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AJ Lucadamo & Bo Grosvenor Win HillCity Bassmasters on Leesville Lake June 3,2018
On a warm wet morning 16 teams fished the Hill City Bassaster event on Leesiville lake. With a lot of the anglers weighing in fish one team took it all AJ Lucadamo & Bo Grosvnor with 13.4lbs. Thank you to everone that come out see you at the next event.
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Bill Wasden Gets the Win on Kentucky Lake – ABA – June 4,2018
Bill Wasden Gets the Win on Kentucky Lake
Bill Wasden of Paris, TN won the American Fishing Tour, presented by American Bass Anglers, Kentucky Lake Division 32 tournament held 05/26/2018 on Kentucky Lake. Running out of Paris Landing Bill brought back a five-fish limit that locked in the scales at 25.63 pounds. He took home $451 for his First-place finish.
Taking Second was Andy Tyler of Buchanan, TN with a five-fish limit that locked in the scales at 25.06 pounds. He took home $254 for his efforts.
Third place was claimed by Michael Wasden with a five-fish limit that went for 23.25 lbs. He took home $79 for his third-place finish.
Tom O’Bryant of Cedar Grove, TN landed the biggest fish of the tournament, that fish locked in the scales a 6.69 lbs.
The next tournament in this Division is June 9th, out of Paris Landing
For more information on this division and upcoming events please contact local director Buddy Wallace at 731-695-5387
These anglers accrued valuable points toward the Divisional Angler of the Year title. The points champion from each division will compete in the annual American Bass Anglers AFT Angler of The Year Final Round at the AFT Championship. In addition, the top 500 anglers from the various divisions will earn the right to compete in the three-day ABA, AFT National Championship tournament.
The American Fishing Tour offers low cost, close to home bass tournaments that are designed for the weekend angler. All ABA anglers fish for money and points. The points advance the angler to their divisional championship and the top 500 anglers in the US are invited to the American Fishing Tour National Championship for this fall on Lake Hartwell near Anderson SC.
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A unique high school fishing team shares tackle…and a bloodline
All Sibling. No Rivalry.
A unique high school fishing team shares tackle…and a bloodline
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Park Falls, WI (June 4, 2018) – High school bass fishing is spreading like wildfire, and, each summer, the best teams in the nation duke it out at the High School Fishing National Championship. Qualifying for the event is an accomplishment in itself, as only the top ten percent of anglers at state qualifiers make the big show.
Last February, the team of Carter and Lee Rose Koza from Mt. Paran Christian School in Kennesaw, Georgia locked in a National invite by placing sixth at the Georgia State Finals on West Point Lake. Perhaps the Koza’s secret lies in their understanding of each other’s strengths and weaknesses better than that of their competitors, or the ability to rely on each other no matter what life throws their way. Because, you see, Carter and Lee Rose aren’t just fishing buddies; they’re brother and sister.
This June, that brother and sister team will compete in the High School Fishing National Championship, bringing a unique demographic to scholastic sports perhaps only seen in team fishing.
Both outdoor enthusiasts, the Koza’s come from a fishing family. Their father, Jamie, is an avid tournament angler and tackle shop owner who plays the role of boat captain to Lee Rose and Carter.
Carter started tournament fishing in his early teens, while Lee Rose pursued more traditional female scholastic sports, quickly earning a spot on the varsity basketball team. But, after tagging along on a few of Carter’s fishing tournaments, her love for fishing and competitive spirit combined into one and she promptly gave up basketballs for bass.
Carter realized Lee Rose brought a dynamic he was missing in his fishing. “She has much more patience than me, and she fishes more thoroughly.” On numerous occasions, the team has found such meticulous methods to be the right recipe for a tough bite.
Lee Rose, always the optimist, thinks her approach goes beyond the fish’s mood. “I try to bring a positive attitude and smooth Carter out a little when he gets upset,” she chuckled.
