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Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Rep for March 2019 by Captain Dale Wilson

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Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Rep for March 2019 by Captain Dale Wilson

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING REP
March 2019
DALE WILSON’S
SML GUIDE SERVICE
PHONE NO: 540-297-5650 / 540-874-4950
www.captaindalewilson.us

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OVERVIEW: Fishing usually always improves this month. Water temperature will be in the upper 40’s to upper 50’s. Baitfish will start to move to shallow water this month. Most species of fish will begin feeding actively this month as water temperature rises. Find the bait fish and you usually will find feeding fish.

Largemouth Bass: Fishing will be good later this month. Best lures will be Alabama rigs, jigs, drop shot rigs, shallow crank baits, spinner baits and jerk baits. Most largemouth bass will be caught on secondary points, creek channel banks, docks and shallow coves.. Best depths will be from 2 to20 feet deep. Most largemouth bass will start to follow the shad movements. Rocks, stumps and shallow flats are a key factor to finding bass this month. Slow your retrieve when fishing jerk baits in cold water temps.

Smallmouth Bass: Fishing should be fair. Best areas will be rocks, humps, ledges and rocky points. Best lures will be jig & pig, jerk baits, hair jigs and shallow running crank baits. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Most smallmouth bass will be around rocks, stumps and shallow humps this month. Cloudy days with light winds are good times to try your luck! Light line and smaller lures will increase your chances to catch smallmouth bass.

Striped Bass: Fishing will be good. Stripers will be caught in various sections of the lake and in the larger creeks. Best lures will be jerk baits, Alabama rigs, swim baits, and Zoom flukes fished on 1//4 to 3/8 oz. lead heads. The best depths will be from near the surface to 30 feet deep. Try to find areas with the largest concentrations of baitfish. Later this month night fishing will improve. Find the seagulls and you will usually find feeding stripers. Live bait fished on planner boards will also work this month.

Crappie: Fishing for crappie will be good this month. They will be found 5 to 10 feet deep. Best areas will be in the main creeks around docks, fallen trees, and brush piles in the mid to upper parts of the lake. Small live minnows and 1 ½ to 2 inch tubes or shad shaped plastic lures fished on 1/32 to 1/16 oz. lead heads will work best to catch crappie this month. Spider rigging is also a great method to catch crappie early this month.

TIP OF THE Month: Fishing shallow during sunny afternoons will be one of the best times to catch fish this month as the bait fish move up into the warmer shallow water.! The fish will relate to the super shallow areas because of a slightly warmer water temp. Make sure you wear your life jacket. You can never be too careful when boating. Remember to be courteous and obey all the boating laws. Please practice catch and release. TAKE A KID FISHING!

SEAGUAR BASS PROS HEAD TO THE BASSMASTER CLASSIC

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SEAGUAR BASS PROS HEAD TO THE BASSMASTER CLASSIC

SEAGUAR BASS PROS

HEAD TO THE BASSMASTER CLASSIC

Anglers share thoughts on the event, including tactics and more

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Louisville, KY (February 26, 2019): The countdown has begun to the biggest event in bass fishing—the upcoming Bassmaster Classic on the Tennessee River in Knoxville, Tennessee, March 15-17.

 

With that, Seaguar is proud to announce eight of their bass pro roster will be fishing the Super Bowl of bass fishing, including Clifford Pirch, Chris Zaldain, Drew Benton, Mark Daniels Jr., James Elam, Brandon Palaniuk, Bradley Roy, and Jesse Wiggins.

So how do the pros think the event is going to play out? First of all, Seaguar pro Chris Zaldain points out the critical nature of water clarity.

Seaguar pro Jesse Wiggins (Photo courtesy of St. Croix Rod)

“Given the time of year and the fact that the area is fairly mountainous with sheer bluff walls, rock ledges, and there’s a lot of water that flows through the Tennessee River area, I think the approach technique-wise is going to have to do with water clarity and flow. I’ve been fishing the area for eight years on the Elite Series, and that’s always been a factor. Is there going to be rain water, mud, and stained water rolling down the river? Or, are we going to have lower flows and clear weater? I think that will be the first thing that anglers will have to take into consideration,” says Seaguar pro Chris Zaldain.

