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Big bite lifts Scanlon to Day 1 lead in Bassmaster Open at Norfork

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Big bite lifts Scanlon to Day 1 lead in Bassmaster Open at Norfork

Missouri’s Casey Scanlon leads Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Norfork Lake presented by SEVIIN with a weight of 18-5.

Photo by Andy Crawford/B.A.S.S.

April 3, 2025

Big bite lifts Scanlon to Day 1 lead in Bassmaster Open at Norfork

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MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. — Lightning struck twice for Casey Scanlon, and while one of those opportunities escaped him, capitalizing on the other helped secure a Day 1 limit of 18 pounds, 5 ounces, which leads Day 1 of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Norfork Lake presented by SEVIIN.

Scanlon, a veteran Ozarks stick from Eldon, Mo., buoyed his opening bag with a 5-pound, 9-ounce largemouth. Heading into Day 2, he holds a lead of 1-8 over Doug Chapin.

“Actually, I lost one bigger than that; I could’ve had a really good day,” Scanlon said. “The one I lost was in a totally different area on an isolated piece of cover. I threw a bait across that spot that you normally don’t lose big fish on.

“I got him to the boat, and he just pulled off. I know where he’s at, so hopefully tomorrow I can go back and get him.”

With recent rains sending muddy plumes into the lake through various creeks and drains, Norfork took on a significantly different complexion than it had presented during practice. This prompted to Scanlon to call an audible.

“I scrapped most of what I was doing after my first few stops in the morning,” Scanlon said. “I slowed down, got a few bites and just kept my head down and kept grinding. Slowly but surely, I culled up.”

Scanlon guarded his specifics, but he said he was able to develop some consistency by looking for a particular type of rock and a certain water clarity level.

“I probably hit a dozen places and when I got to each one, I tried to fish as slowly as I could and capitalize on the bites,” Scanlon said. “I was kinda in that midrange.

“The water clarity varied a lot, so I had to keep moving to find the clarity I wanted. There was definitely a lot of mixing water involved.”

Scanlon said he caught his fish on a mix of reaction baits and slower presentations. His 5-9 bit a moving bait.

With lake conditions changing by the hour and more rain in the Day 2 forecast, Scanlon said he’s hopeful he can pick up where he left off today. Realistically, he suspects he’ll need more flexibility for the second round.

“Honestly, I don’t know if the area where I caught them today will produce again,” Scanlon said. “I utilized several different places today but caught both of my big ones on a similar stretch.

“I was just keeping on the move, and I’ll probably have to do that again tomorrow.”

Chapin, who hails from Tigerton, Wis., is in second place with 16-13. Noting that his day was an extension of what he saw coming during practice, Chapin said his day started with a bang.

“I got fortunate and caught a 5-pounder on my first cast,” Chapin said. “I kind of just expanded off what I’d found in practice. There is, for certain, a pattern. Whatever bass are supposed to do in rising water, that’s what I was doing.”

Chapin said he caught his fish on a mix of power fishing a Damiki rig. He had a limit in the boat by about 10:30.

“I had 15 pounds by 11 or 12 and then I just culled up ounce by ounce throughout the rest of the day,” Chapin said.

Expressing optimism for Day 2, Chapin said: “With this rising water, it’s going to get even better. Hopefully, I can whack another big bag.”

Bailey Gay of Union, Ky., is in third place with 16-11. Countering the hinderance of high, muddy water, he said, came down to focusing on locating populated zones.

“The fish are kinda grouped up and you’ll get into an area that has fish, more than developing a pattern,” Gay said. “It was a lot of picking up the trolling motor, running and gunning around the lake and finding hot stretches where the fish are biting.

“As soon as you’d hit a stretch, you’d put the trolling motor down and if it’s not happening right away, pick the trolling motor back up and keep going.”

Gay said he hit approximately 35 spots in hopes of finding some where fish were moving up. Unable to locate a place where fish would be coming to him, Gay instead focused on staging spots.

“I was fishing a lot deeper than a lot of people — anywhere from 15 to 45 feet,” he said. “The baitfish were located in that deeper water.

“I spent some of my time shallow and caught some on a crankbait and some on a spinnerbait,” he said. “I caught some on a jig, I caught some LiveScoping; I just junk fished today.”

Jace Lindsay of Beckville, Texas, is in the lead for Phoenix Boats Big Bass honors with his 6-3.

Friday’s takeoff is scheduled for 6:45 a.m. CT at Buzzard Roost Boat Dock. The weigh-in will be held at the same location at 2:45 p.m.

Bassmaster LIVE will stream the final day’s action on Bassmaster.com and the Roku Sports Channel will air coverage on Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. ET and from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Stay up-to-date on all tournament coverage at Bassmaster.com/how-to-watch/.

The City of Mountain Home, Arkansas is hosting the event.

2025 Div 2 Open 3 2025 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Norfork Lake presented by SEVIIN 4/3-4/5
Lake Norfork, Mountain Home  AR.
BOATER) Standings Day 1

