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Donald Hinson & Alan Fletcher win CATT Wateree March 16,2019 with 19.56 lbs

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Donald Hinson & Alan Fletcher win CATT Wateree March 16,2019 with 19.56 lbs
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Next Lake Wateree CATT is March 23 at Clearwater Cove Marina! The fishing is finally picking up and the warm weather is coming fast!

1 st Place this past Saturday Donald Hinson & Alan Fletcher! 19.56 lbs   7.04 lb BF!

2nd Place Paul & Donald Wells 18.75 lbs!

Scott Williams & Robbie English 3rd 18.69 lbs!

Chad Gainey & Jeffrey Furr 4th 17.79 lbs!  2nd B 5.90 lbs!

Bryan Holmes & Mike Ware 5th 15.89 lbs!

Big Total Total
Team Fish Weight Winnings Points
Donald Hinson and Allan Fletcher 7.04 19.56 $2,064 110
Donald Wells and Paul Wells 5.21 18.75 $600 109
Scott Williams and Robbie English 4.25 18.69 $300 108
Chad Gainey and Jeffrey Furr 5.90 17.79 $281 107
Bryan Holmes and Mike Ware 3.99 15.89 $150 106
Jason McCoy and Casey Stephens 3.94 14.26 105
Clark Gibbs and Freddie Gibbs 3.26 12.74 104
Tim Haven and Craig Haven 3.58 10.25 103
Mike King and Lewis Thompson 4.49 9.79 102
Jeff Reynolds and Lee Royson 4.85 9.32 101
Stevie Walker and Barry Brown 3.81 8.99 100
Jerry Freezon and Brad Petway 0.00 8.55 99
Mark Healon and Ella Healon 5.07 8.23 98
Dustin Compton and Jonathan Strickland 5.46 7.12 97
Dean Benfield and Sonny Beam 0.00 7.12 96
David Ethridge and Mike Catoe 0.00 6.06 95
Bob Weaver and Scott Floyd 2.37 4.65 94
Wesley Jackson and Cole Jackson 2.21 2.21 93
Max Price and Brent Neal 0.00 0.00 92
Sam Dowey 0.00 0.00 92
Dan Stewart and Robert Stewart 0.00 0.00 92
Shane Cantley 0.00 0.00 92
Clint Postell and Richie Hughes 0.00 0.00 92
Ken Lawhorn and Jimmy McFarland 0.00 0.00 92
Greg Atkinson and Garrett Cappell 0.00 0.00 92
Trent McLaughlin and Chase McLaughlin 0.00 0.00 92
Chad Rabon and Walt Allman 0.00 0.00 92
Total Entrys $3,240.00
BONUS $ $650.00
Total Paid At Ramp $3,395.00
Wateree 2019 Spring Final Fund $390.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund $75.00
2019 Wateree Spring Final Fund Total $1,350.00
2019  CATT Championship Fund Total $3,725.00

LA GRANGE’S SINGLETON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE

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LA GRANGE’S SINGLETON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE

LA GRANGE’S SINGLETON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MOUNTAIN DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON DALE HOLLOW LAKE

Co-Angler Title Goes to Parrott

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BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. (March 18, 2019) – Boater Aaron Singleton of La Grange, Kentucky, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 19 pounds, 5 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Mountain Division tournament on Dale Hollow Lake. For his catch, Singleton took home $6,319.

“I worked through three or four mid-lake pockets and primarily fished laydowns. I caught fish in 15 to 20 feet of water and ended up with eight keepers,” said Singleton, who earned his first career victory as a boater on Dale Hollow Lake. “At the start of the morning I used a white custom spinnerbait with a white trailer that I’d done well with in practice, but after 9 [a.m.] or so, the sun got up and that bite died off. I switched over to a shaky-head rig and immediately started catching fish. I pretty much upgraded throughout the day.”

Singleton’s shaky-head rig consisted of a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Trick Worm on a 3/8-ounce Buckeye Lures Spot Remover jig head. He said he ended up weighing four largemouth and one smallmouth – two from the spinnerbait and three from the shaky-head rig. His day was capped off with a 5½-pound smallmouth, which he caught on the shaky-head with 20 minutes left to fish.

