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New topwater fishes big, throws water, and makes plenty of racket – LIVETARGET

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LIVETARGET Makes a Commotion

New topwater fishes big, throws water, and makes plenty of racket

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Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON (September 11, 2018) – Catching fish on topwater lures is among the most exciting experiences enjoyed by contemporary bass anglers. A consistent, rhythmic, or even stealthy presentation sometimes triggers the most surface bites. Under other conditions, however, it’s best to cause a commotion: fish big, throw water, and make plenty of noise.

Building upon their heritage in crafting the most realistic lures available, and their dominance in the arena of hollow body topwater research and development, the artisans at LIVETARGET unveil an entirely new topwater lure design, one that’s destined to cause a commotion.

 

LIVETARGET Commotion Shad in Pearl Ghost (154)

LIVETARGET’s new Commotion Shad couples an ultra-realistic, shad profile hollow body topwater to a free-wheeling spinner blade tail. Precision balanced and tuned to fish slow and steady, or fast and furious, the Shad Commotion is ready to turn the heads, and open the mouths, of bass and other freshwater apex predators.

The revolutionary new Commotion Shad draws from LIVETARGET’s experience in designing the most realistic, and effective, hollow body topwater lures. Indeed, four ICAST New Product Showcase trophies for their Hollow Body Frog, Mouse, Sunfish, and Mullet exemplify LIVETARGET’s dominance in this category.

The Commotion Shad’s body bristles with three-dimensional, anatomically accurate features including scales, pectoral fins, gill plates and eyes, providing not only lifelike detail, but also depth and texture to the body as it swims. A library of six biologically-inspired color patterns completes the visual deception, making it possible for anglers to Match-the-HatchTM on their favorite waterbody.

Anglers are sure to be impressed with the Commotion Shad’s ultra-high hook up ratios! The Commotion Shad’s soft hollow body collapses effortlessly on the strike, exposing the attacker to the full lip-piercing and fish-holding power of the lure’s custom hook configuration, which are pointed upward and angled just a bit away from the body.

The party gets rolling in the tail section of the Commotion Shad, where a custom-designed Colorado spinner blade is linked to the lure’s hollow body through a robust, smooth-turning swivel. Work the Commotion Shad with a series of twitches and jerks to elicit an erratic “plunk” sound from the tail blade, while a straight retrieve produces both sound and a visual bubble trail, helping predators to locate and attack the bait from long distances. Operating in unison with the lure’s ultra-realistic, shad profile hollow body, this spinner blade causes an irresistible commotion!

Glitter Blue Shad (156)

 

Silver Flake (155)

 

Metallic Moss (157)

 

Pearl Blue Shad (158)

Metallic Violet Shad (159)

While LIVETARGET’s new Commotion Shad was designed with the bass angler in mind, it’s an equal opportunity employer, especially on pelagic species like striped bass, wipers, white bass, and other open-water feeders in freshwater and salt… Present the bait where you would cast a walk-the-dog hard bait, and watch your catch rates soar.

The easily-fished Commotion Shad performs best on a straight retrieve, maximizing its sound, vibration, and flashing tail blade. A lifelike emulator of a juvenile shad struggling for survival at the surface, the Commotion Shad is equally effective for tempting toothy apex predators, too, like musky and pike, as it is with bass. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

The LIVETARGET Commotion Shad is available in two lengths and weights (2 ½” and ½ oz oz; 3 ½” and 5/8 oz) and six biologically-inspired color patterns (154 Pearl Ghost, 155 Silver Flake, 156 Glitter Blue Shad, 157 Metallic Moss, 158 Pearl Blue Shad, and 159 Metallic Violet Shad), making it easy for anglers to select the perfect lure for their favorite body of water. The Commotion Shad will be available early winter 2018 with an MSRP of $14.49.

 

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KENTUCKY’S HOUSTON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BUCKEYE DIVISION FINALE ON INDIAN LAKE

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KENTUCKY’S HOUSTON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE BUCKEYE DIVISION FINALE ON INDIAN LAKE

Co-angler Title Awarded to Oxford’s Thome

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LAKEVIEW, Ohio (Sept. 10, 2018) – Boater Brandon Houston of Burlington, Kentucky, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Buckeye Division tournament on Indian Lake Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 19 pounds, 2 ounces. Houston took home $4,944 for his win.

