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Robin Lefler 7.88 leads Day 1 Big Bass Tour on Smith Mountain Lake

The 2025 Big Bass Tour event on Smith Mountain Lake kicked off with a 7.88-pound weigh-in by long-time participant Robin Lefler. But the day would not end there with newmerouse 7 lb bass being weighed in throughout the day, & the final house it took a 5.24 or better to cash a check. The lake is fishing well for some of the anglers & tough for a whole lot. I spoke to a few today that caught them on a mix of baits & tactics, but more were looking for bedding fish moving towards the banks. Tomorrow is another day & another chance to catch the winning bass.

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John Pearl Takes over Day Two Lead at WON Bass California Open at Clear Lake

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Nathan Phillips in Second Place Day One Leader Micah Jones Slips to Third

LAKEPORT, Calif. – April 10, 2025 –– John Pearl is known as one of the top anglers on Clear Lake.  After nearly a dozen years guiding and competing on the famed Northern California bass factory and too many tournament victories to count, Pearl knows how to adjust and put himself in position.

Pearl started the event in the northern end of the lake and when he only had one small fish in the first hour, made a run to the south end and had 30 pounds in his livewell within 30 minutes under bluebird conditions. When those conditions turned to cloudy and breezy on day two, Pearl made adjustments once again.

The result was his second consecutive “Dirty 30” limit of 31.87 pounds to go with his 35.44 from day one to bring his two-day total to 67.31 pounds, leading second place pro Nathan Phillips by just over two pounds.

Phillips followed his 35.37-pound day one with 29.75 pounds to bring his total to 65.12 pounds heading into the final round.  In third place was day one leader Micah Jones, who managed to bring 23.75 pounds on day two, when added to his 38.34-pound limit of day one, totaling 62.12 pounds.

Mason McAbee placed fourth after the second day of competition, after his 33.06-pound performance on the first day, added 28.85 pounds to bring his total to 61.91 pounds, and pro Joe Price posted 31.84 pounds today to go with his 27.79 pounds from day one to round out the top five with 59.63 pounds.

Pearl reported having to make adjustments both days of the 2025 WON Bass California Open presented by Ranger Boats and Mercury but being able to stay within his basic approach.  “I am fishing for deeper, early prespawn fish but they are chasing the bait pretty heavily, so I’m having to move,” he said.  “Once I am able to reconnect with the schools I’ve found, I am able to get them to eat fairly quickly – in fact I’ve had a 30-pound limit within 30 minutes of finding them both days.”

The veteran pro said he feels optimistic about his chances but knows the lake is changing.  “It’s really a day-to-day thing right now, and it all depends on baitfish movement for me,” he said.  “The overnight temperatures cause the bait to move, and it may take me a while to reconnect with the schools, but I feel confident that I will be able to do that tomorrow and have a shot at this thing.”

Phillips is fishing in the deeper sections of the lake but is fishing mid depth ranges looking for fish that have committed to the move to spawn.  “I’m finesse fishing because these fish have seen some pressure, and it’s getting tougher,” he said.  “I was able to get 8 to 10 quality bites yesterday and only five today, so I’m definitely having to grind for them.”

Jones said he fell to fishing pressure himself on day two.  “I had my area all to myself on day one, but had quite a bit of company today,” he said.  “There was a lot of interference on my screes from competing boats today, and I know it had an impact on the fish; I just hop I can make it all work tomorrow.”

One additional note of interest is that Pearl, Phillips and Jones all sit within reasonable striking distance of eclipsing the 100-pound mark for the event. Pearl needs to post a 32.60-pound limit, Phillips needs 34.88 pounds and Jones would need 37.88 pounds – all smaller than their heaviest days of the event thus far.

These anglers and the rest of the 176 man pro field are battling for the champion’s prize that includes cash, and the keys to the 2025 Ranger Boats Z518 with Mercury 150 ProXS outboard prize boat presented by Bass Pro Shops with Power-Pole Charge and Volta Power Lithium Power Batteries, a package valued at $55,000.

In the AAA Division, Tim Skellett took the day two lead with 60.17 pounds while Ray Serrano landed in second place with 59.46 pounds.  Third place went to Troy Diatte with 59.05 pounds while day one leader Greg Sallee slipped to fourth with 58.31 pounds and William Aden rounded out the top five with 56.47 pounds.

The Top 10 in each division are below, for complete standings go to: https://wonbassevents.com/pages/clear-lake-2024-pairings-results.

The daily livestream of the weigh-ins airs on at Facebook.com/WONBassTournaments. Daily weigh-ins from Library park in Lakeport, Calif. begin after the first flight checks in at 3:00 PM Pacific Time.

2025 WON Bass California Open Day Two Pro Standings

 NameHometownFishBigDay 1Day 22 Day Total
1John PearlUpper Lake CA10-108.9135.4431.8767.31
2Nathan PhillipsCobb CA10-109.4835.3729.7565.12
3Micah JonesKingman AZ10-1012.9338.3423.7862.12
4Mason McAbeeBakersfield CA10-1033.0628.8561.91
5Joe PriceChapin EC10-109.1927.7931.8459.63
6Alex NiapasAltaville CA10-109.2636.4222.7359.15
7Ish MonroeOakdale CA10-108.5531.2726.4057.67
8Garrett EllensonNine Mile Falls WA10-1025.1031.4556.55
9Nick WeltonGalt CA10-107.5025.2730.8256.09
10Luke LipanovichNapa CA10-1028.3926.6555.04

2025 WON Bass California Open Day One AAA Standings

 Name HometownFishBIGDay 1Day 22 Day Total
1    Tim SkellettApache Junction AZ10-1035.3724.8060.17
2    Ray SerranoPacifica CA10-1028.0131.4559.46
3    Troy DiatteSalinas CA10-106.0928.2330.8259.05
4    Greg SalleeDiscovery Bay CA10-1038.3419.9758.31
5    William AdenMiddletown CA10-108.1724.6031.8756.47
6    Charlie CrawfordPeoria AZ10-1027.4027.4854.88
7    Derek AndersenMeadow Vista CA10-105.0526.4728.3054.77
8    Cheng XiongOroville CA10-1036.4217.8954.31
9    Kevin GrossRedding CA10-107.9629.0524.9754.02
10   Geoff PetersonHuntington Beach CA10-1027.2326.4053.63

The 2025 WON Bass Western Opens Series of events Consisting of five events in California, Arizona and Nevada, will culminate with the 2024 WON Bass U.S. Open at Lake Mohave in October.  The five event dates are as follows:

Feb. 5 to 7, 2025 – Lake Shasta – Champion Joe Uribe

April 9 to 11, 2025 – Clear Lake

May 7 to 9, 2025 – Lake Havasu

Sept. 10 to 12, 2025 – Lake Mead

Oct. 6 to 8, 2025 – U.S. Open at Lake Mohave





Huge day lifts Leybas atop the field in B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Eufaula

Oklahoma’s Ian Leybas leads Day 2 of the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Eufaula presented by Lowrance in Eufaula, Okla., with a weight of 30-7.

Photo by Mark Cisneros/B.A.S.S.

April 10, 2025

Huge day lifts Leybas atop the field in B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Eufaula

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EUFAULA, Okla. — Ian Leybas had the right plan, but forces beyond his control limited his access. Today, when more favorable conditions opened the window of opportunity, the McAlester, Okla., angler rocketed into the lead at the Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Eufaula presented by Lowrance with a two-day total of 30 pounds, 7 ounces.

After placing 13th on Day 1 with two fish that went 10-10, Leybas knew he was around the right quality. A day later, he added a 5-bass limit of 19-13 and now holds a 2-2 advantage over Day 1 leader Kelley Hudson as they head into Championship Friday.

The difference? Wind.

“I think the weather change is what made the difference today,” Leybas said. “The lighter winds out of the north versus the strong winds out of the south just let me fish stuff better than I was able to fish it yesterday.

“I couldn’t do what I wanted to do with the way the wind was hitting it yesterday, but today I was able to get where I wanted to go.”

Given the warming spring conditions, Leybas knew those Eufaula bass would be approaching their spawning mode, however, he found that they weren’t quite there yet.

“I think the males are starting to get up there, but I don’t think the females are up yet,” Leybas said.

Spending his day in the mid- to south-lake area, Leybas devoted his time to prospecting what he called standard prespawn staging spots. Such habitat features located en route to the spawning grounds offered the big female bass pit stops with feeding opportunities.

“My boat was in 8 feet of water,” Leybas said. “I was fishing a little shallower than other people. I figured it’s April and they’re coming. They’re wanting to move shallow.

“I caught all my fish on one moving bait.”

Leybas said he developed his game plan after a tough practice compelled him to go with what his experience told him the fish should be doing. He saw the potential and decided his best option was to commit his tournament to the way he was catching fish prior to competition.

“Catching that quality of fish (on Day 1) just told me, ‘Keep doing what you’re doing,’” Leybas said. “That’s what I did. I just kept doing that and changed up the rotation to get to some of the places I couldn’t get to yesterday.”

With a different wind complexion, Day 2 saw Leybas work counterclockwise from his first-round milk run. Where he started on Day 1 was his ending spot today.

Leybas said he had his limit by 10 a.m. and completed his weight by 10:30. He hit 15 to 20 different spots, but never returned to a previous location.

“I caught them early and then I tried to find something new for Day 3,” Leybas said. “I also tried to help my co-angler catch a few fish.”

Leybas’ biggest fish was a 5 1/2-pounder, after Day 1 yielded a 6. He’s optimistic about continuing his pattern for one more day.

“I have to go back and start on the same area,” he said. “I know what stuff I want to fish, and if I can get to it, I should be able to catch them again.”

Hailing from Graham, Texas, Hudson is in second place with 28-5. He caught a limit of 14-11 on Day 1 and added four fish for 13-10 on Day 2.

Dale Hightower of Mannford, Okla., is in third with 26-7. He caught a Day 1 limit of 13-3 and followed with four bass for 13-4.

Lane Edwards of Paden, Okla., is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 7-4.

Zach Oliver of Coal Hill, Ark., leads the co-angler division with 17-1. His daily weights were 5-10 and 11-7.     

Joe Conway of Colorado Springs, Colo., holds the Phoenix Boats Big Bass lead among co-anglers with an 8-2.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 7 a.m. CT at Nichols Point Boat Ramp. The weigh-in will be held at the same location at 3 p.m.

