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ULM GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE C-MAP GENESIS ON RED RIVER

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ULM GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE C-MAP GENESIS ON RED RIVER

ULM GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE, WINS YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE C-MAP GENESIS ON RED RIVER

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SHREVEPORT, La. (June 1, 2018) – The University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) duo of Thomas Soileau and Hunter Freeman, both of Monroe, Louisiana, weighed a five-bass limit Friday totaling 15 pounds, 13 ounces – the largest limit weighed in the three-day tournament – to win the 2018 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship on the Red River presented by Lowrance C-MAP Genesis. The Warhawk duo led the event wire-to-wire, and their three-day total of 15 bass for 42-8 gave them the win by a 7-pound, 6-ounce margin – the largest margin of victory in FLW College Fishing Championship history. Cody Huff and Garrett Enders from Tennessee’s Bethel University finished second with 15 bass for 35-2.

“I had confidence coming into the event that we were going to do well, but if you had told me we were going to lead for three straight days and then win I would have told you that you were crazy,” said Freeman, a junior majoring in business administration. “This is pretty special. The Red River has been good to us this week and I can’t ask for any more.”

“This is unreal,” said Soileau, a recent criminal justice graduate. “Today started off really slow and we kind of got down on ourselves. We only had three fish for five pounds around 11 (a.m.), so we had to scramble and went to a spot that we hadn’t hit all week and it paid off. We caught three solid fish off of it and that put us right up around 15 pounds.”

The ULM team caught the majority of their fish this week targeting bass in the mouths of creeks and bays on the south end of Pool No. 4. They said that their key baits were a chartreuse and black-colored Black Label Tackle Cliff Pace Ricochet Crankbait, a Carolina-rigged California 420-colored Zoom Brush Hog, a jig with a Strike King Rage Craw and a Yamamoto Senko with a spinner blade on it – a bait they called a ‘hootenanny’.

The Warhawk team will now advance to compete in a one-day fish-off on Saturday against each other in the marina bay of the Red River South Marina in Bossier City. The two anglers will weigh in Saturday at 3:25 p.m. prior to the final weigh in of the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American championship at Cross Lake. The winner will receive entry into the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing, held August 10-12 on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

“We work really well together as a team, and he’s the one that usually makes the calls so it’s going to be tough to beat Hunter,” said Soileau. “But, I’m not giving up and I’m going to give it all that I have got. I definitely would love to fish in the Forrest Wood Cup. We’ve fished against each other in some small tournaments, but never with anything like this on the line. All I know is that it’s going to be fun, and I can’t wait to go fishing tomorrow.”

“Thomas is a really good angler and he’s the perfect partner to have in the boat, which is why we work so well together,” Freeman went on to say. “We put our time in and really deserved to win his event. Now, tomorrow, it’s just going fishing – just another tournament. We’ll go fishing tomorrow and see how it all shakes out.”

The top 10 teams on the Red River finished:

1st:  University of Louisiana-Monroe – Thomas Soileau and Hunter Freeman, both of Monroe, La., 15 bass, 42-8, Ranger Z175 w/ 90-horsepower outboard

2nd:  Bethel University – Cody Huff, Ava, Mo., and Garrett Enders, Mifflinburg, Pa., 15 bass, 35-2, $5,200

3rd:  Tusculum College – Nick Hatfield, Chuckey, Tenn., and Corey Neece, Bristol, Tenn., 15 bass, 34-5, $4,000

4th:  Adrian College – Nicholas Czajka, Brighton, Mich., and Jack Hippe III, Davison, Mich., 15 bass, 30-14, $3,000

5th:  University of Nebraska – Jackson Ebbers, Cambridge, Neb., and Charlie DeShazer, Fremont, Neb., 15 bass, 30-9, $2,000

6th:  Northwestern State University – Hunter Malmay, Zwolle, La., and Robert Jones, Minden, La., 15 bass, 28-3

7th:  Adrian College – Cody Batterson, Pleasant Hill, Iowa, and Chase Serafin, White Lake, Mich., 15 bass, 27-4

8th:  Murray State University – Nick Montilino, Edina, Minn., and Brock Spencer, Waynesfield, Ohio, 15 bass, 27-2

9th:  University of Pittsburgh – Michael Dunn and Henry Colberg, both of Pittsburgh, Pa., 14 bass, 26-4

10th:  University of Missouri – Gabriel DuBois, Mason, Ohio, and Brandon Heizer, St. Louis, Mo., 13 bass, 25-3

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

Overall there were 48 bass weighing 91 pounds, 11 ounces caught by the final 10 college teams Friday. The catch included nine five-bass limits.

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 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, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

BLANCHARD’S DEAVER GRABS LEAD AFTER DAY TWO OF T-H MARINE BFL ALL-AMERICAN TOURNAMENT ON CROSS LAKE

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BLANCHARD’S DEAVER GRABS LEAD AFTER DAY TWO OF T-H MARINE BFL ALL-AMERICAN TOURNAMENT ON CROSS LAKE

BLANCHARD’S DEAVER GRABS LEAD AFTER DAY TWO OF T-H MARINE BFL ALL-AMERICAN TOURNAMENT ON CROSS LAKE

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SHREVEPORT, La. (June 1, 2018) – Local boater Randy Deaver of Blanchard, Louisiana, grabbed the lead at the 35th annual T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American on Cross Lake Friday with five bass weighing 25 pounds, 3 ounces, bringing his two-day cumulative total to 10 bass weighing 46-3. Deaver will begin the final day of competition with a 3-pound, 10-ounce, advantage over Day One leader and good friend Nick LeBrun of Bossier City, Louisiana, who has a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 42-9.

The BFL All-American features 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. In addition to the six-figure payout, the top boater will receive 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.

“I basically have a couple of different deals going on out there – running cypress trees and docks,” said Deaver, who is fishing in his first career BFL All-American. “Tomorrow I may go to some offshore stuff that I found late in the day today, but that’s pretty much it. I am winding a little bit, but the main thing I’m doing is flipping.”

Deaver said he fished specific areas of cypress trees on the west end of the lake, and key stretches of trees and docks on the main lake.

“This morning I went to some areas that I fished yesterday and had a couple of key bites,” said Deaver. “I lost one that was probably a 4-plus pounder. I came back an hour later and I’m pretty sure she bit again, but I lost her. I moved along and a few minutes later, in the same tree I caught a 5-pounder yesterday, I caught a big one to get the day started.”

