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Dennis Reedy & Tommy Marrow Win Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Championship October 27,2018 on Falls Lake

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Dennis Reedy & Tommy Marrow Win Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Championship October 27,2018 on Falls Lake

PBC CASHION FISHING RODS ‘End of Year’ TEAM TOURNAMENT BASS FISHING TRAIL
CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS
Saturday October 27th, 2018 ~ Falls Lake ~ Ledge Wildlife Ramp

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We got lucky on the weather again today! The rain stopped! The PBC Cashion Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Trail at Falls  Lake hosted 27 qualified teams today for the Championship. The wind was light and variable in the am and picked up to about 10mpg at noon! Water temps averaged about 67 degrees and the water level was about a foot above normal. Air temps were 49 to 67. We had a couple of good bags but for the most part the bite was hard to find! It was tough!!


The team of Dennis Reedy & Tommy Marrow won the Championship weighing in 5 bass at 16.97 lbs.and also won the TWT, Big Fish Award (5.43 lbs.) and 2 great Cashion Rods taking home a total of $3,638 in cash & prizes!! Reedy on left, Marrow on Rt.
 The team of Thomas Sheffer & Ken McNeill came in 2nd place with 5 fish weighing 13.34 lbs. & also won 2nd Place Big Fish (4.34 lbs.) to pocket a total of $1,027. Rick Sossaman & Steve Upchurch took 3rd Place along with 2nd Place TWT and won $857 with 5 weighing 10.89 lbs.. Jay Fogleman & Roberts Perkins won the Points Championship taking home $1,010 in cash and 2 great Cashion Rods!  Fogleman on lt., Perkins on rt.
After the weighin all team were treated to ‘Decky’s Famous BBQ
Sandwiches and Drinks! I hope all of you had as much fun as I did on this ‘EOY’ trail and hope to see you in 2019!

Just 45 fish were weighed in for a total of 119 pounds for an average of 2.65 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught on Spinnerbaits, Carolina rigs, Jig combos and Crankbaits in 4 to 8′ of water off grass flats and creek channels. The bite was just plain bad. The previous day heavy rains and cold front just put’em down.

I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that supported this trail. All the 2019 tournaments have been posted on the website and we are taking entries at this time! Enter early to get the best qualifiying spots!Fish the most popular tournament trails in the Raleigh/Durham area!!All the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Dennis Reedy & Tommy Marrow of Siler City & Oxford…5 bass…16.97lbs…$2,020
2nd Place: Thomas Sheffer & Ken McNeill of Cary & Raleigh...5 bass…13.34 lbs…$865
3rd Place: Rick Sossaman & Steve Upchurch of Oak Ridge & Raleigh…5 bass…10.89 lbs…$497
4th Place: Stephen Lasher & Chad Fara of Bahama & Durham…4 bass…9.31 lbs…$345
5th Place: Ronnie Hart & Danny Woodell of Bunn Level & Erwin…5 bass…8.60 lbs…$259
6th Place: Mark Herndon & Jay Garrard of Bahama & Durham…3 bass…7.54 lbs…$194

1st Place Big Fish...1st Place Team above…5.43 lbs…$378

          2nd Place Big Fish…2nd Place Team above…4.34 lbs…$162

 

         1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…16.97 lbs…$840

         2nd Place TWT..3rd Place Team above…10.89 lbs…$360
         

Contact Information:
Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC 27712
Home: 919-471-1571 Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected]
website:http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Lake Eufaula to Host the 2019 AFT Championship

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Lake Eufaula to Host the 2019 AFT Championship

Lake Eufaula to Host the 2019 AFT Championship

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ATHENS, Ala. – October 30, 2018 — American Bass Anglers announced today the 2019 American Fishing Tour Championship, will be hosted by the Eufaula/Barbour County Chamber of Commerce and will take place Oct. 13-18, 2019 at Lake Point Resort State Park on the Walter F. George Lake (Lake Eufaula) in Eufaula, AL. The onsite registration and dinner will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.