The City of Eufaula is hosting the tournament.

2025 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Eufaula presented by Lowrance 4/9-4/11
Lake Eufaula, Eufaula  OK.
(BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Ian Leybas             Mcalester, OK            7  30-07    0
  Day 1: 2   10-10     Day 2: 5   19-13   
2.  Kelley Hudson          Graham, TX               9  28-05    0
  Day 1: 5   14-11     Day 2: 4   13-10   
3.  Dale Hightower         Mannford, OK             9  26-07    0
  Day 1: 5   13-03     Day 2: 4   13-04   
4.  Brian Jones            Magnolia, TX             9  25-14    0
  Day 1: 5   13-01     Day 2: 4   12-13   
5.  Mick Pageler           Tonto Basin, AZ          9  24-05    0
  Day 1: 4   10-01     Day 2: 5   14-04   
6.  Wyatt Ryan             Ada, OK                  7  23-11    0
  Day 1: 2   07-01     Day 2: 5   16-10   
7.  Paul Browning          Monahans, TX             6  23-07    0
  Day 1: 2   07-13     Day 2: 4   15-10   
8.  Chad Warren            Sand Springs, OK         8  20-04    0
  Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 5   11-14   
9.  Robert Degraffenreid   Oklahoma Cty, OK         7  20-02    0
  Day 1: 2   08-03     Day 2: 5   11-15   
10. Brandon Mosley         Harrah, OK               6  19-15    0
  Day 1: 1   02-12     Day 2: 5   17-03   
11. Jaret Rushing          Hampton, AR              7  19-14    0
  Day 1: 5   14-02     Day 2: 2   05-12   
12. Jared Knuth            Wahoo, NE                8  19-12    0
  Day 1: 4   08-15     Day 2: 4   10-13   
13. Lane Edwards           Paden, OK                7  19-11    0
  Day 1: 3   06-02     Day 2: 4   13-09   
14. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  5  19-02    0
  Day 1: 1   02-07     Day 2: 4   16-11   
15. Josh Cruse             Pocahontas, AR           6  18-12    0
  Day 1: 5   14-08     Day 2: 1   04-04   
16. Chase Washburn         Shawnee, OK              5  17-13    0
  Day 1: 3   10-08     Day 2: 2   07-05   
17. Jeff Lugar             Princeton, TX            6  17-03    0
  Day 1: 4   10-15     Day 2: 2   06-04   
18. Brandon Soliz          Robert Lee, TX           5  16-05    0
  Day 1: 3   07-05     Day 2: 2   09-00   
19. Travis Merritt Jr      Iowa, LA                 5  16-01    0
  Day 1: 2   07-08     Day 2: 3   08-09   
20. James Mcallister       McAlester, OK            6  15-14    0
  Day 1: 5   14-00     Day 2: 1   01-14   
21. Dustin Hartzer         Mc Cook, NE              3  15-12    0     $903.00
  Day 1: 1   06-06     Day 2: 2   09-06   
22. Gary Bowien            Benton, AR               6  15-10    0     $903.00
  Day 1: 5   13-05     Day 2: 1   02-05   
23. Doug Chapin            Tigerton, WI             6  15-07    0     $903.00
  Day 1: 5   13-06     Day 2: 1   02-01   
24. Cody Bird              Granbury, TX             6  14-08    0     $903.00
  Day 1: 1   02-07     Day 2: 5   12-01   
25. Jason Slagstad         Cameron, WI              4  13-15    0     $903.00
  Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 3   11-05   
26. Jason Citta            Hershey, NE              6  13-15    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 2   03-08     Day 2: 4   10-07   
27. Dillon Roberts         Oologah, OK              4  13-11    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 2   08-04     Day 2: 2   05-07   
28. Zane Ridpath           Gretna, NE               6  13-06    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 3   05-07     Day 2: 3   07-15   
29. Robert Brieden         Marion, TX               3  13-04    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 2   08-15     Day 2: 1   04-05   
30. Keltyn Hendrix         Washington, OK           5  13-03    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 3   07-12     Day 2: 2   05-07   
31. Albert Earl White      Apple Springs, TX        4  13-01    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 3   09-13     Day 2: 1   03-04   
32. Bradley Sullivan       Shawnee, OK              6  13-01    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 4   09-01     Day 2: 2   04-00   
33. Rich Risewick          Norton, KS               3  12-14    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 2   08-03     Day 2: 1   04-11   
34. Ben Burk               Norman, OK               5  12-13    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
34. Michael Stranz         Edmond, OK               5  12-13    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 5   12-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
36. Jason Howland          Albert Lea, MN           5  12-10    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 2   04-12     Day 2: 3   07-14   
37. Logan Bullinger        Bismarck, ND             7  12-09    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 4   07-14     Day 2: 3   04-11   
38. Dave Cavell            Prairieville, LA         5  12-07    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 5   12-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
39. Hunter Stanley         Mustang, OK              5  12-06    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 2   03-08     Day 2: 3   08-14   
40. Andrew Behnke          Fond Du Lac, WI          4  12-04    0     $831.00
  Day 1: 3   08-06     Day 2: 1   03-14   
41. Grayson Morrow         San Angelo, TX           3  11-06    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   11-06   
42. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          3  11-02    0
  Day 1: 2   06-11     Day 2: 1   04-07   
43. Lance Crawford         Broken Bow, OK           5  10-15    0
  Day 1: 4   09-03     Day 2: 1   01-12   
44. Shawn Clark            Afton, OK                4  10-15    0
  Day 1: 2   04-04     Day 2: 2   06-11   
45. Keagan Brady           Bartlesville, OK         5  10-09    0
  Day 1: 4   08-04     Day 2: 1   02-05   
46. Drew Porto III         Greenbrier, AR           4  10-07    0
  Day 1: 2   04-15     Day 2: 2   05-08   
47. Aaron Brewer           Clovis, NM               3  10-06    0
  Day 1: 3   10-06     Day 2: 0   00-00   
48. Nathaniel Melgaard     Elk Mound, WI            5  10-03    0
  Day 1: 3   06-08     Day 2: 2   03-11   
49. Matt Jurcin            Pueblo, CO               4  10-03    0
  Day 1: 2   06-01     Day 2: 2   04-02   
50. Chris Johnson          Farmington, AR           4  10-00    0
  Day 1: 1   02-03     Day 2: 3   07-13   
51. Michael Louviere       New Iberia, LA           3  09-14    0
  Day 1: 2   05-15     Day 2: 1   03-15   
52. Brock Belik            Orchard, NE              3  09-09    0
  Day 1: 1   03-05     Day 2: 2   06-04   
53. Jacob Sepeda           Paradise, TX             4  09-06    0
  Day 1: 3   06-14     Day 2: 1   02-08   
54. Hunter Neuville        New Iberia, LA           5  09-03    0
  Day 1: 1   01-14     Day 2: 4   07-05   
55. Matthew Lipari         Patterson, LA            4  08-14    0
  Day 1: 2   03-05     Day 2: 2   05-09   
56. Nathan Pratt           Albuquerque, NM          3  08-13    0
  Day 1: 2   06-04     Day 2: 1   02-09   
57. Salvador Garcia        Gravette, AR             4  08-10    0
  Day 1: 2   05-08     Day 2: 2   03-02   
58. Ron Shaw               Norman, OK               3  08-07    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   08-07   
59. Trevor Scott           Windsor, CO              3  08-07    0
  Day 1: 1   03-01     Day 2: 2   05-06   
60. Mark Watson            Victoria, TX             3  08-03    0
  Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 1   04-06   
61. Greg Cooper            Monroe City, MO          2  08-01    0
  Day 1: 1   06-01     Day 2: 1   02-00   
62. Skyler Koury           Phoenix, AZ              2  07-15    0
  Day 1: 1   05-13     Day 2: 1   02-02   
63. Austin Cranford        Moore, OK                4  07-12    0
  Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 1   01-13   
64. Casey Welch            Aurora, CO               2  07-11    0
  Day 1: 1   06-01     Day 2: 1   01-10   
65. Kazuki Kitajima        Corinth, TX              4  07-11    0
  Day 1: 2   03-15     Day 2: 2   03-12   
66. Teddy Granier          Thibodaux, LA            2  07-10    0
  Day 1: 1   03-10     Day 2: 1   04-00   
67. Joshua Teply           Harrah, OK               4  07-07    0
  Day 1: 4   07-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
68. Tye Grissom            Austin, TX               3  07-07    0
  Day 1: 3   07-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
69. Eric Ledger            Council Bluffs, IA       3  07-07    0
  Day 1: 2   04-11     Day 2: 1   02-12   
70. Jesse Parks            Goodyear, AZ             4  07-06    0
  Day 1: 4   07-06     Day 2: 0   00-00   
71. Charles Williams       Mannford, OK             3  07-04    0
  Day 1: 3   07-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
72. Neil Raedel            Colorado Springs, CO     3  07-01    0
  Day 1: 1   02-06     Day 2: 2   04-11   
73. Trevis Unger           Benton, KS               3  06-15    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-15   
74. Jeff Clark             Van Buren, AR            2  06-13    0
  Day 1: 2   06-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
75. Chris Stephenson       Broken Arrow, OK         3  06-13    0
  Day 1: 1   02-07     Day 2: 2   04-06   
76. Matt Dobson            Edmond, OK               2  06-08    0
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 1   04-11   
77. Eli Brumnett           Wagoner, OK              3  06-08    0
  Day 1: 2   03-15     Day 2: 1   02-09   
78. Randy Campbell         Tijeras, NM              2  06-07    0
  Day 1: 2   06-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
79. Jeremy Tibben          Stanton, IA              3  06-06    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   06-06   
80. Austin ODell           Cushing , OK             3  06-05    0
  Day 1: 3   06-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
81. Jared Melanson         Lake Havasu City, AZ     2  06-05    0
  Day 1: 2   06-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
82. Malcolm Smith          Saint Amant, LA          3  06-03    0
  Day 1: 2   03-06     Day 2: 1   02-13   
83. Austin Monroe          Albuquerque, NM          2  06-02    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   06-02   
84. Heath Watkins          Heavener, OK             1  06-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   06-00   
85. Michael Furgerson      Claremore, OK            3  05-15    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   05-15   
86. Richard Everest        Hobbs, NM                3  05-15    0
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 2   03-15   
87. Dust’n Overton         Moore, OK                3  05-14    0
  Day 1: 3   05-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
88. Larry Dugger           Pottsville, AR           1  05-13    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   05-13   
89. Andrew Wren            Wylie, TX                2  05-12    0
  Day 1: 1   03-01     Day 2: 1   02-11   
90. Jake Capps             Fort Gibson, OK          2  05-11    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   05-11   
91. Chad Nolan             Muldrow, OK              2  05-04    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   05-04   
92. Shane Pickett          Rose Hill, KS            4  04-15    0
  Day 1: 2   04-15     Day 2: 2   00-00   
