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FLW ANNOUNCES 2019 COSTA FLW SERIES RULES, ENTRY DATES, NEW OPPORTUNITIES

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FLW ANNOUNCES 2019 COSTA FLW SERIES RULES, ENTRY DATES, NEW OPPORTUNITIES

FLW ANNOUNCES 2019 COSTA FLW SERIES RULES, ENTRY DATES, NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Top 2 Pros from Each U.S. Division and 2019 Co-angler Champion Advance to the 2020 Forrest Wood Cup

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MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 3, 2018) – FLW announced Wednesday the Costa FLW Series rules, entry fees and payouts for the 2019 season, including new Forrest Wood Cup advancement opportunities and larger first-place awards. The season will again consist of three events in five divisions to keep travel costs low plus the no-entry-fee Costa FLW Series Championship to be held on Lake Cumberland in Burnside, Kentucky. The FLW Series offers pros and co-anglers the highest payback for the lowest cost to compete of any national circuit, and new for 2019, the FLW Series provides co-anglers a pathway to fish as a pro in the 2020 FLW Cup.

The top two pros from each of the five FLW Series U.S. divisions and the top pro from the FLW Series International division along with the winning co-angler at the 2019 FLW Series Championship will advance to the 2020 FLW Cup, the world championship of bass fishing. An angler only has to beat 38 other pros from their division at the FLW Series Championship to punch their ticket to the Cup. The top five pros from each U.S. division in Angler of the Year standings also qualify to compete against the best anglers in the world in the 2020 FLW Tour, the world’s most competitive professional bass-fishing circuit.

The FLW Series offers anglers the opportunity to fish close to home and pile up winnings as payouts scale in both depth and breadth with every 25 boats from a $90,000 top award and 40 places paid at 150 boats to a $110,000 top award and 60 places paid at a maximum field of 250 boats. Top co-angler awards scale from $35,000 to $37,500. First place pro and co-angler awards have increased $5,000 and $3,000, respectively, in each tournament for 2019. Entry fees have also increased slightly to $1,900 per tournament for pros and $650 per tournament for co-anglers.

The top 40 pros and co-anglers who fish all three qualifiers in each U.S. division will advance to the no-entry-fee FLW Series Championship for a shot at winning $100,000, including a Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower outboard. The winning co-angler at the championship earns as much as $35,000, including a Ranger Z175 with a 115-horsepower outboard plus qualification to the 2020 FLW Cup and use of a Ranger Z520L following the championship through the FLW Cup.

In addition to lucrative payouts and advancement opportunities, the FLW Series puts pros and co-anglers in the international spotlight with media coverage on FLWFishing.com and FLW’s social media outlets, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter. Each tournament features FLW Live weigh-in coverage, and beginning in 2019, the FLW Series Championship will also feature FLW Live on-the-water coverage, just like the FLW Tour.

“FLW was founded on providing affordable, close-to-home tournaments for bass anglers,” said Costa FLW Series tournament director Mark McWha. “The 2019 FLW Series continues that tradition by providing pros and co-anglers with the highest payback for the lowest cost to compete of any national circuit along with international media coverage and the opportunity for pros and co-anglers to qualify for both the FLW Series Championship and FLW Cup. The FLW Series also serves as the primary qualifying circuit for anglers who aspire to fish the FLW Tour. We are looking forward to another incredible season”

Complete rules can be found online at FLWFishing.com.

Registration for the 2019 Costa FLW Series season is open for the top 40 pros and co-anglers from each division of the 2018 FLW Series, the top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division of the 2018 Bass Fishing League (BFL), plus the winner of each 2018 BFL tournament. These anglers have until Nov. 5, 2018, to secure their priority entry. Ranger boat owners may register beginning Nov. 6, 2018. Anglers who fished a full division of the 2018 FLW Series or 2018 BFL can register beginning Nov. 7, 2018, followed by Triton and Nitro boat owners Nov. 8, 2018. TBF members can register Nov. 9, 2018. All other entries will be accepted beginning Nov. 12, 2018. Register by calling 270.252.1000 or online at FLWFishing.com.