In the end, the team finds a reliable set of techniques, taught early on by their dad, to yield impressive results. “Throwing crankbaits is our favorite way to fish,” Carter explained, “so, it’s not surprising that Legend Glass are our favorite rods.” The Koza’s insist that the St. Croix Legend Glass casting series offers the lightest crankbait rods in the industry; a testament to the linear S-Glass blank each is built around.
The crankbaiter’s favorite, Legend Glass, is now available in a spinning model.
Carter and Lee Rose have big plans for their fishing far beyond the upcoming event. Each has researched fishing-related college programs and available scholarships and plans to take their skills to the next level.
Perhaps we’ll someday hear a tale of college fishing teammates who seem to think alike, so in tune are they with each other, blowing past the competition with crankbait mastery.
In that case, we’ll know the real story behind it all.
WISCONSIN’S ELK MOUND HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING WHITEFISH CHAIN OPEN PRESENTED BY YETI IN MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN’S ELK MOUND HIGH SCHOOL WINS BASS PRO SHOPS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING WHITEFISH CHAIN OPEN PRESENTED BY YETI IN MINNESOTA
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CROSSLAKE, Minn. (June 4, 2018) – The Elk Mound High School duo of Cole Steinhorst and Blaze Todd, both of Elk Mound, Wisconsin, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 15 pounds, 14 ounces, to win the 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Whitefish Chain Open presented by YETI tournament. The win advanced the team to the 2018 High School Fishing National championship, held June 26-30, on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama.
According to post-tournament reports, the duo fished docks using white- and black and blue-colored swimbaits.
A field of 96 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Moonlite Bay in Crosslake. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.
The top nine teams on the Whitefish Chain of Lakes that advanced to the 2018 High School Fishing National Championship were:
1st: Elk Mound High School, Elk Mound, Wis. – Cole Steinhorst & Blaze Todd, both of Elk Mound, Wis., five bass, 15-14, $400
2nd: Brainerd High School, Brainerd, Minn. – Leana Ruggles and Lexus Ruggles, both of Brainerd, Minn., five bass, 15-12
3rd: Pequot Lakes High School, Pequot Lakes, Minn. – Grant Loge, Breezy Point, Miss., and Ryan Foty-Helmer, Pequot Lakes, five bass, 15-7
4th: St. Michael-Albertville High School, St. Michael, Minn. – Tyler Suchla and Brant Lewis, both of St. Michael, Minn., five bass, 15-4
5th: Brainerd High School, Brainerd, Minn. – Wyatt Cronin and Austin Neyens, both of Brainerd, Minn., five bass, 15-4
6th: Pequot Lakes High School, Pequot Lakes, Minn. – Dylan Semler, Merrifield, Minn., and Hunter Wendt, Pequot Lakes, five bass, 14-9
7th: Catholic Central High School, Burlington, Wis. – Jacob Bigelow, Cecil, Wis., and Bailey Bleser, Burlington, Wis., five bass, 14-7, $400
8th: St. Michael-Albertville High School, St. Michael, Minn. – Haley Peterson and Courtney Jenniges, both of St. Michael, Minn., five bass, 14-1
9th: Becker High School, Becker, Minn. – Jon Novak and Jacob Novak, both of Clear Lake, Minn., five bass, 13-15
Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.
The 2018 Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing Whitefish Chain Open was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.
In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2018 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2017 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.
Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.
Set the Hook! with Pat Rose Featuring FLW touring pro Greg Bohannan- May 26,2018
Set the Hook! with Pat Rose – May 26, 2018
Our guest this week was FLW touring pro Greg Bohannan.
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ULM’S FREEMAN WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FISH-OFF ON RED RIVER, AUTOMATIC ENTRY TO 2018 FORREST WOOD CUP
ULM’S FREEMAN WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FISH-OFF ON RED RIVER, AUTOMATIC ENTRY TO 2018 FORREST WOOD CUP
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SHREVEPORT, La. (June 2, 2018) – For the third time in YETI FLW College Fishing history, the National Championship winners Hunter Freeman and Thomas Soileau from the University of Louisiana-Monroe faced off Saturday in a one-day fish-off on the Red River to decide which team member would represent their school at the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing.