93. Jerry Lovell           Harrison, AR             2  04-15    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-15   
94. Dean Roberts           Lake Charles, LA         2  04-12    0
  Day 1: 1   01-08     Day 2: 1   03-04   
95. Ronnie Duncan          Hampton, AR              2  04-11    0
  Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 1   02-10   
96. Justin Hallmark        Burnet, TX               2  04-10    0
  Day 1: 2   04-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
97. Paul Tabisz            Clarkston, MI            2  04-09    0
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 1   02-10   
98. Kellen Davis           Stigler, OK              2  04-08    0
  Day 1: 2   04-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   
99. Steve Lund             Cave Creek, AZ           2  04-06    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-06   
100. Marshall Brown         Smithville, MO           1  04-05    0
  Day 1: 1   04-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
101. Troy Stinson           Falcon, CO               2  04-05    0
  Day 1: 1   02-02     Day 2: 1   02-03   
102. Cade Laufenberg        Onalaska, WI             2  04-02    0
  Day 1: 2   04-02     Day 2: 0   00-00   
103. Terry Cooper           Hamburg, IA              2  04-01    0
  Day 1: 2   04-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
104. Ryan Rodgers           Perry, OK                2  04-01    0
  Day 1: 1   01-11     Day 2: 1   02-06   
105. Zachery Fowler         Konawa, OK               2  04-00    0
  Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
105. Tyler Frahm            Kirbyville, MO           2  04-00    0
  Day 1: 2   04-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
105. Paul Kremers           Clarksville, AR          2  04-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-00   
108. Scotty Easter          Garfield, AR             2  03-15    0
  Day 1: 2   03-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
109. Jacob Altman           Edgewood, TX             1  03-15    0
  Day 1: 1   03-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
110. Reed Fredrick          Mount Horeb, WI          2  03-14    0
  Day 1: 2   03-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
110. Mark Sloan             Harrison, AR             2  03-14    0
  Day 1: 2   03-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
112. Michael Wooten         Goodlettsville, TN       1  03-14    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-14   
113. Brian Stangel          Albuquerque, NM          1  03-12    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-12   
114. Darin Anderson         Sand Springs, OK         2  03-10    0
  Day 1: 2   03-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
115. Kollin Crawford        Broken Bow, OK           1  03-09    0
  Day 1: 1   03-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   
115. Josh Giroldi           Beachville Ontario CANA  1  03-09    0
  Day 1: 1   03-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   
115. Michael Henager        Harrah, OK               1  03-09    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-09   
118. Clifton Duvall         Russellville, AR         1  03-07    0
  Day 1: 1   03-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
119. Pat Klausen            Lincoln, NE              2  03-05    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-05   
120. Mike Carter            Shawnee, OK              1  03-05    0
  Day 1: 1   03-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
120. Dewey Larson           Fayetteville, AR         1  03-05    0
  Day 1: 1   03-05     Day 2: 0   00-00   
122. Ricardo Guzman         Farmington, MO           1  03-03    0
  Day 1: 1   03-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
123. Richard Wilson         Lubbock, TX              2  03-02    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-02   
124. Kelly Burns            Avondale, AZ             1  03-00    0
  Day 1: 1   03-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
125. Charles Coger          Robert Lee, TX           1  02-15    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-15   
125. Jeremy Fuentes         Carlsbad, NM             1  02-15    0
  Day 1: 1   02-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
127. Nobuyuki Terajima      Hermitage, TN            1  02-12    0
  Day 1: 1   02-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   
128. Mason Gillihan         Manchester, IA           1  02-11    0
  Day 1: 1   02-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
129. David Chase            Las Cruces, NM           1  02-10    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-10   
129. Alan Daniels           Kansas City, KS          1  02-10    0
  Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
129. Happy Johnson          Santa Fe, NM             1  02-10    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-10   
129. Ronnie Provence        Canehill, AR             1  02-10    0
  Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
129. Dalton Ross            Gravette, AR             1  02-10    0
  Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
134. Chris Kingree          Inverness, FL            1  02-09    0
  Day 1: 1   02-09     Day 2: 0   00-00   
135. Bob Glasgow            Omaha, NE                1  02-08    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-08   
136. Scotty Villines        Compton, AR              1  02-04    0
  Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
136. Jack Webb              Trempealeau, WI          1  02-04    0
  Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
136. Wyatt Wisian           Ardmore, OK              1  02-04    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-04   
139. Kris Bosley            Amarillo, TX             1  02-02    0
  Day 1: 1   02-02     Day 2: 0   00-00   
140. Nathan Bourque         Prairieville, LA         1  02-00    0
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
140. Tai Hunt               Denver, CO               1  02-00    0
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
142. Bryan Hulsey           Troy, MO                 1  01-15    0
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
142. Joel Porter            Yates Center, KS         1  01-15    0
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
144. Jared Miller           Norman, OK               1  01-13    0
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
145. Keith Allen            Okemah, OK               1  01-12    0
  Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   
146. Kris Lee               Coweta, OK               1  01-11    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-11   
147. Bobby Martin           Castle Rock, CO          1  01-10    0
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
147. Brian Reeves           Clarksville, AR          1  01-10    0
  Day 1: 1   01-10     Day 2: 0   00-00   
149. Michael Hargraves      Seguin, TX               1  01-08    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-08   
149. Terry Reich            Willis, TX               1  01-08    0
  Day 1: 1   01-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Tony Baldridge         Oklahoma City, OK        0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Wes Beck               Searcy, AR               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Matt Brown II          Broken Arrow, OK         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Nic Conger             Fort Smith, AR           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Rodney Copeland        Sallisaw, OK             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Clayton Coppin         Muskogee, OK             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Hunter Crossland       Midland, TX              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Caleb Eaton            Branson, MO              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Bates Enmeier          Springdale, AR           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Bryan Finch            Belton, TX               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Dave Garrett           Trinidad, CO             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Ronald Giebel          Penrose, CO              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Don Glick              Zurich, KS               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Darren Hahne           Ottawa, IL               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Michael Hamilton       Midwest City, OK         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Ryan Heavener          Tulsa, OK                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Mike Hill              Carlsbad, NM             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Michael Humm           Plattsmouth, NE          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. River Lee              Diboll, TX               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Cory Leita             Victoria, TX             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Dave McCoy             Plattsmouth, NE          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Michael Messall        Bismarck, ND             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Chris Miller           Spirit Lake, IA          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Richard Minyard        Mustang, OK              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Sam Mitchell           Kiowa, OK                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Jin Nguyen             Kansas City, MO          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Chris Ogan             Bixby, OK                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Joshua Palma           Surprise, AZ             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Brad Ragsdale          Fairland, OK             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Royce Scheetz          Lubbock, TX              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Chad Schmidt           Clearwater, KS           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Justin Shepard         Lansing, IA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. John Soukup            Sapulpa, OK              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Michael Stephens       Vian, OK                 0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Kirk Stickler          Eden, UT                 0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Ron Strickland         Pueblo West, CO          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Daniel Vigil           Trinidad, CO             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Bruce Webb             Yorkville, IL            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Marty Whisnant         Gainesville, MO          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
151. Justin Yenter          Stevens Point, WI        0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        11       266       696-11
 2         7       207       588-03
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          18       473      1284-14
 

