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Dustin Compton & Johnathan Strickland Win CATT Wateree March 23,2019 with 21.49 lbs

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Dustin Compton & Johnathan Strickland Win CATT Wateree March 23,2019 with 21.49 lbs

Next Wateree CATT is March 30th and is a GOLD!

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Dustin Compton & Johnathan Strickland took home $1,918.00 with a 5 bass limit weighing 21.49 lbs! They also weighed in the 1st BF and received a $25 Academy Gift Card! Wateree is still warming up so the best is coming up!

2nd Place went to Greg Atkinson & James Brinson with 16.22 lbs!

3rd went to Trent McLaughlin & Dearal Rodgers! 16.14 lbs!

Mike Ware & Bryan Holmes finished 4th with 16.04 lbs!

Big Total Total
25 Teams Fish Weight Winnings Points
Dustin Compton – Jonathan Strickland 6.27 21.49 $1,918.00 110
Greg Atkinson – James Brinson 5.06 16.22 $550.00 109
Trent McLaughlin – Dearal Rodgers 3.74 16.14 $250.00 108
Mike Ware – Bryan Holmes 4.03 16.04 $190.00 107
Max Price – Brent Neal 4.03 15.32 $140.00 106
Chad Rabon – Walt Almond 4.53 15.13 105
Chad Gainey – Jeffrey Furr 4.04 14.14 104
Mark Healon – Ella Healon 0.00 14.13 103
Jeff Reynolds – Lee Royson 5.06 12.87 102
Dean Benfield – Sonny Beam 5.51 12.55 $72.00 101
Jason Quinn – John Paul George 4.85 11.95 100
Mike King – Lewis Thompson 2.62 11.12 99
Greg Sigmon 4.03 10.00 98
Bubba Jackson – Wesley Jackson 0.00 9.67 97
Scott Williams – Robbie English 3.92 9.12 96
Brad Petway – Jerry Freezon 4.19 7.95 95
Donald Wells – Paul Wells 2.99 7.66 94
Allan Fletcher – Tanner Fletcher 0.00 7.21 93
Sam Dowey – Tommy Moak 0.00 7.10 92
Skeebo Kelly – Zane Ross 3.91 7.09 91
David L Canupp – David F Canupp 0.00 6.45 90
David Ethridge – Butch Williams 5.14 5.14 89
Scott Floyd – Greg Corvin 2.66 2.66 88
Tim Haven – Craig Haven 2.30 2.30 87
Johnny Allen 0.00 0.00 86
Total Entrys $3,000.00
BONUS $ $575.00
Total Paid At Ramp $3,120.00
Wateree 2019 Spring Final Fund $370.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund $85.00
2019 Wateree Spring Final Fund Total $1,725.00
2019  CATT Championship Fund Total $3,945.00

Damien Willis and Tyler Kiker Win 2019 Alabama Bass Trail Wheeler Lakeby Dan O’Sullivan

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Damien Willis and Tyler Kiker Win 2019 Alabama Bass Trail Wheeler Lakeby Dan O’Sullivan

Damien Willis and Tyler Kiker Win 2019 Alabama Bass Trail Wheeler Lake
by Dan O’Sullivan

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March 23, 2019 – Jasper, Ala. – The one thing a tournament angler does not want heading into a big event is change.  Changes in conditions can take a sure thing fishing pattern, and in the matter of an afternoon can turn it into a crap shoot.

That is the situation that Alabama Bass Trail Northern Division anglers faced when they arrived for takeoff Saturday morning.  With the region being pummeled by constant rain over the past several weeks, the Tennessee River had been running strong with high volume, dirty water.  Over the past week, the current flows slowed by more than half, and the system started to clear.

In those conditions, savvy anglers make adjustments, and when the moves are right, they can reconnect with their prey.  The team of Damien Willis and Tyler Kiker did precisely that on Saturday. Their adjustments resulted in a winning, mixed bag stringer of smallmouth and largemouth that weighed 22.70 pounds to claim victory, and the $10,000 winning purse at the ABT Wheeler Lake event.

The pair said they found their fish a week prior, and had to adjust to clearing water.  “We found a ditch in practice that we caught a couple really good ones in on Sunday; we caught them on crankbaits,” they reported.  “We got there today, and the water had cleared, so we switched to finesse swimbaits to catch our fish early, then filled in a couple through the afternoon on the crankbaits; we had a great day.”

The lures they chose were a shad colored Keitech 2.8 Swing Impact swimbait thrown on a jighead, and washed with the current, and they filled in a few keepers on a “crawdad colored Rapala DT10 crankbait.

They were understandably please with the outcome.  “It’s been a couple of years since we fish ABT, and to win one of these is a great accomplishment,” they said.  “We couldn’t be happier, or prouder with how this day turned out.”

The second place team of Blake Hall and Triston Crowder led for most of the weigh-in, before getting edged out by the winners.  Their 21.98-pound limit of smallmouth and spotted bass was good enough for the runner-up spot, and the $5,000 purse.  They reported catching their fish on upriver current breaks with “OxyContin Scottsboro Tackle Company swimbaits on 1/2-ounce jigheads.

Their response to the outcome was somewhat muted.  “It’s hard to put together a strong day in tough conditions and get beaten by less than a pound,” they said.  “We did everything we could today, and even went looking for a kicker largemouth in the afternoon; it just didn’t happen for us.  It’s a good day, but a tough outcome, we’ll just have to move forward.”

The team of Lance Whitaker and Jeremy Briscoe finished the day in third place; taking home $4,000 with 21.98 pounds.  Their creel was anchored by a 6.44-pound smallmouth bass that earned the $500 Mountain Dew Big Bass bonus as the largest fish of the tournament.

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

Place Team Weight Big Fish Winnings
1 Damien Willis / Tyler Kiker 22.70 5.34 $10,000
2 Blake Hall / Triston Crowder 21.98 5.70 $5,000
3 Lance Whitaker / Jeremy Briscoe 21.18 6.44 $4,000
4 Joel Green / Jody Evans 19.83 5.71 $3,000
5 Logan Johnson / Jeremy Christian 18.21 5.65 $2,000
6 David Kyle / Scott Callahan 17.78 5.14 $1,500
7 Craig Daniel / Jackie Flack 17.35 $1,100
8 Sam Long / Jason Atkins 17.01 4.61 $1,100
9 Michael Lane / Jason Jones 16.60 $1,100
10 Michael Hood / Randy Wiggins 15.87 5.46 $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.

For information about Alabama Bass Trail and for complete tournament standings visit http://www.alabamabasstrail.org.

VONORE’S BUTLER WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE

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VONORE’S BUTLER WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE

VONORE’S BUTLER WINS COSTA FLW SERIES TOURNAMENT ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA PRESENTED BY T-H MARINE

Anchored by a 37-pound limit of bass on Day Two – the fifth-largest weighed in Costa FLW Series history – pro angler Brent Butler wins at Lake Chickamauga

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DAYTON, Tenn. (March 23, 2019) – Fishing in his sixth event with Fishing League Worldwide (FLW), pro Brent Butler of Vonore, Tennessee, caught a five-bass limit Saturday weighing 16 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the Costa FLW Series at Lake Chickamauga presented by T-H Marine. Butler’s three-day total of 15 bass weighing 68 pounds, 8 ounces, was enough to earn him the victory at the Southeastern Division tournament and a check for $45,800.

In route to victory, Butler posted an above-average start to the tournament Thursday, catching 14 pounds of bass to sit in 40th place. He said he put together his limit fishing shallow bars and shell beds mid-lake, with a ½-ounce, chrome-colored Strike King Red Eye Shad crankbait.

Heading into Friday, Butler said he knew he needed more weight to have a shot at winning. He switched patterns completely, fishing seven new areas near major creek mouths, and produced a 37-pound, 5-ounce haul – the fifth-largest limit in FLW Series history.

“All I was catching [Thursday] was buck bass, and with 14 [pounds] and change, I knew I needed to swing for the fences,” said Butler, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “I started looking for staging areas for both prespawn and postspawn females. I went offshore, and honestly, I got my timing down and saw what the bait was doing – how it was hanging out off of ledges and things of that nature. I just kept paying attention to it and the wind direction and I would occasionally see them on the graph and knew they were in the area. They were following gizzard shad. I sat in 30 feet and caught them out of 15 feet of water.

“I think they were heading in [prespawn], but the two big ones – two 10-plus pounders – were postspawn,” continued Butler. “I caught them almost on back-to-back casts.”