Water clarity into account, Zaldain plans to fish a host of different techniques, which he’s quite open about sharing, despite the competitive nature of the event.

Seaguar pros expect new Stealth Gray Smackdown braid to play a major role in the Classic.

“I will be equipped with your traditional first spawn techniques like square bill crankbaits and spinnerbaits. But the thing about the Classic is you’re going for the win, not second place. That said, my specialty happens to be a big fish technique and that’s swimbaits. We all know that spinnerbaits and crankbaits – your shad-imitating moving baits – work really well in March along the Tennessee River. So, I like to throw a little twist on that, so instead of a spinnerbait, I’ll pick up a swimbait. That’s just something I like to do whether it’s a finesse swimbait or what I like to call a tournament-size swimbait, like a six-incher, which gets a lot of bites and catches big fish. I’ll also be equipped with an eight-inch swimbait for those really big bites. You’re not going to catch a limit on it, but if you get one or two bites that could definitely help you win the Classic at the end of the week. Traditional moving baits and swimbaits rigged, then it’s all about location. It’s a large body of water with two different lakes we can fish, so mileage-wise you could run the gas out of your boat if you wanted to. They’re going to give us three whole days of practice, and it’s going to come down to covering water and throwing those confidence lures you think you can win with and just eliminating water. From what I gather a 20-pound bag is a big bag on the Tennessee River. There will be lots of three- and four-pound fish, not the Texas five-, six-, seven-, and eight-pounders. There will be a couple of big ones caught but we’re looking for the three-day long haul – a steady diet of three- to four-pounders.”

Seaguar pro Mark Daniels Jr. (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

In terms of his preferred line, Zaldain is a big fan of fluorocarbon and will rely heavily on Seaguar InvizX even if the water is muddy.

“With those confidence baits that I mentioned, like swimbaits, I’m fishing 15-pound Seaguar InvizX. I go through miles of that stuff a year. And I will have at least six rods spooled with 15-pound Seaguar InvizX—it’s the most versatile line diameter available. I call it my reaction bait line. It’s strong, it can handle the big baits, and it’s so soft and supple.  I can throw swimbaits on it; I can throw squarebills on it; and I can throw spinnerbaits on it. I can also throw finesse jigs on it .it’s just a great all-around line. So, I’ll have at six rods and reels rigged up with it and an array of different squarebills, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and swimbaits – primarily shad imitators,” says Zaldain.

Seaguar pro Brand Palaniuk (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

He continues: “For the big shallow-water stuff, I don’t care if the water is clear or muddy from the rain, my flipping sticks are all rigged with 20 and 25 pound Seaguar Flippin’ Fluorocarbon.

Whenvever I’m flipping hard target shallow I love Seaguar Flippin’ Fluorocarbon. And the reason I’m going to choose fluorocarbon instead of braid is simply because I’m fishing hard targets—shallow-water hard targets, not lots of grass like you’d find in Florida where you need a braid like Seaguar Low-Vis Stealth Gray Smackdown. I’ll be flipping docks, rocks, laydowns on the Tennessee River. There’s a little bit of stretch there and just the circular diameter of that line helps bounce off hard targets a lot better than a braid will. Everything’s just smoother and every hookset I make there’s a little bit of give there. In terms of baits, I’ll probably be fishing a 1/2-ounce Santone Rattlin’ Jig or an old-school tube. I know that in the state of Tennessee vflipping an old school tube works extremely well.”

Seaguar pro Clifford Pirch (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

Seaguar bass pro Clifford Pirch is also looking forward to the upcoming Classic. He’s also concerned with what he’ll find in terms of water clarity.