“This was an awesome win for me. I got my first win here as a co-angler back in 2007, and now I have my first win as a boater here,” said Singleton.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Aaron Singleton, La Grange, Ky., five bass, 19-5, $4,319 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Dathan Jones, Harrodsburg, Ky., five bass, 18-11, $2,059

3rd:          Blake Townsend, Irvine, Ky., five bass, 15-7, $1,374

4th:          Robert Reagan, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 14-6, $961

5th:          Michael Kennedy, Monroe, Tenn., five bass, 14-2, $924

6th:          Pat Eichmann, Nancy, Ky., five bass, 14-0, $1,005

7th:          Bryan Drury, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 13-14, $686

8th:          Tim Smiley, White Pine, Tenn., five bass, 13-13, $918

9th:          Aaron Bidarian, Lexington, Ky., five bass, 13-10, $549

10th:        J.B. King, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 13-8, $480

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Bennie Mutter of Glasgow, Kentucky, caught a 5-pound, 8-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $565.

Travis Parrott of Byrdstown, Tennessee, won the Co-angler Division and $2,259 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 14 pounds, 9 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Travis Parrott, Byrdstown, Tenn., five bass, 14-9, $2,259

2nd:         Charles Bennington, Scottsville, Ky., three bass, 11-2, $1,030

3rd:          Jeremiah Williams, Livingston, Tenn., three bass, 10-7, $1,019

4th:          Matt Smith, Bowling Green, Ky., three bass, 10-0, $480

5th:          Justin Davis, Cookeville, Tenn., three bass, 9-9, $412

6th:          Glen Ruth, Frankfort, Ky., four bass, 8-5, $378

7th:          Darren Kelly, Wartburg, Tenn., four bass, 8-2, $493

8th:          Taylor Wisniewski, Lexington, Ky., four bass, 8-0, $309

9th:          Shane Vickers, Tyner, Ky., three bass, 7-13, $275

10th:        Casey Shearer, Nicholasville, Ky., three bass, 7-9, $240

Williams caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 5 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $282.

The tournament was hosted by Star Point Resort in Byrdstown, Tennessee.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Guntersville in Guntersville, Alabama, presented by Mercury. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2019 BFL All-American will be held May 30-June 1 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Commissioners of Charles County. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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

Paul Geddings & Bruce Peavy Win CATT Sparkleberry Swamp Quest Final Mar 16, 2019

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Paul Geddings & Bruce Peavy Win CATT Sparkleberry Swamp Quest Final Mar 16, 2019
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Guys we plan to do it again next year! Thanks to all that came out!

Paul Geddings & Bruce Peavy weighed in 5 bass at 18.38 lbs good enough for 1st Place and $1,205.00!

2nd Place Brent Waynick & Max Terry!

TJ Anderson & Russell Pipkin won the BF with a 5.67 lbs bass! They received $70.00 plus a Lews Mach Speed Stick!

Big Total Total
8 Teams Fish Weight Winnings
Paul Geddings – Bruce Peavy 4.78 18.38 $1,205.00
Brent Waynick – Max Terry 0.00 13.40 $300.00
TJ Anderson Russell Pipkin 5.67 12.71 $70.00
Allen Bowzard – Victor Moore 4.01 9.76
David Eargle – Reggie Hopkins 4.26 7.84
Brian Scott – Brad Beatson 0.00 3.80
Cody Armstrong 0.00 0.00
Russell Ott – Randy Griffiths 0.00 0.00
Total Entrys $840.00
BONUS $ $175.00
2019 Swamp Quest Final Fund $560.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,575.00
Total Paid 2018 Swamp Quest $5,425.00

LAMPE’S LIPPE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OZARK DIVISION OPENER ON TABLE ROCK LAKE

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LAMPE’S LIPPE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OZARK DIVISION OPENER ON TABLE ROCK LAKE

LAMPE’S LIPPE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE OZARK DIVISION OPENER ON TABLE ROCK LAKE

Illinois’ Peterson Grabs Co-Angler Title

BRANSON, Mo. (March 18, 2019) – Boater Dustin Lippe of Lampe, Missouri, caught five bass weighing 17 pounds, 15 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Ozark Division tournament on Table Rock Lake. Lippe earned $6,229 for his efforts and 250 points in the Ozark Division presented by Bassing Bob standings. Should he go on to win the division’s Angler of the Year title, he will earn another $3,000.

