LEAD AT FLW TOUR ON CHEROKEE LAKE PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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April 12, 2019

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UPSHAW HOLDS LEAD AT FLW TOUR ON CHEROKEE LAKE PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (April 12, 2019) – Pro Andrew Upshaw of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is still on top at the FLW Tour at the Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance after catching five bass weighing 17 pounds, 14 ounces. Upshaw’s two-day total of 36-4 will lead the final 30 pros into the third day of the event, with pro Dylan Hays of El Dorado, Arkansas, in second with 34-8 and Lowrance pro Austin Felix of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, right on his heels in third with 34-5. With weights this close together, there is sure to be some movement on the leaderboard heading into Championship Sunday, when the final 10 pros will take the water with their sights set on the top award of up to $125,000.

“I actually started right where I caught my last big one yesterday. I went through the exact same spot and I caught a 4½- and a 2¾-pounder,” said Upshaw, who is fishing in his eighth season on the FLW Tour. “There was enough boats around me that I figured I better stay in there and catch my limit, so I went ahead and caught a limit of 2½-pounders and the one big one.

“After that I just started running new water – places where I’d had bites in practice,” continued Upshaw. “The first place I pulled up to I caught a 3, and then the next spot I caught a 3½, a 3 and a 3¼ – it was a day. I hit two new places today and I still have about 15 other spots I haven’t even touched.”

Upshaw said he caught more keepers Friday than he did Thursday, and again brought all smallmouth to the weigh-in stage.

“I wasn’t sure I could catch what I caught today. I was pretty certain I could catch 16 [pounds] and I got lucky with that big one this morning,” said Upshaw. “A 4½-pounder is a big deal here. These guys are catching 3-pounders and a lot of them, but catching a 4-pounder is really hard, and today I was just fortunate enough to do it.”

Heading into the weekend, Upshaw said he has a couple of options for catching fish.

“I did figure out something late in the day today. I just started practicing – trying to figure out a way I could catch them completely different than what I have been doing and I was able to catch about 14 pounds doing that,” said Upshaw. “I could run around and catch them – and not spawners – which was nice. But, I’m not really worried about that for tomorrow. That’s more of a day four kind of thing. Overall, I can’t complain about today – it was a great day.”

The top 30 pros that made the cut and will fish Saturday on Cherokee Lake are:

1^st: Andrew Upshaw, Tulsa, Okla., 10 bass, 36-4

2^nd: Dylan Hays, El Dorado, Ark., 10 bass, 34-8

3^rd: Lowrance pro Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn., 10 bass, 34-5

4^th: Grae Buck, Harleysville, Pa., 10 bass, 34-0

5^th: Tim Frederick, Leesburg, Fla., 10 bass, 33-9

6^th: Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., 10 bass, 33-9

7^th: Lowrance pro Kurt Mitchell, Milford, Del., 10 bass, 33-7

8^th: Yamamoto baits pro Tom Monsoor, La Crosse, Wis., 10 bass, 33-4

9^th: Derrick Snavely, Piney Flats, Tenn., 10 bass, 32-14

10^th: Berkley pro Joey Cifuentes, Clinton, Ark., 10 bass, 32-7

11^th: Andy Young, Isle, Minn., 10 bass, 32-3

12^th: Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 10 bass, 32-3

13^th: Kerry Milner, Bono, Ark., 10 bass, 32-2

14^th: J. Todd Tucker, Moultrie, Ga., 10 bass, 31-12

15^th: Polaris pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 10 bass, 31-11

16^th: Jason Reyes, Huffman, Texas, 10 bass, 31-10

17^th: Johnny McCombs, Morris, Ala., 10 bass, 31-5

18^th: Jon Englund, Farwell, Minn., 10 bass, 31-3

19^th: Matt Becker, Finleyville, Pa., 10 bass, 31-2

20^th: Tim Cales, Sandstone, W. Va., 10 bass, 31-2

21^st: Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 10 bass, 30-14

22^nd: Dakota Ebare, Denham Springs, La., 10 bass, 30-12

23^rd: Brandon McMillan, Clewiston, Fla., 10 bass, 30-12

24^th: Josh Douglas, Isle, Minn., 10 bass, 30-11

25^th: Evan Barnes, Hot Springs, Ark., 10 bass, 30-11

26^th: A.J. Slegona, Pine Bush, N.Y., 10 bass, 30-4

27^th: Matthew Stefan, Junction City, Wis., 10 bass, 30-3

28^th: Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 10 bass, 30-2

29^th: Jason Meninger, Saint Augustine, Fla., 10 bass, 29-14

30^th: Yamamoto Baits pro Larry Nixon, Quitman, Ark., 10 bass, 29-12

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Hensley Powell of Whitwell, Tennessee, earned the $500 Big Bass award Friday after bringing a bass to the scale weighing 5 pounds even – the heaviest fish of the day.

Overall there were 786 bass weighing 2,120 pounds, 13 ounces, caught by 162 pros Friday. The catch included 147 five-bass limits.

In FLW Tour competition, the full field of 164 pro anglers competed in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight now advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance is more than $860,000. The tournament is hosted by the Economic Development Alliance, Jefferson County.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2019 FLW Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2019 FLW Cup will be on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 9-11 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. EST Saturday and Sunday from the TVA Dam Boat Launch, located at 2805 N. Highway 92, in Jefferson City. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins will be held near the launch beginning at 4 p.m.

In conjunction with the weigh-ins, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at the TVA Dam Boat Launch from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, as well as learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.

Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at the TVA Dam Boat Launch on Saturday, from Noon-2 p.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1^st and 2^nd place anglers that catch the most fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance will premiere in 2019. The exact air-date will be announced soon. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs each Saturday night at 7 p.m. EST and is broadcast to more than 63 million cable, satellite and telecommunications households in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean on the World Fishing Network (WFN), the leading entertainment destination and digital resource for anglers throughout North America. FLW television is also distributed internationally to FLW partner countries, including Canada, China, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and South Africa.

The popular FLW Live on-the-water program will air on Saturday and Sunday, featuring live action from the boats of the tournament’s top pros each day. Host Travis Moran will be joined by veteran FLW Tour pro Todd Hollowell to break down the extended action each day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. On-the-water broadcasts will be live streamed on FLWFishing.com, the FLW YouTube channel and the FLW Facebook page.

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

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This episode of Bass Cast Radio: Bryan New gives us a look back at his ABA Ray Scott Championship Win

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This episode of Bass Cast Radio: Bryan New gives us a look back at his ABA Ray Scott Championship Win

Bryan gives us an in-depth look at how he won it all on the Walter F. George reservoir taking home the grand prize of $50,000 & a new 21 TRX Triton.

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Long Run Produces Lead For Lowen At Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Elite At Winyah Bay

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Long Run Produces Lead For Lowen At Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Elite At Winyah Bay

Bill Lowen takes the lead on Day 2 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Elite at Winyah Bay with a two-day total of 27 pounds, 3 ounces.

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April 12, 2019

Long Run Produces Lead For Lowen At Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Elite At Winyah Bay

GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Self-proclaimed river rat Bill Lowen found himself right at home in the Cooper River Friday and leveraged his current-born insights to catch a limit of bass weighing 13 pounds, 15 ounces and take the lead on Day 2 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Elite at Winyah Bay.

After catching 13-4 during Thursday’s opening round, Lowen has a two-day weight of 27-3.

Lowen, who grew up fishing the Ohio River, made a nearly 100-mile run south and avoided the broad rice fields that have seen significant traffic this week. Instead, he targeted a 3/4-mile stretch where he focused on creek channels with marsh drains and current that helped optimize his bite.

“Yesterday, they were on the deep channel swings; today they were on the shallow swings,” Lowen said. “It’s either going to be one or the other. You just have to figure it out fast enough which one they’re on. And tidal fish are notorious for — if that’s what they’re doing — every single one of them is doing it.

“It seems like those two hours before the low tide is the real deal. I saw a lot of 2 1/2-pounders in practice, and I haven’t seen very many of those in the tournament, so they’re still hiding in there somewhere.”

With the tide falling upon his arrival, Lowen started catching fish almost immediately. His fortune shifted significantly around 11 a.m. ET when he caught a 5-pounder.

A spinnerbait produced all of his bites. Lowen said presentation speed and covering just the right amounts of water were the keys to his success.

“You have to fish thorough, but you have to fish fast to cover water in that four-hour timeframe (available fishing time after accounting for round-trip travel and fuel stop),” he said. “Some of the guys in the area, I feel, are fishing too fast. They want my spinnerbait up high in the water column and they want it slow.

“If I burn it along, I won’t get a bite. But if I just fish it slow and float it around that grass, they’ll flush it like a toilet bowl. After making that long run, you get over there and for the first hour you almost have to make yourself slow down because you’re going so fast. As soon as I started slowing down is when I started catching them.”

Notably, Lowen cut his day short to allow for the long return and any complications from the increasingly windy weather. The time cushion proved beneficial for Lowen and his Xpress Boats teammate Harvey Horne, who ran out of gas and needed a ride to the weigh-in.

Horne had bounced back from a dismal opening round — one bass for just 1-16 — by catching 15-10 Friday and desperately needed to weigh his fish and gain valuable points in the Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year race.

“He was telling me to go on and go, but I wasn’t going to leave him,” Lowen said. “I put him and his fish in my boat and we came in early.”

In second place, Oklahoma angler Luke Palmer added 12-6 to his Day 1 bag of 14-2 and gained one spot with his total weight of 26-8. He ran to the Cooper River and returned to the same spot he fished on Day 1.

Again, slow presentations with soft plastics produced his bites.

“The spot is in a canal and it’s just a ridge with hydrilla that has 4 feet of water on one side and 7 on the other,” Palmer said. “I’m still trying to figure if fish I’m on are coming or going.

“This may be a spot they’re hitting on their way out of the creek. We still have fish spawning because I caught one off a bed today. Hopefully, that ridge will reload and I can get one more day out of it. If I can get lucky and catch 12 pounds out of it, I’d be tickled to death. I’d lay up and go fish another area on the final day, but I’m going to swing on them tomorrow.”

In third place, Lee Livesay made a big move from 44th place on Day 1 by catching 17-3 and pushing his two-day weight to 24-14. The Texas angler ran to the Cooper River and targeted alligator grass and hyacinth inside the hydrilla lines — a scenario many were overlooking.

Two different reaction baits produced his fish.

“There are some guys catching them out of hydrilla, but the bigger ones are suspended under the mats of gator grass and hyacinth,” Livesay said. “There might be 8 to 9 feet of depth where the mats are, and the bass are 6 inches underneath them. The winning fish are in there because I’m seeing them every day.

“I had a bunch of big ones miss my bait (Thursday). I should have had 20 pounds, but they were missing it. Today, I had three big ones eat it.”