Butler said he had seven bites Friday. He said he used a custom Super G Lures umbrella rig with 4.3-inch, shad-colored Keitech swimbaits to catch three of the monster limit and a chartreuse and shad-colored Lucky Craft Flash Pointer 100 jerkbait for the other two.

On Saturday, Butler didn’t catch nearly as much weight as he did Friday, but was able to put together the right bites at the end of the day.

“I ran those areas again today, and I saw the bait down in the creek and river channels. I only saw one school of gizzard shad come up under my graph in 15 of water and I could see two [bass] following it, but I couldn’t get them to cooperate. That was the only school I saw out of all those areas.”

With only one small bass in the boat at 1 [p.m.], Butler again made a change, running 32 miles to fish shallow ledges with stumps between the Highway 60 bridge and Mud Creek. He caught a couple more fish on the umbrella rig, one on the Red Eye Shad and three on the Lucky Craft jerkbait.

The top 10 pros on Lake Chickamauga finished:

1st:          Brent Butler, Vonore, Tenn., 15 bass, 68-8, $45,800

2nd:         Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 15 bass, 63-0, $17,200

3rd:          Derek Hicks, Rocky Face, Ga., 15 bass, 61-0, $12,850

4th:          Cody Nichols, Fayette, Ala., 15 bass, 57-11, $10,750

5th:          David Gaston, Sylacauga, Tenn., 15 bass, 53-13, $9,750

6th:          Rusty White, Harrison, Tenn., 10 bass, 52-10, $8,675

7th:          Dustin Evans, Eads, Tenn., 15 bass, 49-8, $7,300

8th:          Brandon Stanley, Johnson City, Tenn., 12 bass, 48-12, $6,300

9th:          Buddy Gross, Chickamauga, Ga., 14 bass, 48-3, $5,300

10th:        Steve Stanfill, Dawsonville, Ga., 10 bass, 38-14, $4,200

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

One of Butler’s giants on Friday weighed 11 pounds, 10 ounces, and was the biggest of the tournament in the Pro Division. For his catch, Butler also earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $300.

Scott Ostmann of Cincinnati, Ohio, won the Co-angler Division with a three-day total catch of 15 bass weighing 54 pounds, 12 ounces. For his win, Ostmann took home a prize package including a Ranger Z175 with a 115-horsepower outboard motor and $5,000.

The top 10 co-anglers on Lake Chickamauga finished:

1st:          Scott Ostmann, Cincinnati, Ohio, 15 bass, 54-12, $32,800

2nd:         Doug Iorio II, Kennerdell, Pa., 14 bass, 41-15, $5,375

3rd:          Kevin Gordon, Aiken, S.C., 12 bass, 40-9, $4,350

4th:          Alan Hults, Gautier, Miss., 13 bass, 38-14, $3,900

5th:          Josh Womack, Gallatin, Tenn., 14 bass, 35-8, $3,150

6th:          Don Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla., 10 bass, 32-15, $2,650

7th:          Michael Leach, The Woodlands, Texas, 10 bass, 32-0, $2,150

8th:          Stephen Kocell, Waxhaw, N.C., nine bass, 25-15, $1,925

9th:          Josh Lockard, Somerset, Ky., 10 bass, 22-10, $1,530

10th:        Tony Prince, Pulaski, Tenn., nine bass, 22-7, $1,290

Scott Towry of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the Co-angler Division Friday, a behemoth largemouth weighing 11 pounds, 2 ounces. For his catch, Towry earned the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $200.

The Costa FLW Series on Lake Chickamauga presented by T-H Marine was hosted by Fish Dayton. It was the second of three Southeastern Division tournaments of the 2019 regular season. The next tournament for FLW Series anglers will be the Costa FLW Series at Kentucky Lake presented by Lowrance, held April 4 – 6 in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. For a complete schedule, visit FLWFishing.com.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western – along with the International division. Each U.S. division consists of three regular-season tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to compete in the season-ending Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2019 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Oct. 31 – Nov. 2 on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky.

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

Grand Valley State Duo Wins Bassmaster College Series Event On Alabama’s Smith Lake

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Grand Valley State Duo Wins Bassmaster College Series Event On Alabama’s Smith Lake

Lucas Murphy and Mitchell Gunn of Grand Valley State University win the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops out of  Cullman, Ala., with a three-day total of 52 pounds, 7 ounces.

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March 23, 2019

Grand Valley State Duo Wins Bassmaster College Series Event On Alabama’s Smith Lake

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CULLMAN, Ala. — When the Smith Lake bass began transitioning into spawning stage earlier this week, many of the teams competing in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops switched their fishing tactics hoping to keep pace.

Lucas Murphy and Mitchell Gunn of Michigan’s Grand Valley State University, however, stuck to their original plan, which was to throw swimbaits underneath docks hoping to land prespawn spotted bass.

It was a risky move, especially as the weather steadily grew warmer and bass headed for the shorelines to spawn. But Murphy and Gunn were consistent through all three days of the tournament, and that was enough to win on this 21,000-acre fishery here in north central Alabama.

The duo caught 15 bass in three days for a total weight of 52 pounds, 7 ounces. They were in second place heading into Saturday’s final day of fishing, but an 18-2 limit vaulted them past Day 2 leaders JT Russell and Porter James of the University of Montevallo, which is located about 90 minutes south of Smith Lake.

The Grand Valley State team was a bit stunned to win the event. Their aim was only to qualify for the College Series Championship, which they failed to do following a poor showing on North Carolina’s Lake Norman last month in the first college event of 2019.

“The goal was to get 15 (pounds a day here), which we figured would be good enough to do get us into nationals,” Murphy said. “But we had absolutely no idea it would be enough to win it. So this is completely surprising.”

Ten of the 12 tandems competing Saturday caught a five-bass limit, which highlighted how active Smith Lake became as practice days gave way to competition. Some anglers suspected the super moon on Wednesday had a positive effect on the bass bite.

Whatever was happening, it worried Murphy and Gunn.

“We were keeping an eye on the water temperature,” Murphy said. “It kept getting cold at night, which excited us, but then the water would warm up close to 60 during the day. It made us think they wouldn’t stay under those docks eating. We were catching them in water anywhere from 56 to 59 (degrees.)”

Murphy and Gunn seized the Day 1 lead with an 18-13 limit, but fell to second on Friday when they caught a 15-8 limit. Russell and James stormed to the top of the leaderboard with a 20-9 limit that day, which was the second heaviest total of the tournament. The Grand Valley State duo bounced back on Saturday, however, when Russell and James struggled and only put 10-10 in their livewell.

“We missed a few chances today,” Russell said after his team fell to third overall. “We missed three fish and they all were at least three pounds.”

Murphy and Gunn took advantage. They used spinning rods to swim 3.3-inch and 3.8-inch Keitech baits in 5 feet of water underneath docks. Tennessee shad, pro blue and bluegill flash were all effective color patterns, they said.

The other key was covering nearly every inch of Smith Lake’s 21,000 acres.

“I don’t think we took the lifejackets off much,” Gunn said. “We’d fish for a minute, catch one, then move on.”

This was Murphy’s second win in a Bassmaster College Series event. He teamed with Nolan Hitt to win the Eastern Regional last May on Cherokee Lake in Tennessee.

Exactly 250 teams began the tournament on Thursday and 12 survived the cut to fish on Saturday.
Trailing Murphy and Gunn were, second place, Derek Freeman/Caleb Allgood, Clemson, 49-9; third, Russell/James, Montevallo (Ala.), 49-4; fourth, Aaron Denny/Williams Mathews, Grand Valley State, 47-7; and fifth, Trevor McKinney/Ethan Jones, McKendree (Ill.), 45-15.

The dozen teams that fished Saturday split a pool of $8,500 cash for their respective school bass fishing programs. Murphy and Gunn won the top prize of $2,500 for Grand Valley State.

Seventy-four different schools and 28 states were represented in the full field. The Top 25 teams in the tournament standings after Friday’s weigh-in automatically qualified for the Bassmaster College Series Championship, which will be held later this year on a yet to be disclosed fishery.

Murphy and Gunn won the tournament, but it was another Grand Valley State duo that weighed the Nitro Bass Pro Big Bag of the Tournament. Denny and Mathews caught a 21-4 limit on Saturday to take the honors. Russell and James had the Carhartt Big Bass, a 6-7 largemouth that anchored their bag on Friday.

Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops 3/21/2019 – 3/23/2019 Smith Lake – Smith Lake Park – Cullman, AL
Place Name Total
Fish / Weight		 Day 1
Fish / Weight		 Day 2
Fish / Weight		 Day 3
Fish / Weight
1 Lucas Murphy – Mitchell Gunn
Grand Valley State University		 15 / 52 – 7 5 / 18 – 13 5 / 15 – 8 5 / 18 – 2
2 Derek Freeman – Caleb Allgood
Clemson University		 15 / 49 – 9 5 / 14 – 11 5 / 16 – 10 5 / 18 – 4
3 J T Russell – Porter James
University of Montevallo		 15 / 49 – 4 5 / 18 – 1 5 / 20 – 9 5 / 10 – 10
4 Aaron Denny – William Mathews
Grand Valley State University		 15 / 47 – 7 5 / 11 – 11 5 / 14 – 8 5 / 21 – 4
5 Trevor McKinney – Ethan Jones
McKendree University		 15 / 45 – 15 5 / 17 – 1 5 / 14 – 15 5 / 13 – 15
6 Dax Ewart – KJ Queen
Bethel University		 15 / 44 – 5 5 / 13 – 14 5 / 13 – 14 5 / 16 – 9
7 Nolan Minor – Casey Lanier
West Virginia University		 15 / 41 – 14 5 / 14 – 3 5 / 13 – 0 5 / 14 – 11
8 Jason Felter – Joseph McClosky
Bethel University		 15 / 40 – 15 5 / 14 – 14 5 / 12 – 10 5 / 13 – 7
9 Trevor St. John – Bailey Fain
Bryan College		 15 / 39 – 11 5 / 13 – 8 5 / 13 – 3 5 / 13 – 0
10 Cal Culpepper – Mason Waddell
University of Montevallo		 13 / 38 – 10 5 / 9 – 11 5 / 20 – 5 3 / 8 – 10
11 Joshua Gruen – Riley Blair
University of Wisconsin- Platteville		 15 / 36 – 15 5 / 11 – 12 5 / 15 – 0 5 / 10 – 3
12 Luke Lamb – Wilson Smith
Bethel University		 12 / 31 – 13 5 / 15 – 15 5 / 11 – 7 2 / 4 – 7

Bass Edge – The Edge – 298 Terry Bolton

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Bass Edge – The Edge – 298 Terry Bolton

Bass Edge Radio interviews 2019 FLW Tour Sam Rayburn Champion Terry Bolton as the featured angler on the latest podcast presented by Megaware KeelGuard.  Show hosts Aaron Martin and Kurt Dove discuss with Terry cold water deep cranking, tournament practice scenarios, decision making and deep tactics in regards to TVA waterways vs. impoundments.

Anthony McCraw & Penny McCraw Win Fishers of Men VA West SML March 16,2019

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Anthony McCraw & Penny McCraw Win Fishers of Men VA West SML March 16,2019

Our 2nd tournament of the season started with an amazing meeting at Palestine Baptist Church, They served an awesome meal for our anglers. We had Chris Wells the BASS Champlain speak at our Friday night meeting and it was amazing. we had two folks indicate they prayed to accept Christ as there saviour. Thats a testiment to the message God provided Chris to speak. We are so blssed to have him assoicated with the Fishers of Men. God bless you Chris and we will definetly be excited to ask you to come back and speak in the future.

Our tournament blasted off at safe light which was around 7:30 am on Saturday so we extended the fishing hours to 3:30pm to assure everyone got 8 hours in for the day. at the end of the day Tony McCraw and Penny McCraw brought home the win with 15.47 in 4 fish. These two won here thre years ago on this exact weekend. It seems March is good to these two. Rounding out our money winners were Taft Durr and Jacob Stevers with 14.05lbs, good enough for 2nd place, Tyler Meadows and Zach Meadows with 13.86lbs for 3rd place, Harold Black and Lacy Burnette with 12.46 for 4th place and Nathan Alt and Jeff Camp had 12.19lbs which was good enough for 5th place. Congratulations to all the money winners on a tough day of transitioning bass. The team just out of the money who took home the two Rio Rods were Stephen Bishp and Richard Alley.

Big Bass winner for he tournament was Brian Lindamood with a 5.19lb large mouth.

Cast for cash winners were 1st place cast for cash Taft Durr and Jacob Stevers and 2nd place cast for cash was Stephen Bishop and Richard Alley.

•Thanks to our following sponsors: WW Novelty, Abu Garcia, Berkley, Pure Fishing, Strike King, Power pole, Solar Bat, Bass Cat Bass Boats, Mercury Marine, Kistler Rods, Buckeye Lures, Keelshield, Jacobs Glass Company, Hydrowave, Rejuvinate, Pflueger, New Tech Global, Nester Hoisery, Kings Homes, T.H. Marine, Duckett Rods, Rayjus Apparel, Lowrance Electronics, Marshals Marine, McCraw Insurance, Rio Rods

Alabama Team Moves Into Lead In Bassmaster College Series Shootout On Smith Lake

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Alabama Team Moves Into Lead In Bassmaster College Series Shootout On Smith Lake

JT Russell and Porter James of the University of Montevallo take the lead on Day 2 of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops out of  Cullman, Ala., with a two-day total of 38 pounds, 10 ounces.

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March 22, 2019

Alabama Team Moves Into Lead In Bassmaster College Series Shootout On Smith Lake

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CULLMAN, Ala. — JT Russell and Porter James aren’t catching many bass on Lewis Smith Lake this week during the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series tournament presented by Bass Pro Shops.

But the duo from the University of Montevallo (Ala.) is proving that success must be judged by the quality, and not necessarily the quantity, of the catch.

Russell and James caught a five-bass limit today that weighed a tournament-high 20 pounds, 9 ounces, which gave them a two-day total of 38-10 and more than a 4-pound cushion over the other 11 duos that survived today’s cut from 249 to 12 teams.

It’s a fairly remarkable total, given that Russell and James only caught seven keeper bass today. They had a similar output Thursday, on Day 1 of the tournament, when they weighed an 18-1 limit despite going more than three hours before catching their first bass.

“It’s not like we’re catching a bunch,” Russell said. “We’re having to work for everything we get. But it’s worked out so far because, when we get bit, it’s generally been a big one.”

Smith Lake is just more than an hour’s drive north of Montevallo, so Russell and James are familiar with the fishery. They apparently haven’t found a honey hole of note, however, as they’ve crisscrossed the 21,000-acre lake numerous times in search of the best bites.

Russell said he and James are “junk fishing,” and they had as many as 15 rods on the deck at one point today. That’s fitting, given that many anglers report having to change fishing techniques at least once as Smith Lake bass apparently are beginning to spawn.

Today, Russell caught the biggest bass of the event so far — a 6-7 largemouth that leads the Carhartt Big Bass standings. That fish followed a 6-pound largemouth James boated on Thursday. They’ve caught two of the tournament’s three heaviest bass.

“That big one today bit about 5 feet from the boat,” Russell said. “I set the hook, and all I could do then was scream, ‘Get the net!’ I ended up boat flipping it because it was right there before I even knew it.”

After catching a mixed bag of spotted and largemouth bass Thursday, Russell and James caught all largemouth today. Feeling no lead is big enough, the Montevallo tandem said they plan to go for broke on the third and final day of the tournament.

“We’re at the point that it’s either zero or hero,” James said. “We’re going to swing for the fences.”

Day 1 leaders Lucas Murphy and Mitchell Gunn of Michigan’s Grand Valley State University dropped to second place overall with a 34-5 two-day total. They held a 12-ounce lead on Russell and James Thursday, but fell behind with a 15-8 limit on Friday.

Trevor McKinney and Ethan Jones of McKendree University in Illinois are in third place (32-0 overall;) and Derek Freeman and Caleb Allgood of Clemson University are fourth with 31-5.

Cal Culpepper and Mason Waddell, who also fish for Montevallo, had the second heaviest bag of the day — a 20-5 limit that was anchored by a 6-6 largemouth. That bag vaulted them into fifth place with 30 pounds through two days. They were the biggest movers of the day after being in 97th place following Thursday’s weigh-in.