Lippe said he spent his day fishing deep points, mid-lake, up the Long Creek, White River and the James River arms.

“I was targeting standing pole timber in the 25- to 35-foot range,” said Lippe, who now has back-to-back victories in BFL Ozark Division competition on Table Rock Lake. “I decided to fish out deep on the main-lake and main-river points because of the weather we had on Saturday – bluebird skies and no wind.

“I had around 13 keepers on the day. I ran a lot of spots and I probably burned around 40 gallons of gas,” continued Lippe. “I weighed a mixed bag – one smallmouth, one Kentucky bass and three largemouth.”

Lippe used 2.8- or 3.3-inch, Tennessee Shad-colored Keitech Fat Swing swimbaits on a ¼-ounce, shad-colored Jewel Gem Shad Swimbait hook on a 7-foot medium-action Denali Lithium drop-shot rod and Lew’s spinning reel.

“The rod was pretty crucial – you could really feel them load up on it,” said Lippe. “Once the wind picked up I also caught a good one – a 5-pound, 1-ounce largemouth – on an umbrella rig with [Albino Shad-colored] Zoom Super Fluke Jr. swimbaits.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Dustin Lippe, Lampe, Mo., five bass, 17-15, $6,229

2nd:         Austin Lowrey, Webb City, Mo., five bass, 16-4, $2,614

3rd:          Brent Algeo, Ozark, Mo., five bass, 16-3, $2,045

4th:          Wes Endicott, Joplin, Mo., five bass, 15-14, $1,220

5th:          Chris Macy, Diamond, Mo., five bass, 15-4, $1,046

6th:          Andy Newcomb, Camdenton, Mo., five bass, 15-1, $959

7th:          Jeremy Medina, Camdenton, Mo., five bass, 15-0, $1,686

8th:          Steve Gregg, Florissant, Mo., five bass, 14-13, $940

8th:          Steve Grizzle, Edwardsville, Ill., five bass, 14-13, $740

10th:        Bryan Tracy, St. Peters, Mo., five bass, 14-7, $710

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Medina caught a bass weighing 6 pounds even – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $815.

Mark Peterson of Bethalto, Illinois, won the Co-angler Division and $2,614 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 17 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Mark Peterson, Bethalto, Ill., five bass, 17-4, $2,614

2nd:         Josh Rushing, Point Lookout, Mo., five bass, 13-9, $1,307

3rd:          Brent Luers, Johnston, Iowa, five bass, 12-0, $872

4th:          Jonathan Jones, Grain Valley, Mo., five bass, 11-11, $710

5th:          Crosley Welch, Branson, Mo., four bass, 11-1, $573

6th:          Ryan Jobe, De Soto, Kan., five bass, 11-0, $479

7th:          Paul Davis, Battlefield, Mo., four bass, 10-14, $436

8th:          Jeff Moss, Oronogo, Mo., five bass, 10-11, $392

9th:          Derek Henderson, Saint Charles, Mo., four bass, 10-8, $349

10th:        Carl Breeden, Valley Park, Mo., three bass, 9-15, $305

Johnny Ward Jr. of Waynesville, Missouri, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 6 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $407.

The tournament was hosted by ExploreBranson.com.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 24-26 BFL Regional Championship on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma, presented by Mercury. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2019 BFL All-American will be held May 30-June 1 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Commissioners of Charles County. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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

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LAWRENCEBURG’S JEWELL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON WHEELER LAKE

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LAWRENCEBURG’S JEWELL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON WHEELER LAKE

Nashville’s Markus Takes Co-Angler Title

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ROGERSVILLE, Ala. (March 18, 2019) – Boater Eddie Jewell of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 21 pounds even to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Choo Choo Division tournament on Wheeler Lake. Jewell earned $3,747 for his efforts.