   Angler                   Hometown              No./lbs-oz  Pts   Total $$$ 1.  Casey Scanlon          Eldon, MO                5  18-05  200
  Day 1: 5   18-05   
2.  Doug Chapin            Tigerton, WI             5  16-13  199
  Day 1: 5   16-13   
3.  Bailey Gay             Union, KY                5  16-11  198
  Day 1: 5   16-11   
4.  Trey Schroeder         Theodosia, MO            5  16-07  197
  Day 1: 5   16-07   
5.  Stephen Browning       Hot Springs, AR          5  15-12  196
  Day 1: 5   15-12   
6.  Keith Tuma             Brainerd, MN             5  15-09  195
  Day 1: 5   15-09   
7.  Riley Nielsen          Salt Lake City, UT       5  15-04  194
  Day 1: 5   15-04   
8.  Jace Lindsay           Beckville, TX            5  15-00  193
  Day 1: 5   15-00   
9.  Michael Corbishley     Raleigh, NC              5  14-15  192
  Day 1: 5   14-15   
10. Chase Carey            Hoschton, GA             5  14-14  191
  Day 1: 5   14-14   
11. Fisher Anaya           Eva, AL                  5  14-12  190
  Day 1: 5   14-12   
11. Tanner Hadden          Appling, GA              5  14-12  190
  Day 1: 5   14-12   
11. Teb Jones              Yalaha, MS               5  14-12  190
  Day 1: 5   14-12   
14. Scott Suggs            Alexander, AR            5  14-11  187
  Day 1: 5   14-11   
14. Randall Tharp          Port St. Joe, FL         5  14-11  187
  Day 1: 5   14-11   
16. Colby Dark             West Monroe, LA          5  14-10  185
  Day 1: 5   14-10   
17. Josh Butler            Hayden, AL               5  14-09  184
  Day 1: 5   14-09   
18. William Camp           Blytheville, AR          5  14-08  183
  Day 1: 5   14-08   
18. Kenta Kimura           Osaka OK JAPAN           5  14-08  183
  Day 1: 5   14-08   
18. Ian Waterer            East Selkirk CANADA      5  14-08  183
  Day 1: 5   14-08   
21. Wyatt Burkhalter       Coker, AL                5  14-04  180
  Day 1: 5   14-04   
21. Jimmy Washam           Stantonville, TN         5  14-04  180
  Day 1: 5   14-04   
23. Dylan Akins            Flowery Branch, GA       5  14-03  178
  Day 1: 5   14-03   
23. Tyler Campbell         Martin, GA               5  14-03  178
  Day 1: 5   14-03   
23. Pake South             Winnsboro, TX            5  14-03  178
  Day 1: 5   14-03   
26. Yui Aoki               Minamitsurugun JAPAN     5  13-15  175
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
26. Chris Groh             Spring Grove, IL         5  13-15  175
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
26. Chris Hellebuyck       White Lake, MI           5  13-15  175
  Day 1: 5   13-15   
29. Bo Thomas              Edwardsburg, MI          5  13-14  172
  Day 1: 5   13-14   
30. Buddy Benson           Dahlonega, GA            5  13-13  171
  Day 1: 5   13-13   
30. Ty Faber               Pagosa Springs, CO       5  13-13  171
  Day 1: 5   13-13   
30. Clint Knight           Russellville, KY         5  13-13  171
  Day 1: 5   13-13   
33. Austin Cranford        Moore, OK                5  13-12  168
  Day 1: 5   13-12   
34. Mark Condron           Murfreesboro, TN         5  13-10  167
  Day 1: 5   13-10   
34. Danny McGarry          Newcastle CANADA         5  13-10  167
  Day 1: 5   13-10   
36. Ethan Fields           Breese, IL               5  13-08  165
  Day 1: 5   13-08   
37. Easton Lindus          Woodville, WI            5  13-07  164
  Day 1: 5   13-07   
38. Connor Cunningham      Springfield , MO         5  13-06  163
  Day 1: 5   13-06   
38. Aaron Jagdfeld         Rochester Hills, MI      5  13-06  163
  Day 1: 5   13-06   
40. Cameron Mattison       Benton, LA               5  13-04  161
  Day 1: 5   13-04   
40. Trent Palmer           Cumming, GA              5  13-04  161
  Day 1: 5   13-04   
40. Nic Rand               Paw Paw, MI              5  13-04  161
  Day 1: 5   13-04   
40. Blake Schroeder        Bullard, TX              5  13-04  161
  Day 1: 5   13-04   
44. Andrew Behnke          Fond Du Lac, WI          5  13-02  157
  Day 1: 5   13-02   
44. T Le                   Batesville, AR           5  13-02  157
  Day 1: 5   13-02   
44. Joey Nania             Cropwell, AL             5  13-02  157
  Day 1: 5   13-02   
47. Blake Smith            Lakeland, FL             5  13-00  154
  Day 1: 5   13-00   
48. Sho Egawa              Osaka JAPAN              5  12-14  153
  Day 1: 5   12-14   
48. Denny Fiedler          Wabasha, MN              5  12-14  153
  Day 1: 5   12-14   
50. Brooks Anderson        Marietta, GA             5  12-13  151
  Day 1: 5   12-13   
50. Tyler Duggins          West Plains, MO          5  12-13  151
  Day 1: 5   12-13   
50. Kenny Mittelstaedt     Minnetonka, MN           5  12-13  151
  Day 1: 5   12-13   
50. Ryan Thompson          Seymour, MO              5  12-13  151
  Day 1: 5   12-13   
54. Jack York              Emory, TX                5  12-12  147
  Day 1: 5   12-12   
55. Caz Anderson           Hayesville, NC           5  12-10  146
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
55. Julius Mazy            Phoenix, AZ              5  12-10  146
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
55. Chris Miller           Spirit Lake, IA          5  12-10  146
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
55. Drew Tabor             Harrison, AR             5  12-10  146
  Day 1: 5   12-10   
59. Josh Douglas           Isle, MN                 5  12-09  142
  Day 1: 5   12-09   
59. Brad Leuthner          Victoria, MN             5  12-09  142
  Day 1: 5   12-09   
59. Jaden Parrish          Liberty, TX              5  12-09  142
  Day 1: 5   12-09   
59. Danny Ramsey           Trinidad, TX             5  12-09  142
  Day 1: 5   12-09   
59. Josh Wiesner           Fon du Lac, WI           5  12-09  142
  Day 1: 5   12-09   
64. Evan Cox-VanVliet      Loveland, CO             5  12-08  137
  Day 1: 5   12-08   
65. Matt Baker             Glenwood, AR             5  12-07  136
  Day 1: 5   12-07   
65. Laker Howell           Guntersville, AL         5  12-07  136
  Day 1: 5   12-07   
65. Jonathon VanDam        Gobles, MI               5  12-07  136
  Day 1: 5   12-07   
68. James Niggemeyer       Van, TX                  5  12-05  133
  Day 1: 5   12-05   
68. Brian Post             Janesville, WI           5  12-05  133
  Day 1: 5   12-05   
68. Joey Punko             Broomfield, CO           5  12-05  133
  Day 1: 5   12-05   
71. Michael Harlin         Gravois Mills, MO        5  12-03  130
  Day 1: 5   12-03   
71. Jordan Knutson         Saint Croix Falls, WI    5  12-03  130
  Day 1: 5   12-03   
71. Dalton Smith           Taylorsville, KY         5  12-03  130
  Day 1: 5   12-03   
74. Brian Crecelius        Mountain Home, AR        4  12-03  127
  Day 1: 4   12-03   
75. Lane Olson             Forest Grove, OR         5  12-02  126
  Day 1: 5   12-02   
76. Kyle Metzger           Pearl River, LA          5  12-01  125
  Day 1: 5   12-01   
76. Christian Ostrander    Turlock, CA              5  12-01  125
  Day 1: 5   12-01   
78. Evan Barnes            Dardanelle, AR           5  12-00  123
  Day 1: 5   12-00   
78. Joey Teofilo           Richmond Hill Ontario C  5  12-00  123
  Day 1: 5   12-00   
80. Dillon Harrell         New Caney, TX            5  11-15  121
  Day 1: 5   11-15   
80. Trevor McKinney        Noble, IL                5  11-15  121
  Day 1: 5   11-15   
82. Jack Dice              Lynchburg, VA            5  11-14  119
  Day 1: 5   11-14   
82. Wesley Rogers          West Plains, MO          5  11-14  119
  Day 1: 5   11-14   
84. Brad Jelinek           Lincoln, MO              5  11-12  117
  Day 1: 5   11-12   
84. Christian Nash         Allons, TN               5  11-12  117
  Day 1: 5   11-12   
86. Tai Au                 Glendale, AZ             5  11-10  115
  Day 1: 5   11-10   
86. Cole Breeden           Lebanon, MO              5  11-10  115
  Day 1: 5   11-10   
86. Tyler Conde            Chepachet, RI            5  11-10  115
  Day 1: 5   11-10   
86. Kyle Palmer            Winchester, TN           5  11-10  115
  Day 1: 5   11-10   
86. Brock Reinkemeyer      Warsaw, MO               5  11-10  115
  Day 1: 5   11-10   
91. Brandon Hightower      Edgerton, KS             5  11-09  110
  Day 1: 5   11-09   
92. Darold Gleason         Leesville, LA            5  11-08  109
  Day 1: 5   11-08   
92. Russ Lane              Prattville, AL           5  11-08  109
  Day 1: 5   11-08   
94. Cliff Crochet          Pierre Part, LA          5  11-06  107
  Day 1: 5   11-06   
95. Miles Burghoff         Dayton, TN               5  11-05  106
  Day 1: 5   11-05   
95. Robert Burtrum         West Plains, MO          5  11-05  106
  Day 1: 5   11-05   
95. Kyler Epperson         Batesville, AR           5  11-05  106
  Day 1: 5   11-05   
98. Brian Neal             Big Lake, MN             5  11-04  103
  Day 1: 5   11-04   
98. John Soukup            Sapulpa, OK              5  11-04  103
  Day 1: 5   11-04   
98. Kane Weekley           Davie, FL                5  11-04  103
  Day 1: 5   11-04   
101. Bj Miller              Adams, NE                5  11-02  100
  Day 1: 5   11-02   
102. Drake Hemby            Tallbot, TN              5  11-01   99
  Day 1: 5   11-01   
103. Johno Roberts          Golden, CO               5  11-00   98
  Day 1: 5   11-00   
103. Yukihiro Sawamura      Harker Heights, TX       5  11-00   98
  Day 1: 5   11-00   
103. Matt Stefan            Junction City, WI        5  11-00   98
  Day 1: 5   11-00   
106. Brock Bila             Republic, MO             5  10-15   95
  Day 1: 5   10-15   
106. Sam Hanggi             Knoxville, TN            5  10-15   95
  Day 1: 5   10-15   
106. John Murray            Spring City, TN          5  10-15   95
  Day 1: 5   10-15   
106. Wade Werner II         Portland, TN             5  10-15   95
  Day 1: 5   10-15   
110. Chase Clarke           Virginia Beach, VA       5  10-14   91
  Day 1: 5   10-14   
111. Nate Caldwell          Fort Collins, CO         5  10-13   90
  Day 1: 5   10-13   
111. Tristan McCormick      Bon Aqua, TN             5  10-13   90
  Day 1: 5   10-13   
113. Satoshi Egawa          Fort Lee, NJ             5  10-12   88
  Day 1: 5   10-12   
114. Zach Goutremout        Chaumont, NY             5  10-11   87
  Day 1: 5   10-11   
114. Kyle Zacharuk          Keswick Ontario CANADA   5  10-11   87
  Day 1: 5   10-11   
116. Chris Beaudrie         Princeton, KY            5  10-09   85
  Day 1: 5   10-09   
116. Connor Crafton         Paragould, AR            5  10-09   85
  Day 1: 5   10-09   
118. Harvey Horne           Bella Vista, AR          5  10-08   83
  Day 1: 5   10-08   
118. Lucas Ragusa           Gonzales, LA             5  10-08   83
  Day 1: 5   10-08   
120. Brandon Ackerson       Afton, OK                5  10-07   81
  Day 1: 5   10-07   
120. Neal Gilmore           Magnolia, TX             5  10-07   81
  Day 1: 5   10-07   
120. Jacob Lang             Bullard, TX              5  10-07   81
  Day 1: 5   10-07   
120. Travis Ledford         Tuttle, OK               5  10-07   81
  Day 1: 5   10-07   
120. Bryan Partak           Marseilles, IL           5  10-07   81
  Day 1: 5   10-07   
120. Adam Rasmussen         Sturgeon Bay, WI         5  10-07   81
  Day 1: 5   10-07   
126. Cody Huff              Ava, MO                  5  10-06   75
  Day 1: 5   10-06   
127. Paul Browning          Monahans, TX             5  10-05   74
  Day 1: 5   10-05   
127. Tyler Lubbat           Wheeling, IL             5  10-05   74
  Day 1: 5   10-05   
129. Rick Harris Jr         Carlsbad, NM             5  10-04   72
  Day 1: 5   10-04   
129. Allan Nail             Sand Springs, OK         5  10-04   72
  Day 1: 5   10-04   
131. Mike McClelland        Blue Eye, MO             4  10-04   70
  Day 1: 4   10-04   
132. Bailey Bleser          Burlington, WI           5  10-03   69
  Day 1: 5   10-03   
132. Josh Pladies           Belton, MO               5  10-03   69
  Day 1: 5   10-03   
134. Alex Heintze           Denham Springs, LA       5  10-02   67
  Day 1: 5   10-02   
134. Cole Lamb              Russellville, AR         5  10-02   67
  Day 1: 5   10-02   
134. Nick Trim              Galesville, WI           5  10-02   67
  Day 1: 5   10-02   
137. Ron Johnson            Skanee, MI               5  10-01   64
  Day 1: 5   10-01   
137. Niko Romero            Coldspring, TX           5  10-01   64
  Day 1: 5   10-01   
139. Andy Newcomb           Camdenton, MO            5  10-00   62
  Day 1: 5   10-00   
140. Lance Crawford         Broken Bow, OK           5  09-15   61
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
140. Scott Isaacs           Ladonia, TX              5  09-15   61
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
140. Billy Littleton        Batesville, AR           5  09-15   61
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
140. Tim Tyndell            Mineola, TX              5  09-15   61
  Day 1: 5   09-15   
144. Greg Bohannan          Bentonville, AR          5  09-14   57
  Day 1: 5   09-14   
145. Grae Buck              Green Lane, PA           5  09-13   56
  Day 1: 5   09-13   
145. Kollin Crawford        Broken Bow, OK           5  09-13   56
  Day 1: 5   09-13   
147. Jacob Bigelow          Cecil, WI                5  09-12   54
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
147. Kristopher Bouldin     Norfork, AR              5  09-12   54
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
147. Rick Clunn             Ava, MO                  5  09-12   54
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
147. Connor Jacob           Peoria, IL               5  09-12   54
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
147. Matt Pangrac           Shawnee, OK              5  09-12   54
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
147. Garrett Paquette       Canton, MI               5  09-12   54
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
147. Wyatt Wisian           Ardmore, OK              5  09-12   54
  Day 1: 5   09-12   
154. Jim Moynagh            Outing, MN               5  09-11   47
  Day 1: 5   09-11   
154. Jonathan Pimentel      Camdenton, MO            5  09-11   47
  Day 1: 5   09-11   
154. Derek Sandlin          Mount Ida, AR            5  09-11   47
  Day 1: 5   09-11   
157. John Hammersmith       Branson, MO              5  09-10   44
  Day 1: 5   09-10   
157. Nathan Thompson        Eagan, MN                5  09-10   44
  Day 1: 5   09-10   
157. Jacob Welch            Jefferson City, MO       5  09-10   44
  Day 1: 5   09-10   
160. Blaine Bunney          Claremore, OK            5  09-09   41
  Day 1: 5   09-09   
161. Preston Havens         Mountain Home, AR        5  09-07   40
  Day 1: 5   09-07   
161. Chancy Walters         West Des Moines, IA      5  09-07   40
  Day 1: 5   09-07   
163. Wyatt Marler           Oldfield, MO             5  09-05   38
  Day 1: 5   09-05   
164. Nic Sitton             Melbourne, AR            4  09-05   37
  Day 1: 4   09-05   
165. Isaac Peavyhouse       Monroe, TN               5  09-04   36
  Day 1: 5   09-04   
165. Tommy Wood             Peregian Springs AUSTRA  5  09-04   36
  Day 1: 5   09-04   
167. Keaton Bassham         Koshkonong, MO           5  09-03   34
  Day 1: 5   09-03   
167. Sammy Burks Jr         Joplin, MO               5  09-03   34
  Day 1: 5   09-03   
169. Dustin Cooper          Alba, TX                 5  09-02   32
  Day 1: 5   09-02   
169. Rylan Hamlin           Jackson, MI              5  09-02   32
  Day 1: 5   09-02   
169. Evan Poroznik          Nestleton Station Ontar  5  09-02   32
  Day 1: 5   09-02   
172. Phillip Isley          Harrison, AR             5  08-15   29
  Day 1: 5   08-15   
172. Jacob Thompkins        Myrtle Beach, SC         5  08-15   29
  Day 1: 5   08-15   
174. Tommy Parker           Delano, MN               5  08-13   27
  Day 1: 5   08-13   
175. Ish Monroe             Oakdale, CA              3  08-13   26
  Day 1: 3   08-13   
176. Billy McDonald         Greenwood, IN            5  08-12   25
  Day 1: 5   08-12   
177. Chris Whitson          Louisville, TN           5  08-10   24
  Day 1: 5   08-10   
178. Bryan Finch            Belton, TX               5  08-09   23
  Day 1: 5   08-09   
179. Brett Hite             Phoenix, AZ              5  08-08   22
  Day 1: 5   08-08   
180. Dylan Mayo             Athens, TX               4  08-07   21
  Day 1: 4   08-07   
181. Joey Hanna             Corsicana, TX            5  08-06   20
  Day 1: 5   08-06   
181. Aaron Yavorsky         Palm Harbor, FL          5  08-06   20
  Day 1: 5   08-06   
183. Anthony Garcia         Los Angeles, CA          4  08-05   18
  Day 1: 4   08-05   
184. Logan Johnson          Jasper, AL               5  08-03   17
  Day 1: 5   08-03   
185. Tripp Bowman           Princeton, LA            5  08-02   16
  Day 1: 5   08-02   
185. Jack Tindel III        Orange, TX               5  08-02   16
  Day 1: 5   08-02   
185. Joe Wieberg            Freeburg, MO             5  08-02   16
  Day 1: 5   08-02   
188. Billy Billeaud         Lafayette, LA            3  08-01   13
  Day 1: 3   08-01   
189. Doc Wootton            Collierville, TN         4  08-00   12
  Day 1: 4   08-00   
190. Jason Barber           Gun Barrel City, TX      4  07-15   11
  Day 1: 4   07-15   
191. Jacob Policka          Twin Lake, MI            5  07-14   10
  Day 1: 5   07-14   
192. Billy Gilbert          Hamburg, NY              4  07-13    9
  Day 1: 4   07-13   
192. Andy Hale              Calico Rock, AR          4  07-13    9
  Day 1: 4   07-13   
194. Jay Nyce               Rogers, AR               3  07-13    7
  Day 1: 3   07-13   
195. Dewayne French         Mammoth Spring, AR       4  07-11    6
  Day 1: 4   07-11   
195. Dillon Smith           Harrisburg, AR           4  07-11    6
  Day 1: 4   07-11   
197. Brennan Flick          West Monroe, LA          4  07-09    4
  Day 1: 4   07-09   
198. Matt Molitor           Canton, IL               3  07-07    3
  Day 1: 3   07-07   
199. Justin Keister         Batesville, AR           3  07-04    2
  Day 1: 3   07-04   
200. Rick Pierce            Mountain Home, AR        3  06-14    1
  Day 1: 3   06-14   
201. Anastasia Patterson    Sumter, SC               3  06-13    0
  Day 1: 3   06-13   
202. Kevin Ledoux           Choctaw, OK              3  06-11    0
  Day 1: 3   06-11   
203. Dillon Falardeau       Hixson, TN               5  06-09    0
  Day 1: 5   06-09   
204. Ryan Michl             Newton, IL               4  06-09    0
  Day 1: 4   06-09   
205. Freddy  Palmer         Estill Springs, TN       3  06-07    0
  Day 1: 3   06-07   
205. Clark Reehm            Elm Grove, LA            3  06-07    0
  Day 1: 3   06-07   
207. Dustin Reneau          Mckinney, TX             3  06-03    0
  Day 1: 3   06-03   
207. Kirk Stickler          Eden, UT                 3  06-03    0
  Day 1: 3   06-03   
209. Joseph Titus           Bemidji, MN              4  06-00    0
  Day 1: 4   06-00   
210. Timothy Matt           Lake Village, IN         3  05-03    0
  Day 1: 3   05-03   
211. Chad Grigsby           Maple Grove, MN          3  05-02    0
  Day 1: 3   05-02   
212. Robert Davenport       Brooksville, FL          2  04-08    0
  Day 1: 2   04-08   
213. Josh Gauthier          Petawawa CANADA          2  04-06    0
  Day 1: 2   04-06   
213. Dave Parsons           Yantis, TX               2  04-06    0
  Day 1: 2   04-06   
215. Trent Holloway         Groesbeck, TX            2  04-04    0
  Day 1: 2   04-04   
216. Troy O’Rourke          Bentonville, AR          2  04-03    0
  Day 1: 2   04-03   
217. Matt Wieteha           Port St Lucie, FL        2  03-14    0
  Day 1: 2   03-14   
218. Kara Pasma             Golden Valley, MN        1  03-03    0
  Day 1: 1   03-03   
219. Darrell Ivey           Lebanon, MO              1  02-07    0
  Day 1: 1   02-07   
219. Brent Shores           Savannah, TN             1  02-07    0
  Day 1: 1   02-07   
221. Matthew Kennedy        Littlefork, MN           1  02-05    0
  Day 1: 1   02-05   
222. Shannon Abbott         Louisville, TN           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. David Boelkins         Waukesha, WI             0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Keith Brashers         Rogers, AR               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Gary Clouse            Winchester, TN           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Ken Day                Kennewick, WA            0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Tony Dumitras          Winston, GA              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Clay Dyer              Fayetteville, TN         0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Charlie Hartley        Grove City, OH           0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Jason Lieblong         Conway, AR               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Mike Mayo              Athens, TX               0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Mat Short              Caraway, AR              0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Tim Sprouse            Clarksville, TN          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
222. Travis Turcotte        Pembroke CANADA          0  00-00    0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1       183      1029      2373-08
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         183      1029      2373-08