Deaver said his day was highlighted by the fact that he was able to apply tactics he discovered late Thursday.

“I was in one of my key areas and did something that I figured out yesterday and caught one that was about 5¾ pounds around 12:30 (p.m.). That was a confidence builder,” said Deaver.

Deaver said he caught eight keepers Friday, adding that his bite seems to be dependent on weather conditions – an important factor heading into Championship Saturday.

“I need the sun to shine,” said Deaver. “It was pretty cloudy this morning, and I don’t think the fish are positioned right until the sun comes out and it gets hot.

“I’ve got some stuff that I’ve been saving that I’m going to try and run tomorrow. Hopefully, Lord willing, I can get a decent limit before I go try to do some stuff that’s a little unique for here.”

The top 10 boaters advancing to the final day of competition on Cross Lake are:

1st:           Randy Deaver, Blanchard, La., 10 bass, 46-3

2nd:         Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La., 10 bass, 42-9

3rd:          Roger Fitzpatrick, Eldon, Mo., 10 bass, 39-10

4th:          Rob Jordan, Flowery Branch, Ga., 10 bass, 38-5

5th:          Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., 10 bass, 38-1

6th:          Tyler Morgan, Columbus, Ga., 10 bass, 37-9

7th:          John Duvall, Madison, Ga., 10 bass, 35-6

8th:          Marty Sisk, Evansville, Ind., 10 bass, 33-11

9th:          Heath Pack, Ellijay, Ga., 10 bass, 33-1

10th:        Ben Blaschke, Muldrow, Okla., 10 bass, 32-7

A complete list of results is posted at FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 200 bass weighing 562 pounds, 4 ounces, caught by 48 boaters Friday. The catch included 29 five-bass limits.

Jesse Parks of Avondale, Arizona, held the lead in the Co-angler Division Friday with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 26 pounds, 4 ounces, followed by Mike Allen of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, in second place with 10 bass weighing 25-12.

The final 10 co-anglers are:

1st:           Jesse Parks, Avondale, Ariz., 10 bass, 26-4

2nd:         Mike Allen, Crystal Springs, Miss., 10 bass, 25-12

3rd:          Matthew Bouldin, Smithville, Tenn., 10 bass, 21-1

4th:          Michael Nelms, Hartwood, Va., seven bass, 20-5

5th:          James McWhorter, Hamilton, Ohio, six bass, 19-11

6th:          Daniel Tuten, Byron, Ga., seven bass, 19-4

7th:          Ray Blash, Waynesville, Mo., eight bass, 18-4

8th:          Matthew O’Connell, Brooks, Ga., eight bass, 18-2

9th:          Hernandez Ruffin, Bellevue, Wash., six bass, 17-6

10th:        Brandon Brock, Honea Path, S.C., seven bass, 17-6

Overall there were 109 bass weighing 250 pounds, 9 ounces caught by 40 Co-anglers Friday. The catch included four five-bass limits.

The final 10 boaters and co-anglers will take off Saturday from the American Legion Hall ramp, located at 5315 S. Lakeshore Drive in Shreveport, at 7 a.m. CDT. Saturday’s Championship weigh-in will be held at the Bass Pro Shops, located at 100 Bass Pro Drive in Bossier City, Louisiana, and will begin at 4 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

The 2018 BFL All-American on Cross Lake is being hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission.

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, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

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Lake Anna Outlook June 2018 by Chris Craft

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Lake Anna Outlook June 2018 by Chris Craft

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The Sunday Morning Bass Series kicked off on Sunday May 6 and will be held every Sunday all the way through Sunday September 30. These 5 hour event have become very popular over the past few years.

Entry fee is $100 per boat (including big fish) and has an 80% payback with an extended payout of a reverse 1 in 3 boats.  
There is also a Fall Classic that will be held in October and will be a 100% payback event. All you have to do to be eligible for the classic is fish one regular season event.
Contact: Chris Craft or Dave Fauntleroy 540-895-5900 ext5
As of May 27, we are averaging 21 boats per event.

    BASS- The best top water bite of the year is upon us, the spawn is over and the females have recovered and are hungry. From first light until the sun gets high, you can chase shady pockets with buzz baits, poppers, walking baits and wake baits, catching fish the entire time. On overcast days it can last all day long. 

After the early morning feed is over, look for fish to seek out their own shade under boat docks, inside of the willow grass, around bridge pilings and deep water. A shakey head rigged with a straight tail worm is one of the best choices you can make for fishing around and under boat docks. A wacky rigged stick bait would be my second choice.

If venturing up lake, fish the willow grass along the shoreline. Typically, the thicker the grass the better. Make long casts with hollow body frogs and buzz baits, make sure you have some sort of soft plastic bait to throw in if and when the fish misses your bait on top.  You can also flip/pitch jigs and creature baits to the grass and around docks. 

Towards the end of the month, the top water bite will slow down drastically and the deep bite will turn on. Deep diving crankbaits, large Texas rigged worms will become a major player once this happens.  You are going to want to fish these deeper baits around deep docks, brush piles, rock piles and bridge pilings. 
   
CRAPPIE- The crappie have finished their spawn and are back out in deep water around bridge pilings, brush piles and just following bait around the lake.

Fish a small minnow rigged under a slip bobber with minimal weight (just enough to keep minnow in place) or an abundance of artificial baits. Mt favorite is a 2″ Big Bite Lures Curly Tail Grub rigged on a Mizmo 1/16oz jig head in Tractor Green, Green Weenie, Back/Blue Chart Tail and Wally World. 
  
 STRIPER- This is one of my favorite times of year to chase striper, the shad and herring have finished their spawn and soon there will be pods of fry everywhere and they will be eating as much as possible every chance they get. 

 First thing of a morning, you can find them chasing bait to the surface. A broken back redfin is my favorite bait to entice explosive and violent strikes from aggressive line sides! A walking bait is fun to fish, but the hook up percentage is drastically lowered, due to the just slapping at the bait. The redfin is sub-surface, so you still get the top water strike, without the heartache of the fish missing the bait. 

 Once the morning surface feed is over, you can either troll them up or drop spoons to them. If trolling, Chart/Blue or Sexy Shad DD-22’s and Chrome/Blue or Chrome/Black deep diving redfins are both great choices. If using a redfin, tie a four to six foot leader off of the center split ring and put a 1/4oz buck tail behind it. Look for the from the power plant to just up lake from the splits.
 