Rounding out the Top 12 teams that will fish Saturday are, Dax Ewart/KJ Queen, Bethel University, Tenn., sixth with 27-12; Jason Felter/Joseph McClosky, Bethel University, seventh with 27-8; Luke Lamb/Wilson Smith, Bethel University, eighth with 27-6; Nolan Minor/Casey Lanier, West Virginia, ninth with 27-3; Joshua Gruen/Riley Blair, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 10th with 26-12; Trevor St. John/Bailey Fain, Bryan College, Tenn., 11th with 26-11; and Aaron Denny/Williams Mathews, Grand Valley State, 12th with 26-3.

The 12 remaining teams will take off from Smith Lake Park at 7 a.m. Saturday. Teams will check in at the park at 3 p.m. with final weigh-in taking place at nearby Wallace State Community College. Live coverage will begin at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Bassmaster.com.

The dozen remaining teams will split a pool of $8,500 cash for their respective bass fishing teams. The winning duo will earn $2,500 for their school’s squad.

Teams from 74 different schools and 28 states began the tournament Thursday. The Top 25 teams in the tournament standings after today automatically qualified for the Bassmaster College Series Championship, which will be held this year on a fishery to be disclosed later.

The tournament on Smith Lake is being hosted by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce.

Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops 3/21/2019 – 3/23/2019 Smith Lake – Smith Lake Park – Cullman, AL

Place Name Total
Fish / Weight		 Day 1
Fish / Weight		 Day 2
Fish / Weight
1 J T Russell – Porter James
University of Montevallo		 10 / 38 – 10 5 / 18 – 1 5 / 20 – 9
2 Lucas Murphy – Mitchell Gunn
Grand Valley State University		 10 / 34 – 5 5 / 18 – 13 5 / 15 – 8
3 Trevor McKinney – Ethan Jones
McKendree University		 10 / 32 – 0 5 / 17 – 1 5 / 14 – 15
4 Derek Freeman – Caleb Allgood
Clemson University		 10 / 31 – 5 5 / 14 – 11 5 / 16 – 10
5 Cal Culpepper – Mason Waddell
University of Montevallo		 10 / 30 – 0 5 / 9 – 11 5 / 20 – 5
6 Dax Ewart – KJ Queen
Bethel University		 10 / 27 – 12 5 / 13 – 14 5 / 13 – 14
7 Jason Felter – Joseph McClosky
Bethel University		 10 / 27 – 8 5 / 14 – 14 5 / 12 – 10
8 Luke Lamb – Wilson Smith
Bethel University		 10 / 27 – 6 5 / 15 – 15 5 / 11 – 7
9 Nolan Minor – Casey Lanier
West Virginia University		 10 / 27 – 3 5 / 14 – 3 5 / 13 – 0
10 Joshua Gruen – Riley Blair
University of Wisconsin- Platteville		 10 / 26 – 12 5 / 11 – 12 5 / 15 – 0
11 Trevor St. John – Bailey Fain
Bryan College		 10 / 26 – 11 5 / 13 – 8 5 / 13 – 3
12 Aaron Denny – William Mathews
Grand Valley State University		 10 / 26 – 3 5 / 11 – 11 5 / 14 – 8
13 Jared Turnbloom – Thomas Milstead
University of Alabama		 10 / 26 – 1 5 / 14 – 7 5 / 11 – 10
14 Miller Spivey – Trey Dickert
University of Montevallo		 10 / 25 – 15 5 / 11 – 3 5 / 14 – 12
15 Tristan McCormick – Dakota Pierce
Bethel University		 10 / 25 – 11 5 / 13 – 2 5 / 12 – 9
16 Nicholas Inzeo – Nick Montilino
Murray State University		 10 / 25 – 10 5 / 13 – 5 5 / 12 – 5
17 JP Kimbrough – Ryan Antee
LSU- Shreveport		 10 / 25 – 7 5 / 12 – 3 5 / 13 – 4
18 Logan Parks – Lucas Lindsay
Auburn University		 10 / 25 – 4 5 / 12 – 14 5 / 12 – 6
19 Logan Tate – Chase Chastain
Jacksonville State University		 10 / 25 – 2 5 / 12 – 8 5 / 12 – 10
20 Liam West – Brady Waits
Clemson University		 9 / 25 – 2 5 / 12 – 9 4 / 12 – 9
21 Jacob Louis – Nathan Doty
McKendree University		 10 / 25 – 1 5 / 14 – 4 5 / 10 – 13
22 Thad Simerly – Ethan Shaw
Bryan College		 10 / 25 – 0 5 / 14 – 8 5 / 10 – 8
23 Payton Morgan – Heath Alread
Kennesaw State University		 10 / 24 – 14 5 / 11 – 8 5 / 13 – 6
24 Grant Ehlenfeldt – Seth Korb
University of Wisconsin- Platteville		 10 / 24 – 13 5 / 11 – 3 5 / 13 – 10
25 David Dueland – Cameron Glasscock
University of Montevallo		 9 / 24 – 11 5 / 15 – 14 4 / 8 – 13
26 Cole Sands – Conner Dimauro
Bryan College		 10 / 24 – 10 5 / 10 – 7 5 / 14 – 3
27 Tyler Price – Preston Kendrick
Bryan College		 10 / 24 – 5 5 / 9 – 0 5 / 15 – 5
28 Tyler Lubbat – Harold Wells
University of Alabama		 10 / 24 – 3 5 / 10 – 8 5 / 13 – 11
29 Peyton McCord – Cole Burdeshaw
Auburn University		 10 / 24 – 1 5 / 12 – 4 5 / 11 – 13
30 Griffin Fernandes – Gunner Wilson
Adrian College		 10 / 23 – 15 5 / 11 – 13 5 / 12 – 2
31 Justin Carr – Austin Carr
Illinois State University		 10 / 23 – 14 5 / 13 – 5 5 / 10 – 9
32 Brady Harp – Jordan McCaleb
Auburn University		 10 / 23 – 12 5 / 10 – 0 5 / 13 – 12
33 Anthony Fazio – Luke Jasper
Illinois State		 10 / 23 – 12 5 / 12 – 7 5 / 11 – 5
34 Zeke Gossett – Hayden Bartee
Jacksonville State University		 9 / 23 – 7 5 / 14 – 3 4 / 9 – 4
35 Jake Lee – Dalton Price
Bryan College		 10 / 23 – 4 5 / 12 – 8 5 / 10 – 12
36 Parker Nesbit – Joe Bardill
Murray State University		 9 / 23 – 3 5 / 13 – 11 4 / 9 – 8
37 Dillon Bryant – Dustin Wagner
Patrick Henry Community College		 10 / 23 – 3 5 / 10 – 8 5 / 12 – 11
38 Blake Albertson – Boris Moskoff
Murray State University		 10 / 23 – 2 5 / 13 – 6

The Last Great Classic? by Bruce Callis

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The Last Great Classic? by Bruce Callis

The Last Great Classic?

Well, my second Bassmaster Classic is in the books. The 2019 Classic started off on a high note and ended on an even higher note. Looking back, the 2018 Classic was a true learning experience for me. I was in total awe of everything, and like an angler in a tackle store, I wanted it all. This year was so much better in so many ways, but as hard as I tried, I still didn’t get enough time to do everything.

We arrived just in time for the Media Day luncheon with all 52 anglers. There had been an issue with transportation, so the anglers were actually running late getting there. We started lunch, so as to keep on schedule, and while in line they arrived. Tommy Sanders welcomed us all to the 2019 Bassmaster Classic and after a couple short speeches and a short presentation by Power Pole, we all moved outside and down to the boats to talk with the anglers. I got a couple early shots of the boats, but now the fun and work began. The first person I actually got to interview was Mr. Edwin Evers himself. Seems the last time we talked, I was a bundle of nerves. Go figure that out, mister talk your ears off was nervous. Needless to say, he remembered it too. But this time, no such happening. We had a great interview and a quick photo, and off we went, he to his boat and I to do more interviews.

One person I was looking forward to talking to was Seth Fiedler. I had never met Seth, but we both love WOO Tungeston. We had a great talk and he actually showed me the bait he planned on winning the classic on. No, it wasn’t a new bait that he had tied on, instead it was well chewed on, Texas-rigged soft plastic creature bait and a WOO weight.I had planned on getting a picture of it for an after Classic picture, but others were coming over so I didn’t risk letting the cat out of the bag.

I wish I could have had the time to get to talk to all of them, but some stayed so busy. I got to talk to just about everyone I wanted during the day. I talked to Brent Chapman, Chris Zaldain, Jason Christie, Brandon Palanick, Alton Jones Jr. and so many more. I tried to keep it simple, as we were only given 10 minutes to do our interviews. So short a time, and way too many questions. Then off for dinner at one of the fine establishments, the Stock and Barrel. Then back to the hotel and write a quick story, so as the let everyone know what happened in the interviews. Day one went by so fast, and the bed felt so good.