2019 Costa FLW Series Payouts:

150 Boat Qualifying Event Payout:

Place                                   Pro                          Ranger Cup                                      Co-angler                   Ranger Cup

1                                   $40,000          $50,000 Ranger Z518L                   $30,000 Ranger Z175                               $5,000

                               with 200 HP outboard                         with 115 HP outboard                               

2                                     15,500                                                                                  5,000

3                                     12,000                                                                                  4,000

4                                     10,000                                                                                  3,500

5                                       9,000                                                                                  3,000

6                                       8,000                                                                                  2,500

7                                       7,000                                                                                  2,000

8                                       6,000                                                                                  1,750

9                                       5,000                                                                                  1,500

10                                     4,000                                                                                  1,250

11                                     3,750                                                                                  1,000

12                                     3,500                                                                                  1,000

13-15                                3,000                                                                                  1,000

16-20                                3,000                                                                                     800

21-25                                2,750                                                                                     700

26-30                                2,500                                                                                     675

31-40                                2,000                                                                                     650

Big Bass: Day 1                 300                                                                                     200

Big Bass: Day 2                 300                                                                                     200

Entry Fee                       $1,900                                                                                   $650

250 Boat Qualifying Event Payout:

Place                                   Pro                          Ranger Cup                                      Co-angler                   Ranger Cup

1                                   $60,000          $50,000 Ranger Z518L                   $30,000 Ranger Z175                               $5,000

                               with 200 HP outboard          with 115 HP outboard

                                                                                                           + $2,500                        

2                                     25,000                                                                                  7,500

3                                     17,000                                                                                            6,000                               

4                                     15,000                                                                                  4,500

5                                     14,000                                                                                 4,000

6                                     10,500                                                                                 3,500

7                                       9,000                                                                                  3,000

8                                       8,000                                                                                  2,250

9                                       7,000                                                                                  1,700

10                                     5,000                                                                                  1,500

11                                     4,700                                                                                  1,100

12                                     4,000                                                                                  1,100

13-15                                3,500                                                                                  1,100

16-20                                3,500                                                                                    900

21-25                                2,850                                                                                     800

26-30                                2,600                                                                                    750

31-40                                2,200                                                                                     700

41-45                                     2,180                                                                                        675

46-50                                2,140                                                                                     665

51-55                                2,100                                                                                     655

56-60                                2,000                                                                                     650

Big Bass: Day 1                 300                                                                                     200

Big Bass: Day 2                 300                                                                                     200

Entry Fee                       $1,900                                                                                   $650

 

*Payback is based on the number of paid entries for each tournament.

 

Costa FLW Series Championship:

Place                                   Pro                          Ranger Cup                                      Co-angler                   Ranger Cup

1                                   $50,000         $50,000 Ranger Z518L                   $30,000 Ranger Z175                               $5,000

                               with 200 HP outboard                         with 115 HP outboard                               

2                                     25,000                                    $5,000                                12,500

3                                     20,000                                      3,500                                10,000

4                                     15,000                                      2,000                                  7,500

5                                     10,000                                      1,000                                  5,000

6                                       8,000                                                                                 4,000

7                                       7,000                                                                                  3,500

8                                       6,000                                                                                 3,000

9                                       5,000                                                                                 2,500

10                                     4,500                                                                                  2,000

11-15                                4,000                                                                                  1,500

16-20                                3,500                                                                                 1,000

21-25                                3,000                                                                                    900

26-30                                2,500                                                                                    800

31-40                                2,000                                                                                    700

 

Top two pros from each U.S. Division and the top pro from the International Division at the FLW Series Championship advance to the FLW Cup. If the winning pro qualified through the BFL, he or she also advances to the FLW Cup.

 

The winning co-angler at the FLW Series Championship advances to the FLW Cup to fish as a pro and receives use of a Ranger Z520L following the championship through the FLW Cup.

 

*Payback is based on the number of paid entries in qualifying tournaments.

 

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

LINDEN’S DARNELL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION FINALE ON POTOMAC RIVER

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LINDEN’S DARNELL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION FINALE ON POTOMAC RIVER

LINDEN’S DARNELL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SHENANDOAH DIVISION FINALE ON POTOMAC RIVER

Drakes Branch’s Toombs Takes Co-angler Title

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MARBURY, Md. (Oct. 1, 2018) – Boater Otis Darnell of Linden, Virginia, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Shenandoah Division tournament on the Potomac River Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 32 pounds even. For his win, Darnell earned $5,460.