“I started out fishing pads on Saturday, but I didn’t have a fish in the boat at 11 (a.m.),” said Houston, who earned his second career win in BFL competition. “I decided to move and fish stretches of rock in the Black Hawk area of the lake. Other anglers seemed to be casting reaction-type baits like spinnerbaits and crankbaits, so I decided to slow down and drag a tube.”

Houston said he used a Texas-rigged green-pumpkin Strike King KVD Pro-Model Tube with a ¼-ounce tungsten weight with a 4/0-sized Black Chrome-colored Owner Wide Gap Plus hook. He threw the bait using 20-pound-test Seaguar InvizX line on a 7-foot Falcon BuCoo SR Heavy Casting rod.

On Sunday I started by the ramp and a caught couple of keepers, but then went until 11:30 (a.m.) again without a bite,” said Houston. “I went down a stretch where I’d caught a couple on Saturday and caught two more. By that time, I’d already fished my main stretch from Saturday, but it seemed like they were pulling up on that rock later in the day, so I went back at about 1:30 (p.m.) and caught my biggest fish of the day. Those were the only five bites I got.”

Houston added that his second fish – a 2½-pounder – came from pads on a black Strike King KVD Sexy Frog.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:           Brandon Houston, Burlington, Ky., 10 bass, 19-2, $4,944

2nd:         Cody Seeger, Bellefontaine, Ohio, 10 bass, 15-7, $2,472

3rd:          Kyle Weisenburger, Ottawa, Ohio, 10 bass, 15-5, $1,579

4th:          Jeremy Tenwalde, Ft. Jennings, Ohio, nine bass, 14-12, $1,107

5th:          Miles Johnson, Centerville, Ohio, 10 bass, 13-7, $1,249

6th:          Eric Moore, Hamilton, Ohio, eight bass, 13-4, $870

7th:          Josh Smith, Hamilton, Ohio, eight bass, 11-14, $791

8th:          Ron Hiles, Piketon, Ohio, five bass, 11-8, $1,282

9th:          Jay Ellis, Celina, Ohio, five bass, 10-7, $633

10th:        Kevin Spears, New Boston, Ohio, four bass, 9-8, $553

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Hiles caught a bass weighing 3 pounds, 12 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $570.

Austin Thome of Oxford, Ohio, caught a two-day total of seven bass weighing 8 pounds, 10 ounces, to win the Co-angler Division and $2,238.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:           Austin Thome, Oxford, Ohio, seven bass, 8-10, $2,238

2nd:         Jordan Scales, Russells Point, Ohio, five bass, 7-15, $1,119

3rd:          James McWhorter, Hamilton, Ohio, four bass, 6-12, $748

4th:          Mark Miller, Baltic, Ohio, three bass, 5-9, $522

5th:          Darian Ginter, Maplewood, Ohio, five bass, 5-7, $448

6th:          Aaron Stahley, Batavia, Ohio, four bass, 5-1, $610

7th:          Jeff Turner, Plainfield, Ill., three bass, 5-0, $373

8th:          David Rackley, Kettering, Ohio, three bass, 4-11, $336

9th:          Rick McGuire, Brookville, Ohio, two bass, 4-8, $298

10th:        Aaron Kuhlmann, Hamilton, Ohio, three bass, 4-7, $261

Logan Kaplon of Rural Valley, Pennsylvania, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 3 pounds even – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $262.

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 FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube and Snapchat.

TENNESSEE’S JOHNSON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE LBL DIVISION FINALE ON KENTUCKY LAKE

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TENNESSEE’S JOHNSON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE LBL DIVISION FINALE ON KENTUCKY LAKE

Texas’ Glynn Grabs Co-angler Title

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GILBERTSVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 10, 2018) – Boater Daniel Johnson of Lebanon, Tennessee, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) LBL Division tournament on Kentucky and Barkley lakes Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 32 pounds, 11 ounces. For his win, Johnson earned $5,943.

“I had three areas on the south end of Barkley Lake that I worked through both days,” said Johnson, who notched his second career win in BFL competition. “I targeted ultra-shallow cover like rock and wood – basically anything in less than 2 feet of water.”

Johnson flipped green-pumpkin or black and blue-colored tubes with ½-ounce Jenko Creature Weights. He also rotated in handmade balsa square-billed crankbaits. For crankbait colors, he said he preferred shad on Saturday and chartreuse with a black back on Sunday.