Jewell said he primarily ran chunk rock banks and gravel bars on the lower end of the lake near First and Second creeks, and caught the majority of his fish in 4 to 6 feet of water. He described his main area as a chunk rock and gravel point heading into a pocket off of the main river.

“I struggled early – it was probably 8 [a.m.] by the time I found my fish,” said Jewell, who earned his first win in FLW competition. “On Monday in practice I’d found a couple fish on a spot with gravel and chunk rock, and when I went to it Saturday, they were loaded on it. I pretty much stayed there all day.”

Jewell said he used a chartreuse and white-colored custom vibrating jig with a white Zoom Super Fluke Jr. trailer and a crawfish-colored Strike King 1.5 KVD Rattling square-billed crankbait to catch his fish. He estimated that he caught 15 fish on the vibrating jig, with three largemouth and one smallmouth reaching the scale, and six or seven fish on the crankbait, with one smallmouth topping off the limit.

“I started off with the vibrating jig, and went to the crankbait every once in a while,” said Jewell. “In clear water I went with the crankbait, and when it was stained I used the vibrating jig.”

During the final 90 minutes of his day, Jewell said he made a “milk-run” through some “big-fish” spots, eventually landing the heaviest bass of the tournament in the Boater Division – a 6-pound, 3-ouncer.

“The fish was on big chunk rock offshore and there was a boat sitting right on top of it. I waited for the boat to leave, then threw up  there and caught it on the vibrating jig,” said Jewell. “It was out in 12 feet of water.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1sT:         Eddie Jewell, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., five bass, 21-0, $3,747

2nd:         Lavoyd Lemmond, Decatur, Ala., five bass, 18-12, $1,868

3rd:          Rick Williams, Decatur, Ala., five bass, 18-2, $1,112

4th:          Donny Beck, Killen, Ala., five bass, 16-10, $779

5th:          Tony Harvey, Rogersville, Ala., five bass, 16-7, $667

6th:          Jimmy Mason, Rogersville, Ala., five bass, 16-6, $612

7th:          Ricky Parpolowicz, Decatur, Ala., five bass, 16-1, $556

8th:          Chaz McMahan, Leoma, Tenn., five bass, 16-0, $501

9th:          Jett Loach, Chickamauga, Ga., four bass, 15-11, $545

10th:        Trey Gamble, Helena, Ala., five bass, 15-5, $369

10th:        Kenneth Smith, Tullahoma, Tenn., five bass, 15-5, $369

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Jewell’s 6-pound, 3-ounce bass also earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $410.

Zach Markus of Nashville, Tennessee, won the Co-angler Division and $1,873 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 18 pounds even.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Zach Markus, Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 18-0, $1,873

2nd:         Cody Davis, Hico, Texas, four bass, 15-3, $834

3rd:          Tony Hill, Chatsworth, Ga., five bass, 14-5, $658

4th:          Charles   Billingsley, Huntsville, Ala., five bass, 13-12, $361

4th:          Audie Aultman, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 13-12, $361

6th:          Jeff Morgan, Kennesaw, Ga., five bass, 13-11, $356

7th:          Shane Jewell, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., three bass, 13-4, $278

8th:          Raymond Hanlon, Chattanooga, Tenn., five bass, 13-1, $250

9th:          Randall Wiggins, Birmingham, Ala., five bass, 13-0, $222

10th:        Ethan Flack, Cullman, Ala., three bass, 11-10, $195

Markus also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 6 pounds, 3 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $205.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 10-12 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2019 BFL All-American will be held May 30-June 1 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Commissioners of Charles County. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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

Darren Williamson & Charles Freyer Win Catt Carolinas Coastal River Trail Mar 16, 2019

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The next and last CCR Qualifier is April 20 at Bucksport! Please keep in mind we dropped the double points for the last Qualifier in 2019. You will receive normal points!

Also don’t forget the 2019 CATT Phantom Outdoors Invitational!

CATT 2019 PHANTOM OUTDOORS INVITATIONAL

Presented by Phantom Outdoors Tournament Grade Fishing Apparel!