“We’re probably going to be dealing with off-color water and there’s lots of rain coming down, so the muddy and high-water conditions are going to mean things like moving baits and heavier power fishing tackle. Along those lines, I’ll probably be looking at a lot of 15- and 20-pound Seaguar InvizXand some Seaguar Tatsu on a jig, stuff like that. On most of my power fishing baits I’ll be running 15 to 20 pound InvizX.”

As far as flipping, if it’s muddy as anticipated, Pirch plans to use straight 65-pound Smackdown Low-Vis Smackdown Stealth Gray braid. “But if there’s much clarity at all, I also tie on a 20- or 25-pound Tatsu Flourocarbon leader to the Smackdown.”

Seaguar pro James Elam (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

Having recently put Seaguar Low-Vis Smackdown Stealth Gray to the test at Elite events in Florida and Georgia, Pirch is extremely pleased with how the line has fished. “It’s the same Smackdown I’ve always liked with the small diameter, supple and long casting qualities, plus the additional camouflage features.”

Like Zaldain, Pirch is excited to compete for the Bassmaster Classic win and is already preparing his gear and mindset for that goal. “I’m real excited to spend the next couple of weeks getting prepared for the Classic and have had a couple of decent events in to start the season, so I’m really looking forward to it.”

Seaguar pro Bradley Roy (Photo courtesy of Bassmaster)

How To Catch Bass In High Water – MTB

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How To Catch Bass In High Water – MTB

How To Catch Bass In High Water

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Chart a year of your bass fishing and you’ll likely have a graph marked full of peaks and valleys.

Many factors influence the ups and downs of bass fishing, including rising lake levels. By keying on a bass’ movements during this condition, you will increase your success rates and straighten out those chart lines on a higher plateau.

Fishing The Stages Of Rising Water

Stages of rising water present different options to you. When the lake level is at normal pool and starts to rise, you have fewer options, so try flipping a jig to any available cover, usually the first ambush points for bass in the newly flooded areas. If the lake is already high and rising, then you have a lot more targets. However, if it’s already high and the water is in bushes, then you have to figure out how to get through the first line of cover to reach the fish. This can create some problems because bass can be difficult to reach back in the flooded trash.

Bass will also start scattering more if the water is warm. In early spring, bass scatters less in the shallows because the cooler water prevents them from moving far. Sometimes you can find bass along migration routes such as ditches, points or any creases in the terrain rather than in the shallow flooded cover. A prime example is when a lake is rising, but the water temperature is moderate and bass haven’t moved up to the bank yet. When this occurs you should key on the bottom structure because the fish will move along the underwater avenues from one line of cover to the next.

Fishing Rising Water In Reservoirs

When the water starts to rise on some reservoirs in the spring, you can head for the backs of creeks and search for 45-degree banks. As the lake level rises, bass will still relate to the old bank line even when water becomes so high it inundates miles of land in the back of the creeks. Bass might move off into a flooded grass field or a ditch, but these spots will still be near the creek channel.

While some bass will move extremely shallow into the flooded fields, the majority of the fish will still concentrate around the original bank. The fish relating to the creek channel will congregate around any cover such as flooded timber or log laydowns along the steeper inclines of the old bank line.

Gary Machaud Wins ABA on Lake Murray February 23,2019

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ATHENS, Ala. – Gary Machaud of Chesnee, South Carolina won the Bass Pro Shops Open Series South Carolina event held on Lake Murray on 2/23/19. Running out of Dreher Island State Park, Machaud weighed in a five bass limit totaling 26.01-pounds. His limit was anchored by a bass weighing 6.23-pounds. He took home a check for $2600.00 for the win.

“I had nine bites today. I was fishing in 18-22 feet with a football head jig. I had all of my fish by 9:30,” said Machaud.

In second for the boaters, Ben R. Lee of Lexington, South Carolina weighed in a five bass limit weighing 21.32-pounds.

“I caught a lot of fish today. I was fishing in the seven foot or less depth. I caught some on a shakey head, some on an Alabama rig and some on a crankbait,” said Lee.

Taking third for the boaters, Joe Anders of Easley, South Carolina, weighed in a five bass limit weighing 19.68-pounds.