Darnell was unable to be reached for details, but according to post-tournament reports he caught his fish junk fishing north of the takeoff ramp. His most productive baits were a swimjig and a Z-Man ChatterBait.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Otis Darnell, Linden, Va., 10 bass, 32-0, $5,460

2nd:         David Wilder, Middle River, Md., 10 bass, 27-15, $2,730

3rd:          Bryan Elrod, Mechanicsville, Va., 10 bass, 27-10, $2,320

4th:          Jack Dice, Lynchburg, Va., 10 bass, 27-5, $1,274

5th:          Scooter Lilley, Williamston, N.C., 10 bass, 25-3, $1,092

6th:          Ryan Powroznik, Hopewell, Va., 10 bass, 24-13, $1,101

7th:          Willy Hicks, Chester, Va., 10 bass, 24-11, $910

8th:          Aaron Dixon, Bel Alton, Md., 10 bass, 23-13, $819

9th:          Michael Birr, Franklinton, N.C., 10 bass, 21-10, $728

10th:        Rick McFaul, Phoenix, Md., 10 bass, 20-4, $637

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Marvin Reese of Randallstown, Maryland, caught a largemouth weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $712.

Tony Toombs of Drakes Branch, Virginia, caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 22 pounds, 12 ounces to win the Co-angler Division and $2,730.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Tony Toombs, Drakes Branch, Va., 10 bass, 22-12, $2,730

2nd:         David Williams, Fredericksburg, Va., nine bass, 20-10, $1,465

3rd:          Michael Duarte, Baltimore, Md., 10 bass, 20-6, $959

4th:          Michael Nelms, Hartwood, Va., eight bass, 19-8, $637

5th:          John Alexander, Mount Airy, Md., eight bass, 16-1, $546

6th:          Troy Pipkin, Sterling, Va., eight bass, 16-0, $501

7th:          J.C. Miller, Washington, Pa., nine bass, 15-14, $455

8th:          Chris Jackson, Front Royal, Va., eight bass, 14-6, $410

9th:          Lewis Williams, Roanoke, Va., eight bass, 14-4, $364

10th:        Terry Stevens, Sterling, Va., eight bass, 13-10, $319

Kenny Main of Colonial Heights, Virginia, caught the largest largemouth bass in the Co-angler Division weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $356.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 11-13 BFL Regional Championship on the Chesapeake Bay in North East, Maryland. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

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.

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.

Kim Neal wins ABA Northwest SC D25 Tournament on Lake Hartwell

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Kim Neal wins ABA Northwest SC D25 Tournament on Lake Hartwell

Kim Neal wins Northwest SC D25  Tournament on Lake Hartwell

September 23rd, 2018   Anderson, SC.  Twenty-eight anglers launched from Green Pond Landing near Anderson, SC.  Twelve of those anglers brought back five-fish limits to the scales, but when the scales closed Kim Neal from Easley, SC took the victory with 11.34lbs.  He accredited his win to topwater baits. For the win, Kim took home $651 in prize money plus an additional $150 for 1st Place Option Pot for total earnings of $801.

Second amongst the competitors was Chris Nelson of Social Circle, GA with five-fish that locked in the scales at 11.22lbs. For his efforts, he took home $404 plus $100 for 2nd Place Option Pot for a total of $504 in prize money.

Third place was claimed by Joe McDonie of Guyton, GA with five-fish and a total weight of 10.12lbs. For his efforts, he took home $137.

Fourth place was Butch Pitts of Watkinsville, GA with a limit weighing in at 9.10lbs. For his efforts, he took home $108.

Rounding out the top five in the money was James Stone of Lowndesville, SC with a limit weighing in at 9.09lbs. James earned $72 for his fifth-place finish.

The Biggest Bass of the tournament was caught by David Griswold of Woodruff, SC.  His fish locked in the scales at 4.46lbs earning him $140 in prize money.

Top ten finishers:

1 Kim Neal 11.34
2 Chris Nelson 11.22
3 Joe McDonie 10.12
4 Butch Pitts 9.1
5 James Stone 9.09
6 David Griswold 9.05
7 Don Kneece 8.34
8 Joey Miller 8.07
9 Blake Campbell 6.08
10 Nolan Pulley 6.04

The next tournament in this division will take place on October 14th, 2018 launching from Elberton boat ramp on Lake Russell.

For more information on this event or division please contact local director Grover Jones at 252-217-2893 or visit www.americanbassanglers.com

These anglers earn valuable points toward the divisional angler of the year title. The points champion from each division will compete in the annual American Bass Anglers AFT Angler of The Year Final Round at the AFT Championship. In addition, the top 500 anglers from the various divisions will earn the right to compete in the three-day ABA, AFT National Championship tournament.

The American Fishing Tour offers low cost, close to home bass tournaments that are designed for the weekend angler. All anglers fish for both money and points. The points advance the angler to their divisional championship and the top 500 anglers in the US are invited to the American Fishing Tour National Championship.