Lynchburg Angler David Dudley Leads Day 1 the Knockout Round – REDCREST 2025

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Lynchburg Angler David Dudley Leads Day 1 the Knockout Round – REDCREST 2025





Gene Larew Classic Baits Transitioning to YUM

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Gene Larew Classic Baits Transitioning to YUM

Gene Larew Classic Baits Transitioning to YUM

  • By FTR Industry Wire
  • April 3, 2025

Anglers will be the primary beneficiaries as the most popular baits from Gene Larew Lures transition to YUM Bait Company in 2025.

The benefit will come in the form of savings because the YUM-branded versions of these beloved baits will sell for 3.99 instead of 6.99.

Soft plastic baits becoming part of YUM include the Salt Craw, Hammer Craw, Hoo Daddy Jr, Scutter Bug and Scutter Bug Jr, with the latter two being the baits known as the Biffle Bug and Biffle Bug Jr under Gene Larew. YUM also will offer Hard Heads in five sizes and Glass Rattles, both from the former Gene Larew brand.

“Closing out a Brand is never easy, but financially it was the best decision,” said Chad Warner, Vice President of Brand Management for PRADCO-Fishing. “We have taken the most successful shapes and terminal pieces and put those under the YUM brand. Those shapes and terminal choices compliment that brand extremely well, and from a price point perspective, it’s a win for the consumer!”

The transition will also strengthen the YUM brand and provide retailers with a broader selection of proven producers as YUM Baits. The YUM versions of these baits will be available in their most popular original colors, but also in some of YUM’s top colors.

“This transition aligns perfectly with our overall strategy for the YUM brand. By bringing these well-respected lures into the YUM family, we’re strengthening our position in the market and providing anglers with a more comprehensive range of options,” Warner said. “We understand that the Gene Larew brand holds a special place in the hearts of many anglers. We want to assure you that we’re honoring that legacy by preserving the quality and performance of these classic lures.”