LAKE LEVEL- FULL POOL
WATER TEMPS & CLARITY
DIKE 3- 80 Degrees CLEAR
DOWN LAKE- 77-79 Degrees CLEAR
MID LAKE- 77-79 Degrees SLIGHT STAIN
UP LAKE-78-81 MODERATE STAIN
 
Chris Craft
Anna Point Marina/Fish Tales Tackle Manager

 

BOSSIER CITY’S LEBRUN LEADS DAY ONE OF T-H MARINE BFL ALL-AMERICAN TOURNAMENT ON CROSS LAKE

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BOSSIER CITY’S LEBRUN LEADS DAY ONE OF T-H MARINE BFL ALL-AMERICAN TOURNAMENT ON CROSS LAKE

BOSSIER CITY’S LEBRUN LEADS DAY ONE OF T-H MARINE BFL ALL-AMERICAN TOURNAMENT ON CROSS LAKE

Arizona’s Parks Leads Co-anglers

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SHREVEPORT, La. (May 31, 2018) – Local boater Nick LeBrun of Bossier City, Louisiana, grabbed the early lead at the 35th annual T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American on Cross Lake Thursday with a massive five-bass limit weighing 26 pounds, 9 ounces. LeBrun will begin day two of the three-day competition with a 3-pound, 13-ounce, lead over Adam Wagner of Cookeville, Tennessee, and Chris Daves of Spring Grove, Virginia, who are tied for second place after each weighing five bass good for 22 pounds, 12 ounces.

The BFL All-American features 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. In addition to the six-figure payout, the top boater will receive 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.

“I’m thrilled to be leading this big of an event right here at home,” said LeBrun, who qualified for the tournament through the BFL Cowboy Division. “It’s only a 49-boat field, but these guys are the best anglers from across the BFL. I can’t let off the gas because I know they’re going to catch them again tomorrow.”

LeBrun’s 26-pound showing was anchored by an 8-pounder that he caught early this morning. Not only was it his first bite of the day, but it also became part of a special tradition that LeBrun has started this year.

“I ran to my spot, settled down and got in the groove. I hadn’t gotten a bite, but at 8:30 (a.m.) that fish slammed my bait,” said LeBrun. “We got it in, and every time I catch a big one now in a tournament I thank my Dad, who passed away in February. I think he’s kind of watching over me. I say ‘this is for you Pop’. It was pretty cool to do that this morning.”

LeBrun said he has two main patterns for this event, with his primary pattern producing the majority of his weight Thursday.

“I didn’t get very many bites, but when I did they would be the right quality,” said LeBrun. “I decided to kind of ease off of them at 10:30 (a.m.) I had around 23 pounds and went and fished stuff that I hadn’t ran before. The pattern that I’m on is pretty unique. I felt like I could take it and just kind of run with it. I went to an area I hadn’t been to before, and caught another 5-pounder at 12:30 (p.m.).”

LeBrun said that while he’s happy to have the weight he did on Thursday, he’s also realistic about how quickly conditions can change.

“I’ve got two ways to catch big ones, but I wish I had three. Cross Lake can change overnight and humble you quick.”

The top 10 boaters after day one on Cross Lake are:

1st:           Nick LeBrun, Bossier City, La., five bass, 26-9

2nd:         Adam Wagner, Cookeville, Tenn., five bass, 22-12

2nd:         Chris Daves, Spring Grove, Va., five bass, 22-12

4th:          Tyler Morgan, Columbus, Ga., five bass, 22-4

5th:          John Shore, Owasso, Okla., five bass, 22-3

6th:          Rob Jordan, Flowery Branch, Ga., five bass, 21-11

7th:          Randy Deaver, Blanchard, La., five bass, 21-0

8th:          Heath Pack, Ellijay, Ga., five bass, 20-3

9th:          John Duvall, Madison, Ga., five bass, 19-7

10th:        Roger Fitzpatrick, Eldon, Mo., five bass, 19-4

A complete list of results is posted at FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 206 bass weighing 670 pounds, 3 ounces caught by 48 boaters Thursday. The catch included 34 five-bass limits.

Jesse Parks of Avondale, Arizona, leads the Co-angler Division with five bass weighing 16 pounds, 9 ounces, followed by Michael Nelms of Hartwood, Virginia, in second place with five bass weighing 13-12.

The top 10 co-anglers are:

1st:           Jesse Parks, Avondale, Ariz., five bass, 16-9

2nd:         Michael Nelms, Hartwood, Va., five bass, 13-12

3rd:          Mike Allen, Crystal Springs, Miss., five bass, 13-8

4th:          Brandon Brock, Honea Path, S.C., five bass, 13-3

5th:          Michael Miller, Greenville, S.C., five bass, 12-0

6th:          Ray Blash, Waynesville, Mo., five bass, 11-12

6th:          Matthew Bouldin, Smithville, Tenn., five bass, 11-12

8th:          Billy French, Hamilton, Ohio, four bass, 11-8

9th:          Colton Chambers, Elizabethton, Tenn., three bass, 11-5

10th:        Daniel Tuten, Byron, Ga., five bass, 10-13

Overall there were 122 bass weighing 290 pounds, 11 ounces caught by 45 Co-anglers Thursday. The catch included 11 five-bass limits.

Competitors will take off from the American Legion Hall ramp, located at 5315 S. Lakeshore Drive in Shreveport, at 7 a.m. CDT Friday and Saturday, June 1-2. Weigh-ins each day will be held at the Bass Pro Shops, located at 100 Bass Pro Drive in Bossier City, Louisiana, and will begin at 4 p.m. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

The 2018 BFL All-American on Cross Lake is being hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission.

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, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

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ULM EXTENDS LEAD ON DAY TWO OF YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE C-MAP GENESIS ON RED RIVER

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ULM EXTENDS LEAD ON DAY TWO OF YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE C-MAP GENESIS ON RED RIVER

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SHREVEPORT, La. (May 31, 2018) – The University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) duo of Thomas Soileau and Hunter Freeman, both of Monroe, Louisiana, brought a five-bass limit to the stage Thursday weighing 12 pounds, 4 ounces, to extend their lead to 1-pound, 1-ounce, with one day left to fish at the 2018 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship on the Red River presented by Lowrance C-MAP Genesis. ULM’s two-day total of 10 bass weighing 26-11 has paced the 168-team field thus far, with Tennessee’s Tusculum College right behind them in second place with 10 bass weighing 25-10.