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

Major League Fishing Announces 80 Anglers Set for New Bass Pro Tour

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Major League Fishing Announces 80 Anglers Set for New Bass Pro Tour
Several Major League Fishing anglers were present during league planning activities held this week at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri, at which the 80-angler field for the new MLF Bass Pro Tour was announced. (Back row, left to right) Dean Rojas, James Watson, Wesley  Strader, Scott Suggs, Fred Roumbanis, Mark Davis, Gary Klein, Skeet Reese, Kevin VanDam and Boyd Duckett. (Front) Mark Rose, Mike McClelland, Jeff Kriet, Shaw Grigsby, Keith Poche, Kelly Jordon and Tim Horton. (Click to enlarge)

Major League Fishing Announces 80 Anglers Set for New Bass Pro Tour

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RIDGEDALE, Mo. (October 3, 2018) – Major League Fishing (MLF) leadership today announced the official roster of the 80 anglers who have committed to compete in the new-for-2019 Bass Pro Tour and MLF Cup events. The final list was made public during an MLF meeting held this week at Big Cedar Lodge with several of its sponsors and anglers present to discuss plans in follow up to the league’s recent announcement of significant expansion for the purpose of growing the sport.
“We understand how difficult this decision was for pro anglers … everyone who has faced a potential career-changing move can relate to it, but the deadline has passed for the invitees and we now proudly have 80 individuals who have committed to a dream that goes beyond just a tournament payday,” said MLF co-founder and PBTAA Vice President Boyd Duckett. “Sure, higher payouts are part of it, but for us this is not a competition we’re in against other trails. It doesn’t matter what B.A.S.S. or FLW does; our goal is different. These anglers know that and we’re ecstatic to have them on board with the new MLF plans.”
The full 80-man field includes Bassmaster Classic champions, FLW Forrest Wood Cup winners, Anglers of the Year and top tour performers from throughout the world of competitive bass fishing.
The 2019 MLF anglers are: Casey Ashley, Justin Atkins, Adrian Avena, Josh Bertrand, Tommy Biffle, Zack Birge, Stephen Browning, Brent Chapman, Jason Christie, Luke Clausen, Gary Clouse, Dustin Connell, Brandon Coulter, Cliff Crochet, Mark Daniels Jr., Mark Davis, Ott DeFoe, Boyd Duckett, Brent Ehrler, James Elam, Paul Elias, Edwin Evers, Todd Faircloth, Shinichi Fukae, Shaw Grigsby, Greg Hackney, Roy Hawk, Brett Hite, Tim Horton, Randy Howell, Mike Iaconelli, Alton Jones, Alton Jones Jr., Kelly Jordon, JT Kenney, Gary Klein, Jeff Kriet, Jason Lambert, Bobby Lane, Chris Lane, Russ Lane, Jordan Lee, Matt Lee, Dave Lefebre, Jared Litner, Justin Lucas, Aaron Martens, Mike McClelland, Cody Meyer, Ish Monroe, Andy Montgomery, Andy Morgan, John Murray, Britt Myers, Michael Neal, Takahiro Omori, Cliff Pace, Brandon Palaniuk, Keith Poche, Jacob Powroznik, Skeet Reese, Marty Robinson, Dean Rojas, Mark Rose, Fred Roumbanis, Bradley Roy, Terry Scroggins, Fletcher Shryock, Gerald Spohrer, Wesley Strader, Scott Suggs, Gerald Swindle, Randall Tharp, Jonathan VanDam, Kevin VanDam, Greg Vinson, David Walker, James Watson, Jacob Wheeler and Jesse Wiggins.
“This is a new day in professional bass fishing, with MLF and its team of anglers and partners now on a fast track to elevate the sport to a level comparable to that of other major league sporting events,” MLF Commissioner Don Rucks said. “Our game is played on a ‘field,” and we have celebrities, fast action, rules, officials, penalties and a clock. Our participants like being role models and giving autographs, and we’re going to make it easier for anglers and fans to share the passion of fishing going forward.”

“I, we, are going into this new MLF venture with a different mentality,” said Kevin VanDam, holder of many bass fishing titles. “To me, looking at this list is a very powerful statement about the future of the league. This group of anglers accepted the opportunity because they all believe in the vision and that we have the chance to do something very special for the sport of fishing. With all the anglers working hard for the same end goal, the future is going to be very exciting.”