Rounding out the Top 5 are Jason Williamson with 24-6 and Jesse Tacoronte with 24-5.

Florida angler Koby Kreiger leads the $1,500 Phoenix Boats Big Bass Award competition with a 6-8 largemouth.

Daily takeoffs will occur at 7 a.m. ET out of Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex, and weigh-ins are scheduled at the same location beginning at 3:15 p.m. ET each day.

 2019 Bassmaster Elite at Winyah Bay 4/11-4/14
                              Winyah Bay, Georgetown  SC.
                           (PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN          10  27-03  100
  Day 1: 5   13-04     Day 2: 5   13-15
2.  Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK            10  26-08   99
  Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 5   12-06
3.  Lee Livesay            Gladewater, TX          10  24-14   98
  Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 5   17-03
4.  Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC             10  24-06   97
  Day 1: 5   15-11     Day 2: 5   08-11
5.  Jesse Tacoronte        Kissimmee, FL           10  24-05   96
  Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   13-07
6.  Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR              10  23-13   95
  Day 1: 5   11-06     Day 2: 5   12-07
7.  Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH        8  23-09   94
  Day 1: 5   15-08     Day 2: 3   08-01
8.  Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               9  23-04   93
  Day 1: 4   08-10     Day 2: 5   14-10
9.  Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA            10  22-14   92
  Day 1: 5   11-02     Day 2: 5   11-12
10. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ              10  22-12   91
  Day 1: 5   12-06     Day 2: 5   10-06
11. Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL          10  22-00   90
  Day 1: 5   12-14     Day 2: 5   09-02
12. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL            10  21-11   89
  Day 1: 5   09-10     Day 2: 5   12-01
13. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS        10  21-10   88
  Day 1: 5   09-11     Day 2: 5   11-15
14. Koby Kreiger           Alva, FL                10  21-06   87
  Day 1: 5   08-11     Day 2: 5   12-11
15. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC         10  21-04   86
  Day 1: 5   11-04     Day 2: 5   10-00
16. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA          10  21-02   85
  Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 5   13-07
17. Rob Digh               Denver, NC              10  20-14   84
  Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 5   11-01
18. Jake Whitaker          Fairview, NC            10  20-14   83
  Day 1: 5   10-14     Day 2: 5   10-00
19. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA               10  20-12   82
  Day 1: 5   11-13     Day 2: 5   08-15
20. Tyler Rivet            Raceland, LA            10  20-07   81
  Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   10-08
21. Chris Johnston         Peterborough Ontario CA 10  20-05   80
  Day 1: 5   07-01     Day 2: 5   13-04
22. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY             10  20-03   79
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 5   09-10
23. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO        10  20-01   78
  Day 1: 5   07-05     Day 2: 5   12-12
24. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY             10  19-11   77
  Day 1: 5   08-10     Day 2: 5   11-01
25. Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX              10  19-08   76
  Day 1: 5   12-01     Day 2: 5   07-07
26. Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL           10  19-00   75
  Day 1: 5   11-15     Day 2: 5   07-01
27. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC              9  19-00   74
  Day 1: 4   07-05     Day 2: 5   11-11
28. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY              10  18-15   73
  Day 1: 5   07-06     Day 2: 5   11-09
29. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC           6  18-11   72
  Day 1: 1   03-01     Day 2: 5   15-10
30. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN        10  18-07   71
  Day 1: 5   10-07     Day 2: 5   08-00
31. Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK            10  18-07   70
  Day 1: 5   09-05     Day 2: 5   09-02
32. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL             10  18-01   69
  Day 1: 5   10-09     Day 2: 5   07-08
33. Ray Hanselman Jr       Del Rio, TX             10  18-00   68
  Day 1: 5   10-11     Day 2: 5   07-05
34. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               7  17-15   67
  Day 1: 5   12-08     Day 2: 2   05-07
35. Brandon Card           Knoxville, TN           10  17-15   66
  Day 1: 5   09-09     Day 2: 5   08-06
36. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN           10  17-09   65   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   09-09     Day 2: 5   08-00
37. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL         10  17-07   64   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   09-05     Day 2: 5   08-02
38. Seth Feider            New Market, MN          10  17-07   63   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   08-13     Day 2: 5   08-10
39. Drew Cook              Midway, FL               9  17-06   62   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   08-05     Day 2: 4   09-01
40. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL           10  17-06   61   $5,000.00
  Day 1: 5   08-14     Day 2: 5   08-08
41. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX          10  17-04   60   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   09-15     Day 2: 5   07-05
42. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA              10  17-04   59   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   07-11     Day 2: 5   09-09
43. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC              10  17-04   58   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   08-15     Day 2: 5   08-05
44. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          6  17-00   57   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 1   01-06     Day 2: 5   15-10
45. Greg DiPalma           Millville, NJ            9  17-00   56   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   11-01     Day 2: 4   05-15
46. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT           10  16-12   55   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   08-10     Day 2: 5   08-02
47. Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA              10  16-10   54   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   08-02     Day 2: 5   08-08
48. Randy Pierson          Oakdale, CA             10  16-09   53   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   08-08     Day 2: 5   08-01
49. Ed Loughran III        Richmond, VA            10  16-06   52   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-04     Day 2: 5   10-02
50. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA 10  15-15   51   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-11     Day 2: 5   09-04
51. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  7  15-14   50   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 5   11-14
52. Brad Whatley           Bivins, TX              10  15-13   49   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   07-07     Day 2: 5   08-06
53. Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA         10  15-06   48   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-15     Day 2: 5   08-07
54. Quentin Cappo          Prairieville, LA        10  15-02   47   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-05     Day 2: 5   08-13
55. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN            9  15-00   46   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   09-13     Day 2: 4   05-03
56. Randy Sullivan         Breckenridge, TX        10  14-13   45   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-07     Day 2: 5   08-06
57. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL          8  14-12   44   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 4   05-13     Day 2: 4   08-15
58. Clark Wendlandt        Leander, TX             10  14-12   43   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-09     Day 2: 5   08-03
59. Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA 10  14-11   42   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   07-13     Day 2: 5   06-14
60. Chad Morgenthaler      Reeds Spring, MO         9  14-01   41   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   07-02     Day 2: 4   06-15
61. Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC           10  13-15   40   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   08-07     Day 2: 5   05-08
62. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI             10  13-10   39   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-03     Day 2: 5   07-07
63. David Fritts           Lexington, NC            9  13-10   38   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-15     Day 2: 4   06-11
64. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC          10  13-09   37   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   08-03     Day 2: 5   05-06
65. Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX          10  13-04   36   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-08     Day 2: 5   06-12
66. Chris Groh             Spring Grove, IL         9  13-00   35   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 4   04-11     Day 2: 5   08-05
67. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA         10  12-12   34   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   06-03     Day 2: 5   06-09
68. Tyler Carriere         Youngsville, LA          9  11-09   33   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   07-02     Day 2: 4   04-07
69. Gary Clouse            Winchester, TN           6  10-03   32   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 2   04-09     Day 2: 4   05-10
70. Jay Yelas              Lincoln City, OR         7  09-10   31   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 5   05-12     Day 2: 2   03-14
71. Robbie Latuso          Gonzales, LA             5  09-09   30   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 5   09-09
72. Frank Talley           Temple, TX               7  09-06   29   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 4   06-01     Day 2: 3   03-05
73. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           5  07-07   28   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 2   03-03     Day 2: 3   04-04
74. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL           3  05-01   27   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 1   01-09     Day 2: 2   03-08
75. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               3  04-05   26   $2,500.00
  Day 1: 3   04-05     Day 2: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        62       342       631-04
 2        60       347       674-12
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         122       689      1306-00