After the scales settled and the final fish had been weighed, Freeman won the automatic entry into the Forrest Wood Cup after weighing a five-bass limit totaling 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Soileau weighed a five-bass limit totaling 6 pounds, 9 ounces, giving Freeman the win and advancing him to compete against the best anglers in the world August 10-12 on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas, at the Forrest Wood Cup.
“This has been an incredible week,” said Freeman, a junior majoring in business administration who resides in Monroe, Louisiana. “I’ve been on the water so much over the past few weeks that I am mentally and physically exhausted, but winning the championship with Thomas and now getting to compete at the Forrest Wood Cup makes it all so worth it.”
Freeman is guaranteed at least a $10,000 paycheck, as that amount is awarded to the last-place finisher at the Forrest Wood Cup. The angler that wins the Forrest Wood Cup will earn $300,000 – professional bass fishing’s most lucrative prize.
“Every little boy’s dream is to fish in the biggest tournament there is, and that’s the Forrest Wood Cup,” Freeman said. “When they announced this tournament on the Red River, I said, ‘That’s my shot. If I’m ever going to make it, I have to do it.’
“I spent so much time and money up here practicing. To make it, it’s a dream come true. I’m not just going to show up at the Cup; I’m going to try to bring it and represent the whole College Fishing crowd.”
The final standings after the one-day fish-off on the Red River were:
1st: University of Louisiana-Monroe – Hunter Freeman, Monroe, La., five bass, 7-11, Entry into 2018 Forrest Wood Cup
2nd: University of Louisiana-Monroe – Thomas Soileau, Monroe, La., five bass, 6-9
Full results and standings for the 2018 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship can be found at FLWFishing.com.
The 2018 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship presented by Lowrance C-MAP Genesis on the Red River was hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission & Red River Waterway Commission and featured 168 of the top college bass fishing clubs from across the nation competing for the top prize of $30,000, including a new Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Mercury or Evinrude outboard.
Television coverage of the YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship presented by Lowrance C-MAP Genesis on the Red River will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) Aug. 15 from Noon -1 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.
College Fishing is free to enter. All participants must be registered, full-time students at a college, university or community college and members of a fishing club recognized by their college or university.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow YETI FLW College Fishing on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagra
BOSSIER CITY’S LEBRUN WINS T-H MARINE BFL ALL-AMERICAN TOURNAMENT ON CROSS LAKE
BOSSIER CITY’S LEBRUN WINS T-H MARINE BFL ALL-AMERICAN TOURNAMENT ON CROSS LAKE
Nick LeBrun tops Boater Division, wins $100,000 and invitation to Forrest Wood Cup
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SHREVEPORT, La. (June 2, 2018) – Local boater Nick LeBrun of Bossier City, Louisiana, brought five bass to the scale Saturday weighing 19 pounds, 15 ounces, to win the 35th annual T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American on Cross Lake with a three-day cumulative total of 15 bass weighing 62-8. LeBrun’s weight helped him edge second-place angler and friend Randy Deaver of Blanchard, Louisiana, by 2 pounds, 3 ounces, and earned him $100,000 and a berth into the world championship of bass fishing – the Forrest Wood Cup.
“To win this caliber of tournament right here at home means everything to me, my family, my career and my sponsors,” said LeBrun, who earned his third career win in FLW competition. “Fishing in an event like the Forrest Wood Cup is something I’ve dreamed about since I competed in my first club tournament. I’m truly humbled and blessed.”
Lebrun’s go-to pattern this week involved fishing cypress trees and duck blinds on the western end of the lake. He focused on trees in various bayous, and relied heavily on a 6th Sense Movement 80X crankbait on a 7-foot Fitzgerald Rods Bryan Thrift cranking rod with 17-pound-test Bass Pro Shops XPS fluorocarbon line, as well as a V&M flipping jig with a V&M Flat Wild trailer. LeBrun also used a Spro popping frog to catch a couple of key fish up shallow on Day Two to complete a limit.