Lake Eufaula is a 45,000-acre lake located on the Chattahoochee River that extends across Alabama and Georgia.  This beautiful lake is nationally known for being a great bass fishery and its beautiful scenery.  Eufaula/Barbour County Chamber of Commerce has hosted numerous events for American Bass Anglers in which the anglers receive a warm welcome from the local community with its small hometown charm.

“The City of Eufaula is excited to host the 2019 AFT National Championship.  The fishing on Lake Eufaula during October should be wonderful, and the anglers will enjoy their time on the lake.  The Eufaula Alabama community has a lot to offer anglers during their visit such as local shopping, great eateries, and multiple lodging options all with a great small-town feel.” said Jack Tibbs Mayor of Eufaula.

This event will be open to anglers that are in the top 500 points standings nationally. There will be three new Triton Boats with Mercury Outboards, Garmin electronics, and T-H Marine products on the line for anglers from over 30 states that qualify for this event.

“Lake Eufaula is the perfect location for this event, I know anglers are looking forward to coming to one of Alabama’s most talked about lakes and experience the hospitality of the city of Eufaula and Barbour County,” said Morris Sheehan, President of American Bass Anglers.  “Mayor Tibbs and all of Eufaula/Barbour County always rolls out the red carpet for our anglers, weigh-in will be at 3 pm daily and the public is invited”

Since Lake Eufaula sits on the Alabama-Georgia line, anglers can fish the lake with a license from either state.  For Eufaula Barbour County area information, visit www.eufaulachamber.com.

For more information on this tournament, call ABA at 256-232-0406 or see www.americanbassanglers.com.

American Bass Anglers commitment is to provide low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers and the American Fishing Tour, the Open Series, the Triton 100% Plus Team Tour, or the American Couples Series visit www.americanbassanglers.com.

American Bass Anglers, Inc. is supported by Triton Boats, Mercury Outboards, Hydrowave, T-H Marine, Abu Garcia, Berkley, Garmin, Maui Jim, Power Pole, SiriusXM, and GEICO.  American Bass Anglers, Inc. can be contacted at (256) 232-0406 or visit AmericanBassAnglers.com.

Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Report November 2018 by Captain Dale Wilson

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Smith Mountain Lake Fishing Report November 2018 by Captain Dale Wilson

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE FISHING
November 2018
DALE WILSON’S
SML GUIDE SERVICE
PHONE NO: 540-297-5650 / 540-874-4950
WWW.CAPTAINDALEWILSON.US

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OVERVIEW- Fishing should improve in the coming weeks! Largemouth bass fishing has been good during the past month! Water temperature will be in the 60’s. Best times will be early morning & late afternoon. November is a good month to fish for crappie at Smith Mtn. Lake. The baitfish are moving up the rivers and towards the end of the larger creeks.

Largemouth Bass- Fishing for largemouth bass will be good this month. Best lures will be top water lures, jerkbaits, jigs, drop shots, shallow running crank baits, Carolina rigs and shaky heads. Points, stumps, rocky areas, humps and docks will be the best areas to try your luck. Best depths will be from surface to 35 feet deep. Remember to take care of the bass and release them!

Smallmouth Bass- Fishing will be good. November is my favorite month to catch big smallmouth bass at Smith Mtn. lake. Best areas will be humps, ledges and rocky areas. Best lures will be tubes, jigs, jerkbaits, top water lures, hair jigs and crawfish colored crank baits. Best areas will be in the mid to the lower sections of the lake. Cloudy days with light wind are good times to try your luck! Look for areas with rocky ledges next to deep water. Smallmouth will feed on top some this month. Most smallmouth bass will suspend near schools of baitfish and deep ledges. Smallmouth also feed heavily on crawfish this month.

Striped Bass- Fishing will be good this month. Stripers will be caught in the mid to upper sections of the lake. Best lures will be swim baits, buck tails and Zoom flukes fished on 1/4 to 1/2 oz. lead heads. Best time to fish is cloudy days, early morning and late afternoon. The best depths will be from the surface to 40 feet deep. Live bait fished on down lines and planner boards work this month. The stripers will constantly be on the move. Find the largest concentration of shad. Night fishing will be fair this month. Some stripers will surface this month.