“I was fishing around deep dock. I caught some of my fish on a crankbait but my bigger fish came on a shakey head,” said Anders.

In fourth place for the boaters, Brad Fowler of Townville, South Carolina, weighed in five bass for 18.98-pounds. Rounding out the top 5 Jerry Kotal of Elberton, Georgia weighed in five bass for 18.90-pounds.

The biggest bass weighed in by a boater was a 7.33-pound largemouth caught by Robert Holland of Columbia, South Carolina. Holland took home $510.00 for his bass.

In the Co-angler Division Jackie Belt of Fountain Inn, South Carolina, weighed in three bass weighing 11.38-pounds. He took home $950.00 for the win.

“I caught my fish today in the 10-15-foot depth using a Spot Remover shakey head,” said Belt.

Taking second for the co-anglers, Wesley Harrell of Evans, Georgia weighed in three bass weighing 11.21-pounds.

“I caught around five bass today. I was fishing rocky points in the 3-5-foot range with a square bill crankbait and a rattle trap,” said Evans.

Taking third for the co-anglers, Richard Mitchell Jr. of Appling, Georgia weighed in three bass weighing 10.42-pounds.

“I caught my fish today on a red crankbait,” said Mitchell.

In fourth for the co-anglers Wesley Mullins of Guyton, Georgia weighed in three bass weighing 8.340-pounds.  Rounding out the top five, Frank Gilman of Sumter, South Carolina weighed in three bass weighing 7.82-pounds.

Co-angler big bass honors went to Anthony Petrella of Charlotte, North Carolina for a bass weighing 5.56-pounds. He took home $155.00 for his bass.

Slated for April 13th the next event for the South Carolina Division will be held on Clark’s Hill launching from the Dorn Facility in McCormick South Carolina.

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

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

Joe Talbott & Shane Johns Win CATT Kerr Lake, NC/VA Feb 24, 2019

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Joe Talbott & Shane Johns Win CATT Kerr Lake, NC/VA Feb 24, 2019
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Next CATT Kerr Spring Qualifier is March 17 at Occoneechee and is a GOLD event!

Check out the 2019 CATT Championship Info!

2019 Academy CATT Championship June 1-2 Kerr Lake!

$10,000.00 1st Place GUARANTEED!

(Stay Tuned – 1st Place $$ May be Increased!)

New Nutbush Ramp – Kerr State Park!

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

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

Qualifying is simple!

Enter 1 CATT event as a team – Entering solo or with a Sub also counts toward your teams Championship Qualification or all 3 as a Team!

The 3 events do not have to be in the same CATT Trail!

$200 Per Team Entry

Optional Platinum BONUS $100

Optional BONUS $50

Joe Talbott & Shane Johns take the win with 5 bass weighing 13.23 lbs! This weather is making for some tough fishing!

2nd went to Alan White & Mike Vaughn with 13.05 lbs!

3rd Paul Smith & Jason Lloyd with 12.43 lbs!