MLF will continue its popular Cup events and World Championship, airing on Outdoor Channel and CBS, respectively. New are the Bass Pro Tour competitions and championship, and eventually tour qualifiers, all of which will use the same entertaining and conservation-friendly catch, weigh and immediate-release format.

“It might seem like this expansion roll out happened in a hurry, but in reality it’s been six years in development. Ever since Gary Klein and Boyd first had the MLF concept, we’ve had a great team of people working diligently on the bigger picture,” MLF President and CEO Jim Wilburn said. “The extensive strategic planning will become much more obvious over the next few weeks as we reveal more and more of the elements. The new MLF is fulfilling the dream of so many to grow this great sport.”

The expansions have been made possible through enthusiastic support from Bass Pro Shops, Outdoor Sportsman Group (OSG) and several other fishing industry and non-endemic sponsors who have been involved since MLF’s first TV show in 2012.
Today MLF airs on Outdoor Channel, World Fishing Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network and Discovery Channel, and is available on-demand on My Outdoor TV (MOTV).
For current MLF schedules, rules and sponsors, visit MajorLeagueFishing.com.

CHARLOTTE’S CHAMBERS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE NORMAN

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CHARLOTTE’S CHAMBERS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE NORMAN

CHARLOTTE’S CHAMBERS WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE NORMAN

Henderson Takes Co-angler Title

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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 1, 2018) – Boater Craig Chambers of Charlotte, North Carolina, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) North Carolina Division tournament on Lake Norman Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 26 pounds, 3 ounces. Chambers pocketed $4,944 for his win.

Chambers said he mainly fished the Davidson and Ramsey creek areas of the lake.

“I flipped piers and also threw a spinnerbait under them. There were tall piers with wooden poles and they provided shade for the fish,” said Chambers, who logged his first career win in FLW competition. “Most of my fish Saturday came on a (9/16-ounce, Angry Gill-colored) True South Fathead flipping jig with a (green-pumpkin) Zoom Big Salty Chunk trailer. I also weighed one on a ½-ounce (Sun Perch-colored) True South spinnerbait with three gold and silver blades.

“There were scattered clouds each day,” continued Chambers. “When it was cloudy I leaned more towards the spinnerbait, and when the sun came out I leaned more on the jig. That’s when shady spots showed up and you could target them a little more.”

Chambers said he covered a lot of water, catching around 50 keepers Saturday, but only 11 or 12 Sunday. He cited high-pressure systems rolling through and the sunnier weather as the likely culprits for the slower bite.

“On Sunday I decided to make a 35-mile trip up into the Catawba River. Luckily, my Triton boat and Mercury outboard had no problem getting me there,” said Chambers. “I had one little spot, and if they were pulling current, I knew I could catch a big one. My first bite my jig rod snapped on the hookset and I had to hand-reel it in. It was 15 or 20 yards away, but I ended up getting it to the side of the boat. It was a 4¼-pounder and my co-angler grabbed it and got it in the boat. That was the fish that won the tournament for me.”

Chambers said he also weighed two off of the spinnerbait Sunday.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:           Craig Chambers, Charlotte, N.C., 10 bass, 26-3, $4,944

2nd:         Shane LeHew, Catawba, N.C., 10 bass, 24-8, $2,772

3rd:          Scott Hamrick, Denver, N.C., 10 bass, 24-7, $1,579

4th:          Jeff Queen, Catawba, N.C., 10 bass, 24-1, $1,107

5th:          Michael Stephen, Gastonia, N.C., 10 bass, 23-9, $949

6th:          Ryan Deal, Indian Trail, N.C., nine bass, 22-2, $1,440

7th:          Artie Phillips, Monroe, N.C., 10 bass, 21-15, $791

8th:          Shane Lineberger, Lincolnton, N.C., 10 bass, 21-13, $712

9th:          Timmy Thompkins, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 10 bass, 21-13, $633

10th:        Doug Easton, Concord, N.C., 10 bass, 21-7, $553

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Deal caught a bass weighing 4 pounds, 5 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $570.