“The majority of my fish came from flipping, but I caught one key fish and a couple of keepers on the square-bill,” said Johnson. “I utilized the square-bill more early in the morning when I noticed shad up around the cover. Later in the day I flipped.”

Johnson said he caught eight keepers Saturday and six keepers on Sunday.

“Sticking with my gameplan was important,” said Johnson. “A lot of times, with those shallow fish, there aren’t enough of them for a two-day event, but I felt I could get two limits and two limits would go far. The fishing has been tough, but I knew there were some good, quality fish to be caught up shallow.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:           Daniel Johnson, Lebanon, Tenn., 10 bass, 32-11, $5,943

2nd:         Drew Boggs, Lebanon, Tenn., 10 bass, 32-0, $2,671

3rd:          Chris Beaudrie, Princeton, Ky., eight bass, 28-15, $1,748

4th:          Joey Mallicoat, Lebanon, Tenn., seven bass,   28-10, $1,153

5th:          Chuck Callahan, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10 bass, 27-11, $989

6th:          Josh Malone, Alma, Ill., 10 bass, 27-7, $1,206

7th:          Cody Bertrand, Dyer, Ind., seven bass, 27-1, $824

8th:          Keith Amerson, Bethel Springs, Tenn., seven bass, 26-11, $1,348

9th:          Billy Schroeder, Paducah, Ky., nine bass, 26-9, $659

10th:        Brad Baldwin, Waynesville, Ohio, seven bass, 23-7, $577

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Amerson caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $607.

Michael Glynn of Boerne, Texas, caught a two-day total of seven bass weighing 23 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the Co-angler Division and $2,671.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:           Michael Glynn, Boerne, Texas, seven bass, 23-7, $2,671

2nd:         Dennis Taylor, Murray, Ky., six bass, 22-11, $1,236

3rd:          Jerry Sterling, Jackson, Mo., five bass, 18-10, $872

4th:          Wesley Dunn, Paducah, Ky., six bass, 18-0, $577

5th:          Spencer Childers, Jasper, Ga., five bass, 17-15, $494

6th:          Nathan Steele, Benton, Ky., five bass, 15-15, $453

7th:          Ryan Kirkpatrick, Benton, Ky., four bass, 13-9, $412

8th:          Danny Robinson, Fairland, Ind., two bass, 11-6, $675

9th:          James Kelley, Maryland Heights, Mo., three bass, 11-4, $330

10th:        Evan Bremmerkamp, Benton, Ky., three bass, 10-12, $288

Robinson caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 6 pounds, 15 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $304.

The 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) LBL Division finale on Kentucky and Barkley lakes was hosted by the Kentucky Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee. 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 FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube and Snapchat.

VIRGINIA’S TRENT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE PIEDMONT DIVISION FINALE ON KERR LAKE

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VIRGINIA’S TRENT WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE PIEDMONT DIVISION FINALE ON KERR LAKE

Virginia’s Dacey Grabs Co-angler Title

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HENDERSON, N.C. (Sept. 10, 2018) – Boater Tyler Trent of Nathalie, Virginia, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Piedmont Division tournament on Kerr Lake Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 28 pounds, 13 ounces. For his win, Trent earned $4,732.

Trent said he picked apart mid-lake areas in 20 to 50 feet of water each day.

“Each day I caught a couple on a (6-inch, dark-colored) Zoom Trick Worm on a drop-shot rig and a couple throwing topwater baits, but most of my fish I weighed came on a custom jig,” said Trent, who notched his first win in FLW competition. “Basically I used the drop-shot rig and different topwater baits to get a limit and then used the custom jig. It was more about the bait rather than the structure in my areas.

“I had 40 spots I could’ve hit Saturday, but only needed a few to put together a good limit,” continued Trent. “On Sunday, I ran a lot more because there was less boat pressure and I had more room to move.”

Trent used a 6-foot, 10-inch, G. Loomis E6X Casting rod with an Abu Garcia Revo SX reel for the topwater bait and an NRX Spinning rod, also fitted with an Abu Garcia reel, for the drop-shot and the jig. He estimated that he caught between 15 and 20 keepers Saturday, and even more on Sunday.