About PRADCO Fishing

PRADCO Fishing is owned by EBSCO Industries of Birmingham, Ala., and is a part of PRADCO Outdoor Brands. Its famous fishing brands include: Arbogast, Bandit, Bobby Garland, Bomber, BOOYAH, Cotton Cordell, Creek Chub, Great Lakes Finesse, Heddon, Lindy, Little Joe, Norman, Rebel, Smithwick, Thill, War Eagle, Whisker Seeker Tackle and YUM. POB’s hunting brands include Ani-Logics Outdoors, Code Blue, MAXXTUFF, Moultrie, Summit, Texas Hunter, Whitetail Institute and Wingscapes.





Cashion Expands OEM Capabilities To Meet U.S. Domestic Production Demands

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Cashion Expands OEM Capabilities To Meet U.S. Domestic Production Demands
  • By FTR Industry Wire
  • April 3, 2025

From private-label product lines to fully customized rod builds, Cashion’s OEM program is designed to help forward-thinking brands differentiate themselves through quality, reliability, and domestic production.

Sanford, NC – Cashion Rods, a leading innovator in American-made fishing rods and blanks, is proud to announce a strategic expansion of its OEM capabilities in response to increasing demand for domestically produced fishing products. With ongoing global trade instability and a renewed national focus on American-made goods, Cashion has invested in the people, processes, and technologies required to serve as a premier OEM partner for fishing tackle brands across the country.

Driven by both rising consumer demand and geopolitical realities, brands are rapidly shifting focus toward reshoring their supply chains. Cashion is uniquely positioned to support this transition, with all composite materials sourced from within the United States and all manufacturing taking place at its Sanford, North Carolina facility.

“Cashion has always believed in the power and pride of American manufacturing,” said Dr. Matthew Cashion, Founder of Cashion Rods. “Our mission has always been to create the highest-quality fishing rods using science-backed materials and American craftsmanship. In today’s climate, our commitment to ‘American Made’ is more than a brand value—it’s a competitive advantage for us and our OEM partners.”

To support this growing opportunity, Cashion has expanded production capacity and streamlined its OEM onboarding process to serve a wide range of fishing and sporting goods brands seeking reliable, high-quality domestic manufacturing.

“Because we control every step of the rod-building process—from blank rolling to final assembly—we’re able to offer unmatched consistency, flexibility, and speed,” said Reid McKinstry, Cashion’s Operations Manager. “With one of the only truly American supply chains in the rod-building industry and a team of elite in-house builders, we’re ready to meet the growing demand for premium, American-made OEM fishing rods.”

For OEM inquiries, contact: National Sales Manager Ben Choate.





Power fishing, big bass extravaganza expected at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound Elite 

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Power fishing, big bass extravaganza expected at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound Elite 

Anglers will likely be greeted by giant largemouth at the Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series event at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound April 10-13.

Photo courtesy of Visit Elizabeth City

April 3, 2025

Power fishing, big bass extravaganza expected at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound Elite 

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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. —  A hidden gem will likely be exposed when the 2025 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound event kicks off in eastern North Carolina. While a cooldown is forecast for the area, local guide and tournament angler Matt Greschak expects plenty of big bass to be caught.

“It is going to be really cool to watch,” Greschak, who runs Avery’s Guide Service, said. “Think of the Sabine River with Florida weight. We have big ones here. If you don’t have one over 8 pounds, you aren’t winning big bass. I think it is going to take some serious weight to win.

“You could see somebody hitting the right stretch and landing 25 to 28 pounds and follow it up with a couple 20-pound bags to hang on to it. Someone is going to catch some giants, though. I think we’ll see one over 10 pounds.” 

Tournament days are scheduled for April 10-13. The Progressive Bassmaster Elite Series field will launch from Waterfront Park each day at 7 a.m. ET and return for weigh-in starting at 3 p.m. The field will be cut to the Top 50 on Day 3 before the Top 10 duke it out on Championship Sunday for the first-place prize of $100,000 and a coveted blue trophy.

The Bassmaster Tournament Trail has only visited the northeastern area of North Carolina three times — once for the 1975 Bassmaster Classic at the Currituck Sound won by Jack Hains and twice for North Carolina Invitationals in 1980 and 1981 in the Albemarle Sound. 

Very few of the same patterns and areas from those events are still relevant. 

“The Currituck Sound was full of milfoil brought in for duck hunting,” Greschak said. “It was a waterfowl destination, and all the grass turned it into a premier bass-fishing destination. Guys would work full-time duck hunting, and in the summer, they would be bass guides. Since then, a lot of things have happened, but in summary, the salinity has risen in that particular area where the Classic takeoff was. All of that is now premier flounder, trout and redfish waters.”

The prominent milfoil beds from that era may be gone, but the fishing along the North Carolina coast has only gotten better. Greschak competes in the Carolina Anglers Team Tournament Trail (CATT), and their tournament bags in the Tidewater rival what the Santee Cooper Lakes division produces. 

Greschak won one of those CATT tournaments the last week of March with nearly 26 pounds. 

“We had an 8-3 and a 7 3/4, and we didn’t win big fish (of the tournament),” he said.

The playing field for this tournament is massive. Anglers can go as far north as Norfork, Va., as far south as Morehead City, N.C., and as far west down any of the rivers as they want without locking. Greschak anticipates much of the field will focus their attention on the Chowan and Roanoke rivers to the west of takeoff, but there are big bass closer to takeoff as well. 

Despite being close to the Atlantic Ocean, the fishery does not experience tidal influences.

“We don’t have a tide,” Greschak explained. “We have some water fluctuation depending on which way the wind is blowing, and that is about it. Guys will be disappointed if they try to run a tide.”

Ahead of official practice, temperatures are expected to be around and over 80 degrees before a front moves in and sends temperatures back into the mid- to high 60s. Greschak is expecting largemouth to still be in a largely prespawn pattern, but with the full moon arriving halfway through the tournament, there is a chance some will be caught off the bed.

Each river sets up differently from the next. The Roanoke is thinner with stronger current, while the Chowan is quite a bit wider. The Pasquotank River and the other rivers on the east side of the Albemarle Sound proper also present unique opportunities. 

Cypress trees and wooded cover will be the most prominent cover. Some of the backwater ponds along the Sound will have some vegetation, and isolated shellbars could hold a population of bass. Bluegill and crawfish are prominent on the east side, while a strong shad population exists in the western rivers. 

“It is mostly wood here,” he said. “There’s not a lot of riprap and no rock unless you go way up the Roanoke. Hard spots and shellbars are hard to find. I feel like the majority of the guys will be fishing the bank or fishing drains (and) marsh ditches with grass in them as well.”  

The wind will be the biggest X factor in this tournament, Greschak said. With how wide and shallow the Sound is, navigation becomes difficult with higher wind speeds, particularly when they come from the southwest. In that scenario, those who can navigate well or find productive areas close to takeoff will have the upper hand. 

“If people can break down the Chowan and Roanoke, they will be big players,” he said. “The issue is getting there all four days. The Albemarle Sound gets really, really rough. There’s no place to get gas and you can’t make it when it is that rough without stopping to get fuel. You’ll have to be very strategic.”

Even though there will be some places where forward-facing sonar will shine, power-fishing techniques will likely be on full display in this event. Spinnerbaits and ChatterBaits are popular baits, as well as squarebill crankbaits. Flipping baits like a beaver or a Strike King Rage Bug will also come into play.

Given the right conditions, a productive topwater bite could present itself, too. While some bass could be spawning, the water clarity doesn’t always make sight fishing easy.

Union City, Tenn., pro John Garrett leads the Progressive Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings after two events with 204 points. DeBary, Fla.’s John Cox is second with 191 points, followed by Sylacauga, Ala.’s David Gaston in third with 183 points. Brookville, Ind., pro Bill Lowen is fourth with 182 points, while Alabama pros Will Davis Jr. and Wes Logan are tied for fifth with 182 points. Jay Przekurat, Jake Whitaker, Lee Livesay and Brandon Palaniuk round out the Top 10.

Canadian pro Evan Kung leads the Dakota Lithium Bassmaster Rookie of the Year standings with 143 points followed by Arkansas’s Beau Browning in second with 140 points. Georgia’s Paul Marks is third with 131 points, Alabama’s Tucker Smith is fourth with 122 points and Georgia’s Emil Wagner is fifth with 108 points. 

Bassmaster LIVE coverage of the 2025 Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River will be available on Bassmaster.com on Days 1 and 2 starting at 8 a.m. ET and ending at 3 p.m. FS1 will carry the morning action on Day 3 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. before moving to Bassmaster.com in the afternoon. Championship Sunday coverage will be broadcast on FS1 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. 

Visit Elizabeth City is hosting the tournament.

2025 Bassmaster Elite Series Platinum Sponsor: Progressive, Toyota
2025 Bassmaster Elite Series Premier Sponsors: Bass Pro Shops, Dakota Lithium, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Progressive Insurance, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Skeeter Boats, Yamaha
2025 Bassmaster Elite Series Supporting Sponsors: AFTCO, Daiwa, Garmin, Lew’s, Lowrance, Triton Boats, VMC, Yokohama





Tarleton State makes the most of shortened day, leads Day 1 at Lake Eufaula

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Tarleton State makes the most of shortened day, leads Day 1 at Lake Eufaula

Tarleton State University’s Tyler Chmelar and Kase Kramer lead Day 1 of the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Lake Eufaula presented by Bass Pro Shops with five bass weighing 19-4.

Photo by Dalton Tumblin/B.A.S.S.

April 2, 2025

Tarleton State makes the most of shortened day, leads Day 1 at Lake Eufaula

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EUFAULA, Okla. — Despite a lengthy weather delay, Tyler Chmelar and Kase Kramer from Tarleton State University made the most of the circumstances and caught a limit weighing 19 pounds, 4 ounces to take the Day 1 lead at the Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Lake Eufaula presented by Bass Pro Shops. 