2025 Mercury B.A.S.S. Nation Qualifier at Lake Eufaula presented by Lowrance 4/9-4/11
Lake Eufaula, Eufaula  OK.
(NON_BOATER) Standings Day 2

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

1.  Zach Oliver            Coal Hill, AR            6  17-01    0
  Day 1: 3   05-10     Day 2: 3   11-07   
2.  Joe Conway             Colorado Springs, CO     4  16-13    0
  Day 1: 1   02-04     Day 2: 3   14-09   
3.  Eric Englebretson      Chickasha, OK            4  13-04    0
  Day 1: 1   02-09     Day 2: 3   10-11   
4.  Randy Benham           Sherwood, AR             5  13-04    0
  Day 1: 3   05-15     Day 2: 2   07-05   
5.  Gene Mitchell          Stuart, OK               3  13-03    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   13-03   
6.  Jeff Nolte             Shawnee, KS              5  12-12    0
  Day 1: 3   05-06     Day 2: 2   07-06   
7.  Timothy Soli           Warr Acres, OK           4  12-10    0
  Day 1: 1   03-03     Day 2: 3   09-07   
8.  Zack Holt              Yukon, OK                5  12-06    0
  Day 1: 3   09-05     Day 2: 2   03-01   
9.  Colten Hutson          Edmond, OK               6  12-06    0
  Day 1: 3   06-06     Day 2: 3   06-00   
10. David Zak              San Angelo, TX           4  12-04    0
  Day 1: 3   10-08     Day 2: 1   01-12   
11. Larry Green            Splendora, TX            4  12-02    0
  Day 1: 2   05-12     Day 2: 2   06-06   
12. Trey Clement           Thibodaux, LA            5  11-13    0
  Day 1: 3   07-11     Day 2: 2   04-02   
13. Josh Thalman           Saratoga Springs, UT     5  11-00    0
  Day 1: 2   05-05     Day 2: 3   05-11   
14. Aaron Baldridge        Moore, OK                4  10-15    0
  Day 1: 3   05-13     Day 2: 1   05-02   
15. Ernie Villa            Midland, TX              4  10-06    0
  Day 1: 3   07-06     Day 2: 1   03-00   
16. Greg Dennis            Pilot Point, TX          4  10-02    0
  Day 1: 3   08-03     Day 2: 1   01-15   
17. Bryan Schuster         Oklahoma City, OK        4  09-07    0
  Day 1: 3   06-04     Day 2: 1   03-03   
18. Tom Parks              Prescott Valley, AZ      3  09-05    0
  Day 1: 1   03-12     Day 2: 2   05-09   
19. Ricky-Ray Martinez Jr  Santa Fe, NM             3  09-00    0
  Day 1: 2   07-01     Day 2: 1   01-15   
20. Todd Tigar             Osage Beach, MO          4  08-10    0
  Day 1: 2   05-03     Day 2: 2   03-07   
21. Mike Casanova          Frisco, TX               3  08-09    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 3   08-09   
22. Paul Huse              Omaha, NE                2  08-03    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 1   02-14     Day 2: 1   05-05   
23. Chris Nettles          Hickory Creek, TX        2  06-13    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   06-13   
24. Ethan Oubre            Saint Amant, LA          3  06-12    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 1   02-10     Day 2: 2   04-02   
25. Jason Campbell         Berwick, LA              2  06-03    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   06-03   
26. Logan Farrimond        Garden City, MO          2  06-00    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 1   03-07     Day 2: 1   02-09   
27. Troy Enmeier           Enid, OK                 2  05-13    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 1   03-13   
28. Keith Jensen           Omaha, NE                2  05-09    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   05-09   
29. Wes Ledbetter          Coweta, OK               2  05-07    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 2   05-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
30. Jason Gillihan         Manchester, IA           2  05-04    0     $300.00
  Day 1: 2   05-04     Day 2: 0   00-00   
31. Daniel Gentle          Papillion, NE            1  05-04    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   05-04   
32. Jacob Cooper           El Dorado, KS            2  05-00    0
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 1   03-00   
33. Scott Grissom          Goodyear, AZ             2  04-15    0
  Day 1: 1   02-08     Day 2: 1   02-07   
34. Glen Shoemaker         Cortland, NE             1  04-11    0
  Day 1: 1   04-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
35. Eric Baker             Oklahoma City, OK        2  04-07    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   04-07   
36. Todd Tobnick           Saint Louis, MO          1  04-06    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   04-06   
37. Cody Ralph             Brighton, CO             1  04-05    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   04-05   
38. Wade Roberts           Lake Charles, LA         2  03-13    0
  Day 1: 2   03-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
39. Chris Jarvis           Albuquerque, NM          2  03-11    0
  Day 1: 1   02-00     Day 2: 1   01-11   
40. Scott Hausman          Owasso, OK               2  03-05    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-05   
41. Richard Muhl Jr        Iola, KS                 1  03-03    0
  Day 1: 1   03-03     Day 2: 0   00-00   
42. Macky Bosley III       Canyon, TX               1  03-02    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-02   
42. Hieu Nguyen            Stillwater, OK           1  03-02    0
  Day 1: 1   03-02     Day 2: 0   00-00   
44. John Kozel             Leawood, KS              2  03-01    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 2   03-01   
45. Robin Hessling         Quincy, IL               1  03-01    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   03-01   
46. Angela Messall         Bismarck, ND             1  02-14    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-14   
47. Mike Clark             Spiro, OK                1  02-12    0
  Day 1: 1   02-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   
48. Grant Bourque          Prairieville, LA         1  02-05    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-05   
49. Brian Bottenfield      Mound, MN                1  02-01    0
  Day 1: 1   02-01     Day 2: 0   00-00   
49. Harvey Miller          Melvin, IA               1  02-01    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-01   
51. Glenn Hahn             San Antonio, TX          1  02-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-00   
51. Rodney Meyer           Atkins, AR               1  02-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   02-00   
53. Laura Elkins           Amarillo, TX             1  01-15    0
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
53. Adam Gipson            Fort Smith, AR           1  01-15    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-15   
53. Joseph Lurkins         Jefferson City, MO       1  01-15    0
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
53. Benjamin Saunders      Gardner, KS              1  01-15    0
  Day 1: 1   01-15     Day 2: 0   00-00   
57. Danny Giacomo          Mcalester, OK            1  01-14    0
  Day 1: 1   01-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
57. Charles Glorioso II    Thibodaux, LA            1  01-14    0
  Day 1: 1   01-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
57. Rickey Monroe          Edgewood, NM             1  01-14    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-14   
57. Ron Price              Canon City, CO           1  01-14    0
  Day 1: 1   01-14     Day 2: 0   00-00   
61. Johnny Bailey Jr       Stephens, AR             1  01-13    0
  Day 1: 1   01-13     Day 2: 0   00-00   
62. James Edmonds III      Hot Springs Village, AR  1  01-12    0
  Day 1: 1   01-12     Day 2: 0   00-00   
62. Billy Ray              Plattsmouth, NE          1  01-12    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-12   
62. Mark Shields           Rogersville, MO          1  01-12    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-12   
65. Matheuw Forbes         Fort Collins, CO         1  01-11    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-11   
65. Tuan Le                Kansas City, MO          1  01-11    0
  Day 1: 1   01-11     Day 2: 0   00-00   
67. Joseph Sciuto          Leander, TX              1  01-10    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 1   01-10   
68. Kevin Joines           Choctaw, OK              1  01-08    0
  Day 1: 1   01-08     Day 2: 0   00-00   
69. David Peltz            Albuquerque, NM          1  01-07    0
  Day 1: 1   01-07     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Blaine Acosta          Bethany, OK              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Bo Ard                 Junction, TX             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. James Barber           Greenville, TX           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Keith Barnes           Fort Gibson, OK          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Brayden Bernard        Lake Havasu City, AZ     0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Brandon Brooks         Blue Springs, MO         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Scott Bullinger        Bismarck, ND             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Joseph Case            Mannford, OK             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Roger Coleman          Lincoln, NE              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Joe Conway             Colorado Springs, CO     0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Marion Daniels         Kansas City, KS          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Koby Davis             Fort Collins, CO         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Shayne Dupree          Haslet, TX               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Jeff Dyess             Perry, OK                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Chris Escoe            Sand Springs, OK         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Tom Garner             Lincoln, NE              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Christopher Gilbert    Ozark, MO                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Jagar Halbleib         Clovis, NM               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Dennis Hamel           Plainville, KS           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Douglas Hatcher        Clarksville, AR          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Seth Hausman           Owasso, OK               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Mike Hill              Apache Junction, AZ      0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Zachary Hutchinson     Prairie Grove, AR        0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Melissa Jarvis         Albuquerque, NM          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Shannon Keiffer-Rose   Oakland, IA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Richard Kiblinger      Kansas City, KS          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Dennis Kotas           Milligan, NE             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Mark Lachenauer        San Antonio, TX          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Toby Lankford          Prairie Grove, AR        0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. James Mcdonald         Killeen, TX              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Maverick Mosiman       Andover, KS              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Joseph Palma           Goodyear, AZ             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. J R Pickett Jr         Rose Hill, KS            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Paul Pierce            Wylie, TX                0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Greg Poetz             Winsted, MN              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Dan Radebaugh          Plattsmouth, NE          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Fred Reese             Colorado Springs, CO     0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Amanda Riley           Galesville, WI           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Zach Roberts           Morris, OK               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Andrew Rutherford      Marlin, TX               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Donald Steckline       Estes Park, CO           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Gabe Trujillo          Platteville, CO          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Mike Turner            Berryton, KS             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
70. Steve Weaver           Oklahoma City, OK        0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00     Day 2: 0   00-00   
———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        11        74       180-14
 2         8        80       228-01
———————————-
          19       154       408-15





University of Montevallo Takes Lead Heading into Final Day at Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship on Wheeler Lake

DECATUR, Ala. (April 10, 2025) – The 135 best college teams in the country were greeted by a very different Wheeler Lake on Day 2 of the Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship Presented by Columbia PFG. After Wednesday saw 18 bags of 19 pounds or more hit the scales, only seven teams reached that mark on Friday. As proof of how challenging the bite was, Day 1 leaders  Carter  and Dylan Nutt – two of the hottest anglers on the Tennessee River at any level – mustered just 9 pounds, 9 ounces after weighing 22-15 a day prior.

Yet Brody Robison and Peyton Sorrow not only replicated their strong Day 1 but exceeded it. The University of Montevallo tandem sacked up 23-9 on Thursday. The biggest bag of the event so far, it boosted their total to 45-1. That vaulted them from fifth place into the lead and gives them a cushion of 2-7 over  John Berry and  Blake Bullock of Blue Mountain Christian University entering the final day.

Only the Top 10 teams will take the water Friday. All the action will be streamed live on MLFNOW! starting shortly after takeoff at 7 a.m. CT, culminating with the crowning of a new national champion at 1 p.m.

LINK TO AFTERNOON PHOTO GALLERY: Wheeler Lake clamps down on Day 2 of College National Championship

While their weight might not show it, Robison and Sorrow said the fishing wasn’t easy for them, either, which they attributed to less current flowing through the Tennessee River impoundment on Thursday. They only got seven bites all day. Late in the day, though, they caught a 6-1 smallmouth, the biggest fish in their bag. That gave them a clue that they used to fill out their limit.

“We kind of started putting the pieces together, and we got a very big late-day bite, and it kind of put the train back on the wheels, and we just kind of went from there,” Sorrow said. “We were able to cull twice right at the end of the day.” 

Conditions that forced the field to grind for bites suited Robison and Sorrow. Sorrow, a junior, said they had a “horrible practice,” during which they caught only three keepers. They were able to find one productive spot, where they caught a limit to start Day 1, and since then, they’ve continued to explore new water.

“Today and yesterday were Days 3 and 4 of practice for us,” Robison said. “We had a place that we scanned and said, ‘Those are probably bass.’ Went and started there, caught our first five there yesterday, and we spent 5 1/2 hours graphing after that during tournament hours just trying to find something to fish today. So, today, we caught everything on new water.”

Robison, a senior who grew up just south of Lake Guntersville, has a bit of experience on Wheeler. In fact, he won a high school state championship on the fishery before he even enrolled in high school, at age 12. That experience has been helpful – not so much in terms of knowing productive spots but because he’s adept at using his electronics to identify bass and baitfish on the Tennessee River.

While the duo didn’t divulge all the details of their pattern, they did note that the presence of gizzard shad has been key.