Kenny Haley and Chase Bennett Win Red Devil Bass Tournament Trail April 7,2019

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Our 1^st tournament was last Saturday (April 6^th) at Buggs. We had 8 boats. Kenny Haley and Chase Bennett won with 5 fish totaling 13.5 lbs. 2^nd place went to Brandon Ropes with 13.4 lbs. Our next tournament is May 4^th Smith Mountain Lake (Penhook) from 7:00 am to 3:00pm.

Millner Wins Castaway Anglers Lake Anna Club Tournament Results – April 7, 2019

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Millner Wins Castaway Anglers Lake Anna Club Tournament Results – April 7, 2019

Hey Everybody,

We had a great turn out this past weekend at our Lake Anna Club tournament with 17 boats participating. It was a good day with Kenny Millner taking 1st place with 13.30 lbs, Langford/Davis took second place with 12.60 lbs, and took third with 12 lbs and Big Fish with a 7.40 lb largemouth. Congrats to everybody. Our next tournament is our CLUB tournament at Claytor Lake on May 5, 2019, out of Bear Dr. ramp. Hope to see everybody there. Thanks.

Jimmy

Castaway Anglers 2019

Team Leesville Anna Claytor Buggs Philpott Smith Mt. Leesville Total

Wood/Harris 100 60 160

Atkins/Atkins 85 75 160

Tyree/Taylor 70 80 150

Lankford 65 65 130

Millner 25 100 125

Thomas/Slayton 40 75 115

Kluender 90 90

Orange/Walker 60 30 90

Taylor/Connelly 50 40 90

Coffer/Coffer 45 45 90

Langford/Davis 0 90 90

McCoy/Weeks 0 90 90

Funk/Perez 85 0 85

Slagle/Gore 25 55 80

Goolsby/Moon 30 50 80

Costa 75 75

Johnson/Chapman 35 35 70

Davis/Martin 55 0 55

Jordan 25 25

Witt/Goff 25 25

Wright/Wright 0 0

Millner – 13.30 lbs

Langford/Davis – 12.60 lbs

McCoy/Weeks – 12.00 lbs Big Fish – 7.40 lbs

Tyree/Taylor – 11.80 lbs

Atkins/Atkins – 7.85 lbs

Thomas/Slayton – 7.85 lbs

Lankford – 7.10 lbs

Wood/Harris – 5.85 lbs

Slagle/Gore – 4.35 lbs

Goolsby/Moon – 4.10 lbs

Coffer/Coffer – 3.50 lbs

Taylor/Connelly – 2.80 lbs

Johnson/Chapman – 1.35 lbs

Orange/Walker – 1.15 lbs

Martens Pours it On; Lucas, Wiggins, Elam Escape Elimination on Lake Chickamauga

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MLF pro Aaron Martens has plenty to smile about as he advances to Knockout Round.

Martens Pours it On; Lucas, Wiggins, Elam Escape Elimination on Lake Chickamauga

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DAYTON, Tenn. (April 11, 2019) – As has become the standard for the Major League Fishing® (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Elimination Rounds, you didn’t have to look far to find a multitude of storylines on Day 3 of the Econo Lodge Stage Four Presented by Evinrude.