Big Total
39 Teams Fish Weight Winnings Points
Joey Talbott – Shane Johns 4.33 13.23 $1,460.00 110
Alan White – Mike Vaughn 3.98 13.05 $430.00 109
Paul Smith – Jason Lloyd 3.49 12.43 $785.00 108
Eddie Glasscock – Billy Dunn 3.43 12.17 $390.00 107
Dana Moore – Mike White 5.88 10.83 $413.00 106
Jay Foster – Tate Fogleman 5.16 10.52 $110.00 105
Eddie Fore – Bryan Kirkpatrick 3.27 9.84 $100.00 104
Scott Dupree – Reggie Norflett 5.85 7.98 $117.00 103
Jason Suggs – Britten Oquinn 2.60 7.90 102
Kevin Dawson – Joey Dawson 3.19 7.87 101
Brian Calloway – William Hubbard 3.96 6.63 100
Roger Clary – Justin Rhew 4.61 6.61 99
Phil Smith – Larry Whitfield 4.37 4.37 98
Donnie Avant – Randy Waterman 3.61 3.61 97
Kyle Moore 3.46 3.46 96
Ben Dalton – Collin Bennett 0.00 3.28 95
Dave Enos – Brnet Enos 0.00 3.13 94
Matt Norrias – Alex King 0.00 2.69 93
Daniel Jenkins – Jason Kopp 0.00 2.54 92
Jason Houchins – Danny Houchins 0.00 0.00 91
Scott Moser – Travis Owen 0.00 0.00 91
Kevin Alemon – Monte Alemon 0.00 0.00 91
Charlie Reed – Dennie Gilbert 0.00 0.00 91
Jacon Lloyd – Tyler Trent 0.00 0.00 91
Robert Wells – Calvin Young 0.00 0.00 91
Justin Dalton – James Joyner 0.00 0.00 91
Bryan Cotrell – Ellis Jones 0.00 0.00 91
Carmen Linebach – Chris Barnes 0.00 0.00 91
Tim Grein – Richard Cooper 0.00 0.00 91
Terry Easter – Dave farrington 0.00 0.00 91
Tony Miliam – Johnny Miliam 0.00 0.00 91
Derrek Bowden – Matt Little 0.00 0.00 91
Charles Stewart – Matt Dean 0.00 0.00 91
Shanwn Hammock – Flash Butts 0.00 0.00 91
Mark Nickles – Mike Nickles Jr 0.00 0.00 91
Aaron Falwell – Steven Coleman 0.00 0.00 91
Bryson Peed – Jonathan Jones 0.00 0.00 91
Larry Freeman – Craig Wright 0.00 0.00 91
Bryan Welch – Mark Inman 0.00 0.00 91
Total Entrys $3,120.00
BONUS $ $1,250.00
Total Paid At Ramp $3,805.00
Kerr 2019 Spring Final Fund $485.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2019 Kerr Spring Final Fund Total $995.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund Total $3,170.00

Robert & Brad Rutherford win CATT Lake Murray SC Feb 23,2019 with 26.07 lbs

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Next Lake Murray CATT is Saturday March 2nd at Billy Dreher!

Robert & Brad Rutherford win Murray with 26.07 lbs! The fishing has been great on lake Murray this Spring so come on out and join us!

Check out the rest of the money winners!

Big Total Total
18 Teams Fish Weight Winnings Points
Robert Rutherford – Brad Rutherford 5.98 26.07 $858.00 110
Neil Huffstetler – Tim Huffstetler 5.47 19.76 $210.00 109
Johnny Mayer – Chris Epting 5.03 18.54 $90.00 108
Mark Krengel 0.00 18.09 107
Doug Lown – Rhett Manus 6.57 17.52 106
Sean Anderson – George Berry 0.00 17.00 105
Bradley Rhodes – Chris Dorlan 4.38 14.72 104
Brian Key 0.00 11.60 103
Roger Farr – Rodney Cromer 3.08 11.32 102
Todd Ledford – Jeff Douglas 0.00 9.93 101
Howard Stephens – Paul Ham 5.00 9.20 100
Zach Thompson – JR Fulmer 4.28 6.41 99
Seth Mitchell – Chris Barnet 0.00 0.00 98
Todd Lawrence – Travis Deal 0.00 0.00 98
Frankie Taylor 0.00 0.00 98
Jon Parson – Billy Orr 0.00 0.00 98
Total Entrys $1,280.00
BONUS $$ $325.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,270.00
Murray Spring 2018 Fall Final Fund $260.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund $30.00
2019 Murray Spring Final Fund Total $795.00
2019  CATT Championship Fund Total $3,120.00

RUSSELLVILLE’S COBB WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ARKIE DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE OUACHITA PRESENTED BY GEARED

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RUSSELLVILLE’S COBB WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ARKIE DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE OUACHITA PRESENTED BY GEARED

Arkadelphia’s Hillard Grabs Co-angler Title

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MOUNT IDA, Ark. (Feb. 25, 2019) – Boater Donnie Cobb of Russellville, Arkansas, caught five bass Saturday weighing 18 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Arkie Division opener on Lake Ouachita presented by GEARED. For his win, Cobb took home $4,266.