The field is now cut to the just the final 10 teams at the four-day event that featured 168 of the top college bass fishing teams from across the nation competing in the internationally-televised tournament for the top prize of $30,000, including a new Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

The National Champions will be crowned Friday, based on the cumulative three-day weight total. The winning team will then advance to compete in a one-day fish-off on Saturday against each other on an undisclosed local fishery, which will be revealed following Friday’s Championship weigh-in. The two anglers will weigh in Saturday at 3:25 p.m. prior to the final weigh in of the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American championship at Cross Lake. The winner will receive entry into the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing, held August 10-12 on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

“Today was a lot tougher, and we’re definitely going to have to make some adjustments for tomorrow,” said Freeman. “I think the difference today was the clouds and the wind. We only had six keepers. We broke off some and lost a couple, but they didn’t feel that big. It’s weird – the fish aren’t really fighting, they’re coming straight up.”

“The wind was pretty bad today and it made fishing more difficult,” Soileau said. “We were using lighter weights, so I put a heavier one on to help with the wind, but then I stopped getting bites. Sometimes we had to make the exact same cast to the same spot three or four times in a row before you would get bit.”

The Warhawk duo said that they used four different baits Thursday to catch their six keepers, specifically mentioning a crankbait and a jig. They said that they fished backwater areas in Pool No. 4, targeting stump fields and rock piles on sandy points.

“We’re looking for anywhere the shad can gang up,” Freeman said. “In practice every fish we caught was spitting up crawfish pincers. Now there are a lot more gizzard shad around and everything is relating to the shad.

“Tomorrow we’re going back and going to really bang on our third spot,” Freeman went on to say. “We still have one spot that we have saved didn’t hit today. I’m not sure that it can kick out a big one, but I think it can kick out some keepers.”

The top 10 teams on the Red River that will advance to the final day of competition are:

1st:  University of Louisiana-Monroe – Thomas Soileau and Hunter Freeman, both of Monroe, La., 10 bass, 26-11

2nd:  Tusculum College – Nick Hatfield, Chuckey, Tenn., and Corey Neece, Bristol, Tenn., 10 bass, 25-10

3rd:  Bethel University – Cody Huff, Ava, Mo., and Garrett Enders, Mifflinburg, Pa., 10 bass, 22-6

4th:  University of Nebraska – Jackson Ebbers, Cambridge, Neb., and Charlie DeShazer, Fremont, Neb., 10 bass, 22-4

5th:  Northwestern State University – Hunter Malmay, Zwolle, La., and Robert Jones, Minden, La., 10 bass, 22-3

6th:  Adrian College – Nicholas Czajka, Brighton, Mich., and Jack Hippe III, Davison, Mich., 10 bass, 22-2

7th:  Murray State University – Nick Montilino, Edina, Minn., and Brock Spencer, Waynesfield, Ohio, 10 bass, 18-10

8th:  University of Pittsburgh – Michael Dunn and Henry Colberg, both of Pittsburgh, Pa., nine bass, 18-10

9th:  Adrian College – Cody Batterson, Pleasant Hill, Iowa, and Chase Serafin, White Lake, Mich., 10 bass, 18-10

10th:  University of Missouri – Gabriel DuBois, Mason, Ohio, and Brandon Heizer, St. Louis, Mo., 10 bass, 18-9

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

Overall there were 357 bass weighing 576 pounds, 5 ounces caught by 124 college teams Thursday. The catch included 30 five-bass limits.

The final 10 FLW College Fishing National Championship teams will take off Friday from the Red River South Marina, located at 250 Red River South Marina Road, in Bossier City, Louisiana, at 6:30 a.m. CDT. Friday’s Championship weigh-in will be held at the Bass Pro Shops located at 100 Bass Pro Drive in Bossier City, at 3:30 p.m. prior to the Day Two weigh-in of the BFL All-American championship. All takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

Television coverage of the YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship presented by Lowrance C-MAP Genesis 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, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

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The Bassmaster Elite Series Returns To Texas And The Sabine River

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The Bassmaster Elite Series Returns To Texas And The Sabine River

The Sabine River and Orange, Texas, are home to the second-most attended regular-season Bassmaster Elite Series event in history, drawing more than 33,650 fans.

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May 31, 2018

The Bassmaster Elite Series Returns To Texas And The Sabine River

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ORANGE, Texas — Last year’s devastating Hurricane Harvey, which ravaged Houston and the rest of southeast Texas, may have had one positive effect: It seems to have helped fishing in the Sabine River system.

The 2018 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Elite at Sabine River presented by Econo Lodge was originally slated to occur April 6-9, but because tournament waters were placed under flood advisories at that time, the tournament was postponed until June 7-10.

Traditionally, the Sabine River has been a very challenging body of water where every bite is critical to making a Top 50 paycheck. But according to Todd Driscoll, district fisheries biologist with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, the Sabine River is healthier than it has ever been.

“Hurricane Harvey may have actually helped improve the fishery overall,” he said. “Storm surges that typically result in tidal and saltwater inflow, which kills many freshwater fish and vegetation, didn’t impact the Sabine since Harvey’s primary landfall was farther south. Instead the river received a dose of freshwater runoff from the heavy rain that occurred after the hurricane moved inland.”

The tournament also is likely to produce record crowds. Bassmaster fans’ loyalty has been a hot topic as of late. The 2018 GEICO Bassmaster Classic presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods at Lake Hartwell, March 16-18, crushed previous attendance records by attracting more than 143,300 bass fishing fanatics from across the nation.

Likewise, Orange, Texas, and the Sabine River are home to the second-most attended regular-season Bassmaster Elite Series event in history, drawing more than 33,650 fans. The current record was set in 2013 at Waddington, N.Y., on the St. Lawrence River, with 34,100 in attendance.

There’s a good chance the top-attendance record will return to Orange after the final fish hits the scales on June 10, Championship Sunday.

The trends indicate the growing interest occurring around the sport of professional bass fishing. Thanks to the combination of a competitive event carrying a $100,000 top payout and Texas’ strong fan base for fishing, this event will certainly be exciting.

The world’s best bass fishermen have converged on the Sabine River twice prior: 2013 and 2015. This year things are quite different following Hurricane Harvey and a new rule that restricts fishable waters.

Tournament waters include the Sabine River and its tributaries within the Texas counties of Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, Galveston and Newton, where the minimum length for bass is 12 inches. Louisiana waters have been placed off-limits because of that state’s laws granting control of navigable waters to private property owners. A bill to restore access to public waters was defeated in the Louisiana Legislature this year, but proponents have vowed to continue pushing for the reform and have asked B.A.S.S. and bass anglers to support the cause.