The Texas duo anchored their catch with a 5-12 largemouth they landed late in the day on a drop shot. 

“It was a great day,” Chmelar said. “A little nerve-wracking, but it was fun.”

Connor Hall and Carson Belville and Auburn’s Brendin Simich are tied for second with 18-10. Simich landed the Big Bass of the Day, a 6-10 largemouth. 

A squall line tore through eastern Oklahoma around the time anglers were originally scheduled for takeoff, bringing with it strong winds, severe storms and heavy rains. Tournament officials delayed the start of the tournament for nearly four hours before allowing teams on the water.

Quantity was hard to come by during the shortened day. Only 30 limits were caught by the 175-boat field on Wednesday, but the teams at the top found quality bass, and multiple 6-pounders crossed the stage.

Neither Chmelar nor Kramer have visited the massive reservoir in southern Oklahoma before, but several Texas lakes set up similarly to Lake Eufaula.

“It does set up a lot like Texas. When these bass are in the prespawn, it is my favorite time to get out on the water,” Kramer said.

Using Garmin LiveScope, Chmelar and Kramer targeted rockpiles that served as staging spots for largemouth waiting to spawn. They started on deeper piles in around 14 feet of water, but as the day continued the shallower rock (6 feet of water) became more productive. 

Four different presentations produced key bites, including a Neko rig, a drop shot, a jig and a jerkbait. 

“We knew these fish were thinking about pushing up to spawn, but they weren’t really wanting to because the weather is not great,” Kramer said. “The water temperature was still 57 degrees this morning. As the day went on, we moved up with them.”

Practice did not provide any indication that quality bass were present in their areas, so Chmelar and Kramer ran to the area where they caught the most bass in practice. Their first stop of the day was a rockpile in 14 feet of water, and it produced a 3 ½-pounder. 

From there, the duo made stops at several more rockpiles and collected their limit within 45 minutes of fishing. While they caught plenty of bass, many of them did not cull. Then as the day was coming to a close, Kramer hooked into their biggest largemouth.

“I saw three big dots up there, threw my drop shot at them and shook it in front of their face,” he explained. 

Chmelar and Kramer had a great start at Smith Lake as well, landing in fourth after Day 1, only to fall to 82nd on Day 2. The duo is hoping to find better success on Day 2 this time around and believe there are still plenty of bass hanging around their spots.

The full field of anglers will launch from Peters Point starting at 7 a.m. CT and return for weigh-in at 3 p.m. More wind and storms are expected on Day 2, which will give anglers yet another hurdle to overcome. The Top 10 percent of the field after tomorrow’s weigh-in will punch a ticket to the 2025 Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops, details of which will be announced at a later time.

The City of Eufaula is hosting the tournament.

2025 Strike King Bassmaster College Series at Lake Eufaula presented by Bass Pro Shops 4/2-4/3
Lake Eufaula, Eufaula  OK.
Standings Day 1

    Angler                                       Club/School                       Pts