Bobby Henderson of Charlotte, North Carolina, caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 17 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the Co-angler Division and $2,572.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Bobby Henderson, Charlotte, N.C., 10 bass, 17-11, $2,572

2nd:         Charles Wood, Thomasville, N.C., eight bass   , 16-2, $1,186

3rd:          Nathan Grose, Summersville, W. Va., eight bass, 13-11, $842

4th:          Tristen Trull, Mt. Holly, N.C., nine bass, 13-1, $553

5th:          Mike Shatley, North Wilkesboro, N.C., nine bass, 12-4, $474

6th:          Steve Reynolds, Concord, N.C., six bass, 11-11, $435

7th:          Nikki Hames, Gaffney, S.C., seven bass, 11-0, $395

8th:          Mathew Baker, Asheboro, N.C., seven bass, 10-8, $356

9th:          Chris McMillan, Charlotte, N.C., five bass, 10-7, $601

10th:        Paul Foley, Mooresville, N.C., five bass, 9-11, $277

McMillan caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 3 pounds, 11 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $285.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 11-13 BFL Regional Championship on Chesapeake Bay in North East, Maryland. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

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.

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.

CAL POLY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALE ON CALIFORNIA DELTA PRESENTED BY COSTA

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CAL POLY WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALE ON CALIFORNIA DELTA PRESENTED BY COSTA

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BETHEL ISLAND, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2018) – The California Polytechnic State University duo of Sam Morita of Sebastopol, California, and Aren Abrahamian of Glendale, California, won the YETI FLW College Fishing event on the California Delta presented by Costa Saturday with five bass weighing 20 pounds, 1 ounce. The victory earned the Mustang’s bass club $2,650 and a slot in the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship, scheduled for June 4-6, 2019 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland.

“We started our day fishing on the south-southeast side, near Mandeville Island,” said Abrahamian, a senior majoring in environmental science. “We were fishing riprap banks with squarebill crankbaits. We had figured out the squarebill deal in practice and we knew we could put together a quick 6- or 7-pound limit and then go looking for upgrades, so that’s what we did.”

The duo threw unnamed craw-pattern, light red squarebill crankbaits to put together an estimated 7-pound limit by 10 a.m., then moved to another pattern, fishing old dock pilings with Yamamoto Senkos.

“We moved to another spot that had a bunch of pilings – probably around 100 – and caught three big ones flipping Senkos,” Abrahamian said. “Sam was fishing a green-pumpkin and red flake color, Texas-rigged; I was fishing just a green Senko and had mine wacky-rigged. We only had three bites doing that, but they were 4-, 5- and 6-pounders.”

The Mustangs estimated that they caught around 20 keeper fish throughout the day – 40 total. They said that 95% of their bass came on the squarebill.

“We got lucky with the Senkos, but if we wouldn’t have thrown the squarebills early than we wouldn’t have had a limit,” Abrahamian went on to say. “We usually don’t throw that here, but it was a random call that Sam made in practice and it ended up working out – even better than we thought it would.”

The top 10 teams that advanced to the 2019 College Fishing National Championship are:

1st:           California Polytechnic State University – Sam Morita, Sebastopol, Calif., and Aren Abrahamian, Glendale, Calif., five bass, 20-1, $2,650

2nd:          Oregon State University – Biagio Capp, Discovery Bay, Calif., and Brandon Peeler, Lake Oswego, Ore., five bass, 14-7, $1,210

3rd:          California State University-Chico – Jack Geist, Davis, Calif., and Austin Crane, Oroville, Calif., five bass, 13-4, $500

4th:           Sonoma State University – Josh Hanna, Danville, Calif., and Tyler Owens, Santa Rosa, Calif., five bass, 11-9, $510

5th:           University of California-Merced – Herbie LeBlanc and Tshu Xiong, both of Merced, Calif., five bass, 10-12, $500

6th:           California State University-Chico – Matthew Pusateri, Grand Terrace, Calif., and Chad Sweitzer, Chico, Calif., five bass, 10-12

7th:           Arizona State University – Ryan Slivkoff, Tempe, Ariz., and Hayden Frey, San Tan Valley, Ariz., five bass, 9-15

8th:           Utah Valley University – Nick Forbush, Heber City, Utah, and Ben Levie, Salem, Utah, five bass, 9-15

9th:           Sonoma State University – B.J. Kendrick, Morgan Hill, Calif., and Brock Trudeau, Lancaster, Calif., five bass, 9-5

10th:        California State University-Chico – Frank Tomasello and Jakob Conlan, both of Chico, Calif., five bass, 8-10

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

The YETI FLW College Fishing event on the California Delta presented by Costa was hosted by Russo’s Marina & Sugar Barge RV Resort. It was the third and final regular-season qualifying tournament for Western Conference anglers in 2018. The next YETI FLW College Fishing event takes place Nov. 3, when Southern Conference anglers compete at the final YETI FLW College Fishing event of the season on Toledo Bend Reservoir presented by Bass Pro Shops, in Many, Louisiana.