Day 2, the first day of fishing started off early with the opening ceremonies of the Expo. We got to do a lot of talking to the different vendors, finding out what is new, catch up with our favorite fishing companies, and talk to different anglers working the show. It was also an opportunity to make new friends and see old ones. I by chance got to meet up with one such person, Mark Hall of Papa’s Baits. He wasn’t there in a booth, he was there to see old friends and meet new ones. But old friends for Mark was the anglers such as Mark Zona, KVD, and so many more. Mark use to fish a lot of tournaments, and knew so many of the big boys back when they were nobody by our standards. They were just getting started making a name for themselves. And there will always be great anglers just getting started.

Then the real work began, rushing over to the weigh in, setting up to talk to the anglers and find out how their day went, what the water conditions were like, how long a run were they making, baits, and whatever else they wanted to reveal. A madhouse of chaos that we put anglers through. So many different people wanting to do interviews, and the anglers needing to get back to get rigged up for the next day. It can be crazy as they also would like to grab something to eat after a long day of fishing while they do interviews. But they do what they can to oblige us. And then BASS does a live broadcast for the top 5 anglers, one last chance to ask questions before they leave.
Saturday, my day 3 and day 2 of the fishing, was no different, more Expo and back to the weigh in. It is cut day and so many are sitting on the bubble. Can the leader hold his lead or will someone catch a huge bag? Who will miss out fishing Championship Sunday? One thing that really stood out to me was how the anglers faced the day. For some, it marked an end, as they would no longer be fishing throughout the year to stand on that elite stage once again. The emotions flowed out in some. The end that they made a choice about. Ott DeFoe came into the media room after having a poor day with his son. Jacob Wheeler riding high as he took the lead. Chris Zaldain joking in the press conference, answering the question of spectators and boat traffic with a question of his own, “Why do you think I wear all this camo?” Ike losing it with laughter and finding it hard to answer himself.

Championship Sunday was bitter sweet. High hopes of watching the trophy lifted high, mixed with the emotion of knowing that I would not be there in person. Life isn’t always fair. Home wasn’t just around the corner and having to be back for Monday made the stay short. A quick 2 hours at the Expo to wrap up a few last details. A few friends to meet for the first time in person, a few pictures, and some final good byes. And then the journey home. Bitter sweet. We did get to watch the weigh in, via the live feed on a cell phone. We watched from the driveway of Jacob’s house as Ott was crowned Champion. And then unloaded to go home. I still had a long drive, but it was well worth it.

While many have said that this was the last big Classic because so many of the top pros have moved on to something else, I didn’t see it. And Mark Hall reminded me of what I already knew. Every angler had to start somewhere. Kevin VanDam started off as a young angler, facing the uphill climb to become the best. Anglers come and go. Some quit for whatever reason. Some never want to quit. What did they say when the big boys quit back in their day? The sport will never be the same? When the legend Bill Dance left the tour? When Hank Parker? I see the 2020 Classic as being one of the best that will ever be. And who will be fishing it? The next KVD? The next Bill Dance? I personally can’t wait to see it.

Michigan College Anglers Take First-Day Lead In Bassmaster College Series At Smith Lake, Alabama

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Michigan College Anglers Take First-Day Lead In Bassmaster College Series At Smith Lake, Alabama

Michigan College Anglers Take First-Day Lead In Bassmaster College Series At Smith Lake, Alabama

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CULLMAN, Ala. — Lucas Murphy and Mitchell Gunn live in Michigan, so they don’t have the chance to catch spotted bass very often.

But Thursday on the opening day of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops, the anglers from Grand Valley State University looked like naturals as they caught the big spots for which this fishery is renowned.

Murphy and Gunn caught a five-bass limit that weighed 18 pounds, 13 ounces, which put them atop the field of 250 teams competing in this three-day tournament. The heaviest of their five spotted bass weighed approximately 4 1/2 pounds, so the other four fish averaged a healthy 3 1/2 pounds each.

Murphy and Gunn’s Day 1 performance was drastically different than the one they had on North Carolina’s Lake Norman last month during the first Bassmaster College Series event of the year. That tournament marked the first time they fished specifically for spotted bass, and they didn’t fare well, finishing 115th overall.

To bounce back with a commanding performance at Smith Lake was the boost of confidence they needed.
“After Norman, our confidence was really low,” Murphy said. “Granted, it was stuff we had never fished before, and we knew it would be like that. But that beat us up. To finish 115th, we’re just not used to that.”
“Norman tore us up pretty good,” Gunn agreed.

Thursday on Smith, however, it was their turn to tear up the spotted bass. The Grand Valley State duo primarily targeted a pair of five-mile stretches of the 21,000-acre lake here in north-central Alabama. They only caught one keeper in their first area, however, so they made a 15-mile run to their second location.

The move was productive, as Murphy and Gunn quickly added four more spotted bass to their livewell.

“We had 15 pounds or so by 8:30 this morning,” Murphy said. “But we didn’t want to pound our areas too hard, so we moved on to some other things. We caught three fish from (areas) we never fished in practice.”

Murphy and Gunn enjoyed a nearly 2-pound lead on the field for most of Thursday’s weigh-in, but the University of Montevallo duo of JT Russell and Porter James nearly caught the leaders with only a handful of teams remaining at the tanks.

Russell and James weighed a limit that totaled 18-1, but unlike the leaders, they struggled early in the day and didn’t have a keeper bass until 10:30 a.m.

It was an impressive catch, though, as the 6-pound largemouth that James hooked was not only his personal best, but also was the heaviest bass caught on Day 1 of the tournament. It gave the Montevallo anglers the early lead for the Carhartt Big Bass Award, which goes to the duo with the heaviest bass of the tournament.

Montevallo is located just south of Birmingham, about 85 miles from Cullman.

“We came up to a pocket and I just pitched up shallow,” James said. “I was reeling back and when I got halfway back, the line went slack. I set the hook, and boom; it happened to be that big one. It was a great feeling to make that fish the first one of the day. We were nervous for a little while there.”

The leaderboard is jammed at the top, with 19 duos within 5 pounds of the leaders.

Trevor McKinney and Ethan Jones of McKendree University in Illinois are only 1 pound out of second place with a 17-1 limit. Fisher Overton and Alden Keel Jr. of Mississippi’s Blue Mountain College are fourth with 16-8, and Wyatt Reid and Gehrig DeFronzo of South Carolina’s Erskine College are fifth with 16-4.

Teams from 74 different schools and 28 states are represented in the tournament. In all, 233 of 250 teams caught at least one bass on Thursday.

The full field will fish again Friday, with take-off scheduled for 7 a.m. from Smith Lake Park. Weigh-in will begin at the park at 3 p.m.

The Top 12 teams after Friday’s weigh-in will compete Saturday and split a pool of $8,500 cash for their bass fishing teams. The winning duo will earn $2,500 for their school.

The tournament is hosted by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce.

 Smith Lake – Smith Lake Park – Cullman, AL
3/21/2019 – 3/23/2019
Carhartt Bassmaster College Series at Smith Lake presented by Bass Pro Shops
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Name                                                              # Fsh  # Live Lbs-Oz