“We’re basing a lot of what we’re doing on fishing around gizzard shad, and knowing when you’re around gizzard shad – whether it’s using SideScan or DownScan or forward-facing or whatever – as opposed to threadfin helps you with your efficiency,” Robison explained. “You’re not wasting your time fishing bad areas.”

With thunderstorms rolling through the area Thursday evening and strong northwest winds forecast to blow on Championship Friday, Robison and Sorrow are expecting to face different conditions once again. They know they’ll need to find more new water; but at this point, they’re optimistic they can do so.

“We’re going to kind of do what we did yesterday and today,” Sorrow said. “We had a horrible practice and kind of just went fishing on a whim and trusted our instincts and really put the pieces together as the day went along. So, I think that’s what we’re going to do tomorrow. We’re just going to go fish on a whim and trust God’s timing and process, and just kind of see how everything shakes out.” 

If Robison and Sorrow can protect their lead, it would mark the second national championship in the past three years for Montevallo. The powerhouse program also has two other teams in the Top 10. A win would also earn each of them a berth in this fall’s Toyota Series Championship, where the higher finisher will win a trip to REDCREST 2026.

While neither Robison (who has competed in one previous national championship) nor Sorrow (a national championship first-timer) has lifted a trophy of this magnitude before, they have a pretty good idea what it would mean. Robison lives with Peyton Harris and Dalton Head, who won the Falcons’ 2023 national championship on the Kissimmee Chain.

“To bring back another to our house would be really cool,” Robison said, “and to bring back another to the program, it’s an awesome opportunity.”

The top 10 teams advancing to Championship Friday at the Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship Presented by Columbia PFG on Wheeler Lake are:
 
1st:    University of Montevallo – Brody Robison, Dawson, Ala., and Peyton Sorrow, Abbeville, S.C., 10 bass, 45-1
2nd:    Blue Mountain Christian University – John Berry, Mount Olive, Miss., and Blake Bullock, Seminary, Miss., 10 bass, 42-10
3rd:   University of Montevallo – Nicholas Dumke, Grand Rapids, Minn., 10 bass, 39-12
4th:    University of North Alabama – Tripp Berlinsky, Florence, Ala., and Bryce DiMauro, Longwood, Fla., 10 bass, 38-12
5th:    McKendree University – Ethan Fields, Breese, Ill., and Jaxson Freeman, Loda, Ill., 10 bass, 38-0
6th:   Carson-Newman University – Szymon Piton, Orland Park, Ill., and Riley Faulkner, Jacksboro, Tenn., 10 bass, 36-13
7th:  University of Alabama – Cooper Gilroy, Middlebury, Ct., and Hayden O’Barr, Scottsboro, Ala., 10 bass, 36-3
8th:    Northwestern State University – Drake Wadsworth, Frierson, La., and Stone Smith, Shreveport, La., 10 bass, 35-15
9th:    University of Montevallo – Brenton Godwin, Stapleton, Ala., and Hunter Odom, Chunchula, Ala., 10 bass, 35-13
10th:    Carson-Newman University – Nicholas Dellaporta, Pequannock, N.J., and Drew Pitts, Lutz, Fla., 10 bass, 34-9

For a full list of results, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Overall, there were 567 bass weighing 1,588 pounds, 14 ounces caught by 125 teams on Thursday. The catch included 99 five-bass limits.

The top 10 teams will take off from Ingalls Harbor, located at 701 Market St. NW, in Decatur at 7 a.m. CT on Friday. Weigh-ins will be held at the Harbor starting at 3 p.m. and will be livestreamed daily. Fans are welcome to attend the event or tune in to the weigh-in and follow the online coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Hosted by Decatur Morgan County Tourism, the 16th annual College Fishing National Championship features 135 teams of the nation’s best collegiate anglers competing for a $43,500 prize package, including a new Phoenix 518 pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard, an additional $10,000 and the chance to advance to the 2025 Toyota Series Championship and REDCREST 2026 – MLF’s most prestigious championship – to fish for top prizes of $235,000 and $300,000, respectively.

The MLFNOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee and Rob Newell will break down the extended action on Championship Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. CT. MLFNOW!®  will be livestreamed on  MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

The MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI 2024 season featured college teams from across the country competing in nine regular-season tournaments. The top 12 percent of teams from each regular-season tournament qualified to compete in this event, the 2025 Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship





Welcher whacks them on Day 1 at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound 

Alabama’s Kyle Welcher leads Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound in Elizabeth City, N.C., with a weight of 30-11.

Photo by Seigo Saito/B.A.S.S.

April 10, 2025

Welcher whacks them on Day 1 at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound 

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. —  Bites were hard to come by for Kyle Welcher during practice for the St. Croix Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound. He received only seven keeper bites on Day 1, but they resulted in the best bag of the day.

The 2023 Progressive Angler of the Year caught a limit of largemouth weighing 30 pounds, 11 ounces to take the Day 1 lead in eastern North Carolina. He anchored his impressive performance with three 7-pounders and a 6-pounder.

The Alabama native holds a nearly 7-pound lead over second-place Easton Fothergill.

“It was very fortunate,” he said. “My practice was terrible. I was really struggling with the confidence to catch a limit. The second one I caught was a 7-pounder, and that was the key to the puzzle for today. I’ve got a little clue now.”

After several cold nights to end practice, sunny and windy conditions persisted over the Albemarle Sound on Thursday. Navigating to the many rivers that flow into the Sound proved challenging for anglers, and the colder weather made the bite stingier than anticipated. Even with the tough bite, 71 limits were caught. 

Welcher’s best day in practice produced five to six bites, none as big as what he received on Day 1, and on the final day of practice he caught just two keepers.

“I didn’t get a good feel for the place, but something was telling me to go to this one area. That is where I went today,” Welcher said. “I really don’t know what changed.”

When he arrived in that one area today, he found the big ones waiting. Welcher landed two of his bigger bites when he first arrived at his area before suffering a long lull. After trying to adjust with little success, he returned to the same spot he landed his first two bites and caught his third quality keeper. 

“I started making adjustments and caught one small keeper,” Welcher said. “I abandoned those adjustments and went back to the area I caught the two big ones and caught another one. After I had those three big ones, I knew I had a good day going and I went looking for new water and caught another big one.”

All of his bites came doing the same thing; flipping a CrushCity Bronco Bug in shallow water. The deepest bass he landed came in around 5 feet of water. Welcher believes he landed mostly prespawn largemouth on Day 1. 

“A big chunk of the ones I’m catching are prespawn,” he said. “Just by how they look. They are really fat and really pretty. I had to slow down a lot today.”

In order to win this tournament, Welcher imagines he will have to continue to find new areas to fish. With how few bites he is getting, however, maximizing his area will also be incredibly important.

“I don’t think where I caught them today will reload enough for multiple days, but it is so hard to get a bite here that you have to stay in (the areas you get bites),” Welcher said. 

Fothergill, meanwhile, made a key adjustment to catch his 23-13 limit on Thursday. He anchored his bag with a 6 ½-pound largemouth.

Coming off his victory at the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic presented by Under Armour at Lake Ray Roberts, Fothergill started his tournament in the Pasquotank River and caught one keeper before moving to one of the other rivers later in the day. 

“It was an awesome day,” the Grand Rapids, Minn., native said. “I started shallow throwing a buzzbait, plopper and swim jig and completely switched it up. I went finesse on them. I knew they were still there, I just had to switch it up to get them to bite.”

When the power-fishing baits did not produce, he switched to a drop shot, which landed the majority of his keeper bites.

“I had to slow down to get the big ones to bite,” he said.

In practice, Fothergill found plenty of bass on the bed, but when he arrived at those areas today, he found them high and dry. The water temperature also dropped, which he feels moved some of those bass away from the bed. 

“I have a mix of prespawn and postspawners. A lot of them I’m catching are beat up and have bloody tails. My 6 ½ was a prespawner. It is kind of all over the board,” Fothergill said. “The water dropped a bunch. I caught a 7 accidentally off of a bed in practice, and that bed is now dry.” 

Forward-facing sonar played an important role in his success on Day 1, but when the water was higher, it played very little.

Reigning Dakota Lithium Elite Series Angler of the Year Trey McKinney is in third with 23-7. The Carbondale, Ill., pro started in an area where he received a lot of bites on the final day of practice. On Day 1, he landed 30 keepers and 11 pounds by 11 a.m., but didn’t get his bigger bites until the afternoon.

“Once I started picking it apart, I started getting quality bites,” McKinney said. “I switched the type of bank I was going down. I started fishing a slow, tapering bank in the afternoon instead of a steep drop. Once I did that, I went from 11 pounds to 23 pounds (quickly).”

A prototype jig produced the majority of his bites. His biggest bass of the day was a postspawner, while several others were either prespawners or spawning.

Huntington, Texas, pro Keith Combs landed the Big Bass of the Day, an 8-2 largemouth that anchored his 15-12 Day 1 limit. 

Sylacauga, Ala., pro David Gaston leads the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings currently with 259 points. Brookville, Ind., veteran Bill Lowen and Plover, Wis., pro Jay Przekurat are tied for second with 256 points followed by California’s Bryant Smith in fourth with 250 points and Florida’s John Cox in fifth with 249 points.

The full field of 102 pros will launch from Waterfront Park beginning at 7 a.m. ET and return for weigh-in at 3 p.m. The Top 50 anglers after the Day 2 weigh-in will advance to Semifinal Saturday before the Top 10 anglers compete on Championship Sunday for the top prize of $100,000.