Anglers should have plenty of fish to catch on the Texas waters, Driscoll believes.

“Based on our sampling data, I expect daily weights to go up compared to 2013 and 2015,” he continued. “The system is in the best shape we’ve ever experienced, and I expect the pros to demonstrate that over a four-day tournament.”

He also said that the fishery is known for kicking out substantial numbers of small fish, but it’s also very capable of producing five-bass limits of 3- and 4-pounders.

A large kicker bass is also a possibility.

“Just a couple of months ago, a local tournament weighed a 9-plus-pound largemouth. That’s a giant for this place. But to me, that indicates the river and all its connecting waters are in great shape. I think the anglers in competition and the fans in attendance will be pleasantly surprised,” Driscoll said.

Daily takeoffs will occur at 6:05 a.m. CT at the City of Orange Boat Ramp, and weigh-ins will begin at the same location at 3 p.m.

Noah Gilley & Craig Hula Win CATT James River with 26.95 lbs May 19,2018

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Noah Gilley & Craig Hula Win CATT James River with 26.95 lbs May 19,2018

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**Remember guys you have to enter 3 CATT Qualifiers to be able to enter the June 2-3 CATT Championship on Kerr $10,000 1st Place! You can make your 3 by having fished any FALL 2017 CATT Trails and by fishing any SPRING CATT Trails—the 3 don’t have to be in the same Division!

**Also to be eligible to enter the 2018 James River Final —-  Must fish 4 of 7 Qualifiers to Fish Final. Fishing solo once & with sub once counts toward teams Qualification. You may fish solo and you can Qualify solo for the James River Final.

Next James River CATT is June 16th at Riverfront Park!

Wow! What a bag! Noah Gilley & Craig Hula weighed in 5 James River Hawgs at 26.95 lbs to take the win! They also had the 2nd BF at 7.27 lbs and took home a total of $2,565.00!

Ray Hogge & Donnie Daniel took 2nd with 21.54 lbs and took home $1,125.00!

3rd went to Brandon Hill & Kevin King weighed in 17.86 lbs and earned the 1st BONUS $. They took home $1,355.00!

Jay Griffin & Robert Whitehurst had a big day with 17.77 lbs! They weighed the 1st BF at 7.75 lbs and took the 2nd BONUS $. Jay & Robert took home $1.515.00!

Check out the rest of the winners! Lots of money being paid at the James River CATT Trail!

80 Teams Big Total
Team Fish Weight Winnings Points
Noah Gilley and Craig Hula    2nd BF 7.27 26.95 $2,565.00 220
Ray Hogge and Donnie Daniel 6.41 21.54 $1,125.00 219
Brandon Hill and Kevin King 1st BONUS $ 0.00 17.86 $1,355.00 218
Jay Griffin and Robert Whitehurst  1st BF & 2nd BONUS $ 7.75 17.77 $1,515.00 217
Carl Johnson and Bobby Harlow 4.42 17.17 $530.00 216
Bo Bolts and Mickey Anderson 0.00 17.11 $450.00 215
Will Vickery and Dee Kidd 5.37 16.84 $360.00 214
Eddie Griggs and Bryan Elrod   3rd BONUS $ 4.91 15.39 $470.00 213
Conner Harrison and Licas Robinson 0.00 15.01 $285.00 212
Liedy Clark and Donna Clark 4.49 14.49 $260.00 211
Clay Lewis and Greg Cooper 0.00 14.21 $220.00 210
Ryan Amick and Bryan Radcliff 5.43 13.73 $180.00 209
Wayne Andrews and Andy Semonco 0.00 13.63 $150.00 208
Matt Wood and Tim Austin 3.23 13.55 $140.00 207
Ray Griffin and Francis Martin 0.00 13.51 $130.00 206
Burley Langford and Brian Langford 0.00 13.47 $120.00 205
Tommy Little and Knuck Crowder 3.61 13.41 204
Tim Chaffin and Trey Goodman 0.00 13.16 203
Ryan Drewery and Wayne Drewery 0.00 13.15 202
Ben Jacobi and Anthony Carpenter 0.00 12.97 201
Don Bowman and Mike Wright 0.00 12.95 200
Joe Krevonic and Raymond Narron 0.00 12.63 199
Kevin Young and  JC Young 0.00 12.25 198
Jesse Johnson and Steve Lamm 3.28 12.20 197
Dave Carney and Andy Bollhorsd 0.00 12.15 196
Robert Stinger and Shawn Burnett 4.60 12.09 195
Zach Whitt and  Larry Whitt 0.00 12.09 194
Ricky Powell and Bubba Johnson 3.58 12.05 193
Mike Caul and Alexis Caul 4.85 11.95 192
Kelly Pratt and Josh Wright 0.00 11.81 191
Brian Thorkmorton and Raymond Pace 4.81 11.81 190
Michael Green 4.12 11.68 189
Scott Rodgers and  Butch  Conner 0.00 11.53 188
Luke Carson and Brian Bersik 0.00 11.47 187
David Heavnridge 0.00 11.33 186
Chris Atwell and Gary Atwell 0.00 11.32 185
Tim Garner and Eric Johnson 0.00 11.10 184
Ronnie Baker and Harrison Baker 0.00 10.86 183
Matt Pulley and Steven Whitaker 0.00 10.49 182
Brian Green and Jeff Parish 0.00 9.86 181
Edward Jordan Sr. and Edward Jordan Jr. 0.00 9.78 180
William Clemets and Chris Simons 0.00 9.72 179
Audie Murphy and Chris Toone 0.00 9.64 178
Harvey Reese and Anthony Walters 0.00 9.62 177
Travis Heath and Barry Cobb 4.49 9.57 176
Brandon Smith and Brian Brooks 0.00 9.47 175
David Enos and Brent Enos 0.00 9.36 174
Chris Milton and Blake Hatton 0.00 9.36 173
Lee Costa Williams and Brian Tucci 0.00 9.25 172
Michael Taylor and Butch Thompson 0.00 8.99 171
Ben Knapp and Mike Knapp 0.00 8.93 170
Chris Fiore and Mikey Oley 0.00 8.82 169
Mike Baldwin and Randy Taylor 0.00 8.80 168
James Condrey and Jimmy Condrey 0.00 8.78 167
Mark Eubank and Cullen Hoover 0.00 8.69 166
Brian Snipes and Chris Cockrell 0.00 8.63 165
John Korne and Joe Westfall 0.00 8.34 164
Dustin Felts and Brandon Vaughn 0.00 8.20 163
Paul morris and Randy Ruffin 0.00 8.12 162
John Doyle 0.00 7.56 161
Steve Webb and Daniel Webb 0.00 7.54 160
Ron Studer and Nelson Marshall 0.00 7.49 159
Casey Logan and Keaton Dalton 0.00 7.41 158
Ernest Howell and Reuben Green 0.00 6.10 157
John Hinkley and Bernie Drimer 0.00 4.01 156
Jason Bishop and Craig Shelton 0.00 0.00 155
Stacey Sasser and Edward Hancock 0.00 0.00 155
Justin Hodges and Scott Harvey 0.00 0.00 155
Kevin Best and BK Durham 0.00 0.00 155
Jim Harrison and Cole Jarret 0.00 0.00 155
Adam Weaver and Mike Mozingo 0.00 0.00 155
Kevin Poley and Richard Hall 0.00 0.00 155
Frank Porier and Ed Laughran 0.00 0.00 155
Travis Daniels and Donnie Mead 0.00 0.00 155
Mike Rowe and Eric Rowe 0.00 0.00 155
Roger Walters 0.00 0.00 155
Dave Allen and Clayton Mullens 0.00 0.00 155
Linwood Shores and Jacob Davdy 0.00 0.00 155
Henry Boyd 0.00 0.00 155
Bob Hinds and David Cole 0.00 0.00 155
Total Entrys $9,600.00
BONUS $ $990.00
Total Paid At Ramp $9,855.00
James River 2018 Final Fund $660.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund $75.00
2018 James River Final Fund Total $1,935.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund Total $5,025.00