1. Lucas Murphy – Mitchell Gunn                              5      5       18-13
Grand Valley State University (MI)
2. J T Russell – Porter James                                5      5       18- 1
University of Montevallo (AL)
3. Trevor McKinney – Ethan Jones                             5      5       17- 1
McKendree University (IL)
4. Fisher Overton – Alden Keel Jr                            5      5       16- 8
Blue Mountain College (MS)
5. Wyatt Reid – Gehrig DeFronzo                              5      5       16- 4
Erskine College (SC)
6. Luke Lamb – Wilson Smith                                  5      5       15-15
Bethel University (TN)
7. David Dueland – Cameron Glasscock                         5      5       15-14
University of Montevallo (AL)
8. Trevor Sagrecy – Abby Greynolds                           5      5       15- 0
Campbellsville University (KY)
9. Jason Felter – Joseph McClosky                            5      5       14-14
Bethel University (TN)
10. Derek Freeman – Caleb Allgood                             5      5       14-11
Clemson University (SC)
11. Thad Simerly – Ethan Shaw                                 5      5       14- 8
Bryan College (TN)
12. Cameron Simmons – Dexter Flick                            5      5       14- 7
Oklahoma State University (OK)
13. Jared Turnbloom – Thomas Milstead                         5      5       14- 7
University of Alabama (AL)
14. Jacob Louis – Nathan Doty                                 5      5       14- 4
McKendree University (IL)
15. Zeke Gossett – Hayden Bartee                              5      5       14- 3
Jacksonville State University (AL)
16. Nolan Minor – Casey Lanier                                5      5       14- 3
West Virginia University (WV)
17. Mason Huey – Conner Crosby                                4      4       13-15
Southern Union State Community College (AL)
18. Dax Ewart – KJ Queen                                      5      5       13-14
Bethel University (TN)
19. Lee Mattox – Mitchell Naler                               5      5       13-13
University of Alabama (AL)
20. Justin Barnes – Adam Carroll                              5      5       13-12
University of Montevallo (AL)
21. Parker Nesbit – Joe Bardill                               5      5       13-11
Murray State University (KY)
22. Trevor St. John – Bailey Fain                             5      5       13- 8
Bryan College (TN)
23. Blake Albertson – Boris Moskoff                           5      5       13- 6
Murray State University (KY)
24. Justin Carr – Austin Carr                                 5      5       13- 5
Illinois State University (IL)
25. Nicholas Inzeo – Nick Montilino                           5      5       13- 5
Murray State University (KY)
26. Zachary Asher – Jacob Klicman                             5      5       13- 2
Kent State University (OH)
27. Tristan McCormick – Dakota Pierce                         5      5       13- 2
Bethel University (TN)
28. Griffin Heffington – Mason Cizek                          5      5       13- 0
Bryan College (TN)
29. Conner Choate – Hunter DeSplinter                         5      5       12-15
University of Wisconsin – Platteville (WI)
30. Spencer Guthrie – Ryan Kennedy                            5      5       12-14
Kennesaw State University (GA)
31. Logan Parks – Lucas Lindsay                               5      5       12-14
Auburn University (AL)
32. Cameron Smith – Cole Breeden                              5      5       12-12
Drury University (MO)
33. Adam White – Cody Stahl                                   5      5       12-12
SCAD (SC)
34. Liam West – Brady Waits                                   5      5       12- 9
Clemson University (SC)
35. Jake Lee – Dalton Price                                   5      5       12- 8
Bryan College (TN)
36. Logan Tate – Chase Chastain                               5      5       12- 8
Jacksonville State University (AL)
37. Anthony Fazio – Luke Jasper                               5      5       12- 7
Illinois State (IL)
38. Peyton McCord – Cole Burdeshaw                            5      5       12- 4
Auburn University (AL)
39. JP Kimbrough – Ryan Antee                                 5      5       12- 3
LSU- Shreveport (LA)
39. Austin Phillips – Samuel Scott                            5      5       12- 3
Arkansas Tech University (AR)
40. Brad Ableman – Seth Roberts                               4      4       12- 3
Bethel University (TN)
41. Preston Crowley – Wesley Hall                             5      5       12- 2
Shelton State Community College (AL)
42. Bryce Fowler – Curtis Dillon                              4      4       12- 2
East Carolina University (NC)
43. Chandler Fogg – Austin Goins                              5      5       11-14
Bryan College (TN)
44. Luke Mason – Justin Lane                                  5      5       11-14
University of North Alabama (AL)
45. Mason Sapp – Morgan Miracle                               5      5       11-14
Campbellsville University (KY)
46. Griffin Fernandes – Gunner Wilson                         5      5       11-13
Adrian College (MI)
47. Kopeland Rosser – Cade Holcomb                            5      5       11-13
University of Montevallo (AL)
48. Joshua Gruen – Riley Blair                                5      5       11-12
University of Wisconsin- Platteville (WI)
49. Austin Young – Colin Glover                               5      5       11-12
University of North Georgia (GA)
50. Aaron Denny – William Mathews                             5      5       11-11
Grand Valley State University (MI)
51. Brett Clark – Cody Ross                                   5      5       11-10
East Texas  Baptist University (TX)
52. Ty Cox – Chandler Boman                                   5      5       11-10
Blue Mountain College (MS)
53. Jesse Dodson – Lucas Harrison                             5      5       11-10
University of Kentucky (KY)
54. Evan Hughes – Ryan Teems                                  4      4       11-10
Erskine College (SC)
55. Matt Baker – Kory England                                 5      5       11- 9
Arkansas Tech University (AR)
56. Mitch Moore – Clark Mannas                                5      5       11- 9
Texas A&M University (TX)
57. Payton Morgan – Heath Alread                              5      5       11- 8
Kennesaw State University (GA)
58. Garrett Warren – Eric Lampkin                             5      5       11- 8
Snead State Community College (AL)
59. Hunter Bailey – Jr Young                                  5      5       11- 7
Jacksonville State University (AL)
60. Michael Chase Owens – Will Monti                          5      5       11- 7
North Carolina State University (NC)
61. Nash Henrichs – Tommy Torkelson                           5      5       11- 7
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point (WI)
62. Chase Clarke – K.D. Sizemore                              5      5       11- 6
Auburn University (AL)
63. Matthew Roberts – Richard Cornett                         5      5       11- 6
Allice Lloyd College (KY)
64. Jordon Leahy – Michal Wolan                               4      4       11- 5
University of Alabama (AL)
65. Grant Ehlenfeldt – Seth Korb                              5      5       11- 3
University of Wisconsin- Platteville (WI)
66. Blake Knies – Noah Whalen                                 5      5       11- 3
University of Evansville (IN)
67. Miller Spivey – Trey Dickert                              5      5       11- 3
University of Montevallo (AL)
68. Myles Bennett – Blade Parker                              5      5       11- 2
Bryan College (TN)
69. Landon Nelson – Hunter Brazier                            5      5       11- 2
Calhoun Community College (AL)
70. Ryan Winchester – Tyler Black                             5      5       11- 2
Bethel University (TN)
71. Gabe Sanford –                                             4      4       11- 2
Shelton State Community College (AL)
72. Cole Hopson – Noah Campbell                               5      5       10-15
Georgia College (GA)
73. Sean Murphy – William Phillips                            4      4       10-15
Auburn University (AL)
74. Joshua Butts –                                            5      5       10-13
Wallace State Community College (AL)
75. Hunter Stewart – Luke Slaton                              5      5       10-11
University of North Georgia (GA)
76. Jon Kilpatrick – Connor Caffrey                           5      5       10-10
University of Alabama (AL)
77. Dillon Bryant – Dustin Wagner                             5      5       10- 8
Patrick Henry Community College (VA)
78. Tyler Lubbat – Harold Wells                               5      5       10- 8
University of Alabama (AL)
79. Chase Parsons – Lane Frye                                 4      4       10- 8
Shelton State Community College (AL)
80. Cole Sands – Conner Dimauro                               5      5       10- 7
Bryan College (TN)
81. Will Delaney – Hunter Porter                              5      5       10- 6
Shelton State Community College (AL)
82. Cody Huff – Garrett Enders                                5      5       10- 6
Bethel University (TN)
83. Blake Davenport – Steven Corvin                           5      5       10- 5
Jefferson State (AL)
84. Landon Smith – Jordan Thompson                            5      5       10- 5
Calhoun Community College (AL)
85. Peyton Wates – Mike Cawthon                               5      5       10- 4
Auburn University (AL)
86. Trey Schroeder – Tyler Christy                            5      5       10- 2
McKendree University (IL)
87. Tanner Ward – Rory Franks                                 5      5       10- 1
Kent State University (OH)
88. Rudy Worley – John Nowlin                                 5      4       10- 1
Blue Mountain College (MS)
89. Taylor Hamburger – Tristen Turley                         4      4       10- 1
Oklahoma State University (OK)
90. Brady Harp – Jordan McCaleb                               5      5       10- 0
Auburn University (AL)
91. Houston Calvert – Drake Tavel                             5      5        9-15
University of North Alabama (AL)
92. Weston Hollar – Hunter Ward                               5      5        9-13
University of Montevallo (AL)
93. Cole Lamb – Tristan Weaver                                4      4        9-13
Arkansas Tech (AR)
94. Jarrett Brown – Tyler Harles                              5      5        9-12
University of Montevallo (AL)
95. Jonnie Koenen – Blake Lawston                             4      4        9-12
U. of Wisconsin Platteville (WI)
96. Cal Culpepper – Mason Waddell                             5      5        9-11
University of Montevallo (AL)
97. Gilliam Tharpe – Jacob Moore                              4      4        9-10
North Carolina State University (NC)
98. Jarred Jones – Devin Mobbs                                5      5        9- 9
Jacksonville State University (AL)
99. Scotty Yunke – Adam Jusinio                               5      5        9- 9
Jeff State Community College (AL)
100. Brian Linder – Nathan Thompson                            5      5        9- 7
Bemidji State (MN)
101. Hunter Sales – Tristan Stalsworth                         5      5        9- 5
Carson-Newman University (TN)
102. Benjamin Statly – Grant Gallagher                         5      5        9- 5
Adrian College (MI)
103. Zeb Holland – Jacob Silver                                4      4        9- 4
Western Carolina University (NC)
104. Tanner Barnes – Ezra Oliver                               4      4        9- 3
Campbellsville University (KY)
105. Josh Dugger – Jacob Dugger                                5      5        9- 2
Arkansas Tech University (AR)
106. Hunter Scharphorn – Tanner Johnson                        5      5        9- 1
Lake Superior State University (MI)
107. Robert Cruvellier – Preston Hatz                          4      4        9- 1
Auburn University (AL)
108. Andrew Fisher – Bennett Kudder                            3      3        9- 1
Bryan College (TN)
110. Robert Moody – Nathaniel Winters                          5      5        9- 0
Missouri State University (MO)
111. Tyler Price – Preston Kendrick                            5      5        9- 0
Bryan College (TN)
112. Denver Monteith – Trevor Lay                              4      4        8-12
Trevecca Nazarene University (TN)
113. Nicholas Moore – Jacob Harris                             4      4        8-12
Southeast Missouri State University (MO)
114. Anthony Vintson – Brandon Mathews                         4      4        8-11
Auburn University (AL)
115. Peyton Cox – Dakota Cantrell                              4      4        8-10
Campbellsville University (KY)
116. Brady Bowden – Tyler Pennington                           4      4        8- 7
Faulkner University (AL)
117. Blake Jackson – Christian Hernandez                       4      4        8- 7
McKendree University (IL)
118. Jack Hippe – Chase Serafin                                4      4        8- 6
Adrian College (MI)
119. Carter McNeil – Cole Floyd                                3      3        8- 3
Bethel University (TN)
120. Caleb Gibson – Bo Adams                                   4      4        8- 2
Northeastern State University (OK)
121. Louis Monetti –                                           4      4        8- 2
UNC-Charlotte (NC)
122. Kele Maney – Christian Cole                               3      3        8- 2
Kennesaw State University (GA)
123. Andrew Mega – Amren Strigo                                3      3        8- 2
UNC-Charlotte (NC)
124. Calvin Landsberg – Cody Coogan                            4      4        8- 0
University of Alabama (AL)
125. Joseph Lacy – Breanna Wyatt                               4      4        7-15
Faulkner University (AL)
126. Jacob Griffin – Will Schibig                              4      4        7-12