Crappie- Fishing for crappie will be good this month. The best depths will be 5 to 15 ft. deep. Crappie will be found around docks, brush piles, and fallen trees. Docks with brush piles are usually good areas that hold crappie. Small live minnows and 1½ 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. Best areas are the main creeks and the upper section of the lake. Very light line helps when crappie fishing.

TIP OF THE Month- This month baitfish will be constantly on the move!. Look for fish to move shallow this month. Try to find the areas with the largest concentration of bait fish. Seagulls will help you find fish this month. You can also hear reports about local fishing on the website: THE BASS CAST RADIO SHOW & WSLK radio each month. Make sure your running lights are on after dark & wear your life jackets! REMEMBER TO TAKE A KID FISHING!

ILLINOIS’ FELDERMANN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY MERCURY

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ILLINOIS’ FELDERMANN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY MERCURY

ILLINOIS’ FELDERMANN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE OF THE OZARKS PRESENTED BY MERCURY

Arkansas’s Larson Grabs Co-angler Title

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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (Oct. 29, 2018) – Boater Mike Feldermann of Galena, Illinois, caught a three-day cumulative total of 15 bass weighing 45 pounds, 4 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Regional championship on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Mercury. Feldermann earned $66,200 for his efforts, including a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and automatic entry into the 2019 BFL All-American Championship.

“I knew going into this tournament that Lake of the Ozarks is a topwater lake,” said Felderman, who earned his 10th win in BFL competition. “But I also knew, from years of fishing, that you can get your feelings hurt on any topwater bite. Between not getting bites and losing them, it can go bad fairly quickly.”

Feldermann said he ended up fishing the Osage arm during the event, working through a 10-mile stretch of major creek arms and shallow main-river pockets.

“It was rainy and overcast when the tournament started. I couldn’t catch anything off of wood,” said Feldermann. “I ended up catching all of my keepers from suspended docks in 2 to 7 feet of water.”

The Illinois boater said he caught all of his keepers on his spinnerbait, noting that his limits consisted of three good-sized fish and two 15-inchers each day.

“The spinnerbait was homemade and had a small Colorado blade,” said Feldermann. “It gets down in the water column faster and it’s less affected by the wind, so my casts were more accurate. Another key was the 5:1 gear ratio on my [Shimano Calais] reel. In these events, it’s easy to get revved up and fish faster, but the ratio helped offset that.”

The top six boaters that qualified for the 2019 BFL All-American were:

1st:           Mike Feldermann, Galena, Ill., 15 bass, 45-4, $66,200

2nd:         Wade Ramsey, Choctaw, Okla., 15 bass, 43-11, $10,000

3rd:          Jeremy Johnson, Henryetta, Okla., 15 bass, 41-14, $5,000

4th:          Brad Leifermann, Andover, Minn., 13 bass, 41-3, $3,100

5th:          Shawn Gordon, Russellville, Ark., 14 bass, 40-9, $2,000

6th:          Dennis Berhorst, Holts Summit, Mo., 15 bass, 40-8, $1,800

Rounding out the top-10 boaters were:

7th:          Rob Leidholdt, Milton, Wis., 15 bass, 38-4, $1,600

8th:          Joseph Norris, Bossier City, La., 14 bass, 36-14, $1,400

9th:          Jaret Rushing, Hampton, Ark., 13 bass, 35-8, $1,200

10th:        Randy Ramsey Jr., Chicago, Ill., 12 bass, 34-8, $1,000

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Dewey Larson of Fayetteville, Arkansas, won the Co-angler Division and a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard with a three-day cumulative catch of 11 bass weighing 28 pounds, 1 ounce.