Aaron Martens gave notice that he’s onto a strong pattern on Lake Chickamauga, and is going to be a handful for the rest of the competition as he finished atop the 40 Group A anglers who competed in today’s Elimination Round. And joining him in the 20 moving on to Saturday’s Knockout Round are three anglers – Justin Lucas, Jesse Wiggins and James Elam – who had not previously advanced past an Elimination Round.

The way Chickamauga is producing scorable bass this week, all Group A and Group B Elimination Rounds’ survivors are likely to find squeezing into the Top 20 at the end of Knockout may be harder than it ever has been.

Martens Makes the Most of His Day

Martens picked up where he left off in the Shotgun Round, weighing in 13-5 in the first hour of competition, and connecting with a 7-pound, 6-ouncer. That fish was the anchor of his 36-13 weight for the day, and helped Martens to 94-0 overall in the Shotgun and Elimination Rounds.

That weight surpassed the previous Elimination weight record of 93-4 set by Kelly Jordon at the Stage Three event in Raleigh, North Carolina, and gave the Alabama pro enough of a security blanket that he could mix up his patterns, and survey some of his best spots ahead of the Knockout Round.

“I had some time to check my best spot today, and there are some big ones there,” Martens admitted. “I don’t know if any of the guys in the other round have fished it, but I’ve had it to myself the whole time I’ve fished it. It’s just one of the few areas I’m fishing that really has something to it. It’s a good spot, I hope nobody else finds it.”

Lucas, Wiggins, Elam Advance

Coming into Stage Four, Lucas, Wiggins and Elam had not made it out of the Elimination Rounds. Lucas was the last man out in his Elimination day on Texas’ Lake Conroe, but all three anglers had found themselves outside the Top 40 in the three previous Bass Pro Tour events leading up to Stage Four.

In the Thursday fishing though, all three finished well above the Elimination Line: Lucas weighed in 36-13 for a combined weight of 87-10 (fifth), Wiggins added 37-7 to boost his two-day total to 84-4 (ninth), and Elam caught 28-13 for a total Elimination weight of 75-3 (14th).

“Chickamauga fishes a lot like Guntersville this time of year, so it’s familiar to me from living in northern Alabama and fishing Guntersville the past several years,” Lucas said. “I just feel comfortable. I’ve caught almost everything this week on a spinning rod. Those first couple of events were out of my element a little bit: shallow pre-spawn largemouth just isn’t my thing.

“That’s always kinda been an Achilles heel of my fishing, but when I get out of that phase and can throw swimbaits and topwaters and fish with a spinning rod, that’s what I like to do.”

Justin Lucas fished his way into his first Knockout Round of the season.

The Second Elimination Battle Begins

With the first half of the Knockout Round now set, the 40 anglers from Group B get their next shot at Chickamauga Friday for the second Elimination Round of Stage Four. They can expect some weather: The National Weather Service is calling for sustained winds of 20 mph and rain on Thursday night, and possible thunderstorms throughout competition.

That’s likely of little consequence to Cliff Crochet, who posted 69-9 in his Shotgun Round, spent the final two periods of that day running new water, and barring an epic meltdown, is probably comfortably safe from elimination. Ditto the five other anglers (Edwin Evers, Zack Birge, Fletcher Shryock, Michael Neal and Gary Klein) who weighed 47 pounds or more on Day 1.

Neal, for one, is nonplussed about more rain.

“I don’t know if it’ll really matter much,” said the Chickamauga veteran. “More rain isn’t going to change the conditions much more than it did the last day of practice, things should mostly stay the same. It’s not going to affect what I’m doing”

Expect the anxiety to be much higher in the middle of SCORETRACKER™, where the battle to escape elimination is tightly bunched as usual. But unlike previous elimination days, where big movement has been the norm in the first three events, Chickamauga’s prolific productivity may make it tougher to climb up from the bottom of the 40-man standings.

“We had so much movement inside the Top 20 (on Wednesday), but even after all that, we only had one guy fall out and one guy sneak in,” said MLF NOW! analyst Marty Stone. “If you think you can just duplicate your day from the Shotgun Round and be safe, guess again – you’re going to get left behind. If you’re below Jacob Wheeler (in 20th), you’ll probably need to have a great day to get inside that Elimination Line.”

Looking Ahead to Knockout Saturday

The Top 20 anglers from each of the two Elimination groups will advance to a 40-angler Knockout Round on Saturday – weights will be zeroed, making the Knockout a one-day scramble. The Top 10 anglers in the Knockout Round will advance to the Championship Round on Sunday, April 14.

When, Where & How to Watch

Competition begins daily at 7:30 a.m. ET, with live, official scoring available via SCORETRACKER on MajorLeagueFishing.com and on the MLF app. The MLF NOW! Live Stream starts at 10 a.m. ET, with live, on-the-water coverage and analysis provided by Chad McKee, JT Kenney, Marty Stone and Natalie Dillon until lines out at 3:30 p.m. The Berkley Postgame Show – hosted by Steven “Lurch” Scott – will start at 5 p.m. daily.

The Day’s Results

To see all results from today’s Elimination Round, and to keep up with cumulative results throughout the week, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com and click “Results.”