Tennessee Tech (tn)
127. Dylan Pugh – Zach Lineberry                               3      3        7-12
Troy University (AL)
128. Cole Amedee – Seth Naquin                                 4      4        7-11
Nicholls State University (LA)
129. Ben Ford – Jeffery Foltz                                  3      3        7-11
Augustana College (SD)
130. Dakota Ornelas – Andrew Shepard                           4      4        7-10
Missouri State University (MO)
131. Hunter Presley – Caleb Dennis                             4      4        7- 7
Central Alabama Comm College (AL)
132. Dalton Childers – Blake Spradlin                          4      4        7- 4
Auburn University (AL)
133. Cody Henderson – Will Spencer                             3      3        7- 3
University of North Alabama (AL)
134. William Martin – Jack Baron                               3      3        7- 3
University of Montevallo (AL)
135. Riley Rathbun – Reece Crabtree                            3      3        7- 2
Missouri State University (MO)
136. Atom Ward – Gavin Lagle                                   3      3        7- 0
Indiana University Southeast (IN)
137. Trever Stephens – Evan Wieber                             3      3        6-15
Polk State College (FL)
138. Justin Baxley – James Whitacre                            4      4        6-11
Wallace State Community College (AL)
139. Jacob Daily – Drew Deloney                                3      3        6-11
University of Alabama (Al)
140. Bennett Pierce – Chase Gallaway                           3      3        6-10
Arkansas Tech University (AR)
141. Gavin Clayton – Brad Hamilton                             4      4        6- 8
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point (WI)
142. Jake Maddux – Chace Gregory                               3      3        6- 6
Southern Union (AL)
143. Foster  Dubroc – Nathan Hardin                            3      3        6- 4
Brewton-Parker College (GA)
144. Jordan Hartman – Will Gentry                              3      3        6- 4
Murray State University (KY)
145. Ethan Stokes – Austin Porter                              3      3        6- 3
Arkansas Tech University (AR)
146. Ryan Michael – Jacob Lamb                                 3      3        6- 2
University of Alabama Huntsville (AL)
147. Corey Skaggs – Ethan Troutman                             3      3        6- 2
University of Louisville (KY)
148. Jacob Biram – Rhett Meyer                                 3      3        6- 1
Oklahoma State University (OK)
149. Chris Carroll – Austin Smith                              3      3        6- 1
BREWTON-PARKER COLLEGE (GA)
150. Ryleigh Tyson – Abigale Devane                            3      3        6- 1
SCAD (GA)
151. Blaine Voyles – Colton Dean                               3      3        6- 1
Sam Houston State University (TX)
152. Ryan Wood – Hunter Scott                                  3      3        6- 0
Dallas Baptist University (TX)
153. Braden Ketchum –                                          3      3        5-15
Texas School for the Deaf (TX)
154. Armando Ortiz – Dylan McKee                               3      3        5-15
Auburn University (AL)
155. Nick Ratliff – Bradley Dunagan                            3      3        5-15
Campbellsville University (KY)
156. Aidan England – Braden Perry                              3      3        5-14
Carson-Newman University (TN)
157. Chris Lasley – Logan Coleman                              3      3        5-13
University of Kentucky (KY)
158. Ricky Huge – Cordell Beckman                              2      2        5-13
Greenville University (IL)
159. Eric Rasmussen – Bradley Winkel                           2      2        5-13
U. of Wisconsin Platteville (WI)
160. Sean Hall – Wyatt Michel                                  3      3        5- 9
SCAD (GA)
161. Garrett Guinan – James Haggerty                           2      2        5- 8
Kennesaw State University (GA)
162. Jared Penton – Dustin Pearcy                              2      2        5- 8
East Texas Baptist University (TX)
163. Corey Elliott – Blake Riley                               3      3        5- 7
Eastern Kentucky University (KY)
164. Robert Gee – Grayson Perkins                              3      3        5- 7
University of Tennessee (TN)
165. Blayde Dill – Anthony Elliott                             3      3        5- 4
University of Alabama (AL)
166. Josh Hart – Ben Dominque                                  2      2        5- 3
Clemson University (SC)
167. Christopher Thomas –                                      2      2        5- 3
Faulkner University (AL)
168. Mason Moore – Logan Estes                                 3      3        5- 2
Eastern Kentucky University (KY)
169. Noah Ziadie – Reese Kingston                              2      2        5- 2
Brewton-Parker College (GA)
170. Zachary Martin – Harbor Lovin                             3      3        5- 1
Murray State University (KY)
171. Luke Barrett – Tyler Watts                                2      2        5- 1
Western Carolina University (NC)
172. Zach Kronewitter – Ethan Urey                             2      2        5- 1
Clemson University (SC)
173. John Garrett – Kyle Palmer                                2      2        5- 0
Bethel University (TN)
174. Noah Boyett – Hunter Hanby                                2      2        4-15
University of Arkansas (AR)
175. Abigail Askew – Haley Porter                              2      2        4-13
SCAD (GA)
176. Tyler Vanbrandt – Ben Barrus                              2      2        4-13
Adrian College (MI)
177. Justin Bun – Jacob Eaton                                  2      2        4-12
Polk State College (FL)
178. Joseph Bruener – Bailey Bleser                            2      2        4-11
McKendree University (IL)
179. Nathan Adams – Will O’Rourke                              2      2        4- 9
Murray State University (KY)
180. Chad Matthews – Jack Martin                               2      2        4- 6
Auburn University (AL)
181. Adam Hays – Brent Khusid                                  2      2        4- 4
University of Flordia (FL)
182. Daniel Kennedy –                                          2      2        4- 3
SCAD (GA)
183. Chase Dawson – John Lambert                               2      2        4- 2
University of Tennessee (TN)
184. Christopher Lupo – Tommie Roden                           2      2        4- 2
Calhoun Community College (AL)
185. Justin Tingle – Fisher Young                              2      2        4- 2
Blue Mountain College (MS)
186. Jett Harris – Dalton Dunlap                               2      2        4- 1
Brewton Parker College (GA)
187. Jared Baker – Kyle Jackson                                2      2        3-14
Georgia Southern University (GA)
188. Zach Clisch – Alec Garrison                               2      2        3-14
U. of Wisconsin Platteville (WI)
189. Zack Phillips – Clayton Boone                             2      2        3-14
Central Alabama Community College (AL)
190. Nathon Portch – Cully Scroggins                           2      2        3-13
Bethel University (TN)
191. Parker Reed – Kirk Elijah                                 2      2        3-13
Bryan College (TN)
192. Conner Young – Ryan Richardson                            2      2        3-13
University of Florida (FL)
193. David Brashear – Mitchel Goodin                           2      2        3-11
Georgia Southern University (GA)
194. Reed Fredrick – Nick Dagel                                2      2        3-11
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (WI)
195. Dylan Bucci – Rick Lassiter                               2      2        3-10
University of Florida (FL)
196. Colton Breeding – Lee Hale                                1      1        3- 7
Tennessee Tech University (TN)
197. Isaac Duncan –                                            2      2        3- 6
Blue Mountain College (MS)
198. Dalton Combs – Grant Harris                               2      2        3- 5
Drury University (MO)
199. Travis Kem – Hunter Loftin                                2      2        3- 3
Missouri State University (MO)
200. Luke Gillund – Jack Kons                                  1      1        3- 0
Bemidji State University (MN)
201. Nathan Ragsdale – Justin Sisavath                         1      1        2-14
University of Georgia (GA)
202. Grayson Wages – Garrett Beem                              1      1        2-13
Kennesaw State University (GA)
203. Jacob Schrimsher – Nathan Wight                           1      1        2-12
Calhoun Community College (AL)
204. Neal Wisinski – Jesse Pliska                              1      1        2-10
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (WI)
205. Cade Crocker – Grant Rogers                               1      1        2- 9
Shelton State Community College (AL)
206. Ryan Nevil – Nathan Wood                                  1      1        2- 9
Dallas Baptist University (TX)
207. Jeff Hopkins – Austin Handley                            1      1        2- 8
Auburn University (AL)
208. Justin Mayfield – Caleb Stephenson                        1      1        2- 8
Campbellsville University (KY)
209. Caiden Sinclair – Shawn Potwardowski                      1      1        2- 8
University of Alabama (AL)
210. Christian Rines – Beau Barkley                            1      1        2- 7
Faulkner University (AL)
211. Riley Fletcher – Jack Long                                1      1        2- 6
Drury University (MO)
212. Tanner Metler – Spencer Belcher                           1      1        2- 6
Tennessee Tech University (TN)
213. Ty Mossburg –                                             1      1        2- 5
University Of West Georgia (GA)
214. Jack Rankin – Jacob Welch                                 1      1        2- 4
Drury University (MO)
215. Alex Henderson – Zach Manneback                           1      1        2- 3
Adrian College (MI)
216. Blake Miles – Noah Beckley                                1      1        2- 3
James Madison University (VA)
217. Mary Goode – Dustin Lewis                                 1      1        2- 2
Brewton-Parker College (GA)
218. Chase Farris – Peyton Vinson                              1      1        2- 1
University of North Georgia (GA)
219. Will Leonard – Jared Page                                 1      1        2- 1
Kennesaw State University (GA)
220. Zach McMillan –                                           1      1        2- 1
Indiana University (IN)
221. Brady Rufenacht – Jacob Ely                               2      2        2- 0
University of Wisconsin- Platteville (WI)
222. DJ Barber – Dannon Grubb                                  1      1        2- 0
Bryan College (TN)
223. Bailey Stover – Chase Christie                            1      1        2- 0
University of West Georgia (GA)
224. Will Godbee – Cooper Reichert                             1      1        1-15
University of West Georgia (GA)
225. Justin Hill – Jules Williams                              1      1        1-15
North Carolina State University (NC)
226. Drew Pridgen – Chasten Beck                               1      1        1-15
Lander University (SC)
227. Thomas Tidstrom – Mitchell Stone                          1      1        1-15
Indiana University Southeast (IN)
228. Taylor Cox – Jake Buchanan                                1      1        1-14
University of West Georgia (GA)
229. Nathan Doss – Trey Rieser                                 1      1        1-14
University of North Alabama (AL)
230. Savannah Perry – Andrew Bailey                            1      1        1-14
University of Florida (FL)
231. Da’kendrick Patterson – Drew Traffanstedt                 1      1        1-12
University of Montevallo (AL)
232. Hunter Haraway – Graham Beatty                            1      1        1-11
Calhoun Community College (AL)
233. Brandon Brant – Cameron Brant                             1      0        1-11
University of Wisconsin Platteville (WI)
234. Logan Calloway – Erik Van Dyke                            0      0        0- 0
235. Jaron Deal – Reid Fletcher                                0      0        0- 0
Kennesaw State University (GA)
236. Drew Elrod – Luke Byerly                                  0      0        0- 0
University of Tennessee (TN)
237. Laura Foshee – Chasten Whitfield                          0      0        0- 0
SCAD (GA)
238. Trey Gerhardt – Brandon Bland                             0      0        0- 0
University of South Alabama (AL)
239. Joseph Hawkins – Cole Jackson                             0      0        0- 0
University of North Georgia (GA)
240. Jacob Keith – Mason Beatty                                0      0        0- 0
East Texas  Baptist University (TX)
241. Andrew Kelley – Lane Collier                              0      0        0- 0
Central AL Community College (AL)
242. Dakota Koepp – Jayden Schmitz                             0      0        0- 0
University of Wisconsin- Stephens Point (WI)
234. Brock Lederman – Kyle Schwibinger                         0      0        0- 0
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point (WI)
234. Eli Lubbehusen – Seth Mendel                              0      0        0- 0
University of Evansville (IL)
234. Jesse Smith – Kevin Mogensen                              0      0        0- 0
Central AL Community College (AL)
234. Garrison Thomas – Tyler Anderson                          0      0        0- 0
Texas A&M University (TX)
234. Austin Thompson –                                         0      0        0- 0
Tennessee Tech (TN)
234. Briana Tucker – Tanner Eaves                              0      0        0- 0
Calhoun Community College (AL)
234. Josh Worth –                                              0      0        0- 0
Colorado Mesa University (CO)