2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River 4/10-4/13
Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound , Elizabeth City  NC.
(PROFESSIONAL) Standings Day 1


   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$ 1.  Kyle Welcher           Valley, AL               5  30-11  104
  Day 1: 5   30-11   
2.  Easton Fothergill      Grand Rapids , MN        5  23-13  103
  Day 1: 5   23-13   
3.  Trey McKinney          Carbondale, IL           5  23-07  102
  Day 1: 5   23-07   
4.  Joey Cifuentes III     Clinton, AR              5  18-12  101
  Day 1: 5   18-12   
5.  Jacob Foutz            Charleston, TN           5  18-10  100
  Day 1: 5   18-10   
6.  Brock Mosley           Collinsville, MS         5  18-05   99
  Day 1: 5   18-05   
7.  Tyler Williams         Belgrade, ME             5  17-14   98
  Day 1: 5   17-14   
8.  Brandon Lester         Fayetteville, TN         5  17-07   97
  Day 1: 5   17-07   
9.  Bob Downey             Detroit Lakes, MN        5  17-03   96
  Day 1: 5   17-03   
10. Drew Cook              Cairo, GA                5  16-14   95
  Day 1: 5   16-14   
11. Jason Williamson       Aiken, SC                5  16-13   94
  Day 1: 5   16-13   
12. Kyle Patrick           Cooperstown, NY          5  16-11   93
  Day 1: 5   16-11   
13. Alex Wetherell         Middletown, CT           5  16-08   92
  Day 1: 5   16-08   
14. Justin Hamner          Northport, AL            5  16-06   91
  Day 1: 5   16-06   
15. Carl Jocumsen          Queensland TN AUSTRALIA  5  16-05   90
  Day 1: 5   16-05   
16. Bryant Smith           Roseville, CA            5  16-03   89
  Day 1: 5   16-03   
17. Shane LeHew            Catawba, NC              5  16-01   88
  Day 1: 5   16-01   
18. Kenta Kimura           Osaka OK JAPAN           5  15-15   87
  Day 1: 5   15-15   
18. Cody Meyer             Eagle, ID                5  15-15   87
  Day 1: 5   15-15   
20. Kyoya Fujita           Yamanashi CA JAPAN       5  15-13   85
  Day 1: 5   15-13   
21. Keith Combs            Huntington, TX           5  15-12   84   $1,000.00
  Day 1: 5   15-12   
21. Tucker Smith           Birmingham, AL           5  15-12   84
  Day 1: 5   15-12   
23. Seth Feider            Elko New Market, MN      5  15-06   82
  Day 1: 5   15-06   
24. JT Thompkins           Myrtle Beach, SC         5  15-04   81
  Day 1: 5   15-04   
25. Austin Felix           Eden Prairie, MN         5  15-03   80
  Day 1: 5   15-03   
26. John Crews Jr          Salem, VA                5  15-00   79
  Day 1: 5   15-00   
27. Jacob Powroznik        North Prince George, VA  5  14-09   78
  Day 1: 5   14-09   
27. Jay Przekurat          Plover, WI               5  14-09   78
  Day 1: 5   14-09   
29. David Gaston           Sylacauga, AL            5  13-15   76
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
30. Logan Parks            Auburn, AL               5  13-14   75
  Day 1: 5   13-14   
31. Bill Lowen             Brookville, IN           5  13-09   74
  Day 1: 5   13-09   
32. Caleb Kuphall          Mukwonago, WI            5  13-07   73
  Day 1: 5   13-07   
33. Cory Johnston          Otonabee CANADA          5  13-06   72
  Day 1: 5   13-06   
33. Alex Redwine           Blue Ash, OH             5  13-06   72
  Day 1: 5   13-06   
35. Randy Howell           Guntersville, AL         4  13-03   70
  Day 1: 4   13-03   
36. Pat Schlapper          Eleva, WI                5  13-01   69
  Day 1: 5   13-01   
37. Patrick Walters        Eutawville, SC           5  12-15   68
  Day 1: 5   12-15   
38. Michael Iaconelli      Pitts Grove, NJ          4  12-13   67
  Day 1: 4   12-13   
39. Jake Whitaker          Hendersonville, NC       5  12-12   66
  Day 1: 5   12-12   
40. Justin Atkins          Florence, AL             5  12-09   65
  Day 1: 5   12-09   
40. Drew Benton            Panama City, FL          5  12-09   65
  Day 1: 5   12-09   
42. Clifford Pirch         Payson, AZ               5  12-08   63
  Day 1: 5   12-08   
43. Luke Palmer            Coalgate, OK             5  12-06   62
  Day 1: 5   12-06   
44. David Mullins          Mt Carmel, TN            5  12-03   61
  Day 1: 5   12-03   
45. Dakota Ebare           Brookeland, TX           5  12-00   60
  Day 1: 5   12-00   
46. Mark Menendez          Paducah, KY              5  11-15   59
  Day 1: 5   11-15   
47. John Cox               Debary, FL               5  11-14   58
  Day 1: 5   11-14   
48. Bryan Schmitt          Deale, MD                5  11-11   57
  Day 1: 5   11-11   
49. Taku Ito               Dalton GA JAPAN          5  11-08   56
  Day 1: 5   11-08   
50. Scott Canterbury       Odenville, AL            4  11-07   55
  Day 1: 4   11-07   
51. Stetson Blaylock       Benton, AR               5  11-06   54
  Day 1: 5   11-06   
51. Lee Livesay            Longview, TX             5  11-06   54
  Day 1: 5   11-06   
53. Will Davis Jr          Sylacauga, AL            5  11-04   52
  Day 1: 5   11-04   
54. Cliff Pace             Ovett, MS                5  11-00   51
  Day 1: 5   11-00   
55. Beau Browning          Hot Springs National Pa  5  10-11   50
  Day 1: 5   10-11   
55. Cooper Gallant         Bowmanville Ontario CAN  5  10-11   50
  Day 1: 5   10-11   
57. Brandon Palaniuk       Rathdrum, ID             5  10-10   48
  Day 1: 5   10-10   
58. Chris Zaldain          Boyd, TX                 5  10-09   47
  Day 1: 5   10-09   
59. Jamie Hartman          Newport, NY              5  10-08   46
  Day 1: 5   10-08   
60. Paul Mueller           Naugatuck, CT            5  10-06   45
  Day 1: 5   10-06   
61. Matty Wong             Honolulu, HI             5  10-03   44
  Day 1: 5   10-03   
62. Jonathan Kelley        Old Forge, PA            5  10-02   43
  Day 1: 5   10-02   
63. Jeff Gustafson         Kenora, ON Ontario CANA  5  09-15   42
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
63. Cody Huff              Ava, MO                  5  09-15   42
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
63. Hunter Shryock         Ooltewah, TN             5  09-15   42
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
66. Logan Latuso           Gonzales, LA             5  09-13   39
  Day 1: 5   09-13   
67. Caleb Sumrall          New Iberia, LA           5  09-09   38
  Day 1: 5   09-09   
68. Emil Wagner            Marietta, GA             5  09-07   37
  Day 1: 5   09-07   
69. John Garrett           Union City, TN           4  09-07   36
  Day 1: 4   09-07   
70. Brandon Cobb           Greenwood, SC            4  09-05   35
  Day 1: 4   09-05   
71. Blake Capps            Muskogee, OK             5  09-02   34
  Day 1: 5   09-02   
72. Ed Loughran III        Richmond, VA             5  08-14   33
  Day 1: 5   08-14   
72. Gerald Swindle         Guntersville, AL         5  08-14   33
  Day 1: 5   08-14   
74. Wes Logan              Springville, AL          5  08-11   31
  Day 1: 5   08-11   
75. Jordan Lee             Cullman, AL              5  08-09   30
  Day 1: 5   08-09   
76. Cole Sands             Johnson City, TN         4  08-07   29
  Day 1: 4   08-07   
76. Bernie Schultz         Gainesville, FL          4  08-07   29
  Day 1: 4   08-07   
78. Andrew Loberg          Guntersville, AL         4  08-00   27
  Day 1: 4   08-00   
78. Brad Whatley           Bivins, TX               4  08-00   27
  Day 1: 4   08-00   
80. Matt Arey              Shelby, NC               5  07-11   25
  Day 1: 5   07-11   
81. Jason Christie         Dry Creek, OK            3  07-03   24
  Day 1: 3   07-03   
82. Kyle Norsetter         Cottage Grove, WI        4  07-01   23
  Day 1: 4   07-01   
83. Hank Cherry Jr         Lincolnton, NC           3  07-01   22
  Day 1: 3   07-01   
84. Chris Johnston         Otonabee Ontario CANADA  4  07-00   21
  Day 1: 4   07-00   
85. Buddy Gross            Chattanooga, TN          4  06-12   20
  Day 1: 4   06-12   
86. Robert Gee             Knoxville, TN            2  06-12   19
  Day 1: 2   06-12   
87. Ray Hanselman Jr       Del Rio, TX              2  06-06   18
  Day 1: 2   06-06   
88. Marc Frazier           Newnan, GA               3  05-13   17
  Day 1: 3   05-13   
89. Brandon Card           Salisbury, NC            3  05-11   16
  Day 1: 3   05-11   
90. Greg Hackney           Gonzales, LA             2  05-09   15
  Day 1: 2   05-09   
91. Gregory DiPalma        Millville, NJ            3  05-00   14
  Day 1: 3   05-00   
92. Bryan New              Leesville, SC            2  04-06   13
  Day 1: 2   04-06   
93. Wesley Gore            Clanton, AL              2  04-03   12
  Day 1: 2   04-03   
94. Paul Marks             Cumming, GA              2  03-06   11
  Day 1: 2   03-06   
95. Ben Milliken           Omaha, NE                2  02-14   10
  Day 1: 2   02-14   
96. Tyler Rivet            Raceland, LA             2  02-12    9
  Day 1: 2   02-12   
97. Steve Kennedy          Auburn, AL               1  02-05    8
  Day 1: 1   02-05   
98. KJ Queen               Catawba, NC              1  02-03    7
  Day 1: 1   02-03   
99. Timothy Dube           Nashua , NH              1  01-05    6
  Day 1: 1   01-05   
100. Evan Kung              Pickering Ontario CANAD  0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
100. Chad Pipkens           Dewitt, MI               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
100. Matt Robertson         Kuttawa, KY              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
———————————————————————– PHOENIX BOATS BIG BASS 
Day
 1   Keith Combs              Huntington, TX      08-02      $1,000.00 ———————————————————————–
Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        71       437      1150-07
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          71       437      1150-07





Alabama’s Fisher Anaya Catches 24-8 on Final Day to Win MLF Toyota Series at Kentucky-Barkley Lakes

GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (April 10, 2025) – Going into the final day of the Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats Plains Division event on Kentucky Lake, Camden, Tennessee, pro Sam Lashlee held a pretty solid lead over  Fisher Anaya of Eva, Alabama, and the rest of the field. And, running far south yet again, Lashlee didn’t give it way – he rustled up 20 pounds, 3 ounces, more than enough to protect his lead from most charges.