1.  Tyler Chmelar – Kase Kramer                  Tarleton State University           250
  Day 1: 5   19-04   Total:   5  19-04
2.  Connor Hall – Carson Belville                McKendree University                249
  Day 1: 5   18-10   Total:   5  18-10
2.  Brendin Simich –                             Auburn University                   249
  Day 1: 5   18-10   Total:   5  18-10
4.  Blair Cox – Grant Simmons                    Missouri State University           247
  Day 1: 5   18-08   Total:   5  18-08
5.  Levi Thibodaux – William Tew                 LSU – Shreveport                    246
  Day 1: 5   16-04   Total:   5  16-04
6.  Anderson Jones –                             Lander University                   245
  Day 1: 5   16-03   Total:   5  16-03
7.  Cody Monlezun – Josh Kerr                    Texas A&M University                244
  Day 1: 5   16-00   Total:   5  16-00
8.  Wyatt Loving – Kenny Price                   Stephen F Austin State Universit    243
  Day 1: 4   15-00   Total:   4  15-00
9.  Sam Ausbrooks – Eli Jaime                    Wabash Valley College               242
  Day 1: 5   14-12   Total:   5  14-12
10. Grayson Bonfils – Nevan Osburn               LSU – Shreveport                    241
  Day 1: 4   14-12   Total:   4  14-12
11. Coleman Stewart – Keenan Stewart             Campbellsville University           240
  Day 1: 5   13-08   Total:   5  13-08
12. Parker Welch – Angelo Malek                  McKendree University                239
  Day 1: 5   13-05   Total:   5  13-05
13. Ben Burns – Grant Pursifull                  Stephen F Austin State Universit    238
  Day 1: 5   13-03   Total:   5  13-03
14. Dalton Phelps – Peyton Rose                  Wabash Valley College               237
  Day 1: 5   13-01   Total:   5  13-01
15. Matthew Qualich – Liam Bonnett               McKendree University                236
  Day 1: 4   13-01   Total:   4  13-01
16. Aiden Hamblin –                              Tarleton State University           235
  Day 1: 5   12-13   Total:   5  12-13
17. Trey McMeen – Dylan Armstrong                East Texas Baptist University       234
  Day 1: 3   12-09   Total:   3  12-09
18. Noah Lieberman – Jacob Hiebsch               Missouri State University           233
  Day 1: 5   12-07   Total:   5  12-07
19. Barrett Bennefield – Mason Mccormick         LSU – Shreveport                    232
  Day 1: 5   11-14   Total:   5  11-14
20. Colby Carrier – Justin Frey                  Bethel University                   231
  Day 1: 4   11-14   Total:   4  11-14
21. John Michael Ortman – Max Heaton             Emmanuel College                    230
  Day 1: 5   11-11   Total:   5  11-11
22. Delaney Platt – Ryan Olsen                   Wabash Valley College               229
  Day 1: 3   11-11   Total:   3  11-11
23. Allen Powe – Jonathan Combs                  Campbellsville University           228
  Day 1: 5   11-07   Total:   5  11-07
24. Triston Richardson – Johnny Hudson Jr        LSU – Shreveport                    227
  Day 1: 5   11-06   Total:   5  11-06
25. Peyton Bryant – Brezlyn Hightower            Murray State College                226
  Day 1: 5   11-04   Total:   5  11-04
26. Ty Kreis – Braeden Anderson                  University of Nebraska              225
  Day 1: 5   10-15   Total:   5  10-15
27. Dallas Copeland – Mario Botan                Texas A&M University                224
  Day 1: 5   10-13   Total:   5  10-13
28. Wilson York – Matthew Tucker                 JC Calhoun Community College        223
  Day 1: 5   10-11   Total:   5  10-11
29. Isaac Patrick – Braylon Carden               Catawba Valley Community College    222
  Day 1: 3   10-10   Total:   3  10-10
30. Brock Blazier – Colby Joseph                 Campbellsville University           221
  Day 1: 5   10-08   Total:   5  10-08
31. Jordan Bezold – Joe Bezold                   Northern Kentucky University        220
  Day 1: 4   10-08   Total:   4  10-08
32. Harmon Marien – Mason Darling                McKendree University                219
  Day 1: 5   10-06   Total:   5  10-06
32. Syler Prince – Parker Stalvey                St Johns River State College        219
  Day 1: 5   10-06   Total:   5  10-06
34. Braden Lankford – Tityn Miller               Murray State College                217
  Day 1: 4   10-06   Total:   4  10-06
35. Cole Divin – Grant Gale                                                          216
  Day 1: 5   10-05   Total:   5  10-05
36. Evan Mccormick – Cole Sampson                McKendree University                215
  Day 1: 5   10-02   Total:   5  10-02
37. Jake Peck – Luke Wyle                        Auburn University                   214
  Day 1: 5   09-11   Total:   5  09-11
38. Clayton Easter –                             Tarleton State University           213
  Day 1: 4   09-11   Total:   4  09-11
38. Ryan Lachniet – Carter Doren                 Campbellsville University           213
  Day 1: 4   09-11   Total:   4  09-11
40. Lane Stephens – Jack Stephens                McKendree University                211
  Day 1: 5   09-06   Total:   5  09-06
41. Kade MacDonald – Michael Pipitone            University of Wisconsin – Whitew    210
  Day 1: 3   09-06   Total:   3  09-06
42. Andrew Sell – Blake Rufkahr                  Missouri State University           209
  Day 1: 4   09-04   Total:   4  09-04
43. Kaden Mueck – Landon O’Connor                Stephen F Austin State Universit    208
  Day 1: 5   08-14   Total:   5  08-14
44. Brett Jolley Jr. – Carson Stevens            East Texas Baptist University       207
  Day 1: 4   08-14   Total:   4  08-14
45. Jack Clancy – Luka Strepacki                 University of Tennessee             206
  Day 1: 3   08-14   Total:   3  08-14
46. Cade Smith – Axel Pierce                     Murray State College                205
  Day 1: 3   08-13   Total:   3  08-13
47. Christian Boyd – Luke Ray                    Shelton State Community College     204
  Day 1: 4   08-11   Total:   4  08-11
48. Shaden Farley – Sam Sutter                   Murray State College                203
  Day 1: 4   08-06   Total:   4  08-06
49. Gavin Robinson – Bennett Mcbride             Tarleton State University           202
  Day 1: 3   08-06   Total:   3  08-06
50. Jaxson Freeman – Evan Sutton                 McKendree University                201
  Day 1: 3   08-05   Total:   3  08-05
51. Camden Kozikoski – Dayne Kobriger            Drury University                    200
  Day 1: 2   08-04   Total:   2  08-04
52. Bronson Jackson – Jebb Bryan                 Auburn University                   199
  Day 1: 3   07-14   Total:   3  07-14
53. Turner Barksdale – Jared Walters             Shelton State Community College     198
  Day 1: 2   07-13   Total:   2  07-13
54. Nathan Fideldy – Noah Wells                  Drury University                    197
  Day 1: 4   07-11   Total:   4  07-11
55. Dustin Michek – Josh Morrow                  University of Wisconsin – Platte    196
  Day 1: 2   07-10   Total:   2  07-10
56. Mason Thompson – Matthew Dettling            University of Tennessee             195
  Day 1: 3   07-09   Total:   3  07-09
57. Logan Greeno – Matthew Nichols               University of Nebraska              194
  Day 1: 2   07-09   Total:   2  07-09
58. Maxwell Trotter – Chase Logue                McKendree University                193
  Day 1: 4   07-07   Total:   4  07-07
59. Reece Keeney – Brantley Anders               Kentucky Christian University       192
  Day 1: 4   07-06   Total:   4  07-06
60. Adrian Urso – Corbin Templon                 Murray State University             191
  Day 1: 2   07-06   Total:   2  07-06
61. Colton Combs –                               Northeastern State University       190
  Day 1: 3   07-05   Total:   3  07-05
61. Karson Denton – Hayden Hurst                 Tarleton State University           190
  Day 1: 3   07-05   Total:   3  07-05
63. Dillon Robertshaw – Jake Mantovani           Missouri State University           188
  Day 1: 3   07-01   Total:   3  07-01
64. Sean Ferguson – Caden Pinter                 Kansas State University             187
  Day 1: 2   07-01   Total:   2  07-01
65. Brayden Stoker – Tucker Kendall              Tarleton State University           186
  Day 1: 3   06-13   Total:   3  06-13
66. Archer Smith – Nathan Kallstrand             Murray State University             185
  Day 1: 3   06-08   Total:   3  06-08
67. Hampton Shull –                              Lander University                   184
  Day 1: 3   06-07   Total:   3  06-07
68. Hunter Stuart – Ryan Rhodes                  Tarleton State University           183
  Day 1: 3   06-06   Total:   3  06-06
69. Michael Gammons – Colby Elliott              Emmanuel College                    182
  Day 1: 2   06-05   Total:   2  06-05
70. Stone Grove – Joseph Senn                    Bethel University                   181
  Day 1: 3   06-04   Total:   3  06-04
71. Cody Domingos – Jackson Paden                University of Tennessee             180
  Day 1: 3   06-03   Total:   3  06-03
72. Alex Avery – Christian Bales                 Murray State University             179
  Day 1: 2   06-03   Total:   2  06-03
72. AJ Bowdoin – Preston Waltisperger            Texas A&M University – Aggie Ang    179
  Day 1: 2   06-03   Total:   2  06-03
72. David Gummow – Coleman Self                  Bethel University                   179
  Day 1: 2   06-03   Total:   2  06-03
72. Cole Pickett – Dawson Cowden                 Northwestern State University       179
  Day 1: 2   06-03   Total:   2  06-03
76. Wyatt Pearman – Ridge Rutledge               Campbellsville University           175
  Day 1: 2   06-02   Total:   2  06-02
77. Michael Canonica – Seth Proctor              University of Tennessee             174
  Day 1: 2   06-01   Total:   2  06-01
78. Bryson Dotson – Hayden Peck                  Tennessee Wesleyan University       173
  Day 1: 2   05-15   Total:   2  05-15
79. Tyler Morris – Hunter Hamilton               LSU – Shreveport                    172
  Day 1: 3   05-13   Total:   3  05-13
80. Dawson Lynch – John Mizell                   Tarleton State University           171
  Day 1: 2   05-13   Total:   2  05-13
80. Alex Standerfer – Dustin Swafford            Catawba Valley Community College    171
  Day 1: 2   05-13   Total:   2  05-13
82. Breckett Long – Cooper Mayes                 Texas A&M University                169
  Day 1: 2   05-11   Total:   2  05-11
83. Jacob Renelt –                               Tarleton State University           168
  Day 1: 2   05-10   Total:   2  05-10
84. Hunter Sandschafer – Connor Becker           Wabash Valley College               167
  Day 1: 1   05-09   Total:   1  05-09
85. Garrett Smith – Andrew Blanton               Lander University                   166
  Day 1: 3   05-08   Total:   3  05-08
86. Stone Robertson – Carter Martin              University of Tennessee             165
  Day 1: 2   05-08   Total:   2  05-08
87. Zane Stroman – Dylan Benson                  East Texas Baptist University       164
  Day 1: 2   05-05   Total:   2  05-05
88. Emerson Petty – Jaxon Humphrey               Tennessee Wesleyan University       163
  Day 1: 3   05-02   Total:   3  05-02
89. Sam Semper – Sonny Mann                      Tarleton State University           162
  Day 1: 2   05-02   Total:   2  05-02
90. Ryan Doel –                                  Missouri State University           161
  Day 1: 2   05-01   Total:   2  05-01
91. Ryan Pero – Tucker Evans                     Stephen F Austin State Universit    160
  Day 1: 3   05-00   Total:   3  05-00
92. Logan Ware – Conner Pickens                  Southwestern Michigan College       159
  Day 1: 2   05-00   Total:   2  05-00
93. Aaron McGill – Trey Woliver                  University of Tennessee             158
  Day 1: 3   04-15   Total:   3  04-15
94. Evan Fields – Noah Dabney                    Campbellsville University           157
  Day 1: 3   04-14   Total:   3  04-14
95. Caden Bunney – Ryan Mizee                    Oklahoma State University           156
  Day 1: 2   04-14   Total:   2  04-14
95. Braydon Kelley – Noah Parrish                East Texas Baptist University       156
  Day 1: 2   04-14   Total:   2  04-14
97. Jeffrey Jones – Nick Illobre                 Bethel University                   154
  Day 1: 2   04-12   Total:   2  04-12
97. Will Weischwill – Cade Dornburg              Texas A&M University                154
  Day 1: 2   04-12   Total:   2  04-12
99. Clay Henderson – Brant Rowland               Drury University                    152
  Day 1: 1   04-12   Total:   1  04-12
100. Alex Wood – Joe Williams                     Missouri State University           151
  Day 1: 2   04-10   Total:   2  04-10
101. Stone Smith – Drake Wadsworth                Northwestern State University       150
  Day 1: 2   04-08   Total:   2  04-08
102. Caleb Johnston – Colin Cosenza               Northwestern State University       149
  Day 1: 2   04-07   Total:   2  04-07
103. Jack Gano – Cole Muenzer                     Southwestern Michigan College       148
  Day 1: 2   04-06   Total:   2  04-06
103. Cade Lipham – Caleb Coleman                  Drury University                    148
  Day 1: 2   04-06   Total:   2  04-06
103. Noah Trant – Evan Howe                       Northwestern State University       148
  Day 1: 2   04-06   Total:   2  04-06
106. Jack Carroll – Tucker Dottley                Bethel University                   145
  Day 1: 2   04-03   Total:   2  04-03
107. Avery Merrow – Mason Stidwill                Southwestern Michigan College       144
  Day 1: 2   04-02   Total:   2  04-02
107. Will Oberman – Clay Oberman                  Campbellsville University           144
  Day 1: 2   04-02   Total:   2  04-02
109. Paul Baker – Chandler Cook                   Auburn University                   142
  Day 1: 2   03-15   Total:   2  03-15
110. Grant Harris – Tyler Eggers                  Cvcc Redhawks                       141
  Day 1: 1   03-13   Total:   1  03-13
111. Tyler Madden – Kyle Knoll                    Auburn University                   140
  Day 1: 2   03-12   Total:   2  03-12
111. Nathan Preston – Evan Conn                   Auburn University                   140
  Day 1: 2   03-12   Total:   2  03-12
111. Carty Shoen –                                Auburn University                   140
  Day 1: 2   03-12   Total:   2  03-12
114. Grant McCraney –                             Faulkner University                 137
  Day 1: 1   03-12   Total:   1  03-12
115. Jackson Wyatt – Tyler Gentry                 Texas A&M University                136
  Day 1: 1   03-10   Total:   1  03-10
116. Austin Denmark – Matthew Bennett             Faulkner University                 135
  Day 1: 2   03-08   Total:   2  03-08
117. Palmer Parrish –                             Clemson University                  134
  Day 1: 1   03-07   Total:   1  03-07
118. Zach Pocos – Tucker Siminak                  McKendree University                133
  Day 1: 1   03-06   Total:   1  03-06
118. Jase White – Brady Horton                    Drury University                    133
  Day 1: 1   03-06   Total:   1  03-06
120. Connor Dunn – Caden Denny                    Texas A&M University                131
  Day 1: 1   03-05   Total:   1  03-05
121. Luke Bennett –                               Tarleton State University           130
  Day 1: 1   03-04   Total:   1  03-04
122. Christian Moore –                            Tarleton State University           129
  Day 1: 1   03-02   Total:   1  03-02
123. Connor Green –                               Faulkner University                 128
  Day 1: 1   03-00   Total:   1  03-00
124. Josh Richardson – Nathan Vahle               University of Nebraska              127
  Day 1: 1   02-15   Total:   1  02-15
125. Kyle Hopping – Kai Barnett                   McKendree University                126
  Day 1: 1   02-14   Total:   1  02-14
126. Caleb Bomer – Layne Mercer                   Texas A&M University                125
  Day 1: 1   02-11   Total:   1  02-11
126. Caleb Neu – Anthony Cicero IV                Bethel University                   125
  Day 1: 1   02-11   Total:   1  02-11
128. Dawson Hendrix – Henry Fleddermann           McKendree University                123
  Day 1: 1   02-10   Total:   1  02-10
129. Colten Drawdy – Hunter Shelton               Bethel University                   122
  Day 1: 1   02-08   Total:   1  02-08
130. Ryan Foster – Colton Hill                    McKendree University                121
  Day 1: 1   02-07   Total:   1  02-07
130. Carter Smith – Ross Deters                   Wabash Valley College               121
  Day 1: 1   02-07   Total:   1  02-07
132. Luke Iles –                                  Northwestern State University       119
  Day 1: 1   02-06   Total:   1  02-06
132. Caden Pearson – Ty Leak                      Wabash Valley College               119
  Day 1: 1   02-06   Total:   1  02-06
134. Cooper Crowell – Sam Taylor                  Stephen F Austin State Universit    117
  Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
134. Bryce Kindell – Braedy Wilson                Oklahoma State University           117
  Day 1: 1   02-05   Total:   1  02-05
136. Ethan Powell – Aidan Casey                   Texas A&M University                115
  Day 1: 1   02-02   Total:   1  02-02
137. Hayes Finch – Parker Mckee                   Faulkner University                 114
  Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
137. Jacob Keller –                               University Of Florida Gator Bass    114
  Day 1: 1   02-01   Total:   1  02-01
139. Trevor Alexander – Fletch Titus              Missouri State University           112
  Day 1: 1   02-00   Total:   1  02-00
139. Easton Bouma – Zachary Ward                  Drury University                    112
  Day 1: 1   02-00   Total:   1  02-00
139. Connor Foreman – Joe Krejci                  Texas A&M University                112
  Day 1: 1   02-00   Total:   1  02-00
142. Mark Bixler – Ty Reynolds                    Murray State University             109
  Day 1: 1   01-15   Total:   1  01-15
143. Cody Tiemann – Luke Salvail                  JC Calhoun Community College        108
  Day 1: 1   01-13   Total:   1  01-13
144. Carson Owen – Dylan Reed                     Murray State College                107
  Day 1: 1   01-12   Total:   1  01-12
144. Xander Patton – Stephen Brooks               Emmanuel College                    107
  Day 1: 1   01-12   Total:   1  01-12
146. Trevor Johnston – Ashton Hehr                Texas A&M University                105
  Day 1: 1   01-11   Total:   1  01-11
147. Thomas Neal – Avian Gerdes                   Kansas State University             104
  Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
147. Jackson Smith – Ely Hagans                   Bethel University                   104
  Day 1: 1   01-10   Total:   1  01-10
149. Mitch Johnson –                              Kentucky Christian University       102
  Day 1: 1   01-09   Total:   1  01-09
149. Hunter Russell –                             Wabash Valley College Bass Warri    102
  Day 1: 1   01-09   Total:   1  01-09
151. Corey Morris – Brayden Mercer                East Texas Baptist University       100
  Day 1: 1   01-08   Total:   1  01-08
151. Skyler Stevens – Brier Hardy                 Faulkner University                 100
  Day 1: 1   01-08   Total:   1  01-08
153. Braci Ault – Brody Ault                      Purdue University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Coleman Bingham –                            Bethel University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Drew Blasi – Noah Amundson                   Kansas State University               0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Logan Clark – Hunter Stuckey                 East Texas Baptist University         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Elliott Davis –                              Texas A&M University                  0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. James Day –                                  Stephen F Austin State Universit      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Will Eriksson –                              University Of Tennessee               0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Brogan Gregg – Ian Fehrenbacher              Wabash Valley College Bass Warri      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Tyler Gunter – Mason Sills                   Catawba Valley Community College      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Brice Hudler – Otto Cornett                  Texas A&M University                  0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Pete Johnson – Tanner Wolf                   Southwestern Michigan College         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Anna Kay – Briley Mills                      Emmanuel College                      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Avery Myers – Ryder Hall                     Missouri State University             0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Hunter Nipper – Reese Wade                   Shelton State Community College       0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Atlan Pfluger – Cade Johnson                 Texas A&M University                  0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Ben Puckett – Collin Foley                   Mississippi State University          0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Zach Thompson – John Whetter                 Oklahoma State University             0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Farren Todd III – Brady Cornwell             Northeastern State University         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Trenton Underwood – Lane Grogan              Northeastern State University         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Willem Van Der Heijden – Jack Middlebrook    Tarleton State University             0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Presley Warden – Parker Emery                East Texas Baptist University         0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Jacob Webb – Cabe Mackey                     Catawba Valley Community College      0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
153. Michael Zanglin – Carter Stambelos           Auburn University                     0
  Day 1: 0   00-00   Total:   0  00-00
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Totals
Day   #Limits    #Fish      Weight
 1        30       408      1050-12
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          30       408      1050-12