BIG BASS                                                         TOTALS
Day   Name                City,State         Lbs-Oz            Day      # Fish       # Live     Lbs-Oz          # Limits
1  J T Russell – Porte Mccala, AL              6- 0         1         818          816

Two Cousins And A 40 Pound Bag Of Kentucky Lake Bass!

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Two Cousins And A 40 Pound Bag Of Kentucky Lake Bass!

Two Cousins And A 40 Pound Bag Of Kentucky Lake Bass!

If you ever wondered what 40lbs of kentucky lake bass looks like this is it….

Two 10lb Bass In One Day!

Kentucky Lake just pumped out another sack of insanely GIANT fish. Cousins, Chase Hunnel and Tyler Peterson put on a clinic while bringing bass of epic proportions to the boat during a recent fishing trip on the famed Tennesee River reservoir. Collectively the duos five best bass weighed just north of 40 pounds! To help put things into perspective that is an average of OVER 7 POUNDS PER BASS!

‘Not only did I catch my personal best at 10.29, but I repeated that with a 10.33 an hour later. What a blessed day to have at a much needed time. ”

Like many other smart anglers, the guys were tight-lipped when asked what lures they were using that day. While we don’t know the specifics on baits, we do know that all fish were caught with Lew’s Baitcasting Reels spooled with Seaguar Fishing line

The Future Of Kentucky Lake Bass

Kentucky Lake Bass

Some say Kentucky Lake’s ecosystem has taken a turn for the worse but, hopefully, this story can serve as a testament to what type of bass this reservoir can produce and why sporting anglers should continue the fight to protect this precious waterway.

Click Here to help protect Kentucky Lake

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