The top six co-anglers that qualified for the 2019 BFL All-American were:

1st:           Dewey Larson, Fayetteville, Ark., 11 bass, 28-1, $45,100

2nd:         Matt Finkeldei, Davenport, Iowa, 11 bass, 28-0, $5,050

3rd:          Alan Bernicky, Joliet, Ill., 12 bass, 27-11, $2,500

4th:          Jimmy Green, Tulsa, Okla., 10 bass, 24-13, $1,500

5th:          Brandon Ackerson, Afton, Okla., 10 bass, 22-10, $1,000

6th:          Eugene Moore III, Little Rock, Ark., six bass, 21-10, $900

Rounding out the top-10 co-anglers were:

7th:          Bryan Schuster, Oklahoma City, Okla., eight bass, 21-2, $800

8th:          Ben Faucheaux, Natchitoches, La., 10 bass, 18-5, $700

9th:          Bill Wiles, Arcadia, Okla., six bass, 17-0, $600

10th:        Cannon Rush, Grand Prairie, Texas, eight bass, 16-4, $500

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake of the Ozarks presented by Mercury was hosted by the Tri-County Lodging Association.

The 2018 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 take place May 30-June 1 on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners and the Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism. 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, YouTube and Snapchat.

A Conversation with Jared Lintner & Brandon Cobb

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A Conversation with Jared Lintner & Brandon Cobb

Jarred gives us a look back at his Bass Open Championship Win & Brandon gives us a look back at his Trip to China & his move to the Elite series for 2019. What an awesome show

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ALABAMA’S SUMMERLIN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA PRESENTED BY REALTREE FISHING

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ALABAMA’S SUMMERLIN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA PRESENTED BY REALTREE FISHING

ALABAMA’S SUMMERLIN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON LAKE CHICKAMAUGA PRESENTED BY REALTREE FISHING

Blasingame Takes Co-angler Title

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DAYTON, Tenn. (Oct. 29, 2018) – Boater Gil Summerlin of Guntersville, Alabama, caught a three-day cumulative total of 15 bass weighing 47 pounds, 3 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Regional championship on Lake Chickamauga presented by Realtree Fishing. Summerlin earned $65,000 for his efforts, including a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and automatic entry into the 2019 BFL All-American Championship.

Summerlin said he spent the event in a bay on the lower end of the lake near the Chester Frost Park area, focusing on six waypoints he had marked.

“My first keeper ended up being my biggest of the event,” said Summerlin, who earned his third career win in FLW competition. “It came on a (Sparrow-colored) Bobby’s Perfect Snag Proof Frog out of peppergrass. The frog bite died off for me when the conditions changed, but I saw some schooling-fish so I started throwing a topwater. I ended up catching the majority of my keepers on it Thursday – a (Shad White-colored) Mean Mouth Walker hardbait.

“I started out with the topwater again Friday morning, but they weren’t coming up and eating shad,” Summerlin continued. “I knew they were there holding in the little indentions in the grass line, but they weren’t showing themselves. I tried a lot of different baits before they finally ate a fluke, so I stuck with it.”

Summerlin said the bass preferred a Texas-rigged Glimmer Blue-colored Zoom Super Fluke Jr. on a 5/0-sized Lazer Trokar Wide Gap EWG Worm Hook.

“We had the same conditions Saturday as we did on Friday, so I used the fluke again and caught five keepers,” said Summerlin. “On my second-to-last cast, right before I had return to the ramp, I lost a four-plus-pounder. She didn’t really get hooked – just clamped down and then opened her mouth and the fluke came out. I thought that fish cost me the tournament.”

The top six boaters that qualified for the 2019 BFL All-American were:

1st:           Gil Summerlin, Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 47-3, $65,000

2nd:         Matt Stanley, Alexandria, Tenn., 14 bass, 45-15, $10,200

3rd:          Brennon McCord, West Frankfort, Ill., 15 bass, 42-14, $5,000

4th:          Cody Santel, Benton, Ky., 15 bass, 40-0, $3,000

5th:          Tommy Williams, Shepherdsville, Ky., 15 bass, 38-6, $2,000

6th:          Seth Davis, Harrison, Tenn., 15 bass, 37-5, $1,900

Rounding out the top-10 boaters were:

7th:          Greg Lamb, Harrison, Tenn., 14 bass, 37-1, $1,600

8th:          Casey O’Donnell, Guntersville, Ala., 15 bass, 35-11, $1,400

9th:          Sam Morgan, Coalmont, Tenn., 15 bass, 34-13, $1,200

10th:        Michael Black, Toledo, Ill., 11 bass, 32-0, $1,000

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Lake Blasingame of Killen, Alabama, won the Co-angler Division and a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard with a three-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 26 pounds, 12 ounces.