BUBBA HAYWOOD & DAVID FRY Win CATT Lake Gaston May 19,2018

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BUBBA HAYWOOD & DAVID FRY Win CATT Lake Gaston May 19,2018

Next Gaston CATT is July 1 and will be at Salmons Landing (Stonehouse)!

We had 36 boats come out to enjoy a Beautiful Wet Day on Gaston Lake May 19th…

Congratulations to the first place team of BUBBA HAYWOOD & DAVID FRY!!!

They had a 18.13lb bag and edged out the Father – Son Team of SCOTT GRIFFIN- KYLE GRIFFIN who had 17.53lbs that was anchored by a 6.90lb Giant!

Finishing out the top 3 was the Team of JT PALMORE and BOBBY CRISMAN with 15.93lbs…

Looking forward to a BIG TURNOUT at the 2018 $10,000 CATT CHAMPIONSHIP on KERR this weekend.!!!

Big Total
37 Teams Fish Weight Winnings Points
Bubba Haywood- David Fry   2nd BF & 1st BONUS $ 4.81 18.13 $1,930.00 110
Scott Griffin- Kyle Griffin    1st BF & 2nd BONUS $ 6.90 17.53 $1,135.00 109
Jt Palmore- Bobby Crisman   3rd BONUS $ 3.40 15.93 $530.00 108
Ryan Broughman- Chase Clark    4th BONUS $ 0.00 14.83 $385.00 107
Scott Golden- Jesse Medlin 0.00 13.87 $210.00 106
Gene Griffin – Brandon Hendricks 3.47 13.60 $155.00 105
Michael Chlomudous- Marty Warren 0.00 13.27 $125.00 104
Danny Moss- Ryan Harrell 3.62 12.78 103
Cory Leonard- Paul Rigsbee 0.00 12.74 102
Ivan Morris- Janet Morris 4.51 12.66 101
David Enos- Carl Enos 0.00 11.66 100
Adam Richardson- Gene Richardson 0.00 11.48 99
Ryan Brown- Michael Gardner 0.00 11.31 98
Dereck Bowden- Matthew Small 0.00 11.21 97
Marty Bunch- Ricky Todd 0.00 10.80 96
Chuck Murray – Randy Groves 0.00 10.68 95
Joey Scott- John Edwards 0.00 10.60 94
Josh Lanaville- Timothy Davis 0.00 9.97 93
Paul Worthington- Zak Davenport 0.00 9.90 92
Jay Wright- Nick Bell 0.00 9.63 91
Steve Brinkley 0.00 8.90 90
Mikey Anderson- Rock Gross 0.00 8.26 89
Greg Kropp 0.00 8.19 88
Josh Hale- Bobby Barton 0.00 8.08 87
Shane Doughtie- Evan White 0.00 7.99 86
Rich Hartman – Mark Brown 0.00 5.87 85
Tom Peele – Brian Bartholomew 0.00 0.00 84
Casey Logan – Keaton Logan 0.00 0.00 84
Kent Pearson- Kenny Reynolds 0.00 0.00 84
Eric Schell- Todd Smith 0.00 0.00 84
George Smiley- Butch Coons 0.00 0.00 84
James Joyner- Lucas Puckett 0.00 0.00 84
Mike Pendelton- Richard Chattin 0.00 0.00 84
Shawn Evans- Brent Enos 0.00 0.00 84
Ray Hogge- Kevin Whitehurst 0.00 0.00 84
David Leonard- Brian Davis 0.00 0.00 84
Total Entrys $4,200.00
BONUS $ $675.00
Total Paid At Ramp $4,470.00
Gaston 2018 Spring Final Fund $355.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund $50.00
2018 Gaston Spring Final Fund Total $1,160.00
2018 CATT Championship Fund Total $4,950.00

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA-MONROE LEADS DAY ONE OF YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE C-MAP GENESIS ON RED RIVER

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UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA-MONROE LEADS DAY ONE OF YETI FLW COLLEGE FISHING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE C-MAP GENESIS ON RED RIVER

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SHREVEPORT, La. (May 30, 2018) – The University of Louisiana-Monroe team of Thomas Soileau and Hunter Freeman, both of Monroe, Louisiana, grabbed the early lead Wednesday after Day One of the 2018 YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship on the Red River presented by Lowrance C-MAP Genesis. The Warhawk duo brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 14 pounds, 7 ounces, giving them a 12-ounce cushion over the second place team of Charlie DeShazer and Jackson Ebbers from the University of Nebraska.

“We locked down to Pool No. 3 to catch our fish today,” said Freeman, a junior majoring in business administration. “We really didn’t know what to expect. We came here three weeks ago to pre-practice and found a few areas that we felt could produce, but it’s much warmer now. The water is 95 degrees and it’s 2½ feet deep, so we backed up a little bit – and we found them.”