According to post-tournament reports, Cobb caught his fish upriver on shallow points using a spinnerbait.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Donnie Cobb, Russellville, Ark., five bass, 18-7, $4,266

2nd:         Josh Ray, Alexander, Ark., five bass, 15-4, $2,083

3rd:          Wayne Dixon, Morrilton, Ark., five bass, 15-3, $1,256

4th:          Scott Hardin, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 15-1, $979

5th:          Mike Rhinehart, Pottsville, Ark., five bass, 14-3, $753

6th:          Randall Clark, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 14-0, $690

7th:          Dennis Bean, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 13-12, $628

8th:          Lance Crawford, Broken Bow, Okla., five bass, 13-10, $565

9th:          Spencer Shuffield, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 13-5, $502

10th:        Todd Thomas, Fouke, Ark., five bass, 13-4, $439

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Cobb also caught a 7-pound, 8-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $500.

Almonzo Hillard of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, won the Co-angler Division and $1,859 Saturday after catching five bass weighing 12 pounds, 4 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Almonzo Hillard, Arkadelphia, Ark., five bass, 12-4, $1,859

2nd:         Ryan Spicer, Sheridan, Ark., two bass, 10-8, $1,171

3rd:          David Hardin, Bethel, Okla., two bass, 10-1, $619

4th:          Robert Janes, Springdale, Ark., four bass, 9-10, $534

5th:          Demetric Johnson, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 9-9, $372

6th:          Kristopher Klecz, Saint Charles, Ill., four bass, 9-0, $341

7th:          Alex Allen, Bryant, Ark., three bass, 8-10, $310

8th:          Matt Tucker, Pottsville, Ark., three bass, 8-8, $329

9th:          Kyle Hess, Wynne, Ark., three bass, 8-6, $248

10th:        Steve McDonald, Greenwood, Ark., three bass, 7-11, $217

Spicer caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $242.

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. 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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EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHERN CONFERENCE OPENER ON SAM RAYBURN

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EAST TEXAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING SOUTHERN CONFERENCE OPENER ON SAM RAYBURN

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LUFKIN, Texas (Feb. 25, 2019) – The East Texas Baptist University duo of Brett Clark of Center, Texas, and Cody Ross of Livingston, Texas, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on Sam Rayburn Friday with a five-bass limit weighing 24 pounds, 4 ounces. The victory earned the Tiger’s bass club $2,400 and a slot in the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship.

The duo said that they fished north of the bridge on Sam Rayburn, catching their bass on Carolina rigs.

“Our fish were sitting on an old road bed,” said Clark, a junior majoring in business administration. “We had found it in practice. The bass were prespawn, sitting in 8 to 10 feet of water, and they were moving in as we were catching them.”

“Most of our fish came from that one spot – literally two casts, over and over,” said Ross, a freshman majoring in business. “We started out throwing moving baits, but only managed to get one bite. Once we switched to the Carolina rig and slowed down it was like someone turned on the switch. We probably caught 40 to 50 fish throughout the day.”

The duo said that they threw two baits on the Carolina rigs – a black and blue-colored V&M Chopstick and a watermelon candy-colored V&M Baby Swamp Hog.

“I think the key for us was our Minn Kota Ultrex trolling motor,” said Clark. “The wind came up during the day, and the Ultrex kept us in one spot and allowed us to weed through the little fish and just keep upgrading.”