“The 80x was my main bait this week and is what produced the majority of my 26-pound limit on Day One,” said LeBrun. “It’s a deal where it catches 3-plus pound fish, but not a lot of them. Today, I caught four out of the five I weighed in on it.”
LeBrun used a methodical approach to picking apart his cover this week, taking advantage of his bait’s abilities to lure fish.
“Basically one was a moving bait and one was a pitching bait,” said LeBrun. “Whenever I was somewhere I couldn’t throw the crankbait, like a certain tree where the limbs were too low or too long, that’s when I would pick up the jig as a little insurance. Every time I fished a duck blind, I’d parallel the edges with the 80X, but before I’d leave, I’d pick up the V&M jig to kind of probe and throw up in the blind and in places you have to beg one to bite.”
LeBrun’s win was especially emotional for him and his family Saturday. Earlier this week, Lebrun shared that he lost his father,
Billy LeBrun, in February, and that he dedicated an 8-pound kicker to him on the water. Today, the Louisiana boater said he experienced another moment that told him it would be a special day.
“When we were at the takeoff ramp, I was pacing around the dock before getting in the boat, and there was some music playing over the loud speakers. A song called “Small Town Southern Man” by Alan Jackson came on, and it’s one of the songs my family and I remember my Dad with. It’s been tough this year, but when I heard that, I felt like he stepped in the boat with me. It’s something that’s just hard to explain.”
The top 10 boaters on Cross Lake finished:
1st: Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La., 15 bass, 62-8, $100,000
2nd: Randy Deaver, Blanchard, La., 15 bass, 60-5, $20,200
3rd: Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., 15 bass, 53-13, $15,100
4th: Roger Fitzpatrick, Eldon, Mo., 14 bass, 52-7, $14,000
5th: Tyler Morgan, Columbus, Ga., 15 bass, 50-14, $13,000
6th: John Duvall, Madison, Ga., 15 bass, 50-9, $12,000
7th: Rob Jordan, Flowery Branch, Ga., 14 bass, 49-5, $11,000
8th: Marty Sisk, Evansville, Ind., 15 bass, 48-13, $10,000 + $4,000 Ranger Cup Contingency
9th: Heath Pack, Ellijay, Ga., 13 bass, 39-0, $9,000
10th: Ben Blaschke, Muldrow, Okla., 12 bass, 37-11, $8,000
A complete list of results is posted at FLWFishing.com.
Overall there were 43 bass weighing 128 pounds, 7 ounces, caught by the final 10 boaters Saturday. The catch included six five-bass limits.
Matthew Bouldin of Smithville, Tennessee, won the Co-angler Division and $50,000 Saturday with a three-day total of 15 bass weighing 39 pounds, 5 ounces, followed by Jesse Parks of Avondale, Arizona, in second place with 13 bass weighing 39-1.
The top 10 co-anglers finished:
1st: Matthew Bouldin, Smithville, Tenn., 15 bass, 39-5, $50,000
2nd: Jesse Parks, Avondale, Ariz., 13 bass, 39-1, $15,000
3rd: Mike Allen, Crystal Springs, Miss., 12 bass, 32-0, $6,200
4th: Matthew O’Connell, Brooks, Ga., 13 bass, 28-6, $5,050
5th: James McWhorter, Hamilton, Ohio, nine bass, 25-12, $4,500
6th: Brandon Brock, Honea Path, S.C., nine bass, 23-6, $4,000
7th: Hernandez Ruffin, Bellevue, Wash., eight bass, 22-9, $3,500
8th: Michael Nelms, Hartwood, Va., eight bass, 22-8, $3,000
9th: Daniel Tuten, Byron, Ga., eight bass, 20-15, $2,500
10th: Ray Blash, Waynesville, Mo., eight bass, 18-4, $2,000 + $1,000 Ranger Cup Contingency
Overall there were 24 bass weighing 68 pounds, 11 ounces caught by nine Co-anglers Saturday. The catch included two five-bass limits.
Hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission, the BFL All-American featured 98 of the best boaters and co-anglers from across the 24-division T-H Marine BFL circuit casting for cash prizes of up to $120,000 in the Boater Division and $60,000 in the Co-angler Division, plus an invitation to compete for bass fishing’s most coveted prize – the Forrest Wood Cup – held Aug. 10-12 on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Television coverage of the 2018 T-H Marine BFL All-American at Cross Lake will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) Aug. 1 from Noon to 1 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.
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. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.
For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League on FLW’s social media outlets at Facebook, Twitter, Instagra
Kenny Millner & Dustin Mullins Win Castaway Angler’s Leesville lake open June 2,2018
Kenny Millner/Dustin Mullins – 14.70 lbs and BF – 4.80 lbs
Steve Crist/Mac Addair – 13.50 lbs
Reynolds/Reynolds 12.90 lbs
Simmons Bank Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza partners with Navionics to bring sonar charts to the everyday angler.
Big Bass Bonanza Delivers Lake Maps to the People
Simmons Bank Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza partners with Navionics to bring sonar charts to the everyday angler.
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Little Rock, AR (June 2, 2018) – They say knowledge is power, but in fishing knowledge is money. Top-level professional bass fishing circuits like FLW and B.A.S.S. routinely pay out $100,000 or more for anglers who bring in the biggest bags of fish over a three or four-day period. Total weights at those tournaments can tally up to over 100 pounds of bass.
That’s a ton of work for one check. But this year, amateur anglers in Arkansas have a chance to bring home their own check for just one fish — a check worth $50,000.
That’s the winning prize for the angler who catches the largest bass on the Arkansas River June 29 through July 1 in this year’s Big Bass Bonanza. And now, thanks to a partnership with marine navigation company Navionics, every angler with a smartphone will have access to the same type of charts that pro-level anglers do.
Bassmaster Elite Series pro and Hot Springs native Stephen Browning is fresh off the heels of his own $50,000-plus victory at Mississippi’s Ross Barnett Reservoir this spring. There, Browning relied on the Navionics chart embedded in his pro-level Raymarine Axiom sonar to locate and catch the winning bass. Browning knows a thing or two about how important lake maps can be for finding fish.
B.A.S.S. Elite Pro Stephen Browning wouldn’t be surprised to see winning fish caught on Z-Man ChatterBaits. (Z-Man assortments one of many product prizes.)
“Lake maps are super important. Not only will they keep you safe, lake maps can help you put patterns together by matching places where you are catching fish to similar areas where you might catch more.”
Top-notch sonar like Browning’s can run anglers several hundred to several thousand dollars, but that doesn’t mean anglers on a budget can’t take advantage of some of the same technologies, like first-class lake maps. New for this year, the Simmons Bank Big Bass Bonanza website is hosting interactive Navionics sonar charts for every pool in the tournament.
“The online chart is exactly the same detail you get on Navionics plug and play cards and on our mobile app,” says Navionics National Sales Manager of the Americas Paul Mic
As for Browning? He will watch this year’s Big Bass Bonanza from the bank. Only amateur anglers can fish this tournament; however, the veteran pro angler does offer up some advice for anyone hoping to cash their own big money check.
“If I were fishing the Big Bass Bonanza, I would concentrate on the 10-12 foot contour lines for trying to catch the money fish.”
St. Croix Bass X rods are one of many product prizes.
Registration Open Now
Anglers can register by visiting ArkansasBigBass.com or at one of dozens of statewide registration sites listed online. Entry fees are $80 per angler, and those who enter before May 31 will qualify to receive special early bird prizes.
Stay up-to-date with the latest news and notes from the Simmons Bank Big Bass Bonanza via the tournament’s Facebook page.
Major sponsors of the tournament are Simmons Bank, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission and Hardee’s Saddle Peak. Other sponsors include Aqua-Vu, Raymarine, St. Croix Rod, BUFF®, Z-Man Fishing, LIVETARGET Lures, Old Post Lodge, Flambeau Outdoors, Seaguar, Heart of Arkansas, North Little Rock Visitors Bureau, Pine Bluff Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Russellville Advertising & Promotions.
For more information on the tournament, registration sites and complete results, visit www.arkansasbigbass.com.
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