But Anaya’s surge wasn’t typical. Blasting 24 pounds, 8 ounces – the biggest bag of the tournament – the 19-year-old pro slid up one place to earn the trophy. With a 62-14 total, Anaya expertly rolled with a dynamic fishery to pocket $39,545 for his efforts.

After a few close calls, the win is Anaya’s first with MLF. Back-to-back Toyota Series events have now been won by teenagers, as Dylan Quilatan prevailed recently at the Harris Chain. Finishing second, Lashlee totaled an even 62 pounds. Between them, Anaya and Lashlee far outstripped the field, as Blake Schroeder finished third with 51-14.

If you’re going to have an unbelievable day of fishing, there’s hardly a better day for it than the last day of a major tournament. According to Anaya, a mid-afternoon discovery on Day 2 led to an incredible morning on Day 3.

“It was the most insane thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” said Anaya. “I found them midway through the second day. I was fishing for spawning fish in the back (of a marina), and I just came out and got on a random sand flat out in the mouth. And I found a little sinkhole, and I saw a bunch of blobs sitting there. I was like, ‘There’s no way that’s all bass.’

“I made three casts on it yesterday and caught three 4 1/2-pounders and left them alone,” he detailed. “And then I went back today and sat the boat down. And for like an hour and a half, I caught 4 1/2-pounder after 4 1/2-pounder.

“I’ve never seen nothing like it in my life,” he said. “They looked like a school of largemouth on Guntersville stacked up there, but they were in 4 foot of water.”

After blasting them all morning, Anaya earned an emotional win, with tears and rain both falling on stage.

“I don’t even know how to explain it,” said the young angler. “I’ve been a nervous wreck since 8 o’clock this morning, since I had them. I mean, I’ve been back and forth pacing on the boat. Eating a sandwich, drinking water. I was trying to do anything to keep my mind off what was going to happen.

“To finally have it go my way, it feels great,” he added. “I lost a 7-pounder the first day, and I really thought that was going to be the one that came back to haunt me. That was going to be the reason I didn’t win and finished second. I’m just lost for words.”

Recently, Anaya has fished quite a few tournaments on Kentucky Lake, so he went into this one theoretically well prepared for standard spring conditions. Fortunately for him, the high, dirty water boxed him in.

“I had some spawning fish found in [the Paris Landing Marina],” he said. “It’s the only clean water I found on the lake, really. So, I just told myself I was going to run there, and if I got five to bite, I’d have a decent bag. And I really thought the weights were going to be really bad.

“I pulled in that first day and caught a 5-pound smallmouth and some keepers, but I could never get nothing else rolling,” he said. “I decided to go crank the muddy water late that afternoon, and I ended up catching a 3 1/2-pounder, which got me to whatever I had the first day. And I jumped off a great big largemouth – it was a 6- or 7-pounder. Huge. And that’s been in the back of my mind since it jumped off.”

Though he whipped around a firetiger Rapala DT6, the trusty minnow got the bulk of the work done, both for spawning fish and on his winning hole. In that case, he went with a Rapala CrushCity Freeloader on a 1/8-ounce head with a 6-foot, 10-inch, medium-light 13 Fishing Myth spinning stick and 12-pound Suffix Revolve with a 12-pound Suffix Advance leader.

“The second day, I ran and did the same stuff, but I actually ended up catching 19 pounds of spawners in the back of Paris instead,” said Anaya. “I was actually trolling over there to crank the bridge, and I trolled over the top of them, and they all shot up off the bottom. And I was like, ‘Maybe that was bass.’ I spun around. It was meant to be, I guess.”

The final day, Anaya ran straight to the juice, and he had the tournament won in short order.

“I think it took me 47 minutes to get there,” he said. “And when I clicked my camera at 58 minutes, I had 22 pounds. I’ve never seen nothing like it.”

The top 10 pros at the Toyota Series at Kentucky Lake finished:

1st:        Fisher Anaya, Eva, Ala., 15 bass, 62-14, $39,545 (includes $1,000 Phoenix Bonus)
2nd:       Sam Lashlee, Camden, Tenn., 15 bass, 62-0, $14,936
3rd:       Blake Schroeder, Whitehouse, Texas, 15 bass, 51-14, $11,563
4th:        Chad Mrazek, Montgomery, Texas, 15 bass, 51-14, $9,636
5th:        Roger Fitzpatrick, Eldon, Mo., 15 bass, 51-10, $8,673
6th:        Brad Jelinek, Lincoln, Mo., 13 bass, 51-3, $7,709
7th:        Drew Gill, Mount Carmel, Ill., 15 bass, 50-4, $6,745
8th:        Jeremy Lawyer, Sarcoxie, Mo., 15 bass, 49-13, $5,782
9th:        Jack Daniel Williams, Kingsport, Tenn., 15 bass, 48-13, $4,818
10th:     Brock Bila, Republic, Mo., 15 bass, 47-10, $3,854

Complete results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Pro Joe Lucarelli of Benton, Kentucky, earned the $500 Berkley Big Bass Award on Day 1 Tuesday with a bass weighing 6 pounds, 12 ounces, while pro Justin Berger of Murray, Kentucky, earned the $500 Berkley Big Bass on Day 2 Wednesday with a 7-pound, 1-ounce fish to earn the $500 prize.

Dan Bowman of Osage Beach, Missouri, won the co-angler division Thursday with a three-day total of 14 bass weighing 42 pounds, 12 ounce. Bowman earned the top co-angler prize package worth $33,500, including a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard motor.

The top 10 co-anglers at the Toyota Series at Kentucky Lake finished:

1st:        Dan Bowman, Osage Beach, Mo., 14 bass, 42-12, Phoenix 518 Pro boat w/115-hp Mercury outboard
2nd:       Noah Dickneite, Westphalia, Mo., 13 bass, 36-3, $4,836
3rd:       Jeremy Duke, Gautier, Miss., 12 bass, 36-2, $3,868
4th:        Alan Bernicky, Dardanelle, Ark., 12 bass, 32-5, $3,485
5th:        Chase Johnson, Quincy, Ill., 12 bass, 31-4, $2,901
6th:        Douglas Guidorzi, Genton, Mo., 11 bass, 30-8, $2,418
7th:        Jeff Moss, Oronogo, Mo., 11 bass, 28-0, $1,934
8th:        Dustin Selck, Hixson, Tenn., nine bass, 25-12, $1,692
9th:        Josiah Ennes, Billings, Mo., eight bass, 24-11, $1,451
10th:     Dennis Young, Olathe, Kan., nine bass, 24-11, $1,209

Co-angler Kristin Hamilton of Mount Washington, Kentucky, earned Tuesday’s Berkley Big Bass co-angler award with a 6-pound, 4-ounce bass to win the $150 prize, while Wednesday’s Day 2 $150 co-angler award went to Clayton Hale of Grove, Oklahoma, who weighed in a 6-pound, 7-ounce largemouth.

The Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats at Lake Chickamauga was hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau. It was the second of three regular-season tournament for the Toyota Series Plains Division. The third and final event for the Toyota Series Plains Division regular season will be Sept. 25-27 – The Toyota Series at Lake of the Ozarks in Osage Beach, Missouri. For a complete schedule of events, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

The 2025 Toyota Series Presented by Phoenix Boats consists of five divisions – Central, Northern, Plains, Southern and the Southwestern – each holding three regular-season events, along with the International and Wild Card divisions. Anglers who fish in any of the five divisions or the Wild Card division and finish in the top 25 will qualify for the no-entry-fee Toyota Series Championship for a shot at winning up to $235,000 and a qualification to REDCREST 2026. The winning co-angler at the championship earns a new Phoenix 518 Pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower outboard. The 2025 Toyota Series Championship will be held Nov. 6-8 on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma, and is hosted by the City of Grove Convention & Tourism Bureau.





Jason Wilson Wins CATT Lake Wylie with 17.79 lbs

Next and last Wylie Spring Qualifier is April 19th at Buster Boyd Bridge! Remeber you only have to enter 1 Qualifier to be eligible to enter the Final!

Jason Wilson weighed in 5 bass at 17.79 lbs taking 1st Place with ease!

TeamBFWeightWinningsPoints
Jason Wilson5.1617.79$650.00110
Andrew Kinsey/Chris Kinsey3.4112.77$175.00109
Tim Chapman2.5811.62$75.00108
Kevin Helms/Tim Teague2.8911.52107
Derek Lilley2.7811.18106
Jason Ledford/Thomas Ledford0.0011.04105
Jason Cougar/Kimberly Cougar2.598.31104
Christian Beaumont/Ron Weyersburg0.007.61103
Jermaine Roach/Christina0.004.86102
Doug Haney/Jessy Wensil0.003.31101
Dave Everly/Justin Sullivan0.000.0091
Jason Gilfillan/Brian Whitworth0.000.0091
Dalton Russell/Hunter Layne0.000.0091
Jay Adams Jr/John Paul0.000.0091
David Calvert/Bill Carothers0.000.0091
Total Entrys$900.00
BONUS $$275.00
Total Paid At Ramp$900.00
Wylie 2025 Spring Final Fund$100.00
CATT$0.00
2025 CATT Championship Fund$25.00
2025 Wylie Spring Final Fund Total$480.00





New Reports Detail Hunting, Target Shooting, and Fishing’s $206 Billion Economic Impact

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New Reports Detail Hunting, Target Shooting, and Fishing’s $206 Billion Economic Impact

  • By FTR Industry Wire
  • April 10, 2025

Reports from the American Sportfishing Association and the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation Provide Insights at the Federal, State, and Local Levels.

FERNANDINA BEACH, FL. — Hunting, target shooting, and recreational fishing are not only cherished American traditions but also powerful economic drivers, generating billions in retail sales, job creation, and conservation funding. A newly released series of reports from Southwick Associates and partners provides updated insights into the economic contributions of these outdoor activities at the federal, state, and congressional district levels.

Using data in part from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation and GIS mapping software, the studies highlight how spending by hunters, target shooters, and anglers supports jobs, wages, and local economies across the country. The research was conducted on behalf of the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation for hunting and target shooting and the American Sportfishing Association for sportfishing.