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2020 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st:          East Texas Baptist University – Brett Clark, Center, Texas, and Cody Ross, Livingston, Texas, five bass, 24-4, $2,400

2nd:         East Texas Baptist University – Mason Beatty, Longview, Texas, and Jacob Keith, Jefferson, Texas, five bass, 22-0, $1,200

3rd:         Stephen F. Austin State University – Christopher Harrison, Allen, Texas, and Ethan Legare, Lucas, Texas, five bass, 19-4, $500

4th:         Sam Houston State University – Bryton Kurtz, Magnolia, Texas, and Jackson Carrell, Anderson, Texas, five bass, 18-11, $500

5th:         Stephen F. Austin State University – Cooper Thor and Cade Rudiger, both of Mansfield, Texas, five bass, 18-11, $500

6th:         Tarleton State University – Nick Prestwood, Stephenville, Texas, and Jacob David, Pilot Point, Texas, five bass, 18-2

7th:         Oklahoma State University – Jake Swanson, Eufaula, Okla., and Garrett Brown, Broken Arrow, Okla., five bass, 18-0

8th:         Sam Houston State University – Dillon Harrell, New Caney, Texas, and Colby Bryant, Houston, Texas, five bass, 17-8

9th:         Texas A&M University – Garrison Thomas, Keller, Texas, and Tyler Anderson, Austin, Texas, five bass, 17-3

10th:       Tarleton State University – Trent Stafford and Justin Tatum, both of Belton, Texas, five bass, 16-9

FLW also advances one additional team to the National Championship for every 10 teams over 100 that compete. A total of 122 teams participated in this event, so also advancing to the 2020 College Fishing National Championship are:

11th:       Stephen F. Austin State University – Marc Ameringer, Cypress, Texas, and Cody Barchenger, Taylor, Texas, five bass, 16-1

12th:       Sam Houston State University – Matthew Sewell, Tomball, Texas, and Joshua Perrin, Houston, Texas, five bass, 15-13

Complete results for the entire field can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The YETI FLW College Fishing event on Sam Rayburn Reservoir was hosted by the Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau. It was the first of three regular-season qualifying tournament for Southern Conference anglers. The next event for FLW College Fishing anglers will be the Western Conference opener, March 2 at Lake Mead in Las Vegas, Nevada.

YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club that is recognized by their school. The top 10 teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2020 FLW College Fishing National Championship. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats. The Potomac River and Marbury, Maryland, will play host to the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship, June 4-6, 2019.

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

THRALL HIGH SCHOOL WINS 2019 BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR OPEN

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THRALL HIGH SCHOOL WINS 2019 BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR OPEN

THRALL HIGH SCHOOL WINS 2019 BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR OPEN

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LUFKIN, Texas (Feb. 25, 2019) – The Thrall High School duo of Ryan Grisham of Taylor, Texas, and Christian Dubec, of Thrall, Texas, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 5 ounces to win the 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Sam Rayburn Reservoir Open.

A field of 57 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Cassels-Boykin Park in Zavalla. The tournament was hosted by the Lufkin Convention and Visitors Bureau. In FLW and TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top five teams on Sam Rayburn Reservoir that advanced to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st:       Thrall High School, Thrall, Texas – Ryan Grisham, Taylor, Texas, and Christian Dubec, Thrall, Texas, five bass, 17-5

2nd:     Magnolia West High School, Magnolia, Texas – Jaxon Leonard and Christian Copher, both of Magnolia, Texas, five bass, 16-10

3rd:      North Forsyth High School, Cumming, Ga. – Paul Marks and Will Barronton, both of Cumming, Ga., five bass, 14-4

4th:      Dallas Christian School, Mesquite, Texas – Lane Seaman, Heath, Texas, and Nick Chaves, Combine, Texas, five bass, 14-0

5th:      Central High School, Central, La. – Aaron Maroney and Jacob Childress, both of Mansfield, La., five bass, 13-5

Rounding out the top 10 were:

6th:      Benton High School, Benton, La. – Peyton Grantham, Benton, La., and Tanner Underwood, Bossier City, La., five bass, 13-2

7th:      Calvary Baptist Academy, New Braunfels, Texas – Jackson Gregory, Shreveport, La., and John Kyle Pearce, Frierson, La., five bass, 12-5

8th:      West Sabine High School, Pineland, Texas – Hunter Muncrief, Pineland, Texas, and Landen McCary, Bronson, Texas, five bass, 12-5

9th:      Huntington High School, Huntington, Texas – River Johnson, Lufkin, Texas, and Brenton Peters, Huntington, Texas, five bass, 12-1

10th:    Harleton High School, Harleton, Texas – Kenneth Clark and Garrett Handlin, both of Diana, Texas, five bass, 10-15

Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The 2019 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Sam Rayburn Reservoir Open was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship on a body of water that has yet to be revealed. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest open high school bass tournament, the 2019 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2018 World Finals more than $150,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.