“We’re fishing a little deeper, offshore,” said Soileau, a recent criminal justice graduate. “Most of our bites came around 8-feet deep. We hit three or four spots, and caught one big fish off of each one. It happened pretty quickly.”

The duo said they stopped fishing their main areas around 10:30 a.m. and spent the rest of the day practicing and looking for new water. They managed 8 or 9 keepers throughout the day, both fishing the same unnamed crankbait, although different colors.

“With having to manage the locks and everything, it takes almost two hours to get to our spots,” Soileau said. “It really takes up a lot of our fishing time, so every cast counts.”

“One of our spots should be replenishing. With the hot conditions and a little bit of wind it’s setting up perfectly,” Freeman said. “We cut out a little early today and left them biting. Some other teams are fishing around us, but we’re doing something no one else is doing. Our plan is to do the same thing tomorrow and hope they’re still there.”

The four-day event features 168 of the top college bass fishing teams from across the nation competing in the internationally-televised tournament for the top prize of $30,000, including a new Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard.

The National Champions will be crowned on Friday based on the cumulative three-day weight total. The winning team will then advance to compete in a one-day fish-off on Saturday against each other on an undisclosed local fishery, which will be revealed at Friday’s weigh-in. The two anglers will weigh in Saturday at 3:25 p.m. prior to the final weigh in of the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American championship at Cross Lake. The winner will receive entry into the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup, the world championship of bass fishing, held August 10-12 on Lake Ouachita in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

The top 10 teams after Day One on the Red River are:

1st:  University of Louisiana-Monroe – Thomas Soileau and Hunter Freeman, both of Monroe, La., five bass, 14-7

2nd:  University of Nebraska – Jackson Ebbers, Cambridge, Neb., and Charlie DeShazer, Fremont, Neb., five bass, 13-11

3rd:  Kennesaw State University – Payton Morgan, Woodstock, Ga., and Logan Smith, Ball Ground, Ga., five bass, 12-7

4th:  Tusculum College – Nick Hatfield, Chuckey, Tenn., and Corey Neece, Bristol, Tenn., five bass, 12-1

5th:  Northwestern State University – Hunter Malmay, Zwolle, La., and Robert Jones, Minden, La., five bass, 11-14

6th:  California State University-Long Beach – Cole Thomas, Lakewood, Calif., and Via Thao, Long Beach, Calif., five bass, 11-6

7th:  Clemson University – Garrett Addis, Central, S.C., and Aaron Banquer-Glenn, Bend, Ore., five bass, 10-15

8th:  Kansas State University – Tyler Nekolny, Coral Springs, Fla., and Hunter Whiteley, Willard, Mo., five bass, 10-12

9th:  University of North Alabama – Triston Crowder, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and Lake Blasingame, Killen Ala., five bass, 10-10

10th:  Slippery Rock University – Ryan Kozlowski, Cranberry Township, Pa., and Nathan Quince, Imperial, Pa., five bass, 10-8

For a full list of results, visit FLWFishing.com.

Overall there were 503 bass weighing 834 pounds, 4 ounces caught by 149 college teams Wednesday. The catch included 60 five-bass limits.

The FLW College Fishing National Championship anglers will take off each morning from the Red River South Marina, located at 250 Red River South Marina Road, in Bossier City, Louisiana, at 6:30 a.m. CDT. Thursday’s weigh-in, May 31, will be held at the Marina, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Friday’s Championship weigh-in, June 1, will be held at the Bass Pro Shops located at 100 Bass Pro Drive in Bossier City, at 3:30 p.m. prior to the Day Two weigh-in of the BFL All-American championship. All takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public.

Television coverage of the YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship presented by Lowrance C-MAP Genesis 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, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat.

Winning: Top Outdoors Gift Ideas for Father’s Day

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Winning: Top Outdoors Gift Ideas

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Ten gifts Dad is guaranteed to love, no matter your budget

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Minneapolis, MN (May 30, 2018) – Competing with your siblings for Dad’s affection is just silly. He loves all of you equally, right? Uh… maybe. Remember what your sister gave him for Father’s Day last year? Yeah, he does, too. Step it up; It’s the thought that counts will only get you by for so long.

The outdoors is our wheelhouse, so if your Dad spends time there, your best move is to trust us while carefully reading our list of can’t miss Father’s Day gift ideas for 2018.

FLIR BREACH PTQ136 Thermal Monocular

FLIR’s newest, lightest and most compact thermal imaging monocular, the powerful BREACH PTQ136 is the perfect gift for the active outdoors Dad who thinks he already has everything. Powered by the compact, 12-micron FLIR Boson ccore, FLIR BREACH delivers crisp images, onboard recording and seven color palettes to quickly detect people, animals and other subjects up to 1,200 yards away, day or night. Instead of using light, BREACH detects minute differences in temperatures, amplifies them and displays the scene realistically on a high definition screen. BREACH is the ideal tool for increased situational awareness in any dark environment, and is especially useful for game recovery, wayfinding in the outdoors, home and property surveillance and personal security. BREACH retails for $2,495. Learn more at flir.com.

Old Town Predator PDL Kayak

The most advanced pedal-powered fishing machine of its kind, the 13’ 2” Old Town Predator PDL will get Dad to the spot fast, and keep him on the spot without paddling. With forward, reverse, and loads of maneuverability and stability, Dad will experience precise boat control while his hands remain free for fishing. The removable pedal drive installs in seconds and tips up instantly for shallow water docking. The revolutionary pedal drive hits an impressive 5.5 MPH with a 10.3:1 gear ratio for efficient pedaling in forward or reverse. The entire boat was overbuilt for simple boat control, toughness, ease of transport, ample gear storage, rigging, and fishability. Available in Camo, Lime Camo, Urban Camo, and Black Cherry, the Old Town Predator PDL has an MSRP of $2,799.99. Learn more at www.oldtowncanoe.com.

 

Aqua-Vu micro Revolution 5.0 Underwater Camera

The micro Revolution is the most user-friendly underwater camera ever built. Complete with a 5-inch color LCD, thumb-sized underwater camera and 60-feet of cable, the micro underwater viewing system also features an integrated camera cable reel system for instantly deploying and retrieving the optics. It’s simply the fastest, most entertaining way for Dad to discover fish and other secrets lurking beneath the surface. Includes camera fins and weights for both ice and open water use, as well as a built-in lithium ion battery and battery charger. MSRP is $349.99. Learn more at aquavu.com.