“I caught them all day on Sunday,” said Trent. “My Lowrance electronics really paid off, as well. I could see some of the fish I was catching and could cast right back to the school.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:           Tyler Trent, Nathalie, Va., 10 bass, 28-13, $4,732

2nd:         Ryan Harrell, Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 10 bass, 26-10, $2,566

3rd:          Mark Inman, Greensboro, N.C., eight bass, 19-6, $1,577

4th:          Burke Hutcheson, Durham, N.C., 10 bass, 18-4, $1,204

5th:          Danny Moss Jr., Norlina, N.C., eight bass, 18-0, $946

6th:          James Wall, Greensboro, N.C., eight bass, 18-0, $868

7th:          Mike Miller, Trinity, N.C., eight bass, 17-2, $789

8th:          David Wright, Lexington, N.C., six bass, 17-0, $710

9th:          Les Ore, Chesapeake, Va., eight bass, 16-1, $631

10th:        Kevin Chandler, New London, N.C., seven bass, 14-4, $552

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Chris Brummett of Lynch Station, Virginia, caught a bass weighing 4 pounds, 9 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $555.

Ben Dacey of Chesterfield, Virginia, caught a two-day total of six bass weighing 16 pounds, 8 ounces, to win the Co-angler Division and $2,743.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:           Ben Dacey, Chesterfield, Va., six bass, 16-8, $2,743

2nd:         Jason Hinger, Timberlake, N.C., six bass, 14-8, $1,233

3rd:          Robert Jarrett, Lexington, N.C., six bass, 13-12, $790

4th:          Anthony Rife, Max Meadows, Va., four bass, 9-1, $552

5th:          Victor Riveras, Newport News, Va., four bass, 8-14, $473

6th:          David Mills, Moneta, Va., four bass, 8-8, $434

7th:          Jesse Jodon, Windber, Pa., four bass, 8-8, $394

8th:          Jamaine Brown, Halifax, Va., three bass, 8-3, $355

9th:          Arthur Clark, Cary, N.C., four bass, 7-14, $315

10th:        Gregory Skerven, Kernersville, N.C., four bass, 7-8, $276

Dacey also caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 4 pounds, 13 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $277.

The 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Piedmont Division finale on Kerr Lake was hosted by the Vance County Department of Tourism.

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 FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube and Snapchat.

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Quik Measure Pro Review by Bruce Callis Sept 10th 2018

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Have you ever been out fishing and wondered how long a fish was but forgot your measuring board or a tape measure? Whether you are on a boat or on the bank, you can always forget something. I have and I got to test the perfect solution to this problem, The Quik Measure Pro. A simple little tape measure that you apply to your rod, something you will not leave behind.
Quik Measure Pro is a family-owned business right here in the United States and the product is proudly made here by American workers. They take pride in helping you enjoy the outdoors with family and friends. The tape is visible on on all rod colors. It is also great for boats, coolers, tackleboxes, kayaks, spearfishing, nets, fly fishing, and more.

The Quik Measure Pro comes packaged with 2 transparent tape measures, 2 alcohol prep pads and the instructions on how to apply it. When I first got it I was like how is this going to help me, another tape measure to stick in my box. But then I looked closer and found out how wrong I was. Of course, being a guy, I only half read the instructions and cleaned my rod with the prep pad and stuck the tape on my rod. Granted, it has been working fine, even with it getting rained on numerous times. I also found out that where you place it has a lot to do with how easy it is to measure a fish. I placed the tape along the side of the rod thinking I could just lay the rod on its side and do my measure, but in reality rods with the reel attached don’t sit well on their side. Either along the face, which would only work up to the first guide or on the back of the rod will really work.

Once you get your Quik Measure Pro, you will need the following items to get started, a flat surface, a hair dryer, and a pair of scissors to cut the tape to the length you want. Take a alcohol prep pad out of the package and wipe down the rod where you want to apply the tape. Next, take the tape out and peel back the backing enough to allow you to apply the start of the tape to your rod against the base of the rod where it meets the handle. Just apply it along the center of the tape, making sure to not apply the edges, working it down the rod, working it along the ridges and valleys of the rod to the end of the tape. Avoid stretching the tape out as you apply it so as not to effect the accuracy of the measurement. Place the hair dryer on the edge of the table facing you, set to hot, being careful not to burn the table. Hold the rod in front of the airflow from the dryer, being careful not to burn your hand, fingers, or rod. Working from the base of the tape, work the tape edges down from the center out, working out any air bubbles as to work all the way to the tip. It is recommended that you allow the rod to rest for at least 24 hours in a dry, 70 degree plus room before using.