The top six co-anglers that qualified for the 2019 BFL All-American were:

1st:           Lake Blasingame, Killen, Ala., 10 bass, 26-12, $45,200

2nd:         Mitch Murphy, Metropolis, Ill., eight bass, 24-7, $5,050

3rd:          Todd Blakeman, Chatham, Ill., 11 bass, 24-3, $2,500

4th:          Wayne Kilgore, Attalla, Ala., seven bass, 21-14, $1,500

5th:          Terry Smith, Tullahoma, Tenn., nine bass, 20-15, $1,000

6th:          Gary Megson, Dayton, Ohio, eight bass, 20-9, $900

Rounding out the top-10 co-anglers were:

7th:          Harry Peyton, Decatur, Ala., nine bass, 20-9, $800

8th:          Chase Maddox, Crane Hill, Ala., eight bass, 18-6, $700

9th:          Billy Gardner, Livingston, Tenn., eight bass, 16-0, $600

10th:        Amanda Black, Greenup, Ill., seven bass, 15-14, $500

The T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga presented by Realtree Fishing was hosted by the Rhea Economic & Tourism Council.

The 2018 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 take place May 30-June 1 on the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland, and is hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners and the Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism. 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, YouTube and Snapchat.

SHAWANO HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING MOSQUITO LAKE OPEN

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SHAWANO HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING MOSQUITO LAKE OPEN

SHAWANO HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING MOSQUITO LAKE OPEN

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CORTLAND, Ohio (Oct. 29, 2018) – The Shawano High School duo of Harmon Marien of Eagle River, Wisconsin, and Jacob Bigelow of Cecil, Wisconsin, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 15 pounds, 11 ounces to win the 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Mosquito Lake Open.

According to post-tournament reports, the duo battled through rainy and cold conditions and caught their fish targeting weed lines in bays with jigs.

A field of 28 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Mosquito Lake State Park. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top two teams on Mosquito Lake that advanced to the 2019 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st:     Shawano High School, Shawano, Wis. – Harmon Marien, Eagle River, Wis., and Jacob Bigelow, Cecil, Wis., five bass, 15-11

2nd:    Camp Hill High School, Camp Hill, Pa. – Andrew Zulli and Casey Zulli, both of Camp Hill, Penn., five bass, 12-15

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

3rd:     Padua Franciscan High School, Parma, Ohio – Lenny Bunsey, Parma, Ohio, and Joseph Pinjuh, Independence, Ohio, five bass, 11-4

4th:     Prime Time Anglers – Gavin Schulz, Massillon, Ohio, and Luke Haymaker, Canal Fulton, Ohio, four bass, 8-0

5th:     Christian Life Academy, Woodland Heights, Pa. – Jacob Black, Oil City, Pa., and Caleb Glancy, Utica, Pa., four bass, 7-11

6th:     Renegades Bass Club – Brent Moore, Kenton, Ohio, and Kobe Thompson, New Lexington, Ohio, two bass, 6-12

7th:     Kokosing Valley School, Gambier, Ohio – Adam Kinnear and William Hux, both of Mount Vernon, Ohio, two bass, 4-8

8th:     Prime Time Anglers – Kyle Shinko, Avon Lake, Ohio, and Nathan Markley, Mentor, Ohio., two bass, 4-2

9th:     Nordonia High School, Macedonia, Ohio – Tyler Lewis and Justin Lewis, both of Macedonia, Ohio, one bass, 3-15

10th:   Aurora Central Catholica High School, Aurora, Ill. – David Bartlett, Aurora, Ill., and John Murray, Cortland, Ohio, bass, 3-8

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

The 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Mosquito Lake 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.