YETI FLW College Fishing teams compete in three regular-season qualifying tournaments in one of five conferences – Central, Northern, Southern, Southeastern and Western. The top ten teams from each division’s three regular-season tournaments and the top 20 teams from the annual FLW College Fishing Open will advance to the 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship, June 4-6 at the Potomac River in Marbury, Maryland. Additional teams will qualify for the National Championship if the field size in regular-season events exceeds 100 boats.

YETI FLW College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a college fishing club that is recognized by their school.

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

Chad Pennell & Casey Warren WIN CATT Waccanaw River Sept 29,2018 With 20.04 lbs

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Chad Pennell & Casey Warren WIN CATT Waccanaw River Sept 29,2018 With 20.04 lbs

Tournament Results Waccamaw River Sept 29, 2018! Warren & Pennell Come Out on Top!

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The 1st Waccamaw River Fall Qualifier was moved to Santee Cooper because of flooding so we will get back to normal Oct 2oth at Bucksport.

Chad Pennell & Casey Warren took 1st with 20.04 lbs worth $755.00!

2nd went to Wendell Causey and Bucky DeBerry with 17.70 lbs!

3rd with 14.36 lbs Lonnie Jones & Craig McFadden

Jesse Singleton & Jesse Hopkins with the 2nd BF

15 Teams BF WT $ Points
Casey Warren & Chad Pennell.  BF 7.48 20.04 $755.00 110
Wendell causey & Bucky DeBerry 3.69 17.70 $200.00 109
Lonnie Jones & Craig McFadden 3.86 14.36 $80.00 108
Timmy & River Squirers 3.05 12.04 107
Cody Squirers & Jess White 3.23 11.74 106
Reid McDowell & Jesse Norris. 3.15 11.08 105
Corey Singleton & Jesse Hopkins  2nd BF 4.63 9.52 $45.00 104
Lee Glover & Mark Altman 3.86 9.35 103
Chris Jones & Ed Owens. 2.76 9.19 102
Sammie Grier & Cleo Strickland 4.49 7.81 101
Danny Mclain 4.44 6.03 100
Don Mclaud 0.00 5.22 99
Eric Freeman & David Gause 0.00 5.02 98
Mark Jonhson 0.00 4.00 97
Charles & Mark Cotton. 0.00 3.16 96
Total Entrys $1,200.00
BONUS $ $150.00
Total Paid At Ramp $1,080.00
Waccamaw River 2018 Fall Final Fund $290.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund $30.00
2018 Waccamaw River Fall Final Fund Total
$290.00
2019 CATT Championship Fund Total $1,230.00

Jason Oxford wins ABA Division 40 Tournament on Kentucky Lake

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Jason Oxford wins Division 40 Tournament on Kentucky Lake

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On Saturday, September 29, 2018 fourteen anglers launched from Lucas Harbor ramp in New Johnsonville, TN. It was a tough day of fishing with none of those anglers bringing a limit to the scales. When the scales closed only 6 anglers had fish to weigh in.  Jason Oxford from Camden, TN took the victory with one fish weighing 4.38 lbs.  For the win, Jason took home $406.

Second amongst the competitors was Jamie Sellers with two fish that weighed 4.32 lbs.   Jamie took home $200 in prize money.

Third place was claimed by Tim Lyle with one fish weighing 2.72 lbs. For his efforts he took home $79.

Jason Oxford’s one fish also gave him big fish of the tournament. For this 4.38 lb. fish, he was awarded $140.
Top Finishers

1.       Jason Oxford 4.38 lbs.
2.       Jamie Sellers 4.32 lbs.
3.       Tim Lyle 2.72 lbs.
4.       Kevin Crutcher 2.29 lbs.
5.       Steve Lamer 1.88 lbs.
6.       Larry Haneline 1.61 lbs.

This concludes Division 40 early bird tournaments and we will be finalizing our 2019 tournament schedule soon.

For more information on this event or division please contact Division 40 director Larry Franklin (931) 296-7235 or (931) 209-2995 or visit www.americanbassanglers.com

These anglers earn valuable points toward the divisional angler of the year title. The points champion from each division will compete in the annual American Bass Anglers AFT Angler of The Year Final Round at the AFT Championship. In addition, the top 500 anglers from the various divisions will earn the right to compete in the three-day ABA, AFT National Championship tournament.