Bucksport Marina, Waccamaw River

July 27th

$5,000.00 1st Place

$200 Entry Fee

Qualify by Entering 1 CATT Event! (Finals Included)

Darren Williamson & Charles Freyer weighed in 16.58 lbs t win the CCR #3 Qualifier! They also weighed in the 2nd BF at 7.50 lbs!

2nd Place 14.27 lbs and 1st BF 7.87 lbs Ronald Cannon Joey McClain

3rd Tim Williamson & James Walters 11.66 lbs!

4th went to Kyle Johnson 11.26 lbs!

Big Total Total
20 Teams Fish Weight Winnings Points
Charles Fryer – Darren Williamson 7.50 16.58 $910.00 110
Ronald Cannon – Joey McClain 7.87 14.27 $415.00 109
Tim Williamson – James Walters 0.00 11.66 $125.00 108
Kyle Johnson 0.00 11.26 $100.00 107
Jonathan Kelley – Robbie Boyd 0.00 10.98 106
Chris Blanchette – Caleb Hartley 0.00 10.30 105
Britt Brown – Tim Barfield 0.00 9.68 104
Kaleb Gerald – Wesley Williamson 0.00 8.96 103
Ray Inman – Jennifer Floyd 0.00 8.68 102
Travis Gatlin – Grant Powell 0.00 8.14 101
Don Mclaud 0.00 7.63 100
Bradley Thompkins – Jackie Barfield 0.00 7.61 99
Jesse Hopkins – Corey Singleton 0.00 7.51 98
Casey Leach – Charlene Leach 0.00 7.36 97
Jessie Strickland – Jordan Gibson 0.00 6.81 96
Hunter Harwell – Ashton Harwell 0.00 6.23 95
Greg Benton – Logan Benton 0.00 6.23 94
Gary Pope – Mark Johnson 0.00 3.06 93
Ron Terwilliger – Sonya Terwilliger 0.00 0.00 92
Grayson Brewster – Joquese Moss 0.00 0.00 92
Total Entrys $1,600.00
BONUS $ $350.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,550.00
CCR 2019 Spring Final Fund $320.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2019  CCR Spring Final Fund Total $920.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund Total $3,650.00

WEST PALM BEACH’S TERESCENKO WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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WEST PALM BEACH’S TERESCENKO WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Zephyrhill’s Schroeder Wins Co-Angler Title

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (March 18, 2019) – Boater Alex Terescenko of West Palm Beach, Florida, brought five bass to the scale weighing 20 pounds, 8 ounces, Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Gator Division tournament on Lake Okeechobee presented by Navionics. For his win, Terescenko pocketed $3,792.

“The lake has dropped 6 inches in the past week, so I was pretty much in open water casting to the outside grass line on the north end near the Tin House area. The cleaner water drew me to the area,” said Terescenko, who notched his first career win in FLW competition. “I fished a 60-yard stretch. During practice I fished through a lot of water, and the rule of thumb on the lake is finding where the dirtier water meets the clean water, and that stretch was where it happened.”

Terescenko said he caught his fish on a Texas-rigged, Ice Breaker-colored Gambler Lures Big EZ swimbait on a 5/0-sized Gamakatsu SuperLine EWG Offset Hook and Gambler Lures Hollow Point. He also used a Texas-rigged, Gold Rush-colored Gambler EZ Vibez Swimbait on the same Gamakatsu hook, but 4/0-sized, and a Hawgtech 3/8-ounce tungsten weight with a black and blue-colored punch skirt. He added that he caught all of his fish on a custom MHX MB904 rod.

“The first thing in the morning I heard fish busting on top eating shad, so I ran the Big EZ over the top of the grass,” said Terescenko. “After they stopped showing on top, I switched to the Vibez swimmer and slow-rolled it just below the surface. I prefer this over a swim jig in heavier grass because the swimbait is Texas-rigged, making it more weedless than a swim jig. Also, the punch skirt from Gambler gives the same flair effect of a swim jig.”