UPSHAW OUT FRONT AT FLW TOUR EVENT ON CHEROKEE LAKE PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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UPSHAW OUT FRONT AT FLW TOUR EVENT ON CHEROKEE LAKE PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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Oklahoma pro brings 18-pound limit to the FLW Tour weigh-in stage, grabs early lead on Cherokee Lake

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. (April 11, 2019) – Pro Andrew Upshaw of Tulsa, Oklahoma, caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 6 ounces to lead the field after day one of the FLW Tour at the Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance. Right behind Upshaw in second place is pro Dylan Hays of El Dorado, Arkansas, with 17-13 and Tim Frederick of Leesburg, Florida, in third with 17-4. The full field of 164 professionals, who are casting for a top award of up to $125,000, will continue competition into day two, with just the top 30 fishing Saturday and the final 10 competing Sunday.

“I started in an area that I’d thought there’d be a lot of boats, but there were only two of us when I got there. It’s a big area, and both of us caught quite a few fish out of there,” said Upshaw, a former YETI FLW College Fishing angler who is a two-time FLW Cup qualifier. “I had 14 or 15 pounds early – within the 45 minutes to an hour or so. I made a couple of quick moves and caught two big ones that I’d marked and shook off in practice.

“I caught a lot of 3-pounders and that’s why, around 10 [a.m.], I just laid off of them completely,” continued Upshaw. “I was catching too many 3s and I knew how crucial 3-pounders would be in this tournament.”

Upshaw said he caught approximately 28 keepers Thursday – which included some largemouth – but ended up weighing a limit of smallmouth.

“I was fishing slow and just focusing on fish that were possibly on a bed, as well as staging fish in a couple of places,” said Upshaw. “I’m looking for a harder bottom.”

The Oklahoma pro went on to say that he doesn’t have a bait that’s producing better than the rest, saying he pretty much junk-fished his way to the lead today.

“I fell in love with this lake the first hour of practice, and ever since then I just kind of rolled with it. It really reminds me of a lake I grew up fishing – Lake Texoma –on the border of Texas and Oklahoma. How the fish set up is so similar, and they spawn on a lot of the exact same stuff.”

The top 10 boaters after day one on Cherokee Lake are:

1st: Andrew Upshaw, Tulsa, Okla., five bass, 18-6

2nd: Dylan Hays, El Dorado, Ark., five bass, 17-13

3rd: Tim Frederick, Leesburg, Fla., five bass, 17-4

3rd: Lowrance pro Austin Felix, Eden Prairie, Minn., five bass, 17-4

5th: Andy Young, Isle, Minn., five bass, 17-2

5th: Jason Reyes, Huffman, Texas, five bass, 17-2

7th: Johnny McCombs, Morris, Ala., five bass, 17-1

8th: Yamamoto Baits pro Tom Monsoor, La Crosse, Wis., five bass, 17-0

9th: Ron Nelson, Berrien Springs, Mich., five bass, 16-12

10th: Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., five bass, 16-9

For a full list of results visit FLWFishing.com.

Christopher Brasher of Longview, Texas, earned Thursday’s $500 Big Bass award after bringing a 5-pound, 8-ounce bass to the scale – the largest fish of the day.

Overall there were 781 bass weighing 2,064 pounds, 8 ounces, caught by 163 pros Thursday. The catch included 143 five-bass limits.

In FLW Tour competition, the full field of 164 pro anglers compete in the two-day opening round on Thursday and Friday. The top 30 pros based on their two-day accumulated weight advance to Saturday. Only the top 10 pros continue competition Sunday, with the winner determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from the four days of competition.

The total purse for the FLW Tour at Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance is more than $860,000. The tournament is hosted by the Economic Development Alliance, Jefferson County.

Throughout the season, anglers are also vying for valuable points in hopes of qualifying for the 2019 FLW Cup, the world championship of professional bass fishing. The 2019 FLW Cup will be on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Aug. 9-11 and is hosted by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and Visit Hot Springs.

Anglers will take off at 7 a.m. EST Friday through Sunday from the TVA Dam Boat Launch, located at 2805 N. Highway 92, in Jefferson City. Friday’s weigh-in will be held near the launch beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s weigh-ins will also be held near the launch, but will begin at 4 p.m.

In conjunction with the weigh-ins, FLW will host a free Family Fishing Expo at the TVA Dam Boat Launch from 2 to 6 p.m. The Expo is a chance for fishing fans to meet their favorite anglers, enjoy interactive games, activities and giveaways provided by FLW sponsors, as well as learn more about the sport of fishing and other outdoor activities.

Also for youth, the FLW Foundation’s Unified Fishing Derby will be held at the TVA Dam Boat Launch on Saturday, April 13, from Noon-2 p.m. The event is hosted by FLW Foundation pro Cody Kelley along with other FLW Tour anglers, and is free and open to anyone under the age of 18 and Special Olympics athletes. Rods and reels are available for use, but youth are encouraged to bring their own if they own one. The 1st and 2nd place anglers that catch the most fish will be recognized Saturday on the FLW Tour stage, just prior to the pros weighing in.

Television coverage of the FLW Tour at Cherokee Lake presented by Lowrance will premiere in 2019. The exact air-date will be announced soon. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs each Saturday night at 7 p.m. EST and is broadcast to more than 63 million cable, satellite and telecommunications households in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean on the World Fishing Network (WFN), the leading entertainment destination and digital resource for anglers throughout North America. FLW television is also distributed internationally to FLW partner countries, including Canada, China, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and South Africa.

The popular FLW Live on-the-water program will air on Days Three and Four of the event, featuring live action from the boats of the tournament’s top pros each day. Host Travis Moran will be joined by veteran FLW Tour pro Todd Hollowell to break down the extended action each day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. On-the-water broadcasts will be live streamed on FLWFishing.com, the FLW YouTube channel and the FLW Facebook page.