Scott Hamrick & Roger Hoover Win 2018 CBC Classic Oct 26-27 Lake Wylie, NC

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Scott Hamrick & Roger Hoover Win 2018 CBC Classic Oct 26-27 Lake Wylie, NC

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We brought the 2018 CBC season to a close this past weekend on Lake Wylie with 207 teams entered! Anglers from Va, West Va, NC aand SC competed! We want to give thanks to Visit York County and the great people at Ebenezer park for hosting our event! www.visityorkcounty.com

The CBC is known for outstanding payback and at Lake Wylie the cash was flowing freely! We had 207 entries which totaledup to $41,400.00 and we paid back a total of $106,900.00!

Scott Hamrick & Roger Hoover weighed in 10 bass at 26.38 lbs to take 1st Place and $50,000.00 at the 2018 CBC Classic on Lake Wylie on a very tough weekend to be on the water! Scott reported they caught their fish shallow on chatterbaits and crankbaits!

Jody Wright & James Dyer claimed 2nd with 10 bass weighing 26.06 lbs! They stashed away a cool $10,000.00!

3rd went to Chris Baumgardner & Glenn Sparrow with another 10 bass limit weighing up at 25.91 lbs and took home $5,000.00!

Wesley Cashwell & Shane Doughtie finished 4th with 25.35 lbs and claimed the 1st Skeeter BONUS of $4,000.00! Add in their $3000.00 4th Place money and they earned $7,000.00!

Our 2nd Place Skeeter BONUS winners were Keith Porter & Tony Price with a 2 day total of 23.93 lbs! They also weighed in the BF of the Classic at 5.16 lbs! Their Skeeter BONUS was $3,000.00 and their total winnings was $6,000.00!

The 3rd Skeeter BONUS worth $2,000.00 went to Stacey Richards & Brian Triplett with 9 bass weighing 23.61 lbs! Stacey & Brian took home a total of $3,350.00!

Our Last Skeeter BONUS Place of $1,000.00 went to Steve Sink and Tony Foster with 10 bass weighing 22.69 lbs. They collected a total of $1,900.00!

We also gave away a $1,000.00 by draw to Dwight & Bradford Beavers!

Kiel Kelly & Chuck Whitaker also by draw will have their choice of boat number at either the 2019 Foothills Marine Division or the Marshalls Marine Division,

We paid back a total of 34 places! Thanks for fishing with us and see you next year!

Adam Bain and Kris Colley Win Alabama Bass Trail Championship at Neely Henry Lake

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Adam Bain and Kris Colley Win Alabama Bass Trail Championship at Neely Henry Lake


Team Overcomes Changing Conditions to Claim $45,000 Phoenix 819 Prize Boat
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October 28, 2018 – Gadsden, Ala. – For its fifth season, the Alabama Bass Trail brought its culminating championship event to the town of Gadsden, Ala. and the waters of Neely Henry Lake.  The Coosa River fishery has been a stop for the ABT’s Northern Division each year since its 2014 inception, but this is the first time it has hosted the two-day Alabama Bass Trail Championship.

The team of Adam Bain and Kris Colley; who finished the 2017 Alabama Bass Trail in the runners up position, managed to string together a strong, 18.75-pound limit that took the lead on day one, then produced a follow up 11.29-pound performance on day two that earned them the victory with 30.04 pounds.  Their prize for winning the event was a 2019 Phoenix 819 bass boat equipped with the latest 200 horsepower Four-Stroke outboard and Garmin electronics valued at $45,000.

While Neely Henry Lake is known for producing numbers of bass with a few true quality specimens during a weigh-in, it proved to be a little tougher overall this year due to varying weather patterns.  While the area had been unseasonably warm recently, in the week leading up to the event, the temperatures dropped into the low 40’s overnight, and the skies turned grey and brought rain overnight on the eve of the tournament, through its first day.  After the front passed, the skies cleared partly, and the conditions changed again.