At 11 a.m., Terescenko let the area rest. He said he ran to some spots that he’d had some success at recently, but found them to be unproductive and ended up returning. In all, the Florida boater caught about 12 keepers throughout the tournament.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Alex Terescenko, West Palm Beach, Fla., five bass, 20-8, $3,792

2nd:         David Anderson, Fort Myers, Fla., five bass, 19-1, $1,796

3rd:          John Adkinson, Winter Haven, Fla., five bass, 18-15, $1,301

4th:          Clay Batson, Bradenton, Fla., five bass, 18-9, $838

5th:          Eric Johnson, Millis, Mass., five bass, 18-0, $718

6th:          Chris McBeath, Bradenton, Fla., five bass, 17-13, $629

6th:          Brett Cannon, Parkland, Fla., five bass, 17-13, $629

8th:          Bradley MacQueen, West Palm Beach, Fla., five bass, 17-7, $789

9th:          Lionel Botha, Malabar, Fla., five bass, 17-4, $449

9th:          Nicholas Hoinig, Port St. Lucie, Fla., five bass, 17-4, $449

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Dean Meckes of Clayton, New York, caught a 7-pound, 11-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $460.

Chad Schroeder of Zephyrhills, Florida, won the Co-angler Division and $2,176 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 18 pounds, 9 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Chad Schroeder, Zephyrhills, Fla., five bass, 18-9, $2,176

2nd:         Ernie Johnson, Okeechobee, Fla., four bass, 15-8, $1,098

3rd:          Shannon Pitts, Vero Beach, Fla., five bass, 14-15, $648

4th:          Brad Ballard, Winona, Minn., five bass, 14-9, $419

5th:          Dana Bass, Miami, Fla., five bass, 14-7, $359

6th:          Shannon Bryson, Merritt Island, Fla., three bass, 13-5, $314

6th:          William House, Davie, Fla., five bass, 13-5, $314

8th:          Jeff Peterson, Lake Worth, Fla., five bass, 12-14, $269

9th:          Donald Frank, Fridley, Minn., five bass, 12-9, $239

10th:        Cody Farnham, Port St Lucie, Fla., five bass, 12-8, $199

10th:        Jason Nantz, Valrico, Fla., five bass, 12-8, $199

Schroeder also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 9 pounds even. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $230.

The tournament was hosted by the Okeechobee County Tourist & Development Council.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 10-12 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Seminole in Bainbridge, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard.

The 2019 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. The 2019 BFL All-American will be held May 30-June 1 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism and the Commissioners of Charles County. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

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

A Big Win for B-Lat  – Z-Man® baits claim FLW Tour title at Lake Seminole

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A Big Win for B-Lat  – Z-Man® baits claim FLW Tour title at Lake Seminole

Brian Latimer claims his first FLW Tour victory. (Photo by FLW/Jacob Fine)

A Big Win for B-Lat 

Z-Man® baits claim FLW Tour title at Lake Seminole

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Ladson, SC (March 18, 2019) – A true testament to the power of perseverance, Z-Man pro Brian “B-Lat” Latimer won his first-ever FLW Tour contest on March 10 at Lake Seminole, Florida, permanently placing several challenging seasons in the rear-view mirror. Those who witnessed B-Lat’s “winning moment” saw what unedited, authentic excitement for fishing really looks like.

On stage with his $100,000 check, Latimer’s passion for bassin’ shined through.

“I have fished for so long, man. I didn’t do well for a long time. This is not an easy sport. But I knew I could do this. I’m so glad I kept going because my wife and family are here to see me persevere. All I’ve ever wanted to do was fish for a living. The $100,000 is great, but to finally get this (win), it’s just so awesome.”

B-Lat was right, though. It wasn’t easy.

Even for the fun-loving fourth year FLW pro, bites during the event proved tricky at times, running the gamut from cranking a current seam on day one to sight fishing with finesse worms during a portion of day two. But throughout the Friday to Sunday bass-athon, one winning pattern prevailed: flippin’ a Texas-rigged Z-Man Palmetto BugZ™ on a ½-ounce tungsten weight and 50-pound Seaguar Flippin Braid.

“I didn’t realize until the second day of the tournament that I might be on the winning school of bass,” Latimer recalled. “I told my wife, if I can get five bites a day on that flat, I’ll win this thing.”