ScentLok OZChamber 8K Storage Bag Combo

Whether Dad needs to restore or maintain the odor-adsorbing capacity of his activated carbon scent-control hunting apparel, or deodorize his regular hunting clothing or accessories, the new ScentLok OZChamber 8K Storage Bag Combo is the best and most comprehensive odor-destroying storage solution available for hunters today. Offering a generous 8,190 cubic-inches of storage space, the ScentLok OZChamber 8K Storage Bag is available in black, as well as a choice of three popular camo patterns. The fabric is heavy 600D nylon with a DWR treatment to shed external moisture. It is lined with a PVC backing inside for easy care. The bag comes with a carbon adsorbing pad that fits into an interior mesh pocket to trap odors from gear and the air inside the bag, and is also pre-plumbed with an OZInject internal piping system to distribute odor-destroying ozone throughout the interior. A ScentLok OZ500 ozone generator comes bundled with the OZChamber 8K Combo Pack. This advanced ozone generator is specifically designed to emit a powerful stream of ozone molecules that seek out and destroy virtually all types of odors and bacteria in their path. ScentLok CycleClean technology allows the powerful OZ500 to regulate output by alternating between active and resting phases for maximum efficiency and longer product life. Retail price starts at $199.99. Learn more at ScentLok.com.

Raymarine Axiom Pro High Performance Multifunction Navigation Display

Axiom Pro is engineered for captains (and fishing and cruising fathers) who want it all. Available with RealVision™ 3D, 1kW CHIRP sonar, and Raymarine HybridTouch control, Axiom Pro is the new standard for “all-in-one” multifunction devices. With a blazing fast quad core processor, a super bright IPS display, and the smart LightHouse OS, Axiom Pro delivers a fluid and intuitive navigation experience. Axiom Pro is easy to expand into an advanced navigation network that includes multiple Axiom displays, CHIRP radar, Evolution autopilot, FLIR thermal night vision technology, and more. Available in 9”, 12.1”, and 15.6” display sizes. MSRP starts at $2,299.99. Learn more at www.raymarine.com.

St. Croix Avid Series Inshore Saltwater Fishing Rods

Offering 16 spinning models and six casting models, St. Croix’s award-winning American-made Avid Series Inshore saltwater fishing rods will provide Pop with pride and performance on any inshore piscatorial pursuit. Featuring high-modulus SCIII graphite construction using IPC tooling technology and premium-grade corrosion-proof components, these handsome rods are advanced, inshore fishing tools, designed and built for superior performance. MSRP ranges from $230-$290. Learn more at stcroixrods.com.

Howard Leight Impact Sport BOLT Digital Electronic Earmuff

While you may get a kick out the way Dad feigns hearing impairment whenever Mom is talking, real hearing loss is no laughing matter. Help Pops protect his hearing on the shooting range, in the field, on the job or at the racetrack with the new Impact Sport BOLT digital electronic earmuff from Howard Leight. Featuring all new digital compression circuitry resulting in 5X sound amplification of low-level frequencies, Impact Sport BOLT’s lightning fast attack time of just .5 milliseconds effectively compresses any continuous or impulse noises of 82 dB or higher. A sleek, extremely low profile earcup design allows full clearance while shouldering a firearm, while an external AUX jack cord allows connection to an MP3 player or scanner. Retail price is about $80. Learn more at HowardLeight.com.

Flambeau “IKE” Ritual 50 Backpack

Get Dad the ultimate mobile tackle storage solution that will allow him to chase the bite like professional angler, Mike Iaconelli. Lightweight and durable, the Flambeau “Ike” Ritual 50 Backpack is the perfect marriage of simplicity and function for transporting Pop’s essential fishing gear from home to the honey hole. Includes one Zerust 5007 Tuff Tainer and one Zerust 140-IQ “IQ” Series Utility Box featuring a high-capacity footprint designed to withstand heavy jig-based loads and interchangeable compartment tray cups for quickly reconfiguring in-box organization or swapping from box to box. UV and water-resistant, the “IKE” Ritual 50 also features deep storage side compartments, two exterior “V” cup tool holders, front saddle pouch with rubber coated mesh, a line spool purse and a waterproof vinyl phone pouch. MSRP is $69.99. Learn more at flambeauoutdoors.com.

BUFF Elite Gloves

Providing comfort, ergonomics and sun protection in abundance, BUFF’s new Elite Gloves are the most advanced angling gloves ever made. Three-quarter length fingers offer protection while leaving fingertips free to tie knots and perform other fishing functions. The palm features tough yet breathable synthetic suede bonded with an abrasion resistant film to improve durability. Available in multiple, distinct styles, these gloves combine UPF 50+ sun protection with one-of-a-kind engineering that minimizes chafing, maximizes durability and keeps Dad comfortable on the water. They even have grippy pull tables for easy-on, easy-off. MSRP is $45. Learn more at buffusa.com.

LIVETARGET Hollow Body Frog

Dad loves bass. Bass love frogs. The LIVETARGET Hollow Body Frog is available in three lengths and weights and a full spectrum of fourteen strike-provoking color patterns (MSRP $13.49). No matter which size, color or species of living frogs inhabit the shorelines and emergent vegetation on Dad’s favorite lake, you’ll find a LIVETARGET Hollow Body Frog to mimic them perfectly. Let the gripping and grinning commence. MSRP is $13.49. Learn more at livetargetlures.com.

Seaguar Tatsu Fluorocarbon Fishing Line

Tatsu is Japanese for dragon. Need we say more? Seaguar delivers an amazingly strong, yet supple, fluorocarbon line unlike any other through a superior, state-of-the-art double-structure process. It fuses two custom, 100% fluorocarbon resins, creating the world’s only double-structure main line. Fill Dad’s spool with Tatsu and help him to fish fierce with extraordinary knot strength and castability. Available in 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20 and 25 lb. tests, Seaguar Tatsu retails for around $35 for a 200-yard spool. Learn more at seaguar.com.

Z-Man Bait BinderZ

Keep Dad’s collection of fish-catching ElaZtech softbaits perfectly organized, utilizing the pre-punched holes found on standard-size Z-Man bait bags. When stored in the Bait BinderZ, baits remain easily accessible and away from other softbaits that can react with super-active ElaZtech. Bags feature tough 500-denier nylon, zippered enclosures and treated nickel-plated rings for corrosion resistance. MSRP is $14.99. Learn more at zmanfishing.com.
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