I found that it was very easy to use to check to see just how long the fish was, once I placed the measure tape in the right place. Taking a picture with the rod laying flat, with the measure tape on the back of the rod, may be a little difficult with the curve of the rod, but it is possible. It is not meant to replace a measuring board for tournament anglers who need to have an approved board, but it will help as often we need to know if it of legal length or if it beats out the smallest length we already have.

You can buy the Quik Measure Pro at www.quikmeasurepro.com or on Amazon. The 2 pack sells for only $11.95. Get your Quik Pro Measure today and never worry about leaving the tape measure behind.

 

CASEY MARTIN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE

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CASEY MARTIN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE CHOO CHOO DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE GUNTERSVILLE

Co-angler Title Goes to Athen’s Hill

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GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (Sept. 10, 2018) – Boater Casey Martin of New Hope, Alabama, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Choo Choo Division tournament on Lake Guntersville Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 36 pounds, 5 ounces. Martin earned $8,174 for his win.

Martin said he spent his weekend fishing the Goose Pond area of Lake Guntersville.

“I fished mid- to upper-lake, just junk-fishing,” said Martin, who earned his seventh career win – third on Lake Guntersville – in FLW competition. “I caught a couple of fish deep with a swimbait at a depression on a shell bed, and a couple schooling with a topwater bait. For the schooling fish I sat in 7 to 8 feet of water and threw into 3 to 5 feet. You could see the grass right under the surface.”

Martin said he used a 99 Problems-colored True Bass Perfect Head Swimbait rigged on a ¾-ounce Picasso Smart Mouth Jig Head out deep, and a Sexy Shad-colored Bill Lewis’ StutterStep and a green-pumpkin-colored Z-Man ChatterBait with a Z-Man Razor Shadz trailer for a one-two punch up shallow. He said he logged about nine keepers total Saturday.

“I’d run the StutterStep and then the ChatterBait after to get ones that wouldn’t commit to the StutterStep,” said Martin.

On Sunday, strong winds forced Martin to switch patterns. He opted to flip main-lake grass mats with a Z-Man Palmetto BugZ rigged with a 1½-ounce Picasso tungsten weight and ended up catching around eight keepers.

“The key for me was knowing how to adjust to the conditions,” said Martin. “Having confidence in my areas was important as well. It can be tough out there this time of year.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:           Casey Martin, New Hope, Ala., 10 bass, 36-5, $6,174 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2nd:         Ryan Salzman, Huntsville, Ala., 10 bass, 34-3, $3,137

3rd:          Jason Grape, Attalla, Ala., 10 bass, 31-9, $2,057

4th:          Casey O’Donnell, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 31-4, $1,371

5th:          Alex Davis, Albertville, Ala., 10 bass, 31-3, $1,175

6th:          Paul Tidwell, Horton, Ala., 10 bass, 29-4, $1,077

7th:          Laker Howell, Guntersville, Ala., 10 bass, 28-12, $979

8th:          Derek Remitz, Grant, Ala., eight bass, 27-14, $881

9th:          Bryan Dowdy, Florence, Ala., 10 bass, 27-14, $783

10th:        Jake Gipson, Birmingham, Ala., 10 bass, 27-8, $685

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Douglas Webster of Pinson, Alabama, caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $780.

Randy Hill of Athens, Alabama, caught a two-day total of eight bass weighing 23 pounds, 1 ounce, to win the Co-angler Division and $3,080.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:           Randy Hill, Athens, Ala., eight bass, 23-1, $3,080

2nd:         Alex Pruitt, Bessemer, Ala., eight bass, 22-13, $1,440

3rd:          Ron Montgomery, Rome, Ga., six bass, 17-4, $1,012

4th:          Colby Hester, Russellville, Ala., five bass, 16-12, $672

5th:          Marcus Corbett, Anniston, Ala., five bass, 15-12, $576

6th:          Paul Clayton, Cohutta, Ga., six bass, 15-4, $528

7th:          Cameron Gatlin, Chattanooga, Tenn., seven bass, 14-15, $480

8th:          Tony Hill, Chatsworth, Ga., seven bass, 14-12, $432

9th:          Steven Jacques, Addison, Ala., five bass, 12-9, $384

10th:        Chris Smith, Resaca, Ga., five bass, 11-11, $336

David Marr of Cleveland, Tennessee, caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 5 pounds, 12 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $382.