ORELLANA WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE NORMAN PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

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ORELLANA WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE NORMAN PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

ORELLANA WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE NORMAN PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS

Co-angler Title Awarded to Newton’s Goble

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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 25, 2019) – Local angler Carson Orellana of Mooresville, caught five bass Saturday weighing 15 pounds even to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) North Carolina Division opener on Lake Norman presented by Navionics. For his win, Orellana took home $4,209.

Orellana said he split his day between the upper and lower ends of Lake Norman, catching seven or eight keepers in the process.

“I started out fishing rocks in the morning, on the upper side of the lake, in dingy water. The water levels were up and I used moving baits,” said Orellana, who notched his first career victory in FLW competition. “I caught one that I weighed from the bank around rocks. After that, the wind picked up so I chased it. It’s a wind-driven lake.

“I headed to the lower side of the lake because it’s more wide open. I fished prespawn areas in the creeks – they were pretty much wind-blown banks,” continued Orellana. “I used C-Maps on my Lowrance electronics to find some of the steeper banks. There were banks that had a foot or so of water on them, and they didn’t seem to be as good as the ones that had 5- to 6-feet of water right off them.”

Orellana said he ended up weighing four from areas around docks with rocks. He used a ½-ounce Phatback Blue-colored TrueSouth Custom Lures Pro Shimmy Jig with a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Fat Albert Twin Tail Grub.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Carson Orellana, Mooresville, N.C., five bass, 15-0, $4,209

2nd:         Dylan Fulk, Charlotte, N.C., five bass, 14-15, $2,105

3rd:          Jody Wright, Ellenboro, N.C., five bass, 14-10, $1,336

4th:          Chris Dover, Blacksburg, S.C., five bass, 14-4, $1,485

5th:          Hank Cherry, Lincolnton, N.C., five bass, 14-2, $802

6th:          Michael Stephens , Gastonia, N.C., five bass, 12-10, $735

7th:          Scott Hamrick, Denver, N.C., five bass, 11-11, $668

8th:          Jonathan Foster, Maiden, N.C., five bass, 11-2, $601

9th:          Richard Phillips, Asheville, N.C., five bass, 11-1, $535

10th:        Drew Montgomery, Maiden, N.C., five bass, 10-15, $468

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Dover caught a 4-pound, 13-ounce bass – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – and earned the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $550.

Josea Goble of Newton, North Carolina, won the Co-angler Division and $2,005 Saturday after catching four bass weighing 10 pounds, 12 ounces.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Josea Goble, Newton, N.C., four bass, 10-12, $2,005

2nd:         Darren Jeter, Marshall, N.C., two bass, 8-13, $1,477

3rd:          Grant McPeters, Marion, N.C., five bass, 8-11, $668

4th:          Jay Wright, Ellenboro, N.C., three bass, 8-1, $468

5th:          Scott Anderson, China Grove, N.C., five bass, 7-6, $401

6th:          Lee Montgomery, Hendersonville, N.C., five bass, 7-5, $368

7th:          Wayne Smelser, Rural Retreat, Va., four bass, 7-2, $334

8th:          Russell Hoyle, Newton, N.C., three bass, 6-15, $301

9th:          Michael Hartsfield Sr., Zebulon, N.C., two bass, 6-11, $250

9th:          Dwayne Parton, Anderson, S.C., three bass, 6-11, $250

Jeter caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division, a fish weighing in at 5 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $275.

The tournament was hosted by the Mooresville Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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

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

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

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