The American Fishing Tour offers low cost, close to home bass tournaments that are designed for the weekend angler. All anglers fish for both money and points. The points advance the angler to their divisional championship and the top 500 anglers in the US are invited to the American Fishing Tour National Championship.

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

LEBANON’S ECKLER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION FINALE ON OLD HICKORY LAKE

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LEBANON’S ECKLER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION FINALE ON OLD HICKORY LAKE

LEBANON’S ECKLER WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE MUSIC CITY DIVISION FINALE ON OLD HICKORY LAKE

Cookeville’s Sims Grabs Co-angler Title

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GALLATIN, Tenn. (Oct. 1, 2018) – Boater Tony Eckler of Lebanon, Tennessee, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Music City Division tournament on Old Hickory Lake Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 28 pounds even. For his win, Eckler took home $4,749.

Eckler primarily flipped green-pumpkin-colored creature baits in 1- to 3-feet of water to catch his fish Saturday. He said he flipped wood and trash piles, fishing both the main-lake and in the creeks in the mid-section of Old Hickory Lake.

“On Sunday I caught a couple of keepers on a (Blue Chrome-colored) Heddon Super Spook at a spot with schooling fish, which was a main-river ledge near the mouth of a creek,” said Eckler. “I also lost a 2-pounder on a Keitech swimbait and a 3-pounder on the Spook – all in the first 15 minutes. I was pretty frustrated.

“After a few slow hours, I caught a 4-pounder on a Texas-rigged (Plum-colored) Zoom Ol’ Monster Worm off of a drop at the same spot they’d been schooling,” said Eckler. “My instincts told me to try dragging something and it worked.”

Eckler said he entered the final hour of the tournament with four fish totaling about 10 pounds. He said he went flipping and switched from green-pumpkin-colored baits to watermelon colors because of the clearer water.

“I caught my fifth fish and culled three times in the last hour and that’s what won me the tournament,” said Eckler. “Even though I’d lost the 2- and 3- pounders early, I didn’t give up.”

Eckler noted that his recently-purchased Nitro Z21 boat and Mercury outboard helped him stay focused on fishing.

“The Nitro and Mercury are a dependable combo. It eases my mind to know that I have good equipment after fishing out of a used boat for several years. I had some issues, but now I don’t have to worry as much and I have a good sense of security.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:           Tony Eckler, Lebanon, Tenn., 10 bass, 28-0, $4,749

2nd:         Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., nine bass, 23-4, $2,465

3rd:          Jason Dies, Lebanon, Tenn., nine bass, 21-10, $1,350

4th:          Joel Trevino, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., nine bass, 19-10, $875

5th:          Rocco Simeri, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 10 bass, 18-12, $1,050

6th:          Lance Oligschlaeger, Gallatin, Tenn., eight bass, 17-12, $687

7th:          Hunter Bouldin, McMinnville, Tenn., seven bass, 16-7, $625

8th:          Josh Tramel, Smithville, Tenn., seven bass, 13-0, $562

9th:          Alex Hester, Crossville, Tenn., six bass, 12-8, $500

10th:        Chris Holland, Winchester, Tenn., seven bass, 11-11, $437

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Wagner caught a bass weighing 3 pounds, 15 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $390.

J.P. Sims of Cookeville, Tennessee, caught a two-day total of seven bass weighing 11 pounds, 6 ounces, to win the Co-angler Division and $1,875.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:           J.P. Sims, Cookeville, Tenn., seven bass, 11-6, $1,875

2nd:         Robert Russell, Smyrna, Tenn., five bass, 9-13, $1,037

3rd:          Chris O’Bryan, Harned, Ky., four bass, 7-10, $625

4th:          Brian Reed, Cookeville, Tenn., four bass, 7-2, $437

5th:          Brandon Davis, Canton, Ga., four bass, 6-14, $375

6th:          James Davis, Springfield, Tenn., four bass, 5-15, $344

7th:          Darren Kelly, Wartburg, Tenn., two bass, 5-12, $557

8th:          Austin Mitchell, Antioch, Tenn., three bass, 4-14, $281

9th:          Charles Olson, Byrdstown, Tenn., three bass, 4-4, $250

10th:        Chad Hill, Marion, Ill., two bass, 3-12, $219

Kelly caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 4 pounds, 8 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $195.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 18-20 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Norman in Huntersville, North Carolina. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

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.

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.

Hunter & Tony Axt Win Bass Nation Of VA 2018 Fall Classic

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Congratulations to Hunter & Tony Axt on another great win.

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