The 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Choo Choo Division finale on Lake Guntersville was hosted by the Marshall County Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 25-27 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Chickamauga in Dayton, Tennessee. 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 FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube and Snapchat.

MOORE’S TINGEN TAKES WIN AT T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SAVANNAH RIVER DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE HARTWELL

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MOORE’S TINGEN TAKES WIN AT T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SAVANNAH RIVER DIVISION FINALE ON LAKE HARTWELL

Martin’s Watson Wins Co-angler Title

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LAVONIA, Ga. (Sept. 10, 2018) – Boater Justin Tingen of Moore, South Carolina, fishing in his first ever tournament with FLW, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Savannah River Division tournament on Lake Hartwell Sunday with a two-day cumulative catch of 10 bass weighing 23 pounds, 14 ounces. For his win, Tingen earned $4,465.

“Fishing in my first ever BFL event and getting a win – the joke now is that I’m going to retire undefeated,” said Tingen, a 28-year old who grew up fishing on Lake Hartwell. “I had a great time, though, and I can’t wait to fish another one. I didn’t catch a whole lot of fish – just 8 or 9 keepers a day – but they were the right size.”

Tingen said he started his day Saturday with a 25-mile run up the Seneca River, catching a few fish early on a Shooter Lures buzzbait with a Zoom Horny Toad before working his way back down towards the Tugaloo River to finish his limit. Sunday, he started his day fishing the mid-lake area with a Roboworm on a drop-shot rig before working his way back up the Tugaloo.

“The key for me was covering a lot of water,” Tingen went on to say. “I burned ¾ of a tank of gas both days.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1st:          Justin Tingen, Moore, S.C., 10 bass, 23-14, $4,465

2nd:         Chris Nelson, Social Circle, Ga., 10 bass, 22-2, $2,233

3rd:          Matthew Justice, Fair Play, S.C., 10 bass, 21-11, $1,688

4th:          Tra Dumit, Greenville, S.C., 10 bass, 21-2, $1,142

5th:          Thomas Guthke, Anderson, S.C., 10 bass, 19-3, $893

6th:          Derek Freeman, Anderson, S.C., 10 bass, 19-2, $819

7th:          Brad Benfield, Cornelia, Ga., 10 bass, 18-14, $744

8th:          William Fordree, Six Mile, S.C., 10 bass, 18-0, $670

9th:          Michael Mengeling, Cumming, Ga., 10 bass, 16-11, $595

10th:        Carl Zoellner, Highlands, N.C., eight bass, 15-8, $1,031

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Zoellner caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 13 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division. The catch earned him the Boater Big Bass award of $510.

Tim Watson of Martin, Georgia, caught a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 16 pounds even to win the Co-angler Division and $2,333.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1st:          Tim Watson, Martin, Ga., 10 bass, 16-0, $2,333

2nd:         Stephen Burress, Mills River, N.C., 10 bass, 14-8, $1,421

3rd:          Michael Smith, Piedmont, S.C., 10 bass, 13-0, $744

4th:          Jeremy Winn, Seneca, S.C., eight bass, 11-7, $521

5th:          Peter Adames, Statesboro, Ga., seven bass, 11-2, $447

6th:          Brandon Lawson, Union, S.C., four bass, 10-5, $409

7th:          Bobby Smith, Asheville, N.C., six bass, 9-10, $372

8th:          Matt Redd, Belton, S.C., eight bass, 9-7, $335

9th:          Bobby Wade, Gaffney, S.C., five bass, 8-14, $298

10th:        Thomas Morris, Walhalla, S.C., seven bass, 8-12, $260

Burress caught the largest bass in the Co-angler Division – a fish weighing 4 pounds, 2 ounces – and earned the Co-angler Big Bass award of $255.

The 2018 T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Savannah River Division finale on Lake Hartwell was hosted by Tugaloo State Park.

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 St. Johns River in Palatka, Florida. 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 FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube and Snapchat.