Bain and Colley were able to ride a pattern that featured throwing a black War Eagle buzzbait around isolated water willow patches on the main river from mid-lake to the southern end.  “We moved a lot, covered a ton of water with that buzzbait and managed to get seven or eight bites a day,” they reported.  “We tried other things along the way, but we only got the kind of bites we needed with the buzzbait.”

The pair was exhausted, but thrilled with their finish.  “We worked really hard preparing for this event,” they said.  “This is obviously a much sweeter feeling than finishing second at this Logan Martin last year; we couldn’t be happier right now.”

Second place finishers Brad Shelton and Eric White began day two in sixth place after posting an opening round weight of 14.49 pounds.  They followed that up with a steady 13.29-pound limit to bring their total weight to 27.78 pounds; they earned $5,000 for their runner up finish.

They reported catching all of their fish by flipping a handmade “Natural Craw” colored jig tipped with a coordinating Zoom Ultra Vibe Speed Craw as a trailer.  They fished from Minnesota Bend to the island at Hokes Bluff upriver looking for wood cover near deep water.  “We feel really good about how we did on the water, we fished clean and had a good tournament,” they said.  “It’s not really fun to finish second in an event like this but to move up and be in contention is something we had hoped for.  We are pleased with how the event went for us; we couldn’t have done any better than we did, so knowing that, we’re happy with the finish.”

The team of Duane and Brandon Edel caught the Mountain Dew Big Bass of the tournament on day one.  Their 6.45-pound largemouth anchored their day one limit, and helped propel them to a fifth place finish with a total weight of 26.82 pounds, and a total of $3,000 in earnings with their big fish bonus money in hand.

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

Place Anglers Weight Winnings
1 Adam Bain / Kris Colley 30.04 $45,000 Phoenix Boat
2 Brad Shelton / Eric White 27.78 $5,000
3 Mark McCaig / Tim Hurst 27.09 $4,000
4 Gabe Aldridge / Wes Wiggins 27.05 $3,000
5 Duane Edel / Brandon Edel 26.82 $2,500
6 Shane Horton / Brandon Horton 26.68 $2,000
7 Bradley Jones / Andy Kilgore 26.44 $1,800
8 Brannon Hurst / Mike Freeman 25.91 $1,700
9 Jamie Starnes / Ricky Fowler 25.78 $1,600
10 Anthony Goggins / Jeremy Headley 25.51 $1,400

 

That wraps up the 2018 Alabama Bass Trail season, the 2019 season begins with the Southern Division kickoff February 16 at Lake Martin in Alexander City, Ala.

The sponsors of the 2018 Alabama Bass Trail include; Phoenix Bass Boats, Bill Penney Toyota, Garmin, Academy Sports & Outdoors, America’s First Federal Credit Union, Wind Creek Hospitality – Wetumpka, Wind Creek Hospitality – Montgomery, Alabama Tourism Department, T-H Marine Supplies, Wedowee Marine, Buffalo Rock, Jack’s, Fish Neely Henry Lake.com, Alabama Power Company, Trapper Tackle, Lew’s Fishing, AFTCO, YETI, and E3 Apparel.

Eckford Wins 2018 ABA Championship

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Eckford Wins 2018 Championship

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ATHENS, Ala. –  The 2018 American Bass Anglers’ American Fishing Tour National Championship on Lake Hartwell near Anderson & Greenville, SC was concluded on Friday October 26th in an unexpected manner. Due to unforeseen weather conditions including high winds and rough waves, the third day of competition was canceled at approximately 7:45am on site at the Green Pond ramp after a delayed launch. The current standings from Day 2 were verified and locked in as the final results for the championship event.

Lance Eckford of Troutman, NC managed to score a massive catch of 18.70 pounds on the second day that immediately jumped him up the leader-board to 1st place, locking in an overall total of 26.92 pounds. As the overall leading competitor in the event, Eckford scored an incredible prize with a brand new Triton 21TrX boat fitted with a Mercury motor, MotorGuide trolling motor, Garmin electronics, and various T-H Marine products.