Actually, the winning spot was concealed within a massive 2-mile-long flat in the Flint River. “I looked down into 7 feet of water and started noticing good-looking patches of hydrilla and milfoil here and there. I had to really pick that stuff apart. Every day, I had little bitty flurries of action. I’d go two hours without a bite, then I’d catch a couple big fish.”

B-Lat’s Winning BugZ

Latimer’s instinct-driven decision on day-two to go all in on his flippin’ pattern, despite far-from-frequent bites, paid dividends. “I’ve had a lot of success crankin’ and Ned rigging over the years. But my all-time favorite way to fish is flippin’. Ironically, flippin’ a Palmetto BugZ is what put most of my big fish in the boat,” Latimer admits. “I love getting up in the bow and throwing to shallow water targets—an isolated stick or a clump of milfoil. I did a lot of that at Seminole, and it worked out.”

One key, according to Latimer, involved the slow rate of fall of his Texas-rigged bait. “I threw another, more traditional beaver-style flipping bait that plunked right through the strike zone,” he observed. “But the Palmetto BugZ’s buoyant ElaZtech material gave the bait the perfect, slow rate of fall. The bigger pre-spawn females were hovering off bottom, right in the grass. You needed a bait that sort of hung there in their faces a little.

“Most of my bites happened on the initial drop,” added Latimer. “A few bass made me finesse ‘em a little more, hopping the bait in place 5 or 6 inches off bottom, right in the thickest veg. To me, though, that slow, claw-flapping rate of fall was the magic.”

Latimer ascribed other advantages to his chosen bait. “Seemed like bass were holding the Palmetto BugZ a little longer. The bait’s like a gummy bear; fat and super soft, and way more lifelike than traditional beaver baits. I also like the fact the Palmetto BugZ has a bulkier, larger-profile than other baits in the category; makes it more appetizing to those big 4-plus pounders. For clear water, California Craw was the one—a funky looking watermelon color with black and red flakes. When the water became stained in the afternoon, I’d switch to black and blue flake.”

Photo by FLW/Jacob Fine

Interestingly, while some anglers have occasionally avoided ElaZtech baits for Texas rigging, B-Lat offers an alternative school of thought. “Man, to me, that softness is an advantage. I’d argue my hook-up ratios are way better because the hook slides more easily through the material. Just add a drop of superglue on the eye of the hook, and the bait will never slide down or ball-up on the hook.”

Calling out ElaZtech’s renowned durability, Latimer admitted he used “a mere handful of Palmetto BugZ baits through practice and all four days of competition. In a typical tournament like this, if I wasn’t throwing ElaZtech, I would have torn through 40 to 50 baits. But the bait’s toughness reduced that number to no more than a dozen. Not having to dig into bait packs or re-rig was a huge time saver.

Near the end of day four, a 7-pounder wolfed Latimer’s Palmetto BugZ—the big prespawn hawg he needed to seal the deal: 4 days, 20 bass, 80-pounds 15-ounces. $100k richer.

“I’ve got an old phrase that comes from my years as a musician: Stay in the pocket. Keep one bait—the right bait—tied on when it’s working. When you’re in tune, good things are going to happen.”

ChatterBaits Excel Again

At recent FLW, B.A.S.S. and MLF events, few lures have netted more attention (or money) than the Z-Man / Evergreen ChatterBait JackHammer. At the FLW Tour event at Lake Seminole, no fewer than three of the top ten anglers wielded a JackHammer, with at least two others hoisting “unnamed” Z-Man ChatterBaits, plus several more “homemade vibrating jigs.”