POTOMAC RIVER SELECTED TO HOST 2019 BFL ALL-AMERICAN AND COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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POTOMAC RIVER SELECTED TO HOST 2019 BFL ALL-AMERICAN AND COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Two Bass Fishing Championship events to be held at Smallwood State Park in Charles County

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MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 10, 2018) – FLW announced Monday the dates and location for the 2019 T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American and the 2019 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship. The Potomac River and Marbury, Maryland, will play host to both the 36th annual BFL All-American, May 30-June 1, and the College Fishing National Championship, June 4-6.

Although the historic fishery has played host to numerous FLW Tour, Series, BFL, College Fishing and High School events over the year, the Potomac River has never before hosted an FLW championship-level event. Both the BFL All-American and the College Fishing National Championship are being hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners and the Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism.

Anglers in both events will take off and weigh-in from Smallwood State Park, located at 2750 Sweden Point Road in Marbury. Time and tide wait for no man, and that’s especially true for bass anglers on the lower Potomac River and its feeder streams. Hit the right spot at the right time in the daily cycle of tides, and a fisherman can put himself in a position to win. Miss the mark, and finish back in the pack.

2019 T-H Marine FLW BFL All-American

  • May 30-June 1                   Potomac River                    Marbury, Md.

2019 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship

  • June 4-6                             Potomac River                    Marbury, Md.

Anglers competing in the BFL All-American on the Potomac River will cast for a cash prize of up to $120,000 in the Boater Division and $60,000 in the Co-angler Division. In addition to the six-figure payday, the top boater will also receive an invitation to compete for bass fishing’s most coveted prize – the Forrest Wood Cup – held Aug. 9-11 on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

The 2019 FLW College Fishing National Championship awards the top team a $30,000 prize package, including a Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower outboard engine and each angler an entry into the 2019 Forrest Wood Cup.

The complete schedule and rules for the 2019 BFL and FLW College Fishing season will be announced soon. The full schedule and rules for both circuits will be posted online at FLWFishing.com.

For a full schedule of events, complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on FLW’s social media outlets at FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTube and Snapchat.

Dennis Reedy & Tommy Marrow Win Cashion Fishing Rods “End of Year” T.T. Qualifier #5 Sept 8th 2018

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The weather has just been great for our tournaments! Lucky I guess. But the Heat!!! Qualifier #5 of the PBC Cashion  Fishing Rods ‘End of Year’ Trail at Falls Lake hosted 31 teams today. The wind was light and variable but the temperature  and humidy was almost unbearable! Water temps averaged about 90 degrees and the water level was about a foot above
normal. We had several good bags but for the most part the bite was hard to find!


The team of Dennis Reedy & Tommy Marrow won 1st Place weighing in 5 bass at 18.04 lbs. taking home $885 in  winnings, but as luck would have it they also have to fix a broken linkage in their motor! Luckily they were helped
out by another team so they could weigh in their catch!   Reedy on left, Marrow on right.


Finally having a good day was the team of Rick Sossaman &
Steve Upchurch coming in 2nd place with 5 fish weighing 17.90 lbs. & also won 1st Place TWT to pocket a total of  $1,225. Todd Sumner & Mike Dinterman took 3rd Place along with 2nd Place TWT and won $660 with 5 weighing  16.70 lbs.. Chuck Byrd & Gale Watson took Big Fish honors & $406 with a nice 7.78 pounder! Bobby Houser & Matt Dean took 2nd Big Fish and $174 with another at 6.96 pounds. Again the money really got spread around
today!!

Only 82 fish were weighed in for a total of 249 pounds for an average of 3.04 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught  on Texas rigs, Carolina rigs, Jig combos and Crankbaits in 4 to 8′ of water off main point dropoffs, grass flats and  creek channels. The Fall bite can be cruel at times! Hint…follow the bait.

I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. The next Cashion Fishing  Rods ‘End of Year’ Tournament Trail Qualifier will be September 22th at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown Landing
Wildlife Ramp. Go to this webpage for the info on the ‘End of Year’ Trail:
http://piedmontbassclassics.com/2018CashionEOYTrailMainPage.html
All the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Tommy Marrow & Dennis Reedy of Oxford & Siler City…5 bass…18.04 lbs…$885
2nd Place: Rick Sossaman & Steve Upchurch of Oak Ridge & Raleigh...5 bass…17.90 lbs…$525
3rd Place: Todd Sumner & Mike Dinterman of Southern Pines & Oxford…5 bass…16.70 lbs…$360
4th Place: Lee Williams & Scott Smith of Durham & Apex …5 bass…16.56 lbs…$280
5th Place: Mark Herndon & Jay Garrard of Bahama & Durham5 bass…15.92 lbs…$230
6th Place: Chase Owens & Logan Anderson of Snow Camp & Catawba5 bass…15.09 lbs…$200