“I’m definitely excited about the win, especially as the director of AFT Division 14,” Eckford stated. “They supported me and the trail all year long so I want to thank all of those guys. I was blessed on day 2, finding all those fish during practice. After having to scrounge to find fish on day 1, the second day definitely helped a lot. My second day fish kept biting on a white buzz bait with a King Thumper swim bait as a trailer hook that really saved me from the first day.”

Russell Clark from Abbeville, SC finished in second place in the competition after closing in an overall total of 25.18 pounds. Clark landed in second place on both days of competition and was locked into his high-placing finish due to the cancellation of Day 3. Clark took home a check of $5000 for his second place finish.

“I’m so excited to be standing here now. At the beginning of the week I knew I would be happy just to make it into the money,” Clark explained. “I had two patterns going on. I started fishing deep in about 50-55 feet of water catching my limit, then would move shallow that let me catch a couple more nice ones. Both days I landed in second for the biggest bass, and it felt like I was getting punched in the gut by being outed by just a couple of ounces. Staying second in big bass both days and second place in the tournament both days isn’t bad at all.”

Coming in third place Jason Burroughs from Hodges, Sc finalized a total weight of 24.73 pounds. Burroughs was the highest finishing Angler of the Year among all national local divisions, earning him a brand new Triton 21TrX boat fitted with a Mercury motor, MotorGuide trolling motor, Garmin electronics, and various T-H Marine products.

“It was a different week for me, as I normally fish totally offshore on Lake Hartwell,” Burroughs said. “It is a great offshore fishery here, but since the lake turned over I decided to fish shallow the whole tournament even though some of my friends were fishing extremely deep or throwing top water baits. I was throwing the Rat-L-Trap and swimming a crawl in the very backs of creeks. I have to thank the support of Buckeye Lures and their amazing baits that kept me getting that next bite.”

The top 10 competitors or the event were rounded out by the following anglers:

4th –     Reid McGinn – Fort Mill, SC    – 23.21 lbs
5th –     Donald Kneece – Gilbert, SC    – 22.78 lbs
6th –     Danny Ashley – Donalds, SC    – 22.66 lbs
7th –     Kameron Harbin – Abbeville, SC    – 22.18 lbs
8th –     Joe McDonie – Guyton, GA    – 22.15 lbs
9th –     Michael Cronin – Kingston, GA    – 21.76 lbs
10th –     Donald Griffith – Robertsdale, AL    – 21.18 lbs

Darren Ashley was the highest-finishing non-boater during the event, totaling out with 16.79 pounds. Ashley did not land within the top 25 of all competitors, but remaining as the non-boater with the best overall weight secured a prize of its own. Resulting in this event finish, Ashley took home a brand new Triton 19TrX boat fitted with a Mercury motor, MotorGuide trolling motor, Garmin electronics, and various T-H Marine products.

The two largest bass of the event were caught by Joe Schonhoff from Slidell, LA and David Huie of Dallas, GA. Huie caught his 4.73 pound bass on Day 1, while Schonhoff caught his 5.56 pound kicker on Day 2. Both anglers took home cash prizes of $2750 for catching the largest bass on each day of competition.

During the awards banquet held the evening of October 26th on the campus of Clemson University in Pendleton, SC the 2018 American Bass Anglers Hall of Fame inductees were presented. This year’s newest members include John Simonof of Jacksonville, AR, Rhonda Ford of Cave Spring, GA and Tom Dupois of Terryville, CT. Each of these fine individuals have proven themselves as incredible anglers while continuing to support the American Bass Anglers and its many endeavors, providing a strong framework for the road ahead.

About American Bass Anglers: American Bass Anglers is committed to providing low cost, close to home tournaments for the weekend angler and at the same time offer each competitor an upward path for individual angler progression. For more information about American Bass Anglers, the ABA Open Series, the American Fishing Tour or the American Couples Series, visit www.AmericanBassAnglers.com.

ABA is sponsored by Triton Boats, Mercury Marine, Sirius XM Marine Weather Radio, GEICO, Garmin, Power-Pole, T-H Marine, Hydrowave, Maui Jim, Abu Garcia, Berkley,

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