Oklahoma’s Grand Lake to Host MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Seven

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Oklahoma’s Grand Lake to Host MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Seven
Oklahoma’s Grand Lake offers scenic beauty and fishing diversity to the 80-angler Major League Fishing roster when the MLF Bass Pro Tour visits the well-known northeastern Oklahoma lake as the 2019 series’ Stage Seven event, May 31- June 5.
Oklahoma’s Grand Lake to Host MLF Bass Pro Tour Stage Seven
TULSA, Okla. (March 18, 2019) – Major League Fishing® (MLF) announced today that Oklahoma’s signature bass destination, Grand Lake O’ The Cherokees, will host Stage Seven of the 2019 MLF Bass Pro Tour from May 31 through June 5.
Simply called Grand Lake by most, the 72-square-mile reservoir sprawls across much of Oklahoma’s northeastern corner. It is the state’s third-largest body of water in size, but offers the greatest diversity in depth and structure.
“We are so excited to have the MLF Bass Pro Tour coming to Grove and Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees,” said Donnie Crain, President of the Grove Area Chamber of Commerce. “Our lake has rightfully earned a reputation with professionals and amateurs alike as one of America’s top bass fishing lakes.
“Hosting an MLF Bass Pro Tour competition solidifies that reputation even more because of the event’s prestige and pro lineup. We look forward to hosting MLF’s great anglers and invite everyone to come join us in Grove to meet them and see for yourself why Grand Lake is so wonderful to visit and fish.”

High-profile, big bass events are no stranger to the 79-year-old lake, especially in more
Retired Major League Fishing boat official, Oklahoma’s John Bond, shows off the kind of quality Grand Lake bass the MLF pros likely will see during their visit to his home lake at the end of May. (click to enlarge)

recent years since the City of Grove, the Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation and the Grand River Dam Authority have teamed up to complete millions of dollars in improvements to the Wolf Creek Park and Boat Ramp area near downtown Grove.

“Few places can rival the venue, enthusiasm and expertise afforded by Grand Lake, the Wolf Creek facility and the folks of Grove,” said Michael Mulone, MLF Senior Director, Events & Partnerships. “There’s no doubt the red carpet will be rolled out for this event and that the fishing here will make for a genuine shootout among the country’s very best anglers.

“Of course, we also like the fact that Grand is in MLF’s own backyard, and that means our fans will have a chance to meet a lot of MLF staff from our Tulsa headquarters. Don’t miss this one!”
Among the Bass Pro Tour’s 80-man field are six Oklahoma pros: Tommy Biffle (Wagoner), Zack Birge (Blanchard), Jason Christie (Park Hill), James Elam (Tulsa), Edwin Evers (Talala) and Jeff Kriet (Ardmore).
The Grand Lake Stage Seven event is the penultimate in the eight-event Bass Pro Tour season. Two have been held to date, with Stage Three taking place at the end of the month in the waters of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Bass Pro Tour season will culminate with a championship held in August.
The Grand Lake competition, as with each of the Stages, will result in its own two-hour television episode that will air on Discovery Channel in the fourth quarter of 2019. It will repeat on Sportsman Channel in first and second quarters 2020.
MLF also has programming on Outdoor Channel, World Fishing Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network and Discovery Channel, and all episodes are available on-demand on MyOutdoorTV (MOTV).
For more information about MLF and its anglers, rules and sponsors, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Navico Mourns Passing of Darrell Lowrance

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Navico Mourns Passing of Darrell Lowrance

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Tulsa, Okla. – Navico, parent company to the Lowrance®, Simrad®, B&G® and C-MAP® brands, announced today the passing of Darrell J. Lowrance, founder of its Lowrance brand.

Darrell served as President and CEO of Lowrance Electronics from 1964 to 2006, and was responsible for many breakthroughs in marine electronics. In addition to the first recreational sonar product for anglers – the Fish-Lo-K-Tor (also known as the “Little Green Box”) – he led the development of the first graph recorder, the first integrated sonar/GPS unit, and many others. He was President of the American Fishing Tackle Manufacturer’s Association (AFTMA) from 1983-1984. Darrell also served as a member of the Board of Directors for AFTMA from 1978-1986, and again in 1988, and was inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall of Fame in 2013.

“With his passing, the world has lost a great man and a true visionary,” said Leif Ottosson, CEO, Navico. “Darrell’s passion for fishing, innovative design and dedication to driving the marine electronics industry forward, led to innovative ideas and products that have shaped the fishing experiences for millions of anglers globally during the past 60 years. The fishing world and our Navico family mourn this loss, and we offer our sincere condolences to Darrell’s wife, Kathleen, and to his family.”
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