Michael Garner & Billy Shelton Win CATT Kerr Lake, NC Mar 30, 2025

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Michael Garner & Billy Shelton Win CATT Kerr Lake, NC Mar 30, 2025

Next Kerr Lake Qualifier is this coming weekend April 6th at Occoneechee and will be another GOLD event! WE had 72 teams enter this past weekend! Check out the $$ the guys took home!

The 2025 CATT Academy Championship will take place on Kerr Lake May 17-18, 2025 and we are guaranteeing $10,000.00 to 1st Place!

A team or solo angler must fish 2 CATT events (Finals count) to Qualify! You may fish the Championship solo or with your partner or alternate partner your team used in any CATT event.
You can get in your 2 events by fishing any CATT Summer/Fall 2024 and CATT Spring 2025!  Any CATT event after May 20, 2024 will count! No tiller handle motor at the Championship.

Michael Garner & Billy Shelton win Kerr Lake with 5 bass weighing 21.65 lbs! They took home $3,500.00 PLUS another $3,500.00 from the Vexus REVREWARDS!

TeamBF WeightWinningsPoints
Michael Garner – Billy Shelton4.7221.65$3,500.00110
Marty Stone – JT Stone5.6019.84$1,870.00109
Shane Doughtie – Evan White0.0017.77$1,205.00108
Eddie Fore – Randy Waterman6.6517.76$1,345.00107
Jonthan Rhew – Roger Clary0.0016.23$515.00106
Johnny Wilder – Mike Harris0.0016.00$415.00105
Howard Bohannon -Beverly Bohannon0.0015.98$315.00104
Aaron Falwell – Steven Coleman0.0015.33$275.00103
Timmy Ferrell – Seth Ellis0.0015.25$250.00102
Richard Brown – Ryan Harrell0.0015.06$225.00101
Tyler Hughes – Niles Bryan0.0015.00$200.00100
Glenn Boyd – Craig Compton0.0014.67$160.0099
Brandon Cross – Cassie Cross4.3614.56$140.0098
Mitch Miles – Scott Sawyers0.0014.48$125.0097
Jeff Hayden – Benny Cannon5.2914.3596
Ellis Jones – Peter Carter0.0013.9795
Rick Gillespie – Greg Thompson0.0013.9294
Eddie Glascock – Billy Dunn0.0013.7393
Billy Bledsoe – Tanner Bledsoe0.0013.6092
Damyan Winn – Jake Kidd0.0013.5391
Derrick Bowden – Matt Little0.0013.4590
Tommy Morrow – Dennis Reedy0.0013.4489
Jason Houchins – Mickey Perry0.0013.3188
Blaine Brogden – Tyler Dunn0.0013.0587
James Condrey – Jimmy Condrey3.3812.9386
Denny Gilbert – Charlie Reed0.0012.8585
Troy Searcy – Bryan Welch0.0012.7484
Bobby Overby – Tony Milan0.0012.6083
Jerry Bono – Gary Deangelo0.0012.4282
Cavin Yongue – Cody Lucy0.0012.4281
Robert Hudson – Ben Hudson0.0012.3480
Doug Stallings – David Stallings0.0012.2579
Bo Holland – Rayn Novak0.0012.0878
JT Palimore – Bobby Crisman0.0011.9177
Brock Rouch – Kevin Sutton0.0011.8576
Brian Coleman – Tony Toombs0.0011.8576
Jamey Tapp – Randy Buchanon0.0011.8174
Jacob Lee – Sam Terry0.0011.7473
Jay Rigney – Josh Barnes0.0011.5772
Mark King – David King0.0011.5571
Steve Lucy – Todd Dorton0.0011.4570
Jason Lloyd – Bucky Duffer0.0011.2869
Andy Thomas0.0011.2768
Matt Harrison0.0011.0267
Hal Blackwelder – Cliff Swann0.0010.7666
Michael Stewart – Buck Clark0.0010.6265
Michael Dikun – Jenny Li0.0010.5864
Clint Wilson – Marty Warren0.0010.5563
Mark Hatcher – Travis Owen0.0010.3062
Kenny Wilson – David Matthews0.0010.2761
Rick Clements – Elton Clements0.0010.1960
Bryan Contrell – Brandon C0.0010.0859
Daniel Jenkins – Travis Owen0.0010.0858
Donald Coleman0.0010.0557
Tim Nobles – Kevin Hayslett0.0010.0256
Darrell Wyatt0.009.8855
Jerry Dean – Robert Dean0.009.7654
Eric Christian – Ken Minor0.009.0153
Lee Allread – Cameron Laxton0.000.0043
BK Kelly -Greg Fernandez0.000.0043
Keith Jackson – Jason Bowman0.000.0043
Billy Orr – John Parson0.000.0043
Mike Rhew – Justin Rhew0.000.0043
Michael Chlomoudis – Powell Kemp0.000.0043
Gray Williams0.000.0043
Josh Willard – Jake Robinson0.000.0043
Chris Brown – Mark McCauley0.000.0043
Will Nash – Austin Guill0.000.0043
Kris Goins – Jason Tinsely0.000.0043
Danny Moss – Zach Davenport0.000.0043
Keith Patterson – Zach Smith0.000.0043
Kevin Dawson – Joey Dawson0.000.0043
Total Entrys$9,360.00
BONUS $$2,550.00
Total Paid At Ramp$10,535.00
Kerr 2025 Spring Final Fund$540.00
CATT$50.00
2025 CATT Championship Fund$50.00
2025 Kerr Spring Final Fund Total$965.00





Collins & Harding Win 5 Alive Qualifier #2 – Jordan Lake – 3/29/2025

Brian Carter
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Collins & Harding Win 5 Alive Qualifier #2 – Jordan Lake – 3/29/2025

Qualifier #2 – Jordan Lake – 3/29/2025

Qualifier #2 of the $7000.00 Trail at Jordan Lake is in the books.