“Recreational fishing, hunting and target shooting are an escape for many, but are the workday for many others, collectively supporting nearly 2.5 million jobs in the U.S.,” said Rob Southwick, President of Southwick Associates. “Actions that impede Americans from enjoying these national pastimes or help to expand opportunity will be felt in all corners of the U.S. economy.”

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Functional, Stylish, and Athletic – Whitewater

Functional, Stylish, and Athletic
New for spring 2025, Whitewater Fishing’s Luswea Jogger merges key fishing and boating features with performance and contemporary stylings
MUSKEGON, Mich. (April 10, 2025) – There’s a pair of pants for everything, especially when it comes to outdoor pursuits. Hiking and trekking give us specialized bottoms, as does climbing, running, and upland hunting. Fishing is finally coming around, too, and Whitewater Fishing is leading the way.For 2025, the design experts introduce the Luswea Jogger, an ingeniously conceived fishing pant that fuses supreme functionality with contemporary stylings.
“Looking at new opportunities to push boundaries, we wanted to offer a new solution to layering, performance, and trend,” said Whitewater Fishing Product Development Manager, Doug Veldhuizen. “The jogger style fits that mold. So, we developed a fabric to offer performance in wind protection, stretch fit, style, and comfort.”Always fabric-first, the baseline for Whitewater’s Luswea Jogger is a soft 100% polyester material with appreciable 4-way stretch. The sophisticated material follows your every movement, from kneeling on the boat deck to climbing the tower. The exterior is treated with DWR to shed light moisture, too.
Internally, the soft and smooth 252g fleece provides warmth – warm, but not too warm – that goes to Luswea Jogger’s dual use as a midlayer or standalone. As a midlayer, it’s the ideal complement to raingear in colder conditions. For example, the Luswea Jogger marries perfectly with Whitewater’s Great Lakes Pro Fishing Bib. Worn beneath, you benefit from the warmth the Luswea Jogger provides, while the bib serves as a comprehensive waterproof shell.Veldhuizen pointed out another key application. “The Luswea Jogger works exceptionally well underneath waders, given the importance of warmth and breathability wade-fishing or hunting in cold water. And after taking the waders off you can go to the bar or restaurant looking good!” 
100% polyester 4-way stretch shell
252g fleece with a smooth face and a brushed interior for comfort and warmth
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Lusea Jogger FEATURES:100% polyester stretch 4 way252g fleece with a smooth face and a brushed interior for comfort and warmthDWR treated to repel moistureWindproof membrane for protection on the waterElastic waistband stitched within fabric prevents bunching while allowing a secure fitWaistband drawcord can be worn on the inside or out4 storage pockets: 2 front waist for easy access under waders, 1 concealed back hip zippered for secure storage, and 1 back thigh drop-in phone pocket for easy access·Tapered legs with elastic in the heel cuff keep them from riding up under boots or bibs31” inseam intended to sit just above the ankleSIZES: S – 3XLMSRP $99.99
 





University of North Alabama’s Nutt Bros. Leads After Day 1 of Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship on Wheeler Lake

DECATUR, Ala. (April 9, 2025) – While University of North Alabama’s Dylan Nutt was off winning back-to-back Toyota Series events in the ultra-competitive Central Division the last two months, twin brother  Carter  wasn’t exactly just watching in the cheering section – in those two tournaments, he placed 16th and fourth. Now, they’ve teamed up in the 2025 Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship Presented by Columbia PFG to take the Day 1 lead at Wheeler Lake.

“It’s really cool,” Dylan said of sharing the boat with his twin brother in the championship event. “It’s just really cool to be able to share that moment. We may or may not win the tournament, but just to be able to say we’re leading after the first day, it’s an amazing feeling.”

“We were together in the womb, and we’ve been together our entire 21 years of existence,” Carter added. “It’s a blessing.”

A blessing to fish together and a blessing to be catching what they’re catching. With 22 pounds, 15 ounces on Day 1, they lead a trio of University of Montevallo teams in second, third and fourth with just a 2-ounce margin over Trace Antunes and Slade Davis (the other two Montevallo teams right behind them have 21-9 and 21-8).

That tight grouping of weights at the top of the leaderboard is indicative of how Wheeler is fishing with the current conditions and what kind of fish the Tennessee River impoundment has to offer. The entire Top 10 cracked at least 20 pounds, and 19 pounds extends all the way down to 18th on the leaderboard. However, there’s real potential to see some bags that exceed what we saw today if conditions are stable over the next couple days.

LINK TO HI-RES PHOTO OF DAY 1 LEADERS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
LINK TO AFTERNOON PHOTO GALLERY: Wheeler is showing out on Day 1 of the National Championship

After a cold front came through the area – paired with lake levels that have risen more than 2 feet due to torrential rains and storms last weekend – Wheeler’s bass have been in a bit of a funk. Some stability may help break them out of it.

“The fish are pretty funny right now,” Dylan said. “They’re wanting to spawn. There’s some that are postspawn, some that are prespawn. They’re just hung up in transition areas right now.”

As such, the Nutt brothers used their two days of practice on a fishery they’ve never been to prior (despite hailing from Nashville, going to school in Florence, Alabama, and being aces all along the Tennessee River) to identify and collect stretches full of quality offshore bass. Interestingly enough, while they’re fishing offshore, they’re only utilizing forward-facing sonar to locate their fish – neither one watched a bass eat their bait on Day 1.

The hard part, they said, has been figuring out the timing of their rotation from spot to spot (they have about eight in total) and what the bass are in the mood to eat at any given time; though they chose to remain mum about what specifically they’re wielding with a couple days of competition remaining.

“We caught them on a variety of different lures on a baitcaster,” Dylan said. “We caught them on moving baits. We caught them dragging. We kind of had to rotate through different baits.”

The biggest bass either angler has caught between practice and competition was a 5-pounder. Today, the smallest they weighed in was 4 1/4 pounds with the largest being 4 3/4. They know true kickers are swimming around based on what they’ve seen on their graphs and what they’ve seen other anglers catch – namely, a 6 1/2-pounder they watched Nicholas Dumke (third) catch not far from them on Day 1 – but it hasn’t been easy getting those Tennessee River titans to eat.

Still, Dylan and Carter have lived near the TVA their whole lives and fish all along it about as much as anyone can, so it’s only a matter of time before their formula pays off with a big bonus fish.

“We’ve got a lot of experience on the Tennessee River, and we’ve got a lot of experience doing what we’re doing,” Carter said. “It’s confidence and knowing what to throw – and we know what to throw.”

In order to maintain (and widen) their lead on Day 2, the brothers will have to dial in their rotation from spot to spot. That’s the true key to what they’re doing.

“We’ve got eight different stretches that are good,” Dylan said. “It’s going to be all about pulling up on the right place at the right time and catching them.”

Assuming they’re able to keep the momentum train on the tracks on Thursday, that’s when they might start
considering what it would mean to win the National Championship, twin brother and twin brother, on a river they know so well. 

“We’re just going to have to put it in God’s hands,” Carter said. “If it happens, it happens, and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t.”

The top 10 teams after Day 1 of the Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship Presented by Columbia PFG on Wheeler Lake are:
 
1st:    University of North Alabama – Dylan and Carter Nutt, both of Nashville, Tenn., five bass, 22-15
2nd:   University of Montevallo – Trace Antunes, Henderson, Texas, and Slade Davis, Montevallo, Ala., five bass, 22-13
3rd:   University of Montevallo – Nicholas Dumke, Grand Rapids, Minn., five bass, 21-9
4th:    University of Montevallo – Brody Robison, Dawson, Ala., and Peyton Sorrow, Abbeville, S.C., five bass, 21-8
5th:    Blue Mountain Christian University – John Berry, Mount Olive, Miss., and Blake Bullock, Seminary, Miss., five bass, 21-7
6th:    Bethel University – Tucker Dottley, Little Rock, Ark., and Jordan Hampton, Cadiz, Ky., five bass, 20-9
7th:    McKendree University – Ethan Fields, Breese, Ill., and Jaxson Freeman, Loda, Ill., five bass, 20-4
8th:    Tarleton State University – Clayton and Trevor Easter, both of Morgan, Texas, five bass, 20-1
9th:    University of Montevallo – Brenton Godwin, Stapleton, Ala., and Hunter Odom, Chunchula, Ala., five bass, 20-1
10th:  University of Montevallo – Brett Mouw, Joliet, Ill., and Asa Putnam, Tunnel Hill, Ga., five bass, 20-0

For a full list of results, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Overall, there were 609 bass weighing 1,764 pounds, 11 ounces caught by 129 teams Wednesday. The catch included 114 five-bass limits.

Anglers will take off from Ingalls Harbor, located at 701 Market St. NW, in Decatur at 7 a.m. CT each day of competition. Weigh-ins will be held at the Harbor starting at 3 p.m. and will be livestreamed daily. Fans are welcome to attend the event or tune in to the weigh-in and follow the online coverage at MajorLeagueFishing.com.

Hosted by Decatur Morgan County Tourism, the 16th annual College Fishing National Championship features 135 teams of the nation’s best collegiate anglers competing for a $43,500 prize package, including a new Phoenix 518 pro bass boat with a 115-horsepower Mercury or Suzuki outboard, an additional $10,000 and the chance to advance to the 2025 Toyota Series Championship and REDCREST 2026 – MLF’s most prestigious championship – to fish for top prizes of $235,000 and $300,000, respectively.

The MLFNOW!® broadcast team of Chad McKee and Rob Newell will break down the extended action on Championship Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. CT. MLFNOW!®  will be livestreamed on  MajorLeagueFishing.com and the MyOutdoorTV (MOTV) app.

The MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI 2024 season featured college teams from across the country competing in nine regular-season tournaments. The top 12 percent of teams from each regular-season tournament qualified to compete in this event, the 2025 Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI National Championship

Proud sponsors of the 2025 MLF Abu Garcia College Fishing Presented by YETI include: 7Brew Coffee, Abu Garcia, B&W Trailer Hitches, Berkley, BUBBA, Columbia PFG, Deep Dive App, E3 Sports Apparel, Epic Baits, Fishing Clash, Humminbird,  Lew’s, Mercury, Minn Kota, Mossy Oak, Onyx, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Phoenix Boats, Polaris, Power-Pole, Precision Sonar, Strike King, Suzuki Marine, Tackle Warehouse, T-H Marine, Toyota , WIX Filters and YETI.

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