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

Jason Williamson Takes First-Round Lead In Bassmaster Elite At Winyah Bay

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Jason Williamson Takes First-Round Lead In Bassmaster Elite At Winyah Bay

South Carolina’s Jason Williamson leads Day 1 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Elite At Winyah Bay with 15 pounds, 11 ounces.

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Jason Williamson Takes First-Round Lead In Bassmaster Elite At Winyah Bay

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GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Forgoing a long run to the presumed big-bass “promised land” of the Cooper River, South Carolina’s Jason Williamson remained close to the takeoff site and found the right bites to amass a five-bass limit of 15 pounds, 11 ounces which leads Day 1 of the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Elite at Winyah Bay.

While over half the field committed to a hour-plus run south along the Intracoastal Waterway, through Charleston Harbor and into the Cooper River and surrounding waterways, Williamson stayed in the Waccamaw River and played his time-management strategy to perfection. Essential to his plan was a thorough and persistent approach.

“A lot of guys are running the bank and flipping. You have some fish that are spawning supershallow. You have some postspawners that are done. And you have some that haven’t spawned yet,” Williamson said. “What I’m doing is trying to get the best of all three worlds in one area.

“I’m fishing shallow, I’m backing out and fishing deeper and I’m doing some midrange stuff too. A lot of guys are buzzing through an area, catching what’s aggressive and then going. I caught what was aggressive, then I backed out and got a few more bites. Adjusting throughout the day was key for me today.”

Williamson threw a mix of flipping baits, topwaters and finesse baits. The right area, he said, was one with greater depth than surrounding backwater spots. This allows the fish comfortable postspawn habitat, which keeps them in the area longer.

“Some of these backwaters have 12 to 15 feet of depth, and those fish move up and down with the tide; they adjust throughout the day,” Williamson said. “I was able to move with them in one area.”

The area Williamson fished had a mix of lily pads, docks, wood and some rock. This diversity ensured significant forage to hold quality fish.

Williamson’s catch included a 6-10 largemouth that leads the $1,500 Phoenix Boats Big Bass award competition. BASSTrakk had reflected a 5-pounder on his catch record, but Williamson admits the thrill of the moment caused him to underestimate.

“I caught her this morning pretty early and I was so excited I put her in the livewell and didn’t really realize she was that big,” Williamson said. “I thought she was 5- to 5 1/2 pounds, so it was a pleasant surprise.

“You look at the weights here through history and you think ‘I don’t know if it’s possible to catch that kind of weight fishing where I’m fishing. But after today, I have a lot more confidence that there are some bigger fish that live here than I thought.”

In second place, Hunter Shryock also stayed local, committing his day to the Santee River and securing a limit that weighed 15-8. He caught his bass by flipping a Berkley Havoc Pit Boss around cypress trees.

The problem he faced was recent releases from Santee Cooper Lakes pushed a tremendous amount of water into the river and raised the level about 3 feet since his last day of practice. This eliminated many of his spots, but he was able to dial in one viable area.

“The good thing about this one area is that the higher water has the fish penned into one spot where I can reach them,” Shryock said. “If the water gets much higher, it will push them too far into the (shoreline cover), and I won’t be able to reach them. I might end up running to the Cooper River tomorrow.”

In third place, Luke Palmer made the run to the Cooper River and returned with a limit that weighed 14-2. Palmer is using an undisclosed mix of reaction baits and slower presentations. For him, the day’s stiff east wind created a challenge for his preferred game plan.

“I wish the tide would have gone out a little more than it did,” he said. “I really like for the tide to come on out and get down that drain so I can pinpoint them a lot easier. I’m staying in drains with hydrilla, and that’s the difference.”

Rounding out the Top 5 are Indiana pro Bill Lowen with 13-4 and Alabamian Clent Davis with 12-14.

The tournament will resume Friday with takeoff at 7 a.m. ET from Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex. Weigh-in will be held at the same location at 3:15 p.m.

Only the Top 35 anglers will advance after Friday’s second round.

2019 Bassmaster Elite at Winyah Bay 4/11-4/14
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                            (PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 1