Want to Thank everyone who came out and fished with us on Saturday. The weather was perfect all but the yellow haze that covered the skys. That pollen ain’t no joke!!
We had 55 teams on Saturday. Just as I expected that it was going to take some big weights to get into the check line, and it did. Jordan Lake is definitely one of the best fisheries in the area for sure. Now that being sai,d there are a lot of teams that would disagree with me after Saturday. As the leaderboard at the top was healthy, it dropped quickly. Lots of teams struggled to get them figured out.I want to Thank everyone who came out and fished with us on Saturday. The weather was perfect except for the yellow haze that covered the sky. That pollen isn’t any joke!!As always tho somebody’s going to catch them!!
After the weigh-in was concluded, it was the team of Bryan Collins & Drex Harding that topped the 55 boat field to take home the WIN

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.  They had a 5 fish limit weighing 27.61 pounds

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. That bag earned them a total of $1700.00

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for the day. Awesome bag guys, and Congrats on the WIN!! By the way, they have also taken the Points lead over as well. Keep it up, guys you’re all are on a roll!.
They were followed by one of the local Big Hitter teams of Jordan Lake. The team of Jody George & Ricky Parker. They had a big bag as well, weighing 22.35 pounds,s anchored by a 8.76-pound bass that also won them Big Fish for the tournament. They took home a total of $1500.00 for 2nd place.
As always, a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to all of the teams who placed in the money last Saturday. 

We go to the next Big Fish pond in the area for Qualifier #3. We will be at Falls Lake on 4/12/2025

Yall come on out and fish with us in 2 weeks. We would love to have ya!

If you want to pre-register or have any questions, contact m,e Kevin Sheppar,d at 336-264-8416
Thanks!

Results.
1st. Collins & Harding- 27.61 pounds- $1700.00 TWT
2nd. George & Parker- 22.35 pounds- $1500.00 TWT
3rd. White & Bradley- 21.25 pounds- $500.00
4th. Ferrell & Ellis- 21.12 pounds- $550.00 TWT
5th. Brown & Wimbish- 20.79 pounds- $300.00
6th. Woody & Woody- 19.52 pounds-$250.00
7th.Grasty & Crespo- 18.76 pounds- $200.00
8th. Wilder & Phillips (sub)- 18.19 pounds-$125.00
9th.Hall & Oakley- 17.42 pounds
10th. Fox & Wooten- 17.06 pounds

Big Fish.
George & Parker – 8.76 pounds- $550.00





Edwards & Edwards Win Tournament #1 & #2 of the 5 Alive/ GASTON TRAIL – 4/22/2025 & 4/30/2025

Brian Carter
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Edwards & Edwards Win Tournament #1 & #2 of the 5 Alive/ GASTON TRAIL – 4/22/2025 & 4/30/2025

We kicked off a new Trail this year at Lake Gaston.
We have had the 1st and 2nd tournaments of the 5 Tournament series.
I’ve fallen a little behind and haven’t gotten to posting all of the results for the first 2 tournaments and I  apologize. 

Tournament #1 – 3/22/2025
We had 15 boats show up for the 1st Tournament of the trail. I was glad to hear my Tournament Director for the trail Mr. Harvey Reece’s voice that afternoon. It was a really Windy day and Gaston don’t play around when the wind gets to rocking. When it was all said and done it was the team of Harvey Reece & Mike Gunn that took home the WIN

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They had a 5 fish limit weighing 20.26 pounds anchored by a 7.23 pound fish that also Won them Big Fish for the tournament. After all said and done they carried home $875.00

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for the day. Great job guys!! No sure how to take my Tournament Director Winning the tournament tho. I know I ain’t good enough to win any of the tournaments I run.

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They were followed by the Father / Son team of Richardson & Richardson with a 5 fish limit weighing 20.03 pounds. They took home $375.00 for the day.
Big Congratulations to all who finished in the money!

Tournament #2 – 3/30/2025
Again we had 15 boats show up for the 2nd tournament just like the 1st one. Weather was alot better for this one. I wasn’t sitting on the edge of my seat to hear from Mr. Harvey Reece to make sure everyone made it back ok.
After the weigh in concluded it was the team of John Edward’s and his son Carter Edward’s that brought home the WIN

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They had a 5 fish limit weighing 17.30 pounds. That earned them a total of $760.00

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. Great job guys as well!!
They were followed by the team of Scott & Scott. They had a 5 fish limit weighing 17.10 pounds anchored by a 5.20 pound fish that also won them Big Fish for the tournament.  They carried home a total of $540.00 for the day. BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE TEAMS THAT PLACED IN BOTH TOURNAMENTS!!

Also want to Thank Tournament Director Harvey Reece on doing a great job running the tournaments.

The 3rd tournament of the trail will be on 4/13/2025

If you have any questions or want to pre register contact me Kevin Sheppard at 336-264-8416.
Thanks!

Results.
Tournament #1
1st. Reece & Gunn- 20.26 pounds- $875.00 TWT & Big
2nd. Richardson & Richardson- 20.03 pounds-$375.00
TWT.
3rd. Golden & Medlin – 19.18 pounds – $150.00
Big fish.
Reece & Gunn- 7.23 pounds- $150.00

Tournament #2
1st. Edward’s & Edward’s- 17.30 pounds- $760.00 TWT
2nd. Scott & Scott – 17.10 pounds- $540.00 TWT & Big
3rd. Golden & Medlin- 16.09 pounds – $ 150.00
Big Fish.
Scott & Scott- 5.20 pounds – $150.00





Lazy Sink Followed by a Tremendous Smash

Brian Carter
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Lazy Sink Followed by a Tremendous Smash
Lazy Sink Followed by a Tremendous Smash
DAIWA’s new sinking LAZY FASHAD 100S features LASER IMPACT® technology and subtle-slalom-swim in a saltwater-grade twitchbait.  
FOOTHILL RANCH, CA (April 2, 2025) – Swimbaits have proven that a carefree, essentially lethargic motion can trigger massive strikes. Works on freshwater bass. Dittos for inshore. The trouble with saltwater is that a pack of soft plastic swimbait bodies mightn’t get you through the morning, shredded and constantly needing to be replaced.So, what if you could replicate the same relaxed motion in a hardbait? Maybe factor in some subtle snaking around, too? Well, DAIWA did it. Released last season, the LAZY FASHAD put the personality of a swimbait in a saltwater-grade twitchbait and incorporated a little slalom action. Now, the creative lure designers introduce the four-inchLAZY FASHAD 100S, a slightly larger and sinking version of the original and with a new proprietary flash called LASER IMPACT®.  
DAIWA 2025 FASHAD 100S (BLUE PINK)
“LASER IMPACT provides an incredible level of visibility to the fish,” said DAIWA Field Marketing Manager, Chris Martin. “Inside the LAZY FASHAD 100S’s durable ABS plastic body, we installed a prism that captures and reflects light 360-degrees. This vastly widens the field of visibility.” Compare that to your average flash foil that kicks light in one or two directions, and maybe the wrong ones.  The hooks were upgraded, too. “We went to BKK saltwater-grade hooks to for their extreme sharpness and durability,” said Martin. For six generations, BKK has manufactured some of the world’s sharpest and strongest hooks, both freshwater and saltwater. 
On a straight retrieve, DAIWA’s LAZY FASHAD 100S winds through the water like a relaxed baitfish – one destined to become a meal. The slow sinking lure can be lowered anywhere in the water column before engaging, too. Once in motion, the lure dives up to three-feet, precise depth dictated by the speed of retrieve and line thickness, narrower pulling deeper. And, unlike a swimbait motoring with limited wobble, the LAZY FASHAD 100S rolls side-to-side while it  broadcasts color via its LASER IMPACT prism. The LAZY FASHAD 100S’s curious slalom action is produced by a conspicuous fin centered on the head of the bait. Sort of looks like a miniature aquatic rhinoceros. Despite the diminutive nature of the fin, though, it really moves the bait around. 
The LAZY FASHAD 100S can be fished more aggressively, too. Technically categorized as a twitchbait, snapping the LAZY FASHAD 100S affects a sudden dive. And, because of the fin, each pull sends it in a new direction. Essentially, it’s two lures in one: a slow swimmer and a ripper.Internally, the LAZY FASHAD 100S features a dual-purpose metal ball chamber. On the cast, it’s a weight-transfer system imparts exceptional launch distances, even bucking the wind. While retrieved, it emits subtle ticks that produce auditory responses – strikes – from inshore predators like redfish, trout, jacks, snook, calico bass, and others. Externally, the durable LAZY FASHAD 100S sports refined cosmetics, to include realistic eyeballs, gills and mouthparts, and scale patterns. Choose from a palette of intense saltwater patterns, including SKELETON CHART BACK, SKELETON RED HEAD, SKELETON MULLET, HOLO SARDINE, 3D KONOSIRO, and PINK CLEAR HOLO.For the first time, laziness is a virtue.
MAX LASER
CHART HEAD MULLET
CHART HEAD SARDINE
RED HEAD
LAZY FASHAD 100S FEATURES:LASER IMPACT® technologySlow sinkingUnique rolling and slalom swimCan be fished slow or fastBKK 3X Hooks for superior holding power and higher hook-up rate.Durable ABS plastic bodyRealistic eyeballs, mouthparts, and gillsDetailed scale patternsSIZE: 100mm (4-inches)WEIGHT: 21.3g (¾-ounce)COLORS: CHART HEAD MULLET, CHART HEAD SARDINE, BLUE PINK, RED HEAD, and MAX LASERMSRP $18.99
For DAIWA’s latest color catalog and/or information on DAIWA dealers in your area, call DAIWA’s Customer Service Department at 562-375-6800 or e-mail inquiries to: [email protected]. The URL for DAIWA’s web site is daiwa.us





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