1st Place Big Fish...Chuck Byrd & Gale Watson of Sanford…7.78 lbs…$406
2nd Place Big Fish…Bobby Houser & Matt Dean of Raleigh & Clayton…6.96 lbs…$174

1st Place TWT..2nd Place Team above…17.90 lbs…$700
2nd Place TWT..3rd Place Team above…16.70 lbs…$300

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/

Jesse Wiggins Wins Pro Division of Alabama Bass Trail Open at Smith Lake Wesley Sams and Jordan Wiggins win Amateur Division by Dan O’Sullivan

 

Jesse Wiggins Wins Pro Division of Alabama Bass Trail Open at Smith Lake
Wesley Sams and Jordan Wiggins win Amateur Division
by Dan O’Sullivan

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September 8, 2018 – Jasper, Ala. – For the first time since the inception of the Alabama Bass Trail, the trail hosted an event outside of the usual schedule.  The Alabama Bas Trail Open, presented by Phoenix Boats provided anglers to enjoy the Alabama Bass Trail experience in an event that featured a payback that eclipsed $75,000.

The event drew a total of 164 boats, which was an incredible number, especially when considering that there was a B.A.S.S. Open at Logan Martin, along with a BFL Super Tournament at Lake Guntersville on the same day.  The event featured a standalone Pro Division, as well as an Amateur Division.

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jesse Wiggins, who calls Smith Lake his home lake beat FLW Tour pro Bill Hutchison and his partner Billy Green in the winner take all format with 14.59 pounds.  Wiggins said from stage that he started the day throwing moving baits, but that he turned to something he is well known for.  “I weighed most of these fish on a homemade 3/16-ounce shakin’ head that we make with a green pumpkin Zoom Trick Worm,” he said.  “We have fished this way since I was a kid, and any time I can fish at home, I’m gonna fish it and that setup is gonna be a part of it.”

The amateur division was won by Wiggins’ brother Jordan and his partner Wesley Sams – who have won an ABT on Smith Lake in the past – claimed victory in the amateur division with a limit of bass weighing 14.92 pounds.  The pair said that the fished the Rock Creek area and targeted largemouth primarily with topwater baits.  “We fought the trend of chasing spotted bass because we thought everyone was going to chase them,” they said.  “We got good bites early and managed to fill in a bit later.  Any time you can win at home is a good thing, we are extremely happy.”

The father / son team of Kyle and Luke Glasgow posted a 14.23-pound limit that earned them second place.  They said they covered a bunch of water throwing small swimbaits to catch their fish.  “We threw a Keitech on a jighead and burned through 50 gallons of gas to catch our bag,” they said.  “We had one big one swipe at the lure and miss it, and while we would have liked to have had it, it’s great to get to fish together and do well.”

The Mountain Dew Big Bass of the event was caught by Charles and Chuck Beach.  The 5.68-pound largemouth anchored their 34th place finish and earned them the $1000 big bass bonus.

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

PRO RESULTS

Place Pro Anglers Weight Big Fish Winnings
PRO Jesse Wiggins/ 14.59 4.19 $7,500
PRO Bill Hutchison/Billy Green 4.66 $0

 

AMATEUR RESULTS

Place Anglers Weight Big Fish Winnings
1 Wesley Sams/Jordan Wiggins 14.92 5.13 $15,000
2 Kyle Glasgow/Luke Glasgow 14.23 4.00 $7,500
3 Craig Daniel/Jackie Flack 14.13 $6,000
4 Eric Phillips/Tim Cornelius 13.07 $5,000
5 David Nixon/Delano Green 12.39 $4,000
6 Kyle Welcher/Kevin Whitaker 12.35 4.40 $3,000
7 Jeston Anderson/Gene Latham 12.29 4.01 $2,500
8 David Hudson/Justin Stephenson 12.26 $2,000
9 Brian Jett/Matthew Hyde 12.24 $1,500
10 Tim Arnold/Brian Graves 12.10 4.12 $1,000

 

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.