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

1.  Jason Williamson       Wagener, SC              5  15-11  100
  Day 1: 5   15-11
2.  Hunter Shryock         Newcomerstown, OH        5  15-08   99
  Day 1: 5   15-08
3.  Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK             5  14-02   98
  Day 1: 5   14-02
4.  Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN           5  13-04   97
  Day 1: 5   13-04
5.  Clent Davis            Montevallo, AL           5  12-14   96
  Day 1: 5   12-14
6.  Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  12-08   95
  Day 1: 5   12-08
7.  Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ               5  12-06   94
  Day 1: 5   12-06
8.  Yusuke Miyazaki        Forney, TX               5  12-01   93
  Day 1: 5   12-01
9.  Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL            5  11-15   92
  Day 1: 5   11-15
10. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA                5  11-13   91
  Day 1: 5   11-13
11. Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR               5  11-06   90
  Day 1: 5   11-06
12. Patrick Walters        Summerville, SC          5  11-04   89
  Day 1: 5   11-04
13. Cory Johnston          Cavan CANADA             5  11-02   88
  Day 1: 5   11-02
14. Greg DiPalma           Millville, NJ            5  11-01   87
  Day 1: 5   11-01
15. Jesse Tacoronte        Kissimmee, FL            5  10-14   86
  Day 1: 5   10-14
15. Jake Whitaker          Fairview, NC             5  10-14   86
  Day 1: 5   10-14
17. Ray Hanselman Jr       Del Rio, TX              5  10-11   84
  Day 1: 5   10-11
18. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY              5  10-09   83
  Day 1: 5   10-09
18. Cliff Prince           Palatka, FL              5  10-09   83
  Day 1: 5   10-09
20. Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  10-07   81
  Day 1: 5   10-07
21. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX           5  09-15   80
  Day 1: 5   09-15
21. Tyler Rivet            Raceland, LA             5  09-15   80
  Day 1: 5   09-15
23. Rob Digh               Denver, NC               5  09-13   78
  Day 1: 5   09-13
23. Skylar Hamilton        Dandridge, TN            5  09-13   78
  Day 1: 5   09-13
25. Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS         5  09-11   76
  Day 1: 5   09-11
26. Matt Herren            Ashville, AL             5  09-10   75
  Day 1: 5   09-10
27. Brandon Card           Knoxville, TN            5  09-09   74
  Day 1: 5   09-09
27. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN            5  09-09   74
  Day 1: 5   09-09
29. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL          5  09-05   72
  Day 1: 5   09-05
29. Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             5  09-05   72
  Day 1: 5   09-05
31. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC               5  08-15   70
  Day 1: 5   08-15
32. Kelley Jaye            Dadeville, AL            5  08-14   69
  Day 1: 5   08-14
33. Seth Feider            New Market, MN           5  08-13   68
  Day 1: 5   08-13
34. Koby Kreiger           Alva, FL                 5  08-11   67
  Day 1: 5   08-11
35. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY              5  08-10   66
  Day 1: 5   08-10
35. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            5  08-10   66
  Day 1: 5   08-10
37. Bill Weidler           Helena, AL               4  08-10   64
  Day 1: 4   08-10
38. Randy Pierson          Oakdale, CA              5  08-08   63
  Day 1: 5   08-08
39. Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC            5  08-07   62
  Day 1: 5   08-07
40. Drew Cook              Midway, FL               5  08-05   61
  Day 1: 5   08-05
41. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC           5  08-03   60
  Day 1: 5   08-03
42. Brett Preuett          Monroe, LA               5  08-02   59
  Day 1: 5   08-02
43. Jeff Gustafson         Keewatin Ontario CANADA  5  07-13   58
  Day 1: 5   07-13
44. Micah Frazier          Newnan, GA               5  07-11   57
  Day 1: 5   07-11
44. Lee Livesay            Gladewater, TX           5  07-11   57
  Day 1: 5   07-11
44. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA           5  07-11   57
  Day 1: 5   07-11
47. Brad Whatley           Bivins, TX               5  07-07   54
  Day 1: 5   07-07
48. Mike Huff              Corbin, KY               5  07-06   53
  Day 1: 5   07-06
49. Brian Snowden          Reeds Spring, MO         5  07-05   52
  Day 1: 5   07-05
50. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC              4  07-05   51
  Day 1: 4   07-05
51. Tyler Carriere         Youngsville, LA          5  07-02   50
  Day 1: 5   07-02
51. Chad Morgenthaler      Reeds Spring, MO         5  07-02   50
  Day 1: 5   07-02
53. Chris Johnston         Peterborough Ontario CA  5  07-01   48
  Day 1: 5   07-01
54. David Fritts           Lexington, NC            5  06-15   47
  Day 1: 5   06-15
54. Derek Hudnall          Baton Rouge, LA          5  06-15   47
  Day 1: 5   06-15
56. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TX AUSTRALIA  5  06-11   45
  Day 1: 5   06-11
57. Clark Wendlandt        Leander, TX              5  06-09   44
  Day 1: 5   06-09
58. Chris Zaldain          Fort Worth, TX           5  06-08   43
  Day 1: 5   06-08
59. Randy Sullivan         Breckenridge, TX         5  06-07   42
  Day 1: 5   06-07
60. Quentin Cappo          Prairieville, LA         5  06-05   41
  Day 1: 5   06-05
61. Ed Loughran III        Richmond, VA             5  06-04   40
  Day 1: 5   06-04
62. Rick Morris            Lake Gaston, VA          5  06-03   39
  Day 1: 5   06-03
62. Chad Pipkens           Lansing, MI              5  06-03   39
  Day 1: 5   06-03
64. Frank Talley           Temple, TX               4  06-01   37
  Day 1: 4   06-01
65. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL          4  05-13   36
  Day 1: 4   05-13
66. Jay Yelas              Lincoln City, OR         5  05-12   35
  Day 1: 5   05-12
67. Chris Groh             Spring Grove, IL         4  04-11   34
  Day 1: 4   04-11
68. Gary Clouse            Winchester, TN           2  04-09   33
  Day 1: 2   04-09
69. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               3  04-05   32
  Day 1: 3   04-05
70. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  2  04-00   31
  Day 1: 2   04-00
71. Shane Lineberger       Lincolnton, NC           2  03-03   30
  Day 1: 2   03-03
72. Todd Auten             Lake Wylie, SC           1  03-01   29
  Day 1: 1   03-01
73. Kyle Monti             Okeechobee, FL           1  01-09   28
  Day 1: 1   01-09
74. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          1  01-06   27
  Day 1: 1   01-06
75. Robbie Latuso          Gonzales, LA             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        62       342       631-04
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          62       342       631-04

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